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Most Amazing Moments - National Geographic Channel

2013-01-20T14:00:00.001Z

From animals that were saved in the nick of time, to rites and rituals that push endurance to extreme, the series captures these astounding moments on film. Get ready for the most astounding moments; from animals that were saved in the nick of time, to rites and rituals that push endurance to extreme.
EPISODE GUIDE Amazing Moments Experience thrilling moments of discovery, heart-pounding adventure, and shocking rarely seen animal behaviors in the new series of Amazing Moments. Amazing Moments: Close Encounters Get ready for close encounters of the amazing kind in some of the most incredible scenes ever captured on film. Amazing Moments: Most Dangerous Moments They're the scenes that take our breath away-the shots that keep us spellbound - real moments of extraordinary danger - amazingly, captured on film. Amazing Moments: Most Extreme Moments Be at the edge of your seat as we bring you the most thrilling moments of adventure and survival ever captured on film. Amazing Moments: Most Thrilling Moments How do you get your thrills? Hold on tight! Get ready for National Geographic's most thrilling moments ever caught on film.

Science of Steroids

2013-01-20T11:15:00.000Z

Over the better part of this century, athletes have sought to increase the natural performance of their bodies by using various means. And while most opted for the development of their muscle mass by using standard techniques, such as lifting weights, running, or other methods, some started taking to artificial substances, which rapidly promoted the growth of muscles and the expression of male traits teenage boys experienced at puberty.
These substances, anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS), most commonly known just as steroids, are actually a derivate of the testosterone male hormone. This is how they work.
The human body is designed in such a way that it has the ability to adapt itself to the harshest of environments. In order to do that, muscles in particular have to have the capability to increase their size over relatively-short periods of time. And this is the basic principle working out relies on. When we go to the gym and work out the biceps, for example, we actually create small tears inside the muscle fibers. These tears are, of course, repaired by the immune system.
The catch is that, upon repair, our body also compensates for the damage, by adding more material to the muscles than that ripped. If this process is repeated time and time again, then the muscle mass visibly grows, to the point where it becomes noticeable. In case of constant recurrence of the phenomenon, you will have the exact muscular mass you wanted before going to the gym.
However, steroids promote this kind of growth artificially, by simply traveling via the blood stream to the cells. There, they hook up to small portions known as androgen receptors, which pick up the molecules and carry them inside muscle cells. At that point, they combine with DNA and promote the release of a specific kind of proteins. These agents have the sole purpose of accelerating cell growth, and, in this case, they help muscle cells grow faster than they normally would.
Because this is an artificial process, the body is not always equipped to handle such massive and rapid changes – and that’s why, in most cases, there are severe side effects, including elevated blood pressure, changes in cholesterol levels, and cardiovascular disease, as well as coronary artery disease. On the other hand, athletes can never be certain of what they’re buying, because in some cases pharmacists have been proven to fill prescriptions for steroids that were approved for cattle use, and not for that of humans.
So, maybe under theses circumstances, it may seem like a good idea for those pondering on the thought of picking up steroid use to spend a little more time in the gym each week for the same results, rather than start down a slippery slope, which often leads to dire consequences.

Pacquiao vs. Marquez HBO 24/7

2012-12-10T11:41:00.000Z

The HBO 24/7 series has given an insightful look into the camps and minds of major fighters. One of the biggest beneficiaries of the series has been Manny Pacquiao and he was again thrust into the spotlight as he prepared for his fourth and final bout with Juan Manuel Marquez.

More Haunted Houses: Tortured Souls and Restless Spirits

2012-12-08T14:39:00.000Z

Delve into the dark side of famous American folk tales, exposing the horror at the root of these enduring mysteries. In this two-hour special, we visit five Haunted Houses, including the Donnelly Farm in Lucan, Ontario, once the blood soaked site of a massacre. Here an Irish immigrant family was burned alive when fear and ignorance led to revenge. Descendants of vigilantes who killed them are still haunted by what they did. Also, 170 years ago, illicit love flourished in the house on Rue Royale, New Orleans. Inside, a rich white man and a poor black woman fought odds to be together. Misunderstanding led to death, and today the young mistress is said to still haunt this place, trying to recapture her forbidden love.

Breaking The Taboo

2012-12-08T14:00:00.001Z

The War on Drugs has failed. After 50 years of prohibition, illicit drugs are now the third most valuable industry in the world after food and oil, all in the control of criminals. Drugs are cheaper and more available than ever before. Millions of people are in prison for drugs offences. Corruption and violence, especially in producer and transit countries, endangers democracy. Tens of thousands of people die each year in drug wars.

The N Word

2012-12-07T21:51:00.000Z

The biggest names in show business come together to offer their opinions on one of the most inflammatory words in the English language in filmmaker Todd Williams' revealing and thought-provoking documentary. In its long and complex history, the word "nigger" has gone from a cutting and derogatory racial slur to a term of endearment frequently used by African-American youth culture. Though the word has in a sense been "taken back" by the very people that it targeted, it still has the power to anger and enrage when taken out of its new context. As a variety of celebrities including Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons, George Carlin, Damon Dash, and Bryant Gumbel offer their opinions on this polarizing word, the taboo of language is broken to reveal an ever-changing society that is constantly attempting to make sense of a dark past while simultaneously attempting to build a brighter future.

The Imposter

2012-11-26T02:14:00.001Z

A documentary centered on a young Frenchman who convinces a grieving Texas family that he is their 16-year-old son who went missing for 3 years.

Bad 25

2012-11-26T01:59:00.001Z

A documentary on Michael Jackson and the legacy of his record Bad.

Evolution of Bodybuilding

2012-11-20T21:23:00.001Z

Hear it staight from the Legends themselves about their stories of success and heartbreak. EVOLUTION OF BODYBUILDING offers a close look at what it takes to compete in the "Mr. Olympia" and how the industry has changes over the past 50 years.

A River of Waste: The Hazardous Truth About Factory Farms

2012-11-19T07:52:00.001Z

A heart-stopping new documentary, A RIVER OF WASTE exposes a huge health and environmental scandal in our modern industrial system of meat and poultry production. Some scientists have gone so far as to call the condemned current factory farm practices as "mini Chernobyls." In the U.S. and elsewhere, the meat and poultry industry is dominated by dangerous uses of arsenic, antibiotics, growth hormones and by the dumping of massive amounts of sewage in fragile waterways and environments. The film documents the vast catastrophic impact on the environment and public health as well as focuses on the individual lives damaged and destroyed.

Freedom Fries: And Other Stupidity We'll Have to Explain to Our Grandchildren

2012-11-19T07:48:00.001Z

A whimsical look at patriotism and consumerism in America. It explores the absurdity of many of the symbolic gestures that have recently pervaded our culture, such as the wasting of perfectly good French Wine and the waving of Chinese-made America flags. With the help of a leading scholar and an outspoken social activist, this film draws a concrete relationship between American consumerism and patriotism.

The Shape of the Future

2012-11-19T07:45:00.001Z

For decades, the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians has raged on in the Middle East. "Shape of the Future" takes a look at opinions on both sides of the conflict, and discovers a surprisingly similar set of solutions proposed by the people most affected by the conflict. This film is unique in that it looks ahead in a positive direction, rather than focusing on the negative events of the past. "Shape of the Future" made headlines when it was aired simultaneously in Israel, the Palestinian territories and other Arab countries.

How To Mend A Broken Heart

2012-11-17T14:07:00.002Z

Dr Kevin Fong finds out how close scientists are to being able to mend your heart if it stops working. He meets some of the people who have undergone pioneering heart operations and the scientists who are pushing the limits of cardiac treatment. We meet a man who has had his heart replaced with an artificial one powered by a mechanical pump he carries around in a rucksack, and witness a scientist bring a dead animal heart back to life on a workbench. Plus, the work of an American scientist who is using stem cells to turn what she calls a 'ghost heart' - the scaffold of a heart - into a replacement heart for humans.

Africa's Moonshine Epidemic

2012-11-17T14:01:00.001Z

Ugandans are the hardest drinking Africans in the motherland, both in terms of per capita consumption and the hooch they choose to chug. Waregi, or "war gin," is what they call the local moonshine, and it makes the harshest Appalachian rotgut taste like freaking Bailey's.

Bellevue Inside Out

2012-11-12T19:53:00.000Z

A schizophrenic woman goes berserk and is strapped to a gurney. An actor is medicated after threatening to jump out a window. A paranoid woman insists that the CIA is trying to "zap" her. A homeless man eats the pages of his Bible. These are some of the cases confronting the doctors and staff at the psychiatric unit of Bellevue hospital--the oldest and most famous hospital in America. This documentary takes a never-before-seen look inside the psychiatric emergency room and treatment areas of this New York hospital. In addition to capturing the high drama and frequent chaos that ensues when mentally ill men and women are brought in, the documentary offers some sobering insights into some of the treatments that Bellevue provides its patients.

Odessa Girls - Ukraine

2012-11-11T21:10:00.001Z

With its seemingly endless supply of beautiful young, single women, Odessa, on the frontier of the ex-Soviet union, is fast becoming the seedy new tourist magnet for single American men of all ages. "I'm already too old for the men here... Getting a man here is very competitive, because there are so few of them." In a city where women outnumber men almost five to four, Julia's situation is typical of many. Following an abusive marriage she signed up with one of the many local agencies that offer the chance to be paired up with hopefuls from abroad. Paying upwards of three and a half thousand dollars, men from across the globe travel to Odessa in the hope of meeting beautiful young women. But despite accusations of being little more than a legalised pimping service, clients such as Arthur, a 65 year-old veteran of six romance tours, have no qualms with the service they offer. "It's like purchasing a very nice used Cadillac," he explains. "I need to drive it before I make a decision about taking it home and putting it in my garage." But for the women who don't get picked it's frequently a case of disappointment and heartbreak. "It feels like we're goods in a market," explains Julia. "No one there looks inside our hearts."

Educating Black Boys

2012-11-03T20:59:00.001Z

Al Jazeera presenter Tony Harris takes a personal look at Baltimore's inner city and an education system that has failed black Americans.

Rio Fashion Week - Ass Shaking and Transsexual Supermodels

2012-11-03T18:16:00.002Z

Charlet heads to the sexiest city in the world for Fashion Week and, taking the advice of 1980s Arnold Schwarzenegger, goes hunting for ass. She plays "spot the transsexual model" backstage at the shows, and after a spot of kerb crawling in the VICE bang bus, she befriends a 19-year-old transgender prostitute and finds out the "ins and outs" of her job.

Second Skin

2012-10-31T18:26:00.000Z

An intimate, fascinating look at computer gamers whose lives have been transformed by the emerging, hugely popular genre of computer games.

The Turin Shroud: The New Evidence

2012-10-22T19:42:00.000Z

For centuries, people have argued about the authenticity of the Shroud of Turin. It is one of the most controversial relics in the Christian world. Some believe it to be a physical link to Jesus of Nazareth - his crucified image imprinted onto a 1st century linen cloth. For others, it is nothing more than an elaborate medieval forgery. In 1988, the definitive scientific verdict on the Shroud was announced - a radiocarbon dating concluded that the Shroud of Turin was a 700-year-old medieval hoax. But now, this film documents new research by one of the first scientists ever to analyse the relic in the 1970s. Doctor Ray Rogers has uncovered startling new evidence that casts serious doubts over those 1988 findings. In an exclusive interview, given just before he died, he also reveals findings that suggest the Shroud could indeed contain the image of Christ. This documentary examines other scientific investigations that cast new light on the shroud and questions the 1988 carbon dating. How did the image get on the cloth? And how does it so authentically reproduce evidence of wounds from an actual crucifixion that would have been unknown to a medieval faker? Using the knowledge of eminent historians and scientists throughout the world, The Turin Shroud aims to reveal the story behind one of most controversial relics in Christianity as the age and authenticity of the Shroud of Turin is, once again, open to debate.

Scopes Monkey Trial

2012-10-21T12:56:00.000Z

In 1925, John Scopes was convicted and fined $100 for teaching evolution in his Dayton, Tenn., classroom. The first highly publicized trial concerning the teaching of evolution, the Scopes trial also represents a dramatic clash between traditional and modern values in America of the 1920s.

Facing Anorexia

2012-10-03T16:52:00.000Z

A confronting look at the world of anorexics. 11 year old Tessa has been fighting anorexia since she was 7. Her condition went undiagnosed for years because doctors thought she was too young to have an eating disorder. In this emotional film, Tessa and other sufferers open up to the cameras as we follow them through their treatment. They describe becoming addicted to pro-anorexia websites, being too weak to walk and how every day has become a battle for survival. We also hear from their families on the impact of living with anorexia.

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Going Postal ~ 15 Most Shocking Acts of Violence

2012-09-26T15:58:00.000Z

Going Postal: 15 Most Shocking Acts of Violence is an American entertainment countdown special produced by E! Networks which counts down 15 high-profile horrifying and disturbing acts of violence.

The special originally aired in the USA on E! Entertainment on 25 April, 2008. It is 100 minutes long.

Something from Nothing: The Art of Rap

2012-09-24T21:59:00.000Z

Ice-T takes us on an intimate journey into the heart and soul of hip-hop with the legends of rap music. This performance documentary goes beyond the stardom and the bling to explore what goes on inside the minds, and erupts from the lips, of the grandmasters of rap. Recognized as the godfather of Gangsta rap, Ice-T is granted unparalleled access to the personal lives of the masters of this artform that he credits for saving his life. Interspersed with the performers' insightful, touching, and often funny revelations are classic raps, freestyle rhymes, and never before heard a cappellas straight from the mouths of the creators. What emerges is a better understanding of, and a tribute to, an original American art form that brought poetry to a new generation.

Pablo Escobar's Hippos

2012-09-24T16:35:00.000Z

This BBC documentary examines the life and career of Colombian drug trafficker Pablo Escobar - as seen through eyes of his infamous pet hippos.