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¶1. (SBU) Summary. Following their attendance at the Bilateral Consultative Mechanism Meeting in Brasilia on October 16 (Reftel B), AUSTR for Latin America Everett Eissenstat, AUSTR for Industry Meredith Broadbent, and USTR Brazil and Southern Cone Director Sue Cronin visited Sao Paulo. They met with the Sao Paulo State Federation of Industries (FIESP) and the American Chamber of Commerce (Amcham) to discuss trade issues, and with private sector representatives in the copyright and pharmaceutical areas to discuss intellectual property rights (IPR) issues. FIESP and Amcham urged the U.S. to maintain Brazil's participation in the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program and discussed the outlook for the Doha Round trade negotiations and ongoing bilateral regional trade negotiations in the Americas. The USTR officials were interviewed by prominent news, business and economic publications, and received balanced press coverage on GSP issues in four articles the following day. End Summary. Amcham: Focus on Improving the Business Climate
¶2. (SBU) The USTR visitors had a productive exchange of information with members of Amcham's Executive Board, which has focused on improvement of Brazil's business environment as a priority. Amcham is targeting six major areas: 1) regulatory framework and infrastructure; (2) innovation and intellectual property protection; (3) taxation; (4) job creation; (5) international negotiations; and (6) education. Amcham members repeatedly expressed the desire to maintain a good bilateral trade relationship with the U.S., concentrating on common trade interests and promoting "win/win" situations for both countries. Although complicated, cooperation on ethanol and the bilateral Commercial Dialogue are two areas that have shown movement in the right direction. According to Amcham, problems hindering movement in the bilateral economic relationship include: (1) the lack of a consistent Brazilian foreign policy (although according to Board Members, Finance Minister Mantega is providing positive direction); (2) the perception that alignment with the U.S. is unpopular with the Brazilian public, especially given the unpopularity in Brazil of the current U.S. administration, Lula's leftist background, and the priority he gives to promoting South-South ties; and, (3) concern that the sudden termination of the GSP program will negatively impact mostly U.S. companies based in Brazil and Brazilian companies that are producing items that would not ordinarily be produced in the U.S. Amcham's Concern Over Losing GSP Benefits
¶3. (SBU) Amcham views itself as a facilitator in the bilateral relationship, for example hosting a lunch meeting during the June visit of Secretary of Commerce Gutierrez. Amcham voiced concern, however, over the possible non-renewal of GSP for Brazil and the negative impact such a decision would have on the present U.S. - Brazil relationship. Amcham has recently advocated for the continuation of GSP benefits for Brazil and the reduction of U.S. import tariffs on ethanol. In October, Amcham headed a delegation to meet with members of the U.S. Congress to support GSP renewal and sent a second delegation November 13 - 15, prior to GSP expiration on December 31, 2006.
¶4. (SBU) Brazilians appear to be shocked at the abruptness of a possible GSP termination. A representative from 3M gave as an example the manufacture of ear plugs. GSP benefits enable 3M to  export them to the U.S. from Brazil at a competitive price; however, removal of the benefits would create a ripple effect making the production and export of this product unprofitable. Eaton Truck Components offered a similar example. The company produces gear boxes in a smaller volume than could be profitably produced in the U.S. If GSP benefits are discontinued, the company might in the future move production to China's cheaper labor market. The major issue expressed by Eaton, however, was the suddenness of GSP removal - if it were to happen - and the fear of the negative impact of such a decision on Brazil-U.S. bilateral relations. A more palatable decision, in the company's view, would be the gradual phasing out of the GSP program.
¶5. (SBU) In response, AUSTR Broadbent explained in detail the original intent and purpose of the GSP program and the current review process. She underscored that the entire program is under review, not just Brazil's participation. USTR will make a recommendation, which will go to Congress for approval. She noted the strong Brazilian response in favor of continuing GSP, with approximately 800 letters sent to USTR. AUSTR Eissenstat followed with an overview of the U.S. trade agenda in the hemisphere, discussing the current status of NAFTA, the Chile Free Trade Agreement (FTA), CAFTA-DR, Colombia, Panama, Uruguay, and Peru. He then gave his impressions of the five hour meeting in Brasilia the previous day with Rodrigo Azevedo, the Director of Monetary Policy, Brazilian Central Bank. Sue Cronin closed the conversation with a short discussion of Mercosul, giving an explanation of the more comprehensive US perspective on trade with this organization. FIESP: Econ/Pol Outlook, Stalled Doha Round, GSP Worries
¶6. (SBU) During an afternoon lunch meeting at FIESP, the USTR visitors met with Deputy Director for International Affairs, Carlos Cavalcanti, former Brazilian Ambassador to the US (and FIESP advisor) Rubens Barbosa, International Negotiations Coordinator Diego Bonomo, and staff members. Cavalcanti opened the meeting with his impressions of the economic and political outlook. He thinks that Celso Amorim will continue as the Foreign Minister, as he has unfinished business with the WTO Doha Round. In matters of trade, he believes the likelihood of meaningful official dialogue between the GoB and the USG is limited, given the official stance of the Lula government. The only alternative is for the private sector to facilitate business, concentrating on more exports and investments, in the hope that trade can be separated from foreign policy. Trade will have to continue to be conducted under the present regulations, as most changes contemplated would require amending the Constitution, which would be very difficult under a second Lula administration. If there is no legislative movement on trade issues, then FIESP is prepared and committed to move forward on its own.
¶7. (SBU) One of FIESP's biggest concerns is what it feels is the misperception of Brazil's role in the Doha Round, especially among members of the U.S. Congress. Cavalcanti clearly felt this during his visit to Washington in conjunction with the Amcham-led delegation to discuss GSP renewal. (Comment: In private conversations with various members of the delegation after their trip, most related that Brazil's role in the Doha Round negotiations was consistently brought up as a major point of contention in considering GSP renewal for Brazil. One FIESP participant related that several of the congressional offices approached did not have any substantive discussions with the delegation, but instead referred them to Senator Grassley's office. A CIESP (Sao Paulo State Industrial Center) representative said there was minimum reception at congressional offices and few meetings with actual  Congressmen, leaving a less than positive perception of the delegation's treatment while in the U.S. End Comment.)
¶8. (SBU) During the discussion, AUSTR Broadbent stressed the need for Brazil to differentiate itself from India, especially with regard to non-agricultural market access (NAMA) issues. AUSTR Eissenstat made similar comments concerning the Doha G-20 proposal, where both India and Brazil's name appear on the proposal. In differentiating between Brazil and India, he suggested that it would be advisable for Brazil to bring a measurable offer to the table. FIESP was concerned that if GSP is not renewed, it would be seen as a "punishment" of Brazil, resulting in an official GOB response that would only exacerbate the negative perception of the U.S. This scenario, according to Cavalcanti, would be a "lose/lose" situation for both Brazil and the U.S. All three USTR officials stressed that the GSP program was never conceived as a permanent program, but rather as a temporary program with a stated end date. Previous end dates received a similar review, and the program was renewed. The ongoing program renewal review is administrative, objective and transparent, and is not solely a review of Brazil's participation, but a review of the entire program. Thus, Brazil can best serve its own interests by continuing to dialogue with Congress and by offering viable, logical, and clearly understood arguments for GSP renewal, all the while keeping in mind that the program is not permanent, and its goal is to stimulate the development of competitive companies that eventually do not rely on GSP benefits.
IPR: Movie Industry Satisfied, but Book Publishers Frustrated
¶9. (U) The USTR officials also held meetings with representatives of the various copyright industry associations. Steve Solot, Senior Vice President for the Motion Picture Association (MPA) in the Latin American region, is relatively happy with the GOB's recent activities to combat piracy and IPR crime in Brazil. At the MPA Annual Meeting this year, the head of the Brazilian National Council to Combat Piracy and Intellectual Property Crimes (CNCP) will be honored with the Association's first annual anti-piracy award in recognition of the Council's recent efforts to fight piracy. Dalton Morato, Legal and Administrative Director for the Brazilian Association for Reproduction Rights (ABDR), which represents 90% of the publishers in Brazil, was very concerned with the actions of three major universities in Sao Paulo State, which allow 100% reproduction of foreign textbooks at their copy centers on campus. These are the University of Sao Paulo (USP), the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV - a major business school), and the Catholic University of Sao Paulo (PUC-SP). This accounts for an annual loss to publishers of approximately USD 15 million. ABDR has appealed to the Ministry of Education, which has ignored the appeals, stating that they cannot do anything since the universities are private. The CNCP has been unable to do anything either, as they have no control over university policies. There has been some action on enforcement against this practice at the state level; however, police consider book-related crimes to be of lesser importance and of lower priority, and react accordingly. Pharmaceutical Industry: Problems with Patents and Piracy
¶10. (U) The pharmaceutical industry was represented by Gaetano Crupi, President of Eli Lilly; Joao Sanchez, Governmental Relations Director for Merck Sharp & Dohme; Walban Damasceno Souza, Director of Governmental Relations at Bristol Myers Squibb; and, Ronaldo Pires, IPR Specialist for Interfarma. General discussion focused on the need for continued improvements with ANVISA, the regulatory agency responsible for pharmaceutical patents. The patent system now protects the investment and investor, and new examiners were hired recently, but there is still a backlog. All agreed that private companies are not investing enough to combat piracy and that the piracy issue is a cultural one as well, as the predominant Brazilian attitude does not yet consider piracy a crime and an economic drain on society. In the area of research, there are currently 43 biotech parks in Brazil and 23 incubators of companies. With regard to AIDS medications, the companies believe that Brazil is using the compulsory licensing issue to advance its reputation, gain support from the developing world and play a leadership role. All agreed that compulsory licensing should not be government policy.
¶11. (U) This cable was cleared with USTR and Embassy Brasilia.


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Celebrities, whether they be actors or professional athletes, are just people like anyone else. (Image via Instagram/@juliefoudy)
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The 'Laughter Permitted' Podcast Reveals Experiences of Beloved Athletes
Former women's soccer player Julie Foudy's platform bridges the gap between the personal lives of pioneering female athletes with politics and race.
By Chloe Hamer, Pitzer College
Professional athletes can seem larger than life. To people of all ages they are inspirations and icons, and as a result, every second they spend on the field, court, pool or track is scrutinized. But who do they become when they take a step away from the athletic realm? Former United States women's national soccer team (or USWNT) standout Julie Foudy can help answer that question. Through her 14-month-old podcast titled "Laughter Permitted," Foudy provides a platform for athletes to share stories of their lives on and off the field.
"ESPN was silly enough to give me the green light on a podcast and it's called 'Laughter Permitted,'" Foudy explains in her trailer. "This much I promise … it will be entertaining, it will be inspiring and yes, of course, it will be juicy."
Foudy knows well the chaos that arises from the intersection of sports and life, particularly from a female standpoint. A star player on the '91 and '99 World Cup championship teams, as well as an Olympic gold medalist in '96 and '04, Foudy created the podcast to have candid conversations with other trailblazing female athletes like herself.
Already 39 episodes in since March of 2019, Foudy has had an impressive array of guests. So far the majority have been current and former players of the USWNT, with names like Mia Hamm, Abby Wambach, Tobin Heath, Carli Lloyd, Julie Ertz, Rose Lavelle and Brandi Chastain, to name a few. Foudy even welcomed former USWNT coach Jill Ellis for an episode, where the two discussed Ellis' upcoming retirement and her many accomplishments, including her title as the "most winningest coach in USWNT history."
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Aside from soccer players, Foudy has also hosted gymnast Simone Biles, track and field runner Allyson Felix, Olympic fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad and even mental skills coach Dr. Colleen Hacker. With voices from a wide variety of sports and sports-related professions, Foudy makes sure to include a comprehensive range of individuals. But it's what these individuals do outside of their sport that really gives them their superhuman qualities.
From Colin Kaepernick's decision to kneel to the USWNT lawsuit for equal pay, athletes are some of the most influential political leaders in the world. That's why one of the best parts of the podcast, apart from the often hilarious anecdotes that Foudy so seamlessly pulls out of her guests, is the way the athletes open up about individual hardships and personal connections to various political and humanitarian issues.
In the opening episode of Season 3, Foudy hosts USWNT teammates and power couple, Ali Krieger and Ashlyn Harris. Amidst the discussion of the pair's glamorous wedding day, Harris explained how exciting it was that their engagement and wedding ceremony were covered by a publication as famous as Vogue. Their celebrity status gives the pair a platform with which they are able to uplift and inspire the LGBTQ+ community that they identify with.
"It's very special to us and our community to be able to open a magazine and see two women together," says Harris. "Because when I was a child I didn't have that, I didn't get to look up at a billboard and see two men or two women or a trans person or anyone in our community visible. […] Visibility is so huge and we need more of it."
"Laughter Permitted" gives the opportunity for seemingly invincible celebrities like Harris and Krieger — who call themselves "the one-percenters" based on their unique tenacity and drive to be great — a way to be honest and open about the human experience. Whether it's Jessica McDonald's story of being a single mother while playing professional soccer, Amy Van Dyken's life-altering spinal cord injury that put an end to her Olympic swimming career or Ibtihaj Muhammad's accomplishment of being the first Muslim American woman to compete for the U.S. in the Olympics wearing a hijab, every guest on the show gives listeners an intimate look into the major challenges faced by both athletes and non-athletes alike.
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Although it seems like "Laughter Permitted" has covered every issue that could possibly be discussed, it was only in the latest three episodes that the conversation revolved around the topic of race. Aligned with the times, Foudy decided to invite former teammates Danielle Slaton and Saskia Webber, as well as call back previous guests Crystal Dunn and Jessica McDonald, to have what she calls "a long-overdue conversation."
In these particular episodes of "Laughter Permitted," Foudy asks the question that many Americans have been wondering: Why do you think we never talk about racism? "We've had a lot of conversations about this podcast and how we can do better in light of the protests happening right now against racial injustice and police brutality against the Black community," Foudy explains. While she has had Black athletes on her podcast before, she realizes that race had somehow never come up. "That is something we want to change going forward, and we want to start that change right now."
In response to Foudy's original question, Danielle Slaton explains that as a Black athlete in a predominately white sport like soccer, she had to try extra hard to fit in. If she experienced racism, she felt like she needed to turn her cheek and let it go as to avoid standing out. "Do I want to make waves? Do I want to make people feel uncomfortable? I mean, I just wanted to play soccer," Slaton explains.
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However, not talking about race meant not being able to share a huge part of their identities and experiences with their teammates. Saskia Webber talks about being kicked out of a host family's house during a tournament because the family didn't want a Black child under their roof, while Slaton shares her experience being called a racial slur by a member of an opposing team during a game. The experiences that these athletes felt they needed to hide are the exact experiences that Foudy explains she and the rest of her white teammates and fellow athletes need to hear to shake them from only seeing through a white lens.
"It's nice to now have a platform, in comparison to when my grandmother was my age where she had no platform, no voice," Slaton says. "We have a voice now and it's time to take advantage of that."
While "Laughter Permitted" with Julie Foudy is only one small podcast, it still plays a role in the foundation of the platform Slaton refers to. Hearing relatable, heart-wrenching and inspiring stories from beloved athletes gives listeners something to hold on to and believe in. Thus, the scrutiny that comes with being a famous athlete is paired with the ability to change in the world.
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Multi-tasking doesn't exist. All the science tells us that we are only capable of task switching. And task switching is really bad for us. Every time we switch tasks, we add to our cognitive load making us less effective at all the tasks we are attempting to do at once. A lot has been written on this topic with the attempt to justify creating work environments where people can focus.
It's an admirable goal, but one that is completely unrealistic in many cases. For some jobs, juggling lots of tasks at once is the core part of the role. Any project manager or developer who has doubled up as a sysadmin can attest to that. I've definitely had roles where I was lucky to have a single hour uninterrupted.
I complained about this at first. My team regularly missed our sprint goals with my contributing no small part to those misses. How could I get any work done? I started logging interruptions to my time and it came about to 20-30 a day. Horrific.
That is until I actually looked at the subject of those interruptions. After talking to my boss, I realized that while my own work was suffering, the value I was providing to the company overall was higher because of my contributions to other teams. With the exception of a few situations, it was better for me to handle those interruptions than it was for me to be allowed to focus. So what if it takes an average of 15 minutes to regain focus if it means saving someone else a couple of hours or more?
While it's true no one can be more productive multi-tasking with their own work, it doesn't mean we should give up and just say multi-tasking is the ultimate no-no and no one should do it. For many of us, we should also look into how to minimize the negative effects of multi-tasking. Sometimes I can force myself back into the right context quickly, but this isn't a reliable tactic. "Willing" yourself to do something isn't feasible most of the time.
This is something I plan to read a lot more about in the future, but there is one tactic that's definitely helped me so far: writing things down.
For developers, we're often building complex systems and we try to build and hold all that complexity in our mind at once. Any interruption will cause those fragile thoughts to tumble like a house of cards. But writing down those thoughts as they come, even if the writing is gibberish to anyone but me, helps me solidify those thoughts. I'm able to recover from interruptions much quicker. Oftentimes, I don't even need to look at my writing. The initial act of writing something down helps improve my memory.
I'm sure there are other tactics out there. They just need to be found. If you know of any, I would love to hear from you!


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Fair Play Measured in Slivers of a Second
Eric T. Schneiderman, New York's attorney general. His investigation is the latest effort to reduce both the reality and the perception that securities markets are rigged to favor those who already have money, power and special access.Credit...New York State Attorney General's Office, via Reuters
By James B. Stewart
On Friday morning, Thomson Reuters released the latest University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index, as it does twice a month. But this time was different. As a result of a settlement Thomson Reuters reached this week with New York's attorney general, Eric T. Schneiderman, a select group of its customers didn't get the two-second advance release they'd been buying.
Two seconds may not seem like much, but for high-speed traders with supercomputers, it's plenty.
The difference was arresting. On Friday, just 500 shares of a leading Standard & Poor's 500 exchange-traded fund traded during the first 10 milliseconds of the two-second window before the release of the University of Michigan data to Thomson Reuters' regular clients, according to the market research firm Nanex. A year ago, on July 13, 2012, 200,000 shares traded during that 10-millisecond period, Nanex said.
Friday's trading was all but "nonexistent," said Eric Hunsader, founder of Nanex. "It was all about gaming the news, not the news itself."
As an attempt to level the playing field for all investors, Mr. Schneiderman's action clearly had an immediate effect. And he has said the settlement with Thomson Reuters is only a first step. While Thomson Reuters agreed to suspend the two-second advantage while his investigation continues, its regular clients get a five-minute jump on the general public, which gets the data at 10 a.m. Thomson Reuters pays the University of Michigan close to $1 million a year for the right to distribute the data.
The five-minute edge may well be the next target, since either everyone gets the information at the same time, or they don't, whether the gap is seconds, minutes or hours. And Mr. Schneiderman has made it clear that Thomson Reuters isn't the only target of a wide-ranging investigation.
The University of Michigan index falls into a broad category of private data that can move markets, or stocks in individual companies. About a dozen indexes compiled by private sources regularly affect markets; some of those are also released early. Other data is more industry-specific, but can also move sectors and individual stocks. Media companies have been trying to generate revenue and increase profits by charging fees for early access to all kinds of information.
All of this raises the question: Should everyone have access to market moving information at the same time? It turns out the answer is hardly self-evident.
For some market experts, the attorney general's move is long overdue. Mr. Schneiderman is "a mile ahead of the Securities and Exchange Commission, which has to be dragged slowly and grudgingly toward raising the standard of behavior," said John Coffee, a professor and expert on securities law at Columbia Law School.
The Securities and Exchange Commission is also collecting data on Thomson Reuters' practices, although officials at the agency have said their jurisdiction is limited. An S.E.C. spokesman declined to comment.
Mr. Schneiderman's investigation is the latest in a long series of efforts to reduce both the reality and the perception that the nation's securities markets are rigged to favor those who already have money, power and special access. A vast network of laws and regulations is aimed at creating a more level playing field for investors, like criminal laws that ban securities fraud and the S.E.C.'s Regulation Fair Disclosure, which requires companies to widely disseminate market-moving information about themselves. Consider also the simultaneous public release of government information like employment data and the Federal Reserve minutes.
The goal is not just fairness, but to make capital markets more robust by encouraging the public — not just professional speculators — to invest.
"The reason America's markets are the best and strongest markets in the world is that individuals always believed they could get a fair trade," Mr. Schneiderman told me this week. "If you did your research well, you weren't at a disadvantage because of information you couldn't possibly access. It wasn't a rigged casino."
This is a theme that has been championed by many in Congress, and this week Senator Charles E. Grassley said: "Generally speaking, anyone who sells information to clients should face the same set of regulatory rules. The rules are meant to keep markets fair."
Senator Grassley, an Iowa Republican who is a former chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said he was especially concerned about the University of Michigan's role, given that it's a public university.
"A publicly funded university should operate for public benefit," he said. "If a university is helping a subset of investors and acting like a private business, that's contrary to taxpayer expectations. I intend to look at this situation more closely."
The Conference Board, a nonprofit research organization financed by its members, which include many Fortune 500 corporations, recently moved to address its own concerns that its consumer confidence index and index of leading economic indicators might leak into the hands of high-speed traders or other investors ahead of the general public.
The board's president and chief executive, Jonathan Spector, a former vice dean of the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, said it was examining ways it might generate more revenue from its influential indexes, which cost millions of dollars to produce. The board considered but quickly rejected the idea of selling early access.
"We were aware that others were benefiting from early release of their data," Mr. Spector told me this week. "We immediately decided never to release information earlier to one group than another. That would undercut trust in the markets, and trust in business, and that's contrary to our mission."
The Conference Board last month ended its longstanding policy of releasing the data to news organizations 30 minutes ahead of the public release, with a proviso they can't report it until then, to prevent any inadvertent early releases.
"Our view is we're entitled to do with this data as we like without violating any laws," Mr. Spector said. "We believed we could release it early. But every person we talked to, including people in finance, said it would be wrong — even though there's no law that says it's wrong. But if the man in the street had it explained that certain people could pay to buy data in advance, he'd conclude that markets were rigged against the small guy. Collectively, this hurts business and markets. It's a matter of trust."
But Thomson Reuters, the University of Michigan, news organizations and other providers of data may have other priorities, including making money.
Like the Conference Board, Thomson Reuters has stressed that it doesn't believe releasing the information early violates any law. It's certainly not insider trading, although it bears a superficial resemblance to it. But people who trade with superior information aren't engaging in insider trading if they come by the information legitimately, which may well include buying it. (If, on the other hand, a Thomson Reuters employee stole the data and sold it to someone who traded on it, that would probably be insider trading.)
"Thomson Reuters strongly believes that news and information companies can legally distribute nongovernmental data and exclusive news through services provided to fee-paying subscribers," said Lemuel Brewster, a Thomson Reuters spokesman. "How private, nongovernmental data, like the University of Michigan survey, should be released is a universal industrywide issue that impacts all news and information companies and needs to be addressed in consultation with the market."
The lack of any explicit legal prohibition hasn't stopped the S.E.C. from broadly interpreting its mandate to regulate markets (there's no law specifically banning insider trading, either). But the agency has yet to identify any fraud or deception involved in early disclosure of private data.
The New York attorney general has a broader mandate — some say too broad — under the state's Martin Act. The act outlaws fraud, which the state's highest court has interpreted to mean "all deceitful practices contrary to the plain rules of common honesty." Even that presumably requires some kind of "deceit," and Thomson Reuters says it's always been upfront about its approach to disseminating the data.
Legal standards aside, many market experts worry that the attorney general's crackdown may go too far and discourage the kind of enterprising research that has long made markets more efficient, whether undertaken by short-sellers hoping to profit directly on it, Wall Street investment banks that sell research to their clients, or investigative journalists.
"The notion of a level playing field is important, and it's important to aim for it," said Harvey Pitt, a former S.E.C. chairman and now the chief executive of the consulting firm Kalorama Partners. "But a level playing field can't mean everyone has the same information. People need financial incentives to dig up information, and the marketplace benefits."
He noted that the University of Michigan data moves markets because the university has years of experience and credibility behind it.
"People ought to be able to profit from their reputation for excellence," he said. "If they can't do that, we have destroyed capitalism in this country."
Even though it disdains the early release of data itself, the Conference Board worries that regulating the timing of the release of information could have damaging consequences.
"If we do develop a set of principles, or even a set of laws, we don't want to run into the law of unintended consequences," Mr. Spector said. "You can see how practices or regulations could go awry. We need to think very carefully."
He said the Conference Board may hold a discussion of the issues with a wide array of participants, from high-speed traders to Wall Street firms, news organizations and regulators, later this year.
Professor Coffee said he was sensitive to the issue as well, but said a principled line could be drawn that both protects markets and promotes fairness.
"You should be able to sell priority access to information that you are creating and would not create but for such payment," he said. "But selling a differential in access to data that would be created anyway has no efficiency justification and is subject to fairness criticisms."
Nonprofit institutions like the University of Michigan have long produced their indexes as part of their public mission, and presumably the university would continue doing so whether or not Thomson Reuters paid for it.
Mr. Schneiderman said that worrying about where lines might be drawn shouldn't obscure the merits of the Thomson Reuters settlement.
"None of these critics is objecting to us ending the practice that gave a massive competitive advantage to a small group of high-paying traders with early access to valuable information," he said. "Let's take each case on its own facts."


An up to date research report of the market of batteries for smartwatches and other smart wearables has been published by Technavio.
The worldwide market of batteries for wearable technology is very likely to record a Compounded Annual Growth Rate of 28% from year 2018 to 2022, as stated by Technavio's latest market report.
One of the main factors in keeping the market growth running is the rise in capital for the development of the product through the campaigns of crowdfunding and now it has transformed itself into a driving force in wearable tech industry for generating the capital that is spent on the blooming of new products. Manufacturers run these campaigns spread awareness in the aimed public about the wearable technology which in return help decreasing customer's cost-per-acquisition in comparison with other channels and this gives it an edge over other channels for a lot of players.
This report research also publicly supplies an in-depth analysis about the most significant shifts and swings that are likely to influence the outlook of the market during the opening period. Huge growing trend is an important influence on the market as predicted by Technavio. This trend can have a big role in rise or fall of this market. Technavio has brought to attention the ever-increasing options in smart wearable product categories and how it is a big rising trend in worldwide batteries market for wearable technology.
Wearable technology has been expanded to such a point in last half a decade that all kinds of warbles gadgets are available in the market from smart wrist watches to gears and overall clothing. These gadgets are good enough to catch attention of any tech enthusiast.
"Multiple new gadgets are available in the market, which has transformed the perception of these devices to the customers. Smart wearables manufacturers are developing new products focused on the fitness, wellness, and entertainment needs to the customers. Several manufacturers have made strategic partnerships to promote their products," says one of the senior analysts at Technavio.


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'Aliens' Actor Bill Paxton Dies at 61
Beloved actor Bill Paxton passed away on Saturday at the age of 61 as a result of complications from surgery.
Paxton's career includes tons of hit films such as Apollo 13, Twister, Titanic and Aliens. He won an Emmy for Hatfields and McCoys and most recently was starring on the TV series Training Day on CBS.
His death was confirmed by a statement from his family:
"It is with heavy hearts we share the news that Bill Paxton has passed away due to complications from surgery. A loving husband and father, Bill began his career in Hollywood working on films in the art department and went on to have an illustrious career spanning four decades as a beloved and prolific actor and filmmaker. Bill's passion for the arts was felt by all who knew him, and his warmth and tireless energy were undeniable. We ask to please respect the family's wish for privacy as they mourn the loss of their adored husband and father."
Further details surrounding Paxton's death are still developing. As we learn more, we will be sure to bring that information to you as well.
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Looking for a cheap and relatively nice case? Look no further if cheapness is your friend. Read on about the Cool Dog Case!
It has been awhile since I last reviewed a case, and I usually accept items for review if requested by a company. This is the case with the Cool Dog case that I have here today. With a low sticker price for this case, let's see how it can stack up against other budget cases.
This is an important section for case reviews. You don't want your case to get banged up during transit. This case was well packed (most cases are). It isn't that hard really, a square case in a square box.
This is the front of the case. Now, when I first opened it up, I immediately thought that this was for dog owners... and I'm not talking about the ones that have huge bulldogs with large teeth and slobber coming down their mouth. I'm talking about the kind of owners that would have a toy poodle or other tame and nice animal. The Dalmatian depicted on the front looks nice enough. It seems to be airbrushed on with a layer of enamel or similar type of surface treatment. The front also has a built in floppy drive port. I really don't like this at all, I rarely have a floppy drive on my computers anymore and a dedicated slot is a waste to me. It is also funny that the drive bay covers are painted as well, for when you remove them, the case won't flow unless you use them for a stealth mod (which I did a similar thing that everyone just rips off).
The dog on the front has its dog tags that are the power and reset button. It is a nice touch, but I'm sure you didn't notice it right away.
If I showed you this picture alone, you'd think it was a normal off the shelf computer case. Plain vanilla type as well. You'd be right. The only part of this case that is special is the front. But technically that is okay. The price justifies this. You do get two 80mm fan holes for the back for ventilation which is pretty good for this type of case.
You'll also notice the thumbscrews that come with the case. Thumbscrews are a nice touch, but they aren't a deal breaker. How many times do you open and close your case to require thumbscrews? If you answered more than once, then you should leave your case open .
Beige and normal looking. The thing about this side is the fact that you get a usb/firewire and sound ports. I like this for cases. I just don't like hooking them up on the motherboard. I'm just too damn lazy.
Here is what you get when you bust open the case. The front intake fan holder (80mm), screws, and the power cord, and some extra I/O Shields. Pretty standard nowadays. Nothing really special here.
Did I mention this thing comes with a 400 watt power supply? The brand is iffy. If you want some good power, I'd recommend getting an Antec or similar type of quality power supplies. Do NOT trust power supplies that come with cheaper cases. I've seen plenty of them die out within a year (or faster even). Trust me, I work in a repair shop.
Here is where you stick your motherboard in. Any standard size ATX motherboard will fit in it. I had no problems putting in a uATX board either, so your good either way.
You have a total of four (4) optical drive bays. That's a great deal of optical drives. I haven't ever seen anyone with more than three optical drives at once. And even that is weird. The thing I see typically on higher end models is one DVDRom drive and a DVDRW drive.
Raid users rejoice! You get four (4) dedicated hard drive bays, plus another three (3) floppy drive bays that hard drives can go into if needed. This gives you a total of seven hard drive bays (six if you have the real floppy drive). This is enough for Raid 0,1,0+1,5. You should be fine, I haven't seen too many people past two drives, even in a Raid array.
The edges on the case are sharp. I actually cut myself when I lifted it up somehow. I don't like when I cut myself on something. The case is also cheap looking. It is just a beige case with a nicer painted front. There isn't a window in this case, but you can always cut one if you'd like. With a case like this, it can be a good starter modding case because it is so cheap.
This case is $32 with the power supply. Cheap as the power supply is, it does come with one. For $32, you really can't complain with what you get. I'm reminded of the phrase, you get what you pay for. For $32, this is a good case and I do recommend it to dog lovers and people that want to try to mod a case. If you screw it up, you might as well just throw it away!
I'd like to thank CMI Computer for sending this case for review.


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José Rafael Espada (Ciudad de Guatemala, 14 de enero de 1944) es un cirujano cardiovascular y político guatemalteco que fue vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala desde el 14 de enero de 2008 hasta el 14 de enero de 2012. Actualmente es decano de la Facultad de Ciencias Médicas de la Universidad Mariano Gálvez de Guatemala.

Espada es candidato presidencial en las elecciones generales de 2023 por el Partido Republicano. Es el primer exvicepresidente en buscar la presidencia en la historia de Guatemala.

Biografía
Rafael Espada nació el 14 de enero de 1944 en la ciudad de Guatemala. Hijo de Raquel Espada, maestra originaria de Totonicapán, quien dedicó su vida a la docencia.

Durante sus años de formación académica, José Rafael vivió en la ciudad de Guatemala. Estudió medicina, y años más tarde se convirtió en un reconocido cirujano cardiovascular.

Hizo sus estudios de medicina en la Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala. Realizó su Residencia en Cirugía General y su Residencia de Cirugía Torácica, en la Facultad de Medicina de Baylor, en Houston y formó parte del equipo de trabajo de cirujanos del Houston Methodist Hospital. En 1992 la Universidad Francisco Marroquín le otorgó un doctorado honoris causa Después de su vicepresidencia, Rafael Espada fue un gran cirujano guatemalteco reconocido en toda Latinoamérica, Europa, África, Centroamérica, etc. En 1994 contribuyó a la fundación de la Unidad de Cirugía Cardiovascular de Guatemala (UNICAR).

Vida política

Vicepresidente de Guatemala

En el 2007 se involucró en la campaña electoral de Guatemala, como compañero de fórmula del Ingeniero Álvaro Colom, con quien formó el binomio Presidencial para las elecciones generales a Presidente y Vicepresidente de la República, consiguiendo la victoria el 4 de noviembre del mismo año.

El doctor Espada tomó posesión como Vicepresidente de la República de Guatemala el 14 de enero de 2008.

Diputado por el Parlacen

El 20 de enero de 2012 poco después de que Rafael Espada entregara su cargo como vicepresidente de Guatemala, tomó juramento como diputado del Parlacen junto a su colega presidente Álvaro Colom por el presidente del pleno Manolo Pichardo. Según el tratado constitutivo del Parlacen, los ex gobernantes asumen una curul automáticamente al concluir su mandato. Espada dijo que asumiría el cargo junto a Colom porque se sienten comprometidos con la integración centroamericana.

Espada y el caso Rosenberg

El 31 de agosto de 2009, la periodista guatemalteca Marta Yolanda Díaz-Durán publicó en el diario Siglo XXI una columna titulada "El beso de Espada", en el cual acusa al vicepresidente de haber traicionado la confianza de Rodrigo Rosenberg, abogado asesinado en Guatemala el 10 de mayo de 2009. Según sostiene la periodista Díaz-Durán, algunas de sus fuentes afirman que Espada se habría reunido con Rosenberg días antes de su asesinato. Durante la reunión, Rosenberg habría expuesto a Espada sus sospechas de un plan del gobierno para asesinarlo, y el entonces Señor Vicepresidente, doctor José Rafael Espada, le habría ofrecido su ayuda. Espada ha negado haber conocido al licenciado Rosenberg, y tras los incidentes ha dicho, al igual que el entonces Presidente Constitucional de la República de Guatemala, Álvaro Colom Caballeros, que el asesinato de Rodrigo Rosenberg Marzano fue parte de un supuesto «plan de desestabilización» en contra del Gobierno de la República.

Tras la publicación de la mencionada columna, el Vicepresidente Constitucional, Rafael Espada, por conducto del entonces Señor secretario privado de la vicepresidencia de la República, don Óscar Perdomo, en ejercicio de sus funciones, presentó la denuncia ante el fiscal general de la República de Guatemala, en contra de la periodista del medio de difusión Libertópolis, Marta Yolanda, entonces conductora y columnista de Siglo XXI. Espada señala que el artículo "El beso de Espada" puso en riesgo la institucionalidad de la vicepresidencia. Alejandro Baldizón se comunicó vía telefónica a los estudios y explicó que la denuncia que hizo Rafael Espada ante el MP es un intento de intimidación. José Luis Gonzáles Dubón, abogado y representante legal de la Liga Pro Patria.

En el juicio que se sigue por el Caso Rosenberg, el testigo Mario Fuentes, amigo del abogado asesinado, declaró que el vicepresidente Espada sí tenía conocimiento de las investigaciones que estaba haciendo la víctima con relación al asesinato de Khalil Musa y su hija Marjorie. Durante ese mismo proceso, Eduardo Rosenberg, hijo del abogado asesinado, declaró que su padre se reunió con el Vicepresidente para darle datos de la muerte de los Musa.

El 11 de mayo de 2009, en el programa de radio Todo a pulmón, que coconduce Marta Yolanda Díaz-Durán, el vídeo póstumo de Rodrigo Rosenberg fue transmitido como una primicia noticiosa, lo que resultó ser falso.

Espada y denuncias de corrupción

El 17 de febrero del 2010, aparece en portada del diario Siglo XXI la noticia que, Óscar Perdomo, exsecretario privado de Rafael Espada, cobraba doble sueldo. El artículo fue redactado por el periodista Mynor Enrique Pérez quien informa que la Contraloría encontró  hallazgos que incluyen la compra de camisas y gastos en salones de belleza. El 18 de febrero, Perdomo se defiende afirmando que todas las acciones tomadas durante su gestión, incluidos los nombramientos, eran del conocimiento del vicepresidente. Espada negó tal extremo al puntualizar que sí firmó los nombramientos pero no con doble sueldo.

La nota indica que son cuatro los empleados que cobraban doble sueldo en oficina del Vicepresidente.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Doctorados Honoris Causa, Universidad Francisco Marroquín
 Entrevista a Rafael Espada
 Vicepresidencia
 Rosenberg hace un llamamiento al vicepresidente Rafael Espada
 "El beso de Espada"
 Espada denunció a Marta Yolanda Díaz-Durán ante el MP
 "La Espada-mordaza"
 Secretario de Espada cobraba doble sueldo
 Son cuatro los empleados que cobraban doble sueldo en oficina del Vicepresidente

Nacidos en Ciudad de Guatemala
Políticos de Guatemala
Socialdemócratas de Guatemala
Cirujanos
Doctores honoris causa de la Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Vicepresidentes de Guatemala

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It isn't found in a lap time. Or a 0–100 number. Or even on a price tag. It's built on an obsession to detail. And a radical belief that a real supercar delivers performance in real-world conditions. Anywhere. Anytime. So refined, anyone can drive it. Yet so capable, in the right hands it can turn the automotive world on its ear. The Nissan GT-R. Its history speaks of world-beating performance, but the pursuit will always be of pure exhilaration.
While the new looks of 2018 Nissan GT-R may be stunning, they're firmly rooted in taking super car performance to the next level. Every millimeter has been examined, tested, and refined, allowing the body to increase down force for added grip, confidence, and performance without aerodynamic drag. An amazing blend of engineering – and a little magic.


One of the fun parts of being a cocktail blogger is that friends send you cocktail recipes to try. The mention on Twitter and FaceBook of the ingredients in a recipe then under development led one of my futurist colleagues (and friends), Wendy Schultz, to offer to trade the recipe for her favorite cocktail, the Suzette, for the recipe that was later posted as the Twelve Squared. This sounded like a great deal, and when Wendy received the link to the Twelve Squared recipe, she replied via FaceBook with the recipe for the Suzette that she had picked up at NU restaurant in Vancouver, where it was developed for the introduction of Navan ® Cognac by Grand Marnier®. If the Suzette is an indicator, winter sports fans from Salt Lake City who enjoyed the 2002 Winter Olympics here, and are planning to visit Vancouver for the 2010 Winter Olympics, should plan on a dinner and cocktails at NU.
This tart, orange flavored cocktail is a close (but much younger) relative of the Sidecar, a classic cocktail from the World War I era made from Cognac, Grand Marnier, and lemon juice. The major differences in the Suzette are the use of Navan Madagascar vanilla infused Cognac and the switch to lime juice; the Madagascar vanilla adds an extra dimension to the cognac. Fortuitously, the State Liquor Store system in Utah has Navan on sale this month, so if you decide to give the Suzette a try, this is a good time. (Note: As of this writing, only the Cottonwood and Sandy stores have Navan in stock, so call ahead.) If any of the adventurous among you decide to try making your own vanilla-infused brandy (E&J VSOP might be a good candidate), post a comment to let us all know how it comes out.
Pour the ingredients into a shaker half full of ice and shake vigorously until ice cold. Strain into a pre-chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with freshly shaved orange or lime rind. Imagine you're on the veranda of your orchid plantation on Madagascar as you take your first sip.


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Accueil du site Master Afrique du Sud 2021 Modelling temperature extremes in the Limpopo Province of South Africa using extreme value theory
University of Limpopo (2021)
Modelling temperature extremes in the Limpopo Province of South Africa using extreme value theory
Seimela, Anna Mamodupi
Titre : Modelling temperature extremes in the Limpopo Province of South Africa using extreme value theory
Auteur : Seimela, Anna Mamodupi
Université de soutenance : University of Limpopo
Grade : Master of Science (MS) Statistics 2021
Temperature extremes have a crucial impact on agricultural, economic, health and energy sectors due to the occurrence of climate extreme events such as heat waves and cold waves. Limpopo province is among the hottest provinces of South Africa and experiences little rainfall which affect the water availabil ity, food production and biodiversity. In the Limpopo province, temperature extremes are expected to become more frequent as a result of climate change. The aim of this study was to model temperature extremes in the Limpopo province of South Africa using extreme value theory (EVT). The stationarity of the data was tested using augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF), Phillips-Peron (PP) and Kwiatkowski-Phillips-Schmit-Shin (KPSS). Four candidate parent distri butions : normal, log-normal, gamma and Weibull distributions, were fitted to the average monthly maximum and minimum daily temperatures. Prior to the selection of the parent distributions, the data set at each station was subjected to normality test using the Shapiro-Wilk (SW) and Jarque-Bera (JB) tests. The stationarity and normality tests revealed that the maximum and minimum temperature data series at all the stations are neither stationary nor normally distributed. Akaike information criterion (AIC) and Bayesian information cri terion (BIC) were used to select the best fitting distribution at a particular site. The findings revealed that both maximum and minimum temperatures series at all the stations belong to the Weibull domain of attraction. The findings from the Mann-Kendall (M-K) test and time series plots trend analyses showed that there is a monotonic downward and upward long-term trend in minimum and maximum temperature data, respectively. Two fundamental approaches of EVT, block maxima and peaks-over-threshold (POT), were used in this dissertation. The generalised extreme value (GEV), generalised Pareto (GP) and Poisson point process distributions were fitted to the data set for each station. In order to account for climate change impact, non-stationary models were considered with Seasonal Oscillation Index (SOI) as covariates of the parameters of the GEV distribution. The findings revealed that both the maximum and minimum temperature data can be modelled by the Weibull family of distribution. The EVT return level analysis findings of above 400C for maximum temperature suggests impending heat waves and droughts in the Limpopo province. The bivariate conditional extremes ap proach with a time-varying threshold was used. The findings revealed both significant positive and negative extremal dependence in some pairs of meteo rological stations. The findings of this study play an important role in revealing information useful to meteorologists, climatologists, agriculturalists and plan ners in the energy sector where temperature extremes play an important role. The scientific contribution of this study was to reduce the risk and impact of temperature extremes on agricultural, energy and health sectors in the Limpopo province. An understanding of temperature extremes will help gov ernment and other stakeholders to formulate mitigation strategies that will minimise the negative impact resulting from temperature extremes in the Limpopo province. Among the major contributions of the study was the use of a pe nalised cubic smoothing spline to perform a nonlinear detrending of the tem perature data, before fitting bivariate time-varying threshold excess models based on Laplace margins, to capture the climate change effects in the data. Future studies may consider exploring the use of extreme value copulas, as well as spatio-temporal dependence between temperature extremes using the conditional extremes model of Heffernan and Tawn (2004).
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Most effective Heavy Infantry Killing Crisis Suit?
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Q: MongoDb convert to array a field in every subdocument I have a collection of students, each student has one or more addresses, each address has 1 phone number but now I need to change that to a list of phone numbers, therefore, an array.
I tried this, but the result is that it creates an array of phones and inside a new array with the phone, so double array for some reason:
db.students.updateMany(
  { "address.phone": { $exists: true } },
  [{ $set: { "address.phone": ["$address.phone"] } }]
)

Then I tried this, but the result is that it takes all phones from all addresses of the student and places them in the array of all the addresses, so if the student has 3 addresses with 1 phone each, all his addresses now have all 3 phone numbers.
db.students.updateMany(
  { "address.phone": { $exists: true } },
  [{ $set: { "address.phone": "$address.phone" } }]
)

I don't really understand how this work, how can I write something like "for each address make an array and insert the current value as element 0 of that array"?
Thanks for your help.

A: db.students.update({
  "address.phone": {$exists: true}
},
[
  {
    $set: {
      "address": {
        $map: {
          input: "$address",                         //for each address in the array
          in: {
            $mergeObjects: [
              "$$this",                              //merge the whole address with modified phone field
              {
                phone: {
                  $cond: [
                    {$gt: ["$$this.phone",null]},    //if, phone is present in a address
                    ["$$this.phone"],                //make it an array
                    "$$REMOVE"                       //else, don't keep it
                  ]
                }
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
])

Demo

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Emile Rudolf Westerbeek van Eerten (Hummelo, 9 juni 1922 – Utrecht, 13 april 1982) was een Nederlands politicus van de CHU en later DS'70.

Hij werd geboren als zoon van de arts Bartholomeus Johannes Westerbeek van Eerten (1888-1975). Hij ging in Zutphen naar de hbs en tijdens de oorlogsjaren is hij ondergedoken geweest om aan de 'Arbeitseinsatz' te ontkomen. Na de Tweede Wereldoorlog volgde twee jaar militaire dienstplicht waarvoor hij in Engeland, Australië en het toenmalige Nederlands-Indië verbleef. Vervolgens werd hij volontair bij de gemeentesecretarie van Hengelo waarna hij werkzaam was voor de gemeenten Hummelo en Keppel en Aalten. In 1956 werd hij hoofdcommies en plaatsvervangend chef van het kabinet van de commissaris van de Koningin van Gelderland. In oktober 1961 werd Westerbeek van Eerten benoemd tot burgemeester van de gemeenten Ophemert en Varik. Daarnaast was hij vanaf 1971 (aanvankelijk waarnemend) burgemeester van Est en Opijnen wat hij tot 1976 zou blijven. In 1978 fuseerden Ophemert, Varik en nog enkele gemeenten tot de nieuwe gemeente Neerijnen waarvan hij de burgemeester werd. Het jaar erop ging hij met ziekteverlof waarop S.J. Wijnperle als waarnemend burgemeester werd benoemd. Westerbeek van Eerten zou niet meer terugkeren en begin 1980 werd hem ontslag verleend. In 1982 overleed hij op 59-jarige leeftijd aan een hersentumor. In Varik is naar hem de 'Burgemeester Westerbeek van Eertenschool' vernoemd.

Burgemeester van Est en Opijnen
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Q: gekko error: matrix is structurally singular. how can solve it? I am trying to follow the suggestions from:
How to apply m.connection from Gekko using arrays?
and now I am getting these errors:
Error return from MC23A because matrix is structurally singular, rank = 9453
Error return from MA28A/AD because error return from mc23a/ad
Error: Exception: Access Violation
Traceback: not available, compile with -ftrace=frame or -ftrace=full
Error: 'results.json' not found
Have you got any idea what am I doing wrong? Thank you in advance.
The updated code:
from gekko import GEKKO
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import math as math
import pandas as pd

####measured lab data - nh2cl decay
#data set 1
t_data1 = [0,0.08333,0.5,1,4,22.6167] #nh2cl
x_data1 = [0,4.91e-5,4.57e-5,4.74e-5,4.17e-5,2.76e-5] #8.01e-5
x_data1mgl = [0, 3.48,3.24,3.36,2.96,1.96]#5.68

#data set 2
t_data2 = [0,0.08333,0.5,1,4,22.8167]
x_data2 = [0,5.92e-5,5.7e-5,5.64e-5,5.30e-5,4.6e-5] #8.01e-5
x_data2mgl = [0,4.2,4.04,4,3.76,2.88]#5.68

####Preparing lab data and time dataframe
#combine data and time in the same dataframe
data1 = pd.DataFrame({'time':t_data1,'x1':x_data1,'x1mgl': x_data1mgl})
data2 = pd.DataFrame({'time':t_data2,'x2':x_data2,'x2mgl': x_data2mgl})

data1.set_index('time', inplace=True)
data2.set_index('time', inplace=True)

# merge dataframes
data = data1.join(data2, how='outer')

# simulation time points
dftp = pd.DataFrame({'time':np.linspace(0,5,100)})
dftp.set_index('time', inplace=True)

# merge dataframes
dff = data.join(dftp,how='outer')

z1 = (dff['x1']==dff['x1']).astype(int)
z2 = (dff['x2']==dff['x2']).astype(int)

# replace NaN with zeros
df0 = dff.fillna(value=0)

####Estimator Model
m = GEKKO(remote=False)
#m = GEKKO()

m.time = df0.index.values

# measurements - Gekko arrays to store measured data
xm = m.Array(m.Param,2)
xm[0].value = df0['x1'].values
xm[1].value = df0['x2'].values

####inital measured values
hocl_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
hocl_init_val[0].value= 8.01e-5
hocl_init_val[1].value= 8.01e-5

nh3_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
nh3_init_val[0].value= 1.37e-3
nh3_init_val[1].value= 6.82e-4

h_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
h_init_val[0].value= 6.31e-8
h_init_val[1].value= 2e-8

h2co3_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
h2co3_init_val[0].value= 5.39e-4
h2co3_init_val[1].value= 1.88e-4

hco3_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
hco3_init_val[0].value= 3.46e-3
hco3_init_val[1].value= 3.80e-3

co32_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
co32_init_val[0].value= 2.16e-6
co32_init_val[1].value= 7.5e-6

alk_init_val=m.Array(m.Const,2)
alk_init_val[0].value= 3.46e-3
alk_init_val[1].value= 3.82-3

# hocl=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# nh3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# nh2cl=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
# nh2cl_meas=m.Array(m.Param,2)
# nhcl2=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
# h=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# oh=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# I=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
# ocl=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# nh4=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# h2co3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# hco3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# co32=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# alk=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# #DOC1=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# #DOC2=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# cnh3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
# cnh2cl=m.Array(m.Var,2)

r1=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r2=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r4=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r5=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r6=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r7=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r8=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r9=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r10=m.Array(m.Var,2)

r11=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r12=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r13=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r14=m.Array(m.Var,2)

r15=m.Array(m.Var,2)
r16=m.Array(m.Var,2)

#Define GEKKO variables that determine if time point contains data to be used in regression
#index for objective (0=not measured, 1=measured)
zm = m.Array(m.Param,2)
zm[0].value=z1
zm[1].value=z2

# fit to measurement
x=m.Array(m.Param,2)
x[0].value=x_data1[0]
x[1].value=x_data2[0]

meas=m.Array(m.Param,2)

#### adjustable parameters

kdoc1 = m.FV(1.2334e6,lb=1,ub=100000000000) #m-1h-1
kdoc2 = m.FV(3.8809e9,lb=1,ub=10000000000) #m-1h-1

x10=3.1684e-5
x20=3.1308e-5
#DOC10 = m.FV(x10,lb=1e-6,ub=1)
#DOC20 = m.FV(x20,lb=1e-6,ub=1)

#constrains
DOC10=m.Array(m.FV,2)
DOC10[0].value=x10
DOC10[1].value=x10*0.5

DOC20=m.Array(m.FV,2)
DOC20[0].value=x20
DOC20[1].value=x20*0.5

##variables connected to the parameters DOC20 and DOC10: DOC10 is DOC1 when t=0 and DOC20 is DOC2 when t=0
#DOC1=m.Array(m.SV,2,fixed_initial=False)
##DOC1[0].value=x10
##DOC1[1].value=x10*0.5

#DOC2=m.Array(m.SV,2,fixed_initial=False)
##DOC2[0].value=x20
##DOC2[1].value=x20*0.5

#t = m.Param(value=m.time)

####Rate constants
k1 = m.Const(1.5e10)
k2 = m.Const(7.6e-2)
k3 = m.Const(1e6)
k4 = m.Const(2.3e-3)
k6 = m.Const(2.2e8)
k7 = m.Const(4e5)
k8 = m.Const(1e8)
k9 = m.Const(3e7)
k10 = m.Const(55)
k11 = m.Const(3.16e-8*1e10)
k12 = m.Const(1e10)
k13 = m.Const(5.01e-10*1e10)
k14 = m.Const(1e10)

k5=m.Array(m.Var,2)

for i in range(2):
    m.Connection(DOC2[i],DOC20[i],pos1=1,pos2=1,node1=1,node2=1)
    m.Connection(DOC1[i],DOC10[i],pos1=1,pos2=1,node1=1,node2=1)

    #variables - initial values
    hocl[i] = m.Var(value=hocl_init_val[i])
    nh3[i] = m.Var(value=nh3_init_val[i])
    nh2cl[i] = m.Var(value=x[i])
    nh2cl_meas[i] = m.Param(xm[i])
    meas[i] = m.Param(zm[i])
    nhcl2[i] = m.Var(value=0)
    h[i] = m.Var(value=h_init_val[i])
    oh[i] = m.Var(value=1e-14/h_init_val[i])
    I[i] = m.Var(value=0)
    ocl[i]= m.Var(value=0)
    nh4[i] = m.Var(value=0)
    h2co3[i] = m.Var(value=h2co3_init_val[i])
    hco3[i] = m.Var(value=hco3_init_val[i])
    co32[i] = m.Var(value=co32_init_val[i])
    alk[i] = m.Var(value=alk_init_val[i])
    DOC1[i] = m.SV(value=DOC10[i],fixed_initial=False)
    DOC2[i] = m.SV(value=DOC20[i],fixed_initial=False)
    cnh3[i] = m.Var(value=0)
    cnh2cl[i] = m.Var(value=0)

###Equations 1
    m.Equation(k5[i] == 2.5e7*h[i]+4e4*h2co3[i]+800*hco3[i])

###Equations 2
    m.Equation(r1[i] == k1 * hocl[i] * nh3[i])
    m.Equation(r2[i] == k2 * nh2cl[i])
    m.Equation(r3[i] == k3 * hocl[i] * nh2cl[i])
    m.Equation(r4[i] == k4 * nhcl2[i])
    m.Equation(r5[i] == k5[i] * nh2cl[i] * nh2cl[i])
    m.Equation(r6[i] == k6 * nhcl2[i] * nh3[i]* h[i])
    m.Equation(r7[i] == k7 * nhcl2[i] * oh[i])
    m.Equation(r8[i] == k8 * I[i] * nhcl2[i])
    m.Equation(r9[i] == k9 * I[i] * nh2cl[i])
    m.Equation(r10[i] == k10 * nh2cl[i] * nhcl2[i])

    m.Equation(r11[i] == k11*hocl[i])
    m.Equation(r12[i] == k12*h[i]*ocl[i])
    m.Equation(r13[i] == k13*nh4[i])
    m.Equation(r14[i] == k14*h[i]*nh3[i])

    m.Equation(r15[i] == kdoc1*DOC1[i]*nh2cl[i])
    m.Equation(r16[i] == kdoc2*DOC2[i]*hocl[i])

####Equations 3

    m.Equation(hocl[i].dt() == -r1[i] + r2[i] - r3[i] + r4[i] + r8[i] - r16[i] - r11[i] + r12[i])

    m.Equation(nh3[i].dt() == -r1[i] + r2[i] + r5[i] - r6[i] + r13[i] - r14[i])
    m.Equation(nh2cl[i].dt() == r1[i] - r2[i] - r3[i] + r4[i] - r5[i] + r6[i] - r9[i] - r10[i] - r15[i])
    m.Equation(nhcl2[i].dt() == r3[i] - r4[i] + r5[i] - r6[i] - r7[i] - r8[i] - r10[i])
    m.Equation(h[i].dt() == 0)

    m.Equation(oh[i] == 1e-14/h[i])

    m.Equation(I[i].dt() == r7[i] - r8[i] - r9[i])
    m.Equation(ocl[i].dt() == r11[i] - r12[i])
    m.Equation(nh4[i].dt() == -r13[i]  + r14[i])

    m.Equation(h2co3[i] == (hco3[i]*h[i])/5.01e-7)

    m.Equation(hco3[i] == alk[i] - 2*co32[i] - oh[i] + h[i])

    m.Equation(co32[i] == (5.01e-11*hco3[i])/h[i])

    m.Equation(alk[i].dt() == 0)

    m.Equation(DOC1[i].dt() == -r15[i])
    m.Equation(DOC2[i].dt() == -r16[i])

    m.Equation(cnh3[i] == 17000*nh3[i])
    m.Equation(cnh2cl[i] == 70900*nh2cl[i])

###obj function

    m.Minimize(meas[i]*((nh2cl[i]-nh2cl_meas[i]))**2)

#Application options
m.options.SOLVER = 1 #IPOPT solver=3 #APOPT solver=1
m.options.IMODE = 8 #Dynamic Simultaneous - estimation = 5 # Dynamic sequential - estimation = 8
m.options.RTOL = 1E-3
m.options.EV_TYPE = 2 #absolute error
m.options.NODES = 2 #collocation nodes (2 up to 6)
#m.options.MAX_ITER = 500
m.open_folder()

if True:
    kdoc1.STATUS=1
    kdoc2.STATUS=1
    DOC10[i].STATUS=1
    DOC20[i].STATUS=1

m.options.TIME_SHIFT = 0
try:
    m.solve(disp=True)
except:
    print("don't stop when not finding Doc10")

print('Final SSE Objective: ' + str(m.options.objfcnval))

print('Solution')
print('kdoc1 = ' + str(kdoc1.value[0]))
print('kdoc2 = ' + str(kdoc2.value[0]))
print('DOC10_1 = ' + str(DOC10[0].value[0]))
print('DOC20_1 = ' + str(DOC20[0].value[0]))
print('DOC10_2 = ' + str(DOC10[1].value[0]))
print('DOC20_2 = ' + str(DOC20[1].value[0]))

####Graphics

plt.figure(1,figsize=(8,5))
plt.subplot(2,1,1)
plt.plot(m.time,nh2cl[0],'m',label='Predicted nh2cl_1')
plt.plot(m.time,nh2cl[1],'c',label='Predicted nh2cl_2')

plt.plot(t_data1,x_data1,'mo',label='Meas 1')
plt.plot(t_data2,x_data2,'co',label='Meas 2')

plt.legend(loc='best')
plt.ylabel('mol/L')
plt.legend(loc='center right', bbox_to_anchor=(1.45, 0.5), ncol=2) #shadow=True,

plt.subplot(2,1,2)
plt.plot(m.time,cnh2cl[0].value,'m',label ='Predicted nh2cl_1')
plt.plot(m.time,cnh2cl[1].value,'c',label ='Predicted nh2cl_2')

plt.plot(t_data1,x_data1mgl,'mo',label='Meas 1')
plt.plot(t_data2,x_data2mgl,'co',label='Meas 2')

plt.legend(loc='best')
plt.ylabel('mg Cl2/L')
plt.xlabel('time (h)')
plt.legend(loc='right', bbox_to_anchor=(1.4, 0.5),  ncol=2) #shadow=True,

plt.figure(2,figsize=(12,8))
plt.subplot(4,3,1)
plt.plot(m.time,hocl[i].value,label ='hocl')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,2)
plt.plot(m.time,nh3[i].value,label ='nh3')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,3)
plt.plot(m.time,nhcl2[i].value,label ='nhcl2')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,4)
plt.plot(m.time,h[i].value,label ='h')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,5)
plt.plot(m.time,oh[i].value,label ='oh')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,6)
plt.plot(m.time,I[i].value,label ='I')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,7)
plt.plot(m.time,ocl[i].value,label ='ocl')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,8)
plt.plot(m.time,nh4[i].value,label ='nh4')
plt.legend()

plt.subplot(4,3,9)
plt.plot(m.time,h2co3[i].value,label ='h2co3')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel('time (h)')

plt.subplot(4,3,10)
plt.plot(m.time,hco3[i].value,label ='hco3')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel('time (h)')

plt.subplot(4,3,11)
plt.plot(m.time,co32[i].value,label ='co32')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel('time (h)')

plt.subplot(4,3,12)
plt.plot(m.time,alk[i].value,label ='alk')
plt.legend()
plt.xlabel('time (h)')

plt.show()

A: To run the script, I uncommented this region of the code:
hocl=m.Array(m.Var,2)
nh3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
nh2cl=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
nh2cl_meas=m.Array(m.Param,2)
nhcl2=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
h=m.Array(m.Var,2)
oh=m.Array(m.Var,2)
I=m.Array(m.Var,2,lb=1e-10)
ocl=m.Array(m.Var,2)
nh4=m.Array(m.Var,2)
h2co3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
hco3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
co32=m.Array(m.Var,2)
alk=m.Array(m.Var,2)
DOC1=m.Array(m.Var,2)
DOC2=m.Array(m.Var,2)
cnh3=m.Array(m.Var,2)
cnh2cl=m.Array(m.Var,2)

The code runs but gives suspicious results with negative concentrations or rates.

The error Structurally Singular means that there are problems with finding the search direction from solving the Ax=b equation with linear solver in IPOPT. A singular matrix is not invertible. A matrix is singular if its determinant is zero or for numerical solutions if the A matrix has particular properties that prevent the Ax=b solution. There is more information on how that Ax=b linear solve is used in the Interior Point algorithm. For your problem, it is likely because the problem is numerically difficult to solve or that a variable swap in degrees of freedom does not have an associated equation or objective to determine that variable.


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Use a red Wikki Stix to make his eyebrows.
Color the sides of Forky's mouth with a marker then dab it with your finger to blur the marker and give him rosy cheeks.
Place your rainbow sticker on the edge of one foot.
Now you have your very own Forky!
The great thing about using Wikki Stix is they're endlessly repositionable so your kids can change Forky's eyebrow and mouth expressions ad many times as they want!
After we made our first Forky, we made him a friend who we called Sporky, because shouldn't that really be the correct name???
Your kids will have so much fun making their own customized Forky toy at home.
Just like the real Forky, he's slightly fragile until the clay hardens so make sure your kids don't play too rough with him.
Don't forget to bring this little guy with you to see Toy Story 4 in theaters!
Learn how to make your very own Forky from Disney Pixar's Toy Story 4!
Cut your popsicle stick in half and use the teal marker to write Bonnie or your child's name on the bottom of the popsicle sticks.
Take a small chunk of plain clay make it into a volcano shape.
Stick the popsicle stick halves onto the underside of the clay with the "legs" angled outward a bit.
Use a blue Wikki Stix to make Forky's mouth and press it on the spork.
Color the sides of Forky's mouth with a marker then dab it with your finger to blur the marker and give him rosy cheeks.


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Saint Dympna, Virgin and Martyr
15 May Saint Dympna, Virgin and Martyr
Posted at 12:59h in Saints by Eddie Masters 0 Comments
Today is the feast day of Saint Dympna. Ora pro nobis.
Saint Dympna (Dymphna) was born the daughter of an Irish pagan chief and his Christian wife. Dymphna, like her mother, was blessed with grace, beauty, and virtue, and under the tutelage of local women, grew in her Christian faith. Baptized by a local priest, Father Garabran, Dymphna spent her days in pious reflection and prayer. Dymphna was a bright and eager pupil, and advanced rapidly in wisdom and grace. When still very young, being filled with fervor and love for Jesus Christ, Dymphna chose Him for her Divine Spouse and consecrated her virginity to Him and to His Blessed Mother by a vow of chastity. (3)
by Fr. Francis Xavier Weninger, 1876
"In Brabant, the memory of the holy virgin and martyr Dympna, the daughter of an Irish king, who was beheaded by order of her father for having confessed the Christian faith and preserving her virginity." This notice is today in the Roman Martyrology. St. Dympna was a royal princess, her father was a pagan, but her mother a Christian; she was baptized without the knowledge of the father as soon as she had become old enough to understand the truth of the Christian faith. From that hour she renounced all worldiy pleasures, honors and riches, and aspired only after heavenly treasures. Soon after she also consecrated her virginity to God by vow in consideration of the priceless worth of virginal chastity. After her mother's death her father desired to marry again as he, however, believed that there was not a more beautiful princess than Dympna, he conceived the unheard-of thought of marrying his own daughter. Dympna was horrified at such an incestuous demand, and reproving her father for his design, said that such godlessness had not been heard of since the world was created. Her father, however, persisted and pursued her with flatteries, caresses and promises and finally with menaces.
Dympna told him fearlessly that she was a Christian and had vowed to remain a virgin, but that even if this were not the case, she would die rather than consent to his desire. She pictured to him, with unanswerable eloquence, the terrible scandal he thought of giving to his subjects, the indescribable infamy of the vice, the presence of God, the account he had to render before the throne of the Almighty, the horror of dying in sin, and finally a whole eternity in the unending torments of hell. But the father, blinded by his passion and deaf to all her remonstrances, was not frightened, but said to her, full of rage: "You shall be obedient to my wishes, I demand it of you, and it shall be as I say." The chaste princess fearing that he might use violence, raised her eyes towards Heaven and calling on the Almighty more with sighs and tears than words, she said to her father: "If I must obey you, grant me a delay of forty days." The wicked father was content, not imagining the intention of the chaste princess. Dympna immediately sought the advice of Geribert, a very pious priest, who had baptized her, and asked him what she should do in this terrible emergency. The priest said that the only means to save herself was by flight, and that he would safely conduct her to some other land. This answer quieted her. Providing herself with money, she changed her clothes, and leaving her father's palace, accompanied by the priest and a faithful servant, went on board a boat, and under the guidance of the Almighty, arrived happily at Antwerp. Thence she went to Gheel, a village not far off, where she had two huts built, one for herself, the other for the priest, and lived more an angelic than a human life.
The father, on being informed of his daughter's flight, stormed and raged like a maniac, and sent his servants to search everywhere for her. As, however, all their endeavors were fruitless, he went himself, with several servants, on board of a ship and directed by Providence, landed at Antwerp. He then again directed his servants to all the neighboring villages to inquire for his daughter. Two of them came to the inn from which Dympna sometimes procured her food. When they paid for their dinner which they had taken there, the inn-keeper, looking at the money they gave him, said: "I have often seen such money as this, but do not know its exact value." The servants, surprised at these words, asked of whom he had received it, and inkeeper revealed to them what he knew. Supposing that the stranger was she whom they were seeking, and having learned where she lived, they hastened to the king, and made him acquainted with what they had heard.
The king, rejoicing at the news, went without delay to the indicated place, where he found his daughter. At first, Dympna became pale with fear when she saw her father, but raising her heart to God, she was filled with heroic firmness. The king reproaching her with her flight, repeated his former wicked desire, commanding the Geribert to advise Dympna to consent. "What," exclaimed the pious priest; "you expect me to advise her to commit so horrible a crime! I had rather die a thousand deaths. I, however, advise, admonish, nay, command you, O King, in the name of the Most High, to abstain from your godless design that you may not draw upon yourself the vengeance of heaven."
The King, incensed beyond endurance at these words, dragged the priest out of the room, and had him cut to pieces. He then again pressed his daughter, not only with flatteries and caresses, but also with the most frightful threats, to assent to his wishes. As she, however, more heroically than ever resisted him, and with her eyes raised to heaven, repeated that she much preferred death to such a life, he became enraged to such a degree, that he commanded his servant to behead her, not only because she was a Christian, but also for not obeying her father. Others say that the father himself murdered her, as his servants refused to commit the crime. Be this as it may, however, it is certain that she ended her life by the sword. The murderer, leaving the two bodies swimming in blood, departed; but the inhabitants of the neighboring villages respectfully buried them, and as God soon honored their graves with miracles, the clergy determined to exhume the holy remains.
When they began to remove the earth they came to two coffins of white marble, which seem to be made by human but by angelic hands. In one reposed the body of St. Geribert, which they brought first to the city of Xanthen, and later to Santbeck, in the Dutchy of Cleves. In the other where the remains of St. Dympna and a purple precious stone upon which the word Dympna was written in distinct letters. Her body remained at Gheel until, after some years, the Bishop of Cambray again disinterred it, and placing the relics of the Saint in a casket wrought of gold and silver and ornamented with precious stones, deposited it in a church built to the memory of St. Dympna. This holy virgin and martyr is represented as holding the Evil Spirit bound in chains, to show how great a power God gave her over evil spirits, as at her tomb many that were possessed were released. (2)
A colony for those suffering from emotional afflictions was established at Gheel, and even today, as many as 1500 patients pilgrimage there for treatment and cure. At Gheel, the ill are treated with compassion and love, living among the people under observation, allowed to work in the fields, and given lodging by the community. The treatment results are very positive, though the intercession of Saint Dymphna. (3)
In Christian art St. Dymphna is depicted with a sword in her hand and a fettered devil at her feet. (4)
PRAYER FOR THOSE WITH NERVOUS DISORDERS AND MENTAL ILLNESS
Lord, Jesus Christ, Thou hast willed that St. Dymphna should be invoked by thousands of clients as the patroness of nervous and mental disease and brought it about that her interest in these patients should be an inspiration to and an ideal of charity throughout the world.
Grant that, through the prayers of this youthful martyr of purity, those who suffer from nervous and mental illness everywhere on earth, may be helped and consoled.
I recommend to Thee in particular . . . (Here mention those you wish to pray for)
Be pleased to hear the prayers of St. Dymphna and of Thy Blessed Mother, Health of the Sick and Comforter of the afflicted, on behalf of those whom I recommend to the care and compassion of Thy Sacred Heart. Give them the patience to bear with their affliction and resignation to do Thy Divine Will.
Give them the consolation they need and especially the cure they so much desire, if it be Thy Will. May we all serve Thy suffering members in that charity which may merit for us the reward of being united in Heaven with Thee, Our Divine Head, Who livest and reignest with the Father in the unity of the Holy Spirit, forever, Amen.
Lord God, Who has graciously chosen St. Dymphna to be the
patroness of those afflicted with mental and nervous disorders, and
has caused her to be an inspiration and a symbol of charity to the
thousands who invoke her intercession, grant through the prayers of
this pure, youthful martyr, relief and consolation to all who suffer
from these disturbances, and especially to those for whom we now
pray. (Here mention those for whom you wish to pray.)
We beg Thee to accept and grant the prayers of St. Dymphna on our
behalf. Grant to those we have particularly recommended patience in
their sufferings and resignation to Thy Divine Will. Fill them with
hope and, if it is according to Thy Divine Plan, bestow upon them
the cure they so earnestly desire. Grant this through Christ Our
Lord. Amen. (6)
Image: Crop of The beheading of Saint Dymphna, artist: Godfried Maes. circa 1688. (5)
Research by Ed Masters, REGINA Staff
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