Archive for May, 2010

On health care, lobbyists flex muscle

Monday, May 31st, 2010
WASHINGTON In its heyday just four years ago, Dan Burneikas company performed 2,000 medical imaging exams a month, deploying a fleet of 10 mobile scanners that roamed New England, testing the bones of elderly women for signs of osteoporosis. New England - Osteoporosis - Muscle - United States - Health care

China Flexes Supercomputing Muscle in Top 500 Rankings

Monday, May 31st, 2010
China flexed its computing muscle with a supercomputer called Nebulae, rocketing to second place on the biannual Top500 list, which ranks the most powerful computers in the world.

City looks at reworking grass cutting ordinance

Monday, May 31st, 2010
By Michelle Rupe Eubanks Staff Writer Muscle Shoals officials are in the process of revising its grass cutting ordinance in response to reports of unsightly lots in some residential areas.

Awash in history, soap and muscle

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Time seems to pass more slowly in the dhobi ghat, India's riverside laundry stalls, as washermen beat shirts against stone and lament the arrival of the washing machine. Amid the bustle of congested roads, busy shopping malls and hectic call centers, for those who wash clothes for a living in the dhobi ghat, India's traditional laundry stalls, time follows a more leisurely rhythm.

Awash in history, soap and muscle

Sunday, May 30th, 2010
Time seems to pass more slowly in the dhobi ghat, India's riverside laundry stalls, as washermen beat shirts against stone and lament the arrival of the washing machine. Amid the bustle of congested roads, busy shopping malls and hectic call centers, for those who wash clothes for a living in the dhobi ghat, India's traditional laundry stalls, time follows a more leisurely rhythm.