Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.

Image that... Universal Health Care not working out like they'd like us to believe. picked by Nateebiinature 1 year ago

The Republicans' view of the Democratic House Plan for Universal Health Care

More info on the UHC plan. picked by JoshSF49 8 months ago

Facial expressions, Charles Darwin argued in The Expression of the Emotions in Man and Animals, are a universal window into emotion. But new research challenges that notion. picked by kakana 7 months ago

"Iraq and Afghanistan universal health coverage provided by U.S. war funding" picked by misswinkle 3 years ago

Ten companies have signed up to a promise to provide a universal charger connection, including Apple, Nokia, Motorola, LG, NEC, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Texas Instruments, Qualcomm and Research in Motion, which make the Blackberry. EU estimates suggest there is currently a mountain of unusued mobile charges totalling a staggering 51,000 tonnes. picked by kakana 9 months ago

10th December, 2008 marks the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

“All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a sprit of brotherhood”, states Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

"The e-mail was from Kayla Patterson, a die hard Twilight/Taylor Lautner fan upset about Universal Pictures ripping off the werewolf idea from Twilight. That's right, Universal Studios, who first put werewolves in theaters, are a bunch of copycats."

Who can really be that stupid? picked by sidran32 4 weeks ago

Soaring costs are pushing France's universal health-care system into crisis. The result: As Congress fights over whether the U.S. should be more like France, France is trying to borrow U.S. tactics. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

Dr Patau Rubis, a 62 year old doctor from Sarawak, claims to have discovered an antidote to all poisons and toxins and is now trying to organise further research into his discovery. picked by pocksucket 1 year ago

R.U.R (Rossum's Universal Robots) by Karel Čapek, published in 1921, includes the first recorded use of the word Robot and Čapek is credited with creating the word*

This is a copy of the text of that play.

*Karel himself said the word came from his brother Josef picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

DARPA is aiming to get an affordable iPod-size interpreter on the chest of every American warrior, foreshadowing the day such devices will be as common as music players. picked by bornbad 10 months ago

In a move that seemingly parodies the stereotype he wishes to shed, Jean Claude Van Damme is set to return to one of his classic franchises. Universal Soldier III: A New Beginning will reportedly feature the return of JCVD as he reprises his role of Luc Devereaux. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Unlike an ordinary mirror, which only reflects objects at 90 degrees, a universal mirror reflects objects back at any angle. In other words, a person positioned in front of a large, optical universal mirror would see his or her own reflection perfectly no matter where the person stands. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

After many years, The Rolling Stones have ended their contract with EMI, switching to Universal instead and taking much of their back catalogue with them. Although not detailed in the article linked above, this is most likely as a reaction to the appointment of Guy Hands - a man with no experience of the music business - as chairman of EMI. More detail in this article from earlier in the day w... read full post picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

It was time about time. picked by niceplime 3 years ago

Want to support universal broadband, all over the entire world? With your help and a little prodding by Google, this could be a reality. picked by gratheo 2 years ago

Want to control your PlayStation 3 with your own Universal Remote? Well, here's your solution... Kind of. picked by punthe 3 years ago

Trey Parker and Matt Stone (South Park) create an employee orientation video to enlighten people about how things were going to change under new management. Features appearances by Steven Spielberg, Demi Moore, Tracy Lords, James Cameron, Michael J. Fox, and Sylvester Stallone. picked by hypnotode 3 years ago

There really isn't anything you can't make out of Lego. picked by Bornbad 3 years ago