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Studio Two, EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Producer: George Martin
Engineer: Geoff Emerick
With touring behind them, The Beatles retreated from public view to begin work on their eighth album. They were keen to use the studio to its full potential, experimenting with different sounds with the intention of producing their best work to date.
The first song of the late-1966 sessions was John Lennon's Strawberry Fields Forever, which was issued as a standalone single along with Penny Lane in February 1967.
I came back to England [from India] towards the end of October and John got back from Spain. It was all predetermined when we'd meet again. Then we went in the studio and recorded 'Strawberry Fields'. I think at that point there was a more profound ambience to the band.
Following considerable discussion and rehearsal, just one take of Strawberry Fields Forever was recorded on this first day. The Beatles performed the song in the key of C, as had Lennon on his most recent home demos of it.
It began with a Mellotron introduction performed by Paul McCartney, and featured Lennon and George Harrison on electric guitars, and Ringo Starr on drums. Onto track two Lennon recorded his first lead vocal, with the tape running fast so it was slower and at a lower pitch upon playback, and Harrison simultaneously added a slide guitar part.
Now we were off the road and in the studio with new songs. Strawberry Fields is the song that John had, about the old Salvation Army home for kids he used to live next door to in Liverpool. We related it to youth, golden summers and fields of strawberry. I knew what he was talking about.
The nice thing is that a lot of our songs were starting to get a little bit more surreal. I remember John having a book at home called Bizarre, about all sorts of weird thoings. We were opening up artistically and taking the blinkers off.
We used a mellotron on Strawberry Fields. I didn't think it would get past the Musicians' Union, so we didn't advertise it; we just had it on the sessions. It had what would now be called 'samples' of flute, which are actually tapes that play and then rewind. We had eleven seconds on each tape, which could be played on each key.
Track three was filled with double-tracked vocals by Lennon during the first chorus and the third verse, and the fourth track featured harmony vocals by Lennon, McCartney and Harrison. These latter two parts were omitted when the song was remixed for Anthology 2 in 1996.
Also on this day...
- 1967: UK single release: Hello, Goodbye
- 1963: Live: ABC Cinema, Hull
- 1962: Live: Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn
- 1961: Live: Tower Ballroom, New Brighton, Wallasey
- 1961: Live: Casbah Coffee Club, Liverpool
- 1960: Live: Kaiserkeller, Hamburg
- 1941: Pete Best is born
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Efua Dorkenoo named one of BBC's 100 Women
Efua Dorkenoo, Equality Now's Advocacy Director – FGM Programme, is among 100 notable women selected to participate at the 25 October BBC 100 Women conference in London. It will be a special day of debate and discussion, which will be streamed online and broadcast live in English on BBC World News TV and World Service radio. Throughout October, BBC News has been reporting on the lives of 21st century women and "the risks, challenges and opportunities they face every day, in every country."
'The Cruel Cut', a one hour documentary on female genital mutilation featuring Efua Dorkenoo and presented by Leyla Hussein, founder of Equality Now partner Daughters of Eve, will be screened on Channel 4 (UK) on Wednesday 6 November at 22:45. If you are in the UK, please sign Equality Now and Daughters of Eves' joint petition to the Home Office to "Stop FGM in the UK Now:"
Tasaru Rescue Centre holds Reconciliation Ceremony
From the End FGM campaign – an initiative of Equality Now
|Photo: Paul Munene
"POWERFUL, the pictures tell the story so well. Is that the father I see, now an agent of change? One story like this makes all the effort worth it. Just one story." - JS
Equality Now's partner in Narok, Kenya, the Tasaru Ntomonok Girls Rescue Centre, was recently the site of an emotional reunion between a 12-year-old girl and her family. She had run away four years ago after learning that her parents had planned to make her undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) in a lead up to early marriage – despite laws against both. Click here to learn more and view pictures from the joyous occasion.
Tasaru works hard to educate communities and reconcile girls with their families at ceremonies that are facilitated through local churches and village elders who are opposed to FGM. The entire village is invited and signed agreements, stating that parents or guardians will not subject the girls to FGM and child marriage, are required and shared with local authorities and children's officers. The girls can return to the centre if they ever feel at risk. Tasaru has launched a commission comprised of teachers, religious leaders, children officers, judiciary officials and other key stake holders within the Narok community, which will be instrumental in working against rampant FGM among Narok's Maasai community.
Equality Now to honor Joss Whedon at 'Make Equality Reality' Event
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On 4 November, Equality Now will honor award-winning writer, director, producer and Advisory Board member, Joss Whedon, for his work on gender equality at an event in Beverly Hills, California. Chaired by Board member Gloria Steinem and hosted by Paul Reiser, Make Equality Reality will be an intimate evening of music, film and theater with special guests, including Jada Pinkett Smith and Alyson Hannigan, and featuring a live performance by two-time Grammy winning singer songwriter Colbie Caillat.
The evening is made possible through the generous support of GUCCI and Skype. The event is being produced by Control Room and images are provided courtesy of VII.
Equality Now films screen in Spain and Kenya
Africa Rising, our 2009 film on the grassroots movement to end FGM across Africa, was screened at the 5th International Unseen Film Festival (26 Sep to 3 Oct) in Bilbao, Spain in the categories of "Gender Equity" and "Best Work by Women." Director Paula Heredia was invited to participate and spoke on the work of Equality Now during panel discussions and interviews. The Jurors awarded her an Honorable Mention as "Best Women Director." Congratulations, Paula!
Our Girls, Our Future, our documentary addressing sexual violence against schoolgirls in Zambia, screened at the Slum Film Festival in Kenya in September. Following the screening, the festival's organizers requested usage of the film for internal workshops and screenings, which will educate the public and raise awareness on the widespread nature of this issue.
Mandy's Corner: Women's Rights in the News
- 21 Oct - Saudi Arabia under fire at U.N. over women's, migrant workers' rights
- 19 Oct - Faiza Jama Mohamed article: Kenya's girls fight back against FGM practices
- 13 Oct - From the Streets to the 'World's Best Mom'
To hear news as soon as it happens, make sure to follow Equality Now on our social media networks: Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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Oct 2013
>> Kenya: Protect girls by enforcing FGM and child marriage laws
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>> United Nations: Listen to survivors – don't jeopardize efforts to prevent sex trafficking
>> Yemen: End child marriages by enacting and enforcing a minimum age of marriage law
>> Egypt: Ensure Women's Full Participation in the Constitutional Process and Promote their Rights


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Louisa Stuart Costello
To My Mother - Poem by Louisa Stuart Costello
Yes, I have sung of others' woes,
Until they almost seem'd mine own,
And fancy oft will scenes disclose
Whose being was in thought alone:
Her magic power I've cherished long,
And yielded to her soothing sway;
Enchanting is her syren song,
And wild and wond'rous is her way.
But thou—whene'er I think on thee,
Those glittering visions fade away;
My soul awakens, how tenderly!
To pleasures that can ne'er decay.
There's not an hour of life goes by
But makes thee still more firmly dear;
My sighs attend upon thy sigh,
My sorrows wait upon thy tear:
For earth has nought so good, so pure,
That may compare with love like thine—
Long as existence shall endure,
Thy star of guiding love shall shine!
O'er other stars dark clouds may lower,
And from our path their light may sever—
They lived to bless us but an hour,
But thine shall live to bless us ever!
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USC coach Lane Kiffin and Washington coach Steve Sarkisian remain good friends from their time together as assistant coaches under Pete Carroll.
But the teams no longer resemble each other offensively.
"He's really completely changed," Kiffin said Monday of Sarkisian. "He's really mostly a shotgun guy, does more spread stuff."
Sarkisian said Monday that USC is the most talented team in the conference, a comment that probably stings a bit because the Trojans are not undefeated.
"He says that every year," Kiffin said. "He'll say it no matter what."
Sarkisian was generous in his compliments when asked about Kiffin and the Trojans.
"(I have a) great deal of respect for Lane (Kiffin) and what he's done there," Sarkisian said. "They have a great football team."
That said, Kiffin admitted he and Sarkisian, "don't talk as much during game week."
Colorado blackout
USC fans with DirecTV and several other cable systems were probably disappointed Monday when the Pac-12 Network announced it would televise the Trojans' game against Colorado at 3 p.m. Oct. 20 at the Coliseum.
The Pac-12 network remains unavailable on DirecTV, Charter Communications, Verizon FiOS and AT&T U-verse. The network previously carried the USC-California game, but that broadcast did not force DirecTV or the others to bend and agree to terms with the Pac-12.
Pac-12 commissioner Larry Scott recently said negotiations were not taking place with DirecTV.
Neutral site?
Washington is renovating Husky Stadium so Saturday's USC game will take place at CenturyLink Field, home of the Seattle Seahawks.
"Now they're in an even louder stadium than normal," Kiffin said. "We're going to have our hands full. I'm sure it will be sold out. I'm sure it will be rocking."
Maybe. But Washington drew only 55,000 fans to its home game against Stanford right after the Cardinal upset USC.
Give and take
Kiffin explained again how letting wide receiver Marqise Lee play defense would hurt the Trojans' offense.
"He plays every snap. If we play him on defense, snaps have to come off somewhere," Kiffin said. "We just wish we had two of him."
Telfer honored
Tight end Randall Telfer was named the Pac-12 special teams Player of the Week. Telfer blocked a field goal against Utah and also made a one-handed touchdown reception.
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What Do I Do With My Old iPhone?
If the words "toss it" bring on a flash-back to the $600 you plunked down a year ago, don't sweat it: You can pass along the old iPhone to a family member or friend.
Apple's provided some help here, reminding users that they should delete all their existing information from the old iPhone -- after transferring it, of course, to a new model -- by tapping "Settings>General>Reset>Erase all Content and Settings>Erase iPhone."
AT&T's advice is a little more detailed, not surprise, really, since it wants that old iPhone to stay in business as a cell phone. If you give the old iPhone to someone who is already an AT&T customer, they can simply take the SIM card from their old phone and stick it in the iPhone, then activate using iTunes, as early-adopters did when they bought the first-gen model.
People new to AT&T will have to head to an AT&T store for a SIM card that they can then insert into the old iPhone.
Of course, if you transfer your number to your new iPhone 3G and don't want to give away the old one, you can use it as a pseudo-iPod touch for surfing via Wi-Fi hotspots and your home wireless network, taking and viewing photos and playing tunes.
What About iPhone 2.0?
Throw me a bone here. Isn't there something for those of us who have a first-generation iPhone but don't want to blow another $200 on a new one?
You get iPhone 2.0, the long-awaited upgrade to the iPhone's software, or firmware. iPhone 2.0 adds two important capabilities. First, it lets you download and install third-party applications from Apple's online App Store, which debuted -- sort of -- on Thursday.
Second, the firmware update also allows for sync with corporate Exchange mail servers, and for consumers, provides the iPhone-side tools for connecting with MobileMe, Apple's revamped online service that now offers push e-mail, push scheduling and push contacts. Before you grab the 2.0 update, install iTunes 7.7; that's needed to download App Store applications to your Mac or PC. Then, plug in your iPhone, fire up iTunes, click on it under Devices, and click the Summary tab. Click "Check for Update."
Be prepared to wait if your broadband connection is on the slower side: the iPhone 2.0 update weighs in at 225MB.


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— That question has been asked numerous times since President Obama and House Speaker John Boehner tried, unsuccessfully, to reach a "grand bargain" last July that would have raised the debt ceiling, reduced the deficit, and raised revenues.
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The office of Douglas County District Attorney David McDade said that a television news report that raised questions about the use of vehicles and nepotism in his office only tells part of the story.
After a week promoting the story, reporter Dale Russell of WAGA Fox 5 aired a report http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22268776/i-team-douglas-co-da Thursday night that used information gleaned through open records requests that he said points to questionable use of cars owned by McDade's office and a questionable pattern of hiring.
"If you are going to be a battleship — and I have been called that by others — then you are going to be a target and people will take shots at you," McDade said. "That goes with the territory. However, I hope that after serving this community for 30 years that the people in Douglas County have good reason to believe in what we do and have faith enough in me to do what I believe is right and keep fighting for the victims of crime."
As far as vehicles, McDade said on the surface it may appear that his office does have an inordinate amount of vehicles. McDade's office has 18 vehicles. Counting McDade, there are 14 lawyers in his office. Seven of those, plus McDade, have cars assigned for their use. Three investigators have vehicles and two senior office staff have also been assigned vehicles. He said there are four others that are "pool vehicles" that are used as needed by staff in uses ranging from errands, transporting witnesses and other daily functions of the offices, according to McDade.
Lawyers often seek out witnesses, visit crime scenes and travel to other jurisdictions for paperwork and to gather information, McDade said. Investigators spend time in the field to help prepare cases for prosecution, according to McDade.
"This office has never used one penny of taxpayer money on vehicles," he said. "Those vehicles were purchased with forfeited and seized drug funds in accordance with Georgia law. These vehicles are maintained using the same fund. Taxpayers don't pay for these cars, the criminals do. This office has never been over budget — not once."
While McDade admitted that many vehicles for staff may seem unusual, he said to consider where Douglas County is situated. In a metro area, trying to lure and keep top-notch attorneys and senior staff on a budget is tough, McDade said. He said that being able to offer the use of a vehicle can be a selling point.
The use of vehicles by office staff seemed to be a point of contention in the report. McDade said when you understand the duties of those employees and how much outside of the office time is required, a vehicle makes sense. McDade said those two senior office employees oversee administrative operations, handle all purchasing, postal chores, coordinate meals when needed and handle logistics.
"The report did point to one incident where the vehicle may not have been used in accordance to policy," McDade said. "Even though the incident, where a parked staff vehicle was struck by another vehicle occurred at a time when she had asked me and I approved the trip, I appreciate that being brought to my attention. It has been handled, and the proper disciplinary action has been taken."
McDade said that there was no attempt to cover anything up. In fact, county law enforcement and state troopers responded and it was handled in the open. All supporting documents were shared with Fox 5, McDade said.
"If there are things that we are doing wrong, sincerely, I appreciate them being brought to my attention," McDade said. "I can assure you that we will make the proper adjustments and swiftly make any modifications deemed necessary.
"Let me make it abundantly clear that I recognize that having a take-home vehicle is a benefit that must not be abused and should be available to exemplary employees. No employee should treat the vehicle as a personal vehicle and have been so instructed."
As for nepotism allegations, McDade said that as an elected state official, he has the right to "administer my office as I deem appropriate." A county nepotism policy doesn't apply to the District Attorney's Office. The report alleged that he had favored one extended family as far as hiring and internships.
"While I recognize that there is always the potential that a relative of an employee may have the ability to exert undue influence over a related employee, there are a number of checks and balances that exist in an office like ours that minimize the potential for any difficulty," McDade said.
Specifically, he addressed allegations made about one family being favored where four members of an extended family work in his office and others work in the courthouse in other departments.
"Consistent with my belief that family relationships should not alone be a disqualifier, several members of the Agan family work in my office," McDade said. "This particular family is a perfect example of why families should not be disqualified. They are fine people who make hard-working, diligent public servants."
One other point that McDade touched on was a state-sponsored training session at Brasstown. The report questioned why no registration fee was paid, yet lodging and other expenses were incurred by administrative supervisors.
McDade said that they go for specific software training, so registration for the entire conference is not needed. He also pointed out that even the training is paid for through drugs funds, which is an expense allowed for that fund's use by Georgia law.
"You can look at information on paper and it may look strange," McDade said. "You see a large amount for rooms under my name and think that is a lot for a hotel stay. But like most businesses, we use one credit card, in my name, to secure those rooms. When you understand that, that in many cases it is for several rooms and expenses, it explains itself."
McDade said that there is always "room for improvement."
"If rules need to be reviewed and employees reminded of them — the end result is better service to the to the public," McDade said.


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Justin Ellison wrote:
> I'm actually about 80% done with this. It's working, I just need to
> figure out the best way to deal with large IPSec transfers killing the
> VoIP traffic. I have a test Vonage box that I have yet to hook up and
> test. There's supposed to be up to 15 inches of snow here today, so
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I'd like to offer some encouragement to you if you're working on this.
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Daily analysis and trading strategies 2-19-10
Quote of the day: Common sense ain't common. - Will Rogers
Trading strategy: stand aside
The euro comes under high pressure once again against the dollar, eroding the recent bottom into the 1.3530/50 region as the Fed chose to bump up the discount lending rate by one-quarter point to 0.75 percent. Yesterday's initial gains to 1.3650 were short-lived and intense selling emerged. The 61.8% retracement of last year's full move from 1.2455 to 1.5145 - at 1.3485 was not a good option for buyers to come in, therefore the decline extended further and the 1.3400 level is in focus, not far away from current rates. Both short term and intra-day studies are bearish and potential gains should face resistance around 1.3550, then higher into yesterday's top region around 1.3650. Selling rallies remains the preferred bet for now, as no notable sign of recovery is seen. Current exchange rate is 1.3468 @07:02 GMT
Support: 1.3440/50, 1.3400 and 1.3350
Resistance: 1.3500, 1.3550/60, 1.3600 and 1.3650/60
Market sentiment: long term - bullish, medium term - bearish, short term - bearish, intra-day - bearish
Trading strategy: small short at .6990, stop at .7030(0.5% risk), objective at .6930. Stop at breakeven on +20 pips (at .6970) if reached
.6900 comes in focus now as the upward trend line support around .7000 was breached. Short-term studies turned bearish and no change is in sight while below former support .7000. My long at .7010 was closed at breakeven on the decline from .7050. If the NZ dollar recovers some ground - resistance around .6990/00 may cap the upside. Current exchange rate is .6942 @07:02 GMT
Support: .6900/30, .6850 and .6800/20
Resistance: 6990/00, .7020 and .7050/75
Market sentiment: long term - bullish, medium term - slightly bearish, short term - bearish, intra-day - bearish
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2010 X5 35d Sport Activity Package
So the big question for me, is the 2010 Sport Activity Package worth it? Please chime in.
Here is what I have so far. I had the Sport but thinking its not worth the extra couple grand. I was really going to get it for the Sports Seats over the Standard Seats but I added Multi Contour seats.
Titanium Silver Metallic
Black Nevada Leather
ZPP Premium Package
ZTP Technology Package
322 Comfort Access keyless entry
456 Multi-contour seats
494 Heated front seats
4AZ Dark Bamboo wood trim
655 Satellite radio with 1 year subscription
I also passed on the adaptive drive, which is what I would have cared about. I ordered the multi-contour seats and heated seats, also. Personally, I'm thinking I'm just not going to drive the X5 like I did my car with sport. If money is no object, then, yes, it would be nice to have. I would recommend the ipod adapter if you're into that. I loved having that in my car.
For sure no for me on the adaptive drive which is no longer part of the Sports Activity Package. I was just trying to decide if the Sports Activity Package on its own was worth it, as its mostly just minor cosmetic differences.
For me it was worth it. I love the sport seats, I like the steering wheel better, I like the rims more (and they're bigger), and I like the look of the dark headliner. The shadowline trim was a plus.
I didn't get the sports activity package because of the 19 inch wheels. I had 20 inch wheels on my 2002 x5 4.6, useless in the snow, and I assume the 19 inch wouldn't be much better. Love the other cosmetics though, tough decision. The adaptive drive, I was told, was best for offroading, which I don't do that much, and my sales person says it had a lot of problems.
Who else has an opinion? How did you order your 2010 X5?
Well, it might be easiest to first list the options I didn't take, and why it didn't make sense for me:
Cold Weather package: I really did want the heated steering wheel, but I have no use for heated rear seats, and I have heard some people complain about the headlight washers needlessly messing up their hood with the spray. So I ordered just the heated front seats instead of the cold weather package.
Adaptive Drive: I would like to have this, but (a) $3,000+ takes the cost/benefit ratio out of my range, and (b) I keep my vehicles a long time, and the adaptive suspension is likely to have more problems, be very expensive to fix, and preclude the usage of non-BMW shocks down the road.
3rd row seat: No use for this, although if they offered the self-leveling rear suspension as an individual option, I might have considered that.
Premium Sound: I would have liked to get this, but again BMW bumped the price an extra $500+ by insisting a CD changer be included in the package. If Premium sound was available as an individual option around $1,000, I would have probably gotten it. But at $1,700, it just wasn't worth it to me.
Rear Climate package: Not having many passengers ever back there, no reason to get it.
Comfort access: A cool and convenient feature, but not worth it to me, considering the addition of one more thing that could go wrong with the locking and starting of the vehicle.
Then a couple of key options (to me):
Comfort seats: Quite expensive, but considering the time I will spend in them on trips, it seemed worth it to me. An old guy once gave me a piece of advice... "You spend most of your life either in bed or wearing shoes, so don't skimp on either of those." I guess you could add vehicles seats to those two and cover a good percentage of your lifetime!
Tech package: I debated about this as the nav is terribly overpriced, but (a) a Nav system integrated with the audio system, which you don't have to pack away every time you stop and leave the car, and which will automatically override the radio/music when it announces upcoming turns, is a real convenience, and (b) without the tech package, you get a smaller i-drive screen. Throw-in the other goodies like the top view camera, voice control, etc. and it seemed to make sense.
Now, I know that I have contradicted myself in (a) saying I don't want some stuff because of additional complexity, meaning more potential problems and repair costs down the road, and then (b) adding stuff like the technology package. I plead guilty; however, it again is a persona trade-off of the value you see in what something does, and the added cost and potential for problems down the road due to the added complexity.
Anyway, FWIW, that how I ended-up with my particular option mix.
Good post :)
I suppose it all boils down to "gotta draw a line somewhere!" :)
Re: Keeping cars a long time... just replaced the transmission- original- in my MDX this past week, and literally doing the valve adjustment tonight... 205,000 miles. It's gonna be the kids car now.
Back to the garage!
If I could afford only one option, I'd get the Adaptive Drive. After driving the X5 with and and without, it became a must have.
Did I mention this X5 is for my wife :) I have a 335I for me.
Lucky you. In my house, I have to drive the practical vehicle.
Penguin, great response. Now what about your take on the activity package (you know, the topic of the thread)? :D
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After reading recent posts, I regret ordering smartphone.
As quoted in my message, I was responding to SanDiegoShaun's follow-up question of "How did you order your 2010 X5?"
But, as for the Sports Activity Package, it offered little positive, and some negative, to me, so I didn't get it.
(a) I prefer 18 inch wheels to 19 inch.
(b) Since I am getting Comfort Seats, paying for the the Sport Seats option is just wasted money.
(c) I personally abhor the looks off the Anthracite headliner, as I think it looks out of place. (Others love it, it's a matter of personal taste).
I wouldn't mind the shawdowline external trim, but $2,000+ seems a lot to pay.
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Gloria Jean Swanson was born on August 11, 1931 in Jackson, Minnesota to Arthur and Henrietta (Otterson) Swanson. She began school in Jackson, but moved to Seattle, Washington with her family, so that her mother could help with the war effort. They returned to Jackson and she graduated from Jackson High School in 1950. Gloria was united in marriage to Darl William Smith on January 25, 1953 at the First Presbyterian Church in Jackson; to this marriage two children were blessed, Sandra and Larry. Gloria worked for 35 years as a Northwestern Bell Telephone operator before her retirement. She then worked as a cook at the school, Pines, Best Western, and catered for Mary Lou Drahota. Darl and Gloria enjoyed spending time together, taking trips, and even taking ballroom dance classes. Gloria became a resident of Good Samaritan Society- Jackson in August of 2008. Darl passed away on December 23, 2010. Gloria passed away at Sanford Jackson Hospital on January 2, 2013 at the age of 81 years, four months, and 22 days.
Gloria was a lifetime member of First Presbyterian Church of Jackson. She was a member the church circle and choir. She was also a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and Quilters Club. Spending time with family and taking care of her grandchildren was one of Gloria's favorite things to do. She had a passion for cooking and baking. She loved to entertain friends. She spent free time quilting, painting, doing crafts or shopping. In her younger years, Cueball and Gloria enjoyed bowling and they were on a bowling league where they won quite a few trophies.
Gloria is survived by her children Sandy (Kent Franks) Cregeen of Jackson and Larry (Cheley) Smith of Jackson, six grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren. She is also survived by her sister Nancy (Carl) Hedman of Milwaukee, WI, sister-in-law Hazel Swanson of Portland, OR, and many nieces and nephews.
Gloria is preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her brother James Swanson.
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After serving more than three seasons as co-executive producer, Amy Chiaro has been upped to an executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show. Ms. Chiaro will continue to serve alongside executive producer Mindy Borman, with whom she launched the show in 2009. The Dr. Oz Show, producedby ZoCo Productions, Harpo Studios and Sony Pictures Television, continues to hold rank as the highest rated daytime talk show premiere since 2002.
"The Dr. Oz Show simply would not be what it is today without Amy's input and leadership," said Holly Jacobs, Executive Vice President, Reality & Syndication Programming, Sony Pictures Television. "Her contributions have not only produced a globally successful talk show, but have helped create the largest advocacy outlet for women's health in broadcast television."
"Amy has an extensive news background and an innate sense of how to make 'Dr. Oz' a magnetic daily show. She has been invaluable for the past three seasons and we are thrilled that she will expand her role, continuing to ensure that each hour informs, entertains and enhances viewers' lives," said Erik Logan and Sheri Salata, Presidents of OWN and Harpo Productions.
On Ms. Chiaro's watch, The Dr. Oz Show has produced close to 600 original episodes, earned two Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Informative Talk Show and ranks consistently among the top four Syndicated talk shows nationally. The show, along with its internationally renowned host Mehmet Oz, M.D., is considered at the forefront of the national conversation on health and has had enormous social impact - from the millions of viewers who have participated in the show's wellness programs.
"Amy's role has been critical from the inception of the show," said host Mehmet Oz, M.D. "Her ability to creatively apply her news background to our show has allowed us to serve our audience with critical information and steps they can take to live a healthier life, presented to them with a unique and entertaining twist."
Prior to The Dr. Oz Show, Ms. Chiaro served as a senior broadcast producer on the NBC's national morning show Today, and was responsible for producing the 7:00-9:00 a.m. hours. She simultaneously served as executive producer of the Today Weekend Edition, where she oversaw all aspects of production for the weekend morning show.
A 13-year NBC News veteran, Ms. Chiaro was recognized by TV Week magazine's 2009 hot list of "Leaders Under the Age of 35." She began her career in news at NBC as a researcher and quickly rose through the ranks to domestic and foreign news editor, followed by senior editor. She then served in the NBC News northeast bureau as associate producer, covering breaking news for Nightly News, Today and MSNBC.
A graduate of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY, Ms. Chiaro began her career working at numerous local news and radio stations.
About The Dr. Oz Show
The two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning The Dr. Oz Show, hosted by the two-time Daytime Emmy Award-winning host, Dr. Mehmet Oz, is now in its fourth season. The Dr. Oz Show, which is currently seen in 118 countries worldwide, debuted domestically in 2009 with the biggest ratings in ten years in daytime television.
Dr. Oz has served as health expert on The Oprah Winfrey Show since 2004, sharing advice with viewers to help them live their best life from the inside out. Dr. Oz has co-authored six New York Times Best Sellers including "YOU: The Owner's Manual", "YOU: The Smart Patient", "YOU: On a Diet", "YOU: Staying Young", "YOU: Being Beautiful" and "YOU Having a Baby" as well as the award-winning "Healing from the Heart". He has a regular column in TIME Magazine and O The Oprah Magazine.


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Hurricanes and Tropical Storms - May 2003
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|The eastern North Pacific hurricane season officially begins on May 1st, generally peaks in late August/early September and concludes around the beginning of November. On May 20th, a tropical depression approximately 650 miles south of Manzanillo, Mexico became the first tropical storm of the 2003 season for the eastern North Pacific. Tropical Storm Andres reached maximum windspeeds of 40 knots (46 mph) and never threatened land. T.S. Andres was downgraded to a depression on the 24th.
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Don't become paranoid about betting exchanges, mainly Betfair, just because British police arrested 16 people concerning a possible 80 "hot" races.
This is more an indictment of the heavies of the Jockey Club, the controller of UK racing, who have a hand on another area rather than a finger on the pulse of the industry.
Despite the screams of woe here following the dawn raids, the floodgates of foul play won't open because of Betfair. Not that betting exchanges shouldn't pay a fee, to be decided upon by our racing industry, but those figuring we will have a situation like that in Britain have no faith in Australian stewards.
After all, we have had our own scandals, such as the "Jockey Tapes", handled decisively by Australian Jockey Club stewards. There was also a "dead-un" dossier with allegations concerning suspicious tactics in more than 40 races. Those in question were re-examined and a neutral observer asked to participate, but no action was required.
Remember, too, the "hot" superfecta at the trots where a participant did time. Yet nobody wanted the TAB barred.
Being a racing lawman is a specialist task. The average police officer, be they a London bobby or from Sydney vice, lacks the necessary expertise in turf matters. For instance, one was quoted in last week's Kieren Fallon inquiry saying: "I know nothing about horse racing, you'll have to bear with me."
Following the British breakout, Racing NSW would like to form yet another committee to deal with local "dead-uns". Let's hope it recruits the right people.
SAND PITS: The last two races at Moonee Valley on Friday night were abandoned because of poor visibility. Stewards said the surface was safe but jockeys couldn't see because of the kick-back.
It was the first Moonee Valley meeting shortened by bad weather since the introduction of the StrathAyr surface in 1997. Stewards deemed the track was "uncomfortable but not unsafe", while senior jockey Steven King said jockeys were "blinded by sand".
IN THE PICTURE: Well-known owner and breeder Graham Mapp, the master of the historic Hobartville Stud, has added to his Carbine collection.
Carbine was one of the all-time greats but was beaten by Bravo in the 1889 Melbourne Cup. Bravo was bred at Hobartville.
Recently, Mapp paid $34,000 at the Sotherby's Sydney sale for a portrait of Carbine by Frederick William Woodhouse, one of the first great equine artists of the Australian turf. It is believed Woodhouse, a Pom, painted every Melbourne Cup winner from 1861 to 1890. Carbine just made the cut, scoring in the Big One the year after the loss to Bravo.
Following Woodhouse in the Cup painting stakes came Martin Stainforth, who arrived here in 1909. "I resolved to upset the traditions of other old-time artists who always get the head, neck and shoulders [of the horse] out of proportion," Stainforth once said. "It has been my endeavour to produce something beautiful for future generations."
Alister Simpson continues the tradition today and has captured many recent greats for the AJC and Sydney Turf Club.
Perhaps the stationary horse was a little staid for the French artist Henri Marie Raymond de Toulouse-Lautrec, more at home with the colour of the Moulin Rouge.
Incidentally, the galloper Toulouse Lautrec, bred and raced by Mapp, won the Carbine Club Stakes at the Randwick Easter carnival, and has put on "a hundredweight", according to the owner, who is now seeking a Bravo portrait to go alongside Carbine.
Mapp is also the breeder and part-owner of Dane Shadow, winner of Saturday's Ming Dynasty Quality at Warwick Farm.
EIGHT IS ENOUGH: Perfect Eight, a full-sister to the outstanding Lonhro, is yet another example of the expertise of Suzanne Philcox, who names horses for Woodlands Stud.
She has produced something for everyone, with explanations and pronunciations where required, in her latest batch of 194 two-year-olds, confirming Philcox would have sorted out The Da Vinci Code after 100 pages of Dan Brown's best-selling novel.
Politics inspired Doctrines, a bay colt by Canny Lad out of Souffle. It comes from a satire by Maureen Dowd of The New York Times on the reasoning of George Bush that the US had a right to pre-emptive strike - the "Souffle Doctrine".
For latin music fanciers there is Charangas (Flying Spur-La Mambo). Charangas are bands that play the mambo and are pronounced 'Char-rank-a".
Manton, a colt by Danehill out of Kensington Gardens, is a tribute to the late Robert Sangster as Manton was the location of his wonderful training establishment in Great Britain. Sangster bred Kensington Gardens.
And Perfect Eight? The filly is the eighth living foal produced by Shadea, but that is not what prompted Philcox. "It was the first time we could use numbers in names and [the late] Mr Jack [Ingham] said, when I told him that we could call her the Perfect Ten, that we should use [the number] eight," Philcox explained. The filly is by Octagonal, which is out of the great producing mare Eight Carat.
HORSE TO FOLLOW: Zingam produced excellent finishing speed when second to Yiasou Sydney at Warwick Farm on Saturday.
DISAPPOINTING: Wildly, at $3.70, was regarded as a worthy rival for the mighty Alinghi but finished eighth out of nine runners in the Ascot Vale Stakes.


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Reflecting on the prophet Isaiah's passage on the suffering servant, Mahony writes that the passage is "important for all of us who are disciples of Jesus Christ since we are called to imitate his words, actions, and life."
"Part of that journey will always entail suffering from time to time," wrote Mahony on his personal blog Monday. "But what makes Jesus' suffering so different, and so important for us, is that he lived out Isaiah's prophecy fully: '...he did not open his mouth...'"
"That means never rationalizing what is happening in our lives, never protesting misunderstandings, and never getting angry because of false accusations," Mahony continues. "And that is so difficult for us human beings. It is certainly difficult for me on my journey."
Mahony, who retired as archbishop of Los Angeles in 2011, is expected to travel to Rome in coming days to attend the meeting of cardinals that will elect the next head of the Roman Catholic church.
The cardinal, who is 76 years of age, has faced sustained criticism since January, when the Los Angeles archdiocese released some 12,000 church files detailing its handling of sex abuse cases as part of a court order.
Some of the documents detail Mahony and other church officials' shielding of priests accused of sex abuse in the 1980s.
The current archbishop of Los Angeles, Jose Gomez, announced Jan. 31 Mahony would "no longer have any administrative or public duties" in the Los Angeles archdiocese.
Mahony responded to that announcement Feb. 1, saying Gomez had "not once" raised the issue with him and that under his leadership the Los Angeles archdiocese eventually became one of the most strict in the nation regarding sex abuse.
In a previous posting on his blog Feb. 15, Mahony said he was "not ready" for the outcry of criticism he has faced since the documents' release.
"Ash Wednesday changed all of that, and I see Lent 2013 as a special time to reflect deeply upon this special call by Jesus," Mahony wrote then.
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Not opening our mouth in repudiation or backlash goes against our human nature, and against our pride. But remaining silent after the example of Jesus leaves each accusation in the hands of our loving and forgiving God, not in the hands of other humans with varied agendas.
May I encourage all of us to reflect upon the four Suffering Servant poems in Isaiah during Lent. The first three are used during Holy Week at our Masses on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday; the fourth on Good Friday.
May the silent Jesus become a new petition for each of us this year during Lent.
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The game was unexpectedly awful, so I'm quite happy to focus on the commercials this year! Did you catch all the '80s characters in this ad?
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Kid, Kid 'n Play ... wait, upon further review, that's Play handing Kid the computer monitor -- so they're both in there
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Bubo, the robot owl from "Clash of the Titans"
And Slimer from "Ghostbusters"
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Turn that hangover into a hangunder.
Swiftly strike your thumb with a large mallet.
Cut off a toe.
Run really fast into moving traffic.
Eat something raw. Something still alive.
Jump in place until you collapse from exhaustion.
Watch a really bad movie while giving yourself bangs with a chainsaw.
Go streaking.
Eat an icicle in one bite.
Learn a new language. (It's helpful to set goals: do it in twenty minutes.)
Throw things into the air and try to get beneath them when they fall.
Kiss the next person you see on the street. Chase them if necessary.
Befriend a minor celebrity.
Take photos of things you don't own, like other photos. Sell them.
Take the covers off textbooks for HTML, Calculus, and Hebrew. Try to determine which is which!
Read Lolita aloud in a creepy voice.
Look unattractive and sit next to a cute Frenchman at a coffee shop. (Currently doing.)
Try to poke things near, but not in, your eyeballs.
Heard of "hair of the dog?" Two words: actual dog hair. (Counting is hard right now.)
Random anecdote from my life: last night I put two pieces of pizza in the oven and forgot about them. In the middle of the night, I woke up to the sound of smoke detectors. My carbon monoxide detector was also bugging out, and my apartment was filled with thick gray smoke. Like any rational human being, I yanked the smoke detector off the wall and went outside and threw across my backyard and against the brick wall of the building behind my apartment. It shattered. It also stopped shrieking. Then a bunch of firemen showed up and took the pizza out of the oven. Meanwhile, I WASN'T WEARING PANTS. THIS IS A TRUE STORY! THAT'S WHY I'M EATING TWO BAGELS RIGHT NOW! Please leave me alone.
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Kendall Jenner Showing Kanye West Some Love Leads Today's Star Sightings
Kanye West is keeping all of his unsold tour merchandise in the Kardashian mansion for now.I guess
Kendall Jenner was spotted showing her soon-to-be brother-in-law some love this week as she rocked one of his Yeezus shirts while out on a shopping trip in Studio City, Calif. The 18-year-old paired her tour tee with dark jeans sunglasses.
Meanwhile, Khloe Kardashian was also spotted reppin' Yeezy across town with a sweater that read "Yeezus is a Gemini." Yep. The family the promotes Kanye together, stays together.
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'Mr. Goodfellow' hard at work ahead of Christmas
Donations down again for Warren Sterling Heights Goodfellows
By Brian Louwers
Posted December 5, 2012
WARREN — A few bucks would help, or maybe a little bit of your time.
Darrell Nieporte, secretary/treasurer of the Warren Sterling Heights Goodfellows Inc., is not asking for much, considering all the need in the world, especially this time of year.
"It's just been horrible," Nieporte said last week, busy as usual as the organization gears up for the holiday rush, struggling to meet the needs of those who could use it the most. "I've got to get the word out on what we do and how much we need funds."
In 2011, the Goodfellows helped more than 2,100 families in Warren, Center Line and Sterling Heights.
It's not just a Christmastime project. Their work goes on throughout the year. They provide monthly food and dry goods for needy families, as well as clothing, small furniture, and appliances; a back-to-school shopping spree for children in need; a maintenance program to help senior citizens; and assistance each month for one cancer patient.
Logistically speaking, that's a tall order. And all of it depends on donations, already down for a fourth straight year.
Nieporte said he'd received just 70 checks through Nov. 27, and their amounts were down about 8 percent. He said he received a total of 249 checks last year, including contributions from local businesses.
Beyond cash, he said the Goodfellows also need donations of food and toys, particularly for those who seek help at the last minute.
He also needs volunteers willing to stand out in the cold to sell newspapers during their annual holiday paper sale, set to begin Dec. 7 and run through Dec. 22.
Drivers with trucks able to deliver goods are also sorely needed.
Despite the often-frantic work of trying to rustle up volunteers, screen families seeking assistance, solicit donations, schedule pickups of donated items, and handle day-to-day matters of the Goodfellows, Nieporte remained optimistic last week.
At 74, he's been at this for 52 years. He's known around town as "Mr. Goodfellow" for his work throughout the year, and his dedication to fulfilling the Goodfellows' mission of "A Christmas for Every Kiddie."
The Warren City Council and the Michigan Legislature honored Nieporte with resolutions in September.
He's already beat cancer and is currently battling pulmonary fibrosis, a scarring of the lungs' tissue that keeps him on oxygen and in need of a scooter to help him get around.
But Nieporte is still doing work for the Goodfellows. He said he could do 90 percent of it from home, but that he'd be at the warehouse on the western edge of the parking lot at the Warren Community Center on Dec. 18, when holiday goods are given to those in need.
"When the man upstairs calls me, I'm going," Nieporte said last week. "Until then, I'm working every living moment to help people. That's what my mother called me to do."
Connie Walton, of Casco, 38, said she's worked alongside Nieporte for close to 20 years, after she went to the Goodfellows seeking help for her family.
"He's an angel on Earth," she said. "Goodfellows is not a one-day thing. It's an everyday, all year (thing)."
Anyone wishing to volunteer with the Goodfellows for their newspaper sale or to help with the delivery and distribution of goods should call (586) 651-5716.
Monetary donations can be made by check to Warren Sterling Heights Goodfellows Inc. and mailed to P.O. Box 555, Warren, MI 48090.
Donations of food, clothing and toys can be left at the Goodfellows warehouse on the west side of the parking lot at the Warren Community Center, 5460 Arden.
Families in need of help through the Warren Sterling Heights Goodfellows Inc. must call (586) 979-4313.
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Staff Writer Brian Louwers covers the cities of Warren and Center Line. He has worked for C & G Newspapers since 1998 and is a graduate of the University of Michigan-Dearborn. In his free time, he participates in the Michigan State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and conducts interviews with military veterans for the Veterans History Project at the Library of Congress.
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Funeral services will be held tomorrow at Temple ##anu-El here, for Abram L. Elkus, diplomat, jurist and Jewish communal leader, who died yesterday at his summer home in Red Bank, New Jersey. He was 80 years old.Mr. Elkus, a native New Yorker, was educated in the public schools of this city, City College of New York and Columbia University. He had a distinguished career is a lawyer behind him when he was named Ambassador to Turkey in 1916. He served in that post until the U.S. declaration of war against the Central Powers. While serving in various legislative commissions, he drafted precedent-setting legislation on child labor, conditions of work for women and bankruptcy cases.
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- Every state had a stake in the Civil War; only West Virginia owes its existence to the conflict between North and South. Its Sesquicentennial Speakers Bureau is traveling the state telling war stories from the raid on Harpers Ferry to the local Underground Railroad.
- With support from a $25,000 grant, "Women in Islam," a conference at West Virginia University, Morgantown, brought together college faculty from across West Virginia to study the many ways in which Islam informs and shapes the lives of women of that faith.
- Historic Beverly Preservation received a $10,000 planning grant to support arrangements for two exhibitions on local and regional Appalachian culture and history in a new museum that makes use of historic buildings in the town.
- The Randolph Historical Society received a $10,000 grant to support plans for an interpretative exhibition on a local Appalachian Forest Heritage Area. The exhibition showcased the historical role of the forest and how it has been shaped by human hands.
- The Oglebay Institute, Wheeling, manages the Glass Museum, which features locally made glass pieces, and the Mansion Museum, former home of iron magnate Earl W. Oglebay. With a $5,000 grant, the institute purchased environmental monitoring equipment for its collections and trained staff in its use.
- Bluefield State College received a $4,000 grant to assess the preservation needs of its Hebert Collection of historic photos and negatives documenting the school's transition from an all-black teachers college to an integrated institution in the 1950s.
- Kirk Hazen, a professor at West Virginia University, received a $5,000 summer stipend to support his study of Appalachian English as used at the turn of the twenty-first century, which will update decades-old research on the local dialect.
- In the Peabody-award winning radio documentary The Great Textbook War, aging protestors and defenders of the public schools rehash the sometimes violent 1974 controversy in Kanawha over new language arts textbooks. Tray Kay's documentary was supported by a $20,000 grant from the West Virginia Humanities Council.
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Are Led Zeppelin Rip-Off Artists? You Be the Judge.
As Led Zeppelin get ready to release reissues of their first three albums on June 3, a lawyer representing late Spirit guitarist Randy California (who died in 1997) is claiming Zeppelin stole the intro for their 1971 single "Stairway to Heaven" from Spirit's 1968 song "Taurus."
Attorney Francis Alexander Molofiy wants to prevent the release of the Led Zeppelin IV reissue when the time comes, Bloomberg Businessweek reports.
"The idea behind this is to make sure that Randy California is given a writing credit on 'Stairway to Heaven,'" Malofiy said. "It's been a long time coming."
Led Zeppelin and Spirit played four gigs together in 1968 and 1969 (shows at which Businessweek claims Spirit played "Taurus"). In an interview with Listener magazine published the year of his death, California said he felt "Stairway to Heaven" was a "rip-off."
"The guys made millions of bucks on it and never said 'Thank you,' never said, 'Can we pay you some money for it?'" he said. "It's kind of a sore point with me. Maybe someday their conscience will make them do something about it."
Spirit and California's family have waited until now to challenge the song's authorship because they did not have the means to pay attorneys. At the end of California's life, California was so poor, he would play sitar at an Indian restaurant in exchange for food.
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United state of America the sole world power with economic and culture spreading around every corner of the globe. I made a critical examination before writing this article and all I was waiting for was the public opinion on the issue of gun control but finally I was not surprise at all to see that only 54 percent of Americans favor gun control.
I told my American friends here in China that the same fear I face thinking about seen what Afghanistan look like is the same I have thinking of accepting invitations from my mates from the university to visit the US but they almost fight me.
Let us think about it, gun related killings in the US that get publicity around the world from October till today is almost the same as what we have got from Afghanistan despite the fact that Afghanistan is a nation in crises.
After the deadly shooting at the elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, I watched and try to take note of feelings of Americans at different spectrum and as usual opinions are divided. The only strange thing that gave me a sleepless night and nightmare was Mr. LaPierre the executive vise president of the NRA proposing more guns in the hands of good guys to protect schools.
We can easily say the gentle man is shielding his wallet as we have all accepted that "he who feeds the piper dictate the tune" but there is another school of taught called "common sense" If arm guards are available to protect the schools what about the hotels, streets, cinemas, mosque, churches, synagogues, buses and other open environments?
This is the problem I face daily with United State as a developed country. How can you have Harvard, Yale, Virginia tech and other great universities out there and yet public educations are low? How can 4 million NRA members with their billions dominate the public and hold them hostage in the name of protection? I really do not get it.
These are issues concerning 20 innocent kids and their teachers. State department easily issue warning to Americans on traveling to Nigeria, Kenya, Pakistan and many other countries around the world but facing veneration from NRA at home.
Some are even blaming games but they cannot get a passport and travel out of the US to see how kids are playing games around the world. I see kids here in China playing games daily and at the same time doing well at school.
Hope President Obama will be able go far in cleaning the US of guns that are giving his street the same look as Kabul and hope both left and right will be able to work together so that in few months time other families will not be celebrating Easter in moaning.
May the Lord give all the families and well wishers the fortitude to bear the lost and may the joy of the season give peace to the world.


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On the one hand you have the issue of punishment. What is its function? Is it to penalize, to cure, or to prevent? On the other hand you have the quite different matter of what steps one takes to protect society from antisocial people. Where potential troublemakers are taken off the streets they can do no harm. However, if in taking them off the streets you are, in effect, creating a far larger threat and potentially even more violence, then the cure is worse than the disease.
Yet that is precisely what we are doing. We are, indeed, protecting society by removing drug dealers and violent criminals or suicide bombers. But we may well be creating a spiral of consequences that will make matters far worse in the long run because there is absolutely no evidence whatsoever that incarceration reduces criminality in the punished, if anything the contrary is true.
Prisons are always going to exist because whether they work or not because the issue is about the consequences of punishment, but simply punishment. In other words, society is so obsessed with the idea of punishment crime that it focuses rarely on the issue of rehabilitating criminals because the idea that most if not all criminals are innately bad and thus impossible to rehabilitate is ingrained in the judicial system.