/// About the CompetitionUtah students in grades K-8 may enter fiction or nonfiction short films (5 minutes or less) for competition. Films will be judged based on filmmakers’ ability to clearly tell a story or convey a message, artistic style, and technical skill. /// ThemeThere is no set theme for the Tumbleweeds Kids Film Competition,…
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James Earl Jones, who was 93 when he died Monday, will be remembered by baseball purists for the stirring, soul-reaching words he delivered in the 1989 film “Field of Dreams.” Cast as a fictitious writer named Terence Mann, Jones is nominally speaking to Kevin Costner’s Ray Kinsella. But what he’s really doing is speaking to…
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Jadon Howard, 15, used to spend a lot of time secretly on his phone during class. “And last year, I had a whole bunch of missing assignments,” says Jadon, a sophomore at Beech Grove High School near Indianapolis. His mom, Erin Franklin, says her son could easily be a good student, but “he wasn’t giving…
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Like clockwork, the Discover Samsung Fall Sale has arrived. The sale happens seasonally, and this time, the deals are live from now through September 15. There are different deals that go live each day on smartphones, appliances, TVs, tablets, and more. To learn more about the products, check out our buying guides, like the Best…
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When it comes to buying a new laptop, there are many different variables to consider. How much RAM will I need? Do I go with Intel or AMD hardware? Well, it depends. Do you consider yourself a power user? If so, you should spring for a laptop with discrete graphics. For general web browsing, we’d…
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