Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead, and is located near Boulder City, Nevada. Originally called Boulder Dam, this engineering marvel was re-named for Herbert Hoover, the 31st President of the United States. In 1935, Hoover Dam was the largest in the world and although long since surpassed it is still an amazing structure and a marvel of engineering – a huge, curving wall of plain concrete 660 feet thick at the base and 726 feet high set between the vertical walls of Black Canyon, accompanied by strangely-angled pylons, cables, power generating plants and other machinery. Its 17 generators produce 4 to 5 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity annually. That\’s enough power to supply a half million homes for one year, according to the Bureau of Reclamation, the agency responsible for maintaining and operating Hoover Dam. By the end of 1992, upgrading on the dam’s massive generators increased the original nameplate capacity from 1,345 megawatts to slightly more than 2,000 megawatts.

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The water goes in perfect unison to the music. The lights, water, and music combined are amazing and breathtaking at night. Three types of nozzles are used for the various effects. Oarsmans – Swing back and forth to create dancing water, Shooters – Shoots water upwards, Super Shooters – Sends a water blast as high as 250 ft (76 m) in the air.

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Paris Hilton joined DJ Deadmau5 at Labor Day Weekend at Chelsea Theater inside Cosmopolitan Casino & Resort Las Vegas. This year was the first ever time that the DJ Deadmau5 brought his full live show to the Las Vegas Strip and showcases a brand new live production. At the concert, Paris even got in on the show by performing on stage dressed up as a ghost during Deadmau5’s huge hit, “Ghosts n Stuff.” She revealed herself and danced on stage in a sexy white mini-dress.

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The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas is a luxury resort casino and hotel. Cosmopolitan, with incredible restaurants and chefs, prime location, large accommodations and terraces that overlook the Las Vegas strip is the best place to stay in Las Vegas. Cosmopolitan is set on 8.7 acres between the Bellagio and the multi-billion dollar urban metropolis that is CityCenter. The hotel rooms and suites at The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas offer unique experience with private terraces, stylish design, luxurious bathrooms.

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