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Valérie Donzelli's dramatic 'Declaration of War'
It is love at first sight when Juliette (Valérie Donzelli) locks eyes with a stranger across a crowded room in the French domestic drama "Declaration of War."
The man's name is Romeo (Jérémie Elkaim), and so their meeting seems fated, although they wonder if some kind of tragic future awaits them. The relationship is, in fact, idyllic, and what brings the pair crashing back to earth is not passion giving way to the banality of daily life but a diagnosis of brain cancer that befalls their infant son.
Directed by Donzelli and written by her and Elkaim, it is a subject the two know well. Their own son, Gabriel Elkaim, similarly battled life-threatening illness as a tot while his parents could only stand by helplessly. The family's experience inspired "Declaration of War," but Donzelli and Elkaim are firm in their assertion that their film does not tell their story.
"We wanted to make a fiction film," Donzelli says during a recent phone conversation.
"To bring more fiction to the movie, it started with the names we gave the characters, Romeo and Juliette," Elkaim adds. "We wanted people to identify very strongly with them being lovers in a kind of collective fashion."
While Gabriel's illness was something Donzelli and Elkaim lived through, the inspiration for their story came more from the way they could use it as a springboard for a more universal tale. Through the story of this couple, they could comment on something they had observed in society that had nothing to do with a child's illness.
"We wanted to talk about a generation that has never lived through a war, that has not really been affected by a war and, in fact, is a really spoiled generation, and we wanted to talk about that through this story," Elkaim says.
"What we're really interested in is what's going to happen. It's the path, the road that we took that we lived through during this experience. At the beginning, Valérie wanted to do an action movie, but her desire initially was to create something that was really a comedy, that was much more comedic, in fact."
"Declaration of War" does have its fair share of humor, a lot of romance and even a musical interlude. What is perhaps most surprising is how it sidesteps pathos when so much of it is about a baby fighting for his life. Elkaim likens Donzelli to a sculptor, molding and reinventing the film at each phase of production: writing, shooting and editing.
"She's like pounding into her block of granite, and the film is emerging as it's going along. She has a hands-on intelligence," he says, praising Donzelli for her fearlessness in making a film with such an unexpectedly light tone.
Surprise and action
"The idea was not make a film where we were going to throw in a variety of elements," she says, adamant that the disparate elements simply arose from the demands of the tale they were telling. "It was to be able to tell the story as best as we could, and so by bringing in all those things, that was our way of doing it and doing it with surprise and action and the rest."
"Valérie is not afraid to jump one tone to another. The comedy was a way of bringing a certain sort of modesty to the film," Elkaim adds. "In a way, when characters go through something like this, it was having them not accept this kind of injection of despair and unhappiness that automatically kind of comes with subject matter like this. We were able to tell a story where even in moments like that there is the opportunity of blossoming and growth, because we know what we're fighting against."
Donzelli also notes that although there is a sick baby in the film, the film is not about a sick baby. The focus is really on the couple, and the calamity that befalls their family is just another factor for them to deal with as they navigate their relationship.
"We knew from the get-go that it was going to be a love story we were telling. That was the most important thing," she says.
The pair knew from the start that even though they were writing a fictional story, it would still be close in certain aspects to their own reality, simply because they were drawing on the lives they've led, but they did not want that to color their characters' journey. Remaining objective was a crucial aim while working out their script.
"Our motivation was not an exorcism of our experience," Elkaim says. "In fact, what we were concerned about was finding the appropriate distance, because we didn't want it to be a hostage taking."
Making things a little bit easier was their discovery that they could in fact divorce themselves from Romeo and Juliette's story even as it veered so close to their own.
"It wasn't like revisiting it," Donzelli says. "The work itself kept it from feeling like we were revisiting the subject. So it was not too painful to work on the movie."
Intermingling life and fiction
There is one aspect of "Declaration of War" where real life and fiction happily intermingle. Donzelli did not want the audience obsessed with whether the baby lives or dies, and so she bookends the movie with scenes of the now 8-year-old little boy. When his parents told him about their new movie, Gabriel Elkaim wanted to know who would play the child.
"He was the one who wanted to act in it," Donzelli says.
"He forced us to hire him," Elkaim laughs. "We were really pleased, because it was a really joyous experience to shoot together." {sbox}
Declaration of War (not rated) opens Friday at Bay Area theaters.
To see a trailer, go to links.sfgate.com/ZLGE.
Pam Grady is a freelance writer. Send comments to firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Mummy's in the attic
Posted 06 August 2013 - 02:44 AM
And you thought finding a few dusty coins was exciting.
It'll be interesting to find out if this is an authentic mummy.
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SHALOM my friends !
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Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above
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yes, That would definitely be a moment I would need to change my pants , socks n shoes
i moved into my old victorian house several years ago, when we first went into the attic i was scanning around with the torch and suddenly came across a tiger looking back at me. It made me jump for a second but I quickly realised that it was one of those stuffed toys. Not as good or bad as a mummy but it was very nearly an underpant change moment!
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Journey of Sacagawea Oral history and tradition among the Lemhi Shoshonis, Sacagawea's descendants, and the Hidatsas, her childhood abductors, profile the person behind the western historical icon. Reenactments and scenes of the wild areas she knew help writer-producer Lori Joyce and her team explore the Lewis and Clark expedition.G
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Dialogue "Nuclear Power After Fukushima Daiichi" Joan Cartan-Hansen talks with John Grossenbacher, the director of the Idaho National Laboratory about what scientists have learned from the Fukushima Daiichi disaster and what might be the future of nuclear power.G
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Sesame Street "Wing in a Sling" Big Bird is happily roller skating along Sesame Street. Uh-oh! Crash! Big Bird falls down! Chris runs over to help Big Bird who has injured his wing. Chris suggests they visit Dr. Berger so she can take a look, while the Count offers to watch Hooper's store until Chris and Big Bird get back. D
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Sid The Science Kid "My Shrinking Shoes" When Sid's shoes don't fit, he declares that his shoes must be shrinking. Sid and his friends discover that it's hard to see things growing, because growing happens slowly over time. It turns out Sid's shoes weren't shrinking -- he was growing!. D
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Martha Speaks "The Dog Who Came to Dinner/Martha Calling" The Dog Who Came to Dinner - Helen agrees to take care of Mrs. Clusky's dog for a few days, and Martha can't wait to welcome their houseguest. Martha Calling - When Martha wins a trip to the Come-On-Inn from a radio call-in show, there's only one problem: No dogs allowed.G
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NOVA "Japan's Killer Quake" In its worst crisis since World War II, Japan faces disaster on an epic scale: a rising death toll in the tens of thousands, massive destruction of homes and businesses, shortages of water and power, and the specter of nuclear reactor meltdowns. The facts and figures are astonishing. The March, 2011 earthquake was the world's fourth-largest since recordkeeping began in 1900 and the worst ever to shake Japan.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "Venice: Serene, Decadent, and Still Kicking" Rick traces the city's history. He visits famous tourist haunts and experiences places sought out by local residents in this opening episode of a new season of shows.G
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Smart Travels - Europe with Rudy Maxa "Bath and South Wales" We conjure a bit of magic when we visit the Georgian city of Bath and follow tales of Camelot into South Wales. In Bath, we marvel at ancient Roman spas and peek into the high society of Jane Austen's day. We stop by Wells to admire that city's spectacular cathedral, and we quest for the Holy Grail in the mystical town of Glastonbury. D
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The Desert Speaks "The Driest Desert in the World" The Pan-American Highway stretches thousands of miles from Alaska to the southern tip of Chile and includes a jaunt through the extremely arid coastal desert of Peru. From Peru's capital city of Lima, hit the road on an adventure through this "driest desert in the world." The first stop is the Ballestas Islands 15 miles off the coast and home to a rich array of marine life. D
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Ciao Italia "Handmade Fresh Cheese/Formaggio Fresco Fatto A Mano" Boston Mozzarella Co. owner Giuseppe Argentieri invites Mary Ann to his factory, to visit with master cheese-maker Maria Cubellis, who shapes and forms mozzarella balls faster than the eye can see. She gives Mary Ann enough to go nella cucina - in the kitchen -- to prepare Burrata with Roasted, Marinated asparagus, Scamorza Cheese Casserole, Telephone Wires, and tops off this cheese festival with a lighter-than-air, Whipped Ricotta Parfait with Cherries. D
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Taste of History "Yellow Fever" In the summer of 1793, a terrible plague swept through Philadelphia. Yellow Fever wiped out ten percent of the population. People of means escaped, leaving their African-American slaves behind to tend to the sick. D
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Simply Ming "Jamie Bissonnette & Breaking Down A Chicken" On this episode of SIMPLY MING, Ming shows you one of his top techniques for a home cook to master, breaking down a chicken. "Buying a whole bird is so much cheaper than chicken parts", says Ming. With the help of Boston Chef Jamie Bissonnette, a nose to tail specialist, Ming shows viewers how much more mileage you can get out of a whole bird. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Great Grilled Roast Beef" Host Christopher Kimball reveals how to buy the best sirloin cuts at the right price. Then, test cook Julia Collin Davison uncovers the secrets to Inexpensive Charcoal-Grill-Roasted Beef at home and serves it with Roasted Smashed Potatoes. Next, equipment expert Adam Ried reveals his top pick for smokers, and science expert Guy Crosby discusses the science behind salting meat. D
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Around The House with Matt and Shari "Adding Embellishments" Embellishing items around your home is an inexpensive and fun way to make "one of a kind" decorative accents. Matt and Shari start out having fun making a ribbon tassel. Then, Matt works in the garage at a gift wrapping station. D
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Austin City Limits "Cheap Trick" The band, making its first appearance on the show, comes out roaring with "Way of the World." But things turn serious when band members pay tribute to the late Alex Chilto, whose Big Star song "In the Street" was the basis for the group's theme song for TV's "That '70s Show." Pick-tossing guitarist Rick Nielsen's son Dax sits in on drums for the March 2010 taping.G
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Sesame Street "Elmo and the Monarch Butterfly" Elmo and Telly are reading the book Fascinating Facts About Insects. First they see two ants, and after looking at them through their magnifying glass, they learn that ants never sleep. Next they see two ladybugs and learn that ladybugs smell with their feet. D
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Dinosaur Train "The Theropod Club/Surprise Party" The Theropod Club - Buddy's Theropod Club meets with other dinosaurs that walk on two legs, eat meat, and have three toed feet. But Tiny feels left out until the Club invites her to join too! Surprise Party - Shiny, Tiny and Don throw a surprise party for Buddy on the Dinosaur Train and invite a whole caboose full of his friends!. D
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Super Why! "George and the Dragon" FE FI FO FUM! The Giant has stepped on Pig's toy, and he's scared to ask for it back! The super readers venture into a classic tale to meet intrepid Knight George, who is about to face his own fears and battle a dragon to rescue a princess! But it turns out that George isn't quite so brave, and needs a little help.from an unexpected source! Educational Objectives: To learn to appreciate where you're from. Kids will experiment with the alphabet, celebrate spelling and use the power to read to change the story. D
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Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! "When I Grow Up/Doing It Differently" When I Grow Up - Sally and Nick are trying to guess what they'll be when they grow up when the Cat drops in for a visit. Cat is sure Nick and Sally will never guess what his friend Puggle will be when she grows up. When they see her, they start guessing right away! A frog? A duck? No, a beaver! They discover that, while Puggle may have some similarities to other creatures, she will grow up to be a duck billed platypus! Doing It Differently - Nick and Sally can't seem to find Harvey the guinea pig. D
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Wild Kratts "Cheetah Racer" Chris and Martin announce that no creature or vehicle can travel as fast over the rough and tumble African savannah as the cheetah. Aviva takes the challenge and declares she will build a ground racer that can run even faster than a cheetah. Of course Zach wants to prove that he is a better inventor than Aviva and joins the race. D
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Ucook! with Chef Bob For the first dish, Chef Bob takes people out of their comfort zone and prepares pan-seared beef tongue salad in a white wine mustard green peppercorn cream sauce. This exotic dish is paired well with a Spanish Tempranillo wine from the Rioja region. This wine has hints of fresh ripe berry and licorice smoky nuances that work well with beef tongue With the second dish, Chef Bob teaches Mitchell how to prepare sauteed Colorado dry aged lamb chops over wild mushrooms, roasted garlic and orzo pasta, in lemon thyme brown butter. D
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Rick Steves' Europe "Munich and the Foothills of the Alps" Rick visits boisterous markets and Baroque palaces, and watches office workers surf in the Isar River. In the foothills of the Alps, Rick visits Oberammergau and tours the fairy-tale castles of "mad" King Ludwig.G
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The Desert Speaks "Boom and Bust in a Desert Town" The small town of Quartzsite, Arizona, located just 20 miles east of the Colorado River, has been a rock hound's paradise since the 1960s. These days, this former stagecoach town is also a mecca to well over a million visitors each year, most of whom converge on it in a wave of RV's during the months of January and February. Thousands of vendors of rocks, gems, minerals, fossils and everything else imaginable create one of the world's largest open-air flea markets. D
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Outdoor Idaho "Eyes of the Forest" Traveling Idaho's forests and mountaintops, this episode tells the history of the state's fire tower lookouts, and visits with the contemporary watchers who still spend their summers in the remaining structures, providing the first alarm about growing fires.G
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Reggie Perrin Martin Clunes returns as the bored sales executive in this update of Leonard Rossiter's classic 1970s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. After a disastrous work conference, Reggie has fled to the beach, where he faces a choice between walking out to sea or starting a new life.G
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Tommy Emmanuel - Center Stage Two-time Grammy nominee Tommy Emmanuel delivers a dazzling 2007 performance recorded in Chico, California. Using a finger-picking style inspired by Chet Atkins, Emmanuel brings a sense of jazz improvisation into a mix that also includes blues, country, rock, classical and Spanish music.G
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Red Green's Duct Tape Forever When an evil land-baron's limo falls into a sinkhole outside Possum Lodge, located 145 beer stores north of Toronto, a judge orders the men to pay $10,000 in damages in 10 days or lose their beloved lodge forever. Lodge leader Red Green (Steve Smith) considers various money-making schemes the men dream up, like selling road kill on the Internet. But it's Harold (Patrick McKenna), Red's nerdy nephew, who comes up with an idea that just might save their wood-smoked bacon: a duct tape sculpture contest in Minneapolis with a $10,000 third-place prize. D
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My Hero "Thermoman's Greatest Challenge" Piers throws a party to thank Thermoman for saving Janet, whose parents insist both Janet and George attend.G
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Reggie Perrin Martin Clunes returns as the bored sales executive in this update of Leonard Rossiter's classic 1970s sitcom The Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin. After a disastrous work conference, Reggie has fled to the beach, where he faces a choice between walking out to sea or starting a new life.G
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May to December "You're Driving Me Crazy" Alec finds it difficult to break with tradition when Zoe offers to pay for one of their dinner dates. He also is a bit up in the air as he is teaching Zoe how to drive.G
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DOCUMENTARIES "GRANT MORRISON: TALKING WITH GODS" (2010) Directed by Patrick Meaney Candid documentary on the life and work of Grant Morrison shot in 2009-10 in Los Angeles, San Diego Comic-Con and Scotland. Interviews and appearances by many leading comic writers, artists and collaborators including Frank Quitely and Geoff Johns. Visit websiteACTING "Carnival Sun" 2003Morrison plays a drag queen in Peter Nieves' award winning short film "Strangers" 1999Morrison is cast as "Grant Polanski" in Sue Denim's short and is seen wrestling a bald Manson girl to the floor during a weird party in a huge decaying, burned out theatre. "Cigarettes For Jesus" 1986Morrison appears as "the Christ" in a leather jacket in this odd music short by Ronnie Bookless which sometimes turns up on Channel 4 in the middle of the night."The Girl in the Picture" 1984Morrison appears as an extra in at least two scenes of this charmless Scottish "comedy" starring John Gordon Sinclair.TELEVISION SHOWS
Watch Grant in conversation with Kevin Smith as his guest in 'The High Chair'. Originally aired on 20th December 2013, he talks about subjects ranging from escaping the stresses of the Cold War while growing up in Scotland, to a trip to Kathmandu where the road to enlightenment was filled with masturbating monkeys...
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROONS! - BBC 2 2005Documentary clebrating the anniversary of the Broons Scottish comic series.THE POINT - 6th JUNE 2001Scottish Television weekly arts round-up includes Morrison discussing a comic art exhibition at the Gallery of Modern Art in Glasgow.DISINFO NATION - CHANNEL 4 - February 2001Television interview by Richard MetzgerTHE KEY- BBC 2 1998Scottish arts programme. Morrison discusses The Invisibles.DON'T LOOK DOWN - Scottish Television 199420-minute special where Morrsion discusses life, work, etc.HALFWAY TO PARADISE - Channel 4 1988 (Hoax interview for arts show directed by Jim 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Gillespie and promptly banned by Channel 4) "I lost my place on the school formation dancing ensemble. This after a minor scandal involving a copy of Adventure Comics and the school axolotls"OTHER WACKYJAC - JANUARY 2003Underwear shots for website. Click here.
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As opposed to who?? Indiana? Memphis? wait, no.....any team in the atlantic division maybe?
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BAYOU CORNE, LA (WAFB) - A failed cavern is believed to be responsible for the sinkhole in Assumption Parish.
"Our fears and suspicions have been confirmed," Martin Triche, president of the Assumption Parish Police Jury. "The cavern had failed."
Those words came on the heels of a statement released by Texas Brine acknowledging a faulty cavern below the Bayou Corne sinkhole, but state officials were even more direct with regards to the company's claim that seismic activity was responsible for the cavern's failure.
"The USGS told us the cavern collapse caused seismic activity, not the other way around," said Stephen Chustz, secretary of the Department of Natural Resources.
More than 75 members of the community listened as representatives from state and local agencies explained a plan of action for cleanup around the sinkhole and cavern. That plan will include an additional three wells that will vent and flare natural gas in the area over the next few weeks.
The exact cause of the sinkhole will be determined as well, as more tests are conducted on the material within the cavern.
"We want to insure the safety of the Bayou Corne community and it will not be driven by the Texas Brine timetable or for corporate liability. It will be driven by science and the need to protect people here."
And, now that the cause of the sinkhole appears to have been located, those people are just anxious to move forward.
"Everything we do as a parish and organization should be surrounded by just that, getting people home, so we're still waiting on that I guess," said community resident Jeremy Landry.
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AMD is introducing the new member of the legendary FX CPU family, and as always, it brings the unlocked performance you've come to know and love from AMD.
The AMD FX-6350 is a 6-core CPU with up to 4.2GHz Max Turbo operating frequency and 14MB of L2 and L3 cache. This 6-core CPU gives PC users capabilities to accomplish breath-taking 3D modeling and HD video editing. This processor is all about bringing maximum multitasking with up to 10% more performance than AMD's previous generation.


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Paramount COO Shows FCC How To File Share, Blames Tech Companies, Has FCC Hide Its Presentation
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Paramount's COO, Frederick Huntsberry, not only was given twice the amount of time to speak as the rest of the speakers had (10 minutes, instead of five, as Gigi was told), but also was able to convince the FCC that his talk was "owned" by Paramount, and should not be placed online -- as the FCC has done with all its other hearings. Wow. Yes, this was a public government hearing. Thankfully, the folks at Public Knowledge went through a low quality video of the whole proceeding and pulled out Huntsberry's part, where he not only demonstrates how file sharing works for the FCC, but goes on to implicate plenty of companies as aiding in the process, including Google, Yahoo, eBay, Boxee and others:
Mehan Jayasuriya points out the many problems with the way the FCC handled this whole event:
And, again, uh.... what does copyright have to do with broadband policy in the first place? And where is it in the FCC's mandate that it has any say in copyright policy?
- Any presentation delivered at a public government hearing should be made available to the general public in a convenient format. Not everyone is able to travel to Washington D.C. for hearings and those who cannot should not be excluded--rather, they should be encouraged to participate in the debate. The mission statement on the Commission's new Broadband.gov site seems to agree: "A great way to create a connected America is to involve all Americans in the development of a National Broadband Plan. The FCC welcomes civic participation, and we look forward to more interaction through this website." If Paramount was concerned that its video would encourage "piracy," then the company should not have presented it at a public hearing. It's as simple as that.
- All of the other presentation materials for all of the other workshops are available on the FCC's website, so that citizens can download, read, comment on, reference and critique them. Why should Paramount's statement be treated any differently?
- During the presentation, Huntsberry seems to suggest that a number of legitimate technology companies, including Drop.io, Twitter, Google, Facebook, Apple, Boxee, Sony, LG, Yahoo!, PayPal and Rapidshare, are arguably acting to enable or encourage unlawful filesharing. These companies and the users of their products should have an opportunity to respond to this allegation.
- In the beginning of the clip, Huntsberry walks us through a timeline of when various camcorded copies of Star Trek were leaked to the Internet. This timeline provides a great example of how widespread the problem of camcording is, though it's worth noting that camcording is already illegal in most U.S. States and has little relevance in the context of this workshop (it's also worth noting that Star Trek made over $200 million at the box office regardless of the fact that camcorded copies were available within hours of its theatrical release). This evidence that films are commonly pirated while still in theaters undermines many of the arguments made by the studios in the FCC's Selectable Output Control proceeding (i.e. "We need to be granted the power to shut off outputs on the back of your A/V gear, otherwise you will unlawfully copy the films that we broadcast via cable").
Not only did the FCC treat Paramount's presentation with kid gloves, the agency also treated the Hollywood execs preferentially throughout the course of the workshop. Upon entering the room where the workshop was held, attendees were greeted by a massive vinyl banner--presumably belonging to Paramount--on which the aforementioned Star Trek timeline was printed. While I appreciate the fact that a visual aid can be helpful, I can't help but feel like a PDF file submitted to the record would have sufficed.
But that's not all. Though these workshops were technically less procedural in nature than a formal hearing would be, MPAA Chairman and CEO Dan Glickman was repeatedly allowed to call his technical expert, MovieLabs CEO Steve Weinstein, up to the stand to chime in with additional comments--even though nothing he said was actually technical in nature. The Commission allowed Glickman to do this so many times that Weinstein also started calling others from the audience up to the stand, including Disney Executive Vice President Preston Padden and Disney Vice President Troy D. Dow. Perhaps I'm being overly cynical but I doubt that the Commission would have allowed any of the other panelists to engage in this kind of behavior.


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WOODBRIDGE –Woodbridge Town Hall will host a one-day 'Passport Satellite Office' on Thursday, Jan. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Middlesex County Clerk's Office, along with the Woodbridge Township Municipal Clerk's Office, will be accepting applications for U.S. Passports in the Council Meeting Room (First Floor), Woodbridge Municipal Building, located at 1 Main Street.
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Iam a dermatologist who treats hundreds of skin cancers a year, so on a recent family vacation to the beach, the pressure was on.
I felt like it was my duty, as mother, wife and dermatologist, not to let one family member get sunburned.
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◆ Bring a tent or umbrella to the beach so that you can have shade while enjoying the beach.
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Dr. Currie Custer is a fellow in the American Academy of Dermatology and practices at Current Dermatology in Sylva and Clyde. She is a member of the Western Carolina Medical Society. She is married and has three young children on whom she is constantly applying sunscreen.
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Obama Wins – Our Republic Loses
"The American people will never knowingly adopt Socialism. But under the veil of indifference to their necessity to continually be "on watch" and at times to stand up and protect our U.S. Constitution from usurpation by progressive/marxist/radical politicians operating in relative secrecy protected by an enabling press and major media … thinking and saying it's the job of someone else … and living their lives in general apathy about what the national government is up to, they will allow the adoption of every fragment of the Socialist program, until one day America will be a Socialist statist nation without knowing how it happened."
My alert and paraphrasing of earlier warnings about the socialist/progressives' long-term stealth agenda to transform the USA from a constitutional republic into a top-down, central controlled, fascist-socialist form of government.
Plus this warning from the past: "We must now face the harsh truth that the objectives of communism are being steadily advanced because many of us do not recognize the means used to advance them. … The individual is handicapped by coming face to face with a Conspiracy so monstrous he cannot believe it exists. The American mind simply has not come to a realization of the evil which has been introduced into our midst." Quote by: J. Edgar Hoover former FBI director. Source: Elks Magazine (August 1956)
Unless the U.S. Congress finally gets some gonads and launches a full scale investigation into the many criminal activities, forged identity documents, and constitutional eligibility issues of Obama (done before and after he entered the arena of national politics), our great constitutional republic and nation will end up in the dust bin of history.
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JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Dec. 10, 2009) -- The ETSU men's basketball team will play host to North Georgia Thursday night in a much-anticipated game at Brooks Gym. Tip is set for 7 p.m.
The "Back to Brooks" game will feature the Buccaneers in special retro uniforms designed after the late-1960s squad, and fans are encouraged to participate in a special costume contest. The best dressed fan in 1960s attire will win a $100 gift certificate to BestBuy.
The Bucs (4-5) will be looking to snap a two-game skid in which they lost to No. 11-ranked Tennessee and Conference USA foe UAB. ETSU will likely be without the services of senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.), who continues to nurse some nagging knee and ankle injuries.
As for attending the "Back to Brooks" game, the ETSU ticket office now has just 100 tickets available to the general public, and those seats will go on sale tomorrow. Call 423-439-ETSU (3878) for more information.
Meanwhile, students are encouraged to attend the pre-game tailgate in front of Brooks Gym at 5:30. The first 300 students will get free hamburgers, hot dogs and CiCi's Pizza. Students are also asked to arrive early, as only 600 student seats will be available.
For more on the game, click on the game notebook link above, or read the game notes below.
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The ETSU men's basketball team has won three of its last five games, but has suffered back-to-back losses to No. 11 Tennessee (78-66) and Conference USA contender UAB (74-52) ... Prior to the loss at Tennessee, ETSU had won three straight including a victory over SEC foe Arkansas on the road, 94-85, and the team's first conference win over the year 82-56 over North Florida ... The Bucs (4-5), who are 3-0 at home and 1-5 on the road this sesaon, return to their old home Brooks Gym for tonight's game with North Georgia... Preseason All Atlantic Sun Conference pick Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) remains questionable for the North Georgia and Murray State games, even though he played against UAB and posted a 14-point effort ... Smith has only played in four games this season while dealing with knee and ankle injuries ... In Smith's absence, junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) have stepped up their games � In fact, Hubbard has posted double-doubles in five of his last eight games, which led his selection as A-Sun player of the week on Nov. 30 ... that week included a career best 32-point effort against the Razorbacks and a game-high 25-point effort in the victory over UNF ... Meanwhile, Tubbs posted a career best 29 points against CofC and 21 against Arkansas, to go with nine rebounds ... Currently, Hubbard and Tubbs lead the team in scoring with 15.8 and 15.6 points per game, respectively.
The series against North Georgia
This will be the second meeting between the Bucs and Saints ... ETSU won the previous game 64-54 back in 1984.
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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Dec. 4, 2009) - In a game full of emotion for ETSU head coach Murry Bartow and his father, Gene, the Buccaneers' men's basketball team was unable to overcome UAB's strong inside game and fell 74-52 Friday evening in the inaugural UAB Health System Gene Bartow Classic Friday night at Bartow Arena ... The Blazers outrebounded the Bucs 52-28 on the night and held a 22-5 advantage in second chance points to hand ETSU its most lop-sided loss of the early season. Besides the nice moments for his father, there was not much to smile about for ETSU's head coach ... The Bucs got double figure scoring from senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) with 14 points, while junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) added 11. However, UAB got a double-double from Elijah Millsap with 11 points and 15 rebounds, while Jamarr Sanders scored a game high 17 points. In addition, George Drake scored a season high 16 points and Kenneth Copper pitched in 11 ... ETSU got out of the gate with a strong start and led early when a Tubbs 3-pointer found the mark, making it 11-10 with 13:25 left in the first half. However, with the score 16-15 in favor of UAB at the 9:48 mark, the Blazers went on a 12-0 run to garner their largest lead of the half at 28-15 and later led 37-25 at the halftime break ... In the first half, ETSU shot just 37 percent from the floor and was unable to stop the Blazers on the glass, as UAB held a 22-14 advantage on the glass. Those numbers in the paint led to an 11-2 edge for the Blazers in second chance points and the main reason for UAB's lead at the break ... After the break, Smith came ready to play and scored nine quick points to power an ETSU rally that pulled the Bucs to within five points at 45-40 with 12:03 left in the game. Unfortunately for the Bucs, UAB responded to the run with a 9-0 spurt that pushed the lead to 14 at 44-50 with 9:43 left ... The ETSU offense continued to struggle over the next five minutes and UAB ultimately led by as many as 20 points at 64-44 with 4:43 left in the game, and never looked back from that point on ... For the game, UAB shot 41 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the foul line. Meanwhile, the Bucs hit on just 35 percent of their shots from the floor and could not force enough UAB turnovers ... After a tough stretch of road games, the Bucs will return home for a pair on contests next week, taking on North Georgia on Dec. 10 inside Brooks Gym as part of the special "Back to Brooks" game. The team will then host Ohio Valley Conference foe Murray State on Dec. 12.
Bucs to go back in time at "Back to Brooks" game
The ETSU men's basketball team will return to the site of many great Buccaneer hoops moments Thursday night as they host North Georgia inside Brooks Gym ... Named after legendary head coach Madison Brooks, Brooks Gym was home for Buccaneer basketball until the mid-1970s, when what is now called the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center opened ... Tonight, the Bucs will wear special retro uniforms designed after the 1968 squad and will honor longtime great Tom Chilton, who scored over 1,800 points while playing inside Brooks Gym ... In addition, fans will be encouraged to wear 1960s attire.
Smith's status still in doubt
Though he has played in four games this season and most recently scored a season high 14 points against UAB (12/4), senior guard Mike Smith (Vandalia, Mo.) continues to battle nagging injuries ... This has left his status for this week -- and the rest of the year -- still in doubt ... No decision has been made at this point on whether Smith will redshirt this season or whether he will attempt to return to the floor this year ... Smith has been out of practice the last few days.
Hubbard steps up his game, averaging double-double
Much has been written and reported about junior forward Tommy Hubbard (Boston) and his efforts to improve his offensive game, and those strides most recently led to being selected A-Sun Player of the Week one week ago ... Already considered one of the best defenders in the A-Sun, Hubbard posted a 32-point and 10-rebound effort in the win over Arkansas and dropped in another game-high 26 in the win over UNF ... He currently leads the Bucs with 15.8 points per game and 8.3 rebounds a contest ... while he has posted double-doubles in five of the last eight games, his efforts began to pay off on the offensive end against Chattanooga back on Nov. 17 ... Setting career bests for points (26) and rebounds (13), Hubbard collected his first career double-double against the Mocs ... In addition, he hit his first 3-point shot in three seasons with the Bucs, and didn't stop there -- ultimately finishing with four long-range bombs on the night.
Record setting night from the arc for Bucs
Hitting on 11-of-14 shots from 3-point range against Arkansas, the Bucs put their name in a multiple of record books ... First, those numbers set a new school record for 3-point field goal percentage in a game with a 78.6 percent mark, breaking the previous record of 66.7 percent which had been done three times previously ... In addition, it was the best shooting effort in the "nation" this season for teams taking more than 10 shots in a game ... And it was the best percentage by a team in the A-Sun since Nov. 28, 1999 when UCF was 11-of-14 in a game against South Carolina state.
Tubbs getting it done for the Bucs
When junior guard Justin Tubbs (Trussville, Ala.) transfered out of the University of Alabama and came to ETSU, many expected the athletic guard to provide an immediate impact on the offensive end of the floor ... This has been the case ... Against Charleston, Tubbs posted a game high and career high 29 points in the Bucs win over Charleston (11/25) ... He followed that effort up with 21 points against Arkansas, and a game high 22 points in the loss to Tennessee ... currently, Tubbs has eclipsed double-figure scoring in six of the Bucs first eight games and is second on the team with 15.6 points per game.
Sollazzo steps up on night ETSU honors Coy
Before the start of the Bucs' Homecoming game against Appalachian State (11/14), the ETSU community honored the memory of former center Seth Coy, who died in a car accident last summer ... His former roommate and friend, Adam Sollazzo (Tampa), now wears Coy's No. 43 jersey and against the Mountaineers he played inspired basketball ... Sollazzo set a career high with 13 points and hit two critical foul shots in the final seconds to get the win.
Bench play critical in win over Mountaineers
With only 21 points of offensive production from its starting five on Saturday, the Bucs got a huge lift from its bench against the Mountaineers ... All three ETSU players to reach double figures -- Adam Sollazzo (13), Justin Tubbs (11) and Sheldon Cooley (11) -- all came off the bench, and the Bucs got a total of 41 from the reserves as a whole ... With injuries costing the Bucs several offensive weapons, look for ETSU to continue to count on the bench.
Preseason polls pick Bucs middle of the pack
The ETSU men's basketball team was picked fourth by the Atlantic Sun Conference coaches and fifth by the league's media in preseason polls release Wednesday by the conference office ... The conference's two most recent tournament champions, ETSU (2009) and Belmont (2006-08) place fourth and fifth, depending on the poll. The Buccaneers edged out the Bruins for the spot from the coaches while the media gave the nod the Bruins.
Big questions surround Bucs entering 2009-10
With the loss of seniors Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs -- one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the country -- the Bucs have a lot of questions to answer on the offenisve end of the floor this season ... Having averaged 78.1 points a game a year ago, which ranked 21st nationally in all of Division I play -- ETSU has lost 44.0 of those points to graduation when one includes now departed senior Greg Hamlin in that trio ... In addition to the losses on offensive, the Bucs' 13-man roster includes just eight players who have experienced actual floor time in college ... The other five players are either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or walk-ons.
Big questions surround Bucs entering 2009-10
With the loss of seniors Courtney Pigram and Kevin Tiggs -- one of the most dynamic offensive duos in the country -- the Bucs have a lot of questions to answer on the offenisve end of the floor this season ... Having averaged 78.1 points a game a year ago, which ranked 21st nationally in all of Division I play -- ETSU has lost 44.0 of those points to graduation when one includes now departed senior Greg Hamlin in that trio ... In addition to the losses on offensive, the Bucs' 13-man roster includes just eight players who have experienced actual floor time in college ... The other five players are either true freshmen, redshirt freshmen or walk-ons.


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Matt Bomer Wears Sexy Specs to His SXSW Festival Premiere
Matt Bomer hits the carpet at the premiere of his new movie Space Station 76 held during the 2014 SXSW Music, Film + Interactive Festival on Saturday (March 8) at the Topfer Theatre in Austin, Tex.
The 36-year-old actor was joined by his co-stars Patrick Wilson, Marisa Coughlan, Kali Rocha, Sam Pancake, director/co-writer Jack Plotnick, and co-writer Michael Stoyanov.
Space Station 76 is a 1970′s version of the future, where personalities and asteroids collide. The international rights to the sci-fi comedy were nabbed at the festival by Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
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KPRC's Camille Williams Hepola & KHOU's Jeff McShan head to Harris County District Attorney's Office
Nefertiti Jáquez heads off to NBC10 News WCAU Philadelphia and now the Houston Post Newsweek station has found a replacement (whether permanent or freelance...I don't know at this point).
That replacement is Camille Williams who has popped up on the Houston NBC affiliate in the last few days and only had to jump on Highway 290 to get here. Williams was just previously at Fox 7 KTBC Austin.
Thanks to Bill Church's excellent (and recently shuttered) Austin TV blog, we learn that Williams is married to former KVUE sports reporter Cory Hepola. Hepola just recently joined Comcast SportsNet Houston from Austin.
Church wondered if/when Williams would be coming to H-town. Now he has his answer. I honestly thought Williams would be replacing Kristin Kane after she left Fox 26 KRIV. Since they both worked for Fox, I just assumed it would be a company transfer. So now you know not to make any bets on my Super Bowl predictions.
Back to Williams, according to her bio, she joined the FOX 7 News team in April 2010 as a General Assignment Reporter. Before that she worked as an anchor/reporter at WETM in Elmira, NY and WJHG in Panama City Beach, Florida. She graduated from the University of Central Florida with a double major in Broadcast Journalism and Psychology. And another Houston link, she has a brother who lives here.
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First announcement of Appeal's progress reflects 68 percent of $10.7 million goal
The Most Rev. Richard J. Malone, bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo, announced Monday Catholic Charities' annual Appeal has raised $7,283,164.45 to date, representing 68 percent of the $10.7 million goal. Funds raised for Appeal 2013 support Catholic Charities' 70 programs and services offered across 61 sites throughout the eight counties of Western New York.
Volunteers, supporters and the Catholic Charities of Buffalo Appeal leadership team gathered with Bishop Malone to hear the progress report and celebrate Appeal Week 2013, the period, which marks the strongest push for parish donations.
Parishes across Western New York will continue to participate in Appeal Week activities through March 24 to recognize the support of Western New Yorkers who have made a contribution to the annual Appeal and to encourage those who have not already donated to do so.
Volunteers will continue work following Appeal Week to achieve the campaign's final goal by June 30.
Bishop Malone lauded the dedication of the Appeal's county and parish leadership and its 600 local volunteers, and expressed appreciation for the generous support of Western New Yorkers who have contributed thus far. He also emphasized the need to look to the future and continue the momentum toward the goal during Appeal Week and beyond, through June 30.
"In yesterday's second reading - the Letter of Saint Paul to the Philippians - we were encouraged to 'forget what lies behind, but strain forward to what lies ahead, as we continue our pursuit toward the goal - the prize of God's upward calling, in Christ Jesus,'" Bishop Malone recalled. "While we have come a long way in a short period of time, we cannot rest on our laurels. We must press on in the days and weeks ahead to achieve our lofty financial goal, and more importantly to continue with our work in faith to serve those who turn to Catholic Charities for help."
Stephen Ulrich, 2013 Appeal chair, also thanked the volunteers and Appeal leadership team for their efforts and expressed optimism for Appeal Week's success.
"I'm confident our team will rise to the occasion and help us make plenty of headway toward our ultimate goal this week," he said.
Ulrich also shared some of the strategies under way to reach this year's goal.
"I believe two keys to our success will be overcoming demographic trends to maintain 60,000 donors, and maintaining an average gift level of $175 or above," he said. "We must continue to reach out to and engage the next generation of donors, which we're doing through our 'Get Real. Give Hope.' social media campaign and events such as the recent successful young adult networking reception at Flying Bison Brewery. We're also working hard to increase our corporate donor base and to encourage our regular donors to contribute a little bit more each year."
Sister Mary McCarrick, OSF, diocesan director of Catholic Charities, reflected on the generosity of Western New York and why any size contribution is able to help those in need.
"When our community responds, Catholic Charities is able to protect, strengthen and empower people in need 'as Jesus would,' " she said. "Each gift, large or small, will collectively bring us one step closer to the goal that allows Catholic Charities to be the special gift of the Catholic community to Western New York."
She also noted the organization's excellent stewardship and quality service, as evidenced by its four-star Charity Navigator rating and accreditation for adhering to best practice standards by the Council on Accreditation. "While many donate from the heart because it's what we are called to do, to help one another, all can rest assured that it is a wise decision as well."
Dennis C. Walczyk, Catholic Charities CEO, introduced a program that will offer immigrants greater support and opportunities for integrating more completely into New York state and the community through U.S. citizenship. Catholic Charities is one of 27 organizations across the state chosen to create a neighborhood-based Opportunity Center through the New York State Office for New Americans, newly launched by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
"On our Herkimer Street campus in Buffalo, the former Nativity parish, where English as a second language and civic classes are taught, and where case management is provided, this grant will increase our ability to prepare new Americans for citizenship and support them in entrepreneurial endeavors," Walczyk said.
He added, "We remember that Buffalo is rich in many ways because of the various cultures that settled here as long ago as 200 years ago. Today, the richness is expanded through the cultures of the people of Bhutan, Burma, Burundi, Rwanda and Ethiopia, to name just a few, who seek their part in the American dream."
Catholic Charities empowers children, families and seniors to achieve meaningful, healthy and productive lives. In all situations, it delivers support to meet immediate needs and then assess for other needs to ensure long-term success. It is the most comprehensive human service provider, serving more than 130,000 people in all eight counties of Western New York with 70 programs and 61 locations. Catholic Charities received highest ratings for quality of service provided and financial health/accountability as rated by the Council on Accreditation and Charity Navigator.
The patron of Appeal 2013 is Blessed Frederic Ozanam, a layman who co-founded the St. Vincent de Paul Society.
For more information on Appeal 2013 or to make a donation, contact Catholic Charities at 716-218-1400 or go to http://www.ccwny.org. Check out Catholic Charities on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/ccbuffalo and on Twitter at http://www.twitter.com/ccbuffalo.


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woah at hannah and margalit for being first. ..so this leg is not a TBC unlike the previous 2?
I like that schedule. I wish CBS would do the same with Amazing Race here.
Where can I watch this Israel version of The Amazing Race? I think I want to watch it too even though I would not understand their language.
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text: Regional Changes in Hay Production Already Happening April 16, 2013 07:27 AM Tweet TAGS: Marketing, Overseas December 18, 2014 By Drovers Guest Editor By Derrell S. Peel, Oklahoma State University Extension Livestock Marketing Specialist Harvested hay acreage has changed in recent years, and it goes beyond the drought impacts of the past two years. Lingering winter weather this year is exaggerating the impacts of limited forage supplies for beef producers. Drought in 2011 and 2012 reduced U.S. hay production and increased hay demand, leaving the country with very limited forage supplies at this time. On December 1, stocks of all hay were down nearly 28% from a 2001-2010 average prior to the drought. States with the biggest decrease in hay stocks are (in descending order); Texas South Dakota Missouri Kansas Iowa Wisconsin Oklahoma Arkansas Nebraska Michigan Minnesota These 11 states all had reductions in hay stocks of 1 million tons or more and accounted for 72% of the total decrease in December 1 hay stocks compared to the 2011-2010 average. Decreased hay stocks for Texas, South Dakota, Missouri and Kansas all exceeded 2 million tons. Drought reduced hay production in many states in either 2011 or 2012 or both. The 2011-2012 average all hay production for the U.S. was down 16% from the 2001-2010 average. A comparable list of the top 11states with decreased 2011-2012 average all hay production is the same as above for hay stocks with two exceptions; South Dakota and Minnesota are not in the top 11 decreased hay production states and are replaced on the list by California and Ohio. South Dakota did have sharply reduced hay production in 2012 but it followed high production in 2011 so the two-year average was only 9% below the 2001-2010 average. Compared to the 2001-2010 average, the 11 states with the biggest decrease in 2011-2012 production accounted for 77% of the total U.S. decrease in production. Drought generally has a bigger impact on hay yields compared to harvested acreage. The recent USDA-NASS report on prospective plantings also included estimated hay harvested acreage for 2013. A look at how harvested hay acreage has changed in recent years indicates changes in hay production that go beyond the drought impacts of the past two years. Compared to the 10 year pre-drought average (2001-2010), total hay harvested acreage for 2013 is projected to be down by 8.4%, a decrease of 5.2 million acres. The largest decreases by state include: South Dakota, down 785,000 acres (20.2%) Wisconsin, down 599,000 acres (30.3%) North Dakota, down 484,000 acres (16.8%) Iowa, down 387,000 acres (26%) Tennessee, down 307,000 acres (16%) Missouri, down 301,000 acres (7.3%) Rounding out a similar top 11 list includes the states of Minnesota, Pennsylvania, Kansas, Kentucky and Ohio, all with decreased hay harvested acreage of 200,000 to 300,000 acres compared to the 2001-2010 average. Together these states account for 79% of the decrease in total U.S. hay harvested acreage. Most of these changes in hay harvested acreage are not the impact of drought but rather reflect longer term shifts in crop production. Significant amounts of hay land are being converted to annual crop production in and around the Corn Belt from North Dakota to Tennessee. The decrease in hay harvested acreage in the Northern Plains and Upper Midwest is particularly dramatic. By contrast, some of the worst drought affected areas, including Texas and Oklahoma, have projected 2013 hay harvested acreage that is unchanged or up from the 10-year average. Back to news