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Update: 08-03-14. Lorenzo Colombo kindly alerted me to an error, which I have now corrected. ORP Sokol did not damage Aviere in Navarino harbour.
Update: on 21-6-09 I completed a full trawl of Naval History Net and now have considerably more confidence in the completeness of this list.
The constant convoy battles either on the Italy/Greece to Libya or the Alexandria to Tobruk routes took a severe toll on smaller units on both sides. This list is probably not complete – I have tried to ignore losses in the western Med, and in Greek waters, since these would not have been directly relevant to the North African convoy battle. I will eventually also add merchant shipping losses for the period. Sources are the two excellent sites Naval History Net and the Chronik Seekrieg site at the Landesbibliothek Stuttgart.
I think that these losses show quite clearly the commitment that the Regia Marina had to the convoys and the supply of Axis forces in North Africa. Something that is often not appreciated by those who think that the Italians were not pulling their weight. Also note that any aerial torpedo losses or damage to Royal Navy vessels are almost certainly due to Italian aircraft.
The list does not include very minor damage that did not take ships out of commission, or damage/sinkings caused by collisions with friendly ships.
Italian Regia Marina/German Kriegsmarine
- Fulmine (lost, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)*
- Libecco (lost, sub torpedo, 9 Nov 41)*
- Euro (damaged, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)*
- Grecale (damaged, surface engagement, 8/9 Nov 41)*
Aviere (damaged, submarine torpedo, 19 Nov 41)**
- Alvise da Mosto (lost, surface engagement, 1 Dec 41)***
- Corazziere (heavily damaged, collision with Granatiere, 18 Dec 41)****
- Granatiere (heavily damaged, collision with Corraziere, 18 Dec 41)
Escort Destroyer/Torpedo Boat
- Alcione (total constructive loss after beaching, following damage by sub torpedo, 11 Dec 41)
Mine Hunter/Mine Layer
- Zirona (damaged/beached, air attack, 25 Nov 41)
- Saint Bon (lost, sub torpedo, 4 Jan 42)*****
- Caracciolo (lost, depth charges, 11 Dec 41)******
- U557 (lost, rammed in error by Italian escort destroyer, 16 Dec 41)*******
- U451 (lost,sunk by aircraft depth charge off Tangiers, 21 Dec 41)
- U79 (lost, depth charges, 23 Dec 41)
- U75 (lost, depth charges, 28 Dec 41)
- U374 (lost, sub torpedo, 12 Jan 42)********
- U577 (lost, aircraft depth charge, 15 Jan 41 off Mersa Matruh)*********
Auxiliary Warships
- Adriatico (lost, surface engagement with Force K, 1 Dec 41)
- Cittá di Palermo (lost, sub torpedo, 5 Jan 42)
* All four destroyers lost/damaged during the battle of the Duisburg convoy, by Force K operating out of Malta.
**The attack was carried out by Polish sub ORP Sokol while Aviere lay in the harbour of Navarino. Aviere probably did not suffer too much damage.
*** Sunk by Force K while attempting to defend her charge, the large tanker Iridio Mantovani. Her commander received the Gold Medal of Military Valour for this action.
**** This collision occurred at high speed around 6 am on 18 Dec after the first battle of Sirte. Both destroyers had their bows sheared off and up to 20 members of their crews were killed. One of them was towed to Greece by German tug Max Behrens, and Granatiere was under repair until September 1942, while Corazziere could return in May 1942.
***** Sunk on a supply mission to North Africa.
****** Sunk on return from a supply mission to Bardia.
******* On return from the attack that sank HMS Galatea.
******** She was first depth-charged on 10 January by HMS Legion and HMNS Isaac Sweers, and damaged to an extent that did not allow her to dive anymore. In this condition she ran into HMS Unbeaten, which sank her two days later.
********* The successful attack was made by a Swordfish of 815 Squadron FAA operating from a shore base in Egypt. It was previously thought that a Sunderland of RAF 230 Squadron sank her on 9 Jan. Instead, this attack hit U568 causing only minor damage. See here.
Commonwealth/Royal Navy
- HMS Jackal (severely damaged, aerial torpedo, 30 November 41)
- HMS Kandahar (lost, mine, 19 Dec 41)*
- HMS Jervis (damaged, charge placed by frogmen, 19 Dec 41)**
- HMS Kimberley (severely damaged, sub torpedo, 12 Jan 42)***
- HMS Ghurka (lost, sub torpedo, 17 Jan 42)****
- HMAS Parramatta (lost, sub torpedo, 27 Nov 41)
- HMS Flamingo (severely damaged, air attack, 7 Dec 41)*****
- HMS Salvia (K97 – a Flower-class) (lost with all hands and about 100 passengers which she had rescued before from merchant Shutien while on Tobruk run, sub torpedo from U-568, 24 Dec 41)
Other units/Auxiliaries
- HMS Chakdina (sunk, aerial torpedo, 5 Dec 41)******
- HMS Chantala (sunk, mine, 7 Dec 41)
- HMS Glenroy (damaged, aereal torpedo, 23 Nov 41)*******
- HMS Sotra (mine-sweeping whaler) (lost with all hands 80m east off Tobruk, sub torpedo from U-431, 29 Jan 41)
- P.31/HMS Uproar (damaged, air attack, 14 Jan 41)
- N.36/HMS Perseus (lost, mine, 7 Dec 41)********
- N.18/HMS Triumph (lost, causes unknown, 31 Dec 41)
*Lost in the same minefield as HMS Neptune
**Secondary damage from the explosion of a tanker in Alexandria harbour during the Xa MAS attack.
***Her stern was blown off by the explosion, and she would only return to duty in early 1944. She was one of only two K-Class destroyers to survive the war.
****This was and L-Class, not a Tribal-class destroyer, she was the second HMS Ghurka during WW2, the first one having been lost on 19 April 1940 off Norway. She was torpedoed by U133, which was in turn attacked by HMS Maori, but suffered only light damage.
*****She would only return to duty in 1944.
******HMS (or sometimes SS) Chakdina (3,033 GRT) was an armed boarding vessel commandeered by the Royal Navy and acting as a hospital ship (my guess is not as an official hospital ship however). She was sunk shortly after leaving Tobruk by attack from an Italian S.79 torpedo bomber. She carried a large number of wounded and POW, many of whom died when she sank in just three minutes. One of the POWs was German general von Ravenstein, former commander of 21. Panzerdivision. He survived. HMS Chakdina and Chantala belonged to the same owner before the war. You can see a picture of the similar HMS Chakla under air attack in Tobruk harbour at this link. Armed Boarding Vessels were a kind of armed merchant cruiser, usually armed with obsolete guns. In the case of Chakdina, Chantala, and Chakla, they were used for transporting troops and stores in and out of Tobruk, and all of them were lost on the Tobruk Run.
*******HMS Glenroy was a large infantry landing ship, originally a fast freighter belonging to the Glen Line, with a deckload of caiques (traditional trading vessels of the Med) for Tobruk harbour. She was so severely damaged that she had to be beached for a few days off Mersa Matruh, before it was possible to bring her into Alexandria. You can read a first-hand story of her ordeal at this link.
********HMS Perseus was lost with 59 out of 60 men. The remarkable escape of stoker John Capes, ascending from 52m below the surface of the sea, is retold at this link.

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#1 Miss Universe Canada Finalist Disqualified After Admitting She Was Born a Boy03-28-2012, 02:32 AM
Posted on March 25, 2012 at 7:02pm by Christopher Santarelli Christopher Santarelli
Rules are rules.
According to Denis Davila, national director of Miss Universe Canada, rules state to participate in a Miss Universe franchise pageant each contestent must be a naturally born female. This qualification has knocked Miss Universe Canada finalist Jenna Talackova out of competition. The Star reports on the odd turn of events:
According to Davila, Talackova claimed on her registration form she was born a female. He said he suspected otherwise and asked her about it on March 13, when she admitted she was not. She was pulled from the contest that day.
She feels like a real girl and she is a real girl. She didnt expect people to question it, Davila said.
She was hoping we could put her back in the competition, but the rules are very clear and theres no way we can go back on it.
Davila could have had his suspicions confirmed earlier if he had searched for Talackova on Youtube and perhaps found a 2010 video at the Miss International Queen transgender/transsexual competition,where Talackova says she knew she was a female at the age of 4 and began hormone therapy at 14.
Vancouver Observer blogger Bianca Pencz wrote earlier in the week that Talackovas profile was visible on the official contestants page of the Donald Trump-owned Miss Universe Canada beauty pageant just a few days ago. Talackovas profile has now vanished.
Talackova spoke with The Vancouver Sun Friday morning and said she wont release a statement until next week after she talks to her lawyer.
O Canada!.................With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
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And I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvellous, seven angels having the seven last plagues; for in them is filled up the wrath of God.
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I'm weak, I guess. I always have to peek.
Looks like a girl to me! A little skinny maybe, but definitely a girl.
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Beauty contests are stupid. I really don't care if they let trannies in or not. The trannies would make more money and have more fun on RuPaul's show.
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It's a BEAUTY contest. If a former man is a good enough looking female to able to compete based on merits, to the point where nobody was even able to tell, then why not?
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Ok, ok, it is in fact pork. However, I ordered ham, not sausage.Education without values, as useful as it is, seems rather to make man a more clever devil.
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Katie Holmes & Suri: Whole Foods Shoppers!
Katie Holmes smiles down on her daughter Suri while doing a bit of shopping at their local Whole Foods Market on Thursday (June 21) in New York City.
After their grocery excursion, the 33-year-old actress carried Suri out of the store and down the block.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Katie Holmes
It was recently announced that Katie will be co-hosting the Dizzy Feet Foundation's second "Celebration of Dance" Gala on July 28!
Stay tuned to DizzyFeetFoundation.org for information on how to purchase general and VIP tickets.


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The head of the NAACP on Monday likened the group's fight against conservative-backed voter ID laws that have been passed in several states to the great civil rights battles of the 1960s.
Benjamin Todd Jealous, the CEO and president of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, said these are "Selma and Montgomery times," referring to historic Alabama civil rights confrontations. He challenged those attending the NAACP's annual convention to redouble their efforts to get out the vote in November.
"We must overwhelm the rising tide of voting suppression with the high tide of registration and mobilization and motivation and protection," he said.
"Simply put, the NAACP will never stand by as any state tries to encode discrimination into law," Jealous said.
The power to vote will be a key theme of the weeklong 103rd convention, which was expected to host about 8,000 attendees. An appearance by Attorney General Eric Holder was postponed from Monday until Tuesday, and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Vice President Joe Biden were also expected to speak at some point.
Since 2010, at least 10 states, including Texas, have passed laws requiring people to show a government-issued photo identification card when they go to the polls.
Supporters of voter ID laws, including many conservative Republicans, contend they are necessary to protect against voter fraud. But opponents say instances of such voter fraud are extremely rare and that voter ID laws could suppress turnout among the elderly, poor and some racial minorities who are less likely to have driver's licenses or passports and who might find it harder to miss work or lose pay to obtain proper ID.
George R. Brown Convention Center was only about half-full for Jealous' hour-long speech, but by the end he had much of the crowd standing and shouting, "Forward ever, backward never!"
"Our democracy is literally under attack from within. We have wealthy interests seeking to buy elections and when that ain't enough, suppress the vote," Jealous said. "There is no battle that is more important or urgent to the NAACP right now than the battle to preserve democracy itself. Let me be very clear, our right to vote is the right upon which our ability to defend every other right is leveraged."
He cited the group's 103 years in existence as proof it wouldn't cede ground on voting rights.
"If you let someone diminish the power of your vote you will already have lost a battle."
Jealous said with 120 days remaining before the November elections, his organization's members could allow the election to be stolen from them "or we can double down on democracy and overcome the tide of voter suppression."
"If we simply accept things as they are and allow those who wish to turn back the clocks and tides of all that we have gained, and block the forward movement of our movement for human rights ... we will have failed in our mission and our calling," he said.


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Think the Jihadist Mickey Mouse is bad? Looks like the Australians had the lock on questionable Disney-inspired characters long before the Palestinians. Just marvel at this WWII-era poster of Disney's most lovable quacker, Donald Duck, pictured standing before a scantily-clad, prostate blonde and lamenting the fact that he's without a rubber. Maybe it's just us, but we thought the folks Down Under were sheep shaggers, not fowl fuckers.
WWII Poster Of Donald Duck Upset Because He Has No Condom [BoingBoing]
Related: 'Jihadi Mouse Recruited By Hamas [DailyTelegraph]


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National Education Association named 2010 Working Mother 100 Best Company
100 best lead the way in inspiring change and diverse benefits for work/life balance
WASHINGTON - September 14, 2010 -
Celebrating its silver anniversary this year, the Working Mother 100 Best Companies initiative has selected the National Education Association (NEA) as one of the nation's top companies for family-friendly benefits. With 70 percent of mothers working—and women outnumbering men in the workplace for the first time in U.S. history—organizations like NEA have been instrumental in supporting their advancement.
The 100 Best Companies' family programs adeptly help employees in all areas of their lives. NEA has over 500 employees at its Washington, DC headquarters. More than 58 percent of the Association's workforce is female. NEA offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes a variety of paid health and dental insurance options; paid maternity and parental leave for newborns and newly adopted children; up to five days each year for parents and grandparents to participate in a child's school activities; back-up childcare; telecommuting; and flexible work schedules.
While the Working Mother 100 Best Companies continue expanding their benefits, those at companies nationwide lag. Just 44 percent of American companies offer telecommuting (vs. 100 percent of the 100 Best), 17 percent offer formal mentoring (vs. 95 percent), and 37 percent offer health insurance for part-timers (vs. 100 percent). In contrast, all of the 100 Best Companies offer paid maternity leave, lactation rooms, flextime, mental health consultations and elder-care resources; and 98 percent offer health screening and wellness programs—particularly significant in a stress-inducing, poor economy.
"Twenty-five years ago, we made a bold decision to launch our Best Companies initiative and challenge businesses to address the unique needs of working mothers," said Carol Evans, President, Working Mother Media. "The immense influx of women into the workforce demanded changes in workplace culture as companies strove to keep working moms' talent and loyalty. Today, we celebrate our winners' untiring commitment to their employees through an impressive array of programs."
"NEA is proud to join Working Mother's 2010 list of 100 Best Companies," said NEA Executive Director John Wilson. "Our effectiveness and strength as an organization begins with our employees. We demonstrate our appreciation for the sacrifices and contributions our employees make, in part, by working collaboratively with them to ensure benefits and work/life balance options that respond to their varied needs and concerns as a diverse group," Wilson said.
Profiles of the 100 Best Companies, as well as national comparisons, are in the October issue of Working Mother and at workingmother.com/bestcompanies.
Companies were selected for the 2010 Working Mother 100 Best Companies based on an extensive application with more than 600 questions on workforce, compensation, child care, flexibility programs, leave policies and more. It also surveys the usage, availability and tracking of programs, as well as the accountability of managers who oversee them. Seven areas were measured and scored: workforce profile, benefits, women's issues and advancement, child care, flexible work, parental leave and company culture. For this year's 100 Best, particular weight was given to benefits, flexibility and parental leave.
For more information on applying for the 2011 Working Mother 100 Best Companies, visit www.wmmsurveys.com. The 2011 online application will be available in mid-December and due by early March 2011. All companies that apply, including those that don't make the 100 Best list, receive feedback showing how they compare with all other applicants.
About the National Education Association
The National Education Association is the nation's largest professional employee organization, representing
3.2 million elementary and secondary teachers, higher education faculty, education support professionals, school administrators, retired educators and students preparing to become teachers.
About Working Mother Media
Working Mother magazine reaches 2 million readers and is the only national magazine for career-committed mothers; WorkingMother.com brings to the Web home and career information, advice and a broad range of solutions daily. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Working Mother's signature research initiative, Working Mother 100 Best Companies, the most important benchmark for work-life practices in corporate America. Working Mother Media, a division of Bonnier Corp. (www.bonnier.com), includes the National Association for Female Executives (NAFE, www.nafe.com), Diversity Best Practices (www.diversitybestpractices.com), the WorkLife Congress and the Multicultural Women's Conference and Leadership Summits. Working Mother Media's mission is to serve as a champion of culture change.
National statistics are taken from a recent study by the Society for Human Resource Management.
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I'm really excited that this Common EHR implementation issues series has been so popular. If you missed it, you can see the previous posts in the series: Unexpected EHR Expenses, EHR Performance Issues, a little follow up to avoiding the EHR performance issues altogether, and inadequate EHR templates.
This weeks common EHR implementation issue is: EMR Upgrade Problems
I'd like to categorize this EHR implementation issue into two areas. One is upgrading to an EHR from an old legacy EHR and/or PMS. The second is upgrading your existing EHR that's just outdated. I'll take them in reverse order.
Upgrade of Existing Outdated EHR
In this world of your web browser and operating system auto updating at regular intervals it's sometimes hard to remember that not all software does that. In fact, it turns out that most software doesn't auto update (often for good reason). Of course, this problem doesn't apply to a SaaS based EHR software since those updates are applied whether you like it or not. The nice part is that the SaaS EHR updates appear to the user to just happen automatically with little to no intervention on their part. Of course, we'll save what happens when a SaaS EHR update causes you problems for another post. In the client server world of EHR (or hybrid EHR as some like to call themselves when they're web based on an in house server) you will have to deal with updating your EHR.
I think with rare exception, it's a huge mistake to not keep your EHR software up to date (goes for most other software as well). I'm not suggesting that even client server software should auto update. Considering the deployment and upgrade model of most EHR software, it's almost essential to review the new feature list before doing an update to ensure that the update won't cause you unnecessary heartache. Understanding the changes that will happen with the EHR Upgrade will let you warn your users about it so that they don't come running into your office after the upgrade wondering why their favorite feature was changed.
What's the problem with not upgrading? Many might just think that they don't need to update their EHR software since they don't want/need the extra features that are part of the upgrade. This is a bad strategy for a couple reasons. First, there are often security fixes that are part of the EHR upgrade that you'll be missing out on if you don't upgrade. Second, a bunch of relatively minor updates is much better on a clinic than one massive one that requires a ton of change. Third, when a future update comes that has a feature you do want, it's not always pretty to go through multiple upgrades at the same time. Fourth, try calling the EHR support when you're on an old version. Most of the time they're going to say you need to upgrade for them to appropriately support you.
One other suggestion on EMR Upgrades now that I've supported the idea of upgrading. Just because I suggest you upgrade to the latest version of your EHR, doesn't mean you have to be the beta tester for the company. Do the upgrade early in the process, but not necessarily so early that you're going to be the bug tester for the company.
Upgrading an EHR from a Legacy EHR or PMS
This situation happens most often when either a clinic decides to switch from their old hasn't been updated legacy PMS (which might include some basic EHR features) or when a clinic decides to move off their existing EHR to a new one.
Upgrading from a legacy PMS could easily be a whole series of blog posts. Suffice it to say that the biggest challenge with the upgrade from the old legacy PMS system is often getting the data out of it. Some legacy PMS systems don't provide that data willing. In fact, many will even charge you to get access to it. They've basically lost you as a customers, so they're trying to maximize whatever revenue they can get. It's not pretty.
Even if you can get access to the data, there's often a lot of data manipulation that will have to occur. A common problem that's related to this is whether you even want to get the data out of the old PMS. Far too often, the data in the old legacy system has so much junk in it, that it's worth considering the option of starting from scratch. It's not pretty to upload inconsistent and ugly data from a legacy system into your nice, new EHR software.
Switching from one EHR software to another is becoming more and more common. In 2-3 years I believe we're going to see an amazing influx of EHR software switches. It will be the topic du jour. We're already starting to see it in a number of situations: an EHR that isn't certified, an EHR that the doctor hates, an EHR that's gone under, an EHR that's sold to another company, etc.
The biggest problem right now with switching EHR software is that there's no standard for the data to be exported and imported into a new EHR company. Some of you might remember my post asking EHR vendors to consider the value of EHR data liberation. In it I describe why not only is it the right ethical thing to do, but it also can make a lot of business sense to do so. Sadly, I've only really seen one EHR software that has embraced the concept of really liberating the data in their EHR.
I'd love to support a movement from EHR vendors that embrace the concept of EMR data liberation. I imagine most are too afraid of giving their users an easy option to leave their EHR. It's too bad EHR vendors are so focused on protecting their business instead of focusing everything they do on the customer experience, but I digress.
Considering the above described state of EHR data export, you can see why moving to an EHR is such an issue. It's worth mentioning this topic before you even select an EHR. Before purchasing the EHR, ask the question, What if this EHR is terrible and I want to switch? This is water under a bridge if you're already in a compromising position under contract with an EHR you don't like.
Unfortunately, I don't really have very many great suggestions for those in this position. Just some words of comfort. First, switching EHR software can actually be easier than implementing an EHR in the first place. You already have the computers and IT infrastructure. Plus, for some reason second EHR implementations have a much higher success and satisfaction rate from what I've seen. Second, while it's a bitter bullet to bite, everyone that I know that's done it wishes they'd done it earlier. Although, don't rush into another EHR just because. Take your time to select an EHR properly if you're going to switch, but don't be afraid to switch based on what economists call sunk costs. Third, this is one case where it's often good to hire someone who's done these type of EHR switching before. They can be a big help.


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18 June 2019 - Arcadis (EURONEXT: ARCAD), the leading global Design & Consultancy organization for natural and built assets, has repurchased 24,447 of its own shares in the period from 10 June 2019 up to and including 14 June 2019 at an average price of €16.53. This is in accordance with the buyback program that we started in order to cover obligations from employee incentive plans, announced 25 February 2019. The consideration for this repurchase was €0.4 million.
The total number of shares repurchased under this program to date is 759,584 shares, for a total consideration of €12.1 million.
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Kid Cudi wears a crop top to Coachella and all I can think of was, where'd he get that? It would fit me perfectly. Obviously a man in a bright tangerine crop top and cut off denim shorts can be controversial maybe even alarming for some. But I love it.
MUST READ: 3 Ways To Wear Sweatpants And Not Look Like A Lazy Bum
This is what happens when fashion turns into style. Having the balls (excuse my French) to push the fashion envelope knowing that there may be a negative backlash is quite attractive to me. Although I would never date a man in a crop top, something about it is very endearing. Maybe I'm just giving him a pass because it's Kid Cudi.
What are you thoughts? Would you date a regular dude in a tangerine crop top? Take the poll and leave your comments below.
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I Like to Move It: Motorizing a Robot Hand
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|Once the hand is assembled, adding the servo motors, connecting the microprocessor, and writing the code for the microprocessor will require familiarity with a hobbyist microprocessor board (like ones using ArduinoTM, PIC®, or similar). The student should be comfortable with connecting, programming, and testing projects on these boards.
|Material Availability
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AbstractImagine how cool it would be to have your own motorized robot hand. Well, stop imagining and turn that daydream into reality! Start out by designing and building a robot hand. The Science Buddies project Grasping With Straws: Make a Robot Hand Using Drinking Straws shows you a simple way to make a robot hand with drinking straws, or you can design a robot hand from any other materials you think are suitable. Your hand design will need sewing threads, or some other mechanism, for motors to act on and move, causing the fingers to flex. See Figure 1 for an overview of the key materials for this engineering project.
Figure 1. For this robotics engineering science project, you will need a robot hand (similar to the straw robot hand shown here or any other design you fancy), a microprocessor board like the ArduinoTM shown here, and several servo motors, such as the one shown removed from its box.
Once you have your robot hand, you will need to add small servo motors. Servo motors are capable of doing all sorts of useful work, as they do every day in toys and household appliances. For instance, your DVD player ejects discs using servos; toys employ servos to steer (cars) and walk (robotic pets). The list is almost endless. You will need one servo motor for each finger and movable joint on the robot hand. Servos come in many shapes and sizes, so you will have to think about what might work best for your hand design. A good starter servo is the standard-size Futaba® S3003 servo sold for radio-controlled cars (available from Amazon.com). You may also get some ideas and suggestions at a hobby store. You can read more about servo motors in the Science Buddies Introduction to Servo Motors.
Make sure your robot hand is attached to something that can support all the necessary servo motors. We'll refer to that as the "robot arm." When you are ready to mount the servos to the robot arm, look at the round plate or bar that comes attached to the servo motor shaft. This is the servo horn. Consider how this will rotate when the servo moves, and mount the servos so that one of the holes in the servo horn will get closer to or farther from the hand as the shaft rotates. Tip: It is best if you can arrange things so that the threads (or other control mechanism) from the robot hand do not cross. Servos usually mount with screws into a servo mount, but you may find it easier to glue wooden blocks to the robot arm and screw the servos to those. We do not recommend gluing the servos directly to your robot arm assembly.
To control the servos, you will need a hobbyist microprocessor board. Boards of this type include all of the circuitry you need to make simple computer projects and program them from your personal computer. An ArduinoTM is a popular board that uses Atmel® processors, is easy to program, and has a lot of widely available help resources (see Bibliography). The ArduinoTM UNO is one of the most popular boards for getting started (available from Amazon.com). You can learn more about Arduinos and how to use them on the Science Buddies Getting Started with Arudino page. Another good alternative is a board based on the Microchip PIC®. One good PIC® board to consider is the SBC44B from Modtronix.com. As you get more comfortable programming microprocessors you may find the PIC to be a more capable processor than the Arduino. Whichever board you choose, you may find it easiest to connect the servos to your board, write a short test program to activate the servos, and see how they move before you attach the robot hand threads (or other control mechanism) to the servos. Free Microsoft Windows® software for programming an ArduinoTM is available on the web and Microchip offers free PIC® programming software on its website at http://www.microchip.com/development-tools. Tip: When attaching the threads, you want to have little or no slack but not have them pulled so tight that the fingers of the robot hand are curled.
Now you are ready to write the code to make the robot hand move the way you want. You may have to experiment with different amounts of rotation so that you don't pull the threads too hard. Go slowly and try different values until things work. Learning a little about pulse width modulation, or PWM, may be helpful. A logic analyzer and/or oscilloscope may also be helpful tools for troubleshooting if you have access to them. What surprisingly human-like actions can your hand perform? Can it play the piano? Pick up and sort small items? In the end, what fun and useful things will your robot hand be able to do?
- Eglowstein, Howard. (n.d.) Introduction to Servo Motors. Science Buddies. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
- Eglowstein, Howard. (n.d.) Getting Started with Arduino. Science Buddies. Retrieved February 4, 2013.
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Zunino's patience starting to pay off
HOUSTON -- Mike Zunino's primary responsibility as a rookie catcher is working with Mariners pitchers. But he also takes pride in working opposing pitchers, and he did so in grand fashion Friday when he forced three walks and scored three runs in Seattle's 10-7 victory over the Astros.
Zunino had walked just four times in his first 24 games in the Majors, but he nearly doubled that in three straight at-bats on Friday.
"You've just got to be patient and pick the pitches you want to look for and stick with that," said the 23-year-old from Florida. "Obviously, it's easy to get too aggressive, but you just have to stick to your approach and wait for that one pitch."
Zunino has been seeing a lot of off-speed offerings, particularly with two strikes, but is learning to lay off those pitches when possible.
"For the past week or so, that's what I've seen mostly," he said. "So I've got to still hunt the fastball, but hopefully see breaking balls up in the zone and be able to hit them to right field.
"It's one of those things where obviously scouting reports get out and guys spend a lot of time on that. But I need to make the adjustment, too. I'm sort of being patient early in the count and working myself into hitter's counts."


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