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PLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.
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NEW YORK , Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Report with market evolution powered by AI- The global television market size is estimated to grow by USD 64.7 billion from 2024-2028, according to Technavio. The market is estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 7.85% during the forecast period. Product innovation and advances leading to portfolio extension and product premiumization is driving market growth, with a trend towards advent of 8k UHD televisions . However, lack of 4k content poses a challenge. Key market players include Apple Inc., Changhong, Elitelux Australia, Funai Electric Co. Ltd., Haier Smart Home Co. Ltd., Hisense International Co. Ltd., Koninklijke Philips N.V., Konka Group Co. Ltd., LG Electronics Inc., Micromax Informatics Ltd., MIRC Electronics Ltd., Panasonic Holdings Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Sharp Corp., Skyworth Group Ltd., Sony Group Corp., TCL Electronics Holdings Ltd., Videocon Industries Ltd., VIZIO Holding Corp., and Xiaomi Communications Co. Ltd.. AI-Powered Market Evolution Insights. Our comprehensive market report ready with the latest trends, growth opportunities, and strategic analysis- View your snapshot now Key Market Trends Fueling Growth The television market is witnessing significant advancements in display resolution technology, with 8K televisions gaining traction. At CES 2018, 8K resolution televisions were introduced, offering a higher resolution standard than 4K , with approximately 8,000 horizontal pixels. Although some vendors, including LG, Samsung, and Sony, have launched 8K television series, these are currently not consumer-grade and are available at premium prices. Vendors are expected to ramp up production of affordable consumer versions in the coming years. The development of 8K -compatible content is also crucial for the growth of this market. Overall, the increasing demand for high-resolution display devices and enhanced content creation is driving the adoption of 8K televisions. 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The television market is undergoing significant changes with the evolution of consumer electronics. Internet-connected, storage-aware computers have transformed content delivery, enabling access to streaming services and gaming console compatibility. Smart TV enhancements like LCD, LED, and OLED displays offer technologies such as bezel-less and frameless designs. Eco-friendliness, home office integration, and TV as art are new trends. OLED displays and curved displays add value, while foldable displays are an emerging technology. The pay TV market, including cable TV, Direct-to-Home, and fiber optic services, faces competition from disposable incomes and emerging economies fueling consumer appetite for high-definition content and over-the-top platforms. Valuation of the market relies on content integration, viewer preferences, and ultra-high-definition services. Content security systems cater to residential sectors and housing units, catering to the needs of various consumers. Spotv, a new player, aims to disrupt the market with innovative offerings. Insights into how AI is reshaping industries and driving growth- Download a Sample Report Segment Overview This television market report extensively covers market segmentation by 1.1 UHD 1.2 HD 2.1 Upto 43 inches 2.2 55-64 inches 2.3 48-50 inches 2.4 Greater than 65 inches 3.1 LCD 3.2 OLED 4.1 APAC 4.2 North America 4.3 Europe 4.4 South America 4.5 Middle East and Africa 1.1 UHD- The television market is a significant sector in media and entertainment. Broadcasters and streaming services compete to provide engaging content to viewers. Advertisers invest heavily to reach audiences through commercials and sponsorships. Consumers continue to demand high-quality programming and convenient viewing options. Innovations like smart TVs and on-demand services shape the market's future. Industry growth is steady, driven by advancements in technology and consumer preferences. Download complimentary Sample Report to gain insights into AI's impact on market dynamics, emerging trends, and future opportunities- including forecast (2024-2028) and historic data (2018 - 2022) Research Analysis The Pay TV market continues to evolve, with various technological segments including Cable TV, Direct-to-Home, and Fiber optic services, catering to the insatiable consumer appetite for high-definition content. Over-the-top platforms have disrupted traditional TV viewing, offering on-demand access to premium content in Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) and technologies. Smart TV capabilities enable seamless content integration and access to eco-friendly features like energy-saving modes. Territories and markets differ, with cable and satellite dominating the residential sector, while the commercial sector embraces Internet Protocol (IP) solutions. Innovations like OLED displays, Bezel-less and Frameless designs, TVs as art pieces, Curved displays, and Foldable displays add to the excitement. UHD content and technologies are the future, transforming the TV viewing experience. Market Research Overview The Pay TV market encompasses various segments, including Cable TV, Direct-to-Home (DTH), Fiber optic services, and Over-the-top (OTT) platforms. Valuation of this industry is driven by consumer appetite for high-definition content and advanced Smart TV capabilities. Technological segments like Ultra-High-Definition (UHD) services and Content Security Systems are gaining traction. Residential sectors, particularly housing units, are significant contributors to the Pay TV industry. Viewer preferences and Pay TV models continue to evolve, with acquisitions and TV-as-a-Service (TVaaS) models emerging. Commercial sectors, potential investors, and territories are also part of the ecosystem. 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Table of Contents: 1 Executive Summary 2 Market Landscape 3 Market Sizing 4 Historic Market Size 5 Five Forces Analysis 6 Market Segmentation Technology UHD HD Display Size Upto 43 Inches 55-64 Inches 48-50 Inches Greater Than 65 Inches Display Type LCD OLED Geography APAC North America Europe South America Middle East And Africa 7 Customer Landscape 8 Geographic Landscape 9 Drivers, Challenges, and Trends 10 Company Landscape 11 Company Analysis 12 Appendix About Technavio Technavio is a leading global technology research and advisory company. Their research and analysis focuses on emerging market trends and provides actionable insights to help businesses identify market opportunities and develop effective strategies to optimize their market positions. With over 500 specialized analysts, Technavio's report library consists of more than 17,000 reports and counting, covering 800 technologies, spanning across 50 countries. 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Trump wants to turn the clock on daylight saving timePLAINS, Ga. (AP) — Newly married and sworn as a Naval officer, Jimmy Carter left his tiny hometown in 1946 hoping to climb the ranks and see the world. Less than a decade later, the death of his father and namesake, a merchant farmer and local politician who went by “Mr. Earl,” prompted the submariner and his wife, Rosalynn, to return to the rural life of Plains, Georgia, they thought they’d escaped. The lieutenant never would be an admiral. Instead, he became commander in chief. Years after his presidency ended in humbling defeat, he would add a Nobel Peace Prize, awarded not for his White House accomplishments but “for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development.” The life of James Earl Carter Jr., the 39th and longest-lived U.S. president, ended Sunday at the age of 100 where it began: Plains, the town of 600 that fueled his political rise, welcomed him after his fall and sustained him during 40 years of service that redefined what it means to be a former president. With the stubborn confidence of an engineer and an optimism rooted in his Baptist faith, Carter described his motivations in politics and beyond in the same way: an almost missionary zeal to solve problems and improve lives. Carter was raised amid racism, abject poverty and hard rural living — realities that shaped both his deliberate politics and emphasis on human rights. “He always felt a responsibility to help people,” said Jill Stuckey, a longtime friend of Carter's in Plains. “And when he couldn’t make change wherever he was, he decided he had to go higher.” Carter's path, a mix of happenstance and calculation , pitted moral imperatives against political pragmatism; and it defied typical labels of American politics, especially caricatures of one-term presidents as failures. “We shouldn’t judge presidents by how popular they are in their day. That's a very narrow way of assessing them," Carter biographer Jonathan Alter told the Associated Press. “We should judge them by how they changed the country and the world for the better. On that score, Jimmy Carter is not in the first rank of American presidents, but he stands up quite well.” Later in life, Carter conceded that many Americans, even those too young to remember his tenure, judged him ineffective for failing to contain inflation or interest rates, end the energy crisis or quickly bring home American hostages in Iran. He gained admirers instead for his work at The Carter Center — advocating globally for public health, human rights and democracy since 1982 — and the decades he and Rosalynn wore hardhats and swung hammers with Habitat for Humanity. Yet the common view that he was better after the Oval Office than in it annoyed Carter, and his allies relished him living long enough to see historians reassess his presidency. “He doesn’t quite fit in today’s terms” of a left-right, red-blue scoreboard, said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, who visited the former president multiple times during his own White House bid. At various points in his political career, Carter labeled himself “progressive” or “conservative” — sometimes both at once. His most ambitious health care bill failed — perhaps one of his biggest legislative disappointments — because it didn’t go far enough to suit liberals. Republicans, especially after his 1980 defeat, cast him as a left-wing cartoon. It would be easiest to classify Carter as a centrist, Buttigieg said, “but there’s also something radical about the depth of his commitment to looking after those who are left out of society and out of the economy.” Indeed, Carter’s legacy is stitched with complexities, contradictions and evolutions — personal and political. The self-styled peacemaker was a war-trained Naval Academy graduate who promised Democratic challenger Ted Kennedy that he’d “kick his ass.” But he campaigned with a call to treat everyone with “respect and compassion and with love.” Carter vowed to restore America’s virtue after the shame of Vietnam and Watergate, and his technocratic, good-government approach didn't suit Republicans who tagged government itself as the problem. It also sometimes put Carter at odds with fellow Democrats. The result still was a notable legislative record, with wins on the environment, education, and mental health care. He dramatically expanded federally protected lands, began deregulating air travel, railroads and trucking, and he put human rights at the center of U.S. foreign policy. As a fiscal hawk, Carter added a relative pittance to the national debt, unlike successors from both parties. Carter nonetheless struggled to make his achievements resonate with the electorate he charmed in 1976. Quoting Bob Dylan and grinning enthusiastically, he had promised voters he would “never tell a lie.” Once in Washington, though, he led like a joyless engineer, insisting his ideas would become reality and he'd be rewarded politically if only he could convince enough people with facts and logic. This served him well at Camp David, where he brokered peace between Israel’s Menachem Begin and Epypt’s Anwar Sadat, an experience that later sparked the idea of The Carter Center in Atlanta. Carter's tenacity helped the center grow to a global force that monitored elections across five continents, enabled his freelance diplomacy and sent public health experts across the developing world. The center’s wins were personal for Carter, who hoped to outlive the last Guinea worm parasite, and nearly did. As president, though, the approach fell short when he urged consumers beleaguered by energy costs to turn down their thermostats. Or when he tried to be the nation’s cheerleader, beseeching Americans to overcome a collective “crisis of confidence.” Republican Ronald Reagan exploited Carter's lecturing tone with a belittling quip in their lone 1980 debate. “There you go again,” the former Hollywood actor said in response to a wonky answer from the sitting president. “The Great Communicator” outpaced Carter in all but six states. Carter later suggested he “tried to do too much, too soon” and mused that he was incompatible with Washington culture: media figures, lobbyists and Georgetown social elites who looked down on the Georgians and their inner circle as “country come to town.” Carter carefully navigated divides on race and class on his way to the Oval Office. Born Oct. 1, 1924 , Carter was raised in the mostly Black community of Archery, just outside Plains, by a progressive mother and white supremacist father. Their home had no running water or electricity but the future president still grew up with the relative advantages of a locally prominent, land-owning family in a system of Jim Crow segregation. He wrote of President Franklin Roosevelt’s towering presence and his family’s Democratic Party roots, but his father soured on FDR, and Jimmy Carter never campaigned or governed as a New Deal liberal. He offered himself as a small-town peanut farmer with an understated style, carrying his own luggage, bunking with supporters during his first presidential campaign and always using his nickname. And he began his political career in a whites-only Democratic Party. As private citizens, he and Rosalynn supported integration as early as the 1950s and believed it inevitable. Carter refused to join the White Citizens Council in Plains and spoke out in his Baptist church against denying Black people access to worship services. “This is not my house; this is not your house,” he said in a churchwide meeting, reminding fellow parishioners their sanctuary belonged to God. Yet as the appointed chairman of Sumter County schools he never pushed to desegregate, thinking it impractical after the Supreme Court’s 1954 Brown v. Board decision. And while presidential candidate Carter would hail the 1965 Voting Rights Act, signed by fellow Democrat Lyndon Johnson when Carter was a state senator, there is no record of Carter publicly supporting it at the time. Carter overcame a ballot-stuffing opponent to win his legislative seat, then lost the 1966 governor's race to an arch-segregationist. He won four years later by avoiding explicit mentions of race and campaigning to the right of his rival, who he mocked as “Cufflinks Carl” — the insult of an ascendant politician who never saw himself as part the establishment. Carter’s rural and small-town coalition in 1970 would match any victorious Republican electoral map in 2024. Once elected, though, Carter shocked his white conservative supporters — and landed on the cover of Time magazine — by declaring that “the time for racial discrimination is over.” Before making the jump to Washington, Carter befriended the family of slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., whom he’d never sought out as he eyed the governor’s office. Carter lamented his foot-dragging on school integration as a “mistake.” But he also met, conspicuously, with Alabama's segregationist Gov. George Wallace to accept his primary rival's endorsement ahead of the 1976 Democratic convention. “He very shrewdly took advantage of his own Southerness,” said Amber Roessner, a University of Tennessee professor and expert on Carter’s campaigns. A coalition of Black voters and white moderate Democrats ultimately made Carter the last Democratic presidential nominee to sweep the Deep South. Then, just as he did in Georgia, he used his power in office to appoint more non-whites than all his predecessors had, combined. He once acknowledged “the secret shame” of white Americans who didn’t fight segregation. But he also told Alter that doing more would have sacrificed his political viability – and thus everything he accomplished in office and after. King's daughter, Bernice King, described Carter as wisely “strategic” in winning higher offices to enact change. “He was a leader of conscience,” she said in an interview. Rosalynn Carter, who died on Nov. 19 at the age of 96, was identified by both husband and wife as the “more political” of the pair; she sat in on Cabinet meetings and urged him to postpone certain priorities, like pressing the Senate to relinquish control of the Panama Canal. “Let that go until the second term,” she would sometimes say. The president, recalled her former aide Kathy Cade, retorted that he was “going to do what’s right” even if “it might cut short the time I have.” Rosalynn held firm, Cade said: “She’d remind him you have to win to govern.” Carter also was the first president to appoint multiple women as Cabinet officers. Yet by his own telling, his career sprouted from chauvinism in the Carters' early marriage: He did not consult Rosalynn when deciding to move back to Plains in 1953 or before launching his state Senate bid a decade later. Many years later, he called it “inconceivable” that he didn’t confer with the woman he described as his “full partner,” at home, in government and at The Carter Center. “We developed a partnership when we were working in the farm supply business, and it continued when Jimmy got involved in politics,” Rosalynn Carter told AP in 2021. So deep was their trust that when Carter remained tethered to the White House in 1980 as 52 Americans were held hostage in Tehran, it was Rosalynn who campaigned on her husband’s behalf. “I just loved it,” she said, despite the bitterness of defeat. Fair or not, the label of a disastrous presidency had leading Democrats keep their distance, at least publicly, for many years, but Carter managed to remain relevant, writing books and weighing in on societal challenges. He lamented widening wealth gaps and the influence of money in politics. He voted for democratic socialist Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in 2016, and later declared that America had devolved from fully functioning democracy to “oligarchy.” Yet looking ahead to 2020, with Sanders running again, Carter warned Democrats not to “move to a very liberal program,” lest they help re-elect President Donald Trump. Carter scolded the Republican for his serial lies and threats to democracy, and chided the U.S. establishment for misunderstanding Trump’s populist appeal. He delighted in yearly convocations with Emory University freshmen, often asking them to guess how much he’d raised in his two general election campaigns. “Zero,” he’d gesture with a smile, explaining the public financing system candidates now avoid so they can raise billions. Carter still remained quite practical in partnering with wealthy corporations and foundations to advance Carter Center programs. Carter recognized that economic woes and the Iran crisis doomed his presidency, but offered no apologies for appointing Paul Volcker as the Federal Reserve chairman whose interest rate hikes would not curb inflation until Reagan's presidency. He was proud of getting all the hostages home without starting a shooting war, even though Tehran would not free them until Reagan's Inauguration Day. “Carter didn’t look at it” as a failure, Alter emphasized. “He said, ‘They came home safely.’ And that’s what he wanted.” Well into their 90s, the Carters greeted visitors at Plains’ Maranatha Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday School and where he will have his last funeral before being buried on family property alongside Rosalynn . Carter, who made the congregation’s collection plates in his woodworking shop, still garnered headlines there, calling for women’s rights within religious institutions, many of which, he said, “subjugate” women in church and society. Carter was not one to dwell on regrets. “I am at peace with the accomplishments, regret the unrealized goals and utilize my former political position to enhance everything we do,” he wrote around his 90th birthday. The politician who had supposedly hated Washington politics also enjoyed hosting Democratic presidential contenders as public pilgrimages to Plains became advantageous again. Carter sat with Buttigieg for the final time March 1, 2020, hours before the Indiana mayor ended his campaign and endorsed eventual winner Joe Biden. “He asked me how I thought the campaign was going,” Buttigieg said, recalling that Carter flashed his signature grin and nodded along as the young candidate, born a year after Carter left office, “put the best face” on the walloping he endured the day before in South Carolina. Never breaking his smile, the 95-year-old host fired back, “I think you ought to drop out.” “So matter of fact,” Buttigieg said with a laugh. “It was somehow encouraging.” Carter had lived enough, won plenty and lost enough to take the long view. “He talked a lot about coming from nowhere,” Buttigieg said, not just to attain the presidency but to leverage “all of the instruments you have in life” and “make the world more peaceful.” In his farewell address as president, Carter said as much to the country that had embraced and rejected him. “The struggle for human rights overrides all differences of color, nation or language,” he declared. “Those who hunger for freedom, who thirst for human dignity and who suffer for the sake of justice — they are the patriots of this cause.” Carter pledged to remain engaged with and for them as he returned “home to the South where I was born and raised,” home to Plains, where that young lieutenant had indeed become “a fellow citizen of the world.” —- Bill Barrow, based in Atlanta, has covered national politics including multiple presidential campaigns for the AP since 2012.
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Share Tweet Share Share Email In today’s fast-paced digital landscape, managing expenses efficiently isn’t just a nice-to-have—it’s a necessity for businesses eager to thrive in an increasingly competitive environment. As we navigate into 2025, companies are rethinking their financial strategies and turning to innovative digital expense management solutions that not only streamline processes but also empower teams to make smarter spending decisions. Whether you’re a small startup looking to stretch every dollar or an established enterprise aiming to optimize your budget, understanding the latest trends in this space can be the key to unlocking significant savings and boosting productivity. Join us as we explore the top trends in digital expense management that will help you maximize your budget and pave the way for sustainable growth! Introduction to Digital Expense Management Solutions In today’s fast-paced business world, managing expenses efficiently is more crucial than ever. As organizations strive to maximize budgets and improve overall financial health, traditional methods of expense tracking simply fall short. Enter digital expense management solutions—tools designed to streamline processes, reduce errors, and provide valuable insights. Imagine a system that not only automates tedious tasks but also integrates seamlessly with your existing software. Picture having real-time access to your company’s spending habits while on the go. With the rapid advancements in technology, businesses have an opportunity to transform how they handle invoicing and expenses completely. Let’s explore the benefits of harnessing these tech-driven approaches for efficiency and uncover the top trends shaping the future of expense management today. Your path toward smarter budgeting starts here! Benefits of Utilizing Digital Expense Management Solutions Digital expense management solutions streamline processes, saving valuable time. Manual entry and paperwork become relics of the past, allowing teams to focus on more strategic tasks. These tools enhance accuracy by reducing human error. Automated data capture ensures that each transaction is recorded correctly, minimizing discrepancies in financial reports. Cost control becomes easier with real-time visibility into spending patterns. Businesses can identify unnecessary expenses and make informed budgeting decisions quickly. Moreover, improved compliance is a key benefit. Digital solutions often come equipped with built-in policies that help ensure adherence to company guidelines and regulatory requirements. Collaboration among team members also flourishes. With centralized access to documents and reports, communication improves across departments, creating a cohesive approach to managing finances effectively. The user-friendly interfaces of these systems encourage adoption among employees too, leading to widespread acceptance within the organization. Top Trends in Digital Expense Management Solutions: Digital expense management is evolving rapidly, driven by innovative technologies. One significant trend is automation and integration. Businesses are now opting for solutions that seamlessly connect with existing financial systems, reducing manual entry and errors. AI-powered analytics have also become indispensable. These tools offer deep insights into spending patterns, helping organizations make data-driven decisions. Mobile apps are transforming how employees report expenses on the go. With just a few taps on their smartphones, users can capture receipts and submit claims instantly. Cloud-based platforms facilitate easy access to real-time data from anywhere in the world. This fosters collaboration among teams while ensuring everyone stays informed about budgets and expenditures. Lastly, real-time monitoring has emerged as a game-changer in expense tracking. Organizations can quickly adjust their strategies based on immediate feedback rather than waiting for monthly reports. – Automation and Integration Automation and integration have transformed expense management into a streamlined process. No more manual entries or tedious data reconciliation. By linking your financial systems, you create a seamless flow of information. With automation, repetitive tasks become history. Expenses are captured in real time, minimizing errors caused by human oversight. This allows finance teams to focus on strategic initiatives instead of being bogged down by paperwork. Integration with existing tools enhances efficiency further. Imagine syncing your accounting software with travel booking platforms effortlessly! It saves time and reduces the risk of discrepancies between departments. Additionally, automated approval workflows expedite processes significantly. Employees submit expenses quickly while managers review them without delay. The result? Faster reimbursements and improved staff morale. Embracing these advancements is no longer optional; it’s essential for businesses aiming to thrive in today’s competitive landscape. – AI-Powered Analytics AI-powered analytics is revolutionizing how businesses approach expense management. By leveraging machine learning algorithms, organizations can uncover insights from vast amounts of financial data in real-time. These solutions analyze spending patterns, identify anomalies, and forecast future expenses with remarkable accuracy. This not only helps in detecting fraud but also allows for more informed budgeting decisions. With AI at the helm, manual data entry becomes a thing of the past. Automated processes reduce human error while speeding up overall operations. Moreover, predictive analytics empowers companies to anticipate costs before they arise. Imagine being able to prepare your budget based on projected trends rather than historical data alone. As teams gain access to these advanced insights, strategic planning improves dramatically—leading to smarter resource allocation and enhanced operational efficiency across departments. – Mobile Apps for On-the-go Expense Tracking Mobile apps have transformed the way businesses handle expense tracking. No longer confined to desktops, users can now manage their finances right from their smartphones. These applications offer real-time updates, allowing employees to capture receipts instantly and categorize expenses on the fly. This convenience reduces errors and ensures that no expenditure goes unrecorded. Additionally, many mobile expense management tools integrate seamlessly with accounting software. This streamlines the workflow by eliminating manual data entry. Notifications and reminders keep users accountable, making it easier to submit reports promptly. The ability to track spending while traveling or attending meetings creates a more accurate financial picture for companies. User-friendly interfaces cater to individuals at all tech levels, ensuring everyone can benefit from these modern solutions. As remote work continues to rise, mobile apps are becoming essential for efficient expense management across teams. – Cloud-Based Platforms for Easy Access and Collaboration Cloud-based platforms have revolutionized expense management, allowing teams to access financial data from anywhere. This flexibility ensures that employees can submit expenses on the go, streamlining the entire process. Collaboration becomes seamless with real-time updates. Team members can review and approve expenses instantly, reducing bottlenecks in approvals. Security features are robust as well. With encrypted data storage and secure user authentication, businesses can trust their sensitive information is safe while accessed remotely. Additionally, these platforms often integrate smoothly with other business tools like accounting software or project management apps. This connectivity enhances workflow efficiency and reduces manual entry errors. The scalability of cloud solutions means they grow alongside your business needs without hefty investments in infrastructure or resources. As companies evolve, so do their expense tracking capabilities through cloud technology. – Real-Time Monitoring and Reporting Real-time monitoring and reporting transform how businesses track expenses. It offers instant visibility into spending patterns, allowing for immediate adjustments. With this technology, employees can submit expense reports as they occur. Managers gain insights without waiting weeks for monthly summaries. This immediacy helps organizations stay agile in their financial decisions. Moreover, real-time data fosters accountability among team members. Everyone becomes more aware of budget limits and spending habits, driving smarter choices across the board. Using dashboards that display live updates enhances collaboration too. Teams can discuss finances based on current information rather than outdated reports. The result? Businesses are better equipped to identify trends early and avoid overspending before it escalates into a major issue. Investing in real-time monitoring creates a proactive approach to managing finances efficiently. Case Studies: Companies that have Successfully Implemented Digital Expense Management Solutions Several companies have reaped the rewards of adopting digital expense management solutions. A global consulting firm streamlined its processes, reducing expense report approval time by 50%. The automation eliminated paperwork and improved compliance. Employees now enjoy quicker reimbursements, leading to higher satisfaction. Another case involves a retail giant that integrated AI-powered analytics into its system. This allowed them to identify spending patterns and optimize budgets effectively. By adjusting their strategies based on real-time data, they achieved a remarkable 20% reduction in unnecessary expenses. A tech startup embraced mobile apps for on-the-go tracking. With employees frequently traveling, this solution ensured accurate reporting anytime and anywhere. Their agile approach empowered team members while enhancing visibility over expenditures. These examples illustrate how diverse organizations are leveraging technology to transform their financial operations significantly. Each experience highlights unique challenges faced and innovative solutions implemented along the way. Tips for Choosing the Right Solution for Your Business Selecting the right digital expense management solution can feel overwhelming. Start by identifying your specific needs. Consider factors like your company size, industry, and the complexity of your expense reports. Next, prioritize user-friendliness. A platform should be intuitive to ensure employees adapt quickly without a steep learning curve. Evaluate integration capabilities too. Look for solutions that easily connect with existing accounting software and other tools you already use. Don’t overlook customer support options. Reliable assistance can make all the difference when issues arise or questions come up during implementation. Finally, ask about scalability. Your chosen solution should grow alongside your business and accommodate future changes in expenses or workflow demands without hassle. Cost Savings and ROI of Digital Expense Management Solutions Digital expense management solutions offer significant cost savings for businesses of all sizes. By automating manual processes, companies reduce labor costs and minimize human errors associated with traditional methods. These platforms streamline approvals and enhance visibility into spending patterns. This leads to smarter budgeting decisions and more effective allocation of resources. Moreover, the ROI is compelling. Businesses can often see a return within months due to decreased processing time and improved compliance with policies. Tracking expenses in real-time also helps identify potential fraud early on, saving money that might otherwise be lost. Investing in these tech-driven approaches doesn’t just pay off financially; it fosters a culture of accountability among employees as they become more aware of their spending habits. Conclusion In today’s fast-paced business environment, it is crucial to have efficient and cost-effective expense management solutions. By following the top trends in digital expense management, you can maximize your budget while streamlining processes and improving compliance. From automation to analytics, these solutions offer benefits that can help businesses of all sizes thrive in a competitive market. 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