Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, has won the Billabong Rio Pro over Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, in tricky two-to-three foot (1 metre) waves at Barra Da Tijuca and the win catapults the Brazilian atop the ASP World Title Rankings. The Billabong Rio Pro, stop No. 3 of 11 on the men’s ASP World Title Series, saw the world’s best surfers tackle a variety of conditions after a week of lay days and ran at both the lefthander of Arpoador and the tricky beachbreak of Barra Da Tijuca over four consecutive days to decide the 2011 Billabong Rio Pro winner. De Souza, who was a standout throughout the Billabong Rio Pro, won several close heats on the final day of competition before scalping a commanding victory over Burrow with the support of a massive Brazilian crowd behind him.
I got photographed by Nico & Adrian back in 2004 on his studio in Halem/NYC, now Adrian Alicea is the man behind the Haute Couture Brand, remember to see Lil. Kim in ur fashion show at Escuelita in midtown Manhattan, good job Adrian the collection looks really good. NYC/2004, photo by Nico & Adrian NYC/2011 Fashion Show NYC/2004, photo by Nico & Adrian
The White House announced November 14, 2009 that the 2011 APEC Leaders’ Meeting will take place in Honolulu on November 12 and 13, 2011. Leaders of APEC’s 21 economies are expected to attend. Themes for the meeting will be announced by the White House at a later date. A statement announcing the APEC meeting said, “The President looks forward to welcoming his fellow APEC economy leaders to the state where he was born and to showcasing Hawaii's rich cultural heritage and hospitality. As the President mentioned in Singapore last year when he announced that Hawaii would host the APEC Leaders’ Meeting, the United States is a Pacific nation whose economic ties to the Asia-Pacific region are strong, enduring, and critical to the prosperity of the American people.” Prior to the Leaders’ meeting in November, Big Sky, Montana will hold the Meeting of Ministers Responsible for Trade in on May 23, 2011 and San Francisco will host ministerial meetings in September 2011. The Leaders’ Meeting i...