Brian Gongol
![Computers and the Internet](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/comp.png)
Can Technology "Save" Small Towns?
Engaging debate on Slashdot points to a report on agglomeration economies, or the habit businesses have of opening up near competitors in the same field
![Health](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/health.png)
2,782-Person Study Reports No Cancer Risk from Using Mobile Phones
![Business and Finance](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/biz.png)
Massive Boom in Online Shopping Over Christmas
![Weather and Disasters](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/wx.png)
Extremely Cold Temperatures in Russia, Ukraine, Scandanavia, Baltic States
![Threats and Hazards](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/threats.png)
Nepal Cracks Down on Pro-Democracy Rallies
![Threats and Hazards](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/threats.png)
Iran Hunkering Down
Pulling assets from European banks and lining up regional allies over its nuclear ambitions
![The United States of America](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/usa.png)
CUNY Experience Suggests Higher Standards Attract More Students than they Dissuade
But it would be nice if reading were still a general-interest hobby
![News](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/news.png)
The Disappointing Record of Vladimir Putin
Now he's president of the G8, but it doesn't look like he's going to be pushing freedom along
![Humor and Good News](http://gongol.com/assets/icons/2005icons/haha.png)
The Fall of Rome
"[T]hey began to fritter all their money away on a national lottery despite odds on even a small win being MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM to I"