2025 at 9:41 am CT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Mark A of the 2000 block of Village View Drive in Yorkville is charged with solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire (Kendall County Sheriff's Office)YORKVILLE IL — A Yorkville man is in custody after police discovered his murder-for-hire plot against his ex-wife was arrested April 10 and charged with solicitation of murder and solicitation of murder for hire Yorkville police learned a day earlier that he had arranged with someone to have his former wife killed Officers found the victim and arranged for her safety until the situation was resolved Officials said Hellenthal provided the person he'd hired with information about his ex-wife including her address and how to gain access to her home with authorization to record communications with Hellenthal an undercover police officer posed as a hitman and spoke to Hellenthal who provided details on how to access his ex-wife's residence and offered U.S currency and jewelry as payment for the murder with assistance from the Downers Grove Police Department found Hellenthal at his workplace and took him into custody The Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team helped in the investigation Hellenthal was taken to the Kendall County jail where he remained in custody Friday pending a detention hearing Friday Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. 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Veteran coach Ryan Hellenthal joined the men's basketball staff as the Director of Player Development and Basketball Administration in June 2022 Prior to that he spent four seasons on staff at Long Beach State for head coach Dan Monson first as Director of Operations and then as an assistant coach During his time in Long Beach the 49ers won three Big West regular season conference championships including a trip to the 2012 NCAA tournament He also previously spent two seasons as the Director of Operations at Boise State from 2008-10 Hellenthal spent six seasons as an assistant coach in the NJCAA Kansas Jayhawk conference from 2002-2008 Hellenthal was as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Coffeyville Community College for NJCAA Hall of Fame Coach Jay Herkelman He helped the Red Ravens to a combined 90-19 record during his tenure as an assistant coach and two trips to the national tournament He was also an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Garden City Community College (Kansas) from 2002-05 where he coached alongside Barone the Broncbusters won the Kansas Jayhawk Conference title for the first time in over 50 years Hellenthal coached and recruited nine All-Jayhawk conference selections as well as two NJCAA All-Americans while helping send over 20 players to the NCAA Division I ranks Hellenthal is a 2002 graduate of UIC is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Hellenthal is single and resides in Edwardsville Thanks for visiting The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here of Yorkville (Photo Provided By The Kendall County Sheriff's Office) A Yorkville man has been charged after he attempted to hire an undercover police officer posing as a hitman to kill a woman, according to a news release from the Yorkville Police Department was charged Thursday with felony solicitation of murder and felony solicitation of murder for hire Yorkville police were first alerted on Wednesday of Hellenthal’s alleged plot to hire an individual to kill a woman An undercover police officer posing as a hitman made contact with Hellenthal Hellenthal provided information on how to access the woman’s home and offered money and jewelry as payment Police were able to locate the woman and arrange for her safety until the situation could be resolved Police found Hellenthal was at his workplace with the assistance of the Downers Grove Police Department Hellenthal was arrested by Yorkville police and members of the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team, according to the release. During the investigation, police teamed up with the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team to record communications with Hellenthal, according to the release. Hellenthal was transported to the Kendall County Jail, where he remains in custody pending a detention hearing in front of a judge on Friday, authorities said. Copyright © 2023 Shaw Local News Network (WHP) — A Campbelltown husband and wife are left to pick up the pieces after a massive fire Sunday night destroyed their paint business and their son's freshly-started business told CBS 21 that she and her husband lost thousands of dollars in equipment and even jet skis that were inside H-Painting in Campbelltown READ MORE| Crews fight blaze at Lebanon County paint store Hellenthal said her husband is an avid painter and has been passionately painting since the late '90s lost all of his materials for his new landscaping business A GoFundMe for the family states that Katon had been working feverishly to get the business off the ground until the unfortunate events of Sunday night: Katon also lost a lot of his tools and equipment in the blaze Hellenthal said that insurance will cover roughly $50,000 worth of damages An official cause for the fire has not been released at this time Search Tip: Use quotes to find results containing your phrase Livingroom view from the Hellenthal Lofts on Front Street on Friday This information comes from the Cruise Line Agencies of Alaska’s 2024 schedule.… Continue reading A museum’s interactive exhibition featuring the works of a range of local… Dear Call Box: I loved the house salad dressing at Karl Hellenthal’s Restaurant and wondered if you could find the recipe Dear C.P.: Those who knew how to make it may have taken it to their graves whose late mother worked at the Westside restaurant for many years her brother and a couple of her mother’s cousins also worked at the restaurant at 5104 Normandy Blvd “It was a secret,” Jacks said of the recipe the only ones who knew the recipe were Karl Hellenthal’s late wife “I would bet that it’s not written down on paper,” Jacks said they knew how much of each ingredient to add.” though Jacks said she didn’t think it had the same taste Jacks said she thought it contained horseradish but on reflection said it probably was paprika since it had little red specks the cherry cobbler and the short ribs with rice “My favorite thing was the deluxe hamburgers,” Jacks said “They had a ground sirloin burger that was out of this world It was big enough for more than one person.” For a short time the salad dressing was bottled in the restaurant and sold there and in some stores and doesn’t know when it closed but knew it was still around in the mid- to late-1980s It served only dinner for a long time and then opened for lunch as well At lunch you could get meals with two sides and salad or a special of the day There were linen table cloths and red candles on the tables Jacks said the Hellenthals bought kitchen items from the old George Washington Hotel as well as marble for the restrooms and large stained-glass panels that were used to divide the dining room for private parties A lot of the patrons came there for years with their children and then their children came in turn Though on what was then considered the outskirts of Jacksonville But the restaurant was remodeled and the entrance moved to the side with a "pretty front door," she said If there are any surviving family members or anyone else who knows the recipe Dear Call Box: Are there any paper recycling dumpsters available Dear G.R.: We don’t know of any and have been told in the past that Duval County public schools no longer have paper drives and do not accept old newspapers from students and the community But we will be glad to do an update if we learn of any Submit questions by calling (904) 359-4622 or mailing to If you have a picture to offer with your question Categories: Cancer Care, Urology People's risk for bladder cancer rises with age Nicholas Hellenthal discuss who is at risk One Atwell RoadCooperstown, NY 13326(607) 547-3456 1-800-BASSETT (227-7388) Contact Us Locations Find a Doctor Services Patients & Visitors Donate Careers About Us Compliance Price Transparency MyBassett Login MyBassett Benefits Medical Education Research Institute Events Giving EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. – SIUE men's basketball Head Coach Brian Barone continues to evolve his staff, elevating Ryan Hellenthal to an assistant coach position Veteran coach Ryan Hellenthal joined the men's basketball staff as the Director of Player Development and Basketball Administration in June 2022 "Ryan is a veteran coach that brings head coaching experience into our program," Barone said "We started coaching together over 20 years ago at Garden City Community College and I have seen his positive impact on the programs he has been a part of ever since Ryan was a huge part of our success in his role as Director of Player Development and Basketball Administration and has earned the opportunity to elevate his role to assistant coach I look forward to the positive impact Ryan will continue to have on our program moving forward." The 2023-24 season marks Hellenthal's 22nd year of collegiate coaching and has extensive experience at all levels ranging from NJCAA to NCAA Division I Hellenthal spent five seasons at Division II Quincy as the head coach after serving a one-year stint as the Hawks' assistant coach and recruiting coordinator where the hawks finished as one of the final 32 teams in the country in the NCAA tournament in 2016-2017 "I am extremely thankful to Coach Barone and Athletic Director Andrew Gavin for the opportunity to continue to impact our student-athletes at a high level on and off the court as we pursue championships," Hellenthal said "Being part of the 'FindAWay' family has been very special to me and I look forward to the continued pursuit of excellence with our great staff and student-athletes." Hellenthal was on staff for four seasons at Long Beach State for Head Coach Dan Monson Hellenthal is a member of the National Association of Basketball Coaches Thanks for visiting Die von Ihnen gewünschte Seite kann leider nicht (mehr) aufgerufen werden Quincy High Hall of Famer Mike Hellenthal lost his long battle with Cancer on Sunday at the age of 76 The man they called Chief had a rich coaching life: both as Jerry Leggett's right hand man in helping lead Blue Devil Basketball to a National Title...and as a noted High School and American Legion Baseball Coach he was the First Fan of Quincy University Hawk Basketball Advertisement. Advertise with us has been elevated to the position permanently following an “extensive internal review,” President CEO Vance Brown and Chief Clinical Officer Steven Heneghan announced today Hellenthal came to Bassett in 2010 following training in minimally invasive surgery at Roswell Park Cancer Center in Buffalo After graduating from Santa Clara (Calif.) University he had obtained a medical degree from the Georgetown University School of Medicine Hellenthal has led a research program that involved Bassett’s medical students Three of the resulting papers have been accepted for publication He is a member of the American Medical Association and other professional organizations 2024 after a long struggle with a rare cancer she was born as Antoinette Mendlow in New York City in 1946 where she was raised with her siblings on Central Park South Governor Says Bassett Says Second Round Will Be Done In Pharmacies Doctors’ Offices By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com COOPERSTOWN – With the Bassett Healthcare Network reporting this evening that it has administered 80 percent of COVID-19 vaccines it has received so far Governor Cuomo announced this afternoon that the program is being expanded beyond 1A eligible New Yorkers to 1B • 1B includes teachers and schools employees police and firefighters (first responders) a radiologist at Bassett Hospital and later director of Fox Hospital’s radiology department He attended Deerfield Academy and graduated from Harvard College He went to Columbia Medical School and served his internship and residency at the Columbia division of Bellevue Hospital under the service of Drs Andre Cournand and Dickinson Richards,… Click here to read our spring 2025 issue, featuring Caught by the Tides' Jia Zhangke and Zhao Tao, our annual spotlight on locations and more... “Between Hellenthal’s exquisitely composed shots and her titular protagonist’s surprising bon mots (Eva longs to “go to the beach or start a revolution — depends on what my friends are up to”),” this “addictively cinematic” doc is “also pure poetry in motion.” Filmmaker took the opportunity to find out more about this unusual work of cinematic nonfiction from its Cologne and Berlin-based (and Teddy Award-nominated) director a few weeks prior to the doc’s digital debut Filmmaker: Since you first encountered Eva — who is now Adam — through his blog what made you think this person’s life would make for such visual cinematic material Hellenthal: In the beginning I was not sure we would make a film at all. I was just very much inspired by Adam and his blog. The aesthetic of the pictures was part of it And the constant change of looks — along with the surroundings the countries — as much as the people he hung out with gave us the feeling it could be really strong visually I assume it would have looked more “naturalistic” and less exciting if we simply went with a handheld camera that followed him around So early on we made the decision to go with set framings — we called it “performance shots” — where he would look in the camera almost like highly stylized versions of a selfie Plus we tried to capture the everyday life in arranged tableaus rather than in moving closeups but also a decision to tie the visual form to what we wanted to express We tried to capture his life in a way where you cannot be totally sure how much is performance We wanted these questions to be part of the experience a construct.” This made sense for us as Adam said the same about the very idea of identity Filmmaker: While most documentarians cite time spent with their characters as crucial to building trust you had your shooting team follow Adam around the world before you’d ever even met him in person How did knowing your protagonist only through those online musings affect your own filmmaking process Hellenthal: It is true that we started to shoot straight away without the usual careful meetings to build trust We had a feeling he would not mind if the camera was on or not ”I don’t understand this concept of privacy If you behave like an ass and do not want to be public with that We read Adam’s blog every day during the time of shooting We could take out the parts that excited us the most We would read what was happening in his life and if it fit with what we were trying to express we met up and shot — even if that meant going to Mexico Sometimes Adam would also leave us little hints on the blog We actually learned how he felt about the shoot and us that way During both the shooting and the editing he would always leave little synopses of the film online — in this phase where we were still totally in the dark as to how the film would turn out (One ended up in the film quite close to the end “This is a documentary about a girl…” Also “the reason why they made a movie out of my life is that one day im shooting up in a public toilet and the next im bleaching my teeth in a jacuzzi” (2017) ”A film about a girl on a process of self abolishment The girl isn’t me cause representation is a lie Filmmaker: How did you get the financing for this globetrotting project The concept of trailing an Instagram star who wanders aimlessly around just seems like it might be a difficult sell Hellenthal: In the beginning I used my own money to shoot a first block which we edited into a sort of “teaser.” And we spent a lot of time developing a concept that sounded good It is true that in the beginning we were ridiculed by many people who were like ”Why do you care about this narcissistic internet chick?” We would not show the teaser to anyone that we did not completely trust not until we felt there was a solid written concept For us the film was very philosophical and political and we knew the written concept needed to express this [or] else the “surface” would be judged too quickly Once we had that we applied for a development fund (Gerd Ruge Stipendium) We have a very good film fund (Film und Medienstiftung NRW) in North Rhine-Westphalia They support young experimental filmmaking and later on a big chunk of production money My producers are well connected and respected in the documentary world we worked quite hard to be taken seriously in the beginning I guess what sold it in the end was the usual — the sex work the “modern touch” of the internet era Filmmaker: Adam doesn’t believe in the concept of privacy which makes him both incredibly accessible and constantly performative Did you ever worry about getting too much style and not enough substance Hellenthal: I cannot remember having this fear during the shoot because I always felt there was some big existential question behind it This idea of deconstructing identity felt universal We’d spend hours racking our brains about it But when we started to edit with our first editor — we later switched to work with Yana Höhnerbach — I was confronted with this doubt that the material would not transmit substance It turned out to be a very long and hard process We first had to get to the bottom of what we were trying to express and then to find the “practical way” of doing that — by manifesting it in the form of the editing rather than it staying an abstract thought experiment so I’m guessing the editing may have been a bit tough How did you put all the pieces of this protagonist’s scattershot life together to create a cohesive whole Hellenthal: We really racked our brains about this I think the first push in the right direction happened during a workshop at dok.incubator where I was questioned and it really helped us to unlock many things Our tutor Joelle Alexis also gave us a wonderful tip She said to treat all the elements — voiceover as we all knew there could not be a classical narrative to carry us through and we started to find this mechanism of scenes voice — all circling around topics rather than following a cohesive and chronological narrative All of the topics — from work to body to gender — connected to identity we would never just put it in as a background story We’d tie it to the topic of “work” and draw a larger narrative about it At some point we also understood that the comments were almost functioning as an antagonist as it is the gaze — the audience’s gaze — on Adam that develops throughout the film rather than Adam himself So we ultimately used this as the thread to guide us All rights reserved Support forthis publication has been provided through the National Endowment for the Arts Moving Image Source was developed with generous and visionary support from the Hazen Polsky Foundation Categories: Orthopedics, MyHealthy Decisions 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Thanks for your patience. A 35-year-old Cazadero man was killed near his home and his girlfriend badly injured when a pickup they were in rolled down a steep embankment and landed on its roof Friday night, emergency personnel said. Seth Hellenthal died not far from his family vineyard at the end of Bohan Dillon Road, where the slopes are planted in pinot noir grapes farmed by the Hellenthal family. The wreck was not discovered until around 11 a.m. Saturday just across the road from Hellenthal Vineyards, Redcom dispatcher Dave Bertrand said. Hellenthal's father called in the crash, dispatchers said. “Great expectations were missed, because he was a great kid,” Gard Hellenthal said of his son late Saturday. The CHP said Seth Hellenthal's 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 plummeted 465 feet, tumbling off the west edge of Bohan Dillon Road at a point where the dead-end lane is narrow and unpaved. The road winds past farms, vineyards and wineries on one side, and “just a sheer drop, like hundreds of feet” on the other, CHP Officer Will Brown said. It was unclear what caused the vehicle to leave the road. It was rainy and foggy out when the crash occurred, about 9:30 p.m., according to the CHP. Brown said there were no obvious signs that the driver was impaired. The passenger, Kate Wilmore, 29, also of Cazadero, suffered a compound leg fracture, but somehow managed to crawl out of the vehicle and climb up the embankment, dispatchers said. “She laid down in the road way and waited for help to come, which didn't come until 11 this morning,” Brown said. Investigators had yet to interview her, he said. Gard Hellenthal said she was in surgery Saturday night, but he thought she would be all right. “She was in pretty rough shape when we first saw her,” he said. Timber Cove and Fort Ross firefighters responded to the crash. Wilmore was flown to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital by the Sonoma County sheriff's helicopter, dispatchers said. Hellenthal Vineyards is a family-run business that included Seth, his father, mother Lori Hellenthal and sister Elisa Hellenthal. You can reach Staff Writer Mary Callahan at 707-521-5249 or mary.callahan@pressdemocrat.com. On Twitter @MaryCallahanB. Editor's note: A previous version of this story misidentified the passenger in the wreck. The story has been updated. Armstrong Williams takes on the news of the week and asks the questions you want answered. Don’t miss our weekly town hall. -- A Roseburg man was arrested Thursday on DUII and drug charges after police received a tip about a possible intoxicated driver in the Green area The Douglas County Sheriff's Office dispatched a deputy after the concerned citizen reported the tip at the Kelly's Korner Chevron at 5461 Old Highway 99 South in the Green District of Roseburg Deputies responded and eventually located the driver Deputies initiated a traffic stop and police say Hellenthal showed signs of impairment Hellenthal's vehicle was searched following the arrest where deputies located approximately one ounce of methamphetamine Hellenthal was transported to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office and lodged for DUII Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine and Unlawful Delivery of Methamphetamine The Cooperstown boys swim team finished its season with a great finale winning the Class C Sectional Championship meet at Nottingham High School on February 14 for the first time since 2015 the swim team had placed second in the Tri-Valley League Championships on January 27 sophomore Thomas Hellenthal advanced to the New York State Boys Swimming and Diving Championships competition in the 100 backstroke event seeded 27th amongst top competitors after posting a 54.18 freshman Emily Kane qualified for the 200 Individual Medley event during the State Qualifier meet and posted a time of 2:21.82 during the New York State competition and two seventh graders—a total of 17 swimmers more than half of whom had never swum competitively some of these swimmers had gained the knowledge and skill necessary to advance them to Sectionals and to secure the win With regard to a team filled with so many young swimmers so we will only accomplish more in the years to come.” “This was an important year for Coop varsity swimming The enthusiasm and commitment of the athletes reached levels we’ve previously observed in other teams we’re showing everyone what competition is all about This was a very special group of swimmers and I could not be more proud to be a part of this team.” The team practiced together five days a week for two hours a day Most days were dominated with a practice full of yardage but to keep spirits up Coach Hodgson would set aside time for the swimmers to be themselves to which the team credits much of their success to who runs cross-country in the fall and swims in the winter “The supportive team atmosphere fostered by Coach John was incredible I will never forget the positivity and determination displayed by this team there was always someone there to cheer you on and motivate you for your next event.” She was a positive mentor for the other members on her team The younger swimmers on this team were very motivated and because of this we had a very successful season due to the hard work This season has left a positive impact on all 17 members of the team Hellenthal placed 35th in the 100 backstroke about half a second off his personal record and ending its season with numerous wins and a positive outlook the CCS boys swim team is looking forward to even bigger and better things next year Iron String Press intern Arya Patel is a student at Cooperstown Central School manager of the CCS boys swim team and a swimmer on the CCS girls team and website in this browser for the next time I comment Ruggles Champs Discuss Contest By WRILEY NELSONCOOPERSTOWN The 146th Ruggles Essay Competition was held at Cooperstown Central School on April 14 Like their predecessors for a century and a half each member of the junior class wrote a 600-800 word essay The written works are judged for originality Each English class sends finalists to the all-school competition after a preliminary oral performance First- and second-place winners are selected by a committee of teachers community members and former victors after a second round of judging based on oratory in front of the entire school.… a life-long resident of Cooperstown who was well-known as a local barber passed away unexpectedly but peacefully on Wednesday Need for housing of all types has been identified by the City of Oneonta in its own comprehensive plan Need for housing of all types has been identified by the Village of Cooperstown and by the NY Forward Local Planning Committee are the RSS and Averill Road projects so controversial?… 2019 at 8:23 pm PT.css-79elbk{position:relative;}Hellenthal Vineyard (Google Maps)SONOMA COUNTY CA — The Sonoma County Sheriff-Coroner's Office identified a driver who died Friday night in a solo-vehicle crash in a remote area of west Sonoma County as 35-year-old Seth Hellenthal Hellenthal was driving a 1997 Dodge truck north on Bohan Dillon Road in Cazadero — near Seaview Road — around 9:30 p.m veered to the left and then off the dirt roadway according to a California Highway Patrol spokesman The truck traveled 465 feet down a hillside before coming to rest and Hellenthal died at the scene from injuries suffered in the crash CHP Santa Rosa Area Spokesman David deRutte said Hellenthal reportedly died not far from Hellenthal Vineyards, a family-run business that began in 1980 when his parents "Great expectations were missed, because he was a great kid," Gard Hellenthal told The Press-Democrat about his son's passing was riding in the truck with Seth the night of the crash Wilmore suffered major injuries in the collision but was able to climb the hillside to Bohan Dillon Road She would end up waiting about 13 hours for help to arrive The area is extremely desolate," deRutte said "It is believed Wilmore laid near the roadway all night until a passerby located her in the morning." fire department personnel arrived on scene and advised there was one fatality and one survivor CHP responded to the crash site at 11:02 a.m at which time Wilmore was airlifted to Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital Bay City News Service contributed to this report Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts. for inferring relationships between low-coverage ancient genomes through time in the form of coalescence rates We additionally extend our previously developed method which infers genealogical trees genome-wide to work with ancient genomes these tools enable us to harness the power of genealogy-based analyses on a wider range of samples Application to data of ancient humans allows us to extrapolate their relationships into the past We identify evidence of migrations between the major hunter-gatherer groups in the Upper Paleolithic We also characterise the geographic and temporal spread of a context-dependent mutation rate increase (TCC/TTC) which was already widespread in Late Glacial Europe and appears to be closely linked to ancestry carried by early Anatolian farmers This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Tel: +44 (0)20 3108 3846Email: r.caygill [at] ucl.ac.uk A 24-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday in Washington County Circuit Court to 10 years in prison after entering Alford pleas to involuntary manslaughter and a handgun charge in a 2014 case that left one man dead and another paralyzed in a botched drug robbery in Hagerstown and you take your chances," Circuit Judge M incident that occurred in a small community parking lot off the 200 block of Frederick Street In addition to receiving five years for involuntary manslaughter Diaz also must serve five years without parole for possession of a handgun in a drug-related crime An Alford plea is not an admission of guilt but an acknowledgment by a defendant that the prosecution has sufficient evidence to get a conviction criticized the state's "upside-down" prosecution of the case telling the judge that prosecutors wanted the longest sentence for the person least culpable of all those involved Hagerstown police were called to Frederick Street for a report of shots fired shortly after 8 p.m of Frederick dying of two gunshots wounds to the torso and a third to the chin according to Assistant State's Attorney Gina Cirincion paralyzed from a bullet wound to the spine Diaz later was driven to Meritus Medical Center near Hagerstown with gunshot wounds to his chest and wrist Diaz told police he had agreed to buy 3 pounds of Canadian marijuana from a friend named "Frodo," later determined to be 26-year-old Robert Ludwig Hellenthal Diaz drove to Hagerstown with $7,500 for the drugs and a $500 "finder's fee" for Hellenthal Hellenthal is listed in court documents as being from Keymar Diaz was pushed back and grabbed around the throat by one person and pistol-whipped while another entered from the passenger's side and tried to push the barrel of a handgun into his mouth Diaz initially told police that he grabbed a handgun from the waistband of one of his assailants but later admitted to investigators that he had borrowed the .38-caliber handgun from another person before driving to Hagerstown The prosecutor said that the order in which the shots were fired was never determined but that the "wad-cutter" bullets that killed Lee were consistent with the ammunition in the .38-caliber revolver The bullet in Wolkill's spine could not be removed for analysis Diaz told investigators that one of his assailants was crawling away when he fired at him Diaz was shot with a 9 mm handgun like the one police found at the scene Diaz removed the $8,000 from the trunk of his car and was driven to the hospital by Hellenthal she noted that earlier in the day Diaz had made two $4,500 deposits into bank accounts registered to another person Salvatore asked Long to impose a shorter sentence noting that Wolfkill got eight years in prison after entering guilty pleas to attempted robbery and possession of a handgun by a convicted felon whom Salvatore said conspired with Wolfkill to commit the robbery got a "sweetheart plea deal" of five years with all but about four months of time served suspended after he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter The shooting of Lee and Wolfkill was an act of self-defense by Diaz who was set up for the robbery by the other people involved "He had a right to defend himself," Salvatore said But Long noted that Diaz also brought a gun to the expected drug transaction She pleaded guilty to a charge of obstructing or hindering police and received a suspended sentence She had attempted to hide Wolfkill's handgun from police By Alyssa Botelho Major episodes in history like the rise and fall of the Mongol empire have left indelible marks on our genes A new genetic study of people alive today shows how our ancestors interbred over the past 4000 years and links these events to the appearance of empires Garrett Hellenthal of University College London and colleagues have pinpointed the impacts of historical migrations and invasions on our DNA As well as identifying the imprint of well-known mixing episodes like the Arab slave trade they have found clues to unknown mixing events including people who may be the descendants of Alexander the Great’s army Some of the Kalash people of Pakistan claim descent from the soldiers of Alexander the Great If history records that groups of people once met and interbred geneticists can use the DNA of modern peoples to work out when it most likely happened or which populations are descended from that event because they rely on historical records that are often incomplete Now Hellenthal has developed a genetic technique that independently identifies the date of interbreeding and the groups involved “We’ve tried to develop an objective means of reading DNA without having any sort of historical preconceptions,” Hellenthal says Hellenthal combed the DNA sequences of 1490 people from 95 groups living in different parts of the world He then identified how much DNA the people of any one group had in common with members of any other group The more chunks of DNA two populations shared the more closely related they are – while the longer those shared chunks were the more recently the ancestors of those populations had interbred The genetics confirms claims by other researchers that the raping and pillaging committed by Genghis Khan and his Mongol army had a genetic impact across Asia Bits of Mongolian DNA are shared by six populations from north-east Asia to as far west as Turkey They acquired these genes between 1250 and 1300 when the Mongol empire had conquered most of Asia and was encroaching on Europe also left a signature in the genes of 17 groups living in north Africa All carry genes from enslaved populations from sub-Saharan Africa the Mediterranean groups share more DNA with people from west Africa while the Persian Gulf groups share more with people from the east This matches what historians suspect were the main routes used by the slave trade Some genetic mixing events were more mysterious. The researchers found a genetic signal in the Tu people of modern China that seems to have begun around 1200 and to have come from a European population similar to modern Greeks. That could have been the result of Western merchants travelling the Silk Road The oldest mixing event the team found came from the Kalash, who live in the mountains of north-west Pakistan. Around 200 BC, they seem to have mixed with an as-yet unknown population, which was most similar to people from north-west Europe and west Asia. That gives a little credence to the Kalash’s long-cherished belief that they are descendants of Alexander the Great’s army “The DNA signal and date would not refute the idea though there are of course other possibilities,” Hellenthal says Journal reference: Science, DOI: 10.1126/science.1243518 Quantum mechanical tunneling enables Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy to image and manipulate features down to the single atom scale Using the apparatus in a different way – extracting information from a distance/voltage trace instead of the conventionally used current/voltage trace – high quality measurements results were obtained ‘While performing experiments during this thesis project I was surprised on finding tunneling phenomena in liquid environments,’ says Chris Hellenthal The front cover of his thesis - titled “Material characterisation by means of alternative scanning tunnelling spectroscopy tools” - is a 3D representation of a copper sample depicting the rectangular shapes Chris Hellenthal was searching for ‘I am very fond of these beautiful pictures I worked on for quite some time though they are not central in my thesis work,’ he says ‘The specific step structure arises because of a chemical process only possible by using electrochemical STM averagely sized a few hundreds of nanometers by several tens of nanometers I remember measuring these images as one of the key moments of my PhD.’ Another memorable moment was positioned some months before the very end of his work as a PhD Chris worked on alternative STS methods allowing him to perform experiments in electrochemical environments unhindered by strict vacuum conditions or special hardware interventions ‘While performing experiments in water and alcohol based liquid environments and very glad being able to characterize the exponential features corroborating the tunneling effect was actually there.’ Here again the preparations for the experiments were the main part of the huge scientific efforts Chris had to undertake the actual measurements only took two afternoons Chris: ‘In order to analyze the data properly and come up with a coherent story for the last chapter I was allowed to work on that in some extra time.’ Chris published his findings in leading journals such as: Physical Review Letters B His first publication was a paper based on results obtained during his master’s assignment working for the Physics of Interfaces and Nanomaterials (PIN) group already at that moment Chris: ‘During the PhD period my work shifted towards performing measurements using scanning tunneling methods as an independent researcher I was able to explore the physical boundaries and extended my knowledge towards electrochemical layers and samples adding complexity as compared to performing experiments under vacuum conditions The collaboration with the Mesoscale Chemical Systems group also contributed to further widen my horizon.’ Thinking about his future career Chris prefers a promising research environment in industry to a tough tenure track position in academics ‘It would be a pity to be distracted too much from actual research by fringe activities such as writing research proposals and teaching obligations At this moment I prefer to go and work for a medium or small sized spin-off company has developed various exciting expertise products that appeal to me In Eindhoven I also found some interesting companies I would be happy to apply.’ Michelle Renee DeHaan and Eric Matthew Daniels exchanged marriage vows on April 4 at North Holland Reformed Church in Holland Joshua Van Leeuwen and music was provided by Terri Drooger and Allison Brower Julie Hellenthal was the maid of honor and bridesmaids were Erin Smith The best man was Dan Opp and groomsmen were Jeremy Smith Kellcey and Emma DeHaan were the flower girls The ceremony was followed by a reception at Trestle Stop in Hamilton with Brian and Renee Bekius and Brandon and Kristy Bekius serving as attendants The couple took their wedding trip to Canada Their parents are Jon and Barbara DeHaan of Holland The bride is a graduate of West Ottawa High School and Davenport University She is employed by the City of Zeeland Police Department The groom is a graduate of Santa Fe Trail High School in Kansas and Davenport University He is employed by Americal Medical Response and Grand Haven Township Fire Department IL – A Yorkville man was arrested this week in connection with an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill his former wife after being charged with Solicitation of Murder following an investigation by the Yorkville Police Department Authorities were alerted to the plot on April 9th when Hellenthal reportedly attempted to hire an individual to kill his ex-wife The suspect provided the individual with specific details about the victim’s residence and access points Yorkville Police acted quickly to ensure the victim’s safety during the investigation an undercover officer posing as a hitman contacted Hellenthal Hellenthal allegedly offered cash and jewelry as payment for the murder with the assistance of the Kendall County Cooperative Police Assistance Team (CPAT) located Hellenthal at his workplace in Downers Grove Hellenthal was transported to the Kendall County Jail and remains in custody awaiting a detention hearing scheduled for April 11th Hellenthal is presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law The burden of proof rests with the prosecution to establish guilt beyond a reasonable doubt Be sure to follow us on Instagram & like us on Facebook to stay up-to-date on more relevant news stories and SUPPORT LOCAL INDEPENDENT NEWS Have something you’d like to let us know about Message us on our social channels and let us know about it This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. 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