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TV9 Network's Whole Time Director – Editorial, Hemant Sharma, while addressing the summit on Friday said that German and Sanskrit are deeply connected to each other. Stuttgart: Hemant Sharma, Whole Time Director – Editorial, TV9 Network, addressed the TV9 Global Summit on the second day of the three-day event in Stuttgart, Germany. Several dignitaries including PM Narendra Modi addressed the summit and expressed their views. Speaking on the topic, ‘India -Germany: The Sanskrit Connect’, Sharma while pointing out the deep connection between Sanskrit and German said, “Literature, knowledge and Sanskrit deeply connect us with Germany. The first book we gave to the world was Ved. The person who spread across the globe was none other than Max Muller. Before this nobody translated the Ved. ” ‘Gramophone has an important role in Germany-India ties’ “You all know Swami Vivekananda. Even he was so impressed with Max Muller that he decided to meet him. After meeting hi, Swami Vevekanda said if anybody who undeerstood the value of Ved in Europe, that person is Max Muller. You just hear a program presented by Arpita Chatterjee on the gramophone. The instrument was invented by Thomas Edition in 19th century. The instrument is very deeply linked to ties between India and Germany. He made instruments through which people of the next generation could listen to voice of human beings,” Sharma added. He further said, “After inventing the instrument he contacted Max Muller and recorded his voice in disc of gramophone. Edison then decided to take the recorded voice of Max Muller’s voice to people. Max Muller had recorded some transcripts of Rigveda.” 14 German universities researching Sankrit: Hemant Sharma Talking further about ties between India and Germany, he observed that there are a number of similarities between Sanskrit and German. “As many as 14 universities in Germany are doing research on Sanskrit,” Sharma observed. “Not only is our existence because of Sanskrit, but it is our identity as well.” The event is being held at the iconic MHP Arena in Stuttgart. The event began with the address of TV9 MD and CEO Barun Das. A number of thinkers, policymakers, industry leaders, and others participated in the event to discuss the roadmap for sustainable development and mutual prosperity. Germany’s Baden-Württemberg state is backing the summit. Click for more latest India news . Also get top headlines and latest news from India and around the world at News9. Subhajit Sankar Dasgupta has nearly 18 years of experience. Currently, he is serving as Associate Editor with news9live.com, a part of Associated Broadcasting Company Pvt Ltd. He started his career with The Pioneer and went on to work in a number of media organisations, including IANS, Financial Express Online, The Political and Business Daily, among others. Apart from online media, he has also worked in print media. Among the beats he covers include politics, sports and infrastructure. He has a Master’s degree in Mass Communication from Guru Jambeshwar University. During his free time, he likes to read books and play table tennis.
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Try the more than $115 million that will be spread across the conferences at the end of the season, all depending on who gets in and which teams go the farthest. According to the College Football Playoff website , the 12 teams simply making the bracket earn their conferences $4 million each. Another $4 million goes to conferences whose teams get into the quarterfinals. Then, there's $6 million more for teams that make the semifinals and another $6 million for those who play for the title. Most of this bonanza comes courtesy of ESPN, which is forking over $1.3 billion a year to televise the new postseason. A lot of that money is already earmarked — more goes to the Big Ten and Southeastern Conference than the Big 12 or Atlantic Coast — but a lot is up for grabs in the 11 games that will play out between the opening round on Dec. 20 and the final on Jan. 20. In all, the teams that make the title game will bring $20 million to their conferences, all of which distribute that money, along with billions in TV revenue and other sources, in different ways. In fiscal 2022-23, the Big Ten, for instance, reported revenue of nearly $880 million and distributed about $60.5 million to most of its members. The massive stakes might help explain the unabashed lobbying coming from some corners of the football world, as the tension grows in advance of Sunday's final rankings, which will set the bracket. Earlier this week, Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark lit into the selection committee, which doesn't have a single team higher than 15 in the rankings. That does two things: It positions the Big 12 as a one-bid league, and also threatens to makes its champion — either Arizona State or Iowa State — the fifth-best among conference titlists that get automatic bids. Only the top four of those get byes, which could cost the Big 12 a spot in the quarterfinals — or $4 million. “The committee continues to show time and time again that they are paying attention to logos versus resumes,” Yormark said this week, while slamming the idea of teams with two losses in his conference being ranked worse than teams with three in the SEC. The ACC is also staring at a one-bid season with only No. 8 SMU inside the cut line of this week's projected bracket. Miami's loss last week all but bumped the Hurricanes out of the playoffs, a snub that ACC commissioner Jim Phillips said left him “incredibly shocked and disappointed." “As we look ahead to the final rankings, we hope the committee will reconsider and put a deserving Miami in the field," Phillips said in a statement. The lobbying and bickering filters down to the campuses that feel the impact. And, of course, to social media. One of the most entertaining episodes came earlier this week when athletic directors at Iowa State and SMU went back and forth about whose team was more deserving. There are a few stray millions that the selection committee cannot really influence, including a $3 million payment to conferences that make the playoff. In a reminder that all these kids are going to school, after all, the conferences get $300,000 per football team that meets academic requirements to participate in the postseason. (That's basically everyone). Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here . AP college football: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-football-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-football
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The Jasper Recovery Coordination Centre is reporting that site servicing is nearing completion for future interim housing sites. Michal Fark, municipal director of recovery, told council on Tuesday (Dec. 3) that they have done as much servicing at the in-town sites as possible in absence of knowing what will actually be placed on the land. “Once we actually further clarify with the Government of Alberta on what will be procured and what will be placed where, then we will have to do some additional servicing and connection work with those structures,” Fark said. In October, the Alberta government committed $112 million toward interim housing for Jasper residents who lost their homes in the wildfire. The funding will go toward building 250 modular homes. Jason Nixon, minister of Seniors, Community and Social Services, confirmed in the legislature on Nov. 28 that they were on track to create 250 new homes just after Christmas. Coun. Scott Wilson asked Fark if the province would be able to make good on this promise. “There’s quite a bit of vagueness to the interim housing,” Wilson said. “We should be transparent with our community that we don’t really know what’s coming, and if our residents have any opportunity in finding accommodation elsewhere, I think they should be doing that.” Fark replied they were still in discussions with the province about what the built form would look like and the timeline of deployment, although 80 to 100 units were previously anticipated for January, with the rest coming later. “At this moment in time, I still see a pathway to 80 to 100 units being delivered sometime relatively early in the New Year, but it is a challenging pathway for sure, and the longer we go without certainty, the narrower that pathway becomes,” he said. Fark added they were meeting with federal and provincial partners later this week to further discuss the timeline for interim housing. Interim housing will be located at the northeast end of town and on the southern end of town along Connaught Drive. A site called 2B just south of Highway 16 was also slated for interim housing, but an impact assessment has determined this site was unviable. Fark said they were working with Parks Canada to identify other sites. Coun. Rico Damota noted there was some frustration in the community about the slow progress with interim housing and asked how many hectares were still available following the removal of site 2B. According to Fark, this resulted in a loss of 3.5 hectares of land, leaving just more than four hectares on the available sites within town. If the province opted for higher density, there could be up to 80 units per hectare. “We have strongly communicated with the Government of Alberta the need to achieve higher entities, and they are working with us, and we are having those ongoing conversations,” he said. Coun. Wendy Hall asked how residents could apply to get on the waitlist for interim housing. Fark replied they were still working with the province on a prioritization matrix that has not been finalized, and a housing application form was still on the municipality’s website. “We know that the demand will exceed what we’re going to be able to supply with the interim housing program,” he added. “Essentially, once we know how many units we are getting and how soon we can anticipate them, then we will go through the prioritization matrix, and that is what will be used to determine who has the first opportunity for the interim housing.”Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to stop housebuilding and infrastructure projects being “held to ransom” by nimbys and environmentalists, saying he will push through reforms to Britain’s “ruinous” planning system. Writing in The Times, the prime minister attacked the “blockers and bureaucrats” who had “choked off” economic growth in the UK and made homeownership unaffordable. Starmer has instructed ministers to plan laws that would streamline complex environmental rules that can add millions of pounds to the cost of a development. • Sir Keir Starmer: We will launch a golden era of building These are expected to end “case-by-case negotiations” of measures to deal with ramifications for wildlife, required under habitat regulations derived from EU law, that can delay projects by years. This could allow developers to offset potential environmental damage of projects by paying for environmental improvements elsewhere, with clearer rules about what kind of mitigation would be acceptable to avoid protracted negotiations on individual projects.
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U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian made the decision in a written ruling following a bail hearing last week, when lawyers for the hip-hop mogul argued that a $50 million bail package they proposed would be sufficient to ensure Combs doesn’t flee and doesn’t try to intimidate prospective trial witnesses. Two other judges previously had been persuaded by prosecutors’ arguments that the Bad Boy Records founder was a danger to the community if he is not behind bars. Lawyers did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment on the decision. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he coerced and abused women for years, aided by associates and employees. An indictment alleges that he silenced victims through blackmail and violence, including kidnapping, arson and physical beatings. A federal appeals court judge last month denied Combs’ immediate release while a three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan considers his bail request. Prosecutors have insisted that no bail conditions would be sufficient to protect the public and prevent the “I'll Be Missing You” singer from fleeing. They say that even in a federal lockup in Brooklyn, Combs has orchestrated social media campaigns designed to influence prospective jurors and tried to publicly leak materials he thinks can help his case. They say he also has contacted potential witnesses through third parties. Lawyers for Combs say any alleged sexual abuse described in the indictment occurred during consensual relations between adults and that new evidence refutes allegations that Combs used his “power and prestige” to induce female victims into drugged-up, elaborately produced sexual performances with male sex workers known as “Freak Offs.”QLD News Don't miss out on the headlines from QLD News. Followed categories will be added to My News. Full list: Qld flood road closures Almost 170mm of rain has fallen on the Gold Coast overnight, causing widespread flash flooding and road closures, with more rain still to come. Heavy rain has continued to drench parts of Queensland, with both ends of the state copping significant totals overnight, while a dramatic rescue has played out on the Darling Downs. The Gold Coast has been smashed with over a month’s worth of rain overnight , causing flash flooding and closing multiple roads across the city. A total of 167mm has at Tugun, 145mm at Currumbin Valley, 154.8mm at Coolangatta, 149mm at Palm Beach and 73.8mm at Redcliffe. Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary has closed due to the heavy rainfall. More than 70mm of rain was recorded in three hours from 5am at Redcliffe on Friday, as suburbs closer to Brisbane also got their share, with more heavy rain on the way for the South East. Angela Van Hood Jackson shares photos of flooding on Old Coach Rd in Reedy Creek. Photo: Facebook/ Angela Van Hood Jackson Currumbin resident Quintin Bennett shared a video of flash flooding in Currumbin and Currumbin Waters on Friday morning. Photo: Quintin Bennett The start of the second round at the Australian PGA has been delayed due to the Royal Queensland course in Brisbane being flooded . Play was due to begin at 6am, however tournament officials have announced that no play will take place before 11am. In the state’s far north, South Mission Beach received a whopping 188mm in the 20 hours to 6am, while nearby Bulgin Creek (135mm) and Tully (120mm) also received decent totals. At 5am there was 10mm in this Redcliffe rain gauge, but just three hours later it was close to 90mm. Photo: Higgins Storm Chasing ■ GALLERY: Qld’s wet and wild November Meanwhile, at Moonie, near Tara, on the Western Downs, a man in his 60s had to be rescued from a tree in floodwaters overnight, as the State Emergency Service responding to 18 call-outs across the state overnight. It comes after western Queensland endure a “one-in-50-year” flooding event that delivered 153mm of rain in just two hours. Rural Fire Service (RFS) and Queensland Fire Department (QFD) crews worked for hours to rescue the man in his 60s after he became isolated on a tree branch in floodwater on Green and Whites Road. An RFS volunteer initially spotted him about 1:22am, but it took more than two hours to rescue him, with crews finally getting him down about 4am. Country kids playing in the mud at Lesdale, Charleville. (Supplied: Bec Tickell) He was transported in a stable condition to Tara Hospital with reports of back pain. Tropical North Queensland is in line for another wet day today, with a further 50 to 100mm possible with persistent showers, while South East Queensland could see rainfall totals anywhere from 5 to 50mm. Flood warnings remain for several regions in Central Queensland, with a Moderate Flood Warning in place for the Moonie River. Locally moderate to heavy rainfall has been recorded across the Moonie River catchment in the past few days, causing river and creek rises across the upper Moonie River catchment. Moderate flooding is possible at Flinton today, as upstream floodwater arrives. Flash flooding is affecting several roads in the Western Downs, including the Moonie Highway and Ducklo Gulera Road at Ducklo, A number of minor flood warnings in place across the state including for the Upper Balonne and Maranoa Rivers, as well as the Warrego River. In the South East, Mr Hines said the wet weather was expected to clear by Friday night, “paying the way for a pleasant weekend”. He said the Gold Coast can expect temperatures of up to 29C over the weekend. On Thursday, shocked locals on Thursday described the torrential downpour that flooded outback Queensland as the “whole of November’s rainfall in just one hour”, after the Bureau of Meteorology had warned parts of Queensland to brace for isolated totals of up to 200mm possible. Murweh Shire Council posted to social media of major flooding to the Bradley's Gully near Charleville. Many regional areas were hit with unprecedented rain, with floodwaters cutting off towns, farms and roads. Flash flooding occurred in Charleville, and surrounding areas were drenched by rainfall on Wednesday, as a trough system intensified over the Upper Warrego catchment, resulting in moderate to isolated intense heavy rainfall more than 150mm recorded up to 6pm on Wednesday. At one point, up to 68mm of rain fell in one hour on Wednesday afternoon. The highest rainfall totals in the area was recorded at Lesdale with 184mm, Oakwood with 144mm, Dresnmaine with 120mm, Barradeen with 110mm, and the 27 Mile Garden with 100mm, with Charleville recording 91mm. Originally published as Qld weather: Heavy rain hits Gold Coast and Cairns regions after outback cops a drenching Join the conversation Add your comment to this story To join the conversation, please log in. Don't have an account? Register Join the conversation, you are commenting as Logout More related stories QLD News Brisbane socialite reveals shock death of her only son Brisbane fashion designer Louise Owen has told of her grief and “loss left in my heart” with the news her only son has passed away at the age of 23. Read more QLD News 500k passenger shortfall: 2032 Games public transport gap exposed Brisbane’s public transport system can carry only about half the expected 1 million passengers per day to and from Games venues, the city’s Lord Mayor has admitted. 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SANTA ANA, Calif.—Janet Nguyen was sworn in as Orange County’s newest supervisor Wednesday to finish out the term of former Supervisor Andrew Do, who resigned after pleading guilty to a federal bribery charge. Nguyen will fill out the last month of the term of Do, who was scheduled to be termed-out of office before he stepped down. In January, Nguyen will be sworn in for the full term she won in November over Democrat Frances Marquez on a 61.24 percent to 38.76 percent vote. Orange County Board Chairman Don Wagner’s office has been running Do’s office since his resignation Oct. 31. The Orange County Registrar on Tuesday certified the election results, but it wasn’t done in time to have Nguyen sworn in on that day, so the supervisors met Wednesday in special session to approve the certification of the election results, allowing Nguyen to take office. “The only reason to do it early to allow now-Senator Nguyen to be sworn in is so she can take over running the district for balance of Supervisor Do’s term,” Wagner told City News Service. “Then her new term and my new term will start in January. It’s just a way to get that seat filled a little sooner than otherwise.” Nguyen’s swearing-in on Wednesday was private, with a more public one planned in January, Wagner said. At the special meeting Wednesday, dozens of residents, many of whom regularly criticize the elections process to the board, questioned the results in this year’s election. Orange County Registrar Bob Page told the board he was required by law to wait until Dec. 1 to certify the election results. He also made it clear that the board only votes to accept the results and has no other authority beyond that. “The board is merely being asked to receive my certification and to declare the winner of the 1st District Supervisor contest,” Page said. Supervisor Katrina Foley praised Page’s office. “Every different phase of an election is an enormous challenge,” Foley said. “And we appreciate the employees who worked so hard and so diligently with such a commitment to the county’s election integrity.” Foley suggested that some of the complaints were based on not liking the result. “I supported some candidates that lost and I supported some candidates who won,” she said. “I mean, that’s politics, right? So I think that we have to accept the election results.” Wagner asked Page what he would tell the election skeptics. “When I have someone who has doubts or doesn’t trust us, my first place to go is always to invite them to come and observe and we'll answer their questions,” Page said. Wagner repeatedly had to threaten to clear the room or eject some people in the audience who interrupted Page. “We also have a very robust proactive approach to educate the public about what we do,” Page said, pointing to newsletters, social media accounts and public speaking events to community groups. “I see it as my obligation to make sure the public understands everything they can on how elections are conducted in California,” Page said. But Page said some of the changes that some residents desire, such as going back to previous election processes, are up to state lawmakers. Nguyen previously served on the Board of Supervisors from 2007 through 2014 until she was elected to the state Senate. State Sen. Tom Umberg defeated her in 2018, but she returned to Sacramento as an Assemblywoman in 2020 and served in that position until 2022 when she was elected to the state Senate again. Do, who had been Nguyen’s chief of staff until they had a falling out and he ran to succeed her on the board, admitted in his plea deal that, in exchange for more than $550,000 in bribes, he cast votes on the Board of Supervisors beginning in 2020 that directed more than $10 million in COVID relief funds to the Viet America Society, where his daughter Rhiannon worked, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Do is scheduled to be sentenced March 31. On Tuesday, the supervisors agreed to seek bids to hire an outside auditor to comb through all of the county’s contracts starting in January 2019 through August of this year. Wagner voted against the idea. The proposal from Orange County Supervisor Vicente Sarmiento triggered a discussion about whether the project was too broad and expensive. Orange County CEO Michelle Aguirre said the review would be “hundreds if not thousands” of contracts. “My intent was to look at all the contracts the supervisor touched,” Sarmiento said. Foley said state officials usually do a sampling of contracts. “They’re not going to be doing some type of audit of every single contract,” Foley said of state lawmakers. “That’s not how it works. They do a sampling. If you’re looking at all the contracts ever entered into in the county of Orange—even if we didn’t vote on it—that is going to be thousands and thousands of contracts. The state, when they do an audit, they don’t do that broad of an approach. ... I’m just trying to help us narrow the focus ... so the staff can get to work getting this important information to us and not take a two-year period of time.” Sarmiento said he was more concerned with accomplishing a “thorough scrubbing” of the contracts. “We’re starting a year and two months before [the pandemic began] even,” Wagner said. Wagner said it was more important to find ways to encourage staffers and whistleblowers to speak up. He also argued that an exhaustive forensic audit would discourage contractors going forward. “We need to empower our staff to say something,” Wagner said. “That’s what really needs to be done, frankly. And I would welcome a state audit. It would be a lot more focused, less expensive and less burdensome. None of our offices have anything to hide.” Internal Auditor Aggie Alonso said, “We’re going to have to develop an inventory of all these contracts. ... These things take a large amount of time.” Alonso suggested doing the work in “phases,” to narrow down the problematic contracts. “We’re looking at a two-year process,” he said. When asked if it would cost $1 million, he said, “I think that’s low. It will be over $1 million.”Review: The Anker Solix C300 rewrites the compact portable power station rule book
