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Epiphone Les Paul
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Epiphone Les Paul | |
Epiphone Les Paul Standard
Manufacturer | Epiphone, Gibson |
Period | 1988–present |
Construction | |
Body type | Solid |
Neck joint | Set |
Scale | 24.75" |
Woods | |
Body | Mahogany, Maple, Alder, Basswood |
Neck | Mahogany |
Fretboard | Maple, Ebony, Rosewood |
Hardware | |
Bridge | Tune-o-Matic or Bigsby |
Pickup(s) | 2 or 3 Alnico Classic Humbuckers |
Colors available | |
Ebony, Heritage Cherry Sunburst, Honeyburst, Vintage Sunburst, Transparent Amber, Transparent Blue, Worn Brown (Ltd. Ed.), Worn Cherry (Ltd. Ed.) |
The Epiphone Les Paul is a line of solid body electric guitars produced by Epiphone as a more modestly priced version of the famous Gibson Les Paul. Epiphone is a subsidiary of the Gibson Guitar Corporation and manufactures the Les Paul and other budget models at a lower cost in Asia. Visually and ergonomically, it is almost identical to a Gibson Les Paul. Because of the low price, similar looks, and the close relationship with Gibson, many guitarists buy an Epiphone as one of their first guitars.[citation needed]
- 1 Les Paul Standard
- 2 Les Paul Custom
- 3 Les Paul Custom 3 Plus
- 4 Les Paul Tommy Thayer Spaceman Signature
- 5 Les Paul Black Beauty 3
- 6 Les Paul ES
- 7 Ace Frehley Signature Les Paul
- 8 Zakk Wylde Bullseye Signature Les Paul
- 9 Slash Signature Les Paul
- 10 Goth Les Paul Studio
- 11 Les Paul Studio
- 12 Les Paul-100
- 13 Les Paul Special II
- 14 Les Paul Ultra series
- 15 Les Paul Tribute
- 16 1959 Les Paul Standard (Limited Edition)
- 17 References
- 18 External links
Les Paul Standard[edit]
Very similar to a Gibson Les Paul Standard, it has a solid mahogany or alder body, Set-neck mahogany neck (most models) with a rosewood fretboard, Alnico Classic Humbuckers, Grover Machine heads and a Tune-o-matic bridge. Is considered by some to be the flagship Les Paul model made by Epiphone. There is a "Plain-Top" model that features a plain maple top and a "Plus-Top" model that features a flame maple top.[1]
Les Paul Custom[edit]
The Les Paul Custom features multiple bindings around the back and top of the body and has a bound headstock with a split-diamond inlay. Unlike the Epiphone Les Paul Standard, the Custom model features a mahogany back and mahogany top. The split-diamond inlay on the headstock and the block inlays on the fretboard are slightly smaller than on the comparable Gibson model.[2]
Epiphone discontinued the Les Paul Custom Plus line, which was a normal Les Paul Custom but with a flame maple top and either a Vintage Sunburst or a Cherry Sunburst finish.
Les Paul Custom 3 Plus[edit]
This very special Les Paul model was one of the Limited Edition releases in 2006. Each month a new model was issued. Carrying the Split Diamond inlay on the headstock the Custom 3 Plus owes its awesome appearance to being completely black. It has 3 uncovered black humbuckers, black Tune-o-Matic bridge and Stop-bar tailpiece. The pickup selector switch is black and the 4 tone / volume knobs are black with white numerals. Off-white binding perfectly complements the trans-flame Maple top. Grover tuners in black and the white block inlay fret markers give this limited edition Les Paul a distinctive appeal to player and watchers alike.
Les Paul Tommy Thayer Spaceman Signature[edit]
Released on January 1, 2013, A Les Paul for a 21st Century Spaceman! A one-of-a-kind with a limited run of only 1,000, the The Epiphone Tommy Thayer Spaceman Les Paul Standard Electric Guitar features a solid mahogany body and a plain maple veneer top that deliver the classic tone and sustain that can only come from a real Les Paul. Add Gibson 498T Humbuckers, Grover Deluxe Vintage tuners, and a custom silver hard case with a signed certificate of authenticity and you have a must have signature Les Paul for 21st Century KISS fans. Retailing at around the $600 mark its affordable and great looking; a super product modeled on the guitar Tommy Thayer uses live onstage with Kiss (band)
Les Paul Black Beauty 3[edit]
The Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty 3 is a copy of the Gibson Les Paul Custom with 3 humbucker pickups, in black finish with gold hardware. It is sometimes known as "the tuxedo guitar", as it is "dressed to kill". Epiphone manufactures 2 variations, one with a traditional Tune-o-matic bridge and one with a Bigsby B6 vibrato unit.[3]
Les Paul ES[edit]
The Les Paul ES is very similar in appearance to a normal Les Paul Standard, although it has F-holes in the top. It is actually a semi-hollow bodied guitar, incorporating a solid maple centerblock to combine the small body and 'crunch' of a Les Paul with the warmth of a hollow bodied guitar. The term 'ES' is used by Gibson to signify hollow and semi-hollow bodied guitars, for example Gibson ES-335, so it's is quite appropriate for this design. It also comes as a Les Paul ES Custom. These guitars are quite rare, with only 47 currently known to exist. One can value up to $10,000.
Ace Frehley Signature Les Paul[edit]
The Ace Frehley Signature model Les Paul Custom made by Epiphone; from 1997-2008 was based on the Gibson version. This guitar came with 3 Dimarzio superdistortion (DP100)Humbucker Pickups, lighting bolts fingerboard inlays, with Ace's signature inlay at the 12th fret. (Although some models had 2 small lightning bolt inlays at the 12th fret in place of Ace's signature) The headstock was adorned with Ace's "Solo Album" face and a signature on the truss rod cover. Some say the body was multi-bound premium and others say the binding was "painted on" The body was mahogany with a Flame Maple top, rosewood fingerboard, maple neck and quality chrome-plated hardware. One oddity was that some models came with generic chrome "Tulip" style tuners and some came with Grover "Kidney Bean" style tuners. There were 3 color options: cherry sunburst, translucent black and blue-silver burst. However, the blue-silver burst was made only for the Japanese market and never released in the USA. Look here for some excellent information regarding the Epiphone Ace Frehley series Les Paul http://www.acefrehleylespaul.com/EpiphoneModels.html[4]
Zakk Wylde Bullseye Signature Les Paul[edit]
Is a signature model made of guitarist Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne and Black Label Society) made by Epiphone. It comes with the signature "Bullseye" finish, an unfinished maple set neck with a rosewood fretboard, 2 EMG, Inc. passive pickups and gold hardware. There are "Camo" and "Buzzsaw" signature models too, but these have been discontinued. In 2011 the Epiphone Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom 'Plus' was introduced which included EMG 81 and 85 active pickups and ebony fretboard.[5]
Slash Signature Les Paul[edit]
Signature models of guitarist Slash (ex Guns N' Roses and Velvet Revolver) made by Epiphone. There is a "Slash Les Paul Goldtop" that comes with 2 Seymour Duncan Alnico Pro-II pickups, a mahogany set-neck with a rosewood fretboard,a Tune-o-matic bridge, a maple top, nickel hardware and a metallic gold finish. There is a "Slash Les Paul Standard Plus-Top" model that is very similar to his signature gold top model but this comes with a flame maple top and a tobacco sunburst finish.
Goth Les Paul Studio[edit]
This model is part of the Epiphone Goth series, which are a run of guitars unique to Epiphone. This guitar comes in a satin black finish, and is a mid-range model because of its included pick guard and set-in neck. Its neck is made of mahogany with a rosewood fretboard consisting of 22 frets and a "XII" inlay at the 12th fret. The body is also mahogany with 2 Alnico classic humbuckers, a tune-o-matic bridge, and black chrome hardware.[6]
Les Paul Studio[edit]
Same as the Epiphone LP Standard, but with open 498 alnico pickups instead of covered, dot fret markers instead of block inlays, and the body is not bound. This model is the same as the "Goth", but there is no XII fret marker, and is available in Ebony, Arctic Blue, Worn Brown, and Worn Cherry colors.[7]
Les Paul-100[edit]
The Les Paul 100 is a Les Paul model. The biggest differences being that it has a bolt-on neck rather than the typical Les Paul set-neck and it also has a mahogany body smaller than most Les Pauls. It comes with 2 open-coil humbucker pickups (700T/650R), The Les Paul 100 is cut to the same specs as Les' 1952 original, mahogany neck, rosewood fretboard (with dot inlays) and a tune-o-matic bridge.[8] It also lacks the Grover Machine Heads in recent production.[8] The Epiphone LP100 does not have bindings.
Les Paul Special II[edit]
The Les Paul Special II is manufactured by Epiphone with a retail price starting at under $300 USD.[9] It has two Alnico classic humbucking pickups, one master volume knob, one tone knob, a three-way pickup selector switch and a rosewood fretboard (with plastic dot inlays). A Tune-O-Matic bridge and stop-bar tailpiece come standard. It is usually constructed of a basswood body and a bolt-on mahogany neck and comes in black, white, red, cherry sunburst and vintage sunburst. Company marketing literature occasionally refers to this model as Epiphone's most popular Les Paul model, in part because of both their classic design, as well as their overall simplicity. Although the design has gone largely unchanged over the years, Special IIs have been manufactured in different locations, including China most recently.[10] Unlike some older models, current Special IIs (which are priced slightly cheaper than in years past), do not bear a "Gibson" labeled truss cover, nor does name appear anywhere on the headstock. Instead the truss cover reads "Special II" in bright lettering. On the used market, some players seek out older models due to this difference. Special IIs comes standard with either nickel plated Chrome or Black hardware.[9]
Les Paul Ultra series[edit]
The Les Paul Ultra has a mahogany body, and rosewood fretboard with large mother-of-pearl inlays, the Ultra's body has been hollowed out to create resonation chambers, producing a deep and rich sound, and also reducing the weight of the often heavy Les Paul body. This model has also an ergonomic notch like a Stratocaster to feel comfortable against the player's body. Finish choice is limited to faded Cherry Burst with a quilted maple top. Alnico Classic Humbuckers, Grover Machine Heads and a Tune-o-matic bridge are standard features. Based on the Ultra, the Les Paul Ultra II has several unique features, including a Chambered Mahogany body, a NanoMag low impedance pickup, and other electronic changes to produce a unique sound. Available finishes for the Ultra II are traditional Faded Cherry Burst, or Midnight Ebony.[11]
Les Paul Tribute[edit]
To celebrate the life of the late Les Paul, Epiphone released a series of premium Les Paul guitars. Available in two faded colours, translucent black and heritage cherry sunburst, these are essentially Epiphone Les Paul Standard guitars with notable upgrades. These upgrades - which include Grover Locking Tuners, Mallory 150 Electronics, Gibson Classic '57 and Classic '57 Plus Pickups - bring this Epiphone Guitar into a class of its own, which is just about as close as being a genuine Gibson as you will get for so much less than its Gibson counterpart. The Les Paul Tribute guitars come in two different "versions": 1960 and 2010. The 1960 version has a 1960s style slim taper neck, whereas the more modern 2010 version has an asymmetrical neck. The bass side of the neck on this guitar is thicker than the treble side, providing a more comfortable feel that fits the shape of the hand more accurately.
1959 Les Paul Standard (Limited Edition)[edit]
Only 1959 of these guitars have been created. Again, a Les Paul that comes very close to Gibson territory with specs that are very similar to that of the 1960/2010 tribute guitar, with the exception of the following differences:
- BurstBucker and Burstbucker Pro Pickups
- No coil tapping, and therefore tophat dials for volume and tone
- Comes in two colours, iced tea burst and heritage cherry sunburst
The 1959 Les Paul Standard also comes with a certificate of authenticity.[12]
- ^ "Epiphone Les Paul Standard". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Les Paul Custom". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Les Paul Black Beauty 3". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Ace Frehley Budokan Les Paul Custom". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Zakk Wylde Bullseye Signature Les Paul". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Goth Les Paul Studio". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone Les Paul Studio". Epiphone.com.
- ^ a b "Epiphone Les Paul 100". Epiphone.com.
- ^ a b "Epiphone Les Paul Special II". Epiphone.com.
- ^ http://www.kellyindustries.com/guitars/epiphone_lespaul.html
- ^ "Epiphone Ultra II". Epiphone.com.
- ^ "Epiphone 1959 Les Paul Standard". Epiphone.com.
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Bed and Breakfast Masseria Casa Nostra - Fasano
C.da Lamascopone SN - Fasano
1-877-662-6988Searching the web for bed & breakfasts in Fasano? Don't miss Masseria Casa Nostra from your list! There are many great attractions nearby, including San Domenico Golf Club, Zoo Safari Fasano, Egnazia Archeological Site and Acquapark Egnazia. Other attractions in the area include Torre Canne Beach and Torre Canne Lighthouse.
This Fasano bed & breakfast offers complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning in public areas and a garden.
You will find the reception open during limited hours only. Other amenities include free limited parking and free outdoor parking.
These reviews have been left by customers who actually stayed at this hotel
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Bed and Breakfast Facilities at Masseria Casa Nostra
- Air conditioning
- Garden
- Multilingual staff
- Internet/Email services
- Free parking
Know before you go
- Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
- The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
- No pets and no service animals are allowed at this property.
Check-in: between 3:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
Check-out: before 10:00 AM.
This hotel's reception is open daily from 11:30 AM to 1 PM, and from 3 PM to 8 PM. Guests planning to arrive outside of these hours must contact this property in advance for check-in instructions and key retrieval information. Please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.A tax is imposed by the city and is collected at the property in cash: EUR 1.50 per person, per night, for the first 3 nights. This tax does not apply from 1 November 2013 to 31 December 2013. Guests exempted from the tax include children under 12 years of age, residents of the city, and disabled persons. Please note that exemptions may apply. For further details, please contact the property using the information contained in the confirmation received after booking.Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 999.99, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
City tax and/or any other fees charged by the hotel
The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 20 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 1.50 per person, per night, up to 3 nights. This tax does not apply to children under 12 years of age.
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
Renovation and closures
The property is closed between 1 October and 6 April.Masseria Casa Nostra B&B reviews
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- June 2011
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- Family with young children
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Room Details
Masseria Casa Nostra has 6 guest rooms. Rooms provide garden views. Corporate travelers visiting the Trulli - Alberobello area will benefit from free wireless high-speed Internet access as well as safes.
A good night's sleep in pillowtop mattresses will have visitors waking up refreshed and well-rested throughout their holiday or business trip. Private bathrooms are outfitted with showers and bidets. Refrigerators, coffee/tea makers and complimentary bottled water can be found in each room to accommodate basic traveling needs. Rooms also include air conditioning and cotton sheets.
Irons/ironing boards and hair dryers can be provided on request.
How to reach Masseria Casa Nostra Bed and Breakfast
By carHow to get there...
Arriving From Brindisi
Leave Airport of Casale in Brindisi
Take SS379 in the direction of Bari for 50 km
When approaching Fasano, take exit
Fasano Station / Savelletri
After 2 km you will reach a roundabout where there will be sign posts for:
How to get there...
Arriving From Bari
Leave Airport of Palese in Bari
Take SS16 in the direction of Brindisi for 50 km
When approaching Fasano, take exit
Fasano Station / Savelletri
After 2 km you will reach a roundabout where there will be sign posts for:
By train
Stop at Fasano station
By airplane
Arrive Bari or Brindisi airport
By public transportation
Bus from Fasano to Fasano station
Distances from Bed and Breakfast Masseria Casa Nostra
San Domenico Golf Club - 3.1 km / 1.9 miZoo Safari Fasano - 3.7 km / 2.3 mi
Egnazia Archeological Site - 3.9 km / 2.4 mi
Acquapark Egnazia - 4.2 km / 2.6 mi
Torre Canne Beach - 8 km / 5 mi
Torre Canne Lighthouse - 8 km / 5 mi
Cathedral Basilica of SS. Mary of Madia - 12.3 km / 7.6 mi
Parco Belvedere Lama - 12.4 km / 7.7 mi
Trullo Sovrano - 13.9 km / 8.7 mi
EuroSport Casalini 2001 - 15 km / 9.3 mi
Mary Immaculate Ecclesiastical Parish - 15.5 km / 9.6 mi
Rosa Marina Beach - 16.3 km / 10.1 mi
Basilica di San Martino - 16.9 km / 10.5 mi
Castellana Caves - 19.2 km / 11.9 mi
Ostuni Cathedral - 21.9 km / 13.6 mi
The preferred airport for Masseria Casa Nostra is Bari (BRI-Karol Wojtyla) - 60 km / 37.3 mi.
Distances are calculated in a straight line from the property's location to the point of interest or airport and may not reflect actual travel distance.
Distances are displayed to the nearest 0.1 mile and kilometre.
Transportation services Bed & Breakfast Masseria Casa Nostra
- Free parking
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It would be hard to overstate just how much of an unmitigated disaster Gus Poyet's first match in charge of Sunderland ended up being.
When Gustavo Augusto Poyet Dominguez took to the away dugout at the Liberty Stadium on Saturday afternoon he was all smiles. He was brimming with confidence having spoken of giving his players a 'crash course' in how he wanted to play the beautiful game and he was ready to watch the magic happen.
The 45-year-old Uruguayan cut a jovial, relaxed, confident and breezy figure eagerly anticipating seeing his players - refreshed and unburdened following the departure of the supposedly tyrannical Paolo Di Canio - bask in the promise of new beginnings.
Indeed, by half-time his team - despite having been thoroughly outplayed and dominated in every respect - remained hopeful that, with the game still goalless, there could be points for the taking against Swansea that would set them on their way to a wonderful revival.
Then it all unravelled. Spectacularly. Soberingly. In quite spectacular fashion, Sunderland capitulated, and it was not in the least bit pretty. It swiftly dawned on Poyet that this was actually fast turning into a chastening baptism of fire - a day to banish from the mind as quickly as possible.
Poyet has taken on a job that he must already be regretting having ever entertained the prospect of taking; he has embarked on a challenge that is almost not worth confronting, such is the scale of what he is up against.
The travelling supporters roared their disapproval and displayed their disgust - it was 4-0 but it could so easily have been nine as Swansea eased off in charitable, almost patronising fashion in the final stages of a hopelessly one-sided encounter.
This was supposed to be the bright new beginning, a glimpse of a fresh, optimistic, hopeful start. Poor Gus - what have you done? Where can it all go from here?
Here is Poyet's Sunderland reign so far in pictures. Miserable portraits, on the most part, of a man who is beginning to wonder if his heart really has overruled his head.
Back to the beginning: To the unveiling, to the talk, to the hype - let's all just soak this in and enjoy it...
He was emotional and he was proud. He was also, crucially, yet to taste any action at the helm. 'How bad could this job really be?' he no doubt wondered to himself...
Doubt had already begun to creep in after meeting the players, but hey, he had a nice new gold-plated timepiece and a crisp Armani suit - these lads could be shaped into a vaguely competent and competitive unit, surely...
To the Boot Camp: training the perceived 'slackers' inherited from that feisty Italian...
Right, well Seb Larsson sauntered around the training ground in three-quarter-lengths while Wes Brown sported a heavy-knit woollen scarf snatched from the club shop during supposedly exhausting fitness drills, but... well, these players have experience at this level. There was reason to remain relatively upbeat. The lads would surely benefit from fresh and ingenious methods and inspirational motivation.
Training over for another day - drills ambled through, exercises half-heartedly negotiated. Still, this was an international break and there was nothing apparently wrong with the players indulging in a few hefty nights out and fruitless trips to the casino. Well, except for Phil Bardsley, of course. He would be afforded a second chance, a reprieve. If he performed.
PRESS CONFERENCE: A chance for everyone to be reminded - from the fans to the media - of the new ultra-positive influence the staff now had on the players and how hard everyone was working to ensure that these new exciting methods would bear fruits.
"The Thursday and Friday before the Swansea game will be unbelievable for them," said Poyet. "The amount of information they are going to get is incredible. It will be a nightmare for the players coming back. I need them all in to convince them to be ready. It is going to be very demanding for them over those days.
"I just ask them to believe and be really open minded in the beginning," continued Poyet. "They need to take it on board and to take it on board very quickly. Those who do it quickest stand a greater chance of playing. They will think 'there's a new manager who has come in, I haven't been around, so I am going to be out of the team'."
And so to matchday, to the beginning of the adventure...
PRE KICK-OFF: A chance for a buoyed and bullish new manager to soak in the applause of the travelling faithful, to pose for a few snaps with a flattering merino wool v-neck and pristine white twill shirt. An occasion to savour, a chance for everyone to see what had been worked on during the break and to recognise that a change of management would inevitably bring about results.
And so it began...
Swansea 0-0 Sunderland - Okay, so Michael Laudrup was already looking mightily smug and his side were dominating in a big, big way. The players patently hadn't responded to the changes. S***. Some of the weaker souls in the backroom staff could hardly bear to watch. Still, it was goalless and sitting down in the dugout made it look as though a calm, relaxed approach would eventually prevail.
Swansea 1-0 Sunderland - Ah, yes. That bad-boy Bardsley was given another chance after his lying-in-cash antics on the casino floor, and this is how he repaid the man who put his faith in him... with an own-goal. An exceptionally shoddy one at that. Off his back? Pah! Okay, well there was still time for a recovery - there was only one goal in it.
Swansea 2-0 Sunderland - One minute later and it was two. It was a bloody good one too. Jonathan de Guzman doubled Swansea's lead and now it was time to stand up on the dugout and really give the lazy buggers on the pitch a piece of the boss's mind. Had they not listened to anything that was painstakingly made clear from those powerpoint presentations over the break?
Swansea 3-0 Sunderland - Craig Gardner fell over himself and Leon Britton, conceded a penalty in the most hapless fashion imaginable. Do the lads even know what the ball looks like? Do they realise that the club are sinking faster than Steven Fletcher's stricken Jag mired back in the mud outside the training ground? The players were showing no desire, no confidence, no application and, dare someone say it, no ability.
Swansea 4-0 Sunderland - Even the lad with the ponytail and the heavily-waxed facial hair was able to score! This was beyond a joke. Chico, right? He's not even talented. The players cannot be bothered, so why should the manager? It's over, already. There has not been any response, any desire to improve, any glimpse that things could be about to look up. And Swansea were keeping the ball as though it's an exhibition match with Paddy McGuinness. Argh!
FULL TIME: Swansea 4-0 Sunderland - Well, if you can't compete with them, join them. Why should any manager try to haul this lot off the pitch and pander to them through the season - or worse still drag them kicking and screaming through the campaign? This is an unenviable position beyond comprehension.
Still the pressure is going to ease off slightly now. Who's next up? Oh, yes - Newcastle. Things could get better, or they could just get worse.
POST MATCH: Time to ease down with a flagon of plonk and a tumbler of single malt. Tomorrow is a new day and one point from eight matches is better than... say, no points.
"I learnt a lot from my players today, particularly in the second half," Poyet said. "It's difficult to explain. Any team can concede a goal, if you cannot play any more because you concede a goal, you deserve to be at the bottom. I thought I had picked the right team... now if you were to ask me if I did, I would not be sure."
"What a game we have next week. It is becoming serious, it is a derby, we are at home, we are not winning games and now is the time to start."


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The food is terrific. Alexia is a blast. She is always smiling, and flies around the place a mile a minute. That said, we were never rushed. Alexia recommended her favorite crepe-salted butterscotch. It was great! My daughter and I went back tonight. And again, Alexia was so nice to us. The area is very cool as well. Great outdoor... More
We enjoyed 2 sweet crepes AND hard cider - what a bonus! The great dessert crepes with whipped cream & ice cream. The 2 guys "working" here spent most of the time trying it on with the ladies who strolled by - but it was good Parisian entertainment. We did receive our crepes in a timely manner - who says... More
My mother and I dined here for lunch on a Sunday in June and had a wonderful meal of savoury galettes. My mother went to a creperie under duress since she had crepes many years ago and really disliked them, but this experience has changed her opinion favourably. My Mom had the Gargantua and I had the Savoyarde. Both were... More
If you want great crepes, go here. I had a nutella crepe which was fabulous and my travel companion had the apple crepe that was only okay.
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Posts like these make me laugh because I am paralyzed. I never knew people actually did this, but in my favorite teacher lost a bet with me and so he used a wheelchair all day (I brought in my older one), by the end of the day he was so exhausted and said his arms hurt like crazy.
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When I'm home alone, I pretend it's the zombie apocalypse, and I'm the only survivor. My whole family, my friends, everyone is dead.
Of course, I just act normally.
I'm a horrible person.
Of course, I just act normally.
I'm a horrible person.
brothergrimm (03/26/2013) [-]
when i was little i used to steal my parents cigarettes and throw them away. now i smoke a pack a day. the irony
payseht ONLINE (03/26/2013) [-] Everyone talking about the cool stuff they do while home alone
psychfouronenine (03/26/2013) [-]
I used to dress all tactical (all black, head to toe) and attempt to sneak around the house unnoticed.
natedizzie (03/26/2013) [-]
I do that all the time Except I pretend to be paralyzed from the neck down and lay in bed all day with me yelling at my mother to feed me and her yelling "You're are not Paralyzed"
ehrcaduhrca (03/26/2013) [-]
When I was little I used to pretend I had no thumbs. I used to try picking stuff up, and writing.. the hardest part was picking up a glass of water. My mom used to get pissed at me spilling **** everywhere. MFW when she found the spill I tried to hide.


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Below is a description of the methodology for calculating the estimated costs for health care services reported in the New Hampshire Insurance Department (NHID) HealthCost website. The estimates are based on the median amounts paid (by both the insurance carrier and the patient) using claims data from the New Hampshire Comprehensive Health Information System (NHCHIS) database. The cost amount is often referred to as the "allowed rate" of payment to health care providers.
It has been well documented in the published literature that there is substantial variation in the cost of health care, even when provided by the same provider. There are many factors that contribute to the variation, and the NHID uses several tools to help address these issues when reporting "costs" to the patient. When the patient is insured, the cost to the patient for covered services is based on a contract between the provider and the insurance company. When the patient is not insured, or the services are not covered under the patient's health plan, the cost is based on charges minus any discount the provider offers uninsured patients.
The methodology used in HealthCost is consistent across payers and providers by treatment type. So, the same selection and exclusion criteria for including or removing any observations is based on statistical measures and calculations that are consistently applied from one provider to another and from one payer to another.
The focus is on the total cost and the difference in total costs to the patient between providers who provide a similar service. The cost to the patient is a combined total that does not distinguish between what is paid to the hospital (or clinic, ambulatory surgery center, or any other facility), and each physician or multiple physicians who treat the patient. The "lead provider" associated with the costs is considered to be the most easily recognized entity that care is received from. In many cases, it is a hospital, even though the patient actually receives treatment from several different physicians who could also be considered the provider of care. The overall cost is determined by several variables, including: the treatment provided, the contract between the insurer and the lead provider, contracts with all other providers the patient is treated by, the volume of primary and incidental services provided (both those necessary and unnecessary), the typical illness burden of patients treated by the provider(s), and how efficient the providers are.
The median treatment cost based on patient experience is reported instead of the average. Consistent with the purpose of HealthCost, the median is a better measure of central tendency when predicting the cost liability to the patient and health plan. The median is influenced less than the average by outlier observations that may skew the results. The median also makes determining actual contract terms for payments between the insurer and the provider more difficult.
In this example, both insurance carriers would have the same median cost reported in HealthCost:
Insurance Company A
Insurance Company B
Median =
Average =
Total Annual Payments (1000 Visits) =
Based on the median, the reimbursement contracts appear identical. The average would be a more accurate representation of the "value" of the contract to the insurer and the provider. However, $100 is a better estimate of the total cost for most patients, regardless of which insurance carrier they are covered by.
Whenever rates are reported, the NHID will include information on the variability of the rate. If the historical data show low variability, then this is indicated as Precision of the Cost Estimate = "HIGH." Likewise, if the data show extensive variation, the estimate will indicate the precision level is "LOW." When the precision level is low, the experience of an individual patient is more likely to be different than what is reported.
The measure of variation in the rate is based on the coefficient of variation for charges, including all payers, and the difference between the median charge for the insurance company product line and the overall median for all insurance companies and product lines at the provider identified. These values, both percentages, are summed together and translated into an ordinal scale. Like most ordinal scales, the distinction between the values at neighboring points on the scale is not necessarily the same. For instance, the range within Very Low and Low might be much less than that in Medium and High. The scale is determined based on how the variability compares to other reported insurance carrier LOB calculations within the health care service selected. The breakdown is based on percentiles, based on 75th, 50th, and 25th break points.
When variability in the data is high (Precision of the Cost Estimate="VERY LOW") and there are fewer than four patients in the analysis, than the output for that payer product line is not reported.
Risk adjustment is used in HealthCost by adding a column called Patient Complexity. Risk adjustment provides a relative measure for the difference in the illness burden of patients in the analysis and treated by the selected providers. Risk adjustment can be used to explain why the historical costs at one provider may exceed that at another provider. Risk adjustment considers more than the diagnoses for the visit of interest. Instead, all of the diagnoses throughout the period of the analysis are considered so that the effect of multiple comorbidities can be considered in evaluating how one patient population differs from another. Examples of the conditions checked for in a patient's history are: congestive heart failure, epilepsy, primary pulmonary hypertension, diabetes, and cancer. Patient populations that average more comorbidities or have the most severe forms of disease are expected to need greater health care resources than a less complex patient population.
The application of risk adjustment is specific for the patients with the identified condition. For example, Hospital A attracts a very "average" patient population when all treatments are considered, but Hospital A attracts very complex patients for normal vaginal deliveries. When viewing the cost rates for deliveries, the Patient Complexity at Hospital A would be described as "HIGH."
The risk adjustment calculation is a relative index measure, where 1.00 is the mid point, and values above or below are a calculated difference in expected resource consumption. For the HealthCost website, the index measure is translated to an ordinal scale based on the index value when compared to other reported insurance carrier LOB calculations within the health care service selected. The breakdown is based on percentiles, using the 90th, 75th, 25th, and 10th separation points. Like most ordinal scales, the distinction between the values at neighboring points on the scale is not necessarily the same.
The rates provided in HealthCost are not risk adjusted. They are the actual calculated rates based on the NHCHIS data and the HealthCost algorithms. The risk adjustment field is provided in order to provide a possible explanation why the costs shown may be different than that of another provider.
A process exists to remove outliers. Outliers are data values that do not represent the typical experience for a particular service at a particular provider location, and they can exist for several reasons. In some cases the historical claims experience is incomplete. These circumstances may exist when the providers have not billed for all services, or the insurance carrier has not processed all of the claims submitted for the visit. Alternatively, human error may result in a particular service that is coded incorrectly. An extreme example might be a service related to a kidney transplant that is coded as a kidney stone removal. In this example the cost for the kidney stone removal would appear to be excessive. Because the median is calculated instead of the average, outliers have a small effect on the estimated costs reported in HealthCost, but they can have a substantial impact in the formula used to assess the variability in the rates.
Removal of the outliers takes place at two points. First, a ceiling and a floor for total charges in the analyses is established. The ceiling is where 95 percent of all charges fall below, across all providers. The floor is set at 1 percent. Observations above the ceiling or below the floor are removed.
The second point where outliers are removed is after analyzing a specific provider's experience. Patients with total charges in the lowest one percentile or highest fifth percentile are removed from the analysis. The calculations of the percentiles is done using standard statistical conventions, so if the observation values to do not vary much from each other, it is unlikely any will be removed.
Outpatient Procedures: Records are selected based on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) code. Since many of the codes are quite specific, a record count by CPT code is performed among codes that are for a similar service (e.g. all CPT codes for mammograms) and the frequency distribution is evaluated to see what are the most common procedures within the health care service. A review of the CPT code descriptions takes place, to determine what is the simplest and most easily recognized procedure by a layperson. A combination of frequency, simplicity, and consumer familiarity is used to determine which procedure code is selected to identify visits. When available, clinical insight is also considered.
Once the procedure code is selected, all other procedures, services, supplies, or other costs performed or other items billed on the same day are added together to compile a visit. This includes procedures performed by different providers. If there are any codes included that are known to dramatically impact the visit, but only performed some of the time, then that particular patient's entire visit is excluded from the analysis.
Individual patient records are summarized for the day of service so that total charges and total amounts paid by the insurance company and patient can be reported.
A lead provider is assigned to the visit as the one entity responsible for all of the treatment costs. This is necessary for comparison purposes, and is most often the facility where the procedure took place. If there is no facility, then it will be a physician's office or clinic.
Prior to separating the data by payer (and payer insurance product), a statistical analysis of the data takes place. The number of observations, mean, median, mode, coefficient of variation, skewness, kurtosis, extreme observation values, and graphical distributions (stem leaf plot, boxplot, and normal probability plot) of the data are evaluated. The data are reviewed to determine whether the median can be a useful estimate of cost. Although median is reported, the evaluation of variability is around the mean. Data that are not considered acceptable are usually one of the following: not normally distributed, have a bimodal distribution, are unusually skewed, have a high kurtosis value, the mean is substantially less than the median, or there is a very high degree of variation.
The following is a real example of a diagnostic mammogram procedure that at this time we do not feel meets the criteria for inclusion in the HealthCost website (CPT 76091).
The summary statistics for one provider are:
N= 221 mean= $546 median= $703 mode= $703
A graphical representation of the data looks like:
The numbers on the left represent the various charges for the procedures, and the numbers on the right the frequency. The frequency is also represented by the number of asterisks across from left to right. The first warning that there is a problem for HealthCost is that the mean is less than the median. Usually when looking at health care cost data, the distribution is skewed to the right, or positive. That means there are high cost outliers that pull the average charge up, even when the charges for most of the procedures are much lower. When the median exceeds the mean, this is a sign the distribution is not typical of what we would expect when looking at the data. If the distribution is not what we expect, than our assumptions in the model may not be correct.
The second major issue is that the distribution is bimodal in nature. A bimodal distribution typically indicates that the distribution is in fact the sum of two different distributions, each with a single notable peak. However, it can be difficult to find the differentiating factor between the samples in one distribution and those in the other. It may the the patient age, prior medical history, or any factor that may influence clinical judgement and the services provided. The summary statistics do not show the multiple charge distributions for this procedure code. Therefore, we cannot make a reliable prediction whether a patient will be faced with a procedure that has a charge close to $775, or less than $325.
After an initial statistical analysis, the data falling above the 95 percentile and below the one percentile are removed from the analysis. After excluding any extreme observations, the statistical analysis is performed again, and the same measures are checked to see if there are problems with the data distribution. Since the median is the primary calculation of interest, removing outliers normally has a minimal impact to the reported figures. Calculation of the median charge and median allowed are then performed for each payer.
An additional review of the output takes place to determine if the results are reasonable. Unless it can be explained, major differences in charge amounts between payers for the same service would be considered an issue. We assume patients will not face different charges due to which insurance company they are covered by. Major deviations from the expected costs would also undermine the use of the payment data. Such deviations may include small insurance companies with dramatically lower payment rates, or unlikely differences between managed care and indemnity lines of business within the same insurer. Usually the smallest insurance companies have the least favorable contracts, and managed care insurance products have the deepest discounts.
The following is an example of how the data are selected to report on outpatient bilateral mammograms:
Inpatient mammograms are removed. Patient records with a bilateral mammogram CPT code of 76092 (mammogram "screening") are selected. Then, anything else the provider(s) performed during the visit is bundled into the analysis. All patients who had a bilateral mammogram 76091 ("mammogram diagnostic") or G0202 ("diagnostic digitization") on the same day are removed from the analysis. They are expected to cost more, inflate the results, and create comparability issues. Patients with total charges exceeding the top five percentile (across all providers) or below the one percentile are removed. Patients with total charges in the lowest one percentile or highest fifth percentile are removed from the analysis (specific to the provider organization).
Results are reviewed the median calculations are checked for reasonableness.
The primary difference between inpatient and outpatient analyses are the criteria for selecting patients, and the bundling of claim records over several days.
For admissions that are considered "medical" in nature, rather than surgical, patients are selected based on the primary diagnosis instead of a procedure code. The primary diagnosis codes are chosen using the Medicare Diagnosis Related Groups (DRG) clustering methodology, but not the actual DRG assignment.
For surgical admissions, the patients will be selected based on a procedure code.
Building an admission is performed by combining all claims that take place within a day of one another, when there is at least one claim on any of the days with a primary diagnosis code included within the DRG diagnosis assignment. Bundling also considers the admission date and discharge date when those fields are available.
Although a bundling of claim records takes place on both the inpatient and outpatient basis, we do not consider this to be an "episode" of care. The more common definition of an episode of care includes all visits and treatment for a particular condition, often over several weeks or months. HealthCost focuses solely on a single health care visit or admission, not the whole episode of care.
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Modeling Roads Using The Folow Me Tool(verry nice)
Posted 09 April 2006 - 07:13 PM
Hey There folks, this is my first tutorial, hope u like it, it's only 3,5 Mb, but is verry useful. U won't regret u downloaded it see ya soon. Thx in advance
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I have seen your vid really handy it gives me some new ideas on what i now can do i knew the follow me tool did these things but i never thought of using it that way "
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That sounds promising.
Well I just saw your tut.
But it went to fast, and what I saw of it, was, well acceptable.
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@Topic Starter: I'm gonna try it soon, sounds promising.
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can SOMEONE GIVE THE LINK FOR THIS TOOL.....AND HOW DO I PUT IT IN THE GTA GAME!!!!????
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The tools is called Skecthup:
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We are infatuated with "heroes" in this country. So much so that all one has to do to stake claim to the title is join the military service. "Soldier" does not equate to "hero" not does "war" equate to "freedom.
Simply joining the armed services does not make you a hero, [...]
The threat of violence directed towards unpopular legislative/judicial decision makers is becoming alarming. This perversion of the democratic process, although not unique, is growing at a rate that should make it a major concern to all those in this country who claim to love their freedoms. Public figures who incite this violent protocol, [...]
When does opinion become simple, childish pouting? When do our political representatives cross the line from "voting their conscience" to "dangerous partisan actions?" One need only review the three statements of fact below to see that Congress has all but ceased to act as a body to "promote the general welfare," and has turned [...]
iPhone folks just love those apps….do they also love sharing personal data with strangers?
By JORDAN ROBERTSON • Associated Press • July 29, 2010
LAS VEGAS — Your smart phone applications are watching you — much more closely than you might like.
Lookout Inc., a mobile-phone security firm, scanned nearly 300,000 free applications [...]
—Porsche confirms it will build the 918 Spyder hybrid.
—The high-performance hybrid will be built in limited numbers outside Stuttgart.
—The 918 Spyder is rumored to be priced above $600,000.
STUTTGART, Germany — Porsche confirmed on Wednesday that it will build the sensational 918 Spyder, first seen earlier this [...]
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