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“I’m going to be running for how many hours?”
Some of the runners reveal very personal and emotional stories during the short film.
It was nominated for numerous prizes in 2013 in both the UK and abroad.
And now, almost exactly 12 months later, it has started doing the rounds again.
Although the post does reference the Hackney Gazette, rather than the Post.
Sometimes shit goes down when there’s eleven dollars on an elevator.
Lookin' so crazy in debt.
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Callin' all my girls: we gon' turn this laundromat out.
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The incident happened at Fowlmere Primary School in Cambridgeshire.
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The act was apparently meant as a joke, but one parent, who didn't wish to be named, told South West News Service: "It doesn't matter whether it was a joke or not." The charity Kidscape described the act as "a form of child abuse".
The school has apologised to the pupil's parents.
Although there was no ill intent or unkindness intended, it is clear this incident should not have happened and the member of staff has resigned from their post. We have spoken to the child's parents and apologised as this fell below the standards we expect.
I have every confidence that the people in charge at Fowlmere Primary, the headteacher and the governors, have done whatever was needed to be done and have handled this properly. The teacher has resigned and I would think there is really no further need for any parent to be concerned.
HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF KNOCKING?
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#angsty
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Signs it’s ready to just say it already.
They can’t all be Jessica Simpson.
Post-pop Moore launched this line of knitwear aimed at taller ladies in 2005. At the time, Moore told the AP she could never find T-shirts long enough for her 5'10" frame. Apparently there wasn't a big enough demand for the high-end knits ($50 and up) — the line shuttered after four years, despite being in most major department stores. Moore suggested some behind-the-scenes drama forced her to shut down the line, saying she would love to return to fashion if she had "a great partnership that could represent a true reflection of me and my ideas." Five years later, Moore has yet to make a clothing comeback.
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The rapper created Fetish at the height of her fame in 2003, the same year her eponymous UPN sitcom premiered. The "sexed-up urban wear line" featured bold logos and prints, including ones inspired by Eve's infamous paw print tattoos. While successful at department stores around the country, the line ran into licensing issues and was shut down a few years later. Eve relaunched the brand in 2008 with more upscale, logo-free apparel, but the new look lasted less than a year. Fetish folded for good in 2009. Eve told BET in 2013 she had no plans to revive the brand, adding that it never really represented her.
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After The Simple Life ended in 2007, Hilton took her talents to the fashion world, with this short-lived denim and casuals line for Dollhouse. The line, which featured T-shirts plastered with Hilton's face, was sold at one-time celebrity hotspot Kitson, as well as Nordstrom and Macy's. It lasted less than a year, but Hilton went on to launch an accessories line that's proven popular across Asia.
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Because if you had to get style advice from a member of NSYNC, you'd pick Chris Kirkpatrick. No? That might explain why this "casual line of urban-inspired women's streetwear with an Asian influence" lasted just three years. The line, surprisingly sold in high-end department stores, disappeared in 2002 — the same year NSYNC disbanded. And, as for the name? It apparently came to Kirkpatrick when "a mosquito landed on one of his lopped-off braids, making him think the mosquito had a [Fu Manchu mustache]." Yeah.
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Seriously, it’s time you subscribed to true crime podcast Serial , which casts an obsessive lure to its enraptured listeners. Plus, Sarah Koenig on the potential lack of resolution for the curious case of Adnan Syed.
Leakin Park crime scene
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Adnan Syed in 1998
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Prison letter from Adnan Syed to friend
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These pugs did not ask to be dressed up like unicorns.
Dare you read the bone-chilling tales of the SPOOKIEST websites in the world?
TMZ is said to be haunted by the restless spirit of a former writer who died tragically on the day she was due to be married. Some visitors to the website have reported seeing a sad-eyed spectre, which roams across a random popular article once a day at the witching hour (PST). Others have reported strange chills, and hearing a quiet weeping sound.
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The Guardian's Life and Style section is sporadically haunted by a spectre. Rumoured to be a grumpy sub-editor in a former life, it roams the comment section calling out faddy articles, and mis-spelled words.
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The BBC News website is haunted by the ghost of a Roundhead soldier from the English Civil War. Many visitors have reported hearing the sound of marching footsteps, the rattle of weapons, and seeing a helmeted figure keeping up his lonely patrol of the homepage centuries after the war ended. Others have reported strange chills, and hearing a quiet weeping sound.
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The Toast is haunted by the spirit of a minor Victorian novelist. Hester Spookworthy is a benign presence. She is a listed contributor, and occasionally suggests in editorial meetings that she would like to change the name of the site to 'The Ghost'. On each occasion she is politely rebuffed.
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“Anything a man can do, a woman has the right to do better. #kremlin” NSFW, obviously. Update: Instagram has removed the post.
About 10 minutes after being posted to Instagram the image was removed. Instagram does have a policy against nudity:
You may not post violent, nude, partially nude, discriminatory, unlawful, infringing, hateful, pornographic or sexually suggestive photos or other content via the Service.
Mr. Noodle strikes back.
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It’s a lot more friendly than NYC, actually.
“Who run the world? GHOULS.”
The history: A boy burned alive in the stables, a small girl was “pushed” out of a maid’s arms and down the stairs by a mysterious unseen force, and most recently in 1961, the gardener was shot by a young man who was obsessed with the film Psycho.
How it's haunted: Guests often report seeing strange lights, feeling strange presences, and many who choose to stay overnight report seeing former lady of the house Mrs. Crawley.
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Take it to the next level.
Recipes vary, but the fundamentals are egg yolk + condensed milk + sugar + hot coffee. The result is very rich, like a dessert.
Traditionally served in Kainuu in central-east Finland, a cheese called juustoleipä is served with coffee. The cheese is cut into small chunks and placed at the bottom of the cup, and then coffee is poured on top. After you drink the coffee, you eat the cheese with a spoon.
There are a number of companies producing Kan Kohi (canned coffee) in Japan. It's available from corner shops and vending machines, served hot in the winter and cold in the winter.
A blend of spices, like sesame seeds, black pepper and nutmeg (although this depends on the seller etc) is mixed with coffee beans and ground, to create a fragrant and potent brew.
Bats > kittens.
WRONG!
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And it’s full of new insights into Dolores Umbridge.
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Following the new story, Rowling reveals her personal thoughts on the character and that the malicious pink-loving witch was actually based on a real person that she knew. Although she made sure she didn't reveal who that person actually was.
In the new musings, she writes:
Once, long ago, I took instruction in a certain skill or subject (I am being vague as vague can be, for reasons that are about to become obvious), and in doing so, came into contact with a teacher or instructor whom I disliked intensely on sight.
The woman in question returned my antipathy with interest. Why we took against each other so instantly, heartily and (on my side, at least) irrationally, I honestly cannot say.
Warning: spoilers, spoilers everywhere!
A white panel van, two washers and two dryers is all it takes.
