Merge pull request #364 from pysal/jGaboardi-patch-1

updating README.md

README.md

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 SPAtial GrapHs: nETworks, Topology, & Inference
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+Spaghetti is an open-source Python library for the analysis of network-based spatial data. Originating from the `network` module in [PySAL (Python Spatial Analysis Library)](http://pysal.org), it is under active development for the inclusion of newly proposed methods for building graph-theoretic networks and the analysis of network events. This package is part of a [refactoring of PySAL](https://github.com/pysal/pysal/wiki/PEP-13:-Refactor-PySAL-Using-Submodules).
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 *An example of snapping observation points to a network and plotting:*
 <p align="center">
-<img src="figs/snap_plot.png" width="650" height="450" />
+<img src="figs/snap_plot.png" width="520" height="360" />
 </p>
 
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-This package is part of a [refactoring of PySAL](https://github.com/pysal/pysal/wiki/PEP-13:-Refactor-PySAL-Using-Submodules).
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-Spaghetti is an open-source Python library for the analysis of network-based spatial data. Originating from the `network` module in [PySAL (Python Spatial Analysis Library)](http://pysal.org), it is under active development for the inclusion of newly proposed methods for building graph-theoretic networks and the analysis of network events.
 
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-Examples
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+Examples [![Binder](https://mybinder.org/badge_logo.svg)](https://mybinder.org/v2/gh/pysal/spaghetti/master)
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+The following examples can be launched individually as interactive binders from the links on their respective pages.
 * [Network Representation](https://pysal.org/spaghetti/notebooks/Basic_spaghetti_tutorial.html)
 * [Spatial Network Analysis](https://pysal.org/spaghetti/notebooks/Advanced_spaghetti_tutorial.html)
 * [Optimal Facility Location](https://pysal.org/spaghetti/notebooks/Use_case-facility_location.html)
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 Installation
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-As of version 1.3, `spaghetti` officially supports Python [`3.6`](https://docs.python.org/3.6/) and [`3.7`](https://docs.python.org/3.7/) only. Please make sure that you are operating in a Python 3 environment.
+As of version 1.3, `spaghetti` officially supports Python [`3.6`](https://docs.python.org/3.6/) and [`3.7`](https://docs.python.org/3.7/) only. Please make sure that you are operating in a Python >= 3.6 environment.
 
-**Installing with `conda` via [conda-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/spaghetti-feedstock) (highly recommended)**
+**Installing with `conda` via [`conda-forge`](https://github.com/conda-forge/spaghetti-feedstock) (highly recommended)**
 
 To install `spaghetti` and all its dependencies, we recommend using the [`conda`](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/)
 manager, specifically with the [`conda-forge`](https://conda-forge.org) channel. This can be obtained by installing the [`Anaconda Distribution`](https://docs.continuum.io/anaconda/) (a free Python distribution for data science), or through [`miniconda`](https://docs.conda.io/en/latest/miniconda.html) (minimal distribution only containing Python and the conda package manager).