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Siemens CEO to fight for his job: paper
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Siemens Chief Executive Peter Loescher plans a probably doomed fight for his job at Wednesday's supervisory board meeting, a German newspaper said, after the German industrial group said at the weekend it would sack him.
Pressure had been mounting on Loescher after he repeatedly misjudged demand development in the group's main markets, and last week appeared to provide the final straw when Siemens scrapped its 2014 profit margin targets.
Citing company sources, Sueddeutsche Zeitung said on Monday that Loescher was only willing to resign if Chairman Gerhard Cromme, who hired him six years ago, also quit.
Otherwise, Loescher hoped to pull together the necessary two-thirds majority to prevent being fired, though boardroom sources told the paper he had no hope of succeeding.
Shares in Siemens, Germany's No. 2 company by market value and a bellwether of Europe's biggest economy, rose as much as 2.3 percent in early trade on Monday and were 0.9 percent higher at 80.37 euros by 0804 GMT.
Sources have said finance chief Joe Kaeser, who has spent his entire career at Siemens, was the most likely candidate to replace Loescher, which analysts welcomed.
"Kaeser's experience and detailed knowledge of the company make him suitable to succeed Loescher, and we appreciate the breadth of his qualification and experiences," Commerzbank analyst Ingo-Martin Schachel said.
Others said they expected that Kaeser would quickly tighten the reins on costs and sell more non-core businesses, such as the units making rail technology or healthcare software.
(Reporting by Christiaan Hetzner and Maria Sheahan; Additional reporting by Jens Hack; Editing by Will Waterman)
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Photo of the Day: 2013 Caribbean Days Festival parade
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This Is Why The House GOP Ignores Pressure From Latinos
Marco Rubio
The Cuban-American conservative with Tea Party backing rose to prominence during the presidential campaign as the GOP's point man to build bridges with the Latino community. Many wonder whether Rubio has presidential ambitions for 2016.
Michele Tel?
Nossa! Nossa! Assim voc? me mata Ai, se eu te pego, Ai, ai, se eu te pego The Brazilian sensation had the entire world on its feet doing hump movements to lyrics not many understood. Anyone who thought they couldn?t speak Portuguese was proved wrong as they sang the catchy summer anthem that took the entire World by storm.? So what was all the fuss about in Tel??s song? In a nutshell: He was dancing when the hottest girl in the club past by and well....in his own words ?Ah when I get my hands on you.? ? Michel Telo poses backstage at the 13th Annual Latin Grammy Awards at Mandalay Bay on Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012, in Las Vegas. (Photo by Brenton Ho/Powers Imagery/Invision/AP)
Eva Longoria
More than just a pretty face, <a href="http://videos.huffingtonpost.com/entertainment/eva-longoria-cries-as-she-celebrates-obama-victory-517531343">Eva Longoria emerged</a> as one of the most influential Latino political power brokers, acting as a high-profile ally of the Obama campaign.
Marlen Esparza
The Mexican-American had been throwing punches for years back home in Texas before she rose to fame as the face of Hispanic-American athletes during the London Summer Olympics. As a Cover Girl and a spokeswoman for Coca-Cola, Esparza will forever be remembered for becoming the first woman (and Hispanic) to qualify for the Olympics in Women?s Boxing, the 2012 London Olympics being the first time women?s boxing became an event. Another first came weeks later when Esparza became the first woman boxer to win an Olympic match, securing with that win a bronze medal and a place in history. Bronze medalist Marlen Esparza of the United States, participate in the medals ceremony for women's final flyweight 51-kg gold medal boxing match at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012, in London.(AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev)
Shakira's Baby (Bump)
Shakira may have been successfully shaking her non-lying hips for years now, but nothing brought the Colombian star more joy than news she was expecting her first child with boyfriend and FC Barcelona footballer Gerard Piqu?. The radiant mother has tweeted adorable pictures of her baby bump and is constantly shown with a glowing smile as she awaits her baby boy, expected to arrive in mid-January.While Shak?s son will surely be a hit in 2013, the singer?s baby bump truly took the Internet by storm as fans eagerly shared in her excitement to welcome motherhood.
Julian Castro
The Mexican-American Mayor of San Antonio catapulted to political stardom when he was tapped to give the keynote speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Danell Leyva
Whether underneath his lucky towel or demonstrating great skill on the high bar, Cuban-American Danell Leyva became a star both at the London Olympics and in his native Miami this year. The chubby asthmatic boy with the gymnast mother and stepfather wasn?t always expected to be the Olympic champion he is today. Despite having some trouble on the pommel horse during competition, Leyva wowed the judges with an astonishing high bar routine that won him the Bronze in the Men?s All-Around competition. MIAMI, FL - NOVEMBER 10: Olympic gold medalist Danell Leyva attends Destination Fashion 2012 To Benefit The Buoniconti Fund To Cure Paralysis, the fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, on November 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by John Parra/Getty Images for The Buoniconti Fund)
Juan Manuel Santos
Colombia's president gained international prominence when he opened preliminary <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/04/farc-peace-talks-colombia_n_1854995.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices&ir=Latino%20Voices">peace talks with the FARC</a>, the country's half-century-old insurgency. It remains to be seen whether Santos can succeed where his predecessors have failed.
Ryan Lochte
Talk about making a splash. The Cuban-American swimmer dove into stardom after taking home 5 medals (two gold, two silver, one bronze) at the 2012 London Olympics, bringing him to a grand total of 11 Olympic medals. This feat is only second best to fellow competitor Michael Phelps and indicates Lochte?s rise within the sport. If his skill in the water isn?t enough, the 28 year-old swim star also made headlines when he decided to do a cameo on Gossip Girl. PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 16: Olympian Ryan Lochte onstage at the 2012 NCLR ALMA Awards at Pasadena Civic Auditorium on September 16, 2012 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NCLR)
Gina Rodriguez
From Salsa to the Silver Screen, this Puerto Rican actress made a name for herself by taking on the role of Maria Jose 'Majo' Tonorio, a street poet turned rapper in the movie ?Filly Brown.? The film, now an official 2012 Sundance Film Festival Selection, has been critically acclaimed and Rodriguez?s performance may be up for an Academy Award. PARK CITY, UT - JANUARY 21: Actress Gina Rodriguez poses for a portrait during the 2012 Sundance Film Festival at the Getty Images Portrait Studio at T-Mobile Village at the Lift on January 21, 2012 in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Larry Busacca/Getty Images)
Enrique Pe?a Nieto
Mexico's new president <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/11/mexico-drug-war-pena-nieto_n_2276605.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices&ir=Latino%20Voices">inherits perhaps the greatest human rights crisis in the hemisphere</a>. Some 60,000 Mexicans have died since outgoing President Felipe Calder?n launched a frontal assault on the country's drug cartels.
Jessica Sanchez
The 17 year-old star with the killer pipes first wowed audiences across the nation with her performances on season 11 of American Idol. In the finale Sanchez was chosen as the runner-up, but that didn?t stop her from not only getting invited to sing at the 2012 Democratic Convention in Charlotte but also land a recurring role in Fox?s hit musical dramedy ?Glee.? CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 05: Singer Jessica Sanchez performs during day two of the Democratic National Convention at Time Warner Cable Arena on September 5, 2012 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The DNC that will run through September 7, will nominate U.S. President Barack Obama as the Democratic presidential candidate. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Lionel Messi
As the year comes to a close, Lionel Messi has plenty to celebrate. Not only is he up for his fourth consecutive Ballon d?Or but earlier this month he managed to break the 40 year-old record for most goals in a year, previously held by German Gerd Muller. Closing out the year with 91 goals (Gerd?s goal was 85) the Argentine forward for the club team FC Barcelona is quickly becoming one of the greatest soccer player?s to have ever graced a field. This combo of two file photographs shows at top; FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, from Argentina, scoring his second goal against Zaragoza during a Spanish La Liga soccer match at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, in a Nov. 17, 2012 file photo, and at bottom; a June 18, 1972 file photo of Gerd Mueller, left, of West Germany, scoring a goal against the Soviet Union in the Heysel Stadium, in Brussels. Messi scored his 85th goal during the Spanish league game with Betis on Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012, matching the current record of most goals scored within one calendar year, previously held by former German striker Gerd Mueller. (AP Photos, Files)
Miguel
With his hit single ?Adorn? from the critically acclaimed album, Kaleidoscope Dream, the half Mexican singer-songwriter garnered five Grammy nominations, including ?Song of the Year? and has made his mark in the industry. In this Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012 file photo, Miguel arrives at the Soul Train Awards at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. Miguel is up for five Grammy Awards, including song of the year for his crossover hit, ?Adorn.? (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Invision/AP, File)
Jesse & Joy
This Mexican duo proved to be the big winners at the Latin GRAMMYs, taking 4 golden statuettes including one for their hit Corre!. The brother and sister musical sensation won over audiences with their pop album Con Quien Se Queda El Perro, for which they also won Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album, and made sure to inspire those Latino stars that came before them. LAS VEGAS, NV - NOVEMBER 15: (L-R) Musicians Jesse Huerta and Joy Huerta of Jesse y Joy pose with the awards for Record of the Year, Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album and Best Short Form Music Video in the press room during the 13th annual Latin GRAMMY Awards held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center on November 15, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images for Latin Recording Academy)
DREAMers
The DREAMers won their biggest victory this year when President Obama directed Homeland Security in June to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/15/obama-immigration-order-deportation-dream-act_n_1599658.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices&ir=Latino%20Voices">defer deportation for most people brought here illegally as children</a>.
Antonio Villaraigosa
The Los Angeles Mayor was catapulted to the national stage when he <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/06/antonio-villaraigosa-speech_n_1853081.html">presided over the Democratic National Convention</a>.
Latino Voter
Growing from 6 percent of the electorate in 2000 to 10 percent in 2012, the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/08/us/politics/with-record-turnout-latinos-solidly-back-obama-and-wield-influence.html">Latino vote crossed a historic threshold this year</a>. The rise of importance of the Hispanic vote promises to raise the political cost of obstructing progress toward immigration reform for both parties.
Carlos Gutierrez
After working with Mitt Romney on Hispanic outreach, businessman Carlos Gutierrez criticized the GOP candidate for saying he lost the election because <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/18/carlos-gutierrez-romney-hispanic-gifts_n_2154943.html?utm_hp_ref=latino-voices&ir=Latino%20Voices">President Obama offered Latinos "gifts."</a> <a href="http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2012-11-16/politics/35504558_1_immigration-reform-illegal-immigration-immigration-overhaul">Gutierrez is forming a conservative Super PAC</a> to push for immigration reform.
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Leon Washington wants to go beyond special teams for Patriots
Leon Washington is ready to do more than just return kicks and punts for the New England Patriots.
But if that?s all the free agent signee gets to do for his new team, he sounds ready to live with it.
?Ever since I was a rookie, I was always a team player,? Washington said Sunday, after the team?s first full-pads practice. ?That?s been my main focus. Knowing I could so many different things well -- running the ball, catching the ball, returning kicks, (I) even made tackles (on special teams) sometimes in my career.
?That?s the same approach I have here - coming in, helping the team out the best way I can.?
Washington, now 31, debuted with the New York Jets and played the last three seasons with Seattle. A 98-yard kick return for a touchdown last year gave him eight kick return TDs in his seven-year career, tying him with Josh Cribbs for the NFL record.
With Danny Woodhead leaving the Patriots for San Diego, there?s an opening for an all-purpose third-down back in New England. Shane Vereen will likely get most of that work and there?s a chance Washington won?t get much time.
?He?s played back there before but not a lot recently with the Seahawks,? Belichick said. ?We?ll put him in our system, teach him the things that he needs to learn at that position, evaluate him with the other players.?
Washington?s offensive plays indeed dwindled the last two years. Asked if that was disappointing, though, he said, ?No, not really.
?Obviously, I?m a competitor and want to be on the football field, want to be out there and help the team out as much as I can. But not really - we won a bunch of games when I was in Seattle, being a team player is the most important thing.?
He said he came to New England for the ?obvious? reasons.
?You watch this organization from afar, you see how well they do things here,? he said. ?It?s a winning organization. They believe in winning, they believe in competing.
?The most important thing that I love, that I?ve seen so far, is everybody is all about the team. Everybody is going to do whatever they do to help the team win. That?s impressive, watching it from afar. Everything when they guys come out and compete, hear them talking to the media, hear guys talking in the weight room, everything is all about the team.?
Belichick said the first day in pads is the start of the evaluation process of the bigger players on the team - the tacklers and blockers.
?It feels great,? said veteran guard Logan Mankins, who spent much of his morning dealing with Vince Wilfork on the other side of the line. ?Pretty tired right now but it?s always nice to start playing real football - to see where you?re at where you need to go.?
Wilfork stripped Stevan Ridley of the ball in a goal-line situation, one of two fumbles by Ridley on the day. (Jerod Mayo snared the other one out of the air), which led to some extra running for the back.
Notes
Tim Tebow was a bit better on Day 3 - hardly perfect, but better -- connecting on a pair of long touchdown passes. . Tom Brady had a pass intercepted by Kyle Arrington. . Rookie wide receiver Aaron Dobson had another strong day and fellow rookie Josh Boyce made his first impression. . Actor Robert Duvall, who has visited the Whitey Bulger murder trial, was at camp chatting with New England owner Robert Kraft. Also spotted: former Pats Troy Brown and Christian Fouria. . Belichick said defensive end Armond Armstead is on the non-football illness list for something not related to previous heart problems. . Linebacker Dane Fletcher, who missed all last season with a knee injury, is on the field. ?I don?t think he?s had any physical limitations to what we?ve done,? Belichick said. . The quarterbacks have video cameras attached to their helmets, another evaluation tool. ?We?ll take a look at it and see what we get out of it,? Belichick said. . Former linebacker Tedy Bruschi and retiring broadcaster Gil Santos will enter the team?s Hall of Fame before Monday night?s practice.
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Presentation College in Aberdeen raises profile with new suites, more
Business After Hours at Presentation College
? What: Presentation College is hosting a networking mixer sponsored by the Aberdeen Area Chamber of Commerce. Attendees can tour the facilities at the new wellness center.
? When: 5:15-7 p.m. Aug. 8.
? Where: Strode Center at Presentation College, 1500 N. Main St.
? RSVP: Call 605-225-2860 or email info@aberdeen-chamber.com by Aug. 7.
? Cost: $12 with an RSVP and $14 the day of the event.
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?Presentation College's marketing slogan is "Stand Out" and the school is doing that as it works to raise its profile in Aberdeen and beyond.
?New suites for a growing student population are being built on campus. Half will be done before the fall semester begins, said Presentation marketing and public relations director Tim Beckham.
?The other half will be completed later in the fall. The suites will be able to house an additional 158 students, which will more than double housing capacity. Suites at the northwest end of campus can house 144 students.
?Another change to campus will be the conversion of the Strode Activity Center parking lot into a central campus green with benches and other features.
?At the Strode, a new Wellness Center is being completed. Machines and other weightlifiting equipment were installed last week. The center is for athletic training, as well as for use by faculty, staff and students.
?Beckham and administrators such as athletic director Brian Spielbauer and admissions director Adam Jenkins are working to increase visibility of the school.
?"We're on the north side of town, so people might not regularly see what's going on," Beckham said.
?The Aberdeen campus isn't the only one changing. The PC site in Sioux Falls recently moved into a new facility.
? There are other changes as well. Longtime vice president for enrollment JoEllen Lindner resigned from her post in January to take a job as president of the Aberdeen Catholic School System.
?"Any time you lose someone at PC, especially someone with a lot of experience who has helped expand the institution, it's not easy to replace them," Beckham said.
?Jenkins joined the staff a few weeks ago to fill the admissions director position.
?"I was really impressed when I saw they were progressing in this way," Jenkins said of the college.
?Jenkins was previously the interim director of admissions at Minnesota State University Moorhead. He also worked at University of Mary.
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Monday, July 29, 2013
More than 100 teens rescued in weekend sex-trafficking raids, FBI says
By Pete Williams and Erin McClam, NBC News
More than 100 teenagers ? many of them children from broken homes ? were rescued over the weekend in a sex-trafficking crackdown that swept more than 70 cities, the FBI said Monday.
The youngest victim was 13 years old, the agency said.
The sting resulted in the arrest of 159 ?pimps? from San Francisco to Miami who were involved in the commercial exploitation of both adults and children, said Ronald Hosko, assistant director of the FBI?s criminal investigative division.
It was the FBI?s largest action to date focusing on the recovery of sexually exploited children, and took law enforcement agencies to streets, motels, casinos and social media platforms, Hosko said. He said he hoped it would focus attention on sex trafficking, ?this threat that robs us of our children.?
The pimps preyed in particular on troubled children, authorities said. In some of the cases, they used a popular online classified site, Backpage, to sell the children for sex, authorities said.
?From a parent?s point of view, from a law enforcement professional?s point of view, it would be enough to look through the eyes of these children and think or say, ?Nobody cares about me,?? Hosko said.
The victims are overwhelmingly girls, and the pimps sometimes entice them with compliments or asking whether they want to make some money. The girls become trapped in a cycle that can involve drugs, physical abuse, even torture, Hosko said.
The sweep was the seventh iteration of Operation Cross Country, part of a partnership begun a decade ago by federal authorities and the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children to address child prostitution.
The sting, over three days beginning Friday, demonstrate ?how many of America?s children are being sold for sex every day, many on the Internet,? said John Ryan, the center?s president and CEO.
Criminal charges against the 159 will include human trafficking, authorities said.
An estimated 240,000 children in the United States are considered at risk of sexual exploitation.
This story was originally published on Mon Jul 29, 2013 10:38 AM EDT
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