 and oldest in Vietnam, is deserted as students remain at home to help contain the Covid-19 spread.
The country has recorded 107 new infections since March 6, with 106 still under treatment and one having recovered last week. Sixteen other patients were discharged last month after treatment.
Hai Ba Trung High School on Le Loi Street will allow its students to stay home until March 29.
Dong Ba Market on Tran Hung Dao Street, the largest in the province, was opened during the reign of King Dong Khanh in 1887. In the past, the market was located near Dong Ba Gate, before King Thanh Thai moved it to its present site.
A bridge crossing Perfume River connects Nguyen Dinh Chieu pedestrian street with Ly Tu Trong Park.
Malls in Hue remain empty as provincial authorities shut down bars, karaoke parlors, cinemas and shops in a temporary measure to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Phu Bai International Airport is left deserted as Vietnam halted entry for all foreign nationals, including those of Vietnamese origin and family members with visa waivers from Sunday, while also suspending many international routes.
The airport, 15 km from Hue's center, is currently able to serve up to 1.5 million passengers per year, but often struggles with an overload of two million.
I'd like to welcome Johannes to the CHI team! Johannes is a student with us, going for his Private. He should actually be ready to solo the RV-12 pretty soon. Anyway, he'll be working on the weekends for us. He'll be the desk guy, the tug guy, the call-for-100LL guy, the how-do-I-work-the-FMX guy...and so on. Some of you may have already had the opportunity to meet him the past few weekends. Thanks Johannes, for joining us!
These sentences are incorrect due to the placement of the ‘modifier’.
A modifier adds information to another element in the sentence. They can be words, phrases or clauses that add description. In clear, well-structured sentences, the modifier is found right next to – either in front or behind – the words they describe.
There are 3 different ways modifiers are placed incorrectly in sentences: Dangling, Misplaced or Squinting.
A modifier ‘dangles’ when its place in the sentence gives it nothing to modify. A modifier describes, clarifies, or gives more detail about a subject or concept, but if that subject or concept is not clearly stated in the sentence, then it will ‘dangle’.
Incorrect: Having finished the assignment, the TV was turned on.
Who finished the assignment, the TV?
Corrected: Having finished the assignment, Jill turned on the TV.
Incorrect: Upon entering the doctor’s office, a skeleton caught my eye.
Did a skeleton enter the doctor’s office? Had the person’s eye fallen out?
Did a skeleton catch it?
Corrected: Upon entering the doctor's office, I immediately noticed a skeleton.
Incorrect: Working all afternoon, the family room was painted.
Did the family room work all afternoon?
Incorrect: When smoking behind the bike sheds, the logs were much more comfortable.
Did the logs smoke behind the bike sheds?
Corrected: When smoking behind the bike sheds, we found sitting on the logs much more comfortable.
In these sentences the first part of the sentence is the modifier; it gives an action, but doesn’t specify who is doing the action. The second part of the sentence should provide that, if it doesn’t, then the modifier dangles. In each example, to correct the sentence the subject has been added.
Misplaced modifiers are the ones that usually end up giving us a smile. These sentences can be read as something other than their intended meaning.
When the modifier is placed too far away from the word or phrase it is modifying, it becomes misplaced.
Incorrect: The man walked towards the car carrying the briefcase.
Was the car carrying a briefcase?
Corrected: The man carrying the briefcase walked towards the car.
Incorrect: I slipped on the wet cement running across the road.
Was the wet cement running across the road?
Corrected: While running across the road, I slipped on wet cement.
Incorrect: Gemma left her bag on the counter to go and dance.
Did Gemma’s bag dance?
Corrected: To go and dance, Gemma left her bag on the counter.
In these instances the modifiers are not next to the subjects they need to modify. To correct them it is placed next to it – either in front or behind.
A squinting modifier is similar to a misplaced modifier but in these instances it is can modifier either what comes before it, or what comes after. It leaves the reader confused which piece of the sentence it is referring to, because it can refer to both.
Incorrect: Cycling up hills quickly strengthens your quadriceps.
Does quickly refer to cycling up hills, or strengthening your quadriceps?
Corrected: Cycling up hills strengthens your quadriceps quickly.
Incorrect: Taking a moment to think clearly improves your chances.
Does clearly refer to thinking, or improving your chances?
Corrected: Taking a moment to think clearly about the issue improves your chances.
Incorrect: A writer who revises their words often can recognise their mistakes.
Does it mean they revise often, or do they often recognise mistakes?
Corrected: A writer who often revises their words can recognise their mistakes.
OR: A writer who revises their words can often recognise their mistakes.
Moving the word or adding more information is required to clarify the meaning of the sentence.
Have you ever had trouble with modifiers in your sentences? Let me know in the comments.
Reed Hastings has become Executive Chairman of Netflix, with Greg Peters stepping up from COO to become Ted Sarandos’s co-CEO, and a member of the Netflix board. The news came as the streaming giant revealed Q4 2022 numbers that exceeded its forecast.
In addition to these changes, Bela Bajaria, formerly Head of Global TV, has become Chief Content Officer and Scott Stuber has become Chairman of Netflix Film. “Bela and Scott are outstanding creative executives with proven track records at Netflix,” declared Hastings.
Netflix finished 2022 with 231 million paid memberships and generated $32 billion (€29.5bn) of revenue, $5.6 billion in operating income, $2 billion of net cash from operating activities and $1.6 billion of free cash flow (FCF).
In November 2022, Netflix launched its new, lower priced ad-supported plan in 12 countries. “We believe branded television advertising is a substantial long term incremental revenue and profit opportunity for Netflix, and our ability to stand up this business in six months underscores our commitment both to give members more choice and to reaccelerate our growth,” it said.
“While Hastings stepping down seems like a shock, timing is key. He has been at the helm for some time and every company needs to change, move with the times. He will still be closely affiliated with the company. From a leadership perspective, he has played an influential role in making Netflix a success and driving force in streaming. The company must not lose its focus on driving innovation and disruptive,” he suggests.
“Unquestionably, new shows ensure that Netflix ends the year in a far stronger position, building on blockbuster third quarter with normal service restored. This is in stark contrast to the first half of the year. Creating the next biggest blockbuster drives subscribers. Significantly, this excludes the move into advertising which will help broaden its base, business model and much more,” he suggests, adding that revenue growth will come from price rises and moving quickly into new areas.
“Expect to see a roller-coaster of year due to seasonality and uncertainty with consumer behaviour. Fundamentally, greater focus must be placed on driving revenue through new features and services,” he concludes.
In a globalized era, outdated models of “humanity” have reached their limits. The Non-Human Institute for Humanity is a post-human institute investigating theories, philosophies, metaphors, and light-years of information, in order to explore new ways of thinking and behaving. The Institute’s mobile capsule lands this year at the Media Art Festival. A space for the inclusion of all “alienated” beings, it offers a new experience of home: a Home 2.0, based on a deconditioned state of belonging. The institute also presents its latest project: a tarot deck based on research into magic, spirituality, and imagination.
The project is presented by Samantha Pellarini, and was developed in collaboration with Zjuul Wiersema. Visually inspired by the technological and digital world, Samantha searches for meaningful solutions in philosophy, spirituality and imagination. She graduated from the Minerva Art Academy in 2020.
To become a member of the institute, sign up at thenonhuman.net.El Reg well ahead in the Great Game......? Well, well enough informed of the Well ahead.
Pay attention now, for things are going to get a more than little bit lairy and/or surreal, for to be perfectly honest, dynamic memory is as practically nothing compared to its virtual bigger brother and crazy half sister. :-)..... which you have been briefly introduced to, already.
And if you think a week is along time in politics, you wouldn't/won't believe how fast time flies and how far one can travel in Live Operational Virtual Environments. And that makes IT the Perfect Stealth Field