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  TAXING AND BLAMING THE RICH

Democrats like to blame and tax the rich as democrats pursue class warfare, in lieu of better issues and tactics. 

Democrats treat the rich as if the rich are devoid of integrity.   The numbers in the following table show the democrats are in a glass house, foolishly throwing rocks! 

The numbers show evil democrats and liberals are fighting to make the rich make evil investment returns on the evil federal government's evil operating efficiency.  To make matters worse, evil democrats and liberals paint the rich as being evil--and the evil media, whose avg. integrity has now fallen to 60, joins in. 

So you see, this is not a fight about money.  It is a fight about integrity--and thanks to the Tea Party, it now appears integrity will prevail over evil. 

The Tea Party will prevent the American Republic from falling into a dictatorship--for the first time in a Republic's history!

   THE TEA PARTY IS SAVING THE REPUBLIC FROM EVIL DEMOCRATS AND LIBERALS

SCHOOL FIXES AND FAILURES, EVALUATED AND SCORED

FIXES WERE SUBSTANTIALLY UPDATED ON 7-28-11

SUMMIT PRESCHOOL ADVOCATES HAVE NO BELIEVABLE DATA

 THE UGLY IMPACTS ON IOWANS--ISEA TEACHER UNION--IA. PUBLIC ENEMY # 1

WHY JUDY HINTZ WAS BANNED FROM THE 'EDUCATION' SUMMIT

Judy would tell how she routinely raises math and reading skills 5 grade levels with but 27 to 54 one-hour training sessions, with kids the public schools can't teach!  She would also tell how to raise skills 7 grade levels with 27 to 54 one-hour sessions for other students.   Judy has the proven recipe for doing that and the evil ISEA teacher's union, and other constructivists wanting more money for schools, don't want to hear it--so they banned her from speaking at the summit!! 

BAN CONSTRUCTIVISTS FROM IOWA CLASSROOMS

PARKINSON'S  DISEASE--CAUSE, PREVENTION & TREATMENT

MENIERE'S  DISEASE--CAUSE, PREVENTION & TREATMENT

BRANSTAD, BUSINESSES & EVIL ISEA EYEING $3 BILLION SALES TAX HIKE

Democrats now want a special legislative session to get more money for schools.  Beware of  a 17% state sales tax increase!!

FREE K-12 TEACHING FROM KAHN ACADEMY.ORG

SERGEANT BLUFF ADVOCATE EDITOR SOUNDS OFF ON IASB & ISEA TEACHER'S UNION

'WEAK' TEA PARTY SPOOKS & WORKS D. C. ESTABLISHMENT, 24/7

OVER 2 TO 1 IMBALANCE IN NEW BIG TEN FOOTBALL DIVISIONS!!

75% INCREASE IN IA STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT FOR 0NLY $56 MILLION!! 

VOTER INTEGRITY IS KEY IN DEBT LIMIT FIGHT!!

"BECAUSE I'M HERE NOW"!!

Congratulations to all Tea Party Congressman who understand the government’s mind must be changed before it will change course.  Like an extremely spoiled child, it’s mind is now stubbornly set on the flawed, destructive, premise that more government taxing, spending and controls are better. 

To add insult to injury, the liberal media has convinced many Americans that more government taxing, spending and controls are better as well.  The resulting problems call for leadership and courage demonstrated by the founding fathers--who risked their lives and fortunes, founding the country. 

 They never gave up and they didn’t give in!!

 Congressman, Lt. Colonel, Alan West from Florida, showed such leadership and courage when a FOX TV reporter asked why wouldn’t this Congress cave and give in, just as others have done.  His straight, high integrity answer,

 “Because I’m here now”!!!

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CONTENTS FOR EVALUATING OR DEVELOPING PUBLIC SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLANS

LEGISLATIVE SESSION IMPACTS ON IOWAN'S STANDARD OF LIVING

  TO SEE ACADEMIC CHILD ABUSE TOPICS DISCUSSED BY JUDY HINTZ, IOWALIVE AND OTHERS, ON WHO RADIO'S MICKELSON IN THE MORNING PROGRAM BROADCAST ON JULY 8TH AT 9:00 AM--CLICK  HERE

LISTEN TO THE LIVE 7-8-11 MICKELSON in the MORNING BROADCAST AND HEAR a young lady named Sara tell how she was able to recover from educational abuse and neglect.   What an inspirational story at website: 

 http://hw.libsyn.com/p/2/3/5/23509441d4076264/mickelson-2011-07-08.mp3?sid=11b4b41129842c13c1d62a9feaa9a4be&l_sid=20760&l_eid=&l_mid=2647643

  SCHOOL FAILURES & CONSTRUCTIVISM

2003-2004 IA. SCHOOL HONESTY/INTEGRITY RANKINGS

MORE EVIDENCE OF IOWA ACADEMIC CHILD ABUSE

CHILD ABUSING UNITED STATES, IOWA AND DES MOINES, 2009 MATH SCORE RANKINGS

THE UNITED STATES RANKS 38^TH OF 60 JURISDICTIONS IN 2009 INTERNATIONAL MATH PISA TESTS

Visit website:  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/54/12/46643496.pdf  , add up the number of international jurisdictions out-scoring the United States in math, and you will find the United States is ranked 38^th.

IOWA RANKS 17^TH IN 8^TH GRADE 2009 U.S.  NAEP MATH TESTS

Visit Iowa’s Report Card website:  http://iowaeducation.iowa.gov/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Iowa_Report_Card.pdf  and you will find Iowa ranked 17^th  in the U. S. in 8^th grade NAEP math tests.

DES MOINES RANKS 325^TH OF 327 IOWA SCHOOLS IN 11^TH GRADE 2009 ITED MATH TESTS

Visit website http://www.iowalive.net/math%20ranking%202010%202011.htm and you will find Des Moines ranked 325^th of 327 Iowa schools, in 11^th grade math.

IOWA SPENT AT LEAST $14,300 TOTAL PER PUBLIC SCHOOL STUDENT IN  2009

The evil ISEA teacher union DEMANDS MORE MONEY FOR EDUCATION!!

IOWA EDUCATION COSTS ARE OUT OF CONTROL!

It is futile for Iowalive, or others, to offer suggestions for school improvement so long as constructivists are in control--and schools are given millions without any strings attached for improving student achievement, or anything else!!

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A 'TWEENER' TO WIN IOWA CAUCUS AND DEFEAT OBAMA

UPDATED INTEGRITY RANKING OF IOWA'S WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS

TRANSLATION OF LEGISLATORS' EVIL QUOTES

APPEAL TO CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL BOARD TO STOP BILKING IOWA TAXPAYERS OF $12.6 MILLION ANNUALLY

  DERIVATION OF INTEGRITY INDEX LEVELS

Derivation of Integrity Index Levels involves proprietary use of algorithms, somewhat similar to those used in deriving operating efficiencies, described farther below on this website. 

An operating efficiency of 100% defines perfection, the condition of zero waste.  Similarly, an Integrity Index Level of 1,000 applies to the Divine--the ultimate level of perfection and truth--and 0, the ultimate absence of perfection and truth and the ultimate level of evil. 

On this 0 to 1,000 scale, significant integrity starts at level 300.   The levels are logarithmic, (powers of ten)--which provide more than sufficient range to cover all conditions of integrity--to the highest level of accuracy obtainable.    The levels are intended to be used for making comparisons and for determining improvement, rather than absolutes--at this time.  

Evil is at or below level 250.  Fraud is equivalent to level 160. Grand larceny is equivalent to level 40.

Integrity is adherence to moral and ethics principles.  Evil is the antonym of integrity.  The better the adherence to moral and ethics principles, the higher the Integrity Index Level.  An algorithm, discussed below, is a procedure for solving a mathematical problem (such as finding the greatest common divisor) in a finite number of steps that frequently involves repetition of an operation; broadly : a step-by-step procedure for solving a problem or accomplishing some end especially by a computer.  

 A database is a collection of data used in making comparisons to find the ‘best fit’ or ‘most likely’ solution or condition.    For example, if you see a bird with a bill, webbed feet, a green head and a curly tail, it is ‘most likely’ a mallard duck.   With respect to integrity, government investigators gather information on individuals seeking security clearances—and compare that information with information (a database) obtained from people who are known to be trustworthy.   If a good fit is determined, a security clearance is granted. 

 The algorithm IF:THEN:THIS logic is—IF this, this, this and this etc. are known and reasonably so—THEN the most likely result or condition is THIS. 

To some extent, the Integrity Index Levels can be considered as measures of energy levels--where a 'truth' has a different energy level than a 'false'.    It is expected that use of memristors will eventually lead to precise measurement of such energy levels, including the frequencies of each.   

A memristor behaves like a non-linear resistor with memory.  It will substantially (30% or more) increase speed, reduce size, weight, power consumption, heat dissipated and cost of computers--approaching brain-like computation and memory capability.  A memristor will not lose memory resulting from a power loss. 

Memristor technology will provide the means for the ultimate truth or lie detector.  This technology eliminates the rounding errors resulting from forced use of zeroes and ones, in existing digital technology.  It will make voice recognition more precise than existing DNA.  It will show if a person's unique energy imprint was present at the scene of a crime--at the precise time of the crime! 

An excellent video on memristor technology is available on website;  http://www.memristor.org/emerging/387/hp-stanley-williams-who-discovery-of-memristor-video-lecture-invented      

Integrity awards for deserving newspapers, radio and TV stations will become routine!!   The same applies to clerics, lawyers, businesses, schools, governments, judges, teachers, journalists, politicians and political parties etc.  Are you ready for this?  Will there be efforts to halt or drive memristor technology development, refinement and use out of the country--to avoid exposure of the truth?   Who would fear the truth and want to do that--criminals, the Federal Government?  Please keep a very watchful eye on development of this technology--or its sudden demise.

The Integrity Index Levels derived by Iowalive net workers are infantile, compared to the levels obtainable from use of memristor technology.  The numerical,  Integrity Index Levels provided by Iowalive net workers merely introduce you to what is to come.   Anyone claiming to have better numbers is always asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison. 

FAR TO MUCH EVIL IN STATE BUDGETS & NEGOTIATIONS

The following table shows there is far too much evil involved with the state budgets and those involved in negotiations.   Too make matters worse, the 6-22-11 Cedar Rapids Gazette editorial claimed, “Democrats gave up on a 2 percent increase for K-12 school funding growth.”  This bias implies the Democrats accepted less than a 2 percent increase.  Not the case at all.  The Democrats actually gave up on an exceptionally evil 3% increase—on top of an evil $215 million school increase they got, to provide pay raises for evil school academic failures.

 The editorial, written by the editorial board, having an evil integrity of 140, also picked on Governor Branstad, who has an integrity level of 660!!  When integrity is lacking in discourse, things really get evil—and the Gazette editorial board doesn’t seem to care.

 Evil is the antonym of integrity!!

Is this Heaven?  NO!  It's Iowa!

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WHO WILL TROUNCE OBAMA?

Republicans should be asking this question.  Who is the most likely to TROUNCE Obama in 2012?   Here is a table showing the % probabilities for the Republicans doing just that--especially Perry.  TABLE

IOWA'S PROPERTY TAX PROBLEM

IT'S A POOR IOWA INVESTMENT FOR THOSE IN GREEN TO GIVE MONEY TO THOSE IN RED--WHO OUGHT TO BE FORCED TO MAKE MUCH BETTER USE OF THE MONEY THEY HAVE!
DESCRIPTION OF IOWAN'S AFFECTED BY IOWA PROPERTY TAXES	AVG. OPERATING EFFICIENCY, YEAR-TO-TO DATE, 6-1-11
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN	61%
SMALL  BUSINESSES	58%
MEDIUM SIZED  BUSINESSES	57%
IOWA WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS	55%
FAMILIES WITHOUT CHILDREN	53%
LARGE  BUSINESSES	52%
IOWA DAILY NEWSPAPERS--EXCEPT GAZETTE & REGISTER	51%
SMALL SCHOOL DISTRICTS	43%
CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE	43%
SMALL TOWN GOVERNMENTS	42%
DES MOINES REGISTER	36%
GOVERNOR'S OFFICE	35%
MEDIUM SIZED SCHOOL DISTRICTS	34%
LARGE  CITY GOVERNMENTS-EXCEPT DES MOINES AND CEDAR RAPIDS	33%
MEDIUM  CITY GOVERNMENTS	32%
CEDAR RAPIDS CITY GOVERNMENT	32%
LARGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS	31%
DES MOINES CITY GOVERNMENT	23%
REPUBLICANS IN LEGISLATURE	17%
DEMOCRATS IN LEGISLATURE	11%
Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them.

OPERATING EFFICIENCIES SHOW HOW TO CUT $718 BILLION FROM FEDERAL BUDGET!!

MICHELE BACHMANN GAINED MOST FROM DEBATE

 KWWL TV STATION'S INTEGRITY TOPS IN IOWA 

CALL FOR INVESTIGATION OF CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT

INTEGRITY RANKING OF 50 IOWA SENATE LEGISLATORS

INTEGRITY RANKING OF 100 IOWA HOUSE LEGISLATORS

  MATH RANKING OF IOWA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2010-2011 

4TH GRADE READING RANKING OF IOWA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2010-2011 

 THE UGLY IMPACTS ON IOWANS--ISEA TEACHER UNION--IA. PUBLIC ENEMY # 1

CALL FOR IOWA STATEHOUSE REPUBLICANS TO FIGHT LIKE A GIRL!

HIGHEST PAID IA TEACHERS RANK 316 AND 261 IN STATE MATH!!

IOWA 70 YEAR CHART SHOWS DISASTROUS IOWA EDUCATION TRENDS

JEFF ANGELO IS IN--OVER HIS HEAD, ADVOCATING HOMOSEXUAL SEX ACTS!!

THE FLOOD PROTECTION PLAN THE PEOPLE WANT

The plan the people want is far better than the defeated flood protection plan that required people to pay up to $950 million in sales taxes--that businesses don't pay.  Those business spent at least $500,000 promoting it--and lost! The people spoke!

The following flood protection plan, the people want, provides Cedar Rapids with Corps of Engineers designed flood protection for both sides of the river, as well as street repair and property tax reduction for residential property owners.  People choosing to live in the flood plain will be told and understand the Corps of Engineers reports their plan provides but a 91% probability of flood protection. 

People want Cedar Rapids businesses and public agencies to pay $9.5 million annually for flood protection, plus $11,472,279 for annual street repair and residential property tax reduction.  The Gazette reported $9.5 million annually was needed to pay Cedar Rapids' share of  flood protection.    

People want business property taxes raised 17%, the same percentage businesses tried to raise sales taxes people would have to pay!  This would annually raise $12,093,748 million for flood protection, street repair and residential property tax reduction (not $8.9 million as carried in Dick's letter to the editor) per year, based on county reported property taxes of $71,139,692 now paid by businesses. 

In addition, people want 1% reallocated from the $888 million public agency budgets, such as 2010 spending by Cedar Rapids City ($338,062,216), Linn County,( $183,683,000),  Kirkwood Community College, ($128,699,507), Grant Wood AEA ($57,530,586), and the Cedar Rapids school district ($179,877,811).  No one can factually state 1% of the total spent was not wasted.   The same applies to their budgets and spending for the next 20 years. 

The Gazette editorial board, KCRG TV-9 and others can reuse their "penny" words and graphics to explain to agency officials it is only a penny--just as they told people the defeated sales tax was just a penny!!  It works both ways--except with this one, heads or tails--the people win!!

If these agencies won’t contribute willingly,  their elected officials will be replaced with officials who will.  Any new laws needed would be no more difficult to pass than those needed to allocate $200 million more state sales tax revenues to Cedar Rapids!! 

The above business and agency revenues would provide $9.5 million for flood relief, $5,974,370 for annual residential property tax relief plus $5,497,909 for annual street repair.

People would also help pay for this plan because they pay for a large part of business profits, the wasteful budgets mentioned above--and $111 million in property taxes, compared to only $71 million now paid by businesses. 

AMOUNTS AND METHODS EACH AGENCY WOULD PAY FOR FLOOD PROTECTION ETC.

TYPICAL AMOUNTS AND METHODS OF AGENCY REALLOCATIONS
PUBLIC AGENCY	TOTAL AMOUNT  AGENCY SPENT IN 2010	1% OF AMOUNT BUDGETED/SPENT ANNUALLY TO BE REALLOCATED FOR FLOOD PROTECTION, STREET REPAIR AND RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF	METHODS OF REALLOCATION
CEDAR RAPIDS, CITY	$338,062,216	$3,380,622	RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX REDUCTION
LINN COUNTY	$183,683,000	$1,836,830	CASH OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER TO CEDAR RAPIDS CITY
CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT	$179,877,811	$1,798,778	CASH OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER TO CEDAR RAPIDS CITY
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE	$128,699,507	$1,286,995	CASH OR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX TRANSFER TO CEDAR RAPIDS CITY
GRANT WOOD AEA	$57,530,586	$575,306	CASH TRANSFER TO CEDAR RAPIDS CITY
TOTAL	$887,853,120	$8,878,531
62% OF $8,878,531 TO BE REALLOCATED FOR STREET REPAIR		$5,497,909	ADJUSTMENTS TO CEDAR RAPIDS CITY BUDGETS
38% OF $8,878,531 TO BE REALLOCATED FOR RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY TAX RELIEF		$3,380,622

Put this plan on the ballot!  Elect a new, trustworthy mayor and council to manage it.

Let people vote on this plan they want!!  No $500,000 contributions needed from businesses for advertising needed.   This is a fair plan, not like the one businesses don't pay for and tried to shove down the people's throats with a 17% sales tax increase, for 20 years. 

WHERE MUCH OF THE MONEY IS WASTED IN CEDAR  RAPIDS

The following table shows where much of the money is wasted in Cedar Rapids.   $8.9 million of this annual waste must be put to better use for flood protection, street repair and residential property tax reduction.  Cedar Rapids voters soundly rejected the tax-the-people plan pushed by Mayor Corbett, the Chamber and businesses--who contributed at least $500,000 to advertise it.    There is no need to advertise the flood protection plan below, for both sides of the river, that makes much better use of existing money.   

None of these five public agencies have shown any interest, commitment or plans to make much better use of the money they have.   Some of it must be taken from them to make better use of it, and to get them interested in doing so.   In addition, some much better public officials will be needed to get the job done. 

WHERE MUCH OF THE MONEY IS WASTED IN CEDAR RAPIDS.     Source:  Iowalive 5-12-11
PUBLIC AGENCY	TOTAL AMOUNT  SPENT IN 2010	SOME SOURCES OF WASTE
		SALARIES HIGHER THAN JUSTIFIED	NO OR INAD-EQUATE IMPROVE-MENT PLANS	INADEQUATE OVERSIGHT OF PROCURE-MENT	OVER STAFFING	REMEDIAL, REWORK OR DO-OVERS
CEDAR RAPIDS, CITY	$338,062,216	$16,903,111	$11,832,178	$12,508,302	$5,070,933	$10,141,866
LINN COUNTY	$183,683,000	$6,428,905	$6,428,905	$9,184,150	$2,755,245	$2,755,245
CEDAR RAPIDS SCHOOL DISTRICT	$179,877,811	$19,786,559	$8,993,891	$5,396,334	$26,981,672	$11,692,058
KIRKWOOD COMMUNITY COLLEGE	$128,699,507	$4,504,483	$5,147,980	$6,434,975	$3,346,187	$257,399
GRANT WOOD AEA	$57,530,586	$6,903,670	$2,876,529	$1,438,265	$2,358,754	$57,531
TOTAL	$887,853,120	$54,526,728	$35,279,483	$34,962,026	$40,512,791	$24,904,099
Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them.

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HIGHEST PAID IA TEACHERS RANK 316 AND 261 IN STATE MATH!!

HANDOUT TO COUNCIL--MARION IOWA WASTES NEARLY A MILLION MORE IN '10 THAN '09

DES MOINES REGISTER'S BOGUS HOMOSEXUAL SEX IOWA POLL

2-27-11

Greetings, Des Moines Register Editorial Board—

If the Register’s 1,511 word, burn-before-reading (BBR), heavily biased, 2-26-11 homosexual sex article touting the Register’s Iowa Poll is true, why won’t Senate dictator Mike Gronstal and his misguided ilk allow a vote on homosexual marriage?? 

The answer is—the article is untruthful and the poll is bogus.  54% of Iowa voters ousted 3 homosexually biased, supreme court judges.  No pro homosexual sex polls needed!!! 

If the Register would show some spine and define and describe the homosexual sex acts its editorial board and Gronstal promote, there would be a revolution in Iowa. 

Why won’t you describe those acts so people can know exactly what it is you so fondly promote?? 

Are you afraid of them, or don’t you know them??  Is it both??  How about some transparency at the Register for a change?!  Senator Gronstal runs and hides and won’t describe them either!!

Sincerely,

Iowalive            A growing network of volunteer citizens and professionals for improving Iowa.

WHO RADIO'S JAN MICKELSON REVERSE ENGINEERS ZACH WAHL'S HOMOSEXUAL SEX SPEECH

   INTEGRITY & OPERATING EFFICIENCIES OF IA CASINOS

   INTEGRITY RANKING OF TOP POLITICAL MAGAZINES

7 OF TOP 10 CONSERVATIVE PUBLICATIONS HAVE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY.  TOP 3 LIBERAL PUBLICATIONS DON'T.
NAME OF CONSERVATIVE PUBLICATION	INTEGRITY INDEX LEVEL, ON SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000 TOPS--WHERE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY STARTS AT 300
*Tea Party Review	760
Cybercast News Service	670
The Weekly Standard	560
The American Conservative	520
Taki's Magazine	510
The New American	505
FrontPage Magazine	315
National Review	310
The American Spectator	220
The Christian Science Monitor	150
Human Events	40
NAME OF LIBERAL PUBLICATION
Mother Jones	220
Harper's	15
The Nation	7
Anyone claiming to have better numbers for all, is asked to provide them.
Integrity is adherence to moral and ethical principles.
* Not yet in top 10 ranking.

 ST. MARK’S LUTHERAN CHURCH OPTIONS FOR DEALING WITH ELCA

2-9-2011 

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA}, Southeast Iowa Synod Bishop Michael Burk claims he has backed off from ousting Marion’s St. Mark’s Lutheran Church pastors, for now.  

 While Sunday’s second vote slightly failed to meet the ELCA’s evil 67% super majority for St. Mark’s to leave the ELCA, the 60% majority vote sent Bishop Burk a strong message and clearly stated the congregation’s strong intentions to leave the ELCA. 

Comparing the second vote count to the first vote, 72 more voted to leave the ELCA while only 74 more voted to stay.   381 members voted to leave and 225 voted to stay.  The unfairness of the evil ELCA's 67%  majority voting requirement forced the majority of the congregation to remain in the ELCA, for now. 

The following table is respectfully offered to St. Mark’s officials to assist them in selecting the best option for dealing with ELCA Bishops, at this time. 

                          C. R. GAZETTE'S DUH-DORMAN NEEDS A LAP TALK!

  ONLY 1 NAMED SUPREME COURT CANDIDATE FIT TO SERVE!

  LEGALITY OF C. R. FLOOD PROTECTION CLAIMS QUESTIONED

  GREEDY CEDAR RAPIDS MAYOR TO THROW $600 MILLION DOWN THE RIVER

   4TH GRADE READING RANKING OF IOWA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2010-2011 

BENNET IS TIED WITH 6 OTHER SCHOOLS AS  #1.  Cedar Rapids is 238th & Des Moines is 325th. 

OPEN LETTER TO CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE EDITORIAL BOARD

1-15-11(Updated in red on 1-16-11)

Greetings, C. R. Gazette Editorial Board:

 Two letters to the editor and a Washington High School student’s guest column babble 780 words in typical BBR (Burn Before Reading) fashion, in Friday’s 1-14-11 C. R. Gazette.  It’s as if they never considered the substantive contents of Lord Kelvin’s quote.  There were more of such letters in Sunday's 1-16-11 Gazette.  Because all are lacking in substance, Iowalive considers them to be BBR (Burn Before Reading).  One even aimlessly attacked Iowalive net workers' attempts to reduce tornado strikes and snowfall amounts, discussed elsewhere on the http://iowalive.net/  website.  Iowa had 14 fewer than average tornados and no evidence of any substantial tornado striking the ground in 2010, despite near record rainfall and rainstorms.  The State Climatologist will not explain why. 

 W. T. (Lord) Kelvin (1891) Popular Lectures and Addresses “....WHEN YOU CAN MEASURE WHAT YOU ARE SPEAKING ABOUT AND CAN EXPRESS IT IN NUMBERS, YOU KNOW SOMETHING ABOUT IT, BUT WHEN YOU CANNOT EXPRESS IT IN NUMBERS YOUR KNOWLEDGE IS OF A MEAGRE AND UNSATISFACTORY KIND.”   

 Supt. Benson’s letter to the editor used but two numbers, 40 and 60, reflecting the principal’s years of service and the superintendent’s approximate age.  Whoopee!!    The Washington student used about 3 numbers to describe student activities rather than academic results.  Another letter writer used 2 numbers that in no manner came close to refuting the indicting numbers Mr. Frederick’s presented in his guest column.

 The bottom line, the C. R. school district is miserably failing its students academically, and no school official has made any  meaningful plans or efforts to fix it.   The number of 11^th graders claimed proficient (when actually performing at the 9^th grade level) in core total scores (reading, language and math), published in the Gazette on  4-10-10, show Washington High School falling from 92% in 08 to 77% in 09—a 16% decline in one year.   Did the Washington High school principal and supt. get a pay raise for such dismal performance.  But of course!!  The inept school board would do no less—to encourage even more failures.  The supt. deviously writes about his age and the principal's years of service.  Neither has benefited student achievement. 

 The 1-4-10 Gazette ranking shows C. R. schools dominate the bottom of the rankings of metro area schools.  Babbling Benson, Plagman et. al.  have nothing to say about that, as Benson fattens his retirement check in the constructivist run, ghetto district.

 Babbling 12^th grade students ought to show us they can off-hand, first-time, take and pass the GED test, that is supposed to be passable by at least 60% of 11^th graders.   The high scoring students Iowalive observed failed to pass the test.   A smart parent will no longer pay for his kid’s college education until the GED test is passed.    

 Cedar Rapids’ population is growing as the school district’s enrollment is falling like a rock—for good reasons.  

 Improvement starts with awareness.  Mr. Frederick’s guest column did as much, or more, for increasing awareness of poor C. R. school district performance, than has ever been carried in the Gazette.   Those in denial attack and try to discredit Mr. Fredericks, rather than admitting the problem, and committing themselves to fix it.

Is this Heaven?  No, it’s Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

 Businesses are getting hosed by the school district for school taxes paid and education not delivered.   One can only wonder when such businesses will wise up and take corrective action—to greatly improve the skills of the graduates they will be forced to hire, if they keep their businesses in the metro area.  Being duped by school officials and sucking their thumbs--isn’t working.  J

 Blessings to the many who commended Mr. Fredericks for his acumen and courage—and also to the thousands visiting the Iowalive website:  http://iowalive.net/  to learn what is really going on in C. R. and other Iowa school districts. 

 Sincerely,

 Iowalive                    A growing network of volunteer citizens and professionals for improving Iowa.

   GUEST COLUMN SHOWS C. R. WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL FAILURES 

   MATH RANKING OF IOWA'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2010-2011 

Des Moines ranks 325th of 327 Iowa School Districts.  Cedar Rapids ranks 228th!

   STATE REPRESENTATIVE LANCE HORBACH IS ASKED TO WHIP CANCER IN TAMA COUNTY, IOWA

MESSAGE SENT TO MR. HORBACH ON 1-4-10

On the 4^th of August, 2010, Iowalive sent you a message asking you to whip cancer in Tama Co.   The good news is the coming availability of a high integrity blood test for accurately determining the presence of cancer cells in the body--see website:  http://www.cecilwhig.com/news/article_9ed59f2e-176f-11e0-b313-001cc4c03286.html .  The Integrity Index Level for the new test to detect any cells associated with each of the 217 or more kinds of cancer ( http://www.iowalive.net/best-immune/cancer%20list.htm )  is an impressive 850, on a scale of 0 to 1,000 tops.  The blood test is passing tests and headed for availability to some doctors—by 2012, in our estimate. 

 This is the break through you needed to accurately verify the BESTIMMUNE protocol, posted on website: http://www.iowalive.net/protocol.htm  and introduced to you in the 4 August email, kills cancer cells.   Cancer patients can use the protocol at their discretion, with the assistance of doctors having the new blood test tool.  There is no need for long, drawn out, costly blind studies to prove it works.   It can be done in a matter of weeks—not years!!    

 It is not too late for you to contact Mr. Fredericks, Iowalive spokesman, at an address or phone number Iowalive will provide to you upon your request. 

 The ball is in your court, Mr. Horbach.  Iowalive net workers, who know you personally, believe you can handle it. 

You can cause, or beat, the following headline, expected to be published within 3 years! 

HEALTHY IMMUNE SYSTEM KILLS CANCER CELLS

No surgery, radiation or chemotherapy needed! 

Sincerely,

Iowalive       A growing network of volunteer citizens and professionals for improving

INTEGRITY OF BRANSTAD'S CAMPAIGN AND POLITICAL APPOINTMENTS FALLS

As Iowalive reported earlier, Governor Branstad's campaign integrity rose sharply after Sarah Palin endorsed him for governor.   His integrity improvement is further evidenced in his political appointments, with the exceptions as shown in the following table.   

His appointment of John Glass as Director of the Department of Education is troubling.  Mr. Glass, himself an educator for 15 years, has yet to 1) show how much he improved student achievement anywhere, and 2) recognize and understand that keeping one's job is sufficient merit award for successful job performance.   That hasn't been the case in Iowa public education for over 50 years.    Educators owe taxpayers for pay raises educators immorally gained--for causing student achievement declines, shown in website  http://www.iowalive.net/history%20of%20iowa%20school%20failure.htm .  Taxpayers don't owe educators for improving performance at any level--at any time, for at least 10 years to come. 

INTEGRITY OF BRANSTAD'S APPOINTEES SETS NEW STANDARD

Despite the three appointees in red in the table, the integrity of Governor Branstad's appointees is in line with his campaign's integrity, which set a new standard for successful Iowa gubernatorial candidates.  It is hoped and expected the higher scoring appointees will lead the lower scorers to make significant improvements. 

BRANSTAD'S CAMPAIGN INTEGRITY SWAMPED CULVER'S!!

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IMPEACH 4 REMAINING IA. SUPREME COURT JUDGES!

Greetings, Speaker of the House, Kraig Paulsen:

 The effort to impeach and oust the remaining four Iowa supreme court justices, who voted to legalize homosexual marriage, has a 75% probability of success.  The probability increases to at least 98% if you strongly support it.   For comparison, the probability of improving the State Constitution to ban homosexual marriage is at least 99%.   

 Impeaching and removing the four remaining judges prevents them from ever more ruling in favor of homosexual marriage, as their behavior has shown they are apt to do, regardless of what the Constitution says.    

If you heard and understood what Iowa voters said in the Nov 2 election, you will be wise and strongly back impeachment of the four remaining judges--and will strongly back improving the Iowa Constitution to ban homosexual marriage in Iowa, as well. 

 Newly elected Republicans obviously heard what Iowa voters said and are taking action to show they listened and understood!   As part of the status quo establishment, you need to show you listened and understood the voters as well. 

 Kudos to Representatives Kim Pearson, Pleasant Hill, Glen Massie of Des Moines and Tom Shaw, of Laurens, for drafting impeachment measures.  Rarely has such strong, wise leadership been shown by newly elected Representatives.  You ought to strongly support them!!

 Please forward this post to all newly elected, Republican representatives, or provide us with their email addresses and we will do so. 

Sincerely,

 Iowalive                     A growing network of volunteer citizens and professionals for improving Iowa

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   INTEGRITY RANKING OF IOWA'S DAILY NEWSPAPERS

HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE INFORMATION AND ISSUES

   11 NUTRIENT DEFICIENCIES CAUSE 94% OF US HEALTH CARE COSTS & 63% OF WORKER ABSENTEEISM

   SUGGESTED PREVENTION & TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR AUTISM

 SUGGESTED PREVENTION PROTOCOL FOR DOWN'S SYNDROME

  SUGGESTED TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR COMMON COLD--IMPROVED ON 10-1-10

 SUGGESTED CAUSE, PREVENTION AND TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR ALZHEIMER'S

   SUGGESTED CAUSE & TREATMENT PROTOCOL FOR ASTHMA

  CANCER TREATMENT AND PREVENTION PROTOCOL--SUGGESTS HOW YOU CAN  HELP YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM WHIP CANCER

CANCER WHIPPING INVENTION EVALUATED & SCORED HIGH NATIONALLY 

   ARCHIVES

AMERICALIVE

SPECIFIC INFORMATION AND ISSUES OF INTEREST

  HOW ABC TV DANCING WITH THE STARS SCAMMED BRISTOL'S  VOTERS

   THE LONG HISTORY OF IOWA PUBLIC SCHOOL FAILURES

   INTEGRITY RANKING OF IOWA'S DAILY NEWSPAPERS

   ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS CITED FOR OUTSTANDING REPORT INTEGRITY!!!  

   EVIL ENTERS IA. SUPREME COURT ISSUE 

   HOMOSEXUAL SEX ISSUES CONTINUE TO PLAGUE ELCA CHURCH DENOMINATION 

   DESCRIBE HOMOSEXUAL SEX ACTS ENDORSED, EMBRACED AND LOVED!

IOWALIVE ATTEMPTS TO LIMIT EACH IOWA SNOWSTORM AMOUNT TO 4 INCHES TOTAL!

Iowalive forecasts 40% less snow, than the state climatologist forecast for Iowa for the 2010-2011 winter season.  

UPDATED 2-9-11

Rather than complain about Iowa snowfall amounts, Iowalive net workers are attempting to do something to reduce them--as was done with tornado strikes.  Iowalive net workers have just this year attempted to prevent tornados from touching the ground in Iowa--as discussed in the following link.  As a result, there was no evidence any tornado touched ground in Iowa.   In addition, despite much heavier than average rainfall across the state, there were 14 fewer than the average number of tornados--and at least 68 fewer tornado reports despite more rainfall than the previous year, as discussed in this link below  IOWA TORNADO DAMAGE REDUCTION EXPERIMENT--WORKING?!  . 

Based on that apparent success, Iowalive net workers are now attempting to limit each Iowa snowstorm amount to 4 inches--as of 12-3-10.   Net workers are aware, but are undaunted, by the inability of meteorologists etc. weather experts to measure and report snowfall amounts accurately.   In fact, Iowalive has found the measured and reported snowfall amounts to have an error range of at least  plus or minus 20%. 

As with the attempt to eliminate tornado touch-downs in Iowa, Iowalive net workers are removing energy imbalances across the state, but not beyond.    National Weather Service snowfall amounts are used by Iowalive--as they are believed to be as accurate as any.

The following table shows the major snow storms in Iowa to date.  Several snowstorm snowfall amounts have been less than 4 inches, however these are not included in the table because they are what is expected.   The Iowa State Climatologist forecast more than average snowfall amounts for Iowa this '10-'11 winter.  The avg. is 32.2 inches.  He did not specify the number of inches in his forecast--but expected it to be comparable to the past 4 years, which averaged 41.25 inches.  For comparison, Iowalive expects 40% less snowfall for this winter (25 inches) than experienced in the past 4 years--the Climatologist reported were above average, but he did not give any numbers.      Here are the numbers:

 

 

WINTER SEASON	IA. AVG. SNOWFALL, IN.
06	34.4
07	45.1
08	36.3
09	49.2
AVG.	41.25

It is significant that Iowalive forecasts 40% less snow, than the state climatologist forecast for Iowa for the 2010-2011 winter season.  

The methods Iowalive uses to reduce snowfall amounts have been improved to the extent greatly reduced snowfall amounts are expected for the remainder of the winter--even though several  might exceed 4 inches in some areas.  As of 2-9-11, 7 snowfalls exceeded 4 inches and 6 did not.  A typical snowy Iowa winter, as the climatologist forecast, would have at least 9 snowfall exceeding 4 inches, by this time. 

  SNOWFALL AMOUNTS OBTAINED FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITES  

 

THE HIGHER THE ENERGY IMBALANCE RANK, THE MORE LIKELY SNOWFALL WILL EXCEED 4 INCHES. SEVERAL SNOWFALLS OF LESS THAN 4 INCHES ARE NOT RECORDED IN THIS TABLE, AS THEY ARE EXPECTED, AS A RESULT OF ENERGY BALANCING ACTIONS TAKEN BY IOWALIVE NET WORKERS.
MAJOR SNOW STORM NUMBER	ENERGY IMBALANCE RANK	LOCATION	AREA AVG. ENERGY LEVEL IMBALANCE FROM NEUTRAL--Nano Joules	MAX. SNOWFALL AMOUNT, In.	DATE	COMMENTS
1	1	SINSINAWA, WI	0.48	10.5	12/3-4/10	IOWA HAD LESS SNOW THAN NEIGHBORING STATES.
	2	CHAMPAIGN, IL	0.45	9.7	12/3-4/10
	3	LANESBORO, MN	0.43	9.6	12/3-4/10
4	LANSING, IA	0.4	8.2	12/3-4/10
2	1	WINONA, MN	0.61	26	12/10-11/10	IOWA HAD FAR LESS SNOW THAN MN AND WI, BUT MUCH MORE THAN IL.
	2	BLACK RIVER FALL, WI	0.6	26	12/10-11/10
	3	WAUKON, IA	0.51	13	12/10-11/10
	4	FREEPORT, IL	0.22	3	12/10-11/10
3	1	ROCHESTER, MN	0.37	6.2	12/16/10	WISCONSIN MISSED THIS SNOWSTORM
	2	DAVENPORT, IA	0.36	5.9	12/16/10
	3	KEWANEE, IL	0.23	3.3	12/16/10
4	1	SPRING VALLEY, MN	0.38	7.2	12/21/10	IOWA LIMITED TO 4 INCHES FOR THE FIRST TIME
	2	HURON, SD	0.25	4.5	12/21/10
	3	FREEPORT, IL	0.25	4.5	12/21/10
	4	ANAMOSA, IA	0.24	4	12/21/10
5	1	LOWDEN, IA	0.37	6.3	12/24/10	IOWA ONCE AGAIN EXCEEDED 4 INCHES AND BEAT ALL NEIGHBORING STATES
	2	GALENA, IL	0.24	3.5	12/24/10
	3	ROCHESTER, MN	0.24	3.4	12/24/10
	4	LA CROSSE, WI	0.22	3.2	12/24/10
6	1	DES MOINES, IA	0.38	7.3	01/11/10	IA. EXCEEDED 4 IN. & NEIGHBORING STATES
	2	NORFOLK AIRPORT, NE	0.23	4.2	01/11/10
7	1	WATERLOO, IA	0.23	4.1	01/17/10	IT IS EXPECTED THIS WILL START A TREND OF DIMINISHED IA. SNOWFALLS
	2	NECEDAH, WI	0.22	3	01/17/10
	3	WINONA, MN	0.17	2	01/17/10
8	1	IOWA CITY, IA	0.55	16.7	02/02/11	THIS STORM ENDED THE SMALL SNOWFALLS THAT WERE EXPECTED.
	2	RICHLAND CTR., WI	0.25	5	02/02/11
	3	OFFUT AFB, NE	0.24	5	02/02/11

WHO CAN IOWANS TRUST IN LABOR UNION VS. BUSINESS POLITICAL FIGHT?

The following table is presented to help Iowans make the best choices when deciding their voting preference.  As usual, about 60% will believe there is no good choice, but there are efforts underway to improve that situation. 

 THERE ARE SOME WHOSE BEHAVIOR CAN BE TRUSTED IN THE LABOR UNION VS. BUSINESS, POLITICAL FIGHT

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35 AND 44 FOOT FLOOD CRESTS FORECAST FOR CEDAR RAPIDS

THE WORST CEDAR RAPIDS FLOOD IS YET TO COME

The 32 foot crest in 2008 was a warning of what is to come.  The Corps of Engineers and National Weather Service have yet to give Cedar Rapids officials the  brunt of the flood bad news.   Even worse, Cedar Rapids officials have a tendency to ignore reality with respect to floods.  The behavior ranges from denial to delusion.  Neither serves C. R. residents and businesses adequately, much less fairly. 

Iowalive net workers have honed the algorithms and methods used to forecast river flood crests--that were within an inch of the July 28 crest, compared to the National Weather Service forecast that missed the same crest by a foot.  

The following chart shows the results of Iowalive's Cedar River flood forecast.    The Mayor and Council are challenged to produce a comparable chart used to determine the flood crest ‘protection’ level for Cedar Rapids!!  It is doubtful anyone has, or will even claim to have,  better numbers on which to base flood protection and other decisions—than those in the chart??!!  Those levels would almost certainly destroy the bridges on 1st, 2nd and 3rd avenues.   They would also devastate all efforts to revitalize downtown and other flood plain reconstruction as well. 

 LONG RANGE CEDAR RIVER FLOOD CREST FORECAST FOR CEDAR RAPIDS

Peak flood crest from 2063 to 2135 forecast to be no more than 30 ft.

Anyone claiming to have better flood crest forecasts is asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison. 

   IOWA CASINO GAMBLERS ARE TAKING IT IN THE SHORTS!!

   IOWA TORNADO DAMAGE REDUCTION EXPERIMENT--WORKING?!

 INTEGRITY OF GUBERNATORIAL AND LT. GOVERNOR CANDIDATE CAMPAIGNS 

   TOP 20 PRIORITIES FOR CEDAR RAPIDS

 DERIVATION OF OPERATING EFFICIENCY LEVELS

      INTEGRITY LEVELS FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL AND HOUSE DIST. 2 RACES

   EVENING PRAYER FOR AMERICA

  ELCA HAS BAD FIRST QUARTER

   ACCURACY COMPARISON OF PRICE SYSTEMS AND SEER COST ESTIMATING SYSTEMS

  CEDAR RAPIDS AND CORRIDOR INTEGRITY AND OPERATING EFFICIENCY RANKINGS

  IOWA PUBLIC ENEMY # 3 IS THE URBAN EDUCATION NETWORK OF IOWA  (UEN)

  MARION--EVALUATION AND RESULTS OF MARION AND EASTERN  IOWA CORRIDOR PLANNERS

  LISTEN BELOW TO GOVERNOR CHRIS CRISTIE RIP THE TEACHER'S UNION FOR TRAPPING  STUDENTS

http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2010/06/02/christie_students_trapped_by_selfish_greedy__disgraceful_teacher_unions.html

   THE GOOD IMPACTS ON IOWANS--WHO RADIO'S MICKELSON IN THE MORNING PROGRAM--IA. PUBLIC DEFENDER # 1

  THE BAD IMPACTS ON IOWANS--DES MOINES REGISTER--IA. PUBLIC ENEMY # 2

 THE UGLY IMPACTS ON IOWANS--ISEA TEACHER UNION--IA. PUBLIC ENEMY # 1

  3 EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH OF AMERICA (ELCA) OFFICES WASTE OVER $12 MILLION PER YEAR

   CLICK TO HEAR WHO RADIO'S MICKELSON IN THE MORNING ON TOLERANCE AND ACCEPTANCE OF GAY MARRIAGE

 BIG SHOTS STILL CLAMORING ABOUT MERGING COUNTIES

Sunday's 1-31-10  “Merge the Counties” big shot Gazette editorial laments about “change” five times, with zero use of the word “improve”.   Do you suppose people living in the counties know the difference between change and improve, and that is why they wisely thumb their noses at big shot, inefficient counties, cities and newspapers, who stupidly harp at them about “change”??

 What services will improve if counties merge?  What taxes will be lowered, by how much and when?  Why should any county folks believe anything the big shot city twinks are saying?—especially since the operating efficiencies of lower populated county governments average about 20% better than highly populated counties!   This is the same negative economy of scale we find with the public schools, state universities—and newspapers.  The bigger they get, the worse they become. 

 The Big Shots should tell highly populated county governments to raise their operating efficiencies by 20% and tell them to quit screaming for more money.  Do the same for large cities, sate universities and large public schools.  Push those big hogs away from the tax money trough.  Return all the savings to state taxpayers. 

 Small counties and towns could then take care of themselves--and easily figure out what is better for them. 

 Is this Heaven?  No, it’s Iowa!!

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 HOW TO RECOGNIZE RADICAL LIBERALS

Radical Liberals and their behavior etc. are clearly described by Dr. Lyle Rossiter, MD, in his outstanding book, The Liberal Mind, available for $19.95 (paperback)  or $9.95 (E-book) at http://www.libertymind.com/index.php?page_id=220 .  

Since discussing the book's contents in describing the integrity of 2008 IA legislative action farther below, and in several emails to Iowans, people have been telling us they have been exposed to radical liberal behavior, and didn't like it, but didn't know what it was--or what caused it.  Now they are finding out more about it.   The following table was prepared by Iowalive net workers--based on Dr. Rossiter's book.  

The table is Iowalive net workers' attempt to put Dr. Rossiter's theories to practice, with the best, but not claimed to be perfect, numbers available, derived and provided at no cost by volunteer Iowalive net workers.  The table's contents make it much easier to recognize radical liberal behavior and beliefs--even though some, who are so afflicted, try to hide or disguise it.  Those of you who work with, or associate with radical liberals, are aware of the havoc they can raise with others--and with an organization's morale and productivity.  They can inhabit a business or a church congregation, as well as a public institution.  They are not limited to activities in politics alone--as you can easily observe from the descriptions in the table, and the ensuing discussions. 

When you observe individuals behaving with any single behavior described in the table with red or orange numbers--you can be reasonably sure you are dealing with a radical liberal.   For example, extravagant demands, political or otherwise, readily identify a radical liberal.  Here are some typical, radical liberal extravagant demands made by:

• Business CEOs deviously demanding compensation in excess of 100 or more times the compensation of the lowest paid employee

• Teacher unions and teachers blatantly demanding higher teacher pay for teaching smaller class sizes--and for delivering less student achievement

• The public school monopoly fighting to avoid competition, from even home schoolers, who just had their funding cut by radical liberals in IA state government

• Environmentalists to stop oil exploration and certain kinds of energy generation and use

• Environmentalists to stop what they claim to be 'manmade' global warming

• Politicians and others who want to force others to use ethanol made from food grains--as fuel for automobiles

• People wanting it legal and morally legitimate to kill fetuses in the womb

• Politicians limiting the right of property owners to use their property in pursuit of legal commerce

• Business executives for severance compensation--known as golden parachutes

• Public officials raising tax rates, fees and taxes paid for equal or diminished services provided by public schools, city, county and state governments

• Federal Reserve Board officials authorizing the inflationary printing of more money

• Educrats forcing a statewide constructivist 'core curriculum' on local school officials (Constructivism and constructivists are discussed farther below)

• Those deviously seeking front door parking privileges, corner offices, or the very best office furnishings etc. 

• Those trying to blame others for their failure to meet expectations or promises made--such as educrats blaming parents for poor student  performance

• IA  Department of Education officials demanding Federal officials accept Iowa's 40th National Percentile Rank as the student achievement standard for Iowa.  The standard is the lowest in the Midwest and allows IA educrats to claim students as Proficient (Expert) when scoring nearly two grades below enrolled grade level.  

Numbers in the table were derived from observations, conversations and advanced statistical methods.  Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison.  You can expect the table to be updated as more information and data become available.

HOW TO RECOGNIZE A RADICAL LIBERAL
RADICAL LIBERAL'S BEHAVIOR	% OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS BEHAVIOR WHO ARE RADICAL LIBERALS	% OF RADICAL LIBERALS HAVING THIS BEHAVIOR
The radical liberal’s neurosis is evident in his extravagant ' political ' demands, in his furious protests against economic freedom, in his arrogant contempt for morality, in his ruthless use of force to control the lives of others.	98%	98%
Believes others are conspiring to harm him and hold him down	95%	97%
Believes others deliberately ignore, neglect, deprive and exploit him	87%	89%
Is self righteous, arrogant and grandiose in his demands for indulgence and exemption from accountability--and in his claims to entitlements, in what he gives and withholds, and in his protests that nothing done voluntarily is enough to satisfy him.	86%	95%
Lacks deep seated confidence in himself	72%	75%
Feels disadvantaged, frustrated and deprived	70%	76%
Paranoid--Believes he must defend himself from others	62%	66%
Forces others to meet his needs	52%	75%
Pessimistic	51%	98%
Cynical	23%	65%
Skeptical beyond reason	22%	81%
Cannot trust others

   RADICAL LIBERALS' IMPACT ON ORGANIZATION'S PERFORMANCE

Once you have determined there are radical liberals in your organization, it is reasonable for you to become concerned about any impact they are apt to have on your organization's performance or integrity--for which you might be held accountable.  People are telling us they don't trust people behaving as described in the table above--nor do they want to be around them.  We doubt few people would argue that this lowers morale and performance in the workplace.   

The following table is the first attempt to quantify how much of an impact radical liberals are apt to have on large organizations.  It is understood that one radical liberal could break up a partnership or a small organization.  The numbers in the table below will be improved as time goes along and more data is obtained.  Anyone claiming to have better numbers is asked to provide them for evaluation and comparison.  

Before you study the following table, please compare the radical liberal's behavior in the table above to what Dr. Rossiter says about the "competent citizen", who is often expected to cooperate or work with radical liberals.  The contrast of radical liberals with competent citizens strongly supports the numbers in the following table--that show the harm radical liberal behavior does to organizations.  

THE COMPETENT CITIZEN DIFFERS GREATLY FROM THE RADICAL LIBERAL

This is how Dr. Rossiter describes a "Competent Citizen".

• The competent citizen obeys the rules that temper human destructiveness, deter human negligence and aspire to human excellence.

• What the competent citizen wants, in contrast to the modern liberal, is a coherent and dependable structure for ordered liberty, secured by a limited government that respects the autonomy and sovereignty of the individual and protects his property rights against the constant invasions of collectivism.   

Clinical treatment methods for radical liberals are beyond the scope of this discussion.  

RADICAL LIBERALS' IMPACT ON AN ORGANIZATION OF COMPETENT CITIZENS
DESCRIPTION	CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS ' PRODUCTIVITY	CHANGE IN ORGANIZATIONS ' INTEGRITY
DECREASE OF 2 RADICAL LIBERALS PER 100 EMPLOYEES	20%	10%
ELIMINATION OF LAST RADICAL LIBERAL FROM 100 EMPLOYEES	15%	10%
EFFECTIVE CLINICAL TREATMENT OF 2 RADICAL LIBERALS PER 100 EMPLOYEES	15%	10%
ADDITION OF THE FIRST RADICAL LIBERAL TO 100 EMPLOYEES	-10%	-5%
INCREASE OF 2 RADICAL LIBERALS PER 100 EMPLOYEES	-30%	-20%
ADDITION OF THIRD RADICAL LIBERAL TO 100 EMPLOYEES	-30%	-30%

 

DESCRIPTION OF 12 RADICAL LIBERAL MINDS NOW CONTROLLING IOWA LEGISLATURE

Iowalive has been asked to release the names of the 12 legislators, some who are Committee Chairs, but believes it to be unnecessary at this time since they can be identified by anyone paying close attention to Dr. Rossiter's description of their public tax and spend behavior etc.  Despite their litany of school failures--smaller class size, mandatory kindergarten, higher teacher pay, New Math, Whole Language, Social Passing, Feel Good about Failure, teacher training and Phases I, II & III, the Radical liberals just passed a mandatory, constructivist Core Curriculum--that will fail as well.  

Excerpted from Dr. Lyle Rossiter's book, The Liberal Mind--The Psychological Causes of Political Madness

   Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr. received his medical and psychiatric training at the University of Chicago and served for two years as a psychiatrist in the U.S. Army. He is board certified in both general and forensic psychiatry. For more than forty years he has diagnosed and treated mental disorders, with a special interest in personality pathology and its developmental origins. He has been retained by numerous public offices, courts and private attorneys as a forensic psychiatrist and has consulted in more than 2,700 civil and criminal cases in both state and federal jurisdictions. He has lectured to various groups on subjects ranging from psychotherapy to the prevention of suicide.

 The Cynicism of the Radical Liberal Mind

“Based on his early deficits in trust, the radical liberal’s skepticism about life is deep seated and cynical. It undermines his ability to be hopeful, leaving him at least pessimistic and often depressive in his outlook on life. Indeed, the radical liberal is not optimistic about himself and the world: he lacks a deep-seated confidence in his and others’ abilities to manage life’s problems, achieve security and feel contented in a framework of individual freedom. Not only can he not trust that other persons will cooperate with him for his and their benefit, he also believes that they will deliberately ignore him, neglect him, deprive him or exploit him.

 The radical liberal believes that he has to defend himself against this basic fact about the human condition by getting power over others. He must force other persons to meet his needs or he will remain deprived, frustrated and disadvantaged. When his early trauma has been especially severe, his conviction that he is deprived and abused rises to the level of paranoia. He is then convinced that his suffering is not only painful but intended. He believes that others are conspiring to harm him and keep him down. In adult life this paranoid development finds a home in the politics of victimization

 All of this and more will of course be adamantly denied by the radical liberal, who must defend against his deficits by projecting them into the outside world. He will not realize that he misinterprets the present through perceptions from the past. He will not understand that his cynicism flows from the traumas of his childhood. He will insist instead that in a free society under the rule of law, he and many others like him will be deprived, neglected and abused by villains who use freedom to exploit their victims. He will not understand that by projecting his mistrustful perceptions into the world around him he distorts the realities of human relating. But this denial will not withstand scrutiny.

 The radical liberal’s neurosis is evident in his distortions of human nature and human relating. It is evident in what he seeks and what he fears, in what he praises and damns, in what elicits his sympathy and pity, in what stimulates his rage and outrage. It is evident in the values he celebrates and in those he scorns, in the policies he promotes and the principles he opposes, in the responsibilities he rejects and the obligations he shirks, in what makes him envious and jealous, in what agitates him and calms him, in what humiliates him and makes him proud. His neurosis is evident in his ideals and fantasies; in his self-righteousness, arrogance and grandiosity; in his self-pity; in his demands for indulgence and exemption from accountability; in his claims to entitlements; in what he gives and withholds; and in his protests that nothing done voluntarily is enough to satisfy him.

Most notably, the radical liberal’s neurosis is evident in his extravagant political demands, in his furious protests against economic freedom, in his arrogant contempt for morality, in his angry defiance of civility, in his bitter attacks on freedom of association, in his aggressive assault on individual liberty. And in the final analysis, the irrationality of the radical liberal is most apparent in his ruthless use of force to control the lives of others. As will be noted in more detail below, the radical liberal’s obsession with force against others is the child’s solution to developmental failures in the first six years of life.”

* The Book is available for $19.95 (paperback)  or $9.95 (E-book) at http://www.libertymind.com/index.php?page_id=220

 CEDAR RAPIDS CITY GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE NOT IMPROVED  

The following table shows the operating efficiency and integrity index levels of Cedar Rapids' 39 City Departments has not improved since the formation of the City Manager form of government.  Changes have been made, but they did not result in significant improvement, nor are they apt to.  Two Radical Liberals in the Mayor and Council positions appear to hold performance down at this time--as the Council is only 10% efficient and ranked 38th--and the City Manager's department at 30% is ranked 24th.  Neither demonstrate the leadership or an example for improved performance.  As usual, for poorly performing organizations, they want more and more money to sustain present performance levels.   

CEDAR RAPIDS, IA CITY GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT ' S OPERATING EFFICIENCY AND INTEGRITY RANK.  OVERALL CITY EFFICIENCY IS 28% AND INTEGRITY INDEX IS 280, WEIGHTED AVERAGE.
EFF. RANK, OF 39	INTEG. RANK, OF 39	39 CEDAR RAPIDS DEPARTMENTS	AVG. OPERATING EFFICIENCY, YEAR-TO-DATE 3-30-07	AVG. INTEGRITY INDEX LEVEL BASED ON ETHICS AND MORALS PRINCIPALS, ON A SCALE OF 0 TO 1,000 TOPS, WHERE SIGNIFICANT INTEGRITY STARTS AT 300.
1	5	Veterans Memorial	67%	570
2	2	Treasurer’s Office	66%	670
3	4	Purchasing	62%	620
4	13	Ushers Ferry	54%	360
5	11	Information Technology	52%	415
6	15	Riverfront Services	51%	325
7	6	Parking	48%	530
8	21	Recreation	47%	270
9	18	Traffic Engineering (Division of Public Works)	47%	315
10	1	Water	44%	720
11	7	Animal Control	43%	520
12	3	Assessor	43%	640
13	19	Transit	43%	310
14	29	Police	38%	170
15	16	Forestry Maintenance (Division of Public Works)	37%	320
16	30	Neighborhood Liaison	35%	170
17	14	City Clerk	33%	340
18	10	Eastern  Iowa   Airport	33%	450
19	17	Public Works	33%	320
20	24	Building/Zoning	32%	210
21	27	Development	32%	190
22	20	Housing Inspections	32%	310
23	8	Engineering (Division of Public Works)	31%	520
24	23	City Manager	30%	220
25	12	Civil Rights	23%	400
26	9	Fire	20%	520
27	38	Sewer Maintenance (Division of Public Works)	20%	80
28	32	Golf	18%	150
29	22	Street Maintenance (Division of Public Works)	18%	240
30	31	Auditor	17%	160
31	34	Facilities Management	17%	110
32	25	Parks	17%	210
33	33	Water Pollution Control	15%	125
34	26	Library	14%	210
35	39	Joint Communication	13%	70
36	35	Housing Services	12%	110
37	36	Human Resources	12%	110
38	28	City Council	10%	180
39	37	Solid Waste & Recycling	10%	105

 

Pursuit of a 20% increase in the sales tax will result in class warfare the Cedar Rapids area would be very wise to avoid.