transform problems into opportunities. How? By deciding to do something about them. 

## Acknowledgments 

I should like to thank Steen Rasmussen and two anonymous referees for useful comments. This work was partially supported by UNAM-DGAPA-IACOD project T2100111, by Intel R $^{○}$, and SNI membership 47907 of CONACyT, Mexico. 

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