Challenges In The News 10/31/08

Championship contender Felipe Massa is adamant he can still challenge his McLaren rivals for victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

Aug. 3 (Bloomberg) -- ``The Dark Knight,'' the sequel to ``Batman Begins,'' was the top film for a third weekend at U.S. and Canadian theaters, garnering $43.8 million in ticket sales and possibly challenging the all-time U.S. box-office record.

Officials in southeast Queens, where two rapists are on the loose, have issued a bold challenge to police: Find the predators, or someone else will. "If they can't get this done in one week, we'll take it to another level – the state troopers and perhaps the national guard here," said Sen. Malcolm Smith (D-Queens).

Many people are challenged in many ways by a slow economy, but area seniors are facing challenges controlling mounting expenses that are especially unique.

One of the most challenging aspects of being a man is coming up with new and fresh date ideas every single time.

A trio of non-fiction books on animals has lots of potential to inspire critical thinking among young scientists and animal lovers. Each one has a different perspective but taken together, these books enrich one another and stimulate challenging questions about human relations to the animal world.

Lawyers for three Islamic militants on death row for the 2002 Bali bombings lodged a legal challenge on Wednesday over Indonesia's method of executing convicts by firing squad, calling it inhumane.

Former state Rep. Jim Martin on Tuesday earned the right to challenge Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss by easily winning the Democratic primary runoff, in a contest in which Martin's supporters portrayed him as more "electable" than his controversy-hindered opponent, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones.

GameCareerGuide.com has posted the latest interactive design challenge for its readers of students and aspiring game developers. The task this week is to develop the next great video game hero. Readers discuss their creations on the site's forum, and professional game developers are invited to participate, provide feedback, and give advice. The only real hard and fast rules for this challenge ...

"I think Sarries will challenge this year. Some top signings and a great coach"

UNITED NATIONS, Aug. 5 (UPI) -- Delivery of aid and recovery assistance to Myanmar three months after a devastating cyclone struck remains a challenge, the United Nations said Tuesday.

Challenges In The News 10/30/08

Wrist-band tracking devices may soon help Palm Springs police reduce their costs of looking for elderly and mentally-challenged people who sometimes wander and get reported missing, the department announced today.

When the bell rings at the New York Stock Exchange every morning, traders get to work. So do investigators charged with detecting market abuse. But in recent years, a confluence of factors has made the monitoring of insider trading and market manipulation more challenging.

Turkey's basketball team is tall, and it might well provide the sort of challenge the United States is looking for as the Beijing Olympics near

Despite being ranked as one out of five countries in the world with a successful HIV/AIDS national program, The Bahamas is being challenged by a lack of human resources, according to the national director.

At least nine climbers are feared dead and five others are missing on the world's second-highest peak in northern Pakistan, which is regarded as more challenging to climb than Mount Everest.

It can be a challenge to eat healthy food and the state is upping the ante. As National Farmer's Market Week approaches, so does the challenge to eat local. KPLC's Jessica Conrad explains.

"The Dark Knight" fended off a strong challenge from the new "Mummy" sequel to lead the North American box office for a third weekend, and is on track to become the second-biggest movie of all time.

Early on, it was a bit of a challenge to get Linux natively installed on the PS3. Time has passed, and a great deal has changed. Fedora 7 installs on the PS3 out of the box, with the most challenging installation steps eliminated.

NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- Sun Microsystems Inc. (JAVA) sees a challenging fiscal first quarter ahead and doesn't expect to be profitable in the first quarter, said Chief Financial Officer Michael Lehman in a conference call.

Farmers have faced a challenging season. Crops have endured flooding and are currently battling the heat. Plus, the high cost of fuel has many farmers struggling to make ends meet.

Veteran singer BOB DYLAN was once challenged to a basketball game by CHEECH AND CHONG - and lost to the comedy duo. In Tommy Chong's forthcoming book, Cheech + Chong: ...

Challenges In The News 10/29/08

Gay Muslims are up against the same challenges as gay Christians and Jews in regard to those who insist on literal interpretations of holy texts and to ecclesiastical resistance to scholarship that suggests their actual meanings are not intended to be homophobic.

The Inland Empire is loaded with talent. Centennial’s rise last season into the Division I bowl game was no fluke. The new Big VIII League will challenge the Trinity League as best in Southern California.

“I’ve accepted a challenge to become a better leader, and I haven’t been afraid to lead these guys.”

Anti-doping officials are optimistic that the blood test for HGH, which was administered on a limited basis in Athens but detected no cheaters, can withstand legal challenges.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

Madison County is a divided community and not just by race. As a community, we are constantly challenged by change. It is how we manage change that's critical to our future.

Cabinet ministers circled their wagons around Gordon Brown's beleaguered premiership yesterday as the Prime Minister faced an open challenge to call a leadership contest.

BELGRADE (AFP)--Serbia will seek the U.N. general assembly's support to challenge Kosovo's unilateral declaration of independence before the International Court of Justice, President Boris Tadic said Sunday.

In the complex internet-dominated world of instant communication, getting your message out and having it really resonate is more challenging than ever. We are bombarded with information and communication we don't need or want.

One of the candidates running for the IVGID Board of Trustees recently wrote a letter to the Bonanza editor in which he challenged the other candidates to refrain from using political signs until the end of the summer.

Democratic candidate Barack Obama agreed only to three debates in the fall, backing away from a challenge issued by Republican rival John McCain for a series of joint town hall meetings.

Challenges In The News 10/28/08

Sen. Norm Coleman (R., Minn.), who faces a challenge from comedian Al Franken this fall, kept the Stevens donation; his campaign manager said they believe in a justice system in which people are “innocent until proven guilty.”

“To me, it is so much more than just a game,” she says. “I can’t control everything. What I can do is challenge myself to do everything possible to be successful. That’s what I try to do every day.”

He was never challenged when he rolled through his Hambletonian elimination in 1:52-3/5 seconds last Saturday night at the Meadowlands. “You can drive him with two fingers,” says trainer-driver Raymond Schnittker.

“At some point, someone’s going to see what’s going on here and organize players to challenge it.”

The initiative that matters most is squeezing more money from Yahoo’s bread-and-butter display-ad business. The goal: to raise the prices advertisers pay for display ads on its main sites and – what’s more of a challenge – all the lesser-known pages that typically attract little interest from advertisers, such as individual users’ Yahoo Mail “in” boxes and Yahoo user forum pages.

Exxon Rides High on Profit, Loses Ground on Output: Higher Prices Drive 14% Earnings Riose; Shell Net Leaps 33%. Major oil companies face challenges to increasing their oil and natural-gas production as their existing fields mature and oil-producing countries become more restrictive about access to their oil.

“Clearly we are operating in challenging economic times, and some of the markets are deteriorating generally ... we will develop our strategies going forward over the next couple of months.”

Hu Defends China’s Actions in Rare Address to Media. Chinese President Hu Jintao, making an extremely rare direct address to the foreign media, defended his government’s preparations for the coming Olympic Games in Beijing and pledged to continue reform policies despite increasing economic challenges. “China’s domestic economy is facing increasing challenges and difficulties.”

Politicans, of course, have seen their chances written off before. Less than a year ago, Mr. Brown’s Conservative Party rival, David Cameron, was reported to be facing a challenge to his party leadership. Mr. Brown, meanwhile, was enjoying a burst of early popularity for his handling of a flood and other crises.

Those skills also come in handy in the corporate setting. Miller has navigated some of the media world’s most complex and difficult business challenges.

“The challenge” with a credit card, says Chris Allen, a director at Hitachi Consulting, is that “you have to make sure you have enough money to pay it back.” There’s also another option: “If you’re really worried about (overdraft fees), then use cash.”

Challenges In The News 10/27/08

TORONTO -- Michael Fletcher and the Toronto Argonauts defense answered head coach Rich Stubler's challenge last night. Stubler threw down the gauntlet following last week's 28-22 loss to Saskatchewan, a game the Roughriders rallied to win with a late drive.

Councilor Sharon Konopa intends to challenge Mayor Dan Bedore for his office in the November general election.

Sorry, Mr. Gore. An admirable idea, but it's not going to happen. That seems to be what most folks in the North Carolina energy business say regarding Al Gore's recent challenge to America to end its fossil fuel addiction within 10 years.

The newest Food Network "Star," Aaron McCargo Jr., accepted The Early Show 's "Chef on a Shoestring" challenge and tried to spend less than $40 as he prepared a three-course meal for four.

A hearing on a challenge to Planned Parenthood's new facility in Aurora has been put off until September.

Nature and science, all under on living roof: California Academy of Sciences gets ready for opening day. San Francisco – Moving day is never easy, but Pamela Schaller has had a few challenges that most of us will never face. Of course, most of us aren’t responsible for relocating a colony of 20 African penguins.

Cadbury Reports Solid First-Half Results. “In a more challenging environment, things cannot and will not stay the same,” said Cadbury Chairman Roger Carr, in a presentation to analysts.

“We aren’t immune to the challenging economy but we continue to be pleased with the level of business activity we’ve seen so far,” Disney Chief Executive Bob Iger told analysts on the quarterly conference call.

The first challenge is finding ways to offer accounts at a low cost. since each transaction will likely be a small amount of money, the cost per transaction to the bank and the depositor has to be negligible.

Legal challenges would likely hold up the regulation’s enforcement, but even so, the religious right – a key Republican constituency in this election season – could claim an important victory as their views would be embedded in federal law.

After you play, share your results and challenge others.

Challenges In The News 10/26/08

NEWLY-CROWED Welsh Boys champion Ross McLister will spearhead the challenge for the Home International title at the Royal County Down Club, in Northern Ireland, from August 5-7.

Minot's Doyle Radke has faced nearly every challenge the game of golf has to offer. But, as he enters the first round of the 2008 State Senior Match Play Tournament today at Souris Valley Golf Course, the five-time Nicklaus champion will have a new challenge to overcome.

Scottish squad prepares for the challenge of the Spa 24 Hours at the famed Ardennes venue.

Juventus striker Vincenzo Iaquinta believes the bianconeri will pose a stern challenge to European champions United when they visit Old Trafford next Wednesday.

New Delhi, Jul 31 : On a disappointing note, Indian challenge ended at the 10,000 dollar ITF women's tournament in Rabat, Morocco with the second round exit of Parija Maloo.

CHENNAI: India’s challenge in the individual events ended with the exit of Vikram Malhotra in the pre-quarterfinal round on Tuesday in the World junior men’s squash championship being held in Zurich. Vikram’s flair and ...

Here's this week's image for the "Where In The Universe" challenge. Take a look at the image above and guess where in our universe this image was taken. Extra points if you can name the spacecraft responsible for the image as well.

WELSH allies of Gordon Brown insisted yesterday it would be “suicide” to force a challenge to the Prime Minister’s position.

Obama backs away from McCain’s debate challenge. WASHINGTON - Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

Championship contender Felipe Massa is adamant he can still challenge his McLaren rivals for victory in Sunday's Hungarian Grand Prix.

BUZZARDS BAY -- Sen. John Kerry finished the first leg of the two-day Pan-Massachusetts Challenge around 11:30 this morning.

Challenges In The News 10/25/08

State appellate court judges today turned aside a challenge by San Bernardino and San Diego counties to California's Medical Marijuana Program Act.

Matthew Goode doesn't shy away from a challenge, whether he's acting the part of a sympathetic social climber or that of a superhero with an agenda.

DEFENDING driver world champion Kimi Raikkonen of Finland is intent on staying cool this weekend at the normally-steaming Hungaroring as he looks to keep his title challenge alive.

Barr Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has confirmed that its subsidiaries, Barr Laboratories, Inc. and PLIVA-Hrvatska D.O.O., have initiated a challenge of the patent listed by UCB Inc. in connection with its Xyzal(R) Tablets (levocetirizine dihydrochloride), 5mg.

Team USA on Wednesday sized up the unique challenge of containing towering centre Yao Ming, China's main threat in their hotly anticipated Olympic opener.

The appointment of Northern Ireland's first Victims' Commission will be subject to legal challenge, it was revealed today.

On Tuesday I blogged about GasFreeCommute.com, which got the attention of the Trek Bicycles guys in Waterloo. It seems Trek is offering something similar with its "Go By Bike Challenge."

Ireland’s Michael McDermott took inspiration from compatriot Padraig Harrington as he shot a superb opening round eight under par 64 to take the early lead at the Challenge of Ireland presented by Glasson.

With Carlos Zambrano facing Ben Sheets, both the Cubs and Brewers knew they'd have to be close to perfect. Only the Cubs rose to the challenge.

David Miliband was ordered to 'shut up' yesterday by furious allies of Gordon Brown after his repeated refusals to rule out a leadership challenge.

Gordon Brown is ready to mark out David Miliband as his heir apparent and so fend off an early leadership challenge, it was revealed last night.

Challenges In The News 10/24/08

As you are aware, one of our greatest challenges this year is membership in Rotary. There will be only two Rotary International Presidential Membership Conferences take place in the United States this Rotary year. The conference on the west coast will occur in Phoenix, Arizona, January 9, 10, 2009.

Rescue Teams Challenge Each Other at 13th Annual Emergency Preparedness Fair. The City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department and the Business and Industry Council for Emergency Planning and Preparedness (BICEPP) are co-hosting an Emergency Preparedness Fair at 9 a.m. on Saturday, April 3rd at the Los Angeles Convention Center (West Hall), 1201 S. Figueroa Street, in Downtown Los Angeles. Admission to the fair is free. The challenge will be divided into the Corporate Business Division and the Community Division. Each team of 10 members will compete in seven events that will test their skills in emergency response. Events include Triage, Patient Packaging and Transport, Medical Aid, Lifting and Cribbing, Search Room, Fire Safety and Suppression, and Command. "I am excited about this team challenge,” said Ellis Stanley, General Manager of the City's Emergency Preparedness Department. "Competitive events like these simulate emergencies and help us test our life-saving skills when our adrenaline levels are elevated. Los Angeles is better prepared because of all the organizations that BICEPP and the City have brought together for this challenge."

Challenging themselves, challenging each other

Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. said Tuesday it is being sued by Amgen Inc. over a challenge to the biotechnology company's hyperparathyroidism drug Sensipar.

Ex-Google employees unveil a new search engine today out to challenge their former employer: Cuil, pronounced "cool," launches with 120 billion web pages in its index.

Jamie Carragher is desperate for Liverpool to end their drought and mount a serious title challenge. He said: 'Just challenging for the title with 15 games to go would be nice!'

Action man Prince William is to face his greatest challenge yet: training with the SAS. During a six-week stint that completes his military secondments, the second in line to the throne will also visit the Special Boat Squadron - the ultra-covert sister regiment of the SAS - and the Special Reconnaissance Regiment.

Tomatoes, sweet corn and blueberries will be on dinner tables around the state this week, as Vermonters take the 'eat local' challenge issued by the state Agriculture Agency

The DeKalb County Board of Elections on Thursday ruled against a challenge to the residency of a candidate for the DeKalb County Commission.

A hearing on a challenge to Planned Parenthood's new facility in Aurora has been put off until September.

FOOTBALL fans up for a challenge are invited to join a fantasy football league set-up by the Observer. Our editorial team have all signed up to the Premier League's fantasy football game, and joined the Observer Challenge mini-league.

Challenges In The News 10/23/08

That incident sparked protests from a burgeoning transgender movement to challenge what eventually came to be known as the festival's ...

Finding ways to fund or otherwise contribute to these efforts will be a challenge for America and its leaders.

Remember growing up . . . you were proud to be a Boy Scout. With each Boy Scout rank advancement came new challenges, new adventures, and many times, new friends to share your experiences with.

I guess it’s a challenge.

It was a good move by Safina not to challenge the call.

If he hadn’t made a challenge, he would have won the point.

The weather has made playing even more challenging.

Los Angeles Major Antonio Villaraigosa raised $1.6 million for his 2009 reelection campaign in the first half of the year, a sizable bundle of cash in a race where, so far, the first-term mayor faces no well-funded challengers.

The split decision came in a challenge by the Florida Chamber of Commerce and the Florida Retail Federation of a law that bars employers from telling workers, customers and other visitors they can’t keep a firearm locked in their vehicles. It took effect July 1.

So as this women’s British Open serves as the last women’s major of 2008, and the last major in the astronomical career of Annika Sorenstam, it’s also the first major that cemented Ochoa as dynastic, a first major title she defends against 143 challengers through Sunday.

“It challenges the idea that there is no way to deal with the problem but for creating some kind of legal status (for illegal immigrants). And it seems you don’t have to deport everyone.”

Challenges In The News 10/22/08

The challenge of playing disc golf is similar to that of the traditional club-and-ball version of the sport. See the slideshow

You could choose another course or university or even challenge your grades - how to get advice.

Still, for all of Jha's experience, he faces one huge challenge: Motorola's corporate culture.

... can help engineers process increasing amounts of measurement data to meet advanced control application challenges and increase test system throughput. ...

... 13 property tax cap has enough petition signatures to qualify for the November ballot -- but a challenge from teachers held up final certification. ...

How does it compare to other mountain challenges?

The society accepted a challenge to increase membership issued by the Robert and Karin Findlay Foundation based in Milford.

The challenge also supports the concept of "food miles," reducing the miles your food travels, resulting in fresher, healthier food that utilizes less ...

"It's going to challenge our containment line of the road, as the winds start coming from the north. That's our primary effort today - to keep firefighters ...

``The challenge that NBC had is that it has done poorly in the ratings,'' said analyst Scott Davis with New York-based Morgan Stanley.

Davis ignored the challenge, but he got feisty, too. A few minutes later, he was ushered away and into a car.

Challenges In The News 10/21/08

The society accepted a challenge to increase membership issued by the Robert and Karin Findlay Foundation based in Milford.

A NORTH EAST peace campaigner and former Taliban hostage is part of a daredevil mission to challenge Israeli gunboats.

Heurelho Gomes, Tottenham's summer signing to replace Paul Robinson between the Spurs sticks, says the Premier League challenge holds no fear for him.

'Star of wireless world' takes on handset unit's challenges Sanjay Jha left Qualcomm to take on the challenge turning things around at Motorola's handset unit . Rescuing a once-mighty technology giant and American corporate icon from oblivion is a daunting task, and for months it appeared no one was willing to do it.

Former US President Bill Clinton says lack of health services, not money, is the main challenge to fighting Aids in Africa.

Gladesville Chamber of Commerce will enter a Dragon Boat team in this year’s Ryde Aquatic Festival and is challenging other chambers of commerce to compete.

The Electoral Enrolment Centre is issuing a challenge to young people and organizations across the country to each get five 18-24 year olds enrolled to vote during a targeted youth enrolment drive in August.

By DOUGLASS K. DANIEL Democratic candidate Barack Obama on Saturday backed away from rival John McCain's challenge for a series of joint appearances, agreeing only to the standard three debates in the fall.

French rugby giant Raphael Ibanez has labelled the Wasps captaincy as one of his biggest career challenges.

Cabinet ministers circled their wagons around Gordon Brown's beleaguered premiership yesterday as the Prime Minister faced an open challenge to call a leadership contest.

Sorry, Mr. Gore. An admirable idea, but it's not going to happen. That seems to be what most folks in the North Carolina energy business say regarding Al Gore's recent challenge to America to end its fossil fuel addiction within 10 years.

Challenges In The News 10/20/08

“There are clearly a lot of people looking at this, but there are serious challenges to getting it done.”

The overall local ad market is highly challenged at the moment.

Among the biggest changes – and one which was turned down in December – was the creation of another branch of the military, a “National Bolivian Militia,” which analysts say could challenge the position and role of the traditional armed forces.

Israel does not need general elections now, in light of the existential challenges facing it.

Sirius Chief is Undaunted By Merger Challenge.

“We all see the same mixed signals in the market, from both a U.S. perspective and other parts of the world, in terms of economic momentum, stock market behavior, energy costs and confidence challenges.” He added, however, that he expected the challenges would last through the next few quarters.”

System Puts No Limits on Perfection. Some coaches say that the system was put in place too hastily after the Athens Games, and that it does not address many of the problems that cropped up there. Some have said that this system has its own problems, which include putting an emphasis on more challenging routines.

Enforcing new fan code shapes up as challenge.

I read her comments to you and yours to her. It seems like the Jaycees are having similar challenges as most service organizations. In the 70’s when I was in the JCs we had 100 to 200 at our District Meetings and 400 – 500 at State Conventions and we needed Convention Centers to hold our National Convention where we elected on National President who served as a FTE for one year and relocated for that year to Tulsa, OK to our National HQ. The International HQ was in Coral Gables, FL. It seems like there has been many changes.

As thousands of athletes prepare to breathe deeply in one of the world's most polluted cities, one group of Olympic competitors is contemplating a special challenge.

Marsden High School has come up with a novel way to make wearing the school uniform hip again. The challenge was laid down that if all 750 students could be in full school uniform on any given day, then school uniform co-ordinator David Najdek would have to also wear the uniform for a day.

Challenges In The News 10/19/08

ingeshinA super-sized challenge for food-police.

90th PGA Championship: Finishing strong will be tough assignment. Oakland Hills offers quite the challenge on final three holes.

Former state Rep. Jim Martin on Tuesday earned the right to challenge Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss by easily winning the Democratic primary runoff, in a contest in which Martin's supporters portrayed him as more "electable" than his controversy-hindered opponent, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones.

London: Kevin Pietersen embraces the toughest challenge of a career already packed with incidents and controversy, when he leads England against his native South Africa in the fourth Test at the Oval on Thursday.

No sprays to ward off bugs or encroaching crab grass and no nitrogen-based fertilizer to boost the yield make growing organic corn a definite challenge, said Wayne Hale of Evansville.

The popular Brain Challenge game is now available for the iPhone. Here is more info about the game:Just like your body, your brain needs to exercise to stay in shape.

Taking the plunge into a new challenge.

The new service is a direct challenge to Baidu.com Inc., at a time when the company is under increasing pressure to pay for facilitating music piracy, according to technology blog Ars Technica.

See it live tomorrow on The Almost a Gladiator Challenge.

An ‘Express’ challenge

Wayne County Treasurer Raymond Wojtowicz, 79, survived a contentious challenge from Wayne County Commissioner Philip Cavanagh to win the Democratic nomination for treasurer, a position he has held since 1976. Cavanagh finished second in the field of 11 candidates, but Wojtowicz had 41 percent of the vote to Cavanagh's 25 percent.

Challenges In The News 10/18/08

LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas death-row inmates challenging the state's lethal injection procedures failed to show it subjected them to a significant risk of pain, a federal judge has ruled, likely blocking their last legal challenge to the method.

John Barnes believes Liverpool will still struggle to challenge for the Premier League title this season despite "the signing of the summer" - Robbie Keane from Tottenham Hotspur.

ORO-MEDONTE — Meeting the recreational and cultural needs of the largest township in Simcoe County will be an enormous challenge, says a planning consultant. “Oro-Medonte has no centre,” said Robert Lockhart, a partner in ReThink Group. “The population is widely dispersed.”

Former state Rep. Jim Martin on Tuesday earned the right to challenge Georgia Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss by easily winning the Democratic primary runoff, in a contest in which Martin's supporters portrayed him as more "electable" than his controversy-hindered opponent, DeKalb County CEO Vernon Jones.

New Bolton signing Danny Shittu admits he is excited at the challenge that awaits him at the Reebok Stadium.

As we come close to the Beijing Olympic Games, a review article, http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.080982 , in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) reminds us that the heat and humidity in the Beijing region will present a formidable challenge to all athletes.

DERBY — Shayla Starland and Ashley Velleco were all smiles as they prepared to plunge headlong into the Housatonic River for the most challenging swim of their young lives.

London: Kevin Pietersen embraces the toughest challenge of a career already packed with incidents and controversy, when he leads England against his native South Africa in the fourth Test at the Oval on Thursday.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no reason to fear the challenge from new Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

Aerial Adventures is a challenge course that includes two zip lines, a vertical playground and a bungee trampoline. This challenge course is cutting-edge entertainment. Aerial Adventures, 302 E. Townline Road, is a challenge course that includes two zip lines, a vertical playground and a bungee trampoline. The course opens Monday, Aug. 18. “This is so cutting edge,” Redenz said. “This is going to change recreation in the city.” David Hanley had been looking for a way to utilize the 2.8-acre parcel he’s owned since the early 1980s. The parcel—the old railroad right-of-way—is 100 feet wide and 1,000 feet long. “This is a challenged piece of property,” said his son, Michael Hanley. “It’s very long and very narrow.” They employed ABEE Inc., a challenge course design and adventure education company out of Oconomowoc. The course includes two zip lines, one 300 feet long and the other 600 feet long; a vertical playground with a dozen climbing features and a bungee trampoline. The crew of eight staff learned Wednesday how to secure participants and control their movement from the ground. They also learned the best way to encourage participants to face their fears without pressuring them. “We go by a challenge-by-choice mentality,” said Dan Miller, director of training at ABEE. “It’s a supportive atmosphere. We help people meet whatever goals they might have out here.” Encouragement is customized to each participant. The course, they said, offers something “totally different” from the usual Lake Geneva attractions, such as boating or shopping.

Remember growing up . . . you were proud to be a Boy Scout. With each Boy Scout rank advancement came new challenges, new adventures, and many times, new friends to share your experiences with.

Challenges In The News 10/17/08

DUNDEE NEW BOY Darren Williams is looking forward to the fresh challenge Scottish football presents after spending his entire footballing career down south, writes Jim Davie.

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed on the porch of a Lynwood residence when he failed to respond to a gang challenge -- the Southland's second such slaying since Saturday, authorities said Friday.

Offhollywood is a digital cinema company. An early adopter and innovator, Offhollywood is steeped in emerging technologies, R&D, and cutting-edge production and post production techniques. Actively partnering with leading hardware and software vendors, Offhollywood is tapped both by major studios and independent producers to tackle the most challenging projects.

EVERTON FC are ready to challenge city leader Warren Bradley to find the club a viable site for a new home. They believe Liverpool council is largely to blame for the decision to call in the Tesco-led stadium scheme at Kirkby.

EDMONTON - A group that hopes to challenge the Alberta government's ownership of coalbed methane deposits has a "Herculean" task ahead of it, says the chairman of another group that has been battling power transmission lines in the province.

Grimsby Town chairman John Fenty is hopeful that his club can challenge for promotion from League Two this season. Fenty is backing manager Alan Buckley to get the Mariners going, with Town having struggled since dropping back into the bottom rung of the Football League.

U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn weathered a scrappy challenge from Tom Leatherwood to secure the Republican nomination Thursday.

A months-long legal challenge to security restrictions for protesters during the Democratic National Convention is over.

A Germantown resident failed Thursday morning in his challenge to the city's first "Smart Growth" project.

MEMBERS of the police force that covers Banbury are preparing for a fundraising sailing challenge. (08/08/2008 14:18:54)

Betcha thought I forgot about this week's "Where In the Universe" challenge. Sorry its late, but summer is the time for vacations and partaking in hobbies like rock hunting and late night stargazing.

Challenges In The News 10/16/08

soreivArnold: No budget, no laws. Last week, Schearzenegger signed an executive order eliminating more than 10,000 temporary, part-time and contract positions and cutting pay for thousands of state workers to the federal minimum wage of $6.55 an hour. His order is being challenged by the state controller and California’s largest state employees union, but illustrates the level of tension in Sacramento over the lack of a budget compromise. Officials say they have already secured most of the funds and that meeting budget needs was never in doubt. Still, this previously unknown – and rather unusual – last-minute GOP fundraising headache underscores the challenges facing both parties: A souring economy, complex campaign finance rules and the candidates’ talk of reform has discouraged participation by corporations and the lobbyists who advocate for them.

“It’s a challenge for midsize cities to raise this kind of money for conventions like these,” said Jeff Larson, a GOP political consultant who chairs the Twin Cities convention host committee.

One of the biggest challenges for psychologists this year has been pre-competition anxiety. The phrase, “You’ll disappoint 1.3 billion people,” has been commonly heard in the lead-up to the Games. And some athletes view even a silver medal as a failure.

She decided to challenge the practice.

Embattled National deputy leader Bill English says he will "never" challenge John Key for the party leadership.

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been involved in some unexpected extra work this summer trying to locate a sponsor for his No. 88 Nationwide Series team and driver Brad Keselowski. Earlier this summer the team's current sponsor, the Navy, announced it would not be returning next season. "It is a challenge. I wasn't anticipating facing this challenge this season," Earnhardt Jr. said.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers call Beijing's heat, humidity and poor air quality a formidable challenge for asthmatics.

Britain's archers will have their work cut out if they are to mount a serious challenge to the Korean colossi, says Eddie Butler

Opponents of a state decision to allow 6.1 billion gallons of water a year to be pumped from three rural Nevada valleys and piped to Las Vegas went to court Friday to challenge the decision.

Michael Phelps eyeing a record eight gold medals in Beijing. Michael Phelps opens his quest for an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals today in an event which might turn out to be his toughest challenge.

Warriors' coach Ivan Cleary is well aware of the challenge his side faces in tonight's NRL match at Mount Smart Stadium. The Warriors play the fifth-placed Brisbane Broncos, needing a win to stay in top eight contention.

Challenges In The News 10/15/08

Warriors' coach Ivan Cleary is well aware of the challenge his side faces in tonight's NRL match at Mount Smart Stadium. The Warriors play the fifth-placed Brisbane Broncos, needing a win to stay in top eight contention.

DUNDEE NEW BOY Darren Williams is looking forward to the fresh challenge Scottish football presents after spending his entire footballing career down south, writes Jim Davie.

Turf TV, the broadcasting company launched earlier this year to break into the horse-racing industry's domination of televised racing, has defeated a High Court challenge from bookmakers that would have spelled its demise.

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed on the porch of a Lynwood residence when he failed to respond to a gang challenge -- the Southland's second such slaying since Saturday, authorities said Friday. The shooting occurred in the 2900 block of Poplar Drive near Bellinger Street around 11:45 p.m. Thursday, Deputy Rick Pedroza of the Sheriff's Headquarters Bureau said.

FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick court has cleared the way for Dr. Henry Morgentaler to challenge restrictions on abortion funding in the province.

Jersey's new Deputy Chief Officers says the historic child abuse inquiry will be a 'challenge'.

One executive discusses the acute challenge of replacing employees who are set to retire in the next few years.

Tracey Hallam moves into the last 16 of the women's badminton singles as she sees off the challenge of Czech Kristina Ludikova to win 2-0.

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists he has no reason to fear the challenge from new Chelsea coach Luiz Felipe Scolari.

East Lyme faces few challenges today as complex as the situation with our public water supply. Early on in my term, I realized that I

University of Michigan law professors David Moran and Bridget McCormack are spending the summer setting up the Michigan Innocence Clinic, a student law clinic to challenge what they believe are wrongful convictions of innocent people.

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Delinquencies in prime and alt-A loans are particularly challenging for banks because they hold more of such loans on their books than they do subprime mortgages.

The first challenge of the Del Porto serve.

It was only one practice on one day, but CSU football coach Steve Fairchild was pleased to see senior Billy Farris respond Saturday to the challenge he issued to his quarterbacks.

The rows of empty seats at several Beijing Olympic events despite claims that everything was a sell out was proving a challenge for organizers, organisers admitted.

BEIJING : Malaysia opens its badminton challenge Sunday with women’s singles Wong Mew Choo and doubles pair, Chin Ee Hui and Wong Pei Tty, on contrasting paths.

KUALA LUMPUR: The first ever Spell-It-Right (SIR) challenge, a joint corporate social responsibility effort by RHB Bank and the New Straits Times, served two purposes in its conception.

Acer Aspire PREDATOR -- let the challenge begin!

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Canadian researchers call Beijing's heat, humidity and poor air quality a formidable challenge for asthmatics.

Britain's archers will have their work cut out if they are to mount a serious challenge to the Korean colossi, says Eddie Butler

China issued the challenge, and the short-handed U.S. women couldn't answer on Sunday.

Michael Phelps eyeing a record eight gold medals in Beijing. Michael Phelps opens his quest for an unprecedented eight Olympic gold medals today in an event which might turn out to be his toughest challenge.

Challenges In The News 10/13/08

In 1927, Helen Keller had a dream and challenged the Lions to become the "Knights of the Blind" on a crusade against darkness. The Lions accepted the challenge and have dedicated themselves to fighting preventable and reversible blindness around the world.

Mariah Ramirez, 14, of Fontana, took part this year. She also participated in 2006. She said rock climbing calms her and that she loves the challenge of reaching the top. She hopes to return to camp as a rock climbing counselor and, maybe, work as a professional rock climbing guide.

Girls Scouts, leadership challenged by rock climbing - on and off the ropes

With all the challenges facing you, what tops your priority list?

In contrast, everything about America – our optimism, our faith in technology, maybe most of all our refusal to believe we’re not exceptional – impels us to see old age as a challenge to meet, a problem to solve. As Barbara Walters put it in an April prime-time special, “Live to be 150. Can you do it?”

His decision rejected a request by GeorgiaCarry.org that would have temporarily allowed gun owners to carry their weapons in the airport until his final ruling on the gun ban – a challenge that could last for months.

Pelosi spokesman Drew Hammill says the speaker welcomes the challenge.

“Our challenge is ... every day, there’s a team out there that can beat you. The standings are irrelevant. We have a lot of areas that we need to keep moving forward with if we’re going to be the team that we want to be.”

Picturing ‘them’: A Mexico City exhibition expands on the notion of ‘imigrant.’ But other, less commonplace images challenge preconceived ideas of what it means to be an “undocumented worker,” “illegal allien” or simply a person with no fixed home or identity, stranded between shifting borders.

“The challenge now for the administration and European leaders is to think of a creative way to make the Russians pay for these activities.”

Tomorrow, he will have to deal with one of the greatest challenges of his life.

Challenges In The News 10/12/08

The University of Guelph is participating in the City of Guelph's response to the "Blackout Challenge," scaling back on campus hydro use today and encouraging the U of G community to conserve energy. The challenge was issued to all Ontario municipalities to encourage energy efficiency and conservation in remembrance of the 2003 North American blackout that affected much of eastern Canada and ...

TALLAHASSEE - A challenge to two ballot proposals that would expand school vouchers is going to the Florida Supreme Court.

RIALTO - One candidate qualified by Friday's deadline to challenge Mayor Grace Vargas.

Securing permits needed to open an $800 million coal-to-liquids facility in Benwood is the project's biggest challenge, according to a local economic development leader.

EATONTOWN — The borough is expected to file an independent challenge to the state's new affordable housing mandates after learning that Eatontown's quota has nearly quadrupled. The council came to a unanimous decision at its Aug.

NEW DELHI: Second seed Prakash Amritraj and Harsh Mankad were knocked out on Wednesday as the Indian challenge came to an end in the singles event of the $50,000 ATP Challenger tennis tournament at the DLTA courts here.

Cesar Sanchez is ready to challenge for his place at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club.

HON Adrian Earnshaw MHK says he is relishing the challenge of his new ministerial position at the Department of Home Affairs. The Onchan MHK had been at the helm of the Department of Tourism and Leisure prior to the Chief Minister’s reshuffle on Monday afternoon.

IDYLLWILD - A group of Azalea Trails campers tackled a ropes challenge course this week to get to know each other, conquer their fears, foster teamwork, learn leadership skills and make decisions.

The Russian position seemed to be a direct challenge to President George W. Bush, who had said the day before that he "insists that the sovereign and territorial integrity of Georgia be respected."

Russian troops began pulling out Thursday from this hub on Georgia's main east-west highway, Georgia's Interior Ministry said, where the soldiers' presence raised fears that Russia would challenge a shaky cease-fire agreement.

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NEWS.com.au travel reporter and ski novice Lee Taylor reaches new heights during the mountain to mountain challenge through Perisher Valley.

RIALTO - One candidate qualified by Friday's deadline to challenge Mayor Grace Vargas.

TALLAHASSEE - A challenge to two ballot proposals that would expand school vouchers is going to the Florida Supreme Court.

We know that you are the right choice for your new position and hope that you will enjoy the new challenges that come your way.

The Navy SEAL Fitness Challenge takes place Saturday, Sept. 6, 2008, at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Physical Education Building, 839 W. Roosevelt, Chicago. The Challenge is free and open to anyone age 13 or older, city or suburb, male or female.

Bill Gates told a Hong Kong gathering that society will need more explicit rules governing privacy boundaries around software as the mobile/PC line blurs. As software gets more powerful, privacy issues pose "an interesting software challenge", said Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates.

Buehrle answers challenge with zeroes

George Clooney is taking on The Challenge.

Ford Middle East is taking Customer Service to a whole new level with a new regional dealer service challenge focusing on higher customer satisfaction levels.

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have joined forces to enroll Wisconsin school districts to improve energy efficiency by 10 percent – and Shell Lake Schools has accepted the challenge to curb its energy use.

KAHUKU (KHNL) - A big challenge for small communities in Hawaii is getting access to affordable healthcare. But a few community organizations are doing their part to bridge the gap.

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Krista's sports challenge hit the volleyball court for challenge number 19.

The internet is posing a serious challenge to the world of classified advertisements of newspapers. After job, matrimonial and social networking sites, it is real estate portals like Makaan.com, 99 acres.com, Magicbricks.com and indiaproperty.com that are stealing the thunder.

A move to challenge a November referendum concerning the Tenth Avenue Marine Terminal will be heard in Superior Court on Sept. 4, the Port of San Diego said Aug. 13.

While the beach volleyballers tough it out in the sand, Tom Blaumauer and Chris McGee have faced an Olympic challenge of their own: how to encourage the Chinese to throw a Californian beach party.

In these late summer weeks we offer a challenge: to find the larger works from which Librado Romero, a Times photographer, singled out these fragments.

Ford Middle East is taking Customer Service to a whole new level with a new regional dealer service challenge focusing on higher customer satisfaction levels.

Ryan Lochte's eight trips up and down the pool at the National Aquatic Center Friday morning resulted in two trips up and down the Olympic medal stand. Swimming two races just 27 minutes apart, the former University of Florida All-American proved he was up to the endurance challenge, winning gold and bronze medals.

Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have joined forces to enroll Wisconsin school districts to improve energy efficiency by 10 percent – and Shell Lake Schools has accepted the challenge to curb its energy use.

KAHUKU (KHNL) - A big challenge for small communities in Hawaii is getting access to affordable healthcare. But a few community organizations are doing their part to bridge the gap.

After nearly two years of squabbling over a permit for a Sept. 1 antiwar demonstration at the Republican National Convention, protest leaders said Wednesday that they have received a slightly revised parade permit from the city of St. Paul and will not challenge it in court.

Anti-monarchy campaigners hope to force a legal challenge to the oath of loyalty MPs swear to the Queen.

Challenges In The News 10/09/08

The dangers of the post-September 11 World will be combined with the challenge of a new Cold War.

Our challenge is to win the game we are playing.

With Russian forces appearing to hunker down in Georgia, U.S. and European officials now face a pricklier challenge: Moscow’s insistence that it has the right to help break up the country.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says that terrorism and extremism had emerged as the main challenge to India's unity.

John O'Shea is convinced the challenge he gets at Manchester United is one he would not experience anywhere else.

Ottawa technology firm drops challenge but reserves right to sue

There is a lot of talk about the Australian wine industry needing to explain its appellation story. The Riverina Winemakers' Association (RWA) has taken the challenge.

OTTAWA - Wi-Lan Inc. (TSX:WIN) has agreed to drop its patent challenge against Texas Instruments, at least for now, but may again take the semiconductor giant to court or seek payments from the Texas-based company.

Luiz Felipe Scolari is addicted to challenge. His latest one is to help Chelsea dethrone Manchester United as English and European champions.

New Delhi, Aug.15 : Delivering his fifth consecutive Independence Day speech on the occasion of India's 62nd Independence Day on Friday, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh said that fighting terrorism was a major challenge before the country, but added that the best way to combat and counter it, was through dialogue.

New Delhi, Aug.15 : Accepting that the nation faced a grave challenge in countering the rise in prices of essential items, the Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, said on Friday that notwithstanding the present inflationary trends, India had for the past four years enjoyed nearly nine percent economic growth, and is now being regarded as one of the world's fastest growing economies.

Challenges In The News 10/08/08

Such a request can paralyze a small company (when Microsoft asked the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to re-examine all 29 of Avistar’s patents) like Avistar, as other companies that may have licensed its patents wait to see if the patents are declared valid. Indeed, about a month after it disclosed Microsoft’s challenge, Avistar, a San Mateo, CA, maker of videoconferencing and collaboration software, cited the potential impact on its financial outlook as it announced plans to cut 25% of its work force, or 27 employees. Meanwhild, some large firms increasingly are challenging patents rather than paying to license them.

Chrysler Financial, the financing arm of Chrysler LLC, shook up its management ranks, as the unit struggles to turn itself around in a challenging environment.

Not defined by diabetes. Teens coping with disease face unique challenges, but a normal life is possible. Being a teenager with type 1 diabetes has had its challenges, such as meeting new people and explaining her condition.

The pressure is growing to make some radical moves, after a series of challenges. “It’s wrong to combine exotic risks with private banking, a business where safety and stability are crucial.” The pressures facing the top duo at UBS mirror the challenges dogging newly installed chiefs at many large financial institutions.

America must take the lead in dealing with global energy and climate challenges, and at the same time vastly strengthen its own economy and security.

The Kremlin’s expanding military push into Georgia is fueling concerns within Washington’s national-security establishment of a broader challenge to U.S. power globally during President George W. Bush’s waning months in office.

The battlefield geometry here is a bit challenging.

(McCain) – “In these economically challenged times, we must go back to wisdoms we know to be true.”

How nice it would have been to have had the opportunity to challenge.

Yet working with an Amish builder brings special challenges. Imagine trying to keep in touch with a contractor who doesn’t own a phone – most are forbidden to have one at home.

The issue allowed him to connect Mr. Udall to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s stonewalling of any drilling votes. In one debate Mr. Schaffer challenged the Democrat to vote against a congressional recess unless the House first took up energy legislation.

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Jay Lefkowitz, a former deputy counsel at the Office of Management and Budget under the Bush administration, said, “Product-liability lawsuits challenge FDA sovereignty, undercut having one label standard, increase costs and render drugs much less safe.”

E-mails show that Mark Penn wanted the campaign to focus on the the challenger’s ‘lack of American roots.’

In March the partnerships filed five lawsuits challenging the IRS’ denial of their losses and its imposition of penalties.

In cross-examination and in briefs, IRS lawyer Gregory J. Stull didn’t directly challenge the considerable medical evidence. Rather, he focused on Taylor’s continuing ability to perform and her artistic stature as depicted on her own Web site. But he had to back off the claim that Taylor’s accountant had withdrawn the challenge to a levy notice after admitting the feds had received no such request in writing.

The challenges of integrating overlapping European networks in such a deal would be significant. Yet the cost savings might be attractive to UPS and FedEx, both of which issued profit warnings in recent months after their domestic businesses were hit by the slowing U.S. economy.

Maualuga (mah-wah-LOO-gah) was constantly challenged to fit in, to find his way.

Yesterday, the Air Transport Association – the airline lobby – challenged the auction in court, calling the government “intellectually dishonest.”

“Developing a way to manufacture these materials on a large scale will also be a challenge,” the researchers said in a university statement.

The movie, opening Wednesday, is about ignorant actors trapped in the jungle while making a war move and includes a sequence in which the actors discuss playing mentally challenged characters using disparaging terms.

If Mexico stands to benefit, China’s role as factory-to-the-world faces challenges.

Thorpe’s November 2006 retirement and van den Hoogenband’s decision to drop the 200 freestyle from his Beijing Olympic program left a somewhat depleted field to challenge Phelps. That didn’t diminish the effect of his yawning gap of victory. “He’s not just winning but destroying everthing,” Peirsol said. “It’s awesome to watch.”

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We also provided customer service training to all of our full-time salaried employees. In the process, people began to understand better what role each of them played, what challenges their co-workers faced, and how important it was that they all work together. Among other things, they started providing more feedback to one another.

Of course, with numbers like these, Silicon Valley does not need to worry about challenging its preeminence.

Stevens Challenges Indictment. Lawyers for Sen. Ted Stevens filed a flurry of pretrial motions that challenged the government’s public-corruption case against the Alaskan Republican.

Robles, Oliver and Trammel add to the challenges facing Liu.

“When the announcer came on, I’m not the type of person to get nervous,” Stuczyski said. “I was like, ‘All right. Here’s a challenge for me. Let’s step up.’ I had accepted (the possibility of failure). A kind of peace and tranquility came over me.”

Weather could be a big draw. NBC and AccuWeather are counting on local weather to be a big draw. “the challenge stations have is to find content that will attract viewers, and one of the most obvious places to look is at content that’s worked on their flagship stations,” says Lee Rainey, vice president of marketing at AccuWeather.

When Greece knocked off the U.S. men’s basketball team in the 2006 world championship semifinals, they ran the pick and roll 42 times. When the two teams meet today, expect more of the same. the challenge for the USA, however, is doing a better job of defending it.

Organizers of most Olympics have had their challenges. But China, some analysts suggest, has had to confront issues few others have faced, including a predisposition by outsiders to distrust the dealings of an unfamiliar country.

Despite the challenges, Chrysler is meeting – or exceeding – it’s financial targets.

Lee figured to pose a challenge for Warren, having beaten him in 2005, when Lee won a world title. “I beat him three years ago,” Lee said. “I was a little worried about the bout, but I think I’m psychologically good. I enjoyed the match, and I won.”

There’s a new challenge every single day, whether it’s an X-and-O challenge or a personal challenge or a relationship challenge with the players. You’ve got to be able to come up with an answer. And you’ve got to be able to do it fast.

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Under state law, any group that seeks to amend Michigan's Constitution by citizen initiative is required to summarize the changes it proposes in a ballot question of no more than 100 words. That may prove an insurmountable challenge for the still-shadowy consortium that calls itself Reform Michigan Government Now.

Power failures are not the only challenges facing Ramadi’s new police force as it lurches toward self-efficiency.

Ninety-one percent of the decline in notices of default since April can be attributed to Countrywide Financial. Unfortunately, this is more likely due to the challenges of integrating two companies the size of Countrywide Financial and Bank of America than it is a fundamental shift in foreclosure activity.

Market forces have not yet met the challenge of controlling price increases.

An athletic woman who enjoyed physical challenges – she taught Portnoy how to body surf and water skied well into her 70’s – Hodgman was known for frequently challenging accepted wisdom.

It seems unlikely that courtrooms are where this legal dissonance will be resolved. This is especially true since 2005, when the Supreme Court heard a federal constitutional challenge to the Controlled Substances Act. In that case, Californians sought to protect the use of medical marijuana by stating that it is a purely intrastate matter, and thus beyond Congress’ reach. The high court rejected that argument, ruling that, as a whole, the drug law was a proper exercise of Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce.

“It’s not going to be easy,” Lugo said of the challenge he faces. “But it won’t be impossible.”

The two men will also have very different objectives in three 90-minute presidential debates. McCain will try to convey his experience but must also show that “he has the energy and forward-looking vision to lead” when matched with a much younger challenger.

In addition to “Thunder”, the CG-animated “Star Wars: The Clone Wars” opens today. It should draw kids and maybe some die-hard fans of the “Star Wars” franchise and it could challenge “Knight” for second place by opening in the high teens.

An avid reader of The Times since his boyhood in Alhambra, he said, “I love challenges. I love complex issues and problems, and this certainly met all that.”

Anything is Possible – “Saying no never occurred to us. We took it as a challenge.”

Challenges In The News 10/04/08

John O'Shea is convinced the challenge he gets at Manchester United is one he would not experience anywhere else.

THE French daredevil who walked a highwire between two pylons of the Harbour Bridge in the 1970s is planning an even more spectacular challenge in Sydney.

Pieced together details show Dell getting ready to launch new MP3 players and a distribution system to challenge iTunes.

Chris Russo, the Mad Dog of radio's "Mike and the Mad Dog," admitted yesterday he'd been plotting his exodus from WFAN for the last five months, saying he needed a new challenge after 19 years of barking about sports with co-host Mike Francesa...

Housing Authority will deal with challenge

Dennis "Robocop" Orcollo, now regarded as the world's No. 1 pool player, lost the chance to bring home the top prize in the finals of the $50,000 winner-take-all “International Challenge of Champions” held August 11-12 at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Connecticut.

This is the first time Lifecycle, with the support of HSBC Life Assurance (Malta) Ltd, is taking the challenge to a destination outside the European continent, aptly naming it ‘Strait to Africa’.

If defending basketball world champion Spain was supposed to pose a serious challenge to Mike Krzyzewski's merry band of would-be Olympic redeemers, Pau Gasol and his teammates never got the memo.

On June 24, Sgt. Matthew McCaffrey of the Taunton Police Department challenged local businesses and organizations to donate $400 to the Shane Duffy Memorial Fund.

Tottenham Hotspur were tipped to challenge for a top-four place, but defeat at Middlesbrough has left Juande Ramos with some thinking to do.

Ottawa technology firm drops challenge but reserves right to sue

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Although Fallon offers several levels of assistance for a variety of mental health issues, finding enough counselors to meet the needs in rural Nevada has always been a challenge, according to Karen Meek, R.N., a psychiatric nurse and the acting director of the Fallon Mental Health Clinic.

The defensive backfield of the Johnstown-Monroe High School football team faces a steep challenge Friday when Granville visits to christen the new turf field at Frank H. Chamber Stadium.

Big Brother housemates must recreate famous statues from around the world in the latest challenge to become head of house.

The former Liverpool captain and assistant manager believes Rafael Benitez has built a side capable of maintaining a title challenge this year. "I am looking forward to the season because I think Rafa Benitez has put together his best squad yet," said Thompson.

The West Georgia Wolves offered Daryl Dickey just the challenge he was looking for as a football coach.

College tuition bills are coming due. And if you haven't secured your financing just yet, be The Redlands East Valley High School girls' volleyball team, pictured right with a couple of Hawaiian friends at the tournament luau, finished in second place at the Kauai Challenge. Ten returners from the Wildcats' 2007 CIF-Southern Section Division II-A championship team took on the extra tournament challenge.

Prepared for a bigger challenge than usual.

Indiana Court of Appeals says late filing of signatures by opponents means their challenge cannot be heard.

LONDON - Arsenal got its challenge for the Premier League off to a comfortable but unconvincing start on Saturday with a 1-0 home win over newly promoted West Brom.

Indian PM Manmohan Singh says that terrorism and extremism had emerged as the main challenge to India's unity.

Tottenham's bold bid to challenge the Premier League's top four suffered an immediate setback at Middlesbrough as goals from David Wheater and former Spurs favourite Mido condemned Juande Ramos's side to a 2-1 defeat on Saturday.

Challenges In The News 10/02/08

Our challenge is enormous, but our goal is attainable.

We all need to confront our challenges.

These challenges took decades to get to this stage.

Accept the challenge as an opportunity to grow and prosper.

One of the greatest challenges we are ever going to have ...

Gas, food and mortgage costs? Bottom line: There’s plenty of money to go around. “In the context of the challenges the nation is facing, Beverly Hills is faring very, very well,” said Dan Walsh, president of the Beverly Hills Chamber of Commerce. “Demand for high-end luxury remains strong. The economy affects working-class people like us, but wealthy people, it doesn’t affect them.”

“Maybe investors were hoping to shrug off the challenges of high commodity prices and inflation,” said Jack A. Albin, chief investment officer at Harris Private Bank. “But now we find out that perhaps the inflation situation is worse than we thought.”

Despite his challenges, Obama holds many advantages on the eve of two critical events: his selection of a running mate and his formal crowning as the Democratic nominee at the party’s national convention next week in Denver.

DECATUR — Former Gravette School District superintendent Leroy Ortman has stepped into the challenge of leading the Decatur School District as it strives to get back on its feet. (Benton County Daily Record)

Arsene Wenger is sure Arsenal will mount a title challenge after opening the season with a 1-0 win over Premier League new boys West Brom.

Double gold medallist Chris Hoy is finding Britain's astounding success in the Olympic track cycling a challenge to his mental fortitude as he battles to stay focused on the task at hand.

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Remember those moves if you are challenged.

Marseille striker Djibril Cisse, who sealed a loan move to Sunderland on Wednesday, said he was looking forward to a new challenge in the English Premier League.

Intel cracked the lid Tuesday on a new chip design that is at once a big challenge to smaller rival Advanced Micro Devices and an admission that AMD nailed a key design feature before it slipped into a severe financial slump.

'Think up and prototype the next big product in healthcare.' This was the challenge that Siemens recently set schools and colleges in the Surrey area close to its headquarters as part of the 'Siemens and Institution of Engineering and Technology Engineering in Healthcare Challenge.

Bok flyhalf Butch James says he is really looking forward to the challenge of coming up against Australia's Matt Giteau in a crucial Tri-Nations encounter.

FORMER treasurer Peter Costello says "everyone knows" he's not going to challenge for the Liberal Party leadership.

Arsene Wenger believes new signing Mikael Silvestre's experience will give Arsenal the "extra depth" needed challenge for the title The Gunners manager went against normal club policy of not buying players in their 30s to sign the Manchester United defender on a two-year deal late on Wednesday evening.

By Rob Moritz Arkansas News Bureau LITTLE ROCK - Supporters of an initiative that would ban unmarried people who live together from adopting or fostering children in Arkansas can expect a legal challenge if the measure qualifies for the November general election ballot, a spokeswoman for a coalition of opponents said Wednesday.

Another MCA-II round of results is in, and it means there's another challenge awaiting teachers and administrators in the Crookston School District.

A group of pro-Palestinian activists are determined to embark Thursday on an unpredictable voyage for the Gaza Strip, in a bid to challenge a year-long blockade Israel has imposed upon the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave.

MORE than 50 journalists who took part in the Formula Plus media go-kart endurance challenge 2008 pushed their machines to the limit at the Speedway Plus Circuit in Shah Alam recently.