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LAssociazione stampa parlamentare italiana (Asp) è un ente a base associativa fondato nel dicembre 1918 (*1) (*2) ed è l'organismo di direzione e salvaguardia dei giornalisti parlamentari.

Ha sede a palazzo Montecitorio, in Roma, e riunisce circa 400 giornalisti che si occupano d'informazione politico-parlamentare tra Camera, Senato e Palazzo Chigi.

Dall'8 giugno 2022 il Presidente dell'Associazione Stampa Parlamentare è Adalberto Signore (*3), inviato de Il Giornale.

La funzione dell'Asp è quella di tutelare e regolare il libero accesso - garantito dall'articolo 64 della Costituzione - alle fonti d'informazione politica, per poter così documentare le attività che si svolgono presso la Camera dei deputati, il Senato della Repubblica, le altre sedi del Parlamento e la presidenza del Consiglio. Il primo Statuto dell'Asp, risalente al 1918, recita all'articolo 1: "E' costituito in Roma il Sindacato della Stampa Parlamentare, il quale ha per fine la tutela degli interessi professionali e morali dei soci e di fare designazioni agli onorevoli Questori, che valgano per l'ammissione nella Tribuna della Stampa e nei locali interni alla Camera". (*2) (*4).

Storia
Fin dalla fondazione, dunque, l'Asp ha il compito di regolare - in collaborazione con gli uffici di Camera, Senato e Palazzo Chigi - l'acceso dei giornalisti ai Palazzi in questione. Si tratta di un aspetto solo apparentemente tecnico, poiché lasciare alla politica la gestione esclusiva di tali accessi - soprattutto nei primi decenni del Novecento (ma forse anche ai giorni nostri) - significava di fatto mettere le istituzioni in condizione di influenzare la comunicazione politica e, dunque, compromettere la libertà di stampa. Inutile dire, infatti, che in quegli anni erano "ammessi" all'ingresso solo i cronisti che non erano considerati "ostili", mentre tutti gli altri rimanevano fuori dal Palazzo. L'Asp, non a caso, nasce nel 1918 proprio su questa spinta. E dovrà fare i conti con le pressioni di quegli anni. Fino a quando, con l'avvento del fascismo, nel 1926 l'Associazione Stampa Parlamentare "venne travolta dalla medesima sorte della Federazione nazionale della stampa e delle Associazioni regionali federate" (*5). Insomma, "sopravvisse un sindacato fascista della Stampa parlamentare, ma solo come 'strumento politico del fascismo'". (*5) Soltanto tra giugno e luglio del 1944, dopo l'arrivo degli Alleati a Roma ma mentre ancora la guerra infuriava nelle regioni del Nord e il Parlamento non aveva ancora riaperto i battenti, l'Associazione Stampa Parlamentare tornò a riprendere forma (*6). Per poi ritornare nelle sue funzioni regolari il 25 settembre del 1945, giorno in cui Montecitorio ospitò la prima seduta della Consulta nazionale. Riaperte le porte della Camera, l'Asp "tornò ad esercitare ufficialmente le sue funzioni: facilitare ai giornalisti incaricati di seguire i lavori delle due Camere; rappresentare i soci iscritti nei confronti delle istituzioni con le quali erano in rapporto; curare la sorveglianza delle tribune e dei locali riservati alla stampa". (*7) Ancora oggi, sono esattamente queste le funzioni peculiari esercitate dall'Asp in base agli articoli 1 e 2 dello Statuto in vigore (*8).

Cerimonia del Ventaglio
Ogni anno, nelle ultime due settimane di luglio l'Associazione Stampa Parlamentare organizza l'ormai tradizionale cerimonia del Ventaglio, durante la quale l'Asp consegna un ventaglio decorato ai presidenti di Camera e Senato e infine - il protocollo prevede che sia l'ultimo prima della pausa estiva - al presidente della Repubblica. Il primo ventaglio risale al 6 luglio 1893 e fu consegnato al presidente della Camera, Giuseppe Zanardelli. Si trattava di un semplice ventaglio di carta per far fronte al caldo, firmato dai giornalisti che erano, anche loro accaldati, presenti in tribuna stampa. "Oggi, durante la seduta alla Camera, i giornalisti della tribuna stampa inviarono al presidente Zanardelli un modesto ventaglio portante le loro firme. L'onorevole Zanardelli lo ha gradito assai e li ringraziò, dal seggio presidenziale, inchinandosi verso di essi", recita il resoconto della Camera della seduta del 6 luglio 1893 (*9).

Con il passare degli anni, la cerimonia del Ventaglio è diventata una tradizione. Tanto che dal 2006 i ventagli per i tre presidenti (Camera, Senato e Quirinale) sono scelti in collaborazione tra l'Asp e l'Accademia di Belle Arti (che pubblica un bando annuale su tutto il territorio nazionale). Da allora, solo nel 2020 - a causa del Covid - il concorso dell'Accademia di Belle Arti non si è tenuto. E l'Asp ha deciso per l'occasione di ritornare alle origini del 1893, regalando ai tre presidenti (Roberto Fico alla Camera, Elisabetta Casellati al Senato e Sergio Mattarella al Quirinale) un ventaglio bianco con le firme di tutti i giornalisti iscritti all'Associazione Stampa Parlamentare.

Conferenza stampa di fine anno
Ogni anno, infine, a cavallo tra Natale e la Befana, in collaborazione con l'Ordine dei giornalisti, l'Asp organizza la tradizionale conferenza stampa di fine anno del presidente del Consiglio in carica. Una consuetudine ormai dal 1977 (*10).

Soci
L'Associazione Stampa parlamentare conta oggi circa 400 iscritti, accreditati in modo permanente dalle principali testate di carta stampata, agenzie ed emittenti televisive e radiofoniche che fanno richiesta degli accrediti secondo procedure fissate dallo Statuto dell'Asp. Quest'ultimo - come pure l'elenco degli iscritti e l'organigramma dell'Associazione - sono consultabili sul sito dell'Asp.

Note
(*1_"L'ospite inatteso nel Palazzo. La stampa parlamentare in Italia dalla fine dell'Ottocento al delitto Matteotti 1894-1924", di Fabrizio Astolfi, Rubettino 2009 - Prefazione)
(*2_"Cronisti della democrazia. Il sindacato della Stampa Parlamentare dalla liberazione di Roma all'Assemblea Costituente 1944-1948", di Stefania Boscato, Rubettino 2011 - Introduzione)

(*3_ www.stampaparlamentare.it/organigramma/)

(*4_"L'ospite inatteso nel Palazzo. La stampa parlamentare in Italia dalla fine dell'Ottocento al delitto Matteotti (1894-10924)", di Fabrizio Astolfi, Rubettino 2009 - Pagina 160)

(*5_"Cronisti della democrazia. Il sindacato della Stampa Parlamentare dalla liberazione di Roma all'Assemblea Costituente 1944-1948", di Stefania Boscato, Rubettino 2011 - Pagina 23)

(*6_"Cronisti della democrazia. Il sindacato della Stampa Parlamentare dalla liberazione di Roma all'Assemblea Costituente 1944-1948", di Stefania Boscato, Rubettino 2011 - Pagina 51)

(*7_"Cronisti della democrazia. Il sindacato della Stampa Parlamentare dalla liberazione di Roma all'Assemblea Costituente 1944-1948", di Stefania Boscato, Rubettino 2011 - Pagina 64)

(*8_ www.stampaparlamentare.it/images/pdf/statuto-stampa-parlamentare.pdf)

(*9_"A duello con la politica. La stampa parlamentare in Italia dalle origini al primo 'Ventaglio' (1848-1893)", di Mauro Forno, Rubettino 2008 - Prefazione)

(*10_ www.radioradicale.it/scheda/43533/discorso-di-fine-anno-del-presidente-del-consiglio-giulio-andreotti-con-la-stampa)

Voci correlate
Cerimonia del ventaglio

Collegamenti esterni
 , curato da Francesco Palladino

Giornalismo in Italia
Associazioni con sede a Roma


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Firm Behavior in Fragile States: The Cases of Somaliland, South Sudan, and Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
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This fact sheet provides an overview of the US refugee admittance process and the current research on the threat posed to US national security by refugees.
Improving Election Prediction Internationally
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Assumptions underlying election result predictions have been encountering wide criticism. This study, published in the journal Science, reports the results of a multiyear program to predict direct executive elections in a variety of countries from globally pooled data.
How Business Can Support the Responsibility to Protect
Written by Conor Seyle on November 29, 2016
A major contribution to the prevention and cessation of mass atrocities was the development of the "Responsibility to Protect" as a formal commitment by United Nations member states. Known as R2P, the principle affirmed member states' commitment under international law to prevent and stop atrocities within their own borders and elsewhere.
The Kenyan private sector's role in mass atrocity prevention, cessation, and recovery
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There are numerous examples of ways in which the business sector has been and continues to be involved in activities that lead to mass atrocity crimes.
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In 2005 the member states of the UN committed to preventing and stopping the mass atrocity crimes of genocide, war crimes, ethnic cleansing, and crimes against humanity. This commitment was formally called the "Responsibility to Protect" (R2P), and it clarified states' obligations under international law to stop and prevent these atrocities.&nb
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2-16-22 Alert
Nearly all of the action these final days of the Session is on the House and Senate Floors. Let's look at some of that and see what's left for us to do.
HB 132 Interest Rates for Certain Loans passed on the Senate Floor last night, but it now needs to go back to the House for what is called "concurrence" on that amendment. This is what happens when a bill previously approved in one Chamber is then amended in the other Chamber. The Senate made three minor amendments, and failure for the House to concur would send it to "Conference Committee" and risk failure, which is what happened last year. House Floor Session begins at 9 a.m., so please call and email your House member this morning to ask them to concur on HB 132. Find your Representative, including contact info, at this link.
HB 37 Community Energy Efficiency Development Block Grant also passed on the Senate Floor last night, and it now goes to the Governor for her signature.
The voting rights bill we supported, SB 8 Voter' Rights Provisions, never made it off the Senate Floor because Republicans asked for a "Call of the Senate," which requires every member to be present. Two members were missing, so they couldn't discuss or vote on SB 8, or any other bill. In the meantime, yesterday the House Judiciary Committee combined language from voting rights bills SB 8 and SB 6 into SB 144 to create an "omnibus" voting rights bill, which then passed House Judiciary by a vote of 9:3 along party lines. This bill includes restoring felons' right to vote upon their release, the automatic mailing of absentee ballots, online voter registration using a Social Security number, and giving 17-year-old the right to vote in local elections if they'll turn 18 by the next general election. SB 144 must now be passed on the House Floor and return to the Senate for concurrence before it moves to the Governor for her signature.
SM 1 Paid Family & Medical Leave Task Force (identical to HM 3) passed on the Senate Floor 25:14 and was signed by the Governor on Feb. 14, the first piece of legislation that we support that is officially passed.
Last night, the House refused to agree to revisions to the budget bill (HB 2) proposed by the Senate, so those differences now need to be resolved in a Conference Committee, comprised of three Senators and three House members chosen by Senate Leader Peter Wirth and House Speaker Brian Egolf. We'll update you on this when we have more information.
As we told you yesterday, the House is now only hearing Senate bills, so any House bills that have not passed on the House Floor are now dead. The currently posted House Floor Calendar and Senate Floor Calendar are not necessarily what those Chambers are hearing. Apparently, they are working from "supplemental" calendars that are not posted at nmlegis.gov. It's frustrating, and we're not sure why this happens, but we don't know exactly which bills remain in play.
We'll send out another Alert later today if we get more information on any of the bills we're supporting. We had some losses this year, but we also had some big wins. We'll give you a final report on those wins and losses in a few days and look at what we need to focus on in the coming year.
Please call and email your House member this morning, as outlined in the second paragraph above. Thank you for being part of this movement toward social, economic, and environmental justice in New Mexico!
In Solidarity and Hope,


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Q: Is $0^\omega=1$? According to a definition of ordinal exponentiation defined in Kunen's Set Theory: An Introduction to Independence Proofs (pp. 26), we define

$$\begin{align}
\alpha^0&=1\\
\alpha^{(\beta+1)}&=\alpha^\beta\cdot\alpha\\
\alpha^\beta&=\bigcup\{\alpha^\gamma:\gamma<\beta\}&\text{if }\beta\text{ is a limit}.
\end{align}$$

So, it is correct to conclude that $0^\omega=1$, right? (In fact, we have $0^\beta=1$ for all limit $\beta$).
This is quite surprising for me since I never think that other exponentiations of $0$, except $0^0$, can be $1$.
Furthermore, there is another definition of ordinal exponentiation defined in Kunen's (pp. 43). It can be defined as follows.

Let
$$F(\alpha,\beta)=\{f\in{^\beta\alpha}:|\{\xi:f(\xi)\ne0\}|<\omega\}.$$
For any $f,g\in F(\alpha,\beta)$ such that $f\ne g$, say $f\lhd g$ iff $f(\xi)<g(\xi)$, where $\xi$ is the largest ordinal such that $f(\xi)\ne g(\xi)$. Then $\alpha^\beta=\operatorname{type}(\langle F(\alpha,\beta),\lhd\rangle)$.

The book claims that this definition is equivalent to the above definition.
But, as we can see, for $0^\omega$, we consider $F(0,\omega)$, which is $\emptyset$. So $\operatorname{type}(\langle F(0,\omega),\lhd\rangle)=0$.
Which one is a correct one, or if you think none of them is wrong, which one is much more make sense to you?

A: Enderton's Elements of Set Theory uses a definition equivalent to yours, except that he special-cases $0$ to avoid this issue:

Consider ... a fixed nonzero ordinal $\alpha$. We propose to define $\alpha^\beta$ in such a way ...  $\alpha^\lambda=\sup\{\alpha^\beta\,|\,\beta\in\lambda\}$ for a limit ordinal $\lambda$ ...
There is a special problem in defining $0^\beta$. If we were to follow blindly [the above definitions], we would have $0^\omega=1$. This is undesirable, which is our reason for having specified in the foregoing that $\alpha$ is a fixed nonzero ordinal. We can simply define $0^\beta$ directly: $0^0=1$ and $0^\beta=0$ for $\beta\neq0$.

A: Ordinal exponentiation is actually defined as a limit when $\beta$ is a limit ordinal: $\alpha^\beta = \lim_{\gamma < \beta} \alpha^\gamma$. It just so happens that:

*

*When a sequence $(\delta_\gamma)_\gamma$ of ordinals is nondecreasing, $\lim_\gamma \delta_\gamma = \bigcup_\gamma \delta_\gamma = \sup_\gamma \delta_\gamma$;

*When $\alpha \neq 0$, the sequence $(\alpha^\gamma)_\gamma$ is nondecreasing.

So that formula you gave is valid in every case except when $\alpha = 0$. But of course when $\alpha = 0$ that sequence decreases once, because $0^0 = 1$ and $0^1 = 0$.

A: Where did you get that definition? That shouldn't be right. It's fine if you replace the 3rd line (limit $\beta$ ordinal) by
$$\alpha^\beta=\lim_{\gamma<\beta} \alpha^\gamma$$
Then the sequence you get is
$$1,0,0,0,\ldots$$
and the limit is $0$ as it should be.

A: I just look in Jech's Set Theory (pp. 23), as those above comments, it defines

$$\alpha^\beta=\lim\limits_{\xi\to\beta} \alpha^\xi \text{ for all limit }\beta>0,$$

Where the definition of limit is in pp. 22. For a limit $\alpha$, the limit of a nondecreasing sequences of ordinals $\langle\gamma_\xi:\xi<\alpha\rangle$ is defined (same as @Najib Idrissi stated) by

$$\lim\limits_{\xi\to\alpha}\gamma_\xi=\sup\{\gamma_\xi:\xi<\alpha\}.$$

Still I don't get the answer whether $0^\omega$ is $0$ or $1$ from this definition since the sequence $\langle 0^n:n<\omega\rangle$ decreases once as $user2345214 said.
I agree with @Chris Culter that $0^\beta$ must be defined separately from those definitions, and so, I feel that $0^\omega$ should be $0$.

A: Recall that
\begin{align}
\lim_{\beta \rightarrow \alpha} f(\beta) = \bigcup_{\beta < \alpha} \bigcap_{\beta \leq \gamma < \alpha} f(\gamma)
\end{align}
Therefore
\begin{align}
0^\omega
&= 0^{\lim_{\beta \rightarrow \omega} \beta} \\
&= \lim_{\beta \rightarrow \omega} 0^\beta \\
&= \bigcup_{\beta < \omega} \bigcap_{\beta \leq \gamma < \omega} 0^\gamma \\
&= \bigcap_{\beta < \omega} 0 \\
&= 0
\end{align}
This is something the other answers have noted. However, we can also answer this question more directly with the order-theoretic definition of exponentiation for ordinals:
$\alpha^\beta$ is the order-type of the set of all functions $\beta \rightarrow \alpha$ of finite support, under lexicographic order. There is no function $\omega \rightarrow 0$ (or more generally, $\beta \rightarrow 0$ for $\beta > 0$). Therefore, $0^\omega = 0$.

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William Lloyd Garrison: Uncompromise During Times of Compromise
William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) was an American journalist and adamant abolitionist. Garrison became famous in the 1830s for his uncompromising denunciations of slavery.
Garrison lived a troubled childhood. His family lived in poverty. In addition, his father was a drunkard, and when Garrison was three years old, his father deserted his family and never came back. Thus, with the absence of an encouraging father figure in his life, Garrison would attempt to gain recognition elsewhere.
Effected by the Second Great Awakening, Garrison developed into an extremely thoughtful and religious man. Garrison believed that slavery was a sin and was an injustice. In 1831, he began publishing the Liberator, an influential newspaper that vehemently aroused violent public reaction in both the North and the South. However, the abolitionists of Garrison's time were a minority. The Liberator, published until 1865, never had more than 3,000 subscribers, and it never made a profit. Thus, it is fair to say that Garrison's goal was not to become affluent through this publication.
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Every mechanic dreads the moment when a customer comes into the store with a creaking bottom bracket. While the poor bottom bracket gets blamed for creaking, very often the cause is found elsewhere.
In order to turn frowns upside down, a mechanic needs to go on a scavenger hunt. Checking off boxes and eliminating options. Be kind and understanding next time your shop guy says he needs some time to fix your creak. Many creaks on a bike sound very similar to a creaking bottom bracket. The entire drive train follows the pattern of 'creak when I pedal and stop when I stop pedaling', unlike wheel issues like brake discs that rub and make a sound whenever the bike is moving.
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Trials' results suggest advancements in treatment approaches for AF and insight on the cardiac effects of coffee consumption
Elaine Hylek, MD, MPH, and Bruno Caramelli, MD, PhD
Investigators in four trials revealed findings to impact the treatment of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and common cardiac arrhythmias during their Late-Breaking Science session "Prevention to Intervention in Atrial Arrhythmias" on Sunday. They found:
The anticoagulants, dabigatran and warfarin, did not impact cognitive outcomes in patients with AF and atrial flutter.
Coffee consumption did not increase the risk of supraventricular tachycardia arrhythmias.
Posterior left pericardiotomy reduced postoperative AF after cardiac surgery.
Left atrial appendage exclusion is safe but was not superior to standard ablation treatment.
Cognitive outcomes did not decline in older patients with AF treated for two years with warfarin or dabigatran
AF carries an increased risk of dementia and cognitive decline. Could anticoagulant treatment affect cognitive outcomes in older patients with AF? That was the question asked in the dabigatran versus warfarin on Cognitive Outcomes in Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation trial (GIRAF). The trial found no statistical difference in cognitive impairment between older patients with AF taking warfarin or dabigatran.
The prospective parallel study enrolled 200 patients with AF age 70 and older scoring CHADS-2VASc >1. Patients were randomized to receive warfarin (once daily, dose controlled by international normalized ratio (INR) between 2 and 3) or dabigatran (110 or150 mg) twice daily for two years. After one year and at the study's conclusion at two years, patients underwent an extensive cognitive evaluation, which included the Montreal Cognitive Assessment, the Mini-Mental State Exam, Neuropsychological Battery and Computer Generated Neuropsychological testing.
"In both groups, cognitive decline was very small," said Bruno Caramelli, MD, PhD, associate professor of cardiology at the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, the study's principal investigator. Dr. Caramelli noted, however, that time in therapeutic range in the warfarin group was 70%.
"In older patients with AF or atrial flutter who did not present major cerebrovascular events and were adequately treated with warfarin or dabigatran for two years, there was no difference in the majority of the cognitive outcomes. We speculate that both treatments, when carried out properly and effectively, may prevent the cognitive decline that is observed in this population," Dr. Caramelli said.
When deciding which anticoagulant to prescribe, Dr. Caramelli recommended dabigatran, if possible. "Dabigatran carries a lower risk of major hemorrhagic complications, and it's an easier drug because patients don't need frequent anticoagulation checks."
Coffee consumption offers mixed results for the risk of common arrhythmias
Coffee increases ventricular ectopy and physical activity and reduces sleep duration, according to the Coffee and Real-Time Atrial and Ventricular Ectopy (CRAVE) trial, the first randomized trial to assess relationships between coffee consumption and common arrhythmias.
The trial enrolled 100 male and female volunteers randomly assigned to consume or avoid coffee daily for 14 days, communicated by daily texts and reminders, with the primary endpoints of change in premature atrial contractions and premature ventricular contractions. Adherence to the randomization assignment was assessed by button presses to a continuously recording ECG device to time-stamp every coffee drink as well as daily surveys recounting coffee consumed the previous day, reimbursing all date-stamped receipts with coffee purchases and geofencing visits to coffee shops. Subjects were also monitored with a wrist-worn Fitbit, a continuous glucose monitor and a smartphone mobile application to collect geolocation data. DNA was genotyped for caffeine metabolism-related single nucleotide polymorphisms.
In intention-to-treat analysis, random assignment to consume coffee was associated with an increase in premature ventricular contractions, 1,058 additional Fitbit-based steps per day (95% CI 441-1675, p=0.001) and 36 fewer minutes of sleep per night. In per-protocol analysis, each additional cup of coffee consumed was associated with fewer supraventricular tachycardia episodes, 587 additional steps per day and 18 fewer minutes of sleep night. No significant effects on premature atrial contractions or changes in glucose levels were observed.
"Coffee, which is one of the most commonly consumed beverages in the world, appears to have both positive and negative health implications," said Gregory Marcus, MD, FAHA, professor of medicine at the University of California, San Francisco, the study's principal investigator. "These data provide no evidence that coffee will increase the risk of supraventricular tachycardia arrhythmias, including AF. For ventricular arrhythmias, these data suggest coffee may be harmful. To increase physical activity, coffee may be beneficial. It's a heterogenous, complex and multifaceted effect."
Posterior left pericardiotomy reduced postoperative AF
Posterior left pericardiotomy reduced the incidence of postoperative AF after cardiac surgery, according to the results of Posterior Left Pericardiotomy for the Prevention of Postoperative AF After Cardiac Surgery, the PALACS trial.
In the single-center, single-blind adaptive trial, 420 patients undergoing elective interventions on the coronary arteries, aortic valve and/or ascending aorta with no previous history of AF were randomized to receive left posterior pericardiotomy, or the standard of care (no intervention).
In patients undergoing posterior left pericardiotomy, postoperative AF was 18% versus 32% in the control group, with an overall 55% reduction in the risk of postoperative AF. The use of anti-arrhythmic and anticoagulation medication and electric cardioversion were significantly less in the left pericardiotomy group.
"Our data confirm in an adequately powered and rigorous prospective randomized trial that posterior left pericardiotomy is associated with a large and statistically significant reduction in the incidence of postoperative AF after coronary artery bypass grafting, aortic valve and aortic surgery," said Mario F.L. Gaudino, MD, FAHA, the Stephen and Suzanne Weiss Professor in Cardiothoracic Surgery in the Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery at New York Presbyterian-Weill Cornell Medical Center, the study's principal investigator. Posterior left pericardiotomy was not associated with perioperative complications. A large multicenter trial, including the entire spectrum of cardiac surgery operations, is needed to quantify the potential clinical benefits of the intervention
Left atrial appendage exclusion did not offer a superior advantage to standard ablation
The Lariat™ Suture Delivery System is safe and effective for left atrial appendage exclusion but was not superior to standard ablation for reducing episodes of AF, according to Outcomes of Adjunctive Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Utilizing the LARIAT Compared to Pulmonary Vein Antral Isolation Alone: The aMAZE Trial.
The prospective, multicenter, randomized controlled study enrolled 610 patients with persistent AF at 53 sites to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Lariat procedure to percutaneously isolate and ligate the left atrial appendage from the left atrium as an adjunct to planned pulmonary vein antral isolation catheter ablation in subjects with symptomatic persistent or longstanding persistent AF. The 30-day primary safety event rate was 3.4%, which was statistically less than the prespecified performance goal of 10%.
"This particular approach to isolating the appendage demonstrates that it's safe and effective to exclude the appendage from the rest of the left atrium," said David Wilber, MD, FAHA, Eisenberg Professor of Medicine at Loyola University in Chicago, the study's principal investigator. The secondary outcome measure, freedom from recurrent atrial arrhythmias at 12 months, was 64.3% in the Lariat plus pulmonary vein antral isolation treatment group and 59.9% in pulmonary vein antral isolation alone group, which did not reach the standard needed for superiority.
"The Lariat System appears to be safe, and successfully excludes the left atrial appendage in this first prospective, rigorous and independently monitored clinical trial evaluation of the Lariat left atrial appendage ligation. But adjunctive left atrial appendage ligation was not superior to pulmonary vein antral isolation alone in reducing recurrent atrial arrhythmias in the overall persistent AF population undergoing initial AF," Dr. Wilber said.
Dr. Wilber noted, however, that exploratory analysis suggests that in the subgroup with early persistent AF and larger left atrial volumes, adjunctive left atrial appendage ligation may provide improved rhythm control. Further investigation is needed to verify those exploratory observations.
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A few months back, I had the honor of sharing a guest post for Joy of Joylicious blog on her birthday. She is one talented lady, so I was delighted and not a bit surprised when many of you were as excited to discover her as I was to introduce her. There's been plenty of fabulous stuff going on since then over at Joylicious, ranging from a website redesign to irresistible new recipes like these honey yogurt berry popsicles. But being the sweetheart she is, Joy still took the time to make us a lovely picnic-worthy summer salad. And here to tell you all about it, I present to you my good friend, Joy!
I met Xiaolu this year through the wonderful World of blogging. I was initially attracted to her jaw-dropping photos on 6 Bittersweets and with time have discovered that her inner beauty was just as beautiful as her talent. She was sweet enough to bake me cupcakes on my birthday and even mailed me the adorable pompoms she used to decorate them with. See why I love this girl? You're the sweetest Xiaolu, thank you for having me guest post on your blog today.
When I was a little girl, my family loved going on picnics. My fondest memories were of us laying a big blanket across the softest patch of earth we could find. Dad would carry the large cooler of food, Mom trotting along with miscellaneous bags of "stuff", and I'd follow clumsily behind lugging a Sprite bottle half the size of my body (at the time.) We'd sit there enjoying chive dumplings dipped in chili oil, drunken chicken with ginger and scallions, boiled peanuts, marinated beancurd – what? You thought I was going to say, sandwiches and potato salad?
Laying there for hours, we'd talk about our hopes and dreams, laugh about memories of our families back home. We'd play card games that mostly involved math because dad said my math skills were subpar at best. But it was still fun, promise =). And we'd always end our picnics with my favorite part.
The food would be packed up, trash thrown away, and when there was nothing else left except for the blanket on the ground I'd lay in the middle of it. Mom and dad would grab opposite ends of the blanket and with a slick flick of their wrists they'd fling me up to the sky. I'd fly up so-high that I'd be only inches away from the clouds. Closing my eyes, embracing my weightless moments in the air, laughing so hard my stomach would hurt as tears streamed down my face. Though I'm no longer small enough to be thrown into oblivion, I still very much love my picnics.
With Summers being blistering hot, the only thing that I feel good eating are salads. They're light, easy to prepare and most certainly healthy. This recipe would be perfect for picnics – Summer Greens with Tart Cherries, Goat Cheese and Walnuts. Dress the salad when you're ready to eat to ensure the best results.
In a large bowl mix greens, grapes, onion, and walnuts together. Drizzle generously with olive oil and top with salt and pepper. Top with goat cheese slices (1 oz. per serving) and serve immediately.
A beautiful salad and guest post! So colorful and fresh looking.
I love the pairing of goat cheese and just about any fruit. I've had it with strawberries, peaches, but never grapes. It looks like a good combo! And your photos are gorgeous!
Love Joy and her work! And what beautiful picnic memmories you have! I wouldn't mind being thrown up in the air till I reach the clouds!
Hey Xiaolu, this salad is looking rocking. Loved the vibrant and fresh green color of the mixed greens bowl and addition of grapes is awesome. I love tossing grapes in the salad. Have a great week. Thanks n regards, sonia !!!
Lovely salad and guest post!
I love how this dish is infused with so many memories and so much love! A perfect summer salad!
Lovely salad and a delightful mix of flavors.
so beautiful! Love Joy's work.
Pictures are amazing .. love the salad. Happy to have found your blog. First time here and following you.
The grapes in this are an awesome idea. The photos are beautiful too!
Love your food photography btw, great job !
Beautiful! That is a perfect summer salad!!
Beautiful photos....and this salad looks beyond delicious.
Xiaolu, you have some most amazing guest posts here!
Beautiful photos and recipe. I have red grapes in my fridge that everyone is tired of eating as it is. I'm going to convert those grapes into this beautiful salad tomorrow dinner. I gotta get good goat cheese. My husband and I are not big fan of goat cheese but we've been trying out different recipes with it. Can't wait to try it!
xiaolu, how i've missed you! i seriously fell off of the world wide web for a while. getting back to life now. thx for the guest post! i've started to love goat cheese more...i can't have one big bite of it, but I do like that they have goat cheese crumbles now so I get a little in every bite, but not a whole marshmallow of it. Thanks for sharing!
I so enjoy picnic and casual lunch in the park . I don't like goat cheese much but these salad is tempting me and Joy's photo is always so joyful.
LOVE, love the first photo! That salad sounds so refreshing!!!
Thanks everyone! I'm glad you're enjoying Joy's post as much as I did. For the people are giving me credit for the photos, please know that it is all Joy and you should check out her site for more!
Gorgeous post Joy as always!
Love all the colors and freshness in the recipe..would like to munch upon this salad any time. Wonderful guest post, Xiaolu.
This is a wonderful post. I love the way the food looks. Delicious. Great photos too.
I've never considered putting grapes in salad, but you're right, the sweetness would be magnificent against the deliciousness of goat's cheese!!


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Following are the steps you need to follow in order to install Java Development Kit 9 on Ubuntu Linux.
Download JDK 9 for Ubuntu.
Configure JAVA_HOME and PATH Variables.
Set Oracle JDK 9 as default Java version.
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Or From the command line you can use the wget command to download the tar.gz file (Make sure to copy the url to the latest version from the oracle website).
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We need to set Oracle JDK 9 as the default Java version in our Ubuntu Server. We do this by using the update-alternatives command.
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You've heard it time and time again…"Play what you hear!" But how do you actually go about playing what you're hearing? And how do you hear the stuff that you want to play? Playing what you hear sounds easy in theory, but it's much more difficult in practice.
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There are however many ways to get closer to the goal of hearing what you play and playing what you hear. Here's a simple process to get the ball rolling and make quick headway.
The first step to playing what you hear has nothing to do with your instrument. It's just you: connecting the voice that produces sound in your mind, with the your singing voice.
Anybody can develop this skill. We all have the ability to hear voices and sounds in our head, in fact, sometimes it's difficult to turn them off! Yet not everyone learns to control this inner voice. It's this inner voice where everything comes from.
For this first step, sit in silence and close your eyes. Turn all your attention to the voice in your mind. Instruct your inner-voice to "sing" a solid continuous pitch. Focus even more on this pitch and just keep it going. Then, imagine the sound visually growing in your mind and allow it to amplify.
Once you can easily achieve this pitch-generation in your mind, very very quietly, hum the pitch that you're hearing. Now, at this point your initial response will be to turn your attention away from the inner-voice in your mind, and to instead focus on your real voice. This is where the most crucial point in the process takes place: return your focus to your inner-voice going on in your mind, while you continue to hum.
It's actually really tricky. Your mind will want to switch instantly to your real voice the second you start humming and to completely ignore your inner-voice. Resist this urge, and work on staying focused on your mind's voice.
As you begin to be able to achieve this, start to raise the volume of your real voice as you continue to pay more and more attention to your inner-voice. Unfortunately, this gets more difficult as you get louder with your real voice. Keep working on it and soon you'll be able to focus on the voice in your mind even if you're singing loud.
And the whole point of doing this with your voice is that it's the same once you do it on your instrument; you'll be able to play while listening intently to the voice in your head, which is extremely important if you're trying to play what's going on in your head.
After working on connecting your voice to your mind's ear, it's time to connect your fingers to your mind's ear.
Pick a tune like Happy Birthday or any other very simple melody that you know by ear; something you can sing easily in your head. Next, what you did in the first step with a single pitch, do now with the entire melody of Happy Birthday. So, sit in silence, hear the melody in your head and hum it softly while you continue to pay attention to the voice in your head.
After hearing and singing it, play the melody on your instrument, but completely play it based upon listening to the voice in your head. Let your ear be your guide one-hundred percent. Don't try to calculate where you're going or to think about things in terms of theory. Only listen to the voice in your head and match each note on your instrument.
While you match each note, just as you had to remember to focus on the voice in your head instead of your real voice, do the same in this step; with each note of the melody played on your horn, make sure you're continuing to focus on the sound that's going on in your mind.
Essentially it should feel as though you're listening to the radio in your mind and you're simply copying everything you're listening to.
Once you can do this with Happy Birthday, go up a half step and do it in this new key. Again, do it all by listening to the voice in your mind. Your analytical mind will want to think about intervallic relationships and key centers.
For the sake of this exercise, leave theory out of it. Use just your ears because that's what you're trying to develop. You're aiming to develop this deep connection between your mind's voice and your fingers. If you're applying theory to figure out where you're going, you'll lose out on everything that you could gain from this exercise. Then take the melody through the rest of the keys in the same manner.
Just connecting your ears to your fingers does not complete the puzzle, as you still need to fill your brain with the stuff you want to play. No, it doesn't magically get there. It gets there through fueling it with a ton of language, transcribing, and listening.
But, this language acquisition, transcribing, and listening must all be done in an active manner, utilizing the method that was introduced in the first step: you clearly hear the stuff in your mind, you sing it accurately, and you continue to focus on the sound in your mind even while you sing.
So, take a line you've been working on or want to learn and start to hear it in your mind. Hear every note perfectly. Then hum it very softly while you continue to focus on the sound in your mind.
Gradually raise the volume of your voice until you can sing it full volume while still being able to hear the voice in your head clearly. Then, just as you did with Happy Birthday, do the same thing with your instrument. Play the line while hearing everything perfectly in your mind's ear.
Doing this with language will fill your inner ear with the stuff you want to play. Over time, you'll be hearing all sorts of new material derived from other things you learn. That's just how our brains work. They're always trying to find new ways to combine and transform old data. Keep feeding your brain music you love and it will respond creatively.
Where you focus your attention is the most important take-away from this article. Your mind wants to focus on one task at a time and it is constantly updating where it puts its attention based upon the new feedback it's receiving. That's why every time you sing or play your instrument, your attention wants to drift away from the voice in your mind and to the new source of sound.
It's that subtle switch in attention that takes us away from playing what we hear because we're no longer hearing anything, or more precisely, what's going on musically in our mind is no longer receiving any attention and therefore, has no hope of being produced on our instrument.
Understanding this subtlety and understanding how to place your attention where you want it is the key to playing what you're hearing. You can play what you hear, but it's a process. A process that you'll be working toward your entire life. Getting closer and closer is the name of the game, and as you do, you're getting closer to playing anything you can dream of.


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mongoid model 排序插件

## 安装

```ruby
# Gemfile
gem 'sort_char',
  :git => 'git://github.com/mindpin/sort_char.git',
  :tag => '0.0.1'
```

## 使用举例
```ruby
  class User
    include Mongoid::Document
    include Mongoid::Timestamps

    field :name, :type => String
    has_many :books
  end
```

```ruby
  class Book
    include Mongoid::Document
    include Mongoid::Timestamps
    include SortChar::Owner

    field :name, :type => String
    sort_char :scope => :user
  end
```

```ruby
user = User.create!(:name => "user")
book1 = user.books.create!(:name => "book1")
book2 = user.books.create!(:name => "book2")
book3 = user.books.create!(:name => "book3")

user1.books.map(&:name) # => ["book1", "book2", "book3"]

book3.insert_at(book1.position, book2.position)
user1.reload

user1.books.map(&:name) # => ["book1", "book3", "book2"]
```


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Enrique Castellón Vargas (7 April 1928 – 22 April 2020), better known as El Príncipe Gitano ("The Gypsy Prince") was a Spanish flamenco singer, actor and dancer. He was the brother of rumba singer Dolores Vargas "La Terremoto".

Career
At the age of 14 he made his debut at the Teatro Calderón in Madrid in the same show as Lola Flores and very soon after he performed his first show, "Pinceladas", becoming a great figure in Spanish song in the 1950s, despite the fact that his real passion was bullfighting, but he did not have success in that field.

His most famous song is "Obí, obá". He also made a peculiar version of the Elvis Presley song "In the Ghetto".

He died due to COVID-19 during the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Filmography
Brindis al cielo (1954)
Un heredero en apuros (1956)
Veraneo en España (1956)
El alma de la copla (1965)
El milagro del cante (1967)
Españolear (1969)

References

External links

1928 births
2020 deaths
20th-century Spanish male singers
20th-century Spanish singers
Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain

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Migrants dropped off in New Mexico; city asks for donations
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — Border Patrol agents dropped off asylum-seeking migrants in New Mexico's second most populous city for the second day in a row Saturday, prompting Las Cruces city officials to appeal for donations of food and personal hygiene items and a state medical program to seek volunteers to provide health assessments of migrants.
The migrants were being temporarily housed at a homeless shelter in Las Cruces, a city recreation center and a campus of social service agencies, city officials said in a statement.
The statement said 83 migrants arrived Saturday, following about 95 who were dropped off by the Border Patrol on Friday at the Gospel Rescue Mission homeless shelter and the Community of Hope campus.
The Las Cruces Sun-News reported Las Cruces churches for months have been providing temporary shelter to migrants released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention but that Friday was the first time that the Border Patrol vans dropped off migrants at the homeless shelter.
City spokesman Udell Vigil said Saturday that migrants could be arriving "for the next several days."
Las Cruces is not a sanctuary city that rebuffs federal officials carrying out deportation orders.
Some migrants were taken to Meerscheidt Recreation Center, which the statement said was closed to the public because of its use as temporary housing for migrants. The closing forced cancellation of a T-ball on-site registration event that was scheduled Saturday.
The statement said needed items included utensils, napkins, paper plates, sanitary napkins, shampoo, clothing, towels, blankets, canned food, bottled water, foam padding for bedding and stuffed toys.
The Border Patrol announced Thursday it would release migrants in southern New Mexico and in El Paso, Texas, pending their future court hearings because of Immigration and Customs "capacity issues."
In another development, the state Department of Health in Santa Fe on Saturday appealed for health care professionals such as pediatricians, nurses and EMTs to join a state-run volunteer registry involved "in the humanitarian mission by providing medical screening support services to migrants in New Mexico."
Bobbie MacKenzie, volunteer coordinator for the New Mexico Medical Reserve Corps , said the appeal made Saturday was aimed at augmenting the current ranks of volunteers so they don't get burned out.
"We need more. This is going to be an ongoing event," MacKenzie told The Associated Press in a telephone interview. "We're trying to not to inundate and overwhelm the volunteers."
Most of the current volunteers helping provide health assessments of migrants in Las Cruces are from that area but some are from as far away as Albuquerque, she said.
Albuquerque, New Mexico's most populous city, is 192 miles (308 kilometers) north of Las Cruces.
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Man seriously injured in shooting at Evansville home early Thursday, EPD says
Abbey Doyle
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville man was seriously injured early Thursday morning after being shot in a reported armed robbery at a South Side home.
According to an Evansville Police report, a 24-year-old man was shot between 12:20 and 12:31 a.m. Thursday in the 300 block of Ridgeway Avenue.
Officers were dispatched to the Circle K at Kentucky Avenue and Riverside Drive for a report of shots fire where they found the man with a gunshot wound. A man with the shooting victim told officers three men entered his home on Ridgeway and shot the 24-year-old.
The report described the man's injuries as serious.
No one has been arrested in the shooting, EPD spokesman Sgt. Jason Cullum said.
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This spring, I had the privilege of shooting clarinetist and composer Kinan Azmeh. Born in Damascus - and now living in New York City - he has profound view of the world. His place in the world. And where, on this earth, is home.
What follows are photos from a preliminary test shoot in my studio. A get-to-know-you session more than anything else. While I snapped, he spoke candidly about his music, his inspirations, his country, his loves. And how he uses music to educate, question and emote.
There will hopefully be more to this series, as his schedule permits. In the meantime, for more information on Kinan, http://kinanazmeh.com. Be sure to check out Home Within (under "Projects") - a poignant multi-media staging (with visual artist Kevork Mourad) - to raise both awareness and funds for Syrian refugees.


Biofuels are the answer to the energy question. Agreed?
Biofuels are the answer to the energy question. Do YOU agree?
Re: Biofuels are the answer to the energy question. Agreed?
Yes! It's more than just energy. It would also improve agricultural economy. Solving energy shortage and the overreliance of oil countries. Might decrease wars. Some urbanised people seems to be against of high usage of biofuel since it might increase food prices at first. But I believe that will be only temporal effect.
When the deposites of oil are over, any more or less satisfactory answer will be be accepted with haste and gratitude, so why shouldn't it be biofuels. I only wonder why this idea wasn't developed earlier.
Maybe genetically modified crops could be a solution. They are said to be immune to pests and diseases plus they grow faster and are made to be more sustainable than conventional ones. Consumers are concerned about the potential danger of GM food but as raw for biofuel GMOs would satisfy both manufacturers and consumers, wouldn't they?
Okay, firstly I don't agree with bio-fuels. For a start, the production of Bio-fuels is what is in part creating the current food shortage, seriously harming developing worlds. It has been shown that many bio-fuels are now being grown in place of crops that would help feed people, because governments are paying farmers to do so. Even worse, deforestation (the cutting down of trees in mass amounts) is being increased and encouraged to make way for Biofuel land.
Ironically, this is releasing more CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) due to the level of trees being burnt and of course becuse less trees are then available to create Oxygen, the situation gets worse.
GM (Genetically Modified) crops are a good option, but by no means the solution. What I think is needed is better funding in Agriculture, more research and development, more funds to farmers for growing food crops and more land being given to farmers for crop production.
As for the Energy Question, I'm a proponant of cutting down the items we use already (the millitary uses massive amounts of fuels, often simply for patrol-duty in places where there is no war) and the use of wind/solar and tidal energy. It's not able to produce the mass amounts of power Oil and Coal can, but it's never going to run out, it's very clean and it's quite easy to set up.
Why is there food shortage? Because farming isn't cost effective. It's not cost effective because fuel and other farming expenses are expensive even though farmers can buy fuel little cheaper I think.. Farmers always get the least. The most profit takes industry. Huge farms can have own industry. But smaller ones have to die out. If those smaller ones have enough big fields in good location that some big farm buy them up, then those fields may continuously grow goods.. But what I see around here is that there are a lot of fallow lands. Or fields that already grow bushes/forest. But it seems that selling forest is good way to earn something, but forest grow slow and usually they don't have much forest. One of my neighbour who owns a farm just told lately how he just cut the hay down so that the forest won't grow there and he actually get aid from European Union from doing so.. seems that he get enough to cover the expenses to keep land in current state(by cutting hay down) and also keep some money for living too. I don't know why EU does so.
I think making bio fuel won't increase food shortage. It just increases competition in market. It's also hard to believe that someone would cut forest for farming land. It's more like to earn money for selling trees. Or make room for cities roads and other similar things. Maybe there really is somewhere a place where someone want to deal with farming, but it's hard to believe for me. Since I don't. Yet it was once my dream.
I don't agree. There are so many people starving and we will take this to make biofuel, no! Besides, we will have to deforest to grow, harming nature.


An optoelectronic device with a coupling is provided, comprising a lens (10), between an optical transmission fiber (13) and a semiconductor laser diode (2), which device is provided with a holder (1) for the laser diode, a holder (12) for the optical transmission fiber and an intermediate piece (16) present between these two holders, the spherical lens (10) being accommodated in the cover (9) of the holder (1) of the laser diode (2), while the holder (12) of the transmission fiber contains a hollow glass rod (14) in which a core portion (11) of the transmission fiber is accommodated, the end (15) of the glass rod and the fiber core being flat and polished, while the intermediate piece (16) has a sleeve shape and slides with exact fit over the cover (9) of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode (2), which sleeve-shaped intermediate piece has two grooves spaced some distance apart, at which grooves the intermediate piece and the cover of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode are fastened to one another by means of a number of laser welds after axial alignment, while furthermore the ends of the intermediate piece (16) and the holder (12) for the transmission fiber (11) facing one another have flat surfaces perpendicular to the axial alignment direction, which surfaces are fastened to one another with a plurality of laser welds after transversal adjustment.
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4790618 Dec., 1988 Abe 350/96.
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4927228 May., 1990 Van De Pas 350/96.
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Attorney, Agent or Firm: Bartlett; Ernestine C.
characterized in that: (a) the lens is constructed as a spherical lens which is accommodated in a cover of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode facing the transmission fiber,; (b) the holder of the optical transmission fiber is provided with a hollow glass rod in which a core portion of the optical transmission fiber is accommodated, the end of the glass rod facing the lens and the transmission fiber core being flat and polished; (c) the intermediate piece has the shape of a sleeve which can be slipped with exact fit over the cover of the holder of the semiconductor diode,; and (d) the sleeve-shaped intermediate piece has two grooves spaced apart from one another, at which grooves the intermediate piece and the cover of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode are fastened to one another by means of a plurality of laser welds.
2. An optoelectronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a single-mode optical transmission fiber is used and the flat, polished end of the glass rod and the transmission fiber core are arranged at an oblique angle of 5.degree.-15.degree. relative to a plane perpendicular to the axial alignment direction.
3. An optoelectronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder for the optical transmission fiber comprises a flat, annular part which, after being adjusted relative to the intermediate piece, is fastened to the latter by means of laser welds and which surrounds the glass rod with the transmission fiber core which project from this annular part to the exterior at the end facing the lens.
4. An optoelectronic device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the holder of the optical transmission fiber is provided with a connector to which an external optical transmission fiber can be coupled.
5. An optoelectronic device as claimed in claim 4, having a carrier member around the sleeve-shaped piece, to which carrier member a connector part is fastened, the coupling with an optical transmission fiber present in an external connector being achieved by means of a centering spring.
6. An optoelectronic device as claimed in claim 4, having a carrier member around the sleeve-shaped piece, the optical transmission fiber of the optoelectronic device issuing into a male standard ferrule.
The invention relates to an optoelectronic device having a coupling comprising a lens and arranged between an optical transmission fiber and a semiconductor laser diode, which device is provided with a holder for the semiconductor laser diode, a holder for the optical transmission fiber, and an intermediate piece present between the said two holders, the intermediate piece and one of the two holders being so arranged that they can be slipped one into the other, while after axial adjustment of the end of the transmission fiber the intermediate piece and this holder are fastened to one another by means of a number of laser welds, the ends of the intermediate piece and of the other holder facing one another having flat surfaces perpendicular to the axial alignment direction, which surfaces lie against one another and are fastened to one another with a number of laser welds.
Such a device is known from EP-A-345 874 which corresponds substantially to U.S. Pat. No. 4,927,228. In this known device, the two holders and the intermediate piece are adjustable relative to one another both in axial and in transversal direction, while the use of laser welds on thinned portions leads to a fastening which exerts hardly any thermal and mechanical forces and thus does not cause any gradual mis-alignment. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 3 of EP-A-345 874, in which a lens is used, this lens has a rod-shape and is included in the intermediate piece. The holder for the semiconductor laser diode is shaped as a sleeve here, in which the envelope of the semiconductor laser diode is accommodated. This sleeve is axially adjustable relative to the intermediate piece. The lens is aligned relative to the semiconductor laser diode in this case. The end of the optical transmission fiber is set at a fixed distance from the lens in an adaptor.
This arrangement gives a sufficient accuracy for obtaining a good coupling efficiency for a multimode optical transmission fiber. In the case of a single-mode optical transmission fiber, however, it is difficult to obtain in a reproducible manner the desired alignment accuracy and stability with this device.
An object of the invention is to provide an optoelectronic device of the kind described in the opening paragraph which has the required alignment accuracy and stability in a reproducible manner when a single-mode optical transmission fiber is used, which device is nevertheless of a simple construction, of small dimensions, and non-critical as regards alignment accuracy and product tolerances.
According to the invention, this object is achieved in a device of the kind described in the opening paragraph i.e. in an optoelectronic device having a coupling comprising a lens and arranged between an optical transmission fiber and a semiconductor diode, which device is provided with a holder for the semiconductor laser diode, a holder for the optical transmission fiber, and an intermediate piece present between the said two holders, the intermediate piece and one of the other two holders being so arranged that they can be slipped one into the other, while after axial adjustment of the end of the transmission fiber the intermediate piece and this holder are fastened to one another by means of a number of laser welds, the ends of the intermediate piece and of the other holder facing one another having flat surfaces perpendicular to the axial alignment direction, which surfaces lie against one another and are fastened to one another with a number of laser welds, wherein the lens is constructed as a spherical lens which is accommodated in a cover of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode facing the transmission fiber, and wherein the holder of the optical transmission fiber is provided with a hollow glass rod in which a core portion of the optical transmission fiber is accommodated, the end of the glass rod facing the lens and the transmission fiber core being flat and polished and the intermediate piece having the shape of a sleeve which can be slipped with exact fit over the cover of the holder of the semiconductor diode, which sleeve-shaped intermediate piece has two grooves spaced apart from one another, at which grooves the intermediate piece and the cover of the holder of the semiconductor laser diode are fastened to one another by means of a number of laser welds.
It has been found that the adjustment of a spherical lens accommodated in the cover of the envelope of the semiconductor laser diode relative to this laser diode requires only a relatively small degree of accuracy, i.e. less than approximately 50 .mu.m, in the X, Y and Z directions, while nevertheless a very favourable adjustment of the end of the optical transmission fiber through the lens relative to the laser diode is made possible. Reasonable manufacturing tolerances are consequently admissible without the adjustment accuracy being adversely affected. Moreover, this arrangement is conducive to obtaining small dimensions of the device. The sleeve-shaped intermediate piece which is mounted directly to the cover of the envelope of the semiconductor laser diode also renders small dimensions possible. The fastening at the location of the spaced-apart longitudinal grooves facilitates a very accurate alignment of the end of the transmission fiber relative to the lens, an angular deviation in axial direction being avoided. In the embodiment according to the invention, a single-mode optical transmission fiber is also coupled to the semiconductor laser diode with a very favourable efficiency. This latter component, therefore, can have small dimensions and is relatively insensitive to alignment inaccuracies and production tolerances, while neverthless an extremely favourable coupling efficiency is obtained.
It should be noted that the use of a spherical lens is known per se. The invention, however, does not achieve its favourable effect through the use of a spherical lens only, but through the overall combination of measures as defined herein. This combination is essential if the favourable effect of the device according to the invention is to be achieved.
In a preferred embodiment of the invention, a single-mode optical transmission fiber is used and the flat, polished end of the glass rod and the transmission fiber core is arranged at an oblique angle of 5.degree.-15.degree. relative to a plane perpendicular to the axial alignment direction. In this way the coupling has low losses and reflection of radiation to the laser diode is avoided.
In a further embodiment of the invention, the holder of the optical transmission fiber is provided with a connector, to which an external optical transmission fiber can be coupled. This renders the component defined above, which may be designed as a pigtailed device, also suitable as a connectorized device.
FIG. 4 shows a second specific embodiment of a connectorized device.
FIGS. 1 and 2 show a device according to the invention in longitudinal cross-section which may serve as a component for various applications.
The holder 1 for the semiconductor laser diode 2 comprises a metal base 3 through which two electrical connection pins 4 and 5 are passed in an insulated manner and to which a ground connection pin 6 is fastened. The base 3 carries a metal pillar 7 to which the semiconductor laser diode 2 is fastened. The quantity of radiated light of the semiconductor laser diode 2 directed towards the base is measured with a photodiode 8. The signal thus generated in the photodiode can be used to control the emission intensity of the semiconductor laser diode 2. A cover 9 is provided on the base 3, preferably by means of resistance welds. A spherical lens 10 is accommodated in the upper portion of the cover 9. The laser diode 2 is hermetically enclosed in the holder 1.
The adjustment of the spherical lens 10 relative to the laser diode need not be particularly accurate in order to obtain a favourable alignment of the laser diode 2 through the lens 10 relative to the end of the optical transmission fiber 11. An adjustment inaccuracy of less than 50 .mu.m of the lens 10 relative to the semiconductor laser diode 2 is sufficient to obtain a favourable alignment relative to the optical transmission fiber, which is a very wide margin in semiconductor technology; therefore, the manufacturing and adjustment tolerances may be fairly wide while coupling remains favourable, which renders a simple manufacture possible.
The holder 12 for the optical transmission fiber 13 comprises a flat, annular portion in which a hollow glass rod 14 is accommodated, enclosing the core portion 11 of the optical transmission fiber. The glass rod 14 with the core portion 11 of the transmission fiber projects from the annular portion 12 towards the exterior in the direction of the lens 10. The surface 15 of the glass rod and the fiber core, therefore, can be flattened and polished without difficulties, so that a favourable coupling relative to the lens 10 can be obtained. As is shown in FIG. 2, this surface 15 can be arranged at an angle of 5.degree.-15.degree. relative to a plane perpendicular to the longitudinal direction of the device, so that feedback of the radiation emitted by the semiconductor laser diode 2 is prevented.
The holder 1 for the semiconductor laser diode 2 and the holder 12 for the optical transmission fiber 13 are interconnected by an intermediate piece or bush 16. This intermediate piece has the shape of a sleeve in the embodiment shown by way of example. It slides with exact fit around the cylindrical circumference of the cover 9 of the holder 1 of the semiconductor laser diode 2. The upper surface of the intermediate piece 16 is connected to the annular holder 12 of the optical transmission fiber by means of laser welds. The sleeve has two grooves 17 and 18 which are spaced a certain distance apart. The bush 16 may be fastened to the cover 9 by means of laser welds at these thinned portions. This fastening by means of the spaced grooves guarantees a very accurate angular adjustment in the axial direction, so that an accurate coupling of the transmission fiber 11 relative to the lens 10, and thus relative to the semiconductor laser diode 2, is obtained.
The adjustment of the holder 12 relative to the intermediate piece 16 in the transversal direction, and the adjustment of the intermediate piece 16 relative to the cover 9 of the holder 1 of the semiconductor laser diode in the axial direction render it possible to achieve an excellent coupling, for which the manufacturing tolerances are allowed to be comparatively wide.
The component described above, which consists of a pigtailed device in the example shown, may also be constructed as a connectorized device. Generally, the holder 12 of the optical transmission fiber may be provided with a connector to which an external optical transmission fiber can be coupled.
FIGS. 3 and 4 give specific examples of embodiments of connectorized devices having a female and a male connector, respectively.
FIG. 3 shows the component 20 described above provided with a ferrule 25 whose shape corresponds approximately to that of the holder 12 in FIGS. 1 and 2, which component is accommodated in a carrier member 21 to which a connector part 22 is fastened. The end of the optical fiber accommodated in the ferrule 25 of the component 20 is coupled to an optical fiber present in an external connector, such as a standard FC ferrule, in a reproducible, favourable manner by means of a centering spring 23.
FIG. 4 shows an example of a male connector. The component 20 is accommodated in a carrier member 21. The optical transmission fiber 13 of the component issues into a male FC ferrule 24. This embodiment is less sensitive to pollution since it can be easily cleaned. Both in the embodiment of FIG. 3 and in the embodiment of FIG. 4, the end of the ferrule projecting from the component 20 can be polished in convex shape. This promotes a good physical contact between the ferrule and a transmission fiber to be coupled. The same holds for the end of a ferrule present in the connector and facing the component 20. Particularly, it is useful for the end of a connectorized device of the female type to be given a convex polished end, since reflections from the connector end to the laser are avoided by this. This is true for the use of both an FC (with a flat polished surface) and a PC (with a convex polished surface) male connector in which the transmission fiber to be connected is enclosed. In the case of the male-type connectorized device, the end is less critical as regards reflections because of the greater distance between the reflecting connector end surface and the laser. It should be noted that an additional advantage of the embodiments of FIGS. 3 and 4 is that ferrules other than FC ferrules may be used, such as those in DIN, ST, SMA, SC, FC, FC--PC and Biconic connectors.
The carrier member 21 is connected to the connector part 22, for example, by welding or gluing. Preferably, the parts 21 and 22 are interconnected by a screw connection. This renders it possible, when the end of the ferrule 25 has become polluted during use, to clean this end after the connection has been unscrewed.


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Carrigaline
Major new bar and restaurant complex for Carrigaline with 60 new jobs
It'll be a brand new, stylish gastropub for Cork's biggest town
Joe O'SheaEditor
James Jeffrey, Marketing Manager, at The Emporium Company, Kevin Reddy, Rose Construction, and James Dullea, Operations Manager at The Emporium Company, at the site of the new Mabel Lane, on Main Street Carrigaline. (Image: Jim Coughlan)
A major hospitality group is set to open a stylish new bar and restaurant complex in Carrigaline - creating 60 new jobs and adding to the growing buzz around Cork's largest town.
The Cork-owned Emporium Company, which already has bars in Glanmire, Midleton and Ballincollig, will open the €4m 'Mabel Lane' bar on the site of the former 'O' Cogáin's' pub on Main Street Carrigaline in June.
Work has already started and the group is now actively recruiting for staff across all positions over the next number of weeks.
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Mabel Lane will be the fourth addition to The Emporium Company's family of bars that includes The Castle and Yard in Glanmire, JJ Coppingers in Midleton and Tradehouse Central in Ballincollig.
The people behind the new bar in Carrigaline promise to bring 'an upscale neighborhood feel with good food, classic cocktails, live music and good vibes to the heart of Carrigaline.'
With the building's reconstruction well underway by Rose Construction, the building design was the brainchild of Cork firm, Yelland Architects, while Paul Haffey Design worked with the Emporium team on the bar's stylish and contemporary interiors.
Speaking ahead of the opening of Mabel Lane about their ongoing recruitment process, Group Manager at The Emporium Company, James Dullea said they are determined to bring something new to Carrigaline.
"We are delighted with the progress made on site so far and are very excited to open our doors in June."
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"We are now moving forward with our next phase which is the recruitment of staff. We would encourage anyone interested in applying to sign up to our newsletter on the website to view positions available – mabellane.ie. "
Mr Dullea said they feel the time is right to bring something new to the Cork town that has been expanding rapidly in recent years.
"Our strategy from day one has been to bring a city-type bar experience to the suburbs, as we have successfully done with our other bars across the group.
"Carrigaline was a natural progression for us after Glanmire, Ballincollig and Midleton, due to its population, large hinterland and the amount of development going on in the area. We have seen that there is a huge market for a high-quality bar and food offering outside of Cork City and this is what we have heavily focused on since we began acquiring assets," he added.
In operation since 2016, The Emporium Company was founded by Cork men, Ronan Murphy, Rory O'Doherty, Derek Walshe and Jim McCarthy. They continue to play an active role in the business and the group currently employs 120 staff.
Mabel Lane, set to open in June 2022, will provide a further 60 jobs to the local economy, bringing their total staff across the group to 180.
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