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Fall Issue Extra: Harry Shum, Jr.
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Harry Shum, Jr.
You got a taste of Glee's Harry Shum, Jr., in our Fall 2010 issue [1]. The Costa Rica-born Chinese American is a mega-talent, dancing in the summer's Step Up 3D, dancing and choreographing the Legion of Extraordinary Dancer (catch his Elliot Hoo episode here [2]), and now back as Mike Chang in the season premiere of Glee, Tuesday, September 21. If you wanna see him in the flesh, you just might catch him (and a bunch of other stars) at Audrey's Night Out 2010 [3], our fashion event extravaganza on September 23, 2010. Buy tickets now [4], because we always sell out early.
Here, writer Han Cho gives us more from her interview with Harry Shum, Jr.
Q: Do you think your multicultural background has helped you relate to the multicultural cast of Glee?
Harry Shum, Jr.: Yes, I am very fortunate. I am very thankful for my parents for making me be open to things. My best analogy, I like to look at it like food. I love all different kinds of food, I love eating. I'm open to try anything. Sometimes I won't like it, and sometimes I'll find something good. And that's what I do when I meet people in general. I am open to meeting anybody, everybody and learning about what they're about. And sometimes it might be their culture or their different personalities. And yeah, with the Glee cast, everyone has a different background for the most part, and I think that's what makes the show so great. What makes the show so popular is that someone can relate to it in some way, whether it be a character or an issue.
Q: How is Glee different from High School Musical?
HSJ: I think my friend said it the best: "Glee is as if High School Musical got punched in the stomach and got their lunch money taken away." I think the only similarity is that there is singing and dancing. But beyond that, it's in the scope of the choir room. That's the setting. That's what we do every day after you finish your class, it's our extracurricular activity. That's our second life outside of school.
I think definitely it's a show that tackles all sorts of issues, especially like what it means to be gay in high school or race issues, and I think [creator and writer] Ryan Murphy hinted that he wants to dive into what it means to have faith and the questions surrounding it. I think it's really tackling the issues that people go through everyday, and I think not many shows do that anymore. The writers are so brilliant that they like to take that extra leap and question things. They might get themselves in trouble, but at least they spark some conversation.
Q: On Glee, you play the role of the football player who deviates from the norm and joins the choir. You don't see many Asian men in that role where they are playing the tough guy or jock. Could you share your thoughts on that?
HSJ: I have to commend the writers for doing that. You have the stereotype of Asians that they're nerds and all that, and I think it's really cool that they made Mike Chang a football player. From there, it goes from you're on the football team and you're popula, and then you go into into the glee club, and you're non-existent after that. You're on the bottom of the levels of popularity. As far as Mike Chang goes, he's a guy who has this ability, and one of his lines is, "I was afraid outside my room." He found this thing, this art that he is able to express publicly. And I think it says a lot for this character and a lot of people. A lot of people are scared to showcase what they have.
Q: Do you draw upon your personal experiences when you play this role?
HSJ: Definitely. As myself too, I was very quiet, and I didn't talk much. I was afraid to talk to people. I didn't know what they would think of me. And with this character, it's still developing. I still don't know much about the character because the character wasn't as developed as it will hopefully be in the second season. I'm open to see what, who Mike Chang really, really is, but I know he's going to open a lot more. He's taken Artie's girlfriend. He's got some balls.
Q: So we can expect to see you with more of a speaking role next season?
HSJ: Yeah. We're going to be shooting soon for that.
Q: Will you be dancing more too?
HSJ: Oh yeah.
Q: I know you're heavily involved with LXD [Legion of Extraordinary Dancers] [2], and LXD is pretty frickin' awesome. What is your role as part of LXD?
HSJ: I'm an actor in it, a dancer, and a choreographer for it. I recently got bumped up to producer. It's really cool to be in all aspects of it. In a sense, it's like a dream project because you get to be a part of every single thing. With LXD [2], what I'm so proud of, besides being a part of it, is that it's the first of its kind. There's been webseries, but we like to call these "dance adventures." When you watch them, they're like Origin stories with different characters. These episodes aren't 30 minutes or an hour. They range from 7 to 15 minutes. What's cool is that you watch it, and you're gonna see some awesome dancing and see a story unfold. It's like little pieces to a puzzle. And people are really getting into it and trying to figure out what LXD really is.
It's a passion project. I mean, we shoot an episode in a day. And when you watch the episode, we have some awesome, awesome crew and awesome talent in front of it. What comes out of it, we don't expect sometimes. We're like, "OK, we have a vision for it." Then we come together and choreograph. We get a lot of input from the dancers as well because they're so unique in their style. But when it comes together, it's a whole different feeling.
Q: How do you juggle the acting, the dancing and the choreographing?
HSJ: Live shows are different. One thing that doesn't change is that you have some of the best talent in the world. You have these guys who are amazing at what they do, so we showcase them in that way, but also we tweak the music in the sense that we can make it beautiful. Usually when you look at street dance, it's hard, and everything hits. While still keeping that integrity, we want to place something on top of it that allows you to see something different. A great example is my mom and dad. They've seen this style for a while, but on tour when we did it and then coupled it with classical musical, they were like, "Oh my god, the music is so beautiful, and the dancing is so beautiful." And I was, "Mom you've seen this before!"
One day, I get to dance with Beyonce. The next day, I'm doing a scene with Jane Lynch or dancing on an iPod. It's so surreal. I look, and I'm so lucky to be doing these things.
Jon Chu and Harry Shum Jr. attend the LXD after party at The Roosevelt Hotel on July 6, 2010 in Hollywood, California. (July 5, 2010 – Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images North America
Q: Is there a particular kind of dance you specialize in?
HSJ: I definitely can't do everything. That's funny. People have been asking me that a lot. I'm not a popper. I'm not a breakdancer. I'm not a locker. I'm not specific to that. I feel like I'm just fusion. I dance because I love to dance. For me, it came from freestyling. I love taking things from different styles. You might see a hint of jazz. You might see a hint of popping. I'm just unclassified, I guess. What I like to see is a dancer who likes to dance. Whatever I see and I like, I like to try it. For one of the episodes, I'm tap dancing on Glee. I've never tapped in my life, and I learned it three days before. And I fell in love with it. I was like, "Oh man, this is so hard, but I love this." There are certain things I can't do. Like ballroom, I tried that, and I was like, "Wow this is difficult."
Q: You don't have any professional training in dance. How did you get to where you are now?
HSJ: I think it's really the art of mimicking. I turn my brain off and just say, "I'm just going to mirror this person." And this is where the technique stuff falls into place.
Q: How are your parents dealing with your decision to take this unorthodox and very creative career path now?
HSJ: They're super Asian. They were like, "Go to school, be a doctor, be a lawyer, I don't care just make sure it has something to do with school and something to do with being adoctor." It took a while. I had to slowly tell them. So I told them, "I'll try school." And I did. I went to college for a little bit, but it didn't work out. I didn't really like it. I had this whole opportunity to go down to L.A. And I did. I got lucky in the sense that I started getting jobs, and some tours here and there. And then came a time, where I said, "OK, I'm going to take this seriously and not get distracted from my art." Parents are only worried that you can have a good life and make money. So I just came up with a plan, "This is what I'm going to do. I'm going to dive into the business side of entertainment as far as understand it and get myself through, and utilize it too."
And I think it was after I started making a living out of it. But really, I think it was after they started seeing me on TV. Then they were like, "Oh!" and started telling all their friends, "He's on TV!" That definitely helped. And especially for my dad, he still lives in Costa Rica. So he doesn't really get it. So his friends in Costa Rica, American TV isn't that big there, but they show Glee there. And people are going up to his work and saying, "We saw your son on the show!" And he's really proud. And that's also cool. His English is okay. It's not the greatest. And ever since he found Google Translate. I can't even translate "choreography" in Chinese, and now he can read the articles on me.
Q: Any yummy foods you've tried since our last interview [5]?
HSJ: Oh man. I've finally tried uni [sea urchin sushi]. I think I tasted a bad one before. Now I'm just like, if I try these things, it has to be high quality because I don't want them to ruin it for me. Because it ruined it one time. And I love it now. And I went to the Philippines, and I tried jumping shrimp where it's like a live shrimp and you pour a lime over it, and it's like jumping, it's still moving, and you squeeze the head and the tail and you eat the body of it. That was really good. And you could still taste the ocean on it.
Q: Do you have any advice or thoughts you'd like to share with Asian Americans who are pursuing an artistic, more unorthodox career like yourself?
HSJ: There's no right way to do it. I think that there are many ways. Learning the business side of it. You know making sure you are practicing your art as much as you are understanding that business. Once you get into it, you'll have lawyers and stuff to take care of it, but you still have to understand what you're signing. And don't be limited by what the media tells you of stereotypes. Because you can go against the grain. They'll be like, "You're not nerdy enough," and I'll be like, "WTF does that mean?" "You're not Asian enough" — I'm like, "what?" I've been in rooms where they're like, "No, you're not Asian enough. You don't fit that type. And I'll be like, "Um, OK." Don't be limited by that. If you really believe where you're going, I believe you'll find some success. And hopefully you'll get going and going.
Q: Any final words?
HSJ: I can't just thank people who love what I do enough. It means a lot. You do something, and you just hope that people respond to it in some way or another. I'm just so thankful that people are supporting me in that way. And I wouldn't be here without them.
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[1] Fall 2010 issue: http://www.audreyshops.com/audrey/back-issues/2010-fall.html
[2] Elliot Hoo episode here: http://audreymagazine.com/go-harry-go-harry/
[3] Audrey's Night Out 2010: http://audreymagazine.com/save-the-date-audreys-night-out-2010/
[4] Buy tickets now: http://audreymagazine.com
[5] since our last interview: http://audreymagazine.com/when-harry-met-audrey-glees-harry-shum-jr/
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Oh No! Jumped start costs David title
MISSION BAY Steve David jumped the gun. By only a 30th of a second, too.
Yet that's all it took to turn the Oh Boy! Oberto driver's weekend into an Oh No! finish to his celebrated career.
Closing in on a perfect meet at San Diego Bayfair, David's running start in the H1 Unlimited final crossed the start line too soon, costing him both a penalty lap in the final race and the national points championship despite having the fastest boat in the water at Mission Bay all weekend.
Instead, the 59-year-old reigning national champ settled for fourth place when second would have been good enough to hold off winner Jimmy Shane, who edged David by 68 points to win the first national titles for both himself and the Graham Trucking hydroplane.
"It's just fitting," David said after reviewing still frames of his start. "I've got to laugh about it because it's the difference of eh-eh on the pedal. A 30th of a second if you think about it. … When it's my error and not a boat problem I can live with that. We had the fastest boat here."
Right from the start, too.
David posted the top qualifying run Friday, won every heat leading up to the final and then led Shane by several boat lengths when race officials sent word over the airwaves that their review of the start revealed that about three feet of the Oh Boy! Oberto boat was over the line at the start of the race.
The announcement sent an uproar through the crowd on the shores and turned both the race and the national standings race upside down.
Instead of cruising toward his seventh national driver title and fifth boat title for Oh Boy! Oberto, David was docked a lap that he completed as Shane floated into the docks with his third straight win to close the season.
The second-year driver pumped his fist while standing on his hull as his team greeted him with cheers. The H1 Unlimited series will need a new face to rally behind as David hangs up his helmet and the 27-year-old Shane might very well be it after spoiling the icon's retirement party this weekend.
Shane wasn't sorry about it in the least, either, after balking at David's pre-race leapfrog toward the inside lane sent the Graham Trucking hull into the hair as he crossed through the wake.
"I did (spoil his weekend) – and at the same time he pulled a move on us coming down the front and pretty much almost took us out before the race," Shane said. "The boat was almost standing up on end when I went through his rooster tail. … He only had three boat lengths and he still came over. He needs five lengths to do that. I was lucky to bring it back down."
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"We knew we were good," David said. "I've got spotters all over the race course."
David's actual start, however, wasn't good after he appeared to be cruising toward a swan song retirement party.
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District-led, dramatic change efforts in failing schools—including turnarounds and school closures—often face strong resistance from families and communities. Resistance may be based on years of tension and distrust between districts and communities, failed past school improvement efforts, or a lack of understanding about the chasm between a failing school's performance and what is possible. We asked what districts and community organizations have done to engage families and communities in demanding dramatic change in their schools and how various stakeholders have been involved in establishing shared values and goals for change, choosing from available options, and holding districts accountable for improving outcomes for children. This report and related presentation share lessons learned about the barriers districts and communities across the country have faced in building community demand for dramatic change as well as strategies for overcoming those barriers. The report includes three vignettes about efforts to build community demand for dramatic change in Denver, Philadelphia, and Chicago schools. Report [pdf] Presentation [pdf]
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The bike will be unveiled at the INTERMOT show in Cologne Germany on October 6. I am sure it will hit the internet within a few minutes. It will be very early morning here in the US. I will be there and will try to upload to the forum if I can from the show site. If not then later in the day.
I remember talking to RE owners/volunteers at the NY show a couple years ago, and it was definitely a plus.Last year I was really disappointed not to see RE there. The highlight for me was the Ural stall, which smelled like booze and some guy was walking around in a grey Soviet officer's uniform with a big cap and high boots.Looking forward to the RE stall this year.Jeff
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Saying Goodbye: Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms And Zach Galifianakis Talk The End Of The Hangover Movies
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In the summer of 2009 Todd Phillips The Hangover became a smash hit and stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zach Galifianakis became three of the biggest, most sought-after names in Hollywood. The success continued with the first sequel, The Hangover Part II, which sent the characters to Thailand where they had to deal with another missing night. But this weekend, as youve read on the posters, it all ends.
To celebrate the finale of The Hangover franchise, The Wolfpack returned to Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Warner Bros. held a press event for the new sequel and held roundtable interview where reporters could talk with the actors and filmmakers behind the series. Read our extended conversation with the three main stars below, in which the trio talks about their favorite memory from the set, the evolving darkness that has grown more significant from sequel to sequel, and bringing more heart to the characters.
Was there a point for each of you where the three of you realized the first Hangover had changed your careers?
Ed Helms: There was a moment, I think, that all of us shared, at a dinner in London. After the US premiere we went over to London to promote it, and we were getting box office returns from that opening weekend while we were in London, and Warner Bros. PR folks were all with us and we were getting a lot of input. Like, Do you guys understand whats happening here? This is gonna change your lives. I think we all just had a little deer in the headlights moment at that dinner, and Im so grateful we were together for that because otherwise who knows, we might have gone insane. Thats when it felt like something crazy was happening to our lives.
Do have a favorite memory or moment of the Hangover trilogy now that its over?
Zach Galifianakis: I think theres a day when we were filming the first one that we all kind of agree, as far as a working experience... the most Ive ever laughed in my life was the day we shot the first one, I dont know if you recall, the older gentleman scene when we were in the hospital with him, and hes nude. I got the giggles so badly, [pointing to his co-stars] and so did he, and so did he. There was nothing but euphoria running through my body, how much I was laughing. I had to walk off the set I was laughing so hard. That was also the day the election came in 2008. That was a really happy day. A day I will never forget because my body was just beaming with just happiness, because of the giggles from that day and then also what happened that night was a pretty special night.
Bradley Cooper: Then we went to Venice after, and there was a windstorm that night.
Galifianakis: Yeah, there was a windstorm that night. It was kind of a special night. But you know, we have so many good days. We have a lot of -- these movies have been really good to us and we enjoy working together, I think, for the most part.
One thing I was really impressed by in this was just how much heart there is. I was wondering how much insight you brought to your character since it was the last film.
Cooper: I think its more along the lines of where I wanted the movie to end up. I think we all think about in terms of the story rather than each individual character. Thats whats been so special about it, its been such a communal endeavor. The filming of the movie, the logistics of it, every day in tacking a scene, it does feel like its the four of us. Ideas are thrown and shared and theres no ownership at all. People sort of say that about collaborative experiences, but this really is the case. It started in the first one, but it really manifested itself in an economical way in the third one. Alan is one of the most incredible creations of a comedic character in decades in film, so the fact that the story revolves around figuring out who this guy is, how can we tame the beast, was a wonderful choice that Todd Phillips made - hopefully one that the audience wants to see. My hunch is that it will be, because theres no more lost night, theres no more inebriated nights devastation. Its really just lets take care of our friend.
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Rockers ZZ Top have scrapped the remainder of their North American summer tour with guitar great Jeff Beck to allow bass player Dusty Hill to recover from a hip injury.
The 65-year-old, who recently underwent surgery to remove kidney stones, needed medical attention after falling on the trio's tour bus on Tuesday and he was advised to sit out a series of shows, beginning with ZZ Top's gig in Michigan on Wednesday night.
There were 13 dates remaining on the joint tour and Hill and his bandmates decided it would be best to call off the tour.


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Vaccine Bill At Standstill
March 23, 2013
CHARLESTON — A bill that would take the authority to grant medical exemptions for school-required vaccinations out of the hands of county health officers and put it back into the hands of the......
Don Perdue has degrees in Pharmacy and in Chemistry. Seems he would have a vested interest in ensuring that as much vaccine as possible gets used. Not surprising that he is the only one holding up progress.
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how about an alcohol vaccine?
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Parents have the absolute right NOT to vaccinate their children. Just keep them at home and school them there. You cannot have it both ways.
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Beaver, did you READ the article? It's about a MEDICAL vaccine exemption. So children with allergies to components of the vaccine shouldn't be allowed to go to school? That is absurd. The government should not interfere with the doctor/patient relationship.
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Beaver, Lets say one of your children or grandchildren get a vaccine. The have a severe allergic reaction and you and their Dr. decide that they shouldn't have that vaccine or any other with that component in it. Your Dr, who has your child's best interest in mind, writes a medical exemption. A part time Dr. at DHHR that has never met your child decided that its not a good enough reason and denies it. Do you quit your job and homeschool? or do your risk your childs life for the 'greater good'? Not all kids can get vaccines. Medical exemptions should be btw the CHILDS DOCTOR and the Childs Parent. NOT a DHHR Dr. with something to prove that has never met your child.
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Great article Betsy! Its sad that 1 person can make a decision that effects thousand of our WV children. 49 states allow their childs Dr's to write medical exemptions. Our state only lets us request them. That should never happen. When you have a DHHR Dr. that says "Dr's dont write medical exemptions, they REQUEST them" You know there needs to be a change. He needs to be knocked down a few notches.
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DHHR is now making medical decisions for children? Will they also assume liability when a child has a vaccine reaction after the doctor-recommended exemption was denied?
This slippery-slope thinking opens the doors to all kinds of parental rights being usurped. If WV wants to continue down this path, my family will move to a more parent-friendly state, and put the "Always Free" state behind us.
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There are children that were kicked out of school right before Christmas because DHHR revoked their medical exemptions. Medical exemptions for life-threatening allergies. One of those children is now homeschooled. Another went through extensive allergy testing on the specific vaccine and was found that yes, the vaccine could be lethal. This child was granted a TEMPORARY exemption and must now have this testing done yearly to remain in school.
If vaccines work like they are supposed to, Beaver, and nearly everyone in school is vaccinated (that would have to include all school staff, custodians, delivery people, parents who come in to the school, etc), how is a very small percentage of non-vaccinated or partially vaccinated children going to be a danger? If the vaccines WORK, then there should be no fear of those who are too sick to receive them. Vaccine are MEANT to be given to the "herd" to protect those who are weaker. When did things get so twisted that those weaker are n
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Nearly every other state (if not ALL others) in this country allows for the treating physician to give valid, acceptable medical exemptions. What, exactly, is WV trying to do here? What do the bureaucrats at DHHR know that no other state health department knows? Truly, this is an overreach of authority, and frankly, a huge waste of time for our legislators and a huge waste of money for taxpayers. Geez, WV...can you show a little faith and trust in your citizens and their physicians?!! If not, how about a little liberty then?! And don't tell us to just homeschool...there are no exemptions specifically spelled out for that, either, and homeschooled kids can still play on sports teams, use the public school resources, play with kids in church, etc. And most of the adults around public school kids most likely need boosters anyway, so 100% vaccine-given immunity is a myth. Are parents required to get boosters, too?
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"Mountaineers are always free" -- unless you have a child with a need for a vaccine medical exemption... then you have to ask your doc to request one from a non-medical state employee who will decide if it's justified. Seriously,if every other state in the union agrees that a child's physician should be the authority on this,why is one (1!) politician able to hold up a bill that would put the authority back into the hands of medical professionals and out of the hands of non-medically trained state and county employees who shouldn't have had it in the first place?? Not only that, what happened to parental rights?? If I have decided not to vaccinate my child, for whatever reason, then I'm responsible for my child. If the state requires me to vaccinate and my child is injured or dies, are they willing to be held liable? C'mon Don Perdue, it's time to admit that DHHR overstepped their bounds and support this bill.
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Hospital offers a range of options from outpatient care in our heart failure infusion center to the use of ventricular assist device technology and heart transplantation.
What sets Hartford Hospital's Heart Failure Rescue Program apart is its designation as a Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Destination Therapy Center.
Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs) are implantable mechanical heart pumps. They have been used for many years to sustain patients who are candidates for heart transplant as they await a donor heart. With the development of lighter, more dependable VADs, it has become possible to consider the use of these devices not only as a "bridge to transplant," but as a stand-alone therapy for those with hearts too weak to function properly. Emerging research from Europe is beginning to suggest what was once thought impossible: Some VAD patients find that their hearts actually improve with help from these mechanical pumps.
As one of only two heart transplant centers in the state -- and and the birthplace of successful heart transplantation in Connecticut nearly 25 years ago -- Hartford Hospital is well-experienced in the use of VADs for potential transplant patients. This is despite the fact that average waiting times for donor hearts at Hartford Hospital are much shorter than the national average. Click here for more information about heart transplantation.
In addition to cutting-edge VAD options, Hartford Hospital's new heart failure infusion center is changing the way today's patients live with heart disease. This state-of-the-art outpatient treatment facility is dedicated to caring for patients at the advanced stage of heart failure. Intravenous administration of medications rapidly improves symptoms and restores normal fluid status.
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Congestive heart failure occurs when the weakened heart muscle loses its ability to pump efficiently. For nearly five million aging Americans, congestive heart failure brings frightening trips to the emergency room and recurrent hospitalizations. In the United States, 550,000 new cases of CHF are diagnosed each year. The condition usually develops gradually as the result of a heart attack, uncontrolled high blood pressure, heart defect or viral infection.
During a heart attack, a sudden clot blocks a coronary artery, sometimes damaging the oxygen-starved heart muscle permanently. When the heart can't pump forcefully enough, blood flow drops as the heart struggles to supply oxygen and nutrients to the brain and vital organs. The chambers of the heart stretch to hold more blood, but over time, the heart muscle walls weaken and pumping slows. The kidneys respond by causing the body to retain water and sodium. Blood backs up into the veins leading to the heart, excess fluid pools in the lower legs and ankles, and the belly becomes swollen and congested. Fluid fills the lungs, causing shortness of breath, especially when lying down.
When so much fluid accumulates that diuretics (water pills) no longer work, the usual treatment is hospitalization for intravenous (IV) administration of medications. In hospitals across the country, congestive heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization for patients age 65 and over.
"Repeated hospitalizations are a medical and financial burden," says Dr. Detlef Wencker, who recently joined the Henry Low Heart Center as director of the Heart Failure and Transplant Center. "Nationally, the average stay for CHF patients is five to six days—and 50 percent are readmitted to the hospital within six months. Outpatient infusions have been shown to reduce hospital readmissions by as much as 91 percent.
"Patients do better when they stay out of the hospital," says Dr. Wencker, who brought the heart failure infusion center to Hartford Hospital. "Our results show clearly that outpatient infusion with IV diuretics keeps heart failure patients mobile, which translates into better outcomes. Just being in bed for six days in the hospital worsens patients' cardiovascular condition and outcomes. Although the expected mortality rate for acute decompensated CHF is about 30 percent at one year, we saw only about five percent in our patient population. Patients referred to us by a cardiologist can call and come directly to the infusion center, avoiding the emergency department and hospitalization."
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A deputy in Gaston College�s basic law enforcement training class suffered an accidental gunshot wound to the hip around 4 p.m. Friday, police say.
Scott Chastin, who also works as a Gaston County sheriff�s deputy, was listed in fair condition at Gaston Memorial Hospital on Friday evening. A shift manager said he was admitted.
Sheriff Alan Cloninger visited Chastin at the hospital and said he�s doing well. The bullet did not strike any vital organs, he said.
�The good Lord was with him,� Cloninger said.
An instructor was helping a trainee when the trainee�s handgun fired and hit Chastin, according to the sheriff. The shooting occurred as the students from various law enforcement officers were cleaning their guns, Cloninger said.
The incident at Gaston College�s Basic Law Enforcement Training facility was inside the grounds of Gastonia Police Department�s Firearms and Tactical Training Center. It is off Tulip Drive in Gastonia, near Rankin Lake and U.S. 321.
More than 20 basic law enforcement students are in the class and have been at the shooting range for a week, according to police.
Gastonia Police Department�s detective bureau is investigating the shooting.
Cloninger said Chastin is assigned to duty at the Gaston County Jail and became a deputy this year.
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WASHINGTON DC (WUSA) -- With the NFL Draft later on this month, let's take a look at some of the options the team should have during Day 2 and 3.
Considering pass coverage was a huge liability of Mike Shanahan's defense last year, and has yet to be addressed, here are five safeties that can help right the ship.
S Baccari Rambo
The second team All-SEC safety is exactly what the Redskins need. Last year, Washington lacked a safety that would give their corners help over the top. Rambo addresses that need. The Bulldog is a ballhawk with good hands. He will aggressively challenge receivers on deep routes and, with his 6-1 frame and 34 inch vertical, win a few jump balls.
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The former Miami Hurricane was regarded as the best safety in college football his junior year. However, before his senior season, he was kicked off the team after multiple conduct issues. He didn't play football in 2012, but proved he still has some of his quickness when he ran a 4.24 short shuttle time. He lacks elite speed, but is not only an asset in coverage, but also run support. He could be a steal in day 3 of the draft for Mike Shanahan. Besides, given the Skins recent success with Miami players, Armstrong should fit right in.
S John Cyprien
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S Matt Elam
Considering that he was named a first-team All-American, Elam maybe a late second round steal for the Skins. Thing is, he's not exactly what Washington needs. The former Gator is a big hitter and good in run support, but is not necessarily strong in coverage. Washington has enough safeties that play the run, but Elam could be a project player that could pay off down the road.
S Philip Thomas
Washington fans have already gone to youtube and drafted Thomas to the team. What's not to like about this guy? He has the size, he's a good tackler, and he creates turnovers. He led the nation interceptions with eight, returning three of touchdowns. In college, Thomas did everything you'd want your safety to do and I believe he can play either free or strong.


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PUIG FRANCE, a simplified joint-stock company with a share capital of €10,000,000, enrolled in the Trade and Company Register of Paris under number 682.030.507, with head offices located at 65-67 Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008, Paris (hereafter referred to as the "Organising Company"), is organising on 1 June 2015 (12pm) to 2 July 2015 (11:59pm) a free contest with no purchase necessary based on prize draws entitled "PACO RABANNE – INVICTUS AWARD 2015 – Season 3" (hereinafter "the Contest") according to the terms and conditions established in the present rules.
By entering the Game, the participant accepts without any reservations these rules, any amendments to them, and the principle of the Game. Any person who contravenes one or more Articles in these rules will be prevented from taking part in the Game, and from receiving the prize he or she may have won. The Organising Company reserves the right to disqualify and take legal action against any person who transmits via the Organising Company's Site any content whatsoever which offends public decency or which infringes the rights of third parties or which is promotional in nature.
Participation in this Contest is open to any physical person residing in Austria, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guam, Guatemala, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Iran, Israel, Israel (Palestine), Italy, Ivory Coast, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Kuwait, Latvia, Lebanon, Libya, Macedonia, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Morocco, Moldova, The Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Panama, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Qatar, Romania, United Kingdom, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela, Vietnam and Yemen, having reached the age of legal majority in their country of residence and in any event aged over 18 years on 1st June 2015, with access to the Internet, and excluding employees of the Organising Company of the Contest or companies of the PUIG group or anyone having direct or indirect participation in the design, production or management of the Contest as well as any members of their immediate family. The contestants specified above, who are eligible for gifts from the Contest, will hereinafter be referred to as "the Contestants". A Contestant is any person presenting the same surname, the same first name, the same email address and the same postal address. It is specified that the person is identified by surname, first name, date of birth, postal address, country of residence and email address as stated by the person as well as the password selected upon registration at http://www.pacorabanne.com/invictus/ according to the terms specified in the procedures mentioned in Article 4 of these rules and regulations. The Organising Company reserves the right to conduct any verification for the application of these rules and regulations. One application per person (same name and/or address and/or same email address and /or same telephone number) is authorised throughout the entire duration of the Contest. It is expressly forbidden for any contestant to play under different identities and/or different email addresses and/or different Facebook accounts. In case of multiple entries from the same household, the Contestant will be excluded from the Contest. It is up to Contestants residing in a country other than France to ensure, before participating in the Contest, that these rules and regulations and participation in the Contest are not contrary in whole or in part to any law on public order in force in their country of residence, particularly with regard to participation in the draws. Any resident of a country other than France participating in the Contest acknowledges verification of compliance with all these rules and regulations and formalities which are specific to their country of residence. In the event that these regulations would be contrary to any law of the country of residence of the Contestant, the participation of the latter will be cancelled and the Organising Company shall not be held liable on this basis. Any Contestant trying to intervene in the Contest's IT system in any way will be excluded from the Contest. Any registration which is incomplete or contains incorrect information will be considered null and void. The status of winner is subject to the validity of the contestant's participation. Any false declaration of identity and/or address or incomplete information will invalidate the winner's participation and result in their elimination. All participation takes place online only. Any other participation, including by email, is excluded. The Contestant undertakes to comply without reservation with the laws, regulations, rules of practice and ethics in force and to pay particular attention to compliance with the rules protecting the interests of third parties, public order and morality. To this effect, the Contestant agrees not to disseminate any content of a provocative, vulgar, pornographic, violent, discriminatory, racist or homophobic nature or which promotes tobacco, alcohol or drugs, hate, discrimination or the commission of any such offence, through the Contest. Similarly, the Contestant agrees not to promote the Contest, especially through sponsorship, to any other person under the age of 18 who has not reached the legal age of majority in their country of residence.
The Contest is composed of two phases: a voting phase followed by draws. The Contest allows the Contestant to register in 6 different draws. It is accessible 24 hours a day online: § At the INVICTUS website: http://www.pacorabanne.com/invictus/ How to register? Entry into the draws is open from 1st June 2015 at 12pm (Paris time) to 2 July 2015 at 11:59pm (Paris time). To participate in the draws on www.pacorabanne.com/invictus, Contestants must create an Invictus account. An account can be created in two ways: § Via Facebook Connect § Via email address - Contestants must click on "Register" and then follow the following procedure o Fill in the registration form by completing the mandatory fields: – "Title" – "Surname" – "First name" – "Date of birth" – "Email address" – "Password" – "Country" o Tick the box "I accept the rules and regulations and the general terms and conditions". o Click "Sign up now". When the registration is finalised, an opt-in newsletter is also offered. Once the Contestants have correctly followed the above procedure, they will receive an email to confirm their participation in the Contest to the email address provided during registration. § Contestants must also click on the link in the email to validate their registration and be eligible for the Contest. Any inaccurate or incomplete information shall not be taken into account and will most likely lead to the invalidation of participation. Registrations with inaccurate or fictional contact details, those which do not comply with the provisions set out in these rules and regulations, and those sent after the Contest has closed will not be considered. How to vote? Contestants can vote for their favourite contender at the website www.pacorabanne.com/invictus. Contestants are entitled to one vote per day and per platform for all contenders. Users can choose a different candidate from one day to the next. Votes are definitive and cannot be cancelled. Once a vote is cast, the voting buttons become greyed out for the day (from midnight until 11.59pm). If the user tries to vote again, an error message will be displayed stating that they have already voted that day. The contenders accumulate their votes throughout the Contest; the contender with the most votes wins the Contest. How to participate in the draw? Each week, a new draw is offered after voting on the website www.pacorabanne.com/invictus. Draw no. 1: Participation between 01/06/2015 (12pm) and 07/06/2015 (11:59pm) (Paris time) Draw no. 2: Participation between 08/06/2015 (12am) and 14/06/2015 (11:59pm) (Paris time) Draw no. 3: Participation between 15/06/2015 (12am) and 21/06/2015 (11:59pm) (Paris time) Draw no. 4: Participation between 22/06/2015 (12am) and 30/06/2015 (11:59pm) (Paris time) To participate, Contestants must follow the procedure below § Click on the "Vote" button indicated on each contender's profile § Log in – Via Facebook Connect – Via your email and password § Click "Connection" A welcome screen appears to confirm participation in the draw. The voting contest starts on Monday, June 1st 2015 and will closed on June 30th 2015 • The votes will be closed on June, 30th at 11 :59pm (Paris time) • Each Contestant can vote for one of the the candidates once a day. • The more a Contestant votes during the 4 weeks, the more chances he gets to win INVICTUS rewards depicted in Article 6. For each draw, the more the Contestants vote and follow the procedure described above, the greater their chances of winning in the relevant draw. o In the file used during the draw, the line of each Contestant will be duplicated as many times as they vote, then their luck will be tried in the draw. o One Contestant can have up to 7 chances to win if they vote on every one of the 7 days of the relevant draw.
The draws will be carried out by Mr Didier RICHARD, Officer of Justice, SCP NADJAR & Associés – 164, avenue Charles de Gaulle – 92200 NEUILLY SUR SEINE within a period of 3 weeks from the end of the relevant week of the draw number. By express agreement with the Contestants, the Organising Company and the Operators, the computer systems and files of the Organising Company and the Operators are authoritative unless proven otherwise. The dates and hours recorded are those supplied by the Operators' IT system. They cannot be contested by the Contestants. The winners must prove to the Organising Company that they are of legal age. Failing that, their participation will be cancelled and they will lose their prize. It is expressly agreed that the data contained in the information systems held by the Organising Company or its technical providers supply conclusive evidence regarding connection details and the selection of the winners. For each draw, just one prize will be allocated per winner (same name, same email address, same Facebook account and same IP address). The winners authorise the Organising Society to proceed with all verifications concerning their identity and their residence. The winners authorise the Organising Company to use their surname, first name and an indication of their town/city and French département of residence in any advertising/promotional activity, on the Organising Company's website and on any affiliated site or materials; this use shall not entitle the winners to remuneration other than the prizes won. For draws no. 1 to no. 4 there will be 20 winners per draw. Contestants can only win in one of the first 4 draws. No Contestant can be selected unless they respect the conditions of these rules and regulations.
Prizes from the draws Draw no. 1: § 20 fragrances INVICTUS Eau de Toilette 100 ml – Prize worth €72 including VAT Draw no. 2: § 20 fragrances INVICTUS Eau de Toilette 100 ml – Prize worth €72 including VAT Draw no. 3: § 20 fragrances INVICTUS Eau de Toilette 100 ml – Prize worth €72 including VAT Draw no. 4: § 20 fragrances INVICTUS Eau de Toilette 100 ml – Prize worth €72 including VAT The winners will be notified by the Organising Company by email. Losers will not receive any notification. From the date on which the confirmation request email is sent, winners will have 15 days from the date and time that the email was sent to confirm their win and their contact details. Once this period has expired, the prize will not be distributed and will become the property of the Organising Company. The winner cannot, under any circumstances, state that they were unaware of the confirmation email in order to receive the prize after the fifteen (15) day period from the date it was sent. All winners must provide proof of identity and age (photocopy of an identity document such as a national identity card, passport or driving license) as well as place of residence upon request from the Organising Company. In the absence of such proof, their participation will be cancelled and they will not receive the prize. The prizes will be made available to the winners and to them only, according to the information provided upon registration for the Contest. The prizes will be accepted just as they are announced in these rules and regulations. They cannot be exchanged or returned and there is no cash alternative or prize at an equivalent financial value of the prize. No change for any reason can be requested from the Organising Company. Any complaints regarding the provision of prizes cannot result in financial compensation and/or a financial equivalent. The Organising Company reserves the right to substitute the prizes with one or more prizes of equal worth, without any claim to be made in this regard. The Organising Company accepts no responsibility for any incidents or injuries of any kind specified by the winner that may occur due to use of the prizes (excluding manufacturer liability). The Organising Company cannot be held liable in case of loss and/or damage of the prizes sent by post and/or in case of malfunctioning of the postal service. If the postal address or email address provided by the winner is mistaken or if the prize cannot be distributed, the prize in question will become property of the Organising Company.
Any participant may obtain, on request, reimbursement of the costs corresponding to the time taken to enter the Game, on a flat-rate basis assuming a connection lasting four (4) minutes, i.e. €0.76. It is hereby stated that as some internet service providers or telephony operators offer a free or flat-rate connection to internet users, their free or flat-rate access to the Application and the Game shall not be refunded, insofar as their subscription to the services of the internet service provider or telephony operator is in this case taken out by the internet user for his or her use of the internet in general, and the participant can therefore connect to the Site and participate in the Game at no additional cost or expense. If applicable, the request for reimbursement must be sent by post to the Organising Company along with the participant's bank details, evidence of his or her internet subscription, and a letter indicating the date and time of the connection, no later than 15 days after the closing date of the Game, as evidenced by the post mark. The costs incurred by the participant in buying the stamp needed for this request will be refunded on written request on the basis of the current second-class "letter" price. A single refund request will be accepted per participant registered for the Game and per envelope (same name, same postal address). Incomplete requests will not be accepted.
They are available from the head office of the Organising Company: PUIG FRANCE, SAS, head office: 65- 67, Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008, Paris. A copy of these rules will be sent free of charge to any person who sends a request for one by post to the address of the Organising Company: PUIG FRANCE, SAS – 65- 67, Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008, Paris, France The stamp used to send this request for the rules by post will be refunded, on the basis of the current second-class "letter" price, on written request accompanied by the applicant's full bank or post office account details enclosed with the request for the rules. A single request for a copy of these rules and for repayment of the costs incurred in obtaining the said copy will be accepted per participant. The rules can be consulted on the Site throughout the duration of the Contest. If there is any discrepancy between the version of the rules filed with the notary public Mr RICHARD and the version available online, the version filed with Mr RICHARD shall take precedence. Similarly, the version filed with Mr RICHARD takes precedence over the information posted on the Game Site. Any changes to these rules must be formalised in an amendment, which will be filed with Mr RICHARD, Notary Public, and will come into force with effect from its publication on the Site; this amendment must be communicated along with the rules to any person who requests the said rules. Simply by participating in the Contest, all participants are considered to have agreed expressly and without reservation to these rules. The rules can be consulted on the Site throughout the duration of the Contest. If there is any discrepancy between the version of the rules available from the Organising Company and the version of the rules available online, the version available from the Organising Company shall take precedence. Similarly, the version available from the Organising Company takes precedence over the information posted on the Contest Site. Simply by participating in the Contest, all participants are considered to have agreed expressly and without reservation to these rules.
By participating in the Contest, participants agree that they are aware of and accept the characteristics and limitations of the internet, in particular technical performance levels, response times when viewing, querying or transferring information, the risks of interruption, the risks associated with internet connections, the lack of protection of certain data against potential misappropriation or piracy, and the risks of contamination by viruses circulating on the network. The Organising Company shall not be held responsible for, in particular, malfunctions which might affect the internet network, any configuration problem, or a problem linked to a given browser. The Organising Company shall not be held liable if a technical malfunction affects the Contest, if participants cannot connect to the Contest or enter, if the data relating to a participant's registration do not reach him or her for any reason which is beyond the Organising Company's control (for example, an internet connection problem caused by a fault at the user's location) or which it may find incomprehensible or impossible to address (for example, if the participant uses an unsuitable computer or software environment to register) or in the event of email delivery problems. Participants may not claim any compensation in this respect. Similarly, the Organising Company shall not be held liable for any material or immaterial damage caused to participants, to their computer equipment and to the data stored on it, or for any direct or indirect consequences of the said damage, in particular for their personal, professional or commercial activity. The Organising Company reserves the right, for any reason whatsoever, to cancel, postpone, interrupt or extend the Contest or to modify all or part of the terms and conditions of these rules, and it may not be held liable for this.
Participants are reminded that in order to participate in the Contest, they need to provide certain items of personal information (name, address, email address, telephone number, etc.). Participants acknowledge that they have been informed in the registration form of their rights under the modified data processing liberty law (law no. 78-17) of 6 January 1978. These data are registered and saved in a computer file and are needed in order for their entry to be accepted and for the selection of the winners. These data will be used by the Organising Company solely to enter into contact with participants, award prizes, and for any advertising/promotional activities. Personnal datas will be kepts for a duration that will not exceed the duration of the purpose for which they were collected. In accordance with the modified data processing liberty law (law no. 78-17) of 6 January 1978, participants have the right to access, modify, correct or delete their personal information. To exercise these rights, candidates must send a letter to the following address: PUIG FRANCE, SAS, head office: 65-67, Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008, Paris, France. Participants authorise the Organising Company to carry out any checks it sees fit of their identity and place of residence. Participants will be disqualified for providing false information, and for submitting multiple entries.
The Organising Company reserves the option to modify, at any time, these rules and to make any decisions that it sees fit for the application and interpretation of the rules. The Organising Company may inform participants of its decisions by any means of its choice. The Organising Company also reserves the right to modify, extend, shorten, suspend or cancel the Game, without notice, as a result of any event beyond its control, in particular in the event of force majeure or in unforeseeable circumstances. The Organising Company shall in particular reserve the right, if necessary, to invalidate and/or cancel all or part of the Game if it seems that fraud or malfunctions have occurred in any form whatsoever, notably electronically, in the context of participation in the Contest. It reserves, in this eventuality, the right not to award the prize(s) to the fraudsters and/or to bring the authors, co-authors and accomplices of these acts of fraud before the competent courts. Any participant committing fraud will be disqualified immediately. The Organising Company shall not be held liable for the foregoing and participants may not therefore claim any compensation of any kind whatsoever.
These rules are subject to French law, without regard to conflicts of laws provisions. In order to be accepted, any challenges to the Game must be made in writing to the following address: PUIG FRANCE, SAS, head office: 65-67 Avenue des Champs Elysées, 75008, Paris, no later than thirty (30) days after the deadline for participation in the Game as indicated in these rules. In the event of persistent disagreement regarding the application or interpretation of these rules, and if no amicable agreement can be reached, any litigation will be heard by the courts of the city of Paris.


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Today is the world premiere of my new animated video for Goodbye London!
The song reflects the bittersweet feelings that I have towards London and the video interprets those feelings really well.
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How much can big show and mark henry bench?
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A socket is a special slot on an item into which gems can be inserted to provide bonuses similar to those gained from enchanting.
There is currently no way to remove a gem once it has been placed into a socket. You can place another gem in the same socket, but doing so will destroy the existing gem (much like overwriting enchants).
Placing gems in sockets
Gems can be added to sockets in the "Item Socketing" window, which can be opened by holding shift and right clicking on a socketed item. The gems are then dragged into the slots, and the "Socket Gems" button is pressed to apply the gems.
Socket types
Sockets are separated into four types:
- Colored Sockets
- Prismatic, or uncolored Sockets -
- Cogwheel Sockets -
- Meta Sockets -
Gems may be placed by anyone into a socketed item via a drag-and-drop interface, invoked by shift-right-clicking the weapon or piece of armor you want socketed.
Colored sockets
The majority of sockets found on equipment are Red, Yellow, and Blue sockets. While any gem can be put in any of these socket types, the item socket bonus will only be activated if all of the sockets are filled with the matching gem color.
With the exception of meta gems, all gems match one or more of these colors.
- Primary-color gems — red, yellow, and blue — will only match into the specific sockets for their color.
- Secondary-color gems — green, orange, and purple — will match into either of the two slots that correspond to their color. (For example, an orange gem will match a red or yellow slot for the bonus.)
- Prismatic gems will match any of the three socket colors.
Prismatic sockets
Prismatic, or uncolored, sockets are generally sockets that have been added to an item by blacksmithing skills (or blacksmithed items such as the [Eternal Belt Buckle]). Any gem (except meta gems) may be placed in them.
Uncolored sockets, and any gems they may have, do not count towards any socket bonus an item may have. However, they will count towards any requirements of a meta gem.
Items that has a Sha-Touched socket can have one prismatic socket added to them by using [Eye of the Black Prince].
Cogwheel sockets
Cogwheel sockets are engineering-only sockets first introduced in World of Warcraft: Cataclysm. Any class is capable of adding cogwheels to these sockets, so long as they have the engineering skill to do so. Currently the only known items that have cogwheels are the epic helms crafted by engineers with 525 skill points.
The cogwheels themselves are purchased in Twilight Highlands, Stormwind, or Ironforge using other engineering crafted items as currency.
Meta sockets
- Main article: Meta gem
Meta sockets are only found on high-level head gear (currently only in particular varieties of head items). Meta sockets only accept meta gems, and meta gems may only be placed in meta sockets.
In addition, if the meta gem's requirements are not met, that meta gem will not be activated, and you will receive neither the meta gem's bonuses nor any socket bonus from the item containing the meta gem. You can socket the meta gem without meeting the requirements, but the meta gem will remain inactive until you do meet its requirements (which can be done either by socketing new gems, or equipping new items containing the required gems).
A meta gem requires you to have currently equipped items socketed with a certain number and color of other gems. These colors can be as either primary or secondary colors (see below) and secondary gems count for both colors. For example, an item with a meta gem socket that requires 2 blue and 1 red gem in order to become active, could be activated by having 2 purple gems or 2 blue and an orange gem.
Sha-Touched sockets
This section concerns content exclusive to Mists of Pandaria.
- Main article: Sha-Touched
Sha-Touched sockets are only found on weapons from Grand Empress Shek'zeer in Heart of Fear and Tsulong, Lei Shi and Sha of Fear in Terrace of Endless Spring. Sha-Touched sockets only accept Sha-Touched gems.
Sockets were introduced in The Burning Crusade and modelled after a similar concept using gems in Diablo II, though the method of replacing them is different.[1] The rune word system in the Diablo II expansion Lord of Destruction, which added additional bonuses if a particular set of runes was inserted in a particular order, has not been replicated in WoW — special combinations of gems do not confer any bonuses except the item's pre-defined socket bonus, unless using a meta gem.
As of patch 3.0.2, Blacksmiths with skill level 400+ are able to permanently place an additional socket on their bracer and glove, making the socketed item soulbound.[2][3] Blacksmiths were originally given the ability to socket one-handed weapons, but this appears to not have been implemented in a patch release (although it is referenced in the game files).
A blacksmith with skill level 425+ can make an [Eternal Belt Buckle], which can be used by anyone (even sold via the Auction House) to add a prismatic socket to a belt, making the belt soulbound.
Starting with Warlords of Draenor, no items have a socket by default. Instead, every item that drops from a dungeon has a small chance to have a prismatic socket.
See also
- ^ Horadric Cube Formula for Removing Gems, Runes and Jewels from Sockets
- ^ BlizzCast Episode 4: INTERVIEW 2 with Jon LeCraft
- ^ Gear Socketing tab of Blacksmithing