A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 0-9 Sal Island ... Salic Law of Succession Sal Island northeasternmost island of Cape Verde, in the Atlantic Ocean, about 400 miles (640 km) off ... [1 Related Articles] Sala dell'Udienza (from the article "Perugino") Commissioned by the guild of bankers of Perugia, Perugino painted a fresco cycle in their ... Salabat Jang (from the article "India") ...1750. French troops conducted Muzaffar Jang toward Hyderabad; when Muzaffar in turn was murdered three ... salad any of a wide variety of dishes that fall into the following principal categories: green ... salad dressing (from the article "salad") The simplest salad dressings are mixtures of oil and vinegar (the usual proportion is three ... salade nicoise (from the article "salad") ...transforms the dish into a light entree. The julienne salad popular in the United States ... salade russe (from the article "salad") ...or chopped cabbage with a mayonnaise or vinegar-based dressing. Some Middle Eastern salads are pureed ... Saladin Muslim sultan of Egypt, Syria, Yemen, and Palestine, founder of the Ayyubid dynasty, and the ... [32 Related Articles] Saladin Tithe (from the article "United Kingdom") ...marks. Various methods of raising money were tried: an aid, or scutage; a carucage, or ... Saladino, Irving (from the article "Track and Field Sports (Athletics)") ...distance star Kenenisa Bekele, unbeaten in 2007 in 10 track races of 2,000 m and ... Salado (from the article "Casa Grande Ruins National Monument") ...were used as living spaces, and the fourth story consisted of only one central room. ... Salado Formation evaporite deposit that occurs in the region of the Guadalupe Mountains of western Texas, U.S., ... Salado River river in northeastern Buenos Aires province, Argentina. It rises at Lake El Chanar, which lies ... [1 Related Articles] Salado River (from the article "Plata, Rio de la") ...at Rosario, and it is strewn throughout with chains of islands. Santa Fe, on the ... Salado River river in northeastern Mexico. It rises in the Sierra Madre Oriental in Coahuila state and ... Salado, Battle of the (from the article "Spain") ...checked the reconquest ambitions of Alfonso XI-who in 1340, with the aid of the Portuguese, ... Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (from the article "Algeria") Political violence increased, owing to youth radicalization and attacks by the Salafist Group for Preaching ... Salah al-Din (from the article "Iraq") At least half of all attacks occurred in four Sunni-dominated provinces-Anbar, Salah al-Din, Nineveh, and ... Salah al-Din Zarkub (from the article "Rumi") A few years after Shams al-Din's death, Rumi experienced a similar rapture in his acquaintance ... Salah Bey (from the article "Constantine") ...enough to attract merchants from Pisa, Genoa, and Venice. Although it was frequently taken and ... Salahi, Ibrahim as- (from the article "Sudan, The") ...has served as the home of graphic arts in The Sudan, and a number of ... Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Malaysian monarch (b. March 8, 1926, Klang, Malaya-d. Nov. 21, 2001, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia), was ... Salair Ridge (from the article "Ob River") ...left-bank tributary, the Aley River, and widening its floodplain as the valley widens. Turning westward ... salaire minimum interprofessionel de croissance (from the article "France") ...inflation has been particularly low in France. A minimum wage law has been in effect ... Salaj judet (county), northwestern Romania. The Western Carpathian Mountains of Romania, including the Ses Mountains, rise ... salal (from the article "Gaultheria") ...fruits, but these are completely surrounded by the sepals, which are fleshy and white or ... Salalah town, southern Oman, on the coast of the Arabian Sea. The town is located in ... [2 Related Articles] Salalah (from the article "Dhofar") ...Wadi Mughshin, located about 150 miles (240 km) inland. To the northeast of Dhofar is ... Salam, Abdus Pakistani nuclear physicist who was the corecipient with Steven Weinberg and Sheldon Lee Glashow of ... [6 Related Articles] Salam, Saeb Salim Lebanese politician and statesman (b. Jan 17, 1905, Beirut, Lebanon-d. Jan. 21, 2000, Beirut), was ... Salama city, central Guatemala. It lies between the Chuacus Mountains and the Minas Mountains on the ... Salama, Abba (from the article "Ethiopian literature") Abba Salama, an Egyptian Copt who became metropolitan of Ethiopia in 1350, was not only ... Salamah ibn 'Abd al-Wahhab as-Samirri (from the article "hudud, al-") ...manifest in the person of Muhammad ibn Wahb al-Qurashi. The fourth successive principle is the ... Salaman, Brenda Z. (from the article "Seligman, C.G.") In 1904 Seligman married Brenda Z. Salaman, who collaborated with him on his later expeditions ... Salamanca city, south-central Guanajuato estado (state), central Mexico. It lies on the Lerma River at an ... Salamanca provincia (province) in the comunidad autonoma (autonomous community) of ... Salamanca city, capital of Salamanca provincia (province), in the comunidad ... [1 Related Articles] Salamanca, Battle of (from the article "Wellington, Arthur Wellesley, 1st duke of, marquess of Douro, marquess of Wellington, earl of Wellington, Viscount Wellington of Talavera and of Wellington, Baron Douro or Wellesley") His slowly growing army was not strong enough to capture the Spanish fortresses of Ciudad-Rodrigo ... Salamanca, Daniel (from the article "Bolivia") ...between two Montes-style politicians-Juan Bautista Saavedra, a La Paz lawyer who captured control of the ... Salamanca, University of state institution of higher learning at Salamanca, Spain. It was founded in 1218 under Alfonso ... [4 Related Articles] salamander any member of a group of about 410 species of amphibians that have tails and ... [13 Related Articles] Salamandra (from the article "Caudata") ...spiracle; Paleocene to present; Europe; North Africa; Middle East; Afghanistan to Japan, China, and northern ... Salamandroidea (from the article "Caudata") ...years ago) to present; southeastern United States from South Carolina to Tamaulipas, Mex.; 2 genera ... Salamat Wadi (from the article "Chari River") ...Ouham (q.v.), which brings to it the greatest volume of water. Near Sarh the Chari ... salami (from the article "sausage") ...European cities became known for the local sausage, with such types as the frankfurter (Frankfurt ... Salamis principal city of ancient Cyprus, located on the east coast of the island, north of ... [3 Related Articles] Salamis island and town, nomos (department) of Attiki, Greece. The island lies in the Saronic Gulf ... [2 Related Articles] Salamis, Battle of (480 BC), battle in the Greco-Persian Wars in which a Greek fleet defeated much larger ... [9 Related Articles] Salan, Raoul French military officer who sought to prevent Algeria from gaining independence from France. In 1961-62 ... [1 Related Articles] Salandra, Antonio Italian statesman who was premier at the beginning of World War I (1914-16). [4 Related Articles] Salar Mas'ud, Sayyid (from the article "Bahraich") ...River and on a rail line between Lucknow and Nepalganj, Nepal. Bahraich is a centre ... salary cap (from the article "Ice Hockey") ...decreasing revenue, the lowest television ratings in five years, and a huge labour problem during ... Salas, Antonio (from the article "Latin American art") ...work. Each of these artists presented a sharp, clear-eyed view of their homeland, with backgrounds ... Salas, Rafael (from the article "Latin American art") ...patriarch, Antonio, took time away from his usual subject matter (saints) to paint the bust ... Salas, Ramon (from the article "Latin American art") ...against a neutral background. His son Rafael depicted the general Mariano Castillo standing in his ... Salasaca (from the article "Andes Mountains") The inhabitants of the Ecuadorian Andes are mainly Quechua speakers and mestizos; in the south ... Salasco, armistice of (from the article "Italy") ...insurgents to the mercy of the returning Austrians. Accusations of royal treachery, formulated by Lombard ... salat the daily ritual prayer enjoined upon all Muslims as one of the five Pillars of ... [5 Related Articles] Salatiga kotamadya (municipality), Central Java (Jawa Tengah) propinsi (province), Java, Indonesia. The city lies 35 miles ... Salavat city, Bashkortostan, western Russia, on the Belaya (White) River. It was founded in 1948 as ... Salazar de Frias, Alonso (from the article "inquisition") In some cases the institutional inquisitions themselves exerted considerable control over the prosecution of offenses ... Salazar y Palacios, Catalina de (from the article "Cervantes, Miguel de") ...Ana de Villafranca (or Ana Franca de Rojas), the fruit of which was a daughter. ... Salazar, Antonio de Oliveira Portuguese economist, who served as prime minister of Portugal for 36 years (1932-68). [7 Related Articles] Salbai, Treaty of (from the article "Maratha Wars") ...of the confederacy. The British were defeated at Wadgaon (see Wadgaon, Convention of ) in ... Salcedas, Convent of the (from the article "Coro") ...include gun slits for defense against pirate attacks. Drastically remodeled in 1928, the cathedral was ... Salcedo city, northern Dominican Republic. It lies in the fertile Cibao Valley between the mountain chains ... salchow jump (from the article "Salchow, Ulrich") Salchow originated the salchow jump, the easiest jump to perform. The skater takes off from ... Salchow, Ulrich Swedish figure skater who established a record by winning 10 world championships for men (1901-05, ... [1 Related Articles] Salcombe (from the article "South Hams") ...Ports have grown up on the sheltered river mouths. Dartmouth, a historic port on the ... Saldanha Bay deep, essentially landlocked harbour of the Atlantic Ocean, situated on the southwest coast of South ... [1 Related Articles] Saldanha, Antonio de (from the article "Cape Town") The first European to anchor at Table Bay and climb Table Mountain was the Portuguese ... Saldanha, Joao Carlos de Saldanha, Duke de Portuguese military officer and statesman who was prominent in Portugal's turbulent politics for half a ... [2 Related Articles] Sale coastal city, southeastern Victoria, Australia. It lies along the Thomson River near the latter's junction ... sale (from the article "commercial transaction") The sale is the most common commercial transaction. All the rights that the seller has ... Sale old walled city on the Atlantic coast of Morocco, at the mouth of the Wadi ... Sale site of paleoanthropological excavation near Rabat, Morocco, known for the 1971 discovery of a cranium ... Sale of Goods Act (from the article "carriage of goods") ...consignee. The seller has this right by virtue of directly applicable legislation even if he ... Sale, Jamie, and Pelletier, David The ever-controversial world of figure-skating judging became even more so during the 2002 Winter Olympic ... [1 Related Articles] Sale, Jamie, and Pelletier, David The ever-controversial world of figure-skating judging became even more so during the 2002 Winter Olympic ... Sale, Jamie, and Pelletier, David The ever-controversial world of figure-skating judging became even more so during the 2002 Winter Olympic ... [1 Related Articles] Salee River (from the article "Guadeloupe") ...miles (120 km) to the south. The main territory of Guadeloupe consists of the twin ... Saleh, Abdul Latif (from the article "Albania") ...to five ethnic Uyghurs released from U.S. custody in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on May 8, ... Saleh, Soad (from the article "Religion") ...Wadud said that men had distorted the teachings of the Qur'an that put men and ... Salekhard city and administrative centre of Yamalo-Nenets autonomous okrug (district), Tyumen oblast (province), Russia, in northwestern ... [1 Related Articles] Salem town, north-central Tamil Nadu state, southeastern India. It is on the Tirumanimuttar River near Attur ... Salem city, Essex county, northeastern Massachusetts, U.S. It lies on Salem Bay Harbor (an inlet of ... [2 Related Articles] Salem city, seat (1823) of Marion county, south-central Illinois, U.S. It lies about 70 miles (115 ... Salem county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S. It comprises a coastal lowland bounded by Delaware to the ... Salem city, seat (1851) of Dent county, southeast-central Missouri, U.S., situated in the Ozark Mountains between ... Salem city, seat (1694) of Salem county, southwestern New Jersey, U.S. It lies along the Salem ... Salem (from the article "R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Holdings") ...introduced the popular Prince Albert pipe tobacco. In 1913 it introduced a new cigarette, a ... Salem capital of Oregon, U.S., and the seat (1849) of Marion county. It lies along the ... [1 Related Articles] Salem city, Columbiana county, northeastern Ohio, U.S., 20 miles (32 km) southwest of Youngstown. It was ... Salem town (township), Rockingham county, southeastern New Hampshire, U.S., just west of Haverhill, Massachusetts. The town ... Salem Oak (from the article "Salem") ...with the Delaware River, 34 miles (55 km) southwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was established ... Salem witch trials (May-October 1692), in American history, a series of investigations and persecutions that caused 19 convicted ... [5 Related Articles] Salem, Hidaya Sultan as- Kuwaiti journalist and social activist (b. 1936, Ash-Shuwaykh, Kuwait-d. March 20, 2001, Kuwait City, Kuwait), ... Salem, Izz al-Din (from the article "Iraq") ...troops from Iraq; major reconstruction projects were halted; and the flow of passengers and goods ... salep (from the article "Orchis") ...contain a nutritive starch. In southern Europe they are collected and dried to produce a ... Salernitano, Masuccio (from the article "short story") ...ordinary Florentine life. Two other well-known narrative writers of the 14th century, Giovanni Fiorentino and ... Salerno city, Campania regione, southern Italy. It lies west of the mouth of the Irno River ... [4 Related Articles] Salerno, University of institution of higher learning in Salerno, Italy. Much of the historic interest of the university ... [2 Related Articles] sales agent (from the article "marketing") Efficiency control involves micro-level analysis of the various elements of the marketing mix, including sales ... sales analysis (from the article "marketing") ...is to say, specific goals, such as sales and profitability, that are established on a ... sales promotion (from the article "marketing") While advertising presents a reason to buy a product, sales promotion offers a short-term incentive ... sales report (from the article "accounting") By far the greatest number of reports, however, are cost or sales reports, mostly on ... sales tax levy imposed upon the sale of goods and services. Sales taxes are commonly classified according ... [3 Related Articles] Salesbury, William Welsh lexicographer and translator who is noted particularly for his Welsh-English dictionary and for translating ... [3 Related Articles] salesi (from the article "lesya") The jiva, or soul, is classified according to the good or bad emotions that hold ... Salesian member of either of two Roman Catholic religious congregations, one of men and one of ... [1 Related Articles] Salesian Sisters (from the article "Salesian") The Salesian Sisters (formally, the Daughters of Mary Help of Christians; F.M.A.) are one of ... Salesians of Don Bosco (from the article "Salesian") The founder of the Salesians of Don Bosco (formally, the Society of St. Francis de ... salesman (from the article "agency") ...limited are the powers of the real estate agent, who may show the land and ... Salford (from the article "Salford") city and metropolitan borough in the west-central part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, ... Salford city and metropolitan borough in the west-central part of the metropolitan county of Greater Manchester, ... Salford, University of (from the article "Selected universities and colleges of the world") The only premodern building in Salford is Ordsall Hall (1350), the ancient seat of the ... Salgado, Sebastiao Brazilian photojournalist whose work powerfully expresses the suffering of the homeless and downtrodden. [2 Related Articles] Salghurid Dynasty (1148-1270), Iranian dynasty that ruled in Fars in southwestern Iran as vassals of the Seljuq, ... [1 Related Articles] Salginatobel Bridge (from the article "bridge") ...thin. Such technical insight revealed Maillart's deep understanding of how to work with reinforced concrete-an ... Salgo Castle (from the article "Salgotarjan") ...and 18th centuries. The nearby hills of Varhegy ("Castle Hill"), Karancs, and Boszorkanyko ("Witches' Crag") ... Salgotarjan city of county status and seat of Nograd megye (county), north-central Hungary. It lies in ... [1 Related Articles] Salhiyyah, Tall al- (from the article "Damascus") ...is well-known to be an ancient city, it remains unclear exactly when the oasis was ... Salian (from the article "Frank") ...a Germanic tribe living on the east bank of the lower Rhine River. Linguistically, they ... Salian Dynasty royal and imperial line that came to power with the election of a Salian Frank, ... [6 Related Articles] Salic Law the code of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul in the 5th century and the ... [3 Related Articles] Salic Law of Succession the rule by which, in certain sovereign dynasties, persons descended from a previous sovereign only ... [7 Related Articles]

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