Challenges In The News 09/17/08

The Challenge Properties

Landmark ruling ignites challenges to firearms laws. Beyond that, the court did not address what types of regulations would survive legal challenges.

Children often play about what they are working on. For some children, that might be new babies, or sharing, or scary monsters. Others, with more challenging lives, may play about illness, death, loss or abuse.
“Romantic comedies are inherently challenging to make because the audience already knows how it’s going to end – with a happy ending, because that’s the contract Hollywood has with the audience – so you better make it darn entertaining along the way.

The company argued that because she did not challenge the charges during the bankruptcy court’s confirmation proceedings, her claim should be dismissed.

Rough Road Ahead – How will state and federal agencies deal with future transportation funding challenges?

Fed Vacancies Pose Challenge for Bernanke. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke may soon face a delicate challenge in steering monetary policy as the Fed’s interest-rate-setting committee shrinks.

The rapid pace of change in the information world makes it challenging to keep up with new products, services and management practices.

America’s Next Top Model. The women get a preview of their makeovers at a Beverly Hills salon, a runway challenge and pose in a jungle photo shoot.
The challenge is a familiar one: A big, hidebound company wants to be more creative.

The current profound global change, he believes, is due to the rise of a dozen or so nations, including Chine and India, that are beginning to challenge the U.S. in terms of prosperity and prestige – and threaten what he sees as America’s Roman Empire-style world dominance.