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online casino live stream Share pledging is linked to higher corporate misconduct in China, study findsCan AI make vacations easier?On the first day of the new legislative session, Assemblymember Avelino Valencia, D-Anaheim, introduced Assembly Constitutional Amendment 1 (ACA 1). The proposal would double the amount of state funds that could be placed in the Budget Stabilization Account (BSA) from 10% to 20% of the annual budget. The ostensible reason for the increase is to address the very real problem of revenue volatility. Because California is overly reliant on high income earners who generate massive amounts of capital gains and stock option funds in boom years, it is vulnerable to big drop-offs in revenue during the bust years. Indeed, revenue volatility has been such a large problem that Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger created the California Commission for the 21st Century Economy to come up with solutions. Regrettably, while there was a broad consensus that something should be done about the boom and bust cycle, the commissioners could not agree on what to do about it. The goal of placing more funds in reserve because of volatility makes sense, if it can be accomplished without violating the letter and the spirit of Gann spending limit. Unfortunately, ACA 1, in its current form does just that. Here’s how. Just a year after Proposition 13’s passage in 1978, California voters approved the Gann spending limit which, like Prop. 13, sought to restrain the size and growth of government. But unlike Proposition 13, which was a direct limit on taxation, Gann attempted to limit government spending. It limited the growth of state and local government expenditures to a base-year level adjusted annually to reflect increases in population and inflation. Initially, the Gann limit performed as designed and resulted in a modest rebate to taxpayers in 1987. But subsequent measures backed by special interests weakened the Gann limit by creating exceptions for education and transportation spending as well as substituting a far more generous inflation factor. Ironically, after these changes, most public finance observers – including yours truly – wrongfully assumed that California would never again bump up against the limit. But a big surplus in fiscal year 2022-23 put the state on the brink of reaching that limit. While that collision was briefly avoided due to COVID-19, California once again is confronted with a Gann issue that can no longer be ignored. For taxpayers, the best outcome would be to let the Gann limit run its course and return money to taxpayers “by a revision of tax rates or fee schedules within the next two subsequent fiscal years.” Cal.Const., Art. XIIIB, Section 2(a)(2). This is consistent with the plain language of Gann and is more than warranted given California’s heavy tax burden. Related Articles Opinion Columnists | End the IRS’s worldwide tax grab Opinion Columnists | Mass deportations are bad for everyone’s liberties Opinion Columnists | The draconian penalties that Hunter Biden escaped affect people whose fathers can’t save them Opinion Columnists | California politicians suddenly discover inflation in aftermath of election Opinion Columnists | How California ranks as the most active political state But ACA 1 might prevent taxpayer refunds due to the change in treatment of transfers into the budget stabilization account. Under Gann, the state and local governments may create reserve accounts, like the BSA, but those transfers are subject to Gann’s spending limits. On the other hand, spending out of a reserve account is not so limited. As currently drafted, it appears that ACA 1 would exempt transfers out of the reserve account – currently permissible under Gann – but would also exempt appropriations into the BSA: Section (i) provides, “Transfers to the Budget Stabilization Account pursuant to this section do not constitute appropriations subject to limitation as defined in Article XIII B.” This appears to create a fund into which unlimited funds can be appropriated, guaranteeing that taxpayers will never get a refund of their tax dollars. There are better ways to address revenue volatility without injury to the goal of the Gann Spending Limit, which was enacted to provide a modicum of spending restraint in a state that doesn’t have any. California taxpayers need something more than a rainy day fund that’s all slush. Jon Coupal is president of the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.

Call the Midwife fans 'work out' Roger's true identity in Nancy Corrigan twistWASHINGTON - Towana Looney donated a kidney to her mother in 1999 only for the remaining one to fail years later due to pregnancy complications. Now, the 53-year-old from Alabama has become the latest recipient of a gene-edited pig kidney -- and is currently the only living person in the world with an animal organ transplant, New York's NYU Langone hospital announced Tuesday. "I'm overjoyed, I'm blessed to have received this gift, this second chance at life," Looney said during a press conference, held three weeks after the procedure. Xenotransplantation, transplanting organs from one species to another, has long been a tantalizing yet elusive scientific goal. Early experiments on primates faltered, but recent advances in gene editing and immune system management have brought the dream closer to reality. Pigs have emerged as the ideal donors: they grow quickly, produce large litters and are already part of the human food supply. Advocates hope this approach can help address the severe organ shortage in the United States, where more than 100,000 people are waiting for transplants, including over 90,000 in need of kidneys. - A last chance - Looney had been living with dialysis since December 2016 -- eight grueling years. High blood pressure caused by preeclampsia had taken its toll, leaving her with chronic kidney disease. Despite receiving priority on transplant waiting lists as a living donor, her search for a compatible kidney was a frustrating dead end. Her unusually high levels of harmful antibodies made rejection almost inevitable, and as her body lost viable blood vessels to support dialysis, her health declined. Out of options, Looney applied to join a clinical trial for pig kidney transplants, and finally underwent the seven-hour surgery on November 25. Asked how she felt afterward, Looney's joy was infectious. "I'm full of energy, I've got an appetite... and of course, I can go to the bathroom. I haven't been going in eight years!" she laughed, adding that she plans to celebrate at Disney World. Jayme Locke, a surgeon on the transplant team, described the results with awe. "The kidney functioned essentially exactly like a kidney from a living donor," she said, adding that Looney's husband saw a rosiness in her cheeks for the first time in years. "That is the miracle of transplantation." - Cautious optimism - Looney's surgery is the third time a gene-edited pig kidney has been transplanted into a human who is not brain dead. Rick Slayman, the first recipient, died in May, two months after his procedure at Massachusetts General Hospital. The second, Lisa Pisano, initially showed signs of recovery following her surgery at NYU Langone, but the organ had to be removed after 47 days, and she passed away in July. Looney, however, was not terminally ill before the transplant, noted Robert Montgomery, who led the surgery. Each case, he emphasized, provides critical lessons for refining the techniques. The kidney was provided by biotech company Revivicor, which breeds genetically modified herds in Virginia. A Massachusetts-based company, eGenesis, provided the kidney for Slayman. Looney's organ has 10 genetic edits to improve compatibility with the human body -- an advance over Revivicor's earlier efforts that used kidneys with a single gene edit and included the pig's thymus gland to help train the host's immune system and prevent rejection. Montgomery, a pioneer in the field who performed the world's first gene-edited pig organ transplant in a brain-dead patient in 2021, said both methods are likely to enter clinical trials "probably by this time next year, or even sooner." "This is a watershed moment for the future of transplantation," said Kevin Longino, CEO of the National Kidney Foundation. The nonprofit's polling shows that patients and families favor faster clinical trial progress, believing the risk of inaction outweighs the uncertainties of xenotransplantation. Looney was discharged December 6 to a nearby New York City apartment. Though her high antibody levels remain a concern, doctors are monitoring her closely using wearable technology and are trying a novel drug regimen to prevent rejection. Periodic hospital visits may still be required, but the team remains optimistic she can return home in three months.

Meet the 12 CFP Title Contenders: No. 12 ClemsonIowa moves on without injured quarterback Brendan Sullivan when the Hawkeyes visit Maryland for a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday afternoon. Former starter Cade McNamara is not ready to return from a concussion, so Iowa (6-4, 4-3) turns to former walk-on and fourth-stringer Jackson Stratton to lead the offense in College Park, Md. "Confident that he'll do a great job," Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said of Stratton on his weekly radio show. "He stepped in, did a really nice job in our last ballgame. And he's got a good ability to throw the football, and he's learning every day. ... We'll go with him and see what we can do." Iowa had been on an upswing with Sullivan, who had sparked the Hawkeyes to convincing wins over Northwestern and Wisconsin before suffering an ankle injury in a 20-17 loss at UCLA on Nov. 8. Stratton came on in relief against the Bruins and completed 3 of 6 passes for 28 yards. Another storyline for Saturday is that Ferentz will be opposing his son, Brian Ferentz, an assistant at Maryland. Brian Ferentz was Iowa's offensive coordinator from 2017-23. "We've all got business to take care of on Saturday," Kirk Ferentz said. "I think his experience has been good and everything I know about it. As a parent, I'm glad he's with good people." Maryland (4-6, 1-6) needs a win to keep its hopes alive for a fourth straight bowl appearance under Mike Locksley. The Terrapins have dropped five of their last six games, all by at least 14 points, including a 31-17 loss at home to Rutgers last weekend. "It's been a challenging last few weeks to say the least," Locksley said. The challenge this week will be to stop Iowa running back Kaleb Johnson, who leads the Big Ten in rushing yards (1,328) and touchdowns (20), averaging 7.1 yards per carry. "With running backs, it's not always about speed. It's about power, vision and the ability to make something out of nothing," Locksley said. "This guy is a load and runs behind his pads." Maryland answers with quarterback Billy Edwards Jr., who leads the Big Ten in passing yards per game (285.5) and completions (268). His top target is Tai Felton, who leads the conference in catches (86) and receiving yards (1,040). --Field Level MediaMichigan defensive tackle Kenneth Grant declared for the 2025 NFL Draft on Thursday after three seasons with the Wolverines. The 6-foot-3, 339-pound junior was a third-team All-American and a second-team All-Big Ten selection this season. He had three sacks among his 32 total tackles over 12 games in 2024. As a sophomore, Grant helped the Wolverines claim the national championship with 29 tackles and 3 1/2 sacks in 15 games. "I am very appreciative to Coach (Jim) Harbaugh and coach (Sherrone) Moore and the rest of the University of Michigan staff that I have crossed paths with," Grant posted on social media. "It has been an honor to be developed into a Michigan Man." Other Michigan players who intend to leave the program for the draft include defensive lineman Mason Graham, cornerback Will Johnson and tight end Colston Loveland. --Field Level Media

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10-3 (7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference regular season) What's next: First-round at No. 5 seed Texas, Dec. 21 Head coach: Dabo Swinney (17th season, 180-46 overall) About Swinney: The 55-year-old, who is 6-4 in the CFP, took over during the 2008 season and has won two national titles (2016, 2018). He will take the Tigers to the CFP the first time since the 2020 season and the seventh time overall. Resume The Tigers, the only three-loss team in the 12-team field, were in a must-win situation in the ACC championship game, prevailing on a last-second, 56-yard field goal to defeat SMU 34-31. Clemson lost two games to SEC opponents (Georgia and South Carolina) this season. The Tigers' other defeat came at home to Louisville. The matchup with Texas will be Clemson's first true road game against the SEC this season. Postseason history A nine-time winner of the ACC Championship Game, the Tigers notched a double-figure win total for the 13th time in the last 14 seasons. Along with its two national titles, Clemson reached the title game two other times (2019 and 2015). This will be the first Clemson-Texas matchup. The road to Atlanta It will be a tricky road for the Tigers to reach the CFP title game in Atlanta at a venue familiar to Clemson fans. The Tigers will take at least two and maybe three trips outside of their own time zone to qualify for the final. Names to know QB Cade Klubnik Klubnik, a Texas native, has been taking snaps in crucial situations since a limited role as a freshman in 2022, when he rescued the Tigers in an ACC Championship victory vs. North Carolina. Sporting a 19-8 career record as a starter, Klubnik has thrown for 3,303 yards and 33 touchdowns along with five interceptions this season. He tossed four TDs in the ACC title game Dec. 7 against SMU after receiving All-ACC honorable mention following the regular season. "He's battle-tested," Swinney said. "He has got a lot of experience under his belt. He has had some failure, which has made him better." RB Phil Mafah The senior has racked up 1,106 rushing yards with eight touchdowns this season and has 28 career scores. Mafah has averaged fewer than 17 carries per game, so he makes the most of his opportunities, and at 230 pounds he can be a load to bring down. DE T.J. Parker He's been disruptive on a regular basis, racking up 19 tackles for loss (11 sacks) this season. The 265-pound sophomore helped set the tone in the ACC title game when the Tigers feasted on early SMU mistakes. Parker is tied for the Division I lead with six forced fumbles this season. K Nolan Hauser The freshman joined the Tigers this season with great acclaim and produced a career highlight with a 56-yard game-winning field goal -- the longest in ACC title game history -- to beat SMU at the buzzer. --Field Level MediaOTTAWA — The union representing rank-and-file Mounties is welcoming a federal plan to spend $1.3 billion to bolster border security and ensure the integrity of the immigration system. In its fall economic update Monday, the Liberal government said it would invest in cutting-edge technology for law enforcement so that only people who are eligible to remain in Canada do so. The promise followed threats from U.S. president-elect Donald Trump to impose 25 per cent tariffs on goods entering the United States unless Canada beefed up border security. The money, to be spread over six fiscal years, is earmarked for the RCMP, Public Safety Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency and the cyberspies at the Communications Security Establishment. RCMP members enforce laws between official points of entry and investigate criminal activities related to the border. National Police Federation president Brian Sauvé says members have been protecting the border with limited resources, and the new money will allow them to continue delivering on their mandate. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc is expected to join other ministers this afternoon to provide more details on the plan. Aaron McCrorie, the border services agency's vice-president of intelligence and enforcement, said in a recent interview that irregular migration and smuggling of drugs such as fentanyl are common concerns for Canada and the United States. "These aren't concerns that are unique to the United States. We share those same concerns," he said. "In that sense, it really speaks to the need for us to work collaboratively." McCrorie said the Canadian border agency is working closely with U.S. counterparts including Customs and Border Protection, the Drug Enforcement Administration and Homeland Security, as well as with agencies in Britain, Australia and New Zealand. "Criminal enterprises, organized crime, they don't respect international boundaries. They collaborate, they exploit weaknesses in the system," McCrorie said. "And so the best way to confront them is to is to collaborate on our side, fill those gaps, support each other's efforts." He said Canada's border agency has two targeting officers embedded with U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and the American agency plans to soon send a targeting officer to Canada. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Dec. 17, 2024. Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press

Image via Getty Images Brandi Rhodes , who is the spouse of the WWE Undisputed Champion Cody Rhodes , recently took to social media to share a delightful and humorous Christmas photograph. This image captures the essence of the family's festive spirit while also showcasing the amusing realities of navigating family life alongside the demands of a high-profile wrestling career but is it even real? Let's find out! Brandi Rhodes Photoshops Cody Into Christmas Family Portrait Amid WWE Absence The photo featured Brandi and their daughter, Liberty, enjoying the festive season. However, the most notable aspect of the image was the inclusion of Cody Rhodes , who was cleverly photoshopped into the picture. Brandi accompanied the post with the caption, "Sorry I'm late... Merry Christmas!!!" a playful acknowledgment of Cody's busy schedule and frequent absences due to his WWE commitments. Cody has been sidelined from WWE television since a brutal attack by Kevin Owens following Saturday Night's Main Event. The attack, which left Cody injured, has kept him away from the ring and forced him to miss out on precious family time during the holiday season. Brandi's creative solution to include Cody in the Christmas photo is a testament to her love and support for her husband. It also highlights the challenges faced by WWE Superstars , who often have to sacrifice family time to fulfill their professional obligations. The photo has resonated with fans, who have praised Brandi's creativity and her ability to find humor in a challenging situation. It serves as a reminder of the sacrifices that WWE Superstars and their families make to entertain millions of fans around the world. ALSO READ: Madison Square Garden Hosts CM Punk: WWE’s Epic Comeback Cody Rhodes is expected to return to WWE television in the near future, and fans are eagerly anticipating his comeback. In the meantime, his family continues to support him and provide him with the love and encouragement he needs to succeed in the ring and beyond.Jimmy Carter, the 39th US president, has died at 100New Hampshire reels off 27-straight points in 27-9 win over Maine

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MANCHESTER, NH – The Millyard Museum is a fact-filled aesthetically pleasing experience for all ages to come and observe. It has a variety of opportunities to learn about the very start of technology and civilization in the not yet named state of New Hampshire. Once I heard about the tour of the Millyard Museum, I was very eager to join the trip because the only history I really know about Manchester is how The Puritan Backroom invented chicken tenders . My group learned from displays of how New Hampshire natives lived. My group and I thoroughly enjoyed the tour, especially the interactive activities such as fun games both natives and early colonizers played. Our favorite game, one of the resident artists, Yaz, kept calling it ‘egg in the basket.’ The goal of the game is to use momentum to swing the ball attached to into the cup via a string to complete the objective. It takes great patience and solid coordination and is very satisfying when completed efficiently. It took Yaz one hour to get her egg in the basket. I was able to quickly win within three to four swings, just saying. Yaz mentioned that most museums talk about why the indigenous populations no longer flourish in the region and that most museums secure contemporary work from the Native people who are on display in order to pay homage and uplift efforts by Indigenous peoples to keep their cultures alive. While touring through, I also had the greatest opportunity to learn about the beginning of production of tools from New Hampshire’s indigenous people, who made a variety of objects for their daily lives and while not metal, they used many stone implements. Most tools were made with chert, a non-metal that is native to the area, and is also able to be easily worked for use. Passing on by the various displays of history included information from the Millyard’s construction as well as the many purposes it served throughout its grand time in mass production, such as looming, the making and producing of denim and many other everyday and industrial items needed. They didn’t mention anything about where the cotton came from. Yaz and the facilitators Seana and Amara let us know it was most likely from the work of enslaved people in the South. They mentioned that we could learn more about this from work that the Black Heritage Trail has done. There was even an exhibit that showed bricks from the Amoskeag mills, the bricks were made locally in Hooksett and other towns around the river during the mid-19th century by the Stark Manufacturing Company. However, I thought the most interesting display happened to be of the waterpower! It tells you about how investors put their money, manpower, and knowledge into harnessing the power of the great roaring Amoskeag Falls. To quote the said display, “Raging winter floods and freshets were sober reminders that man could not entirely bend the power of the Merrimack River to its will.” Records as early as 1741 report on eyewitness accounts of waves reaching 55 feet into the air! The most severe floods happened during winter or early spring. Spring freshets (the flooding of a river from heavy rains) turned the river into a swollen torrent. In 1896 the most severe flood was recorded in the history of Manchester. The rising water continued unabated for five long days. Then the floods rose 10 feet above the falls. Raging waters and debris carried off three bridges, including the Amoskeag steam pipe bridge and the venerable Granite Street Bridge. Amazingly, the McGregor Bridge survived. However, it was then lost in the great flood of 1936, which devastated the city and the millyard. To many people, the Amoskeag Millyard resembled a walled medieval city complete with towers, moats, and gates. By 1911, a graceful arch of standardized brick buildings formed an unbroken mile-long facade along the river creating a model of visual unity. As we continued venturing through our journey of time, the Millyard and all of its revamped glory, we had a wonderful experience looking at displays, playing with interactive toys and taking many group photos. After spending quite some time at the Millyard, and unfortunately being denied access to the See Science Museum because it was closing in about 20 minutes, we were all feeling quite hungry and decided to head over to The Hop Knot on Elm Street. At the Hop Knot I had the absolute best roast beef sandwich I’ve ever had the pleasure of devouring. It was dressed with melty cheese, perfectly crunchy fried onions, and mayo. However, I got plain mayo because it comes with a horseradish one and I am just not that kind of girl. As we sat and I looked around at my peers you could see everyone enjoyed their meals like the pesto pizza, nice warm pretzels with variant dips, or even just a straight up piece of kielbasa. The Hop Knot is a great lgbtq+ friendly scene that also host drag events. In fact I had the pleasure of meeting and taking pictures with a couple of friendly cute queens from the House of Reigns . Talking with drag queens is so ethereal, they’re always on point and I love all the quips and phrases. I then headed home to sleep off my very delicious sandwich! The Inkubator program is aimed at nurturing and growing New Hampshire’s local journalism ecosystem – support for educators, opportunities for students and pathways for future journalists, artists and creators. And beyond that, we want to engage our community in this process because together, we rise. Click here to make a tax-deductible contribution to the Inkubator. We don’t spam! You're on the list! Check your inbox or spam folder to confirm your subscription.UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has welcomed the fall of Bashar al-Assad's "barbaric regime" in Syria, as he called for the restoration of "peace and stability". The ousted Syrian president - who Russian state media report is in Moscow having been granted asylum by Russia - fled the country after his government fell to a lightning rebel offensive early on Sunday. Sir Keir said the Syrian people "had to put up with [Assad's] brutal regime for far, far too long". When asked if the government would engage with rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS), set up as an affiliate of al-Qaeda and proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK, he said it was "early days" but that there needed to be a "political solution". "The developments in Syria in recent hours and days are unprecedented, and we are speaking to our partners in the region and monitoring the situation closely," Sir Keir said on Sunday, shortly after arriving in the United Arab Emirates for a visit unrelated to events in Syria. "The Syrian people have suffered under Assad's barbaric regime for too long and we welcome his departure. "Our focus is now on ensuring a political solution prevails, and peace and stability is restored." He also called on "all sides" to protect civilians and minorities, and "ensure essential aid can reach the most vulnerable" in the coming hours and days. Shadow Foreign Secretary Priti Patel said : "Our first priority must be the Syrian people. Syrians need to be protected – all communities and groups." Lib Dem leader Sir Ed Davey described Assad as "a vile dictator who used chemical weapons against him own people" in a post on X . He added the UK must "do what we can to ensure the protection of minority groups and ultimately an orderly transition of power with free and fair elections". Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner earlier told the BBC's Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg programme that the UK wanted to see "a political solution along the lines of UN resolution, and we're working with our allies". Asked if HTS would be better than Assad, Rayner said "we've got to have a government in Syria, a political solution, that protests civilians and infrastructure". The Islamist group, set up 13 years ago as a direct affiliate of al-Qaeda, drove the rebels' rise to power in Syria in recent weeks. It previously publicly broke ranks with al-Qaeda, although it remains proscribed as a terrorist group by the UK, as well as the UN, the US, Turkey and other countries. Questions remain over whether it has completely renounced those links, but its message in the run-up to Assad's deposition has been one of inclusiveness and a rejection of violence. Former head of MI6 Sir John Sawers told Sky News: "I think Abu Mohammed al-Jawlani, the leader, has made great efforts over the last 10 years to distance himself from those terrorist groups and certainly the actions we've seen of [HTS] over the last two weeks has been those of a liberation movement, not of a terrorist organisation." He added: "It would be rather ridiculous, actually, if we're unable to engage with the new leadership in Syria because of a proscription dating back 12 years." The prime minister's pre-planned visits to the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia for meetings on Monday are unrelated to events in Syria. The government said Sir Keir is pursuing closer ties with the two countries to increase investment, deepen defence and security ties, and drive growth and new opportunities to benefit working people. The UK government had been evacuating its citizens from Syria over the weekend before the fall of Damascus overnight. On Sunday, hundreds of Syrians in Manchester celebrated Assad's demise by singing, dancing and crying in the city centre, while dozens of people also gathered in Belfast to celebrate the end of his regime .

Taking a cue from Chandigarh Police’s live demonstration showcased to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi at Punjab Engineering College (PEC), the Uttar Pradesh government plans to set up a similar replica of the demo to showcase the implementation of new criminal laws at the Kumbh Mela scheduled in February next year. The Chandigarh Police will assist the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police in creating this live demonstration, following the PM’s directive to share the model with all states. It has also been decided by the Centre that a similar demonstration will be set up at all major festivals across the country. On December 3, UT police’s senior superintendent of police (SSP) presented a one-hour live demonstration, simulating a murder crime scene investigation as per the new criminal laws to PM Modi. The demonstration, organised in eight stages, provided the PM with a live experience of how law enforcement, forensic teams, judicial authorities and prisons have become more efficient and technology-driven since the laws’ implementation. The demonstration was the brainchild of SSP Kanwardeep Kaur, who spent two months drafting the script and envisioning how the presentation would be delivered in both audio-visual and physical formats to PM Modi. Now, Chandigarh Police plans to produce two audio-visual films explaining the changes in criminal laws - one tailored for investigating officers and the other for the general public. These films will be circulated nationwide to ensure widespread understanding of the legal reforms. Chandigarh was selected as the model state for the implementation of the new laws and became the first in the country to successfully put them into practice. Over 2,300 attended live demo at PEC Over 2,367 attendees, including officials, general public, college students, and police teams, participated in the live demonstration showcasing the complete investigative and trial process under the newly implemented criminal laws at Punjab Engineering College (PEC) from December 4 to December 10. The exhibition was kept open to the public for a week after PM Modi urged UT police to showcase it across the nation. Various stakeholders, including young superintendents of police, senior police officials, vigilance teams, engineering students, delegation from New Delhi, and residents, actively participated to witness the practical implementation of the new investigative and trial mechanisms.It was no different for Jimmy Carter in the early 1970s. It took meeting several presidential candidates and then encouragement from an esteemed elder statesman before the young governor, who had never met a president himself, saw himself as something bigger. He announced his White House bid on December 12 1974, amid fallout from the Vietnam War and the resignation of Richard Nixon. Then he leveraged his unknown, and politically untainted, status to become the 39th president. That whirlwind path has been a model, explicit and otherwise, for would-be contenders ever since. “Jimmy Carter’s example absolutely created a 50-year window of people saying, ‘Why not me?’” said Steve Schale, who worked on President Barack Obama’s campaigns and is a long-time supporter of President Joe Biden. Mr Carter’s journey to high office began in Plains, Georgia where he received end-of-life care decades after serving as president. David Axelrod, who helped to engineer Mr Obama’s four-year ascent from state senator to the Oval Office, said Mr Carter’s model is about more than how his grassroots strategy turned the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary into his springboard. “There was a moral stain on the country, and this was a guy of deep faith,” Mr Axelrod said. “He seemed like a fresh start, and I think he understood that he could offer something different that might be able to meet the moment.” Donna Brazile, who managed Democrat Al Gore’s 2000 presidential campaign, got her start on Mr Carter’s two national campaigns. “In 1976, it was just Jimmy Carter’s time,” she said. Of course, the seeds of his presidential run sprouted even before Mr Nixon won a second term and certainly before his resignation in August 1974. In Mr Carter’s telling, he did not run for governor in 1966, he lost, or in 1970 thinking about Washington. Even when he announced his presidential bid, neither he nor those closest to him were completely confident. “President of what?” his mother, Lillian, replied when he told her his plans. But soon after he became governor in 1971, Mr Carter’s team envisioned him as a national player. They were encouraged in part by the May 31 Time magazine cover depicting Mr Carter alongside the headline “Dixie Whistles a Different Tune”. Inside, a flattering profile framed Mr Carter as a model “New South” governor. In October 1971, Carter ally Dr Peter Bourne, an Atlanta physician who would become US drug tsar, sent his politician friend an unsolicited memo outlining how he could be elected president. On October 17, a wider circle of advisers sat with Mr Carter at the Governor’s Mansion to discuss it. Mr Carter, then 47, wore blue jeans and a T-shirt, according to biographer Jonathan Alter. The team, including Mr Carter’s wife Rosalynn, who died aged 96 in November 2023, began considering the idea seriously. “We never used the word ‘president’,” Mr Carter recalled upon his 90th birthday, “but just referred to national office”. Mr Carter invited high-profile Democrats and Washington players who were running or considering running in 1972, to one-on-one meetings at the mansion. He jumped at the chance to lead the Democratic National Committee’s national campaign that year. The position allowed him to travel the country helping candidates up and down the ballot. Along the way, he was among the Southern governors who angled to be George McGovern’s running mate. Mr Alter said Mr Carter was never seriously considered. Still, Mr Carter got to know, among others, former vice president Hubert Humphrey and senators Henry Jackson of Washington, Eugene McCarthy of Maine and Mr McGovern of South Dakota, the eventual nominee who lost a landslide to Mr Nixon. Mr Carter later explained he had previously defined the nation’s highest office by its occupants immortalised by monuments. “For the first time,” Mr Carter told The New York Times, “I started comparing my own experiences and knowledge of government with the candidates, not against ‘the presidency’ and not against Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. It made it a whole lot easier”. Adviser Hamilton Jordan crafted a detailed campaign plan calling for matching Mr Carter’s outsider, good-government credentials to voters’ general disillusionment, even before Watergate. But the team still spoke and wrote in code, as if the “higher office” were not obvious. It was reported during his campaign that Mr Carter told family members around Christmas 1972 that he would run in 1976. Mr Carter later wrote in a memoir that a visit from former secretary of state Dean Rusk in early 1973 affirmed his leanings. During another private confab in Atlanta, Mr Rusk told Mr Carter plainly: “Governor, I think you should run for president in 1976.” That, Mr Carter wrote, “removed our remaining doubts.” Mr Schale said the process is not always so involved. “These are intensely competitive people already,” he said of governors, senators and others in high office. “If you’re wired in that capacity, it’s hard to step away from it.” “Jimmy Carter showed us that you can go from a no-name to president in the span of 18 or 24 months,” said Jared Leopold, a top aide in Washington governor Jay Inslee’s unsuccessful bid for Democrats’ 2020 nomination. “For people deciding whether to get in, it’s a real inspiration,” Mr Leopold continued, “and that’s a real success of American democracy”.Saquon Barkley becomes ninth running back to rush for 2,000 yards in a season

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