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San Rafael
San Rafael , residential city (1990 pop. 48,404), seat of Marin co., W Calif., a suburb of San Francisco on the northern shore of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1913. Several large companies have their regional headquarters there and various light manufactures are produced. The city is the seat of the rest... Read more
Vesoul
Vesoul , town (1990 est. pop. 19,404), capital of Haute-Saône dept., E France, in Franche-Comté. Agricultural and mechanical equipment and metal products are the chief manufactures. It is a major produce and cattle market. Formerly an earldom, Vesoul was decimated by the plague in 1586.... Read more
Claudian
Claudian (Claudius Claudianus) , c.370-c.404, last notable Latin classic poet. Probably born in Alexandria, he flourished at court under Arcadius and Honorius. Besides panegyrics, idylls, epigrams, and occasional poems, he wrote several epics, the most ambitious of which is the Rape of Proserpine... Read more
Harvey Samuel Firestone
Harvey Samuel Firestone 1868-1938, American industrialist, manufacturer of rubber products, b. Columbiana co., Ohio. The son of a prosperous farmer, Harvey Firestone began to manufacture rubber tires in 1896. He organized (1900) the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company and rapidly became a leader of... Read more
Aargau
Aargau , Fr. Argovie, canton (1993 pop. 512,000), 542 sq mi (1,404 sq km), N Switzerland. Aarau is the capital. It is traversed by the Aare and Reuss rivers. Its fertile hills and valleys are used to raise fruit and cereal as well as for other agriculture and dairying. Electrical goods, textil... Read more
American Bar Association
American Bar Association (ABA), voluntary organization of lawyers admitted to the bar of any state. Founded (1878) largely through the efforts of the Connecticut Bar Association, it is devoted to improving the administration of justice, seeking uniformity of law throughout the nation, and maintaini... Read more
Colosseum
Colosseum or Coliseum , Ital. Colosseo, common name of the Flavian Amphitheater in Rome, near the southeast end of the Forum, between the Palatine and Esquiline hills. Begun by Vespasian, c.AD 75, and completed by his son Titus in AD 80, it is the most imposing of Roman antiquities. The vast f... Read more
Lysias
Lysias , c.459-c.380 BC, Attic orator; son of Cephalus, a Syracusan. After the capture (404 BC) of Athens by the Spartans, the Thirty Tyrants caused the arrest of Lysias and his brother Polemarchus, who was put to death. Lysias escaped to Megara, from which he returned when the tyrants were expelled... Read more
Salisbury
Salisbury or New Sarum , town (1991 pop. 36,890) and district, Wiltshire, S England. A market town, Salisbury was founded in 1220 when the bishopric was moved there from Old Sarum . Squares or "checkers" are characteristic of the regular plan of the town. Industries include cattle and poult... Read more
Tiber
Tiber , Ital. Tevere, Latin Tiberis, river, 251 mi (404 km) long, rising in the Etruscan Apennines, central Italy. It flows generally S across Tuscany, Umbria, and N Latium, then SW through Rome to empty into the Tyrrhenian Sea by two mouths. It is connected with the Arno River by the Chiana Can... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "404"

Atlanta: Communications
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Marietta St., NW Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone (404) 522-4141; Atlanta Magazine, 260 Peachtree St., Ste. 300, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone (404)527-5500; fax (404)527-5575 Atlanta Online AccessAtlanta (local news...
Atlanta: Municipal Government
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Shirley Franklin (D) (since 2002; current term expires 2006) Total Number of City Employees: 7,500 (2005) City Information: City of Atlanta, 55 Trinity Ave., Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone (404)330-6000; fax (404)658-7673
Delian League
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...designate two distinct periods of alliance, the first 478-404 BC, the second 378-338 BC The first alliance was made between...as many of its alliances, and, with the Peloponnesian War (404 BC), the league came to an end. In 394 BC, Conon reestablished...
Darius II
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Darius II d. 404 BC, king of ancient Persia (423?-404 BC); son of Artaxerxes I and a concubine, hence sometimes called Darius Nothus [Darius the bastard]. His rule was not popular or successful, and he spent most of his reign in quelling...
Aristophanes
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography ...foolishness of war. The Peloponnesian war (431 – 404 b.c.e.) between Athens and the Spartans began in 431 b...when the Athenians were starved into surrender in the spring of 404 b.c.e. This sad defeat broke something in the spirit of...
Thucydides
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...operating in the Chalcidice during the Peloponnesian War (431-404). Through a miscarriage of planning, Amphipolis was captured...x2014;the Sicilian Expedition; and the Third Phase (413-404)—the lonian, or Decelean, War. He apparently...
Peloponnesian War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Peloponnesian War , 431-404 BC, decisive struggle in ancient Greece between Athens and Sparta...Aegospotamos , 405) and then besieged Athens, which capitulated in 404. Lysander installed an oligarchic government (the Thirty Tyrants...
Eudoxia
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Eudoxia , d. 404, Roman empress of the East (395-404), daughter of a Frankish general and wife of Arcadius . She had a great influence upon her weak husband. She helped bring about the downfall of Eutropius , to whose intrigues she owed...
Atlanta: Convention Facilities
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States ...Other facilities are available at many of the city's hotels. Visitor Information: Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau, 233 Peachtree St., NE, Ste. 100, Atlanta, GA 30303; telephone (404)521-6600; fax (404)577-3293
Alcibiades
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Alcibiades , c.450-404 BC, Athenian statesman and general. Of the family of Alcmaeonidae...against a surprise attack by the Spartans, but his advice was ignored. In 404 at the behest of Lysander, the Persian satrap Pharnabazus had Alcibiades...

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Peloponnesian War
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...Athens and Sparta and their respective allies between 431 and 404 BC. Sparta invaded Attica with its allies in 431, but PERICLES...control of the Hellespont starved Athens into surrender in April 404. An oligarchic coup followed immediately, supported by Sparta...
Ingram, Rex
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ...no. 4, April 1993. Bourget, J.-L., "Entre Stroheim et David Lean: le roi Ingram," in Positif (Paris), no. 404, October 1994. On INGRAM: film— Graham, Dan, The Conquering Power: Rex Ingram 1893–1950, 1990...
Reed v. Reed
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History REED V. REED REED V. REED, 404 U.S. 71 (1971), a case deriving from a provision of Idaho probate law preferring men as administrators of the estate of a...
Gobley, Nicolas-Théodore
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...Centenaire de l ’ internat en pharmacie des h ô pitaux et hospices civils de Paris (Paris, 1920), pp. 404 – 405. Gobley ’ s most important publications are “ Note sur l ’ é la ï...
Banishment
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary ...Saxon. [Br. Lit.: Ivanhoe ] Jenik banished by jealous stepmother. [Czech. Opera: Smetana, Bartered Bride , Westerman, 404] Nolan, Philip treasonous man sentenced to live remainder of life at sea. [Am. Lit.: Man Without a Country ] Oedipus exiles...
Laziness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary 404. Laziness (See also .) Bailey Junior nonchalant, inefficient boardinghouse page. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit ] Bailey...
Gaudentius, St
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Gaudentius, St (4th–5th cent.), Bp. of Brescia by 397. In 404–5 he went to Constantinople to plead on behalf of St John Chrysostom , without avail. Feast day, 25 Oct.
Sparta
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the GREEK-PERSIAN WARS , but later came into protracted conflict with ATHENS in the PELOPONNESIAN WAR . Its final victory in 404 BC left it dominant in Greece and the Aegean; but after crushing defeats by Thebes at Leuctra (371) and Mantinea (362) and...
Lysander
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Lysander (died 395 BC) Spartan general. He commanded the Spartan fleet that defeated the Athenian navy in 405. Lysander captured Athens in 404, so bringing the Peloponnesian War to an end.
Greece
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...ATHENS and SPARTA were now the major sea and land powers respectively, and after a prolonged struggle it was Sparta who by 404 had crushed Athens and destroyed the Athenian empire in the PELOPONNESIAN WAR . In the 4th century Thebes toppled Sparta, but...

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404 Found! adds UK to five-strong European network.
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404 - Perfection on wheels
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 5/3/2009; ; 700+ words ; ...Suresh New Straits Times 05-03-2009 404 - Perfection on wheels Byline: Andrew Suresh...Peugeot Memo: Visions - Issues 05/09 THE 404 is one of my personal favourites in the...until 1989. Over two million units of the 404 were supplied not only in sedan, estate...
Fixing 404.
Magazine article from: Michigan Law Review; 6/1/2007; ; 700+ words ; ...the costs of Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 regulations exceed their benefits, there...net income. Procedurally, the Section 404 rules are implemented in an economic and...further criticized for implementing Section 404 with insufficient vigor. Auditors are also...
SOX 404 soaks some, leaves others grateful for respite: about as "popular" as Bank Secrecy Act compliance examinations, Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 compliance leaves accelerated filers wishing they were privately held.(Compliance Clinic)
Magazine article from: ABA Banking Journal; 4/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...Act, but especially the law's section 404. This section holds management responsible...late February meeting, some good news on 404 came out of Washington, but only a matter of timing, not substance. 404 headaches hit banks Fisher, joined in...
Grant, BDO open 404 floodgates to other firms.(Top of the news: the complete chronicle of news and trends shaping the profession)
Magazine article from: Accounting Today; 9/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...to accountants eager to take on Section 404 work created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act...have said that they will not pursue any 404 work for their public company audit clients...that work. Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 requires public companies to implement internal...
10 steps to section 404 efficiency: several key points provide guidance for auditing the organization's Sarbanes-Oxley program and finding ways to reduce costs.
Magazine article from: Internal Auditor; 10/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...cost of compliance with the act's Section 404 requirements remains a concern for board...periodic operational audit of the Section 404 program can provide valuable information...costsavings can be realized. Whether the Section 404 program is managed by the finance department...
Tech consultants look to SOX 404 for new business.(Technology: news and trends in information systems and electronic commerce)(Sarbanes-Oxley Act)
Magazine article from: Accounting Today; 6/7/2004; ; 700+ words ; ...Business opportunities related to Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act are not just...have discovered a new niche in taking on 404 compliance work, in many cases forming...approach. But when it comes to Section 404 work, CPA firms and tech consultants...
CPAs team up for Section 404 work: Sarbanes-Oxley internal control mandate offers a promising niche.
Magazine article from: Accounting Today; 8/18/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...Georgia are joining forces to pursue Section 404 work--the new niche stepchild of the...reform law. Sarbanes-Oxley's Section 404 requires public companies to implement internal...the companies' auditors will audit the 404 reports, the act severely restricts the...
The top 10 404(c) mistakes.
Magazine article from: Financial Executive; 11/1/1997; ; 700+ words ; You may be failing to comply with 404(c) ERISA regulations without even knowing...Employee Retirement Income Security Act Section 404(c). However, in our experience, many...employers inadvertently fail to meet all of the 404(c) requirements. Because these companies...
Web Users Dial 404 For Frustration
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/26/2000; ; 700+ words ; "404" may be the most hated three-digit number...with these shovel-in-the-face error-404 messages is that you shouldn't have to see...automata"--programs, not their users. Error 404 dates to a 1992 document prepared by the Word...