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Terms & Conditions
Last Update: September 14th, 2018
1. Terms and Conditions
1.1 The following Terms and Conditions of Service apply to all products and services provided by Recon Media, LLC (hereinafter referred to as Recon Media) and in the event of any dispute are governed by the laws of the state of Indiana.
1.2 By purchasing and/or using Recon Media's goods, products and/or services, You acknowledge that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by all terms and conditions stated herein and any other applicable policies or procedures of Recon Media, as may be amended by Recon Media from time to time, and by all terms and conditions of any other written agreements between You and Recon Media.
1.3 You agree to be bound by any amendments Recon Media may make to the terms and conditions stated herein as of the date in which any such changes are published by Recon Media on its Company Website. You agree that Recon Media shall not be bound by any representations made by third parties who You may use to purchase goods and/or services which may be offered by Recon Media or any other party. You further agree that Recon Media shall not be liable or responsible in any manner for any products or services provided by any third party.
1.4 The terms and conditions stated herein, as may be amended from time to time by Recon Media, together with any separate Professional Services Contract, Hosting Services Agreement, Web Maintenance Services Agreement, and any applicable Recon Media policies and procedures, constitute the complete and exclusive agreement between You and Recon Media concerning Your use of Recon Media's products and/or services.
1.5 The terms and conditions stated herein, along with any terms and conditions in any separate Professional Services Contract, Hosting Services Agreement, Project Agreement, and/or Web Maintenance Services Agreement supersede and merge all prior and contemporaneous agreements, whether written, oral or otherwise, and all discussions between You and Recon Media, including any statements made by any representative of Recon Media at any time unless contained in these terms and conditions or written in a contract signed by Recon Media.
1.6 All work is carried out by Recon Media on the understanding that the client has agreed to our terms and conditions.
1.7 Copyright is retained by Recon Media on all design work including words, pictures, ideas, visuals
1.8 If a choice of designs is presented and one is chosen for your project, only that solution is deemed to be given by us as fulfilling the contract. All other designs remain the property of Recon Media unless specifically agreed in writing.
1.9 The agency will not at any time or in any manner, either directly or indirectly, use for our personal benefit or divulge, disclose or communicate in any manner any information that is proprietary to the client. We will act reasonably to protect such information and treat it as strictly confidential. Click here to review our Privacy Policy.
2. Project Acceptance
2.1 At the time of proposal, Recon Media will provide the client with a written estimate or quotation by email. These Terms and Conditions can be read at any time on the Recon Media website located at https://recon.media/terms.
2.2 A copy of the written estimate or quotation is to be signed and dated by the customer to indicate acceptance and should be returned to Recon Media.
2.3 No creative or development work will commence until the agency has received written approval of the quotation (by hard copy or by email) and a minimum deposit of 50% of the agreed costs (unless otherwise agreed in writing). This ensures the agency is fully equipped to provide the highest levels of service and expertise, from project inception through to completion. This also applies if a project is delivered in 'stages', whereby a deposit will be required before proceeding to each new stage.
2.4 For rush jobs or those with expedited timelines and at the discretion of Recon Media, a 66% deposit of the project total may be due in order to secure and allocate the appropriate Recon Media resources.
2.5 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, the balance of payment will be due in full on project completion (e.g. on approval of logo, delivery of printed items, deployment of website, sending of digital images/videos, etc): failure to make final payment at this point may result in delays in project delivery. All invoices must be settled in full prior to
2.6 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, work will usually commence within ten business days of deposit receipt. Any anticipated completion date provided by the agency is subject to options chosen and client cooperation in
2.7 If a quotation has been provided where a job will be approached in 'phases', each stage will need to be paid in full on completion of each stage, before the agency is able to progress to the next phase. Where a job is being charged in stages (for example, an initial 50% deposit and two further payments of 25% each) the balance of payment may be charged in full either on completion of the project or over a number of further staged payments at the discretion of the agency.
3. Fees and Payment
3.1 If any project exceeds the estimated timeline agreed due to failure by client to content, approvals, change requests, or other information, or extends beyond twelve weeks from approval of quotation (whichever occurs first), the agency reserves the right to invoice 25% of any outstanding balance, with the remaining 25% payable on completion. We reserve the right to invoice for completed work irrespective of content or final approval being provided by the client.
3.2 Any printing, fulfillment, mailing or third-party services that are provided by the agency will require a minimum up-front payment of 75% (possibly higher in relation to value) of the agreed cost (this figure will be at the discretion of the agency and may in some cases be as much as 100%). Please note that the agency will be unable to proceed to this stage without receipt of proof of this payment.
3.3 Unless otherwise stated above or previously agreed in writing, all invoices are due within seven days of any invoice date. Please note points above and how this could have an impact on timelines.
3.4 Fees provided allow for
3.5 Costs provided allow for a maximum of three sets of client amends after which time additional charges may become payable, although the client would be made aware of this in advance.
3.6 At the end of each stage of the process (including – but not limited to – before sending an item to print or publishing a website, etc.) the client will need to 'sign-off' their approval either in the agency online proofing and approval system, in person, or by email. No further development can be undertaken until the agency is in receipt of client approval confirmation. Any amendments to work after signed approved may incur additional charges for further time spent, although the client would be made aware of this in advance.
3.7 Fees provided allow for occasional meetings at key stages for a 'reasonable' length of time between the agency and client. Some meetings may incur additional charges for time spent, travel, or other scenarios, although the client would be made aware of this in advance.
3.8 Unless otherwise agreed in writing, our fees exclude: VAT where applicable; stock library images, photography or video outside of our in-house resources; copywriting; website hosting or backups; translation services; travel and accommodation outside of a 60-mile radius from Plymouth, Indiana; talent (models and actors etc.); any third-party media, production, distribution, couriers, proofs, mock-ups, proofreading or printing that may be required; other third-party costs incurred (such as merchant bank and payment gateway charges), etc.
3.9 The client will be provided with a Final Project Approval Form and an Invoice prior to final publication, delivery, or deployment. At this time the remainder of the amount due will become payable and the customer will also be required to sign and return the Final Project Approval Form or signify approval by email to Recon Media.
3.10 Any invoice queries must be submitted by email within 7 days of the invoice date.
3.11 Accounts which remain outstanding for 30 days after the date of invoice, will incur late payment interest charge at the Bank of England Base Rate plus 8% on the outstanding amount from the date due until the date of payment.
3.12 Payments may be made by online ACH/wire transfer, credit card (Visa, Mastercard) or Debit Card.
3.13 Publication and/or release of work done by Recon Media on behalf of the client, may not take place before cleared funds have been received.
3.14 Returned checks will incur an additional fee of $50 per returned check. Recon Media reserves the right to consider an account to be in default in the event of a returned check.
3.15 If Recon Media collects any payment due by You to Recon Media through an attorney or through the means of a collection agency or similar service, or if Recon Media prevails in any action to which You and Recon Media are parties, You will pay all costs of collection, arbitration and litigation, including, without limitation, all court costs and Recon Media's reasonable attorney and collection agency fees.
4. Design Charges
4.1 Charges for design services to be provided by Recon Media will be set out in the written estimate or quotation that is provided to the customer. At the time of the customer's signed acceptance of this estimate or quotation, indicating acceptance of the Terms & Conditions, a non-refundable payment of 50% of the quoted fee will become immediately due.
4.2 Unless agreed otherwise with the Client, all design services require an advance payment of a minimum of fifty (50) percent of the project quotation total before the work commences or is supplied to the Client for review. The remaining fifty (50) percent of the project quotation total will be due upon completion of the work prior to upload to the server or release of materials.
5. Source Files
5.1 We will supply proofs and PDF files as appropriate for printing, or other
5.2 Charges for design work do not cover the release of our copyright design source files, including but not restricted to
5.3 Ownership and copyright of all unused or rejected files, documents and designs will reside with Recon Media for non-exclusive future use.
6. Charges for Other Services
6.1 Charges for any additional services requested during the project that are over and above the estimated time or out of scope will become fully payable (100% of the quoted amount) at the time of estimate or quotation acceptance.
7. Default
7.1 An account shall be considered default if it remains unpaid for 30 days from the date of invoice, or following a returned check. Recon Media shall be entitled to remove Recon Media's and/or the customer's material from any and all computer systems until the amount due has been fully paid. This includes any and all unpaid monies due for services, including, but not limited to, hosting, domain registration, search engine submission, design and maintenance, video production, sub-contractors, printers, photographers and libraries.
7.2 Removal of such materials does not relieve the customer of its obligation to pay the due amount.
7.3 Customers whose accounts become default agree to pay all Recon Media 's reasonable legal and accounting expenses and third party collection agency fees in the enforcement of the debt and these Terms and Conditions.
8. Copyrights and Trademarks
8.1 By supplying text, images and other data to Recon Media for inclusion in the customer's website or
8.2 Any artwork, images, or text supplied and/or designed by Recon Media on behalf of the customer, will remain the property of Recon Media and/or its suppliers unless otherwise agreed in writing. A license for use of the copyright material is granted to the customer solely for the project defined in the scope or request and not for any other purpose.
8.3 The customer may request in writing from Recon Media, the necessary permission to use materials (for which Recon Media holds the copyright) in forms other than for which it was originally supplied, and Recon Media may, at its discretion, grant this and may charge for the additional usage. Such permission must be obtained in writing before any of the aforesaid artwork, images, text, or other data is used.
8.4 Any software, code, plugins, or other third-party material used in a web or digital project remains the property of the creator and any ongoing license fees or fees for upgrades are the responsibility of the client, not Recon Media.
8.5 By supplying images, text, or any other data to Recon Media, the customer grants Recon Media permission to use this material freely in the pursuit of the design.
8.6 Should Recon Media, or the customer supply an image, text, audio clip or any other file for use in a website, multimedia presentation, print item, exhibition, advertisement or any other medium believing it to be copyright and royalty free, which subsequently emerges to have such copyright or royalty usage limitations, the customer will agree to allow Recon Media to remove and/or replace the file on the site.
8.7 The customer agrees to fully indemnify and hold Recon Media free from harm in any and all claims resulting from the customer in not having obtained all the required copyright, and/or any other necessary permissions.
9. Alterations
9.1 The customer agrees that changes required over and above the estimated work, or in addition to the agreed scope, or where the client makes changes to the supplied copy or changes required to be carried out after acceptance of the draft design, will be liable to a separate charge.
9.2 The customer also agrees that Recon Media holds no responsibility for any amendments made by any third party, before or after a design is published.
9.3 Any changes or additions to the written contract or agreement will be charged at the hourly rate listed in such contract or agreement rounded up to 30-minute intervals after a minimum of one hour. Any significant additions or modifications will be covered under a new or amended written contract or agreement. Additional Website development and/or design services completed by Recon Media after the written contract or agreement is completed that is not under a new written contract or agreement will be in accordance the terms and conditions stated herein and in accordance with the terms and conditions of the original written contract or agreement for Website development and/or design services.
10. Licensing
10.1. Any design, copywriting, drawing, idea or code created for the customer by Recon Media, or any of its contractors, is licensed for use by the client on a one-time only basis and may not be modified, re-used, or re-distributed in any way or form without the express written consent of Recon Media and any of its relevant sub-contractors.
10.2. All design work – where there is a risk that another party
10.3. Recon Media will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from such claims.
10.4. Recon Media, subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, hereby grants You a non-exclusive, limited, personal, license to use the Recon Media services for the Term set forth herein. Your rights under hereunder, and under any other written contract or agreement between You and Recon Media may be assigned by You only upon prior written notice by You and express written approval by Recon Media. Any other assignment or attempted assignment by You of such rights shall be null and void.
10.5. Recon Media is not responsible for any loss, or consequential loss, non-delivery of products or services, of whatever cause. The customer agrees not to hold Recon Media responsible for any such loss or damage.
10.6. Any claim against Recon Media shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.
11. Intellectual Property
11.1. Recon Media owns all rights, titles, and interests in and to Recon Media's intellectual property, including, but not limited to, trademarks, trade names, service marks, inventions, copyrights, trade secrets, source code, patents, pending patent applications, know-how relating to the design, function or operation of plans and of the hardware and software systems and resources necessary to provide any individual service elements of which they consist (hereinafter collectively referred to as "Recon Media IP").
11.2. Neither the terms and conditions stated herein nor the terms and conditions of any separate written contract or agreement between You and Recon Media shall constitute any license to You to use any Recon Media IP. Your use of any Recon Media IP proprietary information owned or licensed by Recon Media is limited to Your use in connection with the Recon Media Website, Website design services, Website hosting services, Website maintenance services, or other services referenced herein, and/or any Recon Media software, service, or product made available to You.
11.3. You own all rights, titles, and interests in and to Your intellectual property, including, but not limited to, trademarks, trade names, service marks, inventions, copyrights, trade secrets, source code, patents, pending patent applications, know-how relating to the design, function or operation of plans and of the hardware and software systems and resources developed for You by Recon Media (hereinafter collectively referred to as "CLIENT IP").
12. Data Formats
12.1. The client agrees to Recon Media's definition of acceptable means of supplying data to the company.
12.3. Images which are supplied in an electronic format are to be provided in a format as prescribed by Recon Media via e-mail, Dropbox, Google, Drive, our the agency project management platform. Images must be of a quality suitable for use without any subsequent image processing, and Recon Media will not be held responsible for any image quality which the client later deems to be unacceptable.
12.4. Recon Media cannot be held responsible for the quality of any images which the client wishes to be scanned from printed materials.
12.5. Additional expenses may be incurred for any necessary action, including, but not limited to, photography and art direction, photography searches, media conversion, digital image processing, or data entry services, color correction and alteration of images not originally included in
13. Project Duration
13.1. Any indication given by Recon Media of a design project's duration is to be considered by the client to be an estimation. Recon Media cannot be held responsible for any project over-runs, whatever the cause. Estimated project duration should be deemed to be from the date that cleared funds are received by Recon Media for the initial payment or by date confirmed in writing by Recon Media.
14. Project and Design Services
14.1 It is assumed that unless otherwise stated, most copy and images will be provided by the client, although the agency will contribute to this (through headlines, and top-line messages etc) as a natural part of the creative process. The agency is able to provide a full copywriting service or copy advice, as well as illustration and photography at an additional cost if required. Purchased royalty-free stock images from our standard sources (if required) will generally be priced at $50 per image (dependent on source, image size, and quality) to cover sourcing time and image costs. Specific image requirements not satisfied by our standard sources will be charged at cost + 15%, with prior client notification.
14.2 The agency recommends that clients use our preferred suppliers for print and is able to provide competitive quotations to ensure high quality and service is maintained until delivery of the final product. We always seek a number of quotations from our trusted print suppliers and provide a complete management service: from print sourcing to print-liaison to proof checking. Although clients are not contract-bound to use the agency to provide this service, it is highly recommended for quality control and peace of mind. If a client prefers to use their own print supplier, the agency will simply provide artwork directly to the client to manage and forward, and will be unable to monitor, advise or take any responsibility for the process or final output. Recon Media will not interface or liaison with the third-party vendor if client chooses to use their own selection outside of those recommended by the agency.
14.3 Clients should be aware that due to a variety of factors there will often be variance in colors shown between in-house proofs, colors on screen, printer's proofs, and final printed items. These factors are determined by the source of the print or visual (each output source e.g the agency printer, the client's printer, the imagesetter, the monitor etc will differ from the other), the types of inks or make-up of colors (even Pantone colors can vary significantly and often surprisingly depending on what stock or substrate they are printed on), the type of print process (short-run digital, longer-run litho printing), the substrate (paper, card, plastic etc) used, individual preferences (ambient light, personal computer settings etc) and several other reasons. As a result of this, the agency is unable to guarantee 100% consistency and accuracy of color on all items and may not always be able to achieve the exact result expected by the client. In the case of printed items, the only true guide as to what is likely to be produced is to request a 'wet-proof' on the actual intended substrate with the actual inks to be used, although this will incur additional cost. However as long as the client accepts there may be inconsistencies across work produced, this step may not be necessary. The agency does not accept any responsibility for color variations as a result of these indeterminate factors.
14.4 In the event the project requires more hours than estimated in the scope due to client delays, additional changes, or any other circumstance which may lengthen the timeline, Recon Media reserves the right to submit an amended budget total to Client to cover additional work.
14.5 Recon Media will take the utmost care in developing Your design but You understand, acknowledge, and agree that it is Your responsibility to make sure the content is accurate. Recon Media shall not be liable for any materials published, typos, or inconsistencies after client approval.
14.5 Recon Media shall have the right to use the design for display, publication, promotion and advertisement purposes. All images and graphics created by Recon Media for the design are protected by federal copyright law and may not be copied by You or any other party without the prior written consent of Recon Media. Images, documents, and Data provided by You to Recon Media will remain Your property.
15. Rights of Access for Website Construction
15.1. The client agrees to allow Recon Media all necessary access to computer systems and other locations, as required, in order to complete a website project and until all due funds are cleared, including the necessary read/write permissions, usernames, and passwords.
15.2. The client agrees to allow Recon Media access to any computer systems, usernames, and passwords required to remove data and/or sites for failure to comply with these Terms and Conditions.
15.3. The client agrees to supply Recon Media with all necessary materials, electronic, or otherwise, required to create and complete the project and to supply them in a timely manner.
15.4. The client agrees to allow Recon Media all necessary access to domain name registrars and hosting accounts in order to update DNS settings, nameservers, and other relevant and necessary information as it relates to the completion and successful deployment of the client website.
16. Project Completion
16.1. Recon Media considers the design project complete upon receipt of the customer's signed Final Project Approval Form or signoff email. Other services such as printing, display panel production, film work, website uploading, publishing, etc. either contracted on the client's behalf constitute a separate project and can be treated as a separate charge.
16.2 The client agrees to alert the agency in writing to any defects or problems in relation to work and services provided, within 30 days of the final invoice date. The agency will not be liable for any claims made after this period.
17. Website Design Only
17.1. Recon Media requires that a template is approved by the customer before coding of a site commences. Once the template(s) for the website are approved by the customer, coding will commence; any changes to navigation items, colors, structure, or content that require changes to the template may incur an additional charge.
17.2. Once web design is complete, Recon Media will provide the customer with the opportunity to review the resulting work. Recon Media will make one set of minor changes at no extra cost within 7 calendar days of the start of the review period. Minor changes include small textual changes and small adjustments to placement of items on the page. It does not include changes to images, color schemes, or any navigation features. Any minor changes can be notified to Recon Media by e-mail.
17.3. Any major changes should be requested via the agency Change Request Form and may be subject to additional charges.
17.4. Recon Media will consider that the client has accepted the original draft, if no notification of changes is received in writing from the customer, within 14 days of the start of the review period.
17.5. For all web related projects, unless specifically stated, the client will retain 100% ownership of the web page design only (ownership is not applicable to proprietary software and programs or source code, such as databases, e-commerce and/or content management systems, web application source code, or animations).
17.6. Recon Media shall have the right to use Your Website for display, publication, promotion and advertisement purposes. All images and designs created by Recon Media for Your Website are protected by federal copyright law and may not be copied by You or any other party without the prior written consent of Recon Media. Data provided by You to Recon Media will remain Your property. In addition, You acknowledge and understand that other than the rights to use Your Website, You have no rights in or to or ownership of in any source code included in Your Website. Upon dissolution of or the cessation of operation of Recon Media, or any of its successors or assigns, You will be granted full rights to any such source code, provided that you may not sell or transfer any such source code to any other party.
17.7. Any damage done to Your Website (modifying source code, deleting files, etc.) by You is Your sole responsibility. Work done by Recon Media to repair any such damage will require additional billing to be determined in its reasonable discretion by Recon Media. You may also incur additional billing for any design changes after you have approved the initial design of Your Website.
18. Website Hosting
18.1. Recon Media offers white-labeled, fully-managed hosting services as an agency partner through a reliable and established third-party hosting vendor. Recon Media does not guarantee continuous service and will accept no liability for loss of service, whatever the cause.
18.2. Recon Media may request that clients change the type of hosting account used if that account is deemed by Recon Media to be unacceptable because of poor service, lack of bandwidth or in any other way insufficient to support the website. Fees for hosting on Recon Media's virtual servers are due at the commencement of any period of service and are non-refundable.
18.3. The agency offers a web hosting service to host the websites we have built for our clients. This is recommended in order to ensure ongoing quality of service and is a mandatory requirement for websites incorporating a content management system (CMS) or e-commerce system. Although the standard of our hosting packages are high, the agency is unable to guarantee 100% up-time (as no web host would) nor accept any responsibility for any error, omission or misrepresentation in relation to the websites hosted or for any loss, damage, cost or expense (whether direct, indirect, consequential or otherwise) suffered by any user of the websites hosted. The agency makes no warranties or representations of any kind that hosting will be uninterrupted, error-free or that the website or the server that hosts the website are free from viruses or other forms of harmful computer code. In no event shall the agency, its employees or agents be liable for any direct, indirect or consequential damages resulting from the hosting of websites on our servers. Separate terms and conditions apply for website hosting and these can be provided upon request.
18.4. Recon Media is not responsible for Your failure to use the services/plans offered by Recon Media. You have the right to cancel the services/plans other than products or services covered under a separate written contract or agreement between You and Recon Media that You have purchased pursuant to the terms and conditions contained in any such written contract or agreement. Therefore, non-use of the services/plans offered DOES NOT constitute a cancellation of said services/plans.
18.5. Additional Fees: You agree that use of the Services hereunder will not exceed any usage limits/allocations set forth under Your particular plan details. If You do exceed any of the specified usage limits/allocations, Recon Media may, at its sole discretion, assess You with additional charges (where those additional charges are provided to You when you begin the service), suspend the performance of such service or terminate such services to You. In the event that Recon Media elects to take any corrective action, You may not be entitled to a refund of any unused pre-paid fees.
18.6. Recon Media is a white label hosting reseller and follows the terms and conditions set by the hosting company ("Host" or "Hosts") it resells services for. Hosting clients will be monitored to ensure they operate under the Hosts' terms and conditions of service (a copy of the Host's terms will be provided to you upon Your request). If Your Website is not in agreement with the Host's terms, you will be notified in writing. Any failure by You to rectify Your Website could result in suspension or termination as outlined below. Since Recon Media is not in control of the Hosts' services it cannot be held responsible for any downtime suffered during the use of such Website hosting services.
18.7. Recon Media strictly enforces compliance with Hosts' acceptable use policies. If we find Your Website does not comply, it is cause for immediate suspension and/or termination of Your account at the sole discretion of Recon Media. Recon Media reserves the right to refuse to provide service to anyone at their sole discretion, for any reason whatsoever.
18.8. In no event shall Recon Media be liable to You for any sums in excess of the payments made by You for Website hosting services, and You shall defend, indemnify and hold harmless Recon Media from and against any and all claims for damages and losses of any kind whatsoever in excess of Your payments to Recon Media, including but not limited to, money damages, lost profits, or any other losses due to a problems with Your Website.
18.9. After cancellation or non-renewal, all information stored on any Host's network that was placed there by You or is a result of You using the services provided by Recon Media is deleted after a period of approximately five (5) days from the date of cancellation. Therefore, should You require a copy of said information, You should take steps necessary to retrieve that information prior to cancellation of services. Should You fail to retrieve such information, and should You require a copy of said information after the date of cancellation, it is possible that Recon Media can provide the information to You for an additional fee (to be determined at the time of request but could include data restoration and custom services fees). However, Recon Media does not guarantee that it will be able to provide the information to You after the date of cancellation.
19. Domain Name Registration
19.1. Recon Media cannot guarantee the availability of any domain name. Where Recon Media is to register a domain name on behalf of a client it will endeavor to do so but the client should not assume a successful registration.
19.2. If client requests Recon Media to secure a domain name(s) on their behalf, client must provide reliable contact information to be used for the ownership listing of said domain(s).
20. Search Engine and SEO Ranking
20.1. Due to the infinite number of considerations that search engines use when determining a site's ranking, Recon Media cannot guarantee any particular placement or ranking. Acceptance by any search engine cannot be guaranteed and when a site is accepted, the time it takes to appear in search results varies from one search engine to another. Rankings will also vary as new sites are added. Recon Media recommends that clients use a professional SEO service and are happy to provide details of such services Recon Media can provide under a separate agreement.
21. Design Credits
21.1. The customer agrees to allow Recon Media to place a small credit on printed material exhibition displays, advertisements and/or a link to Recon Media own website on the customer's website. This will usually be in the form of a small logo or line of text placed towards the bottom of the page.
21.2. The customer also agrees to allow Recon Media to place websites and other designs, along with a link to the client's site on Recon Media's own website for demonstration purposes and to use any designs in its own publicity and portfolios.
22. Rights of Refusal
22.1. Recon Media will not include in its designs, any text, images or other data which it deems to be immoral, offensive, obscene or illegal. All advertising material must conform to all standards laid down by all relevant advertising standards authorities. Recon Media also reserves the right to refuse to include submitted material without giving reason. In the situation where any images and/or data that Recon Media does include in all good faith, and subsequently discovers is in contravention to such Terms and Conditions, the customer is obliged to allow Recon Media to remove the contravention without hindrance, or penalty. Recon Media is to be held in no way responsible for any such data being included.
23. Cancellation
23.1. Cancellation of orders may be made initially by telephone contact, or e-mail, however, following this, Recon Media will need formal notification in writing to the company's postal address. The client will then be invoiced for all work completed over and above the non-refundable deposit that will have been made at the time of first ordering. The balance of monies due must be paid within 30 days. Please note: any cancellation which is not formally confirmed in writing and received by Recon Media within 14 days of such instruction being issued, will be liable for the full quoted cost of the project.
24. Disclaimer
24.1. Recon Media makes no warranties of any kind, express or implied, for any and all products and/or services that it supplies. Recon Media will not be held responsible for any and all damages resulting from products and/or services it supplies. Recon Media is not responsible for any loss, or consequential loss of data, or non-delivery of products or services, of whatever cause. While we take reasonable steps to investigate the materials we recommend, we accept no responsibility for the performance or quality of materials or any consequential loss arising from their failure. The customer agrees not to hold Recon Media responsible for any such loss or damage. Any claim against Recon Media shall be limited to the relevant fee(s) paid by the customer.
24.2. Recon Media reserves the right to use the services of sub-contractors, agents, suppliers, and any work, content, services, and usage is bound by their Terms and Conditions. Recon Media will not knowingly perform any actions to contravene these and the client also agrees to be so bound.
24.3. Recon Media and its clients agree to comply with Printers Terms and Conditions which include disclaimers for non-completion on time and the flexibility to supply quantities within 10% of the total ordered. Recon Media recommend that if an exact quantity is required, then 10% extra is added to the quantity and extra time made available should the job be delayed.
25. Suspension and Termination
25.1. Suspension – At the sole option of Recon Media for any reason set forth herein or in the event that You breach any of Your obligations under these terms and conditions, or under the terms and conditions of any written contract or agreement between You and Recon Media, including, but not limited to the payment of fees terms or any violation of a Host's Acceptable Use Policy or terms and conditions of use, Recon Media may suspend Your account by deactivating any access by You and/or by Web users to any information contained on the servers related to Your account while maintaining the information and data related to Your account upon such servers.
25.2. Suspension shall specifically include the disabling of Your hosted domain and/or any access to information or data related to Your account. Recon Media may, at its sole discretion, provide You with notification of such suspension. At Recon Media's sole discretion, Recon Media may provide You with an opportunity to correct such breach or violation. Upon being notified of an opportunity to correct such breach or violation, if such breach or violation is not corrected as instructed by Recon Media, the account may be terminated. Service charges will continue to accrue on suspended accounts as if they were not suspended. You will remain responsible for the payment of any such charges during any such period of suspension. Should any account require suspension, Recon Media will retain the right to recover from You costs, losses, damages, indemnity, defense costs, expert costs, reasonable collection costs and/or reasonable attorney's fees or other costs of any kind as may be applicable under Indiana Law.
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Chrissy Teigen agrees that her husband John Legend looks like a baby, so you can stop sending her pics now.
The model, 31, has asked fans to lay off with the photos comparing her singer husband to babies – even though they are actually hilarious.
Maybe it's his big eyes or his cute, round pinch-able cheeks when he smiles, but yeah he totally resembles a baby.
An exasperated Chrissy made her feeling clear on Twitter.
She joked: 'For the LAST TIME, JOHN looks like a baby so A LOT OF BABIES LOOK LIKE HIM STOP SENDING ME JOHN BABIES.'
If you want an example of what she's on about, here's a pretty spot on example of a John baby that did the rounds on Twitter at the end of last month.
It showed four pictures of an adorable baby with the caption: 'Explain fam @johnlegend'.
We hope Chrissy takes on fan's advice and collects a whole bunch of John babies and makes them into a coffee table book.
The couple, who have been married since 2013, have a 1-year-old daughter, Luna.
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Taken, adapted and edited from, "Prophet Elisha"
Written by, John M. Lowrie, 1869
"Here a bright squadron leaves the skies,
And thick around Elisha stands;
Anon, a heavenly soldier flies,
And breaks the chain from Peter's hands.
Are they not all thy servants, Lord?
At thy command they go and come;
With cheerful haste obey thy word,
And guard thy children to their home."
IT is pleasing to find so many intimations that the great work of Elisha's life increases as his life goes on…
In the great decline of religion through the wickedness of the Israel's kings, no more effectual method could be adopted to counteract the prevailing evils than to raise up a new set of teachers; and the schools of the prophets appear to have secured an increasing number of pupils. We read, respecting the school established at Gilgal, that their accommodations were found too narrow; and they represented their case to the prophet, and desired his approbation of measures that looked to the enlargement of the institution. The matter is too briefly recorded to give us a full understanding of it. That is, whether there was an entire removal of the college from Gilgal to the Jordan, the distance being perhaps six miles, or whether they sought timber on the river banks to be carried to their present site, we cannot decide. We see the poverty of his disciples in that they must make these changes with their own manual labor, and that even the tools with which they wrought were borrowed. Quite likely they were unskillful workmen, and want of skill or accident gave occasion for recording another of the prophet's wonders. An axe-head fell into the Jordan, doubtless in too deep a place to make a recovery. The lamentation of the young man who lost it over an article that did not belong to him led the prophet to recover it by causing the iron to swim. The manner of doing this agrees with the usual practice of Elisha –that he makes a miracle by some external sign. The chief object may have been to confirm the faith of a new company of disciples in the extraordinary qualifications of their chief teacher.
We now turn our attention to new wars between Israel and Syria, and of Elisha's aid afforded to the king of Israel. The name of the new general of the Syrian army is afterward given; Naaman seems to have lost his place after his return from Samaria. The various plans formed by the king of Syria were supernaturally known to Elisha, and he made them known to the Israel's leaders. In war, great advantages must ever belong to a bold assailant, who learns as nearly as possible the position and numbers of his enemies, and by concentrating his forces strikes a sudden and unexpected blow. The assailant generally knows his own aim –the attacked are confused by the necessity of guarding against dangers that are magnified because they are not comprehended. If the plans and time of attack are known, it is usually an easy thing to act upon the defense. At this time, Elisha makes known the plans of the enemy and saves the forces of Israel. This was done so often that the king of Syria believed there must be some traitor in his camp. But when a council of officers was called to deliberate upon this matter, one of them solved the perplexity by declaring that Elisha had revealed everything, and could tell their most secret thoughts. The name of Elisha was a familiar one in their ears since Naaman's cure, and no man was disposed to question this solution of the matter.
It seems strange, however, that in such a case the king should make any effort to lay hold upon the prophet. If Elisha knew every plan that was formed against his people, would he not also know every plan formed against himself? How could the king expect to succeed in this enterprise? Yet how constantly do men fight against a greater than Elisha –even Elisha's God –as if he could ever be ignorant of the plans they form, could ever lack skill to thwart their wisest devices, or could ever fail to effect all his holy purposes, no matter what is the array of human wickedness against him!
But the prophet teaches the Church a lesson of divine protection from the king's folly. Benhadad sent messengers to learn where the prophet was, and found him in Dothan, about twelve miles from Samaria. He then sent a considerable force of men, who passed by night to the place, and by the morning surrounded it with their chariots and horsemen. It would have been a very easy thing for Elisha to have avoided the danger entirely, but he would give us a better lesson. The servant of the prophet was doubtless Gehazi's successor, and though he reverenced his master, he had not acquired the full confidence which results from longer experience. When he arose in the morning and saw the city encompassed by a hostile army, he was greatly distressed.
The prophet took two methods of relieving the young man's distress: First, he comforted him by the assurance that more powerful protection was afforded to them; and next, he prayed that the young man's eyes might be opened to see for himself the host of their protectors. So the Lord opened the eyes of the young man, and "behold, the mountain was full of chariots and horses round about Elisha."
Here we have two distinct things for our instruction: First, we may notice the actual safety of these servants of God; and next, the recognition of this safety by the younger at the prayer of Elisha. The young man and Elisha were just as safe before the chariots and horses of fire were revealed, as they were afterward; yet the young man no longer feared when he saw.
Here we have something that remains permanently true for the servants of God, and something granted especially for the occasion. It remains true for all ages that they that are or God are not feeble and few compared with the number and power of their enemies. It seems so many times. The world seems often given over to iniquity. In great matters revolutions often occur, troublous times arise, things seem all to go wrong, and men's hearts fail them for fear of the changes that threaten against all their ideas of true advancement.
In individual affairs we are thrown into great perplexity, we encounter unexpected distresses, we see no path of deliverance. So we cry with the servant of Elisha, "Alas, how shall we do? But why may not the long experience of God's people teach us that these are lessons of faith? None of these perplexities can occur to us but under the divine ordering. He has often led his most faithful servants into straits, and delayed their deliverance until they are forced like Abraham to "hope against hope;" he has still shown his grace and wisdom and power in an opportune time. The enemies of Elisha seem to have gained an advantage when they succeeded in surrounding the city while he was still there; but the advantages gained by the enemies of religion are never any more real than theirs. It is quite impossible that any can ever fight against God, oppose his cause, or attack his servants, and prosper.
The great fact for our consolation in his service is to know that God governs the world. This he does this completely without uncertainty or doubt, and without the slightest exception that can be possible or that can be imagined. There can therefore be no success against him or against anything he designs to protect.
The believer may stand alone against a crowd of opposers, yet they that are for him outnumber them far. This, therefore, may ever be the believer's song "
"Fear not, though many should oppose,
For God is stronger than thy foes,
And makes thy cause his care."
Whatever we are called upon to believe as to the means adopted by infinite wisdom for carrying on his government, however much we may sometimes be perplexed to understand why any enemies to it are permitted to exist, are allowed to form plans so audacious, and are able to secure some seeming success which fills them with increasing boldness and causes the hearts of good men to fear, still the great consolation is in knowing that God reigns.
Yet it is to the divine glory that his rule includes and subordinates all inferior agencies: not destroying them, but using them. Let us not busy ourselves in wondering why God has not made the world otherwise than it is, nor in conjecturing that he might govern it differently; let us distinctly recognize that as it is, with its manifold agencies both of animate things and things inanimate, it is governed by its Creator; and that he is fully able, in his own good time, to vindicate all that he has allowed to occur and all that he has done in the orderings of his providence. Enough is constantly brought before us of the beneficence and kindness of his workings to show his mercy to man, while the wonderful leadings of his providence to bless men in unexpected measures give us profound ideas of God's wisdom. No matter what may be the instrument which he uses to further his designs, –we are authorized to ascribe all to his working.
Nor have we any reason to judge that any failures occur, any procrastination takes place, any mistakes are made in the completion of every design which divine wisdom has ever formed. When we look at the things we can best understand, we see the most unswerving exactness and punctuality observed.
The sun never delays his time of rising or setting, and every variation in changing seasons occurs with the utmost regularity. The laws that govern inferior things around us are of such unchanging operation that any well-established instance of miracle is therefore also a well-established proof of divine working for a higher end than nature can reach. All things are the servants of their Creator. Fire and hail, rain and snow, and vapor, stormy wind fulfilling his word, all are his ministers. Even when men lose sight of the divine rule while they gaze upon the instrumentalities which God uses, it remains true that natural things, and all the laws by which they exist and operate, are subject to his government. His wisdom and power are everywhere.
Without divine energy no existence could be or operate.
In the language of the poet, this—
"Warms in the sun, refreshes in the breeze,
Glows in the stars and blossoms in the trees;
Lives through all life, extends through all extent,
Spreads undivided, operates unspent."
There is one chapter concerning the government of the world which we read of only in the sacred Scriptures. This chapter refers to the agency of angels in the world's providential rule. It is a Deeply interesting thing to believe that,
"Millions of spiritual beings walk this earth,
Unseen, both when we sleep and when we wake."
That the agency is invisible is not strange, since the most powerful agents in nature –gravitation, attraction, electricity " are known to man only by their unquestioned effects; and no man hath seen God at any time. It is not wonderful to believe that our Infinite God is the Creator of other intelligent beings besides the race of man. "When we know that the stars are innumerable worlds like the earth on which we live, we think it reasonable to judge that he created them not in vain, but formed them to be inhabited, Isaiah 45:18. And in the habitation of his own holiness we are assured that there are hosts of holy, intelligent beings, of powerful intellects and swift to do his will.
Especially are the angels of God employed in matters which pertain to the administration of the covenant of grace. They are therefore called ministering spirits, "sent forth to minister to them that shall be heirs of salvation." In all the great matters pertaining to the advancement of the Church of God, especially in the earlier dispensations, the angels bore a distinguished part. Perhaps, in the world before the flood, communication between heaven and earth was chiefly maintained by their ministry. And in a certain sense the Mosaic economy was a dispensation given by angels. That is, thousands of angels were present upon Sinai at the giving of the law, and angels rendered various important ministries during that age. It is also true in some sense that the Christian dispensation is not subject to the rule of angels, because the great Mediator has come in human nature. Hebrews 2.
Yet the angels are the obedient servants of Christ Jesus; they delight to do him homage, and the Church under his control is a Church where angels minister. If we read of them in the ancient times ascending and descending over Jacob's slumbers, delivering Lot from Sodom, and Jacob from Esau, and Daniel from the lions, slaying the first-born of Egypt in their houses and the hosts of the Assyrians in their camps, so we read of them in the New Testament times, rejoicing at the birth of the infant Savior, ministering to him in his necessities and in his sorrows, and watching at his sepulcher. They attended at the ascension of the glorified Redeemer; they surround his throne now with ceaseless praises, save as they are sent to earth on errands of mercy; and when he comes a second time, in the glory of the judgment throne, he will be accompanied by all the holy angels. What their duties are upon earth we may learn either from scriptural precepts or scriptural examples. They minister to the heirs of salvation; they encamp about them that fear God and deliver them; they rejoice over the return of the wandering prodigal. They enter the prison and give aid to the prisoner; they wait around the couch of those that are in distress and offer their unseen ministries; they arc by the departing couch of the dying believer, though he may be like the beggar Lazarus in wretchedness, and they bear away the happy spirit to the bosom of Abraham. Christ is the Lord of angels. At his bidding they come and go. They are great in might and swift to do his will. When he sends they fly quickly; what he commands they do; the meanest saint they are ready to help, the meanest service for him they are ready to perform. These hosts are for God's people, and they far outnumber all who can be against them.
If we do not often engage our thoughts respecting angels and their service toward the earthly Church, it is not because the Scriptures are too silent respecting them.
"A multitude of writers in the Scriptures –fifteen at least –have described these glorious beings with the most perfect harmony and without a single discordant idea."– Dwight's Theol., 1, 313
Christians should think with pleasure of angelic ministries. They are now our guardians; they shall be our eternal associates. They have watched us thus far through all our pathway on earth; they know our history better than we know it ourselves; they are constantly about us; and they have doubtless given us protection and the victory many a time when we knew not of their care. Shall we believe that evil is suggested to the human mind by satanic temptations, and reject the thought that we may receive strength from the angels whom Christ sends to minister to his people? Angelic services are constantly rendered; their hosts encamp around us; they can tell us, when we meet on the heavenly plains, most interesting events of our own lives that were wholly secret to us while we were here below.
Some have been of the opinion that each person has a particular guardian angel assigned to him, who attends him through all the course of his life, to watch over, protect, guide and warn him; the Muslims extend the doctrine so that each has a good and a bad angel –the one protecting, the other devising evil. Two passages in the New Testament seem to refer to the doctrine of a good guardian angel, yet are they not sufficiently explicit to establish it. Our Lord says, "Take heed that ye offend not one of these little ones, for I say unto you that in heaven their angels do always behold the face of my Father which is in heaven," Matt. 18:10.
This passage teaches that the youngest and humblest of the disciples of Christ is under the guardianship of angels, but does not confine their protection to a single guardian for each. When Peter was delivered from prison, and the disciples could not credit his appearance, they said, "It is his angel!" Their words contain an evident reference to the prevalent Jewish opinion, not only of a special guardian to each individual, but of one whose form resembles him whom they are set to guard. But the passage may but show that these disciples still retained the ideas they formerly held, without proving, in the absence of direct teachings, that this opinion is scriptural. In the case of Elisha we see that many angels were round about the prophet for his protection.
The angels of God arc constantly about us. Paul seems to teach especially that they are ever-present in the worshiping assemblies of God's people; and we have reason to judge that men are perpetually in the sight of angels. The invisible, eternal world is not far off from us. In our perplexities and distresses, we may be often ready to say, "Alas! how shall we do?" Yet our deliverers are not far off. True, we cannot discern them with our natural senses, for this is not their capacity. And we cannot even conjecture what intuitive knowledge of the most satisfactory nature might be gained if we possessed the proper faculties. A man born blind cannot possibly know, even though we should attempt to explain it, what light is, and what wondrous revelations light gives to the seeing eye. One glance of perfect vision would avail more to awaken and inform the soul than centuries of instruction upon the wonderful properties of light. So Elisha prays for his servant, Lord, I pray thee, open his eyes, that he may see. This is the view the Scriptures give us of the spiritual world, that it is as much about us as above us; that angels ascend and descend between earth and heaven on errands from their Lord; and that more and stronger are for the believer than can be arrayed against him. Even though our eyes are not opened to see, as were the eyes of the prophet's servant, the divine rule is unchanged still, and will remain so for ever. The God who then protected his servant in peril by unseen hosts still allows his people to fall into seen dangers and protects them by unseen guardians.
This entire doctrine of unseen spiritual influences has also its fearful aspects.
For there are unseen tempters to evil. Our warfare is with spiritual wickedness. Satan and his angels are ever about us. The invisible things around us, both good and evil, are of great influence upon us. Yet the evil can never force us to evil; they can but suggest and tempt, and they are restrained in various ways.
They who put their trust in Christ Jesus, the Lord of angels, need never fear. For thus runs the promise to the believing: "He shall give his angels charge over thee to keep thee in all thy ways; they shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone," Ps. 91:11, 12.
Was Elisha safe in Dothan when the chariots of God were around him? The Syrians saw them not. His servant did not see them till the prophet prayed that he might. But his safety depended upon their being present, not upon their being visible. And a thousand providences in the history of God's people show unexpected deliverances that have been effected by ministering angels. No matter that we cannot see. The God of angels pledges his people a full protection; and these are cheerful servants, swift to do his will.
But we return now to the narrative. Elisha further prayed that the Lord would smite the Syrians with blindness. We do not suppose that they were really made blind, so that they could not see at all. In that case, they would hardly have ventured to march to Samaria. For we can scarcely conceive of an army of blind men and blind horses being; able to make a march at all. But as the opening of the eyes of Elisha's servant was not enabling him to see the invisible hosts with his bodily eyes, but rather giving him a knowledge of their presence, which for want of a fitting term we call seeing or perceiving, so the blindness of the Syrian hosts was rather giving false perceptions. They saw, but not as things really were: they neither recognized Dothan nor the prophet. The words of the prophet are evidently the answer to a question put by the Syrians.
Taken by themselves, they seem to be falsehood upon the prophet's lips. We know indeed that many of the ancient believers were rather governed by the low standard of morals prevalent in their times than by the strict rule of unswerving truth to which alone the precepts of the Scriptures give their sanction. To use falsehood in the stratagems of war has been regarded as allowable in the teachings of all other moralists, even including many Christian writers. But no explicit sanction of any falsehood can be found in the word of God: on the contrary, the Scriptures approve of truth, and this so entirely beyond exception or apology that if we judge any man at any time guilty of falsehood, we must condemn it. Elisha was not without his infirmities; though indeed we would not expect him to speak untruly at such a time. And there seems no need of it. Falsehood is generally a confession of weakness. When men can reach the end they seek as easily, they speak the truth, having no object to deceive. Elisha had these men in his power without speaking any untruth. The whole matter depends upon what the question was to which Elisha's words were a reply. If they asked, "Where shall we find Elisha? the prophet, though lie stood before them, could truly answer, "Not this way, and not this city"; for he intended to let them see him only at Samaria. They were deceived indeed by these words, but the law of truth does not require a man to correct the false conceptions of his enemies.
Elisha led these hosts to Samaria. They were under the influence of these false perceptions until they were in the very city, and were surrounded by the hosts of the king of Israel in such numbers as to make resistance hopeless. Then their eyes were opened and they saw their position. The king of Israel, out of deference to the power of the prophet who had delivered these men into his hands, asked Elisha's advice respecting the disposal of the prisoners. At his direction no cruelty was exercised upon them: they were kindly treated as prisoners of war, and soon released to return to their own land. Peace was soon made between Israel and Syria. It seemed in vain for the king of Syria to expect success against a people thus protected.
And indeed the guilt of Israel alone did expose them to further wars. For we soon read of new strifes and of new success on the part of Syria, for Jehoram and the people of Israel would not learn repentance, either from the Lord's judgments or from his mercies.


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Your cash gets paid directly into your bank account once your trade-in is completed.
You can claim a massive £100 cashback to spend on whatever you like, after buying your Huawei Mate 20 Pro. Once you get your mobile, simply head to Huawei's website to submit your claim: https://huaweipromo.co.uk/gb/en/pages/promotion.
3D glass and smooth curves blend into each other to give Huawei Mate 20 Pro a comfortable feeling in your hand. It boasts all the looks of a premium mobile phone. But it's more than a pretty face. With IP68 rated water and dust resistance, you can take your Mate 20 Pro to the beach without worrying.
Huawei Mate 20 Pro boasts an advanced CPU that delivers a 75% performance upgrade over the previous generation, making it even more powerful and ready for your games and apps. The battery is a beast, too, at 4200 mAh to see you through the day. Plus, you can refuel it up to 70% in just 30 minutes. Then there's the wireless reverse charging feature that means you can power up other compatible devices using just your Mate 20 Pro.
With a Leica Triple Camera, your Huawei Mate 20 Pro is ready for any scenario. The 40-megapixel main camera captures your everyday photos in amazing detail. The 8-megapixel camera focuses on distant shots. And the 20-megapixel Leica Ultra Wide Angle Lens is made for landscape photos and macro shots.
The 3D Depth Sensing Camera recognises your unique face to unlock your Mate 20 Pro more easily and quickly. Plus, there's an in-screen fingerprint scanner that will give you access to your mobile by simply touching the screen where indicated. Your Mate 20 Pro is full of smart technology.
There are 15,000 O2 WiFi hotspots around the UK. As an O2 customer, you get free access to all of them, meaning you can get online to check emails, update Facebook or watch YouTube videos - all without using any mobile data! Plus, you can enjoy speeds up to 10x faster than a normal mobile connection.
On O2, you get free access to the Priority app, full of invites to live experiences and added perks everyday. From unforgettable music experiences to discounts on pizza and coffee, Priority puts you first.
Use your minutes, texts and data when you're on holiday in the EU. Whether you're sending emails from the beach in Spain, or checking Facebook in France, you can enjoy using your mobile like you're at home. Travelling outside the EU? Choose selected O2 tariffs for an extra 27 international roaming destinations, including USA, Australia and New Zealand.
This plan comes with a free data boost, which means you get extra data on your mobile to surf, stream and download. The data boost gets automatically applied to your plan - there's nothing for you to do, other than enjoy it!
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This phone is absolutely brilliant. The camera had taken some getting used to as it is SO good you have to understand how to use it to get the full potential out of your pics. The battery life is unreal, I am a self confessed phone addict and my phone is rarely out of my hands and I am getting 2+ days out of a full battery (in comparison to around 12 hours out of my old iPhone!)
Crotectors aren't as easy to come by and are slightly more expensive than those available for iPhones so if you're like me and want 100 cases so you can change them everyday you might struggle! But honestly that is my only "con" for this phone, and jeez is it a trivial one!
All around brilliant phone I'm absolutely loving it!
Fantastic deal and amazing phone
This phone is brilliant. it is like a hybrid between Iphone and Samsung. the camera is the best for an amateur with different features like blurring backgrounds and focusing on colours of the feature shot and making the background black and white, plus long exposure.
messaging is easy and gives you quick replies to messages you have received, the quality of display is great, so clear and crisp. so easy to use.
Camera is great and I like the smart assistants
I love everything about this phone.
I've always used iPhones and was very nervous about moving to an android. However the huawei mate 20 Pro is an amazing phone. I absolutely love it and so pleased I made the switch. The interface is so easy to use and nothing like android phones I had seen in the past. The camera is amazing and takes fantastic photos every time. I also got the huawei band 3 Pro to go with it and they link together so well. After being a lifelong apple fan, I'd struggle to move back to apple after using this phone. Its spectacular.
The Mate 20 Pro is a great handset. It's fast, has a good sized memory, looks stylish, and is easy to use especially if you've owned Huawei / Honor handsets previously or are used to the Android OS. It doesn't have a built in headphone jack and also needs a nano sim to extend memory so beware of that, but the 128GB built in memory is fine so far, as are the provided headphones.
Moved from a Samsung to the mate 20 Pro and really like the feel and look, camera is amazing and battery life is a great advantage along with how quickly it charges.
Too early to say. still transfering stuff over from previous.
Brilliant! Easy to use, fast and elegant feel. Camera is awesome with so many functions and features to really give each photo its unique look! Love it


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Looking forward to seeing you all this Sunday at our 12th Annual Scholarship Gala Dinner. Don't miss the networking opportunities and industry insights!
Wallace Caban, PE oversees the Construction Management Division for the Port Authority of NY & NJ Engineering Department. Port Authority staff members are located at facilities including: six airports (John F. Kennedy, LaGuardia, Newark, Teterboro, Stewart and Atlantic City International airports); four bridges (George Washington, Goethals, Bayonne and Outerbridge Crossing); two tunnels (Lincoln and Holland); three bus and transportation terminals; a PATH Railway System, multiple cargo terminals and ports in both New York and in New Jersey. The Port Authority is also rebuilding the World Trade Center. During his 27-plus year Port Authority career, Caban has held increasingly responsible positions within the engineering department—construction management division at both JFK and LaGuardia. He was previously engineer of construction, LaGuardia/Stewart International Airport before being selected for his new position. His most recent accomplishment was the onsite coordination of activities required for the successful reconstruction activities for the Raise the Roadway Program for the Bayonne Bridge which has received national recognition along with numerous awards.
Patrick Askew leads NYCEDC's Capital Division, managing a $6 billion project portfolio, including 90+ projects in design/construction, as well as 30+ engineers, architects, landscape architects, and other technical and administrative project support staff. In his current role, Patrick provides executive oversight for all capital design and construction work which includes large scale infrastructure projects, such as: construction of a water siphon between Staten Island and Brooklyn; design and construction of the iconic High Line Elevated Park, the design and construction of the East Midtown Greenway and the development of the proposed state of the art BQX Streetcar transportation system.
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The Tri-State AAAEA scholarship Gala event is an enjoyable evening and a perfect opportunity for networking with leaders of renowned public agencies and executives from the private sector. Secure your seat today and you'll find that new colleagues, new collaborations and new innovations are all within reach!
Sirin Hamsho is an award-winning engineer and innovator specializing in renewable energy. She received international awards for her patented wind turbine system design in 2015, and was recognized by the BBC's 100 Women. Hamsho received her professional education degree from the MIT, USA and her master degree in Eco-Innovation from Université de Versailles, France. She has worked for General Electric company both in France and the United States for the past eight years.
Sirin is also a well-known media personality for her inspiring short films, where she spotlights on positiveness and inspiration globally. She currently lives in Boston with her husband Dr. Omar and their two daughters, Laya and Aline.
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All those who visit Genk cannot go past C-mine without going in. This awe-inspiring nest for entrepreneurs, artists, students and culture aficionados breathes a unique atmosphere. On the former Winterslag site, respect for the industrial past goes hand in hand with contemporary artistic activity.
There is a great deal to do both in and around the former mine buildings. Did you know that you can take a C-mine expedition? A must for all those who want to discover Genk's rich mining past!
The impressively restored Energy building is the beating heart of C-mine. Among others, you will find C-mine visitor's centre, where you can go directly with all your questions regarding the site and what there is to see and do in Genk and the surrounding area.
Walk into the shop at the visitor's centre. You will spot some nice gadgets and original gifts. But you can also get hold of tickets for a show or tourist activity.
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Date Wednesday, February 13, 2019
Time 4:30 pm to 5:45 pm
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This open advising session is for students interested in studying international law, global public health, political economy, and other aspects of international affairs. Students attending the BGIA program have the unique opportunity to be paired with an internship that matches their interests in the media arena, NGO's; the financial sector, advocacy organizations or government agencies.
The Bard Globalization & International Affairs Program gives students the chance to pursue a semester of advanced studies and experience living in New York City, " the island at the center of the world."
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text: Share: Comments Print November 18, 2008 at 9:01 PM Customers of Novell-Microsoft partnership pass 200 in second year Posted by Tricia Duryee Microsoft and open-source purveyor Novell are marking the second full year of their interoperability partnership, which surprised some in the software industry when it was announced Nov. 2, 2006. "This is almost like the lion and the lamb laying down together," analyst Laura DiDio told me at the time. Susan Heystee, general manager of global partnerships for Novell, said earlier today that the companies have landed more than 200 joint customers, up from 70 after the first year of the pact. "They appreciate the fact that we're at the table together, working with them, listening to their needs around interoperability," she said. In 2006, the longtime antagonists in the market and in court announced they would promote each others' enterprise server products to customers running "heterogeneous" IT systems — those with a combination of Microsoft and open-source software. Microsoft pledged to distribute 70,000 coupons for maintenance and service of Novell's SUSE Linux. The companies also forged an intellectual-property agreement that protects each one's customers and some open-source software developers from patent-infringement suits. Microsoft also made a related upfront payment to Novell. They also began joint development of software with an emphasis on virtualization, management of Web services and open-document formats. Results of that development work announced today include a management tool that will allow IT workers to monitor Windows and Linux servers from the same console. The tool is due in the first half of 2009. Also, a beta version of Moonlight, an open-source version of Microsoft's new Web video and rich internet application platform Silverlight, will be available imminently, said Sanjay Sidhu, a Microsoft director of marketing and business development for the partnership. Moonlight will have the features of Silverlight 1, which has already been replaced by Silverlight 2. Heystee said work on a version of Moonlight that will match Silverlight 2's features is already started. Comments | More in Enterprise, Server and tools, Strategy


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It's been a number of cold and snowy months since the last official visit to the track at the end of the 2013 season, and while the calendar may say it's spring, we haven't seen many signs of it locally… other than the increasing desire to get "on the track" that's starting to drive us all crazy!
With that in mind, and today's more encouraging weather, Paul and I made a reconnaissance trip out to the track to see how things had fared through the winter. Everything looked good and the site seems to have been fairly quiet. The big surprise was just how much more "residual winter" was hanging around vs. last year:
While it does look more like a snowmobile track than a karting facility at the moment, a week of warm weather and/or rain should go a long way to getting things thawed out. See you at the track soon!


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There are many ways to grow.
Here are three!
You can gently float down the stream of life.
Or you can paddle.
Or you can motor.
I've done all three.
Floating is good for just gently letting life take you where it leads. No effort. No real work. Just living life. I've had many periods of floating through life many times. Growth is slow, meandering, and effortless. It's almost unconscious. And it's free. You still have to be careful of the rocks and twists and turns as well as others, but even if there's a little mishap there's no damage. I love helping people float just by putting stuff out there every day for people to enjoy at their leisure.
Paddling is good for when you want to choose your course more directly and move a little faster. It takes some work. It takes effort. It takes more intentionality. It's for when you know you have to process through something and you don't want it to last too long. It's more conscious. But you still have to look out for rocks, etc., because when you're going a little faster there can be more damage to yourself. More care is required. For me paddling means spending a little money on resources… like a good paddle (yes, there are good ones and bad ones)… or a small, interactive group that can encourage me and hold me accountable to myself. So, I love helping people paddle. These people want more hands-on help. This is why I provide my online community The Lasting Supper. They are grateful for TLS because they say to me they're growing at a faster rate and appreciate the more direct help so that they can be more intentional on how fast they grow and where they want to end up.
But when you want to get through a transition quick, when you want to grow fast, then motoring is the best way. This is super-conscious and very intentional. You don't want to fool around, you know you need to change, you know it's going to hurt, and so you gas up and get do the work of self-awareness and self-transformation. Even more care is required for dangers along the way because serious damage can occur if you slip up. Motoring is much more exciting and more expensive, and there have been times in my life when I've put the money down to do it. In fact, I'm doing that right now with a coach. So, I love helping people motor. These are the people who aren't messing around and want to grab the wheel of their lives and destinies and get on with it. They are very intentional and want one-on-one help. I've seen people cut down their journeys from say three years to three months by motoring! Ask me about it my spiritual freedom coaching!
All three work. All three have their own pleasures, dangers, and advantages.
Which way are you going down the river of life right now?


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Of course, one of the biggest issues for authors are the royalty rates for ebooks, generally set around 25% depending on the publisher. With ebooks becoming the next big medium, royalty rates are the next battleground for authors.
It will be interesting to see how these issues play out in the next few years.


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Extreme sports activities events are truly in a league of their very own, bringing the thrills of monster vans, motocross, supercross, X Games, and more to jam-packed venues around the nation. Dalam Excessive Sport Fishing: 3D Recreation Mod Apk ini dimana kamu nanti akan menjadi seorang pemancing profesional yang berpetualang dan memancingdi sebuah Really World Sport Model dan kamu juga dapat memilih beberapa karakter dan alat pancinng yang kamu sukai dengan berbagai warna dan bentuk.
So, they conducting in-depth interviews with a variety of men and women from across the globe who participated in varied excessive sports activities. Two years later ESPN launched the primary Excessive Video games, a week-lengthy competition that featured bungee leaping, mountain biking, skateboarding and road luge. Preparation will make extreme sports pictures a much more pleasurable experience. Firstly, the danger-taking sports activities help in improvement of self esteem and independence.
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He additionally says there seems to be a link between good mental well being and the acceptance of loss of life, one thing excessive sports activities individuals should acknowledge and a few of these activities are even being used to observe and presumably deal with mental illness and emotional issues.
Extreme sports are additionally referred to as motion sports or journey sports as a result of they principally fulfill the thirst for thrill and journey. To sum up, I am undoubtedly in opposition to banning excessive sports activities as it is choice of every individual. The intense sports journey insurance plans referenced above do cover many high-danger sports and activities. Participation in all extreme sport and adventure sport actions should in strict accordance with the rules, rules and guidelines of the applicable authority. Be cautious of travel cowl included along with your checking account, because it could include solely basic cover and won't embody journey sports. Somewhat safer is Whistler Bike Park ( ) in Canada , at which winter ski runs morph into summer time biking tracks.