![]() I live in Washington state and it’s almost impossible to find a TRD Pro anywhere. “Hi Jeff, I am a subscriber to your YouTube channel. Timothy is having troubles in his home state. The wait times are long, and it is difficult to say when Toyota will cut off production orders for a 2021 Toyota Tacoma in Lunar Rock. Happily waiting your response.”Īs I told TRL, I wish I had a happy response. I have a deposit with a local dealer (South Florida) and was originally told three months. “I was wondering what the wait time is on a 2021 TRD Pro Tacoma in Lunar Rock. I saw one going for 8k over MSRP new from another dealer. VIDEO: TRD Pro Battle Time: we debate on 2021 Tacoma TRD Pro vs 2021 Tundra TRD Pro. My Toyota dealer said they cannot even order a vehicle EXACTLY like the one you previewed. ![]() “Hi Jeff love that 2021 Tacoma TRD Pro in Lunar Rock in your video. Joseph in Washington supported my observations. Not going to be easy to find a Lunar Rock. We should be in the final half of the production year for vehicles like 2021 Tacoma and 2021 Tundra as well. Try getting a 2021 Toyota Tacoma TRD Pro. Lunar Rock is challenging to get in other models too. One dealership has one in stock, but they want to charge an $8k adjustment since it is a ‘special car and color.’ Is that typical and will I find it everywhere for a few months?”Īnd do not think it is just the 4Runner. “One dealer still is in the 4-6 months range (for 4Runner Lunar Rock). Ron is in Seattle and has these observations. Which, unfortunately for me, I am unable to afford/compete.” All the dealerships that I have inquired to do not have anything available in their lots and if there is, they are charging ludicrously large amount of $$ on top of the MSRP. “For the past few weeks, I am in search of my dream car, the 2021 4Runner TRD Pro, Lunar Rock, here in the bay area California. Know where we can get one? My local Toyota dealer in Alabama acts as if it would be impossible for them to get her one.” Said Frank.Ĭonrado added. “Jeff, I just watched your YouTube review of 2021 4Runner TRD Pro in Lunar Rock color. Time to see their feedback on the search for The Holy Grail of 4Runner. Over the past month or two, I have received so many messages from potential buyers who are looking for the perfect 2021 4Runner and 2021 Tundra and 2021 Tacoma. I enjoy reading emails and comments from people who watch my “Toyotajeff” YouTube review videos and read my Torque News / Torque News stories. Lunar Rock buyers may find themselves in the middle of a very long wait time – or even shut out. Now combine that with traditionally low production quantities of TRD Pro. Right now, there is incredible buzz and demand from consumers to find one. ![]() Yes, this includes 4Runner and Tacoma and Tundra and Sequoia. You see, Lunar Rock is the unique color chosen for all 2021 Toyota TRD Pro models. If you are searching for a 2021 Toyota 4Runner TRD Pro, especially in Lunar Rock, you may be experiencing quite the headache in your pursuit. Plus, it has one of the highest resale values in the country, according to kbb.com. It is ideal for both on-road and off-road travel.Īnd this SUV, this Toyota 4Runner, has built a decades-long reputation for long-term quality, reliability and dependability. There are so many great reasons to purchase a Toyota 4Runner.ĤRunner is one of the toughest vehicles on the planet. ![]()
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![]() Average Mini Dachshund Weights Average weight at birth ![]() A veterinarian can assess your dog’s health and let you know if he is overweight. If the dog weighs more than 11 pounds, he may be overweight or perhaps should be classed as a Standard Dachshund. How much should a Mini Dachshund weigh? A Mini Dachshund should weigh less than 11 pounds when fully grown. It’s a good idea to know how much your Mini Dachshund should weigh and how you can maintain a healthy weight so your pup will be a healthy and happy companion to you for many years. However, there are risks to both overfeeding and underfeeding your pup so you do want to get it right.Owning a Mini Dachshund can be a great experience, but you do have to be careful about the weight of these small dogs.īecause they are so low to the ground and susceptible to back problems, weight plays a huge role in their health and overall happiness. Getting the quantities right is fairly easy, especially since mini Doxies don’t need all that much food. Or, even better, the recommendations on your dog’s food and your vet’s instructions. It’s strongly recommended that you follow the exact food quantity recommendations from the miniature dachshund feeding chart. So, How Strictly Should You Follow A Miniature Dachshund Feeding Chart? Those exist mostly to help support the dachshund’s back with extra calcium and phosphorus to help prevent Intervertebral Disc Disease (IVDD). There are certain dachshund-specific foods for adult and senior dogs, of course. It should be of a high enough quality, it should be devoid of any artificial fillers, preservatives, and grain, and it shouldn’t have any allergens if your Doxie happens to be allergic to certain foods.Īside from that, as long as the food is good and with high nutritional value, everything should be all right. The best dog food for a miniature dachshund is more or less the same as the recommended foods for other toy dog breeds. We’ll refrain from giving specific brand recommendations here, particularly since we’ve already done so in this article. Read more about: How Much Should A Mini Dachshund Eat? What’s The Best Dog Food For A Miniature Dachshund? An adult can survive for a while with mild malnourishment but it’s still very ill-advised. It’s not going to actually stunt the pup’s growth but it’s far from acceptable for its overall health. Suffice it to say that a growing puppy should never be left underfed. Malnourishment can lead to a whole host of potential health issues that we won’t have the time to get into here. Underfeeding a puppy is also a fairly clear problem. Just because a puppy is still growing, don’t make the mistake of thinking that it can’t get overweight. Bloating (Gastric Dilatation Volvulus) is also a possible concern as is obesity. Puppy ageīetween 2.5 and 3 ounces (or 75 to 85 grams)īetween 5 and 5.5 ounces (about 150 grams)Īre There Health Risks Of Overfeeding Or Underfeeding Your Dog If You’re Not Following The Miniature Dachshund Feeding Chart?Īside from the aforementioned risk of developing bone problems, overfeeding a puppy can also lead to stuff such as diarrhea and vomiting. So, while following the food instructions on the package as well as your vet’s personalized instructions is always recommended, here’s a general miniature dachshund feeding chart to give you an idea as to how to feed your pup. Fortunately, mini Doxies don’t seem predisposed to overeating even when given the chance. In fact, even with a still-growing puppy overfeeding can be a problem due to the increased risk of developing bone issues. Whereas more inactive and chill dogs should be overfed or they will get overweight. ![]() Extra playful puppies will naturally need more food. The difference in activity levels is also crucial. 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The port was closed on most affected devices following Vanderbeken's disclosures, but he later found that it could easily be reopened with a specially designed data packet that could be sent from an ISP. ![]() Using port 32764, anyone on a local network - which includes a user's ISP - could take full administrative control of a router, and even perform a factory reset, without a password. Then, there's networking port 32764, which French security researcher Eloi Vanderbeken in 2013 discovered had been quietly left open on gateway routers sold by several major brands. "You just need to make 11,000 guesses" - a trivial task for most modern computers and smartphones. "If WPS is active, you can get into the router," Horowitz said. The first four digits are validated as one sequence and the last three as another, resulting in only 11,000 possible codes instead of 10 million. It's actually seven digits plus a final checksum digit. That eight-digit PIN isn't even really eight digits, Horowitz explained. ![]() So a plumber comes over to your house, turns the router over, takes a picture of the bottom of it, and he can now get on your network forever." "That eight-digit number will get you into the no matter what. "This is a huge expletive-deleted security problem," Horowitz said. Even if the network password or network name is changed, the PIN remains valid. Worst of all is Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), an ease-of-use feature that lets users bypass the network password and connect devices to a Wi-Fi network simply by entering an eight-digit PIN printed on the router itself. Frankly, if you get any response back, I would throw the router out." The WPS threat "Go to /HNAP1/, and, hopefully, you'll get no response back, if that's the only good thing. "As soon as you get home, this is something you want to do with all your routers," Horowitz told the tech-savvy crowd. ( Linksys quickly issued a firmware patch.) ![]() In 2014, a router worm called TheMoon used the HNAP protocol to identify vulnerable Linksys-brand routers to which it could spread itself. In and of itself, it's not such a big deal," Horowitz said.īut, he added, "UPnP on the internet is like going in for surgery and having the doctor work on the wrong leg."Īnother problem is the Home Network Administration Protocol (HNAP), a management tool found on some older consumer-grade routers transmits sensitive information about the router over the Web at IP address]/HNAP1/, and grants full control to remote users who provide administrative usernames and passwords (which many users never change from the factory defaults). "UPnP was designed for LANs, and as such, it has no security. Millions of routers throughout the world, even some of the best ones, have the Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) networking protocol enabled on internet-facing ports, which exposes them to external attacks. Some other devices will not accept passwords longer than 16 characters - the minimum length for password safety today. Many consumer-grade home-gateway devices fail to notify users if and when firmware updates become available, even though those updates are essential to patch security holes, Horowitz noted. "A compromised router can spy on you," Horowitz said, explaining that a router under an attacker's control can stage a man-in-the-middle attack, alter unencrypted data or send the user to "evil twin" websites masquerading as legitimate ones or even online-banking portals. ![]() ![]() ![]() You will need to use each Skylander to collect and save gold for that Skylander's upgrades. Gold is saved on each Skylander toy, not the game's memory. Purchase these upgrades using Gold from the Story Mode and Kaos Doom Challenges. More abilities can be unlocked by purchasing upgrades from Persephone at the Skylanders Academy or at the end of a Kaos Doom Challenge. Some are stronger than the original characters based on the Power Stats.Įach Skylander starts off with two basic Powers. Minis are miniature versions of popular Skylanders. They are also the only Skylanders that can break Traptanium crystals. They are not the only Skylanders that can trap Villains, but they will deal more damage to Villains. Trap Masters are new Skylanders for Trap Team. The bottom half of each figure controls the character's Speed stat and movement capabilities. The top half of each figure keeps track of the character's Level and Gold collected as well as the Health, Armor, and Luck stats. Swap Force Skylanders can be taken apart and put together with other Swap Force Skylanders. Giant Skylanders are much bigger characters that have the ability to move heavier objects in-game that little Skylanders cannot. No info at this time about Dark Skylanders. There are Lightcore Skylanders that light up on the Portal of Power and have a special power in-game, Legendary Skylanders that have high Armor and/or Critical Hit stats, and Dark Skylanders. There are also sub-categories of Special Edition figures that multiple Skylanders fall into. Examples of Special Edition Skylanders include Punch Pop Fizz, Gnarly Tree Rex, and Granite Crusher. These Special Edition toys are only available for a limited time or at select retailers. Many Skylanders have Special Edition figures with special names that don't fall under any other category. These new Series characters may also get an alternate name and a new Wow Pow Upgrade. At this time there are only four Skylanders games, so the highest Series a character can be is Series 4, but only one character has a Series 4 figure at this time. If that character shows up again in a later Skylanders game, it is marked as Series 2. When a new character is introduced, it is marked as a Series 1 toy. ![]() Below is a list of the different character types and what makes them unique.Įach regular Skylander is known as a Core Skylander. Many are limited edition figures, and some were introduced with each new Skylanders game. Of course, you will need a different version Skylanders game and Portal of Power for the three different platforms: Consoles, 3DS, and Tablets.Īlong with the basic Skylanders, Alternate Character Versions (or Variants) can be purchased and used with Skylanders Trap Team. You can take a Skylander and play with it on the 3DS, then take the same Skylander and play with it on the Xbox 360, then a Tablet, and then a PlayStation 4. Skylanders are also compatible across all platforms. Also, Lightcore Skylanders are backwards compatible as far as their original character can go, but they will not be able to use their special Lightcore power unless the Lightcore figure was introduced alongside the original character figure. All mini Skylanders will only work on Skylanders Trap Team. The new mini Skylanders are both new and alternate versions of existing Skylander characters. ![]() There is a small exception to the compatibility rule – pun not intended. Example: Snap Shot is a new Skylander in Skylanders Trap Team and does not work with past Skylanders games, but Tidal Wave (Series 4) Gill Grunt will work with Trap Team and past Skylanders games. ![]() ![]() Writing calculations in plain English is faster than using a spreadsheet too because you don’t have to stop to consider what formulas to apply to which cells.īest of all, Soulver approximates how you’d solve the same problems with a pen and paper, making it intuitive, but also better because the calculator is built right into the page. Instead of guessing what all the numbers on a page mean, you can give each a descriptive label and add other text providing context. By mixing text and figures, a Soulver document becomes a roadmap making it easy to retrace your steps when you revisit your work later. The Mac and the iOS apps are part text editor, part calculator and work the way you think by letting you combine text and numbers on the same page.įor anyone who spends more time in a text editor than a spreadsheet app, Soulver is perfect. If you’ve ever sat down with a pen and piece of paper to work out calculations, you’ll understand the power of Soulver immediately. Both changes will be problematic for some users who may want to wait for future updates that the app’s developer has said are in the works. Soulver also saves its data as a single ‘sheetbook’ file now, which means it can no longer save or manage sheets as individual files saved to arbitrary locations on your Mac. However, unlike its predecessor, version 3‘s file format is incompatible with the iOS version of the app and earlier Mac versions. The app has never been easier to use, and its implementation of a sidebar to corral sheets is fantastic. Soulver 3 for Mac features an updated design and substantial new functionality that I love. By combining elements of a text editor, spreadsheet, and plain English syntax, Soulver commits those easily-lost notebook scribblings to a format that allows for greater experimentation and easier sharing.ĭuring WWDC last week, Acqualia Software released a major update to the app. ![]() It’s the kind of math that happens in notebooks and on the back of envelopes. However, day-to-day life requires calculations that don’t demand that level of horsepower and benefit from contextualizing numbers with text. Full-fledged spreadsheet apps like Numbers and Excel have their place. ![]() The strength of Soulver lies in its flexibility. ![]() ![]() ![]() Corpse Bride’s musical numbers were visually interesting, but nothing is as memorable as This Is Halloween or What’s This? If it fell down anywhere, it was against Nightmare’s strongest suit, the songs. The result was a beautifully, meticulously crafted film that told a better story with a broader range of strong characters than Nightmare. It was just a different movie, a different process.” I feel like we complemented each other quite well. We kept kind of changing it, but, you know, I had a great co-director with Mike Johnson. It was a very completed package in my mind. In a 2005 interview, Burton said, “The difference on that was that one I had designed completely. He explained the process was quite different from Nightmare. Burton was more receptive to sharing duties and credit on Corpse Bride. Much has been made of Burton’s input into The Nightmare Before Christmas and the omission of Henry Selick in promotional materials in recent years. One crew member described having nightmares about his own face being controlled by clockwork after interacting with the mechanisms so much. Their facial expressions were controlled by clockwork mechanisms that were almost as painstaking as the old replaceable heads. Technology had come a long way since Nightmare, and the models were much more intricate. Lee had also worked with Burton on Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and having his grave tones in the movie added to the gothic atmosphere of the 19th-century village. Grant, Albert Finney, Emily Watson, and Tracey Ullman were among the roster. Beyond Depp, Burton’s then-wife Helena Bonham-Carter, Christopher Lee, Richard E. The cast is an impressive one, filled with familiar voices. Depp and Burton were doing both films together, so Depp was Willy Wonka by day and Victor by night. It marked his first time voice acting for a theatrical film. It was the second of their collaborations in that year alone after Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Unsurprisingly, he sounds like it, too, as Depp once again teamed up with Burton. Victor especially looks like a ” Johnny Depp in a Tim Burton film. The characters and settings capture that signature style seen in Burton’s earlier drawings and animations. Set in a 19th-century European village, it follows the story of Victor, a young man whisked away to the underworld and wed to a mysterious corpse bride, while his real bride, Victoria waits bereft in the land of the living. Corpse Bride, co-directed by Mike Johnson, is a typically Burton piece, even more naturally so than The Nightmare Before Christmas. ![]() ![]() Degrees Celsius (invented by Anders Celsius) are sometimes called Centigrade, because the scale was defined between 0 and 100 degrees, hence centi-grade meaning a scale consisting of 1/100ths. Degrees Centigrade and degrees Celsius are the same thing. What is the difference between Centigrade and Celsius? The problem with the Kelvin scale is that the zero end of the scale is too far from human experience to be useful – as anyone who set their room temperature to 20.5 Kelvin would attest, if they lived long enough. The only temperature system that works intuitively – where a doubling of value doubles the energy – is Kelvin, where absolute zero is 0, body temperature is 310.15K and boiling water is 373.15K. ![]() Because of this setup, it’s impossible to say that doubling the ☌ or ☏ value doubles the amount of heat energy, so it’s difficult to get an intuitive grasp of how much energy 1 degree Fahrenheit or Celsius actually is. On top of that, for every additional unit of heat energy the Celsius and Fahrenheit scales add a different additional value. + 32.00 Why is converting Celsius to Fahrenheit so difficult?īecause both Celsius and Fahrenheit scales are offset– ie neither are defined as starting at zero. ![]() This means that boiling and freezing point are 180 degrees apart. The Fahrenheit temperature range is based on setting the freezing point of water at 32 degrees, and boiling to 212 degrees. As one degree Celsius is equal to one Kelvin, boiling point of water is equal to 273.15 + 100 = 373.15 Kelvin. Zero degrees Celsius is now defined as 273.15K. Since its definition, the Celsius scale has been redefined to peg it to Kelvin. The other point at which Celsius was set – 100 degrees Celsius – was defined as the boiling point of water. Enter a temperature that you would like: Answers: Fahrenheit, F. Zero degrees C was later redefined as the temperature at which ice melts. ![]() The Celsius temperature range was originally defined by setting zero as the temperature at which water froze. Temperature conversion calculator program, from degrees Celsius to degrees Farenheit and Kelvin. This should be reasonably accurate for weather temperatures. Celsius to Fahrenheit conversion is probably the most confusing conversion there is, but a simple ☌ to ☏ conversion is actually quite easy – just double the ☌ figure and add 30. ![]() ![]() more In 1984, the same year that scholars were gathering at Cornell University to theorise ‘Nuclear Criticism,’ Amiri Baraka was formulating his own version of nuclear futurity in Primitive World: An Anti-Nuclear Jazz Musical. In 1984, the same year that scholars were gathering at Cornell University to theorise ‘Nuclear Cr. This article offers a genealogy of atomic afrofuturism, examining how throughout the cold war period African American artists like Sun Ra, Langston Hughes and Amiri Baraka were exploring the post-apoca. Nuclear Criticism, which lost much of its exigency after the end of the Cold War, needs to evolve to account for the present nuclear era, as its focus on totalities leaves it ill-equipped for incorporating the disparate lived experiences of those who have already experienced the apocalypse and for whom nuclear apocalypse is a repetition or extension of white supremacy's agenda of extinction. Baraka's musical manifests and conceptualises atomic afrofuturism, a historically specific affirmation of black existence that was forged while facing nuclear apocalypse. ![]() I am interested in taking working with postdocs on these issues.In 1984, the same year that scholars were gathering at Cornell University to theorise ‘Nuclear Cr. Future work will involve reptile protective coloration addressing the evolution of snake antipredator defenses, and alligator crypsis. I collaborate with Ulli Kloiber, Jonathan Kwiyega and Emmanuel Stephens.ĥ. Practical solutions to conservation problems on mainland Tanzania and Zanzibar: I work with LCMO, a Tanzanian NGO that is involved in conservation education and preventing traditional lion killing in western Tanzania with the Department of Forestry to conserve forests and coconut crabs on Pemba Island, Zanzibar and with Chumbe Island Coral Park, Zanzibar to protect coconut crabs. With Monique Borgerhoff Mulder and I am involved in understanding the conservation ramifications of different forms of forest protection and clove production.Ĥ. Conservation strategies in tropical ecosystems: I am repeatedly surveying subpopulations of coconut crabs on the Zanzibari archipelago collaborating with Rashid Suleiman Rashid, Rahel Sollman and Miza Khamis in order to understand factors that affect population sizes. I work with Manisha Koneru and undergraduates on these issues.ģ. My own fieldwork in Zanzibar on the world’s largest terrestrial arthropod, the coconut crab, is trying to understand the evolution of its red/blue color polymorphism. Additionally, I would like to match crab coloration to ecological variables in order to understand the evolutionary drivers of crab colour diversity. Coloration in crabs: Using behavioural experiments and standardized photography of crab coloration, we are trying to understand the adaptive significance of defence strategies and protective coloration in several intertidal crab species. During 2023, I have worked with Martin How, Natasha Howell, Ossi Nokelainen, Ted Stankowich, Catherine Sheard, and Sandra Winters on these projects.Ģ. In my research I use phylogenetic methods to make comparisons across species (carnivores, suids, artiodactyla, rodents, lagomorphs), sophisticated photographic analyses to comprehend how mammals match their background (giant pandas and black-and-white colobus), and simple experiments putting coats on domestic horses to understand why zebras are striped. ![]() Coloration in mammals: I am writing a synthetic book about mammalian coloration combining evolutionary and ecological approaches with underlying genetics and physiology. Tim Behavioral/evolutionary ecologist and conservation biologistĪnimal coloration and conservation Research areasġ. Museum of Wildlife and Fish Biology Staff.College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. ![]() ![]() ![]() In fact, it was Alberto Contador and Andy Schleck's battle in the fog up the Tourmalet on stage 17 of the Tour de France. I started watching cycling back in 2010, before all the hype around London 2012 and Bradley Wiggins at the Tour de France. Proud Yorkshireman from the UK's answer to Flanders, Calderdale, go check out the cobbled climbs! Hi, I'm one of Cycling Weekly's content writers for the web team responsible for writing stories on racing, tech, updating evergreen pages as well as the weekly email newsletter. ![]() “If riders don’t suffer any ramifications for knowingly or unknowingly ingesting banned substances, why would they take extra precautions to avoid a tainted supplement?” “It should be a minimum of 12 months and not during the off-season. And not only that, I never took anything for ethical and moral reasons I've been a strong proponent of clean sport my entire career and feel doing anything to enhance one's own natural ability is cheating, full stop."Ĭompton went on to stress that she wanted to defend her reputation despite now retiring from the sport and has hired a lawyer to help investigate and to prove that she did not knowingly take any banned substances.Ĭompton has been a vocal critic of other riders who have tested positive in the past, last year criticising the ban length of Denise Betsema in an interview with Cycling Weekly after the Dutchwoman was banned for six months during the cyclocross off-season. I know how delicate women's hormones are, and I would never choose to take anything to jeopardize my health and, as a result, suffer irreparable damage to my endocrine system. "This was devastating news to me as I have never intentionally or knowingly put anything like that into my body. "In early February of 2021, after returning from a difficult race season, I learned that the same sample from September was re-analyzed due to a bio-passport irregularity and found to be positive for an exogenous anabolic steroid. I've received that same letter after every test I've submitted for the last 19 years. That news was communicated to me in the same way it has always been via a letter from USADA. The test can distinguish between naturally occurring and artificial anabolic agents of an external origin.ĭespite accepting the ban from USADA Compton said that she has raced clean and has never doped in her career.Ĭompton said: "I provided a sample for USADA in September 2020 that came back negative for any banned substances, it was not even atypical. ![]() "I need to preface this news with the fact that I have always been a clean athlete, and I am proud of how much I have accomplished racing clean and being very careful with whatever I put into my body, especially after dealing with so many health issues throughout my life."Īccording to the USADA, a Carbon Isotope Ratio test was used in testing Compton's sample. ![]() |
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