| Kate: Matthew will be an incredible dad
According to his friend and co-star Kate Hudson, he has what it takes to be a great dad. "I think he will be an incredible dad," she said to People.com "Matthew happens to be one of the most loving and loyal people I know and his family is important to him. He's great with kids and I think he'll be a very responsible and absolute blast of a dad." And the 28-year-old mother-of-one, who starred with Matthew in How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days and upcoming Fool's Gold, said people shouldn't be fooled by Matthew's public image, which often includes photos of the actor letting his hair down. "I think because people see Matthew always out doing something whether it's out dancing in a bar or being on the beach or taking a hike with some crazy bandana on, I think that, like anything, they take their image and what they want somebody else to be and then they just run with that," she added.
Ransom: From ‘mistake’ to great, Felix says
When Larry Felix came from Ponca City, Okla., to Ottawa to be the new administrator at Ransom Memorial Hospital in 2000, he knew the hospital's finances were shaky. The hospital had no cash reserves. The hospital had a significant debt. It depended on the county sales tax levy to keep the doors open. When he started, Felix said he originally thought the hospital had two years of survival left before it went bankrupt. Then he began closely examining the books. “It was a lot worse," Felix said. “I told my wife that I felt I had made a mistake (coming to Ottawa)," Felix said. The hospital staff was spooked by the hospital's finances, he told the Franklin County Commission Wednesday during his annual report to the county. “They were in fear of losing their jobs," Felix said. By a careful program of reducing costs and improving care, the staff righted the hospital's finances and now the hospital is debt-free and planning for a major renovation project .
Communication can stave off headaches on car repairs
When it comes to spending money, the expense that causes the most angst is cars. A review of the Better Business Bureau of Southern Colorado files found car dealers and repair shops were the most popular complaints in 2007, similar to the level they did the year before. Each month last year, they were among the top 10 complaints received. And according to BBBSC executive director Carol Odell, those complaints will remain a fact of life. "That will always be because that’s not a science," she said of car repair. "It’s hard to determine what’s really going wrong." Because cars are used daily, what’s fixed one day may break the next and not always be related to the last repair, she said. "When a consumer brings their vehicle in for one thing, there could be other problems," said Blair Reeves, director of operations with the BBBSC.
Casinos blame ban for business loss, layoffs
I know that not smoking is better for your health, I dont' smoke, but is it right to tell other people that they CAN'T? Isn't this taking AWAY their rights and freedoms? If smoke bothers me, I move to a different spot. If someone is old enough to vote, fight for our country, drink, and buy cigs. legally.....Leave them ALONE!!! " .
Toyota exec, activist clash at L.A. show
The incident occurred at the end of Toyota's press conference, where Bob Carter, vice president and general manager of the Toyota division, was introducing the 2008 Sequoia full-size SUV.
When a man asked Carter why Toyota was suing California over carbon-dioxide emissions regulations, Carter noticed that the man's media badge identified him as Dave Schembri, head of Mercedes-Benz's Smart division. Carter knocked the video camera from the man's hands, and security guards separated the two.
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German carmakers lead in reducing CO2 emissions
BMW AG, Volkswagen AG and other German carmakers cut carbon-dioxide emissions more than European rivals last year as they struggle to reach planned European Union targets. German brands sold domestically had 2 percent lower CO2 output last year, a greater reduction than French and Japanese models sold in Europe's largest economy, said Matthias Wissmann, president of the VDA German automobile manufacturers' association, at a briefing today in Berlin. The European Union plans a cap on carmakers that will force them to reduce CO2 emissions, a gas linked with global warming. The draft proposal, which is being negotiated this year among European lawmakers, will reduce the carbon emissions to an average 130 grams per kilometer (0.6 mile) for a manufacturer's fleet by 2012, with an additional 10 grams coming from improvements in tires, air conditioning and other vehicle parts.
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