However, these word buttons might work for you at your computer. I have no idea right now.
I checked with my IPhone5S and it will display the last article of each year 2007 to 2015 but that's it unless you know the URL for each article.
When you click on a year now you can get the last few articles that year, but if you want older articles you have to click Older at the bottom of the page. This is very inconvenient because it wasn't this way before. I think the best thing to do if you are interested in a specific subject is to use the search window at the top of the page to put a subject in. The more specific you are the better it will find what you are looking for. Remember, there are about 20,000 articles here (actually way over that at this point. For example if you want something on a specific subject you might want to put the subject and then around the date you want and see if that works for you.
This might be a way to somewhat limit traffic at blogging sites by Blogger.com
It also might make me do something like put the top 20 or top 50 articles of the past 30 days at the top of the page or something like that. This also means this likely will tend to limit traffic to articles older than the present month we are in that are not in the top 10, 20, or 50 that month. I have no control of this because this is a free site because I don't have to pay for it. However, the neat thing about it is it goes wherever Google Goes worldwide.
I cannot presently put more than 10 articles at the top of the page from the last 30 days being the most read worldwide. So, that's the best I can do for now.
HOwever, one of my compilations has now been read over 11,000 times since December 5th:
I have tried the software on my macbook Pro laptop, my Iphone, and my wife's Imac all with the same result. However, this might not mean if you have a PC instead of an apple product that you might get a different result. It also might be different depending upon the browser you use. However, I'm using firefox on the Imac and Macbook pro and Safari on my phone and they all have been consistent in what I have been saying above.
USing the upper left search window I put the search word "Drones" at this blog site in and here is what I got:
Thursday, October 2, 2014
Drones with Lights?
I was driving on Highway 1 through Santa Cruz yesterday and saw a
little drone that lit up like a UFO would that kept changing colors a
lot like the colors in "Close Encounters of the Third Kind". So, I knew I
must be watching a human made small drone with amazing colors because I
couldn't see the drone I could only see the colors changing on it like a
UFO. Also, it was surprising because it was broad daylight when I saw
this driving by on the freeway on Highway 1.
It's getting so you can't tell when you are seeing an "alien UFO" or a human made one or one made by our military because there are now so many kinds that can see in the dark and are so quiet you can't hear them at all sort of like a Prius going by running on batteries.
It's getting so you can't tell when you are seeing an "alien UFO" or a human made one or one made by our military because there are now so many kinds that can see in the dark and are so quiet you can't hear them at all sort of like a Prius going by running on batteries.
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Lights, Camera, Drones: Hollywood's Lens Gets A Little ...
www.npr.org/.../lights-camera-drones-hollywoods-lens-gets-a-little-lar...6 days ago - Hollywood is getting the green light to fly its own drones. ... Many operators see no harm in flying small, lightweight drones, often no bigger than ...
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Lights, cameras, drones - Kathryn A. Wolfe - POLITICO.com
www.politico.com/story/.../faa-drones-hollywood-111318.htmlSep 25, 2014 - The drone industry got more than just a Hollywood ending Thursday. ... A rule on small drones is expected sometime this fall, though its effects ...
PoliticoLight Scout Drones - EVElopedia - EVE Online
https://wiki.eveonline.com/.../Item_Database:Drones:Combat...Light Scout Drone This drone has been augmented with so many rogue ... The smallest of the combat drones, these excel against small or fast moving targets.
EVElopediaMiniature UAV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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WikipediaClose encounters with small drones on rise | The ...
www.washingtonpost.com/.../close-encounters-with-s...Jun 23, 2014 - On May 3, the pilot of a commercial airliner preparing to land in Atlanta reported a small drone with four legs and bright lights “in close ...
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www.dailymail.co.uk/.../Is-drone-neighbourhood-Rise-killer-s...Apr 24, 2012 - There are at least 63 active drone sites around the U.S, federal ... Watching you: Most of the drones are likely to be small craft, such as the ...
Daily MailAttack of the Drones: Mysterious UAVs in Our Skies ...
mysteriousuniverse.org/.../attack-of-the-drones-mysterious-uavs-in-our-s...Jul 31, 2012 - The emergence of new drone technologies have captured the ... I could now see a small flashing white light (making it seem like some kind of ...Photos from Above: 8 Cool Camera-Carrying Drones
www.livescience.com/43303-cool-camera-carrying-drones.htmlFeb 14, 2014 - A list of some of the coolest camera-carrying drones available to purchase.Turning Tiny Satellites into Cheap, Deep Space Drones ...
www.tested.com/.../465555-turning-tiny-satellites-cheap-deep-space-dro...1 day ago - There are lots of tiny little satellites orbiting the earth above your head right ... an idea to turn them into cheap space drones for light exploration.DIY Drones
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Saturday, July 11, 2015
70 nations are presently using or developing military drones
- Aug 3, 2012 ... The US has used drones in hundreds of attacks in Pakistan, ... this is a huge underestimate: number data is not available for China, Turkey and Russia. ... As for the UK, the army has unknown stocks of the Hermes 450 and .... We create artificial limbs, organs, and kids play with radio controlled helicopters.
- Today there are more than 7,000 American drones, some 200 of which are ... But other countries are arming drones and it's only a matter of time before one ... were around 680 active drone development programs run by governments, ... A country's drone capabilities are classified according to the U.S. Air Force tier system.
- May 18, 2013 ... The U.S. has by far the greatest variety of military drones in the world. Check out the other 59 countries that also possess military drones. ... argue that drones not only are cost-effective (even at a typical price of more than $1 million) but also .... You must be the rightful owner of the email address provided.
- Mar 16, 2015 ... These 5 Countries NEED U.S. Drones Now ... guidelines for commercial and military unmanned aircraft—colloquially known as drones. ... While not a democracy in the true sense of the word—one can only really describe the ...
- Oct 8, 2012 ... Peter Bergen and Jennifer Rowland says 70 nations are using or developing ... Military drones – A U.S. Air Force MQ-1 Predator UAV assigned to the .... its affiliates, one could imagine that India in the not too distant future might ... and the state-owned Israeli Aerospace Indu
A dangerous new world of drones
Story highlights
- Peter Bergen: American monopoly on drones is long gone; 70 nations have them
- He says drones will change warfare and lead to a new arms race
- China, Iran, Israel, European nations are among those with drones, he says
- Bergen: U.S. use of drones is setting a precedent without enough discussion of the legal issues
A decade ago, the United States had a virtual monopoly on drones.Not anymore. According to data compiled by the New America Foundation, more than 70 countries now own some type of drone, though just a small number of those nations possess armed drone aircraft.The explosion in drone technology promises to change the way nations conduct war and threatens to begin a new arms race as governments scramble to counterbalance their adversaries.Late last month, China announced that it would use surveillance drones to monitor a group of uninhabited islands in the South China Sea that are controlled by Japan but claimed by China and Taiwan.
Peter BergenIn August 2010, Iran unveiled what it claimed was its first armed drone. And on Tuesday, the country's military chief, Gen. Amir Ali Hajizadeh, disclosed details of a new long-range drone that he said can fly 2,000 kilometers (1,250 miles), which puts Tel Aviv easily in range.But without an international framework governing the use of drone attacks, the United States is setting a dangerous precedent for other nations with its aggressive and secretive drone programs in Pakistan and Yemen, which are aimed at suspected members of al Qaeda and their allies.Just as the U.S. government justifies its drone strikes with the argument that it is at war with al Qaeda and its affiliates, one could imagine that India in the not too distant future might launch such attacks against suspected terrorists in Kashmir, or China might strike Uighur separatists in western China, or Iran might attack Baluchi nationalists along its border with Pakistan.This moment may almost be here. China took the United States by surprise in November 2010 at the Zhuhai Air Show, where it unveiled 25 drone models, some of which were outfitted with the capability to fire missiles.It remains unclear just how many of China's drones are operational and how many of them are still in development, but China is intent on catching up with the United States' rapidly expanding drone arsenal.When President George W. Bush declared a "War on Terror" 11 years ago, the Pentagon had fewer than 50 drones.
Drones in Action 02:45
Obama reflects on drone warfare use 05:36
'Drones completely counterproductive' 04:47
Barack Obama's 'lethal presidency' 06:14Now, it has around 7,500.As Bush embarked on that war, the United States had never used armed drones in combat. The first U.S. armed drone attack, which appears to be the first such strike ever, took place in mid-November 2001 and killed the military commander of al Qaeda, Mohammed Atef, in Afghanistan.Since then, the CIA has used drones equipped with bombs and missiles hundreds of times to target suspected militants in Pakistan and Yemen.Only the United States, United Kingdom and Israel are known to have launched drone strikes against their adversaries, although other members of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan, such as Australia, have "borrowed" drones from Israel for use in the war there.Drone technology is proliferating rapidly. A 2011 study estimated that there were around 680 active drone development programs run by governments, companies and research institutes around the world, compared with just 195 in 2005.In 2010, U.S.-based General Atomics received export licenses to sell unarmed versions of the Predator drone to Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Morocco and the United Arab Emirates. And in March, the U.S. government agreed to arm Italy's six Reaper drones but rejected a request from Turkey to purchase armed Predator drones.An official in Turkey's Defense Ministry said in July that Turkey planned to arm its own domestically produced drone, the Anka.Israel is the world's largest exporter of drones and drone technology, and the state-owned Israeli Aerospace Industries has sold to countries as varied as Nigeria, Russia and Mexico.Building drones, particularly armed drones, takes sophisticated technology and specific weaponry, but governments are increasingly willing to invest the necessary time and money to either buy or develop them, as armed drones are increasingly seen as an integral part of modern warfare.Sweden, Greece, Switzerland, Spain, Italy and France are working on a joint project through state-owned aeronautical companies and are in the final stages of developing an advanced armed drone prototype called the Dassault nEURon, from which the France plans to derive armed drones for its air force.And Pakistani authorities have long tried to persuade the United States to give them armed Predator drones, while India owns an armed Israeli drone designed to detect and destroy enemy radar, though it does not yet have drones capable of striking other targets.The Teal Group, a defense consulting firm in Virginia, estimated in June that the global market for the research, development and procurement of armed drones will just about double in the next decade, from $6.6 billion to $11.4 billion.States are not alone in their quest for drones. Insurgent groups, too, are moving to acquire this technology. Last year, Libyan opposition forces trying to overthrow the dictator Moammar Gadhafi bought a sophisticated surveillance drone from a Canadian company for which they paid in the low six figures.You can even buy your own tiny drone on Amazon for $250. (And for an extra $3.99, you can get next-day shipping.)As drone technology becomes more widely accessible, it is only a matter of time before well-financed drug cartels acquire them. And you can imagine a day in the not too distant future where armed drones are used to settle personal vendettas.Given the relatively low costs of drones -- already far cheaper than the costs of a fighter jet and of training a fighter jet pilot -- armed drones will play a key role in future conflicts.While the drone industry thrives and more companies, research institutes and nations jump on board the drone bandwagon, the United States is setting a powerful international norm about the use of armed drones, which it uses for pre-emptive attacks against presumed terrorists in Pakistan and Yemen. It is these kinds of drone strikes that are controversial; the use of drones in a conventional war is not much different than a manned aircraft that drops bombs or fires missiles.According to figures compiled by the New America Foundation, drone attacks aimed at suspected militants are estimated to have killed between 1,900 and 3,200 people in Pakistan over the past eight years.While there has been considerable discussion of the legality of such strikes in a number of U.S. law schools, there has been almost no substantive public discussion about drone attacks among policymakers at the international level.The time has come for some kind of international convention on the legal framework surrounding the uses of such weapons, which promise to shape the warfare of the future as much as tanks and bombers did during the 20th century.(Fatima Mustafa and Farhad Peikar contributed to the research for this article.)Follow @CNNOpinion on TwitterJoin us at Facebook/CNNOpinionend quote from:A dangerous new world of drones - CNN.com
Monday, December 2, 2013
FAA has road map for drones, but is behind schedule
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The
Federal Aviation Administration has released a road map for allowing
drones to fly everywhere in the country, but research and regulations
are months behind the schedule Congress set to have drones fly safely
with commercial airliners by September ...
The Federal Aviation Administration has released a road map for allowing drones to fly everywhere in the country, but research and regulations are months behind the schedule Congress set to have drones fly safely with commercial airliners by September 2015.
FAA Administrator Michael Huerta released the five-year road map a month ago, which projected 7,500 unmanned aircraft in the skies within that period if regulations are in place.
Technical complexities facing the FAA, however, include how much training to require of ground-based pilots, how to ensure that drones fly safely if they lose contact with their pilot, and how drones and commercial aircraft should warn each other when they're in the same area.
"The FAA is committed to safe, efficient and timely integration of unmanned aircraft systems into our airspace," the agency said in a statement Monday. "Over the next several years the FAA will establish regulations and standards for the safe integration of remote piloted (unmanned aircraft) to meet increased demand."
The issue of commercial drones came to the forefront this week when Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told CBS' 60 Minutes that the online retail giant is testing the delivery of packages with drones.
The next step in the regulatory process is for Huerta to designate six experimental locations for researchers to test flying drones in general airspace. The agency received 25 proposals from 26 states, and an announcement is expected this month.
Also, the FAA hopes to release a proposed rule in 2014 for small drones.
"We have operational goals as well as safety issues that we must consider when planning to expand the use of unmanned aircraft," Huerta said.
Despite the challenges, Michael Toscano, CEO of the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, welcomed the road map. He said the industry is projected to create 100,000 jobs and generate $82 billion in economic activity in the decade after the aircraft are allowed in general airspace.
"From advancing scientific research and responding to natural disasters to locating missing persons and helping to fight wildfires, (unmanned aircraft) can save time, save money and, most importantly, save lives," Toscano said.
Drones are now severely limited. A hobbyist can fly a small aircraft several hundred feet off the ground. The FAA has approved several hundred permits for university research and public uses, including 80 law-enforcement agencies.
Only one commercial permit has been granted, for a drone in the Arctic to monitor marine mammals and ice for oil drilling. No permits have been granted for drones to fly without pilots along programmed courses, such as what Amazon envisions.
"We consider that in the context of how we can safely manage it in the airspace that we have — it's by exception, it's not as of right," Huerta said.
The research and regulations are already behind schedule. Under the congressional schedule set in February 2012, the six experimental locations were supposed to named by August 2012 and the road map was due in February 2013.
The legislation called for drones to be fully integrated into the airspace by September 2015. Huerta insists that the FAA will meet the deadline while working with the Defense Department, NASA and the Department of Homeland Security to integrate drones into the airspace.
"Rest assured, the FAA will fulfill its statutory obligations to integrate unmanned aircraft systems, but we must fulfill those obligations in a thoughtful, careful manner than ensures safety, protects privacy and promotes economic growth," Huerta said.
Faced with skeptical questions, Huerta said the agency would meet the deadline by "demonstrating what safe integration looks like, what its characteristics are, and to have a framework in place and having some initial work ongoing in that area."
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