... they have suffered trauma; they are reacting badly tothe divorce of their parents; andonandon These are all symptoms and reactions What is it that is causing all these reactions and symptoms? ... activities, the issues emerge again and again The therapeutic work withthe child is accomplished in small segments I see resistance as a manifestation of energy as well as an indication of the contact ... resistance, to have enough support to pause and consider Resistance isthe child s ally; it isthe way she takes care of herself I expect resistance and I respect that resistance I am more often surprised...
... records, studies, and information onthe latest laws and regulations affecting small businesses sba.gov/advocacy More Small Business Resources U .S Small Business Administration Online If you don’t ... loans to startup, newly established or growing small businesses sba.gov/content/sba-loans Resources for Existing Businesses Business Management, Leadership and Human Resource Tools To successfully ... Programs The SBA offers numerous loan programs to assist small businesses It is important to note, however, that the SBA is primarily a guarantor of loans made by private and other institutions and...
... were discovered by means of vast accelerators with dimensions measured in miles andwith subsystems that dwarfed the physicists walking among them The century s trend toward larger and larger accelerators ... of the beam dynamics is called phase stability This guarantees that, under the appropriate circumstances, the beam is stable under small deviations from the resonant acceleration condition (that ... is available for reaction One must be careful when asserting this when one of the beams is made of composite particles, such as protons The constituent quarks, antiquarks, and gluons each take...
... siRNAs for ESR1 are as follows: ERa siRNA #2 sense strand 5¢-UCAUCGCAUUCC UUGCAAAdTdT-3¢, antisense strand 5¢- UUUGCAAGGAAUGCGAUGAdTdT-3¢; ERa siRNA #3 sense strand 5¢- GGAGAAUGUUGAAACA CAAdTdT-3¢, ... experiments and differences were assessed using Student s t test The Kruskal–Wallis one-way analysis of variance test was used to test the significance of association between ERa status andthe levels ... tumor specimens These statistical analyses were implemented in statistic analysis system software (version 8.0, SAS Institute) P < 0.05 was used as the criterion for statistical significance; all statistical...
... bed of the river is studded with rocky islands; and it is asserted that its breadth is nearly six hundred and fifty toises The town is almost destroyed, but the fortifications subsist, and are well ... similitudes, of the ancient traditions of Menou, of Noah, and of those Deucalions celebrated among the Scythians andthe Thessalians As the Tartarian and Mexican zodiacs contain the signs of the Monkey ... isthe northernmost, communicates onthe west of the islands Congrejos and del Burro withthe bocas chicas of Lauran, Nuina, and Mariusas As the Isla del Burro disappears in the time of great...
... criteria established by statute Sunrise analyses are similar to sunset evaluations, but they apply to proposed rather than existing regulatory programs Before a new professional and occupational ... coordinating the State s development, marketing, and research of the tourism industry The Hawai`i Tourism Authority was thus established in Chapter 201B, HRS, as the lead tourism agency for the State ... appreciation for the cooperation and assistance extended to us by the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, Hawai‘i Visitors & Convention Bureau, and others whom we contacted during the course of the audit Marion...
... CHAPTERS Big Island Kaua`i Maui (Moloka`i and Lana`i) O`ahu (All MMAs) Island Chapter Boards CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT Legend (all MMAs) ANZ - Oceania (Australia/New Zealand) ASI - Asia CMI ... effectively administered and monitored the bureau s contract Objectives of the Audit Assess whether the Hawai`i Tourism Authority adequately manages its major contracts Assess the compliance of major contractors ... Tourism Specialist III Product Development Coordinator Budget Fiscal Officer Project Manager Tourism Specialist Administrative Assistant II Secretary II Administrative Assistant I Source: Hawai`i...
... excess of amounts approved by the department In 1998, the authority became the State s lead tourism agency and assumed responsibility for the HVCB contract In comparisontothe 14 This is trial ... oversight and no constraints onthe amounts of HVCB employees’ salaries As a result, HVCB salaries and bonuses increased significantly after the authority assumed responsibility from the department ... Hawaii Visitors & Convention Bureau This is trial version www.adultpdf.com 15 Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau to Exploit State Contract Funding...
... methods While strong relationships with its vendors are important, the lack of formal reporting requirements and contract evaluations means that HVCB is without a mechanism to assess its contractors’ ... Joan Bennet and Associates under the separate HVCB/university agreement The arrangement to pay Joan Bennet and Associates two separate amounts under two separate agreements leads us to question ... we again question the appropriateness of using state funds for this purpose 26 This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Chapter 2: The Hawai`i Tourism Authority Enabled the Hawai`i Visitors & Convention...
... amounts and disclosures in the financial statements An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall ... opinion on those statements We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America andthe standards applicable to financial audits contained ... the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement An audit includes examining, ona test basis, evidence supporting the amounts...
... Hawaiian Islands In July 1996, the name was officially changed tothe Hawai`i Visitors & Convention Bureau HVCB s primary source of state funds is derived from contracts withthe Hawai`i Tourism ... of assets and liabilities andthe disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements andthe reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the period Significant ... net assets of HVCB and changes therein are classified and reported as follows: Unrestricted Net Assets - Net assets not subject to donor-imposed stipulations Temporarily Restricted Net Assets -...
... This is trial version www.adultpdf.com Responses of the Affected Agencies Comments on Agency Responses We transmitted drafts of this report tothe Board of Directors of the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority, ... Legislature should take the appropriate steps to assess the extent of the violation under the leisure and meetings, conventions and incentives marketing contracts Second, the board chair and ... director also stated that they were surprised by many of our findings and consider some of them serious enough to warrant further investigation The response outlined additional actions that the authority...
... basis, HTA officials have returned tothe approach to tourism promotion that it was created to replace Chief among the authority s responsibilities isto create a vision of Hawaiʻi’ tourism and ... strategic plan that maps out the long-term goals and processes to assess the accomplishments of its major contractors, the authority s board of directors is unable to demonstrate that the promotional ... of the Auditor The missions of the Office of the Auditor are assigned by the Hawai‘i State Constitution (Article VII, Section 10) The primary mission isto conduct post audits of the transactions,...
... of the authority is: To strategically manage Hawai‘i tourism in a sustainable manner consistent withour economic goals, cultural values, preservation of natural resources, community desires and ... $25,000 and over The Legislature established three special funds administered by HTA to support its mission The Tourism Special Fund, the Convention Center Enterprise Special Fund, andthe Tourism ... summarizes HTA s audited revenues and expenditures for all funds for the past three fiscal years The authority s financial statements are comprised of the transactions contained in the Tourism...
... tandem the Hawai‘i Tourism Strategic Plan, the authority s annual budget, the multi-year marketing contracts withthe Hawai‘i Visitors and Convention Bureau, Hawai‘i Tourism Japan, and SMG, and ... outcomes and performance measures in their plans for activities related to tourism promotions Tourism agencies in Montana, Florida, Texas, and Louisiana use a range of performance measures to establish ... its own that maps out the long-term goals and processes to assess the accomplishments of its major contractors, the authority s board of directors is unable to demonstrate that the promotional...
... positive contractor evaluation is based ona “360-degree evaluation,” a three-part assessment by HTA staff, a contractor self-assessment, anda survey of contractor constituents including stakeholders ... contractor evaluation First, the survey measures states of mind, rather than the number of visitors who visited Hawai‘i in response toa contractor s efforts, also known as conversion rates Second, ... substandard accounting practices We found a number of concerns about this contractor s accounting systems and methods that draw doubt on HTA s assurances Among these concerns isthe lack of segregation...
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