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It's a familiar technique, and documentary makers use it all the time: first, soften up your audience with a quick blast of statistics, then swing smoothly - or not so smoothly - into the story. In most cases the response is the same: you raise an eyebrow, kick off a slipper and shoot your expectations a stern look to stop them from getting too uppity. But not always.

Can't Read, Can't Write (Monday, Channel 4) began with two sharp blows to the head. 'Over five million people in the UK can't read or write well enough to cope in the modern world,' said a voice matter- of-factly, before adding, 'Every year, over 100,000 teenagers leave school without being able to read and write properly.'

One middle-aged woman described the mass of incomprehensible words that drifted before her as being 'like a big spider on the wall that you're frightened of'. Others were more prosaic. James, a 28-year-old plumber's mate who could recognise 'in' and 'the' but not much else, was asked how he would define his reading. 'Shit,' he replied morosely. 'And how does that make you feel?' 'Crap.'

Phil Beadle, 'one of the most controversial figures in education today', embarked on a six-month attempt to teach nine illiterate adults to read and write. Having said how controversial Beadle was, the programme proved oddly reluctant to provide any more details about him. Apparently, he had won a prize for his teaching methods, although when he admitted later that he'd failed every illiterate child he had ever taught, you wondered who had given him this prize and what the competition had been like.

Yet it soon became clear that Beadle was an unusual, impressive figure. Tousle-haired, good-looking and with a fondness for big spangly cufflinks, he became gloomier and gloomier as he looked at the government's adult literacy curriculum - 'absolutely horrendous', 'incompetent', handbags z 'completely wrong approach'.

The gist of his objections was that the courses placed no emphasis on phonics - how letters sound. Beadle's method, which he confessed he was making up as he went along, involved a primary school textbook, lots of repetition and attempting to create a tactile awareness of the shape of different letters.

At first, he got nowhere. This too had the dull clang of familiarity about it, of course, with the presenter going into carefully scripted agonies of self-doubt as his charges hurtle towards disaster. But in Beadle's case, he really did seem to be flailing helplessly about. Then Linda, a plainly intelligent, almost wholly illiterate woman in her late forties, suddenly started to see a link between the way letters looked and the way they sounded.

The moment when the first glimmer of recognition dawned in her eyes was wonderful to behold. But then the whole of Can't Read, Can't Write was as stirring as it was shocking. Mercifully free of saccharine gloop or the usual wolfish appetite for disaster, it just got on with telling its story in a crisply unmanipulative way. The result offered the extremely moving spectacle of these people being led, none too confidently, from darkness towards a semblance of light.

Travellers' Century (Thursday, BBC4) found Benedict Allen travelling in the footsteps of Eric Newby, author of A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. We saw old footage of Newby running through the woods with his strange bounding stride, and heard how he had two distinct personalities: the urbane and the exotic. One of the reasons Allen did this so well, I suspect, is that there is something similar between him and Newby: Allen may not be a dandy, like his subject, but he plainly likes a well-cut white shirt.

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POWERFUL hogs will be proudly displayed at Barton Bike Night.

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There will be displays and members of local chapters helping people to join the club.

Jack Copson, sales executive at St Leger Harley Davidson, said: "What we're doing is not the biggest display, but we've got a full selection of the full Harley model range this year - one of every engine, frame and style.

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"There'll be Harley branded freebies and T-Shirts and clothing at cost price.

"We'll be promoting offers for new riders, such as a guaranteed test pass when you place a deposit on a bike - if you fail, we'll pay for the second test.

"Let's face it - everyone likes Harley Davidson.

"It's a name people associate with motorbikes and you see them ridden by stars in movies.

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"Barton Bike Night is a great night and we're happy to be there as lots of people are desperate for Harley Davidsons.

"Let's get down there and have some fun."

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When a winter storm flooded Helena Street in 2005, Jacqui Theobald saw the beauty in it and had to capture the image on canvas. Women waiting in a long line for the ladies room at a Springfield Flea Market end up being another subject to render in oil paint.

Of course, the artist also is showing the images typically considered art-worthy, like portraits of loved ones, sunsets and cityscapes.

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"There's no time of day that is not beautiful; even a gray day has beauty in it," said Theobald, an art therapist who lives downtown in the Cooper Lofts with her husband, Jerry. "We love the community sense, the convenience, the beauty, and yes, the safety of downtown. I had an art therapy office in Liberty Tower for about 12 years, and I was never afraid working at night."

Theobald is presenting 35 works: oil paintings, six illustrated books and one pastel at the Dayton Convention Center.

She has four adult children and six grandchildren, and her love of family and community is evident. She is showing several portraits of her grandkids, and she highlights a 50-year marriage with nine portraits of Jerry from a young marine in 1956 to the present.

"Portraiture is a challenge I take seriously," Theobald said. "All of us have an inner essence of spirit not always apparent boned corset on the surface."

Theobald has a playful mindset for some of her works. "Sitting Still" is a nine-painting grid of her grandson, Owen, in various states of movement. "Play Ball" shows a downtown tennis court where she's added bits of collage: netting for the fence, and yellow felt 'tennis balls.'

The jewel tones in many of her cityscapes reveal her love for the city of Dayton.

"Walk the River West" romanticizes a view of the sunlit bridge, while "The 'Old' Public Market" highlights colorful produce and flowers when they were sold at Wayne and Fourth streets. "Bridge" shows the autumn foliage as a backdrop to the Peace Park footbridge.

"For me, bridges represent a connection to our inner thoughts and feelings, to other people, to our cultures, other times and other places," said Theobald. "But, most of Embroidered patches all, bridges connect us to humanity."

She has a bachelor's degree in art from the University of Iowa and a master's in art therapy from Wright State University. She is an adjunct professor at Sinclair Community College and a member of the Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, Dayton Visual Arts Center, the Buckeye Art Therapy Association and the American Art Therapy Association.

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Byline: Kathryn Hayes

A 13TH-CENTURY church in one of the country's prettiest villages is to undergo a Mens Accessories online [euro]1.2m facelift.

Work on the restoration of the Holy Trinity Abbey Church in Adare, Co. Limerick, will include essential structural repairs to the roof and brickwork and minor alterations to the interior.

Originally built for the Trinitarian monks in 1230, the monastery was badly damaged during King Henry VIII's reign, and was restored and enlarged in the mid 19th century.

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Work on the latest restoration project has already started and the parish committee is confident that work will be completed by March next year. Scaffolding has been erected along its 600-year-old tower but steps have been taken to minimise the impact the work will have on weddings and other ceremonies. A committee spokesman said: 'In truth, there's going to be very little physical disruption of the interior. That's something we were anxious to ensure.' To date, the committee have raised [euro]449,000 towards the cost of the works at the church.

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Adare village is widely regarded as the country's most picturesque village and is one of the most popular wedding destinations in Munster.

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A 13-year-old boy sustained serious head injuries and was transported by helicopter Thursday evening after his father lost control of his sports scar and crashed into oncoming traffic near 6000 East and Big Cottonwood Canyon Rd.

Witnesses told police that shortly after 8:30 p.m. the man was racing his Lotus against a white Porsche when he apparently lost control.

"Witnesses reported the Lotus went around the turn and the back- end slipped out and it over corrected," said Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Jake Petersen. "He just lost control."

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The Lotus struck a BMW in the opposite lane head-on. The driver and passenger of that car, a husband and wife, sustained minor injuries, Petersen said. Their car, however, was damaged beyond repair.

Police extricated the child and his father with "all the tools available," Petersen said. It took nearly 30 minutes to cut the roof off the vehicle and free them.

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A Life Flight helicopter flew the boy to Primary Children's Medical Center in serious condition. His father was transported by ambulance to Intermountain Medical Center, also in serious Discount Bally Handbags Handbags condition.

All lanes of Big Cottonwood Canyon Road were closed for more than an hour. Officer's allowed traffic to resume shortly before 10 p.m., Petersen said.

At 11 p.m. police spotted a white Porsche exiting the canyon. They stopped the vehicle and interviewed the driver, Petersen said, adding that he did not believe the two drivers involved in the race knew each other.

"Police are obviously investigating the scene. They'll screen the information (the driver of the Porsche) gives them through the District Attorney's office to decide what, if any charges, should be filed," Petersen said.

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To: RETAILING EDITORS

Contact: CPSC Media Contact, 1-301-504-7908; or HC Media Contact, 1-613-957-2983

WASHINGTON, March 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

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Name of product:Therma Scarf scarves

Units:About98,500 in the United States and about 1,500 in Canada

Importer:Telebrands Corp., of Fairfield, N.J.

Hazard:The heat packs can overheat when ED Hardy clothing heated in a microwave oven, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers.

Incidents/Injuries:The firmhas received seven reports of overheating, including five fires, three of which resulted in property damage to the microwave. Two of the incidents were in Canada. No injuries have been reported.

Description:The recalled scarves have pockets and microwaveable heat packs composed of flax seeds. The scarves are made of polyester/ cotton, and were sold in black and camel colors.

Sold at:Bed Bath & Beyond(R) stores, As Seen on TV retail kiosks in shopping malls nationwide, through direct response television and over the Internet at www.asseenontvguys.comfrom October 2009 through January 2010 for between $20 and $25.

Manufactured in:China

Remedy:Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Therma Scarf and return it to the place of purchase for a full refund. If purchased through the infomercial or over the Internet, consumers will be contacted by Telebrands with instructions on how to obtain a full refund.

Consumer Contact:For additional information, contact Telebrands at (800) 777-4034 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET or visit the firm's Web site at .

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=991

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STAFF at Coats' Observatory in Paisley are offering curious astronomers the chance to view exclusive images of the sun through a specially fitted telescope next month.

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Visitors will be provided with a complementary telescope, equipped with unique filters that enable safe observations of Earth's nearest star with expert staff on hand to help identify solar features such as sunspots, solar flares and prominences.

Viewing days have been arranged for August 5, 17, 19, 24 and 26 from 2pm to 4pm.

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Admission is free and there is no need to book.

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In the event of poor weather precluding the day's observations, visitors can attend a lecture on the sun, complete with live images from satellites that are transmitted directly to the museum.

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"WANTto study human behaviour? Take the train!" states Paddy Shennan (Echo, November 18). And he's right!

On one of this year's rare sunny days, I boarded amid-morningWest Kirby train at Birkenhead North. I foundmyself sharing a carriage with three attractive young ladies, one of whom waswearing only her underwear.

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Again they all got off atMeols. Trusting in the adage that things happen in threes, I caught the same train the following morning - though I didn't really have to! However, there was no sign of this trio of delightful women. In fact, I haven't seen them since.

Butwherewere they going? They couldn't have walked far fromMeols station as the two undressed girls weren't even wearing shoes and were barefoot.

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Byline: LIZ JONES

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AFTER the coldest winter in almost two decades, spring has arrived. The trouble is that the warm weather has taken most of us by surprise.

Having spent all winter swathed in thermals and thick socks, my legs and feet leave much to be desired: they are lily white and hairy -- living proof that 30 years of waxing your legs does not make the hairs grow back finer and scarcer.

And so here is my guide for how to do spring well, without breaking the budget:

WEAR SOMETHING WHITE

NOTHING beats a brand new T-shirt in thick cotton. I love a Bonsoir white T-shirt, about [pounds sterling]25, which looks great with anything, but especially my black lace Prada pencil skirt.

I used to only ever wear a white T-shirt once before relegating it to its new life as a duster. Now, ta-da!, I remove foundation stains with witch hazel.

WEAR LESS MAKE-UP

I ASKED a make-up artist for her most useful tip, and she told me I should always apply makeup sat facing a window, in broad daylight: harsh, granted, but if you look good in daylight, you will look good anywhere.

Foundation is too heavy in summer and tends to melt, so instead opt for Real Skin by Chantecaille ([pounds sterling]46).

AVOID SYNTHETICS

THESE look ultra cheap in a harsh light, and will make you feel hot and sticky. Nothing beats cotton in the summer for day, silk for night, though I am starting to doubt whether silk is ethical.

In China and Japan, silkworms are killed by immersion in boiling water to prevent the thread breaking.

Oh dear, soon I will be walking around naked, which at least will be cool.

BUY A SUMMER COAT SLING a brocade or shot boned corset silk coat over anything and you will feel summery, and less naked than if you just wear a dress. I love a gold silk organza coat at Cos, [pounds sterling]150: it looks great worn belted over nothing teamed with high gold heels for night, but would look formal enough over a floral dress for an early summer wedding.

DON'T DRESS FOR THE BEACH AT WORK

IT NEVER ceases to amaze me how casually women dress for work. The following items should be off- limits: vests, shorts, crop tops, bumster trousers and sheer, unless it's a No sequins before 6pm. If it tight and worn with heels, inappropriate for the office.

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HOT always doom into hearts of overweight, who end panic- buying drawstring trousers brightly kaftans.

One- asymmetric and dresses look much better on a shoulder than bony one.

I have a friend who is a size with a huge bust, and always looks fabulous in dresses with sleeves expose the bits she loves: and calves.

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MY FAVOURITE jacket for spring is a mannish blazer in a sugary pink linen that will work equally well at a wedding or in the office, [pounds sterling]545 by Phillip Lim 3.1, from .

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