Margaret Beckett

The former foreign secretary said the parties “have to do more” to support women in politics after Home Secretary Theresa May and Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman were confirmed as the only two to gain senior roles in the coalition Cabinet.

Cheryl Gillan and Baroness Warsi are the only other women to feature at the top table.
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Charlie Sheen’s Goddesses Meet Two Ladies

Charlie Sheen got to introduce the world to his “goddesses” during his well-publicized ’20/20′ interview on Tuesday night.

He explains they are his reason for getting up. “My beautiful, perfect, lovely family that is pure magic. I keep looking around and go ‘wow,’ not only do I deserve this, but it’s on. Read more…

tigerblood Survivor

The Lake Elsinore Storm Professional Baseball Team today officially invited actor Charlie Sheen to participate in a different kind of rehab, one that will recognize the former on-screen pitcher and star of “Major League” with a “Charlie Sheen-co de Mayo” promotion.
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Cristiano Ronaldo hat trick -pellegrini

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick as Real Madrid routed Malaga 7-0 to get back to within seven points of Spanish league leader Barcelona on Thursday.

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini’s first return to Santiago Bernabeu Stadium since being replaced by Jose Mourinho was far from impressive as Karim Benzema opened after 27 minutes and Angel Di Maria and Marcelo made it 3-0 by halftime. Read more…

Britney Spears New Song Lyrics till the world ends

t seems like every day there’s a new snippet released from Britney Spears’ upcoming album Femme Fatale. But today we’ve been gifted with a full-length song from the March 29th release: the new redonkulous dance track “Till the World Ends,” reportedly produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke and co-written by Ke$ha. Read more…

Call PETA

Normally we at the Job Snob (there’s no ‘we’, just me) are all about the light hearted. But today there is no lightheartedness. Today there is only disgust that something like this could happen in my backyard.
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Bing Launches Daily Deals Microsoft release

As daily deal sites, apps and newsletters proliferate (in fact, The New York Times revealed its high-end version Wednesday), the need for a tool to aggregate and present those deals in a meaningful way for consumers has become apparent.

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Reggie Yates’ slum experience

DJ Reggie Yates spent his £1.60 budget on watching a football match while living in an African slum.

The Radio 1 disc-spinner spent a week in the Kibera slum in Kenya as part of a charity fundraiser for Comic Relief, but forgot about the hardship he was set to face in his time there and spent his money on watching a Manchester United game.
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WordPress.com hit by large DDoS attack

Blog host WordPress.com was the target of a distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack earlier today described by the company as the largest in its history.

As a result, a number of blogs–including those that are a part of WordPress’ VIP service–suffered connectivity issues. That includes the Financial Post, the National Post, TechCrunch, along with the service’s nearly 18 million hosted blogs. Read more…

beale street music festival 2011

Slightly Stoopid will perform at the 2011 Beale Street Music Festival in Memphis, TN on April 29. Other artists include Flaming Lips, Wilco, John Mellencamp, Mumford & Sons, and more. Stoopid stage and time TBA. Read more…