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.
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.
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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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.
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.
Overhead lines come into contact with trees, high winds, rain and ice storms.
OK, we now know about contact lens wearers, Vegas high-rollers, little car guys, and couch potato fast-food fiends.
Stranded Britons should contact their local embassy, high commission or consulate.
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.
The meeting was the first high-level U.S.-Chinese contact since then-Defense Secretary Leon Panetta's brief visit to Beijing in September.
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.
The Port of Dover said it was experiencing high volumes of traffic and advised passengers without tickets to contact ferry operators before setting out.
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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Mono is commonly spread between college and high school students and may be transmitted by kissing or other contact with saliva such as from sharing drinks.
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.
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.
And it is because the stakes are so high that throughout this crisis the President and his administration have been in close contact with their European counterparts and closely engaged in developments as they emerge.
Mr Wadham, who has been in regular contact with his client since the government writ was served in the High Court shortly before Christmas, said Mr Shayler's defence against the claims would be submitted on Monday.
After doing so, contact your credit card company and explain to them that their interest rates are high in your opinion.
However, equipment to contact these satellites can cost thousands of dollars and none have ever been geosynchronous or high-bandwidth.
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.
He also warned that because of the government's current policy to disperse asylum seekers, many of whom are at high risk of medical problems like Tuberculosis (TB), that many more GPs would be coming into contact with the disease.
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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The device will contact the Spectrum Bridge database to identify channels that are available for operation at its location and can provide high-speed Internet connectivity.
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