Challenges In THE News - 03/27/08

Judges Tony Crebs and Michael Pernick awarded Qunitana a 116-112 edge, and Jose Corbian scored it 115-113 for the challenger in front of 2,500 at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula.

They are not dealing with any type of income tax preparation at all. Reaching them is a big challenge.

Taking the SEAL challenge. Hundreds of athletes, from 13 to 70, come to try out the regimen that keeps the elite Navy unit in shape. The SEAL fitness challenge, continuing at UCLA today, is the elite military group’s traveling workout road show, intended to promote fitness and offer people a chance to compete against the SEAL’s actual strength tests. Although the SEAL’s don’t admit women to their ranks, 13-year-old Hagedorn passed the SEAL challenge with flying colors, earning a tan T-shirt. Endurance and competition apparently run in the family. Her sister Shannon, 14, also finished the SEAL challenge Saturday afternoon – after wrapping up a seven-mile cross-country practice run that morning. Visit the event’s website, sealfitnesschallenge.com for more information.

On the disaster that is the Kings: “I’m worried about hockey. I’m not a fool. I understand this league and sport has challenges.”

Stretching the limits: Diane Vishneva relishes the challenges in three contrasting works made for her. “Of course, it’s a challenge,” she said through an interpreter during a recent rehearsal break in Manhattan, where along with guest artist Desmond Richardson she was learning the intricate footwork of Rhoden’s “Three Point Turn.”

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Recognizing that the information age offers great challenges as well as opportunities, Dodd also has fought to protect people’s basic right to privacy, authoring legislation to protect individuals’ financial, medical and genetic records. He also wrote and successfully enacted a measure requiring Internet service providers to notify parents of how to obtain software to screen out web content unsuitable for children.

Microsoft Corp. has pounced on slumping Internet icon Yahoo Inc. with an unsolicited takeover offer of $44.6 billion in its boldest bid yet to challenge Google Inc.'s dominance of the lucrative online search and advertising markets.

Auctioning4u co-founder and CEO Christian Braun told AuctionBytes over the weekend that the business was closing and included a letter that outlined the reasons (see below). Auctioning4u is one of many eBay drop-off store chains and franchisors that have closed, finding it more than a little challenging to operate eBay consignment businesses.

RealtyTrac is seeing increased interest in its site from overseas investors, fueled by a weak U.S. dollar. The company aims to expand its subscription U.S. listings service to foreign nationals as soon as this year, and may eventually offer foreclosure information from markets abroad. "The challenge is that there isn't something exactly like U.S. foreclosure laws in every country," Sharga said.

Zimbabwe's President Robert Mugabe is facing the most serious challenge to his 28-year rule as candidates including his own former finance minister register on Friday for a March 29 general election.