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Signature Abilities
Mages get two signature abilities for specializing in the frost tree.
Summon Water Elemental: Summon a Water Elemental to fight for the caster.
Frost Specialization : Increases the damage of your Frost spells by 25%.
One of the big changes in Cata is that pet scaling is suppose to be fixed, meaning that pets scale as equally as possible with buffs and don't double dip. For the most part this is implemented. Current scaling on the water elemental in the beta has been reported as follows.
- Health and Mana: 50%
- Armor: 0%
- Spell Power: 40% but this may be academic. Waterbolt may get 1/3 of the mage's spell power and the spell power of the elemental itself is ignored.
- Hit, Crit, Haste: 100%
- Mastery: 0% but Ghostcrawler is indicated that mastery will "scale†as pure damage for trees where sharing the actual mastery would be complicated / illogical.
- Cit damage: 200%.
Improved Freeze : Gives your Water Elemental's Freeze spell a 100% chance to grant 2 charges of Fingers of Frost.
The frost mastery is termed Frostburn.
Frostburn : All your spells deal 20% increased damage against Frozen targets. Each point of Mastery increases damage by an additional 2.5%.
It should be noted that Frostburn has been changed from previous beta builds. It is no longer a debuff applied by frostbolt. It is a straight-up damage multiplier to frozen targets. As expected In this case, targets are considered frozen for the standard list of affected spells when Fingers of Frost is active.
New Spells
Mages get three new spells at levels 81, 83, and 85. Frost is in the enviable position that it is able to take full advantage of all three of the new spells (when the appropriate talent points are chosen.)
Flame Orb [Level 81] : Launches a Flame Orb forward from the Mage's position, dealing 228 Fire damage every second to the closest enemy target for 15 secs.
A Tier 6 talent turns Flame Orb into Frostfire Orb. This had a number of repercussions. One, Frostfire Orb (FFO) benefits from the Frost Specialization, so damage increases by 25%. Two, the orb attack chills and the snare is very strong. Three, this chill can proc Fingers of Frost and Brain Freeze. Four, the cooldown on FFO is reset by the Cold Snap talent. All in all, FFO is a useful spell with good synergy with other frost talents. It becomes a "regular" part of the raiding rotation (see below).
Ring of Frost [Level 83] : Summons a Ring of Frost, taking 3 sec to coalesce. Enemies entering the fully-formed ring will become frozen for 10 sec. Lasts 12 sec. 10 yd radius.
This spell has changed repeatedly during the course of the beta but has ended up in as a pretty unique and effective utility spell. The targets frozen by the ring are indeed considered frozen for talents such as Shatter and Deep Freeze and the freeze effect breaks on damage much like all such effects. The ring will reapply the freeze if the target crosses the ring a second time, but the pulse between freezes is slow enough that this shouldn't be considered overpowered. The spell has obvious uses in PvP and while soloing. PvE uses are probably less frequent but the spell has the potential to be very effective in the right situations in 5-man and raiding environments as well.
Time Warp [Level 85] : Warp the flow of time, increasing melee, ranged, and spell casting speed by 30% for all party and raid members. Lasts 40 sec. Allies receiving this effect will become unstuck in time, and be unable to benefit from Bloodlust, Heroism, or Time Warp again for 10 min.
Yes, mages get heroism. There has been a lot of whining on the forums on both sides about Time Warp. Other classes thing isn't fair that mages get it. Mages complain that the spell is just a repeat of what shamans can do (and special hunter pets) and that we were robbed of a new, unique level 85 ability. Both of these arguments are rather weak.
The fact remains that 10-man raiding, if it doesn't eclipse 25-man raiding in popularity, will still be much more common and much more important in Cataclysm. It is not reasonable to build 10-man raids and always have a shaman present. With 10-man content tuned to be as challenging as 25-man content, it isn't acceptable to have groups without access to heroism. Mages won the lottery of which other class gets to bring heroism to the party.
It should be noted that having heroism also will affect arena teams (RMP gets heroism), 5-man dungeons (good for those achievements that require burst), and soloing. That last area should not be discounted--having heroism available should allow a mage to solo some pulls while questing that would otherwise require the help of a group.
Frost talents (as with all trees in Cata) have changed dramatically. The talent calculator can be found at wowhead or mmo-champion. Each talent will not be linked and discussed in detail, but notable changes and new talents are as follows.
Fingers of Frost : FoF now procs with a single charge but the proc rate has been increased to 20%. This is almost universally seen as an improvement. It makes the rotation feel more like real shatter combos, removes many instances of double instants in a rotation which felt awkward and procs happen quite frequently. The last point is important in that one of the complaints about frost in LK was that you could go forever without a proc.
Frostfire Orb : With one point, this talent changes the new Flame Orb spell and turns it into a Frostfire Orb. This allows the Frost Specialization of +25% damage to take effect. This is a big enough boost to make it a required talent and to make Frostfire Orb part of the "rotationâ€, being cast whenever the 1 min cooldown is up. The second point adds a chill effect to FFO and this chill effect can proc both Fingers of Frost and Brain Freeze. This can represent a significant (4%+) increase in damage assuming one can react to all the FoF/BF charges. Both points in this talent are now therefore required of any serious raiding build.
Brain Freeze : The notable change here is that instant cast FFBs under Brain Freeze now benefit from Fingers of Frost.
Piercing Chill : This is a new talent that has an interesting cleave-like mechanic associated with it. The basic effect is that frostbolt crits spread the chill effect to two nearby targets. But what seems a soloing / pvp utility talent has raiding implications because these chill effects can proc Brain Freeze and/or Fingers of Frost. So in "cleave†situations where there a few adds near the primary target, damage on the primary target is increased due to the increased number of procs. This is a unique and interesting form of cleave damage; damage goes up but only on the primary target--the adds are there to boost damage but are not themselves damaged.
Enduring Winter : This talent now combines the effects of two live talents. It provides a 10% reduction in mana costs to all spells and it adds a replenishment effect to frostbolt. This is a frost mages raid utility talent combined with a selfish benefit. It should be noted that the first point provides the full replenishment effect--the other two points are the selfish bonus only. If the additional mana reduction is not needed or the overall build picks up efficiency talents from the other trees, then Enduring Winter is probably a 1-point talent. There was discussion of frost mages getting 5% crit debuff raid utility but Ghostcrawler has recently indicated that such possible changes are currently not planned.
Raiding Talent Builds
An issue (or an advantage, depending on your point of view) frost currently has with raiding talent builds is that there seem to be very few logical choices for the discretionary points that all specs are suppose to have in Cata. The starting point for almost all builds is represented by the following partial spec.
23-point Base Spec
We are two points shy of getting to the next tier. One could make some arguments for other talents, but two points in Piercing Chill seems like the most obvious choice. This gives frost mages extra damage on boss fights with adds close to the boss. Once the next tier is unlocked, two points into Frostfire Orb. There are now three points to choose and these are about the only free points in a frost build. Logical choices would be Permafrost (for pet healing and the healing debuff), Enduring Winter (for more mana efficiency and Replenishment uptime), and perhaps Reactive Barrier (for survivability and to help out healer mana). After those three points, the remaining talents fall into place:
Complete Frost Raiding Spec
Ignite is simply too much of a damage improvement to pass up so that locks in most of the remaining points. The build as listed above probably runs with mage armor. If molten armor is to be used, then some of those three points in frost must be put in Enduring Winter and perhaps a point or two moved from Netherwind Presence to Clearcasting. Simulations are showing mana to be really tight without mage armor. So yes, 6-8 points in mana regen / efficiency talents may be required with molten armor.
The choices of glyphs is affected by the choice to run with molten armor or mage armor. When running with molten armor, the associated glyph is quite powerful until the 33% soft crit cap is reached. Obviously when running mage armor, a different glyph should be chosen. The following two glyphs are far more effective than any of the other choices and should be used in every possible case.
Glyph of Deep Freeze : Your Deep Freeze deals 20% additional damage.
Glyph of Frostfire : Increases the damage done by your Frostfire Bolt by 15% and your Frostfire Bolt now deals 3% additional damage over 12 sec, stacking up to 3 times, but no longer reduces the victim's movement speed..
If one is running molten armor, then the appropriate last glyph choice is:
Glyph of Molten Armor : Your Molten Armor grants an additional 2% spell critical strike chance.
Otherwise the correct last choice is:
Glyph of Frostbolt : Increases the critical strike chance of your Frostbolt spell by 5%.
The only other glyph under consideration is the Glyph of Ice Lance:
Glyph of Ice Lance : Increases the damage of your Ice Lance spell by 5%.
but current simulation results show Glyph of Frostbolt to be a larger DPS increase.
Tier 11 Set Bonuses
The initial set bonuses for Tier 11 have been released. From past experience, Blizzard rarely changes these during the beta process unless there is an obvious and egregious problem with them. The set bonuses for all classes seem to fit the "effective but not inspired" mold, which is what one might expect for the initial tier.
- 2P Bonus : Increases the critical strike chance of Arcane Missiles, Ice Lance, and Pyroblast by 5%. / Instant
- 4P Bonus : Reduces the cast time of Arcane Blast, Fireball, Frostfire Bolt, and Frostbolt by 10%. / Instant
Similarly haste levels are unlikely to be high enough that the 10% reduction in cast time pushes Frostbolt down to GCD levels--though this could be more problematic with Early Frost.
Perhaps the biggest news for frost in Cata is that there is an actual rotation to use in raiding and that there are enough levers to adjust that it is to be expected that frost damage should be raid-worthy without being overpowered in pvp. This is a huge change for frost. The current theorycrafted rotation can be expressed as a priority list. You are monitoring various procs and cooldowns and make your decisions based on the following rules.
- Frostfire Orb, if cooldown is up.
- Deep Freeze, if cooldown is up and Fingers of Frost is active.
- Frostfire Bolt, if Brain Freeze is active and Fingers of Frost is active.
- Ice Lance if Finger of Frost is active.
- Freeze, if cooldown is up, Deep Freeze cooldown is up, and Finger of Frost is not active.
- Frostbolt.
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March 2, 2011 at 10:07 am
The article says that the house is fed through the glass pods. I wish I understood how the system works. A very interesting structure/
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Maize5, your caustic response to the inquiring mind above really does take away from the beauty of this post. Bravo for your knowledge, but your arrogance could stand a little temperance.
As for the house. WOW. I don't usually have the time to read a lot of the articles (not for lack of desire), but I just had to see what cutting-edge architects are drawing up these days. I would LOVE to be an 'urban witch' too!
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The above post is an idiot. The glass pods make no sense, and seem just to be there to rain shards down on the occupants as soon as one breaks, which they will. The greenery and hidden house are wonderful aside from the glass, however.
The reason it's made of concrete is because wood wouldn't hold up with the humidity and weight of the plants, and without the sun able to keep it dry and warm. Why don't you look these kinds of things up before you post a comment like you just did. It will save you from embarrassment, and the rest of us from having to point your stupidity out to you.


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Kimi Raikkonen knows qualifying is key to a good performance at the Hungaroring, while Romain Grosjean is feeling positive after Germany...
Kimi Raikkonen knows qualifying is key to a good performance at the Hungaroring, while Romain Grosjean is feeling positive after Germany.
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Kimi Raikkonen
What makes a good weekend in Hungary?
I have finished second in Hungary too many times, so I know how important it is to lead the race after the first corner. DRS or not, it's never easy to overtake at the Hungaroring. To get the weekend right, you have to have good sessions in FP1, FP2 and FP3, then a strong qualifying session and finally a perfect start to the race.
But your only win here came in 2005 starting from fourth on the grid?
I got a very good start to be second at the end of the first lap and everything went well from there.
What's the atmosphere like?
It is always nice to go to Hungary. The circuit is not the most difficult of them all, but it is a really challenging venue as it's usually very hot which makes it a demanding race. Of course, the heat has helped us with the car so far this year so that will make things better, but only if it's a win will you not suffer from the heat.
What are the key elements to a fast car at the Hungaroring?
A fast car. It's such a slow, twisty circuit, so two things are really important there; good turn-in and good traction. If you have those, you have a strong car for the race.
How do you ensure a good start?
Obviously you need to get to the front in the qualifying, but also avoid the dirty side of the track on the grid. When you look back through the races this season, it seems the dirty side of the track is a real disadvantage in the starts.
In some ways this is viewed as a 'home' Grand Prix for you?
Many times Hungary has been called as the Grand Prix of Finland. A lot of Finns go to this race every year and it is always nice to see the blue and white flags waving.
Any more thoughts after your second place in the German Grand Prix?
The points were good and we had a strong car. Again we saw that warmer temperatures suited us and we usually get hot weather in Budapest so that should be a good thing. Of course, you never know until you have driven the track in this year's car. In Germany, my radio wasn't working properly and I got stuck behind the Mercedes which didn't help my race. The performance of the cars was pretty close and it's easier to overtake at the Nürburgring than it is at the Hungaroring, so we will need to qualify well.
Was missing your final pitstop there an option?
My tyres felt pretty okay when we came to change them, but you cannot know how long they would have lasted or what would have happened in the race. It didn't help that we had the radio problem as my engineers couldn't hear me, although I could hear them asking me the questions. It's easy to say 'we should have done this', but you never know for sure unless you try that strategy. We were right with Seb [Vettel] at the end of the race through coming in and putting on the soft tyres, but maybe if we had done things a bit differently we would have been slightly in front rather than slightly behind.
This was your best ever result in Germany; does it taste any better than the previous ones or is it only victory that makes the difference?
Obviously we are here to try and win races. We couldn't in Germany because we were not fast enough, but for the team it was a good result after a couple of quite difficult races. We lost some more points to the lead as Seb won, but it's still a long season and if we keep putting ourselves in a position to at least be fighting for first place then I think we can do it again.
Can you go one better in Budapest?
There's no point speculating before you get there. Hopefully we get the result we are looking for. It would be nice to take the break after this race and recharge the batteries in the middle of the season with a good result on the board, but most importantly, it would be good to have the points.
Romain Grosjean
In Germany you were on the podium, in Budapest last year you were on the podium... do these two factors help heading to Hungary?
For sure, they don't work against you and it's always great to stand on the podium. I can remember feeling frustrated last year in Budapest as we did have a chance to be fighting for the win before we got held up by a driver who didn't respect the blue flags, but that's certainly a better frustration than missing out on the podium or even worse. Taking third in Germany was great so I certainly have a positive feeling heading to Hungary.
How good was it to be back on the podium in Germany?
Really good; it was a great result for the team and we had a very strong race. I was able to push really well in my first stint and thought I had a chance at one stage to challenge for the win, but the Safety Car meant I lost all the advantage I'd built up at that stage of the race. That then decided the strategy for us and ultimately we weren't fast enough to challenge for the win at the end. There are a lot of positives to take from Germany so we're very keen to maintain the momentum from that good result heading to Budapest.
Are you frustrated about not having driven at the Silverstone test?
As a driver, you always want to be in the car getting as much experience as possible; especially when there's something new like different tyres. The tyres we used at the Nürburgring suited us pretty well, so let's hope the latest version will also suit us at the Hungaroring.
What's the key to a good result in Budapest?
It's a tight and twisty track so you need a good qualifying result. We showed last year that being on the front row certainly helps and it would be fantastic to be back there again this year. We've also seen that high temperatures work well for us and it's usually hot in Budapest, so we'll be hoping for plenty of sun again.
What do you think of the circuit?
It's a circuit that I quite like and one where I have had good experiences in the past. I scored my first GP2 Series pole position there in 2008, then finished first and third in 2011 which was a pretty good weekend. In 2012 I had my third podium finish of the year and qualified P2 on the grid which was a great way to end the first half of the season. In terms of driving, it's not the most physically challenging layout in terms of high speed corners, but the heat you experience in the cockpit can be quite intense. It can also be a difficult circuit early in the weekend as the track is not used very much, meaning it's quite slippery when you first go out.
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Kent State University is the second largest university in Ohio. Its eight campuses are located in Northeastern Ohio where it serves more than 43,000 students. The Accounting Department offers coursework leading to undergraduate, master's and doctoral degrees in accounting. The department is accredited by AACSB International. To learn more about this program and others at Kent State University, see http://www.kent.edu/business.This three-week International Experience in Accounting/Finance course focuses on visiting firms and organizations related to accounting and finance in Paris and London, including the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB), the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (CASE), Deutsche Bank, and various public accounting and financial services firms. Among other activities, we will be observing an IASB board meeting where International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) are being discussed. The first week of the course is spent in a KSU classroom, followed by a two week trip to Paris and London.
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ORLANDO, Fla.—Three months ago, the president of the United States came to a hole-in-the-wall cafeteria here called Lechonera El Barrio, posed for pictures, and left with a $6 plate of pulled pork, rice, and beans. It was a homecoming of sorts for prodigal son Barack Obama, who in 2008 swept the fast-growing Hispanic community in central Florida that is remaking politics in the nation's largest swing state.
Unlike the Cuban-American Republican stronghold in Miami, the mostly Puerto Rican population in this area leans Democratic but swings to both parties, favoring Republicans such as former President George W. Bush and former Gov. Jeb Bush. Over tables heaped with garlic-heavy Puerto Rican dishes such as mofongo and carne frita, interviews at Lechonera and other hangouts turned up disenchantment with the president but also found widespread suspicion of GOP nominee Mitt Romney because of his hard line against illegal immigration.
Darren Soto, a Puerto Rican Democrat representing this bellwether community in the Florida House, said that polling for his own race shows the president way ahead of Romney but running a point or two behind his 2008 landslide. "[Voters] are not romantic about Obama like they were in 2008, and Romney has committed far more resources than John McCain did, but they definitely favor the president," Soto said. "The problem for Obama is that he really has to crush it, while Romney only has to hang tough."
Indeed, Obama's reelection depends largely on whether he can maximize votes from friendly blocs of Hispanics, African-Americans, college-educated women, and young people—only this time as a graying incumbent weighed down by a dubious economic record instead of buoyed up as a hope-and-change-preaching senator making history.
Demographic trends are moving in Obama's favor. Four million more Hispanics are eligible to vote in 2012 than were in 2008, according to the Pew Hispanic Center. In a recent interview with The Des Moines Register, the president called immigration reform a top priority and said, "A big reason I will win a second term is because the Republican nominee and Republican Party have so alienated the fastest-growing demographic group in the country, the Latino community."
Regardless of the outcome, the Hispanic vote will be one of the most important markers of the parties' futures, pointing the way to newly competitive battlegrounds in traditionally Republican states across the country. Add conservative movement icon Grover Norquist, the antitax crusader, to the growing list of prominent Republicans who are sounding the alarm.


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Not everyone could have told you who was going to win the Los Angeles mayoral election just moments after the polls closed on Tuesday, May 21.
Not everyone—except those who were at the Election Night event hosted by the Thomas and Dorothy Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles at LMU. That's because the center's exit poll predicted a win for Councilman Eric Garcetti, with 54 percent of the vote, over Controller Wendy Greuel, projected to win 46 percent of the vote.
Those numbers, it turned out, were exactly correct.
"We've been conducting exit polls in Los Angeles for years, and every time we improve our methods for collecting surveys and analyzing the results," said Fernando Guerra, director of the center and professor of Chicana/o studies and political science at LMU. "On Election Night, we felt very good about our data, and the result speaks for itself."
On Election Day, 75 student volunteers canvassed 25 precincts throughout the day and entered data as it came in from the field. Those surveys, combined with a telephone poll of voters who mailed in their ballots prior to Election Day, allowed center researchers to predict the outcome hours before official results began trickling in.
That projection, and the insights gathered from the exit poll's demographic research, were extensively reported by the news media. The New York Times, Los Angeles Daily News, Reuters, KPCC 89.3 FM, and Fox11 News were among the many relying on the Center's data and analysis in their coverage.
"The exit poll is a great opportunity for our students to get hands-on, behind-the-scenes experience in the political system," said Brianne Gilbert, associate director of the center.
Beyond that experience, students also work with the data itself for their own research projects, such as tracking voting patterns or demographic changes throughout Los Angeles.
For more information, visit the Center for the Study of Los Angeles home page.
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Note: I plan to have kits available this summer... Stay tuned!
Step 1: Overview
1. Control RoboRealm
2. Control the Roomba via the RooStick 3.
3. Run Skype
RoboRealm (http://www.roborealm.com/) is an amazing program which is perfect for this project. It enables you, with some work, to control just about any robot. The files needed for RoboRealm to control the Roomba are here:
http://www.mediafire.com/?8m4feeffoqijmnx NOTE: You must have a License, or the trial, to use these files.
RooStick: It is the conversion from the SCI (Serial Command Interface) Port, or on newer Roombas, ROI (Roomba Open Interface), to USB. NOTE: Same port, different names. It is possible to create your own cord, by hacking a serial to usb cell phone cable. t.com/blog/2006/07/19/roombongle-a-roomba-usb-dongle/ Drivers for RooStick available here: http://www.silabs.com/products/mcu/pages/usbtouartbridgevcpdrivers.aspx
Skype: Skype is used to transmit audio. I may switch this up later, but for now it works.
For the webserver to work out of your home network you have to port forward 80, 8080 to your internal IP. (On an Airport Extreme, it's 10.0.1.X. On most other one's it's 192.xxx.xxx.The Webcam used is auto focus which is best for robots. (Rocketfish) If you use a regular webcam, the picture will probably be out of focus a lot. I got it for $20 off of Cowboom.com
Any LCD display, as long as it's not too heavy should work. I got an I-Ink 15" Display form Amazon that weighs about 2 pounds, and was 60 dollars.
made so many different types
looking at you maker fair video interview,i see you are looking at a AI ROBOT DESIGN TYPE ,a great design is the LEAF PROJECT on yahoo groups or leafproject.org,all software is free using LISP and ROBOREALM
it has face and object recognition,tracking,plus it tell jokes,read stuff off the internet,emotions and so much much more
has all software and codes,programming is very easy to learn or getting help from the group and can be adapted to your MAYA robot
keep building alot of robot designs,its alot of fun
You connect the 22vdc from the AC Adapter directly to the charging dock pins. All mods for charging are done inside the docking station? That is except the lines going to the 12vdc battery which are hooked directly to the 22-12vdc adapter and then to the docking pins? Where do you disconnect the lines that you talk about? in the charging station or in the roomba? You mentioned that some are hooked and some are disconnected.
Sorry for being so dense. I can't really tell from the pix. Sorry :-(
Prompt reply would be appreciated.
P.S. Since the battery did not explode or catch on fire, it seems like we are good to go. I just have to understand. You have done something that some people say cannot be done because of the nature of the way irobot is wired and the heat sensor, etc. But, the proof is in the pudding. If it works for you, and it evidently has, I am going to try it.
Thanks, Great project.
Lets start from the wall outlet. Connected to the wall outlet is a 22v charger which supplies 3A. (The Roomba charger supplies 1.2 so it would take longer to charge. Doable, but longer)
Its connected to the charger. When I tried to draw extra power the dock would flick on and off. So, without disconnecting the internal circuitry like the IR which the Roomba needs to find the dock, I disconnected the circuit boards connectivity to the docking pads, and added a connection from the barrel jack to the docking pads. So, the docking pads are always 22v.
Then, connected to the docking pads is a 22-12 DC-DC Converter. Its connected to the docking pads ALSO. (So the roomba still gets power like usual)
Then, the battery and everything else is connected to the output.
I guess I have to hook the 12dc battery directly to the contacts of the roomba?
The Roomba charges on 22 volts fyi.
would be better to use the built in laptop monitor ,because of lower current ,plus lower weight and cost
check out TURTLEBOT it does use ROS witch is better at navigation and can add many upgrades like SERVO controls ,sensors and so much more
ROBOREALM IS A GREAT software ,not as good as ROS
ONLY PROBLEM IS ROS is LINUX version
instead of IK161 its IK141
so over time plastic will melt,my design uses 2 roomba batteries and special charging design,i am gettimnng to sell them ,biut working on patent first
alays better to add a heatsink so latter on plastic wont melt ,it does come next to the plastic
I'll look into adding some cooling.
btw you basically repeated the process. The laptop uses a car adapter now. And so does the monitor. (Yep, got lucky on that one)


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Flame & Citron (Flammen & Citronen)
War, Drama, Suspense/Thriller
Copenhagen 1944. Denmark is occupied by Nazi Germany. While the Danish population hopes for a swift end to the war, freedom fighters Bent Faurschou-Hviid, alias Flame and Jørgen Haagen Schmith, alias Citron, secretly put their lives at stake fighting for the Resistance. The fearless and uncompromising Flame is a dedicated anti-fascist who dreams of the day when their group will reassemble and openly launch an armed counterattack at the occupying power. The more sensitive family man Citron primarily works as a driver for Flame, but now finds himself becoming more deeply involved in clandestine activities. When their immediate superior, Aksel Winther, orders them into action against two German Abwehr officers, events start to get out of hand. Flame confronts the talented and intelligent Colonel Gilbert and for the first time hesitates to carry out his orders to kill. Something feels terribly wrong.
Cast: Mads Mikkelsen, Thure Lindhardt, Stine Stengade, Mille Lehfeldt, Peter Mygind
Produced by: Lars Bredo Rahbek
Directed by: Ole Christian Madsen
Written by: Ole Christian Madsen, Lars Andersen
Running time: 2hr 10min
Opens: Jul 31, 2009 NY
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I caught Feebas and evolved it into Milotic. Now the Hoenn dex is complete! [on Leaf Green] 370 Pokes now in the dex, and Im hunting for a Light Ball Pikachu in the Safari Zone.
I caught Feebas and evolved it into Milotic. Now the Hoenn dex is complete! [on Leaf Green] 370 Pokes now in the dex, and Im hunting for a Light Ball Pikachu in the Safari Zone.
I entered the Sootopolis City Gym after I stopped the Groudon that was causing droughts all over Hoenn. I started walking on the icy floor, but I made a mistake and I fell through to the bottom room, and I had to battle some trainers there. I headed out to the Pokemon Center to heal my Pokemon after that, and once I was back at the Gym I decided that I may as well battle against the other Gym trainers to earn some experience points. I kept battling until all the Gym trainers were beaten, but my Pokemon still weren't exactly strong enough to battle against Wallace's team. I healed my Pokemon again and purchased some items at the local Poke Mart, then I went underwater and I battled some of the wild Chinchou and Clamperl that appeared in the seaweed. That wasn't enough though, so I went back to the Cave of Origin and I trained there. I then returned to the Gym and saved.
So I had never played R/S/E before and wanted to try a solo nuzlock challenge. My run with Blaziken was going swimmingly, until I ran up against the Champion's freaking Rain Dance team.
Seriously? A ran dance team? It makes picking the fire starter completely absurd
I went back to the Sootopolis City Gym after I healed my Pokemon at the local Pokemon Center, and after walking across the ice without breaking it, I arrived at Wallace's spot and I challenged him to a battle. He sent out his Luvdisc and I used my Manectric against it. I beat Luvdisc with Shock Wave, and Wallace sent out his Whiscash after that. I used my Vileplume against it, and I defeated it with Mega Drain atack. I used my Hariyama against Wallace's Sealeo next. I defeated it with Brick Break and I battled his Milotic after that. I used Blaziken at first and I managed to inflict a lot of damage with Sky Uppercut, but Milotic used Water Pulse, which hurt Blaziken. Manectric defeated it instead, and then I used my Swellow against Wallace's Seaking. I beat it with a couple of Aerial Ace attacks, and I won the Rain Badge from Wallace as well as the Water Pulse TM. I then saved the game.
OT: Kirito
Badges: 1
Pokedex: 9
So I decided to do a quick playthrough of Emerald in order to get all the necessary Gen III Pokemon I was missing from my Pokedex in Black. So, I chose the male protagonist because I do not like May's character sprite. I named myself Kirito after my new favorite anime, any guesses? I chose Torchic because I really want to use some cool water Pokemon this time besides Mudkip (even though I really like Mudkip ^_^). And so far I am searching for Steven to deliver a letter and level grind for the gym battle with Brawly. And while attempting to grind on Tentacruel, I managed to run into a Shiny Magikarp. My heart skipped a beat, I thought I was dreaming; I didn't care if it was just a Magikarp, it was a freakin' shiny! So after a few meager attempts with Pokeballs, I decided that I should try to weaken it first. My Nincada used Scratch and low-and-behold it got a critical hit and killed it. :/ Now I am veeeery frustrated.
Level 12 | Bashful | Female
Scratch | Growl | Focus Energy | Ember
Muffins the Poochyena
Level 12 | Gentle | Female
Tackle | Howl | Sand-Attack
Priscilla the Ralts
Level 12 | Quiet | Female
Growl | Confusion | Double Team
Jocelyn the Taillow
Level 11 | Quirky | Female
Peck | Growl | Focus Energy | Quick Attack
Jonin the Nincada
Level 11 | Gentle | Female
Scratch | Harden | Leech Life | Sand-Attack
Dishes the Lotad
Level 12 | Rash | Male
Astonish | Growl | Absorb
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Running with Wolves - A Trade Thread
I headed out to the Sootopolis City Pokemon Center to heal my Pokemon after I beat Wallace and obtained the last Hoenn Gym badge. I wandered off to the Pokemon Center to swap Pokemon after that, and I left the city via Dive. My next destination was Ever Grande City and the Pokemon League, so I Surfed toward the island. I battled some trainers in the ocean on my way to the island and my Pokemon gained some experience from those battles. I eventually arrived at Route 128 and then I arrived at the waterfall that separated the sea from Ever Grande City. I used Waterfall to climb it, and I arrived on the island. I visited the Pokemon Center, then I decided to journey through Victory Road to get to the Pokemon League, and also to do some training since my team still needed to level up a bit. I wandered through the first floor and I captured a wild Lairon. I saved the game on the next floor.
Admittedly, I'm not going to start from the beginning, I'm just going to start where I left off when playing.
Having recently destroyed Archie at Mount Chimney, I went to the Jagged Pass to train. My team, at the moment, was VERY underleveled, with Ribrow the Electrike just being level 23. It was at this time I decided to drop Shinigami, a Sableye, from my team- although I like Sableye, I found that it was too cheap ingame. As such, I wandered in the grass at Jagged Pass, looking for a Spoink- Grumpig was an old favourite of mine, although I had never used it. I found Spoink in seconds- it was the first Pokemon I found there. Weakening it with my Combusken, Mekigo, I tossed a Great Ball at it, and caught it easily. He replaced Shinigami on my team, and to keep with the godly theme, I named it after the boar-like god in Okami- Bakugami.
The next few hours were spent training my team to level 26, with Venigra the Pelipper and Mekigo both being tranied to level 28. Ribrow, however, fainted too often for my liking, so I left him at level 25 and decided to level him up after I defeated Flannery. Going down the pass and entering Lavaridge for what felt like the thousandth time, I went to heal, and decided to go to the gym. Making my way through was quick and easy with Pokemon like Venigra and Mekigo, and I found Flannery after a short time. Bakugami continued to level up from the EXP Share I gave him, and soon, I took on the leader herself- Flannery.
Opening the fight with Venigra, I used Water Gun on the first Slugma, bringing it down to half health. However, it used Smog, which, though it barely scratched Venigra, poisoned him. Taking my chance when a well-placed Wing Attack took it down, I used my only Full Heal, having bought Lava Cookies before. However, this turned out to be a weakness, as the next Slugma not only used Light Screen, it then used Sunny Day to nerf Venigra's Water Gun even more. Even though Venigra is part water, he nearly went down to Flamethrower, and the next few turns were spent healing. Taking my chance when the Light Screen faded, I risked Water Gun once more, taking it down.
Now it came to the final Pokemon- Torkoal. Forgetting about Sunny Day, I used Water Gun- which didn't deal very much damage. Toarkoal then responded with Overheat, nearly taking down Venigra once more, and I was forced to heal him once more. During this time, Sunny Day faded, and I was free to use Water Gun once more. Toarkoal was brought down into the red, but it was healed by Flannery, and once more, I had to attack. After this pitiful attempt, it used Attract, and although Venigra attacked properly at first, he remained immobilised for FIVE TURNS before he would finally get a grip and send a Steel Wing to Torkoal, taking the last bit of its HP with Venigra nearly down as well. Maikvyle the Breloom saw nothing of this gym.
Leaving the Gym quickly, I went through my rival's speech before quickly rushing to the Pokemon centre, healing, and going to the place where the final Pokemon for my team was- the desert. Immediately running for the two fossils located there, I picked up the Claw Fossil and went to Rustburo (or however it's spelt) to revive it. Heading there immediately, I got it revived into Anorith, and I nicknamed it Ragnarok. Yes, Rock pun. A bad one at that.
Having returned to the desert, I fought the trainers with Maikvyle, having given Ragnarok an EXP Share, before I saved and quit.
Team so far:
Mekigo, level 28
Venigra, level 28 (Who, despite a feminine name, is male)
Maikvyle, level 27 (I have no idea where this name came from.)
Ribrow, level 26 (Oh yeah, he evolved.)
Bakugami, level 26 (Hope he evolves soon.)
Ragnarok, level 22
Former team members:
Shinigami, level 24 (too cheap and easy to use)
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Friend Safari: Sunkern, Sawsbuck, Maractus
Current Nuzlocke Team (SoulSilver):
Abaasy (level 17), Riki (level 18), Sharla (level 18), Lucas (level 21), Zen (level 20), Muscle (level 21)
I headed deeper into Victory Road after traveling around the first floor. I arrived at the dark part of the cave, and I had to use Manectric's Flash to light the way, but even that wasn't enough to completely fill the room with light. I battled against some Medicham and Hariyama as I moved around, then I started encountering trainers again. I was able to find my way around the cave until I came across a pond. I Surfed around, then I went back on land. I kept going until I had to cross a waterfall, then I arrived at the end of Victory Road. I battled the last few trainers as I moved toward the exit, but then Wally appeared and he challenged me to a battle all of a sudden. I defeated his Altaria with Manectric, then I beat his Magneton with my Hariyama. I used Swellow to beat Roselia, then my Azumarill against Gardevoir and Blaziken against Delcatty. I saved the game outside of Victory Road.
I am legitimately feeling so lucky right now. Upon raising all of my team except Bakugami (Spoink) and Ragnarok (Anorith) to level 28 (27 and 23 respectively) I returned to Petalburg to fight Norman, giving Ragnarok an EXP Share as I did so. It was a sort walk to Fallarbour, as I was armed with Super Repels and blazed there. Buying more to head through Meteor Falls with, I returned to Rustboro (the names in Hoenn are hard to spell), running through quickly, and heading south.
Soon, after ploughing through three trainers with Mekigo's (Combusken's) Double Kick, I faced off against Norman himself. Starting off with his Slaking and Mekigo, I used Double Kick again, weakening it easily. Unfortunately, just after Norman healed, Mekigo was taken down by a well-placed Facade, and I was left to send out Maikvyle (Breloom). He basically Mach Punched it to death, with its Effect Spore taking effect and poisoning Slaking. However, before it could use Facade again, it fainted from the poison. I sent out Bakugami to take the hits while I healed Mekigo and Maikvyle. It was taken down in a few hits, and I sent out the newly healed Mekigo to fight Vigoroth. Once more, I used Double Kick.
This was what I feared the most: Norman's second Slaking. Starting out with Venigra (Pelipper) to heal once more, it managed to survive another Facade and I, in a whim of a plan, used Supersonic. He was left with very low HP next turn, and my only option was to use Water Gun or switch. Taking the less risky option, I used Water Gun, and prepared for Slaking's final hit. However, in a surprising moment, Slaking hurt itself in confusion, leaving Venigra to attack with Wing Attack. During the next turn, I used Water Gun again, and, waiting for the attack, was even more shocked to see Slaking hurt itself in confusion again. Encouraged by this, I switched to Mekigo, who managed to strike first, leaving Slaking at a very low level of health. Knowing my luck had run out, I prepared for the attack, but, then...
For the THIRD TIME IN A ROW, the Slaking hurt itself in confusion again, defeating itself.
I saved right after this and went down here to post this, surprised and slightly fearful at my sudden burst of luck- especially after the disasterous Attract moment with Flannery.
Mekigo, level 28 (I blame Ragnarok for him not levelling up)
Venigra, level 28 (Redemption after failing to attack that Torkoal)
Maikvyle, level 28
Ribrow, level 28
Bakugami, level 27
Ragnarok, level 24 (growing fast, thankfully.)
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Friend Safari: Sunkern, Sawsbuck, Maractus
Current Nuzlocke Team (SoulSilver):
Abaasy (level 17), Riki (level 18), Sharla (level 18), Lucas (level 21), Zen (level 20), Muscle (level 21)
After I exited Victory Road, I headed to the main Pokemon League building and I healed my Pokemon there. I also stocked up on some items at the mart, then I headed out again since I wasn't quite ready to challenge the Hoenn Elite Four with my lackluster team of Pokemon. I had to do a lot more training in order to be prepared for the upcoming challenge, so I went back to Victory Road, which was really the only place I could train at in the game. I wandered around there while I battled against wild Medicham, Hariyama, Golbat, and Lairon. I stayed in there for about 30 minutes before I had to leave to heal my Pokemon again. I headed back there and I trained for at least another hour before I figured that I should take a break and focus on other stuff. I flew over to Sootopolis City and I Surfed south after diving underwater. I decided to visit Pacifidlog Town before challenging the Elite Four.
Well okie I started my Sapphire a while ago and...
Just defeated Flannery. It was a very close battle I could feel myself getting the adrenaline rush XD I just wanted the go-googles so I could catch a Trapinch. Well as soon as I got them I went to the Desert and captured a cacnea, while leveling up my team that consists of Grovyle, Kirlia, Swellow, Mightyena, Sableye, and Aron.
I am still there in hopes of getting a male Trapinch. :3 <.>
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I decided to play a copy of Emerald I purchased at a garage sale.
Okay I picked Treecko as my starter, captured Taillow and was lucky enough to capture a shiny Ralts. After making my way to the first gym I decided to battle Roxanne without doing some level grinding, horrible mistake. I took care of the gym trainers with ease, it was Roxanne's Nosepass that kept destroying my team.(I lost to her three times)I finally decided to level grind my Treecko so that it got a bit stronger, after this it was a piece of cake. I was happy I had finally defeated Roxanne, just as I was about to go heal my Pokemon the batteries died.
Edit: Before you guys say how could I lose to Roxane if I had Treecko, I resisted from using Treecko and was mostly using Ralts. I kept loosing because Treecko still didn't know a grass type move, because like I said I really didn't train him up as much up to that point compared to my other Pokemon.
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I battled some Swimmers as I moved west toward Pacifidlog Town. I kept Surfing while battling some wild Pokemon too until I finally arrived on the floating island. I visited the Pokemon Center, then I went around to the little huts around the island and I talked to people there. I obtained the Return TM from an old man, and I learned about Mirage Island. I headed west again since I wanted to explore the area between Pacifidlog Town and Slateport City. I Surfed and I got caught in the currents. I was swept to different areas where I battled Swimmers in the water and other trainers on the little islands that were scattered around the route. I kept heading west since the currents kept pushing me in that direction, and I eventually arrived at Slateport City. I bought some items at the Pokemon Center, then I flew to Mossdeep City in order to do some training at Shoal Cave and nearby routes.
So I am still level grinding at the Desert and find that there are two fossils at the far right of it. I pick up the Claw Fossil because Anorith is cute X3 I continue to level grind but I got bored so I decided to maybe try at least the first trainer on my fathers gym.. Normans gym XD I thought it would be easy, but I thought way wrong. I almost got wiped out so I decided to defeat that trainer and head back to the desert to level up my pokemon a bit more.. at least get Aron to evolve to Lairon before challenging the gym again.
Well after grinding and failing to raise it to a Lairon because I got a bit impatient to wanting to do something else, I decided to go to the Trick House where I still need to do my first challenge. Entered and.. I need HM01 to cut the little trees. I went to Slateport so I could go pick an HM Slave, but naw decided to go to Verdanturf instead to try my hand at a contest. Entered with Swellow and it was a cool contest. After a good competition I came in fourth =_= I realized I needed to have created poffins for it first XD so.. that is where I am right now <.>
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After exploring Shoal Cave again during low tide and visiting the surrounding sea routes in order to battle some Swimmers, I headed to Lilycove City since I wanted to purchase items at the Lilycove City Department Store. I wandered the store and after purchasing the items that I needed, I went to the Pokemon Center to swap Pokemon. I headed west toward the Safari Zone after that, and I decided to capture some more Pokemon there. I was lucky enough to run into a Phanpy and a Rhyhorn, and then I even found a wild Heracross. I headed out after that to do some more training at Victory Road, and after about an hour of grinding inside the cave, I went to the Pokemon League building. I swapped Pokemon on the PC again, and I went to challenge the Elite Four. Some guards checked to see if I had all the badges before letting me through, and I saved the game in Sidney's chamber.
Ok, I'm attempting my first ever Nuzlocke run, on Ruby. I have just recieved my Pokeballs from May, so the run has officially started.
Team atm:
Torchic(Kung Fowl) Lv8
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Dialga - 4,435 SR's and counting.
Friend Safari: Fairy with Kirlia, Jigglypuff and Clefairy.
I headed over to battle against Sidney, and once I spoke with him and heard his motto, we began to battle. He sent out his Mightyena and I used my Blaziken against it. I was able to beat Mightyena with a single Sky Uppercut attack, then I moved on and used Manectric against Sidney's Sharpedo. I defeated it with Thunderbolt attack, then I used my Hariyama against his Absol. I defeated it with Brick Break, and I used my Blaziken against his Shiftry. I won that match with Flamethrower attack, and all that was left was Sidney's Cacturne. I used my Swellow's Aerial Ace to beat it, and I won that match. I left Sidney's room after I won the battle, and found Phoebe's room next. I challenged her and I beat her two Dusclops' with my Blaziken and Manectric. I used Azumarill against her Sableye, then my Blaziken and Aggron against her two Banette. I saved the game before moving on after that battle.
Since the last time,I haven't done much but I defeated the Elite 4 again and had some PokeNav battles for training.
Sceptile Lv.58 Male Quiet (Leaf Blade/Dragon Claw/ThunderPunch/Brick Break) Ability:Overgrow Held Item:Miracle Seed
Gardevoir Lv.56 Male Serious (Psychic/Thunderbolt/Ice Punch/Fire Punch) Ability:Synchronize Held Item:Leftovers
Swellow Lv.55 Male Careful (Fly/Return/Facade/Steel Wing) Ability:Guts Held Item:Silk Scarf
Tentacruel Lv.56 Female Careful (Surf/Sludge Bomb/Ice Beam/Giga Drain) Ability:Clear Body Held Item:Mystic Water
Aggron Lv.56 Male Gentle (Iron Tail/Rock Slide/Earthquake/Double Edge) Ability:Rock Head Held Item:Quick Claw
Camerupt Lv.56 Male Careful (Eruption/Earthquake/Rock Slide/Double Edge) Ability:Magma Armor Held Item:Charcoal
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White 2- Post Game
I had to heal some of my Pokemon with Full Restores after I battled against Phoebe because of how powerful her Pokemon were. I headed into the next room after taking care of that, and I met Glacia there. I battled against her and I used my Hariyama against her first Glalie and I defeated it easily with Brick Break attack. I used my Manectric against her first Sealeo afterwards, and I won that battle with Thunderbolt. I beat her Walrein with Thunder afterwards, and then I used Blaziken against her second Glalie. After I beat it with Flamethrower, I used Hariyama against her last Sealeo and I healed my Pokemon before leaving the room. I walked into Drake's room next and I battled him. I had a really tough time against Shelgon, but Blaziken came through eventually. I used my Aggron against his Altaria and then Azumarill against both his Flygon. I beat his Salamence with Manectric and Blaziken.
GRinding to a higher level never happened lol but I decided to confront every trainer on Normans gym before challenging him and capturing a zigzagoon and a wingull in between "breaks". Headed back in to finally Challenge Norman and... the battle was surprisingly easy. using Sableye and Aron only, I manage to defeat his whole team in a stamina and stall battle. Got my badge and went to Wally's parents house where I got surf and went surfing to the left of Petalburg. battled trainers and landed on Dewford. Continued surfing, battled more trainers and currently I am on the Abandoned Ship.
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I healed my Pokemon before moving on to Steven's room. Once there we talked and then we began the battle. I used my Azumarill against his Aggron and I attacked it with Surf. That did a lot of damage, but Aggron survived the hit. I attacked it with Surf before it could use Solarbeam, then I used Blaziken against his Skarmory. I defeated it with Flamethrower and then I used Flamethrower against Steven's Metagross. I was able to beat it with just one hit, and I used Swellow against Steven's Armaldo. That was a bad choice though, so I switched to Azumarill and I beat Armaldo with Surf. I used my Hariyama against his Cradily and I won that match with a couple of Brick Break attacks, then I used Azumarill against Claydol and I won that battle with Surf. I met up with May and Professor Birch after I beat Steven, and I got myself registered at the Hall of Fame. Then the credits rolled.
After getting out of the abandoned ship I continued to surf towards Slateport, while battling trainers on the way. Upon arriving to slate port I healed my Pokemon and bought a few items for my secret base (which I still need to decided on lol) and headed towards Mauville City.
From there I decided to go to day care and pick Plusle up and Skarmory up while leaving Sableye. Switching Swellow and Sableye for them respectively. Left Mightyena to take Cacnea. Got out and into Mauville once again and found Wattson outside telling me to go to New Mauville. Went to my PC to get a random Lotad, teach it surf and went there.
Upon finishing said request I headed back, Wattson thanked me and I went to the next route towrards Fortree City. After battling trainers along the way, I found myself at the Weather Institute where I got a Castform after defeating Team Aqua. Got out and Battled Brendan.
Defeated him and arrived to Fortree where I am currently.
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After I watched the credits and all that good stuff, I awoke in my room in Littleroot Town and I headed downstairs. I watched a television announcement about a Legendary Pokemon that was flying around and after taking care of stuff in my house, I headed out. I went over to Oldale Town in order to swap Pokemon and then I flew over to Lilycove City to do a bit of shopping at the local Department Store with some of my League prize money. After I stocked up on items there, I wandered over to the Safari Zone and I captured some more Pokemon. I flew to Slateport City after that and I headed north to the Trick Master's house on Route 110. I participated in the last puzzle there, and I received a Red Tent for my Secret Base from the Trick Master. I went over to Mauville City and I visited the Day Care Center to the west of town and I left some Pokemon there before heading out again.
After arriving at Fortree I wanted to go see the gym as soon as possible, but found it blocked by invisible object (finding out later its Kecleon) decided to continue on beyond Fortree to the next routes. Battled Trainers for quite a while and captured a few Pokemon for Pokedex <.>
Arrived to the Safari Zone where I was wasting a bit of time and then I looked up that I could capture a Pikachu so I looked for one for a while. Luckily (after 2 times on the Safari) I found a female one. Captured it and got out to go to Mt. Pyre.
Currently at Mt. Pyre.
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Figures I get a Revive from my new Zigzagoon when I'm not allowed to use them.
Just got to Petalburg, and my team at the moment:
Stealth(Poochyena) Lv7
Zigzagoon Lv8
Kung Fowl(Torchic) Lv10
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Solid Shoe
By Tommy Mank
from Harpers Ferry, WV
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Comments about Exustar SM332 Carbon Mountain Shoes:
This is a solid shoe at a great price. Most of us (sorry to break the news) will not be breaking records in the near future and should be looking a shoe like this. All the features the big boys have with some added weight for under $100. Easy math!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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nice shoe
By Fireball
from Columbia, tn
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Shoes are lightweight and fit better than my old pair, with more room in the toe section. Seem to be quality constructed.
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Foot Cruncher
By Ecurb
from Baltimore
I bought these shoes about six months ago when i was archiving my Look stuff and switching to SPD. The shoes were stiff out of the box which shouldn't have been surprising so I did my usual which was attempt to stretch them with shoe trees. I've ridden them off an on but the stiffness has never gone away. I switched back to some Look shoes and my feet loved 'em. As a result, these dogs are being pitched. When your feet hurt during a ride, that is it...
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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5 Stars for the price
By d29'er
from Utah
Wide toe box and carbon platform are great! Had to size down from 42 in my Shimano's to a 41 in the Exustar. Comfortable. Awesome for the price!Only downside is the bottom rubber grips are covered in the hard plastic that is over the bottom carbon sole. The thin layer of plastic breaks off the minute you begin stepping on it and there is rubber under it but why coat the rubber grips??
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Great value
By Anon
from St. Paul
My beloved Pearl Izumi shoes finally disintegrated enough that I had to act. I use SPD on all my bikes (road, fixie, commuter, and a travel bike), and one pair of shoes for all riding. These Exustars are proving to be an excellent choice, and I rated them accordingly. The carbon sole is stiff, stiff, stiff, just as expected. The click closure is highly effective...maybe even too effective. It's easy to overtighten, and then have squished foot heat an hour later. The quality of the materials is very high.Concerns: the inside strap attachment points for the click closure are bulky (thick), and they rubbed on the crankarm at first. I re-bolted them...it's satisfactory. As someone noted, an SPD cleat is ever-so-slightly exposed, so roll your feet to the inside or outside to assure traction on linoleum.
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Buckle strap
By Chip
from Boston, MA
About Me Competitive Cyclist
Buckle strap rubs on crankarm where it attaches to the shoe. Protrudes out a bit.
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Good Price for decent shoe
By 007_Hawk
from SLC, Utah
About Me Casual/ Recreational
Not a bad carbon-soled shoe for the price. Light, stiff, comfortable. Large toe box area.Run big--Had to go down a size from my Sidi and Shamano shoes (from 42 to a 41).Seem to be well constructed besides the grips on the bottom are a little weird. It's carbon sole and nobbs, with a clear plastic coating over the top that instantly cracks and begins to flake off when you use them??Only used a few times so far. Seem to grip ok in dry dirt but on the rocks and mud?A friend has had them for over a year, lots of use and says they have held up well.Would buy at this sale price again no question, but not a 5 star shoe.
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U get what you pay for
By Tri-traveler
from U.S. east coast
Just received these in the mail. To be clear, I'm commenting only on first impressions: The thing that immediately stands out is the lack-luster construction quality of these shoes. Material, stitching, fit and finish, etc. are all mediocre at best. Do not be mis-led by their supposed price before mark down. These are in no way comparable in quality or value to the top products offered by industry leaders around the original pricepoint listed. Even the competitor's products near the current discounted price of this shoe show considerably more care in materials and construction details. Second, these shoes are quite heavy in relation to the high dollar products that they are supposedly on par with. They are even heavier than value oriented shoes with composite soles (Shimano, Mavic, Specialized) in their discounted price range. The soles are stiff, as advertised and expected. That's the good news. The TPU treads, however, are almost as hard and slick as the sole itself. They are extremely slippery on wood floors (first impressions, remember). Should you ever have to call on them for traction in the world of slanted slick rock, moss covered roots, water crossings, ice, snow, mud, etc., it's hard to imagine them performing well. Looking at the sole, there is what appears to be a carbon fiber layer visible under a hard plastic clear coat. However, after seeing the general construction quality of these shoes, it becomes easy to question the quality of this carbon and, in fact, whether it is anything more than a printed facsimile. Can't make any definitive statements either way. All that said, this is not, all together, a bad shoe. They are not the premium product they pretend to be, but at the current discounted price they may still be a worthwhile value. The stiff sole and generally passable build and functionality may well provide decent service for a reasonable amount of time at a reasonable price. I would not, at first glance, trust these for racing or in challenging off-road conditions, but as a stiff yet walkable, value oriented alternative for road cycling (which is how I'm considering using them now that I've seen them), they may turn out to be perfect.
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Great shoes, would buy again
By BikeMedic47
from Milan, TN
I found these shoes on sale and love them. I had a problem with my toes going numb in my previous pair from another brand but these work great and havent had a problem. I love the ratchet, the rigidity and the light weight. Have not had a single problem.
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Comments On Mar 15, 2015:Have this tire on the front of my DS XR650R and it works great in corners offroad. The tall knobs and soft compound cut thru the loose materials on top down to solid base. It's one of the best tires i have used and seems to be hold up well.
On pavement it squirms a bit due to the above mentioned and requires some getting used to but that is not what is made for. Maybe in time once the knobs harden it will track better on the road.
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Comments On Jan 19, 2015:Can't say enough good things about this tire. Especially for the price, it's the best front tire I've found, by far. If any of you out there know the Nelson Hills in Southern Nevada, you know it's some of the toughest terrain on tires, and this one holds up even out in that sharp volcanic rock. I used to buy at least one front tire a month until I started running these
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Comments On Aug 09, 2014:Got this for the front on my 250x. Its a good all around tire, gets way more traction that my old stock tire. I feel a lot more comfortable riding now. Made the bike feel like I was in control and not the other way around. Would recommend this to anyone who is doing any mountain riding.
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