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                            The Urinary System consists of the four organs - kidneys, ureters, bladder, and urethra.  The purpose of the urinary system is to eliminate waste from the body, regulate blood, regulate blood volume and pressure, control levels of electrolytes and metabolites, and regulate blood PH.Urine is a blood byproduct and is non-toxic.  It is made up of 95% water, 2.5% urea and 2.5% of minerals, salts and enzymes.  I don’t want to imply people are stupid but as seen on the web recently,   DO NOT DRINK YOUR URINE -...

 It’s Pi Day - I’ll have Apple.  Oh wait - that's not what Pi day is all about - but of course you knew that because all  Denoyer-Geppert fans are smarties. Pi Day is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi).  Some scientists have spend their entire career trying to find pi. Personally my favorite number is 8675309.  Admit it, you reread that number and sang it in your head. March 14 or 3/14 is celebrated as Pi day because of the first few digits of the Pi equation. Many math nerds around the world love celebrating this...

EARTH SCIENCE- GEOLOGY, METEOROLOGY, OCEANOGRAPHY AND ASTRONOMY Today we live in a time when the Earth and its inhabitants face many challenges. Our climate is changing and that change is being caused by human activity. Earth scientists recognized this problem and will play a key role in efforts to resolve it. We are also challenged to: develop new sources of energy that will have minimal impact on climate; locate new sources of metals and other mineral resources as known sources are depleted; and, determine how Earth's increasing population can live and avoid serious threats such as volcanic activity, earthquakes, landslides, floods...

Has everyone seen the Netflix Bird Box movie now?  Why did this movie have 45 million views? Personally I enjoyed the movie although the plot holes bothered me enough that I went and purchased the book. Although classified as a horror genre with an apocalyptic setting, I was more interested in the survival skills developed to save the children and future generations. Mallory (Sandra Bullock) went so far as to never name the children referring to them as Boy and Girl to desensitize herself and yet her sole goal was to prepare them and keep them alive. Even though she...