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Specsavers Optical Group Limited [1] is a British multinational optical retail chain, which operates mainly in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and the Nordic countries. The chain offers optometry and optician services for eyesight testing and sells glasses , sunglasses , and contact lenses .
Dame Mary Lesley Perkins, DBE (born 14 February 1944) [1] is an English billionaire who is the co-founder of Specsavers, the British retail optometry chain.. Together with her husband, co-founder and chairman Doug Perkins, Dame Mary has three children, all of whom work for Specsavers, and are eventually expected to take over the privately-owned company.
United States; near Dayton, Texas: Betty Cash and Victoria Landrum unsuccessfully sued the United States government in 1981. The two women attributed various symptoms to a diamond-shaped UFO they claimed to have seen pursued by air force helicopters the previous year. The judge dismissed their case due to a lack of evidence. [190] [191]
Matthew McConaughey awards and nominations McConaughey at the 83rd Academy Awards in 2011 Awards and nominations [a] [b] [c] Award Wins Nominations Totals AACTA Awards 0 1 Academy Awards 1 1 Alliance of Women Film Journalists 1 1 American Cinematheque Award 1 1 Austin Film Critics Association 1 1 Blockbuster Entertainment Awards 0 2 Boston Society of Film Critics 1 1 Chicago Film Critics ...
Marisa Tomei was born on December 4, 1964, in Brooklyn, New York City, to Adelaide "Addie" (née Bianchi), an English teacher, and Gary A. Tomei, a trial lawyer. [7] She has a younger brother, actor Adam Tomei, [8] and was partly raised by her paternal grandparents. [9]
Tampa’s story dates back to the late 1800s and early 1900s, when Cuban immigrants working in cigar factories needed a quick, filling lunch. Tampa’s version throws in salami for good measure.
New Hampshire adopted a right-to-work bill in 1947, but it was repealed in 1949 by the state legislature and governor. [72] In 2017, a proposed right to work bill was defeated in the New Hampshire House of Representatives 200–177. [73] In 2021, the same bill was reintroduced but again defeated in the House of Representatives 199–175. [74]
Devaluations of the peso in 1982 and 1994 pushed many Mexican women into the labor force. Between 1970 and 1995, 18% more women were part of the working force, [21] and many of these women were working in maquila factories. Women looked for work in factories because they could get jobs with few credentials and receive on the job training. [21]