The sport originally termed Art duDeplacement,now also often referred to as Parkour or Freerunning,was founded inFrance in the 1980s by a group of nine young men.The founders areDavid Belle, Yann Hnautra, Chau Belle, LaurentPiemontesi, SebastienFoucan, Guylain N’Guba Boyeke, CharlesPerriere, Malik Diouf andWilliams Belle.The term ‘Parkour’ was first introduced by David Belle in1998.Parkour derives from the French word Parcours meaning ‘route’or‘course’The term ‘Freerunning’ was the creation of Guillaume Pelletier,arepresentative of a group of French practitioners involved intheproduction of a Channel 4 documentary, Jump London, in 2003.Thisterm was used in order to communicate this amazing new sport toanEnglish-speaking audience.What is Parkour / Freerunning / Art du Deplacement?Parkour / Freerunning / Art du Deplacement is thenon-competitivephysical discipline of training to move freely overand through anyterrain using only the abilities of the body,principally throughrunning, jumping, climbing and quadrupedalmovement. In practice itfocuses on developing the fundamentalattributes required for suchmovement, which include functionalstrength and fitness, balance,spatial awareness, agility,coordination, precision, control andcreative vision.It is a sport that encourages self-improvement on alllevels,revealing one’s physical and mental limits whilesimultaneouslyoffering ways to overcome them. It is a method oftraining one’sbody and mind in order to be as completelyfunctional, effectiveand liberated as possible in anyenvironment.The sport aims to build confidence, determination,self-disciplineand self-reliance, and responsibility for one’sactions. Itencourages humility, respect for others and for one’senvironment,self-expression, community spirit, and the importanceof play,discovery and safety at all times.Download our new live wallpaper!

BMX, an abbreviation for bicycle motocross,isa cycle sport performed on BMX bikes, either in competitiveBMXracing or freestyle BMX, or else in general on- oroff-roadrecreation. BMX began when young cyclists appropriatedmotocrosstracks for fun, racing and stunts, eventually evolvingspecializedBMX bikes and competitions.Enjoy the awesome lifestyle of BMX bikers, download our newlivewallpaper!BMX, an abbreviationforbicycle motocross, is a sports cycle Performed on BMX bikes,BMXEither in competitive racing or freestyle BMX, or else ingeneralon- or off-road recreation. Began When young BMXcyclistsappropriated motocross tracks for fun, racing and stunts,EvolvingEventually Specialized BMX bikes and competitions.Enjoy the awesome lifestyle of BMX bikers, download our newlivewallpaper!

By 2001 skateboarding had gained insuchpopularity, that more participants under the age of 18rodeskateboards (10.6 million)than played baseball (8.2 million), although traditionalorganizedteam sports still dominated youth programsoverall.Skateboardingand skateparks began to be viewed and used in a variety of newwaysto compliment academic lessons in schools, includingnewnon-traditionalphysical education skateboarding programs, like SkatepassandSkateistan that are used to encourage youth to havebetterattendance,self-discipline and confidence. This was also based on thehealthyphysical opportunities skateboarding was understood tobringparticipants for muscle & bone strengthening, balance andthepositive impacts it can have on youth in teaching themmutualrespect, socialnetworking, artistic expression and an appreciation oftheenvironment.In 2003 Go Skateboarding Day was founded in southern Californiabythe International Association of Skateboard Companiestopromoteskateboarding throughout the world. It is celebrated annuallyonJune 21 “to define skateboarding as the rebellious,creativecelebrationof independence it continues to be.” According to marketresearchfirm American Sports Data the number of skateboardersworldwideincreasedby more than 60 percent between 1999 and 2002—from 7.8 millionto12.5 million.Many cities also began implementing recreation plans andstatutes,during this time period, as part of their vision forlocalparksand communities to make public lands more available inparticular,for skateboarding, inviting skateboarders to come in offof thecitystreets and into organized skateboarding activity areas. By2006there were over 2,400 Skateparks worldwide and the designofskateparksthemselves had made a transition, as skaters turned designers,beganto emerge in the field adding features for all levelsofskaters.Many new places to skateboard designed specifically forstreetskaters, such as the “Safe Spot Skate Spot” program,firstinitiated by professionalskateboarder Rob Dyrdek throughout many cites, allowed forthecreation of smaller alternative safe skate plazas to be built atalower cost.One of the largest locations ever built to skateboard in theworld,SMP Skatepark in China, at 12,000 square meters in size, wasbuiltcomplete witha 5,000-seat stadium.In 2009 Skatelab opened the Skateboarding Hall of Fame&Skateboard Museum. Nominees are chosen by theInternationalAssociation of SkateboardCompanies (IASC).Recently, barefoot skating has been experiencing a revival.Manyskaters ride barefoot, particularly in summer and inwarmercountries,such as South Africa, Australia, Spain and South America.Theplastic penny board is intended to be ridden barefoot, as isthesurfboard-inspired hamboard.Download our new wallpaper now!

In 2007, the green Android logo wasdesignedfor Google by a graphic designer Irina Blok. The designteam wastasked with a project to create a universally identifiableiconwith the specific inclusion of a robot in the final design.Afternumerous design developments based on science-fiction andspacemovies, the team eventually sought inspiration from thehumansymbol on restroom doors and modified the figure into arobotshape. As Android is open-sourced, it was agreed that thelogoshould be likewise, and since its launch the green logo hasbeenreinterpreted into countless variations on theoriginaldesign.Download a live wallpaper with the main android logo foryourphone!

A cherry is the fruit of many plants ofthegenus Prunus, and is a fleshy drupe (stone fruit).The cherry fruits of commerce are usually obtained from alimitednumber of species such as cultivars of the sweet cherry,Prunusavium. The name 'cherry' also refers to the cherry tree, andissometimes applied to almonds and visually similar floweringtreesin the genus Prunus, as in "ornamental cherry", "cherryblossom",etc. Wild Cherry may refer to any of the cherry speciesgrowingoutside of cultivation, although Prunus avium is oftenreferred tospecifically by the name "wild cherry" in the BritishIsles.Cheries are so fresh and tasty! Taste them with our newlivewallpaper!

The delicate pink sakura, or cherry blossom,isassociated primarily with the culture of its native Japan.Thesetrees blossom throughout Japan every spring, but their beautynevergets old, so we’ve collected some of our favorite photos ofthisyear’s cherry blossoms in Japan.In Japan, the blossoming of the sakura begins in April,whenstudents go back to school or people go back to work aftertheholidays. Japan’s national weather service even tracks themovementof the “sakura front,” which is an imaginary line thattravelssouth-to-north every season and heralds the blooming ofthesakura.Admire the beauty of Japan, get our new wallpaper!The delicate pinksakura,or cherry blossom, is associated with the cultivation ofPrimarilyict native Japan. These trees blossom every springThroughoutJapan, aim Their beauty never gets old, so we've fileManagedReviews some of our favorite photos of this year's cherryblossomsin Japan.In Japan, the blossoming of the sakura begins in April,Whenstudents go back to school or people go back to workafter-theholidays. Japan's national weather services-even tracksthemovement of the "sakura front," which is an imaginary lineThattravels south-to-north every season and heralds the blooming ofthesakura.Admire the beauty of Japan, get our new wallpaper!

A nuclear explosion is an explosion thatoccurs as a result of the rapid release of energy from a high-speednuclear reaction. The driving reaction may be nuclear fission,nuclear fusion or a multistage cascading combination of the two,though to date all fusion based weapons have used a fission deviceto initiate fusion, and a pure fusion weapon remains a hypotheticaldevice.Atmospheric nuclear explosions are associated with mushroom clouds,although mushroom clouds can occur with large chemical explosions,and it is possible to have an air-burst nuclear explosion withoutthese clouds. Nuclear explosions produce radiation and radioactivedebris.Explosions are so dangerous but yet exciting! See it for youself inour live wallpaper!

Stunning timelapse featuringbloomingflowers!Watch as many different bright, colorful flowers unfurl andtakeshape thru the magic of timelapse before your eyes!Spend some time watching flowers bloom. Download our newbeautifullive wallpaper!Stunningtimelapsefeaturing blooming flowers!Watch as Many different bright, colorful flowers unfurl andtakeshape thru the magic of timelapse before your eyes!Spend Some Time watching flowers bloom. Download our newbeautifullive wallpaper!