What a world!  Surprises!  This year, for a lot of us, surprises were not limited to reading about changing world events.  For some of you, surprises were not always welcomed.  A position opened up in your company, and you expressed an interest in it.  But when your boss interviewed you, he informed you that not only had management decided not to fill that position, but that the company was eliminating your job as well.  Surprise!