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Summary: This article will show you 2 ways to delete iPhone contacts: one is the common way to remove contacts from iPhone Contacts app directly, and another is an advanced way to permanently delete contacts from iPhone via a 3rd-party iPhone Contacts Eraser.
Want to delete contacts from iPhone? This seems an easy task. There are multiple ways available for you to delete all contacts from iPhone and you can choose whichever way you want according to the purpose you want to achieve. And the most common and direct way to delete contacts from an iPhone may be simply tapping the "Delete" button (see Part 1).
It seems that you have successfully deleted your contacts from the iPhone. However, believe it or not, these deleted contacts can still be recovered by other people who use special data recovery software. The storing principle of iPhone is that once you delete files from iPhone, they are just marked as deleted and become invisible. They are still here and can be recovered back as long as they haven't been overwritten by new data. If you want to delete contacts in your iPhone forever, you need to draw support from third-party software.
Part 1. Common Way to Delete A Contact on iPhone Contacts App Directly (Recoverable)
Part 2. Permanently Delete iPhone Contacts with iPhone Data Eraser (Unrecoverable)
When you need to delete iPhone contacts, the first way comes into your mind should be deleting contacts from Contacts app. It is easy to complete the task and it is suitable for some iPhone users who only wants to hide contacts from iPhone Contacts app. Here, please allow me to remind you again that this simple "Delete Contact" option won't protect your contacts from being recovered by a third-party recovery tool.
For your reference, you can delete contacts from iPhone as follows:
1. Turn on your iPhone and launch the Contacts app;
2. Select an contact that you want to delete from your iPhone;
3. Navigate to the top right corner to tap the "Edit" option;
4. Now turn to the bottom of your contact and tap the button of "Delete Contact";
5. Tap "Delete Contact" option again on the pop-up box to confirm it.
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As I mentioned above, the only way delete contacts permanently from iPhone is depending on a professional data erasing application. To save your time to look for a suitable tool by trial and error, you can try my recommendation: iPhone Data Eraser - Coolmuster iOS Eraser, which is fully capable of performing a quicker and easier contact erasing process on all iPhone models at once. It not only delete data from iPhone without recoverable, but also rewrite with random data in order to cover the erasing track.
In addition to contacts, text messages, call history, notes, photos, Safari history, Safari caches and more can be deleted by this tool. And it is compatible with almost all iOS devices, including iPhone Xs Max/Xs/XR/X/8 Plus/8/7 Plus/7/6s Plus/6s/6 Plus/6/5S/5/SE, iPad Pro, the new iPad, iPad Air, iPad 2/1, iPad mini, iPad with Retina display, iPod touch/Shuffle/Nano/Classic and etc.
Below is the tutorial showing you how to wipe contacts from iPhone by using iPhone Contacts Eraser. The Windows and Mac version are both available, so you should get the right version downloaded on your computer.back up data on your iPhone before erasing, for the program will erase all data and settings from your iPhone without any chance to restore. Also, please install the latest iTunes on your computer for successful connection.
[User Guide] Steps to Erase Contacts from iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7:
Here, we will set Windows version as an example. Mac users can turn to the Mac version and refer to the same operations as below.
Step 1. Connect iPhone to Computer and Run Software
Launch the contact erasing program on your computer after you download and install it. Then, you will see its clear and user-friendly interface showing like below picture. Connect your iPhone from which you want to delete contacts to your computer via the Apple provided USB cable and the connected iPhone will be detected by the program automatically.
Tips: This will permanently erase contacts from your iPhone, please remember to back up contacts on your iPhone in case of unexpected data lost.
Step 2. Choose Data Erasing Mode as Needed
Here are several data erasing mode provided by the program. To delete your private data like contacts, please choose "Low Level", "Medium Level" or "High Level" mode to move on.
Step 3. Start to Erase Contacts on iPhone
After choosing your needed erasing mode, please click "Erase" and type "delete" on the popup window to confirm your action and start to permanently delete contacts from your iPhone. All task only costs you a few seconds. After erasing, your device will reboot automatically. Failed to restart your iPhone? >>
If you have chosen "Medium Level" or "High Level" mode, the program will continue to overwrite your iPhone data. Please wait for a while.
Done! Congratulations that you have already deleted all contacts from your iPhone. No any data recovery tool can recover them from your iPhone. Sounds amazing? Just try it out by yourself now!
If you have any questions about deleting contacts from iPhone, please feel free to ask by leaving comments below. We will try our best to resolve your problem.
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Practice, Criminal, Sentence, Appellate Division. Supreme Judicial Court, Superintendence of inferior courts. Statute, Construction. Words, "State prison."
This court concluded that where G. L. c. 278, s. 28A, regarding the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, had no provision concerning appellate review of Appellate Division decisions, this court, pursuant to its power of general superintendence of the courts, G. L. c. 211, s. 3, had the authority to resolve a claim challenging the jurisdictional limits of the Appellate Division, and proceeded to do so in light of the importance of the issues involved. [741-742]
In an action challenging, on jurisdictional grounds, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court's revision, to the defendant's detriment, of the defendant's penal sentence for multiple felonies, this court concluded that the felonies to which the defendant pleaded guilty and the length of the initial sentences imposed on her gave her sentence the character of a State prison sentence, the review of which was plainly within the statutory jurisdiction of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court under G. L. c. 278, s. 28A [742-743]; further, this court was not required to reach the defendant's alternative argument attempting to distinguish her sentence, which specified that she would be housed at a women's correctional institution, from a State prison sentence for purposes of G. L. c. 278, s. 28A, where legislative reform eliminated the disparate sentencing structure that once existed for men and women [743-746].
INDICTMENT found and returned in the Superior Court Department on March 29, 2000.
A motion for correction of sentence and release from unlawful restraint, filed on September 27, 2005, was heard by Peter M. Lauriat, J., and a motion for reconsideration was heard by him.
The Supreme Judicial Court on its own initiative transferred the case from the Appeals Court.
Paul C. Brennan for the defendant.
Randall E. Ravitz, Assistant Attorney General, for the Commonwealth.
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MARSHALL, C.J. In 1993, the Legislature enacted comprehensive sentencing reform that included measures to abolish gender distinctions in sentencing. [Note 1] In this appeal, the defendant, Kerrin Alfonso, challenges the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division of the Superior Court to review and revise the sentences imposed on her for multiple felonies to which she pleaded guilty. The penal portion of her sentences committed her to concurrent terms of from three to five years to the "[Massachusetts Correctional Institution (MCI)] Cedar Junction to serve at MCI Framingham." General Laws c. 278, § 28A, limits the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division to "the review of sentences to the state prison imposed by final judgments in criminal cases" and to "the review of sentences to the reformatory for women for terms of more than five years imposed by final judgments in criminal cases." [Note 2] The defendant argues that her penal sentences, which (as we explain infra) were revised to her detriment by the Appellate Division, were "illegal" because her original sentence was not "to the state prison," nor was it for a term of "more than five years," and could not, therefore, be reviewed by the Appellate Division.
We conclude that the Appellate Division had jurisdiction to review the sentences at issue, both under the express terms of the defendant's original sentence and pursuant to G. L. c. 278,
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§ 28A, as construed in light of the 1994 sentencing reform amendments. We therefore affirm.
1. Background. On November 7, 2000, the defendant waived her right to a jury trial in the Superior Court and pleaded guilty to ten counts of forgery, G. L. c. 267, § 1; three counts of larceny over $250, G. L. c. 266, § 30; and three counts of identity fraud, G. L. c. 266, § 37E. A judge in the Superior Court sentenced the defendant on all three larceny convictions "to MCI Cedar Junction to serve at MCI Framingham" for a single term not exceeding five years or less than three years. On the forgery and identity theft convictions, the judge sentenced the defendant to sentences to be served concurrently with the larceny convictions. The judge also sentenced the defendant to five years' probation on the larceny convictions, from and after the completion of the larceny sentence, and five years' probation on the forgery and identity theft charges, to run concurrently with the term of probation on the larceny convictions. [Note 3]
The defendant appealed to the Appellate Division of the Superior Court, pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 28A. On May 23, 2001, the Appellate Division entered an order, amending her sentences, the effect of which was to increase the defendant's over-all sentences by imposing concurrent sentences of from three to five years on the second and third larceny convictions to be served from and after the sentence imposed on the defendant for the first larceny conviction. The Appellate Division otherwise affirmed the sentences and dismissed the appeal. [Note 4] See Gavin v. Commonwealth, 367 Mass. 331, 333-334 (1975).
Four years later, in September, 2005, the defendant filed a motion in the Superior Court pursuant to Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (a), as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), [Note 5] claiming that the Appellate Division of the Superior Court had no jurisdiction to
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hear her appeal from the sentences, and that the amended sentences imposed by the Appellate Division were therefore "illegal." The defendant argued that G. L. c. 278, § 28A, grants jurisdiction to the Appellate Division to review sentences only of more than five years to the "reformatory for women." Because her sentence was, in effect, she argued, to the "reformatory for women," [Note 6] and did not exceed five years, it was not reviewable by the Appellate Division. [Note 7]
The motion judge, who was also the plea judge, denied the defendant's motion, as well as her motion for reconsideration. The defendant appealed, and we transferred the case here on our own motion.
2. Discussion. As a preliminary matter, the Commonwealth claims that the Superior Court judge was correct to deny the defendant's motion under rule 30 (a) because he had no authority to determine the jurisdictional limits of the Appellate Division. The Commonwealth points out that the Appellate Division is a "higher-level tribunal" than the Superior Court, consists of a panel of three judges, and has, as its name implies, appellate jurisdiction to review the sentencing actions of the trial court. See G. L. c. 278, § 28B. Accordingly, the jurisdictional limits of the Appellate Division can be challenged, the Commonwealth argues, only by an appeal to the Appeals Court or by a petition to this court pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3. The point has some merit. However, where G. L. c. 278, § 28A, has no provision concerning appellate review of a decision of the Appellate Division, [Note 8] we have the authority to resolve the defendant's claim pursuant to our power of general superintendence
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of the courts, G. L. c. 211, § 3. See Cobb v. Cobb, 406 Mass. 21, 24 n.2 (1989) (declining to address propriety of reporting questions to Appeals Court regarding issues in G. L. c. 209A proceeding, but concluding court had authority to address merits pursuant to G. L. c. 211, § 3). In light of the importance of the issues involved, which have been fully briefed, we proceed to do so. [Note 9] Cf. Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen., 313 Mass. 722, 731 (1943).
Turning first to the defendant's own sentence to "MCI Cedar Junction to serve at MCI Framingham," this constitutes a "state prison" sentence by its own terms. [Note 10] The term "state prison" is defined by the Legislature as "Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Cedar Junction." G. L. c. 125, § 1 (o). That correctional institution houses men only. In light of the Legislature's elimination of gender-based distinctions in sentencing, see St. 1993, c. 432 (note 1, supra), the fact that the denominated "state prison" is a male-only facility can no longer support a conclusion that the term "sentences to the state prison," as used in G. L. c. 278, § 28A, confines such sentences to men alone. Here, the felonies to which the defendant pleaded guilty and the length of the initial sentences imposed on her, concurrent sentences of from three to five years, give her sentence the character of a "state prison" sentence, not a sentence to a house of correction. [Note 11] See G. L. c. 266, § 30 (defendant found guilty of larceny shall, "if the value of the property stolen exceeds two hundred and fifty dollars, be punished by imprisonment in
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the state prison for not more than five years, or by a fine of not more than twenty-five thousand dollars and imprisonment in jail for not more than two years").
The clause "to serve at MCI Framingham" merely denotes where the defendant is to be housed to carry out her "state prison" sentence. Pursuant to G. L. c. 125, § 16, as amended through St. 1972, c. 777, § 10, all women sentenced to incarceration "shall be committed to the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, or to other such correctional facility or facilities as the commissioner may from time to time designate as appropriate for the purpose." A woman sentenced "to MCI Cedar Junction," without an accompanying "to serve at MCI Framingham" clause would, by the express terms of G. L. c. 125, § 16, be committed to serve her sentence at MCI Framingham, or such other facility as is deemed "appropriate" by the Commissioner of Correction. The defendant's contention to the contrary notwithstanding, the "to serve at MCI Framingham" clause in her sentence is also consistent with G. L. c. 279, § 19, which provides that the "sentence to imprisonment of a female convicted of a felony shall be executed in the Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham" (emphasis added). In context, the terms to "serve" and to "execute []" are synonymous, in that both terms specify where the defendant is to serve her sentence. The defendant's sentence is a State prison sentence, and the review of her sentence was, therefore, plainly within the statutory jurisdiction of the Appellate Division.
We need not reach the defendant's alternative argument that the sentence of a woman directly to MCI Framingham can never constitute a sentence "to the state prison" for the purposes of G. L. c. 278, § 28A, and that the appeal from any such sentence is governed by the limitations of the "reformatory for women" clause in G. L. c. 278, § 28A. We dispose of the matter briefly to eliminate any uncertainty in this regard. See Andrews v. Civil Serv. Comm'n, 446 Mass. 611, 618 (2006); Wellesley College v. Attorney Gen., supra.
The defendant relies primarily on Moulton v. Commonwealth, 215 Mass. 525, 527 (1913), in which this court held that the "reformatory prison for women" was not a "branch of the State prison, when the place of punishment of women convicted for
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felony is under consideration." The distinction drawn in the Moulton case between felony sentences to the reformatory for women and felony sentences to the State prison was based on circumstances and legislative schemes that are no longer operative. [Note 12] The provision of G. L. c. 278, § 28A, that the defendant argues restricts the rights of women to appeal from their sentences, St. 1945 c. 255, § 1, is a historical artifact designed to address the disparate sentencing structure that once existed for men and women. [Note 13] With the legislative reforms enacted in 1994, such a disparity no longer exists. See St. 1993, c. 432.
Statutes that "relate to a common subject matter 'should be construed together so as to constitute an harmonious whole.' " Commonwealth v. Smith, 431 Mass. 417, 424 (2000), quoting Board of Educ. v. Assessor of Worcester, 368 Mass. 511, 513-514 (1975). Adopting the interpretation of G. L. c. 278, § 28A, urged by the defendant would restrict certain appeals by women, while allowing those of similarly situated men to proceed. This
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is inconsistent with the intent of the Legislature, as evinced by the Legislature's comprehensive 1994 amendments that reformed the sentencing statutes to eliminate such disparities in the sentencing of men and women. See note 1, supra. More to the point, "where a statute may be construed as either constitutional or unconstitutional, a construction will be adopted which avoids an unconstitutional interpretation." Commonwealth v. Corey, 351 Mass. 331, 334 (1966), quoting Demetropolos v. Commonwealth, 342 Mass. 658, 660 (1961). In light of the equal protection jurisprudence mandated by art. 1 of the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, as amended by art. 106 of the Amendments, see e.g., Commonwealth v. King, 374 Mass. 5, 20-22 (1977), we cannot admit an interpretation of G. L. c. 278, § 28A, that, as the defendant would have it, authorizes men to appeal from a State prison sentence of any length, including one of less than five years, but denies the same right to women. While the portion of G. L. c. 278, § 28A, pertaining to appeals by women remains operative, [Note 14] the statute can no longer be interpreted as restricting the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division to only cases where a woman appeals from a State prison sentence that is for a term of more than five years.
We are cognizant there may be cases where a judge sentences a woman to "MCI Framingham" without indicating, as the judge did in this case, whether she is sentenced "to MCI Cedar Junction" or whether the sentence is a sentence to a "state prison." The right of a woman to appeal from her sentence to the Appellate Division should not turn on whether the sentencing order or mittimus includes either the phrase to "MCI Cedar Junction" or to a "state prison." See Attorney Gen. v. School Comm. of Essex, 387 Mass. 326, 336 (1982) ("We will not adopt a literal construction of a statute if the consequences of such construction are absurd or unreasonable"). When the sentence of a woman is to "MCI Framingham," without more, the determination whether a discretionary sentence [Note 15] is one to a "state prison," and therefore appealable pursuant to G. L. c. 278, § 28A, should rest on
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whether the facts necessary for conviction or the length of the sentence make it evident that the sentence is a "state prison" sentence. Here, the sentencing judge appropriately indicated by his use of the term "MCI Cedar Junction" that the defendant's sentence was a "state prison" sentence. The denial of the defendant's motion under Mass. R. Crim. P. 30 (a) is affirmed.
So ordered.
[Note 1] St. 1993, c. 432. The legislation, introduced in 1993, was approved on January 12, 1994, and took effect on July 1, 1994. In general terms, the legislation repealed various portions of the General Laws that authorized gender distinctions in sentencing, as well as repealing indeterminate sentences and reformatory sentences. Id. at §§ 14-15, 17-20.
[Note 2] General Laws c. 278, § 28A, states in pertinent part:
"There shall be an appellate division of the superior court for the review of sentences to the state prison imposed by final judgments in criminal cases, except in any case in which a different sentence could not have been imposed, and for the review of sentences to the reformatory for women for terms of more than five years imposed by final judgments in such criminal cases. Said appellate division shall consist of three justices of the superior court to be designated from time to time by the chief justice of said court and shall sit in Boston or at a Massachusetts correctional institution or at such other place as may be designated by the chief justice and at such times as he shall determine. No justice shall sit or act on an appeal from a sentence imposed by him. Two justices shall constitute a quorum to decide all matters before the appellate division."
[Note 3] As part of her sentence, the defendant was also required to undergo substance abuse treatment and to make restitution to each victim.
[Note 4] The docket reflects that the defendant filed a notice of appeal of the Appellate Division's ruling, but there is no indication in the record that she pursued that appeal.
[Note 5] Rule 30 (a) of the Massachusetts Rules of Criminal Procedure, as appearing in 435 Mass. 1501 (2001), provides: "Any person who is imprisoned or whose liberty is restrained pursuant to a criminal conviction may at any time, as of right, file a written motion requesting the trial judge to release him or her or to correct the sentence then being served upon the ground that the confinement or restraint was imposed in violation of the Constitution or laws of the United States or of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts."
[Note 6] Massachusetts Correctional Institution, Framingham, is the direct nominate statutory successor to "the reformatory for women." See, e.g., St. 1972, c. 293, § 1; St. 1955, c. 770, §§ 82, 85, 95, 96.
[Note 7] The defendant readily concedes that it was she who had invoked the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division, but argues that the question of the Appellate Division's subject matter jurisdiction could be raised at any time, citing Commonwealth v. DeJesus, 440 Mass. 147, 151 (2003).
[Note 8] General Laws c. 278, § 28B, provides that a decision of the Appellate Division "shall be final." Cf. Commonwealth v. D'Amour, 428 Mass. 725, 746 (1999) ("lawful" sentences can be reviewed only by Appellate Division).
[Note 9] We do not address the Commonwealth's argument that the defendant's claims are barred by estoppel. The Commonwealth relies on Harker v. Holyoke, 390 Mass. 555, 558-559 (1983), arguing that a collateral attack on subject matter jurisdiction is barred by the principal of finality except in rare circumstances. There, the plaintiffs attempted to relitigate in the Superior Court the same substantive claim on which judgment had previously been entered in the Housing Court. This court held that the claim constituted a collateral attack on the subject matter jurisdiction of the Housing Court. Id. Here, the defendant does not seek to relitigate her substantive claim, but challenges only the jurisdiction of the Appellate Division to review her sentence. The Harker case is not applicable.
[Note 10] The clause "to serve at MCI Framingham" is surplusage.
[Note 11] There are only two possible sentences in the Commonwealth -- a State prison sentence and a house of correction sentence. See M.Y. Gonzalez, Imprisonment and Release from Custody § 40.5, 2 Massachusetts Criminal Practice at 395 (1998).
[Note 12] In Moulton v. Commonwealth, 215 Mass. 525, 527 (1913), this court found persuasive the fact that while the reformatory prison for women was "subject to the supervision of the prison commissioners, its discipline and management are not only distinctive, but entirely independent of other penal institutions, and it is supported by an annual separate appropriation." Id. Today, management of all Commonwealth correctional facilities is under the unified control of the Department of Correction, see G. L. c. 125, § 11 ("department of correction shall maintain . . . the correctional institutions of the commonwealth"), and the general fiscal appropriation for "the operation of the commonwealth's department of correction," including all correctional facilities, is now provided for in a single line item of the budget. See, e.g., St. 2005, c. 45, § 2, line item 8900-0001.
[Note 13] As in effect in 1945, G. L. (Ter. Ed.) c. 279, § 17, provided that a court "imposing a sentence to the reformatory for women, shall not prescribe the limit of the sentence unless it is for more than five years." Indefinite "reformatory" sentences could be terminated at any point prior to the maximum length if it were determined that the woman had been "reformed." See Platt v. Commonwealth, 256 Mass. 539, 541 (1926). A judge who sentenced a woman to a "reformatory" term five years or less would have no discretion over the minimum length of the sentence. Consequently permitting a woman to appeal from a reformatory sentence of five years or less would have served little purpose. Indeed, men serving reformatory sentences were already foreclosed from appealing from their indeterminate length sentences, as G. L. c. 278, § 28A, granted an appeal only from State prison sentences, which carried both a minimum and a maximum term. The 1945 legislation, therefore, did not create disparate appellate rights for men and women. Rather, it provided women with comparable rights to appeal from definite (but not indeterminate length) sentences under the sentencing scheme that then existed.
[Note 14] That portion states, "and for the review of sentences to the reformatory for women for terms of more than five years imposed by final judgments in such criminal cases." G. L. c. 278, § 28A.
[Note 15] Consistent with the existing plain statutory language, no appeal will lie in any case in which "a different sentence could not have been imposed." Id.

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"Location, Location, Location", we hear this phrase used continually when it comes to Real Estate. Quite often photographers get caught up with the same phrase and spend all their time looking for the perfect location. Unfortunately those people are most likely doing themselves a great disservice and will almost certainly be missing out on wonderful opportunities right in front of them. Obviously in landscape photography, location dictates a lot of what you are going to capture. So you will need to work within those confines in your efforts to make wonderful landscape photo's (refer my previous blog post – Working a Scene – about ways to do...Read More
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Not everyone in North Central feels safe in their own alleys, the Renew Project is trying to change that, one alley at a time.
Alley cleanup works to make North Central safer
The Renew Project is trying to make people in North Central feel safer one alley at a time.
"The goal is to make the community a cleaner, safer place for residents and we also want to instil pride with the residents," said Annie Charles, project co-ordinator.
The Renew Project is an annual program ran through the North Central Community Association. All summer long a group of volunteers clean up different alleys in North Central.
During the spring, Charles and her assistant co-ordinator pick which alleys will get the cleanup treatment during the summer.
"We just go up and down the alleys old-fashion driving, assessing, seeing if there's large garbage, smaller garbage, overgrowth and bushes that are hanging over in the alley, which it kind of makes it hard to see down the alley," Charles said.
Once the alleys have been picked, various Wednesdays and Saturdays are chosen for cleanup dates. The group provides everything that is needed from pickup trucks to gardening materials.
They alleys in North Central can get messy for a multitude of reasons. Not all residents have the money or the materials to be able to keep the alleys in order.
"A lot of people dump their garbage in North Central and some may not be North Central residents and they just find an alley and dump all their stuff. And it's not fair to the residents at all," Charles said.
On Saturday the group was cleaning up the alley in the 1200 block of Princess Street and McTavish Street. Sharon Sanderson, who lives in North Central, was one of the volunteers who came out to help.
"It's just to make pride in the community and pride living in Regina, to have safer alleys, safer streets. So when we have visitors we have a good impression," Sanderson said.
Sanderson is a regular volunteer with the program and has her fingers crossed that next year her alley is one of the lucky ones chosen for a cleanup.
One of the goals of the project is to make the neighbourhood safer for everyone.
"We do the trees so you can see all the way down the alley. If there is anything going on, people out in their backyards would see it. So just making safer," Sanderson said.
The group has received positive feedback from the community. Charles said that one lady was scared to go out to her car that was parked in her alley.
"We were able to cut down the bushes for her and provide her the safety that she required. So now she's happy to go freely among her house," Charles said.
The group still has a few more alley cleanups left this summer and will be having a community cleanup of September 25.


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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The mayor of Puerto Rico's largest metropolis turned a global star when she donned a T-shirt and baseball cap and begged for assist after Hurricane Maria left San Juan in shambles.
And he or she turned a darling of the left when she took goal at President Trump for not doing sufficient to assist her individuals.
Six months later, constituents of Carmen Yulin Cruz are nonetheless struggling for meals, shelter and energy, and plenty of have turned on the chief who they are saying turned her world close-up right into a unending parade of self-promotion.
"If we don't get meals and water into individuals's arms, what we're going to see is one thing near a genocide," Cruz instructed a global viewers after Hurricane Maria roared onto the island in September knocking out energy and leveling whole neighborhoods in its path.
Her subsequent feud with Trump over restoration efforts turned her right into a liberal star. She's been on quite a few nationwide tv exhibits — together with The Late Present with Stephen Colbert — and scored a high-profile invite to the State of the Union because the visitor of New York Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand.
After the speech, Cruz characterised the president's pledges of help to Puerto Rico as "hypocrisy."
However whereas Cruz's pitch-perfect soundbites make for good TV, there's a rising frustration amongst her constituents who really feel forgotten and say Cruz's private political ambitions are coming on the expense of the very individuals she's purported to be representing.
She employed further photographers to comply with her round post-storm and is even scheduled to make a number of appearances in Holyoke, Mass., subsequent month.
'It stopped being about us a very long time in the past.'
"She comes out, goes on tv and pats herself on the again," Simon Menendez, a small enterprise proprietor in San Juan, instructed Fox Information. "It stopped being about us a very long time in the past."
A bartender at a well-liked resort in Previous San Juan says she seems like a political pawn.
"We get handed round from politician to politician. They use us and assume we aren't sensible sufficient to know," the lady, who requested to not be recognized for worry of retaliation, instructed Fox Information. "It's insulting."
Former Puerto Rico Lawyer Normal Jose Fuentes went as far as to name Cruz a "political hack" throughout a CNN interview and instructed she is utilizing hurricane reduction efforts to put the groundwork for future political bids.
Edwin Melendez, director of the Middle for Puerto Rican Research at Hunter Faculty in New York, calls Cruz an opportunist.
"The affect of Hurricane Maria has created a state of affairs of flux in Puerto Rican politics," he instructed Fox Information. "Native and federal responses had been less than par in Puerto Rico and that opened up a possibility for her. She received the highlight. She took it."
Certainly, Cruz's public spats with Trump have stored her within the headlines. She's additionally used her newfound recognition to focus on political rivals inside Puerto Rico. Primary on her hit listing is the island's present governor, Ricardo Rossello.
Cruz calls out Rossello each probability she will get for his dealing with of Maria and his help of the Trump administration.
"She by no means misses a possibility," Menendez stated. "Lots of people hate him, too."
Cruz is extensively anticipated to run for resident commissioner – a non-voting member of the U.S. Home of Representatives adopted by a gubernatorial bid, Charles Venator Santiago, affiliate professor of political science on the College of Connecticut, instructed Fox Information.
Resident commissioner is a four-year time period and, if elected, would put her in the identical orbit as among the nation's strongest political heavy-hitters.
That is likely to be nice for her private aspirations, however it's solely upped the frustration from individuals contained in the commonwealth who had been already on the fence about her.
4 months earlier than Maria hit, an El Nuevo Dia survey of 1,000 Puerto Ricans discovered that solely 24 % permitted of Cruz's efficiency, whereas 46 % disapproved. In keeping with the newspaper's ballot, a majority discovered her to be irresponsible after she backed a nationwide strike in Could in opposition to looming austerity measures.
She raised eyebrows once more after shelling out $12,000 for 4 photographers to comply with her across the island after Maria, taking heroic-looking footage of her serving to residents – many who went viral.
The primary contract, dated Sept. 28, was for José Antonio Reyes García and was adopted by two others on Oct 1 for Alina de Lourdes Luciano Reyes and Wanda Liz Vega Dávila. The final contract was awarded to Ana María Abruña Reyes on Oct. 11.
All 4 offers expired on Dec. 31.
The contracts had been as much as $50 an hour for "skilled companies" that included masking emergency occasions, documenting it for the press, pictures for particular occasions and documenting particular tasks and actions for the mayor or her consultant, in response to Noticel.
Every photographer made his or her personal schedule and labored 20 hours every week.
San Juan spokeswoman Carmen Serrano, who refused requests for interviews from Fox Information, instructed Noticel that the photographs "are a part of our job documenting, with dignity, the catastrophe not simply in San Juan however different areas as nicely."
She added that the photographs "served to indicate the world that issues usually are not again to regular like President Trump likes individuals to imagine."
Regardless of the 4 further photographers readily available, one of the vital extensively considered footage got here from Cruz's everlasting press workforce.
In it, the mayor is waist-deep and wading by way of black, muddy water. She's received a graying megaphone tucked underneath her left arm and is shaking arms with a younger man drifting down a flooded avenue in a vivid yellow kayak.
'She's not going to enter black water as much as right here simply because. She'll say: no, no, no, let's get the cameras.'
The mayor's publicity-driven picture ops are so over-the-top that they've changed into a punch line.
"She's not going to enter black water as much as right here simply because," Puerto Rican comic Roy Sánchez Vahamonde stated. "She'll say: no, no, no, let's get the cameras."
Cruz's employees initially agreed to schedule her for an in-person interview with Fox Information, however then canceled. A number of subsequent efforts to contact the mayor had been ignored.
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It's really not fair to compare football players with other boys fall sports athletes and have them share the same space as next-level prospects. Those other sports don't have a National Signing Day broadcast on major sports networks, tons of early commitments and a seemingly endless collection of full-ride scholarships.
As I tackle the assignment of identifying the current Utah Valley high school boys most likely to be successful at the collegiate level, I therefore must separate the gridiron stars from the rest of the top performers doing their thing this fall season.
So, which Utah Valley football stars have caught the eye of college recruiters?
Isaiah Nacua, Timpview defensive end
He has not been a resident of Utah Valley for long, but senior defensive end Isaiah Nacua of Timpview is already making a ton of noise. A year ago, the 6-foot-3, 250-pound lineman was playing at Bishop Gorman High School in Las Vegas, where he was considered the state's top Class of 2014 prospect.
A move to Provo and four games in a Thunderbird uniform, and football fans in this area can see why. Nacua has recorded 10 quarterback sacks in those four games, and he has chased quarterbacks into several more.
"It's always good to have a dominating defensive end to step in when another one leaves (Pita Taumoepenu graduated a year ago after leading Timpview to a state title)," said head coach Cary Whittingham. "There is a lot of interest out there in Isaiah. He is athletic with size and he will likely play defensive end at the next level."
All of the in-state schools covet the talented Nacua, and at one point, while in Las Vegas, some recruiting services had reported that he had committed to BYU, but Whittingham believes he is currently uncommitted, and that opens the door to a major recruiting battle as signing day draws near. This kid looks like a game-changer.
Zac Dawe, Pleasant Grove defensive lineman
One player who has stated his intentions to join the Cougar defense is Pleasant Grove lineman Zac Dawe. The state wrestling champion plays both offensive and defensive line for a vastly improved Viking team, but his greatest strength is as a run-stopping down lineman.
At 6-4, 280 pounds, Dawe has the look of a potential defensive tackle in Bronco Mendenhall's system, but he is the kind of player that BYU could look at using on either side of the ball, as well as inside or outside.
Devin Kaufusi, Timpview defensive end
Playing football at BYU almost feels like the family business for someone named Kaufusi, and word is that the T-Bird junior has already committed to join his brothers and his father down the street at Cougar Stadium. At 6-foot-6, Kaufusi has the height that colleges covet for the defensive end position, and his frame appears ready to add onto his current just-over-200-pound weight.
"Devin is athletic enough to move around and he can play some outside backer for us," Whittingham said. "He definitely has defensive end height and should put on the size to go with that."
Right now, Kaufusi is enjoying being a part of one of the most dominating defensive lines in the state, teaming with Nacua, Max Anae and Gabe Reid to terrorize opposing quarterbacks.
Baron Gajkowski, Lone Peak quarterback
Two years ago, a sophomore quarterback came off the bench for Jordan High during the state semifinal game against eventual state champion Lone Peak. Baron Gajkowski was the back-up to freshman sensation Austin Kafentzis at the time, and that night, he went toe-to-toe with Mr. Football, Chase Hansen, the Knights' senior signal caller.
Gajkowski and his teammates did not win that game, but he did open a lot of eyes about his skill set. Last season, as a junior, his family moved into the Lone Peak boundaries and he became the successor to Hansen under center. Now a senior, Gajkowski is finishing off his own successful high school career, preparing for his jump to the next level.
"Baron is one of the most competitive players I have coached," said Lone Peak's first-year head coach Mike Mower. "His tenacity and toughness is second to none. He is very effective passing and running — a true duel threat. Perhaps I am a bit biased, but I truly believe he is one of the best quarterbacks in the state, if not the best when you factor in the run and pass."
Mower stated that Gajkowski has received an offer from Utah State, but he is not sure he has made a commitment.
James Empey, American Fork offensive/defensive lineman
When you are 6-4 and 265 pounds as a high school junior, and an outstanding athlete, heads turn whenever scouts are in the vicinity. That is the case for James Empey, American Fork's talented two-way junior lineman, who has been offered by both Utah and Utah State.
"James is a big, physical kid who just loves everything about the game of football," said American Fork head coach Aaron Behm. "We talk a lot about enjoying the 12-month process of being a football player, and James eats all that up. He has great technique, and loves to play against the best. Combining this along with his size, strength and great work ethic will make him successful at the next level. Not to mention he is a great student in the classroom."
Jonah Trinnaman, American Fork receiver
Caveman wide receiver Jonah Trinnaman is one of the most explosive players in the state and so far, Utah State is one school that has offered to bring that high energy to the collegiate level. He turns short gains into big ones and that is a skill they love at the next level, with 4.4 40-yard dash speed as the kicker.
"Jonah has everything a D1 coach wants to see — size, speed, strength, physicality and great play making ability," Behm said. "Jonah is one of those kids who can take an ordinary play and make it extraordinary simply because the ball is in his hands. He can score in so many ways — screens, sweeps, deep balls or take a short hitch for a 50-yard gain. He isn't just fast for a high school kid, he is just plain fast and that will make him successful at the next level."
Emmett Tela, Timpview linebacker
Once you get past that Timpview front four, it would seem safe, but that is when you run into one of the big hitters in the Valley, 6-foot, 210-pound Emmett Tela. The senior, who has been offered by the University of Hawaii, shifts back and forth between linebacker and safety, and according to Whittingham, projects best as a nickel back at the next level.
Regardless what his official position on the Thunderbird defense is, the best place to look for Tela is around the football, because he will always be there.
"Emmett has good speed and projects as a nickel back, but he could also play as a linebacker," Whittingham said. "He is dependable and smart and that makes him a tough matchup wherever he is playing."
Austin Kruger, Lone Peak offensive/defensive tackle
It's another case of size being impossible to coach. When an athletic lineman stands 6-foot-4 and weighs in at 280 pounds, it is worth a look. So far, there have not been offers given to Lone Peak's Austin Kruger, but they are likely to come. Both Utah and Utah State have expressed interest in the Knight big man who is making a difference in the interior of the Lone Peak defensive line as well as in a protective role for Gajkowski.
Other football players worth watching: Young players at Spanish Fork, such as quarterback Jason Money, lineman Adrian Rodriguez, receiver Joey Anderson and linebacker John Leilua are just starting to get noticed during their junior campaign. At Timpanogos, nothing is set for college options, but defensive end Austin Seegmiller, quarterback Jackson Dunford, linebacker Tanu Aupiu, defensive lineman Filo Tuavao and defensive end TJ Masina are all getting looks.
Salem Hills quarterback Porter Gustin has the kind of arm that is sure to draw interest, and freshman Andrew Slack of Springville is an offensive tackle who has the size that is already getting the attention of college scouts.
Three dark horses: Not sure why I would use that term to describe these three players, but each has something about him that might cause scouts to shy away, but something else that certainly catches everyone's eye.
Springville tight end Max Schreiner – A year ago, Max Schreiner was not playing football, but was a basketball star for the Red Devils. At 6-4, 220, the senior may not have a great position fit in college basketball, but now he is out on the football field.
It might be a bit late in coming, but people are noticing this tight end with that size and those hands. It's not like he would be the first basketball player to transition to a starring role as a tight end. Not sure what will happen with this all coming his senior year, but he may land somewhere and surprise some people.
Gabe Reid, Timpview defensive end – There is no questioning the motor on Gabe Reid, another member of that lethal Timpview defensive front, but according to Whittingham, his size may make a D1 scholarship hard to come by, particularly his height at just 6-foot-1.
The more they see him play, you have to believe the more they will like Reid. He is everywhere for the T-Birds.
Britain Covey, Timpview – I debated … with myself … what to put under position for the junior who is currently playing quarterback for the T-Birds. It seems Whittingham figures the best way to get the ball in his hands is to simply snap it to him.
Covey is undersized, very generously listed at 5-10 and 160 pounds, but I am not sure he reaches either of those numbers. Seems a bit small for big-time college football, but when you see this guy run after a catch or return kicks, there is special skill there, and you would think someone will take a run at him.
Boys in other fall sports
Identifying athletes who will compete at the next level in sports like cross country and boys golf is a much more difficult proposition, but Utah Valley is filled with talented prospects in both sports. According to Lone Peak head golf coach, and local PGA pro, Rob Stanger, the change in the mission age by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a significant impact on recruiting of golfers, and it would be safe to say that the same is true in cross country.
" The coaches that I have spoken to ask the same first question," Stanger said. "What are their church mission plans?"
With that in mind, one of Stanger's golfers, Berkely Stulce is sure to get looks from D1 schools as well as schools in other areas. The senior was first-team all-state a year ago for the 5A runner-up Knights, and he has won a number of early Region 4 tournaments this season.
Junior Kai Ruiz of Maple Mountain, who is being looked at by BYU, and junior Benson Rhees of Spanish Fork are two other Utah Valley golfers with an opportunity to play at the next level. Sophomore Brock Stanger, the nephew of Rob, who plays at Orem High, is commanding attention as well. His older brother Dalton plays at BYU, although he is currently serving an LDS mission.
Clayson Shumway is another athlete who moved into Utah just in time for his senior year of high school. The Colorado state 5A cross country champion last year as a junior is now running for Lone Peak and he is turning heads. Shumway was already on the Division 1 radar before the move, and he certainly remains there.
Westlake runner Austin Brower is another Valley cross country star who has received interest from college coaches. According to his coaches, BYU, Wisconsin, Nebraska and Alabama are among the suitors.
In addition to Shumway and Brower, McKay Mace of Timpanogos, Sam Sorenson from Mountain View and a trio of American Fork runners — Connor McMillan, Caleb Thompson and Tyler Bell — are also setting the pace and being watched by those at the next level.


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Folks- Any idea how to recover shared secret of Radius profile which is set to verify and encrypt the connection between the firewall and the RADIUS server ?
Is there a more system:runnig config CLI command like Cisco in PAN firewalls which can help me out ?
Radius server admin don't know the shared secret as well.
Can you not change the secret both ends, palo and radius.....
perhaps i missed the point...
Yup that is a last resort but was checking if Palos can show the secret set. Same goes with PSK for S2S VPN.
Cisco ASAs gives all these if I run more system:running config
Is Palo have similar kind of command or functionality ?
What type of RADIUS server are you running? On some, i.e. windows, this is possible.
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We are trying to develop chatbots using Oracle Digital Assistant with the backend REST API calls.
Here for the REST API call, I am using the Embedded Container for Custom Component deployment.
Is there any documentation/Example for calling and using REST API in a custom component which is deployed inside an embedded container in
In addition to this, I need to know where to find the error logs or the console log statements that been used in the javascript file of the Custom component.
Kindly help me on the same to proceed on the ODA bot development.
Go to bit.ly/ODAEnablement - check out the section on custom components - there are slides and a tutorial.
Also check out the doc at bit.ly.ODADoc
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Grant has great suggestions, please check those links to understand and learn. Attaching some of the collection from those links, hoping it will be of help;
- Following are very comprehensive blogs about Custom Component describing step-by-step process;
TechExchange: Accessing a User–Bot Conversation Logs at Runtime Using Oracle Digital Assistant REST APIs in a Custom Component
TechExchange: Integrating Google ReCaptcha in Oracle Digital Assistant Chatbot Conversations Using System.Webview and a Custom Component
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You can view the logs as shown in the (components window - diagnostics dropdown ) as shown in the picture below.
You need to use Oracle Mobile Hub as a backend, their is feature for viewing the log i..e Diagnostics logs.
once you put console.log in your custom code or REST API then you can see to able log in diagnostics logs.


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Le salon Prolight + Sound qui se tient du 2 au 5 avril à Francfort sera l'occasion pour Powersoft de révéler quelques-unes des nouveautés élaborées par son département R&D : le tout nouveau X4L amplifier, la nouvelle série-T tout juste présentée au Namm en début d'année et enfin un update de l'appli mobile Snapshot Selector.
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As the latest addition to Powersoft's already enviable range of amplifiers, the X4L, has been created to drive modern high SPL woofers that require very high voltage in order to deliver their full potential. The product is specifically designed to deliver up to 300 V (peak) to the loudspeakers, which translates to more audible impact from the music itself.
Loudspeakers like this are also very reactive, which means a lot of the energy sent to it can be recycled as it comes back to the amplifier. This asks more of the amplifier's design but, done efficiently, around 2 – 4 dB of power can be saved. This economy is instrumental in making a product like this viable.
"In our research activity and during interactions with producers of loudspeaker components, it has become clear to us that this is the next logical step for the powering of these solutions," said Klas Dalbjörn,Powersoft product manager.
Even in applications where high output voltage isn't required by rental staging professionals, the X4L remains an extremely attractive product. This illustrated by the product's ability to deliver the same or more power per loudspeaker while driving more cabinets in parallel when compared to other amplifiers, which will save users both money and truck space on portable applications.
The product also has versatility on its side, with 5 output connectors to allow easy connection without adapters for many of the expected configurations, such as channels 1 and 2 driving a cardioid sub solution, while channels 3 & 4 drive some 2-way front fill in parallel.
"In such a configuration," commented Dalbjörn, "the X4L is capable of giving 1 dB more burst power to the 2 most power demanding channels, which in this case would be the sub channels."
Snapshot Selector
As well as the new hardware offerings, Powersoft will also use PL+S to launch an update of its popular Snapshot Selector app, which was originally released at the end of 2017. The free and easy-to-use program is now also available for iOS devices, and it allows users of Powersoft's X Series, Ottocanali DSP+D Series and T Series power amplifiers to instantaneously recall a full set of saved settings by simply connecting their phone to the front of their amplifier with a USB cable. The app makes the Powersoft amplifier platforms even more appealing solution for audio professionals.
T Series
Following its successful launch at NAMM, another of Powersoft's latest touring products – the T Series – will be presented to PL+S visitors. The T Series consists of both 2- and 4-channel models available in 3,000 W and 6,000 W versions supporting channel powers from 750 W to 3,000 W in a single rack unit. All models can deliver the same high peak voltage and can drive single 8/16 ohm cabinets at full SPL, making the T Series a cost-effective solution for small systems without boxes in parallel. The high voltage can also be used for power sharing between channels for applications such as bi-amped loudspeakers or subwoofers with passive tops.
In addition to analogue inputs, the T Series also includes AES3 and Dante by Audinate inputs, which are optimised for daisy-chained distribution of networked audio to multiple amplifiers with no need for external switches or splitters. Each model features group controllable advanced EQ to let users equalise multiple amplifiers in a chain, as well as a robust preset library with FIR processing.
The company's stand can be found in Hall 8.0 (G40),


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September 19, 2014
Burtonsville Day Celebration
The first event to be held is a movie at Cedar Ridge Community Church on Friday, September 26 at 7 p.m.
On Saturday, September 27 a parade along Old Columbia Pike will kick off the day-long event at 10 a.m., followed by the festival beginning at 10:30 around town at the Marilyn J. Praisner Center and the Library and Old Columbia Park.
There will be children's activities, live musical entertainment, crafts, a health fair, sports, demonstrations, a library fair, a pet show and food vendors.
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When Estela first saw the giant white flakes falling from the sky through the picture window her eyes grew. She turned, and with an inquisitive smile and a twinkle in her eye, said one small word: ¿nieve?! Her mom and I had told her about these flakes that fall from the sky, a phenomenon that will never happen in Nicaragua because of the heat. I do not have the scientific vocabulary in Spanish to explain what is happening exactly, but Estela knows that the snow is just like rain and that someday when it gets even colder (which I think she might have a hard time imagining) she will be able to walk on the lake when the water becomes ice!
Estela's first snow was little more than a wet dusting. Enough to turn our world white and wash away the greens and fall colors left behind. Soon we had out the sleds careening down the small hill that is currently our front lawn. We went down together, Estela went down herself in all sorts of manners; on her back, on her stomach, backwards, and no hands, with mom, with dad and with mom and dad. The joy was overflowing. Soon we made snow angels, the three of us lying in the white powder moving our arms and legs up and down, up and down as we created the image in the snow. Then we were off to make a snowman. Rolling up three balls of the joyful stuff in appropriate sizes and then fitting it with sticks for arms and rocks to make out buttons, eyes and a nose. Then we were back to the hill for more sledding.
Estela loved it. She loved every minute of it. After more than an hour we thought it was time to go inside, to warm up with some hot chocolate and soup, but Estela was not ready. She was mesmerized by her boot prints and together we walked leaving our mark in the snow behind us as we past. Her small feet leaving little marks as she compared them to her mom and dads. Throughout it all Estela's tongue was out. She was catching the flakes and loving it, telling us that they were sweet and that she was excited for this new adventure into her new world of snow and angles and sleds!


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#Spotlight - Water Mission - Installing Clean Water Solutions and Supporting Entrepreneurship in Haiti
Water Mission initially commissioned a safe water project in Lafiteau four years ago, to serve more than 7000 people. Water Mission cover the initial installation costs and train a team of people in operations, financial management and hygiene promotion to foster long term sustainability of the project. The community leaders are then left to effectively manage the ongoing costs.
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LONDON (MarketWatch) -- British supermarket group J Sainsbury SBRY, +1.81% said Monday that Delta Two won't proceed with a proposed 600 pence a share, or about 10.45 billion pound, offer for the company. The investment fund said in a separate statement that the investment case for buying Sainsbury has been hurt by an increase in funding requirements and cost of capital, mainly due to the recent deterioration in the credit markets. Sainsbury said that it remains committed to completing its recovery plan and delivering improved performance. (Amends spelling of company name in headline.)
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Throughout most of the Arab world, poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy rates are on the rise while the quality of education, healthcare, and social safety-nets for the poor and elderly are falling to unprecedented levels. Despite these failures, the repressive governments under which they occur remain firmly entrenched. And this lack of democracy limits the West's ability to realize its goals in the region.
While authoritarian governments facing similar circumstances have toppled elsewhere—as we saw in Ghana and Indonesia—the Arab world is different. Some observers suggest its cultural and religious values are responsible. But this is simply not the case. In fact, several unique features hinder reform and block the democratic progress that the United States and Europe desires.
First, Arab governments have poured even more money into security in recent years. This spending not only includes monitoring and punishing the opposition using traditional methods, but also exerting pressure on civil organizations and the media and even changing the composition of electoral districts. All of these efforts make it harder for citizens to organize and confront the hugely powerful regimes.
But should signs of protest arise, the regimes have no qualms using violence to squelch them. While a number of nonstate actors carry out threats of violence in Iraq, Lebanon, and Palestine, the power of repression resides exclusively with the authoritarian governments in most other Arab countries. The use of violence ranges from intimidation to torture to, ultimately, murder.
Second, ruling regimes also squash reform by warning citizens that any demand for change will threaten order and stability and unleash chaos. Despite spontaneous protests increasingly seen throughout the Arab world in recent years, the government's message—delivered largely by religious institutions and the media—has sufficiently scared people from pursuing the kind of organized, sustained activity that could bring about real change.
Third, while the elites rule with an iron fist, the resistance responds with kid gloves. Opposition leaders have failed to develop a serious message and platform about what kind of change is possible. This lack of leadership does little to reassure an anxious public that the opposition will not make an already bad situation worse.
Fourth, change is unlikely to come from Islamist movements either. Although these forces have sparked excitement in Arab politics, their leaders are more interested in pursuing an ideological and religious agenda than in forging compromises with the regimes to improve people's lives.
And fifth, a small group of individuals who form close alliances based on their common interests are leading these regimes. By banding together, these Arab elites limit the possibility of internal conflicts that led to the collapse of authoritarian regimes in Latin America and Eastern Europe.
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The West needs to act in defense of democracy in the Arab world. It's critical for its interests in the Middle East peace process, Iraq, Egypt, and Yemen as democracy is the only sustained path for development, moderation, and peace. The United States and its European allies should make democracy and human rights integral parts of bilateral diplomacy, condition aid packages and trade relations on improvements in these policies, publicly condemn abuses, and closely monitor elections.
Even as they lose their legitimacy amid deteriorating social conditions Arab governments will remain secure. And the West will face few options for achieving its security objectives in the region without change. Until then, the stalemate continues.