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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009): Review

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“Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” the latest big-screen iteration of the global phenomenon, is merely the sixth chapter in a now eight-part series that, much like its young hero, played by Daniel Radcliffe, has begun to show signs of stress around the edges, a bit of fatigue, or maybe that’s just my gnawing impatience.

Not that the director, David Yates, doesn’t keep things moving and flying and soaring, his cameras slashing through the gloom that has settled onto this epic endeavor like a damp, enveloping fog and at times threatened to snuff out its joy as terminally as a soul-sucking Dementor.

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Swine flu fears close more summer camps

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The American Lung Association has advised its affiliated camps to close, including one in Colorado that was scheduled to begin next week. Champ Camp in Ward was a traditional sleep-away weeklong camp for boys and girls with asthma — no campfires allowed.

The decision came after four campers were hospitalized when they became sick at an affiliated camp in Julian, Calif., said Heather Grzelka, spokeswoman for the Washington-based Lung Association.

Grzelka said the association has about 50 affiliated camps nationwide, but that they are not run by her group and that she wasn't sure how many would close.

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Best Part Time Jobs For 16 Year Olds – No Qualifications and No Interviews

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The benefits of a child getting a part time job are many. Eventually, parents want them to be able to face the world when they grow up. But for now, we want them to be able to earn extra cash and be independent.

I am not going to help you find a part time job through job recruitment agencies. You can find these tips in other articles. Also, these are not your conventional part time jobs you used to have when you were young either.

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The Easiest Way to Childproof Your Home

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Let’s take the guess work out childproofing your home.  It is difficult enough to try and figure out all the things that are best for your child, childproofing should be easy.

The best way to confront the task is to look at your house from your child’s point of view.  Literally!  This means getting down to their level and moving through your home to notice all the things that they will see.  You will be alarmed at all the low lying hazards and troubles that are staring our children right in the face.

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