What $1 Buys You: Old Media Bargain Hunting

Katie Hallen -- When news broke Sidney Harman reportedly agreed to purchase Newsweek for $1.00 from The Washington Post Company in exchange for assuming its debts, it gave me pause - what else can you purchase for a buck these days? 

Well, apparently, The Washington Times (the family of the Rev. Moon regained control of the paper for $1.00 and debt).

Let us know if you've discovered any old media (or new media) steals across the Beltway. In the meantime, we present our dollar store shopping list:

 

The Washington Times ... $1.00

Newsweek ... $1.00

One episode of Man Men ... $1.89 with Amazon season pass

One Facebook credit toward buying a game or app ... $1.00

Altoids Peppermint Mints ... $1.99

Six gigabites of storage for one month on Google ... $1.02

One used copy of William Gibson's sci-fi classic Neuromancer ... $1.00 on eBay

One packet of Ramen noodles ... $1.00

One ride on Metrobus paying in cash ... $1.70

CNN app for iPhone ... $0.99

One tattered sofa spotted for sale outside Georgetown student housing ... $1.00

Seven premium 4x6 prints at Kodak Gallery .... $1.05

 

Comments

[Tablets]

Ramen noodles cost less than that
http://twitter.com/ezmelts | http://www.facebook.com/EZMelts

[volumerates]

The new online shopping concept to bring you convenient and fast service, cheap products, a variety of products, you can always find what you want, bulk purchase: more cheaper, all the best experience in the VRS.
http://www.volumerates.com/category/ipad-accessory

[charissa]

Like several handheld consoles, the M3 DS can R4 Nintendo DS are afflicted with lots of malfunctions and issues if misused. These types of symptoms may include lines throughout the sport display in the course of play, audio concerns, frequent sport freezes, problems with wi-fi R4 Revolution for DS connectivity and multiplayer game play or a faulty touchscreen display. These issues can stem from faulty sport cards resulting from grime buildup, sign interference or perhaps heavy impact that straight damaged R4 SDHC your system. If the console set for fix, there are many troubleshooting actions you need to take.

[r4 ds]

best blog....

[ps3 key]

These issues can stem from faulty sport cards resulting from grime buildup, sign interference or perhaps heavy impact that straight damaged R4 SDHC your system.

[Franklin and Marshall]

Every teeny, tiny minute I spend on your blog page are worthwhile. The information from your article are really helpful. In contrary to spam messages on some blog, you pages are bookmarked on my website browser.
http://www.cheapmbtshoes-mbt.com
http://www.fivefingersvibramnow.com
http://www.okeyshoptrade.com

[MBT Shoes]

It's so nice to have you do all of the research for us. It makes our decision making so much easier!! Thanks.

[D]

Your essay is good, I like it very much. Here I would like to share with you some things
Replica Handbags: http://www.replicabagsell.com
Sacs à main: http://www.chermall.com/sacs-main

[Cheap fashion]

Good post.You did a good work,and offer more effective imformation for us!Thank you.

[Cheap sale jordan]

I really like this website , and hope you will write more ,thanks a lot for your information.

[brand name handbags]

This is a really quality post.I find this information through Google. Great job.

[discount mbt shoes]

That doesn't mean it isn't a smoking hot issue in tech policy circles.

[cheap jordans]

Thanks you for your support, all the information is just what i need.

[Microsoft Office]

Ah well your comment! I did you good!

[seactorce]

qebxb http://www.southfloridaspeedleague.com ugg sale qbscf uggs outlet store hbdob uggs outlet tgnqz

[Air Max UK]

Mean I just read through the entire article of yours and it was quite good but since I'm more of a visual learner,I found that to be more helpful.

[keylogger Mac]

First came here, they are so good that you will often see, the article. Thank you for sharing!

[Rosaura Ison]

more cheaper, all the best experience in the VRS.

[sac louis vuitton]

Hey there! Ég er í vinnunni brimbrettabrun um bloggið þitt frá nýja iphone minn! Bara langaði að segja að ég elska að lesa í gegnum bloggið þitt og hlakka til að öll innlegg þín! Halda upp á frábær vinna!

[Sexto]

Wow. All the other comments so far make it seem that women and tgnlcohoey don't mesh. That just isn't true. Maybe it is that most of the readers of this blog are very similar to each other and have a lot in common. But, alas, tgnlcohoey and I have been great friends for years, and all I can say is that the basics of making sure things are plugged in and turned on is a very simple thing that can keep you on the tech guy's good side. Perhaps learn some trouble shooting from him so that when he isn't available, you won't lose too much time.

[Wagner]

Ha, this is totally me, I have to call our IT dereptmant at least a few times a week because my PC is not working properly. He's taken to answering his phone with, "What did you break now, Sarah?" I do not believe I would continue to have these problems if they would just give me a Mac!

[Sherry]

, don't ever stop dreaming big. If you have a plan and the suroppt, it can be done. Focus though. Pick a major goal; what would mean the most to the district with regards to edtech? And what are 2-3 mini goals that would help accomplish that? One thing that I've spent a lot of time on this year is grant writing. I've secured another year of my position by doing so, all the while bringing in a massive amount of tools and PD. Sadly, money makes most of the decisions. Find the funding. That's the key. Let me know if I can help in any way, #bro.

[Tuxido]

Nick,You have a great list here already but I think the key will be for these pelpoe to be plugged in with a solid PLN on social media. That is truly the best way to stay on top of what's new and what is working in other schools. Also, I was say that in my experience these tech pelpoe need specific strategies and opportunities to get into classrooms with kids and teachers. That is the best way to see what the needs are and how new tools can best be used. Good luck!

[Luucaas]

I am currently a spiacel ed teacher with a background in Maths and Sciences. I did my teacher training 25 years ago in elementary education. I have taught grades 1 through 10 and tutored in the prison system. I have been very concerned about Maths education since the beginning. In my graduation year, out of several hundred graduates I was the only elementary combined Maths/Science concentration (the only one for 6 years) and my friend from home (who had a degree in Physics and Astronomy) was the only one with a Maths concentration. Though both of us had university Maths credits, we told we had to take a foundations Math course with other elementary candidates. We were shocked at the number of high school graduates who did not have a basic understanding of the number system, confusion with anything beyond basic algorithms, nor any awareness of logic. These people were mostly interested in reading, nurturing children, or music particularly those who were aiming for the primary grades. Most of them admitted that they disliked or were uncomfortable with Maths. They are teaching today and were to pass on this bias to their students. When I got struggling students in grade 8, the break-down was usually traced back to around grade 3.Working with teens and adults, I discovered a lot of anxiety and reluctance regarding Maths. I had fellows flunk basic operations who could figure out how to cut X amount of pot to make X amount of money in their heads. They had learned Math in school but did not connect it to functional applications in life. Once we made the connection with concrete applications they had no more problem with Maths.I currently have 2 children in middle school with the new system. Both were able to figure out basic math applications at an early age; they are both very confused at this point. Trying to learn too many things at once. Having to use every strategy for every problem is overwhelming, and is confusing them. And despite my credentials, I cannot help them because they have to do it the school way any alternate approach is too much. Apparently Math has changed since the olden days well, yeah, I am still doing stuff the ancient Greeks and Egyptians figured out for me.I think you have isolated the two most urgent concerns. PS You think this curriculum is tough for your kids, try doing it in Braille!

[isabel marant outlet]

I wonder how you got so good. This is really a fascinating blog, lots of stuff that I can Get into. One thing I just want to say is that your Blog is so perfect!