Challenges In The News 05/28/08

Adult advisor Doug Clark of Troop 332 in Mount Vernon was supervising the Isotope Challenge. Scouts were to pretend that a bucket was filled with radioactive isotopes and they had to pick it up and move it on top of a pedestal with the use of ropes. They couldn't touch the bucket or enter a ringed off area. They had to pull all their equipment out after placing the bucket.

Scout troops from Coshocton, Muskingum, Knox and Tuscarawas counties were broken up into patrols that went from station to station to do various activities. Wickherham said there were about 90 scouts and 35 adult supervisors present. Ages of the scouts ranged from 11 to 17, with the older teens serving as patrol leaders. There were 12 different patrols made up of 16 different troops. "I tell the younger kids not to focus on challenging each other, but to have fun and not nag each other," said Senior Patrol Leader Landon Arnold of Troop 438 from Coshocton. "I try to show them what needs to be done and can be done."

Address the needs of children with educational, emotional, and behavioral challenges through referral to professionals and organizations that provide advocacy, education, assessment, and resources. To create a collaboration between families and school districts. To increase public awareness and influence I.D.E.A. Statutory Revisions.

The Supreme Court by a 7-2 vote Wednesday rejected a challenge to the lethal injection method of executions. The decision in a Kentucky case is likely to end the nationwide moratorium on the death penalty that began last fall when the justices agreed to take up the claim.

The High Court hearing of a Johannesburg businessman's challenge to the planned disbanding of the Scorpions has been pushed back to May 20, his attorney said on Thursday.

SINGAPORE (Reuters) - An 82-year-old lawyer who became the first opposition parliamentarian in Singapore 27 years ago has signaled his intention to again challenge the city-state's leaders by forming a new party.

Georgian Court University received a $350,000 challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation to defray the construction costs for its wellness center complex, which will house two bachelor's degree programs starting in the fall.

It's been 10 years since Johnny Miller started the Champions Challenge at the Thanksgiving Point Golf Club.

Beginning today, the U.S. Navy Leadership Challenge invites New England high school students to use their creativity to produce a short film about their Hometown Hero. The Challenge is sponsored by the U.S. Navy, in partnership with the Wright Museum of World War II History (Wolfeboro, NH), Big Y Foods (Springfield, MA), Market Basket (Tewksbury, MA), the Manchester City Library (Manchester, ...

Champaign, Ill. - Matchups for the 10th Annual ACC/Big Ten Challenge have been determined. Illinois will host Clemson on Tuesday, Dec. 2 at the Assembly Hall, taking on the Tigers for the first time in the history of the Challenge.
The Mobile Games Innovation Challenge from Nokia Mobile Publishing invites developers to submit mobile gaming concepts to help drive mobile gaming to the next level, relying on the advanced features and functionalities of N-Gage compatible devices, and Java- or Symbian-based Series 40 or S60 devices from Nokia.