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...biker gang called the Lost while the real boss, Billy, is in court-ordered rehab. When Billy gets out, a power struggle ensues. Johnny and Billy have different visions for the gang. Johnny is a tough guy, but he's got a cool head; Billy, who looks like Ron Perlman and talks like Dennis Hopper, is the wild man who wants to push the Lost deeper into drug-dealing and gang warfare. (See the best and worst Super Bowl commercials...
...Even so, the Advertising Standards Authority, the British advertising authority responsible for screening ads, received more than 150 complaints about the atheist campaign in January, and at least one bus driver walked off the job. "This is a public attack on people's faiths," said Ron Heather, a 62-year-old bus driver and Evangelical Christian. "I have a lot of passengers who are over 90 or are seriously ill, and to tell them there is no God seems a bit insensitive when God is probably all they have left in the world." Dawkins believes that's neither here...
...chief Ron Gettelfinger is trying to mute public criticism of auto executives, blaming domestic carmakers woes on a global recession created by the financial meltdown. However, he has also noted repeatedly that union members already made sacrifices in 2005 and 2007; he refuses to say whether the UAW would agree to wage cuts at this time...
...company switched CEOs this month, hiring Ron Marshall, a turnaround specialist and former Barnes & Noble executive. "Borders remains one of the nation's strongest brands with millions of loyal customers who love our stores," says company spokeswoman Anne Roman. "Our new leadership recognizes our challenges, admits that we have made mistakes, and is focused on getting our financial house in order as an immediate priority." Borders stock has flirted with a New York Stock Exchange delisting; it closed at 52 cents per share on Jan. 27, a 95% drop over last year. "They're in survival mode," says Davidowitz...
...Portuguese trail to India and found prolific new jatropha varieties being cloned in the city of Mysore. The fuel emits negligible greenhouse gases, and the trees can capture four tons of carbon dioxide per acre (which might make growers eligible for carbon credits on the global market). Says Ron Pernick, co-founder of the alternative-energy research firm Clean Edge: "Jatropha isn't a silver bullet, but it looks very promising...