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15 Awesome Custom Motorcycle HelmetsCheck out these 15 awesome custom made motorcycle helmets, they are really creative! These helmets do a lot more than just protection! 
Seven-time world champion Valentino Rossi's cool helmet
( 1 Vote )Street graffiti today represents the bold new frontier for modern artists. Its a merging of the respected renaissance art tradition of realism and artistic impact, with the often despised graffiti-fication of our city's spaces. Here we profile 10 such pieces that bring class, and renaissance flair to the approachable, democratic (and 2000 year old) tradition of street art. Edgar Muller & Manfred Stader
The dynamic duo of Muller and Stader have won many awards for the artwork and even teach street painting at various universities. The specialise in anamorphic street painting. Below is a promotional piece they did for SMART cars. 
Julian Beever
An english artist, nicknamed "The Pavement Picasso", and his sidewalk chalk drawings have been a viral hit on the internet. Julian too is a master of the anamorphic technique which he uses to full effect here in rendering this amazing rendition of a laptop. 
Kurt Wenner
Kurt specialises in turning renaissance classics into street art, and aims to reinvent and revitalise classicism for the new age, and inspires others to take to both street art, and traditional painting techniques. He has invented his own pictorial geometry meant to overcome the distortion that occurs while viewing downwards onto the street. As can be seen below, it is clearly a technique that works very well.  Robert Banks
Better known as Banksy, he is one fo the most well known and respected street graffitii artists around the world, he combines traditional graffitti techniques with stencling techniques. 
Rod Tyron
He has been practicing street art with chalk for more than 20 years, and loves to make images that pop out of the street. He gets a kick out of the reactions people have to his 3-D images. 
Eduardo Relero
A spanish artist, who uses the anamorphic technique to bring the sidewalks of spain alive with scenes for storybooks with his illustrative and comic styles of painting. 
Greg Brown
The most abstract artist on this list, Greg brown paints images that are open to interpretation, and are meant to make the passing pedestrian think. His themes include everything from construction equipment to miniature ships. 
Daim
A German artist and one of the most highly sought after graffiti artists in the world, Daim creates 3D pop graffiti on walls, canvas vehicles, as well as animation and sculpture. 
Eric Grohe
A professional graphic designer and illustrator. His murals appear to pop out of the walls he turns into his amazing woks of art. 
Tracy Lee Stum
Tracy holds the Guiness record for the largest street painting by a single individual. A very curious and diverse artist, her themes vary from mythical to esoteric. She has been featured around the world for the sheer mastery in her work. 
Worlds Ten Extreme Female Bodybuilders Here are pictures of the most extreme female bodybuilders. Some people feel that this sort of bodybuilding is better left to men ! Irene Andersen was born in Denmark in 1966. Raised in Malmo but moved to Gothenburg when she was 20, Irene spent years in the gym, and worked hard to build this wonderful body.
Yolanda Hughes turned pro in 1992 by winning the IFBB World Amatuer Titles and went on to win the 1997 and 1998 Arnold Classic Champion and also made six Olympia appearances. Through her pro career she competed strictly in either the Arnold or the Olympia, never variating to other shows. She competed at around 164lbs and is now retired from bodybuilding, operating her own business in Washington state.
Kim Chizevsky, Ms. Olympia 1996-1999
Rosemary Jennings. one of the greatest bodybuilders in the history of
sports.
Lisa Aukland won the 2008 IFBB Atlantic City Pro Women's Bodybuilding Championships held in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Ana Claudia Pires is a Brazilian female bodybuilder. She is 8-time Rio de Janeiro state champion, 4-time Brazilian champion, 2-time South-American champion and placed 8th twice on the World Championship.
Nicole Bass is one of the Largest Woman Bodybuilder in the world today. She is the overall winner of the 1997 NPC National Bodybuilding Championships and has competed in the 1997 Ms.Olympia contest. Later she went into Pro Wrestling in which she is now working at independent shows worldwide. (Link 1 | Link 2)
Juliette Bergmann is a Dutch female bodybuilder who won the 2001 Ms. Olympia.
Pro bodybuilder Christine Roth is from Ontario Canada. She is known for entering competitions with paper-thin skin in ripped condition with very little bodyfat.
The Fastest Eco Boat on the planet! Eco-boat powered by human fat attempts round the world speed record 
The fastest eco boat on the planet will attempt to break the round the world speed record using fuel made from human fat. Pete Bethune, the New Zealand skipper of Earthrace, said the attempt to circumnavigate the globe would begin from Valencia in Spain on March 1 next year. Bethune and his wife mortgaged their house and sold everything they own to help make the project happen, while continuing to seek support from sponsors.
 Record breaking attempt: Earthrace will attempt to circumnavigate the globe running 100 per cent biodiesel, and with a net zero carbon-footprint. Earthrace is a 78 foot alternative fuel powered wave-piercing trimaran, it can carry 3,000 gallons of fuel, and weighs 23 tonnes when fully fuelled Demonstrating further commitment to the cause, Bethune underwent liposuction and donated enough to produce 100ml of biofuel, while two other, larger volunteers also had the procedure, making a total of 10 litres of human fat. This in turn produced seven litres of biofuel, which could help the boat travel about 15km. Earthrace is fuelled on 100 per cent biodiesel and has a net zero carbon footprint. The announcement was made at the QE2 pier in Greenwich where Earthrace is being hosted by Greenwich Council until January 1. Circumnavigating the globe represents the pinnacle of powerboat challenges, and more than 24,000 nautical miles is the world’s longest speed challenge.
 Pete Bethune, the New Zealand skipper of Earthrace, believes the boat can help advance biodiesel as a genuinely viable alternative to petroleum dieseThe current record holder is British boat Cable and Wireless Adventurer which took 75 days in 1998. From the start in Valencia the boat will cross the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and travel through the Panama and Suez Canals.. From there the boat will cross the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans as it thunders along the planet’s circumference at a maximum speed of 40 knots. When it attempts to break the Round the World Speed Record, the goal is to do 20-25 knots (23-29mph) almost continually for 65 days. The not-for-profit project aims to promote awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources. 
Inside Earthrace: The not-for-profit project aims to promote awareness of the environment and the sustainable use of resources
Earthrace, which cost about £1.5 million to build, can carry 3,000 gallons of fuel, and weighs 23 tonnes when fully fuelled. The boat is designed to cut through waves rather than sail over which enables the boat to go faster through big seas compared to conventional craft. Bethune believes Earthrace can help advance biodiesel as a genuinely viable alternative to petroleum diesel. He said: “Governments have a role to legislate to make biofuels happen. 
Route to success: The boat will cross the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian oceans and travel through the Panama and Suez Canals “If it were up to market forces, biofuels wouldn’t happen at all. “Politicians in Western Europe must be prepared to stand up to the oil industry, and be more supportive of the biofuels industry to make sure the production of biofuels is sustainable.†A successful attempt by Earthrace would mark the first time in history that an official UIM (Union Internationale Motonautique - The International Powerboating Association) Powerboat world record has been broken using only renewable fuel.
7 Fascinating Underwater RuinsHere are seven of the most fascinating underwater ruins! Includes Dwarka Port and Mahabalipuram in India, Cleopatra's Palace in Alexandria, World's Wickedest City in Jamaica, Yonaguni-Jima in Japan, Pavlopetr in Greece & the Lost Villages in Canada!  Dwarka Port (India)  
Among the most exciting archaeological discoveries made in India in recent years are those made off the coast of Dwarka and Bet Dwarka in Gujarat. Excavations have been going on since 1983. These two places are 30 km away from each other. Dwarka is on the Arabian sea coast, and Bet Dwarka is in the Gulf of Kutch. Both these places are connected with the god Krishna and there are many temples here, mostly belonging to the medieval period.
Rated as one of the seven most ancient cities in the country, the legendary city of Dvaraka was the dwelling place of Lord Krishna. It is believed that due to damage and destruction by the sea, Dvaraka has submerged six times and modern day Dwarka is the 7th such city to be built in the area.
Archaeologists were keen to find out whether there were any older remains off the coast at these places.
The submerged temples of Mahabalipuram (India) 
According to popular belief, the famous Shore Temple at Mahabalipuram wasn't a single temple, but the last of a series of seven temples, six of which had submerged. New finds suggest that there may be some truth to the story. A major discovery of submerged ruins was made in April of 2002 offshore of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, South India. The discovery, at depths of 5 to 7 meters (15 to 21 feet) was made by a joint team from the Dorset based Scientific Exploration Society (SES) and marine archaeologists from India's National Institute of Oceanography (NIO). Investigations at each of the locations revealed stone masonry, remains of walls, square rock cut remains, scattered square and rectangular stone blocks and a big platform with steps leading to it. All these lay amidst the locally occurring geological formations of rocks.
Cleopatra's Palace in Alexandria (Egypt)  Off the shores of Alexandria, the city of Alexander the Great, lies what is believed to be the ruins of the royal quarters of Cleopatra. A team of marine archaeologists led by Frenchman Franck Goddio made excavation on this ancient city from where Cleopatra, the last queen of the Ptolemies, ruled Egypt. Historians believe this site was submerged by earthquakes and tidal waves more than 1,600 years ago.
World's Wickedest City, Port Royal (Jamaica)  One of the advantages of marine or nautical archeology is that, in many instances, catastrophic events send a ship or its cargo to the bottom, freezing a moment in time. A catastrophe that has helped nautical archeologists was the earthquake that destroyed part of the city of Port Royal, Jamaica. Once known as the "Wickedest City on Earth" for its sheer concentration of pirates, prostitutes and rum, Port Royal is now famous for another reason: "It is the only sunken city in the New World," according to Donny L. Hamilton.
In contrast to many archaeological sites, the investigation of Port Royal yielded much more than simply trash and discarded items. An unusually large amount of perishable, organic artifacts were recovered, preserved in the oxygen-depleted underwater environment. Together with the vast treasury of complimentary historical documents, the underwater excavations of Port Royal have allowed for a detailed reconstruction of everyday life in an English colonial port city of the late 17th century.
8000-year-old Yonaguni-Jima (Japan)
 Situated 68 miles beyond the east coast of Taiwan, Yonaguni Islands are a remarkable place for its rugged and mountainous coastlines. The special attraction is the submerged ruins located in the southern coast of Yonaguni: a superb 100×50x25 meters man-made artifact out of solid rock slabs stands erect at right angles. Its is estimated to be around 8000 years old, which is remarkably early for the kind of technology that has been used for carving it. Different theories exist about the possible identities of this structure.
Pavlopetri (Greece)  The ancient town of Pavlopetri lies in three to four metres of water just off the coast of southern Laconia in Greece. The ruins date from at least 2800 BC through to intact buildings, courtyards, streets, chamber tombs and some thirty-seven cist graves which are thought to belong to the Mycenaean period (c.1680-1180 BC). This Bronze Age phase of Greece provides the historical setting for much Ancient Greek literature and myth, including Homer's Age of Heroes.
The Lost Villages (Canada)  "The Lost Villages" are ten communities in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the former townships of Cornwall and Osnabruck (now South Stormont) near Cornwall, which were permanently submerged by the creation of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1958
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