Diem
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Diem may refer to several different people or phrases:
Diem (nominative case: dies) translates to "day" in Latin
and is used in several phrases:
- Ngo Dinh DiemNgo Dinh DiemNgô Đình Diệm was the first president of South Vietnam . In the wake of the French withdrawal from Indochina as a result of the 1954 Geneva Accords, Diệm led the effort to create the Republic of Vietnam. Accruing considerable U.S. support due to his staunch anti-Communism, he achieved victory in a...
was the leader of the Republic of Vietnam who was assassinated in a military coup in 1963. - Ryan DiemRyan DiemRyan Diem is a starting offensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. Ryan Diem stands 6'6" tall and weighs 305 pounds...
, player in the NFL - Carl DiemCarl DiemCarl Diem was a German sports administrator, and as Secretary General of the Organizing Committee of the Berlin Olympic Games, the chief organizer of the 1936 Olympic Summer Games .He created the tradition of the Olympic torch relay, and was an influential historian of...
, originator of the Olympic torchOlympic GamesThe Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
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Diem (nominative case: dies) translates to "day" in Latin
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
and is used in several phrases:
- Carpe diemCarpe diemCarpe diem is a phrase from a Latin poem by Horace that has become an aphorism. It is popularly translated as "seize the day"...
, a LatinLatinLatin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
phrase meaning "seize the day" - Per diemPer diemPer diem refers to a specific amount of money that an organization allows an individual to spend per day, to cover living and traveling expenses in connection with work...
, meaning "per day" - De die in diem, meaning "from day to day"
- Diem (content management framework) is an open sourceOpen sourceThe term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
Content Management FrameworkContent management frameworkA content management framework is an application programming interface for creating a customized content management system . The relationship between a CMF and a CMS can be illustrated by the following analogy:...
for symfonySymfonySymfony is a web application framework written in PHP which follows the model-view-controller paradigm. Released under the MIT license, Symfony is free software...