May 24, 2014
Aloha beloved friends!
We just got back from our trip to the south pacific.
If u have a few minutes to read, we'd love to share our experience with you...



Why we went...
For years we've dreamed of living amongst a native tribe, to experience a true sustainable way of life. We try our best to live "green" here in Hawaii. We plant and eat from our garden, climb coconut trees everyday and live a simple life. But deep in our gut, we knew there was a deeper level of natural existence, a "native intelligence" which we were hungry for. Through a series of random coincidences and conversations, a remote island kept being mentioned. It was said that there our dream existed. A place where people lived in harmony with the land, where coconuts outnumbered people a hundred to one. With little planning or packing we headed out, our thirsty souls longing to be filled.

Village Life
Fiji has around 300 islands, the remote ones are the most pristine & unspoiled, but before u can catch a boat or plane to most, you have to spend a few days on Vita Levu, the main island. We spent our first night at a great little bungalow, where the owner showed us an amazing secret surf spot. Though it was awesome, we left after one day. We hadn't come to stay in a cute hostel and be catered to, we came to live amongst the native people.

A surfer we met the first morning recommended we go to the local village and introduce ourselves to "Api" (the chiefs brother). "Just make sure to bring a gift" he advised. We had brought a bag of kava from Hawaii, for just this purpose and were familiar with the basic custom of offering drinking it.

Walking into a strange 3rd world village, filled with machete wielding strangers would probably be too intimidating for most. But our desire to reconnect with native people who live in harmony with the land was so strong,  we didn't let it detour us. We asked the first woman we met if Api was home. After a few minutes of searching, Api appeared. Words can't describe the hospitality this man offered us. We instantly felt comfortable, after a meal and a few bowls of kava with Api, he announced… "you will live here, you will be my children".

Palsami's (our favorite fijian food) being prepared &cooked
Recipe - 10 or so Kalo leaves wrapped around coconut milk, onion & garlic.
Cooked in a coconut bowl, on a lovo (underground oven)

We awoke the next morning on the floor of the grass and bamboo hut with no furniture. Traditional Fijians sleep, eat, socialize and even prepare meals on the floor, sitting cross legged for hours on end. Living in this humble position is clearly a healthy practice. Every man and woman in the village stood tall, straight  & proud, regardless of age. Despite years of yoga we had to shift our legs constantly to stay comfortable, while men in their 60's and seventies sat peaceful and amused watching us.

In addition to being physically impressive, the Fijian people are, hands down, the most friendly, hospitable people we have ever met. Everyone was inviting us into their homes and offering food. "You can stay here as long as u want, no money" "Eat more" and "We are so glad u are staying in the village" was said at every home.

The people are proud of their close knit community. Doors were always open, food, favors & tools are shared. Trust, love, smiles and hospitality were freely exchanged. Most of the people have little or no money, but they do have huge genuine smiles on their faces. Hand shakes lasted several minutes and often we found ourselves holding elders hands for sometime while telling our story.

"We've come to Fiji to learn about your native foods. In Hawaii we have many of the same plants as you. But people no longer eat coconuts or taro with every meal anymore… they eat from the boats"

This is the sad truth. Despite being able to grow everything imaginable, Hawaii imports 95% of its food. It's said that at any given time Maui has only a 5 day food supply. It's that unnerving fact which prompted our trip.

Sad Truth
The elders understood what we were saying. In their time Fiji had changed very much. Global food corporations have invaded their shores and mainland Fijians are in the middle of a massive health crisis. Obesity rates are at 60% and life expectancy has been dropping every year (it currently is 55 and dropping)

We heard much talk about corrupted government officials taking bribes from big multinational food companies. Despite an abundance of healthy, locally grown native foods, the people are being marketed and becoming hooked on junk and processed food from over seas. At one home a "ministry of health" recommended food chart included (to our shock) packaged meats, white rice, noodles, clarified butter, heavy cream, soy oil and margarine.

In an effort to never offend our hosts, we ate more GMO food those first 4 days then we had in a long, long time. Luckily our flight to the remote island of our dreams left the following day. We would definitely miss Api and the hospitality, but were eager to go deeper.

Closer to Paradise
Flying into this island, which will remain unnamed, we were the most excited we've been in years. Millions, yes millions of coconut trees shot out of the canopy around the entire island. We felt at home & at peace even before the wheels touched down on the (surprisingly smooth) grass runway.




Only one flight a week reaches this island. This plane carried us & just 2 people. The weekly flight is a big deal on the island, it brings mail and packages from the mainland. We were stoked to see a car at the airport (theres less than ten on the whole island) most people walk or go by horse) and were able to hitch a ride to the village, which would have been a six hour walk.

As we drove along the bumpy beachfront road (the only road around the island) villagers stopped whatever they were doing to flash full smiles & wave. Everyone shouted BULA! Which we'd learned meant - hello, aloha and apparently "isnt this the BEST DAY EVER!" The consistent, genuine smiles on their faces will never leave our heart. Every single person smiled warmly at us. In the village we were immediately welcomed and offered multiple places to stay & within minutes of hot plates of food were being served.

Fijian custom is to treat guests with the utmost hospitality. Food and conversation went hand in hand & we wasted no time telling our story, our desire to learn about native foods. We were psyched when they responded "Tomorrow we shall go to the farm!"

The "Farms"
Over the next two weeks we experienced the food independence we had dreamed of. Everyone in the community farms, everyone. Men, Women & children. They don't "farm" in the sense that probably comes to your mind. There are no tractors, barns, fertilizers, tillers, greenhouses or irrigation lines used. Those practices are about control.

A Fijian farm more closely resembles the wild jungle. To the untrained eye, you wouldn't even know u are at a "farm". The ground is not even close to level anywhere, with many small creeks running throughout the rich landscape. Each family has 30 - 40 acres of this type of land. Some are a further hike then others, but they are all accessible. No fences, no roads just well trotted jungle paths. It seemed very chaotic and primitive to us at first, but once we saw the massive amounts of food produced, with very little effort & human input we were in awe.

Because natural streams have never been dammed or diverted the water table has remained very high, with natural springs flowing everywhere. Thus no need for irrigation. "Weeds" are rarely cut, so the ecosystem acquires more & more biomass each year, the soil just gets richer and richer, hence no need for fertilizers.



Within 30 minutes we collected enough food for our entire host family for the upcoming week. Cassava, taro, coconuts, sugarcane and papayas were loaded into sacks and carried back down the mountain. My sack was so huge I had to stop multiple times to rest on the way down. True abundance.

Lessons Learned
Because each family has a native right to this land (it has been passed down from generation to generation) no rent is due for the farmland. No mortgages, no taxes, no interest payments. It's the same story for housing in the village. If u are born (or marry into) a clan you are given land rights.

The land belongs to THE PEOPLE, not the banks, not the government.

Without the stress of rent due, food bills or water meters, the people were free to spend their time enjoying life as it was meant to be. Smiling, laughing and visiting with friends made up the bulk of the day. Family is the most cherished material thing and the idea of family extends beyond immediate. It was tricky to distinguish who was directly related, "brother-cousin" was a common term and we were often referred to as "brother" or "son".

Family, the Clan & the Land, trump individuality here. Ego was nonexistent.
The comfort we felt with these people was indescribable.
The open doors, the hospitality, the trust, the love.

Try to imagine your city or town with no fences, no crime, no cars. Envision knowing all your neighbors names within miles. Picture groups of children roaming freely from house to house, eating, playing and smiling under watchful loving eyes of the entire community.

When the stress of money is removed, human beings are, by nature, the kindest happiest creatures on the planet. We are loving and generous beyond our wildest dreams. We had come to learn about food, but learning this about ourselves ended up being the real treasure of our trip.

Acclimating back to the hustle of the western world has been surprisingly easy. We find ourselves laughing deeply. Things that used to stress us out seem more like a joke or game now. We will continue to live as simply as possible, to grow our own food and to cherish family and friends, because at the end of the day, we know, that is the only path that can bring us freedom and the deepest sense of happiness :)

Mahalos for reading - the Beeline Hawaii Team
Please don't be shy to write us back, we'd love to hear your comments



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Feb 12, 2013
Awesome question from a customer we had to share, Kelly writes –  
I want to know if there's any truth to this - I heard Butane will combust completely to produce water and carbon dioxide. While a wick will combust incompletely, producing noxious organic compounds. Thus, the argument that wick is healthier seems unconvincing.  Can your shed some light on this?

While it is commonly said that butane burns off to water, through our own personal experiences, that doesnt seem to be true. We have gotten tons of positive testimonials from people who have switched to Beeline, from no more asthma, to less coughing, to no more headaches.

We have seen people use Beeline incorrectly, by letting the flame go out and then proceeding to inhale the smoke (like with a fast bong hit or by actually putting out the beeline flame out on their bowl) In these cases yes, they are getting some smoke.  

You should ALWAYS toast your bowl with beeline, THEN estiguish the flame to the side.
There will always be the argument that when u smoke (no-matter what fuel you choose) you disrupt the flames perfect process and possibly get some unburnt molecules of that particular fuel.

Well if so, then Beeline is still our choice.
We view Butane as a toxic chemical (u can actually die from inhaling it) and we want very little to do with anything toxic. Take a look at a butane production facility, and then at an organic bee or hemp farm….





That’s why our fuel of choice will always be natural Hemp & Beeswax. Churches for thousands of years allowed only bees wax candles to be burnt inside them, because they burn very clean, in fact they clean the air with negative ions…. We don't think butane does that ;)

But don’t take our word for it, there’s a couple experiments you can try –

1) Take an empty pipe and take a hit with the lighter and take a hit with bee line, and see how it tastes.
2) Take a glass and hold the bee line and the lighter below it, and you will see the difference in the amount of soot put off by each

Anyway this whole thing was created out of Love. Love for nature, the love of smoking a plant with a beautiful flame, made by another plant and Bees. We love the pure magical power and wisdom of mother nature, her ability to be extremely simple, yet mind blowingly complex & absolutely perfect at the same time.

Please let us know if you have anymore questions and thanks for keeping us on our toes! We take a lot of pride in our product and did a lot of research before putting it out there. We must of tested about 20 to 30 different hemps and the one that is now bee line was the only one to pass.

Much luv and aloha - 
Beeline




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Jan 28, 2013
We just got an email from a friend wo customized his artist canvas hat
Stoked to see the creativity flowing :)




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Jan 2, 2013

We've been working alongside Grassroots for some time now.
Stoked to officially announce their joining the Beeline Team.

Besides designing AMAZING custom hats
checkout our team hats they designed :)
Grassroots stands up for small groups and gives back to the community.
If you are considering getting custom hats made, you gotta check them out




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Jun 10, 2012
Huge mahalos to JD Irons and John Maher of Hungry Walrus

They run an awesome surf blog and recently posted this review -

“I always travel with Beeline! It has so many different uses, and it’s waterproof. Fire can be of real value when your traveling, and Beeline is the best way to keep it. It’s important to cover the essentials, and starting fires with Beeline to keep warm, cook food, and boil water, is the best way to do it. Beeline’s also great twine when it’s not burning, because hemp is natures strongest fiber. I’ve even used it to make a leash-string for my surfboard when I didn’t have one.”




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Feb 29, 2012
Huge congrats to Beeline team member Kayla Eubank!
Kayla placed 1st at the Honolua Legends of the Bay contest in Maui.



Kayla also reps
Teeki Bikinis &
Honolua Surf Co

We'll be updating you more on Kayla soon!


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Travis (originally from Maui, now hailing from Portland) just sent us this awesome shot!


"I just summited the south rim of St Helens on my splitboard all with the aid of your Beeline!!! Hood is next and the Three Sisters between the 4th and 11th of March!!! Weather permitting. Jahloha - Travis

Looking forward to seeing more shots from Travis soon :)


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Feb 9, 2012
A Must Watch Film!
Without Bees there would be no honey, no fruit, no beeline.
Please checkout the trailer below then click here to visit the official site.



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Dec 24, 2011
Team member Tyler Campbell takes it to the next level in this amazing video!



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Nov 14, 2011
Aloha Beeline friends and family.

Like many of you, we have been watching the Occupy Wall Street Movement gain momentum.
The protests have spread worldwide, (1,600 cities)

So big that the mainstream media has finally begun to cover it.
Comedy Central HBO ABC  NBC

We appluad our brothers and sisters on the streets, standing up to the establishment,
which for too long have been plundering our resources while brainwashing the general public.

We feel your pain, anger and sadness.
because ultimately it is shared by all of us.

We at Beeline ask you to join us -
In consciously choosing to focus our energy on the positive future we wish to manifest.

Renewable energy, pollution free biodegredable products, healthy natural foods.
A great great time could be upon us very soon!

We invite you to gather with friends, occupy a bowl and focus your collective mental attention on
What You Want to see in Your New World

Exciting times are most definately upon us.

Lets keep our thoughts positive and healthy as we embrace the changes.


Much love and respect


- Beeline Hawaii



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Sep 18, 2011
We just got our amazing new 100% organic canvas hats!
Love the way these hats feel, super good quality.



Blank, 100% Organic canvas hats are only $10
Please email your artwork we'd love to see!


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Aug 14, 2011


There is a new resturant in Maui that we have to give a huge shout out to! Choice Maui serves pure love in the form of raw vegetarian cuisine.

Checkout this dish -


ROYAL TEMPEH ROLLUPS - Tempeh toasted in Incan royalty sauce with radish sprouts, napa cabbage, peruvian olives, tomatoes rolled in a collard.
MACNUT MAGIC KALE SALAD - Sliced zucchini, maui onion, cranberries, macnuts & a creamy avo-macnut dressing.
HERBAL CRIMINAL MASHUP- Green kale tossed with quinoa, lemon cucumbers, mulberries, onion & tomatoes, with an herbal infusion.




If youre on Maui, you have to cruise in and checkout what the raw chefs are whipping up!
Dont miss their amazing raw deserts!



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Jul 27, 2011

I had a terrible cut on my hand last week
After 3 days of surfing and gardening....it was beginning to look infected.

Time to test the ancient remedy for wounds..... HONEY
Luckily I had some local, raw honey in my fridge.
I applied a few teaspoons and in just 2 days the wound healed up.

Amazing! I am almost looking forward to my next wound to test it again.
I encourage everyone to try this but make sure you use a local raw honey.
Most commercial honey is unethical and heat treated, which kills the living enzymes
The best honey comes straight from the source.... your local beekeeper.
Find your local farmers market, or contact a local CSA (community supported agriculture)

Another huge Mahalos to the Bees...
In addition to pollinating all our foods and making us wax,
They also make us wonderful medicines :)


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Apr 27, 2011

Team Member Clazina was voted Miss High Times January 2011
Its no surprise to us! This southern California budtender is as cool and positive as she is beautiful :)

"My passion is to make people feel better and have a happy life. I feel marijuana is helping so many people in this world. I will continue to fight for marijuana to be legal and one day I believe it will."

She took the time out to write us a lil personal thank you note, which we wanted to share with you too!



Clazina has a sick blog @ misshightimes.com 
Checkout how crazy hot and cool she is 
(we love her burning man blog shots)





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Apr 20, 2011
Gotta show some love to everyone at grassroots :)


Have you seen our 2011 team hats yet?
We are psyching on these... custom stiching, awesome design with lots of hidden artwork.

These hats are the love child of Beeline and Grassroots California.
If you ever want a sick one of a kind hat, be sure to checkout grassroots new website.
Looking forward to doing some more amazing things with this company in the near future.


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Apr 12, 2011
The girls on the Beeline team are making headlines left and right these days.
Team member Brittany Wagoner just finished an epic body paint shot for Hightimes magazine.
Check it out !


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Mar 10, 2011
Heres a cool story. Some Beeline team members have been doing beehive rescues.
Sometimes there are beehives in older buildings which are in danger of being demoed.
This hive was in an old outhouse.


Rather than destroy the hive (most people call in a pest control company), we've put the word out around the island about our services. So the boys show up and smoke out the hive (calms the bees down). Then go in and rescue as much of the hive as possible, most importantly the queen.

Usually they get a few stings, but its always worth it. The bee colony gets saved, the home owner saves $, no poisons are sprayed and we get some awesome honey too! The bees are transported in a box to a new location to where they can go on with a happy life of making honey and pollinating local plants.


Bees are incredible creatures, who make life possible for us on planet Earth.
Learn more about these amazing creatures.


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Jan 19, 2011
We get lots of questions from customers who are interested in using beeline for candlewicks. Beeline works great but because natural hemp burns steady, clean and bright.

When filling your candles be sure to choose the highest quality, natural wax you can find.
100% organic beeswax is our favorite choice.

Checkout these candles from our newest team member Mandy
Mandy also runs an awesome blog Holy Shilajit which has tons of great health/superfood info :)




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Jan 5, 2011
Shoutout to ggdub gal and beeline huneybee Cari for sending us this awesome shot :)



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Jan 4, 2011
I feel so lucky to be able to work for a company which produces a true earth friendly product, but nothing sweetens the job even more than when we hear positive feedback from you guys. Checkout this testimonial from one of our recent customers -

" I'm an everyday smoker with a chronic cough, I never really thought much off it until i stumbled upon a review of your product in my free san diego kush magazine. After reading the article I immediately went and got a pack of beeline, I noticed an instant drop in my coughing and it blew my mind that that could have been caused by the harshness of butane. From that pack I got a spool and from that spool I am now getting 5 spools, all my friends love it! I will never smoke without beeline again, the note with my order sealed it, great people trying to do a great thing. Keep up the great work guys!!!! "
Roger 

Much love to you Roger

Checkout the rest of our testimonials or post your own 


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Dec 15, 2010
Does it make any sense to any of you that people should be imprisoned for growing medicinal plants?

Well it doesn't to us either & Eddie Lepp, a California medical herb grower was recently sentenced to 10 years in a federal pen for growing plants that I personally think are one of the best medicines on planet earth.

We are printing a limited run of free Eddy Beeline packs which will be donated to the cause.
Checkout the full story here



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Dec 1, 2010

Beeline Team rider Aaron Cormicanjust sent us this awesome video.

Check it out and checkout his team page for on this great rider



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Nov 14, 2010
Aloha Girls..... new organic girls T's are now available!
Hang tight gentlemen we've got some great designs coming for you soon :)



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Team Rider Aaron Cormican Wins Seven Tiki Pro in Neptune Beach Florida.


On the morning of Saturday Oct16th, (the 4th of a 6 day) waiting period for the SEVEN TIKI® Pro in Neptune Beach, FL, things were not looking good. The waves were flat. As in completely, 100 percent not surfable. Not even a SUP could get moving. Worst of all, the forecast for the remaining two days in the waiting period was for more of the same dismal flatness. 

At 11 AM a brisk NE wind began blowing, and on a whim and a prayer contest director Jay Dodson made the call. 1 PM start, double beaches, entire contest finished by dark. Miraculously, the waves followed suit. By the time the contest kicked off the surf had rapidly built into the fun waist high range. The rum bottles would have to wait a few hours.

As the event progressed, the surf only got better. By the time semis rolled around, the groveling turned to full blown ripping. Towards the last minute of the event, with the sun literally setting, Cormican blasted a backside no hander and leapfrogged the field to take the victory, his first on the East Coast this year. Up at the lemon bar, conveniently located just off the beach, a psyching Cormican accepted his check for 4K, a brand new Cannibal Core Vac surfboard, and a nice rum bath. "Couldn't be more amped," he said, hair dripping with saltwater and SEVEN TIKI®, "I hadn't done shit this year!"

We're super stoked for Aaron, checkout the the full story at SEVEN tiki's contest site


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Congratulations to Team rider Scott "Scrappy" Flores !!!
Scott got first place in some epic waves


The 2010 Lands End Open went off. Typical Cabo. The two best locals came out in typical fashion, destroying the waves like others only wish they could. Scrappy and Toby killed it and I’m surprised they didn’t take a 1-2 finish. The screen grabs below are from Sean Ward who should be releasing an official contest video soon.
1. Scott “Scrappy” Flores
2. Bullo
3. Woody Harris

story from skim invasion


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Oct 31, 2010

Just wanted to share some beautiful pics that were sent to us compliments of team rider Oliver Cohen. Checkout Ollie's team page for updates on this talented, creative rider.

Thanks Ollie!!!


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Oct 28, 2010



















If you ever have the munchies and find yourself in beautiful central oregon , you gotta check out chow's. With food to satisfy any kind of munchier from vegi to vegan to raw and yes carnivores too. Supporting over 20 local businesses and in the summer serving fresh grinds straight out of their own garden on location. Keep up the good work David Touvell and Maui raised local boy Shawn Harvey! We recommend the raw daily chefs choice....

you can check out chow here


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Oct 26, 2010
Just want to give a big shout out to all the beautiful ladies @ Girls Gone Weed. The girls are fully embracing beeline and we are getting more and more good reviews about beeline.



 If you haven't checkout the girls, get over to their website


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Oct 25, 2010
Aloha! I harvested some lil ice cream bananas and needed to hang them up to ripen. Beeline was handy so, thought i'd try it out. Hemp is super strong and because the line is coated with beeswax, it doesnt rot. The bananas held strong for 2 weeks and they were delicious.



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Oct 1, 2010
Aloha friends!

We've been getting some stories lately about peoples pets eating their beeline! As you guys know beeline is made with 100% organic beeswax. Beeswax contains loads of minerals, pollen as well as bits of honey. This makes a left out spool very appealing to our furry friends, so please keep your beeline hidden with your stash!



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Sep 12, 2010
Some of the Beeline Huneybees ran the Hana Relay this past weekend!

The Hana relay is an incredible fifty-two mile race, along 617 curves and over 56 bridges through the most breathtaking scenery in all of Maui. Each team consists of 6 members and each member MUST run 3 legs of the course (Approximately 2-3 miles a leg).

As the runners are powering their way through this journey their team members are riding alongside in the team vehicle and are there for support.

Go Beeline Lungs!!!!



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Aug 25, 2010
Big Mahalos to NUG magazine for their review!


NUG magazine is San Diego's original cannabis publication. If you are in the San Diego area be sure to pick up a copy or visit the NUG Magazine Website for more.


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