4.5 No Modification. Except as expressly modified by this Agreement and each Secured Note Document is and shall remain unchanged and in full force and effect, and nothing contained in this Agreement shall, by implication or otherwise, limit, impair, constitute a waiver of, or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lender or any of the other parties hereto, or shall alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the other terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreement contained in the Secured Note Documents which are not by the terms of this Amendment being amended, or alter, modify or amend or in any way affect any of the other Secured Note Documents.
4.6 Secured Note Documents. This Agreement shall be deemed to be a Secured Note Document.
4.7 Headings. The headings, captions and arrangements used in this Agreement are, unless specified otherwise, for convenience only and shall not be deemed to limit, amplify or modify the terms of this Agreement, nor affect the meaning thereof.
4.8 Severability. Any provision of this Agreement held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability without affecting the validity, legality and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof; and the invalidity of a particular provision in a particular jurisdiction shall not invalidate such provision in any other jurisdiction.
4.9 Governing Law. THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICT-OF-LAW PRINCIPLES THAT WOULD RESULT IN THE APPLICATION OF ANY LAW OTHER THAN THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEVADA.
4.10 Reference to and Effect on the Secured Note Documents.
4.10.1 This Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a Secured Note Document for all purposes and in all respects. Each reference in the Secured Note to “this Note,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein” or words of like import, and each reference in the Secured Note or in any other Secured Note Document, or other agreements, documents or other instruments executed and delivered pursuant to the Secured Note, to the “Note”, shall mean and be a reference to the Secured Note as amended and otherwise modified by this Agreement.
4.10.2 The execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Agreement shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of the Lender under any of the Secured Note Documents, nor constitute a waiver of any provision of any of the Secured Note Documents.
4.11 Release. Each of the Obligors, by signing below, hereby waives and releases the Lender, the Lender’s Affiliates, and the respective directors, officers, employees, agents and advisors of the Lender and Lender’s Affiliates (collectively, the “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, offsets, defenses and counterclaims (collectively, the “Claims”) arising out of the Secured Note Documents prior to the date hereof, such waiver and release being with full knowledge and understanding of the circumstances and effect thereof and after having consulted legal counsel with respect thereto. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein, the foregoing release shall not, as to any Released Party, be available to the extent that liabilities in respect of any Claims are determined by a court of competent jurisdiction by final
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