Quotes of the Day

To obtain adequate dietary calcium without using dairy foods, dentist Melvin Page recommended eating: salmon, oysters, clams, shrimp, other sea-foods, broccoli, beet greens, nuts, beans, cauliflower, figs and olives. Green vegetables that are very high in calcium come from the brassica family and include: broccoli, kale, bok choy, cabbage, mustard and turnip greens. Seaweed is another excellent source of calcium. Other sources of calcium could be taro root, and herbs. Canned fish with bones is high in calcium, but fresh fish will be much lower because the bones are not consumed. [2011] - Ramiel Nagel

Multicancer Early Detection (MCED) assays are constantly getting refined. There are also assays that detect certain proteins or metabolic markers, such as glycosaminoglycans, that indicate a higher likelihood that cancer may be present, as well as blood tests that combine cell-free tumor DNA and proteins in a panel. The test with the most extensive clinical experience to date is known as the GRAIL Galleri. It uses AI to determine whether there is a "cancer signal" and, if present, to help localize its likely organ source. The problem with this test that is marketed for $949 for people aged 50 and older is that the yield is remarkably low. Only 5 per 1,000 people test positive, and, of these, just 2 per 1,000 were actually diagnosed early, in stage 1 or 2, before the cancer spread. The proportion of false negatives among every 1,000 people tested is unknowable. [2025] - Eric Topol

I recommend getting a Skype-In number of Google Voice number that runs via Internet anywhere in the world. These services offer call forwarding, international text messaging, and email notifications. Other options include iPlum and NumberBarn. [2022] - Kristin M. Wilson

There are several professional designations for property appraisers in Canada. The most common national designations are AACI (Accredited Appraiser Canadian Institute) and CRA (Canadian Residential Appraiser), both awarded by the Appraisal Institute of Canada. [2006] - Douglas Gray

Invent several options all equally acceptable to you and ask the other side which one they prefer. You want to know what is preferable, not necessarily what is acceptable. You can then take that option, work with it some more, and again present two or more variants, asking which one they prefer. [1991] - Roger Fisher