Among CNN's journalists at the launch party were Mexican actresses Kate del Castillo and Angelica Vale, Mexican actor and singer Diego Boneta, Mexican actor Eduardo Verastegui and model and former participant of the show "Mira Quien Baila" Maripily.

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Each participant devotes about a week to accurately model one block.

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The team built a model relating the amount of entertainment a participant experienced with both their viewing interest and their intent to purchase a brand.

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As the participant gets closer to retirement, they move from one model to the next.

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Ms. ABDULLAH: I think one of the issues is that we are sort of used to the idea that citizen engagement is an input process model, and they are not really an active participant in making and deciding what those policies should be.

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