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Type of light-sensitive cell in the retina of most vertebrates. Rods are highly sensitive and provide only black and white vision. They are used when lighting conditions are poor and are the only type of visual cell found in animals active at night. Colour vision requires a separate set of cells known as cones.
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It has contributed to a portrait of Shearer as a strict disciplinarian but the Newcastle boss scoffed at suggestions he is ruling with a rod of iron, insisting no professional football player should be late for a 10am training session.
Shearer: I'm not cracking the whip; Shearer: I'm no hard boss by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
Ruling with a rod of iron might work in the lower divisions, where players are desperate to earn a living in the game, but when you are dealing with seasoned and wealthy professionals, it rarely goes down too well.
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