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<title>Upcoming Specials on Alabama Public Television</title>
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<title><![CDATA[Thu, July 2 at 7 p.m.- 
This Old House Hour; The]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230534</link>
<description><![CDATA[Weston Project, Part 14 of 16 • ASK THIS OLD HOUSE: Repairing backyard gate; drafty window]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Thu, July 2 at 8 p.m.- 
Rare Visions & Roadside Revelations]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=231810</link>
<description><![CDATA[Randy, Mike, and Don the Camera Guy visit Robert Bruno's Steel House near Lubbock, TX, the World's Smallest Skyscraper in Wichita Falls, artist Bobby Peiser and Jesus Zertuche's Cascada de Piedra Pinta in San Angelo, TX.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Thu, July 2 at 10 p.m.- 
We Have Signal - The Black Angels]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230813</link>
<description><![CDATA[The Black Angels are a psychedelic rock band from Austin, Texas,[1] formed in May 2004. Their name derives from the Velvet Underground song "The Black Angel's Death Song".]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Fri, July 3 at 7:30 p.m.- 
Now On PBS]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230525</link>
<description><![CDATA[While they're putting the finishing touches on the controversial fence along the southern border between the U.S. and Mexico, the outrage is far from over.  The multi-billion dollar plan to build some 700 miles of fencing has been billed as the way to stem the flow of undocumented immigrants and provide security from potential terrorism. NOW senior correspondent Maria Hinojosa travels to Texas to meet border families who fear losing their property, their safety, and their way of life. Many question if the fence can keep people from sneaking in at all. An even greater worry may be the virtual fence the Obama administration is planning for the remaining 1,300 miles of border, at an estimated cost 
of nearly $7 billion. The problem? The new technology to complete the virtual fence has not been proven to work in the field.

Also this week, global warming is front and center in Washington with the passage of the climate bill in the House. We look below the surface at a growing body of evidence that suggests climate change is affecting the chemistry of the seas, which could have potentially catastrophic results on the way we live. NOW travels deep into our oceans with a scientist from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and help from other researchers for a first hand look at this stunning sea change, and what we can do about it.

On our website, two activists on either side of the fence debate illegal immigration in America, and a marine conservation specialist examines what our oceans could look like in the future.
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<title><![CDATA[Fri, July 3 at 9 p.m.- 
Miller Center Forums - Lorne Waldman]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=231464</link>
<description><![CDATA[What's Wrong with Rendition?: Lessons Learned from Maher Arar and His Year in Syria " Lorne Waldman - Served as co-counsel for Maher Arar at the public inquiry into the circumstances behind Arar's deportation from the United States to Syria, where he was subjected to brutal torture. Waldman offers lessons learned from this tragic case. "]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sat, July 4 at 11:30 a.m.- 
Primal Grill With Steven Raichlen - By the Sea]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230553</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seafood may come from the water, but nothing brings out its briny succulence like the high, dry, smoky heat of the grill. This truth is readily apparent on the beaches of Brazil, at the waterfront grill stalls in Asia, and the seaside communities of the Yucatan. Here are three great grilled seafood dishes that solve the age-old problems of fish sticking to the grill grate or breaking apart when you go to turn it: Brazilian coconut grilled shrimp, Asian garlic grilled halibut, and snapper grilled in banana leaves, Yucatan-style. And grilled asparagus rafts make an appropriately nautical accompaniment. ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sat, July 4 at 1 p.m.- 
Julia And Jacques Cooking At Home - Beef]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230370</link>
<description><![CDATA[There's nothing as good as a good piece of meat," and as Julia is quick to point out there is less and less really good (well marbled and aged) beef to be found. Hangar Steak, Skirt Strip, Flank and Ribeye. Sautéed ribeye steak for Steak Diane, New York strip steak with crushed pepper (Steak au Poivre), sautéed chicken steak with persiallade, a classic Chateaubriand (for two, or more), les piéces de resistance: two grand All-American Hamburgers, each stacked high with Julia and Jacquess' respective favorite garnishes and condiments."]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sat, July 4 at 1:30 p.m.- 
Saddle Up With Dennis Brouse]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230938</link>
<description><![CDATA[Brouse has been working with horses since the age of 14. After learning to train horses “the old fashioned way,” using intimidation, he realized that he was at odds with this method and began developing his own safer, gentler technique based on building a bond between human and horse. In 1996, Brouse started training horses on a full-time basis, and has since spent thousands of hours studying and fine-tuning his training methods.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sat, July 4 at 7 p.m.- 
Nova Sciencenow]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=231598</link>
<description><![CDATA[Artifical diamonds; anthrax attacks; “AutoTune”; profile of Luis von Ahn.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sat, July 4 at 7 p.m.- 
A Capitol Fourth 2009 - Live from the U.S. Capitol]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=233649</link>
<description><![CDATA[Live from the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol, the top-rated, multi-award winning A CAPITOL FOURTH kicks off a musical and patriotic extravaganza topped by a dazzling display of fireworks over the Washington Monument. Americas biggest birthday celebration will feature some of the countrys best known and award-winning musical artists in performance with the National Symphony Orchestra.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun, July 5 at 2:30 p.m.- 
Civil War, The - The Cause - 1861]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230108</link>
<description><![CDATA[DIGITALLY REMASTERED: Beginning with an examination of slavery, this episode looks at the causes of the war and the burning questions of union and states’ rights. Significant events include John Brown’s rebellion at Harper’s Ferry, the election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860, the firing on Fort Sumter and the jubilant rush to arms on both sides. Introducing the series’ major figures — Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee and Ulysses S. Grant — the episode concludes with the disastrous Union defeat at Manassas, where both sides realize it is to be a very long war.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun, July 5 at 7 p.m.- 
Ecosense For Living: Children and Nature]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230903</link>
<description><![CDATA[Richard Louv ( author of Last Child in the Woods)  pinpoints how we came to be a nation separated from the natural world and how we can reverse it.  Psychologist Dr. David Busch uses nature therapy to help kids with ADD and ADHD.  Then see how urban communities reconnect kids to nature through gardening, beekeeping, and creating safe untamed places where kids can still run wild. Find out how you can reconnect kids to their natural roots in your part of the world. ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun, July 5 at 8 p.m.- 
Paving The Way: The National Park-To-Park Highway - See America First]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230931</link>
<description><![CDATA[At a time when train travel to the National Parks was only for the wealthy, this program follows the convergence of U.S. Land being set aside for all people, the development of the “autos for the everyman” and the need to escape the drone of WWI and the 1918 flu pandemic. With this need for release, 12 intrepid motorists embark upon the 1920 inaugural tour of the National Park-to-Park Highway. Traveling 5,000 miles over 76 days to promote the need for good roads, these individuals also explore the idea of what it means to ‘See America First’ while touring in the western United States, instead of visiting their ancestry in war torn Europe.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun, July 5 at 8 p.m.- 
Discovering Alabama - Alabama in Space]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=233654</link>
<description><![CDATA[Travel to space has given us new a perspective on our planet – and new knowledge about it.  40 years after Marshall Space Flight Center helped put a man on the moon, join Doug Phillips to see what the journey has helped us discover right here on Earth. And learn about Alabama’s role in space exploration today.   ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Sun, July 5 at 9 p.m.- 
Masterpiece Mystery! | Miss Marple, Series Iv - A Pocket Full Of Rye]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230392</link>
<description><![CDATA[Acclaimed British actress Julia McKenzie (Cranford) has taken over the iconic role of spinster sleuth Miss Marple in this popular Agatha Christie series. A string of murders is committed by a killer who seems obsessed with the nursery rhyme Sing a Song of Sixpence. Even Miss Marple’s former housekeeper falls victim. ]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Mon, July 6 at 7 p.m.- 
Antiques Roadshow - Philadelphia Pa]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=229830</link>
<description><![CDATA[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has the distinction of being one of the stops in ROADSHOW's first season, taped in 1996. Flash forward a decade and Roadshow is back where it all began" for the popular PBS series, as well as for the United States. Host Mark L. Walberg kicks off the show with a visit to a Philadelphia landmark - the Philadelphia Art Museum. The museum's collection is so large and diverse it takes eight ROADSHOW experts to do it justice. At the Pennsylvania Convention Center, nearly 70 experts offer their opinions of the approximately 10,000 objects brought for appraisal, including a rare 18th-century Pennsylvania spice cupboard used to collect birds egg specimens; a very valuable mid-17th-century needlework piece bought at auction by a savvy collector for next to nothing; and an early 20th-century nicotine stained oil painting by noted Pennsylvania impressionist George Sotter - banished to a flooded basement by the owner - valued at $120,000 to $180,000. "]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Mon, July 6 at 8 p.m.- 
History Detectives]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230331</link>
<description><![CDATA[St. Valentine's Day Massacre - HISTORY DETECTIVES stares down the barrel of a shotgun for clues that one of Al Capone's men fired it in a Chicago gang massacre that shocked the nation. The gun came to the contributor's family after it was handed down through two generations of prominent Chicago families. It's a Western Field single-barreled repeating action 12-guage shotgun. The barrel and the stock were once shortened just the way the Capone gang liked its guns: easy to conceal and with greater destructive force. HISTORY DETECTIVES host Elyse Luray tests the gun's firepower, consults with ballistics experts and combs through physical evidence to see if she can place this gun at the scene of the crime. Booth Letter - A contributor gave HISTORY DETECTIVES a letter indicating that, 30 years before John Wilkes Booth assassinated Abraham Lincoln, Booth's father threatened to kill another sitting president, Andrew Jackson. Signed Junius Brutus Booth," the letter to Jackson reads, "You damn'd old scoundrel ... I will cut your throat whilst you are sleeping." The writer insists that Jackson pardon two men who were sentenced to death. Why did the fate of these two men incite such fury? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Tukufu Zuberi travels to Nashville to consult historians at The Hermitage, the ancestral home of President Andrew Jackson, and to Washington, DC, to talk with a Booth biographer. Was the letter a hoax? Or did assassination run in the Booth blood? Cemetery Alarm - A Midland, Michigan, man who collects war munitions snapped up an item at an estate auction that looked like a Civil War-era weapon. On closer inspection, after consulting with other collectors, he decided he had a grave alarm: an explosive device meant to guard against grave robbers. Is this truly a grave alarm? HISTORY DETECTIVES host Wes Cowan's investigation winds through tales of body snatching and cadaver dissecting, unusual crimes and the most unlikely suspects."]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Mon, July 6 at 9:30 p.m.- 
Hannah Help Me!]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230911</link>
<description><![CDATA[HANNAH HELP ME! documents the life-skills transformation of overwhelmed and desperate moms. Host Hannah Keeley — an author, lifestyle expert and a mother of seven herself — takes these women from the end of their rope to the top of their game with her two-day "boot camp." Part life coach, part drill sergeant, Hannah gets to the root of the problem by altering each mom's behavior, not the conditions they created. 

In the first episode, after her husband’s recent job loss and her own set of challenges, Kristen needs help with a tight budget, whiney kids, a cluttered house, and a defeated spirit.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Mon, July 6 at 10 p.m.- 
Real Families, Real Answers]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230935</link>
<description><![CDATA[REAL FAMILIES, REAL ANSWERS deals with the issues families of various sizes, backgrounds and circumstance face at one time or another. Designed for families to watch together, the engaging series introduces the nine characteristics successful families share, while dispensing practical advice, principles and strategies viewers can quickly apply in their own homes. Nationally recognized authors and scholars provide insightful, relevant commentary on resolving and avoiding family conflict, strengthening family relationships, protecting family time, effectively dealing with anger, handling marital conflicts, parenting better and managing family finances. The series also shows families dealing with the challenges of single parenting and blended families, and rising above unexpected trials and tragedies.]]>
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<title><![CDATA[Tue, July 7 at 7 p.m.- 
Nova - Secrets Of The Samurai Sword]]></title>
<link>http://www.aptv.org/Schedule/showinfo.asp?ID=230512</link>
<description><![CDATA[For more than a thousand years the samurai sword has dominated the battlefields of Japan, instilled fear and terror into every enemy it faced and evoked a spiritual way of life that continues even today. With unparalleled access, NOVA travels deep into Japan's ancient foundries, follows the craft of the traditional swordsmiths and attends samurai fighting school to reveal the art and science behind making what many call the perfect sword. ]]>
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