Georges Arnaud: …salaire de la peur (1950; The Wages of Fear), a story about truck drivers who carried loads of nitroglycerine across treacherous mountain terrain in South America. The novel sold an estimated two million copies worldwide and inspired a suspenseful motion picture of the same name which was released in 1953.

The Wages of Fear, French thriller film, released in 1953, that was directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. It was based on a 1950 novel by Georges Arnaud and is considered one of the seminal films of French cinema. A fire is raging in a South American oil well that is owned by an American company, and

France: Wages and the cost of living: …a provision known as the salaire minimum interprofessionel de croissance (SMIC; general and growth-indexed minimum wage), which has increased the lowest salaries faster than the inflation rate. Its level is set annually, and all employers must abide by it. Women are, in general, paid less well than men. A worker…

Sălaj, judeƫ (county), northwestern Romania. The Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania, including the Şes Mountains, rise above settlement areas in the valleys. The county is drained northwestward by the Someş River and its tributaries. Zalău is the county capital. Metal products, building

Hungary: Traditional regions: …its isolated farmsteads, known as tanyák. Several interesting groups live there, including the people of Kalocsa and the Matyó, who occupy the northern part of the plain around Mezőkövesd and are noted for folk arts that include handmade embroidery and the making of multicoloured apparel.

shilajit, sticky, tarlike substance found in certain mountainous regions of the world that is formed from the slow decomposition of plant matter and other organic materials, which become compressed and preserved under layers of rock. The substance is found in rock fissures primarily in the

mahāpuruṣa, in Hindu, Jaina, and Buddhist belief, an individual of extraordinary destiny, distinguished by certain physical traits or marks (lakṣanas). Such men are born to become either universal rulers (cakravartins) or great spiritual leaders (such as buddhas or the Jaina spiritual leaders, the

Gaultheria: Major species: Salal (G. shallon), or lemonleaf in the floral industry, is a diffuse slender shrub of the Pacific Northwest; it grows 0.3–1.8 metres (1–6 feet) tall and has dark purple edible fruits.

Dhofar: The Ṣalālah coastal plain, about 40 miles (64 km) long and ranging from 1 to 6 miles (1.5 to 9.5 km) wide, facing the Arabian Sea, is considered one of the most beautiful in Arabia, particularly in its southwestern part, because of its monsoon climate and…

Ṣalālah, town in southern Oman, situated on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The town is located in the only part of the Arabian Peninsula touched by the Indian Ocean monsoon and thus is verdant during the summer. Ṣalālah is the historic centre of Dhofar, famous in ancient times as a source of

Abdus Salam was a Pakistani nuclear physicist who was the corecipient with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Lee Glashow of the 1979 Nobel Prize for Physics for their work in formulating the electroweak theory, which explains the unity of the weak nuclear force and electromagnetism. Salam attended the

Joseph Aoun: Israel-Hezbollah war and Joseph Aoun’s presidency: Days later Aoun tasked Nawaf Salam, the top judge at the International Court of Justice, with forming a government as prime minister. Salam’s candidacy, which was opposed by Hezbollah, was backed by the same international backers as Aoun and had a broad range of support in parliament, including among…

electroweak theory, in physics, the theory that describes both the electromagnetic force and the weak force. Superficially, these forces appear quite different. The weak force acts only across distances smaller than the atomic nucleus, while the electromagnetic force can extend for great distances

Salamá, city, central Guatemala. It lies between the Chuacús Mountains and the Minas Mountains on the Salamá River, a tributary of the Chixoy, at 3,084 feet (940 metres) above sea level. Salamá is a commercial and manufacturing centre for its agricultural and pastoral hinterland. The city suffered

Saint Frumentius ; feast day October 27 in the Roman Catholic Church; November 30 in Eastern Orthodox churches; December 18th in the Coptic Church) was a Syrian apostle who worked to spread Christianity throughout Ethiopia. As the first bishop of its ancient capital, Aksum, he structured the

Ethiopian literature: Abba Salama, an Egyptian Copt who became metropolitan of Ethiopia in 1350, was not only responsible for a revision of the text of the Bible but translated or induced others to translate several books popular among the Ethiopian faithful. The rhapsodical Weddase Mariam (“Praise of…

Finnish literature: The 1960s and beyond: …novel of the 1970s was Hannu Salama’s Siinä näkijä missä tekijä (1972; “Where There’s a Crime There’s a Witness”), which explored a communist resistance movement during the War of Continuation. Salama had made literary history already with an earlier novel, Juhannustanssit (1964; “Midsummer Dance”), for which he was charged with…

al-ḥudūd: …Wing [al-Janāḥ al-Ayman]), embodied in Salāmah ibn ʿAbd al-Wahhāb as-Sāmirrī; and the fifth is the Succeeder (at-Tālī, or Left Wing [al-Janāḥ al-Aysar]), personified by al-Muqtanā Bahāʾ ad-Dīn. Each of these principles, the true ḥudūd, also had false counterparts, in turn embodied by various contemporaries of al-Ḥākim. The tension between the…

C.G. Seligman: In 1904 Seligman married Brenda Z. Salaman, who collaborated with him on his later expeditions and writings. Their field trip to Ceylon (1907–08) to examine the vestiges of remaining aboriginal culture there resulted in the publication of a standard work, The Veddas (1911). While serving in the Royal Army…

Salamanca, provincia (province) in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, western Spain. Salamanca is bounded by the provinces of Zamora and Valladolid to the north, Ávila to the east, and Cáceres to the south; Portugal lies to the west. Its northwestern boundary with

Salamanca, city, south-central Guanajuato estado (state), central Mexico. It lies on the Lerma River at an elevation of 5,647 feet (1,721 metres) above sea level. Salamanca is an important agricultural and commercial centre, and its central location in the fertile Bajío region led to its being

Salamanca, city, capital of Salamanca provincia (province), in the comunidad autónoma (autonomous community) of Castile-León, western Spain. The city lies at an elevation of 2,552 feet (778 metres) above sea level on the north bank of the Tormes River. It is one of Spain’s greatest historical and

Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of Wellington: Victory in the Napoleonic Wars: …Frenchmen in 40 minutes” at Salamanca (July 22), he entered Madrid (August 12). His siege of Burgos failed and his army retreated again to Portugal, from which it was launched for the last time into Spain in May 1813. After a dash across the peninsula, he brought the French to…

Bolivia: The Republican Party: …from 1921 to 1925, and Daniel Salamanca, a Cochabamba landowner who took his following into a separate party, the so-called Genuine Republican Party, which was often supported in its activities by the Liberals. The rivalry between these two men became the dominant theme in Bolivian politics for the next decade,…

University of Salamanca, state institution of higher learning at Salamanca, Spain. It was founded in 1218 under Alfonso IX, but its real beginnings date from 1254, when, under Alfonso X, grandson of the founder, three chairs in canon law and one each in grammar, arts, and physics were established.

University of Salamanca, state institution of higher learning at Salamanca, Spain. It was founded in 1218 under Alfonso IX, but its real beginnings date from 1254, when, under Alfonso X, grandson of the founder, three chairs in canon law and one each in grammar, arts, and physics were established.

salamander, (order Caudata), any member of a group of about 740 species of amphibians that have tails and that constitute the order Caudata. The order comprises 10 families, among which are newts and salamanders proper (family Salamandridae) as well as hellbenders, mud puppies, and lungless

Caudata: Annotated classification: …21 genera (including Triturus and Salamandra in Europe, Notophthalamus and Taricha in North America, and Cynops in Japan) and about 120 species. There is disagreement concerning the classification of salamanders below the ordinal level. Some

Caudata: Life cycle and reproduction: In the alpine salamander (S. atra) and Mertensiella, fully metamorphosed individuals are born. One individual develops from the first egg in each oviduct, the tube leading from the ovary to the outside. Initially, the young salamander lives on its own yolk supply; later it eats the yolk…

Caudata: Life cycle and reproduction: The fire salamander (Salamandra salamandra) deposits relatively advanced larvae in the water. In the alpine salamander (S. atra) and Mertensiella, fully metamorphosed individuals are born. One individual develops from the first egg in each oviduct, the tube leading from the ovary to the outside. Initially, the…

newt, (family Salamandridae), generic name used to describe several partially terrestrial salamanders. The family is divided informally into newts and “true salamanders” (that is, all non-newt species within Salamandridae regardless of genus). Since there is little distinction between the two

Caudata: Annotated classification: Suborder Salamandroidea Fertilization internal; angular bone fused with prearticular bone in lower jaw; 2 pairs of limbs; external gills in a few species that remain permanently aquatic; aquatic, semiaquatic, and terrestrial. Family Ambystomatidae (mole salamanders) Small to moderate size, to 35 cm; usually with well-developed lungs;…

Sozomen was a Christian lawyer in Constantinople whose church history, distinguished for its classical literary style, its favouring of monasticism, and its greater use of western European sources, rivaled that of his elder contemporary Socrates Scholasticus. Dedicating the project to the reigning

Chari River: …by the Aouk, Kéita, and Salamat rivers, parallel streams that mingle in an immense floodplain. The Salamat, which rises in Darfur in Sudan, in its middle course is fed by the waters of Lake Iro. The river then divides into numerous branches that spread into a delta and end in…

World War II: The Southwest and South Pacific, June–October 1943: …New Guinea toward Lae and Salamaua, while other Australian forces simultaneously advanced from Wau in the hinterland; and in the night of June 29–30, U.S. forces secured Nassau Bay as a base for further advances against the same positions.

Salammbô, historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1862. Although the titular heroine is a fictional character, the novel’s setting of ancient Carthage and many characters are historically accurate, if highly romanticized. Set after the First Punic War (264–241 bce), Salammbô is the story

salami, salted and air-dried (dry-cured) sausage that has been popular in Italy for millennia and is now enjoyed the world over. Its exact origins are unknown. The tradition of salting meat to preserve it is widely shared among numerous world cultures. Salami, which derives from the Italian word

Salamis, principal city of ancient Cyprus, located on the east coast of the island, north of modern Famagusta. According to the Homeric epics, Salamis was founded after the Trojan War by the archer Teucer, who came from the island of Salamis, off Attica. This literary tradition probably reflects

Salamis: The town is a port on the west coast of the island. On the east, between the island and the mainland, are the straits in which the Greeks won a decisive naval victory over the Persians in 480 bce. Pop. (2001) town, 24,446; municipality, 34,975; (2011)…

Salamis, island, town, and dímos (municipality), Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia (region), eastern Greece. The island lies in the Saronikós Gulf of the Aegean Sea, west of the city of Piraeus. The town is a port on the west coast of the island. On the east, between the island and the

Salamis, island, town, and dímos (municipality), Attica (Modern Greek: Attikí) periféreia (region), eastern Greece. The island lies in the Saronikós Gulf of the Aegean Sea, west of the city of Piraeus. The town is a port on the west coast of the island. On the east, between the island and the

Battle of Salamis, (480 bc), battle in the Greco-Persian Wars in which a Greek fleet defeated much larger Persian naval forces in the straits at Salamis, between the island of Salamis and the Athenian port-city of Piraeus. By 480 the Persian king Xerxes and his army had overrun much of Greece, and

Salammbô, historical novel by Gustave Flaubert, published in 1862. Although the titular heroine is a fictional character, the novel’s setting of ancient Carthage and many characters are historically accurate, if highly romanticized. Set after the First Punic War (264–241 bce), Salammbô is the story

Raoul Salan was a French military officer who sought to prevent Algeria from gaining independence from France. In 1961–62 he led an organization of right-wing extremists, the Organisation de l’Armée Secrète (OAS; Secret Army Organization), in a campaign of terror against the government of Charles

Antonio Salandra was an Italian statesman who was premier at the beginning of World War I (1914–16). Salandra was educated in law and taught public administration at the University of Rome before entering politics. A member of a wealthy family and a conservative, he rose to become minister of

Musar: Rabbi Israel Salanter, later Israel Lipkin, who initiated the movement as head of the yeshiva at Vilnius, thus drew a distinction between intellectual knowledge and personal behaviour.

icicle fish, (Salanx), any of several semitransparent fishes, family Salangidae, found in freshwaters and salt waters of eastern Asia and considered a delicacy by the Chinese. The numerous species are slender and troutlike in form, scaleless or finely scaled, and seldom more than 15 centimetres (6

playa, flat-bottom depression found in interior desert basins and adjacent to coasts within arid and semiarid regions, periodically covered by water that slowly filtrates into the ground water system or evaporates into the atmosphere, causing the deposition of salt, sand, and mud along the bottom

Uyuni Salt Flat, arid windswept salt flat in southwestern Bolivia. It lies on the Altiplano, at 11,995 feet (3,656 metres) above sea level. The Uyuni Salt Flat is Bolivia’s largest salt-encrusted waste area (about 4,085 square miles [10,582 square km]) and is separated from the Coipasa Salt Flat, a

Bahraich: …was invaded in 1033 by Sayyid Sālār Masʿūd, an Afghan warrior-saint. It subsequently changed hands several times before becoming part of British India. Bahraich is a centre of trade (agricultural products and timber) with Nepal; there is also some sugar processing. The tomb of Sayyid Sālār Masʿūd, who died there…

salt: History of use: …is the Via Salaria (Salt Route) over which Roman salt from Ostia was carried into other parts of Italy. Herodotus tells of a caravan route that united the salt oases of the Libyan Desert. The ancient trade between the Aegean and the Black Sea coast of southern Russia was…

baseball: Rise of the players: …bargaining agreement that included a salary cap (a limit on a team’s payroll), elimination of salary arbitration, and a revised free agency plan. The proposal was a dramatic shift from the previous contract and was promptly rejected by the players’ union. The negotiations that followed were inconclusive, and on August…

Latin American art: Neoclassicism: In 1829 the Salas patriarch, Antonio, took time away from his usual subject matter (saints) to paint the bust of the liberator Simón Bolívar in sharp, linear detail against a neutral background. His son Rafael depicted the general Mariano Castillo standing in his gilt-braided black military uniform against…

Political Violence in the U.S. in the 21st Century: 2020: Killing of judge’s son: …July 19, 2020, federal judge Esther Salas, her husband, Mark Anderl, and their 20-year-old son, Daniel, were in their New Jersey home when the doorbell rang. A shooter dressed as a FedEx delivery driver opened fire, killing Daniel Anderl and seriously wounding his father.

Latin American art: Neoclassicism: His son Rafael depicted the general Mariano Castillo standing in his gilt-braided black military uniform against a golden background. Rafael’s older half-brother, Ramón Salas, created a series of crisply linear watercolours depicting the common people of Ecuador, showing individuals such as an indigenous water carrier.

Latin American art: Neoclassicism: Rafael’s older half-brother, Ramón Salas, created a series of crisply linear watercolours depicting the common people of Ecuador, showing individuals such as an indigenous water carrier.

Andes Mountains: The people of the Andes Mountains: …Cañaris in the south and Salasacas in the north. Agriculture (corn [maize], potatoes, broad beans) is the main occupation; some Indigenous peoples engage in ceramics and weaving.

Italy: The Revolutions of 1848: By the terms of the Salasco armistice (August 9, 1848), the Piedmontese army abandoned Lombardy. In Piedmont the new constitution, the Statuto Albertino (Albertine Statute), remained in force, and democratic ideas survived.

salat, the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām). There is disagreement among Islamic scholars as to whether some passages about prayer in the Muslim sacred scripture, the Qurʾān, are actually references to the salat. Within Muhammad’s

salat, the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of Islam (arkān al-Islām). There is disagreement among Islamic scholars as to whether some passages about prayer in the Muslim sacred scripture, the Qurʾān, are actually references to the salat. Within Muhammad’s

Salatiga, kota (city), Central Java (Jawa Tengah) propinsi (or provinsi; province), Indonesia. The city lies 35 miles (56 km) north-northeast of Yogyakarta, at the foot of Mount Merbabu. At an elevation of 1,916 feet (584 metres), it is a well laid out city that stands in the midst of fruit- and

Salavat, city, Bashkortostan, western Russia, on the Belaya (White) River. It was founded in 1948 as a major oil centre of the Volga-Urals oil field, and the city has a large refinery and petrochemical industry. Technical glass and machinery for the petroleum industry are also produced in Salavat.

Georges Duhamel: The Salavin cycle describes the frustrations and perplexities of a “little man” of the 20th century trying to work out his own salvation with no religious faith to sustain him. In the Pasquier cycle, Duhamel relates the history of a French middle-class family from the 1880s…

Selayar, largest of an island group off the southwestern tip of Celebes (Sulawesi), which is administered from Makassar as part of South Sulawesi propinsi (province), Indonesia. The other islands are Pasi, Bahuluang, Pulasi, and Tambulongang. All the islands are mountainous, but fertile lowlands

Lisbon: City site: …of the city, by the 25th of April Bridge. Just east of the bridge, the Tagus suddenly broadens into a bay 7 miles (11 km) wide called the Mar de Palha (“Sea of Straw”) because of the way that it shimmers in the sun. The widest part of the Tagus…

inquisition: Procedures and organization: In 1610 the Spanish inquisitor Alonso Salazar de Frias was sent by his superiors to review the evidence in a series of trials for witchcraft in northern Spain. When Salazar de Frias reported that he found insufficient evidence for conviction, and in spite of protests from two other fellow inquisitors,…

Miguel de Cervantes: Civil servant and writer: Late in 1584 he married Catalina de Salazar y Palacios, 18 years his junior. She had a small property in the village of Esquivias in La Mancha. Little is known about their emotional relationship. There is no reason to suppose that the marriage did not settle down into an adequate…

António de Oliveira Salazar was a Portuguese economist, who served as prime minister of Portugal for 36 years (1932–68). Salazar, the son of an estate manager at Santa Comba Dão, was educated at the seminary at Viseu and at the University of Coimbra. He graduated from there in law in 1914 and

Hispanic Americans: Hispanic activism: Ken Salazar, a Mexican American from Colorado, was a U.S. senator before serving as secretary of the interior in 2009–13. Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. In 2017 Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada became the first Latina…

Hispanic Americans: Hispanic activism: Ken Salazar, a Mexican American from Colorado, was a U.S. senator before serving as secretary of the interior in 2009–13. Sonia Sotomayor became the first Hispanic justice of the U.S. Supreme Court in 2009. In 2017 Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada became the first Latina…

chia, (Salvia hispanica), species of flowering plant in the mint family (Lamiaceae), grown for its edible seeds. The plant is native to Mexico and Guatemala, where it was an important crop for pre-Columbian Aztecs and other Mesoamerican Indian cultures. Chia seeds are touted for their health

Maratha Wars: …until the conclusion of the Treaty of Salbai (May 1782); the sole British gain was the island of Salsette adjacent to Bombay (now Mumbai).

Coro: The Convent of the Salcedas, built by 1620, was later used as a school; the convent was restored in 1978, and it now houses an ecclesiastical museum. Among other notable structures are the Arcaya House and the House of the Iron Windows, both 18th-century, and the…

Salcedo, city, northern Dominican Republic. It lies in the fertile Cibao Valley between the mountain chains of the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Septentrional. Salcedo serves as a commercial centre for the agricultural hinterland, which yields principally cacao, coffee, and corn (maize). It

New Museum: SoHo period: …such as Mona Hatoum (1998), Doris Salcedo (1998), Cildo Meireles (2000), William Kentridge (2001), and Marlene Dumas (2002). Presenting international artists remained an important part of the museum’s mission. In 1999 Lisa Phillips (also previously at the Whitney Museum of American Art) succeeded Tucker as the museum’s director. Under her

Common Figure Skating Jumps Explained: Salchow: …Salchow, who first performed the jump in competition in 1909, the salchow is typically performed when the skater, moving forward, turns to skate backward and immediately takes off from one foot, turns in the air, and lands on the opposite foot.

Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater who established a record by winning 10 world championships for men (1901–05, 1907–11—he did not compete in 1906). At the 1908 Games in London, he won the first Olympic gold medal awarded for men’s figure skating. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on

Ulrich Salchow was a Swedish figure skater who established a record by winning 10 world championships for men (1901–05, 1907–11—he did not compete in 1906). At the 1908 Games in London, he won the first Olympic gold medal awarded for men’s figure skating. (Read Scott Hamilton’s Britannica entry on

Francisco Salzillo was a sculptor, a prolific creator of figures for the Holy Week procession. He is considered by some authorities to be the greatest sculptor in 18th-century Spain and by others as merely an excellent folk artist. Growing up in provincial Murcia, he received his training from his

South Hams: …the branching Kingsbridge estuary are Salcombe, a holiday and residential town noted for sailing, and Kingsbridge, which has retail and tourist services. Area 342 square miles (887 square km). Pop. (2001) 81,849; (2011) 83,140.

Bejaïa, town, Mediterranean Sea port, northeastern Algeria. The town lies at the mouth of the Wadi Soummam. Sheltered by Mount Gouraya (2,165 feet [660 metres]) and Cape Carbon, it receives an annual average rainfall of 40 inches (1,000 mm) and is surrounded by a fertile plain. The older town,

Zoe Saldaña is an American actress who found great commercial success performing in the science-fiction and superhero franchises Star Trek, Avatar, and Guardians of the Galaxy. In addition, Saldaña has won acclaim for her emotionally complex portrayals in films such as Center Stage (2000) and

Zoe Saldaña is an American actress who found great commercial success performing in the science-fiction and superhero franchises Star Trek, Avatar, and Guardians of the Galaxy. In addition, Saldaña has won acclaim for her emotionally complex portrayals in films such as Center Stage (2000) and

Saldanha Bay, deep, essentially landlocked harbour of the Atlantic Ocean, situated on the southwest coast of South Africa. Named after the early 16th-century Portuguese navigator António de Saldanha, the bay is both larger and safer than Table Bay, which is located 65 miles (105 km) farther

Cape Town: History of Cape Town: …Mountain was the Portuguese navigator António de Saldanha. He encountered a few hundred indigenous inhabitants, a Khoe people whose economy was based on herding, hunting, and gathering. After Saldanha’s visit, European ships continued to put in at Table Bay to take on fresh water, meat, and other provisions. Survivors of…

João Carlos de Saldanha, duke de Saldanha was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who was prominent in Portugal’s turbulent politics for half a century. Saldanha joined the Portuguese army at an early age and fought in the Peninsular War (1808–14) in Portugal and Brazil. He was appointed

João Carlos de Saldanha, duke de Saldanha was a Portuguese military officer and statesman who was prominent in Portugal’s turbulent politics for half a century. Saldanha joined the Portuguese army at an early age and fought in the Peninsular War (1808–14) in Portugal and Brazil. He was appointed

Saldanha Bay, deep, essentially landlocked harbour of the Atlantic Ocean, situated on the southwest coast of South Africa. Named after the early 16th-century Portuguese navigator António de Saldanha, the bay is both larger and safer than Table Bay, which is located 65 miles (105 km) farther

shore bug, any of the more than 200 species of small dark coloured insects with white or yellow markings that constitute the family Saldidae (order Heteroptera). Shore bugs prey upon other insects near fresh water or saltwater. When disturbed, shore bugs fly short distances and then hide in

Selena: Success as a solo artist and murder: …founder of her fan club, Yolanda Saldívar, who was suspected of embezzlement. The incident occurred on March 31, 1995, when Selena met Saldívar at a Days Inn motel in Corpus Christi. There Saldívar was supposed to turn over missing financial documents. Instead she shot Selena, who fled to the hotel…

Zaragoza, city, capital of Zaragoza provincia (province), in central Aragon comunidad autónoma (autonomous community), northeastern Spain. It lies on the south bank of the Ebro River (there bridged). Toward the end of the 1st century bce, the Celtiberian town of Salduba at the site was taken by the

Sale, coastal city, southeastern Victoria, Australia. It lies along the Thomson River near the latter’s junction with the Macalister. Sale is the major regional centre for East Gippsland, an irrigated area of intensive farming and livestock raising. Founded in 1845, the settlement was named after

commercial transaction: Sale of goods: The sale is the most common commercial transaction. All the rights that the seller has in a specific object are transferred to the buyer in return for the latter’s paying the purchase price to the seller. The objects that may thus be…

Salé, old walled city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, at the mouth of the Wadi Bou Regreg. The wadi separates Salé from Rabat, Morocco’s capital city, of which Salé has become a bedroom community. Salé was founded in the 10th century and reached its zenith as a medieval merchant port and

property: “Sale,” the voluntary exchange of property for money, is the most common of these. A “donation,” or gift, is another voluntary form. Succession to property upon death of the previous owner is a central concept in nearly all property systems and falls into the category…

Trafford: The administrative centre is at Sale.

Salé, site of paleoanthropological excavation near Rabat, Morocco, known for the 1971 discovery of a cranium belonging to the human genus (Homo). Tentatively dated to 400,000 years ago, the site contained a few animal fossils, but there were no associated stone tools. The cranium is small and

Shakira: Crossover success: …appears on her breezily eclectic Sale el sol (2010), which earned a Latin Grammy for best female pop vocal album.

carriage of goods: Diversion and reconsignment; stoppage in transit: Indicatively, the British Sale of Goods Act of 1893, which codified the common-law rules, declares that the unpaid vendor may resume possession of the goods as long as they are in the course of transit and may retain them until payment or tender of the price. There are…

Antoine de La Sale was a French writer chiefly remembered for his Petit Jehan de Saintré, a romance marked by a great gift for the observation of court manners and a keen sense of comic situation and dialogue. From 1400 to 1448 La Sale served the dukes of Anjou, Louis II, Louis III, and René, as