But supporters say there is more to high-contact sports such as boxing or MMA than an attraction to violence.
In other high-contact sports, several former boxers and football players have developed traumatic brain injuries believed to be caused by repeated blows to the head.
Meanwhile the accelerator and clutch are improvements over standard pedals too, offering high-precision, contact-free potentiometers and by default offering very low resistance but good feel.
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The meeting was the first high-level U.S.-Chinese contact since then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's brief visit to Beijing in September.
The NCAA passed legislation last month that eliminated "restrictions on methods and modes of communication during recruiting, " which means coaches of all sports can contact high-schoolers starting July 1 via text, carrier pigeons or any apps they so choose.
According to the National Federation of State High School Associations, more than 1.1 million high-school boys played contact football in the 2011-2012 school year, which makes the game nearly twice as popular as the No. 2 prep sport, outdoor track and field.
Nokia PC Suite software allows more high-minded users to synchronize contact and calendar information from their computers at work.
They helped decide to limit Palin's initial media contact to high-profile interviews with Charlie Gibson of ABC and Katie Couric of CBS, which all McCain sources admit were highly damaging.
The animal was electrocuted when it came into contact with the high-voltage wire in fields off Ferry Road in Iwade, near Sittingbourne.
The Leicestershire study also found that, as nursing has become more high-tech, there is less physical contact with patients, so nurses are using massage to compensate and to demonstrate care for patients.
OK, we now know about contact lens wearers, Vegas high-rollers, little car guys, and couch potato fast-food fiends.
It is an idea that has been partially built into the new Wellcome Wing at the Science Museum and the recently opened Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum - both of which have high-turnover exhibits and bring the public into direct contact with scientists.
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But this is the home of UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the first point of contact for all merchant shipping transiting the high-risk area.
But people may need additional protection if they are traveling to high-risk countries, handle poliovirus specimens in a laboratory or have close contact with a person who has polio.
Despite that, Razzaq looked out of sorts when he failed to make contact with four balls from Bond before lashing one high over mid-wicket which landed on the roof of the Sir Garfield Sobers pavilion.
According to a new computer model, liquid methane in contact with a partially hydrogen-terminated diamond surface at extremely high pressures and temperatures spontaneously forms longer hydrocarbons, and hence the material of crude oil could be formed deep in the earth.
However, equipment to contact these satellites can cost thousands of dollars and none have ever been geosynchronous or high-bandwidth.
The married father of two preschoolers said his focus on high-profile crime stories (he is Dateline's liaison with CourtTV) has brought him into contact with some experts slated to take the stand, including pathologist Michael Baden and forensic scientist Henry Lee.
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Minnesota barely made solid contact until first baseman Justin Morneau connected with a two-out home run that banged high off the right-field foul pole.
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