Theresa May took a political gamble today by scrapping the "troubled" UK Border Agency and taking personal charge of Britain's immigration controls.

The controversial organisation, which has faced concerted criticism since its creation five years ago, will be split into two parts reporting directly to ministers.

The Home Secretary was scathing about the failures of the arms-length agency, which she condemned as "closed, defensive and secretive".

Her surprise intervention was welcomed by MPs of all parties and will further fuel speculation over her ambitions to succeed David Cameron. But it also represents a high-risk move as she and her ministers will have to take responsibility for any failures or blunders in Britain's immigration system.

Just over a year ago, Mrs May hived off the border force from the UKBA following the disclosure that some passport checks had been secretly relaxed at time of maximum pressure at ports and airports.

But yesterday she went further by announcing the demise of the agency, which is sitting on a backlog of more than 300,000 unresolved asylum and immigration cases.

It will be divided into sections dealing with the visa system and with enforcing immigration laws, both of which will be accountable to her and to the Immigration Minister, Mark Harper.

The Home Secretary said: "The agency has been a troubled organisation since it was formed in 2008 and its performance is not good enough.

"In truth the agency was not set up to absorb the level of mass immigration that we saw under the last Government. This meant the agency has never had the space to modernise its structures and systems and get on top of its workload."

Mrs May said its sheer size meant it "all too often focuses on the crisis in hand at the expense of other important work" and condemned "its lack of transparency and accountability", as well as its inadequate computer systems.

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About 11,000 people receive treatment at emergency departments every day in the United States for injuries sustained during sports, recreation or exercise, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

In an effort to reverse that statistic, American Council on Exercise (ACE) has designed two Specialty Certifications aimed at helping personal trainers, group fitness instructors, health coaches, registered nurses, physical therapists and a wide range of other professionals prepare athletes for competition and millions of others for activities of daily living.

Many of the injuries people experience every day low-back pain, ankle sprains, Runners Knee, Achilles tendinitis can be prevented with proper conditioning, said ACE President and CEO Scott Goudeseune. Our specialty certifications provide in-depth information for health and fitness professionals who work with not only elite athletes, fitness enthusiasts and young competitors, but also a wide range of others who have trouble lifting groceries, playing with their children or even getting out of bed in the morning.

Curriculum for Specialty Certifications in Sports Conditioning and Functional Training addresses core strength, agility and balance coordination, specific resistance training movements for the upper and lower body, hydration strategies, nutrition, functional movement, program design, posture and flexibility.

The ACE Sports Conditioning Specialty Certification is intended for any professional interested in developing programs that help people improve their athletic performance. That could mean high school or community league athletic coaches who want players to improve speed and strength, first responders who need to boost their endurance, or fitness professionals preparing clients for a sports season or a personal goal.

Becoming an ACE Functional Training Specialist will help fitness and allied health professionals garner a deeper understanding of how to train the body to move more efficiently. Whether its improving core function to give clients an edge in athletic competition or boosting balance to help older adults work in their home gardens without pain, functional training can help all adults improve movement efficiency.

Specialty certifications were created based on public demand and the knowledge ACE experts believe a well-rounded specialist should possess. To earn a specialty certification, health and fitness professionals must complete a series of individual courses created by ACE and its educational partners. Sports Conditioning and Functional Training Specialty Certifications are each equivalent to 2.5 continuing education credits (25 hours of professional development).

About ACE

Since 1985, American Council on Exercise (ACE) has evolved from a small nonprofit dedicated to educating people about proper fitness to a 50,000-strong network of certified Personal Trainers, Group Fitness Instructors, Health Coaches and Advanced Health & Fitness Specialists. As the largest NCCA-accredited nonprofit fitness certification organization in the world, ACE provides quality continuing education to professionals and conducts independent science-based research to protect all Americans from unsafe and ineffective products. Our goal is to inspire people to live their most fit lives through free fitness resources including workouts, nutrition information and expert advice. For more information, call (800) 825-3636 or visit ACEfitness.org. AMERICAN COUNCIL ON EXERCISE, ACE and ACE logos are Registered Trademarks of the American Council on Exercise.

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OCEANSIDE, CA--(Marketwire - Mar 27, 2013) - Citadel EFT, Inc. (OTCQB: CDFT) CEO Gary DeRoos is pleased to announce that he will be retiring 117,000,000 of his 168,000,000 common securities effective May 13th, 2013. This is two days prior to when Citadel EFT is due to post its second quarter results. The retirement of these securities on that date will effectively bring the Issued Capital to approximately 116 million shares.

Gary DeRoos, CEO, Citadel EFT, states, "We have retired significant amounts of compensation securities back into treasury, and the last responsibility was to retire 70% of my holdings. I will be in discussion with our other preferred stockholders who own the balance of the common to suggest retiring more of the common, so that we can bring our market capitalization more in line with the equity we are building on the balance sheet.

He further states, "We are extremely pleased with the improvements we are making to our balance sheet. We expect, in the next two quarters, to improve our cash position and our overall net stock holders equity. We have retired all compensation securities to management, and lowering the Issued Capital was always part of our agenda. The significance of choosing May 13th as the effective date is that it is before our second quarter results are due to be posted. And we have indicated in a previous press release that we would lower the issued capital before Q2 was posted. We are meeting that obligation, and look forward to any shareholder inquiries on the matter."

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Fitness Consulting Group, a fitness business consulting firm, will be hosting the Elite Training Workshop this April in Frisco, Texas. Registration for the event, which brings together 5 renowned personal trainers for hands on coaching, is now open.

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On April 13th, the Fitness Consulting Group will be organizing the event at Full Throttle Fitness/Fitness Revolution Frisco. The company plans on featuring five of the top names in the fitness industry as presenters.

Aprils Elite Training Workshop promises to boast an all-star lineup of fitness professionals who have dedicated their lives to building up their own massively successful fitness businesses, Fitness Consulting Group CEO Pat Rigsby says.

This Aprils Elite Training Workshop will feature Dave Schmitz, owner and founder of Resistance Band Training Systems, LLC.

Dave has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Health and Fitness, and youre sure to see why he has gained such distinction after you hear him talk about the transformative power of resistance band training, Rigsby notes.

Rigsby and his business partner Nick Berry are hopeful that fitness specialists like Schmitz will help attendees think about developing their very own profitable fitness niche. The duo notes the unique power of owning a niche fitness business.

While Dave Schmitz ought to help the fitness entrepreneurs in attendance see the value of running a specialized niche fitness business, we feel that Tyler English will give them the tools to combine cardio and strength training in a real world setting, Rigsby states.

English, a successful bodybuilder, author, and fitness business owner, has appeared at a number of live events hosted by Fitness Consulting Group. He owns an elite national gym in Connecticut.

Of course, Eric Cressey of Cressey Performance will also be on hand to share his perspective on training, Berry says. Eric has a really important topic to talk about: training clients with loose joints.

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If you've been on the job hunt in the last few years, probably more than once you've cleared your schedule, taken a vacation day or hunted down a last minute babysitter in order to attend an interview. Everything seems to go well, but you never hear from the recruiter again. Ever. Not only do you not get the job, you never hear anything from the company and sometimes your calls and emails are not returned at all.

I find this appalling behavior, and have written extensively on how this is unacceptable behavior. I've challenged recruiters to justify their behavior and finally got a response from a former large company recruiter, on the condition that he remain anonymous. His job was going well, he wrote, until there was a reduction in force, which cut HR staff and added additional responsibilities to the staffing department. He has since moved to another HR position. Here is his account:

"Days to fill" became the defining performance metric (excuses for why some positions were harder to fill than others such as location, or the job having the wrong pay, were considered irrelevant).

In addition to recruiting, recruiters are responsible for background checks, drug screening and all other onboarding processes. Each recruiter had around 15 people onboarding at a time (on top of 60 open positions). Keep in mind that recruiters are hired for their sociability/energy levels more so than their ability to be organized... so, there were recruiters trying to keep track of where each new hire was on dozens of sticky notes (and even in one case napkins). Organization and detail orientation was not their strong suit.

Recruiters were also hiring for positions that they knew nothing about (i.e. recruiters that knew nothing about IT were phone screening Senior Technical Analysts and Computer Programmers in 30 minute conversations that determined who was flown in from around the country for face to face interviews with hiring managers). Requisition loads nearly tripled to an average of around 65 (with highs of 85 open positions).

The applicant tracking system was (and still is) a mess. Before a bulk communication could be sent out to every candidate in the requisition, each one had to be set to the same status (i.e. submitted/phone screen/1st round interview/2nd round interview etc.).

There was no batch process that set every candidate to the same stage unless a hire was made, in which case a message was sent out.

For positions where the job was put on hold (or where there was a special circumstance for one or more candidates that required a different message), one had to manually change every candidate to "Company Not Interested" or "Position on Hold" etc. before a batch e-mail could be sent out.

In practice, the process of sending out an update that a position was on hold could take 15 minutes to complete for external candidates alone if the candidate list was large enough... and this was once the recruiter finally got confirmation that a job was on hold (they would go weeks at a time not knowing and having to develop a candidate slate that was ultimately often discarded).

Everyone was overworked, not adequately trained to do their jobs, and they'd just seen some of their closest co-workers fired. So, they started showing up at 8am, leaving at 4:30pm, focusing strictly on days to fill and letting everything else suffer. Recruiter turnover was through the roof.

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Top Cheef *Exclusive* *Rare* Live Personal Performance
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iShares Business Ethics Presentation by Chuck Gallagher Business Ethics Expert
Ethics in the workplace is a serious matter, but talking about it doesn #39;t have to be "business as usual." Chuck Gallagher - chuckgallagher.com - learned a lesson about choices and consequences the hard way mdash;but now he shares his experience so that others don #39;t have to. In his compelling presentations, Chuck starts by setting the scene with his own story... and ends by setting the stage for your organization #39;s ethical success. You may have seen Chuck on television, or heard him on CNN, CBS or NPR radio programs. His business insights are sought after for his strong position on ethics and ethical leadership. Chuck #39;s focus is business mdash;but his passion is empowering others. His unique presentations on Business Ethics clearly demonstrate he brings something to the platform that isn #39;t often found in typical business speakers. Chuck #39;s personal experience in building businesses and sales teams while leading companies provides a practical and powerful framework for ethical success. With Chuck you have an industry professional sharing practical tested and time proven methods that can enhance personal and professional performance. What Chuck shares in his presentations, whether training, keynotes or consulting, are understandings of not only "how to", but also "what motivates behavior" mdash;behavior of individuals that can create personal and professional success. On a nationwide basis, Chuck has helped countless individuals on their journey to success! So here #39;s the question Do you want ...

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A cover of the song One and only by Adele I claim no ownership of,other then my personal performance which is not for use or sale by third party

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Infinitum DVD by Hondo
http://www.wizardhq.com - to buy this effect, follow this link http://www.wizardhq.com Infinite comes from the Latin word Infinitum. To name this magic Infinitum is to show that linked rubber bands resemble the mathematical symbol for infinity. This effect brings rubber band magic to it #39;s very simplest, purest form - as close to real magic as possible. Just imagine, using nothing but rubber bands to give your audience an unbelieveable experience - then allowing them to keep the rubber bands as a souvenir! Each Infinitum contains 20 sets of gimmicked rubber bands, one rubber band chain, a pack of high-quality No. 19 Gold Rubber Bands and one instructional DVD. The DVD contains Hondo #39;s personal performance and explanations, as well as his tips on presentation and audience management.

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