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VRS-317 in Adult Subjects With Growth Hormone Deficiency
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01359488
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 24, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 23, 2012
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The purpose of this research study is to determine the safety and tolerability of up to five doses of VRS-317 in Adult Growth Hormone Deficient patients.
- Patients will be evaluated for evidence of activity of VRS-317 by measurement of changes from baseline in insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-I) and binding protein (IGFBP-3), and bone turnover (bone alkaline phosphatase)
- Descriptive pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) parameters (IGF-I and IGFBP-3) will be determined by standard model independent methods based on the plasma concentration-time data of each subject. These parameters include: Cmax, Tmax, AUCavg, AUC0-inf, and t1/2.
- The purpose is to determine the appropriate dose of VRS-317 to maintain a normal range (for appropriate age/gender) for IGF-I levels in adult patients for up to one month after administration of a single dose
|Condition or disease
|Growth Hormone Deficiency
|Drug: VRS-317
|Phase 1
The study is a placebo controlled single ascending dose (SAD) study in adult GHD patients currently receiving daily rhGH therapy. After screening patients are withdrawn from daily rhGH therapy for a minimum of 7 days (maximum of 60 days) prior to randomization for treatment. Patients will be randomised within a treatment group that is currently being enrolled once the patient has passed the pre-dose screening criteria.
Documented confirmation (medical history) of GHD during adulthood by a minimum of one or more GH stimulation tests is required such as:
- insulin tolerance test (ITT; peak hGH ≤ 5.0 ng/mL),
- arginine alone (peak hGH ≤ 0.4 ng/mL);
- arginine + growth-hormone-releasing hormone* (see below);
- or glucagon stimulation test (peak hGH ≤ 3.0 ng/mL) OR
- at least 3 other pituitary hormone deficiencies and a low IGF-I for age/gender appropriate normal range
Each patient will be randomised to receive either the investigational product, VRS-317 (Cohorts A-E), or placebo (Cohort F) in a 4:1 ratio.
Subjects will be monitored for safety throughout their participation in the study. To ensure patient safety, two patients (1 active, 1 placebo) in the first treatment group, one from Cohort A and one from Cohort F1, will be dosed in a blinded manner and monitored for 48 hr prior to dosing the remaining 8 patients. The 8 remaining patients will be blinded and randomized to the first treatment group. Vital signs, clinical lab values, adverse events (AEs) and concomitant medications (CMs) will be captured. AEs will be graded using the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (CTCAE v 4.0)1, and the Primary Dermal Irritation Scoring Scale; AEs will be coded using the MedDRA2 dictionary and CMs using the WHO Drug dictionary. Prior to escalating to a higher dose level, safety data will be reviewed by the principal investigator (PI), co-PIs, the Sponsor, and the medical monitor for any potential safety risk to subjects.
Patients will participate for a total of 83-215 days. A 7-60 day withdrawal phase (no daily rhGH therapy) is followed by receiving assigned doses on Day 1 of Treatment Phase, PK/PD and safety assessments for 30 days, and an additional 30 days of follow up.
Safety evaulations will be performed to assess safety including but not limited to:
- Physical examination
- Vital signs (including sitting/supine blood pressure)
- Laboratory tests: hematology, chemistry, urinalysis, and pregnancy testing (in women of child-bearing age)
- Adverse events and concomitant medications
- Glucose metabolism: Fasting and post-prandial plasma glucose and fasting insulin pre-study and at pre-scheduled timepoints during the study (per Assessment Table)
- Lipid profile will be assessed pre-study and at pre-scheduled timepoints during the study (per Assessment Table)
- Assessment for adrenal insufficiency prior to enrollment and at Day 30 (not performed on patients with documented history of adrenal insufficiency)
- Evaluation of injection site reactions
- Anti-VRS-317 antibody assay (pre-dose, Day 30 (end of study) and Day 60) last follow up visit
- Safety monitoring will continue for up to 60 days post-dose
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|50 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|A Blinded Placebo Controlled Single Ascending Dose Phase 1 for Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics After Subcutaneous Administration of VRS-317 in Adults With Growth Hormone Deficiency
|Study Start Date :
|March 2011
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|June 2012
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2012
Experimental: VRS-317 Safety Arm 1
VRS-317 Single injection SC of dose level 1 (based on 90 kg patient)
Placebo Single SC injection Dose Volume matched to active treatment volume
Drug: VRS-317
VRS-317 Single Dose
Other Names:
Experimental: VRS-317 Safety Arm 2
VRS-317 Single injection SC of dose level 2 (based on 90 kg patient)
Placebo Single SC injection Dose Volume matched to active treatment volume
Drug: VRS-317
VRS-317 Single Dose
Other Names:
Experimental: VRS-317 Safety Arm 3
VRS-317 Single injection SC of dose level 3 (based on 90 kg patient)
Placebo Single SC injection Dose Volume matched to active treatment volume
Drug: VRS-317
VRS-317 Single Dose
Other Names:
Experimental: VRS-317 Safety Arm 4
VRS-317 Two injections SC of dose level 4 (based on 90 kg patient)
Placebo Two SC injection Dose matched to treatment volume
Drug: VRS-317
VRS-317 Single dose
Other Names:
Experimental: VRS-317 Safety Arm 5
VRS-317 Two injections SC of dose level 5 (based on 90 kg patient)
Placebo Two SC injections Dose Volume matched to active treatment volume
Drug: VRS-317
VRS-317 Single dose
Other Names:
- Safety and Tolerability of single dose of VRS-317 [ Time Frame: 30 days ]This study will evaluate the differences between VRS-317 dose levels and placebo for adverse events. Summaries will be provided for each dose cohort and for the combined dose cohorts including the number of patients with adverse events. All subjects who receive at least one dose of VRS-317 or placebo will be included in the safety analysis. Summaries of all adverse events (AEs)and serious adverse events (SAEs)will be classified according to severity and relationship to study drug.
- Determine the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of VRS-317 administered SC [ Time Frame: 30 days ]
- Pharmacokinetic (PK)parameters are determined from WinNonLin analysis using a one compartment model. [Timeframe = 30 days] Cmax Tmax AUCavg AUC0-inf t1/2
- Parmacodynamic (PD)parameters are determined from WinNonLin analysis using a one compartment model. [Timeframe = 30 days] Cmax Tmax AUCavg AUC0-inf t1/2
- IGF-I and IGFBP-3 values compared against baseline parameters and parameters obtained from daily rhGH treatment. [Timeframe = 90 days]
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|25 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 25 to 65 years
- Negative serum pregnancy test for females of childbearing potential
- Documented confirmation (medical history) of GHD during adulthood by one or more GH stimulation test
- If taking hormone replacement therapy other than rhGH, patient must be on a stable course of treatment for 2 months prior to enrollment
- Pituitary disorder associated with GHD has been clinically stable for at least 6 months
- Currently receiving daily recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH) injections for treatment of GHD for a minimum of 28 days
- Willing and able to give informed consent
- Within one year from enrollment, normal result from screening including: mammogram (women), pap smear (women over 25), Men over 50 years old: digital rectal exam
Exclusion Criteria:
- Subjects who have received systemic treatment for any bacterial, viral or fungal infection within 30 days of the first study drug dosing (prophylactic acyclovir for HSV is permitted)
- Subjects with documented history of diabetes mellitus or inadequate glucose control as defined by fasting plasma glucose level of greater than 126 mg/dL (7 mM) or HbA1c of ≥ 6.5% at screening
- Subjects with untreated adrenal insufficiency.
- Free thyroxine below normal reference range or TSH above normal reference range
- Current use of oral or inhaled steroids except for physiological maintenance doses of oral glucocorticoids in patients with multiple pituitary hormone deficiencies
- Women using oral estrogens, including birth control pills, during study (transdermal estrogen patches are allowed)
- Current significant cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, pulmonary, neurological (not related to GHD), renal or hepatobillary disease
- Presence of retinopathy or papillaedema
- Documented history of persistent (unresolved without medical intervention) or recurring migraines, edema, arthralgia (not related to osteoarthritis), or nausea
- History of drug or alcohol abuse.
- Must not have documented prior history of HIV, HBV or HCV infection(testing not required)
- Prior history of cancer excluding adequately treated non-melanoma skin cancers or adequately treated in situ carcinoma of the cervix
- Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding
- Unwilling to use two effective birth control methods until Day 60 of Treatment Phase
- Pre-existing antibodies to human growth hormone at time of screening (screening samples must be below pre-specified cut-off for positive anti-hGH antibody titer)
- Treatment with an investigational drug within past 30 days prior to screening
- Unable to comply with requirements of this study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01359488
|United States, Texas
|Diabetes and Glandular Disease Clinic
|San Antonio, Texas, United States, 78229
|Principal Investigator:
|Mark Kipnes, MD
|Diabetes and Glandular Disease Clinic
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
|Responsible Party:
|Versartis Inc.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01359488 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
VRS-317 1a
|First Posted:
|May 24, 2011 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 23, 2012
|Last Verified:
|July 2012
Keywords provided by Versartis Inc.:
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Hormone substitute
Endocrin System disease
Bone disease
Bone disease, developmental
Bone diseases
Musculoskeletal diseases
Bone diseases, endocrine
Metabolism diseases
Pituitary disease
Hypothalmic disease
Brain disease
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone
Hormone replacement therapy
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Endocrine System Diseases
Dwarfism, Pituitary
Bone Diseases, Developmental
Bone Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Bone Diseases, Endocrine
Pituitary Diseases
Hypothalamic Diseases
Brain Diseases
Central Nervous System Diseases
Nervous System Diseases
Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
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In his latest series, "I Have Something To Tell You", Adrain Chesser uses his own illness, AIDS, in order to catalogue the pure, raw emotional reactions of his friends and family as they are told the terrible news . The Florida-born photographer, snapped portraits of his loved ones moments after he shared this life-changing information.
"When I thought about having to disclose my illness to my friends I would panic, which didn't make sense, because I have an amazing group of friends who are all very loving and supportive"
Filled with a series of genuine reactions ranging from shock to panic to sadness, Chesser's loved ones do not hold back. The beauty of this project relies on these subjects' faces- most which reveal intense, unfiltered emotion. Chesser had long used photography as a method of interpreting and understanding his own emotional life– a "spiritual practice", he calls it in a interview with Huffpost. The images, past and present, served him as tangible memories that later aide him to further understand past mistakes, or hidden victories. In this case, Chesser uses the camera as a mediator-a placeholder between two entities that feel broken, yet bonded by a painful experience.
Chesser believes that the diverse reactions of the 46 different people he photographed (without their prior knowledge of the project) reflect each individual's personal experience with death and illness. He remembers everything from tears, to laughter, stoicism and confusion after confessing his diagnosis. (via HuffPost Arts)

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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 12:20 pm
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In the sixties superficial stuff seemed to be all that mattered. If you wore the right costume and had the right skin color you were welcome.
If not, you were sent out to sleep in the yard. The content of your character in the words of M L King was of much less importance than the price of your clothes. Educated young suburban white people wanted a life where you had to be a worthy person to get our respect, and rejected the idea that respectability was for sale in expensive clothing stores.
Some who insulted our bell bottoms actually called us traitors to our face at times. It helped us see who was not worth our time to bother with.
In a short time you began to see guys like Johnny Carson and other public figures adopting vests and flared jeans. suddenly we were respectable again to useless fools.
Many of us still feel that way. I dont have an opinion on ALL of the Occupy folks because I have not spoken to any of them.
Though I have seen them often on the news, I can honestly say that I do not remember how they were dressed.
I only recall the ideas they expressed.The ones interviewed on CNN made some sense to me. The ones chosen by Fox were all idiots.
Check out Einsteins rumpled wardrobe sometime to see if he doesnt look like a Bowery bum. If Jesus appears to us among the OWS folks at that holy site, someone should explain to him about tear gas.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:24 pm
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Appearances? Is it that simple to know about what you're looking at at first glance? Looks are always skin deep.
I've had the good fortune to know George Greenough. For those who might not know who he is, he is arguably the consummate waterman of our time, and an esoteric genius all rolled together in a unseemly package. Definitely not your Laird Hamilton type in appearances. If you saw him at the beach, you could easily think he was a bum. Always unkempt in appearance and barefoot, and he drove around in older, kind of beat-up vehicles. Actually though, he is a multi-millionaire from old money.
When it comes to surfing, windsurfing, and film, George has made incredible contributions. He is an outrageous out-of-the-box thinker and builder, but at first glance some of the things he has made could be viewed as a bit crude in execution. However, if you looked at the design and the stuff that really mattered, everything always reflected high precision and exactness. It's hard to communicate just how advanced he has been in his ideas. In windsurfing, we can thank George for designing and handbuilding the first RDM masts. Ultimately he gave the idea to NoLimitz with no strings attached. His innovative fin designs go back to the 50s. Not surprisingly, this is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to his accomplishments.
The main point here is quite simple. You can't always judge a book by its cover.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 2:40 pm
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I've always loved this shot of George on his translucent kneeboard from the ...late sixties? early seventies? Much of what he did ushered in the short board revolution.
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 5:19 pm
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I stated that, 'We all KNOW that appearances can be deceptive, and a few moments of initial contact and conversation can correct any false impression, but the fact remains that if you wish to define what you stand for, you ACT (including dress) accordingly.'
For the sake of brevity I did not add that - some people do NOT act in accordance with their appearance, although many others do.- That was implicit, surely.
The fact that a person looks like a bum does not automatically make him one. Einstein sometimes looked scruffy probably because, like many an absent minded professor, he didn't care about appearances. That is completely different to someone dressing in a particular way to create an image.
I do not doubt that the content of a persons character is much more important than the clothes they wear, whatever the cost, which I never mentioned. (For the record, since retirement I wear jeans, sweaters and anoracks, and my suits, shirts and ties are relegated to the loft since I no longer have to attend formal functions.)
My take on the St Pauls protesters is that, over the period of time they have been there, they have defined themselves in the eyes of the public by their actions.
As for Jesus, many say that he must have appeared as a tramp, but I don't believe that. Had he been seen so I can't see how he could have recruited Peter and the others, who were hard working fishermen, presumably with the work ethic. (I don't believe in the miracles, which means he must have persuaded them with his vision and character, so I don't see why he would want to appear as a tramp.)
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2011 7:49 pm
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Cant speak for Jesus but my guess is that he didnt dress to impress for the same reason as Einstein.
There is no dress code in his line of work.
I often wear a wetsuit to school or shorts and no shoes in case the wind starts blowing and I need to head for the launch in a hurry.
In the nuke business at meetings discussing weighty matters it was easy to spot the most important people in the room. The flunkies and two bit politicians wore power ties with three piece suits.
The key people, mostly engineers and techs, wore whatever casual clothes they had on anyway.If the computer geniuses were invited they wore Grateful Dead tee shirts and shorts with black socks and sandals.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 12:45 am
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Some just don't get it. I note the following whine: "these aimless malcontents, typically young and well educated, whine about getting their fair share." There do appear to be some important issues of fundamental fairness in the banking business. Like:
Every now and then, Americans can find a crumb of hope that maybe those who caused the 2008 crash will be held accountable. Monday was one of those days, as a federal judge in New York courageously rejected a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the SEC over allegations of securities fraud. Instead, Judge Jed S. Rakoff ordered the parties to prepare for trial next July. The proposed settlement, Rakoff correctly concludes, is neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate, nor in the public interest. Rakoff who in 2009 also struck down a $33 million settlement between Bank of America and the SEC has been one of the lone voices against letting Wall Street off easy for malfeasance in the run up to the 2008 crash; more judges and regulator should follow his example.
The Citigroup case has many echoes of the SECs case against Goldman Sachs last year, which ended in a $550 million settlement where the firm did not admit any wrongdoing. As Rakoffs ruling lays out, Citigroup had grossly misled investors about how a package of investments was put together:
Citigroup's misrepresenting that the Fund's assets were attractive investments rigorously selected by an independent investment adviser, whereas in fact Citigroup had arranged to include in the portfolio a substantial percentage of negative projected assets and had then taken a short position in those very assets it had helped select Citigroup realized around net profits of around $160 million, whereas the investors, as the S.E.C. later revealed, lost more than $700 million.
Two hundred and eighty five million dollars may sound like a lot of money, but in fact the number amounts to Citigroup ceding the profits plus interest ($190 million) and paying a $95 million fine, one-seventh of the total damages. To put that in perspective, Citigroup made a $3.8 billion profit thats $3,800 million in the third quarter alone; a $95 million fine would be but 2.5 percent of their third quarter profit. As Rakoff writes, such small fines are frequently viewed, in the business community, as a cost of doing business rather than as an indicator of where the real truth lies.
Worse, the settlement would have allowed Citigroup to avoid admitting wrongdoing, depriving private investors of a key asset in recouping their losses. The SEC agreed to this weak settlement despite reams of evidence against Citigroup, and despite the fact that, according to Bloomberg Newss Jonathan Weil, this case is hardly the first time this unit of Citigroup has crossed the line:
And to show that the housing business is certainly not aimless:
WASHINGTON The Justice Department on Wednesday announced the largest residential fair-lending settlement in history, saying that Bank of America had agreed to pay $335 million to settle allegations that its Countrywide Financial unit discriminated against black and Hispanic borrowers during the housing boom.
A department investigation concluded that Countrywide loan officers and brokers charged higher fees and rates to more than 200,000 minority borrowers across the country than to white borrowers who posed the same credit risk.
And of course there is protecting public health:
Reporting from Washington The Obama administration has adopted tough new limits on mercury and other toxic emissions from power plants, winning praise from environmentalists and public health advocates but sparking warnings from industry groups that contend the new regulations are too expensive and will place dangerous pressure on the nation's electrical grid.
I guess Bard is not alone in standing firm to protect the right of power generators to emit toxic pollutants. But with these matters being debated, it is certainly more important to focus on the appearance of the protestors. Some people really know what is important!
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:41 am
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I saw something relevant in the Louvre. Paintings on pottery and carvings from the time of Jesus show all the best dressed people were tyrants and despots.
Fishermen and carpenters wore burlap bags with arm and head holes cut out.
The only well dressed Jewish people were the bankers and moneylenders. Jesus was throwing them out of the Temple.
Now they are back.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 5:56 am
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I think there are cultural differences Keycocker.
Vicars and bishops over here wear recognisable uniforms, and schools (in my time) generally enforced the wearing of uniforms for pupils, and, by implication, members of staff. We male staff often had to suppress our grins on occasion, when men and boys trooped out of morning assembly, leaving the girls to be sternly lectured on the flouting of their uniform rules. (Regulation 1,053 I used to imagine to myself ... colour of girls knickers, and minimum skirt length!!
The serious point though is that children (and religious congregations too for that matter) need authoritative role models to set an example, not best mates or retarded teenagers as mentors. A 'with it 'teacher, far from earning respect, would have invited ridicule from both pupils and parents.
Perhaps if a few more parents themselves set a better leadership example to their offspring society wouldn't be in the youth centred anti social mess it is currently in.
We all know that it is not a given that appearance always defines a person, so those who wear suits and dress neatly are not automatically worthless! They may just be showing a form of respect to their fellow human beings. And no, I don't believe Jesus was a tramp. He was striving to establish a religion, and would have wished to be taken seriously.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 6:39 am
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Quote, 'The only well dressed Jewish people were the bankers and money lenders.'
What an extraordinary statement! Shouldn't you have included flunkies and politicians too?
Do I take it that if President Obama turned up at some international gathering in a Mickey Mouse T shirt and baggy shorts (or wet suit) he would be showing his true worth?
You certainly seem to have a bee in your bonnet, but Merry Christmas anyway.
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2011 8:35 am
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Sorry GT.I have only the greatest respect for teachers.You are the only hope for mankind.
I was just recounting the images I saw that were closest to the time of Jesus.
quoteWe all know that it is not a given that appearance always defines a person, so those who wear suits and dress neatly are not automatically worthless!
My point was entirely the opposite.The dress of those folks makes no difference to me at all. I would like to believe that we all know that but earlier posters would seem to disagree.
If my senator friend who knows Obama from the old days were to have invited him over to BBQ after the speech in Kansas, my opinion would change not a bit no matter what the President was wearing.
An employer has a reason to require certain dress codes, but camping on the sidewalk over percieved injustice, real or not, has no dress code.
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Iconic British television presenter Jimmy Savile shows off his OBE award after being honored at London's Buckingham Palace on March 21, 1972.
By Alastair Jamieson, NBC News
LONDON ? Former BBC star Jimmy Savile was one of Britain?s "most prolific" sex offenders, committing at least 214 sex crimes against victims aged as young as 8, police said Friday.
Investigators released a report cataloging more than 50 years of rapes and indecent assaults. It accused the late television and radio host of using his celebrity status to gain access to vulnerable children in hospitals, nightclubs and even a hospice for the terminally ill.
Almost all the allegations have been made since Savile?s death in 2011, even though the offences date back as far as 1955.
The revelations?have triggered a scandal in Britain?and prompted a string of public inquiries into how some allegations were not properly investigated while Savile was alive.
"It is now clear that Savile was hiding in plain sight and using his celebrity status and fundraising activity to gain uncontrolled access to vulnerable people across six decades," the police-led report said.?"For a variety of reasons the vast majority of his victims did not feel they could speak out and it?s apparent that some of the small number who did had their accounts dismissed by those in authority including parents and carers."
Savile, who raised?an estimated $55 million for charity, achieved fame on BBC shows including "Top of the Pops" and "Jim'll Fix It." In 1990, he was?given a knighthood by Britain's Queen Elizabeth and received a Papal Knighthood at the Vatican.
For 20 years, Jimmy Savile's children's show was a highlight of Saturday night family TV on the BBC. But now, British police say 300 people have come forward with claims that Savile abused them during his 60-year broadcasting career. NBC's Annabel Roberts reports.
The offences span 28 police forces across the U.K. and the scale of his abuse is so vast that the?report included a map?and an index of the alleged locations.
The number of people Savile victimized "simply beggars belief," Peter Watt, co-author of the report [PDF link] and director of children?s charity NSPCC?told?ITV News.
"He is without doubt one of the most prolific sex offenders we have ever come across and every number represents a victim that will never get justice now he is dead. But?with this report we can at least show his victims that they have been taken seriously and their suffering has been recognized."
In total, more than 450 have people have come forward to police with allegations of abuse involving Savile. Most but not all victims have been interviewed and to date 214 criminal offences have been formally recorded. They included?34 rapes or serious sexual assaults, according to the report. The last incident recorded occurred in 2009. His victims ranged in age from 8 to 47.
The report concluded:
?The details provided by the victims of his abuse paint the picture of a mainly opportunistic individual who used his celebrity status as a powerful tool to coerce or control them, preying on the vulnerable or star-struck for his sexual gratification.?Sadly, this type of behavior is not uncommon in any society - sexual abuse, whether in street gangs, though trafficking or within families and institutions, often involves the use of powerful coercion, intimidation and manipulation to exploit the vulnerable."
In a separate development, Britain?s most senior prosecutor apologized to some of the women abused by Savile, revealing that police missed three chances to take him to trial while he was alive.
Keir Starmer, the director of public prosecutions, said police had been "unjustifiably cautious" investigation four allegations involving girls as young as 14 who said they were abused by Savile in the 1970s.
He said he hoped the organization?s internal review would prove to be a "watershed" moment in the handling of child abuse cases.
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Facing its first nationally ranked opponent this season, the MIT women's volleyball team fell to No. 21 Springfield College, 25-18, 28-26, 25-23, in a hard-fought NEWMAC contest on Tuesday night. The loss lowered the Engineers' record to 13-4 on the year and 2-2 in league play while the Pride improved to 16-0 overall and 4-0 in the NEWMAC.
Sophomore Tatiana Berger (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.) led MIT's attack with 10 kills to go along with eight digs. Senior Cecily Joujon-Roche (Laguna Hills, Calif.) posted nine kills and a .500 hitting percentage while fellow classmate Kelly Schulte (Riverside, Calif.) tallied seven kills, five digs, three blocks, and two aces. Freshman Nicole Gagnier (Atlanta, Ga.) compiled 25 assists, 12 digs, and four kills as junior Katie Spielbauer (Lakeview, Mich.) paced the defense with 14 digs. Sophomore Jess Fessler (Shortsville, N.Y.) and senior Natasha Jensen (Columbia, Md.) added seven and six digs, respectively, while sophomore Rachel Hunt (Arlington Heights, Ill.) contributed a pair of blocks.
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The impact of Hurricane Sandy has closed schools throughout the state and postponed all scheduled playoff games today, including Maryland Public Secondary Schools Athletic Association (MPSSAA) region semifinal field hockey, Interscholastic Athletic Association of Maryland field hockey and girls soccer quarterfinal games. Tuesday's MPSSAA boys and girls soccer region quarterfinals also are likely to be postponed with the inclement weather expected to continue through Wednesday in the area.
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The boys soccer regular season is in its final week with games set for Tuesday and Thursday before the playoffs start Nov. 6.
"After we see how bad this is we'll make a decision [Tuesday]," MIAA executive director Rick Diggs said.
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Should the league decide to freeze the regular season, the playoff seedings would be based on the current league records.
Another concern the league has pertains to Saturday's quarterfinal round football games and whether the teams involved will have enough practice time this week to safely be ready. Two games are on Saturday's slate with McDonogh traveling to Loyola at 2:30 p.m. and Mount St. Joseph visiting Archbishop Spalding at 6 p.m.
In the IAAM, the cross country championships – originally set for Thursday – has been pushed back to Nov. 5 at Oregon Ridge Park. The varsity race will begin at 2:30 p.m. and there will be no open race this year.
The field hockey quarterfinal round has been rescheduled for Thursday with location of games determined by field conditions and availability. The semifinals will take place Friday with the championship games staying as planned Sunday at Goucher College.
The soccer quarterfinal round will take place on Thursday (location determined by field conditions and availability) with the semifinals set for Saturday. The championships, originally scheduled for Sunday, have been moved to Nov. 5 (A and B championships) and Nov. 6 (C championship) with all games remaining at Stevenson University.
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Kadokawa updated their website today with news of the new opening/ending themes. The new OP will be sung by Saori Kodama and will be entitled Mikansei Stride, or "Unfinished Stride." The single will be released on 2012/08/08. Kodama wrote the lyrics to the first OP/ED, and will likely write these as well, but this is her first performance in a while.
The new ED will be sung by "Eru Chitanda" (Satomi Satou) and "Mayaka Ibara" (Ai Kayano) again. It is entitled Kimi ni matsuwaru Mystery or "The Mystery around You." The single will be released on 2012/08/22.
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So early in the season and they already announced it. I'm guessing this will be the new song for the next arc.
|2012-05-19, 02:33
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Wait, there's going to be a second OP/ED combo?
I loved Yasashisa no Riyuu and the ED as well... Choucho also sang the OP for Kamisama no memochou, a great OP at that, and her voice... well let her do the singing.
I personally want to hear both Chitanda and Ibara's seijuus do more works
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I've been listening to quite alot anime songs recently, and only recently have I been able to fully judge anime songs with a critic eye. So here I go...
Hyouka ED Single - Madoromi no Yakusoku
Artists: Satou Satomi & Kayano Ai
1. Madoromi no Yakusoku
A nice catch for any ED song, especially because it's the ending song, is something that doesn't seem to "break out" as if ED was supposed to end at 1:30 (see A Channel's Humming Girl for example) Beautiful mix of guitar, piano, and a bit of percussion here and there, I can listen to this for too long. Plus, the fact that Ritsu's VA is singing this, I still can't comprehend. If it were a normal ED, it wouldn't have that lasting effect that makes it as great as it is. So what derives it from your average ED? It's probably the duet. It's yummy, that's for sure.
2. Romance wa Mada Hayai
Sounds like a blurred mix of balad... dance song... and marching song What's that called again? XD I think that this song catches a 2001 aura more than that the latest ones I've seen, for some reason. I like it. Not totally great than (1), but again, the duet is yummy to hear, and the mix of instruments still gives it a plus 1 from me. :3
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Romance wa Mada Hayai really annoys me for some reason... Sounds like bubbly nonsense. :S But the full version of Madoromi no Yakusoku is really relaxing and pretty.
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Either way, nobody can deny that the ED itself is fantastic.
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I love the 2nd ending Kimi Ni Matsuwaru Mystery (君にまつわるミステリー)!.
It's just so cute. Chitanda as Holmes, Mayaka as Poirot, Satoshi as Moriarty, and Oreki as Lupin Arsene (III's grandpa). Watching Mayaka and Chitanda driving after the boys was just funny to me for some reason.
There was also a hint of High School DxD ending vibe to it. No, I'm not talking about pole dancing . Apparently the lyrics from both songs were written by Kodama Saori. I'll have to find more of her work.
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I agree, I actually just came here to post about how much I like the new ending. Visually, this easily has to be towards the top of my list of favorite ending songs. Oreki makes a really cool villain (Though Satoshi scores some points too for the sly, taunting smile he gives as they fly away on their escape balloon), I like Chitanda's and Mayaka's boyish detective outfits, and I love their exaggerated, overdone shock after Oreki and Satoshi slip out from their handcuffs. Just very charming, stylish, and original. The song is nice too, I really like the last 20 seconds or so (Everything from "Kimi wa meeeeeeeeeeeestery").
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"So, what's your dog's name?" I asked the shop clerk innocently. The pooch was perched on a counter-top sitting ever-so-mellow despite the flow of foot traffic through the showroom. No barking. No slobbering. Cool dog.
Between trail runs, Collette and I had ducked into a shop in Sedona, Arizona, home to southwest-flavored New Age funkiness. Trail maps of the Sedona area have energy vortices marked, showing where you can go to meditate or chant. No problem. Positive influences are a good thing, even if they're not universally understood.
The aforementioned shop was full of trinkets, figurines adorned with fairy wings, and other paraphernalia far, far removed from transfer cases and trail runs. The dog's name? "It's Miss Happy Joyful Fairy Angel's Wings," beamed the shopkeeper. "Cool," I replied, resisting the urge to ask how a so-named dog might be called to dinner. It was clearly time to get to a trail.
Set in the epicenter of northern Arizona, Sedona is surrounded by spectacular red rock cliffs, pinyon-juniper scrubland, and stands of majestic pines. Little surprise then, that people would be drawn there in search of respite and renewal. Some chant and meditate. We shift into 4-low.
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John Terry has been found not guilty of racially abusing QPR's Anton Ferdinand.
Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle delivered his verdict after a five-day trial at Westminster Magistrates Court in London.
He said the case was not about "whether Mr Terry is a racist in the broadest sense of the word", telling the court he had heard "a great deal of evidence to show that he is not".
"It is understandable why Mr Terry wants to make this point - his reputation is at stake," he said.
Terry, 31 - who had denied a racially aggravated public order offence - left the court building within minutes of the verdict being announced. He made no comment to waiting reporters.
He was accused of racially abusing Ferdinand during a match between QPR and Chelsea at Loftus Road in October. He was investigated and charged after a complaint from an off-duty policeman.
Riddle said Terry was a "credible witness" and "nobody has been able to show that he is lying". He told the court: "There is no doubt that John Terry uttered the words 'f****** black c***' at Anton Ferdinand.
"When he did so, he was angry. Mr Ferdinand says that he did not precipitate this comment by himself accusing Mr Terry of calling him a 'black c***'. I accept that it is possible that Mr Terry believed at the time, and believes now, that such an accusation was made.
"Even with all the help the court has received from television footage, expert lip readers, witnesses and indeed counsel, it is impossible to be sure exactly what were [all] the words spoken by Mr Terry at the relevant time. It is impossible to be sure exactly what was said to him at the relevant time by Mr Ferdinand.
"It is therefore possible that what he said was not intended as an insult, but rather as a challenge to what he believed had been said to him.
"For a small part of the relevant time, the camera's view of Mr Terry was obstructed. It is a crucial fact that nobody has given evidence that they heard what Mr Terry said or, more importantly, how he said it. His account has been subject to the most searching and thorough questioning.
"In those circumstances, there being a doubt, the only verdict the court can record is one of not guilty."
The Crown Prosecution Service defended the decision to prosecute Terry. Alison Saunders, the chief Crown Prosecutor for London, said: "The very serious allegation at the heart of this case was one of racial abuse. It was our view that this was not 'banter' on the football pitch and that the allegation should be judged by a court."
Speaking to reporters after the verdict, Terry's lawyer, Dan Morrison, said: "The court has today acquitted John Terry of all charges.
"He has consistently explained his position to the FA, the police and the court. He did not racially abuse Mr Ferdinand, and the court has accepted this."
A Chelsea statement said: "Chelsea Football Club notes and respects Chief Magistrate Howard Riddle's decision to clear John Terry of the charge against him. We are pleased that John can now focus on football and his pre-season preparations with the team."
On Thursday, the court was told Terry had used "straightforward racial abuse" against the QPR defender rather than - as claimed by his representative Keith Cousins on Monday - "rhetorically responding" to what he thought Ferdinand had accused him of saying.
Duncan Penny, prosecuting, had responded to that by saying it was "unlikely" that someone's first reaction to being accused of racist abuse would be to repeat the same words.
Penny told the court that, on Terry's account, Ferdinand had used the words "calling me a black c***".
Terry says he repeated back the slur Ferdinand had accused him of - but that meant he had added the word "f******", Penny said: "If it's rhetorical repetition, why are any other words spoken by Mr Terry at all, beyond a black c***?," he asked.
Terry and Ferdinand had traded abuse in the build-up to the alleged racial insult, the court was told. Ferdinand taunted Terry about his alleged affair with team-mate Wayne Bridge's ex-girlfriend, while Terry implied that the QPR player had bad breath.
Penny said it was unlikely that Ferdinand would have had the "motivation or frankly the sophistication" in the heat of the moment to fabricate an allegation that Terry had used racial abuse.
George Carter-Stephenson QC, for Terry, said the prosecution case was based on "speculation". "This is not a case about racism," he told the court. "The prosecution, in cross-examination, conceded that he is not a racist.
"The way that this case is put is that on this occasion, Mr Terry completely lost his cool and made an inappropriate remark making reference to a physical characteristic of Mr Ferdinand, namely his colour, in response to words conceded to have been repeated taunts and insults referring to his alleged affair with Mr Bridge's partner."
He said that, other than the Chelsea defender's own account, there was no direct evidence of what he had said, and described Ferdinand as an "unreliable" witness who he said had lost his cool as he repeatedly insulted Terry during the match.
"No matter what the words actually were, if they were or may have been Mr Terry repeating back what he believed Mr Ferdinand had accused him of, then that's the end of this particular case," he said.
On Wednesday, Ashley Cole, also 31 - who played in the same defence as Terry that afternoon - told the court: "I think we shouldn't be sitting here." The left-back stressed that while racism should never be tolerated, someone repeating something they thought had been said to them was "completely different". He described Terry as an "inspirational" captain.
On Tuesday, the court heard that Terry told FA investigator Jennifer Kennedy in an interview a week after the allegations were made that racism was "not my character at all" and that being called a racist was something he was "not prepared to take".
On the first day of the trial, the court heard that Ferdinand at first did not think any racist insult had been used. He shook hands with Terry and accepted that their clash was "handbags'' and "banter''.
But after the match, his then girlfriend showed him a clip of their exchange posted on YouTube, and he believed Terry had used the racist obscenity. Ferdinand told the court that, if he had realised at the time, he would have told officials.


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When Dave Hillhouse sent me the link to his "The Great 1,024 Wrestler Tournament," I immediately jumped on board and tried to incorporate it in SLAM! Wrestling, with links and plugs on our news page.
I hope you have been as intrigued and fascinated by it as I have been.
There have been some real dream matches that I would love to have seen.
Today, the random seedings have Kurt Angle against Terry "Bam Bam" Gordy. Man, what a battle that would have been! Two of the best workers ever, with distinctly different styles and lifestyles ... to say the least. Gordy was a pro wrestler by age 16, and Angle was an Olympic gold medalist. Who did you vote for? I took Gordy, and, being honest, Gordy in his prime might have even been a great match in a shoot fight with Angle -- size and brawn against skill and speed.
Another Fabulous Freebird, Michael Hayes, is up for battle too, against Edouard Carpentier. Both were certainly showmen, but there's no way that Carpentier doesn't come out on top -- even if that is not the case early in the voting process.
Or how about Tiger Mask against Rey Mysterio Jr.? There is not a fan anywhere who wouldn't have paid to have seen them both in their prime against each other. Both are revolutionary figures, and Mysterio wouldn't have had any popularity worldwide without the innovations of Tiger Mask (Satoro Sayama in this case, but to a lesser degree, those who later wore the mask) in the 1980s.
I'm not sure I completely agree with the idea of the women being in the tournament, but what is done is done, and there have been a couple of times that I have really gone, "Hmmmm..."
Again, in the random set-up, the tourney pits Mercedes Martinez against Bert Assirati. Now Mercedes is easily one of the toughest woman wrestlers in the game today, maybe one of the best ever in that category, but, well, Assirati was among the greatest shooters ever. He would just have to look at her and she would be turned into a pretzel, wincing in pain. Unfortunately, Assirati is one of those old names that today's fans just don't know. He'll never be in a WWE Encyclopedia or up for discussion on a WWE Roundtable. A shame. (I do, however, agree that Sara Del Rey should go over Jeremy Buck, and Trish Stratus decimating Zach Ryder seems appropriate somehow.)
There are a lot of mismatches that happen, which is the reality of a tournament this big. Poor El Fuego never stood a chance against Dewey Robertson, The Beast Yvon Cormier ate Antonio Thomas of the Heartbreakers up, Mr. Fuji over Bull Pain
I also can't believe how some of the matches have turned out. Vader just ran away from Jos Leduc, but if I was booking, it would be Leduc all the way; he had a staying power despite the crazy man act that Vader never had and a charisma that made you believe that Vader never had. Or "Judo" Gene Lebell against Billy Gunn. While Gunn has just gotten hired by WWE to help in their developmental territory in Florida, man, it's Lebell that I would rather have teaching -- teaching these kids to make it believable, like he was. Even today, "Judo" Gene is intimidating, and meeting him is a reminder that he still has the ability to turn you inside out while still sipping his coffee.
There are close battles that bear watching too, like Pat Patterson against Sheamus, or Chris Masters against Ernest "The Cat" Miller.
If you have been voting in the "The Great 1,024 Wrestler Tournament," run through Facebook, great -- keep it up.
If you haven't, go for it. You won't regret it. But if you are joining "The Great 1,024 Wrestler Tournament" now, you will have a lot of catching up to do!


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I am guilty of loving and saving an inspiring quote, but never living by it – there are so many out there! But what about those lines that find a way to latch on to you the minute you hear it? The ones that stick with you for years and years?
These sort of lines that stick with us always make life just a little bit easier to handle. Here are the words that have stuck with me, that I apply to many aspects of my life, and those things that I absolutely want to pass to my children when the time comes.
"Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind."
(Dr. Seuss)
Sure this is a Dr. Seuss quote, but what made it special to me was that a cashier at a store told me this little nugget of truth when I was young. I was with my dad at the register, and I wanted to buy a teddy bear for my boyfriend, but dad was teasing me about it saying it was unnecessary. Then, after checking us out, the cashier said this to me and winked. It really stuck with me ever since.
"If you don't like something, change it. If you can't change it, change your attitude."
(Maya Angelou)
I'm not sure how I came about this quote, but it's been written in my diary several times. It helped me to realize that, with a simple change of perspective, you can change your mindset. The mind is a powerful thing. We make our own happiness!
"Reject common sense to make the impossible possible!"
(Gurren Lagann)
Gurren Lagann is an animated show filled with virility. Although it's centered around battling and mechas, the characters live to "shoot for the stars". It's an idealistic and aggressive show filled with daring chutzpah to be the absolute best you can be.
"It goes on."
(Robert Frost)
Robert Frost says, "In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life…" I found this in my book of Robert Frost's poetry and I have it highlighted, circled and bookmarked. And it's true, out of all that I've been through, one thing has stayed true: my life has gone on.
"This too shall pass."
(Old proverb)
I first heard this line in a beautiful Regina Spektor song called "I Want to Sing". Regina's gotten me through a fairly large hurdle in my life, and I recommend her bubbly, jazzy music to anyone who wants a pick-me-up.
"Indulge your imagination in every possible flight."
(Jane Austen)
While browsing for literary jewelry (yes, I'm a huge nerd), I found a necklace charm with this Jane Austen quote. I love the image of "indulging your imagination" as if it has a body and soul of its own, which sometimes I believe it does! Creativity, adventurousness, and so much more seep from imagination. It is the faculty through which we encounter everything, and what a wonderful thing it is.
"Fake it 'til you make it."
(Tyra Banks and many others)
Tyra Banks' America's Next Top Model is a huge guilty pleasure of mine. It's laced with tiny delicacies of confidence, beauty, and living your dream. In one episode, Tyra was speaking to a broken-hearted girl, on the edge of giving up her dreams because her lack of confidence. Exhausting all other options of motivating this girl, Tyra tells her to buck up and says, "Oh yeah? Well if you don't have confidence, just pretend you do. You can fake it 'til you make it!"
"Gain momentum in constant self-improvement."
This was said by yours truly! It's my own motto, and I live it day to day. We were all given the ability to improve ourselves, and there are limitless small and large ways to do so. So why not do it constantly? I understand the idea of simply being satisfied with who you are, but self-improvement doesn't always have to mean changing yourself. There is always more for you to learn, more for you to experience and see, and all of this improves who you are. And once you start improving yourself, keep doing it until you gain momentum like a huge, growing, self-improving snowball!
More personal ones…
- "Making something of yourself like I know you do?" – said to me by an old close friend
- "Always be an independent woman, and put your school first. No boys, no marriage, until school." – my mom's advice
- "Trust me – you don't need rest to be beautiful." – from my boyfriend
- "I like your goals. They seem reasonable and I think you can do them all." – another from the boyfriend
- "You walk like a model!" – one of my favorite compliments from a stranger
All of these lines are very special to me, and I hope that sharing them would stick to some of you as well. I tried not to flood it with too many quotes… just the ones that mean the most to me!
Side note…
Many of my readers have been asking for more content, so I'm going to post smaller, easier ones like today's while I plan out my more meatier, heavier posts. I hope these can keep you occupied and make you think while I draft up the big ones I have planned.
I've got an opinionated post on compassion coming up tomorrow, another "Different Perspective" post, and one later that will look into the psychology of imagination.
So keep in touch, readers! And be sure to let me know what lines and meaningful words have stuck with you throughout your life!


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¿¿John, born June 18, 1927 in Flushing, NY, went to his final resting place on October 23, 2012 in Yuma, AZ.
Married to Phyllis Quimby in 1955, they relocated to Glendale, CA in 1962 where they raised their three daughters. His career included teaching science at Clark Jr. High School and Toll Jr. High School with the Glendale Unified School District. Being an educator was a life-long passion of John's, always striving to find the best or most creative way to engage his students and embraced the motto "Education is taking what you learn today and putting it to use tomorrow."
He had a wide variety of interests, but mostly enjoyed golfing, bowling, square dancing, RV camping and photography.
Following his retirement, he continued consulting and teaching in the elementary grades and reading/play acting for the pre-schoolers at his church where he dedicated his time, talent and treasure for many years.
John is survived by his wife of 57 years, Phyllis, his daughters Nancy, Wendy and Amy, three grandchildren, Kristen, Emily and Jack, as well as a sister, Arline and a foreign exchange student "daughter," Mary Giannetoni of Switzerland.
A service to celebrate his life will be held at La Crescenta Presbyterian Church, 2902 Montrose Ave, La Crescenta, on November 17, 2012 at 1:00 pm, where he was an active member.


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Monday, February 08, 2010
Pain a l'Ancienne
Reader Paul has been urging me to try this recipe from Peter Reinhart's The Bread Baker's Apprentice. I wanted to try it, but when I looked at the recipe, I just didn't get how to shape it. As it turns out, you pick up the dough and it shapes itself. It's as if it has gone to obedience school. (Cakes, on the other hand, never go to obedience school. At least they don't graduate).
What the ancients like to do with bread dough is mix it up with ice cold water. This is very counter-intuitive, isn't it? Even though I don't proof my yeast any more, I still fear that too hot or too cold water will kill it, and I usually try to give it a nice, room-temperature water that won't shock its sensitive little system. But in this recipe you want to shock it. The idea is to make it ferment very, very slowly to develop flavor.
Between this recipe and the food processor baguette recipe from Mark Bittman, there is very little excuse not to have a few fresh baguettes every week. Well, except for laziness and lack of planning. Since I suffer from both, I assume I won't be having the weekly baguette I'm trying to convince you to make.
A few other pictures, before the recipe. I haven't blogged for a few weeks, but I have been baking something every Saturday morning in January for the neighbors. Three weeks ago, it was caramel rolls.
The next week, I wanted to do something easier, so I made blueberry muffins--a recipe I'd never tried before, from King Arthur. Although it's been my experience that muffins are the least popular of the January breakfast treats I make, these were eaten up within 45 minutes and roundly praised.
Pain a l'Ancienne
--from The Bread Baker's Apprentice, Peter Reinhart
6 cups (27 oz.) unbleached bread flour
2 1/4 teaspoons (.56 oz.) salt
1 3/4 teaspoons (.19 oz.) instant yeast
2 1/2 to 3 cups water (19 to 24 oz.), ice cold
Semolina flour or cornmeal for dusting
Combine flour, salt, yeast, and 2 1/2 cups of water in the bowl of the electric mixer and mix for 5 to 6 minutes on medium speed. The dough should be sticky on the bottom of the bowl but it should release from the sides of the bowl.
Lightly oil a large bowl and immediately transfer the dough with a spatula dipped in water into the bowl. Mist the top of the dough with spray oil and cover the bowl with plastic wrap.
Immediately place the bowl in the refrigerator and retard overnight.
The next day, check the dough to see if it has risen in the refrigerator. It will probably be partially risen but not doubled in size. Leave the bowl of dough out at room temperature for 2 to 3 hours (or longer if necessary) to allow the dough to wake up, lose its chill, and continue fermenting.
When the dough has doubled from its original prerefrigerated size, liberally sprinkle the counter with bread flour (about 1/2 cup). Gently transfer the dough to the floured counter with a plastic dough scraper that has been dipped in cold water, dipping your hands as well to keep the dough from sticking to you. Try to degas the dough as little as possible as you transfer it.
Dry your hands thoroughly and then dip them in flour. Roll the dough gently in the sprinkled flour to coat it thoroughly, simultaneously stretching it into an oblong about 8 inches long and 6 inches wide. If it is too sticky to handle, continue sprinkling flour over it.
Dip a metal pastry scraper (or knife) into cool water to keep it from sticking to the dough, and cut the dough in half width-wise with the pastry scraper by pressing it down through the dough until it severs it, then dipping it again in the water and repeating this action until you have cut down the full length of the dough. (Do not use this blade as a saw; use it as a pincer, pinching the dough cleanly with each cut). Let the dough relax for 5 minutes.
Take one of the dough pieces and repeat the cutting action, but this time cut off 3 equal-sized lengths. Then do the same with the remaining half. This should give you 6 lengths.
Flour your hands and carefully lift one of the dough and transfer it to a parchment-lined pan, gently pulling it to the length of the pan. (Or, easier, use a perforated three-loaf baguette pan)
If it springs back, let it rest for 5 minutes and then gently pull it out again. Depending on your pan size, place 3 strips on the pan. Prepare another pan, and repeat with the remaining strips.
If you don't want to make all six loaves, divide them and refrigerate or freeze the remainining amounts. You can use them for baguettes, focaccia, or pizza.
Preheat the oven to 500°F and make sure to have an empty steam pan in place.
Score the dough strips as for baguettes, slashing the tops with 3 diagonal cuts.
Place the pans inside the oven. Pour 1 cup hot water into the steam pan and close the door. After 30 seconds, open the door, spray the side walls of the oven with water, and close the door. Repeat twice more at 30-second intervals. After the final spray, turn the oven setting down to 475°F and continue baking.
The bread should begin to turn golden brown within 8 or 9 minutes. If the loaves are baking unevenly, rotate them 180 degrees. Continue baking 10 to 15 minutes more, or until the bread is a rich golden brown.
Transfer the hot breads to a cooling rack.
22 comments:
- faithy, the baker said...
Wow! your bread looks so good! I still haven't dare to venture trying the baguette after the last failure..lol! Will try them out again soon..
- Melinda said...
I haven't made this from Peter's book yet. You truly have inspired me to try it out. Those baguettes look so crusty delicious...wowee!
How wonderful to know you have this in the freezer to make up for whenever you fancy.
The pecan rolls look good. Was there a scrum to get at them?
And it is a sad day when muffins are the wallflower at the coffee morning. They look very friendly and delicious. I will miss your January coffee mornings!
Your baguettes look good Marie, as did the others you did a few weeks ago. I really like a crusty fresh baguette!
I mad the Buttermilk loaves you did from Peter Reinhart's book last week and Tom, my OH, is enjoying it toasted with his marmalade for breakfast each morning. A very successful recipe! Thank you!
- doughadear said...
I've been intrigued by the Pain a l'Ancienne since I bought the Baker's Apprentice way back and I still haven't made it. I guess I've been apprehensive about its unconventional method of making bread but after seeing your excellent results I really need to give it a try. I especially like that it basically forms itself!
I've made Mark Bittman's super easy baguettes twice already since you posted yours and they are my son's favourite.
- evil cake lady said...
I learn so much about bread baking from you, Marie. These baguettes do look so nice and crusty. Did you try them with your leftover curd?
- Hanaâ said...
That bread looks amazing! Seriously! Wow! Your bread making experience is really inspiring me to get back into making bread. I was never GREAT at it, but as they say, practice makes perfect :o)
- breadbasketcase said...
If I were you I wouldn't trust my baguette recommendations! I did think this one was easy, though.
Jim and I are always at sixes and sevens the first Saturday of February when no one drops by our house and it seems so cold and quiet with no one in the dining room drinking coffee and pondering whether to take a doughnut, a muffin, or both.
When I bake a baguette, I think it's my favorite bread in the world, and when I bake a buttermilk loaf, I think that's my favorite bread in the world, and .... well, you get the picture. That buttermilk bread does make fine toast.
I'd like to do a blind taste test between the two baguettes, because they're both quite good. If you ever do that, let me know the results.
I did try them with the leftover curd--c'est magnifique!
I find bread baking so restful and enjoyable. I think whoever said practice makes perfect must be talking about LOTS of practice. At least, more than I've had, because I'm still waiting for the perfection to kick in.
- Mendy said...
Your bread looks great! Aren't they wonderful?
Beautiful bread Marie! If you ever do a bread bake along, put me on the list. The rolls look too amazing.
- Nicola said...
Now I am in trouble!
You make it look so easy. I am going to give the old people bread a go. I can see that my cake pans are going to have to fight for space amongst one of those wavy bread baking thingy's.
Those caramel rolls - would you mind just sending them over?
I am now regretting my decision to leave The Bread Bible in storage in Australia...
OOOOOOOHHHHHH you tried it!
and you did such a nice job getting that nice dark european style carmalized crust.
Now you see why I think it is really special.
Glad you got to try it and it played nice with you.
- Barbara said...
Love your blog...first time visiting. And I really, really would like one of those sticky buns!
- Hanaâ said...
The dough has been in the fridge since 8:30pm last night. It's pretty sticky and "blobby" (spell checker doesn't like that word either!). I made only half the recipe. I can't wait to bake the bread tonight. My perforated bread pan only has room for 2 but I might bake 1 loaf only anyway, to try.
- Natashya KitchenPuppies said...
Your results are excellent!
We loved this bread too.
You know when Leonard Cohen sings "We are ugly but we have the music" -> he could be singing about pain a l'ancienne baguettes. :)
- Jane E. said...
Thank you for the suggestion to use Wondra Flour for my popovers. I used to make perfect popovers, but for several years they just haven't been right. I will try again with Wondra Flour. Do you think Cake Flour would work too?
- breadbasketcase said...
Yes, they are wonderful indeed.
Thanks. I remember once in the first year of my bread blog thinking it would be fun if a few people baked the same bread at the same time--never in my wildest dreams did I think anything like Heavenlycakes would ever happen!
I love thinking of these loaves as old people bread. Wrinkled and lumpy, but still wonderful!
I was afraid you'd come after me if I didn't try them. But, yes, now I see why you're a fan.
There would be something wrong with you if you didn't!
I hope you liked it!
I love comparing the bread to a Leonard Cohen song!
Jane E.,
I think the idea with Wondra is that it dissolves so quickly that it makes a perfect batter. Since cake flour doesn't have that quality, I'm not sure it would work better than regular flour.
I should disclose that a friend of mine recently tried these after I told her they were a can't-miss recipe, and she said hers failed. Who knows why?
- Hanaâ said...
The bread tastes great. It smelled like "bread" if that makes sense. No strong yeasty odors at all. My bread didn't look as pretty as yours but I took pictures anyway. Once I sum up enough courage, I'll post them on my blog :o)
I found your site by searching for references to the steam maker you blogged about in 2007. Are you still using it?
- breadbasketcase said...
I know exactly what you mean by smelling like bread. It's just what bread should smell like--the essence of bread.
Yes, I'm still using it and still like the results. I bought the smaller size, so I can't use it for everything (it doesn't fit well over the 3-baguette pan, for example), but it's a good size when you make just one loaf.
- Jenn said...
Marie, that first picture of the 1/2 baguette is a beauty! Looks like a picture in a magazine.
Hello Marie,
Your bread looks amazing!
You have inspired me to try and bake the Pain a l'Ancienne for my Father's birthday dinner tomorrow night.
I am just perplexed by one aspect of the directions.
The part where it states to "pour 1 cup hot water in the steam pan, and close the door," did that mean to pour the hot water in to the bread pan? That did not sound right. Do ovens have a steam pan compartment? Am I supposed to just add an extra pan filled with hot water, to the base of the oven?
I hope you can reach back to me by tomorrow morning. I'm going to try this no matter what though, so wish me luck! Hopefully, that will not be a major set back in the result of my bread. :)
Happy Holidays!
- breadbasketcase said...
Hope this response reaches you in time for your bread! To get more steam in the oven for a crispy crust, just put any kind of baking pan (a jelly roll pan, for example) in the oven when you preheat the oven. You can put it either on a rack at the top of the oven or a rack at the bottom of the oven. At the same time you put the bread in the oven, add water to the pan, and it will create a burst of steam.
Hope this helps, and good luck on the bread.


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A few months ago Cook's Illustrated magazine picked the Williams-Sonoma Goldtouch nonstick loaf pan as their top loaf pan. I wondered if it was better than my current nonstick loaf pan from Chicago Metallic. So I walked over to the nearby Williams-Sonoma store and purchased a pan. At $19, it was definitely pricier than any other loaf pan I had ever owned, but it was not an outrageous price for a baking pan. (Ahem, I'm talking about you All-Clad. I own your cookware but $85 for a loaf pan is just crazy!)
I decided to start with baking a loaf of zucchini bread. I actually really like zucchini bread and I make it all year round. It's not just something I make when my garden has too many zucchini in the summer. (Although I haven't grown zucchini in my garden for 4 years now because I got tired of fighting the battle against powdery mildew. Doesn't help that we live in the fog belt of San Francisco.)
For my zucchini bread, I adapted a recipe from The Baker's Dozen Cookbook. Since the nonstick surface on the Goldtouch pan is lighter than most nonstick finishes, the crust was a perfect shade of golden brown. The crust had a nice chew without any toughness. It was a perfect contrast to the moist, flavorful center of zucchini, walnuts and cinnamon. Now, I don't know if the pan made any difference in this case but I must say it was the most delicious zucchini loaf I've made in quite some time. Sometimes I don't know if it's the equipment, the recipe, or the baker.
WS Goldtouch Nonstick Loaf Pan (L) Chicago Metallic Nonstick Loaf Pan (R)
To really see if the Goldtouch pan would produce a better loaf than my tried and true Chicago Metallic nonstick loaf pan, I did a side by side comparison by baking 2 loaves of banana bread. My unscientific conclusion is the Goldtouch pan doesn't make a difference. The 2 banana breads looked and tasted exactly the same.
Banana Bread
(Makes two 8.5 x 4.5 inch loaves)
2 1/2 cups all purpose flour
2 tsp baking soda
1 tsp salt
1 cup granulated sugar
1/2 cup light brown sugar
8 ounces (2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened at room tmp.
4 large eggs
2 1/2 cups mashed overripe bananas
(This could require 4-6 bananas depending on the size of your bananas)
1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter two 8.5 by 4.5 inch loaf pans (sometimes referred to as an 1-pound loaf pan).
Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt. Set aside dry ingredients.
Beat butter and both sugars until well combined (using a spoon or a mixer). Add eggs, one at time, beating well after each addition. Mix in the mashed bananas until well combined. Mix in walnuts.
Add dry ingredients and mix until flour is just incorporated. Some lumps are okay. It's better to undermix than overmix.
Divide batter evenly into the 2 prepared loaf pans.
Bake at 350F until cake tester comes out clean, about 1 hour.
Cool in pans for about 20 minutes before removing loaves from pans to cool completely on a rack.
Zucchini Bread
(Makes one 8.5 x 4.5 inch loaf)
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground cloves
3/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegetable oil
1 cup light brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup (6 ounces by weight) grated zucchini
1/2 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly butter an 8.5 by 4.5 inch loaf pan (sometimes referred to as a 1-pound loaf pan).
Sift together flour, cinnamon, cloves, baking soda, baking powder and salt. Set aside dry ingredients.
In large bowl, whisk together oil, sugar, and vanilla. Stir in zucchini and walnuts. Add dry ingredients and mix until flour is just incorporated. Some lumps are okay. It's better to undermix than overmix.
Bake at 350F until cake tester comes out clean, about 50 minutes.
Cool in pan for about 20 minutes before removing loaf from pan to cool completely on a rack.


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Very cool Omniwheelchair
Simon Burfield, a.k.a. Burf has made a super cool model. By model I mean chair and by chair I mean omnidirectional wheelchair. Oh and it's life-sized, too. Yeah, it is capable of handling no less than 90 kg! I saw a video of an early prototype a few weeks ago but this new one is even better-er!
Some facts:
- It uses 7 Mindstorms bricks. One for controlling and 6 that are used for moving.
- Each driving NXT has two motors attached to it. I presume that a third motor would probably be pushing it when it comes to providing current. It's not easy to push that much LEGO and human meat around.
- The master NXT has 4 touch sensors connected (forward, back, left and right) and 2 motors to switch on the drive touch sensors.
- It uses Rotacaster's omniwheels to make it possible to move in any direction (except up, of course).
- It is programmed in ROBOTC (of course)
Here's one of the videos he made:
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This product controls temperature, humidity and CO2 in you grow area at your preferred daytime and nighttime settings. The built in ten (10) minute 'CO2 delay' feature deactivates CO2 equipment if day temperature or humidity setting is exceeded by using a digitally based control system. The software polls the temperature and humidity setting ten (10) minutes after the CO2 outlet is defeated to verify that the temperature or humidity is too high, and then activates your exhaust fan or A/C to lower the conditions under your settings. If the temperature drops below the set point during the ten (10) minute 'CO2 delay', then the exhaust or A/C process is defeated and the 'CO2 ON' outlet is reactivated saving your valuable CO2 and keeping it amongst the plants where it belongs. The 'Night Only' and 'Night Heat' outputs provide a nightlight or exhaust fan and heat for your enclosure during the nighttime period. This provides the customer with 24 hour temperature and humidity control in their garden.
The Kronus 4 activates an exhaust fan or A/C or if the temperature or humidity exceeds the preferred settings. The 'CO2 ON' feature is only activated during daylight periods to dose CO2 when your plants are able to uptake it and is disabled during the nighttime hours or when the humidity or temperature exceeds the preferred settings. Plug your exhaust fan or A/C into the 'Exhaust Fan Output' and plug your CO2 tank with emitter system or CO2 generator into the 'CO2 Output' and your daytime conditions are under control. For nighttime conditions, you can plug a nightlight into the 'Night Only Output' so you can work in your garden after hours. The 'Night Heat Output' is used to plug a heater into to keep your plants from getting the night chills. The Kronus 4 gives the expert gardener the top shelf controller they're looking for to maintain their garden!
Controls CO2, DAY/NIGHT temperature and humidity in your garden. Activates "CO2 ON' outlet only during daylight hours. Ten (10) minute 'CO2 delay' feature allows maximum CO2 coverage with minimum CO2 waste. Features a 'Night Only' and 'Night Heat' outputs to assist the gardener with the maintenance of the garden after the lights have turned off. Easy to understand. Highlighted 'Grow Zones' for ease of use. 25 foot modular remote temperature and humidity sensor. Only the highest quality components are used. Improves your yield by creating the perfect environment for your plants. Controllers designed by our industry, for our industry. 15 Amps/120 Volts/60 Hz.
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