Scaletta

A certain passage in the Alps is called Scaletta, from its resemblance to a staircase; but according to a local tradition it owes its name to the bleaching skeletons of a company of Moors who were destroyed there in the eighth century, while attempting to penetrate into Northern Italy.

Myths and Myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology 1872

Mafia II, PC, PS3 & Xbox 360Vito Scaletta, a Sicilian immigrant to Empire Bay, Mafia II's proxy for New York, arrives after the second world war for some old-school organised crime antics.

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"We try to defuse the James Bond myth," says Scaletta marketing VP Dan Trainor.

Full-Metal Traffic Jam 2007

The idea is not to stand and fight but to make a quick getaway, which is why Scaletta offers optional "ram bumpers."

Full-Metal Traffic Jam 2007

The rest fled precipitately for refuge to the castle of Scaletta; and the Sicilians, tearing down the banners of Charles, marched upon

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) John [Editor] Rudd 1885

Theobald de Messi, castellan of the fortress of Matagrifone, and Micheletto -- with those who had taken refuge at Scaletta -- subsequently surrendered, with all their followers, on the terms granted to the Viceroy.

The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 (From Barbarossa to Dante) John [Editor] Rudd 1885

Scaletta rose before them -- a wilderness of untracked snow-drifts.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, First Series John Addington Symonds 1866

Scaletta rose before them -- a wilderness of untracked snow-drifts.

Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Complete Series I, II, and III John Addington Symonds 1866

Dr. Tom Scaletta, medical director of the emergency department at Naperville, Ill.'s Edward Hospital, said the cases he has seen typically involve teens mixing energy drinks with booze.

The Seattle Times 2011

Nicola Scaletta concludes that the scientific method requires that a physical model fulfill two conditions…it must be able to reconstruct as well as predict or forecast direct physical observations.

Forbes.com: News Larry Bell 2012