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Word Association Thread (New)

As the old thread has disappeared off the 'face of the earth', I've started a new thread for those of us who enjoy Off Topic.Along the lines of the previous one, the idea is someone writes a word and the next person adds another word linked to the pr...

Cleoriff by Level 94: Supreme
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Weather

Think we're having bad weather? This is tonight's forecast for the Northeastern US.

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Bambino by Level 86: Prestigious
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HEROES OF THE O2 COMMUNITY

This should be posted on the Community Home Page but, unfortunately, cannot post on there. In these dreadful times, members of this O2 Community have excelled themselves in their help and support of O2 customers, they are, in my opinion, true heroes ...

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Thought of the day

As part of the #o2surprise that I received last week, there was a jar of smiles. Many were keen to see what would come out of the jar each day, so here are the ones so far! The one that I picked out on Friday was "If you want to see the rainbow, you ...

gmarkj by Level 67: Unsung hero
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The Virtual Lounge

Anyone here ? [Please see related discussion about "The Virtual Lounge" here]

blissgirl by Level 37: Blazing a Trail
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Meningitis W. Vaccination for students.

Young people starting university or college this autumn are being urged to get a vaccine against meningitis Meningitis W is particularly virulent and is on the rise ....Some 22 people got meningitis W in 2009 in England, compared with almost 200 peop...

Cleoriff by Level 94: Supreme
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A sad sign of our times

http://www.bristolpost.co.uk/woman-found-dead-near-bristol-three-lamps-junction-was-homeless/story-29626024-detail/story.html "Police have not yet been able to identify a woman who died near Bristol Temple Meads.The woman was in her 30s."

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Weather Photographer of the Year

Hey guys, I wanted to share this fantastic set if images from the 2016 Weather Photographer of the Year competition run by the the Royal Meteorological Society and The Royal Photographic Society. The images are the finalists for this year’s competiti...

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Martin-O2 by Former Staff
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R.I.P Kenny Baker (R2-D2)

Kenny Baker ...the actor who played R2D2 in the Star Wars films has died age 83 R.I.P Kenny... https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/aug/13/kenny-baker-r2-d2-dies-star-wars?CMP=twt_a-culture_b-gdnculture

Cleoriff by Level 94: Supreme
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A bot that remembers anything

Not so sure about this. Might be useful, but I don't think I'd trust entering sensitve or private information. https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/12/wonder-is-a-bot-that-will-remember-anything-for-you/

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Robert Rauschenberg goat and other art oddities

Hey guys, The Tate Modern will be displaying a series of works by the American artist Robert Rauschenberg which will include sculpture's made from 1970's shredded wheat boxes or his "white paintings" which are only complete when the viewer casts a sh...

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Martin-O2 by Former Staff
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Play in the Sand Day :)

Today seems to be 'Play in the Sand Day'. What would you do in the sand if you were on a beach (or sandbox) right now? I'd like to try do that thing where you get buried under the sand and all but your head is visible. If you don't like that sort of ...

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Marjo by Former Staff
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The Spanish Plume (Weather)

Just for a bit of fun I thought I would bring some good news.According to this report, the UK is about to see a weather phenomenon called the Spanish Plume which will bring temperatures up to 30c here. Warm air from Africa is pushed up from the Iberi...

Cleoriff by Level 94: Supreme
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Google Maps improves its offline use

Many people already know about being able to use Maps offline, but these are recent improvements, and good for those who don't have a large data tariff. http://thenextweb.com/apps/2016/08/09/google-maps-for-android-is-now-even-better-without-data-ser...

Bambino by Level 86: Prestigious
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Mosquitos and the Zika Virus

Extremely worrying news when the World Health Organisation (W.H.O) has issued warnings that this virus is 'spreading explosively'.The Zika virus is transmitted by a certain breed of mosquitoCurrently the Zika Virus is in 23 countries in the Americas....

Cleoriff by Level 94: Supreme
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