diff --git a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Utils/VegaCuration/Translation.pm b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Utils/VegaCuration/Translation.pm
index 2c864f5f0a4d76dfb0e7e8cec546eb67ff7d0305..554a736456499671e6bb3fa464afb19a3ee7e093 100644
--- a/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Utils/VegaCuration/Translation.pm
+++ b/modules/Bio/EnsEMBL/Utils/VegaCuration/Translation.pm
@@ -201,12 +201,12 @@ sub check_for_stops {
     foreach my $rem (@$hidden_remak_ttributes) {
       if ($rem->value =~ /not_for_Vega/) {
 	      #$support->log_verbose("Skipping transcript $tname ($tsi) since 'not_for_Vega'\n",1);
-        $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Skipping transcript $tname ($tsi) since 'not_for_Vega'\n");
+        $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Skipping transcript $tname ($tsi) since 'not_for_Vega'");
 	next TRANS;
       }
     }
     #$support->log_verbose("Studying transcript $tsi ($tname, $tID)\n",1);
-    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Studying transcript $tsi ($tname, $tID)\n");
+    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Studying transcript $tsi ($tname, $tID)");
     my $peptide;
 		
     # go no further if the transcript doesn't translate or if there are no stops
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ sub check_for_stops {
     # (translate method trims stops from sequence end)
     next TRANS unless ($pseq =~ /\*/);
     #$support->log_verbose("Stops found in $tsi ($tname)\n",1);
-    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Stops found in $tsi ($tname)\n");
+    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Stops found in $tsi ($tname)");
 		
     # find out where and how many stops there are
     my @found_stops;
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ sub check_for_stops {
 	#unless ( grep { $pos == $_} @annotated_stops) {
 	  if ($seen_transcripts->{$tsi}) {
 	    #$support->log_verbose("Transcript $tsi ($tname) has potential selenocysteines but has been discounted by annotators:\n".$seen_transcripts->{$tsi}.") [$mod_date]\n");
-      $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, 'VQCT_pot_selC', "Transcript $tsi ($tname) has potential selenocysteines but has been discounted by annotators:\n".$seen_transcripts->{$tsi}.") [$mod_date]");
+      $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, 'VQCT_pot_selC', "Transcript $tsi ($tname) has potential selenocysteines but has been discounted by annotators: ".$seen_transcripts->{$tsi}.") [$mod_date]");
 	  }
 	  else {
 	    #$support->log("POTENTIAL SELENO ($seq) in $tsi ($tname, gene $gname) found at $pos [$mod_date]\n");
@@ -380,370 +380,4 @@ OTTMUST00000015207 = FIXED- corrected frame
 OTTMUST00000056646 = FIXED- error
 OTTMUST00000059686 = FIXED- corrected frame
 OTTMUST00000013426 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000044412 = FIXED- error
-=======
-=head1 LICENSE
-  Copyright (c) 1999-2010 The European Bioinformatics Institute and
-  Genome Research Limited.  All rights reserved.
-  This software is distributed under a modified Apache license.
-  For license details, please see
-    http://www.ensembl.org/info/about/code_licence.html
-=head1 CONTACT
-  Please email comments or questions to the public Ensembl
-  developers list at <dev@ensembl.org>.
-  Questions may also be sent to the Ensembl help desk at
-  <helpdesk@ensembl.org>.
-=cut
-=head1 NAME
-=head1 SYNOPSIS
-=head1 DESCRIPTION
-=head1 METHODS
-=cut
-package Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::VegaCuration::Translation;
-use strict;
-use warnings;
-use vars qw(@ISA);
-use Data::Dumper;
-use Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::VegaCuration::Transcript;
-@ISA = qw(Bio::EnsEMBL::Utils::VegaCuration::Transcript);
-=head2 check_CDS_end_remarks
-   Args       : B::E::Transcript
-   Example    : my $results = $support->check_CDS_end_remarks($transcript)
-   Description: identifies incorrect 'CDS end...' transcript remarks in a
-                otter-derived Vega database
-   Returntype : hashref
-=cut
-sub check_CDS_start_end_remarks {
-  my $self = shift;
-  my $trans = shift;
-  # info for checking
-  my @remarks = @{$trans->get_all_Attributes('remark')};
-  my $coding_end   = $trans->cdna_coding_end;
-  my $coding_start = $trans->cdna_coding_start;
-  my $trans_end    = $trans->length;
-  my $trans_seq    = $trans->seq->seq;
-  my $stop_codon   = substr($trans_seq, $coding_end-3, 3);
-  my $start_codon  = substr($trans_seq, $coding_start-1, 3);
-  #hashref to return results
-  my $results;
-  
-  #extra CDS end not found remarks
-  if (grep {$_->value eq 'CDS end not found'} @remarks) {
-    if (   ($coding_end != $trans_end) 
-	     && ( grep {$_ eq $stop_codon} qw(TGA TAA TAG) ) ) {
-      $results->{'END_EXTRA'} = 1;
-    }
-  }
-  #missing CDS end not found remark
-  if ( $coding_end == $trans_end ) {
-    if (! grep {$_->value eq 'CDS end not found'} @remarks) {
-      if (grep {$_ eq $stop_codon} qw(TGA TAA TAG)) {
-	$results->{'END_MISSING_2'} = 1;
-      }
-      else {
-	$results->{'END_MISSING_1'} = $stop_codon;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  #extra CDS start not found remark
-  if (grep {$_->value eq 'CDS start not found'} @remarks) {
-    if (   ($coding_start != 1) 
-	     && ($start_codon eq 'ATG') ) {
-      $results->{'START_EXTRA'} = 1;
-    }
-  }
-  #missing CDS start not found remark
-  if ( $coding_start == 1) {
-    if ( ! grep {$_->value eq 'CDS start not found'} @remarks) {
-      if ($start_codon eq 'ATG') {
-	$results->{'START_MISSING_2'} = 1;
-      } else {
-	$results->{'START_MISSING_1'} = $start_codon;
-      }
-    }
-  }
-  return $results;
-}
-=head2 check_CDS_end_remarks_loutre
-   Args       : B::E::Transcript
-   Example    : my $results = $support->check_CDS_end_remarks($transcript)
-   Description: identifies incorrect 'CDS end...' transcript attribs in a loutre
-                of a loutre-derived Vega database.
-   Returntype : hashref
-=cut
-sub check_CDS_start_end_remarks_loutre {
-  my $self = shift;
-  my $trans = shift;
-  # info for checking
-  my @stops = qw(TGA TAA TAG);
-  my %attributes;
-  foreach my $attribute (@{$trans->get_all_Attributes()}) {
-    $attributes{$attribute->code} = $attribute;
-  }
-#  warn $trans->stable_id;
-#  warn Data::Dumper::Dumper(\%attributes);
-  my $coding_end   = $trans->cdna_coding_end;
-  my $coding_start = $trans->cdna_coding_start;
-  my $trans_end    = $trans->length;
-  my $trans_seq    = $trans->seq->seq;
-  my $stop_codon_offset = 3 + $trans->translation->end_Exon->end_phase;
-  my $stop_codon   = substr($trans_seq, $coding_end-3, 3);
-  my $start_codon  = substr($trans_seq, $coding_start-1, 3);
-  #hashref to return results
-  my $results;
-  #extra CDS end not found remarks
-  if ($attributes{'cds_end_NF'}) {
-    if ( ($attributes{'cds_end_NF'}->value == 1)
-	   && ($coding_end != $trans_end) 
-	   && ( grep {$_ eq $stop_codon} @stops) ) {
-#      warn $trans->stable_id.": $coding_end--$trans_end--$stop_codon";
-#      warn $trans->translation->end_Exon->end_phase;
-      $results->{'END_EXTRA'} = $stop_codon;
-    }
-  }
-  #missing CDS end not found remark
-  if ( $coding_end == $trans_end ) {
-    if ($attributes{'cds_end_NF'}) {
-      if ($attributes{'cds_end_NF'}->value == 0 ) {
-	if (! grep {$_ eq $stop_codon} @stops) {
-#	  warn $trans->stable_id.": $coding_end--$trans_end--$stop_codon";
-#	  warn $trans->translation->end_Exon->end_phase;
-	  $results->{'END_MISSING'}{'WRONG'} = $stop_codon;
-	}
-      }
-    }
-    elsif (! grep {$_ eq $stop_codon} @stops) {
-      $results->{'END_MISSING'}{'ABSENT'} = $stop_codon;
-    }
-  }
-  #extra CDS start not found remark 
-  if ( $attributes{'cds_start_NF'}) {
-    if ( ($attributes{'cds_start_NF'}->value == 1 )
-	   && ($start_codon eq 'ATG') ) {
-      $results->{'START_EXTRA'} = $start_codon;
-    }
-  }
-  #missing CDS start not found remark
-  if ( $coding_start == 1) {
-    if ( $attributes{'cds_start_NF'} ) {
-      if ( $attributes{'cds_start_NF'}->value == 0 ) {
-	if ($start_codon ne 'ATG') {
-	  $results->{'START_MISSING'}{'WRONG'} = $start_codon;
-	}
-      }
-    }
-    elsif ($start_codon ne 'ATG') {
-      $results->{'START_MISSING'}{'ABSENT'} = $start_codon;
-    }
-  }
-  return $results;
-}
-=head2 get_havana_seleno_comments
-   Args       : none
-   Example    : my $results = $support->get_havana_seleno_comments
-   Description: parses the HEREDOC containing Havana comments in this module
-   Returntype : hashref
-=cut
-sub get_havana_seleno_comments {
-  my $seen_translations;
-  while (<DATA>) {
-    next if /^\s+$/ or /#+/;
-    my ($obj,$comment) = split /=/;
-    $obj =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
-    $comment =~ s/^\s+|\s+$//g;
-    $seen_translations->{$obj} = $comment;
-  }
-  return $seen_translations;
-}
-sub check_for_stops {
-  my $support = shift;
-  my ($gene,$seen_transcripts,$log_object) = @_;
-  if(not defined $log_object){
-    $log_object=$support;
-  }
-  
-  my $gname = $gene->get_all_Attributes('name')->[0]->value;
-  my $gsi = $gene->stable_id;
-  my $scodon = 'TGA';
-  my $mod_date = $support->date_format( $gene->modified_date,'%d/%m/%y' );
- TRANS:
-  foreach my $trans (@{$gene->get_all_Transcripts}) {
-    my $tsi = $trans->stable_id;
-    my $tID = $trans->dbID;
-    my $tname = $trans->get_all_Attributes('name')->[0]->value;
-    foreach my $rem (@{$trans->get_all_Attributes('hidden_remark')}) {
-      if ($rem->value =~ /not_for_Vega/) {
-	      #$support->log_verbose("Skipping transcript $tname ($tsi) since 'not_for_Vega'\n",1);
-        $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Skipping transcript $tname ($tsi) since 'not_for_Vega'\n");
-	next TRANS;
-      }
-    }
-    #$support->log_verbose("Studying transcript $tsi ($tname, $tID)\n",1);
-    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Studying transcript $tsi ($tname, $tID)\n");
-    my $peptide;
-		
-    # go no further if the transcript doesn't translate or if there are no stops
-    next TRANS unless ($peptide = $trans->translate);
-    my $pseq = $peptide->seq;
-    my $orig_seq = $pseq;
-    # (translate method trims stops from sequence end)
-    next TRANS unless ($pseq =~ /\*/);
-    #$support->log_verbose("Stops found in $tsi ($tname)\n",1);
-    $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, '', "Stops found in $tsi ($tname)\n");
-		
-    # find out where and how many stops there are
-    my @found_stops;
-    my $mrna   = $trans->translateable_seq;
-    my $offset = 0;
-    my $tstop;
-    while ($pseq =~ /([^\*]+)\*(.*)/) {
-      my $pseq1_f = $1;
-      $pseq = $2;
-      my $seq_flag = 0;
-      $offset += length($pseq1_f) * 3;
-      my $stop = substr($mrna, $offset, 3);
-      my $aaoffset = int($offset / 3)+1;
-      push(@found_stops, [ $stop, $aaoffset ]);
-      $tstop .= "$aaoffset ";
-      $offset += 3;
-    }
-		
-    # are all stops TGA...?
-    my $num_stops = scalar(@found_stops);
-    my $num_tga = 0;
-    my $positions;
-    foreach my $stop (@found_stops) {
-      $positions .= $stop->[0]."(".$stop->[1].") ";
-      if ($stop->[0] eq $scodon) {
-	$num_tga++;
-      }
-    }
-    my $source = $gene->source;
-    #...no - an internal stop codon error in the database...
-    if ($num_tga < $num_stops) {
-      if ($source eq 'havana') {
-	      #$support->log_warning("INTERNAL STOPS HAVANA: Transcript $tsi ($tname) from gene $gname has non \'$scodon\' stop codons [$mod_date]:\nSequence = $orig_seq\nStops at $positions)\n\n");
-        $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, 'TRANSCRIPT', $tsi, 'VQCT_internal_stop', "INTERNAL STOPS HAVANA: Transcript $tsi ($tname) from gene $gname has non \'$scodon\' stop codons [$mod_date]: Sequence = $orig_seq Stops at $positions)");
-      }
-      else {
-        #$support->log_warning("INTERNAL STOPS EXTERNAL: Transcript $tsi ($tname) from gene $gname has non \'$scodon\' stop codons[$mod_date]:\nSequence = $orig_seq\nStops at $positions)\n\n");
-        $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, 'TRANSCRIPT', $tsi, 'VQCT_internal_stop', "INTERNAL STOPS EXTERNAL: Transcript $tsi ($tname) from gene $gname has non \'$scodon\' stop codons[$mod_date]: Sequence = $orig_seq Stops at $positions)");  
-      }
-    }
-    #...yes - check remarks
-    else {
-      my $flag_remark  = 0; # 1 if word seleno has been used
-      my $flag_remark2 = 0; # 1 if existing remark has correct numbering
-      my $alabel       = 'Annotation_remark- selenocysteine ';
-      my $alabel2      = 'selenocysteine ';
-      my $annot_stops;
-      my $remarks;
-      #get both hidden_remarks and remarks
-      foreach my $remark_type ('remark','hidden_remark') {
-	foreach my $attrib ( @{$trans->get_all_Attributes($remark_type)}) {
-	  push @{$remarks->{$remark_type}}, $attrib->value;
-	}
-      }
-      #parse remarks to check syntax for location of edits
-      while (my ($attrib,$remarks)= each %$remarks) {
-	foreach my $text (@{$remarks}) {					
-	  if ( ($attrib eq 'remark') && ($text=~/^$alabel(.*)/) ){
-	    #$support->log_warning("seleno remark for $tsi stored as Annotation_remark not hidden remark) [$mod_date]\n");
-      $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, 'VQCT_wrong_selC_coord', "seleno remark for $tsi stored as Annotation_remark not hidden remark) [$mod_date]");        
-	    $annot_stops=$1;
-	  }
-	  elsif ($text =~ /^$alabel2(.*)/) {
-	    $annot_stops=$1;
-	  }
-	}
-      }
-    #check the location of the annotated edits matches actual stops in the sequence
-    my @annotated_stops;
-    if ($annot_stops){
-	  my $i = 0;
-	  my $defined_offset=0;
-	  my $defined_found_stop=0;
-	  foreach my $offset (split(/\s+/, $annot_stops)) {
-        $defined_offset= (defined($offset)) && ($offset=~/^\d+$/);
-	    $defined_found_stop = ( defined(@found_stops) && defined($found_stops[$i]) && defined($found_stops[$i]->[1]));
-	    # not a number - ignore
-	    #OK if it matches a known stop
-	    if ($defined_offset && $defined_found_stop && ($found_stops[$i]->[1] == $offset)) {
-  	      push  @annotated_stops, $offset;
-	    }
-	    # catch old annotations where number was in DNA not peptide coordinates
-	    elsif ($defined_offset && $defined_found_stop && (($found_stops[$i]->[1] * 3) == $offset)) {
-  	      #$support->log_warning("DNA: Annotated stop for transcript tsi ($tname) is in DNA not peptide coordinates) [$mod_date]\n");
-          $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, 'DNA', $tsi, 'VQCT_wrong_selC_coord', "DNA: Annotated stop for transcript tsi ($tname) is in DNA not peptide coordinates) [$mod_date]");  
-        }
-	    # catch old annotations where number off by one
-	    elsif ($defined_offset && $defined_found_stop && (($found_stops[$i]->[1]) == $offset+1)) {
-	      #$support->log_warning("PEPTIDE: Annotated stop for transcript $tsi ($tname) is out by one) [$mod_date]\n");
-          $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, 'PEPTIDE', $tsi, 'VQCT_wrong_selC_coord', "PEPTIDE: Annotated stop for transcript $tsi ($tname) is out by one) [$mod_date]");  
-	    }
-	    elsif($defined_offset) {
-	      #$support->log_warning("Annotated stop for transcript $tsi ($tname) does not match a TGA codon) [$mod_date]\n");
-          $log_object->_save_log('log_warning', '', $gsi, 'TRANSCRIPT', $tsi, 'VQCT_wrong_selC_coord', "Annotated stop for transcript $tsi ($tname) does not match a TGA codon) [$mod_date]");
-	      push  @annotated_stops, $offset;
-	    }						
-	    $i++;
-	  }
-    }
-      #check location of found stops matches annotated ones - any new ones are reported
-      foreach my $stop ( @found_stops ) {
-	my $pos = $stop->[1];
-	my $seq = $stop->[0];
-  if(!(defined($pos) && defined($_) && ( grep { $pos == $_} @annotated_stops))){
-	#unless ( grep { $pos == $_} @annotated_stops) {
-	  if ($seen_transcripts->{$tsi}) {
-	    #$support->log_verbose("Transcript $tsi ($tname) has potential selenocysteines but has been discounted by annotators:\n".$seen_transcripts->{$tsi}.") [$mod_date]\n");
-      $log_object->_save_log('log_verbose', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, 'VQCT_pot_selC', "Transcript $tsi ($tname) has potential selenocysteines but has been discounted by annotators:\n".$seen_transcripts->{$tsi}.") [$mod_date]");
-	  }
-	  else {
-	    #$support->log("POTENTIAL SELENO ($seq) in $tsi ($tname, gene $gname) found at $pos [$mod_date]\n");
-      $log_object->_save_log('log', '', $gsi, '', $tsi, 'VQCT_pot_selC', "POTENTIAL SELENO ($seq) in $tsi ($tname, gene $gname) found at $pos [$mod_date]");
-	  }
-	}
-      }
-    }
-  }
-}
-sub _save_log{
-  my $self=shift;
-  my $log_type = shift;
-  my $chrom_name=shift || '';
-  my $gsi=shift || '';
-  my $type=shift || '';  
-  my $tsi=shift || '';  
-  my $tag=shift || '';
-  my $txt=shift || '';
-  $self->$log_type($txt);
-}
-#details of annotators comments
-__DATA__
-OTTHUMT00000144659 = FIXED- changed to transcript
-OTTHUMT00000276377 = FIXED- changed to transcript
-OTTHUMT00000257741 = FIXED- changed to nmd
-OTTHUMT00000155694 = NOT_FIXED- should be nmd but external annotation but cannot be fixed
-OTTHUMT00000155695 = NOT_FIXED- should be nmd but external annotation but cannot be fixed
-OTTHUMT00000282573 = FIXED- changed to unprocessed pseudogene
-OTTHUMT00000285227 = FIXED- changed start site
-OTTHUMT00000151008 = FIXED- incorrect trimming of CDS, removed extra stop codon
-OTTHUMT00000157999 = FIXED- changed incorrect stop
-OTTHUMT00000150523 = FIXED- incorrect trimming of CDS
-OTTHUMT00000150525 = FIXED- incorrect trimming of CDS
-OTTHUMT00000150522 = FIXED- incorrect trimming of CDS
-OTTHUMT00000150521 = FIXED- incorrect trimming of CDS
-OTTHUMT00000246819 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTHUMT00000314078 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTHUMT00000080133 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTHUMT00000286423 = FIXED- changed to transcript
-OTTMUST00000055509 = FIXED- error
-OTTMUST00000038729 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000021760 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000023057 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000015207 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000056646 = FIXED- error
-OTTMUST00000059686 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000013426 = FIXED- corrected frame
-OTTMUST00000044412 = FIXED- error
+OTTMUST00000044412 = FIXED- error
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