Jarrett Payton Foundation's 2015 "Strike Against Bullying" Celebrity Bowling Event Set for March 5 at Kings Bowl in Rosemont (Illinois)

 

Jarrett Payton Foundation’s 2015 “Strike Against Bullying” Celebrity Bowling Event Set for March 5 at Kings Bowl in Rosemont   Rosemont, Ill.  – The Jarrett Payton Foundation is set to host its first ever “Strike Against Bullying Celebrity Bowling Event” Thursday March 5, 2015 at Kings Bowl, located at 5505 Park Place in Rosemont. This event is expected to grow into an annual gathering where celebrities and the general public come together for a night of great bowling, delicious food and festivities to support a great cause. Proceeds from the event will help fund Jarrett Payton Foundation programs, which include Project: No Bull and the Jarrett Payton Leadership Academy. The Jarrett Payton Foundation’s mission is to positively impact the lives of children and adolescents by creating and providing programs that develop leadership skills and enrich their lives. In support of this mission, Jarrett travels to schools around Chicagoland to spread his anti-bullying message and the Foundation puts on numerous events a year to support this cause. Jarrett will be joined by celebrity guests George McCaskey, Charles “Peanut” Tillman, Jerry Azumah, Rashied Davis, Peggy Kusinski, Ryan Baker, Dionne Miller, John Garcia, David Haugh, David Kaplan, Jim Cornelison, Israel Idonije and Chris Boden, to name a few. In addition to ticket sales and donations, this event is made possible by the generous support of sponsors. Current sponsor commitments include: Associated Agencies, Isi Midwest, LG-PR, Metlife, Millenia Metals, PowerForward DuPage, Tat Cave, Serafin & Associates, Inc, and Sprovieri’s. Limited sponsorships, which include a lane of six bowlers, are still available for this event. Those interested in a sponsorship can learn more on the event page at http://jarrettpayton.org/events   .  “Helping people is my passion and I am beyond grateful that my foundation gives me the opportunity to help kids that were bullied just like I was,” said Payton. “This cause means a lot to me and I hope that we can gather a lot of people to come out in support of something so important for children today." Ticket prices are $50 for General Admission and $100 for VIP. VIP tickets include VIP Reception with Meet and Greet and food. Both General Admission and VIP tickets include: two drink tickets, pizza, upper viewing deck to watch the bowling, and access to celebrity bowlers. Registration for the “Strike Against Bullying Celebrity Bowling Event” is open to the public and can be completed at http://jarrettpayton.org/event/strike-against-bullying/   . About The Jarrett Payton Foundation The Jarrett Payton Foundation is a 501(c)(3) whose mission is to positively impact the lives of children and adolescents by creating and providing programs that develop leadership skills and enrich their lives. The two main programs of The Jarrett Payton Foundation, Project No Bull and The Jarrett Payton Leadership Academy, are dedicated to spreading the sentiment Jarrett’s father repeated to him time and time again: “We are all more similar than we are all different.” For more information, visit http://www.JarrettPayton.org.     About Kings Bowl of America, LLC Kings Bowl first opened its doors in 2002 in the heart of Boston’s Back Bay. From the start, Kings has focused on rekindling the fun and escape of bowling by creating a memorable entertainment experience, emphasizing good food, cold beer, creative cocktails and great music.  Each Kings location features upscale, retro-inspired décor and executive-chef designed menus brought to life by “best-in-industry” service. With varied entertainment options, themed nights and state-of-the-art audio visual equipment, Kings sets itself apart as an unparalleled social scene for all occasions. Whether one is looking to host an unforgettable party, share a superb meal or catch tonight’s big game, Kings is committed to insuring that when you leave, you’ll be planning to return soon to Kings, “The Classy Bowling Joint”! For more information, visit http://www.kingsbowlamerica.com   .

Breitling Unveils New Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel Limited Edition Watch

 

 

Limited Edition Timepiece will commemorate the Breitling Jet Team’s First American Tour!

 

  To celebrate the historic first tour of the Breitling Jet Team in North America, Breitling is pleased to unveil the Breitling Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel timepiece. In a limited edition of 500 pieces, the new watch has a sleek blacksteel case, onyx black dial, and distinct yellow accents, which mirrors the colors of the Breitling Jet Team’s fleet of L-39 C Albatros Jets. The eye-catching piece befits the world-famous Jet Team, who are known for their precision flying and breathtaking performances. The prestigious aerobatic display team is the first and largest of its kind; comprised of seven L-39 C Albatros jets that can reach speeds of up to 565 mph and 8G acceleration.

 

“The Breitling Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel is so special because it reflects what the Breitling Jet Team is about: precision, speed and adrenaline,” said Breitling USA President Thierry Prissert. “The Chronomat is one our most popular models, and the first one that housed Breitling’s in-house movement, so it was a natural fit to do a Chronomat for the Jet Team, who embody Breitling’s spirit of adventure and audacity, as well as our passion for aviation.”

 

The Breitling Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel timepiece features the Breitling Jet Team logo on the dial, while the caseback features the Breitling Jet Team American Tour logo in vibrant color with the limited edition numbering. This sleek yet sporty watch is equipped with Breitling’s in-house chronometer-certified Manufacture Breitling Caliber 01 movement and features an exclusive five-year warranty.  Each watch will be accompanied by a limited edition commemorative Breitling Jet Team American Tour coin, which is only available with watch purchase. The limited edition piece will be available exclusively at Breitling Boutiques and select retailers we well as select Air Shows that the Jet Team will perform at throughout North America on the Tour.

 

“The Breitling Jet Team is thrilled to be sharing our passion for flight with North American audiences,” said Breitling Jet Team Leader Jacques Bothelin. “For us that means every performance must be breathtaking; it should convey precision, a mastery of flight, and style. Those same characteristics are embodied in the Breitling Jet Team American Tour Chronomat 44 Blacksteel timepiece.

 

The Breitling Jet Team American tour, which spans 20 airshows throughout the U.S. and Canada in 2015, kicks off at one of the country’s most famous air shows, Sun n’ Fun International Fly-In & Expo, beginning April 21. The team will then make their way up the East Coast, across the Midwest, and down the West Coast. Stops include New York’s Beth Page Air Show at Jones Beach, The Lakefront Milwaukee Air & Water Show, Boeing Seafair Air Show in Seattle, and the National Championship Air Races in Reno. The Breitling Jet Team’s full schedule is available at: http://www.breitling-jet-team.com

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Breitling has deep rooted and privileged ties to aviation that have spanned the brand’s history. Notably, Breitling equipped WWII propeller-driven fighter planes cockpits with on-board chronographs for the Royal Air Force in the 1930’s. In 1952, they launched the legendary Navitimer wrist chronograph featuring a circular slide rule, which could perform all navigation-related calculation and has been continuously manufactured for over 60 years – the world’s oldest and most iconic mechanical chronograph still in production. Additionally, Breitling has enjoyed longstanding collaborations with some of the world’s greatest flight teams, including the U.S. Navy Blue Angles and U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds, as well as the famous Frecce Tricolori Italian elite flight team, for whom Breitling developed the original Chronomat in 1984. 

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17-Day St. Patrick's Extravaganza at Chicago's Mrs. Murphy & Sons

 

Authentic Irish Restaurant to Mark St. Patrick’s Day with 17-Day Extravaganza 

  One of Chicago’s most authentic Irish restaurants, Mrs. Murphy & Sons

 

, is taking this year’s St. Patrick’s Day celebrations a step further with 17 days of exciting activity kicking off on March 1^st.

The North Center-based, family-owned restaurant – boasting two Irish bars, five dining rooms and even a grocery store selling delectables from Ireland - will host an array of Irish-themed music, food, drink, story-telling and cultural events

 

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This includes a special menu of mouth-watering, contemporary Irish cuisine, which was developed by its chef, Jeanne Carlson

 

, following a recent visit to Ireland for culinary inspiration (the Mrs. Murphy management team visits Ireland four times a year to keep up with local food trends). Think smoked organic Irish salmon, Dublin Bay prawns, pork belly glazed with Irish honey, and blackcurrant and lemon posset with Irish sea salt shortbread.

The food at Mrs. Murphy’s has always been highly-regarded – its ribs are one of its most famous dishes, winning the ‘Best Ribs - People’s Choice’ Award at Ribfest for five years running.

Highlights of its 17-day St Patrick’s celebration will be live music from Chicago’s most acclaimed Irish performer, Kathleen Keane

 

(her track ‘The Longing’ was number one on BILLBOARD'S World Music Chart for over a month) at 7:30pm on March 3^rd, as well as music by the famous duo of traditional pipe and fiddle players, Piob Agus Fidil

 

, on March 14^th and 17^th.

Other musicians to take to the stage include Chris Casello & the Corsairs, who ‘mix hillbilly music with rhythm and blues,' at 9pm on March 6^th (audience members receive a free customized Guinness glass, too!); Bailey Dee

 

at 9pm on March 7^th; the ‘Irish Pub Rock’ group, Finger on the Trigger

 

at 9pm on March 13^th; and the rock and pop acoustic performer, Stollie, at 7.30pm on March 15^th.

There’ll also be free tastings of Irish cheese (11am-4pm, March 7^th), Irish candy (11am-4pm, March 8^th,) and Guinness Blonde (March 12^th) at its grocery shop.

Mrs. Murphy’s will get the party started extra early on two of the most popular days - opening its doors at 8.30am on Saturday, March 14^th and 10am on St. Patrick’s Day on Tuesday, March 17^th.

Save The Date: 51st Chicago International Film Festival TV Awards! (Chicago)

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See Paris From A Foodie Perspective With This GreatValueVacations Tour Priced From $1,743 for 4 Nights!

See Paris From A Foodie Perspective With This 4-Night Gourmet Paris Vacation     Paris attracts travelers for all sorts of reasons from the romance and shopping to the architecture and art. But if you are a foodie, Paris is all that much more alluring as everywhere you turn there is something beyond wonderful to eat! GreatValueVacations has curated a special Gourmet Paris Vacation for those who want to see Paris and spend some time indulging in the food! This Paris city break — just perfect for a long weekend away — features three scrumptious tours which show travelers the way to Paris’ heart is via the stomach!   The Gourmet Tour will take participants to traditional French markets, bakeries, and a regional specialty shop. Vacationers will indulge in wine, cheese, and bread to further enhance a love of French cuisine.   The second included tour is a traditional Wine & Cheese Tasting at an adorable wine bar. France is known for wine and cheese but throughout this tour you will learn exactly why and appreciate it so much more.  You’ll learn the history of more than 40 cheeses with complementing wines. The third included tour is a 2-hour Pure Chocolate Walk on Paris' Right Bank. Participants will be introduced to five chocolatiers and their signature styles from traditional to innovative chocolate making. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn more about the magical world of chocolate from its conception to what it has become today — a staple on the dessert menu and in your heart! In between spoiling your taste buds, travelers will have plenty of time for sightseeing in Paris including perhaps a visit to the Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe.  The 4-night Gourmet Paris vacation package includes: Round-trip economy class airfare to Paris, France (CDG) Round-trip airport transfers 4 nights at the Hotel Central Saint Germain in Paris Gourmet Tour Wine & Cheese Tasting Pure Chocolate Walk on the Right Bank Breakfast daily This package is priced from $1,743 from New York, $1,769 from Chicago, $1,890 from Los Angeles, and $2,073 from Washington, DC, based on travel on in March, 2015.  Other departure dates are available through September at slightly higher rates. Prices are per person, double occupancy, based on 7-day advance purchase. Rates include round-trip economy class airfare including carrier and government-imposed taxes and fees including the September 11th Security Fee of $5.60 per enplanement originating at a U.S. airport. Fluctuations in exchange rates may affect some taxes or fees. For additional information on this vacation package, click here or call 800-896-4600. About GreatValueVacations GreatValueVacations is changing the way consumers travel by creating expertly designed, high-quality, air-inclusive vacations to compelling destinations at affordable prices.  With so many online resources to find air, hotels, transportation, and more, consumers can spend many hours doing research trying to put it all together.  GreatValueVacations takes the guesswork out of planning the perfect vacation by doing all of the legwork and packaging upscale travel products that have been vetted by destination experts.  GreatValueVacations also offers advice and recommendations on what to see and do in each locale, and provides customer support every step of the way. Additionally, GreatValueVacations' state-of-the-art technology offers the ability to book complicated vacations in just a few clicks.  For additional information, visit www.GreatValueVacations.com or call 800-896-4600.

Oscar Winner Patricia Arquette Announces Scientific Breakthrough: Unveils World’s Largest Lab-Cultivated Pure Grown Diamond

  Academy Award Best Supporting Actress Winner Patricia Arquette unveiled a global scientific breakthrough just before the annual Oscar ceremonies -- the first-ever, world's largest lab-cultivated Pure Grown Diamond, which is indistinguishable from an earth-mined diamond, even under a microscope, yet costs 30 to 40 per cent less, according to the International Gemological Institute.

The Federal Trade Commission confirms that these diamonds have the same chemical, physical and visual properties as earth-mined diamonds.

Arquette: 21^ST Century Technological Achievement

“This is a true 21^st Century technological achievement that is the eco-friendly and conflict-free solution in diamond mining,” says Arquette, who emphasized the extensive environmental damage caused by mining and the history of human rights violations associated with so-called ‘blood diamonds.’

She continues, “There is no blood involved with this diamond, which is why it is beautiful in its own-right, but it is especially beautiful because no children died for this diamond; there were no slave wages paid to people for this diamond; there was an actual working wage paid to create this diamond and that’s about love.”

 

 

Red Carpet Wearers

Joining Arquette for the unveiling, were Grammy winner Natasha Bedingfield, NBC “Apprentice” star Kevin Jonas, "90210" cast member AnnaLynne McCord and other celebrities attending Hollywood's annual Pre-Oscar Charity Soirée. The company is working with several stylists whose clients will be on the Red Carpet, Sunday night.

World’s Largest Pure Grown Diamond: Diamond Prices Skyrocketing

The world's largest Pure Grown Diamond is the result of a scientific breakthrough. It is 3.04 carats, priced at $23,000 compared to identical earth-mined diamond; priced at $40,000.

The company has created thousands of sizeable carat, brilliant white, pink and yellow diamonds that cost thousands of dollars less than earth-mined diamonds.

"The Pre-Oscar unveiling comes at a time when rough diamond prices are at an all-time high - - up 75 percent compared to 2009, due to depletion of natural resources," emphasizes Bissell. "Consumers in search of affordability; Americans and Hollywood activists concerned about the environment and people concerned about the history of worker's rights violations and violent conflicts in the mining industry are gravitated to Pure Grown Diamonds – they are the diamonds of the future.”

Pure Grown Diamonds Rival Earth-Mined Diamonds in Every Respect

"During the past 70 years, many have tried but failed to grow scintillating, sizeable, colorless diamonds in the laboratory – until now," explains Dr. Devi Shanker Misra, PhD.

He is a world-renowned physicist and inventor of the patented Pure Grown Diamond process. "No one, no company has achieved what Pure Grown Diamonds has accomplished -- culturing thousands of alluring diamonds that rival mined-diamonds, in every aspect."

The Inventor & His Invention: The Pure Grown Diamond Process

"Pure Grown Diamonds is changing the landscape of the mining and jewelry industries," says Misra.

"Mining dramatically alters eco-systems and wild habitats, unlike Pure Grown Diamonds, which are marvels of technology that do not undermine the sustainability of the environment."

 Misra is a former physics professor at the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai, India.

He is the inventor of the patented Pure Grown Diamond process that cultivates incredible diamonds in a Microwave Plasma Chemical Vapor Deposition chamber from a small carbon seed.

The earth's process of crystalizing carbon is exactingly replicated in state-of-the-art, high-tech facilities at Pure Grown Diamonds Singapore-based sister company IIa Technologies.

The diamond seed is placed inside the chamber.

Hydrogen and methane gases are introduced.

A microwave generator pumps energy into the chamber that ignites a glowing plasma ball.

Carbon molecules rain on the seed.

Crystallization begins.

Pure Grown Diamonds mature within six to 10 Weeks.

The diamond is cut with a laser, polished and then certified by the International Gemological Institute

One carat round diamonds are the most popular for engagement rings in the U.S.

Pure Grown Diamonds quality one carat stones are priced from $1,000 to $3,000.

A one carat earth-mined diamond starts at $5,000 and can cost more than $10,000.

Most Pure Grown Diamonds are E-H color and VVS1-VS2 clarity certified. The highest colorless rating is D. The highest clarity rating is VVS1.

Many of the company's jewelry pieces are priced as low as $300.

Not Artificial

"Pure Grown Diamonds are not artificial; not synthetic; not cubic zirconium; not costume jewelry. They are diamonds," emphasizes Bissell.

The only difference between a mined diamond and a Pure Grown Diamond is that one is grown in a lab and the other is grown under the earth's crust, according to Misra.

Transparency

The difference between earth-mined diamonds and Pure Grown Diamonds are detectable only by highly sophisticated spectroscopic equipment and from Pure Grown Diamonds' laser-scribed identifications on the stones' girdles that read, "Laboratory Grown."

Laser-scribing is a voluntary policy of transparency that clearly identifies the source of the diamond.

  

Lady Gaga performs a must-see tribute to The Sound of Music! on the Oscars!

An AT&T ‪#‎Oscars‬ Music Moment: Lady Gaga performs a must-see tribute to The Sound of Music!

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