NHS Greater Glasgow has today (May 6th, 2005) launched its five-year oral health strategy to improve oral health and enhance dental services following a seven-month consultation process.
Greater Glasgow has a poorer oral health record than almost anywhere else in Scotland - despite the fact that the city has a relatively high proportion of dentists and a good rate of registration with a dentist per head of population compared to the rest of Scotland.
Professor Sir John Arbuthnott, Chairman of NHS Greater Glasgow, said: "Although there have been signs of improvement in the city – such as reduced decay amongst children and more adults retaining their own teeth - this simply doesn't go far enough. Poverty and deprivation, poor diet, smoking and alcohol consumption and poor oral hygiene remain the critical factors affecting oral health. We need to work together to encourage Glaswegians to make oral health a priority, by encouraging good oral hygiene and healthier lifestyles."
The strategy will continue to promote good oral health - particularly amongst children - and will develop and enhance dental services to improve access by reducing inequalities and increasing closer working between health professionals. Excluded groups, such as frail older people, homeless people, older children, children and adults with special needs and people from black and ethnic minorities, will also be targeted as part of the strategy.
Commenting on the strategy Tom Divers, NHS Greater Glasgow's Chief Executive, said: "The recent Scottish Executive announcement of further investment and reforms in NHS dental services is welcome and will help us implement our strategy, particularly to encourage healthier lifestyles and good oral hygiene especially amongst children.
"We need to work hard to change expectations and attitudes by raising the profile and priority of oral health, strengthening public health leadership, targeting health improvement efforts and having much greater emphasis on community-based approaches."
The enhancement of services will be achieved by improving access and plugging gaps with more emphasis on prevention and modernising dentistry by improving quality.
Improving service quality through continuous development of the dental team.
The implementation of the strategy will be taken forward by the Oral Health Planning and Implementation Group (made up of representatives from across oral health) together with other professionals across primary and secondary care, professional advisory groups, West of Scotland Health Boards, and local authorities and communities.
David Walker, Assistant Director of Planning and Community Care and Chair of the Oral Health Planning and Implementation Group added: "Dental decay is entirely preventable and Glasgow's pattern of poor oral health is completely unacceptable. We want to make oral health everybody's business – from dental professionals to other health professionals and stakeholders and to local communities and individuals themselves. Good oral health should be valued as part of healthy living – this is a long term aim but by enhancing dental services and promoting good oral health from an early age we can lay strong foundations for a brighter future. "
Toothbrushing is the most common form of oral hygiene. More women than men report that they brush their teeth more than once a day. Overall 66% brush twice daily with more in affluent areas (73%) than in deprived areas (51%). Within deprived areas 12% report brushing less than once a day, seldom or never.
In 2000/2001, 64% of children aged 12 years in Greater Glasgow had dental decay experience.
In 2002/03 in Scotland 45% of 5 year olds had no decay experience whilst in Greater Glasgow only 35% had no decay experience. In Greater Glasgow, 2 in every 3 young children have had dental decay by the age of 5 years.
Child dental General Anaesthesia in Greater Glasgow have dropped by 80% since 1998, but still remain amongst the highest in Scotland. In 2003-04, approximately 1500 young children aged 3-5 had teeth extracted under general anesthesia.
General Dental Service (GDS) – 431 independent contractors in 200 practices provide general dental services. 99% of dental services are provided by GDS.
Community Dental Service – Directly managed by NHS Greater Glasgow, the Community Dental Service delivers a range of services including the treatment of: children under general anaesthetic, patients with special needs, the homeless, school dental inspections and epidemiology. The CDS also provides the 'safety net' function for patients who cannot, or will not, access general dental services.
The Out of Hours Glasgow Emergency Dental Service operates in Glasgow Dental Hospital premises on weekday evenings with Saturday and Sunday sessions.
A Primary Care Dental Treatment Centre providing weekday accident and emergency service at Glasgow Dental Hospital is due to commence soon.
Oral Health Action Teams – Multidisciplinary teams tasked with improving oral health among pre-fives work in local communities. OHATs are operational in each Local Health Care Co-operative (LHCC) area.
Glasgow Dental Hospital and School – Provides a range of specialist services including conservative dentistry, periodontics, prosthodontics, orthodontics, oral surgery and oral radiology. It receives referrals from GDPs, GPs, and hospital consultants but there are also significant 'walk ins' or self-referrals.
Royal Hospital for Sick Children – Providing dental services to children via Yorkhill Hospital.
Oral Maxillofacial Surgery Services – This service, based at the Southern General Hospital, provides diagnosis and treatment of conditions affecting the face, mouth, jaw and associated structures and serves patients from Greater Glasgow as well as other West of Scotland Health Boards.


Respawn Entertainment is teaming up with Toronto-based VFX studio Playfight to produce live action video content based on the upcoming Xbox and PC sci-fi shooter, Titanfall.
According to Respawn's Dusty Welch, exactly what "this collaboration brings is yet to unfold…," but we do know that Playfight is known for their high quality live action films and stellar visual effects. You might remember them for their post-production work on Call of Duty: Operation Kingfish and Rocket Jump's Video Game Highschool.
Chances are, we might learn more about their project at Titanfall's Austin, Texas launch event where Xbox's Jeff Rubenstein explained the studio will be "showcasing the future of Titanfall".
You can check out Playfight's official YouTube channel right here. You can also visit this page to sign up for email updates about the project.
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In Red Wing, Minnesota, nestled in the Mississippi River Valley amongst greenery, breathtaking sites and 35 acres of pristine landscaping, sits Round Barn Farm. A historic landmark built in 1914, the Bed and Breakfast also serves as a venue for weddings and other special events. The Round Barn Farm's namesake boasts a 60-foot cathedral-style roof, making this the perfect meeting space for occasions big and small.
From the country-style farm-home manor to the rustic outdoor wood stove, and the small details in between, it feels as if you stepped into a bygone fairytale era. The updates of electricity and running water and modern plumbing in no way detract from the beauty and magic of this venue that appears untouched by time. Wendy and Kirk Stensrud, the owners of Red Barn Farm, look forward to making your special event a perfect celebration.
No wedding would be complete without a reception and plenty of pictures. As your guests enjoy the reception in the barn, there are plenty of grounds filled with luscious backdrops to capture the event. The barn resonates with music, making it the perfect place for dancing and celebration. As day turns to night, mingle with fireflies in the reception pavilion.
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The European Commission is giving €112 million to support children affected by the crisis in Syria. The amount is part of the overall funding of €215 million announced yesterday in support of the response to the Syria crisis. As part of the 'No Lost Generation' campaign, this money will fund education and child protection activities in Syria and neighbouring countries and support the vital work of national governments to strengthen their own national education systems.
"More than six and a half million children have been affected by this brutal civil war, including more than one and half million now living as refugees outside their country," said Kristalina Georgieva, Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response.
"What is at stake here is the future of an entire generation of Syrian children whose lives have been turned upside down, who have been traumatised by the horrors they have seen and who have had to flee their homes in search of safety. The war has destroyed entire cities and the lives of ordinary families living in them. It has made it all but impossible for children to be able to go to school and to do the ordinary things all children deserve.
"We must invest in the children of today because they will be the peacemakers and lawmakers of tomorrow. These young people will be the ones on whom everyone will rely upon to rebuild and shape a more stable and secure future for their country when this horrific conflict eventually ends. We must support them."
The EU supports the No Lost Generation Initiative in partnership with UNICEF, which calls on governments, aid agencies and members of the public to become champions for the children of Syria. The "No Lost Generation" strategy focuses on providing children with more assistance to protect them from violence, abuse and exploitation, through education to nurture their minds and build resilience and psychosocial support.
According to UNICEF, 6.58 million children have been affected by this crisis, 5 million children in need inside Syria and 1.58 million refugee children. There are 3 million children displaced inside Syria, living in dire conditions. Of that number, up to 1 million are estimated to live in hard-to-reach areas. Neighbouring nations and host communities are struggling to absorb the influx of refugees, with a direct impact on their own youngest citizens.
In terms of education, inside Syria, the Ministry of Education indicates that 4 million children were enrolled in schools in Syria and 1 million were out of school during the 2013/2014 year.
Concerning protection, far too many children have witnessed or experienced horrific violence. Child labour, early marriage and recruitment of children by armed groups all have become more common. Children living under such circumstances are tremendously vulnerable – at risk of greater violence, abuse, and exploitation. Adolescents and youth lacking education, skills, and opportunity are especially vulnerable to recruitment and aggressive behaviour. Girls are especially vulnerable to gender-based violence.
Projects related to education and child protection have been funded by the Commission's development budget, with a total of €174 million. In 2014, the Commission allocated €14 million in humanitarian funding to UN agencies and NGOs which have a specific focus on children. The money goes to projects that feature child protection and psychosocial support. In addition, the Commission has launched a dedicated funding mechanism – EU Children of Peace - to assist conflict-affected children through education. This initiative is a lasting legacy of the Noble Peace Prize awarded to the EU in 2012. To date, over €12 million has supported 25 humanitarian projects in conflict-affected countries across the globe to assist children through education.


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Cole, Alyson
Alyson Cole
Professor, Liberal Studies
Feminist theory, politics of identity, American political culture
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
acole@gc.cuny.edu
Alyson Cole is Professor of Political Science, Women's & Gender Studies, American Studies, and Liberal Studies at Queens College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York. Her work bridges political theory and American politics/culture, linking central questions of political thought—especially formulations of justice, the nature of victimization, vulnerability, and precarity, and the possibilities of resistance—with an examination of political ideologies, rhetoric, and law/policy-making, emphasizing gender, sexuality, and race.
Cole's books include: The Cult of True Victimhood: From the War on Welfare to the War on Terror (Stanford University Press), Derangement and Liberalism (Routledge Press) and How Capitalism Forms Our Lives (Routledge Press). Her scholarship has been translated into French, Japanese, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish. Cole's articles have appeared in journals such as Signs, American Studies, Theory & Event, Feminist Studies, Michigan Law Review, Gender, Work & Organization, Critical Horizons, and European Journal of Cultural Studies.
Cole is co-editor of Polity, Journal of Political Science and of philoSOPHIA: A Journal of transContinental Feminism. She is also a member of the editorial boards of Politics & Gender, Women's Studies Quarterly, and International Journal of Criminology & Sociological Theory. She is the recipient of the President's Award for Excellence in Teaching (2008), the Graduate Center Mentoring Award (2021), a Mellon Resident Fellowship at the Humanities Center (2009-10), and served as a principal scholar in the "Vulnerable & Dynamic Forms of Life" International Network of Research, an interdisciplinary research collective supported by funding from the National Center for Scientific Research (2017-20). Cole was also appointed as a member of the Activist Educators Collective of the New York City Alliance Against Sexual Assault (2020-1). For eight years, Cole served the chair of the PhD/MA Program in Political Science at the Graduate Center (2014-22).
How Capitalism Forms Our Lives
by Alyson Cole Professor, Political Science, Professor, Liberal Studies, Professor, Women's and Gender Studies, Professor, American Studies
Edited By Alyson Cole and Estelle Ferrarese
By using the concept of capitalism as a "form of life", the authors in this volume reconceive capitalism, its mechanisms and effects on our bodies and on our common life.
The idea that capitalism is more than a discrete economic system and instead a "form of life" that shapes our relationships with others, our sense of ourselves and our capacities, practices, bodies, and actions in the material world should be rather obvious. Yet efforts – whether through criticism or policy remedies – to redress the vast inequalities, inherent exploitation, alienation, and the manifold destructive effects of capitalism on the environment, typically proceed without grappling fully with the entwinement of the economic with the social and cultural, much less the ethical, ontological, and phenomenological. This volume proposes "form of life" as a heuristic tool, connecting literatures that often remain isolated from one another – the Frankfurt School, neo-materialism, Wittgenstein's philosophy, Foucault's and Agamben's biopolitics, and Marx's discussion of reproduction. In emphasizing economic practices, as opposed to capitalism as a system, they conceive of "the economic" as an integral and integrated dimension of life, and thus develop new possibilities for critique. Viewing human beings as "economic bios," provides a needed alternative to analyses that position neoliberalism as an economic logic imposed upon the social and cultural.
Published March 2021
Derangement and Liberalism
Edited by Alyson Cole and George Shulman
Michael Paul Rogin's scholarship profoundly altered the scope, content, and disposition of political theory. He reconstituted the field by opening it to an array of texts, performances, and methods previously considered beyond the purview of the discipline. His work addressed the relationship between dimensions of politics typically split apart – institutional power and cultural forms, material interests and symbolic meanings, class projects and identity politics, the public and the private. Rogin's scholarship enlarges our sense of the borders and genres defining political theory as a field and enriches our capacity to think critically and creatively about the political.
The editors have focused on three categories of substantive innovation:
Demonology and Countersubversion
Rogin used the concepts "countersubversive tradition" and "political demonology" to theorize how constitutive exclusions and charged images of otherness generated imagined national community. He exposed not only the dynamics of suppressing and delegitimizing political opposition, but also how politics itself is devalued and displaced.
The Psychic Life of Liberal Society
Rogin addressed the essential contradiction in liberalism as both an ideology and a regime – how a polity professing equality, liberty, and pluralist toleration engages in genocide, slavery, and imperial war.
Political Mediation: Institutions and Culture
Rogin demonstrated how cultural forms – pervasive myths, literary and cinematic works – mediate political life, and how political institutions mediate cultural energies and aspirations.
The Cult of True Victimhood
From the War on Welfare to the War on Terror
Condemnations of "victim politics" are a familiar feature of American public life. Politicians and journalists across the ideological spectrum eagerly denounce "victimism." Accusations of "playing the victim" have become a convenient way to ridicule or condemn. President George W. Bush even blamed an Islamic "culture of victimization" for 9/11. The Cult of True Victimhoodshows how the panic about domestic and foreign victims has transformed American politics, warping the language we use to talk about suffering and collective responsibility.
With forceful and lively prose, Alyson Cole investigates the ideological underpinnings, cultural manifestations, and political consequences of anti-victimism in an array of contexts, including race relations, the feminist movement, conservative punditry, and the U.S. legal system. Being a victim, she contends, is no longer a matter of injuries or injustices endured, but a stigmatizing judgment of individual character. Those who claim victim status are cast as shamefully passive or cynically manipulative. Even the brutalized Central Park jogger came forth to insist that she is not a victim, but a survivor.
Offering a fresh perspective on major themes in American politics, Cole demonstrates how this new use of "victim" to derogate underlies seemingly disparate social and political debates from the welfare state, criminal justice, and abortion to the war on terror.
Prestigious CNRS Grant Supports Timely 'Norms of Life' Research
Graduate Center faculty are part of an international project that examines the origins and implications of the norms that shape the way we live or expect to live.
Graduate Center Experts Analyze the Midterm Elections
Faculty members assess the 2022 elections and their consequences for U.S. politics and policy and the future of democracy.
Donald Trump, the TV Show
The election of Donald Trump shocked many. Political Science Professor Alyson Cole and a colleague offer a new framework for understanding his ascendency.
Femicide and #MeToo Meet Political Science
Ph.D. candidate Sumru Atuk's research into the politics of femicide in Turkey and Mexico has drawn attention.
Alyson Cole & Kyoo Lee Announced Co-editors of philoSOPHIA: a Journal of Continental Feminism
Prof. Alyson Cole and Prof. Kyoo Lee are the new co-editors of philoSOPHIA for the 2018-2023 term!
Upcoming Insurgency from Below Conference on Future of U.S. Democracy
The daylong conference on Wednesday, October 11, will examine the connections between social movements and electoral politics.
'Why Sexism Is So Central to This Presidential Race': Alyson Cole
The 2016 campaign has become a 'referendum on the continued dominant role of white men in society,' asserts Professor Alyson Cole (GC/Queens, Political Science) in a compelling new essay for Fortune.
Alyson Cole Offers Commentary on the Presidential Race
Why Sexism is So Central to This Presidential RaceFortune, 10.19.16
Political Science Department Co-Sponsoring Conference on Money and Politics
The GC's Political Science Department is co-sponsoring a two-day conference that will bring together academic experts, civic activists, and policymakers to discuss the role of money in U.S. politics.
GC Hosts 4/5 Gathering to Investigate 'Vulnerable Forms of Life'
On Tuesday, April 5, the Graduate Center is hosting the first gathering of an international and interdisciplinary collaborative project that is dedicated to investigating "forms of life," or Lebensformen.
Alyson Cole: 'The Big Microaggression Lie'
In an essay for Salon, Professor Alyson Cole (GC/Queens, Political Science) examines concerns about 'victim culture,' why such fears have surfaced now, and how they thwart free speech and political progress.
Essay by Alyson Cole on Salon.com
Salon.com, 1.2.16
Graduate Center to Host Symposium on Vulnerability
On Thursday, April 23, the Graduate Center will host "Risquer la Vulnerabilite: Risking Vulnerability," a daylong symposium that aims to identify what vulnerability means in contemporary social sciences and humanities.

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It is the dream of every counselor, instructor or facilitator to come up with an effective method of handling situations in the best way possible that recognizes the efforts of every participant in an activity. Adventure based counseling tries to improve cooperation, interpersonal skills together with self esteem especially among the young people. It tries to foster the importance of setting group goals, consolidating efforts towards reaching those goals and encouraging every participant in the group to appreciate their personal contributions. It uses different activities which are meant to help the members of the group discover the importance of working together, encouraging each other and build self esteem. It also helps promote the virtue of proper listening skills, improve cohesiveness, build trust with others and propagate good risk taking behaviors.
According to the writers, adventure based counseling is done in a sequence of exercises referred to as elements. Each element has specific lessons but the main one is improving unity or pulling together. The group moves from one exercise to the next after successful completion, evaluation and finding the lesson behind it. A school counselor facilitates the program by initiating some activities which he lets the group handle on their own. Using the processing, action, relationships and self model, the members learn to appreciate the good aspects of the group as well as the strengths of each member and not just the completion of the task. The main purpose of the exercises is to help the group learn skills and apply them outside the school.
In my opinion, adventure based counseling can be used in many other occasions apart from just schools. These include the work place where it can be used to manifest the significance of team work, appreciating and encouraging each other as well as proper ways of communication. It could be used to build self confidence to the members of the staff who could be feeling inferior or insignificant through various activities such as moon ball and group juggling. Most people in the work place underperform because of lack of self drive. If such a person could be encouraged by showing them that their contribution towards achieving the company's goals is as important as any other person's, they could be motivated which in turn means that much more could be achieved.
Adventure counseling can also be used in a family setup where for instance twins or just siblings are competing for attention from the parents. There are some children who feel like they are better than the rest and will always want to show that at every opportunity. This could hurt family relationships which if left unresolved could lead to serious issues later on in life. The parent should come in as the facilitator and lead the children to an activity that requires them to work together, communicate or even protect each other from possible harm. At the end of it, the parent can ask them some questions on how they felt about the whole exercise and how they can put the same effort in fostering good relations and meeting family goals. This will help the children learn their own individual strengths and appreciate them thus improving their self esteem. It will also help them understand that when things are done in unity, better results are achieved and thus improve cohesion and reduce any form of dislike that could have developed. Since adventure based counseling is not expensive, any person can make use of it because readily available recourses is all that is needed.
In conclusion adventure counseling is one of the best counseling methods that can be used to foster cohesion in the society. It comes with immense potential that could be used in different scenarios with overwhelming results. Through the use of different activities, people can be educated on the need of working together and appreciating each others ability and contributions. This technique can also be used to improve listening skills, crisis management skills, encourage people to work together in reaching their set goals as well as building self value. Another important aspect is that the development of the technique is not only inexpensive to develop but also very workable in different environments ranging from schools, homes and even at the work place.


CHICAGO (CBS) — While many Chicagoans enjoyed a long holiday weekend celebrating, dozens of families experienced an ugly side of life here: violence.
One hundred and one people were shot – 15 of them fatally – over the course of the Fourth of July weekend across Chicago.
Chicago police say the majority of the incidents happened during a six-hour period Monday night on the South and West sides, involving fights and arguments.
"We suspect several incidents or retaliatory in nature and alcohol was a factor in these other incidents," Deputy Chief Fred Waller said.
During the five day holiday weekend, there were 15 people killed and 86 wounded, for 101 shooting victims. Police on Wednesday said other factors, including the warm weather, helped cultivate the outbreak.
"Our problem in Chicago is gangs and guns," First Deputy Supt. Kevin Navarro said.
Cook County Board Cmsr. Richard Boykin (1st) and the Rev. Jesse Jackson Jr. say the solution to the violence is job creation.
"Drugs in, guns in, jobs out. More died on these streets since Friday than in Afghanistan or Iraq," Jackson said.
"Black unemployment in the state of Illinois is the highest in the nation and it's been that way for the last six quarters," Boykin said.
Boykin announced a state of emergency tour to empower people living in the most violent Chicago neighborhoods, among them Austin. That's where 16-year-old Elijah Sims, an innocent bystander, was gunned down last August.
"It needs to stop. Something has to be done. People need to speak up. If you see something say something. That's the only way we are going to get our community back," the teen's mother, Sharita Galloway, said.


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Kroger names the location of its first 'high-tech' fulfillment center
Deena M. Amato-McCoy
The nation's largest supermarket company has made its first move to leverage its partnership with U.K.-based online grocery retailer Ocado — one that may give it an edge in the online grocery delivery wars.
Kroger Co. on Monday announced that it will open its first customer fulfillment center (CFC) in Monroe, Ohio. The warehouse, which will be an automated facility that will leverage digital and robotic capabilities, will be the first project that it is collaborating on with Ocado. The two companies forged an exclusive partnership in May, a deal that will enable Kroger to leverage Ocado's smart platform that supports online ordering, automated fulfillment and home delivery capabilities.
Kroger is investing $55 million to build the first facility (which it refers to as a "shed"). The building will span 335,000 sq. ft., and is expected to generate more than 410 new jobs, according to the grocer.
"Ocado is a U.K.-based company with global ties and advanced digital and robotic capabilities. Working together, we will develop the strongest possible supply network to support a seamless customer experience that can serve every person in America," said Alex Tosolini, Kroger's senior VP of new business development. "It's all about building a seamless supply chain to provide our customers with an amazing shopping experience."
This is only the first step in the partners' plan. Looking ahead, the automated facility will be replicated in other cities across America. Kroger and Ocado plan to open 20 CFCs, according to Kroger.
"We are delighted to be supporting Kroger in its efforts to transform the service and value it brings to U.S. customers," said Luke Jensen, CEO of Ocado Solutions. "Today's announcement of the first CFC is an important first step to making that happen. It's all the more exciting that this CFC will serve Kroger's hometown of Cincinnati."
Prior to joining forces in May, Kroger already had approximately a 1% stake in Ocado. Through the new deal, Kroger increased its existing investment by 5% in a subscription rights agreement, bringing its total investment to more than 6%.
Kroger also expects the partnership to give the company an edge as the grocery war continues to heat up. For example, Amazon is expanding its breadth in the grocery segment through its $13.7 billion purchase of Whole Foods Markets in August 2017.
In June, Target expanded its same-day shipping and pickup services, Shipt and DriveUp, across stores in the Midwest and Southeast. This put the discounter more than halfway toward its goal of making these services available coast-to-coast in time for the holidays. Additionally, Target offers next-day delivery service of household essentials through its Target Restock program nationwide. The service is free for all Target REDcard holders, and $2.99 for all other orders (down from $4.99) — with no membership fee.
Meanwhile, Walmart now offers grocery delivery in 50 metro areas across the United States. The company is halfway to its goal of offering the service to 100 metro areas, which equates to 40% of U.S. households.


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The Woodlands Set to Host 90th Texas State Junior Championship
DALLAS — One of the country's oldest and largest state junior competitions moves to The Woodlands Country Club on July 25-29, featuring 240 players spread out in four different divisions.
The Legends Junior Tour will conduct the 90th playing of the Texas State Junior Championship presented by Merrill Lynch. The field is compiled into four groups: Boys 15-18, Girls 15-18 and Boys and Girls 14 & under. The Boys 15-18 Division will compete on the Tournament Course, while the other three divisions will compete at Panther Trail Golf Course.
In the Boys 15-18 division, there were 53 players exempt for the 120-player field. Nearly 200 other boys attempted to qualify for the remaining 67 spots. The Girls 15-18 division features a 60-player field, while there are 48 boys competing in the Boys 14 & Under Division and 12 girls playing in the Girls 14 & Under Division all filled based on the LJT Priority Entry System.
The Boys and Girls 15-18 Divisions will be playing 54 holes of stroke play competition. The Boys 15-18 Division will cut to the low 45 players and ties after 36 holes, while the Girls 15-18 Division will cut to the low 27 players and ties after 36 holes. The Boys and Girls 14 & Under Divisions will play 36 holes of stroke play competition over two days.
Past champions of this prestigious event include Ben Crenshaw, Bruce Lietzke, Jeff Maggert, Stratton Nolen, Will Griffin, Angela Stanford, Annika Clark and Courtney Dow.
This year's championship features another top-notch field including 12 winners on the Legends Junior Tour already in 2016 and three winners from the 89th Texas State Junior Championship last year.
In the Boys 15-18 Division Jack Anderson of Round Rock is coming off a victory in the Flodder Financial Shootout at the Golf Club at Cinco Ranch. Austin's Brandon Hoff won the Boys 15-18 Division at the Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic in March, Dallas' Turner Hosch won the Spring Preview in February and Austin's Thomas Bockholt III won the Boys 14 & Under Division at the Winter Classic in January.
In the Girls 15-18 Division Dallas' Hailey Jones, who is the defending champion, has won three times in 2016. Jones captured victories at the Winter Classic, the James A. Ragan Memorial and the Collegiate Preview. Kingwood's Hanna Alberto, who finished runner-up in last year's Texas State Junior Championship, won the Spring Preview in February. Valerie Routzong of Richmond is coming off a win at the Flodder Financial Shootout and was the winner of the Girls 14 & Under Division in 2015. Sara Camarena of Lake Travis won the Bluebonnet Championship in May, while Macy Fox of Marble Falls won the Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic in March.
In the Boys 14 & Under Division Pearland's Vishnu Sadagopan has won twice, claiming victories at the Jimmy Demaret Junior Classic and the Bluebonnet Championship. Sadagopan finished tied for 27th at the Byron Nelson Junior Championship last month. Cypress' Lucas Borrero is coming off a victory at the Flodder Financial Shootout in the Boys 14 & Under Division, while Austin's Cole Sherwood won the Spring Preview's Boys 14 & Under Division earlier this year.
Runners-up to Mason Greenberg in the Boys 15-18 Division last year were Sam Bennett of Madisonville and Pryce Beshoory of Pearland. Both players are competing in the 90th Texas State Junior Championship at The Woodlands Country Club this year, along with 2014 runner-up Dalton Hankamer.
Jenson Rogenes of Frisco won the Boys 14 & Under Division at last year's championship and is competing in the Boys 15-18 Division this year. Rogenes finished tied for third in the Boys 15-18 Division at the Winter Classic.
Shuai Ming Wong, who is leading the Player of the Year standings in the Boys 15-18 Division has recorded three top-5 finishes on the Legends Junior Tour in 2016. Wong is coming off a third-place finish at the Byron Nelson Junior Championship.
Along with points towards the Player of the Year standings, players will have a chance to earn exemptions into future LJT Invitationals as well as AJGA Performance Stars. The top five finishers in the Boys 15-18 Division and the top three finishers in the Girls 15-18 Division will earn "Fully Exempt" status with the AJGA. To see all the AJGA Stars available, click here.
Play begins on Monday, July 25, when the Girls 15-18 Division tees off on the Panther Trail Golf Course followed by the Boys and Girls 14 & Under Divisions. The Boys 15-18 Division begins on Wednesday, July 27, at the Tournament Course.
For more information about the Boys and Girls 14 & Under Divisions, click here.
For more information about the Girls 15-18 Division, click here.
For more information about the Boys 15-18 Division, click here.
The LJT has administered the prestigious State Junior since 2005.


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Wind Point, WI
Wind Point Lighthouse
In 1870, the Lighthouse Board petitioned Congress for $40,000 to construct a lighthouse and fog signal on Racine Point, located three-and-a-half miles north of Racine and eighteen miles south of Milwaukee. A lighthouse had been established at Racine in 1835, but this light was shut out by Racine Point for vessels approaching Racine from the north. The Lighthouse Board felt that a lighthouse on Racine Point could help mariners avoid Racine Reef, which lies well offshore, and reduce the number of shipwrecks that had occurred near the point.
Unpainted lighthouse and twin fog signals in 1884
The Lighthouse Board repeated its request each year until Congress finally appropriated $40,000 in 1878 for building a lake-coast lighthouse and fog signal on Racine Point. Once the structures were completed, the Lighthouse Service records started referring to the station as Wind Point instead of Racine Point. Wind Point was supposedly named after a tall, windblown tree on the point that was a familiar landmark for mariners on Lake Michigan. The tree was appropriately replaced by a tall lighthouse that proved to be even more beneficial to mariners.
In May 1879, a lot on Wind Point measuring 295 by 292.5 feet was purchased for $1,000 along with a 33 by 628 foot right-of-way to the public highway. Also that year, plans for the station were submitted and approved, and duplicate fog whistles were ordered.
Built of brick with an inner and outer wall, Wind Point Lighthouse gradually tapers from a diameter of twenty-two feet at its base to twelve feet eight inches at its lantern. The tower stands atop a ten-foot-deep stone foundation and measures 110 feet three inches from its base to the ventilator ball atop its lantern room. The tower features two distinctive architectural embellishments found in many of the tall towers on the Great Lakes: masonry gallery support corbels and arch-topped windows. A spiral cast-iron staircase, with 144 steps and five landings, winds up the inside of the tower to the watchroom and lantern room, which are each encircled by a gallery.
The ten-sided lantern room originally housed a third-order Fresnel lens manufactured by Barbier & Fenestre in Paris, France. This lens, which is now on display at the lighthouse, has twelve flash panels and revolved once in six minutes to produce a six-second flash every thirty seconds. The lens rested atop sixteen ball bearings and was rotated by a clockwork mechanism powered by a weight suspended in a drop tube located between the inner and outer walls of the tower.
Alfred B. Finch, a Civil War veteran, served as the first head keeper at Wind Point, and his son Asa served as the first assistant keeper. The light and fog signal were placed in operation on November 15, 1880, but after just a few days of operation, the revolving machinery for the light malfunctioned, and Alfred and Asa had to manually turn the lens for five frigid nights.
The tower is attached via a twenty-two-foot-long covered way to the brick keepers' dwelling. Besides, the lighthouse, the station was also originally equipped with two ten-inch steam fog whistles, housed in twin buildings located just east of the lighthouse.
Wind Point Lighthouse in 1914
Photograph courtesy U.S. Coast Guard
To warn mariners of Racine Reef, a red light was shown from a window in the watchroom. This light was modified in 1888 so that it was visible only over an arc of nineteen degrees and forty-five seconds. In 1897, a locomotive headlight with a parabolic reflector replaced a sixth-order lens as the light for covering Racine Reef. The reef light was discontinued on January 24, 1907, after a lighthouse was established on Racine Reef.
A circular iron oil house was erected on the station grounds in 1893 to store the volatile kerosene oil used for the light. The current concrete oil house was built in 1910.
A thirty-four-foot by twenty-foot extension with a back building was added to the keepers' dwelling in 1899. The need for additional space in the dwelling was likely promoted by the addition of a second assistant keeper to the station in 1896. In 1910, the dwelling had seven rooms for the head keeper, and five rooms for each of the two assistants.
A brick fog signal building was constructed in 1900 to house duplicate, compressed-air sirens powered by oil engines. Two years later, two automatic Brown sirens, with copper trumpets were installed, and one of the two old wooden fog signal buildings was moved to the southwest part of the lot and converted into a woodshed. The characteristic of the fog signal was changed in 1906 from a three-second blast separated by twenty-seven seconds of silence, to a three-second blast separated by fifty-seven seconds of silence.
A wharf, topped by iron rails, extended 103 feet into Lake Michigan from the station, and its outer end was protected by a twelve-foot-square crib equipped with two boat davits. Though the station was accessible by road from Racine, the keepers were supplied a boat, which was stored atop a trolley in the station's boathouse at the western end of the wharf. The keepers put their boat to good use in helping mariners, who encountered difficulties off Wind Point. Keeper Henry R. Bevry, whose tenure from 1913 to 1945 was the longest of any had keeper at Wind Point, went to the aid of numerous people. In 1914, he and his two assistants saved the motorboat Jeanette in rough seas. In 1918, Bevry and an assistant rendered aid to the auxiliary cruiser Driad that was grounded on a reef, and in 1921 Bevry and his assistants rescued two boys on a draft that were blown out into deep water.
Bevry had the same two assistants during most of his service: Julius Lonne served as first assistant from 1910 until he dropped dead of a heart attack on December 23, 1940, and William Nash served as second assistant from 1910 to 1938. This picture of Bevry and his two faithful assistants appeared in a newspaper article in 1923. (Bevry is on the left, Lonne center, and Nash on the right).
On December 5, 1923, Wind Point Lighthouse became just the second light on the Great Lakes to be electrified when a 300-watt light bulb was placed inside the Fresnel lens. The apartments for the keepers were also electrified thanks to the work of the Milwaukee Electric Railway and Light Company.
Aerial view of station in 1947
Keeper Bevry started his career as second assistant at Wind Point but left after a few months to become assistant keeper at Cana Island. After three years there, Bevry return to Wind Point and served as first assistant for five years before being promoted in 1907 to head keeper at Pilot Island Lighthouse. When Bevry retired in 1945 after thirty-two years as head keeper at Wind Point, he left behind many memories. Two of his children were born at the station, and all three of his daughters were married in their living room there. As many as 1,000 people would visit the station on weekends, and Bevry remembers climbing the tower eleven times in one day escorting visitors. Bevry estimated he climbed 3,109,800 steps on official business while at Wind Point, often carrying two five-gallon cans of oil before the light was electrified.
The Fresnel lens at Wind Point was replaced with a DCB-24 aerobeacon in 1964, when the station was automated and de-staffed. The lens was given to the Racine Historical Museum (now the Racine Heritage Museum), the fog signal was discontinued, and the station buildings were leased to the Village of Wind Point. The three apartments in the keepers' dwelling were put to good use, with one housing the offices of the Wind Point police, one serving as the residence for a curator/caretaker and his family, who maintain the buildings and grounds, and one being converted into a village hall for village meetings, non-profit group gatherings, and rentals.
In recognition of the key role this lighthouse had played in the maritime history of Racine County, it was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
The Fresnel lens was loaned to the village in 1989 to be displayed at the lighthouse for the bicentennial of the Lighthouse Service, and has remained there ever since. The National Park Service awarded title of the lighthouse to the Village of Wind Point in 1997. Formed in 1999 to help interpret the site, The Friends of the Wind Point Lighthouse turned the fog signal building into a museum and opened the tower for climbing on select days during the summer.
In May 2007, the Jeld-Wen Company announced that the lighthouse would receive new windows and doors as the co-winner of a national competition. Also in 2007, the DCB-24R aerobeacon failed and was replaced by a VRB-25 lens. This change led to complaints by boaters in the area who felt the new light was too weak. Letters were sent to the Coast Guard by the City of Racine Harbor Commission, the State of Wisconsin Waterways Commission, the Racine County Sheriff's Department, and the Village of Wind Point, asking that the intensity of the light be increased and that the false flashes produced by the new beacon be eliminated. After nearly three years of dialogue, the Coast Guard addressed the complaints by replacing the beacon's thirty-five-watt bulb with a 100-watt bulb and adding screens to the western windows in the lantern room to eliminate the extra flashes.
In 2016, the Village of Wind Point severed ties with The Friends of Wind Point Lighthouse, after the non-profit organization refused to share more of its financial information than it was required to submit to the IRS. The Friends had agreed to donate two dollars for every tower climber in 2016 to the village, but didn't want to take on the role of raising funds for maintenance of the lighthouse. Through the years, the Friends had provided over $65,000 to the village for various lighthouse-related projects. The village has taken over management of lighthouse tours for now, and The Friends have formed Racine Lighthouse and Maritime Preservation Society so they can continue to be involved with area lighthouses.
Head: Alfred B. Finch (1880 – 1881), Lawrence A. Easson (1881 – 1883), John V. Sandell (1883 – 1891), Peter J. Peterson (1891 – 1913), Henry R. Bevry (1913 – 1944), Theodore Grosskopf (1945 – 1954), Oscar L. Franseen (1954 – 1964), Kenneth L. Crowe (1964).
First Assistant: Asa D. Finch (1880 – 1881), James A. Easson (1881 – 1883), Lewis A. Rose (1883 – 1886), John L. Sullivan (1886 – 1887), George W. Rose (1887 – 1891), Dwight G. Spice (1891), Gabriel Ariansen (1891 – 1895), August Beckstrom (1895), Charley Boshka (1895 – 1897), Edward Ellefsen (1897), James L. Matzen (1897 – 1899), Frederick W. Raether (1899), Emil Mueller (1899), Frederick W. Raether (1899 – 1902), Henry R. Bevry (1902 – 1907), George J. Meengs (1907 – 1910), Joseph Kilgore (1910), Julius Lonne (1910 – 1940), Irving Carlson (1942), Oscar L. Franseen (1942 – 1954), Herbert Fadel (1954 – 1963), Wayne W. Keller (1964).
Second Assistant: Edward Ellefsen (1896 – 1897), Albert H. Benson (1897), James L. Matzen (1897), Emil Mueller (1898 – 1899), Henry R. Bevry (1899), Emil Mueller (1899 – 1901), Frank W. Tipil (1901), Alvin H. Cornell (1901 – 1902), George Gilbert (1902), Albert N. Speelman (1902 – 1905), Charles J. Petersen (1905), Samuel A. Dodd (1905 – 1907), George J. Meengs (1907), John C. O'Donnell (1907 – 1908), Julius Lonne (1908 – 1910), William H. Nash (1910 – 1938), Oscar L. Franseen (1938 – 1942), Herman F. Erickson (1942 – 1952), Herbert Fadel (1952 – 1954).
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Annual Report of the Light-House Board, various years.
Report of the Commissioner of Lighthouses, various years.
"Afer two years, Wind Point Lighthouse solution is better lightbulbs," Lindsay Fiori, The Journal Times.com, October 13, 2010.
Wind Point Lighthouse, Barb and Ken Wardius, 2007.
Located on Wind Point, 3.5 miles north of Racine.
Latitude: 42.78115, Longitude: -87.75839
For a larger map of Wind Point Lighthouse, click the lighthouse in the above map.
From Highway 32 roughly 3 miles north of the harbor in Racine, turn east on Three Mile Road and follow it to where it turns left and becomes Lighthouse Road. Follow Lighthouse Road for just over a mile. You will pass through a golf course and the lighthouse will then be down a short road on your right.
Wind Point Lighthouse is open for tours on select dates during the summer. Reservations can be made online or by calling (262) 639-3777.
The lighthouse is owned by the Village of Wind Point. Grounds open, part of dwelling is a hall that can be reserved, tower open during open houses.
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The keeper of Wind Point Lighthouse received the following letter, dated April 21, from the officer in charge of St. Joseph Coast Guard Station:
Assuming that it would be interesting for you to know that I saw your light here the other night, I was dropping you these few lines.
At about 8:30 p.m. on the 17th instant I was called to the lookout by the man on watch there on account of flashes of light in the northwest which were showing up with a wonderful clearness and regularity, and seemingly not so far off. After having observed the light myself and being struck by the unfaltering regular intervals between flashes, the motor lifeboat was launched and started off for the bearings that had such unusual system in displaying distress signals as well as to find out what it was all about. Having traveled along northward by west for more than two hours and laid about 17 miles behind us without noticing the slightest change or variation in the light ahead of us, together with the fact that thousands of other lights at this time appeared on the scene, the engine was stopped for better observing the grandest of scenery. Here were Milwaukee (75 miles from St. Joseph), Racine, Kenosha, Waukegan, Chicago, and so on, to the eastward in full view - not merely illumination of the places but each place glaring forth with multitudes of actual points of lights. It was a sight worth seeing, and everybody thankful to old Wind Point for having coaxed us out to witness this the grandest of displays and the scenery of a lifetime. At about 11:15 p.m. the mirage was over and every light disappeared from view.
The distance from St. Joseph to Wind Point Lighthouse is about 80 miles.


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Passionate. Driven. Enthusiasts.
You simply won't find a more dedicated, performance-minded group of people than you will at Bondurant High Performance Driving School. The talented women and men who make up our team are not only accomplished business professionals, but also share a deep love for high performance driving and edge-of-your-seat racing.
For more than 50 years, we've been at the forefront of world-class driver instruction. Not only have we coached countless Formula 1, Grand Prix and Indy racers to the winner's circle, and helped Hollywood actors prepare for their leading roles in blockbuster films, but we've trained generations of men, women and teens – just like you – become better, more proficient drivers.
So whether you're looking for high performance driver instruction, help planning your next never-will-forget corporate event, developing a sponsorship program, or taking advantage of first-class marketing opportunities – the Bondurant High Performance Driving team is ready to kick your goals into high gear!
Franki Buckman - CEO & General Manager
Franki has been involved in the auto industry since 1990, when she joined Pro Formance Driving Events and Motorsports, a national ride and drive company and sister organization to Arizona's only CART professional Indy Car Team fielding driver Scott Pruett at the time. There, she worked directly for the owners, who were experts in the field of automotive events and included racing names like Breedlove and Unser. She then spent 18 years at Firebird International Raceway, working directly for NHRA Funny Car legend and track owner Charlie Allen, who originally brought the Bob Bondurant school from California to Arizona.
Since leaving Firebird Raceway in 2013, Buckman has been a media and event consultant to a myriad of brands and companies in the automotive industry, including Ford, Chevrolet, Toyota, Lucas Oil Off Road Racing Series, Lucas Oil Dragboat Racing Series, Harley Davidson, Napa Auto Parts and more. Most recently she worked for an Omnicom-owned advertising agency, working on Chevrolet Tier 2 advertising campaigns in multiple southwest markets including the Phoenix area. An Arizona native, she currently resides in Chandler with her husband, a former racer himself and second-generation Indy car crew chief and mechanic. Buckman's sons also entered the motorsports industry and raced at an early age; her oldest son is still an active racecar driver today.
Dan Dineson - Director of Marketing & Sponsor Relations
Dan Dineson serves as the Director of Marketing and Sponsor Relations at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School. In this role, he manages day-to-day marketing activities including advertising, PR, sponsorship fulfillment, social media engagement, website development and trade show management. Dan is no stranger to Bondurant; he worked at the school from 2001 to 2010 when he managed the Ford Motor Company and later General Motors sponsorship programs. It was during this time he was bit by the road racing bug, completing every Bondurant course and igniting his love of motorsports.
Before re-joining Bondurant, Dan operated his own specialty and collector car dealership for several years. Prior to opening his dealership, he worked in the automotive field as a territory sales manager and director of marketing. He has extensive experience with automotive wholesale, dealerships, performance parts, and B2B sales.
Dan has been involved in motorsports since his first Honda 50 motorbike as a kid, including motorcross dirt bikes, quads, jet skis, up to full-built road race cars. He has driven NASA, SCCA, ProAutosports, SpeedVentures, Porsche Club, BMW Club and HookedOnDriving events. His driving credentials include time on some of the world's most iconic tracks including Laguna Seca, Sonoma, LV Motor Speedway, Spring Mountain, Inde Motorsports, Arizona Motorsports Park, Wild Horse Pass Raceway, Chuckwalla Valley Speedway, Portland International Raceway, Phoenix International Raceway, Oregon Raceway Park, Willow Springs Raceway, Fontana Speedway and more.
A true automotive aficionado, Dan hand-built a Factory Five Cobra replica in his garage, and has owned over 100 vehicles including two Delorean DMC-12's, Dodge Viper, Porsche 911, Corvette Z06, BMW M cars, Datsun 240Z's, oddballs such as a Starions, Conquests, Ferrari 308 GT4, Ferrari 348, Turbo Trans Am, Bandit Trans Am, well as more than 20 track cars.
Dan can be reached at ddineson@bondurant.com
Mike Kessler - Director of Sales & Business Development
Mike Kessler is the Director of Sales and Business Development at Bondurant High Performance Driving School. In this role, Mike oversees the development and implementation of the school's sales, sponsorship and new business growth strategies and initiatives. Additionally, he is responsible for developing relationships and building business strategies for the school's sponsors and working to create solutions to achieve their business and marketing objectives.
In addition to his passion for motorsports and car collecting, Mike is also a sports and fitness enthusiast. Prior to joining Bondurant High Performance Driving School, Mike operated multiple One Stop Nutrition stores across the Valley where he oversaw sales, marketing, inventory and daily operations. Between 2013 and 2018, Mike was a Division Sales Director for Genuine Parts Company where he oversaw 500+ sales executives, managers and owners, and organized profitable sales programs with Indy Car, NASCAR and NHRA.
Mike nurtured his passion for motorsports while serving as the Sales Director at Firebird International Raceway between 2005 and 2013. During his time there, he built a multi-million dollar sponsorship sales program for large corporations and small businesses, as well as individuals.
When Mike isn't creating successful sales programs, he fills his time helping others as a volunteer and dog walker, and developing his talents as an artist and music producer. Some may refer to him as the songbird of his generation.
Mike can be reached at mkessler@bondurant.com
Mike McGovern - Chief Instructor
Mike McGovern is closing in on 33 years with the Bondurant High Performance Driving School, almost 20 of those as Chief Instructor. He started in the late 1980s, when the school was located at Sears Point in beautiful Sonoma, California, he took a two-year hiatus as he moved to the Carolinas to pursue a full-time ride of the southeast's many dirt-oval bullrings, and returned to the school in the early '90s, moving to Phoenix in the process.
His trademark hard-work ethic and deep interest in the continued success of the Bondurant School assured his quick rise to the position of Chief Instructor, and currently has a dozen full-time employees under his charge. McGovern is well-versed in the entire range of classes that comprise the Bondurant curriculum, and is an integral part in the formation of new classes, helping the School to remain one of the finest of its kind in an increasingly competitive arena.
In addition to his many administrative responsibilities, Mike McGovern also has occasion to teach several of the students that come through for the more advanced courses that are part of the Bondurant School menu. He now leads the training of several current and potential NASCAR drivers that frequent the Phoenix, Arizona Bondurant facility. Having sat right seat with the likes of Jimmie Johnson and Denny Hamlin, as well as Kurt and Kyle Busch, McGovern offers a rarified level of personalized instruction and has helped many a topflight driver to continue to improve.
Mike McGovern continues to race and, with the help of former student and friend Jim Click, McGovern has competed in the Koni Challenge series, Miller Cup Mustang Challenge, IMSA Continental Tire Challenge and HMSA Vintage racing.
Racing Experience:
Late Model Asphalt & Dirt
IMCA Modified
Motorola Cup
Stunt Precision Driving
Grand-Am Koni Challenge
HMSA vintage racing
IMSA Continental Tire Challenge
Danny Bullock - Assistant Chief Instructor
Danny Bullock has been a lead instructor at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School for more than a dozen years. His presence at the School, and his demeanor with the students, are a result of years of motorsports experience as a racer, instructor, coach, precision driver, and speaker.
When Danny Bullock is not on the track instructing Bondurant students, he is racing in a touring series with NASA and AZRA. Danny started in performance driving in 1998 and has experience racing in various production-based racecars. A highlight of his racing career is a strong second-place in points finish in 2006 ASA/Pro Autosports Super 7 class.
Bullock teaches students of all ages and experience levels in all the courses offered at the Bondurant School. Danny's communication skills make him a valued asset in the military training and executive protection courses that the School offers. "Those guys are hungry to learn and quick to absorb everything you teach them," he says. "It makes my job challenging and rewarding at the same time."
Danny Bullock has appeared 'behind the scenes' in many big screen productions such as "The Kingdom" and a foreign film shot in northern Arizona. Working on the set with a major film production as a precision driver has allowed Bullock experience in many facets of high performance and precision driving.
2nd place – 2006 ASA/Pro Autosports Super 7 class
Formula Vee and Production Cars
Rob Knipe - Instructor
A native of Michigan, Rob's first taste of racing started in the early nineties when he started his racing career driving Formula cars. With his goal the CART IndyCar Series, the next seven years saw Rob compete and collect several victories and podiums. His racing resume includes Shifter Karts, Formula Fords, the SCCA Formula 2000 Pro Series, as well as the IMSA Barber Dodge Pro Series. His high performance driving experience spans over 20 years and includes multiple racing platforms such as IROC stock cars and GTS SportsCars.
Rob began instructing at the Bondurant School in 2010. Now a lead instructor, he finds gratification in teaching the Forza Grand Prix Road Racing classes, Advanced Road Racing and Formula Mazda programs to aspiring racers. He is also a lead driver on the IMSA Bondurant Tudor SportsCar Championship Safety Car and Hot Lap program at all of the sanctioned IMSA Tudor SportsCar races in North America, as well as a lead instructor on the Hyundai Driver Development programs at the Hyundai California Proving Grounds in Mojave, CA.
Rob lives in Ahwatukee, AZ., with his wife Lisa and their daughter Emily. As an avid mountain biker, Rob can also be found on the local trails or competing in mountain bike races across the Southwest.
Will Parker - Instructor
"The most rewarding part of my job is being able to see the students enjoy a new experience and seeing dreams come true," said Will Parker. Parker is an instructor at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School and a racer. He began instructing at the Bondurant's SuperKart School in 1996 while attending Arizona State University and became an instructor in the car school after graduation.
Will started at the Bondurant School as a part-time parts runner, general mechanic, and karting instructor, but that all changed one day when Bob Bondurant took him for a trip in his helicopter and asked him to move from the kart school to the cars. "He asked me what my plans were after graduation," said Parker. "I wasn't sure what I was going to do, but he asked me to stay as a full-time instructor, and here I am today."
Parker loves his job as an instructor because of the varied backgrounds of the students that attend the classes. "You get to meet a lot of interesting people and hear their stories," he said.
Will instructs many of the different types of classes, but his favorite to teach is the Grand Prix Road Racing class, which is offered for three or four days. "I find it really fulfilling to see the students progress over the length of the course. They learn new skills quickly in a sport that is pretty difficult," Will remarked. Parker best describes his job as fun, fulfilling, and, at times, eye opening.
Parker currently instructs courses full-time at the Bondurant School and races shifter karts in his spare time, staying in touch with his racing roots. He hopes to do more off-road racing in the future. According to Parker, racing and instructing are two facets to the sport that bring so much fun into his life, and he could not live without either
Race Experience
IKF 125cc Shifter Kart competition
Phoenix Karting Club Shifter Kart Series Racing
Will Hawkins - Instructor
"I was the only kid in third grade reading the F1 racing report about Mario Andretti," says William Hawkins. Hawkins is an instructor at the Bondurant High Performance Driving School and a racer. At a young age he wanted to go to Europe and race F1 and then he fell in love with Indy car racing. Hawkins says he also realized that open wheel racing in the United States is not as popular as it is in Europe.
Hawkins has raced in many different vehicles, different series, and different states. He takes that well-rounded racing experience and applies it each day as an instructor. "I have worked with so many cool people as an instructor here (at Bondurant); I am thankful for all my fellow instructors and the experience the school offers to everyone!" Hawkins said about his 10-year history at the School. He emphasizes the bond the instructors share as critical to being successful.
A degree from Portland State University in Business Administration is what caught the attention of a hiring manager for Hawkins to be an instructor in the first place. Hawkins sent his resume to many of the driving schools in the country for a marketing position. He had so much racing experience that the Jim Hall Karting School in Ventura, California, called him to be an instructor. After a year in California, Hawkins brought his knowledge of karting to Bob Bondurant in 1997 to launch the Bondurant SuperKart School. "It was a great opportunity to work with Bob and build a great school," said Hawkins.
Hawkins is currently engaged in instructing all the courses at the Bondurant School, as well as pursuing sportscar and off-road driving opportunities.
IKF Sprint and Shifter Kart Champion
CCA Formula Ford
Spec Ford
SCCA Sports 2000
SCCA Touring
360 Sprint Cars
Tyler Tibbitts - Instructor
Tyler's racing aspirations started at a very young age, his love for the sport had a simple start by going with his father, to a local indoor go karting track. The karts were not very fast so it helped Tyler develop a smooth driving technique in order to maintain momentum through the corners. Over the years that technique still shines through in whatever wheel he gets behind.
After an outing to the newly built world class racing facility in Tooele, Utah formerly know as Miller Motorsports Park, where Tyler received a high speed hot lap experience from one of the tracks professional drivers, a fire of passion was lit in Tyler.
From that point on he decided to take the steps in pursuing a career as a professional race driver. He has since raced everything from 125 shifter karts, and been ranked among the top drivers in the country, to open wheel formula cars and GT cars.
Everyday he continues gaining knowledge and experience in all sorts of different vehicles and in all sorts of different driving scenarios, from slow mobility off road driving and off road racing, tactical maneuvers, and of course the wheel to wheel road racing skills he started developing before he could legally drive.
Sprint Racing:
ASA Hornet Class Rookie of the Year in 2008
Ranked 2nd Utah Karting Championship and Ranked 17th over all in the US in 2010
Colorado State Karting Champion in 2014
NASA ST3 Class 2016
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Chump Car World Series C Class 2017
World Racing League GP1 Class 2017
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Yeah, so I'm plugging another blogger. Just found out my children's author friend and coach Jacqui Robbins (mentioned in a another post last fall) is now blogging in public where we can see it and observe her madness firsthand.
Two things: one, her blog sounds just like she does, which makes me pretty happy, because we don't cross paths that often, and two, I predict that some of you folks (Ephelba, Minnie … Jinglebob, even) will really enjoy it. Read the May 13th entry first. I'm still laughing.
So take a minute to visit Jacqui's Room, right next door to Hubba's House in the menu at the right. And go ahead and comment. It's great fun. Really!
Ladies and gentlemen, my personal publicist, JThorp.
Thank you much. I feel the same way about your blog. Going to read your story now.
Gulp. Nervous now. Gotta run.
Just kidding, Jacqui. Fire away!
My House got repainted last night, hope you like it.
And we have a real link to you now!


Emerging market fundamentals are stronger than ever and talk of contagion, particularly now, seems overdone.
It's been a challenging few months for emerging markets, impacted by talk of trade wars and ongoing currency woes. Unsurprisingly though, as active fundamental managers we see the dislocation between (often overly) negative market reactions regarding emerging markets and the actual longterm drivers of growth in the asset class as a compelling opportunity.
Indeed, we believe the asset class still represents good value in terms of an international equity allocation. Return on equity is fairly synchronised with developed markets, as represented by the MSCI World index. Importantly though, price-to-book and price-to-equity values remain low relative to history and developed markets.
Turkey's currency crisis in early August prompted an all-too familiar set of headlines. A predictable news flow that was eager to foretell that the crisis would deepen and inevitably spread across the entire asset class. As is usually the case, 'contagion' quickly became the must-use word for every emerging market commentator.
This customary, knee-jerk reaction prophesising that emerging market turmoil will develop from an adverse situation in one of the many differentiated emerging market economies is, in our opinion, not only wrong, but a completely outdated view of the asset class.
In previous bouts of emerging market turbulence, investors have often been quick to ditch the asset class, making little distinction between individual regions, governments, economies or companies. It's a response which continues to have a lingering legacy, even though compared with any other point in history, emerging market countries are more stable economically, more independent of each other and increasingly diversified.
Times have changed and economic vulnerability (leading to contagion) in emerging markets has significantly lessened. What's more, investors are also gradually becoming more aware of the different drivers between individual markets.
For instance, during the recent currency weakness in emerging markets several varied factors have been at play. In Turkey, the crux of the recent problem has been a substantial pickup in inflation, as well as relatively high foreign-denominated debt and a current account deficit, with the backdrop of some unorthodox policy moves not helping matters either.
By contrast, in Argentina (which is not yet part of the MSCI Emerging Markets index), circumstances are very different. The government tried to implement an ambitious fiscal adjustment that depended on constructive global markets and increasing Foreign Direct Investment (FDI). Unfortunately, the FDI did not materialise and markets became much more nervous, coinciding with some policy mistakes. However, the situation has been stabilised by an IMF credit line and interest rates at 40%. of some unorthodox policy moves not helping matters either.
South Africa, meanwhile, has also experienced currency weakness, forcing the monetary authorities to raise rates. The greater issue there is politics – in particular, the coincidence of a weak economy coinciding with the reforming agenda of new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, as he looks to break the back of the existing corrupt power structures in the ruling ANC.
We should not downplay the seriousness of the situations these countries face – recessions in Turkey and Argentina are all but guaranteed. However, the currencies in question have largely stabilised (albeit it at much lower levels) and it is noticeable that wider contagion across emerging markets has not materialised. In Mexico in fact, although not widely reported, the peso has actually strengthened against the US dollar.
Of course, the rising US dollar that we have witnessed recently does have implications for countries where US dollar-denominated debt is high, such as Turkey. Yet, for many emerging markets that dependence on external funding has dropped significantly. Domestic bond markets have developed and provide a greater source of financing for emerging market governments and companies. Sovereign balance sheets are consequently in far better order than they were even five years ago, with debt-to-GDP levels lower and debt increasingly denominated in local currency.
In short, emerging market fundamentals are stronger than ever and talk of contagion, particularly now, seems overdone.


If you are in a car accident that is not your fault and you get injured, your car insurance company may reimburse you for lost wages.
Your eligibility depends on your car insurance and ability to file the claim with the proper information.
An injury that you get in a car accident can keep you from going to work and earning the money that you normally would have received if you had not been injured in the accident.
Lost wages refer to those wages that you cannot earn because of your injury.
For example, if you have a broken hip and cannot get to work for 3 months, you are entitled to 3 months' worth of wages IF your car insurance policy covers lost wages (see "What You'll Need to File a Wage Loss Claim" below).
Lost wages for the period during which you do not work.
Lost earning capacity if you sustain a long-term disability from the accident and cannot make as much money as you did before the accident.
Lost opportunities, such as missing a job interview while you are recovering from the injury.
Liability bodily injury coverage. If you were injured in a car accident due to another driver's negligence, you would be able to submit a lost wages claim through the at-fault driver's bodily injury liability coverage.
Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage. If you are hit by a driver without insurance or with inadequate coverage, you may also be able to collect lost wages under your uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage, if you have it.
Personal injury protection (PIP) coverage. Required in no-fault states and optional in some others, PIP pays for your injuries and lost wages up to your policy's limits, without regard to fault.
With PIP insurance, you can collect against your own coverage even if you caused the accident.
Once you are sure that your policy covers lost wages, you need to get your documentation together in order to file your claim.
Your paperwork should include the following.
A letter from your employer. The letter must verify that you missed work due to injuries.
If you are in an occupation that is not full-time and salaried (e.g., you are an independent contractor or self-employed), you may need to provide access to your tax returns.
* Your car insurance company may have its own form for your physician to fill out. Check with your auto insurance agent.
The amount of time you missed because of your injury.
The adjuster may increase your reimbursement if you missed opportunities such as interviews or opportunities for promotions. This adjustment is harder to justify; however, you should always let your insurance company know about any lost opportunities.
If you have a non-salaried job with irregular hours or you work on commission, you can still calculate your lost wages.
One way to do so is to show what you missed by not being able to work. For example, you can point to missed appointments or a decrease in billing invoices during your recovery time.
You can also provide your tax returns for the previous year as evidence of the wages that you would have earned if you had not be injured in a car accident. If you depend on tips for your wages, you will only be able to show that you lost income if you reported your tips on the previous year's tax returns, as is legally required.
NOTE: You may recover lost wages for any time you needed to take during your recovery. If you took vacation leave or sick time to cover those hours, you are still eligible to collect lost wages for those hours/days.
Check to see whether your policy has a line stating "Exclusion of Work Loss (included)." If so, your coverage will not pay for your lost wages.
Exclusions occur when the policyholder is given the option to reduce the deductible by removing certain benefits.
If you've chosen to lower your costs by electing to cut your wage loss benefits, you'll see this on your policy; most commonly, personal injury protection (PIP) policies will include this provision.
Be careful before choosing this option. If you get injured and are unable to work, you can stand to lose a lot. Speak to your car insurance agent if you're unsure of whether your current PIP insurance coverage pays for wage loss.
A personal injury attorney can help guide you through the process of a wage loss claim. Attorneys can advocate for you to get as much as possible on your claim.
Car insurance companies will often use their experience to limit the settlement amount, but you can counter the "experience advantage" with representation. A personal injury lawyer will use his or her experience to level the playing field, increasing your odds of receiving a fair settlement.


WHAT: On Thursday, November 13th, 2014, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America (IAVA) will hold IAVA's Annual Heroes Gala Celebrating Our 10th Anniversary at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City. Taking place for the eighth year in a row, and when U.S. troops are still at war, this year's Heroes Gala will honor those who have made a unique and lasting contribution to IAVA's mission to improve the lives of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans and their families.
Department of Veterans Affairs Secretary Robert McDonald will also be speaking at the event.
Veterans and supporters will attend, as well as representatives from leading sponsors Victory Motorcycles (Hero Sponsor); TriWest Healthcare, Turner Broadcasting, and USAA (Dinner Sponsors); Robert Cohn, Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation, HBO, JPMorgan Chase, Miller High Life, Uber, Western Asset Management, Wheel's Up, and WME/IMG (Support Sponsors). Southwest Airlines, IAVA's official airline partner, will also be in attendance.
New York City Commissioner of Veterans Affairs Loree Sutton, Lone Survivor director Peter Berg, actress Michelle Monaghan and more will also be in attendance.


Instant Holidays offer cheap Puerto Rico Holidays, book online or call a Puerto Rico holiday expert to book your cheap holidays in Puerto Rico.
Puerto Rico is world renown for being one of the most sun-soaked places in all of Gran Canaria Island, which is a pretty sun-soaked island as a whole to begin with. All of this means if you and your family, loved one or friends are looking for a nice, and hot beach vacation destination, there is no need to look any further than the hot, sandy beaches of Puerto Rico.
During the busy season, the resort is busting at the seams with vacationers looking to soak in as much of the beautiful, Mediterranean weather they possibly can, and yet, the resort never feels overwhelming or too busy.
Perhaps this is because Puerto Rico, despite having an outstanding little beach, also has so much more to offer everyone who visits the resort. For example, there is a lot of fun to be had on top of, and underneath the surf as the resort, like so many on Gran Canaria Island, caters to the water sport enthusiast hidden within all of us. The resort offers everything from jet skiing across the perfect, turquoise surf to sailing, wind surfing and deep-sea diving. The resort also offers leisurely boat excursions all along the coast (which, more likely than not, will result in some prime dolphin watching.) There is even a cruiser with a glass bottom, so you can appreciate the underwater beauty without full submerging yourself in a diving suit, or a snorkelling get up, and believe you me, there is a plethora of rich underwater life to be spotted in the area. On a similar note, Puerto Rico also offers visitors a chance to tackle a little big-game fishing, which has become an immensely popular activity amongst those visiting the resort in recent years.
While some may assume that the resort that caters to those looking for a wet, hot time may cater mostly to the adult side of the tourist scale, they would be wrong. Puerto Rico has an extremely family friendly side to it, and you will often see the beach front dotted with playing children as the summer month's progress. And, despite the hot sun, the there is usually a gentle breeze coming in off of the sea which makes for the most ideal conditions for jumping into the warm Atlantic water and cooling off. Perfect for children, the water is usually very calm.
There is also a very popular public swimming pool located just a short hop, skip and a jump away from the beach. The pool is plotted nicely amongst wild flowers and exotic plants in an illustrious tropical garden. So, if you feel the beach is too crowded, for your liking, there is always another option to deep your feet into water for a cool down.
Puerto Rico is also home to a few golf courses, a family-friendly water park that features entertainment experiences for those of all ages. There is also a shopping centre located nearby, which is perfect for picking up a souvenir or two of your beautiful and luxurious Puerto Rico vacation.
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The Board of Directors of the Austin Area Chamber of Commerce voted to continue a popular advertising rebate program for all members, promoting shop local messages, in the 2018 budget. All members are eligible to receive rebates of 10% (up to $500) for including Buy Mower or We Are Austin messages in print, broadcast and digital advertising. Promotional items and direct mail advertising also qualify. Prior approval is required. Contact Sandy, at the Chamber, 507-437-4561, for further details.


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The mother of a five-year-old girl stabbed in Ballarat on Sunday says she is struggling to understand why anyone would hurt her child. Samantha Hasting's daughter Madison was stabbed outside her apartment in Mitchell Park on Sunday. A 23-year-old man is in custody being questioned by police. In a Facebook post on Monday morning, Ms Hastings wrote: "Why would anyone hurt my baby girl". Neighbours said that Ms Hastings moved into the block of apartments, about five kilometres from Ballarat city centre, about two or three months ago, with Madison and Madison's baby sister. They live in an apartment opposite where the man police are talking to lives. The apartments are a low-cost residential facility on the site of a former Gold Sovereign Motor Inn. Police said Madison's condition improved overnight and she was listed as stable. The block consists of 23 apartments arranged in a horse-shoe shape around a playground. Paramedics were called to the apartments just before 3pm on Sunday.  They found Madison with stab wounds to her abdomen and upper body outside the apartment complex. The child was taken to the Ballarat Base Hospital in a critical condition. Police said her condition improved overnight and she was listed as stable. The man, who has cerebral palsy, lives at the same complex, but is not related to the young girl, police said. Ross Ward lives across from the house where Madison Hastings was stabbed multiple times. Photo: SImon O'Dwyer There were not many other residents around at the time of the attack and police have yet to reveal details of what led to it. On Sunday, Senior Sergeant Neale Robinson said the girl had been stabbed with a "sharp-bladed instrument". Police said it could be some time before the man in custody could be interviewed, "because of exceptional circumstances".  Ross Ward, who lives a few doors down from the suspect, said the man's condition made it difficult for him to grasp objects and he spent most of his time in a wheelchair. "He can't even co-ordinate his phone, he drops it every few minutes when he's using it," Mr Ward said. "We have no idea how he would be capable [of stabbing]." Mr Ward said it was completely out-of-character for his neighbour. "He's not an aggressive person at all. He's a very bubbly person," he said. Mr Ward said he had spoken to Madison on Sunday morning. "She's such a lovely, lovely girl. She's so fully of energy, she's so happy," he said. He said the girl had moved in to the complex with her mother and baby sibling about two or three months ago. They lived in the apartment opposite the suspects and the two apartments were separated by a playground. Another neighbour, Dave Cronin, said the suspect was not into drugs and would often drink in his apartment and did not cause any trouble. Next door, Yvette Hodges said she and her partner had heard a scream of a young girl or woman at 2.30pm on Sunday. Ms Hodges said the girl was a "gorgeous little girl" and "very friendly". On Sunday police cordoned off the driveway to the whole Learmonth Road estate, while two separate apartments within the complex were also barricaded. Officers were seen taking photographs of the area, which was littered with children's play equipment. Late on Sunday evening, they were scouring a shared-use garden located in the middle of the complex, focusing on an area with a red, twisting children's slide on the left-hand side.    Mitchell Apartments, which is situated on a busy street, is owned by Catholic welfare provider Centacare. A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she no longer felt safe letting her children play out the front of her house. "I felt sick and shaken," she said. "If it's the girl I think, I've seen her and her mum ride past our house and back again. "It doesn't make you feel very safe." Her husband said many residents in the area had not wanted Centacare to open the apartments. "It was meant to be for short-term, low income people, but I don't think that's who's in there," he said. "Put it this way, we've been broken into twice since the apartments were there. I can put two and two together." Nearby residents voiced concern that the apartments might serve as cheap housing for parolees when Centacare applied to council for a permit in 2013. At the time, local woman Mary Johnson said she hoped the area would not become home to parolees and "undesirables". "If it's just low-income earners, then good on them," she said. "But if it is for people who are coming out of prison ... the children [in the neighbourhood] won't be safe." Bryce Hart said he would be concerned for his children's safety if the facility was turned into a temporary home for released prisoners. Centacare project manager Geoff Wallace guaranteed, at the time, that the apartments would only be used as cheap housing.  Police urge any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestoppersvic.com.au With Patrick Hatch, Kim Quinlan and The Ballarat Courier
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Ballarat stabbing: 'Why would anyone hurt my baby girl' asks mother of knifed five-year-old
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Samantha Hastings and her five-year-old daughter Madison.
The mother of a five-year-old girl stabbed in Ballarat on Sunday says she is struggling to understand why anyone would hurt her child.
Samantha Hasting's daughter Madison was stabbed outside her apartment in Mitchell Park on Sunday.
A 23-year-old man is in custody being questioned by police.
In a Facebook post on Monday morning, Ms Hastings wrote: "Why would anyone hurt my baby girl".
Neighbours said that Ms Hastings moved into the block of apartments, about five kilometres from Ballarat city centre, about two or three months ago, with Madison and Madison's baby sister.
They live in an apartment opposite where the man police are talking to lives. The apartments are a low-cost residential facility on the site of a former Gold Sovereign Motor Inn.
Police said Madison's condition improved overnight and she was listed as stable.
The block consists of 23 apartments arranged in a horse-shoe shape around a playground.
Paramedics were called to the apartments just before 3pm on Sunday.
They found Madison with stab wounds to her abdomen and upper body outside the apartment complex.
The child was taken to the Ballarat Base Hospital in a critical condition.
Police said her condition improved overnight and she was listed as stable.
The man, who has cerebral palsy, lives at the same complex, but is not related to the young girl, police said.
Ross Ward lives across from the house where Madison Hastings was stabbed multiple times. Photo: SImon O'Dwyer
There were not many other residents around at the time of the attack and police have yet to reveal details of what led to it.
On Sunday, Senior Sergeant Neale Robinson said the girl had been stabbed with a "sharp-bladed instrument".
Police said it could be some time before the man in custody could be interviewed, "because of exceptional circumstances".
Ross Ward, who lives a few doors down from the suspect, said the man's condition made it difficult for him to grasp objects and he spent most of his time in a wheelchair.
"He can't even co-ordinate his phone, he drops it every few minutes when he's using it," Mr Ward said.
"We have no idea how he would be capable [of stabbing]."
Mitchell Apartments is a low cost residence. Photo: Kate Healy
Mr Ward said it was completely out-of-character for his neighbour.
"He's not an aggressive person at all. He's a very bubbly person," he said.
Mr Ward said he had spoken to Madison on Sunday morning.
"She's such a lovely, lovely girl. She's so fully of energy, she's so happy," he said.
He said the girl had moved in to the complex with her mother and baby sibling about two or three months ago. They lived in the apartment opposite the suspects and the two apartments were separated by a playground.
Another neighbour, Dave Cronin, said the suspect was not into drugs and would often drink in his apartment and did not cause any trouble.
Next door, Yvette Hodges said she and her partner had heard a scream of a young girl or woman at 2.30pm on Sunday.
Ms Hodges said the girl was a "gorgeous little girl" and "very friendly".
On Sunday police cordoned off the driveway to the whole Learmonth Road estate, while two separate apartments within the complex were also barricaded.
Officers were seen taking photographs of the area, which was littered with children's play equipment.
Late on Sunday evening, they were scouring a shared-use garden located in the middle of the complex, focusing on an area with a red, twisting children's slide on the left-hand side.
Mitchell Apartments, which is situated on a busy street, is owned by Catholic welfare provider Centacare.
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said she no longer felt safe letting her children play out the front of her house.
"I felt sick and shaken," she said.
"If it's the girl I think, I've seen her and her mum ride past our house and back again.
"It doesn't make you feel very safe."
Her husband said many residents in the area had not wanted Centacare to open the apartments.
"It was meant to be for short-term, low income people, but I don't think that's who's in there," he said.
"Put it this way, we've been broken into twice since the apartments were there. I can put two and two together."
Nearby residents voiced concern that the apartments might serve as cheap housing for parolees when Centacare applied to council for a permit in 2013.
At the time, local woman Mary Johnson said she hoped the area would not become home to parolees and "undesirables".
"If it's just low-income earners, then good on them," she said.
"But if it is for people who are coming out of prison ... the children [in the neighbourhood] won't be safe."
Bryce Hart said he would be concerned for his children's safety if the facility was turned into a temporary home for released prisoners.
Centacare project manager Geoff Wallace guaranteed, at the time, that the apartments would only be used as cheap housing.
Police urge any witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or via www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
With Patrick Hatch, Kim Quinlan and The Ballarat Courier