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Nostradamus and the Lost Templar Treasure
Patrick Bernauw
Nostradamus in Orval
In 2007, my historical faction thriller "Nostradamus in Orval" (written in Dutch) was published.
Hear Nostradamus talking about TWO treasures in Orval in an amazing EVP!
Start here a true treasure hunt for the Lost War Chest of the Bourbons!
Nostradamus and the Lost Treasure of the Bourbons
Did the French royalists during the French Revolution have made up some "Nostradamus quatrains" containing a code that leads to their War Treasure? A true treasure hunt!
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Here are some articles I wrote during the last years, about Nostradamus, and how his prophecies maybe were not prophecies at all, and how they are still used to go into politics.
Nostradamus' Prediction of a Great Monarch in Varennes
The Lost Bourbon Treasure
In the spring of 1791 there were rumours circulating in Paris about thousands of nobles ready to abduct the royal family from the revolutionary French capital. King Louis XVI was a prisoner in his own country, his wife - Marie Antoinette - was secretly writing letters to her brother, the Austrian Emperor, begging him to help them.Couriers smuggled the letters abroad, but their messages were intercepted by the republicans and the codes were broken. If a counter-revolution would have a chance to succeed, the royalists had to secure their communications and use a code that could not be broken.
General de Bouillé had an army at his disposition in the northeast of France. The fortress town of Montmédy could be a safe place for the royals: the border with the Austrian Netherlands was within reach and in the case of an emergency, they could flee to the nearby abbey of Orval, just across the border.
A few centuries earlier, the famous prophet Nostradamus seemed to have foreseen these events in one of his dark verses - quatrain 20 of the ninth centurie:
The night falls, trough the forest of Reims they come
In two parts to Orval, Herne, the white stone.
Now that the monk is in Varennes, in black and grey,
will the choice of Capet be the cause of storm, fire, blood, axe...
General de Bouillé realized how helpful it might be if he only had to talk about 'Q20, C9' and would be fully understood by his fellow conspirators. They only needed to know that the key to the code was to be found in the quatrains of Nostradamus; if someone said '20,9', it would be immediately obvious to everyone what the real message was. Such a code could not be broken by someone who didn't knew the keyword was 'Nostradamus'. The royals indeed would take the route through the Forêt de la Montagne de Reims to Montmédy and Orval, where a white menhir - or stone - could be found. Eventually, they could find a refuge even deeper into the Austrian Netherlands, in the village of Herne (county of Hainaut). The nurse of the Crown Prince had a cottage there. The monk of course was the king, known because of his chaste habits, and disguised in grey. In Varennes, a descendant of Hugh Capet would unleash a storm of fire and blood upon the republicans.
The fortune of the Bourbons and the jewels of the queen were entrusted to Leonard, the royal hairdresser. He had to bring them in safety in the abbey of Orval, where they would be part of the general's war chest. What general de Bouillé couldn't possibly imagine, was that Louis XVI, Marie Antoinette and their children would be arrested in Varennes and that it were the King and the Queen of France who lost their head under the bloody axe of the guillotine. They never reached Orval, but Leonard did. Together with the royal hairdresser, the Bourbon Treasure disappeared somewhere in or around the abbey...
The Philip Coppens article:
Wanted for theft: Nostradamus
Nostradamus. Whenever the name is heard, it conjures up wild discussion. Was he a prophet? A charlatan? Whatever the opinion, most have not labelled him a "thief". Yet this the newest in a long list of allegations made against Nostradamus.
Because I was too much involved with my own research, it was not until the spring of 2009 that I got really interested in a book Rudy Cambier published some years ago: Nostradamus and the Lost Templar Legacy. Rudy Cambier, a retired professor, noted that the French used by Nostradamus was not 16th century French, but rather 14th century Picard, the vernacular spoken in a region of Flanders between the Dendre and the Escaut.
'Cambier felt obviously something was not right and he started his quest: reading the Centuries the way they were supposed to be,' Philip Coppens says in a review of the book. The Centuries tured out to be written between 1323 and 1328 by a Cistercian monk, whose mother tongue was Picard.
Philip Coppens, in his article Wanted for theft: Nostradamus relates it in this way:
'His analysis, recently published, is a revelation: all the little enigmas of the Pyrenees apparently located near Athens disappear, as Cambier is able to interpret the bizarre words which people thought were 16th century French but actually are 14th century Picardian. The outcome? The document reveals the name of its author, Yves de Lessines, prior of a Cistercian abbey who had been entrusted with safeguarding certain documents when the Templars were about to be suppressed. De Lessines writes how before the end of the Temple, certain people within the Temple knew of its imminent demise, even though not all were convinced. Nevertheless, they prudently wanted to safeguard certain Templar possessions and moved them to Cambron, an area nicknamed "Terre des debats", The Disputed Land, as the area was a sore point between France, Flanders and other claimants, throughout the centuries. It was a no-one's land, where everyone lay claim to, but no-one ruled over. The idea was that after the demise of the Templars, envoys would be sent to collect the possessions. Three people were enthrusted with knowledge of the whereabouts of the cache, but all died before an envoy arrived. When de Lessines was the sole survivor, he realised an envoy was not on his way and not wanting to take the secret with him to his grave, he wrote the story down in 1000 verses - often repeating parts of the story, describing the location of the treasure and how to reach it, depending from what direction you come. And it was near Cambron that Cambier realised that there were locations named both Pyrenees and Athens - the mysteries of the Centuries had suddenly found their correct surroundings. And not only this verse, but all others suddenly made sense. But rather than prophecies, they were a poetic guide.'Cambier linked the Nostradamus enigma to that other evergreen historical mysterie: the question whether the Templars survived and what became of their treasure. The Knights Templar not only were warrior-monks defending pilgrims to the Holy Land, but also powerful bankers. This made the French King to act and all Templars in France were arrested on Friday, October 13, 1307 - and since that day, Friday the 13th was a day of bad luck.
The Templars were tortured to confess heresy, sodomie, worshipping idols... and condemned to death. The Templar Order was dissoluted. Since the 18th century, with the rise of freemasonry, Scottish and French aristocrats have claimed that the Knights Templar secretly survived after the dissolution of the Order in 1312.
'They allegedly became some sort of underground esoteric resistance force,' Philip Coppens says. 'In the 20th century, this idea took on new momentum: the myth of the Priory of Sion was created, in which certain Templars were said to have continued a belief if not knowledge that there were descendants of Jesus and Mary Magdalene still living, ready to take on the throne of a United Europe.'- Michael Baigent, Richard Leigh and Henry Lincoln turned this theme into the worldwide bestseller The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail, and this also was what Dan Brown was writing about in The Da Vinci Code.
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Cambier however does not say the Templar tradition continued. He believes the treasure remained where it was buried so long ago. He located the position detailed in the verses and superficial digs revealed there was a now filled-in chamber.
Philip Coppens: 'When he officially informed the authorities of his intent to dig in land which was in his name, he was at first gently denied permission. He then ordered for groundscans to occur. These showed that there were indeed barrels in the underground. The scans were even able to show there was some metal in them, thus identifying what de Lessines wrote in his verses: documents (detailed as the rules, the decisions of the chapters, and writs proving the betrayal of the Pope) and also, because they are practical people, silver and gold, the whole stored in twenty-one barrels duly greased on the outside to protect their contents from water damage.'
The Temple Legacy is still in existence, because the Belgian authorities try to block the enterprise, which has received massive amounts of interest from neo-Templar organisations.
The Nostradamus Manual and Code
Nostradamus threw the original manuscript of the Centuries into the flames. For Cambier, it is clear why he did this: now he had profited from his crime, he destroyed the evidence.
'In 1930, an anyomous author even wrote a twelve-page essay arguing there never was an original manuscript,' Philip Coppens states. 'Others, throughout the centuries, have searched the widths of Europe in search of an original edition of Nostradamus' prophecies, often to be disappointed. The evidence seemed to argue that Nostradamus never wrote them, and that only after his death, they created Centuries, attributing them to Nostradamus. However, more recently, the accepted theory is that Nostradamus indeed wrote what he said he wrote... or, to use Cambier's position, that he published what de Lessines had written two centuries earlier.'
But there is more. Pierre Vincenti (Corsica, 1874-1942) is now largely forgotten, but in his days he was a well-known occultist who published under the name of Pierre or P.V. Piobb. He translated the work of Robert Fludd and is said to have influenced the work of such leaders of the surrealist movement as André Breton or Pierre Mabeille. It was said also that he was responsible for the death of the Magus Papus by using black magic. More trustworthy is the allegation that some of his manuscripts disappeared mysteriously.
In his book Les mystères templiers (The Mystery of the Templars) Louis Charpentier relates that according P.V. Piobb, the prophecies of Nostradamus were not written by Nostradamus, but by the Templars, and the true nature of the texts is that of 'instructions given beyond time, to future individuals'. In Le Secret de Nostradamus (The Secret of Nostradamus, 1927) Piobb argues that the Centuries in fact are a coded manual.
There are, in fact, a lot of quatrains in the Centuries, referring to a Temple and a treasure. Quatrain 1 of fifth Century (Q1, C5), for instance speaks of a 'celtic ruin' and two who argue in the Temple. One of them, mounted on a steed, will get a pike and a dagger in his hart. This 'great one' will be buried without making any noise.
Q7, C9 seems to be telling us of a curse, or a booby trap, or maybe it's a threat: evil will come to the person who opens the tomb that was found and closes it promptly. And we will be unable to prove if he would be better a Breton or a Norman King.
Q81, C11 speaks openly of a treasure placed by 'Hesperian citizens' in the secret place of a temple. The temple is opened by 'hungry bonds', retaken, ravished and with 'a horrible prey in the midst'.
Q9, C6 says that in the sacred temples scandals will be perpetrated, but they will be reckoned as honours. The end of one whom they engrave medals of silver and gold will come in strangs torments.
Q16, C6 tells us about something that will be carried off 'by the young Hawk and by the Normans of France and Picardy'. The black ones of the temple of the Black Forest will make an inn and fire of Lombardy.
I'll give you the full quatrain Q13, C10 in the original French:
Soulz la pasture d'animaux ruminants
Par eux conduicts au ventre herbipolique
Soldats cachez, les armes bruit menants,
Non loing temptez de cité Antipolique.
'Soulz la pasture d'animaux ruminants' can be translated as 'beneath the food of ruminating animals'. Beneath this... hay, for example... there are soldiers hidden, their arms are making a noise. The ruminating animals lead the soldiers to an underground place of city with a name that has 'herbe' in it (grass, herb, weed). They are 'tempted' (?) not far from 'Antipolique', which is - in southern France - the mediterranean city of Antibes with its old Greek port.
Interestingly, immediately after the arrests of the Templars in their Paris headquarters, the agents of the French King Philip the Fair found out the Templar treasure had vanished, as had almost the entire Templar naval fleet. At his own trial, Templar sergeant John of Chalons confessed that some of the Templars had been tipped off about the arrests. A group of 24 knights managed to smuggle the gold, silver, and jewels out of Paris in three wagons covered over with hay. According to John of Chalons, the Templars fled to La Rochelle, a port city on the Atlantic coast, where they loaded the treasure aboard the Templar ships.The destination of the Templar fleet and treasure has been debated ever since; a likely destination would have been Scotland, but there is no concrete historical evidence.
Nostradamus and the Prophecy of Orval
In 1840 the French magazine L'Oracle published a story told by the baron of Manonville in his diary. During the Revolution, he was in the abbey of Orval and listened to a Prophecy that seemed to predict the Restoration of the Monarchy...
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The Secret closed up with the Revelation, such as One wille march over and ahead...
Nostradamus travelled from 1540 to 1545 across Europe. He visited Lyons, Vienne, Valence, Marseille, Aix-en-Provence and Arles, where he would settle down - but he also went to the north. It is known that he stayed in the castle of Fain, near Bar-le-Duc, one hour's walk from Orval. And he also spent some time in the abbey of Orval. A famous legend tells about Nostradamus walking the countryside with a nobleman from the nearby city of Florenville. When they came upon a black and a white pig, the gentleman questioned Nostradamus on the fate of the pigs. 'We will eat the black one and the wolf will eat the white one,' Nostradamus quickly replied. The Monsieur de Florenville set out to make him a liar and ordered his chef to roast the white pig on the spit and serve it for dinner. When dinner arrived, his lordship once again asked Nostradamus about the fate of the pigs and Nostradamus replied his earlier statement. Then the lord summoned his chef to refute this statement... and all the guests were astonished when the chef admitted that a tame wolf cub had nibbled at the white pig while it was roasting on the spit, and that he had served them the black one instead.
The French author Patrick Ferté even believes Nostradamus was known as the 'Solitaire d'Orval', a prophet who wrote predictions in 1542, including references to the 'Great Monarch', which also shows up in the quatrains of Nostradamus, and during the French Revolution was a hotel in Vareness (and still is). This Solitaire, Philippe-Dieu-donné-Noel, also known as Olivarius, was just like Nostradamus a doctor, surgeon and astrologer. But I believe this Solitaire d'Orval, as the so-called Prophecy d'Orval, was invented by the supporters of the French monarchy.
Other scholars stated that Nostradamus in Orval was exposed to secret teachings, linked to the mystical Priory of Sion. It was said that Nostradamus was a secret agent working for François de Guise and Charles, cardinal of Lorraine. 'Orval is close to Cambron, where according to Cambier, the Centuries were stowed away in the library,' Philip Coppens relates. 'Even though there is no record of Nostradamus visiting Cambron, it is possible as the house, like all religious centres, doubled as hotel for pilgrims and travellers, of which Nostradamus was one.' - If the Cambron Theory is true, it seems that Nostradamus has missed the importance of the Centuries, because he never took an effort to retrieve the cache.
But let us return to Nostradamus and his staying in Orval. There are undoubtedly some quatrains that could be interpreted as talking about a treasure in Orval.
Q27, C1:
Dessous le chesne Guyen du ciel frappé
Non loin de la est cacher le thresor
Qui par long siècles avoit este grappé
Trouvé mourra, l'oeil creve de ressort.
Beneath the oak tree, struck by lightning,
not far from there the treasure is hidden,
that which for many centuries has been gathered.
When found, a man shall die, the eye pierced by a spring.
Here is the warning again: the treasure is protected by a booby trap... and is to be found beneath the oak tree that was struck by lightning. An old legend says Nostradamus often was sitting under the oak tree near the botanical garden of the abbey. The old oak got struck by lightning and Nostradamus has never been seated beneath the oak where you can go and sit now on a wooden bench and look at the herbs in the garden. But there is still an oak there... and not far from there, the treasure must be hidden.
Quand l'escriture D M sera trouvée,
Et cave antique à lampe descouverte,
Loy, Roy, et Prince Ulpian esprouvée,
Pavillon Royne et Duc sous la couverte.
The last two verses are completely hermetic to me, but the first two are easy: 'When the inscription D.M. is found/in the ancient cave, revealed by a lamp.'
Q 27, C II:
Le diuin verbe sera du ciel frapp,
Qui ne pourra proceder plus auant:
Du reseruant le secret estoup,
Qu'on marchera par dessus & deuant.
The divine word will be struck from the sky and he who cannot proceed any further will be confronted with 'the secret closed up with the revelation, such as one will march over and ahead'.
Now, if you are sitting under the oak tree where once Nostradamus used to sit, near the botanical garden, you are only few steps away from this place where once you could find an inscription D.M. and where you will march over and ahead the Secret that is closed up with the revelation...
Orval Website
The Place, the History, the Legends, the Spirituality of the Old and the New Monastery...
23rd June 1793... Revolutionary troops led by General Loison sacked and burned the monastery. The community withdrew to its refuge in Luxembourg. Later a new cloister was built, but you can still visit the impressive ruins of the old monastery...
So that my brothers will walk all over me...
In the 17th century, Orval was on the highest point of its development. Two abbots were to become really famous. One of them was Bernard de Montgaillard, who - from southern France! - in 1605 managed to have himself appointed abbot of Orval by Archduke Albert and Isabelle and this despite the opposition of the community.
'From that moment he devoted himself to his monks who finally became very attached to him,' the Orval website says. 'He put the monastery back on its feet economically and restored the buildings. But more especially he was a precursor in giving his community reform constitutions which led to an increase in fervour. Novices came in great numbers; in 1619 the community was composed of 43 members: 27 professed monks, 8 lay brothers and 8 novices.'
Bernard de Montgaillard died in 1628 and his last will was kindly granted. He wanted to be buried 'at the foot of the stairs of the dormitory to the church. That was not far from the holy-water font and in that way his brothers - whether they went up or went down - would walk all over him and thus would be reminded to pray for him'.
'De Montgaillard', that spells D.M. And to walk all over him, is close to march over the secret and ahead. We had to search the underground - maybe a subterranean corridor, and there are lots of legends concerning the subterranean corridors of Orval! - of a city or a place with 'herbs' in it, near an oak tree, struck by lightning.
I am not much of a Nostradamus believer. I mean, I don't believe he was really psychic and could see the future. I don't believe Yves de Lessines was psychic. But I do believe that the quatrains of Nostradamus could be used, and are used throughout the ages, as a code which only the true initiates would understand. Suppose there is something like a Templar Legacy and even a Templar Treasure that could finance some secret Templar Projects...
It is known that in 1090 a conclave of Calabrian monks who left from the abbey of Orval helped secure the election of Godfroi de Bouillion as de facto King of Jerusalem during the First Crusade. Godfroi, as a true Defender of the Holy Sepulchre, refused the title. Moreover, he could have believed to be a descendant of the Merovingians, or even of Jesus Christ himself. Godfroi gave the monks an abbey on Mount Sion... But okay, that's the stuff where another article has to be made of!
The ruins of the old abbey
Under the oak tree, where Nostradamus used to sit, near the botanical garden...
R.C. Christian on January 31, 2011:
@ Proudmuslim : The All-Seeing-Eye on the Dollar bill (and elsewhere) is an esoteric Masonic image that represents God, the Great Architect of the Universe, and also symbolizes the ancient Brotherhood who lovingly watch over mankind. Not the "Anti-Christ". And, anyway, what does a Muslim know of Christ? Muslims have no concept of Christ, hence Islam is a false religion.
proudmuslim on October 23, 2010:
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the letters below made up by me cause i forgotten what the letters were but the D M ... i think i have understood that they stand for
DAJJAL vs MAHDI
every muslim is waiting for these two figures, Dajjal is the Antichrist, he got ONE EYE... you got him on your dollar bill, famouse buildings, movies and many many churches, Imam Al Mahdi, he will gather an army from Khorasan (modern Afghanistan) and he will fight the jews and the christians and unite MUSLIMS. and the second coming of Jesus peace and blessings will fight the idolworshippers ie christians. search yourself
Patrick Bernauw (author) from Flanders (Belgium) on July 30, 2010:
@anthony: The monks will not let you!
anthony smith on July 29, 2010:
has anyone bothered to did under the old oak?
adorababy from Syracuse, NY on July 04, 2010:
The lost treasure of the Knights templar tells the tale of a treasure taken from Paris by wagon train and the Templar fleet before the French king could grab it.
madhouston on July 03, 2010:
thay had secrets of the under world that may seem magic but really just unknown facts of reallity
qeyler on July 03, 2010:
very interesting hub, liked it very much
wendy on May 04, 2010:
@Mick
No they didn't. there ive solved your mystery
username on February 21, 2010:
Taking one letter from various much talked about clues, one word comes out. This word is a place and is easily missed. To find this place you will have to take the clues from France, London & Canada. Good luck
mick on December 28, 2009:
ive wondered if the knights templar had magical knowledge of human invisablity,levitation,things like that.
tonyhubb on October 31, 2009:
Varennes - very beautiful place....
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The Black Panther Jim Mitchell Featured in Black History Month
It's Black History Month, and every day I've been posting photos, documents, and other memorabilia from the life of The Black Panther Jim Mitchell. If you're not following me on social media right now, you're missing out.
The truly amazing part about almost all of this material is that it all came from the Black Panther himself. I have over 900 scans of photos, newspaper articles, magazine articles, wrestling programs, wrestling posters, and legal documents that Jim Mitchell collected and saved. These items were found in the early 2000s when a man named Dave Marciniak bought Mitchell's house from the bank as a flip after the death of Mitchell's step-daughter. It's a miracle that this stuff survived the years, and it's incredibly fortunate Dave saw potential value in these items. Rather than throwing it all away, he salvaged what he could, thinking it might be worth something one day. After all the time I spent chasing the Black Panther's story, it was worth more than gold to me.
I'm sharing a few items every day, so if you want to catch up and follow along, here's where you can find me:
And if you want to pick up the book, you can find it on Amazon or buy a signed copy direct from me.
Categories: "The Black Panther" Jim Mitchell, Wrestling History
Tags: african american, biography, black history month, black panther, jim mitchell, louisville, photos, professional wrestling, rare, social media
Posted on January 31, 2020 by eatsleepwrestle
The Golden Age for Wrestling Research
The 2020 CAC James Melby Award Winner Greg Oliver just posted a terrific editorial on Slam! Wrestling about the quest to chronicle pro wrestling history. After reading an advance copy of the Andre the Giant biography, Oliver was struck by the incredible depth of research in the spook, especially when compared to an infamous earlier bio on the Eighth Wonder of the World. Oliver suggests we're living in a golden era for wrestling historians and research, thanks to the resources that are not only now available but being utilized by writers and researchers everywhere.
I share this because I absolutely could not agree more. I have only been at this game for seven years, having taken my first dive into the newspaper microfilms at the Louisville Free Public Library in January of 2013. The access to such archives has improved tremendously in that short time, thanks in large part to archives such as newpapers.com. In 2013 I was hunting and rooting, scrolling through film after film and then scanning the weekly Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday and occasionally Friday and Saturday sports pages. Just a few short years later I was finding results much faster from my home office, scanning the same Courier-Journal newspapers but using the advanced search features available online. In less than four months, I had a complete 22 year record of the Allen Athletic Club. Between my work schedule and family life, it would have taken me years to compile the same data at the library.
Every year it seems more wrestling fans and history buffs are jumping in the waters. As a community, we are uncovering, recording, and preserving the history of professional wrestling faster than ever thought possible. This is a golden age for the wrestling historian. It's also a golden opportunity for fans and especially workers to learn that history for themselves.
This past weekend, when a wrestler at PPW told me about the stack of wrestling books he was reading, I added to it and gave him a copy of the Black Panther book. I always love hearing that a wrestler wants to know the history of the business because that tells me, this is someone who wants to learn from the past. This is someone who appreciates those who came before. This is someone who might just discover something that hasn't been done in decades and use it (making what is old new again) to become a star.
Whether you're a wrestler, a referee, a manager, a student, or just a fan, I encourage you to do the same. Read the Andre book. Read Have a Nice Day. Read Lou Thesz's incredible autobiography Hooker. Read Queen of the Ring. Read Adnan Al-Kaissie's hard to find/ harder to put down memoir. Your favorite past time has an incredible past. More and more, it's there waiting for you to discover.
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Paradigm Pro Is Still Here!
Jordan Rose summed up the mood in the Sellersburg American Legion Post on Friday night for all the fans in attendance at Paradigm Pro Wrestling's January event. After losing their building just a few weeks before, thanks to a suspicious phone call placed to the nearby city of Clarksville, the powers that be at PPW were able to find a new home quickly. Not only were all the previously booked wrestlers in attendance, PPW likely drew a few extra fans thanks to the cash bar at the back of the room. In a spirit of defiance and pride, Rose directed his gaze at the steadi-cam perched on the announcer's table and sent a message to the man or woman who not only evicted PPW from Malice Manor but managed to get Girl Fight's most recent offering canceled:
"WE'RE STILL HERE!!!"
The recent incident is not the first one of its kind. Not in wrestling, not in Kentuckiana, certainly not in recent memory. It was just a few years ago that two more phone calls successfully shutting down IWA Mid-South at Jammerz Rollerdome while unsuccessfully attempting to close the Arena in Jeffersonville. The so-called snitch was identified as a rival promoter who has since vanished from the area, along with his promoter. The identify of this recent caller remains anonymous, and in all fairness, it could just as easily be a local do-gooder rather than a promoter will ill intent. Nevertheless, it's worth sharing a thought I've spoken only privately up until now.
If you are running 5000 fans a week, you have a territory to defend.
If you are running under 200 a week, as all the local promotions on both sides of the river are, you do not have a territory. You have NOTHING to defend.
Run your shows, and let everyone else be.
Be thankful for the loyal fans you have, and remember – even out of those 200, at least half are patronizing the other guys too.
With all that said, let's go to the show and talk a couple of highlights:
First, let's talk about the Lost Boys. I'm thrilled to see Hoodfoot has connected with Adam Slade and what appears to be a great faction. If you get the chance to see (or book) this group, do it. Adam Slade, Bradley Prescott IV, Hoodfoot, and the rest are hungry, talented, and most of all – fun. These guys are fueled by a love of wrestling and entertaining. Great to see so many of them on the show.
I finally got to see Warhorse Friday night, and wow, that was a fun match with the aforementioned Bradley Prescott IV. I love this guy's look, too. His promo photos remind me of Zartan. He's got a great gimmick, and he really connects with the fans. I'll go see him any day.
It was great seeing Reed Bentley again, but I have to admit, I'm questioning these stories he told me when we first met. Reed tells me he trained in an actual ring, but he spends so little time wrestling inside a ring, I don't know if I believe him. Joking aside, it was fun seeing him in a singles match again. Much as I love him with John Wayne Murdoch (who I will get to) and their all-out wars as the Rejects, it's nice to see both those guys show what they can do as singles.
Billie Starkz is a superstar in the making. The girl connects with the fans like another young lady I first saw wrestling locally back in 2014 who just made her third appearance in the Royal Rumble. She's already where Crazy Mary was skill wise at that time, and she's five years younger than Mary was at that time. Enjoy her while she's young, fans. She won't be in this area for very long once she hits 18.
Calvin Tankman is a monster. He is big, strong, agile, and OVER with the fans. Not sure why he is "unsigned" but that's a status I would expect changes before the end of this year.
The PPW title match went on second to last, which is what happens when you have John Wayne Murdoch scheduled in a street fight. The Duke of Hardcore can do no wrong in the eyes of fans around these parts, and everyone was thrilled to see the doors, steel chairs, and other implements of destruction set out for the main event. It's almost a foregone conclusion in these moments that JWM is always going to win this type of match, and you could feel the shockwave ripple through the crowd when the referee counted three and raised the hand of…. Nolan Edwards? Yes!! It was Edwards who defeated John Wayne Murdoch in his own specialty match. Edwards has scored several huge wins as of late across the region against top stars, not the least of which was Kongo Kong, and now he has a huge statement win at PPW. PPW has already proven to be a launch pad for young stars, introducing fans to guys like Corey Storm and Ace Austin. Nolan Edwards is poised to have a breakout year in 2020.
Oh, and speaking of break out stars, PPW fans better enjoy every chance they get to see Dominic Garrini up close. The bare-footed shooter has an invitation to the eight man tournament that kicks off the Pro Wrestling Hall of Fame festivities this July in Waterloo, Iowa. Other competitors include Colt Cabana, Mad Man Fulton, Mr. Anderson, Gary Jay, and the man Garrini most wants to get his hands on – Ken Shamrock. This is a high profile tournament and an incredible opportunity for Garrini.
PPW will return to Sellersburg on March 27 for their next Heavy Hitters event. Fans who want to check out this outstanding and (so far) unkillable promotion can follow them on Facebook for more information.
Categories: Independent Wrestling, Louisville Wrestling
Tags: adam slade, billie starkz, dominic garrini, girl fight, hoodfoot, independent wrestling, john wayne murdoch, louisville, paradigm pro wrestling, reed bentley, sellers burg, warhorse
Posted on November 1, 2019 by eatsleepwrestle
New Book Announcement: Grappling by Gaslight
It's fitting that I am packing up a copy of Bluegrass Brawlers just purchased from my website tonight. Fitting because the first wrestling book I ever wrote has been the gift that keeps on giving. Not only did Bluegrass Brawlers lead to opportunities to work with Kenny "Starmaker" Bolin, "Dr. D" David Schultz, Mad Man Pondo, Hurricane JJ Maguire, and Tracy Smothers, it inspired three more books on its own.
By the time I finished Bluegrass Brawlers, I knew I wanted to write at last three more books: one on Heywood Allen, one on Jim Mitchell, and one about the wrestlers of the 1880s. I wrote a thorough history of Heywood Allen's promotion in the book Louisville's Greatest Show, and I released Jim Mitchell's biography The Original Black Panther earlier this year. Now, finally, there's a book about the circus wrestlers and barnstormers of the 19th century on the way.
Grappling by Gaslight is not a history, but historical fiction based on the real life stories from the time. It's a collection of five short stories inspired by the exploits of Ida Alb and her sister Mademoiselle Marcia; former slave Viro Small; strongman Robert Pennell and his rival Charles Flynn; and many more. I wanted to capture the spirit of the times, allowing readers to see these legendary wrestlers through the eyes of the fans, and early reviews have been very positive.
Grappling by Gaslight will be available by Christmas through this website and Amazon. It's a short book, less than 110 pages of actual story, but it's laced with romance, humor, and even a dash of murder. It's going to be a treat for anyone who loves a good rasslin' tale.
Categories: Fiction, Louisville Wrestling, Wrestling History
Tags: 1880s, circus, fiction, louisville, professional wrestling, short stories, wrestling fiction, wrestling history
Posted on January 7, 2018 January 7, 2018 by eatsleepwrestle
Five Matches
Someone on Facebook recently posed an interesting question: if you had a wrestling time machine and could go back to see any wrestling match, what would you go back to see?
I didn't have to think about my answer. As a hug fan of the Black Panther, I'd want to go back to the night he is most famous for: the night he and Gorgeous George incited a riot at the Olympic Auditorium. Then I got to thinking, what other matches would I want to see if I could return to any night in wrestling history?
Here are my top five, in order:
August 24, 1949, Los Angeles. Gorgeous George vs. The Black Panther Jim Mitchell at the Olympic. George was one of the biggest heels of his day, and the Panther was a beloved star. On a hot summer night, George went too far. He tossed Mitchell from the ring and refused to let him back in. One fan jumped in the ring to give George some payback, and George leveled him. In an instant the entire crowd was on its feet, and a riot raged on for hours. Mitchell and George escaped to the back, but several people had to be hospitalized. One woman even sued George and Mitchell for her injuries. I have the program from that night and a letter summoning Mitchell to answer for his part in the riot that evening. They are the prizes of my wrestling memorabilia collection.
February 1, 1944, Louisville. Mildred Burke vs. Elvira Snodgrass at the Columbia Gym. If Mitchell is my all time favorite grappler, Elvira is a close second. I'd love to see the greatest women's champion of all time against the toughest, meanest, scrappiest heel she ever faced in front of a hot Louisville crowd. This wasn't the only time they faced one another in Louisville or the biggest crowd in Louisville to see them do battle, but it was the night they were the main event attraction. How incredible would it be to see Heywood Allen chomping on his cigar, overseeing the action in the Columbia Gym?
Jerry Lawler vs. Andy Kaufman in Memphis. The Kaufman/Lawler feud is one of the most fascinating stories in wrestling history, both for the in-ring action and the behind the scenes machinations. It's the greatest work of the modern era and a blueprint for how to do kayfabe in an era when kayfabe is supposedly dead. Some how, some way, I'd have to have a ringside seat so I could see the back and forth after the match with Danny Davis telling Jerry that Andy will pay for the ambulance.
The Road Warriors vs. The Midnight Express, Night of the Skywalkers. Cornette has been a friend and a great asset in my research of Louisville wrestling history. The scaffold match was far from the best work either of these legendary tag teams did, but just to see it all unfold and watch poor Jimmy slip through the arms of Big Bubba (RIP) would be priceless.
When Hero Met Punk, IWA Mid-South, Clarksville, Indiana 2003. Before Punk made it to WWE or even Ring of Honor, he had some of the greatest battles in the modern indy era with Chris Hero, now NXT's Kassius Ohno, in front of one of the most passionate crowds in wrestling today. Matches like these are the reason CM Punk said his ideal place for Wrestlemania would be the old warehouse in Charlestown, Indiana, where many of their brawls took place. This particular match went almost 93 minutes, and for the last 15-20 minutes, the entire crowd was on their feet. Watch this, their Tables and Ladders duel, or their 60 minute brawl, and join me in hoping that when Kassius Ohio reaches the main roster, WWE will make amends with CM Punk and give these two one last battle – at Wrestlemania.
Honorable Mention: The 1951 Derby Eve Show, Jefferson County Armory, Louisville. I'm going to cheat here, but this has to be one of the greatest cards ever presented in Louisville. Francis McDonogh, who took over the Allen Club from Heywood Allen in 1947, made the annual Derby Eve Show and the Police Benefit Show that took its place a monster even every year. Have a look at the card and tell me you wouldn't want to be one of the 8000 in attendance that night:
Wild Bill Longson vs. Dutch Heffner
Bill Longson, Fred Davis (of the Chicago Bears), and Freddie Blassie vs. Ivan Rasputin, Stu Gibson, and Dutch Heffner
Mildred Burke vs. Mae Young
Lou Thesz vs. Green Dragon
Categories: "The Black Panther" Jim Mitchell, Elvira Snodgrass, Independent Wrestling, Women's Wrestling, Wrestling History
Tags: andy kaufman, Bill Longson, black panther, cassias ohno, chris hero, cm punk, columbia gym, danny davis, elvira snodgrass, fred davis, Freddie Blassie, gorgeous george, ivan rasputin, iwa mid-south, jefferson county armory, jerry lawler, jim cornette, jim mitchell, lou thesz, louisville, mae young, memphis, Midnight Express, mildred burke, olympic auditorium, road warriors, stu gibson
The Jim Cornette Experience
If you're a fan of wrestling history, be sure to catch today's episode of the Jim Cornette Experience. I'm on the show today talking about a few of my favorite things: The Allen Athletic Club, Elvira Snodgrass, and The Black Panther Jim Mitchell.
If you've already listened to today's show, you can follow the links below to read more about the books and stories I've been working on.
The Black Panther Jim Mitchell
Elvira Snodgrass Part 1 and Part 2
Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville
Louisville's Greatest Show: The Story of the Allen Athletic Club
Herb Welch's How to Become a Champion
"Dr. D" David Schultz (autobiography coming soon!)
Categories: "Dr. D" David Schultz, "The Black Panther" Jim Mitchell, Podcasts, Women's Wrestling, Wrestling History
Tags: black panther, elvira snodgrass, experience, herb welch, jim cornette, jim mitchell, louisville, podcast, wrestling
Posted on September 28, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle
Lou Thesz vs. Gorgeous George
The Champ vs. the Human Orchid… it happened in Louisville. Thesz and George met on November 27, 1954 at the Jefferson County Armory (now the Louisville Gardens).
Thesz and George split the first two falls, but George refused to come out for the third fall while a "physician" examined George's injuries. The unidentified medic said he believed George could go on, but George was reluctant. He finally decided to go to the ring, but as he was making his way to the ring, referee (and LPD homicide detective) Ellis Joseph was already raising Thesz's hand, declaring him the winner.
Earlier in the evening, "The Mask" defeated New Albany native Stu Gibson via DQ, Sonny Meyers drew with Johnny Valentine, and Billy Blassie defeated Sgt. Buck Moore. 4200 attendance.
Below is the Saturday newspaper ad for the big event, plus a page from a notebook kept by then-teenage fan Jim Oetkins, recording the results from the night.
Category: Louisville Wrestling
Tags: allen athletic club, armory, gorgeous george, johnny valentine, kentucky, lou thesz, louisville, louisville gardens, professional wrestling, stu gibson
Coming Together for Matt Cappotelli
Wrestlers give so much of themselves for the business the love and the fans who follow them. In less than two weeks, OVW fans will have a chance to give back to one of the greatest stars in the promotion's history.
If you don't know Matt Cappotelli's story, it's both inspiring and heart-breaking. Matt was on the verge of realizing his dream and becoming a WWE Superstar when he was diagnosed with brain cancer. He fought the disease and beat it, but earlier this year, cancer returned for a re-match.
OVW is hosting a benefit show on Saturday, September 23, to help Matt pay his medical expenses as he fights cancer a second time. A number of current and former OVW stars will be on hand that night not to collect a pay check, but to support their friend as all proceeds will go to Matt's medical fund. Jim Cornette has already announced he will be there, signing anything you bring for any donation you want to give. More announcements are on the way.
Indy wrestling isn't about sports entertainment. It's about family. If you're in the area, please be at the Davis Arena Saturday night, September 23. This is a show you can't miss.
Categories: Independent Wrestling, Louisville Wrestling, WWE
Tags: cancer, jim cornette, louisville, matt cappotelli, ovw, wwe
Posted on August 27, 2017 by eatsleepwrestle
"The Money Is in the Rematch"
For those who are wondering why so many people are saying, "The money is in the rematch," after last night's fight, here's a story from Louisville's past – all the way back to 1881.
In that year, a Louisville "resident: named Robert M. Pennell went to the Courier-Journal newspaper office and issued a challenge. Pennell, who was locally known for his feats of strength in weightlifting, offered to fight for any sum of money against any citizen of the United States or Europe brave enough to step into the ring with him.
On August 21 the Courier-Journal published a response to Pennell's challenge from Chicago grappler Charles Flynn. Flynn sent a man named Edward Morrill to Louisville to negotiate terms for the blockbuster match. Morrill and Pennell's representatives agreed to a Greco-Roman contest with each side putting up $250. The contest would take place on September 17 at Woodland Garden, a popular beer garden located on Market Street. A number of stipulations were added to the contract, and the most significant one was the promise that no matter how long the match went, there would be no draw!
When Flynn arrived in town on September 7, people were eager to learn all they could about Pennell's challenger. Billed as as champion wrestler of the Northwest, Flynn stood at five foot nine and a half feet tall and weighed 182 pounds. Flynn was fairly new to the sport of wrestling, but in less than five years he had racked up a number of notable wins in his adopted hometown of Chicago. He was so confident he would win, he offered to double the stakes of the match to $500. Flynn also wanted the winner to take all the gate money, but Pennell refused, insisting the loser get one third of the box office.
A crowd of eight hundred, mostly young men, gathered at Woodland Gardens on the 17th to witness the battle between Pennell and Flynn. What happened was an unexpected and disappointing finish. Pennell was clearly the stronger of the two, but Flynn proved to be the superior technical wrestler. Flynn took the first fall, but after falling, the fans could see desperation in the challenger's eyes.
The clock ticked passed midnight, and at 12:10 AM, Flynn shocked the fans by withdrawing from the match. The fans were outraged! They were assured there would be no draw in this contest. Edwin Morrill announced to the fans that Flynn had agreed to wrestle Pennell on September 17. Since it was now September 18, the written contract had been fulfilled. Flynn was done with Pennell.
The crowd was livid. They screamed for Flynn to finish the contest. The referee, hoping to appease the crowd, announced Pennell as the winner, but Pennell gallantly refused to accept the win. Ignoring the cry of the masses who wanted him to take the win and the $500, he told the crowd that Morrill had out-foxed him, and he agreed the match should end in a draw. But he also took the opportunity to demand a rematch, two weeks hence, for double the stakes – a $1000 purse! Flynn agreed to the rematch, and the evening was over.
The very next day, Flynn backed off from his promise of a rematch. Flynn said he had no objection to wrestling Pennell again in private, but he had no desire to step into a ring in Louisville with the city's fans against him. Flynn had no immediate plans to leave town, stating he had made many friends and intended to stick around for a week or so, but the public rematch was out.
The next day, Flynn put up a deposit of $50 at the Courier-Journal to show he was sincere about the private rematch. He announced his intention to remain in Louisville until the races were concluded at Churchill, but he reiterated his stance he would not face Pennell in a public exhibition.
On September 22, Pennell met with Edward Morrill again to negotiate terms of a public rematch. With Flynn's blessing, Morrill agreed to a second match. This time, Pennell closed the loophole. The match would continue until there was a winner. There really and truly would be NO draw this time!
On September 30, a crowd of more than 1000 gathered to watch the strongest man in the world take on the champion of the Northwest. A good number of bettors and sports enthusiasts from Peoria and Chicago came in for the match to cheer on Chicago's own, but the crowd was largely local and largely in Pennell's corner.
When the opponents disrobed, it was clear Flynn was in better shape than his opponent that night. He was also much cooler and patient than in their previous match as the two locked up. Pennell matched Flynn's caution, and both men took a defensive posture. Flynn took the early advantage when Pennell went for a neck hold, dropping him to mat, but when Flynn went for a hold, Pennell powered out and dropped Flynn on his shoulders, scoring a fall and drawing a roar from the partisan crowd.
Flynn came out more aggressively for round two. His scientific knowledge of the sport gave him the edge, and in ten minutes, Pennell was on his back, struggling to keep one shoulder off the mat. Flynn overpowered him, and the match was even at one fall a piece.
Flynn looked fresh as they began the third round just before 10 PM. Pennell, on the other hand, was showing serious signs of fatigue and suffering from sprained fingers. Pennell spent much of the round face down on the mat as Flynn struggled to flip him on his back. Unable to put his "Nelson grip" to use, Flynn ultimately used a neck lock to turn the stronger man over and take the third fall.
Pennell called for a surgeon during the third intermission and attempted to treat his badly damaged hand. It was of little use, and when Pennell answered the bell for the fourth round, he appeared "timid as a child." Flynn kept Pennell on the defensive, chasing him all over the stage. At one point, Flynn had Pennell pressed against the floodlights, and Pennell, afraid he might be tossed off the stage, was heard saying, "Don't hurt me, Flynn, don't hurt me." At that moment, Flynn flipped Pennell over one last time and scored the pin, taking the victory and ending the contest.
After the crowd left, the two competitors met in the presence of the judges, referee, and Courier-Journal representatives. Flynn received his prize of $1000 plus two thirds of the gate. Pennell admitted he had been soundly defeated and congratulated his opponent.
Having won the battle, Flynn declared his intention to next challenge Duncan Ross. Pennell and Flynn would leave town together on September 7th for Chicago for they hoped would be a run in with Ross, who would soon move to Louisville himself and set up shop.
It seems strange that two such bitter rivals would leave practically arm in arm in pursuit of their next challenge, but a year later, an article in the Courier-Journal would shine a different light on their so-called rivalry. A unidentified wrestler gave the Courier what he claimed to be the real story of Pennell and Flynn – it was all a work.
According to the unnamed source, Pennell and Flynn came into Louisville playing a very common game used by greedy promoters. A wrestler of some repute would move into a town where people could be "easily gulled." The wrestler, now claiming to be a local, would issue open challenges that would be answered by a pre-selected opponent from out of town. The opponent would come to town, engage in a war of words with the challenger, and ultimately square off with him in a match.
What's more, the outcome of these matches was often decided on the fly. Observers would watch the betting on the matches, and depending on who had the most money bet by the third of fourth round, decide the finish based on who could win the more money. By doing so, the promoters and their allies could maximize their profits by betting – and winning – on the perceived underdog.
"It is," the source concluded, "a settled fact that all the wrestlers, who are abusing each other, are very good friends in reality and put on the disguise of enmity to gull the people more easily."
The article couldn't have come at a worse time for Louisville wrestling enthusiasts. The champion of the world, William Muldoon of New York, was in town wrestling against the latest wrestler to make Louisville his home and issue and open challenge to the world. That wrestler was none other than Duncan C. Ross, formerly of Chicago.
The rumors of a fix, combined with some heelish behavior from Muldoon, soured the Louisville sports fans on wrestling. It wasn't until the turn of the century that men like William Barton and Heywood Allen would succeed in popularizing wrestling in the city again, igniting a passion for the sport that continues to this day.
The story of Pennell and Flynn, as well as the stories of Ross and Muldoon, appear in the book Bluegrass Brawlers: The Story of Professional Wrestling in Louisville.
Categories: Louisville Wrestling, Wrestling History
Tags: charles flynn, conor macgregor, duncan c ross, floyd mayweather, louisville, robert pennell, william muldoon, wrestling
A Fan Remembers the Allen Athletic Club
I had the privilege of meeting a man named Jim Oetkins today. Jim was just a kid when the Allen Club was running on Tuesday nights at the Columbia Gym in Louisville, Kentucky, and he still has the scrapbook he used to record the weekly results. It's an incredible treasure trove of big names and priceless memories. I'm looking forward to reading through it in the next few weeks.
Jim had some great stories about that era, including a road trip he took with two local stars, Mel Meiners and Sgt. Buck Moore of the Louisville Police Department. Mel (the father of WHAS host Terry Meiners) delivered milk to Jim's home when he was a kid, and one day, Mel stopped to invite Jim on a road trip. "He was going to Owensboro with Buck Moore and some young guy they were training," says Oetkins. "My father wasn't too keen on me going, but he knew Mel, and everyone knew Buck. He was as clean-cut, All-American as you can get."
Jim rode with Meiners, Moore, and the trainee to Owensboro for a show promoted by former wrestler and Louisville favorite, "Kid Scotty" Williams. On their way into town, Meiners decided to have some fun. "He put on a wrestling mask, and he started to mess with the other drivers," says Oetkins. "He would roll down the windows, get their attention, and grunt at them! I was afraid we'd all be arrested or something."
Scotty Williams was on hand at the venue when they arrived along with his wife. "They were wonderful people," Oetkins remembers. "They also had a joke waiting for Buck. Buck had some rather large breasts for a man, so his wife handed him a gift – a huge bra! 'I thought you might need this tonight,' she told him."
Jim was able to confirm several things I had not been able to fully prove in my research. First and foremost was Scotty Williams' promotion in Owensboro. I found mention that he was planning to move that way in the old newspaper clippings, but a friend in Owensboro was never able to find anything in their local papers to corroborate the story. Jim also confirmed that in the Lou Thesz-Buddy Rogers rivalry, the majority of local fans actually preferred Rogers over the champion Thesz.
Jim told me that Wild Bill Longson was also a big favorite, despite working as heel much of the time. "He was around for so many years, he was the guy to many people." He also said there was only one true queen of the ring in that era. "There was something about Mildred Burke that stood out. You could tell she was different than the others."
Jim was a teenager at the time, and he was old enough to know that something was not on the level with the wrestling he enjoyed every Tuesday night. He put the question to Mel while they were in the car. "Is it really fake?"
Mel thought a moment and answered. "Let me put it this way. I've got a wife and several kids at home. And most of the guys I work with, they have kids at home. I'm out here doing a job to help put food in their mouths, and so is the guy I'm wrestling. I don't want to ruin that guys' chances to provide for his family, and I hope he doesn't want to do that for mine. We're out there to wrestle, but we're also out there to do a job. And we want to keep on doing that job so we can keep taking care of out families. You know what I'm saying?"
"He didn't need to say any more," said Jim. "I thought it was a wonderful way to put it."
If you'd like to know more about Louisville's golden age of wrestling, the era of Mel Meiners, Buck Moore, Scotty Williams (not to mention Lou Thesz, Buddy Rogers, Bill Longson, Jim Mitchell, and Mildred Burke, you can find it all in Louisville's Greatest Show: The Story of the Allen Athletic Club, now available in paperback and on Kindle.
Categories: Louisville Wrestling, Women's Wrestling, Wrestling History
Tags: allen athletic club, Bill Longson, buck moore, Buddy Rogers, columbia gym, jim mitchell, lou thesz, louisville, louisville's greatest show, mel miners, mildred burke, professional wrestling, scotty williams, terry meiners, the black panther

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Queen Elizabeth 'wrestled away from Goring Hotel in London after security scare
Face of Malawi > Featured > Queen Elizabeth 'wrestled away from Goring Hotel in London after security scare
Featured, World News
If there is one man the Queen was lucky to have guarding her back during a royal security scare yesterday, it was this chap.
For rarely is there a target bigger than Her Majesty.
But larger-than-life David Morgan-Hewitt, managing director of one of the Royal Family's favourite hotels, provided adequate cover as he escorted the Queen outside after a scruffy intruder ran inside.
The interloper, who witnesses said appeared drunk, sprinted through the front door of the Goring Hotel in London's Belgravia at lunchtime.
Minutes later, he was wrestled outside by a man in a suit, thought to be a royal protection officer.
The Queen, 90, was inside having a private lunch with some of her most senior servants at the time.
Dressed in a hoodie, jeans and trainers, the man waved his hands in the air before running inside at about 1.30pm, a witness said.
After being escorted back out, he was patted down by the officer who took his details before letting him go. It is not known why he entered the building.
The intruder was spotted on the District Line near Earl's Court before yesterday's incident.
One witness described how he appeared to be drunk and was shouting: 'I'm Irish, I'm hard as f***'.
'He was crawling around on the tube picking up empty cans and sucking out what was left,' the witness added.
'He kept trying to give people high fives and was quite aggressive to some Asian men on the tube.'
The five-star hotel is a stone's throw from Buckingham Palace and was a favourite of the late Queen Mother.
Mr Morgan-Hewitt – who, according to the hotel's website, is 'as much of an institution as the hotel itself' – has been with the Goring since 1990.
The hotel was also the location of choice for Kate Middleton for her final night as a single woman before her wedding to Prince William.
The Middleton party booked out all of the hotel's 71 rooms for their family and friends and held their own reception there for those not invited to the Buckingham Palace bash.
Tag: David Morgan-Hewitt, prince william, queen elizabeth
Author: Robert Ngwira
Attended Our Future Private Secondary School in Rumphi from 2006-2009 Holder of Diploma in Journalism from Malawi Institute of Journalism (MIJ) Hobbies, reading newspapers, going out with friends, listening to radio and watching football. Email: info@faceofmalawi.com
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Softbank close to finalising $3bn investment in WeWork
The deal reportedly values the startup at over $20bn.
Japanese tech giant Softbank is reportedly nearing a deal to invest more than $3bn in US office-space sharing start-up WeWork.
The investment is part of its efforts to diversify its presence beyond the technology and telecom sectors.
The Masayashi Son-led Softbank is considering a primary investment of $2bn in the New York-based WeWork, CNBC reported, citing a source familiar with the matter.
Softbank is looking to infuse more than $1bn in the secondary round. It may expand the size of the secondary investment to $2bn, taking the total funding close to $4bn.
If the deal goes through, WeWork's valuation would increase to over $20bn, the publication reported.
WeWork delivers shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses. It offers shared workspaces to start-ups in the Americas, Europe, Hong Kong and Shanghai.
Recently, its co-founder Miguel McKelvey said that the company is planning to expand its presence to Beijing in May.
McKelvey was quoted by Reuters as saying that the firm will continue to raise capital to fund its expansion plans ahead of a possible public issue.
Last year, WeWork raised $700m from Chinese private equity firm Hony Capital, Legend Holdings and property developer China Oceanwide Holdings and others.
In December 2016, Softbank said that it was investing $1bn in the US company OneWeb, which is building a network of satellites to provide global broadband access.
The investment is expected to create about 3,000 new jobs in the US in the next four years.
The SoftBank-led investment is designed to speed up the delivery of affordable, high-speed internet to rural areas across the US and emerging markets using a technology called Progressive Pitch.
Last year, SoftBank and the sovereign wealth fund of Saudi Arabia launched a $100bn tech fund.
READ MORE: SoftBank, Saudi Arabia create $100bn London based tech fund
Based in London and funded with $25bn from SoftBank and $45bn from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund over the next five years, the goal is to create a tech investment fund.
Apple has confirmed plans to invest $1bn in the Softbank technology fund, which will be managed by a subsidiary of Softbank in the UK.
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Home News Tires Pirelli to Use Ferrari Finali Mondiali to Showcase Technical Evolution of Ferrari GT Tires
Pirelli to Use Ferrari Finali Mondiali to Showcase Technical Evolution of Ferrari GT Tires
Posted By: Manju Mathewon: Monday, November 5, 2018 In: TiresNo Comments
Pirelli has been the exclusive tire supplier to the Ferrari Challenge ever since the championship began 26 years ago. In the coming edition of the Ferrari Challenge, six Ferrari sports cars and six of their racing variants as well as the Pirelli tires that they use will be in the limelight. Pirelli used the Ferrari Mondiali to check out new concepts in the really extreme conditions that motorsports. More than 1000 drivers have participated in the Ferrari Challenge which was instituted in 1993 and Pirelli has supplied countless tires for the event. Due o the immense success of the European series, Ferrari expanded the Ferrari Challenge to both the United States and to Asia, with each Ferrari going into the race with Pirelli tires.
CARS AND TYRES: THE HISTORY OF THE FERRARI CHALLENGE
The first Ferrari model that inspired the one-make series was the Ferrari 348 Challenge, which was inspired by the 1989 348 TB and TS. The race car variant sported the model's 3.5-liter V8 engine that produced 320 horsepower. When compared to its road-going version, the 348 Challenge car did not have many modifications, but it did have slick tires that Pirelli made especially for this model. The first Ferrari Challenge tire was a 17-inch slick that came in different sizes for the front and rear (245/620-17 and 265/640-17 respectively). The tires too were closely linked to those used for the road going version of the car. Pirelli used the normal P Zero moulds, with changes to the construction and compounds used.
The 348 was last used in the 1996 races, during which it participated along with the new 355 Challenge car. This challenge car was also closely inspired by its road-going counterpart, right down to the 380-horsepower engine. The key differentiating features were the safety devices needed for motorsport and the customized Pirelli tires. It was for this model that Pirelli made its first 18-inch tires for Ferrari's one-make series and this size was used for over a decade.
The third car to be used in the races first made its debut in the 2000 races: the 360 Challenge, derived from the 360 Modena. It too had the same power as the road variant (400 horsepower) but weighed less. In 2001, it underwent a few significant modifications, with its power being increased to 415 horsepower. More demands were also placed on the tires, but the Pirelli tires used in 2000 were more than capable of tackling this challenge, with changes only in the sizes and the compounds.
The next significant step in the series was the entry of the 430 Challenge which had the same 490 horsepower as the road car, but used new technologies thanks to Ferrari's lessons in Formula 1 racing. This included the use of the first carbon ceramic braking system of any Ferrari competition car. Hence, the tires too needed to be modified and thus the first 19-inch tires were made, both in the form of slicks and wets. For the first time ever, 'full wet' tires were used, which had a specific full wet tread pattern.
In 2010, the renowned Ferrari 458 Italia was the road legal car used as the inspiration for the latest Challenge car. The racing version had the same 570 horsepower but weighed 100 kilograms less, had specific engine mapping and a competition exhaust. Another notable feature was an electronic rear differential that needed the tires to work in tandem with it. Pirelli modified the tire dimensions and compound, while maintaining the same wheel size.
Turbocharging first came into the picture at the Ferrari Challenge in 2016 with the advent of the 488 Challenge. The horsepower increased by 100 hp when compared to the 458, and the lap time decreased by a second. Pirelli came up with new tire sizes for the 488 Challenge to handle the stronger performance of the car.
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April 3, 2019 In InCarda News, Press Releases
InCarda Therapeutics Appoints Daniel G. Welch as Executive Chairman of Board of Directors
Former Chairman and CEO of InterMune Brings Extensive Development and Commercialization Experience to Support Continued Advancement of InRhythm™ for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation SAN FRANCISCO, CA – April 3, 2019 – InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. ("InCarda"), a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing first-of-their-kind inhaled therapies for cardiovascular diseases,...
February 7, 2019 In InCarda News, Press Releases
New Patent Issuances Strengthen InCarda Therapeutics' Intellectual Property Portfolio Covering Novel Inhaled Cardiovascular Therapies
U.S. Patent Broadly Expands Coverage for Inhaled Treatment of Cardiovascular Disease to Include all Class I – IV Antiarrhythmic Drugs Additional U.S. Patent Provides Coverage for Combination of Arrhythmia Electronic Monitoring with Treatment Initiation; Supports Vision of Empowering Patients to Rapidly Detect and Arrest Atrial Fibrillation...
November 8, 2018 In InCarda News, Press Releases
InCarda Therapeutics Provides Corporate Update Highlighting Fundraising and Clinical Development Milestones
Oversubscribed $42 Million Series B Financing Provides Significant Runway to Support Continued Advancement of Innovative Inhaled Cardiovascular Therapy First Patients Dosed in Phase 2 Clinical Trial of First-of-its-Kind Inhaled Antiarrhythmic for Treatment of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation San Francisco, CA – November 8, 2018 – InCarda Therapeutics, Inc....
June 8, 2017 In Press Releases
InCarda Therapeutics Announces Positive Clinical Data Supporting Development of Inhaled Flecainide for the Treatment of Symptomatic Acute Events of Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation (PAF)
Flecainide administered via oral inhalation is well tolerated and elicits ECG changes suggestive of rapid drug delivery to heart Brisbane, California, June 7, 2017 – InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. (InCarda), a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing therapies for acute cardiovascular conditions via the inhalation route, today...
March 13, 2017 In Press Releases
InCarda Therapeutics Announces Abstract Acceptances for the Heart Rhythm 2017 Conference
San Francisco, California, March 14, 2017 – InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. (InCarda), a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of therapies for acute cardiovascular conditions via the inhalation route, today announced the acceptance of two abstracts for poster presentations at the Heart...
August 31, 2016 In Press Releases
InCarda Therapeutics Initiates Enrollment of Phase 1 Clinical Trial of Inhaled Flecainide for the Treatment of Cardiac Arrhythmias
San Francisco, California, August 31, 2016 – InCarda Therapeutics, Inc. (InCarda), a privately-held biopharmaceutical company pioneering a novel approach of treating cardiovascular conditions by delivering medications via the inhalation route, today announced that it has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial for its lead product...
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Like many busy mums and carers, your Christmas 'to do' list is probably already running to three pages with all the presents you have to buy, end of year school events to attend, not to mention work functions. The feelings of stress are probably beginning, slowly but surely, to build towards what will be a crescendo by December 24 as you feel buffeted by all the many and varied calls on your time.
The first and most important tip is plan, plan and then plan some more. Set aside an evening this week after the kids are in bed to plan ahead for the Christmas season. Plan your Christmas present shopping, plan the food you're going to serve and plan ahead on the activities you will do with your children. It will be an evening well spent – you'll feel the stress recede almost straight away as you start taking control and you're back in the driving seat.
If you have received Christmas wish lists by now maybe arrange a Secret-Santa type gift 'program' amongst family and friends (and don't forget to agree on a $$ limit – everyone appreciates it secretly!), then how about doing your Christmas shopping online this year? No one with a child under five would want or should have to hit the shops in the run-up to Christmas. There is virtually nothing you can't buy online anymore and you can do the shopping from the comfort of your own home without dragging a tearful toddler through the crowds with you.
Plan ahead on the food you'll be needing over the festive period and be ready to jump in and book a home delivery slot as soon as they become available. Naturally, the big players offer home delivery, but it's also worth asking at your smaller local shops too – many will also offer delivery as well – after all, your time and sanity are more valuable than a nominal delivery fee.
Order your festive drinks online too and you can offer benefit from online specials and discounted prices from buying in bulk. So much easier than lugging it back from the shops yourself.
Obviously, all this online activity (ironically being encouraged by a screen-free advocate) will still take your attention away from the kiddiwinks and it's tempting to plonk the kids in front of the TV or the hand them the iPad while you're doing it – and that's OK for a little while, of course – but too much of it can come back to bite you as well all know with cranky behaviours and poor sleep which is the last thing you want in the run up to Christmas.
Kids still need and want to be stimulated and, once school and kindy close for the holidays, they will probably miss the structure and interesting activities they normally do.
While you're still in the early planning phase, remember to order in some Shapeeze packs which your little ones will be able to have fun with as well as building their fine motor skills and keep their letter and number recognition abilities from fading during the long school holidays. Best of all, our Shapeeze activities are designed to be completed by the children on their own without adult supervision. They can be ordered online too and delivered in a matter of days, leaving you free to hit the computer while the kids are happily engaged in some independent fine motor fun.
Toilet Roll Reindeer – so cute!
Remember – you can't control everything, especially with children! If, things don't quite go to plan, it's not the end of the world – in fact often the craziest memories are the best and the ones you'll be laughing about next Christmas!
Merry Christmas from all at Shapeeze.


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WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court in Washington on Friday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to prevent the U.S. military from accepting transgender recruits starting Jan. 1, the second court to issue such a ruling this week.
Four federal judges around the country have issued injunctions blocking Trump's ban on transgender people from the military, including one that was also handed down on Friday. The administration has appealed the previous three rulings.
In a six-page order, the three-judge-panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit said the administration had "not shown a strong likelihood that they will succeed on the merits of their challenge" to a district court's order blocking the ban.
On Thursday the Richmond, Virginia-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said it was denying the administration's request while the appeal proceeds.
The two courts' actions could prompt the administration to ask the conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court to intervene.
Also on Friday, a federal trial court in Riverside, California, blocked the ban while the case proceeds, making it the fourth to do so, after similar rulings in Baltimore, Seattle and Washington, D.C.
U.S. District Judge Jesus Bernal said without the injunction the plaintiffs, including current and aspiring service members, would suffer irreparable harm. "There is nothing any court can do to remedy a government-sent message that some citizens are not worthy of the military uniform simply because of their gender," he added.
The administration had argued that the Jan. 1 deadline for accepting transgender recruits was problematic because tens of thousands of personnel would have to be trained on the medical standards needed to process transgender applicants, and the military was not ready for that.
The Obama administration had set a deadline of July 1, 2017, to begin accepting transgender recruits, but Trump's defense secretary, James Mattis, postponed that date to Jan. 1.


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Tube strike continues for commuters
Published on 30 April 2014, 11:13 AM Last Update: 5 year(s) ago	by Blazer
London Underground (LU) has managed to run services on all 11 lines of the Tube network on a second morning of disruption caused by a strike.
Chief operating officer Phil Hufton said it was a first for a strike day.
By 08:00 BST all lines had some service although frequency was disrupted and about 30 stations remained closed.
Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union began a strike on Monday night over plans to close all ticket offices at a cost of 960 jobs.
Two lines opened earlier than the advertised 07:00.
The Waterloo and City Line was closed on Tuesday but opened on Wednesday morning
Platforms on the Jubilee Line at Waterloo Station were packed with commuters
Vintage buses have been brought back into use to help supplement services
LU said more staff members had arrived for work than during the last strike in February and that volunteers were helping passengers.
On Tuesday, the RMT accused LU of "misleading" the public over the level of services and of leaving platforms and stations "dangerously overcrowded".
RMT acting general secretary Mick Cash said: "It helps no-one for LU to deliberately mislead the public as to what services are available, as it simply piles dangerous levels of pressure on to the ghost trains and skeleton operations, leaving passengers and staff at risk."
'Protection assured'
Mayor of London Boris Johnson wants legislation preventing strike action unless at least 50% of union members in a workplace take part in a ballot.
He told BBC London 94.9 he had received assurances from Prime Minister David Cameron.
He said: "I've had it from his lips in public, that on day one of a new Cameron administration he will be able to deliver a deal that gives exactly the protection that Londoners want."
He added: "This is a strike by one of the unions concerned and a small minority have triggered that."
The RMT has said it will strike for 72 hours from 21:00 on Monday 5 May, if the ticket office dispute is not resolved.
Asked if it would come to that, Mr Johnson said: "I can't say what is in the minds of the RMT and their leadership.
"I think most people looking at the generosity of terms would say that's quite enough already."
RMT acting general secretary Mick Cash called Mr Johnson's remarks a "wholesale assault on trade unions".
He accused him of using Londoners "as pawns in his personal crusade for the leadership of the Tory party".
He said reducing Tube workers would make stations a "criminals' paradise", adding: "The political posturing by the Mayor and his officials at London Underground and TfL must stop and talks based on RMT's proposed solution to the dispute must be reconvened."
LU said 50% of services were running on Tuesday.
Extra bus services have been in operation since the start of the strike, with some vintage models being brought back into use.
Customers are advised to check their journeys before travelling, but LU has advised the following services are in operation - although with trains running less frequently and some stations closed:
Bakerloo Line: Between Queen's Park and Elephant and Castle
Central Line: Whole line operating
Circle Line: Between Hammersmith and Aldgate
District Line: Between Upminster and Wimbledon and between Ealing Broadway and High Street Kensington
Hammersmith and City Line: Between Edgware Road and Barking
Jubilee Line: Whole line operating
Metropolitan Line: Between Amersham and Baker Street, Uxbridge to Harrow-on-the-Hill and Harrow-on-the-Hill to Aldgate
Northern Line: Whole line operating
Piccadilly Line: Between Hammersmith and Heathrow Terminals 1,2,3, and between Arnos Grove and Cockfosters
Victoria Line: Whole line operating
Waterloo and City Line: Closed
The DLR and London Overground lines are not affected by the strike action.
The strike is due to end after 48 hours, at 20:59 on Wednesday, but disruption may continue into Thursday morning.
The union and London Underground (LU) have met more than 40 times via the arbitration service Acas since the last 48-hour strike in February, but talks broke down on Monday.
TfL needs to save £4.2bn by 2020; it hopes to save £50m a year by closing ticket offices.
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