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Miami U's 2007 gifts total $44.5M
Miami University received 35,670 gifts for $44.5 million in 2007, its second-highest total ever. The donations trailed the 2006 total of $51.9 million, but the number of contributions increased 5 percent, Miami said Wednesday. Miami is trying to raise $500 million in a university-wide campaign and has reached $325 million after raising $73 million last year. .
First Looks
The latest entry in the DV-to-DVD product category, Pinnacle Systems' Pinnacle Express ($49.95 direct) is well designed and easy to use. But the program proved unstable in multiple tests on several computers, making it hard to recommend. Express is logically laid out, with icons on the top of the page that guide you through production. Step one is capture, where Express automatically scans your video for scene changes based on time code or content. But unlike Ulead's DVD MovieFactory, Express limits capture duration to about 18 minutes on Microsoft Windows 98 and 2000 PCs, a hassle you can avoid by upgrading to Windows XP and capturing to an NTFS-formatted disc. Step two occurs in the Preview/Edit screen. You start by choosing a menu template, or you can create your own menus, inserting a custom bitmapped background and background music and specifying video layout and text style.
'Top Model' quitter Ebony Morgan: I was so over the whole reality ...
"I just did not want to be there anymore. I really didn't have a desire for it. At that point, I didn't really care about being America's Next Top Model," Morgan told reporters during a Thursday conference call. "I didn't really care half as much as the other girls did, so I didn't think it would be fair for me to stay there if I really didn't care for it as much... I just realized that wasn't my passion and I was so over the whole reality show thing." The 20-year-old Chicago, IL nursing student's decision to quit Top Model 9 had also apparently been on her mind for quite some time. .
Churches Wary of NFL Policy Sack Super Bowl Parties
The biggest game of the year will be on television screens across the country this weekend as the undefeated New England Patriots take on the New York Giants. But the much-anticipated football game won't likely be showing on screens inside the churches this year. .
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