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Once you are ready to order, you may make your order by following the direction on the Site. You must provide us with accurate contact and payment information, including name, shipping address, credit or debit card number. We do not save your credit/debit card information. It is securely stored on Paypal (www.paypal.com) and Authorize.net. We may change the pricing for the Services (from time to time in its sole discretion) by updating the Site without any additional notice to you, provided that any changes will not take effect until your subscription renews. The changes will not take effect until your subscription renews. Once you order the service, your subscription to the service will automatically renew until you cancel your service by following the directions on the Site. You must cancel your subscription before your billing day for each period in order to avoid billing of the next period's Service fee to your chosen payment method. If you choose to cancel your service, you may do so by following the direction on the Site. You hereby authorize CrateLife to bill your credit or debit card as described in the shopping cart when checking out.
By using, accessing, or purchasing from this website ("Site"), which is owned and operated by CrateLife, Inc. (herein referred to as "CrateLife" or "CrateLife™"), you acknowledge that you have read, understood, and agree to the following Terms of Service ("Terms" or "Agreement"). If, at any time, you do not agree to these Terms, please do not use this Site. CrateLife™ reserves the right to revise these Terms at any time by updating this posting. Please read and review these Terms periodically. As a condition of your use of this Site, you agree that you are at least 18 years of age or are visiting the Site under the supervision of an adult or guardian and that you possess the authority to enter into a binding legal agreement. We grant you a personal, limited, non-transferable non-exclusive, license to access and use the Site via a browser. We reserve the right to revise the products and services available on the Site and to impose rules for and limits on use of the Site or to restrict your access to part, or all, of the Site without notice. We reserve the right to revoke your access at any time for any reason, including as a result of a violation of these Terms, without notice.
CrateLife™ reserves the right to change these Terms of use at any time without notice.
By accessing or using any part of the Site, you accept these Terms, without limitation or qualification. You may not use any portion of the Site if you do not agree with all of the Terms. Price information found on this site is subject to change without notice.
We grant you a personal, limited, non-transferable non-exclusive, license to access and use the Site. We reserve the right, in our sole discretion and without notice to you, to revise the products and services available on the Site and to change, suspend or discontinue any aspect of the Site and we will not be liable to you or to any third party for doing so. We may also impose rules for and limits on use of the Site or restrict your access to part, or all, of the Site without notice or penalty. Your continued use of the Site will constitute your acceptance of any such changes.
Use of the Website
We give you permission to access and use the Site for your personal use, and to copy, distribute, and transmit the content of this Site only to the extent that such copying, distribution, and transmission is automatically done through your browser software incidentally to using the Site for your personal use. No mechanized or other systematic process for harvesting information from this Site for any purpose, including without limitation, any commercial purpose, is permitted. Any other use, including but not limited to the reproduction, distribution, display or transmission of the content of this Site is strictly prohibited, unless authorized in writing. You further agree not to change or delete any proprietary notices from materials downloaded from this Site. You may print a copy of the information displayed on this Site for your personal use. That means, that except as set forth above, you may not modify, reformat, copy, display, distribute, transmit, publish, license, create derivative works from, transfer or sell any information obtained by your use of this Site. This restriction means, among other things, that you may not mirror on your own website any portion of this Site or display through your own website any results pages or other information from this Site without express written permission. For the avoidance of doubt, you acknowledge and agree that your access to and use of the Site does not give you any right to use the name, likeness, image, signature, biographical information or any other rights of publicity or intellectual property of our celebrity spokespersons found on the Site.
We reserve the right to change any information, features and functions of the Site without prior notice. We may deny you access to all or part of the Site without prior notice if you engage in any conduct or activities that we determine, in our sole discretion, violate this Agreement, our rights or the rights of any third party.
We may assign you a password and account identification to enable you to access and use certain portions of this Site. Each time you use a password or identification, you will be deemed to be authorized to access and use the Site in a manner consistent with these Terms and CrateLife™ has no obligation to investigate the authorization or source of any such access or use of the Site.
You will be solely responsible for all access to and use of this site by anyone using the password and identification originally assigned to your whether or not such access to and use of the this site is actually authorized by you, including without limitation, all communications and transmissions and all obligations (including without limitation financial obligations) incurred through such access or use.
You are solely responsible for protecting the security and confidentiality of the password and identification assigned to you. You shall immediately notify CrateLife™ of any unauthorized use of your password or identification or any other breach or threatened breach of this Site's security.
You may receive emails regarding your account or promotions for special offers, including third party offers.
Registration and Membership
Monthly boxs for CrateLife™, CrateLife Wear subscriptions and other subscription boxs offered from time to time are shipped to your address at the address you provided. You may receive emails regarding your account or promotions for special offers, including third party offers. You can cancel your membership anytime without charge by contacting Customer Support. Please refer to the Help Center for further details.
Food Allergry Warning
Our Website and Boxes offers products with peanuts, tree nuts, soy, milk, eggs and wheat. While we take steps to minimize the risk of cross contamination, we cannot guarantee that any of our products are safe to consume for people with peanut, tree nut, soy, milk, egg, wheat or related allergies. CrateLife is not responsible nor will be held accountable for any allergic reaction from the consumption of any of it's products. By purchasing our snack products, you are ware of some snack or food may contacts gradients which may cause Allergry, and you are aware of it and comsume it by choice.
Billing and Payments
By starting your CrateLife subscription and providing or designating a payment method, you authorize us to charge you on a recurring monthly/3-monthly/6-monthly/12-monthly (depending on your chosen subscription package) subscription fee at the then current rate. We reserve the right to adjust pricing for our subscriptions in any manner and at any time as we may determine in our sole and absolute discretion. Except as otherwise expressly provided for in these Terms of Service, any price changes to your subscription will take effect following email notice to you.
As a Member, you agree to the following benefits and Terms:
You must provide us and keep us up to date with accurate contact and payment information, including name, shipping address, and credit or debit card number. We save your payment information for ease of future shipments and charges. All such personal information is subject to the Privacy Policy. You are responsible for any fees or charges your issuing bank or credit card provider may charge you. If your payment to us is returned for any reason, we may bill your account again directly and seek payment by another method including a mailed statement. Any account changes made after the 5th of each month should not be expected to reflect on the subscription until the following shipping period.
In an effort to get boxs to our subscribers as soon as possible, we begin processing shipments prior to the signup cutoff. As a result, all address updates must be made within 48 hours prior to the subscription renewal date (see "Your Subscription Contract" below for renewal date information) to ensure they are correctly reflected on your shipment. Our shipping service does not include the forwarding with your mail to an updated address. Any forwarding fees incurred will not be reimbursed or credited to your subscription.
Refunds for returns will be limited to the product price only and will not include shipping and handling costs incurred at the time of purchase.
BY PURCHASING ANY SUBSCRIPTION, YOU ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOUR SUBSCRIPTION HAS AN INITIAL AND RECURRING PAYMENT FEATURE AND YOU ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL RECURRING CHARGES PRIOR TO CANCELLATION. YOUR SUBSCRIPTION WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY EXTENDED FOR SUCCESSIVE PERIODS, AT THE THEN-CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION RATE. TO CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME, YOU MUST DO ONE OF THE FOLLOWING AT LEAST 48 HOURS PRIOR TO YOUR NEXT SCHEDULED RENEWAL DATE TO AVOID CHARGE: UPDATE YOUR USER ACCOUNT AT CRATELIFE.COM OR EMAIL SUPPORT AT firstname.lastname@example.com. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT ARE STARTED BETWEEN THE 6TH AND THE 19TH OF ANY GIVEN MONTH IN THE CASE OF CrateLife, CrateLife WEAR AND CrateLife PETS WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THEIR RENEWAL DATE MOVED TO THE 5TH OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD. ALL SUBSCRIPTIONS THAT ARE STARTED BETWEEN THE 6TH AND THE 27TH OF ANY GIVEN MONTH IN THE CASE OF CrateLife ANIME OR CrateLife GAMING WILL AUTOMATICALLY HAVE THEIR RENEWAL DATE MOVED TO THE 5TH OF THE FOLLOWING SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD. IF YOU SUBSCRIBE OUTSIDE OF THESE PERIODS FOR ANY OF CrateLife, CrateLife WEAR, CrateLife PETS, CrateLife ANIME OR CrateLife GAMING SUBSCRIPTIONS, YOUR RENEWAL DATE WILL BE YOUR ACTUAL SIGN-UP DATE. YOUR RENEWAL DATE WILL BE THE 15TH OF THE MONTH IN WHICH YOU ARE EXPECTED TO RECEIVE THE FINAL box IN YOUR CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD FOR FIREFLY CARGO box. IF YOU CANCEL, YOU MAY USE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION UNTIL THE END OF YOUR THEN-CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION TERM. CrateLife™ MAY SUBMIT PERIODIC CHARGES (E.G., MONTHLY) WITHOUT FURTHER AUTHORIZATION FROM YOU, UNTIL YOU PROVIDE PRIOR NOTICE THAT YOU HAVE TERMINATED THIS AUTHORIZATION OR WISH TO CHANGE YOUR PAYMENT METHOD WITHIN THE 48-HOUR NOTICE REQUIREMENT.
IF YOU CANCEL YOUR SUBSCRIPTION, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE FOR A PRORATED REFUND OF ANY PORTION OF THE SUBSCRIPTION FEE PAID FOR THE THEN-CURRENT SUBSCRIPTION PERIOD. WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO REVOKE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT ANY TIME. RETURNS WITH THE REQUEST OF A REFUND WILL BE REFUNDED THE PAID FOR SUBSCRIPTION COST MINUS THE SHIPPING AND IS AT THE DISCRETION OF CUSTOMER SUPPORT. MEMBERSHIP IS VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. IF AN ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION IS NOT FULFILLED TO THE FULL 12 MONTH TERM, $20 WILL BE HELD AS PAYMENT FOR THE CrateLife™ T-SHIRT PROVIDED AS A CONTINGENCY OF THE 12 SHIPMENT COMMITMENT.
Product Information; Limitation on Quantities
Excluding any content which may be submitted by Members from time to time, we strive to ensure that the information on the Site is complete and reliable. Certain information may contain pricing errors, typographical errors and other errors or inaccuracies which we may correct without liability. We also reserve the right to limit quantities purchased by Members and to revise, suspend, or terminate an event or promotion at any time without notice (including after an order has been submitted and/or acknowledged). We do not guarantee that all products described on our Site will be available.
Risk of Loss
Any merchandise purchased from our Site will be shipped by a third party carrier. As a result, title and risk of loss or damage for such merchandise will pass to you upon our delivery to the carrier. All missing or damaged shipments or items must be reported within 30 days of shipping to qualify for a replacement or refund based on product availability. If the product is available, a replacement will be shipped and a refund will not be issued or considered. Damaged items must be reported and include a photo in the ticket submission. Damaged items will be reviewed by the support agent and a replacement will be issued only for damaged products and does not cover or include packaging of said item. Blemishes to packaging will not be considered as part of a damaged item. All refunds will be at the discretion of customer support.
The technology underlying, and the entire content included in, the Site, including but not limited to text, graphics or code is copyrighted as a collective work under the United States and other copyright laws, and is the property of CrateLife™ and is protected by copyright and other intellectual property or proprietary rights. The collective work includes works that are licensed to CrateLife™. Copyright 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 CrateLife. All rights reserved. We do not investigate to determine if such works are accurate nor can we provide assurance that all such works are free of typographical errors. We cannot guarantee information displayed on this Site to be 100% accurate.
All trademarks, service marks, and trade names of CrateLife™ on the Site are trademarks or registered trademarks of CrateLife™, or of their respective owners.
User Generated Content
By sharing, submitting and uploading any of your data including but not limited to photographs, images, video, music, art, or comments, you grant CrateLife™ a worldwide, non-exclusive, royalty-free, sub-licensable and transferable license to use, reproduce, prepare derivative works of, display and perform your user data in any legal manner for the benefit of CrateLife™. You acknowledge and agree that you are solely responsible for all the user data that you make available through CrateLife™. Accordingly, you represent and warrant that: (1) you have all rights, licenses, consents and releases necessary to grant CrateLife™ the required rights to disseminate any user data, (2) neither your data nor your posting, uploading, publication, submission or transmittal of this data or CrateLife™ use of your uploaded data (or any portion thereof) on, through or by the means of CrateLife™ will infringe, misappropriate or violate a third party's patent, copyright, trademark, trade secret, moral rights or other intellectual property rights or rights of publicity or privacy or result in the violation of any applicable law or regulation.
Warranty Disclaimer
Except as otherwise specifically provided, the site and the products offered on the site are provided on as "as is" and "as available" basis without warranties or any kind, whether express or implied. To the fullest extent permissible pursuant to applicable law, CrateLife™ disclaims all warranties, express or implied, including, but not limited to, implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose and non-infringement. CrateLife™ does not represent or warrant that the functions contained on the site will be uninterrupted or error-free, that the defects will be corrected, or that the site or the server that makes the site available are free or viruses or other harmful components. CrateLife™ does not make any warrantees or representations regarding the use of the materials on the site in terms of their correctness, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, timeliness, reliability or otherwise. Applicable Law may not allow limitations or exclusions on warranties, so the above limitations may not apply to you.
Limitation of Liability
Neither CrateLife™ nor its celebrity spokespersons shall be liable for any indirect, incidental, special or consequential damages that result from the use of, or the inability to use, the site or materials on or provided through the site, even if CrateLife™ has been advised of the possibility of such damages. In no event will CrateLife's™ liability to you exceed the amounts that you paid to CrateLife™ in connection with your CrateLife™ membership. Applicable law may not allow the limitation of exclusion of liability or incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation or exclusion may not apply to you.
In the event a product is listed at an incorrect price or with incorrect information due to typographical error or error in pricing or product information received from our suppliers, CrateLife™ shall have the right to refuse or cancel any orders placed for product listed at the incorrect price. CrateLife™ shall have the right to refuse or cancel any such orders whether or not the order has been confirmed and your credit card charged. If your credit card has already been charged for the purchase and your order is canceled, CrateLife™ shall immediately issue a credit to your credit card account in the amount of the charge.
CrateLife™ has no liability for injury or damage caused by products within the box. Such liability is the sole responsibility of the product brand or manufacturer.
These Terms are applicable to you upon your accessing the Site. These Terms, or any part of them, may be modified or terminated by CrateLife™ without notice at any time, for any reason. CrateLife™ reserves the right to limit discount codes to one per customer in its sole discretion. The provisions relating to Copyrights, Trademark, Disclaimer, Limitation of Liability, Indemnification, and Miscellaneous, shall in all events survive any termination of these Terms and your use of the Site.
This Arbitration Agreement facilitates the prompt and efficient resolution of any disputes that may arise between you and CrateLife. Arbitration is a form of private dispute resolution in which parties to a contract agree to submit their disputes and potential disputes to a neutral third person (called an arbitrator) for a binding decision, instead of having such dispute(s) decided in a lawsuit, in court, by a judge or jury trial.
Please read this Arbitration Agreement carefully. It provides that all disputes between you and CrateLife shall be resolved by binding arbitration. Arbitration replaces the right to go to court. In the absence of this arbitration agreement, you may otherwise have a right or opportunity to bring claims in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate in or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including, but not limited to, class actions). Except as otherwise provided, entering into this Arbitration Agreement constitutes a waiver of your right to litigate claims in court and all opportunity to be heard by a judge or jury. There is no judge or jury in arbitration, and court review of an arbitration award is limited. The arbitrator must follow this Arbitration Agreement and can award the same damages and relief as a court (including attorney's fees, if otherwise authorized by applicable law).
For the purpose of this Arbitration Agreement, "CrateLife" means CrateLife and its parents, subsidiaries, and affiliated companies, and each of their respective officers, directors, employees, and agents. The term "Dispute" means any dispute, claim, or controversy between you and CrateLife regarding any aspect of your relationship with CrateLife, whether based in contract, statute, regulation, ordinance, tort (including, but not limited to, fraud, misrepresentation, fraudulent inducement, negligence, gross negligence or reckless behavior), or any other legal or equitable theory, and includes the validity, enforceability or scope of this Arbitration Agreement (with the exception of the enforceability of the Class Action Waiver clause below). "Dispute" is to be given the broadest possible meaning that will be enforced.
Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution:
For all Disputes, whether pursued in court or arbitration, you must first give CrateLife an opportunity to resolve the Dispute. You must commence this process by mailing written notification to CrateLife, Inc. That written notification must include (1) your name, (2) your address, (3) a written description of the Dispute, and (4) a description of the specific relief you seek. If CrateLife does not resolve the Dispute to your satisfaction within 45 days after it receives your written notification, you may pursue your Dispute in arbitration. You may pursue your Dispute in a court only under the circumstances described below.
Arbitration Procedures:
If this Arbitration Agreement applies and the Dispute is not resolved as provided above ("Pre-Arbitration Claim Resolution") either you or CrateLife may initiate arbitration proceedings. The American Arbitration Association ("AAA"), www.adr.org, or JAMS, www.jamsadr.com, will arbitrate all Disputes, and the arbitration will be conducted before a single arbitrator. The arbitration shall be commenced as an individual arbitration, and shall in no event be commenced as a representative or class arbitration. All issues shall be for the arbitrator to decide, including the scope of this Arbitration Agreement.
For arbitration before the AAA, for Disputes of less than $75,000, the AAA's Supplementary Procedures for Consumer-Related Disputes will apply; for Disputes involving $75,000 or more, the AAA's Commercial Arbitration Rules will apply. In either instance, the AAA's Optional Rules For Emergency Measures Of Protection shall apply. The AAA rules are available at www.adr.org or by calling 1-800-778-7879. For arbitration before JAMS, the JAMS Comprehensive Arbitration Rules & Procedures and the JAMS Recommended Arbitration Discovery Protocols For Domestic, Commercial Cases will apply. The JAMS rules are available at www.jamsadr.com or by calling 1-800-352-5267. This Arbitration Agreement governs in the event it conflicts with the applicable arbitration rules. Under no circumstances will class action or representative action procedures or rules apply to the arbitration.
Because your contract with CrateLife, the Terms of Service, and this this Arbitration Agreement concern interstate commerce, the Federal Arbitration Act ("FAA") governs the arbitrability of all Disputes. However, the arbitrator will apply applicable substantive law consistent with the FAA and the applicable statute of limitations or condition precedent to suit.
Arbitration Award:
The arbitrator may award on an individual basis any relief that would be available pursuant to applicable law, and will not have the power to award relief to, against or for the benefit of any person who is not a party to the proceeding. The arbitrator shall make any award in writing but need not provide a statement of reasons unless requested by a party. Such award by the arbitrator will be final and binding on the parties, except for any right of appeal provided by the FAA, and may be entered in any court having jurisdiction over the parties for purposes of enforcement.
Location of Arbitration:
You may initiate arbitration in either Los Angeles, CA, or in the federal judicial district that includes your address that you provide in your written notification of Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution. In the event that CrateLife initiates an arbitration, it may only do so in the federal judicial district that includes your address that you provide in your written notification of Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution.
Payment of Arbitration Fees and Costs:
CrateLife will pay all arbitration filing fees and arbitrator's costs and expenses upon your written request given prior to the commencement of the arbitration. You are responsible for all additional fees and costs that you incur in the arbitration, including, but not limited to, attorneys or expert witnesses. Fees and costs may be awarded as provided pursuant to applicable law. In addition to any rights to recover fees and costs under applicable law, if you provide notice and negotiate in good faith with CrateLife as provided in the section above titled "Pre-Arbitration Dispute Resolution" and the arbitrator concludes that you are the prevailing party in the arbitration, you will be entitled to recover from CrateLife your actual and reasonable attorney's fees and costs as determined by the arbitrator.
Class Action Waiver:
The parties agree that the arbitrator may not consolidate more than one person's claims, and may not otherwise preside over any form of a class or representative proceeding or claims (such as a class action, representative action, consolidated action or private attorney general action) unless both you and CrateLife specifically agree to do so following initiation of the arbitration. Neither you, nor any other Member of CrateLife and/or user of CrateLife services, can be a class representative, class member, or otherwise participate in a class, representative, consolidated or private attorney general proceeding.
Limitation of Procedural Rights:
You understand and agree that, by entering into this Arbitration Agreement, you and CrateLife are each agreeing to arbitration instead of the right to a trial before a judge or jury in a public court. In the absence of this Arbitration Agreement, you and CrateLife might otherwise have had a right or opportunity to bring Disputes in a court, before a judge or jury, and/or to participate or be represented in a case filed in court by others (including class actions). Except as otherwise provided below, you give up those rights. Other rights that you would have if you went to court, such as the right to appeal and to certain types of discovery, may be more limited in arbitration. The right to appellate review of an arbitrator's decision is much more limited than in court, and in general an arbitrator's decision may not be appealed for errors of fact or law.
If any clause within this Arbitration Agreement (other than the Class Action Waiver clause above) is found to be illegal or unenforceable, that clause will be severed from this Arbitration Agreement, and the remainder of this Arbitration Agreement will be given full force and effect. If the Class Action Waiver clause is found to be illegal or unenforceable, then this entire Arbitration Agreement will be unenforceable, and the Dispute will be decided by a court.
Small Claims Court:
As an alternative to arbitration, you may bring a claim against CrateLife in a small claims court of competent jurisdiction. Such a claim may be brought in your name only, and not as a class action, representative action, consolidated action or private attorney general action. No small claims court or other court shall have the right to consolidate multiple parties' claims or award relief to any person who is not a direct party to such small claims court proceeding.
This Arbitration Agreement shall survive the termination of your contract with CrateLife and your use of CrateLife services.
Your total price will include the price of the product plus any applicable sales tax; such state and local sales tax is based on the shipping address and the sales tax rate in effect at the time you purchase the product. We will charge tax only in states and other territories where the goods sold over the internet are taxable.
International Use
We control and operate the Site from the United States. We make no representation that materials on the Site are appropriate or available for use outside the United States. If you choose to access this Site from outside the United States, you do so at your own initiative and are responsible for compliance with local laws, if and to the extent local laws are applicable. All pricing is in United State dollars. Any subscriptions under an incorrect plan will be canceled and any applicable charges refunded without notice to the subscriber.
CrateLife™ may deliver notice to you by means of e-mail, a general notice on this Site, or by other reliable method.
Use of Site
Use of the Site for any illegal or unauthorized purpose is strictly prohibited.
You agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless CrateLife™, its officers, directors, employees, agents, licensors and suppliers from and against all losses, liabilities, expenses, damages, and costs, including reasonable attorneys' fees, resulting from any violation of these Terms, or any activity related to use of the Site (including negligent or wrongful conduct) by you or any other person accessing the Site using your Internet account.
Discount Codes
Except as may be explicitly permitted through this site, you agree not to sell, license, rent, lease,modify, distribute, copy, reproduce, publicly display, publish, transfer, edit, catalogue, aggregate, or create derivative works from discount codes received on or from this site.
Registration data and certain other information about you are subject to our Privacy Policy.
You understand that the technical processing and transmission of this Site may involve (a) transmissions over various networks; and (b) changes to conform and adapt to technical requirements of connecting networks or devices.
Third-Party Links: In an attempt to provide increased value to our visitors, CrateLife™ may link to sites operated by third parties. However, CrateLife™ has no control over these linked sites, all of which have separate privacy and data collection practices, independent of CrateLife™. These linked sites are only for your convenience and therefore you access them at your own risk. Nonetheless, CrateLife™ seeks to protect the integrity of its Site and the links placed upon it and therefore requests any feedback on not only its own Site, but for sites it links to as well (including if a specific link does not work).
Miscellaneous: These Terms constitute the entire agreement between you and CrateLife™ with regard to your use of the Site. Neither the course of conduct between the parties nor trade practice shall act to modify any of these Terms. CrateLife™ may assign its rights and duties under this Agreement to any party at any time without notice to you.
CrateLife™ Refer-a-Friend Program
As a Refer-a-Friend member (a "Referrer"), you are subject to CrateLife's™ Terms of Service and CrateLife's™ Privacy Policy (both available on our website), as well as the following additional Terms & Conditions for CrateLife's™ Refer-a-Friend program:
Qualified Referral. A Qualified Referral is defined as a purchase made at www.CRATELIFE.com by a person (a "Referred Customer") who arrives to our website by clicking your Refer-a-Friend program link. You are limited to one Qualified Referral for each Referred Customer; in other words, additional/repeat purchases made by a Referred Customer are not counted as additional Qualified Referrals.
Referred Customer. The Referred Customer and the Referrer cannot be the same person. The Referred Customer must have a different email address, along with different billing and shipping information from the Referrer.
Referral Rewards. For you to earn referral rewards as a Referrer, the Referred Customer must complete an order.
Reward Payments. Rewards are payable in increments of $5 unless explicitly noted. There is no maximum Qualified Referrals that can be earned per calendar. As a Referrer, you are responsible for any and all tax liability resulting from Referral Rewards.
Eligibility. Eligibility is limited to individuals only. CrateLife's™ Refer-a-Friend Program cannot be used by businesses for affiliate lead generation as determined in CrateLife's™ sole discretion.
No Spam. You must comply with all up-to-date "SPAM" laws. For example, emails must be created and distributed in a personal manner and bulk email distribution is strongly discouraged. Any distribution of your referral link that could constitute unsolicited commercial email or "spam" under any applicable law or regulation is expressly prohibited and will be grounds for immediate termination of your account and exclusion from CrateLife's™ Refer-a-Friend program.
Right to Close Accounts. CrateLife™ reserves the right to close the account(s) of any Referrer and/or Referred Customer and to request proper payment if the Referrer and/or Referred Customer attempts to use the CrateLife™ Refer-a-Friend program in a questionable manner or breaches any of these Terms of Service or is in violation of any law, statute or governmental regulation.
Right to Cancel Program or Change Terms. CrateLife™ reserves the right to cancel the Refer-a-Friend Program or to change these Terms of Service at any time in its sole discretion. Any unclaimed referral rewards will be forfeited at that time.
CrateLife™ Mega box and Mini Mega box, CrateLife Anime™ Kaiju Mega box, CrateLife Wear™ Bonus Level, CrateLife Gaming™ Legendary Drop and Epic Drop, and Firefly™ Cargo box Big Damn Prize Giveaway
SPONSOR. CrateLife™ and Mini Mega box, CrateLife Anime™ Kaiju Mega box, CrateLife Wear™ Bonus Level, CrateLife Gaming™ Legendary Drop and Epic Drop, and Firefly™ Cargo box Big Damn Prize Giveaway and other periodic sweepstakes (each, a "Sweepstake, and collectively, the "Sweepstakes" is sponsored by CrateLife, Inc. ("CrateLife" or "Sponsor").
Sweepstakes open to permanent, legal residents of Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, and the United States (excluding Rhode Island) who are eighteen (18) years of age or older at the time of entry. Officers, directors, agents and employees of Sponsor, subsidiaries, affiliates and advertising and promotion agencies, and any other entity involved in the development or administration of this Sweepstakes, and members of their immediate families (spouses, parents, children, and siblings and their respective spouses, regardless of where they reside) and/or those living in the same household of each, whether or not related, are not eligible to enter or win the Sweepstakes. All applicable federal, state, and local laws and regulations apply. Void where prohibited. Sweepstakes begins on the 1st of the month at 12:01 a.m. PST, and ends at 11:59 p.m. EST on the last day of the month. The contest continues every month (the "Sweepstakes Period").
HOW TO ENTER. Entry as a CrateLife™ Subscriber:
To enter the Sweepstakes as a CrateLife™ subscriber, no action is necessary as long as the account is currently paid and active. If there is a dispute as to the identity of an entrant who made a potentially winning entry, Sponsor will deem that the entry was made by the authorized account holder of the email address. The "authorized account holder" is defined as the natural person to whom the email address is assigned by an internet service provider, online service provider or other organization (e.g., business, educational institution, etc.) that is responsible for assigning email addresses for the domain associated with the submitted email address.
You may also enter to win by mailing in your name, address, e-mail address and telephone number to CrateLife, Inc., 3401 Pasadena Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90031 to the attention of the name of the sweepstakes/contest/giveaway (e.g., Attn: Mega box Sweepstakes).
Beginning on or about the 1st of the month one (1) winner will be randomly generated and chosen by Sponsor from among all eligible entries. Sponsor will make at least two (2) attempts to notify each potential winner via email address submitted at the time of entry. Each potential winner may be required to execute and return an affidavit of eligibility, release of liability, an IRS W-9 form, and, except where prohibited, publicity release (collectively, "Sweepstakes Documents") within thirty (30) days of accepting the prize. Noncompliance within this time period will result in disqualification, and, time permitting, an alternate potential winner(s) may be selected from the remaining eligible entries. If a potential winner cannot be reached, if he/she is found to be ineligible, if he/she cannot or does not comply with these Official Rules, or if his/her prize or prize notification is returned as undeliverable, potential winner will be disqualified and, time permitting, an alternate potential winner may be selected from the remaining eligible entries received. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of eligible entries received. Once all required Sweepstakes Documents have been correctly completed and received from a potential winner, per these Official Rules, the potential winner shall be an official "Prize Winner" of the Contest. Prizes are not transferable, assignable, or redeemable for cash. No substitution for a prize (or parts thereof) by a Prize Winner will be allowed. If necessary, due to unavailability for any reason, a comparable prize will be awarded at the sole discretion of the Sponsor. All Federal, state and local tax liabilities related to the value of the prize awarded are the responsibility of the Prize Winners.
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12 U.S. Code § 1715z–13 - Single family mortgage insurance on Indian reservations
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(a) One- to four-family residence; eligibility
The Secretary, subject to such special conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, may insure under any provision of this subchapter that authorizes such insurance, a mortgage covering a property upon which there is located a one- to four-family residence, without regard to any limitation in this chapter relating to marketability of title or any other limitation in this chapter that the Secretary determines is contrary to promoting the availability of such insurance on Indian reservations if the mortgage
(1) is executed by an Indian tribe and the property is located on trust or otherwise restricted land; or
(2) is executed by a member of an Indian tribe who will use the property as a principal residence and the property is on trust or otherwise restricted land.
(b) Construction advances; percentage limitation on amount of principal obligation; pledge of income from tribal resources or assets
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, with respect to mortgages covering a property upon which there is located a one- to four-family residence—
(1) the Secretary may insure and make commitments to insure under this subchapter pursuant to this section advances made during construction where the Secretary determines that the proposed construction is otherwise acceptable and meets an applicable tribal or national model building code, and that no feasible financing alternative is available;
(2) the applicable percentage limitation on the amount of the principal obligation of a mortgage based on the appraised value or replacement cost, as appropriate, of a one- to four-family owner-occupied residence contained in this subchapter shall apply in the case of all mortgages insured pursuant to this section without regard to whether the residences are owner-occupied where the residences are owned by the tribe; and
(A) the Secretary may require an Indian tribe, only as a condition of insurance made under this subchapter pursuant to this section, to pledge income from tribal resources or income from tribal assets not subject to a restriction by the Secretary of the Interior or pledge grants under title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 [42 U.S.C. 5301 et seq.] or any other Federal grant program administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to be used to reimburse the Secretary for any mortgage insurance claims paid in connection with residences insured pursuant to this section; or
(c) Lack of tribal or trust fund income
The Secretary may not refuse to insure a mortgage under this section to an individual home purchaser because there is no distributed tribal or trust fund income attributable to that purchaser.
(d) Availability of tribal eviction procedures
Before making any commitment to insure a mortgage under this section with respect to property located on trust or otherwise restricted land, the Secretary shall require a showing by the tribe that it has adopted eviction procedures to be used in the event of a default.
(e) Assumption of mortgage
A mortgage insured under this section may be assumed, subject to credit approval by the lender and the consent of the tribe to an assumption of the existing lease or the grant of a new lease, without an adjustment of the interest rate. Any other sale of a property subject to a mortgage insured under this section may be made only if a new lease is granted, except that a sale following a foreclosure may be accompanied by an assumption of the lease with the consent of the tribe.
(f) Insurance of mortgage as obligation of General Insurance Fund
Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the insurance of a mortgage using the authority contained in this section shall be the obligation of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund. The mortgagee shall be eligible to receive the benefits of insurance as provided in section 1710 of this title with respect to mortgages insured pursuant to this section, except that all references in section 1710 of this title to section 1709 of this title shall be construed to refer to the section under which the mortgage is insured.
(g) Availability of status and payment history of loans; entitlement to benefit of insurance; reinstatement of loan upon cure of default; garnishment proceedings; foreclosure proceedings
(1) The Secretary shall make information regarding the status and payment history of loans insured under this section available to local credit bureaus and prospective creditors. Prior to accepting assignment of a mortgage, the Secretary shall require mortgagees to submit documentation that mortgagors have been counseled in a face-to-face interview, informed of the provisions of this subsection or other available assistance, and provided with the names and addresses of officials of the Department of Housing and Urban Development to whom further communications shall be addressed.
(2) Notwithstanding the requirement for conveyance of title under section 1710 of this title, a mortgagee under this section shall be entitled to receive the benefit of insurance under this section in the case of a mortgage which is more than 90 days in default upon conveyance of the lease agreement and the mortgage documents.
(3) In the event that any default is cured, the Secretary shall seek to reinstate the loan with the mortgagee or another mortgagee. For purposes of this paragraph, the Secretary may provide appropriate financial incentives to reinstate the loan commensurate with sound management of the General Insurance Fund.
(4) If the Secretary determines that a mortgagor is not making a good-faith effort to cure a default, and that trust fund or tribal income is available under subsection (b)(3)(B) of this section, the Secretary shall commence proceedings for the garnishment of the mortgagor's distributed share of tribal or trust fund income in order to collect loan payments that are past due. Proceedings under this paragraph may be instituted in a tribal court, court of competent jurisdiction designated by the tribe, or Federal district court.
(5) If the Secretary determines such action is necessary to protect the General Insurance Fund from undue loss, the Secretary may initiate foreclosure proceedings with respect to any mortgage acquired under this subsection. Such proceeding may take place in a tribal court, a court of competent jurisdiction, or Federal district court. Any such court shall have jurisdiction to convey to the Secretary the remaining life of a lease on the real property and to order eviction of the delinquent mortgagor.
(h) Premium charge for insurance; report to Congress
In the administration of this section, the Secretary shall establish a premium charge for insurance that will be sufficient to cover the full costs of the mortgage insurance program under this section, except that such charge may not exceed 3 percent per annum of the principal amount of the mortgage outstanding at any time. Not later than September 30, 1984, the Secretary shall determine and report to the Congress on the feasibility of eliminating any excess amount of the premium under this section over the premium under section 1709 of this title. In the event such premiums are not sufficient to cover the full costs of the mortgage insurance program under this section, the Secretary shall make recommendations to the Congress about changes to the program.
(i) "Indian tribe" and "trust or otherwise restricted land" defined
For purposes of this section:
(1) The term "Indian tribe" means any Indian or Alaska native tribe, band, nation, or other organized group or community of Indians or Alaska natives recognized as eligible for the services provided to Indians or Alaska natives by the Secretary of the Interior because of its status as such an entity, or that was an eligible recipient under chapter 67 of title 31, prior to the repeal of such chapter.
(2) The term "trust or otherwise restricted land" means
(A) that area of land, as defined by the Secretary of the Interior, over which an Indian tribe is recognized by the United States as having governmental jurisdiction;
(B) land held in trust for the benefit of any Indian tribe or individual or held by any Indian tribe or individual subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation; or
(C) land acquired by Alaska natives under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act [43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.] or any other land acquired by Alaska natives pursuant to statute by virtue of their unique status as Alaska natives.
Source(June 27, 1934, ch. 847, title II, § 248, as added Pub. L. 98–181, title I[title IV, § 422], Nov. 30, 1983, 97 Stat. 1214; amended Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(b)(7),Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 329; Pub. L. 100–242, title IV, §§ 413(c), 429(i),Feb. 5, 1988, 101 Stat. 1906, 1919; Pub. L. 110–289, div. B, title I, § 2119(b),July 30, 2008, 122 Stat. 2835.)
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The Housing and Community Development Act of 1974, referred to in subsec. (b)(3)(A), is Pub. L. 93–383, Aug. 22, 1974, 88 Stat. 633, as amended. Title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 is classified principally to chapter 69 (§ 5301 et seq.) of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of Title 42 and Tables.
Chapter 67 of title 31, referred to in subsec. (i)(1), was repealed by Pub. L. 99–272, title XIV, § 14001(a)(1),Apr. 7, 1986, 100 Stat. 327. A new chapter 67 of Title 31, Money and Finance, was added by Pub. L. 103–322, title III, § 31001(a),Sept. 13, 1994, 108 Stat. 1859.
The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, referred to in subsec. (i)(2), is Pub. L. 92–203, Dec. 18, 1971, 85 Stat. 688, as amended, which is classified generally to chapter 33 (§ 1601 et seq.) of Title 43, Public Lands. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 1601 of Title 43 and Tables.
2008—Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 110–289substituted "Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund" for "General Insurance Fund established in section 1735c of this title" and struck out "(1) all references in section 1710 of this title to the Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund or the Fund shall be construed to refer to the General Insurance Fund; and (2)" after "except that".
1988—Subsec. (a)(1). Pub. L. 100–242, § 429(i)(1), substituted "land" for "lands".
Subsec. (a)(2). Pub. L. 100–242, § 429(i)(2), substituted "on trust or otherwise restricted land" for "on trust lands or otherwise restricted land".
Subsec. (d). Pub. L. 100–242, § 429(i)(3), substituted "trust or otherwise restricted land" for "tribal or trust land".
Subsec. (f). Pub. L. 100–242, § 413(c)(3), added subsec. (f). Former subsec. (f) redesignated (g).
Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 100–242, § 413(c)(1), (2), redesignated former subsec. (f) as (g) and substituted "General Insurance Fund" for "insurance fund" in pars. (3) and (5). Former subsec. (g) redesignated (h).
Subsecs. (h), (i). Pub. L. 100–242, § 413(c)(2), redesignated former subsecs. (g) and (h) as (h) and (i), respectively.
1986—Subsec. (h)(1). Pub. L. 99–272substituted "was an eligible recipient under chapter 67 of title 31, prior to the repeal of such chapter" for "is an eligible recipient under chapter 67 of title 31".
Effective Date of 1986 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–272effective Oct. 18, 1986, see section 14001(e) ofPub. L. 99–272.
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Hussein Ibish, of the American Task Force on Palestine, and I have an op-ed in the Times today, about ways to unfreeze the peace process. I'm not overly optimistic, of course, but I've decided to stop with the whole despair shtick.
Hussein Ibish, of the American Task Force on Palestine, and I have an op-ed in the Times today, about ways to unfreeze the peace process. I'm not overly optimistic, of course, but I've decided to stop with the whole despair shtick.
The oozing yellow organism has no neurons, but it can solve mazes, make decisions, and learn by merging together.
Sometimes, Audrey Dussutour enters her lab in Toulouse to find that one of the creatures within it has escaped. They tend to do so when they're hungry. One will lift the lid of its container and just crawl out. These creatures aren't octopuses, which are known for their escape artistry. They're not rats, mice, flies, or any of the other standard laboratory animals. In fact, they're not animals at all.
They are slime molds —yellow, oozing, amoeba-like organisms found on decaying logs and other moist areas. They have no brains. They have no neurons. Each consists of just a single, giant cell. And yet, they're capable of surprisingly complicated and almost intelligent behaviors. The species that Dussutour studies, Physarum polycephalum, can make decisions, escape from traps, and break out of Petri dishes. "It's a unicellular organism but it looks smart," she says.
One reason the president cannot resist commenting on every issue in American life is that he seemingly cannot stand the actual work of American politics.
In a flurry of comments historically unsuited to any head of state, yet hardly shocking for the current American president, Donald Trump this weekend targeted the two most popular sports in the country and elicited sharp criticism from some of their most important figures.
On Friday, Trump encouraged franchise owners in the National Football League to fire players who protest during the national anthem. "Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag, to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. He's fired,'" the president said at an Alabama rally.
Trump's comment provoked Roger Goodell, the typically reticent commissioner of the NFL, to issue a strong statement condemning the president's divisive language. The comment was particularly surprising, since most NFL owners who elect the league commissioner are staunch Republicans. Many of the most prominent owners donated to the Trump campaign.
The foundation of Donald Trump's presidency is the negation of Barack Obama's legacy.
It is insufficient to state the obvious of Donald Trump: that he is a white man who would not be president were it not for this fact. With one immediate exception, Trump's predecessors made their way to high office through the passive power of whiteness—that bloody heirloom which cannot ensure mastery of all events but can conjure a tailwind for most of them. Land theft and human plunder cleared the grounds for Trump's forefathers and barred others from it. Once upon the field, these men became soldiers, statesmen, and scholars; held court in Paris; presided at Princeton; advanced into the Wilderness and then into the White House. Their individual triumphs made this exclusive party seem above America's founding sins, and it was forgotten that the former was in fact bound to the latter, that all their victories had transpired on cleared grounds. No such elegant detachment can be attributed to Donald Trump—a president who, more than any other, has made the awful inheritance explicit.
A new film details the reason the star postponed her recent tour—and will test cultural attitudes about gender, pain, and pop.
"Pain without a cause is pain we can't trust," the author Leslie Jamison wrote in 2014. "We assume it's been chosen or fabricated."
Jamison's essay "Grand Unified Theory of Female Pain" unpacked the suffering-woman archetype, which encompasses literature's broken hearts (Anna Karenina, Miss Havisham) and society's sad girls—the depressed, the anorexic, and in the 19th century, the tubercular. Wariness about being defined by suffering, she argued, had led many modern women to adopt a new pose. She wrote, "The post-wounded woman conducts herself as if preempting certain accusations: Don't cry too loud; don't play victim." Jamison questioned whether this was an overcorrection. "The possibility of fetishizing pain is no reason to stop representing it," she wrote. "Pain that gets performed is still pain."
In a speech Friday night, Trump urged NFL owners to fire players who protest. "Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. He's fired. He's fired!"
Speaking to a crowd in Huntsville, Alabama Friday night, President Trump said he hoped NFL players who knelt during the national anthem—which they've done to protest unjustified police killings of black Americans—would lose their jobs.
"Wouldn't you love to see one of these NFL owners, when somebody disrespects our flag," Trump said, "to say, 'Get that son of a bitch off the field right now, out. He's fired. He's fired!' " The crowd of supporters erupted in cheers. The president appeared to be referring to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who last year began kneeling during the national anthem to draw attention to unjustified killings of black men by law enforcement.
Its faith-based 12-step program dominates treatment in the United States. But researchers have debunked central tenets of AA doctrine and found dozens of other treatments more effective.
J.G. is a lawyer in his early 30s. He's a fast talker and has the lean, sinewy build of a distance runner. His choice of profession seems preordained, as he speaks in fully formed paragraphs, his thoughts organized by topic sentences. He's also a worrier—a big one—who for years used alcohol to soothe his anxiety.
J.G. started drinking at 15, when he and a friend experimented in his parents' liquor cabinet. He favored gin and whiskey but drank whatever he thought his parents would miss the least. He discovered beer, too, and loved the earthy, bitter taste on his tongue when he took his first cold sip.
His drinking increased through college and into law school. He could, and occasionally did, pull back, going cold turkey for weeks at a time. But nothing quieted his anxious mind like booze, and when he didn't drink, he didn't sleep. After four or six weeks dry, he'd be back at the liquor store.
A North Korean official has hinted about conducting a nuclear test at sea, which would have severe environmental consequences.
The latest fiery exchange between the United States and North Korea has produced a new kind of threat. On Tuesday, during his speech at the United Nations, President Trump said his government would "totally destroy North Korea" if necessary to defend the United States or its allies. On Friday, Kim Jong Un responded, saying North Korea "will consider with seriousness exercising of a corresponding, highest level of hard-line countermeasure in history."
The North Korean leader didn't elaborate on the nature of this countermeasure, but his foreign minister provided a hint: North Korea might test a hydrogen bomb in the Pacific Ocean.
"It could be the most powerful detonation of an H-bomb in the Pacific," Foreign Minister Ri Yong-ho told reporters at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. "We have no idea about what actions could be taken as it will be ordered by leader Kim Jong Un."
Two new books explore America's changing romantic landscape.
C.S. Lewis's wife, Joy Davidman, died of bone cancer on July 13, 1960. The next day, the famous author wrote a letter to Peter Bide, the priest who had married them, to tell him the news.
"I'd like to meet," Lewis writes, suggesting the two grab lunch sometime soon. "For I am—oh God that I were not—very free now. One doesn't realize in early life that the price of freedom is loneliness. To be happy is to be tied."
When it comes to romance, Americans are freer than they've ever been. Freer to marry, freer to divorce, freer to have sex when and with whom they like with fewer consequences, freer to cohabitate without getting married, freer to remain single, freer to pursue open relationships or polyamory.
More comfortable online than out partying, post-Millennials are safer, physically, than adolescents have ever been. But they're on the brink of a mental-health crisis.
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Those mall trips are infrequent—about once a month. More often, Athena and her friends spend time together on their phones, unchaperoned. Unlike the teens of my generation, who might have spent an evening tying up the family landline with gossip, they talk on Snapchat, the smartphone app that allows users to send pictures and videos that quickly disappear. They make sure to keep up their Snapstreaks, which show how many days in a row they have Snapchatted with each other. Sometimes they save screenshots of particularly ridiculous pictures of friends. "It's good blackmail," Athena said. (Because she's a minor, I'm not using her real name.) She told me she'd spent most of the summer hanging out alone in her room with her phone. That's just the way her generation is, she said. "We didn't have a choice to know any life without iPads or iPhones. I think we like our phones more than we like actual people."
The former Breitbart editor's attempt to schedule a provocative event on the liberal campus featuring high-profile conservative speakers didn't work out as planned.
At first, conservative agitator Milo Yiannopoulos's Free Speech Week in Berkeley, California, seemed like it might be a major event. Four straight days of provocative events on campus featuring right-wing luminaries, culminating with appearances by conservative writer Ann Coulter and former Trump White House chief strategist Steve Bannon, and all in the heart of one of the most symbolically resonant places Yiannopoulos could have chosen: the campus of University of California, Berkeley, a campus with a longstanding image as a hotbed of left-wing activism where protests shut down an event of his last year.
But things didn't go according to plan.
Speakers whose names appeared on initial schedules have either pulled out or said they were never planning to go; the campus publication Yiannopoulos is working with, The Berkeley Patriot, never reserved indoor school venues and appeared to pull out Friday afternoon; and Yiannopoulos announced on his Instagram a planned march through campus on Sunday in protest of Berkeley's supposed clamp-down on free speech. "It's time to reclaim free speech at UC Berkeley and send shockwaves through the American education system to every other college under liberal tyranny," Yiannopoulos wrote in his post. The event would have been an important step in reviving Yiannopoulos's wounded image on the right after a clip of him appearing to defend pedophilia caused him to be barred from CPAC and lose his job as a Breitbart editor in February. Earlier this week, Yiannopoulos told me in a text message that "We will fight until the last man is ejected from the last step on Sproul Plaza."
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Elbow surgery set for Mets' reliever Familia
WASHINGTON -- Barely a year removed from establishing himself among the game's top pitching prospects, reliever Jeurys Familia will undergo surgery Wednesday to remove "bone spurs and loose bodies from his right elbow," according to a release. General manager Sandy Alderson estimated that Familia can begin throwing again in "six to eight weeks."
Familia, 23, posted a 3.48 ERA in eight games this season, before the Mets placed him on the disabled list May 12 with right biceps tendinitis. He converted to relief work full-time late last summer, after producing a 4.73 ERA in 28 starts for Triple-A Buffalo.
Earlier that year, Familia ranked 90th on MLB.com's Prospect Watch, joining Zack Wheeler (28th) and Matt Harvey (38th) in one of baseball's most highly touted starting pitching trios. But while Harvey has dazzled as a big leaguer and Wheeler has developed into a top-10 prospect, Familia has yet to live up to expectations.
Still, the Mets believed they found a niche for Familia at the back end of the bullpen, where his lack of a reliable third pitch was not as glaring. Familia took to the role, showcasing a mid-90s fastball and even earning a save earlier this season in Atlanta, before elbow trouble derailed him.
Though Alderson wrote in a text message that "six to eight weeks would be a good estimate" for Familia to resume throwing, the Mets offered no official timetable for his return. When former closer Frank Francisco underwent a similar procedure in mid-December, the Mets estimated he would begin a throwing program within six weeks. Francisco was indeed throwing by February, but later suffered a series of setbacks and is currently shut down.
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Cardinals: Road Warriors
While the early frequent-flyer-mile load means a whole lot of home dates to come, the Cardinals will play 10 of their remaining 13 games versus the Reds at Great American Ball Park, where Dusty Baker's team is 12-4. And the Redbirds aren't done traveling yet; they're making a two-game jaunt up to Wrigley Field, sandwiched between off days today and on Thursday, before returning to St. Louis for a 10-game homestand. The key to their early success: A league-best 2.21 rotation ERA, which Jaime Garcia fortified with eight innings of one-run ball on Sunday afternoon.
The Rangers: Rotation Question Marks? What Rotation Question Marks?
In fact, as recently as April 19, Dallas Morning News beat writer Evan Grant pointed to "a real crisis" in the rotation, spurred by a spate of injuries and general manager Jon Daniels' unwillingness to splurge in free agency over the winter. Since that radio interview, the Rangers are 10-5, and they have limited opponents to three or fewer runs in 10 of those 15 contests.
A relatively soft schedule, which featured three games against the Astros, three more against the Twins, and seven against the Mariners, has helped the patchwork rotation to hold down the fort in place of the injured Matt Harrison, Colby Lewis, and Martin Perez, but the pitchers themselves deserve ample credit. Rookies Justin Grimm and Nick Tepesch have fared well, Alexi Ogando has made a fairly smooth transition back from the bullpen, and Derek Holland is cruising to the tune of a 2.58 FIP. And that doesn't even include Yu Darvish, who fanned 14 Red Sox on Sunday to notch his fourth double-digit-punchout effort of the young season, and has the 300 mark, untouched since Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling stormed past it in 2002, well within his grasp.
The Red Sox: American League East Favorites?
As Doug Thorburn wrote last week, first-year manager John Farrell may deserve a significant share of the credit for Boston's rapid turnaround, in which Jon Lester and Clay Buchholz have played a pivotal role. But surprising contributions from players like Daniel Nava, who worked his way into significant time when Jackie Bradley fell into a 3-for-31 rut to begin his big-league career, have also been critical. Nava, who previously derived much of his value from plate discipline, is off to a .286/.385/.505 start, and that coupled with David Ortiz's (.440/.473/.840) torrid return from the disabled list two weeks ago has compensated for the nondescript starts of Jacoby Ellsbury (.279/.329/.390), Dustin Pedroia (.294/.396/.345), and free-agent additions Shane Victorino (.278/.348/.304) and Stephen Drew (.182/.286/.303).
With the Blue Jays foundering, the Rays underperforming expectations, and the Yankees still waiting for their disabled list to thin, the Red Sox were handed a golden opportunity to sprint to a hot start and hope that it proves sustainable when the going gets tougher. This past weekend's sweep notwithstanding, it's fair to consider part one of that mission accomplished.
Matchup of the Day
Votto, who locked horns often with Maholm during the latter's National League Central days with the Pirates, can claim only three hits in 22 at-bats off of the lefty, and only one of them (a double) went for extra bases. Maholm has issued three bases on balls to Votto, but he has also struck him out six times, and the 2010 National League MVP is hitless in their last seven head-to-head encounters, dating back to May 25, 2010.
The 30-year-old Maholm has been dealt a loss in each of his last three outings, but on the whole, he is off to a fine start in his first full year in Atlanta, sporting a 3.08 ERA and a 32-to-13 K:BB through 38 innings. Maholm employs a deep arsenal, often using as many as six pitches, and he typically shows four of them to opposing lefties: a fastball, a sinker, a slider, and a curveball, according to his Brooks Baseball card. As you can see on the afore-linked matchup page, all three of Votto's hits against Maholm have come on the hard stuff, twice on the first pitch and once on the third. And that data may be at the core of a recent change in Maholm's approach.
In addition to holding Votto hitless the last seven times he has faced him, Maholm has collected four of his strikeouts in their six most recent meetings, with an April 21, 2012 walk representing the only blemish on the record. Maholm has started five of those seven showdowns, including each of the last four, with a breaking ball, and he has also introduced a cutter into the equation, throwing two of the three that Votto has seen to earn this strikeout later in that April 21, 2012 contest.
Apart from Votto's few successes, the motivation behind Maholm's pitch selection lies in the chart below, from Votto's hitter profile:
If there's a weakness in Votto's offensive game, it's spinning offerings that break low and away, both in the zone and beyond its boundaries. Unfortunately for Votto, those also happen to be locations that Maholm loves to target with his curve and slider against like-handed batters.
If Maholm struggles to find the zone and Votto is able to keep the bat on his shoulder in early counts, the first baseman could work his way into hitter-friendly situations. That would force Maholm to challenge Votto's strength by turning to the fastball or sinker, which the lefty has done on 71 percent of the occasions when left-handed hitters have jumped ahead in the count this year. Otherwise, it's Votto who will need to make the adjustment to take Maholm out of the exclusive septet of pitchers that have so far dodged his wrath.
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NEWTONVILLE -- The Town of Colonie has offered Memorial Town Hall as a collection location for relief items for the victims of Hurricane Sandy. Operation Fill The Truck is being sponsored by the Latham Fire House, which is collecting items to be brought to New York City, Long Island and New Jersey. They are collecting at the firehouse, 226 Old Loudon Road through Nov. 10, or drop off items at Memorial Town Hall until 4 p.m. today to the attention of Mike Rayball, Director of Emergency Management and Planning on the ground floor/basement of Memorial Town Hall located at 534 Loudon Road. For information, call 782-2609.
STILLWATER - Battle at the Blockhouse and a salute to all veterans will begin at 10 a.m. today at the Stillwater Blockhouse. A living history event to honor veterans with the 13th Albany County Militia, 4th Company, Revolutionary War Re-enactors. There will be a canon fire re-enactment with the Second Continental artillery and the 13th Albany County Militia group. Following the program will be a veteran's service and recognition for some of the re-enactors. For those veterans who attend there will be light refreshments at the Earl J. Manning Post 490. All events are free to the public.
WYNANTSKILL -- A benefit dinner for Zack and Alan, pig roast and more, today, at the American Legion, 111 Main Ave. Doors open at 1 p.m.; pig roast served 2-6 p.m. Tickets are $20 for adults, $5 for children 6-10 and free for children under 5. There will be food, entertainment, raffles, and more.
DELMAR -- A concert and dance party benefiting the Bethlehem Community Fund will be held 7:30-10:30 p.m. Nov. 17 at the Nathaniel Adams Legion Post, 16 West Poplar Drive. The GB Five will perform. Donation, $10. The proceeds will benefit the Bethlehem Community Fund, which quietly helps children, families, individuals and the elderly living in the Bethlehem Community, those whose needs often fall through the cracks of traditional programs. The Community Fund has been helping neighbors since 1942.
TROY -- Troy Shares, a local time bank, is sponsoring a free Skill Share open to the public, 3-6 p.m. Nov. 11 at Oakwood Community Center, 313 Tenth St. Sessions include restoration, rocket stove construction, soap making and more. For information, go to TroyShares.org.
COLONIE -- The Hudson-Mohawk Weavers' Guild 34th annual show and sale will be held 2-9 p.m. Nov. 15; 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Nov. 16; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Nov. 17; and noon-4 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Pruyn House, 207 Old Niskayuna Road, Newtonville.
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LOUDONVILLE -- Loudonville Christian School open house will be held 9-11:30 a.m. Nov. 14 at the school, 374 Loudon Road. Classes will be ongoing and open for observation. Administrators will be on hand to talk about the program at LCS.
LATHAM -- Lauren Groff of Groff NetWorks will present a lunch and learn to discuss how to keep a business running during emergency situations 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at The Century House, 997 New Loudon Road. The lunch is free but registration is required and can be made by calling 320-8906 ext. 105.
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Fish Tales has been supplying Brooklyn's Cobble Hill community with fresh seafood since opening in 1996. The Court Street fixture has followed the neighborhood's growth over the following 17 years—rotating its offerings and boosting its grocery selection—but two concepts remain firmly rooted in the shop's inception: its dedication to high quality fish and superb customer service.
Owner John Addis sees to it that both are accomplished on a daily basis, and he begins his days early. At 2 a.m. every morning, he travels to the Fulton Fish Market in the Bronx to buy seafood for the day. By 6:30 he's back at the shop, preparing and displaying fish for when doors open at 9 a.m. Addis and his team deliberately purchase only the freshest fish at the market, and they only buy enough for that day, which is why you won't see leftovers and the fish options change day to day. "We're not married to any particular fish," Addis said. "People ask me all the time, 'what type of oysters do you carry?' Our answer is always, 'the freshest that come in that morning.' It's really that simple."
On any given day you'll find 30 or more varieties of fish. But if there's one you want and don't see, just ask. "I'm willing to accommodate customers in any way possible," Addis noted. "If there's a fish that you want that I don't particularly carry, give me a day's notice—I'll pick it up fresh from the market for you."
Addis learned the hospitality trade from his many years in retail and restaurants and an upbringing in his family's Carroll Gardens Italian specialty foods store. He's trained his long-running staff to work the same way: greet customers by name and know their order before they get to the front of the (four- or greater-deep) line. "I just tell my guys, treat every customer as if it was your mother. How would you like your mother to be treated when she walks in the door? Just treat them the same way, and everything will be fine."
Addis listens to his customers, too, and on their request he's added a packaged and frozen food section to one wall of the store, with wraps and protein-topped salads to seafood-based soups and stove-finished entrees, all of which are prepared on premises day-of. Fish Tales has made itself a one-stop for entertaining through its hors d'oeuvres offerings, from those at the ready—crab cakes and shrimp cocktails—to those beckoning a grain of finesse—escargot and more than six types of caviar. A thoughtfully selected display of dried goods also arms customers with anything they may have forgotten on their primary grocery run, from teriyaki sauce and Old Bay seasoning to water crackers and panko breadcrumbs—and, of course, lobster bibs.
A series of recipe card printouts (complete with nutritional information) are available for the taking at the front of the store, but for more personalized culinary counsel, Addis encourages customers to consult the crew. "We're very educated about the product—about where it's from, what waters it's out of, what taste it has, what texture it has, what it's similar to," he explained. And such seafood expertise isn't acquired out of personal curiosity, alone.
"The people that live in this neighborhood, they're educated consumers. They want the best and they're willing to pay for the best. You can't cut corners—you have to provide the best. And it's not only quality—it's also service that goes with that."
As Monday's lunch hour ticked by, Addis continued to greet guests by first name as they walked in and out, extending his hand to acknowledge neighborhood frequenters and to open doors for parents with strollers. When asked just how many regulars he encounters on a daily basis, his response was immediate: "They're all regulars. There are no fly-by-nighters here." And as another familiar customer made a routine appearance for the pure sake of a hello, a hug, and an update for Addis, it's easy to understand why.
About the author: Nicole Schnitzler's appreciation for the culinary world was ignited at age 14 when she spent a summer slinging milkshakes at her local ice cream joint. From there, she was intent on incorporating food into her work—whether through firsthand service experience (NoMI, Chicago) or by promoting some of London and New York's most sought after restaurants. An interest in cocktails and wine was soon to follow, and Nicole can often be found exploring drink lists in Brooklyn or scouting bottles at her local wine shop. Her other lifelong passion is travel, and she spent a year in Brittany, France, and several weeks in Nairobi, Kenya, where she devoted time to community outreach. Nicole graduated from the University of Iowa, where she earned a degree in Journalism and Mass Communication, in addition to a Certificate in Entrepreneurship. She is most comfortable with a pen in one hand and a fork in the other.


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CHICAGO — A longtime leader in the apple processing industry has been chosen The Packer's Apple Man of the Year.
Ken Guise, president and chief executive officer of Peach Glen, Pa.-based Knouse Foods Cooperative Inc., won the award Aug. 16 at the Vienna, Va.-based U.S. Apple Association's annual Apple Crop Outlook & Marketing Conference.
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