Both Mr. Gore and Mr. Jones, who grew up in Texas and lives there still, recall nearly killing an elm tree near where they lived in a monthlong knife-throwing contest, "testing our ability in that backwoods skill," the vice president said.
The Pentagon's advanced research agency said on Wednesday that it will offer a prize of $2 million to the winners of a contest testing the performance of robots that could be used in emergencies like the Fukushima nuclear crisis in Japan.
Demand is so high, in fact, that Google toyed with the idea of turning registrations into a sort of hacking contest, testing devs' coding skills before giving them a seat at the show.
This was not the sort of contest to test such principles, however cherished.
The Republican contest will test whether Mr. Romney's meticulous planning can overtake a burst of momentum for Mr. Gingrich.
Morwell is emerging as an intriguing contest, a test of the depth of the disillusionment with major political parties.
It can be viewed Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. On Wednesday at 6 p.m., a trivia contest will test visitors' knowledge of Staten Island facts, with questions about the borough's green space, culture, history and real estate; the host is Jay Miller, a cable television host.
Together, they all decided to launch a national essay contest to test the waters, to see how men might receive the book.
