I have discovered through my own research that agricultural tourism is on rise, as well. It used to be that if you wanted to visit a farm, you had to have a grandma and grandpa or an aunt and uncle who owned a farm. Now all you have to do is go to Internet, type in "farm tours" on Google, and websites come up that direct you to farms which have been converted to bed-and-breakfasts, farms that conduct tours of their day-to-day operations, farms that have been made into museums, and farms that give hay rides and have pumpkin patches and corn mazes.

Through a series of political, cultural and social decisions, Americans created an atmosphere that forced small family farmers to go out of business. Although now that family farmers are all but gone, Americans have decided they are interested in knowing more about life on farm.

What's next? One-room country schools? Or how about little white country churches?

Be that as it may, increased interest in farming could mean new life for small farms still in existence. Perhaps adult children who left because there was no future in farming will return -- not to farm land and milk cows, but to turn those farms into bed and breakfasts, museums or to grow pumpkin patches, construct corn mazes and give hay rides. *********************

I have always believed that real facts about UFOs, paranormal and unexplained are far more interesting then any fictional stories I have ever come across. That’s exactly why Hollywood has borrowed from actual events involving these topics to create some of most exciting and profitable fictional film and television projects of all time. It’s when filmmakers try to create a hybrid of reality mixed with fantasy and sell it as fact that things go bad and public is misled.

Steven Spielberg was executive producer of 2002 mini-series entitled ’Taken.’ The ten episode project was based on fascinating theme of multi-generational UFO abductions and possible government involvement or intervention with them. The problem I have with this series is that it over-stepped and blurred line between fact and fiction. The promotions for series and episodes themselves left viewers with impression that what was being presented was factual in nature. In reality, series was based more on various theories surrounding subject of UFO Abduction and government cover-up of that activity then facts themselves.

According to ratings, ‘Taken’ was not success that I believe those who created it had hoped for. Given fact that a fascinating subject was distorted and left to drown in a sea of pessimistic drama, that is no wonder. It’s one thing to take amazing facts and build a fascinating story around them, but quite another to alter those facts to create something that doesn’t even begin to resemble truth and sell it as fact.

‘War of Worlds’ keeps it simple. The film takes concept of Aliens visiting Earth and examines what would happen if they have hostile intentions and decide to take Conquistador approach. It creates an all out invasion scenario similar to theme that ‘Independence Day’ was based on. As far as truth goes, I’m afraid that any real hostile Aliens from an advanced civilization that might desire to control our world would gain upper hand through subtle and far more sinister processes unimaginable to us.

I recommend ‘War of Worlds.’ As sci-fi entertainment, it’s a stand-out film that will take you away from drab reality for a few hours and propel you into an exciting story you will want to experience more then once. As a sci-fi film based on subject of Aliens, it does no harm to factual study of Aliens and reminds us all that we are not alone.

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- Born in NYC in 1956; lived in NY, Florida and Arizona - Began reading about Paranormal in 1965 at age 9 - Participated in his first UFO investigation at age 11 - Personally investigated thousands of unexplained events - Presented first seminar at 15; presented over 1500 to date - Seen on hundreds of television programs worldwide - Heard on over 1000 top rated radio programs worldwide - Featured in hundreds of influencial publications worldwide - Written and produced over forty Paranormal documantaries - Author of hundreds of articles about Unexplained - Experienced two UFO sightings in 1988 & 1991 (in NY) - Former MUFON New York State Assistant Director - Founder of Island Skywatch and The New York UFO Report - Consultant to 'The X Files' and major Hollywood films