Renal Function Tests. Analysis of blood and urine samples can be essential for the evaluation of kidney (renal) function. The following are some of the basic renal function tests. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) provides a rough measurement of the glomerular filtration rate, the rate at which blood is filtered in the kidneys. Urea is formed in the liver as an end product of protein metabolism and is carried to the kidneys for excretion.
Motown Records founded. Motown Record Company, the first large Black owned music company in America, was founded on this date in 1959. It was also the source of a variant of Black popular music that earned world wide acclaim in the 1960s. Motown was founded in Detroit by Berry Gordy, Jr., a successful rhythm-and-blues songwriter. The company enjoyed local success and scored its first nationwide hits with singles by two of its earliest musical groups, the Miraclesâ Shop Around (1960) and the Marveletteâs Please Mr. Postman (1961).
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones did a unique Ska cover of this song on 1994's Kiss My Ass: Classic Kiss Regrooved, a collection of Kiss songs remade by various artists. The city of Detroit is located in Michigan, and is where music popularly known as Motown was born. The voice of the newscaster at the beginning is provided by Gene Simmons (the band's bassist). (thanks, Eddie-Acton, ME). The movie Detroit Rock City, which was produced by Gene Simmons, was released in 1999. Set in 1978, the film is about a group of kids from Detroit trying desperately to attend a sold-out Kiss show in Detroit.