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5 Energy
8 In the neighborhood
12 Ancient mariner
13 Court-room pseudo-nym
14 Wheel-base terminus
15 Houston acronym
16 Joined at the hip
17 Couple, in a gossip column
18 Crowd scene actors
20 Sport
22 Pseudo-claimants to the throne
26 Diamond side
29 Scarlet
30 Wrestling surface
31 Black, to Browning?
32 Gravy, on a French menu
33 Challenge
34 Actor Cheadle
35 Payable
36 Tend the turkey
37 Haberdashery items
40 Sty cry
41 Inventor's insurance
45 Walk unevenly
47 Id counterpart
49 Largest of the seven
50 Wile E.'s supplier
51 Wage earner's burden
52 Poolroom prop
53 Honey bunch?
54 Bond, for one
55 Fist (Sl.)
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6 A billion years
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8 Water nymph
9 Maximums
10 Puh order
11 Sleep phenom
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21 Remnant
23 Aligned
24 Huck's transport
25 Eyelid woe
26 Govt. workers
27 “— ben Adhem”
28 Clear soup
32 Politicos' trips
33 Treacherous one
35 Lair
36 Support of a sort
38 They're calling Danny Boy
39 Strong adhesive
42 Birth-right barterer
43 Shaving mishap
44 Snatch
45 Retriever type
46 Lemieux milieu
48 Diastem
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Daredevil Nik Wallenda walks giant spinning Ferris wheel
The seventh-generation member of the famous Flying Wallendas said this week that the idea for Wednesday's walk came during a family trip to Orlando last year.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The performances of daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda have taken him between Chicago skyscrapers, over Niagara Falls and across a gorge near the Grand Canyon. He can now add a spinning Ferris wheel to the list.
While walking along International Drive, a tourist-rich area miles from
"My shoes are soaking wet, actually, on the bottom of them," he said.
KYLE HIGHTOWER Associated Press
Wallenda successfully completed a walk across the rim of the 400-foot Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning in Florida.
The 36-year-old started his walk shortly after 8 a.m.atop the city's newest attraction, which is set to open to the public early next month.
Wallenda rode to the top of the wheel and then navigated up ladders and around parts of the structure to begin his four-minute trek along its six-inch rim. He stopped at one point between capsules to wave to the assembled crowd of about 100 below.
After his walk, Wallenda took a moment to capture a selfie with his phone before riding down to the ground atop one of the wheel's capsules.
The weather held up for the walk, though the skies were cloudy. Wallenda estimated the wind was about 20 mph but "not too overwhelming." He also said the structure was "really wet" when he stepped out on the wheel's surface.
"We're inspiring people to do greater things, to step out of their comfort zones," Wallenda said afterward. "What an amazing feeling it was up there."
Wednesday's walk could establish a new Guinness Book record for the greatest walk at the top of an observation wheel. But because Guinness officials weren't present, it won't be an official record until it is certified by the organization.
Wednesday's feat came after one in November, in which Wallenda made two Chicago skyscraper crossings on high wires. Other previous tightrope walks took him to the brink of Niagara Falls in 2012 and across a Grand Canyon-area gorge in 2013.
Wallenda is the great-grandson of Karl Wallenda, who fell to his death during a tightrope stunt in Puerto Rico at 73.
A married father of three children, Wallenda doesn't take his events lightly. He said that he prays, thinks about death, and practices rigorously while calculating risks.
JOHN RAOUX/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda walks untethered along the rim of the Orlando Eye, the city's new, 400-foot observation wheel on Wednesday in Orlando, Fla. The walk is being done in advance of next month's public opening of the attraction.
Daredevil performer Nik Wallenda waves during a news conference after he walked untreated along the rim of the Orlando Eye, the city's new, 400-foot observation wheel on Wednesday in Orlando. Fla. Wallenda has previously walked between two Chicago skyscrapers on high wires, across Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon.
JOHN RAUX/ASSOCIATED PRESS
Disney World known for its shopping and restaurants, he noticed the Eye in the initial stages of construction. But it wasn't until months later that he was approached about staging a performance there. Company idrive360, which runs the entertainment complex where the Orlando Eye is located, paid Wallenda for the walk, his spokesman, Brett Gold said. He wouldn't give the amount.
"This is something that I've wanted to do for quite some time. Not necessarily in Orlando originally, but I'm glad that it panned out
nere in my home state," said Wallenda, a Florida native and Sarasota resident.
Walenda's next planned feat will be in August, when he is scheduled to walk a tightrope at least 10 stories above the Milwaukee Mile racetrack on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Fair. He said that the walk would be longest of his career.
And he's thinking even bigger.
"I'm working on everything from the pyramids in Egypt, to a big walk in New York City, to an active volcano," Wallenda said.
News from the U
Okay, we agree that moving off campus is a rite of passage. But just because you move off campus doesn't mean you can't eat well.
LIVING OFF CAMPUS NEXT YEAR? Take Your Meal Plan With You!
KU Dining Services offers up the very affordable Campanile Plan for off-campus students. It includes two all-you-care-to-eat-including-beverage-and-dessert meals twice a week in our residential dining centers, including North College Cafe, Oliver Dining, and the newly renovated Mrs. Es. It also includes $500 in KU Cuisine Cash, which is stored on your KU ID and can be used at any retail food court coffee shop or snack shop on campus.
There are a ton of reasons to hook up a meal plan next year—here are three:
- You never have to lose your campus parking spot.
- You can actually eat a salad without doing all the washing and chopping yourself.
- and chopping yourself.
- You enjoy tremendous variety—with over 20 locations across campus, great food options are always close by.
Some awesome campus food choices include: Vegan/vegetarian, pizza, BBQ, Paninis, salad bars, Indian, Chinese, Mexican, cooked-to-order breakfast, custom sammies and wraps, burgers and fries, and even sushi.
Have we made you hungry for a meal plan? KU Faculty and Staff, we've got a meal plan for you too. Visit KUDining.com to learn more or sign up!
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