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Topic Categories: Social Security Disability Definitions Social Security Disability and SSI Overview The Requirements for Disability Social Security Disability and SSI Applications Tips and Advice for Disability Claims How long does Disability take? Common Mistakes after Receiving a Disability Denial Social Security Disability and SSI Denials Social Security Disability and SSI Appeals Social Security Mental Disability Benefits Disability Benefits offered through Social Security Benefits through SSI disability Disability Benefits for Children Disability Qualifications and How to Qualify Social Security Disability and Working Winning your Disability Benefits Social Security Disability Back Pay Benefits Social Security Disability SSI Awards and Award Notices Disability Lawyers and Hiring an Attorney Social Security Disability SSI List of Conditions What is considered a Disabling condition by Social Security? Social Security Disability SSI and Medical Evidence Filing for Disability Benefits Eligibility for Disability Benefits SSDRC authored by Tim Moore Ask a question, get an answer |
Can I Receive Disability Benefits with Back problems?In the Social Security Administration's disability handbook (known to disability examiners as the blue book and titled "Disability Evaluation under Social Security), back problems are given consideration under section 1, Musculoskeletal Impairments. The listing manual, otherwise referred to as the social security disability list of impairments, mentions a number of listing-level conditions. These are grouped into categories and one of them is Disorders of the spine. This listing category specifically mentions the following conditions: arthritis, ankylosis, osteoporosis, herniated nucleus pulposus, spinal stenosis, vertebral fractures, and limitation of motion of the spine. As a former disability examiner for the social security administration's DDS, or disability determination services, I was able to observe over a number of years that back problems, in all their various forms, show up quite frequently on disability claims. If a study were to be completed for which physical problems show up most frequently on an application for disability, back problems would no doubt appear in the top five. And considering all physical and mental impairments, back problems would still probably appear in the top ten alleged conditions, and still possibly in the top five again as well. The reason for this, of course, is not difficult to understand. Back problems tend to occur as a function of aging. They also occur more frequently when the work performed by an individual involves stooping (bending), climbing, and lifting, such as would be the case in many occupations that involve medium level exertion. However, a job does not have to be medium or heavy duty to involve strain on the spine. Many light duty occupations also place the back at risk. And, additionally, many claimants who file for disability benefits do so as a result of a non-work related injury to the back that has caused limitation of motion in the spine, or set the stage for arthritis, or degenerative disc disease. Then, of course, there are individuals who have various degrees of scoliosis and who may have had this condition from early childhood. Disability claims, whether they are decided by a disability examiner on an disability application, or on a request for reconsideration appeal (or by a federal judge at a social security hearing) are decided without regard to the specific condition that an individual possesses. Eligibility for disability benefits is decided as a result of the information presented in a claimant's medical records. However, the determination of disability is based on A) what functional limitations or restrictions can be concluded from a review of the medical evidence and B) To what extent these limitations prevent the individual from being able to engage in work activity for which a substantial and gainful income can be earned. These two facts require the social security administration to not only evaluate a claimant's medical records (from all of their treatment sources at least as far back as the time that they allege they became disabled and unable to work), but also to review the claimant's relevant work history. The work history is reviewed so that the decision-maker on the disability claim can determine if the claimant's limitations, caused by their illness, injury, or congenital condition, will rule out their ability to go back to work at a former job, and also rule out their capacity for performing some type of other work. Additional Information at: How to get Approved for Disability on the Basis of a Back Condition Return to: Social Security Disability Resource Center, or read answers to Questions Information on the following topics can be found here: Social Security Disability Questions and in these subsections: Frequently asked questions about getting Denied for Disability Benefits | FAQ on Disability Claim Representation | Info about Social Security Disability Approvals and Being Approved | FAQ on Social Security Disability SSI decisions | The SSD SSI Decision Process and what gets taken into consideration | Disability hearings before Judges | Medical exams for disability claims | Applying for Disability in various states | Selecting and hiring Disability Lawyers | Applying for Disability in North Carolina | Recent articles and answers to questions about SSD and SSI These pages answer some of the most basic questions for individuals who are considering filing a claim. Filing for disability - How to file for SSD or SSI and the Information that is needed by Social Security How to Apply for Disability - What medical conditions can you apply and qualify for? Applying for Disability - How long does it take to get Social Security Disability or SSI benefits? What happens if I file a disability application and it is denied by a disability examiner or Judge? How to Prove you are disabled and qualify to win disability benefits How do you prove your disability case if you have a mental condition or impairment? Social Security Disability Back pay and How Long it Takes to Qualify for it and receive it Social Security Disability SSI - Eligibility Requirements and Qualifications Criteria |


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WELL DRESSED: Aside from cover profiles on Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett, the September issue of Vanity Fair includes its assessment of this year's best dressed. President Barack Obama is on the list for the first time, while First Lady Michelle Obama makes her third appearance in a row (guess the Hall of Fame will come next year). New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also makes his first appearance, while longtime girlfriend Diana Taylor was nominated for the second year running. First Lady of France Carla Bruni-Sarkozy makes her second appearance on the list, but her husband, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, didn't make the cut, despite her much-publicized restyling of him.
Others among the best dressed include Penélope Cruz, Anne Hathaway, Alicia Keys and Kelly Ripa, who all make their first appearances. Brad Pitt appears for the third time, but without companion Angelina Jolie, who was recognized along with Pitt in 2007 and 2008. As for the fashion set, they include Georgina Chapman, Rachel Roy, Tory Burch, Style.com's Candy Pratts Price and Franca Sozzani, editor in chief of Italian Vogue and L'Uomo Vogue. — Stephanie D. Smith
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can an opposing beneficiary stop the executors from executing the will?
What if a beneficiary fraudulently makes a grant of probate in making himself administrator of every thing without disclosing that the deceased has left a will. Then the court is advised about it, should the document be immediately discharged and would we have to pay all over again fees for the letter and grant of probate?
Once the fraud letter of grant of probate is frozen, should that person have the right to keep taking the money from the estate?


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on Human Development
Oct. 29 - Nov. 2, 2012
"I had a great time working with the ICA Nepal tech team. Consisting of staff & volunteers, they worked tirelessly to make sure everything ran smoothly. From late night wiring sessions to early morning projector setups and everything in between I could not be more proud of the work that we were able to accomplish." Lloyd Philbrook, Taiwan
"Thank you for a wonderful experience at the ICA Global Conference. The topics were essential areas for us to focus on for the future of our planet. I met both new and old colleagues, all eager to make a contribution. I complement the team for weave such a rich tapestry of dialogue, reflection and commitment. Well done!", Janet Sanders, PEOPLEnergy, Canada
Kushendra B. Mahat
Executive Director
Babar Mahal, Kathmandu,
Contact: + 977-01-4224145
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A series of Training courses are offered through ICA/ITHD. Courses offered are:
Discovering Your Destiny Training on Leadership and Management Issues
Training Course on Result Oriented Leadership and Management:
ICA-ITHD views leadership and management as soft infrastructures for sustained development and firmly believes strong leadership is needed in all organizations at all levels to set direction and challenges and enabled management system is required to achieve results. Read More
Modern leadership and management theories and practices can be utilized to show a strong link between the improved result and enhanced leadership & management skills of the people. It has now been established that strong leadership with clear vision and that can inspire and mobilize people if complemented by efficient management systems can achieve better with limited physical resources that may be available. In many instances it has been found that different establishments in similar environments and with the same allocated resources perform differently. The difference in the performance is brought in primarily by the quality of leadership and management what can be collectively called as 'soft infrastructures"
Thus, ICA-ITHD does not believe in doing the same thing and expecting different result. It employs different approach in developing leadership and management capacity of organizations. It uses Results Model as depicted below plus several other tools and techniques for helping leaders and managers to be more methodological and effective. In this way, the course is geared to develop leaders who can inspire, persuade, influence, and motivate to spearhead useful changes. A leader creates a vision for others and then directs them toward achieving that vision. The course enables the participants to be a new kind of leader equipped with facilitative leadership skills which has to be developed over time.
Content of the course:
• Demystification of Leadership and Management
• Creating managers who also lead
• Results framework: Nothing counts except results
• Challenge model: Achievers see only 'challenges' others see only 'problems'
• Root cause analysis to prepare/plan for better results
• Stake holder analysis and action planning
· Social intelligence: How to understand and work with others (team building, conducting meeting, how to deal with difficult people/customers, excuses vs. reasons, complain vs. request etc.)
• Management of change
• Improvement of work climate (trust building)
· Improvement management systems (monitoring & evaluation, participatory approach to management, automation)
Training Course on Team Building
In every organisation, people talk about 'teamwork'. Few things are more satisfying in life than belonging to a really successful team. There are few more rewarding activities than using your qualities and skills as a leader to create such a team. A team is a group in which the individuals share a common aim and in which the jobs and skills of each members fi t in with those of the others.
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Generally effective team work is equally important in industry, commerce and the public services as it is in the world of professional sport if not more so, how to get right people in the team, how to get them to work together, how to raise their standard of performance that in a nutshell is what this training is all about.
Effective teams are those that come up with innovative ideas, accomplish their goals, and adapt to change when necessary. Their individual members are highly committed to both the team and organizational goals. If you understand team dynamics and use the techniques to improve your team's effectiveness, you'll reach your goals. This three day long training course is for team leaders and people who want to develop effective teamwork in their respective organisation. The course includes methods that decide who really needs to be involved in a team and define the different ideas that people bring into the new team.
Training Course on Youth as Facilitative Leadership Development Program
Youth as Facilitative Leaders (YFL) Program is a youth-centered training and mentorship program delivered by ICA network around the globe. It is a skill development and mentorship program that trains potential leaders from youth using ICA's TOP methods.
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It focuses on engaging youth and creating communities of young, skilled and collaborative leaders. YFL trains youth in ICA facilitation methods that have been developed and refined by ICA members over the past 50 years. The success of these methods has been proven in thousands of communities and organizations around the world in many diverse cultures, in many different types of communities and in almost every continent. YFL firmly believes that the role of a leader is a process that can be shared amongst all members of a group. Many of the challenges that a group encounters may not be clear-cut; therefore, the solutions to these issues may not be as clear-cut as well. That is why YFL believes it takes the wisdom of the whole group and people from various different backgrounds to achieve the best results.
Training on Customer Service Excellence
The course is designed primarily considering major principles related to customer services worldwide. The participants will acquire the skills to listen actively to customers' needs and respond properly. They will recognize and eliminate barriers to satisfying the customers. The course will highlight key skills required for dealing with difficult customers and provide tools and techniques to fulfill their needs. Most importantly, the course focuses on the proven ways of adding value –'under promise but over deliver' principle.
Depart this seminar with information covering the golden rule of customer service, how to determine where your customer service problems are generated, what good and poor customer service mean in real numbers to your business, how to assess your employees on customer service.
Selling Well through Effective Marketing Skills:
This program is designed to equip participants with all the skills and techniques you need to approach sales opportunities with confidence. This course provides the participants tools and techniques that help them establish new goals, develop new sense of purpose and generate new ideas about the art of selling. Discover cutting edge, human technology skills that will help you increase revenues, improve profit margins, strengthen the selling cycle, and eliminate discounting in competitive situations. Our unique process will inspire you and build confidence, trust and credibility with your prospects. Anticipated Results: Participants develop confidence, trust and credibility and acquire key selling skills and techniques to guarantee customers the very best service
Training on Appreciative Inquiry and Action
Training on Emotional Intelligence
Training on Profound Journey Dialogue (PJD) and Image Learning
Capacity Building on Proposal Writing and Project Management
Training on Writing & Implementing Development Projects for Community Transformation
Training on Project Proposal Writing:
In Nepal the demand of proposal writers is quite high as many development projects are being carried out, both in the rural and in the urban areas, both by governmental and non-governmental organisations. In order to precisely address the needs of Nepal's communities for sustainable and effective development, the role of proposal writer has always been remarkable and will be the same in the future. The trend shows that the opportunities of proposal writers are increasing on the one hand and they need to develop professional skills on the other. Skilled proposal writers can help organizations for the financing of these development projects. Organisations are usually dependent on foreign donor agencies; they need to develop a convincing proposal in order to get this project funded. In order to meet the quality of development projects and effective fund raising, the art of project proposal writing and fund raising is essential.
The main focus of this three day course is on development projects and NGOs though; the basic structure of a project proposal is also suitable for different types of projects or activities. These and other questions will be addressed in ICA-Nepal's course on
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During all three days, there will be time for working on an own project proposal. Participants can also bring a project proposal draft, which can be improved during this time. The training course includes issues such as Development Aid Introduction, Proposal Format, Participation vs. Expenditure Planning, Needs Analysis, Project Goal, Objectives and Activities, Proposal Assessment, Monitoring & Evaluation, Project Budget, Development Concepts and Donor Jargon, Logical Framework, Presenting your Organisation, Building Relationships with Donors etc. This course provides a complete solution for a proposal writer and the course attendees can live a comfortable life as professional proposal writers.
2. Training on Project Management:
The demand for project management professionals is staggering, with an average of 1.2 million projected new jobs needing to be fi lled each year for the next decade in US alone. Realising the need of trained human resources on project management issues, ICA – ITHD has started this training targeting for would be project managers required for Nepal and other countries.
The fi ve day long course covers concepts and techniques with fundamental project management skills linking the project to organizational, stakeholder, and strategic goals. The course helps in understanding work breakdown structures, PERT, CPM, task of setting realistic and achievable goals that are measureable, project costing, scheduling, staff, monitoring, and course correction. The course also includes project leadership, management and communications, scheduling and cost control, contract management principles and practice, quality control for project managers, risk management, and project management applications consulting etc.
3. Training on Monitoring and Evaluation/Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation:
In every project, monitoring and evaluation play an essential role. Proper monitoring during the implementation of an activity or project is essential in order to see whether the project is still on track towards the set objective and whether adaptations should be made. Monitoring can be a very powerful tool, not for improving the implementation of a project, but also as learning and empowering activity for project staff and project beneficiaries in itself. In participatory monitoring and evaluation, the beneficiaries themselves monitor and evaluate the project on the basis of indicators that they themselves design.
During this five day long course, the participants will learn about the effective ways of planning, monitoring and evaluation. They will also participate in case studies.
4. Training on Management Information System:
A management information system (MIS) is a system that provides information needed to manage organizations effectively. It provides information to support operations, management, and decision-making functions in an organization. The system utilizes computer systems, manual procedures, models for analysis, planning, control and decision making; and a database.
Strong and proven MIS is essential for running an organization successfully. If an organization does not have a dependable information system most of the decisions made may prove wrong because of the uncertainty created by lack of information. MIS is an evolving concept and crucial to one's career in this information age. This course teaches how to assess information requirements and stepwise process of collecting, storing, processing, presenting and using information for making effective decisions in the organization. This knowledge is equally important in both the development and corporate sectors.
5. Training on SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences):
SPSS is the data analysis package of choice for people wanting to analyse quantitative data. However, most researchers find dealing with quantitative data quite daunting. Although most researchers are quite comfortable with qualitative research methods and analysis, they tend to shy away from using quantitative statistics.
However, the ability to perform quantitative data analysis is increasingly becoming an important skill and a must for researchers. The advent of computer software programs such as SPSS has enabled people to perform quantitative statistical analysis without going through in depth statistical formulae and theories. Nowadays, all one needs to know is to be able to choose the right data analysis technique in order to meet ones objectives.
Realizing the need of data analysis process in Social Science, we have also started training Course on Statistical Package for Social Science. Training is intended towards mastering SPSS operational efficiency. Two hours long class consists of both theoretical aspects of SPSS and classroom practices. Further, the knowledge and skill learned at the classroom will be supported by home assignments.
6. Training on Research Methodology:
A research methodology defines what the activity of research is, how to proceed, how to measure progress, and what constitutes success. The system of collecting data for research projects is known as research methodology.
The data may be collected for either theoretical or practical research for example management research may be strategically conceptualized along with operational planning methods and change management.
Some important factors in research methodology include validity of research data, ethics and the reliability of measures most of your work is finished by the time you finish the analysis of your data.
Formulating of research questions along with sampling weather probable or non probable is followed by measurement that includes surveys and scaling. This is followed by research design, which may be either experimental or quasi-experimental. The last two stages are
data analysis and finally writing the research paper, which is organised carefully into graphs and tables so that only important relevant data is shown.
7. Training on Report Writing:
Effective reports are critical organizational documents because they communicate information and ideas about your work, and that of your organisation and reflect and explain progress with work. It makes easier for your organisation to assess progress and plan anew. Report promotes discussion and informed decision making.
It is important to be completely clear about why you are writing your report. Knowing about how people read reports helps us to write more effective ones. To summarise, many reports do not get read because they are too long or boring. The longer your report gets the smaller the percentage of that is likely to get read. This three-day long training course on report writing equips the participants with various tools and techniques essential for effective report writing. They will also be enabled to evaluate different types of reports.
Training on Fundraising:
Fundraising or fund raising (also development) is the process of soliciting and gathering contributions as money or other resources, by requesting donations from individuals, businesses, charitable foundations, or governmental agencies. Although fundraising typically refers to efforts to gather money for non-profi t organizations, it is sometimes used to refer to the identification and solicitation of investors or other sources of capital for for-profi t enterprises. Traditionally, fundraising consisted mostly of asking for donations on the street or at people's doors, and this is experiencing very strong growth in the form of face-to-face fundraising, but new forms of fundraising such as online fundraising have emerged in recent years, though these are often based on older methods such as grassroots fundraising.
Capacity Building Through Education & Training (CBET)
Teachers Training and English Language
This program is designed primarily for teachers who want to explore new theories, principles, and practices in education and in training programmes or in workshops. The course will also provide opportunities for participants to improve their train the trainer skills and competencies with a focus on transformative processes and strategies. Most importantly, participants will have the opportunity to practice their learning in a number of mini sessions or in real classrooms where they will facilitate activities with a group. They will be encouraged to act as a coach to each other in a trustful, interactive peer environment.
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We need new approaches to deal with new challenges. In this context, learning is essential in this change process. Teachers must constantly be learning in order to understand and analyze local and global contexts and to act strategically, effectively, and constructively to adopt the change. Teachers who can catalyze this learning in new and creative ways can be major contributors towards social transformation. Teachers, though indirectly, who develop and implement innovative approaches in their classroom can contribute significantly in the overall development of the nation.
ICA/ITHD - Teacher Development Centre:
With the aim of promoting quality education, ICA/ITHD has established a "Teacher Development Centre" equipped with latest technology to provide quality training for newly graduates, school teachers and management staff. We are developing our center as a complete solution center for schools and educational institutions.
ICA-ITHD Teacher Development Centre is a network of facilitators and teachers trainers from Nepal which aim to
develop skilled human resource to address the need of school and colleges. Also it has in its resource pool trained teachers and administrative staff and can provide competent human recourse to schools and colleges when asked for.
What does it offer?
We aim to equip the teachers with actual teaching experience in the classrooms, guided and mentored by experienced teachers and we prepare the participants to develop professional skills for carrying out the roles of a teacher beyond the classroom: working with colleague and parents, supporting students with specific needs and becoming a life-long learner through ongoing research.
Training Offered:
1. Brain based and Imagine Learning for School Teachers
2. Facilitative Practices for Effective Teaching
3. Professional Leadership Development Training for Non Teaching Staff
4. Professional Development for Effective Teaching and Educational Leadership
5. Training Course on Professional Preparation for Graduates
6. Developing School as an Effective Organisation
7. Critical Thinking for School Teachers
8. Teachers Training on Classroom Language
9. Training Course on Effective Instruction
10. Subject-wise/ Level-wise Teacher Training
11. Applied Scholastics Training for Teachers
12. Emotional Intelligence Training for Teachers
13. Multiple Intelligence Based Teaching
14. Conducting Extra Curricular Activities
15. Training on Classroom Dynamics
16. Course on Teaching-Learning Materials Development.
English for Career Development
More than ever, a good knowledge of English is needed to succeed in your chosen profession; it may be working in I/NGOs, starting won business or working in corporate sectors. In many areas English is used as the common language, and if you can show you have good command over different skills in English you will have a greater advantage in the jobs market, and much greater flexibility if you want to work abroad. In this context, ICA Nepal offers a wide choice of English Language courses aimed at developing different skills that help for your professional growth.
ESL: English in Action
Course Overview:
This training course is been so designed that it flexibly provides the opportunity to improve all areas of language learning (listening, speaking, reading, writing, spelling). The course targets professionals, teachers, researchers who have week English background.
· Increase Skill and Comprehension in 1st listening, 2nd Speaking , 3rd Reading and Writing;
· Strengthen the habit of listening
· Develop both basic and profession-specific vocabulary
· Improve pronunciation
· Learn grammar mostly through listening and speaking
· Build self-confidence/empowerment
Most English programs provide more practice in visual learning than auditory learning. This program is holistic in that it provides a balance of both and so all the needs of the participants is being met throughout the course. Because English is not a phonetic language, the following 3 qualities are required: native English speaker, professional teacher, expert in phonetics and phonics.
Based on Total Physical Response (TPR) method, we use balancing interactive and lecture method. The TPR method of teaching second languages is very similar to the natural process of language learning in childhood and is based on the concept that language acquisition can be accelerated using body movement. Lessons are kept alive and enjoyable.
Developing Professionalism in Training and Facilitation
1. Professional Career Development Training on Personal Leadership Skills:
It is a three month training course which has an aim of building capacity on leadership for personal and orgnaisational effectiveness. By participating in this course, participants will be able to apply
leadership skills to bring visible changes in their organization or in their personal life.
This course includes of two months of classroom sessions and one month of internship. The course covers most of the relevant themes and essential components that one requires for developing leadership and management skills. This in fact prepares the participants to equip with knowledge, skills and attitude to present themselves differently from ordinary folks in the market as a result it makes them a lot easier to sell them in the competitive job market- be it in corporate sectors or in I/NGOs.
Major contents of the training course are Trainers Training, Leadership and Management, Effective Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Civil Society in Development and Developing NGO/organizational Strategic Plan, Project Proposal Writing and Fundraising, Logical Framework Approach, Report Writing, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Social Inclusion and Good Governance, Gender and Development, Human Rights issues and Conflict Resolution, Appreciative Inquiry, Community Development, Organizational Development, Preparing for an exciting Job and Research in NGO sector etc.
The course will be organized in two shifts, i.e., morning (7 – 9) and evening (5 – 7). The participants
may attend any one of these sessions. Upon the request of the participants, the course may also be organized in the day time. Normally, on the fi rst day of each English month, the course will be started and continued for three months.
For internship, the participants may join any organization they wish or they have to go for internship to any other organization that ICA proposes. Those who would like to experience research activities may work on any one theme proposed by the participants or recommended by ICA. Those who wish to practice dissertation work will be supervised by an expert facilitator in the field.
2. Diploma in Training and Facilitation (Capacity Building on Training and Human Development):
This is a very intensive and highly ambitious course. It is designed for six months which has an aim of developing competent professional trainers and facilitators in various themes. It includes all the themes that ICA has practiced and promoting for the last 50 year globally. Each day, the course is conducted for 3 hours, from 4 to 7 pm. By participating in this course, participants will enhance soft-set competencies and core knowledge, skills and attitude that a professional trainer and facilitator have to demonstrate.
The course covers most of the relevant themes and vital components that one requires to be a professional trainer or facilitator in corporate sectors or in development areas. This, essentially, prepares the participants to acquire and demonstrate knowledge, skills and attitude that of a professional trainer/facilitator.
Major contents of the training course are Trainers Training, Leadership and Management, Effective
Communication Skills, Facilitation Skills, Civil Society in Development and Developing NGO/organizational Strategic Plan, Project Proposal Writing and Fundraising, Logical Framework Approach, Report Writing, Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA), Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation, Group Dynamics, Social Inclusion and Good Governance, Gender and Development, Human Rights issues and Conflict Resolution, Appreciative Inquiry, Community Development, Organizational Development, Preparing for an exciting Job and Research in NGO sector etc.
ICA encourages all the participants of this programme to work through ICA or other organizations as a professional trainer/facilitator. During the training, the participants will fi nd enough opportunities to explore themselves and practice the transformative skills.
As a part of the training, the participants will have enough opportunity to learn from international and national trainers. They will also be encouraged to facilitate the sessions that they learn during the course. By the end of the course, they are developed as a competent trainer and facilitator.
3. Training of Trainers in Training and Facilitation Skills:
This is a ten day long course on "Training of Trainers in Training and Facilitation Skills" which aims to develop competent trainers and facilitators who can independently carry out training and facilitation activities in and out of the organisation. This training addresses all issues with regard to designing and delivering high quality, effective training. It is based on the training cycle, going from identifying learning needs of participants, through setting objectives, designing the training activity, implementing and finally evaluating it. It deals with different types of adult learning and different training methodologies, setting clear objectives, structuring the content of your training, giving constructive feedback to participants, group processes, etc. The second half of the training is based on Facilitation Skills course or Technology of Participation (ToP), in which different participatory methods for constructive group discussion, gathering and analyzing ideas and short and long term planning are taught in a very active and participatory way. These methods will also be used for some of the other training sessions.
4. Training Course on Capacity Building:
This is a seven day long course which combines five days of training and two days of field visit. This course is designed for people who have already been working as professional trainers but have not been familiar with ICA tools, technology, approaches and methods. This course aims to equip trainers and facilitators with ICA training approach practiced all over the world. During the seven days, the participants will be exposed to major facilitating tools and technologies that ICA has been promoting for decades. In the completion of the course, the interested candidates can work through
ICA for its in house trainings and in the training programmes it supports.


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Daisy Martinez's Pernil (Roasted Pork Shoulder)
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There is nothing better than a beautiful, fragrant, juicy pernil, the leftovers from which can be used to make a jibarito sandwich. To be sure your sandwich is irresistible, try to get the pork marinating at least 2 days before serving. That will not only flavor the roast completely, it will get the prep out of the way well in advance. Use this roast to make Daisy's irresistibly fresh jibarito or as the perfect addition to your holiday table.
Recipe courtesy of Daisy: Morning, Noon, and Night ©, 2010, Daisy Martinez.
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Wet Adobo Rub (Adobo Mojado) - 1/2 cup
- 12 clove(s) garlic
- 1.5 teaspoon(s) kosher or fine sea salt
- 1 tablespoon(s) black peppercorns
- 2 tablespoon(s) dried oregano
- 2 tablespoon(s) olive oil
- 2 tablespoon(s) white wine vinegar
- 1 (6 pound) skin-on, bone-in pork shoulder roast, a.k.a. fresh ham
- Prepared wet adobo rub
- Prepare wet adobo rub: Place the garlic cloves and salt in a mortar and pestle (the salt keeps the garlic from flying around) and pound them to a paste. Add the peppercorns and oregano, pounding each into the mix before adding the next. Stir in the olive oil and vinegar. This is best used when freshly made.
- Marinate the roast up to 3 days before you plan to cook it: Make several slits about 2 inches apart and 1 1/2 inches long through the skin of the roast and into the meat, going halfway through the roast (unless you hit the bone). Wiggle your finger in the slits to make them easier to fill. (Although the adobo isn't spicy, you may find that a pair of latex gloves comes in handy for this.) Fill each slit with adobo, coaxing as much as you can into each with the help of an espresso spoon or small teaspoon. Turn the roast, and do the same on all sides. If you have adobo left over, rub it all over the outside of the roast. Refrigerate, covered, for at least 1 day, or up to 3 days.
- Preheat the oven to 450° F.
- Set the roast skin side up on a rack in a roasting pan. Roast for 1 hour. Turn the heat down to 400° F and roast until the skin is deep golden brown and crackly and there is no trace of pink near the bone, at least 2 hours. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the roast should register 150° F; to be sure, check the roast in a few spots. Let the roast rest for at least 15 minutes before carving.
- To serve, removes the crispy skin. It will pull right off in nice big pieces. Cut them into smaller pieces (kitchen shears work well for this) and pile them up on the center of the serving platter. Carve the meat parallel to the bone all the way down to the bone. (It will get trickier to carve neat slices as you get near the bone; don't let that bother you.)
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Back in the early '90s, when most of the country was moshing to the riffs of Nirvana and Pearl Jam, many Christian rockers sat quietly and took copious notes, absorbing the distorted riffs, the feedback-soaked guitar, the plaintive vocals. They learned their lessons well, if the success of Jars of Clay is any indication.
One of the musicians in the back of the classroom was a young singer-songwriter named David Rice. The 26-year-old from Houston came of age in the early '90s, and, like many Christian artists, he seems to have been at once attracted to and repelled by the grunge scene, with its combination of self-pity and pathos. Rice's career has been filled with contradictions (he has admitted to having a childhood fascination with Jews for Jesus), and he's still trying to find a synthesis -- or a fragile reconciliation -- between the spiritual and secular worlds.
With his major-label debut, Rice has hit on something. Despite his standard altrock rasp and radio-ready tunes, he's made a pretty solid album with greenelectric. While many of the lyrics maintain the grave earnestness of so many Christian artists ("We will be together after I expire"), there are enough offbeat lines to keep you on your toes ("The ribbon voice is wrapping around the table offering"). Musically, the record suffers from an illness that plagues a lot of today's bands: too few chords and too many familiar riffs. But most of the melodies are catchy, and the more experimental numbers are intriguing. The hymnlike "I See You" feels as airy as a wafer at Mass, while "Good Life Alone" deploys a triumphant string section. "Watching You Remembering" even ends with an arena-rock digression of Oasis-like proportions.
Anyone expecting the nihilism of Nirvana from a Christian rocker such as Rice will be disappointed with greenelectric. Nevertheless, Rice has proven that you can have your feedback and drink from the Holy Grail, too.
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A former boxer born and raised in Tupelo, Mississippi, Paul Thorn creates music that is awkwardly positioned between the worlds of country and rock, which means, in all likelihood, that this fine debut will fall by the commercial wayside. More's the pity. Hammer & Nail is a delightful collection of up-tempo rockers and bluesy ballads, distinguished by the sure melodic sense of Thorn and his songwriting partner, Billy Maddox, a fixture on Nashville's music scene.
The fare ranges from rollicking anthems ("A Heart With 4 Wheel Drive") to tales of romantic woe ("I Bet He Knows"). Thorn's wry lyricism tends to focus on his workingman's roots (as on "Double Wide Paradise," a paean to trailer park love), though he is not averse to chronicling the more unusual episodes in his life. In the scorching title track, for instance, he details his ill-fated pugilistic career: "I climbed into the ring with Roberto Duran/And the punches began to rain down/He hit me with a dozen hard uppercuts/And my corner threw in the towel."
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[1]There are a lot of programs out there for your PC that allow you to download videos right from the internet and store them for offline use. However, there are not as many programs that allow this on your mobile phone. That being said, there are some. Take Vidz, for example. This is a program that allows you to download just about any video you see online right to your phone.
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Vidz is a video downloader for your phone. It has the ability to download just about any video you see online right to your phone for offline use. For some people, this is a better option that watching a video online because of limited internet speeds when they are out and about. Now you can download the whole video, and watch it when you want to.
[2]Using Vidz to download videos onto your phone is pretty easy. In theory, the program works with any browser. You simply go to a video that you want to download. Click on the "Play" button like you normally would, and your phone will ask you which program you want to complete this action with. At this point you would choose Vidz, and the download will start. Once the download is done, you can find the videos on your SD card in a folder called "Vidz Downloads".
Now, I said in theory, because it does not always work. Of course this is something that the program warns you about before you download it. Vidz clearly says that not all websites will work. However, some of the sites it said it works on wouldn't work. Take YouTube, for example. On their "Top Download Sites", YouTube is on that list. However, when I click play, the video started right up instead of giving me the option to download. Even after clearing my defaults I was not able to get it to work.
Other sites I used the program on worked just fine. It downloaded the videos without fail. Once the videos were done downloading, which actually went very quick, I found the videos right on my SD card like advertised.
There are two versions of this program out there: a free version and a paid one. The free version of course has ads. If you do not want ads, you can remove these by simply buying the full version for $1.55. This is a small price to pay, but I would like to note that the ads on the free version are not very bothersome either.
Although there may be better video downloads for Android out there, Vidz is a pretty solid choice. It does not work perfectly all the time, but it's hard to tell if this is the app or the websites you try to download videos from. I at least recommend giving this one a try, it may be just what your looking for.
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Today I want to tell you the story of how these potato cakes came to be. A bunch of potatoes made it to my kitchen from the store in a bag like this:
Then a handful of them were chosen to become dinner. First they were boiled until tender.
When they were soft and cooked they were peeled:
Then they were mashed with 2 cups of cooked pinto beans:
They were joined in their quest by 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese, 2 TBSP chopped parsley, 2 eggs, 1 tsp oregano, 1 tsp paprika and salt and pepper to taste. They were then mixed very well together:
The mix was put on greased baking sheets in the form of little cakes, or cookies if you will, and baked at 375ºF for 15 minutes:
After 15 minutes they were flipped over:
And baked for another 15 minutes:
And served with carrot rice and a sexy apple and cucumber salad:
Who would've thought potatoes had such interesting lives. They made a very frugal dinner (and kinda vegetarian, too). The cost of it all? About US $11.00 for a dinner for 4. Don't forget to check Frugal Fridays every week for more stories like this.
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I'm pretty sure potatoes have butts.
LOL! Funny post.
Great recipe! I like that you cook it in the oven instead of on the stove. I'm definitely going to try this recipe.
Potatoes have eyes so certainly they have butts too! Such a funny post and a tasty recipe I'll have to give a try. Looks much easier than shredding potatoes for pancakes.
Great post Ben. Sounds like a good recipe for frugal fridays too. And by the way, you're an excellent story teller.
Mmmmm potato butts. That is one good story. I swear imagine getting kids to read books like this… you have a million dollar idea. Cooking AND childhood reading… genius dude.
Great potatoes… I especially like the pinto beans, because yup you got it… Protein
I will never look at a potato the same way again. I will be checking if they do have butts! But these ones look so — trés chic! And I mean REALLY!
Genius Ben. Write a cookbook for children. The recipe sounds great. BTW I had some naked potatoes today (lol)
this sound and look great ben!! i'm gonna make these,they're alot different than most potato cake recipes ive seen.
A savoury addict like me would die for these! My kind of cakes, love them I think the potato – bean combo worked really well thanks to the similar texture when mashed. Now, do beans have butts? :))
That recipe has definite personality. And it looks tasty too.


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BATON ROUGE, LA (NBC33) — UPDATE: Derrick Bland, 48, turned himself in to police in connection to this shooting. He will be booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison on Second-Degree Murder. Officials have not provided any additional details regarding the investigation.
ORIGINAL: A Baton Rouge man was shot and killed while attending a family gathering on July 28.
BRPD homicide detectives say James Stockton, 40, is dead after his brother-in-law shot him.
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From Twilight to Teen Wolf, Gossip Girl to Pretty Little Liars, Selena Gomez to Justin Bieber, the celebs were out in full force last night at the MTV Movie Awards. There were some crazy moments, especially when the camera was on Robert Pattinson (a F bomb and a kiss with Taylor Lautner? We approve of both).
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Rating: 5 (excellent) | Nickname: giorgioi2 | Date: 2011-05-30 |
Summary: the best indoor amplified antenna | ||
i just purchased this antenna yesterday,hoping to replace a philips sdv6122 20db amplified antenna i had for 2 years. this new baby i put it on top of the tv cabinet about the same spot i had the old antenna. my 4 year old son loves to watch the qubo channel ( 61.2) from philadelphia . the philly tv towers are about 23 miles away and on top of that i live on the far side of the pine hill,nj with no line of sight. i always had problems with the old antenna ( picture cut off or pixel picture and no sound at times) no matter what the weather. since i got the new one , i see no problems for the last 36 hours at all with reception. i checked the signal strength on my set top box converter box and ranges from 36 to 44 for the qubo channel. with my old antenna the signal was a marginal 17 to 18. at 16 my converter stops reading the signal.so im totally satisfied with this indoor antenna. i forgot to mention that the major networks measure a signal from 33 to 86 ,it depends on the station. i used to have hard time getting the weakest of the nets :ABC 6.now no problem. its location is about 18 inches from a window. THATS VERY IMPORTANT for all indoor antennas. |
RCA ANT1251 Review #1 | ||
Rating: 5 (excellent) | Nickname: GS455Stage2 | Date: 2010-05-30 |
Summary: works great in basement apartment!! | ||
A lot of the reviewers who are giving this antenna negative reviews may not be putting it in a window, as recommended by RCA in the owner\s manual. I did that with my tube SDTV for the past year and now I have a HDTV with an integrated tuner. The tuner is very good, so I am picking up more stations, even though I now have my antenna against my back wall, where the tv is. I receive over FIFTY FREE CHANNELS and of those, at least SEVEN are HDTV. I realize that sometimes you have to adjust the rabbit ears, but once I found an optimum position in my basement apartment, I no longer had to move the ears. I got this antenna over a year ago open box and on sale for $24.99 and I have definitely gotten my money\s worth out of it. Also, the 44db amplification is a big reason why I get so many free channels. I tried a couple of $100 Terk antennas before I bought this and they did not work nearly as well. More money does not mean you will get more channels or a better picture! I have had people come in and ask me what kind of cable service I have when they see the picture! Their jaws drop when I tell them I have FREE TV! |
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Rating: 4 (good) | Nickname: Justin | Date: 2010-05-08 |
Summary: Perfect for an urban area. | ||
If you live in a urban area, and have an HDtv with a built in HD tuner, this antenna is perfect. I am picking up 6 local HD channels, as well as a lot of SD channels. I cannot pick up distant American channels, unfortunately, but my main goal was to grab local Canadian channels for World Cup coverage so it\s not that much of a loss. I highly recommend this antenna if you live in urban area, and you do your research, and know where the broadcast towers are. So a quick recap: This antennaa is great if you own a HDTV(not HD-ready) with a built in tuner, and you live in the city. |
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Rating: 5 (excellent) | Nickname: RF enthusiast | Date: 2009-12-29 |
Summary: I was surprised the unit works so well | ||
I bought the last unit in the store with no manual or specifications. There is no outdoor access at this location. The performance without an amplifier suggested 10dB extra gain would be enough to pick up a few channels yet this unit has 44dB gain. I took the advice of a close friend and swallowed my objections. There are two sets of transmitters 16 miles away,covering different cities, with a 130 degree angle between them. The home has at least three concrete dividing walls on each line of sight, probably with rebar inside. One wall is right behind the TV. I like the solid mounting base but with no gain control circuit information I was wary of strong signals mixing together and preventing the tumer from locking up on certain channels. The unit is two feet from the TV on the same dresser. Negative reviews on the rabbit ears and concern over overloading the digital tuner gave me an idea. I fixed the rabbit ears at close to the shortest setting to limit the VHF signal level. The unit is at 45 degrees to the closest wall and about 18 inches away for best UHF reception. This combination allows a fixed adjustment for the 12 or so channels received so far. |
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Rating: 2 (poor) | Nickname: IowAntenna | Date: 2009-09-07 |
Summary: It\s OK, but could be much bettter | ||
This antenna is probably one of the hardest ones to operate because you have to adjust it for each channel here. Being in a River Valley, that also had to do with it. Before to DTV Switchover, I was able to receive KWQC (NBC), WQAD (ABC), KIIN (PBS), KLJB (FOX), and KWKB/KGCW (CW)), but I was not able to receive WHBF, the local CBS affiliate, and WQPT, the other PBS affiliate. I also was unable to receive any stations from Cedar Rapids-Waterloo OR Ottumwa-Kirksville. After the switchover, I only got KWQC, WQAD, KLJB, and KGCW. I ended up swapping with a Philips MANT940, and although it requires adjustments for some stations, I can receive all locals, except for WHBF and WQPT. If you live more than 25 Miles from the transmitter and tower, or in a populated area, such as a Town/Village/City, I strongly discourage you from purchasing this product. It will probably work fine in open areas where there are no other buildings and/or trees within 1/6 mile. Otherwise, get something you can mount in your attic or outside. |
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"Hoodoo (Laura)" from the series "How to Catch and Manufacture Ghosts" (1981)
Credit: Collection of the artist/Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara
I often write in this space about architects who do what some people might call art: sculpture, paintings, or drawings that neither enclose nor have a function, remain un-built or are impossible to build. Then there are makers who come out of an education in media such as painting and sculpture and move towards architecture. Nobody in this country has been making that motion for longer and with more conviction than Alice Aycock, who, since the late 1970s, has been making what she calls "nonfunctional architecture." Two chronologically sequntial exhibitions, on view at the University of California at Santa Barbara Art Gallery and the Santa Barbara Museum of Art , survey that career.
Aycock started out doing work that had more akin to the land art of Robert Smithson with works such as "Maze" and "Architectural Project, Summer '73 (Low Building with Dirt Roof)" of 1972 and 1973, respectively. The former is what the title implies: a hexagonal labyrinth made out of wood slats. The latter resembles a sod hut, reminding me that landscape historian J.B. Jackson said that such an earthbound structure was the only true vernacular form of dwelling.
In meticulous axonometric drawings, Aycock then proposed a series of structures in which proposed materials (block, wood, concrete) made them appear to be building blocks for a structure of a scale and purpose we will never know. Repetitive and serial, their fragmentary nature evokes that something else while holding the ground.
"Project Entitled 'I Have Tried to Imagine the Kind of City You and I Could Live in as King and Queen' " (1987)
Credit: Laumeier Sculpture Park Collection, St. Louis/Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara
"Study for Project Entitled 'The City of the Walls: A Narrow City: A Thin City' " (1978)
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In the next decade, her projects became more elaborate, until they evolved into whole complexes of "Project Entitled 'I Have Tried to Imagine the Kind of City You and I Could Live in as King and Queen' " (1987) and the various iterations of her "Project Entitled 'City of Walls' " (1978). They consisted of towers, tunnels, and elements that looked to be either ruins of some more finished structure or the beginning of such a metropolis.
"The Miraculating Machine in the Garden," maquette (1980)
Credit: Dave Rittinger/Art, Design, & Architecture Museum at the University of California, Santa Barbara
The next phase of Aycock's work became more mechanomorphic. Projects such as "The Miraculating Machine in the Garden" consisted of assemblies in which you could recognize blades, exhaust fans, funnels, and light bulbs along with various tubes, plates, and sections of circles or cones Aycock made out of sheet metal. These machines did not produce anything more than her buildings housed. Instead, they made us look at and think about the elements and process of creation.
By the 1980s, Aycock was making maps, constellations, stupas, and mandalas from "The New China Drawing (The World Above, the World Below)" of 1984 to "Wars on the Starry Night" from "Eaters of the Night" of 1993. The cities and machines condensed the taxonomies of geometric permutations and gestures into holy shapes, and presented them in drawings she was by this point creating on the computer. Since then, Aycock has been spinning those forms out both formally and compositionally, creating roller coasters and swirling constellations of metal that she then hand-colors or proposes as public art pieces. A few of them have been built: "Star Sifter" installed at JFK Airport in 1998 and "Game of Flyers Part Two" installed at Washington Dulles Airport in 2012.
Credit: Private Collection, New York/Santa Barbara Museum of Art
I have always been fascinated by the obvious parallel between the work of Aycock and, among others, John Hejduk, Peter Eisenman, and Lebbeus Woods. In that sense, I always categorized their works as "weak" architecture: experiments in the making of forms, structures, and building elements for something other than housing and functioning, but without the "strong" form or, frankly, the sophistication of which I felt these architects were capable. Seeing the work together (though divided between the two venues, which are about ten miles apart) made me realize Aycock's fascinations and the beauty with which she pursued them. Forms and materials have remained consistent, even as she has used them with ever more freedom and abandon.
In a kind of mythical world of her own creation, her work makes sense and pulls you through these iterations of blocks, assembly lines, swirls, and funnels. Aycock has, for over a third of a century, offered us an alternative way of looking at and making our human-made environment—one that is both scarier and more ideal than what we have actually constructed in that period.
"The Game of Flyers Part Two" (2012)
Credit: Dave Rittinger/Santa Barbara Museum of Art
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[Android] BreakFree helps you break your digital addiction
Posted By Kent On June 4, 2014 @ 6:15 PM In Android | No Comments
[1]Addiction comes in many forms. It is a condition that causes an individual to become overly dependent or attached to a particular thing, activity or substance. Of course, being overly attached to your smartphone or tablet is no exception. If left uncontrolled, your bad usage habits could greatly affect your health and lifestyle. Fortunately, there's an app that can help you control your bad smartphone usage habits and it's called BreakFree.
Main Functionality
Just as its name suggests, BreakFree is a free app that is designed to help you break free from your unhealthy digital lifestyle. In order to help you control your smartphone or tablet addiction, this app will constantly monitor your phone and app usage and it will rate you according to your overall addiction score. Simply put, the lower score you get, the better. Therefore, you must strive to lower you phone or tablet usage in order to get a lower addiction score.
Apart from this, BreakFree also features a friendly app assistant called "Sato". The role of Sato is to constantly remind you of your addiction score and achievements. Just don't expect it to be too lenient.
[3]The way how the BreakFree app works is quite simple. Once you've installed the app on your device, it will automatically track the total number of minutes or hours that you've spent on your device. It will also count the total number of times that you've unlocked your tablet or smartphone. If it notices that you're going overboard, then the app will automatically notify you to take a break or unwind.
On the app's dashboard, you'll also see a graph that calculates your overall addiction score. Your addiction score is measured according to your phone usage and number of screen unlocks. It will also monitor your app activity and call usage. Keep in mind that a higher addiction score does not necessarily mean that you're doing great. On the contrary, it shows that the amount of time that you're spending on your device can already be deemed as "unhealthy". In addition, your addiction score is being divided into three zones – the green zone, yellow zone and red zone. Your goal is to keep yourself from reaching the yellow zone and red zone. In order to do that, you must maintain a score that won't go any higher than 40. If you do well, then the app will reward you with various achievements like "BreakFree Guru" and "Smooth Scheduler".
Functionality wise, I can say that BreakFree does a good job in helping its users maintain a good and balanced digital lifestyle. I also like the fact that it provides various tools for phone usage management like sending auto texts and auto reject calls. You can also schedule a time wherein you don't want to be disturbed by any annoying messages or app notifications.
As for its UI, the app does flaunt a neat, stable and responsive user interface. It's just that it could've been polished more in such a way that it would look more interactive and elegant. It should also be noted that some of the app's features are only available to its Pro users. Simply put, you need to upgrade in order to access your stats for call and app usage and custom auto text messages.
Needless to say, the BreakFree app only serves as an aid to your quest to limit your smartphone usage. In other words, if you aren't willing to discipline yourself, then nothing will change. This app can only monitor and guide you but it cannot totally restrict you from using your smartphone or tablet. Even so, it offers a good way for you to seriously consider the fact that no matter how attached you are to your smartphone, you should always set aside some time to value and rekindle the moments that you can never experience in the digital world.
Price: Free, Pro – $1.99
Version reviewed: 2.8 (Public Beta)
Requires: Android 2.3 and up
Download size: 6.0MB
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