code: @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
      @Deprecated
      public <T extends Item> void send(T item) throws NotConnectedException, InterruptedException, NoResponseException, XMPPErrorException {
          publish(item);
      }
docs: Publishes an event to the node.  This is a simple item
  with no payload.
  
  If the id is null, an empty item (one without an id) will be sent.
  Please note that this is not the same as {@link #send()}, which
  publishes an event with NO item.
  
  @param item - The item being sent
  @param <T> type of the items.
  
  @throws NotConnectedException
  @throws InterruptedException
  @throws XMPPErrorException
  @throws NoResponseException
  @deprecated use {@link #publish(Item)} instead.