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Final guidelines on MiFID2 suitability requirements
On 28 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its Final Report – Guidelines on certain aspects of the MIFID II suitability requirements.
On 28 May 2018, the European Securities and Markets Authority published its Final Report – Guidelines on certain aspects of the MIFID II suitability requirements. The Report addresses some key issues raised in the ESMA consultation paper, as follows:
ESMA has provided additional explanation on how client categorization should be taken into account when applying specific guidelines. ESMA also encourages firms to apply the requirements proportionately, specifically clarifying that the Guidelines are applicable principally in relation to retail clients, and will apply "to the extent they are relevant" in relation to services provided to professional clients.
ESMA has addressed specific concerns raised, by confirming that, for per se professional clients, a cost/benefit analysis of switching investments need only be carried out on the investment strategy. This avoids the need to conduct a cost/benefit analysis in relation to re-balancing or adjustment of a client portfolio (often on a daily basis).
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About AFM-Téléthon
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Developing innovative therapies
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The Scientific council: researchers to advise us
In 1981, even before the first Telethon, AFM-Téléthon set up a Scientific Council consisting of independent experts, to direct its policy for research into rare disease. Since 2016, Dr Odile Boespflug-Tanguy, Geneticist, Inserm researcher and Professor of Neuropediatrics, is chair of the Scientific Council. The 9th Scientific Council is composed of 86 international experts, researchers and clinicians, specialized in neuromuscular diseases and innovative biotherapies.
What is the Scientific Council's role?
It is a consultative body. It advises AFM-Téléthon in its research policy, suggests directions, evaluates the quality of the projects submitted and their results. In a nutshell, the decisions are made by the AFM-Téléthon board of directors. In 99% of cases, however, the scientific board follows the advice of the Scientific Council.
Composition of AFM-Telethon's 9th Scientific Council
How are the projects evaluated?
The Scientific Council is organised into thematic commissions (gene therapy, muscle science...). The projects submitted to AFM-Téléthon during calls for proposals are selected by the commissions concerned according to their scientific quality and relevance with respect to our strategy. We also submit them to external experts: for this, we are in contact with about 6,000 experts throughout the world. For strategic projects such as human drug trials, which last several years and involve heavier investments, we have created a new body within the scientific council: the strategic and therapeutic orientation committees (Coset – Comités d'Orientation Strartégique et Thérarpeutique). Each strategic project is monitored by a specific Coset which supports and advises it. Moreover, all the projects are subject to a final report.
Are the AFM-Téléthon research centres – Généthon, Institute of Myology, Atlantic Gene Therapies and I-Stem - also evaluated?
They have their own Scientific Committee, but every two years, they are audited by a global evaluation committee made up of members of the AFM-Téléthon Scientific Council and external experts.
What guarantees the quality and independence of the Scientific Committee evaluations?
Its members are volunteers and are acknowledged experts in their field: researchers from public laboratories such as INSERM (French National Institute for Health and Medical Research) or CNRS (French National Centre for Scientific Research) for basic research, biotechnology companies or pharmaceutical laboratories for drug development, etc. To retain a certain independence, 52% of them are foreign nationals. Furthermore, to avoid conflicts of interest, the projects submitted to external experts are anonymous. Finally, everything is traced. Scientific council meetings, for example, are recorded and written down.
Telethon 2020: 58 290 120 euros!
At the end of the television broadcast, the counter of the 2020 Telethon shows 58 290 120 euros. Despite the health crisis, which led to the cancellation of a very large number of events in towns and villages, the French people responded positively to this extraordinary Telethon: the one presenting the greatest victories of its history. Behind these victories, there are faces, first names, children, parents, changed lives, regained motions, smiles and laughter, and life who wins.
On december 4 and 5, the force of the Téléthon will be with you
They are #SoStrong! Families who fight on a daily basis against the disease, researchers who turn genes into medicine, volunteers, donors and partners who, every year, brave the cold… Thanks to them joining forces for the past 30 years, a medical revolution is underway today! Together, let's keep on giving children and patients the strength to heal!
The Généthon laboratory, gene therapy pioneer, is 30 years old!
Généthon, a unique scientific and human adventure, turns 30 this year. Created by a patient organization and funded by the Téléthon, this laboratory has put France at the forefront of genome exploration and of the gene therapy revolution.
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from rest_framework import serializers
from rest_framework.fields import empty
from rest_framework.utils import html

class MyDictField(serializers.DictField):
    def get_value(self, dictionary):
        if html.is_html_input(dictionary):
            data = html.parse_html_dict(dictionary, prefix=self.field_name)
        data = dictionary.get(self.field_name, empty)
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Weather, climate and hazards
Aviation, marine, ice and other weather services
Understanding marine weather forecasts
Regional marine weather information
Marine weather products and services: Pacific coast
PDF version - 567 KB
Forecast Products
The Regular Forecast includes detailed forecast wind speed and direction, weather and visibility, and any wind and freezing spray warnings in effect for the current and following day. (Days 1 and 2)
The Extended Forecast includes a general description of expected wind conditions for the period from the end of the Regular Forecast to the end of the fifth day of the forecast period. (Days 3 to 5)
The Technical Marine Synopsis gives a general picture of the position and motion of the main weather features (lows, highs, fronts).
The Marine Weather Statement informs of potentially hazardous conditions and/or significant weather features.
The Wave Height Forecast describes the expected significant wave height rather than the maximum wave height. Significant wave height is defined as the average of the highest one-third of all waves. Wave heights are described in metres and are measured from trough to crest. Maximum wave heights may be twice as high as the significant wave height.
The NAVTEX Forecast is a shortened version of the marine forecast products. It is transmitted by the Canadian Coast Guard and primarily intended for international users in Canadian waters.
Marine Observations
Environment Canada and its partner organizations provide weather observations and buoy reports along the coast. See maps for observing site locations.
Marine Forecast Areas, Observation Sites and Radio Networks Map
Long description for Map 1
This map shows the Environment Canada marine forecast regions along the entire British Columbia coast. The location of observation points, Canadian Coast Guard transmission points and Environment Canada Weatheradio locations is shown. Weatheradio transmitters are located at eight locations along the coast. Users can listen to local weather forecasts and observations in Vancouver on 162.550 megahertz Victoria on 162.400 megahertz Port Alberni on 162.525 megahertz Port Hardy on 162.525 megahertz Ucluelet on 162.525 megahertz Texada Island on 162.525 megahertz Prince Rupert on 162.525 megahertz Masset on 162.425 megahertz
Marine Forecast Areas, Observation Sites and Radio Networks Close up Map
This map shows the Environment Canada marine forecast regions from the south end of Johnstone Strait to the United States border. The location of observation points, Canadian Coast Guard transmission points and Environment Canada Weatheradio locations is shown. There are five Weatheradio transmitters along the south coast. Users can listen to local weather forecasts and observations in Vancouver on 162.550 megahertz Victoria on 162.400 megahertz Port Alberni on 162.525 megahertz Texada Island on 162.525 megahertz
Forecast Issue Times
All issue times are Pacific Standard or Daylight Saving Time (PST/PDT). Updated forecasts are issued as required.
Regular Forecast and Technical Marine Synopsis: 4 am; 10:30 am; 4 pm; 9:30 pm
Extended Forecast: 4 am; 4 pm
Wave Height Forecast: 4 am; 4 pm
Marine Forecast Content
Wind Speed and Direction: The wind speed is the average wind that is expected over the open water, given in units of knots (1 kt = 1.85 km/h). Wind direction refers to the direction from which the wind is blowing (based on true north and not on magnetic bearings). It should also be noted that with the rugged Pacific coastline, considerable local variations from the forecast winds are possible.
Weather and Visibility: A brief description of the weather is included in the forecast when visibility is expected to be reduced to near or below one nautical mile (1.85 km).
Freezing Spray: Is mentioned in the forecast if conditions are likely to result in ice build up on exposed vessel surfaces.
Air Temperature: Is included in the forecast only if temperatures are expected to be at or below 0° Celsius.
Marine Weather Warnings
Strong Wind Warning: 20-33 knots (issued only for southern inner coastal waters between March 20th and Remembrance Day)
Gale Warning: 34-47 knots
Storm Warning: 48-63 knots
Hurricane Force Wind Warning: 64 knots or greater (refers to wind speed and does not imply that a hurricane is occurring or expected to occur)
Freezing Spray Warnings: Ice is expected to build up at a rate of 0.7 cm per hour or greater.
Localized Warnings: Issued for any hazardous weather that requires immediate attention. Examples include water spout or squall warnings.
Obtaining Forecasts
Environment Canada's Weather Website
Forecast Consultation Service (user fees apply): 1-900-565-6565 (direct billing) or 1-888-292-2222 (cellphone access, credit card account billing)
Environment Canada's public and marine forecasts and warnings broadcast 24 hours a day on Weatheradio.
Environment Canada's marine weather forecasts and warnings. For information on Radio Aids to Marine Navigation, visit Canadian Coast Guard's Continuous Marine Broadcast (CMB).
For general inquiries, comments and to report equipment outages, please call: 1-877-789-7733 or visit: weather.gc.ca/mainmenu/contact_us_e.html.


Motion® 13 Nx offers a variety of fitting and handling options to perfectly meet your wishes and requirements. This way, your hearing care professional can customize your personal hearing solution.
As a behind-the-ear, or BTE model, the small Motion 13 Nx sits snuggly and discreetly behind your ear. Its ergonomic shape makes it extra comfortable to wear.
The battery door of Signia's Motion 13 Nx can be equipped with a Telecoil. In places with an induction loop, this helps you understand speakers more clearly. Simply select the T-program wherever you see the sign on the left.


We proud of you, Madhumita Sharma. Toiling and working with an aim makes the path shorter and shorter. Every hard work deserves a reward and with the increasing competition, it has become very difficult to get what you want. But if you are ready to give your time and efforts towards your aim like a 'fish eye' then nothing can ever stop you from chasing your goal. Doors for success will open automatically for the students who believe in working hard and with their utmost passion.
The struggles and competition are crossed by a 2014 batch, pass out B-Tech Computer Science student, Madhumita Sharma from Arya College of Engineering and IT. She has increased the pride of her family, nation, and college by getting selected as a Software Solution Engineer in Google in Switzerland with a 1 crore package. Madhumita shares, it doesn't matter if you haven't gone to IIT or NIIT because what matters is your passion and hard work for that goal. She gives her credits to her parents for supporting and been there for her always.
She disclosed her motivation and focus was received from late President and MissileMan APJ Abdul Kalam. According to Madhumita, the learning, guidance, and knowledge she received from Arya College made her move forward in her life more with ease and comfort. The encouragement and support she needed from her family and college have been fully available to her.
Being a bright student in college, her standout as one single entity is encouraging women empowerment where she explains earning money is not her aim but to take a stand in the society for women. She wants other girls to also aim for their goal and fulfill their dreams and make their own path to success.
Getting opportunity and encouragement from her family and her college 'Arya College of Engineering and IT' uplifted her in such crowded field. In her success, she will never forget all those happiness, hard work, patience and assistance she obtained from her college i.e. Arya 1st Old Campus.


DB AMORIN (Azores, Sāmoa) Born in Hawai'i, lives and works in the United States. A static- favored shape ("grazed my neck w/ a burnt piece of land in liliha"), 2019. Ceramic, activated charcoal, glass, near-infrared lamps, digital projection. 144 × 108 in.
BERNICE AKAMINE (Kanaka Maoli) lives and works in Hawai'i. Ku 'u One Hānau was created in 1999 to call attention to the rising rates of houselessness among Native Hawaiians in their own homeland. The title, Ku 'u One Hānau (Sands of My Birth in 'Ōlelo Hawai'i), underscores the significance of birthplace and relationship to land, which are foundational to a Kānaka Maoli worldview.
HB19 artist Leland Miyano Okinawa Lives and works in Hawaiʻi Huakaʻi / A Wake, 2019 Invasive botanical and found materials, canoe plants 50 × 20 × 25 ft. . Huakaʻi / A Wake explores themes of sustainability, voyaging, and our reciprocal relationship with the island environment.
HB19 Artist Marie Watt (Seneca) Lives and works in USA . Marie Watt's textile installations are a repository of personal and collective memory. Companion Species was created through 'sewing circles' held in January 2019 in Honolulu and .
Rosanna SaVAge Raymond K'Lub (Sāmoa, Tuvalu, Palagi); Lives and works in Aotearoa Founded in 2010 by Rosanna Raymond, The SaVAge K'lub is a multidisciplinary platform that takes its name and inspiration from the gentlemen club of the same name founded in London in 1857.
Cory Kamehanaokalā Holt Taum (Kanaka Maoli/Hawai'i) is an artist, muralist, cultural practitioner, and the youngest participating artist in the 2019 Honolulu Biennial. Influenced by the bold, powerful forms and patterns of his ancestors and the legacies of the Hawaiian Renaissance and major land struggle movements of the 1970s, Taum's practice is one of resistance.
Honolulu Biennial 2019 participating artist Imaikalani Kalahele's poetry is a central thread that is woven throughout the Biennial including the poem Manifesto that he recites in this video and the inspiration for the title of HB19, "To Make Wrong/ Right / Now." . .
Originally from Oahu, Chenta Laury is a Maui-based artist who has lived and studied visual art in the Midwest and on both coasts. She has exhibited in solo and group shows in New York, Boston, Sacramento and Honolulu, and her work is held in numerous private collections.
In collaboration with KADIST in San Francisco, Honolulu Biennial Foundation presented a pop-up exhibition and talk story with Bernice Akamine and Abraham Cruzvillegas, participating artists of the Honolulu Biennial 2019. Moderated by Scott Lawrimore, Co-Curator of HB19, the dialogue will center on the Biennial's installation of iterative sculptural works in public spaces by Akamine and Cruzvillegas.


International professionals will share their perspectives of the legal system within their country and relations between media and the judiciary system. Judicial officials will be in Louisville through the U.S. Department of State International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) on a "Rule of Law and Judicial Reform" project, while a second delegation of Open World journalists from Russia who "Monitor Human Rights Court Cases" will be in town at the same time. WAC will bring these professionals together for a moderated panel discussion and networking event open to the general public.


Do you like scavenger hunts? Want to learn more about Pennsylvania's agricultural heritage? Visitors to the Pennsylvania Farm Show can search for 24 replica historical markers throughout the complex, thanks to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. To start your hunt, please visit the PHMC booth in the Main Hall to pick up a scavenger hunt booklet. For larger school groups who need multiple copies, teachers may contact Karen Galle of the PHMC Marker Program at (717) 705-4266 or kgalle@pa.gov or download a PDF version of the historical marker booklet.
A display of farm equipment, rural life and demonstrations presented by PHMC Trails of History sites including Landis Valley Museum, Pennsbury Manor and Somerset Historical Center.
The State Museum's annual Archeology exhibit and dugout canoe.


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New program invites students to showcase their best academic work
By: John Gallagher
JOHN GALLAGHER
A popular place for speakers, symposiums, and presentations, the Gentile Gallery in the J.C. Williams center will now host the program GRACE to showcase the best work produced by the university's own.
The "Gallery of Artistry, Research, and Community Engagement," abbreviated GRACE, will allow visitors to familiarize themselves with top works in a variety of fields, submitted by students, faculty and staff of Franciscan University. This showcase of the best art, research and community projects that the university offers will be brought in on April 7 of this semester.
The opportunity will be "like going to a museum … as you listen to presentations, view posters, view art, and you move to the next display," said Katherine E. "Kaybeth" Calabria, who holds a doctorate in education with a specialization in severe disabilities.
"You can, in a very short period of time, be engaged in many different fields with many different kinds of talents," said Calabria.
Students, too, may engage in "explaining and showing" their work, said Calabria. This opportunity to "engage in this type of project" proves beneficial when students begin submitting applications to graduate school.
The series of presentations, set to last from morning until 4:30 p.m., allows students an unprecedented closeness to academic research of all levels.
"Often, the professors mentor students as they do research or creative projects. This is a way to show the university community the work of the students and the professors," said Calabria.
Calabria, alongside Regina Boerio, who holds a doctorate in counseling psychology, are responsible for the project in its entirety. They have employed the help of the university Marketing and Communications Department to formulate event posters, but otherwise will oversee the showcase from start to finish.
"We've seen this from websites, we've seen our children get involved, and we thought this is something that really needs to be done at Franciscan," said Calabria, citing an informal conversation with Boerio in late August as the initial impetus behind the event.
"(Boerio) has wanted to do this for years," said Calabria. "We started talking about it, and said 'let's do it.'"
Calabria said the showcase has the full support of the Education Department, as well as Academic Affairs, despite their independence from event logistics.
Although the exhibit will be judged by informed volunteers from the local community and will award cash prizes, Calabria hopes the showcase results in a more meaningful end.
"We hope to gain experience," Calabria said. "Our goal is to make sure that everyone is included in some way, whether that's by poster or presentation."
The benefits of submitting work in such an event are multifold, said Calabria. Participants will "grow intellectually, as people ask questions about your research, art, or community engagement."
Calabria said the event is also an opportunity to "feel well-justified pride in your accomplishments, and to receive accolades from your peers."
Deeper still is the religious facet of such an event.
"This is the Catholic intellectual aesthetic and service tradition that we are participating in," Calabria said, given the inevitable fellowship to follow the event.
Calabria and Boerio invite all of campus to partake in an intellectual, communal, and spiritual experience: GRACE, a presentation of the best work the university can procure. Applications are available online, and the submission process is simple and straightforward. Calabria stressed that those not submitting work should attend "to make their friends feel special, and to acknowledge their work."
Calabria may not know exactly what to expect come April, but were she to compose an article on GRACE, she said she knows exactly how she would conclude. "Dr. Boerio and Dr. Calabria are taking a chance," she said, speaking in third person. "They want you to take a chance too."
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Announcing a change: Tinfoil.com friend, David Grigg, listened carefully to the announcement on the March Medley from El Capitan by Issler's Orchestra (the October 1998 Cylinder of the Month), and heard the announcement correctly (I had it "... the John Philip Sousa's ...").
Information located on The Esquimaux Dance: Details on the previously mysterious June 1999 Cylinder of the Month were located in a copy of the "Catalog and Records for use on the Phonograph" published by the New Jersey Phonograph Company in 1892, provided courtesy of the Library of Congress. Previously, guided by etchings on the cylinder's edge I had the title of the recording as Esquimau Dance. From other clues, I guessed it was put out by the New Jersey Phonograph Company in about 1893 and was a vaudeville-style cylinder. In fact, the cylinder is listed under the "Clarinet solos" heading and performed by Mr. William M. Tuson (see also the September 1997 Cylinder of the Month).
Issler recording date: Lanciers with Figures Called. I had placed this recording at 1890, an early Edison laboratory Wangemann-era recording (see Five Minutes With the Minstrels for an example of a true Wangemann-era recording). However, after working with several actual 1890-1892 recordings, it became clear this was a later recording. More likely it is an early recording from the New Jersey Phonograph Company, ca. 1893-1894. I also got the name of Issler's orchestra wrong – in this recording, it is Issler's Popular Orchestra (I had said it was Issler's Parlor Orchestra, which would have been more consistent with 1890).
Date way off: All the Silver in the Silvery Moon. This recording was dated as 1899 due to several indicators (type of recording, recording speed, collector's information). However, Billy Williams researcher, Julian-Philip Myerscough, has pointed out this song was written circa 1911! Thus, it appears this record was a pirated copy – indeed a very well-done pirated copy. I frequently run across homemade brown wax duplicates of commercial recordings, but they are usually quite easy to uncover as duplicates. This one, a concert-grand (5" diameter) cylinder, fooled me. I also had the name of the recording as I Wish I Had All the Silver in the Silvery Moon which was incorrect.
Issler's Orchestra formation date: In the October 1998 Cylinder of the Month discussion on Edward Issler I inferred from Wangemann's logbook that Issler formed his orchestra in late-1889. However, at least two recordings circa 1888 to early '89 seem to disprove that idea. Thus, at this point, it appears we don't know when Issler's Orchestra was formed.


-- Dorland's Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc.
Individuals grow and change, including children who have been given a specific diagnosis. A diagnosis doesn't define the ultimate potential of any given child and sometimes it might be too early to make a diagnosis.


Comedian and actor Kevin Hart may return as this year's Oscars host following stepping down from the appointment.
Last year Hart was announced as the host of the upcoming 91st Academy Awards but stepped down two days later after homophobic and insensitive tweets he posted some years ago resurfaced.
These tweets included comments such as 'if I can prevent my son from being gay, I will' and Hart joking about his son playing with a dollhouse being 'gay'.
A month later the Oscars is still without a host and is running out of time to find one considering the ceremony is taking place at the end of February.
Hart may be happy to help though as in an hour-long interview on Ellen DeGeneres's chat show the comedian revealed he is reconsidering his decision.
Following the controversy Hart was given an ultimatum by the Academy – either apologise for the tweets or step down from hosting duties.
Hart chose the latter claiming he had already apologised for the tweets before apologising again anyway.
Now though he is considering his options as Ellen, who has hosted the Academy Awards twice before, showed her support saying she has been in touch with the Academy itself which backs Hart.
I called the Academy today as I really want you to host the Oscars. I was so excited when I heard that they had asked you. I thought it was an amazing thing.
Agreeing with Ellen, Hart concurred the problem lies with those who unearthed his old tweets describing it as a 'malicious attack' on his character.
If he does return it will be interesting to see what the online reaction will be.


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CONCEPT PARKING BRANDS HOW TO GET NEWSLETTER
Kuntsevo Plaza
Yartsevskaya Street, 19, Moscow
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A concept of style since 1953. Sartorial cuts and tranding lines, refined fabric and cherished manufacturing. The value of competence and knowledge expressed through Collections with precious taste.
Our Story: The company was founded in 1953 by Giacomo Rocca. The post-war historical period promoted a rapid development of the business. Women rediscovered the pleasure of elegance and searched for soft fabrics and fine tailoring. The new-found discovery of femininity encouraged Giacomo to turn his business into one of great creations; a fashion company.
The name: In the late 1980's the brand was born, and was inspired by the only daughter of the founder Giacomo Rocca. Cinzia Rocca would become not only the woman behind the brand, but also the heart of the company. In just five years, the brand won over the American public, while one third of its global volume continued spreading through Europe and the rest of the world.
CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ITALIAN STYLE.
Cinzia Rocca is defined as a 300 tailors company. In Dello (Brescia), the tailoring process is a combination of mechansied phases, diligent and handcrafted procedures up to the pure "handmade". The product makes the difference. The uniqueness emerges from the details, the colors are notable for the vibrancy the stock-dyeing gives, the excellence comes out from the precision of the stitchings and from the textile and sartorial choosen techniques.
Rules and Regulations Of Kuntsevo Plaza
COPYRIGHT © 2019 KUNTSEVO PLAZA. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
There are more than one location of this brand, please select desired location.


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I want to create text-align: justify in 2 different width (1 and 2) like below.
I created <span> and added display: block; text-align: justify; for (1) and this worked.
Please give me an advice on this.
Here is my HTML / CSS Code.
Would be great if anyone could help me on this?
As I couldn't align justify on only 2 lines, I created some p class and added letter-spacing on them.
If there are any other ways to do this, I would like to know.
I had a look at what you are trying to do, but could not make any real sense out of your code. It needs some real work. I think you have made it much more complicated than it needs to be.
Just realize that the <p> width is determined by the width of the container it is in. If it is inside a div with a width of 500px, then simply set one paragraph width to 400px and another to a width of 250px or something like that, then in both of these, set your text-align:justify.
For instance you could do this.
And then just alternate them for whatever effect you are going for.
That is about as far as I go with the information provided.
Here is an example css that I tested and works.
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Is it ok to hide text, when you can still read the text?


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Digital Creative Attributes Framework
A staff guide to using the DCAF for teaching and learning
About DCAF
DCAF Handbook
Teaching with DCAF
The Digital Creative Attributes Framework (DCAF) is an expression of the UAL Creative Attributes Framework (CAF). It provides a shared language around digital which can be used across colleges and subject areas to support the development of creative and collaborative practices in the digital environment. This website and the DCAF handbook provide examples of how the DCAF can be used for these different purposes. You can download the handbook here: DCAF Handbook (PDF 4MB)
The DCAF has been developed by the Teaching and Learning Exchange in consultation with a cross-section of UAL students and staff. In November 2017, four focus groups were conducted with 66 students from all six colleges, over a range of disciplines. The purpose of the focus groups was to check that the DCAF made sense to students, and to find out what aspects of it matter to them the most. The findings from the focus groups were used to modify the language of the DCAF. A description of the activities undertaken can be found on the How to understand where your students are at with digital page of this website. We piloted a DCAF survey with participants of the UAL Futures studio to further test its language and gauge how it can be used to track students' confidence and competence, and highlight their progress. You can access the survey questions on the Using the DCAF survey to track student progression page. As well as consulting students, we ran a number of workshops with staff who helped modify the DCAF language and generate teaching scenarios that set it in context.
For enquiries relating to the DCAF please contact David White, Head of Digital Learning, UAL.
Attribution: Digital Creative Attributes Framework, University of the Arts London


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"Micro-kid" is a single released in October, 1983 by the British musical group Level 42 from their fourth studio album Standing in the Light.  The song is on the Polydor Record label POSP 643.  It ran for 5 weeks on the UK single charts and reached #37.

This song is included on the Level 42 collections Level Best, The Very Best of Level 42 and The Definitive Collection.

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1983 singles
Level 42 songs
Songs written by Mark King (musician)
Songs written by Phil Gould (musician)
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Oenanthe conioides és una espècie endèmica alemanya del gènere dels felandrins de la subfamília de les apiòidia. Aquesta planta rara i amenaçada té protagonisme en el debat sobre l'apregonament de l'Elba marítima entre els defensors del port fluvial d'Hamburg i les organitzacions de la protecció de la natura.

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És una planta biennal rara que pot atènyer una alçada d'un fins a dos metres. El primer any forma una roseta. Floreix amb flors blanques l'any segon de juny a agost. Té el seu biòtop exclusiu a les maresmes a les ribes de la baixa conca de l'Elba i els seus tributaris, sotmesa al moviment de la marea, entre Geesthacht i Glückstadt i principalement a la ciutat estat d'Hamburg. No suporta l'aigua salada i només creix en les maresmes amb marea d'aigua dolça. L'embat de les ones, més fort per vaixells amb motors sembre més forts en pot dificultar l'arrelament. L'apregonament del baix Elba portaria més aigua salada terra endins i es tem que podria ser letal per a aquesta planta sensible. El seu nom alemany Wasserfenchel significa «fonoll d'aigua» per una certa semblança morfològica amb el fonoll. Tot i això, botànicament el fonoll pertany a un gènere diferent (foeniculum).

La «Directiva Hàbitats» del 1992 de la Unió Europea exigeix atenció prioritària entre d'altres per a aquesta espècie i va decretar que necessita la designació d'àrees especials de conservació i protecció.

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Q: I keep getting this warning when push to git repo fatal: credential-cache unavailable; no Unix socket support
git credential-'cache store: -c: line 0: unexpected EOF while looking for matching `''
git credential-'cache store: -c: line 1: syntax error: unexpected end of file
fatal: credential-cache unavailable; no Unix socket support

I don't understand why I keep getting this warning on every push to my public repo.
I uninstalled git from my pc and project. Re-Initialized it but, the warning still persists.
Also, I remember entering some configuration in credential store to stop git from repeatedly asking password. However, I don't remember which file it was or how to access it.
Is this error coming from the credentials cache store file? If yes how to reset or delete it?
Any help appreciated.

A: This helped me, from docs of GitHub:

You can also install a native Git shell, such as Git for Windows. With
Git for Windows, running the following in the command line will store
your credentials:
$ git config --global credential.helper wincred

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You'll know about the majority of these transfers already if you're an avid reader of this website, but for those of you who have a life away from football- yes, both of you- here's our list of internal transfers from last week.
And now, a reminder. Transfer Deadline Day is on Thursday. We won't be wheeling out Jim White in a yellow tie, but transfers that aren't completed by Thursday won't be completed at all! That's it- there will be no more!
 Sunday social media round up A Sunday afternoon trawl through Twitter brings revelations from around the Bostik League- featuring Tonbridge Angels, Burgess Hill Town, Hayes and Yeading Utd, Whitehawk and more!


(CNN) -- Forget the cloud, and rework your mental image of those mysterious data centers. Sony has reinvented a tool for storing a mind-numbing amount of data: A cassette tape.
But this isn't one of those rattling plastic tapes you used to compile your ultimate summer road-trip jams and, too often, were probably forced to rewind with a pencil.
Sony's record-breaking magnetic tape technology allows it to store 180 terabytes of data on a single cartridge. That's the same amount of storage as 1,184 iPod Classics, Apple's roomiest music player, which can hold about 40,000 songs. Using that number, Sony's new cassette could technically store about 47.3 million songs of its own.
That's enough jams for a really long road trip -- say, driving in Atlanta during a snowstorm.
If you're more of a movie buff, think of it this way. The cartridge, which stores 148GB of data per inch of tape, has room for 3,700 Blu-ray discs full of your favorites.
The number obliterates the standing record, set in 2010 when Fuji developed a tape that could hold 35 terabytes of data.
Sony, which worked with IBM on the tape, presented the new technology over the weekend at InterMag Europe, a magnetics conference in Dresden, Germany.
In very simple terms, the technology involves shrinking the microscopic magnetic particles on tape that store data. On average, the new particles are 7.7 nanometers wide. There are 10 million nanometers in one centimeter.
In a news release, Sony said it would like to pursue a commercial use for the new cassette tape technology, as well as continuing to improve it.
But if you're dreaming of someday popping that tape into some sort of digital-age boombox and pushing "play," you may be in for a bit of a disappointment.
Tape has the potential for massive data storage, but it's unwieldy to actually use. Recording to, and retrieving data from, tape takes a lot longer than digital storage devices and players we've become accustomed to in an era of Web streaming.
So, it's a lot more likely that tape will be used to back up huge databases than to save, and play, our music collections. That's too bad. We liked the idea of needing only one cassette for a cross-country drive.


Good tourist drive at Gore Bay. Not very well marked road, but good views at Gore Bay. C=8, R=6, T=2, V=8. NICE PIE!!!
State Highway 1 from Kaikoura to CC; Curves=8, Roads=8, Traffic=3, View =6.
Stayed in CC for two nights with my friend Pip (kiwi that I met in Denmark) and her partner Duncan. Great place, view, dog and food and more!!!
Rode above CC on Summit road to see it all. Good photos. C=8, R=3, T=1, V=8.
Hard to stop on side of the road for good photos as there is no shoulder on almost all roads.
Keep it up Brad. I love the updates.


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HomeLatest NewsSchool Entrepreneurs featured on Your Money
School Entrepreneurs featured on Your Money
Photo: Courtesy of Alessandra Kitinas
Financial wellbeing TV channel Your Money recently interviewed Alessandra (Year 11) about her social enterprises and their impact, including Freedom Scrub, whose proceeds go towards the rehabilitation of women rescued from human trafficking in Australia
She also discussed her new project, The Unlearn Project, which is about educating today's young people about business and entrepreneurship through social impact.
"We're more driven to make an impact and do what we can because our voices are being heard more than ever…whether it's natural disasters, economical issues – such as the ones we're having in Australia with the drought – or whether it's human trafficking and slavery, there's so many world issues that young people have their eyes open to."
The inspiring segment also featured 10-year-old Jack Berne, who started the Fiver for a Farmer campaign, which resulted in raising over $1million for drought-stricken farmers.
You can watch the full interview below, which has been shared with permission from Your Money and the Entrepreneur Series, Jack Delosa (Your Money host) and A Fiver for a Farmer.


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Q: Why do we have String class, if StringBuilder or StringBuffer can do what a String does? I've always wondered why does JAVA and C# has String (immutable & threadsafe) class, if they have StringBuilder (mutable & not threadsafe) or StringBuffer (mutable & threadsafe) class. Isn't StringBuilder/StringBuffer superset of String class? I mean, why should I use String class, if I've option of using StringBuilder/StringBuffer?
For example, Instead of using following,
String str;

Why can't I always use following?
StringBuilder strb; //or
StringBuffer strbu;

In short, my question is, How will my code get effected if I replace String with StringBuffer class? Also, StringBuffer has added advantage of mutability.

A: 1) StringBuilder as well as StringBuffer both are mutable. So it will cause a few problems like using in collections like keys in hashMap. See this link.
Another example of advantage of immutability will be what Jon has mentioned in his comments. I am just pasting here.

Someone can call Person p = new Person(builder); with a builder which initially passes my validation criteria - and then modify it afterwards, without the Person class having any say in it. In order to avoid that, the Person class would need to copy the validated data.

Immutabilty assures this does not happen.
2) As string is most extensively used object in java, the string pool offers to resuse same string, thus saving memory.

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I mean, why should I use String class, if I've option of using StringBuilder/StringBuffer?

Precisely because it's immutable. Immutability has a whole host of benefits, primarily that it makes it much easier to reason about your code without creating copies of the data everywhere "just in case" something decides to mutate the value. For example:
private readonly String name;

public Person(string name)
{
    if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)) // Or whatever
    {
        // Throw some exception
    }
    this.name = name;
}

// All the rest of the code can rely on name being a non-null
// reference to a non-empty string. Nothing can mutate it, leaving
// evil reflection aside.

Immutability makes sharing simple and efficient. That's particularly useful for multi-threaded code. It makes "modifying" (i.e. creating a new instance with different data) more painful, but in many situations that's absolutely fine, because values pass through the system without ever being modified.
Immutability is particularly useful for "simple" types such as strings, dates, numbers (BigDecimal, BigInteger etc). It allows them to be used within maps more easily, it allows a simple equality definition, etc.

A: I completely agree with Jon Skeet that immutability is one reason to use String. Another reason (from a C# perspective) is that String is actually lighter weight than StringBuilder. If you look at reference source for both String and String Builder you will see that StringBuilder actually has a number of String constants in it. As a developer, you should only use what you need so unless you need the added benefits provided from StringBuilder you should use String.

A: Many answers have already outlined that there are shortcomings from using mutable variants such as StringBuilder. To illustrate the problem, one thing that you cannot achieve with StringBuilder is associative memory, i.e. hash tables. Sure, most implementations will allow you to use StringBuilder as a key for hashtables, but they will only find the values for the exact same instance of StringBuilder. However, the typical behavior that you would want to achieve is that it does not matter where the string comes from as only the characters are important, as you e.g. reade the string from a database or file (or any other external resource).
However, as far as I understood your question, you were mainly asking about field types. And indeed, I see your point particularly taking into account that we are doing the exact same thing with collections of other objects which are usually not immutable objects but mutable collections, such as List or ArrayList in C# or Java, respectively. In the end, a string is only a collection of characters, so why not making it mutable?
The answer I would give here is that the usual behavior of how such a string is changed is very different to usual collections. If you have a collection of subsequent elements, it is very common to only add a single element to the collection, leaving most of the collection untouched, i.e. you would not discard a list to insert an item, at least unless you are programming in Haskell :). For many strings like names, this is different as you typically replace the whole string. Given the importance of a string data type, the platforms usually offer a lot of optimization for strings such as interned strings, making the choice even more biased towards strings.
However, in the end, every program is different and you might have requirements that make it more reasonable to use StringBuilder by default, but for the given reasons, I think that these cases are rather rare.
EDIT: As you were asking for examples. Consider the following code:
stopwatch.Start();
var s = "";
for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
{
    s = "." + s;
}
stopwatch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine(stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);

stopwatch.Restart();
var s2 = new StringBuilder();
for (int i = 0; i < 100000; i++)
{
     s2.Insert(0, ".");
}
stopwatch.Stop();
Console.WriteLine(stopwatch.ElapsedMilliseconds);

Technically, both bits are doing a very similar thing, they will insert a character at the first position and shift whatever comes after. Both versions will involve copying the whole string that has been there before. The version with string completes in 1750ms on my machine whereas StringBuilder took 2245ms. However, both versions are reasonably fast, making the performance impact negligible in this case.

A: I would like to add some differences between String and StringBuilder classes:
Yes, as mentioned above String is immutable class and content cannot be changed after string has been created. It is allow to work with the same string objects from different threads without locking.
If you need to concatenate a lot of strings together, use StringBuilder class. When you use "+" operator it creates a lot of string objects on managed heap and hurts performance.
StringBuilder is mutable class. StringBuilder stores characters in array and can manipulate with characters without creating a new string object (such as add, remove, replace, append).
If you know approximate length of result string you should set capacity. Default capacity is 16 (.NET 4.5). It gives you performance improvements because StringBuilder has inner array of chars. Array of chars recreates when count of characters exceeds current capacity.

A: String:

*

*is immutable (so you can use it in collections)

*every operation creates a new instance on the Heap. Technically speaking really depends on the code.

For performance and memory consumption purposes it makes sense to use StringBuilder.


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Kenyan Lawyer Sues Israel Over Death Of Jesus Christ [Video]
August 2, 2013	| chinex200
A Kenyan lawyer has filed a petition with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, suggesting that the trial and crucifixion of Jesus Christ was unlawful, and The State of Israel among others should be held responsible, Kenyan news outlet the Nairobian reported on Friday.
Dola Indidis, a lawyer and former spokesman of the Kenyan Judiciary is reportedly attempting to sue Tiberius (Emperor of Rome 42 BC-37AD), Pontius Pilate, a selection of Jewish elders, King Herod, the Republic of Italy and the State of Israel.
"Evidence today is on record in the bible, and you cannot discredit the bible," Indidis told Kenyan Citizen News.
Yes, those he suggests should have been convicted during the original trial have not been alive for more than 2000 years, however Indidis insists that the government for whom they acted can and should still be held responsible.
"I filed the case because it's my duty to upholdthe dignity of Jesus and I have gone to the ICJ to seek justice for the man from Nazareth," Indidid told the Nairobian. "His selective and malicious prosecution violated his human rights through judicial misconduct, abuse of office bias and prejudice."
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Indidis apparently named the states of Italy and Israel in the lawsuit because upon the attainment of independence, the two states incorporated the laws of the Roman Empire, those in force at the time of the Crucifixion.
He is challenging the mode of questioning used during Jesus' trial, prosecution, hearing and sentencing; the form of punishment meted out on him while undergoing judicial proceedings and the substance of the information used to convict him.
The case was first filed in the High Court in Nairobi, but was rejected. Indidis had then applied to have it heard at the ICJ, which, the Kenyan news website Standard Media(SDE) reported constituted a pre-trial panel that would consider his case.
Indidis says he wants to establish what crime Jesus was charged with and prays that the court decides "that the proceedings before the Roman courts were a nullity in law for they did not conform to the rule of law at the material time and any time thereafter."
"Some of those present spat in his face, struck him with their fists, slapped him, taunted him, and pronounced him worthy of death," Indidis also told SDE.
When Jesus died, Indidis insists he was not given an opportunity to be heard. "I am suing as a friend," he said.
Indidis insisted on the validity of his case, saying "I know with a matter of fact and truth we have a good case with a high probability of success and I hope it is done in my lifetime."
When asked about the case, a spokesperson from the IJC told legal news website Legal Cheek, "The ICJ has no jurisdiction for such a case. The ICJ settles disputes between states. It is not even theoretically possible for us to consider this case."
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 * NOTE: this does not run on the built-in firmware. Steps to make it work:
 *  - get and install the arduino IDE from http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software#toc1
 *  - rm -r /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Resources/Java/libraries/Firmata
 *  - git clone git@github.com:firmata/arduino.git --branch configurable --single-branch /Applications/Arduino.app/Contents/Resources/Java/libraries/Firmata
 *  - flash the board with ConfigurableFirmata
 *    - File > Examples > Firmata > ConfigurableFirmata
 *    - Click 'Upload'
 *
 * https://github.com/rwaldron/johnny-five/issues/285
 */

var five = require('johnny-five'), board

// the pin the DS18B20 is connected on
var pin = 2;
var board = new five.Board();

board.on('ready', function () {

  // var led = new five.Led(8)
  var led = new five.Led.RGB([9, 10, 11])

  board.firmata = board.io;
  board.firmata.sendOneWireConfig(pin, true);
  board.firmata.sendOneWireSearch(pin, function(error, devices) {
    if(error) {
      console.error(error);
      return;
    }

    // only interested in the first device
    var device = devices[0];

    var readTemperature = function() {
      // led.on();

      // start transmission
      board.firmata.sendOneWireReset(pin);

      // a 1-wire select is done by ConfigurableFirmata
      board.firmata.sendOneWireWrite(pin, device, 0x44);

      // the delay gives the sensor time to do the calculation
      board.firmata.sendOneWireDelay(pin, 1000);

      // start transmission
      board.firmata.sendOneWireReset(pin);

      // tell the sensor we want the result and read it from the scratchpad
      board.firmata.sendOneWireWriteAndRead(pin, device, 0xBE, 9, function(error, data) {
        if(error) {
          console.error(error);
          return;
        }
        var raw = (data[1] << 8) | data[0];
        var celsius = raw / 16.0;
        var fahrenheit = celsius * 1.8 + 32.0;

        console.info('celsius', celsius);
        console.info('fahrenheit', fahrenheit);
        updateLed(celsius, led)
        // led.off();
      });
    };
    // read the temperature now
    readTemperature();
    // and every 1 second
    setInterval(readTemperature, 1000);
  });
});

function updateLed(temp, led) {
  var h = (30 - temp) * 2
  setHue(h, led)
}

function setHue(h, led) {
  led.color(rgbToHex.apply(null, hslToRgb(h / 256, 1, 0.5)))
}

function hslToRgb(h, s, l){
  var r, g, b;

  if(s == 0){
    r = g = b = l; // achromatic
  }else{
    function hue2rgb(p, q, t){
      if(t < 0) t += 1;
      if(t > 1) t -= 1;
      if(t < 1/6) return p + (q - p) * 6 * t;
      if(t < 1/2) return q;
      if(t < 2/3) return p + (q - p) * (2/3 - t) * 6;
      return p;
    }

    var q = l < 0.5 ? l * (1 + s) : l + s - l * s;
    var p = 2 * l - q;
    r = hue2rgb(p, q, h + 1/3);
    g = hue2rgb(p, q, h);
    b = hue2rgb(p, q, h - 1/3);
  }

  return [Math.round(r * 255), Math.round(g * 255), Math.round(b * 255)];
}
function componentToHex(c) {
  var hex = c.toString(16);
  return hex.length == 1 ? "0" + hex : hex;
}

function rgbToHex(r, g, b) {
  return "#" + componentToHex(r) + componentToHex(g) + componentToHex(b);
}


With face, hair, and arms in full view, actress Trena Amiri chauffeurs a friend around Kabul on a Friday. She blasts her favorite songs off a cassette and shimmies and sings along, tapping the steering wheel as she dances in the driver's seat. Even in relatively progressive Kabul, men and women glare, honk, and scream at her. It provokes men in Afghanistan to see strong women. It symbolizes a freedom they just aren't comfortable with. Amiri fled her husband of seven years, who, she says, kept her home and beat her. She left her three sons behind. She doesn't plan to remarry but knows she might have to in order to survive in Afghanistan, where women are dependent on men for so many things. When I ask about her current boyfriend, whose name is on the gold bracelet around her wrist, she says she couldn't marry him: "He won't let me act anymore, and I want to continue my art."


'…The Spirit and the Bride say, "Come"…' (Revelation 22, 17).
"As a way of life, an act of love, an expression of faith, our hospitality reflects and anticipates God's welcome. Simultaneously costly and wonderfully rewarding, hospitality often involves small deaths and little resurrections. By God's grace we can grow more willing, more eager, to open the door to a needy neighbour, a weary sister or brother, a stranger in distress. Perhaps as we open that door more regularly, we will grow increasingly sensitive to the quiet knock of angels. In the midst of a life-giving practice, we too might catch glimpses of Jesus who asks for our welcome and welcomes us home." (Christine Pohl).
The Gospel, if it does not have an unconditional appeal, is not the Good News it claims to be; the Gospel, if it does not include an all-embracing welcome, is not the Good News it claims to be; the Gospel, if it does not entail a universal mandate, is not the Good News it claims to be. Why? Because God, the God revealed to the world in the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, the God who is being made known in and through the active ministry of the Holy Spirit, God is nothing at all if God is not Lord of all. All are welcome, or none are welcome. Limited atonement can only be a contradiction in terms as far as the Christian Gospel is concerned.
"Jesus' command to love our neighbours is a command to love all strangers precisely because we too have been strangers to God and welcomed in." (Kester Brewin).
'I would rather be a doorkeeper in the House of my God…' (Psalm 84, 10).
Many of you involve yourselves in the life of the church, and without your best efforts the church couldn't function. No one is more or less important than the other, but in the context of our worship today, I want to say to those of you who act as door stewards, never underestimate the significance of the welcome you extend to folk as they come through the door. First impressions count for a lot and it is up to you to ensure that anyone and everyone who comes into our building to worship on a Sunday morning, that they are made to feel that they are welcome; that this place – albeit only for a brief while – that this place really is for them 'a home from home', perhaps even a 'sanctuary.' Nowhere is the sense of a Welcoming God made more explicit than at the Communion Table, to which we come 'not because we must' but 'because we may','not because we are strong but because we are weak; not because we have any claim on the grace of Christ but because of our frailty and sin we stand in constant need of God's mercy and help; we come not to express an opinion, but to seek the presence of the Lord.'God is, by definition inexhaustible. 'The God of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.' Indeed, God will not rest until all are indeed made welcome. 'God's House will be full.' But, what sort of welcome will God receive from us; the God who in Jesus is forever gently knocking at the door of our hearts. As far as the life of the Christ of God is concerned, there will always be a welcome for each of us. As far as each of us is concerned, how welcome is the Christ of God in our lives?


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Juliet Jean Campbell (ur. 17 marca 1970 w Kingston) – jamajska lekkoatletka, specjalizująca się w biegach sprinterskich, trzykrotna uczestniczka letnich igrzysk olimpijskich (Barcelona 1992, Atlanta 1996, Sydney 2000), halowa mistrzyni świata z Lizbony (2001) w biegu na 200 metrów.

Sukcesy sportowe
 mistrzyni Jamajki w biegu na 100 m – 1990
 trzykrotna mistrzyni Jamajki w biegu na 400 m – 1990, 1993, 1996

Rekordy życiowe
 bieg na 200 metrów – 22,50 – Sewilla 25/08/1999
 bieg na 300 metrów – 36,59 – Cwmbran 12/07/1992
 bieg na 400 metrów – 50,11 – Kingston 03/07/1993 i Kingston 28/06/1996
 bieg na 60 metrów (hala) – 7,16 – Birmingham 17/02/2002
 bieg na 200 metrów (hala) – 22,64 – Lizbona 10/03/2001
 bieg na 300 metrów (hala) – 36,66 – Dortmund 09/02/1996
 bieg na 400 metrów (hala) – 51,78 – Sztokholm 19/02/1998

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Jamajscy olimpijczycy
Jamajscy sprinterzy
Urodzeni w 1970
Medaliści Mistrzostw Świata w Lekkoatletyce 2001
Ludzie urodzeni w Kingston


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The images on the DVD are saved in high-quality JPEG format in three different sizes: 300-dpi high resolution files with a 15" short dimension, 300-dpi high-resolution files with an 8" short dimension, and 72-dpi Internet-ready files with an 8" short dimension.