And the effects of city lights on nature. Lets start at the beginning with how we see light. When light enters our eye it hits the retina. And is received by photo receptor cells the socalled rod cells respond to light and dark the cones are responsible for color vision but we only see the light that actually enters our eyes if you are in zambia wanted to know more. How those light travel. During a thunderstorm or you see the lightning straight away but we hear the thunder with a light. Thats because sound waves move slowly or as light travels super fast. 1000 kilometers per 2nd. It maintains that speed in space where theres a vacuum and it moves only slightly slower through the earths atmosphere but other media slow down for example water in which it travels at a mere 225000 kilometers a 2nd. Life troubles like ripples spreading on the surface of a liquid in all directions simultaneously. And in Straight Lines which is why we talk of light rays sometimes its even possible for us to se
Test of these taking back power from the executive branch is often a challenge that requires overriding a president ial veto which is increasingly difficult. A return to normal appropriations, increase in legislative oversight, particularly by a spending authority, an earmark reform that both returns the practice while strengthening its integrity requires no president ial signoff. In fact each step rests solely within the purview of congress and it would allow legislators to increase capacity, better represent their constituents, uphold their oath and recommit to the spirit and letter of article i of the constitution. Thank you for your time. Thank you. Were going to head into questions. Im going to yield my time to representative scanlan. I know you have another hearing to get to. Thank you so much, i appreciate it. And thank you, chairman kilmer and vice chair graves for holding this hearing. Weve had a number of hearings talking about kind of the Practical Impact of issues so its re
Im chairman kilmer. Im excited to be here the first day of the new year. We had an incredibly productive last year with 45 recommendations to make congress more effective and officiate so it can better serve the American People. Im proud of what we accomplished as a committee so far and equally proud how we accomplished our Work Together. Every member of this committee has been fully engaged in the committees work and taken realtime to think about the issues in our mandate and their own perspectives and really listen and consider their colleagues perspective. This committee has worked because theyre finding Collaborative Solutions to the challenges this institution faces. The key word here is invested. Whether were talking about businesses or organizations or governments depend on people invested in the work that theyre doing and thats fundamental. Successful institutions also invest in themselves, their employees, infrastructure, overall Work Environment and experience. They think and
Coming up this morning, Theodore Johnson of the Brennan Center will join us to talk about the africanamerican vote in campaign 2020. Of the university of Virginia Center of politics will discuss the latest news in campaign 2020. Be sure to watch washington journal live at 7 00 eastern this morning. Join the discussion. Examinest, a hearing Congress Constitutional role as a coequal branch of government. We hear about the role of earmarks and transparency and how increased funding and staffing can lead to a more effective government. This is two hours, 15 minutes. The committee will come to order without objection. Articlering is titled one, capacity and equipping congress to better serve the american people. I now recognize myself for five minutes to give an opening statement. Im excited to be here today, gaveling in the first hearing of the new year. This committee has had a productive last year, passing 45 recommendations focus on making congress more effective and efficient so it can
Automotive service industry. Police say when he heard gunfire at the ford store in morgan hill he did not run away. He tried to disarm the suspect. Scott looks like he tried to intervene and take the suspect down, with physical force. Unfortunately, the suspect overcame him, and shot him twice. Police gave the following timeline for how the shootings happened. 60yearold stephen lee was fired from his job as a Parks Department employee at about 4 15 p. M. , but he didnt go home, he went to his car and stayed there for 20 minutes. Police say he then retrieved two handguns from the car and went back inside to his normal workspace. Police say his supervisor, 38 yearold javier soto took lee to a back office, thats where the shooting happened. Reporter police say t, s and Service Manager just responded to the gunfire. Gunshot multiple times. Resulting in his death. Reporter brians heroic actions brians actions were nothing short of heroic and those actions allowed people to flee. It allowed