Sunday, May 13, 2012

Phoenix Coyotes Tickets Still Cheap | Available Hours Before Game 1

We're a little over two hours from puck drop in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final between the Kings and Coyotes at Glendale's Jobing.com Arena, and while the bandwagon has certainly filled up in the desert (the Diamondbacks are even on board!), tickets are still pretty darn cheap for the first game of the series.

You can currently grab a Game 1 seat on the secondary ticket marketplace for just $34, according to Coyotes blog Five For Howling and their ticket partner, TiqIQ. The average ticket price is $96 on the 274 remaining tickets (as of this writing) via TiqIQ. Compare that to the rest of the teams remaining in the playoffs:
  • Coyotes vs. Kings Game 4 tickets at Staples Center in Los Angeles next Sunday are available starting at $136 as of this writing. The average ticket price on the 1,386 tickets remaining is $384, via TiqIQ. Numbers for Thursday's Game 3 in L.A. aren't available.
  • Devils vs. Rangers Game 1 tickets at Madison Square Garden on Monday are available starting at $184 as of this writing. The average price on the 1,676 tickets remaining via TiqIQ is $509.
  • Devils vs. Rangers Game 3 tickets at Prudential Center on Saturday are available starting at $225 as of this writing. The average price on the 2,562 tickets remaining for that one is $603.

I'm not sure this is an indictment on Coyotes fans, necessarily. The game will be sold out and, in fact, the game is almost officially sold out through the team's official ticket provider, Ticketmaster. But it's certainly fodder for those who still fail to believe hockey can work in the desert.

Source : http://www.sbnation.com/nhl/2012/5/13/3018304/phoenix-coyotes-tickets-game-1-kings-nhl-playoffs-2012

'The Bachelorette' Emily Maynard tells daughter Ricki, 'I'm going to work'


Emily Maynard knows it better than anyone: She's not only a bachelorette, she's a mom.

The Southern beauty who captured Brad Womack's heart last year in his second turn on "The Bachelor," but ultimately split with him, now gets to do the choosing as "The Bachelorette" starts its eighth season Monday (May 14) on ABC. As she downsizes the field of 25 men pursuing her, she has someone else in mind ... Ricki, her six-year-old daughter by her late NASCAR-driver fiance, Ricky Hendrick.

"She is loving it, just everything that's going on," Maynard tells Zap2it about Ricki's reaction to Mom's reality-show round this time. "She doesn't really know about 'The Bachelor' or 'The Bachelorette.' I tell her, 'I'm going to work,' but she's getting a lot of attention. Everywhere we go, I've tried to bring her back something from the dates or whatever."

Charlotte, N.C., is very aware of what Maynard has been up to, though. Her home base has been hosting the production, and she notes, "It seems like with every date I've been on, there's been an audience -- which is good, because I'm so happy to have the support, but it's also a lot of pressure."

Now well into taping "The Bachelorette," Maynard remains surprised she's the new season's star of the show. "I had always said, 'Absolutely not, I will never do it,'" she recalls of her initial conversations with the producers. "I was just a girl coming off a breakup, and the last thing I wanted to think about was going through all of this again.

"Even going on a date in Charlotte seemed way too much for me at the time. We had talked about it, but it was never anything I thought I would be doing. They were so accommodating for Ricki, though; they moved the entire show to Charlotte, which had never been done before, and Ricki also will be traveling with us."

Still, Maynard says her decision ultimately came down to her making "a list of pros and cons. I also prayed about it, and every reason I didn't want to do it was from being afraid of what other people would say or think. I don't ever want to live like that. I don't want anybody to have to live their life like that ... missing out on great opportunities just because they're fearful of what might happen."

Source : http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2012/05/the-bachelorette-emily-maynard-tells-daughter-ricki-im-going-to-work.html

Woman loses leg to necrotizing bacteria after zip line accident


Woman loses leg to necrotizing bacteria after zip line accident - A 24-year-old Georgia woman remains in critical condition after contracting necrotizing, flesh-eating bacteria during a zip line accident, ABC News reports.

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Aimee Copeland cut her leg when the homemade zip line she was using to cross the Little Tallapoosa River broke on May 1.

It is theorized that Copeland contracted the bacteria, called Aeromonas hydrophila, from the water, creating a condition known as necrotizing fasciitis. The bacteria have claimed her left leg and part of her abdomen.

"The bacteria produce enzymes that can dissolve muscle deep down," Dr. William Schaffner, president of the National Foundation for Infectious Diseases, told ABC News. "And because it's so deep, it can be a sneaky infection that's not immediately appreciated by the patient."

Copeland had gone to the emergency room after the fall, where she received 22 staples to the gash in her leg, but returned the next day complaining of pain, for which she was given painkillers. She returned again on May 3, when she was prescribed antibiotics. That wasn't enough. She returned for the final time on May 4, when she was diagnosed with necrotizing fasciitis. That night, her left leg was amputated to the hip.

Even after the surgery, Copeland's condition has continued to decline. Her pulse stopped briefly yesterday, but doctors were able to resuscitate her. Her condition was reportedly stable by this morning, but she is not out of the woods. Copeland's father told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that doctors are still considering amputating the tips of her fingers and the toes on her right foot due to poor blood circulation.

Copeland's father told Fox News that blood donations are essential for surviving necrotizing fasciitis. "I want to create awareness about giving blood for this particular disease," he said.

A Facebook page called "Believe and pray for a miracle to happen for Aimee Copeland" has attracted more than 18,000 followers. A fund has also been set up to take donations to help pay for her treatment and rehabilitation.

ABC's "Good Morning America" has re-posted this recent interview with Schaffner about identifying the first symptoms of flesh-eating bacteria and the damage it can cause:

Source : http://www.mnn.com/health/fitness-well-being/stories/woman-loses-leg-to-necrotizing-bacteria-after-zip-line-accident

A Mothers' Day Gift


A Mothers' Day Gift
A Mothers' Day Gift - In a state of shared disbelief, this nation learned that the leader of the free world had publicly announced his full support for the signature civil rights issue of our time: full recognition of the freedom to marry for all Americans, gay and straight alike. As the son of a same-sex couple from Iowa, and one of the first children born to an openly lesbian parent in the Midwest, it is with a sense of awestruck bewilderment that I realize I am now represented by a sitting U.S. president who publicly supports the marriage shared by my two moms, Jackie and Terry.

Nevertheless, critics on both the left and the right have been quick to point out that nothing has actually changed in a political sense: The so-called Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) remains law, the president's statement does not change the outcome of Tuesday's vote in North Carolina, and President Obama still refuses to issue the much-heralded nondiscrimination executive order.

But it's difficult for me to believe that nothing has actually changed. Many people had the sense, especially given Mr. Obama's seeming support for same-sex marriage in the '90s, that the president may have been playing politics with his stance on marriage equality in an attempt to appease socially moderate Democrats. Today, though, the game, if there was one at all, is over. Regardless of the authenticity or posturing of his oft-discussed "evolution," the fact remains that for the first time in history, this country's moral leader supports full equality under the law for same-sex couples.

The legacy of America's shining city -- that last, great bastion of freedom -- lives on.

I've never before known a time in my life when the man in the Oval Office openly supported the union my moms share. Though it may not seem like much to somebody for whom the legitimacy of his or her relationship has been taken for granted, the change feels real to me, particularly given the now-stark juxtaposition between Mr. Obama and Mr. Romney.

Indeed, it was on the first day of September 2004, as I watched the Republican National Convention for my eighth grade Media Workshop class, that I furiously scribbled down on paper Mr. Romney's remark that "because every child deserves a mother and a father, we step forward by recognizing that marriage is between a man and a woman." I took particular note of his word choice, "deserves," his implicit assertion that my two-mom family was somehow inferior to his own mom-and-dad upbringing. Though this was not the time I first became aware that some people opposed my family structure, this was the first time I had ever witnessed the use of children like me as political, rhetorical weapons wielded against my parents.

It was a defining moment and is one that, nearly a decade later, lingers in my memory with startling clarity. Is there more work to do? Yes. Is President Obama's reelection assured? No. Perhaps it's a foolish sentiment buoyed by an impending Mother's Day -- or, in my case, Mothers' Day -- but I can't shake the feeling that it just got a little better.

It is with a happy heart and rekindled optimism that I wish President Obama the best of luck with his reelection campaign in the fall, and the First Lady a happy Mother's Day. I am looking forward to helping the president advance, secure, and protect full equality under the law for families like mine all across the country.

Hope and change, indeed.

(And Happy Mothers' Day!)

Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/zach-wahls/a-mothers-day-gift_b_1512152.html

Mother's Day Very Last-Minute Gift Ideas | Mother's Day Free ecards


Mother's Day Very Last-Minute Gift Ideas | Mother's Day Free ecards - In addition to free e-cards, have other last-minute gift ideas for Mother's Day. Many of the Mother's Day gift ideas are either free or very inexpensive. Mother's Day in 2012 falls on Sunday May 13, 2012. Here a couple cleaver

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You can have the e-cards sent to your recipient's email address or even post to their Facebook timeline. You can even add an Amazon.com gift card to any e-card as well for a special touch. They have a free trial available to

The company's web offerings include a website dedicated to free ecards, personalized photo cards and printable mothers day cards. Got-free-ecards.com has hundreds of free printable birthday cards and ecards designs for various occasions.

You can have the e-cards sent to your recipient's email address or even post to their Facebook timeline. You can even add an Amazon.com gift card to any e-card as well for a special touch. They have a free trial available to.

Source : http://trydomain.org/?p=7899

Friday, May 11, 2012

Minnesota Vikings Stadium | Ladies And Gentlemen, It's Over

This afternoon, Thursday, May 10, 2012, the Minnesota Senate gave final approval to the bill that would build a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings.

You want to talk about sentences I was afraid that I would never get the opportunity to write. . .that one there qualifies.

Just a few weeks ago, when one of the Minnesota House committees appeared to have killed the Vikings' stadium legislation, I was more than a little bit convinced that 2012 was going to be the final season of Minnesota Vikings football. But thanks to the many ardent supporters that the bill had in the legislature. . .and a swift kick in the butt from the National Football League. . .here we sit, confident in the fact that the Minnesota Vikings will, indeed, be the Minnesota Vikings for the next 30 years. I'm a few months shy of my 36th birthday. . .thanks to what happened today, if the stadium opens in 2016 as scheduled, our favorite football team will be staying right where they are until I'm just about ready to turn 70.

I don't even have the words to verbalize exactly how elated I am over that. I have all sorts of emotions flowing about this situation at this point in time, and those emotions are magnified by the fact that, honestly, our humble little corner of the internet here played a significant role in this entire process. We covered this story top-to-bottom, we rallied people to call their Senators and Representatives in St. Paul, and we made sure this entire process stayed squarely in the public focus.

In the end, we won. We won. The Minnesota Vikings won and, even more importantly, Minnesota Vikings fans won.

Now, rather than vote counting and anger towards the process, we can talk about the most important aspects of a new Minnesota Vikings stadium. . .stuff like what it's going to look like. . .what it's going to be called. . .

And how many different levels of ass it's going to kick when we're all there in September of 2016, taking in the fruits of this labor for the very first time.

Over the course of the next day or two, I'm sure that there will be posts from all of us, including the requisite "spiking of the football" posts. . .because, quite frankly, there are people that deserve to have the football spiked on them. But for now. . .for me, anyway. . .it's time to sit back and bask a little bit.

It's over. Our team is staying in Minnesota where they belong. And we helped make it happen. It doesn't get a hell of a lot better than this, folks.

Source : http://www.dailynorseman.com/2012/5/10/3012432/minnesota-vikings-stadium-bill-passes-senate

Flesh Eating Bacteria | Aimee Copeland Is Fighting For Her Life

Flesh Eating Bacteria | Aimee Copeland
Flesh Eating Bacteria | Aimee Copeland
Aimee Copeland is currently fighting for her life after the young woman contracted a flesh eating Bacteria, known officially as necrotizing fasciitis, while zip lining with friends in Carrollton, Georgia.

The 24-year-old master’s student at the University of West Georgia was using a homemade zip line, while on a kayaking adventure with friends, when the line broke and left Copeland with a gash on her left calf.  The wound introduced a life-threatening infection which claimed her leg as well as a piece of her abdomen after surgeons were forced to amputate in order to prevent the bacterial infection from spreading.

Her father, Andy Copeland, told ABC affiliate WSBTV:

It’s a miracle she made it past Friday night.”

Necrotizing soft tissue infections are rare, but are an extremely severe type of bacterial infection capable of destroying skin, muscle, and underlying tissue.  Streptococcus pyogenes (strep throat) is typically a deadly form of necrotizing soft tissue infection, it’s sometimes referred to as flesh-eating bacteria.

Copeland’s zip lining wound left her susceptible to infection and as the bacteria entered her body through the gash in her leg, it began to grow while releasing harmful toxins.  The toxins released killed tissue while inhibiting the flow of blood to her leg.  As her tissue dies, the bacteria will enter her blood stream and rapidly circulate throughout her body.

Dr. William Schaffner, chair of preventive medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, T.N., was quoted having said:

“The bacteria produce enzymes that can dissolve muscle deep down. And because it’s so deep, it can be a sneaky infection that’s not immediately appreciated by the patient. The symptom that should ring alarm bells is serious, unremitting pain. An otherwise healthy individual with a seemingly superficial injury who has severe pain should have a much more thorough evaluation. The two main treatment options are antibiotics to kill the bacteria and surgery. You have to look at the wound and think, ‘This is as far as the infection has gone; now I have to cut even further.’”

One week after the incident, Copeland’s temperature spiked and her pulse disappeared.  She was resuscitated shortly after with CPR.  Her father Andy was quoted by WSBTV having said:

“I don’t want people with long faces right now because we already had a miracle Friday night when she survived. [...] I just believe we have to stay positive right now to honor Aimee.”

The National Necrotizing Fasciitis Foundation has indicated that frequently washing ones hands and avoiding those with sore throats can help diminish the risk of contracting flesh-eating bacteria.

Thursday, May 10, 2012

JOHN TRAVOLTA Story Behind 'New York' Photos


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JOHN TRAVOLTA
Story Behind 
'New York' Photos

John Travolta's people say they have specific information about the photos they say place him in New York City the day he allegedly assaulted a masseur in Beverly Hills, California -- and the information they say proves Travolta was firmly ensconced in the big apple.

According to Travolta's people, the file time stamp shows the picture was taken at 4:30 PM. The second picture was taken at 5:21 PM -- both on January 16, 2012.

We could not confirm whether the times on the files were EST or PST. If it's PST, it would be theoretically possible -- though difficult -- for Travolta to have flown across the country and made the fitting.

Travolta's people tell us ... the pictures were part of a fitting session for his upcoming movie, "Killing Season."

And Travolta's lawyer, Marty Singer, tells TMZ he has proof his client was not only in NYC on January 16, but he was there the day before as well.

Source : http://www.tmz.com/2012/05/09/john-travolta-masseur-new-york-city-sexual-assault-fitting-movie/#

Wolfenstein 3D Released as Free Web Browser Game

‘Wolfenstein 3D’ Released as Free Web Browser Game - Expect work productivity to drop today. Wolfenstein 3D is being released as a free in-browser game by Bethesda Software to mark the 20th anniversary of the game’s release.

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Wolfenstein 3D, which can be played here, is considered one of the earliest first-person shooters, and the game that made the genre popular on PC. It was developed by John Carmack at id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1992. The game originally was released for free as shareware, but then was later released as a paid PC game and on several consoles.

The browser version is the full release of Wolfenstein 3D; you play an American soldier in WWII attempting to escape from the Nazi stronghold of Castle Wolfenstein. You must navigate the 3D maze while fending off Nazi soldiers, attack dogs and mutant monsters.

Wolfenstein 3D was not the only stop for Carmack and designer John Romero; the duo later developed DOOM, the mega-popular 1993 FPS that was downloaded by 10 million people in the first two years.

Bethesda Software also announced they would be dropping the price of the iOS version of Wolfenstein 3D (iTunes link) to commemorate the anniversary. For a limited time, gamers will be able to pick up the classic for free on their iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on Wednesday..

Are you excited about the rerelease of Wolfenstein 3D? Do you have fond memories playing the title when it came out 20 years ago? Let us know in the comments.

Expect work productivity to drop today. Wolfenstein 3D is being released as a free in-browser game by Bethesda Software to mark the 20th anniversary of the game’s release.

Wolfenstein 3D, which can be played here, is considered one of the earliest first-person shooters, and the game that made the genre popular on PC. It was developed by John Carmack at id Software and published by Apogee Software in 1992. The game originally was released for free as shareware, but then was later released as a paid PC game and on several consoles.

The browser version is the full release of Wolfenstein 3D; you play an American soldier in WWII attempting to escape from the Nazi stronghold of Castle Wolfenstein. You must navigate the 3D maze while fending off Nazi soldiers, attack dogs and mutant monsters.

Wolfenstein 3D was not the only stop for Carmack and designer John Romero; the duo later developed DOOM, the mega-popular 1993 FPS that was downloaded by 10 million people in the first two years.

Bethesda Software also announced they would be dropping the price of the iOS version of Wolfenstein 3D (iTunes link) to commemorate the anniversary. For a limited time, gamers will be able to pick up the classic for free on their iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on Wednesday..

Are you excited about the rerelease of Wolfenstein 3D? Do you have fond memories playing the title when it came out 20 years ago? Let us know in the comments.

Video Wolfenstein 3D

Source : http://mashable.com/2012/05/09/wolfenstein-3d-for-browser/

Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Tom Barrett Wins Wisconsin Recall Primary, Faces Scott Walker In June


The battle lines are finally set for the June gubernatorial recall election in Wisconsin. On one side is Gov. Scott Walker (R), a polarizing incumbent who could become only the third sitting governor in U.S. history to be recalled. And on Tuesday, Democrats turned out to the polls and chose the person they believe is best able to make that happen: Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett (D).

Barrett beat former Dane County executive Kathleen Falk, Wisconsin Secretary of State Doug La Follette and state Sen. Kathleen Vinehout (D-Alma) in the Democratic primary. The Associated Press called the race for Barrett shortly before 10 p.m. Eastern time. By the time results from 93 percent of the precincts were in, Barrett had 57 percent, and Falk had 35 percent.

"We cannot fix Wisconsin with Walker as governor -- this election is not about fighting past battles, it is about moving forward together to create jobs and get our economy moving again," said Barrett in his victory statement.

On Wednesday morning, there will be a unity event in Milwaukee, with the four Democratic candidates and Democratic Party chairman Mike Tate. The rest of the day will be devoted to a "Day of Action," with canvassing, phone banking and other events statewide.

"It's all about voter contact," said Wisconsin Democratic Party spokesman Graeme Zielinski. "We know that the main thing that we can do right now to win this election is to drive turnout."

The pro-labor coalition We Are Wisconsin will hold a "unity march" on Wednesday, and a "Solidary and General Election Kick-Off" on Saturday.

Democrats will also be jumping in with advertising and money. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee will begin TV ads in Wisconsin, and Democrats, in the coming days, will be raising money for the nominee.

A couple of hours before the polls closed, the AFL-CIO super PAC Workers' Voices had already begun advertising on Google, Yahoo and Bing for people searching for information about the recalls, as well as targeted ads on Facebook and Twitter. It put up a banner on the progressive blog DailyKos, directing users to its site devoted to the Wisconsin recalls.

Barrett had been the frontrunner in the polls since he announced his candidacy, with a recent survey showing him as the only Democrat in the field who would be neck-and-neck with Walker in the general election. The Republican Party actually jumped the gun on Tuesday night, sending out a press release about Barrett's win before the polls had closed.

But Barrett's task won't be easy, and there are just 28 days until the June 5 general election. The fact that Walker's facing a recall does not mean that he is universally unpopular, but rather that he is one of the most polarizing governors in the country. He is a hero for conservatives for taking on labor unions, and the Republican National Committee has pledged all its resources to help Walker stay in office.

"Anything Scott Walker needs from the RNC, Scott Walker’s going to get from the RNC," said RNC chair Reince Priebus in late March, calling the governor the "anti-Barack Obama." Priebus was previously the head of the Wisconsin Republican Party.

Walker raised $13 million in the most recent fundraising period, far more than the four Democrats combined.

Barrett had already sent out a fundraising solicitation to his email list about an hour after he was declared the winner in the primary, asking for $12 donations.

"Defeating Scott Walker and his entrenched, out-of-state special interest allies will not be an easy task. Right now our campaign is up 47% to 46% in the polls, but we know that Walker and the Koch brothers are ready to unload everything in their right-wing arsenal in a desperate attempt to bring us down," he wrote.

To the left, Walker has been a top target ever since he pushed through an anti-union bill last year that stripped most collective bargaining rights from public workers. More recently, he repealed the state's Equal Pay Enforcement Act and pushed policies restricting women's abortion access.

Falk, not Barrett, was the choice of most labor unions, who threw in more than $4 million for her in the primary. Unions have tussled with Barrett during his time as mayor and were discouraged that he has not committed to vetoing any budget submitted by the legislature that does not restore the collective bargaining rights. (Barrett has said he is committed to restoring those rights.)

Still, on Tuesday, union officials insisted that they were squarely behind whoever came out as the winner in the Democratic primary.

“AFSCME members have been proud to support our friend Kathleen Falk. But the ultimate goal has always been to defeat Scott Walker. The grassroots campaign we've built to counter Walker's millions from out-of-state billionaires will be working hard to help Tom Barrett win,” said AFSCME Council 24 Executive Director Marty Beil.

Labor unions had set up an independent expenditure called Wisconsin For Falk, to help the former Dane County executive in the primary. The 29 field offices built by that group will be shifted back to the nominee.

Zielinski said the polls showed a very close general election, with just 5 or 6 percent of voters undecided, underscoring the polarization of the state.

"We know that their [Republican] voters are very regular voters. Our votes are very motivated, but they aren't as regular and don't have as long a history," Zielinski added. "So voter contact is key to turnout. … We're never going to have the money to compete, and our candidate won't have the money to compete dollar-to-dollar with Walker on anything, but we have a great database of volunteers. We had 35,000 volunteers circulating the recall petitions. We're using that as the base of the grassroots community that's going to be out there, doing the shifts."

June will be a rematch between Barrett and Walker. In 2010, Barrett lost the gubernatorial race to Walker by about 5 percentage points.

Barrett told The Huffington Post in April that he believed the outcome would be different this time, because voters regret choosing Walker.

"But since that time, there are a lot of people in that state who have buyer's remorse. ... I think it's because, first of all, they see how the other side governs. But in particular, with Scott Walker, they see how differently he is governing from the way he spoke," Barrett said.

Falk, who was the other main competitor in the Democratic primary, said she is committed to defeating Walker and will help the nominee.

"We are all united, and all have been. We all know what the goal here is," Falk told The Huffington Post on Tuesday. "It's been the most positive Democratic primary that anyone can remember in the history of our state."

While collective bargaining was the issue that sparked the protests against Walker, the economy has been the focus of the recall election. As the AP notes, although Wisconsin's "unemployment rate is at its lowest level since 2008, Wisconsin lost more jobs than any other state between March 2011 and March 2012. Since Walker took office, only 5,900 private sector jobs have been created."

On Tuesday, before the polls closed, Walker was already hammering Barrett.

"Simply look at the difference between the City of Milwaukee and the State of Wisconsin," said Walker in a radio interview. "We're moving forward. Do people really want to go backwards like we've seen in that city? I don't think so."

After the results came out, Friends of Scott Walker deputy campaign manager Dan Blum sent out a statement reacting to Barrett's win.

“As Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett enters the general election in his soon to be third statewide losing campaign, he will surely find that his record of raising taxes and promises to continue to do so will not resonate with voters," said Blum. "While Governor Walker’s term has seen unemployment drop to its lowest rate since 2008, unemployment under Tom Barrett has risen more than 28%. Rather than Tom Barrett’s path of taking Wisconsin back to the days of billion-dollar deficits, double-digit tax increases and record job loss, we are confident that voters will choose to stand with Governor Walker and move Wisconsin forward.”

This story has been updated.

Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/tom-barrett-wisconsin-recall-primary-scott-walker_n_1501568.html

Venice Beach Zip Line: Will We Be Able To Zip Across The Beach This Summer?

Venice Beach may soon be rivaling the Santa Monica Pier in attractions.
Los Angeles City Councilman Bill Rosendahl is hoping to move forward on a proposed Venice zip line in order to help generate revenue this summer, reports Venice Patch. The zip line will be organized by Greenheart/Flightlinez in collaboration with the City of Los Angeles.

"They say you fly like a bird," said Rosendahl to Venice Patch. "It's a simple enough concept and easy enough to put on."

The proposal states that the zip line would run for 750 ft. between two towers off Windward plaza. The launch tower would be approximately 50 ft. tall while the landing tower would be just 24 ft. tall. The launch platforms would also feature work by local artists.

The rides will cost at least $20 and will last for under a minute, according to Yo! Venice!. Camps and other activity groups would also be able to use the zip line.

The zip line would be ready for use this summer if approved at the May 15th meeting.
Source : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/08/venice-beach-zip-line_n_1500475.html