The closure of dozens more Scottish post offices will be confirmed next week, with campaigners and politicians warning the country’s lifeline network faces a bleak New Year. More: continued here

A full review of planned post office closures in Scotland has been demanded by an MP. The SNP’s Mike Weir said “substantial” cuts were likely in the Highlands and North East Scotland but the Post Office insisted: “The status quo is not an option”. More: continued here

eBay set to challenge Web underdogTaipei Times, Taiwan –Dec 31, 2007Now it's eBay's turn to see if it can dethrone the Web's most spectacularly successful underdog, Craigslist. The Kijiji unit of eBay, a free classified ads … More: continued here

eBay Find of the Day: Biggest auto news story of the year for only …Autoblog, CA –1 minute agoFame and fortune has a purchase price: $150000, on eBay. How can you get it? There's an automobile design flaw that's killing massive numbers of people. … More: continued here

When it comes to Hollywood-based games, NBC’s “The Office” is probably not one that would spring to mind. But game maker Mumbo Jumbo has borrowed heavily from the popular “Diner Dash” gameplay (a staple on such popular online game sites as Yahoo and Shockwave) and added some of the show’s …

WASHINGTON — A face that will tease you, and please you and perhaps unease you is coming to the post office this year, it’s those Bette Davis eyes. More: continued here

A full review of planned post office closures in Scotland has been demanded by an MP. The SNP’s Mike Weir said “substantial” cuts were likely in the Highlands and North East Scotland but the Post Office insisted: “The status quo is not an option”. More: continued here

From postage stamps to dollar billsMiamiHerald.com, FL –12 hours agoBY ELIZABETH FOX Everybody likes money. We like getting it and spending it. Except to counterculture antimaterialists, it's a universal object of adoration. … More: continued here

The Cass Technical High School marching band has spent months trying to raise the $125,000 necessary to visit the FedEx Orange Bowl competition. More: continued here

TODAY'S ARTICLE: Food for ThoughtTimes of India, India –40 minutes agoShould we disband it and issue food stamps to the poor, as is debated in policy circles? Just as we have a thriving racket in fake ration cards, … More: continued here