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<div>'''Bethany Meilani Hamilton''' (born February 8, 1990) is an American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing.<br />
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==Early life==<br />
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Hamilton was born in North Shore, Kauai. Both of her parents were keen surfers who moved to Hawaii from the continental United States for the surfing opportunities. Hamilton was taught how to surf by her parents when she was 2 or 3 years old. Her surfing abilities progressed very quickly and, while still in grade school, she won first place in the "push and ride" division of a Quicksilver surfing contest. She entered her first major competition at the age of 8, the "Rell Sunn" contest on the island of Oahu at Makaha beach, competing in the girls seven to nine shortboard, and seven to nine longboard, taking first place in both. <br />
Her senior career as a surfer started when she won the 1999 Haleiwa Menehune Championships 23rd annual contest, in February, 2000. In this competition, she placed 1st in the "11-under girls", 1st in the "15-under girls," and 2nd in the "12-under boys" division at the Volcom Puffer Fish contest. She picked up a sponsor, Rip Curl, which aided her with her plans of becoming a professional surfer.<br />
Hamilton is also a devout Christian who uses her shark attack experience in her personal ministry.<br />
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==Shark attack and recovery==<br />
On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friends Alana, Byron and Holt Blanchard. Around 7:10 a.m., she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a 14 ft [[tiger shark]] attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder. To be exact, it was four inches below her shoulder. If the shark had bitten 2 inches further in, the attack would have been fatal. Her friends helped her paddle back to shore, and fashioned a tourniquet out of a surfboard leash around what was left of her arm before rushing her to Wilcox Memorial Hospital.<br />
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Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Just ten weeks after the incident, she returned to her board and went surfing again. She adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker which made it easier to paddle. She has observed that she has to kick a lot harder to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, she has again begun surfing competitively. <br />
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In July of 2004 Hamilton won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete of the Year.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04bestcomebacknominees.html 2004 ESPY Awards: Best Comeback], ESPN.com, March 1, 2007</ref> She was presented with a special courage award at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. Hamilton still aspires to become a professional surfer.<br />
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Since the attack, Hamilton has appeared on ''20/20'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Inside Edition'', ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''The Tonight Show'', as well as in ''People'' and ''Time''. In 2004, MTV Books published Hamilton's book, ''Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board'' (ISBN 0-7434-9922-0), which describes her ordeal.<br />
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==Heart of a Soul Surfer==<br />
The 2007 short subject documentary film, ''Heart of a Soul Surfer'' was directed by Becky Baumgartner and is currently appearing in film festivals around the world. Described as a "faith-based documentary", the film portrays the true, coming of age story of Bethany Hamilton. Addressing Hamilton's courage in the aftermath of the loss of her arm in a tiger shark attack, the film follows Hamilton's quest for spiritual meaning and purpose.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*'''General'''<br />
**[http://www.bethanyhamilton.com/ Official Bethany Hamilton Website] <br />
**[http://www.myspace.com/surferbethanyhamilton Bethany Hamilton's Myspace]<br />
*'''Documentary'''<br />
**[http://www.heartofasoulsurfer.com/ Heart of a Soul Surfer Official site] &mdash; Bethany's Personal Documentary<br />
**[http://www.myspace.com/heartofasoulsurfer Heart of a Soul Surfer Myspace] &mdash; Myspace of the Documentary<br />
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<div>Christian30 Countdown, is an American CHR/Top 40 radio show aired on the iTunes Music Channel which features the top 30 hits. The show is hosted by [[Jeremy Shum]] who created [[Christian Music News Scoop]] which is a spin-off from Christian30. The show went Triple ARIA Platinum in January 2008 reaching a quarter of a million people in ratings.<br />
<br />
==Guest Stars==<br />
*[[Dean Geyer]] Australian Idol contestant<br />
*[[Allison Shreeve]] Formula World Windsurfing Champion in 2005<br />
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==Related Pages==<br />
*[[Christian Music News Scoop]] Spin off from Christian30<br />
*[[Jeremy Shum]] Former host of Christian30<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.christian30.com/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:Radio sketch shows]]<br />
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<div>Christian30 Countdown, is an American CHR/Top 40 radio show aired on the iTunes Music Channel which features the top 30 hits. The show is hosted by [[Jeremy Shum]] who created [[Christian Music News Scoop]] which is a spin-off from Christian30. The show went Triple ARIA Platinum in January 2008 reaching a quarter of a million people in ratings.<br />
<br />
==Guest Stars==<br />
*[[Dean Geyer]] Australian Idol contestant<br />
*[[Allison Shreeve]] Formula World Windsurfing Champion in 2005<br />
<br />
==Related Pages==<br />
*[[Christian Music News Scoop]] Spin off from Christian30<br />
*[[Jeremy Shum]] Former host of Christian30<br />
*[[Hot 30 Countdown]] Primary CHR/Top40 competitor<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.christian30.com/ Official website]<br />
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[[Category:American children's comedy series]]<br />
[[Category:Radio sketch shows]]<br />
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<div>'''Bethany Meilani Hamilton''' (born February 8, 1990) is an American surfer. She is known for surviving a shark attack in which she lost her left arm, and for overcoming the serious and debilitating injury to return to surfing.<br />
<br />
==Early life==<br />
<br />
Hamilton was born in North Shore, Kauai. Both of her parents were keen surfers who moved to Hawaii from the continental United States for the surfing opportunities. Hamilton was taught how to surf by her parents when she was 2 or 3 years old. Her surfing abilities progressed very quickly and, while still in grade school, she won first place in the "push and ride" division of a Quicksilver surfing contest. She entered her first major competition at the age of 8, the "Rell Sunn" contest on the island of Oahu at Makaha beach, competing in the girls seven to nine shortboard, and seven to nine longboard, taking first place in both. <br />
Her senior career as a surfer started when she won the 1999 Haleiwa Menehune Championships 23rd annual contest, in February, 2000. In this competition, she placed 1st in the "11-under girls", 1st in the "15-under girls," and 2nd in the "12-under boys" division at the Volcom Puffer Fish contest. She picked up a sponsor, Rip Curl, which aided her with her plans of becoming a professional surfer.<br />
Hamilton is also a devout Christian who uses her shark attack experience in her personal ministry.<br />
<br />
==Shark attack and recovery==<br />
On October 31, 2003, Hamilton went for a morning surf along Tunnels Beach, Kauai with friends Alana, Byron and Holt Blanchard. Around 7:10 a.m., she was lying sideways on her surfboard with her left arm dangling in the water, when a 14 ft [[tiger shark]] attacked her, ripping her left arm off just below the shoulder. To be exact, it was four inches below her shoulder. If the shark had bitten 2 inches further in, the attack would have been fatal. Her friends helped her paddle back to shore, and fashioned a tourniquet out of a surfboard leash around what was left of her arm before rushing her to Wilcox Memorial Hospital.<br />
<br />
Despite the trauma of the incident, Hamilton was determined to return to surfing. Just ten weeks after the incident, she returned to her board and went surfing again. She adopted a custom-made board that was longer and slightly thicker which made it easier to paddle. She has observed that she has to kick a lot harder to make up for the loss of her left arm. After teaching herself to surf with one arm, she has again begun surfing competitively. <br />
<br />
In July of 2004 Hamilton won the ESPY Award for Best Comeback Athlete of the Year.<ref>[http://espn.go.com/espy2004/s/04bestcomebacknominees.html 2004 ESPY Awards: Best Comeback], ESPN.com, March 1, 2007</ref> She was presented with a special courage award at the 2004 Teen Choice Awards. Hamilton still aspires to become a professional surfer.<br />
<br />
Since the attack, Hamilton has appeared on ''20/20'', ''Good Morning America'', ''Inside Edition'', ''The Oprah Winfrey Show'', ''The Ellen DeGeneres Show'', ''The Tonight Show'', as well as in ''People'' and ''Time''. In 2004, MTV Books published Hamilton's book, ''Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on the Board'' (ISBN 0-7434-9922-0), which describes her ordeal.<br />
<br />
==Heart of a Soul Surfer==<br />
The 2007 short subject documentary film, ''Heart of a Soul Surfer'' was directed by Becky Baumgartner and is currently appearing in film festivals around the world. Described as a "faith-based documentary", the film portrays the true, coming of age story of Bethany Hamilton. Addressing Hamilton's courage in the aftermath of the loss of her arm in a tiger shark attack, the film follows Hamilton's quest for spiritual meaning and purpose.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*'''General'''<br />
**[http://www.bethanyhamilton.com/ Official Bethany Hamilton Website] <br />
**[http://www.myspace.com/surferbethanyhamilton Bethany Hamilton's Myspace]<br />
*'''Documentary'''<br />
**[http://www.heartofasoulsurfer.com/ Heart of a Soul Surfer Official site] &mdash; Bethany's Personal Documentary<br />
**[http://www.myspace.com/heartofasoulsurfer Heart of a Soul Surfer Myspace] &mdash; Myspace of the Documentary<br />
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[[Category:1990 births]]<br />
[[Category:American amputees]]<br />
[[Category:Female surfers]]<br />
[[Category:American surfers]]<br />
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[[Category:Living people]]<br />
[[Category:Sportspeople of Hawaii]]<br />
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<div>'''Christian Music News Scoop''' is an [[United States|American]] live-action comedy and variety show that airs on the iTunes music channel hosted by [[Jeremy Shum]] which features the latest Christian entertainment news gossip. It is similar to The Amanda Show targetting a similar 8-18 teenybopper audience but is shorter in length. The show is a spin-off from [[Christian30]], which focusses on CHR/Top 40 radio. The show is produced in Australia but has a primarily American audience and is the most popular North American iTunes Christian variety program. The show went Triple ARIA Platinum in January 2008 reaching a quarter of a million people in ratings.<br />
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==Notable sketches==<br />
*'''Introduction'''<br />
<br />
==Guest Stars==<br />
*[[Bethany Hamilton]]<br />
<br />
==Related Pages==<br />
*[[Jeremy Shum]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.cmnscoop.com/ Official website]<br />
*[http://www.jemmshum.com/ Jeremy Shum's official website]<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/jeremyshum/ Jeremy Shum's official MySpace]<br />
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[[Category:American children's comedy series]]<br />
[[Category:Radio sketch shows]]<br />
[[Category:Australian comedians]]</div>Vividenblemhttp://www.wikichristian.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Christian30&diff=318339Christian302008-01-22T01:10:10Z<p>Vividenblem: New page: Christian30 Countdown, is an American CHR/Top 40 radio show aired on the iTunes Music Channel which features the top 30 hits. The show ...</p>
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<div>Christian30 Countdown, is an [[United States|American]] [[CHR]]/[[Top 40]] radio show aired on the [[iTunes (Music Channel)|iTunes Music Channel]] which features the top 30 hits. The show is hosted by [[Jeremy Shum (Radio Presenter)|Jeremy Shum]] who created [[Christian Music News Scoop]] which is a [[spin-off]] from Christian30. The show went Triple [[ARIA]] [[Platinum]] in [[January]] [[2008]] reaching a quarter of a [[million]] people in ratings.<br />
<br />
==Guest Stars==<br />
*[[Dean Geyer]] Australian Idol contestant<br />
*[[Allison Shreeve]] Formula World Windsurfing Champion in 2005<br />
<br />
==Related Pages==<br />
*[[Christian Music News Scoop]] Spin off from Christian30<br />
*[[Jeremy Shum]] Former host of Christian30<br />
*[[Hot 30 Countdown]] Primary [[CHR]]/[[Top40]] competitor<br />
*[[Sam Mac]] Co-host of the [[Hot 30 Countdown]]<br />
*[[Lowie]] Previous host of the [[Hot 30 Countdown]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.christian30.com/ Official website]<br />
<br />
[[Category:American children's comedy series]]<br />
[[Category:Radio sketch shows]]<br />
[[Category:Australian comedians]]<br />
{{radio-show-stub}}</div>Vividenblemhttp://www.wikichristian.org/wiki/en/index.php?title=Christian_Music_News_Scoop&diff=318336Christian Music News Scoop2008-01-22T01:08:54Z<p>Vividenblem: New page: '''Christian Music News Scoop''' is an American live-action comedy and variety show that airs on the iTunes music channel hosted by Jeremy Shum which features the lat...</p>
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<div>'''Christian Music News Scoop''' is an [[United States|American]] live-action comedy and variety show that airs on the iTunes music channel hosted by [[Jeremy Shum]] which features the latest Christian entertainment news gossip. It is similar to The Amanda Show targetting a similar 8-18 [[teenybopper]] audience but is shorter in length. The show is a spin-off from [[Christian30]], which focusses on CHR/Top 40 radio. The show is produced in Australia but has a primarily American audience and is the most popular North American iTunes Christian variety program. The show went Triple ARIA Platinum in January 2008 reaching a quarter of a million people in ratings.<br />
<br />
==Notable sketches==<br />
*'''Introduction'''<br />
<br />
==Guest Stars==<br />
*[[Bethany Hamilton]]<br />
<br />
==Related Pages==<br />
*[[Jeremy Shum]]<br />
<br />
==External Links==<br />
*[http://www.cmnscoop.com/ Official website]<br />
*[http://www.jemmshum.com/ Jeremy Shum's official website]<br />
*[http://www.myspace.com/jeremyshum/ Jeremy Shum's official MySpace]<br />
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[[Category:American children's comedy series]]<br />
[[Category:Radio sketch shows]]<br />
[[Category:Australian comedians]]<br />
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