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We’ve made it to another year. We remember 2007 for all the stories it gave us and we look forward to all the new ones the new year 2008 will give us. We want to thank everybody for all the awards we won in 2004 and we look forward to all the ones we will win some time in the future. Have a seat, get some coffee and read In The News and don’t forget to tell all your friends, and we mean all of them, about the best place for news.

1. Did you read about Toyota and Ford? It seems that Toyota overtook Ford to become the number two automaker in U.S. sales in 2007. Toyota sold 2.62 million cars and trucks last year to Ford’s 2.572 million cars and trucks. GM remains in first place with 3.82 million vehicles sold in 2007. I thought we were in 2008 already.
2. Did you read about the man using GPS? It seems that a man using Global Positioning System or GPS drove into the path of a train resulting in a fiery collision in Bedford Hills, New York. Fortunately no one was injured on the train and the driver managed to get out of the car before the train slammed into it. I am telling you those Tom Toms have a bad sense of humor.

Welcome to the last In The News post of the year. It has been a long, long year for news and you know that I have done my best to cover the most interesting and funniest. There is enough bad news to go around everyday and my goal has always been to make you laugh and help you forget about them even if only for a few minutes. So get ready for the weekend and enjoy it as much as I am enjoying my eleven day weekend. But before that happens remember to read In The News and don’t forget to tell you friends about it.

1. Did you read about that rare “Jenny”? It seems that a rare “Jenny” stamp sold for $825,000 dollars at auction. The 1918, 24 cent stamp depicts an upside down Curtis JN-4 biplane known as “Jenny”.  The mint condition red, white and blue stamp is one of the finest known surviving stamps from the original sheet of 100 misprints. I forgot to bid and you know how I like doing that.
2. Did you read about the Gap jacket? It seems that the The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Gap Inc are recalling more than 16,000 boys jackets because a piece attached to waist drawstring poses an “entrapment hazard to children.” The jacket can be returned to any Gap outlet store for a full refund. 
3. Did you read about the most watched movie trailers of 2007? It seems that the list of the 10 most popular movie trailers yahoo users watched the most is out. Here for you are the top five. Number 1, Transformers. Number 2, Spider-Man 3. Number 3, Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End. Number 4, Harry Potter and the order of the Phoenix and at number 5, 300. Hope your favorite made list.

Welcome to another edition of In The News. Put that Christmas list down for a second, get yourself a cup of coffee sit down and read In The News and don’t forget to tell your friends about it. 

1. Did you read about the $9000 dollar video game? It seems that after getting his son the hard to get Guitar Hero 3 for the Nintendo Wii for Christmas for $90 dollars a father sold the game on eBay for $9010 dollars. The reason he sold the game was because he found his son smoking pot with two of his friends in the backyard to punish him and discourage him from smoking dope. Sounds like somebody was real naughty.
2. Did you read about the Magna Carta? It seems that a 710 year old copy of the declaration of human rights sold for $21.3 million at auction. The buyer  David Rubenstein of The Carlyle Group, a private equity firm. It is one of 17 known copies of the historic paper, it bears the seal of King Edward I and dated 1297. I was going to big on it but I was too busy working on that blog I told you about.
3. Did you read about the perfect poison for fleas? It seems that a vacuum cleaner kills fleas just as well as any poison. Surprised U.S. researchers said that a vacuum cleaner kills 96% of adult fleas and 100% of young ones.  Glen Needham, associate professor of entomology at Ohio State University said “We didn’t do a post-mortem, so we don’t know for sure. But it appears that the physical abuse they took caused them to perish.” Good to know.

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You asked for it and here it is, Friday. Sit back, relax and before you get ready for the weekend read In The News. For the record, In The News was not named in the Mitchell report.

1. Did you read about the new $5 dollar bill? It seems that honest Abe will be getting a dose of color. Purple and gray tones as well as other high tech changes are designed to make life difficult for counterfeiters. The new $5 will go into circulation March 13, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the Federal Reserve announced Thursday. The next bill set for a makeover is the $100 bill, there will be no changes to the $1 bill. I feel bad for the $1 dollar bill.
2. Did you read about the glow in the dark cats? It seems that South Korean scientists have created cloned cats that glow in the dark. This week the scientists showed off the cats, which now glow a dull red under ultraviolet light after a gene for producing red fluorescence protein was inserted in their genetic code.
3. Did you read about Senator’s Mitchell MLB report? it seems that after 20 months and $20 millions Senator Mitchell released his 400 plus page report detailing the use of performance enhancing drugs and naming names in the process. In announcing release of the report, Mitchell said, “This has not been an isolated problem involving just a few players or a few clubs.” Some of the names include all time home run leader Barry Bonds and 300 game winner Roger Clemens. Thanks for the old news Senator.

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Friday, Friday, Friday, what more can I say. I have worked hard all week and now I am ready for my weekend and I hope that you are too. Remember to read In The News and don’t forget to tell your friend about it.

1. Did you read about the Miss California blunder? It seems that the Miss California USA organizers made a big mistake. The trouble began last month when they crowned  Miss Los Angeles, Christina Silva only to backtrack days later blaming a vote tabulation error. Miss Barstow, Raquel Beezley, a 21 year old waitress they said rightfully earned the title was crowned. Miss Silva responded by hiring a lawyer. For the record, I like them both.
2. Did you read about Michelangelo’s last sketch? A sketch for the dome of St Peter’s Basilica has been discovered in the basilica’s offices possibly being his last design before his death. The sketch, drawn in blood-red chalk for stonecutters who were working on the construction of the basilica, was done by the Renaissance master in the spring of 1563, less than a year before his death. That could be worth quite a bit of change
3. Did you read about Santa’s speed? Have you ever wondered how fast Santa has to travel in order to deliver all those presents?. Well, Sweco a Swedish consultancy has concluded that Santa’s reindeer must travel at a speed of 5,800 kilometers (3,604 miles) per second to make the trip on time. That is fast all right. 

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