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There is an ever-growing stack of evidence regarding Baylor's football program. A Heisman Trophy. Three consecutive bowl trips, a first in school history. And across the Brazos River, just north of campus, a new state-of-the-art football stadium will be ready for 2014.
Art Briles can see the stadium's rise, but …
"I haven't (visited), not once," the Bears' coach said. "I probably will not until it's complete. When we get in there and get going, that's when we'll get going. But right now we have other things to take care of."
That would be this season, a season that Baylor believes could see it emerge as legitimate threat to win the Big 12 Conference championship.
From their practice fields, the Bears can see the ongoing construction. As they close out the Floyd Casey Stadium Era, they're excited about the upward mobility a new stadium brings.
"Exactly. Definitely," said junior quarterback Bryce Petty, who follows in the footsteps of Heisman winner Robert Griffin III and record-setting Nick Florence. "Everything's changing. We're always improving, always wanting to get better. It just makes us more hungry to get more and more things."
Baylor was picked to finish fifth in the Big 12 and received two first-place votes – something that had never happened in previous preseason polls. Sports Illustrated's preseason top 25 has Baylor No. 17. the team's highest perch in any preseason ranking.
"A lot of people are sleeping on us," receiver Antwan Goodley said. "But that's great. That's what we want. That's what we like, to prove a lot of people wrong."
The confidence and excitement is building within the program. The Bears won five of their last six games last season. Their maligned defense showed vast improvement over that stretch and seven starters return on that side of the ball.
Briles' offense routinely produces productive offensive players. Petty, in his fourth season in the program, is expected to keep the offense rolling even though he has never started a game.
"I've waited and earned and grown and now it's time to put all of that stuff to the test and prove what I can do," Petty said.
Running backs Lache Seastrunk – who in the off-season said he planned to win the Heisman Trophy – and Glasco Martin are both capable of gaining 1,000 yards. The Bears must replace top receiver Terrance Williams, but a year ago they had to replace top receiver Kendall Wright and Williams filled the void. Godley, Tevin Reese and freshman Robbie Rhodes are among the talented pass catchers on the roster.
The defense was next to last in the country in yards allowed in 2012. That's the unit that has the skeptics smirking about Baylor making a run at the top of the Big 12. But if the Bears can continue the defensive improvement they showed while winning five of their last six, skepticism might disappear.
"Everybody looks at everything different now," Baylor senior safety Ahmad Dixon said. "The highlight of my freshman year was beating UT. Now we talk about going to bowl games and winning them and beating the No. 1 team in the nation. We talk about the season as a whole and not one particular game."
Coach: Art Briles, 33-30 in six seasons.
2012: 8-5 overall, 4-5 in Big 12, tied for 5th.
Bowl: Defeated UCLA, 49-26, in Holiday Bowl.
Returning starters: 6 on offense, 7 on defense.
Key players: Junior QB Bryce Petty, junior RB Lache Seastrunk, senior RB Glasco Martin, senior WR Tevin Reese, senior K Aaron Jones, junior LB Bryce Hager, senior LB Eddie Lackey, senior DB Ahmad Dixon, senior LB Sam Holl, senior DE Chris McAllister, senior OG Cyril Richardson, junior WR Levi Norwood.
Three Key Questions
1. Will Bryce Petty keep the offense rolling?
Briles has a history of developing quarterbacks. Also, the Baylor offense is designed to have the ground game carry more than half the production load. Petty has had four years to learn the offense and has watched Heisman winner Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence – who as a replacement for RG3 set a school single-season record for passing yardage.
2. Will the defense continue to improve?
If the second half of last season is factored in, the answer is yes. Veteran defensive coordinator Phil Bennett is in his third season in Waco and his players have a complete grasp of his system. Baylor also has depth in addition to talent on the defensive side. Sophomore defensive end Shawn Oakman, a transfer from Penn State, could be a different maker up front.
3. Can the offensive line jell?
Right tackle Troy Baker suffered an ACL injury during spring practice. His recovery is ahead of schedule and the junior is expected to return for Baylor's Big 12 opener on Oct. 5. Baker's injury forced the offensive line to shuffle its manpower so there might be a time of adjustment once the season starts. Regardless, senior guard Cyril Richardson is an All-American candidate.
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Senior running back Glasco Martin broke his right ankle in the spring and is still rehabilitating the injury. He's expected to be ready for the season opener. … Briles says that junior receiver Antwan Goodley is "set for a breakout season, no doubt." … Senior offensive lineman Stevan Huber is the starting center. His father played center for the Texas Longhorns in the 1970s. … Baylor has won 14 Big 12 games the last three seasons. That matches the total number of wins for the school in its previous 14 Conference seasons. … Freshman receiver Robbie Rhodes, who Briles said was the best high school receiver in the country and was ranked the No. 2 receiver in the 2013 recruiting class by one scouting service, had 37 touchdown passes his final two seasons at Fort Worth Southwest.
Numbers To Note
Baylor is the only team to rank in the top 25 nationally in both rushing and passing the past three years is Baylor, and the last two years the Bears were among the top 14 in each category. … Junior running back Lache Seastrunk averaged 7.7 yards per carry. He gained over 800 yards on the ground in Baylor's last six games. … Junior linebacker Bryce Hager led the Big 12 with 124 tackles last season.
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Portions of the following information are based on facts provided by the arrested individuals. Those individuals have been booked with, not convicted of, the offenses shown. All accused should be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
David Freeman, 40, 3601 Truman St., Lake Charles, holding for other agency.
Houma City Police
Morris Watson Jr., 55, 331 Broad St., Houma, simple burglary, possession burglary tools, unlawful possession drug paraphernalia.
Shawn Elliot Parfait, 37, 1459 Ellender St., Houma, domestic abuse battery.
Dustin Everette Haney, 22, 317 Hobson St., Houma, simple burglary.
Leray Jamar Matthews, 22, 5072 North Bayou Black Drive, Gibson, failure to appear, simple burglary, possession of marijuana.
Joshua Ray Swan, 19, 213 Blair Drive, Houma, no driver's license, off public highway violation, simple obstruction of highway, possession schedule II drug.
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Milka Mitchell Pellegrin, 56, 109 Blanche St., Chauvin, DWI.
Tyrone David Clark, 37, 415 La. 20, Schriever, failure to appear, distribution schedule I drug.
Tiffany Danielle Simpson, 24, 10007 Plummie Jean Lane, Hammond, possession of marijuana, possession schedule IV drug, unlawful possession drug paraphernalia, possession of legend drug without prescription.
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Brandon Slade Bourg Jr., 18, 610 Saadi St., Houma, hit and run, resisting an officer, theft of auto, underage DWI, attempted simple burglary.
Lafourche Parish Sheriff's Office
Tally Cheramie, 25, 19447 E. Main St. Lot 3, Golden Meadow, two contempt.
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Philip Green, 22, 1400 Martin Luther King Jr., Apt 20, Thibodaux, contempt, illegal carrying of weapons, safety belt use, tags indicating exemption, second possession of marijuana, violation of uniform controlled dangerous substances law, illegal carrying of weapons.
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Better late, then never! So here is Thursday's review now!
Lost Tales of Mercia by Jayden Woods
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
All right. Do I have to say it? It was a free book from B&N.
You can either get the "chapters" each in their own e-books, or get this one with all of them in it.
The individual chapters are not like in a normal book, They do not connect. They are rather stand alone little stories about each of the personages named in the titles. I rather liked the way the author gave you little glimpses of these peoples lives and it will leave you wanting more. So go ahead and put the other books "Eadric the Grasper" and "Godric the Kingslayer" also on your list!) Specially if you are a fan of medieval fiction!!!! These two books sort of pick up where "Lost tales" will leave you.
I did like the way the author was painting the picture of Mercia and Englalond. Very vivid and easy to imagine how it might have been. I read some of the chapters/books in one sitting. I really got into it and loved the feel these books conveyed!
Rather entertaining! Quick little reads for when you just want to tune out for a bit, but don't feel like a whole novel!
I enjoyed reading this very much and have the other two books in this line already on my to read list!
Lost tales of Mercia is still free on B&N at the moment!
ETA: I have since read all of them and my review still stands for all! 🙂


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A first-ever Central Ozark Conference boys' track title earned last weekend has given the Carthage track and field squad momentum heading into Saturday's Class 4, District 6 meet at Branson.
But now the season will come to a conclusion for anybody who doesn't finish in the top four in their event to qualify for next week's sectional meet at Ozark.
A first-ever Central Ozark Conference boys' track title earned last weekend has given the Carthage track and field squad momentum heading into Saturday's Class 4, District 6 meet at Branson.
But now the season will come to a conclusion for anybody who doesn't finish in the top four in their event to qualify for next week's sectional meet at Ozark.
"Especially on the boys' side we want to use winning the conference as some momentum, but even on the girls' side we had a really good meet even though we didn't score in some events," Carthage head coach Andy Youngworth said Thursday. "It pretty much fell into place for both sides. I'm not going to say that we outperformed expectations because I just knew with the weather and lack of practice we've had that we were faster than what we had run, at least on the track."
Now the boys' squad will try to put all the pieces together to compete for a district championship, while the Carthage girls' will send a smaller squad and focus on qualifying specific events for the sectional meet.
"We might not run a girl in an event where she might be seventh or eighth and instead run her in a relay that has a chance to finish in the top four," Youngworth said. "For the boys, I've never really felt going in since we've been in Class 4 that we had a chance to compete for one of the first or second-place plaques, but I think we've got an outside shot if everything falls into place. We might surprise some people."
District 6 is comprised of Branson, Carthage, Glendale, Joplin, Kickapoo, Neosho, Nixa, Ozark, Parkview, Republic, Webb City and West Plains.
Boys' seeds
Senior Dawson Allmoslecher is seeded in a tie for seventh in the high jump with a height of 5-10.
In the pole vault, freshman Eli Wells is tied for ninth with a height of 12 feet, while senior Kiefer Maggard is tied for 11th with a height of 11-06.
EJ Morgan, a junior, is the fourth seed in the long jump with a distance of 21-05. He is the top seed in the triple jump, having reached 46-06. Kennan Harrison, another junior, is seeded fifth in the triple jump with a distance of 43-05.5.
In the discus, senior Bryan "Bubba" Burns is the top seed with a throw of 166-06. Sophomore Jeff Pugh is seeded eighth with a throw of 134-08.
Burns is seeded third on the shot put with a top throw of 50-00.5, while senior Oliver Sprenkle is seeded 14th at 41-06.
In relay events, Carthage is seeded second in the 4x800-meter race with a time of 8:20.32. The Tigers are fifth in the 4x200 with a time of 1:34.04. Carthage is the second seed in the 4x100 with a time of 43.80. In the 4x400, Carthage is the third seed with a time of 3:31.17.
Sophomore Jesse Martini is the eighth seed in the 110-meter hurdles with a time of 16.44.
Cameron Priester, a junior, earned the fifth seed in the 100-meter dash with a top time of 11.52 seconds. Senior Jordan Dangerfield is seeded 12th with a time of 11.84.
Senior Eduardo Reyes earned the ninth seed in the 400-meter dash with a seed time of 53.57, while Matt Vantrease, a junior, is seeded 11th at 53.89.
Freshman Alex Derryberry is seeded 12th, and Martini is seeded 14th in the 300-meter hurdles, with times of 44.80 and 45.29.
Junior Ben Southwick earned the fourth seed in the 800-meter run with a top time of 2:00.90. Junior Carter Hensley is seeded eighth in 2:06.15.
Chase Lyons, a junior, is the 15th seed in the 200-meter dash with a time of 24.34.
Hunter Blount, a senior, is the 16th seed in the 3,200-meter run. His seed time is 10:22.79.
Girls' seeds
In the high jump, freshman Kim Teed is tied for sixth in the seedings with a top jump of 4-10. Junior Amanda Shannon is tied for the 13th seed at 4-06.
The long jump looks to be an especially strong event for the Carthage girls, with junior Vanessa Pawlak seeded second and junior Sierra Barrett tied for third. Pawlak has jumped 16-08 and Barrett has reached 16-02.
The same goes for the triple jump, with Barrett earning the top seed at 36-07.5 and Teed earning the second seed at 36-05, more than a foot past the third seed.
Senior Emily Goeken is seeded fourth in the discus throw with a distance of 121-06, and sophomore Erin Parks follows her in fifth with a throw of 98-01.
Parks is the second seed in the shot put with a top throw of 35-08, while Goeken is seeded seventh with a throw of 32-06.
Carthage is sixth in the 4x200-meter relay with a top time of 1:53.77. The Tigers earned the top seed in the 4x100-meter relay with a time of 51.56 seconds. In the 4x400-meter relay, Carthage's time of 4:23.54 was good for the sixth seed.
Courtney Burris, a sophomore, is the 16th seed with a time of 1:07.43 in the 400-meter dash. She is the seventh seed in the 200-meter dash with a time of 28.32.
Shannon earned the 15th seed with a time of 53.94 in the 300-meter hurdles.
"My rule of thumb has always been to qualify half of our events to sectionals, and half of our events from sectionals to state," Youngworth said. "I'm looking at this realistically and I'm seeing 10 of our boys' events that are in the top four and a couple others on the bubble so we could have as many as 12 or 13 or we could have as few as eighth. On the girls' side, we're heavy in the field events. I see maybe seven or eight that look pretty good to get out and maybe one or two others who could get out. We could have anywhere from six to 10 on the girls' side. I'll be okay with that.
"There will be some surprises," he said. "You can't let one great event put you on a cloud or one bad event dump you in the dirt. You have to be consistent. If you have a bad event you can't carry it over to the next event. We just need to focus on being unselfish."


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The Hudson County Board of Freeholders adopted the $495 million 2013 county budget at its June 13 meeting after cutting more than $4 million from the budget proposed in early May.
As approved, the budget is an increase of 3.19 percent from last year.
The original budget called for a $12,787,530 increase in the overall county tax levy, an increase of about 4.39 percent.
Along with its budget plan, the administration had anticipated seeking the usual one-penny per hundred dollars of assessed value for the annual Open Space tax levy to fund projects supported by the Hudson County Open Space and Historic Preservation Trust from the Board of Chosen Freeholders.
In order to reduce the negative impact from the budget increase, the Freeholders along with County Executive Tom DeGise, scaled back the tax levy imposed for Open Space projects from $5,620,920 to approximately $1,124,124.
The reduced amount will cover debt service on existing projects under construction, but will not fund any new projects in 2013.
DeGise's office said these changes should meet the demands of the mayors of Weehawken, Hoboken, and Secaucus whose towns were most impacted by this year's tax increases.
"This compromise struck a balance between reductions and what was possible without any decrease in county services." – Weehawken Mayor Richard Turner
In the originally proposed budget, Hoboken, Secaucus, and Weehawken were faced with county tax increases of 10 percent, 9.5 percent, and 19.6 percent respectively. The mayors of the three towns opened a dialogue with the Freeholders and the County Executive seeking to reduce the impact.
The Freeholders agreed to hold public hearings in both Hoboken and Secaucus so that residents could ask questions and make suggestions as well as comment on the county budget.
Freeholder Chairman Anthony Romano called these sessions "eye opening," not merely because of some of the excessive costs these hearings uncovered, but also because the Freeholders got another perspective on the budget increases' impact on local communities.
Freeholder Bill O'Dea said for the first time department heads were grilled extensively and line items examined on levels like never before.
"This has been the most intensive budget process in history in my 17 years as Freeholder," O'Dea said. "We examined line items; we looked at individual overtime costs, and post assignments. This is a very good way to do things and how we should do things in the future."
Departments were required to justify their spending and trip expenses, including some of the more sacred cows—such as the Hudson County's Sheriff's Office and Corrections Department—where overtime costs were seen as a significant reason for the budget's increase.
The Freeholders also held a special hearing to analyze overtime and explore ways to curb its use.
These reductions will save Hoboken $1.4 million, Secaucus $710,000 and Weehawken $362,000 compared to what the communities would have paid based upon the budget as initially introduced.
Freeholders who were under the gun to cut the budget were extremely pleased by the results as well, not just because of this year's savings, but because it appeared to set a trend for future budgets. O'Dea, along with Freeholders Jose Munoz, Tom Liggio, and Jeff Dublin called for the budget to be introduced earlier in the budgeting year that runs from July 1 to June 30, so that there would be time for this process to take place. O'Dea proposed that the Freeholders also limit the passing of temporary anticipated budget funding from three months to two in order to force the administration to comply. Anticipated funding allows the county to borrow to pay for operations until a formal budget is adopted.
"This is an example of what can get done by different levels of government listening to each other and working on solutions that are in the best interest of the tax payers," said Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli in response to the changes.
"Additionally, the county has agreed to keep the dialog regarding future spending open with regular county finance meetings held throughout the year to examine spending as well as revenues," said Mayor Dawn Zimmer.
Mayor Richard Turner said, "This compromise struck a balance between reductions and what was possible without any decrease in county services."
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So Ive been working on autocockers for the last 6 month. Time to come out with something that the AO Crew can use.
AGD Spec where it counts.
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Mounting for fabco MSV-2 & clippard MPA-3
Tapped for Sleeper LPR mount Capable. The frame will be tapped 1/8NPT on the bottom but. You will have to modify the MSV-2 & its mounting plate. It will not come modified.
Trigger included, Forward & back stop setscrews. (AGD trigger compatable)
Frame accepts 2X emag trigger magnets above the forward trigger stop.
Can be used on twistlock guns or non twistlock.
Sear release hole for use on pnuemags.
Intelli switch mounts.
AGD Saftey compatable. (Safetey NOT Included)
I will be putting up a pre-order thread in the dealer forum within the next couple days.


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AO: I need some action pictures to play around with for the AO redesign. If your interested in helping please post up some pictures for me!! Thx
AO: I need some action pictures to play around with for the AO redesign. If your interested in helping please post up some pictures for me!! Thx
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One of my favorites of my son. There was a whole bunch of people behind him that just had not got there yet. The photographer has a better resolution pic.
Me using my pumpmag a few years ago. On of the only photos with me playing with a mag
I'm interested in helping but this is the only thing I have that would be close. Give me a couple months
To leave feedback: Click seller/buyers name, Click feedback score, Click leave feedback
The Minimag in the picture is my original mag purchased back in 93. About a year later it was actually fixed by Bud Orr wielding a hammer at a NPPL in Las Vegas. One of the few guns that will never leave my possession. It started my love affair with AGD.
Me in the foreground using my warpfed ETac, my dad behind me using his warpfed Minimag (Dec 2011 Classic MOTM).
(The pic looked larger on facebook)
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one of my favorites of the pump mag i had for awhile.
myself and XM15
Here's a couple you're welcome to use. I can provide bigger if needed.
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Man, I need to get new pictures, these are getting outdated!
dude you look evil in that first pic
I need to get some new pics also.
This is from the 2nd time I owned that camo Tac One.
Probably sold it two years ago.
"When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty." Thomas Jefferson
Me thinking thin under alot of fire at Tunaball5 with my emag.
Thanks guys!! Looking good. I'm still trying to figure out the best way to run the top banner, but keep posting action pictures if you want to be in the banner. I'm trying to come up with a banner that can be easy manipulated so any person with photoshop can edit/design the player within the banner
Just saw this thread. Here are some of mine:
May 1, 2004
Maybe 1stDeadEye found him?
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Forest Gump of paintball
Just an idea....
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^^^Lookin good!
From a scenario game I played in, the photographer seemed to like me I ended up in a lot of his pictures.
Just incase you guys haven't looked at the thread on the top of the page.....
Don't let the colors scare you, the only "splash" of color is at the top of the page, check out the dev forum to see what it looks like with the older style AO.
Idea #1:
Idea #2:
Added a gradient, two tone, and changed the font to the same font as the badges i'm creating...
Ranks for AO:
Check out the template on the Dev forum....
Looks great...digging the color schemes also...


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PONTE VEDRA BEACH, FLA. – The ninth-ranked Duke men's golf team posted a second place finish in the John Hayt Collegiate Invitational, as the final round of the tournament at Sawgrass Country Club was cancelled Tuesday due to inclement weather in the area. The Blue Devils finished the 36-hole tournament with a five-under 571, 12 shots behind the winner and host North Florida.
North Florida (-17) and Duke (-5) are the only schools to finish the tournament with an under-par score. Central Florida finished in third-place with a nine-over 585, while Arkansas, North Texas, Florida and LSU finished tied for fourth place at 11-over par.
Kevin Phelan (North Florida) earned the title of the tournament with a 13-under 131, while Duke's Brinson Paolini and Austin Cody along with Central Florida's Ricardo Gouveia tied for third at four-under (140).
After posting a first round 71, Paolini posted his fourth round in the 60s this season Monday after carding a 69. His round Monday was highlighted by an eagle at the par 5 eighth hole.
Cody fired two consecutive rounds of 70 to finish the tournament at four-under. A native of North Charleston, S.C., Cody holed out a wedge on the par 5 eleventh for eagle during Monday's second round, finishing the tournament with one eagle and seven birdies.
In his first round of the week, senior Adam Sumrall posted a 71, while recording two birdies, 15 pars and one bogey on the day to close the round tied for 17th. Despite a consistent opening round, the senior struggled in the second round, posting a three-over par 75 to finish the event in a tie for 20th at 2-over par, 146.
After matching his career-low score of 70 in the first round of play, freshman and Denmark native Mads Soegaard posted a 78 in the second round to finish tied for 31st at four-over 148.
Senior Julian Suri finished tied for 43rd after posting two consecutive rounds of 75. Over the two days, the 2012 All-American finished with five birdies, three bogeys and four double bogeys.
Playing as an individual, Michael Ricaurte finished tied for 71st at 12-over after recording rounds of 77 and 79.
Up next, the Blue Devils will compete at the Southern Highlands Collegiate Masters which will be played at the Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas, Nev., on March 8-10.


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|Rejuvenate Hoodie
What did you order tonight?
PS - if you look at the Inkwell Invert crop photo it looks like there is a new green color swiftly, more jewel-toned. I read a rumor there is another green coming and may be called Sour Apple.
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I bought the faded zap bag, I hope the quality doesn't disapoint me in real life.
One thing i just HAVE to point out: in the photo for the inkwell/mellow lemon invert crop, the model has what looks like an emerald green swiftly LS tied around her waist!!! IT's definitely NOT frond, it looks like the color i've been praying for!! So excited!!
I agree that there are some cute new things (finally!). I am really interested in the Inkwell Rejuvenate Hoodie but not crazy about the strings and need to find out if it is TTS. Please let me know how it fits and if it is a flattering cut (hard to tell from the model). I wonder if it will sell fast???
I think a lot of people have been waiting for a light weight French terry hoodie so I bet it will sell pretty well unless there is a flaw or fit problem. I would like it in brighter colors.
Would love some fit reviews on the Invert Crop. It was the only thing I was interested in in this upload. TIA!
That emerald green colour looks amazing, can't wait for it.
i also noticed on the bleached coral short swiftly tank, the crops have little polka-dots on the blue .. it's cute, hopefully that print will be on something else, because i'm not a fan of the piping
Got the inkwell Pace Setter skirt. I don't like the new Pace skirt with that v-shaped waistband. Not good if you have a bit of a tummy, it doesn't suck anything in. I also did not love the color combos the Pace skirt offered. I hate it when the shorts underneath are a contrasting color to the fabric of the skirt. When you run, it doesn't look very discreet.
The cut and length of the Rejuvenate hoodie looked good, but I wish they'd made that in a Luon jacket instead. I really need a navy jacket and there don't seem to be that many interesting choices. If I were in the market for a run shirt, I would have gotten the Rise & Shine. I like the simple styling.
Does this upload look like Lulu is starting to turn around a bit? Some of the good, clean styling (Invert Crop) is back, I just wish the fabrics would revert to being thick and worthy quality again.
I was going to purchase the Swiftly Arm Warmers until I took a closer look at them. It seems like they've done away with a lot of the detailing, which is what I liked from the past versions, including the scalloped edges at where the hands are suppose to be and detailing at more sweat-prone areas.
Anyone seeing this or is it just me?
@anon10:34 - definitely like the clean lines and feminine colors of the new LS and PO.. I like a lot of what I've seen in this upload. Usually the fall line has the real killer designs, colors, and prints but it looks like lulu put the A-team on the spring line instead this year.
love that new green color! wonder how long we'll have to wait for it!? that's my fave color green... i like the look of the invert crops and will be interested in the fit also. i'd consider them for a casual pant - they are the skimmer style that is in right now for spring/summer.
i couldn't resist the Layer Me LS, ordered a Bleached Coral and a White/Dune. Also ordered the Rise and Shine PO in Frond along with a Frond Bangbuster.
After looking at all the photos for the various colors of the Invert Crop, I'm wondering what new items are in our future... the rumored "Sour Apple" green pictured with the Inkwell, the white jacket pictured with the Black. If anyone has info/rumors on the white jacket, I'm interested.
Tonight's upload may have me setting my alarm for uploads once again.
Thanks LLA, your blog is fabulous.
Yay! Been waiting for the pop orange ta ta tamer!! Kinda liking the yellow run crops too
Got the mellow lemon first base tank to go with my frond speeds. Did anyone notice that they stealth uploaded two laceoflage toasty tech tights? How long have those been there?
Are we online-only-shoppers ever going to see the frond LS and SS Swiftly? I have started to wonder.
PLEASE do a review of the new invert crop? dying to know how it is!
Diamond dot inkwell WU pant.....I bought the version that was out last November in black..loved them but wore them once and white threads pulled all over the pants. Returned them...we'll see if these new ones last more than one wearing
In the invert crop pics.....the one with the inkwell/mellow lemon, she is wearing a green sweater around her hips! Don't know what it is....but it appears very promising!!! :) Looks like the old Lulu from 4 years ago. Ive seen this green a few years ago and it's stunning! Wonder what shirt she has slung around her hips! LOVE!!! Also, LOVE the new model....she's stunning!! :)
nothing for me, this upload. There was a time, when I had to have everything from each upload and now, Ive waited so LONG for Lulu to bring out great designs, that Im bored! Yes, Im bored with the Lulu brand. :( Ive been look at other high end brands, for my hoodies and wraps. Lululemon just took way too long, to please it's most loyal customers. A good, loyal customer will only wait so long and then we move on to something better.
bought both the lemon & frond bang busters... am trying to resist the frond pullover. If they hadn't teased another green then I would have totally pulled the trigger.
Honestly, my wallet can't wait for them to go back to their uninspired purple and pink offerings b/c all this green has been giving it an exercise!!!
Rise & Shine Pant, 7/8 length, no thanks not interested in floods. Same goes for the Invert Crop and ick to the high waistband.
In fact none of it appeals to me except the First Base Tank new colors. Except I ordered one of those and took it back. Absolutely loved the rulu but realized the tank is never going to get chosen over a CRB.
On the Astro waistband on the Run Pace Short and the Run Pace Skirt. Some people prefer the waistband (up) as it doesn't cause a muffin top.
Loving the new (as-yet-unnamed) green - it reminds me of Savage, which I tragically missed out on because I was ginormously pregnant with baby number three and didn't have the foresight to stock up in my non-preggo size - what was I thinking? ;) Here's hoping I can correct that lapse in judgement when this one gets released...
I ordered the bleached coral scuba... I love that color, and I've basically been living in my scubas this winter. Also ordered the diamond dot inkwell WUs. I already have the silverescent inkwell WUs so not sure if these will be enough different to keep or not. I usually like the textured WUs. And my first bangbuster in reversible pop orange/bleached coral. Interested to see if I can pull it off (like how it looks on others, but skeptical on whether I can rock it).
i really love the look of the layer me ls, but worry about fabric quality as in the model photo, her bra is clearly visible back and front. i hope the quality matches what i think is a nice top.
im still po's about the crappy fabrics and am still just lurking more than buying:)
something about that short little swiftly peeved me off as well. just like looking at the new power y photos. so obviously cheapened by losing fabric! i don't recall a ton of reviews asking for more cropped items!
luluaddict, i completely understand why you have the comment moderation on...but am i the only one that has to try multiple times to prove i am not a robot? why are the damn letters/numbers so hard to read?? lol:)
HINT HINT! Looks like a new LONG JACKET/hoodie in the bleached coral wunder unders!
Did anyone else notice the shorts in the black Rise and Shine Pullover? Those look like faded zap speed shorts to me. I'd definitely consider getting those, I'm ready for some bright colors.
I got the LS Layer Me PO in yellow, I'm not much of a yellow gal but I like this pale yellow.
Doh, it is the black LS Layer Me not the rise and shine. sorry bout that.
I'm not digging that new running pullover. The Rise and Shine. Particularly in the bleached coral the double black ribbon around the collar emphasizes even more the ugliness of it. To me it screams Chinese collar. And the black strip down the arms in the green one totally ruined it (in addition to the Chinese collar!)
As for the new color of the Vino Vinyasa bag, faded zap, ugh... Why to pick faded zap to make an otherwise lovely bag? I have a few pieces in FZ from 2010 and although I'm fine working out in a FZ tank, a bag the size of the VIno Vinyasa in this bright fluorescent lime is ugly IMO.
Bought the inkwell pacesetter without even looking at anything else. I am totally addicted to the pacesetter and can't stop buying them! I just wished I started Lulu last year when they had more cute prints/colors :(
I was excited about the Pace skirt but I agree that eventho the waistband design is cute, I am not sure if it will be functional for someone who has a tummy. The length also seems awfully short (unless the model is really tall). It looks cute, but at $68? I'd rather spend the money on the next cute pacesetter. Maybe I will try it at my store and see if it will change my mind.
I also like the Rejuvenate Hoodie - it looks really soft. I am still on the fence about buying this one since I already have the inkwell Uba softshell from last month and I don't want it in black. The fit says loose but Lulu has been all over the place lately. (I am a 10 in WTF, 8 in Uba reflective & Scuba stretch and 6 in Uba softshell.) I can always return to my local store but it's still a hassel not knowing what size will fit.
I also got a Vinyasa scarf from WMTM and it should be arriving today! My FedEx guy knows me already since he has been delivering something from Lulu every single week!!! I am in trouble ;)
Any one know what bottoms are being shown with the Swiftly SL Shortcut - the ones with the super pretty bleached coral/pop orange striped waistband?
Looks like there's another stripe going down the side (not sure how I feel about that one!) But I <3 the waistband combo!
Looking at the new green color Swiftly on the invert crop, I think it might be a two tone. Very hard to tell due to the lighting difference from front to back, but in my opinion it appears two-tones. I hope not, I have never liked the two-tone swiftly's.
@ anon 5:42 am - you don't think that is a Daily Yoga jacket?
there is also a blue hoodie in the banner pic in the scuba central section. looks like same blue color on tanks pictured on some of the scuba pics?
Curious about the sheerness of the inkwell diamond dot WU? Has anyone tried these on or anything like them? They are really cute.
Am I the only one who doesn't seem to see the difference between that Swiftly in the Invert crops photo and the Frond Swiftly? And if they're really that close, what's the point? Super disappointed the Frond Swiftly LS wasn't uploaded, btw. I bet their marketing people stalk these blogs to find out what we're all coveting, then hold them back hoping that our lust for buying will cause us to buy something else in the meantime. It certainly seems that way. Nothing for me this week. I'll just keep waiting on the Frond (or whatever color that other one is). And if they don't upload them, oh well. Something else will come along...I'm hoping for a green Vinyasa and a green satin pirouette headband. We shall see.
I'm liking the Diamond inkwell WU pants. Those are timeless and can be worn with so many things. Will either buy them online or wait to see if them in store.
That white jacket looks like a Forme jacket. I love looking at the Australia uploads too :)
Is the black top the model is wearing with the faded zap vino to vinyasa bag the Warm Up Crew, or a new pullover sweater??
@anon 5:42 am
I agree with LLA, I think that jacket looks like a Daily Yoga.
@anon6:36 am
You are right, that new Pace skirt is 2 whole inches shorter than the regular length Pace Setter. I am only 5 feet tall, but I wear the Pace Setter in the tall lengths because my torso is long (also why I can't wear 1 piece swimsuits), so there is no way I will buy this new Pace one. Also, did they run (look, I made a pun!) out of names because it would be easy to confuse the two!??
I have lots of name suggestions if they are looking: Metre, Mile, PR, Tempo (have they done that one yet?), Loop, On Your Mark, Get Set and Go, etc.
Can anyone tell me what green top she's wearing in both the new visor and hat pictures? Faded zap? Whatever it is I neeeed a tank in that colour! Ordered the rejuvenate hoodie in a couple sizes, hopefully one fits well. I've been waiting so long for a basic, hoodie made of hoodie material that's LONG enough! Seen so many cropped items lately, that style only works for a select group. I'd rather get my items hemmed then not be able to purchase new styles because they are too short.
Anon 7:07- thinking the same thing- dont see a big difference in the green- still looks to Kermit the frog for me :). Obsessed with inkwell! Bought the diamond dot wu and the rejuvenate hoodie- def don't need either so will have to make some tough decisions!!
I ordered the bleached coral arm warmers. I've brought a lot of bleached coral items so I am waiting for the new colors now. I don't like Frond but the new green looks really nice.
OT - Can anyone recommend what to wear running if you want to stay dry when it is warm to hot but raining. I run from the office in my lunch break so I don't want to arrive back soaking wet and I don't like wearing anything that isn't breathable. I've already got a great North Face running cap that keeps my hair dry but need something to keep my tank and shorts dry that doesn't feel like I'm wearing anything extra. Not sure if something like that exists.
Two possible teasers that nobody has mentioned yet: On the Australian site, and the banner over tops, it looks like a new colour of swiftly. It looks like Tang Light, but I suppose it could just be Burnt Yellow; and on the North American sites, on the picture for the Frond inverse crops, she looks like she's wearing some sort of cropped wrap. It looks like two layers of fabric, one wrapped over the other.
so say I want the new swiftly tank....but OK, now it's super short. say I wear a size 6 in Lulu tops. the last time I had a swiftly tank on, was last year and it was Waaay too tight. Im a 34 DD. would it be a BAD IDEA to size up, not to an 8, but a 10.....to get the length and the boobage?! :) Opinions?
I'm very excited about the Invert crops- but I want to try them on first. I think they have potential to be perfect for crossfit.
I'm also interested in hearing reviews of the yellow pace crops. I really like the idea of them, but I'm assuming they are sheer. It looks like you might be able to see a panty line in the detail pic showing the gel pocket. I love the color though.
Not digging those pace shorts. There is too much fabric. They look dumpy from the front and back. Reminds me of Nike Tempo shorts. Those shorts balloon up and look so unflattering. The pace shorts remind me of that.
Nothing for me this week. I've been going overboard lately, and I need to exercise some self control! :-)
Regarding Frond... Yes, it's froggy, but oh so pretty. In general I'm a sucker for anything pink, but I bought the Frond Swiftly LS and wore it yesterday to lots of compliments. :-)
There are some cute things that caught my eye, but I was waiting for a frond Swiftly LS.
Anyone is digging the new bleached coral WU?
Also looks like they have an inkwell swiftly on the Aussie side but unless it is just not photographing well it looks just like grey to me. They have a two-toned Free to be bra in dune/bleached coral that is adorable! really hope we see an energy bra in inkwell...
Where are the frond gros gingham speed shorts?! Am I the only one waiting for these?
I finally got my order from last week today. Totally disappointed with the frond inspire crops. I ordered two sizes bc I thought my normal 8 might be too snug, but I found the opposite to be true. The waste fit well on the 8, the the rest of the crop felt almost baggy. Had anyone else noticed this??
I came home with the bleached coral R & S pullover, I really like the black detail, especially down the arms. Nothing else. I tried on the frond G and C, see through, and I didn't even have to try the new yellow crop because I could read the tag through the fabric. I'm assuming the BC ones are the same. Tried on the inkwell gingham crop (or shorts pants if you like!) and I thought they were OK. Normally I would think that length would be horrible, but they were't so bad, and I think the stripe down the front helped to elongate the look. I didn't get them because they didn't help make me look fabulous! These days, for $82-98 bucks I better look fab!
None of the new jackets are tempting, already got the Frond swiftly and nothing else looked at all interesting. I know we've all been begging for greens and yellows, myself included, but I'm kinda missing a good purple!
ok - so I was analyzing the pic of the new green swiftly and it almost looks like there is a pattern on the sleeve? might be imagining it but could be a special edition?
I bought the invert crops to try. They look cute and I dig the 'flood' look.
I just got a product notification for my store that the Rejuvenate Hoodie also comes in Bleached Coral and Mellow Lemon.
@Anon 520am
Why do you assume Lululemon is trying to be cheap and cut corners by offering shorter tops?
Ever think that maybe not everyone is a giant or has big boobs? I'm 5'3 & flat chested so I have to get every single swiftly or crb hemmed by several, several inches. So I'm delighted that things are finally being offered in shorter lengths.
Yes I noticed the black top the model is wearing in the faded zap vinyasa to wino bag picture! She has it layered over the pop orange forme jacket. It's cut high up the sides and I don't recognize it. Can anyone tell what it is?
I just wanted to say thank you for the blog. LLA you are awesome, and I appreciate all the work you put into this.
Went to my local store today to purchase the layer me longsleeve and sadly didn't come home with one. It was definitely soft and the mellow yellow was very pretty but the top felt pretty thin. Also all the tops in my size had seams that were already unraveling. For $88 I don't want to fall apart before I even leave the store.
saw the diamond dot wu at my store and it was a pass. the fabric felt thin and just didn't hug me the way my other wus do.
Any chance they're working on a new bra for D sized chests? TaTaTamer doesn't cut it for me.
Regretting my Frond Bangbuster now that I've seen the amazing new yellow. The green and white seem very yuppy. Poo for final sales on hand bands.
I got an email this afternoon from my local store that had a couple of items listed that I haven't seen on the website, although it is possible I overlooked them.
One was the "Digni Tee LS" in the following colors:
1.dune/ocean stripe
2.mellow lemon/ocean stripe
3.bleached coral/ocean stripe
The body is striped and the sleeves appear to be solids.
Another was the Warm Up Crew (I know it has received a lot of hate) in ocean strip bleached coral/pop orange. In my opionin, the striped version seems more appealing than the solids in the previous upload.
@ anon 11:34am
I found the exact same thing with my frond inspires order I received today. I ordered a size 8, same as the pair in SHS print I got last week. The frond fit was definitely different, the waist fit in the frond is better than SHS, but doesn't seem to be any compression in the rest of it. Considering going to the store in hopes of trying the frond in a 6. Otherwise, I do love them, they don't seem like they would be sheer if I size down.
Just came back from my local store. Tried on the Pace skirt and it was awful! Way too short and wide and color is just ugly. My store only had the dune/white (which the bleached coral under pants show thru) and the bleached coral with the odd stripe smacked right in the middle. The waist band is terrible for people who has a tummy! major muffin top!!! Also tried on the swiftly tank and am in love with the length! I don't find it short at all (I am 5"4") and it hits right at my hips. I like this length much more than the longer CRB. My store didn't have the Rejuvenate hoodie so I ordered that one online. My WTF jacket came today - ordered a size 10 because that's what I have for the pullover and it was way big! So sad cuz I had tried both 8 and 10 before and forgot which size fit better. I got the polar cream at marked down so no returns :(
Hello everyone, just wondering if anyone knows if LLL ever puts out a pair of short tights (not boogie length) that goes down to just above the knee? I had a pair pre preggo that I ran halfs in but now I need a smaller (YAY ME) size and can't find a decent pair. Will this be a length that comes out closer to summer?
Not to mention it's on trend. Like it or not... At first I was hating the short styles but then tried some on and opened my mind to trends and now I like some of them. But....,there are people that stick with what works for them. You see it all the time 40 year old woman with a dated look.
@ Anon 12:48
"Vinyasa to Wino Bag" LMFAO with tears in my eyes!!
My local store got rejuvenates in bleached coral and mellow lemon this week.
@ anon 4:49 - I'll be posting photos of those soon. I can't wait to try it on but the $118 price tag is daunting.
What does everyone think the likelihood of a great colored pair of Studio Crops coming out later this spring/summer are? I got the Bleached Coral, and I love the color, but I'm returning them since they are so see-thru. I'm still on the fence about them, but they're getting packed tonight for return tomorrow... I can't justify spending so much on them if I'm not going to wear them because they're sheer, but I LOVE the color. Why can't the make the material just a smidge thicker for modesty?? I love the pairs I've got now, and I'd love to have them in a bright fun color, but that one doesn't seem to work. It'd be great if they made them in a bright shade purple.
Just got a red define from online - my first one ever- The same day as my forme mint moment (wmtm), also first ever. The forme would be alright if I hadn't ever known the define. But the define, used, is better quality, better fitting, softer, and far superior over all. This makes me very sad...
Well that was bitchy.
Thanks for mentioning-I love those shorts and have to have them!!
Sorry This is 7:05. I got the daily yoga mint moment from wmtm not the forme. Either way I LOVE my define. Sigh. SIGH!!
Anon 11:34... I had to size down in the Frond Inspires too. My usual size 8 was too baggy in the waist and loose in the calves. I did not have any sheerness issues despite sizing down to the 6. I'm thrilled that LLL revised the waistband!
vinyasa to wino OMG some of you posters kill me laughing. That bag can sure fit a jug of cheap wine LOL!


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Part I: Beginning
Part II: 21 – 39
AoE Grinding: Frost Mage Edition
Level 40 is where you get your first big break because you finally get your frosty bubble, Ice Barrier. During the course of the 18 levels I'm covering in this post you will also end up with all of your Portal spells to get you to the various capitol cities for your faction as well meaning that you are able to get yourself and your part all over the world in a must faster and easier way than before, and it may even open up some opportunities for you to sell your ports and make some gold if your server if friendly to such.
Since you now have access to Ice Barrier it's time to turn your AoE dreams into something even bigger than you had imagined. You'll also be able to do a lot more AoE grinding for the sake of serious experience gain now where before it was more useful in speeding up your quests. It still works great for that as well, but you can now start facing more opponents at once which will become more and more profitable as you go on.
Leveling areas still aren't very imporant to you, but again it's always going to be better for you to level in places filled with melee mobs than ones filled with casters and other ranged attackers. To give you some bit of direction, Tanaris offers great grinding opportunities with the pirates on the east coast as well as the local instance of Zul'Farrak. If you aren't quite ready to take on some of those mobs, then I would personally recommend you go grind some of the mobs in Arathi Highlands if you want to grind. Otherwise, just quest wherever you find level appropriate quests.
Important Spells
Levels 40-49
There isn't much in the way of new spells that you'll gain in your 40's, most of it is just going to be higher ranks of what you already have. Frost Nova, Ice Armor, Conjure Food/Water, Arcane Intellect, Cone of Cold, Blizzard, Frostbolt, Ice Barrier, and Conjure Mana Gem all receive a new rank which will be helpful for you.
Portals: Exo/IF/SW or Org/SMC/UC (level 40) Here you get your first set of portals to your faction's major cities. They pop up in the same order that the teleport spells did with the druid city coming in at a higher level. Don't ask me why, that's just the way it is.
Ice Barrier (level 40) Welcome to AoE Grinding like you've never seen it before. Who needs healers and tanks when you've got a wonderful frost bubble keeping you perfectly safe? You do not suffer pushback to spell casting while you have it up which means you can Blizzard while mobs are hitting you, it absorbs damage that you would have otherwise taken, and if you spend your talents right then when the bubble has absorbed the maximum amount of damage for you it explodes in a Frost Nova effect that freezes all of the mobs around you. Pure. Win.
Levels 50-58
Some of your big spells get rank upgrades here as well: Cone of Cold (twice), Frostbolt (twice), Ice Armor, Blizzard, Ice Barrier (twice), Frost Nova, Arcane Intellect, and Conjure Mana Gem.
Portal: Darnassus or Thunder Bluff (level 50) Here we finish out the Pre-Outlands portals so you can now port people to any of your faction's major cities.
Summon Water Elemental (level 50) Next to Ice Barrier this is the biggest upgrade you're going to find for improving your grinding abilities. You have to spend your talent points in the Frost tree to get it, but if you aren't Frost then you probably aren't reading this guide in the first place. And if you are Frost and haven't been putting all of your points into the Frost tree up to this point then you obviously haven't read the previous installments of this guide.
Rotation Option 1: Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Fire Blast
Rotation Option 2: Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Frostbolt
Rotation Option 3: Frostbolt, Frostbolt, Cone of Cold, Frostbolt
These will pretty well be the rotations you use for the rest of the game for single mobs as far as the Frost spec is concerned. Basically your life revolves around Frostbolt spamming and throwing out a Fire Blast or Cone of Cold to finish them off. Frost Nova when and if you need to, but otherwise just spam Frostbolt to knock them down and then finish them off with an instant cast.
This will change a bit when you get up around level 64 or so because new spells open up, but until then you pretty well stick to the ones listed above here.
Note: These rotations are for single mobs that you want to take down. Ideally you will want to fight every chance you get using an AoE pull and rotation, but if you have to single target then this is how you get the job done. If you need a refresher on how to AoE Grind with a Mage then please refer to my post: AoE Grinding: Frost Mage Edition.
Ice Barrier is a game changing spell for a mage because it addresses the one problem that we cannot otherwise overcome; our squishiness. Mages can't take a lot of hits because they generally have low health pools. They can't stand up long in melee because all they have protecting them is a few threads of cloth rather than a suit of plate armor. But now we've got ourselves a bubble that absorbs damage for us.
The key to effectively using Ice Barrier is noting the duration and cooldown of the spell and keeping track of that. This spell has a 1 minute duration and a 30 second cooldown. The cooldown is the biggest drawback to the spell (because we'll be fighting so many mobs at once), so you need to know how to overcome that. You want this spell to be active before you start pulling, and you want to burn its cooldown while you're getting on your mount, while you're pulling the next group, while you're putting distance between you and the mobs after freezing, or while you're moving but not mounted.
If mobs chew through your bubble in the middle of your pull then don't worry about it, you've been doing fine without it for 40 levels so surely you can handle being without it for a few seconds. The priority in your pull if Ice Barrier wears off is to corral the mobs, freeze them in place, and then cast Ice Barrier while you're getting distance between you and the mobs. This is another big reason why I prefer to run away from mobs to get my distance rather than using Blink. It gives me a chance to refresh Ice Barrier while also keeping a watchful eye on everything around me so that I can react to anything unexpected.
Get used to keeping Ice Barrier up at all times. If you're in the middle of town or in a low level area then of course there's no reason to bother with it. But if you're in an area where there are mobs that you plan on fighting then keep it up all the time.
The Shattered Barrier talent gives your Ice Barrier a 50-100% chance of freezing all enemies within 10 yards for 8 seconds when the barrier is destroyed. This can be used to your advantage in many cases, but some people don't like for it to happen. If your IB is reaching its limit of damage absorption and you don't want the freeze to take place, then be sure to recast IB before it gets destroyed. If you can't stand the freeze effect when it breaks, then just don't put the points in Shattered Barrier and instead put them in either Arctic Winds, Chilled to the Bone, or Improved Frostbolt (see talent section below).
And remember that IB is a Frost spell, so Cold Snap will instantly remove its cooldown if you find yourself in a bind and need to get the bubble back up immediately.
Leveling 40-49
As soon as you hit level 40 you need to put your talent point into Ice Barrier, and that one spell may potentially change the way you play your class all on its own. The early levels of the spell don't seem to absorb a whole lot of damage for you, but you'll soon learn how to gauge that amount and how to use and abuse your bubble in every situation. The starting amount is 3300 damage which seems like quite a bit, but when you're pulling several mobs at once and they're all hitting you it doesn't last quite as long as you would hope.
The main change with adding IB to the mix is that you can get more confident in your ability to pull large groups and survive, or you can get more focused in your single target casting and focusing more on just burning them down than trying to keep yourself alive. Since IB prevents all pushback on your spells you don't have to worry about keeping distance between yourself and your targets for the sake of casting your spells quickly. Just keep spamming your Frostbolts until the mob is dead or your bubble is gone.
The bubble provides you with some much needed defense in the form of immunity. It's easy for you to get into an overpowered state of mind with it, and that's a good thing. Just remember that while you can solo all of your quests with ease now, you're still a squishy little cloth wearer when that ice is gone.
Leveling 50-58
At level 50 it's time to introduce yourself to your friend in frostiness, the Water Elemental (WE). You now have all the tools you need to AoE your way up to level 80 if you want. WE is going to help you with pulling mobs, freezing, corralling, or simply killing them. The primary use for him in an AoE build is his Freeze attack which works exactly like Frost Nova except that instead of being centered on the caster it can be cast at range similar to how you cast Blizzard.
If your Frost Nova is on cooldown or if it misses a few mobs, then you can use WE's Freeze spell instead. Sometimes you'll find a nice cluster of mobs to begin with that don't even require you to corral them into a single spot to start grinding. In cases like that you can skip most of the steps in my grinding guide and just start off with Freeze right off the bat followed by an immediate Blizzard from you. WE's Freeze spell does have a cooldown on it, but it does not trigger your own Global Cooldown (GCD) when you cast it, so you can cast freeze and then immediately cast Blizzard, and you can have him cast Freeze in the middle of your Blizzard cast without it interrupting what you're doing.
Summon Water Elemental does count as a Frost spell for the sake of using Cold Snap to finish off the cooldown of your spells too, so if you need the WE back in action on the fly then Cold Snap is how you do it.
Summon the WE whenever you need to increase your dps or be more efficient in your AoE, whenever you find yourself in a bind during an AoE pull, when you're just bored and feel like casting something, or when you're lonely and need a friend. Whatever you need him for, he's there for you.
I tend to save him for when I'm doing big AoE pulls or fighting elites or instance bosses, but his cooldown really isn't all that bad at 3 minutes if you want to summon him more often just to get his added dps. You can get the Glyph of Water Elemental to reduce his cooldown by 30 seconds if you feel you need him more often, or you can get the Glyph of Eternal Water if you want him around all the time and are willing to sacrifice his ability to cast Freeze. Since I use his Freeze all the time I have no desire to use the GoEW to keep the pet around all the time, but it's an option if you feel it works well for you. If I wanted to be a caster with a pet though, then I would have rolled a Warlock. Just saying.
General Tactics
As far as general AoE Grinding goes, you're pretty well going to be doing the same thing you've been doing since level 20 except that you can do even bigger pulls now that you have Ice Barrier.
I mentioned one of my favorite tactics in Part II that I called Running Through, and that becomes even more viable now that you have Ice Barrier backing you up as well. The potential threat of doing it at lower levels was that you were subjecting yourself to being hit which could potentially get you killed, but with the bubble on we really don't care any more.
I still suggest that you AoE grind everything you can for questing and if you're running instances where your tank generates some decent AoE threat then focus almost entirely on Blizzard for that as well.
Let me say it now, loud and clear IF YOUR TANK IS NOT A PALADIN THEN DO NOT CAST BLIZZARD! At least not right away. If you have a Warrior tanking then wait at least until the first Thunder Clap, preferably the second before you cast Blizzard. If you have a Druid tank then wait until he's used Swipe a time or two before you get started. While you're waiting for your tank to build up their threat just spam Frostbolts at the tank's target.
If you have a Death Knight tank then
save yourself the stress and repair bills and leave the group give him a few seconds to get his agro going. A DK tank can come in the form of any of the three DK specs. If he's Unholy then you can usually start AoE after 3-6 seconds, if he's Frost you need just a little more time, and if he's Blood then you might as well give up on the whole AoE idea and just stick to Frostbolt spam.
Paladins have great AoE threat generation, so just make sure Consecrate has been cast (the ground will have a golden glow to it in sort of a cracked ground looking pattern), give it a second or two to tick, and then lay into them.
If you're following my talent build then you've got a lot of potential for spike damage from multiple crits in quick succession. Because of this you have a lot of different opportunities to pull threat off of your tank, so you need to be mindful of these things and know when to pull back on the AoE throttle. Mobs will die faster if you're casting Blizzard, but your group will die faster if everyone's agro is all over the place. Know your role, and watch your agro.
Macro Suggestions
/cast Freeze
This macro is going to cast your Water Elemental's Freeze spell so that you don't have to use the default keybind or click on the icon. There are several different ways to get this same functionality, but I personally build it into a macro.
You can modify that macro however you'd like, but I wanted to show you how to activate WE's spell in a macro format. I personally have it tied into the number 4 on my action bar when modified with the Alt key like so:
/cast [modifier:alt] Freeze; Fire Blast
It's a simple macro that makes me cast Fire Blast by default, but if I hold Alt then it casts Freeze instead. The 1-4 keys are always my most active spells so I like to keep it handy, but since it has a cooldown I keep it on an Alt function rather than giving it a key of its own.
Addon Suggestions
The one addon that I'm going to suggest that you at least look into here is ShieldMonitor. It will display a bar on your screen that you can move wherever you want, and that bar will monitor the "health" of your Ice Barrier. It gives you a visible and numeric display of how much damage your IB can still absorb so that you'll know when it's about to break and when you might need to recast it if you don't want it to break.
Talent Points and Glyphs: Level 40-58
Starting at level 40, the following is what I personally suggest for leveling your Frost Mage with a preference for AoE grinding:
Ice Barrier (1/1): [Instant Cast, 30 sec cooldown] Instantly shields you, absorbing 3300 damage. lasts 1 minute. While the shield holds, spellcasting will not be delayed by damage.
Shattered Barrier (2/2): Gives your Ice Barrier spell a 100% chance to freeze all enemies within 10 yards for 8 seconds when it is destroyed.
Arctic Winds (2/5): Increases all Frost damage you cause by 2% and reduces the chance melee and ranged attacks will hit you by 2%.
Fingers of Frost (2/2): Gives your Chill effects a 15% chance to grant you the Fingers of Frost effect, which treats your next 2 spells cast as if the target were Frozen. Lasts 15 seconds.
Empowered Frostbolt (2/2): Increases the damage of your Frostbolt spell by an amount equal to 10% of your spell power and reduces the cast time by 0.2 seconds.
Arctic Winds +1 (3/5): as above, but 3% instead of 2% in both cases.
Summon Water Elemental (1/1): [Instant cast, 3 minute cooldown] Summon a Water Elemental to fight for the caster.
Enduring Water (3/3): Increases the duration of your Summon Water Elemental spell by 15 seconds and your Frostbolt spell has a 100% chance to grant the Replenishment effect to up to 10 part or raid members mana regeneration equal to 0.25% of their maximum mana per second for 15 seconds. This effect cannot occur more often than once every 6 seconds.
Arctic Winds +2 (5/5): as above, bu 5% in both cases.
Chilled to the Bone (3/5): Increases the damage caused by your Frostbolt, Frostfire Bolt and Ice Lance spells by 3% and reduces the movement speed of all chilled targets by an additional 6%.
Ice Barrier has already been discussed in detail up above, it's main function is to provide you with protection by absorbing damage. Shattered Barrier gives you an extra layer of protection by freezing your enemies when Ice Barrier's bubble is destroyed from absorbing too much damage.
Arctic Winds is a straight increase to our damage. The reduced chance that we'll get hit by attacks is a plus, but the extra damage is what we're really after here. Fingers of Frost serves multiple purposes, but at this level it's primarily an increase to your DPS. By treating targets as though they are frozen your spells (including damaging spikes from Blizzard) gain the benefits of earlier talent points we spent such as Shatter (+50% chance to crit against frozen targets) and Ice Shards (increase the critical strike damage of Frost spells by 100%).
Empowered Frostbolt might seem a bit odd since we still haven't put any points into Improved Frostbolt to reduce it's cast time, but what we're after here is more damage from Frostbolt, not necessarily a faster cast time. Chilled to the Bone gives us more damage to Frostbolt and Ice Lance (which we don't have yet) which is always good, but the additional 6% speed penalty to chilled targets is what we need for our AoE.
Summon Water Elemental has been covered in the Level 50 section up above. Enduring Water used to be there strictly for the increased duration of your WE, but it now also provides a replenishment effect when you cast your Frostbolt, which will provide us with a great way to get our mana back since Frost misses out on talents that both Arcane and Fire have to reduce mana costs or increase methods of regaining mana.
Glyphs for Leveling
Our count now reaches 2:2 for Majors and Minors. I'm going to list the different options that I would suggest for each glyph slot in the order that I would suggest them. Look at each one and decide for yourself which ones you will use.
Major Glyphs
Evocation: Your Evocation ability also causes you to regain 60% of your health over its duration.
Ice Block: Your Frost Nova cooldown is now reset every time you use Ice Block.
Ice Barrier: Increases the amount of damage absorbed by your Ice Barrier by 30%.
Frost Nova: Your Frost Nova targets can take an additional 20% damage before the Frost Nova effect automatically breaks.
Water Elemental: Reduces the cooldown of your Summon Water Elemental spell by 30 seconds.
The Glyph of Evocation is invaluable if you are soloing. You can get by without it, but it goes a long way towards reducing your down time to have it. Glyph of Ice Barrier is going to give you an even larger bubble which can be a great help and it's your call whether you find it more valuable than Glyph of Ice Block which will reset Frost Nova when needed. Of the two I personally go with Ice Block because I like for my Ice Barrier to burst and freeze enemies for me, but it's your call. The other two I consider acceptable choices for a Frost Mage in these levels, but I wouldn't necessarily go for them myself.
Minor Glyphs
Slow Fall: Your Slow Fall spell no longer requires a reagent.
Frost Armor: Increases the duration of your Frost Armor and Ice Armor spells by 30 minutes.
Arcane Intellect: Reduces the mana cost of your Arcane Intellect and Arcane Brilliance spells by 50%.
Penguin: Your Polymorph: Sheep spell polymorphs the target into a penguin instead. (listed strictly for you Linux users)
Mages have crap for minor glyph selection, so the only one I really care for is going to be Slow Fall. Get that one for your first slot at 15 and then fill in the others as they open up with whatever you fill like sticking in there. If you are only leveling solo then go for Ice Armor so you don't have to recast your armor as often, and if you're doing a lot of group runs then go for Arcane Intellect instead since people are always asking for buffs and sitting to drink sucks. Penguin is about as worthless as you can get since it has no actually benefit, but at least it changes things up a bit.
Gearing Up for Spellcasting
Nothing new here at all. Spell Power and Intellect > All, with Hit, Crit, and Stam being next up on the usefulness list.
Suggested Instances
There aren't any particular instances that need to be suggested for these levels, though all of them have some good gear that you could use and are great for your AoE. If you get to 40 and still haven't done Scarlet Monastery then I strongly suggest you do that for the Illusionary Rod if nothing else. That staff will last you well into your 50's and the other gear is an excellent base for getting through these levels as well. All of the SM instances are good for you actually, except for Armory which offers nothing for a cloth caster, but the AoE grinding in Armory is pretty nice as there are opportunities for such around every corner (literally).
You will find a lot of AoE opportunities in Sunken Temple as well as some decent gear upgrades. The instance is a bit annoying and a lot of people hate it, but with the new LFG system set up for random dungeons, you've got a fairly good shot at ending up there.
When you get into your 50's you'll want to look for a group to run Blackrock Depths for even better AoE fights and gear upgrades, and you'll find the same in both Scholomance and Stratholme as you get to your upper 50's as well. These three instances in particular are some of the best AoE spots you're going to find in vanilla WoW and the loot is great for your level.
You'll end up replacing most of your gear pretty early on once you hit Outlands, so don't worry too much about running those instances, but if you're looking for somewhere to go in particular, then those are the places I'll suggest.


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The system will have a favorable track for us but the models we are all looking at won't be reliable until that storm gets over the Rockies. Once I see tomorrow mornings data will I be more confident in posting more specific numbers. I try to have my team keep to a 24 hour window in posting specific snow numbers. Until then I feel it's irresponsible to issue a snow forecast and then have to dial back or enhance the numbers. Above I did post where it's most likely that heavier snow will fall so stay tuned!!!


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The school will hold their annual Neosho Christian School Annual Benefit Banquet on Saturday, April 20, at the Civic. The evening will include a silent auction and dinner. The school's choir and a guest speaker will provide entertainment. The event kicks off at 6 p.m. with a silent auction, then at 7 p.m. will be the dinner — prepared by Great Western Dining Service — and the entertainment to follow the dinner.
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Proceeds will go to the school.
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Ban said it is suspected that Jarvis Jr. was attempting to rescue animals from the home and was unable to make it back out.
"There is some concern that the young man went back into the house to retrieve his pets," Ban said.
Ban said Jarvis Jr. lived with his father, Paul Jarvis Sr., who was not home at the time of the fire.
Matthias Johnson, a next-door neighbor, said Saturday morning that he reported the fire to 911.
Johnson said a friend of Jarvis Jr., who he only knew as Jessie, knocked on his door around midnight seeking a phone.
Johnson said the man told him Jarvis Jr. escaped the home but went back inside to rescue his pets.
Ban said a dog and several guinea pigs made it out of the home but more pets were inside.
Ban said his firefighters arrived within a couple minutes of receiving the call but were met with a heavy blaze.
He said the firefighters were unable to make it more than 10 feet into the home due to the intensity of the fire.
"When we arrived we were unsure whether everyone was out of the house," Ban said. "We made our best effort to get into the house but were not able to get far because of the flames."
It is believed the fire started in the first floor kitchen, but quickly spread up through the roof.