Lori is one of the provinces (marz) of Armenia. It is in the north of the country, bordering Georgia. Its capital is Vanadzor.
Lori is home to Haghpat and Kober monasteries - two of Armenia's loveliest - and a host of other important medieval monuments, to the spectacularly sited Lori Castle (Lori Berd), to a pleasing Arboretum in Gyulagarak, and to a range of stunning landscapes. Though lacking a major resort destination, Lori's importance as a transport corridor to Georgia has contributed to the development of a growing number of small hotels and restaurants on the main routes N.
Approaching Spitak from the South from Aparan via the 2153 m Pambak Pass, you pass on your right hand Saramej (till 1946 Chotur, church of 1906), with Jrashen (till 1940 Vordnav, 19th c. church) on the left and, further W, Lernavan (till 1946 Ghachaghan). This latter has the ruined settlement of Kharabak 2 km W, and a 19th c. church in the village.
On the outskirts of Spitak (till 1949 Hamamlu) you see various housing projects built by the international community to shelter the thousands made homeless by the December 1988 earthquake. On the hill where most of the earthquake victims were buried, often with an etching of the victim on his tombstone, is a tin church, built as a monument to the estimated 4000 killed in Spitak. There is a new, ornate church just off the road and a semi-adequate hotel reached by turning left after the new Cultural Center and before the descent to the railroad tracks.
From Spitak, a road leads S up the mountain to Lernantsk (till 1950 Spitak, with S. Minas Church of 1910), whence a disused road climbs to the 2378m Spitak pass. North of Spitak is Arevashogh (till 1978 Zigdamal, 19th c. church, ruined fortress nearby). The map shows a bad dirt road continuing N from Arevashogh 33 km to Urasar and Stepanavan, but locals are highly skeptical that it is passible. East on the main road to Vanadzor, following the Pambak river and the railroad, you pass the turnoffs for Karadzor (founded 1836); Ghursal with a ruined 7th c. church of S. Gevorg, and Nor Khachakap (formerly Saral); and Lernapat (Hajighara till 1946, then Makarashen till 1959), situated in a beautiful mountain valley. It preserves a neglected basilica of 1868 and has an Early Iron Age fortress on a nearby hill. The right/lower fork continues to Halavar, once occupied by Azeris but now home to a small population of refugees from Azerbaijan. N of the main road, Arjut has a ruined mosque; Darpas.
Just before entering Vanadzor, near a cluster of high-rise apartments, a side road takes off north, signposted for Stepanavan. Passing a military base, you reach the village of Bazum (till 1978 Bezobdal), with Berdatagh ruined fort on a hill 1.5 km NE. W is Aznvadzor (till 1940 Khanjughaz, then Gyuzeldara, Azeri until 1988). Passing through a long, dark tunnel (which avoids the once deadly 2037 m Pushkin pass), you emerge into a part of Armenia incorporated in Russian imperial times into the Georgian district of Borchalu. There is an excellent roadside khorovats stand among pretty woods. Beyond, Gargar (formerly Gerger Hay - "Armenian Gerger") has a ruined church and S. Amenaprkich shrine.
Off to the W is Pushkino (till 1937 Gerger Rus, a Russian village); the main road passes Gyulagarak, and Amrakits (formerly Kirov), this latter with a little Russian Church of the 19th c., and a motel ($ 20/night, hot water) on the Stepanavan side. Just after the motel, look right across the gorge to see the ruins of Lori Berd, which can be reached by traveling about 4km past the Stepanavan bridge, keeping to the right at all intersections. The city and former regional capital of Stepanavan (till 1923 Jalaloghlu) is located on a dramatic green plateau beside the remarkable gorge of the Dzoraget river. There are two pensionats SW of town on the edge of the forest, the Vahagn and the Anahit, which accept overnight visitors (No hot water but the price is right). About 150 m SW of the main traffic circle (with huge statue of the town's namesake, the famous Baku revolutionary martyr Stepan Shahumian) is a modern bright orange tuff cultural center housing a museum to Shahumian. A ruined 5-6th c. church has disappeared, but there is an 11th c restored functioning basilica church E of the main Vanadzor-Tashir road about 0.5 km S of the circle.
Turning right at the back corner of the cultural center, a bumpy road leads W up hill to (3 km) an attractive shrine/picnic site overlooking the city, and then to the villages of Armenis and Urasar (formerly Kuybishev, renamed for the 2992 m Mt. Urasar). The road continues up and over to Katnaghbyur (till 1935 Ghotughbulagh), which has a cold spring considered a sacred spot since antiquity.
Turning E in the village of Gyulagarak (about 10km prior to Stepanavan), the road passes a ruined church of 1874. Shortly after, the main road turns left while a poor paved road leaning to the right passes South toward the hills, passing the much rebuilt ruined 6th c. Tormak church and a khorovats restaurant to end at a sanatorium and the gates of the "DendroPark". This splendid botanical garden, covering 35 hectares, was founded in 1931 to collect, study and acclimatize to Armenian conditions useful trees and other plants. Kept in excellent condition by its director, the son of the founder (buried on the site), Dendropark is a cool and beautiful sanctuary unlike anywhere else in Armenia.
Continuing E from Gyularak parallel to the Gargar River, Hobardzi is reported to have a ruined 6th c. single-aisle church. Toward the E end of Vardablur, a muddy road leads N across the fields to the impressive gorge of the Dzoraget River and to the ruined 6/7th c. Jgrashen church on the edge.
Entering Kurtan from the West, you pass a small ruined single-aisle church. The main road then angles right to cross the stream. Keeping straight on toward the village, you pass a number of large official buildings and then, on the left, after a large schoolyard and fountain, reach the ethnographic museum, open 11-5. A bit beyond is a partially restored S. Astvatsatsin single-aisle basilica, allegedly of the 5th c. Back on the main road, a right turn on a dirt road leads to Antaramut (till 1948 Kolageran), with a ruined church and various unobtrusive bore holes dug by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1998 for a joint U.S.-Armenian coal exploration project. The paved road from Kurtan gradually descends E along the side of the gorge, heading toward the Debed river. At 6.3 km from the Kurtan intersection, after a series of switchbacks, you reach a spring, monument and picnic table, from which spot a rough track descends to Hnevank on a hill inside the dramatically beautiful gorge, near where the Dzoraget and Gargar rivers join. This splendid monastery, decorated with fine stone carving, was built originally in the 7th c., but totally rebuilt by lord Smbat of the then Georgian but later Armenian Orbeli/Orbelian family, ancestor of the Armenian princes of Syunik, in 1144, as a Georgian inscription around the drum attests. There is a gavit of 1186-1206, and several impressive service buildings rise out of the tall grass.
About 1.5 km beyond Hnevank, a deteriorated dirt road cuts back toward the monastery, crossing the river on a modern bridge and switchbacking up the far side to emerge at Arevatsag (till 1978 Nerkin Uzunlar). However, just before leaving the gorge the road passes two steep hills facing one another across the gorge, each garnished with a small fortress/monastery. The right fork in Arevatsag leads to Tsater, which boasts a church.
Chaghatai, the commander of all the detachments of the pagans, heard about the fortification of the city of Lorhe and about the abundance of treasures in it, for located there were the home of prince Shahnshah and his treasury. Chaghatai took with him select weapons and many siege machines, and in full readiness he went and settled in around Lorhe, besieging the city.
Prince Shahnshah took his wife and children, secretly went into the valley there and secured them in a cave. He gave superintendence of the city to his father-in-law's sons but because they were weaklings, they spent their time eating and drinking and getting drunk, trusting in the strength of the city walls, and not in God.
The enemy arrived. They dug at the base of the walls and made them collapse, then settled around them and kept watch so that no one would flee. Now once the inhabitants of the city saw that the Mongols had taken the city, they began to crowd with fear and filled up the valley. When the enemy saw that, they started to enter the city and indiscriminately cut down men, women, and children taking their goods and belongings as booty. They discovered the treasures of prince Shahnshah which he had extorted and robbed from those he subdued. He had constructed there a sturdy treasury which no one could see, since the mouth of the pit was so narrow that treasures could be cast in, but nothing could be removed. They killed Shahnshah's father-in-law's sons and they did reconnaissance around all the fortresses in the district taking many both by threats and by treachery. For the Lord gave them into their hands.
Backtracking through Lori Berd, the NE fork leads to Lejan with a 19th c. church on 5th c. foundations. Lejan hosted in 1907 the 3rd Conference of Borchalu Bolsheviks. Agarak is an ancient village, with a ruined 5-6th c. S. Astvatsatsin church, a 17-18th c. church, and a fountain monument of the 10-11th c. Near Yaghdan is a medieval bridge and Karmir Khach ("Red Cross") church of the 13-14th c. N up the gorge is Hovnanadzor (till 1950 Tazagyugh, founded in 1867), with a medieval cemetery in the gorge housing the tomb of Prince Tute (1241). Koghes reportedly has a 13th c. church. Karmir ("Red") Agheg has traces of an old fort and Aghek church. On the flank of Mt. Shekaghbyur, Mghart has a 14th c. shrine. The village and its produce belonged to Odzun monastery in the 18th c. Beyond Mghart, the road joins up with the once-paved, now deplorable N-S road from Odzun to Arevatsagh (one small church in village; W of village on a hill on the L bank of the Dzoraget are ruins of a medieval guard post; Late Bronze/Early Iron tomb field nearby.
Just N of Stepanavan, a road angles NE toward Bovadzor (formerly Maksim Gorki), Urut and Sverdlov (till 1940 Haydarbek, renamed for the Bolshevik leader). This last has a 6-7th c. S. Gevorg or Grigor church. This road leads to Privolnoye, then Khuchapi Vank of the 13th c., and then crosses the "Wolf's Gates" pass into Georgia at Aghkyrpi.
The main road follows the Tashir river N, passing Saratovka; a left turn leads to Novoseltsovo with a Russian school and peat bogs.
The former regional capital of Tashir was founded in 1844 and named Vorontsovka after the Russian viceroy, then renamed Kalinino in 1935 after Soviet functionary Mikhail I. Kalinin, who rose to be Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet 1938-46. The Tashir cheese factory used to produced 33% of the USSR's Swiss cheese. Turning E in Tashir, the road leads to Medovka (old fort nearby) and Lernahovit (till 1978 Gharakilisa), with a 12-13th c. church.
Turning West in Tashir, a sadly deteriorated asphalt road leads past the villages of Blagodarnoye (a Russian settlement once known as Kirilovka); Meghvahovit (formerly Karaisa); Noramut (till 1991 Gharaghala, with tomb field, an old bridge, caves, and a ruined medieval fort; Katnarat (S of Blagodarnoye) (founded in 1923 as a horse-breeding Sovkhoz). It then rises into the mountains, crossing a majestic empty upland (closed in winter) of grass and eagles, and eventually descends into Shirak Marz.
Back on the main road, you pass Mikhaylovka (originally Imirhasan, population mostly Russian), and Dzoramut (formerly Evli) to reach the Georgian border. A right fork leads to Petrovka (founded 1920), and Norashen (formerly Bogdanovka), which boasts a museum. 5 km S is a 6-5th c. BC fort, excavation of which produced weapons and figurines. Beyond Norashen in the hills S of the border are Apaven (formerly Sarkar), Artsni (formerly Kizildash), and Sarchapet, with a ruined church and fort nearby. On Mt. Lok to the N is an 18th c. pilgrimage site.
By-roads NW from Tashir or W from before Dzoramut lead to Metsavan (originally Ghoshakilisa - "double church", then Shahnazar till 1978), with a 5-6th church and another of the 10th c. There is a ruined fort nearby and a "Tevavor Khach" (meaning: cross with freestanding arms) shrine. W of the village are outcrops of red agate and Acheulian open air workshops. Further W are Dzyunashogh (till recently Kizilshafak), and Paghaghbyur (formerly Sovukbulagh - "Cold Spring"). South from Dzyunashogh or W from Tashir is Dashtadem (formerly the Azeri village of Ilmazlu).
Vanadzor (till 1935 Gharakilisa or "Black Church," till 1992 Kirovakan after Bolshevik Caucasus specialist Sergei M. Kirov/Kostrikov, murdered in 1934 and buried in the Kremlin Wall) is the capital of Lori Marz, Armenia's third largest city, laid out ambitiously in a once-lovely valley now hideously blighted by a huge chemical plant. The plant, privatized in 1999, produced a wide range of chemicals, and also specialized in growing industrial crystals. In 1998, the remaining workers of the plant were using the gas-fired crystal growing boxes to bake potatoes. Vanadzor lost 564 residents in the 1988 earthquake, but preserved most of its grand main street. There is a high-rise hotel with intermittent running water and other amenities in the main square, as well as a number of brand new hotels providing very comfortable and clean accomodations.
Driving E from Vanadzor on the road to Dilijan, one passes the suburb of Shahumyan, the turn-off S for Antarashen, the Russian village of Lermontovo (till 1941 Voskresenovka), Margahovit (till 1978 Hamzachiman, with 3rd millennium BC antiquities on Sarisop), and the village of Fioletovo, founded in the late 1820s by Russian schismatics exiled from Tambov District. The village was renamed in 1936 in honor of Ivan T. Fioletov, an old Socialist activist shot with the other Baku Commissars in 1918. From Margahovit a bad jeep track leads S over the mountain to the gold-mining town of Meghradzor in the Marmarik river valley. An impressively underutilized 11 km rail tunnel cuts through the same mountain.
Taking the main road to Alaverdi (most easily reached by staying on the N bank of the Pambak, taking an inconspicuous left at a traffic light rather than crossing the bridge to reach Vanadzor) you bypass the village of Gugark (Yeghaplu till 1945, then Meghrut till 1983) with a 19th c. S. Sargis church, and then enter the scenic gorge of the Debed River. Past the turnoff W for Karaberd, Pambak has castle ruins. Vahagnadzor (formerly Shagali), has Sisi ruined fortress. A bridge crosses the river to reach Yeghegnut (founded 1857, till 1935 Ghamishkut), with S. Kiraki shrine 2-3 km S. Continuing N past Yeghegnut, the road continues to Debed (founded 1857, till 1935 Khachigegh), Chkalov (named after the Soviet test pilot, till 1936 Saghibagdi) with 13-15th c. khachkars, and Dsegh, where is joins another E-W road. Dsegh was called Tumanyan from 1938-1969, after its famous son, the writer Hovhannes Tumanyan (1869-1923), and maintains the Tumanian house museum. In the village there is a basilica of 654 housing an ethnographic museum, and nearby a 7th c. church built by the Mamikonians, and on the canyon wall almost due N of the village is the evocative, overgrown, semi-collapsed Bardzrakashi S. Grigori Vank of 12-13th c, above the confluence of the Debed and Marts Rivers - it may be easier to reach by direct hike up from the spot where the rivers meet at the bottom of the canyon, I have not tested this route but it appears promising. W of the village is Karasun Mankots Vank of 12th c. In a field near Dsegh is the "Sirun Khach" ("beautiful cross") khachkar.
From the main road, a turnoff L leads to Vahagni, with S. Sargis church, Verin Vahagni church nearby. Thence one road leads W to Antaramut, and another N to Dzoragyugh (formerly Darakend), with fort remains. There it joins up with a road leading W past Hnevank to Kurtan and beyond (see "Along the Dzoraget", above). Just before Dzoraget (till 1978 Kolageran), with a luxury Tufenkian Hotel, another bridge crosses the Debed to Dsegh and Marts, which has a khachkar of 1285 above the village. 5 km SE of the village is Igatak, with Igataki Vank of 1255 on the SW edge. A road angles back NW to Karinj and then Tumanian. From Marts, a road follows the Marts River about 12 km to Lorut (formerly Babajan), with Bronze Age tumuli, two medieval bridges on the Lorut river, a small S. Sargis church, and a medieval settlement with khachkars. Next village E is Shamut, which has a 17th c. church and 18th c. fort. Atan and Ahnidzor at the end of their respective stream valleys were founded in the mid 19th c. by villagers who abandoned the monastic estates of Haghpat. Atan has a church in the village and SW has ruined medieval secular buildings.
Just N of the modern industrial town of Tumanian, on the W side of the main Alaverdi road, almost invisible in the trees, is the tiny hamlet of Kober. About 80m before the elevated little train station, a little paved spur leads up to the right beside the railroad tracks (do not drive under the bridge). Crossing the tracks on foot, a flight of steps leads up and back, finally climbing up steeply up the side of the gorge. The reward for the strenuous (and sometimes muddy) 10-minute scramble is one of the most beautiful places in Armenia, Kobayr Monastery. The name means cave-cave (Kob meaning cave in Georgian and Ayr meaning cave in Armenian). Perched on a shelf of the gorge, in an ancient and sacred place where springs seep out of the rock, trees and vines twine among the intricately carved blocks of the monastery. There are some difficult to access caves and shelters among the rocks surrounding the territory of the cloister, the most notable of which is the sanctuary of Sghnakh. The Katoghike church at the S end, partly fallen into the gorge, was built in 1171 by two Kyurikian princesses (see Sanahin, below), but became a property of the Georgian Orthodox Zakarian family soon after. Shahnshah Zakarian is buried here. Most of the beautifully carved inscriptions are in Georgian, as is the manner of the splendid (albeit restored) fresco decoration in the churches. The most impressive frescoes were preserved in the apse and on the northern wall altar. The apse paintings consist of 3 rows. The top row depicts the Virgin Mary with archangels, the middle row shows the sin of Eucharist, while the bottom has figures of saints. On the altar walls the figures of prophets are pictured, the best preserved being the prophet Elijah on the northern altar. The side chapel frescos have the same 3-row scheme as in the big church, but instead of the Virgin Mary, the sin of Deisus is pictured. The bell-tower/mausoleum in the middle of the complex was built in 1279 to house the tombs of Mkhargryel and his wife Vaneni. Note the little sacred spring flowing within. On the ledge above is the refectory building. The complex was surrounded with a serf (fortress) wall, the 4-5 m high remainders are preserved on the N & NE. The main entrance was a tunnel-like vaulted opening with half-cylindrical towers.
Approximately 1.5km N of Kober hamlet is a fantastic 45 minute hike straight up the canyon wall to your left, ending at the very nice (and very well camoflauged) lower portion of Horomayri Monastery. There are two main buildings abutting the sheer canyon wall which forms one of the four walls of the structures. Caves, carvings, khachkars, fantastic panoramic views. The remainder of the monastery is a small three chamber structure above the cliff walls, with no access from this section that I could locate, but rumored to be possible to access from a few meters north of the lower section, straight up the cliff.
Just S of the built up area of Alaverdi, a paved road switchbacks up the gorge wall to a sizable plateau. Going straight W, one reaches the village of Hagvi, with a ruined 12-13th c. church. The main fork S leads to Odzun, with its famous church about 100 m W on the main paved village road. Dated stylistically to the first half of the 7th c., according to medieval historical tradition the church was built by Katholikos Yovhan of Odzun (717-728).
Lord Yovhannes was a learned and holy man, attractive physically and even more so spiritually. The Caliph Hisham [724-43] summoned him to court, and honored him greatly for the comeliness of his appearance. Now Yovhannes had sprinkled gold dust in his beard before he went into the Caliph's presence. Seeing Yovhannes, Hisham was amazed at his handsomeness and mildly said to him: "They say about your Christ that he was very meek and humble and greatly loved poverty, The Christian order professes that those who are their leaders honor poverty and plainness more than luxury and riches. Then why are you bedecked so"? The blessed one replied: "You have nothing more than your servant except a crown and royal dress, yet it is for these things that people fear and honor you. Our first Fathers were miracle-workers and undertook wondrous disciplines. For that reason, people who fell into their hands feared them and obeyed their commands with trepidation. But we are not like them; therefore we adorn ourselves in clothes and fashion, so that they will not ignore our commands. Then, baring his breast, Yovhannes showed Hisham a hairshirt which was worn underneath his clothing. And he said: "This is my dress." The king marvelled and praised the beliefs of the Christians. He said to the blessed one: "Ask of me what you will and I will grant it to you". The patriarch responded: "I ask of you three things which are easy for you to grant. Do not force Christians to abandon their faith, but leave each to his wishes. Second do not make the liberty of the Church subject to you through taxation, take nothing from the priests or deacons. Third, wherever there are Christians in your realm, let them perform their rites fearlessly. Give this to us in writing, and my entire people will serve you" At once Hisham ordered that a document be written as requested, stamped it with his own ring, and gave Yovhannes many gifts. He mustered many troops to accompany him, and sent him to Armenia with great honor. When Yovhannes arrived he persecuted all the Greeks in Armenia, both overseers and soldiers. The Greeks fled so quickly that they did not have time to take their treasures with them. So they buried them in the ground, wrote a description of the hiding place, and took the information with them.
Beside the church is an unusual 7th c. funerary monument with two sculpted pillars depicting biblical scenes and the Christianization of Armenia. On the NE edge of town is a ruined 7th c. "Tsiranavor" basilica. About 2km S of the village is the black and yellow three chambered chapel on the edge of the canyon wall which is the top structure of Horomayri Monastery mentioned earlier. From the edge of the cliff here to your right can be seen the remainder of the well camoflauged complex abutting the cliff. Just steps to the left (north) of the chapels, there is a spot from which you can descend the face of the cliff. Further S from Odzun is Aygehat (renamed Danushavan from 1963 till 1992, in honor of its native son, revolutionary and diplomat Danush Shahverdian, who served as Armenian trade representative in Turkey from 1924-28, and then representative to the Red Cross on refugee resettlement), from which a dirt road leads W to Ardvi. Above this village is a sacred spring with legendary dragon, and beyond that a humble and somewhat cartoony village monastery of S. Hovhannes, allegedly founded by Yovhan of Odzun, with church of the 17th c. The cemetary above has interesting khachkars.
Just beyond the Odzun turnoff, a track leads W to Kachachkut (formerly Sevdi), which has ruins of a 13-14th c. fortress and S. Nshan vank. Further N, in Alaverdi near the Sanahin turnoff, another road winds back W up to Akori, an estate belonging in the 19th c. to Count Loris-Melikov, successful general and briefly Prime Minister to Czar Alexander, one of the few Armenian members of the Russian nobility. In the gorge SE is S. Gevorg church, and there is the so-called Bgavor shrine somewhere nearby.
The city of Alaverdi ("Allah gave" in Turkish) owes its existence to the rich copper mines nearby. Systematic exploitation began around 1780, with Greek miners brought in to supplement the conscripted labor of local villagers. The mines benefited the Argutinskii-Dolgoruki noble family, which claimed descent from the Zakarian princes. Members of this family, serving the Czar as military officers or Armenian archbishops, were central to the annexation of the Transcaucasus. At one point, Alaverdi was allegedly the source of one quarter of the Russian Empire's output of refined copper. In the 1880s, the concession was sold to a French company, but the skilled miners remained primarily Greek. The collapse of the Soviet economy has contributed substantially to cutting the once terrible pollution the works generated. FromAlaverdi there are three ways to get up to the village of Sanahin. You can either take the cable car from the Alaverdi post office up the canyon to Sanahin, walk across the 12th century "cat" bridge (by Alaverdi's new church) and take the ancient path, or you can take the road as explained below.
After many feats of bravery and triumphs accomplished by the great princes Zak'are and Ivane, they went to the city of Marand, took it, and destroyed the districts around it. Then they went on to Ardabil (Artawil) and similarly took it. Many of the inhabitants together with their prayer-callers (who are called mughri) took refuge in their prayer houses. Zakare ordered that grass and stalks be brought. He had oil and naptha poured on this kindling until the mosques were blazing with flames; and he burned the Muslims to death saying: "Here are princes and laymen in return for the Armenian princes whom the Tachiks immolated in the churches of Naxchawan, Koran-readers (kurhayk'n) in return for the priests of Baguan who were slaughtered and whose blood was splattered on the gates of the church - a place which is darkened to this day". And Zakare went to his own land. On the way he became ill, for incurable sores appeared on his limbs. As soon as one would heal, another would flare up. He died after a few days of such torments. All the Christians mourned. They took his body and buried it at Sanahin, in the great church beneath the altar on the right side. Great mourning was undertaken by the king of Georgia.
Beyond Sanahin, the road continues N to Akner, from which you may be able to reach Kayan Berd, a brooding black fortress built in 1233. Kirakos Gandzaketsi (tr. R. Bedrosian) reports that "Yovhannes, the sister's son of princes Zak'are and Ivane, and the previous Yovhannes' brother's son was bishop of Haghbat. This Yovhannes built a fortress with sturdy walls between Haghbat and Sanahin. On account of this fortress, discord arose between the two great monasteries, to the effect that it was on land belonging to Sanahin. Prince Shahnshah, Zakare's son avenged Sanahin, since his father was buried there and he considered it their property, for Haghbat was under the Georgian kings' control at that time. As soon as bishop Yovhannes died, they pulled down the walls of the fortress on orders from the Tatars." The fortress, which sits on a pinnacle above the Debed between Sanahin and Haghpat, preserves the small Dsevanki S. Astvatsatsin church. In the village is an Early Iron Age tomb field. Note that there is another Kayan Berd W of Ijevan in Tavush.
Retracing steps across the Debed river, take the main road N, passing the Sanahin bridge, built in 1192. The bridge is elegantly decorated with stone cats. About one km after crossing back to the E side of the Debed on leaving Alaverdi, a cluster of large modern buildings, the transport terminal, marks the turn-off right to Haghpat and Tsaghkashat (till 1935 Khachidur). Take the left fork which winds up to Haghpat, with one of Armenia's most beautiful monasteries perched atop the rim of the gorge. This fortified monastery was founded, like Sanahin, by Queen Khosrovanush around 976. It has a S. Nshan church finished in 991 by Smbat Bagratuni and his brother Gurgen, and served as the religious headquarters of the Kyurikians. The gavit was built in 1185, with the following inscription on the N facade: "In the year 634/AD 1185, I Mariam, daughter of King Kyurike, built with great hope this house of prayer over our tombs - those of my paternal aunt Rousoudan, my mother Tamara, and myself, Mariam, under the superior Ter Barsegh, archbishop, who finished the construction. You who enter through its door and prostrate yourself before the cross, in your prayers remember us and our royal ancestors, who rest at the door of the holy cathedral, in Jesus Christ." A smaller S. Grigor church was built in 1025 and rebuilt in 1211. There is a huge, self-standing gavit of the Abbot Hamazasp built in 1257, a "grand and marvelous bell tower" of 1245, and a library built in 1262. There is a large dining hall incorporated in the defensive wall, and several other picturesque chapels and mausoleums. Haghpat was a major literary center in the Middle Ages. It controlled the income and inhabitants of numerous villages and lands, gradually usurped by the Russian state and influential Armenian bureaucrat/princes during the course of the 19th c.
In the late 18th century, the Archbishop of Haghpat claimed responsibility for the clergy and church revenues of all the Armenians of Georgia. The Russian governor Tsitsianov, an imperious and somewhat anti-Armenian Georgian prince, unilaterally transferred this authority in 1805 to the Armenian archbishop in Tbilisi, a pro-Russian ecclesiastic it was easier to keep an eye on. The Archbishop of Haghpat, Sargis Hasan-Jalalean, scion of an ancient family of meliks of Karabakh and brother of the late Katholikos of Aghvank, protested in vain, noting that his brother had been killed and he himself imprisoned by the Khan of Karabakh as a result of their friendly correspondence with the Russians. Archbishop Sargis eventually moved back to Karabakh to become in 1810 the last Katholikos of Aghvank. This Katholikosate, founded (Armenians say) by the grandson of S. Gregory the Illuminator, controlled the religious affairs of the Caucasian Albanians, the pre-Turkic population of what is now Azerbaijan. During the Middle Ages its geographic basis shrank and it became culturally assimilated to the Armenian church. In the 18th century it was a near-exclusive family holding of the Hasan-Jalanean family, operating out of the monasteries of Gandzasar and Amaras in Karabakh. The Russian Empire abolished the Katholikosate of Aghvank in 1815.
Neghuts (formerly Gomahand) has khachkars and, in the cemetery, 3rd-2nd millennium BC cliff carvings. Crossing the Debed on an unsignposted bridge to an industrial appendage of Akhtala, heading N, then bearing W, you reach the 13th c. monastery and fortress at Akhtala, with an Arakelots or S. Gevorg church inside the 10th c fortress and two more W of it. Also, a 13th c. spring monument. The fortress is surrounded with rocky deep canyons on three sides, and the north side joins the plain. Besides the man-made extensions to the three canyon walls, the fortress is protected by tall pyramid gates. The main entrance opens on the northern side, which has a roomy hall with vaulted roof and a three-storied pyramidal tower. The fortress was built in the X c by the Bagratuni dynasty's Kyurikid branch. Being one of the outstanding defensive spots of medieval Armenia, together with Lori, Kayan, Kaytzon, Gag and other fortresses, Akhtala played a great role in protecting the northern regions and the main road taking from Armenia to Georgia (through Gugark).
A road W from Akhtala leads to the copper mining town of Shamlugh, whose deposits have been worked since ancient times (Late Bronze/Iron Age cemetery, one 13th c. cross monument). From Akhtala, another road runs N on the W side of the Debed to reach Mets Ayrum, with a Nahatak (martyr) shrine of 1612 4-5 km NW. Chochkan, the next town NE, was an estate of the Loris-Melikov family, and has a church built by the Count's mother. There is a Shportavank of the 17th c.; W of the village is a cliff called Timurlenk's stone. Last village before entering Tavush and Georgia is Karkop.


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The Boneyard Short Story by George B
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Eva and Credo were alone at the outskirts of the Boneyard to survey the Clan's chances of locating food. Though it was early morning, she did not expect to encounter a Terror Bird. While an attack was possible, Eva's intuition told her they were temporarily safe. Credo had alerted on a dragonfly and was preoccupied by its erratic flight pattern. She quickly gave Credo hand signals to ignore the large insect and to instead survey the surrounding perimeter.
Credo was always at Eva's side unless she ordered otherwise. He bonded with her at his birth five cycles ago. Eva was a leader of her people and was worthy of his attention and loyalty. Others of his kind were not as lucky. Saber cats were intensely hunted by Eva's tribe, the two species competed for the same food resources. One of Credo's eyes was damaged at birth and he would not have survived without this symbiotic partnership with his human benefactor. Eva was flawed also. Her left leg was deformed and her ability to hunt was thus limited. However, her keen sight, hearing and intuition assisted by Credo's legs and enormous strength made them the best providers of the entire Clan. The two were inseparable and were relied upon to find game when others failed.
Eva's value was significant because of her second sense when it came to reading hunting signs. She could also anticipate changes in weather conditions. She felt impending danger before others and was the early warning system for all that fell under her care. The Clan had a territory that covered several hundred square miles. At the center of this area, was a group of thermals that belched heat, steam and sulfuric gases all year round. This area attracted animals of all types, especially during the bitterly cold winter months and many of the sojourners were killed or died there, leaving their bones as a temporary reminder of their fate. The area was thus known by the Clan as The Boneyard. This place was the hunting ground of last resort because it held a fearful, mystical, and magnetic quality that both attracted and repelled humans and most likely other animals as well. The dominant species, other than humans were the Apex Predators of the Mega Fauna of the late Pleistocene. However, the most feared and formidable was the Terror Bird, it was flightless, was over eight feet tall and weighed approximately 330 pounds. Their heads were large, with huge, axe-like beaks. Being enormously quick and vicious, they ran at speeds exceeding forty miles an hour in short spurts. These birds could track, attack and kill prey much larger than themselves. They worked in groups of two or more and were intelligent, and fearless. This species always came to the Boneyard during specific seasons and Eva was very aware of their customary behavior.
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However, this year was particularly bad for hunting and the Clan was pushed to take more chances than they have normally. Eva and Credo were critical to the tribe's survival. She knew she could not make a mistake. An error on her part could result in her death and the possible demise of the entire Clan. In desperation Eva headed for the Boneyard. Though the risks were great the Boneyard represented the only true guarantee for food. Eva knew the Terror Birds would most likely
be there as well. The Clan's weapons were spears and slings along with their coordination, unity of purpose and their capacity to adapt to changing and dangerous events. While alert and in a hunting party, her people could adequately defend themselves. However, as individuals or in small groups, humans were too slow and vulnerable, unable to defend against two or more Terror Birds if the attack was in unison. During resting periods and at night the danger was at its peak. These birds loved to hunt in the early evening and early morning hours. Eva maintained watchmen all day long and deep into the night to alert for any danger. Other than these terrible flightless birds, the Dire Wolves who weighed an average of 150 pounds were a concern because they were also pack hunters. Fortunately, since the Clan was in bird territory the wolves were not going to be present. The wolves feared the birds more than the humans.
Eva was concerned and more frustrated than normal because her people had been decimated through disease and starvation. The older members and the very young could travel no more and without enough food the entire Clan's endurance was at its end. Being now half their normal numbers, the Clan could not both man multiple hunting parties and adequately protect the elderly and children. Eva had to find a solution and was desperate to do so. At this point the Boneyard would be the best answer to the Clan's need for a food source. Eva decided to put every able body out to gather food and hunt, praying the worst would not happen. While pondering the serious issues in front of her, Eva remembered a dream she had not long ago. The stones from a mountain fell on her and Credo. She expected to die, instead they survived without a scratch. Could this dream have been pointing her to the survival or inevitable destruction of her clan? This was a puzzle and she had to solve it and solve it soon.
Eva was thinking, The Boneyard might just be their last stand, but was jolted back to the reality, when she saw Credo returning from his survey of the thermals. He was acting differently shown by his speed and directness of approach. Eva sensed his excitement. This meant food or danger and maybe both. In anticipation, she took out her sling and place a large stone in it. As he approached, he made a set of quick clicking sounds "kee, kik, kee, kik" She knew to follow him immediately.
As they rounded a small thermal pool of green and orange algae, the billowing steam was blown away by a stiff breeze to reveal a set of five crude nests on the ground. The nests were full of several very large eggs. Eva knew immediately these were Terror Bird eggs. Because of her desperation she didn't hesitate, she grabbed her carrying pouch and put as many eggs in it she could. She then fashioned a drag from some branches and placed several more eggs on it to take them back to the camp. She knew the Birds would follow her trail as soon as they discovered the missing treasure, but this was survival. She was ready to accept the consequences of her actions. At this very moment, Eva knew the Terror Birds could be attacking her vulnerable and unprotected Clansmen. This may well be a war of mutually assured destruction.
With her deformed leg her return with the added weight of the eggs was excruciating. She was weak for lack of food and knew she had little time to escape. Credo kept a constant watch for the birds. He moved around her, first in a wide circle and then kept getting closer and closer to her as they got further from the Boneyard.
As she returned to the camp, the old and young greeted her with warm hugs and talk. They wanted to hear the whole story, but she was too busy trying to share the eggs with the Clan. She soon collapsed from fatigue and they placed furs over her. Credo lay beside her. She slept for several hours and had the nightmare again about the landslide. When she awoke, she and Credo were given all the Terror Bird egg stew they could eat. The others who were out hunting returned without anything but shared in the eggs to their fill. Eva knew this was the calm before the storm. She ordered fires be started and maintained around the perimeter and she and Credo left the encampment.
Eva didn't know just what she was looking for, but she knew she would recognize it when she saw it. The place the Clan was now living was too vulnerable to stay much longer. After a half-hour journey, she began to wonder if she was going crazy. What was she looking for? She spotted a pile of large rocks and boulders.
The pile looked like the results of a recent landslide. A large cave would have been better but there were none in this area and even if there were, her people would have to fight a family of cave bears for it. Never a good idea.
As she and Credo were climbing around the base of the pile, she heard the most frightening shrieks and screams she had ever heard. It was undeniable, the sounds were coming from the direction of the encampment. She immediately signaled Credo to run ahead. She followed as fast as she could. Upon arrival, one Terror Bird lay dead near the main fire pit and two clansmen were badly injured. It looked like one of the injured would soon die. Eva knew the war was now engaged.
Eva was told up to five Terror Birds had attacked the camp. They circled it and then rushed the adult defenders from two separate sides. While the two flanks were being attacked, a single bird came from a third direction toward the children who were surrounding the central fire pit. One of the elder men got off a perfect sling rock that hit the bird in one of its eyes. Two adults left the perimeter defense and attacked the injured bird with spears. The attacker was mortally wounded but had badly mauled the two adult defenders. After the bird was killed the rest retreated.
Eva was proud of her people but knew there would be future attacks. Unless her Clan left, the birds would continue the assault. The price was high but, in the end, they got some food and defended themselves. They would live to fight another day.
Eva slept that night but wrestled with her thoughts. The injured and the dying concerned her, but she would have sacrificed herself as they did for the same reasons. She was without mate or child because she was deformed. The ways of her people demanded that from her. She knew no other life. Her parents had long since succumbed to starvation. Credo was now her family. He was her child and companion. Her duty was to lead her people and help them survive and eventually thrive again. The weather had been harsh, and the rain had vanished for months now. There was hope the snows would come and next spring would return to normal, but she was afraid only the bitter cold would come instead. If they survived this winter, they might have to leave their hunting grounds to find other territory. This too might be a death sentence. They would most likely have to fight other Clans and other species to venture into their hunting grounds.
The hope was that with deep snow, hunting and tracking the scarce game would be made easier. The surviving bison would be encumbered by the snow and come into the range of the Clan's spears and slings. She knew she could not leave, she had to fight the Terror Birds for what little game existed until the snows came. Her people were as desperate as she knew the birds were, possibly only one species would triumph, and Eva intended it to be her Clan. At least the killed Terror Bird would feed the group for several days and might give them the strength to accomplish much more than just surviving a few more days.
When Eva woke in the early morning Credo was already sniffing around the main fire pit for breakfast. Some cooked bird sounded like a good start to his day. Eva went over to the fire and cut off some large chunks off the carcass and gave it to Credo who devoured it quickly ending the repast without anything but a loud burp and the licking of his lips and paws. He purred and rubbed his long powerful body against Eva to thank her for his meal.
Eva felt it was time to call a meeting to discuss what was next. All were present, young, old, and injured, a total of maybe fifty people. The badly wounded male was still alive and was showing signs of improvement. The herbal based antibiotic bandages, laced with sulfur had prevented infection from taking the warrior's life. The injuries were severe; however, the clansman presently was without infection and food was available, and if this continued survival was possible.
Eva could count on possibly fifteen strong adults that could do some heavy lifting. Her plan was simple but strenuous. She was going to move the clan to the landslide and dig down and remove smaller rocks, silt, and dirt from between the larger boulders; making spaces where her people could fit within the rocks. The Clan had never tried anything like this. Their winter home had been moss, leaves, pelts and furs lining snow caves built into drifts of snow. In her mind, this excavation was not a permanent home but a safe room for the people left behind when the warriors went out to hunt and gather. This way the predators could not get to the young, wounded and elders. The openings for the Clansmen would be sized to allow their entrance but not their predators. Theoretically, a few spears wielded by the elderly would protect the narrow entrances from even the strongest, largest and most enthusiastic attacker. Thus, Eva's landslide would now become the fortress for her people. Now the dream made sense!
She was in a race to move the Clan and start excavation before the Birds attacked again. Eva sent Credo to circle the formation as they moved, he would alarm them if the Birds were gathering for a new attack. She chided and pushed her fellow Clansmen to move quickly. They built drags for the two injured warriors and kept the young and old in the center of their formation. No one went out to hunt or gather, they stayed within sight and touch of each other. Though Eva got to the rock pile in thirty minutes before, this group would take two hours to make the same journey.
Initially, things went smoothly but within an hour Credo gave a warning growl. The others did not understand but Eva knew immediately. She had one of the men climb a tree and act as look out. She sent out an advanced guard of two warriors to do the same thing. She then sent five ahead to secure the rock pile. While on the move the group was most vulnerable. Within a few minutes of Credo's warning. two Terror Birds appeared in front of the group. Two then appeared to their rear.
Suspecting the same tactics from the previous attack. Eva ordered the remaining warriors to align themselves on the two flanks of their formation. Within seconds, two birds surged from the underbrush towards the middle of the right flank of the group. One bird got to their center and killed two children instantly. The other bird never made it to the defenders. He was hit with several sling rocks and run through by at least three spears. The bird that reached the core of the Clan sliced straight through and had disappeared into the underbrush. Eva ordered everyone to get down. And to start torches. Hoping the fire would discourage a new assault.
After an hour there were no new attacks. Credo gave Eva an all clear growl and she ordered the clan to pick up the dead children and butcher the lifeless bird. Within a few minutes the group was on its way to the rock pile. She grieved for the two lost children but understood the way of life. They had survived by eating the bird's eggs and these vicious birds had returned the favor. When and how this would end was now beyond her comprehension. They soon arrived at the landslide.
Eva gave the order to make camp. She placed lookouts on the top of the rocks and had the pile become the rear flank of the encampment. She sent several of the children with torches to look for gaps, cracks and clefts in the pile. Within a couple of hours, the group had settled down for the night. The pile was so irregular, she felt the birds could not easily negotiate it with any speed or ability to launch an attack.
She ordered all the brush and small trees removed in a wide arc around the camp and the rocks. The group worked continually for hours before they sat down to eat and mourn the death of the two children. Their custom was to leave the bodies of the dead in trees on small platforms. Because of their situation, they didn't want to leave the children's bodies for the Terror Birds, so Eva ordered them cremated. The Clan built a large fire pit on the outside of the encampment and burned their remains. The drought had made the availability of materials to build large funeral piers very easy.
Eva did not sleep. She wondered all night if their enemies would return. She had lost two children and had two badly injured warriors. She had killed two of the enemy and destroyed most of their next generation of chicks. The eggs she took to feed her clan were probably the last or only clutch before winter. To her knowledge, their small population, indicated they didn't reproduce frequently, and then few hatchlings even survive into adulthood. So, their actions might have already struck deeply at their survival numbers for future generations. So be it. It was now a war of extinction as far as she was concerned.
Eva decided the Clan would not move again before thaw. This was now their winter home and maybe to become their four seasons home. Until now she had never considered such a thing. However, the food was available here all year long. The only reason they didn't stay before was the Terror Birds. Necessity caused by drought had brought them here and the defeat/elimination of the Terror Birds might change their entire fortunes for generations to come.
Several days after the Clan settled into the new camp, Credo lays with his body next to his guardian and purrs delightfully, she is deep in thought. Eva is planning an offensive. She muses: now that the pile is properly prepared and fortified, it is a haven for the clansmen and the hunted become the hunters. I know where their nests are. She wonders: are they intelligent enough to move to a new location? It was obvious to Eva the Birds had never feared discovery. The Thermals had been their safe place for eons. It provided warmth, camouflage, and even obliterated their scent because of the sulfur laced gasses. Eva thinks; Credo discovered it and we will exploit it again, If they are not able to adapt and nest elsewhere, next year will be their fall. Next year will be their end! .
To be continues . . .
Asteroid Hunting (Excerpt from) Volume 1, Mona Lisa on the Moon, Thirty-Two Thousand Years in the Making
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Asteroid Hunting
To Mona, there was a piece that continued to gnaw at her regarding the asteroid belt that the dwarf planet Ceres was a part of; she felt that it may be somehow connected to the impact event on Mars. She was in the perfect spot to investigate such speculation because she was orbiting Ceres. Mona asked, "Levie?"
Mona talking with Levie
Levie, always in touch, responded, "Yes, M."
Mona asked, "The theories regarding the asteroid belt … please review and evaluate."
"Yes, M."
Mona went on. "Could Ceres have been a moon to a planet that was destroyed in the vicinity of the asteroid belt?"
"Not according to prevailing accepted cosmological theory. It was formed early in the solar system's formation, 4.5 billion years ago, and the remaining asteroids in the belt were remnants of a never-formed larger planet body."
"Could the larger planet body have been in existence within the last five hundred thousand years—let's say four hundred thousand years, give or take a small percentage?"
"Not according to prevailing theory, but not impossible," Levie exclaimed.
Mona needed all the known details. "Levie, is there any way to test my theory regarding the age of an asteroid's formation?"
"Yes, by measuring their isotopic composition to find their age and other characteristics. The problem, assuming the asteroids in the belt are fragments of a larger body, is how to find the newest byproducts of an impact or explosion on an asteroid."
"Levie, let's transfer all remaining personnel from your holds to other mother ships or to Ceres immediately. We be asteroid hunting!"
Mona engaged the thrusters to slide Leviathan out of Ceres's orbit. Leviathan had transferred all noncrew personnel to other ships or to Ceres's interior. Mona had requested forensic geologists and a team of scientists equipped with the knowledge and tools needed to date selected asteroid samples in the belt. All Mona really needed was to find examples of explosive deformation where heat and recrystallization had reset the ionized materials' isotope clocks back to zero; the concentration ratios of such isotopes would indicate a young sample instead of an ancient one.
Of specific interest was zirconium silicate, which could be dated in rocks that formed from about 1 million years ago to over 4.5 billion years ago with routine precisions in the 0.1–1 percent range. If zirconium is found that dates younger than billions of years, that would be evidence that may indicate the asteroids were from a destructive process not long ago at all.
Within the first few hours, Mona found an asteroid that showed promise. Her experience in prospecting for rare Earth elements had honed Mona's techniques to maneuver Leviathan close enough to use grappling hooks and stabilized hydraulic spacers. These spacers prevented damage to Leviathan's hull. A team of geologists were sent in near weightless conditions to take samples that showed any areas of heat metamorphosis or igneous intrusions on the surface.
Once the materials were inside, the dating trials began. It was immediately apparent that some of the samples were showing ages under the lowest limits of accuracy, because they were much too young to be dated. In geologic terms, they were brand new. Further testing for thorium isotopes, including thorium 229, showed ratios consistent with rock formation approximately four hundred thousand years ago. Bingo! A planet larger than Ceres may have existed in the asteroid belt and been destroyed some four hundred thousand years ago.
The final report to the Prometheus Council was as follows:
Mars was nearly destroyed two hundred thousand years ago.
An unknown planet in the asteroid belt for which Ceres may have been a moon was possibly destroyed approximately four hundred thousand years ago.
The Voynich manuscript confirms the date of Mars's destruction to be two hundred thousand years ago and predicts disaster next year to Earth. The prehumans left in possible anticipation of a significant threat.
The prophets of the Prometheus Council predict disaster next year as well.
So we have multiple sources predicting a periodic cycle of destruction within our solar system every two hundred thousand years.
We are now due for the next occurrence.
Finally, the 'danger out there' may well be coming from the Pillars of Creation and possibly from the areas blanked out on purpose.
The Prometheus Investigation Team's recommendations included the following:
Reorient all available telescopes operating in the spectra of visible light and nonvisible light toward the Pillars of Creation (especially those in the vicinity of Ceres).
Determine why the prehumans evacuated, if possible.
Devise a plan to destroy or deflect one or more incoming killer-size comets or other threat.
Moon Sets Over the Tetons
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"The Largest Man Made Canal System on Earth From free Web Book" 'AncientCanalBuilders.com'
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My graphic of what I think it looked like several thousands of years ago.
The research of John Jensen and Gary Schoening are impressive. I reviewed the material and did my own research. I could find nothing that disproved their speculation and research. In my opinion it is significant evidence that a large highly sophisticated population could have existed on the Earth many thousand years ago. This parallels my research presented in my book Volume 1, Mona Lisa on the Moon, Thirty-Two Thousand Years in the Making.
https://www.academia.edu/6650286/Largest_Ancient_Man_Made_Canal_System_on_Earth
Actual Google Earth images of the remnants of the system
"The entire complex covers an area about equal in size to the State of Arizona in the USA. The canals are an integrated system of apparent irrigation and agricultural (and probably aquaculture) design. The system is about 350 miles in width and about 300 miles in depth. (For the remnants still visible.) This system represents roughly 67 MILLION acres of sustainable agriculture. Given the sophistication of design, it is entirely plausible to assume an above average yield, i.e. feeding well over 90 persons per acre on an annual basis. The system may or may not have provided a sustainable aquaculture (marine farming) environment. I have no reason to suspect that it did not.
Different estimates of the numbers of people this sustainable system would supply varies widely, though it is generally accepted that a system like this, if properly managed would provide a complete annual diet for somewhere between 60 to 120 people per acre. Which means this system was in fact providing food for an average of about 5 Billion people."
First brought to my attention by Gary Schoening. Here is his original Vimeo post:http://vimeo.com/64351951
SEX, SEX, SEX short story from The Honest Alien by George B Author of Volume 1, Mona Lisa on the Moon, Thirty-Two Thousand Years in the Making
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Three participating member reproductive system . . . that destroyed Mars
SEX, SEX, SEX
You will have to excuse me. It has been a long day and I agreed to meet Harry and his girlfriend in the Bar for a drink. That is him at the end of the Bar.
SEX, SEX, SEX from The Honest Alien, Al . . . a short story or possibly a book, Fiction or is it? . . . by George B. (All rights reserved published work (c) 2016 George B.)
Sex: By-the-way, my claim to fame is I suggested the two-sex reproductive system. Of which I am NOT a product of myself. Our Mono system is very boring and is the slowest foundation for evolutionary change and progress . . . relying primarily on spontaneous mutations caused by cosmic rays, etc. rather than being sped up by DNA re-combinations coming from at least two motivated and passionate donors. That is not to say there are not occasional DNA-swaps but it is most clinical and without emotion, passion or intrigue.
While I suggested the two-gender system. It was not my decision to make. But without my input it was going to be the mono sex system one finds in most of the Andromeda system. Being as I implied above, a rather boring process devoid of intrigue and romance at any level, I am very happy the two-sex system for Earth was adopted!
As a side note, the three-gender system has been used in your solar system resulting in a total disaster and is the reason there is no atmosphere left on Mars not to mention the destruction of that planet between Mars and Jupiter. How this happened is such a long story and would take too much time to explain right now. Needless to say, a three-legged stool is not more stable than a one or two-legged stool; at least when it comes to reproduction.
The system is a three-way DNA recombination. Theoretically, this results in quicker evolution, a lower birth rate but higher offspring survival to reproductive age.
This requires an egg donor, sperm donor and the incubator. A process where all three must be present at the same time. The incubator having the only uterus of the three and also possesses a full set of DNA, which will not activate without the other two DNA sources mixing and matching with the third set.
Interestingly all three must be there, not for fertilization, but to assure zygote maturation. Unlike the mono and two- sex gender systems which evolve naturally the three-gender system is artificially derived through genetic manipulation.
It was developed to maximizes the rate of genetic re-combinations thereby increasing the rate of evolution by one third.
Though the three-gender system has its advantages . . . it was a complete failure on Mars. My counterpart Harry is the culprit on this one. He was early in his tenure as an operative and wanted to quickly bring Mars to the evolutionary equivalent of a much older planet.
What an idiot!! If he had only studied the archives in the Orion System he would have known that disaster is the consequence of pushing physical evolution faster than a species is able to integrate its new-found capabilities. As you Earth people say it was a "Train Wreck!"
We were lucky we only lost the atmosphere on Mars and unfortunately our planet listening post between Mars and Jupiter. The Asteroid belt is now an interesting feature of your solar system but the planet there was really a nice observation platform for the TrollShillian Collective. However, we were able to move it to Ceres, the destroyed Planet's moon.
And to think this could have been avoided simply by a low-level civil servant doing the proper amount of due diligence and research before tinkering with reproduction strategies.
You think the war between two sexes is bad, just think about a third participant in the mix!!
Harry, was punished by the TrollShillian Collective for his screw up on Mars
I hope you don't mind if I smoke. Smoking is a nasty habit from Earth that has become the rage in the Collective. You amaze us by your desire to degrade, destroy and otherwise commit slow suicide in the quest for temporary pleasure and escape. How we love you guys!
In case you are curious, the creature to my left is Sam, a close associate of Harry. You met Harry and his girlfriend in the Bar previously. They are both staying with me a few days. Seems Harry and Sam got a chance to escape the water world they were sentenced to because of their less than stellar management of Mars. A constant reminder the Collective never forgives or forgets.
Sam, Mr Mars screw-up operative, is now on a squid dominated water world, no mixed drinks, nothing but sushi, and water polo instead of golf! He and Sam are now an eternal example of don't piss off the management!
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CSU opening New Belgium Porch to all postgame
All fans will have access to the party-deck area in north end zone of Colorado State's new on-campus stadium following home games this fall.
CSU opening New Belgium Porch to all postgame All fans will have access to the party-deck area in north end zone of Colorado State's new on-campus stadium following home games this fall. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/2wwkwkE
Kelly Lyell, kellylyell@coloradoan.com Published 4:51 p.m. MT Aug. 22, 2017 | Updated 2:15 p.m. MT Aug. 25, 2017
Fans pack the New Belgium Porch during a public scrimmage and open house Aug. 5 at CSU''s new on-campus stadium. Only fans with memberships will be able to access the porch during games this fall, but it will be open to all following games.(Photo: Austin Humphreys/The Coloradoan)Buy Photo
Fans who missed out on purchasing a membership to the New Belgium Porch will still be able to enjoy a beverage there following games at CSU's new football stadium.
The porch, a party-deck of sorts in the stadium's open north end zone, will be open to all fans following the six home games this season, including Saturday's season opener against Oregon State.
The two bars will be serving Old Aggie and other beers for 60 minutes after each game, and the porch will be open for 90 minutes for fans to hang out and watch highlights and coach Mike Bobo's postgame news conference on the stadium's giant scoreboard. TVs at the bar will be showing other games from around the country, said Chris Ferris, Colorado State University's senior associate athletic director for sales, marketing and communications.
Beer sales throughout the stadium will end at the start of the second half, but they'll be resumed on the porch as soon as the game ends, Ferris said. Fans will have to go through a checkpoint to get a special wristband for the post-game access. The porch's capacity is 1,200.
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"It'll be a controlled atmosphere," Ferris said.
The porch will also be open to the public from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursdays prior to the final five home games of the season. A faculty and staff appreciation event will take place on the porch Thursday, Ferris said.
The porch will be closed Fridays before home games because it's within the stadium's security zone, Ferris said.
Fans purchased all 1,200 memberships to the New Belgium Porch last spring as an add-on to their season tickets at a cost of $200.
"This gives us an opportunity to give all fans a chance to experience the New Belgium Porch," Ferris said. "We have a lot of season ticket-holders, a lot of mini-plan customers and a lot of single-game customers that did not purchase access, and this will provide that opportunity."
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Commonwealth Cup Schedules
Please click on a division below to see the brackets, schedules and scores.
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10U Girls - Morgan Division
2018 Champion: EYSA -U10G4
2018 Finalist: EYSA - U10G5
5 Team Group: Each team in the group will play four round robin games and the champion and finalist will be determined by points.
Bracket Tie Breakers
1 2 3 4 Total Points Goal Differential Goals Against Shutouts
A1 SKY Coach Bradley 0 0 0 0 0 -16 28 0
A2 EYSA G2 0 3 0 0 3 -8 23 0
A3 EYSA G3 3 0 3 0 6 0 10 2
A4 EYSA G4 3 3 3 3 12 13 3 2
A5 EYSA G5 0 3 3 3 9 11 5 2
Date Field Time Home Team Score Away Team Score
11/3/18 ESP 2 8:15 AM EYSA - U10G2 0 vs. EYSA - U10G3 7
11/3/18 ESP 4A 11:35 AM SKY -Coach Bradley 1 vs. EYSA - U10G2 5
11/3/18 ESP 4B 11:35 AM EYSA - U10G3 0 vs. EYSA - U10G4 4
11/3/18 ESP 2 2:55 PM SKY - Coach Bradley 0 vs. EYSA - U10G5 9
11/4/18 ESP 4A 8:00 AM EYSA - U10G2 0 vs. EYSA-U10G5 8
11/4/18 ESP 4B 8:00 AM EYSA - U10G3 7 vs. SKY - Coach Bradley 0
11/4/18 ESP 8 11:20 AM EYSA - U10G4 7 vs. SKY - Coach Bradley 0
11/4/18 ESP 8 2:40 PM EYSA - U10G4 7 vs. EYSA - U10G2 0
11/4/18 ESP 4A 2:40 PM EYSA - U10G5 6 vs. EYSA - U10G3 1
10U Mixed - Dempsey Division
2018 Champion: Raiders
2018 Finalist: RCSC Lions
8 Team Group: Each team will play three group games. Based on point totals after those three games, the top team from each group will play in a championship game at 2:40 pm on Sunday
1 2 3 Total Points Goal Differential Goals Against Shutouts
A1. Raiders 3 3 3 9 6 8 1
A2. Carroll County P&R #2 3 0 0 3 2 9 0
A3. U10 Fireball Majors 0 0 0 0 -10 21 0
A4. EYSA - U10M5 0 3 3 6 2 10 0
B1. RCSC Lions 3 3 3 9 12 3 0
B2. FC Green Machine 0 0 0 0 -9 19 0
B3. EYSA - U10M6 3 0 3 6 -1 15 0
B4. U10 Boys (SNYSA) 0 3 0 3 -2 10 0
11/3/18 ESP 4B 8:15 AM FC Green Machine 4 vs. EYSA-U10M6 6
11/3/18 ESP 4A 8:15 AM RCSC Lions U10 8 vs. U10 Boys (SNYSA) 1
11/3/18 ESP 8 9:55 AM Carroll County P&R #2 4 vs. U10 Fireball Majors 1
11/3/18 ESP 2 9:55 AM U10 Raiders 5 vs. EYSA - U10M5 2
11/3/18 ESP 8 11:35 AM U10 Boys (SNYSA) 3 vs. Fern Creek Green Machine 0
11/3/18 ESP 2 11:35 AM EYSA - U10M6 1 vs. RCSC Lions U10 10
11/3/18 ESP 4B 1:15 PM Carroll County P&R #2 2 vs. EYSA - U10M5 3
11/3/18 ESP 4A 1:15 PM U10 Fireball Majors 1 vs. U10 Raiders 4
11/4/18 ESP 2 9:40 AM RCSC Lions U10 10 vs. FC Green Machine 1
11/4/18 ESP 8 9:40 AM EYSA - U10M6 2 vs. U10 Boys (SNYSA) 1
11/4/18 ESP 4B 11:20 AM EYSA - U10M5 12 vs. U10 Fireball Majors 3
11/4/18 ESP 4A 11:20 AM U10 Raiders 5 vs. Carroll County P&R #2 0
11/4/18 ESP 4B 2:40 PM U10 Raiders 4 vs. RCSC Lions 1
10U Mixed - Donovan Division
2018 Champion: Fern Creek Sharks
2018 Finalist: EYSA - U10M7
A1. Carroll County P&R #1 0 0 0 0 -11 20 0
A2. EYSA - U10M4 0 0 3 3 -2 14 0
A3. FC Fury 3 3 0 6 1 7 0
A4. EYSA - U10M7 3 3 3 9 12 3 1
B2. FC Sharks 3 3 3 9 9 2 1
B3. U10 Murphy 0 3 3 6 6 2 1
11/3/18 ESP 4A 9:55 AM Carroll County P&R #1 1 vs. EYSA-U10M7 10
11/3/18 ESP 4B 9:55 AM EYSA - U10M4 2 vs. FC Fury 4
11/3/18 ESP 2 1:15 PM EYSA - U10M3 2 vs. EYSA - U10M2 2
11/3/18 ESP 8 1:15 PM FC Sharks 2 vs. U10 Murphy 1
11/3/18 ESP 4B 2:55 PM EYSA - U10M7 9 vs. EYSA - U10M4 2
11/3/18 ESP 4A 2:55 PM FC Fury 4 vs. Carroll County P&R #1 1
11/3/18 ESP 4B 4:35 PM EYSA - U10M2 0 vs. FC Sharks 6
11/3/18 ESP 4A 4:35 PM U10 Murphy 3 vs. EYSA - U10M3 0
11/4/18 ESP 2 8:00 AM Carroll County P&R #1 1 vs. EYSA - U10M4 6
11/4/18 ESP 8 8:00 AM FC Fury 0 vs. EYSA - U10M7 4
11/4/18 ESP 4B 9:40 AM U10 Murphy 6 vs. EYSA - U10M2 0
11/4/18 ESP 4A 9:40 AM EYSA - U10M3 1 vs. FC Sharks 8
11/4/18 ESP 4A 1:00 PM EYSA - U10M7 3 vs. FC Sharks 5
4 Team Group: Each team in the group will play three round robin games and the champion and finalist will be determined by points.
2018 Champion: Richmond Billy Hout
2018 Finalist: SKY Coach Leah
A1 SKY Coach Leah 3 0 0 3 -4 10 0
A2 LYSA Fusion 0 0 3 3 -4 11 0
A3 Richmond - Billy Hout 3 3 3 9 8 0 2
A4 EYSA G1 0 3 0 3 0 2 0
11/3/18 ESP 3A 11:35 AM SKY - Coach Leah 2 vs. EYSA - U12G1 1
11/3/18 ESP 3B 11:35 AM LYSA Fusion 0 vs. Richmond - Billy Hout 6
11/3/18 ESP 7A 2:55 PM Richmond - Billy Hout 6 vs. SKY - Coach Leah 0
11/3/18 ESP 7B 2:55 PM EYSA - U12G1 3 vs. LYSA Fusion 2
11/4/18 ESP 3B 8:00 AM Richmond - Billy Hout 3 vs. EYSA-U12G1 0
11/4/18 ESP 3A 8:00 AM SKY - Coach Leah 2 vs. LYSA Fusion 3
12U Girls - Lloyd Division
2018 Champion: EYSA G4
2018 Finalist: Pink Panthers
6 Team Group: Each team will play two group games on Saturday and/or Sunday. Based on point totals after those two games, the top team from each group will play in a championship game at 1:00 pm on Sunday. The second-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 11:20 am on Sunday. The third-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 11:20 am on Sunday.
1 2 Total Points Goal Differential Goals Against Shutouts
A1. SKY Coach Fukushima 0 0 0 -2 3 0
A2. EYSA - U12G3 0 3 3 -3 4 1
A3. EYSA - U12G4 3 3 6 5 1 1
B1. EYSA - U12G2 0 0 0 -5 8 0
B2. Pink Panthers 3 3 6 5 5 0
B3. SKY - Coach Carpenter 0 3 3 0 3 1
11/3/18 ESP 7B 9:55 AM EYSA - U12G2 3 vs. Pink Panthers 7
11/3/18 ESP 3A 1:15 PM EYSA - U12G4 2 vs. SKY - Coach Fukushima 1
11/3/18 ESP 3B 1:15 PM Pink Panthers 3 vs. SKY - Coach Carpenter 2
11/4/18 ESP 7A 8:00 AM SKY - Coach Fukushima 0 vs. EYSA - U12G3 1
11/4/18 ESP 7B 8:00 AM SKY - Coach Carpenter 1 vs. EYSA - U12G2 0
11/4/18 ESP 3B 11:20 AM EYSA - U12G3 0 vs. SKY - Coach Carpenter 4
11/4/18 ESP 7B 11:20 AM SKY Coach Fukushima 1 vs. EYSA - U12G2 1
11/4/18 ESP 3B 1:00 PM EYSA - U12G4 3 vs. Pink Panthers 1
2018 Champion: U12 Boyle
2018 Finalist: Carroll County #1
6 Team Group: Each team will play two group games on Saturday and/or Sunday. Based on point totals after those two games, the top team from each group will play in a championship game at 2:40 pm on Sunday. The second-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 2:40 pm on Sunday. The third-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 2:40 pm on Sunday.
A1. Carroll County P&R #1 3 3 6 6 3 0
A2. Meincken 1 0 1 -2 5 0
A3. U12 Blaze 1 0 1 -4 6 0
B1. Crushers 3 0 3 0 3 1
B2. U12 Boyle 3 3 6 6 1 1
B3. Rampage 0 0 0 -6 7 0
11/3/18 ESP 7A 8:15 AM Crushers 2 vs. Rampage 0
11/3/18 ESP 7B 8:15 AM Meincken 4 vs. U12 Blaze 4
11/3/18 ESP 9A 1:15 PM Rampage 0 vs. U12 Boyle 5
11/3/18 ESP 9B 1:15 PM U12 Blaze 1 vs. Carroll County P&R #1 5
11/4/18 ESP 7A 9:40 AM U12 Boyle 3 vs. Crushers 1
11/4/18 ESP 7B 9:40 AM Carroll County P&R #1 4 vs. Meincken 2
11/4/18 ESP 3B 2:40 PM Meincken 7 vs. Crushers 2
11/4/18 ESP 12 2:40 PM U12 Blaze 6 vs. Rampage 0
11/4/18 ESP 3A 2:40 PM Carroll County P&R #1 3 vs. U12 Boyle 4
2018 Champion: Razors
2018 Finalist: U12 Coed SNYSA
A1. OSC Predators 1 0 1 -2 8 0
A2. Razors 1 3 4 2 5 0
A3. EYSA - U12M3 1 1 2 0 9 0
B1. FC Electrodes 3 0 3 1 2 0
B2. U12 Coed (SNYSA) 3 3 6 5 1 1
B3. Carroll County P&R #2 0 0 0 -6 9 0
11/3/18 ESP 3A 9:55 AM OSC Predators 5 vs. EYSA - U12M3 5
11/3/18 ESP 3B 9:55 AM FC Electrodes 3 vs. Carroll County P&R #2 1
11/3/18 ESP 7A 1:15 PM EYSA - U12M3 4 vs. Razors 4
11/3/18 ESP 7B 1:15 PM Carroll County P&R #2 1 vs. U12 Coed (SNYSA) 6
11/4/18 ESP 9A 9:40 AM Razors 3 vs. OSC Predators 1
11/4/18 ESP 9B 9:40 AM U12 Coed (SNYSA) 1 vs. FC Electrodes 0
11/4/18 ESP 12 1:00 PM EYSA - U12M3 2 vs. FC Electrodes 1
11/4/18 ESP 9B 1:00 PM OSC Predators 3 vs. Carroll Count P&R #2 3
11/4/18 ESP 9A 1:00 PM Razors 7 vs. U12 Coed (SNYSA) 1
12U Mixed - Pulisic Division
2018 Champion: Okolona Fireballs
2018 Finalist: FC Arsenal
A1. Okolona Fireballs 3 3 6 5 3 0
A3. U12 Maniacs 0 0 0 -8 17 0
B1. Lebanon City FC 1 0 1 -2 6 0
B2. FC Arsenal 3 3 6 6 1 1
B3. EYSA - U12M1 0 1 1 -4 7 0
11/3/18 ESP 3A 8:15 AM EYSA - U12M4 9 vs. U12 Maniacs 3
11/3/18 ESP 3B 8:15 AM FC Arsenal 4 vs. EYSA - U12M1 0
11/3/18 ESP 7A 11:35 AM U12 Maniacs 3 vs. Okolona Fireballs 8
11/3/18 ESP 7B 11:35 AM EYSA - U12M1 3 vs. Lebanon City FC 3
11/4/18 ESP 3A 9:40 AM Okolona Fireballs 2 vs. EYSA - U12M4 1
11/4/18 ESP 3B 9:40 AM Lebanon City FC 1 vs. FC Arsenal 3
11/4/18 ESP 7A 1:00 PM EYSA -U12M4 1 vs. Lebanon City FC 0
11/4/18 ESP 7B 1:00 PM Maniacs 4 vs. EYSA - U12M1 0
11/4/18 ESP 7A 2:40 PM Okolona Fireballs 4 vs. FC Arsenal 2
12U Mixed - Bradley Division
2018 Champion: Bentley (JCYSA)
2018 Finalist: Noisy Boys
A1. EYSA - U12M2 0 1 1 -2 5 0
A2. Avengers 0 1 1 -4 11 0
A3. Noisy Boys 3 3 6 6 2 1
B1. Bentley (JCYSA) 3 3 6 8 0 2
B2. Douglas (LinYS) 3 0 3 0 4 1
B3. EYSA - U12M5 0 0 0 -8 11 0
11/3/18 ESP 9A 8:15 AM EYSA - U12M2 0 vs. Noisy Boys 2
11/3/18 ESP 9B 8:15 AM Douglas (LinYS) 5 vs. EYSA - U12M5 0
11/3/18 ESP 9B 11:35 AM Noisy Boys 8 vs. Avengers 2
11/3/18 ESP 9A 11:35 AM EYSA - U12M5 0 vs. Bentley (JCYSA) 6
11/4/18 ESP 3A 11:20 AM Avengers 3 vs. EYSA - U12M2 3
11/4/18 ESP 12 11:20 AM Bentley (JCYSA) 6 vs. Douglas (LinYS) 0
11/4/18 ESP 9A 2:40 PM EYSA - U12M2 1 vs. Douglas (LinYS) 6
11/4/18 ESP 9B 2:40 PM Avengers 5 vs. EYSA - U12M5 4
11/4/18 ESP 7B 2:40 PM Noisy Boys 1 vs. Bentley 2
2018 Champion: Gtown United (Abshear)
2018 Finalist: Noll
A1. Noll 3 3 6 2 3 0
A2. 14 Flash 3 0 3 3 3 0
A3. Carroll County P&R #1 0 0 0 -5 8 0
B1. LYSA Bullets 0 1 1 -4 6 0
B2. Legends 0 1 1 -4 5 0
B3. Gtown United (Abshear) 3 3 6 8 0 2
11/3/18 ESP 5 9:55 AM Noll 3 vs. Carroll County P&R #1 2
11/3/18 ESP 6 9:55 AM LYSA Bullets 0 vs. Gtown United (Abshear) 5
11/3/18 ESP 5 2:55 PM Carroll County P&R #1 1 vs. 14 Flash 5
11/3/18 ESP 6 2:55 PM Gtown United (Abshear) 4 vs. Legends 0
11/4/18 ESP 5 9:40 AM 14 Flash 1 vs. Noll 2
11/4/18 ESP 6 9:40 AM Legends 1 vs. LYSA Bullets 1
11/4/18 ESP 1 2:40 PM 14 Flash 4 vs. Legends 0
11/4/18 ESP 6 2:40 PM Carroll County P&R#1 6 vs. LYSA Bullets 0
11/4/18 ESP 5 2:40 PM Noll 1 vs. Gtown United (Abshear) 2
2018 Champion: Strikers
2018 Finalist: Gtown City (Cannada)
6 Team Group: Each team will play two group games on Saturday and/or Sunday. Based on point totals after those two games, the top team from each group will play in a championship game at 11:20 am on Sunday. The second-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 11:20 am on Sunday. The third-place teams from each group will play in a consolation game at 11:20 am on Sunday.
A1. Strikers 3 3 6 8 0 2
A2. LYSA United 3 0 3 0 7 0
A3. U14 Anthony Shirley 0 0 0 -8 15 0
B2. FC Raiders 0 3 3 1 5 0
B3. Gtown City (Cannada) 3 3 6 4 4 0
11/3/18 ESP 5 8:15 AM Strikers 9 vs. U14 Anthony Shirley 0
11/3/18 ESP 6 8:15 AM EYSA - U14M3 3 vs. Gtown City (Cannada) 4
11/3/18 ESP 1 1:15 PM U14 Anthony Shirley 2 vs. LYSA United 6
11/3/18 ESP 1 2:55 PM Gtown City (Cannada) 4 vs. FC Raiders 1
11/4/18 ESP 5 8:00 AM LYSA United 0 vs. Strikers 5
11/4/18 ESP 6 8:00 AM FC Raiders 6 vs. EYSA - U14M3 1
11/4/18 ESP 1 11:20 AM LYSA United 5 vs. FC Raiders 0
11/4/18 ESP 6 11:20 AM U14 Anthony Shirley 8 vs. EYSA - U14M3 8
11/4/18 ESP 5 11:20 AM Strikers 6 vs. Gtown City (Cannada) 0
2018 Champion: United
2018 Finalist: Hawks
A2. Hawks 3 0 3 2 1 1
A3. Crushers 3 0 3 0 4 0
B1. United (NCYSA) 3 3 6 5 1 1
B2. EYSA - U14M4 3 0 3 3 3 0
B3. Carroll County P&R #2 0 0 0 -8 10 0
11/3/18 ESP 1 8:15 AM EYSA - U14M5 1 vs. Crushers 4
11/3/18 ESP 1 9:55 AM United 4 vs. Carroll County P&R #2 0
11/3/18 ESP 5 1:15 PM Crushers 0 vs. Hawks 3
11/3/18 ESP 6 1:15 PM Carroll County P&R #2 1 vs. EYSA - U14M4 6
11/4/18 ESP 1 8:00 AM Hawks 0 vs. EYSA - U14M5 1
11/4/18 ESP 1 9:40 AM EYSA - U14M4 1 vs. United 2
11/4/18 ESP 1 1:00 PM Crushers 6 vs. EYSA - U14M4 0
11/4/18 ESP 5 1:00 PM EYSA - U14M5 4 vs. Carroll County P&R 1
11/4/18 ESP 6 1:00 PM Hawks 1 vs. United 5
High School Mixed - Dempsey Division
2018 Champion: Okolona Santos
2018 Finalist: FC Knights
A1. Okolona Santos 3 3 6 6 3 0
A2. GFC Atletico 0 0 0 -4 7 0
A3. FC Goon Squad 0 3 3 -2 7 0
B1. FC Knights 3 3 6 4 0 2
B2. LYSA Fire 0 0 0 -2 2 0
B3. GFC Real 0 3 3 -1 3 0
11/3/18 ESP 9A 9:55 AM Okolona Santos 5 vs. FC Goon Squad 2
11/3/18 ESP 9B 9:55 AM FC Knights 2 vs. GFC Real 0
11/3/18 ESP 9B 2:55 PM FC Goon Squad 3 vs. GFC Atletico 2
11/3/18 ESP 9A 2:55 PM GFC Real 2 vs. LYSA Fire 1
11/4/18 ESP 9B 8:00 AM GFC Atletico 1 vs. Okolona Santos 4
11/4/18 ESP 9A 8:00 AM LYSA Fire 0 vs. FC Knights 2
11/4/18 ESP 9A 11:20 AM FC Goon Squad 4 vs. GFC Real 1
11/4/18 ESP 7A 11:20 AM GFC Atletico 0 vs. LYSA Fire 0
11/4/18 ESP 9B 11:20 AM Okolona Santos 5 vs. FC Knights 1
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