Challenges In The News 08/01/08

FOOTBALLERS from Trowbridge took on the challenge of a 12-hour football marathon to raise money for an HIV/AIDS charity in Africa.

Cliftonville defender Ciaran Donaghy knows this season is unlikely to present a more difficult task than the one which awaits them at Parken Stadium tomorrow night, but insists it is a challenge to be relished rather than feared.

A senior member of Britain's governing Labour Party has called for a radical overhaul of party politics, a move seen as a potential challenge to Gordon Brown's leadership.

Advocates for the homeless warn that counting the population poses challenges.

FUNDRAISERS BRACE FOR CHALLENGING GIVING CLIMATE
Fundraisers say the economy is having negative effect on giving and are also tempering their expectations for the future, according to a recent survey of fundraisers’ attitudes about the economy and giving.

Ginepri came up with a magnificent get and challenged Federer to come up with another winning shot.

Vacant-Property Fees Add to Mortgage Firms’ Woes. Keeping up with so many different regulations and changes is a challenge for the mortgage industry, said Chad Neel, president of FIS Field Services Inc., a Lender Processing Services Inc. unit that helps lenders manage defaults and foreclosures. Some municipalities are responding to the challenge by doubling or tripling existing fees and stepping up enforcement of existing ordinances, while others are adding fees and penalties. “The idea is to get some responsibility so these buildings don’t sit there and have a negative impact on the community while people argue about who is responsible.”

For a moment there, I thought I might be up to the challenge.

Woes mount for U.S. Olympians. “One of the greatest things about the U.S. delegation is that we rally when these challenges are created and find ways to persevere at the highest level.”

The chain’s biggest challenge may be simply translating a distinctly New York phenomenon to the rest of the country and international markets.