Challenges In The News 04/21/08

Li Chengyu remembers clearly his biggest challenge when he took over the post of vice-governor of Henan province in 1992.

David Beckham shrugged off fresh injury fears on Sunday after a clumsy challenge which looked to have dented his England recall bid.

MOBILE -- Alabama officials celebrated Friday with Northrop Grumman Corp. over its plans to build an aircraft assembly plant in the port city, downplaying any potential challenge by Boeing Co. and discouraging talk of congressional intervention.

The TIMES NEWS launches 'Pay It Forward Challenge'

Unexpectedly strong gains in elections by opposition parties, which quadrupled their seats in Parliament, are likely to challenge the longstanding paternalistic practices of the government.

Southwest Airlines Co. said it would challenge a $10.2 million fine levied for flying aircraft that had not been inspected for structural problems.

POINT PLEASANT - Children are a vital asset to the community because they are the future. And the Mason County Community Foundation recognizes this, which is why that organization has established the Community Challenge program.

The challenge of the toy business is that you have huge players like Wal-Mart and Toys “R” Us. F.A.O. Schwarz focuses on higher-end, higher-quality toys.

Bayonne High School is among a growing number of schools across the region, including schools in less affluent communities, that have been putting extra resources into developing research programs that challenge their academic stars and, in some cases, lead to science prizes for students and school districts.

Community challenge extended to benefit youth - Children are a vital asset to the community because they are the future. And the Mason County Community Foundation recognizes this, which is why that organization has established the Community Challenge program. “(The Community Challenge) will benefit our kids because all of the money is staying in the community,” she said. In addition, the MCCF received a challenge grant from the West Virginia Grantmakers to enhance the challenge program. Businesses will become sponsors by making a challenge donation. From there they will select one or more community non-profit organizations to act as a community partner. The non-profit group then will raise the same amount of money given in the challenge donation by Sept. 1. “(The Community Challenge) focuses on all youth in Mason County. It is going to be building relationships. The people need and want to be invested in this fun because it will improve their children, grandchildren and so on,” Leach said. “We are really excited about (the program) and we hope others will get excited about it as well.”

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