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Acorn woodpecker
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|Acorn woodpecker
|Male in California, United States
|Female in Arizona, United States
|Scientific classification
M. formicivorus
|Binomial name
|Melanerpes formicivorus
(Swainson, 1827)
|Range of M. formicivorus
The acorn woodpecker (Melanerpes formicivorus) is a medium-sized woodpecker, 21 cm (8.3 in) long, with an average weight of 85 g (3.0 oz).
The adult acorn woodpecker has a brownish-black head, back, wings and tail, white forehead, throat, belly and rump. The eyes are white. There is a small part on the small of their backs where there are some green feathers. The adult male has a red cap starting at the forehead, whereas females have a black area between the forehead and the cap. The white neck, throat, and forehead patches are distinctive identifiers. When flying, they take a few flaps of their wings and drop a foot or so. White circles on their wings are visible when in flight. Acorn woodpeckers have a call that sounds almost like they are laughing.
Breeding communities[edit]
The breeding habitat is forested areas with oaks in the hills of coastal areas and foothills of California and the southwestern United States south to Colombia.[2] This species may occur at low elevations in the north of its range, but rarely below 1,000 m (3,300 ft) in Central America, and it breeds up to the timber line. The breeding pair excavate a nest in a large cavity in a dead tree or a dead part of a tree. A group of adults may participate in nesting activities: field studies have shown that breeding groups range from monogamous pairs to breeding collectives of seven males and three females, plus up to 10 nonbreeding helpers. Young from a single brood have been found with multiple paternity.[3]
Food and homes[edit]
Acorn woodpeckers, as their name implies, depend heavily on acorns for food. In some parts of their range (e.g., California), the woodpeckers create granaries or "acorn trees" by drilling holes in dead trees, dead branches, telephone poles, and wooden buildings. They also drill holes in the thick bark of mature living trees, notably the Ponderosa Pine in California. These holes, always above the snow line so that the acorns can be retrieved in winter, can be observed in the hundreds on large trees. They do not harm the tree. The woodpeckers then collect acorns and find a hole that is just the right size for the acorn. As acorns dry out, they are moved to smaller holes and granary maintenance requires a significant amount of the bird's time. They also feed on insects, sap, and fruit.
Defense and storing[edit]
The acorns are visible, and the group defends the tree against potential cache robbers like Steller's jays and western scrub jays. Acorns are such an important resource to the California populations that acorn woodpeckers may nest in the fall to take advantage of the fall acorn crop, a rare behavior in birds.[4] Acorn woodpeckers can also be seen sallying from tree limbs to catch insects, eating fruit and seeds, and drilling holes to drink sap. The acorn woodpecker will use any human-made structures to store acorns, drilling holes into fence posts, utility poles, buildings, and even automobile radiators. Occasionally the woodpecker will put acorns into places where it cannot get them out. Woodpeckers put 220 kg (490 lb) of acorns into a wooden water tank in Arizona. In parts of its range the acorn woodpecker does not construct a "granary tree", but instead stores acorns in natural holes and cracks in bark. If the stores are eaten, the woodpecker will move to another area, even going from Arizona to Mexico to spend the winter.
Breeding behavior[edit]
Acorn woodpeckers practice cooperative breeding, which is a relatively rare evolutionary trait that is thought to occur in only nine percent of bird species. Cooperative breeding is defined as more than two birds taking care of nestlings in the nest.[5] With the acorn woodpecker, cooperative breeding occurs in two ways: coalitions and family groups. Coalitions of adult acorn woodpeckers nest together, localizing to storage granaries.[6] Additionally, adult offspring often stay in their parents' nest and help raise the next generation of woodpeckers.[7] It is generally believed that limited territories drive cooperative breeding behavior in birds, and in the case of the acorn woodpecker, this limited territory is the acorn storage granary.[7]
As mentioned, adult acorn woodpeckers live together in "coalitions",[6] which consist of up to seven co-breeding males and up to three joint-nesting females; however, most nests are made up of only three males and two females. Nesting groups can also contain up to ten offspring helpers.[8] These breeding coalitions are typically closely related. The males are often brothers, and the females are usually sisters. Inbreeding is rare, however, meaning that co-breeders of the opposite sex are almost never related.[9]
In groups with more than one breeding female, the females put their eggs into a single nest cavity. A female usually destroys any eggs in the nest before she starts to lay. Once all the females start to lay, they stop removing eggs.[10]
Threats and degradation[edit]
Acorn woodpeckers, like many other species, are threatened by habitat loss and degradation. Competition for nest cavities by non-native species is an ongoing threat in urbanized areas. Conservation of this species is dependent on the maintenance of functional ecosystems that provide the full range of resources upon which the species depends. These include mature forests with oaks capable of producing large mast crops and places for the woodpeckers to nest, roost, and store mast. Residents are encouraged to preserve mature oak and pine-oak stands of trees and to provide dead limbs and snags for nesting, roosting, and granary sites to help preserve the acorn woodpecker's population.
Popular culture[edit]
Walter Lantz is believed to have patterned the call of his cartoon character Woody Woodpecker on that of the acorn woodpecker, while patterning his appearance on that of the pileated woodpecker which has a prominent crest.[11]
- ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Melanerpes formicivorus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013.
- ^ Scofield, D., Alfaro, V., Sork, V., Grivet, D., Martinez, E., Papp, J., Pluess, A., Koenig, W., and Smouse, E. (2010). Foraging patterns of acorn woodpeckers (Melanerpes formicivorus) on valley oak (Quercus lobata Nee) in two California oak savanna-woodlands. Oecologia 166:187-196.
- ^ Joste, N., Ligon, D., and Stacey, P. (1985). Shared paternity in the Acorn Woodpecker. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology 17(1):39-41.
- ^ Koenig, W.D., and Stahl, J.T. (2007). Condor 109(2):334-350.
- ^ Cockburn, A. (2006). Prevalence of different modes of parental care in birds. Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences 273:1375-1383.
- ^ a b Koenig, W.D. (1981). Reproductive success, group size, and the evolution of cooperative breeding in the acorn woodpecker. American Naturalist 22:505-523.
- ^ a b Hatchwell, B.J., and J. Komdeur. (2000). Ecological constraints, life history traits and the evolution of cooperative breeding. Animal Behaviour 59:1079-1086.
- ^ Haydock, J., and W.D Koenig. (2002). Reproductive skew in the polygynandrous Acorn Woodpecker. American Naturalist 162:277-289.
- ^ Koenig, W.D., Haydock, J., and M. Stanbeck. (1998). Reproductive roles in the cooperatively breeding Acorn Woodpecker: incest avoidance versus reproductive competition Archived 25 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine. American Naturalist 151:243-255.
- ^ Koenig, W.D., Mumme, R.L., Stanback, M., and F.A. Pitelka. (1995). Patterns and consequences of egg destruction among joint-nesting acorn woodpeckers. Animal Behaviour 50:607-621.
- ^ "Woody The Acorn (Not Pileated) Woodpecker". NPR. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- Haydock J., Koenig W. D., & Stanback, M. T. (2001). Shared parentage and incest avoidance in the cooperatively breeding acorn woodpecker. Molecular Ecology, 10, 1515-1525.
- Stiles, F Gary; Skutch, Alexander Frank (1989), A guide to the birds of Costa Rica, Ithaca, New York: Comstock, ISBN 978-0-8014-2287-4
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to the acorn woodpecker.
|Wikispecies has information related to Melanerpes formicivorus
- Acorn woodpecker Species Account – Cornell Lab of Ornithology
- Acorn woodpecker (Archived 2009-10-24), a bibliographic resource
- Acorn woodpecker - Melanerpes formicivorus - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification InfoCenter
- "Acorn woodpecker media". Internet Bird Collection.
- Stamps (for El Salvador, Mexico) with Range Map at bird-stamps.org
- Acorn woodpecker photo gallery at VIREO (Drexel University)
- Acorn woodpecker at the US Fish & Wildlife Service Digital Repository


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1 The '33 Tudor, as she patiently awaited (perched atop Kev Elliott's body dolly) her new chassis in the dirty, dusty confines of my backyard. Thankfully, the wait is now over.
2 Not the most prudent method of transportation, but at the time, 'twas the only viable means of getting the body to and fro! I don't suggest anyone in their right mind do the same, that is unless you're as brave (and stubborn) as I!
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DENVER -- After watching his recently suspect bullpen blow late leads the previous two days, manager Fredi Gonzalez came to Denver knowing that Coors Field might prove to be even more unsettling than usual this week.
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DENVER -- After watching his recently suspect bullpen blow late leads the previous two days, manager Fredi Gonzalez came to Denver knowing that Coors Field might prove to be even more unsettling than usual this week.
But his nerves were at least slightly calmed when Gavin Floyd once again conquered this hitter's paradise. Floyd bounced back from his roughest start of the season with a strong performance that the Braves supported with a two-run fourth inning in Monday night's 3-1 win.View Full Game Coverage
"Everything is always focused on the pitching," Gonzalez said. "When you play well, you pitch well. Today, Gavin gave us a terrific opportunity to win the game."
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He entered the series having hit .222 in these situations and .227 against right-handed pitchers, but conquered some frustrations as he capped the two-run fourth by plating Freddie Freeman with a two-out single off Christian Bergman, who was making his Major League debut. He later helped the Braves regain a two-run cushion when he knocked in Justin Upton with a single off Rex Brothers in the eighth inning.
Each of his three hits was recorded against a right-handed pitcher.
"Usually, I'm pretty good [with runners in scoring position], so it's nice to get back to that," Johnson said. "It was nice to give Gavin a cushion, because that is all he needed."
Floyd has now allowed two earned runs or fewer in five of his seven starts. That might help explain why Gonzalez was confused when the veteran hurler approached him after the game and asked for the lineup card.
Gonzalez did not know this was Floyd's first win since Oct. 3, 2012.
"I said, 'I thought you had been 3-0 or 4-0 before tonight,'" Gonzalez said. "That's how good he's pitched."
Floyd was certainly much more efficient than he was last week, when he surrendered a season-high 10 hits in just five innings against the Mariners. The only hits he surrendered through the first six innings on Monday came courtesy of Michael McKenry's two-out single in the second inning and the leadoff single in the third by Rockies starter Christian Bergman, who gained the distinction of recording his first hit before allowing his first.
The only lasting damage inflicted by those two singles was the discomfort Floyd felt in his right ankle after his foot got stuck as he attempted to pick McKenry off first base. Floyd, who induced 10 ground-ball outs and recorded four strikeouts, has now allowed three runs in the 13 2/3 innings encompassing his two career starts at Coors Field.
"The air is a little thinner out here, and the ball travels a lot further than normal," he said. "It's one of those things you can't control, but you try to keep it on the ground."
Bergman began his first career start by keeping the Braves hitless through the first three innings, but his good fortunes were halted after B.J. Upton started the fourth with an infield single and eventually scored the game's first run on Evan Gattis' chopper to third base.
The two-run fourth inning proved to be all that was necessary for Floyd to gain a tangible reward for all he endured during the yearlong rehab process following Tommy John surgery.
"Especially after a full year off and coming back, I'm just thankful to be able to get my first one," he said. "Hopefully, I'll be able to roll with it."
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I am a teenage Baseball Fanatic living in Saskatchewan! I am outraged at Sportsnet One! It sucks not being able to watch the jays and not even having the opertunity to purchase this new channel makes the matter worse. I find it sad that no one else my age follows the Jays and this will not help. I can remember being hooked on Jays games since I was ten, and with this lack of televised games im afraid new ball fans will not have the opertunity to develope the same passion.I have emailed and called Rogers to lodge complaints and I encourage others make themselves heard. Rogers completly discounted Jays fans living in western Canada! Please tell me I am not alone in frustration!
You are not alone, 92bluejays93. Anybody who lives outside of the Rogers cable area right now is in the same boat until our cable providers pick up the feed. Everybody should be bugging their local cable providers at this point to get a deal done. Cogeco tells me they are working on it but would not set a timetable, and Rogers must be feeling some heat as well. They surely can't generate much advertising revenue with the miniscule audience they now have. In the meantime, we have to watch the Stinkees games, and All-Star Poker! Wheee!
Top marks to Antho and Jays' scouts. I did not think that they were going to be able to sign their top picks, but they did. With any luck, Downs, Frasor, and Buck will bring us back 4 compensation round picks next year and we will again be able to stuff more young talent into the pipeline. A good sign to look for will be when our minor-league clubs start to dominate their respective divisions. We have a way to go, but at least we are heading in the right direction. Now if we could only find another Greek to replace Burke we would be set! 🙂
hey Jordan!
any news on the Sportsnet One fiasco? I'm in BC and am more than a little peeved that Rogers has bungled this one such that noone out here can watch ballgames.
Has anybody noticed that Jordan hasn't been around for a week? Hey Jordan, where aaaaare you?


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Maine lawmakers mull waiver from jury duty for those 70 and over
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) � Mainers who are 70 and older would be allowed to opt out of jury duty if a bill before the Legislature passes.
The sponsor, Rep. Windol Weaver, told the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday that health issues make it difficult for a lot of people in their advanced years to serve. The York Republican says there's no need to add stress to their lives by requiring them to serve on juries.
Weaver, whose bill faced no opposition at Tuesday's hearing, says 28 other states allow jury duty exemptions based on age.
A representative of the Maine court system spoke neither for nor against the bill. Mary Ann Lynch said it would reduce the pool of jurors, who are chosen from the state driver's license list, she didn't know by how much.


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As an online community manager, you'll spend a lot of time on the social networks to see who's talking about your brand. It's important to have an arsenal of tools and networks ready so you can monitor feedback.
There's nothing a brand wants less than a public outpouring of negativity directed toward the brand. It's important to catch and respond to any brand negativity as soon as possible.
Consider the following tools for your arsenal:
Twitter: The microblogging social network Twitter is a favorite haunt for community managers who want to collect feedback. Using a Twitter application, such as HootSuite, TweetDeck, or Seesmic, allows you to follow hashtags and search terms and receive updates as they come in.
If you're searching for comments about Joe's Furniture Emporium, for example, type that exact phrase in your Twitter app or search engine and see results from everyone who has mentioned your brand recently.
Facebook: Facebook is a gold mine of information. Everything your members talk about, no matter how trivial it seems, is an important nugget telling you who they are and what they want. Members of your Facebook community post notices on your wall to discuss why they're happy or why they have a bone to pick with you.
Google Blog Search: You should use Google Blog Search at least once a day. Many bloggers are very opinionated and like to rant about poor experiences. Monitoring blog posts and comments allows you to reach out to a disgruntled member and work on the next steps.
Google Alerts: When you set up a Google Alert by using specific keywords and phrases, you receive e-mail notices whenever your brand and other search terms are mentioned. The alerts include links so that you can read the content and respond accordingly.
Yelp: If your brand is a store, restaurant, or local business, it may have been reviewed on Yelp. It never hurts to see what people are saying, but there are also reports of trolling and unfair remarks from disgruntled ex-employees on this and other review sites.
Always make a note of who's saying what and why. Sometimes, banned community members will bad-mouth you or your brand, which comes with the territory, but you shouldn't always dismiss bad feedback as bogus.


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Well, today I stumbled across this:
In a test, the [GPU cluster] was able to churn through 348 billion NTLM password hashes per second. That renders even the most secure password vulnerable to compute-intensive brute force and wordlist (or dictionary) attacks...this means we could rip through any 8 character password (95^8 combinations) in 5.5 hours.The point is: if you wait five years, the hardware you get is exponentially faster than what was available at the time. In 2018, are we going to be down to minutes? And what about combining this approach with rainbow tables?


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 - A strategy document outlining proposals for eliminating the threat from Al Qaeda, given to Condoleezza Rice as she assumed the post of national security adviser in January 2001, warned that the terror network had cells in the United States and 40 other countries and sought unconventional weapons, according to a declassified version of the document.
The 13-page proposal presented to Dr. Rice by her top counterterrorism adviser, Richard A. Clarke, laid out ways to step up the fight against Al Qaeda, focusing on Osama bin Laden's headquarters in Afghanistan. The ideas included giving "massive support" to anti-Taliban groups "to keep Islamic extremist fighters tied down"; destroying terrorist training camps "while classes are in session" and then sending in teams to gather intelligence on terrorist cells; deploying armed drone aircraft against known terrorists; more aggressively tracking Qaeda money; and accelerating the F.B.I.'s translation and analysis of material from surveillance of terrorism suspects in American cities.
Mr. Clarke was seeking a high-level meeting to decide on a plan of action. Dr. Rice and other administration officials have said that Mr. Clarke's ideas did not constitute an adequate plan, but they took them into consideration as they worked toward a more effective strategy against the terrorist threat.
The proposal and an accompanying three-page memorandum given to Dr. Rice by Mr. Clarke on Jan. 25, 2001, were discussed and quoted in brief by the independent commission studying the Sept. 11 attacks and in news reports and books last year. They were obtained by the private National Security Archive, which published the full versions, with minor deletions at the request of the Central Intelligence Agency, on its Web site late Thursday.
Under the heading "the next three to five years," Mr. Clarke spelled out a series of steps building on groundwork that he said had already been laid, adding that "success can only be achieved if the pace and resource levels of the programs continue to grow as planned."
He said the C.I.A. had "prepared a program" focused on eliminating Afghanistan as a haven for Al Qaeda.
It would feature "massive support" to anti-Taliban groups like the Northern Alliance and the destruction of training camps occupied by terrorists. "We would need to have special teams ready for covert entry into destroyed camps to acquire intelligence for locating terrorist cells outside Afghanistan," he wrote, saying that this would either require Special Operations troops or some other "liaison force capable of conducting activity on-the-ground inside Afghanistan." Predator drones, some of which could be armed, would support those forces, he wrote.
Some of what he proposed in the way of support for the Northern Alliance or for Uzbekistan, which borders Afghanistan to the north, was deleted from the document before it was declassified. But some of the actions he proposed were not intended to be kept secret, like "overt U.S. military action" aimed at the command and control of Al Qaeda and the Taliban's military.
The previously secret documents were at the heart of a fiercely partisan debate over Mr. Clarke's contention, in a book and in public statements, that the Bush administration had ignored his warnings of the imminent danger posed by Mr. bin Laden and his terrorist organization.
The shorter memorandum was written in response to a request for "major presidential policy reviews" worthy of a meeting of "principals," the president's top foreign policy advisers. It began: "We urgently need such a Principals level review on the al Qida network." The word "urgently" was italicized and underscored; the "al Qida" spelling was used in both documents.
"We would make a major error if we underestimated the challenge al Qida poses," the memorandum said.
The principals' meeting on Al Qaeda took place, but not until Sept. 4, 2001, a week before the attacks on New York and the Pentagon.
The longer document was titled "Strategy for Eliminating the Threat From the Jihadist Networks of al Qida: Status and Prospects." It included a detailed description of the network, saying it was "well financed, has trained tens of thousands of jihadists, and has a cell structure in over 40 nations. It also is actively seeking to develop and acquire weapons of mass destruction."
The strategy paper recounted past Qaeda plots against Americans abroad and at home and said an informant had reported "that an extensive network of al Qida 'sleeper' agents currently exists in the U.S." After reviewing steps taken since 1996 to combat Al Qaeda, the document listed further actions required to make the network "not a serious threat" within three to five years.
Dr. Rice, now the secretary of state, and other administration officials have asserted that the documents did not amount to a full plan for taking on the terrorist network.
"No Al Qaeda plan was turned over to the new administration," Dr. Rice wrote in an op-ed article for The Washington Post last March. She wrote that Mr. Clarke and his team "suggested several ideas, some of which had been around since 1998 but had not been adopted."
Mr. Clarke had served in high-level government posts since the Reagan administration and stayed on from the Clinton administration. He resigned in February 2003 and last year published a memoir, "Against All Enemies: Inside America's War on Terror." (Mr. Clarke began writing a column on security matters for The New York Times Magazine this month.)
Nearly nine months before the Sept. 11 attacks, the papers described the danger posed by the bin Laden network and sought to focus the attention of the new administration on what to do about it. But the texts are unlikely to resolve the debate over whether they should have led to more urgent action by the administration.
"I think Condi Rice has at least an arguable case that it's short of a plan," said Michael E. O'Hanlon, a security analyst at the Brookings Institution.
Mr. O'Hanlon called Mr. Clarke's memorandums a set of "very dry data points. There's not a heightened sense of, 'Now our homeland is at risk."'
But Matthew Levitt, who was an F.B.I. counterterrorism analyst in 2001, disagreed. He called the 13-page strategy memorandum "a pretty disturbing document."
Mr. Levitt, now director of terrorism studies at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy, said that whether the document constitutes a "plan," as Mr. Clarke averred and Dr. Rice denied, is "a semantic debate." But he said the experience of reading the original documents for the first time Friday left him with a strong impression of the danger Al Qaeda posed.
"I think it makes the threat look pretty urgent," Mr. Levitt said. "I look at this and I see something that to my mind requires immediate attention."
Asked about the documents at a press briefing on Friday, Richard A. Boucher, the spokesman for the State Department, declined to expand on Dr. Rice's previous comments on the administration's response to Mr. Clarke's warnings.
"The fact that now the memo or letter has been released has -- just provides you more information, but I think she's really already discussed all these matters pretty thoroughly," Mr. Boucher said.
Mr. Clarke did not respond to a request for comment.
The two papers were declassified by the National Security Council on April 7, one day before Dr. Rice testified before the 9/11 commission, but were not released publicly until the National Security Archive filed a Freedom of Information Act request.


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We ship to all Australian States and Territories except to SA due to legislation restricting online tobacco sales to SA residents.
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Due to State Legislation we are sadly no longer able to ship to SA. Vapers in SA will need to visit bricks and mortar stores for vape supplies.
If there are any changes in regards to state regulations, we will update this page in the future.
We hope that this situation changes, particularly for those in remote areas who may be forced back to smoking due to the lack of access that this government legislation has caused.
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All international customers must be aware of the customs and importation laws for their respective country. Furthermore, all duties, taxes, VAT, and any shipping service related fees are not covered and customers are responsible for these payments.
Vapourholics is not responsible for any packages that are seized or stop by the authorities, or any fees that are required for international duties.
In other words, as a consumer who chooses to purchase and have products shipped to a country outside of the United States, you are taking responsibility for your purchase, and acknowledging that you are aware of the laws pertaining to such shipments.
Please contact your local authorities information in regards to electronic cigarettes and vaping product legislation.
Shipping charges are non-refundable. Refunds are only applied to products that are returned to our facility by the postal service. If the return of your package incurred any types of return fees or duty fees, those charges will be deducted from your refund for the returned items.
Please note that all international shipping delivery time varies based on location. Unfortunately, we do not have an estimated time of arrival due to instances of customs and importation delays.
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We will not reship the order until it is returned to us by the courier and the customer has paid for the cost to reship the order.
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Lost or undelivered packages are not the responsibility of Vapourholics, any issues arising from packages not received must be resolved by the customer, with the postal carrier in use. First point of contact is the courier service. If you are unable to receive an update from the courier service or are unsatisfied with their response please reach out and contact us and we will follow up with the courier service on your behalf.
Please note that erroneous and incomplete address submissions inputted by the user will cause delays, returns, and other issues that will impact the successful shipping of your order.
Vapourholics is not responsible for any and all costs associated with erroneous and incorrectly address submissions inputted by the user.
Your vape mail will be classified as Adult Content and will not be handed to a minor. The courier will also not leave your parcel at the property, we do this to avoid children gaining access in any way to your vaping products.
Vaping is considered a Tobacco Product in the NT and we are governed by the same online laws regarding purchase as a traditional tobacconist. This is why we age verify prior to purchase and if required at delivery.
We do not believe that it is ethical to sell to children, and have taken measures to ensure that our products are inaccessible to minors.
Online stores that are accessible to minors endanger the entire Australian vaping Industry and increase the industries risk of further government regulations being imposed on businesses and consumers.
If you have any further questions or require clarification? Please contact us..
Worry Free 90 Days (3 months) Warranty on Faulty iIems!!!(conditions and exclusions apply)
Please choose carefully, due to hygiene reasons and the consumable nature of vaping products Vapourholics is unable to offer change of mind refunds or exchanges. We must do this to ensure that every product sold by us is brand new and unused, when you buy from us you can be assured your item has not been used by another customer cleaned up to appear as new and then returned to us to sell to the next customer.
We do however offer refunds or exchanges if the product is not as described or faulty.
Vapourholics will refund or replace the item where:
- The product is faulty due to manufacturers fault
- The product does not match the sample or our description;
- AND you can present your receipt as proof of purchase (Account customers will have access to their receipt from their online customer account, however we may also be able to source it for you)
If it is our fault you didn't get what you ordered we own it!
If it is faulty we will replace, refund or exchange it during the 90 day warranty period!
- If you receive an item which has manufacturing defects or is not as described, you will need to make a request to return the item to our store within 90 days of its purchase from us.
- If you receive your order and it has items missing or have found an item that is dead on arrival you must notify us within 72 hours of receipt of delivery. (Via email is preferable, you can even use the contact form below)
- The item/s must be returned to Vapourholics where Vapourholics will assess all warranty claims to ensure that items are not damaged due to user error. If there are any signs of user damage due to dropping, water damage or misuse, this will void the warranty and the product will not be replaced. We perform these checks as the manufacturer will not replace faulty items due to user error.
- Batteries have a DOA period of 5 days due to the nature of the product being that the cell life is highly dependant on the users usage and treatment. Should they fail within this time frame we will gladly replace them.
Please return the goods to us with the original order number via recorded delivery (with tracking). You have a duty to take reasonable care of any goods whilst they are in your possession.
Vapourholics will not accept the return of items from the following categories under any circumstances.
- E-Liquid (EG: PG/VG/ E-JUICE/ DIY ADDITIVES): Cannot be returned at all, so please ensure that you buy the correct one as we are unable to replace or exchange E-liquid once it has been sent out, due to the fact that we cannot ascertain if it has been doctored / tampered with. If you find your shipment was damaged, has missing or faulty products, and wish to replace these damaged parts, or have any other related queries with an order please don't hesitate to contact us and use your order number as the subject / reference.
- Atomisers, Cartomisers, Clearomisers and Drip Tips: These items cannot be returned, exchanged or refunded because of hygiene reasons, and due to the nature of some devices used, we will replace atomisers that are dead on arrival but only if contacted straight away (within 72 hours of receipt of delivery), we cannot & will not replace these items on the basis you had not used it but have had it in your possession for a while so please check these items on receipt of delivery.
- Gift cards: Gift cards are non refundable
Assess the condition and age of returned goods prior to providing an exchange or refund. This may result in an exchange, manufacturers repair or refund being refused.
Please note:
- Your receipt is the best form of proof of purchase
- Refunds will be issued using your original payment method
- Gift cards are not redeemable for cash
We want you to be satisfied with your purchase and with our service. If your item is out of warranty shout out to us, we are always happy to assist whenever we can... our advice has been known to fix quite a few out of warranty customer device issues..
1. Contact Vapourholics with product name, order number and description of the fault. We will assess the issue as it may be fixable simply by adjusting the menu settings! It may not be a fault at all...
2. If deemed a possible fault for assessment we will supply a refund form for you to complete and send with your item
3. Pack the device securely and post your return to the address below along with the return form
4, Supply the tracking number via email to us and once your return has been assessed we will contact you to advise on the outcome.
Should the item be deemed faulty we will refund you the shipping expense you have incurred
Vapourholics does not accept responsibility for returned parcels lost in transit. We strongly suggest that customers use a trackable delivery method.
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- Your Completed Returns Form
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ALBANY -- A $400,000 per year lease agreement has been drafted for the Albany County Nursing Home and is all but finalized, only requiring approval by the county legislature, County Executive Dan McCoy said Monday. But multiple county legislators are still interested in keeping the 250-bed facility county-run. Last week, McCoy vetoed a proposition that was presented by some legislators that called for hiring their own consultant to examine the situation. After the veto, a request for bids was put out for such a consultant. So far, one person has responded to that request for qualifications. "I don't want to close the nursing home," he said. "The county is being forced out of the nursing home business." Under the 42-page lease, Upstate Service Group would lease the facility that is located near the Albany International Airport. The lease, pending approval by the county legislature and an issuance of a certificate of need by the state Department of Health, would take effect in July, which is when county funding for the nursing home is expected to expire, said McCoy. The nursing home's residents would still be cared for by Upstate Service Group and each of the employees who did not qualify yet for their pension would be either hired by the facility, by the county, or by an area medical facility, McCoy promised. He said that the county had been in discussions with area hospitals and that the county human resources department would work on placing people in the appropriate job. There are about 298 employees at the site, of those approximately 140 qualify for a pension, he said. McCoy said he let the legislature know in October that there were discussions ongoing with Upstate Service Group. Shawn Morse, who took over as legislative chairman when McCoy was elected to his current position, said he appreciated McCoy's efforts on the project but he was not going to give up on the country-run nursing home yet. "He clearly understands where I'm coming from since the seniors are very important to me," said Morse, referencing McCoy's promise that all of the seniors would be taken care of. Morse said that he continues to read the lease proposal and is continuing to work with the Democratic Majority. "But I'm not ready to raise the white flag on the nursing home." Morse said he had concerns about a for-profit organization taking over the service that is now provided by the government. "It's a very emotional decision," Morse added. McCoy was once in favor of the county continuing to run the nursing home but said that a variety of variables, including the recession, tax cap and increased mandates, changed his mind along with the DOH denying a certificate of need for a county-run nursing home plan. He felt the current action by the legislature was a "stall tactic" and emphasized that the county loses $1 million per month for further delays. "The time for talking is done. We need to make a decision," said McCoy. "I need partnerships with the legislature. I'm not trying to be a dictator. This has been an open and transparent process."
Albany County Nursing Home lease agreement by Upstate Service Group's lease would be for 10 years with the possibility of another 10-year deal. McCoy said he expected them to use the building and eventually build their own facility on another property. He estimated that the nursing home site is worth between $6 million and $8 million. The county taxpayers paid about $12 million for the nursing home in the last $576 million budget, said McCoy, noting that he expected to save about $16 million from the nursing home lease by 2016 despite a multimillion dollar long-term loan that would be part of the lease agreement. With the nursing home losing money annually, he said it made sense to use more long term care services for senior assistance at their homes which was a plan originally proposed by former County Executive Mike Breslin. McCoy said that once the county's "financial house" was in order, they would look further at investing in these long term care programs. Danielle Sanzone may be reached at 270-1292.


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Wall Street pulled off a big turnaround Thursday, rebounding from a steep early drop to finish modestly higher. Investors who began the day worrying about a revival of the banking crisis grew optimistic during the session that the government will again help the financial industry.
News that Bank of America Corp. needs another government cash infusion started the selloff, which had the Dow Jones industrials heading for a seventh straight loss. Speculation about a pending Senate vote on authorizing the remaining $350 billion from the government's financial bailout fund lifted the market.
Observers say the outcome of the vote was too close to call. But investors were hoping additional money from Washington will help stabilize banks.
The market's zigzag was reminiscent of the enormous volatility seen in September and October when worries about mounting troubles at banks and the collapse of brokerage Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. pummeled Wall Street. Swings of hundreds of points in the Dow industrials were terrifying but began to feel almost commonplace. In the months since, Wall Street has shown relative calm but still remains in a bear market, which can produce sharp turns.
Some analysts attributed the comeback to the market's own dynamics.
Joe Saluzzi, co-head of equity trading at Themis Trading LLC, said the recovery in stocks was overdue given the market's 10 percent slide in the past week, and he said traders were looking for any reason to rally. Saluzzi said investors might ultimately be disappointed by the government's efforts to boost the economy but that headlines about broad spending were enough to prod the market.
"That's the spark on top of the timber. That gets it going. That's all you need to get the market going," he said, referring to Washington's plans. "I think, bottom line, it's an oversold bounce. We'll see if it lasts."
Wall Street is nervous that the money already given to banks during the fall has done little to repair their balance sheets. The federal government is considering a fresh multibillion-dollar aid package for Bank of America to help it absorb losses at Merrill Lynch, according to a person with knowledge of the discussions, who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because of the sensitive nature of the discussions. Bank of America acquired Merrill Lynch on Jan. 1. The person said the new aid package could be modeled along the lines of the financial lifeline that was thrown to Citigroup Inc. in November.
Other media organizations have had similar reports of a potential aid package for the company.
There are also expectations that Citigroup will be announcing further steps to slash costs and reduce the company's size because of its financial problems and that other banks could require more government help.
"People seem to be fearing the financials again, fearing that they are going to need more funding," said Uri Landesman, head of global growth strategies at ING Investment Management.
"There is this perception that at some point there is value, a belief that the markets are oversold," he said.
According to preliminary calculations, the Dow rose 12.35, or 0.15 percent, to 8,212.49 after falling the past six days. The Dow was down as much as 205 during the session and briefly slipped below the 8,000 mark. That was the first move below that psychological benchmark since Nov. 21, a day after the blue chips closed at their lowest level in more than five years.
Broader stock indicators advanced Thursday. The Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 1.12, or 0.13 percent, to 843.74 and the technology-heavy Nasdaq composite index rose 22.20, or 1.49 percent, to 1,511.84.
The Russell 2000 index of smaller companies rose 9.45, or 2.09 percent, to 462.62.
Tech and small-cap stocks are often among the first places investors start buying when they think a recovery is at hand.
The Dow's bounce off the 8,000 level was a welcome move by traders hoping stocks can remain above their November lows. At their weakest point Thursday, the Dow and S&P 500 index were down more than 11 percent in seven sessions.
The number of stocks rising on the New York Stock Exchange outpaced those declining by about 8 to 7. Earlier decliners led gains gainers by 10-to-1. Volume came to 1.65 billion shares compared with 1.42 billion shares traded Wednesday.
Bond prices were mixed as stocks recovered. The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury note, which moves opposite its price, rose to 2.21 percent from 2.20 percent late Wednesday. The yield on the three-month T-bill, considered one of the safest investments, was unchanged at 0.10 percent from late Wednesday.
The dollar was mixed against other major currencies, while gold prices rose.
Light, sweet crude fell $1.88 to settle at $35.40 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.
The Bank of America news more than offset any positives from a better-than-expected earnings report from JPMorgan Chase & Co. The banking company managed to avoid a loss, reporting earnings of $702 million in the October-December quarter. Analysts had predicted the company would break even.
Bank stocks still declined as the rest of the market recovered. Bank of America fell $1.88, or 18 percent, to $8.32, while Citigroup slid 70 cents, or 15 percent, to $3.83. Morgan Stanley fell 93 cents, or 5.4 percent, to $16.26. JPMorgan fell $1.57, or 6.1 percent, to $24.34.
Jerome Booth, head of research at Ashmore Investment Management Ltd. in London, said banks will need additional government money if they are to resume more normal levels of lending. He contends increased funding is more urgent than a fiscal stimulus plan under consideration in Washington to help boost the economy.
He said the economy will continue to struggle for years because ridding excess debt in a process known as deleveraging is necessary but painful.
"Fiscal policy is very important but it's not really the main issue. The main issue is to get the banking system working again because at the minute we've got a deleveraging going on but we've also got massive cardiac arrest in the banking system."
Booth said banks will need far more money.
"Arguably they've still only got 50 percent of the capital they need," he said.
Wall Street is concerned about the financial industry but is also looking at other parts of the economy.
Investors were awaiting quarterly results from Intel Corp. The world's largest maker of computer chips had already warned investors that its fourth-quarter revenue would fall short of its initial estimates. After the closing bell Intel said its fourth-quarter earnings fell 90 percent. But results were still in line with Wall Street's modest expectations. Intel ended regular trading up 21 cents, or 1.6 percent, at $13.29.
Apple Inc. fell $1.95, or 2.3 percent, to $83.38 after announcing Wednesday that Chief Executive Steve Jobs would go on medical leave until at least June. The announcement came a week after the Apple co-founder insisted he would stay with the company.
Overseas, Britain's FTSE 100 fell 1.42 percent, Germany's DAX index declined 1.94 percent, and France's CAC-40 fell 1.84 percent. Japan's Nikkei stock average dropped 4.92 percent.


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Is there a difference between life and art? The famed performance artist Marina Abramović doesn't think so. For her, "performance becomes life itself…performance becomes life and life becomes art." A good friend of hers once said, "Marina is never not performing."
Both daring and extreme, Marina Abramović pushes boundaries in the most surprising ways possible. She risks her life on a regular basis, all in the name of art. Everything she does provokes deep inner emotions in others as they watch and/or interact with her. So much so that people question how what she does is art?
Her exhibit back in 2010 at the Museum of Modern Art titled The Artist Is Present was unlike anything I had ever seen before. Upon entering the exhibit there were photographs hanging on the walls with descriptions of the performances while some projectors hung from the ceiling, playing other performances of hers in a loop. For example, one video showed the artist lying on the ground, screaming. The description read, "The artist screamed until she lost her voice." In another video, she violently brushes her hair while making frustrated, angry sounds. In one piece called "Rest Energy", she and her lover faced one another and held a large bow and arrow together. While she held the bow, he pulled the string backwards, aiming the arrow toward her heart.
For a piece that she did in 1973 titled "Rhythm 10" she played music from a tape recorder while one hand was spread open on the floor. She took a knife in her other hand and to the rhythm of the music stabbed at the spaces in between her fingers and changed to a bigger knife each time she stabbed herself. Many of her works were disturbing such as this one.
There were also two live aspects to the exhibit. One was the naked man and woman standing in the entranceway of the gallery that led into the next gallery. In order to proceed, it was necessary for one to pass through them, and most likely rub against them due to the small space.
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A new study reveals that being attractive boosts students' GPAs in high school. Hot students may not be at the top of the class, but "the attractive do have a GPA advantage (over) the average," a researcher who conducted the study told the New York Daily News.
The benefits of being hot in school don't necessarily carry over into post-college life. Caroline Heldman, an associate professor at Occidental College in Los Angeles, explains, "Attractive women will get a benefit overall in occupations, but when you're talking about leadership positions, being sexually attractive actually works against you."
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Those rated below average in looks in high school didn't suffer an overall disadvantage in terms of grades, compared with their average-looking peers. But the analysis notes that those rated by others as "being on the ugly side of looks" are more depressed and have fewer friends than those average in looks, both in high school and young adulthood.
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PALO ALTO — Tesla Motors (TSLA) unveiled a new financing option Tuesday, joining forces with Wells Fargo and US Bank to make it possible for consumers to drive the all-electric Model S sedan without buying it outright.
"This makes it more affordable," Tesla CEO Elon Musk said in a highly hyped conference call with journalists. "We're helping to broaden the access of customers to the car, and I think that's a good thing. That's really our goal."
The details of the program, which Tesla says combines the best aspects of leasing and ownership, are complex. Consumers will have to have strong credit ratings and come up with 10 percent down, and roughly $1,200 a month, for the 66-month loan term. The base price of the Model S is $69,900 before the federal tax credit; higher-end versions with larger battery packs cost more.
Tesla stresses that the "effective monthly cost" is only $543 a month because consumers can reap federal and state tax credits, save money on gas and drive in the carpool lane. Also, drivers who use the car for business purposes can deduct depreciation and other expenses from taxable income. Tesla's somewhat fuzzy math assumes your time is worth $100 an hour, and that you will save time on both trips to the gas station and on commuting.
After 36 months, drivers will have the right, but not the obligation, to sell the Model S back to Tesla for what the company describes as the "same residual value percentage as the iconic Mercedes S Class." Or they can continue making payments and eventually purchase the car.
"It's not a lease per se, it's financing over five years," said Musk. "I am personally standing behind that residual value, even if Tesla is unable to. That's what I mean by putting my money where my mouth is."
Alec Gutierrez, a senior analyst at Kelley Blue Book, said Tuesday that the financing option will help increase demand for the vehicle.
"They are promoting it as a value proposition, that it's only about $500 a month," said Gutierrez. "But really they are guaranteeing the residual value. Someone who was considering a Mercedes can now jump into a Model S, and if they don't like it, they can get out scot-free in three years."
The financing is expected to appeal to the typical buyer of high-end luxury sedans.
"A lot of people want to drive the Model S just because it's fun, but they don't want to tie up their capital with a huge down payment," said Andrea James, a senior research analyst with Dougherty & Company. "This covers that concern. High-income earners might rather keep their cash on hand for a rainy day, and simply pay $14,400 per year on a lease."
When asked what kind of credit score was needed to qualify for the financing, Musk said credit score information is proprietary to the banks, but that customers have to have good credit for the best terms.
Musk is the chairman of San Mateo-based SolarCity, which is run by his cousins Lydon and Peter Rive. SolarCity pioneered the concept of a no-money-down solar lease in the residential solar market, and has quickly grown into one of the nation's leading solar brands.
"When we did this with SolarCity it had a tremendous affect on consumer adoption," Musk said.
The new financing option will not be available for current Model S reservation holders.
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It's time to put your ninja skills to the maximum! The Ignarus Army is on the move, and only your knowledge of basic math operations can defeat them. Can your brain power match their might?
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It's time to put your ninja skills to the maximum! The Ignarus Army is on the move, and only your knowledge of basic math operations can defeat them. Can your brain power match their might?
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Math Heroes 1: Basic Operations helps your child build a solid foundation in elementary math through fun, entertaining games.This game gives children ages 5-8 the practice and skills that they need to achieve mastery of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division.
Through a series of timed games, players will develop their math skills and improve their mental agility. As each player's skills progress, the difficulty of each level increases. In the final challenge, players will be required to use their knowledge of math to defeat the Ignarus villain. Parents can track their child's progress through the easy-to-use Dashboard.
Students will be able to utilize the four basic arithmetic operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division) to solve mathematical equations involving integers.
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