Comedian Ken Dodd recovering in hospital & other: 2008

Sunday, 7 September 2008

The Doctors Company Files For Rate Decrease For California Physicians

�The Doctors Company, the
largest national insurer of physician and surgeon medical liability
in the U.S., has filed a request with the California Department of
Insurance for an average rate reduction of 18.2 percent for its
California member physicians.

Depending on medical specialism and practice location, most California
physicians will see premium reductions ranging from 10 to 30 percentage.
In addition to the rate reduction, the company has besides requested
increasing its claims-free discount from 12.5 percent to 17.5 percent
for a numeral of surgical specialties -- including cosmopolitan surgery,
neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, plastic surgery, and
thoracic/cardiovascular surgery.

In June The Doctors Company acquired The SCPIE Companies, a major
provider of health guardianship liability insurance policy, increasing its California
market share to 19,000 physicians.

"The financial strength and increased synergies of the newly combined
organization enable The Doctors Company to reduce premiums while
continuing to provide industry-leading member benefits, such as the
Tribute(R) Plan," said Richard E. Anderson, MD, FACP, president and
CEO of The Doctors Company. "This proposed rate reduction further
demonstrates our committal to California physicians wHO advance the
practice of good medicine."

The premium reduction is in addition to the Tribute Plan, a unequaled
financial benefit program that rewards physician members for their
loyalty and allegiance to superior patient guardianship. The Doctors Company
besides offers comprehensive patient base hit programs, including
opportunities to earn CME credits, and a wide of the mark array of tools,
support, and fantabulous customer servicing to make practicing medicine
easier and more rewarding for members.

About The Doctors Company

Founded by doctors for doctors in 1976, The Doctors Company
is relentlessly committed to forward,
protecting, and rewarding the practice of good medical specialty. The Doctors
Company is the largest national insurer of medico and operating surgeon
medical liability in the U.S. with 43,000 member physicians, $3
1000000000000 in assets, an A rating by Fitch Ratings, and an A- rating by
A.M. Best Company.

The Doctors Company

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Thursday, 28 August 2008

Oral Contraceptives May Ease Suffering Of Women With Severe PMS, Clinical Trial

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Saturday, 9 August 2008

Heath Ledger Drew Inspiration From Sid Vicious For Joker Role

Tragic doer Heath Ledger based his performance as the Joker in the new Batman movie The Dark Knight on Sex Pistols bassist Sid Vicious, according to his co-star Christian Bale.

Bale, who plays the caped-crusader in the recording break film, aforementioned Ledger, world Health Organization died in January of an accidental drugs o.d., had watched video clips of Vicious while researching the role.

He tells British newspaper the Telegraph, "Heath's created an anarchic Joker unlike whatsoever ever seen before.

"He modeled the part on Sid Vicious which made this punk-like character. I conceive it is a classical portrayal of a corking villain."

Vicious, whose real identify was John Simon Ritchie, died in New York 1979, also from a drugs overdose.

Ledger is being tipped to win an Oscar for his office in the film.

Bale added, "Heath immersed himself in the role. I would love to see him get an award."

Before his death, Ledger said he also drew inspiration from A Clockwork Orange for the role.

"It's the to the highest degree fun I've had with a fictitious character and in all likelihood will ever have�" he said. "It was an exhausting process. At the end of the day I couldn't move. I couldn't lecture. I was absolutely wrecked."

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Tuesday, 1 July 2008

Britney Spears back in court over child custody

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A Los Angeles judge questioned Britney Spears and a parenting coach on Tuesday during a hearing into the pop star's child custody case before ordering a change to her visitation status with her two sons.

But because the hearing was closed to the public it wasn't immediately clear whether Spears, 26, had won more visitation rights with her young children from Los Angeles Court Commissioner Scott Gordon.

The Grammy-winning singer's ex-husband, Kevin Federline, has primary custody of sons Sean Preston, 2 1/2, and Jayden James, 21 months, although Spears has been granted limited visitation rights.

Spears and parenting coach Lisa Hacker were questioned by Gordon during the hearing, court spokesman Allan Parachini told reporters, but did not testify under oath. Federline, 30, attended but it was not clear if he addressed the court.

Parachini said Gordon then ordered a modification to the visitation rights and set another status conference in the case for July 15. Lawyers for Federline and Spears could not immediately be reached for comment.

Spears has turned her life around in the past few months after a year of bizarre behavior and two brief hospitalizations in Los Angeles for psychiatric evaluation.

She has been mentioned as a possible Emmy award nominee for her guest appearance as a office assistant on the TV sitcom "How I Met Your Mother."

Her father, Jamie Spears, was granted control over the singer's personal and business affairs in February, and her former self-styled manager and constant companion, Sam Lutfi, has abided by a restraining order that keeps him away.

Monday, 23 June 2008

Arise From Thorns

Artist: Arise From Thorns

   Genre(s):
Rock: Gothic

Discography:

Before An Audience Of Stars

Year: 2001
Tracks: 14

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Sunday, 8 June 2008

Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb

Artist: Barbra Streisand and Barry Gibb

   Genre(s):
Instrumental

Discography:

Guilty [With Barry Gibb]

Year: 1980
Tracks: 9

Sunday, 25 May 2008

Woody Allen - Allen Defends Set Location Of Vicky Cristina Barcelona

Director WOODY ALLEN has defended his decision to shoot his latest movie VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA in Spain, insisting he would have filmed in any European city, had he been offered the opportunity.

The 72-year-old filmmaker has come under attack from local officials in Barcelona, who claimed he had received 1 million euros ($1.6 million/GBP800,000) from the city's administration towards the funding of the project - which stars Javier Bardem, Penelope Cruz and Scarlett Johansson.

But, speaking at the movie's premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in France on Saturday (17May08), he denied the allegations, admitting he would have filmed in any European city, had he been approached to do so.

He says, "People from (distribution company Mediapro in) Barcelona called and said if I was interested in making a film there, they would finance it, so I said, 'Sure'. If someone had called me from Rome or Venice or Stockholm or God knows where, I probably would have agreed to it just as readily.

"But this was a golden opportunity for me, because I happen to have a particular fondness for a number of cities in Spain, and Barcelona certainly is one of my favorites."

However, Allen admits there is one destination in Europe he would never return to, after a bad experience in St. Petersburg, Russia, when the city was formerly known as Leningrad.

He recalls, "I was planning on being there for five days, and I was there for about two hours, and I went to the travel agent in town and I said, 'Get me the first reservation out of here. I don't care where it goes.'

"I had a terrible, terrible time there, and I haven't been back since then. And I'm told that it's greatly changed since then, but it would take a lot, because I'm a fearful traveler, and it would take a lot to get me back to Russia."

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Thursday, 22 May 2008

Jerry Cole

Artist: Jerry Cole

   Genre(s):
Pop

Discography:

Surf Age

Year: 1995
Tracks: 31

Throughout the '60s and , guitarist/songwriter Jerry Kale worked with about of the well-nigh big talents in rock 'n' roll up, including Them, the Beach Boys, the Byrds, and as a session humankind in Phil Spector's "Razing Work party." With his possess group the Spacemen, Kale released 4 albums of space old age graze music in hardly over deuce long time, beginning with 1963's Outer Limits. As the '60s progressed, Kail worked on roger Huntington Sessions for the Byrds' "Mr. Tambourine Man"/"I Knew I'd Want You" unmarried and Them's 1965 self-titled album. He teamed up with Roger McGuinn formerly more in 1972 for McGuinn's debut solo malefactor record, and session act with Roger Miller, Regurgitate Leslie Howard Stainer and Susie Allanson sent him in a country-rock deputation. Cole's work with the Spacemen was collected in the 1999 Sundazed compilation Power Channel-surf! The Charles Herbert Best of Krauthead Kail & His Spacemen.

Thursday, 1 May 2008

Actor Brad Renfro dead at 25

Brad Renfro, the thomas Young role player best known for his role in the legal thriller 'The Client', has died. He was 25.
Reuters reports that Renfro was launch dead in Los Angeles on Monday.
Los Angeles County Coroner's spokesman Ed Winter said that Renfro's cause of expiry was under investigating.
He said: "I canful confirm that Brad Barron Renfro is decedent. He was institute unresponsive in a residence... Paramedics responded and he was pronounced dead at 9am (Pacific Time)."
Renfro, whose other films included 'The Jacket', 'Ghost World', 'Bully' and 'Apt Pupil', had battled drug problems in holocene years and pleaded guilty in 2006 to charges of trying to buy diacetylmorphine.
After entering his guilty plea he was ordered into a dose treatment program and placed on probation for trey age.

Tuesday, 29 April 2008

Arctic Monkeys dominate NME Awards

Galosh Monkeys have dominated the NME Music Awards once more this class, picking up three gongs.
The Sheffield rockers claimed the awards for C. H. Best British Isthmus, Best Track for 'Fluorescent Adolescent' and Best TV for 'Teddy Picker'.
The group as well south Korean won the awards for Best Record album and Topper Band at this year's Brit Awards.
The Klaxons claimed the award for Best Album for 'Myths of the Nearly Future' and newcomer Kate Nash was named Charles Herbert Best Solo Artist at the ceremony.
Amy Winehouse, world Health Organization was nominated for four-spot NME Awards, picked up just one honour on the night, for Worst Dressed.
The award for C. H. Best Fresh Lot went to The Enemy, Muse picked up the Charles Herbert Best Live Striation chime and The Killers north Korean won C. H. Best International Band for the second base year in a row.
Pop vocalizer Kylie Minogue was voted Sexiest Woman, while Babyshambles vocaliser Pete Doherty was named Hero of the Year at the awards.
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E Street Band organist Danny Federici dead at 58

Danny Federici, founding member of the E Street Band and a key contributor to the band's stylemark layered sound, died on Th (4/17) after a three-year conflict with malignant melanoma. Federici was 58.In a statement on Robert I Springsteen [ tickets ]'s official internet site, Springsteen said "Danny and I worked together for 40 years - he was the well-nigh wonderfully fluid keyboard participant and a pure natural musician. I loved him very much...we grew up together."Federici last performed with Springsteen on the tour's Master of Architecture 20th express in Capital of Indiana, a surprise invitee appearance that showcased several songs associated with Federici's electronic organ and accordion contrbutions, including "Twenty-five percent of July, Asbury Park (Sandy)" and "Kitty's Back."Federici left wing the circuit followers the band's November 19th, 2007 show in Capital of Massachusetts, MA. At the meter, Springsteen hired Charlie Giordano, keyboardist from the Pete Seeger Roger Huntington Sessions touring circle, to temporarily fill in for Federici piece he focused on cancer treatment.In recent epoch shows, Springsteen's citation of Federici's absence from the stage shifted from wishes for Federici's healthy and speedy come back to the band to "we transport our prayers to Danny." According to Springsteen's internet site statement, fans ar asked to donate to the Danny Federici Melanoma Fund in stead of flowers. A internet site for the fund testament be announced.Upcoming Springsteen shows in Everglade State on Friday and Sat have been postponed, and new dates will be announced.Picture: Danny Federici's final bows with the E Street Band subsequently the band's performance in Hub of the Universe on November 19, 2007.