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|August 2, 2012, 03:19 PM
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Crunch time for crimps.
A puzzling visit to the range.
I took my 18 reloaded .44s and 12 .38s to test the different crimps for bullet retention.
A number of things worried me.
Firstly, that the crimps don't seem to work for the .44 and secondly, that my bullet depth die does not seem consistent and possibly thirdly that my FCD is not up to the job.
How crucial potentially these are, I leave to you lot to say....
I had 5 sets of 6 rounds. 2 in .38 (125gr CU-plated and VV N350) and 3 in .44. (200gr CU-plated and VV N350) The .38s were crimped with 0.5 or 0.75 turns of the Lee FCD. The .44s with 0.5, 0.75 and 1 full turn of the Lee FCD.
I chose one round in each group and measured its OAL. I then remeasured it after each shot of the other rounds in its group. The measurements are in mm.
Here are the sequences of OAL measurements for each calibre and crimp. The first number is before shooting any, the next is after the first shot and so on until the final OAL where the cartridge has endured the recoil of its 5 bed-fellows!
.38 Spl Max OAL in manual: 39.??mm (can't remember off-hand and the paper is in the garage and I can't be bothered to go out now) I can say that the OAL was not massively consistent, despite measuring each cartridge after loading it at the bench: caliper technique?
0.5 turn crimp
39.12, 39.05, 39.04, 39.05, 39.06, 39.06
0.75 turn crimp
39.27, 39.28, 39.28, 39.25, 39.25, 39.26
Here I think the 0.75 crimp is most consistent, but I think the 0.5 could do for my purposes.
.44 Magnum Max OAL 40.70mm
You will see from the first number in each sequence that the bullet seating depth is not very consistent at all, varying by 0.3mm amongst my 3 control cartridges! Is 0.3mm an issue in reloading? I don't know!!
0.5 turn crimp
40.76, 41.05, 41.18, 41.26, 41.32, 41.45
0.75 turn crimp
40.62, 40.89, 40.99, 41.00, 41.18, 41.23
1 full turn crimp
40.93, 41.02, 41.06, 41.10, 41.14, 41.09
So overall, the 0.5 round OAL extended from 40.76 to 41.45 and showed no signs of settling.
For the 0.75 it was 40.62 to 41.23. A lower degree of bullet egress showing signs of stopping.
The full turn round went from 40.93 to 41.09. The smallest increase and had shown signs of leveling off.
What does this tell you apart from the fact that perhaps I can't use calipers porperly?
Are there other more subtle signs relating to powder choices, velocities or bullet type?
To help, there is also a photo attached of a full turn crimped bullet that I used in the die adjustment phase and extracted with a bullet puller, so you can see the degree of deformation to the bullet.
Evident, but not brutal, I think... or is it?
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|August 2, 2012, 05:02 PM
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Thanks for sharing an interesting experiment.
I don't see a real problem. 0.01" (0.25 mm) of length variance in bullets isn't unusual, nor is it unusual for COL from one round to the next, even when you aren't pushing a crimp in. Once you do impress a crimp, you elongate the bullet. The length can go toward the tip or the case in varying degree, so it's not at all odd you see the variation that you do.
As to "egress" (SAAMI's glossary refers to this as "bullet creep", "bullet popping", or "bullet starting"), it depends on several factors, including bullet/case friction, how hard you push the bullet, and how light the revolver is. If you don't get enough to jam rotation of the cylinder, you're fine. In terms of ballistics, your longer starting length won't make a lot of difference.
If you want a tighter grip, be aware that as you increase pressure on a roll crimp, you can cause the sides of the case to bulge away slightly from the bullet. The CFCD carbide ring will push it back, but owing to elasticity of the case being greater than the bullet's (or its malleability being less, depending which way you want to look at it), that won't be a 100% return to contact. The one die I know of that constrains the brass from bulging during crimping in the first place is the Redding Profile Crimp die, and that might be another course for you to try taking to reduce bullet creep further.
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|August 2, 2012, 05:25 PM
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If that was a smooth sided bullet and you drove the crimp into it that deep, I would call it brutal.
I would be looking for some bullets made with a crimp groove for the purpose and save the smooth ones for light loads that will not move them when lightly crimped.
|August 2, 2012, 05:37 PM
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Look at it this way. .2 mm variance is fairly common when loading on a progressive press. You should be fine.
|August 2, 2012, 05:44 PM
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You probably already know all this:
- case length variation will cause variations in degree of crimp. So even if you change degree of crimp by adjusting the die, amount of crimp can vary due to case length.
- Which bullet seater plug are you using? If you are seating off the nose of the bullet the variation should be less than if you are seating off the ogive, assuming you are measuring OAL from the bullet nose and not the ogive.
- How are you expanding you cases? The Lyman M die (or Redding equivalent) will provide excellent bullet alignment and control how much the case is expanded. If you bell the case too much, you will not have the same neck tension on the bullet and the bullet will move more during recoil.
For a plated bullet with no cannelure, I think that is WAY too much crimp. The bullet is significantly deformed, and with a plated bullet you have greatly increased the risk of the jacket separating from the lead core.
|August 2, 2012, 06:23 PM
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Correct me if I'm wrong. Isn't the force necessary to move the bullet from the completed cartridge called "bullet pull"? Isn't the majority of bullet pull attained from neck tension and not crimp? If these ideas are true I am amazed at the number of people who think crimping the living day lights out of a bullet will solve bullet pull problems and improve accuracy. I've seen way too many bullets that look like the posters picture because of the idea that crimping plays a big part in bullet pull. I'm of the opinion that it doesn't and as Unclenick stated it can have the adverse affect if carried too far. I'm off my rant now.
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|August 2, 2012, 10:49 PM
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|August 3, 2012, 01:06 AM
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OK thanks for the answers and I will try and provide my own to the questions some of you have asked. However, as you know, I'm new to this and so sometimes my initial answer to a tech question is "Wha....?!"
I don't see myself getting new bullets until these have run out. The source for these bullets and their price is my local range. they will not order more for some time and to order independantly is very expensive. When they next order I can get some cannelured 200gr and 300gr bullets.
One questions jumps to mind when I read your comment: "If that is true, then why does the manufacturer even bother making a .429 bullet without cannelure? It is not like .44 loads are ever going to be weak, and recoil of no consequence...
Bottom line here folks, is that I'm still no wiser on which crimp level to use.
If crimp is only to prevent the bullet coming out too far then I can live with 0.5 as I tend to shoot everything I take to the range and so it will not get the chance to extend to length that threaten to lock the action.
If bullet creep beyond Max stated OAL by 0.75 mm is not a danger for increased case space or pressure spikes, then I can also live with a 0.5 turn crimp.
If "creep" or "pull" is an issue, how much is safe and if not 0.5 turns, then will 0.75 do? If not, and 1 turn is too much, where next?
The view that I'm not doing it properly is coming in loud and clear, folks...and it is justified , but I still need some idea of how to do it right!!
Ideally, I simply want to know which of those respective calibre crimps you would use, given the data.
If none are up to task, then please explain why and how you would rectify the situation.
I'm so close to a working round, I can taste it!!!
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|August 3, 2012, 10:50 AM
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That did look pretty brutal. A lot of people use too much crimp. That was a full turn? Try a half turn. Or less.
James, I'm thinking that perhaps simple terminology may be giving you trouble here. Try not thinking about "crimping" it, but rather just folding over the case mouth a little. "Crimp" suggests tightness and while it is a technically accurate term it should be viewed with a grain of salt and not overdone.
I'm pretty sure that none of my 44 Mag loads have ever taken more than .5 crimp, many are .25
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|August 3, 2012, 11:30 AM
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Hang in there, for the 38 spl and 44 spl try 1/4 turn and 1/2 for the 44 mag side. Your full turn crimp is overkill. I shoot a lot of 38 spl and they really don't need much of a crimp at all. Practice and reloading will soon get your seating depth problems figured out.
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|August 3, 2012, 12:58 PM
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I'm less worried about the .38 as it seems that the .75 crimp OAL was not changing so much after the first couple of shots.
One note on the .38 side:
I used the Lee die reloading chart as they had the exact grain and type of bullet: 125 gr and plated. However, their OAL was 39.something (39.39mm, I think) and with that the bullet was barely in the case!! About 3 quarters was poking out of the mouth!!
Is this OK?
Manuals don't provide pictures saying "Fig. A shows a hideous crimp that only an ex-pat in Estonia could manage, whereas Fig. B is perfect!!"
As for your suggestion of .25 turn crimp: my only reservation is that with a half turn crimp, the OAL was clearly getting larger with each shot... The crimp was not holding the bullet steady in the case mouth, and I had understood that this was its purpose in the whole reloading thing...
A quarter turn crimp would surely be even worse.
I'll bow to the greater knowledge of those on here and if you tell me not to worry about that bullet creep, then I'll shrug my shoulders and go with that half turn or less.
However, I just want to do it right.
But if, for example, the bullets I have are not up to .44 Mag performance or the powder unsuited to the bullets, best I know now.... although I won't be best pleased!!
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|August 3, 2012, 01:35 PM
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For what it is worth, I only go 1/4 turn with the FCD on my 38's. 357's anywhere form 3/4 to 1 turn
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|August 3, 2012, 03:50 PM
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OK, then!!
Only one way to find out: quarter turn crimp batch coming up after my holidays!!
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|August 3, 2012, 07:08 PM
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If you used a FCD with soft plated bullets you could have actually lessened the amount of neck tension by swagging the bullet down. Plated bullets used in revolvers are for light loadings using a taper crimp. These loadings are generally mild enough that "bullet jump" is not a concern. Roll crimping a plated bullet without a cannelure or even over taper crimping them can cause the case to cut thru the thin plating resulting in inaccuracy and/or plating separation. You enclosed picture shows how much your crimp deformed the thin plating and the soft lead core beneath it. This certainly could have contributed to your inconsistent OALs.
|August 3, 2012, 07:51 PM
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Are you still using that powder that reaches 1400fps with the start
If so, you need a different powder. Get velocity down to 1100 fps or so, and you won't even need a crimp. Those bullets you have were not designed for high velocity.
So, again, change powder, or change to a bullet designed for what you are trying to accomplish.
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|August 4, 2012, 01:24 AM
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Unfortunately, I don't have $80-90 to buy another half a kilo of another pack of powder. Nor do I have the €100 needed to replace my chosen bullets with something from the only other supplier: Midway Germany, who charge (excuse the pun) an arm and a leg.
Hopefully in a month or two, I'll have some more options. In the meantime, I'll still shoot what I have for now. Better than nothing.
Out of curiosity, where did you get these velocity data? I have not seen any max velocities on the bullet supplier's page, for individual bullet types.
In fact, I have found a reference to using the slowest burning powder possible to reduce to starting velocity, despite the muzzle velocity being higher. In other words, the bullet maker recommend N100 (1600fps) over faster burning N320 (1200fps), because of the starting velocity as the bullet starts to bite the rifling.
In my other crimp post, you recommended staying away from slower burning, whilst the manufacturer promotes them.
Have I misunderstood what they mean or what you wrote?
So now I'm a bit confused.
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|August 4, 2012, 08:56 AM
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|August 4, 2012, 04:00 PM
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I'm getting my bullets from HNsport.
They don't appear to have gone into the same degree of detail as far as velocities is concerned.
However, they do say that their bullets are "High Speed" so perhaps the warnings to customers on the Berry's website do not apply.
In fact, I found a figure of 450 m/s on their load page.
That is about 1450 ft/s. This should give me a greater margin of comfort.
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|August 4, 2012, 06:01 PM
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What is the diameter of your expander plug?
It should be substantially less than bullet diameter for adequate "bullet pull."
A good friction fit is of more value than a hard crimp.
If you could improvise a method for flaring the case mouth just enough to start the bullet in the seater without expanding the case below the flare at all, it would be an interesting experiment.
|August 5, 2012, 12:39 AM
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However, the expander die is also the charging die and it is set up in such a way that the bullet's rim, when later placed in the case mouth, only really nestles on the lip to allow it to stay in position for seating.
Effectively, almost no bullet length is in the case, before being seater in the next die, so flaring is quite minimal, I think...
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|August 6, 2012, 01:49 PM
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Didn't see it in the above posts, but for plated bullets use a taper crimp. I would think Lee's .44 magnum FCD is roll crimp. FWIW I had a FCD in .44 magnum I used once. Got terrible leading, inaccuracy. Knocked out the carbide ring. Crimp from the die is now "junky" so I tossed it. Went back to using Redding Profile crimp and on lead bullets RCBS roll crimp...
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|August 6, 2012, 08:13 PM
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Pound James Pound:
The crimp on a pistol bullet is to keep the bullet from jumping under recoil. The friction from the case holds the bullet. If you have loose bullets in your fully sized cased check the diameter of your die's expander ball: it may be too large ad require reducing its diameter. In all of my years of reloading I never ran across this.
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|August 25, 2012, 04:14 AM
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Well, I made a selection of new crimps.
One was without crimp as a sort of control.
This cartridges OAL was 40.75mm starting OAL, 41.23mm after the first shot and 41.94mm after the second. After this second shot, I scrapped this set and shot the lot: clearly there was no retention and continuing the experiment was fruitless.
The next was 0.25 crimp with OALs as follows:
40.71mm, 40.78mm, 40.89mm, 41.11mm, 41.10mm, 41.18mm.
Compaing these results and the OAL values in my OP, it looks like the 0.25 turn crimp is the most effective although not particularly effective....
It seems that these bullets, with their waxy coating and no cannelure are not ideal, but they are what I have.
Lesson learnt here is once the cartridges are in the cylinder, they don't come out again until they've been fired!! that way I can be sure that the bullet on the 6th shot will only have crept forward by about 0.5mm...
When I get some 300gr bullets this process is going to be interesting!!
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|August 25, 2012, 07:07 AM
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Mr. Pond,
In all this, I have not seen a mention of accuracy.
If you start looking at the effects of crimp on the group sizes that you get at some decent range like 25 yards (or meters), then I think you will be able to see where too much crimp is affecting accuracy.
If you can find a load where bullet jump is not a problem with tying-up your cylinder and the accuracy has not deteriorated, then your bullet/powder combination seems workable. But, if your accuracy goes bad before your crimp is strong enough to stop the bullets from pulling out too far during recoil, then you need to work with a stronger bullet (jacketed or hard cast) or a powder that produces a less powerful load.
A decent gun with good ammo should be able to produce about 2" groups at 25 yards if you can (properly) steady our hands on a bench when you shoot. (Don't rest the gun itself on the bench, as that will enlarge groups.)
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If you want to quantize a MIDI performance and you're not confident in your quantization skills or you prefer the sound of pre-made quantization maps derived from real musical performances, you can use groove quantization. You can choose from a variety of pre-made groove quantization maps or groove templates. If we go to Event > Event Operations > Quantize, go down into the Quantize Grid, we can see the groove templates listed in these folders. Now it's difficult for me to describe how these templates will affect the sound of your track, but fortunately you can get some information about the template if you click the Show Comments button.
So first I'm going to choose this MPC 57% 16th notes Swing, and you'll see template contains 1 bar(s) of 4/4 time. I can click on Show Comments, and it'll show some more information about this template. By adjusting the Timing, Duration, Velocity, and other parameters, you can alter how the groove templates affect your MIDI performance data. At a setting of 100% the default setting for timing, duration, and velocity, the MIDI data will follow the groove template's feel exactly.
At 0% the MIDI notes will not be altered from their original state. Thus the groove template will have no effect. At 200% the MIDI notes will be altered twice as much as the groove template would usually alter them. Velocities and durations will become exaggerated versions of the groove template settings, and the timing of the notes will be moved to twice the difference between the original note locations and where they would normally be placed within the groove template. You can also choose to pre-quantize the MIDI notes, which hard-quantizes the notes to a 16th note grid before applying groove quantize.
This is a great thing to use if the rhythm of the MIDI performance that you're trying to quantize is a little dodgy to begin with. So let's apply a groove template to some MIDI notes, and I'm going to turn this Pre-Quantize off. Choose the Grabber tool and select this Drum Beat, and before I apply it, I want to press play, so we can hear the before and after. (Music Playing) So I've already selected this MPC 57% 16th note Swing template, so I'm going to change the timing here to 100% so that it follows the template exactly, and now I'm going to hit Apply. Let's listen.
(Music Playing) That sounds pretty good actually. Now you can make your own groove templates using Beat Detective. Let's close this up. So if you go to the Event menu and choose Beat Detective, now Beat Detective can analyze audio and MIDI data to define dynamic and rhythmic relationships in a performance, and create a groove template from that information.
Beat Detective generates triggers for bar, beats, and sub-beats that map the rhythmic relationship of a groove, as well as the amplitude of audio tracks to MIDI velocity. The Beat Detective window has options for working with both audio and MIDI. Here we'll choose MIDI, and I'm going to choose Groove Template Extraction, and I am going to create a groove template from this drum beat. Now I know that we just applied a groove template to this already, but imagine that we have a track here than want to extract a groove from, and that's what we're going to do.
So we've got the Groove Template Extraction. We're going to capture the selection and time, so we've got exactly 16 bars selected here. If you need to change your selection, you can just go into these fields and change them. Next, we'll go onto the Detection area, and we'll choose Normal Detection, and we'll choose to analyze the lowest note. So this will have Pro Tools focus on the kick drum from the groove to give us the basis for this groove template, and now I'm going to click Analyze. Let's go zoom in on this track.
Now as I drag this sensitivity slider, you're going to see Beat triggers up here on the beats and sub-beats of your selection. Bar trigger lines are the thick lines, and beat triggers are medium lines, and the sub-beats are thin lines. Now since we chose the lowest note, it's really only analyzing these lower notes. And to show you this, so the thick line here is at the bar line, bar 2, and this thin line is a sub-beat trigger shown at this particular 16th note.
I'll go up here now and choose Extract. So we have 16 Bars, Time Signature 4/4, and I'm going to save this to disk, and this automatically puts us right into the Grooves folder. I am going to create a new groove folder for my grooves and then call this groove1. So now we've extracted a groove, and if I go to the Event Operations > Quantize window, you can actually choose that groove right here.
Now I use groove templates a lot. I prefer the MPC style ones mostly. Sometimes I'll make my own from audio files or from drum loops that I will bring into Pro Tools. They are a terrific way to get your MIDI tracks quantized really quickly, using proven quantization feels.
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The city announced it has partnered with Nextdoor.com, a private social networking site for neighborhoods. It allows residents to communicate with others in their neighborhood about anything they find important, from lost dogs to suspicious people walking around.
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GOLETA, Calif., July 25, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Community West Bancshares (Community West or the Company), (Nasdaq:CWBC), parent company of Community West Bank (Bank), today reported net income increased to $2.1 million in the second quarter of 2013 (2Q13) compared to $1.1 million in the first quarter of 2013 (1Q13) and a net loss of $591,000 in the second quarter a year ago (2Q12). In the first six months of the year, Community West earned $3.2 million compared to $228,000 in the first six months of 2012.
"We were profitable for the fourth consecutive quarter and have made progress with operating efficiencies while keeping a strong net interest margin," stated Martin E. Plourd, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Credit quality metrics have stabilized, with total nonaccrual loans at just over half the levels that they were as of March 31, 2012, and our capital ratios continue to strengthen. As we look forward, we continue to focus on growing the Bank operations and increasing our lending outreach in the communities we serve."
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- Net income of $2.1 million.
- Earnings of $0.23 per diluted share.
- Net interest margin continued to be strong and was 4.81% in 2Q13, compared to 4.78% in both 1Q13 and 2Q12.
- Nonaccrual loans were $20.7 million at June 30, 2013, compared to $19.7 million at March 31, 2013 and $32.8 million at June 30, 2012.
- Net real estate owned (REO) and repossessed assets, after subtracting the USDA/SBA guarantees, totaled $1.5 million at June 30, 2013, compared to $1.9 million at March 31, 2013 and $2.1 million at June 30, 2012.
- The total allowance for loan losses equaled 3.14% of total loans held for investment at June 30, 2013, compared to 3.54% at March 31, 2013 and 3.59% a year ago.
- Community West Bank's capital ratios continue to strengthen - Total risk-based capital ratio was 16.10% and Tier 1 leverage ratio was 11.65% at June 30, 2013, an increase compared to a Total risk-based capital ratio of 15.63% and Tier 1 leverage ratio of 11.34% at March 31, 2013. The Bank's regulatory agreement requires that ratios of 12% and 9%, respectively, be maintained.
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Amidst army flag march, curfew was relaxed for eight hours on Monday in most part of the trouble-torn Kokrajhar district with no fresh incident of violence reported during the past 48 hours, official sources said.
Curfew was relaxed from 8 am to 4 pm, but for devotees performing 'Chhat Puja', it was further relaxed for two hours till 6 pm.
Indefinite curfew continued in nine villages, including five under Kokrajhar and four under Gossaigaon sub-divisions of the district, as the areas had been identified as "vulnerable" by security forces, the sources said.
Army continued to stage a flag march in Kokrajhar and tight security was being maintained in the four Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD).
Police and paramilitary forces were conducting round the clock patrolling and maintaining a strict vigil to prevent any untoward incident.
More than 65 persons have been taken into custody in connection with the incidents of violence since November 10 after a lull of nearly three months which had claimed 10 lives in BTAD area.
Meanwhile, police remand of the executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Monokumar Brahma alias Jalja, ended on Monday and he was sent to judicial custody. Due to ill-health, he was admitted to the Kokrajhar Civil Hospital.
Earlier, four BTAD districts and Dhubri were affected by violent conflicts between the Bodos and the minorities leaving 90 people dead and more than 4.80 lakh homeless in July-August this year.
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Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- An undersecretary for Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has proposed a drug-testing program for stock traders, citing studies that point to a "worrisome" link between substance abuse and market fluctuations.
Some Italians may have entrusted savings to people "not capable of making decisions" due to drug use, Carlo Giovanardi said in a phone interview today from Belluno, Italy.
Giovanardi, who's responsible for the government's family and drug-abuse prevention policy, said he plans to contact regulators and industry groups working with the stock exchange to discuss the drug-testing plan. The program could be developed without the passage of a new law, he said.
The Italian exchange, Borsa Italiana, didn't have an immediate comment, said a spokeswoman, who declined to be identified citing policy.
Giovanardi, who last year promoted a voluntary drug test for members of parliament, also cited "U.S. studies" suggesting recent market turmoil may have been amplified by "people who've lost touch with reality" due to drug use. The undersecretary said cocaine use has a "devastating" effect on individuals, leading to "brain meltdown."
Giovanardi's proposal was earlier reported by the KlausCondicio web channel.
Italy on Sept. 28 extended a ban on short-selling of financial shares to Nov. 11. The country's benchmark FTSE MIB index has fallen 20 percent this year compared with a 17 percent decline for the Stoxx Europe 600.
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Blufax sounds like some kind of faxing service, but it's actually a high-tech system San Diego's government is using to track smartphones.
On the federal level, officials have spent millions of dollars on these devices, and we're seeing use crop up in more and more cities – San Diego included. Here's how Blufax systems track phones without being detected, how the government is using it today and what might be some areas of concern.
Modern phones have tiny radios in them to connect to other devices wirelessly. These radios send out beacons like radar pings on a submarine. Each ping sends a unique sequence of letters and numbers called a MAC ID. By listening for that beacon, computers can record which devices are nearby. A typical smartphone has a radio to connect to cell phone towers, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Blufax is a sensor system used to detect a device with its Bluetooth capability turned on, such as a smartphone or headset.
It's marketed as a cost-effective way to measure traffic: Multiple units can be used to calculate speed as cars containing these smartphones or headsets move down a road. Blufax is made by Traffax, a Maryland manufacturer. Each unit costs about $2,500. The federal government has spent more than $9 million on these devices. Many local governments have deployed units as well.
Here's an example of the information captured by one of these scanners:
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One thing to point out about that sample: Most Bluetooth data lacks personally identifying information. But these systems may include names and email addresses in the ID field.
I wanted to find out how San Diego might be using this technology, so I sent a California Public Records Act request to SANDAG. You can browse through the documents they sent back to me here. I learned they have at least 16 Blufax units, and plan to add them to every roadside call box along our freeways. The stated intention is to measure traffic speed and volume here in San Diego.
Moving from collecting anonymous data to a system that personally identifies individuals and stores that data is cause for concern. In one SANDAG document I received, there's discussion of doing exactly that using "sensors that re-identify vehicles specifically." Some examples given are "electronic toll tag transponders, cell-phone tracking, license plate reading, Bluetooth sniffing, magnetic signatures, (and) video tracking."
By combining a license plate or phone number with a Bluetooth serial number, it's possible to track citizens via their phone.
This isn't science fiction. Houston has linked toll road transponders, which record personal identities with Bluetooth scans. In another effort, researchers at the University of Washington cross-referenced license plate reader data with Bluetooth data, which then personally identified individuals. Video tracking could combine facial recognition with Bluetooth scans to personal identify Bluetooth owners as well.
I haven't found any specific documents showing that San Diego is personally identifying Bluetooth devices. But authorities are intentionally withholding documents that might reveal more.
San Diego CityBeat revealed local law enforcement agencies are building a database to track where citizens travel using license plate scans. Does this data also collect Bluetooth serial numbers? I asked SANDAG to make that data public and they refused. I've filed a lawsuit, asking a judge to compel them to reveal this information. A court date is set for September.
The police have phony cell phone towers called Stingrays that trick phones into revealing their whereabouts. Might these devices also be used in conjunction with Bluetooth scanning? It's unclear because a request for documents on this technology was mostly rejected. San Diego police turned over a single — heavily redacted — document.
The government is invisibly collecting data on Bluetooth-equipped smartphones along roadways. It's logical to assume this collection will expand to other public areas, as the scanners are relatively cheap and portable. Since smartphones are increasingly integrated into our everyday lives, they make a tantalizing tool for precise tracking.
While there's no data suggesting individuals are being tracked in San Diego just yet, the technology exists, and the coordinated secrecy by law enforcement agencies makes it a real possibility.
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Phillip Franklin ^ In reply to your characterization as "paranoid" those that questioning the governments secret collection and secret use of vehicle travel data, I understand your approach, that I summarize as: "You traveled in the open so you got watched" or "you walked done the street in a low cut, short, tight fitting red dress to get goggled at" The problem is bigger than just the watching Its the secret peeping tom nature of the watching and what the select few that control this do with it.
As you recall, The articles concerned trying to obtain the article's protagonist 's own police SADAG's surveillance record. Nope that data is their private matter for their private use. Vote No on any SANDAG tax proposal until they come clean. Data is power and secret data is very powerful The abuse of power is why the founders established a very limited government, more than 200 hundred years ago. Unlimited secret government surveillance programs gave use KRISTALLNACHT in current memory. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kristallnacht
Your commentary sounds more than a little paranoid. Do you think the police are actually tracking you? For the most part just turn off the features of your electronic devices that allow you to be tracked if you feel that paranoid. As you should know if you use those devices and those features your privacy will no doubt be diminished. As more and more of the features on these devices become common obviously the more privacy must be surrendered. It is simply the nature of the convenience these device offer. It like people who post intimate images on Facebook and are appalled when they are discovered. If you are so paranoid it's best to abandon these devices altogether.
Let's remember these secret government Big Brother activities when SANDAG comes to the voters for more money. SANDAG is preparing to re-UP the sales tax for more projects that include this; let's say NO! I wonder if the voters could have a ballot initiative to prohibit these sort of activities or to get rid of SANDAG?
What nefarious uses do you envision for this capability? I am having a hard time being concerned.
Thankfully I keep my phone's BlueTooth turned off all the time, as I do with my laptop (which rarely leaves the house anyway). My vehicle doesn't have BlueTooth, so the only thing I have to worry about is StingRay and license plate tracking. Maybe I should turn my phone off completely or put it into airplane mode until I reach a destination.
The average person isn't a criminal, so to me all this obsessive data collection just indicates some level of paranoia on their part. Why are they afraid of us?
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@Chris Brewster There are many people that want to tell others how to live and some work in the in government and will use the power of government to get their wish. The current IRS scandal is a good example where Ms. Lerner targeted "assholes" (her words) with audits and other government intrusion. In one specific example, she learned about the whereabouts of an individual and wanted to use that as cause for an investigation and audit. There's no better illustration of exactly what I'm trying to fight than that.
There are many other examples involving local police. They have tracked residents to gay bars and then extorted them for money to stay silent. They've stalked women. They've framed individuals. The list goes on and on.
We all probably have some views that are opposite of what the government wants (drug legalization, prostitution, limited government, lower taxation, reduced welfare, immigration/border, sex orientation, religion, etc). And even if your views aren't different than the government today, they might be different than the government tomorrow. History is replete with governments tracking dissenters and squashing them.
This is exactly why we have the 4th amendment (unlawful search and seizure). Citizens must be vigilant and force government to respect its boundaries. Our freedom depends on it.
@David Barak, I don't know of any local government agencies doing wifi tracking, but there have been reports that the police department in Seattle is working on rolling out such a system.
And there are plenty of private companies tracking individuals via their wifi devices locally. It's one of the reasons so many retail stores offer free wifi.
So it isn't just bluetooth, LPRs and Stingrays, Wifi will give you up also.
Mr. Robertson: Thanks. I am lost on how Ms. Lerner's approach to reviewing applications for nonprofit status relates to this particular issue, unless it is the general view that government is bad or onerous or whatever; but I don't wish to argue that point. If this particular phone-tracking issue turns out to be unlawful and you can stop it, good for you. Based on what you've explained, I'm not going to lose any sleep over it.
@Chris Brewster Ms Lerner did many bad things. One thing she did was examine where a taxpayer's wife went and use that to try and get an audit of a citizen.
That's a poignant example of the risk when government agents can track where citizens go. If they don't like you or your views they will monitor where you travel and then try to penalize you with government scrutiny, fines, harassment or imprisonment.
Mr. Robertson: Thanks. This issue of Ms. Lerner has become so politicized that I really don't believe much of anything about it at this point. I am not cowering in my bunker.
@Chris Brewster That's a clever arguing technique that liberals use. Anytime someone criticizes them they howl "you're making it political!" Bad behavior is bad behavior. Corruption is corruption. Ms Lerner used the unlimited power of government to attack those she disagreed with. That's appalling enough, but then to claim her hard disk broke and those of 6 underlyings ALL broke and all backup tapes have vanished is such an outrageous claim that it should be appalling to all.
I find it sad that there's still those who won't condemn these actions. I hope you're not one of them.
Yes, I've noticed that only liberals use unreasonable arguing techniques. I think it may be because their general perspective on life is so distorted that they have no other options. In any case, I think your piece is not about Ms. Lerner and on that issue we are unlikely to agree.
@Chris Brewster I thought you asked for examples of the government using location data to attack citizens. Ms. Lerner is one of several examples I gave you. Here's article about cops extorting people who frequented a gay bar. http://wapo.st/1lZps1n
Anyone who uses illogical arguments should be challenged which includes liberals, conservatives or libertarians. The fact that liberals accuse all critics of being political isn't justified by illogical arguments of others.
Mr. Robertson: This is going very far afield, but I have to ask: Ms. Lerner is alleged to have used location data gained through some sort of wireless technology?
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Friday 28th January – LS11 Trip Day 1 - 2 Days to Lotusphere
My day started off really early, very early, possibly too early - my usual 4am start as I had to train it halfway across Kent to meet up with my friend Sam (who's not a technical but is a fellow Disney fan) who was hitching a ride to Orlando with me. We arrived at the airport at approx 10 am (flight was at 13:00), checked in, dumped bags and headed for a McDonalds.
From the MaccyD's we spent 2 hours planning an attack on the land of the mouse as I was only going to have Saturday to play – Sam had the whole week so we decided we'd hit the Magic Kingdom Saturday. I spotted fellow yellow geeks in the airport Alex Forbes from IBM and Mick Moignard from Unipart, I am sure there were more keeping a low profile.
The plane boarded on time and for some bizarre reason they hadn't sat me with Sam. As the plane was half empty - we played musical chairs until we could sit together. We were off at 13:00 on the dot and I got straight into the films as I knew I would be too excited to sleep.
I managed to get through "The Expendables" (twice - as I was only half arsedly watching it), "Sorcerer's Apprentice" - which I really enjoyed and then got a couple of chapters of my Warhammer book read before I listened to a TWiL (well it would have been rude not to).
The airplane food was not bad and they continually were plying us with hot and cold beverages to the point where I spent a fair bit of the flight in the world's smallest toilet (that may have been TMI but I am trying to be factual here).
The plane landed in Orlando a little earlier than expected and with that lucky omen I just knew that something weird was going to happen.
Once the stampede that was disembarking was over – we appeared at boarder control just as the national computer system fell over!! Yay .. The queue was HUGE. Manual processing and no backup plan – 30 mins spent, queue didn't move. Great way to start my Lotusphere trip!! As if by magic the border control reopened - *Phew*
Once out the other side Sam and I hunted for the Lynx 111 – the $2 bus – yes!! I kid you not – a bus from Orlando Airport to the Disney transport centre for just $2!!
Should take about 50 mins !! You'll notice the should! We found the bus, we got on the bus and all was well until we were almost at Disney.
The bus driver then got *lost*, I kid you not !! He was giving another passenger directions and took a wrong turn and then had no idea where he was. There was a guy on the bus that worked at Universal and knew where he was so he got us on track. The bus driver guy then dropped us off at the wrong stop in Disney !! The day had started SO well and had gone totally to rat poo poo.
Once at the Disney transport centre Sam and I were rescued by a Disney Bus Driver called Mike who took us to the door of The Dolphin Hotel – thank you Mike. We finally made it to Dolphin just before 8 pm – checked in, dumped bags, unpacked very quickly and went on a mission to find some food.
Sam and I headed down to the boardwalk and ended up in the ESPN bar – we parked at a small table ordered a burger and a beer and soaked up some atmosphere. Burger and beer went down a treat after such as long day.
By 10pm we were both mostly knackered. I was stupidly excited about the idea of heading to the Magic Kingdom tomorrow and meeting some of the community guys and my good friend Stuart McIntyre was flying in – so it was back to the Dolphin and collapsed into bed for some well needed sleep.
Tomorrow would be the real start of my first Lotusphere Adventure.
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