Google top executives said they can’t expand as rapidly as they would like because they can’t find enough qualified employees or deploy new computers fast enough. Google has a little over 3000 employees at present. They have managed to add 700 new people since the middle of 2004. Google is famous in silicon valley for their rigorous hiring process. Prospective candidates endure a battery of tests and at least half a dozen interviews. The thing I find more confusing about the latest Google news is their claim to be 20% below optimum level in terms of technical infrastructure. Has the world suddenly run out of cheap computing power? Google deploys thousands of computers in data centers around the world, assembled from low-cost parts and linked together by sophisticated proprietary software. Maybe they can’t even find enough people to integrate those low-cost parts into their existing network? Maybe they should set up an operation in Las Vegas!

The University of Maryland has somehow figured out that American businesses spend 22 billion dollars a year deleting junk e-mail. They made this estimation based on the time spent at work every day on this laborious task and the monetary worth of that same time well spent. I’m wondering how they can be sure that these same people would spend that same time wisely (meaning working) if they had no junk to delete? In any event, according to the University, 75% of the people they surveyed (at work?) receive junk e-mail every day. The average time per day spent deleting is 2.8 minutes. Yes, it’s true, we get alot of spam at MS Las Vegas Real Estate. Why didn’t the University of Maryland call us?

That’s right…almost. A full scale replica of the Liberty Bell will be brought to Las Vegas in May of this year as part of the centennial celebration. The bell will be rung to mark the centennial birthday of Las Vegas, Nevada and you know that we know how to stage an event. The Liberty Bell monument will be located at the corner of Fourth Street and Lewis Avenue just a few blocks from the Fremont Street Experience. The public will be able to see and touch the bell in addition to enjoying displays on the Bill of Rights, The Constitution and The Declaration of Independence. There will also be presentations about important legal cases that helped to shape the history of Southern Nevada. MS Las Vegas Real Estate would like to remind you once again that Las Vegas is a real city now. Large, ethnically diverse, culturally rich, economically strong and well on the way to first-tier status in America in so many ways that have nothing to do with gambling. A Las Vegas home is a sound investment and a pleasant and rewarding living experience. More so all the time.

This is nothing short of incredible. Even John D. Rockefeller would never have thought of such a thing. The personal income statistics of the American people, as measured by the U.S. Commerce Department, shot up in December by the largest monthly gain since the government began tracking the data in 1959. The U.S. Commerce Department said that total personal income rose by 3.7% in December 2004 as compared to the previous month. What caused this record breaking phenomenon? The large dividend paid to shareholders of Microsoft Corporation. How much was the dividend? Thirty two billion dollars. The Microsoft payment, which affected 4.6 million shareholders, was nearly as large as the $38 billion federal income-tax rebate paid in the summer of 2001. If you live in Las Vegas, and you own a significant amount of Microsoft shares, MS Las Vegas Real Estate has a great idea for your new found chunk of change. How about a nice new Las Vegas home!

Residents of the Rhodes Ranch master-planned golf community are about to get a little more wet and have a little more fun. No, they are not going diving for golf balls! The new Rhodes Ranch “Fun Zone” recreation center is slated to open this summer. Owning Las Vegas homes in Rhodes Ranch is about to become more enjoyable than ever. An amusement park caliber Water Park has been added to the plans even though every kid in Rhodes Ranch voted against it! (just kidding) Mr. and Mrs. Rhodes take their kids to amusement parks on family vacations and the they especially love the water parks. For this reason (can you think of a better one?) it was decided that Fun Zone at Rhodes Ranch should include a water park too! In addition to the water park, Fun Zone will have a beautiful fitness center and swimming pool. Fun Zone is designed to be an all-ages entertainment facility where residents from the community can meet and mingle. The Las Vegas real estate market just keeps providing more reasons to get excited. MS Las Vegas Real Estate is your personal guide to the Rhodes Ranch golf and water park community!

Wheel of Fortune is taping shows this weekend in Vegas for national broadcast beginning February 7th. Can you believe that Vanna and the gang are in their 22nd season? The highly popular show (which has crossed over into some of the most popular slot machines as well) will be taping at the Las Vegas Hilton this Friday thru Sunday. The cast and crew will be staying at the hotel, so there’s no telling who you might see in the casino at night. This is actually the fourth time “The Wheel” has come to Las Vegas, but it’s been 3 years since the last visit.

Former Motley Crue front man Vince Neil got married in Las Vegas last week at the Four Seasons Hotel. Don’t tell me you didn’t know that Vegas had a Four Seasons! Just tell me that you didn’t know that Vince got married in Las Vegas, because I didn’t know either until I saw it in the paper. MC Hammer officiated in the ceremony, for real. See? Now you think I’m lying!! I’m very serious about Vince and MC. Ask Dennis Rodman or Tommy Lee, they were there too. You’ll never guess who wasn’t there….the original best man! Randy Kubota was supposed to do the honors, but he’s in the hospital with very serious injuries. A couple of weeks ago he was at a party at Vince’s house, and after he left, some one pushed him out of the car! Yes it was moving! They found him in a drainage ditch somewhere in LA. Vegas baby, gotta love it.