MFC
MyFreeCams (MFC) is an adult-oriented webcam platform that enables live video broadcasts by independent models, predominantly featuring nudity and sexual performances viewable by audiences via public streams.[1] Founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Leonid Radvinsky, the site pioneered a freemium business model in the webcam industry, allowing free access to public shows while generating revenue through user-purchased tokens for tips, private sessions, and special requests.[2][3] The platform hosts thousands of active models, categorized by regions such as North America, Europe, and Asia, with features including sortable lists by popularity, chat interactions, and tools for viewers to engage directly.[1] By 2011, MFC had established itself as a leading site in the sector, with sustained growth evidenced by its high traffic and model retention, attributing success to user-friendly interfaces and high payout rates to performers averaging over 60% of token revenue.[3][4] Notable aspects include its role in democratizing access to adult content creation, enabling models to earn independently without traditional production intermediaries, though it has encountered challenges such as a 2021 security breach compromising approximately 2 million user records, including emails and IP addresses, which were subsequently sold on underground forums.[5] Additional controversies have involved content-related disputes, including performer shows sparking public backlash over thematic elements, highlighting ongoing tensions in content moderation within the industry.[6] Despite these, MFC maintains a substantial user base, underscoring its enduring influence on online adult entertainment dynamics.Business and Finance
Manulife Financial Corporation
Manulife Financial Corporation, traded under the stock ticker MFC on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) and New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), is a Canadian multinational financial services company specializing in insurance, wealth management, and asset management.[7][8] It traces its origins to 1887, when it was founded as The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company in Toronto, Canada, initially offering life insurance products and insuring 915 lives in its first year.[9] The company demutualized in 1999, becoming a publicly traded entity under Manulife Financial Corporation, and expanded significantly through the 2004 acquisition of John Hancock Financial Services, which bolstered its U.S. presence.[10][11] Manulife operates primarily in Canada, Asia, Europe, and the United States (under the John Hancock brand), serving individual and institutional clients with products including life insurance, annuities, retirement savings, and investment funds.[9] In Asia, it ranks as a top-three life insurer with over 125 years of regional history and 13 million insurance customers as of mid-2025.[12] The company's wealth and asset management divisions focus on risk management, portfolio construction, and alternative investments for intermediaries and institutions globally.[13] As of March 31, 2025, Manulife reported assets under management and administration (AUMA) totaling $1.6 trillion, encompassing invested assets and segregated funds net assets of $445.7 billion.[14] Its core earnings for the second quarter of 2025 were $1.7 billion, reflecting a 2% decline on a constant exchange rate basis from the prior year, amid quarterly revenue growth of 13.90% year-over-year.[15][16] Manulife has maintained 12 consecutive years of dividend increases as of 2025, with a five-year dividend growth rate of 9.65% and a trailing annual yield of approximately 3.73%.[17][18][16]Computing
Microsoft Foundation Classes
The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) is a C++ class library developed by Microsoft that serves as an object-oriented wrapper around portions of the Win32 API and Component Object Model (COM), enabling the creation of native Windows desktop applications with graphical user interfaces.[19] Introduced in 1992 alongside Visual C++ 1.0, MFC abstracted low-level Windows API calls into higher-level classes for managing windows, dialogs, controls, menus, and other UI elements, thereby accelerating development compared to direct API programming.[20] This design leveraged object-oriented principles to promote code reuse and modularity, particularly for applications requiring complex interactions with the Windows operating system.[19] A core feature of MFC is its document-view architecture, which decouples data handling from user interface presentation: theCDocument class manages persistent data storage and serialization, while the CView class renders that data and processes user input, coordinated by frame and template classes like CFrameWnd and CDocTemplate.[21] This structure supports multiple simultaneous views of the same document—such as tabular and graphical representations—facilitates splitter windows for resizable panes, and centralizes data updates to simplify synchronization across views.[21] MFC integrates seamlessly with Visual Studio through wizards for generating boilerplate code, resource editors for UI design, and support for single-document interface (SDI) or multiple-document interface (MDI) applications.[19]
MFC has evolved through versions tied to Visual Studio releases, with MFC 14.x (as in Visual Studio 2022) providing ongoing updates for compatibility with modern Windows versions like Windows 10 and 11, including enhancements for high-DPI displays and Unicode support, though it retains backward compatibility with its 16-bit origins.[22] Despite these adaptations, MFC has faced criticism for accumulating legacy code that contributes to perceived bloat in comparison to lighter alternatives, limiting its adoption for new projects.[23] Developer preferences have shifted toward managed frameworks like .NET, which reported 25.2% usage among global developers in 2024 surveys, reflecting MFC's decline outside maintenance of existing enterprise systems where its native C++ performance and direct Win32 access provide efficiency advantages over interpreted alternatives.[24]