<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371</id><updated>2011-09-01T19:41:22.701Z</updated><category term='Japanese Bondage'/><category term='catastrophe living'/><category term='pearl jam'/><category term='World Conspiracy Theory'/><category term='end of the world'/><category term='inspirational music'/><category term='pearlkate flickr'/><category term='Lucy Johnson'/><category term='NIN'/><category term='we are stupid'/><category term='bridge across forever'/><category term='biohazardous'/><category term='self-awareness'/><category term='age of stupid'/><category term='environmentally conscious cleaning'/><category term='lovely andrea'/><category term='Hito Steyerel'/><category term='conscious human evolution'/><category term='say good bye to the future'/><category term='genuine'/><category term='in this twilight'/><category term='Dispersion'/><category term='Zeitgeist'/><category term='London festival of the art of japanese bondage'/><category term='zero-sum'/><category term='genuine happiness'/><category term='Green Salon'/><category term='Green Revolution or Green Renaissance'/><title type='text'>pearlkate</title><subtitle type='html'>a dissident* is here... escape is never the safest path...</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>60</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3642408433372910907</id><published>2010-07-30T14:17:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-07-30T14:46:51.844Z</updated><title type='text'>Root Ginger</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/1/23/1232730572620/Isla-Mae-Lubbock-002.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 460px; height: 276px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2009/1/23/1232730572620/Isla-Mae-Lubbock-002.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks to Jenny Wicks in 2009, I have come to realize my undeniable fascination with redheads. I think the most memorable realization about my love of redheads was when while reading &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undine_(novella)"&gt;Undine&lt;/a&gt; by Friedrich de la Motte Fouqué  I had a vision of the water nymph Undine. That vision materialized the moment I saw Lily Cole - and she of course is a read head. I was smitthen...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To read about the Root Ginger project - click on the title of this post.&lt;br /&gt;The Guardian article from 24 January 2009 -  &lt;a href="http://gu.com/p/24k88"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;Idea Generation Gallery - &lt;a href="http://www.ideageneration.co.uk/items/news/pdf/Root%20Ginger.pdf"&gt;Root Ginger Programme&lt;/a&gt; (PDF)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3642408433372910907?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.jennywicksphotography.co.uk/' title='Root Ginger'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3642408433372910907/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3642408433372910907' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3642408433372910907'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3642408433372910907'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2010/07/root-ginger.html' title='Root Ginger'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-276582721933811188</id><published>2010-05-21T19:48:00.000Z</published><updated>2010-05-21T19:48:09.596Z</updated><title type='text'>Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs | Video on TED.com</title><content type='html'>What a great time to see to this talk.&lt;br /&gt;In the dawn of The Fair Trade Cleaning Company, I must say I completely get this theory.&lt;br /&gt;I have been trying to figure out a way to raise the profile of the modern cleaner, and Mike Rowe just gave me the best theory for making that happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Makes me think about equality between salaries in the different industries.&lt;br /&gt;It is the eternally discussed minimum living wage problem, that is still unresolved... for dirty jobs.&lt;br /&gt;It is the old values of healthy manual work that we have forgotten and we breed human beings that have no idea what hard work truly means.&lt;br /&gt;I worked hard as a child -I volunteered to work and to help my parents. I know what hard work is - that is why I run a cleaning business not an internet company.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But I just wished society got it right too. Respect for the hard working people. Due Respect for everyone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html"&gt;Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs | Video on TED.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-276582721933811188?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ted.com/talks/mike_rowe_celebrates_dirty_jobs.html' title='Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs | Video on TED.com'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/276582721933811188/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=276582721933811188' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/276582721933811188'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/276582721933811188'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2010/05/mike-rowe-celebrates-dirty-jobs-video.html' title='Mike Rowe celebrates dirty jobs | Video on TED.com'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-5472805443569192226</id><published>2010-04-01T18:05:00.001Z</published><updated>2010-04-01T18:08:00.361Z</updated><title type='text'>Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom Speech</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/CuazNYNIl5c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/CuazNYNIl5c&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just to remind us, how lucky we are!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-5472805443569192226?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuazNYNIl5c&amp;feature=related' title='Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom Speech'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/5472805443569192226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=5472805443569192226' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5472805443569192226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5472805443569192226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2010/04/tuesdays-with-morrie-mitch-albom-speech.html' title='Tuesdays with Morrie - Mitch Albom Speech'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1071476054643709999</id><published>2010-03-31T20:59:00.002Z</published><updated>2010-03-31T21:02:17.688Z</updated><title type='text'>Jeremy Rifkin | The Empathic Civilization @Google</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/omVXo3qYSt0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/omVXo3qYSt0&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;hl=en_GB&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="385"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Empathy ... makes so much sense!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1071476054643709999?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.scimednet.org/jeremy-rifkin-the-empathic-civilization/' title='Jeremy Rifkin | The Empathic Civilization @Google'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1071476054643709999/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1071476054643709999' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1071476054643709999'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1071476054643709999'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2010/03/jeremy-rifkin-empathic-civilization.html' title='Jeremy Rifkin | The Empathic Civilization @Google'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-4394384824837486688</id><published>2009-12-10T22:35:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-12-10T23:43:26.703Z</updated><title type='text'>California Dreamin</title><content type='html'>My dream of California is leading me to a great thinker. To someone who has already greatly influenced me in my youth with his stories and intriguing characters in novels like ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.online-literature.com/london/"&gt;Burning Daylight&lt;br /&gt;Call of the Wild&lt;br /&gt;Martin Eden&lt;br /&gt;Michael, Brother of Jerry&lt;br /&gt;Smoke Bellew&lt;br /&gt;The Iron Heel&lt;br /&gt;The Little Lady of the Big House&lt;br /&gt;The Valley of the Moon&lt;br /&gt;White Fang&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My greatest inspiration for visiting California has been and will always be the Valley of the Moon. London is great at describing the beauty of nature and the joys of simple life into the wild!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt; "I am the sailor on horseback! Watch my dust! Oh, I shall make mistakes a-many; but watch my dreams come true...Try to dream with me my dreams of fruitful acres. Do not be a slave to an old conception. Try to realize what I am after."&lt;br /&gt;– Jack London&lt;br /&gt;circa 1913&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;Jack London the Visionary&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;London once said, "I believe the soil is our greatest asset." These words are truer, in our current world, than ever before! On his ranch he pioneered in soil conservation, using tillage and terracing to make fruitful again the worn-out hillside lands. He raised vegetables, grains, alphalfa, grapes, fruit trees, prunes, potatoes, spineless cactus, eucalyptus trees, horses, goats, chickens, hogs, beef, dairy cattle, prize-winning livestock and cut the biggest and best hay crops in Sonoma County. Whatever London attempted, he attempted in an all-or-nothing way, and his experimental farming methods were no different. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This actually - extremely interesting and I shall research it further but on my &lt;a href="http://ultimatelyeco.blogspot.com/"&gt;Ultimately eco Blog&lt;/a&gt; - &lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;His stepsister and Ranch Superintendent, Eliza Shepard, said it best:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;. . . ."Jack's ambition was to develop a model farm; one of the best all-round ranches in the state, combining a stock ranch, fruit, grain, vegetables, vineyard and the like. He would have accomplished his plan had he lived, for his enthusiasm was unquenchable. His intense energy simply rioted in work. Success seemed only to stimulate him to greater and wider efforts."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;– Eliza Shepard, 1917&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so much going to California next year.... And I will go to find Jack London, my 100 older soul brother, my Napa valley, my pinot noir, to check my Brain, my heart and expand my mind and may be my Moon valley too, but may be I need to find someone who would fight for me, you know....! aaaand my Jack London &lt;a href="http://www.jacklondons.net/intro.html"&gt;Museum&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/hWuSrc53QL4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/hWuSrc53QL4&amp;hl=en_US&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-4394384824837486688?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/4394384824837486688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=4394384824837486688' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/4394384824837486688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/4394384824837486688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/12/my-dream-of-california-is-leading-me-to.html' title='California Dreamin'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3522945596902532113</id><published>2009-12-07T21:44:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-12-07T21:56:44.123Z</updated><title type='text'>How Did Obama's inaugural speech shape up?</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/01/23/obama460.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 460px; height: 276px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Books/Pix/pictures/2009/01/23/obama460.gif" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;No inaugural address has so thoroughly rejected the political philosophy and legislative record of the previous administration. Jonathan Raban takes a close look at Barack Obama's speech&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/24/barack-obama-inauguration-speech-presidency-president-review-jonathan-raban"&gt;...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Obama's popularity is like a curve on the stock market - but in the situation he is - you only hope he will manage to sustain good personal health and strong principles.&lt;br /&gt;If I believed in god, I would have prayed for him - unfortunately, even if I did - that wouldn't help!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3522945596902532113?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/jan/24/barack-obama-inauguration-speech-presidency-president-review-jonathan-raban' title='How Did Obama&apos;s inaugural speech shape up?'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3522945596902532113/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3522945596902532113' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3522945596902532113'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3522945596902532113'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/12/how-did-obamas-inaugural-speech-shape.html' title='How Did Obama&apos;s inaugural speech shape up?'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3646256695817173424</id><published>2009-12-07T21:32:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-12-07T21:37:23.170Z</updated><title type='text'>Some Great skiing articles in the Escape supplement of the Observer</title><content type='html'>&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254416110453/courchevel-france-004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 84px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254416110453/courchevel-france-004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/theobserver/2009/oct/04/escape"&gt;Skiing trips that won't break the bank&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254393462571/tignes-free-ride-004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 84px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254393462571/tignes-free-ride-004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="Skiing's cheap and cheerful alternative to the Alps"&gt;Skiing's cheap and cheerful alternative to the Alps&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254391075927/acid-green-norrona-004.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 84px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Travel/Late_offers/pictures/2009/10/1/1254391075927/acid-green-norrona-004.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/travel/2009/oct/04/ski-holidays-adventure-weekend-travel"&gt;Ski clinic: which resort is best for us?&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3646256695817173424?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3646256695817173424/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3646256695817173424' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3646256695817173424'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3646256695817173424'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/12/some-great-skiing-articles-in-escape.html' title='Some Great skiing articles in the Escape supplement of the Observer'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-7442809186674853463</id><published>2009-11-19T12:37:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-11-19T12:46:27.523Z</updated><title type='text'>Celebrity Face Match</title><content type='html'>I went to see Alice in Chains on Tuesday night - amazing!&lt;br /&gt;Their new album is just stunning. I have yet to discover what a talent Jerry Cantrell is! I also managed to develop a fetish for his fingers - they just are really nice to look at...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;But this is not about fingers - this is about faces.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Alice in Chain's drummer - Sean Kinney - well, he is suppose to be a really nice guy - very positive and playful (he showed it on the concert too) and easy going. But he also looks like Trent Reznor - another very much favourite music person of mine!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here's the proof:&lt;br /&gt;Sean Kinney&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/77672398.jpg?v=1&amp;c=IWSAsset&amp;k=2&amp;d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193E1B8CBC9EE11803D0CEAF8A589429865A7CFF610D5B4FC25"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 594px; height: 393px;" src="http://cache3.asset-cache.net/xc/77672398.jpg?v=1&amp;c=IWSAsset&amp;k=2&amp;d=17A4AD9FDB9CF193E1B8CBC9EE11803D0CEAF8A589429865A7CFF610D5B4FC25" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Trent Reznor&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/00028104.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 344px;" src="http://www.aceshowbiz.com/images/news/00028104.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What do you think?&lt;br /&gt;It's not important, but I couldn't help myself!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-7442809186674853463?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/7442809186674853463/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=7442809186674853463' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7442809186674853463'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7442809186674853463'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/11/celebrity-face-match.html' title='Celebrity Face Match'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-2321747143289621498</id><published>2009-11-16T23:52:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-11-16T23:57:32.286Z</updated><title type='text'>Happy Bycicle</title><content type='html'>Someone  &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SwHmQyO0i1I/AAAAAAAAADY/4KdmmjeU63I/s1600/IMG_0243.JPG"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SwHmQyO0i1I/AAAAAAAAADY/4KdmmjeU63I/s200/IMG_0243.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404854203857537874" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;is getting some super wanted birthday presents:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SwHmwYS0jGI/AAAAAAAAADg/jzskqVlPlGk/s1600/bike.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SwHmwYS0jGI/AAAAAAAAADg/jzskqVlPlGk/s200/bike.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5404854746650807394" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yay!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-2321747143289621498?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/2321747143289621498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=2321747143289621498' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2321747143289621498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2321747143289621498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/11/happy-bycicle.html' title='Happy Bycicle'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SwHmQyO0i1I/AAAAAAAAADY/4KdmmjeU63I/s72-c/IMG_0243.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-6872690073954960651</id><published>2009-11-16T10:56:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-11-16T11:02:04.080Z</updated><title type='text'>My love of Pearl Jam has no end...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pearljam.com/files/imagecache/title_full/title/pearljam-backspacer-250.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.pearljam.com/files/imagecache/title_full/title/pearljam-backspacer-250.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ok I have been talking to a lot of people about my love of Pearl Jam and I love talking, explaining, sharing about my love of this. Pearl jam has had the biggest influence on me as a person and of course on my music tastes, though I have always had preference to heavy guitary drummy vocally lyrically stuff - I started on rock music from the tender age of 4. At 4 I was into a band called Signal. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many people say they see Ten and Vs as the real Pearl Jam and after that they haven’t found they really like anything. Well everything that Pearl Jam have created after Ten sounds very very different. I argue that Ten is really not Pearl Jam, not yet. Ten is a lot of Mother Love Bone.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pearl jam are not just music, voice and sound. If you are a music person as not a music with lyrics person – don’t expect to ever like it the things that followed after Ten and Vs – about 7 other albums. If you are a music, lyric and existential philosophy person with some awareness of personal growth and self actualisation – you are so going to get Pear Jam, but then you have to like rock music!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So it’s not about music only – hope you get this. I call this phenomenon – modern time poetry… &lt;br /&gt;I wouldn’t be able to explain the philosophy behind every song but you can learn that directly from the band themselves – they did the Storytellers. &lt;br /&gt; &lt;br /&gt;You can see the storytellers on You tube  – everything has a meaning – and that meaning changes…&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;That’s my favourite story by Eddie Vedder:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JDOagxVsN0c&amp;NR=1"&gt;VIDEO&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am sorry embed mode was desabled for this video.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new album – &lt;a href="http://www.pearljam.com/music/releases/studio-album/backspacer"&gt;Backspacer&lt;/a&gt; is the happiest album I have ever listened to. If you are following Pearl Jam – you would understand why and you will embrace it with equal joy! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you haven’t followed Pearl Jam I would recommend you to watch Iconoclasts on the Sundance channel, Series 2. Eddie Vedder is paired with Laird Hamilton. You can hear some really good stories about Lairds passion of surfing and Eddie’s passion of music. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a moment when Laird talks about creativity and how we do things – as younger people from a not that positive place – fuelled with a lot of anger and then there is this transition  (or people usually die) when the source of creativity changes – it comes from a different place and the more you have grown and evolved the more creative you can be, happy and creative, not angry and creative! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hence I totally disagree with the concept of the tortured artist…There is a really good article by David Lynch on that – I hope I can find a link to it.  I accept that tortured artist happen, they do and I have been inspired and influenced by many such, but I know that there will be a time, once we create our sustainable lives, when creativity will come from a good place, happy place. The tortured artist happens because we don’t grow up happy, we grow angry. We can change all that…  it’s what we believe that really has to change.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-6872690073954960651?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/6872690073954960651/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=6872690073954960651' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6872690073954960651'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6872690073954960651'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/11/my-love-of-pearl-jam-has-no-end.html' title='My love of Pearl Jam has no end...'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8010952435195301972</id><published>2009-11-07T14:30:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-11-07T14:30:20.835Z</updated><title type='text'>Beautiful weather in eaton today</title><content type='html'>&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;img src="cid:0AABFB02-2C74-4C87-9388-3C723CAABE88"/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;   Ekaterina Belcheva Ultimately Eco Kate@ultimatelyeco.com 0800 234 3288 078 521 444 18 London UK Planet Earth&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8010952435195301972?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8010952435195301972/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8010952435195301972' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8010952435195301972'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8010952435195301972'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/11/beautiful-weather-in-eaton-today.html' title='Beautiful weather in eaton today'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3341095890051994970</id><published>2009-11-01T11:31:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-11-01T11:31:22.356Z</updated><title type='text'>WHY DO YOU GET ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD</title><content type='html'>Michael/ ian buble!?!?!  &lt;br&gt;Since I have more access to some of the trully stupid gossip magazine I have been trying to figure out why do we get so obsessed with the celebrity culture and completely ignore if not entirely our own reality at least the potential of what it can be do and have for us and ultimately our own existence!&lt;p&gt;My problem is obsessing about it! And the fact I feel drawn as well. (My secret gossip obsession is the brangelina phenomenon and for some personal creative reasons lily cole, even more so because she started acting and this feels as if my destiny is releasing. Even more so because she did the imaginarium of dr parnassus.&lt;p&gt;So it was her who made me watch the graham norton show last night (saturday 31 October 2009 at midnight when I was actually have rather gone to bed) and there this sprite appeared totally madly happy, telling her that he &amp;quot;met&amp;quot; her at an airport...&lt;p&gt;Once a friend said that it&amp;#39;s a very different life to live among the high class! It is also difficult to penetrate it - someone said and you need status of some sort - &amp;#163; or $ or € or &amp;#165;... Or fame or heritage or Talent... The impossibility of it all the probability the chance the game the lottery makes it mythical... Fictionous .... Improbable... &lt;p&gt;Don&amp;#39;t idolize...&lt;br&gt;Accept thyself and love thy neighbour...&lt;p&gt;So what is happening in this world?&lt;br&gt;I don&amp;#39;t know... But I want to beleive things are changing for the better.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3341095890051994970?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3341095890051994970/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3341095890051994970' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3341095890051994970'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3341095890051994970'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/11/why-do-you-get-all-love-in-world.html' title='WHY DO YOU GET ALL THE LOVE IN THE WORLD'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-2044832591729697796</id><published>2009-10-29T21:09:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-10-29T21:09:14.573Z</updated><title type='text'>Complements for charlotte - In memory of Charlotte Moggach</title><content type='html'>For a woman who I have never heard of just before I read an article about her grateful death with her daughter Deborah Moggach.&lt;p&gt;I&amp;#39;ve learned a few things about her and one thing I pparticularly liked: her book of complements- her diary of hand written testimonials - I find this a magnificent idea. &lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#39;t know if you can do something g in life now to prevent dementia, but for all of those who already have it - I hope there are people arouf you who can understand you, care for you with love and dedication and can still remember who you were.&lt;p&gt;The Article &amp;quot;I&amp;#39;m grateful to her dying&amp;quot; is from the family supplement of the guardian from Saturday 24 January (it&amp;#39;s October now) 2009&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-2044832591729697796?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/2044832591729697796/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=2044832591729697796' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2044832591729697796'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2044832591729697796'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/complements-for-charlotte-in-memory-of.html' title='Complements for charlotte - In memory of Charlotte Moggach'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8072071653358254101</id><published>2009-10-29T20:24:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-10-29T20:24:49.267Z</updated><title type='text'>Testing mobile email to blogg function</title><content type='html'>Which will mean that I will finally be able to have a straight forward way to publish post and hopefully lead to less newspaper articles inhabitting my floor my files shelves magazine baskets bags walets diaries etc for centuries...&lt;p&gt;Yay! &lt;p&gt;Ekaterina Belcheva&lt;br&gt;Ultimately Eco&lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Kate@ultimatelyeco.com"&gt;Kate@ultimatelyeco.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;0800 234 3288&lt;br&gt;078 521 444 18&lt;br&gt;London UK&lt;br&gt;Planet Earth&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8072071653358254101?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8072071653358254101/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8072071653358254101' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8072071653358254101'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8072071653358254101'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/testing-mobile-email-to-blogg-function.html' title='Testing mobile email to blogg function'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1009068921783328550</id><published>2009-10-21T15:36:00.004Z</published><updated>2009-10-21T15:40:21.891Z</updated><title type='text'>toys for  brothers and sisters</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Toy for Brother:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Pic/Canon-EOS-1D-Mark-III-Digital-SLR-Camera.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 286px; height: 317px;" src="http://media.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Pic/Canon-EOS-1D-Mark-III-Digital-SLR-Camera.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i.e. that's what my brother &lt;a href="http://www.wildlifephotos.eu"&gt;Boris Belchev&lt;/a&gt; is getting.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;Toy for Sister:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://media.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Other/Canon-EOS-400D-Digital-Rebel-XTi-Flash.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 350px; height: 409px;" src="http://media.the-digital-picture.com/Images/Other/Canon-EOS-400D-Digital-Rebel-XTi-Flash.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i.e. that's what I am getting when my brother gets the above.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1009068921783328550?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1009068921783328550/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1009068921783328550' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1009068921783328550'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1009068921783328550'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/toys-for-brothers-and-sisters.html' title='toys for  brothers and sisters'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-5373211822034779774</id><published>2009-10-13T14:44:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-10-13T15:03:06.327Z</updated><title type='text'>Jonny WIlkinson - "I've been searching for tranquility in a world of obsession"</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2009/9/28/1254173668329/Jonny-Wilkinson-pictured--001.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 460px; height: 276px;" src="http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Sport/Pix/columnists/2009/9/28/1254173668329/Jonny-Wilkinson-pictured--001.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been modestly observing the carrer journey of one of ENglands top rugby player and it was a really nice surprise to find an article in the sport section of the guardian about him with the subtitle "the fly-half reveals how Buddhism has helped him reach a fresh equilibrium".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am not sure if I have ever discussed on this blog that I have been going on multiple courses to become a facilitator for reducing the psychological effects of trauma, but also to facilitate personal development and self-actualisations. This approach generally helps reach equilibrium with the self and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Looking back I have had many acquaintances with buddhism masked or simply implemented in many other spiritual and not so spiritual practices... such as cleaning (i find it very maditative).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/29/jonny-wilkinson-interview-donald-mcrae"&gt;Here is a link to the article&lt;/a&gt; and to &lt;a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/audio/2009/sep/29/jonny-wilkinson-rugby-toulon"&gt;the audio recording of the interview with Jonny Wilkinson&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really like the interview and through the words of the Interviewer I can see how misunderstood Buddhism as the philosophy of the East is and how far away from peace and tranquility the majority of the western people are.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do put myself in that number but I am working on it, and I recommend that sort of personal work to anyone. It gives you so much more ability to fully experience every moment of life.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-5373211822034779774?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/5373211822034779774/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=5373211822034779774' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5373211822034779774'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5373211822034779774'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/jonny-wilkinson-ive-been-searching-for.html' title='Jonny WIlkinson - &quot;I&apos;ve been searching for tranquility in a world of obsession&quot;'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3652283988761411077</id><published>2009-10-12T17:20:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-10-12T17:20:57.616Z</updated><title type='text'>Jamila sleeps</title><content type='html'>There isnt anything as sweet, as gentle and as peacful as having a child fall asleep in your arms.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style='text-align:center;margin:0px auto 10px;'&gt;&lt;a href='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/StNleP1Y3PI/AAAAAAAAADI/RZQFJabh_fU/s1600-h/IMG_8135.JPG'&gt;&lt;img src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/StNleP1Y3PI/AAAAAAAAADI/RZQFJabh_fU/s320/IMG_8135.JPG' border='0' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Pure serenity.&lt;div style='clear:both; text-align:CENTER'&gt;&lt;a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'&gt;&lt;img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3652283988761411077?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3652283988761411077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3652283988761411077' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3652283988761411077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3652283988761411077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/jamila-sleeps.html' title='Jamila sleeps'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/StNleP1Y3PI/AAAAAAAAADI/RZQFJabh_fU/s72-c/IMG_8135.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-7985159809071251031</id><published>2009-10-10T00:19:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-10-10T00:29:13.707Z</updated><title type='text'>Trent Reznor "The Alchemist of Melody"</title><content type='html'>If anyone is still wonderring why I do like Trent reznor - have a listen below.&lt;br /&gt;My favourite album is with teeth.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;However there is one thing that is so fascinating about who he really is and that is his amazing talent.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is an exserpt from &lt;a href="http://www.audiohead.net/interviews/nin/"&gt;a diary log of Stephanie Jorgl&lt;/a&gt;: Recording Drums and Bass&lt;br /&gt;Reznor sits down at an 88 weighted-key controller that is nestled between Ross’ workstation and a rack of effects processors. As soon as the click track starts, Reznor hammers out a few sequences of drums, with perfect timing and precision—fills and all— via the keyboard. All I can think is “Wow. Those childhood piano lessons really paid off.”&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When Reznor finishes playing, he turns to Ross and states, “Let me hear those.” Ross plays the drum tracks back and Reznor, deploying the quick decision making expertise that is evident in most world leaders, states, “Okay, I want part 1 followed by part 3, followed by part 2.” .....  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and here is some more: &lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, Reznor turns, thinks and then speaks his next desire for the song in progress. “Next, I’m going to do a bass track and I think I’m going to use these three pedals...” Reznor speaks out loud the names of the pedals, and as he turns to his rack full of basses, picks one up and tunes it, the pedals almost magically appear before him, hooked up by his highly efficient studio assistant.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;By the time Reznor is satisfied with his tuning (less than a minute from the initial contemplation of the bass part), Ross has the arrangement ready and the pedals are ready to be played through. Reznor begins recording his next part. After yet another stellar performance, I realize that the absence of studio musicians isn’t a control thing, it’s purely logistical. No studio musicians are required because Reznor is a virtuoso when it comes to probably every instrument short of the physical drums. And even then, he effortlessly masters drum programming and drum performance when triggering samples in Battery through a keyboard controller. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Isnt that utterly and ultimately awesome!?!?!?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-7985159809071251031?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/7985159809071251031/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=7985159809071251031' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7985159809071251031'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7985159809071251031'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/trent-reznor-alchemist-of-melody.html' title='Trent Reznor &quot;The Alchemist of Melody&quot;'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3019826029888837598</id><published>2009-10-10T00:01:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-10-10T00:10:11.577Z</updated><title type='text'>I can do this all night!</title><content type='html'>Here is a picture of Trent Reznor I scraped off the internet. The copy right isn't mine...unfortunately and I just want to share it with the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/Ss_Qr6p7rMI/AAAAAAAAADA/A-9g1bmjHo8/s1600-h/idtrent_intense.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 193px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/Ss_Qr6p7rMI/AAAAAAAAADA/A-9g1bmjHo8/s200/idtrent_intense.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5390756731883859138" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3019826029888837598?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3019826029888837598/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3019826029888837598' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3019826029888837598'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3019826029888837598'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/i-can-do-this-all-night.html' title='I can do this all night!'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/Ss_Qr6p7rMI/AAAAAAAAADA/A-9g1bmjHo8/s72-c/idtrent_intense.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-538506512087794899</id><published>2009-10-09T22:49:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-10-10T00:00:30.903Z</updated><title type='text'>Tara Akshar - Literacy for India</title><content type='html'>This is a follow up for my previous post. The project that Victor Lyons started few years ago in India. The Project is called Tara Akshar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"&lt;a href="http://www.taraakshar.com/"&gt;TARA Akshar&lt;/a&gt; has taught more adults to read in India in the last two years than any other adult literacy method. Over 55,000 illiterate women have graduated the TARA Akshar course and so learned to read and write in just over 35 days."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Empowering people... helping them to become more capable, able to make informed decisions - thats what the  3rd world need, not aimless aid.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Awesome!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;At the presentation I saw at the &lt;a href="http://www.tir.org"&gt;TIRA/AMI Technical&lt;/a&gt;, Victor Lyons was talking about the Anti-shiness courses that he is thinking as a next stage from literacy and numeracy workshop.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-538506512087794899?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/538506512087794899/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=538506512087794899' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/538506512087794899'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/538506512087794899'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/tara-akshar-literacy-for-india.html' title='Tara Akshar - Literacy for India'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-951438957225650327</id><published>2009-10-09T13:04:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-10-09T14:44:05.758Z</updated><title type='text'>Reading Wise</title><content type='html'>I met someone recently who is teaching people in INdia how to read and write. I am only mentioning this story because he went there first ot help people with imporving basic hygiene and help build fresh water and draining system (I think). SO he went there with the leaflets... that made me think about the concept of making intelligent decisions - you need to read, know where to find correct factual information and then make up your mind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It aslo made me think about us - the 1st world countries - we can read, we have access to the internet to an enormous quantity and quality of information - and we still make what decisions - educated, doubt it, intelligent, sometimes, do we actually decide? For anything?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Direct action for the environment is something I find as decisive and as effective as someone could voice their opinion, based on factual information and foloowed by a decision making and action planning process.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For the educated loud voicing action committed &lt;a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/hugo_rifkind/article6866934.ece"&gt;dread-locked&lt;/a&gt; human beings! Salute!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And for the ill-witted, cynical (may be), bad-moody, shadow of a journalist - yes you Mr &lt;a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/hugo_rifkind/article6866934.ece"&gt;Hugo Rifkind&lt;/a&gt; - get some anger management or better REB Therapy!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-951438957225650327?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/951438957225650327/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=951438957225650327' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/951438957225650327'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/951438957225650327'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/reading-wise.html' title='Reading Wise'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-2918751118196595859</id><published>2009-10-09T12:15:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-10-09T12:18:13.171Z</updated><title type='text'>The Lords of Grunge</title><content type='html'>All my favourite ones... &lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.radiotangra.com/media//img/pj-cantrell.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 430px; height: 286px;" src="http://www.radiotangra.com/media//img/pj-cantrell.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;From Left: Mike, Matt, Jeff, Gerry, Stone, Chris, Eddie ... I dont know the keymaster's name unfortunately - well not on the top of my head at least.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-2918751118196595859?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/2918751118196595859/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=2918751118196595859' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2918751118196595859'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2918751118196595859'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/10/lords-of-grunge.html' title='The Lords of Grunge'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-6393727641434342466</id><published>2009-09-13T23:07:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-09-13T23:07:49.096Z</updated><title type='text'>Nine Inch Nails live @ Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN, 6.13.09</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/3639970104/" title="photo sharing"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3639970104_f1313975b4_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nineinchnails/3639970104/"&gt;Nine Inch Nails live @ Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN, 6.13.09&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Originally uploaded by &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/nineinchnails/"&gt;Nine Inch Nails Official&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Im loking for some extraordinary shot of TR to reproduce on paper with a pencil... It might be this one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It's been several times that I found myself endlessly browsing through google searches for TR images...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is something about this man that is awesome!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Hope I will see them live soon again.&lt;br /&gt;Sorry Trent!&lt;br clear="all" /&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-6393727641434342466?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/6393727641434342466/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=6393727641434342466' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6393727641434342466'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6393727641434342466'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/09/nine-inch-nails-live-bonnaroo-festival.html' title='Nine Inch Nails live @ Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, TN, 6.13.09'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3360/3639970104_f1313975b4_t.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3910054825947212343</id><published>2009-09-07T20:44:00.004Z</published><updated>2009-09-07T20:54:58.432Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='zero-sum'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='age of stupid'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='say good bye to the future'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='end of the world'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NIN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='we are stupid'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Trent?!?!?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;...they're starting to open up the sky&lt;br /&gt;they're starting to reach down through&lt;br /&gt;and it feels like we're living in that split-second&lt;br /&gt;of a car crash&lt;br /&gt;and time is slowing down&lt;br /&gt;and if we only had a little more time&lt;br /&gt;then this time&lt;br /&gt;is all we have&lt;br /&gt;do you remember the time we&lt;br /&gt;and all the times we&lt;br /&gt;and should have&lt;br /&gt;and were going to&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;i know&lt;br /&gt;and i know you remember&lt;br /&gt;how we could justify it all&lt;br /&gt;and we knew better&lt;br /&gt;in our hearts we knew better&lt;br /&gt;and we told ourselves it didn't matter&lt;br /&gt;and we chose to continue&lt;br /&gt;and none of that matters anymore&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;in the hour of our twilight&lt;br /&gt;and soon it will be all said and done&lt;br /&gt;and we will all be back together as one&lt;br /&gt;if we will continue at all????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;shame on us&lt;br /&gt;doomed from the start&lt;br /&gt;may god have mercy&lt;br /&gt;on our dirty little hearts&lt;br /&gt;shame on us&lt;br /&gt;for all we have done&lt;br /&gt;and all we ever were&lt;br /&gt;just zeros and ones....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;listen now&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/ckUcL7JJ8H0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/ckUcL7JJ8H0&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and tell me - are we that stupid! ARE WE THAT STUPID?????&lt;br /&gt;WE HAVE ALL THE SIGNS, THE NUMBERS, THE ZEROS AND ONES AND WE STILL DO SO LITTLE,&lt;br /&gt;SHAME ON US????&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Say Good bye to the future...&lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjsJdokC0s"&gt;age of stupid&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3910054825947212343?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3910054825947212343/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3910054825947212343' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3910054825947212343'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3910054825947212343'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/09/trent.html' title=''/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-6458021130160718802</id><published>2009-09-07T20:19:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-09-07T20:23:55.298Z</updated><title type='text'>V for Vendetta</title><content type='html'>I do not suggest anything, but as a symbol for a drastic changes, here's to anarchism!&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ZyYWSNhFxg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/8ZyYWSNhFxg&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Disclaimer - this is in any way a plan, suggestion, inspiration or anything similar. This is just a game of symbolism!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-6458021130160718802?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/6458021130160718802/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=6458021130160718802' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6458021130160718802'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6458021130160718802'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/09/v-for-vendetta.html' title='V for Vendetta'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-5923848216780718510</id><published>2009-09-07T19:50:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-09-07T19:58:05.478Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='inspirational music'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pearl jam'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pearlkate flickr'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='in this twilight'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='NIN'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='conscious human evolution'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>An incredible song, an inevitable destiny?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4dcOiKASXyk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4dcOiKASXyk&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been thinking to make a list of all the songs and all the lyrics that have inspired and educated and transformed and are still continue to move me.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am proud to say that most of the music I chose contains deep and moving lyrics and as it happens - amazing sound, most of the time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All of pearl jam's, a lot of NIN, Filter, Army of Anyone, Alice in Chains, Temple of the dog, Chris Cornell, Everlast, Soundgarden, Faith No More, Foo Fighters, Blur, Metallica, name but the few...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-5923848216780718510?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/5923848216780718510/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=5923848216780718510' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5923848216780718510'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5923848216780718510'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/09/incredible-song-inevitable-destiny-i.html' title=''/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3503795497946613077</id><published>2009-07-29T14:51:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-07-29T16:04:26.930Z</updated><title type='text'>Brashers Supalite GTX</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.gaynors.co.uk/prodimg/010102350012_1_large.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="http://www.gaynors.co.uk/prodimg/010102350012_1_large.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Again something for my wishlist - I am trying to get rid of all the little newspaper, magazine and catalogue ripped pages... I have generated an unbearably big load of them and it is about time I develop a habit of posting things to my blogs... in that way I can easily share.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The supalite gtx will be an excellent solution for something I would love to do more - visit the wild! well there is unfortunately very little of it in this country if not on this continent, but somewhere as real, genuinely natural as it can be... as it has managed to survive:&lt;br /&gt;May be the Highgate wood as the nearest, unexplored theritory&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D2D90FED-F38F-4FD8-9B05-7CC953B8B9E3/0/oakmonolith.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 185px; height: 135px;" src="http://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/D2D90FED-F38F-4FD8-9B05-7CC953B8B9E3/0/oakmonolith.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3503795497946613077?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.gaynors.co.uk/productdetail.asp?productcatalogue=010102350012' title='Brashers Supalite GTX'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3503795497946613077/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3503795497946613077' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3503795497946613077'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3503795497946613077'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/07/brashers-supalite-gtx.html' title='Brashers Supalite GTX'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3218568142712752368</id><published>2009-07-29T14:41:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-07-29T14:42:29.489Z</updated><title type='text'>Ten - the reissues</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;On my wish list:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/3/8/7/1/24981783-24981786-slarge.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 344px; height: 344px;" src="http://i.realone.com/assets/rn/img/3/8/7/1/24981783-24981786-slarge.jpg" border="0" alt="" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The reissue is just the first of many as Pearl Jam gears up for their 20th anniversary in 2011.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;"The band loved the original mix of Ten, but were also interested in what it would sound like if I were to deconstruct and remix it," O'Brien. "The original Ten sound is what millions of people bought, dug and loved, so I was hesitant to mess around with that. After years of persistent nudging from the band, I was able to wrap my head around the idea of offering it as a companion piece to the original - giving a fresh take on it, a more direct sound."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Those of you ready to shell out should spring for the Super Deluxe Edition. You'll get: &lt;br /&gt;-- The two disc set&lt;br /&gt;-- A DVD of Pearl Jam's previously-unreleased 1992 Unplugged gig (the one where Eddie goes psycho and scrawls "Pro Choice" into his arm during "Porch.")  &lt;br /&gt;-- Four vinyl LPs -- one original copy of Ten, one remixed copy, and a two-LP live set from a 1992 concert in Seattle, known as Drop In the Park. &lt;br /&gt;-- A replica cassette of the first recorded Pearl Jam demos of "Alive," "Once" and "Footsteps."&lt;br /&gt;-- And, as a press release declares, "an Eddie Vedder-style composition notebook filled with replica personal notes, images and mementos from the collections of Eddie Vedder and Jeff Ament, a vellum envelope with replicated era-specific ephemera from Pearl Jam's early work and a two-sided print commemorating the Drop in the Park concert."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3218568142712752368?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3218568142712752368/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3218568142712752368' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3218568142712752368'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3218568142712752368'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/07/ten-reissues.html' title='Ten - the reissues'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1289906022929277238</id><published>2009-06-13T10:37:00.005Z</published><updated>2009-06-13T11:22:42.827Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Dispersion'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='lovely andrea'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='London festival of the art of japanese bondage'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Hito Steyerel'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Japanese Bondage'/><title type='text'>Hito Steyerl - Lovely Andrea and other documentaries</title><content type='html'>From &lt;a href="http://www.ica.org.uk/Dispersion+17449.twl"&gt;Dispersion&lt;/a&gt; to &lt;a href="http://www.beshibari.com/festival-of-the-art-of-japanese-bondage.html"&gt;London Festival of the art of Japanese Bondage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dispersions of Henrik Olesen, Hito Steyerl, Seth Price, Anne Collier, Hilary Lloyd, Maria Eichhorn and Mark Leckey:&lt;br /&gt;"The works in Dispersion often take the form of archives, histories or collections, sometimes adopting an anthropological approach. In many cases, they are characterised by an interest in feminism and gender politics in the realm of sexuality and sub-culture."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The one artist that completely endured my imagination was Hito Steyerl... recently I found that she has done a lot of other interesting documentaries and it seems she has quite an interesting approach as a documentary director - and very ingaging pieces as a result of this approach:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/KR_U4Dx5WB8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/KR_U4Dx5WB8&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1&amp;rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As part of Dispersion at the ICA, I saw Lovely Andrea... a documentary ....."In Tokyo she is looking for a photo series that she posed for in 1987 as a “rope bondage” model. While making inquiries with experts and authorities in the bondage arts (which are mainly marketed online nowadays), she found what she was looking for in a magazine archive...."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"....By associatively linking desire and bondage, voluntary subjection and captivity, dependencies, networks, complicity, and cliques, Steyerl creates a polysemous play of thought: Who are the string pullers? Who are the puppets? How do things stand with the pictures?...."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming to my main interest ... japanese bondage... it's fascinating to observe it although I haven't seen it live, to see pictures of it....and experience it as a subject... the model in Lovely Andrea says it beeing tied is liberating... will see.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1289906022929277238?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ica.org.uk/Dispersion+17449.twl' title='Hito Steyerl - Lovely Andrea and other documentaries'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1289906022929277238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1289906022929277238' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1289906022929277238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1289906022929277238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/06/hito-steyerl-lovely-andrea-and-other.html' title='Hito Steyerl - Lovely Andrea and other documentaries'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3232400047251941735</id><published>2009-06-12T07:59:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-06-12T08:21:46.512Z</updated><title type='text'>Bag of Change</title><content type='html'>Last week I experienced an aunusual and unexected event. Some probably experience much bigger and a lot more serious attacks, but it all comes from the same problem... it is the same problem - conscience.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As part of my belief regarding conscious human evolution is the expectation that once we grow up as a civilization - it is part of our matrix, our gene, to respect the other species, not to attack your own and to look after our environment. Not the opposite as some beleive. The opposite is the symptome that we still haven't grown haven't developed, that we either need to &lt;a href="http://usefulnessisinemptiness.blogspot.com/"&gt;empy the cup&lt;/a&gt; or &lt;a href="http://hubpages.com/hub/Why-you-should-empty-your-cup"&gt;fill it up with some goodness&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To celebrate all change and growth I will get another &lt;a href="http://www.bagsofchange.co.uk/"&gt;bag of change&lt;/a&gt; to replace my other one!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SjINKANeYII/AAAAAAAAACI/3LwiwnHVesY/s1600-h/changedBAGofCHANGE.htm"&gt;&lt;img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SjINKANeYII/AAAAAAAAACI/3LwiwnHVesY/s320/changedBAGofCHANGE.htm" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5346350173148569730" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What happened was that some 4 boys - dark skinned, black hooded attacked me - they wanted my bag - I didn't let go... they took just my old mobile and my ipod nano... I am not angry at them, I am angry about what they have become.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3232400047251941735?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3232400047251941735/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3232400047251941735' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3232400047251941735'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3232400047251941735'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/06/bag-of-change.html' title='Bag of Change'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_dNNEwn73JMU/SjINKANeYII/AAAAAAAAACI/3LwiwnHVesY/s72-c/changedBAGofCHANGE.htm' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-7281091151762861517</id><published>2009-05-14T22:19:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-05-14T22:27:11.835Z</updated><title type='text'>Put yourself in my place...</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpAOOevDz4M&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kpAOOevDz4M&amp;color1=0xb1b1b1&amp;color2=0xcfcfcf&amp;feature=player_embedded&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I really liked this song when it came out: &lt;a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Kylie+Minogue/+videos/+1-kpAOOevDz4M"&gt;Kylie Minogue&lt;/a&gt; It kind of matches the way I have been feeling recently... in moments like these I wonder how permanent my feelings can be.&lt;br /&gt;well, I can only wait and see!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-7281091151762861517?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/7281091151762861517/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=7281091151762861517' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7281091151762861517'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7281091151762861517'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/05/put-yourself-in-my-place.html' title='Put yourself in my place...'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3172617599936984487</id><published>2009-04-28T14:11:00.001Z</published><updated>2009-04-28T14:41:28.349Z</updated><title type='text'>Carbon Karma</title><content type='html'>At the &lt;a href="http://www.onelifelive.co.uk/"&gt;one life live show&lt;/a&gt; in March (where just a year ago I met lovely Katie Keegan, with whom we cofounded &lt;a href="http://www.green-sisters.com"&gt;Green sisters&lt;/a&gt;) I spoke with the &lt;a href="http://www.psychologies.co.uk"&gt;psychologies&lt;/a&gt;'s editor in chief - &lt;a href="http://www.psychologies.co.uk/Psychologies-magazine/The-Editor-s-blog/Why-I-m-a-woman-s-woman"&gt;Maureen Rice&lt;/a&gt;. She advised that I get in touch with &lt;a href="http://www.psychologies.co.uk/Wellbeing-Beauty/Our-world/Carbon-karma/Welcome-to-Carbon-Karma!"&gt;Catherine Jones&lt;/a&gt;, who runs Psychologies' eco blog - &lt;a href="http://www.psychologies.co.uk/Wellbeing-Beauty/Our-world/Carbon-karma"&gt;Carbon Karma&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So in the &lt;a href="http://www.psychologies.co.uk/Wellbeing-Beauty/Our-world/Carbon-karma/Interview-with-an-eco-warrior"&gt;last Carbon Karma blog post&lt;/a&gt; you can read about an eco warrior, who happens to be me... and I am very proud:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p style="text-align:left"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.psychologies.co.uk/var/int_site/storage/images/wellbeing-beauty/our-world/carbon-karma/interview-with-an-eco-warrior/97431-1-eng-GB/Interview-with-an-eco-warrior_large.jpg"/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's hope this will be just a beginning of a successful and effective media journey!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Best Kate&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;Eco warrior and cleaning specialist!&lt;/i&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3172617599936984487?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3172617599936984487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3172617599936984487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3172617599936984487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3172617599936984487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/04/at-one-life-live-show-in-march-where.html' title='Carbon Karma'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3777741625735514487</id><published>2009-04-28T10:10:00.003Z</published><updated>2009-04-28T11:14:16.302Z</updated><title type='text'>shrewd meanings</title><content type='html'>I just came across of a description of yahoo's new CEO - &lt;a href="http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/15/technology/fortt_yahoo.fortune/index.htm?postversion=2009041604"&gt;Carol Bartz&lt;/a&gt; (January 2009): "Carol Bartz is shrewd, strong-minded, blunt, and disciplined".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I first discovered the word shrew when I translated from bulgarian the title - &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Taming_of_the_Shrew"&gt;Taming of the shrew&lt;/a&gt; (Укротяване на опърничавата)... The Taming of Katherinе (I'm Ekaterina, some personal cross referencing here).... &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight:bold;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shrewd"&gt;— shrewd·ly adverb&lt;br /&gt;— shrewd·ness noun&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;marked by clever discerning awareness and hardheaded acumen &lt;shrewd common sense&gt; b: given to wily and artful ways or dealing (a shrewd operator)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-style:italic;"&gt;synonyms shrewd, sagacious, perspicacious, astute mean acute in perception and sound in judgment. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;#shrewd stresses practical, hardheaded cleverness and judgment &lt;br /&gt;(a shrewd judge of character). &lt;br /&gt;#sagacious suggests wisdom, penetration, and farsightedness &lt;sagacious investors got in on the ground floor&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;#perspicacious implies unusual power to see through and understand what is puzzling or hidden (a perspicacious counselor saw through the child's facade). &lt;br /&gt;#astute suggests shrewdness, perspicacity, and diplomatic skill (an astute player of party politics).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Words can have a very powerful meaning, not always just definition-wise but often, what understanding they can bring to the person reading it. That's why I got so excited just by reading what shrewd means. Then learning about who Carol Bartz brought even more meaning to the definitions above...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Such description can never be inborn - you have to earn them!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3777741625735514487?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3777741625735514487/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3777741625735514487' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3777741625735514487'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3777741625735514487'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/04/shrewd-meanings.html' title='shrewd meanings'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1682098178753538226</id><published>2009-04-08T23:45:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-04-08T23:47:45.591Z</updated><title type='text'>I am starting to scare myself... you make it all go away!</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UEW8riKU_tE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UEW8riKU_tE&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just want something I can never have...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1682098178753538226?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1682098178753538226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1682098178753538226' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1682098178753538226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1682098178753538226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/04/i-am-starting-to-scare-myself-you-make.html' title='I am starting to scare myself... you make it all go away!'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3001066743923800372</id><published>2009-04-01T17:02:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-04-01T17:37:04.544Z</updated><title type='text'>dissidents in the city</title><content type='html'>G20 in London. Lying in the middle of bishopsgate, among tents, freegans giving food away, among hundreds and thousands of people, there is music, helicopters; meditating people, dancing people,bankers going home after a day of work; many cameras, bicycles, posters, and more free  food is given away a bit further up the road.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There were workshops, some crushed windows of RBS bank, which I totally disapprove of, oh yes and a lot of police officers!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Climate Camping in the city, and some really powerful people, shaking hands, doing small talk, meeting for a first time, talking big stuff, doing politics?!&lt;br /&gt;But are they really doing the one most important thing- making wise decisions. Not wise as well calculated, politically relevant, financially calculated ... You know what I Jean!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will post some pics later...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3001066743923800372?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3001066743923800372/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3001066743923800372' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3001066743923800372'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3001066743923800372'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/04/dissidents-in-city.html' title='dissidents in the city'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8525540759762133608</id><published>2009-03-28T11:49:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-03-28T12:37:13.090Z</updated><title type='text'>Seattle Night Traditionally</title><content type='html'>I mentioned in the previous post Seattle night. If anyone wonders what's the grungiest place after Seattle, they should know it is Bulgaria!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need a proof. Best to come down to the next Event, but as it is long way away check this video out:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rBNwjuzHgY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rBNwjuzHgY&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width&lt;br /&gt;="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Performed by &lt;a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/bobikosatkata"&gt;Bobby The Killer Whale&lt;/a&gt; (Kosatkata), who if you might have already noticed sounds 100% like, if not even better than Chris Cornell.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You want to compare: sorry no before you do that here is a cover one of my most ever favourite songs Hunger Strike:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/kXEefMoor68&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/kXEefMoor68&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And here his Owesomeness the real Chris Cornell:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Pt03oU6RHI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5Pt03oU6RHI&amp;amp;hl=en&amp;amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ah, kind of not regretting even for a second I wasn't born in Seattle, but in Bulgaria. The grungiest musically  per capita, country in the world.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8525540759762133608?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.seattle-night.com/?lang=bg' title='Seattle Night Traditionally'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8525540759762133608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8525540759762133608' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8525540759762133608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8525540759762133608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/03/seattle-night-traditionally.html' title='Seattle Night Traditionally'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-5366882939873022750</id><published>2009-03-28T11:29:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-03-28T11:38:36.379Z</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>Just returned this week from one of the best holidays I have ever had! Many things made it great, but one of the culinations was the now traditional for me attendances to the Seattle night. The surprise of the evening was catching up with a good old friend of mine - Vlado.&lt;br /&gt;Vlado happens to have become a singer/song writer and actor with multiple creative projects. Here is as he explains "a black-and-white tribute to the 'Kings of thriller' - Frederick Forsyth and Robert Ludlum..": 'Po4ti' ('Almost') by Vlado &amp;amp; Co. Watch it on MySpace Videos. &lt;a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&amp;amp;videoid=51215315"&gt;'Po4ti' ('Almost')&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="360"&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=51215315,t=1,mt=video"&gt;&lt;embed src="http://mediaservices.myspace.com/services/media/embed.aspx/m=51215315,t=1,mt=video" allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="360"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-5366882939873022750?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/5366882939873022750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=5366882939873022750' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5366882939873022750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/5366882939873022750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/03/just-returned-this-week-from-one-of.html' title=''/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8850501833860100548</id><published>2009-01-26T17:30:00.002Z</published><updated>2009-01-26T17:44:32.750Z</updated><title type='text'>Not necessarilly be strong, but feel strong....</title><content type='html'>&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/UDorNilxPUY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/UDorNilxPUY&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This voice... that has sung countless times to me, in the dark, when I am alone and sad, and in the day when the sun fills up my hear with joy I have sung I am still alive, alone, happy! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Into the wild is a real story, that started a long time ago and is still continues.&lt;br /&gt;It's about being real and about achieving your potential, one way or the other - we are human, and die human... and we should act human at all time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The question is what does human mean.&lt;br /&gt;Into the wild has some of the answers... and they are beautiful!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8850501833860100548?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UDorNilxPUY&amp;NR=1' title='Not necessarilly be strong, but feel strong....'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8850501833860100548/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8850501833860100548' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8850501833860100548'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8850501833860100548'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/01/not-necessarilly-be-strong-but-feel.html' title='Not necessarilly be strong, but feel strong....'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-767992310254098</id><published>2009-01-20T19:17:00.000Z</published><updated>2009-01-20T19:17:12.512Z</updated><title type='text'>Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/barack-obama-administration/"&gt;Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I watched the inauguration of Barak Hussein Obama today as the 44th American President of the United states, everyone is looking up to him for a change that a lot of us need, he is new, he is different and I mean the way he thinks is different from anyone ever been part of world politics. He is a people's person. He is not a spoon fed, spoiled and dehumanized individual and I hope he remains as stable, as mindful and as principled as he appears.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I hope he sees his grand children!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;All the best, &lt;br /&gt;Kate&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-767992310254098?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://mashable.com/2009/01/19/barack-obama-administration/' title='Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/767992310254098/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=767992310254098' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/767992310254098'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/767992310254098'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2009/01/top-10-online-tools-to-connect-with.html' title='Top 10 Online Tools to Connect With the Obama Administration'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-6356922621930805949</id><published>2008-12-21T03:46:00.002Z</published><updated>2008-12-21T03:53:40.485Z</updated><title type='text'>still alive</title><content type='html'>There is a band that has infuenced my life to a great extent. I have listened to Pearl Jam since 1991, or may be 1992...only fifteen. They have been with me in my sorrow, in my despair, in the toughest moments of my life and now in joy, in peace with my self and other, in love and in enlightenment.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This video is just to show how transformation is always due. I can say a lot of things about knowing who you are in every moment, moment to moment, but I will leave to enjoy one of the greatest rock poetry of our time.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxHnvmfikbM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxHnvmfikbM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-6356922621930805949?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHnvmfikbM&amp;feature=related' title='still alive'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/6356922621930805949/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=6356922621930805949' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6356922621930805949'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6356922621930805949'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/12/still-alive.html' title='still alive'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-2698230420988219473</id><published>2008-11-23T00:15:00.005Z</published><updated>2008-12-21T04:06:46.783Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Zeitgeist'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='World Conspiracy Theory'/><title type='text'>Zeitgeist</title><content type='html'>One can always doubt what seems the unbeliavable. However too many documentaries and too many smart men got involved in the debate of on world conspiracy theory.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Yesterday I was recomended an you tube full documentary footage - Zeitgeist.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I could see the reflection of my face while watching - mouth dropping, eye widenning in disbelief, tears running down my cheeks with every new comprehension. It was unbelievably sad and very very scary.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the link to the movie. If it is still there: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;object width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/0kHhc67GopM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"&gt;&lt;/param&gt;&lt;embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/0kHhc67GopM&amp;hl=en&amp;fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"&gt;&lt;/embed&gt;&lt;/object&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have began to think of different ways to promote freedom.&lt;br /&gt;If you wish to discuss the movie with anybody, please feel free to get in touch.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need 2hrs 3 minutes to watch and a life time to do something with your life. Hurry up.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Follow this &lt;a href="http://www.zeitgeistresponse.info/id2.html"&gt;link&lt;/a&gt; for full source list.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-2698230420988219473?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/2698230420988219473/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=2698230420988219473' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2698230420988219473'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/2698230420988219473'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/11/zeitgeist.html' title='Zeitgeist'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3083575020977887776</id><published>2008-11-04T00:32:00.003Z</published><updated>2008-11-04T00:36:45.166Z</updated><title type='text'>Bio(hazard)</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.last.fm/event/721402"&gt;Biohazard&lt;/a&gt; weren't sold out. I wonder why? Some photos should follow...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3083575020977887776?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3083575020977887776/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3083575020977887776' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3083575020977887776'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3083575020977887776'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/11/biohazard.html' title='Bio(hazard)'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1921041845095888321</id><published>2008-11-02T23:56:00.005Z</published><updated>2008-12-21T04:08:31.582Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='genuine happiness'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='genuine'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='self-awareness'/><title type='text'>Withholding</title><content type='html'>Being genuine and true to yourself have been concepts that I have become acquainted in recent years. &lt;br&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Genuine-Happiness-Meditation-Path-Fulfillment/dp/047146984X"&gt;Genuine&lt;/a&gt;:&lt;span class="sense_break"&gt;&lt;span class="sense_label start"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodyBlack"&gt;1. &lt;b&gt;real: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBody"&gt;having the qualities or value claimed&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif" width="9" border="0" height="8" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif" width="9" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodySmallItalic"&gt;a genuine Cézanne&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;/tr&gt;               &lt;tr&gt;                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodyBlack"&gt;2. &lt;b&gt;sincerely felt: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBody"&gt;not affected or pretended&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif" width="9" border="0" height="8" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif" width="9" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodySmallItalic"&gt;a look of genuine surprise&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;/tr&gt;               &lt;tr&gt;                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodyBlack"&gt;3. &lt;b&gt;candid: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBody"&gt;honest and open in relationships with others&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif" width="9" border="0" height="8" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif" width="9" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodySmallItalic"&gt;a very genuine person&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;/tr&gt;               &lt;tr&gt;                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodyBlack"&gt;4. &lt;b&gt;pure bred: &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBody"&gt;being of unmixed breeding&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/dictionary/bullet.gif" width="9" border="0" height="8" /&gt;&lt;img alt="" src="http://encarta.msn.com/xImages/trans.gif" width="9" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span class="ResultBodySmallItalic"&gt;of genuine stock&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have recently become more aware of how this could lead to various complications if one is not fully aware of possible consequences. How easy is to be in touch with your own genuinity?&lt;br /&gt;Is it something achievable, is it a goal or a life long experience, or just a positioning in relation to others or is how others see you or how you see yourself in others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thinking of genuinity led me to think about &lt;a href="http://www.healing-arts.org/tir/framemetapsychol.htm"&gt;Withholding&lt;/a&gt;: "The source of guilt and hostility lies mainly on the "charge" or repressed, unfulfilled intentions, connected to misdeeds one commits or witnesses, and the withholding of the truths about these actions (or inactions) from oneself and others.  Confronting these misdeeds and withholds, and regaining the ability to take responsibility and feel forgiveness, results in a major sense of reconciliation.  In this section, viewers restore the integrity and personal power that has been inhibited by guilt, justification, blame, and the fear of harming others."&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Is someone who is lacking self-awareness, is also being far from genuine?&lt;br /&gt;Is someone who is striving towards self-awareness, being genuine?&lt;br /&gt;What the hell is self-awareness then?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This has become a more serious post as I expected. I need to stop here.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1921041845095888321?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1921041845095888321/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1921041845095888321' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1921041845095888321'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1921041845095888321'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/11/withholding.html' title='Withholding'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-6892226205716308556</id><published>2008-11-02T22:41:00.004Z</published><updated>2008-11-02T23:51:22.923Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='bridge across forever'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='pearlkate flickr'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='biohazardous'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='catastrophe living'/><title type='text'>images from the past</title><content type='html'>I have finally decided to get the pro &lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/pearlkate"&gt;flickr&lt;/a&gt; account. I am meeting myself again.&lt;br /&gt;After my summer massive awakening(as if I have been in a coma) it is a very refreshing exercise to take a real look at myself. It definitely feels like I am looking at somebody elsebut I do recognise myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a strange sense of lost and found and forgotten but remembering. I am writing this to warn all of you, that life is short and we have little time to waste. The only advice I can give is be aware.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I feel it is important to be conscious of the past and in active preparation for the future - to build that bridge, you need material - get it from from anything that you have - photographs, diaries, videos, emails, memorabilia, ask your mother the circumstances of your birth and your conception (I did that last year), ask your grandparents how did they met, check with your friends. And then relate everything to the present - it is a sensational feeling of being and knowing who you are. ANd stay there. Be now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I think many people get confused that being in the present, being in the moment is about forgetting about the past and not worrying about the future - well, &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mindfulness"&gt;it isn't&lt;/a&gt;. One is only capable of being in the here and now if you have full awarness about the past and you are fully anticipating the future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am off to a &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biohazard_%28band%29"&gt;Biohazard&lt;/a&gt; concert tomorrow. I haven't listend to this band for more than 10 years. It is a bridge that I am trying to build.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unfortunately my &lt;a href="http://www.inner-growth.info/private/books/bridge_intro.htm"&gt;bridge across forever&lt;/a&gt; is currently off the table. But &lt;a href="http://www.spiritsite.com/writing/chakas/part9.shtml"&gt;if the buddha dated&lt;/a&gt; I will start building it in the near future. Tune in to &lt;a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin%27s_Radio"&gt;Darwin's Radio&lt;/a&gt; and remember &lt;a href="http://www.mindfulnesscds.com/books.html#catastrophe"&gt;catastrophe living&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-6892226205716308556?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/6892226205716308556/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=6892226205716308556' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6892226205716308556'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/6892226205716308556'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/11/images-from-past.html' title='images from the past'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8981728871717266218</id><published>2008-08-21T22:41:00.003Z</published><updated>2008-08-21T22:54:37.410Z</updated><title type='text'>New Green Era Continued...</title><content type='html'>Tomorrow I will wake up and 2008 would have gone indefinitely without me making it known that the cleaning industry had grown a bit bigger and I have contributed personally for that.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;After 18 months of organisation and planning I finally managed to finalize the first printed marketing material for Ultimately eco. If you wish to have a sneaky look at the flyer at my new blog space &lt;a href="http://ultimatelyeco.blogspot.com/"&gt;ultimatelyeco&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will continue occasionally blog about stuff on my &lt;a href="http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/"&gt;pearlkate blog&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;but mostly I am planning to "scribble" on ultimately ecological subjects!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;See ya.&lt;br /&gt;pearlkate&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8981728871717266218?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.ultimatelyeco.com' title='New Green Era Continued...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8981728871717266218/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8981728871717266218' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8981728871717266218'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8981728871717266218'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-green-era-continued.html' title='New Green Era Continued...'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-1174059950141936625</id><published>2008-04-29T07:25:00.005Z</published><updated>2008-04-29T08:34:58.793Z</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='environmentally conscious cleaning'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Green Salon'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Green Revolution or Green Renaissance'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Lucy Johnson'/><title type='text'>New Green Era</title><content type='html'>After managing to sell the idea about blogging to my beloved brother, I have realised what a fool I have been. Running a blog is not a simple task but a bit of routine can bring good ideas in the public domain and may be even inspire a few.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Last year I was very much into the Feta idea. I still think it is an excellent idea for a business, but... I came up with a better one.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Coming up with an idea from scratch is one thing - the feta stall for example, what happened last year is that I finally realised what I have had for more than 5 years right there in front of me is an excellent business platform.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will save you from guessing - it is the cleaning business again. But now not just...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish I have continued to post on this blog right after I finally clicked. And to have kept it all along. Simply because if you are interested in the process not only the final result - you will find it amusing how from a Feta stall, Ekover Cleaning I found myself tinking of a big social networking site, where people buy and people sell. But they know each other - virtually. Then gradually I reduced it back to a one service - cleaning.  Why?  Because it is simple, but powerful. It was a personal conviction that was inspired by good logic, a Rutherford logic.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Since the launch of Green Shoots - an event that I help organising and I am really passionate about (see www.theglasshouse.net) in December 2007, I have come to realise the amazing time I am witnessing.  A time that some call a &lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Revolution&lt;/span&gt; and some a &lt;b&gt;Renaissance. &lt;/b&gt;(as heard at the Green Salon talk last night, organised by Lucy Johnson).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/b&gt;For me it is a Renaissance, hence I decided to rename my company to UltimatelyEco.&lt;br /&gt;What is your view - A revolution or a renaissance?&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-1174059950141936625?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/1174059950141936625/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=1174059950141936625' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1174059950141936625'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/1174059950141936625'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2008/04/new-green-era.html' title='New Green Era'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-8163863194791341768</id><published>2007-05-05T16:03:00.001Z</published><updated>2008-02-26T12:16:28.473Z</updated><title type='text'>Do you like feta?</title><content type='html'>Do you know what is the difference between feta and white cheese from other countries?&lt;br /&gt;From October 2007 only feta produced in Greece - specific regions in Greece, will be allowed to wear this name.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I love feta. In Bulgaria we eat feta like bread - with everything.&lt;br /&gt;I have quite a few combinations that would surprise some of you.&lt;br /&gt;Feta and honey, or feta and jam...&lt;br /&gt;I like my porridge with feta, honey and milk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So - do you like feta?&lt;br /&gt;or you have another favourite type of feta ...bulgarian, turkish, danish, german, brindza or...?&lt;br /&gt;or what do you like your feta with?&lt;br /&gt;I am also looking for the best feta you have ever tried?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;x&lt;br /&gt;Kate&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-8163863194791341768?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/8163863194791341768/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=8163863194791341768' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8163863194791341768'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/8163863194791341768'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2007/05/do-you-like-feta.html' title='Do you like feta?'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-3459229818628570608</id><published>2007-05-05T15:20:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-05-05T16:02:27.027Z</updated><title type='text'>Ekover Cleaning</title><content type='html'>I am launching an environmentally friendly business -&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold;"&gt;Ekover Cleaning&lt;br /&gt;for&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Domestic and Office cleaning/Detox - with natural cleaning products or Ecover&lt;br /&gt;Detox home - substituting all hazardous chemicals with healthy options&lt;br /&gt;Detox cabinets and shelves - substituting all hazardous chemicals with healthy options&lt;br /&gt;Detox body- help you pick the rigt diet and choose the best source.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What's the story!? I was trying to remember when exactly did my interest in the environment started? Well if &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"&gt;campaigning&lt;/span&gt; for fresh air and healthy life is a proof of interest in environment issues - it must have all started when I was 10-11.&lt;br /&gt;How?&lt;br /&gt;My parents were smokers and we lived in a small flat. We were 3 children and I was trying to stop them using the kitchen for smoking area. I was the oldest of the 3 and I guess I knew that smoking was bad and I hated the thick &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3"&gt;stinking&lt;/span&gt; cloud of cheap cigarettes that was often poisoning our tiny kitchen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I don't think I blame my parents but I still keep a deep feeling of disgust and rage when somebody is smoking around a child or a non-smoker.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also have came to the conclusion that if you want to be healthy - you have to make an effort yourself. Health is not something given - it is something you strive for.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So campaigning for fresh air + personal responsibility for your health = &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4"&gt;Ecover&lt;/span&gt; Cleaning&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5"&gt;So Ecover&lt;/span&gt; Cleaning is a realisation of a long-term goal to promote clean environment.&lt;br /&gt;With &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6"&gt;Ecover&lt;/span&gt; Cleaning I hope to be able to promote excellent health and clean environment but not only climate change, saving the tropical forests, preserving the nature - it's more your own personal environment - you, your home, your garden, your office.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Have you ever thought or read or watched about the chemicals we use in our every day life - what we eat, drink; what we wash ourselves with, what we put on our skin; what we clean our home with; what we put in our garden; how we have our homes build - it is full of seemingly safe and friendly staff which contains a cocktail of chemicals half of which is known to be hazardous and the other half is not proven yet to be of any danger!?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have done some research and I found an &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7"&gt;endless&lt;/span&gt; list of &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; articles, scientific &lt;span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8"&gt;evidence&lt;/span&gt;, campaigns and actions to raise awareness about this soimportant issue. I can only say that - most of the hazardous chemicals are related to cancer and hormonal dysfunction. No place to think twice.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To find all available research and advice please visit our website, which will be launched by 10&lt;span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9"&gt;th&lt;/span&gt; May 2007. Until then contact me through the blog.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you live in London and you need someone to look after your home, garden or help you detox - call me to discuss the available choice: 07833684529.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;x&lt;br /&gt;Kate&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-3459229818628570608?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/3459229818628570608/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=3459229818628570608' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3459229818628570608'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/3459229818628570608'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2007/05/ekover-cleaning.html' title='Ekover Cleaning'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-7883580219539787465</id><published>2007-05-05T15:02:00.000Z</published><updated>2007-05-05T15:18:26.933Z</updated><title type='text'>STILL ALIVE</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Pearlkate presents a day of live music celebrating the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;90's Seattle&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt; Grunge scene, featuring Live performances from some of the hottest current underground acts influenced by those scruffy, noisy and downright dirty bands of days not too long gone by - Grunge is Still Alive!&lt;br /&gt;A Grunge all-dayer in homage to the inspiration and impact of musicians such as &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"&gt;Lane Stanley, Curt Cobain, Mother love bone's front man Andy Wood and those (still alive) from Pearl Jam, Sound Garden, Alice in Chains, Temple of the dog, Malfunkshun, Brad, Green River, Mother Love Bone, Screaming Trees, Smashing Pumpkins, Mad Season, etc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Special thanks to Dan from Rock'N'Roll Cinema&lt;br /&gt;and all those who love the music.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Details for the Event:&lt;br /&gt;When? 10 June 2007 - Sunday&lt;br /&gt;starts 4pm till late&lt;br /&gt;Where?&lt;br /&gt;93 Feet east&lt;br /&gt;150 Brick lane&lt;br /&gt;London&lt;br /&gt;Who?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:Arial;font-size:12;"  &gt;Ideamotion - &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/ideamotion"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/ideamotion&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dialog - &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/dialogonlineThe"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/dialogonline&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Marlow show - &lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/themarloweshow"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/themarloweshow&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style=";font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:100%;"  &gt;&lt;span&gt;Sugarhead -&lt;a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.myspace.com/sug4rh34d"&gt;http://www.myspace.com/sug4rh34d&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;AV by &lt;a href="http://www.secretfilms.co.uk"&gt;Secret Films&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="MsoNormal"&gt;Artwork by &lt;a href="http://www.oleedee.co.uk/"&gt;OleeDee&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;Website by &lt;a href="http://www.seattle-night.com/"&gt;Seattle night&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This will be a FREE event (donations will be requested)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-7883580219539787465?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/7883580219539787465/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=7883580219539787465' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7883580219539787465'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/7883580219539787465'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2007/05/still-alive.html' title='STILL ALIVE'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116492295031827389</id><published>2006-11-30T21:27:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-11-30T21:42:30.330Z</updated><title type='text'>Xmas or birthday present</title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:+1;color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;b&gt; I am researching Zen and Buddha images - for a painting I am working on&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;I found a wonderful site that offers an amazing amount of witty thoughts and ideas - you never know what you'll find when searching on the internet.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;I am in a mood... a very usual one hwich happens every month. It reminds me that I am just a human being, so that I can remind myself that it is my soul that is eternal...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Times New Roman, Times, serif;font-size:100%;"&gt;...and that I need to empty my cup.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116492295031827389?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116492295031827389/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116492295031827389' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116492295031827389'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116492295031827389'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/11/xmas-or-birthday-present.html' title='Xmas or birthday present'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116492195919779615</id><published>2006-11-30T21:25:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-12-18T14:59:28.046Z</updated><title type='text'>Enlightenment</title><content type='html'>Hear&lt;br /&gt;speak&lt;br /&gt;see&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;No&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Evil...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116492195919779615?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116492195919779615/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116492195919779615' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116492195919779615'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116492195919779615'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/11/enlightenment.html' title='Enlightenment'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116291311327407922</id><published>2006-11-07T15:25:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-11-07T15:25:13.633Z</updated><title type='text'>motionbox: Tagged Videos</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.motionbox.com/video/list_tagged_videos/tag/davidpowell0410to0451/user/BoxMotion"&gt;motionbox: Tagged Videos&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This video is a documentary on PTSD and what is changing in the US army - a lot. It really looks like finally the government do not simply send people  to die but you help them to recover! From the horror of danger, the nightmares of war.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I blooged it becuase it mentions Traumatic Incident Reduction (TIR).&lt;br /&gt;As a TIR facilitator I am proud to announce that the Approach is being recognised. TIR has shown (in controlled comparative studies on trauma and PTSD) the highest rate of effectiveness -  complete permanent elimination of symptoms of PTSD.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to find out more call free on 0800849 6723 (UK only), email or visit &lt;a href="http://www.tir.org.uk"&gt;TIR UK website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.tir.org.uk"&gt;&lt;span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116291311327407922?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.motionbox.com/video/list_tagged_videos/tag/davidpowell0410to0451/user/BoxMotion' title='motionbox: Tagged Videos'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116291311327407922/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116291311327407922' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116291311327407922'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116291311327407922'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/11/motionbox-tagged-videos.html' title='motionbox: Tagged Videos'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116035981899246055</id><published>2006-10-09T01:59:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-10-09T15:24:37.553Z</updated><title type='text'>Proud and Happy</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://static.flickr.com/103/263123060_ecd6f9cb4f.jpg?v=0"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://static.flickr.com/103/263123060_ecd6f9cb4f.jpg?v=0" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My Brother Boris Belchev is a proponent of Ornithology and passionate photographer whose  pictures I am proud to say - are the most amazing window to a magnificent world of feathers colours and beaks and claws and space...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He manages to catch fractions of reality that make you hold you breath and think of nature.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The nature we destroy...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Please see for yourself: I'll get the link from him and you will be able to see more...;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/bobby9.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/200/bobby9.jpg" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116035981899246055?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://static.flickr.com/103/263123060_ecd6f9cb4f.jpg?v=0' title='Proud and Happy'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116035981899246055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116035981899246055' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035981899246055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035981899246055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/10/proud-and-happy.html' title='Proud and Happy'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116035916846926539</id><published>2006-10-09T01:37:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-10-09T01:59:28.480Z</updated><title type='text'>Emotional Intelligence</title><content type='html'>I didn't read the book - I studied it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There is a lot I can say about the ideas and concepts I've read. I was happy to find that the main point matched one of my most powerful insights - teaching our children emotional intelligence.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article is to announce my great interest in teh subject and to warn you that many articles will follow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Right now I am reading the Emotional brain by Joseph Le Doux, whose work is Daniel Goleman's resource.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To be continued...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116035916846926539?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.eiconsortium.org/research/what_is_emotional_intelligence.htm' title='Emotional Intelligence'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116035916846926539/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116035916846926539' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035916846926539'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035916846926539'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/10/emotional-intelligence.html' title='Emotional Intelligence'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-116035707680205036</id><published>2006-10-09T01:08:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-10-09T01:26:20.213Z</updated><title type='text'>Ostava</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&amp;friendID=62698189"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&amp;amp;friendID=62698189" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I had an amazing weekend...&lt;br /&gt;Milan was my initial destination. A plan I  had for the last  half year. Eager to get to know people I find very important. People who matter for me and my work, may be my future.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I ended up in Brixton Telegraph, tearful on a gig of one of my most loved Bulgarian bands - Ostava.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Overwhelmed by memories and emotions, singing along songs for love. Or may be more...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Friday I had to accept that I am only human and that time is only obeying those who use it mindfully and who are present now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Friday I remembered the beautiful people I know in my home. The beautiful friends I haven't seen for more than 750 days. Beautiful people who know beautiful music and beautiful life...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On Friday I found me again.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And some beautiful people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Krasivi hora...&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-116035707680205036?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.myspace.com/ostava' title='Ostava'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/116035707680205036/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=116035707680205036' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035707680205036'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/116035707680205036'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/10/ostava.html' title='Ostava'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-115637651381360226</id><published>2006-08-23T23:40:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-08-23T23:41:53.813Z</updated><title type='text'>Bill Viola on Tate's Webcast...</title><content type='html'>I'm just fascinated!&lt;br /&gt;However I haven't manage to listen to the whole Interview!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It should be good...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love/Death&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Good night!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-115637651381360226?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.tate.org.uk/onlineevents/webcasts/bill_viola/' title='Bill Viola on Tate&apos;s Webcast...'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/115637651381360226/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=115637651381360226' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637651381360226'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637651381360226'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/08/bill-viola-on-tates-webcast.html' title='Bill Viola on Tate&apos;s Webcast...'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-115637546495922423</id><published>2006-08-23T23:13:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-08-23T23:38:02.303Z</updated><title type='text'>Bill Viola's amazing imagery</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.billviola.com/images/water.gif"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px;" src="http://www.billviola.com/images/water.gif" alt="" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I just saw that video ... but at the Haunch of Venison near Tower Bridge you can see (only till 2nd September 2006) an amazing collection of videos and images. It's probably right to say mindblowing, but particularly mouth dropping...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And somehow enchanting, enthtralling - I beleive it will make you think a lot after you see it...whatever's on your mind!&lt;br /&gt;If you wish to get an idea visit the gallery site: &lt;a href="http://www.haunchofvenison.com"&gt;www.haunchofvenison.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.haunchofvenison.com"&gt; &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Go to Bill Viola, then Images... it's a flash site, so sorry not for exact locations...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.haunchofvenison.com/" gallery="" site=""&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-115637546495922423?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.billviola.com/' title='Bill Viola&apos;s amazing imagery'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/115637546495922423/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=115637546495922423' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637546495922423'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637546495922423'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/08/bill-violas-amazing-imagery.html' title='Bill Viola&apos;s amazing imagery'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-115637298964046162</id><published>2006-08-23T22:35:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-08-23T22:54:55.516Z</updated><title type='text'>Politically Disabled</title><content type='html'>A journey has a beginning and an end. My life is quite a journey and I am happy with it!&lt;br /&gt;However as many of you might have had to live abroad and visas - it get's complicated. When you have to deal with visas to allow you to stay where you want to stay there is a lot to organise! I always thought (as majority of former communist destined individuals), that beaurocracy happens only in the Eastern Block's institutions...&lt;br /&gt;Well obviously not!&lt;br /&gt;After 662 days of waiting I was finally given - as you all might guess -the long awaited leave of remain, allowing me not only to live in the UK but to have the freedom to leave this country if I feel like it and of course to return...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A round of applause...Thank you Home Office, just about time!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-115637298964046162?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/115637298964046162/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=115637298964046162' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637298964046162'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115637298964046162'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/08/politically-disabled.html' title='Politically Disabled'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-115401054292076537</id><published>2006-07-27T14:29:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-10-09T01:37:07.166Z</updated><title type='text'>Akashic Records Book of Life - Edgar Cayce</title><content type='html'>Some peole beleive some truth. Some people beleive another.&lt;br /&gt;I've heard about the Akashic records so when I found that article I wanted to have it availabe for future use:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you have an opinion, please do let me know.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I'm still learning...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I read in a book last night teh sentence: "To disagree with someone is a wonderful opportunity to learn".&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I totally disagree with you!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/"&gt;Akashic Records Book of Life - Edgar Cayce&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Book of Life, Edgar Cayce Akashic Records&lt;/b&gt;         &lt;p&gt;&lt;span class="style5"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/akashic-records.jpg" alt="Edgar Cayce On Akashic Records" align="left" height="107" hspace="8" width="336" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;The Akashic Records or "The Book of Life" can be equated to the universe's super computer system. It is this system that acts as the central storehouse of all information for every individual who has ever lived upon the earth. More than just a reservoir of events, the Akashic Records contain every deed, word, feeling, thought, and intent that has ever occurred at any time in the history of the world. Much more than simply a memory storehouse, however, these Akashic Records are interactive in that they have a tremendous influence upon our everyday lives, our relationships, our feelings and belief systems, and the potential realities we draw toward us. &lt;/p&gt;         &lt;p&gt;It is no exaggeration to state that the computer has transformed (and is still in the process of transforming) the entire planet. Whether it's technology, transportation, communication, education, or entertainment, the computer age has revolutionized the globe and the ways in which we understand and interact with one another. No segment of modern society has gone unaffected. The amount of information now stored in computer memory and crossing the Internet highway daily is literally unfathomable. And yet, this vast complex of computer systems and collective databases cannot begin to come close to the power, the memory, or the omniscient recording capacity of the Akashic Records. &lt;/p&gt;           &lt;table align="right" bgcolor="#e2effe" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="10" vspace="0" width="202"&gt;             &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e2effe" valign="top" width="19"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_l_t.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#e2effe" width="191"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td align="right" bgcolor="#e2effe" valign="top" width="19"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_r_t.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;/tr&gt;             &lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td bg="" style="color: rgb(226, 239, 254);"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td bg style="color:#e2effe;"&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;i&gt;Upon time and space is written the thoughts, the deeds, the activities of an entity – as in relationships to its environs, its hereditary influence; as directed – or judgment drawn by or according to what the entity's ideal is. Hence, as it has been oft called, the record is God's book of remembrance; and each entity, each soul – as the activities of a single day of an entity in the material world – either makes same good or bad or indifferent, depending upon the entity's application of self towards that which is the ideal manner for the use of time, opportunity and the expression of that for which each soul enters a material manifestation. The interpretation then as drawn here is with the desire and hope that, in opening this for the entity, the experience may be one of helpfulness and hopefulness.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                   &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Edgar Cayce reading 1650-1&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#e2effe"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;/tr&gt;             &lt;tr&gt;               &lt;td align="left" bgcolor="#e2effe" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_l.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td bgcolor="#e2effe"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;               &lt;td align="right" bgcolor="#e2effe" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_r.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;             &lt;/tr&gt;         &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;           &lt;p&gt;The Akashic Records contain the entire history of every soul since the dawn of Creation. These records connect each one of us to one another. They contain the stimulus for every archetypal symbol or mythic story which has ever deeply touched patterns of human behavior and experience. They have been the inspiration for dreams and invention. They draw us toward or repel us from one another. They mold and shape levels of human consciousness. They are a portion of Divine Mind. They are the unbiased judge and jury that attempt to guide, educate, and transform every individual to become the very best that she or he can be. They embody an ever-changing fluid array of possible futures that are called into potential as we humans interact and learn from the data that has already been accumulated. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Information about these Akashic Records &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; this Book of Life &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; can be found in folklore, in myth, and throughout the Old and New Testaments. It is traceable at least as far back as the Semitic peoples and includes the Arabs, the Assyrians, the Phoenicians, the Babylonians, and the Hebrews. Among each of these peoples was the belief that there was in existence some kind of celestial tablets which contained the history of humankind as well as all manner of spiritual information. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; The first reference in Scripture to some unearthly volume is found in Exodus 32:32. After the Israelites had committed a most grievous sin by worshiping the golden calf, it was Moses who pleaded on their behalf, even offering to take full responsibility and have his own name stricken "out of thy book which thou hast written" in recompense for their deed. Later, in the Old Testament, we learn that there is nothing about an individual that is not known in this same book. In Psalm 139, David makes reference to the fact God has written down everything about him and all the details of his life &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; even that which is imperfect and those deeds which have yet to be performed.          &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; For many individuals this Book of Life is simply an imagery symbol of those destined for heaven and has its roots in the custom of recording genealogical records of names or perhaps early census taking. Traditional religion suggests that this book &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; either in literal or symbolic form &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; contains the names of all those who are worthy of salvation. TheBook is to be opened in connection with divine judgment (Dan. 7:10, Rev. 20:12). In the New Testament, those redeemed by Christ are contained within the Book (Philippians 4), those not found in the Book of Life will not enter the kingdom of Heaven. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/SirJamesGeorgeFrazer.jpg" alt="Sir James George Frazer" align="left" height="80" width="73" /&gt;As an interesting corollary, in the ancient world, a person's name was symbolic of his or her existence. According to Sir James George Frazer, author of &lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext03/bough11h.htm"&gt; The Golden Bough&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt; &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; one of the most extensive volumes on world mythology &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; there was such a bond between one's name and one's existence "that magic may be wrought on a man just as easily as through his name as through his hair, his nails, or any other material part of his person." In ancient Egypt, to blot a name out of a record was equivalent to destroying the fact that the person had ever even existed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Closer to our current era, a great deal of contemporary information on the Akashic Records has been made available by both reputable psychics and modern-day mystics &lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;–&lt;/span&gt; individuals who have somehow perceived beyond the limits of three dimensions. According to H.P. [Helena Petrovna] Blavatsky (1831-1891), Russian immigrant, mystic, and founder of the Theosophical Society, the Akashic Records are much more than simply an account of static data which may be gleaned by a sensitive; instead, the records have an ongoing creative stimulus upon the present: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Akasha is one of the cosmic principles and is a plastic matter, creative in its physical nature, immutable in its higher principles. It is the quintessence of all possible forms of energy, material, psychic, or spiritual; and contains within itself the germs of universal creation, which sprout forth under the impulse of the Divine Spirit.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                         &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;i&gt;Alchemy and the Secret Doctrine&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;/blockquote&gt;                       &lt;p&gt;Rudolf Steiner (1861-1925), the Austrian-born philosopher, educator, and founder of the Anthroposophical Society possessed the ability to perceive information beyond the material world: a "spiritual world" which was just as real to him as the physical world was to others. Steiner claimed that the ability to perceive this other world could be developed, enabling an individual to see events and information every bit as concrete as the present:&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;blockquote&gt;                         &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;...man can penetrate to the eternal origins of the things which vanish with time. A man broadens his power of cognition in this way if he is no longer limited to external evidence where knowledge of the past is concerned. Then he can see in events what is not perceptible to the senses, that part which time cannot destroy. He penetrates from transitory to non-transitory history. It is a fact that this history is written in other characters than is ordinary history. In gnosis and in theosophy it is called the "Akasha Chronicle"...To the uninitiated, who cannot yet convince himself of the reality of a separate spiritual world through his own experience, the initiate easily appears to be a visionary, if not something worse. The one who has acquired the ability to perceive in the spiritual world comes to know past events in their eternal character. They do not stand before him like the dead testimony of history, but appear in full life. In a certain sense, what has happened takes place before him.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;                         &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:arial;" &gt;&lt;i&gt;Cosmic Memory&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                       &lt;/blockquote&gt;                       &lt;p&gt; &lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/rowbooks2.jpg" alt="the most extensive source of information regarding the Akashic Records comes from the clairvoyant work of Edgar Cayce " align="right" height="139" width="170" /&gt;In terms of contemporary insights, perhaps the most extensive source of information regarding the Akashic Records comes from the clairvoyant work of Edgar Cayce (1877-1945), Christian mystic and founder of A.R.E. For forty-three years of his adult life, Edgar Cayce possessed the uncanny ability to lie down on a couch, close his eyes, fold his hands over his stomach, and put himself into some kind of an altered state in which virtually any type of information was available. The accuracy of Cayce's psychic work is evidenced by approximately one dozen biographies and literally hundreds of titles which explore various aspects of his information and the thousands of topics he discussed. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; When asked about the source of his information, Cayce replied that there were essentially two. The first was the subconscious mind of the individual for whom he was giving the reading and the second was the Akashic Records. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; Most often, when giving a reading which discussed a person's soul history and his or her individual sojourn through space and time, Cayce would begin with a statement such as, "Yes, we have before us the records of the entity now known or called _________." In discussing the process for accessing these records, Edgar Cayce described his experience as follows: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;                               &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;I see myself as a tiny dot out of my physical body, which lies inert before me. I find myself oppressed by darkness and there is a feeling of terrific loneliness. Suddenly, I am conscious of a white beam of light. As this tiny dot, I move upward following the light, knowing that I must follow it or be lost.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                               &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;As I move along this path of light I gradually become conscious of various levels upon which there is movement. Upon the first levels there are vague, horrible shapes, grotesque forms such as one sees in nightmares. Passing on, there begin to appear on either side misshapen forms of human beings with some part of the body magnified. Again there is change and I become conscious of gray-hooded forms moving downward. Gradually, these become lighter in color. Then the direction changes and these forms move upward and the color of the robes grows rapidly lighter. Next, there begin to appear on either side vague outlines of houses, walls, trees, etc., but everything is motionless. As I pass on, there is more light and movement in what appear to be normal cities and towns. With the growth of movement I become conscious of sounds, at first indistinct rumblings, then music, laughter, and singing of birds. There is more and more light, the colors become very beautiful, and there is the sound of wonderful music. The houses are left behind, ahead there is only a blending of sound and color. Quite suddenly I come upon a hall of records. It is a hall without walls, without ceiling, but I am conscious of seeing an old man who hands me a large book, a record of the individual for whom I seek information.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;         &lt;/blockquote&gt;                             &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:arial;" &gt; Reading 294-19 Report File&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                             &lt;table align="left" bgcolor="#ffffcc" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" hspace="10" vspace="0" width="220"&gt;                               &lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;                                 &lt;td align="left" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_l_t.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td align="right" valign="top"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_r_t.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                               &lt;/tr&gt;                               &lt;tr&gt;                                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;i&gt;Yes, we have the body here, and the record as has been made and as may be made with the will as exercised, and the condition irrespective of the will's influence or effect as has been created. We have conditions that might have been, that are, and that may be. Do not get the three mixed up or crossed purposes of either. &lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                                     &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;"  &gt;&lt;i&gt;304-5&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                               &lt;/tr&gt;                               &lt;tr&gt;                                 &lt;td align="left" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_l.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                                 &lt;td align="right" valign="bottom"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/images/w_curve_r.gif" height="20" width="19" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;                               &lt;/tr&gt;                             &lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;                             &lt;p&gt;Once given the record, Cayce had the ability to select the information which would be most capable of assisting the individual at that time in his or her life. Frequently, a reading might suggest that only a selection of the available material was being provided, but that the individual was being given that which would be "most helpful and hopeful." Additional insights were frequently provided in subsequent readings once an individual had attempted to work with and apply the information which had been given previously. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As a means of perhaps alluding to the fact that the Akashic Records were not simply a transcription of the past but included the present, the future, and certain probabilities as well, in reading 304-5, Cayce began the reading with a curious statement. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;                             &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; When discussing the Book of Life, he stated it that it was "The record of God, of thee, thy soul within and the knowledge of same." (281-33) On another occasion (2533-8) Cayce was asked to explain the difference between the Book of Life and the Akashic Records: &lt;/p&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;                               &lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;Q. [What is meant by] The Book of Life?&lt;br /&gt;A. The record that the individual entity itself writes upon the skein of time and space, through patience – and is opened when self has attuned to the infinite, and may be read by those attuning to that consciousness...&lt;br /&gt;         Q. The Book of God's Remembrances?&lt;br /&gt;         A. This is the Book of Life.&lt;br /&gt;         Q. The Akashic Records?&lt;br /&gt;         A. Those made by the individual, as just indicated. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                               &lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;"  &gt;2533-8&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;                             &lt;/blockquote&gt;                             &lt;p&gt; The Edgar Cayce readings suggest that each of us writes the story of our lives through our thoughts, our deeds, and our interactions with the rest of creation. This information has an effect upon us in the here and now. In fact, the Akashic Records have such an impact upon our lives and the potentials and probabilities we draw toward us that any exploration of them cannot help but provide us with insights into the nature of ourselves and our relationship to the universe. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; There is much more to our lives, our histories, and our individual influence upon our tomorrows than we have perhaps dared to imagine. By accessing information from the Akashic Records, the universe's computer database, much might be revealed to us. The world as we have collectively perceived it is but a faint shadow of Reality. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Edgar Cayce on the Akashic Records&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/i&gt;                             &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Adapted from:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.edgarcayce.org/are_press/catalog/show_category.asp?cat_id=20"&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/akashic.gif" alt="Akashic Records by Kevin J. Todeschi " usemap="#Map2" align="absmiddle" border="0" height="115" width="96" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;by Kevin J. Todeschi&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;                               &lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;The Book of Life—or the Akashic Records—are the storehouse of all information for every individual who has ever lived upon the earth, containing every word, deed, feeling, thought, and intent that has ever occurred. Learn how you are in charge of shaping your own destiny and how you can tap into your records—your past lives, your present experiences, and your unfolding future—to create the life you desire. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-115401054292076537?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://www.edgarcayce.org/about_ec/cayce_on/akashic/' title='Akashic Records Book of Life - Edgar Cayce'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/115401054292076537/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=115401054292076537' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115401054292076537'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115401054292076537'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/07/akashic-records-book-of-life-edgar.html' title='Akashic Records Book of Life - Edgar Cayce'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31273371.post-115317951610041176</id><published>2006-07-17T23:35:00.000Z</published><updated>2006-07-19T09:38:13.923Z</updated><title type='text'>A start of a new era</title><content type='html'>This is the start of the future. The future leading to a breakthrough (Laszlo, E. The Chaos Point'2006).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Education&lt;br /&gt;Inspiration&lt;br /&gt;Personal responsibility&lt;br /&gt;Creativity&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Affinity,&lt;br /&gt;Ekate&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/31273371-115317951610041176?l=pearlkate.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/feeds/115317951610041176/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=31273371&amp;postID=115317951610041176' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115317951610041176'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/31273371/posts/default/115317951610041176'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://pearlkate.blogspot.com/2006/07/start-of-new-era.html' title='A start of a new era'/><author><name>Kate Belcheva | pearlkate</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/09925868878397992035</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3634/3374/1600/3646a15190055b7884m.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
