### communication | discussion | dilation:

Time dilation
* implies that time travel into the future is possible by going fast.
* is caused by differences in either gravity or relative velocity
  - the apparent slowing down of time of a body moving at relativistic speeds
  - triggered by disparities in both gravity and relative velocity
* predicted effect of the cosmological paradigm.

### communication:

Effective communication
* can develop from the understanding of patterns and structures
  - help a person achieve success in life
  - mean the difference between life and death for the planet
* critical part of acting with sexual integrity.
* drives changes in the marketplace.
* hallmark of all successful organizations.
* includes the ability to read, write, speak, and understand body language.
* is also important in ensuring industry growth
  - an interchange of information and ideas
* is central to all human activities
  - the constructive management of conflict
  - critical to effective management in any organization
  - especially important in the world of business
  - essential for the function of modern society
* is fundamental to all aspects of human functioning
  - effective human relations
  - more than an exchange of words
  - one of the most effective ways to manage a salesperson
  - rooted in knowing how and when to just listen
* is the ability to successfully coordinate meanings and actions with others
  - cornerstone of effective action
  - exchange of understanding between the sender and the listener
  - heart and soul of any organization
  - life-blood of all good relationships
  - very important in business relations
* key component of the management of breast cancer
  - to the success of an organization
  - to many variables affecting honest behavior
* leads to the achievement of organizational goals.
* requires skills in conveying and receiving messages.
* skill that needs constant attention.

### communication:

Electronic communication
* allows it to happen.
* are unwritten and easy to fabricate or alter.
* breaks down all kinds of barriers of space and time.
* can be a time sink
  - through text, video and audio graphics
  - help FPs regain control over how they take care of patients
  - provide respondents with time to reflect, prior to responding
* cheaper and more effective way to communicate on short notice.
* covers a wide range of services.
* discourse, the giving and taking of information.
* dissolves all borders and distance.
* evens the communication field.
* has the potential to strengthen our democracy.
* is also increasingly recordable, and, as such, discoverable
  - an effective means of getting important information out promptly
  - constantly in a state of dynamic flux or change as the media evolves
  - fast and easy, and it is rapidly becoming fairly ubiquitous
  - often a great way to get information
  - predicated by the availability of resources - hardware
  - super-fast and very inexpensive
  - ubiquitous and less personal in nature than other forms of interaction
  - vulnerable to interception, misdirection, or rerouting
* makes only sense if there is something to communicate.
* manifests through electricity.
* matter of signal and noise.
* play an increasingly important role in everyday life of European citizens.
* sends instant messages across the world.
* tend to bond groups together.