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José López Portillo y Pacheco (* 16. Juni 1920 in Mexiko-Stadt; † 17. Februar 2004 ebenda) war Präsident Mexikos (1. Dezember 1976 bis 30. November 1982).

Leben
López Portillo war der Sohn von José López Portillo y Weber und dessen Ehefrau Rosario Pacheco. Er studierte Jura an der Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México und war dort ab 1954 Professor, zuerst für Staatstheorie, danach für politische Wissenschaft. 1959 wurde er Mitglied des PRI; 1973–1975 war er Finanzminister unter Luis Echeverría, 1976–1982 sein Nachfolger als Staatspräsident von Mexiko.

Durch eine Steigerung der Erdölexporte florierte anfänglich unter seiner Präsidentschaft die Wirtschaft; später kam es aber zu hohen Staatsschulden und sozialen Spannungen. Im letzten Jahr seiner Regierung wurde Mexiko, bedingt durch eine galoppierende Inflation und international stark fallende Erdölpreise, zahlungsunfähig. Am 1. September 1982 verstaatlichte er die mexikanischen Banken.

López Portillo wurde erhebliche Korruption vorgeworfen. So bezeichnete z. B. die New York Times es in ihrem Nachruf als ein Symbol der politischen Dekadenz, dass er seine Mätresse, Rosa Luz Alegría, nicht nur zur Tourismus-Ministerin gemacht, sondern ihr auch für zwei Millionen US-Dollar ein Haus gekauft hatte.

Familie
José López Portillo war zweimal verheiratet, zuerst mit Carmen Romano, einer Nichte des Malers Francisco Romano Guillemín, mit der er drei gemeinsame Kinder namens José Ramón, Carmen und Paulina hatte, und danach mit der Schauspielerin Sasha Montenegro, mit der er weitere zwei Kinder hatte.

Seine Schwester war die Autorin Margarita López Portillo. Er machte sie zur Direktorin aller mexikanischen Filmstudios und Rundfunksender.

Ehrungen
Durch den luxemburgischen Großherzog Jean wurde er am 19. September 1980 in den Nassauischen Hausorden vom Goldenen Löwen aufgenommen.

Siehe auch
 Liste der Präsidenten Mexikos
 Geschichte Mexikos

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Präsident (Mexiko)
Finanzminister (Mexiko)
Mitglied des Partido Revolucionario Institucional
Hochschullehrer (Nationale Autonome Universität von Mexiko)
Ritter des Nassauischen Hausordens vom Goldenen Löwen
Träger des Verdienstordens der Italienischen Republik (Großkreuz mit Ordenskette)
Träger des José-Martí-Ordens
Mexikaner
Geboren 1920
Gestorben 2004
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Sníh aneb Nový Einhard, v Česku uváděn jen jako Sníh (ve francouzském originále Le Neige ou le Nouvel Éginhard), je komická opera (opéra comique) o čtyřech jednáních francouzského skladatele Daniela-Françoise-Esprita Aubera na libreto Eugèna Scriba (1791-1861) a Germaina Delavigne (1790-1868). Poprvé byla uvedena v pařížském Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique (Salle Feydeau) dne 9. října 1823.

Vznik díla
Po ne zcela podařeném Leicesterovi poskytl Eugène Scribe Auberovi libreto lépe odpovídající jeho i svému talentu a fakticky tím zahájil mnohaletou spolupráci. Přes rozsah čtyř aktů — poměrně krátkých — jde o lehký, svižný děj, jehož zápletka se točí okolo tajného manželství hlavních hrdinů a situačního humoru vyplývajícího z nedorozumění, ke kterým tato situace vede. Sníh — přesněji řečeno led — je pomocným motivem, záminkou k romantickým dekoracím. Podtitul Nový Einhard odkazuje na životopisce Karla Velikého Einharda, konkrétně na pověst o tom, že byl tajným manželem jedné z dcer Karla Velikého.

Významným Auberovým úspěchem na jevišti Opéry-Comique byla již Pastýřka hradní paní (1820), Sníh byl ale jeho prvním skutečným triumfem, a to nejen na domácí scéně (první nastudování 145 představení do roku 1831, 34 dalších při novém nastudování v letech 840-41), ale i v evropském kontextu. Předehra hudebně naznačující sněžení a rondo o sněhu (pro tenor) byly nejpopulárnějšími čísly.

Sníh se nedlouho po pařížské premiéře dostal (prostřednictvím Vídně) i do českých zemí jako první z dlouhé řady Auberových oper; Auber se brzy stal jedním z nehranějších autorů. Premiéru měl Sníh 7. června 1824 ve Stavovském divadle v německém překladu I. F. Castelliho a stal se velmi oblíbeným kusem. 18. listopadu 1827 měl na téže scéně premiéru v češtině v překladu Josefa Krasoslava Chmelenského. Mezi nejoblíbenější komické opery patřil rovněž v brněnské Redutě (brněnská premiéra 26. října 1824, do roku 1838 celkem 22 představení).

Od poslední třetiny 19. století však Sníh prakticky není uváděn.

Osoby a první obsazení

Děj opery
Děj se odehrává v současném (tj. začátek 19. století) Německu (Švábsku), na velkovévodském letohrádku, v lednu.

1. dějství
Hrabě Linsberg je tajně ženat s princeznou Louisou. Po delší nepřítomnosti se vrací ke dvoru, kde mu mladá dvorní dáma slečna de Wendel vypráví o princeznině nápadníkovi, bodrém ale nešikovném knížeti Neubourgovi, kterého musí slečna de Wendel učit dvorské etiketě (jak popisuje v kupletech Je suis fière de ses progrès). Ostatně Linsberg právě zachránil princeznu Luisu i s doprovodem, když se kočár řízený knížetem řítil k prolomenému ledu. Kníže Linsbergovi děkuje (árií J'honore avant tout le courage). Slečna de Wendel sama sobě (árii Tendre amitié, ton flambeau tutélaire) přiznává, že její dávné přátelství k Linsbergovi je možná láskou. Linsberg ale prudce žárlí, když vidí, jak se kníže — s velkovévodovým požehnáním — pokouší dvořit jeho tajné manželce, a vyvolá scénu, po které mu velkovévoda zakáže přístup ke dvoru na šest měsíců. Linsberg tedy musí odejít, aniž by vůbec stihl s Louisou promluvit (finále Il faut partir!).

2. dějství
Sbor služebnictva v čele s pomocným zahradníkem Wilhelmem chystá květinovou výzdobu (De fleurs et de festons). Dobromyslný kníže Neubourg vyprosí na velkovévodovi milost pro Linsberga, pokud se princezně omluví. Za tuto službu Neubourg Linsberga požádá, aby napsal princezně Louise milostný dopis (kníže Neubourg se k tomu necítí nadán). Linsberg toho využije a domluví si s manželkou v dopise noční schůzku. Jako posel poslouží zahradník Wilhelm. (Tato intrika je dokonána v komickém triu zmíněných tří mužů Voici ce que je viens d'écrire.) Louise pozná manželův rukopis a při přijímání omluvy před nastoupeným dvorem dá smluvené znamení, že souhlasí. Ale kníže Neubourg obsah dopisu zná a domnívá se, že Linsberg žádal schůzku jeho jménem a že i znamení patřilo jemu. (Scéna odprošení - finále C'est par vous, aimable princesse... D'un insensé, d'un téméraire.)

3. dějství
Princezna nechala poslat po zahradníkovi klíč od svého pavilónu "tomu, kdo jí poslal onen dopis". Domnívá se totiž, že to byl její manžel, ale zahradník klíč předá knížeti. Nyní je sama ve své komnatě a zpívá o své situaci (Dans ce palais on m'entoure, on m'adore). Přichází návštěvník, ale je to její otec. Princezna se obává, že teď přijde i její manžel a tajemství bude prozrazeno. Otec se ptá na původ jejího neklidu (O ciel! - Quelle frayeur t'agite?), situaci zachrání svým příchodem slečna de Wedel. Po odchodu velkovévody princezna konečně své důvěrnici prozradí své tajemství. Přichází i Linsberg, ale nikoli dveřmi (klíč nedostal), ale oknem přes zamrzlé jezero. Co ale s knížetem, který rovněž přichází? Linsberg a princezna se ukryjí a knížete přijme slečna de Wedel. Při příležitosti nenadálého setkání si kníže Neubourg uvědomí, že vlastně o princeznu nestojí a že jeho srdce patří dvorní dámě (duet Oui, je le vois, oui, je vous aime). Kníže odchází, ale stráže jsou nyní ve střehu, a tak manželé i slečna de Wendel prchají z komnaty zpět na saních po zamrzlém jezeře (trio O toi, notre ange tutélaire... Tendre amour, favorise notre entreprise).

4. dějství
Hrabě Linsberg ve vzpomínce na noční dobrodružství blahořečí zimě (árie Ce deuil de la nature). Přichází ale Wilhelm, který chce velkovévodovi podat svědectví o tom, co zahlédl v noci na jezeře. Linsbergovi se sice dost dlouho daří naivního zahradníka mást (komické trio Entre, Wilhelm; parle sans peur), ale velkovévoda se nakonec přece jen dovtípí pravdy a chystá malou pomstu. Dá si přivolat všechny zúčastněné a vysvětluje Louise, proč byl hraběti Linsbergovi vždy nakloněn — je to totiž ve skutečnosti jeho syn. Tajné manžele toto prohlášení vyděsí, než velkovévoda k jejich úlevě dodá "...jakožto manžel mé dcery". Čímž je tajný sňatek ke všeobecné úlevě veřejně posvěcen (ansámbl Je veux savoir dans ton cœur). Poslední slovo však náleží slečně de Wendel, která dává knížeti Neubourgovi podmíněnou naději na svou lásku (Pas encore, monseigneur, pas encore).

Nahrávky
 1983, Cazary Godsljewski, Anka Sindik, Arthur Friesen, Koichel Maeda, Marcia Parks, Liselotte Dreyer, Joachim Siemann, Otto Fritz, Hans-Peter Kessler. Německá verze, živá nahrávka, Oldenburg 25. května 1983

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 Libreto Sněhu ve francouzštině
 Libreto Sněhu v češtině (překlad Josefa Krasoslava Chmelenského)
 Klavírní výtah opery

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Opery ve francouzštině
Opery z roku 1823
Opéra-comique
Opery poprvé uvedené v Paříži


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This Campaign Against DeVos' Title IX Plan Urges Students To Return Her "ShIXtty Gift"
By Sarah Friedmann
Illustration by Jen Miller
In November, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed controversial revisions to rules dictating how universities investigate sexual misconduct claims under Title IX. Now, an innovative campaign against DeVos' Title IX plan is encouraging students to take action. It's On Us Executive Director Tracey Vitchers writes via email that the organization launched the campaign because students need to " ... know that they have the right to speak out against the rules."
It's On Us is an advocacy organization dedicated to ending sexual assault through grassroots organizing initiatives. With the help of Mekanism, the Creative Alliance, and actress Alyssa Milano, it recently launched the "one shIXtty gift" campaign to help put a stop to DeVos' new rules. The campaign characterizes DeVos' proposed rollback of sexual assault protections under Title IX as "one shIXtty [holiday] gift" — and urges college students across the country to "return" this gift to the education secretary.
As part of the campaign, It's On Us is sending college students hard copies of DeVos' proposed changes, wrapped up in a gift-like package. Vitchers writes that mailing students a physical copy of DeVos' revisions puts the impact these changes could have into perspective. "Rules and regulations ... can sometimes feel very distant," she explains to Bustle via email. "By sending students the actual proposed rule changes to Title IX, we're hoping they can see how only a small stack of paper can alter their very ability to be safe on campus."
Grace Hwang
The package also comes with a gift receipt and return instructions that explain how to submit a public comment on the proposed rule changes. Though the "gifts" were sent to students who opted in to receiving them, there's still time to get involved. All you have to do is submit a comment on the proposed rules via the campaign's website. Then, it will become part of the official public record.
And, in case you were wondering, there's a strategy behind the campaign's holiday theme. "The timing of the rule changes ... feels oddly intentional" Vitchers writes. "They came at a time when most students are rightfully busy with finals or gearing up to head home for the holidays."
The campaign's holiday theme not only gets students' attention, it also makes it possible for them to incorporate activism into seasonal festivities. "We're hoping students will follow our lead and hold ugly holiday sweater themed comment writing parties as part of their study breaks," Vitchers adds.
It's On Us on YouTube
If you need a refresher on what DeVos' proposed Title IX rule changes mean — and how you can take action — Milano's version of Twas the Night Before Christmas lays it all out. "Betsy wrapped her ideas and set off in her sleigh. One sh*tty gift for her, she, and they. But the good news is that, unlike many gifts that are sh*t, this one comes with a way to return it." the actress asserts.
Generally, as the Washington Post reported, DeVos' proposed Title IX changes narrow the scope of sexual misconduct cases that schools must investigate. They also offer more protections to those accused of sexual misconduct. "We believe that many of the rule changes related to campus-led investigations are intentionally positioned to dissuade or prevent survivors from reporting," Vitchers explains via email.
The public comment period during which students (and others) can share their thoughts on DeVos' proposed revisions is open through Jan. 28, 2019. DeVos is required to review and consider public comments prior to making her changes final. In the meantime, Vitchers has her own message for the education secretary. "I hope you're checking your mail Betsy," she writes. "This is #OneShIXttyGift we'll be sending back."
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import os.path as osp
import pathlib
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from absl import app
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from absl import logging
from batch_rl.fixed_replay.replay_memory import fixed_replay_buffer
from dopamine.discrete_domains import atari_lib
from dopamine.jax.agents.dqn import dqn_agent
from dopamine.jax.agents.implicit_quantile import implicit_quantile_agent
from dopamine.jax.agents.rainbow import rainbow_agent
from flax import core
from flax.training import checkpoints as flax_checkpoints
import gin
import jax
import jax.numpy as jnp
import numpy as np
import tensorflow.compat.v1 as tf

from generalization_representations_rl_aistats22.coherence import networks

gfile = tf.compat.v1.gfile
AGENTS = [
    'jax_dqn', 'jax_rainbow', 'jax_implicit_quantile', 'mimplicit_quantile'
]
flags.DEFINE_enum('agent_name', None, AGENTS, 'Name of the agent.')
flags.DEFINE_string('checkpoint_dir', None, 'Checkpoint path to use')
flags.DEFINE_string('username', None, 'Username')

flags.DEFINE_multi_string(
    'gin_files', [], 'List of paths to gin configuration files.')
flags.DEFINE_multi_string(
    'gin_bindings', [],
    'Gin bindings to override the values set in the config files '
    '(e.g. "DQNAgent.epsilon_train=0.1",'
    '      "create_environment.game_name="Pong"").')

flags.DEFINE_string('game', 'Seaquest', 'Name of game')
flags.DEFINE_integer('checkpoint_every', 1,
                     'Compute ranks for `checkpoint_every` checkpoints apart.')
flags.DEFINE_integer('replay_capacity', 50000,
                     'Capacity of replay buffer to load.')
flags.DEFINE_integer('batch_size', 2048, 'Batch Size for feature matrix.')
flags.DEFINE_integer('num_buffers', 20, 'Number of buffers.')
flags.DEFINE_float('gamma', 0.99, 'Discount factor.')
flags.DEFINE_boolean('debug_mode', False,
                     'Debug mode for fast runs for testing.')
flags.DEFINE_integer('residual_td', 0, 'Residual TD or not.')

FLAGS = flags.FLAGS

NATURE_DQN_OBSERVATION_SHAPE = atari_lib.NATURE_DQN_OBSERVATION_SHAPE
NATURE_DQN_DTYPE = atari_lib.NATURE_DQN_DTYPE
NATURE_DQN_STACK_SIZE = atari_lib.NATURE_DQN_STACK_SIZE

class PretrainedDQN(dqn_agent.JaxDQNAgent):

  def _build_replay_buffer(self):
    pass  # The Teacher doesn't use a replay buffer.

class PretrainedRainbow(rainbow_agent.JaxRainbowAgent):

  def _build_replay_buffer(self):
    pass  # The Teacher doesn't use a replay buffer.

class PretrainedIQN(implicit_quantile_agent.JaxImplicitQuantileAgent):

  def _build_replay_buffer(self):
    pass  # The Teacher doesn't use a replay buffer.

def reload_checkpoint(agent, checkpoint_path):
  """Reload variables from a fully specified checkpoint."""
  assert checkpoint_path is not None
  with tf.io.gfile.GFile(checkpoint_path, 'rb') as fin:
    bundle_dictionary = pickle.load(fin)
  reload_jax_checkpoint(agent, bundle_dictionary)

def reload_jax_checkpoint(agent, bundle_dictionary):
  """Reload variables from a fully specified checkpoint."""
  if bundle_dictionary is not None:
    agent.state = bundle_dictionary['state']
    if isinstance(bundle_dictionary['online_params'], core.FrozenDict):
      agent.online_params = bundle_dictionary['online_params']
    else:  # Load pre-linen checkpoint.
      agent.online_params = core.FrozenDict({
          'params': flax_checkpoints.convert_pre_linen(
              bundle_dictionary['online_params']).unfreeze()
      })
    # We recreate the optimizer with the new online weights.
    # pylint: disable=protected-access
    agent.optimizer = dqn_agent.create_optimizer(agent._optimizer_name)
    # pylint: enable=protected-access
    if 'optimizer_state' in bundle_dictionary:
      agent.optimizer_state = bundle_dictionary['optimizer_state']
    else:
      agent.optimizer_state = agent.optimizer.init(agent.online_params)
    logging.info('Done restoring!')

def get_checkpoints(ckpt_dir, max_checkpoints=200):
  """Get the full path of checkpoints in `ckpt_dir`."""
  return [
      os.path.join(ckpt_dir, f'ckpt.{idx}') for idx in range(max_checkpoints)
  ]

def get_features(agent, states):
  def feature_fn(state):
    return agent.network_def.apply(agent.online_params, state)
  compute_features = jax.vmap(feature_fn)
  features = []
  for state in states:
    features.append(jnp.squeeze(compute_features(state)))
  return np.concatenate(features, axis=0)

def compute_singular_values(matrix):
  """Compute srank(matrix) and other values."""
  ret_dict = dict()
  singular_vals = np.linalg.svd(
      matrix, full_matrices=False, compute_uv=False)
  nuclear_norm = np.sum(singular_vals)
  condition_number = singular_vals[0] / (singular_vals[-1] + 1e-8)
  ret_dict['singular_vals'] = singular_vals
  ret_dict['nuclear_norm'] = nuclear_norm
  ret_dict['condition_number'] = condition_number
  return ret_dict

def compute_eigenvalues(matrix):
  """Compute eig(matrix) and other values."""
  ret_dict = dict()
  eig_vals, _ = np.linalg.eig(matrix)
  ret_dict['eig_vals'] = eig_vals
  return ret_dict

def calculate_coherence(matrix, thresh=1e-5):
  num_rows, _ = matrix.shape
  u, s, _ = np.linalg.svd(matrix, full_matrices=False, compute_uv=True)
  rank = max(np.sum(s >= thresh), 1)
  u1 = u[:, :rank]
  projected_basis = np.matmul(u1, np.transpose(u1))
  norms = np.linalg.norm(projected_basis, axis=0, ord=2) ** 2
  eff_dim = num_rows * np.max(norms)
  coherence = eff_dim/rank
  return coherence, norms

def create_agent(environment, summary_writer=None):
  """Creates an online agent.

  Args:
    environment: An Atari 2600 environment.
    summary_writer: A Tensorflow summary writer to pass to the agent
      for in-agent training statistics in Tensorboard.

  Returns:
    A DQN agent with metrics.
  """
  if FLAGS.agent_name == 'jax_dqn':
    agent = PretrainedDQN
    network = networks.NatureDQNNetworkWithFeatures
  elif FLAGS.agent_name == 'jax_rainbow':
    agent = PretrainedRainbow
    network = networks.RainbowNetworkWithFeatures
  elif FLAGS.agent_name == 'jax_implicit_quantile':
    agent = PretrainedIQN
    network = networks.ImplicitQuantileNetworkWithFeatures
  elif FLAGS.agent_name == 'mimplicit_quantile':
    agent = PretrainedIQN
    network = networks.ImplicitQuantileNetworkWithFeatures
  else:
    raise ValueError('{} is not a valid agent name'.format(FLAGS.agent_name))

  return agent(
      num_actions=environment.action_space.n,
      summary_writer=summary_writer,
      network=network)

def create_game_replay_dir(game_name, run_number):
  return osp.join(ATARI_DATA_DIR, game_name, f'{run_number}/replay_logs')

def main(unused_argv):
  _ = unused_argv
  tf.disable_eager_execution()
  logging.set_verbosity(logging.INFO)
  gin_files = FLAGS.gin_files
  gin_bindings = FLAGS.gin_bindings
  gin.parse_config_files_and_bindings(
      gin_files, bindings=gin_bindings, skip_unknown=False)

  paths = list(pathlib.Path(FLAGS.checkpoint_dir).parts)
  run_number = paths[-1].split('_')[-1]
  save_dir = osp.join(
      pathlib.Path(*paths), 'coherence', f'batch_size_{FLAGS.batch_size}')
  ckpt_dir = osp.join(FLAGS.checkpoint_dir, 'checkpoints')
  if gfile.Exists(save_dir):
    gfile.DeleteRecursively(save_dir)
  gfile.MakeDirs(save_dir)
  logging.info('Checkpoint directory: %s', ckpt_dir)
  logging.info('Save coherence computation in directory: %s', save_dir)

  logging.info('Game: %s', FLAGS.game)
  environment = atari_lib.create_atari_environment(
      game_name=FLAGS.game, sticky_actions=True)

  agent = create_agent(environment)

  checkpoints = get_checkpoints(ckpt_dir)

  replay_dir = create_game_replay_dir(FLAGS.game, run_number)
  logging.info('Replay dir: %s', replay_dir)

  replay_batch_size = 256
  num_batches = max(FLAGS.batch_size // replay_batch_size, 1)
  if FLAGS.debug_mode:
    states = [np.random.rand(replay_batch_size, 84, 84, 4)] * num_batches
    next_states = [np.random.rand(replay_batch_size, 84, 84, 4)] * num_batches
  else:
    data_replay = fixed_replay_buffer.FixedReplayBuffer(
        data_dir=replay_dir,
        replay_suffix=None,  # To load a specific buffer among the 50 buffers
        observation_shape=NATURE_DQN_OBSERVATION_SHAPE,
        stack_size=NATURE_DQN_STACK_SIZE,
        update_horizon=1,
        replay_capacity=FLAGS.replay_capacity,
        batch_size=replay_batch_size,
        gamma=FLAGS.gamma,
        observation_dtype=NATURE_DQN_DTYPE.as_numpy_dtype)
    data_replay.reload_buffer(FLAGS.num_buffers)

    states = []
    next_states = []
    for _ in range(num_batches):
      transitions = data_replay.sample_transition_batch()
      states.append(transitions[0])
      next_states.append(transitions[3])

  checkpoint_every = FLAGS.checkpoint_every
  max_checkpoints = int(len(checkpoints) // checkpoint_every)

  coherences = []
  all_norms = []
  feature_matrices = []
  for mdx in range(max_checkpoints+1):
    checkpoint_num = mdx * checkpoint_every - 1
    logging.info('Checkpoint %d', checkpoint_num)
    # Checkpoint -1 corresponds to a random agent.
    if checkpoint_num >= 0:
      reload_checkpoint(agent, checkpoints[checkpoint_num])

    if FLAGS.residual_td:
      feature_matrix = get_features(agent, states)
      feature_matrix -= FLAGS.gamma * get_features(agent, next_states)
    else:
      feature_matrix = get_features(agent, states)
    if mdx <= 5:
      feature_matrices.append(feature_matrix)
    try:
      coherence, norms = calculate_coherence(feature_matrix)
      logging.info('Coherence: %0.2f', coherence)
      all_norms.append(norms)
      coherences.append(coherence)
    except Exception as e:  # pylint:disable=broad-except
      logging.info('Exception %s for checkpoint %d', e, checkpoint_num)
      continue

  prefix = 'residual_' if FLAGS.residual_td else ''

  logging.info('Number of checkpoints: %d', len(checkpoints))
  with gfile.Open(osp.join(save_dir, f'{prefix}coherence.npy'), 'wb') as f:
    np.save(f, coherences, allow_pickle=True)

  with gfile.Open(osp.join(save_dir, f'{prefix}norms.npy'), 'wb') as f:
    np.save(f, all_norms, allow_pickle=True)

  with gfile.Open(osp.join(save_dir, f'{prefix}features.npy'), 'wb') as f:
    np.save(f, feature_matrices, allow_pickle=True)

if __name__ == '__main__':
  flags.mark_flag_as_required('checkpoint_dir')
  app.run(main)

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I don't know if this happens from HWiNFO or if the aquaero misreports the sensors name.
And the strange thing is: in HWiNFO only the name is wrong but the data is correct, but if I want to use the plugin to display data via MSI Afterburner/RivaTuner then the data from virtual Temp3 (displayed as virt Temp4) is the same as from the real virtual Temp4.
Hope that I did create the report and debug file correctly.
I did reinstall HWiNFO (also deleting the settings via registry), reinstalled MSI AB and also the aquasuite.
Unfortunately I cannot see the attached screenshot, because it's on another forum that requires login.
Can you please re-upload it?
Thanks. I have just released v5.89-3525 Beta, please try if it fixes this issue.
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After being made fun of and teased for the first couple of years at my new high school, I actually became friends with that very "cool-group" who made fun of me, because there was something I had to offer - I was just extremely ashamed and felt guilty every time I would stutter for wasting every fluent person's time when I tried to speak.
This went on for several years, but it did not really influence my job after school, because I went to work for my parents at their business. I would automatically move up into a management position, which was great. It was just not what I wanted to do with my life, but I did not have much of a choice as I was trapped in a comfort zone, with a too-low confidence level to follow any of my dreams.
In November 2008, I decided to do something about my speech. I saw some videos of Gareth Gates online and what he did to get control over his stutter – there it was, the McGuire Programme! The programme which is presented by stutterers for stutterers. Who better to help a person who stutters than someone who knows the fears, feelings and perceptions of a stutterer? I contacted the Regional Director, Chris Meintjes and four months later I was on my first intensive course. The best decision I have ever made!
I have never looked back ever since. I could speak to strangers, order my own food and answer my phone with my name. My comfort zones grew and speech became stronger. I set challenges to speak on live radio interviews, do newspaper article interviews and win Toastmasters club competitions.
This programme has changed my life in many ways. I can say what I want to say and how I want to say it. Challenges are now opportunities to become a better speaker and a more self-assured person. I have the passion and the power within the programme to help others restore their hope who once, like me, had none.
Thank you to every individual on the Programme who is making others and themselves more eloquent.


The bill outlining use of physical force, special technical devices and firearms on convicts was signed by President Putin on 29 December 2016. It is not as harmful as human rights advocates feared it would be, but it is unlikely to eradicate violence in prisons.
Russian media outlets buzzed with worrying headlines on 21 December, saying that the country's lower chamber of parliament – the State Duma – had passed "the sadist law". The legislation to which they were referring 1"On amending the law of Russian Federation 'On state institutions and bodies that carry out criminal sentences of imprisonment' and the federal law 'On holding suspects and defendants in custody' in the parts that outline the use of physical force, special equipment and firearms by penitentiary officers, as well as in parts that outline other issues of organising and maintaining the penitentiary system", Законопроект № 802242-6 http://asozd.duma.gov.ru/main.nsf/(Spravka)?OpenAgent&RN=802242-6 relates to prisoners and the way guards should treat them. It outlines how and when guards can use physical force on inmates– including with devices such as stun guns, rubber batons and firearms.
Russia's penitentiary system is notorious for its cruel, borderline torturous treatment of inmates, and initially human rights activists and independent prison watchdogs feared the new law would only lead to more abuse.
But the amended version of the bill, which passed its third reading on 21 December and was signed by President Putin on 29 December, is not as bad as the original version, according to Igor Kalyapin, head of the NGO Committee for Prevention of Torture. But it hardly tackles the problem of violence in prisons. "These regulations are great for those penitentiary officers who are willing to abide by the law. Those who are not are unlikely start doing it because of the new law," Kalyapin told Legal Dialogue.
The controversial bill – publicly referred to as the "sadist law" – was first introduced to the State Duma in May 2015.
It allowed prison guards to use physical force and permitted other devices if inmates violated prison regulations, committed, or were about to commit, crimes, or attempted to flee from custody.
The clause about violating prison regulations was what most concerned human rights experts. Unbuttoned uniform or unmade beds, for instance, could be interpreted as such, Kalyapin argues, and under the bill, physical confrontation was considered adequate response to such minor infringements.
Under pressure from human rights advocates, after the bill's first reading, several amendments were made to it, leaving out the most controversial recommendations.
As a result, the amended bill prepared for the second reading on 14 December 2016 excluded the clause on violation of prison regulations. Both physical force and special devices were allowed to be used only to prevent crimes and misdemeanours in prisons, or to punish them. Moreover, this version of the bill obligated prison officials to provide immediate medical care to inmates subjected to physical punishment. It also recommended video recording any such use of physical force or special devices, in order to prevent abuse.
All of these amendments made it to the third reading on 21 December, and the law was passed.
Lawyers and human rights advocates agree that the law will not make the situation in penitentiary facilities worse than it is now. "All the right things are outlined in this law," says Kalyapin.
From that point of view, Blokhin adds, the law can be seen as quite progressive – and calling it "sadist" an exaggeration.
Kalyapin, from the Committee for Prevention of Torture, agrees. "The problem with the Russian penitentiary system is that people prone to violent behaviour work in it, and this law won't change that. We need laws that outline adequate punishment for violence in prisons – laws that would make these people understand they can't get away with abuse anymore," he says.


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The Bachelorette's Garrett Apologizes For Racist Instagram Likes: "I Take Full Responsibility"
Bachelorette Garrett Yrigoyen Apology For Instagram Scandal
June 4, 2018 by Quinn Keaney First Published: June 1, 2018
The Bachelorette's 14th season has already been mired in controversy. Shortly after its premiere on May 28, the reality show found itself with more drama on its hands than usual when deeply troubling social media posts linked to one of Becca Kufrin's suitors (and the season's likely winner) Garrett Yrigoyen were uncovered.
Screenshots of Garrett's account "liking" photos from right-wing Instagram pages mocking immigrants, feminists, Parkland high school student David Hogg, and transgender people were sent to former Bachelor contestant Ashley Spivey, who shared them on Twitter. A scandal quickly erupted, and Becca has since asked fans to "be open" about the entire situation. "I want them to go through this season with me and watch my love story unfold with all of these men," Becca told Entertainment Tonight. "I did things in the past that I'm sure [weren't] the best [things], but I just want people to stay open-minded to everyone."
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Now, Garrett has finally addressed the social media posts himself. In a lengthy apology shared via his new Instagram account on May 31, Garrett said he was sorry to those he offended and promised Bachelor Nation that the "likes" are not a true representation of who he is. You can read his apology in full ahead:
"To those who I have hurt and offended: This is all new to me. I went on The Bachelorette for the adventure and possibility of falling in love, not fame. I did not know what to expect once the show aired. I am sorry to those who I offended and I also take full responsibly for my 'likes' on Instagram that were hurtful and offensive. garrett_yrigs12 was my former Instagram handle and I decided to take it down and start fresh because I have learned an extremely valuable lesson and am taking steps to grow, become more educated, and be a better version of myself.
I am not perfect, and I will never be anywhere close, but now I will always be more informed and aware of what I am liking and supporting, not just on Instagram, but in life. I never realized the power behind a mindless tap on Instagram and how it bears so much weight on people's lives. I did not mean any harm by any of it. My Instagram 'likes' were not a true reflection of me and my morals.
I am not the negative labels people are associating me with. For those who do know me, I am a sincere, genuine, loving, lighthearted, open-minded and non-judgmental individual. I like to make new friends with anyone I meet and want everyone to find their happiness. I love to laugh often and enjoy seeing others do the same. I hope that some day you can get to know the real me and the man that I am. Let my mistakes be a lesson for those who mindlessly double tap images, memes and videos on any social media content that could be many things including hurtful, degrading, and dehumanizing.
I do not want my social media to define who I am, and I will take better care moving forward to support all walks of life. Again, I sincerely apologize and am sorry of any hurt, damage, or offense I may have caused."
Whether you buy his apology or not, it looks like Garrett — who won Becca's first impression rose in the premiere — will be sticking around The Bachelorette for quite some time.
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In every city you can find a cafe or restaurant, and in large cities, especially such as Moscow, they simply do not count. It seems that it is impossible to come up with something that has been invented in this area.
But there still is something to pay attention - a cafe-restaurant.
These institutions - we can say it is a product of our life: the day no time to do everything as quickly as possible, including the food, no matter how bad it is, and in the evening or late at night can be, especially at night, the next morning do not need to work, good fun and drawn, for all that it was not important to anyone with friends or family, whether in terms of topics of interest, of course.
Cafe restaurants have all the features of both institutions: Cafe - Quick Menu, in big and little bit more expensive option is even a separate room, a restaurant - great service, great rooms, a variety of evening programs. There are even separate from the beer bars and children's menus are also included in the "equipment."
With all the signs of a cafeteria and restaurant, they could still be attributed to the third option. The reason is that despite the fact that they have symptoms of a cafe - but it is not exactly what they do not have the kind of atmosphere that exists in the traditional cafe, because they often have a theme, a spark, either for the young generation and the like. As a restaurant with the same first class service: the same food, the quality and level - it still lacks an elite, the increase of the word "cafe" is still underestimate the level that does not allow to rise to this level.
They do not say that is gray, certainly not, as many of them in their vivid, memorable, but there is a certain sense of averageness in them. Answering the question, what is a cafe restaurant, it can be said that to some extent they are symbols of our way of life, like a light bulb - the symbol of electricity.


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Bailu Subdistrict () is a subdistrict in Yuehu District, Yingtan, Jiangxi, China. , it has 8 residential communities and 2 villages under its administration.

See also
 List of township-level divisions of Jiangxi

References

Township-level divisions of Jiangxi
Yingtan


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Q: Drop-in replacement of Dell H330 controller with H730(P) I am (slowly) upgrading some Dell servers. One of these has a H330 PERC controller which is quite slow (no cache, etc.).
So I'm considering upgrading it to a H730P.
It is a secondary server with two 4TB SAS disks in RAID1 configuration.
My question is: is the RAID1 volume scheme compatible with H730? That is, can I just unplug the disks from the one controller and plug them into the other, and have it work?
In other words, are the configurations of H330 and H730 similar enough that "Import Foreign Config" will work on the H730?
I can of course reformat the disk and restore from backup, but the backups are on a NAS and the full restore would probably take about three hours (this is the time required for the full backup on Sundays); and it would need to be done at some awkward time. I would very much like, if possible, to schedule a much shorter break during my normal office hours.
Is it possible? Has someone already done this and are there any issues I should be aware of?

A: They are both PERC9 serie controllers, so you should be able to simply swap the controllers. After that, your array will be market as "foreign" and you need to import it in the new controller.
Pay big attention to these steps, because a wrong action will cause the array to be deleted. A working backup is a must in this case. Do not attempt a controller migration without it.

A: I've taken the "foreign import" route probably 6 or 7 times and it hasn't failed. Clearly have a backup handy, but my approach to those things is have the backup then attempt the path of least resistance first.

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Q: Why can't I start the quest without the Dawnguard leader attacking me? I recently bought the legendary edition of Skyrim. While trying to start the Dawnguard DLC quest, when it said to "speak with the leader of the Dawnguard", I tried to complete that objective but every time I try to speak with the Dawnguard leader, he keeps attacking me. Does anyone know how I can stop that from happening?

A: Don't know if you've fixed it but,what I did when the Dawnguard attacked me-in the middle of the questline-was going to Riften, hitting a guard, putting sword away, get arrested and paid 40 gold for the assault. It worked immediately. Takes a few minutes to try, depending on if you instant travel or walk to Fort Dawnguard.

A: On assumption of you playing PC I have the answer! Go to console commands (Default Hotkey: ~ Key) click on Isran (while console command is open) and type

setav aggression 0

or if that fails open Console Commands and type

resetai

Hope this helped!

A: You can try resetting Isran.
Go back to Skyrim, rest for 30 days in-game time, and try again.  This will ensure Isran and everything in his map area are reset.


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Turkey says meeting between Russia and Syrian opposition is normal
Turkish FM Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu speaks during a press statement with hşs Kazakh counterpart in Ankara, Dec. 29. AA PHoto
Turkey has welcomed Russia's initiative to resume peace talks aiming to end the Syrian crisis, but underlined that a political transition is a must because the regime of President Bashar al-Assad "has lost its legitimacy."
All parties to the Syrian cause should be part of efforts to find a solution to the crisis, which must include a "political transition" in Syria, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu said yesterday during a joint press conference with Kazakh Foreign Minister Yerlan Idrisov.
No country, including Russia and Iran, "should be isolated" from peace efforts, the minister said. "Everybody, including Russia and Iran, should have influence on the political transition," meaning meetings between Russia and the Syrian opposition were "normal," he added.
Turkey is closely following developments regarding consultations between Russians and the Syrian opposition, the minister added.
His remarks came following a question regarding Russian efforts to mediate between Syrian opposition groups and the al-Assad regime, which are expected to gather in Moscow.
Russia plans to host delegations from the Syrian opposition in late January, possibly followed by a visit by government representatives that could bring the two sides together for talks.
The Syrian National Coalition (SNC) is the legitimate representative of the Syrian opposition according to Turkey, Çavuşoğlu said, adding that the SNC was in contact with other opposition groups as well.
Russia plans to host delegations from the Syrian opposition in late January, possibly followed by a visit by regime representatives that could bring the two sides together for talks, the Foreign Ministry said Dec. 25.
Members of the Syrian opposition are expected in Moscow "after Jan. 20," Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich told reporters on Dec. 25.
"We expect this group to include representatives of both the 'internal' and 'external' opposition," said Lukashevich, meaning delegates based inside and outside the country. "It will be a compact group" that will meet to work out a position, he said.
"After that we plan to invite representatives of the government, and the sides will try to express, in an informal atmosphere, their vision and ways of regulating [the conflict]," he added.
Pompeo's allegations 'exaggeration, disinformation': Çavuşoğlu
Top court rejects HDP's demand to postpone closure case
Six-party alliance meets to discuss presidential candidate
Spain church attack suspect was 'flagged for deportation'
Türkiye postpones NATO talks with Sweden, Finland
Türkiye condemns Dutch politician tearing apart Quran
EU to hold Ukraine event on Feb 22 in Istanbul
Erdoğan says no support for Sweden's NATO bid
Türkiye slams Sweden over anti-Islam, anti-Türkiye acts
Türkiye summons Swedish envoy over Stockholm's permission for Quran burning
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Apply and uphold the rule of law for litigants in the Family Court of Australia through the resolution of family law matters according to law, particularly more complex family law matters and through the effective management of the administrative affairs of the Court.
75 per cent of cases pending conclusion to be less than 12 months old.
In 2016–17 the Family Court achieved one target under timely completion of cases and was unable to achieve two. A full analysis of performance in 2016–17 follows. The annual performance statement for the Family Court of Australia is included as part of the Federal Court of Australia's 2016–17 annual report.
The Court deals with the most complex and difficult family law cases. Figure 3.1 and Figure 3.2 show a summary of original jurisdiction caseload during 2016–17.
Note: some totals in this Part do not add to 100% due to rounding.
The Court's cases are made up of complex matters that often involve multiple parenting or financial issues with high levels of conflict between the parties. This is reflected in the consistent percentage of cases proceeding to judgment.
Parties who are unable to settle their dispute require a judge to make a decision after a trial, although frequently parties reach an agreement during the trial process. Figure 3.4 provides the number of cases that are finalised at first instance trial.
Each application type requires a different amount of court resource effort to resolve. For example, final orders applications and associated interim applications require more judicial effort to resolve, whereas consent order applications result from parties agreeing terms prior to filing and are considered by registrars. The Court also deals with discrete applications, such as contraventions, contempt and applications made pursuant to the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
During 2016–17, 2742 applications for final orders were finalised – a reduction of eight per cent from 2015–16. Whilst a number of factors can contribute to such a reduction, judicial availability has a significant impact. In the reporting year two judges retired and had not been replaced as at 30 June.
Applications in a case (interim applications) are associated with an existing case. They can be complex and often there are multiple applications within one case. During 2016–17, 3265 applications in a case were finalised, a decrease of 7.3 per cent from 2015–16.
During 2016–17, 13,919 consent orders applications were finalised – an increase of 562 (4.2 per cent) since 2015–16.
These applications vary in complexity and are presented to the Court as an agreement between the parties. The applications are considered by a registrar, and where appropriate orders are made encompassing that agreement.
Figure 3.7 to Figure 3.10 display five year trends in filings, finalisations and pending (active) applications.
The Court aims to finalise at least the same number of cases that start in a year, and as such, is attempting to achieve a clearance rate of at least 100 per cent. A clearance rate of 100 per cent or higher indicates that the Court is able to prevent an increase in its backlog of pending cases.
In 2016–17, the Court achieved a clearance rate of 98 per cent. Figure 3.9 shows the five year trend in clearance rates.
The Court aims to have more than 75 per cent of its pending applications less than 12 months old. At 30 June 2017, 68 per cent of pending applications were less than 12 months old, compared with 70 per cent at 30 June 2016.
The Court regularly reviews its oldest active cases to better understand the causes of their delay and to determine ways in which the older cases can be managed. Figure 3.10 and Figure 3.11 show the five year trend in the age distribution of applications.
The Court aims to finalise cases in a timely manner, but is mindful that family law cases are particularly difficult and emotional and the Family Court's decisions affect many lives, potentially for many years. It is therefore difficult to set and achieve a blanket timeliness target because the number of variables affecting the parties involved in each case has multiple impacts on its progress toward a decision. With this in mind, the Court aims to finalise 75 per cent of cases within 12 months. The other 25 per cent are the most complex cases.
In 2016–17, of the cases finalised by the Court, about 93 per cent were finalised within 12 months. Figure 3.12 and Figure 3.13 show the five year trend in the age distribution of applications finalised.
The Court aims to deliver 75 per cent of reserved judgments within three months of completion of a trial. In 2016–17, 580 (81 per cent) of the 713 reserved original jurisdiction judgments (excluding judgments on appeal cases) were delivered within that timeframe. For information on the performance of the appeals division, see page 48.
Figure 3.14 shows the five year trend of reserved judgments delivered within three months and Figure 3.15 shows the breakdown of time to deliver reserved judgments.
This represented 0.125 per cent of all applications filed (20,741), under the target of one per cent (when judicial complaints and administrative complaints are combined they total 0.23 per cent).
The number of judicial services complaints received by the Court in 2016–17 is shown in Figure 3.16, which also shows the breakdown between complaints about judicial conduct and complaints about delays.
The Court's Appeal Division deals with appeals from decrees of the Family Court of Australia, the Family Court of Western Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia. Table 3.1 summarises the appeals workload. More information about appeals is in Part 4 of this report.
Figure 3.17 shows litigants who had representation at some point in their proceedings and Figure 3.18 shows the proportion of litigants who had representation at the finalisation of their trial. The proportion of the Court's cases and trials involving legal representation remains relatively steady for the past five years.
Note: The Court has revised its counting rule for these figures and as such the values in this section differ from those published in previous reports. The figure now excludes cases that did not have a first court event (i.e. withdrew or discontinued before appearing at court) and so they had not proceeded beyond filing. The information about legal representation in these cases was often incomplete as the parties had not provided this information at the time of filing.
Section 67Z of the Family Law Act 1975 and Part 2.3 of the Family Law Rules 2004, requires a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence to be filed in cases in which it is alleged that a child to proceedings has been abused or is at risk of abuse, or where there is an allegation of family violence or risk of family violence involving a child or a member of the child's family. Once filed, the Notice must be sent to a prescribed child welfare authority.
The proportion of matters in which a Notice of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence has been filed does not reflect all the cases in which family violence is raised or is an issue. Allegations of abuse or risk of abuse and family violence or risk of family violence are also raised by parties in other ways e.g. in affidavits filed in the proceedings and by the filing of a Family Violence Order (Rule 2.05 Family Law Rules 2004).
Figure 3.19 shows that in 2016–17, the number of Notices of Child Abuse, Family Violence or Risk of Family Violence filed has continued to increase, adding additional workload to the Court. This reflects the growing awareness of family violence within the community and the need for litigants to raise family violence in conformity with the 2012 amendments. It also reflects the increasing complexity of the Court's cases and the extent to which violence is an element in many of them.
* On 7 June 2012, new definitions and rules on family violence were enacted.
Magellan cases involve serious allegations of physical abuse and/or sexual abuse of a child and undergo special case management. When a Magellan case is identified, it is managed by a small team consisting of a judge, a registrar and a family consultant. Magellan case management relies on collaborative and highly coordinated processes and procedures. A crucial aspect is strong interagency coordination, in particular with state and territory child protection agencies. This ensures that problems are dealt with efficiently and that high-quality information is shared. An independent children's lawyer is appointed in every Magellan case.
Typically, a Magellan case is one where a notice of abuse or family violence is filed, although not all notices will necessarily result in the case being classified as a Magellan matter. The Court assesses and determines, from the issues raised, the matters that are managed under the Magellan program. Figure 3.21 details the number of Magellan cases commenced and finalised in the past five years.
The Family Court is committed to responding effectively to feedback and complaints and has published information on the Court's website (www.familycourt.gov.au) about how to lodge complaints and feedback.
The judicial complaints procedure is also published on the website. That procedure is in line with the provisions inserted by the Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Act 2012. It is also in line with the procedures of other federal courts. Judicial complaints are dealt with on page 39.
The Family Court records all complaints made in relation to Family Court proceedings, although some complaints relate to services provided by the Federal Circuit Court, such as registry services and child dispute services, or other third parties.
The figures above do not include complaints about judicial outcomes, which can be dealt with through the appeal process; matters that are in other courts, such as the Family Court of Western Australia; or complaints about family law legislation, which is a matter for the Government.
At 23, the number of complaints in Family Court matters represented 0.11 per cent of all applications received. Combined with 26 judicial complaints (see judicial complaints on page 39 for more detail) complaints represented 0.23 per cent of applications received, thus achieving the KPI for complaints to be no more than one per cent of applications received.


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San Miguel Food and Beverage, Inc. (SMFB) the food and beverage arm of San Miguel Corporation (SMC), reported strong results for 2019 registering consolidated revenues amounting to P310.79 billion, 9% higher than the prior year. Consolidated net income amounted to P32.28 billion, 6% higher year-on-year, while consolidated operating income amounted to P47.78 billion, up 4%.
SMFB's growth momentum carried through in the first two months of 2020, with all divisions generating sales volume growth. However, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, which forced a stop to virtually all economic activities, weighed down on the company's performance towards the end of the quarter.
As a result, first quarter consolidated revenues declined 9% year-on-year to P69.02 billion. This was partially offset, however, by higher sales from its Food Division.
An increase in excise taxes for its Beer and Spirits Divisions in the early part of this year also affected consolidated operating income and consolidated net income as both declined by 20% to P8.64 billion and P5.83 billion, respectively.
SMC president and chief operating officer Ramon S. Ang said despite the impact of the crisis, SMFB is well-placed to weather the current situation.
"Our strong fundamentals enabled us to get through this period. SMFB has a strong balance sheet, manageable debt service obligations, and ample liquidity. The company is also taking the appropriate steps to manage its expenses and capital expenditures moving forward," Ang said.
Following the consolidation of its operating businesses in 2018–namely, San Miguel Brewery Inc., San Miguel Foods, and Ginebra San Miguel Inc.–SMFB started broadening its category reach to capitalize on synergies and further strengthen its business.
It has also started to leverage on the extensive networks that each business has built through the years and has maximized the unique value proposition of San Miguel Corporation's other businesses.
Very early on in the crisis, SMFB President and Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang gave clear marching orders to the company to ensure food sufficiency and availability for the Filipino people.
Since the beginning of the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in March, SMFB worked around the clock to ensure continuous food production. It also spearheaded the largest food relief and donation drive in SMC history amounting to over half a billion pesos worth of food donations to date.
This consists of canned goods, poultry, flour, biscuits, coffee, and rice, among others, donated to local government units (LGUs), NGOs, food banks and vulnerable communities nationwide.
The effort is estimated to have benefited over 1.6 million families since the start of the quarantine period.
It also repurposed its spirits facilities to produce over 1.2 million liters of alcohol that were distributed to close to 4,000 hospitals, medical facilities, and government offices nationwide.
SMFB also produced its version of the nutribun, a vitamin-fortified bread that was first introduced in the 1970s to combat malnutrition. It has since distributed over 600,000 nutribuns to various affected communities nationwide.
It has also provided support to the agriculture sector, especially small farmers, by purchasing raw materials from them at guaranteed prices.
For the broader market, SMFB also ensured that its products were more accessible to consumers by adding new distribution channels. These include rolling reefer van stores stationed at a number of Petron stations, a fleet of Manukang Bayan on Wheels for easier access on the community level, and an online ordering system.
The company also helped roll out Kadiwa ni Ani at Kita rolling markets, in partnership with the Department of Agriculture (DA), to enable farmers to sell their fresh produce to more consumers via Petron service stations.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has many social and economic challenges to the forefront. As one of the largest food and beverage companies today, we have a responsibility to deliver vital necessities to our consumers and support the most vulnerable communities nationwide," said Ang.
"From this crisis, we also learned of the importance of the need for more inclusive growth. Moving forward, our company commits to providing opportunities that will help build more resilient communities that will help pave the way for a more resilient economy," he added.
Ang thanked the entire SMFB workforce for its unparalleled commitment to business continuity and, more importantly, for helping the hardest-hit communities from day 1 of the pandemic.
"You make me feel so proud of the work that you are doing, making a difference in the lives of so many people. You went beyond the call of duty with malasakit. These are very challenging times, but you made it easier. I cannot thank all of you enough," Ang added.
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The HBA has partnered with Houston Representative Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) to push a bill that will make the development process more predictable across the state. HB 3167 will limit a city or county's ability to re-review portions of a plan that were not initially found to be deficient. It will also tighten the timelines for a city or county to issue a response once a plan is submitted. The bill is designed to add more predictability and timeliness to the development process.
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If you're available, we would appreciate members coming to the capitol the morning of April 2 and registering in support of the bill, without giving testimony in front of the committee.


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The [Asian Art Museum] show's lead curators and education staffers I'd met—all but one of whom were white …
[The founder of the Asian Art Museum] was "the preeminent American apologist for Nazi Germany," in the words of author Jeremy Schaap.
Just a few years ago, the British Museum's Twitter account revealed as much when it shared how it decides to label artwork, tweeting: "We aim to be understandable by 16 year olds. Sometimes Asian names can be confusing, so we have to be careful about using too many." (Dang, sorry to all those 16-year-old Asian kids with funny names.)
At one point, a draft of the marketing material [for #WhitePeopleDoingYoga] referred to my work as an "amusing" and "lighthearted" collection.
One of the museum's staff members, who was white, came to my defense in that boardroom. He exposed the museum's hypocrisy by holding up its own branded tote bag that bore only the word "Asian" on it, and as I remember it he said, "I'm a white man walking around San Francisco with this bag that just says 'Asian' on it, without 'museum,' and it's completely 'out of context.' Why is our bag okay but Chiraag's is not?" The marketing chief's response: "Well, that's our brand, so it's okay."
The opening parties featured Indian classical music performed by white people, acro-yoga performed by white people, a chanting group mostly compromising white people, and a white couple from Marin teaching yoga for an hour. There was a sprinkle of Brown acts, but the headliner—wait for it—was a white rapper named MC Yogi, who spit about yoga and Indian culture over a beat dropped by DJ Drez, a white DJ with dreads. (Reminder: the largest institution of Asian art in the United States.)
After more than a month of fine-tuning our plans, the curator said there was one last "hurdle" to clear before approval: The Cleveland museum planned to invite the city's commercial yoga studios to teach classes and had to make sure the studios felt comfortable in the same space as an installation titled #WhitePeopleDoingYoga.
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