Bethany Hamilton survives shark attack

It's a real life horror story this week when 13 year old Bethany Hamilton goes for a morning surf and has her arm bitten off by a tiger shark. While it's a horrible story, Bethany is a pretty incredible human. 

Also in the news… Fuelled by the Santa Ana winds, the Cedar Fire wreaks havoc across California, taking homes and lives with it. On the homefront ASIO conducts a series of terror raids that see the arrest of one WIllie Brigitte, a known terorrist who was not only planning attacks on Australia soil but would later be linked to the Charlie Hebdo massacre in 2015.

In tech news Napster goes legit with the launch of their legal downloading service. Speaking of Napster in music news Fatman Scoop aasaults our ears and the UK number one spot with the single 'Be Faithful'. PLus we've got albims from Machine Head, Run DMC, Sophie Ellis Bextor, DevilDriver, Sugababes and The Living End.

At the box office Scary Movie 3 takes over our screens just in time for Halloween but for the more highbrow, George Clooney and Catherine Zeta-Jones star in Intolerable Cruelty. On the small screen Jackass alumni Bam Margera, Steve O and Chris Pontius make their spinoff debuts with Viva La Bam and Wildboyz. 

Plus we've got a book we did read for a change on the NY Times bestseller list with Michael Moore's "Dude! Where's my Country?'

Oh and happy birthday Matt! 

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