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Jessica Ennis-Hill Is Top Inspiration For UK Under-25s

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Jessica Ennis-Hill is top inspiration for UK under-25s

  • Olympic champion heptathlete scored above leaders from politics, business, arts and entertainment
  • Inspiration Index dominated by Generation X reveals millennial generation’s respect for elders
  • Over a third of most inspirational figures are female
  • Hard work and integrity top admired leadership attributes for young people

 

Jessica_Ennis wins 2012Jessica Ennis-Hill has been voted the most inspirational figure by under-25 year olds in the UK, leading a list otherwise dominated by the over-40s.

 

The Inspiration Index is published to coincide with the launch of Starbucks Youth Action which supports young people to carry out a project benefitting their community. The research crowd-sourced nominations for inspirational figures from more than 1,000 16-24 year olds, rating them for inspirational qualities and leadership characteristics, such as: integrity, effort, judgement and having a positive impact on society.

 

It features over 100 public figures from politics, business, sport, the arts and media.  Showing respect for their elders, 89% of under-25-year-olds surveyed admire the achievements of the over-40s over those of their own age group.

 

Among the top 25 role models, more than a third (37%) are women. Ellen DeGeneres, Dame Judi Dench, JK Rowling and Rebecca Adlington all rank highly, with respondents acknowledging their hard work, dedication and genuine approach.

 

Rebecca Adlington, the only under-25 year old nominated in the survey (ranked 24th out of 100), commented on the findings:

 

“It’s exciting to see so many successful women viewed as inspirational to the youth of today. It’s also interesting that our younger generation chose these women as role models, above more popular names – it shows how highly they value hard work and genuine personalities. These are all high achieving women who have shown commitment to working hard to reach their goals, whilst continually learning and developing their trade to build and maintain a career.”

 

The poll shows the characteristics most revered in a leader are hard work and being results-driven e.g. Richard Branson (91%); being genuine, e.g. Mo Farah (92%) and acting with integrity, e.g. Nelson Mandela (88%).

 

Charlotte Hill, chief executive of UK Youth, partners in Starbucks Youth Action said:

 

“The success of Starbucks Youth Action projects demonstrates that young people can make a vital contribution to society and gain valuable leadership skills.  They learn how to pitch their ideas, manage a project and handle a budget while they turn their ideas into reality. We’re incredibly proud of the young people and projects we’ve supported so far, and looking forward to seeing this year’s applicants achieve their aim. ”

 

To find out more and to apply for Starbucks Youth Action 2014 please visit http://www.starbucks.co.uk/responsibility/community/youth-action

 

Applications close on 17 March 2014.

 

The research, which required respondents to nominate people they found inspirational before rating them according to key characteristics, revealed the top 25 to be:

 

1.             Jessica Ennis-Hill

2.             Nelson Mandela

3.             Martin Luther King

4.             Gandhi

5.             Steven Hawking

6.             Ellen DeGeneres

7.             Stephen Fry

8.             Will Smith

9.             Mo Farah

10.           Sir Richard Branson

11.           JK Rowling

12.           Marie Curie

13.           David Attenborough

14.           Bill Gates

15.           Eddie Izzard

16.           Claire Balding

17.           Oprah Winfrey

18.           Professor Brian Cox

19.           David Beckham

20.          Steven Spielberg

21.           Jamie Oliver

22.          Steve Jobs

23.           Sir Winston Churchill

24.          Rebecca Adlington

25.           Dame Judi Dench

 

Suki Waterhouse Wins Model of the Year At ELLE Awards

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Suki Waterhouse wins ‘Model of the Year’ wearing Maria Black at the ELLE Style Awards

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Who: Suki Waterhouse (Actress & Model)

What: Maria Black Jett Gold Necklace

Where: ELLE Style Awards, London

When: 18th February 2014

www.maria-black.com

 

Gwyneth Paltrow wears Annoushka One of a Kind earrings

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Check out Gwyneth Paltrow looking beautiful in Annoushka One of a Kind earrings at the Golden Kamera Awards in Germany

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Annoushka One of a Kind 18ct white gold triplet earrings, diamond, apatite, mother of pearl and rock crystal earrings £11,500

 

FOUR PAWS Protests Against The Use Of Fur By Burberry

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The launch of the new winter collection by traditional British company Burberry is one of the highlights of London Fashion Week.  Advocates from the international animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS took the opportunity to  protest against the further utilisation of fur in front of the entrance of the Burberry marque.

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Last week, FOUR PAWS published disturbing footage of Finnish fur farms which belong to the fur auction house that supplies Burberry (Saga Furs). The pictures show the shocking reality of conditions on these farms. Foxes with missing tails in small mesh wire cages, piles of stinking excrement, conditions which fall even below the claimed minimum standards of  the fur industry. Since the publication of the video 23,500 people have already called on Burberry to withdraw their use of fur on the FOUR PAWS protest website www.befurfree.org.

Thomas Pietsch, wild animal expert at FOUR PAWS said: “About 100 million minks, foxes and racoon dogs die for the fashion industry every year worldwide. The latest footage of the Finnish farms shows: Fur produced in accordance with animal welfare does simply not exist.”

If Burberry remains true to its word, making fur redundant in its collection is vital

In reaction to the protest mails, generated since the 11th of February, Burberry communicates the following “…we would like to express to you that Burberry will not use natural hides if there is any concern that they have been produced using unacceptable treatment of animals…. we source natural hides very carefully in our efforts to safeguard the correct ethical standards and traceability.”

This positioning of the company leads FOUR PAWS to ask for steps to be taken in response to the evidence. “If the company management sticks to its word, the only sincere consequence can be the immediate abandonment of real fur products. The cruel keeping conditions of the fur bearing animals on the Saga certified farms cannot be sugar-coated.”, says Thomas Pietsch from FOUR PAWS.

This year in January the fashion company was exposed to fierce protests of the environmental protection organisation Greenpeace, who found prove for toxic residues in childrenswear. The company relented and committed to shift to risk-free chemicals in the textile production until 2020. Now the company is under fire by animal welfare supporters from all sides.

FOUR PAWS has been campaigning for a legal ban of the keeping of fur bearing animals and a European law against the trading and import of fur and fur products for many years now. Last year the international animal welfare organisation started an online campaign against large fashion companies that sell real fur, which includes Burberry.

On the protest website of FOUR PAWS, www.befurfree.org, you can call on Burberry to quit using real fur. The shocking pictures of the Finnish Saga Furs farms can be found on Youtube: http://youtu.be/yGkopsiqFMc

 

Preview For Angelina Jolie’s New Film Unbroken

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Angelina Jolie’s second film as a director looks as brilliant as the first.

Based on Laura Hillenbrand’s 2010 best-seller Unbroken; it tells the true story of an Olympic athlete, Louis “Louie” Zamperini who survived in a raft for 47 days after a near-fatal plane crash in WWII along with two fellow crewmen.

In this preview there is narration from Tom Brokaw and some footage from the film intercut with an interview with the real-life Zamperini. Jack O’Connell stars as Zamperini and Domhnall Gleeson and Finn Wittrock as his fellow survivors. Directed by Angelina Jolie and co-written by Joel and Ethan Coen, It opens Christmas Day, 2014. We can’t wait.

Gravity Picks Up 6 Honours At The EE British Academy Film Awards 2014

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British Film Gravity picked up six awards at the EE British Academy Film Awards and it also picked up four other awards for Best Visual Effects, Cinematography, Sound and Original Film Music while Gravity Director, Alfonso Cuarón, won the Director Award. 12 Years a Slave received the award for Film while Chiwetel Ejiofor won Leading Actor for his role in the film.  Other winners included Cate Blanchett who won Leading Actress for her role in Blue Jasmine, Jennifer Lawrence who was named Supporting Actress for her role in American Hustle, Captain Phillips star Barkhad Abdi won Supporting Actor and Philomena won Adapted Screenplay. Dame Helen Mirren was awarded the Academy Fellowship, BAFTA’s highest accolade, in recognition of her exceptional contribution to film.

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Champagne Taittinger, official Champagne Partner to the British Academy for the 12th year running, once again added extra sparkle to the proceedings.   Special BAFTA labelled Magnums and 75cl bottles of Champagne Taittinger Brut Réserve were produced for the Awards. A bottle was also included in the gift bags, given to all nominees and presenters.  Taittinger is one of the few premium Champagne houses to remain owned and actively managed by the named family.  It is proud to support the work of BAFTA to acknowledge and encourage the highest achievements in film and television.

 

As New Zealand’s most awarded winery for more than 30 years, Villa Maria makes a very fitting Wine Partner to the Academy.  Guests at the glamorous Awards dinner enjoyed the delicious Villa Maria Private Bin Sauvignon Blanc 2013 which perfectly complimented the Smoked Loch Fyne Salmon and Dorset Crab starter and the Villa Maria Private Bin Merlot Cabernet Sauvignon 2012 which made a mouth-watering match with the main course of Fillet of Aberdeen Angus and Braised Short Ribs.

 

other winners included:

ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY                                              ANIMATED FILM

American Hustle                                                         Frozen

 

FILM NOT IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE                      PRODUCTION DESIGN                        

The Great Beauty                                                        The Great Gatsby

 

MAKE-UP AND HAIR                                                   EE RISING STAR

American Hustle                                                         Will Poulter

For the full list of winners visit: www.bafta.org