THE "FUN TAX" CURRENTLY BEING CONSIDERED BY THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE IS AN EXAMPLE OF THE ONE OF MANY "ITEMS" THAT COULD BE TAXED BUT SHOULD NOT BE TAXED. The "Fun Tax" is an erosion of Nevada's reputation as a low tax state. California's legislature taxes almost anything that moves while expanding spending to match additional income. There is little or no incentive in California for government agencies to be economical. Nevada's legislature needs to show substantial restraint, not follow the example of spendthrifts like California.

The recent Moore, Oklahoma tornado generates questions about possible techniques for diminishing the strength of tornados. Currently the emphasis is on early warning of tornado activity, not diminishing the strength of tornados. In lower tech times Cloud Seeding was developed to start rainfall, in these higher tech times developing techniques for reducing the strength of tornados would be appropriate. The two major components of tornados are cold dry air and moist warm air. The most likely candidate for modification is moist warm air. Nevertheless, if effective Cloud Seeding was developed in low tech times, then effective tornado strength reduction should be developable in high tech times. Groups like NOA need to get off the observing-reporting sidelines and start developing modes of reducing tornado strength reduction.

When one drinks too much sometimes the result is a "hangover". A "hangover" results from the very rapid metabolizing of the sugar in alcoholic beverages. When the "hangover" is over generally most of the oversupply influx of sugar also has been dealt with. The "hangover" is sometimes compared with the "smoothness" of "grass". The basis for the "smoothness" of "grass" is that it is being absorbed and accumulated by the body's fat cells. The "effective" ingredients in "grass" can remain in the body for a long time, that is an individual can be "under the influence" for a long time. THOSE WHO START USING "GRASS" FOR "MEDICAL REASONS" SHOULD BE PREPARED TO FORFEIT THEIR DRIVER'S LICENSES. A DRIVER WHO IS FEELING "NO PAIN" IS A DRIVER "UNDER THE INFLUENCE" WHO SHOULD NOT BE DRIVING. NO DRIVER'S LICENSE-NO DRIVING, LEGALLY.

I figured this would be easier than it looked and it was. The students taking the test wouldn't have very long to get the answer so I guess it took me less than two minutes and here I am 69 years old and went only to High School back in Springdale, Arkansas.

Answer: A. You solve for m by bringing everything but m over to the other side through multiplication and division. And yes, I'm a NV high school graduate of 24 years. CJJAMES.

Answer to math question. Answer is A, KT^2/4pi^2=m.

Math proficiency problem: T= 2(pi)sqrt(m/K) Answer: A M=((KT^2)/(4(pi)^2)) T/2(pi) = sqrt(m/K) (T^2)/(4(pi)^2) = m/K (KT^2)/(4(pi)^2) = m

PERS is a retirement system (pension), yet, Elizabeth, you comment on it as if it should be treated differently from other pension programs. Retirees of the US Armed Forces, collecting a government pension, are retiring based on years of service at an age younger than SS eligible and go on to work elsewhere. Retirees of most corporations can collect a pension when eligible based on years of service, not age related to SS; and, can go on to work elsewhere. I worked during corporate downsizing and hundreds of employees took retirement and then were hired by our company as consultants. That is because of the ridiculous budgeting process that separates salaries and wages from consultant costs. They cut salaries, wages, and jobs to fix the personnel budget, but had sufficient funds budgeted to hire these subject matter experts to continue their needed work (saving the benefits cost). There are NRS laws in place to prevent employees who retire and collect PERS from being rehired in a job that pays PERS. If they are hired in any other PERS eligible job, their PERS (pension) payment stops. Anyone in any job is pension eligible based on the pension plan requirements; NONE are attached to SS eligible. Yes, some PERS jobs are eligible in fewer years than others, because 25 years service or 60 years old as a law enforcement officer or firefighter is quite different than 30 years service or 65 years old as a staff/office worker. ya think? Let your investigative nature and common sense guide you here, not your conservative ideology. Thanks Hugh for the understandable explanation of the liability over time, not BILLIONS of dollars due now. Time to reflect and be fair to our dedicated public employees.

According to various sources, the largest debt owned in the US is debt characterized as STUDENT LOANS. The reality that the rate of increase for the cost of a college education greatly exceeds the rate of inflation is troubling, in particular because the quality of a college education has not increased very much. Has anyone in the media or those covered by the media asked why the cost of a college education has grossly increased. When one talks to an individual in their thirties who announced that they have finally paid off their student loan, the so-called Dream Act seems more like the Nightmare Act. There is absolutely no justification for paying for the college education of any immigrant when seem in the real context of essentially unaffordable college education for multigenerational native born US Citizens. The Dream Act needs to buried.

Hey Hugh, are you listening to your good buddy Obama right now. As usual his lips are moving but nothing is really coming out except to blame others for his failures. Still breaking promises with no solutions to the problems. But boy do I look good on camera. Hey, where's my TelePrompTer. Ah,ah,ah,ah,ah!!!