2007 is a year that comes with hapiness for me, the umpredictable reunion of THE POLICE (Pop/Rock Band) into their 30th Anniversary is more than a simple rumour. Latest news told about rehearsals for about 30 songs and more and the possibilitie to open the Grammy Awards this forthcomming Febraury.

I never saw on stage this amazing rock band. Nowadays, news comes from any corner of the world and in any direction. All depends on Sting decission to reunite their mates Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland for celebrating the departure of the Blonds Trio in 1977.

That's a good reason for me to carry on my suitcases and walking into their footsteps ( I mean fly again and meet the music and vibes that gives my soul more than a simple melody. "The Police" is for me more than a rock band... is "my" music!)

For my ears and feelings this trio came with the simple energy and melodies of the basic lines of a rock band but traduced into the sophysticated arpeggios, chords, sounds and beats of a great band all of It packed with a charismatic envelope that reflex the virtousism of three outstanding musicians like Stewart, Andy and Sting.

Gossips tell me more than a show, but up to date it means travel to Europe or USA, all the hard way for a "Third World Citizen" that only wants to beat their soul with the rythm of my real music "The Police". Like one old song of THE POLICE in their reggae style says: "One World is enough for all of us - Not three!"

Peru made their eagerly awaited debut at the "FIFA U-17 World Soccer Championship" like the country hosts since September 16th till October 2nd.

Sixteen teams of the fives continents competes to wins this Men's Youth Soccer Cup, divided in four groups: G-A ( Peru - Ghana - China - Costa Rica ) G-B ( Uruguay - Mexico - Turkey - Australia ) G-C ( Côte d'Ivoire - Italy - Korea DPR - USA ) G-D ( Netherlands - Qatar - Brazil - Gambia )

Host Cities:
Lima, Chiclayo, Piura, Trujillo and Iquitos.

On the innovative measures in place for the tournament:

Many of the innovative ideas for this event have already been widely reported on. Following on from the successful experiment at Finland 2003, this will be the first FIFA tournament where all the pitches will be artificial. Then there is the suspension ruling, which states that a player will get an automatic one-game suspension on picking up three yellow cards and not two, as is the case in all other FIFA events. Lastly, there is the experimental microchip technology that has been developed by Adidas, which will be used to determine if the ball has crossed the goal line or not.

On the possibility of Peru hosting a FIFA World Cup™ in the future:

In this life, if you can conceive something then you can also achieve it. However, because of the system of continental rotation that FIFA adheres to, the 2010 edition will be held in South Africa. It will not be the turn of South America again until 2014, which is why it is not yet possible to make an assessment on this matter.

Peruvian Soccer Background:

From the moment the beautiful game arrived on the country's shores in the early 1900s, football has reigned supreme in Peru. Yet despite not having appeared at the finals of a FIFA World Cup™ since Spain in 1982, the passion for the game here remains undiminished, as anyone who saw the 2004 Copa America will testify.

The Peruvian Football Federation was founded in 1922, becoming affiliated to FIFA two years later. The golden age of Peruvian football came in the 70s, when a supremely talented crop of players led by Teófilo Cubillas qualified for three successive FIFA World Cups™ and won only the country's second Copa América. Their best performance came in Mexico 1970, where they breezed past Bulgaria and Morocco on the way to the last eight. Unfortunately for Peru, waiting for them there were the all-conquering Brazilians, who ran out 4-2 winners on the way to their third crown.

However, since their last outing on the world stage in 1982, success has proved frustratingly elusive for the South American side. The nearest they came to a return to their former glories was in the qualifiers for France 98. Regrettably on that occasion, luck was not on the side of Juan Carlos Oblitas's men. After losing out on the last qualifying spot to Nelson Acosta's Chile on goal difference, inconsolable Peruvians could only watch in envy as their fiercest rivals travelled to Europe in their place.

While Peru's youth sides have not enjoyed anything like the success of the senior team, the Federation is hopeful that this year's FIFA U-17 World Championship in Peru coupled with the region's FIFA Goal Programme will shortly begin to bear fruit. In the long term, it is hoped that an improved youth infrastructure will result in a lot more quality players coming through the ranks.

With an amazing and perfect open ceremony this "U-17 World Soccer Champioship" is the chance to find the next generations of football players that gives any country a proud of fair play soccer players that will conquer the next years of sport world.

I was very impressed of what I watched on TV news about "Katrina's Hurricane"... images describes the dissaster and the desperately survivors. All what I try to transmit is my close condolences and support to americans in those difficult days and thinking on how world is so fragile.

Lot of voices claimed of some environmmental crimes into the mexican gulf... dissapearing natural defenses like the islands in front of New Orleans and the global heating.

Is hard to see those childrens, and oldest faces with hungry, or mothers claiming help. At this point any kind of society could be a probably victim of any tragedy and in those cases we need the support and cooperation between all countries.

In spite of the fact, USA acts - for lot of world population - like the sheriff or emperaor of the planet, now they need an extend helping hand of any of us. News report the aid in medicines, food, oil and doctors, of countries like Cuba, Rusia, Mexico or Venezuela and in the opposite way the not reaction of allies like Europe.

Perhaps, western world confused Bush with USA, but the real thing is that real people ( most of them poors ) are the main victims of this dissaster. Americans, their people, are really cool for me, than any people of any corner of the world.

I hope musical stars gave their aid too with some benefit concerts. Blues and jazz originated in Missisipi and New Orleans regions, and hope to see big names like BB King, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones making something and why not Sting honoring "Bourbon Street". Is time to return something to this city and specially to the victims ( Childrens and olders )

With regards and sympaties,

Jose

The last 30th of December 2004, my lovely Grandma passed to the arms of Jesus. I feel pain but at the same time a big peace in myself.

My Grandma took care of me when I was a 6 months baby, while my mother, father and oldest sister flew to Holland to spent a one year outside Lima - Peru. When my fathers returned from Europe I didn't want to be in the arms of my mother, because I thought she was a strange girl... So I need months to pass with my Grandma & Grandpa again before accepting that girl as my real mother... That's why I feel my Grandma also as my mother till today.

In 2001, my Grandma suffered a coma crisis and me in a selfish attitude claimed her and God for being more time with me. Time passed and I recognized that the call of Jesus is something special that everybody passed in their lifes and death too. Besides, last years she had more difficulties to survive... Happilly she died in calm and peacefull.

Sometime ago my Grandma told me that she don't likes to see me cry when she will go out from this world. It was hard, but I accomplished in calm with a powerfull peacefull, I thinks my grandma gives me hard strenght in this saddly moments. So, in a way I am happy for knowing she is with her husband and Jesus.

In her burial (December 31st)I read some passages of an old little book about "Jesus and his sacred Hearth" that my Grandma usually reads and save like a treasure... It was printed in Paris Jully 1892 and was a gift of her father-in-law.

The passages are discovered by my mom, seconds before we knows my Grandma is death, my mom beg God for guiding her some words to reveal her the best way for my Grandma.

The passages are pretty nice written and It tells that accepting the call of Jesus and death is a wonderfull love way to live close to God and in a better new world.

That's confirmed my family that my Grandma live strongly happy since today to the eternity.

God bless my lovely Grandma,

His Grandson "Jose"! That always love her till the eternity.

Hace unas horas falleció mi amada abuela ( Mamama ) una bella mujer que derrochaba amor. Cuando yo contaba con 6 meses de nacido, mi Mamama se hizo cargo de mi, ya que mis padres junto a mi hermana tuvieron que viajar por un año y meses a Holanda. Durante ese lapso de tiempo mi abuelita se hizo cargo de mi junto a mi abuelo. Mi hermano mayor y yo nos quedamos en Lima. Transcurrido ese tiempo, mis padres y hermana regresaron de Europa. Me contaron que yo no permitía que mi madre ( esa chica ) me cargara sino mi Madre ( mi abuela ) tuvieron que pasar algunos meses para acostumbrarme a mi verdadera madre.

El día 30 en horas de la tarde mi abuela, ha partido al lado del Señor. Ya una ves sufrió un coma parecido y logró sobrevivir ya sea por milagro de Dios y por el pedido de nosotros sus hijos y nietos; para que siga acompañandonos.
Debo ser sincero para decirles que esa ves pequé de egoista al pedírle, en su lecho de enferma, que se quede mas tiempo conmigo... El tiempo pasó y efectivamente nos acompaño por mas de 3 años pero como es natural se iba deteriorando fisicamente poco a poco... Cuando viajé a Europa algo que me dolió mucho al partir fue dejarla... Felizmente regresé y disfrutar de su compañía... pero como dije no me percataba conscientemente que ella también necesitaba descansar y aceptar el llamado de Jesús.

Ayer sucedió esto y de una manera casi desapercibida partió... la pena me embargó pero también sentí una tremenda paz interior, una fuerza increible de no sentir tanto dolor por su partida y recorde algo que ella alguna ves me dijo cuando mi otra abuela falleció cuando yo era un adolescente: "No quiero verte llorar, tienes que tener fuerza ya que ésto también es un gozo al ser uno recibido en los brazos del Señor... Cuando me toque mi turno no me gustaría verte llorar de dolor como ahora"

Así lo entendí, lo he cumplido y lo estoy cumpliendo... Hoy en unas horas me encaminaré al entierro, le he pedido a mi madre que voy a leer unas bellas palabras que mi abuelita atesoraba en un antiguo libro del Corazón de Jesús y que justo estaba señalado en una hermosa explicación y significado del llamado de nuestro Señor Dios - Jesús.

Quise compartir ésto con ustedes y con aquellos que alguna ves han sentido con pesar la partida de algún ser querido hacia la vida eterna.

Gracias abuelita por todo tu amor!

Tu nieto que siempre te amará ( José Ignacio )

Christmas traditions change depending in the place you spend It. In Lima - Peru ( my residence place to live ) Christmas traditions differs from countries of the north hemisphere.

First of all, as I live in the South...we have a warm and sunny Christmas. Our family starts Christmas traditions around December 18th with the decoration of Christmas onarments outdoor and indoor: Lights, christmas tree, steps, and nativity representation in images ( Belen )that have the main place in the principal hall of our home.

Besides, family members makes their Christmas presents in differents stores or malls. December 24th at night, all the gifts are bellow the tree and in the dinner room table my mother starts the family reunion with a passage of the holy bible, printed in a card, then she served the traditional family dinner, that consist in: a Turkey of 12kg cooked in the oven and served with an apple purée, and arab rice, also we eat that night a christmas salad, Peaches in almibar, a cup of Ice cream, and a sliced of "Panetonne" ( a famous italian Christmas suit bread that is very popular in Peru - around 22 millions of "Panettone's peruvians eats on Holidays ) with a cup of Chocolate of "Cusco" ( the City of the Incas and famous with their great chocolate.)

At midnight, when the clock announcing December 25th we embrace each other and share our best desires...while on the ceiling of Lima and in our neighbourhood the lights of the fireworks illuminated the sky... at this moment we have a brindis with a glass of champagne and starts opening the gifts.

Today sunday 25th of July ends the "Soccer Championship of America" PERU 2004 National Soccer Teams from Argentina, Brasil, Bolivia, Brasil, Costa Rica, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela played in seven peruvian stadiums from north to south Peru.

With this championship touristic operators expected to come Peru around 30,000 tourists and incomes of around 8 million dollars. Besides, around 135 cities around the world have been watching this championship with an audience of around 600 million of soccer fans. The best news come with the modernization of seven stadiums in Lima, Cuzco, Arequipa, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Piura and Tacna, and the free entry of around 18,000 peruvian poor kids to all the matches.

Saddly, Peruvian national soccer team wasn't in the final match in spite of the fact, peruvians are soccer fans so the stadium will be empty today. The championat started in July 6th with an outstanding open ceremony and today will be closed with the final match of the national soccer teams of [b]Brasil vs Argentina[/b] a final that have not being happened since 1993. The symbol of this cup is the "Chaski" (an ancient messanger or postman of the Incas era) and today we will expect a nice close ceremony with the hymn of the championship in the voice of peruvian pop/rock grammy nominated singer "Gianmarco", the colorfull of Peruvian traditions and the presence of Joseph Blatter ( World Soccer Association President), Pele, and other soccer represetantavives from around the globe.

You know soccer is a feeling and makes people be happy around a ball and a match to forgive in 90 minutes the bad news that govern our blue world.

¡Viva la Copa America - Peru 2004 !

[url]http://global.terra.com/copaamerica...es/index2_i.htm [/url]

Today Sunday... is cold, with the sky gray, but with lot of things to do... I just took a breakfast, I am in front of the PC waiting a sunny light for taking my camera to make photos at a native peruvian market 10 minutes of my home... Yesterday I saw dancers with their traditional clothes close to that little fair, into a modern area of Lima speciffically between two recognized and modern peruvian supermarkets. It's like to see the combination of modern world and traditional peruvian costumes... People of my neighbourghood are enthusiasts with the art, meals, and products of these peruvian handcrafts of the indoor Peru... That is good, because It means their respect the costumes and art of the Soul of Peru... I identified the personages I could take a pic... I only wait the sun of the Incas to help me in this photo tour... Another time being a tourist and in my own area... By the way, I update my artwork on TIG Gallery with around 74 photos of Peru and Europe, divided in people, monuments, daily living and youth life... I am glad to invite you to take a glance of It and if you desire make any comment you want ;)

http://gallery.takingitglobal.org/Latin

The Photographs are divided into these albums:

- Peru in Pictures
- Europe in a Glance
- Child & Youths Life-Style
- World Monuments & Corners
- Daily Moments


Cheers and regards,

Jose

La Biblia nos relata que Jesucristo hizó el milagro de la multiplicación de los peces.

En el mundo cristiano, por estas fechas, se celebra la "Semana Santa" en conmemoración al calvario y resurrección de "Jesús". En Latinoamerica asimismo se celebra con mucha devoción y en el Perú también.

Para el "Viernes Santo" es tradicional aalmorzar un plato a base de pescado. Por lo que este alimento sufre un incremento desmesurado en sus precios y se convierte por estos dias casi en un artículo de lujo.

Lo que acontinuación relata el diario "El Comercio" de Lima es una noticia ocurrida en el sur peruano, similar al llamado milagro de los peces, guardando las semejanzas, en el que los directos beneficiados fueron la gente pobre de esta zona.

"Se encontró unos cincuenta peces de diversas especies por cada metro de playa"

"LA VARAZON DE LOS PECES"

SIN AIRE. La varazón comenzó en las primeras de ayer, pero días antes también se apreció la muerte de cangrejos muy cerca del litoral. Una investigación profunda permitirá conocer las causas de este fenómeno.

ENRIQUE CÚNEO

Unos cincuenta pobladores se beneficiaron por la aparición de cientos de peces en la playa Atenas, cerca de San Andrés. Sin embargo, esta aparente bondad del mar significaría un daño causado por la contaminación de las plantas pesqueras

Jorge Silva es propietario de un criadero de conchas de abanico en la playa Atenas. Hace unos días vio una enorme mancha de grasa que flotaba en el mar y eso significaba solo problemas en el futuro inmediato.


Ayer, cientos de peces aparecieron agonizantes en la orilla y vararon en casi un kilómetro de playa. Se calcula que en cada metro cuadrado había unos cincuenta ejemplares de especies como lenguados, anguilas, mojarrillas, pejerreyes, chitas, tramboyos, lizas, rayas, pastelillos, borrachos y cangrejos.


La voz se corrió en la población y aquellos que ya se habían resignado a comer pescado enlatado corrieron a la playa a escoger la materia prima para su menú de Semana Santa, pues el consumo de estos alimentos no afecta la salud de la población.


LAS SOSPECHAS


Sin embargo, para los maricultores, no se trata de un fenómeno natural, pues tienen razones de fuerza para pensar que se trata de un problema de contaminación.


Silva cuenta que todo comenzó el sábado pasado cuando empezaron a trabajar las siete empresas que producen harina de pescado. "Una mancha blanca pintó el mar y anunciaba problemas", dijo el productor de conchas de abanico. Horas después se pudo apreciar cientos de cangrejos que agonizaban muy cerca de la orilla. De esto dieron cuenta al capitán de puerto de Pisco, Gerardo Alvarado.


Los criadores se comunicaron con el Ministerio de la Producción, que envió a la zona a la directora nacional del Medio Ambiente de Pesquería, María Cuadros, al asesor del ministro, Walter Benavente, y al jefe de Imarpe en Paracas, Juan Rubio. Ellos comprobaron las denuncias que habían recibido. Además encontraron un detalle preocupante: en el mar flotaba parte de la tubería del oleoducto que la asociación de empresas harineras de la zona anunció que reemplazaría.


Esto hizo que el ministro de la Producción ordenara que las empresas dejen de operar a partir del domingo, pero como algunas empresas ya tenían pesca almacenada la procesaron el lunes y luego limpiaron sus máquinas el martes. Los desechos arrojados tras la limpieza serían la causa de esta varazón que comenzó a primera hora de ayer miércoles.


Si bien muchos pobladores resultaron beneficiados, los primeros afectados fueron los criadores de conchas. Hasta ayer ellos habían perdido un 5% de su producción.


Ayer cuando anochecía, los peces más pequeños permanecían en la orilla porque ya nadie quería recogerlos, pues comenzaban a descomponerse. El milagro de ayer será la contaminación de hoy por la mañana.

"El Comercio" - Lima Jueves 8 de Abril del 2004.

Two days ago I met "Eulogio", a charismatic 11 years old child from Huancavelica (The poorest province of Peru located in the Andean region). This child works to polish shoes in the streets of Lima (Peruvian Capital City).

When I went to "Juanito's barbery" ( Juanito is the owner of the barbery and he also is from Huancavelica) to have a haircut I met this little kid.

He shaked my hand and replied me in "Quechua" (The language of the Incas), he understand spanish but only know some phrases of It to speak, so "Quechua" is the best way for him to chat well. Its sounds strange for me and very beautiful at the same time.

So we started to chat, while Juanito was my translator, the kid told he came to Lima for working some time and in next days he will return to his village. As I see him with his polish box and with an special charisma I enquire him to allow me for taking some photos of him working.

So I returned my home and took my camera and some presents for him, because I think give him some coins isn't a good idea to thank his cooperation. Into the babery we have our photo session and he showed me how are his skilfulls with shoes and polish tools.

Then, I gave him the gifts not as a present for nothing but as a present for his cooperation and work. He accepted Its and thank me as a brother.

Then I showed him and the other barbers some photos I took in Cusco (Inca's main city) and in Europe. He loved so much the pics I took in Cusco and when he saw some european people comment me if they are involved in drugs... "Well not of all" I replied and commented him that in all places exists addict people and to be careful if someone would try to invite him some drugs.

It was a nice experience, because I met a hope in the middle of national frustation. I had a good day and I think for him too.

In next days I will see the results of this session and publish here the image of "Eulogio" a kid that represents the socio-economic poverty in Peru, but not the poverty of spirit.

He has the same story than million of childs, who comes from rural regions to work and help their parents, and that are entrepreuners childs also in an hostile environmment that is well known like "Modern World".

Hi!

As you know my birthday is so close. Every year a big party is making for my honor and I think will be the same this year. Nowadays everybody are in shopping, ads in the radio, TV, newspapers, magazines and Internet announce this special day. All this time people are talking about how close is my celebration.

Besides It, is so nice that people are thinking in one once a time in a year. As you know my birthday had been celebrated many years ago, but actually people don't really know why them celebrates. People meet others for this day and enjoy It, but they don't know what It means.

I remember, last year... they organized a great party in my honor... lot of delicious dishes were on the table, all homes are pretty decorated, and lot of gifts people bought too... but you know something? They forgot to invite me...

When the day of my birth came, they left me out... they close their doors... and I wanted to share a time and the table with them... I didn't got surprise with that situation, because last years lot of them close their doors in front of my face... and how they didn't invite me I decided to entry without any type of announce and in silence... I was in a corner taking a glance of what happened in my birthday... Everybody was drinking with champagne or wine, others were making jokes, and others ate turkey or a sweet bread... It was as a great party and the center of It was a fat man with some colorful red and white clothes that laughing "Jo, jo, jo!!!"

When the clock rang twelve, everybody were embraced, but nobody embraced me and the gifts began to open and I knew that no gift were for me... How you felt if in your birthday nobody give you a gift? So I knew that this party wasn't for me, and I decided to went out... in silence again...

Every year is worst, everybody remember the dinner, the gifts, the party... but nobody remember me...

I want this Christmas, you allow me to enter your life... to recognize that more than two thousand of years before I came to world for gave my life for saving you... Today I only want you to recognize It with all your hearth and soul...

In spite of the fact I have an invitation for you. I organize a newest party and you will be my honor guest...

Only you needs to believe in me and in you in a way of growing a seed of "Love" in you and to send It to others...

Remember I am "Love" and allow me to enter your life to send your own "Love" to the future for making a best "World"

Your invitation card is next to you - Take It now!


"Jesus"

I took a glance on lot of your replies about these thread (discussion area) and I saw lot of you differs in opinion about love, that is good ... also I counted around 20 different classifications of "Love"!

Think for finding a definition of something is a good work for each one of us and classifying It in different ones too... but in my personal view I think "Love is only One"!

Firstly, is a powerfull feeling that involves soul, hearth, brain and other undefined parts of our human organism... Secondly, is a natural reaction when our senses and feelings match someone or someones who fill it up in us that energy call "Love" and finally "Love" irradiates a peaceful and enjoyable feeling in us that is hard to describe in simple words...

For me "Love" is feeling, peace, tolerance, share, happilly, a great dream turn on in reality... "Love" is that beautiful star that we want to reach from the universe... That is love! In spite of the fact from any type of classification... So for me only exist "One Love"!

As smart people we us... We have in "Love" a nice human tool for using as a silver chain for enhancing a new level of knowledge around the world...

You know... Nowadays, "World" needs "Love"... and It is a great seed that "Mother Earth" and each one of us urgently needs...

Humans developed, through history, outstanding ideas and philosophical treats... but words as: "Liberty", "Democracy", "Freedom", "Human Rights", "Peace", "Fraternity", "Equality", "Aid", etc., aren't enough without the power of "LOVE"...

"World" needs a big change... use "Love" for building a new "real" developed society!

All this time with the same buddy around any corner of your life. Every fight, laugh and tears shared together be part of a great and close friendship. That pal is somebody who heards you, who follows you, who is being agree or desagree with you, who gives you an advice, who is being part of you...

Close friend is someone who is necessary in any personal process of sociabilization, but someday distance or changing feelings produce a broke up between pals.

As part of our life that moment gets us pain and nostalgia from the past great moments, but is entirely necessary for be independent in the way to reach our proper lifestyle.

Nobody wants that a great friendship ends bad, in spite of the fact that silence is an ingredient of an unhappy ending.

What we could do when powerfull countries put lot of conditions to have their international monetary aid? Why we totally open our markets for buying their products? Why we need to sell our national companies as a solution of our economical troubles? Why they don't pay their dephts as alien companies stablished in our undeveloped countries? Why we can't been explote our natural resources as they in the past? Why we allow this slavery situation as in the colony era? Only for some coins that will be use again for paying the external depht of our poor countries? Our dephts was entirely paid for the hundred of years they were exploted our nations, damaged our ancient cultures and killed million of peoples... Nowadays we only need a chance for being treat as real independent nations and that is "Equality"! For developing in equal conditions (laws)! "Equality" means "Love" and they needs to learn that!

Nowadays I'm in Paris far away from my country. What's the difference between people I met here from around the world? Perhaps anybody have their own behaviors or plans, but I found on each one of them that all needs a change, they wants to search an appropiate way for living. Satisfaction means to meet ourselfs and then share all the best you knows. Distance isn't a big problem when somebody shares the same ideas and vision.