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You Like these funny Pick Up Lines?

1. did you just fart? cuz you blew me away!
2. Baby, you're so sweet, you put Hershey's outta business.
3. Girl, you must be tired 'cause you've been running through my mind all day!
4. I have Skittles in my mouth, wanna taste the rainbow
5. you must've been the reason for global Warming, you're so hot.
6. If a fat man puts you in a bag at night, don't worry I told Santa I wanted you for Christmas.

I hope you had a good laugh! Bye ~Happy Holidays!~
I especially like this one!
Are you jamaican? because Jamaican me crazy! LOL

LMAO. Niiiiceee. Merry Christmas.

Baby's First Sports Bag $21.99 For the little Athlete to be. This adorable First Sports Bag Plush Playset will make baby want to laugh, learn and play. This 5 piece playset includes: sports bag, baseball that crinkles, basketball that rattles, soccer ball that boings, and a football that squeaks. Bag measures 7.5"" x 3"" x 3.5"". Each rattle measures 2"" in diameter.

Chocolate Baby Oreo Favors $2.45 Ooh, Baby! Belgian-chocolate-covered Oreos with hand-crafted Royal Icing Baby Decorations are a sweet and savory way to celebrate the new baby boy or girl. Each cookie is wrapped in a cellophane bag and tied with a matching ribbon.

Baby Jogger Cooler Bag $19.95 Baby Jogger Cooler Bag

Baby Silhouette Apple Cider or Hot Cocoa in Muslin Bag $3.5 Get cozy this fall and winter with our themed winter drink mix favors! Ideal for baby showers and birthdays, these delicious favors will have your friends and loved ones fondly remembering the special day as they sip a warm drink on a chilly night.These baby theme silhouette bags are bold and bright and are made from heavy unbleached cotton. The eco-friendly favor bag can be personalized with your choice of 11 baby themed designs and 10 bright background colors and design a favor bag that is uniquely yours!Color(s): Natural muslin bag with color designMaterials: Muslin, hot cocoa or apple cider.Details: Each favor includes a personalized muslin bag and your choice of either a packet filled with a single serving of apple cider mix and three caramels or a single-serving pack of hot chocolate with mini marshmallows. Packets are tied with chocolate double-faced satin ribbon and have a labeled hang tag that reads ""Hot Apple Cider with caramels"" or ""Hot Cocoa with marshmallows"". Design will be printed in the center of the bag with text printed underneath. We can accommodate approximately 15 characters per line, with two lines of text maximum. Please note, due to varying monitor settings, the background print color may be slightly different than what is displayed on your screen. Dimensions: Bag measures 4""x6"".Packaging Dimensions: N/ASelling Unit: EachMinimum Quantity W/O Personalization: N/AMinimum Quantity With Personalization: 25Assembly Required: Yes

Baby Theme Personalized Scalloped Favor Bag $1.3 Click Here To View Box Color Options Click Here To View Design Options Click Here To View Satin Ribbon Color Options Click Here To View Design Color Options Click Here To View Font Options A simple favor box with a simply sweet detail. Scalloped edges makes this baby shower favor a delightful way to thank your guests and welcome baby. Personalized with up to two lines of custom text, the design you choose will perfectly complement just about any theme. All you have to do is add the treats in this fold-over box and tie it all up with the coordinating ribbon that's included. Features and facts:`Petite favor bags with fold-over scalloped-edge closure are sealed with pre-cut 3/8"" wide ribbon at the topBox dimensions: 1 5/8""w x 2 3/4""l x 3 3/8""hAvailable in 12 bright shades and are made from heavy 120 lb cardstockEach box has four small holes at the top center, making it easy to thread and tie the ribbonEach box is shipped flat with ribbon, and simple folding of the top and bottom is required for assemblyBox can be personalized with up to two lines of text and your choice of designMinimum 25 pieces

Personalized Baby Shower Caramel Corn Candy-2.5 oz Snack Bag $2.59 Whether you’re celebrating your baby’s arrival or use it to honor another special occasion, these delicious Annie B's baby shower favors are personalized with your baby’s name and date of party/arrival. Filled with the best caramel corn ever, your guests will remember your thoughtfulness. 2 delicious flavors to choose from, Old Fashioned or Triple Treat, our caramel corn is made with real butter. Each fluffy piece of corn is glazed in golden caramel.Color(s): Clear bag with color label. Varies per design.Materials: Plastic pouch, label and popcornDetails: Clear 2.5 oz. snack bag is personalized with your choice of custom label and filled with either Old Fashioned Caramel Corn Candy or Triple Treat (mix of caramel, cheese and white popcorn). All natural with no preservatives. Min. quantity 24 bags. 12 designs to choose from.Dimensions: 7 1/2"" x 4 1/2""Packaging Dimensions: N/ASelling Unit: EachMinimum Quantity W/O Personalization: N/AMinimum Quantity With Personalization: 24Assembly Required: No

Baby Carriage Candle $1.99 Push ""precious"" to the limit with this miniature baby carriage candle that comes in blue/white, pink/white and yellow/white. The candle comes in clear cellophane bag tied with a sheer organza ribbon. Measures approximately 3 1/2"" x 3"".

Baby Bags Personalized Drawstring Favor Bag (Many Designs Available) $1.4 Personalizedjust for you, there are dozens of designs to choose from that boastyour name and event date. These drawstring favor bags are awonderful accent to your baby shower and a gracious thank-you for yourguests. Features and facts:Drawstring satin pouch features your choice of personalizedbaby designChoose from 22 designs and colorsBags available in gold, white and creamPersonalization includes your names and dateBag sizes : Small (3""x4""), Medium (4""x6"") andLarge (5""x8"") including drawstringMinimum 40 pieces

Favor Bag - Pink & White Gingham Dress $2.8 Beautiful crafted favor bag that looks like a little pink dress but that hides little candies underneath. This baby shower favor will be the talk of the town! Dress measures 5.25"" long, the skirt is 4.25"" wide, the bag that holds the goodies is 3.5"" x 3.5"". Dress sold individually.

My First Golf Bag Playset $13.99 Golf-themed playset includes corduroy golf bag with Velcro closure, golf club, tee on the green and a golf ball, which can all be stored in the bag for safe-keeping. Features and facts:Soft-sided golf bag made of green corduroy has the words ""My First Golf Bag"" embroidered on the pocket and comes with a plush club, tee on the green and golf bag that can all be stored inside the bagBall rattles when movedPlayset measures 8"" tall

Angel Baby Bedding Baby Carriage Toy Bag $52 Angel Baby Bedding Baby Carriage Toy Bag

Blue & White Coverall Favor Bag $2.8 Coveralls measure 6"" long by 4.5"" wide, the bag that holds the goodies is 3.5"" x 3.5"". Sold individually.

Uppa Baby Vista Travel Bag $89.99 Uppa Baby Vista Travel Bag

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Making your headcount, count: thinking laterally and innovatively to stay in business

With all the alarm bells going off about a recession, and now our Prime Minister saying the depressing words about a global recession in parliament (22/10/2008), it seems we should believe the doom mongers.

The fact that everyone is talking themselves into this deepening recession is a reflection of the power of the press, TV and other media – and our desire to believe ‘bad news’. Bad news sells – but so does good news, and we all need a ‘drop of hope’ in amongst all this gloom.

Let’s start a revolution to stay in business. Let’s challenge each other to devise more imaginative ways of reducing fixed costs other than by slashing headcount. Of course, many firms are facing stark realities that require swift and decisive action to keep trading; but is making your previously much-sought-after, talented and experienced staff redundant the only way to do this?

In other economic downturns, the first areas we saw sacrificed were: quality, training, travel, marketing, client’s services (including entertainment and those fancy biscuits), and then, of course, making staff redundant – but at what cost?

Redundancy takes time, emotion, requires human resources (HR) and legal advice to ensure compliance with our contorted legislation, and takes cash out of the business, especially if you adopt the black bin bag approach much favoured by a finance director I know.

Is it wise to throw the baby out with the bathwater? Isn’t it time to challenge management boards to apply some of King Solomon’s Justice? Do you want ‘the baby’ to survive – or to keep your half?* If law firms adopt a more adult, inclusive decision-making process there is a chance of genuine survival. To be successful you have to be prepared to think differently to stay in business: this is survival of the fittest.


The revolution

The danger practices face is that if they just remove, say, business services staff, then the fee-earners become close to non-functional. And if they remove fee-earners, then those remaining have too wide a range of law to cover. All those brilliant marketing and branding statements become invalid, the firm becomes incapable of trading to the quality and service levels required because the remaining staff will either not have the skills, nor (maybe) the time to deliver. This puts the business at risk across all the areas normally covered in, say a business continuity plan. So what exactly can you do?


Step 1

First share your concerns with all your partners, team leaders and staff. Explain what overall percentage cost savings on fixed costs are needed, and ask them to help you – and so help everyone else, to keep their jobs. To do this successfully, the management board has to be:

•    Honest and transparent in communicating this information, including demonstrating what you personally will be doing;

•    Share clear and simple financial information – that can be regularly published and updated; and,

•    Be committed to take action across the board – and that includes you.

Step 2

That everyone takes a pay cut for the next two to three years, so that everyone has the ability to stay in work. Surely it is better to have something rather than nothing? Most law firms have contractual obligations on leases, have bought computer equipment, desks, telephone systems and so on, and leaving them empty and idle means that that capital invested is now wasted. Maybe the more senior partners and fee-earners can take a bigger pay cut – to demonstrate this is truly across the board, for example:

•    Senior equity partners – 25 per cent pay cut;

•    Junior equity partners and associates – 20 per cent pay cut: or,

•    All staff – 15 per cent pay cut.

Or cut guaranteed pay to 50 per cent and introduce performance related pay – i.e. staff get a share of what they actively help to generate.

Step 3

How can you save your firm from this boom or bust cycle? You need to agree better deals on all your other costs, for example:

•    Revisit the flexible benefits as a shopping basket that staff can pick and choose from, balanced against their pay cut;

•    Introduce reduced and/or flexible hours, hot-desking, remote working – so staff incur less costs on travel, child care, etc.;

•    Agree overtime is worked at the basic rate of pay – or included in the role;

•    Revisit sick pay and maybe link it to holidays as ‘total time away from work’ – and either reduce the number of days – to say 25 days in total – or re-visit the rules on paid absence; and,

•    Reduce holiday entitlement to no more than, say 20 days per annum (if we have less income we can’t go on holiday as much as we used to) – so 200 staff x five days holiday would be the equivalent to having five more fee-earning days per year – therefore increasing productivity/activity.

And this is for a fixed period only, of say 2 – 3 years, to take us all through this rocky period. This will require re-negotiation of contracts of employment, revisions to the staff handbooks, and consultative groups who will have to consider how they will help their members by demonstrating lateral thinking and flexibility.

Step 4

Of course, we will all have to charge slightly less for our goods and services. In order to stay in business and to retain those longer term relationships:

•    You will need internal and external HR and legal consultants to help facilitate this;

•    Link to local traders – get discounts for your staff;

•    Re-negotiate your leases, mortgages, finance, loans – everything; and,

•    Ask for discounts whenever purchasing anything – and offer them too.

If we all do this, we can all survive a little further... This is about taking a selfless approach – surely the partners would prefer to have a bit of something, rather than nothing of nothing?

Governments

Governments around the world will have to face up to how they can help stop this situation (such as reducing employment costs and corporation tax). If they do not, then we will surely see anarchy. People who have no jobs, lose their ability to sustain themselves, their self-esteem and their families. They will lose their homes, cars, be unable to feed themselves, won’t be able to take their children to school, nor pay for childcare. They will be free to roam the streets, to prey upon others, they will resort to crime and mob rule. The Police, law courts and prisons will not be able to cope, and so we move inexorably into disintegration and probably have to bring in the armed forces to keep law and order.

Preparing for the future

Think about how you can position your businesses so that you are ready for the up-turn – which will happen. When it does, firms will then need:

•    Talented and capable people – the demographics show that we do not have enough young people coming through the supply chain, so losing them now will be a greater risk in the future;

•    Re-recruiting fee-earners to meet future needs – this takes at least three to six months, and if you are, in two years time or so, taking on new staff who have been out of work for anything over 12 months – they will need retraining, time to build experience and to build client and staff relationships. If this happens to your practice, you could end up being unable to take advantage of the up-turn;

•    Save on redundancy costs – if you can persuade your staff to work for less, and give more, you can avoid paying out costs and getting nothing back.


Making it possible to keep going – staying employed and in business...

You need to win all your staffs’ co-operation, so you need to be in (or quickly create) a robust, transparent and strong culture to make this possible. Those who are less far down this road will just find it harder to get there – but why not have a go. Your partnership and management team need to demonstrate you can manage for the future, and this requires strong heroic and creative management; but you cannot do this without the co-operation of your staff. So start that dialogue now... start the revolution by providing everyone with a drop of hope and let us all create a Tsunami of positive action.

* King Solomon was renowned for meeting out consistent and fair justice. One day two women came into his court disputing who was the real other of a baby. King Solomon listened to their statements, and then suggested that he couldn’t decide who owned the baby, so he would have the baby cut in half. At this the real mother cried out: ‘Let this other woman have my baby – I don’t want to see him killed.’ So, at once, King Solomon knew who the real mother was.

About the Author

Patricia Wheatley Burt is a business and HR consultant and expert in commercial and professional practice management. She works with a wide range of companies providing Consultancy, Training and Executive Coaching based on over 25 years’ experience.

Patricia established what is now Trafalgar – The People Business www.trafalgarpeople.com in 1990, which specialises in strategy, business development, achieving Peak Performance Management and, of course, developing pro£itability.

Clients find that those ‘tiresome management tasks’ become easier and more manageably effective, that staff become fired up with enthusiasm and the business does achieve its goals – and increases profitability!

As a keynote speaker and facilitator Patricia focuses on motivating her audiences to welcome change, to understand the personalities and motivations of others, to work together towards targets and goals which ultimately lead to success for all.

In her spare time Patricia is involved with several charities including Ataxia UK. She has had numerous articles published, has a series of Practice Management Pocketbooks and DVDs for professional people, has scripted and contributed to a number of LNTV videos, has appeared on BBC radio and is a member of the National Speakers Association and a Fellow of the Professional Speakers Association.

For more ideas and details of how to get started on this Revolution and Radical Thinking Shift, please contact Patricia and her team on: +44 (0)20 7565 7547, or email her on: patricia@trafalgarpeople.com