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Electrical and computer engineering seniors Daniel Cambron and Joshua Morgan pose for a portrait on Tuesday in Lexington, Ky.
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UK Solar Car team revving up before Formula Sun Grand Prix By Anne Halliwell ahalliwell@kykernel.com
Daniel Cambron leaned over the bare chassis of the UK Solar Car Team’s Gato del Sol V and pressed a pedal. The wheels whirred into motion. “The team does projects the whole year to gear up for ... competing against 20 teams over the summer,” Cambron said. “We’re testing some of the controls.” The team’s garage in the Terrell Building, clearly identified by “UK Solar Car” marked on the outside of the white door, is full of batteries, wiring, plywood tables and shelves, but is dominated by the wide, Wildcat blue hood of this year’s solar car and its stripped frame and motor on the ground nearby. During the spring semester, the solar car team, made up of undergraduate students in a range of majors, is
Writers Hall of Fame to induct UK alumni
Former UK professor Wendell Berry will be the first living person inaugurated into the Kentucky Writers Hall of Fame on Wednesday, said Jessica Faye Mohler, the marketing and communications director for the Carnegie Center for Literacy and Learning. The ceremony will be held in the Carnegie Center at 7 p.m. and will include a speech by Berry, as well as five more inaugurations for Guy Davenport, Elizabeth
Hardwick, Jim Wayne Miller, Effie Waller Smith and Hunter S. Thompson, according to the Carnegie Center’s press release. The Carnegie Center’s Hall of Fame was created in 2013, according to the press release. Mohler said that for the past two years the Carnegie Center focused on inducting only the deceased to make certain that their work was given proper weight. “The literary pool in
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President Obama awards a 2010 National Medal of Arts and National Humanities Medal to Wendell E. Berry in the White House in March 2011.
gearing up for the Formula Sun Grand Prix, Cambron said. But that’s only after a December victory in the Fluke Connect Student Contest, which called students at two- and four-year colleges to display how using the company’s energy-measuring systems could improve their own projects and make communicating those findings easier. According to UKNow, the team decreased the car’s idle energy use by 16 percent and increased its dynamic efficiency by 5.5 percent. Cambron and Joshua Morgan are both electrical engineering and computer engineering seniors in their third and fourth years on the solar car team, respectively. Morgan said the team found out about its win on Dec. 15 and will head to Fluke Connect headquarters to be preSee SOLAR on page 3
Freshman guard strays from father’s footsteps
Kentucky is very deep,” Mohler said. “We wanted to make sure we honored the past before we honored the current driving writers.” According to Counterpoint LLC’s webpage about Berry’s books, the awardwinning author earned a bachelor’s degree from UK in 1956 and a master’s degree in 1957. He went on to teach at the university from 1964 to 1977, and again from 1987 to 1993. Davenport, who will also be inducted this year, taught on the UK Department of English staff from 1963 to 1991, according to the obituary in The Independent from January 2005. “I think (the ceremony is) a chance for UK students to have a glimpse of their state’s history, its legacy,” Mohler said. Many of the 175 seats in the Carnegie Center will be reserved, Mohler said, but when the doors open at 6:30, early attendees may be able to secure the last
UK freshman guard Devin Booker was used to the adoring attention he and his family got well before he committed to UK. His father, Melvin, was a star player at Missouri, leading his team to an Elite Eight appearance in 1994 and was eventually elected to the school’s Intercollegiate Athletic Hall of Fame. But instead of following in his father’s footsteps, Booker spurned Missouri for an opportunity to play under UK head coach John Calipari, saying he made the decision based on what was best for him. Naturally, the choice wasn’t an easy one to make. “They showed me a lot of love when they were recruiting me. They recruited me since seventh or eighth grade and they still have a special place in my heart,” Booker said of Missouri. “But at the end of the day, I felt like the best decision for me was the University of
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UK guard Devin Booker throws up a hand sign after scoring a threepointer in the first half of the UK vs. UCLA game on Dec. 20.
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Award-winning senior to fill leadership gap
Injuries affected ex-Eagle safety By Zach Berman The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT)
JOSHUA HUFF Kernel Columnist
Replacing former UK baseball star A.J. Reed, the 2014 Golden Spikes Award winner, is an impossible task. But with the return of players like fifth-year senior infielder Thomas Bernal, that task becomes less formidable.
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Asked why he chose UK, Bernal said he wanted to play at the highest level he could, and playing in the SEC is as good as it gets.” The 2015 preseason AllSEC third baseman, according to Perfect Game USA, enjoyed a breakout 2014 season for a UK team that made it to the NCAA Tournament but failed to escape the first round. Bernal hit for a .305 average on the season with one home run and 32 runs batted in. However, it was his play in the SEC that turned heads.
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Infielder/catcher Thomas Bernal stretches for an out during the game between UK and Missouri in Lexington, Ky., on April 13, 2014.
His conference batting average was a stout .348 while his on-base percentage was .398. The 6-foot senior will play a new position this season as he slides over from first base to third, replacing the departed Max Kuhn, who left for the MLB in 2014. A 2010 All-state selection out of Paso Robles High School in Paso Robles, CA., Bernal gave up a potential career as a quarterback to pursue baseball. With offers to play collegiate football at California
Polytechnic State University, Washington State, Cornell and Harvard, Bernal decided to pass them up to achieve his true passion: playing professional baseball. Bernal played shortstop and pitched for Paso Robles and was a four-year letterman at the school. He hit a team-leading .430 with 27 RBI and four home runs. Asked why he chose UK, Bernal said he wanted to play at the highest level he could, and playing in the SEC is as good as it gets.
Five years later, Bernal leaves the confines of first base, where he has been outstanding, to anchor the infield at third. Since he already graduated with a degree in Agriculture Economics, Bernal will be able to focus solely on baseball in his last year as a Cat. If his success in 2014 was any indication of things to come, 2015 will be the year that Bernal steps out of the shadow of Reed and becomes the leader that UK baseball needs.
PHOENIX— The New England Patriots reached the Super Bowl with Patrick Chung as their starting safety, which might seem like a cruel joke in Philadelphia. In March 2013, the Eagles signed Chung away from New England hoping that he could help solve the team's ongoing issues at safety. In one season, Chung further contributed to those issues. The Eagles released him after the first season of a three-year, $10 million deal. He resurfaced in New England and earned a roster spot, a starting spot and ultimately a contract extension. He has established himself as a key piece in the Patriots' rebuilt secondary while the Eagles are still trying to solidify their group. So what changed? “I mean, I'm not hurt,” he said Tuesday at Super Bowl media day. “I wasn't injured [this season]. Just being more calm. Being calm about things. Letting the game come to me instead of forcing it. Just trying to be as consistent as possible. Not try to make all the big plays, but just make my plays.” Health was a key fac-
tor. Chung injured his shoulder early in the 2013 season. He missed two games, tried to return, and then missed two more. Earl Wolff replaced Chung in the lineup. After Wolff hurt his knee, Chung rejoined the starting secondary, but he was not the same player he was before the injury. Chung spoke little about it publicly, but the nerve issue in his shoulder appeared to affect his performance. Even when he was asked about the injury Tuesday, Chung would not revisit how it impaired him with the Eagles. He stopped at noting the difference between playing healthy and hurt. “I'm not going to talk about that — that's over,” Chung said. “Last year is last year. Things happen. You put it in the past.” When he returned to New England this season, he found an improved secondary around him. The Patriots added cornerbacks Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner. Devin McCourty has matured into one of the NFL's top safeties. Logan Ryan, Kyle Arrington, and Duron Harmon are consistent contributors in the defensive backfield, too. There is less of a burden on Chung.
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Media Depot to give faculty new digital production tools
Obama to lease oil drilling in middle and south Atlantic Environmental groups to file preventative lawsuits By Sean Cockerham McClatchy Washington Bureau
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Alexander Cutadean shows off how the Media Depot’s new Lightboard works in their studio in the King Building’s Science Library in Lexington Ky., on Tuesday.
UK’s Faculty Media Depot fully opens in the Science Library on the south side of the King Building on Friday, media specialist Alexander Cutadean wrote in an email to the Kentucky Kernel. The Faculty Media Depot was created to allow faculty or students directly assisting faculty to create digital course materials, Cutadean wrote in the email. He added that guest speakers and contractors have also made use of the space to develop their own presentations. The additions to the space will improve the quality of screen captures and expand the use of the Science Library’s multi-camera video studio by including live streaming, teleconferencing and green screen production, Cutadean wrote in the email.
Faculty members can live stream video, according to the Office of eLearning’s webpage on the Faculty Media Depot, and use the Lightboard to create illuminated presentations. The UK Faculty Media Depot Facebook page posted a video displaying the Lightboard, a glass screen that can display fluorescent green and blue images and lettering, in action. Cutadean has been working on the new media depot since he was hired in August of 2013, he wrote in the email. The Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching and the Office of eLearning both have stakes in the area. “As more instructors are utilizing technology both in the classroom and for online
course delivery there is a growing need to produce high quality content while utilizing tools to deliver that content effectively,” Cutadean wrote in the email. “Combining these fantastic tools with the necessary support and guidance from both the Office of eLearning and CELT, we are excited to assist instructors in the production of innovative content.” According to the Office of eLearning webpage, the Faculty Media Depot softopened in October of 2014 and allowed staff members to record audio and video elements of lessons for their courses. Cutadean said that additional student support staff was hired for the Spring 2015 opening. STAFF REPORT
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WASHINGTON — The Obama administration on Tuesday opened the door to oil and gas drilling in the Atlantic Ocean for the first time in decades. The Interior Department announced it was moving toward holding a lease sale in the middle and south Atlantic, which includes areas off the coast of Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia. Florida is not part of the leasing plan, a move hailed by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. 'They left us alone for the last five years and it looks like they're going to leave us alone for the next five years,” said Nelson, who said he and other lawmakers lobbied the Obama administration to not allow such drilling off the Florida coast. The Obama administration included the proposal for Atlantic drilling in its
five-year offshore leasing plan, covering the years 2017-2022. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said the Atlantic lease sale would happen late in that time period, and not before public comment. She left open the possibility the proposal could be scrapped, saying it's still a potential lease sale at this point. Atlantic drilling is highly controversial. The decision does not require congressional approval but Charles Ebinger, a senior fellow in the Energy Security and Climate Initiative at the Brookings Institution, said he expects court battles and environmental groups to file lawsuits to stop the drilling. “It will be a battle royale,” Ebinber said. The oil and gas industry will also have reason to complain. While the plan proposes two sales in the Arctic Ocean, President Barack Obama also said he will designate portions of
the Beaufort and Chukchi seas off Alaska's Arctic Coast forbidden to oil and gas drilling. “We know the Arctic is an incredibly unique environment, so we're continuing to take a balanced and careful approach to development,” Jewell said in a written statement. “At the same time, the president is taking thoughtful action to protect areas that are critical to the needs of Alaska Natives and wildlife.” The oil industry has pushed hard to open the Atlantic Ocean to drilling, but it's not clear how much oil and gas is out there. The federal government estimates 3.3 billion barrels of oil and 31.28 trillion cubic feet of natural gas along the entire Atlantic seabed. That's hardly the makings of a boom, and is nine times smaller than estimated oil reserves off the Arctic coast of Alaska if the numbers are right.
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sented with an official award and meet with engineers who worked on the tools. Cambron is the team manager and Morgan is the head of the electrical division. The team is divided into electrical, mechanical and business divisions. The contributions of each are clearly visible in the battery and wiring systems, framework and Nascar-esque sponsorship stickers along the sides of the car. The solar team builds an entirely new car about every three years, Cambron said, but replaced the entire electrical system of the current model. “With those changes, we’re really having to focus on the reliability of that car,” Cambron said. And given the agenda for spring 2015, which involves a lot of “racking up drive time,” the solar car team has a lot on its agenda. “We take it out to K Lot,” Cambron said. “We look for a wide-open parking lot and just set out traffic cones.” Morgan added that sometimes the car is wheeled out to “real roads,” like the downtown area, or driven back from Paris, Ky. or Glasgow. “We can run about three hours only off the batteries and if there’s sun, six to eight,” he said. Morgan said the barrier to solar cars on the road is the amount of surface area that needs to be dedicated to the solar cells. “I think that we’ll see a big shift to fully electric cars,” he said, then perhaps a movement to use homes’ roofs to house cells that will charge the batteries. Both Morgan and Cambron expressed interest in continuing to study circuit controls and use of energy in automotives. “There’s a whole industry out there for people like me to do that kind of stuff,” Cambron said.
Kentucky, so that’s the decision I made.” Booker, the reigning SEC Freshman of the Week for three consecutive weeks, is averaging just under 11 points a game for UK, the second-most on the team. He also leads the team in three-point shooting, hitting 36 of 72 attempted. His dominant performances for the Cats this season has earned him high praise among UK fans. In fact, Booker said the admiration he receives is similar to that his father gets today. “They love him (in Missouri). Everywhere we go,” Booker said of the Tigers’ fanbase. “We went to all the homecoming games … We used to walk around at the tailgates and he’d get stopped everywhere we
went. It was like how Big Blue Nation treats us, and I was really surprised about that. They’re a great fan base.” But as he prepares to face the family’s alma mater on Thursday, Booker said he’s ready to face a different noise than the one he’s used to hearing in Columbia: the deafening sound of boos. “I understand why they’re doing it. That’s what road games are,” Booker said. “It’s just part of the game.” To Booker, all that matters now is the opportunity he gave himself by choosing his own collegiate path. And with UK at 19-0, Booker said the decision was a blessed one. “We’re out there having a good time,” Booker said of himself and his teammates. “I’m on a great team and I’ve really been blessed with the opportunity. I couldn’t wish for anything else like this.”
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few available chairs. Furthermore, she added, standing room will be plentiful and the ceremony will be broadcast throughout the building. “There’s not a lot of things we can rally behind, and a Hall of Fame — basketball, literature or any other kind — is something students can really be proud of,” Mohler said. STAFF REPORT
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American Sniper discussion riddled with hypocrisy Both sides of political spectrum make poor arguments CHEYENE MILLER Kernel Columnist
There is no doubting the impact that “American Sniper” has had on the ongoing American culture war. The movie has dominated the box office for two straight weekends and grossed $200 million in North America alone. It portrays the life of Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, who has been labeled the deadliest sniper in U.S. military history with 160 confirmed kills and 255 unconfirmed kills. I admittedly have yet to see the movie, but I have been following the controversy surrounding it very close-
ly. Supporters say the movie portrays an American hero in the line of duty, as well as the emotional trauma that the Iraq war had on him and his family. Critics say the movie is propaganda and covers up the true identity of Kyle. What the movie has done is display hypocrisy on both sides of the American political spectrum. Notable conservatives like Dean Cain, Kid Rock, Sarah Palin and pretty much everyone on FOX News have described Kyle as a hero. Kyle’s own words, however, tell a different story. In his autobiography, Kyle refers to the “enemy” as “savages,” and is often very blunt and somewhat arrogant in his account of what transpired during his days in combat. “I wondered, how would I feel about killing someone? Now I
know. It’s no big deal,” wrote Kyle in his autobiography. He also wrote that he only “wished that (he) had killed more,” and described killing as “fun,” and said that he wasn’t exaggerating when he said he enjoyed it.
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Then again, who can affirm these words for certain? Kyle was a documented liar who fabricated claims about a vigilante rampage through New Orleans and a physical altercation with former Minnesota governor and professional wrestling legend Jesse Ventura.
All the support for Kyle is especially hypocritical coming from the conservative right.”
Kyle even flat out said that he was not bothered by the massive amount of lives he took. I am in no way trying to disrespect this man or his family, but these words are hardly one I would attribute to a hero.
And all the support for Kyle is especially hypocritical coming from the conservative-right, which claims Christian values as their moral center. I fail to see the connection between Jesus saying to turn the other cheek when some-
one strikes you and Kyle saying that he enjoyed gunning down more than 150 people, some of whom were women and children. Another factor that needs to be considered is the war in which Kyle took part. America had no business invading Iraq. The country was not involved with the attacks on 9/11, and you would be hard pressed to convince me or most Americans that Iraqi insurgents were about to take over the White House before our invasion. So when these Kyle supporters say he was protecting American lives, they need to consider the fact that Kyle should have never been put in a position to protect his fellow soldiers in the first place. But in all fairness, there is also hypocrisy on the left in regard to this controversy. Liberals like Michael Moore and Bill Maher used
words like “coward” and “psychopath” to describe Kyle. While Kyle’s own words are despicable, one must take into account the damage that warfare can do to one’s personality and mental health. It’s no coincidence that a disproportionate number of suicide victims and homeless are veterans. Kyle was not a lawyer, an accountant or a priest. He was a Navy SEAL sniper — a job that by its very nature requires the ability to kill, swiftly and accurately. If Kyle was in constant sorrow about killing the people he was ordered to kill, he wouldn’t have been as good at what he did. The bottom line is that war is never black and white, and Kyle’s story is just another example of that. Cheyene Miller is the assistant news editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Our generation must fight status quo Measles outbreak, in world of income inequality “Snowmageddon” PATRICK BRENNAN Kernel Columnist
By 2016, the richest one percent will own more than half of all global wealth, according to a projection recently released by Oxfam. Income inequality is one of many problems created by the generations of our parents and grandparents which we must face as we graduate and look for positions in the world. It may be tempting to quietly fit into the status quo, but that status quo takes advantage of hard-working Americans. Our generation must learn from the past if we want to make a better world.
For decades, the scales have slowly tipped toward an imbalance like that of the 1920s just prior to the Great Depression. Here in Kentucky, the one-percenters nabbed nearly half of all economic growth since the late 70s. However, the consequences of this growing wealth gap are not entirely clear. In 2014, billionaire Nick Hanauer wrote an open letter to his fellow ”zillionaires” urging them to tackle the problem of income inequality because “there is no example in human history where wealth accumulated like this and the pitchforks didn’t eventually come out. You show me a highly unequal society, and I will show you a police state. Or an uprising. There are no counterexamples.” Also, since our society
equates money with power, the one-percenters enjoy greater access to political life than the rest of us. We can see this trend express itself as billionaires’ profits soar from recent healthcare and pharmaceutical policy changes, according to the Oxfam report. It’s tempting to demonize the rich as greedy people ready to step on the shoulders of others. On the other hand, exceptionally wealthy people may try to justify themselves by saying that they deserve what they get because of education and hard work. A highly-paid CEO needs to make good economic and interpersonal decisions daily. Each person has knowledge for his or her job, and it is difficult to say that one deserves hundreds or thousands of dollars more than the an-
other because of something inherent to the job. Furthermore, CEOs offer minimum-wage jobs that will fill their wallets, but this relationship is not respected. The workers are treated like objects whose value is set as low as the government will allow, no matter the level of focus and hard work they expend. But we cannot deny that compensation is guided by the market. If we are to learn from previous generations, we will need to loudly challenge our peers who sign the paychecks of the future to lean toward more equal pay. We must demand fair wages constantly to combat the power of greed. Patrick Brennan is a philosophy and mathematics junior. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
Climate change will harm poor the most, despite middle class losing more money By James K. Boyce Los Angeles Times (TNS)
At the latest round of international climate talks this month in Lima, Peru, melting glaciers in the Andes and recent droughts provided a fitting backdrop for the negotiators' recognition that it is too late to prevent climate change, no matter how fast we ultimately act to limit it. They now confront an issue that many had hoped to avoid: adaptation. A thought experiment illustrates the choices we face. Imagine that without major new investments in adaptation, climate change will cause world incomes to fall in the next two decades by 25 percent across the board, with everyone's income going down, from the poorest farmworker in Bangladesh to the wealthiest
real estate baron in Manhattan. Adaptation can cushion some but not all of these losses. What should be our priority: reduce losses for the farmworker or the baron? For the farmworker, and a billion others in the world
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U.S. with average incomes of about $2,000 a day, the 25 percent income loss would be a matter of regret, not survival. He'll find a way to get by on $1,500 a day. In human terms, the baron's loss pales compared
In human terms, the baron’s loss pales compared with that of the farmworker.”
who live on about $1 a day, this 25 percent income loss will be a disaster, perhaps the difference between life and death. Yet in dollars, the loss is just 25 cents a day. For the land baron and other "one-percenters" in the
with that of the farmworker. But in dollar terms, it's 2,000 times larger. A different way to set adaptation priorities is to count each person equally, not each dollar. This approach rests on the ethical principle that a healthy envi-
ronment is a human right, not a commodity to be distributed on the basis of purchasing power, or a privilege to be distributed on the basis of political power. This equity principle is widely embraced around the world, from the affirmation in the U.S. Declaration of Independence that people have an inalienable right to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," to the guarantee in the South African Constitution that everyone has the right "to an environment that is not harmful to their health or well-being." ___ ABOUT THE WRITER James K. Boyce is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst and a member of the Scholars Strategy Network. He wrote this for the Los Angeles Times.
gives perspective MARJORIE KIRK Kernel Columnist
Three days ago, I woke up with a throbbing innerearache — which will probably be an ear infection by the time I actually go to the doctor — and I should have known then not to leave my warm, cozy fortress of comforter and pillows. Instead I got dressed, only to slip and fall twice on the wonderful sheet of ice Mother Nature left over Lexington (as if she doesn’t leave me enough problems) and lost my headphones in the snow. But I didn’t have nearly as bad a day as some people had this last week. With measles on the West Coast and “Snowmageddon” on the East, America has pretty much sought to include everybody in the January slump of 2015. I would much rather deal with a tiny ear infection than be a meteorologist in New Jersey right about now. After the storm that was supposed to affect 58 million people fizzled out in New York and New Jersey, forecasters went to Twitter to apologize before the people who were stuck in their homes without WiFi took to their pitchforks and shovels. National Weather Service meteorologist Gary Szatkowski of Mount Holly, N.J. said, “My deepest apologies to many key decision makers and so many members of the general public. You made a lot of tough decisions expecting us to get it right, and we didn’t. Once again, I’m sorry.” The only thing worse than being a meteorologist in the Tri-state is being
anyone in Connecticut, Eastern Massachusetts or New England. Flooding, slush and snow nearly two feet high is not compatible with my California nerves. Sadly, my home state is still caught up in a measles outbreak that was traced back to Disneyland this past December. Though there is a vaccine for the disease and the vaccination rate is 95 percent in the U.S., there were 42 cases traced back to the park. Measles always sounded like one of those illnesses “Johnny” from across the street got — maybe it kept him home for a few days like chicken pox and mono. Then I saw the rash that appears in 100 percent of cases and have decided that I won’t be going home until I get re-vaccinated and they Lysol the heck out of the entire state. Sadly, many parents still don’t see the real risk the disease is for their children and don’t get them vaccinated. Even worse, there are parents still under the impression that vaccines increase the risk of their child developing autism. I understand there can be parents who are concerned for their kids, so they try to keep them safe by not letting them eat junk food. But relying on one quack’s study falsely claiming vaccines could cause autism shows incompetence in being a parent, not caution. My throbbing ear and sore rear wish that this week had played out differently, but really I feel lucky to be in secluded Lexington instead of the exciting coasts. Marjorie Kirk is the assistant opinions editor of the Kentucky Kernel. Email opinions@ kykernel.com
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Commonwealth Eye Surgery is accepting applications for part-time Runner/Accounting Clerk. Ideal candidate will be a business or accounting major but will train the right person. Requires 10-15 hours/week but days and times are flexible. Email resume to Jenny Lackey at jlackey@commonwealtheyes.com. Great opportunity, make good money! Come work with us at Ramsey’s Diners. Now hiring part-time and full-time servers, all locations. Apply in person 3-5 p.m. Mon- Fri. 4101 Tates Creek Centre. 3090 Helmsdale Place (Andover.) 4391 Harrodsburg Rd. 151 W. Zandale (off Nicholasville Road.) LLM is seeking candidates interested in working part-time for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Weekend & Afternoon hours are available. Starting at $10/hour. Full-time salaried management positions also available. Apply online: www.lordslegacyministries.org or call (859) 245-2233.
MARKETING ASSISTANT FOR FURNITURE COMPANY Fast growing company prefers career-oriented college graduate to fill position of marketing & contract administration. Great work environment. Send resume : dan@upscale-furniture.com O’Charley’s on Nicholasville Road now hiring enthusiastic FT/PT servers, guest assistants and cooks for a fun, fast-paced environment with flexible hours. Interested candidates may apply directly at www.ocharleys.jobs for the 212 Nicholasville Rd. location. Pita Social is now hiring enthusiastic cashiers and cooks! We are offering a wide range of opportunity. Please email allison.briggs@shakespeareandco.us. PPM is now hiring Lifeguards, Pool Managers and Swim instructors. PPM is hiring for country clubs, water parks and Home owner associations in Lexington, Richmond, Winchester, Danville, Frankfort, Shelbyville, and Louisville areas. Pay ranges from $8.50-$15/hour. Email Brad at Brad40965@aol.com for application. Property management company seeks part-time leasing and office admin assistant. 20-30 hours per week. $10-12/hour. Please forward contact information and resume to mprentals@netbusiness.com. PT receptionist needed for property management company. Must have excellent computer and communication skills. Apply at 860 South Broadway, Lexington, KY 40504. PT sales clerk. Flexible hours. Must be able to work during the summer. Chevy Chase Hardware. Call (859) 269-9611. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are conducting studies concerning the effects of alcohol and are looking for male & female social drinkers 21-35 years of age. Volunteers paid to participate. Call (859) 257-5794. Researchers at the University of Kentucky are looking for individuals 21–34 years of age who have received a DUI in the last 5 years to participate in a study looking at behavioral and mental performance. Participants are compensated for their time and participation is completely confidential. For more information, call (859) 257-5794. Seeking individual proficient in Drupal to fix bugs on existing Drupal website. Contact Goblin Night Vision, LLC at (859) 940-3332. The Cellar Bar and Grille is hiring servers, hostesses and cooks. Please apply in person. 3256 Lansdowne Dr. WAREHOUSE & BOX TRUCK DRIVERFurniture rental company seeks multiple positions for inside warehouse job & box truck delivery personnel. Strong work ethic is mandatory. Send resume : dejuan@upscale-furniture.com or stop by : 2555 Palumbo Drive to fill out job application
Lost & Found
Found: Targus backpack found in the designated driver van. Call to identify, (859) 312-0175.
Real Estate For Sale
Great Location! 1 BR/1 BA Condo- Walking distance to UK and downtown. Fully equipped Kitchen/Laundry. Monitored underground parking. Elevator entrance. $115,000. Call (859)552-7377.
Roommates Wanted
Roommate needed. Female student looking for same. Non partier. Available anytime. Landlord Dennis, 859-983-0726. Sillsbrothers.com
4 BR/2 BA renovated, 288 Clay Avenue. $1,600/mo. August. Call or text (859) 619-5454. 4 BR/2 BA, 323 Lafayette Avenue. $1,400/mo. August. Call or text (859) 619-5454.
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HOROSCOPE To get the advantage, check the day's rating: 10 is the easiest day, 0 the most challenging. Aries (March 21-April 19) — Today is an 8 — Look sharp! A unique opportunity comes your way. A long shot pays off. Increase your visibility. Help someone achieve a seemingly impossible goal. Ask questions. A friend can get through where you can't. Bright ideas center on material matters. Taurus (April 20-May 20) — Today is an 8 — Navigate obstacles or breakdowns, and there's money to be made today and tomorrow. Share your inspiration. Clarify theoretical or bizarre questions. Minimize risks. A friend makes a contact for you. Figure out the numbers. Track and follow your budget. Gemini (May 21-June 20) — Today is a 7 — Someone's saying nice things about you. Confidently take charge today and tomorrow. An important message finally comes through. Upgrade technology, if necessary. Think through what you truly need. Don't get extra bells and whistles. Handle basic priorities. Cancer (June 21-July 22) — Today is an 8 — Let things simmer over the next two days. Take it easy, and think through recent developments. Let ideas gel. Listen to intuition, when choosing a creative direction. Set team goals, and make plans. Good things come from far away. Leo (July 23-Aug. 22) — Today is a 7 — Your friends are your inspiration, especially today and tomorrow. Enjoy time spent together. Keep track of earnings. Watch your budget. It's not a good time to gamble. Come up with profitable ideas. Clarify issues to avoid a conflict of interests. Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) — Today is an 8 — There's plenty of work today and tomorrow. Withstand and profit from criticism. Keep in action, and postpone family time if you must. Encounter new problems. Check out an interesting suggestion. Accept help from those with experience. Proceed with caution.
Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) — Today is a 7 — Should you go or should you stay? An escape to new settings could be delightful today and tomorrow. Allow extra time to make connections. Mix business and pleasure on the trip. Adapt to obstacles as they come. Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) — Today is a 7 — The funds you expected could be delayed. Adapt to surprising communications. Think over alternative solutions. Handle financial matters today and tomorrow. Wheeling and dealing may be required. Don't let others spend your money. Re-assure someone who needs support. Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) — Today is an 8 — Quickly resolve a household problem. You may respectfully disagree with an opinionated person. Avoid sparks by listening without automatically reacting. A partner or assistant is a big help for the next couple of days. Don't mouth off. Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) — Today is an 8 — Right now, you're wise to finish what you've started. You're entering two days of steady work effort. It could get intense. A study date can be very productive. Sidestep unexpected communications gracefully. Focus on the job at hand. Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) — Today is a 7 — Stick to joyful pursuits today and tomorrow. You're especially lucky with love and games. It's not a good time for speculation, though. Listen for the commitment underneath a complaint. Avoid getting irritated. Don't respond automatically. Keep it fun. Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20) — Today is an 8 — Attend to family matters today and tomorrow. Postpone paperwork until later. Strengthen home infrastructure and workability. Slow down and listen to what the crew wants. Fine-tune recent improvements to reflect those priorities. Unusual ideas are welcome. MCT
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Obama, Indian president meet to discuss trade
PHOTO BY BHASKAR MALLICK | PACIFIC PRESS/SIPA USA/MCT
The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, greets First Lady Michelle Obama and U.S. President Barack Obama during a banquet at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, India on Jan. 25, 2015. By Kathleen Hennessey Tribune Washington Bureau (MCT)
President Barack Obama vowed Monday to accelerate U.S. trade and investment in India, saying both nations need to do more to capitalize on the "untapped potential" in a relationship that could define economic and environmental health in both countries. “In our globalized world, the fortunes of the United States and the fortunes of India are inextricably linked. We can grow and we can prosper together,” Obama told a group of business leaders on Monday during his second day of a trip to New Delhi. Obama announced a series of new trade initiatives aimed at boosting defense
and technology exports and touted progress on a stalled nuclear power deal and renewable energy investment. His remarks during his three-day stop in India also included a polite push for Indian officials and the executives gathered at the Taj Palace hotel to ensure the rush to develop is both “environmentally sound” and “inclusive.” Before the public meeting, Obama and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met privately with nearly 30 chief executives from U.S. and Indian companies. The CEOs in attendance included Robert Iger of Walt Disney Co., PepsiCo's Indra Nooyi, Sacramento Kings owner Vivek Ranadive, Honeywell's Dave Cote, Ahmad Chatila of SunEdison and Daniel Roder-
ick of Westinghouse. One summit attendee called the discussion promising. “The dialogue was comforting, reassuring and genuine,” said Nishith Desai, head of an advisory law firm in Mumbai that represents U.S. and Indian clients. “The breakthrough in the nuclear deal really made people believe that both parties are more flexible than ever.” That progress aside, Obama's trip has largely been a show of grand ceremony and gestures aimed at deepening U.S.-India relations under the leadership of the popular new prime minster. Leaders began the trip by focusing largely on areas of agreement, and Obama had so far avoided commenting on issues of extreme poverty or human rights.