20/20 Communications

Collecting Wisdom About the Future.(Book review)
The Futurist; 1/1/2010; 1166 words; ...insect patterns; new infectious diseases, including 20 drug-resistant "superbugs," have emerged over the...At least one reason for hope is cited: Instantaneous-communication technologies provide the means for people across the world...

Secret weapon hidden cities.(the Manhattan Project)
Military History; 1/1/2010; 1296 words; ...sustaining communities boasted their own transportation and communications systems, banks, stores, schools, hospitals and theaters...The Gadget detonates, releasing energy equivalent to 20 kilotons of TNT and sending a mushroom cloud 7.5 miles...

People, not counterterrorism policies, avert another disaster ; Popping sounds, smoke and commotion sent those aboard into motion
International Herald Tribune; 12/28/2009; 1330 words; ...said that Mr. Abdulmutallab stayed in the bathroom for 20 minutes before the attempt, returned to his seat, told...flight. Intelligence agencies were studying intercepted communications to see whether clues were missed and to assess whether...

ICDL Saudi Arabia intensifies nationwide campaign to encourage SMEs to invest more on IT literacy programs
Al Bawaba; 12/27/2009; 685 words; ...of internal and external communication, and greater uptake and...investments in information and communications technology (ICT). ICDL...ICT, allocating up to USD 20 billion in yearly ICT expenditure...presentation, and information and communication (Internet and e-mail...

College Board's no-refund policy is not negotiable
The Boston Globe; 12/27/2009; 548 words; ...test date," said Kathleen Steinberg, director of SAT Communications for the board. "The registration fee helps offset test...to $100, the card will likely get rejected because a 20 percent gratuity could get added, regardless of whether...