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[Kao Yu (fl. 205-212), in] a note to the Lü-shih Ch'un-ch'iu, Bk. 25, ch. 6 [p. 10a, says], ` A piao is a post. '
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The incidents are varied, plentiful, and often hilarious: in Thailand, people ran behind me whilst chanting "Obama, Obama"; in Poland, groups of Polish and Slovak tourists waited in line for the eventual chance to have me grace their photo; in China I have been asked to hold babies and pose alongside the elderly for good luck, cries of "piao liang" Mandarin for "beautiful" piercing my ears.
Oneika Raymond: Should I Be Mad That They Take My Photo Because I'm Black? Oneika Raymond 2011
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The incidents are varied, plentiful, and often hilarious: in Thailand, people ran behind me whilst chanting "Obama, Obama"; in Poland, groups of Polish and Slovak tourists waited in line for the eventual chance to have me grace their photo; in China I have been asked to hold babies and pose alongside the elderly for good luck, cries of "piao liang" Mandarin for "beautiful" piercing my ears.
Oneika Raymond: Should I Be Mad That They Take My Photo Because I'm Black? Oneika Raymond 2011
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Web: www. piao.com.cn Hong Kong CONCERT Alan Tam and Hacken Lee: Two big names in Cantopop team up, not for the first time -- in 2003 "Principal" Tam (a nickname he picked up for his efforts to mentor other singers, including Mr. Lee) joined Mr. Lee for a series of concerts around the world, including multiple shows in Hong Kong and Las Vegas.
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Web: www. piao.com.cn Taipei: Taipei Arena, 10 Nanjing E. Rd.,
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Web: sh. piao.com.cn Beijing: Workers 'Stadium, San li Tun, Chaoyang District; April 13, 7: 30 p.m.
Time Off 2008
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Web: www. piao.com.cn Write to Iris Kuo at iris. kuo@wsj.com
Time Off 2008
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Web: www. piao.com.cn Shanghai: Grand Stage, 1111 Caoxi Rd.,
Time Off 2008
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Someday the truth about voting behavior in an island that elected Yen Ching-piao while jail for murder, elected legislators on the run from the police, elected Hsu Tai-li as mayor of Keelung while under indictment and replaced him with a convicted vote buyer when he died.....
Archive 2008-01-01 Michael Turton 2008
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The pre-eminent example of this is the nation's major pilgrimage event to the goddess Matzu, which ends up at the old Matzu temple in Dajia north of Taichung city, and is overseen by the Non-Partisan Solidarity Union legislator Yen Ching-piao.
Archive 2008-01-01 Michael Turton 2008
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