Israel government asks Supreme Court to delay the razing of West Bank settlement outpost

The Israeli government has asked the Supreme Court to delay the dismantling of an illegal Jewish settlement enclave in the West Bank for seven months.

The government had pledged to evict the two dozen families living in the Givat Assaf settlement outpost by July 1.

The outpost was built without official authorization and was constructed on privately held Palestinian land. Israel considers this illegal, even as it approves construction on other captured territory.

In its petition to the court, the government says it has "significant new information" about Givat Assaf that requires exploring. It did not elaborate.

But the Maariv newspaper reported Sunday that the military has discovered old documents that contradict Palestinian claims to owning the land. The Palestinians want all of the West Bank for their future state.

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Free Football Camp, Toddler Fun and Movies

Head to Atlantic Station on Tuesdays this summer for Tot Spot:? ?free entertainment for parents and preschoolers.? There are crafts, stories, music and entertainment from 10 am to 12 pm in Central Park.

For the sixth year in a row there's a free football and cheerleading camp in Conyers. It's at the Barksdale Boys and Girls Club from 6:30 to 8:30pm June 25th through the 29th. ?(No camp on Wednesday June 27th.) ?The camp is sponsored by the New Rock Redskins Football Team.

InkGarden.com has a free customized placemat for kids while supplies last. ?Parents can create a custom design using the website's tools. The placemats are normally $8.99 but are free with the coupon code PLACEFREE.? Shipping is $3.99.

And how do you go to the movies for free??Register on?gofobo.com , then wait for them to email you information about upcoming free screenings. The number of freebies varies by movie.

Follow Valuesval on Twitter and Like Valerie Hoff Ways to Save on Facebook for more freebies, deals and money saving tips throughout the week

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Chicago-Area Wounded Veteran and Family Surprised With New Mortgage-Free Home: Anonymous Donor Contributes More Than $200,000

Thanks to the kick-start of an anonymous donor, today a Chicago-area severely wounded U.S. military veteran and his family learned at a surprise announcement that they will move into a beautiful new mortgage-free LIFEhouse? home.

(PRWEB) June 24, 2012

Thanks to the kick-start of an anonymous donor, today a Chicago-area severely wounded U.S. military veteran and his family learned at a surprise announcement that they will move into a beautiful new mortgage-free LIFEhouse? home.

Built with award-winning universal design principles, the LIFEhouse accommodates the unique needs of a wounded veteran. The home is in the Newport Cove community, created by home builder/developer New American Homes near Antioch, Ill., on suburban Chicago?s Chain O? Lakes. The anonymous donor approached Susanne Tauke, owner of New American Homes, with more than $200,000 toward the home.

U.S. Army Spc. Nick Mapson is the recipient of the LIFEhouse. Mapson suffered debilitating injuries in Afghanistan in July 2004 and is the deserving recipient. He was driving a truck that was blown up by anti-tank mines. In the explosion?s aftermath, Mapson was trapped in the truck, became drenched in diesel fuel and caught on fire. He forced open a door to escape the burning truck, put out the fire that engulfed him, and without medication endured the wait for a helicopter pickup and subsequent hour-long ride to a hospital.

He was placed in a medically induced coma, stabilized and flown to Germany, where his parents were asked to come to say goodbye because of Mapson?s critical injuries. But he survived and was flown to Texas for medical treatment. The explosion and subsequent fire left him with third-degree burns to his face, arms and hands, much hearing loss, reduction in eyesight, back-disc bulging, herniation and other injuries.

Just as bravely as Mapson defended his country he has fought through his injuries, undergoing numerous skin grafts and continuing rehabilitation during months in hospitals. He experiences constant pain, especially in his hands, which lack a range of motion. He earned a Purple Heart and other U.S. commendations for his meritorious service. Mapson is one of the more than 48,000 U.S. veterans who have been wounded in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Mapson and his wife and two children presently live in Sugar Grove, Ill.

Built for a wounded veteran?s needs

The ranch-style LIFEhouse, at 1,992 square feet plus a finished basement, features an open floor plan with wide doorways and circulation areas. The specially designed entrances, kitchen and bathrooms are accessible for a physically challenged veteran.

Among the features adding to livability are multi-level cabinetry, lever door handles, stair handrails with lighting beneath, alternating colored low-pile carpet on stairs, hardwood flooring, no-slip porcelain tile, accessible light switches and outlets, and appliances accessible from a sitting level. The home incorporates predominantly made-in-America products, such as easy-maintenance engineered wood siding. Wausau Supply, one of the Midwest?s largest building supply companies, is donating the siding?s prefinishing, which is advertised to have a virtually maintenance-free finish and a 30-year no-fade warranty.

The LIFEhouse team


The site of the LIFEhouse announcement was The Highlands of Elgin, in Elgin, Ill., at the annual golf event of the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago (HBAGC) and Residential Construction Employers Council, Chicago.

This home is part of the national Touchdown for Homes project and locally involves the HBAGC, the Chicago NFL Players Association (NFLPA) Former Players Chapter (of which Reggie Smith is president) and New American Homes.

Susanne Tauke, president of New American Homes Inc., said, ?LIFEhouse began when our company collaborated with the Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) at the University of Buffalo, State University of New York, which is a pioneer in architecture and design work in accessibility. Our first LIFEhouse won the 2012 Best of 50-Plus Housing Award from the National Association of Home Builders. This led to the anonymous donor providing the seed money to build the LIFEhouse for a Hero.

?The anonymous donor was overwhelmed with emotion after reading Nick Mapson?s story. The donor chose Nick for the LIFEhouse, and like everyone associated with this effort is extremely grateful for his sacrifices.?

Tauke will meet with Mapson to determine if the LIFEhouse can be customized even more to serve his needs.

Mapson, in his application for the LIFEhouse, wrote, ?Life would be a lot easier with handles and grips to hold onto, and the user-friendly equipment would greatly help as well. Just being able to have a sense of security to give my family would mean the world to me. I am very grateful to have organizations like yours available for us severely wounded veterans. It truly means the world to us.?

Rita Unzner, executive director of HBAGC, learned of Mapson with help from the Veterans Administration. Also aiding in selecting Mapson was Operation Finally Home (OFH), a national 501(c)(3) that provides custom mortgage-free homes to wounded and disabled veterans and the widows of the fallen. Many manufacturers have contributed to the LIFEhouse. LP? Building Products, which helps wounded veterans around the country, has provided organizational support and donated LP SmartSide? engineered wood siding and trim.

Tauke said, ?We are so grateful to the companies who are donating great easy-maintenance products for the home ? companies like LP Building Products and Wausau Supply.?

Smith said, ?It?s a privilege for the NFLPA to support Nick and his family with the LIFEhouse. We have been delighted to participate in this effort, helping bring attention to the needs of wounded veterans and to create visibility about the LIFEhouse. Former NFL players are devoted to giving back in the communities that have supported us. We honor the great sacrifices of our wounded veterans.?

Unzner said, ?It?s a unique honor to benefit Nick and his family. HBAGC members, many of whom are U.S. veterans, are indebted to veterans for their sacrifices and are very pleased to support Touchdown for Homes. We plan to continue to reach out to Nick after he gets settled in his new home to help with the transition to his new community.?

Paul Sowacke, Chicago-based channel manager for LP Building Products, said, "LP Building Products recognizes the tremendous commitment our veterans make to keep us free. Nick perfectly exemplifies this commitment and sacrifice. We hope Nick and his family enjoy the LP SmartSide Trim and Siding for its beauty and durability."

Newport Cove is an award-winning planned community of 67 homes located on 42 waterfront acres along Bluff Lake, one of 15 lakes in the Chain O? Lakes. Forty percent of the community is dedicated open space, including an eight-acre waterfront park and 100-plus-slip marina.

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To obtain a 300 dpi visual of Mapson being surprised at the home announcement, please email pkunklier(at)teamhfa(dot)com or call 888.376.7601, ext. 6963.

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PLEASE SCROLL DOWN TO SEE A COMPLETE LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS TO THE LIFEhouse.

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About Touchdown for Homes


Touchdown for Homes is a nationwide charitable outreach program of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the NFLPA that brings together local home builders associations and former NFL players to strengthen communities by building or renovating homes for children or families in need and veterans. For more information visit http://www.nahb.org/touchdownforhomes.

About New American Homes


New American Homes is an award-winning builder specializing in distinctive custom and semi-custom homes, in Chicago and its north/northwest suburbs. For more information on Newport Cove and the LIFEhouse, visit http://www.newportcoveonline.com or contact New American Homes at 847.772.2772.

About the Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago


HBAGC is a not-for-profit trade association representing more than 2,000 members involved in home building, remodeling, design, housing finance, building product manufacturing and other segments of residential construction. HBAGC provides its members with networking and educational opportunities and represents them in matters related to government relations and advocacy. Founded in 1939 and located in Rolling Meadows, Ill., the HBAGC covers Cook, DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, Kendall, Lake, McHenry and Will counties. It is the oldest affiliate of the NAHB, whose headquarters are in Washington, D.C. For more information visit http://www.hbagc.com.

About LP Building Products


Louisiana-Pacific Corporation is a leading manufacturer of quality engineered wood building materials including OSB, structural framing products, and exterior siding for use in residential, industrial and light commercial construction. From manufacturing facilities in the U.S., Canada, Chile and Brazil, LP products are sold to builders and homeowners through building materials distributors and dealers and retail home centers. Founded in 1973, LP is headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee, and traded on the New York Stock Exchange under LPX. For more information, visit http://www.lpcorp.com.

About Operation Finally Home


OFH is an award-winning program created as a nonpartisan/nonprofit organization in 2005 by Bay Area Builders Association (Houston) Support Our Troops. OFH supports as many wounded veterans as possible via home builds and advocacy. OFH partners with corporate sponsors, builder associations, builders, developers, individual contributors and volunteers to help severely wounded heroes and their families? transition from the battlefront to the home front and help them succeed in their challenging new world so they may ultimately enjoy a productive and rewarding life. For more information visit http://www.operationfinallyhome.org.

LIFEhouse CONTRIBUTORS:


1.????Land Technology, surveyor


2.????Fox Valley Services, excavator


3.????Parksite?, house wrap


4.????Alexander Lumber, building supplies


5.????T&A Builders, carpenter


6.????L&R Plumbing, plumber


7.????Pete's HVAC, heating and ventilating


8.????Bright Zone, electrician


9.????Astro Insulation, insulation


10.????Halverson Overhead Doors, garage doors


11.????W.D. Blake and Sons, well


12.????Andersen? Windows, windows


13.????LP Building Products, LP SmartSide siding and trim, public relations support


14.????Wausau Supply Company, Diamond Kote? siding finish


15.????Resysta?, decking


16.????Moen?, faucets and sinks


17.????Toto?, toilets and sinks


18.????Smart Cabinetry?, cabinets


19.????Waudena Millwork?, interior doors & trim


20.????Illinois Brick? Company, brick pavers


21.????Cinemation?, low voltage wiring


22.????Mohawk Industries?, carpet, tile, wood flooring


23.????Balanced Environments, landscaping


24.????Cutting Edge Carpets & Floors, flooring installation


25.????H&H Custom Countertops, countertops


26.????Stahl Cowen, attorneys


27.????Bluff Lake Venture/New American Homes Inc., land/construction management


28.????First American Title, title insurance


29.????Chrysalis/HBA of Greater Chicago, management

Media Contacts:


Rita Unzner, Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago????????


630.780.7490 ????????????????????????????????


hbagreaterchicago(at)gmail(dot)com ????????????????????????????????????

Susanne Tauke, New American Homes Inc.


847.772.2772


mstauke(at)newamericanhomes(dot)us

Patrick Kunklier, hfa


888.376.7601, Ext. 6963


pkunklier(at)teamhfa(dot)com

Rita Unzner
Home Builders Association of Greater Chicago
630.780.7490
Email Information

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Thread: New to me freebies - Family Woodworking

The guy next door wanted to thank me for cutting his grass the past 5 or 6 weeks while his hand healed up after having a bone in his thumb replaced. This morning he came over & presented me with these little beauties he snagged at a garage sale...

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The planer was attached to the stand, but I barely have enough room to pass gas, so it{the stand} will either be disassembled & stored or passed onto someone who can use it. He had no idea what the clamps were used for, but he picked up both the 32"36"? & the 50" for $5.00..after I explained the clamp uses we decided he should keep one for himself{besides, I told him that I knew where he lived if I needed the larger one }...He wouldn't say what he paid for the planer, he just smiled and said he was still "way ahead"...great to have good neighbors, or good to have great neighbors, either/or, I'm blessed to have quite a few on our little street!

I don't know much about this planer except it works fine, it seems. Though I will be making it a permanent home of some sort with in-feed & out-feed tables, currently set-up, it leaves about 2-3 inches of snipe, but hopefully some fine tuning and the possibility of some of you having a tip or two to share will square away most of the bugs I might encounter.

Anyways...sorry for rambling, I'm still giddy over this....hope you all have a great weekend, and be sure to at least wave hi to your neighbors...you just never know...

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Local sports digest: Stanford diver Kristian Ipsen secures Olympic spot

Stanford freshman Kristian Ipsen is headed to his first Olympic Games after he and Troy Dumais won the 3-meter synchro on Friday with a three-round combined score of 1,296.21 at the U.S. Olympic trials in Federal Way, Wash.

The duo held on to its semifinal lead and defeated Chris Colwill and Drew Livingston, who scored 1,263.51. Stanford alum Dwight Dumais and his brother Justin finished third with a score of 1,151.46.

Rowing

Stanford alum Eleanor Logan and Cal graduate Erin Cafaro are heading back to the Olympics to defend their gold medal in women's rowing.

They were named to the women's eights boat that won a gold medal in Beijing.

U.S. Rowing announced the final assignments headed to London that included six rowers with Bay Area ties.

Kara Kohler of Clayton was named to the women's quadruple sculls, while Stanford graduate Alex Osborne, Cal alum Elliot Hovey and Alameda's Wes Piermarini are in the men's quadruple sculls.

Baseball

Stanford right-hander Mark Appel and Cal Poly-San Luis Obispo outfielder Mitch Haniger, a former Archbishop Mitty standout, were named to Baseball America's All-America second team.

Stanford utility player Stephen Piscotty and Hofstra outfielder Danny Poma of Monterey were on the third team.

Miscellany

Saint Mary's guard Matthew Dellavedova was named to Australia's

Olympic men's basketball team, joining former Gaels guard Patty Mills.
  • Alameda's Grace Na was ousted by 16-year-old Ashlan Ramsey 3 and 1 in the quarterfinals of the U.S. Women's Amateur Public Links at the Neshanic Valley (N.J.) course.

    Ramsey edged Kim Kaufman 1 up in the semifinals and will play Kyung Kim in the 36-hole final.

  • Raiders assistant athletic trainer Chris Cortez helped pull a woman out of her car in the Oakland estuary last Saturday.

    Cortez, his wife and family friend Taryn Griffin spotted a car sinking in the water while driving home from dinner. When they approached, they noticed a woman was still in the car.

    "We got the woman to roll down her window, and the car started going under," Cortez told Raiders.com. "Taryn ... dove right in and so I just went in right after her. And so did another individual, and we got her out without a scratch."

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    Ex-Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky found guilty of 45 counts of child sex abuse

    BELLEFONTE, Pa. - The credibility of the accusers who testified at the trial of Jerry Sandusky solidified the case against him, a juror said Saturday, a day after the retired Penn State coach once viewed as the successor to Joe Paterno was found guilty on 45 counts of child sex abuse.

    "It's hard to judge character on the stand because you don't know these kids," Joshua Harper told NBC's "Today." "But most were very credible - I would say all."

    "It was very convincing," he added.

    After a swift trial and less than two days of deliberations, Sandusky was found guilty Friday. Mandatory minimums mean he will likely die in prison.

    Sanduksy's own impassivity as the verdict was read was also a confirmation that the jury's decision was the right one, Harper said.

    "I looked at him during the reading of the verdict and just the look on his face. No real emotion," he said.

    Sandusky appeared to be accepting his fate, Harper said, "because he knew it was true."

    The verdict is not the end of the scandal that took down Paterno and deeply shook the state's most prominent university. It will play out for years in courtrooms and through a set of ongoing investigations.

    But the trial did present one piece of finality: Sandusky was taken away in handcuffs to the county jail. Sentencing will be in about three months.

    "One of the recurring themes in this case was, 'Who would believe a kid?"' Attorney General Linda Kelly said. "The answer is, we in Bellefonte, Pa., would believe a kid."

    CAUTION: GRAPHIC CONTENT MAY BE DISTURBING

    Sandusky, a retired defensive coach, showed little emotion as the verdict was read, giving his wife, Dottie, and family members a half-wave as the county sheriff led him away.

    There were only three acquittals among the charges related to 10 victims, eight of whom took the stand to describe fondling, forced oral sex and anal rape. Many of the accusers testified that they had told no one of the abuse that dated as far back as the mid-1990s - not parents, not girlfriends and not police.

    The accuser known in court papers as Victim 6, whose mother alerted authorities in 1998 after Sandusky took her son into a shower, broke down in tears upon hearing the verdicts in the courtroom. Afterward, a prosecutor embraced him and said, "Did I ever lie to you?"

    The man, now 25, testified that Sandusky called himself the "tickle monster" in a shower assault. He declined to comment to a reporter afterward. His mother said: "Nobody wins. We've all lost."

    One of the three counts for which Sandusky was acquitted concerned Victim 6, an indecent assault charge. The man testified that Sandusky had given him a bear hug in the shower but at one point he just "blacked out."

    The other acquittals were an indecent assault charge related to Victim 5, who said Sandusky fondled him in the shower, and an involuntary deviate sexual intercourse charge regarding Victim 2, the boy graduate assistant Mike McQueary saw being attacked in a campus shower.

    That charge resulted in an acquittal because McQueary did not see penetration, Harper said. But, Harper said, McQueary made it apparent he saw something "that was wrong and extremely sexual."

    "We did not have the evidence that that very first charge happened," Harper said. "... And we were in agreement amongst all the jurors that because of that, we could not convict him of that first count."

    Almost immediately after the judge adjourned, loud cheers could be heard from a couple hundred people gathered outside the courthouse as word quickly spread that Sandusky had been convicted. The crowd included victim advocates and local residents with their kids. Many held up their smartphones to take pictures as people filtered out of the building.

    As Sandusky was placed in the cruiser to be taken to jail, someone yelled at him to "rot in hell!" Others hurled insults and he shook his head no in response.

    Defence attorney Joe Amendola was interrupted by cheers from the crowd on the courthouse steps when he said, "The sentence that Jerry will receive will be a life sentence."

    In addition to the eight who testified, there were two yet-unidentified victims for whom prosecutors relied on testimony from a university janitor and McQueary, whose account of a sexual encounter between Sandusky and a boy of about 10 years old ultimately led to the Paterno's dismissal and the university president's ouster.

    Sandusky did not take the stand in his own defence.

    After the verdict was announced, defence attorney Karl Rominger said it was "a tough case" with a lot of charges and that an appeal was certain. He said the defence team "didn't exactly have a lot of time to prepare."

    The ex-coach had repeatedly denied the allegations, and his defence suggested that his accusers had a financial motive to make up stories, years after the fact. His attorneys also painted Sandusky as the victim of overzealous police investigators who coached the alleged victims into giving accusatory statements.

    One accuser testified that Sandusky molested him in the locker-room showers and in hotels while trying to ensure his silence with gifts and trips to bowl games. He also said Sandusky had sent him "creepy love letters."

    Another spoke of forced oral sex and instances of rape in the basement of Sandusky's home, including abuse that left him bleeding. He said he once tried to scream for help, knowing that Sandusky's wife was upstairs, but figured the basement must be soundproof.

    Another, a foster child, said Sandusky warned that he would never see his family again if he ever told anyone what happened.

    And just hours after the case went to jurors, lawyers for one of Sandusky's six children, Matt, said he had told authorities that his father abused him.

    Matt Sandusky had been prepared to testify on behalf of prosecutors, his lawyers said in a statement. The lawyers said they arranged for Matt Sandusky to meet with law enforcement officials but did not explain why he didn't testify.

    "This has been an extremely painful experience for Matt and he has asked us to convey his request that the media respect his privacy," the statement said. It didn't go into details about his allegations.

    Defence witnesses, including Dottie Sandusky, described Sandusky's philanthropic work with children over the years, and many spoke in positive terms about his reputation in the community. Prosecutors had portrayed those efforts as an effective means by which Sandusky could camouflage his molestation as he targeted boys who were the same age as participants in The Second Mile, a charity he founded in the 1970s for at-risk youth.

    Sandusky's arrest in November led the Penn State trustees to fire Paterno as head coach, saying he exhibited a lack of leadership after fielding a report from McQueary. The scandal also led to the ouster of university President Graham Spanier and criminal charges against two university administrators for failing to properly report suspected child abuse and perjury.

    The two administrators, athletic director Tim Curley and now-retired vice-president Gary Schultz, are fighting the allegations and await trial.

    The family of Paterno, who died exactly five months before Sandusky's conviction, released a statement saying: "Although we understand the task of healing is just beginning, today's verdict is an important milestone. The community owes a measure of gratitude to the jurors for their diligent service. Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with the victims and their families."

    In a statement, Penn State praised the accusers who testified and said that it planned to invite the victims of Sandusky's abuse to participate in a private program to address their concerns and compensate them for claims related to the school.

    Sandusky had initially faced 52 counts of sex abuse. Prosecutors dropped one count and the judge tossed three others during the trial, on grounds two were unproven, one was brought under a statute that didn't apply and another was duplicative.

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    All Three US Samsung Galaxy S III Variants Now Rooted

    I hope you guys like my sorry attempt to?Photoshop an image for y?all. ?I?m probably never doing that again? ?In other news, all three US Samsung Galaxy S III variants are now rooted. ?Last night, we learned that the Sprint and T-Mobile device root methods are compatible.? Now, for the AT&T variant, a similar method was posted on XDA by senior member howtomen with different files. ?Lots of different credits to lots of different people for working so hard to get these devices rooted. ?For some, the AT&T method posted wasn?t working and again, braved the Sprint method and it worked. ?So for the AT&T device you have options. ?Links to all threads will be posted below. ?Let us know if you?ve rooted your new Galaxy S III device and what you?ve done with it now you?re rooted?

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    About Brooks Barnard

    Brooks is just a regular dude that likes to dink around with his Android phone. He's currently a graduate student, father of two, an avid F1 fan, and can't wait for college football to start. His current main squeeze is the Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch running a stock, rooted rom. You can follow Brooks on Twitter @Brooks_Barnard.

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