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How to Play Spades Card Game?

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Spades card games have been popular in the US since the early 1900s. However, it was in the mid-1990s that it became popular across the world . With the introduction of spades online , the popularity of this card game grew manifold. Playing spades games online is now a reality. Standardization of the rules was introduced that made the game easy to understand.   The spades card game is often played with four players as two teams. Partners sit opposite each other. There are two, three, and six-player versions of the spades game too. Playing and dealing is clockwise; though the first dealer is randomly selected. The standard 52-card pack is used. After shuffling, cards are singly dealt with each player; starting from the player to the left of the dealer. The entire pack is dealt with by the players. The goal is to be the first team to reach 200 points. Playing Rules and Guidelines The rules of the spades card game are pretty simple. Players in a team add up their bids. Bidding

Shrinking Glaciers Due to Climate Change May Increase the Risk of Flooding

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                 Climate change is real and the fact that glaciers around the world are shrinking due to climate change is known to all of us. The melting of huge icecaps and the creation of glacial lakes around the world are imposing major threats to the environment, to an extent where the possibility of flooding in low lying areas is very much likely to follow.  According to a new study based on satellite data, the number of lakes originated due to the worldwide glacier melt has increased by more than half its limit in 30 years.   Dan Sugar who is a geomorphologist and associate professor at the University of Calgary addressed the issue of rising water levels caused due to glacial lakes. He stated that they had identified that not all the meltwater is making it into the oceans immediately but until now there was "no data to gauge how much of it was being deposited in lakes or groundwater.”  It is also very hard to establish where all that water is going.  These lakes are formi

International Literacy Day - Process of Shaping our Future Generation

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UNESCO declared International Literacy Day on 8 September 1966, in order to remind the international community about the importance of literacy for individuals, communities, and societies and the need for increased efforts towards more educated societies. The topic of literacy is a core component of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030 Sustainable Development Plan for the United Nations. The UN's Sustainable Development Agenda, adopted in September 2015 by world leaders facilitate equal access to quality education and learning opportunities across human lives. According to recent reports, approximately 775 million adults lack the minimum education needed to be literate, of which 60.7 million are out of school or scarce attendants. South Asia has the lowest regional adult literacy rate, at 58.6 percent, according to UNESCO's 'Global Monitoring Study on Education for All' (2006), and the reasons for this vary from extreme poverty to discrimination ag

Wreck of Mighty Titanic was discovered on September, 1985

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In 1985, after 73 years of sleep on the bottom of a deep dark sea, the wreckage of the RMS Titanic was discovered by a US-French rescue team led by Robert Baller. This process was funded by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. The Titanic hit an iceberg 375 miles south of Newfoundland on 15 April 1912, sinking on its first voyage, resulting in the loss of more than 1,500 passengers and crew, including the ship's captain. It does not have enough lifeboats for everyone on board. Of the 2224 passengers, only 705 escaped from RMS Carpathia . The Titanic was the greatest ship in coasting conditions and had numerous security highlights like waterproof compartments and radios. Sinking in just 2 hours and 40 minutes, not all rafts were topped off and not all could be propelled appropriately due to the posting vessel. Survivors' records of the boat's sinking show that the Titanic had incompletely or totally split in two and that the gigantic boat was thought to have gone

Kansai International Airport - Best Artificial Airport in the World!

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Kansai International Airport is situated on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay off the coast of Honshu, 38 km (24 mi) southwest of the city, located in three municipalities, including Izumisano (north), Sennan (south), and Tajiri (central), in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. Third Busiest Airport Kansai International Airport receives around 30 million passengers per year. In 2016 the airport was used by 25.2 million passengers making it Asia's 30th busiest airport and Japan's 3rd busiest. Kansai was named Best Airport Staff of Asia, Best Airport Staff of the World, and Best Baggage Delivery Airport of the World in 2020. It's kept open 24 hours a day as the runways are located entirely at sea. It is also a major transit route to Japan, South East Asia, and Australia. A 3.75 km long, two-stage bridge links the island to the mainland. The upper level has a bridge, while the lower level has two parallel rail lines. A Masterpiece of Engineering The construction of

Teachers' Day - A Guiding Light in Everyone's Career

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September 5 marks Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan's birthday. He was a brilliant scholar, besides being India’s president. He is known for his philosophies and his teachings. Hence India celebrates the Teachers' day on his birthday. A teacher is the light of the future, the torch of darkness, and the hope that gives us strength. Teachers are remarkable souls who serve tirelessly to ensure our future is bright. Teachers are not only confined to teaching in academics, they are also encouraging students to take the right direction. They not only offer bookish information in classrooms but teach the challenges of life to pupils. They guide, empower, and encourage us to be better citizens. Teachers open our minds. They protect our spirits. They ignite our imagination forever. They remind us that everyone can improve and learn. They lay the path towards innovation . They are the foundation of our culture. The shape and develop their students, and contribute to making them our country

Top 10 Incredible Facts About India

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India, the  home to a billion people  is famous for its cultures, traditions, and beauty. It was an island before it transformed into a country. Yeah! It is home to many languages. India is the largest producer of mangoes and milk. Yum!  Here are some amazing facts about India. 1) Is India an Island? You read that right! India was an island around a hundred million years back. The continental plate of India slammed into Asia to make a landmass after that. This caused the formation of the mighty Himalayas. 2) The first rocket of India  The first rocket of India was moved in parts using a bicycle and assembled at the Thumba Launching Station in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. 3) Indian Space Progam India's ISRO Chandrayaan-1 , first located water on a superficial level in September 2009. It successfully made use of its Moon Mineralogy Mapper. 4) The 2nd-largest English speaking country India is 2nd to America in speaking English. 125 million people speak English in India.  5)

Foundation of Toyota Motor Corporation

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Toyota Motor Corporation is a Japanese automobile organization headquartered in Toyota, Aichi, Japan. It became the most significant automobile producer around the world in 2008, beating General Motors.  Toyota is the overall market pioneer in arrangements of half breed electric vehicles, and presently the most significant organization to engage the mass-market choice of hybrid vehicles over the world.  Toyota is similarly a market head in hydrogen power module vehicles. Absolute overall arrangements of Toyota and Lexus voyager vehicle models achieved the 15 million accomplishments in January 2020. The company was built up by Kiichiro Toyoda on 28 august, 1937, the current president being Akio Toyoda. History In 1924, Sakichi Toyoda planned the Toyoda Model G Automatic Loom. The making of Toyota vehicles was started in 1933 as a division of Toyoda Automatic Loom Works under Kiichiro Toyoda. Its first vehicles were the A1 voyager vehicle and the G1 truck in 1935. From September 1

Krakatoa- The stand-alone eruption

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The 1883 volcanic eruption of Krakatoa in the Sunda Strait started on the evening of Sunday, 26 August 1883, and crested on the late morning of Monday, 27 August 1883. Over 70% of the island of Krakatoa and its encompassing archipelago were decimated as it collapsed into a large crater. This volcanic eruption was one of the deadliest and most dangerous volcanic occasions in written history. Its blasts were so loud that they were heard 3,110 kms away in Perth, Western Australia, and Rodrigues close to Mauritius, 4,800 kms away. This eruption and its consequence tsunamis caused around 36,417 deaths. Huge extra impacts were additionally felt around the planet in the days and weeks after the eruption of Krakatoa liquid magma. Extra seismic movement proceeded until February 1884. Reports of seismic action after October 1883 were later excused by Rogier Verbeek's examination concerning the eruption. Early Seismic Activities A long time before the 1883 ejection, seismic action around th