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saoh··on I, Sharpie
Brand-name Sharpie markers cost around US $1 to US $1.50 per marker.

Budget or generic alternatives cost as low as US $0.20 to US $0.50 per marker.

saoh··on French ex-president Sarkozy begins jail sentence
Rehabilitate and/or deter. The extent to which it is either the former or the latter depends on the country. That also determines whether or not "treating them badly" should be a feature of the justice system.
saoh··on 60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds
1. Early-life exposure to diverse, nonpathogenic microbes is linked to lower risk of allergies and asthma: "farm effect" (Amish vs. Hutterite study showing microbe-rich house dust associates with protection). 2. What matters is exposure to the right environmental and commensal microbes, not skipping handwashing or basic hygiene. Microbial diversity is good; pathogen exposure is not.
saoh··on Read your way through Hà Nội
Read the text and judge for yourself how the diacritical marks affect readability.
saoh··on The Simple Mathematics of Chinese Innovation
China is not a centrally planned economy.