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July is shaping up to be an  excellent month  for astronomy fans. On the night of July 27 and the early morning hours of July 28, skywatchers in the Eastern Hemisphere will be treated to the longest  lunar eclipse  set to occur in the 21st century,  EarthSky  reports. Courtesy: HERE Astronomers expect the total eclipse to last for a full 1 hour and 43 minutes, with the partial eclipse - which occurs before and after the total eclipse phase - lasting for 3 hours and 55 minutes.  lunar eclipse occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are directly aligned, and the moon's orbit brings it directly into Earth's shadow. This particular eclipse will last so long because the moon will pass directly into the darkest region of Earth's shadow, known as the umbra, which will also give the moon a reddish "blood moon" sheen. July's full moon will happen at the same time as the moon's apogee - which is when the moon hits its furthest point from Earth ...

LIFE HAS ALWAYS BEEN AN IRONY. A PUZZLE OR A RIDDLE. IT STARTS WITH MOST OF US SEARCHING FOR THE BEST AND  SETTLING WITH THE WORST. I CONCEDE I COULD HAVE SAID  RECONCILING WITH THE WORST. I NEED NOT SAY: APPLY THIS THEORY TO ANY SPHERE  YOU ENTERED  PICTURE COURTESY: GOOGLE. AND YOU WILL FIND IT TRUE. HOWEVER, WITH A WARNING THAT WHAT FOLLOWS DOES NOT FOLLOW WHAT IS SAID Above READ ALONG.... be cool. don't get angry. QUITE RECENTLY, OUR CENTRAL OFFICE HAS BEEN KIND ENOUGH TO ISSUE INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL THE OFFICES, TO ENSURE THAT ALL RETIRED PEOPLE , PENSIONERS INCLUDED, ARE PROVIDED WITH FRESH IDENTITY CARDS. CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CO CIRCULAR. WHEN THE CRANKY EDITOR CALLED ON ONE OF HIS FRIENDS TO INFORM THIS, HE WONDERED WHETHER HE HAD ONE AT ALL.   HE SAID IN ANY CASE PEOPLE MUST BE REMEMBERING HIM. "YOU KNOW I RETIRED AS DY.ZONAL MANAGER." he added. I did not interrupt him to say: IN THE YEAR 1994  OF C...

A communique from  R.B.Kishore . *******************************************  BVSRaju ,THE UNION VETERAN,A HERO & VALIANT SOLDIER, NO MORE –   A TRIBUTE When the news came that Sri BVSRaju was in ICU earlier,& hopes of a recovery loomed large,everyone prayed by Gods Grace,he will return to normalcy.But later when news started trickling he is in Apollo Hyderabad & thereafter brain dead declaration,hopes sank.What a sad & shocking news of his death .     Sri BVSRaju is a well-known many splendoured gem.He was an embodiment of Unionism in its true sense of the term.He held many causes near & dear to his heart in tune with the welfare of the employees for continued  betterment.He & Sri Sankara Rao were the duo & the tuning fork with other activists of the Union to meet officers,MM & SDM .I had plenty of interactions with him,while I was SDM Kadapa.Immediately after formation & selection of Kadapa ...