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The system takes a few minutes to establish an initial baseline because GDELT data is queried sequentially and frequently times out. Until the first polling cycle finishes, the interface displays "birth lock." This delay is normal system behavior, not an error; wait for the first full update before reading Φ, −∟ / +∟, or the slider values.