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The Leland High School Booster Club will be holding its 6th annual “Denim To Diamonds” fundraising gala at the Almaden Country Club on April 26, 2014 from 6:00PM to 11:00PM. The evening includes a fun filled cocktail hour, a fabulous dinner, lively dancing, action packed casino gaming tables, a wine wall, silent and live auctions, and an exciting raffle.
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Jay Landrum reviews important changes to patent laws; read this article for facts you should know if you are an inventor or considering bringing an invention to market.
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17 SENIOR AGING
Richard Clarke of Visiting Angels explained warning signs last issue that may appear in a family member, when it is time to consider providing a loved one with some additional support. Now he elaborates on the next step to take and things to consider during this transition.
18 UMUNHUM CONSERVANCY
During the Cold War, Mt. Umunhum was the site of the Almaden Air Force Station. The Station defended the Bay Area from invasion by air during the Cold War (from 1958 to 1980) keeping the Bay Area safe as the Silicon Valley was established. See how you can help save it.
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THE COVER This photo shared by Basim Jaber of the Umunhum Conservancy is one of many from his esteemed collection. He serves on the fundraising board to save the tower.
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New Beginnings
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ime to close out your 2013 taxes, determine which of your New Year’s resolutions are actually working, and as always attempt to improve your lifestyle, business and personal. There have been a lot of convenient businesses in the area closing, and a few opening, so I just want to remind the neighborhood to support local businesses to keep them thriving as you don’t always realize how spoiled you are to have so many services minutes away, until they are not there anymore. The businesses represented in this magazine spend a lot of time and thought on their marketing and I feel they deserve some recognition and respect. It is a lot of work to own your own business and a huge responsibility, so hats off and luckily our advertisers are all still doing well. This time of year is traditionally a bit slow, so we decided to liven things up with a 95120 Night at Shoe Candy in Los Gatos to get some socializing and networking time and to more importantly enhance your wardrobe! I look forward to seeing you there February 27th. Details are in the SAVE THE DATE section on page 23 and the editor photo provides a sample of some of the many lovely ensembles available to shoppers. Of course to those who are hurting over the 49er loss, maybe you should look for a positive outlet such as Leland High School Booster Club’s Denim to
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WELCOME DEVIN BLIZZARD OUR NEW PRINCIPAL AT WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL This Year I would like to dedicate my ad to Williams Elementary School because it holds a very special place in my heart. This past summer Karen Heverling retired as principal of Williams Elementary School. Karen is a dear friend through these past years and we all wish her the very best in her retirement which we all notice she seems to be enjoying a lot.
I want to welcome our new Principal Devin Blizzard, who I was fortunate to meet today finally after hearing so many wonderful things about him from his days at Los Alamitos to present. From my conversation with him I think the present parents and children at Williams are very fortunate to have such a wonderful addition. As we all know it takes a village to raise children and in Almaden we are that village. I have also been very fortunate to have worked in the past as the coordinator for Time-In at Bret Harte Middle School for 8 years with past principals. Karen Heverling a couple of years ago called me and asked if I had the time to start up the program at Williams. Needless to say I said yes, and met some wonderful women willing to work the program. Jen Constantino was willing to take on the program as the Coordinator for Time-In at Williams Elementary School. She is an amazing woman and I am so pleased that she is doing it. As always volunteers are needed, if you are a parent at Williams and wish to volunteer you can go to the main office at Williams and ask one of the secretaries to take your information so that they can forward it to Jen and she can contact you. It's been maybe 10 years since I worked with children at Bret Harte and I still run into students I mentored. What you give in time can never replace the satisfaction you receive when a young adult smiles at you and remembers what you did and knows that you truly cared at a time they truly needed someone to listen.
Making Dreams Come True! Top 1% in Production If you are planning to place your home on the market or if you are looking to purchase a new home, browse my website at www.LindaSalah.com for valuable information. I am passionate about what I do and love my neighborhood. Keeping with the latest trends that this market is giving us is how I strategize so that I can help my clients “selling or buying” in the best position possible. Preparing a home for the market requires skill, talent and knowledge of what a buyer is looking for. I believe what I bring to the table will help present your home at its best to achieve the highest price possible for you and your family. For a free non-hassle market analysis of your home call me at 408-234-2952.
Happy New Year to the Whole Almaden Community Wishing each and every one of you (from my family to yours) a Blessed New Year filled with Health, Happiness and Prosperity. Thank you to all my clients and friends that have trusted me with their business, I look forward to attending to each and any of your needs in the years to come. I am pleased to announce that Better Homes & Garden/Ventura Barnett Properties has partnered with Mason-McDuffie who is celebrating its 125 years in the business. Starting in 1887 1887 makes Mason-McDuffie the eldest Real Estate Brokerage in Northern California. This will make us at Better Homes & Garden/Ventura Barnett Properties the Best possible Brokerage in the Valley.
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Pictured in Photos: Upper left– Silent auction. Lower left– Barb Asplund, Melanie Weinstock, Greg Asplund.
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he Leland High School Booster Club will be holding its 6th annual “Denim To Diamonds” fundraising gala at the Almaden Country Club on April 26, 2014 from 6:00PM to 11:00PM. The evening includes a fun filled cocktail hour, a fabulous dinner by the ACC chef, lively dancing to music by the wonderful DJ Curtis, action-packed casino gaming tables, a new wine wall, silent and live auctions, and an exciting raffle all in a festive setting where supporters can visit with old friends or meet new ones. Please join us in supporting Leland High School. Mark your calendars today. It is really a wonderful and fun evening in our own Almaden community. Tickets are on sale mid February at lelandhsboosterclub.com. Please also consider becoming a sponsor or making a donation to our auction. Contact Barb Asplund at basplund@aol.com to get involved. California’s public school system continues to struggle to make ends meet. Without tremendous community support, extracurricular activities such as athletics would be at risk of elimination. The costs of maintaining over 40 varsity and junior varsity high school athletic programs as well as all the facilities are great. The Leland Booster Club works hard to provide funds for the high school in three different categories: annual commitments, capital improvements to the facilities and individual team requests. The Booster Club has an annual commitment of approximately $70,000 in key areas such as $26,000 for coaching stipends not paid for by SJUSD, $10,000 for the athletic trainer’s salary and supplies, $10,000 for uniforms, $8,000 for scholarships for graduating seniors awarded for athletic, academic, leadership and character excellence (Pat Tillman, Raymond Leland, Gordon Leland and Leland Character Awards), $5000 for athlete awards, and $12,000 for our new strength and conditioning coach. Capital improvements for the Leland campus always come with large price tags. Leland Booster Club tries hard to support these needs as well. Currently 08 | 95120 Almaden Lifestyle Magazine
they are working with the school district to build a trophy room, give the gym a facelift with new wall graphics and team championship banners, and adding team and individual record boards to various venues on campus all in an effort to acknowledge the successes of Leland athletes. Capital improvements in the last 5 years have included the football stadium press box renovation, new weight room equipment, main gym sound system, scoreboards and floor graphics, a scorekeeper’s table and gym chairs for team use, a trainer cart to give our athletic trainer easy access to all fields, a custodial golf cart, storage sheds throughout campus, a BBQ for the snack shack in Tillman stadium, and the building and installation of the Athletic Field Gateway (archway) located near the tennis courts. Leland Boosters continues to make efforts to support individual team needs as identified by the coaches throughout the year. Examples of these purchases in the last few years are soccer goals, field hockey goals, tennis nets, volleyball nets, swimming and diving record board, roll away cage, tarps, and protective screens for baseball, boys lacrosse helmets, a JUGS machine and replacement helmets, shoulder pads, jerseys, etc. for football, and coaching clinics for a variety of sports. Leland is very fortunate to have a dedicated and experienced coaching staff, extremely talented players, and a wonderfully supportive Almaden community. We send special thanks to our Leland Booster Club who works very hard to provide what is needed each year, but we need your help continue this tradition. Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you at a game or competition this spring. For more information on Denim To Diamonds and how you can offer support, please go to www.lelandhsboosterclub.com or contact our event chairperson Barb Asplund at basplund@aol.com. Check our web link frequently as we will be adding information about the event as it evolves.
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Apply for a Grant! Each year, Mason-McDuffie (now partnered with Better Homes & Garden/Ventura Barnett Properties) awards cash grants to outstanding public school teachers in an effort to acknowledge their priceless contributions to our children’s future. “It’s our way of giving back to the communities in which we work and live.” The Education Foundation has granted over $818,000 to 1,365 special public school teachers throughout northern California since 1992. Because of the wonderful new partnership between Mason-McDuffie and Better Homes & Garden we are now welcome to participate in this nomination for our teachers. To nominate a deserving public school teacher, go to our online form at www.bhghome.com/educationfoundation.
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f you’ve had an idea for an invention and thought about filing a patent, you need to be aware of some very important changes to U.S. patent law – these changes, which became effective in March 2013, are very significant. Following previous strategies as to when to file a patent can result in the loss of your ability to ever patent your invention (so be careful about relying on what your friends think they know about patents). Until March 2013, an inventor had two aspects of patent law that allowed a slower approach to securing patent rights. First, U.S. patent law operated on a “first-to-invent” basis, meaning that even if you filed your patent application after someone else filed on the same invention, your application could still prevail provided you could prove you invented the claimed invention first. Second, the law allowed an inventor to place the invention in the public for up to one year before being required to file a patent application, effectively giving the inventor one year to test the waters before putting money into a patent application. These two concepts are now inapplicable. On March 16, 2013, the “first-inventor-to-file” provisions went into effect. Under 35 U.S.C. § 102(a)(2), an applicant is not entitled to a patent if the claimed invention was described in a U.S. patent or in a published U.S. patent application which names another inventor and has an effective filing date preceding the effective filing date of the claimed invention. In simple terms, this means that the inventor who files first wins. In contrast to the prior law, it no longer matters if you invented the claimed invention first. This first-to-file criteria places the U.S. patent law in line with that of many other countries in the world, generally rewarding the first person who files. Also, the ability to test out demand for the invention in the marketplace is now restricted. Under 35 U.S.C.§102(a)(1), an applicant is not entitled to a patent if the claimed invention was patented, described in a printed publication, or in public use, on sale, or otherwise available to the public before the effective filing date of the claimed invention. The bottom line: if you reveal it to the public before you file a patent application, you will lose your right to patent it. What does all of this mean? Inventors need to move more quickly than ever in order to establish some level of patent protection over their inventions. This means getting a patent application on file as soon as possible. When in doubt, you can file a provisional application. A provisional application is a patent application, but a form of application that has less burdensome requirements than a non-provisional application. It is cheaper and faster than a full-fledged patent application, and can buy you some time to test the market and craft language for your non-provisional application. However, even though it is faster and cheaper, a provisional application still establishes an official United States patent application filing date for the invention and permits you to use the term “Patent Pending” in connection with the invention. After filing a provisional application, you must file the non-provisional application within the following 12 months. While the language in provisional patents can be very general or very specific, best practice would be to describe the invention in as much detail as possible, so there is no dispute later as to the scope of your invention. While you can file patent applications on your own, this is an area where a “do-it-yourself” approach can lead to disastrous results if you have no experience doing so. Seek the advice of a patent attorney, who can guide you through a patent filing strategy that helps you protect your invention while managing your costs. The above article is provided for informational purposes only. It is not legal advice, nor does it create an attorney-client or any other relationship. You should always contact an attorney for legal advice applicable to your particular situation.
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What Is A Healthy Market? With the holidays behind us and spring just around the corner, expectations are the real estate market will continue to be healthy. But, what is a healthy market? When Realtors talk of a healthy market, it means all sides can participate equally with reasonable expectations. Home prices will continue to grow with annual increases of 6 to 8%. Sellers should feel good about the price their home gets and buyers will be pleased that they are getting a home ahead of rising prices. The days of 20% annual increases made everyone crazy with frantic activity. Mortgages might increase somewhat but are still below 6%; what economists consider normal. That affords buyers the chance to spend more on their purchase rather than having to budget high monthly premiums into their purchasing formula. If selling is a possibility in your future, let’s discuss what you should be considering. Call me.
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Photos of Mount Umunhum by Basim Jaber, Historian. Copyrighted. The goal of the Conservancy is to raise the funds necessary to preserve the Radar Tower.
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apartments, a PX, even a bowling alley – all the comforts of home. For the military families stationed there, it WAS home. As technology advanced, and satellites and missiles became more sophisticated, ground-based radars became less important. Eventually Mt. Umunhum was no longer needed for our nation’s safety. The Air Force Station closed in 1980; the radar antenna was taken down, leaving the Tower and the rest of the Station behind. Today Mt. Umunhum is owned by the Mid-Peninsula Regional Open Space District, or “Mid-Pen”. They are in the process of converting the Air Force Station into Open Space, and have plans in place to open Mt. Umunhum to the public for the first time. However, the Radar Tower is not part of their plans. As a matter of policy, Mid-Pen does not spend money on historic preservation, just on Open Space. Their preference, then, is to tear the Radar Tower down. At a series of rancorous public meetings in 2012, the South Bay community informed Mid-Pen’s Board that this was not acceptable. However, through a quirk of local politics, the people who see the Tower every day – mostly in San Jose – are not part of the Mid-Pen district; they pay no taxes to the District and have no representation in its decision making process. In October 2012, Mid-Pen’s announced their decision: If by 2017 “the community” can raise the $1.2 million needed to repair and restore the Radar Tower, it will be saved. If not, it will be demolished. A number of vocal activists were present that night. “Several of us who wanted to save the tower exchanged ideas and phone numbers in the audience that night,” said Sam Drake. “A few days later I filed paperwork with the State to form the Umunhum Conservancy, a non-profit dedicated
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