On January 10, 2007, the FBI hosted its first workshop, "FBI - Crime Essential for Writers" at the Federal Building in Westwood. Betsy Glick, FBI public affairs specialist, is one of the creators of the workshop. According to her, the FBI has aided in the content in over 659 projects in film, books, and television.

Dominant appliance manufacturer Electrolux said it has developed a shoes that can help out with the housework. The "Dustmate," is a new pair of shoes that vacuum as you walk, the company said. According to the inventor, the shoes are made of green nylon with a flexible rubber sole and elastic sock to fit any foot. It says the shoes are comfortable to wear.

A man who shot his own pet dog in the head has been offered to wear a pup costume to reduce his jail time. Under the proposal handed out by Municipal Judge Michael Cicconetti, the man could reduce his jail time by 10 days provided that he should wear the pup costume and visit the five elementary schools in Painesville. Robert M. Clark was initially sentenced to 180 days in jail for shooting his Great Dane. Cicconetti, known for his creative sentences, offered Clark to suspend 150 days of his sentencing if Clark pays the Lake County Human Society for the dog's veterinarian bills.

Officials in the state of Bihar have created a novel idea to both rehabilitate beggars and help prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS: pay beggars to sing songs and enact plays to raise awareness of the deadly virus. They want to train many of the estimated 100,000 homeless in the state to put on street plays about AIDS and to sing songs about it in trains and buses and on the sides of busy roads.

The latest craze at state fairs is fried Coca-Cola. The Coke-batter nuggets are topped with cola syrup.