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  Faze Articles - Juliette Powell
Powell nursed a deep fear of public speaking and was terrified when she was required to give a class presentation.
Powell heard that the second-place winner of the Miss Montreal pageant had actually scored higher than the first-place winner, but because she was fl, the judges hadn't let her win.
Powell co-ordinates the technical aspects for live performances and is accustomed to handling a crew of about thirteen people as well as dealing with artists, managers, schools, students and audiences.
www.fazeteen.com /fall2000/juliette.htm   (1786 words)

  
  Juliette Powell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juliette Powell is a Canadian television host and producer, who made history as the first fl Miss Canada in 1989 before embarking on her career in television.
Powell originally entered the Miss Canada pageant at her boyfriend's suggestion, after expressing her anger at a media comment suggesting that a woman of colour could never win a beauty contest.
Powell, a fluently bilingual anglophone Montrealer, was born in New York City and moved to Montreal with her French-Canadian mother at the age of eight, following her parents' divorce.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juliette_Powell   (202 words)

  
 History: Juliette Gordon Low Biography
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia.
At her wedding, when she was 26, she lost hearing in her other ear after a grain of good-luck rice thrown at the event lodged in her ear, puncturing the eardrum and resulting in an infection and total loss of hearing in that ear.
On October 14, 2005, Juliette Low's life work was immortalized in a commemorative, bronze-and-granite medallion as part of a new national monument in Washington, D.C. The Extra Mile Points of Light Volunteer Pathway pays tribute to great Americans who built their dreams into movements that have created enduring change in America.
www.girlscouts.org /who_we_are/history/low_biography   (1079 words)

  
 Mentor Canada 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Born in Manhattan, NY, Juliette Powell moved with her mother to Montreal when she was eight years old.
Juliette is a tireless ambassador for a number of important awareness initiatives including breast cancer awareness, stay in school campaigns, and the high profiled national “Stop Racism” project where she has hosted for the Prince of Wales, Prince Charles.
Juliette was inducted into the Canadian Who’s Who, featured in several millennium books, and currently sits on the board for “French For the Future” and the University of Toronto’s School of Continuing Education Fundraiser.
www.mentorcanada.ca /conference2002/en/en_keynote2002/jpowell_bio.htm   (430 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Juliette Gordon Low founded the Girl Scouts of America in 1912.
She was born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia, was known as "Daisy" most of her life.
She was once engaged to Robert Baden-Powell, however, he broke off their engagement, and he subsequently married Olave Baden-Powell.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Juliette_Gordon_Low   (124 words)

  
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Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the USA, was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia.
Juliette and the Willy Low were married at Christ Church in Savannah, Georgia.
However, Juliette wasn't bound by the rigidness of the era and was often considered a maverick, as reported by Timothy Daiss in “ Rebels, Saints, and Sinners.” Once, apparently bored at a social outing, she left (wearing a formal evening gown) to go trout fishing with author Rudyard Kipling.
www.hamilton-turnerinn.com /403.html   (453 words)

  
 History of Girl Scouts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Juliette Gordon Low, the founder of Girl Scouts in the United States, was a remarkable achiever.
Juliette Gordon was born in Savannah, Georgia on Halloween (October 31) in 1860.
Juliette Low was a firm believer in letting the girls run their own troops.
www.main.org /gsusa/histry.htm   (674 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Natural leader shares secrets for the rest of us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If Secretary of State Colin Powell had his way, corporate leaders would be open to ideas, concerns, observations, insights and suggestions from all their employees, because ideas can make or break a country, family or company.
Powell's motive in including outsiders is strictly strategic: to benefit from opposing insights.
Powell appears to be a natural born leader with an intuitive sense of strategy for advancement in war and politics.
www.usatoday.com /money/moneybooks/2002-03-11-powell-leadership.htm   (661 words)

  
 Powells Books - Holy Fools by Joanne Harris
Juliette, a one-time actress and rope dancer, is forced to seek refuge among the sisters of the abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-mer.
The abbey's new leader is the daughter of a corrupt noble family, and she arrives with a ghost from Juliette's past — Guy LeMerle, a man she has every reason to fear and hate.
Juliette, a onetime actress and rope dancer, has been forced to seek refuge among the sisters of the abbey of Sainte Marie-de-la-mer.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0060559136-0   (329 words)

  
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Juliette Powell, of St. Laurent, Quebec, becoming the first mixed-race contestant to be crowned Miss Canada, said her victory is proof multiculturalism thrives in Canada.
Powell was born in New York City but moved to Canada as a child and now holds dual citizenship.
Powell was given about $100,000 in cash and prizes including a new car and mink coat.
ils.unc.edu /~viles/172i/users/big/docs/AP881102-0035   (183 words)

  
 New Georgia Encyclopedia: Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927)
Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon Low was the founder of the Girl Scouts of the United States of America (GSUSA).
She was born on October 31, 1860, in Savannah, the second of six children of Eleanor "Nellie" Lytle Kinzie and William Washington Gordon II.
Melissa Ann Langley Biegert, "Woman Scout: The Empowerment of Juliette Gordon Low" (Ph.D. diss., University of Texas at Austin, 1998).
www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2893   (1133 words)

  
 American History - Juliette Gordon Low
Juliette Gordon Low, founder of Girl Scouts of the U.S.A., was born October 31, 1860, in Savannah, Georgia, and died there January 17, 1927.
Daisy, as she was known to family and friends, was the second of six children of William Washington Gordon and Eleanor Kinzie Gordon.
Juliette Low accumulated friends and admirers of all ages, nationalities and walks of life.
www.electricscotland.com /history/america/low.htm   (749 words)

  
 Syria told to follow peace map
Powell said he also pressed Assad to end Syria's long support of Hezbollah, the radical Shiite Muslim group that is powerful in southern Lebanon.
Powell urged Assad to back the road map, saying that the United States was "committed to a comprehensive solution" that would address the Golan Heights issue.
Powell's Syria visit brought no significant breakthroughs -- hardly surprising in an authoritarian-ruled country where the young president is still acquiring his political sea legs and the vast majority of the population is bitterly anti-Israel.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2003/05/04/MN300395.DTL   (1504 words)

  
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Juliette Magill Gordon was born in Savannah on Oct. 31, 1860.
After her husband died in 1905, Juliette traveled to far away places, wrote poetry, studied sculpture, and looked for her purpose in life.
Powell's sister had created a sister organization--the Girl Guides--and Low started one of the first troops in Scotland.
www.cviog.uga.edu /Projects/gainfo/jlow.htm   (229 words)

  
 A Timeline of Girl Scout History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Constitution and bylaws are adopted at the 1st annual convention in Washington, D.C. and Juliette Low is elected President of Girl Scouts.
Juliette Low dies; Juliette Low World Frienship Fund is started in her honor.
Juliette Low is inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, NY.
home1.gte.net /bridalsh/info/history.htm   (1011 words)

  
 Georgia Women of Achievement: 1992 Inductee JULIETTE GORDON LOW   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The life of Juliette Gordon Low is the story of a woman who outgrew the tormenting superficialities of upper-class society to accomplish a major service to people of all classes and races: the founding of the Girl Scouts.
The tension between social appearance and hard reality was felt by little Juliette from her earliest years.
Juliette Low did all she could with troops of the Girl Guides in England, but found the program too restricted for her high hopes.
www.gawomen.org /honorees/long/lowj_long.htm   (550 words)

  
 The Extra Mile - Points of Light Volunteer Pathway
Born into the wealthy Gordon family of Savannah, Georgia, just a few months before the start of the Civil War, Juliette had a happy childhood but was not destined for the life of a conventional, southern, society woman.
In 1886, at the age of 26, Juliette Gordon married William McKay Low, a wealthy Englishman.
Juliette Gordon Low is remembered as a woman who worked for peace and goodwill.
www.extramile.us /honorees/low.cfm   (1163 words)

  
 Juliette Powell | Inspiration Festival
Juliette began her career as an on-air TV interviewer, producer and personality, working with newsmakers such as Tom Cruise, Janet Jackson, Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter, Tina Turner, Tim Burton, Rosie O'Donnell, Sir Richard Branson and Steven Spielberg.
In addition, Juliette hosted and produced live televised events with luminaries such as Prince Charles and Nelson Mandela, and in 2001, Juliette was appointed as a youth delegate to the United Nations.
In 2002, Juliette co-founded the Gathering Think Tank Inc. (www.thegatheringwebsite.org) to provide a forum for innovation and ideas that would better serve her clients overall strategic needs.
www.inspirationfestival.com /dp/JuliettePowell   (200 words)

  
 commorationsMaud Powell Society
Powell biographer Karen Shaffer was invited to speak at the dedication ceremony and as part ofthe festivities gave a lecture/slide presentationon Maud Powell.
Recognizing Powell's national significance and Brewer's artistry, the portrait was accepted by the trustees of the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. in January 2002.
Maud Powell was inducted into the Fox Valley Arts Hall of Fame on April 4, 2002, in recognition of her extraordinary achievement in the arts.
maudpowell.org /pages/commemorations.htm   (1038 words)

  
 Much Music Interview (7-16-98)
Juliette: Last time I saw you, we were doing EC across the way over here and we took a picture for a very special event.
Juliette: It's that J-ello comment, that's what it is! All right, we've got, um… We were able to hook upwith that person on the phone.
Juliette: Alrighty, we've got, um, a young lady that is celebrating her birthday today.
www.angelfire.com /nj/superditz/MM.html   (2724 words)

  
 History of the Akron Area Council   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Juliette Low was born in Savannah, Georgia in 1860, and was named for her maternal grandmother Juliette Kinzie, an early settler of Illinois, but was more frequently referred to by her nickname, Daisy.
Daisy Low wrote home to her family saying, "I like girls and I like the organization and the rules and pastimes, so if you find that I get very deeply involved you must not be surprised." 6 Low led her first troop of Girl Guides in August of 1911 while spending the summer in Scotland.
The formation of local councils of twelve or more leading citizens to support local growth of the movement was encouraged and the first charter to a local council was issued by the National headquarters to the Toledo Girl Scout Council in 1917.
www.uakron.edu /english/russ/GSWR   (6396 words)

  
 History
Juliette became friends with General Sir Robert Baden-Powell (later Lord Baden-Powell) the founder of the Boy Scouts in England in 1911.
It was through this friendship that Juliette (Daisy) met Baden-Powell’s sister, Miss Agnes Baden-Powell who had been persuaded by her brother to form a society of Girl Guides.
Juliette was buried in Laurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah and was dressed in a Girl Scouts uniform.
www.nsa.naples.navy.mil /girlscouts/history.htm   (694 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low biography
Born Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon, she was called "Daisy" from the beginning.
Growing up she was educated in all the finest boarding schools and exhibited aptitude in sculpting and an interest in animals.
When she was about 25 years old, Juliette had an ear infection which was treated with silver nitrate.
www.lkwdpl.org /wihohio/low-jul.htm   (676 words)

  
 Powell says Pakistan ready for India talks / Secretary of state starts his peace mission
But even as Powell stepped off the plane, small arms fire continued across the heavily fortified India-Pakistan border, and many Pakistanis were questioning the purpose of his visit.
Powell delivered an invitation from President Bush for Musharraf to visit Washington in the near future and told Pakistanis, "Our new relationship is not just for now but for the long term."
Powell today will make a brief stopover in Afghanistan, where he is widely expected to announce the release of $250 million in Afghan assets frozen during the period of Taliban rule.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/01/17/MN87371.DTL   (913 words)

  
 Rapleaf: Juliette Powell
I certify that these comments are the truth.
Juliette Powell is the muse to the world.
Posted by Auren Hoffman for juliettepower on May 16, 2006 as a friend.
www.rapleaf.com /profile/vuv4jazp   (605 words)

  
 CANOE -- JAM! - Electric circus on the Hill
So Electric Circus diva Juliette Powell ducks into a quiet office at the nation's music station to discuss her upcoming appearance as host of tomorrow night's broadcast of the Winterlude edition of EC from Parliament Hill.
Although Powell is marking her fourth anniversary with this Winterlude broadcast, she's continually amazed at the hardiness of those who turn out to dance on Parliament Hill.
Certainly as a former Miss Canada, and now a broadcast celebrity in her own right, Powell's star is continuing to rise.
jam.canoe.ca /Television/TV_Shows/E/Electric_Circus/1998/02/20/pf-734385.html   (638 words)

  
 Powell, William --  Encyclopædia Britannica
It is the birthday of Juliette Low, who organized the first Girl Guides in the United States at her home in...
The first school in the Wyoming area was established at Fort Laramie in 1852 by the Rev. William Vaux, the chaplain at the fort.
Includes details on Powell's life and work with critical assessments and a synopsis of the twelve-volume novel.
www.britannica.com /eb/article?tocId=9106378   (712 words)

  
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White glove: Juliette could be found cleaning the house in her evening wear.
Rice: It was a piece of rice thrown for good luck that was the cause of Juliette being partially deaf in her one good ear.
Teabag: Even though Juliette lived in a time when tea was served regularly, she spent 6 months drinking water (instead of tea) as a bargain with her butler to help him quit drinking.
www.geocities.com /Heartland/Pointe/9385/kim.htm   (1737 words)

  
 Juliette Gordon Low Girl Scout National Birthplace
Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low organized the first group of Girl Scouts on March 12, 1912 in Savannah, Georgia.
Low, herself was born in Savannah in 1860 into a prominent family whose ancestors reached back to the founding settlers.
When Juliette Gordon was 26 she married William Mackay Low and moved to his home in England.
www.loc.gov /bicentennial/propage/GA/ga-1_h_kingston2.html   (561 words)

  
 Maud Powell Foundation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Maud Powell Foundation is a non-profit, tax-exempt literary and educational organization that has become a powerful voice in broadcasting the significant contributions women have made to music throughout the ages.
Maud Powell (1867-1920) was a music pioneer who blazed a trail across the nation opening the hearts and minds of the American people to the truth and beauty of music.
Powell's legacy and ideals thrive today and give new generations of women the courage to follow their dreams.
music.acu.edu /www/iawm/wimusic/mpf.html   (3046 words)

  
 How Juliette Low Started GS
NARRATOR: Lord Baden-Powell told Juliette how the idea had come to him when he was in the army stationed in South Africa.
When Juliette announced her plan to her family, they wondered if she would be successful in carrying it out.
So many girls asked to join Juliette Low's Girl Guides that two troops were formed on that afternoon of March 12th, 1912.
www.scoutingweb.com /scoutingweb/SubPages/HowJulietteStartGS.htm   (880 words)

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