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Mark D. Hill , University of Wisconsin—Madison
Gabriel H. Loh , Advanced Micro Devices
This work efficiently enables conventional block sizes for very large die-stacked DRAM caches with two innovations: it makes hits faster with compound-access scheduling and misses faster with a MissMap. The combination of these mechanisms enables the new organization to deliver performance comparable to that of an idealistic DRAM cache that employs an impractically large SRAM-based on-chip tag array.
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By Dean Sobers
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Car insurance renewals can be a money spinner for insurers. Find out how the process works, and how to get a fair price.
What is auto-renewal and how does it work?
Almost all car insurance policies have an auto-renewal clause. The clause allows an insurer to roll your cover over to a second year unless you tell them not to.
Your insurer will provide you with a notice of renewal before you're signed up for another year. This is usually sent by post, outlining the full details of your new policy and the premium. The document will also explain how you can cancel and how long you have to change your mind. Most companies give you at least 21 days to leave before your policy is automatically renewed.
Am I charged a fee for renewal?
Administration fees for renewals are not very commonplace but there are some companies that charge them. If you pay for your insurance on a monthly basis, Kwik-Fit will charge you £35 to arrange your policy whether you're a new customer or if you're at renewal. Hastings Direct currently charges £20 if you renew your policy, while 1st Central levies a fee of £50.
What is a pre-renewal deposit?
Some providers – notably Swinton – automatically take a deposit from you ahead of renewal in an attempt to secure your business for another year.
The payment, usually one month's premium, only applies to pay monthly customers and is taken from your account a month before renewal. The amount is deducted from next year's premium if you decide to stay on.
If you know you're coming up for renewal, check with your provider for pre-renewal deposits to avoid being caught off guard when money starts disappearing from your account.
Can I cancel if my policy rolls over without me wanting it to?
You can cancel your policy but it will come at a cost. You'll have a 14-day cooling-off period once your policy has started and most insurers will let you cancel within this period by only paying for the cover you have used. However, some companies will still charge a fee if you decide you want out during this period.
The situation can be a bit trickier if you are past the 14-day cooling-off period. At this point, a cancellation fee will almost certainly apply and could be as high as £75 (but is routinely around £50).
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Enzo Ferrari Museum Opens Its Doors
Ferrari already has a museum dedicated to its race and road car legacy - the Museo Ferrari, located at the Prancing Horse's headquarters in Maranello. Ferrari is broadening its museum footprint in opening the new Museo Casa Enzo Ferrari, a museum dedicated to the life of Ferrari's founder.
Ferrari officially opened its latest facility on March 10. The striking design of the Enzo Museum began in 2004 when London's Future Systems studio submitted its winning bid to design the building. The architecture was designed by the late Jan Kaplicky, his last work before passing in 2009, and completed by Andrea Morgante of Shiro Studio, who had worked at Future Systems prior to Kaplicky's death. Engineering and project management were performed by Società Politecnica. The museum was built with an investment of some 18 million euros.
Volvo Recalls 2,700 New Cars
If you happen to have just purchased a brand new 2012 Volvo S60 or XC60, you may just be one of 2,742 new owners that will have to turn that Volvo right back around and head back to the dealership. It seems that while on the assembly line, the factory may have over sprayed the coating they use on the underbody of these cars. An over application of this coating can (like any liquid) cause it to drip down, and in this case, cause it to form icicle-like structures.
The coating-icicles are not necessarily the problem -- it's the fact that these icicles can actually puncture fuel lines, causing fuel to leak and potentially a fire. Owners will be contacted beginning in mid-April, but early appointments are okay too.
Read on for the full report from Safercar.gov ...
March Madness Mecum's Way: Its Kansas City Sale Is Supertruck Central
It takes a special kind of person to see nature's most useful vehicle and—for whatever reason—convert it into something like the "trucks" you see here. Were these vehicles' owner/builders overcompensating for something? Were they convinced that gasoline has a shelf life such that if they didn't burn it all as fast as possible that it'd "go bad"?
You can (presumably) put these questions—and any others that might come from you reading about these rigs in a second—to said owner/builders directly at Mecum Auction's Kansas City, MO, sale, March 29-31.
Just make sure you're "diplomatic" about the whole thing. The kind of mind it takes to create something like one of these probably won't cotton to dealing with your brand of humor. At all. Trust me on this one…
Posted In: Aftermarket, Auctions, Classics, Special / Limited Edition
Tags: Mecum, auction, trucks, Kansas City, Supertruck, Central, custom
Prius C Throws Down Sales Gauntlet
Since last week, any doubts we've had about the potential market for Toyota's new-entry Prius c have been erased. This brand new Prii has suddenly become one of Toyota's fastest-selling vehicles and churned up loads of media attention in the meantime. But strong sales and media support really shouldn't come as a surprise. Toyota is actually attempting to give people what they want – rather than forcing something undesirable down our collective gullet.
In the Prius c's first three days of sales Toyota moved 1,201 units, a quantity which overshadows Nissan Leaf and Chevy Volt sales over the entire preceding month.
Posted In: Car News, Hybrid / Green, Reports
Tags: Toyota, Prius, c, throws, down, sales, gauntlet, price, mpg
Infiniti Shows The Sporty Side Of Green With Emerg-E Concept
Infiniti pulled the cloth off of what is likely its sexiest, most dynamic car ever at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this month. The Emerg-E concept is part Earth-hugging range extender, part menacing, pure-blooded super sports car. We tend to love both parts equally.
The third in a line of "E" concepts designed to showcase what Infiniti calls its Adeyaka design language (the Essence and Etherea being number 1 and 2), the Emerg-E is a lightweight, range-extending sports car. Infiniti turned to Lotus for help in equipping the Emerg-E. The concept uses a 402-hp pair of electric motors driving the rear axle. Those motors, which were also seen in the Lotus Evora 414E concept, provide up to 30 miles of all-electric capability. Hethel's 47-hp 1.2-liter three-cylinder range-extending engine delivers up to 270 additional miles for a nice, round total of 300.
Posted In: Auto Shows, Concept Cars, Exotics, Hybrid / Green, Technology
Tags: Infiniti, Emerg-E, concepts, green, hybrids, plug-ins, 2012 Geneva Motor Show
Subaru's EyeSight System Offers Suite Of Safety Technologies
Like other automakers around the world, Subaru is working to make roads safer by the application of new technologies. Its Eyesight system is a camera-based safety feature that provides collision prevention, intuitive cruise control and other driver assistance functions.
Subaru will launch its new EyeSight system at the New York Auto Show next month. The automaker describes the system as a suite of safety and driver assist technologies. Those technologies include adaptive cruise control, pre-collision braking, and vehicle lane departure warning.
The Eyesight system is based around two charge-coupled device cameras mounted on the upper inside edge of the windshield. Subaru says the location was chosen in part to prevent damage that could easily occur to bumper-mounted hardware.
Posted In: Auto Shows, Car News, Safety, Technology
Tags: Subaru, technology, Eyesight, safety, Pedestrian Detection, camera
Next Jeep Liberty Bringing Smaller Pentastar Engine
The Jeep Liberty...it's kind of like the awkward step sister of the Jeep family (although, to be fair, there are several awkward step sisters in that family). It's not as big or coveted as the larger Jeep Grand Cherokee. It's certainly not as capable as the Jeep Wrangler. It doesn't have the history of the standard Cherokee it replaced. It's $8,000 more than the Patriot (we're not too big on that one, either, but at least it's cheap). Some pretty knowledgeable voices have argued that the Liberty is a watered down departure from Jeep's heritage. We agree, and frankly, we don't understand why anyone even buys the thing.
Jeep will have another go at giving us a reason to like the Liberty, when it introduces the next generation model next year. One reason to like the model is that it will be the launch vessel for a new, smaller Pentastar V-6.
Posted In: Car News, Reports, Rumors
Tags: Jeep, Liberty, Chrysler, Mopar, new cars, Pentastar, V6, engine, motor
Cars on Film: Lambo Aventador J And Ferrari F12 Berlinetta (Video)
There were a lot of impressive new cars and concepts at this year's Geneva Motor Show. If we were forced into picking our favorite two, we couldn't really do better than the Ferrari F12 Berlinetta and the Lamborghini Aventador J. The former has the prominence of being Ferrari's new two-seat flagship and the latter is just an awesome, extreme one-off. And if you put money on Lamborghini and Ferrari in any type of car contest, you usually come up a winner.
Well, the tide has officially changed from dramatic on-stage presentations to post-unveil videos. Both Lamborghini and Ferrari have released videos of their respective Geneva debuts.
Posted In: Exotics, Special / Limited Edition, Videos
Tags: Ferrari, supercars, Lamborghini, Aventador J, F12 Berlinetta, Geneva Motor Show
Jaguar To bring Its "ALIVE Driving Experience" To A City (Possibly) Near You
In an effort to "reestablish the storied British brand among luxury consumers in a new modern context" the fine folks at Jaguar are taking their "Jaguar ALIVE [sic] Driving Experience" on the road, starting at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Phoenix, AZ, April 13-15.
They say that this "multi-day brand event invites consumers to learn about and drive the company's full model line-up with professional drivers, view heritage Jaguar vehicles and fully experience the brand in a dynamic setting."
I say it's an opportunity to immerse one's self in everything Jaguar, including serious seat-time behind the wheel of each model—from the XF and XJ sedans to the XK coupe and convertible—they make.
Interested? Read on...
Posted In: Car News, Exotics, Miscellaneous, Special / Limited Edition
Tags: Jaguar, ALIVE Driving Experience, tour, test drive, promotions, XF, XJ, XK, XKR-S, E-Type
Sexy Fiat Model is Back...With Charlie Sheen (Video)
Charlie Sheen may have fubared his way right off the set of Two and a Half Men, but that isn't keeping him off your TV screen. The extreme middle age crisis that is Sheen has two entertaining commercials on TV as we speak. The first one is a DirectTV spot that we're not particulary interested in, though it is pretty excellent. The second one has Sheen putting whatever celebrity endorsement power he has left into the Fiat 500 Abarth. Stepping from highest paid actor on TV to a commercial filler is usually the sign of a career crisis, but Sheen's making it look good.
Spoiler alert: If you want to be surprised by the commercial, skip straight to the video.
Posted In: Videos
Tags: videos, commercials, ads, Fiat, 500 Abarth, new cars, Charlie Sheen
A Third Of Americans Are Sacrificing Something To Put Gas In The Tank
I don't typically trust surveys done by organizations like "CouponCabin.com," an online coupon aggregator, but in this case, the results are fairly intuitive. Also the survey was conducted by Harris Interactive, an actual research and polling organization, so it appears legitimate enough to contemplate. The survey in question shows that more than a third of American adults are considering giving up some expense just so they can continue to afford to drive.
So far, 2012 has been an historical year for gas prices - and not in a good way. According to AAA, gas prices had risen for 32 consecutive days and hit daily record highs for 141 consecutive days as of February 29. Some analysts predict that the national average will hit $5 a gallon this year, and even modest estimates put the average around $4.25 by Memorial Day, 14 cents more than the record high experienced in July 2008.
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Tags: Gas, surveys, gas costs, gas, prices, economy, fuel, research, Coupon Cabin, couponcabin.com, AAA, Harris Interactive


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sky rocketing housing prices in Sonoma County's interior, the
Latino population is being rapidly pushed out to the margins of
the county. As scant as vital Spanish language resources are in
Santa Rosa, these resources are virtually non- existent in outlying
areas. Add transport problems, below poverty incomes, language
problems, and small town police that all but refuse to meet growing
Spanish language needs, Latina rape and domestic violence victims
in our outlying towns are often doomed to remain trapped in the
One of the first things
we do with the many Spanish-speaking clients who come to us from
outlying areas of the county is search the area for those very
special people with just the right touch. They can be male or
female, friends of the victim, neighbors, co-workers, or professionals
in another field. What we search for is that invaluable combination
of intuition, resourcefulness, and a willingness to pitch in and
help. With little or no training, they frequently make all the
difference in the world to victims who would otherwise feel isolated
and far from help. They are truly community treasures.
That's how we met Veronica
Hernandez, this month's "bilingual community treasure". We were
looking for just the right person in Cloverdale to help us with
a victim there who was very much alone. Veronica knew exactly
what to do and say, though she'd never done it before.
Outreach Health Worker
Coppertower Family Health Center Cloverdale
(707) 894-4229
first time Veronica set foot in the United States was two years
ago. And she has already contributed enormously to our community.
Upon arrival, Veronica simultaneously nailed the English language,
completed a two year outreach worker program at SRJC in a compressed
couple of months, and is now teaching health and training others
as volunteer outreach workers in Cloverdale.
Veronica was always
just as dedicated to excellence and accomplishment in her native
Cuernavaca, Mexico. The daughter of hardworking parents whose
successful newspaper distributing business allowed Veronica to
go to college, Veronica took it from there and went on to study
in an advanced degree program in bio-technology. Over 50% of the
students in that graduate program were also determined young Mexican
women like Veronica. "Machismo is still very alive in the rural
areas," says Veronica, "But there are big changes in the Mexican
With the laboratory
science of microbiology still her first love, Veronica is sometimes
surprised to find herself teaching and organizing health care.
She's also surprised to find herself liking it so much. "My education
makes me humble. It makes me want to share it with people who
didn't have the chance."
is also very grateful to Coppertower Family Health Center in Cloverdale
for the training she received through the clinic and for the opportunity
to go out everyday and do health education among the farm worker
families in the northern reaches of Sonoma County.
Like all good organizers,
one of Veronica's primary goals is to train others to do the same
quality educational work in the community that she's doing; teaching
everything from child health, diabetes treatment, birth control,
and just plain how to navigate the health care system. "Just as
important," says Veronica in her intensely thoughtful way, "I
want to help people remember the beautiful values we have as Mexican
people, at the same time as encouraging families to take advantage
of the opportunities we have here."
Like so many of the
county's bright young Latino service workers, Veronica finds herself
frequently called on for tasks that are far afield of her job
description, like our call one day for help with a victim of violence.
And like others, with no specific violence training, Veronica
put her mind and heart to the task and gave it just the right
free to photocopy and distribute this information as long
as you keep the credit and text intact.
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Women's Justice Center,
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Babe Ruth began his career as a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox. In fact, from 1914-1917 that was all he did. In 1918, when the Red Sox discovered he was a great hitter, they started to play him in the field more. Ruth mostly played right field, but also had a few stints in left field as well. In an attempt to get Ruth to be able to hit even more, the Red Sox also started playing him at first base sparingly. Scattered throughout his entire career, Ruth played first base 32 times. So the answer to your question is that Babe Ruth played as a pitcher, outfielder (right field primarily, with a few left field appearances), and a first baseman for 32 career games.
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The facts stated above are absolutely true as I remember them too but in his early career G.H. Ruth was also signed by the minor league Baltimore Orioles organization as a young pitcher at 19 years old before he became the property of the major league Philadelphia Athletics who didn't want him and passed him in turn to the Cincinnati Reds who traded him to the Red Sox where pitching was needed. Did you know he won his first game? For the whole picture of Mr. Ruth I would suggest you see this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babe_Ruth#Early_years
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Everyone can benefit from this healthful legume, which has plenty of fiber, protein and flavor. You're golden when you make this savory, comforting soup!
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m mwsms i 1967 P. G. HUGENHOLTZ ETAL 3,335,715
FIBER OPTIC CATHETER Filed Sept. 18, 1964 INVENTORS PAUL G HUGENHOLTZ MICHAEL L. POLAMYI ROBERT E. INNIS A TTORN EY United States Patent This-invention relates to flexible fiber optics devices and more particularly to improvements in fiber optical devices used for determining oxygen saturation of blood in-vivo.
Developments in the field of fiber optics have made possible immediate determinations of intravascnlar and intracardiac blood oxygen saturation by cathetcrization.
A catheter containing a bundle of flexible light-conducting fibers having their one ends all exposed adjacent its distal end is inserted into the cardiovascular system to position the exposed ends of the fibers at. a location in the system where intravascular or intracardia'c determinations of oxy gen saturation are required. Rapidly alternating pulses of near monochromatic 660 micron and 805 micron light are supplied to proximal ends of a number of eiTerent fibers in the bundle which emit this light into the blood. Efl'crent fibers in the bundle th en carry light reflected from the blood to a photocell and output of the photocell is fed to electrical rationing means which gives a. reading directly proportional to oxygen saturation. Such apparatus has been disclosed in US. Patents Nos, 3,068,739 and No. 3,068,742 assigned to the assignee of the present application.
It has been found that significant errors in saturation determination can occur when ends of. fibers in the fiber optic bundle come into contact or into very close relationship with the cndocardium or vessel walls. in order to avoid these artifacts, protective cages formed of wires have been provided on the distal ends ol the cathe-' ters. These end protectors, however, have been found to constitute a serious hazard to the patient under certain conditions, especially when the catheter is in the ventricle. Dangerous irritation and arrhythmia, induced by metallic end protectors has been observed in several patients during cardiac catheterizations.
It is an object of the present invention to provide for fiber optical catheterization of the cardiovascular system Contained withinthe catheter is a bundle ofi llex-ible light condueliztg fiber having all their one ends exposed adjacent thedistilfidbf the catheter.
Beyond such exposed ends of the fibers and spaced a substantial distance therefrom by a number of supporting pins is a long and thin highly flexible non'metallic extension having a blunt smoothly rounded leading end. The extension, normally being coaxially aligned with the catheter proper but being freely flexible in all lateral directions throughout the major portion of its length, functions as a leader for the catheter proper during its in sertion into and through passages of the cardiovascular system. In this way, the exposed ends of the optical fibers are caused to follow directly behind the extension at all 3,335,71 Patented Aug. 15, 1967 intended location. the flexible tip prevents harmful contact of the metallic end of the catheter with the walls of the vessel or organ into which it is inserted.
The supporting pins which span the space provided between the exposed fiber ends and the butt section of the catheter extension are formed of rigid or at least relatively inflexible material so as to not only maintain an aligned relationship of the extension and catheter proper at all times but to maintain a desired spacing between the extension and fiber ends. Thus, when blood measurements are being taken, blood will flow freely through this spacing and across the exposed ends of the fibers. In order to avoid undue obstruction of the spacing, a minimum number of supporting pins, preferably three, is used and each pin is of a minimum size required for security of structure.
The present invention will be more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description which is accompanied by a drawing in which FIG. 1 illustrates in elevation an embodiment of the present invention;
FlG. 2 is a greatly enlarged longitudinal crosssectional view of the improved catheter of our invention taken generally along line 2--2 oil- 1G. l;
FIG. 3 illustrates a cross-sectional view of the catheter taken transversely thereof along line 3-3 of FIG. 2; and
FlG. 4 illustrates a modification ol': the invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1 there is shown catheter 10 having a main body portion 12 and extension 14. Extension 14 is supported in spaced forwardly disposed aligned relationship with distal end 18 of body portion 12 by a number of pins 16.
As shown in more detail in FlG. 2. body portion 12 of catheter it) comprises an outer flexible sheath 20 and bundle 22 of fibers 24 contained therewithin. The distal end of sheath 20 is hermetically sealed to shouldered end fitting 26 inserted therein and cemented or otherwise fixed in place. End fitting 26 is provided with axially disposed opening 28 adapted to snugly receive bundle 22 of fibers 24. Fibers 24 are extended through opening 28 and are all cemented, fused or otherwise hermetically sealed together and to fitting 26. The aligned exposed ends 30 of fibers 24 (see FIGS. 2 and 3) are, along with adjoining edges of fitting 26, all ground and polished to a plane surface.
Corresponding one ends of pins 16 are deeply seated and cemented, fused, welded or otherwise secured in receiving openings 32 provided therefor in fitting 26 (sec PK]. 2 where one such opening is illustrated).
Extension 14 comprises butt 34 having longitudinally disposed openings 36 therein adapted to mate with the opposite ends of pins 16. These ends of pins 16 are deeply seated in openings 36 which are similar to openings 32 and are cemented, fused, welded or otherwise secured in place therein. Butt 34 of extension 14 is provided with tang 38 upon which tip 40 is tightly fitted and cemented or otherwise secured in place (sec PK}. 2). In the cmborliment of the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, tip 40 is formed of a relatively soft and pliable but generally shape retaining rubber, plastic or similar material adapted to flex freely in all lateral directions substanr tially as shown by broken line illustration in FIG. 2 where flexing in one plane only is depicted.
In its presently preferred form, tip 40 is relatively long and thin, of: a maximum diameter approximately equal to that of the catheter body portion 12 and is uniformly tapered slightly inwardly toward a relatively blunt, well rounded and smoothly finished terminal end 42. Although it is not shown in the drawing, the invention also contemplates the provision of a tip which is not tapered but is of substantially uniform dimension throughout the major portion of its-length with a well rounded terminal end similar to end 42 of tip 45).
The adjoining outer edges of tip 40 and butt 34 and of fitting 26 and sleeve 12 are tightly fitted together in flush relationship with each other to provide a smooth effectively continuous adjoinment thereof and all exposed surfaces of fitting 26, pins 16 and butt 34 of extension 14 are smoothly finished.
The light-conducting fibers 24 shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 3 each comprise a flexible core formed of optical glass or of a suitable plastic material having a relatively high refractive index which is coated with a thin layer of a transparent plastic or glass having a lower refractive index than the core material. Thus, light entering each of the cores of the fibers will be conducted by internal reflection from one end of the fiber to the other.
Adjacent the proximal end 44 of catheter .10 (see FIG. 1), bundle 22 of fibers 24 is divided with respective fibers 24 thereof formed into separate groups 22' and 22". One group of the fibers is used for conducting light from the proximal end of catheter 10 into space 46 behind extension 14 and corresponding fibers of the other group are used to receive and transmit light reverscly through catheter It) to its proximal end 44.
Since it forms no part of the present invention, apparatus for directing light into afferent fibers and for re ceiving light from efferent fibers of bundle 22 is not shown herein. However, it will be appreciated that, according to principles of this invention, extension .14 of catheter 10 functions to lead distal end 18 of the catheter proper during insertion of the catheter into the cardiovascular system and, in so doing, extension 14 prevents ends 30 of all fibers 24 from coming into contact with the vascular M walls or the endocardium. Space 46 between distal end it of the catheter body portion 12 and extension 14 perfrom ends 30 of fibers 24. With fitting 26, pins 16 and,
butt 34 of extension 14 formed of stainless steel, three pins 16 each measuring approximately one millimeter in diameter and being radially disposed at 120 intervals substantially as illustrated in FIG. 3 have been found to provide adequate support for extension 14 without being unduly restrictive to the passage of blood through spacing 46.
It should be understood, however, that the present invendor] is not limited to the particular size of catheter or other dimensions thereof given hereinabove nor is the invention limited to the use of any of: the above-mentioned materials. For some applications, it might be desirable to form the fitting 26, pins 16 and butt 34 of extension 14 of metals other than stainless steel or of a rigid non-metallic material such as, for example, Teflon or nylon.
Referring to FIG. 4 wherein a modification of the invention is illustrated, there is shown catheter extension 14' having flexible tip 40' secured to tang 38' of butt 34. In this embodiment of the invention, tip 40' is hollow with its terminal end 42' closed. Tip 40' may be formed of molded or extruded relatively soft rubber or plastic or formed of woven nylon or Teflon impregnated or cxternally coated with a suitable plastic sealing medium. Tip 40 may, for added support thereof, be filled with a foamed rubber or plastic or even a liquid if desired.
We claim:
1. A fiber optic catheter including a substantial length of a multiplicity of flexible light-conducting fibers bundled together in side-by-side relationship with each other within a sheath of flexible material wherein the improvement comprises:
a fitting secured to one end of said sheath, said fitting having an opening therein through which said bundle of fibers is extended with one of its ends exposed as a light emitting and receiving face;
spacer means extending from said fitting adjacent the perimeter of said face to a point remote therefrom;
an extension including a long and thin tip of pliable material having one of its ends fixed to said spacer means adjacent said remote point with the major portion of its length being free to flex laterally in all directions for guiding said catheter longitudinally through serpentine and other passages when inserted thereinto.
2. A fiber optic catheter as recited in claim 1 wherein said spacer means comprises a number of pins which are rigidly interconnected adjacent said remote point.
3. A fiber optic catheter as recited in claim 1 wherein said long and thin tip is tapered inwardly throughout the major portion of its length from adjacent said one end thereof toward its opposite distal end and said distal end is blunted with a smoothly rounded contour shape.
4. A fiber optic catheter as recited in claim 1 wherein said long and thin tip has a hermetically sealed hollow interior.
5. A fiber optic catheter as recited in claim 4 wherein said hollow interior is at least partially filled with a pliant supporting medium.
6. A fiber optic catheter as recited in claim 2 wherein said pins are of minimum number and cross-sectional size commensurate with high resistance to bending during use of the catheter and minimum obstruction to the flow of blood and other fluids across said face of said bundle of fibers.
References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,068,739 12/1962 Hicks ct al.
3,131,690 5/1964 Innis et a1. 12823 3,261,356 7/1966 Wallace 128-276 3,267,932 8/1966 Valiere l282.05
RICHARD A. GAUDET, Prinmry Examiner.
SIMON BRODER, Examiner.
UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CERTIFICATE OF CORRECTION Patent No. 3 335,715 August 15, 1967 Paul G. Hugenholtz et a1.
It is hereby certified that error appears in the above numbered patent requiring correction and that the said Letters Patent should read as corrected below.
Column 1, line 24, for "efferent" read afferent llne 28 for "rationing" read ratioing line 49, for "catherlzation" read catheterization Signed and sealed this 12th day of November 1968.
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EDWARD J. BRENNER Commissioner of Patents Edward M. Fletcher, Jr.
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November 30th, 2002, 09:44 PM #1
What percentage of sales do you think (and what proof do you have) are lost to 800#s plastered on merchant sites?
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December 1st, 2002, 12:01 AM #2
I think it is impossible to give an acurate or even an attempted answer to this question there are many variables to take into account.
For eg. a site with a ginormous multicolored 0800# in the middle of the page would atract far more clicks than a small discreet 0800# at the top or bottom of the page.
I could not even guess at the amount I have lost to these tactics but I am certain I must have lost some.
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December 1st, 2002, 05:24 AM #3
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I tend not to even partner with merchant who do this, especially when they tie the 800# to each items buy button. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img] I try to find an alternative merchant when possible. I'm still trying to find some specific products to carry, but all the merchant so far I've found who use this method seem to use this tactic.
As we've seen from recent events, it's very difficult for an affiliate to "prove" a lost sale. We have no way of "tracking" what a visitor has done once they leave our site.
Until the networks provide us with more meaningful metrics on merchants, it will continue to difficult for affiliates to nail down the different factors which are influencing conversion ratios. For example with CJ, reporting network wide stats that we see for our individual affiliate accounts for each merchant (CTR, etc) that can then be looked at along with the EPC. Even just having the network wide average ticket sale or sale commission amount would make the EPC much more meaningful.
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December 1st, 2002, 06:22 AM #4
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Well I know for certain that Bonsai Boys of NY with increaded traffic from my specific pages to them are converting at least 60% less of my shoppers due to prominent 800#'s on all pages. They alos divert with an outside gift registry company who ciphons off sales as an affiliate. For most of this year their 800# banner (top & bottom) had this message in BOLD print..."To order this product CALL 800-***-****" They were my top CJ merchant for 2 years before the 800# went up. I also found no sales coming from Import Parts Bin ( automotive supplier at CJ) as 70% of all their database drive items lead to a OOS page with no image or descriptive text ..just call our 24 hr operator to order this item.
I sent them a scathing e-mail and took down their links before getting a reply the next day they were dropping me from their program. Whoopy doo .. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_mad.gif[/img]
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December 1st, 2002, 07:08 AM #5
I was doing very well with a certain CJ merchant, until they added a 1-800 number during a site redesign.
Immediately, sales virtually stopped. The number wasn't large, nor was it in a large font. But it was placed cleverly so that it did stand out.
I sent them the same clicks, but got no sales. Coincidence? Perhaps...
I didn't sell anything for the next few months, yet continued to send them highly targeted and qualified traffic.
Now they've done another redesign, the 800 number is larger, and is placed at the bottom of the page instead of the top. I'm getting a few sales now, but not anything close to what I did before they added the 800 number to every page.
It does hurt the affiliate, no doubt about it. And there's nothing you can say or do on your pages before sending them to the merchant's site that works to "encourage" them to shop online and not call the 800 number.
I've tried everything, including some good advice from Leader. But nothing has increased my sales. And -- of course -- the 800 number is necessary for good customer service. Right. I think they should place the 800 number on a customer service page, separate from sales pages.
I've heard the argument that the 800 number makes consumers more confident ...yadda yadda yadda... but I believe it's just one more way to not pay commissions under the pretense of providing good customer service.
1-800 numbers are a bad thing for affiliates. [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_frown.gif[/img]
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December 1st, 2002, 09:01 AM #6
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I do work for a CJ merchant to drive them traffic.
When I asked them that question they told me 30% of sales come through their 800#
December 1st, 2002, 09:07 AM #7
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I think it really varies by merchant and their strategy. Call centers, like 1-800-Contacts were designed for people to call in and make orders. They added the web to get leads.
The worst offender of this sort was Sprint PCS. I ran their ad for several hundred clicks, then one day I decided to try a test purchase. Guess what? there wasn't even a way to place the order on the Internet!!!! When you got to the run credit card transaction and pushed the button, you were given a note to call customer service.
Sites whose primary goal is to sell through the web would only want to use the 800 number to support sales. What you pay for customer service agents is generally substantially higher than the commission they steal from an affiliate. A few smart companies even know that stealing money from affiliates decreases their internet exposure.
Counter balancing the 1-800 effect, most merchants know that web sites will run their ads based on the ad performance (EPC). This is why I think it is critical for networks to get that information out on the market.
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December 1st, 2002, 05:59 PM #8
Is it more profitable for a merhcant to process orders through phones than web site? For most of them, I don't think so, especially on the long term.
December 1st, 2002, 10:27 PM #9

quote:
 And there's nothing you can say or do on your pages before sending them to the merchant's site that works to "encourage" them to shop online and not call the 800 number.~Andy

I'm sorry you didn't have better success at defusing the diversions at your merchants, but to say there's "nothing you can say or do" isn't really accurate. That's like saying that since I haven't figured out how to make a rocketship, that space travel isn't possible!
@ all--Personally, with the exceptions of CROOKS like that SprintPCS program yintercept mentioned (when a place is running an aff program with no way to order online or track sales/leads, it's outright crookery!), I have found that places that use 800#s--and no other anti-CR tactics--aren't all that hard to get sales from.
For instance, I do okay with Bonsai Boy despite their VERY high-key 800# and their *very conspicuous(!!!)* spin that's designed to get phone orders.
It's only when there are *multiple* anti-commissionary tactics in place that I see this tremendous conversion-drop. For instance, hardcore diverters often have some combination (or all) of these: Miniscule (1 day) cookies, 800 order-line numbers, OOS bait-and-switch, Ridiculous Reversal Rate Syndrome, Extension Mania, followup emails, snail mail ads, leak-links, and on-site verbiage designed to convince people to buy in a noncommissionary way! There may be a few more dirty tricks that I'm forgetting, too.
In my opinion, it'll take more than removing just one or two of these anticommissionary elements to cause a significant improvement. True hardcore diverters have tricks strewn through their sites like rot. A vegetable with 4 kinds of mold throughout it instead of 5 is still plenty rotten!
I will say that a true diverter isn't necessarily partnered with any parasiteware. They'd have to *gasp* PAY a parasite...and a hardcore diverter does NOT want to have to PAY anyone!
As for the answer to the poll, I'd say that 800#s *alone* affect me less than 5%. Of course, there's no proof of that...my guess is based on the CRs that I recall from the last time this was an issue (many months or more ago). At that time, I compared the CR difference between numbered and un-numbered merchants and in most cases, there was a negligible difference. I know the data's a bit old but I don't want to go through all my current merchants to answer a poll! [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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December 2nd, 2002, 07:15 AM #10
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quote:
Originally posted by SamBay:
Is it more profitable for a merhcant to process orders through phones than web site? For most of them, I don't think so, especially on the long term.

I agree, the long term economics is in our favor.
Of course, whenever a store has more than one channel (be it stores or a call center) the politics is against the affiliate. The call center manager who farts in the same elevator with the boss has a big impact on policy (even when that impact is detrimental to the company.)
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December 2nd, 2002, 10:52 PM #11
As things stand now, I don't think I 'm losing much considering that I steer clear of any merchants who plaster 800#s onto their sites.
But we don't have to be losing ANY money to 800#s. If more AMs would get off their butts and work towards systems like this one, we'd actually get credit for those sales.
December 13th, 2002, 07:55 PM #12
When you are shopping would you finish your order on the web or stop to call the 800 number? I am not going to waste my time making the call unless I need more info on the product. However some merchants encourage people to make the call. We can't post our lowest sale prices.. call for info.
December 16th, 2002, 03:41 PM #13
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I have some data:
We sell domains and webhosting, and 15% of all sales come via phone or fax and our phone numbers are buried in the website. These are very "web friendly" products, so to have 15% come via phone/fax is higher than I expected.
Also, I have read many customers will call in an order because they are afraid of using a CC online due to the media coverage of "stolen" card numbers and "identity theft" on the net. The number I've see quoted is 50% They feel more compfortable speaking their credit card number over a phone than inputting it on a secure server.. it's just perception, but it's one that's real in their minds.
Also, we could commission this ourselves or pay some of the online research places for the info. The fact is, only the merchant really has this info, and they are not talking.
So paying $100-500 or so for the information might be worth it.
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December 16th, 2002, 03:49 PM #14
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Originally posted by jane:
When you are shopping would you finish your order on the web or stop to call the 800 number? I am not going to waste my time making the call unless I need more info on the product. However some merchants encourage people to make the call. We can't post our lowest sale prices.. call for info.

The problem is, people like us, we are too close to the industry. We are not like ordinary people. We are compfortable with the technology. Most people are not. But they are very compfortable with the telephone. Ask yourself this: if the 800 number was not important, than why do site have is all over their pages? Look at every catalog you get in the mail. On the best ones, you'll see the 800 number on every page, not just the order form or the front and back covers. They have learned over the past 70 years, having that number everywhere means more sales.
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December 16th, 2002, 04:20 PM #15
This is a very interesting topic for me, as I've been trying to find the miracle cure for merchant pages with 800 numbers on them. On my sites, they don't convert very well. Perhaps to say that there's absolutely nothing you can do is inaccurate, but I've yet to find anything that will work, and I've been trying lots of things this year.
I've also been doing a survey on my site over the last 3 months or so, asking customers if they prefer placing an order through an 800 number, or through a secure connection when shopping online.
Here's what I've got to date:
Out of a total of 594 responses:
336 said they prefer 800 numbers;
258 said they prefer to order online.
I gave everyone the chance to make a comment before submitting, and most didn't--but a few did. Comments like:
"...it's faster to order on the phone since so many of the sites have different carts and forms and screens to go through, and its just too confusing."
"I've had fraudulent transactions take place after using my card over the internet, I've learned my lesson. Never again."
"...ordering on the web is too impersonal. I like to speak to another person about the item I'm ordering."
"Online is the best. I love it."
This really proves nothing, and I realize you can consider demographics, income, time of day, etc., but it shows me that the majority of my visitors prefer to gab on the phone, which cuts me out of the deal in most cases.
At one point, I had a blurb about how convenient ordering online is, and that you don't have to go offline to order, blah, blah, blah. One person responded they were on cable, and didn't have to go offline to order anyway, but they could look for other things on different sites while they were ordering on the phone! So much for that!
Still, I'm going to keep trying things until I come across something that works.
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December 16th, 2002, 06:16 PM #16
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Nicely done Andy. The part that scews the stats are the merchants selling high end goods. They are less likey to pick up the phone on order under 100.00. Now try and get them on a 2000.00 notebook ..4200.00 DVD-LCD TV or a $49,999 diamond ring appraised at $150,000 and you have a phone call customer.
Merchants selling the highend stuff sure could use some way of identifying the referral site. I just use it as curiosity eye candy hoping the cheap skates will find something more in their price range.
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December 17th, 2002, 12:23 AM #17
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Hey all...from the merchant's perspective, you have all already nailed it in posts above..MANY customers are still uncomfortable with the website and not all merchants are trying to divert sales away from affiliates by smearing our 800# all over the site! If that customer was uncomfortable with placing it on the web and could not find our phone number easily enough to call us...they would sure surf over to a competitor whose site has an 800 number on the home page..they call them..we BOTH lose the sale.
We sell gift baskets..we don't sell computers...so the chance of alot of phone conversion is alot smaller. We LOVE our customers to stay on the net and order..when they call in with technical or product questions...we try and push them back on the net..we will offer to take an order by phone if we feel resistance, impatience or if the customer is just stuck and cannot place the order by phone.
It is sad to see many of you steering clear of merchants with 800 numbers on the site..you really are not losing as many sales as you think with many of the merchants. Seems the big ticket merchants(Dell, Apple, etc) would have more to gain by stealing back their order from you..not all merchants would.
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December 17th, 2002, 12:49 AM #18
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Still, I'm going to keep trying things until I come across something that works.
From the merchants point of view an 800 number is an absolute necessity to their success. I believe every single merchant we partner with should have it in a HUGE banner across the top of the page. And right under it should be an "aff code" or "coupon code" or "tracking code" (which is really our aff code) and then when the 800 operator takes the call they ask for it. Then I know you will for sure be making more sales, because I believe that other than Credit Card acceptance, an 800 number is the other holy grail to online success, AND we'll get our commission.
I even have a solution for those sites that put their telephone bank on commission. When the customer calls the 800 a voice mail comes in asking for their "code" (extension, whatever you want to call it) Then if the code is that of an affiliate, it goes to a bank of non-commissioned telephone order takers. I'm so convinced that this will work and result in a larger commission check for me, I'll even tell you to take 5% of my commission to pay those non-commissioned order takers.
I WANT to see the 800 number on the sites.. But only if my affiliate code is included, because I know you and I will both make way more sales if it is.
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December 17th, 2002, 12:15 PM #19

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 I WANT to see the 800 number on the sites.. But only if my affiliate code is included, because I know you and I will both make way more sales if it is.

That's a good point. I would have no problem promoting how wonderful the option of 1-800 ordering is on a site IF I GOT A COMMISSION FOR IT.
But if they're going to effectively cut me out of the deal by providing this "service" to their/our customers, there's no need for me to promote them for free.
I understand a merchant wanting an 800 number option for their customers, but to me the most efficient way of doing it for all parties involved is placing a "Need help ordering? Click here" link discreetly on each page. That could pop up a window explaining how to use the cart, the safety of encryption, etc. On that page, an 800 number could be placed along with a "Didn't find an answer to your question? Call us - we're here to help!" blurb.
Then the phone operator could answer the question, and place the order or allow the customer to go back to the original page and place the order online.
Done this way, I have no problem with 800 numbers. But when they're blatantly displayed on the page, and when conversions drop when they are placed on the page, that tells me more people are opting for the phone.
After all, it's important for merchants to remember that their affiliates deserve good service, too.
Andy [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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I know every catalog I get in the mail has a "key code" on it, and I know everytime I call to place an order, the operator asks me to turn to the address box on the catalog and asks "what is the keycode above your name."
If they can do it there, they can do it on the website.
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800 numbers on affiliate sites have always irked the piss out of me. The way I see it, if it's an affiliate landing page there should be no 800 number present without some sort of safeguard to protect the affiliate (like a random code generated on the site that must be inputted to connect). Equal gizmos used to skank are those "No time now? No Problem! Input your email address here." or those "Too busy now? Type in your phone number and a good time to call." features.
This is nothing short of subtle theft. Overlooked for the most part by the networks. I've seen it used to an extreme to where it clearly states in bold on the site something like: " For the Best and Fastest Service Call 1-800-AFF-BURN".
This kind of stuff is hard to prove but I do know of before and after situations that I think to have jilted myself around 20% or so. I think it would depend on how prominent the number is displayed ect. Still, I think any amount is too much as we do not go to the lengths we do to give any contact away. I've heard "them" proclaim, "It has to do with our commitment to customer service.". Well the way I see it, if they can't live without a 1-800 number on their affiliate pages, they should get out of marketing in that angle. It's not "their" business until that surfer buys or does something to take care of our angle or decides to skip us alltogether and go thru the front door at whatever.com. We already have too many things in the way of landing the commission,. This is an online arrangement so it should remain online. That 800 number should not appear until the lead and/or sale is secured.
December 20th, 2002, 05:41 PM #22
The merchants only concern is to make as much money as possible. If they want to plaster 800 numbers all over that is their choice. We have the choice to not promote them which is your best choice if you feel you loose too many commissions this way.
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Personally I wouldn't make a purchase from someone who advertises like this. I don't want to call and listen to a price list on the phone. Seems like a lame gimmick to get you on the phone so you can listen to a bunch of sales hype. Might be okay for a newspaper ad, but this is the Internet. Information should be posted.
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okay..I have to jump in on this one again! I truly think you are all losing site of something very important..the customer experience. Someone said"don't put 800 numbers on affiliate landing pages" well that does not make sense to me..effectively what you are saying is that customers who come through affiliate links should not be offered an optional customer service feature because you are afraid they will call it and you lose a sale. A lost and confused customer is a lost and confused customer no matter where they linked through from.
I think what you have to put in perspective is how YOU would shop a site and place orders..if you were having problems ordering or had questions that were not in FAQ's, pop up help windows, etc..wouldn't you want an easy way to find a contact number? I personally get po'd when I am surfing a site and I just get from one help link to another and they never really answer the question..do you really expect us to send our customers through a maze of popups and faq's in order to keep them on the site. Believe me..most people will stay on the site. Many of our customers surf while at work(naughty, naughty) so they do so in secrecy..to get offline and call us..would bring attention to the fact they are doing personal business while at work.
The case also goes for people online at 3am who would most likely wade through the site than get offline and call.
We do not have commissioned order desks at all..so switching callers from one place to the next would not apply to us. Now..as far as asking for keycodes or affiliate codes posted somewhere on the site..where or how would you propose your code to pop up? It could not be embedded on the site anywhere..even if through your link. The only time your affiliate id is visible is when the customer first clicks through the link and it switches over to our site..you see the tracking url for a second and then it switches to our own internal URL..this is how Linkshare works.
Asking the customer to try and decipher the url to find an affiliate code is asking alot..especially since most of our callers are not so internet savvy(thus why they call in the first place) and many of them still on dialup must go offline to call us..or they closedthe browser.
I am speaking from my 5 years at my company...we have had a website since late 1997..and I have learned what type of customer gives up and calls..we have enhanced our site since then..trying to keep the customer online. It costs us more money to pay our call center to take orders and to hire customer service staff to answer questions better answered online. The system is not perfect..there will always be people more in tune with phones than internet..there will always be newbies on the net or the particular site.
Of course our goal is to make as much money as possible..is it not yours or any business's right to do that? Does AKA Gourmet do so by purposefully figuring out ways to screw our affiliates? NO WAY! DO other merchants?? maybe..who knows..but speaking from my own program..you are in no way losing tons of business from web to phone conversion. Not saying it does not happen..but the % is so small..
And as I stated earlier...if there is a simple solution someone can come up with for tracking phone sales and marrying those numbers with what the network shows for online sales..we would participate as long as the customer experience is not jeopardized in any way. Is that fair?
To end..like I said before..it is shame that you all avoid merchants who use 800 numbers..I think the more information you do give them on the website..including 800#'s, the more likely they will stay online..more confidence.
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December 21st, 2002, 12:57 PM #24
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Jane...looking at your vacuum example..I agree..that is blatant..and stupid on their part..why have a website if you just force people to call you for pricing? As a consumer who may be shopping around for vacuums at midnight..I would switch over to another site that COULD give me prices on the website..why take the time to call..
of course..if I was shopping around for vacuums at midnight..I may just need to get a life!
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