**Exhibit        10.45**

**EMPLOYMENT        AGREEMENT**

|   | (i) | Employee                  shall be eligible to participate in Micron’s various benefit plans                  (including health, dental, life, disability and retirement) on                  the same                  basis as Micron’s other employees;                  and |
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|   | (ii) | Employee                  shall be eligible to receive Micron’s various paid time off benefits                  (including paid vacations and holiday) on the same basis as Micron’s other                  employees.  |
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|   | i. | directly                  or indirectly solicit or accept any business substantially similar                  to that                  done by Micron from any person, company, firm or organization,                  or any                  affiliate of the foregoing, which is or was a client, customer                  or active                  prospect of Micron, for or on account of any individual, business                  enterprise, firm, partnership, association or corporation other                  than                  Micron; or |
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|   | ii. | directly                  or indirectly solicit the employment of, entice away, or in any                  other                  manner persuade or attempt to persuade to leave Micron’s employment, any                  person employed by Micron; or |
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|   | iii. | take                  any action prejudicial to Micron or its business affairs or                  interests. |
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| To                  Micron:                | To                  Employee:        |
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| Micron                  Products, Inc.     | Michael                  F. Nolan    |
| 25                  Sawyer Passway         | 48                  Middle Road      |
| Fitchburg,                  MA 01420       | Brentwood,                  NH 03833 |
| Attn:                  President & CEO |                                 |
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| **MICRON                  PRODUCTS, INC**.                                                         | **EMPLOYEE**                                               |
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| By:  /s/                  James E. Rouse                                                 | /s/                  Michael F. Nolan                           |
|        James                  E.                  Rouse         |      Michael                  F. Nolan |
|        President                  & Chief Executive Officer |                                                            |