Challenges in the news - 02/18/2008

Deutsche Telekom AG’s mobile unit said that it will offer Apple Inc.’s popular iPhone without a contract in Germany to comply with a court injunction issued after Vodafone Group PLC challenged its lock on the handset.

WWE Grapples with Host of Real-Life Challenges. World Wrestling Entertainment Inc. is stretching out overseas and into digital-age outlets, looking to hold its own against a challenge from an increasingly popular combat sport, by expanding operations around the world and discovering emerging markets. Despite these challenges, the business has been quite strong. As a result, WWE is going to face a challenge of keeping men loyal as it competes with MMA, a combat sport that combines kickboxing and grappling. “The challenge ahead is to execute our great ideas and shoring up the core pay-per-view business. It we can execute on those, we’re fine; we’re terrific actually.”

Upstart Mining Challenger

The president’s economic challenge. The president acknowledged the economic woes, calling them “serious challenges”.

What is Exaflood? A flood of data created by the exponential increase of information generated by new applications and more Internet users. A massive wave of video and bandwidth-intensive traffic is headed for the web. It will present the biggest challenge the Internet has ever faced. How will California meet this challenge? To learn more, go to www.InternetInnovation.org. The Internet Innovation Alliance is a broad-based coalition of businesses and non-profit organizations working to find practical solutions to the challenges facing the Internet. We’re committed to upgrading America’s broadband networks and ensuring every American has access to all the Internet has to offer.

Pieces – (February 19 – March 20) – 112107: You know that the world did not begin when you were born. Still you may find it challenging to relate to people from other generations now. But try – for the sake of wisdom and profit.

High court rejects challenges to Musharraf re-election

The book uncovers the secrets of some of the most successful trader’s in the industry, as they describe the biggest challenges they face, how they enter and exit a trade and how they became veterans in an industry in which mere survival is an achievement.

Aries – (March 21 – April 19) – 111907: Your confidence is high and you are up to any challenge – especially the ones that involve love. Capricorn plans to win your heart over time, while Gemini makes advances by the minute.

ABC challenges viewers to ‘Duel’, a six-night game show with a potential jackpot of more than $1.5 million. ESPN’s Mike Greenberg will host the show, which pits 20 contestants in a combination of a trivia challenge and a strategy game along the lines of high-stakes poker.

Raising Hopes, Cash for Law School. As dean, Erwin Chemerinsky faces the challenge of drumming up millions to open UC Irvine’s facility in 2009. Chemerinsky’s challenge - raising tens of millions of dollars to open the school in 2009, erect buildings and fund an endowment – comes at a time of unprecedented fundraising in higher education and for law schools in particular.