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The following defend- ants were sentenced in Tehama County Superior Court, according to the Te- hama County District At- torney's Office: RecentState/Local Prison Commitments: People vs. Cody Ray No- land, Unlawful Taking or Driving of a Motor Vehi- cle, Evading a Police Offi- cer, Willful Disregard. Brief history: A TCSO Deputy was on patrol in the Rolling Hills Casino park- ing lot when he saw a vehi- cle matching the descrip- tion of a stolen car. Dis- patch confirmed the car as stolen, and casino surveil- lance footage showed De- fendant as driving the car into the parking lot. When confronted in the casino Defendant had the keys to the car in his pocket. De- fendant was on felony pro- bation for evading a police officer with willful disre- gard. On July 13, Defen- dant admitted a violation of probation for a new fel- ony conviction for a viola- tion of Vehicle Code, and for failing to keep an ap- pointment with probation and keeping probation in- formed of his whereabouts. Sentenced to 2 years State Prison. Recent County Jail Commitments: People vs. Jacob Oren Woods, Possession of Sto- len Property, Motor Vehi- cle Brief history: Defen- dant was on mandatory supervision for the above crime. As part of his pro- bation, Defendant was to participate in an alcohol and drug counseling pro- gram as directed by pro- bation. Defendant failed to contact Tehama County Drug & Alcohol for an ini- tial assessment. Defendant was to report regularly in writing or in person once a month with his proba- tion officer. On January 19, 2015, Defendant failed to appear at the probation department as directed. Finally, Defendant was to conduct himself as a good citizen, and on January 27, 2015 Defendant was ar- rested by the West Sacra- mento Police Department for possessing a hypoder- mic syringe. Sentenced to 18 months county jail. Upcoming Court Dates -Trials, Preliminary Hearings (PX) & Pre Trial Conferences (PTC): People vs. Quentin Ray Bealer, Murder. Brief history: Defendant was arrested and charged with the murder of a 14 year old victim who had been reported missing when she never returned home from school. Offi- cers located the victim's body two days later. PTC/MIL: September 14, at 9 a.m. in Department 27 (Sacramento) TBJ: September 28, at 8 a.m. (Department to be de- termined) People vs. Joseph Cadotte, Voluntary Man- slaughter with Special Al- legation Prior Any Fel- ony; Battery with Serious Bodily Injury with Special Allegation Prior Any Fel- ony Brief history: The Defen- dant saw the victim walk- ing down the street, when he approached him and punched him. The victim fell to the ground where the Defendant continued to punch and kick the vic- tim. The victim later died. TBJ: October 1, at 1:30 p.m. (Department to be de- termined) People vs. Travis John Kilburger, Solicitation of Murder (2 counts) Brief history: Defendant was in custody on domes- tic violence charges when he solicited another in- mate to kill two individ- uals in exchange for cash and a vehicle. PTC/MIL: September 4, at 11 a.m. in Department 1 TBJ: September 23, at 1:30 p.m. Department to be determined People vs. Poly Due- nas Sanchez, Lucio Nene- cia Madera and Gabino Madera, Murder with Special Allegation Per- sonal and Intentional Dis- charge of a Firearm, GBI, Conspiracy to Commit a Crime with Special Alle- gation Personal and Inten- tional Discharge of a Fire- arm, GBI. Brief history: Victim had met up with the three defendants regarding money that was allegedly owed to the victim. During this confrontation the vic- tim was chased down and shot twice with a shotgun. The victim died as a result of his injuries. PTC: October 26, at 1:15 p.m. in Department 3. TBJ: December 2, at 1 p.m. Department to be de- termined People vs. Roger Sandy Bounnhaseng, Alan Duane Doulphus Jr., Chase Alan Doulphus: Murder, spe- cial allegation felony mur- der, personal and inten- tional, use of a firearm, assault with a firearm, false imprisonment by vi- olence, transportation of marijuana. Brief history: The de- fendants went to a res- idence that contained a marijuana grow. The de- fendants confronted the victim and two other men who were at the residence and ordered them to the ground at gunpoint. The defendants proceeded to tie up the victim and the two men with zip ties and duct tape. The victim was able to free himself and at- tempt to flee the residence but was shot several times by the armed defendants. The victim eventually suc- cumbed to his injuries. Defendant's vehicle was located a short time later and a vehicle pursuit fol- lowed. Defendant's were eventually apprehended and taken into custody. Inside the vehicle officers located a large amount of marijuana. TBJ: October 14, at 9 a.m. Department to be de- termined Courtroundup PLEASE RECYCLE THIS NEWSPAPER. Thankyou! By Marilynn Marchione TheAssociatedPress Scientists have finally fig- ured out how the key gene tied to obesity makes peo- ple fat, a major discovery that could open the door to an entirely new approach to the problem beyond diet and exercise. The work solves a big mystery: Since 2007, re- searchers have known that a gene called FTO was re- lated to obesity, but they didn't know how, and could not tie it to appetite or other known factors. Now experiments reveal that a faulty version of the gene causes energy from food to be stored as fat rather than burned. Genetic tinkering in mice and on human cells in the lab sug- gests this can be reversed, giving hope that a drug or other treatment might be developed to do the same in people. The work was led by sci- entists at MIT and Har- vard University and pub- lished online Wednesday by the New England Jour- nal of Medicine. The discovery challenges the notion that "when peo- ple get obese it was basi- cally their own choice be- cause they choose to eat too much or not exercise," said study leader Melina Clauss- nitzer, a genetics specialist at Harvard-affiliated Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "For the first time, genetics has revealed a mechanism in obesity that was not really suspected be- fore" and gives a third ex- planation or factor that's in- volved. Independent experts praised the discovery. "It's a big deal," said Dr. Clifford Rosen, a scientist at Maine Medical Center Re- search Institute and an as- sociate editor at the medi- cal journal. "A lot of people think the obesity epidemic is all about eating too much," but our fat cells play a role in how food gets used, he said. With this discovery, "you now have a pathway for drugs that can make those fat cells work differ- ently." Several obesity drugs are already on the market, but they are generally used for short-term weight loss and are aimed at the brain and appetite; they don't directly target metabolism. Researchers can't guess how long it might take be- fore a drug based on the new findings becomes available. But it's unlikely it would be a magic pill that would enable people to eat anything they want without packing on the pounds. And targeting this fat pathway could affect other things, so a treatment would need rig- orous testing to prove safe and effective. The gene glitch doesn't explain all obesity. It was found in 44 percent of Eu- ropeans but only 5 percent of blacks, so other genes clearly are at work, and food and exercise still mat- ter. Having the glitch doesn't destine you to become obese but may predispose you to it. People with two faulty copies of the gene (one from Mom and one from Dad) weighed an aver- age of 7 pounds more than those without them. But some were obviously a lot heavier than that, and even 7 pounds can be the differ- ence between a healthy and an unhealthy weight, said Manolis Kellis, a professor at MIT. He and Claussnitzer are seeking a patent related to the work. It was done on people in Europe, Sweden and Norway, and funded by the German Research Center for Environmental Health and others, includ- ing the U.S. National Insti- tutes of Health. Obesity affects more than 500 million people world- wide and contributes to a host of diseases. In the U.S., about one-third of adults are obese and another one- third are more modestly overweight. The FTO gene turns out to influence obesity indi- rectly, as a master switch that affects two other genes that control thermogene- sis, or burning off energy. It's long been known that brown or beige fatty tissue — the so-called "good fat" — burns calories, while the more common white fat stores them. The body constantly makes fat cells, and the two genes deter- mine whether they become brown or white ones. In one experiment de- scribed in the medical jour- nal, researchers blocked the faulty gene's effect in mice and found they became 50 percent leaner than other mice despite eating a high- fat diet, and burned more energy even when asleep. MAJOR DISCOVERY Scientists discover how obesity gene works, a clue to treatment The Associated Press LOS ANGELES The space shuttle Endeavour is retired and on display at the Cal- ifornia Science Center, but it's still contributing to the space program. NASA engineers are working this week to re- move four tanks from the shuttle for use as potable water storage on the Inter- national Space Station. The tanks, which mea- sure about 3 feet by 1 foot and weigh 40 pounds empty, are from deep in- side the orbiter, so mu- seum patrons won't notice they're gone, Science Center president Jeff Rudolph said Wednesday. Former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly was among the science center visitors who watched the engineers deli- cately remove the tanks and inspect them, Rudolph said. The shuttle Atlantis had its water tanks removed in May also for future use on the ISS, according to NA- SA's Steve Lighthill. Rudolph said museum of- ficials didn't expect NASA might someday request parts when the shuttle went on display in Los Angeles three years ago. "It wasn't part of the deal, but we're always happy to work with NASA," he said. "The concept of taking something from an old shut- tle and making it available for use in space is something that we think is great." Endeavour, which flew from 1992 until 2011, is the most complete iteration of a grounded shuttle on display. 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