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As National Signing Day dawns, we're bringing you the most comprehensive accounting of each of California's 2013 signees, including the five early-enrollees, including videos, scouting reports from our national recruiting analysts and interviews with the players themselves.
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DB 70 Darius Allensworth
"Cal football, it means the world to me. I want to get this program back. I want to go to a Rose Bowl. I want to make it as successful as it can be. Let's get this thing rolling."
SCOUTING REPORT: Very physical corner with good ball skills. Plays receiver as well as corner but his upside is definitely highest on defense. Allensworth runs well and excels in press coverage. He's strong in run support and is one of the toughest corners in the region. He has a thick upper body and can outmuscle smaller receivers and does a great job getting off blocks. Allensworth had a very good summer on the 7 on 7 circuit and had a strong senior season as well. It won't be surprising if he sees the field as a true freshman next year. (Greg Biggins, National Recruiting Analyst, West Coast Region)
On his surgically repaired ACL: "It's getting there. I've got my full range of motion back, and I can't wait to get back out there."
On potential future roommate Ray Hudson: "On our visit, we just kind of hit it off, so we're going to try and be roommates."
On signing day plans: "At eight o'clock, we have a ceremony, so I'll do that, and then I'll probably go out to eat with Jamal Morrow and enjoy the day. After we sign, they said that we can go home, so it's pretty cool."
On a late push by Washington State: "It was all the opportunities that the University of California, Berkeley, can give me. I just couldn't turn that down."
PK 2 Matt Anderson
SCOUTING REPORT: Anderson may not be the biggest athlete you'll find (not that kickers are exceptionally sizeable, to begin with) at 6-foot, 180 pounds, but he's got a cannon attached to his hip. During his senior season, Anderson booted a 50-yard field goal, and the week he earned his Cal offer back in June, he hit field goals of 52, 58 and 62 yards, beating out Michael Geiger for the Bears' place kicker offer in a one-on-one competition. (Ryan Gorcey)
CHRIS SAILER SAYS: "Matt is an outstanding kicker. He has a strong leg and shows nice technique and consistency. Gets great height on his ball. Field goals are excellent. Kickoffs are solid and continue to improve. Matt is a great athlete with a bright future. A fine young man with a great attitude and work ethic. Great prospect."
NOTES: Spring enrollee.
Sunshine at Cal Camp
CSDTV: Anderson Practices for Cal State Game
WR 84 Jack Austin
"Cal football to me means an opportunity to play at the highest level of college football, and go to the greatest school in the nation and get the best education possible."
SCOUTING REPORT: Austin is a big-bodied receiver with great hands and great route-running skills and excellent body control. He does a good job adjusting to throws, whether its going down to get it or going up the ladder. He's got good strength, and is tough to jam at the line of scrimmage and can make the tough catches in traffic. He's got good, but not great speed, but gets good separation and is plenty fast enough, football-speed wise. (Brandon Huffman, National Recruiting Analyst, West Regional Manager)
Midseason Senior Highlights:
IMG 7on7:
2011 Highlights:
How excited he is to sign after a whirlwind recruitment: "It's going to be just an outstanding experience, to be signing a letter that I've been waiting to sign the last four years of my life, and to be going somewhere that's so prestigious, I still haven't been able to soak it all in, yet. It's a pretty amazing opportunity."
What he can bring to the Cal offense: "I think I can bring discipline, more than anything, not just as a football player, but in everything that I do. I want to bring my discipline and my passion for learning to the Cal offense. I would love to get a lot of playing time, so if I can, I'm going to make the best use of my time there as I can."
OL 58 Chris Borrayo
SCOUTING REPORT: Borrayo's best football is still ahead of him. Another redshirt candidate, he'll need to add some more weight, he's still pretty lean, but again, has good quickness and flexibility and if he can put on the weight, should be a good contributor as an offensive guard. (BH)
L.A. NIKE Camp 1-on-1s:
2011 Highlights:
OL 47 Erik Bunte
"It's everything. It's where I've chosen to be for the next four our five years of my life, but not only that; it leaves a stamp on me. I'm going to be a Bear my entire life, with everything that comes with it."
SCOUTING REPORT: Much like Aaron Cochran, Bunte has great size and also has a tackle frame. He's played a lot of guard in high school, but is probably better suited to play right tackle. As he continues to develop physically, could be a very good tackle, and he's strong in pass protection. (BH)
NOTES: Semper Fidelis All-American selection … did not play because of a sprained ankle and injured foot … Named in the final top 10 offensive tackles in the West region.
2011 Highlights:
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On his recovery from an ankle injury: "I actually wanted to do some MMA training, but that was shut down pretty quickly, so I'm just doing football training," Bunte laughed. "I am back to complete full strength in everything, running and lifting. Everything's good to go."
What he can bring to the offensive line: "I'm a big guy, but I'm extremely athletic. I'm not only bringing size, but I'm bringing the athleticism that they're looking for in their fast-paced offense."
OL 72 Aaron Cochran
"I'm just trying to do the best I can and win games and be a competitor."
SCOUTING REPORT: Cochran has good size, really good size, but needs to use a redshirt year to redefine his body and get in better shape. He's got the perfect size for a tackle, with good length, but isn't quite athletic enough for quicker defensive ends. He could end up sliding down inside and playing guard in college. (BH)
NOTES: Semper Fidelis All-American … younger brother of Cal center Matt Cochran.
Semper Fi Week Highlights
On making Cal football a family tradition: "I'm trying to make it a tradition for my family. Me and my brother going there, it's setting it up so that maybe my kids can go there. We're a Cal family now, and we'll always be tied together in that."
On Matt's involvement in his recruiting: "He wasn't on my back at all. He was probably the most chill about my recruitment ... Recruiting's been the most stressful period I've ever had in my life, and it'll finally be over. It's a big stress relief that it's all finally over."
WR 220 Caleb Coleman
"I think Cal football has really always been a part of me, ever since going to my first game, when I could barely walk. I think it just became so much a part of me, and I couldn't be happier to make it official."
SCOUTING REPORT: A broken arm suffered at the Nevada team camp over the summer between his junior and senior year dampened much of the interest in Coleman, but he wound up netting offers from Air Force, Army, Fresno State, Harvard, Navy and Wyoming, as well as the hometown Bears. As a senior, Coleman caught 53 balls for 900 yards, with 13 touchdowns -- 11 catches and two kickoff returns. Coleman's biggest weapon is his speed. In his sophomore year, he set a personal best of 10.8 seconds in the 100-meter dash, and a year ago, recorded a 4.47 40-yard time. He's not the biggest receiver out there at 6-foot, 178 pounds, but he'll fit in nicely as a smaller slot receiver opposite the bigger bodies at the inside receiver position, which is how the offense has aligned so far during spring workouts ... When he ran the 10.8 100, Coleman was about 160 pounds, and he is now around 178, but feels he's added a lot of power thanks to the past two years of football training. (RG)
2011 Highlights:
On regaining his track speed this spring: "I feel powerful. I think because I've gotten bigger and I've gotten stronger, but it's more weight than I carried around in my sophomore year when I ran a 10.8, but I feel good out there. I'm flying around, and I should be able to post a good time if I keep on track as the meets get more serious. I feel good. I feel that all the training that I do, especially over the last year, I feel so much more powerful in my lower body, with my legs, more explosive, which is really good to look back at how far I've come, speed-wise."
On what he can bring to the Cal offense: "I just want to bring a great work ethic, and really, when I get in there, in whatever role they give me, I'm just going to perfect that role and do everything I can to make the team better, whether it's working in practice to pushing in the weight room to just working and competing to get on the field."
DL 90 Ray Davison
"The best part is that it's all over with. When I first started getting recruited, I thought it would be fun, and at first, I thought it was fun, but I'm glad it's over with. I'm so excited to be a Golden Bear, and all of that is done and now I can just focus on being a better player and going to Cal."
SCOUTING REPORT: Davison is a versatile defender who played defensive end for Crespi but could make the switch to linebacker. He has a solid frame that he'll be able to add weight on without a problem. Davison is a very strong kid who loves the weight room and has a great work ethic off the field. He plays with a non-stop motor, is very quick off the edge and is a natural pass catcher. He plays with good technique, has been very well coached at Crespi and has a very good feel for the game. He uses his hands well, gets off blocks and plays with an edge to him as well. Davison runs well enough to make plays run away from him and is strong at the point of attack. He may need a red-shirt year to add more strength and size but there is some definite upside there. (GB)
What he's doing with his spring: "I've already been working out with my trainer, and it's kind of hard because I have school and track practice. Starting next week, we're all going to start working out after track practice, start lifting weights ... I triple jump. I would never go near throwing the shot put. I'm a triple jumper and I run the 110 high hurdles."
Davison's personal best in the hurdles is 16.2 seconds, and his best in the triple jump is 43'7".
What he can bring to the defense: "Toughness. What I think I'm best at is that I'm a great pass rusher and I'm a smart football player. I'll bring intelligence and toughness, and a love of the game; Heart."
What Cal football means to him: "It means Bear Pride. I know in the past, Cal hasn't done that well, but I think that Cal can be one of the top Division I teams in America, academically and football-wise. It means that I have a great opportunity to go to a great school and wear that name across my chest."
QB 21 Jared Goff
SCOUTING REPORT: Goff is one of the more polished and accurate passers not just in the West, but nationally. He has a good, not great arm, but throws with precision and is mechanically, very sound. He's also a good athlete and can tuck it and run if he needs to. (BH)
ANOTHER TAKE: Goff has great size and can get the ball down the field. He has one of the quickest releases in the nation and can throw some of the longer routes like the deep outs, on a line. He spins it very well and shows great accuracy. For a tall quarterback, he moves around effortlessly in the pocket and has enough athleticism to make that first guy miss and get some positive yards on the ground when the play breaks down. (GB)
NOTES: Spring enrollee … Member of the Elite 11 … Reached sate title game in Carson, Calif., after winning the Division III North Coast Section title against the No. 1-seed … Father is former Cal infielder and Major League catcher Jerry Goff … Semper Fidelis All-American … One of the West region's final top 10 quarterbacks … Played baseball for three years at Kentfield (Calif.) Marin Catholic, finishing with a .330 batting average his junior season as an infielder … Won two straight North Coast Section Division IV baseball titles as a sophomore and a junior.
CSDTV: Goff at Semper Fi
Cal Elite Showcase Camp
2011 Highlights 1:
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OL 34 J.D. Hinnant
"I'm most excited that I'm officially going to be a California Golden Bear."
SCOUTING REPORT: Like Borrayo, Hinnant needs to put some weight on. Obviously, the car accident he was in has hurt him in the weight department, but he's remarkably recovering. After his recovery, you really can't doubt his determination and doggedness. Could play tackle but probably is better suited as a guard or even a center. (BH)
NOTES: A car accident on Nov. 2, 2012, left Hinnant hospitalized for one week with a shattered pelvis and two brain contusions … Has recovered and now walks freely, without crutches or a wheelchair … Named in the final top 10 offensive tackles in the West region, but will likely wind up at guard … Dropped 40 pounds while recuperating from his injuries, but is now back up to 260 pounds and is beginning to ramp up his training regimen.
Considering his car accident on Nov. 2, which left him with two brain contusions and a shattered pelvis: "It's definitely meaningful. I'm just super lucky to have these opportunities right now, where three months ago, I would never have believed that I'd get to do this, at all."
How is he training: "Pretty intensely. I'm not even close to where I was last year, but I'm working my way to get back there, for sure."
What does he want to bring: "I just want to bring my enthusiasm, and I want to get everyone pumped up and put in hard work, and hopefully, with my hard work, I can help out the line a little bit."
What does Cal football mean: "Cal football means a whole lot to me. Cal football means, not only are you a part of a great team, but with all of the alumni that ar backing the school up, they have more alumni than any other school in the Pac-12, and it's like a family. Football is the brotherhood. Every relationship is super close, and I can't wait to be a part of it."
WR/TE 59 Ray Hudson
SCOUTING REPORT: Back when I first met Hudson at the 2012 U.S. Army All-American Combine in San Antonio, he still played baseball, and was a slow, heavy wide receiver. Since then, he's gained about 35 pounds of muscle while also getting faster. Hudson is very disciplined and a diligent route-runner. It only took the previous staff one day of watching him work out during the summer to offer him, and that was when he was being looked at as a traditional tight end – a position he has never played in a regular season game. Hudson is an attention-to-detail guy, and quickly became a staff favorite once the new group took over. Hudson is about the highest character guy you'll find. Even when he was fearful for his spot when the new staff came in, since they had not used tight ends at Louisiana Tech, he still made it his job to hold the class together. Is he as flashy a leader as Bryce Treggs or Zach Kline? No. But, he's got miles and miles of heart, and will quickly become a key component in the emotional glue of this team. He may be a three-star compared to other wide receivers and tight ends, simply because he really doesn't fit neatly into either of those categories, but as a complete student-athlete, he's top-notch. (RG)
Hudson Shines on Cal State Game Double Day
Hudson vs. De La Salle:
Cal Camp Highlights
Cal Full-Contact Camp Highlights
2011 Highlights:
DL 77 Garrett Hughes
SCOUTING REPORT: Hughes went from a no-star, one-offer, undersized defensive end to a three-star, All-American defensive tackle over the course of the last year, and for good reason. Hughes excelled in the classroom and on the field his senior season at Corona (Calif.) Centennial, re-making his body into a prototypical three-technique defensive tackle. Hughes has very active hands, plays with a lot of violence and aggression and has good pad level. He rarely gets stood up by offensive linemen, and has a very high motor. He needs to add some good weight to take the place of the bad weight he lost over the course of the season, because he can at times get pushed around by bigger guards, but once he adds about 15-20 pounds of muscle, he's going to be a solid contributor. (RG)
NOTES: Semper Fidelis All-American … One of the final top 10 defensive ends in the West.
L.A. NIKE Camp 1-on-1s:
CSDTV: Garrett Hughes All-American
DL 104 Jacobi Hunter
"I'm super excited to get to work."
SCOUTING REPORT: A squat, powerful defensive tackle prospect who can keep a low center of gravity and gets a good push. His strongest attribute is his balance combined with the aforementioned power. Once he gains his position not even the strongest offensive linemen are going to push him out of a hole. Not the type to put up huge numbers, but can take out blockers freeing up things for linebackers to make plays. (Greg Powers, National Recruiting Analyst, Midlands Region)
Junior Highlights:
What can the 6-foot, 285-pounder out of Houston (Tex.) Cypress Falls bring to the Cal defensive line: "First of all, everybody says a big body. That, consistent play, as you see in my film. My pass rushing has gotten significantly better, as has my run defense. Just a strong player, tough. I come in with the best preparation that I can. Hard work and mental toughness, which are major parts of the game that a lot of players lack. That's what I think I can bring."
OL 84 Vince Johnson
SCOUTING REPORT: Johnson is a project. At 6-foot-5, 257, he's very long and very, very lean. He's about two years away from seeing time. His length, mobility and quick feet are his biggest plusses, but he'll have to learn how to play guard if he's to make an impact, as he currently plays tackle for Sacramento (Calif.) Christian Brothers. Johnson is also very familiar with the Tony Franklin System, which he played in, in high school, so he won't have any trouble transitioning to the new Cal offense. (RG)
DL Kyle Kragen
SCOUTING REPORT: Depending on how Cal is going to use him, Kragen can do almost anything asked of him. He can be an edge-rusher in a 4-3 scheme, even though he's a little light, and if he plays a linebacker spot, he can blitz with the best of them and when he gets the quarterback in his sights, he closes like no other. I love his intangibles as well as his instincts and I think he could be a real gem of this class for the Golden Bears. (Scott Eklund, JCFootball.com analyst)
DL Marcus Manley
"My future after football and everything, I think it's a lot brighter than anything I would have done before this. I'm very excited to see what it feels like to play at a D-1 level. It's not anything that a lot of people can say that they've what can he bever experienced."
SCOUTING REPORT: Manley isn't a big-time athlete, but what he was asked to do by Santa Monica last year was to stuff the run and he did that well, totaling 35 tackles while helping the Corsairs to a 9-2 record. Depending on the alignment, Manley has the quickness to play a strongside defensive end spot, but his future is inside and he should be solid in there for the Golden Bears. (SE)
Who he'll room with: "I've kept in touch with Jacobi Hunter, and I think we have some good chemistry, so I think I'm going to room with him."
What can he bring to the defense: "They were talking about how they need help on the interior, and I just want to plug up those holes, using my speed. I just want to contribute in the best way that I can, with strength, speed and everything."
DL 61 Takkarist McKinley
"I'm really, really, really, really, really, really excited. You've worked so hard to get to this point, and then, it's here!"
SCOUTING REPORT: When Richmond (Calif.) John F. Kennedy coach Mack Carminer saw a then-6-foot, 195-pound freshman McKinley run a 57-second 400m in high-top Reeboks, he knew he had something special, and he was right. McKinley is probably the most intriguing prospect Cal brings in. At 6-foot-4, 240 pounds, he's right between a defensive end and outside linebacker, but he runs anywhere between a 10.7-second and a 10.58-second 100m. His football IQ is a bit lacking, but he more than makes up for it in athleticism and instincts. Once he learns the finer points of the game, he could very well turn out to be the biggest steal of the 2013 class. He has long arms and a thick frame, and is very versatile, catching over 40 balls for over 400 yards as a receiver during his junior season. (RG)
CSDTV: McKinley Shines in Cal State Game
CSDTV: McKinley Cal State Practice Clips
Cal Camp Highlights
What he brings to Cal: "I'm trying to bring everything. My pass rush skills are there, my run stopping, they're going to get me outside so I can use my speed, so I'm really going to be a dominant player in that defense."
On making a big impact in the Cal State Game: "That was amazing. It was a really fun experience. I got to play with people who were my size, my speed and it was a really fun experience."
Bonding with his fellow 2013ers: "I got really close with them. We talk to each other every day. We all have each other's numbers, so we're all close."
Where he'll play: "They want me as a D-end, because they're switching to a 4-3 defense, but in the 3-4 look, I'd play outside linebacker. I've played more outside linebacker, but I can put my hand down."
On continuing to run track: "Yessir! Track season's already started. I qualified for the Fresno Indoor State meet in the 60m. I ran a 7.07."
Speed goals: "I want to run a 10.2 (100m)."
What does Cal football mean to him: "It means everything. You work so hard for the right to get to this point, and now that it's finally here, it's a good moment. It's great."
DL 67 Tony Mekari
"I want to play in a fired-up, swarming defense that doesn't stop, that's very physical."
SCOUTING REPORT: Mekari is a standout two-way lineman who will play DT in college but actually had a better season on the offensive line and was named all-county offensive lineman of the year.
At about 6-3, 260 pounds, Mekari is very strong and plays with a motor. He has decent lateral mobility but is more of a straight line tackle that relies on his power to bull rush opposing guards and centers.
He's a physical player, has been very well coached at Westlake Village (Calif.) Westlake, and already plays with good technique. He uses his hands well and can get off blocks without much of a struggle.
He finishes plays off and is relentless in pursuit often chasing down a ball carrier 20-30 yards down the field. He runs pretty well for a big tackle but his overall strength and motor are his best assets. At the next level, bigger guards who may be able to engulf him could give him problems but you have to love Mekari's motor and his energy will be contagious for the rest of the defensive line. (GB)
NOTES: Mekari was named one of the final top 10 defensive tackles in the West … Participated in the Cal State Game, recording a fumble recovery and two sacks … Former Arizona commit.
CSDTV: Mekari Breaks Through at Cal State Game
Mekari, like quarterback Zach Kline, played lacrosse for much of high school. And, like Kline, he's going to give it up for his senior spring. That doesn't mean he'll stop altogether, though: "I played lacrosse, but this year, there's no reason for me to […] God forbid I get hurt playing lacrosse, so I'm not playing that. I'm just working out and training and my dad is actually the defensive coach on varsity, so I'm going to be helping him out with the JV and freshmen and stuff like that, so I'm still on the field ... I talked to [Kline] on my official, and he said, 'Dude, you have to bring your stick. We'll pass it around. I haven't found anyone who wants to play lacrosse with me.'"
Mekari will have plenty of familiar faces in the Pac-12 next year, including former fellow-Arizona commit Luca Bruno, with whom he visited Tucson on an official: "On that trip, I made some good friends, and Luca Bruno, since he's within five minutes from our school, I'm looking forward to playing against him. Zach Green, I've played against him for three years, so players like that. My friend Dashon [Hunt] is going to Oregon State, so I'm looking forward to playing against him, too. And, Nick Isham, I played with him at Westlake for a couple of years, so that's kind of cool, too."
What can Mekari bring to the Cal defense: "I'm just going to try my best, and just do everything that I can – not just what they expect me to do, but what I expect myself to do, so pushing everything. I want to play in a fired-up, swarming defense that doesn't stop, that's very physical. That's what I want to bring, no matter what the score is. I'm just looking forward to playing how we played at Westlake – physical, no matter what the score is, just getting after the ball and getting after it, and personally, wanting to dominate the guy in front of you."
RB 53 Khalfani Muhammad
SCOUTING REPORT: Muhammad doesn't just have good speed, he has world class speed. He's the fastest player in the state of California and won the state 100m and 200m last year as a junior. Muhammad is able to translate that speed to the football field and showed a much more physical running style as a senior. He no longer looked to bounce everything outside but ran hard between the tackles. He showed great hands out of the backfield and is very tough to bring down in the open field. Muhammad is short but not small. He has a stocky frame, compact and can take contact and keep going forward. Get Muhammad in the open field and he should be a lot of fun to watch. (GB)
NOTES: Semper Fidelis All-American … Participated as a sprinter in the Junior Olympics in Spain … State champ in 100m and the 4x100m relay … Teammates with 2014 Cal commit Koa Farmer.
Day One at Semper Fi
Semper Fi Video: Cal Commits and Targets Game Highlights
2012 Highlights 1:
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2012 Highlights vs. Serra:
2011 Highlights:
LB 60 Johnny Ragin III
SCOUTING REPORT: Ragin recorded one of the highest SPARQ ratings this past summer, rating 24th out of the top 150 players in the nation. Ragin is first and foremost, a superior all-around athlete. He is more than capable in coverage, and while has a linebacker's frame, he easily has the athleticism to play safety, if he wanted. He spent much of last season splitting time between outside linebacker and fullback, plowing the way for Boise State commit Tanner Shipley. Ragin was the linebacker MVP at the NFTC event in Eugene, Ore., and is very fluid. (RG)
ANOTHER TAKE: Coming out of high school, Ragin is more of an athlete than a football player. He should develop nicely under college coaches with both his technique and instincts. Ragin has an excellent frame, that should be able to add weight while still maintaining his athleticism. He has elite speed and quickness, and will look like a big safety at linebacker. He is natural in pass coverage and was one of the best linebackers in coverage on the 7on7 circuit last summer. I think he fits the new mold of outside linebackers that are built to stop the spread.
He is a bright kid with great grades that is a hard worker. His motor will not disappoint Cal fans. I would expect him to redshirt, then see special teams and situational playing time before becoming an impact player his redshirt sophomore year. (Jake Worthen, National Recruiting Analyst, West region)
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DL Sione Sina
SCOUTING REPORT: Had a great sophomore season for the Bulldogs, posting 28 tackles, 2.5 sacks and 7.5 tackles-for-loss. He has the ability to rush the quarterback and hold the point against the run. He isn't a dynamic athlete from the standpoint of being able to just fly off the edge, but he's got a great motor and he runs well for a guy his size. (SE)
NOTES: Spring enrollee.
LB 83 Edward Tandy
SCOUTING REPORT: Tandy is a pretty versatile defender, having the ability to play outside linebacker or safety or even rover. He's great in coverage, and very good at stuffing the run. Probably needs to add some weight but has the quickness and athleticism to play early. (BH)
2011 Highlights:
DB 63 Cameron Walker
"I'm going to bring a hard work ethic, and hopefully I can make an impact. I'll play my role and contribute in any way possible, whether that be special teams or whatever."
SCOUTING REPORT: Walker was somewhat overshadowed this year by a lot of very talented corners in the West, but he should be in the mix with them. He's got good length and hips, long active arms and a real smooth backpedal and has locked up some of the best receivers in the West. (BH)
2011 Highlights:
Who made the biggest impact on Walker during his official: "Avery Sebastian. He's a big reason I chose to come to Cal, really."
What does Cal football mean to him: "It's an opportunity to go out and do something great."
WR Drake Whitehurst
SCOUTING REPORT: A tall, angular wide receiver, Whitehurst is a great looking wide out and is an immediate mismatch for any DB that tries to cover him. The CCSF coaches raved about him in the summer and said his work ethic is second-to-none. He doesn't have a lot of speed, but he's got great leaping ability and enough quickness to get separation in medium zones. He attacks the ball in the air and goes up and gets it. He runs well after the catch for a guy his size and he comes from a system much like what Sonny Dykes will run at Cal. (SE)
NOTES: Spring enrollee.
LB 58 Chad Whitener
"I've been waiting for it since I committed. I'm so excited."
SCOUTING REPORT: An old-school style middle backer prospect. He is at his best coming down hill and taking out ball carriers. He has thick, strong legs and is a wide body. He has the type of body that can take a whole lot of punishment in addition to inflicting it. He uses his natural instincts and football savvy to make solid reads and stay in position to where he can make sound tackles against speedier players. (GP)
What's the best part about the new staff: "The energy they brought. Just talking to all the players who are there, the mindset of everybody's changed. We have the talent to do big things, and we're going to do big things. That's what I'm really excited about with this group that we're bringing in, and with the new coaching staff."
What will he bring to the Cal defense:"I want to bring intensity. I feel like we've got a good base with the people we already have, and I just want to bring new blood. I want to compete for the starting job next year."
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Apocalypse World at #Origins2011
So I finally ran Apocalypse World. It was Thursday night at the Origins Game Fair and our plan to get two tables running simultaneously got pushed back and back and back to a single table running four players, with me as the MC. It went well enough, I think.
You know me. I have issues with Apocalypse World—issues that made me more nervous to run it than I would be to run a lot of games. I tried not to let any of that get in the way. I tried not to impose anything on the game. I tried to follow the principles. I tried to always say what the book says to always say. I stuck to the agenda given down to me by the text.
I failed at that sometimes. I know I addressed myself to the players, not the characters, sometimes. I think I may have made a couple of moves that weren't misdirected. That sort of thing.
I wasn't quite sure how well I did. All of my players were new to Apocalypse World, as was I, so I asked them outright at the end. One player said to me, "How many times have you run this game before?"
"Never," I said.
"Really?" He seemed surprised. I take that as a good sign.
Yesterday or the day before, I asked the players about the game via Twitter, to see what they thought I should highlight when talking about it. Here's what they tweeted back:
Clark Valentine (@clarkvalentine) said: "My own impressions? Love the mechanics. Loved the game. Interesting how it turned vaguely Technoir-ish, story-wise."
Our Apocalypse World was a slow-motion apocalypse, a futuristic world withering, its infrastructure collapsing, the gap between haves and have-nots so utter and so desperate the the psychic maelstrom represented the gulf between them. It was a much more Children of Men than Mad Max. I dug that.
In the end, we were dealing with corporate operatives and secret tapes from the distant past. Crooked hand-offs and double-crosses turned into a chance at salvation for our intrepid protagonists, who all drove off with a mysterious… benefactor? Well, all save one: the eerily immaculate Battlebabe was left behind. Left for dead.
E. Foley (@geeksdreamgirl) said: "Probably a description of how amazing the 2014 Prius is ;-)"
Ah, yes! Our Skinner drove a classic Prius that managed to escape a speedy future-Lexus and survive a glancing blow with a big, honking semi-tractor. The back end was smashed, the hatchback ripped away, and the body was riddled with small-arms fire. Yet still it drove.
Cam Banks (@boymonster) said: "There was definitely a feeling of the game being a gestalt between 'intended play' and 'what MC brings to table.'" and: "I also recall us wondering occasionally which Move to use, which was perhaps us living in legacy thinking."
Truth is, I MC'd Apocalypse World very close to how I GM other games. I fear I may have not been the MC that the book tries to train or that the designer had in mind. So it goes. Everyone seemed to have a great time, even if I was off course. This either means, to me, that Apocalypse World's meant to run the way I've been running games anyway or that it fights against other play styles much less than I've been told.
For sure, finding the right moves for traditional RPG-style hostility was sometimes tricky. The difference between Go Aggro and Seize by Force threw us a bit, but I think they're fine moves for defining the kind of action that the game wants to promote. As Cam says, legacy thinking.
I love the Reading moves and the specific questions they put into play.
DavetheGame Dave Chalker (@DaveTheGame) said: "It was probably my highlight of the convention, and the GM side of things seemed smooth when I had expected to "see" the moves."
This was great to hear. I don't think the MC moves are any bold new thing. They're an old technique quantified in a new way. That's cool. "Tell them the possible consequences and ask" is a move I've been using as the basis for my GMing style for eons. It continues to work out great in Apocalypse World.
What really struck me, at the end of all that, was how much this game played like a lot of other games. The mechanics were new—I like the explicit lists of established moves and I love the character creation process—yet the play seemed familiar. I had a great time.
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Ryan MacklinJune 29, 2011
Your experiences mirror my own.
I find in fascinating when people will say something like "So, that's like moves in Apocalypse World?" There's little new tech there (more like a tech remix), but the language has opened up some eyes to how the tech works.
– Ryan
2011 Origins Report : Critical HitsJune 30, 2011
[…] Will MCed this for us, and summed it up better than I could. If I had been able to find a copy for sale on the show floor I would have bought it based on strength of the one game we played. It was the game I always seek out at conventions: strong game, great GM, fun fellow players. I can't ask for anything better than that. Later that evening I sent a message to Chatty DM that basically said: "you were right." […]
Origins 2011: The Good Side of the Con #origins2011June 30, 2011
[…] Will did his own write-up of the game here. […]
2011 Origins Report — Critical HitsApril 5, 2013
[…] Will MCed this for us, and summed it up better than I could. If I had been able to find a copy for sale on the show floor I would have bought it based on strength of the one game we played. It was the game I always seek out at conventions: strong game, great GM, fun fellow players. I can't ask for anything better than that. Later that evening I sent a message to Chatty DM that basically said: "you were right." […]

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In the past the industry has typically responded to concerns about one of the three ingredients, so they'll put out a low-sugar product or low-fat or low-salt product, while maintaining or even increasing the other two. More people are becoming concerned about what they're putting in their mouth. This has put the food industry between a rock and a hard place. They are profit-making entities and they are hooked on profits as much as we are hooked on the taste.
And we keep buying the stuff.
To some extent the obesity crisis was clearly caused by the growth of mindless eating. And something else seems to have happened in the 1980s, too. At some point, it became acceptable to eat anywhere, any place, any time. And snacking became the norm. When I grew up, my parents would say don't snack, you'll ruin your appetite. That fell by the wayside and played into the hands of the food companies. The less you pay attention to what you put in your mouth, the less you're going to worry about what it is and the more apt you'll be to overeat.
The executives you met don't feed Lunchables to their kids. Is there a class thing going on?
I was struck by how many senior scientists I met who were not eating their own products. Some of them had had health issues that forced them to be more concerned about their diet.
You were able to taste healthier versions of some products – how were they?
I said to them: "You're saying you can't reduce the salt in your products. Show me why." At Kellogg we tasted versions they'd made just for me without salt. It was the most godawful experience you can imagine. Frozen waffles tasted like straw. And, worst of all, the cereal tasted metallic.
So we love the taste of salt. But it also covers up less than tasty food.
Salt is a miracle ingredient in many ways. It covers up off-notes, including meat, which has this problem: When it's reheated, the fat oxidizes and emits what the industry calls "warmed over flavour" (WOF). One of the cheapest, easiest cures to WOF is to add salt. At 10 cents a pound, the industry hardly has to think about the cost.
There's some recent research that kids respond to cartoon characters on packages of veggies – is that a good sign?
That speaks to the point of former Coca-Cola executive Jeffrey Dunn: What if we take all of the marketing and the scheming and the psychology that goes into selling junk food, what if we used those same techniques in selling carrots? Not as healthy things, but as junk foods. I think he has one of the smartest ideas out there. And he was the epitome of Coca-Cola. He was one of the most aggressive marketers. His nickname was Body Bags because he saw the war with Pepsi as nothing short of war. To have him, the best of the best marketing company in the world, try to turn things around, is just huge.
If you took away the health implications, being a scientist for these companies looks like a fun job. What invention did you find the coolest?
I loved the inventor of the Lunchables. He's a pure scientist. His intentions were great. The company was worried about sales, worried about jobs on the assembly line because people were increasingly concerned about the salt and fat in the Oscar Mayer meat. He also became hugely sympathetic to the plight of working parents who had this nightmarish hustle to get out of the house at 7 in the morning and at times needed something other than homemade lunches. So he developed Lunchables. And over time and after he left the project, the Lunchable morphed into these incredibly fat-, sugar-, salt-laden product that mimicked the fast-food industry. They had the hotdog Lunchables, the hamburger Lunchables, pancake Lunchables, pizza Lunchables.A number of these scientists, as our dependency on these convenient processed foods increased, became more and more concerned about how their products were used and playing in the broader issue of public health.
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The iPhone 4S was never supposed to be. At least not in the eyes of the public, the tech industry and journalists alike. The iPhone 4 had already been out for 17months – a lifetime in the mobile phone sector – reports of iPhone 5 cases and concept designs had been floating around for a while, and surely it was time for Apple to change the stylistic record? Not so. Instead we have an iPhone 4 with everything turned up to 11, or at least 9 anyway.
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Contrary to initial reactions from many, though, this shouldn't be cause for lamentation as where it counts the iPhone 4S is up there with the best. However, the list of meaningful hardware differences is rather short. There's a new CPU in the form of the same dual-core A5 CPU as used on the iPad 2 (though it's clocked at 800MHz rather than 1GHz), meanwhile the iPhone 4 has a single core chip running at 1GHz. The A5 chip also packs in seven times the graphics performance of the iPhone 4, according to Apple.
Also new is an 8-megapixel camera with 1080p video recording, a redesigned antennae and the new Siri voice controlled assistant. All of which we'll be looking at in detail throughout this review.
But back to that design. The iPhone 4S is almost identical in appearance to the iPhone 4. The only visible difference comes courtesy that new antennae design. On both phones the antennae is incorporated into the stainless band that wraps round the edge, and famously on the iPhone 4 this lead to problems when the phone was held such that your hand or fingers covered the thin strips of black plastic that seperated the aerial into segments.
On the iPhone 4S these black strips have doubled in number, indicating the phone's use of two antennae. Thanks to having to incorporate these extra black strips, the mute switch on the left edge has had to move closer to the volume buttons.
This slight change in button placement could actually be one of this phone's first major problems as many iPhone 4 cases that otherwise would've fit may not do so now. If you've invested in a decent case, that it is incompatible may be enough to put you off until the iPhone 5 arrives.
Otherwise it's same old, same old.
The front and back are formed of two slabs of toughened glass that are incredibly resistant to everyday scratches though prone to shattering if dropped. That said, in the 17months we've been using an iPhone 4 it has taken three pocket height drops (two onto tarmac and one particularly unfortunate one right onto a thick metal strip than run along a doorway) and it has only a couple of scratches to the metal band and a nick in the thin plastic strip that sits between the metal and glass.
While the toughness debate will no doubt rage on, what can't be denied is how horrendously slippery the glass surface is. It may sound like an odd complaint but whether you're wearing gloves or resting the phone on the arm of a sofa, it has an incredible ability to slide on fabric. We appreciate the logic of this minimalist design but do hope a more practical finish graces the iPhone 5.
Set into the front pane of glass is the phone's single Home button, which now serves a number of purposes we'll cover throughout the review. Also on the front is the front-facing camera, which hasn't increased in resolution from the miserly 640 x 480 pixels of the iPhone 4 - it's just about enough for face to face video chat.
The back is home to the all important new camera (the increased lens size of which is just about discernible) with its accompanying LED. Adding a second LED, or even a Xenon flash, would've been a nice move but it's certainly not typical to find two in use.
As for those industrial steel edges, the right is feature free apart from the microSIM slot - despite reports suggesting these would become standard they still some to be the exception rather than the rule - while the left houses the mute switch and two volume buttons, the top one of which doubles as the shutter button for the camera. We still prefer the more pronounced volume rocker of the iPhone 3G/3GS as it was easier to locate by touch alone through a case or the fabric of a pocket. And while we're on the subject, we're reminded how much more comfortable to hold those handsets were.
The bottom is home to the standard Apple charging and syncing dock and it's flanked by the microphone and speaker, the latter of which remains one of the better ones available. Up top, meanwhile, is the headphone socket, noise cancelling microphone and power button/lock button. As ever, there's no HDMI socket, no easily accessible battery and no microSD slot for expanding the memory, though with 64GB handsets available the latter point is less of a concern than ever.
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A massive, massive disappointment. Yes, we are spoiled by Apple, but it's a company that aspires to be the biggest in the world! New CEO, four more months of waiting and raging speculations, and we're presented with a minor upgrade. The specs are great - make no mistake - but it's on par with the competition, and they're available for months already.
If that is underwhelming, don't even bother looking at new Nano update. I'm sorry, but it's laughable. 16 new clocks, bigger icons, and that's it? At least they made a price drop. Oh my... only Apple can get away with it i guess.
In some ways Apple has to be applauded for retaining the design of the original iPhone 4 despite it's flaws mentioned above considering the many companies who've based their various cases and accessories on it.
The new voice recognition service while impressive still seem little more than a gimmick, especially when features such as social network integration would have been more welcomed and as shown on WP7 with it's 'People Hub'.
All in all the stage seems more set than it has ever been for Nokia to make their entrance with their upcoming WP7 devices.
If this was released in June then I think they would of gotten away with a 4S device but almost 4 months later, competition and expectations have increased. Samsung and Sony are making huge strides in terms of specs alone. 4S is not a big enough upgrade imo compared to 3GS was to 3G, 3GS was miles faster then 3G so justified the extra cost, 4S at the moment doesnt warrant another 24 month contract IMO.
So close Apple, yet so far!
4S...it IS pretty disappointing. But i think whats more disappointing is the price: $400 for the 64gig WITH a contract! Apple could've at least give us more memory for the usual prices.
And the saddest thing of all... i still want one.
I think Engadget shows this off best; They have a comparison table between the iPhone 4.1 and the Galaxy S II, the Droid Bionic and HTC Titan.
The Galaxy S II wipes the floor with all the others in all but a couple of points. Maybe that's why Apple is going on the offensive so much against Samsung, they knew that even their newest and latest device is STILL behind the competition and the S II was released "ages ago" by technology standards!
I think this is what happens when you sue your major supplier. It will take them a while to get ahead of the curve again.
The announcement is definitely a disappointment for all those wanting to see a new hardware design, but in some ways doing an 'S' version like they did with the 3G makes a certain amount of business sense. The iPhone is still very popular and there's no compelling reason to use up that R&D expense prematurely: they can launch the iPhone 5 next July.
With regards to criticism of disappointing CPU, I'm not sure how relevant it is. Surely it's the software that matters and how it actually performs? Let's not forget that a possibly significant proportion of Android apps are not natively coded but actually run within a virtual machine, likewise Windows Phone 7. Without a genuinely useful benchmark to compare across platforms, these CPU comparisons are somewhat meaningless. You might just as well compare a 3.6 litre 473bhp Porsche 911 Turbo to an 8.4 litre 600bhp Dodge Viper SRT-10.
I must admit with it been such a long time, I was expecting more. Will I upgrade?, I think it depends on what reviewers say about the the Camera.
It pains me to say @frank makes a good point about keeping the design the same, especially since this is just an S version.
Was there not some EU law coming in that all new smart phones had to use the same charger connector.....hmmm
Just off the top of my head mind you I could be completely in a parallel universe where common sens ideas happen
I think people have been spoilt by Apple and need to get a grip. I don't need a super computer in my pocket or a 32inch monitor for that matter. I just need a phone that works. I'm an Android (HTC) user, I made that decision over 12 months ago, and when my contract is over I'm hoping on over to Apple. Why? Usability. Simple as that. I like the styling of the phone always have, always will. I don't care about the technology in the screen or CPU Speed or the number of pixels in the Camera (as it takes more than that to produce a good picture). I want a phone that's enjoyable to use, not frustrating, and apple offer that experience. The hardware isn't key, it's the software and Apple have that down to the T, Android are way behind with a poor user experience. The only thing I can see as a features I'd like to see are NFC and conductive charging. Increased screen real-estate would be welcomed too, but not at the expense of overall phone size. Maybe these will be apart of the iPhone 5. Who knows. What I do know is that sometimes too much choice in the combination of hardware and software can be a bad thing. Keeping it simple like Apple do with limited products can be reassuring to the consumer and a good thing.
"Galaxy S II wipes the floor with all the others" haha, not really.
Plus there's a few missing points in that table, namely 3D performance (a clear win for the 4S) and number/quality of apps that actually use all that power.
I'm disappointed not to see an iPhone 5. I had hoped that, given how many of Apple's competitors now feature large screens in increasingly svelte bodies, Apple would have bitten the fragmentation bullet and increased the screen size a little.
Apple may have shot themselves in the foot with the Retina display in this regard, as finding a supplier for a large, super hi-res screen might be challenging. Samsung, perhaps? :)
Are still people spending hundreds of money to buy "smartphones"?
Yes? Really?
It's 2011 and i thought people should know by now how dumb these phonies are.
What's happened to the 50+ comments flame threads of old? :'(
P.S. It's a worthwhile upgrade on the inside. Some people need to stop whining about the name and design (not necessarily refering to here - check Twitter). It's also more aimed at those with a 3G/3GS who never upgraded to the 4.
P.P.S. Not that I care, I'm still drowning in Nokias :P.
I am actually quite glad that Apple haven't been goaded into rushing out massive leaps in design etc. To me they appear to be responding to the constructive criticism of previous devices without getting dragged into the wish list oneupmanship specs of many other manufacturers which I think demonstrates a more mature company. Clearly it won't attract diehard Android fans or the budget conscious but it consolidates on what they must clearly believe is a stable and solid device (iPhone 4). Taking a bit more time over these things can make the difference between novelty and useful real world tool. As another poster has said I think this is aimed more at iPhone 3/3GS folk who felt the 4 was too soon to upgrade and as long as they keep developing iOS it will encourage a more natural progression rather than abandoning customers through a sprint like lifecycle. You only have to look at how fast Android and Android devices are superseded to see how risky a strategy it can be for the consumer who can be left holding a semi defunct unit within a matter of months.
As an iPhone 4 owner with 6 months left on his contract - I'm quite pleased about this in my own selfish way. It's not enough of an upgrade to make me think my phone is out of date (not that I'd rush out and get out of my contract just to have a new one if it did.) So it's got more graphics power that won't be realised properly by apps for months, a slightly better camera and a clever voice control system that you wouldn't dare use in public anyway. Glad they've kept the glass & steel materials because this is still the most premium feeling phone out there as I've stated before - compared to the creaky plastic Android masses. It might not be the most comfortable- but then that's what the bumpers are for - you can still take it off and marvel at it if you want to ;-)
@drdark, lol! I think you can blame the "improved" TR site for the volume of comments in threads like this. Though one upside, it does seem to have filtered out a lot of the extreme "Appley fanboy/ Apple hater" comments!
To me it feels like a similar step up that the Ipad 1 to Ipad 2 was. I don't see it as a massive disappointment or a major step forwards either. Middle of the road evolution.
This phone was very predictable. Which is a shame but I guess it is impossible these days for Apple to produce products on this scale with out the details sneaking out. I had a stab at guessing what we might get back in April and was about spot on.
Take a bow sir, you did indeed get it pretty much spot on!
The Phone will now doubt sell well.
However the IPhone no longer leads the smartphone market, the Samsung Galaxy S line does (no wonder Apple is fighting it in the courts).
Not increasing the screen size is a mistake, however if they did that they could no longer call it a retina display with out dramaticaly increasing the pixels count, which would mean Apps would need to be changed again.
Putting in a dual Core chip was a good move should increase battery life as well as giving App developers more computing power for the next generation of Games/Apps.
The IPhone 4S looks like a catch up to Android's Highend devices while being much more expensive.
I can understand why some people are dissapointed.
As an upgrade, I'll be happy trading up from a iPhone 3gs.
Apple have never done the monumental leaps... it has not happened for any of their others lines, so why should that change for the iPhone? Android phones have large screens.. larger screens.. big screens.. and what else? There is only so much that can happen with a device to fit in the pocket on an annual basis. After all, I change macs maybe every three years - and only out of greed, really - as my old MacBooks work (albeit slower yet) fine.
When an android phone is built with the build quality of an iPhone, I may be interested.
Apple never said they were going to release an iPhone 5.
Everyone assumed they would.
Everyone was wrong.
Your disappointment is your fault.
They made another iPhone, NOT a new iPhone - judge it on that, not your assumptions.
Not having Flash should be under pros. Not having some crappy banner hogging my phone's resources is something I am really happy with. The fact that it urges site-builders to stop using flash on websites is a second positive thing. ( no more crappy banners on my laptop too.. :-))
All products have a life cycle - take the ipod for example where it is clear that it is on the downward curve where its best and most profitable days are behind it. The mighty iphone itself that was once at the top of the curve for so long, is fighting for customers amongst a mass of smart phones that have caught up (from a hardware perspective).
Even the richest of companies have a finite amount of resources for R&D and perhaps they are focusing their priority on the new tablet market that they are currently dominating. Focusing on iPad3 would make much more business sense as currently their competitiors are still way behind the curve. Apple have a great opportunity to push on from the great lead they have created. Even if they had brought out an iphone 5, Apple would be launching it up against a much more competitive android market than in the past. They probably realise that the golden age when they used to dominate the smart phone market has come to an end.
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Research in 2012 and 2013 offered new insights into the trajectory of the Alzheimer's disease process. New evidence suggests that cellular changes associated with the disease begin years—even decades—before people first show clinical symptoms of memory loss or cognitive difficulties. Increasingly, we are using biomarkers—specific proteins in blood or cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), for example, or imaging of brain structure and function—to measure risk for Alzheimer's, even in symptom-free people. Biomarkers are also used in research settings to track the onset and progression of the disease, as well as the effectiveness of promising interventions.
The findings described below highlight ways in which biomarkers are advancing our understanding of Alzheimer's disease.
View a short video of NIA Division of Neuroscience Director Dr. Neil Buckholtz discussing the use of biomarkers:
Biomarkers Model Alzheimer's Progression
In 2010, experts at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, first proposed a model suggesting that Alzheimer's biomarkers emerge at different stages of the disease (Jack et al., 2010). The model proposed markers that tracked disease onset and progression: changes in levels of amyloid protein in the brain and CSF were the first sign of disease onset, followed by changes in the level of the protein tau in CSF, changes in brain structure, and finally memory loss and other clinical symptoms. Subsequent research has generally supported this model, with one key exception: the relationship of abnormal tau to other biomarkers and disease progression was puzzling. In people with Alzheimer's disease, tau abnormalities in CSF become detectable only after brain amyloid accumulation has begun. However, autopsy analyses have detected abnormal tau in the brains of most middle-aged people, almost always before amyloid markers change.
In 2013, Jack and colleagues revised their model to show that tau changes begin before amyloid changes, but that amyloid changes occur faster and are the first ones detectable (Jack, Knopman et al., 2013). Like many other researchers, they suggest beta amyloid accumulates due to its overproduction and/or under-clearance. Jack and his team further suggest that beta amyloid, rather than tau, may initiate disease onset. One hypothesis now being considered is that amyloid pathology exacerbates typical, age-related accumulation of abnormal tau, leading to the severe tau pathology seen in people with Alzheimer's.
Alzheimer's Disease Progression
This diagram illustrates how Alzheimer's disease-related changes may occur in the brain long before symptoms of cognitive decline first appear in people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The curves represent the sequence in which specific markers may play a role as people progress from normal cognition, to MCI, and finally, to dementia. This model suggests that in typical late-onset Alzheimer's disease, tau changes may begin before amyloid changes, but that amyloid changes occur faster and are usually the first ones detectable. It also suggests that amyloid accumulation drives progression of tau and other downstream events in the disorder (Jack, Knopman et al., 2013).
Toxic Changes Build Slowly in Alzheimer's
Researchers at the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, identified a window of several years during which treatments targeting beta-amyloid buildup might be most effective (Jack, Wiste et al., 2013). The researchers used positron emission tomography (PET) scans to study beta-amyloid accumulation in the brains of 260 people age 70 to 92. At the start of the study, 22 percent of the volunteers had mild cognitive impairment or Alzheimer's, and the rest were cognitively normal. The PET images revealed that beta-amyloid levels built up slowly over an average period of 15 years, then reached a plateau. These results suggest that there may be a long window of opportunity for future treatments that slow beta-amyloid buildup.
In a study from the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN), at Washington University, St. Louis, researchers found that years—even decades—could pass between initial changes in Alzheimer's-related biomarkers and the expected onset of symptoms in people with the rare, familial form of the disease (Bateman et al., 2012). In the familial form of Alzheimer's, clinical symptoms typically begin in the mid-40s in people who inherit certain gene mutations (in either the amyloid precursor protein gene or the presenilin gene) from a parent. This study involved 128 volunteers with a parent with the familial form of Alzheimer's; of these volunteers, 88 had inherited one of the gene mutations. The expected age of symptom onset in mutation carriers can be estimated based on the age at which the parent with the mutation first showed symptoms.
The researchers examined CSF and brain-imaging biomarkers and conducted cognitive testing on all of the study participants. Those with gene mutations showed declines in CSF beta-amyloid 42 levels a full 25 years before the age at which they would be expected to show clinical symptoms. Beta-amyloid 42 is a major component of amyloid plaques in the brain, so decreased levels in CSF may indicate Alzheimer's-related changes are taking place in the brain.
Other Alzheimer's-related biomarkers, such as beta-amyloid deposits in the brain, brain atrophy, and increased CSF tau concentrations, emerged on average 15 years before clinical symptoms were expected. Decreased brain metabolism and impaired memory were detected some 10 years before expected clinical symptoms. Significantly, the volunteers experienced a wide array of cognitive deficits 5 years before the expected onset of clinical symptoms, although they did not meet diagnostic criteria for dementia until 3 years after the expected age of onset.
A second study of people carrying mutations for early-onset Alzheimer's disease complements these findings. Led by researchers at Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, the study involved 30 young adults, all of whom carried the same mutation in the presenilin 1 gene (Reiman et al., 2012). Magnetic resonance imaging scans revealed functional and structural changes in their brains more than 2 decades before they would, on average, be expected to show signs of cognitive impairment. A number of the participants also had increased levels of beta-amyloid 42 in their CSF and blood. This finding is consistent with the idea that this presenilin mutation leads to overproduction of beta-amyloid 42, a more toxic form of the protein.


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If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis
Exploring the Ideas of C. S. Lewis on the Meaning of Life
by Alister McGrath
"McGrath is ingenious and persuasive in searching Lewis's writings."
—Times Literary Supplement
In partnership with:Tyndale House Publishers
About the Book and Author
What if you could ask C. S. Lewis his thoughts on some of the most difficult questions of life?
If I Had Lunch with C. S. Lewis: Read an Excerpt
"Let's imagine that we're having lunch with Lewis, and one of us asks him how he came to find meaning in life—or, specifically for him, how he became a Christian. What might he say?"
C. S. Lewis - A Life
Visit the Patheos Book Club on Alister McGrath's epic biography of C. S. Lewis here.
Lunching with Lewis: A Q&A with Alister McGrath
"This book is not yet another study of Lewis's intellectual development or friendships. It's about how Lewis can help us to think through the deepest questions of life, written by someone who has been helped by Lewis in exactly this way."
Book Roundtable: Continue the Conversation with our Bloggers
Learning from the Master: C. S. Lewis on Apologetics
Kathy Schiffer
Once a convert to the Christian faith, Lewis began his lifelong task of "passing it on" – sharing the gift he'd been given as an "apologist" for the faith.
C. S. Lewis and the Gift of Perspective
Bruce G. Epperly
C. S. Lewis – and his friend Aslan – inspires us to think big, be broad in our listening, and grow as fellow adventures with the One who spins galaxies and gives life to us on Easter morning.
Lewis on Suffering
Wendy Murray
Amid the darkness, Lewis asserts, there are distinct "chinks" of light, which, faint though they may be, help the lost person to carry on and believe that some larger operating principle is at work.
Which Story Are You In?
Dan Wilkinson
In Chapter 3, "A Story-Shaped World," McGrath examines how and why Lewis came to write the Chronicles of Narnia and the importance of those stories as representations of the Christian story.
C. S. Lewis and Education
Amber Stamper
While each chapter offers a wealth of insight on topics as diverse as faith, suffering, friendship, and apologetics, as a professional educator myself, the chapter on education struck me as especially powerful.
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What C. S. Lewis wants us to become is critical so we will not remain gullible. Lewis also wants to deliver us from the conceit that our own ideas are always the best.


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CANADA FX DEBT-C$ firms after inflation rises more than expected
* Canadian dollar at C$1.0998 or 90.93 U.S. cents * Bond prices mostly lower across the maturity curve By Leah Schnurr TORONTO, April 17 (Reuters) - The Canadian dollar firmed against the greenback on Thursday after data showed domestic annual inflation was stronger than expected in March, boosted by higher energy costs. Still, the loonie stuck to a tight range and trading looked as if it could be muted heading into the long weekend. Financial markets in Canada are closed on Friday for the Good Friday holiday. The annual inflation rate rose to 1.5 percent in March, beating expectations for 1.4 percent rise, while the less volatile core measure edged up to 1.3 percent, as expected. "A little bit stronger than expected could put a little bit more upward pressure on interest rates and maybe provide a little bit of support for the Canadian dollar," said Paul Ferley, assistant chief economist at Royal Bank Of Canada in Toronto. The Canadian dollar was at C$1.0998 to the greenback, 90.93 U.S. cents, stronger than Wednesday's close of C$1.1018, or 90.76 U.S. cents. The loonie hit a session high shortly after the data was released. The inflation report came a day after the Bank of Canada flagged its concerns about the weak inflation environment, even as it forecast inflation will pick up this year. The bank kept its benchmark interest unchanged at 1.0 percent as it has done since September 2010. "It is a bit of a precarious situation for the bank to be in because they do want to stay sidelined for an extended period of time," said Mazen Issa, senior Canada macro strategist at TD Securities in Toronto. "The acceleration in inflation is occurring, we definitely do think that inflation troughed in the last quarter of last year, so they're going to have to tread a little bit carefully now in terms of their communication." Canadian government bond prices were mostly lower across the maturity curve, with the two-year down 1 Canadian cent to yield 1.056 percent and the benchmark 10-year was also down 1 Canadian cent to yield 2.391 percent. (Additional reporting by Solarina Ho; editing by Peter Galloway)
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Oakland's Residential Trash, Compost and Recycling Program for Single-Family Homes and 2-4 Unit Apartment Buildings is a three-cart program:
- Green cart - weekly food scraps, food soiled paper and yard trimmings recycling
- Gray cart - weekly bottles, cans, jars, paper and cardboard recycling
- Burgundy cart - weekly trash, film plastics, plastic bags and other non-recyclable materials
- The Single Family residential program also includes:
- Household battery recycling - on TOP of your recycling cart
- Used motor oil and oil filters - weekly collection for recycling
- Bulky pickup and recycling (household appliances and other bulky items)
- Holiday tree recycling each January
Oakland's Residential Recycling Program for Multi-Family buildings (5+ units) is a three-container program:
- Compost – weekly food scraps, food-soiled paper and yard trimmings recycling
- Recycling - weekly bottles, cans, jars, paper and cardboard recycling
- Trash - weekly trash, film plastics, plastic bags and other non-recyclable materials
- The Multi-Family residential program also includes:
- Used motor oil and oil filters - weekly collection for recycling
- Bulky pickup and recycling (household appliances and other bulky items)
- Holiday tree recycling each January
- Free battery recycling program
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- Residential trash and compost are picked up once a week by Waste Management of Alameda County. Call (510) 613-8710 to subscribe to service or to request a cart.
- Residential Recycling is picked up once a week by California Waste Solutions. They will be notified automatically when you set up your trash service.
Call (510) OAKLAND (625-5263) to replace or request a cart.
- To ensure pick-up, all carts should be placed on the curb by 6:00 am on your scheduled pick-up day, unless you have backyard service, or have a medical exemption.
- Holiday Collection Schedule (what happens when your service day is also a holiday)
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- Oakland Recycles Rate letter to Multifamily Property Owners - June 2015
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- Information about who can legally haul solid waste in Oakland
- Proper disposal for home generated sharps
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There is no garbage, yard trimmings or recycling collection on New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day nor on Christmas Day. During weeks when these holidays fall on a weekday, pickup is one day later for the rest of the week, including Satursday. For example, if your regular service day is Tuesday service will occur on Wednesday, or if your regular service day is Friday service will occur on on Saturday.
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A number of Oakland businesses have raised questions about whom they may hire to provide solid waste collection and hauling services. In response to these inquiries, we are providing the following information about the City's solid waste ordinances and Waste Management of Alameda County's (WMAC) exclusive agreement for providing solid waste services in the City of Oakland.
Pursuant to Section 8.28.060 of the Oakland Municipal Code (excerpt following) and WMAC's exclusive solid waste agreement with the City of Oakland, WMAC has the exclusive right and duty to collect, transport, and dispose of all residential and commercial solid waste in the City of Oakland. The only exceptions to WMAC's exclusive agreement are:
- The collection of waste resulting from gardening or landscaping work, or construction or demolition work; provided that the service is performed by the same contractor or directly loaded into a fixed body vehicle and hauled directly to a permitted transfer station or disposal facility.
- Source separated recyclable materials, which are, in fact, recycled; provided that
- Loads of mixed paper may contain no more than 10 percent by weight of non-recyclable material, and
- Loads of commingled recyclables other than mixed paper may not contain more than 5 percent by weight of non-recyclable materials.
- Animal waste and by-products of sewage treatment.
- Solid waste which is collected by City of Oakland crews.
- Solid waste hauled directly to a permitted transfer station or disposal facility by a person who is also the generator of the solid waste; and
- Recyclable materials that are donated to a youth, civic or charitable organization.
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Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Public Works Recycling Hotline at (510) 238-SAVE (7283).
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Danks Breaks Knights All-Time Hits Record With Home Run
By Charlotte Knights | August 1, 2014 9:34 PM ET
(UPTOWN CHARLOTTE, NC) -- The first hit Jordan Danks ever had at the Triple-A level with the Charlotte Knights was a home run. Over four years later, Danks broke the all-time franchise hits record in the same fashion he started it on April 8, 2010.
Danks homered in the seventh inning of Friday's suspended game at BB&T Ballpark to pass Joe Borchard and become the all-time hits leader in Knights franchise history. The home run, a two-run shot off of Durham reliever Brandon Gomes, was the 440th career hit for Danks. While he hit it on Friday, August 1st, it will go down in the record books as happening on July 31st since the game originally started on that day and was suspended.
The Austin, TX native, who hit his first career Triple-A home run off of Gwinnett starter James Parr for his first Triple-A hit, entered Thursday's game tied with Borchard for the all-time mark with 439 career Knights hits. With the Knights ahead by a score of 3-0 and Danks at the plate in the bottom of the third inning on Thursday (3-2 count, no outs), rain intensified and the game was suspended. Danks and Knights fans were left waiting another day. They didn't have to wait too long.
The Knights launched four home runs as a team in the game. Michael Taylor, Matt Tuiasosopo, and Josh Phegley all homered. It was the Danks home run, however, which got the most attention. Playing in his fifth season with the Knights, the 27-year-old added another milestone to his stunning career.
Danks has passed Borchard in a number of other offensive categories in his career, including games played (451), runs scored (242), triples (12), and walks (208). Borchard played for the Knights from 2002 to 2005 and still holds the record for at-bats (1664), doubles (96), home runs (78), and RBIs (227). Borchard's last-ever hit as a Knights player was a solo home run in the bottom of the ninth inning on September 5, 2005. That hit - his 439th with the Charlotte Knights -- stayed as the most hits by a player in franchise history for nearly nine years. Now, it's held by Danks.
As for Thursday's game, the Charlotte Knights beat the Durham Bulls by a score of 7-1 on Friday. RHP Matt Zaleski (2-0, 2.92) tossed two scoreless innings out of the bullpen to earn his second win of the season and the 21st of his Knights career. Chicago White Sox reliever Matt Lindstrom made his first Major League Rehab appearance of the season with the Knights and allowed one run on one hit in the fourth inning. Lindstrom threw 16 pitches, eight for strikes.
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4th June 2011, 12:26 AM
Tonight was test and tune at the strip. i ran my car. did a 15.1 @ 90.94 that was my second and last run and my first run i did a 15.79 @90 flat. i basicly had a way better launch, btw mods are fmic,mbc @ like 13 psi? thats were peak recall was, and a 2.5 cat back,cone filter and some weight taken out, any one have similar mods for compairson? or basicly open to all times w/ mods


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I never disclose that I conceal carry. But i will disclose my readily accessibility to a firearm at home!
I raise a point to anti gun owners only if the subject arises,lol.
The point I raise is the question
"Do you have any fire extinguishers in your home?"
"Why would you own fire extinguishers if the house is not on fire?"
"Would you use that fire extinguisher to put out a fire that was blocking the safe passage of your children to safety?"
"Or would you just call 911 and hope they get there in time?"
Being prepared as with a firearm or fire extinguiser has it's similarities.
Who does not have fire extinguishers in their home?
It's tough running to the sink to get water,lol, and sometimes water is not recommended.


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Getting Things Done – Writer's Edition
There are all kinds of software I use on a daily basis that expedite the writing process. After discussing these with some folks last night, I've decided to make a swanky list of things that help with GTD – Writer's Edition.
- http://www.43folders.com/2004
/09/08/getting-started-with -getting-things-done/
The theory behind GTD
- http://journler.com/index.php
Journal software for Mac – I am writing my book with this software. It's easy. Not too complex. And works.
- http://osx.iusethis.com/app
Student organizer and class management software for Mac
- http://www.tuaw.com/2007/08/30/planbook-lesson-planning-for-teachers-mac-style/
Teacher organizer and class management software for Mac
- http://journaler.qarchive.org/
Journal software for PC
- http://idisk.mac.com/gonfunko
Task manager for Mac
- http://www.celtx.com/
I use this all the time… from the website:
Celtx is an application for planning and creating media — film, video,
theater, animation, poetry, novels, etc. Use it to manage your story
line, characters, props, media, schedule, and budget. You can also
"publish your creation to Project Central, where others can view your
Media Project in its full context, providing a compelling experience
for the viewer.
- http://www.masterfreelancer
I think all this is useless, but some people need/want to pay $200 for stuff they can get for free elsewhere. The advantage (I suppose) is that these are all complete, as opposed to using five different free programs, you get one comprehensive expensive one.
- http://www.spacejock.com
Novel writing software for PC
- http://www.mindola.com/snc/
SuperNoteCard. I love this software.
- http://www.tuaw.com/tag/gtd
Getting Things Done Mac Style
- http://weblog.bignerdranch.com
Do it yourself pocket planner
I am sure this list is incomplete. Feel free to contribute some ideas in the comment section.