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As Time became established as one of the United States' leading news magazines, an appearance on the cover of Time became an indicator of notability, fame or notoriety. Such features were accompanied by articles. European, Middle Eastern, African, Asian and South Pacific versions of the magazine were published in addition to the United States ...
During the second half of 2009, the magazine had a 34.9% decline in newsstand sales. [24] During the first half of 2010, another decline of at least one-third in Time magazine sales occurred. In the second half of 2010, Time magazine newsstand sales declined by about 12% to just over 79,000 copies per week. [citation needed]
Business and economy Honda recalls more than 384,000 vehicles due to ignition difficulties. (BBC) (Japan Today) (The Age) (The Times of India) (Los Angeles Times) Mexicana de Aviación cancels flights to and from Europe and the Americas as it goes bankrupt. (BBC) (Mexicana de Aviación) Luxembourg's Skype files for an initial public offering in the United States. (BBC) (The Guardian) (Sky News ...
Nguyễn Trãi (阮廌), pen name Ức Trai (抑齋); (1380–1442) was an illustrious Vietnamese Confucian scholar, a noted poet, [1] a skilled politician and a master strategist. He was at times attributed with being capable of almost miraculous or mythical deeds in his designated capacity as a principal advisor of Lê Lợi , who fought ...
Bình Ngô đại cáo literally means Great Proclamation upon the Pacification of the Wu.Zhu Yuanzhang, the founder of the Ming dynasty, was a native of Hao Prefecture-which is now in Fengyang, Anhui, China and lies in the territory of the former state of (Eastern) Wu ([東]吳; Sino-Vietnamese: [Đông] Ngô) - and, in 1356, he himself took the title Duke of Wu (吳國公; SV: Ngô Quốc ...
Nam Le – professional poker player as of August 2014, his total live tournament winnings exceed $6,800,000. [78] His 24 cashes at the WSOP account for $854,337 of those winnings. [79] John Phan – two-time World Series of Poker bracelet winner and is a winner and four-time final tablist of World Poker Tour Championships.
Poetry in Nôm was pioneered by Nguyễn Trãi (1380–1442). He wrote Vietnamese poetry in Nôm using the Chinese seven-syllable pattern. Later in the 17th century, Vietnamese poetry shifted towards a native pattern of alternating lines in six and eight syllables. [42] The epic poem, The Tale of Kieu by Nguyễn Du (1765–1820), was written ...
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