HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: DREADLOCKS-HISTORY INFO.WANTED
Date: 5 Oct 92 11:32:44 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <BvIFJs.KnB@acsu.buffalo.edu>, v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid) writes:
> 
> 
> 	I have been reading through some of the articles and one cannot
> 	help noticing that there is a lot of info. on  the so call hist-
> 	ory of dreadlocks which to me seems like everybody is an expert
> 	on.  My question is this; why it seems to me that everybody is
> 	fascinated with this rasta business here in the USA and in 
> 	Jamaica it is not really a big deal.  I know in Ja. if most
> 	young guys decide to become rasta they would be cut off from
> 	their parents (thrown out of their house).  It seems to me that
> 	rastas get more respect here in the USA than in Jamaica.  I 
> 	wonder why is that?  Also does this guy who requested the info.

As far as the over 45's are concerned rasta was something associated with
criminals, low-life, drop-outs, underachievers, etc., hence the phrase "dutty
dread".  Along came Bob Marley who introduced the concept of rasta to
foreigners with a positive image. So the stigma remains to a certain extent at
home.  Yet these same !@#$ hypocrites will kill themselves to be seen with
Freddy McGregor, any of the Third World crew, Ziggy Marley, etc., but don`t
carry it home.  (Funny how this sounds like white people who wouldn't mind
hanging out with a black superstar, but don't invite home any black people; but
I digress).

> 	knows the significance of being a rasta.  Why would anybody
> 	want to become a rasta unless it is for religious purposes.
> 	It seems to me a lot of people do this because they are fasc-
> 	inated with it and don't really know what it stands for?
> 	Does that wax looking locks looks really that good I wonder.

Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder :-)
> 
> 	P.S. typical JA. thinking (Remember in the mid 80's a rasta kid
> 		was thrown out of Camperdown High School because of his
> 		hair).	 

Yeah, remember that.  Bloody disgrace.

McBean	
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: derrick@meaddata.com (Derrick Tatem)
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Organization: Mead Data Central, Dayton OH
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 17:13:54 GMT
Distribution: na

In article <1992Oct1.143416.10412@eagle.lerc.nasa.gov>, joseq@bazas.lerc.nasa.gov (Jose Quinones-Cerezo) writes:
|> In article <1OCT199209462193@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov>, afruben@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (RUBEN DELROSARIO) writes:
|> |> In article <Anthony_Maillard-300992174210@appletalk-67.mdd.comm.mot.com>, Anthony_Maillard@Mdd.comm.mot.com (Anthony Maillard) writes...
|> |> >It's simple. Tell who you are and where you're from. Let's find out how
|> |> >many Caribbeas are out there?
|> |> > 
|> |> >Anthony Maillard - "Trini in the know....."
|> |> 
|> |> Ruben Del Rosario --- Ponce, Puerto Rico
|> |> 
|> 
|> Jose R. Quinones-Cerezo - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
|> 

Derrick M.Tatem - St. Croix, Virgin Islands, via St.Kitts

-- 
Derrick M. Tatem
Mead Data Central, Dayton, Ohio
Internet: derrick@meaddata.com
UUCP:     !uunet!meaddata!derrick
From: umbacchu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Emran Ally Bacchus)
Subject: elections in guyana
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sun, 27 Sep 1992 02:52:10 GMT
From: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: DREADLOCKS-HISTORY INFO.WANTED
Date: 6 Oct 92 10:16:06 GMT
Organization: Oxford University VAX 6620

In article <2AD089C2.13815@news.service.uci.edu>, ecurtis@orion.oac.uci.edu (Evans Curtis) writes:
> In article <1992Oct5.153912.15304@news.nd.edu> hstewar1@moliere.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart) writes:
>>In article <BvIFJs.KnB@acsu.buffalo.edu> v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid) writes:
> 
>>
>>Even in Jamaica a young man won't necessarily grow dreadlocks just for
>>religious reasons.  He may simply want to express some sort of rebellion
>>against the established order.  He may not be terribly interested in the
>>essentials of the Rastafarian religion. In fact Jamaicans can be terribly
>>ambivalent about their reactions to Rasta. It is truly a religion for only
>>a minority of Jamaicans.
>>
> 
> Well, I think this is a good opportunity for those Yardies to enlighten us
> none-Yardies ons Rastafarianism (or is it Rasta).  The little I know is 
> from watching 60 Minutes some years ago.  I uderstand they believe Haile
> Selassi to be alive and is sort of like God(?), that they smoke ganja in 
> church, grow dreadlocks, blah, blah.
> 
> I think if you Yardies would say what you know of the religion, we could
> piece together a good picture of it all.
> 
> Tell we weh yuh know, no?

There happens to be different sects within the Rastafarian movement, but this
is the basic philosophy underpinning the doctrine.  Haile Selassie was/is the
living incarnation of God on earth, referred to as Jah.  The goal is to
repatriate to Africa out of Babylon, (Babylon being anywhere else).  Ganja is
taken as a sacrament (although I know at least one Rasta who does not smoke),
and a lot of Rastas regard themselves as the true children of Israel.  Most are
vegetarians, and pork is a definitely not to be consumed.  Salt is also banned
from the menu, although again here some take salt (the "bobo dreads from Bull
Bay).

Layered on top of that are other interpretations (Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley
are regarded as true prophets by some).  This should not be taken as some sort
of expert commentary on rasta lifestyle just observations from living in Ja.

Interestingly, in Trinidad I saw more rastas per capita than I have seen
anywhere else, including yard.  True rastas should not be confused with the
"commercial dreads", i.e. those who grow locks as for commercial gain,
musicians, beach hustlers, etc.

> 
> 
> Tanks,
> 
> 
> Evans D Curtis
> Office of Academic Computing
> University of California - Irvine

McBean
From: Ronald@tdkt.kksys.com (Ronald Butler)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Shabba's new song
Date: 27 Sep 92 13:21:44 GMT

To:nvw8292@ritvax.isc.rit.edu

 <n>anybody hear di new song with Johnny Gill and Shabba!  It tekkin 
 <n>life
 <n>not to mention di new video shot in Ja. with Eddie Murphy an' one 
 <n>'ouse
 <n>o' yardies!!

No Iah. I man nuh hear de new song....    Ah weh it name?
                       Ron.
 ................Not jus ah nadda yaadi...................


 * Origin: Ronald's Basement (1:282/92.6)
From: ecurtis@orion.oac.uci.edu (Evans Curtis)
Subject: Re: DREADLOCKS-HISTORY INFO.WANTED
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Keywords: Rasta
Date: 5 Oct 92 18:30:26 GMT

In article <1992Oct5.153912.15304@news.nd.edu> hstewar1@moliere.helios.nd.edu (hemsley stewart) writes:
>In article <BvIFJs.KnB@acsu.buffalo.edu> v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid) writes:

>
>Even in Jamaica a young man won't necessarily grow dreadlocks just for
>religious reasons.  He may simply want to express some sort of rebellion
>against the established order.  He may not be terribly interested in the
>essentials of the Rastafarian religion. In fact Jamaicans can be terribly
>ambivalent about their reactions to Rasta. It is truly a religion for only
>a minority of Jamaicans.
>

Well, I think this is a good opportunity for those Yardies to enlighten us
none-Yardies ons Rastafarianism (or is it Rasta).  The little I know is 
from watching 60 Minutes some years ago.  I uderstand they believe Haile
Selassi to be alive and is sort of like God(?), that they smoke ganja in 
church, grow dreadlocks, blah, blah.

I think if you Yardies would say what you know of the religion, we could
piece together a good picture of it all.

Tell we weh yuh know, no?


Tanks,


Evans D Curtis
Office of Academic Computing
University of California - Irvine

Xref: sparky soc.culture.caribbean:1418 soc.culture.african.american:9645
From: isbell@ai.mit.edu (Charles L Isbell)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean,soc.culture.african.american
Subject: Re: Dreadlocks - history, info wanted
Date: 2 Oct 92 16:12:40 GMT
	<1992Sep30.165919.1523@ultb.isc.rit.edu>
	<1OCT199200121383@rigel.tamu.edu>
	<1992Oct1.150526.9164@vax.oxford.ac.uk>
Followup-To: soc.culture.caribbean
Organization: MIT Artificial Intelligence Laboratory
In-reply-to: mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk's message of 1 Oct 92 14:05:26 GMT

mcbean@vax.oxford.ac.uk writes:
|I don't think that you can compare locks to other fashion's, as locks do take
|on a particular religious significance for Rastafari as opposed to say a hi-top
|fade.  "Baldhead" (i.e non-dreadlocks) being a source of oppression at best or
|a source of evil at worst (depending on which part of the spectra of Rasta
|theologies one resides in), it is easy to see why it could be upsetting for a
|dread to see a baldhead taking one of his key religious symbols and making it
|into a fashion statement.

Not much different than the arguments about the current "X" fashion
trip, eh?



--
Peace.
          "Until the lions have their historians,
           tales of the hunted will always glorify the hunter."
                        - African proverb
                                   -\--/-
    Don't just adopt opinions     |  \/  |       Some of you are homeboys
          develop them.           |  /\  | but only I am The Homeboy From hell
                                   -/--\-

Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: umbacchu@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Emran Ally Bacchus)
Subject: guyana: affirmation on race
Organization: University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada
Date: Sat, 3 Oct 1992 03:58:32 GMT

AFFIRMATION ON RACE!!!!

A letter published in the August/September JAGUAR newsletter called Dr. Rupert
Roopnarine , W.P.A.'s representative of the list and Prime Ministerial
candidate a "" confused INDIAN "" who 'seems to care more about Blacks
than Indians ' and who was "shafted " his "Rightful place of leadership"
in the W.P.A. since Rodnwy's assasination. Dr Roopnarine made his response
from the public platform on Sunday, Sept 13 at Kitty.

' I want to make a response right here. I want to tell these tribalists
that I am an Indian who understands that I can only prize and respect my own
race when I prize and respect the races of others.
I want to tell them , that I am an Indian who is living in a country where
there are institutions to further the culture of my own race-- like the
Indian cultural center and the Indian High Commission , and as an Indian I
ask my self why there no African Cultural Centre? Why isthere is no
African Embassy, here in Guyana?

I want to tell them that  I am an Indian who understands that the safety and
 the security of and the well being of my own race can only about when the
safety, the security and the well being of all the other races are brought
about.
Iwant to tell them, that I am an Indian of the Walter Rodney generation who
is sick and tired of tribalism, who is sick and tired of racial arrogrance.
I want to tell them taht I welcome the accusation that I am an Indian who
feels deeply about the condition of the African people in my country;
because of this I am in my rightful position of leadership inside the
WORKING PEOPLE'S ALLIANCE.

So brothers and sisters we can decide whether on October 6, we are going to
dance in these streets or we are going to shiver in fear.....'

As a person of Indian origin and belonging to the Walter Rodney era I
endorse Dr. Roopnarine's Humanistic position . When one looks at the
Yugslav BLOODBATH one should see the rightousness of his declaration;
Guyana's recent history can also attest to the dangers these " Jaguars"
pose to peace ,love and harmony.

What ever one can accuse Dr. Roopnarine and the W.P.A. OF these accusations
are basesless. The Jaguar group can be ForGiven for they know not what they
are doing!!!! 

This group claims to be the cream of the crop by virtue of being Doctors;
they also claim to be Guyanese. But true education is more than passing
an exam; it may just be possible that scholarship has eluded this bunch

Dr. Roopnarine is a Guyanese who has not forgotten his roots and served his
people well. He is in the position he occupies because his qualification best
 places him there.

Stay tuned!!!
From: fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu (Fragano Ledgister)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Looking for accommodation in T'dad & Surinam
Summary: Guest Houses
Date: 30 Sep 92 21:05:11 GMT
Article-I.D.: network.1ad4q7INNj8f
Distribution: world
Organization: University of California, San Diego
NNTP-Posting-Host: weber.ucsd.edu

I'm going down on a research trip to Trinidad and Surinam in two
weeks, and would like information on inexpensive (grad-student
suitable) accommodation in Port of Spain and Paramaribo. Any and all
suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks and cheers and waak gud,

Fragano

p.s.: email me at fledgist@weber.ucsd.edu

-- 
____________________________________________________________________
Dawn over the dark sea brings on the sun;                      
She leans across the hilltop: see, the light!
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: rcr@sage.cc.purdue.edu (Ricardo Corretjer)
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Organization: Purdue University
Date: Sun, 4 Oct 1992 04:53:47 GMT


Ricardo Corretjer, Caguas, Puerto Rico
From: plm@reggae.cam (Paul L. Mowatt)
Subject: Re: Shabba's new album
Organization: /bdfs/users/plm/.organization
Date: 5 Oct 92 10:29:16

Is there video version of the Steel Pulse live album performance?
Burning Spear put out a "Live in Paris" CD/Video combination a while
back that's pretty good.


--
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From: simon@acsu.buffalo.edu (Patrice A. Simon)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Date: 1 Oct 92 14:45:45 GMT
Organization: UB

In article <Anthony_Maillard-300992174210@appletalk-67.mdd.comm.mot.com> Anthony_Maillard@Mdd.comm.mot.com (Anthony Maillard) writes:
>It's simple. Tell who you are and where you're from. Let's find out how
>many Caribbeas are out there?
>
>Anthony Maillard - "Trini in the know....."

Antigua, in the Leeward Islands *heart of the caribbean*




-- 
Patrice Simon
simon@acsu.cc.buffalo.edu			v5097ucd@ubvms.buffalo.edu
opnsimon@ubvm.cc.buffalo.edu
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From: Ronald@tdkt.kksys.com (Ronald Butler)
Sender: FredGate@tdkt.kksys.com
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Dreadlocks - history, info wanted
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1992 09:05:56 -0600

To:mjbrown@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mike J. Brown)

 <MJB>I'm trying to grow dreadlocks and was wondering if someone could
 <MJB>pass along any information they have about Rastafarians and 
 <MJB>dreadlocks.

You have to do nothing but let it grow and keep clean. You have to realize that

dreadlocks is all natural, no additives and stay from the comb and the razor.
                            Ron
....................AH Strictly Roots Iah ....................................


 * Origin: Ronald's Basement (1:282/92.6)
From: alan@highlite.uucp (Alan McConnell)
Subject: Re: Jamaican Prime Minister Forecasts End to Nation's IMF Program
Organization: Gotham Communications Research
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 12:53:40 GMT

alan@highlite.uucp (Alan McConnell) writes:


>In my work at a NASA facility I have seen space observations of Hurricane
>Hugo(the hurricane of the Century, according to meteorologists) with its
>eye passing _directly_ over Jamaica.  Thus I greet this news with delight
>of course but also astonishment.   Do reminders of awesome devastation of
>infrastructure sully the purity of sci.econ? if so I apologize . . .
>Alan McConnell
>-- 
>Alan McConnell             "What wondrous life is this I lead!
>Pixel Analysis              Ripe apples drop about my head . ."
A kindly correspondent points out that that is Hurrican _Gilbert_ that
is intended in my post above!(We've got pictures of Hugo, too!) Sorry
for mistake!  Alan McConnell
-- 
Alan McConnell             "What wondrous life is this I lead!
Pixel Analysis              Ripe apples drop about my head . ."
From: svm@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Savitri Maharaj)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Date: 2 Oct 92 13:34:07 GMT
Reply-To: svm@dcs.ed.ac.uk (Savitri Maharaj)
Organization: Laboratory for the Foundations of Computer Science, Edinburgh U

Savi Maharaj, Trinidad
From: montas@stable.ecn.purdue.edu (Hubert J Montas)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Date: 1 Oct 92 23:54:23 GMT
Organization: Purdue University Engineering Computer Network


  Here I am! Hubert Montas: Haiti & France & Canada, part of the new
  reality: yes, some people now have mixed and even re-mixed background!

  H.
From: ecurtis@orion.oac.uci.edu (Evans Curtis)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: Enlightenment on the Rastafarian issue
Keywords: Attitude Towards Rasta in Jamaica
Date: 6 Oct 92 19:29:47 GMT
Article-I.D.: news.2AD1E92B.19519
Organization: University of California, Irvine

In article <39046@sdcc12.ucsd.edu> robarr@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Robert O'Barr) writes:
>In article <Bvo6B6.Fs3@acsu.buffalo.edu> v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid) writes:
>
>I like Curtis would like to hear more about the "rastas".
>Especially about their religious beliefs.  Is it true that a central
>belief of the "rasta" religion is that blacks are the chosen people
                       ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Isn't this the belief of MOST religions?  That their people ARE the 'chosen
people'? :) :)

>and whites are "devils"?

Well, don't know about this.  I do know they associate closely with Haile
Selassi (sp?)  What's more, I think the believe he is NOT dead.  I think 
somewhere I read that Haile Selassi is the 225 direct descendant of Moses.

Oh well...

BTW, why are the Yardies keeping so quiet?  Or should *I* shut up? :) :)


Evans.-
From: robarr@sdcc3.ucsd.edu (Robert O'Barr)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: Enlightenment on the Rastafarian issue
Keywords: Attitude Towards Rasta in Jamaica
Date: 6 Oct 92 00:24:32 GMT
Organization: University of California, San Diego

In article <Bvo6B6.Fs3@acsu.buffalo.edu> v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid) writes:
>
>	In reference to (Evans Curtis) message requesting some insight
>	on the issue of Rastafarianism.  I would like to let you and

I like Curtis would like to hear more about the "rastas".
Especially about their religious beliefs.  Is it true that a central
belief of the "rasta" religion is that blacks are the chosen people
and whites are "devils"?

Robert
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: lashlepi@newton.ccs.tuns.ca (Phillip Lashley)
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Organization: Technical University of Nova Scotia, Halifax, N.S.
Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 03:05:51 GMT

Wait.  Wuh is dis.  Ya mean dis is how it does work? So now I know.
Second things second.  Having established that all of us (no, make it most -it have a lot of expatriates) are of some mixed back ground, is it remotely possible that we may now get together and find other similarities, including a common economic objective.

Leave the thing on the tree, let other people pass and see.
JAH love.
Phil
From: v117qh7z@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Ivor G Reid)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: DREADLOCKS-HISTORY INFO.WANTED
Keywords: Rasta
Date: 2 Oct 92 19:59:00 GMT
Organization: University at Buffalo
News-Software: VAX/VMS VNEWS 1.41



	I have been reading through some of the articles and one cannot
	help noticing that there is a lot of info. on  the so call hist-
	ory of dreadlocks which to me seems like everybody is an expert
	on.  My question is this; why it seems to me that everybody is
	fascinated with this rasta business here in the USA and in 
	Jamaica it is not really a big deal.  I know in Ja. if most
	young guys decide to become rasta they would be cut off from
	their parents (thrown out of their house).  It seems to me that
	rastas get more respect here in the USA than in Jamaica.  I 
	wonder why is that?  Also does this guy who requested the info.
	knows the significance of being a rasta.  Why would anybody
	want to become a rasta unless it is for religious purposes.
	It seems to me a lot of people do this because they are fasc-
	inated with it and don't really know what it stands for?
	Does that wax looking locks looks really that good I wonder.

	P.S. typical JA. thinking (Remember in the mid 80's a rasta kid
		was thrown out of Camperdown High School because of his
		hair).	 
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: nvw8292@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Shabba's new song 
Reply-To: nvw8292@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, 25 Sep 1992 12:42:44 GMT

anybody hear di new song with Johnny Gill and Shabba!  It tekkin life
not to mention di new video shot in Ja. with Eddie Murphy an' one 'ouse
o' yardies!!

Let me hear di views.  Til such time  FLEEEXXX!!
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: jxh7597@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Subject: Re: Jamaica Dec '92 - April '93
Reply-To: jxh7597@ritvax.isc.rit.edu
Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 1992 01:16:40 GMT
From: ib0c+@andrew.cmu.edu (Ivan Manuel Bou)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Date: 2 Oct 92 22:38:12 GMT
Organization: Senior, IM - H&SS Track, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

My name is Ivan M. Bou and I'm from Puerto Rico.

That's it...


$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
$                      Money isn't everything...                          $
$                  But it sure beats what's second!!                      $
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

You think the soviet revolution is about democracy?? No its about Mercedes
Benzes and 60 foot yachts, greed, MONEY...

Ivan M. Bou

Don't even think of calling, you want my adress figure it out for your own
damn self... 

Greed is good.

Gordon Gecko
Movie "Wall Street"
Newsgroups: soc.culture.caribbean
From: joseq@bazas.lerc.nasa.gov (Jose Quinones-Cerezo)
Subject: Re: PEOPLE FROM THE CARIBBEAN
Reply-To: joseq@lerc.nasa.gov
Organization: NASA-Lewis Research Center
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 1992 14:34:16 GMT

In article <1OCT199209462193@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov>, afruben@lims02.lerc.nasa.gov (RUBEN DELROSARIO) writes:
|> In article <Anthony_Maillard-300992174210@appletalk-67.mdd.comm.mot.com>, Anthony_Maillard@Mdd.comm.mot.com (Anthony Maillard) writes...
|> >It's simple. Tell who you are and where you're from. Let's find out how
|> >many Caribbeas are out there?
|> > 
|> >Anthony Maillard - "Trini in the know....."
|> 
|> Ruben Del Rosario --- Ponce, Puerto Rico
|> 

Jose R. Quinones-Cerezo - Aguadilla, Puerto Rico

-- 
joseq@lerc.nasa.gov        | "Por que el pan de Dios
Jose R. Quinones-Cerezo    |  lo tiene todo el mundo
NASA/Lewis Research Center |  pero el agua de Dios
Cleveland  Ohio            |  solo Aguadilla"      - Jose de Diego
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