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...Commander's stance has won him malevolent enemies. An officer says he has received numerous death threats, and there is fear in the military's higher ranks that Bainimarama has been targeted for assassination-a fate he narrowly escaped in 2000, during a failed mutiny in the wake of the coup. The Commander is constantly shadowed by eight bodyguards in bulletproof vests. There are rumors that some senior officers now want the Commander removed. "There is a split in the ranks as well," one officer told Time. Despite the threats, Bainimarama gave no sign of backing away from...
...clubs, in which you plunk down a sizable deposit and pay an annual fee for access to luxury resort homes around the world, aren't the bargains they once were. Many are raising fees and dues, and some are shedding properties and initiating stricter reservation systems. And in the wake of a July bankruptcy filing by Tanner & Haley, the industry pioneer, the possibility of losing your privileges and your entire deposit has come front and center...
...flabbergasted that your cover in the wake of the Democratic election triumph was a Venn diagram with the headline "Why the Center Is the New Place to Be" [Nov. 20]. Huh? The Democrats kicked butt. You should have put Howard Dean on the cover. It was his 50-state strategy, along with the great fund-raising work of Congressman Rahm Emanuel and Senator Chuck Schumer, and great candidates with grass-roots support, that won the election...
...Amorfix's blood test for mad cow disease or HealthSTATS' wristwatch-like device that measures blood pressure. Either one could save your life. And speaking of lifesaving, how about Aresa's landmine-detecting plant? Not as hip as Technorati, a Web-search wonder, but in war's bloody wake, this is one weed that will be appreciated...
What's it like to wake up in time to do a 5:00 a.m. radio show...