Stocklmeir (Sunnyvale, CA)
By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
  Ramifications if you lose the Cupertino Union School District's Stocklmeir Elementary Lottery   The Cupertino Union School District (CUSD) will once again hold a lottery for kids entering kindergarten for families who live within the boundaries of Stocklmeir Elementary School.However, this is no cause for alarm. The CUSD expects all (or at least most) of the students to get into Stocklmeir.The unlucky parents whose kids don't get into Stocklmeir through the lottery have other options that aren't that bad.They can apply to other elementary schools within the Cupertino Union School District. What distinguishes Cupertino from some other top school districts is that ALL the schools within the Cupertino Union School District are highly ranked. If you don't get into one high ranking school,...
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By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Stocklmeir expects to have enough space to accomodate all incoming kindergarteners   For the upcoming 2012-2013 school year, the CUSD expects everybody to get in. Stocklmeir has boosted its capacity to 8 kindergarten classes x 33 students per class. That's up from the previous total of 5 kindergarten classrooms x 33 students per class. Luckily, they have maintained the classroom sizes to 33 students per class.Kindergarteners only go to school for half days. That helps because then schools can accomodate the kindergarteners in two sessions - morning and afternoon. (The morning and afternoon sessions overlap for approximately 40-60 minutes.)The district expects 300 families to register for Stocklmeir. Most likely the numbers will work out because movement occurs....
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By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
  Stocklmeir's lottery system means parents don't have to camp out Posted Under: Quality of Life in Sunnyvale, Schools in Sunnyvale, In My Neighborhood in Sunnyvale  |  January 24, 2012 4:43 PM  |  4 views  |  No comments Tuesday, January 24, 2012 Stocklmeir's lottery system means parents don't have to camp out   The Cupertino Union School District will be running a lottery system for spots in Stocklmeir Elementary. Some people don't like to hear the word lottery for such an important issue, but the reason for the lottery makes sense. If the school district had offered spots on a first-come, first-served basis, then we'd see a long line of parents camping outside the office to ensure their kids got it. With kindergarten spots offered to Stocklmier Elementary through a lottery, all paren...
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By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
What would be involved to convert an electric range to a gas range if the kitchen currently does not have a gas connection? Some initial factors to consider are the location of the gas meter and existing gas lines. The house in this video already ran a gas line to the furnace in the garage. Another factor is the diameter of pipe you need to safely transport the gas. Typically for most gas ranges you need a 3/4" diameter pipe to feed it. If your gas meter is way over at the other end of the house, then you'll need to run a calculation that takes into account the BTUs and distance of travel. Specifically, you will need to take into account the worst case scenario of all gas appliances running at the same time, (i.e. all appliances pulling gas simultaneously). If the pipes are not wide en...
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By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
Different people have different tastes, so often home buyers plan to remodel the kitchen to their individual tastes after buying their house. What is an approximate cost for kitchen remodel? Many contractors will tell you that the overall cost of a complete kitchen remodel could run from $60k-$100k. Some of the costs are components that the homeowner chooses: Appliances could cost from $10k - $30k, depending on which appliances you choose. Cabinets (whether paint-grade or stain-grade) could run from $12k -$14k Countertops, assuming nice granite countertops, could cost from $5k-$7k The Electrical Circuits often need to be upgraded in the kitchen to get a permit Count on 7 new circuits for an approximate cost of $7k 1. Dishwasher 2. Refrigerator 3. Garbage Disposal 4. Microwave 5. Oven 22...
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By Robert Lei, Sunnyvale Cupertino Santa Clara, Palo Alto Mountain View Saratoga Campbell
(Century 21 (SUNNYVALE, CA) - (408) 893-2410)
For Asians, an address of 1344 means one life, four deaths   The number 3 (pinyin san1) sounds similar to the character for "birth" (pinyin Sheng1).The number 4 (pinyin si4) is considered an unlucky number in Chinese because it sounds like the word "death" (pinyin si3). Similarly, the address 1314 sounds like "one life, one death" in both Mandarin and Cantonese. However, this is often used romatically to mean "until death do us part".Whether you believe in these superstitions or not, it helps to know which addresses are lucky or unlucky in judging the resale value of the property later down the line. Even if not true, if a certain segment of the population is worried about living in a house with an "unlucky" number, then that may hurt future resale.   POSTED BY ROBERT REAL ESTATE (408) ...
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