Notes for a future post
In the past I've always bitched about lack of motivation. Here are some things I'd like to consider when I get a chance to really hash it all out.
The Three Laws of Motion
Newton's Laws of Motion describe only the motion of a body as a whole and are valid only for motions relative to a reference frame. The following are brief modern formulations of Newton's three laws of motion:
First Law
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon them.
Second law
The rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, and the direction of the change in momentum takes place in the direction of the net force.
Third law
To every action (force applied) there is an equal but opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
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Study: Americans' Social Contacts Slipping
- By STEVE HARTSOE, Associated Press Writer
Friday, June 23, 2006
(06-23) 13:19 PDT Raleigh, N.C. (AP) --
Nearly one in every four Americans has no close confidant, according to a study that found that the average person's circle of close friends has shrunk considerably in the last two decades.
The study, published Friday in the American Sociological Review, found that Americans' social contacts are focusing less on neighbors and more "on the very strong bonds of the nuclear family."
"The evidence shows that Americans have fewer confidants and those ties are also more family-based than they used to be," said Lynn Smith-Lovin, a sociology professor at Duke University and one of the study's authors.
Possible causes of the shrinking circle of close contacts include an increase in work hours and the influence of Internet communication, the authors said.
The study is based on face-to-face interviews of 1,467 people conducted in 2004, compared with a similar number of interviews conducted in 1985.
Those interviewed in 1985 had an average of almost three confidants they felt they could share important matters with. By 2004 the average was barely two.
The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters more than doubled to nearly 25 percent in 2004, up from 10 percent of those surveyed in 1985.
The authors, who include researchers from the University of Arizona, said a broader network of friends creates a "safety net," more civic engagement and local political action.
Asheville residents Nick and Kendra Sherrod felt like they lost their social safety net when he left the Navy. After a couple of months of civilian life, "I still felt like I didn't have any friends here," said Kendra, 36.
Now, with her husband out of the military a little more than a year, she's starting a welcome club to help locals meet.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/06/23/national/a104739D61.DTL
The Three Laws of Motion
Newton's Laws of Motion describe only the motion of a body as a whole and are valid only for motions relative to a reference frame. The following are brief modern formulations of Newton's three laws of motion:
First Law
Objects in motion tend to stay in motion, and objects at rest tend to stay at rest unless an outside force acts upon them.
Second law
The rate of change of the momentum of a body is directly proportional to the net force acting on it, and the direction of the change in momentum takes place in the direction of the net force.
Third law
To every action (force applied) there is an equal but opposite reaction (equal force applied in the opposite direction).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newton%27s_laws_of_motion
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Study: Americans' Social Contacts Slipping
- By STEVE HARTSOE, Associated Press Writer
Friday, June 23, 2006
(06-23) 13:19 PDT Raleigh, N.C. (AP) --
Nearly one in every four Americans has no close confidant, according to a study that found that the average person's circle of close friends has shrunk considerably in the last two decades.
The study, published Friday in the American Sociological Review, found that Americans' social contacts are focusing less on neighbors and more "on the very strong bonds of the nuclear family."
"The evidence shows that Americans have fewer confidants and those ties are also more family-based than they used to be," said Lynn Smith-Lovin, a sociology professor at Duke University and one of the study's authors.
Possible causes of the shrinking circle of close contacts include an increase in work hours and the influence of Internet communication, the authors said.
The study is based on face-to-face interviews of 1,467 people conducted in 2004, compared with a similar number of interviews conducted in 1985.
Those interviewed in 1985 had an average of almost three confidants they felt they could share important matters with. By 2004 the average was barely two.
The number of people who say they have no one with whom to discuss important matters more than doubled to nearly 25 percent in 2004, up from 10 percent of those surveyed in 1985.
The authors, who include researchers from the University of Arizona, said a broader network of friends creates a "safety net," more civic engagement and local political action.
Asheville residents Nick and Kendra Sherrod felt like they lost their social safety net when he left the Navy. After a couple of months of civilian life, "I still felt like I didn't have any friends here," said Kendra, 36.
Now, with her husband out of the military a little more than a year, she's starting a welcome club to help locals meet.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2006/06/23/national/a104739D61.DTL