Salt is exuded in perspiration and other body excretions and must be replaced; therefore salt is absolutely necessary for human beings. Salt is also useful for preserving and flavoring food, but it is not evenly distributed throughout the world. For...

. The term gabelle had widespread use in Mediterranean Europe to describe indirect taxes on the sale of merchandise. In France, after the mid-14th century, it came to refer almost exclusively to a royal tax on salt. Originally a seigneurial right like...

The gabelle was a very unpopular tax on salt in France before 1790. The term gabelle derives from the Latin term gabulum (a tax). In France, Gabelle was originally applied to taxes on all commodities, but was gradually limited to the tax on salt. In...

Jeff Gabel SPENCER BROWNSTONE GALLERY YOUNG ARTIST THAT'S IN HIS SIUDIO RIGHT WHEN HE FIGURES OUT HE GAVE UP EVERYTHING HE HAS FOR ART + DOESNT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY TO MAKE HARDLY ANY MORE WORKS, AND HE'LL PROBABLY BE LONELY FOR A...

Richard Gabel, 84, a retired government economist and consultant whose writings played a role in the government's landmark antitrust case against AT&T, died of respiratory failure Aug. 1 at Inova Fairfax Hospital. He lived in Arlington. Mr. Gabel often worked at the nexus...

No wonder Bryce Dallas Howard is smiling.The eldest daughter of Ron Howard, the Oscar-winning director of "A Beautiful Mind," is a newlywed, a new mom, and now a classic comic-book babe as Gwen Stacy, Peter Parker's new crush in "Spider-Man 3."Howard first gained fame in...

Signing Juan Pablo Montoya is already paying dividends for Chip Ganassi, and the start of the NASCAR season is still three weeks off.Montoya, co-driving a Lexus Riley Daytona Prototype with veteran road racer Scott Pruett and Mexican phenom Salvador Duran, is in elite company. He...