gistfile1.txt

                $catId = $catIds[$catno];
                $cat = Mage::getModel('catalog/category')->load($catId);

                //$coll = Mage::getResourceModel('reports/product_collection')
                $coll = Mage::getModel('catalog/product')->getCollection();
                //$coll->addAttributeToFilter('category_ids',array('finset'=>explode(',',array($catId)));
//                $coll->addFieldToFilter('category_ids',array('finset'=>explode(',',array($catId)) ));
//                $coll->addFieldToFilter('category_ids',array('finset'=>explode(',',array($catId))));

//                $coll->addFieldToFilter('featured',array(
//                    array('name'=>'featured', 'eq'=>'yes')));
                foreach ($coll as $prod) {
//                    print '<p style="color: white;">' . $prod->getId() . '</p>';
                    $prod->load($prod->getId());
                    $top = $prod; break;
                };