>Is the Chile Institute of Las Cruces, NM still alive and >well? Years ago we became "Certified Red Hot Chile Lovers" >by the Chile Institute with our sticker for the car window >and everything. We have the framed documentation signed by >Paul W. Bosland, Director, dated October 27, 1993 >(coincidentally Dan's birthday) that says, "Presented as a >member to Dan deForest In appreciation of your support of >this scientific and educational institute for expanding >CHILE knowledge and promoting its research and >preservation." Hear hear!! Does anyone else have this and >know what I'm talking about? We used to get newsletters and >seeds, too. One move too many, I guess, and we got >disconnected somehow. I don't know how to re-establish >connection. Surfed around on the net and came up empty. If >this is still in operation and anyone knows how to get >linked back up, would you please let me know. The web site is still alive, updated July 1999. You have to use the redundant "Chile Pepper Institute" on a Webcrawler search. http://www.nmsu.edu/~hotchile/index.html The Chile Pepper Institute Box 30003 Dept. 3Q Las Cruces, NM 88003 (505) 646-3028 FAX (505) 646-6041 I haven't gotten anything from them since early this year, when they sent black cuban chile seeds. Scott... KCK