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Exhibit 10.5.12
 LEASE
 MERRITT
7 VENTURE L.L.C., Landlord
 AND
 HARRIS INTERACTIVE, INC., Tenant
 Date:
March 27, 2001
 Space:
10,711 gross leasable square feet
             Third Floor
 Building 101
Merritt 7 Corporate Park
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851




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TABLE OF CONTENTS
 ARTICLE NO.
    
    TITLE
    
    PAGE NO.1
    
    Premises, Term, Purposes & Rent
    
    
    12
    
    Completion and Occupancy
    
    
    33
    
    Use of Premises
    
    
    44
    
    Appurtenances, Etc., Not to be Removed
    
    
    55
    
    Various Covenants
    
    
    66
    
    Changes or Alterations by Landlord
    
    
    107
    
    Damage by Fire, Etc.
    
    
    118
    
    Condemnation
    
    
    139
    
    Compliance with Laws
    
    
    1410
    
    Accidents to Plumbing and Other Systems
    
    
    1611
    
    Notices
    
    
    1712
    
    Conditions of Limitation
    
    
    1713
    
    Re-entry by Landlord
    
    
    1914
    
    Damages
    
    
    2015
    
    Waivers by Tenant
    
    
    2116
    
    Waiver of Trial by Jury
    
    
    2217
    
    Elevators, Cleaning, Heating, Air Conditioning, Services, Etc.
    
    
    2218
    
    Lease Contains All Agreements
 No Waivers
    
    
    24




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ARTICLE NO.
    
    TITLE
    
    PAGE NO.19
    
    Parties Bound
    
    
    2520
    
    Curing Tenants Defaults
 Additional Rent
    
    
    2621
    
    Inability to Perform
    
    
    2722
    
    Adjacent Excavation  Shoring
    
    
    2723
    
    Article Headings
    
    
    2824
    
    Electrical Energy
    
    
    2825
    
    Assignment, Mortgaging, Subletting, Etc.
    
    
    3026
    
    Additional Rent
    
    
    3327
    
    Subordination
    
    
    3628
    
    Miscellaneous
    
    
    3829
    
    Layout and Finish
    
    
    4130
    
    Parking
    
    
    4431
    
    Broker
    
    
    4532
    
    Holding Over
    
    
    4533
    
    Severability
    
    
    4534
    
    Governing Law
    
    
    4635
    
    Quiet Enjoyment
    
    
    4636
    
    Security Deposit
    
    
    4637
    
    Tenants Option to Extend Term
    
    
    47




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ARTICLE NO.
    
    TITLE
    
    PAGE NO.38
    
    Right of First Offer
    
    
    49
 Exhibit A  Rental Plan
Exhibit B  Tenants Plans
Exhibit C  Cleaning Specifications
Exhibit D  Option Space(s) Plan
Rules and Regulations




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LEASE th
 WITNESSETH:
 ARTICLE 1
 Premises, Term, Purposes and Rent
 Section 1.01 .
 Section 1.02.
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Section 1.03.
 Section 1.04.
    Section 1 .05.
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Section 1.06.
 ARTICLE 2
 Completion
and Occupancy
 Section 2.01
 Section 2.02.
 Section 2.03.
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ARTICLE 3
 Use of Premises
 Section 3.01.
 Section 3.02.
 Section 3.03.
 4




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ARTICLE 4
 Appurtenances, Etc., Not to be Removed
 Section 4.01.
 Section 4.02.
 5




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Section 4.03.
 ARTICLE 5
 Various Covenants
 Section 5.01.
    6




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ARTICLE 6
 Changes or Alterations by Landlord
 Section 6.01.
 Section 6.02.
 10




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Section 6.03.
 ARTICLE
7
 Damage by Fire, Etc.
 Section 7.01
 11




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Section 7.02.
 Section 7.03.
 Section 7.04.
 12




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Section 7.05.
 ARTICLE 8
 Condemnation
 Section 8.01.
 Section 8.02.
 Section 8.03.
 13




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Section 8.04.
 ARTICLE 9
 Compliance with Laws
 Section 9.01
 Section 9.02.
   14




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Section 9.03.
 ARTICLE 10
 Accidents to Plumbing and Other Systems
 Section 10.01.
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ARTICLE 11
 Notices
 Section 11.01.
 ARTICLE 12
 Conditions of Limitation
 Section 12.01
     17




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ARTICLE 13
 Re-entry by Landlord
 Section 13.01.
 Section 13.02.
 19




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Section 13.03.
 ARTICLE 14
 Damages
 Section 14.01.
   20




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Section 14.02.
 Section 14.03.
 ARTICLE 15
 Waivers by Tenant
 Section 15.01.
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ARTICLE 16
 Waiver of Trial by Jury
 Section 16.01.
 ARTICLE 17
 Elevators, Cleaning, Heating, Air Conditioning, Services, Etc.
 Section 17.01.
 Section 17.02.
 22




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Section 17.03.
 Section 17.04.
 23




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Section 17.05.
 ARTICLE 18
 Lease
Contains All Agreements - No Waivers
 Section 18.01.
 Section 18.02.
 24




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Section 18.03.
 ARTICLE 19
 Farcies Bound
 Section 19.01.
  25




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ARTICLE 20
 Curing
Tenants Defaults  Additional Rent
 Section 20.01
 Section 20.02.
 26




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ARTICLE 21
 Inability to Perform
 Section 21.01.
  ARTICLE 22
 Adjacent
Excavation  Shoring
 Section 22.01.
 27




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ARTICLE 23
 Article Headings
 Section 23.01.
 ARTICLE 24
 Electrical Energy
 Section 24.01.
   28




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Section 24.02.
 Section 24.03.
 29




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Section 24.04.
 Section 24.05.
 ARTICLE 25
 Assignment, Mortgaging, Subletting, Etc.
 Section 25.01.
 30




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Section 25.02.
 Section 25.03.
       31




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Section 25.04.
 Section 25.05.
 32




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Section 25.06.
  ARTICLE 26
 Additional Rent
 Section 26.01.
  33




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Section 26.02.
 ARTICLE 27
 Subordination
 Section 27.01.
 36




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Section 27.02.
    Section 27.03.
 Section 27.04.
 37




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ARTICLE 28
 Miscellaneous
 Section 28.01.
        Section 28.02.
 Section 28.03.
 Section 28.04.
 38




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Section 28.05.
 Section 28.06.
 Section 28.07.
 Section 28.08.
 Section 28.09.
 39




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Section 28.10.
 Section 28.11.
 Section 28.12.
 Section 28.13.
 Section 28.14.
 Section 28.15.
 40




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ARTICLE 29
 Layout and Finish
 Section 29.01.
 Section 29.02.
 Section 29.03.
  41




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Section 29.04.
 Section 29.05. TIME IS OF
THE ESSENCE,
 Section 29.06.
 Section 29.07.
 42




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Section 29.08.
     Section 29.09.
 Section 29.10.
 Section 29.11.
 43




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Section 29.12.
 Section 29.13.
 Section 29.14.
 ARTICLE 30
 Parking
 Section 30.01.
  44




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ARTICLE 31
 Broker
 Section 31.01.
 ARTICLE 32
 Holding Over
 Section 32.01.
   ARTICLE 33
 Severability
 Section 33.01
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ARTICLE 34
 Governing Law
 Section 34.01
 ARTICLE 35
 Quiet Enjoyment
 Section 35.01.
 ARTICLE 36
 Security Deposit
 Section 36.01.
 46




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Section 36.02.
 ARTICLE 37
 Tenants Option to Extend Term
 Section 37.01.
 47




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TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE.
      48




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ARTICLE 38
 Right of First Offer
 Section 38.01.
 49




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IN WITNESS WHEREOF,
 WITNESS:
    
    
    
    MERRITT 7 VENTURE L.L.C.By:Bruce G. MorrisonBy:
    
    /s/ John P. CrosbyJohn P. CrosbyHARRIS INTERACTIVE, INC.By:
    
    /s/ Lynn SiverdLynn SiverdIts Vice President, duly authorized
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STATE OF NEW YORK
    
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  Notary PublicMy commission expires:
 STATE OF CONNECTICUT
    
    )) ss: NorwalkCOUNTY OF FAIRFIELD
    
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  /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]Commissioner of the Superior Court
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STATE OF CT
    
    )) ss: NorwalkCOUNTY OF FAIRFIELD
    
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  /s/ [ILLEGIBLE]Commissioner of the Superior Court
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EXHIBIT C
 CLEANING SPECIFICATIONS
 DAILY:
     WEEKLY:
   MONTHLY:
  
 QUARTERLY:
   
 SEMI-ANNUALLY:




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RULES AMD REGULATIONS
 To
the extent the provisions of these Rules and Regulations conflict with the provisions of
the Lease, the provisions of the Lease shall control.




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