Jenna Biancavilla’s career could have looked differently today had she pursued the healthcare industry Despite going to school for pre-med and volunteering in hospitals as a young freshman out of college she recalls the environment being frustratingly sad “I didn't have good mentors and leaders to say you don't have to work in a hospital,” the Arizona-based principal said I did a whole career study on myself and found that I love people I got plugged into this career through a career assessment and I feel like I'm exactly where I need to be because I did that work early on.” Biancavilla has accomplished a lot in such a short time launched a technology platform Svvy with her sister Svvy is a financial advisor vetting service that educates and empowers women and connects them with a vetted advisor who has their best interests at heart recognizing the lack of non-professional education beyond introductory financial literacy courses she also launched an accessible online masterclass last year This initiative makes tried and true investment philosophies available to a broader audience presenting complex financial concepts in a digestible and easy-to-understand format She’s a multi-entrepreneur who’s trailblazing the future for women advisors “I'm pulling women into the industry and letting them learn this new career path helping them use some of their soft skills that they were told weren't great for STEM but instead say ‘What makes us unique as women actually makes you a great advisor,’ Biancavilla said “Teaching them how and what makes them different is actually what's going to make them successful in a male dominated industry.” These initiatives and Biancavilla’s uplifting attitude are several reasons why she’s being recognized as an InvestmentNews Awards 2024 Excellence Awardee, with the winners announced on June 20 at 583 Park Avenue, New York City in a glitzy, red carpet ceremony. Click here to register to attend Reflecting on what makes her a standout nominee she says being a young female owner of an RIA firm makes her very different “I started the RIA firm when I was 29 years old which the whole industry says you're not supposed to do when you're a young woman “It's such a passion project of mine to empower women investors and I'm just really excited that this passion of making the financial world a little bit safer for women is actually being noticed and recognized,” she added For more details about the InvestmentNews Awards, including a list of all finalists and details of how to attend, follow this link around 60 young people from the CGS ‘Life’ of Biancavilla (CT) offered the capital's public their latest musical was staged in a fresh and youthful style and met with considerable success The story of Jorge Mario Bergoglio's youth his closeness to the poorest in a cross-section of Argentina's history marked by dictatorship and the bitter experience of the ‘desaparecidos’ up to his elevation to the throne of Peter led the audience to reflect on many themes so dear to the Pope The CGS ‘Life’ group has an experience of fifty years and the centre is made up of about a hundred young people and adults committed to a path of human and Christian growth; 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The "Last act" operation is coordinated by the Catania district anti-mafia directorate and conducted by the Paternò Carabinieri over 100 Carabinieri of the Provincial Command of Catania are carrying out a precautionary custody order in prison issued by the investigating judge of the Etna Court “criminal association aimed at drug trafficking” coordinated by the District Anti-Mafia Directorate of Catania and conducted by the Carabinieri of Paternò following the attempted murder of Davide Galati Massaro which occurred in Biancavilla on 9 September 2018 made it possible to reveal the recent developments of the “Toscano” clan -Tomasello-Mazzaglia” of Biancavilla territorial branch of the Cosa Nostra Etna mafia family “Santapaola-Ercolano” the investigations also revealed a vast ring of extortion against entrepreneurs from Biancavilla were forced to pay "protection money" through tickets for the attractions so that the children of the detained affiliates could enjoy them "for free" Two companies operating in the goods transport sector The Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in New York doled out $3.25 million in bonuses to prosecutors from its asset forfeiture fund since 2012 according to records obtained by Newsday through a Freedom of Information request Newsday reported that the funds were $500,000 more than previously reported leading to consternation from local legislators: Bonus recipients included deputy chief homicide prosecutor Robert Biancavilla who received a total of $108,886 between 2012 and 2017 and division chief Edward Heilig and top public corruption prosecutor Christopher McPartland according to records obtained from county Comptroller John Kennedy's office through the Freedom of Information Law […] the legislature will hold a public hearing on a bill by Legis Robert Calarco (D-Patchogue) to require asset forfeiture expenditures including by the district attorney's office and the police to be approved by the Public Safety Committee […] "Asset forfeiture money that comes into this county counts into the millions of dollars," Calarco said "That's a lot of money to be spent at the sole discretion of an individual with no oversight." Attorney's Office has subpoenaed the Suffolk County D.A Former Suffolk County District Attorney Thomas Spota and McPartland have been indicted for their alleged role in the coverup the bonuses reveal one of the more problematic aspects of asset forfeiture Law enforcement groups say asset forfeiture is a vital tool to disrupt organized drug trafficking civil liberties advocates argue that lax reporting requirements and the fact that asset forfeiture proceeds often flow directly into police and prosecutor budgets create oversight-free expense accounts and perverse profit incentives As I wrote in September recent news investigations have revealed several instances asset forfeiture accounts being used as off-the-books revenue streams: Philadelphia Weekly, in collaboration with City & State PA, reported Wednesday that the local D.A.'s office had spent $7 million in asset forfeiture funds over the last five years including "at least one contract that appears to have violated city ethics guidelines—construction work awarded to a company linked to one of the DA's own staff detectives." […] Meanwhile, Cincinnati's City Beat published a similar investigation into Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters' forfeiture piggy bank City Beat found that the prosecutor office's $1.7 million forfeiture fund "has been tapped regularly for mundane purchases and sketchy consulting contracts that Deters won't discuss." The Institute for Justice, a libertarian-leaning law firm that has challenged forfeiture laws in several states, released a report this year finding that 26 states have little to no transparency requirements for asset forfeiture Fourteen states "do not appear to require any form of property tracking leaving in doubt even such basic questions as what was seized and how much it was worth Without stricter oversight and reporting requirements the public must take it on faith that police and prosecutors in places like Suffolk County are being scrupulous with the money they seize from them a Suffolk County prosecutor facing criminal charges for covering up the civil rights violations of a U.S citizen received more than $70,000 in bonuses for his job performance Who knows what else is hiding in the forfeiture accounts—and duffel bags—of the public officials sworn to protect us Get a daily brief of the most important stories and trends every weekday morning when you subscribe to Reason Roundup Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" C.J. Ciaramella is a reporter at Reason Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" ASUA’s annual Spring Fling kicks off today at 4 p.m but is free with a valid CatCard or military identification A free shuttle to the fair will be available to and from Old Main and Linkins Hall Spring Fling began in 1974 and has grown to be the nation’s largest student-run carnival according to the Associated Students of the University of Arizona More than 25 attractions and 20 food booths brought at least 25,000 people to the event last year While this year’s festivities will continue Spring Fling’s long-standing traditions carnival-goers can expect some changes and new attractions as well For the first time in Spring Fling history attendees can pay for their admission and tickets with credit cards a history senior and executive director of Spring Fling The update was made along with several other service-oriented changes in an effort to address customer complaints Another enhanced feature of Spring Fling 2012 is the array of live performances The carnival will showcase two to three local acts each day which takes the stage on Saturday at 7 p.m Children may find entertainment in the kid’s corner which now features face painting and book readings Spring Fling brings the UA and Tucson community together Thirty four student organizations from across the university and 19 sponsors from throughout the city will contribute to this year’s carnival “It’s so great for me to see the community partner with students,” Steinke said “We at Spring Fling know that this is not an event that could happen without Tucson.” all of the clubs and organizations participating keep all of the profits from their individual booths Bureau Chief John Scott Prudenti and deputy chief homicide prosecutor Robert Biancavilla are among the Suffolk district attorney employees who have received $3.25 million in bonuses since 2012 Newly disclosed records show Suffolk district attorney employees have received $3.25 million in bonuses since 2012 — $550,000 more than reported previously — as county lawmakers prepare for a hearing Tuesday on a bill to tighten legislative control over how proceeds from seized criminal assets are spent Bonus recipients included deputy chief homicide prosecutor Robert Biancavilla according to records obtained from county Comptroller John Kennedy’s office through the Freedom of Information Law Federal prosecutors have charged McPartland and former District Attorney Thomas Spota with attempting to cover up former county Police Chief of Department James Burke’s assault of a suspect who broke into his car Spota and McPartland have pleaded not guilty which were funded from assets seized in criminal cases by the district attorney’s office The original figure of $2.7 million came from documents provided by County Executive Steve Bellone’s office which only included bonuses for top management employees including by the district attorney’s office and the police to be approved by the Public Safety Committee from local elections and legislation to reaction to national events By clicking Sign up, you agree to our privacy policy Calarco called it inappropriate to spend asset forfeiture money on bonuses “Asset forfeiture money that comes into this county counts into the millions of dollars,” Calarco said “That’s a lot of money to be spent at the sole discretion of an individual with no oversight.” because he was on-call on nights and weekends as a homicide prosecutor and was serving as an acting deputy bureau chief although his Civil Service title was lower He also said the comptroller’s numbers were inflated Biancavilla said he “had no idea” money for the stipend was coming from asset forfeiture funds “nor would we have reason to know where it was coming from.” District attorney’s office bureau chief John Scott Prudenti got a total of $72,500 in bonuses since 2012 Bellone has criticized Prudenti for renting out his partyboat to defense attorneys with cases before the district attorney’s office The district attorney’s office said the rentals stopped in 2010 and that there was nothing inappropriate about them said Prudenti “has given 30 years of his life to Suffolk County He’s as good a public servant as you can find.” spokesman for the Suffolk district attorney’s office declined to comment on Calarco’s legislation Clifford would not say whether additional bonuses will be paid in 2017 attorney’s office has issued a subpoena to Kennedy’s office for information about bonuses according to a county source with knowledge of the subpoena Trump's influence on NY's future .. Get the latest news and more great videos at NewsdayTV Get more on these and other NewsdayTV stories The Newsday app makes it easier to access content without having to log in Unlimited Digital AccessOnly 25¢for 6 months pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the death of Darwish Ali Darwish More than 28 years after a Brooklyn man was found bludgeoned and stabbed almost 40 times by the side of the Southern State Parkway State Police used DNA evidence to make an arrest in the case Wednesday dying by the side of what was then the Heckscher Spur of the parkway "There was a certain amount of viciousness," said Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla Less than two months before he was killed, Darwish had been released from prison, where he had served 7 years for killing Carl Innab, Raed Innab's uncle, New York State Police said Biancavilla credited state police for solving the cold case with the use of updated DNA forensic technology Biancavilla said investigators reviewed blood and other trace evidence left at the crime scene The knife believed to be the murder weapon was left at the scene politics and crime stories in Suffolk County and when it was entered into the state's database Another man also participated in killing Darwish A witness saw two men leave the scene in a Cadillac Since Darwish's death, Innab has been in and out of prison on a variety of theft convictions, said Biancavilla and defense attorney Richard Stafford of Bohemia Stafford said his client denies having anything to do with Darwish's death "He doesn't know what they're talking about," Stafford said Suffolk County Court Judge Stephen Braslow ordered Innab held without bail "We consider him an extreme flight risk," Biancavilla said The Suffolk Times DNA evidence found on two murdered prostitutes doesn’t mean John Bittrolff killed the woman defense attorney William Keahon said Monday in his closing statement of the murder case against Mr But Suffolk County Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said that while more than 50 suspects were tested, Mr. Bittrolff was the only one whose DNA matched what was found at both crime scenes The bodies of both victims were discovered in wooded areas months apart more than 20 years ago Biancavilla said a forensics expert testified that both women had sex within a half hour of dying Biancavilla told the jury in state Supreme Court Justice Richard Ambro’s courtroom The nine-week-old case is now with the jury a 50-year-old Manorville carpenter and married father of two was arrested on second-degree murder charges in 2014 for the 1993 and 1994 cold cases 1993 in the woods off Esplanade Drive near South Country Road in East Patchogue 1994 in the woods east of the William Floyd Parkway in North Shirley Both women worked as prostitutes and were found nude Both victims were also discovered with their legs spread apart and had wood chips on their bodies Keahon spent much of his closing statement arguing that evidence destroyed by police in both murder cases could have identified other suspects McNamee’s case were mistakenly thrown away and 18 items of evidence from Ms Keahon highlighted the investigations of Suffolk County Police Officer Teddy Hart who was fired in 2001 for making threats of violence toward women Murphy — who was investigated in 1998 and whose father was head of Suffolk detectives at the time — murder evidence placed inside a police vehicle was destroyed in 2005 which could have been similar to the wood chips found on the victims Biancavilla said both police officers were eliminated as suspects through DNA He acknowledged that evidence in both cases were mistakenly destroyed and said it was due to a labeling error tgannon@timesreview.com The premier news outlet covering Riverhead Town was found stabbed to death in her apartment testified about looking in her bedroom window after her daughter failed to show up at work Even as a man followed her constantly, called her, stared at her and peeked in her bedroom window while she was with her boyfriend, Laura Pizzini never saw him as a threat -- until he stabbed her and let her bleed to death, a Suffolk prosecutor said Monday "She never called police," Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said in his opening statement of Pizzini killed two years ago in her Mastic kitchen That man, prosecutors said, is Guenter Wende, 44, on trial for second-degree murder before Suffolk County Court Judge Barbara Kahn Wende's defense attorney said his client is not guilty obsessive" love that she did not share telling friends she could deal with the man she called "my stalker." this was a bad decision that cost her her life," he said she's seen on a video at her favorite bar kissing Wende on the cheek after he bought her drinks But then he followed her home and when she told him they would never be together he stabbed her with a 10-inch hunting knife through the stomach Suffolk County Police investigating the murder of Laura Pizzini arrested Guenter Wende, 42, of Mastic and I can't live like this," according to Biancavilla Defense attorney Jason Bassett said that never happened He said his socially awkward client makes a convenient target but he lived a life without violence or trouble before this Bassett said Wende signed a nine-page confession only after he was "interrogated by a tag team of detectives for 12 hours" leaving him with "a big old welt above his left eye." Even the idea that Wende lay down next to Pizzini after stabbing her makes no sense A police crime scene video shown to the jury showed little blood outside the large gash in Pizzini's stomach Bassett noted that it's not the jury's job to decide who other than Wende might have killed her But he noted that her boyfriend had just gotten out of jail after a parole violation a previous boyfriend was a martial arts devotee like Pizzini and another ex-boyfriend hanged himself a month after she died The chocolate "croissant block" at Duck Island Bread Company in Huntington The croissant has become so commonplace — and so rotund — that one is apt to forget that the word means “crescent” in French the pastry’s shape has taken another hit with the introduction of the cube croissant the latest social media craze sweeping the nation’s bakery cases Duck Island Bread Company in Huntington has hopped on the trend with two comely cubic confections As Duck Island’s regular croissants are among LI’s very best the bar was set high for what owner Robert Biancavilla calls his “croissant blocks.” “I saw them on Instagram a few months ago,” Biancavilla said “And I just figured out how to do it.” Basically instead of rolling up a long triangle of dough into the traditional shape he cuts the dough into four squares that fit Whereas a regular croissant can rise freely blocked at the top by the mold’s lid so that all six sides are as flat and crisp as an army cot a 3-inch cube croissant might be a bit ponderous to eat but Biancavilla has solved that problem by piping in two layers of filling per croissant The one filled with strawberry preserves and whipped cream is topped with more whipped cream and sliced fresh strawberries Its dark consort is filled with whipped chocolate ganache and salted caramel and topped with ganache glaze and toasted pecans The strawberry and cream "croissant block" at Duck Island Bread Company in Huntington Biancavilla is happy to ride the cubic wave but regards these interlopers as novelty items “We sell hundreds of croissants a day but only make a dozen each of the blocks — unless someone has special ordered them Duck Island Bread Company, 212 Wall St., Huntington, 631-629-4848, duckislandbreadcompany.com Softball Team Preview: Eastchester EaglesHere's a look the Eastchester Eagles softball team courtesy of coach Chris Walpole: 2013 POST-SEASON FINISH (IF APPLIES): Lost in Class A Sectional Semi-final to Pearl River TEAM PREVIEW: The Eagles have a strong and experienced Senior class and some talented newcomers but look to fill those roles with Francesca Chiodi in the circle and Victoria Biancavilla behind the plate Welcome Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog OutLloyd Harbor son drowned mom in pool after fight over medicine prosecutor saysByEyewitness News Thursday 2016Kristin Thorne has the details.LLOYD HARBOR Long Island (WABC) -- A man charged with killing his mother by drowning her in their Long Island swimming pool Wednesday gave details of the crime in a taped confession is facing charges of second-degree murder in the death of 63-year-old Elizabeth Cullen at their home on White Hill Road prosecutors said he told police during a multi-hour confession that he and his mother were in the pool when they got into a fight about him not taking his psychiatric medication He had been diagnosed several years ago with paranoid schizophrenia and had been recently released from the hospital walked from the shallow end of the pool with her in the headlock to the deep end of the pool -- all the time while she was struggling," said Robert Biancavilla with the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office and then took her body out of the pool and put it near a shed in their backyard "He went into the house and took a shower "Took her car to the Cold Spring Harbor train station Then the three of them returned to the Lloyd Harbor residence where he was placed under arrest." "He said she struggled violently and he was very surprised that a woman of her stature could struggle as much as she did," Biancavilla said Cullen's attorney said he spoke with with his client for about 20 minutes Thursday morning "He's pretty calm," said Steve Fondulis "He hasn't been convicted of anything so he's not sorry at this point He hasn't said 'I'm sorry.'" Elizabeth Cullen ran Winn Collen Interiors out of Cold Spring Harbor who was killed in a helicopter crash in Vietnam in July 1970 Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead to an indictment charging him with second-degree murder in the Aug The young man accused of killing his mother in their Lloyd Harbor backyard earlier this month not only drowned her but also strangled her and likely beat her a Suffolk prosecutor said in court Tuesday pleaded not guilty to an indictment charging him with second-degree murder in the Aug Prosecutors had said that Cullen got his mother in a headlock by the side of their pool dragged her into the shallow end and walked her into the deep end drowning her — but Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said there was more to it than that An autopsy showed she was asphyxiated not only by drowning but by neck compression her scalp had several cuts and her body was “covered” in bruises suggesting a protracted struggle before Cullen got his mother in the headlock and pulled her into the pool to say the least,” Biancavilla said to Suffolk County Court Judge Stephen Braslow in Riverhead Follow the latest developments in the Gilgo Beach killings investigation Mother and son argued in the house about whether he was taking prescribed medication and then Denis Cullen walked through the yard and sat by the pool His mother followed him there and the argument intensified Cullen told detectives during a videotaped confession that he was surprised by how much a woman as small as his mother could struggle while she drowned Biancavilla said her son put the body next to their pool house and covered it with a dinghy so no one would find her showered and took his mother’s credit card and car keys and drove to the Cold Spring Harbor train station Cullen met a sister in Manhattan and told her what had happened who then called Lloyd Harbor village police Braslow replaced Cullen’s assigned attorney with John Halverson of Patchogue shortly before the arraignment “I don’t believe arraignment is the place to try the case,” Halverson said in court He asked Braslow to order a psychiatric evaluation of his client and to put him on a suicide watch Halverson said a psychiatric defense is possible said that when Cullen was talking about the killing with detectives husband of victim Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne stands next to a homicide detective at Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Monday An Oakdale contractor and his son were heading to work one morning in July 2014 when the men discovered a torso lying in an abandoned lot in Bay Shore the contractor testified Monday at Leah Cuevas' murder trial in Riverhead "It looked like the upper part of a mannequin," Ronald Sparwell told jurors The torso belonged to a young Brooklyn mother arms and legs had been hacked off after she was killed by Cuevas over a dispute about rent and utility payments Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla told jurors Monday during opening statements Browne's legs were found near her torso Her head and arms were found days later in three different locations in Hempstead Biancavilla walked a few feet to a table where Cuevas was sitting with her team of lawyers in Suffolk County Court Judge John J Toomey Jr.'s courtroom and pointed at Cuevas politics and crime stories in Nassau County "The evidence will prove she is a stone-cold killer," he said jumped to her feet and complained to the judge that Biancavilla's behavior was inappropriate The judge allowed it and Biancavilla moved on was last seen alive entering her Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment building July 5 having just returned from doing the wash at a local coin laundry Neighbors in the building heard Browne and Cuevas arguing again a continuation of the same fight the women had throughout the July 4 weekend That was the last time anyone heard from Browne Abbate told jurors her client argued and fought with Browne and that was how Browne's blood ended up on Cuevas' wall and curtains cut her into pieces and dump her body parts across Long Island "Those drops of blood are consistent with the fight," Abbate said Abbate did not explain how a pool of Browne's blood which she described as the size of a dinner plate She told jurors they should ask themselves why the large amount of Browne's blood wasn't discovered in Cuevas apartment until five months after Browne's death The circumstantial case against Cuevas is pieced together by witness testimony Investigators tracked Cuevas' cellphone to learn of her movements in the days after Browne disappeared and used witness testimony to corroborate Cuevas' whereabouts A cabbie who drove Cuevas and her large suitcase which investigators believe contained Browne's body parts showed that Cuevas sold two rings -- a wedding band and an engagement ring that belonged to Browne -- for $170 shoes and other items that belonged to Browne to a friend to be donated to those living in Haiti Mandy Jo Jenkins is seen in a handout photo A North Amityville woman made two logical decisions that led to her getting fatally shot four times in the head and once in the chest while she slept was to file identity theft charges against a woman who used her name to defraud a bank Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said The second was to trust her live-in boyfriend Biancavilla said Newbeck killed Jenkins when she refused to withdraw identity theft charges against his girlfriend DeFelice to protect her," Biancavilla said during his opening statement at DeFelice's trial before Suffolk County Court Judge John Toomey Jr Newbeck executed her while she slept on the couch in his apartment DeFelice set up Mandy Jo to be executed." "Joe's actions are that of a witness," Stafford said "Joe didn't want Mandy Jo to die." Biancavilla said the evidence will show otherwise when Newbeck showed up at the Halloween products warehouse where DeFelice and Jenkins lived and worked DeFelice gave Newbeck a key and took his Rottweiler outside Biancavilla said Newbeck shot her with a .45-caliber handgun Mandy Jo Jenkins would be here today," Biancavilla said DeFelice is as guilty of the murder of Miss Jenkins as the person who pulled the trigger." DeFelice called 911 and told the first of four versions of what had happened Jurors in Riverhead listened to a recording of the lengthy call in which the operator asked incredulously why he took so long to call "I heard three gunshots," DeFelice said later on the call "I started crying and lost my mind." Biancavilla said DeFelice told officers an unknown masked man held him at gunpoint while Newbeck shot Jenkins Then Biancavilla said DeFelice told detectives a version similar to his 911 call and finally described helping Newbeck get the gun and leading him to Jenkins Police found Jenkins' body on a dead end street in Lindenhurst after seeing Newbeck go there in October 2010 with work gloves and a shovel Newbeck fled and was arrested weeks later in Texas about to board a flight to Ecuador this method is assumed to be technically challenging compared to traditional surgical procedures There has been a quantum leap from laparotomy to laparoscopic to robotic-assisted pancreatectomy with the advancement of technology. For decades, procedures that were consistent with oncology principles for obtaining an accurate prognosis were studied with regard to malignant tumours in the pancreatic tail or body [6, 7] spleen preservation is gaining appreciation as the concept of precise surgical procedures is advancing Despite advancements in potential therapeutic approaches post-operative pancreatic fistula (POPF) continues to be a surgical complication begging for greater intervention Short-term results of SVP and Warshaw operations were found to be different when studies were compared [17–19] It is worth noting that the long-term effects of the Warshaw technique particularly on the immunological functioning of preserved spleens the present study is conducted to review the available literature reports to outline the techniques and results of LDP (laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy) for malignant and benign pancreatic disorders A laparoscopic retractor device can also be used to retract the stomach otherwise intra-operative ultrasound is used to determine the lesion’s exact position The pancreas is then mobilized once the mobilization of the inferior pancreatic border is done making it accessible to the surface of the posterior pancreas The superior pancreatic border is dissected further to allow placement of nylon tape around the pancreas The use of this nylon tape is made to demarcate surgical planes and permit greater mobility Trocar placement for laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is suggested during LDP for cancer because it enables easier lymphadenectomy at the celiac trunk and hepatic artery The use of a laparoscopic 90° serrated grasper facilitates slinging the splenic vessels with vessel loops A lateral-to-medial dissection can be tried if the lesion is situated distally in the tail Short-term post-operative outcomes of LDP and ODP Ap < 0.001; results expressed as mean ± standard deviation Bp < 0.001; results expressed as median (interquartile range) Cp < 0.05; results expressed as median (range) Dp < 0.001; postoperative hospital days it has been claimed that an improved view during laparoscopic surgery which allowed better splenic vessel visualisation Kimura et al. described an SPDP technique in 1996, which included splenic vein and artery preservation [3] The researchers came to the conclusion that the method is safe and easy this spleen-preservation procedure is recognized to be technically demanding because the dissection of splenic vessels should be performed circumferentially and should be carefully separated from the pancreas This method is recommended for proven benign illness this technique is recommended when there is no attachment of the lesion to the splenic vessels or spleen; otherwise a subsequent splenectomy or a SPDP with splenic vessel resection is required Warshaw introduced an SPDP with splenic vessel transection in 1988 [4]. The transection of the splenic vein and artery is performed along the side of the portomesenteric vein and at the splenic hilum during this technique, which is now known as the Warshaw method. Staplers or Hem-o-lok clips can be used for vascular control [24, 55] It is vital to note that by using 2 Hem-o-lok clips Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy has been indicated to provide improved peri-operative outcome viz and decreased post-operative morbidity prognosis over open distal pancreatectomy technique for premalignant and benign pancreatic ailments Radical antegrade modular pancreatosplenectomy can increase the negative margin rate and the total number of retrieved lymph nodes thereby facilitating radical resection as well as prolonged survivability RAMPS could be recommended for all tumours that are operable involving the pancreatic tail and body when there is no availability of a pre-operative histological diagnosis are recommended for malignant pancreatic diseases and have short-term and long-term results that are comparable If a Kimura technique does not appear to be possible during SPDP a Warshaw procedure would be suggested instead of conducting a splenectomy The authors declare no conflict of interest Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy is associated with significantly less overall morbidity compared to the open technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy and pancreatoduodenectomy: is it worthwhile A meta-analysis of laparoscopic pancreatectomy J Hepatobiliary Pancreat Sci 2013; 20: 421-8 Spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy with conservation of the splenic artery and vein Conservation of the spleen with distal pancreatectomy Review of guidelines for the prevention and treatment of infection in patients with an absent or dysfunctional spleen: prepared on behalf of the British Committee for Standards in Haematology by a working party of the Haemato-Oncology task force Borderline resectable pancreatic cancer: a consensus statement by the International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery (ISGPS) Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology: Bioceramics: for materials science and engineering Risk factors and 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invasive and open Warshaw and Kimura techniques for spleen-preserving distal pancreatectomy: international multicenter retrospective study Laparoscopic real-time vessel navigation using indocyanine green fluorescence during the laparoscopic-Warshaw technique: first clinical experience is led by detectives out of Suffolk County police headquarters in the early-morning hours on Thursday Cullen was arrested in the drowning death of his mother A Lloyd Harbor man confessed in “chilling detail” to police that he dragged his mother to their backyard swimming pool and drowned her after they argued over him not taking his medication pleaded not guilty to a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Elizabeth Cullen Bail was set at $5 million cash or $8 million bond at his arraignment Thursday in First District Court in Central Islip is chilling,” Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said outside of court deputy chief of the Suffolk district attorney office’s Homicide Bureau said Denis Cullen confessed to Suffolk County police investigators over several hours after he turned himself into cops at the scene of the killing Wednesday evening on White Hill Road Cullen and his mother argued earlier in the morning on Wednesday over him not taking his medication and he later dragged her into the pool and drowned her “The argument escalated to the point where she had poked him,” Biancavilla said walked her from the shallow end of the pool with her in the headlock to the deep end of the pool He said she struggled violently and he was surprised a woman of her stature could struggle as much as she did.” Suffolk County Police Commissioner Timothy Sini and Det Kevin Beyrer give details at a news conference about the arrest of Denis D in the death of his mother at their Lloyd Harbor home on Wednesday Neither Biancavilla nor Cullen’s defense attorney would specify the type of medication Cullen was supposed to be taking Denis Cullen then carried her body out of the pool and placed it next to a shed in the backyard and covered her body with a dinghy Denis Cullen then went into the home where he lived with his mother He then took money from his mother’s wallet a credit card and her car keys and drove to the nearby Long Island Rail Road station in Cold Spring Harbor and took the train into the city Elizabeth Cullen's body was found in the in the backyard of her home on Aug was arrested and charged with second-degree murder in her death met up with one of his sisters in the city and told her what happened and she called their father and he called the Lloyd Harbor police and asked officers to do a wellness check The three then returned to the home and Cullen turned himself in to cops Police said they received the call to do a wellness check about 3:45 p.m Wednesday and found Elizabeth Cullen’s body at about 4 p.m Defense attorney Steve Fondulis of Port Jefferson said he was assigned by the court to represent Cullen and spoke to him for about 10 minutes before court and said that his demeanor was “calm.” “There’s a lot of work to be done,” Fondulis said “I have to determine if he has a psychiatric background I have to determine if he’s under a doctor’s care so he’s not sorry at this point; he hasn’t said ‘I’m sorry.’ ” Asked if Cullen has a history of drug abuse or mental illness Fondulis said he had “notations of some kind of history and none could be reached for comment Thursday A Lloyd Harbor police officer was stationed outside the Cullen family home Thursday and turned reporters away from White Hill Road Records show the $1.8 million home is on 2 acres in the affluent North Shore village that rarely sees any major crime said in a phone interview that her son had attended elementary through high school with Denis Cullen She said neither she nor her son had seen Dyson since they graduated from Cold Spring Harbor High School Sabrina Hornoff pleaded guilty to disposing of the body of Felix Hidalgo Jaquez Her now deceased former boyfriend had been charged with his murder A former Brentwood woman admitted Monday in court that she helped her then-boyfriend set fire to the body of a man he had just shot to death pleaded guilty to second-degree criminal facilitation she had been charged with second-degree murder in the killing of Felix Hidalgo Jacquez agreed to sentence her to 5 years probation on June 27 Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said the plea deal is “based on the fact that Miss Hornoff cooperated with the office of the district attorney against Mr Hornoff was prepared to testify against Bisbal Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday for Bisbal but he died last month in the Suffolk County jail in Riverhead Both Biancavilla and defense attorney Daniel Russo of Westhampton Beach said the investigation showed that although Hornoff was aware that Bisbal intended to kill Hidalgo to Medford and shot him in the head and neck at an office building parking lot Hornoff then helped dispose of the body nearby Video surveillance showed Bisbal driving Hidalgo’s sport utility vehicle Russo said outside the courtroom his client who was released from jail in January as part of her cooperation agreement was psychologically and emotionally abused by Bisbal when they were together had complete control over her,” Russo said Hornoff and the couple’s two children now live with Bisbal’s sister in Florida and Hornoff is working to get her life under control A North Amityville woman was shot and killed in her sleep in August at the warehouse where she lived because she had refused to drop identity theft allegations against a female acquaintance multiple times after Jenkins refused his orders that she drop a criminal complaint filed against Newbeck's girlfriend Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla said after Newbeck's arraignment in Suffolk County Court Newbeck later fled to Texas, where he was caught by federal agents last month shortly before he was to board a flight to Ecuador who pleaded not guilty Monday to second-degree murder and other charges is the second person charged in connection with Jenkins' death on Aug hindering prosecution and criminal facilitation Both DeFelice and Newbeck are held in jail without bail said outside court there is "exculpatory evidence" that "points the finger at somebody else" as the person who killed Jenkins 3 near railroad tracks in North Lindenhurst DeFelice had reported his girlfriend missing on Aug then gave police six different accounts of her disappearance who was under surveillance following Jenkins' death inadvertently led police to her body on Oct Police saw him stop at his father's store and leave with a shovel before he bought a pair of blue rubber gloves at a 7-Eleven store Newbeck then went to the North Lindenhurst railroad tracks to dig up Jenkins' body He fled when he suspected he was being watched The next day, a friend drove Newbeck to Virginia, Biancavilla said. From there, Newbeck rented a car and drove to Alabama, then rented another car and drove to Texas Newbeck was extradited from Texas last week Jenkins had filed a criminal complaint against Newbeck's girlfriend accusing her of stealing checks and bank account information from her Russini faces identity theft and bail jumping charges in Nassau County Russini is not charged in connection with Jenkins' death husband of victim Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne outside Suffolk County Court in Riverhead on Thursday after Leah Cuevas was sentenced to 25 years to life for killing his wife Just before a Brooklyn woman was sentenced Thursday to 25 years to life in prison for killing and dismembering a neighbor in the summer of 2014 the victim’s husband told her he no longer feels anger toward her who came from his home of Guyana to attend Leah Cuevas’ sentencing in Riverhead of second-degree murder in the death of Browne’s wife in a case that the judge and lead prosecutor said was one of the most gruesome crimes they had encountered in their careers I’ve never seen a more horrific act,” Suffolk Assistant District Attorney Robert Biancavilla told Suffolk County Court Judge John J The judge granted Biancavilla’s request to impose the maximum punishment Biancavilla told jurors that Cuevas and Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne had fought over whether Cuevas was truly the landlord of their building and over whether either or both were cheating on their husbands Prosecutors said the argument ended when Cuevas stabbed Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne 39 times in Cuevas’ Bedford-Stuyvesant apartment on July 5 then cut her into pieces and dumped her body parts in Bay Shore and in Hempstead Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne’s legs were found near her torso lying in high grass off a parking lot in Bay Shore Police and forensic scientists identified Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne through tattoos and DNA on second-degree murder in the death of Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne Forensic scientists found a portion of the carpet in Cuevas’ apartment was so soaked in blood it had dripped through the carpet padding to the wood floor below who spoke publicly for the first time Thursday since her arrest told Toomey she did not kill her upstairs neighbor and friend “I am not a murderer,” Cuevas said in court when she was given the chance to speak before her sentencing As Chinelle Latoya Thompson Browne’s husband relatives and friends sat in the courtroom ticking off a litany of explanations that she said point to her innocence “I never took her life,” Cuevas said in her speech In an interview outside the courthouse after the sentencing Dale Browne said Cuevas’ rant has not changed his feeling toward her “I believe she’s been feeding herself lies and those lies have become so enveloping in her being that she has become those lies,” he said It’s a state of deception that’s going on in her head Dale Browne said justice was served and he must tend to the welfare of his four young children who have lost their mother “I pray that she [Cuevas] repents for her own sake and her children’s sake,” he said “I felt sad because she was the most amazing mother,” Gabrielle said in her letter as the little girl asked the judge to send Cuevas away to prison for the rest of her life The third week of April marked another step in the final year for four schools in Italy brought together through a Comenius project This penultimate meeting took place in Biancavilla in Sicily at the foothills of Mount Etna which was still snow-bound offering a fantastic backdrop to the week's proceedings The general theme this time centred round the presentations of pre-agreed tasks including a multilingual dictionary in five languages St Francis of Victoria - supplied two languages Another task was the preparation and exchange of traditionally-costumed dolls Each school had to finalise and present a video of all four songs and dances featuring students wearing each country's costumes St Francis School's representatives in Sicily witnessed the Italians' efforts in the form of a concert attended by the mayor of Biancavilla An interesting feature during the soirée was a brief address by a representative of each school Another interesting moment gave the whole group a first-hand experience of a day at school in Biancavilla sharing ideas and teaching methods with staff and going round classrooms interacting with students The cultural outings planned out for us throughout the week took us to Syracuse The friendly atmosphere provided by the hosts was a deciding factor in making this a memorable visit please register for free or log in to your account A light magnitude 1.0 earthquake hit 11.4 km (7 mi) away from Biancavilla, Sicily,  Italy The quake had a very shallow depth of 5.2 km (3.2 mi) and was too small to be felt by people.