Gongol.com Archives: April 2008
Brian Gongol


April 3, 2008

Water News Western Nebraska hopes for lots of spring runoff from mountains

Threats and Hazards Prosecutors say eight terrorists planned to blow up seven transatlantic flights in 2006
Now they're in court

News If kids aren't paying attention in class, perhaps it's not entirely their fault
The quality of engagement isn't entirely the responsibility of the student -- sometimes lecturers are responsible for their own failures. But not always.

The American Way April 2008 EconDirectory update
307 business- and economics-oriented websites, most updated daily or weekly, all in one place

Health Drug testing appears to put a dent in women's performance at the Olympics

Business and Finance Bernanke defends $30 billion Bear Stearns bailout
Unfortunately, it looks like the deal still leaves the American public on the hook for all of the risk without any serious claim on the benefits if it recovers. All of which, strangely, makes the Columbia Business School's parody video from two years ago seem all the more (unwittingly) prescient. Related: Redesigning British coinage is a job worth about $70,000 in one lump sum.

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