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...head to head against mainstream brands and specialty mattresses like Tempur-Pedic and into traditional bedding stores which, three years ago, would have been unthinkable," he says. "That's where the growth is now, in mainstream stores that want something more unique." Green Sleep's best-selling Vimala mattress retails for about $5,000, including the foundation. Thirty-five retailers and spas carry Green Sleep...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sleep Goes Green | 1/12/2007 | See Source »

Banda won the election and became Prime Minister. In token of his gratitude, he took his Cabinet to Buddharakitha's temple for the customary postinaugural rites. He also gave the post of Minister of Health to Buddharakitha's intimate friend, the handsome widow Vimala Wijewardene, then 47. But when the high priest demanded a $6,000,000 government contract for the construction of a sugar factory and government concessions for a shipping company he planned to set up, Banda balked. Buddharakitha, who had reveled in his position as kingmaker, felt that he had been publicly humiliated. He decided...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Ceylon: Banda Avenged | 5/19/1961 | See Source »

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