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and disease. Echocardiograms will be performed three times during pregnancy
and once three months after birth, to record changes in the heart.
There is no charge for the echocardiograms, and participants will receive
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I created a library twitter account (@camdencclibrary) a few months ago, and I'm happy to report it is now paying off: I'm starting to see our students, faculty, and staff on twitter.
For once, the library already has an established presence. We're not rushing to catch up, we're not trying to figure it out after a critical mass is using it, we're not looking at something from afar and wondering how it applies to us. We're there now, and ready for them. We're ready to provide a service in a serious, immediate way, and not as an afterthought.
I've noticed that higher education often acts when prompted by data, which is fine -- why jump into something blindly? -- but in this case I'm glad we didn't wait. We didn't poll students about whether they wanted the library on twitter, we didn't ask people what they thought of twitter and if they were using the service themselves: We built it, and they came (or at least are coming).
In the recent book What Would Google Do?, Jeff Jarvis outlines how companies must engage with their customers online or risk being completely defined by them. I think this applies to any entity selling a service. I understand that education is not considered a business in the strictest sense, but whether we like it or not our students, staff, and faculty are discussing our college online. I for one would prefer to be part of that discussion. Particularly when someone goes on a rant about something that went wrong for them (you know who you are), I'd prefer to be there to help as much as possible, rather than the person freely (gleefully, at times) trashing the college or library and assuming we won't respond.
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- AnonymousSeptember 4, 2009 at 3:34:00 PM EDT
When I first suggested our library use twitter..the suggestion was to poll students first..which would take forever...inspired by yours and other library twitter accounts, I jumped right in. Thank You.ReplyDelete
How have you made students/staff/faculty aware of the library twitter account? Did you market it or did they just find you?
So far we haven't done any marketing, but TweetDeck has allowed me to find them. In a way I think we're still dealing with early adopters, but there may be a point when it would be valuable to put our twitter handle on the library web site and promote our presence there more aggressively.ReplyDelete
A very fine point you make Olivia.ReplyDelete
Some months ago our five-county 27 branch library district went out for a LID lift to save ourselves in a bit of a budget crisis due to a timber sales shortfall, among other things. In the lead-up to voting, there was a lot of back-and-forth on the major local newspapers article comments, much of it criticizing the library district and its principles, and a lot of it spreading misinformation. Why we didn't provide an official presence within that medium is anyone's guess, but the result is that this misinformation took root and contributed, in some small part, to our ballot measure not passing. This was a golden opportunity to connect with our public, but it was lost because our administration and communications department underestimated its value.
Nice illustration Patrick -- I've recently been hearing rumblings about combining our county's public library system with the college's library (we do already share a catalog), & for a variety of reasons I think this is not a great idea, but I wonder if the college librarians will ever get a chance to say their peace. I'm keeping my ears to the ground in terms of how to become involved in the debate!ReplyDelete


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Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm
Need Support and Guidance
I read here frequently and haven't posted in months, but I really just need all of your support, my Mom has not been officially diagnosed with LBD but everything points to it. She had suffered from Major Depression for years before things got out of control. Anyway, she is at the point now where she is sleeping most of the time. She goes to bed between 10 and 11pm but is really not that awake, she doses on and off most of the evening. She is now woken up at 9 am for meds but the aides get her back up at 10 or 10:30 for breakfast...mind you she wouldn't wake up on her own to eat. She is needing to be fed breakfast, and it takes her an hour to eat. Sometimes she can do it, other times the aides help her because she has trouble..its like she falls asleep in between bites. If you didn't make her, I don't think she would eat. After Breakfast they get her washed up, she cannot do any Daily Living Skills on her own. Total dependence on someone...She is having a lot of trouble walking, like her legs get stuck. Very weak...She sits in recliner chair sleeping until woken up for lunch. Most of the time sleeping but if not sleeping eyes shut. There are times when she is unresponsive when she is sleeping. you cannot wake her....I don't know what that is or why it happens. But its concerning to me. I could kiss her hello and goodbye, say Hi Mom ten times and she won't even flinch. Goes back to sleep after lunch and sleeps or has eyes closed until dinner. After dinner she doses again on and off. Maybe for an hour or so eyes may be open, but seems to be confused, like where am I and when am I going home and where will I sleep tonight. Accidents are multiple times a day...its like she doesn't even know when she has to go, she is totally in depends. My dad is caring for her at home with aides. He is suffering so much. He looks terrible, he is not a natural caregiver, never had to care for anyone before, he is doing the best he can but out of guilt he is keeping her in the house to be cared for, but I feel it is at a point where it may be beyond is efforts. It is just that it is almost killing him in the process. He is having major stomach issues which I would guess is due to stress. He never gets away from this, he is consumed by it and even when he goes out and does his own thing, he is clearly not enjoying himself. Nothing makes him happy and my fear is I will lose him before her. There is no convincing him any other way...but its killing him. He is very irrational most of the time. I am almost worried that he is having some memory, mood issues himself, many say due to the stress of care taking but I'm not sure. I live very close to them so I am there several times a week to be of support and spend some time there. It is very difficult to see my Mom like this. She doesn't really communicate except when confused. She is losing weight, not sure how much but I can see it almost weekly that she looks much thinner. She is hardly eating or drinking. And can you believe her psychiatrist said last August that she was Beginning to Mid stage dementia/alz? I sure think he got it wrong! She knows who most of us are....she is mainly confused with her surroundings. Sometimes she calls my father Dad. I am at the point that I feel her passing would be such a blessing. She has no quality of life, just sleeping all the time and Doctors will not change her medication. She will not improve from this point, she has been like this for a long time. But I feel like we are stuck in limbo, like life is on hold waiting for something to happen. Its a daily struggle. I can't even enjoy some really great things in my own life because this is on my mind all the time.
Thank you for listening....opinions are welcome!
Mon May 21, 2012 9:02 am
Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
Hi Tara - it sure does sound like the stress of CGing is killing your father, and that is unfortunately what often happens. It also sounds like your mother may be eligible for hospice help, which would take some of the burden off your dad and give other people some of the responsibility for taking care of your mom. With the amount of sleeping she's doing, her lack of wanting to eat and weight loss, I'd say she is likely hospice-eligible.
Can you get a social worker or someone involved who can make an accurate assessment of where your mom is right now, and who can work with your dad about the need for him to take care of himself? It sounds like her state of health is way beyond what one person can do even with help from you. If he insists on keeping her at home, having aides come in for several hours a day or night, minimally, may help take some of the burden off him and you.
You also need to take care of yourself because you can't afford to get sick or have a lifelong stress-related condition.
I'd recommend calling TODAY to get someone in to help figure out a better situation for all of you. Good luck and keep us posted. Lynn
Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Mon May 21, 2012 9:42 am
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm
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He does have aides coming in for most of the day, but he is still always around...maybe just in the next room. He goes out and golfs and bowls, but he is there a lot and he is in and out of the room a lot...the aides are kind of companions who have now had to take care of a lot more. They are not skilled nurses of any kind. But I am short in height, the aides are shorter than me and sometimes they can't even manage her alone for walking, especially when she gets "stuck". She also leans forward in stooped posture and she falls frequently. You would think the aides would give him a sense of respite, but its like he never fully gets away from it all and when he is out, I've been told he really does not seem to be enjoying what he is doing. Its a shame because he expresses how much he wants to live and enjoy life but he is so depressed and consumed with this that its sucking him dry of any kind of life. The grandchildren don't even bring a smile to his face anymore. Its so upsetting. I don't even know how to begin enquiring about hospice....wouldn't her doctor suggest this option? She is community medicaid approved, he is just waiting to find out how many aide hours will be covered...but I personally feel at this point hospice could be there because all she does is sleep and I see her losing so much weight, she only moves around to get up for a meal, depending on what it is. I almost think its torture to make her sit at a table, her head just hangs down.
Mon May 21, 2012 10:06 am
Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:46 pm
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I have no opinions to offer for this sad situation your family is in except to say that it's very common, and often we adult children are waiting for a crisis to occur before we can step in and "do the right thing."
Mon May 21, 2012 1:43 pm
Tue Aug 30, 2011 1:36 pm
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I"m so sorry you're at this point, Tara. We are almost there with my Mom, who took a nosedive about 3 weeks ago. My Dad does not seem to be doing as bad as yours, but he is such an introvert it is hard to know for sure. Is your dad going to his physician? I did notice that after my dad went to his doctor last fall, he made a point of calling to find out when the holiday luncheon at his former job was going to be and attended it. The fact that he called the day he went to the doc made me think his physician urged him to get involved in outside activities. Might your dad benefit from an antidepressant? Is it crossing a boundary to tell your father's doctor of your concerns? I don't know.
We have been urged to call in hospice, and we'll be talking about that and other things wednesday (my sister, my dad, and I in a long overdue conversation). I wish you the best in caring for your folks. They are blessed to have you and your love in their lives. Prayers and hugs for all of you.
Donna G, 52, helped Dad take care of Mom, who died at home surrounded by family in June 2012.
Mon May 21, 2012 4:52 pm
Fri Jan 15, 2010 9:33 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
Sometimes doctors suggest a hospice eval., sometimes you have to request it. If your mom is not being weighed regularly, and I'm guessing that is NOT happening, the dr. has no way of knowing about her weight loss and that can often be the criterion that will make the case for "failure to thrive" and thus allow the person to be hospice-eligible. Just having dementia, no matter how bad it is, does not seem to make a person hospice-eligible. If there's a way to guess at a previous weight and get her on a scale now, that may be a big help to you. If she is in the final stage, forcing her to eat (if that's what's happening) is really not doing her any good. In the end stage people's bodies do not need and have a hard time processing food, drink & meds.
If I were where you all are now, I'd request a hospice eval. ASAP - the worst that can happen is they say she's not ready for hospice yet, and they can come back and re-evaluate later. Good luck, Lynn
Lynn, daughter of 89 year old dad dx with possiblity of LBD, CBD, PSP, FTD, ALS, Vascular Dementia, AD, etc., died Nov. 30, 2010 after living in ALF for 18 months.
Tue May 22, 2012 8:54 am
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm
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I have thought of calling his doctor and explaining how much of a toll this is taking on him...my father has chronic stomach issues from the stress...and some days he just looks plain awful. I know he is not sleeping well at all, he's not getting the proper rest. When he gets out, he's not really enjoying what he's doing, he's just going through the motions. But then, like I read on here all the time, today didn't sound like such a bad day for her. Today she was able to feed herself according to one of the aides, every day is different, but I do know all she does is sleep. Very rarely are her eyes open. There are periods during that time of sleeping where it almost looks like she stops breathing, then her breathing resumes. I saw this and the aide saw it. Anyone know what that is? And also there are times when she is sleeping that you cannot wake her up...I have been there with my 5 year old and we are all talking and she doesn't flinch. Then I kiss her hello or goodbye and again she doesn't flinch. Its weird. Has anyone experienced that with their loved ones?
I think my Dad's doctor is going to look at this like "what choice does he have but to care for her" since my father has expressed to her doctors and even my brother and I that he will not put her in a nursing home until she doesn't know any of us. I keep telling him that may never happen, she may always know us. But all the other stuff that is sometimes unmanageable is just as bad.
Tue May 22, 2012 10:43 pm
Fri May 28, 2010 4:46 pm
Salem, Oregon
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Tara, we have very similar situations, except that last September, my dad very reluctantly put my mom in a nearby assisted living facility for dementia patients. He is almost 79, has had major heart surgery and other physical ailments, and he can't lift her anymore. If he tries to catch her when she falls, they both go down. When she began to leave the house in the middle of the night, he knew he couldn't keep her safe, especially since he's hard of hearing. He still feels terrible about moving her there and wants to move her home, but I've held him off so far. Until recently, he visited her 3 times a day--every meal and then put her to bed at night after the evening meal. He now usually just goes after dinner and puts her to bed. He reduced the amount of time he spent there when several people, including me, told him it would be better for his physical and mental health if he'd go just once a day. I had a really honest conversation with him and told him how his stress was negatively affecting me and that I don't want to lose both of them at the same time. I told him Mom could probably sense his anxiety, too, and I wanted her time with him to be restful, not stressful. We had a good cry together, and I think it was healing for both of us. I've found the most important thing is to just listen to him and keep telling him he made the right decision and that I can see how much he loves her.
As far as your mom's condition, she sounds exactly like my mom--not eating, sleeping all the time--and my mom is on hospice. Her doctor referred her. She's only recently begun to lose weight as she's now on a completely pureed diet which she only sometimes eats. The doctor referred her because she thought she had pneumonia and wouldn't make it, but she improved. We think she still has it, though. Her symptoms got better, but now they're starting to come back. Her lungs never did completely clear up. So...who knows...? I know what you mean by feeling like you're in limbo. I feel like my own life is on hold in a lot of ways. It's hard to plan anything too far ahead. I see her 2-3 times a week, but she rarely shows any acknowledgement that I'm there. I've found that if I put my face right in front of hers, just a few inches away, I get more response. My 9-year-old has learned the same trick, and sometimes he can get the slightest smile from her.
Wed May 23, 2012 12:23 am
Fri Jan 13, 2012 11:51 am
Re: Need Support and Guidance
I am also in the same situation. We know my mom does not have much time left, and got the hospice referral from her doctor. My dad has been caring for her, and has repeatedly refused to put her in a facility. I can hear the sadness in his voice, and he also gets confused and overwhelmed with all the information that he is given.
I would call hospice ASAP. In my area, when the doctor makes the referral, they evaluate in 1-2 days. Try and be there, as your dad will need your emotional support. Hospice can greatly help with support for him as well. Their goal is comfort measures for the patient, and support for the whole family which your I'm sure your dad can benefit from.
Thu May 24, 2012 6:59 am
irene selak
Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:59 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
Dear Tara
I am going to chime in on this one as I see most people that replied to you are children of a parent with this illness. I am /was a spouse of someone with LBD and Your Dad seems to be doing what a spouse would do , even if your Mom was in a Nursing home I am willing to bet he would still be there with her as much. It is just different with a spouse, there is a different kind of connection that 2 people have, I am glad that he has some hands on help and that you are able to be supportive for him because you are close in distance !
Irene Selak
Fri May 25, 2012 3:56 pm
Thu Dec 08, 2011 5:23 pm
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Tara, your mom sounds almost exactly like mine. Mom had LBD for 6-7 years, but began a downward turn at the end of Feb. sleeping or eyes closed almost all the time and hard to wake up. She still knew everyone when she did wake up (I could tell by her expression she knew us, but she wasn't able to communicate). She ate and drank very little and refused her meds by either throwing them away or spitting them out. She lost 25 pounds in one month and seemed to shrink before my eyes. When it became apparent that she was not going to pull out of this, I asked her doctor to request a hospice evaluation and they came out the very next day. Needless to say, she qualified.
As the days wore on, she had to have two people help her to the bathroom but she also had to be in Depends because sometimes she just slept through. Finally, she became too weak to get up at all and had to be bathed in the bed.
Even though your dad has aides, hospice can do more and he will have a nurse coming in to see how she's doing, answer questions, etc., so I agree with the others that I would ask her doctor right away about getting an eval. They will also tell you, as someone else mentioned, that food and meds are not necessarily the best thing for your mom if she has indeed begun the dying process. Mom was offered food and drink at every meal (when we could get her to wake up), but we let her decide whether she wanted anything and occasionally she did eat a couple of bites. If she refused to get up, we let her sleep. She seemed to enjoy cold water more than anything and would drink a few sips from time to time even if she didn't eat anything. She lasted a few days over two full months once she started sleeping a lot and not eating much. She left us on May 4th.
Irene is right - there's a different connection between spouses than we children share with our parents. Your dad is probably going to do whatever he has to do in spite of the fact that it's affecting his mental, emotional and physical health. Just continue to help him as much as possible. If he wants to keep her at home, support that decision. If he decides it's more than he can handle and places her somewhere, support that decision. Sometimes, placing a loved one is the absolute best and most loving thing you can do for them, but it's also one of the hardest things for the caregiver to do. There is no getting around the fact that this disease takes a huge toll on everyone, some more than others, but no caregiver is unaffected - even if their loved one is in an ALF or nursing home.
My heart goes out to you, daughter, and I wish the very best for all of you.
Sat May 26, 2012 10:16 pm
Tue Sep 13, 2011 1:50 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
My wife, Mary, had been diagnosed with LBD last Aug 2011. It took us 3 years, 2 psychiatrists and 3 neurologists to get the final diagnoses. Her current symptoms are very similar to your mom's, except for the constant sleeping (right now) that you mom is experiencing. I care for her at home now, but when she was at an institution for 2 months last Sep/Oct (for rehab from a fall), she was sleeping a lot and dazed.
She was initially on Seraquel, but it was not working well for her. She's now been on Depakote since October last year, and when we got her home we began adjusting the doses. We're giving her slightly less than what the nursing home was giving her, and now she doesn't sleep all the time, or as much.
However, now that she's more awake other issues surface. For example, even though she can't walk by herself (she doesn't remember she can't walk) she is constantly geting up and down all day long, and into the night, before finally settling down around midnight. She just walks in circles, stops, looks at me and cries "I don't know what I should do". Most of the time I can't understand what she's saying so I am always asking her 'yes' or 'no' questions. Most of the time when clear sentences do come out it's 'take me home' or 'can I see the baby'. I remind her she is home, the kids grew up, and then she cries. Sometimes, when I'm telling the Care Giver what to expect, my wife gets angry with me and starts punching me. I try to back away, then she starts crying 'don't leave me'. So I hug her and comfort her.
Like your mom, my wife can not do anything herself, and I mean anything. She has lost a lot of weight in the past 2 yrs, down to 100 lbs. Her appetite is good, but she just doesn't eat enough or all we want her to.
Fortunately, I have a live-in professional care giver 24x7. I still work, running my business from home, with my adult son as a partner, who also helps me with his mom. Between this and my brethren at church I do have a lot of support - I've been extremely blessed. But even with this support I am still overwhelmed - LDB is devastating and life changing.
So, as you already know, it is extremely important for your dad to get as much help as you can get for him. Someone already said it, and it's true - the spouse is affected in a different way than the children, not to lessen the hardship on the children by any means. To see my wife like this, and trying to remember what life was like before - I just can't express it. And, like your father I do not want to put my wife in a nursing home. I do understand it may come down to the fact I may not have a choice some day.
Her constant confusion, delusions & hallucinations, crying for me to help her, struggling with her mood changea - it's just overwhelming. And there lies-in our struggle, our stress, as a husband who feels totally incompetent because I can no longer provide her the comfort and joy I once did - back when I took so many things for granted.
I've been following posts in LBDA for several months, but this is the first time I've commented. It's because your mom's symptoms are almost exactly like my wife's and I know what your father (the loving and caring husband) is going through. As I read your post I couldn't stop my tears - my heart goes out to you and your dad.
I hope this has been helpful, I know it has been for me, just by getting my words down on paper.
You're in my prayers.
Sat May 26, 2012 10:28 pm
Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:35 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
Prayers for you and your family, Tara. And Irene is right--when it is your spouse it is different.
Pat Snyder, husband John, dx LBD 2007
Author of [i]Treasures in the Darkness: Extending Early Stage of LBD...[i][/i] [url]http://www.amazon.com/Treasures-Darkness-Extending-Alzheimers-Parkinsons/dp/1466428228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334092686&sr=8-1[/url]
Sat May 26, 2012 11:40 pm
Mon Nov 01, 2010 2:50 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
I thank you for all who commented. Hearing how6you have handled things like we are going through help. It helps to know we are not alone. I know how devastating it must be for my Dad. Its just so frustrating to me that he is a very stubborn man and won't let me help with more. Since I last wrote, she is now sleeping a lot of the day and then at night, the little she is awake, she is very confused. This past Tuesday was my Dad's birthday, so my husband, kids and I took him out for dinner and then back to his house for cake. He told me today that she was so confused when we left. Too many people I guess, but I had to do that for my Dad, he needed to feel special for a day. This is just killing him, he is so extremely stressed. Even the financial stress is killing him. It such a shame, people are never prepared enough for what life may throw at them.
I have a lot of good things coming up in the life of my kids, Proms, High School Graduation, Sweet 16, and I miss my Mom, I want so bad for her to be a part of it all, my children were the apple of her eye. My two older daughters had the best years with her...my 5 year old doesn't know her so well. I think sometimes my Mom scares my little one. But she would be so proud of my girls. She is part of the reason I have such great kids, she raised my brother and I very well. I learned to be a good mom from her. I just miss her so.
Thanks for listening.
Thu May 31, 2012 10:07 pm
irene selak
Sat Jan 03, 2009 2:59 pm
Re: Need Support and Guidance
I just wanted to welcome you to the forum and I am glad you have been reading for some time and I hope your visits here are helpful in letting you know you aren't alone dealing with this illness. You did mention in your post that you have adjusted your wife's depakote but she is at times very agitated, perhaps this was the reason the dose was slightly higher at the rehab, we often find with medications in this illness it is often a trade off, I too had to deal with a husband who couldn't walk on his own but couldn't remember that so we also dealt with many falls because we just can't be there every second of the day.
Good Luck !
Irene Selak
Thu May 31, 2012 10:22 pm
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Yes, the Miller home office is in Appleton, Wi
It has about a million sq ft of manufacturing.
There are also a number of manufacturing business units surrounding the Appleton area. The TIG products are in a town called Greenville, next to Appleton and that is where the Dynasty products are made.
Miller has its own circuit card design and assembly area at the main facility in Appleton.
The foot controls are also made in Appleton and they do use a clogged belt/gear driven potentiometer. And as you stated, it is a simple design and yes it is reliable.
Out of the 800 Motorsports machines I'm responsible for, foot pedals are the least of my concerns. I can say I've never had one just "jump" a cog or fall off!!?? If you've ever taken one apart, you'd see it's about impossible to fall off since its under spring tension and the clogged gear has a shoulder on it.
My biggest problem with foot pedals is people dropping crap on the cables and cutting the wires.
I have seen some potentiometers wear out over a long time of heavy use but those are easy to replace. You'll have that with any type potentiometer from any manufacturer.
Another design feature unique to the Dynasty 200 is the inverter engine.
Our engine is a universal design that works on any input power variation from 100V to 600V single or 3 phase. Other manufacturer's only work in certain voltage ranges like 120 V or 230V but not anywhere in between. So if you are using a 230 V input, if the power drops below 200, or whatever their "tolerance" is, your out of luck.
The Dynasty will run on anything.
I've even ran it on a generator that was running out of gas and the engine was hunting all over the place.
You also asked about transformers...
Since this is an inverter, there are no typical transformers. This is an electronic power conversion process. The transformers are extremely small and built with a special Litz wire. They don't fail.
Miller does make it's own transformers for welders AND rotors/staters for engine driven products.
Hope this helps you decide.
Ultimately, I hope you get to try one. You know what opinions are like
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Thread: Dynasty 200 DX - Convince me!
Dynasty 200. Welcome to the site
Dynasty 200DX
That's only be cause you only hear about the one that crashed, not the 100,000 that flew fine.............
I bought 2 200's a few years ago, and just love them, had a invertec 205 which is the direct one to the miller(well as close to the same) and it's not a bad machine but the miller is just higher on the scale.
I took a tour of the Miller plant in Appleton from Andy and what a place just awesome, so I asked why miller had so many more inverters over the red, simply put: Miller owns the patents to the inverter technology.
Sone of the tests they put on these machines before you get them is pretty hard on them, to get one that does not do what it should is not very likely.
If ya ever get a chance to see it, it's worth it.....
Railmen2007 Trailblazer 302G
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1999 60 series feeder
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older Hobart hefty wire feeder
Hyperthrem 600
Maxstar 150S(such a cute welder)
had and sold........
1947 Lincoln SA200G short hood
1963 Lincoln SA200G
1975 Lincoln SA200G(best machine ever had )
1970's Lincoln SAE400G
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01-17-2014, 05:54 PM #13Junior Member
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rigorous testing hmmmmm
Hey Railmen,
while you did the plant tour, did any of the guides mention specific industrial models like the dynasty/maxstar 300 series or the aerowave models?
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Buy once cry once!
Plant tour2007 Trailblazer 302G
2004 Invision 354MP
1999 60 series feeder
2005 Maxstar 200DX
older Hobart hefty wire feeder
Hyperthrem 600
Maxstar 150S(such a cute welder)
had and sold........
1947 Lincoln SA200G short hood
1963 Lincoln SA200G
1975 Lincoln SA200G(best machine ever had )
1970's Lincoln SAE400G
2 Maxstar's 200DX's
1 Maxstar 200SD
01-18-2014, 07:49 AM #16Senior Member
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Let's agree to disagree. I enjoy your posts H80N. I am a fair person for the most part. I do have to disagree to an extent. Miller is a great company. So is HTP. I do not buy stuff for myself based on where it is made. I buy it based on quality. Example(I have a BMW M roadster for weekends), Mercedes are twice the price of Toyota but you have a hard time finding one that will outlast the Toyota. Check Toyota resale vs Mercedes....I had a 200dx and I have used a 350....I liked both. I also replaced a $1000 board in my 200dx....if it was that's hard to swallow when you buy a $5000 package. It was just out of warranty and a relatively low hour machine. I'll give em this, it was a first gen machine. Also, there are a bunch of Miller dealers around.....that comes with being the first ones to the show which they were. I am not here to badmouth Miller but there are other options. Paul at HTP is a good dude. Personally I do mostly aluminum repairs and ss/aluminum metal art on the side now but the invertig 221 is a very capable machine with as many programs as any other. In case you doubt the capabilities talk to dimesfabrication on instagram or google toxic fab. There are no inferior qualities and you get 10% more amps with the duty cycle to suit as well as basically a unit at half the price. Does HTP make their own welders? Not sure, probably not most of them but I do not care. They support them and have for 30 years. I got my HTP invertig 221 loaded for $2860 shipped. This included water cooler, 250 amp watercooled torch, 2 gallons of coolant, a spare consumables kit and everything to get up and running plus some free goodies like torch holder, stickers and 2 t shirts. I never received and freebies from miller with the exception of a replacement flexhead torch for my first gen diversion 165. That original torch was junk. I am not a big Lincoln fan because of how chinese they have been lately but the old dc600s and even stuff like a weldpak 180hd machines are hard to kill. Sorry, this is my opinion,. I am not forcing anything down anyone's throat but their are options that are reliable for people that can't afford to have a Dynasty sitting in their garage for when they get home from work. Dave
I bought a Dynasty 200 DX in 2009, use it a few times a week, 350 hours on it and the only thing I had a problem with is the gas valve sticking, I removed it and lubed it up a bit and it works fine now again........mike sr
Jersey Welder
You had a bad experience and that is a shame.. as you said.. your machine was a first gen version.. they have improved and evolved a lot since then..
And if you search this board for Dynasty 200 failures.. you will find them to be relatively rare… how many thousands of Dyn 200's have been produced since 2003 when they were introduced??
so few failures.. yours being the most prominent…(on this board .. that I am aware of)
I am not minimizing your loss.. I would be upset too.. but it is a relative rarity..
My Dynasty 200DX(Blue Lightning) & 350DX Tigrunner … I bought new approx 2008 and they have performed flawlessly…
And believe me... I thought long and hard before I invested in them… I had watched this board and others…(for a couple of years)... studied others experience and weighed whether all that extra cash outlay was worth my while..
It was.. I would do it again.. The Miller Dynasty welders are the Finest TIG machines that I personally have ever used… And I have had the opportunity to own and use many different brands & types since I first started to learn TIG in 1968..
Each of us decides how to spend our hard earned pennies…
We will express our opinions and experiences… then the OP will decide what is the best decision for his circumstances…
BTW... there has been enough evolution.. improvement change in the Dynasty 200DX during it's production life to warrant 29 versions of the manual and build style... this machine has been continually refined since introduction.....
The more you know, The better you know, How little you know
The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of low price is forgotten
Buy the best tools you can afford.. Learn to use them to the best of your ability.. and take care of them...
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TONS of Non-Blue Equip, plus CNC Mill, Lathes & a Plasmacam w/ PowerMax-1000
01-18-2014, 09:41 AM #19Junior Member
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1 hr testing..
I hear you 100% with the 1 hr testing cranked up, and electronic board failure expected then.
i also here 'convince me' viewpoint as well. I'm NOT convinced!
What I have noticed on the forums especially with the marketed ' heavy industrial' digital tig inverters is that the ones that have the knobs on the faceplate to adjust the welding menus and welding parameters are the ones that are quietly chugging along doing the job that they were designed to do with very few and minor repair complaints / issues (xmt 304 etc) while the same units or derivatives in the same family with the digital push button faceplate and same digital amp/ volt readouts are the ones that are failing at low amperages in use, usually in a home garage or hobbyist workshop, about 2000-3000 arc time hours out of 9999, error codes linking to which circuit boards are inoperative, and then being told by techs that parts are obsolete, buy a new one yada, yada, of this model yada, yada etc Windtunnel cooling yada yada for a heavy duty Industrial machine that is seeing light duty in a home garage. The experience is starting to sound like a repair trip with home appliance I.e. dryer, washer, fridge, stove, dishwasher yada, yada Not Good in my book for a 100% made in USA industrial welding machine.
i saw about 10 years or so in a PVC / ceramic tile factory a White, shaped like a slotted bee hive( 2 ft high and diameter-no kidding), made in the USA, on small casters too, no ON light either, but one big
ass on switch,
welding machine with the plug in holes for the leads. (Just like my ol 35 millermatic) The owner of the factory saw me staring at it and came over. I asked him how old it was he smiled and replied maybe 1930-1920? It was heavy for its size and I asked if I could try welding with it. He smiled and said go ahead, it's the first welding unit they bought since the factory started. Well it went down to 20amps hole plug and the max amps was around 200 or so. Beautiful welding output smooth and totally quiet, no hum ,no fan, I actually put my ear to the round slats to hear the transformer, nada.
he watched me weld on different settings and when I was finished I looked at him and asked him if he was interested in selling it.
he looked at me with a smile and said Nope!
and what brand was this jewel?
thats the longevity , reliability and welding satisfaction I look for in a heavy duty industrial welding unit made in the USA.
if what they want to sell you today lasts 5-6 years in a garage setting for a heavy industrial welding unit and is 'circuit board unrepairable or obsolete" and they only repeat the same old mantra buy an upgrade -it's out of warranty... then what you purchased was a glorified expensive Christmas tree. Or disposable welder- like a cell phone now.
think I'll pay him a visit soon and ask him again, maybe I might get lucky ( his son is an engineer but has no interest in learning welding lol)
if I get lucky, i'll buy a quart of rust oleum safety blue and alternately paint the slats blue/white with the casters Red, then smile as I start welding with a smooth silent reliable welding unit that will outlast me and my grandchildren.
And NO I'm not selling my mm35 either
I'll use up the rest of the rust oleum blue on the wrapper, the paint and the rubber trigger hose , and the front castors seem to be the major wear parts on that model
Analog rules long after when digital keeps on biting the dust!
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The round "R2-D2" welder with the "pagoda" top is from the Smith Welding Equipment Corp. I never could figure out if it was related to the A.O. Smith welders, some of which were round, or may have some relation to "Smith's Inventions" which later became Smith's or just Smith - which makes O/A equipment. I suspect it was an entirely different company.
I do see an occasional one for sale. There's been one on the Washington D.C. Craigslist for about 6 months.Miller stuff:
Dialarc 250 (1974)
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SCBWI stands for Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Key figures in the children's book writing industry gathered this weekend to share insights on one of the largest divisions in publishing – children's books, from picture books to middle grade literature to the massive young adult novel industry. The conference sold out weeks ago, boasting 1,148 attendees from 19 countries.
Lin Oliver and Stephen Mooser founded this Los Angeles based organization in 1971. Stephen and Lin set the tone for the conference with their fun chiding and warm welcome then got down to business quickly with an opening panel that reads like the who's who in children's publishing – Jean Feiwel, Senior VP and publishing director of MacMillan, Barbara Marcus, Strategic Innovating Advisor with Penguin, Nancy Paulsen, President & Publisher of Nancy Paulsen Books (Penguin) and agent Rubin Pfeffer with the East West Literary Agency. They all have extensive experience in the industry and represent a gold list of children's book authors. The general consensus of this panel was that children's publishing is robust and looking up.
Author Chris Crutcher stepped up on the stage next to talk about how you have to write the story in the correct language for the reader to believe the words. He wasn't talking about a native tongue, but how words are what has made him the most banned author in the country, even as those same words touch teens in a way that watered down text never will. As someone who has counseled children and families about abuse and neglect for 25 years, it's immediately obvious that he knows what he's talking about. He explained how you can take a painful subject to its emotional peak if you balance it with humor, and Chris is one funny guy. He shared a true story about a five-year-old patient that broke your heart one minute, had you laughing in the next, then ended with message of hope. No wonder his books resonate with kids and adults, too.
Panels and keynote addresses were given to the entire conference in the ballroom all weekend. Additionally, attendees could choose three of fourteen outstanding one-hour workshops. Each of the fourteen programs was presented three times on Saturday so you didn't have to choose between two favorites in the same time slot. This was not a conference for learning how to craft a query letter or synopsis that you can learn on your own. This was a conference for professionals wanting information on a specific area of the publishing industry, which meant every minute was packed with information you can't get anywhere else.
SURPRISE! Lin Oliver took the stage again before we were released from the ballroom to head for our Saturday workshops. She had teased us earlier that a special "surprise" guest was stopping by. Not a soul moved from their seat as Lin introduced her co-writer on a new middle-school series – Henry Winkler. The room went wild as he strolled up to the stage, beaming a big grin that we all know and love so well. Henry told us how he came to write with Lin. Many remember him as the amazing Fonzi from Happy Days and even later as a producer, but that doesn't tell you about the genuine and gracious man who is now a children's book writer. More than a celebrity author, Henry Winkler has a deep appreciation for what it takes to be a writer and a great affection for his collaborative partner, Lin Oliver, on their Hank Zipzer series.
The sessions that followed were presented by the top in the publishing field. Executive editor, Cheryl Klein of Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic) spoke on revising for the children's market. Agent Sara Davies of Greenhouse Literary Agency addressed writing for the children's thriller market. Executive Art Director Martha Rago of Harper Collins explaining how to make your picture book stand out. Agent Ken Wright of Writer's House shared insights on publishing nonfiction children's literature. Executive editor Tara Weikum of Harper Collins walked everyone through the extensive world of young adult publishing. The distinguished list of speakers didn't stop there. Details of this conference are still available at www.SCBWI.org.
After lunch NYT best seller Cassandra Clare of the Mortal Instruments series gave a ballroom packed presentation on the "love triangle" and what works – or does not – in young adult fiction.
Saturday wrapped up with cocktail party with wonderful food stations where attendees could mingle and meet up with others from their regional chapters. When you join the national organization, you're automatically registered with your regional chapter. Justin Jones and Dennis Jolley are two English teachers from Georgia and pre-published authors of children fiction, attending the conference for the first time. Christopher Cheng hails from Australia and is on the board for SCBWI, which shows you just how international this organization is.
Sunday was just as busy with an award ceremony. The Tomie dePaola Award is given to the illustrator who shows the most promise and the recipient is chose by Tomie himself. This year's winner is Yvette Piette Herrera. Mike Curato won the prestigious Portfolio Showcase competition.
We had more great panels on Sunday then wrapped up with a book signing where attendees could spend extra time some of the stars in this business. This is one of the most inspirational and informative conferences in the publishing business. They manage to put on an event that is warm and welcoming with a high level of professionalism. Definitely worth every penny to attend.
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After traveling about 491 million km (305 million miles), Opportunity hit a science jackpot when it settled into this crater on Mars' Meridiani Planum.
The interior of a crater surrounding the Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity at Meridiani Planum on Mars can be seen in this color image from the rover's panoramic camera. This is the darkest landing site ever visited by a spacecraft on Mars.
The rim of the crater is approximately 10 meters (32 feet) from the rover. The crater is estimated to be 20 meters (65 feet) in diameter. Scientists are intrigued by the abundance of rock outcrops dispersed throughout the crater, as well as the crater's soil, which appears to be a mixture of coarse gray grains and fine reddish grains.
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This has been the recipe my family has used since I was little, however when it came time for me to make them they always came out flat. By suggestion of my sister in law what I did was used Baking Poweder instead of Baking soda, split the butter with 1/2 crisco butter and 1/2 sweet unsalted butter, doubled the vanilla, and used just 1/4 cup of white sugar and made the rest light brown sugar. I also beat the butters and sugars with my electric beater and slowly added the eggs. Oh and last but not least a packet of instant vanilla pudding just before I added the chips. End result, awesome cookies that were so thick I had to pre-flatten them before going in the oven!! Really thick and chewy....
P.S. I decreased the amount of sugar because with the instant pudding if you don't decrease the sugar it will be a little too sweet.
This is my family's absolute favorite cookie. I always double the recipe and keep the dough handy in my freezer. I do have a few recommendations: 1) Use only half the amount of salt. 2) Use half butter and half margarine instead of all butter. Otherwise, the cookie may turn out too flat. 3) Try refrigerating or even freezing the cookie dough before baking. That will also help the cookie to be less flat. Enjoy!
I didn't have any flour, so I used breadcrumbs. I hate salt, so I put in chili powder. Butter is fattening--I substituted unflavored gelatin. I didn't have chocolate chips either, so I used ground beef. DELISH YOU HAVE TO TRY THEM!
My favourite chocolate chip cookie - they turn out moist and chewy. I use slightly less nuts, underbake by about a minute to ensure maximum chewiness, and refrigerate the batter for about 15 minutes prior to baking. Great cookie!!!
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Chicago Public Schools (CPS) is closing 54 schools
Barbara Byrd Bennett Chief Executive of CPS announced that 54 schools will be closed at the end of the school year because the system has a 1 billion dollar deficit in a story carried by NBC News. Ms Bennett stated " the district is 20 percent under capacity — almost 100,000 students — leaving many schools half-empty. The district will save $500 million to $800 million for each school that is closed, she has said in community forums and news interviews leading up to Thursday's announcement."
I am no math genius but if I multiply 500 Million by 54 schools I get 27 Billion and if by the high estimate of 800 Million I get 43 billion. That would suggest a over kill to me. Further I could not find a decrease in Chicago population ...
Where did these kids go to? Is closing 54 schools really the answer? What are the options?
Since this is happening in many large cities .... In order to be better informed and better prepared what would you suggest to fix the existing problems?
Mar 26 2013: I lived in Chicago up until last year and my sister taught at a charter school in Englewood, a high-crime, low-income neighborhood.
I have not kept up with everything in this recent push but I know that a huge part of what the city is dealing with now is cleaning up the mess former Mayor Daly left them in. He went on a binge of privatizing revenue sources to get windfalls to make budgets work and then jumped ship when there weren't any more quick fixes. I don't know enough to have an opinion of Rahm Emmanuel's mayorship, but I do know he inherited a really rough situation.
Also inflaming this issue are the racial and class tensions in the city. The schools that are getting closed are in black and brown neighborhoods that also happen to be least served by the public transit system. When the transit authority wanted to do work on the Red Line section that serves the mostly black, mostly poor South side, they implemented a plan to close the tracks for months and use shuttle buses in the interim. In the past when they've done major construction on El lines in the white and middle class Brown Line, there has been no interruption in service. It might be that schools need to be closed. I know that the politicians know that the poor and the undereducated will whine and fuss and make noise but closing schools in middle and upper class neighborhoods would undoubtedly lead to an all out political war and plenty of lawyers on the scene.
My read on the actual rationale for the situation: When someone has to pay the price, it's always the poor's turn.
The best fix I can suggest is Family Literacy programming. Family Literacy is a wonderful model that enables parents to reengage with education and gain the confidence to step up to the plate as their child's first teacher. Education is too big a job for the school system. Always has been. Always will be.
Mar 26 2013: Josh, I was in Illinois during the Evert Dirskson and the original Daly political machine. I can tell you that there has always been racial and class issues in Chicago and much of Illinois. Richard J Daly (daddy) ran the most currupt administration in America using the strong arm of unions. He made the same promises of being for the poor and programs for the black to achieve equality ... he made these promises over and over ... things continued to get worse. Rahm Emanuel was a campaign fund raiser for Richard M. Daly and part of the Democratic machine in Illinois. He help to broker the 10 year union deal under Daly. There is nothing new in Chicago politics ... it is still crroked ... it still preaches relief to the poor, black, and browns ... it is a micro of the federal government where the 1% are to blame (class division) and the poor need more programs (that the economy cannot support and is voted against by republicans attempting budget controls and reduced spending). Daly and Emanuel are becoming multi millionares at the expense of the people and blaming others.
Your read: "the poor pay the price" is accurate ... it is all a political game. Cutting education is part of the sequestrain BS and blame will be laid at the feet of republicians who "failed" to vote the way the administration wanted thus causing the problem ... this will be the major issue in the next election.
As a Independent I see problems at both sides politically. But the Daly / Emanual machine will continue to roll and will remain blamless and the people will continue to drink the koolade and vote them back in.
Thanks for the reply ..... glad I moved ..... Bob.Mar 24 2013: Has there been a drop in the birth rate? You can have static poulation but a drop in school age children.
Mar 25 2013: I found the following statement which may serve as an explaination:
The decline came as new condominium towers have risen along Chicago's skyline. Those buildings often are filled by singles and retirement-age couples who no longer have children at home, resulting in smaller households than the families who move out of the city to find cheaper housing and jobs,
I do, however, have a problem in the article. School budgets are submitted yearly. So did 100,000 kids move out of town last year in order to cause a one billion dollar deficit and a 20% capacity rate drop?
I tend to think there is a lot more to this story and the politics of both sides are seeking favorable public opinion which is common with political issues.
My opinion .... it is a wonder that anything is ever resolved when the facts are seldom evident or available.
Thanks for the reply. Bob.
Mar 25 2013: It does seem like a degree of mismanagement. The public school system I work in has the schools funded per student down to the point where we can lose a teacher mid-year if the student numbers drop.
Mar 26 2013: We fund schools based on seat time. If a student skips, transfers, or is out on sick leave then money is subtracted by the number of hours the student was not there in the seat. As you say if the funding reaches a specific level then a "non" core course may be dropped. As an example say the first on the drop priority list was Art then all Art classes would be rescheduled to other courses and the teacher would be laid off in accordance with the terms set forth in their contract. Each teacher is told where they are on the "bubble".
I am certain that mismanagement is a part of most "business" issues ... however I also believe that the budget cuts at the federal level are political and that they are designed for blame in future elections. It would be easy to select thousands of ineffective programs for elimination prior to reducing education funding. Even programs that have not went into effect could lose funding until funds become available. Why education?
Thanks for the response. Bob.Mar 24 2013: Let's see how charter schools go, it might work.
Mar 29 2013: They go well, or not, based on who is running them and how the comparison is made to other students of the same ability at the start. However, that is not the issue here.
If there are no students for the seats, they do fairly poorly. So one must ask where these students have gone too.Mar 23 2013: There is something seriously wrong with the USA. News like that depresses me. Why not redesign the school systems, consolidate, cut down the frills? It's like I'll either have a feast or go fasting.
Mar 23 2013: History is a great teacher. For years America has been under assult of Communism / socialism. The president of the American Communists stated that he no longer had to run for president as the democratic party had embraced his platform. We have slowly envoked social programs and converted millions to generational welfare being dependent upon the government for their existance. President Carter and President Clinton made the banks provide loans to people who did not meet minimum qualifications for home ownership and never had the capability to maintain or repay the debits incured. President Carter removed education from the department of health, education, and welfare and made it a cabnet post. The decision making left the community elected oficials and became federal government decisions made by political appointees and infusions of cash were given based on pledging your alliegance to the party. Failure to do their bidding still endangers funding. Unions became the major influence in education and a political powerhouse by promising blocks of votes from a marxist organization.
Our administration has selected the keynesian model of economics which embodies big government, deficit spending, extensive social programs, and power at the level of elete leadership positions that are exempt from all laws and bear no responsibilities for their actions.
Yes there is something wrong with the USA. What is happening in Chicago is just a symthom of the desease that has infected us. We have reached a point where our debits have exceeded our GDP and our leadership asks for more money to maintain programs and continues to borrow from other nations as our employment drops, business go bankrupt, manufacturing goes overseas, and taxes increase. Our leadership does not see this as a problem and those who are getting a free ride support and vote for those who are destroying America.
We are the present day Argentina of 1916 .... doomed.
Thanks for the reply. Bob.
Mar 23 2013: I will be very keen to hear the assessment of the situation from someone younger than you. I have many friends in your country and keep getting alarming news but never imagined it this bad.
I come from a state in India that was ruled by Leftist coalition for over 3 decades so I have first hand experience what communism can do to free enterprise and business.
Just about a year ago students in Canada came down to streets to protest excessive hike in college fees. Why don't people protest?
Mar 23 2013: Why no protests. We are arriving at a point where the majority are receiving "free" stuff and the minority have little influence. With fewer tax payers and more people on the dole the ride cannot last long.
Young people are aquiring big debits and the government is attempting to forgive all of those debits and the Fed is buying up all opf the acid debits aquired during the housing boom.
Thanks for the reply.
Bob .... apparently the old guy.Mar 26 2013: The "excessive" hikes would STILL have left the students in Quebec paying significantly less than their counter-parts in the rest of Canada, so I have little to no sympathy for them...Mar 23 2013: I had no intention of looking down upon your seniority sir, just thought younger generations might have a version. I'd implore you to have trust that something will work out.
Mar 23 2013: That is what we have been discussing .... things have worked out. Just not what I had wished for.
No offense take on my age.
Gail .
Mar 23 2013: Thank you for the reminder of the importance of basic arithmetic as one way to measure the honesty of government officials.Mar 23 2013: Don't count on anyone telling us the full truth or doing something because they know what they are doing. This is twenty-first century America and some of the enemies of public schools don't want success anyway. This was easily predicatable decades ago just like our current economic problems. Did any of the experts warn us? Jimmy Carter and the Real President Bush warned us about coming problems. Did either get reelected? Does anyone really appreciate a Casandra or a problem solver? Don't slay the messager is an old request and still true. Who is more dangerous to Chicago schools - its enemies or its friends? Look at Jerry Brown's recent progress in California to see that smart help can really help.Mar 23 2013: Privatize the schools and audit the budget.
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Is this part of the sequestration BS?Mar 22 2013: They are setting the scene for full charter school implementation? or they have been given the hard word to tighten the belt. Could it be they want to push for home online schooling? I don't know much about whether charter schooling has spread across the States but it's starting to be set up here in nz, our education minister was pushed to make cuts and our recent earthquake that damaged a large portion of one of our cities opened an opportunity to close some of our rural schools and start the process for charter schools.
Is Chicago being made out to be the States ghetto city Rob? I know that sounds horrible but that's the feeling one gets when you hear anything from the media.


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