Challenges In The News 06/08/08

Scouting offers boys an environment that is both challenging and adventurous, offers leadership and maturity. The goal of Scouting is to help boys develop into honorable men through the values of character development, citizenship, and mental and physical fitness. Scouting is a values-based program with its own code of conduct as stated by the Cub Scout Promise and the Boy Scout Oath & Law. This program prepares young people to make ethical choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them Scouting's values. What other program can provide boys a chance to go camping, experience hands on leadership, explore and learn about the outdoors, how to save a life, and discover new areas of our world. That is just a few benefits of what Scouting has to offer.

An exhibition due to open in Wellington seeks to challenge preconceptions about transgender and intersex people.

The wrenching changes at eBay underscore the challenges it and other mature Internet companies face as they enter the second decade of the dot-com era, analysts say. Like its Silicon Valley neighbor, Yahoo, and Microsoft, eBay is confronted by the growing shadow of Google as well as the looming presence of longtime rival Amazon.com and other e-commerce sites.

“Corn plantings could be a real challenge, and he later you go into May, the lower yield we are going to see.”

Soon, Fresh & Easy will probably face challenges from competitors such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Vons owner Safeway Inc., which are considering versions of stores “that will also be smaller and convenient, but have the selections that American shoppers expect.

The Australia route “is in dire need of competition and a good shake-up, and that’s a challenge we are always keen to take on,” said Branson, founder and chairman of Virgin Group.

Being newly solo can be very lonely for the adult. Mattingly said the classes can offer a support network, too. "It's about knowing where the resources are and asking for help," Mattingly said. "They will know they are not alone. There are legal challenges we can help with, like dealing with child support. They can help each other."

Selling a home on a heavily traveled road long has been a challenge.

Posted: Today at 6:31 a.m. CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Stiefel Laboratories, Inc. rises to a celebrity challenge to raise $1 million for the Epidermolysis Bullosa Medical Research Foundation (EBMRF) in just two weeks.

Briton looks ahead to challenge of maiden DTM campaign.

If you've noticed town staff looking healthier and fit lately, it's for a reason. Since February, town workers have been engaging in a health and fitness challenge that has encouraged staff to walk more and maintain a healthy lifestyle.