Russia plans to free itself from iOS and Android

Finland’s Sailfish operating system is the platform for Russia’s latest fight for independence from US technology

The cold war may have ended in the 90s but Russia is still fighting to free itself from American influence over its technology sector, with the country’s minister for communications announcing plans to create a new mobile operating system to challenge iOS and Android across all the Brics nations.

Meanwhile, another Russian company is designing its own central processing units to take on Intel and AMD.

According to Russia’s RBC financial newspaper, the country’s ministry of communications instigated the project to replace Android and iOS, meeting with Finnish developer Jolla to discuss the creation of a new mobile operating system based on Jolla’s open-source Sailfish OS.

Russia’s minister of communications and mass media, Nikolai Nikiforov, told RBC that he wants to see the use of non-Russian mobile operating systems drop to just 50% by 2025. Android alone accounts for 81% of the country’s OS market share, according to analysts at Gartner, while iOS picks up another 15%.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/may/18/russia-ios-android-sailfish-os

The Mind Can’t Know The Mind

Of the many blessings that have come my way since discovering the teachings of Eckhart Tolle, and later participating in Michael Jeffreys’ Santa Monica group devoted to his work, perhaps none is more significant than the experiential recognition of the limitations of my “formative mind” – or what Eckhart calls the “ego.”

Michael refers to this as the “boss hammer,” because when it is recogniz ed it actually allows one to drop all conceptual belief systems.  As they begin to fall away, as Eckhart says, “You can [begin to] notice a dimension within yourself that is far deeper than the movement of thought.”

Why is this so difficult to acknowledge?

As Eckhart tells us, the voice that is the formative mind or Ego is programmed and deeply conditioned habitual chatter.

The Ego is persistent in its need for attention. This ever-present clamor for recognition and validation convinces the person who is listening to it to give it more and more attention, until through conditioning you eventually  accept it as “your self.”  And in our social conditioning this is powerfully reinforced, and we are led to believe that this voice in the head is our identity.

As Eckhart says, this misapprehension is what is symbolized in the story of the Garden of Eden, symbolized as the apple and knowledge of good and evil.  It is the evolutionary ability of the mind to make distinctions, starting with good and bad (good=berry – bad=poison), which enabled the “smart” ones among us to survive.

But the fallacy of this identification with the “voice in the head” is the basis for the world’s very oldest teachings and traditions; I believe that it is the foundation of all of the world’s religions but was then distorted for various reasons by the priesthood and the power structures which then emerged.

http://www.collective-evolution.com/2015/04/11/the-essential-eckhart-tolle-the-mind-cant-know-the-mind/

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Plants That Repel Mosquitoes Naturally

It’s happened to me countless times: I invite some friends over, we’re sitting on the patio, and the mosquitoes are just swarming! Some might suggest that I pick up some bug spray, but did you know that bug spray has some potentially harmful chemicals in them? They’re especially bad for kids. I’ve taken a more natural approach to repelling those pesky ‘skeeters, and one part of that is planting mosquito-repelling plants.

1. Basil (Ocimum basilicum)

Image credit: Amanda Slater, Flickr

For me, summer isn’t complete without a few big, beautiful basil bushes producing beautiful flowers the bees love as well as the perfect herb for a variety of dishes. It’s not just good in the kitchen though. When placed near doors, this aromatic herb deters both mosquitoes and flies.

2. Lemon thyme (Thymus X citriodorus)

Image credit: John Vonderlin, Flickr

This is another summertime favorite of mine. This aromatic herb loves dry, sunny conditions and fits well as a ground cover along walkways. As you walk among it, you bruise the leaves causing it to release an aroma that mosquitoes just hate!

http://simpleorganiclife.org/6-mosquitoes/

Hungry Starling Chicks

There has been a lot of activity in the garden lately, with lots of starlings and their hungry chicks.

Starling mother and baby

http://www.mazbondphotography.co.uk/hungry-starling-chicks/

Aakhan Jor - Snatam Kaur

Complete Mantra:

Aakhan jor, Chupai neh jor,

Jor na mangan dayn na jor

Jor na jeevan maran neh jor

Jor na raaj maal man sor

Jor na surtee giaan vechaar

Jor na jugatee chutai sansaar

Jis hath jor kar vekhai so-i

Nanak utam neech na ko-i

Language: Gurmukhi

Source: Siri Guru Granth Sahib

Author: Guru Nanak Dev Ji

Translation:

No power to speak, no power to keep silent.

No power to beg, no power to give.

No power to live, no power to die.

No power to rule, with wealth and occult mental powers.

No power to gain intuitive understanding, to contemplate spiritual wisdom.

No power to find the way to escape from the world.

He alone has the Power in his hands, he watches over all.

O Nanak, no one is high or low.

How Twin Flames Can Heal Each Other

Do you consider your partner your twin flame or twin soul?

When you find your twin soul being dramatic, irritating, annoying, addicted, too sensitive, or fearful, take it back as a mirror, and find out if they are reflecting an UNSEEN part of YOU.

Twin souls love each other so much that their energies reflect and mirror everything within. They are showing you something that you are, already have been, or forgotten about yourself that needs to be seen.  Just look at their wants, beliefs, and what they have to say. These are your own needs and beliefs being reflected back at you.

Twin soul love takes you through a spiritual trip that no one else can create for you. Your partner is showing you things from within the deepest love possible and leading you back to your own source, by mirroring everything about you. The energies between twin souls are taking over (even in words, actions) to show you who you are or what might be in need of transformation.

Some things are deeply hidden or forgotten. Just listen to their words, fears,  and behavior and see yourself. If you are honest to yourself, then this is the highest love between souls that anyone can experience. They will reflect the good and the not-so-good within you. This is a commitment you already made with them before you were born.  You agreed to meet each other and to heal each other by reflection of the soul and ego.

http://thespiritscience.net/2015/05/09/how-twin-souls-can-heal-each-other/