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The software is called Phocus and is now on version 2.0 with this camera.
Gadget Venue 2009
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After them came the sons of Aeacus, not both together, nor from the same spot; for they settled far from Aegina in exile, when in their folly they had slain their brother Phocus.
The Argonautica 2008
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He had a son named Phocus, who wished to take part in the games at the great feast of Minerva.
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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And on his pressing him to permit his son Phocus to receive it, he replied, “If my son returns to a right mind, his patrimony is sufficient; if not, all supplies will be insufficient.”
The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans Plutarch 2003
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The origin of this festival is supposed to have been in 607, when Phocus, the emperor, wresting the Pantheon from the heathens, gave the splendid edifice to the Christians.
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After them came the sons of Aeacus, not both together, nor from the same spot; for they settled far from Aegina in exile, when in their folly they had slain their brother Phocus.
The Argonautica Apollonius Rhodius
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Psamathe the fair goddess, was loved by Aeacus through golden Aphrodite and bare Phocus.
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Probably the pope's conduct herein was due to two things: first, his ignorance of the way in which Phocus had reached the throne; and second, his view that the emperor was God's representative on earth, and therefore deserving of all possible respect in his official capacity, his personal character not coming into the question at all.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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To one who asked him whether he had any message to leave for his son Phocus, he answered, "Only that he bear no grudge against the Athenians."
A Smaller history of Greece From the earliest times to the Roman conquest William Smith 1853
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He was the father of Phocus, who gave his name to Phocis.
Ancient States and Empires John Lord 1852
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