http://minditiative.com Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:34:09 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Internet has been nominated for the 2010 Nobel Peace prize. The United States has released Common Core State Standards, a program setting new standards ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1428 The Haitian government presents a new plan for the reconstruction of Haiti. Iran criticizes the US's involvement in Afghanistan saying that there will never be ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1426 The Brazilian government has announced trade sanctions against a variety of American goods in retaliation for illegal US subsidies to cotton farmers. The EU warned ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1423 US President Barack Obama has criticised insurance firms for denying coverage to some and raising rates for their remaining customers. Israel 'risking peace talks' with ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1421 Iraq's second parliamentary election since the 2003 invasion has been hit by multiple attacks, with at least 35 people being killed. US President Barack Obama ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1419 Newsweek discusses how the global middle class is not as stable and liberal as western capitalist enthusiasts hoped they would be. Stepping up its fight against Microsoft Corp., Google Inc. acquired DocVerse, a technology startup that allows people to edit Microsoft Office files online. The US House of Representatives Thursday approved a ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1416 A New York air traffic controler is in hot water after he took his son to work last month and allowed him to direct planes at New York's JFK airport. The world’s largest high-tech fair is the place to go to find out how you can play games or do daily ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1413 Beijing is using its accumulation of billions of American dollars to step up its investments around the globe. In the last year, Chinese acquisitions in the U.S. have ranged from a relatively obscure theater in Branson, Mo., to stakes in such famous brands as Coca-Cola and Johnson & Johnson. Automakers are ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1409 Checkout the mobile browser market share worldwide. The Feb. 27 magnitude 8.8 earthquake in Chile may have shortened the length of each Earth day says NASA. As Android's growth continues to explode since the release of the Droid, only the most foolish of app shops are not planning to expand beyond Apple's ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1406 Some 100 million Europeans using Microsoft software will be asked to choose among rival Web browsers by mid-May under a deal the company struck to settle antitrust action, the European Union said Tuesday. Prosecutors seeking to indict five Americans on terrorist charges submitted their case to a Pakistani judge Tuesday, accusing ... http://minditiative.com/archives/1404