land electrode is located distant from the converter station because the flow of DC current may harm the function of a nearby positioned transformer. A considerable piece of land is also occupied by the converter station and by the power lane containing the towers carrying the conductors between the converter stations.Lattimore is still coming back from the devastating knee injury he suffered in college. The biggest date on his calendar will be July 26, when the 49ers have their first padded practice. Lattimore will surely take his first hit since the injury occurred Oct. 27, 2012, while playing for South Carolina.

Defensive end Carradine is further along. He practiced with the first-team offense – in place of Smith – and likely will serve as Smith’s backup this season. A reminder: Smith turns 35 this season and will count $6.4 million against the salary cap next season.

Of course, back in 2011 neither Brown nor Rogers was highly regarded, either. But the combination of secondary coach Ed Donatell and a talented front-seven defense helped them become a solid tandem. Brown finished