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Warzone down11/24/2023 ![]() Starfield Release Date, Release Times & Preload Details O. Xbox Game Pass Title 'Sea Of Stars' Is Getting Absolutely. Xbox 'End Of Summer' Sale Now Live, Almost 1000 Games Dis. Microsoft Pulls Xbox Game Pass Trial Ahead Of Starfield R. How To Complete All Xbox Game Pass Quests In 2023 Soapbox: Go Buy The Best Console Version Of Far Cry 3 Whi. The seasonal content is also better than what I have seen elsewhere. Be it Warzone, Resurgence (which is BR but you stay in as long as one of you survives) and specially DMZ. But the MP of MW2022 is solid across the board. MW2022 has some flaws in campaign as it is often recycling great elements from previous games or trying to hard to be innovative and authentic (at times it feels like you are playing Splinter Cell or Ghost Recon as the whole political plot line is very "Nobody should know we are here"). MW2019 was really solid game and I happily recommend its campaign and MP (I didn't play that much of MP though). I think generally the franchise is all over the place in terms of quality and consistency specially because Sledgehammer games is a very mediocre studio and it kind of ruins the flow of CoD. ![]() I don't dig the 80s and Cold War era aesthetic so I didn't dig into Black Ops games other than the very first one (which was very solid). The other game from Sledgehammer (Vanguard) is similarly meh. The other game from Sledgehammer (WWII) was better than AW but still one of the much weaker CoDs. Advanced Warfare is probably the worst and lamest CoD I ever played. Infinite Warfare was great but very hated for no reason. I think in recent years it has clearly lost its way a bit in general after MW1-2-3 of the old days. Mon 26th Jun CoD has probably been one of my all time favourite games. ![]() "All Caldera gameplay, player progression, inventories and online services will expire on that date."Īs you can probably imagine, this hasn't gone down well at all with Warzone Caldera players, many of which have been pointing out that some of the money they spent on the game is basically now wasted: CommentīREAKING: Warzone Caldera will be permanently taken OFFLINE on Sep 21st "As of September 21, 2023, Call of Duty®: Warzone™ Caldera will shut down, as our teams focus on future Call of Duty content including the current Warzone free-to-play experience." Here's a brief extract from the statement: In a message to fans, it was explained that the focus was now on "future Call of Duty content including the current Warzone free-to-play experience". "For those players who haven't jumped over to the current Warzone activities, expect a vast amount of gameplay choices across three Battle Royale maps (including Season 04's new map Vondel), as well as Ranked Play, the DMZ Beta featuring five different Extraction Zones, BlackCell offerings, and more."Ĭhanges between the original Warzone and its new version include new maps, changes to how loadouts work, the presence of AI enemies, the ability to swim, and more.In the latter part of last week, it was announced that Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera - otherwise known as the original version of Warzone before 2.0 came along - would be shutting its servers on September 21st, 2023. "We all have had incredible Warzone experiences across the Call of Duty franchise since its first launch, including those in Warzone Caldera," Activision's blog post reads. ![]() Activision is encouraging fans who played the original Warzone to jump ship. The announcement comes not long after Activision rebranded Warzone 2.0 as simply Warzone for the game's fourth season, a change that went live on June 14. Activision states that players interested in using the content they purchased for Warzone Caldera will still be able to do so in the multiplayer modes of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, 2020's Black Ops Cold War, and 2021's Vanguard. None of the purchasable content usable in Warzone Caldera carries over to Warzone 2.0. Currently, the Pacific-based map Caldera is the only map playable in the original Warzone, hence the game's current name. Even though the first version Warzone is shutting down, its original map, Verdansk, hasn't been playable for quite some time. Now Playing: Modern Warfare II & Warzone 2.0: New Map Vondel reveal | Summer Game Fest 2023Ĭall of Duty: Warzone (renamed to Call of Duty: Warzone Caldera following the release of Warzone 2.0 in November of last year) originally released alongside 2019's Modern Warfare, and shared a battle pass, weapons, and cosmetics. By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's
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Kerbal space program 2 interstellar11/24/2023 ![]() ![]() Interstellar Adventure: Adds a star, 2 gas giants, a planet and a comet. While we have additional features planned like colonies, interstellar travel, and multiplayer, we. Ksp Interstellar ExtendedKerbal Space Program 1 KSP1 Mods KSP1 Mod Releases 1. Kerbal Space Program 2 is going to be much. The core pillar of KSP2 is building and flying cool rockets. Preferred method of proof would be video. Intercept Games and Private Division have released a new developer video for Kerbal Space Program 2 today, and the core subject is interstellar travel. Like KSPI-E Daedalus engine and/or magnetic nozzle. If you want to chat about the Interstellar challange you can do it at our KSP Interstellar Discord Server simulation that entirely lacks combat, namely Kerbal Space Program. The main constraint would be that FTL drives are not allowed, but you are allowed to use any slower than light (STL) engine from KSPI Extended, Far Future or Photon Sailor Star Sonata 2 (2004, 2011): Star Sonata provides a rich fabric in which the players. Its the nearest real possibly habitable planet located near Alpha Centauri, about 4 lightyears distance which is made accessible byĪlternatively use Centauri Dreams Updated to: Īlthough Alpha Centauri is our closest neirbour, traveling 4 light years though the interstellar medium might be further than you think The Challenge: Plant a flag on this planet, Proxima Centauri!
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Install postgresql ubuntu11/24/2023 ![]() If you want to use the more ubiquitous platform, high security, and work mostly with website CMS platforms - MySQL is still probably the right fit for you.If you want stronger security, compliance, stored procedures, and need a database for a strong back-end application - PostgreSQL may be the right fit for you.However, in our research we have found that there are a few guidelines you can follow when making your decision: Like many software solutions, which database system you should use depends entirely on the project at hand. Different SQL syntax than traditional MySQL/Microsoft SQL solutions.Less popularity = less open-source documentation and collaboration.Struggles with large read-heavy operations against a database.An open-source SQL standard compliant RDBMS.This isn't saying you should immediately dump MySQL for Postgres for all your applications or projects - but it may be a good fit for some. ![]() It also supports stored procedures, a feature that MySQL does not support. While not as popular as MySQL, Postgres is arguably the more powerful database platform as it is truly ANSI/ISO compliant, unlike MySQL which is not due to some of its limitations. PostgreSQL is cross-platform, and has packages for all major Linux distributions, as well as Windows Server platforms. Just like MySQL, SQLite, and Microsoft SQL Server, Postgres uses the Structured Query Language (SQL) to manipulate data. PostgreSQL, or simply 'postgres,' is an open-source relational database management system, or RDBMS for short. This article will help you install and configure PostgreSQL on your self-managed Linux Ubuntu server. There is a description on how to get that up and running on DockerHub as well.Some of the more up-and-coming web development stacks such as LEPP, Gunicorn/Django and Ruby/Rails prefer to use the PostgreSQL database platform instead of the more traditional MySQL configuration. PS: You might also wanna consider using the official Postgres container instead of installing Postgres on your system. You can see the defaults and how you can specify your own values using psql -help. Whether you're using psql, pgAdmin or another client should not matter as long as you have authentication configured correctly and are connecting with the right username, database name, host and port. There is a guide on how to change the configuration in this answer so you will be able to successfully authenticate. The error message will be something like this psql: error: FATAL: Peer authentication failed for user "postgres". Then you will still not be able to connect via psql as by default configuration Postgres won't successfully authenticate you as it is using Peer Authentication and your username is likely not postgres which is the default user and database psql uses. Main PID: 205678 (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Process: 205678 ExecStart=/bin/true (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rvice enabled vendor preset: enabled)Īctive: active (exited) since Tue 16:57:15 CET 4min 34s ago If it is running you should see something like this. You may check if it is running using this: sudo systemctl status postgresql You can do that using the following command. It seems like you are trying to start it in the foreground instead. ![]() Usually you want to start the Postgres database server in the background as a service (except e.g.
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Buster murdaugh jr11/24/2023 Murdaugh told them that his son Paul had been getting threats because of a fatal boat wreck he had been involved in a couple of years earlier. “Are they close, ma’am?”Īfter law enforcement officers arrived, Mr. ![]() He said that neither his wife nor his son was breathing, and he implored the emergency responders to hurry. Prosecutors have said that he killed Maggie and Paul before leaving, and then tried to create an alibi. He has said that he then returned home and found the bodies. Murdaugh had been at home with his wife and son earlier on the day that they died, but phone records indicate that he left to visit his mother around 9 p.m. Murdaugh had told the authorities that he discovered their bodies near some dog kennels at the family’s isolated home in Islandton, a rural hamlet about 65 miles west of Charleston. The killings began to be known as the Murdaugh murders.įew details were released about the attack, and no arrests were made for more than a year. Murdaugh’s wife, Maggie, 52, and their son Paul, a 22-year-old junior at the University of South Carolina, rocked the state’s Lowcountry region, where the family had established a legal dynasty. What happened in the original ‘Murdaugh murders’? Murdaugh has also been charged with concocting a bizarre scheme to stage his own suicide to look like a murder after being pushed out of his law firm. Murdaugh has spawned several more investigations into three previous deaths in proximity to the family, and Mr. Murdaugh has been in custody since October 2021, when he was first charged with stealing from a former client. ![]() He has adamantly denied killing his family, and his lawyers have said they plan to appeal his conviction. Murdaugh admitted stealing money and lying to friends, saying an addiction to painkillers fueled his behavior. While on the witness stand in his murder trial, Mr. Murdaugh’s lawyers said he had been cooperating with federal prosecutors and expected that the charges would be “quickly resolved without a trial.” Murdaugh with stealing from his clients and law firm. In May, federal prosecutors unveiled a new indictment charging Mr. In total, state prosecutors have charged him with stealing about $8.8 million from a range of victims. ![]() Murdaugh has also been charged with a wave of financial crimes, in which prosecutors said he stole from clients - many of whom had been severely injured in car crashes and other accidents - and siphoned money from his law firm. A sense of mystery enveloped the killings as more than a year passed without a suspect or motive identified until, in July 2022, Mr.
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Kaspersky rescue disk 201811/24/2023 ![]() When the download of the updates have finished, if the USB \Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.0 folder is empty, copy the whole "\Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.0" folder which now contains the updates from C: or sda1 (the internal HDD) to sd x1 which is the USB drive partition 1 (if you only have one hard disk, the USB drive will be sdb1). They will usually be automatically stored on internal Hard Disk C: by Kaspersky but if it finds the "\Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.0" folder on the E2B drive, it may copy the updates there instead.Ĥ. On first boot to Kaspersky from E2B using this menu, download the updates (you will obviously need an internet connection). If they are not there then reboot and try again. ![]() Ensure that your USB drive (sdb1) volume has been mounted and appears as an icon on the Desktop as well as the C: drive icon (don't abort any dialogs!). Use this exact name and exact capitalisation.ģ. Note: For krd.iso 2018 versions, the folder name has changed to \KRD2018_Data. ![]() \_ISO\MainMenu folder (or \_ISO\ANTIVIRUS or any other menu folder where you want it to be listed).Ĭreate an empty folder called "\Kaspersky Rescue Disk 10.0" on the E2B USB drive now. Download a recent ISO file from - it should be under ' Distributive' and called kav_rescue_10.iso or krd.iso.Ģ. The instructions to get persistent updates to stay on the E2B USB drive are:ġ. MBR-booting from krd.iso with persistence Make sure you see desktop icons for the USB drive (e.g. Once all the volumes have been mounted, you should see the icons on the Desktop - if not then it won't find the Updates on the USB drive and you will have to reboot! This will not be done if you do not select a drive to scan when prompted, or if you use the 'Skip' button when prompted if the volume is 'dirty'. Supported OS: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.IMPORTANT: The key to the whole procedure is to ensure that Kaspersky linux mounts all the storage devices as volumes by selecting a drive to scan FIRST. System Requirements and Technical Details Support for the file systems: NTFS, FAT32, FAT16, Ext2, ext3, ReiserFSĬheck the media: internal hard drives, external hard drives, and flash storage media. Search for malware and disinfection of files on the disk Search and destruction of malicious objects in the boot sectors of connected drives Search for malware in startup objects and disinfection of startup objects Saving information about the system hardware in the electronic form to transfer it to Kaspersky Lab in the event of an unsuccessful download Features of Kaspersky Rescue Diskīooting the computer in graphics and text mode Kaspersky Rescue Disk allows you to deal with viruses more effectively since this disk does not require Windows to be loaded, meaning that malware will remain idle. Select the drive you want to scan and scan. The latest Kaspersky Anti-Virus 2018 will be launched when the download is complete. Download the ISO image, burn it to a USB stick or CD/DVD, enter the BIOS, set it to boot from the chosen media, and restart your PC. Free download Kaspersky Rescue Disk 18.0.11.3 full version standalone offline installer for Windows PC, Kaspersky Rescue Disk Overviewīoot into Kaspersky Rescue Disk to detect and remove malware and other threats from an infected computer without the risk of infecting other files and computers.
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MSMG Toolkit11/24/2023 It enables you to make basic modifications to the installation media, for instance by removing select Windows apps, but also more advanced modifications such as adding drivers to the Windows 10 image, or removing core components.Ī comparable program is NTLite. MGMT Toolkit is a handy script for Windows devices to create custom Windows 10 installations from a Windows 10 ISO image or sources folder. It is recommended that you test the custom Windows 10 installation media, for instance in a virtual machine, before you install it on computer systems. Once that is out of the way, you may use the target menu to create a new installation medium, for instance by making a custom Windows 10 DVD ISO image, burning the ISO image to a bootable Flash drive, or burning an ISO image to DVD. When you are done making the changes, you need to use the apply menu to apply the changes to the selected source.
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Amy grants heart in motion11/24/2023 ![]() You remember all good stuff, not the hard stuff. Amy Grant is celebrating the 30th anniversary of 'Heart in Motion' with a special double-disc out Friday via Capitol Christian Music Group that features previously unreleased tracks and. To celebrate this milestone, Amy has unlocked the vault and is releasing. The smash album from Amy Grant launched her career to new heights and introduced the world to the hits Baby Baby, Every Heartbeat, That’s What Love Is For, and many more. “I was picturing all of my family at a much earlier version,” she said. 2021 marks the 30th anniversary of the iconic album HEART IN MOTION. former backup vocalist and choreographer for Amy Grant's 'Hearts In Motion' tour. Search for crossword clues found in the Daily Celebrity, NY Times, Daily Mirror. the 17-year-old who, one year after undergoing open-heart surgery. By the end of that heady decade, Grant had gone through a painful, public divorce. Answers for amy grants heart in motion (1991) crossword clue, 9 letters. One of her four, her daughter Millie, who inspired the words to “Baby, Baby,” made a surprise appearance at the Grammys as a toddler in 1992. amy grant heart in motion single by amy grant from the album heart in motion. When it came out she had young children at home and was still learning to balance the life of a pop star with being a mom. The songs, she discovered, don’t sound 30 years old, partly because their heavy reliance on synthesizers and studio techniques of the time have come back in style.īut listening to the songs brought back memories for Grant. When work began on rereleasing “Heart in Motion,” Grant hadn’t listened to the album for years. Grant was recently named to the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, which she said was “beautiful and encouraging” and just the motivation she needed to start writing more songs. Baby Baby by Amy Grant song meaning, lyric interpretation, video and chart position.
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Tsla marketwatch11/24/2023 ‘We’re dreaming of a new life’: My wife and I have $2.5 million saved. ![]() Is it a bad idea to get married?Īppeals court scales back order squelching Biden administration contact with social media platforms ![]() ‘I’m conflicted’: My fiancé earns less than me, and racks up credit-card debt. ‘She needs the money for care’: My 103-year-old grandmother’s adviser bought 5 bank stocks. ‘The dream of homeownership is alive,’ says BofA’s head of retail lending. In the past 12 months, the stock has lost 63. Should I follow the 4% rule if I don’t want to leave an inheritance? Stock price: Tesla stock has been hovering around two-year lows for the past few months, and slipped under 200 in early November. I’m retiring at 65 with $2 million, an $850,000 home and $3,500 a month in Social Security. The stock has plunged 21.9 amid a six-day losing streak, which is the longest since the six. New York City Airbnb hosts bail on guests due to new short-term rental laws, leaving them high and dry Tesla’s stock slumped 1.8 to close Friday at 123.15, the lowest closing price since September 2020. 3.4 Income Investments That Are Better Than Bonds 4, 2021, and is down 58% from its 52-week closing high of $399.93 on Jan. The stock has fallen nearly 60% from its record close of $409.97 hit on Nov. Shares of Tesla TSLA, +1.70 fell 8.1 to 141.80 on Tuesday after closing lower than 150 for the first time in more than two years Monday, a level that analysts said was a key test of investors. TSLA, +3.72 has denied a report that it will cut production at its Shanghai plant by 20 in December owing to weaker demand, according to Reuters. Black Spade, a special-purpose acquisition company that merged with VinFast for it to be listed on the Nasdaq, compared the EV maker to a. If the trend holds, 2022 would be Tesla shares’ worst yearly performance on record. Tesla's Stock Drop Might Have Had Nothing to Do With The New Model 3. It has since settled around 53, which gives it a mind-boggling market capitalization of 123 billion - more than Ford and General Motors combined, while selling only a small fraction of the vehicles. 15 hours ago &0183 &32 Shares of Tesla ( TSLA 4.69) gained 4.7 Tuesday on a report showing strong China sales for the electric vehicle (EV) maker in August. Updated on Septemat 11:01 AM PDT Listen 2:00 Tesla Inc. A stock-options strategy known as a 'straddle' on Tesla Inc.s stock TSLA, -0.71 is priced Wednesday for a one-day, post-earnings move of 66.56, according to data provided by. Tesla stock has lost 53% so far this year, compared with losses of around 16% for the S&P 500 index. Tesla shares have notched monthly losses of about 14 in December, which would. and China, saying they pointed to a possible demand problem that could go into 2023 and cut down on the electric-vehicle maker’s margins. Tesla TSLA, -0.11 stock fell 6.3 to 167.82, its lowest settlement since Nov. Stay up to date on the latest stock price, chart, news, analysis, fundamentals, trading and investment tools. TSLA, -5.06 on Tuesday ended at their highest in nearly three weeks and notched their largest one-day percentage increase since March. Last week, one of the last remaining Tesla “bears” called attention to Tesla’s recent price cuts on vehicles sold in the U.S. TSLA -5.06 SPX +0.18 NVDA -1.71 Shares of Tesla Inc. ![]() 1, but the Tesla Semi’s start of production failed to act as a catalyst for the stock, which has fallen five out of the seven most recent sessions. The EV maker launched its electric commercial truck on Dec. Investors remain concerned about Tesla’s production, particularly in China, even though the company has denied earlier reports that suggested production cuts in the world’s biggest auto market. 21 hours ago &0183 &32 TSLA +3.47 DRIV -0.40 SPX -0.05 Shares of Tesla Inc.
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Professional services rendered invoice11/23/2023 ![]() The tar generated by the business before any deduction of home office expenses was allowable home office deduction is $14, 320. Dilly has expenses relating to a qualifying home office of $14, 320. A revenue item reported on the current income statement but not included i income until an indefinite future year 8. A revenue item included in current taxable income but not reported on the statement until next year C. To learn how to create an invoice, it’s critical to know the factors to consider when invoicing, the key details to include, the terms and timeframe of payments, and the answers to frequently asked questions. An expense reported on the current income statement but deducted on next year's tax B. This invoice is a professional document that service providers can send to their clients to bill them for the hours or projects worked. Add your contact information, including your business’s name, address, email address and phone number. AND THAT ALL GOODS FURNISHED OR SERVICES RENDERED HAVE BEEN PROVIDED WITHOUT DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, CREED. Which of the following statements describes a permanent book/tax difference? A. Follow these steps to create a professional massage therapy invoice: Download the free massage therapy invoice template from FreshBooks. It allows the owner to provide specific details of the services rendered and provide a clear itemization of the rates and total amount on billing their customers. The document is easy to use and understand. ![]() ![]() It is illegal for a cash basis taxpayer to accept a noncash payment. This Lawn Care Invoice PDF template contains the essential elements to serve as an invoice document for lawn services. No taxable income until it sells the ConAgri shares for cash. If Lawes accepts the shares in payment, it recognizes: A. The shares are selling on the NYSE at $98 per share. MWQ offered to pay the invoice by transferring 250 shares of ConAgri common stock to Lawes. Lawes Company, a cash basis business, mailed a $24, 500 invoice to MWQ Partnership for professional services rendered. The bill format for professional services varies by the specific service you provide. As invoices are also tax documents, please do make sure you include all the above details because if the invoices don't comply with HMRC requirements you may get into trouble.6. What should be included on an invoice for professional services. Please use this professional services invoice cheat sheet while building your own template so that you cover all the details required for invoices as there are specific legal requirements for what you must include in your invoice. Is it a legal requirement to use professional services invoice template?While it is not mandatory to use a specific template, however UK tax department i.e., HMRC has mandated specific information that needs to be included on any invoice for the invoice to be treated as a legal document of transaction or proof of trade.Ĭan I create my own professional services invoice template?Yes you can. In case you are using the online version of professional services invoice template, once you enter all the above details please click on generate invoice option available at the end of the template. Please note, if required, you can add multiple rows in the templateħ.Ěpply VAT if you have a VAT registrationĩ. In the description section provide details of the professional services rendered by you. In case you are following a sequence for invoice number, you can edit the default number to the next number in your sequenceĦ. The template lets you give a random unique invoice number to the invoice. Definition: Services rendered is the conclusion of a service agreement that is presented to the client to demand payment. You can keep the date as is or choose a different dateĥ. The document is labeled as “invoice”, you can keep it as is or change it to “tax-invoice”Ĥ.ěy default professional services invoice template UK picks up current date for the invoice. ![]() In the address section provide your contact information and communication addressģ. On the top left of the template add your name or the business name you operate underĢ. Just enter following details in the specific section of this professional services invoice template to create a professional invoice:ġ. Using the above create invoice button, you can create and download the invoice in PDF, Word or Excel. This professional services invoice template UK covers all the information as required by law and is considered legal, complete, and compliant. Invoices are subject to strict regulation in the UK.
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Day before lent11/23/2023 ![]() The faithful that make it through Lent can then indulge on Easter. While the sacrifices differ, the common idea is to abstain from certain pleasures or luxuries to mimic the temptation endured by Jesus in the desert. Lenten sacrifices often include chocolates, soft drinks, alcohol, meat, and even sinful behaviors such as swearing and sexual activities. It is customary for Christians to think about what Lenten sacrifices they will be making for the season. The values of self-reflection, simplicity, and sincerity are also emphasized during this time. What is commonly believed though is the concept of the three pillars of Lent: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. Even the way Lent is observed sees minor differences in different parts of the world. The time and duration of Lent vary according to different Christian denominations. In fact, the Council of Laodicea has deemed the Lent fast as “of strict necessity”. The only thing for certain is the fact that these 40 days of fasting before Easter was clarified at the Nicene Council. Over the years and centuries, there have been many proposed theories about the origin of Lent. ![]() The concept of fasting and forgoing indulgences such as alcohol, meat, and lacticinia during Lent was established by the Church. Early mentions of the season come from early Christianity, which records the tradition of fasting before Easter. These grew into the large carnival floats that take part today.The exact date of origin of Lent is difficult to pinpoint. When cars started becoming more widely available, they were made part of the carnival as away of displaying the performers. From the turn of the 20th century, people started to write fun marching songs to be sung during the carnival processions. This is when the carnival, like it is today, started. It consisted of people throwing flour and water over each other! In 1856 the police banned entrudo carnivals because they were becoming violent and lots of people were getting hurt. The Rio carnivals started over 250 years ago when the Portuguese settlers bought form of carnival called 'entrudo' with them. People from the local streets will often join the processions until a party starts! Apart from the main organised carnivals, there are small groups of people who go round the streets singing and dancing known as 'blocos' or 'bandas'. The most popular place to watch the parade is on the Marquês de Sapucaí Avenue, often called the 'Sambódromo' or 'Avenida do Samba' that mean Samba Avenue (the samba is a popular Brazilian dance). There are big floats, with stands for singing and dancing on built into cars or lorries that take part in the parade, they are decorated as brightly as the people and help make the procession look amazing! Sometimes the costumes are made on large wire structures so the people wearing them look very big, like butterflies or birds. ![]() People taking part in the parade dress up in very bright exotic clothes. In Rio, the streets are filled, over several days leading up to Shrove Tuesday, with large processions of people marching, singing and dancing. Some of the most famous are in Rio de Janeiro in Brazil, New Orleans in the U.S.A., Venice in Italy and Sydney in Australia. Many countries round the world have Mardi Gras celebrations and carnivals. This means 'Fat Tuesday' in French and also comes from the idea of using up food before Lent. ![]() In other countries Shrove Tuesday is known as 'Mardi Gras'. towns and villages pancake races (where people race with a frying pan while tossing a pancake in it!) and pancake tossing competitions are held on Shrove Tuesday. The custom of making pancakes still continues today, and in many U.K. |