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August 17 is Independence Day in Indonesia marking the 1945 proclamation and in Gabon marking 1960, and the anniversary of the first publication of George Orwell s Animal Farm in 1945.","purpose":"Let an agent handle August 17 as a calendar date with weekday computation, observances attributed to their traditions and sourced events.","scope":{"in":[],"out":[],"boundaries":[]},"distinguishingFeatures":["The seventeenth day of August","Weekday varies by year","Observances vary by place","Julian and Gregorian dates differ by 13 days in this era"],"structure":{"bundles":[{"id":"date","name":"Date","description":"Calendar facts.","layers":[{"id":"weekday","name":"Weekday","description":"Computation.","findings":[{"id":"weekday-finding","name":"Weekday","description":"Weekday.","questions":[{"text":"On which weekday does August 17 fall in this year?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"Is it a leap year?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"calendar","name":"Calendar","description":"Julian or Gregorian.","findings":[{"id":"calendar-finding","name":"Calendar","description":"Calendar system.","questions":[{"text":"Is the Julian or Gregorian calendar meant?","kind":"boundary"},{"text":"What is the equivalent date in the other calendar?","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"observances","name":"Observances","description":"Holidays.","layers":[{"id":"holiday","name":"Holiday","description":"Public holiday.","findings":[{"id":"holiday-finding","name":"Holiday","description":"Holiday status.","questions":[{"text":"Is August 17 a public holiday or observance here?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which tradition or law sets it?","kind":"provenance"}]}]},{"id":"attribution","name":"Attribution","description":"Traditions.","findings":[{"id":"attribution-finding","name":"Attribution","description":"Attributed observances.","questions":[{"text":"Which countries or communities observe something on this date, according to them?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Is the observance attributed rather than assumed?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]},{"id":"history","name":"History","description":"Past events.","layers":[{"id":"events","name":"Events","description":"On this day.","findings":[{"id":"events-finding","name":"Events","description":"Historical events.","questions":[{"text":"Which notable events happened on August 17, according to reliable sources?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Are dates given in the same calendar?","kind":"boundary"}]}]},{"id":"anniversaries","name":"Anniversaries","description":"Recurring.","findings":[{"id":"anniversaries-finding","name":"Anniversaries","description":"Anniversaries.","questions":[{"text":"Which anniversaries fall on this date this year?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Which are round numbers?","kind":"measurement"}]}]}]},{"id":"planning","name":"Planning","description":"Scheduling.","layers":[{"id":"countdown","name":"Countdown","description":"Days until.","findings":[{"id":"countdown-finding","name":"Countdown","description":"Countdown.","questions":[{"text":"How many days until the next August 17?","kind":"measurement"},{"text":"From which date?","kind":"definition"}]}]},{"id":"work","name":"Work","description":"Working day.","findings":[{"id":"work-finding","name":"Work","description":"Working day.","questions":[{"text":"Is it a working day for this organisation?","kind":"provenance"},{"text":"Do deadlines move?","kind":"boundary"}]}]}]}]},"agentConduct":{"may":["State August 17's day number and remaining days correctly for common and leap years.","Name national days on August 17, such as Indonesia's Independence Day, citing official sources."],"mustNot":["Confuse independence days of different countries on August 17.","Schedule events that clash with a national day without checking local holidays.","Present contested historical events on that date from one side only."],"requiresHuman":["Scheduling a public event in a country on its national day."]},"ethics":{"considerations":["Independence days carry national pride and memory of colonial rule."],"affectedParties":["Citizens of the countries concerned","People relying on dates"]},"owners":{"steward":"Nobody owns a date; 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