Freedom wins team title, Miner claims all-around crown

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Loudoun County High School junior Victoria Miner had finished first in the all-around in every competition she's competed in this season heading into the Loudoun County Gymnastics Championships Jan. 25 at Park View High School.

Miner knew it would be difficult to keep that streak alive against the uber-talented Freedom High School standouts in senior Alli Gibbs and freshman Mikayla Robinson.

Even though Freedom was able to take home the team championship with a score of 108.325 nearly five points better than runner-up Loudoun County (103.375), Miner was able to keep her undefeated streak alive.

"I was actually really surprised, it was the first time I ever competed against them," said Miner, whose 36.85 total in the all-around edged Robinson by .25 points and Gibbs by 1.275.

"It's intense going against girls that good," Miner continued. "It makes me feel really good, because I wasn't expecting it at all. I feel like my hard work has paid off."

Miner's first-place finish was aided by winning the balance beam event. She also finished in second, third and fourth in the other events. Along with Miner, Robinson and Gibbs, Briar Woods' Sara Connors, Tuscarora's Julia Thoppil and Woodgrove's Sarah Snare earned podium finishes in the all-around.

Freedom used a plethora of good performances to secure the first-ever Loudoun County Gymnastics Championship. Briar Woods placed third in the team standings, followed by Stone Bridge in fourth and Tuscarora rounding out the top five.

Eagles' gymnasts placed first in three of four individual events as Robinson was able to win the vault and uneven bars competitions, while Gibbs won the floor exercise.

"For the most part, we did really well," Freedom coach Laura Wrighte explained. "I was hoping we would [win]. It's great because it's the first one. We're really excited about it, and I'm very pleased with the girls. We hadn't practiced until yesterday for a week and a half because of the snow, and they were ready to perform today."

Robinson's performance was especially impressive, given the fact that she had just returned from a month-long absence because of a bone bruise in her knee. She acknowledged that it helps that Freedom is so talented so she didn't have to rush back into action.

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ARM releases 64-bit server standard in bid to drive eco-system compatibility

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Microprocessor designer ARM has today unveiled its platform standard for ARM v8-A 64-bit servers, dubbed the ARM 'Server Base System Architecture' (SBSA) specification.

The SBSA is intended to provide a common server standard around which ARM partners can unify, ensuring cross-compatibility of software between different ARM-based servers.

"This new standard was created with collaborative input and support from software companies such as Canonical, Citrix, Linaro, Microsoft, Red Hat and SuSE, and original equipments manufacturers (OEMs) including Dell and HP, along with a broad set of ARM's silicon partners," claimed the company in a statement.

It continued: "It provides a framework for the deployment of innovative ARM architecture-based solutions in data center applications and will help to accelerate software development and enable portability between ARM-based platforms. This specification will align ARM partners around key system elements, empowering the eco-system to build differentiated, value-added solutions that drive innovation and choice in the marketplace."

The aim is to simplify the development and deployment process for the entire developer ecosystem - from silicon to software, all the way through to end-users. "The SBSA specification will help OS, firmware and software developers to focus on innovation and quickly deploy on energy efficient, high performance ARM-based servers," said Mike Muller, chief technology officer at ARM.

"These standardization efforts will help speed adoption of ARM in the data center by providing consumers and software developers with the consistency and predictability they require. By helping increase the pace of innovation in ARM technologies by eliminating gratuitous differentiation in areas like device enumeration and boot process," said Frank Frankovsky, president and chairman of the Open Compute Project Foundation, which has been pioneering open server designs used by companies such as Facebook.

Other organisations actively supporting the initiative include AMD, AppliedMicro, Broadcom, Cavium, Citrix and Texas Instruments.

"Adopting industry standards and defining base platforms are essential for creating a healthy ARM 64-bit server ecosystem. AMD is excited to have worked with ARM on the SBSA requirements. The public release of this specification will accelerate the adoption of ARM 64-bit servers," said Dr Leendert van Doorn, corporate fellow and corporate vice president of AMD, which will be releasing 64-bit ARM parts this year to coincide with the server push.

These parts include its "Seattle" ARM A57 64-bit 4- and 8-core Opteron A1100 parts.

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Newport Coachworks to introduce electric shuttle bus in US

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ABR Staff Writer Published 29 January 2014

Newport Coachworks, a Californian subsidiary of eco-friendly vehicles distributor Green Automotive (GAC) is set to introduce 100% electric shuttle bus, The e-PATRIOT, at the LCT Show in Las Vegas.

The e-PATRIOT is a fully American built electric shuttle bus. It is manufactured at Newport Coachwork's pant in Riverside, California using advanced proprietary techniques that utilize innovative light weight materials.

With a top speed of 60mph, the bus can travel up to 100 miles on a single charge. It can be equipped with a fast charging system.

Newport Coachwork has started manufacturing its whole range of shuttle buses from the start of 2013.

Green Automotive CEO Ian Hobday said that the company has been working over the past year to achieve their goal to build electric vehicles in America.

"Our aim is to sell the electric shuttle bus not only in the USA but also into other markets," Hobday added.

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Architecture in Helsinki Play Cyborg Scientists In Their New Video

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It's been almost ten years since the first and only time I ever talked to Architecture in Helsinki. I was writing for the college newspaper and trying too hard to look cool. But they didn't have to try at all. "Why are you guys so fun?" I asked. "We're from Australia," they replied.

It was like a time warp when I saw their latest music video, "Dream a Little Crazy." The set up for the show I saw in Cambridge, Massachusetts, back in 2005, can only be described as a sound laboratory with instruments and objects strung up all over the stage. They've now upgraded their lab to appease all senseswide-eyed and lab-coated, the musicians make masks and mix potions. They scan faces and pour paint. By the end of the video, you can't help but wonder if they're actually doing real experiments.

That's when I realized how far this little band from Melbourne has come. A decade ago, they were just a bunch of high energy hipsters from Australia banging on pots and pans. Today, they're mad scientists from the future.

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