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Nguyễn Văn Trỗi (1 February 1940 [1] – 15 October 1964) was a Vietnamese revolutionary and member of the Việt Cộng (National Liberation Front). He gained notoriety after being captured by South Vietnamese forces while trying to assassinate United States Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara and Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. who were visiting South Vietnam in May 1964.
The Tao Te Ching[ note 1] ( traditional Chinese: 道德經; simplified Chinese: 道德经) or Laozi is a Chinese classic text and foundational work of Taoism traditionally credited to the sage Laozi, though the text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. [ 7]
The Tao or Dao[ note 1] is the natural way of the universe, primarily as conceived in East Asian philosophy and religion. This seeing of life cannot be grasped as a concept. Rather, it is seen through actual living experience of one's everyday being. The concept is represented by the Chinese character 道, which has meanings including 'way ...
Taijitu. In Chinese philosophy, a taijitu ( Chinese: 太極圖; pinyin: tàijítú; Wade–Giles: tʻai⁴chi²tʻu²) is a symbol or diagram ( 圖; tú) representing taiji ( 太極; tàijí; 'utmost extreme') in both its monist ( wuji) and its dualist ( yin and yang) forms in application is a deductive and inductive theoretical model.
The Office of Tailored Access Operations (TAO), now Computer Network Operations, and structured as S32, [1] is a cyber-warfare intelligence-gathering unit of the National Security Agency (NSA). [2] It has been active since at least 1998, possibly 1997, but was not named or structured as TAO until "the last days of 2000," according to General ...
Terence Chi-Shen Tao FAA FRS ( Chinese: 陶哲軒; born 17 July 1975) is an Australian and American mathematician who is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), where he holds the James and Carol Collins Chair in the College of Letters and Sciences.
Maka-Diyos, Maka-tao, Makakalikasan at Makabansa ( Filipino for "For God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 1] or "For the Love of God, People, Nature, and Country" [ 2]) is the national motto of the Philippines. Derived from the last four lines of the Pledge of Allegiance to the Philippine Flag, it was adopted on February 12, 1998, with the ...
The Zen of Programming. The Tao of Programming is a book written in 1987 by Geoffrey James. Written in a tongue-in-cheek style spoof of classic Taoist texts such as the Tao Te Ching and Zhuangzi which belies its serious message, it consists of a series of short anecdotes divided into nine "books": [1] The Silent Void. The Ancient Masters. Design.