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Review: 3D printers in military service
The military industry has always been at the forefront of progress: many inventions either began their life journey as products of military or dual use, or, in the first years after their appearance, were involved in this area. In this age of digital technology, this fate and 3D printing have not passed .
3D printers are actively used by military contractors and directly employees of all branches of the military.
- Aviation
- Fleet
- Ammunition and small arms
- Uniform and protection
- Self
- maintenance - Electronics
JSC Federal Research and Production Center Titan Barricades, which develops missile systems and military vehicles, has bought and used in prototyping a set based on the XJRP SPS450B 3D printer . The kit consists of two devices: a 3D printer directly with a large print area, working on SLA technology, and a polymer curing chamber.
3D prototyping kit XJRP SPS450B.
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3D printer is planned to be used to create miniatures of future parts, housings or assemblies of mechanisms. The first product made on this 3D printer was a prototype wheel with a tread.
Ilyushin's specialists plan to produce some simple parts for the Il-112B military transport aircraft using the 3D printing method.
Model of IL-112V transport aircraft.
Source: ITAR-TASS
Together with specialists from the Voronezh Aviation Plant (VASO), PJSC "Il" specialists use parts printed on a 3D printer as test samples that will be replaced with originals made by the classical method before departure. But in the future it is planned to master the printing of simple components that will be installed on mass-produced aircraft.
According to Pavel Chernikov, First Deputy Director General of PJSC "Il": "The Il-112B is created from scratch, and many parts and components, during installation on the aircraft, require revision. We began to use a 3D printer to understand how correct or incorrect our calculations were. Such technologies allow not to be interrupted for the finalization of finished products, which, in turn, significantly reduces the time of installation of equipment and reduces the cost of production. "
JSC "Scientific and Production Corporation" Uralvagonzavod "named after F.E. Dzerzhinsky" purchased a S-Max 3D printer , manufactured by ExOne.
Source: 3dtoday.ru
This printer is intended for the manufacture of sand forms. Forms are used for casting metal blanks. As the deputy chief metallurgist NPK "Uralvagonzavod" said: "We no longer have to make expensive casting equipment for experienced, new products and complex small series castings. It will be enough for the designer to develop a 3D model of the required casting, according to which, also in 3D, the form will be designed and manufactured. Finished rods will go to the foundry. In addition, to solve the problems of the corporation, they can be transported over any distance. "
This is not the first professional 3D printing system that Uralvagonzavod uses. In 2015, the company purchased a Fortus 400mc 3D printer manufactured by Stratasys Corporation. This printer is used in the manufacture of parts for the T-14 Armata tank and other machines manufactured by Uralvagonzavod.
Tank T-14 ("Object 148") on the platform "Armata".
Source: OAO NPK Uralvagonzavod.
Representatives of the company note that the introduction of 3D printing saves time and production resources. It is not required to expend forces on the recess of metal samples. If the part does not fit, it is easier to reprint it than to grind again.
The holding company "Helicopters of Russia", according to its CEO Andrei Boginsky, plans to print on the 3D printer about a hundred parts for helicopters by 2020.
Andrei Boginsky
Source: Yuri Smithyuk / TASS
In 2018-2019, it is planned to conduct a series of bench tests in order to obtain all the necessary certificates for printed parts by mid-2020. In total it is planned to test about a hundred parts and assemblies.
Compared to traditional ones, parts printed on a 3D printer have less weight and their production will be deployed at the Kazan Helicopter Plant. As a result of the use of parts obtained by 3D printing, the holding plans to reduce the cost of products.
The road of the army 3D printing is not paved with roses. When we hear about awesome army projects made using 3D printing, we need to take into account some of the problems that arise when doing them.
Military personnel get acquainted with FORTUS .
Source: all3dp.com
The problem of quality certification. Many things that the army is supposed to produce using 3D printing are designed for harsh operating conditions, they are subject to high requirements for respecting dimensions, geometry and quality, and an unsuccessful printed part can lead not only to monetary losses, but also to the death of soldiers . This issue will most likely be solved by certification of the 3D printers themselves.
Insufficient print speed for the army. Even the most expensive of 3D printers is not fast enough. There are also problems of secrecy / security, copyright, and many other details that are not obvious at first glance.
While these problems are being solved, the US Navy Department decided to conduct a hackathon on 3D printing. 12 organizations that showed their developments in the field of 3D printing for the Navy were involved. According to the participants, fully or partially printed inventions: "Allow to improve the ability to maintain combat readiness."
One of the new and memorable developments was the four-legged conveyor robot (MeRlin). It turned out quite compact and can run, jump and walk the stairs. Three-dimensional printing made it possible to create a hydraulic manifold, directly in the supporting frame of the robot, that serves to transfer energy to the drives of the robot. Those interested in robotics will find a similarity to the transport robots of Boston Dynamics in "Merlin".
The device of the robot "Merlin".
From the side of one of the British Royal Navy ships in the sea, HMS Mersey, a drone was made using 3D printing technology. The device was created in collaboration with the University of Southampton.
Launching a drone printed on an EOS 3D printer .
The case is made of nylon, using laser sintering technology. With a wingspan of one and a half meters, the drone weighs only three kilograms. The main task that was set in front of this project was the creation of a small UAV for the study of the surroundings, which can be quickly printed on board the ship.
On the drone, called SULSA, was installed a small video camera. Management was conducted by researchers from Southhemton with the help of video cameras. The flight, with a range of 500 meters, lasted only a few minutes, but proved that 3D-printed drones can be launched from the sea.
Route drone SULSA during a test flight.
Source: southampton.ac.uk
3D printing solves the problem of the limited capacity of ships, allowing equipment to be printed at sea as needed. The only thing you need to have on board to print a drone is a 3D printer and a nylon supply, which is incomparably cheaper than a case made using traditional technologies and takes up much less space.
The only drawback is the speed of printing, but it is expected that it will increase in the near future. Engineers from the American Army Research Laboratory (ARL) are trying to fight this shortcoming. They are developing drones that can be made within a day. Engineers create drones that can be used to help soldiers: for communication, delivery, and observation from the air.
Eric Sopero, demonstrates his drone to the US military.
Drones are made using ready-made engines and propellers, but their body is almost completely printed on a 3D printer. The maximum speed of the drone is 55 miles per hour. Drones can both be controlled by the operator from the console, and work in a fully autonomous mode. Work continues on reducing noise and increasing flight range, maneuverability and carrying capacity.
The US Army is collaborating with the Marine Corps in compiling a catalog of spare parts for unmanned vehicles that can be loaded onto an employee tablet. The software of this catalog allows you to order or carry out 3D printing of the product directly from it.
American soldier with drone.
In addition to experimenting with UAVs, 3D printing is also used in "big" aviation.
Thus, the US Air Force announced that they would print on the 3D-printers the toilet seats of military transport aircraft. This statement was made after the scandal that broke out when data was published that the replacement of each toilet stool costs the Air Force $ 10,000.
Airplane toilet seat for $ 10,000.
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public, which already believed that the government did not always save on military spending, was extremely outraged. After the investigation, initiated by one of the senators, the military department announced that it would print toilet seats on 3D printers.
Why is a toilet lid so expensive? These covers were mass-produced by Lockheed Martin, and in 2001 this giant of the military industry ceased production. In addition, the military department explained that the S-5 toilet seat is not only a cover, but also a part of the toilet wall, which is designed to protect the aircraft body from corrosion, which can be caused by urine.
According to representatives of the manufacturer, its high cost is caused by the need to suspend the production of other goods. In the case of an independent production of the Air Force, the spare part will cost only $ 300.
Now the manufacturer claims that the US Air Force does not own the copyright for the production of this cover. The outcome of this litigation is unknown, but the Air Force states that they will no longer buy this spare part, because they can make it themselves much cheaper.
As stated in the agency: "The use of 3D printing allows us to create parts that are no longer produced, which leads to a significant reduction in costs."
Transport aircraft C-5.
Another example of the use of 3D printing was demonstrated by marines from the state of Maryland. Using 3D-modeling and 3D-printing, they made a piece for an F-35 fighter, costing $ 70,000, spending only 9 cents. Sam Pratt, the mechanical engineer of the project office of the Additive Technology Factory in the city of Karderok, provided assistance to the marines.
Sam said that he was with a support platoon in South Korea and trained the CLB-31 marines to design 3D models and use 3D printing. His main task was to check the performance of 3D printers on ships. He also taught employees work in CAD Solidworks .
Sam Pratt tells the marines about 3D printing.
When a problem arose with the printing of the part necessary for repairing the F-35, a Marine officer offered to unite for cooperation. It turned out that the employees had already developed this detail, but could not find the right dimensions. The fact is that they used the amateur 3D-category printer and the free Blender 3D-editor - Blender is ideal for art projects, but it is difficult to create engineering products.
American marines for a 3D printer.
Pratt helped solve problems with modeling and printing, the part was printed from PET-G .
At the moment there are about 90 parts for ground equipment, which are approved for 3D printing in the army, you can download one of these parts and print it.
Major manufacturers are also not standing still and are mastering 3D printing technology. For example, Lockheed Martin, the aviation and defense industry giant, is actively investing in 3D printing.
Lockheed Martin uses 3D printing in production processes: there are already more than a hundred 3D printers in its arsenal for prototyping, tooling and printing finished products.
There are several reasons why Lockheed Martin uses 3D printing: a reduction in production time by up to 80%, a reduction in part weight by up to 40%, a proven reliability of parts under difficult conditions, and most importantly, the possibility of an additional increase in production in the near future.
For example, the manufacture of fuel tanks for spaceships according to traditional technologies takes from 18 to 20 months. Making such a tank using 3D printing takes two weeks. When this is achieved the best uniformity of the structure of the elements of the tank. Tanks are made using a Sciaky printer using EBAM (Electron Beam Direct Manufacturing) technology, in which a bar of a metallic material is heated by an electron beam.
Products, obtained by Lockheed Martin using 3D printing, have already passed the stage of laboratory tests and are actively used. Some of them travel through our solar system: in Juno's satellite, exploring Jupiter, eight 3D-printed brackets, and high-pressure printing valves are used on Orion spacecraft.
In South Korea, loudspeaker grids for aircraft carriers are printed on 3D printers. Delivery of these grids from Europe took up to seven months and each cost $ 612. The printed part is manufactured in 4-5 hours and costs about $ 35. Printing parts reduces their cost and production time, and localization of production reduces dependence on foreign supplies, which can be delayed or become unavailable for various reasons.
General Electric signed a contract with the US Navy to develop software for fast 3D printing of spare parts for ships, aircraft and other important military facilities. The contract, worth $ 9 billion, is designed for four years and provides for the creation of technology "digital duplicates" - a complex of software, database of models and hardware. This technology will be used both for those spare parts that are no longer manufactured, and for new parts of ships and aircraft.
The development uses a 3D-printer ConceptLaser . Source: all3dp.com
The project is being implemented in two stages: at the first stage, software and hardware will be developed, at the second they will be combined into a complex capable of quickly creating the necessary products using the laser metal melting technology (DMLM).
Ammunition and small arms
The US Army designed and printed a fully functional grenade launcher called a "RAMBO" on a 3D printer. The development of a grenade launcher took about six months. He shoots grenades made also with the help of 3D printing.
RAMBO grenade launcher
The grenade launcher consists of 50 parts, all of which, with the exception of springs and hardware, are printed on a 3D printer.
Printed using 3D-printing parts grenade.
On tests RAMBO demonstrated characteristics similar to the grenade launcher M203, made in the traditional way.
The US Marines team is engaged in 3D printing and testing of small containers for explosives that can be used on the battlefield.
3D printed container for explosives.
The development of small arms began with the private sector - with the most primitive samples of pistols. On the Internet you can find drawings of products such as the acclaimed Liberator. The first 3D printed gun was printed on the Stratasys Dimension SST professional printer . The gun is designed for 9 mm ammunition and is charged during assembly.
Test pistol Liberator.
The very possibility of obtaining weapons through 3D-printing so excited the public that the drawings of the "Liberator" were removed from open access, and in the USA they banned 3D-printed weapons.
Solid Concepts created a copy of the .45 Browning M4511 caliber pistol M4511 - Solid Concepts 1911 DMLS using the selective laser sintering method. The first sample withstood 50 shots, the later ones capable of making 600 shots without visible damage.
Solid Concepts 1911 DMLS.
Source: Solid Concepts Inc.
Recently, a ban on the proliferation of 3D printed weapons was lifted by a court decision. So, it is now possible to print weapons in the United States, with some restrictions: it can be no more than 50 mm in caliber and models cannot be freely available. This ban was easily circumvented by Defense Distributed, which posted models of its rifle for sale on one of the online services.
Source: depositphotos.com
"Our models are not in free distribution, as buyers pay money for them," a company spokesman said.
Uniform and protection
In the Vatican, 3D printing technology was decided to be used for the production of traditional hats by the Swiss Guard.
Swiss Guard.
Swiss Guard is the personal guard of the Pope. For centuries, their form was made of metal, but now they have decided to keep up with the times. A 3D printed helmet will be significantly cheaper and, more importantly, lighter.
A prototype of a helmet printed on a 3D printer.
Helmets are made of PVC, they bear the coat of arms of Pope Julius II, who founded the Swiss Guard in 1506.
The US military turned to the creators of the "Iron Man" costume, a movie character, for help in creating uniforms for the soldier of the future. The military commissioned Legacy Effects studios to develop and print component prototypes for the TALOS special outfit kit.
TALOS will contain a cooling system to maintain a comfortable temperature in a suit, a tactical display and a built-in exoskeleton.
Future uniform concept.
Source: 3dprintingindustry.com
The studio team will join a large team already working on a project that includes bioengineers, combat veterans and technologists.
The US Army Engineering Research Team printed a large building in just 21 hours. The building area is 47.5 square meters. The hut-type building is the result of a three-year US Army program "Army Construction Engineering Research" (ACES), with a laboratory in Champagne, Illinois.
Barracks printed on a 3D printer.
Such a short time spent on the construction of the building means that such temporary buildings will be more accessible with the development of 3D printing. These buildings can be used as shelter for refugees or temporary shelter in case of natural disasters.
The process of building a 3D printer.
The building looks like an ordinary house, but in the future such structures can be given any appearance. Such buildings are also more energy efficient than traditional ones - they require less energy for heating and cooling.
ACES reduces the amount of building materials used by half and allows you to print using local materials. The reduction in labor demand is 62%, compared with the construction of plywood structures.
Laying the concrete mix construction 3D-printer.
Collaboration between the US Army Research Laboratory and the Marine Corps led to the development of technology for producing PET filament, for printing on a 3D printer, from plastic waste, such as bottles from under water.
According to the army, water bottles and plastic packaging are the most common trash on the battlefield. Both American and allied forces produce a large amount of this waste, the possibility of processing them will reduce the cost of transporting raw materials. The filament obtained from recycled materials, provided that they are properly cleaned and dried, is completely equivalent in tensile strength to the analog from primary raw materials.
development of an installation located in a standard shipping container that will allow production of filament from waste is underway.
Also, the US Army is developing food printers. Their advantages are obvious: the possibility of reducing the cost of food, compared with the traditional delivery of rations from abroad; the possibility of drawing up an individual menu, in accordance with the preferences of each soldier; the possibility of individual balancing the diet, depending on the dietary needs of each soldier.
The printer, like the classic 3D printers, lays the components in layers.
Food printed on a 3D printer.
printer uses an ultrasonic agglomeration method for 3D printing of small snacks.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Lowell have developed a new method for 3D printing of conductive components for radar systems. They created a new type of ink that allows you to make radars using 3D printing.
Electronic components produced by 3D printing.
Raytheon, one of the defense industry companies, sponsored the development.
According to the developers: "The use of this technology allows us to obtain cheaper and more universal systems than those obtained by classical methods. This technology has obvious advantages in the military sphere, but can also be used in civilian industry, for example, in the production of meteorological stations or unmanned vehicles. The main problem was obtaining ink with desired properties capable of working with high-frequency radiation. "
Putting ink on a plastic plate.
Two heads with different principle of operation are installed on a 3D printer. One puts ink by the method of aerosol spraying, the second fixes them with the method of microvibration. Using this technology, such components of radar systems as voltage-controlled capacitor (varicap), phase shifter (for electronic control of phase-array radar systems) and frequency filters can be manufactured.
The ink material is based on nanoparticles that can be injected into the molten plastic and then solidified with it, creating conductive structures.
The US Air Force Research Laboratory has teamed up with American Semiconductor to create a silicon-polymer memory chip.
Thanks to 3D printing technology, they were able to develop a new, ultra-flexible chip with integrated sensors.
Dan Berrigan holds a new flexible chip.
According to American Semiconductor, the silicon wafer is 2000 angstroms thick. This tiny chip can measure humidity, temperature, muscle fatigue, and so on. This makes it ideal for use in new technologies to control the well-being of wounded soldiers or the elderly.
Not only research laboratories, but also industrial giants are engaged in the production of flexible electronics.
Apple, Boeing and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have created an alliance to collaborate with the US Department of Defense in the field of flexible electronics. The alliance's goal is to deliver high-quality, flexible electronics by 2020.
The Department of Defense plans to allocate $ 75 million over 5 years to a consortium called the FlexTech Alliance and raise $ 96 million in additional funding.
"Smart" clothes.
The consortium includes 96 companies, 11 specialized laboratories, 42 universities and 14 state and regional organizations. The key partners of the consortium are Apple, Boeing, General Electric, General Motors, Lockheed Martin, Motorola Mobility, Qualcomm and many others. Partner universities include Cornell, Harvard, Stanford, New York University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
Practical application will be, first of all, focused on military purposes, such as uniforms with vital signs monitoring sensors. Pressure sensors can also be installed on vehicles to monitor deformation in key areas.
Civilian application of such microcircuits will help athletes control body performance and improve results, and people with cardiovascular diseases can control and prevent seizures. This technology will allow hospitals to massively monitor their patients.
British scientists and engineers are working on the cultivation of military UAVs using chemical technology.
Hydroponic Chemical.
Military developers explore all possible and impossible technologies. In this case, they are working on a chemical device. "Chemputer" is a registered trademark of BAE Systems. The technology is developed by Professor Lee Cronin (Lee Cronin) from the University of Glasgow, it is a 3D-printing of UAVs and biomaterial aircraft.
Unlike classic 3D printers, the chemical chemical conducts chemical reactions at the molecular level, creating all the elements - from electronics to wings.
Prototypes drone.
While British scientists are inventing new printing technologies for the military, simple makers create the weapons of the future with the help of ordinary 3D printers.
So, David Wirth created a hand railgun in his workshop.
David Wirth with his railgun.
Perhaps inspired by the Quake computer game, he created this weapon using a CAD, 3D printer and Arduino platform. Railgun can use as an ammunition aluminum or graphite bullets, firing them at a speed of 250 m / s. The design is based on six huge capacitors, which, with a total weight of about nine kilograms, store more than 1,800 joules of energy for each shot. Also the railgun consists of batteries, two parallel contact rails and a pneumatic ammunition supply system.
Railgun scheme.
Tests have shown that the railgun is inferior to a conventional pistol in terms of shot energy, but can penetrate a centimeter sheet of plywood. For comparison: the stationary military railgun accelerates the projectile to a speed of 13,000 miles per hour in 0.2 seconds, the speed of the projectile from the Wirth apparatus - 560 miles per hour.
The technology of 3D printing is increasingly being used in the army. The main role in its promotion is the need to reduce costs. 3D printing of parts on the spot helps to solve logistics and security problems, saving time and money on delivery, which is important for the army and aviation, and even more so for the fleet - it is impossible to plan on the shore and take with you everything you need, and delivery on board at sea is expensive.
We cited as examples only a small part of cases on the stated topic - it is impossible to describe in one article all the prospects for the use of 3D printing in the military industry. And the majority of decisions applied by the military in production are also relevant for the civil sector.
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BT Sport today announces that it has extended its deal with MP and Silva for exclusively live Italian top flight football until 2017/18.
The channels are the current home of exclusively live Serie A in the UK and BT Sport has signed a contract to add another three years to the current deal. BT Sport will have the rights to show up to 380 exclusively live matches a season.
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By now most people are familiar with savings apps, many of which help customers save by rounding up purchases or use checking account data to sweep money into a different account for a future planned use. While this type of forced savings is a great feature for consumers the reality is that it is just one aspect of personal finance.
Today, Stash a growing financial platform announced a new feature which tackles another hurdle consumers face: investing. The feature is called Stock-Back, and it is the first rewards program of its kind to help consumers invest when they make purchases. Before we get into the details of the new offering, it is worth mentioning that the launch of Stock-Back is part of a wider announcement of Stash's mobile-first banking services platform which is made possible through partnership with Green Dot Bank. Stash offers an FDIC-insured bank account and debit card combo which offers zero overdraft fees, no monthly debit maintenance fees and free in-network ATMs.
The announcement of Stock-Back is on the heels of their recently announced Series E fundraising round which totaled $65 million. The feature allows customers to earn rewards of shares of stock while they spend money at various public companies. For instance, making purchases at companies like Chipotle, Amazon or Walmart will earn fractional shares of the respective public company which are then held in an investment account. For companies which are not public, rewards will be invested in a Stash-approved ETF.
If you're familiar with rewards credit cards that offer rewards points based on purchases, this program works in a similar fashion. The press release noted that the program will quickly ramp up in rewards when layered with exclusive offers and partner deals, which may increase Stock-Back up to 5%, but at launch customers receive a base reward of 0.125% for every qualifying purchase. It's worth noting that rewards programs are typically reserved for credit cards as opposed to debit cards so this offering is unique for many reasons.
The investment account costs $1 per month, but once a user has an account balance of $5,000 or more, the cost is 0.25% of the balance. This assets under management fee is pretty competitive with many of the other offerings that exist in the market today.
What I love about this new feature is that it builds on what other companies have done with savings and is a stepping stone for Americans to further their understanding of personal finance. Understanding how investing works is an important step of everyone's financial journey and anything to further this is a great cause. Stash is truly looking out for the future financial well being of their customers with this new feature.
As mentioned above, Stash's progress would not have been possible without the bank partnership with Green Dot. This bank partnership will be featured at LendIt Fintech USA 2019 which is less than a month away. The keynote session will feature Steven Streit, CEO of Green Dot and Brandon Krieg, CEO of STASH who will discuss digital banking for the masses.
The winners will be chosen at the conclusion of LendIt Fintech USA 2019 on April 9th at the Industry Awards dinner.
Throughout the year we often hear about many of the successes of fintech companies whether it be new partnerships, funding rounds, product innovations or the successes of the great leaders behind each company. It's not often we get to stop and recognize the companies and individuals who are driving change in financial services. This is why LendIt Fintech created the Industry Awards.
Now in its third year, we are excited to announce the carefully selected finalists from the over 500 submissions we received. From here industry veterans will decide on the winner of each of the 20 categories. Winners will be announced at our awards dinner on April 9th at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. A limited number of tickets are still available for the dinner and they can be purchased on the LendIt Fintech website.
Congratulations to all of the awards finalists!


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Welcome to the February 2019 Chula Vista Rent Report. Chula Vista rents declined over the past month. In this report, we'll evaluate trends in the Chula Vista rental market, including comparisons to cities throughout the metro, state, and nation.
Chula Vista rents have declined 0.5% over the past month, but are up moderately by 2.7% in comparison to the same time last year. Currently, median rents in Chula Vista stand at $1,640 for a one-bedroom apartment and $2,130 for a two-bedroom. This is the second straight month that the city has seen rent decreases after an increase in November of last year. Chula Vista's year-over-year rent growth leads the state average of 0.3%, as well as the national average of 1.0%.
Throughout the past year, rent increases have been occurring not just in the city of Chula Vista, but across the entire metro. Of the largest 10 cities that we have data for in the San Diego metro, 7 of them have seen prices rise. Here's a look at how rents compare across some of the largest cities in the metro.
National City has the least expensive rents in the San Diego metro, with a two-bedroom median of $1,340; the city has also seen rents fall by 11.1% over the past year, the biggest drop in the metro.
Chula Vista has seen the fastest rent growth in the metro, with a year-over-year increase of 2.7%. The median two-bedroom there costs $2,130, while one-bedrooms go for $1,640.
As rents have increased moderately in Chula Vista, a few large cities nationwide have also seen rents grow modestly. Compared to most large cities across the country, Chula Vista is less affordable for renters.
Rents increased slightly in other cities across the state, with California as a whole logging rent growth of 0.3% over the past year. For example, rents have grown by 3.8% in San Jose, 2.7% in San Francisco, and 1.4% in Los Angeles.
Chula Vista's median two-bedroom rent of $2,130 is above the national average of $1,170. Nationwide, rents have grown by 1.0% over the past year compared to the 2.7% rise in Chula Vista.
While Chula Vista's rents rose moderately over the past year, many cities nationwide also saw increases, including Phoenix (+3.6%), Austin (+3.3%), and Denver (+2.5%).
Renters will generally find more expensive prices in Chula Vista than most large cities. For example, Phoenix has a median 2BR rent of $1,060, where Chula Vista is more than twice that price.


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Bizarre Argument Becomes Focus Of Gay Marriage Case Before Supreme Court
Published on: February 21, 2013 | Matthew R. Arnold, Esq.
In a recent amicus brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court, the Obama administration attacked a legal argument that some see as key to the movement against gay marriage: that gay couples cannot accidentally become pregnant and thus do not require access to marriage. The argument is central to two major gay marriage cases before the nation's highest court: Hollingsworth v. Perry about California's gay marriage ban and U.S. v. Windsor which is challenging DOMA.
The attorney representing those supporting DOMA (the federal Defense of Marriage Act) wrote that opposite-sex couples have a unique tendency to produce unintended offspring. The attorney, Paul Clement, went on to say that because same-sex couples cannot naturally produce children, the government has a legitimate interest in solely recognizing those marriages between men and women because this can encourage them to form stable family units to raise children. Those opposed to gay marriage also argue that by allowing gay couples to marry it may discourage other straight couples from marrying, thus harming a legitimate government interest in encourage procreation.
The Obama administration said it was ridiculous to pretend that marriage is merely society's way of dealing with unintended pregnancies. The brief also said that gay marriage would neither help nor hurt straight couples who might want to marry.
The argument that unintended pregnancies provided a basis for denying gay couples the right to marriage got its start in a dissenting opinion in the 2003 Massachusetts Supreme Court case that ultimately legalized same-sex marriage in that state. The dissenting justice, Robert Cordry, argued that the government has a stake in defining marriage as between only men and women because this exclusive benefit of a legally acknowledged marriage helps push straight couples into marrying and thus forming stable families which help children and society as a whole. Cordry said that the institution of marriage sends a message to men that they must help raise their children and the state has an interest in encouraging it so that fewer children are raised by only one parent. The state has no such responsibility to encourage same-sex couples to marry because they cannot have children unintentionally.
Since the argument was first introduced it has been cited numerous times by opponents to same-sex marriage. One flaw in the logic is that it does not explain what could then stop governments from banning infertile people or elderly couples from marrying given that they too cannot unintentionally become pregnant. Many expect Supreme Court justices to be skeptical about the argument when the case is up for oral arguments later this month.
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Title: Wavelets and economics
Author(s): Soares, M. J.
Conraria, Luís Aguiar
Issue date: Jul-2011
Publisher: International Center for Mathematics (CIM)
Journal: CIM Bulletin
Abstract(s): The use of wavelet analysis is very common in a large variety of disciplines, such as signal and image processing, quantum mechanics, geophysics, medicine, biology, etc. In economics, however, wavelets are still a mysterious, but colorful, tool for time-series analysis. The pioneering work of Ramsey and Lampart [26] is unknown to the majority of economists. Among the exceptions to this rule, one can point to [4], [14], and [12]. See [6], for a recent survey of wavelet applications to economic data. Probably, wavelets are not more popular among economists, because wavelet multivariate analysis is still incipient. Recently, however, Gallegati [11] — using the maximum overlap discrete wavelet transform — and Crowley and Mayes [5] and Aguiar-Conraria and Soares [1] — using the continuous wavelet transform — showed how the cross-wavelet analysis could be fruitfully used to uncover time-frequency interactions between two economic timeseries. Still, most surely, wavelets will not become very fashionable in economics until a concept analogous to the spectral partial-coherence is developed. On this regard, the proficient reader may be interested in our most recent working-paper [2]. We present a brief and self-contained introduction to the wavelet tools used, namely the continuous wavelet transform, the wavelet coherency and the wavelet phasedifference. Then we apply these tools to a real world economic problem — the study of the synchronization of the Portuguese and Spanish economic cycles, in the last 5 decades. Decades that include the democratic transition in both countries (mid-1970s), the European Union membership of both countries (1986), and the adoption of a single currency, the Euro (1999).
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Increasing Pressure on Public Agencies and Private Entities on PFAS
Feb 10, 2020 | PFAS, Toxic Tort
Regulating bodies and regulated entities alike are feeling increasing pressure to act on PFAS, the "forever chemicals." This pressure is coming from all angles as Congress, the courts, and the executive branch reckon with the continually growing and evolving information available on these substances.
In December 2019, the National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law. Included in that extensive document were a suite of new legal obligations, from required monitoring under the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA), to reporting requirements for the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act as part of the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI), and disclosures under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). These new legislative requirements put pressure on the EPA to expediently follow through with the contents of the PFAS Action Plan.
Elsewhere in the executive branch, the Department of Defense is under investigation for its response to the PFAS —18 state attorneys general and 31 members of Congress have specifically called out the Department over concerns that not enough has been done to address the public's concern over the presence of PFAS at military sites. The DOD announced that it will be inspecting sites in the next few months to evaluate steps taken so far to mitigate the effect of PFAS on the environment, and identify further health and safety concerns.
The judicial system is starting to feel the pressure as more and more lawsuits are filed relating to PFAS. Just this week, a Michigan-based company settled a suit with the state of Michigan and two townships for $69.5 million. The company, a shoe manufacturer, and the parties that sued alleged that the company released PFAS into the environment through its disposal of waste from its shoe waterproofing process. The shoe company separately filed claims against 3M, the company whose products it used for waterproofing, claiming that they were misled on the effects of the products it purchased.
Meanwhile, Congress and the White House are continuing to debate the appropriate way to address PFAS through legislation. A recent bill, H.R. 535, also known as the PFAS Action Act, has stalled in the Senate after passing in the House, largely due to President Donald J. Trump's threat to veto if it reaches his desk. The White House expressed concern over a measure included that requires a mandatory drinking water standard for PFAS.
A new bill was recently introduced by a coalition of Senators led by Bernie Sanders (D-VT). Called the Preventing Future American Sickness (PFAS) Act, it forgoes the drinking water standard included in the previous bill, while still requiring PFAS to be listed as a hazardous substance under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The bill also gives the EPA authority to dedicate funds for cleanup efforts, allowing the agency to partner with private entities trying to remove PFAS from drinking water. The White House has yet to comment on this bill.
This flurry of action shows that across all branches of government, PFAS is being prioritized and regulating bodies and regulated entities are working to address public concern about PFAS in a measured but expeditious way. Regulatory updates will be constant, and we will continue to gather information and synthesize it in the coming weeks and months.
Suzanne Englot, Esq.


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DCB Group is a communications specialist in Manchester, employing 52 people across three business centres. The organisation offers health and wellbeing initiatives throughout the year, but the power of supporting employees' resolutions became apparent more than 10 years ago.
The success and camaraderie this generated lead to further health initiatives based in January, including the launch of a weight-loss programme four years ago. As well as support and information around healthy weight loss, this involves regular weigh-ins, which can be public or private depending on the employee's preference.
Health resolutions will also be on the agenda for DCB Group in 2019, with the launch of a walking club planned for January. This will encourage employees to get out of the office at lunchtime.


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Today Sugita-san introduced me into the merchandise management system from igus. I have to check if products are in stock or if we have to order some more. It was a little bit demanding because the system is only in Japanese. But with the good explanation from Sugita-san I understand it. I was also introduced into the PR where Tomita-san show me the advertisement from igus in Japan. It was interesting to see where igus advertises and how. Then Satake-san show me her job at igus. She is a logistics manager and have to order products from the German factory if the warehouse in Japan is running out of products. This is a lot of paperwork, or in the modern culture, a lot of E-Mail work.
The rest of the day I was at home because I felt a little bit sick. So no more adventures after work. But tomorrow I will go to the VR Zone Shinjuku.


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Mike Rollo is a Canadian experimental documentary filmmaker based in Montreal. His films deal with how memory relates to geography and the relationship between still and moving images. He is also one of the founding members of the Double Negative Film Collective and currently teaches film production at Concordia University.
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Air Force squadron commander arrested for alleged child sexual abuse
By Irene Loewenson
Then-Maj. Kevin DiFalco poses for a portrait June 4, 2019, at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada after being selected as Thunderbird No. 7, the demonstration team's operations officer. (Staff Sgt. Cory Bush/Air Force)
An Air Force squadron commander in Nevada was arrested Sept. 8 for allegedly sexually abusing a child.
Lt. Col. Kevin J. DiFalco, commander of the 57th Operations Support Squadron at Nellis Air Force Base before his arrest, was arrested on seven charges of lewdness in the presence of a child and one charge of child abuse or neglect, court records show.
On the day of the arrest, the alleged victim told her school counselor that DiFalco had sporadically sexually assaulted her from December 2021 to June 2022, according to a Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department report. The counselor quickly notified the police.
The alleged victim told police that day that DiFalco had long groomed her for the abuse, including by sending her inappropriate Snapchat messages and mailing her lingerie, once with a note that said he wanted to see her wearing it, according to the police report.
She also told police that DiFalco had a distinctive tattoo in his groin region; police verified the existence of the tattoo, according to the police report.
Las Vegas news station 8 News Now broke the news of the charges.
"Probable Cause existed for the defendant's arrest," court records state. "Therefore, the defendant's biological specimen shall be submitted to the appropriate forensic laboratory for genetic marker analysis."
DiFalco posted bail the day after his arrest, according to court records.
"The 57th Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Richard Goodman, relieved the 57th Operations Support Squadron Commander Sept. 8 due to allegations of personal misconduct," Lucretia Cunningham, a spokesperson for Nellis Air Force Base, wrote in a statement to Air Force Times. "Lt. Col. Kevin DiFalco was arrested at his residence Sept. 8 and is under investigation by the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, in coordination with the Air Force."
The 57th Operations Support Squadron manages Nellis' airfield and airspace scheduling, in addition to providing air traffic control for the base.
In 2020 and 2021, DiFalco served as the operations officer of the Thunderbirds, the Air Force's elite flight demonstration team, which is also based at Nellis.
"On behalf of Mr. DiFalco it is important to note that as of today, he has been charged with no crime, as no formal criminal charges have been filed against my client," a lawyer for DiFalco, Josh Tomsheck, wrote in a statement to Air Force Times. "Mr. DiFalco denies the allegations as they have been reported in the press and very much looks forward to the full facts of this situation coming to light through the court process."
DiFalco's next court appearance is scheduled for Oct. 11.
About Irene Loewenson
Irene Loewenson is a staff reporter for Marine Corps Times. She joined Military Times as an editorial fellow in August 2022. She is a graduate of Williams College, where she was the editor-in-chief of the student newspaper.
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