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Frisbee clubs seek chemistry
Written by Daria Zellmer on September 17, 2015
It is the beginning of the school year, and that means one thing: Ultimate Frisbee practice is on.
The men's Ultimate Frisbee club, Ironfist, and the women's club, Savage Skies, have taken it upon themselves to execute a winning formula that emphasizes team chemistry while at the same time developing skill.
"Right off the bat this year, after the club fair got a good list of names, we got a bunch of guys coming out to practice these first couple of weeks," Ironfist president Ryan Gulbranson said. "It's been really fun to see these new faces and to get to know the new guys. That's always a blast at the beginning of the semester."
Though neither team has had many practices, both clubs have noticed that a bond has started to form.
"I'd say we're gelling pretty well, I mean, as best we can after two practices," first-year Savage Skies member Kate Garrison said after her second practice.
"We scrimmage against each other, which has been good in terms of getting to know people on your team. When it's one big group, it's hard to get to know people, but since we've been getting into smaller groups and scrimmaging against each other, it's been helpful."
Both Garrison and Gulbranson said that their teams have gained several players who have played Ultimate Frisbee before.
"They lost a lot of seniors last year, but a lot of new freshmen came, and most of them have played before," Garrison said. "They're really good, and they pick up on things pretty quickly."
"Seeing from where these freshmen are coming from this year, I'm looking at all of them, thinking, 'Shoot, these guys are a lot further along then when I first set foot on the Frisbee field my freshman year,'" Gulbranson said.
According to Ironfist captain Mark Belvardi and Savage Skies cutter Abby Buffington, both teams have the season goal of going to nationals in the spring. Buffington said that one way they plan to get there is to be ready to play against different kinds of teams.
"We work on different types of defense in order to compete against the different teams that we're playing," Buffington said.
"For instance, we'll play a man defense, where we just mark up one-on-one, or we will start strategizing and start working on our zone defense once we get more of our new players mixed in with our more experienced players at practice."
Belvardi explained that the fall season is a great time to get the new players acclimated to the game so that they can be prepared to play when the stakes are high.
"I definitely would say that one of our big goals and challenges for this year is trying to get some players in the rotation and getting them that game experience early on," Belvardi said. "Get them experience in the fall so that they can contribute in the spring when it really matters."
In light of the team chemistry aspect, Belvardi also emphasized the importance of knowing everyone on the team at a personal level. He stated that how well the players know each other as people have a huge impact on how the team functions on the field.
"We've kind of made an intentional goal this semester just to try and focus on building trust off the field," Belvardi said.
"It is easier to understand how they're thinking and how they see things if you understand how they see things as an individual. The personality of a person really is apparent in the way they play and the way they think, so understanding that part is really important."
Overall, both teams are pleased with how they have been developing and can tangibly see success in the future of the season.
"I think it's going really well," Buffington said. "Hopefully they come to like Frisbee as much as we do and we'll have a good mixture of the old and new players in order to keep good plays going for our tournaments."
"In the fall, (we want to) really develop depth with our rookies as well as keep our skill level up as returners and vets," Gulbranson said.
"That's probably our biggest goal besides having a blast and keeping everyone coming back and having a good time, because when you have fun, you play better."
Daria Zellmer
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Well I have decided to sign up and run another marathon. Check out the site should be a fun race. Training will begin mid July.
This Sunday is Broad Street 10 miler. This is a fun race. 10 miles straight and mainly downhill. There is no cut off on the number of runners. It averages around 18,000. It is a very enjoyable race although they are calling for rain on Sunday we shall see. I will post a report and pictures after the race.
So you're being a slacker on Sunday? Only 10 miles?


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Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers
The number of 'Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers' job openings is expected to rise 9.8% by 2031
'Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers' is expected to be a very fast growing occupation in comparison to other occupations.
What are the median wages for 'Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers' in the United States?
In 2021 the median annual wage for 'Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers' was $97,410, or $46.83 hourly
'Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers' are paid 112.9% higher than the national median wage, which stands at $45,760
How many people are employed as bioengineers and biomedical engineers?
As of 2021 there were 17,190 people employed as Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers within the United States.
This represents around 0.012% of the employed workforce across the country.
Put another way, around 1 in 8 thousand people are employed as Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers.
Apply knowledge of engineering, biology, chemistry, computer science, and biomechanical principles to the design, development, and evaluation of biological, agricultural, and health systems and products, such as artificial organs, prostheses, instrumentation, medical information systems, and health management and care delivery systems.
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I believe jobs that require creativity (like engineering) will be off the last to ever be replaced by robots and automatization
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Engineering is a creative activity and in this case it combines several areas of knowledge. So in the short term I don't see it likely
Pabriel (Likely) says
I voted "likely" because I think that artificial intelligence will soon be able to engineer bio-medicines in the near future.


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March 12, 2018—A Patchogue, N.Y., woman was gifted a vehicle at the Patchogue Fire Department.
Nilza Rodriguez was introduced to NABC's Recycled Ride program, hosted by The Collision Centers through the Economic Opportunity Council of Suffolk County. Rodriguez is a single mother of three and has been working with EOC to help ease the burden of being a single income family.
"Nilza is bright and articulate woman… a car would be one less thing to worry about as she manages to pay bills and feed her children", said Anna Maddux of EOC.
Previously, Rodriguez would walk to and from work, as well as walk to pick up her children each day. Now after receiving her 2013 Dodge Dart, she can complete her day to day tasks much easier.
The Recycled Ride Ceremony took place on Friday, March 6 at 2:30 p.m. at the Patchogue Fire Department.
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The program ensures deserving citizens without safe and operational vehicles have cars or vans that meet their needs and the needs of their families.


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GOLDEN State continues to deal defeats all around, LA Clippers destroy Chicago, and Orlando end their losing streak. Learn all the latest games details in this NBA Wrap! Australian Throw. Victorian centre-field Andrew Bogut was the sole Australian to hit the NBA courts today. Bogut was kept to zero points in the Warriors` win over New York, missing his single field goal try. He did however made 12 rebounds and helped with four assists.
Green made all nine shots as the Warriors (44-4) wrapped up January at 40 games over. 500 even with "modest" 13 points from Stephen Curry. He was effective with just 5 for 17 from the field on a court where he previously gave pretty good performances.
Green finished the game with 20 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for the Warriors overall, who scored a season-low 18 points in the first quarter of the ballgame. They rebounded with 64 over the middle two quarters - the Knicks had only 65 total through three - and looked back to normal after a not-so-successful Saturday in Philadelphia.
Nowitzki bench-warmed the first quarter of a back-to-back set and the first of Dallas` five games in seven nights. The Mavericks were determined just to give their 37-year-old leading scorer a bit of a rest. Also they hoped that beating a team with 17 road losses will be not that hard.
Dallas did win thanks to a 23-5 run over the final 9 minutes and gave in its fewest points in the fourth quarter this season, making their Phoenix 23-9 anti-record better looking now. Powell`s points turned a 75-74 deficit into an 80-75 lead, with Raymond Felton assisting on a pair of baskets before Powell nailed down couple of life-saving free throws. Rookie guard Devin Booker led the Suns in scoring for the third straight game, earning 19 points.
Don`t mess with the LA Clippers` reserve. Their benchwarmers have been dominant in Blake Griffin`s rest-time, with Jamal Crawford scoring the most of all, 26 points in a 120-93 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday. In the Clippers` last four games, all of which were victorious, the team reserves have outscored the opponent`s bench 184-78. Their winning streak has coincided with Griffin being out at least a month after his right hand was broken. In case anyone forgot, he broke it while punching the team`s assistant equipment manager. J.J. Redick added 21 points and DeAndre Jordan 17 points and 20 rebounds for the Clippers on top of that, with score improving to 15-3 without Griffin. Chris Paul scored down 19 points and made seven assists.
Jimmy Butler scored 23, Derrick Rose helped with 20 and Paul Gasol championed his 15 points and 14 rebounds for the Bulls, who never made a run in the fourth. They`ve lost four of six and dropped to 10-11 on the road. Crawford did the Clippers` first eight points of the fourth, pushing their lead to 92-75. 12 points total were under his belt in the quarter. Rose and Butler scored a minimum of just 4 points. Los Angeles saved the day in the third after holding on to a four-point lead at the start of the quarter. Led by Redick`s 11 points, the Clippers built the game`s first double-digit lead. In one stretch, they outscored the Bulls 15-9y, going 2 1/2 minutes without a field goal to take an 84-73 lead. During that the Clippers made 7 of 8 free throws and did great defense job.
Evan Fournier scored 24 points and Aaron Gordon had 19 points and 14 rebounds as the Orlando Magic ended the unlucky 7 losses in a row streak by earning a commanding, 119-114 win over the Boston Celtics. Rookie Mario Hezonja nailed 17 points, Tobias Harris did earn 16 and Nikola Vucevic had 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for Orlando. Marcus Smart helped Boston with 26 points, Isaiah Thomas additionally scored 23 points and Avery Bradley did put down 22. The loss broke a five-game victorious streak for Boston, which had beaten Orlando 113-94 two nights earlier. The Magic lost 95-90 when Harris threw on the spot a three-point play. That started an 18-2 momentum, that gave Orlando control for the first time in the game. Fournier made two 3-pointers and Hezonja added another.
It's good to know that Warriors are finally back. Even though many basketball fans thought the victory of Golden State was quite predictable, the team performed great this week.
I can't agree more! But to my mind, the game of LA Clippers was quite more spectacular. I didn't expect them to win with such an impressive lead.
Boston Celtics were prepared better than their opponents. Still, it didn't guarantee them victory or at least any dominance, while Orlando Magic showed us how the game should be played.


Dave Mackey submitted this coverage of the 3 plus year build of his hardtop. He bought an existing hardtop, tore it completely apart and rebuilt it into a safe and competitive race car.
This car was a complete ground up build. We didn't like the way the chassis was boxed in, so we cut it out and re did it. We also purchased new 1"1/2 chrome molly tubing and tig welded it for the roll cage. The reason for this was because I felt a responsibility for anyone that was going to drive the car. I wanted to make sure that I knew I had done everything as safe as I could. The roll cage tubing goes through the top rail of the chassis and is welded to the bottom and top, and capped on the underside. We cut out the original cross members and replaced them with steel 2x4 boxing as seen in one of the pictures.
The ones that show inner wheel wells and firewall is to show that they were made and not original to the car. I made them myself. I also added about six inches to the bottom of the body so we could raise it back up like we wanted it to be. I'm not a sheet metal worker, so I think it is important to share with everyone that it can be accomplished if you have never tried it before. I also cut out large sections of each door and replaced with new sheet metal, as they didn't look very good. I replaced the hood with one I purchased on line from back East. It had some rust where it rested on the body on the right side, so I cut it out and re shaped a new piece and welded it in, turned out okay.
1. What do I want, a race car? replica? just a car to drive around the track?
Answering these questions will determine the direction of the build and what the outcome will be.
It is known by many that I spent a lot of money on our build, but the money was not what made the car fast. My motivation to spend the money was that I wanted all new parts and pieces, no used stuff. When people see the car, they think and say that it is way over kill, but it is what we wanted and I spent the money for quality parts like the rear end, transmission, engine, tubing for the roll cage, and it was in excess of $2000.00 alone. There was very little outside help with this build, very little in the engine, we had the front nerf custom bent at a fab shop, and some front steering pieces made so they were 100% identical from a C&C machine.
That is about it, I did all the body work myself, and have never done it in my life. I primed the car and Jim painted it blue and also the chassis silver. I had the car lettered by a long time friend from school and I paid him for it. I tell everyone that the car looks like it does because of the craftsmanship, not because I spent a bunch of money on it. I decided on the color of the body and Jim insisted on a silver chassis. I chose Jim as the sponsor and surprised everyone with it. I figured it was the least I could do.
And... I do consider the car to be owned by Jim and myself. I stopped adding the money at about 25K, but am sure it is over 30K now, that includes the purchase price of $4500.00 for the car. If I were to include all of our labor building it and all of the many hours of machine work Jim did on the front hubs and steering arms, it would be much much more. All that for a car that we might be able to sell for maybe $15000.00, if I could even find someone to buy it, but we do have a really nice car and it is so gratifying to take to the track.
Setting body to measure for roll cage.
Handmade flooring, firewall and dash board.
Completed cage and nerf bars.
Installing the Jim Perry built powerplant.
Primer on, over extensive body work!
More sheet metal work on the rebuilt hood.
Beautifull blue applied by Jim Perry.
Hand lettering painted, not vinyl graphics!
Thanks Dave for a great and interesting submission.
Dave is always willing to offer any assistance to anyone building or considering building a hardtop.
If you want to contact Dave, leave a note here in the comment section or email us and we will contact Dave.


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Marie Barlow Martin | Christian Music Ministry | Blog : "Hack, Hack!"
Yes, I'm still hack-hack-hacking! I started coughing around the 2nd week of August, and I haven't stopped. I've been on four different anti-biotics. I've had a chest X-ray. But I made it through the fall concert season, and I have five weeks to go before I have to sing again.
I'd like to think I'm not a complainer, so when I do complain - or rather, when I finally go see the doctor - it is usually past what I have let on to those around me. I don't intend to change this, by the way. I'm just letting you know. I think the times when I am most verbal about any health "issues" are when it gets close to doing a concert, and I am worried about being able to perform at my best. I prepare quite a lot for a concert - rehearsals, setting up the sitter, drycleaning our concert attire, packing, getting plenty of sleep, rehearsals and more rehearsals, preparing equipment, sound checks and more rehearsals. So when there is a wild card thrown in the mix - like being sick - I have to turn every single note over to God.
"Lord," I say. "I can't sing this. You have to do it for me." Literally, during every note. Have you ever wondered what performers are thinking as they are on stage doing their thing especially if they have done it hundreds of times? Do you think they are going over their grocery list in their head or wondering what the weather will be like during their vacation? I guess I can't say what other people are thinking, but I sure am doing a LOT of praying!
I'll keep you posted. At least I have something to blog about!


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2019 December EPSU Collective Bargaining News 24
Strike action protects pay and conditions at municipal company
Strike action organised by the JHL public services union was instrumental in maintaining the collective agreement covering around 1000 employees of the cleaning and catering company Arkea, owned by the City of Turku. The company had switched to another employers' organisation so that it could sign up to a different and inferior collective agreement. This would have meant employees suffering cuts in pay of 15%-30%. After strike action by the 1000 employees at Arkea, a second strike also involving local transport workers was organised. With the threat of a third strike the company agreed to reinstate the original collective agreement.
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Public service federations mobilise over jobs and bargaining
The main public service federations - FP-CGIL, CISL-FP, UIL-FPL and UIL-PA - organised a demonstration in Rome on 12 December as part of a period of agitation to put pressure on the government to guarantee funding for the renegotiation of collective agreements for 2019-2021. EPSU general secretary Jan Willem Goudriaan joined the demonstration. The unions want to ensure there is funding for adequate pay increases and for the introduction of a new job classfication system. They are also calling for an extraordinary recruitment plan to address the urgent staff shortages across many parts of the public service.
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Union rejects government delay to pay increase
The public service federations of the CCOO confederation have called on the acting government to guarantee that the 2% pay increase, agreed as part of a three-year pay deal, will be paid on 1 January 2020 to all three million public sector workers. Formally a new government has yet to be confirmed and the acting public service minister is claiming that the increase cannot be confirmed but that it could be paid and backdated later in 2020. The union argues that the increase can be paid on the basis of a royal decree and say this needs to be done urgently as part of the union demands to win back rights cut or reduced during austerity.
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Waste workers take action on pay and conditions
Members of the STAL trade union took strike action on 12 December in the Tratolixo inter-municipal waste company that covers four local authorities near Lisbon. Meanwhile STAL members in the Resinorte and Resiestrela waste companies (part of the EGF group) are planning strike action on 26 and 27 December. In both cases the union is pushing for respect for collective bargaining, an increase in pay and improvements in working conditions. At Tratolixo the demands include implementation of the 35-hour week, 25 days' annual leave and an allowance to take account of risky and onerous working conditions. In the other companies STAL is looking for a pay increase to cover lost purchasing power and measures on career development.
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Europe's public health systems: death by a thousand cuts
The 2008 financial crash increased demand for public health systems across the EU, and at the same time reduced expenditure (WHO 2014).
Large health sector strike in Northern Ireland
Healthcare services will be heavily disrupted today as paramedics, nurses, and other healthcare workers are going on strike.
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Health unions continue action over pay and funding
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Prison staff take action over staffing and overcrowding
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Legion baseball: Sidney Post 217 beats Piqua to open tournament
Post 217 will face Van Wert/Troy winner on Sunday
Sidney Post 217's Zach Griesdorn pitches during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Sidney's Bryce Kennedy tries to pickoff Piqua Post 184's Howie Ludwig at first base during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Sidney's Kurt Rutschilling, right, gets a high five after scoring during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Sidney Post 217's Bryce Kennedy, right, chases down short hit during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News
Sidney Post 217's Evan Monnier chases after a hit during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
TROY — After two days and a move nine miles south, Sidney Post 217 finally got underway in the Ohio Region 2 American Legion baseball tournament on Friday.
Sidney opened the double-elimination tournament with a 10-1 victory over Piqua Post 184 at Duke Park in Troy. Post 217 scored four runs in the first inning after several walks and hit batters and had no problem pulling away from there.
The tournament was supposed to begin on Wednesday at Piqua's Hardman Field, but rain that moved through the area early in the day forced the first two games to be postponed to Thursday. Post 217 was slated to face Piqua at 7:30 on Thursday in Piqua after the conclusion of a first-round game between Troy and Greenville, but an afternoon thunderstorm forced the Troy/Greenville game to be pushed back and Sidney's game to be postponed to Friday.
Troy and Greenville's game never finished on Thursday. The game was suspended in the fourth inning after a bank of lights at the field went out. After the lights were unable to be fixed on Friday, the games were moved to Troy.
Sidney advances to face the winner of the Van Wert vs. Troy game on Sunday at a time and place to be determined. Van Wert and Troy will face off on Saturday in Troy, as will Greenville and Piqua in an elimination game. Sunday's two tournament games could be moved back to Piqua if the lighting issue is fixed; otherwise, Duke Park will host the games.
The tournament is made up of the five teams that comprise the Western Ohio League. Van Wert Post 178, which won the tournament last year, earned the No. 1 seed in regular-season play this year and broke a streak of three consecutive years Post 217 had earned the top seed.
Post 217's Evan Monnier, Zach Griesdorn and Kyle Noble all reached base to start the bottom of the first inning after either walking or being hit by Piqua pitcher Timothy Knapschaefer. Kurtis Rutschilling then hit a single to score one run, and a throwing error on the play allowed another run to score.
Noble scored on a passed ball while Bryce Kennedy was at the plate to increase the lead to 3-0. Rutschilling later scored on a throwing error to give Sidney a four-run lead heading into the second.
Piqua scored in the third when Howie Ludwig drove in a run on a single to right field, but Post 217 answered in the bottom of the inning. Noble led off the inning with a walk, then Rutschilling hit a single on a hard grounder to left field. Both runners advanced on a passed ball with Kennedy at the plate, and Kennedy then hit a sacrifice groundout to score Noble.
Sidney scored two runs with two outs in the fourth to push the lead to 7-1. Monnier hit a double to right-center field, then Griesdorn followed with a one-run double to right. Griesdorn later scored after a balk and a passed ball.
Post 217 wrapped up the scoring in the sixth with three runs on one hit, which was a 2-RBI double by Griesdorn.
Griesdorn picked up the win on the mound. He pitched six innings and gave up one earned run on six hits and one walk. He had four strikeouts. He finished 2 for 3 at the plate with 2 RBIs while Rutschilling was 2 for 3.
Sidney had six hits. Knapschaefer was charged with the loss after allowing seven earned on five hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings.
Ludwig and Levi Godwin each had two hits for Piqua.
Sidney Post 217's Zach Griesdorn pitches during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2019/07/web1_DSC_9182-1.jpgSidney Post 217's Zach Griesdorn pitches during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Sidney's Bryce Kennedy tries to pickoff Piqua Post 184's Howie Ludwig at first base during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2019/07/web1_DSC_9211-1.jpgSidney's Bryce Kennedy tries to pickoff Piqua Post 184's Howie Ludwig at first base during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
Sidney's Kurt Rutschilling, right, gets a high five after scoring during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2019/07/web1_DSC_9289-1.jpgSidney's Kurt Rutschilling, right, gets a high five after scoring during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy.
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2019/07/web1_DSC_9294-1.jpgSidney Post 217's Bryce Kennedy, right, chases down short hit during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News
https://www.sidneydailynews.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/47/2019/07/web1_DSC_9322-1.jpgSidney Post 217's Evan Monnier chases after a hit during a Region 2 American Legion tournament game against Piqua Post 184 on Saturday at Duke Park in Troy. Luke Gronneberg | Sidney Daily News
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The following events took place during Rutgers' 250th Anniversary commemoration held November 10, 2015, through November 10, 2016. Watch the documentary that chronicles the yearlong celebration at 250.rutgers.edu/250documentary.
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Visit the RevolUtionary Monument
Stop by and take a photo with the monument. You can find the monument at the Engineering Quad Area near the Science and Engineering Resource Center on the Busch Campus in New Brunswick. And, don't forget to post your photo to Instagram, Twitter, and Rutgers Facebook page using #Rutgers250. This summer, look for the monument at the Livingston Campus. | Location: Engineering Quad Area, Busch Campus, 118 Frelinghuysen Road (approximate address), New Brunswick, NJ.
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I Am Robeson Week 2015, honoring Paul Robeson RC'19
Join in I Am Robeson Week 2015, a celebration of one of the university's most esteemed alumni, Paul Robeson RC'19. Enjoy a variety of activities including a lecture on December 1, book signing and performances on the 2nd, a film viewing on the 3rd, and bus trip to the Paul Robeson House in Philadelphia on the 4th. | Location: Paul Robeson Cultural Center, 600 Bartholomew Road, Piscataway, NJ. For information, visit the Facebook event page or email prccrutgers@echo.rutgers.edu.
Celebration of Paul G.E. Clemens's Book Rutgers since 1945: A History of the State University of New Jersey
In Rutgers since 1945, historian and Rutgers professor Paul G.E. Clemens chronicles Rutgers' remarkable transition from the Cold War, to the student protests of the 1960s and 1970s, to the growth of political identity on campus and the increasing commitment to big-time athletics, which are just a few of the innumerable newsworthy elements that have driven the university's evolution.
Join us to celebrate the publication of this landmark book and get an insider's look at the history of this storied institution. The event will begin with an introduction by Rutgers professor Ben Justice, coauthor of Rutgers: A 250th Anniversary Portrait, followed by a brief reading by Professor Clemens, and concluding with a signing and reception with light refreshments courtesy of the Rutgers Alumni Association.
Copies of both books will be available for purchase. Rutgers since 1945 will be available at a special 20 percent launch discount. | Location: Barnes & Noble at Rutgers University, 100 Somerset Street, New Brunswick, NJ.
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Distinguished Student Debate: New Jersey and Climate Change
As part of the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences Executive Dean's Distinguished 250th Anniversary Lecture Series, Exploring the Anthropocene: The Age of Us, the nationally-ranked student debate teams, Rutgers University Debate Union (New Brunswick) and Rutgers University–Newark Debate Team, will contest the role of New Jersey in addressing climate change. The event, which will begin with light refreshments, is co-sponsored by Rutgers Climate Institute, Institute of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences, and G. H. Cook Campus Dean. | Location: New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health in Room 101, 61 Dudley Road, New Brunswick, NJ. Event is free, but registration is required.
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Simeon De Witt: Mapping the Revolution Exhibition at the Zimmerli Art Museum
See a map drawn in 1780 and other works of Simeon De Witt QC1776, George Washington's chief cartographer during the Revolutionary War, at the Zimmerli Art Museum. | Location: Zimmerli Art Museum, 71 Hamilton Street, New Brunswick, NJ. Admission is free. Hours: Zimmerli is open Tuesday–Friday, 10 a.m.–4:30 p.m.; Saturday–Sunday, Noon–5 p.m.; and first Tuesday of the month, 10 a.m.–9 p.m. The museum is closed on Mondays, major holidays, and for the month of August.
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Zimmerli Exhibition HereNow: Rutgers 250 Accepting Photos
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Beginning on November 10, 2015, as part of the Rutgers' community, you are invited to submit your images through the exhibit website. Images received by early January 2016 will be printed and hung as the premier images for this major exhibition at the Zimmerli. Thereafter, submitted images will be printed and installed in the museum at regular intervals, allowing the online and onsite exhibition to grow throughout the spring.
Following the close of the show, the 250 most interesting and compelling images will be compiled and published in a fine arts book with accompanying essays by distinguished authors and critics from Rutgers and beyond. The publication will document Rutgers, here and now, comprising a record of life at Rutgers at its 250th birthday through the eyes of its many communities. | Location: Submit your images online at herenow250.rutgers.edu.
December 1, 2015–November 30, 2016
Exhibition: Rutgers through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives at Alexander Library
Rutgers through the Centuries: 250 Years of Treasures from the Archives opens on November 12, 2015, and will run through November 30, 2016. The exhibit features important historical documents; vivid photographic illustrations; and interesting, compelling, and often whimsical artifacts from the collections of the Rutgers University Archives. Among the treasures on display are the original printed copy of the 1770 Queen's College Charter, portraits of past presidents and faculty, documents relating to Rutgers College becoming a land-grant institution in 1864, photographs and artifacts depicting 19th- and 20th-century student life, and other items related to the historical development of Rutgers from a colonial college founded in the 18th century to a comprehensive public research university in the 21st century. | Location: Gallery '50 and the Special Collections and University Archives Gallery, Archibald S. Alexander Library, 169 College Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ. Hours: Monday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 1–5 p.m. (during the academic year). To request assistance with parking, send email to events@rulmail.rutgers.edu or call 848-932-7505.
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Share this Story: Canadian edibles could be up to 10 times less potent than those in U.S. states
Canadian edibles could be up to 10 times less potent than those in U.S. states
The proposed regulations limit edibles in Canada to 10mg of THC per package
Emma Spears
Feb 01, 2019 • January 24, 2020 • 1 minute read
Regulations on Canadian edibles are expected to be finalised before October 17. Consultations for the regulations are currently ongoing. Photo by iStock / Getty Images Plus
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The proposed regulations limit edibles in Canada to 10mg of THC per package.
States like Washington, Colorado and California, where cannabis is legal, allow edibles to contain up to 100mg of THC per package, while the state of Oregon's limits clock in at a more conservative 50mg.
Experts fear that the low potency will provide consumers with an incentive to buy stronger edibles from the black market, or make their own – even though it is notoriously difficult to measure out a reliable dose in homemade cannabis goodies.
The strict regulation of edibles is a result of how differently cannabis snacks are metabolised compared to smoking or vaping the drug. Overconsumption is often the result of the delay between consumption and the onset of effects. Many inexperienced users consume an edible, mistakenly believe it isn't working and consume more, resulting in potentially overwhelming side effects.
Per the NIH, symptoms of overconsumption can include "cognitive and motor impairment, extreme sedation, agitation, anxiety, cardiac stress, and vomiting. Most troubling, high quantities of Δ9-THC are reported to produce such transient psychotic symptoms as hallucinations, delusions, and anxiety in some individuals."
Although edible overconsumption can be a deeply unpleasant experience, it's important to note that it isn't fatal.
Regulations on Canadian edibles are expected to be finalised before October 17. Consultations for the regulations are currently ongoing.


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Q: Facebook integration iOS 7 issue Just switched to XCode 5 and iOS 7 on my macbook , thoughts everything will work correctly since I wasn't doing anything special but it doesn't work.
I had facebook integration on my 6.1 app ,this is what I was doing:
- (IBAction)facebookTapped:(UIButton *)sender {

    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_global_queue(DISPATCH_QUEUE_PRIORITY_DEFAULT, 0), ^{
        //Check if the net is reachable
        SLComposeViewController * faceSheet=[self.socialIntegration showFacebook:@"text" andImage:nil andLink:@"link" andView:self];
        dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            //[self netConnectionTrue:cell Connected:answer];
            //[tempAlertView show];
            [self presentViewController:faceSheet animated:YES completion:NO];

        });
    });

}

now when I press the button this is what I get:

+[SocailIntegration modalTransitionStyle]: unrecognized selector sent to class 0x49b30

and the app breaks on this line:             [self presentViewController:faceSheet animated:YES completion:NO];
anyone knows why this might happen?
EDIT:This is my code in socialIntegration class:
-(SLComposeViewController *) showFacebook:(NSString *) initialText andImage:(NSString *) imageName andLink:(NSString *) link andView:(UIViewController *) controller {

    if ([SLComposeViewController isAvailableForServiceType:SLServiceTypeFacebook])
    {
        SLComposeViewController *faceSheet = [SLComposeViewController composeViewControllerForServiceType:SLServiceTypeFacebook];
        [faceSheet setInitialText:initialText];
        if (imageName.length!=0)
        {
            [faceSheet addImage:[UIImage imageNamed:imageName]];
        }
        if (link.length!=0)
        {
            [faceSheet addURL:[NSURL URLWithString:link]];
        }
        return faceSheet;
        //[controller presentViewController:faceSheet animated:YES completion:nil];

    }
    else
    {
        UIAlertView *alertView = [[UIAlertView alloc]
                                  initWithTitle:@"Sorry"
                                  message:@"You can't send a status right now, make sure your device has an internet connection and you have at least one Facebook account setup"
                                  delegate:nil
                                  cancelButtonTitle:@"OK"
                                  otherButtonTitles:nil];
        [alertView show];
    }

}

A: Your custom socialIntegration class has a bug in it. It only returns a SLComposeViewController if Facebook is available on the device. If it isn't, it returns nothing.
However, you don't test for this when you actually call it:
SLComposeViewController * faceSheet=[self.socialIntegration showFacebook:@"text" andImage:nil andLink:@"link" andView:self];
        dispatch_sync(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
            //[self netConnectionTrue:cell Connected:answer];
            //[tempAlertView show];
            [self presentViewController:faceSheet animated:YES completion:NO];

        });

...you're not checking to see if faceSheet is nil. So if there's no Facebook account you call presentViewController with a nil object, which triggers the error you're seeing.
The reason you are seeing this on iOS 7 is your linked FB accounts probably got reset, but it was probably a source of crashes for your users on iOS 6 as well.

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Q: how to handle Unchecked cast warning in java code I am unable to handle Unchecked cast warning in my java code :
Set<String> set1=new HashSet<String>();
            Object obj="apple";
            set1=(Set<String>)obj;  // warning Type safety: Unchecked cast from Object to Set<String>

in 3rd line I am getting an warning. How can I remove this. Please suggest. I don't want to use suppress warning code.

A: Assuming you are trying to add elements to a Set of Strings your code should be:
Set<String> set1 = new HashSet<String>();
String obj = "apple";
set1.add(obj);

A: You can't get rid of the warning without either suppressing it, or completely changing the meaning of the code as written.
And even if you do suppress the warning, you will still get an exception at runtime because you are casting a String to a Set.  That can never work.
It is difficult suggest a correction because you don't say what you are actually trying to do here.  (I can think of three possibilities ...)

A: String obj ="apple";
set1.add(obj);

also see How do I address unchecked cast warnings?


The Bauchi State chapter of the Nigerian Legion paid a courtesy visit to His Excellency Governor Mohammed A. Abubakar at the Government House, Bauchi.
The visit was part of the annual Armed Forces remembrance activities.
Chairman of the Bauchi State Chapter of the legion, Retired Warrant Officer Idris Danjuma Ningi and leader of the delegation thanked the Governor for the support he's been rendering to the legion.
The chairman also used the opportunity in commending the Governor for his success in making Bauchi State the most peaceful state in the Northeast sub region. The chairman assured the governor of the entire military retirees' readiness to answer call from the government anytime their service is needed.
The legion also acknowledged His Excellency's purposeful leadership and the outstanding achievements recorded so far in all sectors.
In his remarks, Governor Mohammed A. Abubakar assured the legionnaires and their families his government's commitment towards ensuring their comfort by way of engaging them in gainful employment in government departments, and also through provision of loans in cash and in kind to make them self-employed.
The governor made a passionate appeal to the private sector, public officers, senior civil servants, non-governmental organisations, corporate bodies and well to do individuals to complement government efforts towards improving the lives of the ex-service men especially by contributing to the coffers of the Nigerian legion.
As his personal donation and that of his family, Governor M.A Abubakar pledged the sum of One Million and Five Hundred thousand Naira (N1,500,000), while the Bauchi State Government donated the sum of Two Million and Five Hundred thousand Naira only.
Others who donated included His Excellency the Deputy Governor, Speaker of BAHA, Secretary to the State Government, office of the Chief of Staff, Head of Service, State Chairman of the APC, all Commissioners and Special Advisers, Perm Secs, Grand Khadi and Judges, SSAs, SAs and PAs etc. were the total sum of N10,000,000 was raised.
In addition, the governor promised to provide the legion with office furnitures and a donation of Ford Galaxy for the use of the legion.


Ubarter.com Signs Ad Pact With Yahoo! and GoTo.com - InternetNews.
Moving aggressively to promote its Web site, Ubarter.com's parent company, International Barter Corp. said it negotiated an ad agreement with Yahoo! and GoTo.com.
The agreement gives IBC the exclusive banner ad for the keyword "barter" in addition to strategically placed banner ads.
The company said it secured the same arrangement with all the top portals and search engine providers including Excite, Netscape Netcenter, Webcrawler, Lycos, Infoseek, Alta Vista, Look Smart and Northern Light. Spending was not disclosed.
The agreements ensure that each time an individual searches the Internet via one of the above engines or portals and enters the keyword barter, the banner ad and hyperlink for IBC's newly launched Web site, www.Ubarter.com will appear on the screen, the companies said.
Ubarter.com is promoting the concept of "barter" for the general Internet user and is a new venue in Internet commerce where users can barter products and services on the Web as opposed to using cash to conduct transactions.
IBC said it will begin its advertising with DoubleClick and Travelocity on Aug 15.


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Q: How to ensure the HTTP_REQUEST Is coming from the right place? I learn that HTTP_REFERER or any HTTP request header can be fake and not reliable.
REMOTE_ADDR is reliable though.
so, how can I ensure the incoming HTTP_REQUEST call is coming from a website that I white-list?
For example, I have a js code that will send from client site to server. (something like a sniper, cross platform). however, I only allow this happen from several websites.  Not others. so, even other people copy the code and put onto their website, it won't work.

A: In the general case you simply can't do it. You are entirely at the mercy of the client. You can make it more difficult by checking the referrer, but not impossible.

A: The only way to do this reliably is to have all those several websites generate unique tokens for every users, similarly as how you protect yourself from CSRF attacks. The tokens would then be sent along with the request by your script, and your server would need to have a way to check the token for authenticity against the other websites. Needless to say this is very likely impossible unless you control all sites.
See also this question on HTTP_REFERER

A: Haven't used this in practice, so there might be practicality issues I wasn't counting on, but thought I'd contribute the idea anyway. If I interpret correctly, this is similar to (if not the same as) the idea @Seldaek posted.

*

*Your Server generates a unique ID for each page-serve and embeds the ID in the page.

*Server stores the ID and the Client's IP address.

*The js on the client places the ID in its request to the Server and sends the request.

*When the Server receives the js request from the Client, it only responds if the IP/ID pair matches one that is on-file (see #2).

*After some specified time (and/or when the browser session ends), the ID/IP entries expire.

This could perhaps be faked if a person sharing the visitor's IP address (perhaps both are behind the same NAT box) hijacks another visitor's session in real-time, but it will at least prevent someone from making another web page which piggybacks on your server's service.
There could also be issues if, for some reason, your visitor's IP address changes between when the page was served and when the js request was sent.
Basically, your server is saying "I will not service your js request unless you possess the data from a page I recently served and you are coming from (to the best of my knowledge) the place to which I served that page."

A: All http headers can be faked.
If you are just accepting communication from the remote server (and not having a client browser be redirected to your server) then you can either set up a VPN between that remote server and yours or you can change your firewall config to only allow communication from a specific set of IP addresses.  However, even the later can be faked by people willing to go that far.
If the client browser is the one either being redirected to your server or loading the file(s) from your server then there is absolutely nothing you can do.

A: As @Billy says this simply isn't possible, you're thinking about the internets' request response mechanism incorrectly.

For example, I have a js code that
  will send from client site to server.
  (something like a sniper, cross
  platform).

I assume what you're saying is that you have some javascript code served up on some website on your 'whitelist' which redirects the user to your website.  Its on your website that you want to check that the user came from the 'whitelisted' site?
Aside from setting a cookie (might not be possible - cross domains) you might find it tough.  Have you taken a look at OpenID?  If you can post more details a solution may be more obvious.

A:
so, how can I ensure the incoming
  HTTP_REQUEST call is coming from a
  website that I white-list?

I think if you sign every request(from whitelist) which is valid for that request only(once). I assume using uniqid for this is safe(enough?).


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| Food carts consider changes from new colleges
Myles Odermann
Food carts consider changes from new colleges
Myles Odermann 12:24 am, Oct 18, 2016
As Benjamin Franklin and Pauli Murray colleges near completion, owners of Ingalls Rink food carts are bracing for impact.
Food vendor owners, such as those at Joe Grate's Barbecue, Lali Grill and Mecha-Uma, expressed concern that the new colleges, which will open in fall 2017 and eventually house approximately 800 undergraduates, will hurt business, as students will be able to swipe for dining hall access just across the street.
Peggy Grate, owner of Joe Grate's Barbecue food truck, said she and her husband are concerned that food from Franklin and Murray colleges will hurt business, perhaps forcing the Grates to move the truck and focus on the business's catering services.
"It's a sign of the times, so we just have to be ready for that," Grate said.
However, Portabello Latín Food owner Francisco Mendez said he believed the new dining halls will not affect his customer base as the food he serves differs from Yale's. Elisa Martinez '18 echoed this sentiment, adding that the students who visit the food carts now do so because they want to, not because they cannot use Yale Dining options. Martinez said that food cart lunches taste better than the dining hall and she uses them to treat herself. They also provide a convenient and relatively cheap meal if students miss lunch, she said.
For Lali Grill owner Shilmat Tessema, the future is more uncertain.
"Of course we're going to be affected," Tessema said, though she speculated that the new colleges could either hurt or help her business.
The food carts, which will likely all still be in the area next year, operate until midafternoon. The new dining halls' hours remain undetermined, with extended hours perhaps being considered, said Adam Millman, the senior director of residential dining.
But according to new city regulations, Grate's Barbecue may not even be able to vend in the block next year. New city ordinances, which will move all food carts from the Ingalls Rink parking lot to nearby Sachem Street, have yet to be passed by the Board of Alders, though city officials aim to implement them by the beginning of next year.
For the carts still serving at the base of Science Hill next year, one group of customers remain unchanged: Many professors, graduate students and postdoctoral students do not have dining hall meal plans, Dennis Vu '19 pointed out.
With the new regulations, the number of potential food carts serving the block will increase from 15 to 18.


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LiteratEye #29: Kidnapped by Slavers! Abducted and Tortured by Wild Savages! Worse Yet, Branded a 'Reckless Liar'!
by W.J. Elvin III
Filed under: Literary Hoaxes, Pranksters, Urban Legends
Here's the twenty ninth installment of LiteratEye, a series found only on The Art of the Prank Blog, by W.J. Elvin III, editor and publisher of FIONA: Mysteries & Curiosities of Literary Fraud & Folly and the LitFraud blog.
Let's say you had to choose, which would it be:
Abducted off the streets as a child, cast into the dingy hold of a sailing ship and, when it got filled with other unfortunates like yourself, carried off to a foreign land to be sold into slavery "¦ or "¦ captured by merciless wild Indians, witness to the brutal slaughter of numerous of your own people – men, women and children, and cruelly tortured for the mocking amusement of your captors?
Well, if you happen to be as lucky as Peter Williamson of Aberdeen, Scotland, back in the mid-1700s, you could have all that, plus a few other horrors and terrors for good measure.
Williamson, known later in life as "Indian Peter," made the best of it. He wrote a book that sold well in his own day and remains an oft-quoted classic among tales of Indian captivity.
It's quite the yarn, as some of the chapter headings indicate:
Sold at Philadelphia to a planter
His house burned by Indians and Himself carried off by them
The cruel treatment he suffered while among the savages
The author meditates escape, and accomplishes it at risk of his life
Joseph Long, Esq., with his house and servants burnt by Indians
His son and daughter carried off by them
The deplorable condition in which Miss Long was found
An Irishman scalped when drunk, yet recovers
And so on, "a plain, simple and impartial narrative," the author states, of "such things as have actually happened to me." Scholarly texts, history web sites and blogs, and the Wikipedia entry for Williamson all treat the book as credible, a window on actual events in colonial times.
Scalping, brutal murder, ghastly torture, rape, plundering and arson, all accomplished by marauding Indians, fill page after page. The sheer volume of atrocities is enough to make you wonder if our Scottish hero might be stretching the truth a bit here and there.
A bit? As a matter of fact, it may well be that Williamson has wormed his way into mainstream history with a pack of lies.
I had seen mention of a paper branding Williamson a fake, published a few years back in Northern Scotland, the journal of the Centre for Scottish Studies, University of Aberdeen.
Being remote from any library that might possibly have such a journal on hand, and the journal itself having been at least temporarily discontinued, it seemed unlikely I would find the paper.
As it happened, though, in searching here and there I found an email address for Dr. Marjory Harper at the University of Aberdeen. She had served as co-editor for an issue of the Journal. I wrote her, on the off chance she might be a helpful sort, and she very kindly looked up the article in question. And, wonder of wonders, it wasn't long before I received a copy in the mail, with her compliments.
The author of the paper, "Peter Williamson: Faker," is B. Bruce-Biggs, a substantial and prolific American writer specializing in history and sociology. Though I've since learned that he is not the first historian to question or repudiate Williamson's account, certainly the doubters are few and far between.
But then, fact-checking Williamson's book is no easy task.
Records from colonial times are sketchy, if they still exist at all. One could expect some luck in cases of persons who owned land or taxable property. And, shameful though it may be, slaves were taxable property and might be listed by name and description. Then too, there may be records of apprenticed or indentured persons. But there certainly wasn't an Ellis Island to welcome and register young boys kidnapped in the British Isles to be sold into slave labor.
As for tales of capture and torture by bloodthirsty savages, they are of course hopelessly one-sided, as the Indians weren't writing news articles or books at the time. That's not to say there weren't hostilities – and if someone showed up at your front door to claim your home in the name of the King of England, you might get a bit hostile as well.
While dismissing much of Williamson's tale as the work of a "reckless liar," Bruce-Briggs does allow that the Scot probably lived for a while in Pennsylvania, gathering up stories to claim as his own. But he doesn't cut our hero much slack. Discussing errors regarding Indian captivity "would be a waste of space," the historian asserts, "because Williamson's account is a total fiction."
After escaping captivity, Williamson went on to become something of a military hero, engaging in various battles with hostile Indians. Or so he says. According to Bruce-Biggs, no such battles took place.
Where Williamson's accounts do have a genuine historical basis, Bruce-Biggs offers documentary evidence that they were plagiarized – in some cases "almost word for word" — from magazines and newspapers of the time.
As for the bit about being scooped up off the streets of Aberdeen by kidnappers intending to sell him into slavery in the New World, there may be some truth to it.
A fair amount of slave labor needed for America's plantations came from Great Britain's jails, workhouses, brothels and houses of correction. That's all quite well documented in books such as Emigrants in Chains by Peter Wilson Coldham.
What we don't hear a lot about is the abduction of youngsters from the streets of larger cities in England and Scotland to serve as slaves in the colonies. Certainly hundreds, possibly thousands of homeless waifs, as young as six or eight and into their teens, fell victim either to criminal gangs or to harvesters officially sanctioned by local authorities.
In the colonies they were sold, often ten or twenty at a time, to planters. In British currency, they brought "about 16 pounds a head."
At the time there was little or no protest from the public. Child labor was the norm, and the establishment viewed the homeless youngsters as thieves and vandals.
When Indian Peter returned to Aberdeen and published his book, the town fathers had him imprisoned for "libel," the infraction being his claim of abduction at age 10 to be sold as a slave. Quite justifiably, whether true in his own particular case or not, he laid blame for the practice at the feet of the merchants and other community leaders.
Upon release he was banned from Aberdeen. He roamed from town to town in Indian costume, complete with peace pipe and tomahawk, hollering and dancing to draw crowds of potential book buyers.
And in the end he triumphed, winning lawsuits against his persecutors and going on to prosper as a tavern owner and publisher.
And to his last day, there was no recanting his story, no confession of lies and plagiarism. He wore his war bonnet to the grave.
(Copyright 2009 WJE, exclusive to The Art of the Prank, for reprint rights contact Literateye@gmail.com)
Check out previous LiteratEye episodes on The Art of the Prank.
LiteratEye #46: Who Discovered the Americas? Egyptians, Irish, Chinese and Your Uncle Bob
LiteratEye #43: Oh, I wonder, wonder who, ummbadoo-ooh, who, who wrote "The Night Before Christmas"?
LiteratEye #32: Pranks With a Novel Twist — An Interview with Elusive Wu Ming
LiteratEye #22: Castaway Cuisine: How Do You Like Your Flamingo?
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