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  Chinese wall - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A Chinese Wall is most commonly employed in investment banks, where such banks offer corporate finance services to companies (managing the fund-raising, for example), and at the same time also provide financial research information to a more general audience.
The Chinese wall is also used in law firms in situations where one part of the firm, which is representing a party on a deal or litigation, is separate from another part of the firm that might otherwise have an adverse effect on the party's interests.
The term Chinese wall may also refer to a myth that the Chinese community in countries such as Australia, Europe and United States (where Chinese immigration is rife) tend to isolate the rest of the community and only communicate and associate with their own ethnic group - particularly the more recent immigrants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chinese_wall   (929 words)

  
 Great Wall of China - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Wall stretches over a formidable 6,350 km (3,946 miles), from Shanhai Pass on the Bohai Gulf in the east, at the limit between China proper and Manchuria, to Lop Nur in the southeastern portion of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region (refer to University of Washington: A.
The Great Wall seen today was built during the Ming Dynasty, on a much larger scale and with longer lasting materials (solid stone used for the sides and the top of the Wall) than any wall built before.
The primary purpose of the wall was not to keep out people, who could climb the wall, but make it difficult for semi-nomadic people outside the wall to cross with their horses or return with stolen property.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Great_Wall_of_China   (1679 words)

  
 Chinese wall -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The concept of a Chinese Wall is that of establishing a zone of non-communication between distinct sections of a business, in order to prevent possible (and probable) (A situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests) conflict of interest.
A Chinese Wall is most commonly employed in an (Click link for more info and facts about investment bank) investment bank, where such banks offer corporate finance services to companies (managing the fund-raising, for example), and at the same time also provide financial research information to a more general audience.
The Chinese wall is regarded as breached for (An advertisement that is written and presented in the style of an editorial or journalistic report) advertorial projects.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/chinese_wall.htm   (685 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Great Wall of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Wànlĭ Chángchéng), is an ancient Chinese fortification built from the end of the 14th century until the beginning of the 17th century, during the Ming Dynasty, in order to protect China from raids by the Mongols and Turkic tribes.
Pinyin (Chinese: 拼音, pīnyīn) literally means join (together) sounds (a less literal translation being phoneticize, spell or transcription) in Chinese and usually refers to Hà nyǔ Pīnyīn (汉语拼音, literal meaning: Han language pinyin), which is a system of romanization (phonemic notation and transcription to Roman script) for Standard...
The Manchu (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满族; Traditional Chinese: 滿族; pinyin:) are an ethnic group who originated in the dong bei or North East region consisting of Liaoning, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces, collectively known in English as Manchuria.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Great-Wall-of-China   (4421 words)

  
 Chinese wall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
CHINESE WALL Bloom is thinking of great edifices and cities of the past, and especially those built by slave labor.
The Great Wall of China, the present form dating substantially from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), averages 25 feet high and 21 feet thick and extends some 1,500 miles along the Chinese-Mongolian border.
The walls and hanging gardens of ancient Babylon (reduced to a series of mounds by the early twentieth century) were one of the Seven Wonders of the classical world.
www.facstaff.bucknell.edu /rickard/Hypermedia/HTML/Babylon.html   (111 words)

  
 The Great Wall of China - 360-degree Virtual Tour, Simatai
The Great Wall was key to protecting agricultube and resisting cavalry of the.uns and other warrior tribes from the north.
The wall was originally built of stone, wood, grass and earth.
Construction on the first section began between the 7th and 6th century BC, and the last work on the wall was done between the 14th and 17th centuries.
www.thebeijingguide.com /great_wall_of_china   (640 words)

  
 The Energy Planet :: Chinese, The Great Wall Of China :: English
The Great Wall of China was originally built to keep the nomadic xiongnu away from the farming villages on the Chinese boarder, but the walls eventually became areas of great economic prosperity and great beauty.
Most of the wall was composed of loose stone, but when the natural stone in an area wasn’t enough for the wall, the Chinese engineers turned to another method of wall building.
Although the wall was built out of a necessity for protection from the nomads, the wall will always stand as a tribute to the amazing ingenuity of the Chinese, and will continue to amaze the world.
library.thinkquest.org /C004471/tep/en/cultures/chinese.html   (1397 words)

  
 Policy Review: San Francisco's Chinese wall
Chinese Americans account for 27 percent of the district's students and 30 percent of all high-school students.
Hence these rigid quotas result each year in Chinese students being "capped out" of as many as six of the district's high schools and numerous elementary and middle schools.
A lot of the children I talk to wish that they were born something else." If the Chinese parents are successful, they will not only secure a better future for their children but may also set a legal precedent that will topple race-conscious education schemes in other cities.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3647/is_199705/ai_n8771939   (1429 words)

  
 U.S. Seeks Return of Stolen Chinese Wall Panel
A tenth-century Chinese sculptured wall panel is the subject of a civil forfeiture action under the Cultural Properties Implementation Act.
The cooperation of Chinese authorities in this case and another involving the return of Buddhist statuary (see "Off with their Heads," October 28, 1999) has given some cause to believe that China's former laissez-faire attitude toward the illicit excavation and exporting of antiquities is coming to an end.
Childs-Johnson says she was "startled" to see wall panel up for auction in the Christie's catalog because "it's such a high quality artwork...a national treasure." She says its appearance on the auction block immediately raised questions in her mind as to its provenience.
www.archaeology.org /online/news/china3.html   (492 words)

  
 Great Wall of China
The Great Wall was originally built in the Spring, Autumn, and Warring States Periods as a defensive fortification by the three states: Yan, Zhao and Qin.
The most beautiful of several legends is about the collapse of a section of the Great Wall caused by Meng Jiangnu, who cried bitterly over the death of her husband in the construction of the Great Wall.
This part of the Wall is the best choice, for it is still in its original state without being developed into a popular tourist attraction due to its distance and little public transportation options.
www.travelchinaguide.com /china_great_wall   (704 words)

  
 Wall Scroll, Japanese Wall Scroll, Chinese Wall Scroll, Oriental Wall Scroll
Water, mountains, trees and rocks are popular subjects in Chinese pictorial art, influenced by literature and ancient philosophy about the natural landscape.
Elegantly written in Chinese calligraphy in 101 different ways are the words “fook”— which means blessings.
The Chinese have the custom of handing up scrolls and posters to celebrate the traditional New Year-- now called the Spring Festival.
www.geocities.com /paper_lanterns1/wall_scrolls.html   (422 words)

  
 Great Wall of China - Enchanted Learning Software
The Great Wall of China (in Chinese it is called "Wan-Li Qang-Qeng" which means 10,000 Li Long Wall) was built over 2,000 years ago, by Qin Shi Huangdi, the first emperor of China during the Qin Dynasty (221 B.C - 206 B.C.).
Armies were stationed along the wall as a first line of defense against the invading Tsongnoo tribes north of China.
The Great Wall can be seen from Earth orbit, but is not visible from the moon, according to astronauts Neil Armstrong, Jim Lovell, and Jim Irwin.
www.enchantedlearning.com /subjects/greatwall   (275 words)

  
 The Chinese Wall security policy
It should be noted that in the United Kingdom the Chinese Wall requirements of the UK Stock Exchange [6] have the authority of law [7] and thus represent a mandatory security policy whether implemented by manual or automated means.
This may apply in the case of a Chinese Wall policy where, for example, some users may have access to a spreadsheet package but may not be permitted to use it on all company datasets to which they are permitted access.
Thus we conclude that the Chinese Wall model is not at variance with the observations of Clark and Wilson.
www.gammassl.co.uk /topics/chinesewall.html   (4937 words)

  
 Chinese Wall
A Chinese Wall is said to exist, for example, between the corporate-advisory area and the brokering department to separate those giving corporate advice on takeovers from those advising clients about buying shares.
The "wall" is thrown up to prevent leaks of corporate inside information, which could influence the advice given to clients making investments, and allow staff to take advantage of facts that are not yet known to the general public.
Some Wall Street scandals in recent years, however, have made some people doubt the effectiveness of Chinese Walls, as well placed executives of respectable firms have traded illegally on inside information for their own benefit.
www.investopedia.com /terms/c/chinesewall.asp   (311 words)

  
 CragX - Chinese Wall By Toby Dunn
Situated in a beautiful, lush alpine valley in Eastern Austria, the Chinese wall is not exactly a well-kept secret; but it is one that seems to have passed most British climbers by.
A day or few at the Chinese wall will leave you with much more than the obligatory residual feeling of pumpedness and a few ticks (hopefully not of the bloodsucking sort!).
The Chinese wall is composed of largely immaculate, dense limestone that forms an edge somewhere around a kilometre broad, rising gently up the mountainside.
www.cragx.com /articles/issue14/chinese_wall/index.htm   (467 words)

  
 The Great Wall: Beijing Vista: China Travel: ChinaVista   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is the Great Wall, which is said to be visible from the moon.
Construction of the Great Wall started in the 7th century B.C. The vassal states under the Zhou Dynasty in the northern parts of the country each built their own walls for defence purposes.
The wall we see today is almost exactly the result of this effort.
www.chinavista.com /travel/greatwall/greatwall.html   (227 words)

  
 Chinese Wall and Stock Trading at TradeStars + Stock Trading   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Chinese Wall and stock trading - if you want to know more about Chinese Wall by a superb website with plenty of chutzpah.
The NASDs release of July 29, 1999, describes a Chinese Wall NASD rule proposal that was approved by the SEC on 2361.
Day-Trading Risk Disclosure Statement Chinese Wall (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), no member that is promoting a day- trading strategy, directly or indirectly, shall open an account pay on your trades will add to your losses or significantly reduce your earnings.
www.tradestars.com /content/Chinese-Wall.asp   (174 words)

  
 chinese wall   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
This is the southern end of the chinese wall.
It is a 1000ft cliff on the east side as seen in this view.
The wall is about 20 miles long and we found it hard to see much of it at once because we were so close.
members.aol.com /jkc231/wall.html   (55 words)

  
 Sharon's Chinese Wall
The first section of the fence will be about 110 km long and it will include sophisticated technology to detect anyone coming close to it.
There is a Russian proverb that says: "If there is a wall there must be a hole." Today many Palestinian organisations have sympathisers among the Israeli Arabs.
Cars, weapons and explosives are stored in Arab villages on the other side of the fence and it would not be a big problem to use them.
www.marxist.com /MiddleEast/sharons_chinese_wall.html   (841 words)

  
 Philip Bailey - Chinese Wall: Reviews, Track Listing, Audio Clips, and more ||| Music.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
At the time Philip Bailey [+] persuaded Phil Collins [+] to produce his second solo album, Chinese Wall [+], Collins was among the hottest pop stars in the world.
Elsewhere, tunes like "Photogenic Memory" and "Walking On The Chinese Wall" better represent Bailey's ability to handle a variety of material from ballads to techno dance tracks with his elastic falsetto.
Still, Chinese Wall [+] was a gold-selling standoff that made Bailey a solo hitmaker without really establishing him on his own.
music.com /release/chinese_wall/1   (263 words)

  
 Tunnels on the Pacific Railroad
Just beyond this spot between tunnels #7 and #8 are the so-called "Chinese" Walls (see photograph below) built to support the grade created to fill in the deep ravine between these two tunnels.
The snow kept settling down hill and away from the bluff, so that there was an open space of 3 or 4 ft. between it and the rock towards the close, which was far from inspiring much confidence in the route.
The culvert was built, and by the time it was finished the depth of snow overhead had decreased to 25 or 30 ft.; this was excavated by a stream of water, and the retaining wall commenced.
www.cprr.org /Museum/Tunnels.html   (4138 words)

  
 The Chinese Wall
He shows the audience in front of a drop curtain a realistic picture of the Chinese Wall and tells the audience who are the characters in the play and what the implication of the Chinese Wall for the humankind is. After his theatrical introduction the Contemporary becomes one of the dramatic characters.
With the stage setting, every effort is made to insure that "the stage remains a stage." A herald is proclaims that in the empire of Tsin She Hwang Ti, a conlusive peace has been established.
The Chinese Wall has been built as the defense against the northwestern barbarian hordes.
www.cwru.edu /artsci/modlang/german-drama/f-wall-prologue.html   (263 words)

  
 Chinese decor wall
Chinese calligraphy works have served as a chinese decor wallation idea for thousands of years.
There usually are some Chinese calligraphy works hang on the wall to chinese decor wallate the homes.
So there are less Chinese calligraphy works in that period left although Jin dynasty is one of the glorious period in Chinese calligraphy.
www.wavedancing.net /knowledge/decoridea/decorideapatio/chinesedecorwall.htm   (388 words)

  
 The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland) : Secrets from behind the Chinese wall.(Features) @ HighBeam Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
Traditional Chinese medicine, which is made up in the main of acupuncture and herbal treatment, has been widely recognised for its success in treating a range of conditions.
Ri Fang Hao, a leading consultant, has been practising acupuncture and herbs for more than 25 years and is also a qualified doctor of Chinese medicine.
Chinese herbs have been shown to work even with diseases that can't
static.highbeam.com /t/thenewsletterbelfastnorthernireland/november201998/secretsfrombehindthechinesewallfeatures/index.html   (239 words)

  
 Democracy Wall - China Mainland - June 4th Tiananmen Memorial
Chinese people deserve to live within a safely structured democratic government, no matter how fast this change is underway, we still should not take it at chance.
Chinese people deserve to live within a safely strutured democratic government, no matter how fast this change is underway, we still should not take it at chance.
A former student of communications at Beifang University, he was a leader of the Chinese Democratic and Revolutionary Front, considered by the authorities to be a "counter revolutionary group," when he was arrested.
books.dreambook.com /vead/tiananmen2.html   (8962 words)

  
 Similan Thailand Diving Sites - Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall is named after the jumble of granite boulders stretching out from the southern point of Similan Island No. 4.
The boulders drop down to 27m and their crevices are home to large giant moray eels and refuges for bumphead unicornfish.
To the west of the wall are coral gardens rising to 12m.
www.divetheworldthailand.com /thailand-scuba-diving-dive-sites-similan-islands-chinese-wall.htm   (211 words)

  
 Beautiful Chinese Wall Scrolls as low as 2.99!!!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
The simplicity of Chinese Art has lasted throughout the ages and is as popular as ever, even in our highly technological times.
The Chinese Influence can be seen in interior decorating in everything from furniture to wall hangings.
The Chinese wall scrolls is one of the older art forms known to man. Most scrolls are painted in watecolor to give the calming scenes a soft, muted quality.
www.martialartsgear.com - !http: //www.martialartsgear.com/Decorative/Chinese_Wall_Scrolls/Chinese_Wall_Scrolls.shtml   (243 words)

  
 China Pictures Of Chinese People, Chinese Dragons, Great Wall Of China.
On one visit to Beijing for the Chinese New Year there was a hope that some China pictures of fireworks could be taken, but that was not realised until the arrival at Dalian where the sound of Chinese Firecrackers broke the silence of the night, and rose above the clamour of the day.
During that same year a visit was made to another Chinese family in the country town of Tong Mu from whence come the China pictures of Coolie Hats.
Tourists can take the China pictures of the Great Wall, a part of ancient China, or there are China pictures of War Tunnels to be taken in the Shunyi County Of Beijing.
beifan.com   (628 words)

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