Mark Willis

Archive for July, 2008

Piglet with monkey’s face.

Monday, July 28th, 2008

Curious locals flocked to the home of owner Feng Changlin after news of the piglet spread in Fengzhang village, Xiping township. "It's hideous. No one will be willing to buy it, and it scares the family to even look at it!" Feng told Oriental Today. He says the piglet looks just like ...

ICare MotorBike concept.

Tuesday, July 22nd, 2008

Something you'd expect to see in a film like iRobot, the iCare motorbike concept is a brand new aproach to the widly accepted motorbike design. There is no news yet as to whether or not this bike will actually go into production. I guess alot of sci-fi fans that ride bikes are ...

China to halt flights for Olympic launch

Friday, July 18th, 2008

Airlines are being told to stay away from Beijing's airport during the opening ceremony of the Olympics and further scrutiny is being applied to foreign entertainers in the latest security moves ahead of next month's games. "We are being informed that the Beijing International Airport will be closed from 7 p.m. ...

Low-Carb is the way to go.

Friday, July 18th, 2008

A two year study into diets has been completed. It was done in a controlled environment: an isolated nuclear research facility in Israel (but remember, they "don't" have nuclear weapons!). The 322 participants got their main meal of the day, lunch, at a central cafeteria. Here's what CNN reported: A low-carb diet ...

Four stabbed to death on same day.

Friday, July 11th, 2008

Forget the Iranian missiles, forget the tax raises.. We'll probably invade Iran, we all have to pay more to run our cars and homes... New York turned their city from the most dangerous to one of the safest, unlike London's so called "zero tolerance". Four men, including a teenager, were stabbed to death on the same day in separate attacks in London. A 19-year-old youth, who has not ...

Oh Dear, Mongolia.

Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008

1st July 08: The president of Mongolia has declared a four-day state of emergency in the capital amid violent protests over claims the general election was rigged. Crowds torched the HQ of Mongolia's governing party - the former Communists - and attacked a police station. Over 60 people were hurt - around half ...

Iraqi Oil…

Tuesday, July 1st, 2008

Now that the COALITION countries are bidding for the Iraqi oil fields (which could have over 115 Billion barrels of oil ($17,250,000,000,000 USD worth).... [CNN] The cost of War Everyone is always moaning about the cost of the Afghan/Iraq war, for example it's cost the U.S. about $3 Trillion. But if only half of ...