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I'm pretty devoted to my Lancome (for when I want to splash out) and Rimmel (for when I'm on a budget) mascaras, but I'm always happy to try a new one.
I got a miniature Full Exposure Mascara in a Smashbox gift set a while ago. I had never tried the Smashbox brand, but looked forward to giving it a go.
The mascara claims that it produces no clumps or flakes, and instead gives you "maximum impact, scene stealing lashes". It comes in a small black tube with red writing.
The mascara has a standard-size brush that's nothing to write home about. It's larger than some, but I still find it easy to use. I don't find it a problem applying the mascara to my lashes.
The mascara doesn't clump and goes on my lashes smoothly. I find that it doesn't flake throughout the day. It makes my lashes look longer and thicker, not to an overly dramatic extent though. One coat is ideal for a natural daytime look, while I apply a second coat for a more dramatic look.
This mascara isn't as dramatic as some others I've tried, such as Lancome Hypnose, so it isn't a product I often choose to wear when I'm going out. However, for the daytime, or less sophisticated evening occasions, it is ideal. A full-size tube costs £19, which I personally find a bit too much for this mascara, though I would pay the same for different products. However, if it was on offer I would consider repurchasing.
I've got a stockpile of Body Shop products in my room and a while ago I went rummaging through it and pulled out this Earth Lovers Lemon & Thyme Shower Gel. I don't think the range is still available online, though it may be in store – but you might be able to get hold of some on eBay if you want.
The 250ml bottle is 100% biodegradable and made of 100% recycled plastic. It looks like it's The Body Shop's attempt to move into the "natural cosmetics" market – the shower gel is soap-free and contains no sulphates, no parabens and no colourants. It doesn't look particularly exciting, but the green and yellow coloured bottle is pleasant enough. The gel contains Community Fair Trade aloe vera to soothe and condition skin.
I really love the smell of this product. It is fresh and natural without being overly herbal – some products containing herbs can be quite odd but this really is lovely. I've enjoyed using it to wake me up in the morning as it is very refreshing.
The actual shower gel is clear and is very runny. It lathers up surprisingly well for a sulphate-free product, but I do end up using much more than I want to, just because it is so runny. I try to minimise this by washing with a sponge and being careful when I tip the product out, but I still end up using it very quickly, and I only have a small amount of product left despite only using it for a couple of weeks.
The product is gentle on my skin and doesn't cause irritation. I do have to moisturise afterwards, however, and I've not noticed much of an improvement in the condition of my skin compared to when I use products containing chemicals.
Overall, I can't really recommend this product. It has a lovely smell, but it isn't particularly economical.
I have a lot of little bottles of cleansers that I've accumulated through monthly beauty box deliveries. I've cancelled them all so I can get on with actually using the products I have!
One of these is the Dr Nick Lowe Purifying Foaming Cleanser. This product is an anti-bacterial foaming facial wash. It contains something called "Anti Blemish Cranley Complex" which is meant to deep clean pores and lift daily impurities. It replenishes and brightens with a deep-cleansing action. My bottle is 50ml, which appears to be worth £4, as a full-size 150ml bottle available from Boots costs £12. This isn't a cheap facial wash, but isn't the most expensive either. As well as Boots, it is available from the Dr Nick Lowe website at www.drnicklowe.com and online stores such as Makeup Alley.
The bottle is simple white with black lettering, and a clear plastic top which you remove in order to press down on the pump. It comes out a bit like shaving foam – the small size of the bottle belies the amount of product you get, as one pump produces enough foam for the face. It has a very faint scent which isn't unpleasant but isn't anything special either. You are meant to massage the foam onto wet skin in gentle circular motions, rinsing off with lukewarm water and drying the skin gently.
I find the product easy to use. The foam covers my face well and I don't need to use too much. It feels very gentle on my skin and I find that after use my skin doesn't feel tight or dry, which can sometimes happen. It is good at removing makeup, including mascara, though I haven't tried it with waterproof mascara. I tend to prefer using a separate eye makeup remover first, as otherwise I can end up with mascara off my eyelashes but down my cheeks instead, but if I need to I can remove it all with this cleanser, plenty of rinsing and a muslin cloth or some cotton wool pads to dab.
I have slightly oily skin which this product has not aggravated, though it hasn't actively reduced the oil content of my skin. Overall my skin looks bright and in good condition, though not to the extent that it's a huge difference.
I am pleased with this cleanser. It does a good job at cleansing impurities and makeup from the skin, while remaining gentle. It isn't the best cleanser I've ever used and it's not the cheapest, but it's a worthy choice.
I'm trying to save money at the moment, so I've been purchasing cheaper shampoo and conditioner products. One of my best purchases has been this Alberto Balsam Sun-Kissed Raspberry Conditioner.
This brand has been around for a long time: I remember using it over a decade ago, and it's still going strong. It is one of the most consistently cheap brands available, costing £1 in Tesco and Savers for a 400ml bottle, and varied, but always low, prices elsewhere. There are a number of different types around, each with a different colour. The raspberry conditioner is pink with a picture of raspberries on the front, and it is for normal to dry hair.
The conditioner contains pro vitamin B5 to strengthen, and juniper and camomile extracts. It has a lovely fruity smell that is slightly artificial but pleasant nevertheless. It is quite runny, so I need to be careful not to use too much.
I apply a 50p-sized piece to my hair, concentrating on the ends, after shampooing. The conditioner goes on well and rinses off easily. My hair doesn't smell too much after shampooing, which is a shame as I do like the raspberry scent. There is a faint aroma, however.
It is stated that the conditioner improves softness and shine, revitalising and moisturising the hair, and I have to say that this is true. My hair does feel soft and it does look reasonably shiny. I won't say it's a miracle worker but it does do an adequate job.
The bottle has a flip-top lid which is easy to use, and the plastic is clear so it's easy to see how much you have left. All in all, an excellent product.
A while ago my favourite shop, Lush, introduced the Kitchen, in which they made very limited edition batches of new and older products. This is how I got hold of the Witches' Ball, a product first produced for Christmas 2008, and which has made several appearances in other seasons since (usually around Halloween time). I paid £3.95 for mine – this is pricey but normal for a Lush bath product, and I justify it by pointing out that it's cheaper and healthier than a glass of wine and just as relaxing! In any case, I got two baths out of this – it's not a single-use product, unlike the bath bombs.
Witches' Ball is unusual-looking, dark purple colour with "bits" in it, a blend of herb and spice essential oils. It is made with a base of sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar and sodium laureth sulphate, which help it to dissolve and turn into bubbles in the bath. It also contains dried cranberries and currants, as well as stuck-on dried star anise which do give it something of a "magical" appearance. The product contains peppermint, rosemary and sage oil as well as cloves and dried parsley – an unusual combination which accounts for the refreshing herbal fragrance, very unyusual especially in a bathing product!
As with all bubble bars from Lush, I crumbled it under the running bath (after cutting it in half first and saving the other half for later) to allow it to dissolve. By the time it was finished and I got into the bath, the water was a pale purple colour, rather inviting, with random bits floating about and a lot of bubbles. In fact it looked rather like the contents of a witch's cauldron.
My bath was relaxing as I enjoyed the refreshing and natural scent, although I did find that the "bits" got in the way to an extent! When I got out of the water, my skin felt soft and I didn't have to apply much moisturiser. I experienced no skin irritation.
Despite my initial fears about the "bits", most of them went down the plughole and the larger ones were easily plucked out of the bath and dropped into the bin. No rinsing and scrubbing required!
Overall, I recommend this unusual and relaxing bath. Keep an eye on the Lush website, I'm sure it'll make another appearance in the Kitchen at some point.
In a beauty box a while ago, I got a tube of REN Evercalm Global Protection Day Cream. It was a white tube with pale green accents. I used the cream in the morning for as long as the tube lasted, which was a few weeks – I found that I didn't need to use too much at once.
REN is a brand that eschews parabens, sulphates and the like in favour of natural ingredients. This particular cream is described as a day cream, so I used a separate cream at night. According to the back of the tube, the cream hydrates and replenishes, calms and soothes, protects against free radicals and environmental aggression, and combats the signs of premature ageing, as well as training skin to be less sensitive.
I can't comment in detail on the last three claims as they are difficult, if not impossible, to test. I find the idea of a cream training skin to be less sensitive to be quite strange, and I take this claim with a pinch of salt, though I don't have the expert knowledge to confirm or deny my views. However, I found the cream to sink into the skin well without a greasy feeling, and it also moisturised my skin thoroughly. It didn't cause any irritation, and it proved a good base for makeup.
The cream costs £28 for 50ml and while I liked it, I'm not sure I'd be willing to pay that much for it. Worth a try if you want a cream without parabens, sulphates etc., but it's a bit pricey for me.
After being less than impressed with the Precious Cream, I moved on to try L'Occitaine's Divine Cream, which again was a sample in a beauty box. I was shocked to discover that the full price for this is actually £72 for 50ml – astonishing! Still, it did make me appreciate my little pot.
The Divine Cream comes in an attractive curved pot, which is a kind of creamy-yellow in colour and looks very sophisticated. The cream inside has been designed to maintain skin's youthful appearance, nourish, reduce wrinkles, firm skin and restore elasticity. It also, apparently, "helps redefine and restructure the natural profile of the face". Is it just me, or does this sound completely ridiculous?
In fairness, I actually really liked this cream, much more than the Precious Cream. It has a faint pleasant scent and goes on to my skin easily, sinking in straight away. It feels very luxurious; the cream is thick but not overly so, and my skin doesn't feel greasy afterwards. The cream keeps my skin moisturised all night, until I wake up and wash my face again. I've been using this cream as a night cream, using a different product during the day.
It's really hard to judge how good any particular cream is, considering how many other products I use on my face, but as far as I can tell I'm really impressed by this product. My skin genuinely looks more radiant and I've had next to no spots. My skin generally looks healthier and there are no dry patches or areas of excessive shine.
I'm not sure I would actually buy this again, because of the insanely high price tag. However, if I was able to pick some up on a good offer, or if I win the lottery, I would consider purchasing some.
I got a little tube of this Murad Essential C Cleanser in a beauty box, and then I got another a few months later, so I've been using this cleanser for a while now. It is quite expensive at £34 for 200ml so I'm glad I got some free! It seems to be widely available online from the brand store at www.murad.co.uk and places like Sephora and Beauty Bay, although I haven't seen it in-store – mind you, I haven't gone looking.
The cleanser comes in a simple clear plastic tube which is smart and allows you to see exactly how much product you have left. Mine has a screw lid, but the full-size product has a flip-top lid which I prefer as it is easy to manage. The packaging has orange accents and the product itself is a thickish clear gel with tiny orange spheres inside.
The cleanser is designed for environmentally damaged skin – perfect for someone like me who lives in busy and polluted London. It is meant to remove impurities and irritants, and restore moisture. It contains allantoin, an ingredient designed to soothe and moisturise skin, rejuvenating it to promote a healthy and beautiful complexion. The ingredient sodium PCA helps to bind moisture to the skin. Vitamins A, C and E are antioxidants, designed to defend the skin from free radical damage while adding nutrients.
The instructions are simple enough: massage a small amount over dampened face and neck, rinse with warm water and pat dry. I found the product to have a pleasant, light citrusy smell; it lathered up reasonably easily and felt pleasant on my skin. It didn't cause any irritation, did not dry my skin out and was easy to apply and wash off. I used it in the morning only, preferring a more cream-based cleanser for evening.
In general I've been impressed with this product. My skin has no dry patches or overtly oily patches, feels in good condition, and looks brighter and more radiant. I don't have any complaints about its performance.
My only real issue is the price. At £34 a tube it is pretty expensive. Previously I reviewed a Lancome cleanser which, while being expensive, was excellent value for money because I only had to use a tiny amount at any one time. This isn't the case with this Murad cleanser: I have to use the same amount as I would for any cheap cleanser from Boots or Superdrug.
Overall, if money is no object (!) I recommend this cleanser: it does a good job. However, if you are, like most of us, trying to watch the pennies, then I'd suggest either sticking with a "drugstore" cleanser or going for something like the Lancome product which, while being expensive, lasts for absolutely ages.
My favourite store, Lush, introduced a service called the "Kitchen" around a year ago – in this, they make several products a month in extremely limited quantities that you can order online. I don't use this very often, but I did pick up a Gold Star Bubble Bar with my Christmas order.
This bubble bar first appeared a few years ago, before I became a Lush fan, so it's nice to have a chance to try it. It is yellow with a gold star on the top – hence the name. The bubble bar cost £3.95, which is normal for this kind of product from Lush. I got two uses out of it so it works out better value than a single-use product.
The bubble bar is suitable for vegans and is made with a base of sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar and sodium laureth sulphate to create the crumbly texture of the bar and help it create bubbles. It's worth noting, though, that SLS can cause skin irritation in some people – something to be aware of if you have sensitive skin. It also contains sandalwood and frankincense – with the gold on the star, this completes the trio of festive Wise Men gifts! The bubble bar also contains benzoin oil. Altogether, it is a fruity, slightly spicy, sweet scent – rather hard to describe as you can probably tell, but I thought it didn't smell particularly "Christmassy".
I crumbled half of the bar into the running water and by the time my bath was ready I had lots of bubbles to look forward to. The bath water was yellow, which I don't normally like, but there was also a subtle golden shimmer which made it look pretty. If you really hate the thought of glitter/shimmer in your bath you can always leave off the star and just use the main part of the bar in the water.
I thoroughly enjoyed my bath and felt really warmed up by the end of it. The water felt soft, with the soft shimmer looking pretty in the water. The bubbles were lovely and the smell wafted around the bathroom.
After my bath, I hardly had to use any moisturiser as my skin still felt pretty soft. The scent lasted on my skin for a while, too. There was a very faint shimmer present, though not a great deal. I didn't have to scrub the bath out – a quick rinse with the shower head removed any remaining glittery residue.
I definitely recommend this bubble bar, if you can get hold of one. An amazingly relaxing bath with a lovely scent – brilliant. Hopefully the Lush Kitchen will bring it back next year.
I bought these disposable razors when they were on offer in Boots. Gillette Venus is a respected brand and I've tried their razors before so I was happy to give these a go. The pack included four disposable 2-blade razors in an attractive aqua colour. They cost around £2 at full price. I bought them because I needed a new razor and it was cheaper to buy a pack of disposables rather than shell out for a shiny new replaceable-blade razor. However, I didn't necessarily want the most basic razor – it's nearly summer, after all, and I'll have to get my legs out soon!
The razors have teardrop-shaped handles for ease of holding, and contain blades with a MoistureRich strip to help condition skin. I like the colour of them too – bright and cheerful, and not the stereotypical pink.
I've used these razors for shaving my legs and underarms and have been impressed. The razor glides smoothly and gives a reasonably close shave, if not as close as other "permanent" razors I've tried. For a disposable razor, however, this is impressive. I've found them very easy to hold: the handle is contoured very well and I have no issues using this.
The moisture strip is handy but no substitute for using a proper shaving gel. It's good to have, though.
The razors do last quite a few uses, and I've been sharpening them using my Razor Pit tool so they last even longer.
A recommended product – a simple but effective razor for use at home or while travelling.
The Liz Earle Cleanse and Polish Hot Cloth Cleanser is a reasonably famous facial skincare product among those who are interested in such things. I was able to try some thanks to a beauty box sample. Mine came in a 30ml green tube with a white muslin cloth (100% cotton) which would normally cost £6 – a bit more pricey than the cleansers you would pick up in Boots or Superdrug, but not too bad.
The cleanser contains rosemary, camomile, cocoa butter and eucalyptus essential oil – handy ingredients for moisturising and caring for skin. It is described as a "richly concentrated cleanser for all skin types". To use, you are meant to massage a small amount of cleanser onto dry skin, over eyes, face and neck. Afterwards, rinse the muslin cloth in hand-hot water and rinse out, then use the cloth to remove the cream and polish the skin.
I do find this to be a more time-consuming method of cleansing than what I'm used to, but having said that it does feel very luxurious. It's a relaxing experience to spend some time massaging my face! The cleanser is easy to apply with a creamy texture and a pleasant light scent. It goes on to my skin well with no irritation, and it is easy to remove with the muslin cloth (which should be washed at 40C every 2-3 uses).
I am impressed with the effectiveness with which the cleanser removes makeup. I don't have to apply much pressure and it removes even eyeshadow fairly easily. I do prefer to use a special eye makeup remover for mascara, though. My face feels clean and conditioned after use, and in very good condition. I follow with my usual toner and moisturiser.
I haven't noticed any dramatic difference in the condition of my skin – the cleanser certainly doesn't have a bad effect, but it doesn't have an overwhelmingly positive one either – I've used cleansers that have made my skin look brighter and fresher. However, this is a decent product especially if you need something gentle, and it has the leaping bunny logo proving that it does not test on animals – another bonus.
As someone with incredibly pale skin, I'm always on the lookout for moisturiser with SPF for the summer months. I picked up this Soap & Glory Feel Good Factor moisturiser with SPF 25. It costs £12 for 50ml, but I picked it up on a 3 for 2 offer.
The product comes in an attractive silver-coloured tube with pink accents. It is described as a "daytime moisture protection fluid". It contains UVA and UVB screens to protect the skin against the sun, plus Soap & Glory's exclusive *SUNTRIGGER™ technology & ANTI-AGING SMART SPHERES (whatever they are!). The product is designed to help protect the skin against dryness, wrinkles and pigmentation – all problems which can be caused or exacerbated by sun exposure.
The moisturiser should be used every morning (I used a different one at night – no point in using SPF at night!). It has a pleasant scent – Soap & Glory state that it contains a tropical fragrance including Litsea Cupeda essential oil and sweet orange oil. I do like the refreshing scent, which isn't too strong. It is suggested that a generous layer should be applied, following with makeup if wanted, and that Feel Good Factor should be applied frequently throughout the day to ensure maximum protection.
The moisturiser goes on easily and is easily absorbed. It doesn't irritate my skin at all. The packaging states that it is non-greasy, non-whitening and offers invisible protection. This is true – I was impressed with how it went on just like a normal moisturiser. Overall it was slightly thicker than a standard moisturiser, but considering that most facial sun protection products feel horribly thick and greasy (to me, anyway), this was a huge plus. It proved a good base for makeup, feeling light on my skin and not producing that oily "layer" that is normally the case with SPF products and can cause makeup to slide off.
As far as the sun protection is concerned, I used this all through last summer (except on a handful of days when I was out all day in the heat, on which I used my SPF50 product) and have no complaints. I didn't do any kind of "testing" by staying out in the sun longer than usual, but my skin remained pale and undamaged – just the way I like it! So I have to conclude that this product does the job.
On the very hottest days, I prefer to use a very high SPF (50+). For most summer days here in the UK, though, I am happy to use SPF25 and this product did the job perfectly. Sun protection and a high-quality moisturiser in one – I will definitely be purchasing Feel Good Factor again.
I got a sample of Clinique Turnaround Overnight Radiance Moisturiser in a beauty box. I've tried Clinique products before and they didn't seem to suit my skin, but I was willing to give this a go.
The moisturiser is designed to suit many different skin types, from very dry to combination oily. It is allergy-tested and 100% fragrance free. It is claimed that the moisture cream helps skin to be more radiant, revealing brighter, younger-looking skin overnight. It is oil-free and helps to reduce the look of pores, clearing away the effect of time and sun-damage.
The cream didn't irritate my skin at all, unlike some other Clinique products I've tried, so I was pleased. It was reasonably thick but didn't feel clogging or greasy. The moisturiser had a light scent and sank into my skin well. It felt a bit heavy for using during the day, but I felt fine using it as a night cream, which is what it's meant for after all.
My slightly oily skin wasn't left overpowered and I didn't notice any spots or anything owing to using this. However I don't think using this cream improved the condition of my skin hugely. It didn't look any worse than normal, but I didn't think it looked a great deal better either. However, in fairness I don't think I am the target market for this cream – perhaps an older lady would notice a difference in her skin, as the cream is designed to improve radiance. I don't really have any sun damage and time hasn't managed to wreak too much havoc on my skin yet!
The moisturiser costs £36 for 50ml, which is quite pricey. Personally I wouldn't buy it as I don't think it would benefit me, but someone else might feel differently.
I got a small tub of L'Occitaine Precious Cream in a beauty box a while back. I was shocked to learn that a full size (50ml) jar of this costs £46 – clearly my sample was good value!
The product is described as a "triple-action formula" with active molecules to help reduce the appearance of lines and wrinkles on the skin, as well as increase firmness and assist with anti-ageing protection. It contains organic immortelle essential oil and organic immortelle cell extracts – I confess I have no idea what these are! It is described as a rich, smooth moisturiser which is ideal for dry skin.
Admittedly, I have combination/oily skin rather than dry skin. However, I thought that if I used this overnight during the winter, it would do my skin some good. The moisturiser had a very faint but pleasant scent, and was quite thick. It was easy to apply and didn't cause my skin any irritation at all, although it did feel quite thick on my skin, and slightly greasy.
After regular use, I was disappointed to find that I was getting the odd spot and my face was feeling a bit "overloaded" and slightly greasy. I think this product must have been too much for me, even in the winter.
In short, I definitely wouldn't buy this as it's expensive and didn't do anything for my skin, to say the least. However, if you are older and have wrinkles and/or dry skin you might wish to try this in case it helps you. In fairness the cream isn't really aimed at me, but I'd still recommend trying a sample first if you can, as it's a lot of money to spend on a face cream!
I've tried several products from the Cowshed brand over the years, all of which I've got free from magazines – this is just as well, as I haven't actually liked any of them! Until this hand cream, that is – which goes by the name of Cow Pat Moisturising Hand Cream. Why anyone ever thought that this would be a good name for a hand cream is beyond me! The packaging is fairly attractive though, being a simple black tube with a delicate flower design. The product has a flip-top lid, which stays on securely in my bag, and a 50ml tube costs £8.
The hand cream contains shea and cocoa butter to moisturise and tone the skin, with grapefruit and coriander essential oils designed to add a "refreshing" scent. Surprisingly, given my previous dislike of Cowshed products, I really liked this hand cream. It went on easily and rubbed into my skin very well, leaving no greasy residue, but kept my hands moisturised for a good few hours.
On the downside, I absolutely hated the smell. It smells really musty and horrible – I don't know why, as I love the smell of coriander and quite like refreshing grapefruit, but this stuff doesn't smell like either of these things, it just smells horrible. This really put me off the product, especially as the smell is quite strong and does seem to last!
Overall, a surprisingly good product from Cowshed, but rather expensive and with a horrible smell. Not one that I'll be buying again!


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Breast cancer in men is rare, but it does happen (about one percent of all breast cancer cases in the U.S.) [34].
Men have much less breast tissue compared to women and are not routinely screened for breast cancer. Breast cancer screening is only recommended for some men at higher risk due to an inherited gene mutation or a strong family history of breast cancer. For these men, screening may increase the chances that breast cancer is found early, when the chances for survival are highest.
If you have concerns about your risk of breast cancer, talk to your health care provider.
Some men may have a higher risk of breast cancer, including those with a [9]:
Learn about BRCA2 and BRCA1 gene mutations and breast cancer risk in men.
Learn about family history of breast cancer and breast cancer risk.
Learn about genetic testing for BRCA2 or BRCA1 mutations.
Breast cancer screening recommendations for men at higher risk are different than recommendations for women. The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) recommends that men at higher risk for breast cancer [9]:
Men at higher risk for breast cancer should also be aware of the warning signs of breast cancer (learn more).
Men with a BRCA2 gene mutation should also have prostate cancer screening starting at age 40 [9]. Men with a BRCA1 gene mutation should consider prostate cancer screening starting at age 40 [9].
Any change in the breast (or chest area) or nipple can be a warning sign of breast cancer in men including [48-49]:
Men tend to have much less breast tissue compared to women, so some of these signs can be easier to notice in men than in women.
These symptoms may also be signs of a benign (not cancer) breast condition. If you notice any of these signs or other changes in your breast or nipple, see your health care provider.
Learn about benign breast conditions in men.
BRCA2 (BReast CAncer gene 2) is one of the most well-known genes linked to breast cancer in both men and women. Men with a BRCA2 mutation are also at an increased risk for other types of cancer, such as prostate cancer [9].
A man can inherit a BRCA2 mutation through either parent. And, a man who has a BRCA2 mutation can pass the mutation on to his daughters and sons.
BRCA2 mutations clearly increase the risk of breast cancer in men [9,50]. The lifetime risk of breast cancer is 1 in 1,000 for men in the general population and about 65 in 1,000 for men with a BRCA2 mutation [51-52].
Even among men who have a BRCA2 mutation, breast cancer is uncommon. Men who carry a BRCA2 mutation have about a seven percent chance of developing breast cancer by age 70 [53]. In comparison, women who carry a BRCA2 mutation have a 40 to 60 percent chance of developing breast cancer by age 70 [54].
Breast cancer in men is more likely than breast cancer in women to be related to an inherited gene mutation. Up to 40 percent of breast cancers in men may be related to BRCA2 mutations, while only five to 10 percent of breast cancers in women are considered to be due to a gene mutation [55]. For this reason, it's usually recommended that men diagnosed with breast cancer have genetic testing for BRCA2 mutations (learn more about genetic testing).
Other genes (including BRCA1) are under study for possible links to breast cancer in men [56].
Learn about genetic testing.
Find statistics on breast cancer in men.
Learn more about risk factors for breast cancer in men.
Learn about treatment for breast cancer in men.
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Hot Tuna at Beacon Theatre
212-465-6225 www.beacontheatrenyc.com Ages: All Ages
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The legendary Hot Tuna returns to New York City for an unforgettable evening of hard driving blues and soulful Americana with a rockin' roaring electric show at the Beacon Theatre. Tuna's Beacon shows have become an annual holiday tradition - a spontaneous, innovative musical journey not to be missed. With the addition of an all-acoustic evening to their holiday visit, Jack and Jorma are sure to carve out a new tradition.
Venue Description: Located on the Upper West Side, the 2,894-seat Beacon Theatre is considered to be Radio City Music Hall?s "older sister." The art deco-designed Beacon opened in 1929 as a venue for vaudeville acts, drama, opera and movies and is well regarded for its superior acoustics. In 2006, former President Bill Clinton celebrated his birthday with a private Rolling Stones concert. Past performers there include Queen, Jerry Garcia, Allman Brothers (they have performed there 173 times), Radiohead, Bryan Ferry, and many more. Beacon Theatre is accessible by subway; get the 1/2 train to 72nd Street station.


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Two things happen around the holiday season.
First, everyone gets super busy, including your babysitter. Secondly, with all the warm fuzzies floating around, you can't help but just want to spend more time together with your family.
Whichever category you fall into, our sister publication Little Rock Family has all the information on all the fun-for-the-whole-family happenings this season, so we swiped a few for our own list. Make sure you check out their Seasonal Events section for all the goods.
Let's get rocking (around the Christmas tree).
Holiday Shopping Expo at Arkansas State Fairgrounds:
Dec. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
Support local vendors and small business owners while shopping for family and friends. We will have a variety of products and services, ranging from handmade, direct sellers, and wholesale items.
For info: (501) 504-5177 or click here.
23rd Annual Jingle Bell Run/Walk for Arthritis at the Clinton Presidential Center and Park:
Dec. 6, 11 a.m.
Each year, hundreds of families, company teams, pets, and individual participants join in the fun, don festive costumes, and help raise funds for the Arthritis Foundation in support of programs and services statewide. There is a one-mile option, as well. Wear your favorite holiday costume, put jingle bells on your shoelaces, and get ready to walk or run. Dogs are welcome to participate.
For info: (501) 664-4591 or click here.
Tree Trimming at Laman Library in North Little Rock:
Dec. 6, 2-3 p.m.
The annual holiday celebration includes making an ornament to take home and more merriment than you could ever hope for.
For info: (501) 758-1720 or click here.
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Join the cast and characters of Ballet Arkansas's annual holiday classic, The Nutcracker, as they take you on a narrated journey from Clara's house through the Kingdom of Snow and into the Land of the Sweets. You'll meet your favorite characters along the way and get to snack on delicious sweets with the cast after the performance.
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BOSTON LeBron James has walked off the court here too many times with nowhere to go except summer vacation.
The destination this time: Game 7 in Miami, with a spot in the NBA finals on the line.
James had 45 points and 15 rebounds, overwhelming the Boston Celtics and leading the Heat to a 98-79 victory Thursday night that forced a decisive game in the Eastern Conference finals.
After two days of questions about the Heat's future and his own history, James provided his response in resounding fashion in a building where Miami had lost 15 of its previous 16 games, and where his season had twice come to an end.
"In an environment like this, you want to have a big game," he said. "I wanted to be there for my teammates, no matter what was going on throughout the course of the game.
"This was a gut check for us, and it's good to see we were able to bounce back after that loss, after that Game 5 loss at home."
James shot 19 of 26 from the field and finished four points shy of his playoff career-high while playing 45 minutes, not sitting down until the victory was long secured.
"He was absolutely fearless tonight, and it was contagious," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "The way he approached the last 48 hours, and not only LeBron, but everybody else. Nobody likes getting dirt thrown on your face before you're even dead. He showed great resolve."
Dwyane Wade added 17 points for the Heat, who need a victory at home Saturday night to return to the NBA finals. And if James plays like this again, Miami should have no problem getting it.
"He played amazing. He was locked in from the beginning of the game like I've never seen him before," Wade said.
Rajon Rondo had 21 points and 10 assists for Boston. Kevin Garnett and Brandon Bass each scored 12 points, but Paul Pierce had only nine on 4-of-18 shooting.
"That was tough," Pierce said. "You got an opportunity to close out a series on your home floor. For us to come out and play the way we did, it was very tough. You got to take your hats off to them. They had a really great game plan. LeBron really got hot, played like the MVP tonight."
In the site of some of James' biggest disappointments, the only disappointed ones Thursday were the thousands of fans who hoped to see a celebration but instead filed out of the TD Garden midway through the fourth quarter, just before the league MVP called it a night.
"He was comfortable all night," Rondo said. "We didn't get into his air space."
Miami barely won Game 2 before dropping the next three games, but this one was never in doubt. James was a one-man force on what's supposed to be a Big Three, carrying the Heat in the first half while Wade made only 1 of 6 shots.


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This is my second time using silverback. First time worked great. Now I'm about to trash it.
The first project involved ~14 users with sessions ranging from half an hour to over an hour. Total project was ~10gb according to the app and that matched the size of the project folder under app support.
Fast forward a year.
Now, I've got 8-9 sessions of about 45-60 mins each. The app says that the project is 7.5gb, but the folder in app support is a whopping 113Gb! It is eating up 10-15 gigs per recording and I've had to dump almost every non-essential item on my hard drive to accommodate. I'm in the middle of testing and don't have time to export everything.
Why is it so different this time?
Creating enormous files!
Creating enormous files!
I wonder if it has to do with the nature of the test. My first involved static pages. The second was a dynamic game. Still, the app isn't being up-front about the size. It is off by a factor of 10.
Hi Jeremy,
Yeah - that would make sense if there's a lot more being captured on screen during the tests. Although as you say, there's still an issue with what Silverback is reporting, so I'll raise this as an issue for us to look at in the next development iteration.
I have this same experience when video recording the video of a smartphone/tablet. I use an ipevo point2view camera (with the software app that displays the video of that camera on screen). the point2view camera points at the smartphone/tablet so then silverback is recording the video of that camera. for a 40-50minute usability interview the typical filesize is 20-30gb. the first time that happened (a year or 2 ago) i was flabbergasted. now i just always being an external drive and have silverback record to an external drive. it's a diskspace hog and i'm glad there are 1tb usb drives at reasonable prices nowadays.


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This is giving me a headache. Say I apply a drop shadow to one layer object and then I want to apply same FX to a different layer/object BUT with different settings (direction etc). The moment I do that, all layers who have a drop shadow adopt the new settings. I'm sure this will be one of those things that require just a click somewhere and I'll be slapping me for not finding it myself, but I'm running out of patience. Plus it's 4am, brain is not functioning properly
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I see you.
I see you. Is that why you are naked? I'm sorry to say you are not invisible.
Okay so if no one can see me does that mean I'm invisible? I'm inside my apartment and I live alone, so right now no one can see me.
... wrong. When I climb up here on my wardrobe I can see you sitting there......I'm right behind you. ;-)
Okay what am I wearing then? (a fake leg and nothing else)
True. I can't see you either.
I didn't know you could do that.
so who's that?
Oh you gave me a fright i didn't see you there
Wright funny questions then
Yep if there funny
But we can still see your typing.
Ba Dum Tss
Nor do I get the part when your joke about invisibility became funny
You think I'm that bored?
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Trains detained, traffic on NH-7 disrupted, 30 leaders and activists of CPI (M) arrested in Anantapur
ANANTAPUR: Normal life was thrown out of gear as a near total bandh was observed in the district on Friday in response to a call given by TDP and Left parties in protest against the petroleum hike. All commercial establishments, government offices, banks and other central government organisations remained closed all over the district. The APSRTC buses were also kept off the road till evening.
Trains were detained by the Left parties' activists at Hindupur and Anantapur as part of the protest and the traffic on NH-7 was also disrupted as a rasta roko was staged at Gooty. About 30 leaders and activists of CPI (M) including district secretary of the party G. Obulakonda Reddy and town secretary V. Rambhupal were arrested in the railway station here as they detained New Delhi-Bangalore Karnataka Express train. The CPI activists detained Mysore-Jaipur Express train and also detained Guntur-Yeshwanthpur passenger train at Hindupur.
President of the District Congress Committee P. Venugopal Reddy told newspersons thatseveral Congress State Governments were providing some relief to the people by bearing the hike on LPG cylinders.
Normal life not affected
Tirupati Special Correspondent writes: The State-wide bandh passed-off peacefully in the temple city of Tirupati. Normal life by and large remained unaffected.
What has apparently taken the sting off the agitation was the announcement of the State government to step-in to bear the entire burden of Rs.50/- the centre has imposed in the form of hike in the price of LPG. The opposition and the public participated in the bandh in a rather perfunctory manner. CPI, CPI (M) and TDP cadres converged at the Tirupati railway station and squatted on the track detaining in the process the Secunderabad-bound Venkatadri express. Shops and business establishments remained closed in the early part of the day and opened later for normal operations. TTD's administrative office and some branches of the banks also had to pull down their shutters. Similar reports have come in from Chittoor, Madanapalle, Srikalahasti. Demonstrators detained buses at Chittoor, Puttur and Vadamalpet for nearly an hour touching off a traffic jam on the highways. RTC authorities also regulated their services in the trouble-prone areas and restored them after the situation improved.
Total bandh
Kurnool Special Correspondent writes:
The bandh call given by opposition parties to protest against hike in the price of petroleum products here on Friday was total and peaceful. Work in all banks, business establishments, government offices and schools came to a halt. The supporters of CPI(M) and TDP detained the Sampark Kranti express. The APSRTC withdrew its services till evening. TDP district president Byreddy Rajasekhar Reddy, CPI (M) district secretary T. Shadrak, MLA M.A. Gafoor went round the city and requested the people and shop-keepers to cooperate with them for the bandh.
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Kadapa Special Correspondent writes:
The bandh enforced by Telugu Desam Party, CPI and CPI(M) on Friday deploring the petrol, diesel and LPG price hike was total in Kadapa, Proddatur, Rayachoti, Mydukur, Badvel and Rajampet but evoked no response in Pulivendula, Vempalle and Nandalur towns. APSRTC buses and auto-rickshaws did not ply.CPI(M) and CITU functionaries took out a rally with a man dressed as a 'ghost' and carrying an LPG cylinder around his neck atop a bullock cart and staged rasta roko at Apsara circle.
TDP functionaries led by Mr. Sivananda Reddy and district vice-president S. Subhan Basha staged rasta roko at ITI circle.CPI(M) leader N. Ravisankar Reddy, AITUC city president C. Subrahmanyam and AIYF members led a rasta roko at RTC bus stand. People had an agonising wait at the RTC bus stand as buses did not ply.
Train passengers were also put to hardships. Bandh had no impact in Pulivendula, Vempalle and Nandalur.
CPI(M) functionaries had a scuffle with Kadapa Mayor P. Ravindranath Reddy's security personnel at Kadapa Municipal Corporation on Friday demanding that he leave his chamber in view of Friday's bandh. Police rushed to the spot and dispersed the protesters. Enforcers of the bandh sent away employees from the Municipal Corporation and tried to storm the Mayor's chamber demanding that he should not transact official business on the bandh day. When the Mayor invited a few CPI(M) leaders inside, Venkat and N. Ravisankar Reddy urged him to cooperate with the bandh enforcers. Expressing reluctance to leave office, the Mayor advised them not to force anybody but voluntarily seek cooperation. When the CPI(M) functionaries stuck to their demand, Kadapa West Circle Inspector U. Suryanarayana and staff dispersed them.


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Posted 23 January 2013 - 06:11 AM
I've just installed the Citi child theme. I got the error message:
Fatal error: Can't use function return value in write context in /home/content/o/r/b/orbach1/html/wp-content/themes/citi/functions.php on line 236
The website is down, and the WP admin is also down with the same error message. I'd love to get control over the problem ASAP.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 02:11 PM
Dont' really see how that''s possible at all. You are the ONLY person who has reported this issue. You must have some plugins interfering because nobody has reported this, and I cannot duplicate it.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 02:17 PM
You must have a really finicky version of PHP or something on your server. I'm going to rewrite this piece of code but don't know if that is going to fix it for you. Update coming shortly.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 04:05 PM
OK Citi updated now at 1.1.4 let me know how you go about.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 05:43 PM
I am not sure what is the source of the problem, Godaddy hosting the website (a generic server). The WP is updated. I managed to uninstall Citi. If I try to install it again, I get the error message:
Fatal error: parent_theme_prepare_install
see the attached file.
Posted 23 January 2013 - 10:12 PM
How are you trying to install and what are you using?
Posted 24 January 2013 - 01:46 AM
WP 3.5 on which I have PaperLines 2.4 installed as a theme. I have tried to install in two ways:
PL Dashboard: Citi appears as an upgrade
PL Store, Theme, Pressing the Install Button of Citi.
If it matters, I have an iMac.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 02:56 AM
I would try to manually FTP the files in, maybe something was corrupted on install.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 03:12 AM
Have tried that with v. 1.1.4 and got the error message
Fatal error: Call to undefined function ploption() in /home/content/o/r/b/orbach1/html/wp-content/themes/citi/functions.php on line 272
I should mention that I tried the installation also without any plugin.
Any other idea?
Posted 24 January 2013 - 05:01 AM
I wiped out the website. Reinstalled WP. Reinstalled PL. Still the same error message. This is weird.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 02:16 PM
The only way you'll get that error is if you don't have PageLines installed. I'm not entirely sure what the issue is at all. Why are you now getting a completely different error?
P.S - How did you use a plugin to install this? This is child theme, which means you install it into wp-content/themes. I think you have much bigger issues at and like your host preventing child themes from running or you've renamed the parent framework or something.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 09:24 PM
Clearly there is more than "one way" in which a person can get such an error message. PL is installed now and it was installed before.
Being an unsophisticated user, I wiped out the website, installed WP with no plugin, and still receiving the same error message.
When I upload the plugin through FTP to "wp-content/themes" I receive
Fatal error: Call to undefined function ploption() in /home/content/o/r/b/orbach1/html/wp-content/themes/citi/functions.php on line 272
Both at the website and the admin page. I therefore have to delete citi folder.
When I install citi through PL admin in WP I get the other error message. My ability to try to make such installation indeed suggests that PL is installed.
As mentioned before, the host is GoDaddy. It is super generic. I tried to keep things as simple as one can get.
This has been a significant labor to try to address potential theoretical issues at my side. If you wish, I can give you access to WP, FTP, or both. There is truly nothing anywhere. Perhaps you could figure out the issue.
Clearly, I've done a lot to try to be able to work with your plugins (this and hopefully others). I hope we could figure out the issue.
Posted 24 January 2013 - 11:46 PM
Can you post a link to your site?
Posted 25 January 2013 - 01:13 AM
Posted 25 January 2013 - 02:24 PM
you renamed the folder. Please do not rename the parent folder. It's been renamed to PageLines. Change this back to pagelines
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BUFFALO, N.Y. -- Hockey fans likely would assume that body-checking -- intentionally slamming an opponent against the boards -- causes the most injuries in youth ice hockey. But they would be wrong.
Findings from a new study, the largest and most comprehensive analysis to date of young hockey players, show that 66 percent of overall injuries were caused by accidentally hitting the boards or goal posts, colliding with teammates or being hit by a puck.
Only 34 percent of the injuries were caused by checking. Moreover, the accidental injuries were more severe than those from body checks.
These results, which appeared in June issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, were a surprise to many, including the researchers at the University at Buffalo who conducted the five-year study.
"There is an image of body checking as a form of violence that is condoned by the game of hockey," says Barry Willer, PhD, UB professor of psychiatry and rehabilitation sciences and senior author on the study.
"However, this study found that body checking did not account for a large proportion of injuries. Perhaps as important, body checking did not lead to a rise in intentional injuries."
Burlington, Ontario's, youth ice hockey program was the base of the study. The researchers compared injury rates overall for the three levels of competition: "house leagues," where there is no body checking; "select," in which checking is allowed at age 11 and older; and "representative," for the most skilled players, which allows checking in all divisions at age nine and above.
They also examined injury rates as level of competition and players' age increased, and how injury rates varied in games versus practices. The data covered 3,000 boys ages four to 18 for a total of 13,292 player years. Only injuries that kept a player off the ice for at least 24 hours were included.
Their analysis of the data shows that there were three times more accid
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Mast Collar Repair
Has anyone had any experience replacing or repairing a mast collar? I own an Irwin 40 and had the mast pulled when transporting the boat accross county. I noticed that the collar is made out of steel and is rusted away on one side. The deck core material around the collar is plywood and is partially delaminated but not rotten. I'm comfortable doing an epoxy repair to the plywood surrounding the collar but need some advise or information on getting a replacement for the collar itself. Irwin recently put up a new web site but they don't have any info or parts for mast collars for older boats. I also tried determining who made the mast but have had no luck. Irwin Yachts may have made it themselves as they did make a good deal of their own components. I'll call them next week to see if they have any old parts laying around. I may have to have one fabricated but would like to avoid the high cost if possible.
Any thoughts or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
These people may be able to help you...
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Issue number 44 of Good Old Boat has an story about mast collar repair and replacement of the collar and step.
Thanks to all for the great suggestions, I'll get a copy of the GOB article and look to that mast supplier for something that will work. Thanks again.
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Anyone pick up Doomsday at SDCC? I ordered my one on Matty yesterday but wondered what people think of him?
I REALLY did not like that 'unleashed' 2nd tier Doomsday. He was WAY too big. It was completlely out of scale with the other DCUC.
Doomsday was bigger than superman yeah... but he wasn't THAT big.
He could still full-nelson him... it wasn't just punching a mountain.
Had the prototype video been closer to scale, I may have subbed. It was only a mini sub at that... but I didn't care about containment suit version at all...
Anyone pick up Doomsday at SDCC? I ordered my one on Matty yesterday but wondered what people think of him?
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He is fantastic Up there with my favorite oversized dcuc figures like Grundy giganta chemo and darkseid
Such a striking figure and he makes unleashed doomsday a partial tooled item needing just head, firearms, hands, upper torso spikes
I'm wanting to buy or trade for a set of the Wonder Twins figures *with* a Gleek that have nice solid clean paint applications. If you have a set and are interested private message me.
You guys see we will be getting the unleashed Doomsday figure now? I am excited but don't understand why we were told we wouldn't be getting him on several occasions.
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Ill admit I still dont like DR. As far as Scott/Matty I have mixed opinions, but this conspiracy theory stuff is going over the top. Just seen the DC fans calling out Scott over Doomsday saying he was a liar. How the hell can the guy win against that? He said they wouldn't be making it, people were ******. Somehow they find a way to make it and complete people's collections and they are ****** again. What kind of logic is that? Things change in life and what is true one day may not be true the next.
They said no more 200x style stuff and no way we would get a 200x He Man head. They get shown at SDCC and people were made up. By the same logic what we were told is a lie. Im sure over the years this line has had many changes and im sure there have been some untruths told, BUT if peolle dont back the line we all suffer. How the hell are people going to cherry pick if there is not enough subs for it to go through?
Jeez! And you think those people would be happy to get the figure they wanted! It's not lying; the line didn't go through so they're merely finding a new way to market a figure that was fan demanded!Just seen the DC fans calling out Scott over Doomsday saying he was a liar
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Overall, they should just be happy they are getting it, I agree, but I kid you not - Scott has outright said "no way jose" up until just a day or two before the reveal. Not even "time will tell" but "no, it's not coming".
As much as I'd really like to get Doomsday, The Battle Ram will already drain me of funds. If I can get it later, then great. I'm also curious to see if people dump their DC Superheroes Doomsday after this release. If I could get that mold for a good price I'd be happy just with that figure.
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But not only did we not hit Tier 2, we couldn't even hit Tier 1. And yet, here we are suddenly being told that we're getting unleashed Doomsday anyway. While that is good news, it's troublesome because a) it negates what Scott told all of us REPEATEDLY about that figure ever being released and b) news of this figure's release comes right on the heels of the sell-out of Prison Suit Doomsday, a figure that was sold under the guise of "The is the only oversized Doomsday figure DCUC fans are ever going to get." I'm sure many fans would've passed on that figure if they'd known unleashed Doomsday was coming, but the announcement didn't come until after the first figure was already sold to fans. Convenient.
I'm not going to outright call Scott a liar, but there was a heck of a lot of smoke-and-mirrors, misleading and withholding of information going on about this Doomsday figure. Fans very much have a right to feel manipulated in this situation.
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Things change, Wakko. That's all there is too it. The people who wanted that Doomsday aren't complaining. It doesn't mean they are, all of a sudden, getting any of the unannounced DCIE figures that the Horsemen were working on.
It's not the same thing. One toy on the cusp of production vs an entire year isn't the same argument, even with the same approach. I completely get what you are saying, but IMHO, that's not the seed I want planted in people's minds who are on the fence. I am not saying those who buy need to buy more (I bought 6, and use them all). They are saying to ask those who didn't buy yet to sub in.
I won't get offended and call shenanigans on a pleasant surprise.
If the DCUC sub hit tier 1 and and went through and THEN they put out the unleashed version as they're doing now I could see why people would be ****** off. But since the sub didn't go through it sort of changes things a bit. From my limited understanding of the DCUC line and where it was at before it folded, people were pretty aware that there was only a very slim chance of hitting tier 2 anyway. And of course it didn't make tier 1! I only cherry pick the Batman DCUC stuff so I didn't subscribe.
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People need to focus more on the fact we are getting him than pouting about anything Scott might have said. It's silly.
I'm glad we are getting him.. Sure maybe months ago doomsday was up in the air but I'm talking about in the last week Scott flat out said it wasn't coming and the picture leaked was a mock up using the prototype paint master but clearly the figure in pic was fully tooled and articulated in colored plastic. He would have known it was a go in the last week. That's what I'm put off by. It just destroys his credibility
And wouldn't won't fans want both versions? I bought bound doomsday and will buy unleashed doomsday. So I don't get the complaints over tricked into buying bound
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I'm wanting to buy or trade for a set of the Wonder Twins figures *with* a Gleek that have nice solid clean paint applications. If you have a set and are interested private message me.
Guys, please remember that Toyguru is a member of these forums, and is entitled to the same respect as anyone else. To that end, please refrain from calling him a liar. It may be entirely true that he was not made aware of Doomsday Unleashed's release until shortly before we were. Whatever your feelings are, please discuss the topic (the really fantastic cool figure we thought we'd never get), and do not make personal attacks against Scott, or call him names. It's fine if you want to discuss whether or not the situation changed, but refrain from name calling.
Also, please refrain from telling other members they're whining, pouting, etc.
All that said, I'm very happy to get the figure, even if I just purchased Containment Suit Doomsday. I'd rather have two than not have the Unleashed version - which will be the one going on my shelf.
"That's very interesting...but silly."
Perhaps expedient & heavy lobbying was made for this Doomsday to come out after sdcc & maybe any public inclinations he could be made could not be spoken due to legalities. Then again, this is Scott, and
Smoke & mirrors = (marketing)...it can be taken however one wishes.
Bring on Doomsday! Love that scale he's in.
I guess people need to look at it as if it was a surprise party. You are told you are going somewhere and BAM surprise.
I for one am glad both were made and will be buying the unleashed version.


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Jorma Rissanen
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Pielisjärvi (now Lieksa), Finland
|Information Theory
|Tampere University of Technology
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|Helsinki University of Technology
|Known for
|Inventing the arithmetic coding technique of lossless data compression, and the minimum description length principle
|Notable awards
|Claude E. Shannon Award (2009)
Jorma J. Rissanen (born October 20, 1932) is an information theorist, known for inventing the arithmetic coding technique of lossless data compression, and the minimum description length principle.
An IBM researcher since 1960, Rissanen received his Ph.D. from the Helsinki University of Technology in 1965. Retired from IBM, he is now professor emeritus of Tampere University of Technology, and a fellow of Helsinki Institute for Information Technology. He was awarded the IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal in 1993,[1] a Golden Jubilee Award for Technological Innovation from the IEEE Information Theory Society in 1998,[2] the Kolmogorov Medal in 2006, and the IEEE Claude E. Shannon Award in 2009. A Festschrift collection was published to honor his 75th birthday.[3]
- ^ "IEEE Richard W. Hamming Medal Recipients" (PDF). IEEE. Retrieved May 29, 2011.
- ^ "Golden Jubilee Awards for Technological Innovation". IEEE Information Theory Society. Retrieved July 14, 2011.
- ^ Festschrift in honor of Jorma Rissanen
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