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The blood performs many functions within the body. It helps maintain homeostasis through temperature control and pH control. It brings oxygen to the cells. It fights of foreign invaders like viruses, bacteria and fungi. The circulatory system, which controls the movement of blood through the body, is essential to continued human ( Read more... )

So, I feel totally awesome and proud of myself. I'm now officially smart enough to download plug-ins into firefox and install them ( Read more... )

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Dear Mr. Comacho:

Please either start paying your bills, or stop giving my number to the business you intend not to pay. It is really annoying to get your collection calls.

Thanks,

Cat

You know what pisses me off? People who think that insurance should always get cheaper, and that taxes should never go up ( Read more... )

It's been a year since she's been gone, and it still hurts.

Ok, robots fighting kicks ass. So, The Transformers kicks ass. I felt similar to the way I felt about the new X-Men movie when it came out (that had too much talking, not enough fighting, and not enough Wolverine sans shirt), Transformers had too much talking, not enough fighting. . . Optimus Prime doesn't wear a shirt, but his mask was only up a ( Read more... )

Happy B-day Ro!

Hey, I just thought with all the media uproar, how concerned I was over the bee issue- this article from Straight Dope set me straight. Thought I'd share:

http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mvanishingbees.htm

Democrats backed down and put through a new funding bill for the war. Not that I expected anything from them, but it's still very disappointing ( Read more... )