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News / Seven Holland America Line Ships Explore the Caribbean's Tropical Jewels and Award-Winning Private Island
New Veendam itineraries showcase unique Caribbean ports
Supplier: Holland America Line
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As summer starts to wind down, travelers begin dreaming of a winter getaway to golden beaches, balmy breezes and crystal blue waters. Between October 2019 and April 2020, Holland America Line will have 160 cruises to the sunny Caribbean to choose from, ranging from seven to 21 days. There are seven of the line's premium, mid-sized ships to choose from including the two newest ships — Nieuw Statendam and Koningsdam — all conveniently sailing roundtrip from Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Holland America Line's vast offering of itineraries features cruises to the eastern, western and southern regions of the Caribbean, including cruises that spend a day discovering the Panama Canal. New Veendam sailings offer a unique mix of calls at some of the region's most beautiful locales.
In the Caribbean, guests can choose a cruise on Eurodam, Koningsdam, Nieuw Amsterdam, Nieuw Statendam, Rotterdam, Veendam, Volendam and Zuiderdam, which will sail seven- to 11-day cruises that can be combined into longer, back-to-back Collectors' Voyages ranging from 14 to 21 days.
Half Moon Cay: Best Private Island & Highest Rated Caribbean Port
Most itineraries include a call at Half Moon Cay, Holland America Line's award-winning private Bahamian island. Both Porthole Cruise Magazine and Travel Weekly readers have named Half Moon Cay the industry's best private island, and Holland America Line guests rate it as their favorite Caribbean port. This quintessential private-island experience features a two-mile expanse of powdery-soft sand and is one of the finest beaches in the Caribbean, nestled against a natural 700-acre lagoon. An array of activity choices are available in this paradise, from relaxing in a two-story villa or private cabanas to delicious dining options like the Lobster Shack and island barbecue. Other activities include a children's waterpark and fun-filled shore excursions for nature lovers, adventurous travelers and explorers, featuring the ever-popular horseback ride through the surf.
New Veendam Itineraries Explore Eight Caribbean Locales
Veendam's new itineraries kick off with a series of seven-day Caribbean cruises. Beginning in October, Western Caribbean cruises will call at Key West, Florida; Georgetown, Cayman Islands; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; and Half Moon Cay. The ship offers three different seven-day Caribbean itineraries departing Nov. 27, Jan. 29 and March 25 that add a combination of the ports of Cozumel, Mexico; Nassau, Bahamas; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas; Ocho Rios, Jamaica; Key West, Florida; Amber Cove, Dominican Republic; and Half Moon Cay, Bahamas.
Exploring the Treasures of the Caribbean
Nieuw Amsterdam starts the Caribbean season in October with a series of seven-day eastern, western and tropical cruises that are offered through April 2020. The eastern itineraries showcase the ports of Grand Turk, Turks and Caicos; San Juan, St. Thomas and Half Moon Cay. The western Caribbean itineraries feature calls at Falmouth, Jamaica; Georgetown and Cozumel or Key West, while the tropical Caribbean itineraries visit ports including Key West, Grand Turk, Half Moon Cay, Nassau and Amber Cove.
Beginning in November, Holland America Line's newest ship, Nieuw Statendam, will feature similar seven-day itineraries to all three regions, which also can be combined into 14-day Collectors' Voyages.
Cruisers interested in exploring the less-frequented ports of the southern Caribbean will have longer cruises to choose from aboard Koningsdam. Beginning in November through March, the ship will sail a series of 10-day Southern Caribbean Seafarer and 11-day Southern Caribbean Wayfarer cruises. Guests on the 11-day cruises will visit the exotic ports of Philipsburg, Sint Maarten; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Bridgetown, Barbados; Castries, Saint Lucia; Basseterre, St. Kitts; St. Thomas; and Half Moon Cay.
The 10-day Seafarer itineraries transport guests to Kralendijk, Bonaire; Willemstad, Curaçao; Oranjestand, Aruba; Amber Cove; Grand Turk; and Half Moon Cay. Rotterdam sails one 10-day cruise in March 2020 with a similar itinerary.
In November, December and March, Volendam offers itineraries between nine and 16 days to the eastern and southern Caribbean. A 16-day holiday cruise departing Dec. 20 includes two unique southern calls at Trinidad and Tobago — in addition to the U.S. Virgin Islands, Sint Maarten, Barbados, Curaçao, Jamaica and the Cayman Islands.
Partial Panama Canal Transits Explore Gatún Lake
Guests looking to discover the Panama Canal without going from coast to coast will have the opportunity to experience partial transits aboard Zuiderdam and Eurodam from December 2019 through April 2020. The ships will visit southern Caribbean ports including Oranjestad, Willemstad and Kralendijk as they make their way to Gatún Lake in the Panama Canal for a day of spectacular scenic cruising.
Combine Back-to-Back Cruises for Longer Collectors' Voyages
Many of the cruises can be extended into Collectors' Voyages to create the ultimate Caribbean exploration with more economical fares than if booking the cruises individually. Ranging from 14 to 21 days, these artfully crafted, longer journeys combine nonrepeating, back-to-back itineraries, allowing guests to span more than one Caribbean region and enjoy the ultimate island-hopping journey.
Celebrate the Season with a Festive Holiday Cruise
For those who like to get away for the winter holidays, a total of 12 holiday sailings will ply the warm waters of the Caribbean on far-reaching itineraries that range from seven to 16 days. Several nonrepeating itineraries can be combined to form a longer Holiday Collectors' Voyage that can be extended up to 21 days.
During the holiday cruises, guests can take part in a Christmas tree-lighting ceremony, participate in Hanukkah celebrations, enjoy traditional holiday meals with all the trimmings and indulge in a special Royal Dutch High Tea with fanciful holiday cookies and pastries. The ships' international crew chorus performs a magical holiday show, while caroling and sing-alongs take place around the ship. Offering something for all ages, kids will delight in a visit from Santa Claus and holiday-themed crafts. The New Year's Eve sailings are the ideal setting to ring in a new year, featuring a festive holiday ball with a Champagne toast and followed by a day of college football bowl games.
Explorations Central (EXC) Brings the Caribbean to Life on Board
Throughout the cruises, EXC programming brings the Caribbean's local traditions, culinary tastes and cultural experiences to life on board. Guests who want to learn more about the region can attend an EXC Talk about the ports of call, or head to an EXC Port to Table cooking demonstration, cooking class or themed mixology class featuring local fare. The Dining Room and Lido Market also will showcase the flavors of the Caribbean.
Caribbean cruises feature a diverse selection of Shore EXCursions that focus on culture, history, nature, architecture, adventure, culinary topics and family outings. Exclusive culinary-themed Shore EXCursions in partnership with FOOD & WINE magazine showcase the regions' food scenes from a local perspective.
Caribbean cruise fares start at $499 per person, double occupancy. Taxes, fees and port expenses are additional. Several Caribbean sailings are eligible for Holland America Line's Save on Sunshine promotion where travelers may save up to 50% on cruise fares. Suite bookings also receive a Premium Internet Package. Guests receive the benefits when bookings are made by Sept. 30, 2019.
For more information about Holland America Line and the Caribbean cruises, consult a travel advisor, call 1-877-SAIL HAL (877-724-5425) or visit hollandamerica.com.


Maritsa Lazari was bornon 1943 in London, United Kingdom, United Kingdom. Maritsa Lazari is the widow of late billionaire Christos Lazari, who died in 2015, a few months shy of their 50th wedding anniversary. The pair both emigrated from the same Cyprus village; she came with her family while he arrived at age 16 to strike out on his own, initially doing odd jobs like washing dishes. The couple, who met in London, married in 1965. Christos studied fashion design and eventually created a successful fashion line. The couple used the profits from that business to buy up property. Today Lazari Investments owns 2.65 million square feet across London, mostly office space that it rents out. That market was hit the most by investors' Brexit fears, but the portfolio is still up due to high rents in the West End. Maritsa has been a director since the beginning, and her three children are involved in the business as well.
Maritsa Lazari was born in October 1943 in Cyprus. She emigrated with her family to London, UK at the age of 16.
Lazari met her Future husband and fellow Cypriot Chris Lazari in the UK and the couple married in 1965.
Chris Lazari created a successful fashion line, Drendie Girl, and in 1978 the couple used profits from the company to invest in commercial property.
Maritsa lives in London, UK, and has three children. The family founded the Christo Lazari Foundation in 2017, which supports Cypriot, Greek Orthodox and medical causes. The Foundation donated £3.25m of investment property to the children's charity Radiomarathan.


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Jocelyn Bates O'Brien; Board President, Portland Summerfest
Name: Jocelyn Bates O'Brien
Organization: Portland Summerfest Presents OPERA IN THE PARK
Annual Operating Budget: $76,000
Learn more at portlandsummerfest.org
Interview originally published on August 14, 2020.
How are the arts playing a role during this critical time?
Going forward in these uncertain times, we perceive that the arts will be more important than ever. People need respite, entertainment, education, and inspiration. The missions that arts organizations choose is not for their own need or benefit, it is for the community's. The point of artistic work has always been to give to, to add to, to be there for the community. True human connections to other people are perhaps more important now than ever.
What has been the most notable / most unpredictable / most challenging impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on your organization? Biggest financial challenge? Most challenging impact?
Our goal – to make opera accessible to everyone – is so intrinsically tied to being able to present world-class opera in a large setting – so we might reach the maximum number of people and do so in a family friendly and "approachable" way. In the past this has meant presenting at the amphitheater in Washington Park – to an audience of three to four thousand people. Given the very significant expense of recruiting some of the world's most amazing singers, traditionally Met Opera stars, backed by a full orchestra and chorus, and offering it free to the public – this has meant that we could fund one concert on one day; hence, the need to invite everyone to one venue. The venue is also important, as referenced, because some families, especially those who have never experienced opera, might not be comfortable attending a concert even free in a concert hall or other unfamiliar or more structured setting. Families and friends picnicking in a beautiful outdoor setting is part of the experience. When we look at the photos of past concerts and see the amazing crowds, it makes our minds and hearts hurt, knowing that this venue, given the realities of COVID-19, is currently not possible. And, certainly hope for next summer, but the reality is that we do not know when it will be possible again.
The biggest financial challenge is that we are unable to ask individual and corporate donors for funding when they have their own financial uncertainties, and many of the foundations who support us are unable to this year (because we offer no concert) and have asked us wait o apply next year.
To date, what steps have you taken to mitigate that impact?
We have applied for and received COVID-19 funding from the OCF Reser Foundation, and we have applied for and received operating support from the Miller Foundation and the Autzen Foundation. The generosity of these foundations enable us to maintain our basic operating expenses through this year, which are minimal but real.
What kind of innovation in management has developed for your organization, and what challenges have you encountered when implementing new innovative ideas?
We have been holding our regular bi-monthly board meetings via zoom. We are fortunate to have an outstanding board that is open to new thinking but fiscally responsible. Our only challenge has been how much money to invest in experimenting with innovative or alternative venues and presentations given the reality that if we are able to present a concert next summer, financially we need to hold tight to our funds. We perceive that next summer will be perhaps our greatest financial challenge to date as an organization – given the impact of the pandemic on the economy in general, individual donations and grants specifically, but also the financial health and ability of Portland Parks & Recreation to host the Washington Park Summer Festival. I think as a board we are just on the cusp of starting to research and reflect on Summer 2021 and how we might optimally deliver on our mission.
What are the short-term and potential long-term effects of this shut down for your organization and the arts in general?
For our organization, the short-term effect is that we have had our 18th year of OPERA IN THE PARK cancelled this summer, August 9, and we have lost this opportunity to make opera accessible to everyone. The Washington Park amphitheater is, and has been for 17 years, the perfect venue to reach thousands of families and individuals with approachable, world-class opera, free to everyone.
For the long-term, the we are concerned about Portland Parks & Recreation as their budgets have been impacted tremendously due to closures and cancellations of their fee generating activities this spring and summer. PP&R is the host presenter of Washington Park Summer Festival, providing some facilities and staff to us and other musical groups. If they are unable to host the festival in coming years, we can rent the amphitheater ourselves, but would incur significant additional costs that we would have to find ways to fundraise for.
Ultimately, if the realities of COVID-19 make large group settings no longer possible then we will be challenged to intelligently and thoughtfully reimagine how to deliver operatic concerts live with world-class singers and orchestra to the greater PDX population. While digital recordings have their place, our mission has always been about creating full sensory experiences for families to enjoy this beautiful art form live in the company of community. And, when you complement the concert with a picnic or the gentle breeze through the trees or the setting sun, the entire experience is heightened. We particularly perceive that this setting, open air in a public park is especially important to introducing children and others to their first-ever opera experience.
The long-term effects for the arts in general will cause immeasurable hardship for all the artists, musical and theatrical organizations, and our entire cultural community will suffer great losses.
What is a positive collaboration or initiative born as a result of this situation within your organization or that you've seen from your peers and colleagues in the arts industry?
The PDX arts & cultural community has been astonishingly impressive in experimenting with innovative or alternative venues and presentations. We strive to keep aware of and learn from these efforts. As shared earlier, given our dedicated funding of one free summer operatic concert, OPERA IN THE PARK, we need to be extremely savvy of any other opportunities that incur expenses. Perhaps what we are most looking forward to are future collaborations and initiatives. I perceive that the shutdown and specifically the impact on the arts & cultural community has reinforced that arts is a small world and we are all in this together – our missions are all related and we need one another. We have already started to reflect on how our future might look with the potential for amazing new collaborations with other PDX arts & cultural organizations.
We have had an equity statement for many years, but we have made the commitment to reflect on and create a more robust and authentic Diversity, Equality and Inclusion Statement that dives deep into our structure and practices. We are all about making opera more accessible to more people and have done that for years. Last January, we teamed with Portland Public Schools and sponsored African-American Soprano, Angela Brown, who presented her program "Opera from a Sistah's Point of View" to nearly 1000 kids in the Franklin and Roosevelt clusters, where 40% of students qualify for free and reduced lunches. She introduced and de-mystified opera to enraptured and appreciative audiences of students and teachers alike. We also teamed with the World Arts Foundation so that Ms. Brown could sing in the Martin Luther King Day Celebration, and afterwards present her program to the public free of charge in North Portland.
What is the biggest lesson learned as a leader during this crisis?
We cannot control everything and we can't beat ourselves up for it. We have to be flexible, nimble, think outside the box, be transparent and mostly, be understanding and helpful to others, and of course, everyone needs the arts in their lives for balance.
Understanding that the future is hard to predict, how might the lasting impacts of COVID-19 change your upcoming season? Should the tone of pieces or performances change?
Based on the realities of COVID-19, if we are unable to hold OPERA IN THE PARK in August 2021 specifically at the amphitheater in Washington Park, we will need to reimagine what is the most effective or optimal way to reach the maximum number of PDX families and individuals in an approachable and accessible venue; to act on our goal to make opera accessible to everyone.
Opera is a beautiful and powerful art form that without accessibility to everyone might otherwise be lost. It is perhaps intriguing that opera speaks to some of the most complicated plots in life: murder, mayhem, love, lust, blood and betrayal. It also speaks to joy and love.
On the board we have spoken to the desire, to the need to return with our most exciting, our most important art ever – to underscore arts & cultures' power to unite us again as a community.
Regarding the creative process, what has been a source of inspiration for you/your organization at this time or how has your creative process changed and evolved? What outlets or channels have you sought out to continue to express your creativity, personally and/or professionally?
Source of inspiration? We have been very cognizant of what some of the leading opera companies and festivals around the world have navigated through in these unprecedented times — their decisions to cancel performances and strive to maintain a presence. Like our own arts & cultural community, the world's arts & cultural community has also been astonishingly impressive in experimenting with innovative or alternative venues and presentations. The leadership of the Metropolitan Opera in opening their archives to the world for free was, and continues to be, an enormous inspiration for opera-lovers everywhere. Many singers have performed in virtual concerts/interviews/panels to keep opera alive for opera fans, the vast majority of which have also been free. We have strived to keep aware of and learn from these efforts and to share them with our followers via social media.
What outlets or channels have we sought out to continue to express our creativity? We strive to be aware of PDX arts & cultural opportunities and stay intellectually involved in the dialogue. Last fall we were invited by the Zidell Family to join their new Arts Community by renting our first office space in Old Moody. This venture out of our home offices into a collaborative community space where the dialogue and supportive atmosphere is constant, has given us the opportunity to create new partnerships and ways of presenting opera. In June we experimented and collaborated with some of the Arts Hub partners to produce a test of the "Old Moody Road Show", an outdoor arts experience that could be viewed safely by small numbers of patrons at a time, in their cars in a drive-thru set-up. While ultimately the successes were mixed with many technical challenges, it did demonstrate collaboration across at least six arts groups and some thinking outside the box.
We are currently partnering with the award-winning film/video director Takafumi Uehara (Amazing Productions) to produce a series of film shorts pro bono to tell the story of OPERA IN THE PARK. Many in the public do not understand who we are and what we do, and we think these will be helpful tools. The project is giving us a renewed sense of our mission and how it might evolve in the future.
What message do you have for the artists and fellow art leaders in our community today?
We must not give up hope nor give up on what drives us. There will be much good that comes out of this. Artists and art leaders have a real contribution to make to the health of our society, they are missed and it is very possible that they will reemerge making a very noticeable and positive impact in our communities.
What question do you wish someone would ask?
Why isn't and how can the arts be better supported in our communities and nationally for the great contributions it makes to our health, our education and balance in our lives; AND
The intersection of Covid-19 with the Black Lives Matter movement has raised the visibility of the lack of Blacks not only in the performing end of the opera world, but in the administration and arts management end in particular. How can plans be developed that actually have a viable chance of success to address this situation?
When looking to the future, what brings you hope?
Though these are very difficult times, we are determined to continue to nurture what is at the core of everyone who has devoted their lives to the vocal arts and music — to present live concerts and great works of music and bring joy and inspiration to our wonderful audiences.
We look to a brighter future and returning to our cherished experiences of music's power to unite us again as a community.
About OPERA IN THE PARK:
Portland SummerFest's OPERA IN THE PARK presents annual free operatic performances at the beautiful outdoor Washington Park Amphitheater in southwest Portland. The performance at Washington Park has been presented since 2003 as part of Portland Parks and Recreation's annual Washington Park Summer Festival.
Audiences of all ages and backgrounds come to Washington Park to enjoy this unique contribution to the cultural life of Portland. Presented in concert format with full orchestra and lively narration, these concerts have introduced thousands of Portlanders to the world of opera and been avidly attended by a growing number of loyal fans.
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Communications and Operations Manager

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Home » The Ultimate Guacamole Recipe!
I was debating whether to blog about about a basic guacamole recipe. It is so common and everyone does it, right? But why not? I always say, it's the simplest of ingredients that create the best flavors.
We're lucky to live in an area with vast amounts of avocados. Even when I go back home to Hawaii, organic avocados are plentiful and HUGE! I don't worry about the fat consumption. It's good fat, I don't splurge too much and it is sooo decadent anyway. I feel like I'm always getting a treat!
However, I promise you this heart-healthy and indulgent dip is everything you are looking for. Filled with fresh heat of Serrano peppers and fresh garlic, just enough to hit your taste buds and then mellow out. Bright cilantro has to be included as well us a burst of fresh squeezed lime juice (only fresh!). My secret ingredients that make Joey go bonkers are staples in this house- A dash of Cholula hot sauce and a simple pour of tomatillo salsa.
Go make this..you won't be disappointed.
Avocados has the highest protein of any fruit.
They also contain more potassium than bananas!
1) In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped pepper and garlic.
2) Then cut avocados in half and carefully remove pit with knife.
3) Add avocado flesh to bowl, breaking it up with the back of a fork.
Then add the chopped cilantro, tomatillo salsa, Cholula hot sauce, lime juice and salt and pepper. Mix well.
4) Store in fridge and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
In a medium-sized bowl, add chopped pepper and garlic.
Then cut avocados in half and carefully remove pit with knife.
Add avocado flesh to bowl, breaking it up with the back of a fork.
Store in fridge and let marinate for at least 30 minutes.
I love that you added tomatillo salsa!


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K-12 Schools North Carolina
2020 Niche Standout Middle Schools in North CarolinaAbout this List
The 2020 Niche Standout Middle Schools list recognizes public schools that are making a difference in their community. The ranking is based on rigorous analysis of key statistics and millions of reviews from students and parents using data from the U.S. Department of Education. Ranking factors include school diversity and state test scores for economically disadvantaged students. The list is limited to only schools with 1) at least 50% of students identified by the school as economically disadvantaged and 2) a Niche Overall Grade of B or higher. Read more on how this ranking was calculated.
Sort: Niche Standout Schools
Henderson Collegiate Charter School
#1 Niche Standout Middle Schools in North Carolina
Senior: I came to Henderson Collegiate in the 8th grade and from there my grades changed significantly. The school really worked with me and helped me acquire the grades that I they knew I was capable of making.
I was worried about going to a new school, I really didn't want to start over, however teachers and students made me feel welcomed. At Henderson Collegiate I am still able to express myself even though we have to wear uniforms. We have school events that allow students to take leadership opportunities that you wouldn't have at a regular public school.
There isn't much that I would change about the school. I think the way Henderson Collegiate is now ensures that each student can reach there full potential. I only wish the school was more organized and didn't wait till the last minute to do things.
Alpha Academy
Alum: When I first attended this school 8-9 years ago, I was surprised. Early attendance (we started school at August instead of September)? Early dismissal (May instead of June)? It was weird at first. Overtime, however, I began to love this school. The staff was nice, my middle school math teacher taught me well, and all my reading teachers give me a reason to love to read and write. My Spanish teacher encouraged me greatly to learn Spanish. and now I have a strong fervor to learn languages and cultures, due to the great diversity of my teachers (the middle school staff members). I wish I could've stayed to be apart of the second 9th grade class, but I was glad to be one of the graduating class members of 2016 (8th grade). Oh, Alpha. Oh, Alpha Academy, we learn. We learn~
71st Classical Middle School
Cumberland County Schools, NC
Parent: Academically SFCMS is awesome! They offer many after school clubs. Teachers are not available outside of their planning periods to meet with parents. Communication between administration and families is awesome. However, communication between teachers and families needs improvement.
Oaklawn Language Academy
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC
KIPP: Gaston College Preparatory
Gaston, NC
Parent: My child, my friends children and my niece and nephews go to KIPP GCP. They've grown by leaps and bounds academically and in their respect for others. They are all excited about going to college, which, by the way, was drilled into them starting in kindergarten at KIPP. When my daughter came home from kindergarten and told me she wanted to go to NCCU i was elated. But then when i asked her again in third grade and she said she's not sure because there are so many choices I was overjoyed! These kids that may not have thought about going to college are now groomed from kindergarten to consider their future education. For me, that separates KIPP or any other college prep from other schools. I'm a Proud KIPP GCP Parent!
Polk County Middle School
Polk County Schools, NC
Niche User: I attended Polk County Middle School for my 6th, 7th and 8th grade years. I had a great experience going to the school. The teachers and staff are all very helpful and friendly.
Collettsville School
Caldwell County Schools, NC
Surry County Schools, NC
Kings Mountain Intermediate School
Cleveland County Schools, NC
Courtney Elementary School
Yadkin County Schools, NC
Triad Math & Science Academy
Senior: The TMSA high school community greatly benefits from its small size and educational focus. The smaller classroom sizes allow for personal interaction with teachers, the majority of which support their students and do whatever they can to help them inside and outside of the school environment. Although there are a few issues within the administration, the community compensates for that with its driven and intelligent student body and love and care for the students in the school.
Elise Middle School
Moore County Schools, NC
Lincolnton Middle School
Lincoln County Schools, NC
H.J. MacDonald Middle School
Craven County Schools, NC
East Yancey Middle School
Yancey County Schools, NC
Chocowinity Middle School
Beaufort County Schools, NC
Whiteville City Schools, NC
J. Sam Gentry Middle School
Newport Middle School
Carteret County Public Schools, NC
Walter R. Johnson Middle School
Burke County Schools, NC
Cranberry Middle School
Avery County Schools, NC
Middle School Student: I enjoy everyday in CMS other than the small fact there are the kids in specific groups and some are left out that is rarely the case.
Alum: I mostly enjoyed my experience at TRMS. I had great teachers who gave a quality education and were there for the students who needed them. The school has a rich school spirit and encourages all to involve themselves.
Hobbton Middle School
Sampson County Schools, NC
Macon Middle School
Macon County Schools, NC
Eblen Intermediate School
Buncombe County Schools, NC
New Garden Friends School
Parent: NGFS fosters a love of learning like no other school! The dedicated teachers; a curriculum grounded in reading, writing and critical thinking; a strong arts and athletic program; dual-enrollment opportunities with Guilford College and the inclusive social curriculum are just some of the advantages it offers its students. My son, who graduated in 2018 and now attends a highly selective liberal arts college in Ohio, gained not only a strong foundation in academics, but also a mastery of violin, and he now plays in his community orchestra. My daughter also discovered her passion for the arts at NGFS by performing in the school's outstanding musical theater program and taking a dance class in middle school. She is now applying to study dance at the college level and has already been accepted at several schools with academic and artistic scholarships. But even more important, NGFS has taught my kids how to lead by example, to give back to their communities, and to be successful in life.
2020 Best Public High Schools
2020 Best Teachers
2020 Most Diverse Schools
The New School of Northern Virginia
Parent: The school provides a strong progressive academic curriculum for students who thrive in project-based and collaborative learning environments. Students are encouraged to take ownership of their education. Travel on one of the organized international trips during spring break is encouraged, but not required. Activities are student led and organized.
Whittle School & Studios
Niche User: Great school! Love the concept of our world's truly first global academy. The plans for the school and the curriculum is stellar, compared to most other independent schools. It is a truly unique concept and environment.
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What was the best summer job you've ever had?
Many schools are now out for the summer. What was the best summer you spent working while still a student?
My current job as Doorman/Usher for Regal Cinemas is #1.
The job I had in high school as a Neighborhood Custodian is #2.
I worked at block buster when I was 17 for the summer... it was the best summer of my life.
Working the "Gas Dock" on the river. There were a few "Celebs" that would come in and tip very well. Also, when it got hot in the afternoon, I could dive in and cool off. I'll never forget that job.
1979 making up medications in the hospital pharmacy as an assistant. Everyday I would make up the medications and deliver them to the nursery, and get to view the new borns! such a delight!
I worked at the concession stand at an indoor roller rink. This was WAY back in 1970 when I was 15 years old.
What's the difference between outpatient and inpatient mental health care? Surely outpatient is worse when you wait weeks or months to get?
What actually happens during a mental health evaluation? (UK) not in psych wards but before you start counselling?


Serbia has extradited to Turkey a Kurdish political activist who had been seeking asylum, defying a warning from the United Nations' Committee against Torture.
Syrian rebel and opposition groups have rejected Russia's proposed peace talks next month, accusing Moscow of what they called "war crimes" in Syria and failing to put pressure on the Syrian government to end the six-year civil war.
Iran's government has proposed to substantially raise fuel prices, but it could lead to higher inflation.
While air pollution has forced schools and sports arenas to stay closed in Tehran for the fourth consecutive day, air elsewhere in Iran such as the cities of Ahvaz, Tabriz, and Urmia is much worse.


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Bishop: Synod questionnaire shows most reject teaching on contraceptives
by Jerry Filteau
Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., concludes the dedication of the newly renovated Cathedral of St. Jude the Apostle Sept. 12. (CNS/Ed Foster Jr.)
This article appears in the Synod on the Family feature series. View the full series.
In an unusually blunt report to the Vatican, Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Fla., said that even most regular churchgoing Catholics in his diocese find the church's teaching on artificial contraception no longer relevant.
"On the matter of artificial contraception, the responses might be characterized by saying, 'That train left the station long ago,' " he wrote in a Feb. 7 blog about his report. "Catholics have made up their minds and the sensus fidelium [the sense of the faithful] suggests the rejection of church teaching on this subject."
In the blog on his diocesan website, Lynch said more than 6,800 Catholics in the diocese responded to a Vatican request worldwide for local church feedback on pastoral issues of marriage and family life, in preparation for October's special synod on that topic. He said he sent his report on the results to the Vatican in mid-January.
Most of the respondents agreed with church teaching that marriage -- or at least sacramental marriage -- is strictly a union of one man and one woman, he said, but at the same time many had serious problems with the church's pastoral approach to divorced and remarried couples and to same-sex couples.
He said they also had issues concerning the way the church deals pastorally with young couples cohabiting before marriage, a phenomenon that has grown significantly in recent years.
Lynch initiated the survey last December to ask his people's response to the issues raised in a questionnaire on marriage and family life that the Vatican circulated last October in preparation for the world Synod of Bishops that is to be convened by Pope Francis this coming October.
Lynch -- who is nationally known from his years as general secretary of the National (now U.S.) Conference of Catholic Bishops before his appointment to the St. Petersburg diocese in December 1995 -- is one of the few U.S. bishops who took the Vatican request for local feedback to the point of seeking grassroots Catholic responses.
Individual bishops or entire bishops' conferences in some other countries -- perhaps most notably Germany, Switzerland, Belgium, and England and Wales -- responded to the Vatican questionnaire by seeking wide grassroots response.
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, however, at the organizational level treated the Vatican request for input from local dioceses and parishes as something American bishops could deal with by conferring with existing consultative bodies, such as their diocesan priests' council or diocesan pastoral council.
As a result, only a handful of U.S. bishops took the path Lynch adopted, inviting all Catholics in his diocese to express their views on how well or poorly the church deals pastorally with marriage and family issues that they -- or other Catholics they know -- face.
In reporting on the 6,800 responses to his questionnaire, Lynch noted, "The survey responses generally reflect the 'choir,' those people who faithfully attend Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation, if not daily. They do not represent the feelings of those who have fallen away from the practice of their faith, are angry or frustrated or feel alienated from the Church. How I wish I could have heard from them as well."
Even the "choir" -- the 78 percent of respondents who said they attend Mass at least every Sunday and holy day (including 9 percent who said they go to Mass every day) -- overwhelmingly said that most Catholics they know do not accept church teaching on natural family planning and birth control. Of all respondents, only 13 percent agreed that Catholics they know accept church teaching in that area; 81 percent disagreed, and 6 percent said they were uncertain or declined to answer.
Lynch's blog also included a link to an 18-page statistical summary of the survey results.
The survey, distributed in churches of the diocese last November and made available on the diocesan website in English and Spanish, drew 6,560 responses in English and 255 in Spanish. Nearly two-thirds of the respondents were women and some three-fourths were 50 years old or older.
Nine percent described themselves as daily Mass-goers and an additional 78 percent said they attended Mass at least every Sunday and holy day, including 37 percent who said they also go to Mass some weekdays. Another 8 percent said they attended once a month or more, but not every Sunday. Only 5 percent of the respondents said they go to Mass less than once a month or rarely or never.
On marital status, 11 percent said they were single (never married), 61 percent married, 9 percent widows or widowers, 9 percent divorced and never remarried, 4 percent divorced and remarried in the church, and 4 percent divorced and remarried outside the church.
Only 1.7 percent responded "other" to the marital status question, a response that the summary said "includes but is not limited to those currently cohabiting with a person of the opposite sex outside of marriage and those in formal or casual same-sex relationships."
In his blog comments, Lynch said, "There was very strong support for the notion that marriage -- which I believe they understood as sacramental marriage -- is between one man and one woman."
"Having said that," he added, "it was also clear that the respondents felt that the Church needed to be prepared to better respond to the reality of same-sex marriage."
He said respondents called for the church to be "kinder and gentler ... less judgmental and more welcoming" toward those who identify themselves as gay or lesbian. They also "very clearly stated" that the church should treat adopted children of same-sex couples the same way it treats all other children.
"Respondents felt very strongly" that the church needs to do something more to reconcile divorced-and-remarried Catholics and that its current annulment process is inadequate, he said.
Lynch said that on the issue of cohabitation, "the respondents strongly said that the Church needs 'to wake up and smell the coffee.' "
Cohabitation without marriage "is commonplace, and there are some reasons for it which cannot be summarily dismissed, such as economic realities," he said.
The questionnaire addressed a variety of other issues to be treated at the upcoming synod, including the adequacy of marriage preparation, of church education programs to teach children the faith and help parents pass on their faith and values, and of support systems for single parents.
Lynch said that from other reports he has read, he believes Catholics in other parts of the world share many of the views expressed by the Catholics of his diocese.
Just days earlier the publication of similar surveys by the bishops of Germany and Switzerland showed similar gaps between church teaching and what Catholics in those two countries believed (NCR, Feb. 14-27).
The German bishops' report said that such differences are seen "above all when it comes to premarital cohabitation, [the status of the] divorced and remarried, birth control and homosexuality." The report represented the views of Catholics from all 27 German dioceses and about 20 German Catholic organizations, Catholic News Service reported.
CNS said the Swiss bishops' report, based on responses from 25,000 Catholics, drew results quite similar to those expressed in Germany.
Also in early February, Univision released results of a poll it sponsored in 12 countries with some of the world's largest Catholic populations, reaching at least 1,000 Catholic respondents in each country. The results of the Univision survey of European and U.S. Catholics seemingly matched the reports of responses to the Vatican questionnaire.
[Jerry Filteau, now retired, is NCR's former Washington correspondent.]
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The relationship building with National Governing Bodies (NGBs) continued Monday with the newly installed Minister of Sport, Brent Sancho as he met with…
The Ministry of Sport (MOS) hosted an educational booth at the Lakshmi Girls High School Science Fair on Wednesday 15 October, 2014. The…
With regard to the participation of the national senior women's team in the final round of World Cup 2015 qualification, the official request…
Legendary Movie Stars, Grandmasters Hwang Jang 'AKA' the "Silver Fox" and Cynthia Rothrock 'AKA' the "Dragon Lady" together with other Grandmasters and World…
The Ministry of Sport hosted a celebratory reception on 6th August, 2014 in honour of the outstanding achievements of the T&T Badminton team…
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Trinidad and Tobago has earned its first medal 2014 Youth Olympic Games (YOG) being held in Nanjing, China. Dylan Carter, a favourite to…
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Q: How to change the font to 'Arial Narrow' for Python matplotlib on figures? I want to change my font for matplotlib texts on figures to Arial Narrow, but unfortunately I always get the following error message:
py:1316: UserWarning: findfont: Font family ['Arial Narrow'] not found. Falling back to DejaVu Sans

I also wrote the following in my code, even though I use it, it does not work:
from matplotlib import rcParams
rcParams['font.family'] = 'Arial Narrow'

I use Spyder Python 3.6 in Anaconda on Windows 7.

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A simple, elegant tool to help people with limited mobility get dressed by themselves and be independent!
The Juvo Dressing Aid / Shoehorn is two products in one. The creatively-designed hooked-top end of the dressing tool pushes and pulls clothing into place, while the cupped lower end serves as a shoehorn on a stick. This long-handled mobility aid was designed by Juvo occupational therapists to help people with limited mobility or range of arm and body motion to get dressed by themselves.
The Juvo Dressing Aid/Shoehorn was developed by Juvo designers, engineers and occupational therapists to solve specific dressing needs for those in a wheelchair or recovering from hip, knee or back surgery.
The Juvo collective design team studied the challenges of people in wheelchairs with limited mobility from surgery or poor physical condition. Empathy research exercises were done to emulate and simulate the conditions of people trying to get dressed from a wheelchair or in a seated position. Juvo's occupational therapists provided additional direct input from their twenty years of experience helping people in this situation. The result is two long-handle tools in one, designed from scratch by Juvo. The Dressing Aid/Shoehorn has an attractive ergonomic design, is made of high-quality materials, and is something people find fun and helpful to have around.
This state-of-the-art long-handle tool allows the user to reach and put on articles of clothing with ease from a sitting position, greatly compensating for limited mobility. This in turn provides a sense of dignity and self-reliance.
The curved Dressing Aid head has distinctive push and pull tapered ends. The push end helps push off a shirt, blouse, sweater or jacket. The pull, or hook end, helps pull up a pair of pants or pull on a shirt, blouse, sweater or jacket.
The hooked end of the 25" tool is also useful to reach items and pull them closer for someone in a seated position such as pushing and pulling drawers, doors, and wheelchairs, retrieving clothing from the floor, closet or shelf, and turning light switches on and off.
The curved Shoehorn in conjunction with the Dressing Aid, helps with putting on and taking off shoes and socks.
The Dressing Aid/Shoehorn is part of Juvo's Surgery Recovery kit, also known as a "hip kit" along with the Juvo Long-Handle Bathing Wand, and other useful products that help you put on clothes.
This product is a solution for anyone who could use help getting dressed.
Ideal for anyone with restricted mobility such as those in a wheelchair, recovering from hip, knee or back surgery, anyone who can't bend at the hip, lift one or both arms, lean, reach or twist comfortably.


The Super Eagles of Nigeria were earlier today grouped alongside Guinea, Madagascar and Burundi in group B of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations draw conducted in Egypt.
Host Egypt will campaign in group A with the opening game against Zimbabwe with Uganda and DR Congo completing the teams while group C will see Tanzania. Kenya, Algeria and Senegal do battle for a spot in the round of 16.
Group D is widely regarded as the group of death with Morocco, Ivory Coast, South Africa and Namibia battling it out . In group E Angola, Mauritania, Mali and Tunisia were pitted in same group.
Guinea Bissau , Benin Republic, Ghana and Cameroon complete the list of teams at the tournament as they were grouped in group F of the Africa soccer fiesta.


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Why is Housing even desired?
So I think it might be worthwhile to review why people even want housing, particularly given the "Murder Hobo" trope that seems to pervade games like ours.
A lot of it, for me, is simply the same allure that dollhouses had when I was a pre- and teen-ager: the ability to create a fantasy of a place where I would like to live, and to include things that I don't have the resources to include in my real life living place. I had some pretty elaborate dolls, and created some pretty elaborate doll furnishings, which taught me things about carpentry, sewing, and origami. The advantage of my BJDs was that I could make anything for them within the scope of my imagination and skill at creation. The disadvantage was the expense, and the fact that, at the end of the day, a doll is still a doll.
The advantage of housing in a game like Final Fantasy X|V is that our characters, our "dolls," move around in a life-like way and interact with the environment we create; they provide a better proxy for the player than a doll does. And, the expensive of materials for the creation of that environment is much lower... really, just the subscription fee and the time we put into the creation. On the other hand, the ingredients we can use to create the environment are limited to what the developers decide we might want, and choose to implement for us. With only two years of game history, and less than that of housing history, the options are relatively small. That's something that will change as time goes on and more housing content is developed.
One of the joys of playing with dollhouses is the ability to show them off to your friends. I remember many a pleasant afternoon spent on the floor in front of our dollhouses with my best friend Dorinda when I was a teen. This was the aspect that was missing in FFXI... only the character themselves could enter the MogHouse, so you were limited to screenshots, or showing off your house to people who could physically see your computer monitor.
FFXIV has taken care of that aspect, by the way they've implemented housing. I have a very small FC, and we have a small house. We're reasonably active with the house, but at the market boards, I really only ever see the members of one other FC, so it's not like there's any sense of community created by the neighborhood arrangement that FFXIV has come up with. It was nice to be able to use our stables to change the colors of our chocobos, and to raise onions in our gardens, but honestly, we've used maybe 1% of the potential of either utility.
For us, the current arrangements of housing make no difference. Indeed, they're holding us back from using the existing system to its full capacity. Allow me to explain. We initially purchased a small house, because that was what we could afford (we're a very small FC!). We'd like to move up to a medium house, but no medium plots are available on our server, in any housing area. Meanwhile, I at least would like to have a private room, but they cost 100k gil. We keep saying that, when one comes available, we'll move up to a medium plot; that means that any gil spent on private chambers, which cannot be moved from house to house, is wasted... and it's not pocket change we're talking about.
So I don't know what the solution is. I do know that we'd like to have a bigger house, but I also know that we're lucky to have secured a house when we did, so that we have one at all.
What's your reason for wanting housing?
FFXIV Guide Have completed it's quest line up to the lv50 quest
As new players come in and try to get ready and prepped for the new FFXIV Heavensward content, I felt it may suit some to know exactly what is (probably) needed in order to play the new content
FFXIV Gil Making lvl 60 without bot
More methods of making ffxiv gil were needed during the downtime. At that point, I started think of all the ways one can make make ffxiv gil without the use of a retainer. There is a good chance I may have missed one, so leave a comment below should you have another ffxiv gil making method.
My first suggestion would actually be: "extreme" people in here than in FFXIV itself
Whether we like it or not, the developers want as many people as possible to experience as much content as possible in this game.
Why I Still Play the Final Fantasy Game?
To me it doesn't feel very "Final Fantasy"-ish, but it took me a while to really narrow down why.
Four Ways to Die - why the Tank Meta feels "off"
However, there's a smaller number of players, the type that gravitate towards tanks in MMOs out of a desire to feel as tough and durable as possible, who are having a less than stellar time in the current state of FFXIV.
White Mage, Scholar, Astrologian PROS and CONS
Shields are Scholar's primary concern, burst healing is difficult to do without saved Aetherflow stacks for Lustrate


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Guwahati Masjid Shares this Rare Tarun Gogoi Memory
Nibir Deka | November 26, 2020 18:50 hrs
GUWAHATI: The Burah Jame Masjid in Ambari Guwahati was one of the places where the procession of Tarun Gogoi had halted during the funeral procession. The other places include the Zoo Road Naamghar, Catholic Cathedral Dispur, and Ugratara Mandir.
Thousands of people gathered in front of the masjid to offer their prayers to the former Chief Minister (CM) of Assam. A public prayer (Dua) was organised which was held by the Iman to honour the mortal
remains of Tarun Gogoi.
The incident also marked a significant relationship that the Masjid shared with Tarun Gogoi. The former Chief Minister had contributed a lot to the development of the Masjid and even granted Rs 20 lakhs for its hostels.
However, the most significant moment was when the former Chief Minister altered the proposed flyover in front of the Masjid into the current roundabout near TC School-Ambari-Gauhati Club crossroad.
G Plus spoke to the General Secretary of Burah Jame Masjid, Nizamul Haque who revealed that Tarun Gogoi had already laid the foundation of the flyover.
"We approached the CM who listened to our issue. As we provided the alternative of the roundabout instead of the flyover, he considered our suggestion," added Haque.
He further stated that the Ambari modern-day development is testimony to Tarun Gogoi's vision and work.
As per the locals, the show of love by the people of the area, especially the people from Islam faith towards Tarun Gogoi is a testimony of that. "The remarkable quality of Gogoi was, he used to solve the problems with a smile," said Haque.
On the idea behind visiting all the major religious establishments, Haque stated, "He is a religion-neutral person and above politics."
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As a Christian writer of SF and fantasy, I have spent a great deal of time thinking about what makes most works of "Christian F and SF" so bad. It's no news to anyone that most of what is called "Christian" art is very subpar by the standards of professional artists. Christian bands do not do well in the mainstream. Christian films die at the box office. Christian fiction is sold only at Christian bookstores. And yet obviously, it does not have to be this way. For centuries, art and music (and fiction) in celebration of the Christian ideal were renowned as the very pinnacle of artistic endeavor. In music, there were the works of Bach and Handel. In art, Michelangelo and Raphael. In poetry, Milton, and in prose fiction, John Bunyan and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
This is not a new phenomenon, of course. C.S. Lewis, arguably the last fantasy writer to be both explicitly Christian and to break out into the mainstream in a big way, pointed out in his essay "It Began With A Picture" that most writers get it wrong. Lewis reveals that perhaps his most explicitly "Christian" novel, Perelandra, began with the picture of the floating islands upon which most of the action of the novel takes place. It was only when Lewis started to think about the islands and his imagined world of Venus that the story of an averted Fall of a new species of humanity began to take shape.
I was honored last year to have my short story "This Far Gethsemane" included in the anthology Mysterion: Rediscovering the Mysteries of the Christian Faith. (That was after it had been rejected by this very magazine, so perhaps it's best not to dwell on it too much.) But my editor, Kristin Janz, said that one of the problems with the stories she got was that they were too afraid to be heretical. And this makes sense to me. Here's why: a look at history will show you that when a religious culture feels threatened, they tend to respond to it by becoming more rigid, and more hostile to anything that smacks of heresy. You could see it in the Jewish faith under the Romans and Greeks. The "other gods" of the Old Testament Prophets had long since been rejected in the face of the overwhelming physical power of the pagans, and by Christ's time, the various factions were competing to show how rigidly they could follow the law. Contrast the art and writings of Islamic Arabs at their height, when Baghdad was the library of the world, open to beautiful books from pre-Islamic times as well as classical Greek and Roman (i.e. "pagan") and Christian philosophers, to the fundamentalist Islamism of today that obsessively destroys anything "not Muslim" enough. So it is with Christianity. Milton and Botticelli had no problem with placing pagan gods and goddesses alongside their glorifications of God. And, tellingly, so it was with C.S. Lewis, who treated his pagan gods as distorted views of greater angels. As Ms. Janz points out, even Narnia is not devoid of heresy. The Father (Emperor) and the Son (Aslan) may be there, but where is the Holy Spirit?
I have found that the very best fiction that addresses Christian themes does not shy away from heresy. Dan Simmons, perhaps the best epic science-fiction writer of the present day, plays intensely with Christian themes in his Hyperion series, in ways that do seem heretical, but also bring up questions that no theologian could afford to ignore. In my childhood, I very much enjoyed the first novels of Stephen Lawhead. His novels of the realm of Mensandor were striking in their simplicity, but were also "heretical" from a Christian point of view. The Creator-God of that realm resembled the Unitarian Jehovah or Allah far more than the Trinitarian Father-Son-Spirit.
The worst Christian fiction, by contrast, shows a terrible fear of heresy, and seems to be much more interested in cultivating the isolation of a Christian readership facing an actively hostile world. The novels of Frank Peretti, for example, or the Left Behind series show persecuted and demon-tormented Christians and their families desperately falling to their knees, and guardian angels fighting for (and beseeching for "prayer cover" from) comfortably right-wing middle-class Americans to do battle with evil secular forces of university professors, media stars, and politicians whose embrace of sexual promiscuity and cultural relativism are motivated by demons playing with their minds. It's desperately trying to be topical, and only achieves this at the cost of portraying a God and angels who are just as frightened and confused as the protagonists of the story.
When angels appear in the Bible, it is telling that their first words to humans are, almost always, "fear not." The impression is that angels, much less the Glory of God, are terrifying, regardless of the fact that they are good. The masters of old knew this, but we who serve God in the halls of art seem to have forgotten, preferring safety to the kingdom and the glory and the power. The readers know it, and they hate it. It has to change.


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FIFA 18: Will Zlatan Ibrahimović actually be on FIFA 18?
FIFA 18 fans are worried that Zlatan Ibrahimović may not feature in the new game.
The Swede, 35, was released by Manchester United after picking up a horrific knee injury last season.
However, in the FIFA games, free agents do not feature in Ultimate Team - which puts Ibrahimović at risk of missing out.
And fans are understandably concerned.
The striker was one of the best forwards in FIFA 17 - with his base card boasting an impressive score of 90. His top card was rated 97 - and had an incredible 99 rating for shooting.
One fan wrote on the FIFA sub-reddit: "He is technically a free agent at the moment and he is also currently injured.
"Jose Mourinho has said there is no rush to sign because of the injury so if no deal is reached before full release then surely he won't be in the game? Not until he signs for a club and a update is released at least."
Another said: "He might not be in career mode (and certainly not on free agents because you only get sub 70 rated players on that to begin with) because he doesn't play for Sweden anymore."
It looks as though gamers will have to wait to see if Ibrahimović is re-signed by United until they can play with him.
If that doesn't happen then it may be some time before Ibrahimović returns to the game.
Elsewhere, FIFA 18 creative director Matt Prior said the publisher will use this month's Gamescom conference in Cologne, Germany as a springboard for FIFA 18 news about Ultimate Team.
"Ordinary we don't announce much about Ultimate Team around this time because we're in the run up to Gamescom – that's our big FUT showcase," he said.