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Senators' call for LTE-U oversight by FCC draws mixed reactions

2015-07-31 18:48:36| Wireless - Topix.net

A group of Democratic lawmakers Thursday sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler, urging the Commission to engage in cautious oversight of LTE technologies being deployed in unlicensed spectrum. U.S. Senators Brian Schatz , Richard Blumenthal , Tom Udall , Ed Markey , Maria Cantwell , and Claire McCaskill are recommending the FCC initiate a process to develop "an effective sharing solution" to accommodate incumbent unlicensed technologies like Wi-Fi.

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Oakland festival draws bikes of all types

2015-07-26 05:57:46| Energy - Topix.net

Unicycles, bicycles, tricycles and just about every other type of pedal-powered contraption were zipping around Jack London Square on Saturday during Pedalfest, the Bay Area's biggest bicycle festival. Peter Wagner's "Vitruvian Racer" started life as a metal spool that Pacific Gas & Electric used to carry cable.

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OPM Director's Resignation Draws Mixed Reactions

2015-07-23 19:15:38| TechNewsWorld

The resignation of U.S. Office of Personnel Management Director Katherine Archuleta is drawing mixed reactions from the cybersecurity community. Archuleta's departure on July 10, in the wake of a massive data breach resulting in the theft of the personal information of more than 22 million people, is being characterized by security pros as everything from "necessary" to "unfair."

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Battling climate change, agency draws controversy

2015-07-18 19:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Desert Sun: On the outskirts of Los Angeles, inside a nondescript laboratory building, a man in a yellow T-shirt and helmet sits on a stationary motorcycle, looking intently ahead. The bikes back wheel is spinning, and a long orange tube connects to its exhaust pipe. A fan roars, mimicking wind. Nearby, on a computer screen, colorful lines show the concentration of pollutants emitted from the motorcycle, such as nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide. This is an emissions test, and the rider must calibrate his...

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