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October 13-15th 2011 sees the inaugural London Surf / Film Festival hit the UK. Showcasing the best of international surfing’s new feature films, documentaries and independents as well as the pick of short film productions from Britain and Ireland’s leading surf filmmakers, this three-day event is a celebration of the cream of surf culture.

We’re pleased to announce that entries are   …  More

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A great white shark’s favorite tune? ‘Back in Black’

Australian scientists are claiming great white sharks are attracted by music from the Aussie rock band AC/DC — particularly ‘Shook Me All Night Long’ and ‘Back in Black’ Tour operator Matt Waller in SA’s Neptune Bay has observed that when sharks hear the AC/DC hits, they  …  Details

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Erica Hosseini enjoys a great life. She’s a model and surfer raised in Newport Beach, California. Recently, the pretty girl born in 1987 has been doing acting as stunt double for “Ivy” (Gillian Amalia Zinser) on the Beverly Hills 90210 TV Series.

Hosseini loves the Southern California beaches and has collected several NSSA and Volcom titles in her career. SurferToday.com had the opportunity to exchange a few words   …  Pictures & More

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According to MSNBC, Red Bull sold 4.2 billion cans last year, including more than a billion in the States. “That represents a 7.9 percent increase over the year before, and revenues jumped 15.8 percent to $5.175 billion.”

The drink has made Founder Dietrich Mateschitz one of the world’s richest men and the richest in his native Austria. According to MSNBC, “at the end of 2004, he had just 2,605 employees; in 2010, Red Bull employed 7,758 people — which works out to more than $667,000 in revenue per person.”   …  More

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