Nu Shell Updates - Week #45

1st chunk of `blog/2020-07-03-twin0045.md`

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# This week in Nu #45

- fdncred [added more files](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2063) to the wix package, added more [ansi colors](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2067), [date formatting](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2073), and more to the [wix package](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2085), also more [`char` characters](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2086)
- jonathandturner added [configurable prompts](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2064), added [`str collect`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2065), [fixed invocations](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2070), added the [`char` command](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2072), [released 0.16.0](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2084), and [`each --numbered`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2100)
- orientnab added more [command docs](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2068)
- JosephTLyons added some [`cal` improvements](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2074), added [`random dice`](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2082), and a [histogram+dice example](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2087)
- thegedge improved [escaping for external args](https://github.com/nushell/nushell/pull/2095)
- zombie110year continues [translating the book to Simplified Chinese](https://github.com/nushell/book/pull/110)

Title: Nu Shell Updates - Week #45

Summary

This week's updates to Nu Shell include contributions from fdncred (Wix package updates, ANSI colors, date formatting, char characters), jonathandturner (configurable prompts, str collect, char command, release 0.16.0, each --numbered), orientnab (command docs), JosephTLyons (cal improvements, random dice, histogram+dice example), thegedge (escaping for external args), and zombie110year (Simplified Chinese book translation).