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Okay, the post title is a little bit harsh, but hear me out. It will never be the social network it wants to be unless it redesigns the user interface. I love Google products maybe twice as much as the next guy and I have tried very hard, over and over again, to force myself to use Google+ and to like it, but it's just not happening. Since I'm all about user experience, Google+ design doesn't really do it for me. Even though many have said that Google+ has become a photographer's playground, I'd like beg to differ.
Take, for example, a few pictures that were posted by time-lapse photographer Joe Capra (some of you might know him as "Scientifantastic"). Open the link, and then click on an image. Now let's see how long it takes for you to +1 the picture.
It took me nearly 4-5 seconds, and I really had to hunt down the +1 button so I could press it. Now in the grand scheme of things 4-5 seconds is nothing, but when you put that into the world of the internet it is an eternity. The button is placed in such an awkward position where no one's eyes have been trained to go, and it's pretty much a no-mouse land. It's counter intuitive.
While I very much appreciate the dark background, which makes the image "pop," I really don't feel like interacting with the Google+ ecosystem. Why? Because my mouse never goes into the footer. I suspect that yours never goes there either. So while Google tries to make your photos look good, it provides no efficient way of interacting with your work or the work of others. When you look at it from that perspective, as a social network Google+ is not promoting the "social" aspect. In fact, it's downplaying it. Twitter and Facebook succeed because of the ease of interactivity. Google+ makes it hard.
So what you end up with is the ghost town that is Google+.
Assuming that you're not a hardcore Google+ user, I bet it took you a few seconds to get out of that "lightbox" mode too. You'll have to click way on top of the web page to get out of it. Again, as an Internet user, I'm very lazy so I really don't want to travel much with my mouse. Why can't they make it like Facebook (or any other really well thought out site honestly) where you get out simply by clicking anywhere outside of the picture and the comment section.
Now that we are on the subject, let's take a look at how Facebook designs their flow: you read the photo description, you have to option to like it right away, right underneath it. You can also drop a comment or reshare the post without too much mouse movement. You see? BAM BAM BAM, interaction domination. That is the key to success in social networking. None of us love Facebook anymore but it continues to be used because it works so well (though it's not helping itself by recently removing the ability to watch videos within Facebook- this is a bad decision on their part).
The same design philosophy can also be spotted out on 500px website as well. Within a few hundred pixels, you can achieve all three tasks easily. That's a very good way of encouraging users to interact, and encouraging interaction promotes social growth which promotes user activity. You can't have a successful social-based site unless you get the design right. This is something I can't believe Google doesn't get right.
While we're on the topic of designing and user experience, have you ever noticed why Twitter website looks somewhat pleasing to the eyes? It's because they follow the Golden Ratio rule...
...whereas Google, whose motto has always been about simplicity, is now trying to design for eye-candy. Google is a company that is operated by an army of top-notch engineers and I give them much props for making all the products that I use daily, but I think they really should focus on functionality rather than beauty. Unless, of course, they hire someone who knows a thing or two about user experience, as opposed to monkey coding.
So, tell me, how much/often do you use Google+, and are you happy with their design? I love to hear your thoughts in the comments section below.
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I have an account. Never use it. Never post on it. I have found it a ghost town. I would love an alternative to Facebook. As of right now Google+ is not it.
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Same here. I have an account, but it's unused, as everybody I know are on Facebook.
As long as G+ is nothing but Facebook with a different design, it will never become significant. G+ needs to provide something unique in order for people to become interested in using it.
I agree with your comments about the location of the +1 button. However, It seems that is the only point and way you are wanting to interact with the Google+ community. For me personally, I do love it and find much better engagement on there with people. The dialogue is more frequent than on Facebook, and Twitter has it's uses, but of course it's for very short form blurbs. Simply +1ing pictures isn't very engaging. I'll be the first to admit though, that I don't use Facebook and such the same way I use Google+. I go to Google+ to interact with people, and primarily use Facebook for items, links, etc.. that I just feel like sharing and don't put much effort into engagement there.
As far as exiting the lightbox view, I completely agree there. They really do need to allow clicking outside the picture to close it. Hitting the ESC key works, but sometimes when you're browsing, as you said, we want to be lazy, and mouse travel, extra button presses do get annoying after a while. Google can certainly improve upon their design in every aspect that you mentioned. What I mainly disagree with is the way it appears (yes I am assuming here) you're wanting to use it. It won't be nearly as great if the +1ing is the primary feature you're after. Conversation and better engagement, and the layout are much better for that type of use.
Maybe I follow the wrong crowd, but man I have zero interaction on Google+. It's really a ghost town for me. Also, what's up with the tiny ass usable area even when your screen is big? I feel VERY confined when scrolling down on Google+.
It definitely is a ghost town until you start to circle people who post good content that you're into. I'd say it has a bit of a startup time to get things going to a point where you'll like it and see the engagement, but that also requires engaging on other people's stuff. For a while, I'd post some things, and get a couple comments of the very short variety, but once stepping up my own engagement, things really took off.
As far as the usable area, at least for me on my 24" monitor, it isn't any smaller than Facebooks or Twitters, it's just aligned on the left leaving a huge gap on the right. Facebook's actual content area is about the same width, only centered so the open space is on both sides instead of just one side. Same for Twitter. I don't like the left aligned (justified may be a better term?) and would much rather it be centered.
They can't have code monkeys designing the site man. They need a real UX guru.
Screw the design flaws. When the active user base is small compared to other SNS (Facebook, Twitter, etc.), confusing people that can't where the +1 button is are the least of Google's concerns. Obviously a sometimes awkward/confusing layout doesn't help either. But Google+ underachieving as a whole is a much bigger problem for Page/Brin. I've had a Google+ page set-up since day 1 and it really sucks that there aren't more people using it. I know, the President and the First Lady had "hangouts" on Google+ and really that's pretty much it. I would really love to see a better Google+ that can compete with Facebook. But now all I can hope is that it doesn't become the next Google Wave.
/rant over
Oh man... I was one of the first to be invited to Google Wave... then they killed it even before launch.
i dont see the issue. if you use google plus then you only waist 4-5 seconds finding the +1 the first time you look for it. after that you always know where it is... same thing with anything you use. there is a learning curve to find the things you want to do and the learning how to interact with people.
Sure, you can learn but you can't possibly believe it's a well thought out and designed with an actual use in mind. I can learn how to use anything, but that doesn't make it an enjoyable or fulfilling experience. The only way for Google+ to grow is to make it enjoyable.
You consider facebook an enjoyable, fulfilling experience? I half think you're just trolling Yamaha here lol...
WHAT!!! Wait.... Google has a +1 button... ohhhh that's where it is.... DUH... now I see it...
I don't find the ui or the ux for that matter, that terrible. It has its quirks but then again what ui/ux is perfect? A lot of it is subjective anyway. I find Facebook to be far more confusing, convoluted and all over the place than G+. The reason people keep using Facebook is simply because most people they know use it too and to give it it's due it is not too bad once you get past the learning curve. (Security/privacy issues aside)
Of course G+'s main competitor is not really Facebook as most people that I know use G+ to interact with people they don't know in real life, kinda like Twitter. So from that point of view you might be right that it will never be the social network it wants, ie Facebook, but it sure is more engaging than Twitter and maybe even surpass it one day now that Twitter are being a-holes about 3rd party apps and so on.
Any social network lives or dies by its user base.
I would love to dump facebook for many reasons, but unfortunately it's the one that most of my friends are on.
I never use it, but i love the mobile application for g+, its really good and efficient, unlike that horrible facebook abomination.
The use of the rage face here was particularly cringe-worthy.
I have been trying to use Google+ for my business and I just can't seem to get the hang of it. It just seems so cluttered and complicated to me. I can't seem to get people to connect with me on it either..and I have a lot of business connections on FB. Yet I'm told I MUST be on Google+ if I own a business.


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The Task Force has now completed its work and handed its report off to the College of Bishops. The report from the College of Bishops says:
In 2012, the task force was asked to develop resources to help guide the bishops' future discussions on holy orders in general, and the ordination of women in particular. At our meeting this week, the Holy Orders Task Force presented Phase 4 of their work to the college. The College thanked the task force for the hard work that they have done on this topic in just a few short years. Having received the report at this meeting, the conversation then turned to the timeline for addressing these issues.
The Phase 4 report is being formatted and combined with the previous documents from the task force. This report will be passed on to the GAFCON Primates and to our ecumenical partners for feedback, and released to the whole Church in late February. The bishops will pick up these discussions at their next two meetings, in June and September of this year.
The task force's report does not represent the position of the college, as our formal discussions on this topic are just now beginning, but it is our hope that this document will begin to give us a common language for conversation in the College, and aid dialogue in the larger Church.
We are well aware that this is a passionate topic. We would remind our members of the clergy and laity that in all our conversations, whether they be in person, or on social media, our conduct must always honor Christ, and model his sacrificial love.
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I like Friday mornings, with it's finality to the work week and the promise of two whole days without dead lines and profit margins. Fridays are also special in that the Boys of the Breakfast Club meet every Friday at The Butcher Block, a tradition that goes back over 25 years.
At 6:00 in the morning it's probably a good thing the sun hasn't had a chance to cast it's illuminating presence over this end of town. Bits of litter from a Western Waste Management Truck blow down the empty street that passes behind the building. The din of the traffic from the elevated portion of Interstate 70 whines in my ears. The rhythmic thump of rubber tires speeding across the expansion joints of the highway above makes its way to the neighborhood down below.
My nose burns as climb I from the warmth of my truck, I take my first deep breath of a mid winter morning air. The smell of packing houses and the sewage treatment plant assault my nose. Have you ever filled your lungs with the aromatic pungency of rendered animal fat and human waste? What better way to prepare the olfactory glands for breakfast at The Block.
Pot holes dot the parking lot like craters on the surface of the moon. In the early morning hue that period before dawn and midnight; I can see the red glow of a cigarette intensify as someone draws in, giving life to the ember. Choreographed by years of practice, the man flicks the filtered end knocking the ash to the ground. A plume of smoke and vapor rise upward from his face, he exhales directing the cloud from the side of his mouth.
White frozen puddles display intricate designs that resemble delicate unfurled ferns etched in paper thin glass, I shatter them as I make my way across the parking lot. The windows of the Block are opaque with dew, as the moisture inside condenses on the cold plate windows. Like a proclamation in Black Sharpie on cardboard scotch taped to the glass door, the business hours are posted; Mon. – Sat. 5:00 am to 2:30 pm; Now Open on Sundays.
I stomp my feet in an effort to knock any remaining bits of etched ice from my work boots, at my feet I see the image of a pink concrete pig inlaid into the side walk, I have no idea what the image means, or why it is there. I enter my private sanctuary, the smell of grill cooked eggs and bacon replace the unpleasant odors saturating the air in the parking lot.
Mickey, the owner is wearing a blue and white soda jerk hat, grease stains make the original light blue, dark in areas. Mickey gives me a shout, I give him a nod, I can detect a hint of North Dakota in his greeting. Seated in a booth next to the door, a man in a green field jacket cradles a warm cup of coffee with both hands. His nap sack has a folded card board sign sticking out from the zippered flap. Folded in half I can only make out part of the message Veteran ….. Needs a little… God Bless. Mickey seems like a fair man.
Seated at "our table" in the back I can hear Woody describing last nights episode of South Park to the group. Our waitress, Lisa is about 45 years old, trying her best to look 23. In a denim skirt and flowered top, she's not exactly dressed for January. She keeps us in coffee, puts up with our crude jokes, and occasional offers. I think we'd be like the dog that caught the car if she ever said yes to one of our suggestions.
For the next hour or so we"ll talk about the worlds problems, bitch about the leadership of our nation, and our local union. We talk about our kids and our spouses. These are men I understand, but scarcely know, and I find that sad. We'll attend graduation parties, maybe even a wedding. We see each others wives once a year at the Local Union picnic, and comment how we need to get together sometime, but we never do. In the end I'll attend their memorial service, if I don't go first.
The older I get the more I realize, I only have one friend and I married her, and that makes me feel good.
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Sherman Alexie
Sherman J. Alexie, Jr., was born in October 1966. A Spokane/Coeur d'Alene Indian, he grew up on the Spokane Indian Reservation in Wellpinit, WA, about 50 miles northwest of Spokane, WA. Approximately 1,100 Spokane Tribal members live there.
Born hydrocephalic, which means with water on the brain, Alexie underwent a brain operation at the age of 6 months and was not expected to survive. When he did beat the odds, doctors predicted he would live with severe mental retardation. Though he showed no signs of this, he suffered severe side effects, such as seizures, throughout his childhood. In spite of all he had to overcome, Alexie learned to read by age three, and devoured novels, such as John Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath, by age five. All these things ostracized him from his peers, though, and he was often the brunt of other kids' jokes on the reservation.
As a teenager, after finding his mother's name written in a textbook assigned to him at the Wellpinit school, Alexie made a conscious decision to attend high school off the reservation in Reardan, WA, about 20 miles south of Wellpinit, where he knew he would get a better education. At Reardan High he was the only Indian, except for the school mascot. There he excelled academically and became a star player on the basketball team. This experienced inspired his first young adult novel, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian.
Alexie planned to be a doctor and enrolled in pre-med courses at WSU, but after fainting numerous times in human anatomy class realized he needed to change his career path. That change was fueled when he stumbled into a poetry workshop at WSU.
Encouraged by poetry teacher Alex Kuo, Alexie excelled at writing and realized he'd found his new path.
Alexie had a problem with alcohol that began soon after he started college at Gonzaga, but after learning that Hanging Loose Press agreed to publish The Business of Fancydancing, he immediately gave up drinking at the age of 23 and has been sober ever since and lives in Seattle, WA, with his wife and two sons.
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1.1 Knows library procedures for circulation and care of resources and equipment
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1.4 Knows how to use library book classification systems
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1.8 Selects appropriate library materials
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Standard 2: The student who is information literate evaluates information critically and competently.
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Standard 3: The student who is information literate uses information accurately and creatively.
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8.2 Understands the reasons and methods for citing sources
8.3 Understands and respects principles of intellectual freedom
8.4 Follows school requirements regarding responsible use of information and communication technologies
Standard 9: The student who contributes positively to the learning community and to society is information literate and participates in groups to pursue and generate information.
9.1 Collaborates in formal and informal study and research groups
9.2 Respects the views of others in study and research groups
Statement of Policy
The ATS libraries subscribe In principle to the philosophy expressed in the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights and its supporting documents, and the American Association of School Librarians' School Library Bill of Rights for School Library Media Programs. Copies of these documents are appended to and made a part of this policy.
The ATS libraries recognize that occasionally materials in the collection may be challenged or questioned, despite the care taken in selecting them. A procedure for processing and responding to criticism of approved material has been established and shall be followed. This procedure shall include a formal signed complaint of standard format and an appointed committee to reevaluate the material In question-Procedure for handling Challenged or Questioned Books and Materials
Upon receiving a complaint, the ATS head librarian shall hold a conference with the patron making the complaint, The Director General of ATS shall be notified and may be present at the conference.
Procedure for handling Challenged or Questioned Books and Materials
Upon receiving a complaint, the ATS head librarian shall hold a conference with the patron making the complaint. The Director General of ATS shall be notified and may be present at the conference. If the problem cannot be resolved in the conference, the patron will be given a "Request for Reconsideration of Library Materials" form.
The patron will return the completed form to the Librarian, who will forward a copy to the Director General of ATS.
The head librarian and the Director General of ATS will appoint a committee to review the complaint. The committee will review the complaint and make a recommendation to the head librarian and Director General.
Final authority to keep or remove a book or other material rests with the Director General of ATS and the head librarian,
A message explaining the decision shall be sent to the complainant.
For further information on the American Library Association's policy on challenged materials, please see:
Challenged Materials Policy Supporting Documents
American Library Association's (ALA) Library Bill of Rights
Challenged Materials: An Interpretation of the Library Bill of Rights
I. Purpose
ATS libraries have developed circulation guidelines and procedures in order to ensure Fair access to information for all patrons.
II. Loan Periods and Regulations
ATS libraries have established the following loan periods for materials-Students
Students may check out library books for a period of two weeks. After this time, the books will be flagged "Overdue" in the Circulation system. Students will not be allowed to check out another book until they return the overdue book OR bring it to the library to be renewed OR pay for the book. All students must return library books during the last two weeks of the school year. No books can be checked out during this time.
Early Childhood
Students in pre-1st grade will begin to check out library books in January. In December, Pre 1st graders are added into our Patron list, using their student barcodes that we receive from the Early Childhood office. We print these barcodes on a sheet of stickers, then place each one on a card cut out from colored construction paper. The students decorate their own cards with crayons or colored pencils, and then we laminate the cards. After receiving instruction about checkout policy and proper book care, the Pre-1st Graders will choose their books from a group of pre-selected paperback books that we place on a few of the tables. In March, library staff gives instructions to the Pre-1st Graders on how to find and choose books from the shelves, and then they may choose their own books to check out.
Elementary School
Students in grades 1 - 5 may check out three books at a time. Class set books may be checked out in addition to the two-book limit. To decrease the chance of books being lost, 1st - 3rd grade classes are not allowed to have library books checked out during the Christmas break and Spring Break.
Middle and High School
Students in the middle and high school grades may check out three books at a time. Class set books may be checked out in addition to the two-book limit.
All parents of students at ATS are welcome to check out 5 items at a time for a period of two weeks. Library staff will sec up an account for parents using their phone number as their patron number.
Staff members may check out library books and other materials, including videos, CDs, DVDs, VHS's, Big Books, Professional books, and magazines (except for the most current issue) for a period of one month. If a staff member has an overdue item, they are reminded to return it, but they may still check out other materials. Staff who renew classroom-use books monthly will not be held liable for their loss. If renewals are not done consistently, teachers will be asked to pay for missing materials.
Encyclopedias and Reference Material
Encyclopedias are not circulated. Other reference books normally are not circulated, but a staff member or student may check one out if needed. Any reference material borrowed from the library must be returned by the end of the same school day.
III. Renewal of Materials
Materials must be renewed by visiting the ATS libraries. After two renewals, the patron is requested to return the item for a period of two working days before checking it out again.
IV. Overdue Materials
Returning materials on time ensures that the information will be available for the use of others- Therefore, prompt return of library materials is strongly encouraged.
Library staff will issue overdue notices for all other materials. ATS libraries have developed a process by which students are notified Of overdue materials through their home room/advisory teacher. When library materials are not returned, they are considered lost and borrowers are charged for their replacement (see next section).
V. Lost and Damaged Materials
A. Lost Materials
When an item is 20 school/vacation days overdue, and after the borrower has been notified, the library staff will determine the replacement cost of an item and charge the borrower for its replacement. If, at a future time, but before the item has been replaced, the borrower returns the item in a condition no worse than it was prior to the borrower's period of use, the repfacement cost will be returned to the borrower. If, however, the library has already replaced the item, the replacement cost will only be returned to the borrower at the librarian's discretion.
B. Damaged Materials
The borrower will be billed for the cost of replacement of any damaged materials.
C. Bilfing Charges
The minimum charge for lost Or damaged books or audiovisual materials is $80 pesos.
The minimum charge for lost or damaged magazine is $30 pesos. Renewing or returning materials can prevent such billing.
VI. Restriction of Library Privileges
ATS libraries reserve the right to restrict, suspend, or revoke library privileges according the judgment of the ATS Head Librarian in consultation with the section principal and ATS Director General, The following situations serve as examples of when such action might be taken: numerous lost or damaged materials, chronic overdue materials, theft or attempted theft of materials, and/or other extreme cases.
VII. Confidentiality
ATS libraries conform to a policy on patron confidentiality that accords with the American Library Association's policy on confidentiality of library patron records; ALA Policy Manual 54,15�Code of Ethics, point 3, which states "Librarrans must protect each user's right to privacy with respect to information sought or received, and to materials consulted, borrowed or acquired
ATS libraries formally recognize:
That all records identifying the names, or LD, number of library patrons are confidential in nature
That such records are not to be revealed to anyone other than the patron in question without either the express written permission of the patron in question or the adherence to proper ATS school procedures regarding required access to such information
That library employees are encouraged not to keep records with personally identifiable Information, unless that Information is necessary, and to destroy such records as soon as possible.
That the confidentiality of patron records requires that such records should be consulted by library employees onEy for LEGITIMATE purposes such as locating or recalling library materials, processing overdue notices and fines, adding or deleting names to the database, making collection development decisions, resolving billing matters, or investigating violations of Library Circulation policies, including but not limited to, the following:
expired LD. number with overdue items still charged
patrons who repeatedly claim to have returned books
patrons who have manipulated the system to set their own due dates
outside the Library's established patron loan periods
patrons with outstanding Library accounts who have been referred to collection
Library employees may not be view patron records for such purposes as
idle curiosity, personal interest, or general monitoring.
Examples of requests for library information that is confidential and must not
be honored:
� A request for the circulation records of a faculty, student, staff or other library card holder by someone else.
� A request by a faculty member for the identity of students who borrowed certain items.
� A request to review the circulation records of a student suspected of plagiarism.
� A request to see interlibrary loan borrowing records.
� A request for addresses, phone numbers, I.D, numbers Or other personal information contained in the borrower database.
� A request to see a list of individuals who are not employees or students of the ATS campus but who have been granted library borrowing privileges.
� A request by a parent for information about his/her child's borrowing record without the child's permission.
Other examples:
� A request For the name of the person who has signed out a particular item.
� A request to review the identity oF persons who have used a computer workstation.
� A request to reveal the nature of a library user's reference request or database search.
� A request For the names of persons who have used audio-visual materials.
� A request For a list oF items photocopied for or faxed to a particular library user.
� A request for a list of suggested acquisitions submitted by a particular library user.
This list is intended to provide examples of possible violations of confidentiality of library information and is by no means inclusive.
I. Philosophy
The mission of the ATS libraries is to provide a collection of materials to implement, enrich, and support the curriculum of ATS and to meet the professional, educational, intellectual and recreational needs of students, faculty, staff, and parents.
For further information on the role of the school library media center, please see: Access to Resources and Services in the School Library Media Program
II. Selection
The ATS head librarian assumes final responsibility for the selection of materials. Materials shall be chosen by the head librarian alone and in cooperation with the high school librarian, other library staff, faculty, school staff, students, and parents.
Criteria for Selection
Materials selected for inclusion in the collection of the ATS libraries shall satisfy the following:
Materials shall be chosen to enrich and support the curriculum and the educational, emotional, intellectual and recreational needs of the users.
Materials shall meet high standards of quality in:
Materials shall represent differing viewpoints of controversial issues so that users may be motivated to engage in critical analysis of such issues, to explore their own beliefs, attitudes, and behavior, and to make intelligent judgments in their everyday lives.
For further information on library selection policies in general, please see the following ALA documents:
Selection Tools
The following professional resources inform the ATS librarians and staff in the selection process; however, selection is not limited to the use of these tools.
Reviewing Media:
Lyga A.W. Allyson and Lyga Barry. Graphic novels in your media center. -- ed. – Westport, CT.: Libraries Unlimited, 2004.
Trelease, Jim, The Read-Aloud Handbook New York: Penguin Books, 2006.
Professional Collection
In order to serve the needs of ATS faculty, staff, parents and other members of the school community, the Fleishman library maintains a professional collection of materials relating to the fields of education, parenting and library science.
The head librarian selects titles appropriate for a core collection of interest and use to educators, administrators, counselors, parents and librarians. In addition, key monographs in a few subject areas are acquired through selection or as gifts. These materials shall be subject to the selection criteria described above.
ATS faculty and staff also have access to comprehensive electronic journal collections available through the EBSCO subscription databases.
Electronic Information Policy
In keeping with our role as a source of information, the libraries provide Internet access to information beyond the confines of our collection. The Internet affords us an exciting opportunity to have immediate access to timely and comprehensive information as well as a wide variety of primary sources. Providing connections to global information services and networks outside the libraries is different from selecting and purchasing materials for the libraries' collections. The Internet changes rapidly, frequently, and unpredictably.
As the vast amount of information on the Internet is generated outside the libraries, the libraries cannot be responsible for accuracy, authenticity, currency, availability, or completeness of information. We cannot insure that Internet communications are secure or private.
Because of the libraries' limitations, the user is responsible for using discretion when considering the quality of material, questioning the validity of information, and choosing what is individually appropriate.
In conjunction with the ATS Computer department and general ATS curriculum standards, ATS libraries provide students with guidelines for evaluating web sites and search strategies for finding the most appropriate information from the web. In addition, as students visit our libraries to conduct research on the Internet, we informally train them in how to use the Internet in a responsible and discriminating manner.
We also provide guidance to web resources through our Message Board and Databases pages, links to which are found on the ATS Library home page.
In the ATS libraries, the Internet is a resource which provides timely access to students' information needs. Unfortunately, limited computer resources do not permit the libraries to support all types of Internet and computer usage. Therefore, in order to best allocate these finite resources, student use of the library's computers will be limited in the following ways:
For further information on Electronic Information Policy, please see the following ALA policy statements:
Audio/Visual (A/V) Policy
The ATS libraries provide A/V materials and services for the following purposes:
III. Gifts & Donations
The ATS libraries welcome gifts and donated materials. These materials shall be subject to the same criteria as those obtained through the regular selection process.
IV. Weeding
The ATS libraries recognize the importance of maintaining a collection of current, appropriate, and useful materials. Therefore, a periodic evaluation of the collection will be performed in order to remove or replace materials which are no longer useful. The following guidelines have been developed to aid in the weeding process; however, the final decision concerning the removal or replacement of material rests with the head librarian of ATS.
Weeding According to Use
All library patrons are expected to treat the library and its staff with respect and adhere to the following rules:
Failure to follow these rules may result in temporary loss of library privileges.
This form is to be completed by a library user who requests that the library reconsider material as part of its collection.
Material to be reconsidered
Call number:
Information of user requesting reconsideration
Reconsideration information:
1. To what in the material do you object? (Please be specific. For example, cite page number in book or magazine; chapter of DVD; approximate minute of scene in VHS, track # in CD, etc.)
2. Did you read the entire book, watch the entire film, listen to the entire recording, etc. before making this request?
3. What do you feel might be the result of a student becoming involved with this material?
4. What do you believe is the theme of this material and the intention of the author, director, composer, etc.?
5. Are you aware of professional evaluations of this material?
6. What would you like the library/school to do with this material?
7. What other material do you recommend that would convey an acceptable perspective of the subject treated?
User�s signature Date
Please return form to library staff when completed and ask for a photocopy for your records.
Once completed, the head librarian and the Director General of ATS will appoint a committee to review the complaint. The committee will review the complaint and make a recommendation to the head librarian, director general, and the board of directors as needed.
Final authority to keep or remove a book or other material rests with the board of directors, the director general of ATS and the head librarian.
A message explaining the decision shall be sent to the user who requested reconsideration.
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IAS 2013 Attendees Address Issues Surrounding Treatment Access, Including Stigma, Trade Agreements
July 2, 2013
On Sunday at the opening of the 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IAS 2013 International Chair and IAS President Françoise Barré-Sinoussi said, "[S]tigma and discrimination are still amongst the key barriers" to people living with HIV receiving early treatment, Agence France-Presse/Fox News reports. "Many Asian countries experienced concentrated epidemics, and there is an immense need to address key affected populations, which are still left behind in many countries," she said, according to the news agency. "Adeeba Kamarulzaman, AIDS researcher at Malaysia's Universiti Malaya, said those affected by the disease and needing help included gay men, sex workers and transgendered people," AFP writes, noting, "Michel Kazatchkine, the U.N.'s special envoy for HIV/AIDS in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, said the region should also decriminalize drug use, making it easier for users to get clean needles and other help to prevent infections with HIV" (6/30). According to an IAS 2013 press release (.pdf), the issue of stigma and punitive laws was discussed at the plenary session on Tuesday (7/2).
Also on Tuesday at the conference, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) "warned ... that rising intellectual property rights are blocking the generic production of newer drugs to treat HIV and are keeping them out of reach for developing countries," the Associated Press reports (7/2). "The price of first- and second-line antiretrovirals (ARVs) to treat HIV are falling because of increased competition among generic producers, but newer ARVs continue to be priced astronomically high, according to the annual report 'Untangling the Web of ARV Price Reductions,'" which was released at the conference, according to an MSF Access Campaign press release (7/2). "Patents keep them priced beyond reach. We need to watch carefully as newer, better medicines reach the market in the coming years, as these are the drugs that we'll quickly be needing to roll out. The price question is far from resolved," Jennifer Cohn, medical director at MSF's Access Campaign, said, Agence France-Presse/France 24 reports (7/2). The group "urged the United States and 11 other countries negotiating a Trans-Pacific Partnership not to sign the free-trade pact ... warn[ing] that the pact will increase intellectual property rights across Asia and the Americas, expanding monopoly protection for medicines and threatening cheap access to drugs," the AP notes (7/2).
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Womens Nike Pegasus 28
Does Barefoot Running Protect Us From Injury?
According to "Born To Run" enthusiasts, running with conventional running shoes weaken our feet, and cushioned running shoes are in part responsible for the more than 50 percent annual injury rate present in modern runners. In theory, minimalist shoes will strengthen our toes and arches, keeping us strong and injury-free.
Unfortunately, new research suggests that for the average athlete, wearing minimalist shoes may actually increase the risk of injury. In a 2012 study published in Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, researchers from Brigham Young University noted that 10 out of 19 runners transitioning into the minimalist Vibram FiveFingers shoes became injured (Fig. 2), compared to only one of the 17 runners in the control group wearing conventional running shoes (5). This is consistent research published in the December 2013 issue of the British Journal of Sports Medicine, in which 103 runners were randomly assigned to wear neutral running shoes (Nike Pegasus 28), partial minimalist (Nike Free 3.0 V2), or full minimalist shoes (Vibram FiveFingers Bikila).
At the end of a 12-week training program, the runners wearing the partial and full minimalist shoes were 2-3 times more likely to be injured than the runners wearing the neutral Nike Pegasus shoes (6).
Critics of this research state that the studies weren't long enough for the feet to adapt to the stresses of running in minimalist shoes. The fact is that many runners may be unable to adapt to the stresses of minimalist shoes, no matter how long the training time is. As noted by the paleoanthropologists Trinkaus and Shang (7), the toes of our early ancestors were significantly wider than the toes of modern humans (Fig. 2). Because strong toes protect our forefeet from trauma by distributing pressure over a broader area, the narrow toes present in most modern humans are less able to protect us from impact forces associated with prolonged barefoot activity. No amount of training will make the bones in your toes wider.
RELATED: The Barefoot Running Injury Epidemic
Another factor to consider is that because most of us grew up wearing shoes, we are more likely to possess narrow forefeet. Studies of lifelong barefoot populations prove that the forefeet of lifelong barefoot populations are 16 percent wider than the forefeet of lifelong shod populations (8). Apparently, the stresses associated with barefoot activity cause the forefoot to develop with wider, stronger bones. Because the overwhelming majority of us grew up wearing shoes, we need to protect our narrower forefeet with cushioned midsoles.
Although the notion that we developed our huge brains because of our ability to run long distance in the hot savannah sun makes for an interesting story, current research suggests that rather than being born to run, we were really born to walk. Instead of exposing our feet to the dangerous forces associated with barefoot running, we should protect our naturally narrow forefeet and thin toes with protective running shoes possessing adequate midsole cushioning. It doesn't take a lot of cushioning because even 10 millimeters of midsole cushioning has been shown to increase the storage and return of energy (9), and reduce the potential for injury (5, 6).
1. Bramble D, Lieberman D. Endurance running and the evolution of Homo. Nature. 2004;432:345-352.
2. Berna F, Goldberg P, Horwitz L, et al. Microstratigraphic evidence of in situ fire in the Acheulean strata of Wonderwerk Cave, Northern Cape province, South Africa. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. April 2, 2012.
3. Pickering T, Bunn H. The endurance running hypothesis and hunting and scavenging in savanna woodlands. J Human Evolution. 2007;53:434-438.
4. Biewener A, Farley C, Roberts T, Temaner M. Muscle mechanical advantage of human walking and running: implications for energy cost. J Appl Physiol. 20-2274.
5. Ridge S, Johnson A, Mitchell U, et al. Foot bone marrow edema after 10-week transition to minimalist running shoes. Med Sci Sports & Exerc, 2013. Publishished Ahead of Print. DOI: 10.1249/MSS.0b0769.
6. Ryan M, Elashi M, Newsham-West R, Taunton J. Examining injury risk and pain perception in runners using minimalist footwear. Br J Sports Med; Published Online First 19 December 2013.
7. Trinkaus E, Shang H. Anatomical evidence for the antiquity of human footwear: Tianyuan and Sunghir. J Archeol Sci. 20-1933.
8. D'Aout K, Pataky T, DeClerq D, Aerts P. The effects of habitual footwear use:foot shape and function in native barefoot walkers. Footwear Science. 2009;Vol. 1, No. 2, June, 81–94.
9. Tung K, Franz J, Kram R. A test of the metabolic cost of cushioning hypothesis in barefoot and shod running. American Society of Biomechanics Annual Meeting. Gainesville, FL. August 2012.
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The former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund wonders why business leaders are silent about a catastrophic fiscal situation that threatens America's pre-eminence in the world. But does the corporate elite really need a United States of America anymore?
President Obama cancelled his trip to the Asian Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Indonesia, blaming the government shutdown. Obama had planned to meet with Asian leaders to sell them on the TransPacific Partnership (TPP), a corporate protectionist deal that makes the world safe for outsourcing. The standoff in Washington could end up saving American jobs if it kills the TPP.
As the battle over the Washington's budget deficit heats up again, it is timely to point out that even a partial solution to the trade deficit would be a huge source of government revenue without raising taxes, writes Todd Lipscomb of MadeinUSAForever.com
The latest example of Speaker John Boehner's coziness with Barack Obama is the current plan to give the President a grant of tremendous power, not authorized in the Constitution, called Fast Track. Fast Track would give the president power to sign trade agreements before Congress has an opportunity to vote on them and then unilaterally write legislation making those agreements U.S. federal law, writes Eagle Forum's Phyllis Schlafly.
President Obama is planning to ask Congress to surrender its constitutional authority and give him "Fast Track" Trade Promotion Authority. It's unconstitutional, it makes a mockery of checks and balances and it gives the White House even MORE power. Everything you need to know about Fast TRack - and how we can stop it.
If we want to remain at the cutting edge of technology and innovation and maintain the critical mass of our manufacturing industry, we need to keep the R&D that fuels innovation, and we need to have effective enforcement of intellectual property rights, says guest blogger and AJA board member Michele Nash Hoff.
The USDA has lifted its long-time ban on imports of processed chicken from China, so those chicken nuggets, chicken strips and chicken breasts on store shelves and restaurant menus will be coming from you-know-where. BUt don't worry, their safety wil be certified - by Chinese inspectors!
Using the job-killing TransPacific Partnership as a bargaining chip to gain support for a strike against Syria would be business as usual in Washington. Presidents of both parties have long sold out the interests of American workers and small businesses to fulfill their Great Game of Geopolitics.
U.S. federal agencies involved in economic data are on the verge of classifying companies that outsource their production overseas as domestic manufacturers, even though none of their manufacturing is in the United States. Under this new scheme, imports by American companies that outsource their production to foreign manufacturers would no longer be counted as imports. Manufacturing & Technology News has the shocking details.
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Tremont hosting Asian extravaganza April 23
A 48-inch tall Chinese temple vase, once owned by noted American philanthropist Morris Ketchum Jesup, may rise to top lot status at auction April 23.
Ancient ring prompts bidding battle, before gavel falls at $152K
The top-selling lot of Thomaston Place Auction Galleries May 21-22 auction, a 1st century BC, Greek yellow gold and emerald ring realized more than five times its high estimate.
Handsome Chinese stools and table command $696,200 during April sale
The two top lots of Quinn & Farmer's April 18 auction, a pair of huanghuali stools and a zitan kang table, finished at $696,200 before the hammer fell.
Early Greek marble vessel may see $20K in March 18 online sale
Bidders will be going for the bronze and marble during Artemis Gallery's March 19 online antiquities auction that features 300 lots of Roman, Near Eastern and Asian figures, vessels, and artifacts.
400-year-old porcelain bowl may see $1,200
Of the 2,600 lots featured in the Fine Art, Asian & Antiques Auction being offered by James D. Julia Aug. 19-22, more than 1,300 are Chinese porcelain — including a 400-year-old porcelain bowl which features marks from the Li period, which ran from 1573 through 1619, on the base.
Walnut vitrine may see $20,000 to top 220-lot sale
John Moran Auctioneers will host its first auction of the year Feb. 18, with an Antique and Fine Art Sale featuring 220-lots of silver, fine art, Asian artifacts, bronzes, silver, and furniture, including a walnut and parquetry vitrine with gilt bronze cherubs, which may see $20,000.
"Striking Oil" Western art stand out yields $4,200
Among the many highlights of the June 18 Antiques and Decorative Arts Auction at John Moran Auctioneers was a unassuming, but powerful Western genre oil painting, "Striking Oil," which realized $4,200.


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'Neighbours Bring Food' was completed for the Windows Trail as part of the Lakes International Comic Art Festival 2015. Here's the information provided to run alongside the presented work:
"A lot of my most recent work on my comic, The Intercorstal, has involved making abstract versions of comics that I love, or at least am very familiar with. Doing so brings me closer to those pages, lets me wallow in my own geeky obsessions. In turn I get to know myself a little better, as well as get closer to the comics and the creators I admire. And in a wider sense, I get to explore the language of comics.
Which led me to ask: "Could I do a similar job with something I wasn't at all familiar with, but nearly everyone else was?" After discussing it with Malcolm (the owner of Iridium), we settled on To Kill A Mockingbird, one of his favourite books. To give myself something to work with, I took screen grabs from 24 random locations in the film adaptation, and then randomised the order that they were presented on the page. From these I created abstract versions, intended to read as a semi-nonsensical storyboard. I've retained the subtitles where they were present, albeit it in my own terrible handwriting, and done with a brush.
In presenting this, I'm hoping that people very familiar with To Kill A Mockingbird will be able to see it from a new perspective, and question their understanding of it and it's themes, whilst I myself remain almost wholly ignorant of them."


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Look Again and Think
27And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? 28And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, 29yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 30But if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is alive and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will he not much more clothe you, O you of little faith? 31Therefore do not be anxious, saying, "What shall we eat?" or "What shall we drink?" or "What shall we wear?" 32For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
—Matthew 6:27-33
A warning which needs to be repeated is that "the cares of this world and the deceitfulness of riches," and the lust for the other things, will choke out the life of God in us (see Matthew 13:22 NKJV). We are never free from recurring waves of this invasion. If the front line of attack is not about clothes and food, it may be about money or the lack of money; or friends or lack of friends. Or the line may be drawn over difficult circumstances. It is one steady invasion, and these things will come in like a flood, unless we allow the Spirit of God to raise up the banner against it.
"I say to you, do not worry about your life" (Matthew 6:25 NKJV). Our Lord says to be careful about one thing—our relationship with Him. But our common sense shouts loudly and says, "That's absurd, I must consider how I am going to live, and I must consider what I am going to eat and drink." Jesus Christ knows our circumstances better than we do, and He says we must not think about these things to the point where they become the primary concern of our lives. Whenever there are competing concerns in your life, be sure you always put your relationship with God first.
"Sufficient for the day is its own trouble" (Matthew 6:34b). How much trouble has begun to threaten you today? What kind of mean little demons have been looking into your life and saying, "What are your plans for next month—or next summer?" Jesus tells us not to worry about any of these things. Look again and think. Keep your mind on the "much more" (Matthew 6:30) of your heavenly Father.—Oswald Chambers
Prayer – Dear Father, my prayer this day is to seek You first. I spend my time running around in busyness rather than looking closely to how You would have me spend my time. Help me to thirst for You more, Lord. And if that means bringing trials into my life to keep my attention on You, then go ahead. Just help me through them! In Jesus' name, Amen.


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"Do not yield to the infidels (kufura), but fight (jihad) them with this [Qur'an], most strenuously."
— Surah 25:52
Qur'an 3:32 – "Say: Obey Allah and His Messenger; But if they turn back, then surely Allah does not love the unbelievers."
Hate is a lot easier when your god instructs it of you. Hating others (infidels or non-Muslims) is also easier when you are prohibited from taking them as friends.
Qur'an 3:28 – "Muslims must not take the infidels as friends."
Psychologists have found that serial killers are often persuaded not to kill a victim when the victim personalizes the encounter. Anger and hate dehumanize. Dehumanization is the preferred way for a person to cope with the guilt and shame that is our built-in moral compass.
While Muhammad and his followers besieged the Jewish Banu Qurayza tribe for 25 nights, he shouted at them, "You brothers of monkeys!" When they finally surrendered, Muhammad oversaw the beheading of 600 to 900 Qurayza men in the Medina marketplace. Yes, it's in the Qur'an.
Qur'an 5:60 – "Shall I tell thee of a worse (case) than theirs for retribution with Allah? …Allah hath turned some to apes and swine, and who serveth idols."
Qur'an 8:12 – "Terrorize and behead those who believe in scriptures other than the Qur'an."
We often hear that Muslims are only commanded to defend themselves, or in fact only fight in defense of Islam. Who could argue with defending one's self or interests? But the above verse clearly instructs the Muslim to terrorize and murder for no other reason than the victim believes in a different scripture, perhaps the Torah or the Gospels?
Qur'an 9:29 – "Fight those who believe not in Allah nor the Last Day, nor hold that forbidden which hath been forbidden by Allah and His Messenger, nor acknowledge the religion of Truth, (even if they are) of the People of the Book (Jews and Christians), until they pay the Jizyah with willing submission, and feel themselves subdued."
When Muslims take their Qur'an seriously, and are obedient to the commands of Allah, they in fact commit the most heinous acts of barbarism known to humanity. Some even fly planes filled with people into buildings filled with people — for no other purpose than to kill everyone and to terrorize others. Terrorism is a tactic of war. It's the preferred tactic of Islam, for it is obedience to Allah to terrorize. Like sharks on land, they are predators, mindlessly doing what they are called to do, kill and devour that which is not like them.
Entire villages and towns are scattered when the jihadist barbarians arrive, fulfilling their religious obligation to subdue the world for Allah. Their motto for 1,400 years has been "convert or die" (for a few there is the option of paying the jizyah and dhimmitude or fleeing).
Muslims are commanded to be in complete submission to Allah and his direct revelation — found in the Qur'an.
Qur'an 4:65 – "… they are not believers unless they come to you to judge in their disputes, then find no hesitation in their hearts whatsoever in accepting your judgment. They must submit a total submission."
When the jihadists / Islamists fly planes into a building filled with innocent people or rampage a village or town — there's scripture for it.
Qur'an 17:16 – "When We resolve to destroy a city, We first give warning to those of its people who live in comfort. If they persist in sin, judgment is irrevocably passed, and We raze that city to the ground."
This was exactly what Osama Bin Laden claimed as his motivation for his involvement in 9-11.
For 1,400 years Islam has been spread without ceasing by this very doctrine of conquest and subjugation. They believe that they are better people than all others, why?, because Allah has told them so.
Qur'an 3:110 – "You are the best of peoples ever raised up for mankind."
The religion of "peace" has conducted nearly 600 battles, raids or wars on other peoples and places, including well over 20,000 acts of terrorism. 90% of Islamic texts are violent verses while less than 10% are peaceful. The peaceful verses of Mecca have been abrogated by the violent verses of Medina – leaving virtually no peace in Islam.
Qur'an 2:106 – "Whatever communications We abrogate or cause to be forgotten, We bring one better than it or like it. Do you not know that Allah has power over all things?"
Islam also speaks primarily of the enemies of Allah and Muhammad, the unbeliever, the Kafir. Islam is about subjugation and domination, not hope or mercy. It speaks of hate not love. It speaks of revenge not forgiveness. Allah is anger and wrath.
Islam's record is barbaric; 25 million enslaved, 270 million murdered. Untold numbers raped or force into marriage. There remains over a billion and a half faithful Muslims all of whom are potential bombs waiting for the words of the Qur'an to ignite them to "jihad."
Qur'an 3:151 – "We will put terror into the hearts of the infidels (kafarur). They serve other deities besides God for whom He has revealed no sanction. The Fire (Hell) shall be their home; dismal indeed is the dwelling of the evil-doers."
For no other reason than following the instructions of their god — they leave bombs at marathons, blow up airliners, train stations, buildings and behead people.
As long as there is a Qur'an and a Muslim willing to follow it — the world will have terrorism, not peace, One must win out, civilized man or the barbarians of Islam.
Qur'an 47:4 – "Do not hanker for peace with the infidels; behead them when you catch them."
END the violence! Start spreading the truth about what is really revealed in the Qur'an.
If you'd like to join in or start your own Counter-Jihad group write to the Counter Jihad Coalition or find them on Facebook at Counter Jihad Coalition. Their email is [email protected]
The views expressed in this opinion article are solely those of their author and are not necessarily either shared or endorsed by EagleRising.com


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|For Immediate Release
April 12, 2013
Matt Lampron
Construction Bureau
(603) 216-1083
Bill Boynton
Public Information Office
(603) 271-6495
|Night Bridge Work to Begin at Exit 5 in Londonderry
Some Route 28 Traffic Delays With Occasional Road Closures
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation announces night work associated with the construction of four new Exit 5 Interstate 93 bridges in Londonderry. Bridge steel erection operations will take place on the nights of Monday, April 15 and Thursday, April 18, 2013, weather permitting.
This bridge work will require traffic on NH 28 northbound and southbound to be intermittently detoured using Interstate 93. It will also require traffic exiting I-93 northbound to NH 28 northbound and I-93 southbound to NH 28 southbound at Exit 5 to be intermittently detoured to reverse direction at the next I-93 exit. This closure will take place during the non-commuter hours of approximately 9:00 pm to 3:00 am on the nights of Monday, April 15 and Thursday, April 18. Minor traffic delays can be expected.
This work is part of the construction of four new I-93 Exit 5 bridges, NH Route 28 reconstruction, and I-93 reconstruction in the Exit 5 area. Severino Trucking. Co., Inc. of Candia, New Hampshire is the general contractor for the $37 million project, which is scheduled for completion in June 2014.


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The St. John's Red Storm have notched an 8-4 spread record in their last 12 games, including a 4-2 ATS mark in the span's six road affairs. Tuesday's slate has Steve Lavin's squad visiting the No. 24 Notre Dame Fighting Irish, who play their final home game.
Check out my NCAA Basketball Picks: Marquette vs. Rutgers for another free play.
Irish, Grant shut down on the road
Notre Dame logged its second loss in four games with Saturday's 72-64 setback to the Marquette Golden Eagles, falling short as an eight-point road dog. The Fighting Irish were held to 38.3 percent field shooting, while edging out Marquette in rebounds, 30-22.
Fighting Irish guard Jerian Grant notched a team-high 21 points, while adding seven boards and five assists. Notre Dame's Pat Connaughton and Jack Cooley were both held scoreless, shooting a combined 0-for-5 from the floor.
The battle's 136 points jumped above the 'total' of 127, ending a 3-0 run for the UNDER in Notre Dame's prior trio of matchups. Irish mates Eric Atkins and Zach Auguste notched three steals each, while forward Tom Knight came away with his squad's sole two blocks.
Red Storm outdueled in Providence
St. John's came away with its latest cashed ticket in Saturday's 62-59 defeat as a 6 ½-point road dog against the Providence Friars. Both squads shot below 38 percent from the field, with the Red Storm held to a 1-for-11 night from three-point land.
Red Storm freshman Jakarr Sampson equaled his season-high of 22 points, while uniting with Chris Obekpa for two blocks each. The duo's mate Sir'Dominic Pointer notched his second double-double in three games, finishing with 13 points and 10 boards.
The tight affair's combined 121 points dipped beneath the 'total' of 132, moving the UNDER to a 3-1 mark in the St. John's last four games. Sampson and Co. hit 8-of-14 free throws, while being outrebounded, 41-33.
Back St. John's on the road
The NCAA Basketball odds first opened Notre Dame as an 8 ½-point home favorite, while first listing the 'total' at 126. Early NCAAB betting on the Fighting Irish and the OVER drove both numbers north to nine and 126 ½, respectively.
For my NCAA Basketball picks I am taking the points here with St. John's, looking for the another close contest between these Big East Conference foes. The last two meetings between these rivals were decided by four points or less, with the Red Storm cashing at 2-0 ATS as underdogs.
Obekpa has led the Big East in blocks (4 BPG), coming away with a pair of them in January's 67-63 victory for St. John's over the Irish in Madison Square Garden. The duel saw both squads held to a combined 4-for-26 mark from three-point land, while Red Storm mates Jakarr Sampson and Phil Green united for 30 points.
Notre Dame is 2-5 ATS in its last seven home dates, with the Irish putting up just 60.2 PPG in their last five contests in South Bend that did not reach overtime. The revenge factor and the emotions of senior night have fueled the premium to be too high again here for Cooley and Co, while the underdog has collected with a 7-3 spread record in the last 10 clashes between these foes.
NCAA Basketball Pick: St. John's Red Storm +9 (Bookmaker.eu)
For another take on this matchup check out our NCAA Basketball Picks of the Day.