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CANCER CANCER 506 507 509 510                                                       INTRODUCTION Cancers are a large family of diseases that involve abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. They form a subset of neoplasms. A neoplasm or tumor is a group of cells that have undergone unregulated growth and will often form a mass or lump, but may be distributed diffusely.  All tumor cells show the six hallmarks of cancer. These characteristics are required to produce a malignant tumor.  They include:  •Cell growth and division absent the proper signals.  •Continuous growth and division even given contrary signals.  •Avoidance of programmed cell death.  •Limitless number of cell divisions.  •Promoting blood vessel construction.  •I...

The Greening of IT – How Companies Can Make a Difference for the Environment     John Lamb IBM Senior IT Architect Somers, New York  Safari Books Webcast December 8, 2009 Greening of IT and Smart Electric Grid: An overview Introduction to Smart Grid and Green IT »  What is a Smart Electric Grid?  » Green IT and the Data Center role in world’s consumption of electric energy and carbon footprint IBM Initiatives and Case Studies » IBM’s “Big Green” $1 Billion annual investment in green technology » Virtualization – Reason & “Ultimate” – Grid/Cloud » Green Technology at Data Centers in South Africa and Chicago Area » Smart Electric Grid for the Island Country of Malta off the coast of Italy Our Next Steps – in helping save the world! What is a Smart Electric Grid? The Electric Grid Problem » Our power grids are the largest remaining artifacts of the Industrial Age and they are due for a s...