From shark attack to surfing success (Daily Telegraph)

ONE-ARMED surfer Bethany Hamilton was cooling her heels in Sydney as she waited to compete before filming starts on her remarkable tale of survival.
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DA: Woman who beat her mom wanted to go surfing (San Diego Union-Tribune)

SAN DIEGO COURTS: A Tierrasanta resident severely beat her mother after the 60-year-old woman refused to take her surfing, a prosecutor told a Superior Court judge yesterday. Doctors say the victim has a 50 percent chance of survival, Deputy District Attorney Rick Clabby said.
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Prosecutor: Teen severely beat mother for not taking her surfing (San Diego Union-Tribune)

A Tierrasanta teenager severely beat her 60-year-old mother after she refused to take her surfing and doctors give the woman a 50 percent chance of survival, a prosecutor told a Superior Court judge Wednesday.
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Is surfing harder for girls or harder if you start later?

I’m going to a camp in Costa Rica. There we will learn how to surf. what is the chance of my survival in class. We only have 3 days of surfing lessons. to what point of expertise should i be at by the end of the 3 days. for beginners: does it kill your muscles, do you need a lot of muscles, really strong?