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HEADLINES ADDED: May 06, 2009
The Grand Slam: Construction-Specific Payroll
Construction payroll can be one of the most challenging aspects of running a construction business. Union reporting, multiple states and localities, varying pay scales, multiple job classifications, deductions, withholdings and tax reporting are just some of the things that contractors must deal with each and every pay period.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 30, 2009
SIG in bid to raise £341m as profits drop 73%
Insulation and materials firm SIG has revealed plans to raise £341m in a discounted share placing to combat its debts, as it posted a 73% drop in full-year profits.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 24, 2009
New Construction Starts in December Retreat 5%; Annual Total for 2008 Slides 15% to $543 Billion
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HEADLINES ADDED: March 09, 2009
Warings Contractors makes just £200,000 profit
Warings Contractors has got out of the red - but only just – as the latest turnover of £99m produced a thin £200,000 pre-tax profit.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 18, 2008
Dexter and Chaney Places in Deloitte Ranking
Selected based on revenue growth... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: July 17, 2008
Construction Accounting and Financial Management, 2nd Edition
By Steven J. Peterson. Prentice Hall PTR. Price: $102.67. Publish Date: 07/2008... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 02, 2008
Are you measuring the economic impacts of Skill Shortages?
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HEADLINES ADDED: February 20, 2008
Haymill's Steve Farrant speaks out
t's people who make companies. Your staff are your biggest asset. This is a mantra every finance director in a construction company should have to...... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 18, 2008
Cut the Fat
download as PDF“Two rules: #1 Preserve the principal and #2 When in doubt, see Rule #1.” –Warren BuffetQUESTION: What possible good could come out of the construction slow down? ANSWER: Too many to cover in just one short article! Here are just a few. Of course some action may be required on your part. This first series is on cutting the fat and turning a financial downturn into a win for your construction company.Forced Ranking Look around your company for those employees that just don’t shine quite as brightly... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 17, 2008
Fashioning a fraud: analysis of expense patterns exposes crime.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EXECUTIVE SUMMARY * Businesses must clearly define the roles and responsibilities of employees who sign expense reports and those who process the reports. That should eliminate confusion about whether a manager's signature means that the individual is authorizing the expenses Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 06, 2008
Small Businesses Turn to Circle Lending for Financing
"Peer-to-peer" or "circle" lending sites are offering entrepreneurs and business owners a new way to borrow money from relatives, acquaintances, or total strangers. Is this a good way to obtain business financing?... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 03, 2008
Enforcing the Mechanic's Lien - Going to Court
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Pursuit of Debtors - who do you chase?
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HEADLINES ADDED: January 28, 2008
Tom Brady and Efficient Capital Markets
Two university professors use a football playbook to teach net present value, IPO pricing, risk-shifting and more to undergrads and MBA candidates.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 23, 2008
What is your fraud IQ?
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fraud detection class is now in session. It's time to put your smarts to the test and see how you score on these questions from the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners. 1. According to ACFE's 2006 Report to the Nation on Occupational Fraud and Abuse, the typical Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
Practical training tips for smaller firms: implementing a training program in a smaller firm does not require a significant financial investment and can be done without hiring a trainer.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A standardized training process can help ensure that all new employees coming into the firm are on the same page and improve retention. Consider these tips for establishing and maintaining a training program in your firm: * Purchase training software. For example, an Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
Bankruptcy of Owner or Other Party to the Contract
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HEADLINES ADDED: January 22, 2008
Should You Start a Profit Sharing Plan for Your Small Business?
If you're looking for a way to attract or retain employees to your small business, you might consider adding a Profit Sharing Plan to your benefits roster. Profit sharing is an excellent way to motivate employees to work toward a common goal, focuses employees on profitability, and recognize their efforts as a group.... Read More
Credit Crunch Returns
The credit crunch has reappeared again and has already forced the Federal Reserve Board to make an emergency 0.75% cut in the federal funds rate. Other central banks will likely take similar action. This was done to keep credit available for normal business loans, including construction financing. This round of the financial crisis was set off by two inevitable events. The credit crunch has reappeared again and has already forced the Federal Reserve Board to make an emergency 0.75% cut in the federal funds rate. Other central banks will... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 13, 2008
Marketing GAAP
Unlike FASB's avatars, International Financial Reporting Standards may be catching on because its creators are super sellers.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 08, 2008
FASB Gets the GAAP House in Order
Next week, the standard-setter will open up its codification project to scrutiny for one year.... Read More
IRS Increase Mileage Reimbursement
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HEADLINES ADDED: January 07, 2008
Selling Your Business
Selling your business is not as easy as you thought: Potential buyers won't flock to your business if you simply put up a for sale sign. Here are some tips to help you find the best buyers.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 06, 2008
Time to Mix it Up - Adding general collection advice
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Know Your Debtor - Corporations or Limited Liability Company
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HEADLINES ADDED: January 03, 2008
3 Easy New Year’s Financial Resolutions for Every Net Worth
Now that the new year is here, Americans are busy making resolutions for 2008. Why not resolve to make some straightforward improvements to your financial life?... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: January 02, 2008
Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Resolutions?(Brief article)(Book review)
Buy-Sell Agreements: Ticking Time Bombs or Reasonable Resolutions? by Z. Christopher Mercer, ASA, CFA Peabody Publishing LP, 2007, 324 pp. Predicting the future is practically impossible. For businesses, that uncertainty makes planning crucial. Z. Christopher Mercer offers a granular look at one Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 27, 2007
What's IT Worth?
Most companies fail to report the true value of their software assets, according to a new study.... Read More
Sales and use tax relief for contractors.
The Maryland sales and use tax will be increased from 5% to 6% on January 3, 2008; however, there is a limited exception for contractors and subcontractors who buy materials after January 3rd for incorporation into real property under a contract that was made before January 3rd. In other words, contractors who entered into contracts in 2007 can buy materials for those projects at the 5% sales tax rate even after the 6% rate generally goes into effect. The Comptroller's office has created a certificate that contractors can submit... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 26, 2007
Mastering the Flow
CFO's new Cash Masters Scorecard shows which companies are best at turning sales dollars into cash flow.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 25, 2007
Best of 2007: Technology
If you wanted to know the implications of XBRL, what people were saying about AS5, why the financial aspects of Second Life should be regulated, or how to make better use of spreadsheets, this was the year for you.... Read More
Best of 2007: Accounting
In a year that saw a huge push toward a single set of global accounting rules and the demise of an auditing standard, corporate financial executives also got a glimpse at the future of financial statements — and it's all about fair value.... Read More
17 Ways to Improve Your Efficiency
Following are 17 suggestions to companies for trimming budgets, saving time, avoiding service calls and improving efficiency during a lean time.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 18, 2007
Buy, Rent Or Lease?
For many contractors, shopping for construction equipment can transform them into business managers. Do they rent, lease, buy, or borrow? They may know the kind of equipment they want, but after looking at a fleet, they may change their minds because of price, technology, repairs, and the ease in which they can or can't obtain that one piece of equipment they need.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 16, 2007
Ten Tips For Intelligent Equipment Finance
Most small businesses require equipment in order to operate, from computers to furniture to fleet cars, but simply don't have many funding options. Aside from internally generated cash flow or credit lines, businesses interested in acquiring equipment require other choices for financing their capital spending.... Read More
Winning The Bottom-Line Battle
Equipment acquisition has to be a planned business strategy in today's construction environment. Too many factors can turn the bottom line on a project from black to red. With costs fuel costs bouncing up and down and labor in short supply in many areas of the country it is in your best interest to fit your equipment fleet to your specific project.... Read More
Financing Options for Growing a Small Business
Expanding or growing your small business is exciting, but determining the best way to finance your growth can be challenging. Our financial advisor explains some common financing options for small businesses.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: December 04, 2007
Kiewhere? Contractor Seeks To End Financial Disclosure
The Omaha contracting giant says disclosure puts it at competitive disadvantage.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 29, 2007
IRS Updates Standard Mileage Rates
Effective Jan. 1, 2008, the standard mileage rates for businesses is 50.5 cents per mile. For charitable contributions it is 14 cents per mile, and for medical and moving it is 19 cents per mile.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 27, 2007
Pipeline = Lifeline
Why does such a critical business tool get so little TLC at some companies?... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 26, 2007
Contractor Accounting 101
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Tax and Legal Ramifications of Selling Your Business
Inevitably, A Taxing Time... Read More
What is Your Closing Ratio?
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HEADLINES ADDED: November 21, 2007
Contractor Accounting: Cash Accounting vs Accrual
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Contractor Accounting: Types of Accounts
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HEADLINES ADDED: November 20, 2007
Contractor Accounting: The Accounting Equation
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Building long-term value: objective financial analysis focuses clients on business revenue growth.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Privately held companies are often their owners' most significant asset. But when resources are diverted from profitable products to concentrate on short-term revenue, a company's future value may be at stake. This article explains how CPA/ABVs and other valuation Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
Management accounting research for the C-suite: consider findings from cutting-edge research to take your company to the next level.(part 2)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] This second installment in a series of columns on accounting research summarizes results from the field of management and cost accounting. The 2006 through June 2007 issues of five top-tier journals in management and cost accounting research were examined. Those publications Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
Accounting for gift cards: an emerging issue for retailers and auditors.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Black Friday, so called because it kicks off the holiday shopping season that retailers hope will bring the $4.7 trillion industry into the black, is just weeks away. But last year, continuing a growing trend, more shoppers chose to purchase gift cards rather than Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 16, 2007
Contractor Accounting: Financial Statements
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HEADLINES ADDED: November 15, 2007
Contractor Accounting: Cash Flows
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The Sums of All Parts: Redesigning Financials
As part of radical changes to the income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow statement, FASB signs off on a series of new subtotals to be contained in each.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 14, 2007
Sneak Peek at New Financial Statements
On Tuesday, FASB staffers will release suggestions about how totals and subtotals will appear on financial statements in the future.... Read More
CE Pro Summit Aims to Determine Business Valuations
The CE Pro Business Valuation Summit brought together top integrators to hear information from a leading consultant, broker and lawyer, as well as from panels of their peers. ... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 08, 2007
The Essential Skills
To ascend to (and remain in) the CFO's office, you need much more than financial acumen.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: November 06, 2007
A Race to Finish for 'Sarbox-lite'
The AICPA's risk-based standards are putting private-company auditors under the gun.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 24, 2007
Home Building Lessons Apply to Personal Finances
Financial lessons from building professionals? Sure! Much wisdom from the jobsite applies equally to selecting investments and making good financial decisions.... Read More
Directory of AICPA selected services.(Directory)
Address and employment information can be changed online through www.aicpa.org/about/dues.htm. Or, members can e-mail, mail or fax the information to the Member Service Center in New Jersey (see Member Service Center for additional services provided). In either case, the Journal of Accountancy and Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 23, 2007
PCAOB: The 11 Things Auditors Need to Fix
The audit firms' oversight body compiles the most serious and common problems it found during its first three years of inspections.... Read More
CPAs are a hot commodity.(certified public accountants)
Don't you wish you could look into a crystal ball to see what's ahead for the profession? So do we. But since that seems unlikely, we turned to Kent Bums, equity partner of MRINetwork's Indianapolis office, to get his take on CPA career prospects in the near future. It looks like business Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 22, 2007
Finance in History: Here's to the Bean Counters
A slur to finance folks and accountants, the term has a noble past.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 19, 2007
Rewriting the Rules
Everything you thought you knew about accounting is about to change. Is there any reason to smile?... Read More
The Negative Side of Goodwill
FASB's proposed business combination rule requires companies to recognize negative goodwill immediately.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 05, 2007
Credit Not so Tough to Get, Small Businesses Say
Latest PNC survey also shows technology continues to receive the most capital investment and energy prices are the greatest concern.... Read More
How to Carry Zero Debt
Gerard Lynch doesn’t mind if System 7 has to carry a lot of inventory in its warehouse—as long as he doesn’t pay for it.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 03, 2007
Financial Models for Underachievers: Two Years of the Real Numbers of a Startup
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Health Benefit Costs to Rise Again in '08
More companies may look for savings by switching to "consumer-driven" plans.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: October 01, 2007
The Work In Progress (WIP) Series
For a construction financial manager, mastering the understanding of how a work in progress calculates and compiling the report successfully are only the first steps in really working with this important tool. The work in progress is much more than in income reconciling tool. Taking the time to gain understanding on what affects the numbers really do have on the health of a project will lead you to a greater understanding of construction processes. Let's take the a look at change orders and extra work for instance. What affect... Read More
Sweeping away GAAP
FASB's Herz calls for a national plan to wean U.S. companies from their current rules-based accounting system.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 28, 2007
Interviewing techniques: tips from the pros: ask the right questions to assess the skills and attitudes of job candidates.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY A skillful interview consists of * Preparation. Collect information about the job you're trying to fill; Know what the duties are and what experience, credentials and core competencies are required to fulfill them. Know the type of clients and industries the candidate will be Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
BUILDER Blocks: The Week in Review
Despite the housing slump, consumer satisfaction remains unchanged; Alan Greenspan set to admit he missed foreseeing the risks of subprime mortgages; and default notices continue to plague Beazer Homes.... Read More
Credit markets: Still Gloomy
Debt markets threaten to undermine the Fed's goal of restoring order.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 26, 2007
Spreadsheets: Fear No Evil
A conference breaks down the devilish side of spreadsheets, from bugs to control issues.... Read More
GAAP Goes Interactive
The SEC creeps closer to making XBRL mandatory.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 24, 2007
Liquidity Crunch: How Long Will it Last?
Investors are divided over whether the current liquidity crunch represents a short-term event or a structural crisis, a Greenwich Associates study finds.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 19, 2007
AICPA Introduces Its New Valuation Standard: Business Valuation is an Integral Part of a Number of CPA Practice Areas and Many Groups Within the AICPA Will Be Affected By the Standard, AICPA Statement on Standards for Valuation Services No. 1, Valuation o
The Business Valuation Standards Writing Task Force recognized the interdisciplinary impact of this subject when it began its work in 2003 and decided to proactively seek out the thought, opinion and input of the respective stakeholders and leaders who would be affected by a business valuation Publication: Journal of Accountancy... Read More
New Accounting Standards
The Wall Street Journal published an interesting article detailing some potential upcoming changes to the financial accounting standards: Profit as We Know It Could Be Lost With New Accounting Statements See the draft layout of how the new rules could affect financial statements While this may seem trivial the effective design of financial reporting can create more rapid and thorough insight into a company. You should spend as much time designing your financial reports as you would designing your estimating take-off / recap format. Using the standard, "canned" reports... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 18, 2007
Cash Flow - Keep Water Out of Your Ship - Podcast
Hear the beginning of our article on Cash Flow in Construction. Download file Email us at clientservices@stevensci.com for the remainder of the article. Limit 1 article per month. We will send it to you in three working days. Order our book published by McGraw - Hill, Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a Day by going to stevensci.com... Read More
On Alignment between Marketing and Finance
Many marketers are quickly approaching their favorite time of year. Okay, not really. I'm of course talking about budget time. When I see the challenge that marketers face when it comes to getting their budgets approved, I wonder why it has to be so hard? Last year, I highlighted a report by MarketingSherpa which concludes that marketers need to do a better job capturing and communicating their value. According the MarketingSherpa research, "...only 17% of B-to-B marketers we queried were sure their CFOs understood the value of lead generation... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: September 10, 2007
DuPont Chart - Free
A DuPont Chart is a way to show how finances work in a construction firm. It is a graphic that looks somewhat like the NCAA Basketball Tournament Playoff system. Many brackets on the left reducing to only one on the right. Since construction people are visually attuned, this is an effective way to show how several different variables affect the wealth of the firm. Said another way, many financial factors determine the Return on Net Worth (or Investment). Understanding how many and which ones allow your managers to positively... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 26, 2007
FASB, IASB Begin Rethinking Leases
The accounting standard setters take another step toward amending lease accounting, though a new standard remains at least two years away.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 25, 2007
Senate, House Agree on $4.8-B Small Business Tax Break
The chairmen of the House and Senate tax-writing committees have agreed on a $4.8-billion compromise package of tax breaks for small businesses, which they plan to attach to legislation raising the federal minimum wage.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 24, 2007
Labor to better disclose 401(k) fees (AP)
AP - The Bush administration said Tuesday that it will look into ways to help people get information about fees and expenses assessed on 401(k) plans, which can drain hard-earned money from workers' retirement savings.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 19, 2007
Online Shopper: Who Charged This? You, That’s Who.
When people shop online, they get trigger happy because it has become so easy to point, click and pay. (Subscription required)... Read More
On B2B Demand Generation tools and Lead Generation Dashboards
CEOs continue to demand better ROI measurement and accountability from marketers. As a result there’s been a surge of interest in software and tools to manage the process of lead management, lead nurturing and lead generation with a greater emphasis on measurability. In 2005, I wrote a post predicting that lead generation dashboards would become a hot topic and according to the CMO Council's 2007 Outlook Report the time for marketing performance dashboards is now. The report states, "Seventy-five percent of respondents from companies with revenues of more than... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 13, 2007
The Risk - Reward Curve
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HEADLINES ADDED: April 09, 2007
Management is Ultimately Using Numbers
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HEADLINES ADDED: April 06, 2007
Measure What Matters
John Moore pointed out a great quote from Jack Welch: “Too often we measure everything and understand nothing. The three most important things you need to measure in a business are customer satisfaction, employee satisfaction, and cash flow. If you’re growing customer satisfaction, your global market share is sure to grow, too. Employee satisfaction gets you productivity, quality, pride, and creativity. And cash flow is the pulse—the key vital sign of a company.”-- JACK WELCH -- Thanks John for pointing this out again. With the advent of computer technology... Read More
The Great Game of Measurements
This morning Seth Godin makes some comments related to employees at Sears gaming the system setup by management to try to get customers served within 10 minutes. I completely agree with the comment at the end of the post. "Often, more effort goes into circumventing a system then it would take to just do a great job in the first place..." This is more of a "fact" than an observation and anyone who has tried to put measurement and reward systems in place knows this. Often when first trying... Read More
Scoreboards & Construction
I just read a great article in Contractor Magazine by Dennis Sowards called You Can Be Guided by Scoreboard, Dashboard. The article makes some great points about why a clear company scoreboard is necessary and also about the challenges of managing a company by a scoreboard that is populated with old information. We always work hard with clients to get them focused on this line of thinking - especially when it comes to providing feedback to the field where a lot of money is made and lost every day.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: April 02, 2007
High Performers Know The Score
Newsmagazine of Mechanical Contracting SOWARDS ON QUALITY BY DENNIS SOWARDS , Quality Authority High Performers Know the Score QUALITY GURU Philip Crosby once told a story about a football team that lost its first two games in the season, both by a score of 14-13. The coach reasoned that the problem was that other teams had blocked one extra point attempt, while his team had blocked none. He figured that if his team had blocked two attempts he would have won 13-12. The coach set out to make this... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 27, 2007
Cash Flow - Keep Water Out of Your Ship - Podcast
Hear the beginning of our article on Cash Flow in Construction. Download file Email us at clientservices@stevensci.com for the remainder of the article. Limit 1 article per month. We will send it to you in three working days. Order our book published by McGraw - Hill, Managing a Construction Firm on Just 24 Hours a Day by going to stevensci.com... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 17, 2007
Your Choice in Cost Control
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Innovative Tools Help Companies Cut the Data Beast Down to Size
Suffering high costs and deep frustration used to be a rite of passage when growing companies decided it was time to integrate data systems to improve enterprise operations.... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: March 11, 2007
Keeping Score
On his March 5th blog entry, Scoreboards & Construction, Dan Brown mentions an article written by Dennis Sowards called You Can Be Guided by Scoreboard, Dashboard. Dennis talks about how it is important for companies to use a "Scoreboard" to keep track of the company’s profitability, customer and employee satisfaction, safety, etc., and a "Dashboard" to keep track of the details that get the company to the end result (for example: cash available, invoices outstanding, etc). Projects also benefit from a Scorecard approach. A two-year study conducted by the... Read More
HEADLINES ADDED: February 23, 2007
Making Accounting Cool
As demand for CPAs runs high, accounting firms are using creativity to sell potential accountants on the profession. One of the weakest things we see between all our construction clients is in the area of financial controls ranging from the accounting system through training of the project team on the basics of construction financials.... Read More
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The Toyota Way is my favorite book for 2007. It had so many good ideas that I could not keep up and ended up reading it again and even buying the Field Book to go along with it.
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