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JOB FAIR WALTER HALLBERG
57 employers expected Tuesday Auto parts salesman at it 70 years
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Plea deal
would give
accused
Giffords’
shooter life
Psychiatrist set to testify Tuesday
Eli Baylis•The Vicksburg Post that Loughner is competent to plea
Vicksburg robotics team By The Associated Press
PHOENIX — A possible plea deal in the
seeking new members deadly Tucson shootings that wounded
then-U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords would
for upcoming season send Jared Lee Loughner to
prison for the rest of his life,
a person familiar with the
By Pamela Hitchins case said Saturday night.
phitchins@vicksburgpost.com A court-appointed psychi-
atrist will testify Tuesday
Forget football and cross country, it’s open- that Loughner is competent
ing season for the varsity sport for the mind. to enter a plea in the shoot-
Want to play? ing rampage that killed
Team 456 Siege Robotics, a high-energy six people and injured 13,
Jared Lee
Loughner
group of students who design, program and including Giffords, said the
build game-playing robots for competition person, who was not authorized to discuss
against other teams, is forming for the 2012- the case publicly and spoke on condition of
13 season. Appli- anonymity.
cations will be A status conference in the federal case
accepted until Aug. had already been scheduled for Tuesday in
‘We are a highly 31 from all inter- Tucson.
competitive, ested students in The person, speaking about upcom-
Warren County ing events in the case, said the plan is for
very successful, — whether from Loughner to enter a guilty plea in the mur-
award-winning public, private or ders and attempted murders. The plan is
home schools. contingent on the judge in the case allow-
competition “We are a highly ing Loughner to enter the plea.
robotics team — competitive, very The Los Angeles Times reported earlier
successful, award-
not a club.’ winning competi- See Giffords, Page A9.
Chuck tion robotics team
New study links
Dickerson — not a club,” said
engineer Chuck
Team 456 Siege
Dickerson, a team
Robotics mentor
current events
mentor since 2004.
“We are going to
select the best kids
based on their applications and interviews,
without regard to school, sex, race or any-
thing other than merit. There is no quota The 456 Siege
to climate change
from any particular school. We’re looking for Robotics team By The Associated Press
kids from all the schools.” robot, being con-
This will be the 13th season for Vicksburg’s trolled by Warren WASHINGTON — The relentless,
FRC Team 456 Siege Robotics. The 2011-12 Central student weather-gone-crazy type of heat that has
team, which included students from Warren Kelcey McMaster, blistered the United States and other parts
Central and St. Aloysius high schools, 16, daughter of of the world in recent years is so rare that
attended regional competitions in New it can’t be anything but man-made global
Paul and Janet
Orleans and Dallas, winning awards for cre- warming, a
McMaster fires
ativity, “coopertition,” industrial safety and
basketballs new statisti- ‘This is
professionalism, Dickerson said.
“FRC” is FIRST Robotics Competition, a into a target cal analysis not some
from a top
national organization that wants high school hoop.
government scientific
students to discover the thrills and rewards
of science and engineering. FIRST — For
scientist theory. We
contends.
Inspiration and Recognition of Science and The are now
Technology — calls its robotics games “a
unique varsity sport for the mind.” Brenden Neville•The Vicksburg Post research by experiencing
a man often
“FIRST is trying to change the culture,” scientific fact.’
said engineer Eddie Melton, a six-year To apply To help called the
“godfather James Hansen
mentor. “If you ask kids what they want to Team 456 Siege Robotics is a non-profit or- of global NASA scientist
Applications for the FRC Team 456 Siege Ro-
do, you get answers like, ‘be on American ganization and welcomes volunteer mentors warming”
botics are linked at www.Team456.org and
Idol,’ or, ‘play in the NFL.’ Only a few kids and tax-deductible donations. To volunteer, said that the
www.siegerobotics.org. The deadline is Aug.
will ever have the chance to do that. So what email info@456robotics.org. Donations can likelihood of such temperatures occurring
31 to submit all required parts of the applica-
we are trying to do is get kids excited about be mailed to: 456 Robotics, P.O. Box 821792, from the 1950s through the 1980s was rarer
engineering or science, something that has
tion. Letters of recommendation are accepted
but not required. A $200 activity fee is due by Vicksburg, MS 39182. than 1 in 300. Now, the odds are closer to 1
substance to it.” in 10, according to the study by NASA sci-
Robotics team members show up seven Dec. 31. Individual interviews and selection of
the team will follow in September. entist James Hansen. He said that statisti-
See Robotics, Page A2. See Warming, Page A9.
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2. A2 Sunday, August 5, 2012 The Vicksburg Post
ISSN 1086-9360
Robotics
Continued from Page A1.
PUBLISHED EACH DAY
In The Vicksburg Post Building days a week during the
winter “build season,” travel
1601-F North Frontage Road
to competitions that pit their
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39180
creativity and workmanship
against that of hundreds of
News, Sports, other teams and continue to
Advertising, Business: show up for meetings during
601-636-4545 the summer.
Circulation: 601-636-4545 “Hands-on experience,
Fax: 601-634-0897 definitely,” said 16-year-
old Wally Wibowo, a rising
SUBSCRIPTION junior at St. Al. He said
By Carrier robotics has given him the
Inside Warren County chance to take learning out
Seven Days Per Week of the textbook and off the
$15 per month teacher’s white board and
apply it practically, working
Six Days Per Week
with other people to produce
(Monday-Saturday) a product that works.
$12.25 per month “It’s fun; it’s a good experi-
Fri., Sat., Sun. & Mon. ence,” said Stephanie Rive-
$12.75 per month ros, 17, a senior at St. Al who
Advance payments of two was on the team in 2011-12.
months or more should be “You get to meet new people
paid to The Vicksburg Post for when you go and compete
proper credit. All carriers are against other teams.”
independent contractors, not After they apply and are
employees. interviewed, students who
By Mail win a place on the team are
(Paid In Advance) assigned to a role — if pos-
sible one that fits his or her Eli Baylis•The Vicksburg Post
Seven Days Per Week
talents and interests. Team 456 Siege Robotics team members stand beside some of grader at at St. Al. Lara is the daughter of Roberto and Evelyn
$80.25/3 months
members must re-apply each their robots at ERDC Tuesday. Team members are, front row Lamanilao; Kelcey is the daughter of Paul and Janet McMas-
Sunday Only year. from left, Lara Lamanilao, 16, a 11th-grader at St. Aloysius ter; Kimberly is the daughter of Eddie and Amy Melton; Wally
$50.25/3 months Cory Schweitzer, 16, a High School, and Kelcey McMaster, 16, a 11th-grader at is the son of Dr. Johnnes and Christina Wibowo; Cory is the
DELIVERY INFORMATION rising Warren Central senior Warren Central High School. Back row, from left, Kimberly son of Ron and Lisa Schweitzer; Stephanie is the daughter
To report delivery problems, who’s been on the team three Melton, 18, a senior at WC; Wally Wibowo, 16, a 11th-grader of Evelyn and Guillermo Riveros; and Jacob is the son of
call 601-636-4545: years, was safety captain last at St. Al; Cory Schweitzer, 16, a senior at WC; Stephanie Riv- Steve and Teresa Kitchens.
Monday-Friday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. season. During his 2011 inter-
eros, 17, a senior at St. Al; and Jacob Kitchens, 15, a 10th-
Saturday-Sunday: 7 a.m.-11 a.m. view he talked about safety,
Holidays: 7 a.m.-9 a.m. and Dickerson put that inter- Regional competition in New
Member Of
est to work.
“It’s a fairly labor-inten- About robotics competitions and one final
national championship.
Orleans. The award honors
sportsmanship “in the heat
The Associated Press sive job,” Cory said of being • FIRST Robotics Competi- other teams in regional and • FRC participants are three of competition, both on and
The Associated Press is entitled safety captain. “You have to tion is designed to help high- championship events at- times more likely to major in off the playing field.” Vicks-
exclusively to the use for go through hours of training school-aged youth discover tended by thousands of fans, engineering; 10 times more burg’s team won it because
republication of all the local news with individual team mem- how interesting and reward- with referees, judges and likely to have an internship they helped another team
and photographs printed in this bers to make sure they know or co-op study in their fresh- whose robot had a mechani-
ing careers in engineering awards.
newspaper. All other rights are how to operate power tools man year in college; more cal problem.
and science can be. • FRC has grown from 28
reserved by Vicksburg Printing safely.” than twice as likely to pursue The kids are willing to
Kelcey McMaster, 16, a • Participants learn from the teams in 1989 to an expect-
and Publishing Company Inc. a career in science or tech- help other teams because it
Warren Central High School professionals, designing, ed 2,400 teams in 2012-13, keeps the competition fierce
building and programming involving 60,000 young peo- nology; and more than twice
Postmaster junior and 3-year team — everyone wants the best
member, used her creative remotely controlled robots in ple, 24,000 mentors, 7.500 as likely to volunteer in their
Send address changes to: robots on the field of play,
and artistic talent to make a real-world environment. other volunteers, 3,000 spon- communities. Kelcey said.
The Vicksburg Post • Teams design and build soring companies, 53 re- For more fast facts about ro-
up the 16-page 2012 safety “We all just want to have
Post Office Box 821668 manual given to each team from new game rules each gional events, two qualifying botics, visit www.usfirst.org fun. We want to win, but we
Vicksburg, Mississippi 39182 member. She created “Safety year, and compete against championships, 15 qualifying want the other teams to have
Nut,” a cartoon character, to fun, too,” she said. “We want
National Advertising illustrate rules, procedures everyone to compete at their
Representatives: days and Sunday afternoons
and reminders. ‘We all just want to have fun. We want to win, but — studying a thick book of
highest level.”
Landon Media Group “We have to go through “It’s not all about winning,”
805 Third Ave. New York, NY safety training each year,” we want the other teams to have fun, too. We want rules, brainstorming, design- Melton said. “It is all about
ing, building a prototype,
10022 said Kelcey, who is fully everyone to compete at their highest level.’ programming, testing and
learning.”
• proficient in operating the “We do what we do with
power saw — wearing safety Kelcey McMaster readying their competition the kids because we believe
Mississippi Press Services Warren Central HS junior
glasses, of course — to cut robot. it makes a difference in the
371 Edgewood Terrace “The number of hours
strips of aluminum and other lives and futures of the stu-
Jackson, MS 39206 who mentor the team. Four sponsors provide materials these kids put in is enor-
materials in the fabrication dents, in our community, and
room. former team members also and ever-important grant mous,” Dickerson said. “It’s to our nation’s future,” Dick-
Political advertising payable Melton and Dickerson come back to volunteer as funds. The robotics team fairly intensive but the kids erson said. “Yes, it takes a lot
in advance are both engineers at the mentors. budget is about $50,000, with get a lot out of it.” of our time and other com-
Periodicals Postage Paid Environmental Lab at the ERDC, one of a dozen local expenses for travel, entry Team members are told mitments, but we get to see
At Vicksburg, Mississippi U.S. Army Corps Engineer and national sponsors, pro- fees, hotels and other needs, to get their homework done the direct payoff in the stu-
Research and Development vides the team’s workspace, Dickerson said. after school, because their dents, so it is well worth it to
Laboratory on Halls Ferry which includes a practice The team receives its chal- evenings are spoken for. us. It’s a lot of work but it is
Road, and are among the area, fabrication room with lenge in early January and Among the awards that also more fun than you can
seven professionals, includ- raw materials and tools, spends the next six weeks — Team 456 has won is the imagine.”
ing Dickerson’s wife, Ginny, design room, programming weeknights from 5:30 until 11 Gracious Professionalism
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