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...admonition, "Peace and love, pass it on." That was the year that Rinpoche came to these shores, taking off like a Roman candle lit at both ends. He traveled and taught indefatigably, setting up scores of urban meditation and study centers, the two most prominent in Boulder and in Barnet, Vt. He had tapped a vein. A section of what used to be called the counterculture desired a guru, and here he was in the flesh. By 1975, after the establishment in Boulder of the Naropa Institute, a liberal arts college, his imprimatur was everywhere. One could stick pins...
...Will Barnet is best known for his prints; his bold use of primary colors and flattened perspective, along with the enigmatic presence of women and cats, has become a trademark. The public knows far less about Barnet's painting, and with good reason; a substantial number of his works over the past 50 years reside in private collections. Luckily, some of these patrons have agreed to share their wealth. Will Barnet by Robert Doty (Abrams; 168 pages; $45) reproduces 91 oils and sketches (48 in color), many for the first time. The result, arranged chronologically, is a fascinating portrait...
...group has also asked Richard J. Barnet '52, a Washington, D.C. lawyer, to be alumni gift coordinator...
Carl Doerner Barnet...
...plans that cover more than 75% of America's nonfarm workers over age 25. Unlike Social Security, private pension plans are not directly affected by the problem of the aging labor force because companies build up their employees' retirement funds during the employees' working years. Explains Barnet Berin, of William M. Mercer, a New York-based compensation consulting firm: "The private pension system puts in contributions that are invested over the years prudently to build up reserves sufficient to make the payout. The fact that the population ages does not really matter. Even though there...