“Dad: A son’s first hero, a daughter’s first love.” In America, Father’s Day was founded by Sonora Smart Dodd, and celebrated on the third Sunday of June for the first time in 1910. It is held on various days in many parts of the world all throughout the year, often in the months of March, May and June. The day is celebrated to appreciate the role played by fathers and father figures. By the way we appreciate daily our father for their hard work or how they protect us from all harmful effects. How he is going to fulfill our all dreams or demand without any question. He is the one in all over world who support you and take stand for you at any circumstances. He never leaves your stand. Always teach you difference about good and bad. Without any profit he is with you and hold your hand throughout life. So all children want to make their father’s proud, and an involved father promotes inner growth and strength. Studies have shown that when father are affectionate and supportive, it greatly affects a child’s cognitive and social development. It also instills an overall sense of well-being and self confidence.In addition, my father has an undying love for books which makes him very sympathetic, knowledgeable, understandive towards them. He practices his religion devotedly and is very charitable too.He devotes his free in reading books, novel, magazines which inspires me to do the same.He is a loving and dutiful person who takes care of my entire family. He is a teacher by profession and is a very hardworking person. He is an intelligent person who answers all my questions in a witty way.

He believes in practicing what he preaches. So I find my father very honest. His motto is Honesty is best policy and he follows this totally. And he never finds it difficult to be that way.
My father is kind and generous. If anyone approaches him with a genuine need he helps them to whatever extent he can. And he never grudges any help he offers. My father is time conscious and punctual. He is strict with me because he wants me to be disciplined and want to see me as a successful person. Being disciplined is tough, but I know it is for my good. And so I always try my best to follow what my father tells me to do. Whenever I am in a difficulty my father helps me out with love and affection, make me understand to tackle all issues. He never tells lie and doesn’t like those who tell lies.He loves humanity and serves humanity at his best.My father is very kind, loving ,honest and generous person. He likes peace and tranquility, he doesn’t like noise.Wherever he find noise pollution, he leaves that place immediately and sit where there is silence and peace.

He is the lamp of my family, he is the basic pillar of my family. He never take lunch or dinner alone, we all take lunch and dinner together on dinning table. He suggest all family members to take care of one’s health. I love my Dad too much. Around him I found my whole world. And he is my first love and he also love me unconditionally. I am a girl but he gave me all right, freedom , people who don’t even give to boys. He trust me a lot. I am very glad and lucky girl that I have a father like you. Thank you so much for being with me always.

I killed the girl I used to be!
Do you ever miss the way you used to be, the way you use to dress, the way you used to view life around you or the way you used to love or the way you use to hold onto things and the way you used to think and maybe the way you used to accept love.
I mean I miss my old self sometimes. I had some habits I miss them. I miss that bit about myself. I have heard this actually a lot depression and anxiety changes you, depression and anxiety changes you inside out when I was in that phase it was insomnia which resulted in me being staying up all night until sunrise. I miss those late night sessions of music and writing and reading and studying.
but the fact that if you miss a toxic thing it does not mean you need it back in your life.
of course insomnia needed and presented me amazing things like the all night reading sessions and also taught me the bitterness of your coffee starts settling in once you actually start to feel it instead of just drinking it.
But if I ever wanted them back that dark phase would also come back.
I also told a certain person sometime that don’t judge me by past because I don’t live there anymore.
it is very truly said the depression and anxiety causes a lot of things and that you do get stuck in your own body. And it did kill some parts of me.
when Taylor Swift said that her old self could not come to the phone because she was dead, I got it, I felt it. The old me doesn’t exist anymore which doesn’t mean that I have changed entirely, but sometimes the little things inside you that changed are kinda like a small death.
I have mourned the loss of the person who used to wear beach tropical dresses and black flats, but now I don’t mind being in black and sturdy sneakers.but I also celebrated the death of the girl who used to play amazing sports,but when someone made fun of her in a bad way she stopped, who made terrible choices, who got into relationships, broken one’s because she craved for love and then broke her self. though she collected her pieces and walked away well being very strong.
I truly had changed.
Five years ago, I probably would have let you walk all over Me and I would have been fine by it.
Four years ago, I would have made fun of you even if I would have been guilty for doing the same thing, being a hypocrite.
three years ago I refuse to believe that everyone has their own problems everyone is going to the same hell just on different levels dealing with the different demons. I always thought my problems were the worst.
2 years ago, I would have never opened up to you the way I will now because believing that the fact no one deserves to know me like that.
and a year ago I wouldn’t have the courage to tell people I overcame depression just in the fear that they would judge me.
I’ve always said this to everyone in my posts that we need to be accepting we need to be welcoming and we need to be kind because it takes nothing instead just saves some lives.
I am not the same person a year ago and i am more than okay with it because I know I have grown, not just by age, but with mind, and ethics and value and ideas, my believes and everything inside me. And it is wonderful. So yes I killed the girl I used to be. But also I love the new me. And do not apologize for evolving, all that a stagnant pool of water does is it spreads sickness.
And you don’t want to be sickening do you.
Ciao for now.

Rare Solstice Annular Solar Eclipse

In 2020, many locations will see a rare solstice annular solar eclipse on the same day as the June solstice. This will happen only twice this century, in 2020 and on June 21, 2039.

The Moon Eclipses the Sun

An eclipse of the Sun happens when the New Moon moves between the Sun and Earth, blocking out the Sun’s rays and casting a shadow on parts of Earth.

The Moon’s shadow is not big enough to engulf the entire planet, so the shadow is always limited to a certain area (see map illustrations below). This area changes during the course of the eclipse because the Moon and Earth are in constant motion: Earth continuously rotates around its axis while it orbits the Sun, and the Moon orbits Earth. This is why solar eclipses seem to travel from one place to another

Types of Solar Eclipses

There are 4 different types of solar eclipses. How much of the Sun’s disk is eclipsed, the eclipse magnitude, depends on which part of the Moon’s shadow falls on Earth.

Solar Eclipses Mainly Look Partial

1. Partial Solar Eclipses occur when the Moon only partially obscures the Sun’s disk and casts only its penumbra on Earth.
2. Annular Solar Eclipses take place when the Moon’s disk is not big enough to cover the entire disk of the Sun, and the Sun’s outer edges remain visible to form a ring of fire in the sky. An annular eclipse of the Sun takes place when the Moon is near apogee, and the Moon’s antumbra falls on Earth.
3. Total Solar Eclipses happen when the Moon completely covers the Sun, and it can only take place when the Moon is near perigee, the point of the Moon’s orbit closest to Earth. You can only see a total solar eclipse if you’re in the path where the Moon casts its darkest shadow, the umbra.
4. Hybrid Solar Eclipses, also known as annular-total eclipses, are the rarest type. They occur when the same eclipse changes from an annular to a total solar eclipse, and/or vice versa, along the eclipse’s path.

Solar eclipses are only visible from within the area on Earth where the Moon’s shadow falls, and the closer you are to the center of the shadow’s path, the bigger the eclipse looks.

Solar eclipses are usually named for their darkest, or maximum, point. The exception is the hybrid eclipse.

The darkest point of solar eclipses is only visible from a small area. In most places and for most of the duration, total, annular, and hybrid eclipses look like a partial solar eclipse.

There are so many facts about camels that make them a unique animal. All we know about camels is only limited till that they are found mostly in deserts and they carry weight.

Here are some interesting facts about camels that not many of us know.

• Camels are of two types viz. One humped or “dromedary” camels and two humped Bactrian camels.

1. Dromedary or one humped is of enormous size. That is because their weight ranges from 400 to 650 kilograms, height is easily over two meters and the body length measures more than three meters. The hump is an adaption of the desert life and stores fatty tissues which is used for their nourishment as they travel long distances. Some people believe that the hump of the camel is used to store water which is not true. Their lifespan is about 40 years. They do not have thick coat of fur. Dromedaries naturally range in the North and North-Eastern Africa through the Middle East countries up to Pakistan and India. They do not have any subspecies.
2. Two humped Bactrian camels have subspecies. They have long thick coat of fur. camels (especially Bactrian camels) together have a natural range in the Central Asian regions of China and Mongolia.

• Water Storage

Even though camels do not store water in their hump but they have sufficient amount of water in their body for their survival in the desert. they can go without drinking water for nearly a week. This is partly because of the unique shape of their blood cells, which are oval. Oval-shaped blood cells allow camels to consume large amounts of water (up to 30 gallons in one go ) since the cells are more elastic and can change shape more easily. This shape also allows their blood to flow more easily when water is scarce, which is common in a desert.

A camel’s humps is very important for its survival in a desert. Without its humps, a camel would be more likely to overheat and produce sweat but it’s the oval-shaped blood cells that help the camel retain so much water, not the humps.

• Nostrils

The design of the nose of the camel is very efficient for their survival in the desert. The loss of body water is minimized due to their nostrils. Their nose acts as humidifier and dehumidifier both in one. When an animal breathes, they exhale air along with water vapor. In the dry areas like desert, water is scare and the water loss through breathing increases. This happens because dry desert air that is inhaled is exchanged for the moisture-laden air that is exhaled causing loss of body water. When the large amount of water vapor is exhaled, it is trapped by the nostrils and returned to the body fluids. Therefore, the cooler the air is, the less moisture it will absorb.

Camels can completely shut their nostrils during sandstorms.

• Mouth

The lips of the camel are fat, the mouth is very sturdy that makes them able able to chew thorny desert plants.

• Eyes

Camels have three sets of eyelids and two rows of eyelashes. Two of the eyelids have eyelashes that protect their eyes from sand.  The third is a very thin lid which works as a sort of “windshield wiper” to clean off their eyes. It opens and closes sideways instead of up and down. So in a sandstorm or otherwise windy day where sand is being stirred up, they can close that lid to protect their eyes from the sand, but still see where they are going.

Temperature Tolerance

Camels have thick pads of skin on their chest and knees, camels can comfortably sit in very hot sand. Its thick coat reflects sunlight instead of absorbing it. A shaved camel has to sweat 50% more to avoid overheating. It also insulates them from the intense heat that radiates from hot desert sand. Camels are able to withstand changes in body temperature and water content that would kill most other animals. Their temperature ranges from 34°C (93°F) at night up to 41°C (106°F) in the day and only above this threshold will they begin to sweat. This allows them to preserve about five liters of water a day. Camels can withstand at least 25% weight loss due to sweating.

• Legs and feet

The long legs of the camel keep them further from the hot ground. Camels have tough feet so that they can endure the scorching desert sands. Camel have been known to swim if given the chance. The foot of a camel is made up of a large leathery pad, with two toes at the front, the bones of which are embedded in the foot. Camels can travel at up to 40 miles per hour.

The colour of their skin is sandy for them to camouflage in the desert to protect themselves from the predators which other than humans, are only tigers. The kidneys of a camel are very efficient. Urine comes out as a thick syrup. The female camels can carry their calves for upto 14 months before giving birth to them.

When a camel is angry they spit. So whenever you are around a camel and if they spit, consider it as a threat.

All these characteristics makes a camel very efficient for survival in desert areas and unique from other animals.

The country is witnessing a rare celestial event, annular solar eclipse today. The annular ‘ring of fire’ solar eclipse, wherein the Sun appears like a ring of fire, is visible in different parts of the country. This solar eclipse coincides with the summer solstice, when the Northern Hemisphere has the longest day.
 
The solar eclipse is taking place on the summer solstice, which is the longest day in the Northern Hemisphere.
 
AIR correspondent reports that this rare celestial event occurs, when Moon comes between the Sun and Earth and the shadow falls on the surface of the Earth.
 
The Sun is entirely covered by the Moon for a brief period. Those places that are engulfed by the dark, dense umbral shadow of the Moon experience the total solar eclipse. In all solar eclipse the Sun, Moon and Earth may not be perfectly aligned, and then there is a partial eclipse. When the three celestial bodies happen to be in a straight line, people witness a Total solar eclipse.
 
People in different places of Rajasthan, Haryana and Uttarakhand are able to see the annular phase and people in rest of the country are witnessing a partial eclipse. Ministry of Science and Technology has urged people not to use sunglasses, goggles, exposed x-ray sheet or lampblack over a glass as they are not safe. It said, viewing the Sun’s image on the surface of the water is also not safe. The Ministry said, welders glass 13 or 14 can be used to see the Sun directly with naked eyes.

In the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir three terrorists have been gunned down in an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces at Zadibal area in Srinagar district today.
 
According to Police sources a joint team of security forces launched a Cordon and  Search Operation (CASO) based on a specific input about the presence of terrorists in the area.
 
As a joint team approached towards this suspected spot, hiding terrorists fired upon them which was retaliated triggering an encounter and resulted in the elimination of three terrorists. The identity of the slain terrorists is being ascertained.
 
As a precautionary measure, internet service in Srinagar district has been snapped. Meanwhile, in another encounter at Likhdipora area of Nehama in Kulgam district one terrorist has been killed.
 
One AK-47, magazines and one pistol has been recovered from the encounter site. Operation is in progress. further details are awaited.

India has said that attempts by the Chinese side to now advance exaggerated and untenable claims with regard to Line of Actual Control are not acceptable. It said, the position with regard to the Galwan Valley area has been historically clear.
  
In response to queries on the statement issued by the Chinese Spokesperson  on the events in the Galwan valley area, External Affairs Ministry Spokesman Anurag Srivastava said such claims are not in accordance with China’s own position in the past.
 
He said, Indian troops are fully familiar with the alignment of the LAC in all sectors of the India-China border areas, including in the Galwan Valley.
 
They abide by it scrupulously and the Indian side has never undertaken any actions across the LAC. In fact, they have been patrolling this area for a long time without any incident. 
 
All infrastructure built by the Indian side is naturally on its own side of the LAC.
 
The Spokesman said that since early May this year, the Chinese side has been hindering India’s normal, traditional patrolling pattern in this area.
 
This had resulted in a face-off which was addressed by the ground commanders as per the provisions of the bilateral agreements and protocols.
 
The Spokesman said, the two sides are in regular touch and early meetings of military and diplomatic mechanisms are currently being discussed.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today held a high-level meeting with The Chief of Defence Staff Gen Bipin Rawat and three service chiefs on the situation in Ladakh. AIR correspondent quoting sources reports, after review meeting, Armed forces were given full freedom to deal with any aggressive behaviour by China’s PLA along the LAC.
 
 The meet also discussed to adopt a different tactical approach in guarding the border with China henceforth. Top military brass also told to ensure strict vigil on Chinese activities around land border, airspace and in strategic sea lanes.