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a -- adequate cost analysis. one of the primary culprits here is for this continuing waste and misuse of tax dollars is the department of defense noncompliance with congressional mandate to pass an audit. the department of defense has a very bad record. they stand out as the only department of government. it's impossible to know how much things cost or what is being bought when nobody is keeping good track of the money being shuttled out the door. for nearly 30 years we've been pushing the pentagon to earn a clean opinion on any of their audits. way back in 1990 congress passed a chief financial officers act which required all departments of the government to present a financial statement to an inspector general for audit by march 1992. all departments have complied and earned clean opinions except one, that's the department of defense. instead of clean opinions, the department of defense has earned a long string of failing opinion, and these happen to go by the name of disclaimers. but it boils down to the fact
a -- adequate cost analysis. one of the primary culprits here is for this continuing waste and misuse of tax dollars is the department of defense noncompliance with congressional mandate to pass an audit. the department of defense has a very bad record. they stand out as the only department of government. it's impossible to know how much things cost or what is being bought when nobody is keeping good track of the money being shuttled out the door. for nearly 30 years we've been pushing the...
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instead, become a low-cost delivery system more like amazon. this shift from a destination system to a delivery system can also solve many of the cost problems we struggle with in u.s. health care for so many years. in my comments today, i would like to discuss how technology can bring low-cost health care to millions of people, but only if we redesign our health care system. both how it functions and how it is financed. the u.s. health care system today was designed actually 50 years ago. for the issues of that day. to treat mostly acute episodes of illness and to do it inside bricks and mortar facilities with lots of people and very little technology. but i think we can all agree those are not our main objectives anymore. today, our primary challenges are to help people like marie live independent with illness over a long time. -- chronic disease. yet, we continue to pursue that task with the same high cost, high touch tools that were built in a different era for a different job. we know the results of this mismatch. an unsustainable rate of c
instead, become a low-cost delivery system more like amazon. this shift from a destination system to a delivery system can also solve many of the cost problems we struggle with in u.s. health care for so many years. in my comments today, i would like to discuss how technology can bring low-cost health care to millions of people, but only if we redesign our health care system. both how it functions and how it is financed. the u.s. health care system today was designed actually 50 years ago. for...
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there is a cost faced by the individuals at a cost faced by the individuals at a cost faced by the taxpayerw. it is right the parliament makes the decision. is the home secretary proud of making £100 million profit for the home office over the last five years out of these charges and given the numberof five years out of these charges and given the number of applications is going down while fees are going up, is the absolutely certain that the fee is having no application on the decision of people whether or not to apply through citizenship? mr speaker, the honourable gentleman talks about it as being a prophet and yet this revenue is being used to provide public services, notjust to provide public services, notjust to those people making applications but supporting wider public services, and i said, it is right you have a balance between the cost ofan you have a balance between the cost of an application at a cost exposed to the taxpayer. onto the effects of the warm summer. the hot weather means that apples and pears may be ready to harvest early this year. as was the case last year when g
there is a cost faced by the individuals at a cost faced by the individuals at a cost faced by the taxpayerw. it is right the parliament makes the decision. is the home secretary proud of making £100 million profit for the home office over the last five years out of these charges and given the numberof five years out of these charges and given the number of applications is going down while fees are going up, is the absolutely certain that the fee is having no application on the decision of...
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q-4 salary, and we're absorbing entry level police officer q-2, there is a cost difference here that actually the airport is absorbing a larger per officer rate of pay, is that correct? >> based on their actual salaries, that would be correct. >> supervisor fewer: that would be correct. okay. thank you very much. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. you can continue. >> okay. so the next slide that you have is the slide on sworn f.t.e.'s, and going from column to column basically is -- i think the important column is the fourth column you see, the full number of duty officers that we expect to have by the end of this year, the calendar year. we expect to have the 1,971 officers. if we add the academy -- the additional 50, which is this last column -- >> supervisor cohen: yeah. >> -- basically, we will realize the net gains when those officers are done with their training. so we'll realize the net gain in 19-20, and that's the red circle number, which is 50 officers above the 1971. and as you go across to your right, it shows how much each academy class will net us in
q-4 salary, and we're absorbing entry level police officer q-2, there is a cost difference here that actually the airport is absorbing a larger per officer rate of pay, is that correct? >> based on their actual salaries, that would be correct. >> supervisor fewer: that would be correct. okay. thank you very much. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. you can continue. >> okay. so the next slide that you have is the slide on sworn f.t.e.'s, and going from column to column...
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those are really the cost increases. salaries are a portion of our entire workers comp costs because they get paid out of the workers comp bucket of money, rather than the salaries bucket of money. we're proposing that that shift is considered with supplemental appropriation. >> supervisor fewer: so there has been an increase of employees on workers compensation. >> i don't have that data specifically in front of me, but there is an increase in the severity and acuity of the incidents and i think a representative from the department of human resources is here to speak about specifics. >> supervisor fewer: generally, how long are people on workers compensation on average in the police department? >> hello. i'm peggy sugarman, workers compensation director for the department of human resources. i'm here just to answer any technical questions. let me backtrack a second before i answer your question. we -- most of the increase for this last fiscal year is due to increased medical costs due to several, as you said, high severity injuries th
those are really the cost increases. salaries are a portion of our entire workers comp costs because they get paid out of the workers comp bucket of money, rather than the salaries bucket of money. we're proposing that that shift is considered with supplemental appropriation. >> supervisor fewer: so there has been an increase of employees on workers compensation. >> i don't have that data specifically in front of me, but there is an increase in the severity and acuity of the...
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what are you doing to cut costs? ais all about having execute on plan to that on a weekly and daily and monthly basis. and that is what we started to realize in april. we have a clear plan where we have to reduce and adjust the headcount and i think they have been disciplined. but it is only about headcount. yes, we will make our way to come in below 80,000 this year and 93,000 last year. but in all other cost categories, we have materially 2017, so we are not only working on headcount number but also with far more discipline on other cost numbers. we have strategic numbers and i see the progress. : that was matt miller. vonnie: the s&p 500 is unchanged. general motors is down 7% in that index. the dollar is a little weighty. that is before the meeting today. will trade escalation impacts north america? you can see the 10 year moving higher, day by day. inventories,d of one barrel of wti is trading at $68.62. this is bloomberg. ♪ his is bloomberg. ♪ caroline: this is "bloomberg markets." from a sunny city of london. vo
what are you doing to cut costs? ais all about having execute on plan to that on a weekly and daily and monthly basis. and that is what we started to realize in april. we have a clear plan where we have to reduce and adjust the headcount and i think they have been disciplined. but it is only about headcount. yes, we will make our way to come in below 80,000 this year and 93,000 last year. but in all other cost categories, we have materially 2017, so we are not only working on headcount number...
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lot that goes into that study, but that is just a general representation of what it costs society for those particular categories of crime. so it's not a dollar-for-dollar exchange, and i'm not representing it that way. but there is a cost to crime, as we all know. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. i don't know if we can -- we can start to entertain some motions if you are so inclined, colleagues. >> supervisor yee: i just -- did you, earlier -- chair cohen? >> supervisor cohen: yes. >> supervisor yee: did you suggest a motion? >> supervisor cohen: i did not make it in the form of a real motion, and there was no real discussion around it. what i was suggests -- suggesting was a pretty ambitious goal. i was suggesting the b.l.a. cuts, i was suggesting one year of a police class moving forward, and the second one, putting that on a reserve pending a civilian analysis that would come back to us in november for a final decision to be made on whether or not a second class can be -- a second academy class should be authorized. >> supervisor yee: and is there any reason why we need to put
lot that goes into that study, but that is just a general representation of what it costs society for those particular categories of crime. so it's not a dollar-for-dollar exchange, and i'm not representing it that way. but there is a cost to crime, as we all know. >> supervisor cohen: thank you. i don't know if we can -- we can start to entertain some motions if you are so inclined, colleagues. >> supervisor yee: i just -- did you, earlier -- chair cohen? >> supervisor cohen:...
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even so, crews managed to finish the work two months ahead of schedule at a cost of about $54 million. caltrans says there's still more work to do and drivers could encounter traffic delays. >> if you're feeling lucky, this will excite you. the megamillions jackpot is up to $422 million for friday's drawing. no ticket matched for last night. there were three tickets sold worth $1 million. they were sold in new jersey, florida and oklahoma. friday's drawing is the sixth largest in mega millions history. you can get the results by downloading the abc 7 news app. we're going to send out a push alert with the winning numbers when the drawing happens. even if you don't win the megamillions drawing, you can still be a winner at mcdonald's. mcdonald's will be giving out free french fries the rest of the year every friday until december 30th you can get an
even so, crews managed to finish the work two months ahead of schedule at a cost of about $54 million. caltrans says there's still more work to do and drivers could encounter traffic delays. >> if you're feeling lucky, this will excite you. the megamillions jackpot is up to $422 million for friday's drawing. no ticket matched for last night. there were three tickets sold worth $1 million. they were sold in new jersey, florida and oklahoma. friday's drawing is the sixth largest in mega...
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there were no increases inpr production or distribution costs that would justify a the cost increases. here are a few examples of the business models in action. when raised the price of the gold standard from $13.50 a pill to $750, literally overnight. then they put it in a close distribution system. now, these closed distribution systems, one example is intended for drugs that have serious side effects, so you want to make sure that the distribution is carefully controlled. it is not intended to prevent a generic drug company or some otherme competitor from buying p enough of the drug to do those by your equivalency tests that i mentioned earlier. here's another example. they raised the drug price that is the preferred therapy for a rare chronic disease from about ol a tablet to $30 per tablet. and once again, instituted a diosed distribution system. i could go on and on. let me give you an example. they raised the price of a drug that is the gold standard for a multi-drug-resistant kind of tuberculosis but $500 to $2,800 the capsules. i don't know how these companies can live with t
there were no increases inpr production or distribution costs that would justify a the cost increases. here are a few examples of the business models in action. when raised the price of the gold standard from $13.50 a pill to $750, literally overnight. then they put it in a close distribution system. now, these closed distribution systems, one example is intended for drugs that have serious side effects, so you want to make sure that the distribution is carefully controlled. it is not intended...
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rewrite tomorrow. with a $500,000 life insurance policy. how much do you think it cost him? th? $75? $50? actually,duncan got his $500,000 for under $28 a month. less than a dollar a day. his secret? selectquote. in just minutes, a selectquote agent will comparison shop nearly a dozen highly-rated life insurance companies, and give you a choice of your five best rates. duncans wife cassie got a $750,000 policy for under $22 a month. give your family the security it needs at a price you can afford. >>> welcome back let's take a look at what to expect from the financials in the second half of the year. so far the most recent news, the fed approved a 16% increase in aggregate capital levels for the banks. this means banks now have an average dividend yield of 2.7% and a total cashback yield of 9% this is more than double the level of the broader s&p 500 it takes the cashback yield higher than the precrisis levels and is 6% higher the average capital return was 16%. wells fargo topped the list in terms of regionals morgan stanley and goldman sachs managed to increase returns by
rewrite tomorrow. with a $500,000 life insurance policy. how much do you think it cost him? th? $75? $50? actually,duncan got his $500,000 for under $28 a month. less than a dollar a day. his secret? selectquote. in just minutes, a selectquote agent will comparison shop nearly a dozen highly-rated life insurance companies, and give you a choice of your five best rates. duncans wife cassie got a $750,000 policy for under $22 a month. give your family the security it needs at a price you can...
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part of that higher cost is a matter of time. time has passed, cost increased. that particular project, it was a very high land value. it was a project. there was political pressure to buy a particular parcel. there's a land value input in that number. but it's also expensive construction type. it's more expensive than type five over one. it's more expensive type. it's just pretty expensive. particulars to that project make it more expensive than typical. we're often time trying to take advantage of parcels that are -- the market out there for land acquisition is so intense that we maybe working on parcels that are not fantastic or perfect for housing development. >> director richardson: gap funding is almost 394k. that is extremely high. how many units -- >> 80 units. 81 units. >> director richardson: that is stunning. for project two, how many? >> i don't have all the project information. i think those are really listed to give a sum. >> director richardson: it's very important. we're going to produce the next amount of housing unit every year. which is nothing
part of that higher cost is a matter of time. time has passed, cost increased. that particular project, it was a very high land value. it was a project. there was political pressure to buy a particular parcel. there's a land value input in that number. but it's also expensive construction type. it's more expensive than type five over one. it's more expensive type. it's just pretty expensive. particulars to that project make it more expensive than typical. we're often time trying to take...
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of transporting natural gas by train a cost that's nearly five or six times that of transporting my pipeline as economists kevin gillen explains first of all take train transportation a train is more expensive than transportation by pipeline just to give you some numbers it costs about ten to fifteen dollars a barrel to transport a barrel of natural gas by train and had only five dollars a barrel to transport a pipeline so it cost of transportation by train is two to three times transportation by pipeline the u.s. currently has more than two point six million miles of pipeline that transport more than sixteen billion barrels of crude oil and natural gas through the pipelines annually making it the world's largest network and of that network a more than two hundred thousand miles of liquid pipelines over three hundred thousand miles of gas transmission pipelines and more than two point one million miles of gas distribution pipelines that move energy and raw materials that fueled his nation's economic engine but currently major p
of transporting natural gas by train a cost that's nearly five or six times that of transporting my pipeline as economists kevin gillen explains first of all take train transportation a train is more expensive than transportation by pipeline just to give you some numbers it costs about ten to fifteen dollars a barrel to transport a barrel of natural gas by train and had only five dollars a barrel to transport a pipeline so it cost of transportation by train is two to three times transportation...
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they don't even do a cost analysis. is is gaining some traction. >> katie: i understand the old man thing. i consider myself the grumpy millennial. kids these days annoying me too. let's take it as a moral issue. we believe health care should be provided. it's not the way to do it. the way to do it is a free market system. this has been done before. if you look at cuba, venezuela, or great britain, it's a matter of cost benefit analysis. see you spend the $32 trillion. what's the result? as we have seen in these other places, we see lack of care. we have seen quality of care go down. lack of doctors. rationing of care. fatal delays. this idea that bernie sanders says he wants medicare for all to work, the key word there is to work. rationing of care and not allowing people to engage in the system to get the care they been promised by all these democrats is not only disingenuous but they are lying about the fact that everybody can be taken care of at the quality level that they may beginning now or that they could get thr
they don't even do a cost analysis. is is gaining some traction. >> katie: i understand the old man thing. i consider myself the grumpy millennial. kids these days annoying me too. let's take it as a moral issue. we believe health care should be provided. it's not the way to do it. the way to do it is a free market system. this has been done before. if you look at cuba, venezuela, or great britain, it's a matter of cost benefit analysis. see you spend the $32 trillion. what's the result?...
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so it's a bit of a. cost on the way out in of sometimes ease you can only just feel the line sometimes you can see if a foot in front of year. all the times it's just nothing it's all by braille and you're trying to remember all these line traps so it's quite a mentally exhausting experience to go. to any and all. right the unfolding drama is now a major international story hundreds of journalists are here in a makeshift muddy village but the food of the number and. type people have also flocked to the site from all over the country to do whatever they can to help. the twenty four hour a tent city in the middle of this remote location is feeding and supporting thousands of people involved in the operation. almost everything is being freely supplied. the operation has shifted from search to risk you're. a party of time navy seals including a medic reaches the stranded boys bringing food water heat blankets and medical supplies. surprisingly they only have minor injuries. waiting above ground the boy's mother a
so it's a bit of a. cost on the way out in of sometimes ease you can only just feel the line sometimes you can see if a foot in front of year. all the times it's just nothing it's all by braille and you're trying to remember all these line traps so it's quite a mentally exhausting experience to go. to any and all. right the unfolding drama is now a major international story hundreds of journalists are here in a makeshift muddy village but the food of the number and. type people have also...
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resolution cost enables us to deliver a low cost product cost. so far the company has one domestic production line in the western german town of bottled the facility assembles up to six thousand smartphones a week thanks to industry four point zero humans and robots work side by side here an option that was not available ten years ago. as long letters and i think almost made it working with the robots initially took some getting used to but then you discover what a big help they are the states and i did this in other sports as you know what i robot is putting together the phone you can get to work on another activity. that i think. there's another benefit from automation a low rate of production line rejects. that also makes smartphones in asia but production their season around ten percent of devices exhibiting defects in germany is just two percent. does need us to accredited in affordable we prioritize quality and delivery times side to the in the order if you order a small man from from asia today it will take around four to six months to arri
resolution cost enables us to deliver a low cost product cost. so far the company has one domestic production line in the western german town of bottled the facility assembles up to six thousand smartphones a week thanks to industry four point zero humans and robots work side by side here an option that was not available ten years ago. as long letters and i think almost made it working with the robots initially took some getting used to but then you discover what a big help they are the states...
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cost. so we can set coal aside for a moment. in the world's oil markets, much of this cost of production variance is masked right now by energy cartels that prop up the price of oil. cartel behavior to prop up the price of your product makes economic sense if you can maintain monopoly pressure to prop up the price, but it also only makes sense for the cartel participants if you can anticipate that you can sell your product out into the future. you hold back your output to drive up price, to maximize your return in the hopes that in the future you'll be able to keep doing the same thing. you'll be able to sell your product. well, if you're not sure that there will be another day to sell your product at the propped-up price, you start to get anxious. -- about your product becoming stranded, about your product becoming valueless, and at that point it doesn't make sense to engage in cartel behavior. what makes sense is to maximize your output, to sell as much as you can while your commodity still has value. to basically have a firesa
cost. so we can set coal aside for a moment. in the world's oil markets, much of this cost of production variance is masked right now by energy cartels that prop up the price of oil. cartel behavior to prop up the price of your product makes economic sense if you can maintain monopoly pressure to prop up the price, but it also only makes sense for the cartel participants if you can anticipate that you can sell your product out into the future. you hold back your output to drive up price, to...
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you didn't do a cost analysis again. ...share some secrets... at nobody knew -- i think maybe you knew -- is that i had a 103-degree fever. nancy: you've got that right! lemonis: ...and give you an honest assessment of my decisions. i probably felt pretty stupid in that moment. tom: i can't work with you. nancy: the deal is off! the deal's off! lemonis: the deal's off! my name is marcus lemonis, and this is "an inside look." ♪ man #3: all right, cameras rolling. man #4: audio speeds. man #3: all speed. all right, guys, whenever you're ready. lemonis: with me tonight is amber mazzola. amber: no. lemonis: she's the -- why are you int-- why are you interrupting me? it's not your show. amber: i'm the producer. it's my job to get it right. lemonis: it's your job. and so with me tonight is amber mazzola. she's the executive producer of the show, and quite frankly, been my confidant and my friend for over five years. to say we've been to hell and back would be an understatement. we've seen everything you can imagine, and we've chosen one of our favorite
you didn't do a cost analysis again. ...share some secrets... at nobody knew -- i think maybe you knew -- is that i had a 103-degree fever. nancy: you've got that right! lemonis: ...and give you an honest assessment of my decisions. i probably felt pretty stupid in that moment. tom: i can't work with you. nancy: the deal is off! the deal's off! lemonis: the deal's off! my name is marcus lemonis, and this is "an inside look." ♪ man #3: all right, cameras rolling. man #4: audio...
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you can get better outcomes at a lower cost without the government in charge. arriving at hhs, i laid out a vision for how to get it which includes putting patients in charge of their own data, improving transparency, and undoing regulations that are impeding this transition. as i said earlier, when there's a place at our healthcare system isn't meeting needs, the first question that i have is what might the government be doing to prevent private actors from solving it. as it turns out, when it comes to paying for value, government is doing a great deal to get in the way.one issue is the sheer complexity of our billing system. earlier this month under the leadership of the administrator, the centers for medicaid services proposed some of the most fundamental reforms we've seen in decades including measures to simplify how doctors are paid for evaluation visit . currently there are five different levels that allow doctors to get paid more. five levels may not sound like much to you but you don't just get to check one of those boxes, you've got to exhaustively doc
you can get better outcomes at a lower cost without the government in charge. arriving at hhs, i laid out a vision for how to get it which includes putting patients in charge of their own data, improving transparency, and undoing regulations that are impeding this transition. as i said earlier, when there's a place at our healthcare system isn't meeting needs, the first question that i have is what might the government be doing to prevent private actors from solving it. as it turns out, when it...
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there's a cost to acquisition of a customer in many markets 100, $150 you have to put into marketing,lso maybe give them a lower cost product to woo them away. then, if you can provide them very good service and they get comfortable with you, you can keep them for the long run there is a cost for acquisition to customers it's lower, by the way, to build it organically than it is to try to buy a company already in it sn >> fascinating i like your utilities. president and ceo of vista back after the break >>> i think tomorrow will be day two of defense stock rally like i said, there's always a bull market somewhere, i promise to fine it just for you here at "mad money." i'm jim cramer and i will see you tomorrow narrator: in this episode of "american greed," in alaska, mark avery is blowing through a fortune in record speed. how often do you see somebody spending $53 million in six months? narrator: he is grabbing up expensive toys -- motor homes, a yacht, even snowmobiles. skrocki: that's what everybody in alaska wants to have, but not all of it at once. [ gunshots ] narrator: and whil
there's a cost to acquisition of a customer in many markets 100, $150 you have to put into marketing,lso maybe give them a lower cost product to woo them away. then, if you can provide them very good service and they get comfortable with you, you can keep them for the long run there is a cost for acquisition to customers it's lower, by the way, to build it organically than it is to try to buy a company already in it sn >> fascinating i like your utilities. president and ceo of vista back...
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but that came at a cost of $20 billion, no offset, no pay-for. just borrow more money from china and let future generations wrestle with it. but it made sense policy-wise to try to repeal that in a fiscally responsible manner because we were taxing these manufacturers, whether they were making a profit or not. in fact, the pre-revenue companies were getting hit by the same tax policy-wise that didn't make a lot of sense. and now today i was happy to introduce legislation from our friend and colleague, ms. jenkins, on the restoring access to medication act. this will make it easier for patients that purchase over-the-counter medicine with their h.s.a. and f.s.a. account money, without having to first run to their doctor to get a prescription. just for the sake of efficiency , that makes sense. but the legislation comes with a cost. and there was no effort to pay for. that also part of this package -- for that. also part of this package is legislation i introduced called the personal health investment today act or the fit act. this would allow dolla
but that came at a cost of $20 billion, no offset, no pay-for. just borrow more money from china and let future generations wrestle with it. but it made sense policy-wise to try to repeal that in a fiscally responsible manner because we were taxing these manufacturers, whether they were making a profit or not. in fact, the pre-revenue companies were getting hit by the same tax policy-wise that didn't make a lot of sense. and now today i was happy to introduce legislation from our friend and...
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b.l.a., if you could just explain them a little bit. your cost of equipment purchase is high, and is it because p.d.'s got the inside track and can get a reduced cost or -- >> it's possible. i think that they are still finalizing the contract. >> oh, we have not begun the procurement product. >> so the unit cost of the weapon is still uncertain. we took -- because we found that in a prior analysis from the sheriff's department? >> that's actually the direct cost of the sheriff's department, the same equipment. >> so the other difference i think -- so perthe policy, we looked at the number of positions perthe commission policy that were eligible for these kind of weapons, and we looked at the number that they have and that they are asking for in this budget, and that's the sort of multiplying fack for between the unit costs and the number of people that are eligible. i think that the department has a slightly different plan for who is going to get them? not everyone who's eligible may get them in the first year? and so that, i think accounts for s
b.l.a., if you could just explain them a little bit. your cost of equipment purchase is high, and is it because p.d.'s got the inside track and can get a reduced cost or -- >> it's possible. i think that they are still finalizing the contract. >> oh, we have not begun the procurement product. >> so the unit cost of the weapon is still uncertain. we took -- because we found that in a prior analysis from the sheriff's department? >> that's actually the direct cost of the...
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the globe, and it comes at a financial cost. the trade imbalance in seafood for the united states is $13 billion to $14 billion a year. nick: i it seems like it would e a llot better for the american fishermen if we didn'n't impopos much fish. david: in other countries, they gas the fish, or they actuauall, you know, dye t the fish, basicallyly, so you c can't tel, yoyou know, b by the cololor ore smell because it's, you know, been co2 gassed. it's a tough business fofor us. [fiilm advance clicks] man: gogood seafoodod's nnot ch. cheap seafood's not good, and you don't really have a lot of titime. there's no s such thinga 60-day, , dry-aged tuna, so yoyu got t to get it, , get it offffe boat, andnd get it ouout there d get it s served in r restaurant. know your source is huge. we havave no freququent flyer r min our tuna. ourur fish is c coming right o off the b boat in san d. we'rere the first stop from the dock.k. if it's getting flown in from fiji or around the world, we don't know where it's coming from. there's no trace and
the globe, and it comes at a financial cost. the trade imbalance in seafood for the united states is $13 billion to $14 billion a year. nick: i it seems like it would e a llot better for the american fishermen if we didn'n't impopos much fish. david: in other countries, they gas the fish, or they actuauall, you know, dye t the fish, basicallyly, so you c can't tel, yoyou know, b by the cololor ore smell because it's, you know, been co2 gassed. it's a tough business fofor us. [fiilm advance...
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it's a cost to the project. it's good news. it's been happening early enough in the design process we're not having to carry the dual design or submit for a change order after the bid. >> so lillianthal, did you have to do a design? >> we did not. the project was stuck in between interconnection agreement expiring and these coming on board. we submitted originally just under the standard secondary service. that was how it went out to bid. after the fact, we had to do some minor modifications. unfortunately, that has not caused a huge change order. that was a stressful situation not knowing what the requirements were going to be for that. >> and so for the remaining projects that have not received approval, are you designing based on the assumption that secondary service would be required? >> yes. correct. we're hoping that secondary service with any minor modifications would be approved and move forward. that's how we've been submitting these. >> thank you. >> touchlite -- thank you. oh, my name is nate kinscy. >> i would like t
it's a cost to the project. it's good news. it's been happening early enough in the design process we're not having to carry the dual design or submit for a change order after the bid. >> so lillianthal, did you have to do a design? >> we did not. the project was stuck in between interconnection agreement expiring and these coming on board. we submitted originally just under the standard secondary service. that was how it went out to bid. after the fact, we had to do some minor...
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cost. >> supervisor cohen: sounds like the understanding of the a sprinter cost is incorrect. b.l.a. thought the cost of the sprinter was at $85,000. the fire department is telling me that it's closer to $115,000. >> it's in the budget at $85,000 each. that may pose a problem for that. >> supervisor cohen: right. >> if you agreeing that $1.4 million covers 16 sprinters, the unit cost would be about $115,000. maybe that's disconnect right? >> i think i get 16 number what mark told me. he's using that number. regardless, i think the point is that carry forward funds purchases certain number of ambulances. we're also recommending approval of $340,000 they're going to use to purchase four more sprinters. we're recommending approval of that. >> supervisor cohen: we will take that recommendation. >> supervisor fewer: $1.4 milli. b.l.a. suggested you can buy four of them for $340,000. we know that's the current cost for four. right? what is actual cost for four? [please stand by, captioners transitioning]. >> i agree with you. as a matter of fact, it's 2:00, so this is what we're going to d
cost. >> supervisor cohen: sounds like the understanding of the a sprinter cost is incorrect. b.l.a. thought the cost of the sprinter was at $85,000. the fire department is telling me that it's closer to $115,000. >> it's in the budget at $85,000 each. that may pose a problem for that. >> supervisor cohen: right. >> if you agreeing that $1.4 million covers 16 sprinters, the unit cost would be about $115,000. maybe that's disconnect right? >> i think i get 16 number...
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are really going to pay a cost if you continue to do it. and wolf, just to add on to the last point, you know president trump's director of national intelligence last friday said that this is still continuing. >> that is dan coats the director of national intelligence. and special counsel mueller released specific details of how russia hacked political institutions in the united states, the dnc and hillary clinton and the congressional democratic campaign committee, and all happen ing ing in the 2 presidential election, and if you were advising president trump, how would you want him to use the details in the meeting with putin? >> that he would actually use them as part of the brief. facts, figures, dates, personalities so that putin gets the impression that one, the president is knowledgeable, and that he has personalized it an he is willing to press him on it. and wolf, again, if i am advising the president, and we will find out about collusion, and no collusion or cooperation or synchronization, and put it all aside. i would brief the p
are really going to pay a cost if you continue to do it. and wolf, just to add on to the last point, you know president trump's director of national intelligence last friday said that this is still continuing. >> that is dan coats the director of national intelligence. and special counsel mueller released specific details of how russia hacked political institutions in the united states, the dnc and hillary clinton and the congressional democratic campaign committee, and all happen ing ing...
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the dock took a hit in initial after hours trading as costs for the company climb. contessa brewer takes a look at the issues tha company is facing. >> whirlpool is blaming its disappointing performance in europe, the middle east and africa. it's promising to t action to improve operational execution, it lowered its full year guidance. the second quarter earnings shows whirlpool struggling i spite of the 20% tariff. whirlpool felt korean makers were taking them to the cleaners and pressed washington for more protection. the 20% tariffs announced in january wer among the first the terrupt administration slapped on imports. whirlpool added 200 employees to its factory in ohio. lg announced i would hide prices of its washington machines by roughly $50. customers started seeing climb across the board. up 20% according to theureau of labor statistics. and the biggest monthly increases we've seen since the agency started keeping track. irlpool told investors it's paying more for raw materials. in part because of tariffs on steel and aluminum. analysts may press the ceo to
the dock took a hit in initial after hours trading as costs for the company climb. contessa brewer takes a look at the issues tha company is facing. >> whirlpool is blaming its disappointing performance in europe, the middle east and africa. it's promising to t action to improve operational execution, it lowered its full year guidance. the second quarter earnings shows whirlpool struggling i spite of the 20% tariff. whirlpool felt korean makers were taking them to the cleaners and pressed...
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a government mandate. that crosses the red line. changing benefits, adding cost after they have retired and are living on a fixed income. it sets a dangerous precedent from our perspective for other federal employees and retirees and basic trust that our government, directed by congress will keep his promises to the class retirees. under these bills a retiree and his wife living on a fixed income and paying around $6700. year for the blue cross blue shield standard plan could be forced to pay $3200 year to keep that coverage. of close to $10000 in premiums but that's a lot especially when the additional costs were previously declined and must now be absorbed living on a fixed income. the there's less out-of-pocket cost took pays and deductibles. many federal and post- employees make this choice to reduce out-of-pocket cost. it's the retirees choice as to whether to accept that trade-off or not. we also understand why many postal stakeholders support the so-called medicare integration. when retirees covered by medicare and health benefits plan. that's a lot that t
a government mandate. that crosses the red line. changing benefits, adding cost after they have retired and are living on a fixed income. it sets a dangerous precedent from our perspective for other federal employees and retirees and basic trust that our government, directed by congress will keep his promises to the class retirees. under these bills a retiree and his wife living on a fixed income and paying around $6700. year for the blue cross blue shield standard plan could be forced to pay...
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so it's a bit of a. cost on the way out of sometimes as you can only just feel the line sometimes you can see if a foot in front of year. all the times it's just nothing it's all by braille and you're trying to remember all these lines shops so it's quite a mentally exhausting experience to go back. to study all. right ok the unfolding drama is now a major international story hundreds of journalists are here in a makeshift muddy village but the food is the number one melds and. thai people have also flocked to the site from all over the country to do whatever they can to help. the twenty four hour a tent city in the middle of this remote location is feeding and supporting thousands of people involved in the operation. almost everything is being freely supplied. the operation has shifted from search to risk here. a party of time navy seals including a medic reaches the stranded boys bringing food water heat blankets and medical supplies. surprisingly they only have minor injuries. waiting above ground the boy'
so it's a bit of a. cost on the way out of sometimes as you can only just feel the line sometimes you can see if a foot in front of year. all the times it's just nothing it's all by braille and you're trying to remember all these lines shops so it's quite a mentally exhausting experience to go back. to study all. right ok the unfolding drama is now a major international story hundreds of journalists are here in a makeshift muddy village but the food is the number one melds and. thai people have...
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part d has proven that market forces can deliver benefits to our seniors at a sustainable cost. unfortunately, elsewhere in our programs we have made important commitments to pay for the health care of older americans without setting up a system that can sustainbly deliver them. margaret thatcher once quipped that the problem with socialism is that eventually we run out of everybody else's money. we at hhs are told something every year by our actuary in ore complex terms. there is no way around it. medicare is running out of other people's money and those people happen to be our children. the medical trust fund out of money by 2026, with large tax increases or benefit cuts. meanwhile, the medicaid program is set to contract a larger share of federal and state government spending and takes up more than one third of many state budgets. president trump has made a solemn vow to protect these programs for today's seniors and future generations. to do that we need to reform these programs in the way we know works, introducing market-based competition. for a while now there's been a con
part d has proven that market forces can deliver benefits to our seniors at a sustainable cost. unfortunately, elsewhere in our programs we have made important commitments to pay for the health care of older americans without setting up a system that can sustainbly deliver them. margaret thatcher once quipped that the problem with socialism is that eventually we run out of everybody else's money. we at hhs are told something every year by our actuary in ore complex terms. there is no way around...
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as i said, there is a cost to that. a cost in exhaustion among many swing voters, particularly white collar voters and that is where the republican risk is the greatest. we have the special election coming up in ohio in a couple weeks. another district that should be safely republican but because of the revolt in the suburbs that they are facing, it is now a nail biter for the gop and that is where the vulnerability is concentrated in november and, again, this kind of behavior by the republican -- about it president and the decision by house republicans not only to defend it but to abet it in many cases by, you know, working against the investigation, that is the core -- that magnifies their risk in the places their most vulnerable. >> we're looking at images of air force one as the president gets on the plane and comes back from his weekend at his golf resort in new jersey. so we'll just keep this up. if he comes in and addresses the immediate yashgs of course, we'll be listening in. in the meantime, josh, one of the t
as i said, there is a cost to that. a cost in exhaustion among many swing voters, particularly white collar voters and that is where the republican risk is the greatest. we have the special election coming up in ohio in a couple weeks. another district that should be safely republican but because of the revolt in the suburbs that they are facing, it is now a nail biter for the gop and that is where the vulnerability is concentrated in november and, again, this kind of behavior by the republican...
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world's biggest and most powerful radio telescope. 64 dishes, collectively called meerkat, are built at a costientific mega project known as the square kilometre array. these are cameras taking pictures of galaxies outside our solar system, and the more antennas we have, the better. meerkat aims to unlock cosmic conundrums, from dark energy to detecting extraterrestrial life. it will search the reaches of space 10,000 times faster than before, and with 50 times the resolution. taking images like this one, a supermassive black hole at the centre of the milky way 25,000 light years away. or this, the first image meerkat captured, showing 1,300 galaxies, only 70 of which were previously known. the pioneering project is pushing the frontiers of science and putting south africa in the spotlight. what's great today is we're seeing an instrument that is the best of its kind anywhere, and what that means is people like myself, other people who aspire to this, can grow up in an environment where they have access to that facility right on their own doorstep. hundreds more telescopes are planned here and
world's biggest and most powerful radio telescope. 64 dishes, collectively called meerkat, are built at a costientific mega project known as the square kilometre array. these are cameras taking pictures of galaxies outside our solar system, and the more antennas we have, the better. meerkat aims to unlock cosmic conundrums, from dark energy to detecting extraterrestrial life. it will search the reaches of space 10,000 times faster than before, and with 50 times the resolution. taking images...
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>> that would be the cost of production in the single digits, $5, $10. they can sell at $30 a barrel and make money they just don't make as much. >> the budget couldn't handle it. they would cover the production cost but they couldn't be there social spending at that level but the cost is a lot lower for example. second question. i want to add something to that. that is true on the existing production come incremental new production is much higher. are there estimates, is there a limit to the production that we have or do we know the producible reserves is there any upward limit, is there a finite capacity? >> the more you can produce because the less economic wealth. >> that is exactly it. if the price does go to 75 we will produce more than. >> next one. maybe you can try this one. >> is taking iran out of the market through the sanctions priced into the market today or will it increase prices later on? to some degree pulling the oil of the market is placed for thes a wide range of views out there about how the impact of theory imposed sanctions will be from the half-million
>> that would be the cost of production in the single digits, $5, $10. they can sell at $30 a barrel and make money they just don't make as much. >> the budget couldn't handle it. they would cover the production cost but they couldn't be there social spending at that level but the cost is a lot lower for example. second question. i want to add something to that. that is true on the existing production come incremental new production is much higher. are there estimates, is there a...
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will be the first in a series of planned industrial action stopped in spain portugal and italy will carry out their own strikes later in the month ryan air is known for its no cost fares but critics say they come of the expense of good working conditions and fair salaries. in britain state a regulator has fined facebook for failing to protect teams of data it imposed the highest possible policy and that's five hundred thousand pounds that is less than what facebook earns in ten minutes this after the social media giant allowed inappropriate access to personal data of almost eighty seven million users to the consultancy cabarets consultancy firm cowbirds analytical the british firm denies the accusations on first filed for bankruptcy. and that business for half my colleague daniel winter is here tomorrow same time same place time so watch. cut the mob. a muse alice midget she gets a little inside. sounds the folds of the so-called changes out to this country. side by the slum. play that people have put big dreams on the big screen play the lead movie magazine on the w. . birth mother home to the moons of species plague own words if you can. get those are big chan
will be the first in a series of planned industrial action stopped in spain portugal and italy will carry out their own strikes later in the month ryan air is known for its no cost fares but critics say they come of the expense of good working conditions and fair salaries. in britain state a regulator has fined facebook for failing to protect teams of data it imposed the highest possible policy and that's five hundred thousand pounds that is less than what facebook earns in ten minutes this...
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production costs have come down a lot one of paul synthetic burgers would now cost about ten euros if it were on sale but only if the lab grown meat were mass produced in quantities comparable to regular ground beef today so scaling up is key for the researchers but that's still a long way off there are several companies now working on cultured meat in the united states there is memphis me it's a start up in san francisco. eric should say is on the team of scientists developing technology to grow clean neat and large bio reactors. he says it may sound weird but it isn't fact an entirely natural process we just don't need a cow for it. one vat full could yield forty thousand portions at memphis meets a baby need still cost six thousand dollars so they have some way to go before their products can come to market the agro industry is paying close attention a large german poultry company for example is now investing in r. and d. on synthetic chicken meat the scientists working on the project estimate they will have something to serve up in five to ten years time. meat both sustainable and
production costs have come down a lot one of paul synthetic burgers would now cost about ten euros if it were on sale but only if the lab grown meat were mass produced in quantities comparable to regular ground beef today so scaling up is key for the researchers but that's still a long way off there are several companies now working on cultured meat in the united states there is memphis me it's a start up in san francisco. eric should say is on the team of scientists developing technology to...