| Pirates of Sundance
Sundance films, present and past, simply do not register in the online pirate world—unless they are one of the few that have already made it big (like Clerks or Little Miss Sunshine). This proves two things: When it comes to content piracy, obscurity, not security, is the best defense. It also demonstrates that movie pirates are fundamentally parasitic, not predatory. My interest in this topic came from experiencing how difficult it is to get into even very bad Sundance films. For the public, tickets are scarce and assigned by lottery, and even a press pass is no guarantee. That's why I decided to try using BitTorrent to re-create Sundance in my Park City, Utah, living room. No more cold, no more lines, and no more pesky Q&As with the director, so I reasoned. But the experiment failed.
OSU backed into title game? They don’t care
The Buckeyes bristled at the suggestion that they had to rely on the kindness of strangers to back into the title game. Asked what he would say to someone who said his team was lucky, Tressel said, “What do I say to that person? I'd rather be lucky than good. I don't know. I think our guys have done a lot." What they did was win a second consecutive outright Big Ten title and third in a row overall, along with earning a berth in their third national title game in six years. They won the 2002 title with an upset victory in two overtimes against Miami. The latest trip affords the Buckeyes a chance at redeeming themselves after last year's lopsided loss. “There's definitely a stigma around Ohio State because of last year," cornerback Malcolm Jenkins said. “But that's something we can't control.
As Bay of Pigs fades in Cuban-American minds, many consider voting for ...
New generations less versed in the events of 1961 are more open to Democratic advances. "It would be dangerous for the Republicans to take the Cuban-American vote for granted, as the community is becoming more differentiated with younger voters wanting more independence. It's going to be a tough year for the Republicans," said Damien Fermandez of the Cuban research institute at Florida International University. All four of the main Republican candidates - John McCain, Mitt Romney, Rudy Giuliani and Mike Huckabee - have been courting the Cuban-American vote assiduously, homing in on older exiles where affiliation with the Republican cause still holds strong. About 400,000 of the 3 million Republicans in Florida are Hispanic, and most are of Cuban descent and living in the south of the state around Miami.
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