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Saturday, December 3, 2016
Some Thoughts on an "Organic Sandbox" Campaign
I'm itching to start up a new campaign with the old gaming group and I'm considering if I should make it an "organic sandbox" of sorts.
When I say "organic sandbox", I'm thinking a known but small starting area with requisite dungeon to kick things off, but then resorting to ample use of the following resources:
D30 Sandbox Companion
D30 DM Companion
AD&D 1e DMG
Tome of Adventure Design
Various Dungeon, Wilderness, Urban and Village Dressing Books
Dyson's Maps
Swords & Wizardry Light
An assortment of adventures ready to roll
So, here's my idea. With the right resources at my finger tips, I don't even need to be a full step ahead of my players. I need the right maps uploaded into Roll20 that they might find useful (and i need to label them so they are easy for me to reference and know what they do) I get to start my players out with some adventure seeds early on (D30 Books and Tome of Adventure Design will come in handy) and my players will lead the way.
Of course, if they go where I think they plan on going, based on feedback, I may have a step or two on them, but even if they go in some random direction I'll have the tools to be prepared and keep the story moving.
In a way, its freeing, because you don't need to do a lot of prep for stuff they will never encounter. Its also scary, because you don't know what's going to happen next as a DM, or even "where next" actually is.
Swords & Wizardry Light will be the ruleset because:
A) I wrote the 4 pages but more importantly...
B) Since its only a handful of pages, the system gets out of the way and should allow for the play to roam freely. As I already have the rules scratched out for levels four and five as well as extra classes, its also a playtest of sorts.
Ideas? Thoughts? Share away. Did I overlook any resources? (I'n sure I did)
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Sounds like a blast! I love the d30 series of books. The Creature Compendium also by New Big Dragon, and 30 Things can Happen ( Creative Mountain Games) have been useful for me during sandbox games.:)ReplyDelete
I've done something similar. I've gotten a lot of mileage out of the Adventurer Conqueror King books. Especially now that Lairs and Encounters is out. Also, Perilous Wilds has some good stocking tables for land marks and such. It's Dungeon World, but much of the book is system agnostic and can be used for inspiration.ReplyDeleteReplies
+1 for Perilous Wilds. That booklet is full of awesome. I'll even recommend Freebooters on the Frontier as a great go to lite game too. Id love to see it expanded.Delete
I think this would work as long as there is still a theme to the setting and why group adventures - something to provide cohesion and purpose.ReplyDelete
If you can find them, I got a lot of use out of the Citybook series (Blade/Flying Buffalo) and the City Cites, Country Sites, Castle Sites books from TSR.ReplyDelete
Great stuff. I would highly recommend The Perilous Wilds and the Castle Oldskull material to flesh out your list.ReplyDelete
Looks like a great batch to start with and I'll second what Peter said about the Citybook series. And of course there is a small horde of small adventures somewhere to plunder.ReplyDelete
For all your random randomness. And, you don't have to convert anything to Tunnels and Trolls, because it's got that baked in.
What about Beyond the Wall, especially Further Afield?ReplyDelete
I have fallen in love with Red box fantasy I found at Lulu.com. the pirate kingdoms world book had offered many new ideas. I incorporated a few elements of my own, had used a few petty gods and the players took it ran. Couldn't recommend Red box fantasy any higher.ReplyDelete
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This website is owned and operated by Air Canada. Air Canada is a foreign air carrier with headquarters in Canada at:
Air Canada Centre
Law Branch ZIP YUL1276
7373 Côte-Vertu West
St. Laurent, Quebec, H4Y 1H4 Canada
Air Canada processes personal information for different purposes. In most cases, the legal basis for that processing is one of the following:
- To fulfil the terms of our contract with you
- To act in our own legitimate interests to operate the business
- To comply with legal obligations
- When it is in the public's or an individual's interest
- With your consent.
Please see the policy below for further information on the purposes and grounds for using personal information.
Air Canada's Privacy Policy
Air Canada is committed to protecting your personal information and your right to privacy.
This privacy policy describes how we collect, use and disclose personal information, as well as your rights over that information.
Our Principal Privacy Officer is responsible for overseeing what we do with your information and for monitoring compliance with this policy and data protection laws.
If you have questions or concerns regarding our privacy policy or practices, you can contact Air Canada's Privacy Office by email, mail, phone or facsimile:
Air Canada Privacy Office
Email: email@example.com
Air Canada Centre
7373 Côte-Vertu West
St. Laurent, Quebec H4Y 1H4
Telephone: (514) 422-6020
Facsimile: (514) 422-2641
Purpose of Collection
When you buy or use an Air Canada product or service, you will be required to provide certain personal information to complete the transaction and to ensure we can contact you as necessary. For example, when you book a flight for yourself or someone else, whether online or through an Air Canada reservations agent or a travel agent, you will provide such information as your name, address, telephone number, email address, payment card number and expiry date. We need this to identify you for legal and security purposes, to contact you and to complete your purchase. We also request your gender to assist in estimating the aircraft's total load and as an additional identifier. Other purposes include customer service, management and marketing of products and services, and customer analytics as well as those identified in this policy.
Special Meals: On some of Air Canada's flights special meals to accommodate a range of dietary requirements are available. Availability must be determined at the time you book your flight. If you are able to make such a request the information must be recorded in your travel booking. This information is then transferred to the applicable catering service as well as the flight crew. In certain airports the ground handling is outsourced to another airline. In that case, we must transfer your information to the handling airline. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline your special meal request will be transferred where the service is available.
Concierge Services: Air Canada VIP and Altitude Super Elite 100K members qualify for personalized concierge service in more than 40 airports around the world and enjoy a 24-hour hotline available seven days a week to connect instantly with our Air Canada Concierge Desk. Any information shared with a concierge agent may be collected, stored, and used to ensure a more personalized service. This information is encrypted and kept electronically, and is accessible only to the concierge agents, who may share it with other Air Canada staff as necessary to serve you. However, no information about racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership or sex life or sexual orientation is collected, stored or used to provide the concierge service, except to the extent that meal preferences may suggest some such characteristics.
Discounts for Children: Air Canada offers special discounts to infants and children. To assess your fare eligibility and ensure that your ticket is correctly processed we need to record the passenger's date of birth at the time of booking. At the airport, for verification, you are required to present personal identification with the date of birth of the passenger. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline your date of birth will also be transferred to that airline in order that you benefit from the discount.
Special Assistance: We offer a range of travel services to customers with special needs. Should you require special assistance, such as or oxygen on board, we need to record this information in your travel booking. In certain cases, an Air Canada doctor will need to contact your personal physician to ensure that all necessary precautions for your safety and enjoyment are taken. This information will be forwarded to the airport staff as well as to the flight crew.
In airports where ground handling is outsourced (including to other airlines), the personal information necessary to ensure your special assistance will be transferred to the ground handler. If your travel includes a transfer from Air Canada to another airline, your special assistance request may also be transferred so that the receiving airline can accommodate you as best as possible.
Safety is always a top priority at Air Canada. To assure the safety of our passengers and crew we need to know of any special requirements for assistance. This allows us to plan and reserve the seating arrangements as well as to maximize safety.
Unaccompanied Minors: Children between the ages of eight and eleven may travel alone on Air Canada only under our Unaccompanied Minor (UM) service. The UM service is optional for children aged 12 to 17. The UM service includes provisions for your child to be escorted by Air Canada agents and/or flight attendants from the moment they arrive at airport check-in until they reach their final destination.
You must request the UM service at the time of booking by calling Air Canada Reservations. Because of the additional security precautions necessary to protect your child, UM bookings cannot be made online at aircanada.com.
Upon arrival at the airport, you will need to complete a "Request for Carriage" form. The information on this form identifies your child and their flight itinerary and includes the contact information of the person(s) meeting your child at final destination. You will also need to provide the contact information and authorizing signature of the parent/guardian authorizing the request for travel. This information is required in order to ensure the safety of your child.
Frequent Flyer Numbers: As a customer of Air Canada, you have the opportunity to accumulate points in one of a variety of frequent flyer programs. In order to automatically credit your account with these points, the information needs to be forwarded to the administrator of the applicable frequent flyer program. This information includes time, date of flown segments, class of service and other personal information that may include name, address and phone number, in order to identify you. To fulfill these requirements, Air Canada needs to register the frequent flyer program name and your frequent flyer number on your booking.
The Aeroplan Program allows members to earn Aeroplan Miles through the purchase of products and services from Aeroplan's partners, including Air Canada, and redeem Aeroplan Miles for a variety of travel, merchandise, gift cards, and other products or services offered by Aeroplan partners.
This program allows us to develop and recommend products and services based on an understanding of your interests and needs. Air Canada and Aeroplan exchange certain information in order to ensure that your Aeroplan account is maintained, that miles are credited and debited correctly, and that promotional offers are tailored based on an understanding of your interests and needs. The information exchanged is limited to that which is required to fulfill the purposes. In addition, being an Aeroplan member makes it easier for you to book a flight. When you call Air Canada reservations and give your Aeroplan number, we can automatically transfer the information required to hold a flight booking from your Aeroplan account. Also, when you are on the website, some data fields are pre-filled so that you do not need to provide the same information multiple times. Information such as your seating preference and choice of meal can be kept on your Aeroplan profile.
You can log into Air Canada and Aeroplan websites and apps. with the same username and password. This is for your convenience and the security of these credentials. This enables you to access and make changes to your personal information from these websites and apps.
Complete details on the Aeroplan Program are available at www.aeroplan.com.
Tracking Technologies
As is true of most websites and mobile apps, our websites and mobile app gather certain personal information automatically and store it in log files. This information may include Internet protocol (IP) addresses, browser type, internet service provider (ISP), referring/exit pages, operating system, date/time stamp, and/or clickstream data.
We use cookies, conversion beacons, tags, scripts, tracking pixels, and other tracking technologies on the websites and our mobile app. to help customize and administer them, and to improve your experience, analyze trends, track your movements, and gather demographic information about our users as a whole. We collect information from these technologies on an individual and aggregated basis.
While browsers are set to accept cookies by default, you can block or delete cookies previously saved on your browser. However, please be aware that such action could potentially affect the availability and functionality of the website and or our mobile app.
Cookies: A cookie is a small non-executable file that is stored on your hard drive for the purpose of identifying your computer. While it is possible to make a booking at aircanada.com by having your browser's Internet security set such that it will not accept cookies, your online experience may be greatly reduced.
Session Cookies: Air Canada uses both session cookies and permanent cookies at aircanada.com. Session cookies are active only during the period you are logged on to aircanada.com website and are removed when you leave. They help us track the sections of the website that you use to allow us to make improvements in keeping with observed user preferences.
Permanent Cookies: Permanent cookies remain on your hard drive until you remove them through your browser's Internet security settings. Permanent cookies are used to store user preferences such as preferred language and thus eliminate your having to make the same entries on each visit.
Conversion Beacons: Air Canada also uses conversion beacons (small, simple snippet of HTML code) inserted in the source of the designated website pages. Conversion Beacon technology works by using industry standard browser-based cookie technology and simple standard html coding. Email recipients who receive a Conversion Beacon enabled email message will receive a small unique cookie that is stored in their browser session. This unique cookie is later used to connect the email recipient with the subsequent recipient activity on the client website.
Local Storage: We use local storage, also known as HTML5, to store your preferences such as volume control, or display content based upon what you view on our site to personalize your visit. Third parties with whom we partner to provide certain features on our site or to display advertising based upon your Web browsing activity use HTML5 to collect and store information. Various browsers may offer their own management tools for removing HTML5.
You may not decline web beacons. However, they can be rendered ineffective by declining all cookies or by modifying your web browser's settings to notify you each time a cookie is rendered, permitting you to accept or decline cookies on an individual basis. For more information on how we use cookies, please refer to our Cookie Policy posted on our website, which is incorporated into this Privacy Policy. By using the Site, you agree to be bound by our Cookie Policy.
Targeted Advertising Cookies: We partner with third parties to either display advertising on our website or to manage our advertising on other sites. Our third-party partners may use technologies such as cookies to gather information about your activities on this website and other sites to provide you advertising based upon your browsing activities and interests. If you do not wish to have this information used to serve you interest-based ads, you may opt out here: opt-out page. Please note this does not opt you out of being served ads. You will continue to receive generic ads.
To opt out of receiving advertising on Facebook based on your browsing activities and interests, click the box on the top right corner of a Facebook ad and select "Why am I seeing this?". From there, you can click on the link "Manage your Ad Preferences" and follow the instructions to opt out of receiving such personalized advertising on Facebook.
Social Media Widgets: Our website includes social media features, such as the Facebook Like button. These features may collect your IP address and which page you are visiting on our site, and may set a cookie to enable the feature to function properly. Social media features and widgets are either hosted by a third party or hosted directly on our site. Your interactions with these features are governed by the privacy policy of the company providing it.
When you book your travel or subscribe to or use other products or services offered by Air Canada, you consent to the collection, use or disclosure of personal information necessary to fulfill your request. Your consent may be express or implied depending on the sensitivity of the information to be collected and its purpose.
Air Canada Email Offers
When you book your travel with us, we have your implied consent to use your email address to send you promotional emails that we feel may be of interest to you. In other cases, you may expressly consent to receiving promotional emails by subscribing on our website.
If you receive emails and want to unsubscribe it is simple to do, as all promotional emails include opt-out capability. You may also be able to opt in or opt out by clicking on the Email Offers link on the homepage.
Note that service emails are not promotional emails and provide important information that must be communicated to you. Service emails must be transmitted to you in order to carry out Air Canada's business activity. Service emails include, but are not limited to, emails containing information on purchases made on www.aircanada.com, emails containing flight related information, flight pass administration emails, and Altitude emails relaying status and benefits information.
Third Party Bookings, Changes to Bookings and Air Canada Corporate Rewards
If a third party, including a family member, friend, or work colleague seeks to make a booking on your behalf, that party will be asked to provide us with the same personal information that we would normally collect from you directly in order to complete your transaction. Unless and until we are advised otherwise, we consider that such third party has your consent and authorization to provide us with your personal information, to receive Air Canada promotional and service emails, and to make bookings (and changes thereto) on your behalf in accordance with this privacy policy. Please note that the collection, use and disclosure of your personal information by a third party is subject to your dealings with them and any applicable privacy policies and practices they may have.
If a third party who has booked your current flight or other travel service or who otherwise has your full name and booking reference contacts us and seeks information on your booking or wishes to make changes to it, we will disclose your booking information and allow such third party to make changes as we will conclude that you have given them your consent to do so. If you do not want an individual to be able to obtain information on or make changes to your booking, you should not share your booking reference with them.
Please also note that, if you make your booking through the Air Canada Corporate Rewards loyalty program, your employer, travel arranger, and other parties may be able to access certain information with respect to your bookings and make changes thereto. For more information on the Air Canada Corporate Rewards loyalty program, please consult the Air Canada Corporate Rewards Questions and Answers.
Limiting Collection
Air Canada does not collect more personal information than necessary to fulfil the purpose for which it is collected.
We collect information from you directly or indirectly from third parties with your consent or otherwise permitted by law. Third parties include travel agents that may be booking travel on your behalf or other airlines on which you have connecting flights.
Sharing of Personal Information
We will share your personal information with third parties only in the ways that are described in this privacy policy. We do not sell your personal information to third parties.
We may share your information with third party business partners such as travel agencies, and other airlines as well as with other third parties who perform services for us, for example, services relating to reservations and ground handling, information security, data storage, research, conducting surveys ,customer relations, payment processing, data analysis, email delivery, IT s, customer service, and marketing. We may share your information with third parties to conduct research or surveys, and for marketing purposes with your consent or as permitted by law.
We use contractual and other means to ensure that your personal information is afforded protection that meets the requirements of privacy laws whenever one of our third-party service providers is used to perform services on our behalf.
In some cases, our third-party service providers are located outside Canada, meaning your personal information may be processed or stored in other countries, including the United States. In certain circumstances, our service providers may be required to disclose information to government authorities, regulators, courts, or law enforcement in those countries.
We use third-party advertising companies to serve ads when you visit our website or mobile app. These companies use cookies to monitor your interests and preferences and serve you advertisements about goods and services of interest to you.
Use, Disclosure and Retention
We will not use or disclose your personal information for purposes other than those for which it was collected without your consent or as required by law. You should understand that all airlines, including Air Canada, are required by security laws in the U.S. and several other countries to give border control agencies access to passenger data including when you may fly into or over a country. Accordingly, any information we hold about you and your travel arrangements may be disclosed to customs and immigration authorities of any country in your itinerary.
There may be instances (e.g. when you transfer from Air Canada to another airline, in case of codeshare or interline ) where we may share your information with third parties.
We may also disclose your personal information:
- as required by law, such as to comply with a subpoena, or similar legal process;
- when we believe in good faith that disclosure is necessary to protect our rights, protect your safety or the safety of others, investigate fraud, or respond to a government request;
- if we are involved in a merger, acquisition, or sale of all or a portion of our assets;
- in any other case, with your consent or other legal justification.
We will only keep your personal information for as long as it is necessary for the purposes set out in this privacy policy. We will retain and use your information as necessary to comply with our legal obligations (such as tax requirements) resolve disputes and enforce our agreements.
You are responsible for providing accurate personal information and ensuring that it is up to date. For customers with an Aeroplan account or profile, you can keep your profile up to date by logging into aircanada.com.
Links to Third Party Sites
Our site includes links to other websites whose privacy practices may differ from those of Air Canada. If you submit personal information to any of those sites, your information is governed by their privacy policies. We encourage you to carefully read the privacy policy of any website you visit.
Some of our pages utilize framing techniques to serve content to you from our partners while preserving the look and feel of our site. Please be aware that you are providing your personal information to these third parties and not to aircanada.com.
We display personal testimonials of satisfied customers on our site in addition to other endorsements. With your consent we may post your testimonial along with your name. If you wish to update or delete your testimonial, you can contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Security and Safeguards
We treat your personal information strictly confidential and we have implemented appropriate physical, organizational and technical security measures designed to help protect the security of any personal information we process. To this end, we use several security techniques including secure servers, firewalls and encryption, as well as physical safeguard of the locations where data is stored.
The use of Secure Socket Layer protocol (SSL) allows all personal information, such as your payment card number, to be encrypted as it travels from your computer to Air Canada's booking system. Once received, the information is unencrypted and processed in the same way as a payment card transaction placed via the telephone.
However, please also remember that we cannot guarantee that the internet itself is 100% secure. You should only access the services within a secure environment.
Personal information is encrypted as it travels over the Internet. Depending on your web browser you may see a secure webpage indicator, for example a closed lock in the lower right-hand corner of the Internet Explorer browser.
We use Single Sign On (SSO) which is an authentication process that allows a user to access multiple applications with one set of login credentials. This means as an Aeroplan member, you may access Aeroplan and Air Canada applications with the same username and password. We use multi-factor authentication (MFA) to grant access only after you have successfully presented two or more pieces of unique information.
To ensure the confidentiality of your login information or credentials, you should not share your log in credentials with anyone.
When you book travel, you receive a confirmation number or passenger name record (PNR) for the reservation. The PNR information should not be shared as it may give others access to your travel itinerary.
Individual Access
You may access your personal information by logging into aircanada.com on the homepage or by contacting the Air Canada Privacy Office at the address provided above. We will respond to your request within a reasonable timeframe.
Changes to the Privacy Policy
Last updated on October 08, 2019.
We may update this privacy policy from time to time. We encourage you to periodically review our Privacy Policy to learn how Air Canada is protecting your information. The updates to the Policy will be posted on our website and we will take reasonable steps to communicate any material changes.


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21 October, 2013 | (01 hr)
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Executive Compensation has been one of the key points of contention between issuers and investors through the past three proxy seasons. Comments are made on the complexity of executive compensation plans and disclosures. In an effort to move the discussion around executive compensation forward, The Conference Board, in collaboration with the Center On Executive Compensation and The Society of Corporate Secretaries and Governance Professionals, convened a working group to propose a set of principles and working definitions of "realized" and "realizable" pay to suplement the existing executive compensation proxy disclosures. Over the summer of 2013, the working group has interacted with issuers and investors to refine the proposal.
This webcast will present the working group's report and will cover issues such as:
- How the definitions of "realized" and "realizable" pay were developed
- Feedback from the business community on key issues
- Implementation of the Working Group's principles and definitions
For more on the working group, please visit the working webpage at http://www.conference-board.org/supplementalpaydisclosure.
Audience: Corporate secretaries, directors of corporate governance, chief human resources officers, heads of total rewards, compensation and benefits executives, heads of governance and portfolio managers of institutional investors.
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Charlie Tharp is the Co-Chief Executive Officer of the Center On Executive Compensation. In that role, Tharp is responsible for setting overall policy positions and research initiatives undertaken by the Center and representing the Center in public forums. He is also Executive Vice President of H...Full Bio
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Ken Bertsch was named Executive Director of the Council of Institutional Investors in March 2016. He has more than 30 years of experience across a wide range of investment, consulting, management and corporate governance roles. He most recently served as a Partner at CamberView Partners. He previ...Full Bio
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Arthur H. Kohn is a partner based in the New York office of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP. His practice focuses on compensation and benefit matters, including executive compensation, pension compliance and investment, employment law, and related matters. Mr. Kohn is distinguished by Ch...Full Bio


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On Tuesday, Oakland City Council will consider approving a $250,000 contract for an outside security consulting team, which could include controversial roving police chief and private security contractor William Bratton. With Oakland's understaffed police department facing a 23 percent rise in violent crime over the past year, the Council's Public Safety Committee unanimously recommended last week that the full Council approve a new round of funding for Boston-based police consultant Strategic Policy Partnership LLC. The firm intends to bring on Bratton as part of a new team of private policing experts to advise OPD.
At the five-hour Public Safety Committee meeting on Jan. 15, Oakland activists crowded into the chamber to voice concerns that Bratton—a nationally known proponent of "zero tolerance" policing and New York City's extremely controversial stop-and-frisk policy—would be tapped as a member of the consulting team. Pressure from the community prompted committee members to tack on a provision suggesting that an alternative to Bratton be considered in the final contract.
Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and Police Chief Howard Jordan both voiced enthusiastic support for Bratton's appointment. In a letter sent last Wednesday urging the Council to approve the contract, Quan wrote: "Bratton is uniquely suited to helping us perfect how that system works here." She went on to promise that racial profiling would not be tolerated in Oakland.
Oakland attorney Dan Siegel, a former legal advisor to Quan, expressed dismay over Bratton's possible consultancy to a lively group of protesters outside last Tuesday's meeting. "Stop-and-frisk does not work," he said. "Bratton is exactly what we do not need in the city of Oakland."
Although Bratton did not attend last Tuesday's meeting, he has publicly expressed interest in working in Oakland, despite the vocal opposition. "I'm still very desirous of working in Oakland … I think the assistance that I can provide will be of value to the city," Bratton told the Oakland Tribune following Wednesday's protests.
From Boston, to Los Angeles, to New York, Bratton has implemented and championed a controversial mix of anti-crime measures, making him one of the nation's most divisive and visible law enforcement officials.
Lauded by supporters as America's "Top Cop," he has twice served as president of the influential Police Executive Research Forum (PERF), which was responsible for coordinating a police response to the Occupy Wall Street Movement. He also serves as vice chair of the Homeland Security Advisory Council.
Serving as police chief in New York from 1994 to 1996 and Los Angeles from 2002 to 2009, Bratton built a national reputation as an outspoken proponent of stop-and-frisk, a tactic often linked with racial profiling. According to data compiled by the New York ACLU, the procedure disproportionally targets black and Latino residents. Earlier this month, a U.S. District Court Judge in New York deemed stop-and-frisk to be unconstitutional and issued an injunction limiting the policy in the Bronx. In July, when San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee suggested exploring stop-and-frisk in San Francisco, local civil liberties advocates balked.
Bratton is also an unabashed supporter of zero-tolerance policing, a method that stems from the "broken-windows theory" and encourages police to make arrests for minor infractions such as graffiti, litter, panhandling, prostitution or other petty offenses which are presumed to create an environment that breeds serious crime.
Bratton's controversial tactics have been credited with reducing crime rates during his tenure in New York and Los Angeles. His work to diversify the LAPD and build closer ties between police and the community also drew praise from the Los Angeles chapter of the ACLU.
But in Oakland, local police reform advocates question the long-term efficacy of Bratton's methods.
Rachel Herzing, co-director of Oakland-based Critical Resistance, an advocacy group that is part of a coalition of local organizations mobilizing against Bratton, charges that he deals in "quick fixes." In the long run, she argues, his methods do not reduce crime but rather relocate it.
Bratton's "all cops, no services approach does not work anywhere, and will not work in Oakland," Herzing told the Guardian. "The aggressive sweeps Bratton is known for in New York ultimately just displace people, and drive them away from essential services. [These tactics] aren't appropriate policing responses."
The public outcry at last Tuesday's Public Safety Committee meeting drew responses from new Council members Lynette Gibson McElhaney and Dan Kalb. McElhaney, whose District 3 includes some of the city's lower-income neighborhoods plagued with high crime rates, told colleagues that Bratton may come with "too much baggage." Ultimately, McElhaney said, his presence in Oakland might prove to be counterproductive.
Speaking to the Guardian on Jan. 21, McElhaney said she was not yet sure if she would vote to approve the contract. "We are wrestling with some very big issues here," she said. "I am clearly concerned about some of Bratton's tactics but I am also interested in his results in some of the cities he has worked in. I do know he has lowered homicide rates."
She added that the overarching goal of addressing crime in Oakland should not be lost in the debate surrounding Bratton. "There's the totality of the contract I'm considering… in the end, I'm more interested in the outcome as opposed to the individuals."
In an effort to diffuse controversy at the Jan. 15 meeting, McElhaney and Kalb successfully amended the committee recommendation to urge Strategic Policy Partnership to consider potential alternatives to Bratton.
But given Bratton's national profile and controversial approach to policing, his inclusion in the consulting contract will likely take center stage at the full Council Meeting on Tuesday. Both Bratton's opponents and supporters plan to arrive in force at Tuesday's Council meeting, and as of yet it's uncertain which side will prevail.


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A gravel driveway can be very attractive in a characteristically unpretentious way, introducing casual curb appeal to the first and last element of your home that a visitor sees. Throughout the United States, gravel remains a perennially popular driveway material, not only for its aesthetics, but also for its relatively low cost in comparison with the alternatives. Furthermore, whereas poured concrete or patterned brick typically require professional installation, even a somewhat novice DIYer can install a gravel driveway successfully on his own, without having to pay for either design consultation or skilled labor.
- Clear grass or topsoil from staked area.
- Calculate cubic yardage of gravel needed for each driveway layer.
- Schedule and prepare site for gravel delivery.
- Level the ground along the path of the driveway.
- Spread and compact the base layer of gravel.
- Add middle layer of driveway gravel.
- Spread and shape surface layer of gravel.
For complete instructions on making a gravel driveway, continue reading below.
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- Landscape stakes
- String (or twine)
- Gloves
- Wheelbarrow
- Shovel
- Rake
- Hoe
- Weed barrier (optional)
- Gravel
Though it's possible to cut corners, a well-made gravel driveway usually consists of three layers. In this striated approach, the bottom layer features six-inch-diameter crushed rock, while smaller, two- or three-inch stones form the middle layer. Only the third layer, the surface, comprises what most of us would recognize as true gravel. Here, eschew smooth stones in favor of rough, angular ones, because these can be depended upon to provide a firmer, more stable gravel driveway surface.
STEP 1: Stake out the path of the driveway.
Using landscape stakes in combination with string or twine, define the path you wish the gravel driveway to take from the curb all the way to its end point.
STEP 2: Clear grass or topsoil from staked area.
Next comes a labor-intensive proposition: To prepare the way for the gravel, you must remove any grass or topsoil from the marked-off area. If you'd rather not do this manually, consider bringing in a bulldozer-and someone to operate it-to make quicker work of this unglamorous but essential stage of the project.
STEP 3: Calculate cubic yardage of gravel needed for each driveway layer.
Having cleared a path for the gravel driveway, now you need to calculate the volume of stones you'll need. To do so, you'll need to determine the number of cubic yards each layer will occupy.
Start by measuring the length and width (in feet) of the driveway you've laid out, then multiply these two numbers together to find your driveway's square footage. So, if the width is 10 feet and the length is 15 feet, your driveway will be 150 square feet.
Multiply that number by the desired depth of each layer to get the number of cubic feet of stone you'll need for each layer. The recommended height for each layer is four to six inches. If you want a four-inch layer, divide the square footage by 3 (because four inches is one-third of a foot).
Now that you've calculated the necessary volume of stone in cubic feet, convert that number to cubic yards by dividing by 27 (because there are 27 cubic feet in a cubic yard). Our 150-square-foot example is 50 cubic feet, or approximately 1.8 cubic yards (50 divided by 27), per layer. You'll need about 1.4 tons of stone per cubic yard, plus four percent to account for compaction. So 1.8 x 1.4 x 1.04 equals your total order of stones (in tons) for one layer.
STEP 4: Schedule and prepare site for gravel delivery.
Think strategically when it comes to scheduling the delivery of the stones for your gravel driveway. (Also, bear in mind that some gravel delivery trucks are capable of not merely dropping off the stones, but also spreading them.) It's best to schedule separate deliveries for each of the three driveway layers. Further, it's recommended that you stagger the deliveries a few days apart, so you have time to address each layer in turn. If you're spreading the gravel manually, prepare yourself for the job by assembling the right tools: a heavy-duty wheelbarrow, a shovel with a sturdy trough, and a rake with metal tines.
STEP 5: Level the ground along the path of the driveway.
Before the first gravel delivery truck arrives at your property, it's important to even out the dirt in the path of the driveway. Depending on the area of your driveway, you can handle this work with your own tools or by enlisting the help of a professional with a backhoe. Are you planning to lay down a weed barrier? Do it after you've finished smoothing out the ground; take pains to ensure that the fabric doesn't bunch up.
STEP 6: Spread and compact the base layer of gravel.
The bottom layer of the gravel driveway, of course, goes in first. Once you have spread these six-inch stones over the driveway area in a single, interlocking layer, ideally you'd bring in a bulldozer to compact the stones with its roller. Failing that, so long as you don't think you'll imperil your tires, drive over the base layer repeatedly with your car (or a neighbor's truck). The object here is to pack the crushed rocks into the soil beneath, creating as strong a foundation for your gravel driveway as possible.
STEP 7: Add middle layer of driveway gravel.
Next comes the middle layer of two- to three-inch stones. In a perfect world, the gravel delivery truck would spread this layer for you, but whether or not that's possible, the edges of the driveway are first going to need a little TLC. Neaten the perimeters with a shovel and rake and, if necessary, your gloved hands.
STEP 8: Spread and shape surface layer of gravel.
Finally, introduce the surface layer of gravel. To facilitate rainwater drainage, grade the stones in such a way that they peak in the middle of the driveway and incline slightly to the sides.
Every few months, you may wish to use a rake to restore this peak. Likewise, you may need to neaten the edges from time to time. But for the most part, the gravel driveway you've now completed is-and will remain-a low-maintenance affair.


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Ubaldo set for Sunday finale, Wild Card Game
CLEVELAND -- There is a chance that the Indians' fate for the postseason will come down to the final game of the regular season. If that is the case, Cleveland plans on handing the ball to Ubaldo Jimenez for that Sunday road start in Minnesota.
The Tribe is not thinking ahead to a potential tiebreaker situation or an American League Wild Card Game.
"We're not there," Indians manager Terry Francona said prior to Wednesday's game against the White Sox. "We need to win tonight. That's the mentality we've had all along. And I think by getting out of that, if I start doing that, it's hard to ask the players [not] to do it."
Cleveland does have a contingency plan in place, though.
If the Indians clinch a spot in the postseason prior to Sunday -- the Tribe held a one-game lead over Texas for the second Wild Card heading into Wednesday's play -- Jimenez would be pushed back and made available for the Wild Card game on Oct. 2. The idea of pitching in that one-game playoff for the right to play in the AL Division Series brought a smile to Jimenez's face.
"Of course. It's a big game," Jimenez said. "The first thing we have to think about is making it, getting there. If they need me to be there the last game, of course I'd be happy to do that, too. It's all about doing anything to get there first."
As things currently stand, Cleveland's rotation for the upcoming four-game series will be Zach McAllister (Thursday), Corey Kluber (Friday), Scott Kazmir (Saturday) and Jimenez (Sunday).
Jimenez logged 6 1/3 innings and picked up a no-decision in Tuesday's 5-4 win over the White Sox, allowing two runs on five hits with seven strikeouts. The right-hander has a 1.04 ERA in September, a 1.86 ERA in the second half, a 2.47 ERA since May 27 and a 2.66 ERA since April 29 for the Tribe.
While with the Rockies in 2007, Jimenez pitched the final game of the regular season against the D-backs, giving up just one run on one hit with 10 strikeouts in 6 1/3 innings to help Colorado to a critical win. That helped the Rockies force a tiebreaker game with the Padres to earn a place in the postseason.
Colorado did indeed advance, but whether Matt Holliday touched home plate on the final play of Game No. 163 is something that has always been a topic of debate.
"He was safe, OK?" Jimenez said with a grin.


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LEHI, Utah — Real Salt Lake were rewarded for this season's success on Tuesday when it was announced that three of their players were named to the MLS All-Star First XI team. Midfielders Kyle Beckerman and Javier Morales, as well as defender Jamison Olave, were among the first players selected to play Manchester United in the league's summer classic in Houston on July 28.
WATCH: MLSsoccer.com reveals MLS All-Star First XI
RSL head coach Jason Kreis was happy for his selected players, and he said he feels it's a reflection of the team's success.
"We said quite a few years ago to the guys that we were wanting to build a team and create stars out of success for the team," Kreis said. "To have three All-Stars named is some vindication for that plan."
Beckerman and Morales return to the All-Star roster having been selected last year as the commissioner's picks when the event took place on their home turf at Rio Tinto Stadium.
Morales said this year's selection was a little more rewarding, given he made the First XI. He's also had some thoughts about the All-Star's opponents, Manchester United.
"They are a good team – they are one of the best teams in the world," he said. "Someday I will tell my son that I played against Manchester United."
Beckerman was pleased with the selection, if not a little surprised. However, he understands why he was given the nod.
"Yeah, I was a little bit [surprised about the selection]," he said. "I think I missed six games or so out of the 15. … I think it always helps when your team's doing well. From winning [MLS Cup] last year, we're known as a good team."
A league newcomer, Olave seemed humble and appreciative of his inclusion.
"I am really happy for this," he said. "I've been working for this. It's good—it's unbelievable. … I never thought that I would play one day [against Manchester United], and I now have the opportunity."
However, their was one omission from the First XI that caught Kreis' attention. Goalkeeper Nick Rimando, who trails First XI selection Donovan Ricketts slightly in the goals-against average stat, didn't make the cut.
"I'll be disappointed for him because I think he's earned it," Kreis said. "I think a lot of people should have fresh recollections of what he did for us at the end of last season, snd he's carried that over, in my eyes, to this season by playing even better than he was at the end of last season. So for me he deserves it."
Rimando still has a chance of featuring in the summer classic, though. The complete All-Star roster will consist of 23 players, and the Galaxy's Ricketts will likely not go the full 90 minutes against Manchester United as he has a CONCACAF Champions League game schedule for the night before.


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Finally, the Pirates make a move to upgrade their offense, acquiring Marlon Byrd and John Buck from the Mets.
Byrd is having the best season of his 12 year career and should go to the playoffs for the first time. He slots in at RF and will push Jose Tabata to the bench when Starling Marte is healthy.
I don't see Tony Sanchez being sent down, so Buck looks like he'll be a 3rd catcher. His presence will give Clint Hurdle the peace of mind to use Russell Martin or Tony off of the bench when they aren't starting.
The team hasn't announced a corresponding roster move and I wouldn't expect them to before tomorrow. I'd probably send down Pie and a pitcher. You don't need as many pitchers in the playoffs and they have plenty of DL spots to play with to get whoever they want active.
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EPA and the 'Necessary Bankrupting' of Coal
In its proposed rulemaking on emissions from coal‐fired power plants, the Environmental Protection Agency has fulfilled President Obama's campaign statement that his administration would "essentially bankrupt" anyone who had the audacity to hope to build a new generation facility. By essentially prohibiting the production of new plants, the administration is again picking winners and losers in our energy economy, something which is best done by the market.
Supporters of this policy will claim that it is cheaper to generate electricity from natural gas, and that is true for now. But major producers using hydraulic fracturing and new horizontal drilling techniques in shale formations have recently stopped drilling new wells because the price is so low.
If it ultimately costs more to produce electricity from gas than it does from coal, the administration will have slapped yet another energy price hike on us—in addition to what we already pay to subsidize solar power, windmills, and Chevrolet Volts while taxpayers absorb the debt from the multiple bankruptcies of other politically correct energy concerns like Solyndra, Range Fuels, and a host of others.


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