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FlipBelt × MIIEGO

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FlipBelt, the activewear brand behind the ultimate carry-all fitness belt, has partnered with MIIEGO to offer the latest in wireless headphone technology. With innovative designs, crystal-clear sound quality and a long lasting charge (over 11 hours) the MIIEGO headphones are outperforming the competition and are a must-have for an active lifestyle.

YOU MOVE-THEY DON’T. Run. Jump. Twist. Flip around. Now you can do all of that with music in your ears! No matter the challenge – the new AL3+ FREEDOM series by MIIEGO® will let you move – because they don’t.
Comfort and Safety: The soft ON-EAR design and fit doesn’t isolate your ears. Rather, it gives you situational awareness, where you still receive ambient noise and signals from your surroundings. You can listen to your music and have the peace of mind that you’ll hear the traffic during your run, or work-out. The ON-EAR design also means that it doesn’t irritate the inside of your ear canal or give you sore ears. You don’t worry about earbuds constantly falling out of your ears or getting full of earwax.
Performance and Affordability: Outperforms most premium sport earbuds out there, more than 11 hours of guaranteed playing time. Retails $79.99 to 89.99.
Want to see them in action? Check out their video here.

MIIEGO AL3+Woman

The most unique in the line, the MIIEGO AL3+ Woman have been specifically designed to meet the needs and fit of women’s active lifestyles. The extremely soft and flexible headphones are wrapped in an ultra-secure neckband that has been carefully designed to fit women’s head size and even contours to ensure it will not fall out of place. The lightweight design makes it easy and comfortable to wear, even for extended periods of time. The headphones offer crystal clear playback, without compromising safety. Its ON EAR design allows ambient noise and signals to be heard, keeping its wearers aware of their surroundings.

Each pair of headphones is guaranteed with a one year warranty for added peace of mind. The MIIEGO AL3+ Woman retails for $79.99 and can be viewed and purchased, along with the rest of the line at www.flipbelt.com.

Freedom

Their AL3+ FREEDOM headphones are built to allow you to move freely, while they remain comfortably in place. FlipBelt knows in the midst of a hard workout music is often a motivator. The AL3+ FREEDOM allows its wearers to enjoy crisp, dynamic sound, while jumping, running, or twisting. The uniquely designed neckband is soft and flexible, making it easy for them to comfortably remain in place for an extended period of time. The headphones allow noises to flow through, keeping users aware of their surroundings, without compromising on the sound of their music. A single charge of the bluetooth headphones has an 11 hour guaranteed playing time.

Each pair from the MIIEGO line is guaranteed with a one year warranty for added peace of mind. The MIIEGO AL3+ FREEDOM retails for $79.99 and can be viewed and purchased, along with the rest of the line at www.flipbelt.com.

Sport Earbuds

Designed with professional athlete input, FlipBelt and MIIEGO are offering the most comfortable and customizable wireless earphones available. The MIIEGOM1 Wireless Sport Earphones are created for action and sport, allowing wearers to move freely, without the hassle of annoying cables. Their anti-slip ear hooks fit comfortably and securely over its wearers ears. The earbuds are adjustable in each ear and around your neck, to ensure that you find the perfect and most comfortable fit. COMPLY, the award winning ear tips are installed to block external noise, while safely delighting your ears with a superior audio experience. Each ear bud is sealed with super-soft memory foam that is comfortable and easy on the ear canal, making wearing for long periods of time a breeze. The MIIEGO M1 can master any climate that its wearer can handle. They have been developed to withstand hot and cold environments, as well as sweat and rain, without issue. A special built in-in microphone also allows users to take and make quick phone calls without having to disturb their workout.

Each pair from the MIIEGO line is guaranteed with a one year warranty for added peace of mind. The MIIEGO M1 retails for $89.99 and can be viewed and purchased, along with the rest of the line at www.flipbelt.com.

Jean Grey Returns To The Marvel Universe In PHOENIX RESURRECTION

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Jean Grey Returns To The Marvel Universe In PHOENIX RESURRECTION!Adult Jean Grey rises again!

When Jean Grey died heroically in Grant Morrison’s epic run of NEW X-MEN, she left a void among her mutant family – and in the world. For over a decade, the X-Men have lived with the fact that Jean Grey is no longer with them as a team member and a friend – and now, this winter, adult Jean Grey will live again, in a return fans have been demanding for years.

Marvel is excited to announce the official return of adult Jean Grey in PHOENIX RESURRECTION, with a story by newly exclusive writer Matthew Rosenberg (Secret Warriors, Punisher) and art by superstar artist Leinil Yu (Secret Empire). As a true celebration of the character’s power and iconic status, the five-issue epic will also include five blockbuster artists taking on Jean Grey throughout the run, as well as Phoenix Variant covers that will begin in December.

“Matt came to us with a really interesting and unique approach to bringing Jean back,” said senior editor Mark Paniccia. “It’s not what we expected, and plays to Matt’s biggest strengths as a storyteller. This is very cool mystery building to a mind-warping climax. And it has plenty of what you’d expect from an X-MEN epic of this magnitude. Action, romance, sacrifice, lots of X-Men and five great artists.”

Strange events are no surprise to the X-Men, but when events start occurring that are more specific and strange than usual, the group is forced to confront the truth: could Jean be alive after all? And how will this Jean Grey deal with a world that is now so different from the one she left years ago?

“It’s such a mind-blowing honor to bring back the original Jean Grey,” said series writer Matthew Rosenberg. “I’ve been an X-Men fan my whole life and Jean is, in my mind, the true soul of the X-Men. So we aren’t taking this lightly. We’re going for that perfect balance of universe shaking epic and intimate personal drama that only the X-Men ever truly achieve. This is all hands on deck for the X-Men as every available member heads into battle for the soul of their team and maybe even the fate of the Marvel Universe.”

“This is just the beginning,” teased Paniccia. “Something this big will leave quite a footprint on the Marvel Universe. Jean will have a startling new role after this, and you’re left wondering, how will the rest of the X-Men respond? What will happen to young Jean Grey?”

Fulfilling the promise of an exciting return in MARVEL LEGACY, don’t miss Jean Grey’s newest adventure – PHOENIX RESURRECTION hits comic shops December 27th! And be sure to head to your local comic shop to pick up December’s True Believers Phoenix comics!

PHOENIX RESURRECTION: THE RETURN OF JEAN GREY #1
Written by MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Art by LEINIL YU

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About Marvel Entertainment

Marvel, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is one of the world’s most prominent character-based entertainment companies, built on a proven library of more than 8,000 characters featured in a variety of media over seventy-five years. Marvel utilizes its character franchises in entertainment, licensing and publishing.
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© 2017 MARVEL

Jean Grey Returns To The Marvel Universe In PHOENIX RESURRECTION

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Sam Smith × Official Video

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Premieres The Video For “Too Good At Goodbyes” Today

Sam Smith premieres the official video for his new single “Too Good At Goodbyes” today. The video was directed by Luke Monaghan, watch it HERE.

“Too Good At Goodbyes” is the first new music from Smith since the release of his Oscar and Golden Globe-winning “Writing’s On The Wall,” the James Bond theme song for Spectre. Written with longstanding collaborator Jimmy Napes, as well as Stargate, “Too Good At Goodbyes” once again demonstrates Smith’s undeniably unique vocal range and emotive songwriting talents.

Released in June 2014, Smith’s debut album, In The Lonely Hour was the biggest selling UK male debut in the Soundscan era and has gone on to sell 12.5 million adjusted albums worldwide. In February 2015, Smith set a GRAMMY record, winning a total of four awards – the most ever received by a U.K. artist following the release of a debut album. Smith was named Best New Artist, In The Lonely Hour took Best Pop Vocal Album honors and his single “Stay With Me” won awards for both Record and Song of the Year. On In The Lonely Hour, Smith also earned three Billboard Music Awards, three Brit Awards and six MOBO Awards, among others.

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HTWO

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HTWO, created by Dr. Cody Cook, was the first hydrogen water to be developed and was based on countless scientific studies (conducted by Dr. Cook) on the benefits of hydrogen water. While there are competitors on the market, no competitor has the research and data to back up their claims like HTWO. Dr. Cook has put countless hours into research and development in order to develop the best and most efficient hydrogen water product.

HTWO’s benefits for health and performance include a boost in endurance, the reduction of lactic acid and fatigue, and are a rich source of antioxidants. HTWO will deliver hydrogen to your body for health and wellness, boost and re-charge your metabolism, provide anti-aging properties that will help detox your body, and reduce stress at the cellular level.

HTWO is offered exclusively in a 500 ml pouch to ensure the beverage delivers a high concentration of hydrogen into your body, while the pouch acts as an effective barrier to hold the hydrogen gas so no seepage can occur. The beverage is 0 calories, sugar free, caffeine free, and fat free, with no additional additives.

Fans of the water include Olympic track and field star, Sanya Richards-Ross and Mike Conley Jr. of the Memphis Grizzlies.

Stephen Colbert

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Stephen Colbert celebrates with The Hilhaven Lodge whiskey at his Emmys after party following a successful night of hosting on September 17, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
(Photo by Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Hilhaven Lodge Whiskey)

X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN by Ed Piskor, The Definitive Remix of X-Men History

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“Ed Piskor is one of the most exciting cartoonists working today and seeing the iconic X-men filtered through his singular vision is the sort of comic book project that you can usually only dream about. But this dream is real, and it is a thing to behold!” — Jeff Lemire (DESCENDER, MOON KNIGHT)

Marvel Comics and Eisner Award-winning indie cartoonist indie Ed Piskor are teaming up for an unexpected, unprecedented, and uncanny undertaking. Best known for documenting the history of hip hop with the award winning HIP HOP FAMILY TREE graphic novels, Ed Piskor will sample and distill more than 8,000 pages of superheroic storytelling to create a definitive remix of the first 280 original issues of X-Men comic books and 30 years of complicated continuity into one seamless masterpiece of superheroic storytelling. Piskor will write, draw, ink, color and letter all six 40 page issues of X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN, which Marvel will publish over three years as three separate but interconnected mini-series — X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN, X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN-SECOND GENESIS and X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN-X-TINCTION.

“X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN is a tribute to everything comic book fans love about the X-Men from Stan Lee and Jack Kirby’s original run and Chris Claremont’s, epic 16-year stint as the series’ writer,” said Piskor. “It’s a compelling and complete story with a beginning, middle and an end, featuring everything from Xavier’s School for Gifted Youngsters, Cerebro and the Danger Room to the Mutant Massacre, the Reavers, Gambit, and Genosha.”

“Ed Piskor is a singular talent,” said Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso. “And he is unleashing the same passion, craft and attention to detail that fuels his award-winning HIP-HOP FAMILY TREE on a five decades worth of X-Men stories.”

On December 9th, 2017, Marvel will publish the debut issue of X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN. On April 17, 2018, Marvel will collect both issues of X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN, as an oversized paperback collection in the same size and format as HIP HOP FAMILY TREE, and will also include the first issue of X-MEN by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby masterfully recolored by Piskor, and a host of recolored classic pinups. Each X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN trade paperback will feature a classic X-MEN comic book, recolored by Piskor.

What people are saying about X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN:

“X-MEN: GRAND DESIGN is genius – an epic love letter to my favorite childhood comic. It’s pop culture journalism and comics history filtered through the imagination of a master storyteller. It’s a unique interpretation of the Marvel Universe and a pleasure to read. Every page is a thrill.”—Jim Rugg (STREET ANGEL)

“Seeing a creator achieve a lifelong dream by pouring his heart and soul into a project is both rewarding and encouraging…. Ed’s retro artistic style and his love of the classic X-Men is going to propel GRAND DESIGN to the top of the selling chart and become a classic itself.”—MOVIEPILOT

“Piskor’s art is at the height of its powers in these pages. New readers and old guard comic book fans will appreciate GRAND DESIGN’s streamlining and distillation of the X-MEN’s epic, but convoluted saga. We will discover Piskor invented a new approach to present legendary past stories. Instead of starting a news series at issue #1 we’re better off in the retelling and refining of wonderfully raw past material we adore. It worked for Homer why not comics.”—Benjamin Marra, (NIGHT BUSINESS, TERROR ASSAULTER: O.M.W.O.T.)

“Unprecedented.”—PITTSBURGH CITY PAPER

“Ed is crazy enough to take thousands of X-Men pages and filter them through his own vision. He’s passionate enough to pull it off, too, as this isn’t simply an archival exercise. By tying all those pages together, Ed skillfully equips the material with a logic that was absent before, thus meeting our obsessive culture’s modern expectations. It’s a blast, this comic.” —Michael Fiffe (COPRA, ZEGAS)

Oakland Raider Jared Cook and UnitedHealthcare to Donate for Students at International Community School

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Oakland Raiders tight end Jared Cook and UnitedHealthcare will unveil new physical education equipment and other beautification projects at International Community School in Oakland. Cook will join UnitedHealthcare leaders at a school assembly and lead students through relay races.

A $10,000 grant from UnitedHealthcare to Cook’s Dreambuilders program is funding the physical education equipment, which includes basketballs, tetherballs, hula hoops and basketball rims. The donation also will provide three picnic tables and repainting the school’s playground.

Cook’s Dreambuilders program also is partnering with nonprofit Playworks this year to help thousands of kids in the East Bay have access to safe and healthy play during school recess.

WHEN: 2 p.m., Monday, Sept. 18

WHERE: International Community School, 2825 International Blvd., Oakland, Calif.

WHO: Jared Cook, Oakland Raiders, students and faculty from International Community School, United Healthcare executives and employee volunteers.

X Ambassadors Release Video for “Ahead Of Myself”

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“With the “Ahead Of Myself” video, we wanted to take something that everyone takes for granted in music videos and turn that on its head,” says X Ambassadors lead singer Sam Harris. “Instead of lip-synching along to the words, the vocals would be recorded live, in the moment. We hoped to create something vulnerable and imperfect with this video, because that’s what the song is all about – embracing your fears and still diving in head-first.”

X Ambassadors’ latest single “Ahead Of Myself” is currently climbing up the Alternative Radio chart as the band gets ready for their inaugural Cayuga Sound Festival which will take place in their home town of Ithaca, NY on September 23^rd. The festival will feature performances by X Ambassadors, The Roots, K.Flay, The Knocks, Margaret Glaspy, Jukebox the Ghost, Tei Shi and more. A portion of the proceeds will benefit local non-profits including Friends of Stewart Park, The Ithaca Youth Bureau, GIAC, Planned Parenthood Ithaca, Community School of Music & Arts and others. For more information on the festival, and a full list of local vendors and partners, visitwww.cayugasoundfestival.com

Watch the music video HERE .

Hundreds Gather at National AIDS Memorial

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Hundreds Gather at National AIDS Memorial to Dedicate Newly Built Hemophilia Memorial Circle to Honor Lives Lost in Early Days of AIDS Epidemic

Photo Credit: Michael DeGranderpri

Hemophilia community advocates partner with the National AIDS Memorial to remember those lost to HIV/AIDS due to contaminated blood products at the dedication of the new Hemophilia Memorial Circle.

Hundreds of hemophilia advocates and survivors came together at the National AIDS Memorial to dedicate the Hemophilia Memorial Circle, a beautifully designed permanent feature built to forever honor all the lives lost in the hemophilia community to AIDS.

Photo Credit: Michael DeGranderpri

Beth Rice and Zach Kinst (6) at the National AIDS Memorial remember those lost to HIV/AIDS due to contaminated blood products at the dedication of the new Hemophilia Memorial Circle.

During a touching dedication ceremony, the names of the first loved ones whose names will appear in the Hemophilia Memorial Circle were read aloud and red roses were placed in the memorial in their honor. The names include family members, friends, supporters and loved ones in the Hemophilia community who lost their lives to AIDS. Each name will be inscribed in the memorial over the next month and included as part of World AIDS Day ceremonies on December 1st.

The Hemophilia Memorial Circle consists of a new stone circle and surrounding landscape with benches inscribed with the names of those in the hemophilia community who have died from AIDS. It also pays tribute to the courage and activism of those who worked tirelessly on behalf of the hemophilia community to ensure America’s blood supply is safe and that the tragedy they lived through never happens again.

“The story of AIDS is a story of darkness, and a story of light — of hope, healing, and gratitude. One of these stories is that of the hemophilia community, which nearly thirty years ago suffered through the loss of thousands of lives,” said John Cunningham, Executive Director of the National AIDS Memorial. “Each name inscribed here will tell a story of a person who was loved, and who was gone too soon. Telling their stories we help future generations understand the past and use those lessons to shape a better tomorrow.”

Photo Credit: Marvin Morris

John Cunningham, executive director National AIDS Memorial dedicated the new Hemophilia Memorial Circle at the National AIDS Memorial in San Francisco, Calif.

Hemophilia is a genetic condition that prevents a person’s blood from clotting. Common sites of bleeding are muscles and internal joints and organs, including the brain, which can cause injury and death.

In the 1980s, the hemophilia community’s lifeline was a medicine – clotting factor – derived from a large and diverse blood supply. It was only after people with hemophilia began to be diagnosed with HIV that they realized the blood supply was tainted. Eventually, 90% of people with severe hemophilia were infected with HIV from contaminated factor.

Cries for help were met with silence from drug corporations and the federal government. People with the disease were left to fight this fight on their own, and they have served as the guardians of the nation’s blood supply ever since.

“Were it not for the strength of so many in both the hemophilia and HIV/AIDS communities who stood up during the worst of times, the breakthroughs we see today in HIV research, prevention, and treatment would not have happened,” said Kimberly Haugstad, President and CEO of the Hemophilia Federation of America. “This memorial will serve as a permanent reminder of the lives that were lost and will pay tribute to the bravery and activism of a community that has suffered so dearly.”

This year marks nearly thirty years since the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency (CARE) Act was signed into law, creating the most extensive federal program that provides services exclusively to people living with HIV. Ryan White, a person with hemophilia whose story captivated our nation and the world, never lived to see passage of the new law, but his bravery, courage and heart will never be forgotten. His mother, Jeanne White-Ginder, a prominent activist and supporter of both the Hemophilia and HIV/AIDS Communities, was a strong advocate for the new memorial.

“For decades, I have worked side-by-side with brave and dedicated people to tell Ryan’s story and stories of those like him,” White-Ginder said. “The construction of this memorial – inside the National AIDS Memorial, which has already brought hope to so many for decades – is a long overdue acknowledgment of those in the Hemophilia community who lost their lives so tragically.”

The completion of the Hemophilia Memorial Circle at the National AIDS Memorial forever brings the hemophilia and gay communities together, bound by their common stories of fear, prejudice, loss and hope.

“The tragedy that struck this community is one that cannot be forgotten,” said Val Bias, CEO of the National Hemophilia Foundation. “It is our duty to find a way to provide a place for people to remember those who lost their lives, and this memorial does just that. We are honored to be able to partner with organizations that share this mission.”

The National AIDS Memorial partnered with the Hemophilia Federation of America and the National Hemophilia Foundation to build the Hemophilia Memorial Circle, which serves as a place where the community can grieve and remember those lost during the early days of the AIDS epidemic. For more information on the Hemophilia Memorial Circle at the National AIDS Memorial and how to have a name inscribed, visit here.