Word: businesswoman
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...Batchelor, a former monk in both Zen and Tibetan traditions, suggests that Buddhism jettison reincarnation and karma, thereby making possible what he calls an "existential, therapeutic and liberating agnosticism." In fact, many American practitioners have already Batchelorized themselves by default. A good example is Ann Buck, 67, a retired businesswoman and teacher of Theravadan meditation. Although she does not reject karma, it plays little role in the groups she gathers in her house in Malibu, Calif.; it will certainly not figure in a phone service she is helping plan that will furnish computer-generated meditation guidance. If participants move further...
DENVER: Although Denver businesswoman Carole Ward must have experienced immense satisfaction, she had to know she'd pay a price for telling off IRS agent Paula Dzierzanowski during a 1993 dispute over $324,000 in unpaid income taxes. "Honey, from what I can see of your accounting skills, the country would be better served if you were dishing up chicken-fried steak on some interstate in west Texas, with all the clunky jewelry and big hair," Ward said in the heat of negotiations. Retaliation from the feds was swift and sure: Within weeks, IRS agents posted notices that led locals...
OAKLAND, California: Flying a 1935 Lockheed Electra 10E, San Antonio businesswoman Linda Finch set off on a journey to retrace Amelia Earhart's doomed around-the-world route, sixty years to the day after Earhart took off. Finch, an accomplished pilot with 20 years of experience flying and restoring historic aircraft, will make 30 stops in 20 countries during her 2 1/2 month trip, including Egypt, Greece, Pakistan and Australia. While the plane's cabin will remain unpressurized without oxygen tanks, technology will provide a safety margin to help prevent a duplication of Earhart's failed 1937 journey. Flint will...
QUOTE OF NOTE: "As a single parent and a businesswoman, I believe I understand what the people of this district are going through as we work hard to raise our families. We are all concerned about crime, health care and the economy ... We deserve to have medical care, a roof over our heads and food on the table...
BORN: May 28, 1950, Milwaukee, Wis. EDUCATION: Wichita State U, B.A., 1971; Creighton, J.D., 1976; Harvard, M.A., 1982 FAMILY: Husband, John RELIGION: Methodist MILITARY: None OCCUPATION: Lawyer, businesswoman POLITICAL CAREER: Candidate for Texas Comptroller, 1994 ADDRESS: P.O. Box 163747, Austin...