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An entire US state is asked to pray for end to COVID-19

Louisiana’s governor will be skipping lunch next week, and is encouraging Louisianans of all faiths to do the same.

The governor has called for three days of prayer and fasting for people affected by coronavirus. New Orleans’ archbishop says he hopes Catholics of the state will join in.

During a press conference on Thursday to discuss the south eastern US state’s response to COVID-10, Governor John Bel Edwards acknowledged that his latest attempt to stop the spread of coronavirus is “a little bit unusual”, but said he believes it will bear fruit for the state.

“if you’re inclined, please join me and the First Lady and faith leaders of Louisiana, regardless of your denomination or your religion”

“I’m going to call for three days of fasting and prayer for our state, for July 20 through the 22nd,” said Edwards, explaining that he received a request for the spiritual practice during a call with religious leaders from across the state.

Prayer and fasting are “a spiritual diet and exercise that I as a Catholic Christian believe is very important, anyway,” said Governor Edwards.

The governor said he will be fasting from lunch Monday through Wednesday of next week, and “praying for the people of Louisiana,” especially the sick, their caretakers, and the families of those who have died from COVID-19.

“So if you’re inclined, please join me and the First Lady and faith leaders of Louisiana, regardless of your denomination or your religion, and we would ask that you join us in prayerful reflection and fasting,” he said.

The governor previously called for a statewide day of prayer and fasting for those affected by coronavirus March 24.

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Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans, who was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March and recovered from the disease in April, posted on Facebook that he also encouraged people to fast next week.

“I encourage people of all faiths to pray for those who have died from the coronavirus, for the healing of those who are sick at the present time, for caregivers and healthcare workers on the front lines, and for our protection throughout the world and particularly in our own state that the virus may come under control,” wrote the archbishop.
The New Orleans archbishop further reminded people that they must follow instructions related to masking and social distancing.

Prayer and practical action necessary to defeat virus

“We know that God hears our prayers, and we must cooperate with him in doing our part to make certain that we do not spread the virus by adhering to the governor’s call for masks and social distancing. With the governor, I also invite all people of faith and goodwill to fast on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday,” he wrote.

Fasting from a meal, explained Archbishop Aymond, is a form of prayer. By fasting, Archbishop Aymond said that “we by our actions say ‘God I hunger more for your protection and our safety than I do for food. Come to our help!’”

Following his recovery from COVID-19, the archbishop flew over the city of New Orleans in a World War II-era plane and blessed the city with holy water on Good Friday.

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Dodgers vs. Rays score: Tampa evens World Series with Game 2 win as Brandon Lowe, Blake Snell step up

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What, you didn't think the Tampa Bay Rays would go away quietly after losing Game 1 of the World Series on Tuesday night, did you? The Rays stormed back to even the series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at a game apiece in Game 2 on Wednesday (Rays 6, Dodgers 4). This is now a best-of-five series.

Tampa received a strong outing from starter Blake Snell and, for what feels like the first time this October, production from Brandon Lowe and timely hits. Lowe hit two home runs in Game 2 and Joey Wendle drove in three runs. He'd driven in two runs total in Tampa's first 15 games this postseason.

With the win, the Rays improved to an MLB best 32-7 (.821 winning percentage) when scoring first this year, including the postseason. Here are six takeaways from Game 2.

1. Snell dominated early

Over the last three seasons only three pitchers threw pitches in the strike zone at a lower rate than Blake Snell. His game is getting hitters to chase out of the zone and it's very successful. Snell won the Cy Young award two years ago and again pitched at an ace level in 2020.

The Dodgers, meanwhile, chased the second fewest pitches out of the zone this season. Their hitters are very patient and unwilling to expand the zone. On paper, Los Angeles was a terrible matchup for Snell. On the field, Snell was outstanding: 4 2/3 innings, two runs, nine strikeouts. That's why they play the game, as they say.

It wasn't until the Rays built a 5-0 lead that Snell allowed his first hit -- Chris Taylor socked a two-run home run in the fifth inning -- and he befuddled Los Angeles with sliders and curveballs in the first four innings. Here are his breaking ball locations:

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Blake Snell was able to land his slider and curveball for strikes in Game 2.

Mostly in the strike zone and at the edges. That was always where Snell would need to pitch to be effective against the Dodgers. Live out of the zone and they weren't going to chase. Once he got them to respect the breaking ball in the zone, he was able to expand the zone.

Snell is the first pitcher to open a World Series game with six strikeouts in three hitless innings since Randy Johnson in Game 2 of the 2001 World Series. Snell is also the second pitcher ever to begin a World Series game with eight strikeouts in four hitless innings. Sandy Koufax did it in Game 1 of the 1963 Fall Classic.

Alas and alack, things unraveled a bit after the Taylor home run, and Snell was unable to complete the fifth inning. He exited with runners on first and second with two outs. Snell still has not completed six innings in a start this year, though the 4 2/3 innings he gave the Rays in Game 2 were very good.

2. Lowe had his breakout game

The Rays have been waiting for Brandon Lowe to snap out of postseason slump for weeks now. He was 6 for 56 (.107) this postseason going into Game 2 and yet manager Kevin Cash struck with him, and his faith was finally rewarded.

Lowe smacked two opposite-field home runs in Game 2. The first gave the Rays a 1-0 lead in the first, the second a 5-0 lead in the fifth. Here are the two dingers:

Lowe had two chances at a third home run but couldn't connect. He grounded out back to the pitcher in the seventh and struck out in the ninth.

Opponents have been challenging Lowe with fastballs all postseason and he'd been swinging through them pretty consistently. He did not miss the 3-1 heater from Tony Gonsolin in the first inning though. The second homer came on a hanging breaking ball in an 0-2 count, another pitch Lowe had been missing.

Needless to say, Lowe (finally) snapping out of his slump would be enormous for the Rays. Scoring runs has been a real struggle this postseason and Lowe can be an impact hitter. He was in Game 2 and Tampa needs it to continue.

3. The Rays finally got a timely hit

Coming into the World Series, Rays players other than Randy Arozarena were hitting .185/.276/.344 this postseason, and all Tampa players were hitting .174/.301/.362 with runners in scoring position. The offense has really struggled.

Lowe got the Rays on the board early in Game 2 with his solo homer. Three innings later the Rays tacked on two insurance runs thanks to a blown double play opportunity. Ji-Man Choi hit a tailor-made 4-6-3 grounder to Enrique Hernandez, but Hernandez bobbled it, and the Dodgers were only able to get the out at second.

The inning should've been over. Instead, Manuel Margot followed with a two-strike single punched the right, and Joey Wendle provided The Big Hit with a two-run double into the right-center field gap. You have to place it well to get a ball to fall between Cody Bellinger and Mookie Betts, and Wendle did.

The two-run double surely felt like a relief after the Rays had a runner at third with one out and did not score in the second inning. Willy Adames hit a grounder right to Corey Seager at short and Manuel Margot was easily thrown out at home on the contact play.

Tampa's win probability prior to Choi's grounder was 63.1 percent. After Wendle's double, it was 81.6 percent. Had the Dodgers turned the double play, the Rays' win probability would've been 55.4 percent. Pretty huge swing in win probability there. The Rays had scored nearly 75 percent of their postseason runs on homers going into the World Series. Wendle's double was huge.

4. Anderson is still a concern

The postseason has not been kind to Nick Anderson. The Rays righty has been one of the top relievers in the game the last two years, but he'd allowed a run in five of his first seven outings this postseason, and in each of his last four appearances as well.

Make it five straight games with a run. Anderson served up a solo home run to Will Smith in the sixth inning. This is a guy who has allowed a run in only five of his 42 regular season appearances with the Rays. He's now done it in five straight postseason games (and in six of eight postseason games overall).

To be fair, Anderson did get maybe the biggest out of Game 2 as well. He replaced Snell with runners on the corners and two outs in the fifth inning, and struck out Justin Turner to end the threat. Turner represented the tying run at the time. The rest of Tampa's bullpen handled the final three innings.

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Anderson struck out two of the five batters he faced in Game 2, which is good news because he did not strike out any of the previous 23 batters he faced. This is a guy who struck out 44.8 percent of the batters he faced during the regular season. That's alarming. The Rays need Anderson to get right and soon.

After playing five games in five days during the LDS and seven games in seven days during the LCS, off days return in the World Series, so Cash was able to push Anderson, Peter Fairbanks, Aaron Loup and Diego Castillo to close out Game 2 knowing he had an off day coming Thursday to rest them. That certainly played a role in his decision-making.

5. L.A.'s youngsters are struggling

The Dodgers have opted against using Tony Gonsolin and Dustin May as traditional starters this postseason, instead deploying them as openers and bulk-inning relievers. The duo had a 2.46 ERA in 102 2/3 regular season innings. Following Game 2, they have a combined 7.02 ERA in 16 2/3 postseason innings. Ouch.

According to MLB, Gonsolin made the shortest start by an uninjured pitcher in the World Series since at least 1947. Here's what Gonsolin and May did in Game 2:

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May's outing was particularly ugly. He surrendered Lowe's second home run and the four batted balls he allowed in the inning left the bat at 107.0 mph, 108.4 mph, 104.0 mph, and 107.5 mph. Lowe's home run had the lowest exit velocity of the four. Yikes.

The Dodgers have Walker Buehler lined up to pitch Game 3 on Friday. Game 4 is undecided at the moment but Los Angeles would do well to give the ball to Julio Urias. He's allowed two runs (one earned) in 16 innings this postseason and simply has looked much better than Gonsolin and May.

6. The Rays are right back in it

Historically, teams that have taken a 2-0 series lead in the World Series have gone on to win the series 80.4 percent of the time, including each of the last 12 times. Those are the odds the Rays avoided with the Game 2 win. It was close to a must win, truly. The World Series is now a best-of-five. Thursday is an off day and Game 3 is Friday night.

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October 22, 2020, 3:49 AM

and Mookie Betts is on deck, so that wouldn't be fun

October 22, 2020, 3:48 AM

I guess big picture, if you don't like the matchup, you can't change letting the tying run come to the plate the way teams homer these days

October 22, 2020, 3:48 AM

I get the mid-inning pitching change, two-run lead in the ninth inning of a World Series game, but it still annoys me.

October 22, 2020, 3:47 AM

interesting that they left Loup to face three hitters (total; two this inning) but with no on and two out, they just have to get him out for Castillo

October 22, 2020, 3:46 AM

The ultimate fan favorite, the pitching change with two outs in the bottom of the ninth.

October 22, 2020, 3:46 AM

Stated another way, Rays have a 92.7 percent chance of winning Game 2.

October 22, 2020, 3:42 AM

Dodgers have three outs to get two (or more) runs.

October 22, 2020, 3:40 AM

Arozarena gets his first hit of the World Series, an infield single.

October 22, 2020, 3:37 AM

he does not join the illustrious group

October 22, 2020, 3:34 AM

Lowe gets another shot to join Babe, Reggie, Albert and ... Pablo

October 22, 2020, 3:33 AM

Bellinger gets caught looking at a fastball down the middle. The Rays will take at least a two-run lead into the bottom of the ninth.

October 22, 2020, 3:27 AM

Loup gets Bellinger looking and it'll head to the ninth, 6-4 Rays

October 22, 2020, 3:26 AM

now here comes the lefty Loup to face Bellinger. If he doesn't get him out, he has to stay in for at least three batters (or until the third out)

October 22, 2020, 3:23 AM

102.6 mph off the bat on that line-out.

October 22, 2020, 3:22 AM

More on Seager, who's been huge for the Dodgers all year:

October 22, 2020, 3:20 AM

great, now that's all I'm going to notice

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West Norfolk Clinical Commissioning Group, Norfolk Community Health & Care and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital teamed up with the British Heart Foundation for this event.

Specialist nurses from NCH&C were at the stand on the day from 9.15am to 3pm to offer advice and answer questions about heart health, and carry out free blood pressure and atrial fibrillation checks. Richard Conquest, the vice-chair of West Norfolk Heart Support Group, was also on hand to talk to patients about the benefits of joining this newly-formed support group for anyone with a heart condition.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate. Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disturbance in the UK, and it’s estimated that around 1,500 people in West Norfolk have AF but aren’t aware of it.

The nurses from NCH&C said:

“Our event offered visitors to the hospital the chance to have a free atrial fibrillation and blood pressure test, and around 80 people took us up on it, which is fantastic. It’s a really quick test – you hold your fingertip to a heart rate monitor and find out if there’s anything you need to be concerned about. We also gave lots of advice on keeping your heart healthy – it was a very worthwhile day. We’re hoping to run another event like this soon, so look out for it.”

Chas Ryan, Acute Transformation Manager at West Norfolk CCG, said:

“Raising awareness of atrial fibrillation is a priority in West Norfolk, and we’re doing lots of work around it. It’s important we raise awareness of it as people who have AF are more at risk of having a stroke. We are currently running a pilot with some of our GP practices and the QEH’s stroke unit to reduce the time between diagnosis of AF and referral from 20 weeks to one. The pilot is proving a success, and we have plans to expand it to all our surgeries this year.”

Anyone who is concerned about atrial fibrillation, or their heart in general, should make an appointment with their GP.

West Norfolk Heart Support Group is run by and for anyone living with a heart condition. The group holds monthly meetings in Gaywood Church Rooms in King’s Lynn. Anyone who would like to find out more should call 01553 613543.


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Posted by Michael Aloian on Jan 4, 2021 1:45:00 PM

2020 was an unusual and volatile one with the S&P 500 Index’s 34% decline in 30 days in March followed by a re-tracement and rise of over 16% by year-end. This proved once again that a longer-term outlook is required in successful equity investing. The Nasdaq Index has risen over 43% with the concentrated leadership of Amazon, Apple, Alphabet, Facebook and Microsoft, which now make up 45% of the index. These five growth stocks had significantly higher returns than the other 495 names in the index. These companies benefitted from the work-from-home trend as well as their increasing dominance in market share and potential new sources of earnings. Recently, the market rally has broadened and more value-oriented companies in the financial, energy, basic material, and industrial sectors are catching up. The growth stocks previously mentioned are becoming larger targets for the Federal Trade Commission and states that may start to serve anti-trust lawsuits; however, this has not affected their stock performance.

The new presidential administration is likely to change U.S. policy toward favoring clean energy, renewing global trade policy, spending more dollars on infrastructure and supporting labor issues. The president-elect’s agenda promotes higher taxes on corporations and individuals to pay for the new programs. We should expect more stringent national pandemic policies to slow the spread of COVID, which may reduce economic growth. As a counterbalance, a new multi-trillion-dollar green energy infrastructure package is likely to be proposed in the first 100 days of the Biden Administration. This will have the effect of another fiscal stimulus package and help equity market valuations rise further. Many of the administration’s agenda items will require the two Georgia senate runoff election wins on Jan. 5.

There is an emerging academic debate about “de-growth,” which favors improving human well-being rather than focusing on the national pursuit of economic growth. The idea is that developed nations would accept zero growth to build an economy that is more fair, healthier, and happier for the human race. Technological improvements have enabled humans to be more productive with less energy and this may enable life expectancy improvements, greater access to healthcare, improving educational attainment, and reducing poverty levels. This debate has emerged in the corporate board rooms as a focus on “ESG” or Environmental, Social, and Governance investments. The fiduciary responsibilities of a corporate board or trustees of a pension plan are to provide return to the shareholders, but this is being re-defined to include “stakeholders,” which is a much broader responsibility. However vague the “ESG” metrics and definitions, we believe that most U.S. companies are focused on responsible promotion of safe, healthy, and responsible long-term growth.

The Federal Reserve has recently promised to continue buying securities to provide market liquidity and suppress interest rates, which will augment the recent fiscal policy stimulus package. The massive bond-buying program has caused the Federal Reserve balance sheet to grow to over $7.2 trillion, which supports higher bond prices and equity market valuations. This isn’t likely to change in 2021, but it does have the effect of lowering the value of the dollar against other currencies. This would support U.S. corporate export growth since U.S. goods will be more competitively priced in other countries.

Our portfolio holdings have benefitted from the growth-oriented focus of the markets. Our diversification of having small cap, mid-cap, and value-oriented holdings should enhance returns in 2021. In 2020, we had the benefit of being over-weighted in the top performing sectors, which were technology, consumer discretionary and communication services. The worst performing sectors were energy, REIT, and financials where deflationary trends and lower corporate profits are expected. Once the massive job of national vaccine distribution occurs, the impact of COVID will recede, corporate earnings will rise, and the economy will normalize. This process may take six to nine months, but it will slowly improve employment and unleash a restrained demand for goods and travel.

Index Dec. 31, 2020
S&P 500 Index 16.3%
S&P Mid-Cap 400 Index 11.8%
S&P Small Cap 600 Index 9.5%
MSCI All World Cap Index 14.3%

I wish you the best for the New Year!
Michael Aloian

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Michael oversees the people and policies of the Trust and Investment Management Services Department and manages the individual investment holdings of Crews Bank & Trust’s Trust clients. His clients include individuals, families, foundations, and institutions throughout the state of Florida.

Michael's education includes:
Bachelor of Arts in Economics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1982
Investment Portfolio Manager and Research Analyst since 1983
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Series 65 - Registered Investment Advisor
Series 52 - Municipal Securities Representative

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Monday, January 12, 2009
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Guidance on Use of HR Flexibilities in the Washington, DC, Area on Wednesday, January 21

Many inaugural activities will take place before and after the Presidential oath of office is administered on Tuesday afternoon, January 20.  Extensive road, street, and bridge closures and vehicle restricted zones will be instituted by the Washington, DC, Metropolitan Police Department and the U.S. Park Police beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Monday, January 19, and are currently scheduled to continue through 7:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 21, 2009.  In addition, there may be other, temporary street closures or motorcades on January 21.

As reflected in the guidance the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) issued on December 20, 2008, the Federal Government in the Washington, DC, area will be closed on both January 19 and 20, 2009 (CPM 2008-26).  See  The Federal Government plans to reopen on schedule on January 21, 2009.  However, clean-up activities and post-inaugural events may cause some temporary street closures, traffic congestion, and disruptions in commuting patterns.

I urge you to advise affected employees to make adjustments in their modes or routes of commuting and allow extra time for travel on Wednesday, January 21.  This is an opportunity to emphasize the use of telework and flexible and compressed work schedules under the alternative work schedules (AWS) program.  Many employees may be able to schedule their AWS day off on Wednesday or use credit hours (if available).  Other employees may have the opportunity to telework.  With supervisory approval under a written or oral telework agreement, employees may telework from home or a telework center if the agency already has an arrangement with the telework center.  Employees who wish to take time off may request leave or the use of compensatory time off under normal procedures. We encourage you to approve leave requests to the extent possible.

The U.S. Secret Service, in cooperation with its local, State and Federal security, public safety and military partners, has developed an overall security plan for the 56th Presidential Inauguration.  For more information on the security plan and specific road closures, please see and

Federal and local law enforcement officials may determine additional changes are needed in traffic plans.  Employees are encouraged to monitor local news media for announcements on additional street closures and traffic delays.  Security plans may be revised prior to the Inauguration and will be updated on many Websites, such as those provided below:

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Brisbane is the perfect place to indulge in a fresh seafood feast. Get your seafood straight from the trawlers at Morgans Seafood at the Scarborough Boat Harbour, where you can dine in or take away.
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NEWS & NOTES: Due to some technical difficulty I got a late start today so I am going to focus on the main slate since early slate starts in 2 hours! Man if you followed our sports betting article on the reverse line movements vs. public money they were fire again. STL +140 facing Castillo was the first move with little public money indicating sharp betters were on STL and I was shocked as STL blasted Castillo and was the winning GPP lineup last night. OAK +180 also covered and CHW at +112 covered. The only one that lost was ATL -119. So for last night the reverse line movements against public money were +3.00 units putting it at +4.80 units on the tracker with a 4-1 records. The 4 wins have been dogs and the only loss was a favorite. Interesting!

JACOB DEGROM (11600) – With the most consistent numbers on the slate he has put up 22, 32, 35 and 32 DK points in his last 4 starts and only allowed 1 ER across those 4 starts. The totals on those are 26.0 innings – 1 ER and 37 strikeouts! Solid! 16.6% swinging strike rate, 2.40 road ERA with an 11.8 K9 ratio and allowing a .232 opponent average. KC only hitting .204 as a team over the last week.

JOSE BERRIOS (9800) – I like him to be lower owned today. He gave up 3 and 9 ER in his last two starts and those were vs. CLE and ATL so decent teams but not HOU/LAD caliper. Those two starts were 11.2 innings – 12 ER and 11 strikeouts. However the start before he put up 40.55 DK points vs. MIA. Berrios is struggling vs. strong teams and crushing weak teams and the matchup tonight is consider a weak ass team so I’m going to roll with him! Berrios has a 3.31 road ERA with a 1.08 whip and allowing a .220 opponent batting average. TEX is sitting at 27th in our L10 game power rankings and scoring only 3.3 runs per game and hitting .230 as a team. Matchup is great!

DINELSON LAMET (9400) – GPP dart today if you think the ownership is going to be high on the other two guys. He has 17, 40 and 11 DK points in his last 3 and put up 17.0 innings with 5 ER (total) and 24 strikeouts. He is risky as 1x value is a possibility but has the potential to get into the 4x range. If he can get past Harper and Muto he should be okay. He has a road ERA of 2.70 with a 13.5 K9 ratio and allowing a low .203 batting average. Philly has been heating up but they are not great as their wRC+ is still only average at 101.4 and 86.1 vs. RHP.

EDUARDO RODRIGUEZ (9000) – Like this price tag here as his last two starts he has been 10,300 and 10,000 so we are getting a discount. He has only put up a combined 10 points across his last two starts @ CLE and vs. KC. We only need around 18 points for 2x value and he has 4x upside if he catches fire. 12.3% swinging strike rate, 3.89 home ERA with a .241 opponent allowed average and the #7 bullpen behind him to secure the win. The thing that jumps out at me here is that BAL is terrible vs. LHP. They have a K rate of 22.2% vs. RHP but vs. LHP is jumps to a huge 28.4% and they are 15-29. wRC+ drops from 98.3 down to 87.5. Baltimore is bad. But they are worse on the road and even worse vs. LHP. E-Rod is cheap with upside today!

JORDAN LYLES (7700) – He is the wild card today. He started off the season on fire going 17 innings with only 1 ER across those 3 starts and 18 strikeouts. Then he was up and down and then into a dark hole where 8 of 9 starts he was below 12 DK points. Now his last 3 starts he has started to show promise again putting up 18, 13 and 27.55 DK points. His price has only gone up 600 bucks. After his 27.55 DK points with 7.0 innings – 1 ER and 9 strikeouts he is with a GPP shot. The more I look at this the less I like him. I’m going to keep the write up here and you can decide. Looking at the cheatsheet WASH has a wRC+ that jumps from 91.8 on the road to 123.7 at home, their OBISO number goes from .479 up to .598 at home and strikeout rate drops down to 18.1% at home. They sit at #2 in our L10 game power rankings and hitting .282 over the last week. Turner is 4 for 7 off him, Adams is 2 for 3, Cabrera is 2 for 4 so in short total BVP is 11 for 21 hitting .524. I might have to X him off now…

ASHER WOJCIECHOWSKI (6300) – He is a good freaking pitching playing on a shit team. He has his last 5 starts of 13, 4, 7, 25 and 38 DK points. He has a high of 7.0 innings iwht 10 Ks vs. a tough BOSTON team and a low of 4.0 innings with 5 ER and 5 Ks vs. NYY. Wide range of outcomes but since his ceiling game was vs. BOS and he is facing them again today he is cheap enough I’ve got him in my player pool! Boston is a tough matchup especially on Boston but they have been hit and miss. The BVP here is great for Wojy as they are only 1 for 25 against him with a 44% strikeout rate. It’s only 25 Abs but those are sick numbers! Boston is great at home with a 30 point higher wRC+ and their OBISO number is 104 points higher at home. Can’t ignore his BVP and price tag!

PUNT: REGGIE MCCLAIN (4000) – We have been on fire with our punt pitchers crushing value. Got another with Montgomery last night! Of the guys below $5k Brault isn’t terrible as the Cubbies struggle on the road but no interest in Suarez, Clarke or Zimmerman. Noesi would of also been one but he is tossing @ COL and that is always a nightmare. Looking at min price McClain for the punt today. He posted a 2.23 ERA in the minors and if we toss out his first 1 inning appearance vs. HOU he has 5.0 innings across 2 appearances with only 2 hits, 0 ER and 3 strikeouts. I mean you only need 8 points here for 2x and it doesn’t kill you.

LA DODGERS vs. Folty – Folty has an ERA of 6.26 and allowing a .272 opponent batting average. ATL also has the deal last bullpen behind him over the last 5 weeks. Now the Dodgers are scoring 8.7 runs per game over the last week and hitting .307 as a team and rank #1 in our L10 game power rankings. The top 5 hitter stack is 4980 average which is on the high side but if you leave out Belly Bombs at a whopping price tag of 5800 you can get it down into the 4400-4750 range per hitter. LAD 8-2 in L10 games and have a wRC+ of 127.7 on the road and 126.0 vs. RHP.

STL CARDINALS vs. DeSclafani – DeSclafani has solid stats with a 3.70 home ERA and allowing a .251 opponent batting average. His home xFIP indicates it should be closer to 4.17 and his whip is slightly high at 1.30. CIN’s bullpen has slid all the way down to the 27th ranked bullpen over the last 5 weeks after being top 3 most of the first half. STL has a solid BVP of hitting .273 across 150 team Abs. Goldy is 9 for 18, Ozuna is 7 for 20, Carpenter is 12 for 27 the only struggling hitters are DeJong at 2 for 15 and Molina at 4 for 25. Maybe it’s the sharp money that hit STL yesterday stuck in my head but it’s worth a look. Projected at only 4.9 runs they will be lower owned compared to the chalk of Boston & Colorado! You can do a 5 man stack for 4080 – 4600.

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Our one-to-one mentoring program requires the mentor and mentee to meet for a minimum of one hour each week. During this time, the mentor assists the mentee with academic, personal, social and family-related challenges the youth may be facing. We also encourage mentors to engage mentees in new and fun activities as time and circumstances permit.

We request that the mentor visit the mentee’s home at the beginning of the mentorship to become familiar with the mentee’s immediate family members and asses the household conditions that may impact the mentee. After this initial visit, mentoring sessions may take place at a safe and appropriate location the mentor and mentee agree on.

For youth in our intensive mentoring program, mentors develop and maintain a relationship with the mentee’s teachers and administrators during the school year. This connection is established so that mentors can help monitor the mentee’s attendance and academic performance.

Group Mentoring

Our group mentoring program matches one mentor with two to five mentees. The mentor may help the group of students with homework or chaperone outings to sporting events, museums, libraries, or other culturally enriching activities. All students who participate in group mentoring must also participate in one-to-one mentoring.

On some occasions, several mentors will work with a small group of mentees in team mentoring sessions. The mentor to mentee ratio for this model does not exceed 1:5.

Blended Mentoring

Our blended mentoring model supports students using a combination of techniques: one-to-one mentoring, group mentoring, tutoring, and peace and wellness circles. We have implemented this model at The Chalmers School of Excellence, Collins Academy, Crown Fine Arts Academy, Gregory Elementary School, Herzl School of Excellence, Dvorak School of Excellence and Johnson School of Excellence. Students participating in blended mentoring have shown significant progress in recent years, and we look forward to expanding into other schools soon.


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Whether there’s a family history of neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1) or the diagnosis comes straight out of the blue, no parents are ever ready to learn that their child has a chronic and unpredictable condition. Many are left feeling overwhelmed, confused and uncertain. If this has happened to your family, we’d like you to keep in mind two things:

Many families have been down this path and learned how to help their children thrive, and you will too. Here at Boston Children’s Hospital, there are lots of ways we can help.

There’s a wide range of ways that NF1 can affect a child with the condition, but most kids don’t have the most serious complications and will lead healthy, productive lives.

Neurofibromatosis 1 is a genetic condition that causes symptoms including tumors (called neurofibromas) formed from nerve tissue. While the tumors are usually benign (non-cancerous), they may be a concern if their location means that they’re pinching a nerve or otherwise interfering with other parts of the body.

  • NF1 isn’t rare - it occurs in about 1 in 3000 people, affects males and females equally and doesn’t differ among ethnic groups. It can affect any family.
  • Around 50 percent of all children with neurofibromatosis have inherited it from a parent – the other half has it due to a new, sporadic change in the NF1 gene.
  • Some symptoms of NF1 are age-dependent.
  • It’s difficult to predict how anyone’s NF1 symptoms will progress.
  • Treatments are available to help manage the condition.

How Boston Children’s Hospital approaches neurofibromatosis

Our multidisciplinary Neurofibromatosis (NF) Program is a specialized clinic within the Division of Genetics that offers comprehensive diagnostic evaluations, follow-up care and genetic counseling for children, teens and young adults. We see over 700 patients with suspected or confirmed neurofibromatosis each year. We offer:

  • compassionate care that may extend through your child’s adult years as we continue to follow her closely
  • access to a broad range of subspecialties within Children’s, each of which has at least one person with special expertise in caring for patients with NF
  • a dedicated NF patient scheduling coordinator who helps coordinate your child’s appointments within the system
  • support  for your child’s and your family’s emotional well-being through access to psychosocial specialists and educational materials
  • unique clinical trials and treatment approaches through national research collaborations as well as through our own research initiatives

Our program has been designated a Children’s Tumor Foundation NF Center of Excellence, and as a member of the Harvard Medical School Center for Neurofibromatosis and Allied Disorders (CNfAD), our clinicians and researchers meet with colleagues from Massachusetts General Hospital and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to discuss issues related to NF and host a yearly educational conference. Your child is in good hands with us.

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Making Healthy Choices as a Busy Teen

Between school, homework, sports, clubs and maintaining a social life, it can sometimes feel like there’s no time to think about anything else. Despite this, it’s important to make time for your health. It will only enhance your performance in everything else you’re involved in. Below are some simple ways to fit healthy choices into your hectic schedule.

Prep healthy snacks and lunches at home.

When you can, BYOL and BYOS (Bring Your Own Lunch and Bring Your Own Snacks). If healthy snacks are in arm’s reach, you don’t have to resort to empty calories or fast food when you start to get “hangry.” Try salads with your favorite protein for lunch or a DIY Bento Box featuring meats, cheeses, veggies and nuts. Throw in some dark chocolate for a treat. Healthy snacks might include veggies and hummus, fruit, nuts or string cheese.

Make fitness a priority.

If sports aren’t your thing, take the time in the morning or evening to do a quick workout. 20 minutes is all it takes. If you’re not a fan of the gym, there are many (free!) home workouts you can try on YouTube or various apps on your phone. Even taking a few minutes to go for a walk or do an ab routine in your bedroom counts. While you’re at school, try to take the stairs or the long way to class when possible. Fitness is about more than losing weight. It’s about the energy and endorphins you get from feeling your best.

Pick up a book instead of turning on the TV.

Healthy choices include more than just food and fitness. Your mind also needs self-care. Taking a break from the screen will allow your mind to slow down and relax. Bonus points if you read before bed—be sure to document how well you sleep after reading or relaxing vs. watching TV and scrolling through Instagram.

Use the buddy system.

Having a friend who can help hold you accountable for making healthy choices (and vice versa) can make all the difference. Try exercising with a friend a few times a week, swapping new meal prep recipes or participating in a book club. It’s easier to stay on track with your health when your friends are also making it a priority.

If you feel that you need an extra helping hand in making healthier choices, UPMC Children's Community Pediatrics offers Nutrition Services and can refer you to a pediatric registered dietitian nutritionist.


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Longyan Guanzhishan Airport is built for Longyan city in the Liancheng county of Fujian, China. It is a very small airport with a single and dated terminal but with good services. It is about 110 kms apart from the city that it serves, which means that a cab would take almost 1.5 hours to reach town and vice versa. Lucky Air and China United Airlines offer flights to Foshan, Beijing Nanjing, Kunming, Shanghai and Guilin.

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Maintenance care

This is the cross section of an MRI showing how lumbar facet arthropathy causes a spondylolysthesis.

Maintenance care in the chiropractic environment is only for those with a long, difficult and complicated history of pain and disability; nothing is going to cure these patients permanently.

Many of the patients in chiropractic clinics have had pain for years. That could be true of someone of thirty five who fell off a horse as a child; or it could be true of any elderly patient who simply by virtue of their age has had issues for decades.

On the other hand it could also be a person like an elderly lady in her eighties that I have been treating for the last year; she had an acute attack of lower back pain rather suddenly about a year ago and, despite medical treatment, is still being wakened in the night with pain down the thigh and lower leg; in the distribution of the sciatic nerve.

In any of these cases a true cure is unlikely.

In a similar medical setting, imagine a middle aged patient consulting a doctor for the first time; perhaps she has just moved to his or her city. She has had diabetes since childhood. She too will not be cured.

In all these settings the person must accept that they are lifelong chiropractic or medical patients; a cure simply does not exist. Maintenance care is essential whether you have diabetes or chronic lumbar facet joint spondylosis.

In both instances, much of the maintenance must be done at home by the patient. The diabetic must walk and watch their diet. The elderly too must walk, do certain specific back exercises and because of osteoporosis follow certain dietary recommendations too.

That applies whether you live in the Netherlands, America or South Africa; it is simply one of things you have to accept and budget for. The more the home part is properly done, obviously the less the doctor's involvement; how we all love those patients who faithfully do their exercises, take walks and accept that the vacuum cleaner is not for them. They are far more likely to get better and stay better.

Notice in the MRI above that the lower back the chronically arthritic facet joints. Exercised every day with a simple pelvic tilt, and building core muscles, you are far less likely to develop a nasty sciatic nerve lesion.

Maintenance care

Maintenance care in chiropractic is needed because most chronic conditions cannot be cured.

One of the frustrations in chiropractic is that some patients, and their medical doctors don't accept the need for some form of maintenance care when it comes to chronic conditions; when the pain returns after some months they consider that we have not successfully treated the pain.

Chiropractic has failed and, of course, in one sense it has. Nothing can cure neck pain, for example once you've had it for more than six months; that is what the research proves, no matter what the treatment.

So, it is either some form of maintenance care or you will be taking bucketloads of pills for the rest of your life; that often is medicine's solution.

So, sometimes we come in for some stick, and are accused of milking our patients; to which there may occasionally be an element of truth. Is that unique to chiropractic?

Are there medical doctors who milk their patients' conditions? There are rotten apples in every barrel.

If you want to get better and stay on top of your problem, maintenance care is part of the deal.

It seems to me that my patients in Holland were more accepting of this fact; perhaps because coming "under control" is a widely used medical term; it transfers easily to the chiropractic domain.

But in South Africa patients do not readily accept the concept of maintenance care. Once the pain is gone, so are they.

Hard cash may have something to do with it; South Africa is a relatively poor country, whereas Holland is one of the richest countries in Europe. Unemployment is low, and the work ethic very high.

Two hundred and fifty rand is a good chunk of a South African's monthly salary, but fifty euros is not a whole lot to a Dutchman. Relative to income, the cost of living in Holland is much lower than in SA.

The Netherlands is a country with relatively wise politicians, though you wouldn't believe that listening to the Dutch talking politics; compared to the rampant greed of the nouveau riche in South Africa, Holland is an ordered society. Sadly, for the majority in SA, especially the black folk, little has changed since 1994; many have now become nouveau pauvre.

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Certainly patients who come for occasional regular treatment appear to have less acute set backs; in the long run they actually spend less on chiropractic.

Medical insurance research shows that those that those companies that include chiropractic care have a lower premium per patient.

Where it hurts, in your pocket, maintenance care makes good sense in chiropractic just as it does in medicine; rather control and manage that diabetes than pay for blindness and amputation of a lower limb.

It's no different for the chiropractic patient. It is also a lot less stressful for both doctor and patient.

Acute setbacks of joint pain are hard on the supporting family, miserable for the patient and, yes, also pressure for the doctor. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, right?

One of the alternatives to chiropractic maintenance care has been the use of chronic analgesic medication. However, now that Darvon and other drugs containing Propoxyphene have been banned (due to at least 2000 deaths in the last five years in the USA alone), the whole management of chronic pain is being called into question.

Of course this website isn't entirely impartial, but the question needs to squarely faced: is chiropractic maintenance care both safer and cheaper than giving patients with, say, chronic low back pain or neck pain painkilling medication indefinitely?

Once you factor in the cost of unnecessary cardiac ablations done for cardiac arrhythmias, one of the primary side effects of propoxyphene, I would suggest that chiropractic maintenance care would be highly competitive if only the bottom line was considered.

So, there are two ways of going about this.

  • Once the pain has gone and your doctor is confident it has healed, he may discharge you, remembering that fifty less pain is the dangerous time.
  • Secondly, a regular but occasional treatment is best for chronic conditions; because the pain will come back. It's just a question of when.

Do your stretches faithfully, and you may find your chiropractor moving you to the first of these two treatment paradigms.

Building core muscles

Building core muscles, care with heavy lifting and avoiding certain things like bad chairs, for example, is the secret to a difficult chronic lower back. My experience is that most patience need goading to stick to their exercise programs once the pain is gone; it is just one of the benefits of maintenance care.

Both the Dutch and South Africans have serious weight issues; obesity means a lifetime of chiropractic, orthopaedics and medicine too. Knee replacements, chronic lower back pain and diabetes, just to mention a few.

There has been renewed interest in the so called Banting diet. Whilst I have some reservations, it has one big plus; you don't feel hungry. There remains controversy however, as it's a very high fat diet; and oddly your cholesterol will drop, and you will lose weight. It's high glycemic carbohydrate like white rolls, potatoes and rice that raise cholesterol, not fat.

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One of the beauties of Holland is the easy access to delicious fish and plentiful omega 3. In South Africa we have to rely on freshly ground flax seeds for our inflammation lowering fatty acids. I have it every day with my oats based breakfast and in our low GI bread. They are rich in phytosterols and lignans.

Seriously, think phytosterols; these are the powerful substances in many of our foodstuffs that protect your body against the harmful effect of chemicals, hormones and viruses. One not unimportant benefit is less benign prostate hypertrophy, a perennial problem for the older man.

Are you eating phytosterols every day?

It's another good reason researchers say that we should grind our flax seed daily rather than take the refined oil. They also contain lignans which also have a powerful antiinflammatory and cancer preventing effects.

Lignans, richest in sesame and flax seeds, but also in soybeans, like tofu, broccoli and strawberries, for example, are plant oestrogen-like compounds. They have two very important properties; reduction of menopausal effects like hot flushes and osteoporosis, but also they block hormones; read it from Wikipedia.

Lignans bind to the oestrogen receptors in your breast tissue thereby blocking the cancerous effects of of your own hormones, and any you from meat you eat, for example, on your breast.

More studies are being done on lignans for their likely effect on other carcinogens, say in the prostate and large bowel.

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Dark green leafy vegetables

The B vitamins are centrally involved in methylating toxic products of protein metabolism like homocysteine, and no where are they better located than in dark green leafy vegetables. If you have a chronic condition requiring maintenance care, then chance are you also need a change to an anti inflammatory diet to calm the angry tissues.

This eight colors eggs Florentine dish contains all those vitamins needed to neutralize homocysteine; choline, folate and B12. Plus it tastes pretty darn good.

eggs Florentine is rich in B vitamins

Chiropractic is no miracle cure for most backs; it takes hard work on the part of both patient and doctor, the appropriate set of exercises, and a healthy choice of diet to get on top of difficult conditions. Maintenance care is just one model that swings the percentages in your direction.

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Arachnoiditis after epidurals and facet joint injections

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Had 2 epidurals 4 years ago for low back pain. Had MRI which showed spondylolisthesis, (stage 1) mild scoliosis, spurs, arthritis. Saw Neurosurgeon, said NO surgery. Sent to a different pain Dr. He gave 2 epidurals over an 8 month period. No relief. Had Facet Joint Injection (Dr. said not the problem). Had SI joint injection (Dr. ruled that out). Had 2nd MRI one year after the second Dr. did the first of 2. Pain was getting worse. This time MRI showed Arachnoiditis; did not have it in 2017. Got it as result of 2018 epidural.

Tried Neurontin, made me dizzy. Tried Cymbalta, but didn't titrate properly off Zoloft, interaction nearly sent me to ER. Dr. wants me to try Lyrica. Scared to try it. Taking Aleve, and Norco (Norco not every day). I am 74.
QUESTION: COULD CHIROPRACTOR HELP LESSEN THE PAIN WITH GENTLE MANIPULATION? ACUPUNCTURE? MASSAGE? PHYSICAL THERAPY? I realize there is no cure, but I can't live like this. Afraid of drugs, wondering if the above treatment(s) might offer some relief?
Thank you,

Hello Nancy,
It's hard to comment from afar, not being abreast of all the details and not able to examine you. Plus, you need to be wary of any information received like this from the internet.
Firstly, you make no mention of leg pain; that means you had grade I lower back pain; personally it would seem to me that all that was totally unnecessary.

But you have obviously been totally taken in by the medical model, and only now considering the alternatives. It's late in the day and arachnoiditis is horrible.

You make mention of various drugs and injections, but again there is no mention that you are doing lower back exercises, taking a walk or swim every day.

Thirdly there's no mention of your diet and your physical condition. If you are insulin resistant then every cell of your body will be inflamed.

My thoughts are that the medical model hasn't worked for you, so it's time to consider the alternatives. Just as medicine has made your condition worse, it's not impossible that chiropractic could too - it's called iatrogenic, or doctor caused disease, so I would start with the most conservative treatments that you know will not make you worse.

First up, start doing some gentle lower back exercises every morning before you get out of bed, and several times a day. It's probably best you get some professional help on what to do, but you can find my favourites at Chiropractic Help. They take less than two minutes.

Then start walking and/or swimming every single day; you decide for how long. Sit less and choose your chairs carefully. Avoid the vacuum cleaner and the broom; bending and twisting.

Then find out about the anti-inflammatory diet; it's good to do anyway, even if it doesn't help. It will mean retraining your tongue to dislike all refined starches and to love salads and some fruit, especially if you are prediabetic. Have a HbA1c test done; it should be below 5.5.

Ask your husband to start massaging your back every evening, lying on your side. Perhaps see a sports masseuse.

Then after six weeks, if there is no change, then it's time to start looking for a thorough and conscientious chiropractor in your neck of the woods; talk to friends and family and even your medical doctor for a name. Don't expect miracles and don't be put off if the pain increases initially.

Print this out and give it to five of your friends to read; if they give you the thumbs up, then go for it. I hope this contributes; let me know in six weeks how you are doing.

It's called "I'm tired of pain," "I'm tired of pills" and "I want to get better." So much so that I'm willing to ring in the changes; it's probably not going to be easy, but the alternative is too ghastly to contemplate. Kiss bagels and chocolate cake, cheesecake and colas goodbye, for ever. Say hello to gentle daily exercise; it shouldn't hurt.

Dr B

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Sorry if I failed to say that original reason for going to Dr. was low back pain due to pain that radiated down the left leg, from buttock to ankle, worse in buttock and calf. MRI showed disc issues, spurs, spondylolisthesis, and some arthritis. Epidural recommended. Had two in 2013. They did not help. Tried chiropractic, no worse no better. Had 2nd MRI in 2017. Showed same as above, but spinal stenosis was worse. Different pain dr. recommended trying another epidural. Had one in late 2017 and another mid 2018. Pain seemed to be getting worse. Dr. authorized another MRI. .It now shows worsening stenosis, spurs, etc. PLUS arachnoiditis. Surgery not recommended, as it could cause paralysis. No surgeon wants to operate on someone with Arachnoidits. Going to PT today, first visit. Going for massage in a week. Going for acupuncture in two weeks. Desperate to get some relief w/o getting hooked on Norco/Aleve. Have not done exercises, going to learn which are best for me. Have no access to a pool. Can walk, but it's very painful. Tend to be sedentary. Hate it. Love to shop, get out, but pain makes it just not worth the effort most days. I hope this clears up whatever data was missing from first post to you. Can exercise and massage help with arachnoiditis and nerve damage?

Do two little tests for me please:
1. Sitting in a kitchen chair, flex your head onto your chest and then ask hubby to raise your good leg parallel to the ground, then the naughty one. What happens?

2. Very slowly and carefully as this can make it worse, slowly bend forwards, then backwards, and then to each side. Report exactly what you feel in each of these positions. Be precise, write it down as you do it.

As those who want to avoid teeth problems must brush and floss daily, those who want to avoid diabetes and obesity must avoid refined carbs, those who want relief from back pain should be doing gentle lower back exercises every single morning before getting out of bed. As the PT for help; gentle stuff, you're not preparing for a place in the Winter Olympics!

Massage only lying on your side initially.

Dr B

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Aria is a bistro dedicated to Food, Music and Arts. Located in SUTD campus, the main objective of this bistro is to feed the hungry stomach of the students here and also allow their brains the freedom of expression through music and arts.

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While the bistro is set up with the current trend of industrial style, the walls and floor area are decorated by arts (spray paint or paintings) and even 3D visual effect from paintings and peep holes. There is also a place for artist to show of their works and changed monthly. On Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays, you can enjoy the performance of musicians to serenade you through your meal or chillax time here.

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Mixed Mushroom Soup

Beef Gumbo

The Chicken Soto and Tom Yum soup provide the upward turning point. The chicken soto is robust, packs with chicken flavour. The noodle and perkedel made it a value meal for any students. The tom yum are tangy and bold, but not too spicy. I said this because I can accept the spiciness and had a good few bites from this dish.

Chicken Soto

Tom Yum with Glass Noodle

Chilli Con Carne with Corn Chips ($6.90) and Truffle Fries ($5.90) with Chilli Mayonnaise were the appetizer. The Chilli Con Carne are thick, tasty and flavourful. The green chillies provide a subtle kick and it was just a perfect companion with the corn chips. The truffle fries is definitely a crowd pleaser that goes well in any occasion. The fries is crispy on the outer but soft on the inside. The truffle oil provide a nice aroma to it, but not overly pungent well combined with mild chilli mayo.

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Truffle Fries with Chilli Mayonnaise

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Mediterranean Lamb Shank

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Well, the dinner won't be complete with some desserts. We end the night with Strawberry Pavlova ($5.90), Nutella Brownie ($5.90), Matilda Cake ($5.90) and Banana Date Pudding ($5.90) with ice cream and butterscotch sauce. The Pavlova was light, crispy and not overly sweet. The cream and strawberry provide a good balance to the pavlova. Nutella Brownie is not overly dense but packs with flavour. Accompany by vanilla ice cream, it shows why it has always been the traditional favourites.

Strawberry Pavlova

 Nutella Brownie

Matilda Cake is a definite must try for chocolate cake lovers, dense, moist and packs of chocolate flavour. Those who like their dessert light, Matilda cake is nor for you. Banana date pudding has a light spongy texture in the tart shape. The ice cream and butterscotch sauce was a delight. Two thumbs up for the desserts.

Matilda Cake

Banana Date Pudding with ice cream and butterscotch sauce

For drinks, I tried their smooth Thai Iced Milk Tea ($5) and Cappuccino ($3.50) which was pretty decent and one of the lowest price for cuppa ever.

Overall, dining at Aria really brings back lots of memory from my uni days. Good food, good portion and good value. Although it is located inside the campus, it is open to general public. Do drop by in weekday evening and Saturday for their Food Music & Arts. Cheers!!

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