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To become a three times world champion, Hawaiian Jeff Hubbard needs to win The Encanto Pro in Puerto Rico next week. However, according to careful calculations by Ryan Hardy which were confirmed by IBA head judge, Craig Hadden, there are 12 other world title contenders, from five different nations, going into the second last event of the IBA Grand Slam Series world tour. The 12 riders names are: Guilherme Tamega (BRA), Ryan Hardy (AUS), Amaury Lavernhe (REU), Dave Winchester (AUS), Mark McCarthy (ZAF), Pierre-Louis Costes (FRA), Jared Houston (ZAF), Magno Oliveira (BRA), Ben Player (AUS), Dallas Singer (AUS), Jake Stone (AUS) and Uri Valadao (BRA). According to Ryan Hardy there are three different groups of riders: Group C : Ben Player, Dallas Singer, Jake Stone, Jared Houston, Magno Oliveira and Uri Valadao. Group B : Amaury Lavernhe, Dave Winchester, Guilherme Tamega, Mark McCarthy and Pierre-Louis Costes. Group A : Ryan Hardy. If Jeff Hubbard places fifth, riders in  Group C...

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The Billabong Pipe Masters, the final stop of the Vans Triple Crown and the final event of the ASP Men’s World Tour, is the perfect venue for the culmination of both series. An iconic and historic wave, the Banzai Pipeline is often referred to as the best wave on the planet. Known for its perfect, heaving top-to-bottom barrels and its close proximity to shore, not only is it the perfect wave for those willing to charge, but also for the spectators on the beach. Part of the allure of Pipeline is that with the perfection comes consequence. Pipeline is one of the most dangerous waves on the planet. It has claimed more lives than any other wave in the world—one fatality a year, on average—inflicts numerous injuries and breaks boards for a hobby. The cause of danger, a shallow slab of reef with crevasses and coral heads, is also the reason for the barreling shape and immense power of the wave. Whether competitors drop into a wedging Pipeline left or free fall into a Backdoor right, surfin...

The last time two-time world champion and IBA Grand Slam Series tour leader  Jeff Hubbard went to Puerto Rico was in 1999. Next week he returns to Puerto Rico, hoping to win the Encanto Pro  and his third world title. The only thing stopping the tour leader from winning is 31 of the world’s best bodyboarders. A win for any of the top ten riders in Puerto Rico will result in a showdown across the Atlantic, in the Canary Islands, in the final leg of the world tour. “I haven’t been doing a whole lot besides surfing and stretching and core exercises. I’ve been trying to figure out what kind of waves are similar to that wave in Puerto Rico and I’ve been watching some YouTube clips of that wave and surfing waves that are similar here in Hawaii. I’m getting ready for whatever mother-nature and God throws at us”, says Hubbard.

My Week with Marilyn hits theaters on November 23rd, 2011. Cast: Michelle Williams, Emma Watson, Dominic Cooper, Eddie Redmayne, Judi Dench, Kenneth Branagh, Julia Ormond, Dougray Scott, Derek Jacobi, Zoe Wanamaker, Toby Jones "My Week with Marilyn" chronicles a week in the life of Marilyn Monroe in which she escapes the shackles of her Hollywood career and embraces British life with Colin Clark. Directed by Simon Curtis and produced by David Parfitt, the film is based on Colin Clark's diaries and has been adapted for the screen by Adrian Hodges. In the early summer of 1956, 23 year-old Colin Clark, just down from Oxford and determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of The Prince and the Showgirl, the film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier and Marilyn Monroe, who was also on honeymoon with her new husband, the playwright Arthur Miller. Nearly 40 years on, his diary account "The Prince, the Showgirl and M...

Release Date: 9 November 2011 Genre: Biography | Drama Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Armie Hammer, Naomi Watts Directors: Clint Eastwood Writer: Dustin Lance Black Studio: Warner Bros. Plot: As the face of law enforcement in America for almost 50 years, J. Edgar Hoover was feared and admired, reviled and revered. But behind closed doors, he held secrets that would have destroyed his image, his career and his life.

Disney's 21-acre Aulani Resort & Spa, about 30 minutes from Waikiki in Ko Olina, Hawaii on the island of Oahu, opened in late August.  ( Paul Hiffmeyer ) The pricey new $800-million resort on Oahu manages to celebrate island magic and culture without the corporate-branded mouse prints becoming too heavy-handed. By Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer October 23, 2011 Reporting from Ko’ Olina, Hawaii —— On leeward Oahu, it is 85 degrees and the trade winds are blowing. Beyond a towering volcanic outcropping, the Pacific Ocean, at a steady 70 degrees, beckons. Honeymooners sip tropical drinks under a thatched-roof hut as the afternoon sun begins its lazy descent. This is Hawaii. Do you really need Disney? My wife, Nancy, and I and our 11-year-old daughter, Hannah, journeyed last month to Disney's new Hawaii resort to see whether Mickey Mouse & Co. could improve on near perfection. Aulani sets out to replace the clichés of tiki torches, totem poles, bamboo fu...

Lindsay Steinriede (California, USA) the current ASP Women's World Longboard Title front-runner after winning the Roxy Pro in Biarritz. Credit: ASP/Bonnarme. COOLANGATTA, QLD/Australia (Friday, 21 October, 2011) -  The world’s best female longboards are preparing to head east to the island of Hainan located in the South China Sea for the second and final event of the 2011 ASP Women’s World Longboard Tour, the SWATCH Girls Pro China hosted by Wanning, the event that will decide the 2011 ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion. There’s a multitude of scenarios that could play out to determine this year’s ASP Women’s World Longboard Champion, but ASP World Longboard Tour Manager Al Hunt says there’s really only 8 contenders. “Technically anyone can still win the ASP World Longboard Title at this event,” Hunt said. “But realistically the women who made it to the Quarterfinals and better at the opening event in France are in the driver’s seat. We will have to see how it all unfolds, it’s ...

Sunset Beach, site of the ASP 4-Star HIC Pro. HONOLULU, Hawaii/USA – (Thursday, October 20, 2011) –  Winter waves are pulsing onto Oahu’s North Shore with regularity, signaling that the world renowned big wave Hawaiian surf season is upon us. The HIC Pro at Sunset Beach – the precursor to the annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink – will kick-start the season, running October 28 through November 10 on the best three days of surf. The HIC Pro is an $85,000 4-Star ASP men’s event that will decide the 2011 ASP Hawaii regional champion and reward him with one highly coveted berth into the first two events of the Vans Triple Crown series: the Reef Hawaiian Pro at Haleiwa (Nov. 12-23), and the Vans World Cup of Suring at Sunset Beach (Nov. 25-Dec. 6). More than 100 surfers, mostly from Hawaii, will be on hand to take on the powerful and challenging surf on offer at Sunset Beach.

ABOUT ACTORFEST Every day, Back Stage works hard to help take your acting career to the next level. But when it comes to our annual Actorfest, we pull out all the stops. Since 1960, Back Stage has been the most respected trade publication for the performing arts. Nearly every top talent you love started by picking up their copy of Back Stage, and learning how to chart a course through the swirling currents of show business. Now in its 19th year, Actorfest 2011 in New York and Los Angeles will be the most spectacular and exciting events to date. Actorfest offers you a unique chance to learn all about the business of being an actorýeverything from finding a top acting coach and terrific headshots to making the most of that important audition. Learn from top professionals how to succeed.

Amaury Lavernhe,  bodyboard world champion,  Pierre Louis Costes,  vice-champion of the world,  Jeff Hubbard,  world champion in 2006 and 2009, and  Dudu Pedra,  one of nowadays most recognized big wave riders, will attend the Sumol Nazaré Special Edition 2011. For the first time in the history of this event, which is incorporated in the International Bodyboard Association (IBA) calendar, will be competing 24 athletes and not 20 as in previous editions. After finished the Reunion Islands stage of the IBA World Tour, Amaury Lavernhe, Pierre Louis Costes and Jeff Hubbard are now booked to fly to Nazaré. Amaury Lavernhe, from Reunion Islands, 25 year old, presents an explosive and consistent bodyboard and owns the title of world champion. The Frenchman Pierre Louis Costes, 20 year old, is the vice-champion of the world, being considered one of the most talented and promising bodyboarders in our time. With two world titles in 2006 and 2009, the Hawaiian J...

Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, 2011 Rip Curl Pro Portugal Champion! SUPERTUBOS, Peniche/Portugal (Tuesday, October 18, 2011) –  Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, has taken out the Rip Curl Pro Portugal over Kelly Slater (USA), 39, in clean three-to-five foot (1 – 1.5 metre) barrels at Supertubos today. Event No. 9 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title Series, the Rip Curl Pro Portugal culminated in exciting fashion today as a feast of picturesque barrels closed out one of the most memorable events in ASP history. De Souza tore through the field on the final day of competition, taking down Travis Logie (ZAF), 32, Michel Bourez (PYF), 25, and Bede Durbidge (AUS), 28, en route to his final clash with Slater. The young Brazilian opened up with a solid forehand barrel to secure a 9.00 out of a possible 10 and put pressure on the defending champion. Slater answered back with two solid scores of his own, but De Souza came back in the final minutes to hammer the nail in the coffin and secure the third...

LA GRAVIERE, Hossegor/France (Wednesday, October 12, 2011) –  Gabriel Medina (BRA), 17, newcomer to the elite ASP Top 34 after September’s rotation, has secured his inaugural ASP World Title victory today, taking out the Quiksilver Pro France over Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, in high-performance three-to-four foot (1 metre) waves at La Graviere. Stop No. 8 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Quiksilver Pro France culminated today in exciting fashion as the next generation of ASP World Title contenders announced their intentions on the world stage. Medina, in only second event as an ASP Top 34 member, cut a swathe through the world’s best surfers, securing three of the top five highest single-wave scores of the event en route to his emotional win. “This is the best feeling ever,” Medina said. “I beat some great guys on the way to Final and I’m very stoked now. I want to thank all my friends and family and god for their support. It has been an amazing week for me. Just two ye...

GQ Brazil taps into the vast pot of top Brazilian male models for a perfect fall editorial by  Richard Phibbs . Featuring the season’s best black pieces by Armani, Calvin Klein, Dior Homme and Hugo Boss, as styled by  Antonio Branco , the images prove that once again, there’s nothing like menswear as worn by real men. Who is YOUR favorite Brazilian face? Arthur Sales  and  Diego Miguel Leo Peixoto  and  Andre Ziehe Romulo Pires  and Thiago Ribeiro Marlon Teixeira  and  Evandro Soldati by Models.com

The entry form for the  Encanto Pro  is now available Sign-in day will be November 1st, 2011 @ Villas del Mar Hau (official hotel) from 12:00pm to 5:00pm. Participants will have until October 25, 2011 to complete the entry form and send directly to:  cleo.corp@yahoo.com . If we receive any late entry forms there will be an additional cost of $25. IBA World Tour

Pro Champion Jackson Douglas Results: PRO Jackson Douglas (PB) Keké Silva (RN) Junior Dantas (RN) João Marcelo (PE)

Alex Uranga from the Basque Country in northern Spain is the winner of the   2011 Nissan Reunion Bodyboard Pro at Les Archers in Saint-Pierre, Reunion. Uranga, 22, who won the trials into the main event, took his winning streak all the way to the final, defeating Jake Stone from Dunsborough in Western Australia, with minutes to go, in glassy four to six foot waves. The Basque was carried on the shoulders of his brother and a friend from the water’s edge to the presentation area while the crowd whistled and cheered for him. He dedicated his win to all the people who believed in him back in the Basque Country. “It’s incredible”, said Alex Uranga, “I can’t put these feelings into words”. Jake Stone, 22, beat reigning world champion and local, Amaury Lavernhe in the quarterfinal and Frenchman Pierre-Louis Costes in the semifinal. Stone, was coming first until 2 minutes before the final siren when Uranga caught his winning wave, a big back flip scoring him a 7.6 out of a possible ten....

About the Ford Ironman World Championship The inaugural “Hawaiian IRON MAN Triathlon” was conceptualized in 1977 as a way to challenge athletes who had seen success at a local biathlon. San Diego-based John Collins proposed combining the three toughest endurance races in Hawai’i – the 2.4-mile Waikiki Roughwater Swim, 112 miles of the Around-O’ahu Bike Race and the 26.2-mile Honolulu Marathon – into one event. On Feb. 18, 1978, 15 people came to Waikiki to take on the Ironman challenge. Prior to racing, each received three sheets of paper with a few rules and a course description. The last page read: “Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!” In 1981, the race moved from the tranquil shores of Waikiki to the barren lava fields of Kona on the Big Island of Hawai’i. Along the Kona Coast, black lava rock dominates the panorama, and athletes battle the “ho’omumuku” crosswinds of 45 mph, 95 degree temperatures and a scorching sun. Now in its 33rd ye...

When Will Salas is falsely accused of murder, he must figure out a way, with the help of a beautiful hostage, to bring down a system where time is money -- literally -- enabling the wealthy to live forever while the poor, like Will, have to beg, borrow, and steal enough minutes to make it through another day.

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Established in 1981, the Hawai'i International Film Festival is a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of cultural exchange and media awareness in the Pacific Rim. HIFF is a premier international film event that has won the praise of governments, filmmakers, scholars, educators, programmers and film industry leaders across the globe. HIFF's programming has two particular mandates: to be a festival of record for emerging films from Asia and the Pacific, and to present the top festival films from around the world, annually screening films from over 45 countries. HIFF also presents content and panels in the fields of film and music, and mobile entertainment and gaming. These transmedia programs reflect HIFF's commitment to exhibiting innovative creative content coming from the Asia Pacific Rim. HIFF started as a project of the East-West Center, an educational and research institution created by U.S. Congress and located on the University of Hawai`i Manoa ca...

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THE 2011 VANS TRIPLE CROWN OF SURFING     Vans World Cup of Surfing Upgrades to Prime Status. Women's ASP World Champion Carissa Moore Granted Wildcard Against the Men. HONOLULU - (Sept. 14, 2011) --  The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, presented by Rockstar Energy Drink, is pleased to announce its upcoming winter surf season in Hawaii that will be the final stop of the 2011 Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) World Tour, crowning this year's men's world surfing champion.   The Series will run from November 12 through December 20, on the North Shore of Oahu, and will offer a total prize purse of $830,000. The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is the most prestigious surfing series in the world, featuring the top rated surfers in some of the largest waves on the planet. Events of the 29th annual Vans Triple Crown of Surfing are: The Reef Hawaiian Pro, Nov.12-23 Haleiwa Ali'i Beach Park 6-star rated event that offers Prime ratings points Prize purse: $145,000...