Tom Vilsack, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture addresses the crowd during the dedication of Chimney Rock National Monument, Friday, Sept. 21, 2012 in Pagosa Springs, Colo. (AP Photo/The Durango Herald, Shaun Stanley)

In this image released by the New York Mayor's Office, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012 is an artist's rendering of a proposed 625-foot Ferris wheel, billed as the world's largest, planned as part of a retail and hotel complex along the Staten Island waterfront in New York. The attraction, called the New York Wheel, will cost $230 million. Officials say the observation wheel will be higher than the Singapore Flyer, the London Eye, and a "High Roller" wheel planned in Las Vegas. Beyond the wheel is the Manhattan skyline. On the lower right is the Richmond County Bank Ballpark, home of the Staten Island Yankees. (AP Photo/Office of the Mayor of New York)