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I am a stickler on communication. I think that too often our compensation programs fail not because of the merits of the program but rather the ways in which we communicate or lack communication both with leaders and employees.
Paid time off plans, or PTO banks, give employees flexibility in using their paid leave and are generally easy to implement. Use these guidelines to determine if a PTO business plan is right for your organization and find out four tips for putting a PTO plan to work for you.
More and more companies are using incentive pay to reward their employees. It is easily linked to pay-for-performance and as one-time events, the costs are contained; making them attractive compared to merit increases that perpetuate expenses into the future. Sometimes during this economic recovery, the amounts of money to spend are, shall we be polite and say, modest? You want to reward performance that stands out, and yet the bucks just are not there to be shared. What can you do?
Above and beyond base pay is the option of incentive pay. The critical point to make about any plan for a pay incentive program is to watch your messaging. Your communication should focus on the notion that incentive pay is for results above and beyond normal expectations. You want to avoid any one thinking their incentive pay is an entitlement. Look what that thinking has done in the financial industry.
Employers and HR professionals alike put a lot of time, research, and energy into developing a strong and attractive employee compensation plan. Stacking benefits like profit–sharing and team-based pay onto basic compensation is commonly done, then that approach is reviewed, researched, and refined over time.
Thinking about merit increases again for the first time in a very long time? The evening news reports that the economic recovery is shaky, with steps forward and steps back, but some companies are doing well again. If the annual pay-for-performance plan at your work was put on hold, but you can now consider starting it up again, here are some back-to-basics steps to follow.
In a previous post "Customize Your Compensation Plan for Your Organization," we shared the first three of six tips from HR expert Stacey Carroll, MBA, SPHR, on how to design a custom compensation plan so that your organization stays lean and competitive. Here are the final three tips, as explained by Ms. Carroll, which deal with merit increases, budgeting and compensation plan design.
In an era of small budgets and stiff competition how can you, the HR professional, help make sure that your company is thriving, ten and twenty years from now? You need to get very specific and very strategic about your compensation decisions. You can't just take a cookie cutter approach to your compensation strategy. If you want to beat your competition in business, you need to be different than your competition in your compensation plan. And the best way to do that is to customize your compensation plan to fit your organization.
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How do you push for better compensation planning at your company? How can you analyze your company's current compensation philosophy, improve it and then communicate those improvements to upper management?
When your supervisors determine which employees will get pay increases and how much they deserve, they are making or breaking your business. How? By connecting performance to pay, or not, your managers tell your employees what sort of work ethic and attitude get rewarded at your company. How do you train them to deliver a consistent message across the company?


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Evan started his journalism career at the age of 15 by hosting a Spring Valley High School talk show on WRKL Radio, Mount Ivy, N.Y. in 1971. He also, at the same time, was a "correspondent" covering high school sports for the Rockland Journal News, Nyack, N.Y. at the same time. By 1978, he was covering news for WGRC Radio and won two Associated Press Awards in 1978 and 1979. In the 198-0s, he started his long association with Westwood One Radio. Evan was a contributing columnist for New York Newsday (2001-05); AM-New York, the New York Press, the Bergen (New Jersey) Record, the Philadelphia Metro, Washington Examiner, Orlando Sentinel, Rhode Island's Sports Journal, and for The Chicago Tribune's Spanish Hoy! newspapers in N.Y., Chicago and LA between 2002. He did a daily commentary called "The Business of Sports" for Westwood One Radio between 1999 and 2006. Evan was the New York Sun's Business of Sport columnist between 2005 and the paper's demise in 2008 and did interviews for John Madden's Radio programs between 1988 and 2003.
Mr. Weiner has also appeared on programs on the former WBIS, Channel 31 (New York, N.Y.), RNN (New York), the History Channel with Al Michaels and Frank Deford, as well as ABCNews Now's Politics Live TV show with Sam Donaldson, CN8's sports program and the BBC Radio Documentary Sports and Sponsorship.
Evan received the United States Sports Academy's first distinguished journalist award in 2003 in a ceremony in Mobile, Alabama.
Evan also lectures at colleges and universities about the business and politics of sports, including the globalization of North American sports and how technology is changing sports. He spoke at the George Bush Presidential Library in August 2007 to a specially selected and Department of State approved 20 college students from Indonesia, Venezuela, Russia, Turkey, Nigeria, Canada and the U.S. His book, The Business and Politics of Sports, has been critically acclaimed by academic journals and is used as part of a number of sports business management courses at schools throughout the United States.

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Group Disability Insurance - Common Features
Some of the basic features of group disability insurance are discussed here.
Master Contract
The group life policy insures a number of people under one contract, typically eliminating the need for individual underwriting and evidence of insurability. The employer is the applicant and policyholder who chooses the insurance as well as the amount and type of coverage for the group's members. It is the employer and the insurer who are parties to the group disability insurance contract.
In considering a group for coverage, the insurer looks at the group's health as a whole, rather than by each individual. Experience rating sets the group's premium based upon its prior claims experience. However, for smaller groups, insurers often retain the right to conduct individual underwriting as even one bad risk can significantly impact the group's claims experience. Individual underwriting most often occurs either when the insurer first accepts the group or when an employee attempts to join the plan after his or her initial decision not to participate. It would be uncommon for the insurer to reject an entire group based upon a sole bad risk. Rather, the insurer could elect to reject the individual or charge him or her an increased premium.
Flow of Insureds
Insured members enter and exit the group and coverage. The constant flow of lives keeps replenishing the group as old members leave with the resultant effect of continued stability of the group's age and health.
Group disability insurance is less expensive than individual coverage per unit of benefit. The reasons are two fold:
- Lower administrative, operational and selling expenses
- Frequent employer cost sharing. A plan may be
- Non-contributory, where the employer pays the entire premium, Or
- Contributory, where the employee is required to pay some portion of the premium.
Dividend Share
Group disability policies, as with group life policies, do not participate in any employer dividend distributions. Therefore, they are referred to as non-participating.
The Employment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974 regulates most group disability policies. Individual policies as well as group policies of employers of governmental agencies of the state or federal government are exempt from ERISA. Among the requirements of ERISA for employees is that of disclosure: the contract holder and employees are required to receive a Summary Plan Description (SPD) that describes basic eligibility requirements under the plan.


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When the Denver Broncos chose to go with Peyton Manning as their quarterback of the near future over Tim Tebow, very few questioned their decision. While Tebow had just led Denver on an improbable run to the divisional round of the playoffs, Manning is a future Hall of Famer who has already won a Super Bowl. Opportunities like that don't come around all that often for a franchise, so the Broncos had to strike. But would they have stuck with Tebow even if they missed out on Manning? According to Jeff Legwold of the Denver Post, the Broncos were prepared to draft Brandon Weeden if Manning chose not to sign with Denver. From the Post: The Broncos liked Weeden's NFL-ready game. They like his maturity; he was, after a stint in minor league baseball before he arrived at Oklahoma State, 28 years old before the draft. And they liked his ability to make adjustments at the line of scrimmage. Elway particularly liked the fact Weeden already understood what it took to be a professional athlete and thought that would serve Weeden well in the inevitable struggles that come on the job. The Broncos traded Tebow two days after signing Manning, so many will argue that Tebow was simply a victim of circumstance. However, you don't draft a 28-year-old rookie with the intention of letting him hold a clipboard for a few years and develop into an NFL starter. Like the Cleveland Browns, it's safe to say Denver intended to use Weeden right away if they drafted him. In hindsight, it sounds as though John Elway and the Broncos may have felt the same way about Tebow as the Jets do now.
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Marchand De Vin Sauce
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Marchands De Vin Sauce is an irresistible side dish recipe which you would surely love to serve to your friends. Enjoy this delicious Marchands De Vin Sauce; I am sure you would love to try this one!
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1. Heat four tablespoons of the butter until hot but not smoking. Slowly cook the scallions in it until wilted.
2. Add the wine and simmer, uncovered, until the liquid is reduced to one-quarter cup.
3. Add the brown sauce and lemon juice and heat. Add the remaining butter, bit by bit, swirling it in by rotating the pan gently.
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It's impossible to imagine any viewer of director Steve McQueen's 12 Years a Slave not haunted for hours, if not days or weeks, by its potent, frequently horrific imagery. Be it the protracted sight of protagonist Solomon Northrup hanging from a tree, his wiggling toes barely touching the dirt, or the early shot of Northrup caged in a Washington, D.C., prison with the camera slowly tilting upward to implicate Capitol Hill in his (and all slaves') ordeal, McQueen continually delivers wrenching visual representations to match this already-wrenching tale. Yet if pressed for the one image that I find lingering above all others in this magnificent, devastating film, it would simply be the face of Chiwetel Ejiofor, who, in one unbroken take near the finale, almost seems to encapsulate hundreds of years of injustice in one anguished stare.
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Sorry, Muppets. If I hadn't caught that out-of-town flick a week ago, you totally would've made the list. (Instead, you top the list of the 150 other 2011 movies I saw.)
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I'm new to lighting equipment but quite familiar with photography in general. I will be doing some product photography of small toys / baby clothes and need a lighting setup.
Does anyone have anything feedback regarding B&H's cheapo Impact Monolight Kit with softboxes?
I know this is a VERY inexpensive kit but since I have no other equipment, it is very cost-effective.
If you've used this kit from B&H, let me know what you thought of it.
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Wendy Wu Tours Reviews & Testimonials
Upon confirming a booking, and once returned from a Wendy Wu Tours trip, our customers are asked to rate us on our Customer Service and our Product via an independent review system called Feefo.
We are incredibly proud to have a 99% customer service rating and a 99% product rating from our Feefo reviews, which you can read here.
Our customers are also encouraged to complete a post tour customer survey; the results of which you can read below.
We have recently returned from our Yunnan Adventure discovery tour (March 7-27th, including a 3 night Hong Kong extension). We had a fabulous time with the holiday fully meeting our expectations. We had previously travelled with you in July-August 2013 on the Wonders of China tour and we saw Yunnan as a suitable contrast – we were not disappointed. The places we visited obviously made that possible but I have to add that your organisation and attention to detail ensured that the holiday ran very smoothly. Our National Guide, Wendy (Liu) was brilliant: knowledgeable, caring, attentive and with a bubbly personality; our Local Guides, Ryan, Shirley, David, Tom and Judy were all important reasons in making each of our destinations a very enjoyable experience. We hope that you will be able to pass on our thanks to all of them for a wonderful time and that you, yourselves, will appreciate the great job they do for Wendy Wu Tours.
Mr & Mrs Bly - Yunnan Adventure March 2015
We have just returned last week from the Wendy Wu "Majestic Yangtze" trip. My partner Sandra and I thought it was superb and we have both had a fantastic time. We were in a party of 26 which comprised of roughly half Brits, half Aussies and an American couple. Everyone in the party got on very well indeed which only served to enhance our experience. The itinerary, although quite gruelling at times, was excellent enabling us to see numerous fantastic sights. Organisation of the trip was first class. This brings me to my main reason for writing to you. The great success of the trip really owes a huge amount to our national guide Link Lee. I am sure the rest of our party will echo my words when I say he wasn't just good: he was outstanding. He was an absolute mind of information. On the coach he kept us entertained with stories of China. He told jokes. If anyone had any slight problem he had it sorted straight away. Nothing was too much trouble for him. He worked so hard to make our holiday. At the start of the trip he named us "Links Family" and at the end of the trip we felt it had been a privilege to be part of it. We have been on a number of escorted tours in various parts of the world and had some very good guides but I would say that Link Lee tops the lot! When I spoke to you on the phone you said you would pass this email on to your office in China. I hope you can do that so Link gets the recognition he fully deserves and also our grateful thanks
Keith Hunt & Sandra Poynter - Majestic Yangtze March 2015
Recently returned from our holiday in Vietnam and had to let you know what a wonderful trip we had. The itinerary was very good, interesting and varied, a perfect balance. The pace was busy but that added to the enjoyment as we came to see the country. A lot of our enjoyment was down to our guide Pham Quoc Coung (John) he was excellent, knowledgeable,good fun and totally committed to making the holiday a great experience for all. He is a huge asset to the company. Thank you John! We are recommending Vietnam escape to all our friends.
Rona Davies - Vietnam Escape March 2015
If you are considering a trip to China, we would happily recommend that you might consider the impressive Wendy Wu Tours. The Wendy Wu outfit manages the admirable feat of providing qualified national and local guides who provide the level of structure and guidance which will take you to aspects of locations you would be unlikely to find independently. We were twenty-two strong, plus Jason, our excellent leader and the group thrived on his organisational skills, knowledge and enthusiasm. It would be good if every organisation selected, trained and motivated its employees to this high standard. For example, it's perhaps likely that every holiday company will take you to Tiananmen Square and the Imperial Forbidden City, but will you also be taken for lunch in a series of rickshaws in the narrow streets of Beijing's Hutong area to an authentic lunch in a local resident's front room? That is high order research and local knowledge and you will find it a regular feature. A considerable attraction in our case was the four nights/three full days cruising on the Yangtze. There are optional tours but the best was a two hour trip along a tributary, sheer mountain walls on either side rising to dizzying heights. Again, the quality of local guide is paramount as she explained the positive and other effects of the Three Gorges Dam project which has made the river navigable to Shanghai and reduced the risk of inundation and potential loss of life. Her explanation of local life was an impromptu stroll through the features of life in remote mountain communities. If the recommendation seems to be glowing on your page, that is what was intended. We enjoyed the food, the monuments, the proud reflections of ancient China set against the aspirations of the newly developing country and the company of twenty other fellow-passengers who retained their positive attitude and entertainingly quirky humour throughout. We were well organised and pleasantly led, never dictated to, by highly competent Wendy Wu guides throughout the sixteen days.
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International beauty stylist Christina Zilber left no palette unturned when she created Jouer Cosmetics. From the click-and-go packaging which allows you to create your own mix and match customization to the editorial way of looking at cosmetics, Jouer offers supreme wearability for a fashionable woman on the go. It's no wonder it means 'to play' in French!
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The Department of Theatre and Dance is currently hiring for three faculty positions.
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Term Assistant Professor of Acting/Performance
The Department of Theatre and Dance is also hiring for a student position:
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To see all open positions within the UAA community, please visit www.uakjobs.com.
During the academic year there are many opportunities to volunteer on different aspects of our productions.
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Le Meridien Shanghai, Jiading - inauguração dia 30 de Junho de 2017
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The carnage of this weekend will create an unprecedented circumstance in this week's ratings. The top three teams will all be from one league. The SEC West trio of LSU, Alabama and Arkansas will rest atop this week's rankings.
After that? This week's projection much less predicitable. The coaches still like Oklahoma St to some degree, and only dropped the Cowboys to sixth. If the Harris folks vote along similar lines (and the projection is changed to reflect that), OSU should still be fourth overall, and viable as a national title contender.
The coaches were also generous with Oregon (ninth - top rated among two-loss teams) and Oklahoma (11th, behind the Ducks and Michigan State).
In the bowl projections, voters may consider Oklahoma State a viable option if the Cowboys beat Oklahoma and win the Big 12. However, at the moment, they trail both Virginia Tech and Stanford in the polls. I don't think it's likely OSU would catch Alabama if they have to jump both of those teams without them losing. Therefore, a rematch between LSU and Alabama is the current projection.
I do have the Cowboys now winning that game and getting to the Fiesta Bowl.
The Sugar would be without an SEC team, so I have them plucking Michigan as an at-large to play Houston. Stanford would automatically qualify as an at-large team for the second year in a row and end up in the Fiesta.
This afternoon, the University of Miami announced a self-imposed bowl ban in response to the NCAA investigation of the Nevin Shapiro scandal. The bowl projections will be changed to reflect that decision.
Also, many are asking about Penn State falling out of the Big Ten bowls entirely. Unfortunately, right now, the Nittany Lions are toxic to the bowls. Maybe they will soften on PSU over the next couple of weeks. Maybe one of the lower tier Big Ten bowls will take a flyer on them with the thought that they might never get another shot at Penn State.
Big Ten bowl rules stipulate that the Rose must take the champion and that the championship game loser cannot fall below the Gator in the selection order. My projection does not have Penn State winning the division, so there would be no restriction preventing the Nits from falling all the way out, even with nine wins.


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Feds Lay Out Plan For College Rating System: Good, Bad, Average
A new rating plan for U.S. colleges from the U.S. Department of Education will divide schools into broad categories of good, bad and average based upon affordability, graduation rates and student loan repayment rates.
La. Gets Break From 'No Child Left Behind' Rules
Federal officials have again granted Louisiana a waiver from compliance with the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law.
Maryland Pledges to Improve Teacher Evaluation System
Maryland has become the first state in the nation to sign a memorandum pledging that all education officials will work together to improve the state's teacher evaluation system.
Report: DC and Md. Falling Behind When It Comes to Teaching Children With Disabilities
The U.S. Department of Education is changing the way it holds states accountable for the education of students with disabilities by adding more of a focus on student performance.
Study: 29 Percent Of College Enrollees Drop Out Before Graduation
Only 4 in 10 students who entered college in 2007 have earned degrees from the school where they started.
State Orders Northern Virginia College to Shut Down
Virginia officials have ordered a northern Virginia college that catered to foreign students to shut down.
81 Percent of Va. High Schoolers Graduate On Time
Virginia is seeing improvement in the rate of high school students who graduate on time.
Fairfax County Public Schools Reprimanded For Forging Documents By Being Asked To Repay $1 Million
Fairfax County Public Schools is repaying a hefty fine as punishment from the federal government.
Federal Gov Asking For Student Loan Clarity
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is urging colleges and universities to adopt an easy-to-understand financial aid form to help students make smarter decisions on where to study, how to pay and determine what they'll owe.
Maryland Gets $6.7Million More To Turn Around Worst Schools
Maryland will receive $6.7 million from the federal government to continue turnaround efforts in the state's worst schools, adding to the $60 million it has already received.


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Briefly: Keynote Remote discontinued, Honda cobbles iOS integration
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Functionality of Keynote Remote melded into latest iOS, Mac Keynote updates
On the heels of updates to both the iOS and OS X updates for Keynote -- which restores a number of the features removed in the previous release's "rebuilding" effort -- buyers have noticed that Apple quietly removed the app "Keynote Remote" from sale. The program, originally priced at $1 and later made free when iOS 7 was released, created a direct Wi-Fi link with the Mac edition to allow an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad to control the presentation remotely.
The functionality of the program has been rolled into the iOS version of Keynote, which costs $10 for those who have never bought it before but is free to those upgrading from the previous versions, or those purchasing a new iDevice. The old Keynote Remote app continues to work with the latest version of Keynote, but users see a warning that it has been discontinued. The incorporated version of the remote feature also has some additional capabilities, including being able to control a presentation running on another iOS device, and operating from an iPad natively for the first time.
Honda creates 'iOS in the Car' kludge with four HondaLink apps
For unknown reasons, Honda has not yet opted to include Apple's "iOS in the Car" technology into its 2014 models, but has achieved some level of similar functionality through the use of its own "HondaLink" apps, available now for the 2014 Civic and the forthcoming 2015 Fit. Through a combination of a multiple-adapter connector and four App Store apps, drivers can access navigation services, weather, location and vehicle information, a streaming music service and a launcher app for approved third-party apps.
The navigation app, which is a separate $60 purchase, is controlled by Nokia's Here service and offers turn-by-turn GPS. The system adapts the iOS UI into its own entertainment-system interface, making the system feel like a built-in system rather than an iPhone screen. The system does support Siri Eyes-Free mode.


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It's hard to leave your best buddy at home when you're traveling for extended periods, so we provide a pet friendly experience. Restrictions and fees apply.
Whether you are booking suites for a family reunion or suites for your company's training needs, Candlewood Suites hotels can accomodate your group.
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I had 2 days of business in the Texarkana market and elected to stay at this property. The hotel is close to restaurants, retail and the highway so you can easily get what you need and go where you want. The internet was fast and consistent, nice TV channel selection. The room overall was above average and the bed was clean and comfortable. I will absolutely stay here again. One of the Better Candlewood Suites I've stayed in.
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Staying at candlewood is always a good experience. Everything is always perfect.
Great service
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All the employees were very courteous and friendly
Nice Hotel
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We enjoyed our stay, and the hotel exceeded our expectations. Very nice stay.


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Geographic Range
Tremarctos ornatus is the only species of bear native to South America. It can be found throughout mountainous regions of the Andes in Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Bolivia, and might also occur in northwestern Argentina and into Panama (Hunter, 2011). (Hunter, 2011; Nowak, 1999)
- Biogeographic Regions
- neotropical
Spectacled bears inhabit a wide variety of habitats throughout their range. They are most commonly found in dense cloud forests where there is an abundance of food and shelter. They are also found in paramo, scrub forest and grasslands. It is believed that these bears travel between habitat types depending on the season, but the timing of these migrations and what drives them is unknown. They are found from 475 to 3658 meters elevation, mostly between 1900 and 2350 meters. (Kattan, et al., 2004; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Habitat Regions
- tropical
- terrestrial
- Terrestrial Biomes
- savanna or grassland
- forest
- rainforest
- scrub forest
- mountains
- Range elevation
- 475 to 3,658 m
- 1558.40 to ft
- Average elevation
- 1900-2350 m
- ft
Physical Description
Spectacled bears are medium sized bears that are typically uniformly black in color, but reddish-brown individuals have been observed. The common name "spectacled bears" comes from the white or tan markings on the face that create rings around the eyes; these lighter markings often extend down the chest, forming a bib-like patch of light fur. The lighter markings are highly variable, unique to each individual, and may be absent altogether. The coat is of medium to long length. Spectacled bears have a short tail, about 70mm long, that is often completely hidden by the fur. They have a stocky build, small round ears, a thick short neck, and a stout muzzle. Like all bears, spectacled bears are equipped with a plantigrade stance and the front limbs are longer than their hind limbs. This feature of the limbs gives most bears amazing climbing abilities. Relative to their body size, spectacled bears have the largest zygomaticomandibularis muscle of any bear species. This musculature feature, along with the blunt lophs of the cheek teeth are adaptations for their primarily herbivorous diet. (Kattan, et al., 2004; Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Other Physical Features
- endothermic
- homoiothermic
- bilateral symmetry
- Sexual Dimorphism
- male larger
- Range mass
- 60 to 200 kg
- 132.16 to 440.53 lb
- Range length
- 1.3 to 2.0 m
- 4.27 to 6.56 ft
Much of the mating behavior of this species remains unstudied. Males and females come together to mate between the months of April and June. The pair remains together for 1 to 2 weeks, copulating several times during this period. ("International Association for Bear Research and Management", 1999)
- Mating System
- polygynous
Mating pairs of spectacled bears have been seen together between March and October, during the time of year when fruit is beginning to ripen. This indicates that, like bears in captivity, spectacled bears are probably adapted to breeding at various times throughout the year. Spectacled bears are monestrous and are probably capable of delayed implantation. This would explain the variation in gestation times in captive bears, 160 to 255 days, and the "out of season" births observed in wild bears. Cubs are typically born several months before the fruit season begins, this allows the cubs sufficient time to be weaned before the fruit ripens for them to eat. In the wild, 1 to 4 cubs are born to a single female. The cubs are born with their eyes closed and weigh about 300 g each. The size of the litter is positively correlated with the weight of the female and the abundance and variety of food sources. In captive bears, a female gives birth to two cubs on average. Both male and female bears reach sexual maturity between the ages of 4 and 6. ("International Association for Bear Research and Management", 1999; Hunter, 2011; Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Key Reproductive Features
- iteroparous
- seasonal breeding
- gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate)
- sexual
- viviparous
- delayed implantation
- Breeding interval
- Spectacled bears breed once a year
- Breeding season
- Spectacled bears breed between March and October.
- Range number of offspring
- 1 to 4
- Average number of offspring
- 2
- Average number of offspring
- 1.5
- AnAge
- Range gestation period
- 5.5 to 8.5 months
- Average time to independence
- 1 years
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
- 4 to 7 years
- Range age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
- 4 to 7 years
Spectacled bear cubs stay with their mother for up to a year after birth. The cubs are born blind and their eyes do not open until 30 days, during which time they are completely dependent on their mother. There is no known paternal involvement in the rearing of the cubs and males may eat any cubs they come into contact with. (Nowak, 1999)
- Parental Investment
- altricial
- female parental care
- provisioning
- female
- female
- female
- provisioning
- female
- female
- provisioning
- female
- female
- provisioning
- extended period of juvenile learning
The longest recorded life span of a spectacled bear was at the National Zoo in Washington D.C., where the bear lived to be 36 years, 8 months of age. Not much is known about the average lifespan of a wild bear, but it is believed to be around 20 years. (Nowak, 1999; Paisley, 2008)
- Range lifespan
Status: captivity
- 36.7 (high) years
- Range lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: wild
- 20 years
- Average lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity
- 25.0 years
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Average lifespan
- Average lifespan
Status: captivity
- 36.4 years
- Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research
- Average lifespan
Spectacled bears tend to be solitary animals (except when a female is with cubs) but they have been reported to gather in areas where food is abundant. There is some disagreement over their activity pattern. Some argue that they are strictly diurnal and crepuscular, whereas others have stated that they are nocturnal as well. There is no evidence to suggest that this species spends any portion of the year hibernating. These bears are excellent climbers and spend a fair amount of time in trees. One of the more unique features of spectacled bears is their use of platforms or "nests" which the bears create in the understory of the trees that they browse in for fruit. These platforms are also used for sleeping. (Castellanos, 2011; Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Key Behaviors
- arboreal
- scansorial
- terricolous
- diurnal
- nocturnal
- crepuscular
- motile
- migratory
- solitary
- Range territory size
- 7 to 27 km^2
Home Range
It is unlikely that these bears are highly territorial, as they have been observed feeding in small groups where food is abundant. Some sources report seasonal and sex based differences in the home ranges of spectacled bears. Males are reported to have an average home range of 23 square kilometers during the wet season and 27 square kilometers during the dry season. Females are reported to have an average home range of 10 square kilometers in the wet season and 7 square kilometers in the dry season. (Hunter, 2011)
Communication and Perception
Olfaction is the dominant form of communication for spectacled bears. At least five distinct vocal communication sounds used between mothers and cubs have been described. (Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
Food Habits
Besides giant pandas, spectacled bears are probably the most herbivorous bear species. They seem to have a strong preference for bromeliads and fruits, but have also been observed eating moss, cacti, orchids, bamboo, honey, tree wood, palms, invertebrates, small mammals, birds, and insects. Spectacled bears have been known to raid farmers crops, especially maize, which often results in the bears being shot. They have rarely been observed killing livestock and will readily scavenge from a carcass. One of their more unique feeding techniques is the construction and use of feeding platforms to obtain easier access to food high in the canopy. (Hunter, 2011; Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Animal Foods
- birds
- mammals
- carrion
- insects
- Plant Foods
- leaves
- wood, bark, or stems
- seeds, grains, and nuts
- fruit
- flowers
- bryophytes
Spectacled bears are one of the largest mammals in South America and there are no reported predators on adult bears. Spectacled bear cubs may be preyed on by mountain lions, jaguars, and occasionally by adult male spectacled bears. (Nowak, 1999)
- Known Predators
- mountain lions (Puma concolor)
- jaguars (Panthera onca)
- spectacled bears (Tremarctos ornatus)
Ecosystem Roles
The roll that spectacled bears play in the ecosystem remains largely unstudied. However, because of their largely herbivorous diet it is likely that they play a role in seed dispersal.
- Ecosystem Impact
- disperses seeds
Economic Importance for Humans: Positive
Spectacled bears possess great religious and cultural value to the native people who share their range. Spectacled bears are sometimes hunted illegally for medicinal or ritual purposes. In some parts of their range the meat is highly prized. The gallbladder is often sold to the east Asian market, where it is used for traditional medicinal purposes, although there is no proven benefit of these materials for humans and the effect of this illegal hunting on populations can be devastating. (Paisley, 2008; Ruiz-Garcia, et al., 2006; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Positive Impacts
- food
- ecotourism
Economic Importance for Humans: Negative
Spectacled bears may gather in small groups to feed in corn fields. They may rarely steal livestock from local farms that are encroaching on their habitat. (Nowak, 1999; Servheen, et al., 1999)
- Negative Impacts
- crop pest
Conservation Status
As with many species, loss of habitat plays a major role in the population decline of spectacled bears. In Ecuador alone there has been an estimated 40% loss of suitable habitat in the bears natural range. This creates small isolated island populations of bears. Since spectacled bears rely on different habitats to produce their food supply during different seasons, it is essential to preserve large areas to ensure that the bears have a sufficient supply of food throughout the year. (Peralvo, et al., 2005)
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- No special status
- Appendix I
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- Neotropical
living in the southern part of the New World. In other words, Central and South America.
- acoustic
uses sound to communicate
- altricial
young are born in a relatively underdeveloped state; they are unable to feed or care for themselves or locomote independently for a period of time after birth/hatching. In birds, naked and helpless after hatching.
- arboreal
Referring to an animal that lives in trees; tree-climbing.
- bilateral symmetry
having body symmetry such that the animal can be divided in one plane into two mirror-image halves. Animals with bilateral symmetry have dorsal and ventral sides, as well as anterior and posterior ends. Synapomorphy of the Bilateria.
- carrion
flesh of dead animals.
- chemical
uses smells or other chemicals to communicate
- crepuscular
active at dawn and dusk
- delayed implantation
in mammals, a condition in which a fertilized egg reaches the uterus but delays its implantation in the uterine lining, sometimes for several months.
- diurnal
- active during the day, 2. lasting for one day.
- ecotourism
humans benefit economically by promoting tourism that focuses on the appreciation of natural areas or animals. Ecotourism implies that there are existing programs that profit from the appreciation of natural areas or animals.
- endothermic
animals that use metabolically generated heat to regulate body temperature independently of ambient temperature. Endothermy is a synapomorphy of the Mammalia, although it may have arisen in a (now extinct) synapsid ancestor; the fossil record does not distinguish these possibilities. Convergent in birds.
- female parental care
parental care is carried out by females
- folivore
an animal that mainly eats leaves.
- food
A substance that provides both nutrients and energy to a living thing.
- forest
forest biomes are dominated by trees, otherwise forest biomes can vary widely in amount of precipitation and seasonality.
- frugivore
an animal that mainly eats fruit
- herbivore
An animal that eats mainly plants or parts of plants.
- iteroparous
offspring are produced in more than one group (litters, clutches, etc.) and across multiple seasons (or other periods hospitable to reproduction). Iteroparous animals must, by definition, survive over multiple seasons (or periodic condition changes).
- migratory
makes seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds
- motile
having the capacity to move from one place to another.
- mountains
This terrestrial biome includes summits of high mountains, either without vegetation or covered by low, tundra-like vegetation.
- native range
the area in which the animal is naturally found, the region in which it is endemic.
- nocturnal
active during the night
- polygynous
having more than one female as a mate at one time
- rainforest
rainforests, both temperate and tropical, are dominated by trees often forming a closed canopy with little light reaching the ground. Epiphytes and climbing plants are also abundant. Precipitation is typically not limiting, but may be somewhat seasonal.
- scrub forest
scrub forests develop in areas that experience dry seasons.
- seasonal breeding
breeding is confined to a particular season
- sexual
reproduction that includes combining the genetic contribution of two individuals, a male and a female
- solitary
lives alone
- tactile
uses touch to communicate
- terrestrial
Living on the ground.
- tropical
the region of the earth that surrounds the equator, from 23.5 degrees north to 23.5 degrees south.
- tropical savanna and grassland
A terrestrial biome. Savannas are grasslands with scattered individual trees that do not form a closed canopy. Extensive savannas are found in parts of subtropical and tropical Africa and South America, and in Australia.
- savanna
A grassland with scattered trees or scattered clumps of trees, a type of community intermediate between grassland and forest. See also Tropical savanna and grassland biome.
- temperate grassland
A terrestrial biome found in temperate latitudes (>23.5° N or S latitude). Vegetation is made up mostly of grasses, the height and species diversity of which depend largely on the amount of moisture available. Fire and grazing are important in the long-term maintenance of grasslands.
- visual
uses sight to communicate
- viviparous
reproduction in which fertilization and development take place within the female body and the developing embryo derives nourishment from the female.
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SAN DIEGO — SeaWorld? Check. Balboa Park? Check. The zoo? Check. Most folks heading here for a vacation visit the usual tourist spots. Those are great, but there's more to the self-styled America's Finest City than a famous theme park, museums, and lions and tigers and bears, oh my.
Why not add the city's outdoor art to the checklist?
San Diego has a treasure-trove of dynamic, free outdoor art installations that the casual visitor might easily overlook. These pieces, by big-name artists as well as lesser-known talents, are easily reachable and, in some cases, just steps from tourist spots. You'll find an art park hidden under a freeway bridge, a college campus with a collection that rivals a museum's sculpture garden, eye-catching murals spread on the chic stores in one of the city's wealthiest neighborhoods and more.
Stuart Collection
First, head to UC San Diego to see the university's fantastic Stuart Collection. The artworks are spread out on the campus' grounds; it's a beautiful setting, ideal for wandering among eucalyptus groves and sprawling lawns while dodging students and professors on skateboards. (Hey, it's California.)
Walk along L.A. artist Alexis Smith's "Snake Path," a serpent made of pieces of colored slate that wrap around a mini Garden of Eden. Do Ho Suh's "Fallen Star," a house that magically "landed" on Jacobs Hall (at the Jacobs School of Engineering, of course), sticks out over the edge of the building and is cheerfully disorienting, as is Tim Hawkinson's giant "Bear" made out of boulders. My favorite is Elizabeth Murray's "Red Shoe," tucked into a eucalyptus grove. There are 14 other works by an all-star team of artists that includes William Wegman, Robert Irwin, Bruce Nauman and Nam June Paik.
Info: UCSD Stuart Collection; (858) 534-2117, http://stuartcollection.ucsd.edu.
'Murals of La Jolla'
Visitors to La Jolla come for the upscale shopping, dining and spectacular ocean views. It's fun to window-shop in the village, but remember to look up to take in the "Murals of La Jolla," a private community-wide project from the nonprofit La Jolla Community Foundation.
The folks at the foundation hit on a clever method to streamline the laborious process of creating large outdoor murals: These relatively inexpensive works use billboard technology. The artist sends a digital file of the image, which is then printed on vinyl and secured to the side of a building. There are murals by such luminaries as John Baldessari and Kim MacConnel, as well as up-and-comers such as Gajin Fujita, who grew up in Boyle Heights.
Info: "Murals of La Jolla," http://www.muralsoflajolla.com
Chicano Park
Only a mile or so from the glitz of the Gaslamp Quarter and the East Village (not to mention Seaport Village, the convention center and Petco Park) is an art playground that is worlds apart. Chicano Park, under the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, was born of neighborhood activism in the late 1960s and early '70s, and its murals are a showcase and a snapshot of Chicano art from that era.
In the community-building spirit, some were designed by one or two people, then painted by a team of artists and, often, local volunteers. Besides San Diego talent, artists came from all over the state, including squads of muralists from L.A. and Orange counties.
Painter Victor Ochoa — also a co-founder of the Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park — was one of the driving forces behind the murals. You can see his hand in such works as "Quetzalcóatl" and the "Children's Mural," done by students from nearby Lowell Elementary School.
Info: Chicano Park, http://www.chicanoparksandiego.com
San Diego Bay
Chances are good that the next arena for outdoor art will be a short drive from your hotel: San Diego Bay. Works funded by the Port of San Diego's Public Art Program dot the waterfront but are easy to miss as you hike, bike or skate your way along the concrete boardwalk.
It's worth pausing: The works are as varied as the artists who created them.
"The Benefit of Mr. Kite" by Mags Harries and Lajos Héder by the convention center is a large sculpture that changes as the sun passes overhead; Donal Hord's "Morning," in Embarcadero Marina Park, is a muscular young man carved in black granite who looks as if he's just waking up; "Pearl of the Pacific," a concrete-mosaic-ironwork fountain by James T. Hubbell, sparkles in Shoreline Park on Shelter Island.


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steak sauce, such as Dale's®
1 cup
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 pound
bacon strips, cut in half
duck breasts, deboned and cut into cubes
1 box
wooden toothpicks
I made this recipe exactly as above, except I didn't use Dave's Steaksauce. Instead I made my own with 2 Tbsp Worcestershire, 2 Tbsp Vinegar, 2 Tbsp Brown Sugar and 4 Tbsp ketchup. The whiskey we used was some cheap stuff we've had for years but never opened until now! I think it was Old Crow? Anyway, great recipe and I'll make it again.
This was a very good recipe, I followed it just as written. The only change I would make is that I would use smaller pieces of bacon. I used 1/2 slice per piece of duck and the ammount and flavor of the bacon over powered the duck. The marinade worked well and I did pre-marinade the duck pieces on salted ice water to remove the 'gamey' flavor. Over all this was a very good recipe and I would make it again.
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Finally a recipe I can use for a duck that has been skinned! We used to pluck our ducks but hubby does taxidermy, so now we just skin them and losing the fat makes the meat dry. This is way more exciting than just barding the meat. Thanks Karab! :)
Used Soy Sauce instead of Dale's...will try Dale's next time. We absolutely LOVED this.
Great recipe! I cooked this for my husband and his parents. It tasted a lot like steak to us! I borrowed from the person who used Vinegar and brown sugar, and I used A1 Steak sauce and some Wild Turkey. Marinated the breast with for about 6 hours. However, I fried the bites then placed in the oven at 300° for about 15 minutes. It was new to us and we all liked it much more than any other duck dish we've had before.
This is the traditional way (more of less) that we do all of our duck and goose in my house. To kick things up a notch, we often add a slice of jalepeno pepper, pepperocini, water chestnut, or banana pepper with the duck, then wrap the bacon around both and return to the marinade until ready to cook. DO NOT OVERCOOK the duck. When the bacon is close to being done, you're ready to go. If the bacon gets very dark and crispy, you may not be as happy with the results.
Awesome! We took these to a friends house after my hubby went hunting. I had wanted to try something new with duck and this just struck me as neat. I got great reviews from our friends. We'll be making this again but trying beer instead if whiskey, just to try something new.
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International Recommendations for Industrial Statistics 2008
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Sales Number: 08.XVII.8
168 page(s), 8.5x11
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Series: Statistical Papers (Ser. M), No.90
Publisher: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs
The present publication is a component of the United Nations Statistics Division initiative for strengthening countries methodological and operational foundation for industrial statistics. Although this publication makes recommendations for industrial statistics, many elements of its recommendations, like those for the definition and delineation of statistical units and its guidance on a data-collection strategy and data compilation practices, are generally applicable to the development of an integrated economic statistics system for business statistics in general, with a view to collecting, compiling and reporting basic economic data across economic activities, in the most cost-efficient manner, consistent with macroeconomic statistics. This publication is designed to provide a comprehensive methodological framework for the collection and reporting of industrial statistics in all countries, irrespective of the level of development of their statistical systems.


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1 Invoices
Receive and Process Invoices
Invoice Components: How They Fit Together
Invoice Types: Explained
Creating Recurring Invoices: Worked Example
Creating Invoices in a Spreadsheet: Points to Consider
Integrated Invoice Imaging for Oracle Cloud Implementations: Explained
Integrated Invoice Imaging for Non-SaaS Implementations: Explained
Receiving Invoice Images from E-Mail: Points to Consider
Routing Incomplete Invoices: Explained
Prepayments: Explained
Invoice Corrections: Explained
Invoice Line Types: Explained
Matching Invoice Lines: Explained
Track as Asset: Explained
Recording and Transferring Projects Information: Explained
Transferring Costs to Cost Management: Explained
Invoice Distributions: Explained
Taxes on Invoices: Explained
Using Define Payables Setup for Withholding Tax: Explained
Freight and Miscellaneous Charge Allocations: Explained
Payment Terms: Explained
Invoice Installments: Explained
Invoice Installments: How They Are Recalculated
Invoices: How They Are Validated
Invoice Tolerances: Explained
Types of Holds: Explained
Invoice Holds and Releases: Explained
Document Sequencing in Payables: Explained
Enforcing Chronological Order on Invoice Voucher Numbers: Example
Variance Accounts: Explained
Invoice Approval Actions: Points to Consider
B2B XML Invoices: How They Are Processed
Open Interface Import: How Invoices Are Imported
Invoice Open Interface Table AP_INVOICES_INTERFACE
Invoice Open Interface Table AP_INVOICE_LINES_INTERFACE
FAQs for Receive and Process Invoices
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What's a self-billed invoice?
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What's an invoice group?
Why can't I find a specific receipt to match to an invoice?
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Why can't I cancel an invoice?
What happens if I cancel an invoice?
Why can't I delete an invoice?
What happens if I create recurring invoices for a Payables period with a status of Never Opened?
What happens if I force approve an invoice?
What happens to an invoice when I merge a supplier?
What's the difference between performing a price correction and matching to a purchase order?
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What's a price correction?
What's a quantity correction?
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Why can't I create a manual distribution?
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Why can't I reverse an invoice distribution?
What happens if I override the automatically generated discount amounts on an installment?
Where do invoice numbers for automatic withholding tax invoices come from?
How can I use social networking to get approval for an early payment of an invoice to receive a discount?
Why can't I see third-party payment information on an invoice or payment?
What happens to invoice validation and other processes when I create an invoice with third-party payment information?
What happens when I select the invoice action to check funds?
What's the difference between funds checking and funds reservation?
What happens when I request a budgetary control override for an invoice?
How can I release the funds hold on an invoice?
What does it mean when an invoice has a funds status of partially reserved?
What happens when I validate a credit memo that requires budgetary control?
What happens to the available funds when I apply a prepayment that requires budgetary control?
What happens to the available funds when I perform a final match on a purchase order that requires budgetary control?
When does the encumbrance on a purchase order get reversed??
Why does this invoice have budgetary control actions?
What happens to the budgetary control obligation on a PO when I match the PO to an invoice?
Why does this invoice have a funds hold?
What are the funds statuses and what do they mean?
Why do I get a permissions error when I click on a payment number link from the Manage Invoices page?
Approve Invoices
Approving Invoices: Explained
Record Accounting for Invoices
Accounting for Invoices and Payments: Explained
Missing Conversion Rates: How They Are Applied to Invoices
FAQs for Record Accounting for Invoices
What's the difference between perpetual accrual and period end accrual accounting?
2 Payments
Prepare and Record Payments
Payment Process Requests: Explained
Payment Process Requests: How They Are Processed
Payables Cash Requirement Report
Creating Payment Files Immediately: Points to Consider
Applying Credits Up to Zero Amount Payments: Examples
Pay Through Dates and Payment Dates in Payment Process Requests: Examples
Date Basis in Payment Process Requests: Examples
Payment Types: Points to Consider
Payment Statuses: How They Change
Disbursement Bank Accounts and Payment Process Profiles: How They Are Assigned
Resolving Payment Validation Errors: Points to Consider
Interest Invoices: Explained
Interest on Overdue Invoices: How It Is Calculated
Document Sequencing in Payables: Explained
Cross-Currency Payments: Explained
Setting Up Third-Party Payments: Procedure
Adding Cross-Currency User Rates to a Payment: Worked Example
Centralized Payment Processing Across Business Units: Explained
FAQs for Prepare and Record Payments
What happens if no interest rate is defined for an overdue invoice?
What happens if I void a payment?
Can I void any type of payment?
What's a stop payment request?
Why didn't an installment get selected for payment?
Why did the payment require a conversion rate when the conversion rate entry option is disabled?
What's a third-party payment?
Why is the payee name on the payment different from the supplier name on the paid invoice?
What happens if I create an invoice using Supplier Portal for a supplier that is set up for third-party payments?
How can I fix a payment process request that is missing cross-currency rates?
How can I use social networking to get approval for adding installments to a payment process request?
Why do I get a permissions error when I click on an invoice number link from the Manage Payments page?
What are the changes in the payment attributes flow when I create third-party payment?
Why do I see different names for the Payee and the Supplier or Party on payment process request pages?
What happens to payment validations when I create a third-party payment?
What's the impact on grouping of installments for third-party payments?
Record Accounting for Payments
Accounting for Invoices and Payments: Explained
Missing Conversion Rates: How They Are Applied to Invoices
Cross-Currency Payments: How They're Accounted
Process Payment Files
Disbursements: How They Are Processed
Submit Separate Remittance Advice: How It Is Processed
Positive Pay File: How It Is Generated
Confirming Electronic Payment Files: Explained
Printed Payment File Statuses: How They Are Impacted
Electronic Payment File Statuses: How They Are Impacted
Skipped and Spoiled Payment Documents: Explained
Resolving Payment File Transmission Failures: Critical Choices
Resolving Payment File Validation Errors: Critical Choices
Payment Document Number Generation for Electronic Payments: How They Are Processed
Oracle Fusion Payments Disbursement Predefined Reports: Explained
Grouping in ISO 20022 SEPA and CGI Credit Transfer Messages: Explained
Validations for ISO 20022 SEPA and CGI Direct Debit Settlement Messages
Validations for ISO 20022 SEPA and CGI Credit Transfer Messages
Payments Mapping of ISO 20022 Credit Transfer Message Structure for SEPA and CGI
FAQs for Process Payment Files
What's a payment validation?
What happens if I terminate the payment process?
How can I unlock the payment document locked by another payment file?
What happens to payment numbering if I reprint a range of numbered payment documents?
What happens to payment numbering if I reprint the complete payment file of numbered payment documents?
Why did the payment file transmission fail?
What's a confirmed printed payment?
When does the payment administrator manually confirm electronic payment files instead of letting them be automatically confirmed?
3 Accounts Payable Balances
Review Reports
Oracle Fusion Payables Predefined Reports: Explained
Payables Subject Areas, Folders, and Attributes: Explained
Submit Invoice Reports
Payables Negative Supplier Balance Report
Payables Invoice Aging Report
Payables Key Indicators Report
Payables Matched and Modified Receipts Report
Payables Matching Detail Report
Payables Matching Hold Detail Report
Payables Invoice Audit Listing
Payables Invoice Audit by Voucher Number Listing
Payables Invoice Register
Prepayment Remittance Notice
Payables Credit Memo Matching Report
Submit Payments Reports
Payables Discounts Taken and Lost Report
Payables Payment Register
Payment Audit by Voucher Number Report
Submit Withholding Tax Reports
Payables Withholding Tax Report
Payables Withholding Tax by Tax Authority Report
Payables Withholding Tax Letter
Submit US 1096 and 1099 Reports
US 1096 Report
US 1099 Invoice Exceptions Report
US 1099 Supplier Exceptions Report
US 1099 Report
US 1099 Electronic Media Report
US 1099 Payments Report
Income Tax Detail Updates: How They Are Processed
Close Payables Period
Closing a Payables Period: Points to Consider
Setting Up for Payables to General Ledger Reconciliation: Points to Consider
Prepare Payables to General Ledger Reconciliation
Payables to General Ledger Reconciliation Report: Points to Consider
Payables Trial Balance Report
Payables Posted Invoice Register
Payables Posted Payment Register
Payables Period Close Exceptions Report
Payables Open Items Revaluation Report
Payables Unaccounted Transactions and Sweep Report
FAQs for Close Payables Period
Why did the export download only some of the rows on the Payables to Ledger Reconciliation report drill-down page?
How can I properly report invoices for merged suppliers on the Payables to Ledger Reconciliation report?
4 Banking
Manage Bank Statements
Bank, Branch, and Account Components: How They Work Together
Processing Electronic Bank Statements: Explained
Automatic Reconciliation: Explained
Reconciliation Exceptions: Overview
Bank Statement Processing and Troubleshooting: Overview
Manually Reconciling a Bank Statement: Explained
External Cash Transactions: Overview
Creating External Cash Transactions Using a Spreadsheet: Explained
Bank Account Validation by Country: Andorra to Guadeloupe
Bank Account Validation by Country: Hungary to Norway
Bank Account Validation by Country: Poland to the United States
FAQs for Manage Bank Statements
How can I use social networking to address any reconciliation discrepancies?
Submit Cash Management Reports
Oracle Fusion Cash Management Predefined Reports
Cash Management Subject Areas, Folders, and Attributes: Explained
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