Document:

EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT

    

    

    EMPLOYMENT
      AGREEMENT
      (this
“Agreement”)
      dated
      as of March 31, 2006, between Petals Decorative Accents, Inc., (the
“Company”),
      a
      Delaware corporation, and Stephen M. Hicks (the “Executive”),
      a
      resident of Connecticut. 

    

    WHEREAS,
      the
      Company wishes to employ the Executive on the terms and conditions set forth
      in
      this Agreement, and the Executive wishes to be retained and employed by the
      Company on such terms and conditions.

    

    NOW,
      THEREFORE,
      in
      consideration of the premises, the mutual agreements set forth below and other
      good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby
      acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

    

    1. Employment.
      The
      Company hereby agrees to employ the Executive, and the Executive accepts such
      employment and agrees to perform services for the Company, for the period and
      upon the other terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.

    

    2. Term.
      Unless
      terminated at an earlier date in accordance with Section 9 of this Agreement,
      the term of the Executive’s employment hereunder shall commence as of the date
      of this Agreement (the “Commencement
      Date”)
      and
      shall continue for a period of five (5) years following the Commencement Date
      (the “Initial
      Term”),
      and
      except as provided below or in Section 8, shall automatically renew for
      successive one year periods; provided, however, that either party may decline
      to
      renew this Agreement by giving the other party hereto written notice to such
      effect ninety (90) days in advance of the end of Initial Term or the end of
      any
      one year renewal period.

    

    3. Position
      and Duties.

    

    (a) Service
      with Company.
      During
      the term of the Executive’s employment, the Executive agrees to perform
      employment duties for the Company in an executive capacity in the position
      of
      Chairman of the Board of Directors. Executive also agrees to serve in such
      office as the Board of Directors of the Company may hereinafter from time to
      time determine, provided that such alternative capacity is comparable in duties
      and responsibility in all material respects.

    

    (b) Performance
      of Duties.
      The
      Executive agrees to serve the Company faithfully and to the best of his ability
      and to devote such time as he, in his sole discretion, deems reasonable
      necessary to fulfill his obligations under this Agreement, it being understood
      that Executive’s employment hereunder shall not require his full business time.
      It is hereby further understood that Executive shall continue to be separately
      employed and devote a substantial amount of his business time and attention
      in
      performing duties for Southridge Capital Management LLC, among other
      things..

    

    
      
         

      

      
         

        
          

        

      

      
         

      

    

    4. Compensation.

    

    (a) Base
      Salary.
      As
      compensation for all services to be rendered by the Executive under this
      Agreement, the Company shall pay to the Executive a base salary of $280,000,
      less deductions and withholdings, which salary shall be paid monthly in arrears;
      provided, however, the base salary shall start to accrue on the Commencement
      Date, but the Company may defer payment of the base salary to the Executive
      until January 1, 2007. In the sole discretion of the Executive, the Executive,
      from time to time, may elect to receive all or any part of his base salary
      in
      the common stock of the Company. The value of any common stock to be paid to
      the
      Executive shall be determined as follows: (i) if there exists a public market
      for the common stock of the Company, then the price shall be 75% of the average
      of the closing trading prices for the 10 trading days ending the trading day
      immediately prior to the due date, or (ii) if no public market exists for the
      common stock of the Company, than by the Board of Directors of the Company
      in
      its reasonable good faith judgment.

    

    (b) Incentive
      Compensation.
      In
      addition to the base salary, the Executive shall be eligible to participate
      in
      any bonus or incentive compensation plans that may be established by the Board
      of Directors of the Company from time to time applicable to the
      Executive.

    

    (c) Participation
      in Benefit Plans.
      While
      he is employed by the Company, the Executive shall also be eligible to
      participate in all Executive benefit plans or programs (including vacation
      time)
      of the Company to the extent that the Executive meets the requirements for
      each
      individual plan. The Company provides no assurance as to the adoption or
      continuance of any particular Executive benefit plan or program, and the
      Executive’s participation in any such plan or program shall be subject to the
      provisions, rules and regulations applicable thereto.

    

    (d) Expenses.
      The
      Company will pay or reimburse the Executive for all reasonable and necessary
      out-of-pocket expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties under
      this Agreement, subject to the Company’s normal policies for expense
      verification. In addition, the Company will provide a monthly car allowance
      of
      $1,500 to Executive.

    

    (e) Indemnification.
      As part of his compensation for services to be rendered under this Agreement,
      the Company shall indemnify the Executive as provided in Section 9 hereof.
      

    

    (f) Issuance
      of Stock Option. Executive shall be entitled to participate in any stock
      option plan (the “Plan”)
      adopted by the Board of Directors applicable to him. All awards under the Plan
      shall be made in accordance with and subject to the terms of the Plan. In
      addition, Executive shall be granted an annual stock bonus in each year during
      the term equal to two percent (2%) of the then outstanding shares of common
      stock in the event that the Company generates EBITDA of two million ($2MM)
      or
      greater during such fiscal year. Such stock grant shall be payable to Executive
      with 30 days after the end of each fiscal year.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    5. Confidential
      Information.
      (a)
      Except as permitted or directed by the Company’s Board of Directors, during the
      term of his employment or at any time thereafter, the Executive shall not
      divulge, furnish or make accessible to anyone or use in any way (other than
      in
      the ordinary course of the business of the Company) any confidential or secret
      knowledge or information of the Company that the Executive has acquired or
      become acquainted with or will acquire or become acquainted with prior to the
      termination of the period of his employment by the Company (including employment
      by the Company or any affiliated companies prior to the date of this Agreement)
      whether developed by himself or by others, concerning any trade secrets,
      confidential or secret designs, processes, formulae, plans, devices or material
      (whether or not patented or patentable) directly or indirectly useful in any
      aspect of the business of the Company, any customer or supplier lists of the
      Company, any confidential or secret development or research work of the Company,
      or any other confidential information or secret aspects of the business of
      the
      Company. The Executive acknowledges that such knowledge or information
      constitutes a unique and valuable asset of the Company and represents a
      substantial investment of time and expense by the Company, and that any
      disclosure or other use of such knowledge or information other than for the
      sole
      benefit of the Company would be wrongful and would cause irreparable harm to
      the
      Company. Both during and after the term of his employment, the Executive will
      refrain from any acts or omissions that would reduce the value of such knowledge
      or information to the Company. The foregoing obligations of confidentiality
      shall not apply to any knowledge or information that is now published or which
      subsequently becomes generally publicly known in the form in which it was
      obtained from the Company, other than as a direct or indirect result of the
      breach of this Agreement by the Executive.

    

    (b)
      Executive hereby acknowledges and agrees that all personal property, including,
      without limitation, all books, manuals, records, reports, notes, contracts,
      lists, and other documents, or materials, or copies thereof, whether in hardcopy
      or electronic form, Confidential Information as defined in Section 5(a) above,
      and equipment furnished to or prepared by Executive in the course of or incident
      to his employment, including, without limitation, records and any other
      materials pertaining to Inventions or “Developments”, as defined in paragraph of
      this Agreement, belong to the Company and shall be promptly returned to the
      Company upon termination of employment. 

    

    6. Ventures.
      If,
      during the term of his employment the Executive is engaged in or associated
      with
      the planning or implementing of any project, program or venture involving the
      Company and a third party or parties, all rights in such project, program or
      venture shall belong to the Company. Except as approved by the Company’s Board
      of Directors, the Executive shall not be entitled to any interest in such
      project, program or venture or to any commission, finder’s fee or other
      compensation in connection therewith other than the compensation to be paid
      to
      the Executive as provided in this Agreement. 

    

    7. Noncompetition
      Covenant.

    

    (a) Agreement
      Not to Compete.
      During
      the term of his employment with the Company and for a period of one year after
      the termination of such employment (whether such termination is with or without
      cause, or whether such termination is occasioned by the Executive or the
      Company), he shall not, directly or indirectly,

    

    (i)
      as an
      employee, employer, consultant, agent, principal, partner, manager, stockholder
      officer director , or in any other individual or representative capacity, engage
      or participate or in any way render services or assistance to any business
      which
      is competitive with the business of the Company during the term of this
      Agreement, including the marketing and selling of artificial flowers
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, ownership by the Executive, as a passive
      investment, of less than five percent of the outstanding shares of capital
      stock
      of any corporation listed on a national securities exchange or publicly traded
      on Nasdaq shall not constitute a breach of this Section 7; 

     

    
      
         

      

      
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    (ii)
      hire
      or employ any employee or consultant of the Company, or recruit, solicit or
      induce (or in any way assist another in recruiting, soliciting or inducing)
      any
      employee or consultant of the Company to terminate his or her employment or
      relationship with the Company. This restriction is limited to those who were
      employed by the Company during the term of the Agreement.

    

    (iii)
      solicit or accept business from or through, or engage in any sales or marketing
      activities with, any customer with whom the Company had any business contact
      during the 1 year period prior to the termination of the Executive’s
      employment.

    

    (b) Acknowledgment.
      The
      Executive agrees that the restrictions and agreements contained in this Section
      7 are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the
      Company and that any violation of this Section 7 will cause substantial and
      irreparable harm to the Company that would not be quantifiable and for which
      no
      adequate remedy would exist at law and accordingly injunctive relief shall
      be
      available for any violation of this Section 7. Executive also acknowledges
      that
      the provisions of Section 10(c) are applicable to this Section 7.

    

    (c) Disclosure
      and Assignment.
      The
      Executive will promptly disclose in writing to the Company complete information
      concerning each and every invention, discovery, improvement, device, design,
      apparatus, practice, process, method or product, whether patentable or not,
      made, developed, perfected, devised, conceived or first reduced to practice
      by
      the Executive, either solely or in collaboration with others, during the term
      of
      this Agreement, or within six months thereafter, whether or not during regular
      working hours, relating either directly or indirectly to the business, products,
      practices or techniques of the Company (“Developments”).
      The
      Executive, to the extent that he has the legal right to do so, hereby
      acknowledges that any and all of the Developments are the property of the
      Company and hereby assigns and agrees to assign to the Company any and all
      of
      the Executive’s right, title and interest in and to any and all of the
      Developments. At the request of the Company, the Executive will confer with
      the
      Company and its representatives for the purpose of disclosing all Developments
      to the Company as the Company shall reasonably request during the period ending
      one year after termination of the Executive’s employment with the
      Company.

    

    (d) Limitation
      on Section 7(c).
      The
      provisions of Section 7(c) shall not apply to any Development meeting the
      following conditions:

    

    (i) such
      Development was developed entirely on the Executive’s own time without the use
      of any Company equipment, supplies, facility or trade secret information;
      and

    

    (ii) such
      Development does not relate directly to the business of the Company to the
      Company’s actual or demonstrably anticipated research or development; or result
      from any work performed by the Executive for the Company.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (e) Copyrightable
      Material.
      All
      right, title and interest in all copyrightable material that the Executive
      shall
      conceive or originate, either individually or jointly with others, and which
      arise out of the performance of this Agreement, will be the property of the
      Company and are by this Agreement assigned to the Company along with ownership
      of any and all copyrights in the copyrightable material. Upon request and
      without further compensation therefor, but at no expense to the Executive,
      the
      Executive shall execute all papers and perform all other acts necessary to
      assist the Company to obtain and register copyrights on such materials in any
      and all countries. Where applicable, works of authorship created by the
      Executive for the Company in performing his responsibilities under this
      Agreement shall be considered “works
      made for hire,”
as
      defined in the U.S. Copyright Act.

    

    (f) Know-How
      and Trade Secrets. All
      know-how and trade secret information conceived or originated by the Executive
      that arises out of the performance of his obligations or responsibilities under
      this Agreement or any related material or information shall be the property
      of
      the Company, and all rights therein are by this Agreement assigned to the
      Company.

    

    8. Termination
      of Employment.

    

    (a) Grounds
      for Termination. The
      Executive’s employment shall terminate prior to the expiration of the initial
      term set forth in Section 2 or any extension thereof in the event that at any
      time:

    

    (i) The
      Executive dies,

    

    (ii) The
      Executive becomes “disabled,” so that he cannot perform the essential functions
      of his position with or without reasonable accommodation,

    

    (iii) The
      Board
      of Directors of the Company elects to terminate this Agreement for “cause”
(after providing the Executive notice and a reasonable opportunity to address
      (or in his discretion have a representative address) the Board) and notifies
      the
      Executive in writing of such election,

    

    (iv) The
      Board
      of Directors of the Company elects to terminate this Agreement without “cause”
and notifies the Executive in writing of such election, or

    

    (v) The
      Executive elects to terminate this Agreement and notifies the Company in writing
      of such election.

    

    If
      this
      Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this Section
      8(a), such termination shall be effective immediately. If this Agreement is
      terminated pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) of this Section 8(a), such termination
      shall be effective 30 days after delivery of the notice of
      termination.

    

    (b) “Cause”
      Defined. “Cause”
      means:

    

    (i) The
      Executive has breached his obligations under this Agreement, which breach is
      demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company,

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (ii) The
      Executive has engaged in misconduct which is considered illegal conduct or
      gross
      misconduct which is demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company,
      or

    

    (iii) The
      Executive has refused to attempt to perform his obligation to the Company
      hereunder (other than a failure resulting from illness or injury), which refusal
      is deemed demonstrably and materially injurious to the Company.

    

    For
      purposes of this Section 9(b), no act or failure to act on Executive’s part
      shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by Executive not
      in good faith and without reasonable belief that Executive’s action or omission
      was in the best interest of the Company. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
      Executive shall not be deemed to have been terminated for cause unless and
      until
      the Company delivers to Executive a copy of a resolution duly adopted by the
      affirmative vote of not less than three-quarters of the entire membership of
      the
      Board of Directors (not including Executive) at a meeting of the Board of
      Directors called and held for such purpose (after reasonable notice to Executive
      and an opportunity for Executive, together with counsel, to be heard before
      the
      Board of Directors) finding that, in the good faith opinion of the Board of
      Directors, Executive engaged in conduct set forth above and specifying the
      particulars thereof in reasonable detail.

    

    (c) Effect
      of Termination. Notwithstanding
      any termination of this Agreement, the Executive, in consideration of his
      employment hereunder to the date of such termination, shall remain bound by
      the
      provisions of this Agreement which specifically relate to periods, activities
      or
      obligations upon or subsequent to the termination of the Executive’s
      employment.

    

    (d) “Disabled”
      Defined. “Disabled”
means
      any mental or physical condition that renders the Executive unable to perform
      the essential functions of his position, with or without reasonable
      accommodation, for a period in excess of six (6) months.

    

    (e) Surrender
      of Records and Property. Upon
      termination of his employment with the Company, the Executive shall deliver
      promptly to the Company all records, manuals, books, blank forms, documents,
      letters, memoranda, notes, notebooks, reports, data, tables, calculations or
      copies thereof that relate in any way to the business, products, practices
      or
      techniques of the Company, and all other property, trade secrets and
      confidential information of the Company, including, but not limited to, all
      documents that in whole or in part contain any trade secrets or confidential
      information of the Company, which in any of these cases are in his possession
      or
      under his control.

    

    (f) Salary
      Continuation. If
      the
      Executive’s employment by the Company is terminated by the Company pursuant to
      clause (ii) of Section 8(a), the Company shall continue to pay to the Executive
      his base salary (less any payments received by the Executive from any disability
      income insurance policy provided to him by the Company) and shall continue
      to
      provide health insurance benefits for the Executive through three (3) months
      from the date of termination of employment. If this Agreement is terminated
      pursuant to clauses (i) or (v) of Section 8(a), the Executive’s right to base
      salary and benefits shall immediately terminate, except as may otherwise be
      required by applicable law. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause
      (iii) of Section 8(a), and Executive does not give written notice to the Company
      within ten (10) business days of being notified in writing of the termination
      contesting such termination, the Executive’s right to base salary and benefits
      shall immediately terminate. If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause
      (iii) of Section 8(a) and Executive gives such written notice to the Company
      within ten (10) business days contesting such termination (notwithstanding
      the
      fact that the Executive had an opportunity to be heard by the Board of Directors
      as set forth in Section 8(b)), the Company shall deposit into an escrow account
      the base salary which would be paid to the Executive as the same would have
      become payable until an
      amount
      equal to twelve (12) months of the Executive’s base pay shall be so deposited
      and such amount shall be held in an interest bearing account until a judicial
      determination of whether termination of Executive was appropriate considering
      the definition of “cause” as set forth in Section 8(b). The prevailing party
      shall be entitled to all amounts in the escrow account, including interest,
      upon
      such final judicial determination. 

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    If
      this
      Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (iv) of Section 8(a), the Company
      shall pay the Executive, in one lump sum, an amount equal to his base salary
      for
      a period of six (6) months and shall continue to provide health insurance
      benefits for Executive for a period of six (6) months from the date of
      termination.

    

    The
      Company shall be entitled to withhold any amounts which would otherwise be
      payable to Executive under this Section 8 in the event Executive is in breach
      of
      his obligations under Sections 5, 6, 7, or 8(e) of this Agreement.

    

    9. Indemnification.

    

    (a) The
      Company shall indemnify the Executive if (i) he is a party or is threatened
      to
      be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
      proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason
      of the fact that he is or was employed by the Company, against expenses
      (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
      actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit
      or
      proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed
      to
      be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect
      to
      any criminal action proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct
      was unlawful; or (ii) he is a party or is threatened to be made a party at
      any
      time prior to the six (6) month anniversary of the termination of employment
      hereunder (or, if terminated pursuant to Section 8(a)(iii) or 8(a)(iv), the
      six
      (6) month anniversary of the scheduled end of the Initial Term or renewal
      period, whichever is then applicable) to any threatened, pending or completed
      action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or
      investigative, not relating to his employment with the Company, regardless
      of
      whether or not the actions of the Executive in question occurred while the
      Executive was employed with the Company, against expenses (including attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually or reasonably
      incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. With respect
      to (i) above, the termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment,
      order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its
      equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Executive did
      not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to be in
      or
      not opposed to the best interests of the Company, and, with respect to any
      criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his conduct
      was unlawful. 

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (b) Expenses
      incurred by the Executive in defending against any such threatened, pending
      or
      completed civil or criminal action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
      undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive to repay such amount unless it
      shall ultimately be determined that he is entitled to be indemnified by the
      Company as provided above. The indemnification provided by this Section 9 shall
      apply only after and to the extent that it is determined that (i)
      indemnification or contribution is not available to the Executive from any
      other
      source, or (ii) the assets of the other source or sources are insufficient
      to
      fully indemnify the Executive, in either case with respect to the matter in
      connection with which such indemnification is being sought; provided, however,
      that pending receipt of indemnification or contribution from other sources
      will
      not make advances for expenses incurred by the Executive in defense of an
      action, suit or proceeding, the Company shall advance such expenses upon receipt
      of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Executive to repay such advances upon
      the occurrence of either (i) receipt of such indemnification or contribution
      from the other source or (ii) a determination that he is not entitled to
      indemnification or contribution from the other source (to the extent that an
      indemnification obligation of the Company does not arise
      hereunder).

    

    (c) This
      Section 9 shall survive termination of this Agreement.

    

    10. Miscellaneous.
      Entire
      Agreement. This
      Agreement (including the exhibits, schedules and other documents referred to
      herein) contains the entire understanding between the parties hereto with
      respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes any prior understandings,
      agreements or representations, written or oral, relating to the subject matter
      hereof.

    

    (b) Counterparts.
      This
      Agreement may be executed in separate counterparts, each of which will be an
      original and all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
      agreement, and any party hereto may execute this Agreement by signing any such
      counterpart.

    

    (c) Severability.
      Whenever
      possible, each provision of this Agreement shall be interpreted in such a manner
      as to be effective and valid under applicable law but if any provision of this
      Agreement is held to be invalid, illegal or unenforceable under any applicable
      law or rule, the validity, legality and enforceability of the other provisions
      of this Agreement will not be affected or impaired thereby. In furtherance
      and
      not in limitation of the foregoing, should the duration or geographical extent
      of, or business activities covered by, any provision of this Agreement be in
      excess of that which is valid and enforceable under applicable law, then such
      provision shall be construed to cover only that duration, extent or activities
      which may validly and enforceably be covered. The Executive acknowledges the
      uncertainty of the law in this respect and expressly stipulates that this
      Agreement be given the construction which renders its provision valid and
      enforceable to the maximum extent (not exceeding its express terms) possible
      under applicable law.

    

    (d) Successors
      and Assigns. This
      Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto
      and their respective heirs, personal representatives and, to the extent
      permitted by subsection (e), successors and assigns.

    

    (e) Assignability.
      Neither
      this Agreement nor any right, remedy, obligation or liability arising hereunder
      or by reason hereof shall be assignable (including by operation of law) by
      either party without the prior written consent of the other party to this
      Agreement, except that (i) the Executive may, without the consent of the
      Company, assign his right to receive any payment due hereunder, and (ii) the
      Company may, without the consent of the Executive, assign its rights and
      obligations under this Agreement to any corporation, firm or other business
      entity with or into which the Company may merge or consolidate, or to which
      the
      Company may sell or transfer all or substantially all of its assets, or of
      which
      50% or more of the equity investment and of the voting control is owned,
      directly or indirectly, by, or is under common ownership with, the Company.
      After any such assignment by the Company, the Company shall be discharged from
      all further liability hereunder and such assignee shall thereafter be deemed
      to
      be the Company for the purposes of all provisions of this Agreement including
      this Section 10.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (f) Modification,
      Amendment, Waiver or Termination. No
      provision of this Agreement may be modified, amended, waived or terminated
      except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties to this Agreement.
      No
      course of dealing between the parties will modify, amend, waive or terminate
      any
      provision of this Agreement or any rights or obligations of any party under
      or
      by reason of this Agreement. No delay on the part of the Company in exercising
      any right hereunder shall operate as a waiver of such right. No waiver, express
      or implied, by the Company of any right or any breach by the Executive shall
      constitute a waiver of any other right or breach by the Executive.

    

    (g) Notices.
      All
      notices, consents, requests, instructions, approvals or other communications
      provided for herein shall be in writing and delivered by personal delivery,
      overnight courier, mail, electronic facsimile or e-mail addressed to the
      receiving party at the address set forth herein. All such communications shall
      be effective when received.

     

    
      If
        to the
        Company:

       

      Petals
        Decorative Accents, Inc.

      90
        Grove
        Street, Ste 206

      Ridgefield
        CT 06877

      Facsimile:
        _______________

      Attn:
        Chief Executive Officer

       

      If
        to the
        Executive:

       

      Stephen
        M. Hicks

      31
        Country Club Road

      Ridgefield,
        CT 06877

      Facsimile:
        _______________

    

     

    Any
      party
      may change the address set forth above by notice to each other party given
      as
      provided herein.

    

    (h) Headings.
      The
      headings and any table of contents contained in this Agreement are for reference
      purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation
      of
      this Agreement.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    (i) Governing
      Law. ALL
      MATTERS RELATING TO THE INTERPRETATION, CONSTRUCTION, VALIDITY AND ENFORCEMENT
      OF THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF
      CONNECTICUT, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO ANY CHOICE OF LAW PROVISIONS
      THEREOF.

    

    (j) Resolution
      of Certain Claims - Injunctive Relief. The
      Executive acknowledges that it would be difficult to fully compensate the
      Company for damages resulting from any breach by him of the provisions of this
      Agreement. Accordingly, the Executive agrees that, in addition to, but not
      to be
      exclusion of any other available remedy, the Company shall have the right to
      enforce the provisions of Sections 5, 6,, 7 and 8(e) by applying for and
      obtaining temporary and permanent restraining orders or injunctions from a
      court
      of competent jurisdiction without the necessity of filing a bond therefore,
      and
      without the necessity of proving actual damages, and the Company shall be
      entitled to recover from the Executive its reasonable attorneys’ fees and costs
      in enforcing the provisions of Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8(e).

    

    (k) Venue;
      Fees and Expenses. Any
      action at law, suit in equity or judicial proceeding arising directly,
      indirectly, or otherwise in connection with, out of, related to or from this
      Agreement, or any provision hereof, shall be litigated only in the state courts
      located in the State of Connecticut, County of Fairfield or the federal courts
      in the district which covers such county. The Executive and the Company consent
      to the jurisdiction of such courts. Executive waives any right the Executive
      may
      have to transfer or change the venue of any litigation brought against Executive
      by the Company. The prevailing party shall be entitled to recover its reasonable
      attorneys’ fees and costs in any such action.

    

    (l) Waiver
      of Right to Jury Trial. Each
      party hereto hereby waives, except to the extent otherwise required by
      applicable law, the right to trial by jury in any legal action or proceeding
      between the parties hereto arising out of or in connection with this
      Agreement.

    

    (m) Third-Party
      Benefit. Nothing
      in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any other
      person any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities of any nature
      whatsoever.

    

    (n) Withholding
      Taxes. The
      Company may withhold from any benefits payable under this Agreement all federal,
      state, city or other taxes as shall be required pursuant to any law or
      governmental regulation or ruling.

    

    
      
         

      

      
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    IN
      WITNESS WHEREOF,
      the
      parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the date set forth in the
      first paragraph.

     

    
      	
              PETALS
                DECORATIVE ACCENTS, INC.

               

               

              By:
                _______________________________

              Name:
                _____________________________

              Title:
                ______________________________

               

               

               

              STEPHEN
                M. HICKS

               

               

              /s/
                Stephen M.
                Hicks                                           
                

            

    

    

    
      
         

      

      
        11CONSENT
      TO 

    TRANSFER
      OF TERM LOANS

    

    June
      22,
      2006

    

    Reference
      is made to that certain Amended Loan and Security Agreement by and among Petals
      Decorative Accents LLC (“Petals”), Southshore Capital Fund, Ltd. (“Southshore”)
      and Southridge Partners, LP (“Southridge”), dated January 3, 2005, as amended on
      November 30, 2005 (the “Amended Loan Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein
      and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms
      in the Amended Loan Agreement.

    

    Petals
      desires to enter into a Contribution Agreement with Immunotechnology Corp.
      Inc.
      (“Immuno”), whereby Petals shall assign all its assets and delegate certain of
      its obligations, including the Term Loans extended to Petals in connection
      with
      the Amended Loan Agreement, to Immuno and Immuno shall assume such assets and
      obligations in exchange for the issuance of ninety five percent (95%) of the
      shares of common stock of Immuno to Petals (the “Contribution”). It is intended
      that such transaction qualify as a tax free contribution of assets pursuant
      to
      Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code.

    

    Petals
      hereby requests that Southridge and Southshore consent to, and by their
      signature below they hereby do consent to, the transfer of the Term Loans as
      part of the Contribution. Notwithstanding the above, each of Southridge and
      Southshore expressly reserves all rights under the Term Loans associated with
      the Amended Loan Agreement.

    

    

    ACCEPTED
      AND AGREED:

    

    

    SOUTHRIDGE
      PARTNERS LP

    

    

    ______________________________

    

    

    SOUTHSHORE
      CAPITAL FUND, LTD.

    

    

    ______________________________

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