Document:

Exhibit
10.1

FIRST
AMENDMENT TO

THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE

SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY

AND

APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS OF AMERICA-CALIFORNIA, INC.

PARTIES

This First Amendment (“First Amendment”) to the agreement (“Agreement”)
dated July 1, 2006 between and Appliance Recycling Centers of
America-California, Inc., a California Corporation (“ARCA”), and the Southern California Public Power Authority, a
joint powers agency organized under the laws of the State of California (“SCPPA”),
each sometimes referred to individually as “Party” and collectively as “Parties,”
is made and entered into by the Parties as of the 1st day of
March 2007.

RECITALS

The purpose of this
First Amendment is (i) to increase the total expenditure limit under the
Agreement from $300,000 to $25,300,000 to accommodate the participation of the
City of Los Angeles, acting by and through the Department of Water and Power (“LADWP”),
(ii) to reduce certain prices for services, which will benefit all
participating utilities, (iii) for ARCA to store and deliver a minimum of two
compact fluorescent bulbs, provided by the participating utilities, with each
refrigerator recycling or delivery order, and (iv) to modify or add several
other provisions in the Agreement.

AGREEMENT

For and in consideration
of the promises and the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth,
the Parties agree hereto as follows.

AMENDMENT TO SECTIONS OR
SUBSECTIONS OF THE AGREEMENT

1.               Amend Section
3.8 of the Agreement to read:

3.8                                 Contract Period: The period beginning with time of
effectiveness date as July 1, 2006 through December 31, 2008.

2.               Amend Section
3.15 to read:

3.15                           New Refrigerator: Energy-efficient and Energy Star® approved
refrigerator, purchased from ARCA by SCPPA, that replaces Primary Refrigerator
utilized by customer prior to installation of New Refrigerator.

3.               Amend
Subsections 3.32 (a.) and 3.32 (c.) to read:

a.                           New Refrigerator acquisition and warehouse/inventory
services.  Contractor shall purchase
designated refrigerators at prices reflected in Price Schedule (Exhibit A) upon
written request from SCPPA.

c.                           Customer services including, but not limited to, maintaining
customer call center, appointment scheduling, pre-qualification services such
as testing for grounded outlets, and other services as directed.

4.               Add a new
Subsection 3.32 (j.) to read:

j.                              Delivery of a minimum of two compact fluorescent light bulbs
(“CFL”) with each refrigerator exchange, as directed by and at the option of
each participating utility. ARCA and each participating utility may mutually
agree on the delivery of other customer incentive or promotional items in lieu
of, or in addition to, CFLs.

5.               Amend Subsection
4.1.2 to read:

4.1.2                        Upon receipt and acceptance of an authorized Task Assignment,
Contractor shall respond to customer calls or web-based reservations and
inquiries and make arrangements for performance of the specified services
within four (4) working days.

6.               Add a new
Subsection 4.1.10 to Section 4.1 to read:

4.1.10 Provide storage of CFLs for delivery with
refrigerators as applicable under Section 3.32(j).

7.               Amend Subsection
4.3.3 (b.) to read:

b.                          Providing adequate staff to receive and answer customer calls
on toll-free lines as follows: Monday through Friday (except SCPPA holidays) -
7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time) and Saturdays - 8:00 a.m. to
6:00 p.m. (Pacific Standard Time). At all other times, Contractor shall provide
a recorded message with pertinent Program information and the capability for
customer to leave a message for call back by Contractor. Such messages shall be
returned the next business day and daily thereafter until customer has been
contacted. All contacts and contact attempts shall be recorded in Contractor’s
Internet-based Program database and will be made available to SCPPA for review
on a real-time basis.

8.               Amend Subsection
4.3.5 to read:

4.3.5                        Making deliveries, uncrating, setting up and installing New
Refrigerators at Approved Customer residences, including performing initial
test to confirm that outlet to which refrigerator is to be connected is
properly grounded.

9.               Amend Subsection
4.4.2 (c.) to read:

c.                           Acquisition of New Refrigerators as authorized and approved
by SCPPA. Complete accounting of all New Refrigerator deliveries and Primary
and/or Second Refrigerators and Freezers collected and delivered to Appliance
Delivery Warehouse or Recycling Center.

10.         Add Subsection 4.6.6
to read:

4.6.6                        Contractor agrees to provide the same refrigerator warranty
support services for year two as is provided under the first year warranty
conditions offered by the manufacturer.

11.         Amend Subsection 6.3.1
to read:

6.3.1                        Subcontractors/Joint Participation Agreement

With prior
approval of Utility, Contractor may enter into subcontracts and joint
participation agreements with others for the performance of portions of this
Agreement. Contractor shall at all times be responsible for the acts and errors
or omissions of its Subcontractors or joint participants and persons directly
or indirectly employed by them. To the extent that Contractor provides service
within the LADWP service territory, Contractor shall make a concerted effort to
comply with LADWP’s minority/women/other owned business enterprise (“MBE/WBE/OBE”)
program.  Nothing in this Agreement shall
constitute any contractual relationship between any others and SCPPA or any
obligation on the part of SCPPA to pay, or to be responsible for the payment
of, any sums to any Subcontractors.

12.         Amend Subsection
6.7.2.2 to read:

6.7.2.2               Termination
Due to Expenditure Limit

This
Agreement will automatically terminate if expenditures reach the limit of
$25,300,000.

13.         Amend Subsection
6.7.2.3 to read:

6.7.2.3               Expiration
of Agreement

Unless
amended by mutual agreement of the Parties, this Agreement expires on
December 31, 2008.

14.         Amend Section 7.3 to
read:

7.3                                 The total amount of this Agreement shall not exceed
$25,300,000 without further appropriation to this Agreement by SCPPA.

EFFECT
OF AMENDMENT

Except as provided
herein, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall remain in full
force and effect.

IN WITNESS
WHEREOF, the Parties hereto have duly caused this First Amendment to the
Agreement to be executed on their respective behalf by their duly authorized
representatives.

	
  

  	
  APPLIANCE RECYCLING CENTERS
  OF AMERICA-CALIFORNIA, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/Jack Cameron

  
	
   

  	
  By: JACK CAMERON

  
	
   

  	
  Its: President

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  SOUTHERN
  CALIFORNIA PUBLIC POWER AUTHORITY

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  /s/ Bill D.
  Carnahan

  
	
   

  	
  By: BILL D.
  CARNAHAN

  
	
   

  	
  Its: PresidentExhibit
10.9

[NitroMed, Inc.
Letterhead]

NitroMed, Inc.

125 Spring Street

Lexington, MA 02421

August 1, 2005

Jane Kramer

Four Deer Hill Court

Boonton, New Jersey 07005

Dear Jane:

I would like to formally
offer you the position of Vice President of Corporate Communications at
NitroMed reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.  In this position you will be responsible for
the Company’s investor relations, public relations and government affairs
functions.  You will also serve as a
member of the Management Operating Team and the Executive Committee.

The terms of this offer
are as follows:

Bas Salary:                                                                                     $210,000
per year paid in 24 equal payments to be reviewed annually.

Stock:                                                                                                               You
will be offered an option to purchase 42,000 shares of common stock in the
Company.  The price at which the stock
closes on your start date will be the exercise price of these options.  These options will vest over four years in
equal installments as long as you remain in the employ of the Company.

Performance Bonus:                                     Effective
beginning in 2006, you may be entitled to participate in the employee bonus
program at target of 23% of your annual salary. 
The size of the bonus program will be based on the overall NitroMed
performance against its major objectives. 
Individual awards will be granted from this bonus pool dependent on
individual achievement.  The program does
not necessarily provide additional income for all employees, but it does say
that if NitroMed is successful, the Company will seek to share its success with
all those who carried the heaviest load.

Signing Bonus:                                                              You
will receive a signing bonus of $40,000 payable upon your employment at
NitroMed in lieu of a 2005 performance bonus.

 

Group Benefits:                                                           You
will receive comprehensive group health, disability, accident and life insurance
benefits or such comparable benefits and protections the Company is able to
reasonably obtain from another plan.  You
will be entitled to participate in and enjoy the benefits of NitroMed’s 401K
retirement plan as well as any other retirement and pension plan or plans if
and when instituted by the Company for the benefit of its employees generally.

Change of Control:                                           The Company
is currently developing a change-of-control provision at the Board level.  Once adopted, you will be eligible for the
same change-of-control benefits as other members of the Executive Committee
reporting to the Chief Executive Officer.

Leave:                                                                                                             You
will be entitled to illness and vacation days consistent with the Company’s
standard policy.  This policy will
provide you will four weeks of vacation per calendar year.

Relocation:                                                                                    Subject
to your continued employment the Company will reimburse you up to a sum not to
exceed $40,000 for moving your household contents, including buy and sell side
costs, such as commissions and fees.  This
benefit could be applied alternatively to pay for temporary housing
expenses.  You will have 18 months to
exercise this relocation benefit. 
Relocation benefit amounts must be returned should you voluntarily leave
NitroMed within one year of receiving the last relocation benefit payment.

Agreements:                                                                            As
a condition of employment, you will be required to sign the Company’s Invention
and Non-disclosure Agreement and Code of Business Conduct and Ethics.

The commencement date for
this position is on or before September 1, 2005.  Please sign a copy of this letter and return
it as an acceptance of this offer by August 3, 2005.

Jane, we look forward to
working with you at NitroMed.  It is my
wish that this position allows you to participate in the success of NitroMed
and will both enrich and enhance your career experience.

Sincerely,

Michael D. Loberg, Ph.D.

President and Chief Executive Officer

Agreed and Accepted:

Jane Kramer

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