Summer of Code/2016/Turtle Confusion/Flags JS - Revision history

Love Mehta: /* Miscellaneous */

2016-03-25T18:38:30Z

Miscellaneous

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	I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.		I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.

	Link to thegame is <nowiki>http://lovemehta.github.io/Snake-Activity-in-Sugarizer/		Link to thegame is <nowiki>http://lovemehta.github.io/Snake-Activity-in-Sugarizer</nowiki>
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Love Mehta: /* Miscellaneous */

2016-03-25T18:36:38Z

Miscellaneous

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	I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.		I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.

	Link to thegame is <nowiki>http://lovemehta.github.io/Snake-Activity-in-Sugarizer</~~nowiki>~~		Link to thegame is <nowiki>http://lovemehta.github.io/Snake-Activity-in-Sugarizer/
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	[[File:Activity home.png]]		[[File:Activity home.png]]
	[[File:A.png]]		[[File:A.png]]

Love Mehta: /* About You */

2016-03-25T18:34:14Z

About You

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	'''Have you participated in an open-source project before? If so, please send us URLs to your profile pages for those projects, or some other demonstration of the work that you have done in open-source. If not, why do you want to work on an open-source project this summer?'''		'''Have you participated in an open-source project before? If so, please send us URLs to your profile pages for those projects, or some other demonstration of the work that you have done in open-source. If not, why do you want to work on an open-source project this summer?'''

	~~I am new in open source and~~ I want to work in open source because I believe in software freedom. I use ~~GNU/Linux~~ for my ~~day-to-day~~ work and software development. I also use several other open source services like Libreoffice, Moodle, ~~Mozilla-~~Firefox etc. Open~~-Source~~ development has introduced me to a whole new world of software development which I was unaware of previously. It has been a great experience to learn new frameworks and to work on building something new using them from my sophomore year itself. I have enjoyed my journey of getting to know people on irc and mailing lists while applying for GSoC and learning from them. It's amazing how people from different time zones can come together to work as a community. I think it would be the best utilization of my summer holidays to work on an open~~-source~~ project ~~this summer~~.		I want to work in open source because I believe in software freedom. I use Ubuntu for my daytoday work and software development. I also use several other open source services like Libreoffice,Moodle, Mozilla Firefox etc. Open Source development has introduced me to a whole new world of software development which I was unaware of previously. It has been a great experience to learn new frameworks (like Phaser, Cordova, Ionic etc.) and to work on building something new using them from my sophomore year itself. I have enjoyed my journey of getting to know people on irc and mailing lists while applying for GSoC and learning from them. It's amazing how people from different time zones can come together to work as a community. I think it would be the best utilization of my summer holidays to work on an open source project.
	== About your project ==		== About your project ==
	'''What is the name of your project?'''		'''What is the name of your project?'''
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	This project will bring two new and very interactive activities of Sugar to Sugarizer. These two activities summed up with Turtle Blocks form a complete package for teaching coding and algorithmic approaches to children.These activities provide a different learning experience by using drawings and shapes to be made by coding and logo type interface which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.		This project will bring two new and very interactive activities of Sugar to Sugarizer. These two activities summed up with Turtle Blocks form a complete package for teaching coding and algorithmic approaches to children.These activities provide a different learning experience by using drawings and shapes to be made by coding and logo type interface which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.

			Walter Sir’s Answer (GSoC mentor) -

			The rationale for porting these activities to JS is to reach out to learners who do not have access to the GNU/Linux desktop. By reaching these learners we will hopefully bring more people into the Sugar way of learning.

	Dave Crossland Sir’s(GSoC Mentor) Answer -		Dave Crossland Sir’s(GSoC Mentor) Answer -

Love Mehta: /* You and the community */

2016-03-25T18:28:41Z

You and the community

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	This project will bring two new and very interactive activities of Sugar to Sugarizer. These two activities summed up with Turtle Blocks form a complete package for teaching coding and algorithmic approaches to children.These activities provide a different learning experience by using drawings and shapes to be made by coding and logo type interface which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.		This project will bring two new and very interactive activities of Sugar to Sugarizer. These two activities summed up with Turtle Blocks form a complete package for teaching coding and algorithmic approaches to children.These activities provide a different learning experience by using drawings and shapes to be made by coding and logo type interface which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.

			Dave Crossland Sir’s(GSoC Mentor) Answer -

			If the Turtle Confusion and Flag porting to JavaScript project is successfully completed, the impact on the Sugar Labs community will be another solid contribution to the increasing number of Sugarizer activities that ensure children can learn with any computer that supports HTML5 (such as tablets that are hard to install GNU/Linux on.)

	'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''		'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''
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	'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''		'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''

	This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn to code for children than it already is. I will try my best to make ~~this activity~~ the best attraction Sugarizer has among children. Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer.		This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn to code for children than it already is. I will try my best to make these activities the best attraction Sugarizer has among children. Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer.

	[[Category:2016 GSoC applications]]		[[Category:2016 GSoC applications]]

Love Mehta: /* About You */

2016-03-25T17:53:04Z

About You

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			'''''Porting Turtle Confusion and Turtle Flags'''''

	== About You ==		== About You ==
	'''What is your name?'''		'''What is your name?'''

Love Mehta: /* About your project */

2016-03-25T17:46:33Z

About your project

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	Start working on Turtle Confusion:		Start working on Turtle Confusion:
	*Make basic UI. (Palette, windows etc.)		*Make basic UI. (Palette, windows etc.)
	*Implement various blocks in the palette by taking help from Turtle blocks implementation.		*Implement various blocks in the palette and export them to Javascript by taking help from Turtle blocks implementation.

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	\| Week 2 ( May 30 - June 5)		\| Week 2 ( May 30 - June 5)
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	*Import features from Turtle Blocks JS.		* Import features from Turtle Blocks JS.
	* Write code ~~to Load~~ challenges		* Write code for Loading challenges and implementation of the activity.
	*Check for browser compatibility		*Check for browser compatibility
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	\| Week 3 (June 6 - June 12)		\| Week 3 (June 6 - June 12)
	\|		\| Start Working on Turtle Flags:
			* Make basic UI. (Palette, windows etc.)
			* Implement various blocks in the palette and export them to Javascript by taking help from Turtle blocks implementation.
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	\| Week 4 (June 13- June 20)		\| Week 4 (June 13- June 20)
	\|~~'''First Deliverable -~~ Turtle ~~Flags Activity~~ for ~~Sugarizer'''~~		\|
			* Import features from Turtle Blocks JS and Turtle Confusion implemented earlier in the project.
			* Write code for Loading challenges and implemention of the activity.
			* Check for browser compatibility
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	\| Week 5 (Midterm Evaluations)		\| Week 5 (Midterm Evaluations)
	\|		\|'''First Deliverable - Basic Implementation for Turtle Flags and Confusion Activities for Sugarizer'''
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	\| Week 6 (June 29- July 3)		\| Week 6 (June 29- July 3)
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	\| Week 7 (July 4 - July 10)		\| Week 7 (July 4 - July 10)
	\|		\|Turtle Confusion -
			* Resolve Bugs
			* Add features like the image export feature
			* Check for other improvements that can be done
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	\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)		\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)
	\|		\| Turtle Flags -
			* Resolve Bugs
			* Add features like the image export feature
			* Check for other improvements that can be done
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	\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)		\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)
	\|		\|'''Second Deliverable - Completed Activities Turtle Flags and Turtle'''
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	\| Week 10 (July 25 - July 31)		\| Week 10 (July 25 - July 31)
	\|~~'''Second Deliverable - Completed Activities Turtle Flags and Turtle '''~~		\|Buffer Week
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	\| Week 11 (August 1 - August 7)		\| Week 11 (August 1 - August 7)
	\| ~~Buffer Week~~		\| Work on Documentation

	Work on Documentation

	Host the activity on a github page and share the link in Sugar Labs community for feedback and bugs.		Host the activity on a github page and share the link in Sugar Labs community for feedback and bugs.
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	\| Address all the feedback and fix bugs.		\| Address all the feedback and fix bugs.

	Test all the ~~games~~, clean and organize the code.		Test all the features, clean and organize the code.
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	\| Week 13 (Code Submission and Evaluations )		\| Week 13 (Code Submission and Evaluations )
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	* Developed a game Meteor Shower using Phaser.io. It is shared on github here - https://github.com/lovemehta/Meteor-Shower<br />You can also play the game here -http://lovemehta.github.io/Meteor-Shower		* Developed a game Meteor Shower using Phaser.io. It is shared on github here - https://github.com/lovemehta/Meteor-Shower<br />You can also play the game here -http://lovemehta.github.io/Meteor-Shower

	* Developed a simple platform game interface Jumping Jack using Phaser.io. It's source code is shared on github here – https://github.com/lovemehta/TheJumpingJack <br />And it can be played here - http://lovemehta.github.io/TheJumpingJack~~<br />~~		* Developed a simple platform game interface Jumping Jack using Phaser.io. It's source code is shared on github here – https://github.com/lovemehta/TheJumpingJack <br />And it can be played here - http://lovemehta.github.io/TheJumpingJack
	*Developed a 2048 Game. The code can be viewed here https://github.com/lovemehta/2048-Game It can be played here http://lovemehta.github.io/2048-Game/ ~~<br />~~		*Developed a 2048 Game. The code can be viewed here https://github.com/lovemehta/2048-Game It can be played here http://lovemehta.github.io/2048-Game/
	*Developed a Flappy Birds Clone. The code has been shared here https://github.com/lovemehta/FlappyBirds . The game can be played here http://lovemehta.github.io/FlappyBirds/ ~~<br />~~		*Developed a Flappy Birds Clone. The code has been shared here https://github.com/lovemehta/FlappyBirds . The game can be played here http://lovemehta.github.io/FlappyBirds/
	*I host a blog here http://blog.lovemehta.com/ and will be posting about my work during the length of this project here. I have shared more details about me, my works, projects and achievements here http://www.lovemehta.com <br />		*I host a blog here http://blog.lovemehta.com/ and will be posting about my work during the length of this project here. I have shared more details about me, my works, projects and achievements here http://www.lovemehta.com <br />
	Given below is the detailed information about time contribution to the GSoC project. As I do not have any other long term commitments this summer, completion of this project is my top priority.		Given below is the detailed information about time contribution to the GSoC project. As I do not have any other long term commitments this summer, completion of this project is my top priority.


	During the length of this semester (i.e. Until May 06) - I can easily manage to squeeze at least 6 hours a day (due to classes in the daytime) on weekdays and 8-10 Hours a day on weekends. In total around 45 hours a week.		During the length of this semester (i.e. Until May 06) - I can easily manage to squeeze at least 6 hours a day (due to classes in the daytime) on weekdays and 8-10 Hours a day on weekends. In total around 45 hours a week.

Love Mehta: /* About your project */

2016-03-25T17:27:55Z

About your project

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	\| Week 7 (July 4 - July 10)		\| Week 7 (July 4 - July 10)
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	\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)		\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)
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	\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)		\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)
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	My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).		My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).

	== '''You and the community''' ==		== '''You and the community''' ==
	'''If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Sugar Labs community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Sugar Labs community, at least one of whom should be a Sugar Labs GSoC mentor. Provide email contact information for non-GSoC mentors.'''		'''If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Sugar Labs community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Sugar Labs community, at least one of whom should be a Sugar Labs GSoC mentor. Provide email contact information for non-GSoC mentors.'''

Love Mehta: /* You and the community */

2016-03-25T17:24:11Z

You and the community

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	My answer -		My answer -

	~~Among kids learning mathematics~~ and ~~taking up mental ability exercise is usually associated with anything but fun. But learning can be a lot easier if we move from learning~~ to ~~playing~~. ~~When we play we level~~ up ~~, when we level up we get interested , when we are interested we grow , when we grow - that's when we learn.~~		This project will bring two new and very interactive activities of Sugar to Sugarizer. These two activities summed up with Turtle Blocks form a complete package for teaching coding and algorithmic approaches to children.These activities provide a different learning experience by using drawings and shapes to be made by coding and logo type interface which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.

	~~By the end of this project, Sugarizer will be having~~ a ~~whole new Sugarizer Activity which provides various games that help enhance the mental ability, mathematical~~ and ~~logical reasoning and scientific aptitude of~~ children. ~~This activity provides~~ a different learning experience using ~~games~~ which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.

	Also more game developers who like this idea of making learning fun will be attracted towards this activity and the Sugar Labs Community as they can dedicate their innovative ideas for teaching based games to such activities.

	~~Lionel Sir's (GSoC Mentor) Answer -~~

	"To be a real part of deployment, Sugarizer should provide the same rich experience of pedagogic tools than the Sugar platform. Bringing to it a rich set of learning activities including some famous one like Falabracman and Implode will fill the gap between Sugar and Sugarizer and give more luck to new users and school to use Sugar as pedagogic platform."

	~~Tony Sir's(GSoC Mentor) Answer -~~
	~~"Your proposal, if implemented, will enhance Sugar and Sugarizer to make important educational and fun opportunities available to our users."~~

	'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''		'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''
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	'''How do you propose you will be keeping the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?'''		'''How do you propose you will be keeping the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?'''

	I will be writing a blog frequently about my work which can be a good tracking record of the project and will share it with mentors ~~if required~~. Also I'll be sharing ~~each game~~ on a Github ~~Page~~ for ~~reviews~~ which can help in tracking my progress.		I will be writing a blog frequently about my work which can be a good tracking record of the project and will share it with mentors. Also I'll be sharing my work constantly on a Github Repo and will keep committing my code frequently for review which can help in tracking my progress. Once I get a basic app buildup done I will host the app on a github page for better reviewal.
	== '''Miscellaneous''' ==		== '''Miscellaneous''' ==
	If you plan to work on Sugar-Web projects we want to be sure that you're familiar with web technologies, so:		If you plan to work on Sugar-Web projects we want to be sure that you're familiar with web technologies, so:
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	'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''		'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''

	~~I think what sugarizer lacks as a fun to learn software is a collection of educational games.~~ This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn for children than it already is. I will try my best to make this activity the best attraction Sugarizer has among children.		This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn to code for children than it already is. I will try my best to make this activity the best attraction Sugarizer has among children. Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer.

	Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer~~. Life is good~~.

	[[Category:2016 GSoC applications]]		[[Category:2016 GSoC applications]]

Love Mehta: /* About your project */

2016-03-25T17:12:44Z

About your project

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	My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).		My next semester will start from July 25 and as the workload is very less in the starting of the semester I think I can dedicate 7-8 hours daily in this duration (July 25 - August 23).
			== '''You and the community''' ==
			'''If your project is successfully completed, what will its impact be on the Sugar Labs community? Give 3 answers, each 1-3 paragraphs in length. The first one should be yours. The other two should be answers from members of the Sugar Labs community, at least one of whom should be a Sugar Labs GSoC mentor. Provide email contact information for non-GSoC mentors.'''

			My answer -

			Among kids learning mathematics and taking up mental ability exercise is usually associated with anything but fun. But learning can be a lot easier if we move from learning to playing. When we play we level up , when we level up we get interested , when we are interested we grow , when we grow - that's when we learn.

			By the end of this project, Sugarizer will be having a whole new Sugarizer Activity which provides various games that help enhance the mental ability, mathematical and logical reasoning and scientific aptitude of children. This activity provides a different learning experience using games which can make Sugarizer more content rich and enjoyable educational platform.

			Also more game developers who like this idea of making learning fun will be attracted towards this activity and the Sugar Labs Community as they can dedicate their innovative ideas for teaching based games to such activities.

			Lionel Sir's (GSoC Mentor) Answer -

			"To be a real part of deployment, Sugarizer should provide the same rich experience of pedagogic tools than the Sugar platform. Bringing to it a rich set of learning activities including some famous one like Falabracman and Implode will fill the gap between Sugar and Sugarizer and give more luck to new users and school to use Sugar as pedagogic platform."

			Tony Sir's(GSoC Mentor) Answer -
			"Your proposal, if implemented, will enhance Sugar and Sugarizer to make important educational and fun opportunities available to our users."

			'''What will you do if you get stuck on your project and your mentor isn't around?'''

			Being a computer science major and a programmer from the past two years, I have developed great proficiency in using Google to solve my problems effectively. So my first resort will be to try to find out the solution to the problem myself.

			My second resort will be the community members and other mentors I have interacted with when I was new to the community.

			My third resort will be my college faculties. As IIT's are the most prestigious institutions in India, we have the most dedicated and knowledgeable teachers who are always there when it comes to helping students.

			'''How do you propose you will be keeping the community informed of your progress and any problems or questions you might have over the course of the project?'''

			I will be writing a blog frequently about my work which can be a good tracking record of the project and will share it with mentors if required. Also I'll be sharing each game on a Github Page for reviews which can help in tracking my progress.
			== '''Miscellaneous''' ==
			If you plan to work on Sugar-Web projects we want to be sure that you're familiar with web technologies, so:
			* Clone the Sugarizer repository
			* Using instructions here develop your first Sugar-Web activity
			* Send us a screenshot of your new activity executed in Sugarizer
			I have written a simple snake and apple game for Sugarizer. The screenshots of which are shown below.

			Link to thegame is <nowiki>http://lovemehta.github.io/Snake-Activity-in-Sugarizer</nowiki>

			/ [[File:Home.png]]
			[[File:Activity home.png]]
			[[File:A.png]]
			[[File:B.png]]
			[[File:C.png]]

			'''Describe a great learning experience you had as a child.'''

			As a child I was a very curious one. I always used to annoy people with my how's and why's about a lot of things. This curiosity instinct has helped me till now to achieve good marks and perform well in my studies. But in the start I wasn't so much fond of studying. One day when I was in fifth standard our science teacher took us to the computer lab and showed us a very nice presentation on the projector. It was about our solar system. That day I was really mesmerized by the animations and the special type of class we had for the first time. Owing to that experience I learned how to make such powerpoint slideshow and present them in the class. I also won a prize for the same in the sixth standard.

			'''Is there anything else we should have asked you or anything else that we should know that might make us like you or your project more?'''

			I think what sugarizer lacks as a fun to learn software is a collection of educational games. This project has potential to make Sugarizer an even better place to learn for children than it already is. I will try my best to make this activity the best attraction Sugarizer has among children.

			Really looking forward to work on this project for the summer. Life is good.

			[[Category:2016 GSoC applications]]

Love Mehta: /* About your project */

2016-03-25T17:11:28Z

About your project

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	Start working on Turtle Confusion:		Start working on Turtle Confusion:
	*Make basic UI. (Palette, windows etc.)		*Make basic UI. (Palette, windows etc.)
	*Write code to Load challenges
	*Implement various blocks in the palette by taking help from Turtle blocks implementation.		*Implement various blocks in the palette by taking help from Turtle blocks implementation.

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	\| Week 2 ( May 30 - June 5)		\| Week 2 ( May 30 - June 5)
	\|*Import features from Turtle Blocks JS.		\|
	*Write code ~~for Image Export feature.~~		*Import features from Turtle Blocks JS.
			* Write code to Load challenges
	*Check for browser compatibility		*Check for browser compatibility
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	\| Week 3 (June 6 - June 12)		\| Week 3 (June 6 - June 12)
	\| ~~scdsaas~~		\|
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	\| Week 4 (June 13- June 20)		\| Week 4 (June 13- June 20)
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	\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)		\| Week 8 (July 11 - July 17)
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	\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)		\| Week 9 (July 18 - July 24)