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A corneal topographer projects a series of illuminated rings, referred to as a Placido disc, onto the surface of the cornea. The rings are reflected back into the instrument. After analyzing the reflected rings of light, the computer generates a topographical map of the cornea. The images produced by the topographer can be helpful for your eye doctor when analyzing the health of your eyes. About the Cornea The cornea is the transparent dome-shaped tissue covering the iris and the pupil....

The 2019-20 NBA season is set to resume via a 22-team format at the Disney World complex in Orlando, Florida on July 30 after the campaign was halted due to the COVID-19 crisis in March. Magic general manger Jeff Weltman said an unnamed player that contracted coronavirus during the NBA’s final round of mandatory testing on June 23 is going through the league’s quarantine protocols. “That player, I’m not at liberty to speak about it, is following protocol and we’re hoping he can join us shortly,” Weltman said on a videoconference call on Tuesday....

If English football gets the go-ahead to resume its coronavirus-disrupted 2019-20 campaign, all fixtures appear certain to be staged behind closed doors. United on Tuesday confirmed season ticket holders would be reimbursed for the games they will be forced to miss. The club wrote to supporters to outline the refund pledge, stressing the importance of fans not gathering outside grounds when matches are taking place. Season ticket holders were told: “We share your disappointment that you will not be able to watch United in person from within the stadium, but we would encourage you to give your continued loyal support from the comfort and safety of your home....

Over recent days, reports have emerged detailing aspects of ‘Project Restart’ – the fledgling plans to restart England’s top flight at neutral venues without fans present, ideally by mid-June as the game aims to return despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. But England international Winks feels any games would be significantly diminished without the presence of supporters. “It’s a possibility of course and that could happen. It’s probably something that not every Premier League player wants to do,” he told BBC Radio 5 Live....

There has been no professional football in England since mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic, and players’ union boss Taylor does not envisage a return until at least the middle of June. The Premier League launched ‘Project Restart’ in a bid to conclude the 2019/20 campaign, with games potentially played at neutral venues in England or even overseas. World governing body FIFA has proposed increasing the number of substitutions in an attempt to ease players’ workload, with the prospect of a hectic schedule to come if the action gets under way again....

Mark Pocan, who serves Wisconsin’s Second District, wrote to director of the CDC Dr. Robert Redfield on Monday to express his concern that the national public health institute seemed to have stopped reporting how many Americans had been tested for COVID-19, the disease caused by the new coronavirus. Until Sunday night, the Congressman wrote, the CDC publicly reported on its website the number of cases in the U.S. involving individuals who had travelled to a COVID-19 hotspot, the number of cases involving person-to-person spread, the total number tested for the virus, and total deaths....

More than 50 percent of cases detected since the virus first emerged last December were currently active on Sunday, the university’s statistics showed. Of roughly 4.05 million people who contracted the illness overall, about 1.38 million had recovered, while nearly 280,000 had died. Those calculations suggested close to 2.4 million people were still infected worldwide, with the United States reporting the highest incidence of cases as well as resulting fatalities....

“If we are complacent and don’t do really aggressive containment and mitigation, the number could go way up and be involved in many, many millions,” Fauci told members of the House Oversight and Reform Committee on Wednesday. More than 1,000 people in 38 states have tested positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, and 29 people have died, according to a tracker maintained by Johns Hopkins University. Now that multiple states are experiencing community transmission of the virus, officials are implementing measures to reduce human interactions, including shutting down large gatherings and closing schools....

Unfortunately, offering Godfall as a PS Plus title brought the game back into the spotlight, but not in a good way. The game that players received is not the full retail version, but rather the Challenger Edition that normally sells for $14.99 on the PlayStation Store. The Challenger Edition takes players directly to endgame content while completely skipping over the story campaign and the Fire & Darkness expansion. What many players found even more egregious is that this “trial” version also urges them to purchase the standard edition if they want the full Godfall experience....

Skipper Virat Kohli declared the innings moments before tea and asked the Kiwis to bat out 4 sessions to save the Test. India were off to a great start as India’s trump card R Ashwin got rid of both the openers in one over to have the visitors reeling at 3-2. Ashwin almost had one more to his tally but umpire Richard Kettleborough refused to raise his finger for an appeal against Ross Taylor....

Hardy addressed the media before Sunday’s practice but refused to answer specific questions about his recent conviction on two domestic violence charges except to say, “I hate that I have distracted my team.” Hardy did not show any remorse during a six-minute interview and didn’t offer an apology to the victim in the domestic dispute. Hardy, the team’s franchise player, was convicted this month of assaulting a female and communicating threats and sentenced to a 60-day suspended jail sentence and 18 months’ probation following a May 13 incident in which he attacked his ex-girlfriend in his apartment....

Cosby, convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting Andrea Constand in 2004, has been accused of sexually assaulting dozens of women dating back to the 1960s. In the Twitter post, Cosby writes that a “fellow resident” — or rather, inmate, at the same Pennsylvania prison — asked, “Mr. Cosby - is there anything special you would like for your birthday?” The Cosby Show star said he replied with a Bible verse and a message for men....

The Minnesota running back might have had his biggest plays in the passing game while easily outplaying two-time rushing champion Ezekiel Elliott. Cook ran for 97 yards, including the go-ahead touchdown on fourth down, and had 86 yards receiving that helped lead to three other scores, leading the Minnesota Vikings over the Dallas Cowboys 28-24 on Sunday night. Cook’s 183 scrimmage yards gave him the league lead that category as well at 1,415 as the Vikings (7-3) beat a winning team on the road for the first time in almost two years....

Before Cook, Australia’s Reggie Duff, Bill Ponsford, Greg Chappell and India’s Mohammad Azharuddin had achieved the rare distinction of scoring hundreds in both debut and swansong Tests. Cook combined with current skipper Joe Root (92) to keep Indian bowlers at bay in the first session on day four, with the hosts taking lunch at 243 for two. Cook was unbeaten on 103, his 33rd Test century, while Root (92 batting) also approached his 14th Test hundred as they added 129 runs in the productive morning session after resuming the day at 114 for two....

After being traded to the Patriots from the New Orleans Saints for the Patriots 2017 first-round and third-round draft picks, he has been traded to another team. After being traded to the Patriots, they picked up his fifth-year option. He totaled 65 receptions for 1,082 yards and 7 touchdowns, being the number one wide-receiver for Patriots quarterback (QB) Tom Brady after WR Julian Edelman suffered an ACL injury in a preseason game in 2017....

Bringing more amazing futuristic concept gadgets in this blog. Technology and imagination is advancing at a much faster pace beyond bounds and limits. Here are some cool concept gadgets, that will transform your life completely because these gadgets are the revolutionised version of the existing devices with the combination of new and upcoming technologies. 1. Digit MP3 Concept – We all listen to music on our MP3s and mobiles, with mobiles we have Bluetooth headphones but now with MP3....

Kupp exited Sunday’s contest against the Cardinals in the fourth quarter and did not return. Los Angeles was thus left without both its top wide receiver and No. 1 quarterback in a pivotal NFC West matchup. Backup QB John Wolford was trying to find Kupp along the left sideline. As Kupp attempted to make the play, he appeared to roll his ankle. He hobbled to the Los Angeles sideline....

In case you didn’t know… Argentina have endured a disastrous start to their Copa America campaign and presently find themselves at the bottom of their group with just one point from two games. Having lost 2-0 to Colombia in their first fixture, Argentina managed a 1-1 draw against Paraguay in their second match. As a result, La Albiceleste run the risk of being knocked out from the group stages of the tournament....

The two-time World Cup winners top Group A alongside Chile with four points after two games, a point ahead of Paraguay, who defeated Bolivia 3-0 in the only game they have played so far. Bolivia, like Uruguay, are still looking for their first point but have played one game more than the latter, who lost 1-0 to Argentina in their tournament debut on Friday night. Guido Rodriguez headed home Lionel Messi’s cross 13 minutes into the game to notch his first ever international goal and secure Argentina’s first win of the 2021 Copa America....