ph777.ph apk

Landsea Holdings Corp sells $29.7 million in Landsea Homes stock

Ukraine must be in strong position for negotiations, Starmer to sayCollege Football Insider 'Won't be Surprised' if Arch Manning Plays Against Texas A&M

Jimmy Carter: A brief bio— BIRTH NAME: James Earl Carter, Jr. — BORN: Oct. 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains, Georgia, the first U.S. president born in a hospital. He would become the first president to live for an entire century . — EDUCATION: Plains High School, Plains, Georgia, 1939-1941; Georgia Southwestern College, Americus, Georgia, 1941-1942; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, 1942-1943; U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Maryland, 1943-1946 (class of 1947); Union College, Schenectady, New York, 1952-1953. — PRESIDENCY: Sworn-in as 39th president of the United States at the age of 52 years, 3 months and 20 days on Jan. 20, 1977, after defeating President Gerald R. Ford in the 1976 general election. Left office on Jan. 20, 1981, following 1980 general election loss to Ronald Reagan. — POST-PRESIDENCY: Launched The Carter Center in 1982. Began volunteering at Habitat for Humanity in 1984. Awarded Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. Taught for 37 years at Emory University, where he was granted tenure in 2019, at age 94. — OTHER ELECTED OFFICES: Georgia state senator, 1963-1967; Georgia governor, 1971-1975. — OTHER OCCUPATIONS: Served in U.S. Navy, achieved rank of lieutenant, 1946-53; Farmer, warehouseman, Plains, Georgia, 1953-77. — FAMILY: Wife, Rosalynn Smith Carter , married July 7, 1946 until her death Nov. 19, 2023. They had three sons, John William (Jack), James Earl III (Chip), Donnel Jeffrey (Jeff); a daughter, Amy Lynn; and 11 living grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Source: Jimmy Carter Library & Museum

Spare Planes: How Many Do Airlines Have On Tap?Jimmy Carter had the longest post-presidency of anyone to hold the office, and one of the most active. Here is a look back at his life. — Jimmy Carter was born on Oct. 1 to Earl and Lillian Carter in the small town of Plains, Georgia. — Earl Carter bought a 350-acre farm 3 miles from Plains in the tiny community of Archery. The Carter family lived in a house on the farm without running water or electricity. — He graduated from Plains High School and enrolled at Georgia Southwestern College in Americus. — He transferred to Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. — Carter’s boyhood dream of being in the Navy becomes a reality as he is appointed to the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. — He received his naval commission and on July 7 married Rosalynn Smith of Plains. They moved to Norfolk, Virginia. — Carter’s three sons are born, Jack in 1947, Chip in 1950 and Jeff in 1952. — Carter is elected to the Georgia State Senate and serves two terms. — Carter’s father died and he cut his naval career short to save the family farm. Due to a limited income, Jimmy, Rosalynn and their three sons moved into Public Housing Apartment 9A in Plains. — He ran for governor, but lost. — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter’s fourth child, Amy, is born. — He ran for governor again and won the election, becoming Georgia’s 76th governor on Jan. 12. — Carter announced his candidacy for president. — Carter was elected 39th president on Nov. 2, narrowly defeating incumbent Gerald Ford. — U.S. and the Peoples’ Republic of China establish full diplomatic relations. President Carter negotiates and mediates an accord between Egypt and Israel at Camp David. — The Department of Education is formed. Iranian radicals overrun the U.S. Embassy and seize American hostages. The Strategic Arms Limitations Treaty is signed. — On March 21, Carter announces that the U.S. will boycott the Olympic Games scheduled in Moscow. A rescue attempt to get American hostages out of Iran is unsuccessful. Carter was defeated in his bid for a second term as president by Ronald Reagan in November. — President Carter continues to negotiate the release of the American hostages in Iran. Minutes before his term as president is over, the hostages are released. — Carter became a distinguished professor at Emory University in Atlanta, and founded The Carter Center. The nonpartisan and nonprofit center addresses national and international issues of public policy. — Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter volunteer one week a year for Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit organization that helps needy people in the United States and in other countries renovate and build homes, until 2020. He also taught Sunday school in the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains from the mid-’80s until 2020. — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. — Carter announced in August he had been diagnosed with melanoma that spread to his brain. — He said in March that he no longer needed cancer treatment. — Carter dies at 100 years old.

Iowa followed its lowest-scoring game of the season with a 110-point eruption the next time out. The Hawkeyes will be one week removed from that scorching effort when they host Northwestern in Tuesday's Big Ten opener in Iowa City, but rust won't be the only roadblock for a potential repeat showing. Iowa (6-1) also is bracing for stiffer competition in conference play while navigating an injury to Seydou Traore. The reserve forward suffered a sprained ankle midway through the first half of a 110-77 home rout of South Carolina Upstate on Nov. 26. Also missing frontcourt contributors Even Brauns and Cooper Koch, the Hawkeyes still flexed their resilience and depth. Brock Harding notched a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds and Owen Freeman netted 17 points as five Iowa players scored in double figures. "Coming off a loss, going into Thanksgiving break here, we've got a couple days off coming, it'd be easy to kinda (think), ‘All right, let's relax for this one, guys sit out,'" Harding said. "But I think we really locked in." Northwestern (6-2) overcame 40.8 percent shooting to defeat UNLV 66-61 in the third-place game of the Arizona Tip-Off on Friday in Tempe, Ariz. Brooks Barnhizer, a preseason All-Big Ten pick who was sidelined by a foot injury during the Wildcats' first four games, had team highs of 23 points, nine rebounds and six assists. He has scored at least 20 points in three of four games. Northwestern limited UNLV to a 42.1 percent effort from the floor. Matthew Nicholson propelled the defense with two of the Wildcats' seven steals to go with two blocks. "We're a defensive-minded team and, you know, our identity is just getting stops," Barnhizer said. "Everything else will take care of itself. So, the older guys were trying to come out here and do that tonight and I think we did a pretty good job of it." Strong ‘D' helped Northwestern's ball movement, too, as the Wildcats assisted on 15 of 20 made field goals. Northwestern went 8-for-18 (44.4 percent) from long range to improve to 3-0 this season when connecting on 40 percent of its 3-point shots or better. --Field Level MediaNone

Los Angeles Auto Show kicks off with hundreds of latest modelsANDOVER, Mass. , Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TransMedics Group, Inc. ("TransMedics") (Nasdaq: TMDX ), a medical technology company that is transforming organ transplant therapy for patients with end-stage lung, heart, and liver failure, today announced the appointment of Mr. Gerardo Hernandez as the Company's Chief Financial Officer, effective December 2, 2024 . In this role, Mr. Hernandez joins the TransMedics executive leadership team, succeeding Mr. Stephen Gordon . To enable a smooth transition, Mr. Gordon will remain a non-executive employee of the Company until March 31, 2025 , before serving as a non-employee senior advisor to the Company focusing on national transplant stakeholder engagement until March 31, 2026 . TransMedics also updated its 2024 financial outlook. Dr. Waleed Hassanein , Mr. Gerardo Hernandez and Mr. Stephen Gordon will attend the upcoming Piper Sandler Conference on December 3, 2024 , the TransMedics Investor & Analyst Day on December 10, 2024 , as well as the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in January 2025 . Mr. Hernandez is an accomplished finance leader with over 25 years of experience across the healthcare and consumer packaged goods (CPG) sectors. He most recently served as Vice President Finance, Head of Corporate Financial Planning and Analysis at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on RNAi therapeutics. In this role, Mr. Hernandez led a global team as the company scaled rapidly. Prior to his role at Alnylam, Mr. Hernandez spent nearly a decade at Shire, where he rose through the organization, eventually leading corporate FP&A. During his tenure, Shire was acquired by Takeda in a $62 billion transaction, after which he was instrumental in the integration effort. Mr. Hernandez began his career at Unilever where he held several finance roles of increasing responsibility before joining Shire in 2010. Mr. Hernandez holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Wisconsin , La Crosse and an MBA in Strategy and Economics from Fundação Getulio Vargas , Sao Paulo, Brazil . "Stephen has been an exceptional partner to me as a member of the TransMedics leadership team for nearly a decade. During his tenure we transitioned the Company from a clinical stage organization to a high growth, publicly traded commercial business," said Waleed Hassanein , M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer. "On behalf of the entire management team and the Board, I want to thank Stephen for his countless contributions to our business that will have lasting benefits for the Company. I am grateful for Stephen's dedication and efforts to advance our corporate strategy while delivering considerable shareholder value, and I look forward to his continued partnership to affect a smooth transition as we start our next chapter at TransMedics." "I am delighted to welcome Gerardo to the TransMedics leadership team as our new Chief Financial Officer," added Dr. Hassanein. "His proven record over two decades of leadership across FP&A functions within high-growth, complex global organizations makes him an ideal addition to our team. I am looking forward to partnering with Gerardo as we continue to deliver significant long-term corporate growth and shareholder value." "I am thrilled to join TransMedics as Chief Financial Officer," said Mr. Hernandez. "I look forward to working with the entire leadership team to expand access to the Company's unparalleled products and services in the organ transplant field while enhancing operational efficiency and delivering lasting value to both our shareholders and the patients we serve." Dr. Hassanein concluded, "As we enter the final weeks of the fourth quarter, we are also updating our financial outlook for the full year 2024. Our updated guidance reflects our continued expectation for considerable year-over-year revenue growth. We look forward to providing additional context at our upcoming Investor & Analyst Day." 2024 Financial Outlook TransMedics now expects revenue for the full year 2024 to be in the range of $428 million to $432 million, which represents 77% to 79% growth compared to the Company's prior year revenue. Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference Members of the TransMedics management team will participate in a fireside chat at the upcoming Piper Sandler 36th Annual Healthcare Conference at the Lotte New York Palace. The fireside chat will take place on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 , at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time . A live and archived webcast of the fireside chat will be available on the "Investors" section of the TransMedics website at https://investors.transmedics.com . The Company's standard investor presentation is also available through this link. TransMedics Investor & Analyst Day Details TransMedics will discuss the transition and updated financial outlook, as well as the Company's growth strategy, clinical pipeline, and operations, in greater detail at its Investor & Analyst Day in New York City on Tuesday, December 10, 2024 , at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time . A live and archived webcast of presentations and Q&A sessions will be available on the "Investors" section of the TransMedics website at https://investors.transmedics.com . Please note management will only take questions from the live audience during the question-and-answer session following formal presentations. About TransMedics Group, Inc. TransMedics is the world's leader in portable extracorporeal warm perfusion and assessment of donor organs for transplantation. Headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts , the company was founded to address the unmet need for more and better organs for transplantation and has developed technologies to preserve organ quality, assess organ viability prior to transplant, and potentially increase the utilization of donor organs for the treatment of end-stage heart, lung, and liver failure. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements with respect to, among other things, a leadership transition and our full-year guidance. For this purpose, all statements other than statements of historical facts are forward-looking statements. The words "believe," "may," "will," "estimate," "continue," "anticipate," "intend," "expect," "should," "could," "target," "predict," "seek" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Our management cannot predict all risks, nor can we assess the impact of all factors or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause actual results to differ materially from those contained in or implied by any forward-looking statements we may make. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed in this press release may not occur and actual results could differ materially and adversely from those anticipated in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the key factors that could cause actual results to differ include: our ability to maintain profitability on a sustained basis; our ability to attract, train and retain key personnel; our existing and any future indebtedness, including our ability to comply with affirmative and negative covenants under our credit agreement to which we will remain subject until maturity; the fluctuation of our financial results from quarter to quarter; our need to raise additional funding and our ability to obtain it on favorable terms, or at all; our ability to use net operating losses and research and development credit carryforwards; our dependence on the success of the Organ Care System or OCS; our ability to expand access to the OCS through our National OCS Program or NOP; our ability to scale our manufacturing and sterilization capabilities to meet increasing demand for our products; the rate and degree of market acceptance of the OCS; our ability to educate patients, surgeons, transplant centers and private and public payors on the benefits offered by the OCS; our ability to improve the OCS platform and develop the next generation of the OCS products; our dependence on a limited number of customers for a significant portion of our revenue; our ability to maintain regulatory approvals or clearances for our OCS products in the United States , the European Union, and other select jurisdictions worldwide; our ability to adequately respond to the Food and Drug Administration or FDA, or other competent authorities, follow-up inquiries in a timely manner; the performance of our third-party suppliers and manufacturers; our use of third parties to transport donor organs and medical personnel for our NOP and our ability to maintain and grow our logistics capabilities to support our NOP and reduce dependence on third party transportation, including by means of attracting, training and retaining pilots, and the acquisition, maintenance or replacement of fixed-wing aircraft for our aviation transportation services or other acquisitions, joint ventures or strategic investments; our ability to maintain Federal Aviation Administration or FAA or other regulatory licenses or approvals for our aircraft transportation services; price increases of the components of our products and maintenance, parts and fuel for our aircraft; the timing or results of post-approval studies and any clinical trials for the OCS; our manufacturing, sales, marketing and clinical support capabilities and strategy; attacks against our information technology infrastructure; the economic, political and other risks associated with our foreign operations; our ability to protect, defend, maintain and enforce our intellectual property rights relating to the OCS and avoid allegations that our products infringe, misappropriate or otherwise violate the intellectual property rights of third parties; the pricing of the OCS, as well as the reimbursement coverage for the OCS in the United States and internationally; regulatory developments in the United States, European Union and other jurisdictions; the extent and success of competing products or procedures that are or may become available; our ability to service our 1.50% convertible senior notes, due 2028; the impact of any product recalls or improper use of our products; our estimates regarding revenues, expenses and needs for additional financing; and other factors that may be described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Additional information will be made available in our annual and quarterly reports and other filings that we make with the SEC. The forward-looking statements in this press release speak only as of the date of this press release. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and we are not able to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by applicable law. Investor Contact: Brian Johnston Laine Morgan 332-895-3222 [email protected] SOURCE TransMedics Group, Inc.

Science Magazine Market Hits New High | Major Giants Wiley, AAAS, Taylor & Francis 12-22-2024 02:48 PM CET | Science & Education Press release from: HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Pvt. Ltd. Science Magazine Market HTF MI recently introduced Global Science Magazine Market study with 143+ pages in-depth overview, describing about the Product / Industry Scope and elaborates market outlook and status (2024-2032). The market Study is segmented by key regions which is accelerating the marketization. At present, the market is developing its presence. Some key players from the complete study are Springer Nature, Elsevier, Wiley, AAAS, Taylor & Francis. Download Sample Report PDF (Including Full TOC, Table & Figures) 👉 https://www.htfmarketreport.com/sample-report/4314482-global-science-magazine-market-9?utm_source=Tarusha_OpenPR&utm_id=Tarusha According to HTF Market Intelligence, the Global Science Magazine market is expected to grow from $1.1 Billion USD in 2024 to Global Science Magazine Market Report, Production, Consumption and Forecast 2023-2029 USD by 2032, with a CAGR of 5.8% from 2024 to 2032. The Science Magazine market is segmented by Types (Digital, Print, Subscription, Open Access), Application (Academic, Scientific News, Research, Education) and by Geography (North America, LATAM, West Europe, Central & Eastern Europe, Northern Europe, Southern Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Central Asia, Oceania, MEA). Definition: A publication providing research, analysis, and advancements in scientific disciplines for academics, professionals, and general readers worldwide. Dominating Region: • North America Fastest-Growing Region: • Asia-Pacific Have a query? Market an enquiry before purchase 👉 https://www.htfmarketreport.com/enquiry-before-buy/4314482-global-science-magazine-market-9?utm_source=Tarusha_OpenPR&utm_id=Tarusha The titled segments and sub-section of the market are illuminated below: In-depth analysis of Science Magazine market segments by Types: Digital, Print, Subscription, Open Access Detailed analysis of Tank Container Shipping market segments by Applications: Academic, Scientific News, Research, Education Geographically, the detailed analysis of consumption, revenue, market share, and growth rate of the following regions: • The Middle East and Africa (South Africa, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Israel, Egypt, etc.) • North America (United States, Mexico & Canada) • South America (Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia, etc.) • Europe (Turkey, Spain, Turkey, Netherlands Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Russia UK, Italy, France, etc.) • Asia-Pacific (Taiwan, Hong Kong, Singapore, Vietnam, China, Malaysia, Japan, Philippines, Korea, Thailand, India, Indonesia, and Australia). Buy Now Latest Edition of Science Magazine Market Report 👉 https://www.htfmarketreport.com/buy-now?format=1&report=4314482?utm_source=Tarusha_OpenPR&utm_id=Tarusha Science Magazine Market Research Objectives: - Focuses on the key manufacturers, to define, pronounce and examine the value, sales volume, market share, market competition landscape, SWOT analysis, and development plans in the next few years. - To share comprehensive information about the key factors influencing the growth of the market (opportunities, drivers, growth potential, industry-specific challenges and risks). - To analyze the with respect to individual future prospects, growth trends and their involvement to the total market. - To analyze reasonable developments such as agreements, expansions new product launches, and acquisitions in the market. - To deliberately profile the key players and systematically examine their growth strategies. FIVE FORCES & PESTLE ANALYSIS: In order to better understand market conditions five forces analysis is conducted that includes the Bargaining power of buyers, Bargaining power of suppliers, Threat of new entrants, Threat of substitutes, and Threat of rivalry. • Political (Political policy and stability as well as trade, fiscal, and taxation policies) • Economical (Interest rates, employment or unemployment rates, raw material costs, and foreign exchange rates) • Social (Changing family demographics, education levels, cultural trends, attitude changes, and changes in lifestyles) • Technological (Changes in digital or mobile technology, automation, research, and development) • Legal (Employment legislation, consumer law, health, and safety, international as well as trade regulation and restrictions) • Environmental (Climate, recycling procedures, carbon footprint, waste disposal, and sustainability) Get 10-25% Discount on Immediate purchase 👉 https://www.htfmarketreport.com/request-discount/4314482-global-science-magazine-market-9?utm_source=Tarusha_OpenPR&utm_id=Tarusha Points Covered in Table of Content of Global Science Magazine Market: Chapter 01 - Science Magazine Executive Summary Chapter 02 - Market Overview Chapter 03 - Key Success Factors Chapter 04 - Global Science Magazine Market - Pricing Analysis Chapter 05 - Global Science Magazine Market Background or History Chapter 06 - Global Science Magazine Market Segmentation (e.g. Type, Application) Chapter 07 - Key and Emerging Countries Analysis Worldwide Science Magazine Market Chapter 08 - Global Science Magazine Market Structure & worth Analysis Chapter 09 - Global Science Magazine Market Competitive Analysis & Challenges Chapter 10 - Assumptions and Acronyms Chapter 11 - Science Magazine Market Research Methodology Key questions answered • How Global Science Magazine Market growth & size is changing in next few years? • Who are the Leading players and what are their futuristic plans in the Global Science Magazine market? • What are the key concerns of the 5-forces analysis of the Global Science Magazine market? • What are the strengths and weaknesses of the key vendors? • What are the different prospects and threats faced by the dealers in the Global Science Magazine market? Thanks for reading this article; you can also get individual chapter-wise sections or region-wise report versions like North America, LATAM, Europe, Japan, Australia or Southeast Asia. Contact Us: Nidhi Bhawsar (PR & Marketing Manager) HTF Market Intelligence Consulting Private Limited Phone: +15075562445 sales@htfmarketintelligence.com Connect with us on LinkedIn | Facebook | Twitter About Author: HTF Market Intelligence Consulting is uniquely positioned to empower and inspire with research and consulting services to empower businesses with growth strategies. We offer services with extraordinary depth and breadth of thought leadership, research, tools, events, and experience that assist in decision-making. This release was published on openPR.Transaction creates the world's largest network of independent home improvement stores Do it Best President and CEO Dan Starr Do it Best, the nation's largest member-owned co-op for hardware and lumber products, President and CEO Dan Starr stands outside Waynedale Hardware. Do it Best Champions Independent Home Improvement Stores This acquisition aligns with Do it Best's long-standing commitment to championing independent home improvement store owners through its proactive distribution network, broad selection of brand name products, and extensive menu of marketing services. The acquisition brings significant assets to Do it Best, including inventory, brand rights, and paint manufacturing facilities. By acquiring these key resources, Do it Best is poised for substantial growth and increased capability to support independent retailers and bring operational stability to current True Value retailers, along with investment in the iconic brand. Reflecting on the accelerated journey that began on October 14, Do it Best CEO Dan Starr acknowledged the hard work and dedication required to complete the acquisition. "This has been a challenging process,” said Starr. "However, the shared commitment from our team and the True Value team has made today possible. We are now proud to be the world's largest cooperative in our space, and that positions us to make a real difference for all our store owners.” Starr confirmed that True Value will operate as a separate subsidiary, allowing Do it Best to maintain high-quality service while carefully integrating True Value's operations. He emphasized this approach ensures a smooth transition and continued reliability for both Do it Best members and the newly welcomed True Value retailers. "We're excited to welcome True Value retailers and associates into the Do it Best family,” Starr added. "Our commitment to championing the independent retailer is at the heart of everything we do, and I know our True Value team joins us in this mission. This acquisition is about ensuring our collective success, now and in the future.” To support this transformation, Do it Best has established a new leadership team dedicated to stabilizing and growing the True Value business while maintaining a focus on Do it Best member growth. Starr appointed Nick Talarico as President of Do it Best and Dent Johnson as President of True Value. Johnson's True Value leadership team includes: "This is a generational opportunity that will shape the future of our cooperative and our industry,” said Starr. "We're focused on taking our time to get it right. We ask for patience as we integrate True Value and help everyone grow and achieve their dreams.” For additional updates and information, Do it Best will continue sharing developments with its store owners and vendors, ensuring transparency and clear communication as the stabilization and integration process moves forward. Attachments Do it Best President and CEO Dan Starr Do it Best Champions Independent Home Improvement Stores CONTACT: Kate Virag Ferguson Agency 260-414-2431 [email protected]

RVR, Inc.—Operating Under the Name Cruise America, Inc.—Announces Expansion of Its Board of Directors with the Addition of Three Independent Directors

On Thursday 32 Bills passed in the Senate in an abrogation of the chamber’s role of scrutiny – and in an attack on democratic process. Rex Patrick provides a former insider’s perspective on what happened and who has democracy’s blood and follower betrayal on their hands. Parliament is nothing without procedure. It might be mainly of interest to political junkies, but it’s a critical part of our democracy. Parliament makes laws and the processes of the Parliament are intended to ensure the democratic, orderly and transparent consideration of those laws. Let’s start with proper process for the passage of a Bill through the Senate. Step 1: When a Bill is first introduced, along with an explanatory memorandum , it’s “ read a first time” . At this point the Bill can be referred to a Senate Committee for detailed examination; stakeholders and members of the public can have their say via submissions and senators can ask all sorts of questions of officials and subject matter experts. Step 2: The next stage is the second reading debate. During this stage, senators can choose to make a 15-minute speech to express their opinions about the Bill. The speech might persuade some senators to change their own views, especially independents. It’s also useful for putting a particular position on the record for later consideration by voters. The second reading is an important democratic step. At the conclusion of the debate, a vote is taken on the question “ that this bill be read a second time “. The Bill can be killed at this stage if the Government doesn’t have support for it. Step 3: The third reading, or ‘committee stage’, is a Q and A session around the Senate chamber. Senators ask questions of the minister on how the Government intends the Bill will work, and answers can even be used by Courts to later resolve any ambiguity in the law. The committee stage is also where amendments are moved and senators point out the purpose and benefits of them. Once the Bill leaves the ‘committee stage’, a vote is taken on the question, “ that this bill be read a third time ” If agreed to, the bill has passed all stages and assuming the House of Representative is willing to accept any Senate amendments, will go on to become law. A physical guillotine is an apparatus designed for cutting off a person’s head. A parliamentary guillotine is a procedure designed to cut off debate on a Bill. The guillotine can be used legitimately for an urgent Bill, or if senators are filibustering in debate. It’s not supposed to serve as a way to abrogate scrutiny and prevent advocacy for amendments. A guillotine can occur with majority approval of the Senate. That’s important, because Labor doesn’t have a majority in the Senate; Labor’s guillotine on 32 Bills on Thursday needed support from either the Liberals or the Greens. With Prime Minister Albanese desperate to get movement on legislation, a guillotine this week was as predictable as taxes. MMW did exactly this on Tuesday. On Wednesday evening, around 7:30 PM, the Government circulated a guillotine motion. At 8:30 PM independent senator Jacqui Lambie posted on BlueSky, alerting political die-hards that the Government had signalled ‘game on’, saying: Senators’ advisors, who were struggling through the end of a long sitting fortnight went on alert. A furious Lambie was to stand up in the Senate the following morning to rightfully hit out at the Leader of the Government in the Senate, Senator Wong. “Last night Minister Wong said all people in this place deserve a safe workplace, and, just an hour later, they sent a guillotine through like that. How is it safe for the employees in my office to go through 41 bills in a matter of about 12 hours? How is that safe? How bloody hypocritical. What about the right to disconnect?” Thursday morning would have seen deals being close to settled. At 9:03 AM, after morning prayers, Lambie stood in the Chamber and sought permission of senators to move a motion to scold the Government for their persistent guillotining of Bills – Labor had already dropped the guillotine blade on no less than 160 Bill thus far in this Parliament and was about to add to that tally. Permission was denied (any single senator can deny permission). Lambie then sought to ’suspend standing orders’ to ask the entire Senate if she could move her motion. Debate occurred. The interesting thing was – the Greens sat silently – and when it came to the vote that would allow Lambie to admonish Labor for their excessive guillotines, the Greens voted with the Government to stop her in her tracks. The Greens have long expressed strident opposition to the use of the guillotine. They understand it chops up democracy. This was expressed strongly through Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi on 28 October, a month prior. “ The Senate is a place where a huge diversity of political views are heard and it is important that the Senate is facilitated by people who can also represent that plurality. But what we see again and again is a stitch-up between the two major parties, the Liberals and the Labor Party, and we see it again today. This is not the first time it has happened. We talk about democracy here—this is the chamber of review—but again and again democracy is shut down. How many times have we seen, just in the last couple of years, debate being shut down by guillotine motions? ...” So, back to last Thursday, one might have been surprised at what happened next. At 9:46 AM Labor’s Senator Gallagher rose to set up a guillotine. And the Greens supported it! The Government lost the vote 33 (yes) and 34 (no). The business of the Senate would, at least for a short while, take its ordinary course. If at First You Don’t Succeed At 12:20 PM Wong rose to her feet in the Senate to again seek to set up a guillotine. After 30 minutes of proposals and counterproposals across the chamber, a 30 Bill guillotine was put in place. The vote was won 34 (yes) to 32 (no). The Greens again supported the guillotine. But before putting the guillotine motion to the vote Wong foreshadowed adding two more Bills to the guillotine, one of which was the Online Safety Amendment (Social Media Minimum Age) Bill 2024 – a Bill that the Greens purportedly bitterly opposed. Wong then acted to include the further two Bills. The Greens knew that the Government, with Coalition support, had the numbers to pass the Social Media Minimum Age Bill, but supported it being included in the guillotine. That was despite the earlier words of Senator Sarah Hanson-Young on the Social Media Minimum Age Bill. Firstly, let me say what a disgrace it is that this bill, only tabled in the House of Representatives last Thursday, has been railroaded and rushed through the process here across the parliament. It was tabled in the House Thursday, sent to a Senate inquiry that sat for only three hours on Monday. Submissions from stakeholders and interested parties were open for less than 24 hours on Friday—talk about putting out the bins, taking out the rubbish! That’s exactly how this whole bill has been treated by the major parties. The reason that this bill is being rushed without scrutiny and without appropriate review is both the Leader of the Opposition, Mr Dutton, and the Prime Minister are worried that if people really knew about what the consequences of this piece of legislation meant, they wouldn’t support it. The Government’s deal with the Greens must have been a good one to flush away Hanson-Young’s concerns. And that includes the concern she had express about young and vulnerable children. They’ll be pushed into the darkest parts of the web and they won’t want to tell their parents what’s going on because they’ll be worried their phone will be taken away, so they will spiral further and further into isolation from their friends, their family, medical experts who may be able to help them, school counsellors and teachers. They’ll become even more isolated and vulnerable. Too bad, so sad kids! Hypocrisy and betrayal was thick in the air. Those watching the Chamber though would have seen the Greens opposing the Social Media Minimum Age Bill at the third reading stage – looking like they were fighting the good fight. But the reality was, they passed the Bill the moment they voted for the guillotine. What happened visually after that was just a swindle. For the Greens, as with Labor and the Coalition, commitment to democratic process all too often falls by the wayside as partisan interests prevail.The Melbourne synagogue fire is being treated as a terror attack. Here's why that matters

Trimble and Mallon sanctioned DUP ministers over rotation planNorth Carolina’s GOP-controlled legislature erodes incoming Democrats’ political powers - CNN

Fellow Aiden Precision Coffee Maker review: drip coffee just got a whole lot smarterFIA Gujranwala arrests 2 for allegedly trafficking Pakistanis involved in Greece boat accident