, known as FOCUSFocus Humanitarian Assistance , an international emergency relief organizationFocus Ireland , Irish nonprofit organization providing services for homeless people FOCUS Program , a voluntary ...wiktionarypar focusFocus , FOCUS , or foci may refer to In science , mathematics or computing Focus ... things Focus computing , a term used to describe which of a number of GUI elements currently accepts keyboard input Focus optics , a point toward which light rays are made to converge Focus linguistics ... Focus earthquake , an earthquake s underground point of origin or hypocenter FOCUS , a database reporting program FOCUS hardware , a CPU architecture Helicon Focus , an image software program Focus geometry , a focus of a conic section Samsung Focus , a smartphone manufactured by Samsung which runs Microsoft Windows Phone In music Focus Stan Getz album Focus Stan Getz album , 1961 jazz album Focus Cynic album Focus Cynic album , 1993 metal album Focus band , 1970s Dutch band Bernard Focus... Edwards, Jr. , a U.S. music producer Focus , a song by John Reuben Focus , a song by Joe Budden In writing Focus encyclopedia Focus encyclopedia , a Swedish language encyclopedia Focus German magazine Focus German magazine , a German weekly news magazine Focus Italian magazine Focus Italian magazine , an Italian magazine Focus Polish magazine Focus Polish magazine , a Polish magazine Focus Christian magazine Focus Christian magazine , a Christian magazine Focus novel Focus novel , a 1945 novel by Arthur Miller Focus film Focus film , a 2002 film of the novel BBC Focus , a monthly science and technology magazine Other meanings Focus film , a 2002 film AGM 87 Focus , a U.S. Navy air to surface missile Focus Bikes , a German bicycle manufacturer Ford Focus international , international model of Ford Focus automobile Ford Focus North America , North American model of Ford Focus automobile Focus board game , an abstract strategy game Focus group , a form of qualitative research in which a group ... more details
, the available computer platform platforms for FOCUS were extended all the way down to personal computers ... 4GL, was the direct ancestor of FOCUS, having been principally developed by Gerald Cohen and Peter ... recreated the product he had built at Mathematica in the form of FOCUS which was released in 1975. The syntax of FOCUS in its simplest elements is almost a direct clone of the syntax of RAMIS bearing ..., ultimately landing with Computer Associates. NOMAD suffered a similar fate. FOCUS, under Cohen s direction, continued to flourish by expanding their product. FOCUS owes its success to its genesis ..., FOCUS never quite reached the same degree of mainstream adoption, perhaps because it had only basic ... made SAS the standard in fields such as pharmaceutical clinical trials . Instead, FOCUS concentrated ... to FOCUS included NOMAD and RAMIS which have since fallen by the wayside while FOCUS has endured. Description Released in 1975, FOCUS resembles other data access and analysis languages such as SQL and SAS System SAS , but also includes report and chart display and presentation features. FOCUS ... to maintain source code . FOCUS features the ability for the user to construct a data description ... the appropriate master file description as needed. In 1997, a web based version of FOCUS was introduced called WebFOCUS which built on the data access and reporting foundation of FOCUS, expanding these to a visually ... translator for converting the other legacy 4GLs, such as RAMIS and FOCUS. External links http www.informationbuilders.com products focus overview.html Informationbuilders.com Category 4GL pt FOCUS ... more details
Infobox musical artist name Bernard Focus... Edwards, Jr origin Manhattan , New York genre R&B , hip hop music Hip Hop occupation Record producer years active label Aftermath Entertainment Aftermath , Interscope Records Interscope , a.Fam Entertainment inc. associated acts background non performing personnel Bernard Focus... Edwards, Jr is a Atlanta based Grammy Award winning producer who first rose to fame when signed to Dr. Dre s Aftermath Entertainment . Since then he has produced tracks for Christina Aguilera , Jennifer Lopez , Beyonc Knowles , Busta Rhymes , Bishop Lamont , Tony Yayo , Stat Quo , Outlawz , Game rapper The Game , Jay Rock amongst others. ref name a.Fam MySpace http www.myspace.com afamentinc a.Fam MySpace ref Biography Focus... is the son of the late Bernard Edwards , co founder of disco and R&B band Chic band Chic . ref name a.Fam MySpace He was born in Manhattan , New York , and raised in the Tri State Region . ref name a.Fam MySpace Edwards, Jr credits his father with his love for the production side of music, which he developed from an early age, attending numerous studio sessions with his father. ref name a.Fam MySpace Focus... s production talents were first recognized by Dr. Dre when an artist Edwards, Jr had produced, Daks, greatly impressed the Aftermath ... Focus... so that the two could then continue working together. ref name hitquarters.com The beginning of 2009 saw Focus... leave Aftermath after seven years with the label. ref Cite news title Focus ... 2009 05 focus leaves aftermath focuses on his.html publisher The Hype Machine date May 25, 2009 accessdate 2010 03 03 ref In an interview with HitQuarters in 2010 Focus... explained the reasons for the departure ... index.php3?page intrview opar intrview Focus Interview.html Interview With Focus... , HitQuarters ... iSitdown w Focus References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Edwards ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Focus... Category American hip hop record producers Category Living people Category ... more details
Other uses Cleanup reorganize date May 2010 An organization or organisation &mdash see American and British ... organization s, international organization s, armed forces , charitable organization charities ... organization is a body that operates in both the public sector and the private sector , simultaneously ... organization becomes a mixture of a government and a corporation corporate organization. In the social ... studies , organizational behavior , or organization analysis. A number of different perspectives exist, some of which are compatible From a process related perspective, an organization is viewed as an entity is being re organized, and the focus is on the organization as a set of tasks or actions. From a functional perspective, the focus is on how entities like businesses or state authorities are used. From an institution al perspective, an organization is viewed as a purposeful structure ... is interested in organization mainly from an instrumental point of view. For a company , organization ... organs of a coherent body. In the social and political sciences in general, an organization ... distinguishes the term organization into planned formal and unplanned informal i.e. spontaneously .... In this sense, organization is a permanent arrangement of elements. These elements and their actions ... labor division division of labor . An organization is defined by the elements that are part of it who belongs to the organization and who does not? , its communication which elements communicate and how do they communicate? , its autonomy which changes are executed autonomously by the organization or its elements? , and its rules of action compared to outside events what causes an organization to act as a collective actor? . By coordinated and planned cooperation of the elements, the organization ... of organizations includes a focus on optimizing organizational structure . According to management science , most human organizations fall roughly into four types Pyramid s or hierarchical organization ... more details
Child Focus is the common name of the European Center for Missing and Sexually Exploited Children . Their emergency telephone numbers are 116 000 toll free, in Belgium connects it to Child Focus, in some other EU countries this number is routed to a local similar organisation. 32 2 475 44 99 worldwide These numbers are available at all times. Activities Child Focus is active in the prevention of the following matters Missing children Child abduction Abduction of children by a parent or stranger child stealing or kidnapping Runaway children Sexually abused and exploited children The people at Child Focus provide psychological and legal support to the victims of these events both the children and their parents . They also follow their cases and sometimes ensure they are treated with due care by the persons in charge. Finally, they help and spread the information about missing children by publishing their pictures and descriptions in newspaper s, magazine s, etc. Since 1998, Child Focus has treated 3000 cases a year, and closed 70 of them within the year. Funding Child Focus Funding funds come from The Belgian state 50 Donation s from people and organization s 50 History Child Focus was created on Jean Denis Lejeune s initiative in June 1996, one year after the Child stealing abduction of his daughter Julie and her friend Melissa by Marc Dutroux . Lejeune had learned about the existence of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Washington, D.C. and went to visit ... Prime Minister Jean Luc Dehaene for help in creating a similar organization in Belgium . Its honorary president is her Majesty Queen Paola. On March 31, 1998, Child Focus was fully operational, and in July 1997, Daniel Cardon de Lichtbuer became the first Chairman of the organization. See also Michel Fourniret Marc Dutroux Claude Leli vre External links http www.childfocus.be Child Focus Category Kidnapped children fr Child Focus nl Child Focus ... more details
Infobox album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name Focus Plays Focus br In And Out Of Focus Type studio Artist Focus band Focus Cover Focus In And Out Of Focus.jpg Released Start date 1970 Recorded Sound Techniques Studios, London, England Genre Progressive rock , art rock Length 33 30 Label Imperial Producer Hubert Terheggen This album Focus Plays Focus br 1970 Next album Focus II br Moving Waves br 1971 Focus Plays Focus , also released as In And Out Of Focus in the UK with different cover, is the debut studio album by Dutch progressive rock band Focus band Focus . Released in 1970, the album was recorded at the Sound Techniques Studios in London, England and produced by Hubert Terheggen. It was the first and only album by the band to feature the original line up of Thijs van Leer organ ... 5C 180 24572 small writing credits yes total length 33 30 title1 Focus note1 instrumental version ..., Cleuver length5 3 05 title6 Sugar Island writer6 van Leer, Dresden, Jan Staal length6 3 03 title7 Focus ... 35 50 title1 Focus note1 instrumental version writer1 van Leer length1 9 45 title2 House of the King ... Sugar Island writer7 van Leer, Dresden, Staal length7 3 03 title8 Focus note8 vocal version writer8 ... writing credits yes total length 35 50 title1 Focus note1 vocal version writer1 van Leer, Cleuver ... Focus note8 instrumental version writer8 van Leer length8 9 45 Track listing collapsed yes headline ... 33 01 title1 Focus note1 instrumental version writer1 van Leer length1 9 45 title2 Why Dream writer2 ... cite web url http www.focustheband.com focusdisc.htm title Discography publisher Focus band Focus accessdate 13 July 2010 cite web url http www.discogs.com Focus In And Out Of Focus master 54743 title Focus 2 In And Out Of Focus publisher Discogs accessdate 13 July 2010 refend Focus Category 1970 debut albums Category Focus albums Category English language albums Category Imperial Records albums nl In and out of Focus ru In and Out of Focus fi In and Out of Focus pl In and Out of Focus ... more details
primarysources date April 2010 Focus Ireland is a nonprofit organization based in Dublin , Republic of Ireland that provides services for homeless people. Focus Ireland was founded by Sister Stanislaus Kennedy and Rachel Collier in 1985. Its stated mission is to advance the right of people out of home to live in a place they call home through quality services, research, and advocacy . In 2006 it spent 16.5 million to that end. Focus Ireland works to influence the social and political environment in which Ireland operates by undertaking a programme of national and local research projects, policy analysis and development. This work helps the organisation to identify the needs of their customers and to lobby for changes in public policy and provision for those experiencing homelessness. By developing evidence based research and policy they hope to influence young people. Focus Ireland launched a national TV and radio campaign in November 2007 which aimed to raise awareness and help breakdown stereotypes around homelessness. Focus Ireland hopes the campaign will support our efforts to galvanise greater public and political support for long term solution to combat and prevent homelessness. It also aims to raise awareness of Focus Ireland and build support for our work as one of the leading housing and homeless charities in Ireland. This campaign will be ongoing and will feature on TV and radio again at times during 2008. The campaign can be viewed online below. The current aims of Focus Ireland s policy activities under their strategy to 2010 are To influence policy and practice towards the prevention, alleviation and elimination of homelessness in Ireland by leading a process that identifies, investigates and analyses policy and practice issues impacting on the work of Focus ... and practice issues impacting on the work of Focus Ireland. External links http www.focusireland.ie Focus Ireland website Ireland stub charity org stub Category Charities based in the Republic ... more details
for the Chinese advertising firm Focus Media Holding Focus Media is an organization originally based out of Detroit, Michigan which produces original music, artwork, design, and other media. The organization was founded in 2002 by Doc Matthews in an effort to release his own works and the works of his friends http www.focusmedia.org info . One of the more recent projects from Focus Media is the music of Noise Tank lovesyou and Numbers Game http www.numbersgame.in . See also List of record labels References Reflist Citation last Wasacz first Walter title Revenge of the dorks url http www.metrotimes.com editorial story.asp?id 7546 accessdate 12 April 2005 Citation last Chris first Downton title Noise Tank Glee, Ad Nauseum, And How It All Works Out url http www.cyclicdefrost.com review.php?review 962&q accessdate September 2005 External links http www.focusmedia.org Focus Media official site http www.myspace.com noisetanklovesyou Noise Tank lovesyou mySpace http www.numbersgame.in Numbers Game Category American independent record labels Category Companies based in Detroit, Michigan US independent record label stub ... more details
Iran Focus is a news website which identifies itself as a non profit news service provider that focuses on events in Iran, Iraq, and the Middle East. ref name about http www.iranfocus.com modules wfchannel index.php?pagenum 1 About us , Iran focus. Retrieved 13 03 2007. ref Originally Iran Focus was a politically independent monthly hard copy newsletter on contemporary Iran that was started in October 1988 by the UK based consultancy firm Menas Associates www.menas.co.uk When it was discovered that the Iranian opposition MKO had created the Iran Focus website, and in order to end any confusion, Menas ceased production in July 2005 and merged its monthly Iran Focus and fortnightly Iran Energy Focus into a new electronic monthly called Iran Strategic Focus which is only available by universal corporate subscription and includes the Iranian Oil Sector Organisational Charts and Tables , plus a Project Tracker database, which are also updated each month. For further details see http www.menas.co.uk iran strategic focus or contact marketing menas.co.uk Ahmadinejad photograph main Controversies surrounding Mahmoud Ahmadinejad In 2005 , the website originally claimed that they had obtained ... is one of the web outlets of the MKO , a group identified as a terrorist organization by USA ... of Iran Focus , Mohammad Hanif Jazayeri, has actively engaged in campaigns to remove ... Iran Focus The MKO Propaganda Machine Bot generated title ref ref http www.payvand.com news 05 sep 1122.html Iran Focus www.iranfocus.com The MKO Propaganda Machine Bot generated title ref ... www.iranfocus.com Iran Focus http www.menas.co.uk Menas Associates http www.menas.co.uk iran strategic focus Iran Strategic Focus http www.iranfocus.com modules news article.php?storyid 10393 Thousands protest EU terror listing of Iran opposition group Iran focus http www.iranian.com Milaninia 2005 August MKO MadeUpStories.com Nema Milaninia Category News websites fr Iran Focus ... more details
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italic title Magazines with the name Focus include Focus German magazine Focus German Magazine , a German weekly news magazine Focus Christian magazine Focus Christian magazine , a Christian religion magazine published in the United States Focus Italian magazine Focus Italian magazine , an Italian popular scientific magazine Focus Ukrainian magazine Focus Ukrainian magazine , a Ukrainian weekly news magazine in Russian language BBC Focus , a science and technology magazine published by the BBC in the United Kingdom See also Focus disambiguation SIA ... more details
Infobox Magazine title MAA FOCUS image file MAA FOCUS front cover January 2009.jpg image size image caption Cover of January 2009 issue editor Fernando Gouv a editor title Editor previous editor staff writer frequency 6 times a year starting in 2009 paid circulation 22,100 unpaid circulation 300 total circulation 22,400 circulation year 2008 category Mathematics company Mathematical Association of America publisher firstdate March 1981 country United States based Washington, D.C. language English language English website http www.maa.org pubs focus.html issn 0731 2040 MAA FOCUS is the newsmagazine of the Mathematical Association of America . It carries news items and short articles of interest to the organization s members. ref cite web url http www.maa.org pubs focussubmission.html title MAA FOCUS Submission Guidelines accessdate 2009 01 18 publisher Mathematical Association of America date 2008 05 05 ref Beginning in 2009 the magazine is published six times a year previously it was published nine times a year. ref cite journal last Gouv a first Fernando Q. year 2009 month January title A New Schedule for MAA FOCUS journal MAA FOCUS volume 29 issue 1 pages 11 id ISSN 0731 2040 url http www.maa.org pubs jan09web.pdf accessdate 2009 01 18 quote ref The magazine is printed on glossy paper with a final trim size of 8 1 4 inches wide by 10 5 8 inches high. ref cite web url http www.maa.org pubs advertising focus.html title Advertising in FOCUS accessdate 2009 01 18 publisher Mathematical Association of America date 2009 01 07 ref Circulation in 2008 was 22,400. ref cite journal year 2008 month November title Statement of Ownership, Management, and Circulation journal MAA FOCUS volume 28 issue 8 pages 18 id ISSN 0731 2040 url http www.maa.org pubs nov08web.pdf accessdate 2009 01 18 quote ref The magazine was first published in March 1981 the first editor was Marcia ... title Marcia P. Sward 1939 2008 journal MAA FOCUS volume 28 issue 8 pages 8 9 id ISSN 0731 2040 url ... more details
First Focus is a bipartisan children s advocacy organization, launched by America s Promise . The stated purpose of the organization is making children and their families a priority in federal policy and budget decisions. ref http www.firstfocus.net about About First Focus Bot generated title ref Funding support for First Focus comes from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation , Atlantic Philanthropies , the Annie E. Casey Foundation , and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation . Core advocacy issues First Focus has established three core issue areas for advocacy Children s Health . First Focus advocates for critical federal programs like the State Children s Health Insurance Program SCHIP and Healthy Start, and advancing federal efforts addressing issues, such as childhood obesity , child nutrition, oral health , mental health , and environmental health . Child Poverty and Family Economics . First Focus is working to reduce childhood poverty and family economic security through measures such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit two effective, bipartisan tax measures that work to lift millions of children out of poverty. Tax and Budget Policy . Education . First Focus supports efforts to improve our nation s educational system and the non school factors that are important to a child s education. Early Childhood . Child Welfare, Rights, and Safety . Juvenile Justice . Children of Immigrants . Advancing Research and Data . Leadership Bruce Lesley is the president of First Focus and has more than 20 years of experience at all levels of government, including time working in the United States Congress for Senator Jeff Bingaman , Senator Bob Graham , Senator John Breaux , Congresswoman Diana DeGette , and Congressman Ronald D. Coleman . At the state and local level ... Porter is the first Chairman of the First Focus Advisory Board and previously served for 21 years ... of Child Health Making Children the Nation s First Focus AcademyHealth, Panel Discussion June ... more details
Infobox Organization name Focus on the Family image FOTF logo.svg size 215px caption abbreviation FOTF ... Springs , Colorado . Focus on the Family is one of a number of evangelical parachurch organization ... http www.focusonthefamily.com FocusOnTheFamily.com Focus on the Family FOTF , or FotF is an United States American Evangelicalism evangelical Christian tax exempt non profit organization founded ... social conservative Policy public policy . Focus on the Family is also currently the primary sponsor for Phil Vischer s JellyTelly . Focus on the Family s stated mission is nurturing and defending ... http www.focusonthefamily.com about us guiding principles.aspx title Focus on the Family s Foundational Values accessdate 2010 02 08 publisher Focus on the Family ref Some of the core promotional activities of the organization include a daily radio broadcast by Dobson and his colleagues, providing free resources and family counseling according to Focus on the Family views, and publishing a variety of magazines, videos, and audio recordings. The organization also produces specialized programs for targeted ... Dobson . Both Focus on the Family and Adventures in Odyssey are broadcast on Trans World Radio in the UK. History and organization File Focus on the Family logo.png thumb Focus on the Family s former logo. File Focus on the Family Welcome Center by David Shankbone.jpg thumb Focus on the Family s Visitor ... leader of the organization. In 2003, Donald P. Hodel became president and chief executive officer ... Dobson was resigning as Chairman of Focus on the Family, ref http www.washingtontimes.com news 2009 ... the public face of Focus on the Family, and was no longer hosting the daily radio program. In March 2005, Hodel retired and Jim Daly , formerly the Vice President in charge of Focus on the Family ... news url http www.sbcbaptistpress.org bpnews.asp?ID 20234 title Hodel retiring as president of Focus ... ref In November 2008, the organization announced that it was eliminating 202 jobs, representing ... more details
Focus HOPE is a Detroit based, Non denominational Christianity non denominational , non profit organization ... direction in the mission of Focus HOPE, a direction in which the founders turned the organization s attention ... minorities and others. The organization is a public foundation under section 501 c 3 of the Internal Revenue code. Founders and Origins Focus HOPE was established in Detroit, Michigan in March ... of Madonna, where Father Cunningham was pastor, Focus HOPE eventually grew to encompass a convert 40 acre m2 adj on campus along Oakman Boulevard in Detroit. Despite its origins, however, Focus HOPE has no affiliation with the Catholic Church . Focus HOPE s first significant action was a consumer ..., government agencies and private firms. Focus HOPE recruited 403 women from the city and surrounding ... 20 more for groceries and prescription drugs than people in the more affluent suburbs ref Focus HOPE Consumer Survey on Food and Drugs, Sep. 1968. The Focus HOPE Collection Records, Wayne State University ... Poor Charged More. The Detroit Free Press, pg 2 A. ref The consumer survey was instrumental in Focus ..., MI region. ref The Focus HOPE Collection Records, Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor & Urban Affairs ref In 1972 Focus HOPE formed a coalition opposing the relocation of the Automobile ... against the move was denied Focus HOPE filed a class action suit against AAA on behalf of its ... Free Press, pp. 3 A, 9 A. ref Shortly after the lawsuit was filed a federal judge ruled that Focus HOPE had no standing in the case, since the organization itself had not suffered any damages. ref Ewald ... AAA was provided by Focus HOPE. ref Bulgier, Chester 1978, Apr. 13 . Judge is rough on AAA in suit on office ... employees of AAA, with Focus HOPE appointed by the court as trustor. ref Arthur Andersen & Co. 1987, Sep. 30 . Financial Statements as of September 30, 1987 Focus HOPE Notes to financial statements. The Focus HOPE Collection Records, Wayne State University Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor & Urban ... more details
Focus the Nation is a 501 c 3 non profit organization started in 2006 dedicated to accelerating the transition to a clean energy economy through youth empowerment. Focus the Nation s FTN ...unreferenced date March 2011 Primary sources date January 2010 Infobox non profit name Focus the Nation ... Coord LAT LON display inline,title area served United States of America focus Youth leadership ... Youth Retreat , and Focus Roots Fellowships . Since 2008, Focus the Nation has engaged over 300,000 ... Program File Innovator.png left 150px alt innovator button Focus the Nation approaches leadership ... Leadership Quadrant is incorporated into all aspects of Focus the Nation s programming. Innovators ... to launch new Forums to Action teams for the coming academic year. Focus Roots Fellowships File Logo vert small.jpg 175px right Logo vert small Focus the Nation works closely with a small number of young leaders each year who are demonstrating high levels of creativity and innovation. As a Focus Roots ... of a competitive and juried selection process, the Focus Roots fellowships support stand out students and young adults each year with 10,000 grants and strategic consultation. History Focus the Nation ..., Focus the Nation made headlines with its unprecedented nationwide teach in. On January 31, 2008 ... and nonpartisan discussion about climate change. In 2009, Focus the Nation hosted the Nationwide ... s energy challenges. In 2010, 20 schools were selected to pilot Focus the Nation s new leadership development model. Following the 2008 teach in, Focus the Nation launched Project Slingshot with support ... awarded 10,000 each to launch climate solutions into action. Project Slingshot has since evolved into the Focus ... in their communities. Focus the Nation is headquartered in Portland, Oregon at the Leftbank Project ... Focus the Nation s Director of Media Relations and Strategic Adviser, is now the Executive Director, after working for Metropolitan Group, the nation s leading social change agency. Mission Focus the Nation ... more details
Orphan date September 2009 Focus on Energy is a statewide program in Wisconsin that offers information, services and financial incentives to help residents and businesses select and install cost effective solutions that save energy and money ref name Focus on Energy http www.focusonenergy.com About Us Focus on Energy Website ref . Overview Focus on Energy was formed in 2001 as Wisconsin s statewide program for Efficient energy use energy efficiency and renewable resource . The program s goals are to work with eligible Wisconsin residents and businesses to help them manage rising energy costs, promote in state economic development , protect our environment and control the state s growing demand for electricity and natural gas. Since 2001, Focus on Energy has helped Wisconsin residents and businesses save more than 319 million and 2,191,607,052 kilowatt hours http www.focusonenergy.com files Document Management System Marketing Press Releases press070210 319millionsavedin09.pdf Office of the Governor ref . History Originally formed by the Wisconsin Legislature in 1999 and funded by the Utility Public Benefits fund, Focus delivers energy efficiency and renewable energy services for http www.focusonenergy.com Residential residential , http www.focusonenergy.com Business business and http www.focusonenergy.com Renewable renewable customers throughout the state. In 2001, the Department of Administration rolled out the Focus on Energy Program statewide. In partnership with consumers, utilities, businesses, Non profit organization nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies, the programs help residents and businesses make smart energy choices. Per the legislation, Focus aims to Reduce the amount of energy used per unit of production in Wisconsin, while improving energy reliability. Enhance economic development and make Wisconsin firms more competitive. Reduce the Environmental ... not to conduct their own programs to contribute revenue to the statewide program Focus on Energy ... more details
Refimprove date December 2009 In computing , the focus indicates the component of the graphical user ... a clipboard software clipboard is sent to the component which currently has the focus. Moving the focus .... Typically, the focus is withdrawn from an element by giving another element the focus. This means that focus and blur events typically both occur virtually simultaneously, but in relation to different user interface events, one that gets the focus and one that gets blurred. The concept is similar ... changing the focus. The focus can usually be changed by clicking on a component that can receive focus with the mouse. Many desktops also allow the focus to be changed with the keyboard. By convention, the tab key is used to move the focus to the next focusable component and shift tab to the previous ... focus. Window focus The behaviour of focus on one s desktop can be governed by policies in window management. Click to focus On most mainstream user interfaces, such as ones made by Microsoft and Apple Inc. Apple , it is common to find a focus follows click policy or click to focus , where one must click the mouse inside of the window for that window to gain focus. This also typically results in the window ... used, the current application window continues to retain focus and collect input, even if the mouse pointer is over another application window. Focus follows pointer Another common policy on UNIX systems using X11 is the focus follows mouse policy or FFM , where the focus automatically follows the current ... policy is that no window has focus when the pointer is moved over the background with no window underneath. Sloppy focus The sloppyfocus model is a variant of the followfocus model. ref http markhobley.yi.org ... or desktop area. Focus models used by X11 window managers aewm focus follows pointer aewm click to focus ahwm click to focus, sloppy focus ctwm click to focus, focus follows pointer, sloppy focus Enlightenment window manager e16 sloppy focus default , focus follows pointer, click to focus evilwm focus ... more details
Grammatical categories Focus is most commonly understood in linguistics to refer to that part of a sentence ... Structure and Sentence Form Topic, Focus, and the Mental Representation of Discourse Referents year ... Organization in Natural Language The Semantic Communicative Structure of Sentences year 2001 publisher John Benjamins location Amsterdam ref Generative approaches In generative linguistics, focus ... features and transformational grammar transformations include prosodic information regarding focus ... Model of Syntax, Semantics and Phonology Focus may be highlighted either prosodically or syntactically or both, depending on the language. In syntax this can be done assigning focus markers, as shown in 1 , or by preposing as shown in 2 1 I saw JOHN sub f sub . 2 JOHN sub f sub , I saw. In 1 , focus ... accent . cleft sentence Clefting induces an obligatory intonation break. Therefore in 2 , focus is marked via word order and a nuclear pitch accent. Focus also relates to phonology and has ramifications ... tunes which mark focus. ref name Beaver Citation first David I. & Brady Z. Clark last Beaver author authorlink coauthors title Sense and Sensitivity How Focus Determines Meaning version publisher ... on syllables to indicate what word s are in focus. New words are often accented while given words are not. The accented word s forms the focus domain. However, not all of the words in a focus domain ... placement and focus marking . The focus domain can be either broad , as shown in 3 , or narrow , as shown ... to illustrate the range of contexts a sentence containing focus can be used felicitously. Specifically .... For example, the focus pattern in 3 would be infelicitous if the question was Did you see a grey dog ... on dog but the entire noun phrase a grey dog is under focus. In 4 , the pitch accent is also placed on dog but only the noun dog is under focus. In 5 , pitch accent is placed on grey and only the adjective grey is under focus. Historically, generative proposals made focus a feature bound to a single ... more details
The phrase Hocus Focus may represent Hocus Focus TV series 1979 Nickelodeon TV channel Nickelodeon television series Hocus Focus , the twenty fourth episode of season four of the situation comedy Will & Grace Hocus Focus Films Israel i film studio Hocus Focus , a comics page feature begun by Henry Boltinoff disambig ... more details
camera with a follow focus mechanism mounted to a zoom lens. Image Abel Hidalgo Arri.gif 250px thumb Pulling focus using a follow focus device A follow focus is a focus control mechanism used in filmmaking ... by a focus puller often called the 1st assistant camera, or 1st AC but some camera operators prefer to pull their own focus the act of changing focus is called pulling or racking focus . The mechanism works through a set of gears on the follow focus that are attached to teeth on the focus ring of the Lens optics lens . These gears feed to a wheel which, when turned by a focus puller, will spin ... would be impossible. Sometimes, such a focus pull would even be difficult with a follow focus, so ... disk surrounding the wheel is used by the focus puller to jot down marks, and take care of the focus according to the marks he she took during rehearsals. A focus puller often uses a tape to correctly ... does not anticipate an actor stepping into the foreground of the frame, nor can it focus ... lasers or infrared beams systems cannot always adjust quickly enough to sudden changes. The job of the focus puller then is to adjust the focus onto different subjects as well as change, or follow focus during movement of the camera onto the required subject, hence the term. A follow focus is usually ... a lens ring by hand. To make matters worse, most autofocus lenses with a focus ring such as those on most consumer and prosumer camcorders are not true manual focus lenses, meaning that turning the ring ... the camera which predict how the focus should go depending on how fast or far the ring was turned. These lenses make precise and repeatable focus pulls difficult, and use of a follow focus impractical. They are sometimes called servo focus lenses or focus by wire cameras. See also Racking focus Follow shot http www.pcworld.com article 208516 camera hacks a follow focus rig for a few bucks.html?tk hp new Homemade Follow Focus Rig Category Cinematography de Sch rfeziehvorrichtung ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 In a photograph , the area of critical focus is the portion of the picture that is optically focus optics in focus . This does not relate to depth of field which describes apparent sharpness. Reducing the size of the aperture will increase the depth of field but the plane of critical focus will not change. Depth of field extends away from the plane of critical sharpness. The image is only critically in focus within a plane. The formula that describes the relationship between plane of sharpness, photographic lens lens and Photographic film film is math 1 I 1 O 1 F math , where math I math is the film to lens distance, math O math is the distance from the lens to the plane of critical focus, and math F math is the focal length of the lens. Critical Focus is also the title of a regular column by Brian J. Ford in the American magazine http www.brianjford.com w CF 01.htm The Microscope . See also Sharpness visual DEFAULTSORT Critical Focus Category Science of photography Photo stub ... more details
multiple issues notability May 2009 refimprove May 2009 Focus levels are numerical, content neutral labels ... by those who induce them that each Focus Level has a distinct subjective mental flavour. ref name ... outside of meditational contexts. For example, anecdotal reports commonly suggest that Focus 15 feels beyond time , and that levels beyond Focus 22 relate to perceptions of various planes of afterlife existence. Higher numbered Focus Levels are generally felt to be extremely profound and spiritual in nature. The concept of Focus Levels has been used extensively by Robert Monroe ref name Monroe1 Monroe, Robert A, 1994 Ultimate Journey , pages 248 262 and p. 278 280 Focus 1, 3, 10, 12, 15 ... s Father , pages 299 300 Focus 1, 10, 12, 15 & 21 , ISBN 978 1571742032 ref ref name Moen2 Moen, Bruce, 2005 Afterlife Knowledge Guidebook , pages 142 146 Focus 22 27 & Focus 34 35 , ISBN 978 1571744500 ref . The levels are numbered, with Focus Level 1 sometimes called C1 being Earth and higher levels being more and more spiritual by nature. Focus 1 Physical Waking Consciousness. The level of awareness in which people spend most of their daily, waking lives. Focus 3 Basic Hemi Sync . The first level where Hemi Sync starts to have an effect on the person. Focus 10 Mind Awake Body Asleep. The physical body sleeps and the mind is awake. Focus 11 Auto suggestion state. Focus 12 Expanded Awareness. The awareness is expanded beyond the physical body. Focus 15 No Time exists. The awareness is expanded beyond time and place. Focus 18 Unconditional love heart energy state. Focus 21 Other Energy ... matter. Focus 22 At this level people are unconscious or partly conscious. People in coma, suffering .... Focus 23 Inhabited by those who have recently left physical existence i.e. have died . They are either ... from contact with others. Focus 24, 25, 26 Belief System Territories. Somewhat similar to Focus 23, however people here are not isolated but live in groups. The inhabitants are humans from ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2011 Notability date July 2011 Infobox Film Festival name Planet in Focus image Planet in Focus medium .jpg caption Planet in Focus Festival Logo opening October 12, 2011 closing October 16, 2011 location Toronto , Ontario , Canada flag Canada br Bloor Cinema , Gardiner Museum , Royal Ontario Museum , Innis College founded 1999 by Mark Haslam awardsreceived 2007 Green Toronto Awards Leadership, 2008 Green Toronto Awards Environmental Awareness awards Eco Hero Awards, br Mark Haslam Award, br Best Green Pitch, br Best Canadian Short, br Best International Short, br Best Canadian Long, br Best International Long. host Planet in Focus International Environmental Film and Video Festival number 100 date October 12 16, 2011 language International website http www.planetinfocus.org Planet in Focus is an International Environmental Film and Video festival based in Toronto , Canada . History Planet in Focus is an incorporated not for profit organization founded in 1999 by Festival Director Mark Haslam. They are affiliated with the Planet in Focus Foundation, a registered charitable organization. They are currently run by a seven member Board of Directors, assisted by various volunteer committees. Their Honorary Patron is the scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster, Dr. David Suzuki . 2008 Toronto Premieres Blue Gold World Water Wars directed by Sam Bozzo Peace with Seals directed by Miroslav Novak Boreal Forest Expedition directed by Nick and Lindsay Bradford Ewart Northland Long Journey directed by Edie Steiner Chasing Wild Horses directed by Matt Trecartin and John Wesley Chisholm Howser in Peril directed by Tom Prior Death in the Forest directed by Gordon McLennan Being Innu directed by Catherine Mullins Waste Food directed by Rob Van Hattum Addicted to Plastic directed by Ian Connacher Umbrella film directed by Du Haibin Birth of the Smoked Meat directed ... Lang Thirst directed by Gail Maurice DEFAULTSORT Planet In Focus Category Environmental film festivals ... more details
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