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Q: Sysbench on Azure MySQL - SQL error, errno = 2013, state = 'HY000': Lost connection to MySQL server during query I am having trouble with running sysbench on Azure DB for MySQL. I have a sysbench server on a Azure VM which I am using to connect to Azure MySQL server through remote host. I have used this same sysbench server setup to benchmark another VM on Azure without this issues, but have been receiving the error on Azure DB for MySQL. I have modified below server parameters as well, but the issue persists.

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*max_allowed_packet           536870912 --> 1073741824

*wait_timeout                 120 --> 2147483

*innodb_lock_wait_timeout     50 --> 1073741824

*net_read_timeout             120 --> 31536000

*net_write_timeout            240 --> 31536000

The sysbench command has been modified to test if it allows to insert even just 1 entry but is still failing.
sudo sysbench /usr/share/sysbench/oltp_read_write.lua --mysql-host=<hostname> --mysql-port=3306 --mysql-user=<username>
--mysql-password=<password> --mysql-db=sysbenchmark --db-driver=mysql --tables=1 --table-size=1 --threads=1 prepare

**OUTPUT**
sysbench 1.0.17 (using system LuaJIT 2.0.4)

Creating table 'sbtest1'...
FATAL: mysql_drv_query() returned error 2013 (Lost connection to MySQL server during query) for query 'CREATE TABLE sbtest1(
  id INTEGER NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
  k INTEGER DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
  c CHAR(120) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
  pad CHAR(60) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
  PRIMARY KEY (id)
) /*! ENGINE = innodb */ '
FATAL: `sysbench.cmdline.call_command' function failed: /usr/share/sysbench/oltp_common.lua:197: SQL error, errno = 2013, state = 'HY000': Lost connection to MySQL server during query

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Hugh Syme, standing beside the first German Type C aerial magnetic mine to be recovered intact
Australian War Memorial, P03434.001
Mr Hugh Randall Syme, one of Australia's most highly decorated heroes of World War II will be given full naval honours at his funeral on Wednesday.
Mr Syme, 63, who died yesterday, was awarded the George Cross, George Medal and Bar for his bomb and mine disposal work.
He was a director of David Syme and Co Ltd, publishers of the Age, a former president of the Australian Newspapers Council, and a former chairman of the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Melbourne.
He retired in 1963 as general manager of the Age.
A funeral service will be held at All Saints' Church of England, Kooyong, at 10.30 on Wednesday morning and the cortege will go afterwards to the Springvale Crematorium, where a service will be held at noon.
Mr Syme, who is survived by a wife and three daughters, belonged to a section of the Royal Navy which "deloused" unexploded bombs and mines during the war.
He won his first George Medal for disarming a mine which threatened a tenement area and reservoir at Primrose Hill, London. The task took him three days.
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© Reuters. Stocks to Fall If Biden Doesn't Keep Powell at Fed, Survey Shows
(Bloomberg) — Investors may need to hunker down for a slump in U.S. stocks if President Joe Biden opts for a surprise choice and doesn't renominate Jerome Powell as Federal Reserve chair.
Nearly 90% of the economists surveyed by Bloomberg expect Biden to keep Powell in the job, an overwhelming number that's risen from June, while Fed Governor Lael Brainard, a Democrat, is seen as the likely choice by 9% of economists surveyed. Roger Ferguson, the former vice chair of the Fed was chosen by 22%. A poll of 52 economists took place Sept. 15 to 15.
A surprise move by investors is likely to cause market jitters. A majority of economists forecast a stock market rally if Powell was renominated. However, more than half said stocks will decline if Brainard is the pick.
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Powell has deflected all questions on whether he'd serve four more years if asked, leaving the impression intact that he'd like to stay at the helm. Biden is expected to name a replacement for at least that chair's seat this fall. Biden has the chance to take over as vice chair and vice chair for supervision, along with filling the vacant seat on the board.
Investors view both as being dovish and supportive of low interest rates to promote strong growth and full employment. Brainard has been praised by progressive groups as being more willing to confront Wall Street and address climate risks than Powell. Brainard's nomination would be confirmed by the Senate, however, it will likely prove to be a more difficult fight.
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Transcript: Arnold Talks With Hannity
This is a partial transcript from the April 27, 2005 edition of "Hannity & Colmes," that has been edited for clarity.
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SEAN HANNITY, HOST: Governor, great to see you again. Thanks for being with us.
GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER (R), CALIFORNIA: Well, it's great to do another interview with you. This is terrific, Sean.
HANNITY: We appreciate it. You know, a lot can happen in a month, since I've seen you last. You actually told me the last time I saw you that, as governor now — and you had a lot of great jobs in your life — that it's the greatest job you've ever had. You've never come under fire like this, and the last month in particular. Is it still the greatest job you've ever had?
SCHWARZENEGGER: It is the greatest job that I've ever had. It's the most challenging one. It is, at the same time, the most rewarding one. You know, I knew — and I told you that a month ago and I said this during my State of the State Address in January that as soon as you try to do reform, and serious reform, you're going to, you know, rattle the cage. And all the special interests and the unions are going to come after you.
So it was expected, all the stuff that is going on, that they would spend millions and millions of dollars to destroy my character, to destroy, you know, my programs and the various different reforms and all those things. And that's what they do, because they have to protect and hold on to the things that they want.
Because remember, that the same people that have created the problems that we have now cannot fix it. Einstein says it is the same people who create the problem cannot fix it. And so, therefore, I have to do everything I can and go to the people, reach out to the people and say, "I need your help."
And this is why, with the people together, we can accomplish the reforms.
HANNITY: Do you care that your numbers go down? Because your approval ratings have come down a little bit. Does that bother you? Does that concern you? You said, "This was predictable," meaning the attacks against you, the campaign against you.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Sean, we all like to have the perfect approval ratings...
HANNITY: I like my ratings to always be high.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Yes, exactly. And so do I. But if that's what it takes in order to get the reforms, and if that's what it takes to get the job done, I'm more than happy to take that. It's as simple as that, because I knew — when you look back in history, if it was Jerry Brown, if it was Don Majon, Pete Wilson, Russ Davies, every one of them, whenever they made a decision that was a tough decision, that special interests and the unions came out and they bombarded them, and they protested. And their approval ratings went down.
Wilson was down in the 20s. And then when everything was reformed the way he wanted it, his ratings shot up and he won against, you know, Mrs. Brown. That is the things that you do.
I mean, you have to go and be able to fight that and not have, you know, thin skin. You have to have thick skin. And just to fight through the — I'm totally committed, because I know it's the best for California to have the budget reform, to have the pension reform, the education reform, and the redistricting. We need that.
As I always said, the only way we can rebuild California is when we first reform California.
HANNITY: All right. We're going to get to all of those initiatives one-by-one, because I know people want to know the status of all of them.
You've tried to make it sort of a fingerprint of your administration to reach out to Democrats and Republicans. How do you work with people that say you declared war on the people of California, stop Arnold, all the things you just heard?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, first of all, what I've heard is unimpressive speakers. But that's besides the point.
The bottom line really is you can't take those conventions that seriously. You know, you can't go and say the Democrats are saying all those things, because I think the Republicans say things — you know, it's where the party gets together, and where you feed the red meat stuff.
And so, you know, the Republicans say certain things that drives the Democrats crazy. And the Democrats get together and do the same things. Forget all that. This is just rhetoric. It's dialogue. Each one of them wants to run for office and all those kind of things. So that doesn't make any difference to me.
What is important is that Democrats and Republicans get together and solve the problems. Because as I said from January on, I said, "Come down to our office. Let's get both of the parties together, because that's why everyone has been sent here to this capital, to fix problems. And if you cannot do it, and if you don't come down, then I'll ask the people for their help. If you don't do the job, the people of California will."
And that's exactly what we're going to do. If they don't come down and negotiate, then we will go and hold a special election and we ask the people. Because I know the people are on our side. If you look at the polls, they like all of the various different reforms. They are 100 percent behind us.
HANNITY: What is the status of — you have four proposals, four reforms. What is the status of them now? The last time we spoke, it was clear you put out the same challenge. Either you guys come up here, you negotiate in good faith, and you see how they're negotiating, or you're going to go directly to the people of California.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, four months has gone by since by State of the State Address. And they have not come down with one single proposal. They've come down to test us. They've come down to see if we are vulnerable. They've come to see how we're doing with our polls or with our signature gathering.
They've done all of that, but no one has said, "Governor, your idea is a little bit too far. Can we meet here? This is our idea."
HANNITY: Nobody?
SCHWARZENEGGER: None. Absolutely none. They've done everything else. Another thing they haven't done is their work. They have done their work upstairs, with whatever it is, including working very hard on our prison reform, which has just passed on a bipartisan vote, unanimous, and through the committee, and also a unanimous vote in the little Hoover commission that was sent down to the legislators.
They got together, and you solved the problem. You have now the first step towards prison reform, which is very important. And I want to congratulate both parties for that.
And now the thing is, let's use that as a way of getting it started and get the momentum going, and come down, and let's negotiate.
HANNITY: I want to get into this with more specificity, but as you listen to the rhetoric, do you stop and think, "Maybe I made some mistakes"? Do you think you've made any mistakes?
SCHWARZENEGGER: No, I think that there is no mistakes there. I mean, the bottom line is, we need the reforms that we have, and that I'm more than willing to sit down with them and to lay out programs and to make compromises as we did on workers' compensation.
But I think that so many of those politicians here in this building have to get a signal from the unions and from the special interests in order to come down. And they told them — they said, "Just hold off with the negotiations. Don't negotiate. Let us beat up on Arnold first. Let us bring his poll numbers down. Let us spend millions and millions of dollars" — which is money that they're taking from the poor teachers that are out there teaching — the union grabs, and then they put it on television, and wasted on television spots and all that stuff.
So that's what they're doing. And they think that I will now go and say, "Oh, my god. They're running TV spots against me. I'm going to change my mind. I'm going to go the other direction. I'm going to just throw everything away. Forget the reforms."
Not this guy. Because I'm not the unions' governor. I'm not the special interests' governor. I'm the people's governor. I do what is best for California.
HANNITY: Governor, you said as we were closing out the last segment, you're not the unions' governor, you're the people's governor. I was talking to a friend of mine here in Sacramento — you know Tom Sullivan from KFBK...
SCHWARZENEGGER: Sure.
HANNITY: He said, "When all is said and done, the estimates are they're going to spend $200 million in these attack ads against you." So you have four proposals, budget reform, pension reform, education reform, redistricting reform. Are you backing off of any of these at all?
SCHWARZENEGGER: No.
HANNITY: Have you changed your strategy in any way?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Absolutely not.
HANNITY: It's all going to go to the ballot if they don't negotiate?
SCHWARZENEGGER: No. The only thing that does not go to the ballot — or would go to the ballot the next time is the pension reform, because there was a concern amongst the firefighters and the law enforcement community that our pension reform includes to take away the death benefits and the disability benefits, which it doesn't.
But because there was a confusion, and the people that have supported me during the campaign, that have been big supporters — and I admire the law enforcement community. My father was, you know, a police officer. And I love the heroic firemen and — so I felt like if they had a concern about that, they shouldn't have a concern.
They shouldn't worry about this. Let's just rewrite and tighten the language and situate it. It makes it very clear it's not including death benefits and disability benefits. And then we would submit it again for the next ballot or we negotiate it right here. But we have to bring stability into the pension system.
HANNITY: But even, I know, on the budget reform that some Republicans — you have an automatic trigger if they started spending too much. Why would Republicans oppose that?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, they want to make it even tougher. And I feel sometimes that it doesn't leave you enough flexibility if you want to then create new programs, and infrastructure, and transportation. So it doesn't give you that leeway. So that's why I wanted to go with something that is a happy medium.
But you know, you never can please everybody. It's the same thing as with the redistricting. You know, we have Democrats and Republicans — the politicians, not the people out there — the politicians that are against the redistricting. Why? Because they wanted to draw the district lines.
HANNITY: That's the redistricting?
SCHWARZENEGGER: If you fix the system...
HANNITY: They always get re-elected.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Exactly. That's right. They wanted to shoo themselves in. They wanted to build a castle that locks themselves in and locks the people out. What I want to do is to create the reform that is a panel of retired judges that draws the district lines so that it protects the voters, not the incumbents.
That's what we want to change. That's what our reform is about. Common Cause loved our reforms, have endorsed our reforms, and so therefore — it's specifically the redistricting reform — and so we're going to move forward with that, also.
HANNITY: So we talked about the budget. We talked about redistricting. We're putting the pension plan off to deal with the concerns for the firemen and the policemen.
Now you have education, where you proposed combat...
SCHWARZENEGGER: Yes, but let me just say something about our budget reform. It is just such a simple thing to say that we should only spend what we have. What they are used to hear is, "Every dollar that comes in, they want to spend a $1.10."
And I said, "Look, this is the — we have to live within our means." We teach our children to live within their means and to just spend the money that they have. And we should demand it from the government. Don't spend money you don't have. It's that simple.
And what our budget reform just simply says this. Anytime that spending goes above our revenues, let's cut across and let's just live within our means. It's that simple.
HANNITY: That's all it is?
SCHWARZENEGGER: It's a no-brainer. But they don't like it, because they're big spenders...
HANNITY: I do that at my house.
SCHWARZENEGGER: They're spending addicts, and now they are just frustrated about this because they can't spend what they want.
And look what happened today. Don Perata, Senate pro tem, has already announced and said, "I want to increase taxes by $4 billion." Now, imagine that the only answer they have here is always, "Increase taxes. Increase taxes."
I say to them, "Guys, this is not your money. This is not the government's money. It is the people's money, the taxpayer's money. You've got to spend money wisely and live within your means." Don't always go back to the people and say, "Let's tax the rich. Let's tax the people. Let's tax more. Let's raise the taxes."
We don't have a revenue problem. We have all the revenues we need. We have a spending problem. And it's as simple as that.
HANNITY: You think it will come to the ballot initiative? We only have 30 seconds left in this segment. Do you think there's any chance they're going to come up and negotiate on these terms?
SCHWARZENEGGER: I think there's a chance. Last year, they came up when they had all the signatures together on workers' comp reform. They negotiated, and we had great reform that has created 20 percent...
HANNITY: How are the signatures now?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Terrific. Within the next 10 days, we have all the signatures...
HANNITY: Everything?
SCHWARZENEGGER: We have everything.
HANNITY: All three ballots...
SCHWARZENEGGER: Absolutely.
HANNITY: And then you'll deal with the next one?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Absolutely. And we will declare victory on that, and then we move on. It's up to them if they want to come to negotiate.
But like I said many times, the train has left the station. You can be part of it or you can get run over. It's one or the other.
HANNITY: Governor, the last reform that we haven't discussed is education. I did some reading about the state of California's educational system here.
Of the 50 largest districts, 42, when you look at them, have — in terms that they spend less on teacher salary in the low-income schools. And you are offering what you're calling "combat pay" for teachers who will go into some of the tougher school districts.
Explain that.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, first of all, Sean, the problem we have is that we're spending $50 billion on education, which is almost half of our entire budget. We increased education spending this year by $3 billion. And what did we get?
We have 30 percent of our kids that are, you know, dropping out of school. We have hundreds of schools that are failing. And we have 50 percent or more of the kids that are performing below grade level. This is totally unacceptable.
There has to be more accountability for the money that we give. That's what the fight is all about.
Number two, we have a lot of inner-city schools that are not really getting the same education that other schools are getting. I've settled, as you remember last time, the lawsuits, the Williams lawsuit.
For five years, they were fighting in this state, you know, about this case, should the kids get equal education or not? They were fighting it for five years. The ACLU was suing the state, saying, "You're not giving all the kids equal education." And we were fighting it and spending $20 million.
I came into office. I say, "We settle it, because it is true. We are not giving equal education to our kids in our inner cities or in our (UNINTELLIGIBLE) schools." So we've got to give them the equal books. We've got to give them the equal homework material. We've got to give them also the qualified teachers.
And if teachers feel reluctant to go there, then let's give them combat pay, for lack of a better word, pay bonuses, something that gets the best teachers from Beverly Hills from the school that maybe they've been teaching for 15 years, and is in Beverly Hills school because of seniority, let's get that teacher over to a school where they have problems, where they have English as a second language, where there is behavioral problems, educational problems, and all of those things. Let's get them there, and let's give them extra bonuses.
The union says, "No." The union says, "You cannot give extra money to any teacher. You cannot offer merit pay," or anything like this. I think those are the obstacles that we face. We want accountability. We want the best teachers to get paid more. And let's get rid of the bad teachers.
That's what our kids deserve. Our kids deserve the best teachers and the best education, and that's what I'm fighting for.
HANNITY: And you'll put that on the budget — you'll put that on the ballot, as well?
SCHWARZENEGGER: And also part of our negotiations.
HANNITY: And part of the negotiations.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Exactly, yes.
HANNITY: Let me move onto the issue of immigration. You used the term, "Close the border." You meant, "Secure the border." Democrats attacked you for misspeaking in that particular case. What is your position on immigration, clearly?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, first of all, anyone that complained about what I said, "Close the border," knows that what I meant was secure the borders. Because close the borders means that you cannot travel in and out, and not even visitors.
So of course, I don't mean that, because we have a great trade relationship with Mexico and with Canada. And I think that you have to get the goods in and out. And we have great relationships in general.
What we want to do is, we want to secure the borders so that we don't have this unbelievable increase of illegal immigrants coming into the border. And I don't blame the Mexicans, the poor people that are struggling down there, from coming in, because I would want to do the same thing. If I can't do it legally, I'll do it illegally, or try.
But what I am complaining about is that our government here in America is not doing their job which is to secure the borders.
That is their job, to secure the borders so that that does not happen in the first place. And we see it daily. On your program yesterday we saw it, how they come in. How they have water stations there, and all of those things. That is terrible and the people of America are very upset about that. That's the bottom line.
They're not upset about the…
HANNITY: The security issue.
SCHWARZENEGGER: … Mexicans trying to come in.
HANNITY: It's not about work.
SCHWARZENEGGER: But it's just about they do not secure the borders.
HANNITY: With all that you're going through, and you seem as confident as I've ever seen you in terms of this is your agenda and you're going to fight for it, will you announce now that you're going to run for re-election?
SCHWARZENEGGER: Well, I'll maybe do it someday that I will announce if I'm running or not running. So that…
HANNITY: You're not going to do it…
SCHWARZENEGGER: … I would not do it…
HANNITY: You've got to do it on this show, not…
SCHWARZENEGGER: … very (INAUDIBLE).
HANNITY: … Jay Leno's show next time.
SCHWARZENEGGER: No, no, I will do it on your show. But I mean, I really don't know because, as I've told you, we talked about it just before this interview, that what is important for more always is I'm very, very focused. And this year I'm only focusing on thing and it is reforms.
We want to go and focus and reforms and then prepare the next year for looking at health care and looking at infrastructure of transportation and other important issues.
HANNITY: How's the impact on your family? I've been reading that Maria is playing a more active role in your job and what you're doing. How's the impact on her?
SCHWARZENEGGER: First of all, let me correct that. Not making a correction to you, because you are just saying it — what you read, but the fact of the matter is Maria was always part of everything that I do. If it was in show business, if it was in body-building, if it was in politics with the President's Council on Fitness, with the afterschool programs that she's sitting on the board, Maria is my partner.
I have the smartest woman that I'm married with — married to, and therefore I've utilized and take any of (INAUDIBLE) anytime.
HANNITY: … the following.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Exactly, so nothing has changed there. That's all part of trying to derail my reforms and trying to derail me. So pay no attention to that.
The second thing is, it is tough for her because she takes those things much more seriously, I mean, they write something negative, she gets upset about it. So I think that she is much more vulnerable than I am. I don't pay that much attention to it, I mean, because I am a person that looks at the finished game, at what is the goal? I only look at the goal and that's the bottom.
So it is tough on her, but we are working together and she is enjoying being the first lady and I am enjoying and loving being the governor of California.
HANNITY: Governor, it's always good to see you. Thanks for being with us again on "Hannity & Colmes," appreciate it.
SCHWARZENEGGER: Thank you very much, thank you.
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It's Just a Croissant: Three Steps to Keeping Perspective
Shelley Row
Photo: 123RF/Annete
It was a few weeks before my husband, Mike, died. He woke from his nap snickering. "What is it, Sweetie?" He smiled and said he'd had a funny dream, "I was in a fight with a priest over my croissant."
At the time, Mike was barely eating. I could coax him to eat a few bits of an almond croissant from the local bakery. It wasn't surprising that he would dream about eating a croissant.
"The priest was trying to steal my croissant," he laughed. Immediately, I came up with a story about the dream. I think – "Wow, that's complex. The priest could be a symbol of the next life and the croissant a symbol of sustenance or even his soul. It seemed obvious and powerful to me."
"Sweetie, that's remarkable. Who won the fight?"
"I did," he grinned and his eyes twinkled.
"Well, that's good. What do you think the croissant represents?"
He was quiet, thoughtful and then, shrugging his shoulders dismissively he said, "Nothing in particular. It's just a croissant."
Have you ever made more of something than the situation warranted like I did with the croissant? All too frequently, we take a simple event and create something big out of it.
Maybe you are left out of a key meeting. You think, "Wow, why didn't they invite me to that meeting? They must not think I'm relevant to the discussion. Don't they know that I've done all the background work on this? This really bothers me!" And before long, we have created a story that's bigger than the real situation.
Maybe your boss seems disinterested and you are convinced that she doesn't like you; doesn't think your work is good; will never consider you for that promotion and on and on.
Or maybe a co-worker makes a comment that hits you the wrong way. All too quickly, you think: "That was rude, he doesn't like me, he is inconsiderate" or any number of attributes that you ascribe to the comment.
As we make the "croissant" into something bigger than it is, we fail to consider that the comment may have meant nothing at all. Maybe that co-worker's dog chewed up the new rug that morning, their kid brought home a disappointing report card, or they didn't sleep well the night before. Anything could contribute to their comment but we quickly develop a story around it about us.
The process in our head goes like this:
We take a situation and create a story.
Then we imbue those in our story with characteristics that we've created to fit the story.
And, we believe that we are right.
Before long we create a deep, complex, unflattering story when it was just a croissant. Instead,
Consider all the possibilities for the situation. We all have many factors in our life that contribute to tone, word choice and attitude. Pause long enough before you create the story to take in the range of possibilities.
Consider what you know about that person. How likely is it that they are truly being rude or inconsiderate? How likely is it that you're really doing a bad job and your boss is dissatisfied? If there isn't a pattern, then don't create a story when it doesn't fit.
It's not about you. We are each the centerpiece of the story in our heads but we are not likely to be the centerpiece of the story in other people's heads, particularly in the workplace.
What are you making more of than needed? How can you look at the situation in a different light that gives people the benefit of the doubt? Remember, the croissant is probably just a croissant.
Photo Credit: annete / 123RF Stock Photo
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Named by Inc. as one of the top 100 leadership speakers, Shelley Row, P.E., is an engineer and former government and association executive. Shelley's leadership work focuses on developing insightful leaders who can see beyond the data. Her work grows your bottom-line through enhanced decision-making, motivation and teaming. Learn more at www.shelleyrow.com.
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The head of the Health Ministry's branch office in the region, Mr. Asefaw Gebremichael, explained that the sanitation campaign undertaken by the public has played significant role in reducing the spread of communicable diseases.
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So this semester hasn't turned out the way I imagined! How did we get to week 10 already?
But there's no point lamenting over that – it's time to turn things around, and it's going to start this week!
It's a trap that we always fall into. We think, "oh there's plenty of time before exams hit!" But before you know it, your exam is the next day, and you will regret not studying earlier!
So I'm going to get cracking and start prepping for my exams. I have an essay worth 60% due in 3 weeks, so I'm going to try to get that finish as soon as I can.
2. Do those assigned readings!
Those readings mentioned in my lecture notes?
Yeah, turns out they're examinable. Have I done any of it?
Must. Stop. Watching. Cute. Animal. Videos.
I'm going to turn off my phone, log off Facebook, and maybe even turn off my internet to get some work done!
I've started slipping into bad habits and starting to miss my 9am lectures. So I need to fix that!
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// Project: https://developer.apple.com/library/prerelease/tvos/documentation/TVMLJS/Reference/TVJSFrameworkReference/index.html
// Definitions by: Adam Valverde <https://github.com/brainded>
// Definitions: https://github.com/DefinitelyTyped/DefinitelyTyped

declare var App: AppleTVJS.App;
declare var Device: AppleTVJS.Device;
declare var navigationDocument: AppleTVJS.NavigationDocument;
declare var Settings: AppleTVJS.Settings;

declare function evaluateScripts(scripts: string[], complete: (success: boolean) => void): void;

declare namespace AppleTVJS {
	interface App {

		/**
		 * The onError attribute is used to handle any errors sent from the device.
		 * This attribute must be set to a function that accepts an "options" argument.
		 * For example App.onError = function (options) {}.
		 * */
		onError: (options: any) => void;

		/**
		 * The onExit attribute is used to complete any actions that need to be cleaned
		 * up when the app has been exited. This attribute must be set to a function that
		 * accepts an "options" argument. For example App.onExit = function (options) {}.
		 * */
		onExit: (options: any) => void;

		/**
		 * The onLaunch attribute is used to start any required actions when the app
		 * launches. This attribute must be set to a function that accepts an "options"
		 * argument. For example App.onLaunch = function (options) {}.
		 * */
		onLaunch: (options: any) => void;

		/**
		 * This function reloads the initial JavaScript file without quitting the app.
		 * The optional reloadData parameter provides developers with a way to capture
		 * and restart the app in it's current state. If the reloadData parameter is not
		 * present, the app is restarted in its initial state. This attribute must be set
		 * to a function that accepts an "options" argument.
		 * For example App.onError = function (options) {}.
		 * */
		reload(options?: any, reloadData?: any): void;
	}

	interface Device {
		/** The unique identifier for the app. */
		appIdentifier: string;

		/** The current app version. */
		appVersion: string;

		/** A string that identifies the device model. */
		model: string;

		/** The version of the product installed on the device. */
		productType: string;

		/** The operating system on the device. */
		systemVersion: string;

		/** The UUID of the device. */
		vendorIdentifier: string;
	}

	interface FeatureElement extends Element {
		/** Gets a feature for a given element. */
		getFeature(feature: string): any;
	}

	class Highlight {
		/** The name of the highlight. */
		name: string;

		/** The description of the highlight. */
		description: string;

		/** The starttime of the highlight. */
		starttime: number;

		/** The duration of the highlight. */
		duration: number;

		/** The imageURL of the highlight. */
		imageURL: string;
	}

	class HighlightGroup {
		/** The name of the highlight group. */
		name: string;

		/** The hightlights in the highlight group. */
		hightlights: Highlight[];
	}

	class Interstitial {
		/** The starttime of the interstitial. */
		starttime: number;

		/** The duration of the interstitial. */
		duration: number;
	}

	interface Keyboard {
		/** The text inside of a searchField or textField element. */
		text: string;

		/**
		 * A callback function that is called when the text inside
		 * of searchField or textField element changes.
		 * */
		onTextChange: () => void;
	}

	class MediaItem {
		/**
		 * Creates a new MediaItem object from the information stored in the URL location.
		 * @type: Valid values are: audio, video. Defaults to video.
		 * @url: The URL pointing to the media item information.
		 * */
		constructor(type: string, url?: string);

		/**
		 * The domain that the rating applies to.
		 * There are three valid values for this property: movie, music, and tvshow.
		 * */
		contentRatingDomain: string;

		/**
		 * The rating for a video item.
		 * The rating is a value from 0-1000. This value corresponds to a specific rating
		 * used by different countries. For example, a rating value can represent a PG-13
		 * rating in the United State and a MA15+ in Australia.
		 * */
		contentRatingRanking: number;

		/**
		 * A value indicating whether the item has explicit lyrics.
		 * This property is ignored if the MediaItem object type is video.
		 * */
		isExplicit: boolean;

		/** The URL path to the artwork that accompanies the media item. */
		artworkImageURL: string;

		/** The description for a media item. */
		description: string;

		/** The subtitle for a the media item. */
		subtitle: string;

		/** The title of the media item. */
		title: string;

		/**
		 * The type of media item.
		 * The valid values for this attribute are audio and video.
		 * */
		type: string;

		/** The URL path to the media item. */
		url: string;

		/** An array of highlightGroup objects. */
		highlightGroups: HighlightGroup[];

		/** An array of interstitial objects. */
		interstitials: Interstitial[];

		/**
		 * The number, in seconds, that a media item starts playing at.
		 * Use this to begin playing a MediaItem object at a time other than
		 * at the beginning of the object. If this property contains anything
		 * other than 0, the player displays "Resume" instead of
		 * "Play from beginning" on playback.
		 * */
		resumeTime: number;

		/** A callback function used to load the asset identifier for an item. */
		loadAssetID: (url: string, callback: (assetID: string, error: string) => void) => void;

		/** A callback function used to load the security certificate for an item. */
		loadCertificate: (url: string, callback: (certificate: string, error: string) => void) => void;

		/** A callback function used to load the security key for an item. */
		loadKey: (url: string, requestData: any, callback: (key: string, renewalDate: string, error: string) => void) => void;
	}

	interface MenuBarDocument {
		/**
		 * Retrieves the document associated with the specified menu item.
		 * */
		getDocument(menuItem: Element): Document;

		/**
		 * Associates a document with a menu item.
		 * */
		setDocument(document: Document, menuItem: Element): void;

		/**
		 * Sets the focus in a menu bar to the specified menu item.
		 * */
		setSelectedItem(menuItem: Element): void;
	}

	interface NavigationDocument {
		/**
		 * Inserts a new document directly before a document currently on the stack.
		 * */
		insertBeforeDocument(document: Document, beforeDocument?: Document): void;

		/**
		 * This function searches the stack for the first instance of the document
		 * contained in the beforeDocument parameter and inserts the document contained
		 * in the document parameter on top of it.
		 * */
		pushDocument(document: Document): void;

		/**
		 * Replaces a document on the stack with a new document.
		 * */
		replaceDocument(document: Document, beforeDocument?: Document): void;

		/** Dismisses the document displayed in modal view. */
		dismissModal(): void;

		/**
		 * Displays the passed document on top of the current document.
		 * */
		presentModal(document: Document): void;

		/** The documents currently on the stack. */
		documents: Document[];

		/**
		 * Removes all documents currently on the stack.
		 * */
		clear(): void;

		/**
		 * Removes the top most document from the stack.
		 * */
		popDocument(): void;

		/**
		 * Removes all of the documents on the stack that are above the passed document.
		 * */
		popToDocument(document: Document): void;

		/**
		 * Removes all documents from the stack except for the bottom most document.
		 * */
		popToRootDocument(): void;

		/**
		 * Removes the specified document from the stack.
		 * */
		removeDocument(document: Document): void;
	}

	class Player {
		/** The annotations for a video created by placing a DOM document over the video. */
		overlayDocument: Document;

		/** The play list for a player. */
		playlist: Playlist;

		/** Shows the player UI if it is not currently visible. */
		present(): void;

		/** Pauses the currently playing media item. */
		pause(): void;

		/** Plays the currently selected media item. */
		play(): void;

		/**
		 * The current state of the player.
		 *
		 * This property can contain the following valid values:
		 * begin
		 * end
		 * loading
		 * playing
		 * paused
		 * scanning
		 * */
		playbackState: string;

		/** Sets the playback point to a specified time. */
		seekToTime(time: number): void;

		/** Sets the playback speed. */
		setPlaybackRate(playbackRate: number): void;

		/** Stops the currently playing item and dismisses the player UI. */
		stop(): void;

		/** The currently selected media item in the playlist. */
		currentMediaItem: MediaItem;

		/** The next media item in the playlist. */
		nextMediaItem: MediaItem;

		/** The previous MediaItem object in the playlist. */
		previousMediaItem: MediaItem;

		/**
		 * An event notifying the listener that the player is about to change media items.
		 *
		 * Valid values are:
		 * errorDidOccur
		 * fastForwardedToEndOfMediaItem
		 * mannuallyChanged
		 * newPlaylist
		 * playerInvalidated
		 * playedToEndOfMediaItem
		 * */
		mediaItemDidChange: (reason: string) => void;

		/**
		 * An event that indicates if a seek to time request was accomplished.
		 *
		 * The values for this attribute can be one of the following:
		 * true — The seek performed as requested.
		 * false or null— The seek was not performed.
		 * An integer value — The seek will be performed to the stated value and not the initial requested value.
		 * */
		requestSeekToTime: (result?: any) => void;

		/** An event that indicates a state change request has occurred. */
		shouldHandleStateChange: (result: boolean) => void;

		/** An event that indicates the state has changed. */
		stateDidChange: () => void;

		/** An event that indicates the state is about to change. */
		stateWillChange: () => void;

		/** An event that indicates a particular playback time has been crossed. */
		timeBoundaryDidCross: () => void;

		/** An event that happens at a specified interval. */
		timeDidChange: () => void;

		/** An event that happens whenever a specified piece of metadata occurs. */
		timedMetadata: () => void;
	}

	class Playlist {
		/** Returns the MediaItem located in the indicated array index. */
		item(index: number): MediaItem;

		/** The number of items in the playlist. */
		length: number;

		/** Removes a media item from the end of a playlist. */
		pop(): MediaItem;

		/** Adds a media item to the end of a playlist. */
		push(object: MediaItem): void;

		/** Deletes the indicated array elements and replaces them with the specified elements. */
		splice(index: number, howManu: number, object: MediaItem): MediaItem[];
	}

	interface Restrictions {
		/** A boolean value that indicates if explicit media is allowed. */
		allowsExplicit: boolean;

		/** The maximum movie ranking allowed. */
		maxMovieRank: number;

		/** The maximum movie rating allowed for the specified country. */
		maxMovieRatingForCountry(countryCode: string): string;

		/** The maximum television show ranking allowed. */
		maxTVShowRank: number

		/** Sets the maximum television show rating allowed for the specified country. */
		maxTVShowRatingForCountry(countryCode: string): string;
	}

	interface Settings {
		/** Contains the restriction information on the device. */
		restrictions: Restrictions;

		/** Contains the language the device displays information in. */
		language: string;

		/** Contains the country code used by the store on this device. */
		storefrontCountryCode: string;

		/**
		* Called when changes to a device's restriction information changes.
		*/
		onRestrictionsChange: () => void;
	}

	class TVError {
		/** The error code. */
		code: string;

		/** A string containing the description of the error. */
		description: string;

		/**
		 * A string containing the error domain.
		 *
		 * The predefined error domains:
		 * NSPOSIXErrorDomain - POSIX/BSD errors
		 * NSOSStatusErrorDomain - OS X/Carbon errors
		 * NSMachErrorDomain - Mach errors
		 * */
		domain: string;

		/**
		 * The user info dictionary.
		 *
		 * These keys may exist in the user info dictionary:
		 * NSLocalizedDesciptionKey
		 * NSFilePathErrorKey
		 * NSStringEncodingErrorKey
		 * NSUnderlyingErrorKey
		 * NSURLErrorKey
		 * NSLocalizedFailureReasonErrorKey
		 * NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestionErrorKey
		 * NSLocalizedRecoveryOptionsErrorKey
		 * NSRecoveryAttempterErrorKey
		 * NSHelpAnchorErrorKey
		 * NSURLErrorFailingURLErrorKey
		 * NSURLErrorFailingURLStringErrorKey
		 * NSURLErrorFailingURLPeerTrustErrorKey
		 * */
		userInfo: any;
	}
}

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Jvlz
About Jvlz
Sian!! Higher prices for big bikes
Jvlz replied to kotek69's topic in Biking in Singapore
Huat ah!
Heya, We're submitting it to the Public Petitions Committee of Singapore so they can order a review of the ARF. It's an official part of Parliament. You can find out more here: https://www.parliament.gov.sg/public-petitions-committee Ok, let me put it to you in this way: If you buy TOTO, you stand a chance to become a millionaire. No matter how slim the chance, it still exists. If you sign this petition, there's also a chance that the government will re-assess the ARF scheme. If no petitions are submitted at all, the chances of the ARF being re-assessed is effectively 0%. So how? S
Oops. The URL got contracted. I've mended the link in the original post. You can also sign it here: https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-100-arf Fb page: https://facebook.com/saynoto100ARF
Hi there fellow riders, It's not the end. We still can change things for the better. We need to come together as one voice to protest this unjustified increment in prices. Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-100-arf Join the FB page here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/saynoto100ARF Sign the petition and share it with your friends. It's super important that we band together in this trying time. Because together, as a community of riders, we can make a difference! #saynoto100ARF
Say NO to 100% ARF
Jvlz posted a topic in Biking in Singapore
Hi there fellow riders, I'm sure by now you're all aware of new ARF scheme, and the price surges it's caused. We need to come together as one voice to protest this unjustified increment in prices. Sign the petition here: https://www.change.org/p/say-no-to-100-arf Join the FB page here for updates: https://www.facebook.com/saynoto100ARF Sign the petition and share it with your friends. It's super important that we band together in this trying time. Because together, as a community of riders, we can change things for the better. #saynoto100ARF
zarain
hi zarain.
would be great if you could help me out with a query. where did you get the visor for your leather vintage helmet from and how much did it cost? i really dig it.
looking forward to your reply!
Team_Commander
Noticed that you're looking for 2B bikes costing below $1500. I'm selling my YP125 for $850. Sale details here:
http://www.singaporebikes.com/forums/showthread.php/342557-Cheap-4-stroke-125cc-Maxiscooter-for-sale!-PERFECT-TRANSPORT-BIKE!-CHEAPPPP!
Call me if you're interested.
hey i keep getting this message when i try to open a new thread in the Garage Sales section.
Jvlz, you do not have permission to access this page. This could be due to one of several reasons:
Your user account may not have sufficient privileges to access this page. Are you trying to edit someone else's post, access administrative features or some other privileged system?
What's happening here? I would appreciate it if you could help me out?


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Choom Completes Convertible Debenture Unit Private Placement
Choom Holdings Inc.
VANCOUVER – Choom Holdings Inc. (the "Company" or "Choom") (CSE: CHOO; OTCQB: CHOOF), an emerging adult use cannabis company that has secured one of the largest national retail networks in Canada, is pleased to announce that further to its news release of December 20, 2019, it has completed a non-brokered private placement of debenture units at $250,000 per unit for gross proceeds of $4,100,000 million (the "Offering").
The debentures will mature on December 23, 2021, subject to the rights of a holder to extend the term up to a further 12 months, and will accrue interest at the rate of 10% per annum, payable semi-annually. At a holder's option, the Debentures may be converted into common shares of Choom at a conversion price of $0.15. Under the Offering, the Company also issued 1,666,666 transferable common share purchase warrants per debenture unit, each such warrant to be exercisable to acquire one Common Share for a four-year period at an exercise price of $0.20 per share.
The net proceeds of the offering will be used for store buildouts, general working capital purposes and inventory purchases. The Debentures, warrants and any shares issued either on conversion or exercise will be subject to a four month hold period under applicable provincial securities laws in Canada, ending on April 24, 2020.
Two related parties of the Company participated in the Offering and acquired debenture units for $2.1 million. Such participation constituted a "related party transaction" within the meaning of Multilateral Instrument 61-101 Protection of Minority Security Holders in Special Transactions ("MI 61-101"). The issuance to the Related Parties is exempt from the formal valuation and minority shareholder approval requirements of MI 61-101 in respect of related party participation in the Offering as neither the fair market value (as determined under MI 61-101) of the subject matter of, nor the fair market value of the consideration for, the transaction, insofar as it involves interested parties, exceeded 25% of the Company's market capitalization.
The securities being offered have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and may not be offered or sold in the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, U.S. persons absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of the securities in any State in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful.
About Choom
Choom is an emerging adult use cannabis company whose mission is to establish one of the largest retail networks in Canada. The Choom brand is inspired by Hawaii's "Choom Gang"—a group of buddies in Honolulu during the 1970's who loved to smoke weed—or as the locals called it, "Choom". Evoking the spirit of the original Choom Gang, our brand caters to the Canadian adult use market with the ethos of 'cultivating good times'.
Choom is focused on delivering an elevated customer experience through our curated retail environments, offering a diversity of brands for Canadians across a national retail network.
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Tucked away in the far side of a courtyard, behind a leafy-green wrought iron gate, awaits the main entrance to San Francisco Day School. Its unassuming stucco facade blends into the surrounding neighborhood, which includes the sprawling University of San Francisco campus to the west, a blood bank to the north, and an African Methodist Episcopal church to the south...but to those in the know, just beyond the cream-colored Spanish archways, a miracle of sorts awaits. The school at 350 Masonic Avenue is a living example of the adage, "Where there's a will, there's a way."
Excerpt from San Francisco Day School: 30th Anniversary. 2011.
San Francisco Day School educates, nurtures, and inspires girls and boys of diverse backgrounds to achieve their highest academic and creative potential, to embrace ethical values, and to become active contributors to their communities.
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In 2010, new standards for the ADA became law. These standards took full effect on March 15, 2012 and are mandatory for all new construction or renovations. The following are highlights of the changes, specifically for assistive listening systems.
An assistive listening system shall be provided in assembly areas where audible communication is integral to the space. This means that any space where people gather is required to have an assistive listening system. The assistive listening system must cover the entire space of the venue, not just one area. There is more information below regarding what types of venues and spaces are required to provide assistive listening systems.
Assistive listening is required where there is amplified sound. If there is a microphone and/or speakers, as system is needed. Courtrooms must have assistive listening systems, even without amplified sound.
The original ADA requirements specified that the number of assistive listening devices was 4 percent of seating capacity. The new requirements have been scaled to match the total occupancy of the venue. There is more specific information below regarding how many assistive listening devices (ALDs) are required.
The new, 2010 requirements of the ADA state that a percentage of assistive listening devices must be hearing aid compatible to interface with t-coils in hearing aids. This is accommodated via neck loop technology with RF or IR assistive listening systems.
To view the complete 2010 Standards in the final rules for Title II (28 CFR part 35) and Title III (28 CFR part 36) visit, http://www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm.
Understand regulations set forth by the appropriate governing body to learn the requirements and recommendations and how they may apply to you.
While they've adopted the format of the ADA, the State of California relies on the California Building Code (CBC) to outline their compliance laws. This means that the requirements for assistive listening systems in California are a little different. You can find the requirements listen under sections 11B-219 and 11B-706 in the CBC, which gets updated every three years.


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Biography Helder Costa
Helder Costa
by John Max 23 Sep,2020
Birth Name Hélder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa
Birth Place Luanda, Angola
Famous Name Hélder Costa
Net Worth $3 Million
Salary £1,690,000
Position in Team Winger
Current team Leeds United
Nationality Portuguese
Ethnicity African
Profession Footballer
Girlfriend Yes
Helder Wander Sousa de Azevedo e Costa, well recognized as Helder Coast, is a Portuguese professional footballer who is signed to the Premier League club Leeds United and the Portugal national team. The winger previously played at Benfica, Deportivo La Coruna, Monaco, and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Luanda, Angola native, Helder Costa, was born on 12 January 1994, under the star sign Capricorn. The twenty-six years old holds a Portuguese nationality and belongs to the African ethnic background.
How Much Is Helder Costa's Net Worth In 2020?
Helder Costa is currently under a four year / £6,760,000 contract with the Leeds United F.C., which features an annual average salary of £1,690,000. In the 2020 season, his weekly wage is £32,500, i.e., a yearly salary of £1,690,000, while carrying a cap hit of £1,690,000. He is the second-highest-paid footballer of the team after Patrick Bamford.
On 8 April 2020, Costa's market value is updated €8 million. His highest market value to date is recorded at €15 million back in October 2018.
Helder Costa is endorsed by Nike SOURCE: Instagram @heldercosta10 Verified
Besides, Costa makes money playing for the Portugal national team, where he has been capped one time. Also, he is endorsed by Nike. As of 2020, his net worth is $3 million.
Is Helder Costa Married?
It's unknown if Leed United's winger is married or not, but he has a beautiful partner with whom he shares a baby girl. Yes, Helder Costa is father to a daughter. However, he seems to be a extremely low key person.
Helder Costa's Girlfriend & Daughter SOURCE: Instagram @heldercosta10 Verified
Though he shares pictures of his girlfriend on his IG, he never tagged her. The couple is yet to come out with their love story,
Helder Costa was born to a wealthy family. However, his parents has never been featured in his socials media account. He grew up alongside his brother, Feliz Natal.
Helder loved football since his early days. Apart from there is no much information. The school he attended is yet to disclose.
Formed at Benfica, Helder made his professional debut with the B team on 11 August 2012 in a 2012–13 Segunda Liga match against Braga B. In 2014, he was promoted to the senior squad and debuted with Benfica in a 2013–14 Taça da Liga third-round match against Gil Vicente. On 19 January 2015, Costa was loaned to La Liga's Deportivo de La Coruña until the end of the season. On 10 July 2015, Costa joined Ligue 1 club Monaco on a one-year loan.
On 29 July 2016, Costa was loaned out to the EFL Championship club Wolverhampton Wanderers for a season-long, and eventually, Wolves purchased Costa outright for a £13 million transfer fee on 30 January 2017.
On 3 July 2019, he signed to Championship club Leeds United on loan for the 2019–20 season. As part of the deal, Costa was to join Leeds outright in July 2020 on a four-year contract. On 7 July 2020, Costa joined Leeds outright on a four-year contract. and made his Premier League debut for Leeds in the first match of the season against reigning champions Liverpool on 12 September.
Football Player Leeds United Helder Costa


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Kemp signs anti-abortion bill
States across the South advance anti-abortion 'heartbeat' legislation
Maya T. Prabhu, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
COLUMBIA, S.C. —
While states across the country have introduced anti-abortion legislation to outlaw the procedure as early as six weeks into a pregnancy, nowhere has the idea been more popular than in the South.
South Carolina on Wednesday became the latest state to advance legislation that would ban most abortions once a doctor can detect a heartbeat in the fetus, with its House of Representatives overwhelmingly approving the measure and sending it to the Senate.
Legislatures in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio have approved similar legislation this year. The governors of Kentucky, Mississippi and Ohio have signed their bills into law.
Gov. Brian Kemp is likewise expected to sign the legislation in Georgia. Opponents including the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia say they will immediately challenge the measure in court.
At least 15 states, ranging from Maryland to Texas, are considering versions of "heartbeat" legislation in 2019.
A federal judge has already issued a preliminary injunction against the Kentucky law, and similar laws enacted in recent years in Iowa and North Dakota have also been struck down in the courts.
But much of the traction has been seen in Southern states this year, which Winthrop University political scientist Scott Huffmon said is not surprising.
"Many states in the South are really a solid part of the Bible Belt and tend to be more conservative anyway," Huffmon said.
Huffmon said as political parties have become more polarized in the past 30 years, voters often elect candidates during the primaries that are far right or left in their positions.
"In the South, that means you're getting extremely conservative Republicans listening to the extremely conservative segment of their party, and they're pushing the bills that they think the people they're hearing from want," he said.
Polling in both Georgia and South Carolina showed that may not be the case for each state's voters as a whole, at least on abortion.
Nearly 58% of Georgia voters responding to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll earlier this month said they believed abortion should be legal in all or most cases. Almost 38% of respondents said they believed the procedure should be illegal in all or most cases. Nearly 5% declined to answer the question.
Those findings were similar to a February Winthrop Poll of South Carolinians.
Like in Georgia's legislation, South Carolina lawmakers voted to allow abortions after six weeks when the pregnancy is a product of rape or incest. The sponsor of South Carolina's bill, Greenwood Republican state Rep. John McCravy, opposed the exceptions.
"Rape and incest are some of the most tragic things I can imagine," McCravy said. "But I don't think another life should be taken because of that bad act."
South Carolina House Democratic Leader Todd Rutherford of Columbia said while he disagreed with the legislation, if it was going be forced through the chamber, the exceptions were necessary.
"Those are crocodile tears," Rutherford said to McCravy. "You're saying, 'I'm so sorry for what happened to you, now endure this because I said so.' "
The amendment ultimately passed.
Anti-abortion activists feel empowered by a U.S. Supreme Court that has two new conservative justices, appointed by President Donald Trump, in the past two years.
The activists say they hope the new, more conservative bench will give them an opportunity to challenge the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision that guaranteed the constitutional right to an abortion up until a fetus is "viable" — which generally is around 24 weeks of pregnancy.
There are already about 20 lawsuits involving abortion that the U.S. Supreme Court could consider that would challenge Roe v. Wade. Joshua Edmonds, the executive director of the anti-abortion Georgia Life Alliance, says he hopes Georgia's bill will be the one to overturn the landmark decision.
In Georgia's pending law, most abortions would be banned after a doctor can detect a heartbeat, which is around six weeks into a pregnancy and before most women know they are pregnant.
What defines a heartbeat is at the center of dispute.
Supporters say it should be used to establish when life begins. Doctors who oppose the legislation, however, said what appears to be a heartbeat at six weeks signals the practice motions of developing tissues that could not on their own power a fetus without the mother.
Georgia still would allow later abortions in cases of rape, incest, if the life of the mother is in danger or in instances of "medical futility," when a fetus would not be able to survive after birth. To obtain an abortion after six weeks because of rape or incest, a woman would have to file a police report.
The Georgia legislation also includes what many supporters call "personhood" language, which would extend legal rights to fertilized eggs.
Georgia's pending law would allow parents, once a heartbeat is detected, to claim an embryo on their taxes as a dependent, and it would be counted toward the state's population. A court could also order a father to pay child support after a heartbeat is detected.
"We think we have a better chance than most states, because of our state and circuit court makeups, to have favorable rulings as the case goes up the chain," Edmonds said.
Vicki Ringer, a spokeswoman with Planned Parenthood South Atlantic — which includes South Carolina — said conservative lawmakers have been racing to get a law before the U.S. Supreme Court since Justice Brett Kavanaugh was confirmed last year.
"That's why we're seeing so many right now," she said. "Why it has to be every state trying to send a case? I don't know."
In Georgia, Planned Parenthood Southeast President and CEO Staci Fox calls the rush to pass anti-abortion laws a "race to the bottom."
"This is all part of a coordinated strategy to outlaw safe, legal abortion by escalating one of these bans to the Supreme Court," Fox said. "These lawmakers know these bans are unconstitutional, and they know they will cost taxpayers millions of dollars in legal fees — they just don't care."
South Carolina still might not jump into the legal fray. The state's self-imposed deadline to pass legislation out of at least one chamber passed earlier this month, meaning two-thirds of the state Senate would need to approve the proposal for it to become law this year.
Otherwise, lawmakers could take up the issue in January, when they return for the second year of the two-year legislative session.
The South Carolina Senate last year blocked legislation that would have established "personhood."
Huffmon, the Winthrop political scientist, said it's also possible that Republicans are making a "bigger play" in response to losses seen nationally during the 2018 midterm election.
He pointed to the 2000 presidential election, when George W. Bush won the Electoral College but lost the popular vote for president due in part because Christian evangelical voters stayed home. In 2004, Republicans made opposition to same-sex marriage a central part of their platform, energizing the evangelical base.
"After the drubbing the Republicans took at the national level in 2018," Huffmon said, "it may behoove them to get a strong turnout among the religious right and evangelicals by pushing an issue over the next few years that they support."
Stay on top of what's happening in Georgia government and politics at www.ajc.com/politics.