Barbie has started wearing specs its seems ( see Optician Feb 26) and those style gurus at Mattel have even consulted women's engineering agencies in the US to make sure she is authentic.
A vote ( not sure among who) decided to make modern Barbie a computer engineer. Apparently she has all the 'stuff' blue tooth earpiece etc to make her look like the real article.
I can so the likeness between B and our own IT guys --not.
This is David Millar the cyclist, but what has he got to do with optics?
It's really nice when work throws up an unexpected opportunity. So was the case when Transitions recently invited Optician down to Calpe, Spain to see its professional cycling team in action. Transitions decided to sponsor a pro cycling team late last year a move that has the potential to put optics on a much higher plane of recognition among the public.
The Garmin Transitions cycling team is one of the best in the world and its members compete with the likes of Lance Armstrong in races such as the Tour de France. Transitions' sponsorship will put it name in front of 2 billion people worldwide which gives an idea of cycling's appeal abroad. Read all about the team and this ambitious opitcal project in the Feb 26th issue of Optician.
This is the sun rising around the rock just off Calpe and the first sight that greeted me when I woke up in the morning. Roll on summer.
The Optician Awards really gets into swing about this time of the year. Shortlisting the entries this year has been really tough due to the number of entries and volume of quality words.
Practices and individuals have really got the knack of entry statements making selection harder than ever.
Judging day is on February 12 so when you get the call telling you that you have made it to a shortlist don't delay in getting your entry in.
The really hard work starts now --choosing the entertainment.
