"The Ray" Eco-Watch

One of a kind eco-watch, with case hand-built from real ebony wood. That’s right, the case and links are from solid chunks of wood! Interesting that this ebony wood came from sustainable managed forests, which means that for every tree used another is planted. Other materials used in this watch are: 100% recyclable anti-allergy 316L stainless steel, 100% recyclable aluminum, 100% recyclable mineral crystal, 100% solvent free links.
An automatic movement watch needs no batteries, which reduces waste and extends the life of the product. A traditional battery operated movement has a life of 18 months compared to the endless potential of a mechanical movement.

“The Ray” requires approximately 7 months production time compared to 4 months for traditionally manufactured watches. This is due to the fact that the majority of the watch’s components are produced and adjusted by hand. This process reduces the amount of energy and oil consumed in the manufacturing process. The watch is then assembled entirely by hand in Quicksilver’s factories. All these factories are audited to guarantee good working conditions and respect for social and environmental legislation.
And of course, “The Ray” is delivered in a recycled cardboard package. The packaging is optimized to use 30% less material. No usual plastic C-clip stand, films, water-based inks used in this watch packaging.

Feel yourself lucky if you got one, because only 1,000 individually numbered watches produced worldwide.

Sarah Palin: KILL 'EM ALL Approach

There is a lot of unpleasant news and ‘discoveries’ about Sarah Palin.
The most ‘famous’ was about her decision to overrule the federal law and allow to shoot polar bears in Alaska. And you know, there are people willing to pay a big buck to shoot the polar bear using planes or helicopters. What’s wrong with her?
Let’s get a closer look on pollution problem in Alaska in regard to impact on various wildlife forms.
Here are two videos about Beluga’s ‘genocide’ started by Sarah Palin.



Belugas are the smallest of whales (they grow up to 16 feet long), they are white and beautiful. Their intelligence overcomes dolphins, their range of facial expressions is the largest, and sometimes they are referred as Sea Canary on account of their incredible vocal ability consisted of the high-pitched squeaks, squeals, clucks and whistles.
Belugas were amongst the first whale species to be brought into captivity (from 1861) and they are very popular in aquaria and sea life parks around the world.

Next video from Japan is simply amazing, look how smart and joyful belugas are.

Green Electric Bicycles

The Lithium Vivi RX-10S is the latest in the line of electric bicycles from Panasonic (Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd) designed to help those folks that could use some help along the way. The bike assists riders, depending on the riding conditions, using a torque sensor that determines the amount of assistance that is required.

Panasonic’s latest feature to their electric bicycle will extend the range of the Li-ion batteries by recharging the secondary battery while braking. Panasonic states that the system will work particularly well in hilly areas, as the downhill breaking will do the most recharging.

The PAS Brace came from Yamaha. It has a commuter sufficient range of 39km in automatic mode.

The bike has a unique feature (S.P.E.C.8) that detects when the gears change, and what speeds the bike is at, and adjusts amount of help offered via the electric assistance. The goal of the S.P.E.C.8 is to conserve battery life, and offer the right amount of assistance.

Hybrid Urban Transit – Matra’s MS1 Electric Bike The French automotive company

Matra developed a brand new electric bicycle hybrid called MS1. It has 45 kph speed limits and is capable to take you up to 100 km (62 miles) on one charge. It captures usable energy when you apply the brakes and there’s an LCD display on the handlebars indicating speed and remaining battery power.

This one is more expensive – up to $ 4000, when first two are in $1200 range.