Health

A misleadingly simple view of health is calling it the absence of illness. Better to view health as a matter of degrees on a scale, the same way we measure temperature. Each organism has evolved under certain circumstances, and can operate more or less efficiently only within a compass of environmental conditions. Humans need oxygen, and are not able to live in oceans, as can whales. A cactus won't live long in a rain forest. Thus I say that the largest conception of health is at a species level. When one views health at the individual organism level, the matter becomes greatly complicated.
Every human is born with genetic programming that affects not only appearance, but functional abilities as well. A person can be born with a club foot or with a chemical imbalance. This underscores society's need to educate expecting mothers to do everything possible to ensure healthy babies. Pregnant women can cause their offspring lifelong harm by overconsuming alcohol or other drugs.
How children grow up will profoundly affect their health as adults. It has been proven by social scientists such as anthropologists, that upbringing and environment are more important than genetic differences. This, of course, is a generalization. Translated, it means we could randomly select 50 babies from widely scattered places on Earth, and raise 25 of them as if they were wolves, and 25 with nurturing, love, education, and then it would be patently obvious how much cultural influences overwhelm genetic predilections. We might summarize by saying genes allow a vast range of behavior, but culture is what shapes, selects, and lets blossom certain traits to the exclusion of others. Similarly, if children are raised undernourished, and are kept unexercised, their health will be much worse than if they are given proper or ideal conditions. It must be understood clearly what is inherited, and what is controllable. Baldness, body build, and certain other things are generally passed along through genes. Whether one exercises, eats a balanced diet, and controls stress, is in no sense genetic. There may be some overlap, but it is minor. I'm thinking that if a pregnant woman is a drug addict, so will be her child. Yet this is physiological and not technically a matter of genes.

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2010 Kawasaki Vulcan® 1700 Classic

Engine Four-stroke, liquid-cooled, SOHC, four valve per cylinder, 52° V-twin Displacement 1,700cc / 103.7ci Bore x stroke 102 x 104mm Compression ratio 9.5:1 Maximum Torque 108 lb-ft @ 2250 Cooling Liquid, plus cooling fins

Fourth generation

In 2008, Kawasaki gave the EX250 its most thorough modernization in many years. The EX250-J model is known as the Ninja 250R worldwide, regardless of market.
Parts from the third generation are still found on the -J, but its redesigned exterior panels bring the smallest Ninja's appearance out of the '90s and into line with late-2000s sportbikes. The engine and drivetrain retain 30% of the -F model's parts, according to Kawasaki. The engine's compression and maximum torque have been lowered to provide better midrange performance, where the motorcycle spends most of its time. The redesign of the engine was a response to frustration felt by new riders, according to Kawasaki, resulting in improvements in engine response at low RPM, and making the bike smoother and "much easier to ride."[11] Though the previous generation Ninja 250 had a peak power of 1 horsepower (0.75 kW) more, or peak engine power of 5 horsepower (3.7 kW) more according to official Kawasaki specifications,[9][12] according to testing by Motorcycle Consumer News,[13] the new version's 20 or 30 percent increase in mid-range power allows the bike to pull from 3,000 rpm where previously it had to be revved to 4,000.[5] The U.S. -J model uses dual carburetors like the -F model, but the European, Brazilian and Thai models have fuel-injection. The wheels were increased in size to 17 inches, the front suspension was beefed up, and the brake rotors were replaced with a larger petal shape. A on the carbureted version, a fuel gauge was added in place of the temperature gauge. With the additional and redesigned equipment, the EX250-J suffered a 10 kg (22 lb) increase in wet weight over its predecessors.
With the arrival of the EX250-J, manufacturing continues to be located in Thaila

As noted in the second image, the screen gets widened to a 1.5:1 aspect ratio, but still retains the Click Wheel of all prior nano models—in other words, no touchscreen controls this year for the iPod nano. The Click Wheel shifts down further on the new nano’s body, shrinks a little, and sees the size of the center Action button decrease as well. Finally, there’s a camera on the back in an unusual location, one which conceivably might be blocked by hands… except when the iPod nano is corner-gripped for photography. It will debut at the same time as the new iPod touch, between July and September. Our gut feeling is September.
Also of interest: we’ve been told that the next-generation iPhone will come in six versions: two storage capacities each for 3G, enhanced 3G (“3.5G/3.75G”), and mainland China versions of the phone, which will have the same size and general design of the current model, but with a less scratchable matte plastic body. Each of the three versions has been made to match the telecom systems of specific countries, so users in one country shouldn’t expect to have the option between a “slow iPhone” and “fast iPhone.” As before, you’ll get capacity options and different colors

Item Weight: 37 g
Boxed-product Weight: 454 g
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Item model number: MB739ZO/A
ASIN: B0014IM8L6
Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 10 Oct 2007 Digital sound

Apple iPod nano 8GB

#8GB flash drive
#Holds up to 2,000 songs in 128-Kbps AAC format
#Holds up to 7,000 iPod-viewable photos
#Holds up to 8 hours of video
#2-inch (diagonal) liquid crystal display with blue-white LED backlight
#320-by-240-pixel resolution at 204 pixels per inch