Bowen was sympathetic towards other hardworking Australian civil servants who are equally hard-working or perhaps, worked harder than those who enjoyed these free massages.

From the data provided, the top bureaucrats at the post office were fondest of free massages.

Blogerita says:
Mr Bowen, are you sure these massages are complete ‘clean’? It’s good that you have taken it away from these top dogs in Australian civil service. Anyway, they earn big bucks. Ask them to pay for their own massages.

I would propose that you allow me to operate massage services in government offices for these top dogs to patronize. Grant me a license, please.

Deep sleep is the best form of sleep to restore mental clarity. Deep sleep is also known as ‘slow wave sleep’.

The test was conducted on nine young volunteers who spend five nights sleeping in a laboratory. On the first two nights, they slept undisturbed. The next three nights, speakers near the bed will emit low-level sound whenever their brain patterns indicate they are going into deep sleep. The sound emitted will not wake them up but will drift them back from deep sleep to lighter sleep.

After the test, these volunteer showed insulin sensitivity decreased by 25%. This meant that they will need more insulin to process the same level of glucose.

This report was published by University of Chicago medical school.

Blogerita says:
I am going to sleep now. Great report.

In the press conference announcing his appointment, he claimed that he is ready to lead the party.

Blogerita says:
The family name of Bhutto can really sell. Just like the family name of Ghandi in India. Bhutto family name gave Pakistan two prime ministers – Benazir and Zulfikar. Ghandi name has given India so many leaders since independent from Nehru to Indira Ghandi, Rajiv Ghandi and almost, Sonia Ghandi.

Does it mean having good family name means you are a born leader? I can’t comment for India and Pakistan. It seems to me that all Bhuttos and Ghandis are born leaders.

Blogerita says:
Today, these three dogs are simply lucky dogs. I wouldn’t mind leading a dog’s life.

The residents of this town rejoiced upon hearing the news and they will replace their old prefix of 666 with 749. According to the town mayor, Scott Walker, the request for this change has been going on for the past 40 years.

The number 666 being associated with antichrist started in the Bible with Revelation 13:18 which says “This call for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six”.

Blogerita says:
Why are people so engrossed over this three-digit number? If the devil chose to come to earth, I think the devil will come in whatever number that is convenient to him. Can it be Airforce-1?

These drug syndicates are rich. They can afford to rent luxurious offices and advertise for jobs to hire fresh graduates. The jobs will offer high salaries with lots of international travel. Usually, they will hire girls who have not traveled oversea before. Once they are hired, they will be given normal job assignments to gain their confidence. Once the drug syndicates have won over the confidence these young girls, these girls will be send overseas for meetings or conventions.

The modus operandi consists of many techniques. First, there are cases where these girls are presented with traveling bags for their first trip oversea. These bags are not ordinary bags. These bags have fake compartments which are filled with drugs. Unknowingly to the girls, they become international drug courier for these syndicates.

Second known technique, the girls are sent on multi destination trips for various meetings and assignments. Being naïve, they will be asked to bring properly wrapped ‘presents’ from first destination for someone in second destination. These ‘presents’ contain drugs.

Third known technique, the syndicate member will travel with the girls. Once they have reached the destination, they will ask the help of the girl to carry one of their luggage. Usually, they will walk in front of the girls. If the girls are caught, they will simply walk away and disappear.

Blogerita says:
These girls will be lucky if they can return home alive. Most of them are sentenced to death and awaiting appeal. Some are serving long jail sentences in foreign land. These girls are so easily swept of their feet by these suave smooth talking men. In this world, there is no such thing as easy money and free vacation. In other words, no free lunch.

Benazir Bhutto
June 21, 1953 - Dec 27, 2007

Rawalpindi:Benazir Bhutto was assassinated in a suicide attack. Her attacker fired a few shots at her when she came out from the sunroof of her bullet-proof car to acknowledge the crowd after a successful public rally.

After firing the shots, he detonated a bomb attached to himself and killed another 20 people in the blast.

Benazir Bhutto, 54, was the best known Pakistani opposition leader to take on President Pervez Musharraf on the coming general election. She was elected Prime Minister of Pakistan twice. First was in 1988 at the age of 35 and the second was in 1993.

She returned home on Oct 18 after a self-imposed exile to participate in the first general election in many years. In her homecoming parade in Karachi, she was targeted by suicide attackers which failed to assassinate her but killed more than 140 people.

Blogerita says:
Benazir Bhutto is a brave leader to lead the Pakistan People Party (PPP) in the most dangerous election. Her family has suffered a lot in the politics of Pakistan. Her father, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto, was hanged by the military in 1979. She lost two brothers in strange circumstances. Shah Nawaz died of poisoning in southern France in 1985. Another brother, Murtaza, was shot dead in Karachi in 1996.

May I extend my deepest condolences to the family of Benazir Bhutto and the people of Pakistan.

Bordeaux: A special edition high-end cognacs are common commodity nowadays. Many people can afford to purchase a high-end cognac which is priced between 3,000 to 33,000 euros.

Now, Hennessy has pushed the high-end even higher up. Hennessy has come up with a limited birthday edition in a special chest which comes with a price tag of 150,000 euros a bottle. The Beaute du Siecle is to celebrate the company’s scion 100th birthday.

Prior to this, Remy Martin has produced a 1.5 litres Louis XIII cognac, which comes with a 4.75 carat diamond, at price of 33,000 euros. Remy Martin also produced the 0.75 litre Louis XIII Black Pearl which is priced at 7,000 euros a bottle.

To celebrate the millennium, Courvoisier produced 2,000 bottles of limited edition Esprit de Courvoisier at a price of 4,500 euros a bottle.

Prior to Beaute du Siecle, Hennessy produced Ellipse at 3,500 euros a bottle.

According to the spokesperson of Henessy, several bottles of Beaute du Siecle have been sold to buyers in Asia, America and Europe. One bottle was presented to Elizabeth Taylor’s AIDS charity and was auctioned for 200,000 euros.

Blogerita says:
Blurp! I simply cannot imagine how the cognac would taste like. Anyone care to pour me a glass?

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year 2008

Blogerita is taking a Christmas break and will come back with more funtastic news for the New Year.

Chicago: People with severe form of skin diseases psoriasis are likely to die earlier than their healthy peers. This illness is expected to shorten the life expectancy of the patients of about five percent which is about three years for men and four years for women.

This study was conducted by University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in Philadelphia.

Psoriasis is a form of skin disease which is common but incurable and characterize by outbreak of scaly red patches of skin. It can appear in any part of the body. Treatment includes steriod medication and ultra violet light treatment

Blogerita says:
Tell me more! Everyone knows that diseases don’t prolong life. You will be lucky if you can lead a normal life. So, what’s so new about discovering that a disease like psoriasis will shorten life?