Marissa mayer is she was hired to be a coder at google. She was hired to be someone who literally makes the programs. Her first big project was supposed to be like googles first ad delivery system, you know . Google makes billions and billions of dollars off of ads, and she was going to make the first one. And it was taking her months and monthses and months to do. Google went out and hired someone named jeff dean and this sort of shocked the industry because jeff dean is a superstar. Hes really known for being one of the best coders on the planet. And he did the project that meyer had been work on in a matter of weeks. And mayer, you know, to her credit sort of looked at this and said is, you know, she loved working at google and she said im not going to make my mark at this company by being a coder. Is so she said what else can i do. So she sort of threw herself at whatever problems the company had. You know she actually got involved in pr and marketing and all sorts of strange thing
And this month with congress on the summer recess, the cities tour is on cspan each day at 6 00 p. M. Today we tour the literary life of waco, texas, with the book about gospel music from the civil war to the civil rights movement. The story of the 1917 lynching of a black 17yearold and the history of the first africanamericans in the space program. Today at 6 00 p. M. Eastern time. A hearing now on new technologies to improper the safety and efficiency of the nations Transportation Systems. Officials from volvo group north america, zahn, bnsf railway and the port of long beach testify before the Senate Commerce committee. Good afternoon, everyone. I am pleased to convene the Senate Subcommittee on surface transportation and merchant marine infrastructure safety and security for the sixth hearing which is titled technologies, transforming transportation, is the government keeping up. Mr. Booker and i are excited to bring together a range of issues we have worked on together here in the
Even how we hail a cab. We have opportunities to dramatically reduce Public Safety, address infrastructure problems in creative new ways. The federal government can be a key player in helping to advance and utilize the developing technologies. Lets take a look at safety. While trafficrelated fatalities injuries continue to decline, over 30,000 people each year still die on our highways. We continue to see trains that derail too frequently. Putting enormous burdens on our first responders. In the face of these challenges we have got to understand the opportunity that comes with technology and improving our transportation system. Our country has already invested billions in interstate highways, bridges, rails and ports. Technology can help us to get more out of what weve already built. Today, there are exciting marketready proving solutions to make our roads safer. From automatic breaking, dispensers and even Autonomous Cars and drones. Advancements in taking control of a vehicle if it d
Many are also working to transform their Energy Economy from a fossil fuel economy to renewable Energy Economy. How much do you know about the changes that are under way . Well, lets find out. Welcome to episode five of the Senate Climate disruption quiz. So here we go. Heres the first question. This august, an electric 500horsepower tesla model x ss. U. V. Raced a 740horsepower Lamborghini Aventador s. V. In a quartermile drag race. Who won . Was it the 500horsepower electric tesla . Or the 740horsepower lamborghini . Or was the race called off or did they tie . Take a moment, feel free to lock in your answer. The answer the answer is that the tesla won the race. The tesla won the race despite the fact it had finish less horsepower. It set a record for an s. U. V. In a quarter mile. It beat the lamborghini by 500ths of a send second. It just goes to help demonstrate the incredible work and acceleration that comes with electric power and if youve ever tried driving a tesla and had a ac
Im happy to follow the gentleman from South Carolina who just wants to make sure that were a thriving economy. This bill, this provision, takes money away from taxpayers in many states. And i happen to be a representative from one of those states. The gentleman from South Carolina, he represents a state that gets 1. 92 back from the federal government for every dollar they send to the federal government. And the idea that he would want to get even more at the expense of other states, i find a little offensive. Maybe folks there should just pay their fair share. I would also like to ask unanimous consent to have placed in the record this analysis from americans against double taxation, and they state that the congressional tax plan finds that many middleclass homeowners will see their taxes go up as much as 6,167 next year, and then rise another 600 once the Family Flexibility credit expires at the end of 2022. Without objection, so ordered. It says that the increases will not only hit