Re: battery life on this rom
Battery issues with this rom exist, but in my experience they are really day to day - some days i get 9-14 hours on a charge depending on my use, other days it can run waay down in more like 5. It is kind of crazy, and i don't mean to suggest that it has nothing to do with the rom, but i still think it's got more to to do with 4g/thunderbolt radios/new tech.
I used gingeritis 3d for a couple days this week (thanks to sodev for the recommendation) and it was awesome - but it has basically the same battery life.
I'm not complaining, i just deal with the battery life as it is, and charge when i need to, and try to think ahead about what kind of juice i'll need later in the day if i won't be around a dock. But there are clearly battery life isssues with all roms, and this being one of the biggest and most feature flushed, will definitely drain your battery. BTW i use the stock regular battery (just one) and i've had it since the day tbolt came out.
Still i think it's fair to assume nearly all aosp roms will have somewhat better battery life than most sense roms.