HEC Seeks CEC legal Opinion over Degree Verification of 189 ex-lawmakers

The Higher Education Commission has sought legal opinion of Chief Election Commissioner regarding degrees of former parliamentarians, Geo News reported Friday.

HEC chairman Javed Leghari, in a letter written to Fakhruddin G. Ibaheem, said that the HEC had been in constant touch with the ECP over the issue of degrees verification.

He said the HEC had declared degrees of 54 lawmakers fake while the 189 former lawmakers had yet to provide their degrees despite the lapse of 2 and half-year time,

Leghari said that the HEC had been waiting for CEC directives regarding the verification of degrees of the ex-lawmakers.

NAB Punjab Services Final Notice Default Energy Bills

National Bureau of reporting (NAB) Punjab has issued a final opinion in the case of non-payment of electricity bills billion rupees, Geo News reported Friday.

According to reports, NAB is April 4, the term of payment of the invoice for the body fight against corruption begins to stop taxpayers.

NAB has started action against defaulters energy bills after a list Ministry of Water and Energy.

He also published advertisements in national newspapers warning taxpayers to pay their dues on April 4. The body has made it clear that he would be the last notice, and after the period that begins confiscation of property of defaulters or stop.

The Blue Whale, The Largest Animal on The Planet

An Australian-led group of scientists has for the first time tracked down and tagged Antarctic blue whales by using acoustic technology to follow its songs, the government said Wednesday.

The blue whale, the largest animal on the planet, is rarely spotted in the Southern Ocean but a group of intrepid researchers were able to locate and tag some of the mammals after picking up on their deep and complex vocals.

Environment Minister Tony Burke said the researchers, who spent seven weeks working from small boats in freezing Antarctic conditions, were captivated by the remarkable behaviour of the whales they saw.

"The Antarctic blue whale can grow to over 30 metres in length and weigh up to 180 tonnes, its tongue alone is heavier than an elephant and its heart is as big as a small car," Burke said.

"Even the largest dinosaur was smaller than the blue whale."

The scientists collected 23 biopsy samples and attached satellite tags to two of the whales.

"The tags transmitted never-before obtained data on rapid longitudinal movements during their summer feeding season and their foraging behaviour in relation to the edge of the Antarctic ice," tagger Virginia Andrews-Goff said.

"This method of studying Antarctic blue whales has been so successful it will now become the blueprint for other whale researchers across the world."

The inaugural Southern Ocean trip of the Antarctic Blue Whale Project involved deploying acoustic buoys west of the Ross Sea to pick up blue whale songs, which can be detected from hundreds of kilometres (miles) away.

They recorded 626 hours of songs, with 26,545 calls of Antarctic blue whale analysed in real time, said lead acoustician Brian Miller.

"The researchers were then able to triangulate the position of the whales from their vocalisations and direct the ship to the target area," he said.

Burke said the study proved it was not necessary to kill whales to conduct scientific research, a reference to Japan's annual whale hunt in the Antarctic, which is conducted in the name of scientific research.

"The Antarctic blue whale barely escaped extinction during the industrial whaling era in the 1900's when around 340,000 whales were slaughtered," Burke said in a statement.

"This research reinforces Australia's commitment to non-lethal research of whales."

YouTube Says More Than 1 Billion People Are Now Visiting its Online Video Site Each Month

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 YouTube monthly hits touch 1 billion mark: YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from clips of cute kittens to scenes of social unrest around the world, news agency AP reported on Thursday.

The milestone announced on Wednesday marks another step in YouTube’s evolution from a quirky startup launched in 2005 to one of the most influential forces in today’s media landscape.

YouTube crossed the 1 billion threshold five months after Facebook Inc. said its online social network had reached that figure.

The vast audience has given YouTube’s owner, Google Inc., another lucrative channel for selling online ads beyond its dominant Internet search engine.

Google bought YouTube for $1.76 billion in 2006 when the video site had an estimated 50 million users worldwide.

Since late 2011, YouTube has refocused its site to prioritize watching along distinct channels of its creators.

Such channels were seen as better allowing advertisers to focus on certain genres of content like beauty or music.

In 2012, it seeded 96 channels with around $100 million in funding to help them accelerate that growth, often partnering with big-name Hollywood producers and directors that had made it big in movies or TV but not on the Internet, including “CSI” creator Anthony Zuiker. Later, YouTube vowed to spend another $200 million marketing the channels to boost viewers.

But Wednesday’s event focused largely on those who had succeeded on YouTube before the channel-funding strategy was in place.

Robert Kyncl, vice president and global head of content partnerships, acknowledged to reporters that the strategy had not worked as well as hoped.

When asked if the investment had paid off, Kyncl said, “Every year, we reserve the right to get smarter.”

He said more of such investment in the future would go to channels that had proven they can build an audience on their own.

“What we’re looking for is the acceleration of those who are figuring out how to retail their content,” he said.

Is Senator Mark Warner Pledging to Refuse Out of State Donations?

Saturday night, former Virginia governor and current U.S. Sen. Mark Warner, was at a fundraiser in Abingdon, Virginia with Congressman Rick “Cap & Trade” Boucher when he made a stunning remark. He was complaining about money from outside of southwest Virginia influencing the race in the 9th District.  Warner said, “We need to send a message to outside money, that we don’t even know where it came from, that that’s not the type of politics we play in Southwest Virginia.”

This from a sitting Senator who has benefitted from over a million dollars from a PAC called ActBlue, which solicits money from all across the nation that we don’t even know where it came from. He has also accepted contributions from other donors outside of Virginia. According to Open Secrets;

The American Fast Food the World Loves: Top Global Brands

With the American economy still sluggish, many fast-food chains have focused recent expansion overseas.

After a growth spurt last year, there are more than 66,000 units of U.S.-based fast-food restaurants abroad just among the 10 largest chains, data from trade publication QSR magazine shows.

The fastest-growing major U.S. chain abroad is Subway, which added over 1,000 international units last year. Growth markets include Russia, Brazil, China, and United Arab Emirates.

Subway operates in 100 countries now, adding Suriname and Romania last year. The chain does substantial menu changes for individual markets, including going vegetarian in its India restaurants.

Hot on Subway's heels is Dunkin' Donuts, which opened more than 900 donut shops overseas in 2012.

Last year saw Dunkin's first shops open in India and Guatemala, and Vietnam is coming this year. Chile, Colombia, and Peru were growth markets last year.

In third place in the international-growth derby is KFC, which added nearly 700 restaurants abroad. Sales at its more than 4,200 restaurants in China floundered, in part thanks to a poultry-supply scandal, but the Yum! Brands division kept on growing overseas.

Leading the pack in international presence is -- no surprise -- McDonald's, which now has more than 18,700 international units.

McDonald's had a slow year in 2012 for international growth, though, growing by only 212 units, QSR reports. The UK and Russia were standout international performers last year for the Golden Arches.

As McDonald's story shows, if you've got a big enough lead on the competition, you don't necessarily need big growth to be the biggest global player.

Some of the biggest chains internationally didn't grow a lot in the past year, but still have the largest overseas store counts.

Here are the top 10 fast-food chains with the most restaurants overseas:

1. McDonald's

Number of international restaurants: 18,710

McDonald's added just 212 eateries overseas last year, but its commanding lead left it still tops in international presence amongst American-based fast-food-chains. Pictured here is a McDonald's meal in Yichang, China.

2. KFC

Number of international restaurants: 11,798

The Yum! Brands division has more than 4,200 restaurants in China, where a poultry-feed scandal caused sales to decline last year. Shown here: A meal at a Shanghai KFC.

3. Subway

Number of international restaurants: 10,109

Subway operates in more than 100 countries now, having added Suriname and Russia last year. Above is a Subway sign at a restaurant in Paris.

4. Pizza Hut

Number of international restaurants: 5,890

Pizza Hut -- a sister company to Yum! Brands' KFC -- build 367 new international stores in 2012. The pizza chain also sold all its corporate-owned foreign restaurants to independent franchise owners last year.

5. Starbucks

Number of international restaurants: 5,727

  The java giant now has coffee shops in over 50 countries, and added 220 international shops last year. Shown here: A Starbucks in Japan.

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GOP Senator Reverses Gay-Marriage Stance After Son Comes Out

 A prominent conservative senator said on Thursday that he now supports gay marriage.

Sen. Rob Portman, R-Ohio, told reporters from the Columbus Dispatch and other Ohio newspapers that his change of heart on the hot-button issue came two years after his son, Will, told him and his wife that he is gay.

"It allowed me to think of this issue from a new perspective, and that's of a Dad who loves his son a lot and wants him to have the same opportunities that his brother and sister would have—to have a relationship like Jane and I have had for over 26 years," Portman said.

In an interview with CNN, Portman said his son, then a freshman at Yale University, told him "that he was gay, and that it was not a choice, and that it's just part of who he is, and that he'd been that way for as long as he could remember."

The dramatic announcement comes just a week before the U.S. Supreme Court is to hear oral arguments on the Defense of Marriage Act, which bars federal recognition of same-sex marriage, a measure Portman co-sponsored as a member of the House in 1996.

Portman was on the short list to be Mitt Romney's running mate last year. He said he informed Romney during the vetting process that he had a gay son, but that the issue was not a deal breaker for Romney.

He also told CNN that he sought guidance from former Vice President Dick Cheney, whose daughter Mary is gay.

Portman said Cheney's advice to him was simple: "Follow your heart."

J.C. Penney’s Last Shot at Survival

One year ago J.C. Penney (JCP) CEO Ron Johnson laid out a plan to change the way the world thinks not just about Penney's but the entire department store model. New pricing, fully refreshed stores designed to be a destination "mall within a mall" and partnerships with fashion forward brands never before associated with the dowdy J.C. Penney.

"All it takes is courage" Johnson told a packed audience, "We can change a brand overnight."

Suffice it to say Johnson and J.C. Penney fell short of those lofty ambitions. Last night it concluded one of the worst years in corporate history with the announcement of their 4th Quarter results. How bad was it? Consider:

    JCP lost just short of a billion dollars for the year with $551 million of that coming in the all important holiday period.
    Total revenue fell 25%
    The company sacked more than 30% of the employees at its Dallas HQ; more than 1,600 people
    Internet sales dropped a stunning 34%. For perspective rival Macy's (M) grow its online business 48%

"We made some big mistakes and I take personal responsibility for this" Johnson said last night with atypical humility. "Experience is making mistakes and learning from them and I've learned a lot".

What Johnson's customers have learned over the last 12 months is that the 111-year old department store chain can no longer be trusted. J.C. Penney first abandoned then restored promotional pricing. It hyped refurnished stores before even 1/3 of the chain had been redone. Legacy customers were jettisoned before new shoppers were secured.

Good retailers set customer expectations then seek to do just a little better. Wal-Mart (WMT) is self-serve. Target (TGT) is fashion at a great price. Tiffany (TIF) is all about fawning all over shoppers. Having been through no fewer than four different marketing campaigns in 2012 alone, the J.C. Penney shopping experience varies from month to month and store to store.

Customer don't like surprises which is why 17% fewer of them even bothered to step into a J.C. Penney store last year.

They say that airplane crashes happen after pilots run out of altitude and ideas. Retailers go bankrupt when they run out of money and time. J.C. Penney is burning through cash at a stunning rate, resorting to measures like slow-paying vendors and selling goods at a loss just to create liquidity. Sales continue to get worse and are shrinking at a pace that suggests it could be in serious financial trouble by this summer if things don't improve.

Main Street would rather get a root canal than shop at J.C. Penney. Wall Street has left the company for dead. The stock is down more than 55% in the last 12 months and fell 15% in response to the results announced last night.

The clock is ticking. J.C. Penney only has enough money to take one more Hail Mary shot at survival. The latest, best, marketing campaign premiered during last Sunday's telecast of the Oscars. Based on what we've seen so far, J.C. Penney just might have a better chance than most people think.

Too Little Too Late?

Retail expert Hitha Prabhakar thinks JCP's new "Dear America" campaign is far and away the best thing she's seen since Ron Johnson took over last year. The seven spots were moving, flirty, fun and different from anything the audience would have expected. They featured name-brand designers and lingerie, and were fashion-forward with a value. It's a message Johnson helped invent when he was with Target (TGT), and he clearly intends to take it even further now.

"The Oscar went to the J.C. Penney ad campaign," Prabhakar exclaims in the attached video. "They hit the nail on the head in terms of who they're trying to target and who they want in their store."

Consumers might actually be the winners in Penney's drive to survive. Forget promotions, the very best deals for shoppers come from desperate companies needing to clear merchandise at any price. Based on January when JCP cleared a massive amount of inventory at a loss JCP is on the verge of becoming an 1,100 store discount bin.

The bottom line is Penney's either executes on its latest promise and creates a cool place to shop or goes into a death spiral and is forced to hold the largest Going Out of Business sale in American retail history.

That leaves shareholders, Ron Johnson and thousands of remaining J.C. Penney employees as the only group at risk of losing it all.

Japan Nominates Haruhiko Kuroda as Central Bank Boss

Japan's government has nominated Haruhiko Kuroda to be the next governor of the country's central bank.

Mr Kuroda is currently the head of the Asian Development Bank and is seen as a supporter of aggressive monetary easing to help revive Japan's economy.

The government, which recently won a general election, wants the Bank of Japan to do more to boost growth.

Both the upper and lower houses of Japan's parliament will now need to vote and approve the nomination.

Kikuo Iwata and Bank of Japan official Hiroshi Nakaso were also nominated to serve as the central bank's deputy governors.
Win-win?

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe won the general election on a platform of promises to help revive Japan's economy, which has seen years of stagnating growth.

A more aggressive monetary policy stance by the central bank has been something that Mr Abe has been advocating for, citing it as key to spurring a fresh wave of economic growth.

During his election campaign Mr Abe had even hinted that the government may look at altering the law that ensures the central bank's independence if it does not take adequate steps.

Although Mr Abe toned down his rhetoric later on, it did indicate how crucial the appointment of a new governor would be, not just to the relations between the government and the central bank, but also the BOJ's independence going forward.

Analysts said that if Mr Kuroda's nomination is approved by the parliament, it would be a win-win situation.

"This clearly indicates that the government and the central bank will be working towards the same target and there will be an agreement on what direction the Japanese economy should take from here," Junko Nishioka of RBS Securities told the BBC.

Ms Nishioka added that with Mr Kuroda being a supporter of aggressive policies, it was unlikely that the government take the extreme step of altering the BOJ law.

"It does necessarily mean that the BOJ is not going to give up its independence," she added.
'Proactive approach'

Among the policies suggested by Mr Abe has been a call for stoking inflation as a means to boosting domestic demand.

Japan, unlike many other Asian nations, has been fighting deflation or falling consumer prices for best part of the past decade.

It has been a big hurdle in its attempts to boost domestic consumption as consumers tend to put off purchases in the hope of getting a cheaper and better deal later on.

Mr Abe has hinted that the central bank should print "unlimited yen" to help fight deflation and encourage price growth.

The idea being that with more money floating around, consumers will have more cash to spend and that will help drive up demand and consumer prices.

Under pressure from the government, the central bank doubled its inflation target to 2% last month, a move seen as key by many analysts to help revive domestic demand.

Mr Kuroda, who is seen as a advocate of inflation target, has suggested that the central bank should try and achieve a 2% inflation rate within two years.

"Under Kuroda-san the BOJ will take a proactive approach towards achieving the inflation target," said Ms Nishioka.

The government's aggressive stance has resulted in a sharp decline in the yen.

The Japanese currency has dipped nearly 15% against the US dollar since November last year.

The yen fell further on Thursday, down by nearly 1% against the US dollar, after the government announced Mr Kuroda as its nominee to head the central bank.

Pope, in Final Message, Says he's A Simple Pilgrim

Pope Benedict XVI greeted the faithful for the last time as pope on Thursday, telling well-wishers that he is beginning the final stage of his life as "simply a pilgrim," hours before he becomes the first pontiff in 600 years to resign.

Benedict arrived at the Vatican's vacation retreat at Castel Gandolfo after an emotional sendoff from the Vatican. His closest aide wept by his side as he bade farewell to Vatican officials gathered in the courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, Swiss Guards standing by at attention.

Bells tolled as the pope left the Vatican by helicopter and circled St. Peter's Square, where banners reading "Thank You" were held up skyward for him to see. The bells tolled anew as he arrived in Castel Gandolfo, whose central piazza was jammed with people eager to catch the last glimpse of Benedict as pope.

To a roaring cheer, Benedict, 85, appeared at the balcony of the palazzo where he will spend the first few months of his retirement. He said he was happy to be "surrounded by the beauty of the Creator" on this unique day.

As of 8 p.m., he said to applause, he would no longer be pope.

"I'm simply a pilgrim who is beginning the last stage of his pilgrimage on this Earth," Benedict said, as well-wishers wiped tears from their eyes.

It was an emotion-drenched day that began with Benedict's final audience with his cardinals, where he pledged his "unconditional reverence and obedience" to his successor, a poignant and powerful message to close out his eight-year pontificate.

In an unexpected address inside the Vatican's frescoed Clementine Hall, the pope appeared to be trying to defuse concerns about his future role and the possible conflicts arising from the peculiar situation of having both a reigning pope and a retired one.

Benedict also gave a final set of instructions to the "princes" of the church who will elect his successor, urging them to be united as they huddle to choose the 266th leader of the world's 1.2 billion Catholics.

"May the College of Cardinals work like an orchestra, where diversity — an expression of the universal church — always works toward a higher and harmonious agreement," he said.

It was seen as a clear reference to the deep internal divisions that have come to the fore in recent months following the leaks of sensitive Vatican documents that exposed power struggles and allegations of corruption inside the Vatican.

The audience inside the Apostolic Palace was as unique as Benedict's decision to quit, with the pope, wearing his crimson velvet cape and using a cane, bidding farewell to his closest advisers and the cardinals themselves bowing to kiss his fisherman's ring for the last time.

Some seemed to choke up at that moment, and a few lingered on to chat with the pope for as long as they could. But the scene seemed otherwise almost normal, with cardinals chatting on the sidelines waiting their turn to say goodbye.

Benedict said he would pray for the cardinals in coming days as they discuss the issues facing the church, the qualities needed in a new pope, and as they prepare to enter into the secret conclave to elect him.

"Among you is also the future pope, whom I today promise my unconditional reverence and obedience," Benedict told the cardinals.

Benedict's decision to live at the Vatican in retirement, be called "emeritus pope" and "Your Holiness" and wear the white cassock associated with the papacy has deepened concerns about the shadow he might cast over the next papacy.

But Benedict has tried to address those worries over the past two weeks, saying that once retired he would be "hidden from the world" and living a life of prayer.

In his final speech in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, he said he wasn't returning to private life exactly, but rather to a new form of service to the church through prayer.

And on Thursday he went even further with his own public pledge of obedience to the new pontiff.

The Vatican spokesman, the Rev. Federico Lombardi, said the pope's pledge was in keeping with this effort to "explain how he intends to live this unprecedented situation of an emeritus pope."

"He has no intention of interfering in the position or the decisions or the activity of his successor," Lombardi said. "But as every member of the church, he says fully that he recognizes the authority of the supreme pastor of the church who will be elected to succeed him."

The issue of papal obedience is important for Benedict. In his last legal document, he made new provisions for cardinals to make a formal, public pledge of obedience to the new pope at his installation Mass, in addition to the private one they traditionally make inside the Sistine Chapel immediately after he is elected.

Benedict's resignation will be a moment of quiet theater.

At 8 p.m. sharp, the Swiss Guards standing at attention at Castel Gandolfo will go into the palazzo and shut the doors behind them and go off duty, their service protecting the head of the Catholic Church over — for now.

Lombardi said the guards would change into civilian clothes and return to the Vatican barracks Thursday night. They will continue to guard the entrances of Vatican City and the pope's palace, "even if he's not there," said Cpl. Urs Breitenmoser, a Swiss Guard spokesman.

And on Monday, the cardinals are expected to begin meeting to set the date for the conclave.

Benedict's decision has been met for the most part with praise and understanding. Cardinals, Vatican officials and ordinary Catholics have rallied around him in acknowledgment of his frail state and the church's need for a strong leader.

But Sydney Cardinal George Pell has caused a stir by openly saying the resignation has been "slightly destabilizing" for the church.

In an interview with Australian Broadcasting Corp., Pell noted that Benedict himself had acknowledged the shift in tradition; Benedict said Wednesday that he appreciated his decision was not only serious but "a novelty" for the church.

Pell also said the church was in sore need of a strong manager — comments echoed by several cardinals who have noted the 30-year reign of two popes who paid scant attention to the internal governance of the church.

The Vatican tried to downplay Pell's comments, saying it wouldn't respond to individual cardinals and urging the media not to take advantage of churchmen who, it said, aren't necessarily media savvy.

Pistorius' Brother Facing Culpable Homicide Charge

Oscar Pistorius' Brother Facing Culpable Homicide Charge: The family lawyer of Oscar Pistorius says the brother of the Olympic paraplegic athlete is facing culpable homicide charge in a 2010 road death.

Laywer Kenny Oldwage would not confirm details of the case Carl Pistorius is facing, but Sunday's development is compounding the problems for the family after Oscar was charged with premeditated murder in the Feb. 14 shooting death of girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Local media reported that Carl Pistorius was allegedly involved in a crash with a woman motorcyclist and that he was to face trial last Thursday, as his brother Oscar was facing a bail hearing.

Oscar Pistorius was released on bail Friday and his brother Carl was seen driving into the affluent villa of their uncle Arnold early Sunday, where Oscar is staying while on bail.

Cuba Parliament Gathers, Will Elect President

Cuba's parliament reconvened Sunday with new membership and was expected to name Raul Castro to a new five-year-term as president. All were watching whether younger politicians might be tapped for other top leadership posts, providing hints of a possible future successor.
Castro fueled speculation on Friday when he talked of his possible retirement and suggested he has plans to resign at some point. It was unclear whether the 81-year-old leader was joking, but he promised his speech Sunday would be "interesting."
If a fresh face is named as one of his top deputies, it could indicate that his administration is settling on who might carry the country forward when those who fought in the 1959 revolution can no longer do so.

Raul Castro turns 82 this year and would be 86 when a new term ends. His top two lieutenants are also in their 80s.
"This National Assembly is important because it formally is going to govern the fate of the country for the next five years, which will be decisive for changing personnel — what I call the intergenerational transition," said Arturo Lopez-Levy, a Cuban economist and analyst who lectures at the University of Denver. "The intergenerational transition cannot be put off any longer."
The 612 legislators were sworn in during the morning and then picked economist Esteban Lazo as the National Assembly's first new chief in 20 years.
Lazo, who turns 69 on Tuesday, is a vice president and member of the Communist Party's ruling political bureau. Parliament meets only twice a year and generally passes legislation unanimously without visible debate.
Ricardo Alarcon, who had been the body's president for two decades, was not on the ballot this year.
The assembly will also nominate the Council of State, Cuba's maximum governing body, which is made up of the president, a first vice president, five vice-presidents, a secretary and 23 other members.
The president also oversees the Council of Ministers, or Cabinet.
Castro has spoken in the past of implementing two-term limits for public officials up to and including the president, as well as the importance of grooming new leaders to take over from his graying generation.
This would be his second full term after formally assuming the presidency in 2008. He took over provisionally in 2006 when his elder brother, Fidel, was stricken with a life-threatening intestinal illness.
Raul Castro is about halfway through a program of key social and economic reforms that have already seen the expansion of private business activity, legalized home and car sales, an easing of restrictions on foreign travel and the handover of fallow state land to independent farmers.
Cuban state media said both Castros received a standing ovation when they arrived at a Havana convention center for Sunday's parliamentary gathering.
The brothers sat next to each other at the assembly, along with first vice president Jose Ramon Machado Ventura.
Foreign media were not invited to the early parts of the gathering, but were promised access to its closing moments.

Shooting Suspect Oakland Did Not Repent, The Police Chief Says

Shooting Suspect Oakland Did Not Repent, The Police Chief Says: A former student who shot at a school in Oakland broke seeking female director, but he opened fire when he ordered the students to build, and they do not cooperate, police said today 'hui.

L. Guo, 43, is currently cooperating with the police about why he had killed seven students and injured three people, but "it was not particularly remorseful," Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan.

Guo arrived in Oikos University on Monday morning to set a specific administrator, said Jordan.

When he discovered that she was not there, then pushed Guo Secretary in the classroom and asked students to staff. When some students refused to comply with Guo began shooting, said Jordan.

Guo, Korean national, was arrested on Monday for about an hour after the shooting in Oakland University Oikos. Five victims died on the spot and two others died after being taken to the hospital. There is no information about the three other victims.

"We learned that the suspect was upset the school," Jordan said today on "Good Morning America."

"He was upset that the students in the past, when he was in school, for the violence, disrespect, and so forth. It was to have, in our opinion, some problem behavior at school and asked to leave several months ago."

The police chief said, the students allegedly fired Guo than those who took the trouble to be Go.

"We do not believe one of the victims teased him," said Jordan.

"We have learned that it was very chaotic, calculated and determined by the gentleman who came here with a very specific purpose to kill people, and that is what his motive was and what it has done," said Jordan's "Good Morning America. "

The victims were six women and one man, from 21 to 40 and a native of Korea, Nigeria, Nepal, according to Jordan.

The deceased man was killed when his car was seized Goh, according to ABC News affiliate KGO-TV Bay Area.

Jordan said that the police suspect that when the police realized Goh on his way, he stopped the shot to be saved. "We do not believe that the suspect intended to have a confrontation with the police, so he left immediately after the shooting," Jordan said.

Guo was in debt, with tens of thousands of dollars in federal tax liens against him were two deaths in his immediate family in the past year. He left behind a number of minor traffic citation in his former home state of Virginia, and was expelled from the housing complex in the state, according to the branch of ABC KGO News. Guo was expelled from the University of Oikos few months ago,

according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Also, an unnamed source told the newspaper that Guo might have been involved in a dispute with employees of the university.

Two of the members of his family perished in the last 13 months, according to the Chronicle. His brother, U.S. Army Sgt. Wan Soo Ko, died in March 2011 in a car accident in Virginia, and the preparation of special forces, according to The Chronicle. His mother, Kim Chul Oak, died a year ago in Seoul, according to the neighbor, who said that news, she moved back, deciding to leave Oakland. Father Goh Ko Young Nam, lived in Oakland, but recently moved, neighbors said.

Guo and federal tax liens in 2006 and 2009 totaling more than $ 23,000, according to the chronicle, adding that he had to pay a certain amount of their tax liabilities.

Oakland police have released a calendar of chaotic events that occurred on Monday at the Christian University, which focuses on care.

At 10:33 am on Monday, Oakland Police Department received 911 of a woman on the floor bleeding Oikos University. The police arrived on the scene at 10:36 and is the victim of fatal gunshot wound. At the same time, several other calls were received about other victims.

Believing that the suspect still inside, police installed around the perimeter of the building used Oikos university, higher vocational school that offers courses in Asian medicine, theology, music, nursing, and also has close ties with the Korean American community.

Breaking a window, Oakland police and Oakland Unified School Police had access to schools and coordinated evacuation and search.

"Officers found a number of victims throughout the entire class throughout the building," Jordan said on Monday. "There were some people hiding in buildings are closed, locked doors, behind a desk. As you can imagine, very afraid. Very afraid. Some of them were injured, so we had to save them."

Thirteen people were removed from the building by the authorities. All the victims were adults shot, according to Jordan.

Less than an hour and a half, investigators were at the disposal of the name of the suspect and photos. Police sent to his home, and homes of local parents.

Guo said that the police seized the car of the victim to leave the scene. He was arrested at Safeway supermarket in the South Shore Center Alameda, California, at about 11:30 am, according to CLC.

The guard on the banks of the South Centre Guo came because he was suspicious. Guo said that the security guard said that he needed to talk to the police, and that he shot and killed several people. The security guard contacted police, who arrested without incident Alameda Go. He was then transferred to Oakland police.

Police: Calif. Rampage Suspect Held Grudge

Oakland Shooting Suspect Had Been Kicked Out of University, Thousands in Debt: A former student who authorities say shot and killed several people in the Auckland College of Nursing held a grudge against the school administration, according to Oakland police, was in debt, with tens of thousands of dollars of federal tax lien against him and there were two deaths in his immediate family in the past year .

L. Guo, 43-year-old Korean national, was arrested Monday at a local supermarket about an hour after allegedly killing seven and wounding three people during a shooting at the University of Auckland Oikos. There were a total of 10 injured, five of whom died on the spot and two others died after being taken to a local hospital. There is no information about the three other victims.

"We learned that the suspect was upset by the school administration. He was also upset that the students in the past, when he was in school, for the violence, disrespect, and so forth," Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan said today on "Good Morning America. " "He is, in our opinion, some behavior problems at school and asked to leave several months ago.

"We have learned that it was very chaotic, calculated and determined by the gentleman who came here with a very specific purpose to kill people, and that is what his motive, and that's what he did," said Jordan.

Guo left behind a series of small debts and traffic citations in his former home state of Virginia, and was expelled from the housing complex in the state, according to ABC News affiliate KGO Bay Area. Guo was expelled from the University of Oikos few months ago, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Also, an unnamed source told the newspaper that Guo might have been involved in a dispute with employees of the university.

Guo also lost two family members over the past 13 months, according to records. His brother, U.S. Army Sgt. Wan Soo Ko, died in March 2011 in a car accident in Virginia, and the preparation of special forces, according to The Chronicle. His mother, Kim Chul Oak, died a year ago in Seoul, according to the neighbor, who said that news, she moved back, deciding to leave Oakland. Father Goh Ko Young Nam, lived in Oakland, but recently moved, neighbors said.

Guo and federal tax liens in 2006 and 2009 totaling more than $ 23,000, according to the chronicle, adding that he had to pay a certain amount of their tax liabilities.

Oakland police have released a calendar of chaotic events that occurred on Monday at the Christian University, which focuses on care.

"At present we have no reason for this shooting," Police Chief Howard A. Jordan said Oakland on Monday night. "The unprecedented tragedy of today was shocking and absurd our hearts and our prayers are with the victims, their families and friends. I offer my deepest condolences No words can express the seriousness of these crimes, as well as pain caused by them.".

At 10:33 on Monday, Oakland Police Department received 911 calls for women on the floor bleeding Oikos University, according to Oakland police. The police arrived on the scene at 10:36 and is the victim of a fatal gunshot wound at the same time, several other calls were received about other victims.

Believing that the suspect still inside, police initially established a security perimeter around the building is used Oikos university, higher vocational school that offers courses in the medical field Asian theology, music, nursing, and also has close ties with the Korean American community .

Breaking a window, Oakland police and Oakland Unified School Police had access to schools and coordinated evacuation and search.

"Officers found several victims in the whole class ... the whole building had a few people hiding in the building closed, locked doors, for the office, as you can imagine, very scared very scared," Jordan said Monday, "Some of them were injured., so we had to save them. "

In total, 13 people were taken out of the building by the authorities, all victims were adults shot, according to Jordan. The victims were six women and one man, from 21 to 40 and a native of Korea, Nigeria, Nepal, according to Jordan.

Less than an hour and a half, investigators were at the disposal of the name of the suspect and photos. The police was immediately sent to their homes, and homes of local parents.

Police said the victim's car seized Guo to leave the scene. He was arrested in a supermarket in a Safeway center of the coast of South Alameda, California at approximately 11:30 am, told KGO.

The guard on the banks of the South Centre Guo came because he was suspicious. Guo said that the security guard said that he needed to talk to the police, and that he shot and killed several people. The security guard contacted police, who arrested without incident Alameda Go. He was then transferred to Oakland police.

Buyer at the mall, which saw a man in police custody said that it was quiet.

"They seemed to have stopped at the door, you know, if he had anything in his pockets, he stole," Resler said Lisa. "There was not a fight. He was wearing just a hat."

Police plans to re-examination of witnesses, and Kuo, who has not yet been removed, as at 6:00 pm PT, Police Chief Jordan said. Officials also was a consultant to the crisis the Korean language consultants to meet the needs of people affected by the shootings, Mayor Jean Quan said.

Police said the shooter Guo was unique, but they do not exclude the possibility of other suspects, according to CLC.

Pastor Kim, who founded the school 10 years ago, said the Oakland Tribune, that the shooter was a former student of care, but he was not sure that the person was expelled or refused.

One witness described a chaotic scene at the moment after the shooting. Brian Snow, a credit union was around when he heard shots and saw that the victim ran from the building.

"I just heard gunshots. Lady came running, and she had blood on his hand, but I do not know how to injury," Snow told KGO radio. "She's just trying to make sure everything was safe and took off his jacket and had a big old hole in the arm."

Students of the University of Oikos site describes as "the possibility of Christian education based on sound Christian doctrine and ideology. Our main goal is to strengthen the Christian spiritual leaders who respect the intention of God, and to extend God's people through them."

Woman Retires Car With Huge Mileage Total

93-year-old Florida woman retires her ’64 Mercury after 576,000 miles on the road: These days, most people consider themselves lucky if the new car takes 5 to 10 years. 100,000 miles to get to the car and the car company can advertise for you. That was 93 years old Rachel Veitch exception. Veitch resigned his 1964 Mercury Comet Caliente, after more than 576,000 miles on the road.

"I am blind, so I can not control my beautiful truck," says Veitch FoxNews.com. "They do not remove it, I would not dream of driving the car again." The car itself is good, but Veitch has macular degeneration in both eyes, making her blind. After running a red light in March, she decided to voluntarily withdraw from the car she was riding with Lyndon Johnson took the White House.

"I took it easy," she said. "I do not have cancer, I do not have Lou Gehrig's disease. I was lucky."

Nevertheless, for all she put the car a mile, it does not approach the world record. The whole truth about the blog says that cars Irv Gordon, Volvo P1800 in 1966 is expected to reach three million miles this year. Gordon held a record in the Guinness Book of Records for the most miles for non-commercial vehicles since 1998.

Even without the world record, Vietch would like to mention that the car went through three marriages. Mechanically, he was wearing three sets of shocks, 18 batteries and eight silent. Veitch bought a car in February 1964 for $ 3289.

It explains the longevity of "in possession" for the maintenance of the car. "I was never a destructive person, and I just take care of everything, except my husband," she told FoxNews.

Veitch, who came with the vehicle on August 1, 2010 episode of "The Tonight Show", said that he would be glad to sell the car will be Jay Leno, a car fan knows. She is not sure that Lena would be interesting, but his four children, nine grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren, not online.

"It would not matter if they did, they are not going to get it. They could not care for it as I did," she told Fox News.

Brands Nations Day of Autism Awareness

Pan teaching colored stickers stuck on several armed children. The stickers have a picture of a child, sitting with his eyes closed in the bottle, on a background of brilliant blue sky and white clouds.

Volunteers raise their hands with blue ribbons associated with them during the event to promote care for people with autism in a school in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang Province, April 2, 2012. [Photo / Xinhua]

None of the children concerned to see their labels, however, and some even wept.

Blue stickers are also the Pan teachers are part of a series of events across China to mark the special day for these children - the fifth day of Autism Awareness, which took place on Monday.

Gold School Kids Special Xuejun Pan which runs north-west of the city of Lanzhou is one of the few private rehabilitation centers throughout China, which is struggling to meet the special needs of children with autism in the context of inadequate funding, lack of professional and public misunderstanding.

"Treatment of autism requires a huge investment of time and money that many families can not afford," said Ban, a teacher 37 years old kindergarten.

"As a mother, I understand the pain of parents of autistic children," she said.

In 2007, Ban left his job in a kindergarten in Lanzhou, to establish a golden child. This is the first rehabilitation center for autistic children in Gansu Province, a relatively undeveloped area, surrounded by inhospitable plateau grasslands and arid deserts in the north-west of China.

Ban said that she was almost "forced" to establish the center, as concerned parents had nowhere to send their children to rehabilitation routine.

Parents of children with autism often face social stigma that many in China, with little or no knowledge of autism, autistic children are wrong just think as a result of poor parenting, Pan said.

Autism is a neurological disorder characterized by varying degrees of deficits in communication skills and social interaction, and restricted, repetitive behaviors, according to health experts.

For decades, has remained largely autism diagnosed in China and the Chinese government has recognized as a mental retardation in 2006. At least 1.5 million children in China, autism, medical studies have shown that the disease can affect one child in 166.

There is no widely accepted treatment or cure for autism. And the majority of children with autism are unable to attend a teacher when they inevitably fall behind in their studies. Rehabilitation centers are often double as a school.

But it struck an optimistic note pan.

"Many people believe that autism is a permanent condition that can not be cured, but the fact that my children have graduated from school healthy and happy," she told reporters. "Some went to normal school in the future. You'll be surprised at what they can do."

Nevertheless, the objective of the work of rehabilitation remains a challenge.

Ban said that it has invested 370,000 yuan, or about $ 56,000 from her personal savings to the school. Five years later, it remains to be seen whether he will have no financial return from these investments.

Care for children with autism is difficult. Ban said that many young teachers and educators have left over the past five years due to the huge burden and a difficult child's behavior, which can sometimes be very strong.

"Children with autism can sometimes attack you," said Ban revealing scars on her arms. "It's never easy."

There are no college or school in China, especially the train teaching children with autism. And a career as a teacher of autistic children is not attractive.

There are also cases where the cash pan so it was a trap delayed payment of salaries to teachers and employees of the center.

The challenges facing the pan are common to people who care for autistic children in a different place.

In Tianjin, an industrial city south of Beijing, the leaders of the rehabilitation center for autism, complains that it is difficult to register the center, NGOs, and it is difficult to raise money, and they can not rent office space is large enough, and invest in the best conditions.

"Sometimes our children have to sleep on mats on the floor, because we simply do not have enough space," said Juan Dongying, the head of Noah with autism learning center for children in Tianjin.

In the Ningxia Hui Autonomous, there are only three schools, two of which are private, to restore autism, but the number of children in need of assistance after 2000.

In 2007 the UN General Assembly adopted a resolution declaring April 2 as World Day of Autism Awareness, in an attempt to draw attention to the well, which affects tens of millions around the world.

Ban said that she hopes this year's Day Autism Awareness will help the center to get more public support and understanding of the general public.

Indeed, China Federation of Disabled Persons "in March, said that the union under the auspices of the government will give 36,000 poor children between the ages of autism 5:57 a subsidy of 12,000 yuan in 2015. Assistance commitments were also made charitable groups, such as a Fund, which was founded by film star Jet Li

The Foundation, in collaboration with Autism 103 rehabilitation centers across the country, organized a campaign in 40 days in the country from March 19 to raise public awareness about mental illness. The buildings will go blue in the cities, and in the bazaars and on the Internet outside the campaign will also be organized.

A spokesman said the foundation: "We encourage the public to take care of people with autism to help them reintegrate into society, and show them the warmth and love."

MLB Ballpark's Ridiculous $26 hot Dog

$26 Hot dog! Texas Rangers to serve 2-foot, 1-pound wiener: Team president Nolan Ryan did not mince words with ESPN Radio in Dallas for the Texas Rangers' latest acquisition - one to two feet long, greedy dog ​​a book that provides a hot three or four fans and cost $ 26:

    "There should be a huge sausage. And then we get some kind of exotic bread flown in from France. And I do not know what seasoning you put on it. But I want to watch.

    "This is a wild dog."
Strasbourg saints! All that is actually more in Texas. The result of Rangers Ballpark Chief Vasquez Cristobal, a dog Coney Island-style sausages, which will be topped with grated cheese, peppers and fried onions. Not to mention the bun, apparently, from the "exotic bread flown in from France" - which can be as Nolan Ryan Nolan Ryan never said a thing.
But it seems that conflict, how to call this monster sausage.
It depends on where fans buy. If they dine at the club Captain Morgan, they will buy "a dog Champion." Kind of a lame name of the account of efforts to create the danger in which fans put their waist. However, Rangers Ballpark concessions will sell the steak, and there he would be called "Boomstick". (This will cost the same.)
Boomstick is perfect, not only because it makes your intestines will "boom", but because it is the nickname Rangers slugger Nelson Cruz - or at least for the bats. When he gets home run, you see, Cruz has reduced the Boomstick.
Why Rangers marketing department had problems with it and with two names, I'm not sure. "Dog Champion" a little ingenuity. And only the Rangers 'Champions' AL until further notice, and not to open old wounds. "Boomstick", but a foolish ... it makes sense. Having two names and create a kind of class struggle between the Rangers fans.

    "Oh, lay people in the club champion dinner at the dogs, and the unwashed masses is biting down on the boom."
There is no reason that the cattle barons and oil tycoons in the Captain Morgan Club can not eat like Boomstick rig workers and cowboys (because it's in Texas) is not in the rest of the order. And they do not call it "Dog Champion" in the stands. Of course, they may also not be able to afford it in the stands, too.

NetZero Returns With Free 4G offer

NetZero launch Free Broadband Wireless: It's like the 90s never left: Billy Crystal hosted Academy Awards. IPO, returned to the Internet. NetZero and came with free Internet access service, but this time it's wireless.

United Online announced Monday that it will offer free wireless Internet access under the brand name NetZero, which began on the free movement of dial-up phenomenon in 1998. The company is a backup plan in television commercials, print and online.

There will be many taken with a free plan. America Online is not a compensation for the costs of creating users to look at advertising, as it has done with its initial proposal, free Internet dial-up. "Free" Users will be money losers of the United President and CEO Mark Goldston says the Internet. It means, United Online has the right to use the plan as a way to attract customers in hopes to encourage payment plans that start at $ 9.95 per month.

To take advantage of the proposal, consumers will need to buy an antenna stick $ 50, which connects to a laptop or $ 100 "mobile hotspot" that enables any Wi-Fi device to connect to the Internet. America Online will sell the device on the NetZero Site.

Free accounts are limited to 200 megabytes of data per month, enough for email and web browsing, but little else. Half an hour of full screen video streaming is all the awards a month. For comparison, the cheapest AT & T Inc. wireless rate plan is $ 14.95 per month for the data a little bit more - 250 MB per month - but this plan is only available for tablets with built-in cellular modems.

When you select a monthly traffic is exhausted, NetZero Internet access cut off before the start of next month, and users will be prompted to update the plan paid.

NetZero does not allow users to travel free of charge within one year. If they are paid by the plan, they can not go back to the free part.

$ 9.95 plan will provide 500 megabytes of traffic per month. For $ 50 a month, subscribers receive four gigabytes of data per month. That's enough to watch some videos, but not enough to replace the cable modem households or DSL. The plan from Verizon Wireless is not a contract, and NetZero, a 1 gigabyte for same price.

United Online does not have wireless broadband on its own. Instead, it leases capacity on the network Clearwire Corporation is on the same network used by the corporation Sprint Nextel, to provide the "Sprint 4G" data services. Several companies, including cable Comcast Corp, access to the Clearwire network is also sold under its own brand. Nevertheless, they took out of the case to focus on the partnership with Verizon Wireless.

Clearwire network had some problems: it is based on broadband technology that the rest of the industry surpassed that is selection of compatible devices is limited. Due to the frequency of use of the signal has trouble penetrating buildings. Sprint and cable companies use Sprint slower cellular data network as a fallback, but NetZero devices rely solely on Clearwire, which means to cover a decent signal may be uneven.

Clearwire has stopped investing in the network and collect enough money for a new network, which uses the standard "LTE" technology.

According to the company's financial statements Clearwire, he received an average of $ 6.34 per month in the fourth quarter for each subscriber large, most of which are the "Sprint 4G" smartphone users.

United Online, which is based in Woodland Hills, California, has about 750,000 subscribers dial-up remains, Goldston said. The Internet is a small part of total activity: it must have the FTD flower delivery of services "online" as nostalgia Classmates.com.

Law Firm Fires 14 Employees for Shirt Color

Law firm fires 14 employees for wearing orange shirts: They were not wearing pants sagging or identifying clothing. But dressed in an orange shirt, apparently enough to dismiss a law firm in Florida, where 14 workers were just released last Friday.

In an interview with Financial Times. Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, some laid-off workers say they were dressed in the appropriate colors, so that they will be defined as a group, where to go to the event happy hour after work. They say that the manager who made the first accused them of wearing the color that corresponds to a form of protest against the leadership.

Orange is considered one of the most visible color to human eyes. Orange vests are the majority of hunters as a security measure, as well as school crossing guards. Most prisoners have to wear orange suits jump.

The orange color is perhaps the definition of Florida. "Sunshine State" has positioned itself well known for its exports of orange juice.

Law offices Elizabeth A. Wellborn, PA has offered "no comment" on the Sun-Sentinel reporter Doreen Hemlock, and four former employees say the paper, they just wear the orange T-shirts to celebrate the "pay day" and the group next Friday happy hour.

"There is no policy on the desktop to wear orange T-shirts. We had no warning. We did not start, no packages, no," Amber, Eric Lu in an interview. "I feel so violated."

Ironically, the employees have been orange, as a form of protest, it was illegal to shoot them, according to ABC News.

After the 14 employees were fired, one manager said that someone wears an orange "innocent reason" to talk about. At least one staff member immediately denied any involvement in or knowledge of the protest and said that the color coordination of happy hour. However, they are still drawn.

"I am a single mother with four children and I work because I was wearing orange today," said McLeod Meloni paper.

And there's really nothing else to do at the endings of the State of Florida is on your own, that is, an employer may dismiss an employee who does not have a "good reason, for the wrong reasons, or for the wrong reasons, yet it is not illegal because" Eric K. Gabriel, Labor and Employment Lawyer Stearns Weaver told the Sun-Sentinel. Gabriel said that there was a clear violation of the law in this case.

Accused Soldier 'Took my Life Savings'

Accused Soldier 'Took my Life Savings': Afghan Murder Suspect Bales 'Took My Life Savings,' Says Retiree, Robert Bales, a sergeant accused of killing Afghan civilians, enlisted in the U.S. armed forces while he was trying to avoid answering the charges he defrauded an elderly couple from Ohio to their savings in stocks fraud, according to federal documents reviewed ABC News.
"He stole my life savings," Gary Liebschner Carroll, Ohio, told ABC News.
Financial regulators have discovered that bales are "engaged in fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, churning, unauthorized trading and inadequate investment," says the report filed in 2003 on the balls. Bales and his associates were sentenced to pay $ 1.274 million in compensatory damages and Liebschner penalty, but still do it, according to Liebschner.
"We do not know where he was," said ABC News Liebschner. "We have heard, the Bahamas, and all sorts of places."
Liebschner Bales said he admitted after the news was appointed as a U.S. soldier accused of killing 16 Afghan citizens in a shootout.
Liebschner complained bales in May 2000, claiming Bales took his savings of $ 852,000 on AT & T shares and through a series of trade reduces its value to anything.
The retired Ohio Bales recalled as a "talker." Responding to a question, if he believes that crook Bales, Liebschner said, "You hit the nail on the head."
While Bales worked in a brokerage firm in Ohio, MPI.
In accordance with Federal records, the bales did not appear at the arbitration hearing to resolve a complaint Liebschner.