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.