todo list

Technical stuff

1. use buildout
2. internationalization _
3. get rid of the SQL statements in the ETL part that make us use mySQL. ( ETL )

UI / Website

1. separate user site from admin site (maybe use databrowse)
2. add images of members and parties
3. user login using google/facebook connect
4. user’s ability to add comment on vote
5. user’s ability to add topic to a vote
6. user’s defines new topic

Data sources

1. make the ETL process run in deltas (currently it deletes everything and run from the beginning)
2. start parsing the data from http://knesset.gov.il/presence/heb/PresentList.aspx
3. check http://www.mevaker.gov.il/serve/default.asp for interesting data
4. check http://www.mqg.org.il/%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%9C%D7%94%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%99%D7%9C%D7%94/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F/%D7%90%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%90%D7%99%D7%9B%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%94%D7%A9%D7%9C%D7%98%D7%95%D7%9F2009/tabid/479/Default.aspx for interesting data
5. check http://www.mqg.org.il/%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%92%D7%A8%D7%9E%D7%99%D7%93%D7%A2/%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA%D7%A7%D7%9C%D7%95%D7%9F/tabid/522/Default.aspx for interesting data
6. get the data in a less “duct tape” way – convince the knesset to publish an API (yea right)
7. add data about each vote. maybe link to the PDF of the law.

Data

1. classify/rank the “interesting” votes (votes that did not pass unanimously for example)
2. rank member’s voting for each topic
3. rank parties according to their member’s scores