A congenial and upbeat meeting among Native American tribal representatives and an array of judicial representatives, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Mary H. Murguia, took place at the Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference on Aug. 2, 2023. The one-hour […]
The Eastern District of Washington has developed a program to help individuals on federal supervision get their lives on track and leave supervision earlier. The Sobriety Treatment and Education Program (STEP) reentry program is for individuals on federal supervision who have substance addictions. Clients must […]
Handled 24 legitimate media requests between July 22 and Sept. 3, 2025.
The Ninth Circuit Civics Contest reception is one of the highlights of the yearly Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference and, this year, the student-winners met two U.S. Supreme Court justices. Senior District Judge John A. Kronstadt, Central District of California, chair of the Ninth Circuit Public Information and […]
By William Cracraft Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference Brings Legal Luminaries and Topical, Robust Discussions to Monterey The 2024 Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference, “Navigating Legal Frontiers: Inspiring Ideas and Innovation,” held July 22-25 in Sacramento, California, was an inspiring, educational gathering for the 714 judges and […]
By William CracraftMinor Increase in New Appeals, Slight Decline in Pending and Terminated Cases New appeals in the Ninth Circuit increased while terminations and pending appeals declined in the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2024. Case processing times remained constant—within a couple of percentage points […]
This article was first published at Harker News Online on Jan. 7, 2020 Each year, the Raju and Bala Vegesna Foundation’s Teacher Excellence Program at Harker launches a group of teachers on voyages of discovery. The teachers apply for and are awarded grants from the […]
This article originally appeared in the winter 2019 issue of Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Harker’s incubator program, after one full year, has turned out some solid successes, awarding cash grants to students who developed business plans and successfully pitched to […]
This article first appeared in Harker News Online on March 9, 2011The Harker Quarterly and Harker News Online have been awarded second and third place, respectively, in the annual regional CASE (Council for Advancement and Support of Education) contest. The competition recognizes excellence in communication, […]
This article first appeared in Harker News Online on March 7, 2016 Harker Quarterly, the school’s magazine, earned the 2016 bronze award for independent school magazine from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education in its District VII Awards of Excellence. The magazine, which […]
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This article first published in Harker News Online on Jan. 20, 2013Harker’s maturing endowment program produced six scholars this year, all seniors, who each presented their papers in late April to fellow students, parents, faculty and administrators in the Nichols Hall auditorium. Established in 2009, […]
This article first published in Harker News Online on Oct. 8, 2019 Maverick McNealy ’13 gave notice early on that he would be a force on the Harker golf team and his outstanding play and conversion to a pro put him front and center to […]
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Priscilla Chan Encourages Harker Students to Focus On The Change You Want to See in the World; Technology Excites Performing Arts Education; Kronos Quartet, Eco Ensemble — Bay Area Cool New Music Scene on Display; Harker Graduate Takes Second in National Speech and Debate Tournament […]
This article first published at Harker News Online on May 22, 2019 By William Cracraft Two of Harker’s performing arts alumni were named inaugural awardees of Harker’s Life in the Arts awards on Friday at the annual Senior Showcase, the celebration of those graduating with […]
This article first published in Harker News Online on May 29, 2019 The business & entrepreneurship department launched two incubator courses this school year, and the young entrepreneurs have been going full tilt all year. Here is a quick look at the first year of […]
By William Cracraft This article first published in Harker News Online on Jan. 31, 2019 Update: Nerine Uyanik, grade 11, finished 32 in the Challenge CEP Marathon Flueret in Paris out of 150 fencers from around the world in under-17 competition! http://marathon-fleuret.com/resultats_2019.html Also: Kira Bardin, grade 5, […]
This article first published in Harker Magazine, winter, 2018, then in Harker News Online on Dec. 18, 2018 Prior to the Homecoming game, a few of Harker’s finest athletes, along with their friends and families, gathered for the opening of the Harker Athletic Hall of […]
This article originally appeared in the summer 2018 issue of Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Note from the Head of School: Harker thanks all those who contributed to the amazing effort it took to bring both the Rothschild Performing Arts Center, […]
First published in Harker News Online on Nov. 8, 2017 Along with the beautiful Patil Theater in Rothschild Performing Arts Center, there are rehearsal rooms, practice rooms and a top-flight scene shop. These rooms support the Harker Conservatory, which graduates between 35-50 certificate students each […]
This article first appeared in the summer 2017 Harker Magazine and was reprinted in Harker News Online. When Harker’s competitive robotics program was just starting in 2003, it needed help. “From an engineering standpoint, the team was highly unpredictable and unreliable,” said Eric Nelson, robotics […]
Summertime Training Prepares Athletes for Fall Season This article originally appeared in the fall 2015 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. The football team and the boys and girls basketball teams trained particularly hard over the summer to get into peak shape […]
This article was originally published in the spring 2013 Harker Quarterly and reprinted in Harker News Online. Entrepreneurship is nothing new to Harker students and now the school will draw together existing activities and new pieces to launch an academic Business and Entrepreneurial Program (BEP) […]
This article originally appeared in the summer 2012 Harker Quarterly The Mitra Family Endowment, established last year, has borne its first fruit. Sarah Howells, grade 12 and the first Mitra scholar, added her effort to the handcrafted social and historical analyses produced by this year’s […]
Developing Our Athletes: New Integration Creates Career Path for Harker Athletes This article originally appeared in the spring 2012 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Harker’s athletic department is making a concerted effort to make available the best sport-specific training possible to […]
This article originally appeared in the winter 2011 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. This October, a unique combination of events conspired to give performing arts students a at a hitherto unexplored area of their craft: the Broadway casting call. It started […]
By: Steven M. Boyle ’06 and William Cracraft This article originally appeared in the winter 2011 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Harker, like most schools, hosts visitors at athletic events, student-run events like Junior States of America, performances of all types […]
This article originally appeared in the winter 2011 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. The Harker School has a long history of promoting the morals and character of its students, encouraging discovery of unique talents and passions and giving students opportunities to […]
This article originally appeared in the summer 2011 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. The inaugural John Near Scholar Grant cycle is complete, and the first three reports were filed this spring for public access in the John Near Resource Center. Four […]
This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. The eighth USS Hornet, CV12 Essex Class Aircraft Carrier, retired, holds seven battle stars, a presidential citation […]
This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. One of the Hornet’s greatest claims to fame is the flawless recovery of U.S. astronauts from the […]
This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. There she found Odysseus among the slaughtered dead men, spattered over with gore and battle filth, like […]
This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. The sheer size of the Hornet illustrates the size of her volunteers’ jobs. With thousands of square […]
This article was written by William Cracraft and first published in 1998 in an Oakland Tribune special adverstising supplement celebrating the opening of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet Museum. Ron Bubeck worked on the flight deck of the Hornet at the start of the Cold War […]
A most interesting day was had by former roomates Bill Cracraft and Jay Richardson when they took their German wives on a tour of the Aircraft Carrier Hornet, now a museum moored at the old Alameda Naval Base. Richardson and Cracraft, avid military historians, were […]
Feasibility Study (Written for a technical writing class in 2001) Executive Summary This study set out to determine if net income from a fencing club located in San Mateo County would be enough to justify actually opening a club. I define “enough” as in the […]
It was early January, and, like so many couples, we had spent our last dime on closing costs for our home. My wife was off work, preparing to take the California Bar exam, I had a hectic schedule as a writer/photographer and fencing coach and […]
This article was first published on fnsreporting.com in 2005 Dresden, once known for its beauty as the Florence of Germany, is emerging from a chrysalis of time. Overgrown shrubbery is being cleared away and long neglected homes returned to their former stately selves. The city […]
It was Saturday night in Paris and as my cab came to a halt outside Maxim’s a liveried doorman charged into the street to meet it. I was ushered into a warm atmosphere of rich wood paneling, cleverly placed mirrors and polished brass fixtures. The […]
A dictator can extend his reach across the world to inflict great harm on his perceived enemies, but before World War II he required an army with trained multitudes, transportation and, most importantly, a large network of loyal supporters. Those requirements changed in the 1920s […]
Heading out the hotel door to Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate on New Years Eve, we met a couple of matrons swathed in fur coats on the same mission. It was a good night. We saw a brandished handgun, an arrest, an Elvis impersonator, a drunk, ebullient […]
I just finished a great 45-minute run through the German woods on an icy path; felt like James Bond prepping for a mission. Had on running shoes, a pair of stretch pants, sleeveless t-shirt, my O’Dowd sweatshirt, edelweiss bandanna, Jaguar ball cap and fleece gloves. […]
This article first appeared in the spring 2010 Harker Quarterly and was reprinted in Harker News Online. Green is busting out all over Harker, and not just because it is spring. On the upper school campus, the greenhouse is filled with flora cultivated by the […]
May 2003 Table of Contents Executive Summary………………….2 Introduction…………………………….3 The birth of EDMS EDMS today Four types of EDMS…………………4Basic EDMS Archival EDMS Commercial EDMS Industrial EDMS Applying the Information……………9 Preparing for an Interview ConclusionReferences……………………………11 Executive SummaryElectronic document management systems (EDMS) consist of an electronic repository where documents are stored for easy access […]
Table of Contents1. Login2. Password3. Manage Accounts4. Creation Policies5. Deletion Policies6. Default Rules7. Arbitration Rules8. Glossary 1. Login To Login, you must have a current password. If you have forgotten your password, contact Disappearing Inc at 1-800-877-mail or send an email to password@disappearing.com. 2. Password Passwords must […]
Orientation Guide For Technical Support Representatives Contents1. Orientation a. Vision/Mission/Goals statement b. The Product c. Value to customer d. Encryption e. Bugs 2. Using the Disappearing EMail system a. How it works b. Options i. Server and Port Windows ii. Length of readability and On/Off switch iii. Replying to messages read via a browser iv. Refresh settings […]
First published in the InTandem e-newsletter distributed internally world wideTired of that darn server taking up floor space? The Tandem Business Unit Industrial Design department has an award-winning alternative. Instead of a box in a closet connected by cables to every desktop in the office, […]
Some of the hottest jobs outside of computer engineering are in materials engineering, including work with ceramics. Ceramics are used throughout computer chipmaking, but as development reveals more characteristics, the spectrum of uses grows. “Ceramics is one of the many exciting areas in a materials […]
The results of computing research and development run the gamut from speeding up a personal computer and pioneering new consumer products to making better tools for those who design the silicon chips computers depend on. Hewlett-Packard, one of the biggest names in computer products, has […]
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