1.   At his offices along the Mediterranean shore, Arafat summoned his security chiefs to a strategy-planning session.

2.   Charles Schwab Corp. disclosed a series of senior management changes Tuesday, including the move of its retail brokerage chief to a top staff job overseeing new business initiatives.

3.   Councilwoman Cindy Miscikowski, who chairs the Public Safety Committee, questioned the system allowing chiefs to serve up to two five-year terms.

4.   For instance, in September when Williams attempted to demote Bernard Parks from assistant chief to deputy chief, Riordan did not back the chief.

5.   I remember one of my division chiefs threatening to handcuff a battalion chief to his steering wheel if he got out of the car one more time.

6.   No emergency protocol existed for chiefs to use in gauging how to respond to an event of this size.

7.   No one was spared, from the chief to office clerks.

8.   Now, he is sending his top intelligence chief to Afghanistan with the clergy.

9.   Williams announced Monday that he was demoting Parks from assistant chief to deputy chief, although the change has not occurred.

10.   Williams on Monday demoted Parks from assistant chief to deputy chief as part of a broader command staff shake-up.