The Board of Education of the Islip Union Free School District is accepting applications for this key leadership role, director of Schools, in the 2,788 student K-12 school district located on the south shore of Islip Town approximately 50 miles from Manhattan. The Board is seeking an experienced educational leader who has the following characteristics:
•Knowledge of K-12 curriculum and instruction, technology, the budget process, finances, labor relations, and community engagement.
•Experience as a successful classroom teacher and an effective educational leader in New York State.
•A strong commitment to academic excellence, and with outstanding communication and leadership skills.
New York State SDA or SDL certification required.
The Board is prepared to offer a regionally competitive salary package. An application and a brochure describing the position and the school district can be found at: www. esboces. org.
Application deadline: December 18, 2020. Send letter of intent and resume to: Islip UFSD. Director Search passes them on to Dr. Julie Davis Lutz, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Suffolk BOCES, PO Box 454, Medford, NY 11763. Or directly email: suptsearch@esboces. org.
Argentina soccer legend Diego Maradona has died aged 60 of heart failure on Wednesday. Heart failure is a chronic condition that gradually damages the heart's ability to pump blood. Fluid can build up in the lungs as a result — a condition known as pulmonary edema. It is an increasingly common problem that can be fatal.
Regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the game, Maradona became a household name after inspiring his country to World Cup glory in 1986. He took center stage at the tournament with a memorable performance against England where he scored a symbolic goal that he later described as the "Hand of God".
The small forward out-jumped legendary keeper Peter Shilton and knocked the ball into the net. The goal was allowed to stand, though it was claimed to be a handball. Later in the very game he scored one of the best goals in history after weaving his way past seven English defenders.
His impressive career was also marked by numerous controversies and his notorious lifestyle led to alcoholism and addiction.
Argentina's President Alberto Fernandez announced three days of national mourning for the passing of the superstar, and posted a tribute to Maradona on Twitter. "You took us to the top of the world. You made us feel incredibly happy. You were the greatest of all. Thank you for having existed," it read.
Maradona will lie in honor for public viewing at Argentina's presidential palace. Fans headed to the streets across Argentina and in Naples on Wednesday to pay tribute to
（悼念） their hero. Meanwhile, a minute's silence would be observed ahead of all European matches this week in honor of the Argentine.
"He will go down in history as someone who set football alight and thrilled global fans young and old with his brilliance and skill."
Mother's Day is a holiday that celebrates and honors mothers in the United States. It is celebrated on the second Sunday in May. It became an official holiday in the country at the start of the 20th century as a way to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.
The holiday is celebrated in a number of ways. People give mothers gifts like flowers, cards, and jewelry to thank them for all their hard work. A popular symbol of the holiday is the flower called carnation. This is because when the holiday first began in the U. S. people were encouraged to wear a red carnation if their mother was alive or a white carnation if their mother was dead. Many people take their mothers out for a special meal. In fact, Mother's Day is the most popular date in the U. S. for people to go out and eat and it is estimated that people spend billions on meals and gifts. Mother's Day is also the most popular day to make long distance calls in the U. S. It is the second most popular gift-giving day after Christmas.
Since its establishment, Mother's Day has been criticized for becoming highly financial. In fact, the founder of the U. S. holiday, Anna Jarvis, began protesting the holiday and was even arrested for disturbing the peace for a public march. Jarvis's own mother started the campaign to establish a mother's holiday during the American Civil War.
Mothers are not the only people celebrated on this day. All mother figures including grandmothers, great-grandmothers, stepmothers, and foster mothers are honored on the holiday. In schools many students make special gifts, including handmade cards. While widely recognized, Mother's Day is not a federal holiday. Many other countries around the world have their own version of Mother's Day.
Giant pandas could be left hungry and struggling to survive by global warming, scientists have warned. A new study predicts that climate change is certain to wipe out much of the bamboo on which the bears rely for food. Prime panda habitat in China could be completely lost by the end of the century. Human development adds to the threat by blocking the bears' access to places where bamboo is less affected by rising temperatures.
The research focused on the Qinling Mountains in Shaanxi province, which is home to around 275 wild pandas. The animals make up around 17% of the entire wild giant panda population. Qinling pandas have been isolated for thousands of years due to a long history of human habitation around the mountain range. Their limited range makes them particularly sensitive to the loss of food resources.
Bamboo, which carpets the forest floor where the pandas live, is the single item in the bears' diet and also provides essential food and shelter for other animals. The plant's unusual reproductive cycle limits its ability to adapt to climate change. One species studied by the scientists only flowers and reproduces every 30-35 years. Tuanmu's team pointed out that three main bamboo species were likely to disappear in the Qinling Mountains as the climate warmed.
"We will need advance actions to protect the current giant panda habitats," said leading researcher Mao-Ning Tuanmu, from Yale University in the US. "We need time to look for areas that might become panda habitat in the future, and to think now about connection between good panda habitats and habitats for other species."
Conservation efforts should now aim to protect areas that have a better chance of supplying pandas with food, despite climate change. Natural "bridges" could also be created to help the pandas escape from a bamboo shortage. Looking at the climate impact on the bamboo can help us prepare for the challenges that the panda will likely face in the future.
Now and then, you'll meet someone and instantly feel like you've known each other forever. Your personalities and sense of humor attract the other. But most friendships take some time to get going. If there is someone in your circle of friends that you'd like to be friends with, then you can take a chance and reach out to this person and possibly even make a new friend.
Make eye contact
While you don't need to stare directly into someone's eyes when you first meet, making natural occasional eye contact can show that you are attracted and interested. This is especially important when you are having a conversation with someone.
Smile at people
Smiling can boost your mood and make the people around you feel happier as well. Smiling can even cause your brain to release endorphins, a chemical that acts like natural pain killers. For example, you could smile at someone you pass on the sidewalk or in a grocery store.
Try to find something you genuinely like about this person so that your compliment doesn't sound fake or forced. Obviously, there is something you like about this person, or you wouldn't want to become friends. Complimenting a person on their shoes, bag, or necklace is a safe bet.
Show your interest
If you find yourself stuck in a conversation that you can't contribute to, see if you can change the topic. Try not to interrupt, but when your friend gets to a stopping point, you can bring up something else.
A. Compliment people
B. Talk about your likes
C. Try to smile whenever you meet someone new.
D. Your communication often benefits a lot from them.
E. And you're the best of friends soon without much effort.
F. In conversation, always be polite and listen to what your friend is saying.
G. If your eyes wander all over the place, it might send a message that you're not interested.
One day during my holiday in Thailand, I was 1a mountain near a river when I heard a(an) 2 crying as if it was quite 3. Turning around and looking down, I immediately recognized that something was 4, and ran down to the edge of the near bank. There I saw Ma Shwe with her three-month-old calf (幼患) 5 in the fast-rising water, and it was a life-and-death struggle. Her calf was floating and 6 with fear. Ma Shwe was getting as near to the far bank as she could, holding her whole body 7 the rushing water, and keeping the calf pressed against her huge body. Every now and then the rushing water would sweep the calf away.
There was a sudden 8 in the water and the calf was washed over the mother's body and was gone. Ma Shwe turned 9 to reach it and pressed the calf with her head and trunk (象鼻) against the rocky bank. Then with a huge effort, she 10 the calf in her trunk and tried until she was able to 11 it on a narrow shelf of rock.
Just at this moment she 12 back into the river. If she were 13, it would be certain death. I knew, as well as she did, that there was one 14 where she could get up the bank, but it was on the other side from where she had put her calf.
While I was 15 what I could do next, I heard the sound of a mother's 16. Ma Shwe had 17 the river and got up the bank and was making her way back as fast as she 18, roaring (吼叫) all the time, 19 to her calf it was 20.
It is discovered that the birds that people value most are endangered climate change. In the Guanacaste region of Costa Rica, we spent four years identifying and (count) birds in a range of landscapes and habitats. Then, we (ask) hundreds of people in all those places — farmers, birdwatchers, people in cities — to rank the birds we had counted.
The birds that people rank highest are (general) found in rainforests, with their ecosystems most (threaten) by climate change. In this particular part of the world, we're seeing the drought period get longer and the rainy season get (short) in certain years. Climate is becoming more unpredictable. As the forest dries out, the (condition) for birds are becoming more extreme. For one thing, if trees don't get enough water (grow) their leaves in the rainy season, then birds and other animals struggle to find enough food and nesting material for their breeding season. In the future, we predict that rainforests will become dry forests, means we may be seeing less of those birds. That's not only loss for biodiversity but also for people's history and culture.
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Today, carnival in Venice is celebrating for five days in February. People arrive from all over Europe enjoy its fun. Hotels are full booked and the narrow streets are crowded with wonderful costumes. German, French and English seem to be the main language. But the spirit of Venice carnival is not quite the same like the great American carnivals. If the key to Rio are music and movement, then in the Venice it is the mystery of masks. As you wander through the streets, you saw thousands of masks, but you have no idea that the faces behind them look like. Nobody takes it off. If the masks come off, the magic is lost.
