Challenge In The News

Sumo Wresting Challenge: The Big Boys
I think it is quite a challenge that these ‘Big Boys’ can do what they do. The challenge is to get Sumo Wresting to catch on in America. Where have they started? Las Vegas, the entertainment capital of the world.

The challengers line up
It must be something really great for the challengers to line up. Challengers are not supporters, they are contesters and competitors. When they line up, you either have something they don’t want to see come to market or you don’t have what you think you have and they want to challenge you out of business.

Challenger abandons Detroit mayoral race
Must not have been such a strong challenger to abandon the race. That either means that the current mayor is doing a good job or the challenges of a new major do not warrant changing mayors.

Travel Challenge
Travel is challenging. There are a lot of details to deal with. The challenge is taking care of confirming all the details before you depart. Once there, you must deal with the challenges of being in a different country, where they don’t all want to be Americans. You must prepare yourself for the journey and make the challenge to live the ‘priceless memory’.

Defense Lawyers Plan Challenges Over Spy Efforts
Defense lawyers in some of the country’s biggest terrorism cases say they plan to bring legal challenges to determine whether the National Security Agency used illegal wiretaps against several dozen Muslim men tied to Al Qaeda.

One challenge is a rift among Republicans over immigration.
Rift is disagreement. How can we all agree on things some of us disagree about? Immigration is a challenge, people want in. The challenge Republicans face is where the immigrants will settle and how much federal aid can be expected.

That program, the first at a U.S. airport when it began in 2002, was challenged last year after a black ACLU official said he was questioned and threatened with arrest if he didn’t show identification.
The ACLU has sued to stop a behavior-screening program run by the Massachusetts State Police at Boston’s Logan International Airport.

... eBay and Google have matured into well-financed rivals challenging Microsoft in several areas.
Microsoft is not used to being challenged and losing. eBay and Google are no longer the ‘New Guys In Town’. Microsoft spends time competing against Google and Google spends its time and money expanding its’ market position.

... what analysts say is the most significant challenge Microsoft has ever faced.
Losing to Google with AOL has posed a significant challenge for Microsoft in the Search War. Unless it partners or acquires Yahoo, Microsoft is in a strong third place. Rumor has it that Yahoo turned down an $80 billion offer by Microsoft, as it wasn’t enough.

Focus on the Family, the movie, about a love affair between two male ranch hands, posed other critical challenges.
“Brokerback Mountain”. New cultural approach for Conservative Christians: Reviews, Not Protests. High marks for artistry, but not for content.

Edgier acts, recruiting challenges
Actions speak louder than words. If you need a challenge or don’t have enough challenges, then you need to go forth and find (recruit) challenges.