http://news.palangkarayapost.com Fri, 18 Jul 2008 17:30:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en U.S. video game retail sales soared 53 percent in June, fueled by Nintendo Co.'s Wii and handheld DS gaming systems, as well as Konami Corp.'s blockbuster "Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots" -- by far the month's best-selling title. Total sales of video game hardware, software and accessories hit ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/07/18/video-game-sales-soar-53-percent-in-june/ North Korea's phantom hotel is stirring back to life. Once dubbed by Esquire magazine as "the worst building in the history of mankind," the 105-storey Ryugyong Hotel is back under construction after a 16-year lull in the capital of one of the world's most reclusive and destitute countries. According to ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/07/18/north-koreas-hotel-of-doom-wakes-from-its-coma/ Apple Inc.'s new iPhone went on sale Friday to eager buyers worldwide, but there were problems getting the phones to work. Kenny Pichardo, 24, was the first to buy an iPhone 3G at an AT&T store in the New York borough of Queens, but he said it took the store half ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/07/11/apple-new-iphone-went-getting-the-phones/ Stocks tumbled Friday as investors focused on troubles at mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and watched oil prices climb further into record territory. The Dow Jones industrials fell more than 200 points and slid below the 11,000 mark for the first time in two years. Investors seemed unimpressed ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/07/11/dow-drops-below-11000-for-1st-time-in-2-years/ Lebanon - Lebanon's prime minister has formed a national unity Cabinet in which Hezbollah and its allies have veto power over government decisions. Prime Minister Fuad Saniora had been struggling to form a government since former army chief Gen. Michel Suleiman was elected president in May. Saniora announced the Cabinet formation ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/07/11/hezbollahs-veto-power-was-part-of-an-arab-league-brokered-deal/ Health officials at the Porter County Health Department updated their TDAP vaccinations Wednesday morning, guarding themselves against tetanus, diphtheria and pertussis, or whooping cough. Pam Westfall, a registered nurse with the Health Department, said she got her shots this morning since she needed to renew them and she works a lot ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/06/27/porter-county-health-department-updated-their-tdap-vaccinations/ Sidney Health Center celebrated the completion of the first phase of its $20 million building project with an open house of the new surgery area Sunday. The improvements include a surgery waiting area with nearly 20 comfortable chairs so families can wait privately for their loved ones. The outpatient recovery area includes ... http://news.palangkarayapost.com/2008/06/27/sidney-health-center-celebrated-the-completion-of-new-surgery/