Challenges In The News 06/29/08

Ride the Rockies has three new riders this year sponsored by Colorado's "I Have A Dream" Foundation. The Dreamers, all 18 years of age, had no previous experience or equipment, but had the enthusiasm to take on the challenge.
"It's really essential for every student to know the rules of the game of life," Ms. Carrier says. Sometimes those rules feel uncomfortable. Students complain when first asked to don office-appropriate outfits, for one thing. But Melissa Gonzalez says her main challenge was dealing with "harsh, rude, ignorant people" when contacting car dealers and auto shops while working on an auto-customization plan. She says she enjoyed the task despite the hurdles.

He helped navigate the firm through exceptionally challenging times and was instrumental in bolstering MMC’s financial strength and liquidity.

It has been an honor to serve this comapny for 32 years and to lead it for the past eight years. Together, we achieved great successes and overcame tough challenges.

We believe that the changes made by the United States brought the challenged payments and guarantees into full compliance with the WTO’s recommendations and rulings in the original cotton dispute.

Freeman said that during the 1990 back lot fire, “water supply was a challenge” as well, but not to the same degree as Sunday.

Combined with the latest communique from the Group of Seven meeting of leading industrialized nations, which suggested further dollar weakness against the euro is unwelcome, these developments “make it increasingly challenging for the euro to continue to strengthen on a trade-weighted basis. Currently, our G10 portfolio has its biggest short in the euro.

Provide energy. Protect the environment. A dual challenge for all of us: Provide the increasing amounts of energy the world needs to prosper and reduce poverty, but do it in ways that lesson our environmental impact. It’s a global challenge with no single solution. Everyone has a role to play – industry, governments, individuals. Every practical option must be explored, and thoughtful solutions and technologies have to be found. (ExxonMobil.com) – Taking on the world’s toughest energy challenges.

Given the challenges that some of the financial institutions have had in finding replacements for the CEO position, Wachovia’s Board of Directors has it’s work cut out in order to find someone that can manage worsening credit quality in its option-ARM portfolio while also calming investor fears. A Wachovia spokeswoman said: “We experience the same market challenges as the rest of the industry, but continue to aggressively and thoughtfully manage our exposure. Construction loans make up about 6% of Wachovia’s overall loan portfolio.

Mr. Stern’s proposals were overwhelmingly adopted at the union’s convention after being challenged by a small but vocal group of members and officers.

Tommie Smith’s the only other guy who could potentially challenge the 100, 200 and 400 records at the same time.