Welcome to the OptiBoard Community Newsletter for July 2003!

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Today's Date is: 07-11-2003. This newsletter covers activity activity since 06-01-2003.
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OPTIBOARD FEATURED MEMBER OF THE MONTH
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This month's featured member is:

NC-OD

According to our Moderators, NC-OD is an active member who visits this board regularly and contributes where he can. He has been known to temper heated debate by the use of unarguable logic and his posts are well thought out and balanced. He is always ready to listen to the other side.

Congratulations NC-OD, and thanks for being a valuable member of the OptiBoard Community!


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HOT TOPICS
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Threads posted most recently:

Title: "Frustrated Newbie - Help Needed" (posted 07-11-2003 by kelvin)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7595

Title: "Essilor Awards Pupilometers to Optometry and Opticianry Students" (posted 07-11-2003 by Newsroom)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7594

Title: "Watchmaker, Biker and freezer worker help" (posted 07-10-2003 by sarahr)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7592

Title: "Transitions and AR" (posted 07-10-2003 by Jim Schafer)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7590

Title: "OD position Suffolk County NY" (posted 07-10-2003 by mkatz)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7589

Title: "Emporio Armani Eyewear And Watches The Choice Of The England Football Team" (posted 07-10-2003 by Newsroom)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7588

Title: "What is the best way to explain..." (posted 07-10-2003 by ShellyJaffer777)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7587

Title: "Case" (posted 07-10-2003 by edKENdance)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7586

Title: "Bostonian Eyewear" (posted 07-10-2003 by EagleEye)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7585

Title: "Buying groups" (posted 07-09-2003 by classicz68)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7584


Threads with the most replies:

Title: "TIPS ON DISPENSING" (posted 05-31-2001 by harry a saake)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=1034

Title: "Strange Facts!" (posted 07-31-2002 by Sean)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=5183

Title: "Wisdom To Start The Day,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,," (posted 11-07-2002 by Chris Ryser)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=5855

Title: "Wm" (posted 05-23-2003 by jediron)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7314

Title: "Should Opticians Refract - The Poll" (posted 06-08-2001 by Pete Hanlin)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=2204

Title: "What do we hope to accomplish?" (posted 05-12-2003 by chip anderson)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7238

Title: "Hillary Clinton" (posted 06-11-2003 by Cindy Hamlin)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7430

Title: "Are Progressives Truly Different or Just Great Marketing?" (posted 05-29-2003 by Lee Prewitt)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7352

Title: "Calling All OptiBoard Photographers!" (posted 11-06-2002 by Steve Machol)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=5849

Title: "Are you a Hooker?" (posted 05-31-2003 by Steve Machol)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7356


Threads with the most views:

Title: "world wide" (posted 06-05-2001 by John R)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=2134

Title: "Who is your favorite frame manufacturer and why?" (posted 12-18-2001 by Jo)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=3524

Title: "Shamir PAL?" (posted 05-12-2003 by aaron)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7232

Title: "FDA'a latest bulletin" (posted 02-11-2003 by Chris Ryser)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=6496

Title: "Wages" (posted 03-31-2003 by vinmcmahon)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=6965

Title: "Optical News Flash .............." (posted 05-11-2003 by Chris Ryser)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7224

Title: "Rewetting drops maybe a waste of your money!" (posted 03-05-2003 by dyip)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=6723

Title: "The Dumbing Down Factor" (posted 06-09-2003 by jediron)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7416

Title: "Trade Exhibitions are flopping world wide" (posted 05-08-2003 by Chris Ryser)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7206

Title: "American Tooling & H.I. Materials" (posted 05-01-2003 by Pete Hanlin)
o http://www.optiboard.com/forums/show...&threadid=7157


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OPTIBOARD STATISTICS
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We had the following activity in June:

o New members: 65 (2,374 current total*)
o New message threads: 160 (7,307 current total)
o New posts: 1,243 (56,052 current total)
o Total hits: 814,117
o Total unique visits: 11,263
o Total Kb downloaded in June: 2,348,880 KiloBytes of information!

* Some obsolete memberships were removed last month.

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Once again, thanks to all of you for your support and for helping make OptiBoard truly the 'Premier Online Community of Eyecare Professionals Worldwide!'

Steve Machol
OptiBoard Administrator
smachol@optiboard.com