You could be a professional blacksmith now and have a higher standard of living than the job afforded back then. But very few people who learn the skills are interested in actually doing that as full time work. If you think you’d have been a blacksmith in the past, and you’re not really glad you don’t have to, I say don’t let your dreams pass you by, start hammering!

“In return, the administration is offering to shield the offenders from costly litigation, federal prosecution and the steepest possible penalties.” NBC

O. Henry Chapter of the International Association of Administrative Professionals: 6 p.m. fourth Tuesday, meeting locations vary. Patricia McLaurin, pat.mclaurin@greensboro-nc.gov.

The state police major case team, which is investigating the shooting, hasn’t identified the officer who shot Washington or the department where the officer is stationed. They would only say the officer works for a municipal police department and not state police.

Guilford County Amateur Radio Emergency Services: 7 p.m. first Monday, Guilford County Emergency Services, 1002 Meadowood St., GB. Jim Waynick, Guilford County emergency coordinator. jwayn26534@gmail.com.

83.5% of Arconic shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Arconic shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.9% of Lihua International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

A project initially funded by Mason City-based Ag Ventures Alliance won the AgLaunch Startup Station Pitch Contest March 2 in Memphis. Rantizo is a targeted drone sprayer company focused on agriculture. The win results in a spot at the 2018 Farm Journal AgTech Expo in Indianapolis.

Your apps also can’t be uninstalled from SpingBoard or backed up through iTunes and synced to other devices.

A Shimano Saragosa SW spinning reel: This dedicated blue-water reel features Shimano’s propulsion line-management system, X-Ship gearing and shielded A-RB bearings and provides up to 44 pounds of drag. The reel can retrieve 38 to 45 inches of line per crank, depending upon the model. Available in six sizes — from 5000 to 25000 (40- to 100-pound braid) — and with gear ratios from 4.4-to-1 up to 5.7-to-one, the Saragosas cost $249.90 to $1,093.34.

Let’s examine this one, too. The broadband-as-killer-app has been around now for a couple of years and it might surprise you to know that as of right now about 4% of home in America are wired for broadband. Why? Broadband (DSL) only works within a fixed distance of the telco’s DSL node and not on all lines. Most people in the US talk over copper instead of fiber. And the bulk of the copper was installed, oh, say, before I was born. This fun little built-in speed bump is going to limit widespread broadband adoption for quite a while. Cable modems have their limitations too. Home networks will spread more quickly thanks to WiFi, but only in homes with multiple computers (i.e. NOT most of America).

The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) on Friday said it had arrested seven suspected vandals in three states of the South-east.

But I a little more positive about the future: if the OS can become a commodity, hardware makers can begin to focus on services — for example, one can buy a computer and get services like AOL’s (what’s positive about that, you might ask…)