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 **Description**:\
 I programmed a watch face for a Fitbit smartwatch. 
-While the the face displays lists all the typical data, it also draws a height trace, which shows how the user's height over sea level changed during the past few hours.
+While the face displays all the typical data, it also draws a height trace, which shows how the user's height over sea level changed during the past few hours.
 This functionality was inspired by a Garmin smartwatch.
 
 Unfortunately the code was lost when Fitbit Studio was shut down, but an impression of the watchface in operation is shown below.
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 **Involved Technologies**: python
 
 **Description**:\
-I automated the retrieval of addresses from web resources, which are necessary for database maintenance. 
-Usage of my tool cut the database maintenance time by over 95 %.
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+I automated the retrieval of addresses from web resources, which are necessary database contents current. 
+Usage of my tool cut the database maintenance time by over 99 %.
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