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Make: Projects – Harvesting chemicals from a battery
By Sean Michael Ragan
Sean Michael Ragan
I am descended from 5,000 generations of tool-using primates. Also, I went to college and stuff. I am a long-time contributor to MAKE magazine and makezine.com. My work has also appeared in ReadyMade, c't – Magazin für Computertechnik, and The Wall Street Journal.
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This tutorial shows how to take apart a spent zinc-carbon dry cell of the common household type. Besides making for an interesting object lesson in electrochemistry, taking apart a spent D-cell, for instance, allows you to salvage many materials which can be of use to amateur chemists–materials which would otherwise probably end up in a landfill. Separated from their reactive components, the leftover parts of the battery can be safely added to most municipal recycling streams.
A zinc carbon cell (Wikipedia) contains manganese dioxide, which, among other things, is useful as a catalyst in the production of oxygen gas from hydrogen peroxide. It also contains metallic zinc, which can be used, for instance, as a reagent in the production of hydrogen gas from strong acid. Finally, it contains a carbon or graphite rod which can be used as an electrode in any of a number of electrochemical experiments, such as the electrolysis of water and the construction of an arc light or arc furnace.
Note that the battery in this tutorial is a zinc-carbon dry cell. This tutorial does not cover the dismantling of an alkaline-type cell. Alkaline cells are of slightly different internal construction and contain the strong base potassium hydroxide as an electrolyte, which is rather more dangerous to handle than the ammonium chloride/zinc chloride mixture used in zinc carbon cells. Zinc-carbon cells are commonly labelled "general purpose" or "heavy duty," and will not have the word "alkaline" on the case.
Small flat blade screwdriver
Hobby knife
Stainless steel or plastic strainer to fit coffee filter
Stainless steel or plastic tray to work in
Spent zinc-carbon or zinc-chloride D cell
Wax paper
Step 0: Set up your work area
I recommend working in a tray with a layer of wax paper in the bottom. The tray will catch any stray manganese dioxide powder that gets loose during disassembly, and the wax paper will allow easy collection of the powder and its transfer to the mortar in step 7.
Step 1: Remove the outer case
I find it's easiest to start at the bottom (negative) terminal of the cell. Insert a small flat-bladed screwdriver under the rim of the casing where it's crimped against the bottom gasket, right next to the seam that runs up the side of the cell, and pry up a small section of the rim.
Work the screwdriver down around the side of the cell, prying the casing open at the seam. Gloves are important during this step, not so much for protection against chemical exposure as for protection from the sharp exposed edge of the sheet metal casing.
Once you've opened the seam, grab the exposed flap of metal with a pair of pliers and unwrap it from around the cell. Doing so will expose the zinc anode "can" beneath a plastic liner. It will also probably release the top gasket which insulates the case from the top terminal.
Step 2: Remove the plastic liner
With a sharp knife, cut the plastic liner up the side of the cell as shown.
Peel the plastic liner off from around the cell. This will probably release the steel bottom terminal and the bottom gasket.
Step 3: Expose the manganese dioxide powder
The top metal terminal may lift right off, or it may require a bit of prying with a small flat-blade screwdriver.
Beneath the top steel terminal, there is a plastic shield with a carbon rod protruding. The carbon rod is sealed in place with a bit of asphalt. The plastic shield can be removed easily by prying with a flat-bladed screwdriver.
Underneath the plastic shield is a paper washer. Use the blade of a hobby knife to spear it and lift it up and out of the cell, exposing the damp black powder of the manganese dioxide mixture inside.
Step 4: Cut off the zinc can
In a spent cell, the zinc can will be thin and badly corroded, especially around the middle of the cell. Using a sharp pair of scissors, cut through the zinc can starting at the exposed rim and working down the side of the cell. I got all the way down one side before the top and bottom halves of the can just popped off.
Step 5: Remove the paper liner
Beneath the zinc anode is a paper wrapper around the black cathode powder. Use a hobby knife to peel off as much of it as you can. Remaining bits will be removed later, after the manganese dioxide is ground. All that should remain at this point is a carbon rod sticking out of a lump of manganese dioxide, probably with some bits of paper wrapper still stuck to its surface.
Step 6: Extract the carbon rod
Tap the lump gently with a hammer to break it up, and extract the carbon rod. Use the hobby knife blade to scrape off any manganese dioxide that remains on the carbon rod, and set the rod aside.
Step 7: Grind manganese dioxide
Transfer the chunks of damp manganese dioxide powder, and any remaining paper, into a mortar by lifting up, folding, and pouring from the wax paper work surface.
Grind the chunks of manganese dioxide, in the mortar, with the pestle, using small, strong, circular motions. The powder should be damp when it comes out of the battery, but if it is not, moisten it with a bit of water. You want to avoid dry manganese dioxide dust in the air.
When powder is ground to about the consistency of coarse-ground coffee, transfer it from the mortar into a coffee filter. Using tweezers, pick out any remaining bits of the paper wrapper and add them to your paper recycling stream.
Step 8: Clean extracts
The manganese dioxide powder in this condition is ready to use in most amateur applications, including generation of oxygen gas from hydrogen peroxide. It is not pure, having residual carbon and electrolyte salt (ammonium chloride and/or zinc chloride) mixed in. The carbon is difficult to remove, but it is also, fortunately, largely inert. Residual salts can be removed by washing with hot water, as shown above, using a strainer. These salts can be safely disposed of down the sink, as can small amounts of manganese dioxide.
The zinc can is also, probably, not completely pure zinc metal, but for most amateur applications (including the generation of hydrogen gas by reaction with acid) can be used as such. It also may have residual salt on the inside surface, and this can be removed, again, by washing the pieces under hot water in a strainer.
The carbon rod will have residual manganese dioxide and possibly residual asphalt on its surface. To remove these, wet sand the rod lightly using medium-grit wet-or-dry sandpaper. This will also "activate" the surface of the rod, increasing its surface area and its utility as an electrode.
Notes and ideas
Save the manganese dioxide powder, the zinc pieces, and the carbon rod for use in other experiments. The steel casing and top and bottom terminals can be recycled with steel soup cans and other ferrous metal waste. The plastic liner, top gasket, and shield can be recycled with other common household plastics. The paper gasket, washer, and wrapper can likewise be added to normal paper recycling streams.
If you need purer chemicals, manganese dioxide, zinc metal, and ammonium chloride can be inexpensively purchased from The Maker Shed.
14 thoughts on "Make: Projects – Harvesting chemicals from a battery"
SKR says:
December 4th, 2009 at 4:10 pm
I believe the Ammonium chloride is also used in the synthesis of a certain chemical beginning with the letter "e".
Sean Michael Ragan says:
Maybe so, but there are much easier ways to come by a bit of ammonium chloride. It can be bought from many sources (we sell it in the Maker Shed, for instance) and it is easily prepared from common household chemicals.
It would be an awful lot of work for ammonium chloride.
The manganese dioxide can be used create a phosphate finish on non-stainless steel surfaces (parkerizing).
Peter Sko says:
Just one comment: No way "materials which would otherwise probably end up in a landfill". I am sure all of you "Makers" are well into recycling and are also telling friends, family and neighbors about it !
We all have to try to save our ressources and batteries are certainly a very valueable ressource…
AndyGondorf says:
A nice hands-on educational suggestion, I like it a lot. But my old Dad used to say.."Never push a sharp edge towards any part of your own hand, it's an accident about to happen".
I proved him right a few times as a kid with a penknife and lots of enthusiasm vs little listening.
Try this experiment as shown in photos 2, 3 and 5 above and you might just find out the same thing.
Lie the battery down and stab the tray with the screwdriver, not your own hand folks.
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So let's talk about this bundt cake. This is a classic straight from my grandma's recipe box. I love that it's simple, easy, and full of flavor. Everyone who tries it loves it! You start out with a lemon cake mix, then add a box of vanilla pudding. Except don't grab the sugar and fat free box from the store like I did. Get the instant, original box of vanilla pudding. After that, you'll just need some sour cream, eggs, butter, and poppyseeds (along with a few minor things like vanilla) and you're set! Let's get going on this Lemon Poppyseed Bundt Cake.
I used a mini bundt cake pan for these, but you can put this in a regular bundt pan. You'll just need to bake it longer. No need to worry, I will note this in the recipe.
When it comes to making bundt cakes, the most important thing to do is make sure your cake pan is well greased. You can use a thin spread of softened butter followed by a thin coat of flour, just make sure it gets into all the nooks and crannies of your cake pan. In this last batch, I used Baker's Joy spray (non-stick spray that contains flour) and it worked really well. I do have darker non-stick type bundt cake pans, so they do tend to come out easily. Ultimately, you know what your bundt pan is like and the kind of grease that it likes. Just make sure you do it well!
Here's another quick tip when making a bundt cake: after filling the pan with batter, lightly give it a tap or two on your counter to help the batter settle into the grooves. Then pop it into the oven and you're all set!
If you're planning on making mini bundt cakes, you may have to adjust baking time accordingly. Since there are so many variations in mini bundt cake pan sizes, I would recommend doing a test bundt cake so you can get an idea of how much batter to fill in each cavity and how long to bake it. I used this Wilton Mini Bundt Cake pan. It only took 2-3 tablespoons of batter to fill each mold and they took about 12 minutes to bake. The recipe made about 32 mini bundt cakes, if that gives you an idea of how you can tackle this recipe with your mini bundt cake pan. If you're making it in one large bundt pan, you'll have less to worry about!
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Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease a mini bundt cake pan or one large bundt cake pan, depending on what you're using to make the cake.
In a large bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer (fitted with the paddle attachment), mix together the cake mix, instant vanilla pudding, and poppyseeds. Make sure to break up any large clumps of dry ingredients.
In a separate bowl, whisk together eggs, sour cream, water, and vanilla extract. You don't need to make sure it's evenly incorporated, just give it a whisk or two to break up the eggs. Add the wet ingredients to the dry with the mixer running on low (or just whisk by hand). Add the melted butter and mix until combined and there are no dry clumps of flour. Give one final stir by hand and place the batter in the cake pan(s). Bake until a toothpick inserted into the cake comes out with a few moist crumbs attached. If you are using a mini bundt pan, it'll be about 12-15 minutes depending on the size of your bundts (see note). If using a regular bundt pan, the bake time should be about 35-40 minutes.
Remove the cakes from the oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before inverting them onto a cooling rack. Allow to completely cool.
In a medium bowl, mix together powdered sugar, melted butter, milk, and vanilla extract. Drizzle over the cakes before serving. Enjoy!
Since there is so much size variation with mini bundt pans, I recommend doing a test cake before you fill all the cavities. You will have a better idea of how much batter it will take to fill them properly and how long to bake them.


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Student gun control advocates and one of the survivors of the Parkland, Florida, school shooting on Sunday completed a 50-mile, four-day march in Massachusetts to the headquarters of gun manufacturer Smith & Wesson, where they protested gun violence and weapons manufacturing. More than 100 protesters rallied outside company headquarters in Springfield. They held American flags and signs that read "We Can End Gun Violence" and "Books not Bullets."
Trump blames Dem Immigration Policies for Murder of Mollie Tibbetts
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Donald Trump is being accused of turning the tragedy of the murder of Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts into a political issue. There's nothing subtle about the president's approach.
Tech Mogul John McAfee: �If We Are All Armed, We Are All Equal�
Tech mogul John McAfee personally stays armed 24/7 and wholeheartedly believes, �If we are all armed, we are all equal.� The San Francisco Chronicle reports that McAfee has a security detail, but he keeps a gun on his person in case an attacker is able to circumvent the detail.
MSNBC Guest Suggests Arming Teachers Will Lead to Black Students 'Getting Shot' For Discipline
During Thursday morning's MSNBC Live, host Hallie Jackson and her panel engaged in a discussion about a New York Times report describing Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos�s plans to allow schools to use Federal funds to buy guns for their teachers and it included quite a head-scratcher as the headline indicates. After playing a clip of President Trump advocating that �we have to harden our schools� shortly after the Parkland, Florida school shooting, Jackson opened by proclaiming that DeVos�s new policy proposal �would be a major change away from the government�s longstanding policy not to set up schools with weapons.�
ME: Maine's Fall Hunting Seasons Get Started With Youth Bear Day
Maine's youngest hunters are headed to the woods for the state's annual youth bear hunting day. The fall bear hunt kicks off on Saturday with youth day, which takes place everywhere in the state that hunting is allowed. Licensed junior hunters are allowed to take bears with a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow.
Knowing The Regulations is Your Responsibility as a Hunter
Throughout my career as a hunter and someone employed by the outdoor industry, I have hunted in many areas of the country. In doing so, one of the most time-consuming tasks after the tag has been drawn and the hunting license was purchased is the reading and understanding of the state�s hunting regulations. Each state is different and some states are very different than home when it comes to their game laws.
Colorado Hunter 2018: Bagging one of The Big Three � Elk Hunting in Northwest Colorado
During his lifetime, Northwest Colorado hunter Tim Meyer has had to change his approach to hunting herds of mule deer, elk and pronghorn antelope. These days, he might have to work a little harder, but it's still as much fun to him as his first hunt, at age 12.
Michigan Grandfather�s Suit Against Adoption Agency�s Gun-Storage Rule Moves Forward
A federal judge ruled on Thursday that a suit against Michigan's requirement that foster parents keep their firearms locked away at all times could move forward. William and Jill Johnson sued the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services after William claimed he was told he�d either have to give up his gun rights or give up his grandson. Johnson said in his court complaint that a caseworker told him "if you want to care for your grandson you will have to give up some of your constitutional rights."
Defense Distributed Appeals to Bitcoin Whales
The Texas nonprofit, headed by anarchist and activist Cody Wilson, is an organization that aims to distribute open source, downloadable 3D-printed weapons. After several attorneys general sued earlier this month, a Washington state federal judge temporarily blocked the release of ten blueprints ordered the website to be shut down. Cody Wilson is determined to fight back in court. On Thursday he made an appeal to cryptocurrency enthusiasts on Twitter, asking them to donate to Defense Distributed�s legal defense fund.
FL- Witness-'I'm not going to blame guns for this'
A witness who came into town for the Jacksonville Madden tournament said, 'This is just sad, it shouldn't happen, it honestly should never happen. I'm not going to blame guns for this.'
MD: Dumais Looks To Ban 3D Guns in Maryland
Weeks after a federal judge blocked the release of blueprints for a 3D-printed gun, a Maryland legislator is looking to outlaw the untraceable firearms in the state. Majority Leader Kathleen Dumais (D-15) said she plans to propose a bill in the next legislative session that will ban the possession of 3D-printed guns.
Range Review: Walther Arms PPQ SC
In the middle of the 1950s, a British firearms expert named Geoffrey Boothroyd gave a piece of advice to the novelist Ian Fleming about what guns his fictional spy, James Bond, should be using in the novels that Fleming was writing. Among the guns that Boothroyd suggested was the Walther PPK, a small, easy to conceal, hammer-fired pistol, and Walther�s reputation as the preferred choice of secret agents had begun.
AR: Local Law Maker Discusses Enhanced Carry Law
One of our very own caught up with a local law maker who was behind Arkansas Act 562, otherwise known as the Enhanced Carry law. It's an act allowing the possession of a concealed weapon on university campuses after a person undergoes additional training. Representative Charlie Collins said this allows more guns to be at the ready in the event of an active shooter.
Among the many misdeeds of the British rule in India, history will look upon the act of depriving a whole nation of arms, as the blackest. � Mahatma Gandhi


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Memberships, procurement initiatives, and the company's debt profile were among significant topics management brought to investors' attention during the company's recent earnings call.
National shopping-club chain BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings (NYSE:BJ) recently reported on its first complete quarter as a public company following its initial public offering in late June. In its fiscal third quarter of 2018 (ended Nov. 3), the perennial challenger to Costco Wholesale (NASDAQ:CSCO) posted fairly healthy results. A comparable-sales increase over the prior-year quarter of nearly 2% (excluding fuel) contributed to a top-line improvement of 4.3% to $3.2 billion, and the company raised its full-year revenue and net earnings outlook. Below, let's review key management comments, made during the organization's earnings conference call on Nov. 21, which illuminate progress since its IPO.
Membership is the foundation of our company. In Q3, our membership and renewal rate trends continued to exceed our high expectations despite the fee increase instituted earlier in the year. We expect to report that year-end membership and renewal rates will be at historic highs.
As BJ's has returned to the public markets after a seven-year period under private ownership, the company must persuade investors of the relative strengths of its business model vis-a-vis competitor Costco. While Costco is lauded for its extremely stable margins, and its use of membership fees as a vital earnings driver, BJ's management are eager to demonstrate that their company can benefit from both margin expansion and membership-propelled earnings growth.
During the earnings call, the CEO observed that membership is the most important investment the company will make in the near term. Baldwin pointed out that annual membership fee revenue of approximately $300 million ends up supplying a significant portion of earnings -- it's approximately half of the company's yearly adjusted EBITDA.
Through the first three quarters of the year, membership fee revenue has increased roughly 9% against the prior-year period. This is primarily the result of a successful membership fee increase of $5 (to $50 annually) instituted at the beginning of calendar 2018.
BJ's Wholesale has increased its marketing investment in 2018 to amplify membership, including a recent cessation of its membership requirement from mid-October to early November, in order to attract new shoppers with the aim of converting them into club aficionados.
During the call, management also emphasized that in the coming quarters, BJ's will focus on reenrolling lapsed members to further expand its customer base. Finally, it intends to ramp up the focus on membership acquisition through digital channels -- an activity critical to signing up younger customers.
Excluding the impact of gas sales, our merchandise gross margin rate increased by approximately 60 basis points over last year, driven by our procurement initiatives. Our reinvention of procurement, which began nearly three years ago, has been considerable. We have surpassed $300 million in procurement cost savings due to these efforts, and we continue to innovate to drive and optimize assortment and achieve the next waves of savings.
Without meaningful savings from the company's efforts to streamline purchasing, gross margin may have headed in the opposite direction this quarter. BJ's experienced deflationary pressure in food categories during the last three months, specifically in beef, pork, fresh fruit, and vegetables, neutralizing margin gains in TVs and apparel. Over the last two years, a highly competitive food-retail environment has compelled grocers to pass on declining costs to customers. As CFO Bob Eddy explained above, procurement initiatives more than absorbed gross-margin compression factors.
BJ's is currently exploring two avenues to dilute the effect of deflation. The first approach is to increase the sale of prepared foods, which tend to carry a higher margin than fresh produce or packaged foods. The second is to juice sales of the company's own private-label brands. Management cited BJ's Wellesley Farms private-label operation, which launched fresh seafood and fresh packaged soups in the third quarter, as an example of company-owned private-label growth. The company reported 20% penetration of its own private-label brands within total merchandise sold during the third quarter.
The strength in this year's cash flow is driven by our improved profitability and strong working capital management. As a result, we've continued to pay down debt and our net leverage to LTM [last twelve months] adjusted EBITDA ratio at the end of the quarter was 3.3x. We expect to further reduce our leverage supported by our strong cash generation in the fourth quarter.
As I discussed with my Fool.com colleague Vincent Shen on a podcast this summer, shortly after BJ's went public, the company's debt load presents a potential headwind to stock appreciation. But it seems management are intent on trimming leverage and improving the company's credit profile. The leverage ratio Eddy mentioned of 3.3 (that is, total debt is 3.3 times annual adjusted EBITDA) can be described as moderate leverage -- and further reduction of this ratio is in sight.
During the quarter, the company restructured interest payments on both its first-lien term loan and its asset-based lending (ABL) borrowing facility. Approximately 60% of the company's interest expense has now been fixed through swap transactions at a rate of LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) plus 3%. This "repricing" of debt will prove smart should interest rates continue to creep up.
During the third quarter, interest expense declined year over year from $42.3 million to $33.0 million, since the company used IPO proceeds to pay down a $623.2 million senior secured term loan in early July. A smaller base of outstanding debt and lower interest expense will benefit net earnings (and cash flow) in the next fiscal year and beyond. Investors can expect more balance sheet improvement when BJ's Wholesale next reports earnings in February.


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Tri area XC ski passes available once again
Despite the size and scope of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, over 30 km of trails in Whistler Olympic Park will be open to the public through the end of January, while adjacent Callaghan Country Wilderness Adventure trails will be open through the
Oct 9, 2009 7:28 AM By: Pique Newsmagazine Staff
Despite the size and scope of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, over 30 km of trails in Whistler Olympic Park will be open to the public through the end of January, while adjacent Callaghan Country Wilderness Adventure trails will be open through the entire season, along with Lost Lake Park.
This week Callaghan Country and Whistler Olympic Park have released a dual pass, discounted at 25 per cent because of Games closures and the difficulty in accessing those areas during the Olympics and Paralympics. The early bird price is $169 for adults, $102 for youth aged 13 to 18, $85 for children 6 to 12 and $338 for families (two adults and two children).
Once again a Tri Area pass will be available that includes Lost Lake Park for a total of more than 100 km of cross-country trails. The early bird passes, available starting Oct. 5, are $299 for adults, $179 for youth, $150 for children and $598 for families.
"We've had to make some modifications to our operation due to Games preparations and delivery, but we believe the pass prices this year offer great value and we hope that skiers will join us for what promises to be a fantastic season," said John Aalberg, general manager of Whistler Olympic Park.
Roughly 30 km of Whistler Olympic Park Trails will be open to the public, as well as 42 km of trails operated by Callaghan Country. Lost Lake adds over 30 km of additional trails.
Callaghan Country is making its trails available during the Games for people staying at the lodge, as well as offering accommodation at the lodge to guests watching Olympic events. There will be a shuttle from their lodge to Whistler Olympic Park during Games time.
Whistler Cross Country Connection have given up their space at the day skier lodge, but will have a temporary location set up to offer rentals, lessons, tours and a warming area.
Over 10 km of snowshoe trails will also be open at Whistler Olympic Park.
The tentative opening day is November 21, although the trails will open as soon as the conditions allow. Whistler Olympic Park will then close to the public on January 31 but will reopen on March 1. The final day of skiing at Whistler Olympic Park is April 18, while Callaghan Country will remain open until May 2 if weather and conditions permit.


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import { AbortableFetch } from "./fetch.js";
import { ajax } from "./ajax.js";
import { ChannelBackend } from "./channel.js";

export interface AbortableRequest<T> {
  request: Promise<T>;
  abort: () => void;
}

export class Poller implements ChannelBackend {
  request: AbortableRequest<Object>;
  transmitter: Promise<(data: BodyInit) => Promise<void>>;
  private __url: URLString;
  private __timer: number;
  private __reconnectCount: number = 0;
  private __receiver: Function;

  private __request(url: URLString, data: BodyInit): Promise<void> {
    console.log(url);
    let request: AbortableRequest<Object>;
    let options: RequestInit = {
      method: !data || data == "" ? "GET" : "POST",
      headers: {
        Accept: "application/json",
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    if (options.method === "POST") {
      options.body = data;
      options.headers["Content-Type"] = "application/json";
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      this.__receiver(response);
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  private __Post(d: BodyInit): Promise<void> {
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      this.__url,
      typeof d !== "string" ? JSON.stringify(d) : d
    );
  }

  private __init(): Promise<void> {
    let resolver: (value: (data: BodyInit) => Promise<void>) => void;
    let rejector: (reason?: any) => void;
    console.log("initializing");
    this.transmitter = new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
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      () => {
        resolver(this.__Post.bind(this));
        console.log("initialized");
      },
      (err) => {
        console.error(`Connection Initialization failed:`, err);
        rejector(err);
      }
    );
  }

  private __poll(): Promise<void> {
    console.log("polling");
    return this.__request(this.__url, "")
      .then(() => {
        this.__timer = window.setTimeout(this.__poll.bind(this), 1000);
      })
      .catch((err) => {
        console.error(`Connection polling failure: `, err);
        if (this.__reconnectCount > 5) {
          window.clearTimeout(this.__timer);
          this.__reconnectCount = 0;
          console.error(
            "Poller connection lost. Reconnection constantly failing. Try reloading page."
          );
          this.transmitter = Promise.reject(err);
        } else {
          console.error("Reconnecting attempt " + this.__reconnectCount++);
          this.__timer = window.setTimeout(this.__poll.bind(this), 1000);
        }
      });
  }

  close() {
    this.request.abort();
  }

  constructor(url: URLString, receiver: Function) {
    this.__url =
      url.search(/^https?:\/\//i) < 0 ? url.replace(/^[^:]+:/i, "http:") : url;
    this.__receiver = receiver;
    this.__init().then(() => this.__poll());
  }
}

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1) Describe how tooling is controlled in a part 145 maintenance organisation.
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY EXEGETICAL PAPER ON (ROMANS 7:7-25) A BOOK REVIEW SUBMITTED TO DR. ADEYEMI IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE NBST 610 LIBERTY BAPTIST THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY DANIEL GOBLE LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA FEB, 28TH 2015 OUTLINE Selected passage: Romans 7:7-25 Thesis: In Romans 7:7-25 we see Paul's conviction of the law and learning how to live a sanctified life where he claims that the law is not evil but it is present….
Running head: ACTION INQUIRY RESEARCH PAPER- MERIT PAY Action Inquiry Research Paper- School Finance Jennifer Ponton Grand Canyon EDA 535 July 01, 2012 Action Inquiry Research Paper- School Finance Statement of the Problem This past spring thousands of teachers protested at the Louisiana State Capital to prevent Louisiana lawmakers from passing an educational reform bill proposed by Governor Bobby Jindall that would change the face of public education in Louisiana forever. Many….
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Tma05, Introduction to a de100 project on the likeness of a logo A fictitious educational experiment was created and conducted by a team on the DE100 module and therefore they had to maintain plan and undertake a project to pinpoint their potential findings; this therefore meant launching a logo for internet TV channel in order to address whether or not evaluative conditioning works in either experimental or control conditions. The logo was used to question if it would attract an audience and….


It's challenging to be a transit passenger. According to various researches (including the one from Skyscanner), transit passengers needs are: relaxation, entertainment, storage for personal belongings, privacy, work (for business travelers). How many airports can offer a package like this and at affordable prices? The concept of smart airport emerged some time ago and developments are happening. For example, an AirPod Sleeping Pod, or simply AirPod. It's a private, capsule-style unit designed to be installed in public spaces like airports, railway/bus stations, shopping centers, offices etc. AirPod offers rich functionality and lots of features for maximum convenience. Free Wi-Fi, power sockets, working desk, storage space, air conditioning, HEPA filter, flight status information, self-disinfection LED system, a seat that could be transformed into a bad. Customers can rent AirPod on the spot or remotely via a DApp, pricing is set per rent hour.


There are certain moments that are life changing. We may not even recognize them at the time. Like the day when the guy gave you your first office job and you didn't realize you were looking for one. Like the day you went back to college and you became addicted to knowledge and didn't stop until you had your master's degree. Okay, so those were a 2009, but I wasn't sure what to think of working with the children. That trip was in 2010 and I have had plenty of time to forget about it and move on with my life. But that just didn't happen. That trip changed me as a person, changed my world perspective, and opened me up to experiencing life beyond my comfort zone. So what changed me and how? First, living with a Thai family that had irregular electricity, no refrigerator or freezer, no oven or stove, and no running water was not only bearable but also enjoyable. I wrote home about how I loved it and could live like that for the rest of my life. Thepeople spent most of their time outside the house. Even the brief time they had to watch television was done on what we would call a porch. Everyone knew each other, had experienced losses in the 2004 tsunami, and pulled together to rebuild their community. The kindness and generosity of the Thai people has stayed with me. It has been shown to me many times since that the people who we consider to have the least share the most. Since the tsunami, the men still feared the sea and were no longer able to provide for their families from fishing as they had done before. This necessitated some creative thinking by the women and children of the communities. Used plastic packaging was collected and repurposed into zippered handbags. Soap was made from oils and local ingredients to add scents. Tie-dye products were dyed from pandanus leaves, tamarind, and other natural ingredients. The ladies of the communities had never run businesses befor e and I was unable to do much to help them during my short stays, but I hope that through Andaman they have continued to grow and become profitable. The strength of character in these ladies would impress anyone and make you believe positive change can happen through every individual's actions. The conservation projects inspired me to continue my education so that I could work towards making a difference in the world. Now armed with my MS in Environmental Policy and Management with a concentration in Fish and Wildlife Management, I am ready to devote my life to helping endangered species and repairing ecosystems and habitats. Surprisingly, working with the children was probably the most life changing experience I had. I saw how these children lived, how they yearned for an education they may not be able to complete in order to help support their families. These children that sometimes have nothing more than ramen to eat, come to school every chance they can. As I fumbled through teaching them English, they taught me compassion. I see the American way of life so differently now. I better understand how the majority of the people in the world live, how opportunity is taken for granted in America, and how children in other countries only wish they could receive the education we don't realize to appreciate. The faces of those beautiful children haunt me and call to me, pulling me back to Thailand time and again. Thailand and the people there will always be special to me. As I said, my life has changed. I see things differently and am inspired to do things I never would have done before. As a direct result of my experience with Andaman Discoveries, I agreed to sail around the world with my husband. We had never sailed before, but we loved to travel. We would fly in and hit all the touristy spots. I am done with touristy. I want real. I want to experience life as it is lived in the rest of the world. For three years we have been taking sailing lessons and preparing to take the plunge. As we travel country to country, we will volunteer on wildlife conservation and humanitarian projects. We hope to make a positive difference in the lives of the people we meet. I feel my life now has a purpose. I feel I am a better person overall, and I am much happier and satisfied with my life. All of this was made possible by my experience with Andaman Discoveries. I waited four years to write a testimonial. I thought the enchantment would wear off, but it never did. Thank you Andaman Discoveries for opening my eyes and my heart!


Mythographies is a 13 letter long Word starting with M and ending with S. Below are Total 1894 words made out of this word.
Note There are 4 vowel letters and 9 consonant letters in the word mythographies. M is 13th, Y is 25th, T is 20th, H is 8th, O is 15th, G is 7th, R is 18th, A is 1st, P is 16th, I is 9th, E is 5th, S is 19th, Letter of Alphabet series.


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Leif Jeffers
Animator / Writer / Director
DIRECTING & DEVELOPMENT PORTFOLIO
1. Shelved Studio Project #1 (Animated) - Writer/Director
Here is a selection of work from a shelved project I was writing/directing at a studio. I was asked to develop an animated fantasy film aimed at adults (age 18-30).
Logline:
Two sworn enemies discover a newfound respect for each other when they're forced to put their differences aside and work together against a common enemy.
Beat Boards & Story Moments
Production Designer: Leighton Hickman
Artists: Leighton Hickman, Jaime Jones, Seung Eun Kim, and Rembert Montald
Story Reel
I directed this section of story reel for internal pitch purposes. I was asked to showcase two scenes that explore the action, intensity, and acting of the film (with a target audience of 18-30 year olds). This clip is from the 2nd Act of the story and has scratch dialogue and temp music.
Story Artists: Kevin Altieri, Seung Eun Kim, Dustin Wicke, and Eric Yamamoto
Editor: Jeremy Thompson
Sound Design: William McGuigan
Early Design Exploration
Artists: Andrew Baker, Leighton Hickman, Jaime Jones, Rembert Montald, James Paick, and Leo Sanchez
1. Refuge (Short Film) - Writer/Director
The emotional tale of a mother and daughter struggling to survive in a devastated future when, unexpectedly, they're caught in the crossfire of two giant machines of war. Terrifyingly outmatched, they search for refuge from the dance of death that surrounds them, and in their darkest hour, must find strength in one another as they fight for their lives.


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Pursue something that both scares and excites you
By Leslie Langnau | November 20, 2018
Erin Neiss
Systems Engineering Manager
Meggitt PLC in the Aircraft Braking Systems division in Akron, Ohio
Erin Neiss is a graduate of the University of Michigan with a BS in Aerospace Engineering. She started her career at Lockheed Martin Corporation in Virginia as a Systems Engineer in satellite command and control. While working for Lockheed Martin, Neiss obtained her MS in Engineering Management from The George Washington University and completed a two-year advanced technical leadership development program including rotations in business development and project engineering.
After completing the development program, she obtained a position as a Deputy Manager for a Tier III Information Technology engineering organization responsible for supporting 8,000 users. She then transferred to Akron, Ohio with Lockheed Martin — working on mission simulators for the F-35 aircraft prior to gaining her current role at Meggitt.
Not surprisingly, her entry into engineering began with airplanes.
"As a child, I was always fascinated how, against my logic at the time, these big, heavy structures were able to stay in the air. To this day, I can spend hours watching planes fly over my house as they approach the nearby airport. The notion of these 'flying marvels' started my curiosity in understanding how things work and shaped my future. Academically, I loved solving math problems and learning about the world around me in science class. The combination of my desire to understand how the world works and academic strength led me to engineering."
But another big influence on Neiss came from family. When Neiss was nine years old, her sister went to college to study Nuclear Engineering.
"At the time, I thought she was the smartest person I knew, and I was intrigued with her chosen field of study. I had not heard much about engineering before then. From my perspective, she had no fear and no doubts about her choice and her abilities. Because of her confidence, I chose to carry out my own goal to become an engineer. Even when I realized in college that women were underrepresented in engineering, it did not sway me from being what I wanted to be."
As of 2014, Neiss has been working for Meggitt Aircraft Braking Systems.
Working with people
While engineers are taught to tackle tough science and math projects, not much emphasis is placed on how to introduce change to people. For Neiss, an early experience pointed out the importance of dealing with people.
Ten to fifteen years ago, Neiss was put in charge of improving a process heavily dependent on paper documents that required physically walking those documents around for signatures from up to twenty people. The plan was to transfer that process to a shared database on the network with a front-end user interface to allow for electronic signatures, storage, and search capability.
"This was a big change for the 2,000 users who depended on this process to document temporary procedures for critical assets," she said.
"As a young engineer, I was given an opportunity to lead a cross-section of users to perform a trade study of three tools to determine the best tool to meet the needs of the entire group. After tool selection, I worked with the software team to develop the tool. I also generated user guides and instructions, performed beta testing of the tool with functional representatives of the user base, trained users, and executed the transition plan into operations.
"As it often happens with change, there were many users who were resistant to adopt the new tool and process. After the transition to the new tool, I spent many hours on the phone with leaders of users re-explaining the need for the change and providing additional training. It was a great project to learn about leading teams, building project plans, tracking schedules and managing risk. It also taught me that any time you implement a new process or introduce a new product, you will need to invest additional time to work with those that are hesitant to change."
Not all engineering challenges involve design
In 2014, civil aircraft certification authorities were enforcing a new system development process in the industry. At the time, there were processes in place for software development, complex hardware development, and environmental testing of systems. Neiss found herself tasked, as part of a small group of engineers, to create and implement a set of system development processes to meet the certification authorities' requirements.
"Just as systems engineering is a fairly new engineering discipline, the system development process standard is a newer requirement for certification of civil aircraft systems," she said. "Trying to implement system-level processes highlighting the importance of validating requirements across the entire system proved a difficult task, as it required changes to other development processes already in place in the organization. Trying to implement the new process late in the development lifecycle caused higher costs on the programs making it challenging to prove the benefit of the new system development process.
"To start implementing the development process earlier in the lifecycle, we met with engineers across the various functions to highlight the importance of proper requirement flow down and understanding the impact of design changes on other parts of the system. It was very rewarding to see engineers grasp and take ownership of the concepts of proper system development and requirements management. We are still working on how to best incorporate these new processes with some of the existing development processes. However, many of the requirements decomposition changes have been implemented earlier in the development lifecycle resulting in less rework in the system during the design phase.
"My philosophy about leadership is people first. I believe in empowering people to solve problems encouraging them to grow within a position and to prepare them for the next position in their career path. Along with that belief, it's important that when people know about each other personally, they work better together — it adds a human element to work. We spend most of our waking hours at our jobs with our co-workers, and, many days, we spend more time with them than we do our own families.
"When I was a site lead on a virtual team in the mid-2000s, the team was split across multiple time zones. It was a rough and unproductive start with a lot of finger pointing and muting the phone during conference calls to express disagreement with whoever was talking on the other end. We implemented face-to-face meetings every two months for the team alternating sites for the meetings. It only took one face-to-face meeting to get to know the team members from the other site — learning about their hobbies and about their families — to break down the barriers in the team. From then on, the team worked very well together."
Conference calls went from muting the phone constantly to open, productive discussions and ending the calls asking about families and plans for the weekend.
"Because of the virtual team experience, I make it a point to get to know and understand the people I work with to better support them. When you build trust in teams, team members are more willing to work the extra hours when there is a tight customer deadline. They are also more willing to admit when they make mistakes and work through them versus trying to cover them up," Neiss said.
Challenges for women in engineering
Whether you call it inherent bias, sexism, or other terms, women in engineering must still be smarter, better, and more emotionally together than men engineers. Some think a part of the problem is society's definitions of femininity and masculinity.
Neiss has experienced the bias that because she's a woman she is seen as not as technologically savvy as men and is thus steered towards more managerial roles rather than technical.
"How many future Grace Hoppers and Stephanie Kwoleks are we preventing by inadvertently redirecting women towards less technical roles? The biases and barriers are not as explicit as they were in the past. However, because the biases are typically subtle, often people are unaware of the biases they hold, making it more difficult to point them out and resolve them," she said.
When it comes to career advancement, Neiss sees some lessoning of bias.
"Advancement occurs at the individual contributor and lower management levels, but women are still underrepresented in boardrooms and in the executive levels of engineering," she said. "Also, even with the moderate improvements in career advancement, there still exist the subtle prejudices and perceptions from co-workers. For instance, as a mid-career professional I was told by a previous co-worker that I should be home baking pies for my husband instead of being in the office. I also fought through prejudices that I am not strong enough to deal with the personalities of those I have led through my career. While the comments and implicit biases towards women are not always barriers to advancement, along with the lack of female role models in upper management, they are factors that contribute to the trend of many talented women choosing other career paths."
To help alleviate some of these issues, Neiss participates in a number of STEM events.
"While working in Virginia, my favorite event consisted of a full day dedicated to introducing young women in the eighth grade to engineering. Female leaders from the organization talked to the group about what engineering is in addition to tips on how to be a leader. My group and I designed an engineering project for the participants and assisted the teams during the design and build phases of the project. I enjoyed watching the creativity of the teams and the confidence building within the young women participating in the day's events," she said.
"In my current role, I have the privilege to work with many young engineers including students from the University of Akron participating in our Co-op program. The co-op students gain an understanding of our system through three to four rotations in different engineering functions within the company. Each session, I see a different co-op student rotate through the Systems Engineering department. I meet with the student weekly to discuss goals for the rotation, career plans, and any questions he or she may have about the organization. It is amazing to see a co-op's confidence and technical abilities grow in the short time he or she is with the group. In this last rotation, I was honored to watch a female co-op student go from being unsure of her own capabilities in her first rotation to running her own project, learning new skills, and presenting the results in front of a group of experienced engineers. You could see the improvement in her demeanor around the office. Witnessing and being a part of that development is the one of the main reasons I became an engineering manager."
As far as encouraging young women to consider engineering, Neiss offers three tips:
The key is getting young women engaged in the excitement, adventure, impact, and challenge of engineering as early as possible. Ask a young girl what an engineer does. I bet she will have an idea of what a doctor, veterinarian, or teacher does. These are all well represented professions in television shows, movies, games, and toys aimed at young girls. You don't see many female engineers developing new ground-breaking technology on the latest kids' shows. The more examples we provide of women succeeding in the profession of engineering, the more young women will believe that they can do the same.
There is also more excitement in the tangible, something we can see or touch. As I wait at a gate at the airport on an airplane, I have a sense of pride knowing we provide the braking system that supports taxi, takeoff, and landing phases of flight. I smile to myself thinking about seeing that braking system back in our lab for testing and the sheer amount of testing and paperwork we are responsible for that is needed to ensure this critical aircraft system is safe for everyone who flies. When a young woman gains hands-on experience to understand the inner workings of a system including its impact on the world, she becomes more invested to making a better product.
All relatives, instructors, and mentors need to foster practical applications for young women to introduce them to engineering. Show them how engineers have helped to solve some of the problems facing our world. Challenge them to think about how they would solve some of the current issues today with technology. Many young women don't even know that engineering is an option until it is too late. I was lucky to have my sister in my life who made "engineering" real for me, and I hope other young women have someone in their lives who will make "engineering" real for them too.
And a last piece of advice:
"Don't be afraid to think of yourself as smart, a trait I think women struggle with. Strive to be confident in your own abilities and realize that being inquisitive is not a weakness," she said. "Asking questions is the only way to learn about a new job or new technology. Have patience with yourself when starting a new position. Even if you have a natural tendency towards math and science, it takes practice, research, and plenty of hands-on experience to understand the system you are working on. And when something scares you and excites you at the same time, those are the opportunities to go after. Those are the risks worth taking where you will achieve the most personal growth."


The Travel Theme put forth by Ailsa over at Where's my backpack for this week is Deep. Merriam-Webster has 7 definitions with 14 sub definitions between them so you can go deep into your archives and pull an almost infinite amount of photographs that could reflect the theme.
First I want to go back to Dominica to Boiling Lake. 200 feet deep.
Then I want to revisit the Little Red Lighthouse, deep under the George Washington Bridge and deep with snow.
Finally, as I mentioned, The City Council gave approval to building owner, David Wolkoff, to tear down 5Pointz and replace it with two residential towers. No timetable is in place yet, since lawsuits are still flying. The depth of feeling of a sizable community of New Yorkers about 5Pointz is remarkable. If as I assume, the courts rule in the owners favor, New York will have lost two arts meccas in 2013, The New York City Opera and 5Pointz. There is some deep meaning there, perhaps.
Anyway, here are some images from 5Pointz that I feel reflect deep talent, deep commitment, and deep fun.
Lastly the deep need we all feel to be revealed and noticed. This very nice young man asked me to take his picture. I offered to send him a copy or give him my blog address where it would be posted but he said no. Apparently just the knowledge that he will be on my social media was enough to fulfill that deep need.
Finally a few other folks reaching for the deep.
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I love the little lighthouse!
Thanks. It is one of my favorite things in NYC.
I deeply love this post today.
I would suppose all that great graffiti will be lost. Such a pity.
Yes, it is important to perseve this history.


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The Penn HealthX Podcast focuses on the intersection of medicine and business, with an emphasis on healthcare management, entrepreneurship, and technology (H-MET). This podcast has two aims.
First, we want to highlight excellent work happening at The University of Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia, and beyond.
Second, we want to help students and those early in their medical careers understand how to become leaders in the field, and use their skills outside of strictly clinical medicine.
We intend to achieve these goals by interviewing students and faculty members who are working in the H-MET space. We also plan to discuss current events, trends and opportunities in healthcare, and other topics future healthcare leaders need to know about.
Penn Health-X is supported by our generous donors - Dr. Wong. Dr. Slevin, Dr. Anand, and Dr. Wills.
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78 - Josh Makower - A Career of Innovation in Med Tech and Venture Capital
Today's episode is a conversation between Sope Eweje, one of the VP's of Entrepreneurship and Ventures for Penn HealthX, and our guest, Dr. Josh Makower.
Josh currently leads medical device investment as a general partner at NEA, one of the world's largest and most active venture capital firms. Josh is also the Founder and Executive Chairman of ExploraMed, a medical device incubator that has created 8 companies over the past 20 years. Notable transactions from the ExploraMed portfolio include Acclarent, acquired by J&J in 2009, EndoMatrix, acquired by C.R. Bard in 1997, TransVascular, acquired by Medtronic in 2003 and Neotract acquired by Teleflex in 2017. On-going ExploraMed/NEA ventures include NeoTract, Moximed, Willow and ExploraMed V.
In addition to his role at NEA, Josh serves on the faculty of the Stanford University School as an Adjunct Professor of Medicine and is Co-Founder of Stanford's Biodesign Innovation Program, a unique training and educational program for multi-disciplinary health technology innovation with trainees that have gone on to form 50 companies that have had an impact over 2.7 million patients.
Josh holds over 300 patents and patent applications for various medical devices in the fields of cardiology, ENT, general surgery, drug delivery, obesity, orthopedics, women's health, and urology. He received an MBA from Columbia University, an MD from the NYU School of Medicine, and a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT.
In this episode, Sope and Josh discuss how he went from a music major to a prolific medical technology innovator and venture capitalist, and how each of the experiences he had along the way have shaped his passion for technological innovation in healthcare. We also discuss the role clinicians play in health care innovation and his view of invention as a skill that can be learned by technical and clinical stakeholders alike. We wrap up by discussing his thoughts on how COVID may impact the medical technology VC landscape and a piece of advice for students interested in using technology to improve healthcare.
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Today's episode is a conversation I had with Dr. Arpan Parikh. Dr. Parikh was a colleague of mine at Wharton last year. He has since graduated and moved on to a role with CareMore Health. Dr. Parikh got his MD at Ohio State, and completed his residency in Psychiatry at Mt. Sinai in New York City.
In the episode, we discuss what drew him to medicine and psychiatry, memories he had as a student, clinical roles he took on, why he chose to get an MBA, and how he will use his skills at CareMore Health.
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Q: Converting Access application with linked tables to SQL Server 2014 We have an Access application that uses SQL Server 2000 ODBC DSNless linked tables. We are upgrading to SQL Server 2014 and I am changing from using the connection string
ODBC;DRIVER=SQL Server;..." to ODBC;DRIVER=SQL Server Native Client 11.0;...

The application works after the conversion except when I try to run a query with this where clause it fails on this WHERE clause:
WHERE [Expiration Date] < #8/17/2015#

The error message is

ODBC call failed: Conversion failed when converting date an/or time from character string. (#241)

Update: the queries with where clauses that used to work are access queries that are based off a query that queries the SQL Server database.

A: SQL Server does not use MS Access date format especially with the use of #. Date functions in SQL Server are formatted as such:

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*DATE - format YYYY-MM-DD

*DATETIME - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS

*SMALLDATETIME - format: YYYY-MM-DD HH:MI:SS

*TIMESTAMP - format: a unique number

Also, MS Access's JET/ACE SQL Engine is a different SQL dialect than SQL Server so every query statement may not be compatiable. This is true if you migrate SQL Server to Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL, db2 and still others.

A: If the Column Format in SQL Server is DateTime and not DateTime2 then try the below
 WHERE Format([Expiration Date],"dd-mmm-yyyy") < Format(#8/17/2015#,"dd-mmm-yyyy")

Or
Datediff("d",Format([Expiration Date],"dd-mmm-yyyy"), Format(#8/17/2015#,"dd-mmm-yyyy")) < 0

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Vasiliy Lomachenko is planning a comeback to the ring in October
Vasiliy Lomachenko last competed in December 2021, defeating Richard Commey.
After spending much of the year defending his country Ukraine against the ongoing Russian invasion, pound-for-pound great Vasiliy Lomachenko is allegedly eager to return to combat.
Todd duBoef informs Kevin Iole that "Hi-Tech" has contacted Top Rank and plans to lace on the gloves "as soon as October."
Undisputed lightweight champion Devin Haney teased his own October comeback earlier this month, but with George Kambosos Jr. activating his rematch clause, I doubt we'll see Lomachenko (16-2, 11 KO) leap right back into a championship battle, unless Kambosos elects or is tempted to stand aside.
That leaves us with no choice but to speculate about who will be Lomachenko's dance partner.
My money's on Jeremiah Nakathila, who brutalized the remnants of Miguel Berchelt earlier this year and had already worked with Top Rank for his unsuccessful 130-pound championship challenge against Shakur Stevenson. So long as Nakathila doesn't go into deer-in-headlights mode, he'll be a terrific method for Lomachenko to shake off the rust.
About Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko
Vasyl Anatoliyovych Lomachenko is a professional boxer from Ukraine. He previously held the WBO featherweight championship from 2014 to 2015, the WBO junior lightweight title from 2016 to 2017, and the combined WBA (Super), WBC, WBO, and Ring magazine lightweight belts from 2018 and 2020.
Lomachenko is one of the most successful amateur boxers of all time, with 396 victories and one loss, which he avenged twice. He earned a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, a gold medal at the 2008 European Championships, consecutive gold medals at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics, and consecutive gold medals at the 2009 and 2011 World Championships. He is well-known for his quick hands, timing, accuracy, inventiveness, agility, defense, and footwork.
In 2013, Lomachenko made his professional debut. He equals Saensak Muangsurin's record for earning a world championship in the fewest professional fights, becoming the WBO featherweight champion in his third fight. Except for his debut, all of his professional fights were for world championships. In his second professional bout, he made his first main event appearance.
Throughout his career, he has received several media accolades. He was named Prospect of the Year by The Ring and ESPN in 2013; Boxer of the Year by CBS Sports in 2016; Boxer of the Year by HBO Sports in 2016 and 2017; and Fighter of the Year by the Boxing Writers Association of America and The Ring in 2017.
Lomachenko is regarded as the world's sixth best active boxer, pound for pound, by The Ring, and ninth by ESPN as of July 2022. ESPN ranks him as the world's second best current lightweight, The Ring and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board rate him fourth, and BoxRec ranks him fifth.