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08-31-2004, 10:34 AM
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[img]http://www.snitchseeker.com/images/news/jkr_80.jpg' align='middle'> Jo Rowling is Scotland's most powerful woman - according to the Scotsman Summary:
The Scotsman panel has named J.K.Rowling the most powerful woman in Scotland. They have now produced a list of the those top 50 women. Article: Jo Rowling is Scotland's most powerful woman The Scotsman in their search for Scotland's 50 most powerful women, has reported that J.K.Rowling, author of the Harry Potter books, came first.
The entire list and article can be found over at The Scotsman. Quote: Whether Scots by birth or adoption, they share a burning desire to succeed, a willingness to use their talents for the greater good and a commitment to putting Scotland on the map.
In a land of kilts, football and whisky, it is all too easy to underestimate the contribution women make at the highest level. It is easier still to underestimate the grindingly hard work that goes into making it to the top. Most of the women featured here combine many roles and their power is often the least interesting thing about them. The purpose of our list is to applaud them and bring them wider public recognition.
Quote: To this end, Iain Martin, The Scotsman’s editor, and a team of the paper’s senior female journalists met to battle out the list. We considered the candidates’ achievements, international clout, national standing and their ability to make a difference to our daily lives. Spirited arguments and defences abounded in what turned out to be a highly enjoyable evening. In the end, there was a remarkable degree of consensus as to the final 50. Quote: 1. JK ROWLING, AUTHOR
In terms of international prestige, national influence and an ability to change daily lives, Joanne Rowling is in a league of her own. No other woman in Scotland commands the same level of power, nor uses it so wisely. And that is before we even consider her sheer economic power.
Her fortune is estimated at a whopping £435 million and she is effectively a one-woman industry. Her creation, Harry Potter, is internationally renowned and she was recently named as one of the 100 most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine. She is credited with propelling children’s literature into a new dimension and encouraging a generation of boys (and girls) to read.
But Rowling also has the ability to make governments sit up and take notice. In July, she wrote to the Czechoslovakian Prime Minister Vladimir Spidla complaining about the use of caged beds in Czech psychiatric wards. The day after Rowling’s letter was received, the Czech health minister ordered an end to the practice. She uses her power judiciously but her backing for Edinburgh’s bid to become the first UNESCO city of literature has given a significant boost to that campaign.
She is also active in a number of charities, throwing her weight behind the campaign for better facilities and treatments for sufferers of Multiple Sclerosis, the disease from which her mother died. It seems like the Scotsman deems it right to applaud her and I couldn't agree more.
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08-31-2004, 11:23 AM
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yay,first to post! and yayyyyy...congratulations JK!!! Go JK!!! :sorcerer: :beer: :hail: 
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08-31-2004, 12:08 PM
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:/ Not to mention that she has two kids and one on the way, if that doesn't make you a powerful women then a multi-million dollar empire should!
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08-31-2004, 12:10 PM
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W00T!!! Go Jo! More power to the author! | |
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08-31-2004, 12:16 PM
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*jumps from the seat*
she's scoltland's most powerful woman!
she's scoltland's most powerful woman!
she's scoltland's most powerful woman!
she's scoltland's most powerful woman!
she's scoltland's most powerful woman!
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08-31-2004, 01:32 PM
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Go JK! Congratulations!!!!!
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08-31-2004, 03:38 PM
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Oh I believe that! Congratulations Jo!
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08-31-2004, 03:47 PM
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Go JKR! You're powerful - Voldemort would be proud.
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08-31-2004, 04:09 PM
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Well done J.K! No one can compare with her shes the best. She beat 49 people to get to the top. She really deserves it! Well done again!  | |
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08-31-2004, 04:43 PM
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Yeah Go J.K she tottaly deserves it! IM so proud of her!!!! :flowersmile:
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08-31-2004, 04:56 PM
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yay!!!! 
CONGRATS JK!!!!!! :sorcerer:
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08-31-2004, 05:33 PM
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She deserves it completely!
Good job!
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08-31-2004, 05:46 PM
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GO JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!of course everyone knew that would happen but....
GO JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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08-31-2004, 06:33 PM
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yeah well that's not really surprising lol | |
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08-31-2004, 06:53 PM
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Yay Go Jo!!!!!!!
I knew you would be!!!! | |
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08-31-2004, 06:55 PM
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Congrats to JK! A powerful woman, doing something she loves, has 2 kids another one on the way and supports good causes/charities!  She rocks!
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08-31-2004, 07:18 PM
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Yay!!!! Go JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Who knew she wouldn't be??? She's a GENIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
GO JK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :sorcerer:
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08-31-2004, 07:52 PM
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Wow! Congrats JK!!!
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08-31-2004, 11:11 PM
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Quote: Originally posted by Lupin Jr@Aug 31 2004, 05:42 AM
:/ Not to mention that she has two kids and one on the way, if that doesn't make you a powerful women then a multi-million dollar empire should! Exactly! :hail: Go JKR!
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09-01-2004, 12:17 AM
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She deserves the accolades she may have started with achildrens book, but she has created a phenomenon that has swept the world. I think someday if not sooner she will be spoken of in the same group as Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, if she is not already. My congradulations to her.
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09-01-2004, 03:00 AM
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Quote: She deserves the accolades she may have started with achildrens book, but she has created a phenomenon that has swept the world. I think someday if not sooner she will be spoken of in the same group as Tolkien and C. S. Lewis, if she is not already. My congradulations to her. well said!! JKR is so amazing. Quote: Quote: QUOTE (Lupin Jr @ Aug 31 2004, 05:42 AM)
Not to mention that she has two kids and one on the way, if that doesn't make you a powerful women then a multi-million dollar empire should!
Exactly! Go JKR! ditto!!! she used to be a single mom and she just built this great world for herself all on her own!!
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09-01-2004, 02:33 PM
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Congratulations JK Rowling! :flowersmile:
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09-01-2004, 08:01 PM
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Whoa...well she does have a great influence on many people because of her book...
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09-03-2004, 05:12 PM
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wah!! sooo cool!
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09-04-2004, 10:59 AM
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Quote: Originally posted by Lupin Jr@Aug 31 2004, 10:42 AM
:/ Not to mention that she has two kids and one on the way, if that doesn't make you a powerful women then a multi-million dollar empire should! I like you're thinking!
She deserves it, going from nothing to everything, it's a pretty amazing story.
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