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Edward Hopper retrospective open 24/7 at Grand Palais

Edward Hopper retrospective open 24/7 at Grand Palais
Hollande to visit Mali amid army abuse claim
Thirty-one killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start
Egypt 'bodyguards' take stand against sex assault
Thirty-one killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint
Pakistan security forces killed at army camp
Harvard students suspended in cheat scandal
Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start
Mexico probes Pemex headquarters blast
North Korea threatens US over rockets launches
Militants attack Pakistani army camp; 6 killed
Pakistani army camp attacked; 1 soldier killed
Chinese hackers suspected in attack on The Post’s computers
Render Unto Applebee's That Which Is Applebee's
Dow 14,000: What to Do Now
Beware The Power of the Business Consultant...
The Good, The Bad, & The Sexy: Two Advertising Legends Analyze 14 New Super Bowl Spots
Iran escalating efforts to destabilize region - Panetta
Iran escalating efforts to destabilize region - Panetta

Edward Hopper retrospective open 24/7 at Grand Palais

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:12 PM PST

Hollande to visit Mali amid army abuse claim

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:29 PM PST

French President to arrive in Mali, as rights groups express alarm over reports of reprisal attacks by Malian troops.

Thirty-one killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:18 PM PST

DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan (Reuters) - Militants attacked an isolated army checkpoint in Pakistan's restive northwest on Saturday, with at least 31 people killed in the initial assault, subsequent crossfire and a rocket attack on a house, officials said. The Pakistan Taliban claimed responsibility, saying the attack was in response to a U.S. drone strike in neighboring North Waziristan last month in which two commanders were killed. ...

Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST

PERTH, Australia (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard's government was rocked by the surprise resignation of two of her most senior cabinet ministers on Saturday, just four days after she stunned voters by calling a national election in eight months' time. Close ally Nicola Roxon quit as Attorney-General along with Chris Evans, who as Senate leader is the third in line to the prime ministership, citing demands of the job and family reasons for their decisions. ...

Egypt 'bodyguards' take stand against sex assault

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:44 PM PST

CAIRO (AP) — With bright neon vests and hardhats gleaming at dusk, a dozen Egyptian volunteers fanned out through Cairo's crowded Tahrir Square. Their project: end a surge in sexual assaults on women that activists say has become the darkest stain on the country's opposition street movement.

Thirty-one killed as militants attack Pakistan checkpoint

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 10:18 PM PST

Pakistan security forces killed at army camp

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 11:11 PM PST

At least six security personnel, three civilians and 12 fighters killed in attack in country's northwest, officials say.

Harvard students suspended in cheat scandal

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:50 PM PST

About 60 students forced to withdraw from elite college after cheating on last year's final exam, university says.

Teary Australia PM's election campaign off to rocky start

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:24 PM PST

Mexico probes Pemex headquarters blast

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:19 PM PST

Government pledges to determine whether accident or attack caused explosion that killed 33 people in Mexico City.

North Korea threatens US over rockets launches

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:07 PM PST

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is threatening to retaliate for what it calls U.S. double standards over recent rocket launches by Pyongyang and U.S. ally Seoul.

Militants attack Pakistani army camp; 6 killed

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 09:01 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Militants attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades before dawn on Saturday, killing six members of the security forces, officials said.

Pakistani army camp attacked; 1 soldier killed

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 08:28 PM PST

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Officials say a large group of militants attacked an army camp in northwestern Pakistan before dawn with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, killing at least one soldier.

Chinese hackers suspected in attack on The Post’s computers

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:25 PM PST

A sophisticated cyberattack targeted The Washington Post in an operation that resembled intrusions against other major American news organizations and that company officials suspect was the work of Chinese hackers, people familiar with the incident said.

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Render Unto Applebee's That Which Is Applebee's

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:37 PM PST

By now, you may have heard the story of the pastor who, confronted with an 18% service charge on her check at a St. Louis Applebee's (there were 10 people in her party, a tip is tacked on automatically for tables with six or more people), scratched it out and wrote a note to her server saying: "I give God 10% why do you get 18?" Another server then posted an image of the note to Reddit, where it went viral. The pastor was, of course, subjected to a viral online howl of outrage over her rude behavior. She apologized in an interview with The Smoking Gun, though not before she had called Applebee's to complain. It then fired the server who posted the receipt. And the wheel of karma spins onward.

Dow 14,000: What to Do Now

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:19 PM PST

The great thing about Google's business model is not how they make money but how much their data generation reveals about the world.

Beware The Power of the Business Consultant...

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 07:14 PM PST

Let me start by saying that I am not a fan of some of the most highly regarded business thinkers of our time. I read what they say - carefully, and with an open mind - and I think, What? That is simply not my experience. I can't imagine that's the best way to think/act/respond.

The Good, The Bad, & The Sexy: Two Advertising Legends Analyze 14 New Super Bowl Spots

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 05:03 PM PST

If there was a Hall of Fame for Super Bowl advertising, Steve Hayden and Lee Garfinkel would be in it. Hayden, retired vice chairman of Ogilvy, is responsible for the most famous Big Game ad of all, Apple's legendary 1984. Garfinkel, currently Chairman and Chief Creative Officer for Havas Worldwide, created Pepsi's classic Cindy Crawford "Just One Look" spot among many others while working at DDB and BBDO. In short, these guys got game.

Iran escalating efforts to destabilize region - Panetta

Posted: 01 Feb 2013 06:22 PM PST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Outgoing U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta accused Iran of an intensified campaign to destabilize the Middle East by smuggling anti-aircraft weapons to militant allies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday. "There is no question when you start passing MANPADS around, that becomes a threat, not just to military aircraft but to civilian aircraft," Panetta told the newspaper in an interview. "That is an escalation." MANPADS are shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles. ...