Dance 4 A Course under the High Roller

As part of the CNY in the Desert 2015 celebration, Fighting United hosts a free "Dance 4 A Cause" event, the largest Dance a thon on the Las Vegas strip to celebrate Chinese New Year while getting fit, under the backdrop of the High Roller at the LinQ parking lot on Saturday February 21, 2015.

Participants are asked to bring a gently used or preferably new K-12 book for donattion to Spread the Word Nevada and Clark County School District. You can also select your very own cause by choosing fighting for AUTISM, HUNGER or CANCER by donating $25 or $50, to get an event T-Shirt and dance in your own special "Pick Your Cause” or VIP Section.

Postcard US-3038661 to Germany shows one of the 28 passenger capsules on the High Roller, which weighs 44,000 pounds or 20,000 kilograms each with a diameter of 22 feet or 6.7 meters and an area of 225 square foot or 20.9 square meters. It can host 40 passengers each with a total capacity of 1,120 passengers for a full ride. Each capsule is individually rotated by electric motors to maintain a stable horizontal cabin floor throughout the rotation.

Party Like a High Roller, at the High Roller

High Rollers (VIP passengers) got special treatment on the High Roller, the tallest Ferris wheel in the world on New Year's Eve. At the midnight the wheel was halted so that passengers could enjoyed fireworks from 167.6 meters or 550 feet above the ground with a champagne toast. Postcard US-2984268 to Thailand shows the High Roller at The LINQ Promenade, which opened on March 31, 2014.

2015 Fireworks from Caesars Palace with the High Roller in the background.

Yes, I DO

It is the 26th Anniversary of National Come Out Day (NCOD) on October, 11, 2014. An annual celebration for being who you are in the LGBT community, and in support of those who are coming out, NCOD this year coincides with a turning point when marriage is open to all  in Nevada for the first time. Seven same-sex couples were married at the NCOD Family Festival in Alexis Park All Suite Resort tonight.

The High Roller Ferris Wheel in the background, sporting rainbow-colored lights, looked like a giant wedding ring.

Postcard US-2722698 to Michigan shows a wedding decoration in a store front on the Las Vegas Strip.

High Roller Opens in Las Vegas

Outgoing postcard US-2698982 to Germany shows the High Roller, the World's tallest Ferris wheel at 550 feet or 168 meters, during a testing run with 2,000 green LED lights on over the St. Patrick's Day weekend. It formally opens to the public today at 1 p.m. on March 31, 2014.

With 28 cabins that can lift up to 40 people each (up to 1,120 people in total), the tallest observation wheel in the world is located at The LINQ, an open-air dining, retail and entertainment district, between The Quad and Flamingo, which was first opened on December 27. 2013. It is the property of Caesars Entertainment. A ticket for the 30-minute ride starts at $24.95 plus fees.