Hawkins said the trial aimed to answer a specific question: “On how many decisions could a video referee assist the on-field referee without slowing the game down?” ARGUMENTS RAGE ON Hawk-Eye, which makes core profit of 4.5 million pounds ($7.23 million) on annual revenues of between 15 and 20 million, sees Major League Baseball (MLB) as one potential new market. Baseball already uses instant replays to judge whether home runs have been scored, and is now looking at extending the system to judge whether runners make it safely to base or not. Hawk-Eye, which employs 70 people at its base in the southern English town of Basingstoke, plans to set up an office in Boston as part of a push into American markets. Despite the advances of technology, arguments over close calls are unlikely to disappear — which may be good news for fans who like an argument, and the media who feed that appetite. The cricket test series between England and Australia this summer, the oldest rivalry in the sport, was marked by arguments over the reliability of a system designed to make it easier for umpires to decide whether a batsman had hit the ball.
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Swollen, black eye won’t keep Bergeron down
Bostons assistant captain was hit in the face with a puck early in the second period of Thursdays 4-1 win over the Florida Panthers at TD Garden. On the play, his vision became blurry but he remained on the ice, hoping it would go away. After about 10 seconds it did not, so he quickly skated to the bench and went to the locker room for medical attention. The blurriness subsided and he returned for the third period.
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Dry eyes and technology: What you need to know to protect your vision
You’re not distributing new, healthy, clean tears across the ocular surface.” Another thing that can contribute to the dry-eye feeling is the lack of oil being distributed to the eye via your eyelid. “When we blink, we push out a little bit of oil,” Starr said. “It’s critical for healthy tear film. … When you blink, you put out a little oil with each blink. So if you’re not blinking, you’re not getting the oil, your tears are evaporating and over the hours of a long workday that leads to significant dry eye.” Symptoms of dry eye include grittiness, a sandy feeling, a foreign body sensation, burning, redness, and sometimes tearing, and blurry vision.
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How smoking harms your eyes and vision
And evidence is mounting for smoking increasing the risk for other eye problems. Although more research needs to be done, smoking may increase the risk of: thyroid eye disease (TED): People with hyperthyroidism (overactive thyroid) may experience TED, where their eyes protrude from the sockets, stretching the eyelids open wide. In some cases, the coordinated movement of the eyes may also be affected and cause double vision. Symptoms of TED include eye pressure, irritation and drying, and damage to the corneas. Studies have shown that smoking may increase the risk of TED or worsen existing TED.
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Blind Cavefish 