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It sounds like a Prince song...
that Prince would've never done 'cuz he'd realise it was shit.
Pretty cool
I'll be interested to hear what the other songs sound like...
"I get it all the time,
and they offer people a whole lot of money. Unfortunately I don't want to get on the bandwagon. You know, when a guy is singing to me about toilet paper - you may need the money but, I mean, rob a 7-11! Do something with dignity and save us all the trouble of peeing on your grave. I don't want to rail at length here, but it's like a fistula for me. If you subscribe to your personal mythology, to the point where you do your own work, and then somebody puts decals over it, it no longer carries the same weight. I have been offered money and all that, and then there's the people that imitate me too. I really am against people who allow their music to be nothing more than a jingle for jeans or Bud. But I say, "Good, okay, now I know who you are." 'Cause it's always money. There have been tours endorsed, encouraged and financed by Miller, and I say, "Why don't you just get an office at Miller? Start really workin' for the guy." I just hate it... The advertisers are banking on your credibility, but the problem is it's no longer yours. Videos did a lot of that because they created pictures and that style was immediately adopted, or aborted, by advertising. They didn't even wait for it to grow up. And it's funny, but they're banking on the fact that people won't really notice. So they should be exposed. They should be fined! [bangs his fist on the table] I hate all of the people that do it! All of you guys! You're sissies!"
how processed are those vocals?
neither of them sounds like themselves
this would have been perfect had....
Julian Casablancas, 10th August 2003
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A mere handful of months has passed since the horror known as Miranda turned Rowan Gant's and his wife Felicity O'Brien's lives into an extended nightmare from which there seemed no escape. And still, her evil continues to affect them on levels unimagined-both in the real world and the ethereal. Struggling to cope with those lingering aftereffects and restore some semblance of normalcy to their days, the resilient duo are cursed to find themselves asked to take on the wholly unwanted task of aiding their friend, homicide detective Benjamin Storm, in solving yet another bizarre murder.
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Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera
The Mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera (MILC) is a popular class of digital system cameras. Unlike a compact digital camera, a MILC is equipped with an interchangeable lens mount and unlike a digital single-lens reflex camera, a MILC does not have a mirror-based optical viewfinder.
Various alternative names exist – see terminology – including: Compact System Camera (CSC), Mirrorless System Camera (MSC), Digital Single Lens Mirrorless (DSLM), Digital Interchangeable-Lens System camera, and – finally – Electronic Viewfinder with Interchangeable Lens (EVIL); this latter term not applying to cameras with an optical viewfinder.
As of 2012[update] there were several MILC camera systems available. In chronological order (by their introduction) and referring to the adopted lens-mount type, they are: Epson R-D1 using Leica M mount in 2004; Leica itself in 2006; Micro Four Thirds mount for Olympus and Panasonic MILCs; Samsung NX-mount for Samsung MILCs; Sony E-mount for Sony MILCs; Nikon 1-mount for Nikon MILCs; Pentax Q mount for Pentax small-sensor MILC (Pentax Q); K-mount for both Pentax DSLRs and Pentax large-sensor MILC; X-mount for Fujifilm MILCs; and Canon EF-M mount for Canon MILCs.
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Digital camera designs comparison [edit]
DSLR cameras are usually equipped with relatively large sensors, and are defined by having a through-the-lens (TTL) optical viewfinder – light enters through the lens, enters a light box, reflects off a mirror, then reflects off a pentaprism (or pentamirror) and exits through an optical viewfinder. When a picture is taken, the mirror flips out of the way, and the light instead hits the imaging surface (film or digital sensor).
Compact cameras are usually equipped with small sensors, do not have a TTL viewfinder and do not have interchangeable lenses. The single lens can be a versatile superzoom as in bridge cameras. Smaller sensors, however, have relatively poor imaging in many situations, most notably low light, being unable to capture as much light as large ones. Though superzoom lenses exist for large sensors too, they suffer disadvantages in criteria such as optical quality and weight compared to more restricted lenses (prime or zoom). For this reason, virtually all modern cameras with large sensors, so-called system cameras, use interchangeable lenses.
MILCs' initial purpose was to provide interchangeable lenses and DSLR-like quality imaging in a small body. To obtain this they replaced the TTL viewfinder with an electronic one. The size of sensors in MILCs varies, with the more expensive having DSLR size sensors.
An alternative design, hybrid between DSLRs and MILCs, is the Sony SLT camera, which features a semi-transparent, fixed mirror. The latter is used for continuous phase-contrast auto-focusing, both when taking pictures and when filming videos. SLTs have no optical viewfinder, nor a flipping mirror, so they are intermediate in mechanical complexity and bulk between DSLRs and MILCs.
MILC Types [edit]
Situated between compact cameras and DSLRs, two main types of MILCs have developed: compact and DSLR-like. Compact-style ones are approximately the size of larger compact cameras and, particularly with pancake lenses, they can fit in a pocket to some degree. DSLR-style MILCs overlap with entry-level DSLRs, providing a contoured body and extensive features, like DSLRs, but still in a significantly smaller and lighter body.
Not all MILCs have a large sensor: Pentax Q (announced in June 2011) has a 1/2.3" sensor (typical of compact cameras). In September 2011 a new sensor format was announced by Nikon for its first MILC: the CX format,[1] with a sensor area 2.6 times bigger than the 1/1.7" sensor equipping high-end compact cameras, and about half the size of a Four Thirds sensor.[2] The Sony NEX looks like a compact camera with a zoom lens, but has a larger sensor; its APS-C sensor is the same size as that of most (amateur) DSLRs.[3] The Canon EOS M, that company's first MILC, is slightly smaller than the Sony NEX series, but also has an APS-C sensor.[4] The Samsung NX10 (APS-C) and Panasonic Lumix DMC-G2 (Micro Four Thirds) have larger bodies and appearance similar to DSLRs[citation needed], but are significantly smaller than entry-level DSLRs.
3D MILC [edit]
Use only one optional proprietary prime lens 45mm f/1.8 (2D/3D) with Samsung NX300, we can take 2D or 3D stills or Full HD movies with just change the mode (World's First One Lens System).[5]
Lenses equipping MILCs [edit]
Sony supplied 10 E lenses for its NEX system (adopting a large, quasi–APS-C sensor). The Micro Four Thirds System, shared by Olympus and Panasonic, currently offers 34 native lenses (including 17 by Panasonic and 12 by Olympus, not counting versions of the same lens; e.g., all three versions of the 14-42mm lens are counted together as one lens).[6] Samsung has 11 different lenses available for its NX cameras (using an APS-C sensor).[7] Nikon has 7 lenses available for the Nikon 1 system. Canon introduced two EF-M lenses alongside the EOS M.[4] The Pentax K-01 can use all existing K-mount lenses, but because it lacks an aperture coupling, pre-1983 lenses (i.e., original K and KF) require stop-down metering.[8] Many lens adaptors exist but most do not support autofocus.
Sensor size [edit]
(Details and figures of sensor sizes in Sensor size and angle of view and Image sensor format)
There is an inevitable trade-off between sensor size and compactness of the camera, due to the size of the lens required. Sensor size varies among mirrorless interchangeable-lens cameras. The Micro Four Thirds system uses the same size sensor as the 225mm2 Four Thirds System (smallest among DSLRs but nine times the area of typical compact camera 25mm2 1/2.5" sensors), while the Fujifilm X cameras, Samsung NX cameras and Sony NEX cameras use a 65% larger APS-C size sensor of 370mm2. The Canon EOS M uses a slightly smaller APS-C sensor with an area of 329mm2. The Nikon 1 series uses a smaller 115mm2 1" type sensor (13.2×8.8mm) with a 2.7 crop factor[9] and the Pentax Q uses an even smaller compact camera 28.5mm2 1/2.3" image sensor with a crop factor of 5.5, while APS-C has a crop factor of 1.5, Canon APS-C has a crop factor of 1.6, and Micro Four Thirds MILCs have 2.0.[10]
As of May 2012[update], the only 24×36 mm (864mm2) MILCs were Leica's M9 and closely related M9-P, and M Monochrom (the latter shooting solely in black-and-white). Since all are rangefinder cameras, they have optical viewfinders and thus can be called MILCs, but not EVILs.
Benefits [edit]
MILCs combine some of the benefits of both compact cameras and DSLRs. Compared to compact cameras, they offer the versatility allowed by interchangeable lenses. In addition to this, those MILCs which are equipped with a large sensor also offer all the advantages associated with it.
Compared to DSLRs, MILCs are smaller (due to fewer parts) and sturdier (due to fewer moving parts). Due to the lack of the mirror system, MILCs equipped by a large, DSLR-like sensor, can place lenses considerably closer to it (flange back distance) when compared to DSLRs. Thus high-quality lenses can be made smaller, cheaper, and lighter (wide-angle lenses in particular). However, current lens selection, though growing, is still relatively limited and expensive compared with the very well-developed DSLR lens market. Compact-style MILCs fitted with a thin "pancake" lens are pocketable, hence as portable as larger compact cameras, but when fitted with larger lenses they are less portable and not in general pocketable.
Noise on shutter activation is quieter as there is no moving mirror. In August 2011 prices of MILCs were higher than the cheapest entry-level DSLRs[citation needed], but decreased sharply and, as of November 2011[update], some models sold for less than high-end compact, non-system cameras from the same manufacturers.
Drawbacks [edit]
MILCs share many of the limitations of both compact cameras and DSLRs. These include:
No TTL optical viewfinder [edit]
The lack of through-the-lens optical viewfinder (TTL OVF) is a defining feature of MILCs, and also found on compact cameras – a TTL optical viewfinder requires an optical path from taking lens to viewfinder, hence an SLR design.
MILCs primarily use a rear LCD display for arm-level shooting, but some also feature an electronic viewfinder (EVF) for eye-level shooting which may suffer from a noticeable lag between the changes in the scene and the electronic viewfinder display, or an optical viewfinder that is not TTL (as in a rangefinder) which suffers from parallax, particularly at short distances.
Contrast detection autofocus, rather than phase detection autofocus system [edit]
Contrast-based AF has generally been slower than the phase-based AF systems found in DSLRs,[11] often significantly, until July 2011 when the Olympus Pen E-P3 surpassed top range DSLRs in focusing speed for still shots. The improvement in speed has been achieved by reducing the time taken for the contrast-detection autofocus system to begin operation after half-pressing the shutter button, doubling the sensor readout speed to 120 frames per second (Olympus are soon to use 240 fps in some focus modes), and increasing the speed with which contrast detection routines operate. Although micros from Olympus and other manufacturers also have closed or leapfrogged this gap, there is still a gap in continuous autofocus accuracy and speed, and thus MILCs are still not as good at photographing moving objects, notably in sports, as DSLRs.
Nikon's "One" system incorporates phase focusing together with contrast-detection autofocus, and Nikon claim it is as fast focusing for sport as their high end DSLRs. One advantage of contrast detection autofocus is that, for still subjects, autofocus accuracy tends to be higher than with phase detect systems, as the camera uses the actual sensor output to determine focus. Therefore, CDAF systems are not prone to calibration issues such as front or back focus as can occur with phase detect systems.
Starting with the NEX-5R, released in November 2012, Sony has likewise introduced a hybrid phase/contrast detection autofocus technology to their MILC cameras which produces significant improvement in autofocus speed.[12] Sony also manufactures an adapter system for their NEX series MILC cameras that allows their SLT mirror technology to be mounted to NEX cameras by way of adapter. This adapter allows the E-Mount camera to use A-Mount lenses and brings real time phase detection auto focus for both still and video photography.[13]
Incompatibility with existing lenses [edit]
Most MILC camera systems use a new lens mount, which is somewhat incompatible with existing lenses – Micro Four Thirds (Panasonic and Olympus), NX-mount (Samsung), E-mount (Sony), 1-mount (Nikon) and EF-M mount (Canon). This means both that existing lenses cannot be used without an adapter, and that relatively few native lenses exist for these cameras at the time of their introduction, as new lenses must be designed and manufactured for the new mount. The only exception is the Pentax K-01, a mirrorless camera that accepts all legacy K-mount lenses without any adapter, but the consequence is that the K-01 is not as slim as the Sony NEX-7 or the Nikon 1 V1, although slimmer than one of the smallest SLRs on the market, the Pentax K-5.[14]
As the largest investment in a system camera is the lenses, not the body, and lenses often last decades, changing a mount and rebuilding a lens collection is a significant investment.
Adapters exist for legacy lenses although most do not support autofocus on MILC bodies. Micro Four Thirds has adapters with Four Thirds, Canon FD, Leica M, M42, Nikon, Olympus OM, Minolta, Pentax K, and C mounts. The Sony E-mount has an adapter for the older Minolta A mount, Four Thirds, Canon FD, Leica M, M42, Nikon, Olympus OM, Minolta, Pentax K, and C mounts. The Nikon 1 series has an adapter for the company's F-mount, and the Canon EOS M has an adapter for that company's EF-S mount, which also accepts EF lenses. However, part of the benefit of MILCs is that newer, smaller lenses can be used; to realize these benefits, either new lenses or lenses for short flange distance legacy mounts, such as those used on rangefinder cameras, are required.
This can be compared with the situation for APS-C sized DSLRs, where the Canon EF-S and Nikon DX lenses are specifically designed to cover only the smaller imaging circle required for the smaller sensor, reducing lens size and manufacturing cost. However, they maintain the same mount distance to the sensor, providing compatibility with lenses designed for the larger full 35mm sensor size.
This drawback, however, is somewhat balanced by the fact that most MIL cameras are aimed at the "point-and-shoot" market where users rarely build a large system around their cameras and are usually satisfied with the lens supplied with the camera or, at best, purchase an all-around "super-zoom" lens to cover all possible shooting situations.
For manufacturers, this strategy eliminates price competition for their new lenses from second-hand legacy lenses.
Classification [edit]
There is some ambiguity in classification, as this is an emerging category and design has not stabilized, so the precise defining characteristics are not agreed on, as reflected in different names for the category.
As a product category, this generally refers to new, entirely digital designs, rather than adaptations of designs from the film era with only the film replaced by a digital sensor. Thus, dispensing with the traditional optical viewfinder (as in the "EVIL" term), at least in the core design, is generally seen as defining, but some designs include optional optical viewfinders, though not TTL.
Notably, whether the Leica M8 (and M9) and the Sigma DP1 (and, DP1S & DP2) should be included is unclear, as both of these feature large sensors in a mirrorless design, but differ in other respects – these are generally excluded.
For example, the Leica M9 is a rangefinder – a legacy design – and is essentially the same design as previous Leica film cameras. The Leica is also significantly more expensive (US $5,000+, compared to $500–$1,000 to the other cameras in this category), and in most camera discussions is considered a distinct category.
The Sigma DP1 was very similar to compact-type MILCs, but features a fixed lens, and is generally considered a pioneering precursor, not precisely of this class. Similarly, the Leica X1 is a high-end fixed-lens camera, and not strictly comparable to MILCs.
MILCs are sometimes distinguished as having an electronic viewfinder (rather than an optical), as in the EVIL designation, but among the group of products, there are cameras with an additional see-through optical viewfinder (as can be added to the Olympus PEN E-P3 or the Leica X1), and products with an electronic/optical viewfinder (as can be found in the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G3 and Samsung NX20). However, these optical viewfinders are not TTL, unlike in SLRs.
Systems comparison [edit]
System | Models | Lens mount | Sensor size | Stabilization | Throat diameter | Flange focal distance | Focus system | 35mm equiv multiplier | Release date |
Canon EOS M | Canon EOS M | Canon EF-M | APS-C | 22.3 × 14.9 mmLens-based | 58 mm | 18 mm | Hybrid Contrast-detection/Phase detection autofocus | 1.6 | October 2012[15][16] |
Fujifilm XF | Fujifilm X-Pro1, X-E1 | Fujifilm X-mount | APS-C | 23.6 × 15.6 mmLens-based | 17.7 mm | Contrast-detection autofocus | 1.5 | January 2012 | |
Leica M | Leica M8, M9, M9-P, M Monochrom, M-E, M; Epson R-D1, R-D1s, R-D1x, R-D1xG | Leica M-mount | full-frame (M9, M9-P, M Monochrom, M-E, and M), 27×18 mm half-frame (M8), 23.7×15.6 mm pseudo–APS-C (R-D1) | 35.8×23.9 mmnone | 44 mm | 27.80 mm | Rangefinder | 1.33 | March 2004 (R-D1) |
Micro Four Thirds system | Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, G10, G2, G3, GH1, GH2, GH3, GF1, GF2, GF3, GX1 (still cameras), Panasonic AG-AF100 (video camera) Olympus PEN E-P1, E-P2, E-P3, E-PL1, E-PL2, E-PL3, E-PM1, OM-D E-M5, E-PL5, E-PM2 |
Micro Four Thirds | 4/3 | 17.3×12.98 mmLens-based (Panasonic); In body (Olympus)
Olympus EM-5 1st 5 axis stability system versus traditional 2 axis |
~38 mm | 20 mm | Contrast-detection autofocus | 2.0 | October 2008 (G1) |
Nikon 1[17] | Nikon 1 J1, V1, J2, V2 | Nikon 1 mount | Nikon CX | 13.2 × 8.8mm 1"Lens-based | 17 mm | Hybrid Contrast-detection/Phase detection autofocus | 2.7 | October 2011 | |
Pentax K | Pentax K-01 | Pentax K mount | APS-C | 23.6 × 15.6 mmSensor-based | 45.46 mm | Contrast-detection autofocus | 1.53 | February 2012 | |
Pentax Q | Pentax Q Q10 | Q-mount | 6.17×4.55 mm (1/2.3") | Sensor-based | [18] | 38 mm[19] | 9.2 mmContrast-detection autofocus | 5.5 (appx) | June 2011 |
Ricoh GXR | Ricoh GXR | Sealed interchangeable sensor lens unit system, and Leica M-mount | APS-C, 1/1.7", 1/2.3" | Depends on each sealed interchangeable sensor lens unit:depends | — | — | Contrast-detection autofocus for sealed camera units, manual focus (display-assisted) for Leica M mount unit | 1.5 | November 2009 |
Samsung NX | Samsung NX10, NX5, NX100, NX11, NX200, NX20 | Samsung NX-mount | APS-C | 23.4 × 15.6 mmLens-based | 42 mm | 25.5 mm | Contrast-detection autofocus | 1.53 | January 2010 |
Sony α NEX | NEX-3, NEX-5, NEX-C3, NEX-5N NEX-5R, NEX-6, NEX-7 (still cameras), NEX-VG10 NEX-VG20 (video camera) | Sony E-mount | APS-C | 23.4 × 15.6 mmLens-based | 46.1 mm (1.815 inch) | 18 mm | Contrast-detection autofocus (earlier models), Hybrid autofocus (newer models) | 1.5 | June 2010 |
History [edit]
The category started with Epson R-D1 (released in 2004), followed by Leica M8 (released September 2006)[according to whom?] and then the Micro Four Thirds system, whose first camera was the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, released in Japan in October 2008.[20]
A more radical design is the Ricoh GXR (November 2009), which features, not interchangeable lenses, but interchangeable lens units – a sealed unit of a lens and sensor.[21][22][23] This design is comparable but distinct to MILCs, and has so far received mixed reviews, primarily due to cost; As of 2012[update] the design has not been copied.
Following the introduction of the Micro Four Thirds, several other cameras were released in the system by Panasonic and Olympus, with the Olympus PEN E-P1 (announced June 2009) being the first in a compact size (pocketable with a small lens). The Samsung NX10 (announced January 2010) was the first camera in this class not using the Micro Four Thirds system – rather a new, proprietary lens mount (Samsung NX-mount). The Sony Alpha NEX-3 and NEX-5 (announced May 14, 2010, for release July 2010) saw the entry of Sony into the market, again with a new, proprietary lens mount (the Sony E-mount), though with LA-EA1 and LA-EA2 adapters for the legacy Minolta A-mount.
In June 2011 Pentax announced the 'Q' mirrorless interchangeable lens camera and the 'Q-mount' lens system. It will have a smaller 1/2.3 inch 12.4 megapixel CMOS sensor.[24]
In September 2011 Nikon announced their Nikon 1 system which consists of the Nikon 1 J1 and Nikon 1 V1 cameras and lenses. The V1 features an electronic viewfinder.[17]
The Fujifilm X-Pro1, announced in January 2012, is currently the only non-rangefinder MILC with an in-built optical viewfinder. Its hybrid viewfinder overlays electronic information, including shifting framelines to compensate for parallax.
Comparisons [edit]
MILCs can be seen as replacing or supplementing the existing categories of compacts, DSLRs, and bridge cameras. Most often, a MILC (either compact-style or DSLR-style) can be a step up from a compact, instead of or on the way to DSLRs. Alternatively, a compact-style MILC can be a more portable supplement to a DSLR, instead of a compact camera. More rarely, a MILC can be a third camera, in addition to a DSLR and compact – not portable enough for everyday (always carried) use, but not as serious as a dedicated DSLR, instead being relatively portable, for walking around and occasional shooting. They are less frequently compared to bridge cameras, as despite filling a similar intermediate niche, they differ significantly in design.
Compared to high-end compact cameras compact-style MILCs equipped with a large sensor provide better image quality. Their lens systems, though, make them considerably bulkier (zoom lenses in particular). Small-sensor MILCs have no image-quality advantage over high-end compacts, but they offer more versatility (due to interchangeable lenses).
DSLR-style MILCs are in most respects very similar to entry-level DSLRs, though DSLR-style MILCs are significantly smaller and light, most notably in being thinner, and also quieter due to lack of flipping mirror. MILC lenses are smaller than comparable DSLR lenses, but current MILC lens selection is much more limited and relatively expensive, but most MILC cameras can use DSLR lenses by adding a $40 adapter.
Bridge cameras [edit]
MILCs occupy a similar niche to bridge cameras, being intermediate between compacts and DSLRs, but in many respects make opposite design decisions, and complement rather than replace each other: with rare exception, bridge cameras use a small sensor, a fixed superzoom lens, and DSLR-style body, while MILCs use a large sensor, interchangeable lenses (with lower zoom factor), and either a compact-style or DSLR-style body. The difference is because a small sensor can be sufficiently provided for by a superzoom lens, which can hence be fixed, and since superzoom lenses are relatively large, there is little benefit in having a compact body. The small sensors on bridge cameras also boast an extremely high crop factor (typically above 5.0), thus allowing such cameras to achieve zoom ranges that are physically impossible on DSLRs and cameras utilizing larger sensors. This trait alone makes a bridge camera much more versatile than DSLRs and MILCs whose lens lineups are usually not capable of achieving anything more than the 35mm focal length equivalent of 500mm; in contrast, most bridge cameras usually ship with lenses that are capable of providing a 35mm focal length equivalent of more than 600mm, with some cameras even capable of exceeding 800mm: Nikon's Coolpix P510, for example, has a 35mm equivalent zoom range of 24-1000mm.
Large sensors, by contrast, are more demanding on lenses and hence interchangeable lenses are generally used to cover the range (though compare fixed-lens Sigma DP1 and Leica X1); smaller lenses allow an overall small camera, hence the possibilities of compact-style MILCs, while DSLR-style bodies are still easier to use for dedicated photography.
Two exceptions to the rule that bridge cameras have small sensors are Sony models that feature large sensors and fixed lenses—the now-discontinued Cyber-shot DSC-R1, with an APS-C sensor and a zoom lens; and the current Cyber-shot DSC-RX1, with a full-frame sensor and a prime lens. The current Canon PowerShot G1 X features the same combination as the DSC-R1.
Terminology [edit]
As of 2011[update], there is no widely accepted term for this class of cameras. The most-used technical term appears to be mirrorless interchangeable-lens camera, MILC, while Panasonic and Olympus called them new-generation system cameras. There seems to be more support for the first term, a poll at the DPreview website suggests.[25] Panasonic also calls its bodies Compact System Cameras (CSCs) or Compact Hybrid Cameras (video/still.)[26] Samsung also uses the term CSC.[27] Sony categorises under the broad term Interchangeable Lens Cameras, and differentiates its NEX line by its lens mount (called E), versus its older (A) mount.[28]
A term often wrongly used as an alternative to MILC is the unfortunate acronym EVIL camera (electronic viewfinder with interchangeable lens). It should not be used as a synonym of MILC because MILCs may have an optical viewfinder. Saiko first posted a question on DPReview, on January 4, 2005, wondering why manufacturers were not creating an "Electronic Viewfinder and Interchangeable Lens" camera system.[29] He did not mention it being an acronym for a new camera genre. On December 31, 2005, Jay Turberville coined the acronym, "DEVIL" which he said stood for "Digital Electronic Interchangeable Lens" on a DPReview thread about what to call these new cameras.[30] Several people subsequently dropped the "D", leading to just "EVIL", The term EVIL was used by Charlie Davis in August 2007,[31] then popularized via an October 2007 posting on DPReview, repeated on a Wired blog.[32][33] Since then DPReview have actually used MILC for their review of the Olympus E-PL1 in May 2010.[34] As of September 2010[update], Popular Photography uses the term ILC, for "interchangeable-lens compact"[35][36] even though some of these cameras may not be that compact (Panasonic Lumix DMC-GH1 or GH2).
The term "hybrid cameras", is an alternative name, and is used by some retailers. The name originates from looking at the cameras as a cross breed, and a best of two worlds, kind of camera.
Other terms include SLD (single-lens digital or single-lens direct-view),[37] used on the Imaging Resource website,[38] but in their review of Panasonic's new G3 model on May 12, 2011, Imaging Resource referred to simply "the Compact System Camera space".[39] Similarly, DSLM (digital single lens mirrorless), officially adopted by Panasonic in 2012, starting with their G5 model,[40][41] denotes that, like a DSLR, the image from the "taking" lens is used in the framing viewfinder (or LCD), but that the image is transmitted to the viewfinder without the use of a mirror ("reflex").
Finally, Mirrorless System Camera (MSC) is gaining some support amongst third-party retailers and forums.
Market [edit]
Compact-style MILCs with pancake lenses have generated significant excitement in the photographer community, as they finally provide a pocketable digital camera with a large sensor (hence high image quality). DSLR-style MILCs, and compact-style MILCs with larger lenses have also generated interest, but more as refinements on the overall DSLR concept, rather than creating new possibilities.
Beyond the interest to consumers, MILCs have created significant interest in camera manufacturers, having potential to be a disruptive technology in the high-end camera market. Significantly, MILCs have fewer moving parts than DSLRs, and are more electronic, which plays to the strengths of electronic manufacturers (such as Panasonic, Samsung and Sony), while undermining the advantage that existing camera makers have in precision mechanical engineering.
Nikon has announced the Nikon 1 series on September 21, 2011 with 1″ sensor and claims that it is "Nikon's most significant announcement since we introduced our first digital camera 14 years ago".[42] It is a high-speed MILC which according to Nikon featured world's fastest autofocus and world's fastest continuous shooting speed (60 fps) among all cameras with interchangeable lenses including DSLRs.[43] Canon was the last of the major makers of DSLRs, announcing the Canon EOS M in 2012 with APS-C sensor and 18mm registration distance similar to the one used by NEX.
In a longer-term Olympus decided that MILCs may replace DSLRs entirely in some categories with Olympus America's DSLR product manager speculating that by 2012, Olympus DSLRs (the Olympus E system) may be mirrorless, though still using the Four Thirds System (not Micro Four Thirds).[44]
Panasonic UK's Lumix G product manager John Mitchell while speaking to the Press at the 2011 "Focus on Imaging" show in Birmingham, reported that Panasonic "G" camera market share was almost doubling each year, and that UK Panasonic "G" captured over 11% of all interchangeable camera sales in the UK in 2010, and that UK "CSC" sales made up 23% of the Interchaneable lens market in the UK, and 40% in Japan.[45]
As of May 2010[update], interchangeable-lens camera pricing is comparable to and somewhat higher than entry-level DSLRs, at US$550 to $800, and significantly higher than high-end compact cameras. As of May 2011, interchangeable-lens camera pricing for entry MILCs appears to be lower than entry-level DSLRs in some markets e.g. the USA.
Sony announced 2011 sales statistics in September 2012, which showed that Mirrorless had 50% of the interchangeable lens market in Japan, 18% in Europe, and 23% world wide. Since that time Nikon has entered the Mirrorless market, amongst other new entries.
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- ^ "Nikon announces Nikon 1 system with V1 small sensor mirrorless camera". Digital Photography Review. September 21, 2011.
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The trouble with most of us is that we would rather be ruined by praise than saved by criticism.
I heard a quote in college that struck me: "The caterpillar is the most confused creature which roams the planet, because undoubtedly stamped in his soul is the call to fly."
Caterpillars must go through four stages before their metamorphosis is complete. They begin as eggs, next they hatch as caterpillars, then they go through a stage where they eat, and eat, and eat some more. Eventually, they become a chrysalis before the transformation is complete and they can finally emerge as a beautiful butterfly.
The Bible tells us in Ecclesiastes 3: 1 "To everything there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven." Often, we want to walk straight into the calling God has for us. We want to do and be everything God wants us to be and not only that, but we want to skip the journey that takes us there and do it NOW! We want to go from being caterpillar eggs to butterflies! However, we all know that there are risks to anything being born prematurely. In order for anything to be birthed, whether it is a vision or a calling, we who are to fulfill it must go on a journey. We must go through stages and seasons of preparation.
For weeks, our class would observe the caterpillars I had ordered. We would begin to notice that each day they would crawl to the top of the aquarium and stand upside down. It was as though they were saying "Is today the day? Is today the day my transformation will begin?" When they realized it wasn't, they would walk back down and eat the day away. Every morning upon returning to the classroom, we would always be amazed at how much the caterpillars had grown.
Sometimes our lives can reach a point where they seem routine and mundane. Like the caterpillars, we are walking up and down, up and down. We may feel bored with where we are, like God has forgotten us, or as though we are not accomplishing much with our lives. We go through the day wondering. Is this the day? If we find it's not, our response should be like the caterpillars. It's not the day, but God has promised it, so I'm going to prepare for it nonetheless! We should eat, and eat, and eat from the Word of God. We should spend daily time in prayer and worship. We should be building, preparing, and strengthening our spirit man to accomplish the things which God has stamped on our souls to do.
After about two weeks, we would usually come to class one morning to find that many of the caterpillars had formed a chrysalis. From the outside of the chrysalis, it always seemed to my students as though nothing were happening. After a while, they would lose interest in the chrysalis. It wasn't fun to watch, and it wasn't spectacular to look at.
I'm convinced that like the caterpillar, God wants to take us on a journey. I'm convinced there is a process. Job said "For He knows the way that I take, and when He has tested me, I shall come forth as gold." Sometimes there is pain in the process. Sometimes the journey is difficult, but God knows and sees exactly where you are. When others look and see an ugly cocoon, He looks inside and sees the beautiful creature that is being transformed. Before David became king of Israel, he was first a shepherd boy. Some of his brothers were more handsome than him and greater in stature, but God did not choose them. In the Bible God spoke in 1 Samuel 16: 7 concerning David "for the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." God chose the young, ruddy shepherd boy who had a heart after Him. All those years David spent alone in the field, God was preparing him. Don't despise the cocoon. God may simply be waiting for your character to catch up with your calling.
It is in the difficult process of breaking out of the chrysalis that the butterfly becomes strong. However, if the caterpillar breaks its way out of the cocoon prematurely, he will never survive. His wings will not be developed enough to allow him to properly fly. God does not want us to simply arrive at our calling, He desires for us to be successful in it. You may be a caterpillar with the word 'butterfly' stamped on your forehead wondering "When is it going to happen?" Consider this thought.is it possible that you have yet to visit the cocoon? If you're having trouble waiting for the moment that you break out into your calling, just remember. "He has made everything beautiful in HIS time." (Ecclesiastes 3: 11)
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When Einstein fled Nazi Germany, he came to America and bought an old two-story house within walking distance of Princeton University. There he entertained some of the most distinguished people of his day and discussed with them issues as far ranging as physics to human rights.
But Einstein had another frequent visitor. She was not, in the world's eyes, an important person like his other guests. She was a ten-year-old girl named Emmy. Emmy heard that a very kind man who knew a lot about mathematics had moved into her neighborhood. Since she was having trouble with her fifth-grade arithmetic, she decided to visit the man down the block and see if he would help her with her problems. Einstein was very willing and explained everything to her so that she could understand it. He also told her she was welcome to come anytime she needed help.
A few weeks later, one of the neighbors told Emmy's mother that Emmy was often seen entering the house of the world-famous physicist. Horrified, she told her daughter that Einstein was a very important man, whose time was very valuable, and he couldn't be bothered with the problems of a little schoolgirl. And then she rushed over to Einstein's house, and when Einstein answered the door, she started trying to blurt out an apology for her daughter's intrusion – for being such a bother. But Einstein cut her off. He said, "She has not been bothering me! When a child finds such joy in learning, then it is my joy to help her learn! Please don't stop Emmy from coming to me with her school problems. She is welcome in this house anytime."
(Peter Kennedy, Copyright 2000, Devotional E-Mail, "It Is His Joy" (located at http://www.geocities.com/palmercog/joydevo.html) (last visited April 22, 2008)).
And that's how it is with God! From it's very opening pages, all the way to the end of the book, the Bible is a story about how God has pursued us with an unchanging and unquenchable and UNDESERVED love, because he wants us to come to his house! And we do that in this life through prayer! It's an amazing privilege.
Dr. Bill Bright of Campus Crusade for Christ tells this story of a famous oil field called Yates Pool:
During the depression this field was a sheep ranch owned by a man named Yates. Mr. Yates wasn't able to make enough on his ranching operation to pay the principal and interest on the mortgage, so he was in danger of losing his ranch.
With little money for clothes or food, his family (like many others) had to live on government subsidy.
Day after day, as he grazed his sheep over those rolling West Texas hills, he was no doubt greatly troubled about how he would pay his bills. Then a seismographic crew from an oil company came into the area and told him there might be oil on his land. They asked permission to drill a wildcat well, and he signed a lease contract.
At 1,115 feet they struck a huge oil reserve. The first well came in at 80,000 barrels a day. Many subsequent wells were more than twice as large. In fact, 30 years after the discovery, a government test of one of the wells showed it still had the potential flow of 125,000 barrels of oil a day.
And Mr. Yates owned it all.
The day he purchased the land he had received the oil and mineral rights. Yet, he'd been living on relief.
A multimillionaire living in poverty.
In one little Midwestern town, Miss Jones had the distinction of being the oldest resident in town. So when she died, the editor of the local paper wanted to print a little article remembering this dear old lady, except he couldn't think of anything to say when he sat down to write the article. Miss Jones had never done anything terribly wrong. She had never spent a night in jail or had ever been drunk. On the other hand, she had never done anything significant.
With this still on his mind, the editor went down to the local café, and there, ran into the local funeral director. He too was having the same trouble. He wanted to put something on Miss Jones' tombstone besides "Miss Nancy Jones, born such-and-such a date and died such-and-such a date," but he couldn't think of anything to write either.
The editor decided to go back to his office and assign the job of writing up a small article for both the paper and the tombstone to the first reporter he saw. When he got to the office, he ran into the sports editor, who got the assignment. So somewhere in some little community in the Midwest there is a tombstone which reads:
Here lie the bones of Nancy Jones,
For her life held no terrors.
She lived an old maid. She died an old maid.
No hits, no runs, no errors. (C. C. Mitchell, Let's Live!)
I'm afraid to say, "That's the way many Christians live their lives." They've never done anything terribly wrong, but they never accomplish anything significant for the Lord.
(From a sermon by C. Philip Green, Take a Risk, 5/25/2012)
I can tell this story because one neighbor has died and the other neighbor no longer lives across the street from our church. Our neighbors endured the disruption of their lives as we built on to our church. I'm sure that contributed to their lack of patience with us. We put our dumpster next to the parsonage. We didn't want it on Rock Creek. It was believed that it would attract others continually filling it up, and it was not the first thing that we wanted people to see when they look at our church. One neighbor had a different point of view. He didn't like coming out of his front door and looking across the street at a dumpster. He wanted to know what we were going to do.
All the neighbors and some men from our church and myself met at the dumpster. This man was angry. After he'd let off some steam I asked where he recommended we put the dumpster. You know that was a dangerous question. What he wanted was to put it out front on the corner of our property. I said to the group let's go look at what he's talking about. I did not want to do this.
I walked with the neighbors and listened to their complaints. When we got out front the man began explaining why it was a good spot. I was thinking of why it was not a good spot. But Music Minister Jim Garling, who'd followed behind and heard the man complain from one end of the property to the other, looked at me and said, "Ed, this will be OK. We can make it work." As you can see to this day, that's exactly what we did.
There are shields inside the covers of the outside lights on the west side because the woman who lived across the street at that time complained that the lights were so bright that it lit up her living room and kitchen. We didn't have to do any of that. But we're Christians. We are people of peace. Those were minor actions to do good for our neighbors in order to live at peace with them.
Peacemakers release tension; they don't intensify it. Peacemakers seek solutions and find no delight in arguments. Peacemakers calm the waters; they don't trouble them. Peacemakers work hard to keep an offense from occurring. And if it has occurred, they strive for resolution. Peacemakers lower their voice rather than raise their voice. Peacemakers generate light not heat.
(From a sermon by Ed Sasnett, Like a Good Neighbor, 7/29/2011)
Most of you have seen the wonderful images from the Hubble Space Telescope. From the far reaches of space, we're able to see God's most breathtaking creations. Do you remember that in the beginning the Hubble Space Telescope was not the wonderful machine that it is today. After lots of excitement, the telescope was launched several years ago and the first images were blurry. There was a flaw in the mirror. It was a terrible disappointment. That problem was later corrected, but at the time there was a joke making the rounds that said the only thing NASA learned from the Hubble Telescope was to never name a project that rhymed with "trouble." It was a huge embarrassment.
The self-centered life is just like the early years of the Hubble Space Telescope. It makes everything out of focus so that you don't see truth and reality -- you just see a blurry image of it. The self-centered life makes you think that you are the most important thing in the universe -- but you're not.
It was a beautiful spring day, and a sense of peace stayed with me as I left the cathedral on Easter Monday morning. I paused for a moment on top of the steps leading to the avenue, now crowded with people rushing to their jobs. Sitting in her usual place inside a small archway was the old flower lady. At her feet corsages and boutonnieres were parading on top of a spread-open newspaper.
The flower lady was smiling, her wrinkled old face alive with some inner joy. I started down the stairs—then, on an impulse, turned and picked out a flower.
As I put it in my lapel, I said, "You look happy this morning."
"Why not? Everything is good."
She was dressed so shabbily and seemed so very old that her reply startled me.
"You've been sitting here for many years now, haven't you? And always smiling. You wear your troubles well."
"You can't reach my age and not have troubles," she replied. "Only it's like Jesus and Good Friday . . . " She paused for a moment.
"Yes?" I prompted.
"Well, when Jesus was crucified on Good Friday, that was the worst day for the whole world. And when I get troubles I remember that, and...
There was a man who was cleaning up his desk one Friday afternoon when he noticed an envelope that had been opened. Someone must have placed it there while he was on the phone. He opened it and read it, and to his shock and dismay it was a notice of being terminated, being laid-off from his job. His entire department was being eliminated along with his position. After all the years he had given to his corporation, he found himself filled with resentment and the sense of being victimized. The man sat slumped in his chair in utter despair.
He began to think of all the terrible things that were going to happen to him. His entire lifestyle would have to be altered. He thought, "I'll have to sell my house; I'm too old to get another job; I'm useless; I'm all washed up."
At that moment, the man noticed a spider on his desk, and without thinking he brushed it off. He was amazed though as he watched as the tiny creature automatically spin a strand to bear its weight and swing gracefully to the floor.
He pondered: If this tiny creature could draw forth from within itself some reserve of resources to meet its emergency, why could he not do as much? For many hours, he sat deep in troubling thoughts that turned gradually to creative mediation.
The man moved from the anxiety of what he lacked to the abundance of the God-given inner resources he had been blessed with. He thought: "My security is not in my job or in my money or in my house but in my connection with the God of grace who has seen me through all circumstances in my life. They might take me off the payroll, but no one can take away the flow of God's abundance in my life."
This man had secretly been longing for an opportunity to tap into his creative ability and interest in writing. Now here was the opportunity before him. A whole new way of thinking possessed him. He thanked God for the new door that had opened before him and even blessed his termination from his job. He left the office with an enthusiasm and zest for life that surprised even himself.
To make a long story short, the man had some writings published and earned some money. Now he didn't become a financial giant but more importantly he had a new found faith in the abundance of God and became less anxious about what he lacked in his life.
Source: Adapted from a story told by Eric Butterworth
Why would God go to all the trouble to endure our bad choices and our flagrant sinning in order to have relationship with us? Hear the story of the lost son from the modern setting as told by Philip Yancey in his book What's so Amazing about Grace.
Yancey tells the story of a prodigal daughter who grows up in Traverse City, Michigan. Disgusted with her old fashioned parents who overreact to her nose ring, the music she listens to, the length of her skirts, she runs away. She ends up in Detroit where she meets a man who drives the biggest car she's ever seen. The man with the big car – she calls him "Boss" – recognizes that since she's underage, men would pay premium for her. So she goes to work for him. Things are good for a while. Life is good. But she gets sick for a few days, and it amazes her how quickly the boss turns mean. Before she knows it, she's out on the street without a penny to her name. She still turns a couple of tricks a night, and all the money goes to support her drug habit.
One night while sleeping on the metal grates of the city, she began to feel less like a woman of the world and more like a little girl. She begins to whimper. "God, why did I leave. My dog back home eats better than I do now." She knows that more than anything in the world, she wants to go home. Three straight calls home get three straight connections with the answering machine. Finally she leaves a message. "Mom, dad, its me. I was wondering about maybe coming home. I'm catching a bus up your way, and it'll get there about midnight tomorrow. If you're not there, I'll understand." During the seven hour bus ride, she's preparing a speech for her father. And when the bus comes to a stop in the Traverse City station, the driver announces the fifteen-minute stop. Fifteen minutes to decide her life.
She walks into the terminal not knowing what to expect. But not one of the thousand scenes that have played out in her mind prepares her for what she sees. There in the bus terminal in Traverse City, Michigan, stands a group of forty brothers and sisters and great-aunts and uncles and cousins and a grandmother and a great-grandmother to boot. They're all wearing goofy party hats and blowing noise-makers, and taped across the entire wall of the terminal is a computer-generated banner that reads – Welcome Home!
Out of the crowd of well-wishers breaks her dad. She stares out through the tears quivering in her eyes and begins her memorized speech. He interrupts her. "Hush, child. We've got no time for that. No time for apologies. We'll be late. A big party is waiting for you at home."


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There's a phrase originating with the peace activism of the American Quaker movement: "Speak Truth to Power." One can hardly speak more directly to power than addressing the Presidential Administration of the United States. This past October, students at Islamabad's Islamic International University had a message for Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. One student summed up many of her colleagues' frustration. "We don't need America," she said. "Things were better before they came here."
Kagarlitsky: Default in Europe
Dec 29, 2009
When the Arab emirate Dubai was on the verge of bankruptcy, the international financial speculators became worried. The rating agencies simultaneously came to correct their assessments. The bankers started to check if their debtors were solvent. Another financial crisis is in the air.
Kagarlitsky: Flu for All Seasons
Nov 23, 2009
Swine flu is quite handy to politicians, who can use it to postpone elections, or justify a state of emergency, if needed.
Kagarlitsky: AvtoVAZ
Oct 28, 2009
For those who believe that privatisation automatically increases efficiency, just take a look at today's AvtoVAZ, once considered a flagship of Soviet industry.
Kolko: Escalation is Futile
Sep 24, 2009
The US scarcely knew what a complex disaster it was confronting when it went to war in Afghanistan on October 7, 2001. It will eventually - perhaps years from now - suffer the same fate as Alexander the Great, the British and the Soviet Union: defeat.
Kagarlitsky: Personnel Shortage
Sep 07, 2009
While the world leaders are slightly optimistic about the economic recovery in the Western countries, Eastern Europe prepares for the next wave of the crisis.
Kagarlitsky: Confessions of Cassandra
Jul 24, 2009
A hero of one American movie often exclaimed how he was tired of turning out right constantly. I can't even retell the plot of that movie, but I remember the key-note: the hero predicted some kind of troubles, but he fated never to be believed, while they were coming true with the same regularity.
Kagarlitsky: Mentality
Jul 08, 2009
Over the past twenty years the liberal social and political essays have written that under capitalism the economy must have nothing to do with the activities of the state that can damage the economic development by interfering in the economy. One can come to the conclusion that the Russian government is not responsible for the crisis at all, in particular since the crisis is global.
Kagarlitsky: Bottom-Up Democracy
Jun 28, 2009
It had to happen sooner or later. The first bill on nationalization has been submitted to the State Duma. That such a bill would appear in Russia only after similar legislation was introduced in Britain and the United States might seem paradoxical, at least at first glance. After all, Moscow officials would rather die than be accused of an attempt to revive communism. This is especially true of senior government officials in the "economic bloc" whose job is to please investors. In recent years, the less liberal Moscow's political regime has become, the more effort officials have had to make to demonstrate Russia's supposed adherence to economic liberalism.
Kagarlitsky: Illusion of Stabilization
May 31, 2009
There has been a distinct deficit of good news lately. News influences financial markets, and that is why leaders try to organize, distribute and manipulate the news in such a way as to convert today's headlines into tomorrow's quick profits.
Kagarlitsky: Leviathan
May 19, 2009
The case of police Major Denis Yevsyukov shooting at people in a supermarket draws attention to the level of state violence in Russia.
Kagarlitsky: Bureaucrats Afraid
May 03, 2009
When looking round the Russian city of Izhevsk a participant in the last week Ural Social Forum said: "Now I came to realize why the Kalashnikov assault rifle had been invented here".
Kagarlitsky: The Unknown War
Apr 18, 2009
While economists debate whether the economic crisis has bottomed out yet and celebrities throw gaudy evening bashes and ordinary citizens count their shrinking incomes, there is a quiet but grim war taking place on the streets. Bands of fascists and anti-fascists are pitched in a brutal struggle that is rarely mentioned in public or in the mass media.


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Compiz 0.9.2 / Git also features a new zooming "theater mode" option, support for minimized window previews, a demonstration plug-in that shows off a "drunken" effect, a matching "tripping" plug-in to show off a simulated hallucinogenic effect, GStreamer sound support, and many other changes.
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Spotlight on Self-Advocates: Micah Fialka-Feldman
Micah Fialka-Feldman is leading the way for adults with intellectual disabilities who are pursuing dreams of higher education. After fighting successfully to live in a university dorm as a college student, he now devotes his time to sharing his experiences, advocating for inclusion and continuing his education.
Getting the chance to live the full college life did not come easy. In 2003 Fialka-Feldman began attending classes at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., as part of the now-defunct OPTIONS program, which allowed students with intellectual disabilities to take classes and participate in student clubs. Wishing to fully experience college life and also bring an end to his 2-hour bus commute from his parents' house, Fialka-Feldman applied for campus housing in 2007. The university initially approved his application but later rejected it, resulting in a 2-year struggle that eventually resulted in him winning a lawsuit against the school and moving into a dorm.
During his time at Oakland, where he took classes in public speaking and political science, Fialka-Feldman says that he "had a great time taking classes and being included in classes." Throughout his legal battle, he gained valuable public speaking experience and subsequently began presenting at conferences on topics such as self-advocacy, self-determination and his experiences in inclusive education.
After winning his lawsuit, Fialka-Feldman began speaking at conferences more frequently and has since become a national speaker. He says that he likes to talk about "how if kids want to be included, they should be included, [and] how they can have a good experience." Regarding inclusive higher education, he says that "colleges need to know that students with disabilities can go to college, and they should have a chance to go to college and take classes."
Fialka-Feldman graduated from Oakland in 2010 and recently began a new adventure when he moved to New York in 2012 to work at Syracuse University. After living in Michigan his entire life, Fialka-Feldman is happy to be in a new place and is enjoying meeting new friends. In January he began work as a graduate assistant for the School of Education's "Perspectives on Disabilities" class, where students discuss different disabilities and issues in inclusive schools and communities.
Although being a graduate assistant has its own challenges, such as dealing with students who turn their work in late, Fialka-Feldman says that he has learned "a ton" about teaching. "I get to do stuff that I didn't do as an undergrad…grade papers, talk to students, help in conversations, and help teach," he says. In the fall, Fialka-Feldman will add even more to his plate by taking a class on inclusive education.
In addition to his graduate assistant work, Fialka-Feldman is a peer trainer for the university's Peer to Peer Project, a network of students that connects traditionally enrolled undergraduates with students participating in the ACCESS and OnCampus programs, two inclusive programs for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He continues to speak at conferences, although he has reduced his number of speaking engagements to once a month since starting work at Syracuse.
Fialka-Feldman has served on numerous boards and committees, including the National Project Advisory Committee for the Center for Postsecondary Education for Students with Intellectual Disabilities (a Think College initiative), the board of directors of TASH, and the governing board of the National Youth Leadership Network.
After spending his summer speaking at conferences and visiting family and friends in Michigan, Fialka-Feldman says that his future goals include teaching more classes, continuing his public speaking efforts, and writing about his experiences, including possibly writing a book.
Speaking on employment, Fialka-Feldman says that "sometimes I don't think people want to hire people with disabilities because they don't think [they] can do a good job. But if they meet them, then can they see that people with disabilities can do a lot."
To learn more about Fialka-Feldman's experiences, visit his website at www.throughthesamedoor.com.


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St. Louis, Missouri (September 27, 2011) – Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. recently closed on the acquisition of the 23,000 square foot building formerly known as the Westbridge Bank Building, located at Highway 40 and Boones Crossing in Chesterfield. Originally constructed five years ago by the now-defunct Westbridge Bank, the building fell into foreclosure in August and was purchased from Reliance Bank. Tom Bajardi, CCIM, SIOR, of Sansone Group represented Cornerstone Mortgage in the acquisition.
Cornerstone Mortgage, who is currently headquartered in a 5,600 square foot building they own at 11255 Olive, purchased the building to accommodate their rapidly growing mortgage business. Cornerstone will occupy the entire first floor of the building, containing approximately 10,000 square feet, when it relocates in November.
In 2010, Tom Bajardi of Sansone Group represented Cornerstone in the acquisition of a 17,000 square foot building at Highway 94 and Wolfrum Road in St. Charles, now known as Cornerstone Crossing. It will soon be home to a Cornerstone branch office in the 1st quarter of 2012.
About Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc.:
Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has been in operation since 1995 and was founded by Jim Dean (President/CEO) and Angi Stevenson (Senior Vice President/COO). Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. has 144 employees, 9 locations and is rapidly growing. Cornerstone has been ranked as a top 5 lender in Missouri for the last 3 years and top 10 lender for the last 8 years. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is an A+ accredited lender with the Better Business Bureau and continues to have an outstanding reputation. In 2013, Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. became the #1 largest lender in Missouri to have approvals from all three agencies: Freddie Mac, Ginnie Mae, and Fannie Mae. The company is the 2nd largest privately-held mortgage banker in Missouri and was ranked the 5th best place to work in St. Louis by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in 2012. Cornerstone was ranked the 64th fastest growing mortgage banker in America by INC. 500/5000. Regionally, the company has been the #1 fastest growing mortgage banker in Missouri for the last 4 years and is the 3rd fastest growing privately-held company in St. Louis. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is rated as one of the top 5 first-time home buyer lenders in Missouri and has been continually ranked in the top 10 first-time home buyer lenders over the past 7 years. Cornerstone is a ProLoan approved lender. Processing, underwriting, closing and servicing payments are completed locally by Cornerstone. Cornerstone Mortgage, Inc. is an equal housing lender.
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The annual Cable Congress in London last week awarded the 2013 Cable Europe Innovation Award to VOO and SeaChange International (NASDAQ: SEAC) for VOO's innovative multi-screen video service VOOmotion. Launched in December 2012 and now available to VOO's triple-play customers across Belgium, VOOmotion is founded on SeaChange's Adrenalin video platform and Nitro subscriber experience software.
Award-winning highlights of VOOmotion (http://www.voomotion.be/):
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- access to 40 live TV channels and thousands of video-on-demand titles;
- customers can switch anytime from any screen to another, including TV, buying a movie or an event on one screen, start to watch it on another screen, continue to watch it on yet another screen;
- pay-per-event capability whereby customers can order individual football matches of the Belgian Premier League.
The Cable Europe Innovation Award winner was determined by the attendees of Cable Congress 2013, having selected VOO and SeaChange's entry out of several innovations by leading European cable operators. Cable Europe is the trade association that connects leading broadband cable TV operators and their national trade associations throughout the European Union.
"VOOmotion stands out as a shining example of innovation that keeps the European cable industry dynamic and responsive to the competition of incumbent telco operators," said Peter Percosan, Managing Director of Cable Europe Labs.
"VOOmotion perfectly responds to an increasing demand from our customers to have access to any kind of video on multiple screens in the home or while on the move using VOO's WiFi network," said Nico Weymaere, Chief Technology Officer, VOO.
"VOO has done an outstanding job with the introduction of VOOmotion and SeaChange is proud to be part of that success. VOOmotion is an excellent example of how the market knowledge of VOO as an operator, combined with the technological knowledge of SeaChange, results in a multi-screen video service that's highly appreciated by VOO's customers and industry peers," said Andrei Noppe, Senior Vice President and General Manager, EMEA and APAC, SeaChange.
Based on an open service-oriented architecture, the SeaChange Adrenalin™ software is a comprehensive multi-screen video platform that enables service providers to manage, monetize and deliver a seamless video experience to subscribers across devices. The SeaChange Nitro™ subscriber experience application enables video service providers to make a seamless presentation of linear and on-demand content across devices with services including catch-up TV, search, recommendations, bookmarking, TV listings and social media. Taking the role of lead integrator on VOOmotion, SeaChange worked with third-party partners including ATES Networks and RGB Networks.
SeaChange will demonstrate Adrenalin and Nitro at the TV Connect conference in London, March 19-21. Adrenalin is shortlisted for a 2013 TV Connect Industry Award in the category of Best Service Delivery Platform for IPTV & OTT. Nitro is shortlisted in the award category of Best Multi-screen Solution.
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For 2007 Flexifoil have expanded the size range to include kites that can be used for learning the basics of buggying and kite landboarding in high winds. The whole wing has been tweaked and the leading edge has had mesh covered to keep the shape better.
The Flexifoil Sting 2008 redefines the power kite. It is a simple, patient and stable kite to fly which helps new kiters develop their flying skills in a safe and comfortable way. An easy and exhilarating experience!
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what a great place to stay ,clean rooms,friendly people, good location,if health stays good we'll be back , decent prices also. short distance to shopping mall and wal mart convenient to almost anything your needs and wants
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The Foothill-De Anza Community College District's new community center may come to Mountain View after all, as trustees search for a new location after deciding the Cubberley Center in Palo Alto may not be the best spot.
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Posted by Matt, a resident of the The Crossings neighborhood, on Mar 26, 2008 at 11:37 am
They should look at the Sears site in San Antonio Shopping Center. That would be a good complement to the area, and it is close to transit (buses and Caltrain).
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