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...offer is too low. Sometimes there's a bit of to-and-fro in the bidding, such as on a freezer chest that eventually fetches $620. But often any bid will do. A chair goes for a buck. A tarpaulin, a wheelbarrow, a birdcage, a garden sprayer and a chainsaw that doesn't work each fetch a pittance-but for the owners, the point is they're gone. Bidders have traveled as far as 25 km on the hunt for a bargain...
...songs with CD-quality audio, from Elvis to the Flaming Lips, and adds 30 albums a day - including music by the likes of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin that isn't even available at other download stores. Tracks cost a few pennies and entire albums go for a buck or two, a fraction of the cost at Apple's iTunes store. In Britain, the site garners 14% of the online music market, second only to iTunes. "I've probably downloaded a couple hundred songs," says Don Goldberg, a public relations consultant in Washington. "It's stuff you can't find...
...Many marveled that Warner would spend so much on bloggers - bloggers! - especially given that the progressive Internet movement has yet to claim a significant general election victory. But from publicity perspective, the campaign got a significant bang for its buck. "Think about it," said a Warner staffer, "If we threw this kind of thing for the DNC [Democratic National Committee], it would be just another party." As it was, the event's buzz reverberated throughout the community and into the mainstream media...
...mention the real reason Americans cannot afford surgery in our hospitals. Health-care costs are rising despite the ever championed cause of tort reform, because of failed risky investments made by the insurance industry. Our well-lobbied legislators turn a blind eye as campaign fund raisers pass the buck to the health-care system and blame malpractice damages for skyrocketing costs...
...That budget is an “an effective blank check” to the school system, Nolan says, but the city is getting little bang for its buck. “We are very rarely pointed to as an example of a well-managed district...