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Archive | November, 2009

12 Angry Men

The GOC’s council meeting last week was a bit of a one off.   Henry Fonda may have managed to change the minds of his eleven fellow jurors in Lumet’s classic 1957 court house thriller but the feat wasn’t repeated last week.   Everyone at the table made positive noises about the two professions working hand [...]

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An Education in eyewear

I popped along to the Odeon Esher last night to see An Education with Mrs Optician Editor and very good it was too.Along with the delightful Jenny (Carey Mulligan) and Rosamund Pike playing the fantasically airheaded Helen was Peter Sarsgaard as the charming, but dastardly, David. The sets were fabulous as were the cars and the conjured repression [...]

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Aisle should cocoa

The press is getting all unnecessary over the wrangle between Specsavers and ASDA. Are the papers interested in professional fees, the levels of correction offered or the use of NHS vouchers…..er no. A typical story is this one. The reason for the excitment is the fact that the case was put back because ASDA ask their lawyers [...]

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Safilo celebrates 75 years with carnival of vintage

It’s that time of the year when the manufacturers preview their Spring/Summer collections so it was off to Holborn for Safilo’s turn today. Along with an riot of colour and decals were a raft of vintage shapes — and not just from the 60s, 70s and 80s. The Georgio Armani collection had some fantastic frames [...]

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Indian summer ends

All right I admit it, it’s my fault.   After months of using orthok I decided at the weekend to call it a day. Needless to say the very next day the heavens opened and the wind started to blow.   On Sunday morning, with no hope a of a decent cycle with No2 son [...]

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