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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.33

                                  AMENDMENT TO

                              EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

     AMENDMENT,  effective as of the 30th day of March,  2001 to the  Employment
Agreement  dated as of July 25,  1997 and  amended as of  December 8, 2000 among
Donna Karan  International  Inc. (the "Company"),  a Delaware  corporation,  The
Donna  Karan  Company  ("DKCo."),  a New  York  partnership  and  John  D.  Idol
("Executive").

                              W I T N E S S E T H:

     WHEREAS, the Company,  DKCo. and the Executive have previously entered into
the Employment Agreement; and

     WHEREAS, the Company, DKCo. and the Executive desire to further amend the
Employment Agreement.

     NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, the parties hereto agree
as follows:

     1. Section 10(b) of the Employment Agreement is hereby clarified, effective
as of March 30, 2001, by adding the following language at the end thereof:

          "For purposes of Section 10(b)(ii), a vote cast by the
          Executive in his capacity as a member of the Board (whether
          in favor of or against a proposal put before the Board for a
          vote) shall not constitute a corporate action initiated or
          recommended by the Executive."

     2. Agreement Otherwise Unchanged. The Employment Agreement, as so amended,
shall remain in full force and effect.

     3. Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed an original, but both of which together shall constitute
the same agreement.

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     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed this Amendment as of the
date first written above.

                                            DONNA KARAN INTERNATIONAL INC.

                                            By:___________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                            THE DONNA KARAN COMPANY

                                            By: DONNA KARAN INTERNATIONAL INC.,
                                                GENERAL PARTNER

                                            By:___________________________
                                               Name:
                                               Title:

                                            EXECUTIVE

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                                               John D. Idol

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Exhibit 10.27  

Silicon Valley Bank  

Amendment To Loan Documents  

	Borrower:	 	Conductus, Inc.
	Date:	 	October 30, 2000

    THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS is entered into between SILICON VALLEY BANK ("Silicon") and the borrower named above ("Borrower"). 

    The
Parties agree to amend the Loan and Security Agreement between them, dated April 23, 1998 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Loan
Agreement"), as follows, effective as of the date hereof. (Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.) 

    1.  Revised Maturity Date.  The section of the Schedule to the Loan Agreement entitled "4. Maturity Date
(Section 6.1)" is hereby amended by modifying the Maturity Date regarding the Accounts Loans Revolving Facility to read as follows: 

"4.
Maturity Date (Section 6.1): November 30, 2000, subject to early termination as provided in Section 6.2" 

    2.  Representations True.  Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon that all representations and
warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct. 

    3.  General Provisions.  This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, any prior written amendments to the Loan
Agreement signed by Silicon and Borrower, and the other written documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower set forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions, representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject hereof. Except as herein
expressly amended, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower shall continue in full force and effect and the same are
hereby ratified and confirmed. 

	Borrower:	 	Silicon:
	
CONDUCTUS, INC.	
 	

SILICON VALLEY BANK
	

By	
 	

/s/ RON WILDERINK   
	
 	

By	
 	

/s/ ARLENE SORIANO   

	 	 	President or Vice President	 	Title	 	Portfolio Manager

	

By	
 	

/s/ JUDITH A. DEFRANCO   
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Exhibit 10.28  

Silicon Valley Bank  

Amendment To Loan Documents  

	Borrower:	 	Conductus, Inc.
	Date:	 	November 29, 2000

    THIS AMENDMENT TO LOAN DOCUMENTS is entered into between SILICON VALLEY BANK ("Silicon") and the borrower named above ("Borrower"). 

    The
Parties agree to amend the Loan and Security Agreement between them, dated April 23, 1998 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the "Loan
Agreement"), as follows, effective as of the date hereof. (Capitalized terms used but not defined is in this Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the Loan Agreement.) 

    1.  Modification to Audit Fee.  The sentence in Section 5.4 of the Loan Agreement that currently
reads as follows: 

"The
foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower's expense and the charge therefor shall be $500 per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Silicon's then current standard
charge for the same), plus reasonable out of pocket expenses." 

is
hereby amended to read as follows: 

"The
foregoing inspections and audits shall be at Borrower's expense and the charge therefor shall be $600 per person per day (or such higher amount as shall represent Silicon's then current standard
charge for the same), plus reasonable out of pocket expenses." 

    2.  Modification to Interest Rate.  That portion of the Interest Rate set forth in Section 2 of
the Schedule to Loan and Security Agreement entitled "Interest Rate (Section 1.2)" is hereby amended to read as follows: 

	 	"Interest Rate (Section 1.2):	 	A rate equal to the "Prime Rate" in effect from time to time, plus 1.0% per annum. Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360-day year for the actual number of days
elapsed. "Prime Rate" means the rate announced from time to time by Silicon as it's "prime rate;" it is a base rate upon which other rates charged by Silicon are based, and it is not necessarily the best rate available at Silicon. The interest rate
applicable to the Obligations shall change on each date there is a change in the Prime Rate."

    3.  Modification to Collateral Monitoring Fee.  The Collateral Monitoring Fee set
forth in that portion of the Schedule to Loan and Security Agreement entitled "3. FEES (Section 1.4)" is hereby amended to read as follows: 

	 	"Collateral Monitoring Fee:	 	As of November 29, 2000, effective upon the date Borrower requests Silicon to make a Loan to Borrower, Silicon shall charge Borrower a fee of $750, per month, payable in arrears (prorated for any partial month at the
beginning and at termination of this Agreement)."

 

    4.  Modified Maturity Date.  The section of the Schedule to Loan and Security
Agreement entitled "4. Maturity Date (Section 6.1)" is hereby amended by modifying the Maturity Date regarding the Accounts Loans Revolving Facility to read as follows: 

	 	"4. MATURITY DATE
 (Section 6.1):	 	November 30, 2001, subject to early termination as provided in Section 6.2"

    5.  Modified Tangible Net Worth Financial Covenant.  The Minimum Tangible Net
Worth Financial Covenant, as set forth in Section 5.1 of the Schedule to Loan and Security Agreement, is hereby amended to read as follows: 

	 	"Minimum Tangible

Net Worth:	 	Borrower shall maintain a Tangible Net Worth of not less than $10,000,000."

    6.  Fee.  In consideration for Silicon entering into this Amendment, Borrower
shall concurrently pay Silicon a fee in the amount of $20,000, which shall be non-refundable and in addition to all interest and other fees payable to Silicon under the Loan Documents.
Silicon is authorized to charge said fee to Borrower's loan account. 

    7.  Representations True.  Borrower represents and warrants to Silicon that all representations and
warranties set forth in the Loan Agreement, as amended hereby, are true and correct. 

    8.  General Provisions.  This Amendment, the Loan Agreement, any prior written amendments to the Loan
Agreement signed by Silicon and Borrower, and the other written documents and agreements between Silicon and Borrower set forth in full all of the representations and agreements of the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior discussions, representations, agreements and understandings between the parties with respect to the subject hereof. Except as herein
expressly amended, all of the terms and provisions of the Loan Agreement, and all other documents and agreements between Silicon 

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and Borrower shall continue in full force and effect and the same are hereby ratified and confirmed. 

	Borrower:	 	Silicon:
	

CONDUCTUS, INC.	
 	

SILICON VALLEY BANK
	

By	
 	

/s/ RON WILDERINK   
	
 	
By	
 	

/s/ ARLENE SORIANO   

	 	 	President or Vice President	 	Title	 	AVP

	
By	
 	

/s/ JUDITH A. DEFRANCO   
Secretary or Ass't Secretary	
 	

 	
 	

 

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