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        EXHIBIT
          10.79

         

         

        SETTLEMENT
          AGREEMENT

         

        This
          Settlement Agreement
          (“Agreement”) is entered into as of this 31st day of December 2001, by
          and
          between eRoomSystem Technologies, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“eRoomSystem”
          or the “Company”),
          and
          Hall Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation (“HALL”). eRoomSystem and HALL
          are collectively referred to hereinafter as the “Parties”.

         

        RECITALS

         

        WHEREAS,
          on
          March 30, 2000, the Parties entered into a Letter Agreement (hereinafter,
          “Advertising Agreement”), setting forth the terms upon which HALL would provide
          advertising and marketing services on behalf of eRoomSystem; 

         

        WHEREAS,
          the terms of the Advertising Agreement provided for monthly payments of
          $43,687.50 during months five (5) through twelve (12) thereof; 

         

        WHEREAS,
          as of the date hereof, the Parties agree that eRoomSystem’s outstanding
          obligation under the Advertising Agreement is $279,111.08 (the “Outstanding
          Obligation”); 

         

        WHEREAS,
          pursuant to the terms of the Advertising Agreement, eRoomSystem issued
          to HALL a
          warrant to purchase 125,000 shares of its common stock, exercisable at
          $4.80 per
          share at any time through December 31, 2001 (the “Warrant”);

         

        WHEREAS,
          the Parties mutually agreed to terminate the Warrant on March 29, 2001,
          and
          eRoomSystem issued a new warrant in the amount of 125,000 shares, exercisable
          at
          $0.90 per share through December 31, 2001 (the “Replacement
          Warrant”);

         

        WHEREAS,
          the Replacement Warrant was not exercised by HALL and expired pursuant
          to the
          terms thereof on even date herewith; and 

         

        WHEREAS,
          the
          Advertising Agreement expired on March 30, 2001 and the Parties desire
          to modify
          the remaining payment obligations under the Advertising Agreement as follows:
          (i) eRoomSystem shall pay HALL $100,000 in twelve (12) equal monthly
          installments as defined hereinbelow, and (ii) eRoomSystem shall issue HALL,
          or
          its assigns, a warrant to purchase 200,000 shares of common stock of
          eRoomSystem, exercisable at $0.26 per share for a period five (5) years
          (the
“Settlement Warrant”). 

         

        NOW,
          THEREFORE,
          for and
          in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants, agreements,
          understandings, undertakings, representations, warranties and promises,
          and
          subject to the conditions hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally
          bound thereby, the parties do hereby covenant and agree that the Recitals
          set
          forth above are true and accurate, and further covenant and agree as
          follows:

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

        Section
          I - Terms

         

        HALL
          agrees to accept payment of the Outstanding Obligation on the following
          terms:
          eRoomSystem shall pay HALL $8,333.33 on the first day of each month, commencing
          March 1, 2002 and concluding on February 1, 2003. In addition thereto,
          upon
          execution of this Agreement, eRoomSystem shall issue HALL the Settlement
          Warrant
          in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A. 

         

        Section
          II - Mutual Release

        

        A.   Mutual
          Release.
          For
          valuable consideration, the sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged,
          the
          Parties hereby forever release, discharge and acquit one another, including
          each
          party’s respective successors, predecessors, parents, affiliates, subsidiaries,
          divisions, including, but not limited to, their respective past or present
          officers, directors, stockholders, managers, employees, advisors, consultants,
          insurers, attorneys, accountants, agents and assigns (collectively, the
          “Released Parties”) from any and all claims, demands, damages, debts,
          liabilities, actions, causes of action or suits of whatsoever kind or nature.
          Without limiting its scope, this release includes claims whether known
          or
          unknown, unforeseen, or unanticipated and regardless of type, cause or
          nature,
          including, but not limited to, all tort or contractual (express or implied)
          claims.  

         

        B.  
          Future
          Litigation. The
          Parties covenant and agree to forever refrain from encouraging, instituting,
          prosecuting, maintaining, assisting or participating in, any legal proceedings,
          suits or actions against any of the Released Parties, except if necessary
          to
          enforce this Agreement.

         

        C.  
          Confidentiality.
          The
          existence and the terms of this Agreement shall be confidential, and neither
          party shall reveal or engage in any action which either knows or can expect
          will
          result in the revelation of any information concerning the contents of
          this
          Agreement to anyone except as required by law or the rules of any regulatory
          body or stock exchange. This Agreement may, however, be used as evidence
          in a
          subsequent proceeding in which any of the Released Parties allege a breach
          of
          this Agreement. 

         

        Section
          III - Future Services

        

        All
          future services performed by HALL on behalf of the Company shall be on
          a
          project-by-project basis. The Parties agree that all such services shall
          be
          provided on a fixed-cost basis agreed to prior to the commencement of such
          services. 

        

        Section
          IV - General Provisions

        

        A.  Governing
          Law.
          It is
          agreed that this Agreement shall be governed by, construed, and enforced
          in
          accordance with the laws of the State of Nevada. 

         

        B.  Entire
          Agreement.
          This
          Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the Parties with
          respect
          to their mutual release of claims, and any prior understanding or representation
          of any kind concerning such release that precedes the date of this Agreement
          shall not be binding upon either party except to the extent incorporated
          in this
          Agreement. 

         

        C.  Neutral
          Interpretation.
          The
provisions
          contained herein shall not be construed in favor of or against any party
          because
          that party or its counsel drafted this Agreement, but shall be construed
          as if
          all parties prepared this Agreement, and any rules of construction to the
          contrary are hereby specifically waived. The Parties negotiated the terms
          of
          this Agreement at arm’s length. 

         

        D.
           Waiver
          of
          Jury Trial.
          Each
          party hereto hereby irrevocably waives all rights to trial by jury in any
          action
          or proceeding arising out of or relating to this agreement or any transaction
          contemplated hereby and for any counterclaim therein.

         

        E.
           Notices.
          All
          notices, requests or other communications to the Parties shall be delivered
          via
          registered or overnight mail, or via facsimile, as
          follows:

    

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

    

     

    

        If
          to
          eRoomSystem:

         

        Gregory
          L. Hrncir, Esq.

        eRoomSystem
          Technologies, Inc. 

        390
          North
          3050 East

        St.
          George, UT 84790\

        435-688-3636
          (facsimile)

         

        If
          to
          HALL:

         

        Mick
          Hall

        Hall
          Communications, Inc.

        6600
          Amelia Earhardt Court

        Las
          Vegas, NV 89119

        702-260-9886
          (facsimile)

         

        F.
           Severability.
          If
          one or
          more of the provisions of this Agreement shall be for any reason whatever
          held
          invalid or unenforceable, such provisions shall be deemed severable from
          the
          remaining covenants, agreements and provisions of this Agreement and such
          invalidity or unenforceability shall in no way affect the validity or
          enforceability of such remaining provisions, the rights of any parties
          hereto,
          or the rights of the Documents and Disbursements Custodian or the Lender.
          To the
          extent permitted by law, the parties hereto waive any provision of law
          which
          renders any provision of this Agreement invalid or unenforceable in any
          respect.

         

        G.
           Binding
          Effect.
          The
          provisions of this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
          of
          the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto.

        

        In
          Witness Whereof,
          the
          parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date
          first
          written above.

         

         

        
          	eRoomSystem Technologies,
                  Inc.,	 	Hall Communications,
                  Inc.,
	A Nevada Corporation 	 	A
                  Nevada Corporation 
	
                   

                   

                   

                	 	 
	
                  By:
                    /s/ Gregory L. Hrncir

                         Gregory L.
                    Hrncir

                         Secretary, General
                    Counsel 

                	
                   

                	
                  By:
                    /s/
                    Mick Hall  

                        
Mick
                    Hall

                        
Chief
                    Executive Officer, PresidentNOVASTAR
      RESOURCES LTD.

     

    TECHNICAL
      ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AGREEMENT

     

    TECHNICAL
      ADVISORY BOARD MEMBER AGREEMENT, dated as of June 20, 2006 (the “Agreement”), by
      and between NOVASTAR RESOURCES LTD., a Nevada corporation, having its principal
      place of business at 8300 Greensboro Drive, Suite 800, McLean, VA 22102 (“the
      Company”) and Dr. Joseph Sam Armijo, an individual residing at 6625 Aston
      Circle, Spanish Springs, Nevada, 89436 (“the Advisor”).

    

    BACKGROUND

     

    The
      Company desires to appoint Advisor as the Chair of the Company’s Technical
      Advisory Board to perform the Services (as defined below) and the Advisor
      desires to perform the Services for the Company subject to the terms and
      conditions set forth below.

     

    NOW,
      THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and mutual covenants hereinafter
      contained, the parties hereto intending to be legally bound hereby agree as
      follows:

     

    1.    THE
      SERVICES.

     

    Subject
      to the terms of this Agreement, the Advisor agrees to become the Chair of the
      Company’s Technical Advisory Board and to perform the following services ( the
“Services”):

     

    Advisor
      will chair the Company’s Technical Advisory Board. The Advisor will lead a
      technical team to evaluate the work done by Kurchatov Institute in Moscow,
      and
      plan for future research & development efforts. Advisor will consult with
      the Company on the development of an Intellectual Property (IP) portfolio
      strategy. Advisor will assist the Company in the identification and recruitment
      of technical employees. Advisor will assist the Company in the identification
      and evaluation of new and emerging business opportunities. The Advisor will
      make
      himself available to discuss and review with management and the Company’s board
      of directors technical matters relating to the Company’s business. In addition,
      the Advisor will make himself available to attend meetings of the Technical
      Advisory Board. The Advisor shall perform such other similar tasks as the
      Company may request. The Services will be performed by the Advisor mostly from
      the State of Nevada.

     

    2.    TERM.

     

    The
      initial term of this Agreement shall be for a period of three (3) years;
      provided, however, that this Agreement shall automatically be extended for
      additional periods of one (1) year by mutual agreement of the parties. The
      Agreement may be terminated by either party by giving sixty (60) days written
      notice prior to the end of the initial term or any extended term or otherwise
      terminated in accordance with Section 5. In the event of the termination of
      this
      Agreement, the Advisor shall promptly return to the Company any and all
      equipment, documents, or materials in his possession in whatever form or medium,
      and all copies made thereof, which the Advisor received from the Company for
      purposes of this Agreement, as well as all Work Product as defined and described
      in Section 6 of this Agreement. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
        
        

        
          

        

      

      
        
        

      

    

     

    3.    FEES
      AND REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN EXPENSES.

     

    A.    The
      Company shall pay the Advisor a consulting fee (the “Fee”) equal to
      Two-hundred-fifty dollars ($250.00) per hour for Services performed. The maximum
      billing is expressly limited to no more than eight (8) hours in any calendar
      day
      unless the advisor is traveling at the request of the Company. The Advisor
      is
      entitled to bill the Company for a minimum of twenty (20) hours in any calendar
      month whether or not the Company has actually requested the Advisor to provide
      twenty (20) hours of Service in any such month. If the Advisor provides the
      Company with more than twenty (20) hours of Service in any calendar month,
      the
      Fee shall be reduced by twenty percent (20%) to two-hundred dollars ($200.00)
      for each hour of service performed by the Advisor in excess of twenty (20)
      hours. Upon selection by the Advisor, the Company will pay all or a portion
      of
      the Fee in cash, stock, options or other securities of the Company. In addition,
      the Company may from time to time request the Advisor to work on special
      projects that require extensive time or travel arrangements. In such instances,
      the Company and the Advisor shall mutually agree upon the compensation to be
      paid to the Advisor in lieu of the Fee for services in connection with such
      projects. The Fee shall be payable monthly, no later than the 10th business
      day,
      following the receipt by the Company from the Advisor of an invoice that sets
      forth in reasonable detail the number of hours the Advisor worked and a
      description of the work the Advisor performed. 

     

    B.    Stock
      Options. The Company agrees to grant the Advisor a nonqualified stock option
      for
      the purchase of one-hundred-fifty thousand (150,000) shares of the Company’s
      common stock. The option’s exercise price will be equal to the fair market value
      of the Company’s common stock on the date of grant. The grant date shall be the
      same as the date that this agreement is signed by the Company. The options
      shall
      vest in equal monthly installments over a three (3) year period. If the Advisor
      is terminated by the Company then all remaining unvested options shall vest
      immediately. The Options will have a term of ten (10) years from the date of
      grant. If the Company retains another advisor to serve on the Technical Advisory
      Board and awards the new advisor a greater number of options as a retainer
      (i.e., not as compensation for hours of service), the Advisor’s option grant
      will be increased to match those offered the new advisor.

     

    C.    Upon
      termination of this Agreement for any reason, the Advisor expressly understands
      and agrees, notwithstanding paragraphs 3(B) of this Agreement, that the
      Company’s sole obligation shall be to pay the Advisor the Fee for Services
      rendered through the effective date of termination or expiration and any amounts
      payable to the Advisor pursuant to paragraph 6(C) in connection with respect
      to
      Services performed through the date of termination.

     

    D.    Reimbursement
      of any reasonable travel expenses, if any, shall be made according to the
      Company’ corporate policy. The Advisor shall be reimbursed for travel time (less
      overnight sleep time) at rates specified in paragraphs 3A and for other
      reasonable and necessary expenses actually incurred or paid by the Advisor
      during the term or any travel in the performance of the Services within twenty
      (20) business days of the submission and approval by the Company of expense
      statements, vouchers, or other supporting information reasonably acceptable
      to
      the Company. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    E.    The
      Advisor shall not be entitled to participate in any fringe benefits or
      privileges given or extended by the Company to its officers and employees,
      including without limitation, medical benefits, retirement plans or stock
      options, except as otherwise contained in paragraph 3(B) of this Agreement.
      The
      Advisor shall be responsible for the payment of all federal, state and local
      taxes. The Advisor warrants and represents that during the term of this
      Agreement or any extension thereof, the Advisor shall comply with all laws,
      rules and regulations required by appropriate government authorities for
      independent contractors, including the appropriate withholding, reporting and
      payment of all required taxes

     

    4.    DUTIES
      AND EXTENT OF SERVICES

     

    The
      Company recognizes that the Advisor will continue to serve on governmental
      advisory committees, will continue to consult with utilities operating nuclear
      power plants and will continue to serve as an adjunct professor at the
      University of Nevada, Reno. Upon the execution of this Agreement and throughout
      its term or any extension thereof, the Advisor shall assume the position of
      the
      Advisor to the Company and the Advisor shall be available as necessary or
      appropriate in order for Advisor to effectively perform the Services. The
      Advisor shall exert the Advisor’s best efforts and attention to the affairs of
      the Company. The Advisor shall notify the Company promptly of any new engagement
      or commitment which could reasonably be expected to interfere or conflict with
      the performance of Services hereunder. 

     

    5.    TERMINATION

     

    The
      Advisor’s engagement hereunder shall terminate at the end of the term or any
      extension thereof as set forth in Section 2 hereof or sooner upon the occurrence
      of any of the following events:

     

    A.    The
      termination of the Advisor hereunder by the Company at its option, for any
      reason or no reason, to be exercised by sixty (60) days written notice from
      the
      Company to the Advisor.

     

    B.     The
      termination by the Advisor at his option, for any reason or no reason, to be
      exercised by sixty (60) days written notice from the Advisor to the
      Company.

     

    C.    The
      Advisor’s death. In this event all moneys owed to the Advisor, as well as stock,
      options and patent royalty rights will become the property of the Advisor’s
      estate. 

     

    6.    WORK
      FOR HIRE

     

    A.    The
      parties acknowledge and agree that with the exception of paragraphs 6C of this
      agreement, all rights, including without limitation ownership, patent and
      copyright, in any software, materials, reports (including, without limitation,
      report books, reference materials and other literature relating to the Company’
products or services or otherwise related to the Services), memoranda, graphics,
      logos or other work product prepared by the Advisor pursuant to the terms of
      this Agreement, or otherwise for the Company (hereinafter the “Work Product”)
      vest in the Company. The parties expressly acknowledge that the Work Product
      was
      specially ordered or commissioned by the Company and further agree that it
      shall
      be considered a “Work Made for Hire” within the meaning of the copyright laws of
      the United States and that the Company is entitled, as sole author, to the
      copyright and all other rights therein, throughout the world, including but
      not
      limited to, the right to make such changes therein and such uses thereof, as
      it
      may determine in its sole and absolute discretion. The Advisor also agrees
      to
      keep necessary records, made alone or with others during the course of
      performing Services pursuant to this Agreement, and agrees to furnish the
      Company, upon request, with all such records. 

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    C.    The
      Company
      will pay the Advisor: (1) Five-hundred dollars ($500) in cash compensation
      for
      any patentable disclosure made by the Advisor to the Company; (2) Five-thousand
      dollars ($5,000) in cash or equity, at the Advisor’s option, for each patentable
      disclosure made by the Advisor to the Company for which the Company files a
      patent application; and (3) a five percent (5%) royalty payment on any gross
      proceeds received by the Company from the sale of any products or licenses
      covered by the patented rights associated with any patent derived from Services
      performed hereunder. Where the disclosures of patentable inventions are made
      jointly, the Company will pay the Advisor and each other inventor, who is also
      a
      consultant to the Company, five-hundred dollars ($500) for disclosure. The
      lead
      inventor, as determined by the Technical Advisory Board, will be awarded
      two-thousand-five-hundred dollars ($2,500) of the five-thousand dollars ($5,000)
      in cash or equity of the patent filing bonus with the remainder being divided
      pro rata among the other inventors. Any royalties will be allocated by assigning
      two-and-one-half percent (2.5%) to the lead inventor and the remaining
      two-and-one-half percent (2.5%) to be divided equally among any other inventors.
      Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall determine, in its sole and
      absolute discretion, what constitutes a “patentable disclosure” and whether or
      not to file any patent application. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall
      be
      construed to obligate the Company to file or prosecute any patent application,
      maintain any patent, grant any license or make, use, or sell any product or
      service under any patent or other intellectual property right. Any
      patent applications or proposed patent applications, shall belong to the Company
      and shall be treated as the Company's proprietary information under Section
      7provided the Company files a patent application within two (2) years of the
      date of disclosure. If
      the
      Company does not file a patent application within two (2) years of the patent
      disclosure, the invention or inventions described in the disclosure will become
      the property of the inventor or inventors.
      Advisor
      will execute any assignment or other documentation requested by the
      Company, at the Company's expense, to effect the intent of this
      Section. 

     

    7.    PROPRIETARY
      INFORMATION

     

    A.    For
      purposes of this Agreement, “proprietary information” means information relating
      to the business of the Company or any affiliated or subsidiary entity and shall
      include (but shall not be limited to) information encompassed in all Work
      Product, specifications, drawings, graphics, logos, designs, computer programs,
      source code, object code, models, methodologies, algorithms, user documentation,
      plans, formulas, proposals, marketing and sale plans, financial information,
      costs, pricing information, customer information, and all methods, concepts
      or
      ideas in or reasonably related to the business of the Company or information
      of
      customers or clients of the Company which the Company is required to maintain
      as
      confidential.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    B.    The
      Advisor agrees to regard and preserve as confidential, all proprietary
      information, whether or not it has such information in writing, other physical
      or magnetic form or such information is contained in the Advisor’s memory or the
      memory of any of the Advisor’s agents or employees. The Advisor shall not,
      without written authority from the Company to do so, directly or indirectly,
      use
      for the benefit or purpose, nor disclose to any other person or entity, either
      during the term of the Advisor’s engagement hereunder or thereafter, except as
      required by the conditions of the Advisor’s engagement hereunder, any
      proprietary information.

     

    C.    The
      Advisor shall not disclose any reports, recommendations, conclusions or other
      results of the Services or the existence or the subject matter of this contract
      without the prior written consent of the Company. In the Advisor’s performance
      hereunder, the Advisor shall comply with all legal obligations the Advisor
      may
      now or hereafter have regarding the information or other property of any other
      person, firm or corporation.

     

    D.    The
      foregoing obligations of this Paragraph shall not apply to any part of the
      information that (i) has been disclosed in publicly available sources of
      information, (ii) is, through no fault of the Advisor, hereafter disclosed
      in
      publicly available sources of information, (iii) can be demonstrated to the
      Company’ satisfaction that it is now in the possession of the Advisor without
      any obligation of confidentiality, or (iv) has been or is hereafter lawfully
      disclosed to the Advisor by a third party, but only to the extent that the
      use
      or disclosure thereof has been or is rightfully authorized by that third
      party.

     

    8.    NO
      SOLICITATION AND COVENANT NOT TO COMPETE

     

    A.    During
      the period commencing on the date hereof and ending two (2) years after the
      termination of the Advisor’s engagement for any reason (the “Restricted
      Period”), the Advisor shall not directly or indirectly induce, solicit, persuade
      or entice or attempt to induce, solicit, persuade or entice any of the
      employees, the Advisors or agents of the Company to leave the employment of
      the
      Company to includes any subsidiaries or to terminate the consultancy or agency
      relationship with the Company, as the case may be.

     

    B.    During
      the Restricted Period, the Advisor shall not, without the written consent of
      a
      duly authorized officer of the Company: (i) directly or indirectly, whether
      as
      principal, agent, stockholder, or in any other capacity, have a financial
      interest in any company or enterprise which is in competition with any business
      actively conducted by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates;
      provided, however, that this shall not be deemed to preclude the Advisor from
      owning not more than 1% of the stock or securities of any corporation, the
      shares of which are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
      Act
      of 1934, as amended or (ii) directly or indirectly, whether as principal, agent,
      stockholder, employee, the Advisor or in any other capacity, provide any
      services to any company or enterprise which would result in competition with
      the
      services, products and technologies sold, licensed or being developed or planned
      or otherwise contemplated by the Company or any of its subsidiaries or
      affiliates at the time of the termination of this Agreement.

     

    C.    During
      the Restricted Period, the Advisor shall not, directly or indirectly, induce,
      solicit, persuade or entice or attempt to induce, solicit persuade or entice
      any
      person who is then or has been within the preceding 12-month period a customer
      or account of the Company or any of its affiliates, or any actual customer
      leads
      whose identity the Advisor learned of during the term of this Agreement or
      any
      extension thereof, to terminate or to adversely alter its contractual or other
      relationship with the Company or any of its affiliates.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    E.    The
      Advisor hereby agrees that each provision herein shall be treated as a separate
      and independent clause, and the unenforceability of any one clause shall in
      no
      way impair the enforceability of any of the other clauses of the Agreement.
      The
      Advisor hereby further agrees that the language of all parts of this Agreement
      shall in all cases be construed as a whole according to its fair meaning and
      not
      strictly for or against either of the parties.

     

    10.   NOTICES

     

    Any
      notice of other communication required or which may be given hereunder shall
      be
      in writing and shall be delivered personally, telecopied, telegraphed or
      telexed, or sent by certified, registered or express mail, postage prepaid,
      to
      the parties at the addresses set forth in the preamble of this Agreement, or
      at
      such other addresses as shall be specified by the parties by like notice, and
      shall be deemed given when so delivered personally, telecopied, telegraphed
      or
      telexed, or if mailed, two days after the date of mailing.

     

    11.   NO
      RESTRICTIONS

     

    The
      Advisor represents to the Company, which relies on such representation, that
      the
      Advisor is free to enter into this Agreement in that the Advisor is not under
      any restrictions from a former employer or business that would preclude the
      Advisor’s from making these agreements. The Advisor understands that the Company
      does not want the Advisor to disclose to it any confidential information that
      the Advisor may have obtained from a former employer, although the Advisor
      is
      free to use the Advisor’s general knowledge and past experience in the
      performance of the Services.

     

    12.   GENERAL
      CONDITIONS

     

    A.    The
      terms
      and conditions of Paragraphs 3E, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, and 12A hereof shall
      survive the termination of this Agreement or completion of the Services as
      the
      case may be.

     

    B.    The
      Advisor shall not assign this Agreement or delegate the Advisor’s duties
      hereunder and shall not subcontract any of the Services to be performed
      hereunder without the prior written consent of the Company.

     

    C.    The
      Advisor shall perform the Services as an independent contractor and shall not
      be
      considered an employee of the Company or partner, joint venturer or otherwise
      related to the Company for any purpose. Accordingly, the Advisor may not bind
      the Company to any contract, agreement or arrangement.

     

    D.    This
      Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia, without
      regard to its conflicts of laws.

     

    E.    This
      Agreement constitutes the entire understanding between the Advisor and the
      Company respecting the Services described herein.

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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    F.    This
      Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall
      be
      deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the
      same
      instrument.

     

    G.    Facsimile
      execution and delivery of this Agreement is legal, valid and binding execution
      and delivery for all purposes.

     

    [signature
      page follows]

     

    
      
        
        

      

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

     

     

    
      	NOVASTAR RESOURCES LTD. 	 	THE ADVISOR:
	 	 	 
	By: /s/ Seth
              Grae                                                                     
              	 	/s/
              J. S.
              Armijo                                                                              
              
	 	 	Name: J. S. Armijo
	Name: Seth
              Grae                                                                                        
              	 	 
	 	 	 
	Title: CEO and President	 	 

    

     

    
      
        
        

      

      
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