VEEP's Spokesperson: Volta Chiefs "Faked" Smiles When They Met Nana Addo

Spokesperson for the Vice President, John Jinapor, believes the failure by the presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Nana Akufo-Addo, to openly condemn the alleged ethnocentric comments made by the Assin North Member of Parliament, Kennedy Agyapong, is largely because he (Nana Addo) lacks the moral right to do so.




John Jinapor claims the NPP flagbearer is equally guilty of making tribal statements.
According to him, Nana Addo has consistently laced most of his speeches with a degree of violence. 
Commenting on the meeting held between members of the Volta Regional House of Chiefs and the NPP Presidential candidate on Joy FM’s ‘News File’ programme, the Spokesperson for the Veep indirectly pooh-poohed the said meeting saying Voltarians would pay the NPP back dearly in this year's elections. 
In his assessment, the meeting did not go down well since the chiefs were disappointed that he (Akufo-Addo) choose to only distance himself from Kennedy Agyapong's statement.
“The Volta chiefs are very …very unhappy with what Nana Addo did. When you meet somebody you can’t read his mind, but i'm telling you they are really disappointed with him. The least they expected from him was to condemn the statement (made by Kennedy Agyapong),” he stated. 
At the meeting with the traditional rulers and chiefs from the Volta Region, the NPP flagbearer underscored the fact that his party is partly to blame for the seeming hostile attitude by residents of the Volta Region towards the NPP. He added that the posture and attitude by some party officials have largely contributed to the dwindling fortunes of the NPP in the Volta Region. 
He was however quick to dissociate himself and the party from the comments made by Kennedy Agyapong, assuring of his unflinching desire to uphold a country rich in multi-ethnic and religious diversity.


“I want to state here with all the emphasis at my command that I do not have any ethnic agenda and I would not condone any such agenda,” he told the chiefs.


But Mr Jinapor seemed not convinced of Nana Addo's commitment to peace and maintained that, since leadership mattered, it would have been right on his (Nana’s) part to simply condemn what the MP for Assin North said without trying to offer any form of justification.


To him, the NPP only sought to play an equalization game regarding the statement issued by the party on the “treasonable” comments made by Kennedy Agyapong. He advised the NPP not to drag the name of President Mills in the mud since he has been consistent in his commitment to ensure that Ghana maintains its peace; before, during and after the elections.


“Nana Addo is equally guilt of making tribal statements and has no moral right to condemn Kennedy Agapong”, he said.

source: peacefmonline

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US to be tough on al- Qaeda

A plot by al-Qaeda in Yemen to detonate an upgraded version of the failed 2009 "underwear bomb" has been disrupted, US officials say.

The device was seized by intelligence operatives and is in US custody undergoing technical and forensic analysis, the FBI has said.

Reports said no target had been chosen and no plane tickets purchased by the time the alleged plot was foiled.

There is no indication on the status of the would-be bomber.

"As a result of close co-operation with our security and intelligence partners overseas, an improvised explosive device (IED) designed to carry out a terrorist attack has been seized abroad," the FBI said in a statement.

"Initial exploitation indicates that the device is very similar to IEDs that have been used previously by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in attempted terrorist attacks, including against aircraft and for targeted assassinations," it added.

President Barack Obama was first informed of the plot in April, White House spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said, adding that the device did not pose a threat to the public.

The BBC's Mark Mardell says that the plot, disrupted as a result of US co-operation with other unnamed intelligence agencies, appears to have been caught at a relatively early stage - after the making of the bomb but before the public was put at risk.

"What this incident makes clear is that this country has to continue to remain vigilant against those that would seek to attack this country. And we will do everything necessary to keep America safe," Defence Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters on Monday.

'Hallmarks'

It is not clear who built the device, but officials say it shares some features with the bomb sewn into the underwear of would-be suicide bomber Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab.

He was arrested when his device failed to explode fully while on a plane bound for Detroit on Christmas Day 2009.

It included a powerful industrial explosive and did not use metal, suggesting the bomb could have passed through airport security unnoticed, the Associated Press reports.

It is not clear whether body scanners, which operate in many US airports, would have been able to pick up the upgraded "underwear bomb".

Abdulmutallab's "underwear bomb" was not detected during security checks at airports in Lagos, Nigeria, and Amsterdam before he boarded Northwest Airlines Flight 253 for Detroit.

On the flight, the bomb did not detonate fully and passengers had to put out the fire. He has been sentenced to life in jail.

In a statement, the Department of Homeland Security said air security would continue to incorporate threat and vulnerability analysis, pre-screening and screening of passengers, as well as random searches at airports, air marshals and other unspecified security measures.

It added: "We have no specific, credible information regarding an active terrorist plot against the US at this time, although we continue to monitor efforts by al-Qaeda and its affiliates to carry out terrorist attacks, both in the homeland and abroad."

News of the operation emerged shortly after the US marked one year since the death of al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden.

It also comes one day after Fahd al-Quso, a senior al-Qaeda leader in Yemen, was killed by a US drone strike.

The strike on Quso, which was reportedly carried out by the CIA with the authorisation of the Yemeni government, came after an extended surveillance operation.

The US had offered a $5m (£3.1m) reward for information leading to Quso's capture or death.

He was wanted in connection with the attack on the USS Cole in October 2000 while it was moored near the southern Yemeni port of Aden. The attack killed 17 US sailors and wounded 40.

The Yemeni government has stepped up its battle against AQAP since Ali Abdullah Saleh stepped down as president in November.

However, the group and its allies still control large parts of the country.


source: BBC

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Sarkozy's exit could transform France's world role

(CNN) -- The defeat of French President Nicholas Sarkozy at the hands of Francois Hollande has the potential to greatly affect European politics and the future of the euro, as many have noted. But the election of the first French Socialist president since 1995 also could dramatically change France's role in the world, at a particularly sensitive time.

No doubt both sides of the Atlantic will keep a close eye on the rhetoric and actions of the new French leader in the days ahead.

Almost from the outset, Hollande will be in the international spotlight, with the G-8 meeting at Camp David, Maryland, and the NATO Summit in Chicago less than two weeks away, and a G-20 meeting scheduled for June in Mexico City.

The NATO alliance faces a complex transition in Afghanistan. The international community is dealing with an increasingly untenable situation in Syria and may soon have to contemplate military action. And while the nuclear crisis with Iran is at an ebb, it is by no means over.

There are already strong signals that a Hollande administration will bring more change than continuity. Sarkozy, while not a Gaullist, sought to restore French national pride based on France's role as a leader in the international community. His efforts were most notable in his participation in the NATO operations in Libya.

Hollande's advisers have stated that the new leader is likely to announce an accelerated timetable for French withdrawal from Afghanistan that could bring all French troops home by the end of this year. While the operational impact of the early removal of all 3,300 French troops could be addressed with some effort, there may be greater political fallout from the French rejection of the principle of "in together, out together," especially given the lack of public support for the Afghan mission throughout Europe.

The president-elect's advisers have also claimed the new leader has reservations about Sarkozy's support of increased participation in NATO, specifically the French decision to rejoin NATO's military command structure.

Jean-Yves Le Drian, a key adviser to Hollande and a potential defense minister, is reported to have said that Hollande would demand a greater decision-making role for France within NATO. But France cannot, of course, have its cake and eat it too.

rench participation in both Afghanistan and Libya has been significant -- but equivocation regarding NATO commitments will make requests for increased authority ring hollow to other alliance members. Rather, if France is to have a greater say, then Hollande must be willing to put alliance interests ahead of national interests from time to time.

Still, Hollande has also intimated that he could take a more pragmatic approach and understands that French actions could have practical and symbolic impacts that might detract from French standing in the world.

He is a career politician and no doubt understands the downside of placing France at odds with its allies unnecessarily at a time when concerted action by the trans-Atlantic powers on economic and security issues could not be more important. Indeed, President-elect Hollande's advisers say his No. 1 foreign policy priority will be helping to revive Europe's economy.

No doubt, the economy will be the driving issue during the U.S. general election, and political pundits will be considering whether the Sarkozy defeat holds lessons for voters who will go to the polls this autumn.

Just as in France, there is no shortage of voter anger with incumbents, and the low approval rating for Congress suggests we may see new faces on Capitol Hill in January.

Likewise, the United States faces important policy challenges on health care, immigration, and of course taxation and spending. But beyond that, the dynamics of French and American politics part ways.

Indeed, for the United States it will largely be the Hollande policy agenda that matters more -- not the political circumstances under which he gained office.

In a world rife with instability and faced with a fragile economic recovery, there will remain an imperative for effective alliances, forward-looking foreign policy, and strong and internationally respected leadership.

Hollande may wish to be a leader singularly focused on French and European economic needs, but success in these matters may rest on his initial ability not only to find a balance between politics and policy, but to demonstrate that he can work effectively with his fellow world leaders.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Mark R. Jacobson.

source: cnn

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Beyoncé's " Run The World" began as a joke

There’s no question that Beyonce’s single “Run The World (Girls)” is one of the biggest hits in recent memory however in a new interview with Diplo he admitted the smash started out as “a joke.”

“I think a lot of people don’t even realize where that song came from,” Diplo recently told BBC’s Radio Newsbeat. “That song never really had a push. It was a song we did, kind of like a funny, kind-of-a-joke song.”
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Diplo didn’t produce the song (it was technically produced by The-Dream, Beyonce, Switch and Shea Taylor) but he did earn a writing credit due to the song’s sample of his Major Lazer track “Pon de Floor,” however he did produce the song “End Of Time” from Beyonce’s latest disc although it sounds as if sometimes Diplo can’t believe that himself.
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“We had to finish up a few records we were working with her on,” he explained “That was super-weird, man. Like, I remember we were in the studio working with her and I still couldn’t believe it.”

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Socialist Francois Hollande wins French presidency

Socialist Francois Hollande has been elected as France's new president.

He got about 52% of votes in Sunday's run-off, according to early projections, against 48% for centre-right incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy.
Mr Sarkozy has admitted defeat, saying: "Francois Hollande is the president of France and he must be respected."
Analysts say the vote has wide implications for the whole eurozone. Mr Hollande has vowed to rework a deal on government debt in member countries.
Exuberant Hollande supporters have already converged on Place de la Bastille in Paris - a traditional rallying point of the Left - to celebrate.
Mr Hollande capitalised on France's economic woes and President Sarkozy's unpopularity.
The socialist candidate has promised to raise taxes on big corporations and people earning more than 1m euros a year.
He wants to raise the minimum wage, hire 60,000 more teachers and lower the retirement age from 62 to 60 for some workers.
Mr Hollande has also called for a renegotiation of a hard-won European treaty on budget discipline championed by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Mr Sarkozy.
In his concession speech, Mr Sarkozy told stunned supporters that he was "taking responsibility for defeat".
Hinting about future, he said: "My place will no longer be the same. My involvement in the life of my country will now be different."

Hollande

During the campaign, he said he would leave politics if he lost the election.

Mr Sarkozy, who has been in office since 2007, had promised to reduce France's large budget deficit through spending cuts.
It is only the second time an incumbent president has failed to win re-election since the start of France's Fifth Republic in 1958.
The last was Valery Giscard d'Estaing, who lost to socialist Francois Mitterrand in 1981. Mr Mitterrand had two terms in office until 1995.
The new president is expected to be inaugurated later this month.
A parliamentary election is due in June.

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TOP 1O MOVIES OF THE WEEK

1. The Avengers
2. Think like a man
3. Hunger games
4. The Lucky One
5. The Pirates!The Band of Misfits
6. The Five-year Engagement
7. The Raven
8. Safe
9. Chimpanzee
10. The Three Stooges

source: yahoo!

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Serbs vote in closely fought national and local elections

Voters in Serbia are voting in presidential, parliamentary and local elections.

Opinion polls suggest opposition candidate Tomislav Nikolic and liberal incumbent Boris Tadic are running neck and neck in the presidential race.
Mr Tadic stepped down as president last month, forcing an early presidential vote alongside the other polls.
Both men say they are committed to European Union membership for Serbia, which won EU candidate status in March.
However, Mr Nikolic, an old ally of the late Slobodan Milosevic, fiercely opposed the move just a few years ago.
The election is being fought primarily between two parties at the centre of the political spectrum, the BBC's Nick Thorpe reports from Belgrade.
As president, Mr Tadic oversaw Serbia's EU candidacy negotiations and has argued that success for him and his Democratic Party (DS) is vital for development and stability in Serbia over the next decade.
EconomyMr Nikolic, who once said he would rather see Serbia ally itself with Russia than join the EU, has recently softened his nationalist rhetoric and chosen to attack the DS on its economic record.
Serbia is plagued by unemployment of 24% and foreign debt of 24bn euros (£19.5bn; $31.5bn).
"The economy is the most important issue at hand for all the voters, there's no question about that," Srdjan Bogosavljevic, from the Ipsos Strategic Marketing polling agency, told the Associated Press news agency.
"The economic situation is much worse than people have expected it to be."
Aleksandar Ristic, a 30-year-old with a small business in Belgrade, said people were "struggling to survive".
"People are fed up with them all," he added.
Opinion polls suggest Mr Nikolic's Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) may become the biggest in parliament, just ahead of the DS, but some kind of coalition with smaller parties is the likely outcome.
Mr Nikolic has said on the campaign trail that the SNS wants the EU and the jobs and investment it may offer.
But he added that Serbia could not give up its breakaway province of Kosovo in exchange.
If there is no outright winner in the presidential race, as seems likely, a run-off vote will be held in two weeks' time.

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Biometric Voter Registration ends

Finally the 40 day nationwide Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) exercise has come to an end on Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Generally, there was low turnout in the fourth and perhaps the last phase of the exercise at various polling stations in the country.

Officials at the Electoral Commission (EC) say turn out was massive in general and the projected target of 12 million registered persons exceeded.

The BVR exercise, recorded isolated cases of violence and controversy, especially in the Greater Accra, Ashanti and Brong Ahafo Regions.


Also, within the first three phases, the EC detected over 8,000 double registrations with the Ashanti region as the highest spot for multiple registration followed by the Brong Ahafo region. 

“As at Monday, 30th April, we had detected a total of 8,121 double registrations and these were done by 2,864 individuals which means that some of these individuals may have registered three times, four times and probably more...The figures cut across some of the regions, in Western region we had 225 individuals who have done multiple registrations, in the Central region we had 318 individuals who have done double registration, in Greater Accra 335, in the Volta region 326, in the Eastern region we had 254 people.

“In the Ashanti region we had 424 people who had done multiple registrations, in the Brong Ahafo 411 had done multiple registrations, in the Northern region 289, Upper East had 162 and the Upper West region had 120, that brings it to a total of 2,864 individuals who have done double or multiple registrations," the acting Director of Public Affairs at the EC, Christian Owusu Parry, told the media.

For now, it is unclear if the EC will extend the registration process since there were reports of shortage of materials and faulty equipment in some areas across the country.

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Bawumia Got It All Wrong... - Govt

The government has described as mischievous and untenable the statement of the New Patriotic Party’s running mate, Dr Mahamadu Bawumia, to the effect that the Ghana Statistical Service (GSS) had doubtful credibility.

Dr Bawumia questioned the credibility and independence of the GSS in producing credible inflation figures.
In reaction to assertions of Dr Bawumia, the government, in a statement signed by Abdul Hakim Ahmed, Media Liaison Officer of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Planning, said although the running mate questioned the credibility and independence of the GSS, he gave credit to the New Patriotic Party (NPP) government for “transforming the economy from a low HIPC economy to a lower middle income economy in eight years.

The statement said: “One may ask about the data he used in assessing Ghana’s lower middle income status.”

“The same GSS data when the data suits him, he uses it but when it doesn’t he condemns it.”

At the fifth in the series of Ferdinand Ayim Memorial Lectures on the state of the economy in Accra on Wednesday, Dr Bawumia said these and others which sought to impugn the credibility and reliability of the GSS in what he termed as a critique of the economic achievements of the NDC government.  

With reference to the single-digit inflation of which Dr Bawumia rubbished its achievement, by basing his doubts on an alleged inconsistency with economic fundamentals and development in key macroeconomic indicators, the statement said the economy of Ghana, like any developing country, had market imperfections and would not exhibit a theoretical relationship among inflation, exchange rate, and interest rate as alleged.

Additionally, the statement said historical data suggested that such departures also occurred in the period of 2000-2008.

The statement wondered why Dr Bawumia should compare the price of six selected items in three years to make a case that the increases in those prices were not consistent with inflation figures.

“Inflation measured by the Ghana Statistical Service is annual and does not span a three-year horizon,” it said.

The statement said the calculation of inflation as exhibited in the submission of Dr Bawumia violated any inflation formula.
“Inflation is calculated as a monthly change, point-to-point (year-on-year), and annual average... Nowhere in the world is inflation calculated the way Dr Bawumia calculated it.

“In addition, the basket of goods and services used in measuring inflation is much more representative than the few commodities he selected. There is, therefore no rational basis for debunking the single-digit inflation figures as he did,” the statement said.

A major weakness of Dr Bawumia’s analysis, according to the statement, was that he mixed the rebased Gross Domestic Product series with that of the old series, thereby drawing invalid conclusions.

For example, the statement said, the growth rate of the economy had increased from 3.7 per cent to 8.4 per cent from 2000 to 2008 that he stated was misleading as the 3.7 per cent was based on the old Gross Domestic Product (GDP) series (1993=100) and the 8.4 per cent was based on the rebased GDP series (2006=100).

The statement said Dr Bawumia’s assertion that the economy expanded six fold between 2000-2008 was not factually correct.
That was because the GDP of US16,496 (old series) in 2008 was only a multiple of 3.3 of the GDP of US$4,983 million (old series) in 2000.

It said the growth rates of 7.4 per cent, 15.1 per cent and eight per cent for agriculture, industry, and services sectors for 2008 based on the new series were correct.

However, in 2007, the agriculture sector grew by negative 1.7 per cent. In addition the industry sector which grew by 15.1% in 2008 was mainly due to the growth in the electricity subsector of 19.4%. That was up from a negative growth of 17.2% in 2007.

The statement said Dr Bawumia disputed the fiscal deficit of 14.5 per cent of GDP (old series) the NPP government left behind in 2008, but said that it should be noted that the fiscal deficit of 6.5 per cent of GDP he quoted for 2008 was based on the new series and included divestiture receipts.

“If divestiture receipts are excluded, the fiscal deficit for 2008 was 8.5 per cent of GDP (new series) which is equivalent to the 14.5 per cent (old series) quoted in the 2009 budget.

“Dr Bawumia also states that the debt to GDP ratio reduced from 189 per cent in 2000 to 29 per cent by 2008. The 189 per cent debt to GDP ratio is based on the old series while the 29 per cent ratio is based on the new series. The statistics, however, show that the debt to GDP ratio in 2000 is 181 per cent (old series) and 49 per cent in 2008 (old series). Again it is intellectually dishonest to compare the ratios based on the old and new series,” the statement said.

“The fact that oil prices had increased by 13 per cent between 2009 and 2011 did not necessarily mean that the country benefitted from that increase from 2009 as the speaker implied.

“We only started exporting oil in 2011. In addition, the entire oil revenue is not available for the state as state’s Carried and Participating interest in the Jubilee Fields is 13.5 per cent,” the statement pointed out.

According to the statement, using selective statistics to describe the performance of the agriculture sector, Dr Bawumia claimed that rather than expanding, the agriculture sector had seen steadily declining growth rates from 7.4 per cent in 2008 to 0.8 per cent by 2011.

Reacting, the government said it should be pointed out that the agriculture sector contracted by 1.7 per cent in 2007, a situation which never occurred during 2009-2011 period.

“In 2007, all the subsectors in agriculture contracted except livestock. Crops, cocoa, forestry & logging, and fishing contracted by 1.4 per cent, 8.2 per cent, 4.1 per cent, and 7.2 per cent respectively,” it said and wondered why Dr Bawumia excluded cocoa in his analysis of the crop subsector.

On fishing, the government said it should be noted that contraction in the subsector was usually accompanied by an expansion.
For example in 2007, it said, the sub-sector contracted by 7.2 per cent but its growth rebounded to 17.4 per cent in 2008 before contracting again at 5.7 per cent in 2009.

The analysis of the industrial sector performance also left out the contraction of the electricity sub-sector in 2007 as the sector contracted by 17.2 per cent which was much worse than the contraction of 0.8 per cent in 2011.
On unemployment, Dr Bawumia asserted that the growth of the economy was jobless and quoted the Trades Union Congress (TUC) Secretary-General to substantiate his point.

The government said without any reference to any employment survey, one wondered the source of Dr Bawumia’s evidence for jobless growth.

On fiscal developments and public debt, the statement explained that the borrowing policy of government was premised on debt sustainability.

“The main issue is not the amount of money borrowed but what the amount borrowed is used for and whether the borrowing can be serviced sustainably. Our debt indicators clearly show that as at the end 2011 our total debt to GDP ratio stood at 40.35% which is far below the debt threshold of 60 per cent for lower middle-income countries. A sizeable number of the projects executed using the loan facilities are self-financing.”

“In terms of the use of loan resources for example, the US$850 million out of the US$3 billion Chinese loan facility would be used for the provision of gas infrastructure for the production of gas,” the statement said.

source: peacefmonline

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TOP 20 SONGS OF THE WEEK

1. Somebody that I used to know- Gotye featuring Kimbra
2. We are young- Fun featuring Janelle Monae
3. Payphone- Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa
4. Glad you came- The Wanted
5.Call me Maybe- Carly Rae Jepsen
6. Wild Ones- Flo Rida featuring Sia
7.Boyfriend- Justin Bieber
8.Starships -Nicki Minaj
9. What makes you beautiful -One direction
10. Stronger- Kelly Clarkson
11. Part of me- Katy Perry
12. Train by- Train
13. Feel So Close- Calvin Harris
14. Take Care- Drake featuring Rihanna
15.The Motto- Drake featuring Lil Wayne
16. Rumor Has it- Adele
17. Work Hard Party Hard- Wiz Khalifa
18.Climax -Usher
19. So Good- BOB
20. Eyes Open-Taylor Swift

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Jessica Simpson Maternity Suite is Sweeeeeeeeet for a Cool $4,000 a DAY!

Jessica Simpson's new baby girl arrived in the lap of luxury ... 'cause the hospital she was born in offers the crème de la crème of birthing suites --  if you open your wallet wider than a birthing uterus.

We're told Cedars-Sinai offers several VIP suites for pocket heavy new moms, but it's NOT the $500k mentioned in some reports. 

The BEST suite you can snag -- a 3-bdrm, 2-bath private pad within the hospital -- will run $3,784 a day ... more than what Beyonce spent  -- $3,200 a night --  on her luxury, 4 bedroom birthing suite.

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JESSICA SIMPSON POPS OUT A BABY GIRL

The Jessica Simpson baby countdown is finally over -- because she just gave birth to a bouncing baby girl ... who weighed 9 pounds 13 ounces and measured in at 21.75 inches!!!

The kid's name is Maxwell Drew Johnson -- which is pretty normal by celebrity baby naming standards.

Jessica and her fiance Eric Johnson decided to use the name Drew because it's Jessica's mother's maiden name.

Jess just released a statement on her website ... saying, "Eric and I are elated to announce the birth of our baby girl Maxwell Drew Johnson."

"We are so grateful for all of the love, support and prayers we have received. This has been the greatest experience of our lives."

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Batman is wanted as part of new viral campaign

Avid Batman fans can now whet their appetite for the July 20th release of Christopher Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises."
Part of a newly-launched official viral marketing campaign, the film's site thedarkknightrises.com dons a wanted poster for Batman, issued by Gotham City. Batman is wanted for murder, kidnapping, and aggravated assault of a peace officer. Here are more details from the poster:

The anonymous vigilante known as the Batman is responsible for six deaths, including two police officers and District Attorney Harvey Dent. The perpetrator is also wanted for the kidnapping and endangerment of Commissioner James Gordon's family, and the aggravated assaults of several Gotham Police Personnel.

The Batman has never been seen out of his mask and tactical uniform. He has been known to drive a large military-type vehicle, but this vehicle is believed to have been destroyed and abandoned. He has more recently been seen driving a two-wheeled vehicle of an unknown make and model.

The perpetrator is skilled in infiltration, fighting, and evasion. His body armor is believed to be bulletproof & flame-retardant.

[VIDEO: 'The Dark Knight' marketing campaign goes viral]

The film's site hosts an eight-page police report which fans are encouraged to scour for evidence that has been placed at physical locations in the real world. Via Batman's new rap sheet, fans have been instructed to tweet and email visual clues that have been scattered around the globe. The scavenger hunt requires fans to "submit photographic evidence of graffiti related to any movement in support of the vigilante's return."

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