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Tantra Sacred Massage™ Practitioner Training
Module I: in Johannesburg: June/July 2015
(in Cape Town & Durban September 2015)
Facilitator: Ma Anand Leandra
The Senses, Touch & Presence
Part of a tantric journey is to learn to use the senses as a doorway to the present, to being in the now, to being conscious of "what is" in any given moment. In Tantra, we use our senses to be present, to become conscious of the moment, of now. Of all our senses, our sense of touch is the most fundamental to our wellbeing. It is the only sense that a new born baby cannot live without. The brain makes compensations for the loss of all the other senses, but if we are unable to feel touch, we have no way of identifying the difference between ourselves and the outside world, and so it is impossible to identify a sense of self.
Touch is fundamental to the emotional wellbeing of a baby and those that do not receive loving touch sufficiently, very probably will develop serious disorders which last a life time. Perhaps it is true to claim that, although most of us do receive and recognise loving touch, we do not receive it sufficiently throughout our lives and do not develop this to its full potential.
In a very real way, Tantra addresses the fact that most of us do not know just how deep, loving and sensual touch can be experienced. Realising the full potential of touch requires leaving the goal of getting something in return out of the equation. Only then is awareness, presence in sensuality and sexuality possible.
Authentic Tantric Massage & Ayurveda
Tantra Sacred Massage™ is authentic tantric massage based on the principals of Ayurvedic massage. It was developed by Ma Anand Leandra, partly through her experiences with other forms of tantric massage as well as Ayurvedic massage, and partly through her many years of various forms of awareness bodywork. Lomi Bodywork, Laban and expressive dance, therapeutic movement, and theatre work including acting all form the basis on which her understanding of the body is based.
Tantra Sacred Massage™ is a complete healing modality in itself; it is also a teaching of what Tantra is, how it feels and how to get there.
Individuals come to Tantra Sacred Massage™ for many different reasons (to enhance their sexual experience, to resolve sexual difficulties, to learn how to relax properly, to experience what Tantra is in a safe space, out of curiosity. The practitioner will learn to deal with all these situations through the continued supervision and mentorship through Ma Anand Leandra.
What You Get Out Of This Training
On a personal level, this training gives you the opportunity to experience what tantric touch and tantric massage is, both as the receiver and the giver. You will be initiated into the dynamics of the tantric hot oil massage. Your sensuality will be enhanced and you level of bonding with a partner, be it a life partner or a friend, will deepen. All relationships benefit from this, your marriage, your love affair, your one night stands and your friendships. But most of all, you personally will benefit from the experiencing touch and tantric massage at this level.
On a professional level, Module I teaches you the full body, hot oil massage on the massage table. However it is not just about learning to give a massage, it is essentially about your own inner transformation. The training in itself is a path of transformation as you experience yourself and others in a new, more conscious way. Unconditional love and holistic expansion form the backbone of our work. By completing this training, you also earn the mentorship of Ma Anand Leandra personally should you so wish. Her experience is vast and her mentoring invaluable to any trainee on her/his way to becoming a professional.
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Training Modules
The training consists of three modules: 1x 5-day intensive, 1x 3day intensive + 1x 2 day intensive and the practical and oral final assessment. The practitioner begins working after Phase I. Phase II and Phase III can be done at a later stage. Certification takes place when all three training phases are completed.
Total hours: 124 hours
Module I
- 41/2 -day Intensive: massage table massage (40 hours)
- Practicum: 10 supervised / mentored massages on real clients (30 hours)
Module II
- 3-day Intensive: futon mattress massage (20 hours)
- Practicum: 5 supervised / mentored massages on real clients (15 hours)
- 1-day intensive: additional massage rituals (8 hours)
- 1-day intensive: theory (Chakras,
Dates will be set as soon as at least 3 students who have completed Module I book the training.
Module III
- 1-day intensive: healing anal massage & pelvic muscle yoni treatment
- Practical & oral exam (4 hours)
- Certification
The oral exam takes place either individually or in the form of a special sharing: a mini conference whereby all the practitioners to qualify hold 20 minute talks
about their work. This mini conference is not open to the public, however the participants can invite friends.
Dates are set as soon as 3 or more students who have completed Module I and Module II book Module III.
"Our natural state of being is bliss. Allowing an expansion of sensory awareness will lead you slowly but surely toward a life where even a simple act such as breathing becomes ecstatic."
Sarita & Geho
Who is this training for?
The training is open to all men and women, both singles and couples who feel drawn towards professional work in Tantra. The course however does not necessarily have to end in the professional qualification as this is optional. Those wishing to qualify as practitioners need to complete the practical work (10 supervised massages) and a final assessment. This is optional and if after the course you do not wish to do this, you will take all you experienced and learnt in the course into your private life.
General Info
Group size: 3 - 6 participants in a private venue & 6 - 10 participants in a rented venue
Personal boundaries
Nudity is necessary in this training, partly because tantric massage is given and received naked and partly because we work with hot oil. Being naked is not an erotic component of the massage, it is simply "reducing" us to our natural state whereby we are all on one and the same level. The flow of the massage strokes is thus supported. Personal boundaries are always respected. It is our intention that you feel comfortable with all aspects of the work. Explicit sexuality is not a part of the work.
Work ethics
The work is professional, respectful and loving. Leandra's long experience of working with groups psychotherapeutically, comes into full play as she creates an atmosphere of confidence and trust, an atmosphere of acceptance in which you feel comfortable to explore, learn, strengthen and grow. You will be given extensive notes on the background and history of Tantra, tantric massage and Ayurveda as well as the massage sequence itself.
Successful completion of each course will be certified.
The professional certification as a Tantra Sacred Massage™ Practitioner will take place after Module III is completed.
Cost & Payment
Facilitation fees
Module I : R3800
Module II: R3800
Module III: R2200
Discounts granted on request:
- sign up with a friend and pay half price for the second person (only possible once per person)
- 10% discount for full payment is received up to 4 weeks before course begin
- payment plans can be granted on request.
At least 50%of the facilitation fee for each training phase is due with registration, the balance is due 2 weeks before course begin
Other costs
Venue fee
The venue fee depends on the rooms we rent for the training. The cost is shared by the participants. If the venue offers lunch, we make use of this, otherwise lunch is organised between the participants and the costs shared. The venue fee is due in cash on the 1st day of the course.
We try to keep these costs as low as possible. We try to use private venues, the cost comes to R300 - R400 per person.
Oil costs
At the end of the course the cost of the oil usage will be divided amongst the group (usually R 60 - 100 per person)
These costs are paid in cash at the course.
Accommodation fees for residential trainings
Non-residential course: If you require accommodation, we will supply you with a list of B & B's, backpackers or self-catering apartments in the area. Sometimes it is possible to arrange accommodation with another participant. We also assist participants in co-ordinating transport if necessary (e.g. from the airport, to and from the venue).
Residential course: If the course is residential, the cost will depend on the actual venue and will include all meals.
The accommodation fees are payable in advance with registration or directly with the venue to secure your room. We always choose comfortable quiet venues with affordable accommodation.
Ma Anand Leandra is the founder of the Durga Tantra School and also runs a successful and busy Tantra Sacred Massage™ practice in Cape Town, Johannesburg and on the Durban. She was initially trained in tantric massage by Klaus in Germany and then later by Ron Solo, an international Tantric Touch specialist. Her experience with tantric touch and tantric massage is vast and in addition, she is German qualified Psychoanalytic Art Therapist with over 30 years of experience in working with individuals and groups. Leandra pioneered tantric massage in South Africa in 2003 and has been working full time since then. She is one of South Africa's most experienced and knowledgeable Tantra teachers.
For more info on Leandra click here.... or go to the Tantra Sacred Massage website: http://www.tantra-massage.co.za.
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If you would like a personal chat before registering, email Leandra and ask for a suitable time.


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Somebody was asking me, the other day, whether "Spawn" took place in the same universe as "Savage Dragon."
Y'see, a few years back, I destroyed the Earth– yeah, Dragon found himself on an alternate Earth where things had gone off in a decidedly different direction, but the Earth was destroyed– so where did that leave Spawn and Cyberforce and all the rest? The answer is both surprisingly simple and way too complicated (it's at this point– or shortly after you read the rest of this– where you can crown me the king of the anal-retentive geeks, if you'd like).
Every book at Image exists in its own separate universe.
Simple, eh?
But you say, "But wait– Savage Dragon has met Spawn and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Freak Force and the Maxx and a host of other characters (Superman even– and Hellboy). How can he exist in his own universe?"
The answer is equally simple, yet headache-educing at the same time:
Every character that comes into another character's book exists in that universe, as well as in their own. When characters meet we get to see events, which take place in both characters' respective universes. In other words: When Savage Dragon meets Invincible, it's an event that Invincible experienced in his life in his universe and it's an event that Savage Dragon experienced in his life in his universe. Duplicate events took place simultaneously in both universes!
You ever listen to a friend tell a story about an event that you were part of? You ever notice that it's often a little off from the way you remember it happening? Same deal in the "Image Universe!" When you read about Savage Dragon in the pages of "Invincible," that's Invincible's side of the story. That's the way he remembered things happening. This is how I (as a certifiable anal-retentive, control-freak of a Fanboy) can reconcile the various discrepancies that have worked their way into various comics! What's that? Grifter stole the show in Jim Lee's "Savage Dragon" yarn? That's Grifter's side of the story! What's that? The Dragon was too tall and 250 pounds underweight in an issue of Backlash? Maybe Dragon ran into some Red Kryptonite in Backlash's Universe and it made him look all skinny and weird!
By doing things that way it allows everybody to have complete freedom in the confines of their respective books and that's important at a company where creators are creating all kinds of new stuff left and right. Why should Robert Kirkman have to be saddled with my Atlantis just because I got here first? Why shouldn't Todd McFarlane be able to have his own version of God in his book? And just because somebody else did a version of Thor– why shouldn't I be able to do my version in my book?
So then, you might ask, why should you, the reader, get sucked into the Image Universe if it's not consistent and events in one book aren't reflected in another book?
Because the events in each book matter (very much) in the confines of each individual book and because this kind of freedom has allowed creators to let their imaginations run absolutely wild! Besides, other superhero universes at other companies are riddled with inconsistencies anyway, so what's the big deal? At least we're honest about it and at least each book has its own consistent continuity on its own.
Just try and read all the Spider-Man books and try to make sense of that mess– I dare you! But read the run of "Savage Dragon" or "Spawn" or "Invincible" or "Noble Causes" or "Witchblade" or "PvP" or "Liberty Meadows" or "Ant" or "Mage" or any of the others and you'll find that any complete run on any title makes complete sense! And that's because, at Image, each of the books in handled by (or overseen by) one creator and it's their vision, which is carried through from the start to now. They might not all jibe with each other, but they jibe with themselves and at the end of the day (or even noon-ish) that's more important to me (your mileage may vary).
Years ago, pre-Crisis, the DC Universe was all screwy like that. Superman had a different Atlantis in his book than was in the pages of Aquaman. There were numerous futures, many of which didn't peacefully co-exist with each other and there were a number of acknowledged alternative Earths where various characters hung out. (We were on Earth Prime, a world where there were no "real" superheroes– at least until that Human Fly character showed up). DC eventually ditched that whole thing and made an attempt to straighten it out, but their new universe was every bit as confusing as the old as Robin was revamped and Captain Marvel was reworked and Superman was retooled and readers had no way of knowing which pre-Crisis stories were still canon and which ones weren't.
But I'm digressing…
In any case– at Image Comics– that's the reason that I can destroy the world in "Savage Dragon" and things are undisturbed in the pages of "Spawn" and why characters can age in one book, but not in others. No Crisis in the works-I swear. We're happy with the way things have played out.
Beauty, eh?
I'm not a big fan of coleslaw. If we go out to lunch and you want my coleslaw– feel free to ask if you can have it. I'll slide it your way gladly.
I don't like to see food go to waste.
If I know coleslaw's coming, I'll often tell 'em beforehand to skip the coleslaw but hey, if you want it, lemme know. Far be it from me to stand between you and some coleslaw.
We don't all like the same stuff. If we did, life would be pretty darned dull and you'd all want to read my comics. Go buy your own comics, you freeloader– and quit putting your muddy feet up on the coffee table while you're at it!
In any case– there's that. There are things I've said on occasion which you might feel fly in the face of your beliefs or your taste and damn it, that's just fine! You might think all kinds of people are pissed off at me all the time! Well, they're not! Frankly, I get along with damned near everybody!
It's true!
Guys that you might think would want to flay me and have me roasted on an open spit are only too happy to pull up a stool and chew the fat when I run into them at a comic book convention! And why not? I'm a friendly guy! And there are even those who find the fact that I don't bullshit them refreshing! You'd be amazed how many people will just blow sunshine up your ass or tell you what they think you want to hear in this nutty biz! It's kind of nice to be able to talk to somebody and know that you're getting the straight poop– their honest, unfiltered opinion.
I don't mind it myself.
Hell, we can all use some honest criticism from time to time. Nobody's perfect.
And that doesn't mean you should just badmouth people or cuss at them but a little frank exchange is not always an entirely unwelcome thing. Especially if you dole out a dash of reasons you feel that way. Saying something "sucks pipe" and letting it go at that? Not one bit insightful– it's no help at all.
As an example– over the years there have been a few people that have stopped reading my funnybook for whatever wrongheaded nitwit reason and I'm always eager to get an explanation of why they'd do such a thing and I appreciate an honest answer when I can get one (Which doesn't mean I need to hear all of your excuses right now— I'm just sayin' that I'll often inquire to find out what went on). Similarly, I'm interested in hearing what folks thought of the latest issue– good or bad.
I'm not a big fan of the vicious, hurtful, anonymous pinheads that go on message boards with the expressed purpose of stirring up shit, mind you. Those cowards can boil in oil for all I care, but an open exchange of opinions and ideas? I'm all about that!
At the end of the day, we all want the same thing– better comics. And if you can help make my book better or can point out a terrific comic that I may not be reading– by all means– let's talk.
And if you run into me at a comic book convention, don't be a stranger. Chances are that we've got a lot in common (like opposable thumbs, for example, you can't imagine how useful I've found those puppies to be). If you've got a bone to pick or just want to try and figure out how to make sense of the Image Universe, pull up a stool.
Want some coleslaw?
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Town Hall, Ramsey, Isle of Man, IM8 1RT - Tel: + 44 (0)1624 810100
The Loos Memorial commemorates 20,605 British officers and men who were killed from 25th September 1915 to the end of the war in November 1918 in the battle sector between the river Lys in French Flanders and the village of Grenay, near Lens, in Artois. One of those recorded is Second Lieutenant Charles McLeod Brereton of the 5th Cameron Highlanders.
Charles Brereton was the son of Major-General Brereton, Riverside, Ramsey, he gave his life in France on September 25th 1915.
At 6:30pm on Friday 25th September 2015, a simple wooden cross will be placed at the War Memorial, Ramsey Courthouse, to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the loss of Charles Brereton of Ramsey.
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Nonlinear Optics Group
The Nonlinear Optics group is lead by Prof. Martti Kauranen.
We study fundamental issues regarding the nonlinear optical response of materials. This work is made possible by our unique measurement techniques and theoretical models, which allow the nonlinear responses to be precisely characterized.
We are particularly interested in the separation of surface and bulk effects to the nonlinear response and their multipole contributions. Nanostructured materials are another important topic. We use both plasmonic metal nanoparticles and purely dielectric materials, with the goal of designing nonlinear metamaterials with enhanced nonlinear properties.
- Research topics
- Publications
- People (link opens on different page)
Multipole effects
Multipolar symmetry rules
Second-order nonlinear optical processes are forbidden in centrosymmetric materials when only electric-dipole interactions between light and matter are taken into account. The broken symmetry at interfaces justifies such processes as probes of surfaces and thin films. When magnetic and quadrupole interactions are taken into account, second-order effects can occur even in centrosymmetric bulk materials.
Theoretical challenges
The magnetic dipoles and electric quadrupoles are usually treated as effective electric dipoles. This approach, however, fails in properly describing all aspects of the multipoles. Our goal is to develop new theoretical approaches that treat all multipoles explicitly and to verify their predictions experimentally.
Relation to structure of materials
The multipole interactions depend on material properties. Magnetic interactions are important in chiral materials, whereas quadrupole interactions are enhanced by field and material gradients, e.g., at surfaces or in nanostructures. Metamaterials are artificial materials whose electric and magnetic properties follow from their structural features. For nanoparticles, one needs to distinguish between atomic-scale multipole interactions and effective multipoles arising from field retardation across the particles.
Multipolar materials
The magnetic and quadrupole responses can potentially overcome the traditional noncentrosymmetry requirement of second-order materials. One goal of our work is to identify materials with large multipolar responses, which could lead to new concepts for nonlinear components.
Surface and bulk effects
Surface and bulk symmetries
The second-order nonlinear response of centrosymmetric bulk materials is forbidden when only electric-dipole interactions between light and matter are considered, however, becomes allowed when magnetic-dipole and electric-quadrupole interactions are taken into account. The broken symmetry at interfaces gives rise to a dipolar surface response.
Separable and inseparable contributions
Separation of the surface and bulk effects has been a long-standing problem in nonlinear optics, because it involves several complicated issues. For example, the bulk contribution has two parts: a part separable from the surface response and a part that behaves as an effective surface contribution. The effective surface response, on the other hand, has three parts: the true electric-dipole contribution, the surface-like bulk contribution, and the quadrupole contribution from surface gradients.
Separation of surface and bulk responses
We have shown that the surface and bulk responses can be separated in an unambiguous and quantitative way by a new technique, where second-harmonic generation is performed with two non-collinear beams at the fundamental frequency. Presently, the separation is limited to the distinction between the separable bulk contribution and the effective surface contribution. Our future goal is to distinguish the various parts to the surface response.
Nanostructured materials
Local-field enhancement
The electromagnetic field of light can be significantly modified by properly designed nanostructures with structural features smaller than wavelength. In particular, the local field can contain very strong nanoscale features. Such "hot spots" are associated with the electromagnetic resonances of the structure and can greatly enhance optical interactions. Such properties can therefore enable photonic components and devices with significantly improved performance.
Plasmonic metal structures
The electromagnetic resonances of metal nanoparticles are plasmonic, i.e., they arise from collective oscillations of conduction electrons. The resonances depend on the size and shape of the particles as well their dielectric environment, and can be further modified by the mutual arrangement of several particles. The plasmon resonances and the details of the local electromagnetic fields can play a subtle role in nonlinear optics, not yet well understood. We are building the basic understanding of such issues with the goal of designing metamaterials with tailored nonlinear properties.
Dielectric resonant structures
It is not so well known that purely dielectric structures can also lead to strong local fields. In particular, resonance waveguide gratings act simultaneously as a waveguide and a grating that couples light into and out of a waveguide mode. On resonance the local fields in the structure are significantly enhanced, but without the losses associated with metals. We are using such structures to enhance nonlinear interactions.
Nonlinear microscopy
Coherent nonlinear microscopy
Optical microscopy is being revolutionized by nonlinear optical approaches. Nonlinear processes scale with high power of the laser intensity, therefore producing a signal only from the focus and giving rise to 3D imaging. Coherent processes, such as second-harmonic and sum-frequency generation or coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering can provide a signal without molecular probes, thus being sensitive to inherent properties of the sample.
Tensorial nonlinear response
The nonlinear responses are described by the respective nonlinear susceptibility tensors. The tensorial character is directly related to the structural properties of the sample, such as molecular orientation or chirality. The tensors determine the polarization dependent nonlinear responses. However, this possibility has been underexploited in microscopy, mainly because of difficulties in controlling the vectorial focal field.
Polarization-based nonlinear microscopy
We use spatial light modulators to define high-order polarization modes (e.g., radial or azimuthal polarization) at the entrance pupil of the focusing objective. The goal is to achieve full control of the field vector in the focal volume in order to increase the image contrast and to characterize the structural properties of samples in unprecedented ways. The techniques will be applied to nanostructures, molecular films, and biological samples.
Organic materials
Optical response
Strong optical response and easy modifiability through synthetic chemistry make organic molecules a viable choice for many applications in optics. By embedding strongly photoreactive organic molecules into a polymer matrix solid materials with remarkable optical properties can be produced.
Liquid crystal nonlinear optics
Liquid crystals allow nonlinear optical effects to be observed at very low optical powers. Nematic liquid crystals give rise to spatial solitons, i.e., waveguides induced by optical beams themselves. We aim to tailor the properties of liquid crystals for improved performance of such waveguides for novel functionalities, including second-order nonlinear effects, random lasing and fixing the light-induced structures.
Certain organic molecules change their isomer when they absorb a photon. The properties of the isomers are often very different, allowing the optical response of the material to be modified through irradiation. In addition, repeated isomerization cycles can lead to molecular reorientation and relatively stable changes in the material properties.
Photoinduced effects
Birefringence, dichroism and destruction of inversion symmetry are only a few examples of properties that can be induced into certain organic materials by properly chosen optical fields. Our goal is to use supramolecular interactions to enhance such effects and thus to develop improved materials for optical applications.
Molecular ordering
The second-order nonlinear optical response depends sensitively on the structural properties of materials. Our goal is to develop nonlinear techniques for the characterization of molecular ordering at surfaces and in thin films. The techniques rely on detailed polarization measurements and will be extended to nonlinear microscopy.
Publications (Articles in refereed journals)
The complete list of publications (including conference papers) can be found in TUTCRIS database.
- K. Koskinen, R. Czaplicki, A. Slablab, T. Ning, A. Hermans, B. Kuyken, V. Mittal, G. S. Murugan, T. Niemi, R. G. Baets, and M. Kauranen, "Enhancement of bulk second-harmonic generation from silicon nitride films by material composition," Optics Letters 42, 5030-5033 (2017).
- F. A. Sala, N. F. Smyth, U. A. Laudyn, M. A. Karpierz, A. A. Minzoni, and G. Assanto "Bending reorientational solitons with modulated alignment," J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 34, 2459-2466 (2017).
- C. P. Jisha and A. Alberucci, "Paraxial light beams in structured anisotropic media," J. Opt. Soc. Am. A.34, 2019-2024 (2017).
- K. B. Bhavitha, A. K.Nair, S. Perumbilavil, S. Joseph, M.S. Kala, A. Sahad, R. Aravinda Narayanan, N. Hameed, S. Thomas, O. S. Oluwafemi, and N. Kalarikkal, "Investigating solvent effects on aggregation behaviour, linear and nonlinear optical properties of silver nanoclusters," Opt. Mater. 73, 695-705 (2017).
- U. A. Laudyn, M. Kwasny, F. A. Sala, M. A. Karpierz, N. F. Smyth, and G. Assanto "Curved optical solitons subject to transverse acceleration in reorientational soft matter," Sci. Rep. 7, 12385 (2017).
- U. A. Laudyn, M. Kwasny, M. A. Karpierz, and G. Assanto "Three-color vector nematicon," Photon. Lett. Poland 9, 36-38 (2017).
- A. Alberucci, U. A. Laudyn, A. Piccardi, M. Kwasny, B. Klus, M. A. Karpierz, and G. Assanto "Nonlinear continuous-wave optical propagation in nematic liquid crystals: Interplay between reorientational and thermal effects," Phys. Rev. E 96, 012703 (2017).
- L. Turquet, J.-P. Kakko, L. Karvonen, H. Jiang, E. Kauppinen, H. Lipsanen, M. Kauranen, and G. Bautista "Probing the longitudinal electric field of Bessel beams using second-harmonic generation from nano-objects," J. Opt. 19, 084011 (2017).
- N. Karimi, M. Virkki, A. Alberucci, O. Buchnev, M. Kauranen, A. Priimagi, and G. Assanto, "Molding Optical Waveguides with Nematicons," Advanced in Optical Materials 5, 1700199 (2017).
- G. Bautista, J.-P. Kakko, V. Dhaka, X. Zang, L. Karvonen, H. Jiang, E. Kauppinen, H. Lipsanen, and M. Kauranen "Nonlinear microscopy using cylindrical vector beams: Applications to three-dimensional imaging of nanostructures," Opt. Express 25, 12463-12468 (2017).
- L. Turquet, J.-P. Kakko, H. Jiang, T. J. Isotalo, T. Huhtio, T. Niemi, E. Kauppinen, H. Lipsanen, M. Kauranen, and G. Bautista "Nonlinear imaging of nanostructures using beams with binary phase modulation," Opt. Express 25, 10441-40448 (2017).
- L. Devasy, C.P. Jisha, A. Alberucci and V. C. Kuriakose, "Nonlinear waves in repulsive media supported by spatially localized parity-time-symmetric potentials," Phys. Lett. A 381, 1955-1961 (2017).
- A. D. Boardman, A. Alberucci, G. Assanto, V. Grimalsky, B. Kibler, J. McNiff, I. Nefedov, Y. Rapoport, and C. Valagiannopoulos, "Waves in hyperbolic and double negative metamaterials including rogues and solitons," Nanotechnology 28, 444001 (2017).
- A. Hermans, C. Kieninger, K. Koskinen, A. Wickberg, E. Solano, J. Dendooven, M. Kauranen, S. Clemmen, M. Wegener, C. Koos, and R. Baets, "On the determination of χ(2) in thin films: a comparison of one-beam second-harmonic generation measurement methodologies," Sci. Rep. 7, 44581 (2017).
- K. Koskinen, A. Slablab, S. Divya, R. Czaplicki, S. Chervinskii, M. Kailasnath, P. Radhakrishnan, and M. Kauranen "Bulk second-harmonic generation from thermally-evaporated indium selenide thin films," Opt. Lett. 42, 1076-1079 (2017).
- S. Perumbilavil, A. Piccardi, O. Buchnev, M. Kauranen, G. Strangi, and G. Assanto "All-optical guided-wave random laser in nematic liquid crystals," Opt. Express 25, 4672-4679 (2017).
- J. Noga, A. Sobolewska, S. Bartkiewicz, M. Virkki, and A. Priimagi "Periodic Surface Structures Induced by a Single Laser Beam Irradiation," Macromol. Mater. Eng. 302, 1600329 (2017).
- Y. Izdebskaya, V. Shvedov, G. Assanto, and W. Krolikowski "Magnetic routing of light-induced waveguides," Nat. Commun. 8, 14452 (2017).
- C. P. Jisha, A. Alberucci, L. Marrucci, and G. Assanto "Interplay between diffraction and the Pancharatnam-Berry phase in inhomogeneously twisted anisotropic media," Phys. Rev. A 95, 023823 (2017).
- C. P. Jisha and A. Alberucci, "Spin-orbit interactions in optically active materials," Opt. Lett. 42, 419-422 (2017).
- L. Turquet, J.-P. Kakko, X. Zang, L. Naskali, L. Karvonen, H. Jiang, T. Huhtio, E. Kauppinen, H. Lipsanen, M. Kauranen, and G. Bautista, "Tailorable second-harmonic generation from an individual nanowire using spatially phase-shaped beams," Laser & Photon. Rev. 11, 1600175 (2017).
- A. Piccardi, A. Alberucci, N. Kravets, O. Buchnev, and G. Assanto, "Bistable Beam Propagation in Liquid Crystals," IEEE J. Quantum Electron. 53, 5400111 (2017).
- N. F. Smyth, A. Picardi, A. Alberucci, and G. Assanto, "Highly nonlocal optical response: Benefit or drawback?," J. Nonlinear Optic. Phys. Mat. 25, 1650043 (2016).
- A. Slablab, T. J. Isotalo, J. Mäkitalo, L. Turquet, P.-E. Coulon, T. Niemi, C. Ulysse, M. Kociak, D. Mailly, G. Rizza, and M. Kauranen, "Fabrication of Ion-Shaped Anisotropic Nanoparticles and their Orientational Imaging by Second-Harmonic Generation Microscopy," Sci. Rep. 6, 37469 (2016).
- A. Alberucci, C. P. Jisha, L. Marrucci, and G. Assanto, "Electromagnetic confinement via spin-orbit interaction in anisotropic dielectrics," ACS Photon. 3, 2249-2254 (2016).
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International Women's Day – Social Care: The Female Industry
Today is International Women's Day, which is likely to be close to the hearts of many of the people reading this article. Social care is one of the few industries which is dominated by women and in 2012 apparently 82% of Care Home Managers in England were women. Certainly when Creative Support recruits the number of women interested in our social care roles compared to men is generous.
Why is this?
Traditionally caring roles, including nursing and support, have always been perceived as 'female' roles. Women are generally believed to be more nurturing, warm and compassionate than men, and are therefore more suited to this career.
This perception is really quite offensive to both men and women. It reduces billions of individual women into one group who are assumed to have exactly the same characteristics. It also suggests that men as a rule cannot be kind, or considerate, or caring. These generalisations towards men and women are particularly grating when social care today is focusing on personalisation of services, and recognising that people are individuals whose preferences cannot be defined simply because they fit into a certain group of 'old person' or 'autistic'.
Of course, as a female, there are huge benefits to working in a female-dominated industry. It is comforting to know that my career progression is not limited by my gender but will instead be focused on my skills, ambition and hard work. This should be a given, but on numerous occasions I have listened to female friends working in corporate industries, like law and accountancy, complain that they have often felt belittled or patronised by men. Creative Support's Chief Executive, Anna Lunts, started the organisation in 1990, and it is incredibly inspiring to have such a strong and focused woman leading the organisation that I work for. It is easy to forget, in this industry, that in many other situations you might not be taken seriously solely because of your gender.
And let's not forget there are many men out there who could be huge assets to the social care industry. Our staff may be female-dominated, but the people we support certainly are not. To provide high quality support our staff teams need to be representative of the people we support, and unfortunately enticing men is something that all care providers struggle with. Social care doesn't even appear to be a consideration for many men as a career. Alongside the media rarely presenting men in social care, Skills for Care suggests this may be due to common perceptions of social care as:
• Essentially unskilled
• Low paid
• With flat management structures
My personal understanding of International Women's Day is that it is a day to remember how far women have come in the struggle for equality and respect. It is also to remember that women and men are essentially equal, and in an ideal world all social and career opportunities will be available to everyone and not based on gender. Social care is fantastic in that it provides women with enormous opportunity for development and it is my belief that many other industries should take note of strong, successful women like Camila Batmanghelidjh. However, the industry must also strive to present social care as a role that is also readily available for men, with opportunity for development and career fulfillment.
Creative Support is holding a number of events throughout the country to celebrate International Women's Day. Keep a look out on our website and other publications for photos!
To read a brief history of women's rights check out our Winter 2013 edition of Creative Life.
By Suzy Kennedy, Development Officer


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2014 FIA Conference
State of the Donation
Friday, February 28th, 2014
The 2014 FIA Conference is just two weeks away – have you registered yet?
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Hello, when I installed the system, I chose auto login automatically, now I have no idea how to disable auto login, help I'm sorry for this simple question I'm just a new comer
How to disable auto login
Hi. You should mention which DE you are using…
1.Antergos Linux KDE plasma / Gnome 2.Ubuntu 18.04 64bit Gnome
Intel Core2 Duo CPU P8400 2.26GHz‖ RAM 3908 MiB ‖ Dell Inc. 0F328M - Dell Inc. Latitude E6500
Intel Mobile 4 Series Chipset Integrated Graphics [8086:2a42] {i915
In Gnome - System/Users
its xfce
I solved myself:
- go to /etc/group -> delete the username of the autologin group
- go to /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and comment out autologin line
Does this solution work for plasma 5 also?
This is my /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf file, which lines should I comment out?
# # General configuration # # start-default-seat = True to always start one seat if none are defined in the configuration # greeter-user = User to run greeter as # minimum-display-number = Minimum display number to use for X servers # minimum-vt = First VT to run displays on # lock-memory = True to prevent memory from being paged to disk # user-authority-in-system-dir = True if session authority should be in the system location # guest-account-script = Script to be run to setup guest account # logind-check-graphical = True to on start seats that are marked as graphical by logind # log-directory = Directory to log information to # run-directory = Directory to put running state in # cache-directory = Directory to cache to # sessions-directory = Directory to find sessions # remote-sessions-directory = Directory to find remote sessions # greeters-directory = Directory to find greeters # backup-logs = True to move add a .old suffix to old log files when opening new ones # [LightDM] #start-default-seat=true #greeter-user=lightdm #minimum-display-number=0 #minimum-vt=7 # Setting this to a value < 7 implies security issues, see FS#46799 #lock-memory=true #user-authority-in-system-dir=false #guest-account-script=guest-account #logind-check-graphical=false #log-directory=/var/log/lightdm run-directory=/run/lightdm #cache-directory=/var/cache/lightdm #sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/sessions:/usr/share/xsessions:/usr/share/wayland-sessions #remote-sessions-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/remote-sessions #greeters-directory=/usr/share/lightdm/greeters:/usr/share/xgreeters #backup-logs=true # # Seat configuration # # Seat configuration is matched against the seat name glob in the section, for example: # [Seat:*] matches all seats and is applied first. # [Seat:seat0] matches the seat named "seat0". # [Seat:seat-thin-client*] matches all seats that have names that start with "seat-thin-client". # # type = Seat type (xlocal, xremote, unity) # pam-service = PAM service to use for login # pam-autologin-service = PAM service to use for autologin # pam-greeter-service = PAM service to use for greeters # xserver-command = X server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. X -special-option) # xmir-command = Xmir server command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. Xmir -special-option) # xserver-config = Config file to pass to X server # xserver-layout = Layout to pass to X server # xserver-allow-tcp = True if TCP/IP connections are allowed to this X server # xserver-share = True if the X server is shared for both greeter and session # xserver-hostname = Hostname of X server (only for type=xremote) # xserver-display-number = Display number of X server (only for type=xremote) # xdmcp-manager = XDMCP manager to connect to (implies xserver-allow-tcp=true) # xdmcp-port = XDMCP UDP/IP port to communicate on # xdmcp-key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 (stored in keys.conf) # unity-compositor-command = Unity compositor command to run (can also contain arguments e.g. unity-system-compositor -special-option) # unity-compositor-timeout = Number of seconds to wait for compositor to start # greeter-session = Session to load for greeter # greeter-hide-users = True to hide the user list # greeter-allow-guest = True if the greeter should show a guest login option # greeter-show-manual-login = True if the greeter should offer a manual login option # greeter-show-remote-login = True if the greeter should offer a remote login option # user-session = Session to load for users # allow-user-switching = True if allowed to switch users # allow-guest = True if guest login is allowed # guest-session = Session to load for guests (overrides user-session) session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession # greeter-wrapper = Wrapper script to run greeter with # guest-wrapper = Wrapper script to run guest sessions with # display-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter session (runs as root) # display-stopped-script = Script to run after stopping the display server (runs as root) # greeter-setup-script = Script to run when starting a greeter (runs as root) # session-setup-script = Script to run when starting a user session (runs as root) # session-cleanup-script = Script to run when quitting a user session (runs as root) # autologin-guest = True to log in as guest by default # autologin-user = User to log in with by default (overrides autologin-guest) # autologin-user-timeout = Number of seconds to wait before loading default user # autologin-session = Session to load for automatic login (overrides user-session) # autologin-in-background = True if autologin session should not be immediately activated # exit-on-failure = True if the daemon should exit if this seat fails # [Seat:*] #type=xlocal #pam-service=lightdm #pam-autologin-service=lightdm-autologin #pam-greeter-service=lightdm-greeter #xserver-command=X #xmir-command=Xmir #xserver-config= #xserver-layout= #xserver-allow-tcp=false #xserver-share=true #xserver-hostname= #xserver-display-number= #xdmcp-manager= #xdmcp-port=177 #xdmcp-key= #unity-compositor-command=unity-system-compositor #unity-compositor-timeout=60 greeter-session=lightdm-webkit2-greeter #greeter-hide-users=false #greeter-allow-guest=true #greeter-show-manual-login=false #greeter-show-remote-login=true user-session=plasma #allow-user-switching=true #allow-guest=true #guest-session= session-wrapper=/etc/lightdm/Xsession #greeter-wrapper= #guest-wrapper= #display-setup-script= #display-stopped-script= #greeter-setup-script= #session-setup-script= #session-cleanup-script= #autologin-guest=false autologin-user=thanasis autologin-user-timeout=0 #autologin-in-background=false #autologin-session= #exit-on-failure=false # # XDMCP Server configuration # # enabled = True if XDMCP connections should be allowed # port = UDP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for XDMCP connections (use all addresses if not present) # key = Authentication key to use for XDM-AUTHENTICATION-1 or blank to not use authentication (stored in keys.conf) # hostname = Hostname to report to XDMCP clients (defaults to system hostname if unset) # # The authentication key is a 56 bit DES key specified in hex as 0xnnnnnnnnnnnnnn. Alternatively # it can be a word and the first 7 characters are used as the key. # [XDMCPServer] #enabled=false #port=177 #listen-address= #key= #hostname= # # VNC Server configuration # # enabled = True if VNC connections should be allowed # command = Command to run Xvnc server with # port = TCP/IP port to listen for connections on # listen-address = Host/address to listen for VNC connections (use all addresses if not present) # width = Width of display to use # height = Height of display to use # depth = Color depth of display to use # [VNCServer] #enabled=false #command=Xvnc #port=5900 #listen-address= #width=1024 #height=768 #depth=8
you should edit the file (with gedit or other text editor you like):
sudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
look for autologin=YOURUSERNAME
just delete YOURUSERNAME
next time if you want autologin again just add YOURUSERNAME
Save the file and that's it.
good luck
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Worked just fine!
- sudo kate /etc/group and deleted the username of the autologin group and
- sudo kate /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf and deleted the username from autologin=
Many thanks!
You're welcome.
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@fernandomaroto said in How to disable auto login:
sudo gedit /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
One should avoid running graphical programs with
sudo, better use
kdesudo, or
gksudoor any x
sudoinstalled on your system (depends on your DE), because using
sudocan lead to permission errors.
that's insteresting, never heard about it. Thanks for the tip and i'll read about it.
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Does it matter if the file that we are going to edit is already owned by root (as in our case lightdm.conf and group are)?
@linuxited No, because the files wich are problematic are the config files for the specific graphical program you are starting. These are usually located in your .home directory. If you start the program as root, the config files will be saved with the owner root, so if you want to change the settings of the program later you''ll get errors, because you don't have permission to edit the config files.
So if I got it wright, it is ok to edit files in /root folder with plain sudo
and not ok to edit files in /home folder with plain sudo.
@linuxited No, the problem is not with the file(s) you are editing, but with the file(s) the program you use modifies. So if you use sudo, use a terminal program like nano for editing text files. If you use one of the sudo wrappers I mentioned in my post above, you can use gparted.
- Edit file
/home/$USER/file: no need for sudo, because you own the file. Use whatever program you like for editing text files.
- Edit file
/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf: need for sudo, because file is owned by root. Use
sudowhen using a terminal only program like nano. Use
gksudoor an equivalent (but not pure
sudo) when using gedit or any oher graphical program.
- Edit file
@linuxited No problem, I accidentally used sudo for graphical programs as I started to use Linux (It was on Raspbian on a RaspberryPi). As i wanted to use that program again without sudo I got a lot of errors, so I think this is something wich should be mentioned when introducing sudo (especially to new users).
It's all new for me too, thank you very much
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Garden Furniture Covers ~ Although most of the garden furniture we sell at Ingarden is fully weatherproof and designed to be left outside all year round, weatherproof furniture covers will always help maintain the appearance and longevity of your furniture and also minimise the maintenance and cleaning needed, especially after the cold Winter months. We would always recommend choosing covers that are made specifically for an item if available but sometimes that is not possible and then we would suggest choosing an all purpose cover that will at least cover all pieces required. IF purchasing an item that does not show a cover here, please ask the Ingarden team.
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Race date: Saturday, September 15, 2018
Time: Race begins at 11:00 am
Location: Race will begin and end in downtown Salida, in the F Street bridge area
Price: $40 pre-registration, $50 race day
Pre-register online: www.bikereg.com
Race day registration: 9:45 - 10:45, at Riverside Park, $50
Distance: Approximately 26 miles
Registration for the 2018 Banana Belt is not open yet. Opens approx. mid-July. When open, the link will be here! Registration cost is $40 per person (pre-registration). All race day registrations will be charged an additional $10.
Please use your age on race day when signing up for your event category.
Entry fee includes a supported timed race, a piece of race apparel, post race snacks and barbecue, and a pass to use at the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center.
Race day registration is available at Riverside Park in downtown Salida from 9:45-10:45am for $50.
Registration categories include the following for males and females: ages 19 and under; 20-29; 30-39; 40-49; 50-59; 60 and over; and singlespeed. We will add additional age brackets (in 10 year increments) for racers 70 and over if we receive registrants in that age group.
Race Details
This 26 mile mountain bike race begins and ends in downtown Salida by Riverside Park, located on Sackett Avenue. After the race begins in downtown Salida, riders will cross over Hwy 50 and head up CR 101 to the Rainbow Trail. Riders then begin a rolling six mile stretch of single-track before descending via CR 108, the Little Rainbow Trail, and finally Race Track trail. Riders then head back to downtown Salida.
The race will begin with a mass start at 11:00 am at the F Street bridge in downtown Salida. We expect riders to place themselves in a start position appropriate to their ability.
Please note: this is an approximately 26 mile mountain bike ride at elevations ranging from 7,000 feet to 9,000 feet. It is not a beginner mountain bike course. We will not enforce a strict time cut-off, but do expect participants to be able to complete the course in a reasonable time (under 4 hours).
This race is being held under permits from the United States Forest Service, Colorado State Patrol, Chaffee County Colorado, and the Bureau of Land Management.
Map of 26 mile Banana Belt course here (2.5 meg pdf)
We will present awards following the race in Riverside Park in downtown Salida. Snacks will also be available after the race at Riverside Park for all racers.
2015 Banana Belt Results
2014 Banana Belt Results
2013 Banana Belt Results
Banana Belt Loop Mountain Bike Race Results 1990-2014 - Thank you to Jesse Ward for compiling this information!
Rules and Other Considerations
Participants must complete the course under their own power. No motor vehicles allowed. All participants must wear a helmet. Stay on the marked route and do not go off the route to bypass or cut corners. No littering on course - we rely on permits from multiple agencies and also strongly agree with Leave No Trace principles ourselves - if you are caught littering, you may be disqualified. Any rider dropping out of the race must notify a race official. If unaccounted for, the rider will be responsible for paying for a Search and Rescue team sent out to look for them. Please obey race officials. Race officials have the right to remove any rider from the course deemed necessary for their safety and the safety of others.
Be prepared to share the trails and roads with other users as they will be open to public use during the event, which includes motor vehicles. Please assist other riders in a medical or other emergency. Use of iPods or mp3 players is strongly discouraged for safety reasons.
Thank you to our wonderful Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race sponsors for 2017! Absolute Bikes, Subculture Cyclery, Charter Spectrum, and Soulcraft Brewing!
... Are always needed! If you are interested in volunteering for a job such as course marshaling, timing, course sweeping, or party set-up/tear-down, please contact Matt Sweeney at email@example.com, or at the pool at 719-539-6738!
About Us
The Banana Belt Mountain Bike Race was started by a local bike club and riders in 1989. The Salida Chamber of Commerce took over organization of the race before it was discontinued. For the 6th year, this race is now being organized by the Salida Recreation Department. The Salida Rec Department is housed at the Salida Hot Springs Aquatic Center at 410 Hwy 50, Salida, CO. Our mission is to enrich and empower lives through recreation in our community.
For more information, email Matt Sweeney at email@example.com.


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Tarmac & Asphalt Renovation Services
STOP don't go to the expense of installing a new driveway before you have considered our tarmac refurbishment service at a fraction of the cost of installing new.
The benefit of the treatments using various sealants offered for paved surfaces is well known, but other surfaces also lose their original texture and colour such as tarmac.
Before and after tarmac treatment
The 50/50 picture gives a direct comparison of the surface, before and after treatment. A range of colours are available for the tarmac renovation so customers can choose which is their preference. The examples shown above are of the black most frequently used form of tarmac. To achieve an excellent result we carry out minor repairs before applying the renovator Over time through wear and tear the tarmac surfaces can tend to break up a little. With our winter climate in the UK the freeze thaw cycle damages the binding agent, allowing the aggregate to break away and create small holes and craters. Hover over the picture sequence at the top of this page to see how such a defect has been repaired to ensure that an overall even surface is obtained after the renovator is applied. The renovation process is varied to suit the application and examples are shown in the following picures.


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