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On 17 December 2010, orphan designation (EU/3/10/820) was granted by the European Commission to Cytonet GmbH & Co. KG, Germany, for human heterologous liver cells (for infusion) for the treatment of argininosuccinic aciduria.
A marketing authorisation for this medicine (Heparesc) was refused on 22 October 2015.
The sponsorship was transferred to Promethera Biosciences, Belgium, in June 2016.
- What is argininosuccinic aciduria?
Argininosuccinic aciduria is one of the inherited disorders known as 'urea cycle disorders', which cause ammonia to accumulate in the blood. Patients with argininosuccinic aciduria lack 'argininosuccinate lyase', one of the liver enzymes that are needed to get rid of excess nitrogen. In the absence of this enzyme, excess nitrogen accumulates in the body in the form of ammonia, which can be toxic at high levels, especially to the brain. Symptoms of the disease usually appear in the first few days of life and include lethargy (lack of energy), vomiting, loss of appetite, seizures (fits) and coma.
Argininosuccinic aciduria is a long-term debilitating and life-threatening disease that leads to mental retardation and is associated with a high mortality rate.
- What is the estimated number of patients affected by the condition?
At the time of designation, argininosuccinic aciduria affected less than 0.02 in 10,000 people in the European Union (EU)*. This is equivalent to a total of fewer than 1,000 people, and is below the threshold for orphan designation, which is 5 people in 10,000. This is based on the information provided by the sponsor and the knowledge of the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP).
*Disclaimer: For the purpose of the designation, the number of patients affected by the condition is estimated and assessed on the basis of data from the European Union (EU 27), Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein. This represents a population of 506,500,000 (Eurostat 2010).
- What treatments are available?
At the time of designation, no satisfactory methods were authorised in the EU for the treatment of argininosuccinic aciduria. Patients were advised to control their dietary intake of proteins, which are rich in nitrogen, to reduce the amount of ammonia formed in the body.
- How is this medicine expected to work?
Human heterologous liver cells (for infusion) are 'somatic cell therapy products'. These are medicines that contain cells or tissues that have been manipulated to change their biological characteristics so that they can be used to cure, diagnose or prevent a disease.
This medicine is made of liver cells from a donor, which have been manipulated and then frozen for long-term storage. When the medicine is injected repeatedly into the portal vein (the vein leading to the liver) of patients with argininosuccinic aciduria, some of the liver cells it contains are expected to settle in the recipient's liver and start producing the missing liver enzyme, thus helping to alleviate the symptoms of the disease.
- What is the stage of development of this medicine?
The effects of human heterologous liver cells (for infusion) have been evaluated in experimental models.
At the time of submission of the application for orphan designation, clinical trials with the medicine in patients with urea cycle disorders were ongoing.
At the time of submission, this medicine was not authorised anywhere in the EU for argininosuccinic aciduria or designated as an orphan medicinal product elsewhere for this condition.
In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 141/2000 of 16 December 1999, the COMP adopted a positive opinion on 7 October 2010 recommending the granting of this designation.
- Opinions on orphan medicinal product designations are based on the following three criteria
- the seriousness of the condition;
- the existence of alternative methods of diagnosis, prevention or treatment;
- either the rarity of the condition (affecting not more than 5 in 10,000 people in the EU) or insufficient returns on investment.
Designated orphan medicinal products are products that are still under investigation and are considered for orphan designation on the basis of potential activity. An orphan designation is not a marketing authorisation. As a consequence, demonstration of quality, safety and efficacy is necessary before a product can be granted a marketing authorisation.
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Patients' organisations
For contact details of patients' organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases see:
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Roberts released the report on her website, www.roopstigo.com. The article centers around former Auburn safety Mike McNeil who is set to stand trial for armed robbery next week.
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It begins, "We will always miss God's will if we look from human eyes." Those words came from Pastor Kevin's sermon that morning and certainly bear repeating.
We will always miss God's will if we look from human eyes.
I'll include the rest just as it was written:
God often chooses unlikely people to help us through difficult situations. In the same way, He often does NOT use people we think He will.
Some of the people I expected to be there for support after Kristen's death were quite absent. Oh, they were at her funeral, and some of them called a time or two in the days that followed, but they were not a part of my healing. Or maybe they were, just not in the way I expected.
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A final hats off to rancher Doc Hatfield
Doc Hatfield died March 20 at his home in Sisters, Ore., just after his 74th birthday, soon after his and his wife Connie's 49th anniversary, and an extraordinarily long three years after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, which usually kills within a year of diagnosis. Many Westerners may not have heard of them, but the couple changed the face of public-land ranching in the West.
In their business-as-usual way, the couple held a kind of "memorial service" for Doc last August, while he was still there to appreciate it. And naturally, the day was tied to public-land ranching and cattle. The outfit they had founded -- Country Natural Beef -- was celebrating its 25th anniversary, and 350 or so of their friends and associates gathered to give Doc a final sendoff. There were ranchers there, of course; Country Natural Beef has grown from the original struggling 14 ranch families to 120 families spread across 14 states. But the gathering also included the people who run the slaughterhouses, the retailers, the bean counters, and so on.
The 350 people came not only to say goodbye to an extraordinary man, but also to mark a shift in how ranching is done on the nation's hundreds of millions of acres of public land.
The Hatfields helped found Country Natural Beef because they hated the fact that cattle often beat up the land. They disliked the conflict between ranchers, bureaucrats and environmentalists. And as businesspeople, they resented the negative way urban people looked at public-land ranching.
So the Hatfields tried something radical. They started talking to people outside of the ranching world. The conversation began in Sisters, Ore., with 30 or so ranchers and environmentalists and federal agency people sitting in a circle and talking about ways to bring back grasses, heal gullies, convince springs to flow again, and manage cattle to coexist with wildlife. Doc and Connie were the glue that h held the group together and the grease that helped even quarrelsome individuals slide past each other.
The story of the marketing co-op's birth today has the status of a creation myth. Doc and Connie had been going broke, selling breeding bulls to neighboring ranchers who were also going broke. Connie dreamed of someday earning enough money to pay income tax. Out of desperation, 14 local ranchers formed a marketing co-op to sell their cattle directly to stores. The ranchers chose Connie to do the selling.
Doc recalls: "They sent Connie out ... because we men knew it wouldn't work." Supermarkets didn't like to deal directly with ranchers. But "She sold them. She went into the stores and said: 'We have 10,000 mother cows. How can we serve you?' "
Doc was also a born marketer. When Portland stores handling the co-op's public land beef were picketed by Earth First! and the Oregon Natural Resource Council, the couple drove to Portland to speak to them. "It is the rancher's job to find out what the consumer wants - even if the consumer is carrying a picket sign - and then deliver it," Doc said.
Today, "natural beef" is common; back then, cattle raised without hormones and pharmaceuticals and largely on grass were unique. The Hatfields marketed both the sizzle -- the high-desert grazing lands -- and the steak - the low- fat, nutritious, marbled-just-enough meat.
The co-op was hard work. Twice a year, all the ranchers, both husbands and wives, had to come together, sit in a circle, and make decisions by consensus. Several times a year, the families spent a weekend in the meat department of a store like Whole Foods, telling people with facial jewelry, pink hair and outrageous political views about the virtues of their cattle and public-land ranching.
Doc understood that the best way to build support for public-land ranching was to sell a person a tasty and nutritious product of that land. He also knew that the quickest way to get his fellow ranchers to open their minds was to guide some urban money into their pockets.
But money was never the point for Doc or Connie or for most of their ranchers. The point always was the land, and their lives on it.
Early on, Doc discovered that his cattle were trampling on duck eggs, so his ponds had only adult ducks. He learned that from a group of environmentalists he had invited to the ranch to demonstrate what great stewards he and Connie were. At first, Doc was defensive. "That's a pond for adult ducks," he joked. But then he learned how to keep his cattle away from the ponds during nesting. Quickly, he said, in telling another of his creation stories, their High Desert Ranch had baby ducks, mature ducks and old ducks.
That pond full of generations of ducks became a perfect metaphor to describe his dream: That every Western ranch should endure, populated by ranchers of all generations.
Ed Marston is a contributor to Writers on the Range, a service of High Country News (hcn.org) in Paonia, Colorado. He published the newspaper from 1983-2002.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Jose began the season with Houston as the team's closer before he was traded to Detroit in July, joining the Tigers in a set-up role en route to the American League Central division title … went 0-5 with a career-high 21 saves and a 3.02 ERA (21 ER/62.2 IP) in 67 relief appearances between the two clubs … struck out 60 while walking just 22 in 62.2 innings of work... Went 0-4 with a 2.93 ERA (14 ER/43.0 IP) in 42 relief appearances with the Astros before being dealt to Detroit on July 29 for outfielder Danry Vasquez and a player to be named later... Posted a 2.45 ERA (7 ER/25.2 IP) with 27 strikeouts in 29 road games compared to a 3.41 ERA (14 ER/37.0 IP) in 38 home games... Combined to hold right-handed hitters to a .165 average (18-for-109) while lefties batted .231 (27-for-117)... Opponents were 20-for-92 (.217) with 24 strikeouts against him with runners on base... Punched out a season-best four hitters in 1.1 innings of work May 2 vs. the Tigers... Worked a scoreless inning of relief in his Tigers debut, July 30 vs. Washington... Tossed a season-high 2.0-scoreless frames, August 4 vs. the White Sox... Appeared in one A.L. Division Series game vs. Oakland, tossing 1.2-scoreless innings while fanning three... Had no record with a 5.40 ERA (2 ER/3.1 IP) in five League Championship games vs. Boston.2012 Was 5-4 in 72 relief appearances for Milwaukee in 2012 with a 3.63 ERA (27ER/67IP) with 79 strikeouts and 61 hits allowed in 67.0 innings of work...his 10.61 strikeouts per 9.0 innings pitched ratio ranked 10th among right-handed NL relievers...was unscored upon in 23 of his last 25 appearances with a 1.13 ERA (3ER/24IP).....did not allow a run in his last 14 appearances (11.2IP)...picked up his only save of the season on June 10 vs. SD.....struck out 79 batters in just 67.0 innings pitched this season..was eligible for arbitration following the season before being outrighted and granted free agency on Nov. 1. 2011 Signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh on 1/16...Went 2-4 with a 3.80 ERA and 1 save in 79 relief appearances during his first full MLB season...Held opponents to a .206 batting average with 79 strikeouts in 71.0 innings...Tied for second in the National League in appearances (79) and was fifth in holds (27)...Was traded to Milwaukee in exchange for 3B Casey McGehee on 12/12 2010 Began his 13th professional season in baseball with Florida...Picked up first victory with Marlins in third outing on 4/10 vs. Los Angeles (NL)...Went 1-0 with a 15.43 ERA (4.2ip/8er) in four appearances before being designated for assignment on 4/14...Cleared waivers and was assigned to Triple-A New Orleans, where he was scored upon in seven of his first 15 appearances (20.1ip/15er)...Picked up his two saves with New Orleans on 5/2 at Oklahoma City and 6/20 at Memphis...Tossed 9.0 scoreless innings in his last nine games with the Zephyrs thru 6/23...Had contract selected by Florida on 6/25 and made 11 consecutive scoreless appearances with the Marlins after his return (12.2ip)...Was scored upon just once in 18 games with Florida from 6/25 thru 8/19...Posted a 1.17 ERA (15.1ip/2er) in 13 games during the month of August...Held left-handed hitters to a .155 (13-for-84) average and right-handed hitters to a .221 (19-for- 86) average while pitching with Florida...Stranded 25 of his 26 inherited runners, which was the second-lowest percentage (3.8%) of runners to score among Major League relief pitchers with at least 20 inherited runners. 2009 Split his 12th professional season between the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians, going a combined 4-3 with a 5.19 ERA (50.1 IP/29 ER) at the Major League level. Also appeared in seven games with triple-A Columbus, going 0-1 with a 1.29 ERA prior to finishing the season with the Indians...Began the season with New York, going 3-1 with a 5.96 ERA in 25 appearances out of the Yankees' bullpen...Took the loss in the opening game at the New Yankee Stadium on April 16 vs. Cleveland, surrendering three runs (one earned) on two hits without recording an out...Reached a career-high 3.1 scoreless innings on April 22 vs. Oakland. Struck out a career-best four batters and issued only one walk. Tossed 3.0 innings in his previous appearance on April 18 vs. Cleveland, surrendering one run on a home run by Travis Hafner...Acquired by Indians for cash on June 24 and reported to Cleveland three days later...Made 12 appearances with Tribe, going 1-1 with a 7.62 ERA (13.0 IP/11 ER) prior to being designated for assignment on August 5. Was outrighted to Columbus on August 11 and allowed just one run over 7.0 innings before going back to Cleveland on September 1...Went 0-1 with a 0.77 ERA (11.2 IP/1 ER) in 10 September/October games...Won his final two decisions with New York and his first two decisions with Cleveland to establish a career-best four-game win streak...Made eight appearances with Leones del Escogido in the Dominican Winter League following the season. Went 1-0 and held opponents scoreless over his 8.0 innings. Also appeared in one game for the Dominican Republic in the Carribbean Series, tossing a scoreless innings against Venezuela. 2008 Was 5-3 with a 3.59 ERA in a career-high 60 relief appearances with the Yankees... ranked second among Yankees relievers in games and innings pitched (57.2) and tied with Edwar Ramirez for second in strikeouts (63), trailing Mariano Rivera in each category...Opponents batted .239 (52-for-218, 7HR); LH .217 (20- for-92, 5HR), RH .254 (32-for-126, 2HR)... prevented nineof- 13 inherited runners from scoring (69.2%)... retired 36-of-60 first-batters faced (60.0%)... pitched consecutive games nine times and three straight games twice (8/22- 24 and 8/29-31)... owned a 1.54 ERA in games he pitched on consecutive days (11.2IP, 2ER)... four of his five wins came on the road...Pitched a season-high 2.0 innings three times, holding opponents hitless and scoreless in each outing... pitched less than 1.0 inning 14 times...Compiled a 2.16 ERA (33.1IP, 8ER) in 33 games against non-AL East opponents...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 5/2 and made his Yankees season debut the next day in a win vs. Seattle, tossing a perfect ninth inning (1.0IP, 1K)... posted a 5.25 ERA in his first month of action, allowing 11H and 7ER in 12.0IP over 12 appearances through 6/3... went 5-3 with a 3.15 ERA over the remainder of the season (48G, 45.2IP, 41, 16ER)...Allowed just 1ER in 16 appearances from 6/5-7/9, going 2-0 with a 0.52 ERA over the stretch (17.1IP, 12H, 8BB, 18K, 1WP)... had seven straight scoreless outings from 6/5-19, allowing only 4H with 11K in 9.0IP...Earned his first Major League victory on 6/13 at Houston, tossing 2.0 perfect innings in a 2-1 win and striking out three of six batters faced... did not receive a decision in his first 37 career appearances...Had an eight-outing scoreless stretch from 6/25-7/9 (8.0IP)... was charged with his first Major League loss on 7/10 at Pittsburgh, allowing the go-ahead HR to Nate McLouth in the seventh...collected another stretch of eight consecutive scoreless appearances from 7/22-8/6, holding opponents to 4H over 6.2IP while striking out 11...Allowed a career-high 5R and 5ER in 0.1IP in 8/27 loss vs. Boston, surrendering 3H and 2BB... less that outing, pitched to a 2.83 ERA in his 59 other appearances in 2008 (57.1IP, 18ER)...Appeared in all three games of the series vs. Toronto from 8/29-31, tossing 1.2 combined scoreless innings...recorded the loss in the season finale on 9/28 at Boston (Game 2), allowing a bases-loaded "walk-off" single to Jonathan Van Every...Began the season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre, pitching to a 1.38 ERA in 13 relief appearances and recording nine saves in nine chances... did not allow an earned run in 12 of his 13 appearances, holding opponents scoreless 11 times (both of his earned runs came in 4/11 win vs. Durham)...Did not allow a walk to a right-handed batter (28PA, 13K) with Scranton/WB... at the time of his call-up, was leading the International League with 14.5 K/9.0IP, tied for first in appearances and second in saves. 2007 Was 0-0 with a 5.79 ERA in nine appearances with the Yankees in 2007...Opponents batted .176 (6-for-34, 0HR); LH .154 (2-for-13), RH .190 (4-for-21)...Was recalled from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre on 9/1...made first appearance of the season in 9/2 loss vs. Tampa Bay, tossing 1.1 scoreless innings (2BB, 1K)...Recorded the save in both of his opportunities coming in each of his last two outings, 9/27 at Tampa Bay and 9/29 at Baltimore...Did not allow a run over his final four appearances (4.0IP, 2H, 2BB, 2K)...Began the season on the 15-day D.L., following right elbow surgery on 3/22 to remove bone chips...was transferred to the 60-day D.L. on 5/15...was returned and reinstated from the 60-day D.L. and optioned to Scranton/WB on 8/14 (missed 118 team games)...In 16G (3GS) this season with Scranton/WB, Single-A Tampa and the GCL Yankees, was 2-0 with four saves and a 3.43 ERA (21.0IP, 19H, 8ER, 9BB, 23K, 1HR)...opponents batted .235 (19-for-81, 1HR); LH .256 (11-for-43, 0HR), RH .211 (8-for-38, 1HR)...Began his rehab assignment with the GCL Yankees on 7/16...in 2GS, was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA in 2.0IP (2H, 1K)...was transferred to Tampa on 7/21 and in two games (1GS), was 0-0 with a 0.00 ERA...did not allow a hit in 3.0IP (2BB, 5K)...was transferred to Scranton/WB on 7/27...in 12 relief appearances, was 2-0 with four saves (in four opportunities) and a 4.50 ERA (16.0IP, 17H, 8ER, 17BB, 17K, 1HR)...Did not allow a run in four spring training relief appearances with the Yankees in 2007 (3.1IP, 3H, 1BB, 2K)...Was signed by the Yankees as a free agent on 12/16/05. 2006 Made 12 appearances out of the bullpen for the Yankees, posting one save without receiving a decision (4.09 ERA)...with Triple-A Columbus, went 5-3 with 21 saves and a 2.41 ERA in 50 relief appearances...allowed just three home runs while striking out 68 batters in 59.2IP (10.3K per 9.0IP)...ranked fourth in the International League with 39 games finished...his 21 saves ranked fifth in the league and were second among all Yankees minor leaguers (behind only Justin Pope's 23 saves for Double-A Trenton)...held left-handed hitters to a .169 average (14-for-83, 0HR) and held opponents to a .143 average (8-for-56) with runners in scoring position...Went 1-0 with six saves and a 1.06 ERA in 10 appearances in June for the Clippers...had contract purchased by the Yankees from Columbus on 6/18...did not appear in a game and was optioned back to Columbus on 6/20...was recalled by the Yankees on 8/4 and made his Major League debut on 8/5 at Baltimore, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings...was optioned to Columbus on 8/16...did not allow a run in his final 12 appearances for the Clippers (from 7/24-8/28), going 2-0 with six saves in 13.2IP (9H, 4BB, 15K)...Limited opposing International League hitters to a .161 batting average in August...was recalled for a third stint with the Yankees on 9/1...did not pitch until 9/8 at Baltimore...held opponents scoreless over his next four outings from 9/17-20...in 9/18 win at Toronto, retired only batter faced in ninth (Hill) to record first career save in first opportunity...became the first rookie to save a game for the Yankees since Dave Pavlas on 8/24/96 (for the only save of his Major-League career). 2005 With Triple-A Oklahoma, posted a 3-5 record and a 3.79 ERA and established minor league career highs in saves (24) and appearances (57)...lead the Pacific Coast League with 47 games finished, ranked second in appearances and third in saves...went 0-1 with six saves and a 0.50 ERA in 13 May appearances while allowing just 1ER in 18.0 IP (3BB, 23K)...Earned his first professional save on 5/19 vs. Salt Lake City, tossing 1.2 scoreless innings...tossed 9.2 scoreless innings in eight straight appearances from 5/19-6/2 while earning seven saves...recorded 16 saves in a 19-appearance span from 7/21-8/31 (19.1IP, 4ER, 28K)...struck out a season-high five batters in 2.0IP on 8/2 at Las Vegas. 2004 Split the season with Triple-A Durham and Double-A Montgomery, combining to go a combined 7-5 with a 5.34 ERA in 33 games (13 starts)...spent most of the year with Durham...began season in bullpen, going 0-1 with a 4.24ERA (17.0IP, 8 ER) in nine games...made first start on 5/18, allowing three runs in 4.1 innings...was transferred to Montgomery for a three-start stint in late May...rejoined Bulls in early June and made four consecutive starts...held opponents scoreless in all but one of his last 10 relief appearances beginning 7/5...was 4-0 with a 0.50 ERA (18.0 IP, 1 ER) in that span...longest outing was 7.0 innings in start on 7/8 vs. Rochester...longest relief outing was 3.1 innings on 8/11 vs. Louisville...posted season-high six strikeouts in starts on 6/12 at Pawtucket and 7/8 vs. Rochester...went 1-1 with a 1.45 ERA and 10 saves in 18 relief appearances for Escogido in the Dominican Winter League...recorded 19 strikeouts and just four walks. 2003 Split the season between Double-A Orlando and Triple-A Durham, combining to go 6-9 with a 3.65 ERA in 30 games (22 starts)...led the Devil Rays organization with 121 strikeouts...spent the majority of the season with Orlando, where he was 6-9 with a 3.45 ERA and118 strikeouts in 27 games (22 starts)...earned a spot on the Southern League All-Star team...began the season in the starting rotation, going 6-9 with a 3.68 ERA in 22 starts...made his final five appearances with the Rays out of the bullpen, tossing 8.0 scoreless innings and recording 15 strikeouts...held opposing batters to a .115 average as a reliever...took a loss in first five decisions of the season, earning his first win on 5/28 vs. Jackson...earned back-to-back wins on 7/4 and 8/1, compiling 14.0 scoreless innings in the two contests...tossed first career complete game shutout on 8/1 at Tennessee, allowing just two hits in a 1-0 Orlando win...recorded season-high 10 strikeouts on 5/11 at Jackson...did not issue a walk in 20.1 innings over his last seven appearances with the Rays...finished the season with Durham, posting an 8.44 ERA in three relief appearances. 2002 Was placed on the restricted list to begin the season and did not appear in a game until June...combined to go 3-4 with a 4.77 ERA in 13 starts for Class-A Hudson Valley and Class-A Bakersfield...began the season at Hudson Valley, making two starts on 6/21 and 6/26 without allowing a run (7.0IP, 2H)...was transferred to Bakersfield on 6/29 and spent the remainder of the season there, going 3-4 with a 5.34 ERA in 11 starts with the Blaze... notched season-high 11 strikeouts on 8/11 vs. Stockton, tossing 7.0 scoreless innings and allowing just three hits in a no decision...recorded five or more strikeouts in seven of his 11 starts with the Blaze...posted a 3.28 ERA in his final four starts of the season to lower season mark from 6.82. 2001 Went 9-8 with a 4.53 ERA in 27 starts for Single-A Bakersfield...earned a win in each of his five starts in June, posting a 0.78 ERA (34.2IP, 3 ER) during the month...did not allow an earned run in 20.2 innings pitched over three outings from 6/9-22...recorded season-highs with nine strikeouts and 8.0 innings pitched on 6/27 vs. Lake Elsinore...recorded at least five strikeouts in 19 of his 27 starts...ended the season with five consecutive losses, posting a 7.64 ERA in a 10-game stretch to raise his season mark from 2.76. 2000 Spent the season with Charleston in the South Atlantic League, going 8-8 with a 4.81 ERA and 102 strikeouts in 20 starts...posted a 2.84 ERA (18 ER/59.0 IP) in his last 10 starts of the season to lower season ERA from 7.07...recorded season-high 10 strikeouts in a losing effort on 7/14 vs. Augusta...tossed 6.0 shutout innings twice, on 7/30 vs. Hickory and again on 8/12 vs. Savannah...received a decision in each of his final 11 starts. 1999 Spent the entire season with Princeton in the Appalachian League...was 3-5 with a 7.12 ERA while leading the 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- District and School Performance Frameworks- provides more information on how the accountability reports are calculated and the annual results.
- Alternative Education Campuses (AECs)- provides information on accountability for our AECs, where 90% of students meet the legislated criteria for "high-risk".
- School Accreditation and Request to Reconsideration process- provides information on how districts submit their schools' accreditation ratings and how they request a reconsideration by the state of either the district's accreditation rating or the school's plan type assignment.
- Accountability Work Group - stakeholder group, consisting of regional superintendent representatives, school and district leadership and CASE, CASB, and CEA leaders made recommendations to CDE to enhance the School and District Performance Frameworks for the 2016 release.
Most Requested State Accountability Resources:
- 2017 District Accountability Timeline
- 2017 School Accountability Timeline
- Online Tutorial: Overview of Colorado's Accountability System (web-based)
- 2018 Accountability Handbook
- SB-163 Education Accountability Act of 2009 (Updated May 2013)


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Program #1,297
Hosted by Greg Gordon and produced with Lucia Chappelle
"NewsWrap": France's National Assembly says "absolument!" to a critical marriage equality bill component, but U.S. Senator John McCain calls inclusion of lesbian and gay bi-national couples in immigration reform discussions "a red herring"; attorneys defending the U.S. Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) and California's marriage equality-banning Proposition 8 at the Supreme Court each oddly argue that gay and lesbian couples are not entitled to civil marriage because they "don't present a threat of irresponsible procreation"; Ontario's Kathleen Wynne becomes Canada's first female and first "out" provincial premier, while a small Canadian study finds that "out" gay and bisexual men are generally happier than their heterosexual peers; Wyoming's state House rejects both marriage equality and domestic partnership proposals, while the once dead "Don't Say Gay Bill" is resurrected in the Tennessee legislature; and San Francisco's Twin Peaks Tavern scales new heights (written by GREG GORDON, produced by STEVE PRIDE, and reported this week by VASH BODDIE and MICHAEL LEBEAU)
While important battles certainly remain to be won, the long moral arc of the universe does finally seem to be bending towards justice for the LGBT rights movement in the U.S. Just this week, marriage equality continued on the march in Illinois and Hawai'i. A ban on equality stalled in Indiana, and church groups in Omaha, Nebraska were unable to gather enough petition signatures to repeal that city's new LGBT anti-bias bill. Many people are also citing word this week that the venerable Boy Scouts of America may drop its national policy banning openly gay leaders and scouts – although reports suggest that the organization will still allow local chapters, many of whom are sponsored by Mormon and Roman Catholic church groups, to maintain the discriminatory policy. The progressive trend was nevertheless noted this week in "Gaywatch – Unprecedented Penetration Edition" on Comedy Central's "THE DAILY SHOW with JON STEWART" (includes comments by FRANK S. PAGE, President of the Southern Baptist Convention, and Baltimore Ravens linebacker BRENDON AYABANDEJO) [www.thedailyshow.com]
There's a little super hero in all of us, and there's a special event for LGBT people to celebrate the history, and the future, of queer comics. BENT CON has been bringing artists, writers, gamers, actors and producers together to explore all facets of the art form for three years now. "This Way Out" correspondent ANGELA BROOKS was in Burbank, California for the most recent gathering (with comments by JUSTIN HALL; ABRAHAM LEE and P.K. EISELT from Minus Zero Productions; MICHAEL DERRY; ASTRID LYDIA HOHANSEN; and ZAN CHRISTIANSEN; and with intro music from the unreleased "Superheroes Can't Be Gay" from a skit performed on the Norwegian TV series "Collective", and outro music from "Superhero" performed by CANDYE KANE) [justinhallcomics.com; troycomics.com; ellejohara.com; prismcomics.org]
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The Capital City Men's Chorus proudly presents its Spring Musical Revue titled "Sing a Rainbow." Join them as they sing away the blue, red, yellow and other colorful songs that will inspire you. The performance will be on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at The Legacy Theatre, 101 East Lawrence Avenue. The performance begins sharply at 4 p.m.
Directed by Mary E. Myers, the concert features a diverse group of men who love to sing. Enjoy reflecting on the sounds and colors of the music.
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The Auburn basketball team went through a second two hour practice on Monday morning as the team prepares for its first exhibition game on Tuesday night at 9pm ET as part of the Bahamas Basketball Federation Summer of Thunder Basketball Tournament.
The team was given a brief lesson on the FIBA rules is will be playing under this week when it arrived at the gym and then concluded its two hours in the gym with a 5-on-5 scrimmage.
"I thought we knocked the rust off from yesterday," Auburn head coach Tony Barbee said. "The effect of the sun, the beach, the water, the waterslides, the jet skis – it has taken its toll on the guys but I thought the concentration level was better today. We were still a little too sloppy with the ball, we are just getting used to the international rules. I think the guys are thinking about it a little bit, but we are getting closer and we have to be closer tomorrow when we tee it up."
"Practice was better today," senior forward Allen Payne said. "Our execution was better today than it was yesterday. We are still competing, still going hard and I think that will carry over into tomorrow's game."
With practices being held in the mornings, the team is getting time in the afternoon to become closer while exploring the many facets of the Atlantis resort.
"Our bond is growing," Payne said. "We are doing everything together, enjoying each other's time and having a great time down here in the Bahamas."
"Win, lose or draw it doesn't matter," Barbee said. "This trip is about developing that much-needed chemistry. We did that in some of the stuff we did in the 10 days of practice (back in Auburn). We brought in a sports psychologist, who really helped us along those lines. The growth from this trip is going to pay dividends down the line through the real season."
"We are bonding on the court and also off the court," freshman guard Dion Wade said. "The Bahamas is a perfect place to be for that. We are all coming together, becoming brothers. You can just see how what happens on the court is the same thing off the court."
Auburn faces the Real Deal Shockers on Tuesday, will practice again on Wednesday and then close out its foreign tour with an exhibition match against the Bahamas All Stars on Thursday at 7pm, returning to Auburn on Friday evening.
Auburn is one of nine teams that will play in the Bahamas Basketball Federation 2013 Summer of Thunder Basketball Tournament, which runs the entire month of August. Other college teams on the island at the same time as Auburn include Maryland, Manhattan and Hampton.
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Is it possible to trust a liar? The word liar according to the World Dictionary is someone who has lied; or lies repeatedly.
The latest lie is that Obama did not know Ms. Merkle, the Chancellor from Germany was being spied on via her cell phone until Snowden revealed it. The morning news on October 28, 2013 told that Obama was aware of spying on Ms. Merkle from the get-go.
Obama promised a transparent administration. How far does his transparency reach? He is not the slightest bit transparent even with those in Congress or the Senate.
He claimed he believed in traditional marriage; one man, one woman. Yet he signed an executive order proclaiming love can be between two men or two women giving them rights to marriage.
"I'll unite the people of this great country." Yet since he took office the two dominate races have separated themselves. Black Mobs are killing white people around the country. Whites are jailed for protecting themselves against black attacks, as was George Zimmerman.
"I'll put the healthcare negotiations on C-SPAN so everyone can see who is at the table." Due to back room meetings, smoke and mirrors, money bargaining, and threats, not once did C-SPAN cover any of the meetings. Therefore, Nancy Pelosi encouraged the bill be passed and could be read later. The bill was not legally passed, rather crammed down the throats of Americans who were not willing to accept it. Perhaps there is a light at the end of the political tunnel; the web-site is broken. According to computer experts the web-site could remain dysfunctional for weeks to come…we can hope they are correct.
"I'll resign if I don't cut the deficit in half in four years." Did he forget that promise? Is he brain dead? Or is he simply a liar? There is not enough space available to list all the lies this egotistical, over-bearing person has told since taking office. Whoever coached him and conditioned him to run for office in the first place apparently informed him that American's were totally acceptable of lies and deception. A gullible source that will believe anything he tells because he is president. His lies have surfaced and many who believed him are now ashamed of the man they put in office.
Obama, who does not want to be a mere president, but rather a Dictator. Forcing his AFFORDABLE Health care bill on the entire country is a prime example of his hope and change. Once he has "gullible" Americans relenting to the debacle he claims to be affordable, yet to the contrary, that is his first step in taking control.
Obama has worked diligently on two programs since taking office in 2008. All other important issues have been pushed aside; swept under the rug that is now overtly lumpy. Those two issues are; ruling from the presidential office according to Sal Alinskys, Rules for Radicals, and passing a felonious healthcare tax reform bill.
Can you believe a liar? Can you prove he is not a liar? When one of the Congressman yelled, "you lie", America should have listened.
Never before in History has there been a president as untrustworthy as Barack Obama, never has there been an administration of undesirables who are unqualified to hold office, who have not been vetted by the Senate, yet are paid astronomical salaries while Americans fall head first into a sand pit.
Numerous times the House of Representatives has requested an impeachment hearing; but numerous times the request stops at Harry Reid's desk. Nothing can be done about the liar, the illegal president until Conservatives take control of the Senate. It is imperative to vote in the mid-term elections and replace those who cater to the Liar-in-Chief. Replace those who claim to be Republicans yet cross the aisle to appease the whims of Obama. Lindsey Graham, Lamar Alexander and John McCain most defiantly have to go.
It has reached the time for American's to stand up and be noticed. Attend town hall meetings and let your voices be heard. Attend Tea Party meetings. Even if you disagree with the Tea Party movement, attend one of the meetings and find out how truly informative they are. The Tea Party is not against the people as the Liberals say, they are against big government and over taxing.
Take heed-act and be heard, or fall asunder to a Communist controlled country with a lying dictator in control.


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I've been looking at various cycling apps on my android device and some of them are very good. However, what I really need at the moment is a way of incorporating a training plan in a calendar so I can see what I've got planned for the coming week. I find having a plan is the best motivational tool and once its written down, I tend to stick to it.
I'm happy to write my own programme, so Training Peaks is not worth the money for me. I have been using Google calendar to put on my proposed activity but the info written then has to be copied out and re-written into another app which is annoying and time consuming.
All the apps I've used or looked at allows you to manually input data of rides you've done or record them as you go. What I'd like is an all in one that does both- plan your proposed activity and record it as you go. I've done a web search but nothing's coming up.
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By Steve Holland
SAN JOSE (Reuters) - The Venezuelan government's suggestion that an American citizen it has detained is a spy is "ridiculous," U.S. President Barack Obama said in a television interview recorded on Saturday during a visit to Costa Rica.
Venezuela said late last month it had detained an American called Timothy Hallet Tracy, accusing him of financing opposition student demonstrations after April's disputed presidential election and saying he had clearly been trained as an intelligence agent.
Venezuela said Tracy, 35, from Michigan, had received money from a foreign non-profit organization and had redirected those funds toward student organizations, seeking to provoke "civil war".
Relatives and friends of Tracy have described him to U.S. media as a documentary maker who was in Venezuela to make a film about the presidential election.
"This U.S. citizen who apparently has been detained, we will handle (it) like ... every situation where we get a U.S. citizen who gets into some sort of legal tangle in a foreign country," Obama told Noticias Telemundo in an interview set to be aired on Sunday.
"The notion that this individual is some spy is ridiculous," Obama added as he wrapped up a three-day trip to Mexico and Costa Rica. "We've seen some of this rhetoric occasionally come out of Venezuela."
U.S. officials say the matter is being handled privately, rather than government-to-government, and they are unaware of details of the case. They are, however, seeking consular access to Tracy.
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, elected in April by a narrow margin, has accused former U.S. officials of fomenting plans to assassinate him and also said Washington is supporting efforts to destabilize Venezuela.
The U.S. government has denied that, and Venezuela's opposition has derided the torrent of accusations as a smokescreen to distract people from difficult domestic issues.
Obama said in a separate interview with Univision News, aired on Friday, that the United States was watching "crackdowns on the opposition" in Venezuela, when asked if he considered newly elected Maduro to be the country's legitimate president.
The United States angered Maduro when it last month held back recognition of his narrow victory over Capriles.
"What we want for Venezuela is ... Venezuelans ... able to choose their own leadership in fair and free elections a democratic process that is credible," Obama told Noticias Telemundo. "We have not tried to interfere in any way with what happens there."
"What we've said is, you know, let's make sure that the rules are being followed, that people are not being thrown into jail or intimidated, that the press is allowed to report fairly on what happens, that the ruling party doesn't resort to intimidation in terms of skewing results."
Maduro responded to Obama's criticism of Venezuela's democratic credentials with an angry denunciation of the U.S. leader's "insolence" on Saturday during a government "cadena" broadcast that all local television channels are obliged to show live.
"There's now no doubt that Obama himself, as the puppet of that imperial power, is behind the financing in dollars of this right wing that wants to mess with and destroy Venezuela's democracy," he said.
Maduro said he would not let up in his defense of Venezuela's sovereignty and constitution, and was prepared to talk with Washington despite its antagonism towards him.
"We can sit down even with the devils' major-general, Obama," he said in a speech to red-shirted workers who chanted "Obama, fascist" as he wound up.
A later statement by the Venezuelan government accused Obama of turning a blind eye to deaths that occurred in opposition-led protests the day after Maduro's election, and showing hypocrisy on human rights given his failure to close a prison for foreign terrorism suspects at the U.S. Naval Base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
(With reporting by Andrew Cawthorne and Deisy Buitrago in Caracas; Writing by Simon Gardner; Editing by Eric Walsh)


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Poetry in motion
I was walking down the sidewalk the other day, talking to myself, when I heard a person come up behind me, making the kind of polite noises that a person makes so as not to startle the person ahead into doing something violent. It was a young coworker. We smiled and chatted and I explained that I wasn't really talking to myself, I was trying to memorize a poem.
"Oh," she said. There was a pause. And then we talked some more and she said that she wondered if memorizing poetry was some kind of generational thing. She's in her 20s, I'm in my 50s. Her teachers never asked her to memorize poetry, she says, and now she kind of wishes one of them had.
Actually, I don't remember teachers making me memorize much poetry: the "Gettysburg Address," yes. Oh, and the start of the Canterbury Tales prologue: "Whan that Aprill," etc. I just seemed to have done it along the way, without really noticing.
I fell in love with poetry when I was in my early teens, wandering through the woods chanting "To be or not to be" and reveling in my soulful nature. The poetry said what I wanted to say better than I could say it for myself, although Lord knows I tried, up late at night pounding away at my Underwood typewriter. I didn't particularly try to memorize things back then; they seemed to come naturally, favorite bits and pieces lodging in my brain, fragments that I clung to like floating spars whenever my emotional ship was in heavy seas and about to go down.
Much of it was love poetry. I doubt that I particularly impressed my boyfriend when I quoted e.e. cummings, "wholly to be a fool / while Spring is in the world my blood approves / and kisses are a better fate / than wisdom." But the words certainly made it clear that I was in the mood for some kissing, so I guess it worked out all right for all concerned. And how handy it would prove to know a few of Edna St. Vincent Millay's heartbroken but witty sonnets.
Why should a person memorize poetry? Well, for one thing, you never know when you'll be kidnapped by wicked extremists and kept blindfolded in a cave or a basement or a Fox newsroom somewhere for days on end. Should that happen, one wants to have more inside one's head than, say, the complete theme song to Gilligan's Island.
But the real reason is that, when you know a poem by heart, it belongs to you: Whenever you recite that poem, even silently during a sleepless night, you can taste the words inside your mouth. Plus, it efficiently weeds out the fainthearted among one's friends -- the ones who slip out the side door when you're on your second glass of wine and declaiming Dylan Thomas' "Fern Hill."
And poetry is an excellent form of analgesia -- no side effects and no prescription needed. I had my lower back rebuilt a few years ago and it took me months to learn how to walk again -- pushing a walker down my small town's root-rumpled sidewalks, then graduating to two forearm crutches, and then to one. ("Four arm crutches?" I asked my physical therapist in bewilderment. "But I only have two arms!") It was tiresome and uncomfortable work. Still is, on occasion.
So I turned to poetry, because the act of memorizing requires so much of one's attention, and because the sense of accomplishment is such a distracting joy. I can no longer play Ultimate Frisbee, but should you ever need someone to spout Tennyson's "Ulysses," well, I stand before you: "One equal temper of heroic hearts / Made weak by time and fate but strong in will / To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield."
I realize, though, that I have become a living anachronism. Simply reading poetry in actual books is considered eccentric these days; how much odder memorizing it must seem. But poetry is a refusal to be ordinary or confined. When I recite a beloved poem, I step outside myself; I join hands with the author and with all readers and become much more than I am. No Internet connection is required; just me, and my love for language.
So if you see someone like me wobbling down the street, talking to herself, don't be alarmed, even if she doesn't have the requisite cellphone or iPod plugged into her ears. There are other ways to store memory besides a CD-ROM.
Diane Sylvain is an illustrator and copy editor for High Country News in Paonia, Colorado.
Note: the opinions expressed in this column are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of High Country News, its board or staff. If you'd like to share an opinion piece of your own, please write Betsy Marston at [email protected].


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Looking for something fun to do next weekend? How about a trip down the 1 to Santa Cruz? F-One will be teaming up with Kayak Connection for a SUP demo in the harbor. There are lots of great restaurants and beach nearby to make a day of it.
If you are into higher performance SUP boards for wave riding & racing you'll want to check it out. Many of the F-One SUP boards are geared for high performance riding
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Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
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|For Immediate Release
|July 3, 1997
The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) announced today the availability of data on 1996 mortgage lending transactions at individual institutions in metropolitan areas throughout the nation. These data, in the form of disclosure statements, are available from the more than 9,300 lenders covered by the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (HMDA). A nationwide version of the HMDA loan-application register (HMDA-LAR) data is now available on magnetic tape for purchase from the FFIEC; the data will be available in additional formats beginning the first week in August.
The FFIEC prepares and distributes the HMDA statements for individual lenders on behalf of its member agencies -- the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of Thrift Supervision, National Credit Union Administration, and Federal Reserve System -- and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Lenders are required to make the disclosure statements available at their home offices within three business days of receiving the statements. In addition, for other metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) in which they have offices, lenders must either make a copy of the statements available at one branch per MSA or provide a copy upon written request.
The disclosure statements cover home purchase and home improvement loans and contain information about loan originations, loan purchases, and applications that did not result in a loan. The 1996 data include a total of 14.8 million reported loans and applications, an increase of about 32 percent from 1995 that primarily reflects a large increase (68 percent) in refinancing activity in 1996. For most loans relating to property located in MSAs, the statements identify the geographic location, usually by census tract. The statements give information about three characteristics of applicants or borrowers: race or national origin, sex, and annual income.
By the latter part of July, the FFIEC will send aggregate and individual disclosure statements to a central depository in each metropolitan area for public inspection. The location of these central depositories can be obtained by calling the FFIEC (Ms. Campbell, 202/634-6526).
In addition, the FFIEC makes HMDA data directly available to the public in various formats, including magnetic tape, PC diskette, and CD-ROM. Some are available in paper form (tables for 1996 showing the nationwide aggregates and key demographic information for metropolitan areas, for instance). An order form, with descriptions of the various reports, prices, and formats, can be obtained by calling 202/452-2016 (an automated-response system), and selecting menu option 3, or by faxing a request for an order form to 202/452-6497. Advance orders may be placed to be filled when the data become available.
The FFIEC also provides data from the nation's eight private mortgage insurance (PMI) companies. The 1996 PMI data includes information on approximately 1.4 million applications for mortgage insurance, about 1.1 million of which were to insure home purchase mortgages, and 0.2 million of which were to insure mortgages to refinance existing obligations. These data will be available at individual PMI companies, at the central depositories in each metropolitan area, and from the FFIEC. By early August, the data will be available at central depositories and from the FFIEC in the same types of reports and in the same formats as the HMDA data.
Questions about a HMDA report for a specific lender should be directed to the lender's supervisory agency at the number listed below:
Federal Reserve System, HMDA Assistance Line -- 202/452-2016
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation -- 800/934-3342
Office of Thrift Supervision, Reports Division -- 214/281-2068
Comptroller of the Currency, Compliance Management -- 202/874-4446
National Credit Union Administration, Office of Examination -- 703/518-6392
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Housing -- 202/755-7530.
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Dear AfriGeneas Writers Family:
I've become a fan of Kim Pearson who writes for the Online Journalism Review. (Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism).
When we write about our family histories we are more than authors, we're reporters. Therefore I believe that this article will be of value to you.
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"I teach writing for journalism and interactive multimedia at The College of New Jersey. I also blog at Professor Kim's News Notes (http://professorkim.blogspot.com) and BlogHer (http://www.blogher.org) for which I serve as a contributing editor. My current interests are in coming up with new models for interactive storytelling, including the possibilities that might derive from employing videogame narrative conventions into news presentation. I have been reading OJR with enthusiasm since its inception, and I look forward to participating more fully in the dialogue here."
Her article "Legal and business advice for online publishers and bloggers" gives writers " steps you can take to help protect yourself, and your website, from lawsuits and other legal problems."
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