Precast/PrestressedConcrete Industry in2004. He receivedSingapore ConcreteInstitute’s LifetimeAchievement Award,and was honored withthe HCES LifetimeAchievement Award bythe Hawaii Council ofEngineering Societies (HCES).

Dr. Yee followed his passion and pioneeredin many aspects. He left his mark throughoutthe world. He will be remembered and greatlymissed.

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The Structural Engineers Association ofHawaii (SEAOH) and the American Society ofCivil Engineers (ASCE) Hawaii Chapter mournthe loss of Dr. Alfred A. Yee who passed awayin April of this year. His knowledge and exper-tise in engineering, especially relating to pre-cast, prestressed concrete, was sought aroundthe globe. He received numerous accoladesand honors for his contributions to his profes-sion. Dr. Yee was a highly accomplished engi-neer and inventor.

He graduated from St. Louis School in 1943.He was later inducted into the St. LouisSchool’s Gallery of Distinguished Achieversand also participated on the Board of Trustees.He attained degrees in engineering from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology and YaleUniversity. Rose-Hulman Institute ofTechnology presented him with an HonoraryDoctor of Engineering degree in 1976, for hiscontributions to concrete technology.

Dr. Yee developed numerous revolutionaryconstruction techniques and structural con-cepts for precast, prestressed concrete. Hewas able to overcome major obstacles usingsimple solutions. Dr. Yee held a number ofpatents for construction devices and systems.His NMB Splice Sleeve mechanical connectorcontributed to the seismic resistance of con-crete structures in the intense 1995 earthquakein Kobe, Japan; the State of Hawaii Legislaturehonored him with an Official Proclamation forthis invention. In 1955, Dr. Yee also introducedthe first precast, prestressed concrete massproduction facility in Hawaii; which was alsoamong the first facilities of its kind in the UnitedStates.

Dr. Yee was President of Yee Precast DesignGroup Ltd and Director of Precast DesignConsultants Pte. Limited in Singapore. Duringhis over 65year career he had the opportunityto work on notable projects throughout theworld including the Saudi Arabian MonetaryAgency Office Buildings in Riyadh, 100Washington Square in Minneapolis, and TheSail at Marina Bay development which includ-ed 70 and 63 story towers. Many of his projectsin Hawaii are iconic and include the IBMBuilding, Kahala Hotel, Queen Emma Gardens,The Marco Polo, Ala Moana Hotel, and the USSArizona Memorial. The gracefully curving, 400-foot-long, Alapai Street Pedestrian Overpassreceived the Engineering Excellence Award in1970 from the Consulting Engineers Councildue to its aesthetics.

Some of his projects use concrete in waysthat would surprise most people. Dr. Yee wasan expert in the design and construction offloating concrete marine vessels such asbarges and platforms. These systems providelower maintenance and superior durability inharsh environments when compared to theirtraditional counterparts. He designed and pro-vided construction supervision for the world’sfirst oceangoing precast, pretensioned con-crete barges in 1964 for the Luzon StevedoringCompany in the Philippines. Another one of hisprojects was the world’s first Concrete IslandDrilling System (CIDS) which is a 325-footsquare floating platform made of pre-stressedconcrete. The CIDS is able to withstand someof the most brutal conditions on earth as it trav-els through the Arctic Seas off the coast ofAlaska. These concrete vessels utilize hispatented “honey comb” design which utilizescylindrical cells to provide buoyancy andstrength. Dr. Yee also took part in the design ofthe Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC)facility which is a concrete floating vessel withcapabilities to produce fresh water, liquidhydrogen and electricity.

Dr. Yee was deeply involved with the engi-neering community. He served on theUniversity of Hawaii’s College of EngineeringDean’s Council. He took part on technical com-mittees for American Concrete Institute (ACI),Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI),American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE),American Bureau of Shipping (ABS), and theInternational Panel of Experts-Building andConstruction Authority of Singapore. In addi-tion, he served as an honorary structural con-sultant to the Singapore Housing andDevelopment Board (HDB).

He was honored with innumerable awardsand recognitions during his long career. Hewas the first president of the AmericanConcrete Institute, Hawaii Chapter in 1961 andwas the first president of SEAOH in 1969. Alsoin 1969, he has honored as Engineer of theYear by the Hawaii Society of ProfessionalEngineers. He was elected to the NationalAcademy of Engineering (NAE) which honorspioneers in engineering technology. Dr. Yeeholds multiple honorary memberships (thehighest recognition accorded) to ACI, ASCE,and CCPI. Dr. Yee was honored by thePrecast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI);he was awarded the PCI Medal of Honor in1997 and was named a Titan of the

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EAH’s new meeting location is Room 301 inthe Topa Tower (Ewa tower on Fort Street; OldAMFAC Building). Validated parking is avail-able (enter from Nimitz). The WEB site hasbeen updated to provide directions and a Map.If you have questions please call Sam Gillie(543-4739).

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President Sara Okuda welcomed everyoneto the ITE Annual Hawaii Section meeting at thePlaza Club Ballroom held on June 7th. She then

Website: www.acechawaii.org

2016-2017 Board of DirectorsPresident - Jeff Kalani, Yogi Kwong EngineersPresident-Elect - Sean Sugai, Ronald N.S. Ho &AssociatesTreasurer - Ken Kawahara, Akinaka & Associates, Ltd.Secretary - Garret Masuda, Insynergy Engineering, Inc.National Director - Janice Marsters, Hart Crowser Past President - Corey Matsuoka, SSFM InternationalDirector - Paul Matsuda, Group 70 InternationalDirector – Michelle Adolpho, ECS, Inc.Director – Derek Mukai, Community Planning andEngineering, Inc.

A MESSAGE FROM THE ACEC HAWAIIPRESIDENTby Jeffrey K. Kalani, P.E.

July 1 marked the start of our 2017-2018 fis-cal year and my term as President of ACECHawaii. For the past year under the leadershipof our newest Past-President, Corey Matsuoka,our organization continued thrive, and onceagain finished “in the black”. Thank you, Corey– you left big shoes to fill! I feel extremely priv-ileged and honored for this opportunity, partlybecause the long list of those that have servedas President before me reads like a who’s who(past and present) of Hawaii’s engineeringcommunity.

In the coming year, with the support of ACECHawaii’s Board of Directors, committees andstaff, we will continue advocating for the busi-ness interests of our member firms and we willcontinue hosting member events with distin-guished speakers, professional developmentsessions, and special networking opportuni-ties. That said, I implore all of our members toget more involved – attend our events and con-tact me or anyone on the Board to make sug-gestions, requests, and ask how you can bemore active with our organization. If your firm isnot a member of ACEC Hawaii, please contactme or visit our website at www.acechawaii.org.

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2017 OfficersPresident Ryan Char 523-5866 ryanc@g70.designVice-Pres Darin Izon 523-8499 dizon@BrwnCald.comSecretary Rouen Liu 543-7245 rouen.liu@hawaiianelectric.comPast Pres Victor Valdez 356-1281 vvaldez@ssfm.com

National Public Works Week – CityProclamation

Instituted as a public education campaignby APWA in 1960, National Public Works Week(NPWW) calls attention to the importance ofpublic works in community life. NPWW is tradi-tionally sponsored and observed during thethird full week in May. Through the Week andother efforts, APWA seeks to raise the public’sawareness of public works issues and toincrease confidence in public works employ-ees and professionals who are the often-unsung heroes of our society.

Earlier last month, Hawaii Chapter was pre-sented with a State proclamation to designateMay 21-27 as Public Works Week. Additionally,Hawaii Chapter maintained an exhibit of vari-ous recent public works projects to energizeand educate the public on the importance ofthe contribution of public works to their dailylives. The annual exhibit was on display duringNPWW in Kahala Mall. This year’s theme“Public Works Connects Us” celebrated thevital role public works plays in connecting usall together.

Volunteers posed proudly in front of theirwork to paint out graffiti along a drainagechannel.

Left to right: Delegate John Lamer,Secretary Rouen Liu, Councilmember JoeyManahan, President Ryan Char, Mayor KirkCaldwell, Membership Co-Chair RossSasamura.

Community Service – Grafitti RemovalHawaii Chapter participated in the City’s

Malama O Ka ‘Aina program by painting outgraffiti along a drainage channel in Kahala onMay 20, 2017. Program participants removedgraffiti under the supervision of the City andCounty of Honolulu Department of FacilityMaintenance. The volunteer event helped kick-off National Public Works Week, which includ-

introduced Renee Espiau from the City andCounty of Honolulu TOD branch, who spoke onthe Transit-Oriented Development plan forOahu. Cathy Leong, Western ITE District Past-President, then announced and swore in thenew 2017-2018 ITE Hawaii Section Officers:President: Chad Kadokawa, Vice President:Claire Fukuoka, Secretary-Treasurer: CristinaRodriguez.

ed displays of Public Works activities at KahalaMall from May 21 to May 27.

Malama-o-Ka`aina is a partnership betweenthe City & County of Honolulu and its citizens tocare for our land and help keep our islandcommunity a quality place to live. Volunteersprovide much needed support in this partner-ship, and Hawaii Chapter is proud to havemade a difference in the community.Information on future chapter events may befound at hawaii.apwa.net.

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CCMAA Hawaii Chapterhttp://hawchapter.cmaa.org

2016 – 2017 CMAA Hawaii BoardPRESIDENT: Chandra Namumnart, CCM, CISEC(EKNA Services, Inc.)VICE-PRESIDENT: Jeff Mack, P.E. (CH2M)SECRETARY: Julie Hero, P.E., CCM (SSFMInternational)TREASURER: Alex Pascual, P.E. (Bow ConstructionManagement Service, Inc.)PAST PRESIDENT: Bill Thornton, CCM (Ledcor)DIRECTOR: Derek Mukai, P.E., CCM (CommunityPlanning and Engineering, Inc.)DIRECTOR: Tim Bramsen, CCM (Bowers + KubotaConsulting)DIRECTOR: Mike Young, P.E., CCM (Bowers +Kubota Consulting)DIRECTOR: Jeff Clark (Flour)

CMAA Hawaii Chapter News:Aloha From CMAA Hawaii! In June we fol-

lowed up our successful Mini Conference atKo’olau ballrooms with a networking Happyhour at Ryan’s bar and grill in town. This wasanother well attended event that included asurprise guest- The National Chair of CMAA!Much fun and camaraderie was had by all.

Next up on our calendar will be a bi monthlyluncheon event being held on Thursday July20th from 11:30am until 2:00pm at Dave andBuster’s in Kaka’ako featuring guest speakerKarin L Holma; a partner with Bays Lung Rose& Holma who will speak on the topic ofMechanic’s Liens.

We have opened the enrollment period forthe 2017 Professional ConstructionManagement (PCM) class - Last year thisclass sold out- so if you would like a seat-please don’t procrastinate!

We are also still accepting applications forthe CMAA Hawaii 2017 Scholarships; CMAAHawaii will award 2 scholarships for $1000each to full time undergraduate students cur-rently enrolled at Honolulu Community Collegeor other Universities who are interested in orpursuing a major/minor in ConstructionManagement, or a dependent of an activeCMAA Hawaii Chapter/Student Chapter mem-ber who has been accepted to attend a univer-sity or college and is interested in ConstructionManagement with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 orhigher. If you are interested in applying for oneof these scholarships, please watch for ouremail blasts with more information and links tothe application. Due date for submission isFriday June 30, 2017 at 4pm. Don’t miss thisopportunity!

We would love for you to be a part of theexcitement that is CMAA Hawaii. Our chapter ishere as a resource for all ConstructionEngineering and Management professionals,and the things that we do benefit not only ourCM community but our larger Ohana as well.

If you have any questions regarding any ofour upcoming events, would like to join ourOhana and become more involved with theCMAA Hawaii Chapter or would simply like tobe added to our email list, please email us athawaii.cmaa@gmail.com, or at our mailingaddress; CMAA Hawaii, PO Box 531, Honolulu,HI 96809 Looking for a CCM? The current list-ing for all Hawaii CCMs can be found here:https://cmaanet.org/certified-construction-managers-registry.

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PO BOX 3348, HONOLULU, HI 96801Web Page URL http://www.seaoh.org

2017 BOD OFFICERS AND DIRECTORSPresident Jonathan Murai 791-3952 jmurai@kaihawaii.comVice President Jeoffrey Cudiamat 488-5000 jcudiamat@structuralhawaii.com Secretary Andrew Pang 535-3008 andrewp@nagamineokawa.comTreasurer Reid Nishimura 521-6958 reid.nishimura@englekirk.comDirector (Yr 2) Damien Enright 845-2474 structurs001@hawaii.rr.comDirector (Yr 2) Ryan Lawton 208-1433 rlawton@histructures.comDirector (Yr 1) Michael Greer 591-2728. mgreer@wje.com Director (Yr 1) Deborah Kim-Ito 271-2862 dkimito@pono-gms.comPast President Jeffrey Hanyu 536-2108 jeffreyhanyu@allisonide.com

PREVIOUS BOD MEETINGJUNE 7, 2017Code Committee: The bill to fund a FEMAgrant for State Building Code Council passedthe legislature and a bill requiring mandatoryupdates to the State Building Code every 3years (or else model building code governs)passed the legislature. These two bills awaitgovernor’s approval or veto.

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The bill to use hurricane relief funds for theBuilding Code Council did not pass the legis-lature.Young Member Group participated in a jointpau hana gathering the AIA Young ArchitectsForum on June 8, 2017.Continuing Education Requirement supportletter was sent to the Department of Consumerand Commerce Affairs. A majority of respon-dents to the survey included with last year’sofficer ballot indicated they were in favor ofcontinuing education as a requirement forlicensure.Scholarship application for members or chil-dren of members is available on the website.SEAOH will award up to three $3,000 scholar-ships to students furthering their education instructural engineering. Applications must bepostmarked by September 13, 2017. Thefunds for the scholarship are primarily generat-ed by the annual golf tournament so memberfirms are urged to participate by entering ateam or donating prizes.

General Membership Meetings/TechnicalSeminars/EventsFor all events see seaoh.org or look for emailflyer for registration.• SEAOH Annual Convention – August 25 and26, 2017, Aulani Resort & Spa, details to beannounced.• SEAOH Golf Tournament – October 13,2017, Hoakalei Country Club, details to beannounced.Next Meeting on July 5, 2017. For information,contact SEAOH President; Jonathan Muraijmurai@kaihawaii.com

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2016-2017 ASCE Hawaii Section OfficersPresident: Tim Goshi, P.E. email: tgoshi@ascehawaii.comPres.-Elect: Lara Karamatsu,P.E. email: lkaramatsu@ascehawaii.orgVice Pres.: Eric Arakawa, P.E. email: earakawa@ascehawaii.orgTreasurer: Jason Kage, P.E. email: jkage@ascehawaii.orgSecretary: Dayna Nemoto-Shima, P.E. email: dnemoto@ascehawaii.orgPast Pres.: Ben Rasa, P.E. email: brasa@ascehawaii.orgYMF Pres.: Norman Leong, P.E. email: nleong@ascehawaiiymf.org

JULY DINNER MEETINGDescription: Sea Level Rise – Global trendsand local impacts.Speaker: Dr. Chip Fletcher is Associate Deanfor Academic Affairs as well as a Professor ofGeology and Geophysics at the School ofOcean and Earth Science and Technology(SOEST) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.Date: Thursday, July 20, 2017Location: TBD (please check www.asce-hawaii.org for updates)

GEOTECHNICAL SEMINAR, JULY 13, 2017The Geo-Institute Hawaii Chapter of ASCE is

pleased to announce an upcoming seminar byDr. George Filz as part of the 2016-2017 Cross-USA Lecture Tour. Dr. Filz is a Professor of CivilEngineering at Virginia Tech, where he hasbeen teaching and conducting research ingeotechnical engineering for 27 years. Thetopics will be 1) Column-SupportedEmbankments and 2) Renovation of ExistingInfrastructure for Heavy Lift Vehicles. Visitwww.ascehawaii.org for more information.Date: Thursday, July 13, 2017Location: Hale Ikena, Fort Shafter Time: 8:30am to 1:00pm (lunch included) Cost: $70 for ASCE members

$90 for non-members$30 for students (limited seats, must confirm availability with Tim)

Reservations: Please make checks payable to “ASCE

Hawaii Section” and mail to Tim Lin, GI HawaiiChair, 2930 Robert Place, Honolulu, Hawaii96816 by June 28, 2017. You may also phoneor email your RSVP to Tim atxiaobin@hawaii.edu or (808)397-6974. Noshows will be billed.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGLast held: Wednesday, June 7, 2017Next meeting: July 11, 2017

INFRASTRUCTURE REPORT CARDHawaii is the only one in Region 8 that does

not have a state report card.  If you would liketo help create one for Hawaii, please contactTim Goshi, tgoshi@ascehawaii.org.

CONTINUING EDUCATIONPlease visit http://www.ascehawaii.org/

links.html and click on ASCE National for com-plete details.

ASCE HAWAII SECTION STUDENT SCHOLARSHIPS

Please help us increase our scholarshipendowment so that we can recognize deserv-

ing students. We continue to accept tax-deductible donations with the goal of increas-ing the annual scholarships. Make your checkpayable to ‘ASCE Hawaii Section’ and mail to:ASCE Scholarship Committee, P.O. Box 917,Honolulu, HI 96808-0917. If you have anyquestions, please contact Glenn Miyasato at488-7579, or gmiyasato@ascehawaii.org.

ASCE JOB LISTINGSThe following job listings are currently post-

ed on the ASCE Hawaii Section website:• Assistant Program Administrator – City andCounty of Honolulu• Civil Engineer V (Geotechnical) – City andCounty of Honolulu• Civil Engineer V – City and County ofHonolulu• Mechanical Engineer V – City and County ofHonolulu• Design and Construction Branch Chief - Cityand County of Honolulu• Junior Engineer – GPRM Prestress• Civil Engineer – Group 70• Project Manager – Group 70• Senior Geotechnical/Geological Engineer –Hart Crowser• Project Geotechnical/Geological Engineer –Hart Crowser• Project Manager – Kennedy/JenksConsultants• Staff Engineer (Honolulu Office) –Kennedy/Jenks Consultants• Staff Engineer (Hawaii Offices) –Kennedy/Jenks Consultants• Principal Project Control Engineer/Specialist,AIRPORT - Parsons• Civil Engineer V – SSFM International• Structural Engineer IV – SSFM International

For further information on these job listings orto find out how you can post job openings inyour company on this website, please visithttp://www.ascehawaii.org/job-listings.html.

The AmericanSociety of

Mechanical Engineers

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ASME-HI 2017-2018 OfficersChairperson Froilan Garma 321-2691 Froilan.B.Garma@jci.comVice-Chair Derick Kam derickFPE@gmail.comSecretary Jason Frifeldt 358-6322 frifelj@yahoo.comTreasurer Kevin Dang 737-1708 dangk001@hawaii.rr.comPast-Chair Derek Sato derek.sato@hawaiianelectric.comHCES Rep: Derick KamAlternate: Froilan Garma

NEXT ASME-HAWAII SECTION GENERALMEMBERSHIP MEETINGDate: To be determined.Time: usually 5:30 pm to 7:00 pmPlace: usually at HECO’s Ward Ave

Cafeteria Conference RoomAgenda: To be announced.

As usual, all members are invited andencouraged to attend our meetings. There arealways lots of complimentary pizza and softdrinks. Please contact incoming ChairmanFroilan Garma for directions and for more infor-

mation, such as parking within HawaiianElectric’s Ward Avenue facilities.

HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR JUNE 6, 2017 GEN-ERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

The meeting was called to order by outgoingChairman Derek Sato.• Student Section Report: The students areseeking speakers and tours for the new schoolyear. Senior members can send their sugges-tions to any of the Hawaii Section officers to bepassed on to the Student Section officers.• UHM DME Report: The following werereported: UHM COE Dean position not filledyet, Mechanics and Materials professor posi-tion filled, Thermofluids professor offer made,Mechanics professor position to be advertisedin the Fall, and the DME Industry AdvisoryBoard meeting has been rescheduled for theFall.• ASME PE Exam Refresher Course Update:The following is the summary of the completed2017 Refresher Course: 19 candidates partici-pated, of which just four participated consis-tently. Seeking suggestions on how to provideincentive for better attendance, such as charg-ing for various services. About half took theexam in April with the remainder planning forthe October exam. The exam is now specific toHVAC and Refrigeration, Machine Design andMaterials, and Thermal and Fluid Systems.Again, thanks to Professors Steven Masutani,Charlie Kinoshita, and A. Zachary Trimble fortheir time and effort assisting the mechanicalengineers become PEs. Thanks to HawaiiSection Officer, Raymond Liu, for organizing,coordinating another Hawaii Section PE ExamRefresher Course. • Francis R. Montgomery DesignCompetition Review: Improvement sugges-tions: Provide the judges the scoring sheetsahead of time, and number the scoring sheets. • New Officers 2017-2018: The new HawaiiSection officers take office July 1, 2017 led byChairman Froilan Garma. Much thanks to out-going Chairman Derek Sato for keeping theSection active.• ASME Hawaii Section Shirts & Padfolios:Derek Sato is taking orders for polo shirts formembers and Padfolios for guest speakers.Contact Derek if you are interested in a HawaiiSection Polo shirt.

Hawaii Section — Younger Member ForumWeb site: http://www.ascehawaii.org/ymf.html

2016-2017 YMF OfficersNorman Leong, President

nleong@ascehawaiiymf.orgJordan Urabe, Vice President

jurabe@ascehawaiiymf.orgNicole Nakaoka, Secretary

nnakaoka@ascehawaiiymf.orgAustin Wong, Treasurer

awong@ascehawaiiymf.orgAmanda Tanaka, Past President

atanaka@ascehawaiiymf.org

YMF General MeetingThe next YMF general meeting is scheduled

for Wednesday, July 5, 2017 at 6:00 pm at TheMixx Bar and Grill. If you are interested inattending and learning more about the variousprofessional, social and service opportunitiesavailable through YMF, please contact YMF atymf.hawaii@gmail.com.

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Local Elections for AACE Hawaii Section’sBoard of Directors were held in May. Thankyou to our supportive members and colleaguesfor making our events successful.

We completed the fiscal year with electionsand kicked off the new fiscal year with a visit tothe Board of Water Supply’s 1,500-foot watertunnel in Windward Oahu. This Wahe`e TunnelTour was held on Friday, June 2, 2017.Members were thrilled to have first-hand expe-rience of Hawaii’s water mountain storage andgain knowledge of our water cycle. It was fol-lowed by happy hour at Gyukaku.

Generally, our local section events has 25members and friends in attendance. We cur-rently have a membership of 35 cost engineer-ing professionals.

Our local Board Meetings are held monthly.Feel free to contact us with suggestions orinterest. For more information, please visit ourwebsite www.aacehawaii.com.

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Hawaii Section 2017-2018 OFFICERSwww.aacehawaii.com

President Maelyn UyeharaVice Pres. Christopher KanaeSecretary Kristy Kastner, PSPTreasurer Cristo RojasDir Soc. Med. Joseph Uno, CCP, LEED AP BD+CPast Pres. David Ladines

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This year’s competition was held May 13-16,2017 at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista,Florida. The results shown on the MATH-COUNTS website (“mathcounts.org/national-competition”) list the student ranking up to 56thplace and the Team ranking to 23rd place. Astudent from Texas took first place. Hawaii stu-dents were not listed.

In team ranking, the Texas team took first

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