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While I can’t answer the questions in the past, I can at least have a record of important changes during my ownership.
On this page, I log all major changes to the house, such as plumbing repairs (and their costs), irrigation system upgrades/changes, carpet installation, remodeling, etc.
Writing Documentation for Your House
luke.hsiao.dev
In the late 15th century, as Middle English was giving way to early Modern English, the printing press arrived in England and helped standardize spelling, including the use of “ph” for the “f” sound in words from Greek.
The Grammarphobia Blog: Phee-Phi-Pho-Phum
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What exactly is “market price” for a drug in the US? Consumers don’t pay for drugs directly; only insurance companies pay for drugs. In Germany, all the insurance companies get together and form a Drug Price Bargaining Group, which bargains with drug companies the same way a government would. Why don’t insurance companies do that in America? Is the problem just that this would be a monopoly (technically a monopsony, I guess?)
Book Review: Which Country Has The World's Best Health Care?
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