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Quantum Computers Closer To Reality Thanks To Single Laser That Stops Molecules In Their Tracks

(http://www.hngn.com/articles/41191/20140903/quantum-computers-closer-to-reality-thanks-to-single-laser-that-stops-molecules-in-their-tracks.htm)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/99Fv/524e9f48

Double mastectomy rates rising, but procedure does not reduce mortality

Women who underwent a bilateral mastectomy had no lower risk of death than women who had breast-conserving therapy with radiation. However, a unilateral mastectomy was linked to higher mortality.

(http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/281889.php)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/99Fu/524e9f48

Poll shows Massachusetts voters still overwhelmingly support casino law

(http://www.masslive.com/politics/index.ssf/2014/09/casino_law_massachusetts_poll.html)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/99EZ/524e9f48

Boston Athletic Association and New Balance drawing top runners to the City

(http://www.bostonglobe.com/sports/2014/09/01/boston-works-reclaim-status-elite-runners-mecca/jm5L2L469tS78teShrKfeP/story.html)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/99Di/524e9f48

Third Ebola-infected American is Dr. Rick Sacra, a 51 year old family physician from MA affiliated with UMass Memorial in Worcester, MA

(http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/third-ebola-infected-american-named-dr-rick-sacra-n194771)

UMass Memorial source (https://plus.google.com/118226981859831642815)

Image source (http://servicetoservants.com/onetimefiles/2009_12_12STone_Trip/Trip_Journal.htm)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/99BV/524e9f48

College is still a good investment

A college degree today is worth $272,692 in lifetime wages — more than three times its value in the 1980s ($80,000) and more than double its value in the 1970s ($120,000)

(http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ny-fed-report–value-of-college-degree-144252957.html)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/98Pw/524e9f48

Half of Viking Warriors Were Female

Previously, researchers had misidentified skeletons as male simply because they were buried with their swords and shields.

Female remains were identified by their oval brooches, and not much else.

By studying osteological signs of gender within the bones themselves, researchers discovered that approximately half of the remains were actually female warriors, given a proper burial with their weapons.

(http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/female-viking-warriors-proof-swords)

via (https://twitter.com/brianweeden/status/506989228480540672)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/98Pt/524e9f48

US urges Israel to reverse Palestinian land-grab plan

Israel plans to expropriate nearly 1,000 acres of Palestinian land in the Bethlehem area in the south of the occupied West Bank.

Washington, the United Nations and Egypt all called for an urgent rethink.

Amnesty International similarly denounced the Israeli plans, saying that it “appears to be the largest land grab in the occupied Palestinian territories since 1980”.

(http://yahoonewsdigest-us-extra.tumblr.com/post/96446707847/us-urges-israel-to-reverse-palestinian-land-grab-plan)

Image source (http://www.thedailystar.net/upload/gallery/image/arts/landgrab.jpg)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/98Pu/524e9f48

The effects of smoking during pregnancy may affect up to 4 generations, even if the offspring or their mothers never smoke

(http://celebbabylaundry.com/2014/08/smoking-during-pregnancy-may-affect-future-generations)

http://click-to-read-mo.re/p/90nT/524e9f48