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created on 10/29/2012  |  http://fubar.com/df/b351055

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NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Aerialist Nik Wallenda battled brisk winds and thick mist Friday to make history, becoming the first person to walk across Niagara Falls on a tightrope. "The mist was so thick, so challenging, those winds hit me from every which direction, was definitely more than I expected for sure," Wallenda said moments after reaching the Canadian side of the falls, where he was greeted by loud cheers from the thousands of spectators gathered to watch him. "I was very focused, the wind was definitely something you could not train for, the 33-year-old father of three said. "The mist was powerful, the mist was in my eyes." "My forearms start(ed) to tense up and at that point you just feel like running in if you could, but you cant, you gotta take your time, step by step." Wallenda was unbelievably calm as he slowly, painstakingly, proceeded step-by-step on a steel cable stretched over the falls, he even found time to give an interview as he was perched precariously over the raging waters below. "Oh my gosh, its an unbelievable view," he told ABC, which was broadcasting the spectacle live." "Im so blessed to be in the position I am, to be the first person to be right here and to be the first person in the world who will ever be right here, this is truly breathtaking," said Wallenda who was wearing a microphone. "This is what dreams are made of people, pursue your dreams." Afterward he credited his training regimen for helping him maintain his ice-cold composure, plus a health dose of prayer. A lot of praying thats for sure, and that helps a lot," Wallenda said after his walk. Wallenda, dressed in red and black and holding a long pole horizontally for balance, appeared soaked from the raging waters below. However Wallenda sounded calm, carrying on a dialogue with his father Terry Troffer as he made his journey with his safety tether trailing behind him. "Hows that harness, its not cutting off any circulation?" Troffer could be heard asking Wallenda at one point. "No, I just feel like a jackass wearing it," Wallenda replied. In a second interview with ABC, after Wallenda crossed the Canada-US border midway over the water, he admitted he was "drained" from the very physical effort. "That mist was thick and it was hard to see at times," he said. "There was so much moving around me, wind going one way, mist going another, it wasnt pretty." "It was definitely quite a challenge." Thousands of people came on both sides of the border to watch the historic feat in person with a much bigger televised audience. Some people arrived Friday afternoon to stake out a good spot. Wallenda gathered with his family before the event and they prayed. Others have crossed the water on tightropes, but over the gorge downstream and not for more than 100 years. Wallenda comes from a long line of aerialists as a member of the Flying Wallenda family. The Wallendas trace their roots to 1780 Austria-Hungary, when ancestors travelled as a band of acrobats, aerialists, jugglers, animal trainers and trapeze artists. In 1928, the family gave its inaugural performance at Madison Square Garden and earned a 15-minute standing ovation from an astounded audience, who marvelled at them performing without a safety net. And the clan has been touched by tragedy, notably in 1978 when patriarch Karl Wallenda, Niks great-grandfather, fell to his death during a stunt in Puerto Rico. Wallendas historic feat didnt allow him to escape a ritual that everyone who enters Canada goes through -- he was greeted by two border guards who asked to see his passport. "No Im not carrying anything over, I promise," a tired but happy Wallenda told the customs agents. 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Senegalese Football Federation president Augustin Senghor made the announcement, hiring the 60-year-old Giresse on a two-year contract and giving him the objective to qualify Senegal, a 2002 World Cup quarterfinalist, for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 African Cup of Nations in Morocco. Giresse replaced Joseph Koto, who was fired in October following the teams failure to qualify for this months African Cup in South Africa. A former international midfielder, Giresse is an experienced coach in Africa having formerly been in charge of the Gabon and Mali national teams. He led Mali to third place at the Cup of Nations last year and was also praised for his work with Gabon. Senegal football leaders hope he can turn around ttheir teams slide, which culminated in an ugly riot at a stadium in Dakar last year as Senegal headed toward elimination from the qualifying competition for the upcoming African Cup.dddddddddddd With Senegal trailing 6-2 on aggregate late in the second leg of a qualifying tie with Ivory Coast, fans frustration boiled over as they ripped out seats and threw them at visiting players and the game had to be called off. Senegal was disqualified from this African Cup and banned from using Leopold Senghor Stadium for 2014 World Cup qualifiers, where the team has rebounded to be top of its group after two games. At last years African Cup in Gabon and Equatorial Guinea last January, Senegal lost its three group games to Zambia, Equatorial Guinea and Libya, leading to the sacking of Amara Traore as coach. Koto lasted only about three months. Giresse will travel to Dakar later Wednesday to sign the contract and discuss the appointment of his coaching staff, Senghor said. ' ' ' 

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