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...shopping mall that opened in Drogheda four years ago at the height of Ireland's economic boom, Aaron Hodgins' menswear store is completely empty. The 34-year-old manager recently laid off two staff members and is worried he may lose his own job soon if sales don't pick up. He'll be voting no for the second time on Oct. 2. "There are too many countries [in the E.U.] now, and we'd just be sucked into it. Ireland won't have a voice in Europe and we'll be right down the pecking order," he says...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The E.U.'s Future: Back in the Hands of Irish Voters | 9/29/2009 | See Source »

...wake up,” Penn coach Val Cloud said of her squad. “They played half asleep the first half so we really just told them, you know, if you want to lose again, you play like you are. If you want to win, you pick...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Drops Third Straight At Home To Quakers | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

...pick it up they did, scoring two goals in a minute to shift the scoreboard in their favor...

Author: By Christina C. Mcclintock, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Drops Third Straight At Home To Quakers | 9/28/2009 | See Source »

Barrett expects the first robotic hands to be available in 2011, and the researchers envision the robotic hand will find uses in the household—such as helping elderly people pick up dropped objects—in prosthetics, and in factories...

Author: By Alissa M D'gama, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Robotic Hand Grabs for More Flexibility | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

...irritating gimmicks such as Backstreet Boys-esque echoing vocals in “Touches You,” a barbershop quartet in “Toy Boy,” and a burst of strings evocative of a Disney movie on the cabaret-style closing track “Pick Up Off the Floor.” Ultimately, “The Boy Who Knew Too Much” provides the same quirky good time that entertained fans of “Life in Cartoon Motion.” Some of the similarities between the two albums, such as their...

Author: By Jenya O. Godina, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Mika | 9/25/2009 | See Source »

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