The Google Blog Bar is an AJAX Search API application that lets you easily add application and page-controlled blog search results to your web pages or blog. It provides search-driven bars of blog search results which are highly customizable. It allows you to specify the blog bar’s positioning, the number of displayed results, the list of search expressions that drive it and more. You can even dictate which blog results are displayed by using either the APIs or links on your page.

You start by embedding the Blog Bar search code into the web page of your choice to display either a thin horizontal strip, or a tall vertical strip of blog search results. Adding the Blog Bar to your page is quick and easy using the available creation wizard which will walk you through some simple customizations and generate all of the code for you. Once you have generated the basic code you can adjust as needed.

On the surface the new Google Blog Bar might seem to be just another slick little addition that you can add to your pages in an attempt to keep up to date with the latest and greatest gadgets. Or, a way to add some additional functionality to your web pages and a possible useful service for your visitors. All of that is true but if you open your mind to the possibilities and look a little deeper you might just find a fantastic way to pull the different aspects of your Internet business together.

If you have a companion blog for your main website, (if you don’t have one I suggest you set one up immediately after you finish this article), you can set up a Google Blog Bar on all of your website pages and have it only pull the feed from YOUR blog. The normal way of setting up a Blog Bar would display feed results from blogs other than your own and could easily result in your precious visitors clicking away from your site if they see a headline that interests them. By restricting the results to just your blog you can tie both your website and blog together seamlessly with natural click thrus occurring when something of interest is shown. This is absolutely perfect if you actively post to your blog and also have multiple categories.

Here is an example of what I am talking about. Our main website at http://www.icanteachu.com/ has the Google Blog Bar installed on the bottom of every page. You will notice that the title on the left side is always branded to us with the actual blog category it is showing headlines for next to it. The title of the actual blog posts show to the right of that along with the date posted. If you were to see a headline that was of interest to you and clicked on it you would be taken directly to that post on OUR blog. Because the blog and website work in synergy with each other to present out material we win either way the visitor decides to go.

After a 25 year career in the food manufacturing industry I started looking for something I could do on my own terms. I decided to partner with a long time friend to create a multi topic content site. A work in progress for sure…
You can check out the main Google Blog Bar website here: http://www.google.com/uds/solutions/blogbar/index.html

There is an old saying in business that ‘Cash is King’. Inventory, no matter what type, ties up cash and diverts it from other uses. Therefore the aim of inventory management should be to minimize the inventory investment for a particular customer service level. The approach taken should ensure that the target level of service is met while also minimising the cash investment. In turn this will maximize the overall benefit for the company.

To achieve this many companies adopt supply chain techniques for managing their inventory without realising that the effectiveness of these techniques is limited to only a certain type of inventory. That is direct inventory. These companies don’t realise, that for their indirect inventory such as parts and components, finished goods, OEM spares, engineering spares, MRO inventory and industrial supplies, a more complete approach is required. As a result, the opportunity for cash release with this type of inventory is often disproportionately large for the inventory investment.

Some companies take a completely different view, they treat inventory as an expense and this is particularly the case with MRO inventories. You might expect this with companies that don’t carry other types of inventory (such as utilities) but in fact it is the case with many types of companies, even those in manufacturing. For many engineers inventory isn’t a serious business topic; inventory is something that accountants count and storemen store. For the average maintenance engineer the issues are uptime and reliability. Spares don’t improve reliability and they only improve uptime by being available when needed. Hence their issue is availability and not inventory reduction. However, whether they realise this or not, their purchase of MRO inventory is an investment of the company’s cash. It represents a use of cash that may, or may not, be better used in either a capital purchase or elsewhere in the company.

In an environment where downtime is costly, and relatively speaking the cost of individual spares is cheap, it is easy to justify carrying any number of spares. In this case MRO inventory is viewed as insurance. This perspective almost invariably results in the over purchase of MRO inventory and subsequently an over investment in inventory. In this case MRO inventory is the forgotten investment.

If, however, we view MRO inventory as an investment then logically we will manage the inventory differently. Our goal will be to maximise the return on investment. That does not mean risking our operational outcomes but it does mean ensuring that there is no excess or unnecessary inventory investment. It does mean consciously managing the cash investment. The challenge with MRO inventory, as with all inventory, is whether to free the cash or carry the inventory.

Comparison of Investment Measures

So far we have explained that MRO inventory is an investment of the company’s cash and that the ‘insurance’ approach will lead to over investment. What is needed is a way to compare that investment to other investments such as fixed capital. The two most common approaches for comparing different investments are ‘Payback’ and Return on Investment (ROI).

Payback measures how long it takes for the investment to ‘payback’ the original funds invested. So, if we purchase a machine for (say) $1,000,000 and the machine reduces costs in some way by $500,000 per year then the ‘payback’ is 2 years ($1,000,000 / $500,000).

Return on investment (ROI) measures the percentage return that the investment generates per year. So, in the above example, the investment of $1,000,000 returns $500,000 per year, which is 50%.

These types of measures provide a means of comparing different uses of cash and help us to prioritise the use of that cash. For example, if we can achieve a $500,000 return by investing $750,000 (an ROI of 66%) then because of the superior ROI we may redirect our cash into that investment rather than the $1,000,000 investment above.

However, MRO inventory is not quite so easy to evaluate and this is why the investment is so easily over looked. We cannot so easily identify the return on investment with MRO inventory because the benefit of MRO inventory is the prevention of loss through reduced downtime.

We can though, use our understanding of cash management and investment measures to lead us to a better understanding of inventory management and the impact of safely reducing inventory. So, while it is difficult to quantify the benefit of holding inventory we can most definitely quantify the investment and we know that if we can reduce the level of the investment (without impacting our downtime) not only will we increase the ROI but we will also free up cash and improve the company cash flow.

In addition, if we hold too much inventory of an item and that excess adds no value because it is never used, then the ROI is zero. In effect we would be better off putting this money into the bank at zero interest than holding the inventory - at least we would still have the original capital! This excess inventory uses up the cash and can be removed with no risk to the business.

We can also use the investment approach as a means of determining the ROI from applying resources to reducing that inventory. If, for example, we spend $100,000 identifying and taking action to reduce inventory and we achieve a reduction of $1,000,000 then the ‘payback’ on that investment is 1.2 months and the ROI is 1000%. Now wouldn’t we like that return on our other investments! That $100,000 might, from a pure business perspective, be the best investment that a company can make.

Phillip Slater is the author of the book Smart Inventory Solutions and the developer of the Inventory Cash ReleaseTM System - ICRTM06, a world’s best practice approach to inventory management and reduction.

For more information visit his website at http://www.InitiateAction.com

Gone are the days of plain-vanilla cakes with butter cream frosting and red roses. While there is
nothing wrong with a simple, more old fashioned cake, the trends are getting a bit more zany
with many new flavors, styles, and choices in wedding cakes. If you are a modern bride and
having a modern wedding, you may want to consider some of the new trends that are becoming
popular in wedding cakes. Let tradition go to the winds and pick a cake that suits you and your
groom, and the mood of your special day.

New Trend

One new trend that is happening for wedding cakes is leaving the traditional cake altogether and
choosing cupcakes instead. This allows you to have different kinds of cake and different kinds of
frosting and is much less messy than cutting the traditional cake. Many brides have also found
that cupcakes were much more budget friendly as well. If you still have a bit of kid left in you
and you are having a casual wedding, you may want to consider serving cupcakes at your
wedding.

Instead of the sweet and fattening icings, many brides are now turning to wedding cakes that
have toppings that are much healthier. Brides are beginning to favor cakes that are topped in
various fruits, depending on the season and the style of the wedding. A beach wedding may lead
to a cake topped with tropical fruits, or a spring wedding may lend itself to a cake topped with
luscious strawberries. Not only is fruit much healthier, but it is great tasting and a decoration all
its own on your cake.

Cheesecake with Toppings

Another new trend that is quickly picking up speed is having cheesecake instead of traditional
wedding cakes. While this choice can get a bit expensive, this is an elegant cake to serve at your
wedding. Cheesecake is great to serve at those evening weddings that are classy and elegant. If
you are having a wedding that requires black tie, but you are not wanting to settle for a regular
wedding cake, you may want to consider having cheesecake. There are many flavors and
toppings that you can choose, as well, when you decide on cheesecake, so be original.

If you want to stick with a more traditional wedding cake but you want it to look trendy and
chic, you may want to consider having a less traditional shape. Wedding cakes can be made in
different shapes including hearts, shaped like suitcases, stacked shapes, or even shaped to look
like presents. Having a different shape can give your wedding cake a unique look and help to
coordinate your cake with the theme of your wedding.

Remember that you want your wedding cake to be unique as you are and you want it to stand out.
There is no need to stick with tradition when it comes to wedding cakes. Throw tradition to the
wind and pick a cake that will make you happy and have guests raving for months.

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Education career information about physical therapist: who’s a physical therapist and where can you information on becoming one?

It’s said knowledge is power. Therefore, if you desire to become a physical therapist, it is imperative that you obtain the necessary information about the education required to pursue this career. Education career information about physical therapist opportunities can be found in various ways, here are two.

1. A quick online search using the words ‘education career information about physical therapist’ revealed over 2 million results! You can start with an exact phrase search meaning “put the words in quotes to decrease the number of results.

2. Contact your local Physical Therapy office at nearby high schools or colleges and talk with a guidance counselor.

Youngsters wanting to work in this field should make Science the major part of their high school and college education. Career information about physical therapist skills can also be obtained by volunteering in a physical therapy center. Before that, let us first define the profession.

Who exactly is a physical therapist?

One of the fastest growing jobs in the healthcare industry, physical therapists (PT’s) assist patients with injuries as well as permanent disabilities restore bodily function and improve mobility. They also train patients in pain management through physical movement. In addition, physical therapists help teach and promote overall health and well being through physical fitness.

Researching ‘education career information about physical therapist’ uncovered that a person who wants to become a physical therapist must have a Masters or Doctorate degree from an accredited college or university. Although this is a highly paid profession, and therefore has no shortage of people who want to be in this field, individuals wishing to be physical therapists should fist of all be caring and compassionate. They need to also possess exceptional people skills in order to reach out to patients as well as their family members about treatments.

Physical Therapists work normal hours and in most instances in a hospital or clinical environment. Physical therapists are sometimes called upon to work with teachers, parents and other healthcare professionals to ensure proper classroom and home surroundings for children with physical disabilities.

People aspiring to become a licensed physical therapist can gain invaluable experience and knowledge by working as a physical therapist’s assistant. A physical therapist’s assistant is responsible for overseeing much of the actual therapy that is prescribed by the physical therapist. Some duties are massages, electrical stimulation and traction.

For more education career information about physical therapist or assistant positions, you can contact the American Physical Therapy Association.

For more online education course information on physical therapy, visit i2lifeeducation.com, a premier site with resources to help you choose an online education program and find education grants and scholarships.

A surprising new study in weight loss has recently come out of the US (Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (doi:10.1210/jc.2006-2184) contradicting some of the long held beliefs about the relationship between exercise and diet. It has been assumed for some time now that a combination of healthy eating and a regular fitness program is the best way to burn off those calories. It has also been assumed that building muscle mass will somehow increase metabolism and burn off even more calories.

This recent study looked at two groups. One group of dieters were put on a strict calory-controlled diet. A second group were given a diet which contained more calories but had a strict fitness regime that was designed to burn off the additional calories. Effectively both groups were faced with the same net reduction in available energy.

The results after this 6 month trial was a very similar weight-loss for the two group of dieters. Both groups lost around 10% of their body weight, 24% of their fat mass and 27% of their abdominal visceral fat. Visceral fat is found between the internal organs and is considered the most dangerous type of fat.

The findings of the study show that the important factor in losing weight is losing or limiting calories. Whether excess calories are removed from the body by exercising or the caloric intake is reduced by a sensible diet seems irrelevant. Weight and fat loss will occur equally if the calories are removed from the body or are never added in the first place.

The researchers have also done studies that suggest that building muscle can increase the body’s ability to loss weight. They found no evidence to support this long held belief. It appears that if anything, highly trained people become more efficient and so they burn fewer calories at rest.

The research team concluded that for overall health, an appropriate program of diet and exercise is still the best.

(Copyright 2007) By Tim Shillington | Business Development | Home Buddies| Search for local services for parents & homeowners | Tim holds qualifications in education, science and outdoor education. He has been an educator for the past sixteen years prior to taking on his position of Business Development at Home Buddies in 2006. Find more articles at Home Buddies.

Oftentimes, homeowners refinance to combine their first and second mortgages into one loan. With the low interest rates that many people enjoy on their first mortgages, however, this may not be the best option. Consider refinancing just your second mortgage. It may be the smartest choice.

Why refinance a home equity loan?

Refinancing your home equity loan can be a very sensible financial move. If you have a low rate on your first mortgage, there is little sense in increasing that rate during a refinance just to impact your home equity loan. Instead, it is better to renegotiate just the second mortgage. This will usually accomplish whatever goal you have - lower interest rate, cash out or a combination of the two. In addition, the cost of refinancing the home equity loan is negligible or non-existent. Compared to the 2%-4% that is standard for first mortgage refinances, home equity refinances usually do not cost more than a few hundred dollars if anything at all. Many companies will cover the closing costs as long as the loan remains in place for a certain period of time

How do I find the right loan?

The best place to start is with the company that already holds the note. This is often the avenue that offers the easiest transaction. If you have a good payment history, it is common for the company to renegotiate the terms of the loan with no documentation and minimal costs. Before you decide to stay with your current company, however, it is always a good idea to shop around a bit to insure that you are getting the best deal. You may find a bank or mortgage company who is offering special home equity rates or incentives. You can use this information to negotiate with your current landholder. Most companies will match another company’s offer.

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Businesses around the world spend millions of dollars on software and inventory management systems in an effort to maximise their return on investment (ROI) from inventory. Until now even the most sophisticated of these systems left businesses way short of best practice. In fact most of these systems institutionalise excess inventory.

The problem is that most software relies on optimisation and this limits the opportunity to reduce inventory because it ignores external influences. Software can only optimise the values it has, not what could be.

World’s best practice inventory management demands that the ‘management system’ is optimised not just the inventory. Most inventory software takes today’s data and runs an algorithm to optimise holdings. What they miss are the changes in the management system that could further reduce the total level of investment. This flaw makes software systems self-limiting in their results.

Inventory management is much more than just the software system. Inventory management is the combination of know-how, process, measures and reporting that together provide the opportunity for maximizing availability while minimizing cash investment.

The five reasons why your inventory management is not best practice and is costing you money are:

1. The Responsibilities Are Misaligned

The people that make the day-to-day decisions will typically not be responsible for the working capital outcomes; they will be responsible for availability. The problem is that if you run out of stock all hell breaks loose but if you overstock there is no repercussion. This is especially the case with indirect inventory that is not subject to the usual planning scrutiny. Given this, what do you think most people do? That’s right, they over stock!

2. The Optimization Is Incomplete

Sophisticated software can track all sorts of data and in many cases the software can make optimization decisions based on that data. This can reduce your inventory but it is self-limiting. The problem is that software optimizes only on known data and ignores process and behavioural changes that can impact that data. This is software optimization not system optimization. The software should only be a tool within a bigger process of optimization.

3. It Is Managed Reactively

Inventory is often seen as ’set and forget’, that is, once the item is optimized for the current situation the requirements are not systematically revisited. It is often only when there is a ‘cash crunch’ or some other emergency that action is taken. Yet, even indirect inventory can represent millions of dollars of investment and deserves frequent attention. When action is taken it usually addresses the highly visible items rather than the real ‘cash burners’.

4. There Is A Significant Time Lapse Before Problems Emerge

The number one question asked about inventory is ‘what do I do with slow moving or obsolete stock?’ Depending upon the accounting policies in your company this stock has taken 3-5 years to reach the point where that question is asked. By this time it often seems irrelevant to revisit the original decision or processes that produced this result. No one would accept this approach to quality management! No one ever asks ‘how do I prevent the accumulation of slow moving or obsolete stock?’

5. It Is Painful To Fix And Easy To Ignore

In most cases the removal of obsolete inventory will result in a ‘hit’ to the profit and loss account. However, if a reason can be found to justify it for another year then few will argue. Eventually someone is going to have to make a decision and it will be painful. For this reason, obsolete inventory decisions are often driven by the opportunism of results reporting rather than good management principles.

To truly achieve best practice your organisation must review these issues and develop systems that will minimize their impact or eliminate them altogether.

Phillip Slater is the author of the book Smart Inventory Solutions and the developer of the Inventory Cash ReleaseTM System - ICRTM06, a world’s best practice approach to inventory management and reduction.

For more information visit his website at http://www.InitiateAction.com

Is there a unique gift you need for a new baby or child’s birthday? An engraved or personalized gift may be exactly what you’re looking for.

There are many baby, children, and toddler gift items which can be engraved. Gifts like: piggy banks, candles, picture frames and room signs are just a few. The gift item you choose will determine the type and amount of engraving that can be used.

Some gift items allow multiple lines of type and others have only one line of type in which to place your message. Each personalized gift is different in the number of lines, characters, and style of text it can be decorated with.

A personalized picture frame, for instance, makes a nice baby or toddler gift and can be engraved with first, middle and last names, birth date and any message you want at the bottom. Printed in vibrant color, this sign will hang proudly on her wall for years to come.

Personalized candles are another nice baby gift idea. Baby gift candles are artistically decorated with a loving mother-and-child design, and can be engraved with the name, birth date, height and weight of the newborn.

When ordering engraved gift products always refer to the product picture and descriptions for rules of engraving. To order more than one item, change the quantity in the space provided. Also look to see how many days it takes to ship and then add in a few extra days for time in transit. This will ensure that your gift arrives on time.

Next time you have a special occasion for a baby or toddler and you want to give a gift, think about giving a gift that is personalized “just for them”. Your personalized gift choice will be one that’s remembered.

Shopping for Engraved Baby Gifts Online makes sense for a lot of reasons. You can find quality gifts for baby’s, toddlers, and children. Just click on this link for engraved gift shopping online

When most of us hear the term ‘balanced measures’ we see the Balanced Scorecard flash before our eyes. The success of this decade-and-a-half old framework has been both a windfall and a worry. Yes, our mid-1990’s fever for good measures that actually measured what mattered was somewhat tempered by Kaplan and Norton’s medicine. But it’s unprecedented success brought on a new fever: the expectation that a balanced suite of measures is a simple plug-and-play bolt-on to your business’ performance scorecard. No thinking required, just grab some KPIs and stick ‘em in the right perspective (financial, customers, internal processes or learning and growth).

Many of the organisations I work with share with me this rationale for seeking help from a performance measure specialist: the Balanced Scorecard hasn’t made measurement any easier for us. They aren’t using the four original Balanced Scorecard perspectives, and if they are, they aren’t really comfortable with the fit to their unique organisation. The natural remedy is to turn our brains back on, and think more deeply about what balance really means to our unique organisation, BEFORE we worry about balanced measures. Here are some prompts that will help you improve the balance in your organisation’s overall performance.

Stakeholder Groups

How does each stakeholder group with some investment in your organisation define success for your organisation? What’s important to your shareholders, regulators, owners, customers, partners, employees, and community, important enough that doing it better would mean they feel your organisation is more successful, and they ramp up their support for it’s future success?

Business Processes

How you do business is more important that what business you do. Your end-to-end processes impact very significantly on the results your organisation gets through their very design. What are the impacts of service delivery, research and development, marketing and sales, procurement, and other essential business processes on your overall organisational success? Ignoring any of the important processes is balance-heresy, and makes it too easy for parts to succeed at the expense of the whole organisation.

Strategic, Tactical and Operational

You don’t have one scorecard, a single basket of measures. If any one person in the organisation wants to know all the measures throughout the organisation, they are micro-managing and thus mis-managing. Which results are strategic, which are tactical, which are operational? Better balance comes hence when there is a logical cause-effect relationship between these layers of results (and thus their measures). This balance does wonders for throwing resources at the right initiatives for success.

Lead Versus Lag

If you’re like me, you are completely over hearing the “driving a car by looking in the rear vision mirror” metaphor for managing organisational performance with lag measures. But it’s still a good point. Which results are the end products or ultimate outcomes for your organisation? Measures of these are your lag measures, and it’s still important to track them. Which results offer clues about what those end products or ultimate outcomes might look like in the future, based on how things are now? Measures of these are your lead measures, and you need to track these too!

Short Term, Medium Term, Long Term

The Japanese apparently plan with future generations in mind, decades into the future. The Western world considers long term planning to be 5 or maybe 10 years from now, but really only manages within a 12 month timeframe. Better balance will come from sorting which results are day to day, which are month to month, which are year to year, and which are truly longer term. This balance helps put the right measures into the right decision processes.

Test your strategy for balance before you design measures.

One of the most frequent reasons (if not the supreme reason) for poorly balanced measures is starting with a poorly designed strategy. If your strategic plan reads like a case study of motherhood statements and management-speak, you’re in trouble. Tease out the results you understand this strategy to be implying (dig deeper behind the jargon) and examine those results for balance using the above prompts to get you started.

Stacey Barr is the Performance Measure Specialist, helping people to measure their business strategy, goals and objectives so they actually achieve them.

Sign up for Stacey’s free mezhermnt™ Handy Hints ezine at http://www.staceybarr.com to receive your complimentary copy of her e-book “202 Tips for Performance Measurement”, and make your business goals more achievable.

Most people do not realize the significance of their rights and privileges under the United States Constitution, as well as under the Constitution of the State in which they reside or happen to be in at the time of being stopped by police. State Constitutions often provide greater personal protection than the Federal Constitution, but are required by law to provide, at minimum, the rights guaranteed under the Federal Constitution.

Most importantly, we are all obligated to stop and comply with police requests for identification, or risk arrest for resisting arrest or interfering with a police officer’s duty. However, beyond that, the Constitution protects our right to remain silent and not be compelled to provide evidence against ourselves, our right to request an attorney before police questioning, and our right to be free from warrantless searches by law enforcement officers.

Many people think that by being cooperative with police beyond providing identification is the right thing to do. However, in my 25 years of experience as a criminal defense attorney, this has always proven to be the worst thing you can do because the police will always use any evidence obtained through your cooperation against you and will always file a case against you through the local, county or state prosecutors’ office.

Police are required to give a person “Miranda warnings” before interrogating them in a custodial situation. This means that police must advise an arrestee that: 1) you have the right to an attorney; 2) if you cannot afford an attorney, an attorney can be appointed to represent you; and 3) anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. A big issue in this situation is determining at what point an individual is considered to be in custody for legal purposes of necessitating that the police “Mirandize” you.

Technically, any time you are stopped by police and not free to leave, you are considered in police custody. You should always assert your constitutional rights and privileges when stopped by the police and request an attorney. If you do not do this, and you voluntarily provide information to the police (and sometimes just knowledge of criminal activity is deemed criminal), your attorney will have a very difficult time defending you against charges that otherwise might not have been proven, but for your own incriminating statement against yourself. Although it is sometimes possible to suppress a statement on grounds of undue coercion and police misconduct (often related to time in custody, deprivation of food, medication, health issues and toilet privileges), this is much harder to prove in court that a constitutional violation of Miranda rights-which means either failing to warn when you were clearly a criminal suspect and it was clear from the circumstances that they were arresting you and taking you into custody.

Additionally, permitting the police to search your car, home or personal belongings without a search warrant is deemed a consensual search, which results in legalizing any contraband or evidence found by the police to be used to prove that you committed a crime. If you do not consent to a search, even if the police threaten that they will just go get a warrant and wait with you until a warrant is issued, or even if the police state that you did consent when you did not, your attorney may be able to suppress the evidence by a pre-trial motion based on the grounds that the search was unconstitutional, the warrant was not properly issued, and any resulting evidence or witness statements should also be suppressed because of the initial constitutional violation (the latter ground is called the “fruit of the poisonous tree” doctrine).

If you are arrested and taken into custody, whether you assert or waive your Constitutional rights and privileges, after booking you, the police are required to permit you to make a telephone call. You can call a family member who can contact an attorney and bail bondsman for you. Make sure you advise them what police agency arrested you, and what police station you are in so they will be able to locate you to help you get out of jail by posting any required bail or bond. If bail is an issue, all jails are required to post instructions and phone numbers to determine if you are eligible for what is called “OR” release, which means to be released on your own recognizance, without the requirement of posting bail, and on your own promise to appear.

Being aware of these most basic Constitutional rights and privileges, which are guaranteed to every United States citizen, and knowing that you have the freedom in this country to exercise them when you are stopped by the police, is extremely important to your ability to defend yourself against any criminal charges that may be brought against you. While you may not legally be able to resist being stopped or arrested and taken into custody by the police in the first place, if you refuse to answer police questions beyond identification issues, if you request an attorney and if you refuse to permit the police to conduct a warrantless search of your property, you will make it much easier for your attorney to represent you in the event criminal charges are brought against you.

Sara Caplan is a criminal defense attorney, with extensive courtroom experience. She maintains excellent relationships with many judges, prosecutors and private attorneys in state and federal courts. For nearly 25 years, she has successfully litigated the defense of cases ranging from traffic infractions and misdemeanors to felonies involving murder, robbery, assault, domestic violence, drugs and sexual misconduct, conspiracy, fraud and taxation. She has represented many high profile and celebrity clients in music, film and sports, discretely and successfully. She also handles professional administrative hearings for licensed professionals. Ms. Caplan also handles immigration cases for temporary and permanent residency (visas, family and labor related cases)and has won many political asylum and Torture Convention cases in Immigration Court.

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