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    Doha, 22 October, 2019: As part of the Breast and Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month, the Breast Cancer Clinic and the Gynecological Department at Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) National Center for Cancer Care and Research (NCCCR) recently held the Second Breast and Oncology Cancer Conference. The conference, which was attended by over 400 local, regional, and international healthcare professionals, focused on improving the quality of cancer care for patients with breast and gynecological cancers and highlighted advances in imaging methods, new treatments and techniques, and quality improvements in patient care.

    Dr. Salha Bujassoum, Senior Consultant at NCCCR, Director of the Breast Cancer Program at HMC, and Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee said the annual conference is significant because it encourages collaboration between the breast and gynecological teams at HMC. She said it is also an important platform for local and international physicians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals from related disciplines to engage in meaningful dialogue.

    “Cancer is a disease that can be incredibly challenging for those affected, which includes family members. It presents a burden for our country as the incidence rates are increasing – 86% of the population in Qatar knows someone who has had cancer, such as a friend or family member.  For this reason, the opportunity to discuss how we may be able to collectively improve cancer care services in Qatar is vital to the development of better services and improving the health of the population,” said Dr. Bujassoum.

    Dr. Bujassoum said improvements in care for breast cancer patients were highlighted throughout the conference, including many new breast imaging tools that have been introduced to enhance the ability to diagnose early-stage breast cancer.

    “Advances in imaging methods, including ultrasound, core biopsies, clinical breast examinations, and breast tomosynthesis – an advanced type of mammogram that can offer better cancer detection resulting in the need for fewer biopsies – were discussed as part of the conference. Many of the techniques we use today have been used for the last decade and many emerging techniques are at various stages of research and development,” noted Dr. Bujassoum.

    Dr. Hind El Malik, Senior Consultant, Medical Oncologist at NCCCR and Co-Chair of the Conference Organizing Committee said the conference is a testament to HMC’s commitment to providing the best possible care to cancer patients in Qatar.

    “Over the years HMC, as the main provider of specialist healthcare in Qatar, has led the provision of cancer services and has made significant advances in identifying, diagnosing, and treating this disease. HMC’s commitment to continue improving cancer services includes the provision of high-quality care, continuous support, motivational education, and ongoing awareness activities designed to highlight the importance of early detection,” said Dr. El Malik.

    Hundreds of healthcare workers and thousands of members of the public attended various activities held across Qatar last week as part of the organization’s annual activities to raise awareness of breast and gynecological cancers. As part of public awareness events held at Katara Cultural Village last week in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, members of the public had the opportunity to speak with medical professionals and learn about breast and gynecological cancers. These activities were supported by Katara and Nebras Power. Nebras Power Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Khalid Jolo, said his organization was proud to be part of the initiative.

    “Nebras Power is at the forefront of bolstering noteworthy causes and supporting local community initiatives. Our contribution to HMC’s Breast Cancer Awareness activities is emblematic of our steadfast commitment to fostering awareness and providing education on the significance of early detection and prevention for women of all ages,” said Mr. Jolo.


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The Hanalei Watershed Hui has received funding from the Hawaii Department of Health to help pay for the replacement of the 75 cesspools in Hanalei. Cesspools and most septic systems,  contribute pollutants that impact the rivers, reefs and bay of Hanalei. The units we are replacing them with treat the wastewater and reduce the impacts of bacterial, pharmaceutical and nutrient pollutants. If you live between the Hanalei and Waioli Rivers and would like more information, please contact the Hui office at 826-1985.

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Quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated Brits to be introduced 'by July 26'

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Ministers are looking to scrap the self-isolation requirement for travellers returning from an amber list country (Photo: Getty Images)
Ministers are looking to scrap the self-isolation requirement for travellers returning from an amber list country (Photo: Getty Images)

Quarantine-free travel for Brits who have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19 could be in place by 26 July, it has been reported.

The plans would allow those who have had two doses of a vaccine to avoid the mandatory 10-day self-isolation period currently in place for all amber list countries, essentially opening up travel to all of Europe.

Ministers are aiming to introduce the change by the end of this month, according to The Times, just in time for the first full week of the school holidays.

Opening up travel to Europe

The relaxed quarantine rules would initially only apply to UK residents with access to the NHS, but it is understood that a deal to extend it to all citizens of the European Union is close to being signed.

The UK government is looking to replace the quarantine requirement with daily Covid-19 testing instead, although it has not been clinically advised yet.

UK ambassadors in Europe have been told to make lobbying for the lifting of restrictions on UK holidaymakers their priority as more destinations were added to the green list this month.

The Home Office has not yet confirmed whether the verification of Covid certification will take place before passengers travel, at border control, or via spot checks by officials.

Vision Box, the company that operates all of the UK’s e-passport gates, has said it has the technology to scan vaccination certificates from both the UK and the EU ready to go.

The UK is said to be close to agreeing to a deal with Brussels which will ensure UK travellers are able to use the NHS app to prove they have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, but at the moment, the UK government is having to co-ordinate with countries individually.

Rules to be changed in time for summer holidays

The appointment of Sajid Javid as the new Health Secretary has brought the target date for introducing quarantine-free travel for fully vaccinated Brits forward, according to government sources, with ministers hoping he will make a big change to the government’s approach to international travel.

A senior government source told The Times: “No final decision has been made on timing yet. There are various issues that need to be worked through and we are waiting for public health advice on exemptions and operational factors.

“Those need to be worked through before we set out further details but the expectation is it will be the end of July or the beginning of August.”

More green list additions

Malta, the Balearic Islands, Madeira and some Caribbean Islands are among the new countries and territories that were added to the green list on Wednesday (30 June).

All of the new destinations, with the exception of Malta, have also been put on a ‘watch list’, along with Israel and Jerusalem, meaning they are at risk of being moved back onto amber.

The next travel update is due to take place on 28 June, after which it is hoped more countries will be added to the green list.

The current limited ability to travel abroad has prompted Ryanair and Manchester Airports Group, which owns Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands Airports, to prepare to take legal action, with both calling for greater transparency on how Whitehall decides which countries are added to the green, amber and red lists.

Covid-19 vaccination status is recorded on the main NHS app and now shows proof if people have had the jabs.

Six million people have already downloaded the app and it is expected that Brits will need to use it to show proof they have been vaccinated when entering other countries.


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Reliving the 1066 conquest at Battle Abbey

Thousands of visitors swarmed through the arches of Battle Abbey last weekend to enjoy the Battle of Hastings re-enactment and see history repeat itself as the Saxons and Normans fought for the English throne.

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The celebrations, English Heritage’s biggest showpiece of the year, were made even more special as the second day of the event fell on October 14, the 952nd anniversary of what was arguably the single most important battle in English history.

The re-enactment of the Battle of Hastings took place during the afternoon of Saturday and Sunday October 13 and 14. More than 600 soldiers re-enacted the 1066 conquest, bringing to life the atmosphere and tension as King Harold and his Saxon army took on Duke William and his Norman soldiers in a fight for the English throne.

Visitors had the opportunity to set foot in the Norman and Saxon encampments to learn about life in an 11th century army and experience the sights, sounds and smells of the battlefield.

A range of displays took place throughout the event, from medieval music to falconry with majestic birds of prey and demonstrations of awe-inspiring cavalier horsemanship. Families practised their skills with a bow and arrow in the have-a-go archery sessions and young visitors became warriors themselves in the Children’s Battle of Hastings.

Diana Evans, Events Manager English Heritage, said: “We were very lucky that the weather stayed dry for us and our visitors were treated to some spectacular displays. Birds of prey swept over head during the falconry demonstrations. People got to see the might of horses in combat during the Warriors of 1066 show and re-enactors clash during the Battle of Hastings itself.

“Elsewhere families got to try their hand at archery, enjoy medieval music and children put their combat skills to the test in the Children’s Battle of Hastings. It’s a great day out for the whole family, with plenty of things to see and do to keep the whole family entertained.

“It was a wonderful weekend and we look forward to doing it again next year!”


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Liaison Committee grills Boris Johnson on coronavirus, climate policy and devolution

Wednesday, 7th July 2021, 6:01 pm
The PM was asked about a number of public policy areas. (Photo: Daniel Leal-Olivas - WPA Pool/Getty Images)

Prime Minister Boris Johnon faced questions on coronavirus, COP26 and universal credit from MPs in an appearance before the Liaison Committee today (July 7).

The Liaison Committee, made up of MPs who chair departmental select committees, grilled the PM today amid controversy over a three-week wait until self-isolation rules end for the double-jabbed.

Chris Bryant MP accused the PM of rarely “correcting the record” on inaccurate comments and statements he’s made before repeatedly asking Johnson if he fired former Health Secretary, Matt Hancock.

The PM avoided answering the question directly but pointed out that a new Health Secretary was appointed within days of Matt Hancock’s affair hitting the headlines.

MPs including Clive Betts and Caroline Nokes then grilled the PM over the government’s implementation of policies to tackle climate change ahead of COP26, saying that “strategies are not in place” for many ambitions, including retrofitting homes and installing green boilers.

Philip Dunne MP said:

“The heat building strategy, understanding how we're going to cope with the energy efficiency of homes... At the moment there is a lacuna - we don't have these policies.”

Gesturing to his “10 point plan” for the climate, the PM denied the accusation and promised a decarbonisation plan for homes “long before” COP26.

MPs asked several questions on the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic and its impacts on society, questioning the logic of double-jabbed people having to self-isolate until rules are relaxed in August.

The PM said he understood “the frustration” among those with two vaccines but said “we have to do what we can to stop the spread”.

MPs including Stephen Timms asked the PM about catch-up funding for schools, claiming that the promised £3bn is not reaching the most disadvantaged children in the country. Johnson promised action on helping schoolchildren catch up, and thanked teachers for their hard work.

Post-Brexit impacts were also on the agenda, with Pete Wishart calling the PM an “unthinking unionist” and accusing him of making decisions on behalf of Scotland as well as being anti-devolution - claims denied by Johnson. Other MPs expressed concern over the potential loss of talented EU nationals in the entertainment and arts sectors following Brexit.

This is the third time Johnson has sat before the Liaison Committee this year, with similarly terse exchanges between the PM and some MPs.

The Liaison Committee is made up of the chairs of Select Committees, which check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs.

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You'll wake up craving the healthy blend full of warming spices.

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On summer mornings, it's easy to whip up a healthy smoothie full of fresh berries. But now that the days are shorter and the temperature has dropped, our thoughts are on gingerbread lattes and other seasonal treats full of warming spices. That’s why we decided to create this good-for-you wintry smoothie recipe, featuring ginger, cinnamon, cloves, and nutmeg. You can throw the ingredients together on those dark, chilly mornings, and feel really good about enjoying them: Cinnamon—a staple in everyone’s spice rack—is a nutritional powerhouse, while ginger aids digestion; almond butter adds protein and healthy, satiating fats; and a tablespoon of molasses offers a host of essential minerals, and a touch of sweetness.

Gingerbread Smoothie

Serves: 1 (yield: 1¾ cups)

1 ripe banana, frozen

1 cup unsweetened almond milk

2 Tbsp. almond butter

1 Tbsp. coconut oil

1 Tbsp. molasses

1 tsp. cinnamon

½ tsp. ground ginger

¼ tsp. ground nutmeg

Pinch of ground cloves

Pinch of salt

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10 April 2021

NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last nightFour new cases were acquired overseas, bringing the total number of cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 5,135.

There were 8,686 tests reported to 8pm last night, compared with the previous day's total of 14,078.

Following new advice from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on Thursday night, updated informed consent information was provided to patients and those administering the AstraZeneca vaccine.

NSW Health temporarily paused administration of the AstraZeneca vaccine to all age groups at its clinics yesterday morning (Friday 9 April) while the informed consent information was updated. AstraZeneca vaccinations for those aged 50 years and over recommenced yesterday afternoon. The Pfizer vaccine continued to be administered as planned at NSW Health clinics.

There were 4,401 COVID-19 vaccines administered by NSW Health in the 24 hours to 8pm last night. The total number of vaccines administered by NSW Health is now 151,125.

Confirmed cases (including interstate residents in NSW health care facilities) 5,135
Deaths (in NSW from confirmed cases) 56
Total tests carried out 5,461,599
Total vaccinations administered by NSW Health151,125

NSW Health is treating 41 COVID-19 cases, none of whom are in ICU. Most cases (98 per cent) are being treated in non-acute, out-of-hospital care, including returned travellers in the Special Health Accommodation.

NSW Health thanks those who have come forward for testing, and strongly urges everyone to isolate and be tested immediately if even the mildest of symptoms appear. This is how we can keep our friends, family and community safe.

There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. To find your nearest clinic, visit: COVID-19 clinics or contact your GP.

Likely source of confirmed COVID-19 cases in NSW

Likely source of infectionCases past 24 hours*Cases past 7 days**All cases
Overseas 4252,955
Interstate 0090
Locally acquired – linked to known case or cluster 001,640
Locally acquired – no links to known case or cluster00450
Locally acquired – investigation ongoing 000
Under initial investigation000
Total 4255,135

Note: Case counts reported for a particular day may vary over time due to ongoing investigations and case review.

*notified from 8pm 8 April 2021 to 8pm 9 April 2021
**from 8pm 3 April 2021 to 8pm 9 April 2021

Returned travellers in hotel quarantine to date

Since 29 March 2020Count
Symptomatic travellers tested 11,711
Found positive 225
Since 30 June 2020Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 2 92,432
Found positive572
From 15 May 2020 to 12 January 2021Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 1079,623
Found positive182
Since 13 January 2021Count
Asymptomatic travellers screened at day 12*24,573
Found positive21

* Testing previously carried out on day 10 is now carried out on day 12.

COVID-19 vaccination update

COVID-19 vaccination doses administered by NSW HealthDoses past 24 hours*All doses
First doses 1,761 107,109
Second doses 2,640 44,016
Total4,401 151,125

*notified from 8pm 8 April to 8pm 9 April 2021

Note: NSW Health’s vaccination clinics generally operate Monday to Friday. Therefore, there may be limited vaccines administered on weekend days and public holidays due to planned closures.

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I would still take her to the doctor & give a urine sample. For about a year & half I kept feeling pressure in my stomach periodially. I had trace amounts of blood in my urine at my checkups. My doc said, some women just have this. I kept thinking I had a UTI. Finally a different doc sent me to a urologist. They did a test with a camera thing and...where my uretha & bladder meet I have a small irritation that bleeds a tiny bit. It's enough to cause symptoms. So now I take ditropan & am mostly fine.

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How to lose upper body fat

Fat is stored around various parts of your upper body, including your face, neck, shoulders, arms, back, chest and belly. In order for you to start losing fat from these areas, you have to remain in a calorie deficit. This means that your calorie intake needs to be lower then your calorie expenditure. Doing so forces your body to use its fat stores as a source of energy.

Unfortunately, it is not possible to tell your body to only burn fat from one particular area (also known as spot reduction). This means that you will have to approach fat loss as a full-body endeavor. Luckily, your body will utilize fat stores from all over for energy and you will start to lose fat in the upper region over time.

The number of calories that a person needs to consume in order to start losing fat will depend on their age, gender, weight, height and how active they are. You can use the calculator below to get a rough estimate of how many calories you should be consuming, depending on your goals.

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This calculator will never show a number below 1000 calories per day. Please speak to a qualified health professional before attempting to eat less than that.

For example, a 35 year old lady who weighs 70 kgs (154 lbs), is 180 cm tall (6 feet) and exercises 4 times a week will need to consume approximately 2300 calories to maintain her weight, 1850 calories to lose weight and 1400 calories to lose weight fast.

A safe weight loss rate is 1 to 2 pounds per week, which can be achieved by remaining in a calorie deficit.

A calorie deficit in turn can be achieved by keeping an eye on what you eat and exercising more often. If you want to get rid of upper body fat as fast and as efficiently as possible, a combination of the two is highly recommended.

Below are some recommendations you should aim to follow.

Monitor your calorie intake and minimize junk food

If you asked the average person to tell you how many calories they consume per day, they probably wouldn’t know. This is because most people don’t usually monitor their calorie intake. If you want to lose fat, it is advisable to have a general idea of how many calories you consume, because this will let you know whether you are overeating.

Monitoring calorie intake is very straightforward. You can either do this manually with a pen & paper or use a mobile calorie counter app like myfitnesspal (available on both iOS and Android).

Every time you eat something, write down the name and quantity of the food that you ate, or enter it into the app. If you write it down, you will need to use a food calorie information website such as to get the number of calories in a given food. If you use the app, myfitnesspal will refer to its own food database and do this for you automatically.

At the end of the day, you can sum up the calories in all the foods and get your daily calories intake. Here’s an example.

Breakfast – 2 medium butter croissants and a glass of orange juice – 574 calories

Snack – 1 medium blueberry muffin and a cappuccino – 519 calories

Lunch – 1 chicken & cheese sandwich and a can of cola – 767 calories

Snack – 1 medium sized banana and 1 medium sized apple – 200 calories

Dinner + dessert – 2 cups of spaghetti with sauce and vanilla ice cream – 688 calories

Total intake – 2748 calories

You can then use the calculator above to determine whether you are consuming too many calories. If you are, you need to reduce your intake. You can do this by making smart food substitutions.

In the example above, the breakfast consisted of 2 medium butter croissants and a glass of orange juice. Whilst there is no denying that this breakfast would taste great, it wouldn’t be the best option when trying to lose upper body fat.

This is because it is high in calories, but not very filling. Croissants are made up of refined carbohydrates, which are digested very quickly and cause dramatic spikes and dips in blood sugar over a short period of time. This in turn leaves you feeling hungry, and you need food again very soon.

A better option would be to swap refined carbs with those that are digested more slowly. A great example in this case is home cooked oatmeal. It releases energy gradually and because it adds bulk to your stomach, it keeps you feeling satisfied for longer.

It is also a good idea to increase your protein intake. Protein has a high satiety, boosts metabolism and reduces overall calorie intake. Studies have shown that increasing protein consumption is beneficial for weight loss. For example, this study found that increasing protein intake to 30% of total calories resulted in 441 fewer calories being consumed per day. There are lots of great protein rich foods available including eggs, beans and fish.

Another quick way to reduce your overall calorie intake is by monitoring liquid calories that you drink. Many people don’t realize that fruit juices, sodas and store bought coffees are usually high in calories.

Fruit juices may be OK once in a while because fresh fruit juice is a source of vitamins and minerals, but eating the solid fruit instead would be a better option. However sodas should be completely avoided if possible because they are a source of ’empty calories’ i.e. calories that provide no nutritional benefits. Swapping soda and sugar sweetened beverages for water can save you a lot of calories and is an effective fat loss strategy.

In the example above, if the orange juice & cola were replaced with water, and the cappuccino replaced with ordinary home brewed coffee, 300 fewer calories would be consumed.

Over a period of one month, that is 9000 fewer calories, which equates to a large amount of fat. Water helps with weight loss because it has 0 calories (yes you read that right!), boosts metabolism and fills you up, so you eat less.

Here is a revised version of the above meal plan, with certain foods and beverages replaced for more nutritious options.

Breakfast – 2 large hard boiled eggs, a cup of oatmeal, a sliced banana and a glass of water – 425 calories

Snack – 1 avocado and home brewed coffee – 324 calories

Lunch – 1 grilled chicken breast, 1 cup of steamed vegetables and a glass of water – 394 calories

Snack – 1 cup of strawberries and 1 cup of Greek yogurt – 244 calories

Dinner + dessert – grilled cod, quinoa salad and 1 cup of watermelon – 476 calories

Total intake – 1863 calories

The two meals plans have a difference of more than 1000 calories, which is a very significant amount! Notice that we didn’t reduce the overall quantity of food in any way. We just replaced high calorie and less filling foods with lower calorie and more filling ones.

Replacing certain foods and monitoring your calorie intake will allow you to achieve a calorie deficit, which means you will automatically start to burn fat around your body.

Become more active

Together with modifying your diet, you should aim to increase the amount of exercise that you do. If you are not already active then start off slowly and gradually increase the intensity and duration of exercise.

You should aim to do 30 minutes of exercise that gets your heart pumping and makes you sweat, at least 3 – 4 times a week. This should be a combination of both cardiovascular exercise and weight training.

Cardiovascular exercise burns fat stores around the body. A particularly effective type of cardio is high intensity interval training (HIIT). This involves doing short intense bursts of a certain activity followed by longer periods of the same activity at a comfortable pace. For example you could sprint as fast as possible for 20 seconds and then jog for a minute; repeat this cycle for 15 – 20 minutes.

This study involved 45 overweight women who were split into two groups. One group did regular cardio and the other did HIIT. The regular cardio group cycled for 40 minutes at a steady pace whereas the HIIT group cycled for 20 minutes, switching between twelve seconds of light cycling and then eight seconds of cycling “all out”.

The study found that the HIIT group ended up losing 3 times more body fat! Results may not always be this impressive, however HIIT is definitely a recommended fat burning technique.

Together with cardiovascular exercise, you should also do some weight training. Your overall goal should not be to just lose upper body fat but to also build muscle mass; weight training can help you achieve this. Muscle is much more compact than fat, so ‘turning fat into muscle‘ will leave you looking lean & toned. Additionally, the more muscle mass you have, the more calories you burn throughout the day.

Pushups, bench presses, bent-over rows, pull-ups, dead-lifts and EZ bar curls are great upper body weight based exercises. It is important to work out all parts of your body however, including your arms, chest, shoulders, back, core and legs rather than focusing on only one region. Personal advice from a fitness instructor or following an online fitness plan can be beneficial. It is also important to speak to your doctor before starting a new exercise routine.

Upper body fat loss can be achieved by monitoring your calorie intake and increasing your activity levels. It is not possible to target fat loss from a particular region in the body, but provided that a calorie deficit is maintained, fat will be lost from the upper body over time.

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Your first appointment at the dentist in Alexandria

Have you just moved to the Alexandria area? If so, you will no doubt have many things on your to do list. Well, let us help you check one off, and that’s finding a new dentist in Alexandria. Here at the Healthy Smile Centre, we’ve been serving patients in the suburbs of Sydney for many years and we believe we have something unique to offer.

Our dentist in Alexandria focuses on prevention, through educating patients on how to take excellent care of their teeth at home. Stick with us and there’s a good chance that you’ll be able to keep your teeth for life.

Here’s an overview of what you can expect at our dentist in Alexandria as a new patient.

A warm welcome

When you first step into the surgery, you’ll be welcomed by our friendly reception team. They can give you information about our services and book you an initial consultation appointment with our dentist in Alexandria, Dr Simon Lee.

Dr Lee takes a holistic approach to care, so as well as giving your teeth a thorough examination, he’ll also ask you questions about your lifestyle and diet. This is so he can suggest a programme of care that is unique to you and will help you get the most out of your dental treatment. For example, pregnant women are more at risk of gum disease due to raised hormone levels, so they may need to have additional check-ups.

He will also discuss with you further treatment options if necessary, including: braces, cosmetic work, dental implants and crowns.

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If you also have a young child to consider, we recommend bringing them in for their first appointment around the age of one, once their baby teeth have come through. This may seem very young, but in our experience, if a child gets used to the dental environment from this age, they are less likely to develop dental phobia later in life.

This also gives our dentist in Alexandria the chance to assess and treat any tooth and facial development problems before the bones become set. The very latest a child should have their first check-up is aged 7.


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Dusting off the blog to talk about the 2019 Topps design

If there is anything that makes me dust off Blogger and get the card blog up and running again it is a new Topps design.

My 2019 Topps design hot take (a couple days later, so it's not too hot) is that the generally positive response is that the "new" design reminds many of us of something we have seen before in 1982 Topps ... with the colored lines flipped to the other side.

Also, remove the player signature and add a team logo and there you go. It is a pretty close approximation I think and with 1982 Topps being featured in the Topps Archives set several times, it makes natural sense that the design would be inspired by the '82 set ... if only unintentionally.

In terms of the announcement, I'm on trading card Twitter throughout the day and I somehow missed that the design announcement was approaching. It is insane that Topps wastes the biggest announcement of the year without a huge fanfare.

If it is going to be announced so early and since it's just a few weeks since the National it should be coincided with that event. I think they should make it a tradition, pick a day, make it Topps Day. Or if only there was like a National Baseball Card Day that the announcement could be paired with I think that would work out well.

On the flip side, delaying the announcement saves Topps from running into the same problem that Wizards of the Coast runs into with new Magic: The Gathering releases. Each new set faces leaks on new set mechanics and the art of the key cards before the release and while it seems some Magic leaks are planned, Topps stays in control with they way they do things currently.

Here's that original Gary Woods card from 1982 Topps Traded #130T. Woods was traded from the Astros to the Cubs and he would stay with the team through 1985.


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By Tom Morrison posted 17 days ago

The excitement is already brewing for MTI’s Fall Meeting in San Antonio, Texas on October 4-6. The momentum MTI experienced from launching its first live meeting in 18 months at the Spring Meeting was off the charts, and since the Spring meeting, members have been sharing that they can’t wait to get together again at the Fall Meeting.

The MTI Education Committee has designed another awesome line up of topics and speakers to hit at the heart of growing profits and productivity in every company.

First things first, you must take a moment to reserve your hotel room and register as soon as possible. MTI’s room blocks sell out almost every year, and we expect San Antonio to be no different.

You can view full details for the meeting, including links to book your room and register by CLICKING HERE.

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Another exciting component to the Fall Meeting is our MTI Educational Foundation Fundraiser. The Foundation gave away another $42,000 in scholarships this month to nine young stars pursuing their education. The Foundation Fundraiser is holding a drawing at the Fall Meeting’s final night awards dinner to take home one of MTI’s famed bronze sculptures called, “Our Forefathers” (see picture).  Brand new, the sculpture is worth $5,000. The last time MTI hosted an auction for one of its bronze sculptures, the winning bid was for $7,000. The Foundation will be selling only 100 tickets, for $1,000 per ticket to get into the drawing, with 100% of the proceeds going to benefit the MTI Educational Foundation. When you register for the Fall Meeting, you can tell MTI how many tickets you would like for the drawing. Help us meet our goal of $100,000 to drive scholarships in the heat treating industry!

Now for the content you have been waiting for! With the labor drought being so deep for all companies, MTI’s Education Committee has put a focus on having conversations on “How can we do business differently and get the work done?” With that in mind, the program of speakers is as follows over two days:

The Labor Drought… Where Did All the People Go?

Presented by Ron Hetrick, EMSI Data

Prior to COVID-19, there was already a shortage of labor in almost every industry. The pandemic magnified the labor drought and now it seems like labor is like a dry dessert with no oasis in sight. Ron Hetrick, Director of Staffing and Data at EMSI, is one of the leading experts on labor data. Ron will unpack the real issues causing the labor shortage, discuss the future outlook for labor, and share how every company needs to rethink "how to get work done." Ron will also moderate a panel of MTI members who are successfully breaking new ground with automation in their plant as a solution to the labor drought. This is a must-see opening session for any key executive.

How to Break the 2-Week Notice Curse

Mark Sedgely, Director of Revenue - Personify Inc.

One of the key elements during a new hire labor shortage is that you can't afford to lose any of your current talent…even average performers. It is an employee’s market, and it is important that every company has an amazing workplace culture to keep the talent you currently have. As talent leaves, those who are left could suffer from burnout, causing more challenges. A vibrant and team-oriented workplace culture is a must. Mark Sedgely, Director of Revenue at Personify, and former President of MemberClicks, will share with you the keys to building a workplace culture that can cure the 2-week notice curse.

Fireside Discussion Session on Top Industry Topics
Facilitated by MTI's Education Co-Chairs Glen Ottinger from Thermofusion and Deidra Minerd from Euclid Heat Treating

Within 30 days of the Fall Meeting, MTI will survey all meeting attendees on the top 3 industry topics they would like to hear discussed during MTI's famed round table discussions. Over 90 minutes, members will discuss at their tables the key topics individually, then Glen and Deidra will lead the full group in an open discussion. These discussions are generally the most talked about sessions at any MTI meeting because members are able to learn so much from each other.

Leadership Isn’t for Cowards

Mike Staver - Professional Leadership Coach and Trainer

We live in an age where it is more and more challenging to manage all of the information, demands, and challenges that are coming at us. It takes real courage to stand firm in what you believe, and then to get your followers to understand what really matters and how to execute effectively. Your ability to influence your followers is key to every step of creating significant results. Courage is the key element in that process. Participants will learn:

- The real definition of courage
- The three most important steps you will ever take
- The power of commitment
- What your followers do…really do…when you are not around
- The primary motivator of all people
- The three things every leader can do to ensure leadership failure
- The importance of high gain activity and how to do more of it
- Six steps that will insure effective execution

Don’t miss the MTI Fall Meeting. The content will drive your decisions for the future, the connection to other heat treat executives will refresh your perspective, and the energy will refuel your passion for your business. See you in San Antonio!

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When studied from the Hebrew perspective, words from the Scriptures can provide a wonderful and enhanced understanding that English definitions struggle to express.

The Old Testament (the Torah, Psalms, and Prophets) was written in Hebrew and so it is called the “Holy Language.” One very important reason to study the language is that it gives insight into the Jewish mindset, which is much different from Western mindset.  To thoroughly understand the message of Scripture it is necessary to understand the people, culture, and time in which the original text was written.

Martin Luther summed it up when he wrote,  “The Hebrew language is the best language of all…if I were younger I would want to learn this language, because no one can really understand the Scriptures without it.  Although the New Testament is written in Greek, it is full of Hebraisms and Hebrew expressions.  It has therefore been aptly said that the Hebrews drink from the spring, the Greeks drink from the stream that flows from it, and the Latins from a downstream pool.”

The Hebrew letter system is named after the first two letters the Aleph and the Bet

This probably cannot be answered with certainty.  One popular theory proposes that early writing was chiseled in stone.  In order to carve letters into stone the writer would most likely use his stronger hand, which was usually the right, to use the hammer that would strike the chisel held in the left hand making the mark.  Practically speaking it would be much easier to move from right to left.  Maybe, maybe not?  Many archaeological finds are inscriptions that were incised into wet clay instead of chiseled in stone.  For instance, ceramic shards or clay tablets.

Ancient Jewish mystics, on the other hand, generally feel that writing from right to left occurred because the right side is given precedence in Judaism.  Why is that?  An ancient teaching assigns the characteristic of words ‘chesed’ (loving kindness) to the right side and ‘gevurah’ (severity) to the left side.  Kindness always comes first and begins on the right.  For this reason a scribe would be prone to start on the right and work towards the left.

As languages and writing instruments evolved technical issues could have changed writing direction.  It is thought that as scribes used pen and parchment it was technically easier for them to write from left to right so that ink did not smudge.  English definitely would have been one of the languages that moved in that direction while Hebrew and other Aramaic languages were already set with right to left movement.

Some would maintain that Abraham, as the Father of the Hebrews, brought the language from the original single language of the Babel story in Genesis 11. However the written form of Hebrew is not archeologically evident until Moses who was credited by New Testament citations and Jesus Himself as the author of the “Law”, being the first five books of the Bible known as the Pentateuch.

Modern archeological finds have revealed the existence of characters of the Hebrew Aleph Bet in Paleo pictorial form as early as the first century of Israel’s sojourn to Egypt.

That depends on your definition of ‘lost or dead.’ While conversational Hebrew gradually died out between 300BC and 400AD, and remained essentially unused as a spoken language for the next 1500 years, it remained continuously used as a liturgical and literary language. Spoken in ancient times, Hebrew, a member of the Canaanite branch of the Semitic language family, was supplanted as the Jewish vernacular by the western dialect of Aramaic beginning in the third century BC, after the Babylonian Captivity. The common Aramaic also died out in 1100AD, replaced by Arabic.

The revival of Hebrew as a spoken language, lead by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda in the 19th and 20th centuries, became the foundation of the official language of Israel. Modern Hebrew used Biblical Hebrew roots, Mishnaic (1st century AD spoken) spelling, and Sephardic (15th century AD Jews in Spain and Portugal) pronunciation, and included many sayings and phrase translations inherited from Yiddish (central European mixture).

According to the Encyclopedia Britannica, the history of the Hebrew language is usually divided into four major periods:

  1. Biblical (or Classical) Hebrew, until about the 3rd century BC, in which most of the Old Testament is written;
  2. Mishnaic (or Rabbinic) Hebrew, the language of the Mishna (a collection of Jewish traditions), written about 200 AD (this form of Hebrew was never used among the people as a spoken language);
  3. Medieval Hebrew, from about the 6th to the 13th century AD, when many words were borrowed from Greek, Spanish, Arabic, and other languages; and
  4. Modern Hebrew, the language of Israel in modern times.

This view does not account for Hebrew in its Ancient or Paleo form which became effective as a written form circa 1450 BC and was historically used up until the time of the Babylonian Exile circa 600 BC. Upon the return of the Israelites from Babylon the language began to be written in a form of script adapted from the Babylonian experience.

The original forms of the Hebrew language had no designated vowel markings or letters. Of the several types of vowel systems devised for the Hebrew Aleph Bet the one used today was created by the Masoretes sometime after the middle of the first millennium AD.
There are several distinct differences between Hebrew and English:
  1. Modern Hebrew letters developed from the ancient Paleo Hebrew letters and are visually quite different from English letters.
  2. Hebrew letters have no upper and lower case and five of the Hebrew letters have a different form when they appear at the end of a word. On the other hand, each English letter has an upper and lower case form that does not change depending on their placement in a word.
  3. Hebrew uses an abjad writing system which simply means there are only consonant symbols and the reader is left to supply the appropriate vowel sound.
  4. Hebrew is read from right to left while English is left to right.

Whether you learn Modern or Paleo Hebrew depends on your purpose in learning the language. If you want to carry on conversations in Hebrew, the Modern form would be best.  A quick comparison would be to ask yourself which would you rather speak in the US today?  Old English or Modern English?  Same with Hebrew.

But, if your intent is to understand Scripture as the original author intended; learning the Paleo pictographic language will give you a much more functional perspective.  You will need to acquire the mindset of an ancient Bedouin and search out how he would have understood the word from the world around him, his culture.  It will take some work, but definitely worth the effort!

The letters or pictographs used in the Paleo or Ancient Hebrew are much easier to learn and associate with their meaning than Modern Hebrew. For example, the Aleph is a drawing of the head of an ox and means strong, first, or leader. The 22 Paleo letters and their meanings can easily be learned in just an hour or two. This creates a better initial atmosphere for learning how words were used in the Bible.
The terms ‘Ancient’ and ‘Paleo’ Hebrew are used interchangeably.
Although both are abjad scripts (no vowel letters), their appearance became quite different about 800-500 BC. Since the era of the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities, the form of the Hebrew letters has been completely different — changing from Proto Canaanite pictographs to an Aramaic shaped alphabet. Although the Modern letters do retain individual meanings, they are rarely used to define words.
Paleo Hebrew was the earliest form of the Hebrew language with known inscriptions dating 1450BC. In 587 BC, under the rule of King Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonians captured several thousand of the educated and wealthy in Jerusalem and carried them off to exile. Over the years of captivity many of the Israelites blended in and were assimilated into the society having a profound effect on their way of life and beliefs. Ezra, the scribe, was born in Babylon and one of the first to return to Jerusalem. The lettering he brought back was highly influenced by the Aramaic letters he had learned and began the transformation of the ancient Hebrew Aleph Bet into the modern Hebrew letters.
During and after the Babylonian captivity in the 6th century BC, most of the Hebrew writings started using Aramaic lettering and became, over time, very similar to the Arabic style.

The earliest Paleo Hebrew inscriptions dated about 1450BC. Until recently it was assumed that the Hebrews had acquired the knowledge of an Aleph Bert from Phoenician alphabet carvings. However, modern archeology has provided evidence that the Hebrews in Egypt devised the world’s first Aleph Bet and carried that knowledge to Canaan on their sojourn. Over the next several hundred years, regional characteristics began to separate the script into different national alphabets (all within 100-200 miles), including Israelite, Samaritan, Moabite, Edomite, Phoenician, and Old Aramaic. Even within those smaller regions, the script also changed due to the writing medium changes, i.e. chiseled stone, clay, papyrus, etc.

The explanations and products on our website occasionally use some of the regional variants that help demonstrate the functional meanings of the words depicted.

We think the Paleo is initially much simpler because it is easier to associate the pictorial letters with their meaning. Writing and understanding a few hundred Paleo words is rather intuitive and gives a great foundation for the language. Once you get beyond that initial study, communicating using the Modern is probably necessary.
Only a few original documents from the time period where Paleo Hebrew was prevalent remain or have been discovered:
  1. The Zayit Stone contains the earliest known inscription in the Paleo-Hebrew script and has been dated to the 10th Century BC.  While not technically a document, it is inscribed with a complete abecedary, basically a listing of the letters of the alphabet.
  2. The Siloam Inscription, 8th Century BC, indicates that King Hezekiah closed up the waters of the Gihon Springs and had the water diverted through an underground tunnel to the Pool of Siloam.  The inscription records the construction of the tunnel.
  3. Another find is the Ketef Hinnom scrolls. These two tiny silver scrolls (about 1 inch long) were found in burial caves. It took experts three years to unroll and discover the priestly blessing in Paleo Hebrew. The scrolls are believed to pre-date the Dead Sea scrolls by about four centuries.
  4. The Samaritans of Israel still use a unique form of Paleo Hebrew in their religious and worship practices.

Additionally, scores of archaeological finds in recent times depict Paleo Hebrew inscriptions. These include pottery, jewelry, cave inscriptions, and architectural engravings to name a few.

The explanations and products on our website occasionally use some of the regional variants that help demonstrate the functional meanings of the words depicted.

While the study of Paleo Hebrew is not new, it is enjoying a resurgence of interest with new sources of information available on the internet nearly every day. Frank Seekins’ book Hebrew Word Pictures and Jeff Benner’s book Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible and his website, www.ancient-hebrew.org are some of the best tools to start a study.  Numerous videos are available on YouTube.  Check out our own Word Study page to see writings and videos by Pastor Jim Woodard.
Just like in English where words can have several meanings, it’s all about context. How is it used, where is it used, who is using it, etc.  The more we study the ways and times of the people who wrote the letters, the better we understand what they were trying to communicate using the letters.

Rather than pursue a different or more accurate definition or a deeper or mystical meaning of a Hebrew word, Paleo / Ancient Hebrew’s greatest asset is to assist the student in more clearly determining the “functional meaning” of the word. The scriptural principle that enhances this process is that, first comes the natural and then comes the spiritual. In other words, once the natural message(s) of the individual pictograph is known then the “functional meaning” of that word picture finds its value. This process is interdependent on the reader knowing the message conveyed by the individual pictographs in their cultural context. In contrast, English as well as most Western language systems are phonetic in design using a memory system of shapes and sounds to form words that are phonetically memorized but have little if any embedded meaning in the individual letters. An excellent example of these differences is found in the word “dog”. In English D – o – g is simply three individual shapes with no inherent meaning. In Ancient / Paleo pictographs, the Hebrew for dog is K – l – b, or Kalev. Its functional meaning is “all heart”. Anyone that has spent time with “man’s best friend” knows that a dog’s nature is “all heart”!

Additionally, it should be noted that the growth of Modern Hebrew, dictated by the need for new words with no Biblical background, has accelerated the pressure to use phonetic practices to create new Hebrew words without the underlying meanings prevalent in Ancient / Paleo Hebrew.

Within some limits, yes, one could twist the meaning of a word to suit their desires, either out of ignorance or to fulfill an agenda. That is why it is so important to attempt to understand the letters and words in the context of the time and people where it was used. It is not a perfect or easy task for a 21th century English speaking person in a modern land of abundance to fully understand the meaning of ancient writings. That is why it is critical that we study the ancient times and understand the Hebraisms that are so very different from our Western thought processes.
Culture is everything to the Paleo Hebrew language. Each pictograph conveys a thought based on the cultural perception of the picture. Modern perceptions would easily distort the readers understanding of a word based on the lack of ancient cultural experience.

A definition is the generally accepted meaning(s) of a word based on the general usage of that word. This can apply to pictorially based words as well as phonetically based words. The functional meaning of a word is that perspective that the word projects based on the combining of the pictographs that comprise the word with the context within which the word is used. Functional meaning is based on the physical message of a person, place, thing, or action each letter projects and can therefore not only speak to a natural meaning but to a spiritual principle or precept as well.

As an example, the English language is learned phonetically. For instance, when we see the word “cat” in English we put together the sounds of each letter for the word that helps us envision a small furry animal that is our pet. The “c” has no meaning by itself, nor does the “a”, or the “t”.

Not so in the Paleo Hebrew pictographic learning. Each picture letter in a word has a meaning that would be easily recognizable by an ancient Bedouin. The sum of the meanings of the letters would reveal the meaning of the word.

Our website has videos and worksheets explaining how to break down and understand different words to assist in understanding the process.

The first concern one should have in understanding a language is the context in which the writer wrote the word and in which the reader or hearer received the word. To assume that the meaning of a word used 2500 years ago, in a cultural setting that was nomadic and agrarian, would have the same meaning as it does today in a modern urban setting would be short sighted at best. It has been said that a text taken out of context is simply a pretext! The same holds true for a text taken in a context that didn’t even exist at its writing.

The first rule of discovery in Ancient /Paleo Hebrew is Context, Context, and Context.

Since Eastern and Western thought processes are different, the meaning of words tends to be different also, making it extremely difficult to create accurate word for word translations. Translators attempt to choose words that are as similar as possible, but they quite often don’t agree on what those words mean. Over time, as languages age, the accepted meaning of many common words changes also. An example would be that 100 years ago was known as the Gay 20’s yet it had nothing to do with sexual orientation of the people involved.
A Strong’s Concordance indexes every word in the King James Bible to a Strong’s number. Then, by looking up that number in the dictionary in the back of the book, you can find the Hebrew word and its English meanings. If your Bible is a different translation, you must be especially careful to ensure that you are referencing the exact English word that was used in the KJ version.
To some extent, yes, but it wouldn’t be very useful. We know that English words can have several meanings or can be used in various ways. Similarly, Hebrew words may also have multiple meanings, and they may not overlap the English meanings at all. In fact, since the whole Hebrew thought process is different, sometimes it might even take several English sentences to explain one Hebrew word. Also, just as the sentence structure is often different in other languages, it could be very difficult to read and understand if English words were directly substituted for Hebrew words in a sentence. So, for all intents and purposes, the practical answer is ‘no.’


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IRC Seminar, presented by Toyoaki Nishida: "Envisioning Common Ground Process beneath Conversation"

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Even today when AI has defeated human champions in many disciplines, we still have much difficulties with talking with AI. From time to time, similar difficulties happen even in human-human conversation particularly when participants come from different cultures. As we love abundance and versatility of communication functions brought about in conversation that are so natural to us, developing technologies for overcoming these difficulties may make sense to retain conversation as a primary communication channel in the AI era.

We characterize conversation as a continuous update of common ground in a collaborative fashion by bringing together pieces of knowledge, belief, experience. We attempt to portray in a computational fashion how common ground is updated in conversation. On the engineering side, we believe it will help us build a conversational AI that can naturally participate in our conversation and help us establish and maintain common ground. On the scientific side, it will lead us to better understanding of conversation, and eventually our mind.

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Toyoaki Nishida is Professor and Dean at Faculty of Informatics, the University of Fukuchiyama. He received the B.E., the M.E., and the Doctor of Engineering degrees from Kyoto University in 1977, 1979, and 1984, respectively. Before he moved to his present position, he was a professor at Kyoto University, the University of Tokyo and Nara Advanced Institute of Science and Technology. His research centers on artificial intelligence and human computer interaction. He opened up a new field of research called conversational informatics in 2003. He edited and co-authored three books on conversational informatics and related topics from Wiley and Springer.


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Heritage President Kay C. James Receives 2021 William L. Armstrong Award

Heritage President Kay C. James Receives 2021 William L. Armstrong Award

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WASHINGTON — The Centennial Institute, Colorado Christian University’s (CCU) public policy think tank, in partnership with The Armstrong Project, named Heritage President Kay C. James as the 2021 recipient of the prestigious William L. Armstrong Award for Visionary Leadership in Service to the American Idea.

The award is named in memory of William L. Armstrong, a former businessman, U.S. senator, and CCU president, and is presented annually at the Western Conservative Summit to a “leader who embodies the values that Armstrong held dear—faith, family, and freedom—and who has made a difference in America’s culture through business, politics, or education.” The award was presented to James by Wil and Kristy Armstrong.

Click here to watch the Armstrong Project’s film about Kay C. James, including an interview and award presentation.

“Kay Coles James, and her lifetime of work in support of America’s founding constitutional principles truly defines the American dream,” said Wil Armstrong, son of the late senator. “Rising from poverty in government housing projects to become president of America’s most important and influential think tank is an almost unparalleled achievement today. But Kay has gone far beyond that and built The Gloucester Institute to share that experience and those values with new generations of top-notch American leaders. They learn from her example, as we all do.”

“I am truly humbled to be selected for this honor,” said James upon announcement of the award. “None of us do this important work for accolades or recognition. Indeed, the greatest reward of public service and a career devoted to the well-being of the American people is the ability to make an impact on government policy in a way that increases freedom, economic liberty, and opportunity for all.

“When I first arrived in Washington and had to endure a very difficult Senate confirmation hearing, I remember sitting in the hearing and facing a barrage of questions. I looked up and saw Bill there looking back at me the entire time. But he didn’t ask a single question. He was just looking at me. Soon I realized what he was doing—he was praying for me. That lifted my spirits like nothing you could imagine.

“Bill’s amazing spirit crossed aisles and ideology, and I knew that I wanted to model my spirit after his. I have always held Bill in such high esteem, and to be recognized by his foundation means the world to me.”

Past recipients of the award, given annually since 2016, include conservative talk show host Dennis Prager, Focus on the Family and “Family Talk” founder Dr. James Dobson, former Attorney General and Counselor to President Ronald Reagan Edward Meese III, legal scholar and professor Robert George and Steve Green, president of Hobby Lobby and chairman of the Museum of the Bible.

The Heritage Foundation is the nation’s largest, most broadly supported conservative research and educational institution. Heritage has been leading the American conservative movement since our founding in 1973. More than 500,000 dues-paying members support our vision to build an America where freedom, prosperity, opportunity, and civil society flourish.

The Armstrong Project is a series of initiatives led by entrepreneur Wil Armstrong to preserve the historical record of his father, Senator Bill Armstrong, and to provide actionable resources to help energize a more civil and thoughtful discussion of vital principles important to business, politics, education, and philanthropy. Learn more at thearmstrongproject.org or connect via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

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Thanks for stopping by the HHBC website.  It's here for current and future worshippers of the One true God revealed to us in the Bible (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit).  We're a multi-generational family of faith driven by the Word, dedicated to prayer, and desiring others to know Jesus Christ and the power of His resurrection.  It's all about a new life, a new future, and a new purpose from God.  That's something to celebrate.  And we do!