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I was verbally told I would receive a substantial pay raise beginning in 2008. When I did not receive the raise, I spoke to my boss who said there was a problem with HR. They (HR and boss) have now declined to give me the pay raise saying a mistake was made. Is there any recourse? The company is now back-tracking on a promise - what can I do to support my claim? All I have is a verbal promise from my boss and a note he wrote that showed how much my salary would increase in 2008 - and it is clearly his hand writing. Other workers in my department are in the same boat.

If the market is turning to bearish; at what point this year will the market bottom out?

Is anyone planning to load up on stocks at that point?

Did anyone hear this report today. Nato and the UN took control of a lead smelter plant which employs largely Serbs and also closed a Serb radio station? why these moves by Nato and UN? and why now?

For the women; would you be receptive to a guy's advances at the market? What approach would make you comfortable talking to a complete stranger?

For the guys: any success stories?

I am fairly sure women do not see any combat roles in Iraq, but are they still exposed to dangerous situations there?

Albanians have said they will declare independence in December - which should not be recognized by international law or UN rules. However, Serbia could move military to area to secure Serbs living there. Could it involve US/UN fighting Serbs? Could it involve the Russian military? How strong is the Serbian military? How strong is US presence?

After today's shootout where Blackwater employees allegedly killed 11 Iraqi civilians. This will probably end up as the reason why you don't use contractors in war. What is everyone's thoughts? Will they be tried in Iraqi courts - should they?

Basically into three different autonomous zones/independent areas: Kurdish in the North, and the Shiite and Sunni divide the rest somehow. This is probably going to happen anyway right?

see the recent events in Taiwan about 250,000 in protest of lack of UN membership. this triggered air raid drills in Shanghai.

at cruise altitude. depending on intercept angles, how likely is the F16 to knock out the TU160 with missle fire?

without a UN resolution and without 7 of the EU member nations supporting the move. What will be Serbias reaction and the US?

I work in an office setting. On a different floor is a young woman whom I spoke to a lot and I think there is chemistry. I don't know if she is interested in dating someone at work - she is also very shy. How do I approach her discreetly if I want to make the move? is it worth it the risk at work?

The setttlement was undisclosed to the 3 former lacrosse players. Any guesses?

Denon DRA297 50W X 2 (full range) tuner

pair Polk Monitor 50's

Polk PSW10 powered 10 inch 50W sub

will this be a good basic systme for a small home? suggestions?

I listen to radio music and cd's, also sports. I will be upgrading to a better tv soon, and dvd surround sound capability would be nice. I want to spend under $500. This system would be in a 14X14 room. Any suggestions?

how about the Onkyo HT-S680 ?

I live in a residential area and own a home. On my lot there is a 15 X 50 foot easement. The easement is owned by a private party for access to forest land behind my home. The easement has only been used once in over 15 years to drive a truck through. I would like to build a fence in my backyard which would block the easement. I would install a 12 foot drive gate for access...will this be acceptable? any problems? thanks!

I would like to record a few songs from yahoo music launchcast. Is this possible? what tools do I need, etc? does it work?

I know they were in small boats, and probably outgunned by larger, heavily armed patrol boats. But, they were armed, wouldn't you at least fight or speed off in another direction? To me they gave in too easily when this all could have been avoided.

I observed a loaded train stop near a small town. It appeared the crew exited the cab and walked across the street to a mini-mart and bought snacks then started on their way. Is this normal? Perhaps one of the crew was sick and needed something? I just thought it was strange.