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Search Engine Optimization is always confusing business owners. They know that SEO is very important to their business success but unfortunately they will not know how to apply in their own business and what is a best practice in it?
As we all used a search engine to get the information of any product and services. So it is very important that your website must be rank high in Google ranking to get a various advantage.
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) is the method through which you can make your website as visible and friendly so that it can appear on the starting page of Google search. It is a significant tool that can drive more traffic to your website. With the help of different strategies and related keywords, you can appear your website more prominent in the search engine. Good SEO drive more traffic generates leads; grow your business and customers. So due to all such thing here we discuss most easy eight ways to enhance SEO for an assignment website.
1. Create a compelling name for your blog
It is very unpleasant for the visitors when they visit any website and the name of the blog is "Blog" it is always recommended to marketers that to be more creative when you give the name of your blog content. The name of your blog is one of the factors through which you can improve the Search result for your website. SEO also rank your website on the basis of the name of your blog. Give the answer of following questions.
2. Reach a specific audience with each post
As a blogger, if you want to improve the SEO result you can also focus on the target audience. Your blog most focus or cater to the specific target audience. This helps you to write content for specific customers in which you can use targeted keywords that fulfill the need of your audience.
Such as here we are concern an assignment websites, so for such assignment, you will write the blog that explains on which subjects and topics you provide help, what are your expertise, features, and services. By doing this you can target your audience more quickly.
3. Implement an effective URL structure
An effective URL address is good for search engine point of view as well as for website visitors for many reasons.
It makes results reporting easy
Did you have noticed that some website does not add "/blog/" in their URL address when they put their blog content on the domain page of the website? This function will not allow you to keep the track and progress of your blog. So it is suggested to place "/blog/" in your URL address to enhance the reporting.
You can ensure user-friendly URLs
The length of the URL also plays an important role to enhance the SEO of any website. Some people while designing their website URL add many words into the title of URL. Which makes difficult to read as well as become long. So design your website URL descriptive but do not put irrelevant things. Also, do not use conjunction words in URL address. From the example, you can understand better.
4. Continually optimize blog content
Recycling is not just good for the environment; it's also good for SEO!
Reprocessing is also good for SEO perspective. Always keep in mind that SEO enhancement does not need fresh new website content. But within the current blog content try to find some opportunities through which you can optimize your existing blog posts. Such as revise your content again and search extra on-page SEO. Below there are some techniques that you can adapt to optimize your existing blog content more effectively.
Also Leveraging current blog content can save your precious time and resources as well. Which you can use for any other productive work.
5. Find & fill content gaps
The main objective to create a blog is to fill the SEO gaps by creating content. This is one of the fast and easy ways among all. Use high priority SEO phrases that can help you to boost your website content.
6. Add optimized images & videos
Images help to improve the visitor's engagement as well as help you to provide positive understanding. It provides additional values for SEO result. As we concern here assignment websites here it is also important to design small video clip that describes your services and features. Optimized related images and videos along with keywords. Visual elements keep your visitors engage and allow to convert your lead into sale opportunity.
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Organized data markup is also a very important factor to boost the SEO result. This data markup written into the HTML page that gives information about the webpage, categorize the content of the page as well as it enhances your web page appearance in terms of SERPs. So it is suggested to place markup schema in your website to assure that your website is completely optimized.
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As here we discuss how to improve the SEO of assignment help sites. We also know that these websites target students by providing help in their writing assignment. So you have great chance to target students through social media platforms. It happens when you give the option of sharing your blog information on different social media platforms. Sharing information on social media helps a lot.
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The majority of today's engines consist of a four-stroke design that utilizes three fluids: combustible air fuel, water/glycol coolant and motor oil. None of these fluids can ever come into contact with each other. To ensure these fluids are properly routed between components with no intermixing, there's the head gasket.
- What is a Head Gasket?
- What are the Signs & Symptoms of a Blown Head Gasket?
- The Trouble with Ignoring Blown Head Gasket Symptoms
- How to Minimize Head Gasket Problems
- How to Tell if You Have a Blown Head Gasket
- Visual Signs of Blown Head Gasket Symptoms
- Can You Drive with a Blown Head Gasket?
- Is the Car Still Safe for Driving?
- How Much Does it Cost to Fix a Blown Head Gasket?
- Bar's Leaks Solutions for a Blown Head Gasket
What Is a Head Gasket?
In automobile engines, the head gasket is a ringed panel that is placed between the cylinder head and engine block. The head gasket is put in place as a barrier that prevents engine fluids from leaking into the cylinders. As such, the head gasket is among the most vital components in the combustion chamber. In addition to serving as a barrier to the cylinder, the head gasket blocks off conduits to the oil and water.
Due to its position between hot and cold engine components, the head gasket faces a full range of temperatures, from the high heat of the combustion chamber to the often cold temperatures of the cooling system. As the impacts of temperature changes take their toll over time, the head gasket can ultimately bear marks along the surface. Consequently, leaks do often develop along this crucial area. If the problem worsens, the gasket can blow — all of which begs the question: What is a blown head gasket?
What Are the Signs and Symptoms of a Blown Head Gasket?
A driver will often wonder what causes a blown head gasket. The truth is, anything from the coolant system to the combustion chamber could be responsible. Most confusing is the fact that symptoms which resemble those of head gasket failure will sometimes originate from other causes. In certain cases, a symptom might show due to multiple failures within the engine. Examples could include the following:
- Overheating could be caused by a restricted radiator, which can get worse the farther you drive along.
- Coolant in the oil, usually blamed on head gaskets, could actually be due to problems with the intake gasket.
Symptoms such as these may or may not be due to the head gasket. An accurate diagnosis often depends on the expertise of a skilled technician.
The Trouble with Ignoring Blown Head Gasket Symptoms
Often times, a driver will ignore blown head gasket symptoms due to the costs that come with repairs. This can be an even more costly mistake, however, because in many cases, blown head gaskets lead to further car trouble if you continue driving. A coolant leak, for example, could lead to the following problems:
- Damage to the catalytic converter
- Leaks into the engine oil, which can ruin the engine
- Erosion of lubrication
- Overheating caused by mixtures of coolant and combustion gases
Furthermore, mixtures of coolant and hydrocarbons can cause corrosion, which can damage various engine parts like the radiator and heater.
Other Blown Head Gasket Signs? Maybe, Maybe Not
So why is it often hard to get an accurate diagnosis of a blown head gasket? A lot of the problem is due to the similarity between issues with head gaskets and other engine components, such as the following:
- A chipped or warped cylinder head, which could affect the head gasket, but wouldn't necessarily be the result of a blown head gasket
- Corrosion at the surface of the head gasket, which would indicate a leak, but one that wouldn't necessarily be due to a head gasket blown
In such examples, the only way to really know whether the problems extend directly from the head gasket is to remove the head and put it to a test.
Related Symptoms of Blown Head Gasket Trouble
When head gasket failure occurs between two or more cylinders, several symptoms are bound to result. The most common symptom in this case is a misfire, which would result from the leakage of compression between cylinders. Evidence of this could include the following:
- Lowered compression due to rough idling
- Overheating of the engine
- Coolant leakage to the oil compartment
- Coolant on top of a spark plug
The failure of a head gasket between a coolant port and cylinder can cause leakage of the former into the latter. When this occurs, a misfire is likely to happen during vehicle ignition, especially if the motor is revved up, cut and then restarted. While such a problem might evade a regular compression test, it could be more easily identified by revving the engine immediately after putting the cooling system to a pressure test.
Overheating Due to a Blown Head Gasket
When the failure of a head gasket occurs between the cooling system and combustion chamber, the evidence is typically displayed by coolant loss and overheating problems. The latter symptom can be especially troubling because overheating often only shows in fits and starts, such as when a vehicle has been on the road for some distance.
However, overheating can also do damage when it doesn't become apparent, such as during short trips along slow roads. For example, if you drive from your house to the nearby grocery store, your car might not exceed 35 mph for the trip. Therefore, the car won't reach the freeway speeds that would more likely agitate an overheating issue. Nonetheless, the problem will still simmer inside the engine, even if you don't end up seeing the heat gauge spike or any smoke seep from the hood of the car.
In cars where overheating does not become readily apparent, damages caused by combustion gasses could include the following:
- Damage to the cooling system
- Failure of the radiator
- Erosion of the hoses
In some cases, one such problem might send off a chain reaction, such as where cooling system failure spreads to the radiator. The trouble is, both could be damaged by overheating regardless. When a car gets misdiagnosed or when the driver skimps on repairs, there might be one component that is already ruined and several others that are significantly damaged, but the driver might only want to replace the component that's shot. Consequently, the other weakened parts might soon fail as well, and this could negatively impact the newly replaced component.
Often times, problems such as these are triggered not from overheating, but by other causes. One example would be a leak in the water pump, which could damage the cooling system and in turn make the engine overheat. As an example of the domino effect with these kinds of problems, the water pump could be replaced, only for the other issues to continue, worsen and ultimately ruin the new pump.
Then again, a water pump replacement might fix the problem, but only temporarily. Sooner or later, the head gasket could collapse — its weakness having been initiated during the overheat. Simply put, overheating can often be the gift that keeps on giving.
Blown Head Gaskets and Nearby Components
Another source of trouble is when a head gasket fails between the coolant and lubrication components. A telltale sign of this is when the fluid from one seeps into the other. Typically, the first symptom to show in such cases is when the radiator cap swells. However, the problem can be harder to spot in cars that use glycol oil, which is less likely to take on a milky appearance when corrupted. When a problem like this occurs, the viscosity of the oil is affected, and this will ultimately compromise the engine's lubrication.
While it's common for head gasket failure to be misdiagnosed as something else, there are also times when a problem thought to be related to the head gasket and components nearby is actually its own matter entirely. An oil leak, for example, is something that often happens independently of the head gasket, which in itself is rarely a cause for such leaks. Worn valve covers, on the other hand, are often responsible for oil leaks — though not in all cases. As such, the following misperceptions often persist:
- The head gasket couldn't possibly be responsible for an oil leak.
- If there's an oil leak, it must be due to a faulty valve cover.
In cases where oil drips from under the transmission, it's sometimes mistaken for a leak in the pan gasket or rear seal. Granted, a head gasket can go awry in numerous ways, and various types of failure — including oil leaks — can occur simultaneously as a result. However, an external oil leak is its own problem that may or may not be related to the head gasket.
How to Test for a Blown Head Gasket
A reliable way to determine whether a head gasket is blown is to test for carbon dioxide. In this test, the coolant is examined for traces of combustion gasses. The test is performed with an apparatus that utilizes a solution that changes color upon contact with carbon monoxide. The steps are as follows:
- Lower the level of coolant in the radiator (to provide a testing air space).
- Warm the engine (for improved accuracy).
- Use the tool to extract fume samples from the coolant.
- Mix samples in testing solution.
If the solution turns yellow, the coolant has failed the test, which indicates a problem. Granted, the test doesn't always work, and carbon dioxide could still be present in the coolant without a change in color to the solution. Nonetheless, the test is generally reliable at detecting a problem that is symptomatic of an unhealthy engine.
Another problem that a carbon dioxide test could possibly reveal is a ruptured cylinder head, which causes similar symptoms to a failed head gasket. In many cases, a cylinder head crack will be too tiny for the human eye to spot, yet it could still be a major problem. At some repair shops, cracks are found with the use of dyes or the application of pressure tests. As with coolant tests, cylinder head testing is best done by a professional car technician.
Car Designs and Faulty Head Gaskets
In overhead cam engines, the gasket can only be accessed by taking out the front and top of the engine, which usually entails removal of the timing chain or belt. In some makes and models, most of the engine must be removed in order to gain access to the head gasket.
The failure of a head gasket is sometimes due to limitations in the vehicle's engine design. Consequently, maintenance of the cooling system with quality fluid and top-ups is evermore essential in today's cars. In modern engines, normal temperature levels place in the range of 200 to 225 °F. Therefore, when a temperature gauge rises to the hot zone, it means that the engine is really hot. If an engine rises above 240 °F, the head gasket and cooling system could both be pushed beyond their normal limits. If the engine soars past 260 °F, the impact is almost inevitable.
Another factor that can lead to gasket failure is low-grade fuel, which is often responsible for excess pressure on the cylinder head. This is due to detonation and pinging, which often occur when fuels with lower-than-recommended octane levels are used in an engine.
How to Minimize Head Gasket Problems
In order to minimize the chances of head gasket failure in your vehicle, perform the following steps accordingly:
- Before the coolant drops below a pH of 7.0, refill the reservoir.
- Use readymade coolant/water mixtures — never add the two separately.
- Cut the engine the moment it overheats.
- Examine and remedy the conditions of overheating. Have the engine professionally diagnosed if necessary.
There are certain automakers that have been notorious for producing automobiles in which the head gasket can easily blow. In some cases, problems related to head gaskets have prompted vehicle owners to petition the automakers in question, demanding that the vehicles be recalled. Regardless, head gasket problems can still be remedied and overcome without spending a fortune on replacements and repairs.
How to Tell If You Have a Blown Head Gasket
Due to its obscured placement between components in the engine, the head gasket cannot be examined without major disassembling work. That means it's hard to make a diagnosis on a gasket's condition, but visual inspections are rarely useful at pinpointing head gasket problems anyway. The best way to diagnose a problem is to study the symptoms as they occur and have a knowledge of what they most likely mean.
Common symptoms of a blown head gasket include the following:
- External leaks of coolant from under the exhaust gasket
- Overheating under the hood
- Smoke blowing from the exhaust with a white-ish tint
- Depleted coolant levels with no trace of leakage
- Bubble formations in the radiator and overflow compartment
- Milky discoloration of the oil
From a purely visual perspective, the most surefire evidence of a blown head gasket is the presence of leaked coolant along the gasket surface. In the majority of cases, leaks occur between the engine's combustion and cooling components.
Visual Signs of Blown Head Gasket Symptoms
When the combustion chamber gets penetrated with coolant, the engine loses its equilibrium and its ability to keep heat levels from rising as the car moves faster along roads and freeways. As a result, the engine is likely to overheat unless the coolant is refilled on a constant basis.
The problems don't stop once you park the car, either. After the engine is shut off, coolant that lingers in the cylinder can leak into the engine oil. This newly corrupted oil will often assume a milky appearance that can usually be identified with an inspection of either the dipstick or cap rings.
When the engine runs, white smoke will form from whatever is left of the coolant inside the combustion chamber. The smoke in question is easiest to identify on warm days, when it can often be seen blowing from the exhaust pipes as the car sits warm and idling. On cold and wet days, the smoke is harder to identify due to the increased likelihood of steam, which has a similar appearance. Alternately, symptoms such as these can be identified by certain smells. A sweet smell, for instance, is usually indicative of a head gasket problem.
In the midst of all these problems, exhaust gases from the combustion chamber could enter the cooling system, where they'll circulate and pass to the radiator. The easiest place to spot evidence of this is in the cooling tank, which may contain bubbles as a result of pressurization. The cooling system remains pressurized for as long as the engine is warm, so the radiator cap should never be removed while the engine is idling or has just recently been shut off.
In short, some of the most telltale visual signs of a blown head gasket include:
- Milky Oil
- White exhaust
- Bubble formations along the cooling system
If your vehicle exhibits one of these symptoms, there's a good chance — though it's not entirely certain — that your engine has blown its head gasket. If two or three symptoms are evident, then in all likelihood you probably do have a blown gasket.
In the event that your gasket is most likely blown, refrain from driving your car much, if at all, until the problem is rectified. The components that connect to the gasket can get warped or irreparably damaged from the temperature extremes and fluid leaks that head gasket problems can cause, all of which could result in huge repair bills. In a worst case scenario, the engine might need to be replaced outright.
How to Spot Signs of Blown Head Gasket Trouble in Newer Vehicles
In today's automobiles, the cylinder head contains various coolant passages, which allow heat from the engine to escape with each passing mile. The purpose of the head gasket is to prevent coolant from flowing through these passages into the combustion chamber. However, when the gasket ruptures, all goes awry:
- The engine gets flooded with coolant.
- The coolant gets consumed with exhaust gasses.
- The engine rapidly overheats.
The easiest way to inspect a car for a blown head gasket is to look for the following signs of evidence:
- An overabundance of steam coming out of the exhaust pipe
- Bubble formations in the coolant reservoir
If the steam feels damp to touch or if the bubbles appear to have seeped from the engine's inlet, chances are there's a head gasket problem.
Oil Characteristics With a Blown Head Gasket
The purpose of oil passages — which exist in equal proportion between the cooling system and cylinder head — is to allow for the transfer of oil from the cylinder into the train valve and back. When the head gasket blows, the engine consumes oil at excessive rates. Granted, cases of excess oil consumption can also be due to other causes, such as weakened piston rings. However, in a large number of vehicles, burning through oil much faster that an engine is supposed to within a given span of time is usually the result of a blown head gasket.
Common symptoms of excess oil consumption include the following:
- Excessive exhaust with a faint blue or whitish tint
- Diminished idling ability
When symptoms like these occur, a car should be inspected for problems with the head gasket.
Of all the symptoms that stem from a blown head gasket, few are as dangerous as the mixing of fluids that are not supposed to come into contact — namely coolant and oil. When the coolant seeps into the oil, the oil's properties can become corrupted to the point where the engine is robbed of its lubrication. When you consider how oil is the lifeblood of an engine, the leaking and mixing of fluids caused by head gasket failure is basically a car's equivalent of a lethal injection. In short, the consequences of corrupted engine oil are as follows:
- Loss of proper viscosity
- Diminished ability to lubricate the engine and all of its moving parts
- Erosion of key engine parts and bearings
If an inspection of the dipstick shows the oil to be bubbly, watery or chocolate milk-like in appearance, the engine is indeed showing symptoms of a blown head gasket, the likes of which could be due for emergency maintenance
Can You Drive with a Blown Head Gasket?
Given the high costs associated with head gasket replacement, one of the most frequent questions that auto mechanics hear from drivers is "how long can you drive with a blown head gasket without doing serious damage to the engine?" It really all boils down to the severity of the problem. If you only see a slight loss of pressure under a hard load, you only have a slight problem with the head gasket.
However, if you find yourself repeatedly adding coolant to the engine just to keep it from overheating, you've got a serious problem on your hand that will hardly be staved off with the stopgap method of coolant top-offs. Even if the engine doesn't overheat, it could still incur irreparable damage over a short period of time if constantly placed under high-pressure conditions.
People also wonder if it's safe to drive a vehicle when the engine pushes coolant just slightly, but without evidence of gushing or clouds of white exhaust. The answer here is yes and no. In order to really know, you need to test the vehicle first.
How to Test a Head Gasket to See If the Car Is Still Safe for Driving
For the following test and for as long as the engine has gasket problems, keep a few gallons of 50/50 coolant on hand. Cheap coolant will suffice in this experiment since it's going to be flushed out of the engine anyway:
- Fill the coolant up and drive the car around with the coolant cap loose.
- Let the speed work its way up to about 50 mph.
- Drive around for an afternoon and see how much coolant the engine consumes during a 50-mile trip.
If you only need to add a half-gallon of coolant every 100-150 miles, your car is safe to drive for reasonable distances during the cooler days and months of the year. However, hot outdoor temperatures will impact the engine's heat and can make a car with even minor gasket issues less safe for trips of considerable distances.
Each time you add liquid to the coolant system of a heating engine, the liquid must be at least a 50/50 mix of coolant to water. Never pour cold water into a hot motor — cast iron will not withstand this. Cold water in a hot motor could also end up cracking the head, which could cost you a whole lot more money in repairs.
Driving with a blown head gasket over distances of 1,000 miles or more is another matter. Doing so can actually wear away material around the coolant jackets. Basically, driving around on a blown head gasket is something that can be done for moderate distances at moderate speeds with coolant on hand. The thing to understand is that you can't expect to keep this method up indefinitely. Coolant top-offs are a stopgap measure you can use with a vehicle with moderate gasket problems until you set aside the funds for engine repairs.
How Much Does It Cost to Fix a Blown Head Gasket?
Due to the deep placement of head gaskets in modern engines, the replacement costs for gaskets and cylinder heads are generally expensive. However, for cars that show only mild to moderate symptoms, low-cost alternatives do exist. Chief among these options is our award-winning, mechanic-tested range stop leak products, which can relieve you of your blown head gasket repair cost concerns.
Bar's Leaks has long provided professionally-proven chemical solutions to a range of car problems, from head gasket issues to coolant and oil leaks. When it comes to problems with the head gasket, repairs are often outside the budget range of the average driver. On older cars in particular, the investment required for a mechanical blown head gasket fix is often not worth it, considering the value of the car. For just a fraction of what you'd spend for an outright gasket replacement, our products will get your car back out on the road and driving again.
Bar's Leaks Solutions for a Blown Head Gasket
By far the most common question we get on our tech lines and Facebook is:
"How can I tell if your head gasket products will fix my head gasket leak? I've heard some of these products don't work."
There is one bottom-line truth, no matter what any chemical tool company tells you: if your head gasket leak is too severe, no chemical repair will seal the leak. We'd love to tell you otherwise, but we're always honest with our customers. If your leak too advanced, then you're looking at a physical repair.
But there are many steps between a healthy head gasket and a blown head gasket, and that's where we come in.
So, here's how to tell if your blown head gasket is a good fit for one of our head gasket repair solutions:
Can your car run or be driven for 15 minutes without overheating?
First, the bad news: if your vehicle cannot run for 15 minutes without overheating, your leak is probably too severe to be chemically sealed. In cases like this, there is less than a 50% chance we can help.
If your vehicle can run for 15 minutes without overheating, then our strongest product, Bar's Leaks Professional Head Seal Blown Head Gasket Repair (p/n HG-1) will probably work. HG-1 is our most expensive product, one that's truly commercial-grade, but it's also our strongest formula, designed for the toughest leaks. It's also very easy to install, with no draining or flushing necessary unless the cooling system is dirty or partially clogged.
But wait. Before you decide on our HG-1 product, there is another question:
Can your car run or be driven for 20 minutes without overheating?
If so, then you are likely a good fit for our Bar's Leaks Head Gasket Fix (p/n 1111), one of our most wildly popular products. Why is it popular? It has a medium price point and is very easy to install because it's antifreeze-compatible. Its sealing power is a bit below our HG-1 product, but the installation is quick and easy. For most moderate HG leaks, this product has worked for hundreds of thousands of customers.
If you want a cheaper, but also strong product whose installation is a bit more involved, our Bar's Leaks Head Gasket Repair (p/n 1100) is a great option. It offers a very strong seal and a lower price, but installation is more demanding because the formula is not compatible with antifreeze.
So, basically speaking, this is how you can tell if one of our products can help with your blown head gasket:
- If your vehicle can run for 15 minutes without overheating and you need our most professional-grade solution, consider our HG-1 product.
- If your vehicle can run for 20 minutes without overheating, consider our 1111 product or 1100 product, depending on how easy you want the installation to be.
- The real, honest truth that most chemical repair companies won't tell you: If your vehicle overheats within 15 minutes, chances are you need a hard-part repair by a qualified mechanic. We'd love to be able to sell you a product, but if your car is overheating rapidly, no chemical fix will work. It's not just ours that probably won't work, but any. Save your money for a mechanic's attention.
Fix Your Car the Easy Way with Bar's Leaks Products
For just a tiny fraction of what you would pay to have your engine components removed and replaced, Bar's Leaks products will put a stop to mild and moderate leaks in a vast majority of situations. Our products require no special expertise to apply — our formulas can instantly transform any vehicle owner into their own mechanic. Whether you have to pull into a driveway or off to a roadside due to a problem with the head gasket, cooling system or oil, a simple fill of our stop leak formulas can have you back on the road in minutes flat.
Operating just outside the Motor City — Detroit, Michigan — Bar's Leaks formulas have stopped leaks and solved problems for vehicles from around the country since the 1940s. As proof of the legendary power behind Bar's Leaks solutions, our products were used during the world's first nuclear trans-polar submersible mission by the USS Nautilus in 1958. If our stuff works in mission-critical military applications, it will work for you.
In our seven decades at the forefront of stop-leak innovation, our products have saved untold sums of money for millions of drivers by enabling simple repairs of what would otherwise be costly workshop concerns. If your car or truck has a mild or moderate issue with the head gasket, cooling system or any other fluids, don't blow a fortune on a new engine when Bar's Leaks formulas can solve the problem. To learn more about our products or to locate a store nearest you, click on over to our products and locator pages.


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Now that you've decided to shift to homeschooling, with just a few weeks left of summer, you'll need to assess your home and consider how to transform it or select spaces into an ideal learning environment. In a similar fashion that schools and classrooms are designed for optimum utility, the homeschool environment needs to be adjusted to suit teaching and learning as well as living. Granted, you may be limited in possibilities if your home is space challenged, but more square footage doesn't always translate into a better learning environment. Consider these points as you prepare for your homeschool adventure.
Dedicated Space
Whether you have a small apartment or a ranch house with a completed basement on an acre of land, what counts most in creating a successful homeschooling environment is dedicated space. If a dining room table and living room are your working canvas, be mindful that this space during homeschooling hours are to be used only for homeschooling. This means that all dining accoutrements should be removed during the day and returned when family meals occur. Sound like a lot of work? Well, the space use and organizational shift will help you and your child stay focused to the tasks at hand - teaching and learning. Let's say you have a family room or usable basement - you may want to consider if possible and realistic, using it only for homeschooling.
If you have the space, use it wisely and mindfully. These zones are multipurposeful and well organized.
Smaller children (PreK-Grade 1) learn best through play-based activities. This includes dramatic play, working with building blocks, cooking sessions with mom, digging in the garden. They are developing their fine and gross motor skills as much as their formative academic (reading, numbers) and social skills (sharing, self-managemnet, etc). They also have shorter attention spans and need and or want to transition from activity to activity more quickly and frequently than their older counterparts. In terms of space - zones and corners work best. A cool teepee or bean bag chair may best belong in a reading corner, games and other toys in a cubby sectional, markers and papers in a caddy on a table top. Try best to keep the area clean and incorporate tidying up into the day's routine. Older students need less play space but they need the flexibility to learn in a variety of ways. A big boy/girl version of the little one's reading corner still offers a quiet and comfortable space to get lost in a great book. Organizational systems from dedicated shelving and work stations help create smooth transitions from subject to subject and develop independence and easy access to resources.
Remember, homeschooling need not be confined to the home. In fact, the more you can expose your kids to real life people, places and experiences as extensions of their learning, the better. Again, be mindful that a trip to the science museum doesn't turn into a sci-fi play date. Outline specific activities (tours, experiments, drawings, discussions, etc) to be completed and the purpose for them in relation to a particular subject or unit.
A great layout for a PreK-Grade1 homeschool/playroom.
What are your homeschooling space issues? Too much or too little space? Keeping space tidy and family friendly? Comment below and you might win a free Little School space design consult!
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Love these tips! I am a homeschooling mom of one extremely creative 7 year old girl. We have an eclectic approach to homeschooling, with a little bit of worksheets, but mostly reading, discussion, drawing, music, etc. We have a room set aside for homeschooling/craft area, but it is a challenge to keep cleaned up. Because of my daughter's extreme creativity, she likes to continually do projects and spreads all her supplies out all over the floor. I would love to win the consult as I could use some help to figure this out! I don't want to stifle her creativity but I need some organization!
Esther, Thanks for the comment and support. Glad you found the tips helpful. As a former Arts teacher, I feel your joy and sigh about maintaining an artful, accessible and clean space for your daughter. I'll be posting some Essential Agreements parents can make with kids to ensure a complete ownership of their education occurs. In the meantime, you win a free mini space consult! Yay!
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Alerts give you information about your account by email or by push notification to the mobile app.
Digital banking allows you to set up and customize several alerts, including: account balance, account balance threshold, payment coming due, budget category threshold, total budget threshold, account credit/deposit, check cleared, transaction amount and merchant activity.
Digital banking will automatically send an email alert to your primary email listed in your profile about changes regarding your account security, including if your password, login ID or user credentials have been changed; if a device has been added or removed; if you have an overdraft; if a transfer has failed and more.
To set up alerts go to settings and click on the alerts tab. Set up your alerts using the dropdown menus.
Go to settings, click on the alerts tab and select the alerts you want using the dropdown menus.
You can get alerts sent to your inbox within digital banking, to your email address or to the mobile app using push notifications.
For example, if you want an alert sent to you when your account balance is below a certain amount, you would select the button add custom alerts and select account balance threshold alert. Select the account name, select less than, enter the desired dollar amount and select where you want the alert sent – to your alerts inbox, your primary email account or to the app by push notifications. Then click save.
Balance alerts typically arrive once a day. While this is a helpful way to keep track of your account, it does NOT include transactions we don't know about yet, such as checks you've written that have not posted. Another example is a debit card transaction that is changed after we authorize it, such as when you add a tip to your bill at a restaurant or use your card at a gas pump. That's why balance alerts should not be solely relied upon for your balance information.
Go to your digital banking inbox, click the checkbox next to the alert you want to delete and click the button delete selected. Alerts are automatically deleted after 365 days.
You can choose to view only certain alerts by filtering them by topic or date range.
You can't turn off alerts that are created automatically by digital banking, including alerts about password changes or failed transfers. These alerts are security alerts that are sent to your primary email address listed in your profile.
You can turn off custom alerts that you created. Go to settings and click on the alerts tab. Click the checkbox next to the alert you want to turn off. You can also click on the arrow to the right to choose to have the alert sent to your digital banking inbox or to your primary email address.
You can't change alerts that are created automatically by digital banking, such as alerts about password changes or failed transactions. These alerts are sent to your primary email address listed in your profile.
You can choose how you would like to receive optional alerts. Go to settings and click on the alerts tab. Click on the arrow to the right to choose to have alerts sent to your digital banking inbox, to your primary email address or to the app using push notifications. If your profile has an alternate email address, you can choose to have certain alerts sent to that email address instead.
A push notification is an alert sent to the digital banking mobile app, so you get notified on your mobile device.
- Log in to digital banking, go to Settings and select the tab titled Alerts.
- From the list of available alerts, click on an alert you want to receive. Select edit, select the checkbox next to push notifications, save, and then also click the checkbox next to the alert name.
- To set up a custom alert as a push notification, use the dropdown menu Add custom alerts to select an alert you want to receive. Fill in the details. Next to Send to, select the checkbox next to push notifications and select Save.
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St. Petersburg is a city in Pinellas County, Florida, United States. As of the 2015 census estimate, the population was 257,083, making it the fifth-most populous city in Florida and the largest in the state that is not a county seat (the city of Clearwater is the seat of Pinellas County). St. Petersburg is the second-largest city in the Tampa Bay Area, after the city of Tampa. Together with Clearwater, these 3 cities comprise the Tampa–St. Petersburg–Clearwater Metropolitan Statistical Area, the second-largest in Florida with a population of around 2.8 million. St. Petersburg is located on a peninsula between Tampa Bay and the Gulf of Mexico and is connected to mainland Florida to the north. The city is often referred to by locals as "St. Pete". St. Pete Beach formally shortened its name in 1994. According to a 2010 census, St. Petersburg contained 244,769 people, and 129,401 households — making St. Petersburg the largest city in Pinellas County. Zip codes for St. Petersburg are 33701, 33702, 33703, 33704, 33705, 33710, 33712, 33713, and 33715.
Median house prices range from $150,000 – $4 million.
St. Petersburg is home to more than 100 neighborhoods, with most of the historic districts located near the bay. In the eastern-center of the city is Downtown St. Petersburg. Downtown St. Pete has a branch of St. Petersburg College and the University of South Florida St. Petersburg campus.
Some of St. Petersburg's 100+ neighborhoods are:
Bayway Isles
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Historic Roser Park
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Weedon Island Preserve
Yacht Club Estates
Dixie M. Hollins High School
Gibbs High School
Lakewood High School
Northeast High School
St. Petersburg High School
St. Petersburg Collegiate High School
Canterbury School of Florida
Shorecrest Preparatory School
Admiral Farragut Academy
The city is connected to Tampa by the east by causeways and bridges across Tampa Bay, and to Bradenton in the south by the Sunshine Skyway Bridge (Interstate 275), which traverses the mouth of the bay. It is also served by Interstates 175 and 375, which branch off I-275 into the southern and northern areas of downtown respectively. The Gandy Bridge, conceived by George Gandy and opened in 1924, was the first causeway to be built across Tampa Bay, connecting St. Petersburg and Tampa cities. The completion of the Howard Frankland Bridge in 1960, created another connection between St. Petersburg and Tampa.
Nearby Tampa International Airport provides air transportation for most passengers. Smaller airlines, with destinations to smaller cities and towns, operate at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, with most tenants providing only seasonal services. Albert Whitted Airport provides general aviation services near the heart of downtown St. Petersburg.
With an average of some 361 days of sunshine each year and a Guinness World Record for logging the most consecutive days of sunshine (768 days), it is nicknamed "The Sunshine City". Due to its good weather, the city has long been a popular destination. American Style magazine ranked St. Petersburg its top mid-size city in 2011, citing its "vibrant" arts scene.
The Mahaffey Theater complex, the Morean Arts Center, dozens of other art galleries, Haslam's Bookstore, The Coliseum, Palladium Theatre, and Jannus Live are among the galleries and cultural venues featured downtown. Several prominent museums are located on the perimeter. Many of them have received notable accolades, including the Chihuly Collection presented by the Morean Arts Center, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Salvador Dalí Museum, the Florida International Museum, the St. Petersburg Museum of History, and the Florida Holocaust Museum. The city hosts many outdoor festivals throughout the year at Vinoy Park too. St. Pete is also becoming one of the largest destinations in Florida for kiteboarding with locations such as Fort De Soto Park, Pass-a-Grille, and Ten-Cent. The downtown district is home to 2 professional sports teams, the Tampa Bay Rays MLB baseball team, located west of downtown at Tropicana Field, and the Tampa Bay Rowdies soccer team, which is located downtown at Al Lang Stadium.
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Kylie Jenner dressed up with her baby girl for a Halloween dinner on Friday evening. The Keeping Up With the Kardashians star shared photos from the bash on social media, showing her fans how she decorated for the special occasion. She also shared a photo of herself and baby Stormi dressed up as mommy and me skeletons! Kylie's pals also dressed up in similar skeleton onesies by Tipsy Elves for the holiday celebration on Friday.
It was just days ago that Kylie, 21, and her beau Travis Scott, 26, took their 8-month old daughter to a pumpkin patch in celebration of Halloween. Kylie posted adorable family photos from the Underwood Family Farms in Moorpark, Calif. earlier this week.
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Review: IkaScope WS200 wireless oscilloscope probe
With test equipment such as oscilloscopes, innovations usually come at a slow pace and there is rarely anything really new. However, the IkaScope from the French company Ikalogic – mainly known for their logic analysers – has some very special features that I have never seen before, including a patented on/off system using the integrated probe tip. That means it's time to get better acquainted with this remarkable instrument.


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Connecticut puts out call for more charter schools
The state may be eyeing a billion-dollar deficit and appealing a court decision that labels its funding of public education as unconstitutional, but that isn't stopping Connecticut from putting out the call for more charter schools.
The state Department of Education put out a request for proposals Tuesday, seeking applications for new state and local charter schools during 2017.
Applications will be accepted next year between July 1 and Aug. 15.
There are 24 charter schools operating in Connecticut — 23 state and one local charter. Six are in Bridgeport, including Capital Prep Harbor, which opened in 2015.
It has been more than three years since the state solicited charter school applications. Whether a charter school gets funded or not is up to the Legislature.
"State statute says we should review charter school applications on an annual basis, so we are fulfilling our statutory obligation," said Abbe Smith, a spokeswoman for the Department of Education.
Charter schools get public funding but are run independently from local school districts. They are seen by some as a choice for parents seeking an alternative to traditional public schools. Others see them as competition for scarce public dollars.
Commissioner of Education Dianna R. Wentzell called school choice empowering for students and families.
"Our goal is for all public school opportunities in Connecticut to be high-quality options for families, and we work to support charters, magnet schools and traditional public schools to continuously improve the quality education they provide," Wentzell said.
In the past fiscal year, general funding to the state's Education Cost Sharing formula was held flat, despite rising costs. That led districts like Bridgeport to cut kindergarten aides, school counselors and other staff.


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Sorry for nodding off on you all last night. Yesterday proved to be a long and exhausting day for all of us. In my particular case I was running on only three or four hours of sleep, thanks largely to my knuckleheaded neighbours who decided to party outside until 4 in the morning. On a Thursday. Geez, you'd think they were twenty-five year olds or somethin', eh. Which they are. So I was not exactly firing on all cylinders yesterday. Well, having had a good solid 10 hour sleep last night I will attempt to get you all caught up on Alex's progress.
Yesterday Afternoon (ie after Alex wrote "Howdy Gang")
As Alex wrote yesterday, she had her broncoscopy in the early afternoon. She maintains that despite the anxiety going in approaching it, it was actually one of the least rankling experiences of her day. The procedure went smoothly, and from all accounts the doctors said her lungs are looking good. They took about ten tiny pieces of tissue from her lungs, and will be processing them over the next few days, encasing them in paraffin wax, slicing thinly and examining them under a microscope. Until then, Alex proceeds "as if" she is being treated for a rejection. That is to say, she's being megadosed (more on that later).
When Alex back into her room, rolled along on her bed by two orderlies, she was told that there would be a change up in her pain management program. They'd taken away her push button morphine, and intend to move her to pills instead. There are, no doubt, many reason for getting Alex off of the pump. Many well-thought out ideas, I am sure. That made no difference to Alex as she became very upset that she would lose some control over her medication. In fact, she was pretty much terrified and furious at the same time.
Let me paint a picture for you. A patient returns to her room after having a camera and a robot knife pushed down her throat. She is coughing up little blood clots from where the tissues were excised. She is attached to to chest tubes (fortunately many of the IVs had been removed) and is still dependent on us to move those tubes (actually small hoses connected to drainage containers or boxes) so that she can get around. While she has been absent for this procedure they have also disengaged the IV that puts the pain medication into her body, and discontinued the morphine prescription for a less effective one. Oh yes, the stitches around her chest tubes throb with pain when she moves around. Not a pretty picture, correct?
Alex was very angry that she was not consulted about the switch up in pain management, and she got her nurse to get the "pain doc" to come by. We knew that this would mean hours, not minutes. While we waited it seemed as if people started flooding into the room like a yellow-scrub clad river. First Gary from physio came in. Good guy and always an encouraging part of the day. Then a couple of other nurses doing tests. Then a resident doctor. Nope, he can't control the push-button meds, that'd be pain services domain. Alex was getting really rattled and pissed off. Then the shrink arrived.
The timing could not have been worse. Alex had apparently contacted her social worker Ursula the day before. Ursula is a really down to earth straight shooter, and Alex always appreciates her candour and no-nonsense approach to transplant recovery. She also grew up in the house across from us on Mitchell Avenue! (Small world…err…town). She's a gal from the the 'hood. Alex had hoped for Ursula to ease her mind a bit, perhaps to recommend some drug-free ways to relax. Maybe point her to some people who could help her in this regard. Sounds like she might have sent the wrong envoy…
Maybe it was too busy in the room. Maybe the stars were just not aligned in proper fashion. Might have been a slight case of "roid rage". But Alex blew a gasket anyway. She yelled at her and said "I don't need a psychiatrist! I need control over my medication! I'm in pain!" The psychologist continued in a calm tone. Told Alex that she was there for her if she needed help, needed some cognitive or behavioral strategies to help her cope. That sort of thing. Alex smashed her fist into her hand. It actually sounded like a punch in the room. "I. do. not. need. a. shrink!", she yelled. "I need my button back!" It was really hard for me not to laugh. I would be doing exactly the same thing as Alex. I would want control over pain medication as well, because we both know that when you are hurting the last thing you need is to wait for a nurse to find a prescription, get it to you, and have it dull your immediate pain in less than 20 minutes. The psychologist told Alex that that push button medication is the domain of pain services, but if she wanted to talk about it…
I stepped in and got the handsome psychologist lady to the door. I told her that Alex is not usually so agitated, and that she might want to return on Monday to chat with Alex if she thinks it's necessary. Or if Alex thinks it's necessary. Also told her that obviously Alex is an articulate and self-providing woman, but that she is currently enmeshed in a situation that is frustrating her beyond measure. So we bid her adieu.
I came back into the room and Alex, Connie and I had a good laugh about the situation. Alex said that she really didn't think some chick in a silk blouse and $800 glasses was going to help her much today. Or anyday for that matter.
I guess the psychologist did pass on some of Alex's concerns to Dr. Hepperman, as he came back to the room a little later (once the dust settled) and assured Alex that her pain management would be somewhat different (ie. none-patient controlled) but that the team would still respond to each and every request Alex made for pain medication. He also talked to us about how the drugs would get into her system, and that there is still the IV option if she wants or needs immediate relief. The doctor understands that Alex has always been excellent at controlling the many CF drugs she had/has to take, and also realizes that most of her anxiety stems from a loss of control in this respect. It was good of him to come in and straighten this all out for Alex. It lightened her spirit.
Well after this fracas Alex rested up with her mom. They watched the Sex in the City DVD and I took my leave for a Beer in the City.
Last night I got Alex up for a walk. She did great, and her sats were great too. It is very quiet on the floor after 9pm, so it sort of felt like a nice date. When we got back to her room I was really starting to slow down (body and brain-wise) from lack of sleep. That could only mean one thing…The Russian nurse arrived without knocking (Alex says all the Eastern European nurses do this, for some reason). She turned on all of the lights as bright as they could go, and proceeded to do what she had to do. Dressing changes, blood sugars, meds. All this around midnight or so, but I felt like a mole in the midday sun. Alex seemed to take it in stride.
After the nurse was done we just tried to relax and sit in the dark. It was hard for Alex to settle down as not only was her mind racing from the days events, but she was also surfing a wave of heavy duty steroids. She had the munchies, she was talking really fast. She didn't seem very tired at all. Just sort of vibrating. She finally started slowing down a bit when some of the sedatives and painkillers comingled and hushed the steroidal wave. It was hard to leave her knowing that she wasn't quite close to slumbering, but she told me to go home and get some rest before I turned into a zombie.
Today Alex's mom Connie hung out with her for most of the daytime hours. I slept in and did household chores that have been left for 10 days or so. I came by for the "night shift", a time of day which Alex and I both enjoy as the floor gets a little quieter. If all has been organized properly before the nurses' shift change, and the ducks are all in a row, we can have a relaxing time. It worked out that way tonight.
We got Alex's medicinal needs all settled early in the evening. I got filled in on what had happened through the day. She had a good conversation with Dr. Hutcheon (one of our favorites) concerning what had transpired over the last 48 hours or so. He had some encouraging things to say. Mostly of the "there are bound to be a few bumps" variety. There was some trouble with Alex's picc line in that her arm swelled up around it. They were worried that she might not be able to get her steroids delivered this way. Dr. Hutcheon arranged for an ultrasound of the arm on Monday to make sure everything is okay. For now she is receiving her meds through YET ANOTHER IV insertion in the back of her right hand. My wife, the human pin cushion !
Lots of physio through the day. Another good walk (her longest yet, with the best O2 saturation as well). When I arrived (previous to our conversation above) Alex was just starting to take a nap, so I started reading a book and before you know it I too was having a snooze as well. We both woke up nicely refreshed, and began a fun and mellow evening.
Our nightly stroll on Floor 7. This, of course, was done for Alex's physiotherapy. But the walks are also starting to reveal to us the little culture that is the transplant wing. We see the daily routines of the nursing staff, say howdy to other patients in their rooms (the ones that are ready to speak), and pursue a very strange investigation. Alex has been hearing music almost constantly. The same songs, as if they were on a playlist. Modern pop music songs that she doesn't really like all that much. What is strange is that no one else hears them. That's not as odd as it sounds; Alex has extremely sensitive hearing. She describes them as they appear to her ears, and thinks perhaps they are coming through the ventilation system from another part of the hospital. One in particular that she keeps hearing is "We Are the Champions" by Queen. But there are others, all almost exclusively pop music. It's intriguing her and driving her nuts at the same time. So we are constantly searching to find out if one of the rooms has a radio on all the time. Hey, it passes the time, eh.
Our walks are becoming more and more extensive (and not simply because we are looking for the source of the music). On a more profound note, we stopped for a time and looked at the "Wall of Heroes". This is a group of photographs and short biographies in memoriam of those who've donated their organs. It is extremely touching, and one cannot help but be moved to stand there in front of these generous souls. It's also pretty striking to read how full of life these folks were. Despite their different backgrounds, almost every person was described as vivacious, fun-loving and caring. I cannot say enough about how much a difference these people have made by this final most thoughtful act.
We got back to the room after a time and got Alex settled onto her bed and decided to watch one of our favorite British TV shows on the DVD player. It's called The Mighty Boosh. I'm not going to begin to describe it here, but it's funny and charming and always makes us laugh. In fact, sometimes it makes Alex laugh so much it hurts. She still is not capable of her big laugh yet (you know the one I'm talking about), but she is most definitely working her way up to it, and it's fantastic to hear her. At one point, though, we did have to stop the movie to watch the SNOW FALLING DOWN outside the hospital. Yep, a snowfall with thunder and lightning at the same time. We both love when this happens, so we took some time to sit in the dark and watch it come down. A beautiful sight, even though it portends the arrival of Winter.
Alex was ready for sleep earlier than usual tonight, so after our evening together I bid her a sweet dream or two and headed home with the snowflakes twirling all around me.


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Hollywood now betting on online distribution of movies
After years of avoiding it, Hollywood motion picture studios are preparing to let people download and buy electronic copies of movies over the Internet, much like how record labels now sell songs through Apple Computer's iTunes music store, the New York Times reported.
The movie industry has in years past made half-hearted attempts to let people rent a small number of movies online, but the rapidly growing use of Internet video — both legal and pirated — is prompting it to create more robust download options and to consider online business models it dismissed as recently as a year ago, the Times article said.
The studios have been working for months to confront the technological and business challenges of digital sales. Those initiatives gained new urgency last month after the Supreme Court ruled that companies distributing software that allows users to trade pirated copies of audio and video files are liable for copyright infringement only if they induce users to break the law.
Sony, for example, is converting 500 movie titles to a digital format that can be downloaded and sold. Universal Pictures is preparing nearly 200 titles for digital online sale. And Warner Brothers says it has already digitized most of its library of 5000 films and will start selling some of them online later this year.
The studios have strong incentive to make sure they offer consumers legal options: The rapid adoption of high-speed Internet connections is making the trading of pirated copies online easier and more widespread.
Not surprisingly, the Times reported, the videos that people most want to download are those that Hollywood is most shy about making available online. Studios do not want to undercut box office receipts and DVD sales for hit movies, and TV networks do not want to put popular shows online, which might allow more viewers to skip the commercials. Nor do they want to rush into new technology whose security might be broken.
The studios will most likely make downloads available to a wide range of online distributors. Those that are preparing to offer the movies include Movielink, MSN, Sony's Connect service, the Target's Target.com and CinemaNow, an online movie rental store. Prices, to be set by the retailers, are expected to be similar to those of DVDs.


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Travelport has signed an interconnect
arrangement with Ugo Transfers, a company providing aggregated
content for ground transfers.
Agents using Travelport
Marketplace can download the UGO application to browse, pre-book
and confirm their customers' ground transport arrangements in
Ugo Transfers also recently established a specialised Service Center which allows for requests to cater to
larger groups and other customised options.
"This Service Center will add another layer of
reassurance and personalized service delivery for our customers,"
said Brad Wicks, managing director of Ugo Transfers. "We are
looking forward to providing more travel agents with a seamless
solution to search and book for ground transportation. Travelport
has been a very supportive partner and we look forward to
continuing our great relationship with the team."
Bay Travel, one of the largest privately owned
travel management companies based in Australia, was one of the
first agencies to use the Ugo application. Alan Wolf, Managing Director of Bay Travel,
said, "Bay Corporate Travel has been utilising the services of Ugo Transfers for quite some time now.
Our clients have reported the service to be reliable, friendly
and, all-in-all, faultless. As a travel management company, we
have enjoyed an excellent working relationship with Ugo's highly
experienced management team. Now that this app is available via
Travelport, we find the ease of access to be an additional bonus."
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