Tuesday, March 24, 2015

FAA Allows Amazon to Fly Drones Experimentally

Recently amazon was granted permission to attempt flying products to customers with the use of drones.  This was quite a process to allow therefore Amazon has many rules and restrictions to follow.  Some of these restrictions are flying below 400 feet in daylight, pilot must have a pilots license, and must be 500 feet away from pedestrians.  The FAA has been very strict about their use of drones and Amazon must give reports to the FAA every month about the flights.  Amazons hopes to be able to deliver products directly to customers within 30 minutes of purchase.  This privilege to Amazon has opened many doors and is a positive step regarding technology and online shopping along with job opportunities.

Jansen, Bart. "FAA Allows Amazon to Fly Drones Experimentally." USA Today. USA Today, 20 Mar. 2015. Web. 24 Mar. 2015. <http://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/19/faa-amazon-drones/25037111/>.

Monday, March 2, 2015

Bomb Blast in Downtown Cairo Wounds 9 People

On Monday, an extremist group involved with ISIS labeling themselves "Revolutionary Punishment" had two bombs planted in downtown Cairo.  One bomb was planted under a parked car out in front of the High Court, which is the highest criminal court located in the country of Egypt.  This bomb wounded 9 individuals including three police officers but had no fatalities.  The second bomb was disarmed before it could explode.  They were hoping to target and kill a group of police officers with the timing of the explosion which partially worked.   This event raised much fear throughout Egypt and was followed by another bomb in southern Egypt which killed two individuals.

"Bomb Blast in Downtown Cairo Wounds 9 People." The New York Times. The New York Times, 2 Mar. 2015. Web. 2 Mar. 2015. http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2015/03/02/world/middleeast/ap-ml-egypt.html?ref=world&_r=0.