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In the News (Fri 27 Nov 09)

  
  :: Capstone ::
Capstone has been a leader in providing project management, construction management and project controls solutions for over 12 years.
Founded in 1994, Capstone is a woman minority-owned project and construction management consulting firm with corporate headquarters located in Broomfield, Colorado and a Western regional office in Costa Mesa, California.
Capstone's services incorporate contemporary methodologies and applications tailored to the particular need of each project and client.
www.capstone.com   (288 words)

  
  Capstone - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The capstone is the highest rock or mount of a structure.
Often they have "doorways", the capstone would lock or wedge the rest of the rocks tightly together, giving strength, much like a wedge, when driven into a tight spot.
In an arch, the capstone, or sometimes called the keystone, holds the arch together.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Capstone   (224 words)

  
 :: Capstone :: About Us ::
Capstone provides a dynamic and challenging work environment that is uniquely suited to those who thrive on change.
Capstone offers an attractive benefits package to full-time employees (part-time, associate and contract employees may not be eligible).
Capstone offers group health, dental, and vision insurance with The Guardian; the vision insurance utilizes the Vision Service Plan through The Guardian and there is also a $25,000 life insurance included with the health plan.
www.capstone.com /about/careers.html   (350 words)

  
 Capstone Courses
The capstone course is an opportunity for students to demonstrate that they have achieved the goals for learning established by their educational institution and major department.
The role of the capstone course is to draw all of that learning together and to provide a single opportunity or experience during which a student demonstrates that he or she has accomplished or achieved the university and department's educational goals as represented by the various courses taken and the appropriate mission statements.
The capstone course is the curricular embodiment of convergence.
users.etown.edu /m/moorerc/capstone.html   (7959 words)

  
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CAPSTONE CHIP TECHNOLOGY CAPSTONE is an NSA developed, hardware oriented, cryptographic device that implements the same cryptographic algorithm as the CLIPPER chip.
The CAPSTONE chip requires a 5 volt DC voltage source.
CAPSTONE implements the Digital Signature Algorithm (DSA), proposed by NIST as a Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS), to perform the digital signature functions.
csrc.nist.gov /keyrecovery/cap.txt   (444 words)

  
 Portland State University Studies | Capstone Courses: Spring Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
This Capstone requires students to attend class at PSU twice per week and to be in session with a Madison student once per week.
Capstone students will assist for a minimum of three hours per week at King Elementary School in NE Portland Spring term, for a total of at least 30 hours of community service.
Capstone students will be able to serve as chaperons on field trips/camp experiences, college visitations, and also as tutors and teaching assistants in classes.
www.pdx.edu /unst/capstones_spring.html   (5488 words)

  
 Welcome to Capstone
Capstone is a licensed residential treatment program serving troubled young men (14-24) who struggle with substance abuse, family conflict, and personal problems including loss, hurt, anger, abuse, depression, low self-esteem, defiance and a rebellious attitude. The average length of stay is approximately 3–3.5 months.
The Capstone Mission: Capstone joins families in the battle for their sons so they can grow up to be young men with successful lives, purposes, and relationships.
Capstone is built on Biblical truths and principles common to all Christ-centered families including: the Trinity, the Cross, the Resurrection, faith, honesty, purity, commitment, grace, diligence, mercy, love, and forgiveness.
www.capstonetreatmentcenter.com   (216 words)

  
 Capstone - About Our Specialist   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone worked closely with Mari Ann as Director of Organizations and Fraternity/Sorority Life at Southeastern Louisiana University while developing The Fraternity/Sorority Village on Southeastern's campus.
Impressed with her knowledge and experience, Capstone retained her as our Fraternity/Sorority Housing Advisor and has hired her as of August 2004, as the Theme Housing Specialist.
When Capstone is selected as developer, she works with the Fraternity/Sorority Life staff, administration and organizations to provide insight into important design, leasing and management issues and brings an understanding of the unique needs of each organization which helps build consensus among all "stakeholders" in the new Fraternity/Sorority community.
www.capstonecompanies.com /consultant.asp   (198 words)

  
 BIS Capstone Project   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The capstone is an opportunity to develop and demonstrate a deep understanding of a problem or question of interest by bringing to bear the intellectual tools and knowledge developed in the BIS program and, optionally, your professional and personal experience.
In short, the capstone is an intellectual exploration that forces you to examine critically a problem, develop a perspective on this problem and provide support in favor of your perspective.
The capstone experience is an iterative process in which you move from a topic to a properly scoped problem to set of questions to tentative answers supported by research.
www.scps.virginia.edu /bisdegree/capstone/observations.php   (3218 words)

  
 FAA - Capstone Program
The FAA Capstone Program is a technology focused Safety Program in Alaska which seeks near term safety and efficiency gains in aviation by accelerating implementation and use of modern technology.
Capstone links multiple programs and initiatives under a common umbrella for planning, coordination, focus, and direction.
Capstone develops capabilities and requirements jointly with the FAA, the Alaskan community, and the aviation industry in a manner consistent with future NAS plans and concepts, and implements in a manner leading to self-equipage.
www.faa.gov /about/office_org/headquarters_offices/arc/programs/capstone   (266 words)

  
 Capstone
The Capstone team studied four elements of Family Justice's Family Case Management model to identify those elements that contribute to successful outcomes and that could then be utilized by Family Justice for future implementation of the Family Case Management model in other communities.
The Capstone team was asked by the Medical and Health Research Association (MHRA), in collaboration with the Council for Senior Centers and Services (CSCS), to conduct research about the New York City aging population, with a particular focus on three health issues: falls, influenza and pneumonia, and depression.
The Capstone team was asked by United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) to look at the current arrangements of basic public service provision in Yemen, focusing on primary education, health and rural water services, and the relationship between the public and local authorities in the delivery of these services.
wagner.nyu.edu /capstone/pastprojects.php   (2060 words)

  
 Portland State University Studies | Capstone Courses: Fall Term   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone students will assist for a minimum of two hours per week at King Elementary School in NE Portland both fall and winter terms, for a total of at least 40 hours of community service.
This capstone offers opportunities for reflection on the reciprocal nature of the helping relationship and the subjective experience of connectedness that is evoked during acts of service.
This Capstone course will be built around the work of the Museum of the City and its initial project, the development of a symposium that Portland and other cities and towns (in Oregon and elsewhere) can use to discover or rediscover their vision for their future.
www.pdx.edu /unst/capstones_fall.html   (6312 words)

  
 Capstone, Inc. - A Retained Search Firm, Client Employment Searches, Recruiting Quality Candidates for Executive, ...
Capstone, Inc. was established in 1995 by Ms.
Prior to joining Capstone, Inc, Jeff served on the management team for a leading technology search/consulting firm located in New York’s Capitol region where he was responsible for a variety of strategic and operational initiatives.
Prior to joining the Capstone team, Julia worked as a student supervisor for the café on her university campus for two years.
www.capstone-inc.com /about-us.html   (490 words)

  
 Capstone - IcehouseOrg   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone is a tactical game for two players, requiring four stashes of Icehouse pieces.
If the capstone is currently on the Stash pad, it must be placed on top of one of the stacks (possibly an empty stack).
This could be because all possible destinations for a new piece have capstones or are already four pieces tall, or because there are no more pieces left to place (and all 10 stacks have 4 pieces each).
icehousegames.org /wiki/index.php?title=Capstone   (1317 words)

  
 Capstone Turbine - Applications   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Restaurants, hotels, residential care facilities, small factories and a vast variety of other commercial businesses can combine their need for electricity and thermal energy by using the MicroTurbine as a Micro-cogeneration system, serving small-scale loads that were previously not economic.
Because the Capstone system is oil-free, oxygen-rich direct exhaust can be used for a variety of heating applications, including greenhouse heating, desiccant regeneration, process drying and supplementing boiler combustion air.
Capstone systems are currently deployed using recovered exhaust heat for absorption chillers.
www.microturbine.com /applications/cogeneration.asp   (185 words)

  
 NCEE | EconomicsAmerica® | Capstone
The recently released 2003 edition of Capstone is a set of 45 exemplary lessons for high school economics teachers and their students.
Capstone contains a teacher's guide and a thought-provoking student activities book; a complete glossary of economic terms; economic reasoning applied to a wide range of problems and issues; and multiple choice and essay questions built into each lesson.
Capstone contains a teacher's guide as well as a thought-provoking student activity book for high school economics teachers and their students.
www.ncee.net /ea/program.php?pid=16   (150 words)

  
 Capstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone® Decision Manager is a comprehensive solution for making individualized decisions at very high volumes and speeds while capturing all data involved in the decisioning process.
Capstone Decision Manager gives you powerful built-in automation (rules engine, workflow management, application queuing, database management, audit tracking, etc.) along with the flexibility to incorporate virtually any decision component into your process.
Capstone processes 35% of US credit card applications, and is used to underwrite 25% of UK mortgages.
www.fairisaac.com /Fairisaac/Solutions/Product+Index/Capstone   (483 words)

  
 Southern Illinois University Carbondale
The Capstone Options in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts (ASA) emphasize students' technical development and the management of technology in their chosen occupational field.
Equivalent certification, for the purposes of Capstone admission, is defined as the formal completion of a technically-oriented program of two years duration (60 semester hours), resulting in the receipt of the equivalent of an associate degree (certificate, diploma, or other documentation as provided by the student's educational institution).
An applicant denied admission to Capstone as a result of a low grade point average may not be considered again after raising the average in subsequent work (credit beyond the associate degree).
registrar.siu.edu /eval/capstone.htm   (1248 words)

  
 Capstone - Finance   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
In 1995, Capstone conceived a financing approach for student residential communities that provided the lowest possible cost of capital without obligating the university for the debt.
The school is the beneficial owner of the project, receiving all annual net operational surpluses and ultimate ownership of the housing upon retirement of the debt.
These distinct advantages are possible as the result of Capstone's working with 501(c)(3) foundations to serve as the owners of the housing and borrowers under the bond issues.
www.capstone-dev.com /services_finance.asp   (367 words)

  
 UW-Madison Capstone Certificate Programs
Capstone Certificates are part of the Chancellor's initiative to offer innovative educational programs that will serve the educational needs of non-traditional students and working professionals.
Applicants must have completed a baccalaureate degree or its equivalent; they seek a certificate to "cap off" their undergraduate training, or are professionals returning to school for specialized training in the area of the certificate.
Each Capstone Certificate program is reviewed and authorized by faculty and academic planning council, which assures that the program complies with the high standards expected from UW-Madison academic departments, and approved by the Graduate School.
www.dcs.wisc.edu /capstone   (274 words)

  
 Capstone (Linktionary term)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone is a U.S. Government's program to develop cryptography and security standards for protecting government communications as specified in FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standard).
Capstone's major components include an encryption algorithm called Skipjack (and a Skipjack encryption chip called Clipper), a hash function called SHA-1 (Secure Hash Standard-1), and DSA (Digital Signature Algorithm), which is the algorithm used in DSS (Digital Signature Standard).
Capstone is also working on a key exchange protocol.
www.linktionary.com /c/capstone.html   (181 words)

  
 Capstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Capstone Experience is the culminating academic event for all SLIS students.
The Capstone Experience is designed to give students the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to organize and synthesize knowledge as developed throughout their academic program, and to defend positions on current issues in library and information science, and the larger, dynamic information environment.
To be approved for Capstone, you must have your Practical experience completed, in progress, or waived, unless you are a School Library POS student.
www.unt.edu /slis/capstone   (940 words)

  
 Capstone Realty Advisors, LLC Philosophy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone Realty Advisors focuses on the placement of debt and equity investment opportunities for a group of more than 25 lending sources, including insurance companies, pension funds, commercial banks, and Wall Street conduits interested in high-quality investment opportunities.
Capstone accommodates loan sizes ranging from $1 million to $100 million-plus and currently has offices in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus.
Capstone Realty advisors posted the largest growth in 2000 at 89 percent increasing their portfolio to $2.850 billion up from $1.509 billion last year end.
www.capstone-realty.com /nac.htm   (1588 words)

  
 Using Capstone Experiences in Student Learning Outcomes Assessment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
Capstone courses and experiences refer to “culminating experiences in which students synthesize subject-matter knowledge they have acquired, integrate cross-disciplinary knowledge, and connect theory and application in preparation for entry into a career” (Kerka, 2001).
Durel, R.J. The capstone course: A rite of passage.
Harbor, J.M. A capstone course in environmental geosciences.
www.provost.cmich.edu /assessment/toolkit/capstone.htm   (305 words)

  
 3.6.1 What is Capstone?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
  Capstone is the U.S. government's long-term project to develop a set of standards for publicly-available cryptography, as authorized by the Computer Security Act of 1987.
The plan calls for the elements of Capstone to become official U.S. government standards, in which case both the government itself and all private companies doing business with the government would be required to use Capstone.
There are four major components of Capstone: a bulk data encryption algorithm, a digital signature algorithm, a key exchange protocol, and a hash function.
denis.arnaud.free.fr /zds/appendix/node70.html   (214 words)

  
 Capstone - List of Developments   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-30)
The Capstone Team was selected to develop the first “Village” community on the campus of Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina following a competitive bid process and interview.
Upon selection, representatives of the Capstone team traveled to WCU for two days of meetings with members of the various fraternal organizations and University administrative officials.
Dr. Mari Ann Callais, Capstone’s Greek Housing Advisor, along with representatives from both architectural team members, Design Collective and Treanor Architects, presented initial design concepts and began the process of building consensus among the groups.
www.capstone-dev.com /properties.asp?page=3&property_id=1078   (363 words)

  
 Informatics Capstone - Information School
In the capstone course, Informatics majors apply the techniques they have learned in prior course work to a significant project of their own definition.
While a specific capstone project might emphasize one dimension or the other, it is expected that both dimensions will be present to some extent.
Make a Difference: Following the overarching mission of the Information School, the Informatics capstone project should make a positive difference for the community in which it is carried out -- be it a business, school, hospital, or other context.
www.ischool.washington.edu /mcdonald/capstone   (213 words)

  
 Management training & Business Education at Management Simulations - business management training, Business acumen, ...
The Capstone® Business Simulation and the Foundation® Business Simulation provide outstanding business education and management training in an atmosphere your people will enjoy, to achieve the ultimate in business acumen.
Capstone®, Capstone® Simulation, Capstone® Business Simulation, Foundation®, Foundation® Simulation, Foundation® Business Simulation, Capsim®, Comp-XM®, Management Simulations, Inc.® and MSI® are among the many trademarks of Management Simulations, Inc.®.
The term "capstone simulation" never should be used to describe a simulation in what sometimes is known as a "capstone course." A simulation used in a capstone course is not a capstone simulation unless it is our Capstone® Simulation.
www.capsim.com   (865 words)

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