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The Guardian        Weekend        p. 24        26.8.2006

 

We shall not be moved

 

Some joined the US military as a patriotic duty, some to better themselves,

but the horrors of serving in Iraq, including Abu Ghraib, changed everything.

Deserters tell Gary Younge why they had to quit

 

The Guardian        Weekend        pp. 22-29        Saturday August 26, 2006

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/26/
usa.iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AA

 

Alcoholics Anonymous

 

http://www.usatoday.com/life/people/2006-12-01-
lohan-aa_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AAAA

 

Association for the Annihilation of the Aberrant Apostrophe

 

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1054453/
KEITH-WATERHOUSE-Apostrophes--AAAA-fights-back.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AARP

 

American Association of Retired People        USA

 

http://www.aarp.org/about-aarp/

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/aarp

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/17/opinion/sunday/al-qaedas-aarp.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/26/opinion/brooks-the-power-of-the-particular.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/health/policy/04aarp.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/19insure.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/12/30/politics/30retire.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A&E

 

Accident and emergency (department / unit)

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2014/mar/04/nhs-frontline-medic-film-doctor-and-and-e

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/jun/01/a-and-e-crisis-cancelled-operations

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/may/18/emergency-departments-performance-nhs-helpline

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2008/feb/17/health.nhs1

http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,6903,1323930,00.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A&R

 

artist and repertoire

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=A%26R

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/10/
809269088/with-shows-breaking-new-artists-music-supervisors-are-the-new-a-r

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AB FAB

 

Absolutely Fabulous


 

 

Wednesday, March 29, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABA

 

American Bar Association        USA

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-01-04-
alito_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACA

 

Affordable Care Act        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/20/
818981380/9-states-reopen-aca-insurance-enrollment-to-broaden-health-coverage

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/23/
550994054/uncertainty-over-health-care-laws-future-hobbles-entrepreneurs

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/09/19/
552044236/latest-gop-effort-to-replace-obamacare-could-end-health-care-for-millions

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/04/14/
522956939/maps-show-a-dramatic-rise-health-in-insurance-coverage-under-aca

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.C.L.U.

 

American Civil Liberties Union        USA

 

https://www.aclu.org/

https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/american-civil-liberties-union

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/09/
592374637/aclu-sues-ice-for-allegedly-separating-hundreds-of-migrant-families

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/24/
573282234/judge-sides-with-aclu-ruling-american-detainee-in-iraq-has-right-to-lawyer

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/03/
555310966/aclu-sues-to-increase-access-to-abortion-pill

http://www.npr.org/2017/09/
23/552873416/aclu-sues-michigan-after-same-sex-couples-seeking-to-adopt-are-rejected

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/17/
opinion/aclu-first-amendment-trump-charlottesville.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/13/
magazine/the-man-behind-trumps-voter-fraud-obsession.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/30/world/30intel.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/06/16/us/16charity.html

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-12-20-aclu_x.htm

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/05/national/05aclu.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACORN

 

Arkansas Community Organizations for Reform Now        USA

 

http://www.acorn.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ACT UP

 

AIDS Coalition to Unleash Power

 

http://www.actupny.org/ 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/2017/04/17/
522726303/act-up-at-30-reinvigorated-for-trump-fight

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AD

 

Anno Domini

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anno_Domini

 

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/jul/08/
hoard-roman-coins-somerset 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ad / advert

 

advertisement

 

https://repository.duke.edu/dc/adaccess 

 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/politics/election2008/2008-10-29-
obama-tvad_N.htm

 

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2006/mar/28/
advertising.health

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADD

 

Attention Deficit Disorder

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2020/nov/13/
adrian-chiles-on-being-diagnosed-with-add-in-his-fifties
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.D.H.D.

 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/05/
well/family/why-parents-and-doctors-should-think-about-adhd-in-preschool.html

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/04/
459990844/were-thinking-about-adhd-all-wrong-says-a-top-pediatrician

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/15/
health/the-selling-of-attention-deficit-disorder.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/01/
us/colleges-tackle-illicit-use-of-adhd-pills.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/
us/concerns-about-adhd-practices-and-amphetamine-addiction.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/
health/attention-disorder-or-not-children-prescribed-pills-to-help-in-school.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/10/12/are-americans-more-prone-to-adhd

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2010/sep/30/hyperactive-children-genetic-disorder-study

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2010/may/29/adhd-aspergers-children-advice

 

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2008/05/21/health/healthguide/TE_ADHD_CLIPS.html#

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 AERD

 

aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/21/
470900315/aspirin-both-triggers-and-treats-an-often-missed-disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AFM

 

acute flaccid myelitis    AFM

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/13/
afm-children-paralysis-illness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.G. / AG

 

Attorney General        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/09/
944073889/48-attorneys-general-sue-facebook-alleging-illegal-power-grabs-to-neutralize-riv

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/live-updates-protests-for-racial-justice/2020/10/05/
920581574/kentucky-ag-defends-role-in-breonna-taylor-grand-jury-process

 

https://www.npr.org/2019/09/13/
760737876/missouri-ag-refers-12-ex-priests-for-prosecution-of-suspected-sexual-abuse

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/03/13/
593206185/florida-ag-will-seek-death-penalty-for-parkland-shooting-suspect

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2018/01/27/
581324655/state-ag-michigan-state-university-under-investigation-in-ongoing-nassar-fallout

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AGM

 

Annual General Meeting

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/may/24/
hsbc-agm-protests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.I. / AI

 

Artificial Intelligence

 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/artificialintelligenceai 

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/24/
opinion/sunday/artificial-intelligence-economic-inequality.html

 

http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/09/21/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-a-i/

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/26/science/26mccarthy.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2011/oct/25/james-murdoch-shareholders-news-corp

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/10/14/technology/14artificial.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AIDS

 

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.unaids.org/en

http://www.worldaidsday.org/

 

 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/02/09/
opinion/bill-frist-the-case-for-keeping-americas-aids-relief-plan.html

 

https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2016/jul/31/
aids-epidemic-getting-worse-drug-resistance-cost

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/05/health/
injections-provide-durable-protection-against-aids-in-monkeys-studies-find.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/01/
opinion/a-decade-of-progress-on-aids.html 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/dec/01/aids 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-06-04-
aids-anniversary_x.htm

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/static/in_depth/africa/2000/
aids_in_africa/default.stm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

aka / a k a

 

Also known as

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2019/05/30/
727914874/safe-or-scary-the-shifting-reputation-of-glyphosate-aka-roundup

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/crosswords/crossword-blog/2012/apr/05/
crossword-blog-meet-setter-shed

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/jun/26/
plan-b-listen-to-my-music

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/interactive/2011/feb/15/
curveball-cia-iraq-interactive-timeline

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/
opinion/20krugman.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/01/
politics.topstories3 

 

 

In the 1940's,

Malcolm Little a k a Detroit Red

(and, later, a k a Malcolm X,

a k a El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz)

wanted to impress

co-conspirators in petty crime

with his ruthlessness and daring.

 

He loaded his pistol with a single bullet,

twirled the cylinder,

put the muzzle to his head and fired.

 

The gesture demonstrated

that he was unafraid of death

and therefore not afraid of much else.

 

And when he recounts the story

in his 1965 autobiography

("as told to" Alex Haley),

the reader is also impressed

- though evidence of his brilliance,

fury and self-destructiveness is,

by then, hardly necessary.

 

The Personal Evolution of a Civil Rights Giant, §1, NYT, May 19, 2005

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/19/arts/design/19malccut.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ala.

 

Alabama        USA

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-09-24-
plane-crash_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ALD

 

adrenoleukodystrophy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/10/04/
555091418/parents-lobby-states-to-expand-newborn-screening-test-for-rare-brain-disorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.L.S. / ALS

 

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2019/05/07/
720988651/tiny-desk-contest-contestant-bernie-dalton-dies-after-battling-als

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/12/
675696565/former-nfl-player-tim-green-has-a-new-opponent-als

 

http://www.npr.org/2016/05/06/
476872164/nearing-lifes-end-a-mother-reflects-on-the-most-important-thing-i-did

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/31/
business/hal-finney-cryptographer-and-bitcoin-pioneer-dies-at-58.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AM

 

Ante Meridiem

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/12-hour_clock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMAs

 

American Music Awards

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AME

 

African Methodist Episcopal        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/16/
629424811/architect-unveils-design-for-mother-emanuel-ame-church-memorial

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AMD

 

age-related macular degeneration

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/03/02/
468754720/my-patients-are-losing-their-sight-how-can-i-help-them-cope

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.N.C.

 

African National Congress        SA

 

http://www.anc.org.za/2014/

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/06/
world/africa/south-africa-election-anc.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/05/world/africa/
south-africa-president-appeals-for-ex-backers-to-return-to-fold.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2007/dec/29/
southafrica.international 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anzac

 

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps        WW1        AUS / NZ

 

Anzac day        25 April

 

anniversary of the Gallipoli landings

 

Anzac Day, 25 April,

is one of Australia’s

most important national occasions.

 

It marks the anniversary

of the first major military action

fought by Australian

and New Zealand forces

during the First World War.

 

ANZAC stands for

Australian and New Zealand Army Corps.

 

The soldiers in those forces

quickly became known as Anzacs,

and the pride they took in that name

endures to this day.

https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac-tradition/

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/news/anzac-day 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zyj4kqt

https://www.awm.gov.au/commemoration/anzac/anzac-tradition/

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/news/gallery/2016/apr/25/
anzac-day-2016-in-pictures

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-32432725

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-32281865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AP

 

1 - Associated Press

 

http://ap.tbo.com/ap/breaking/

 

 

 

2 - Advanced Placement exams.

 

Created by

the nonprofit College Board

in the 1950s,

AP is to other high school courses

what Whole Foods

is to other supermarkets:

a mark of the aspirational,

a promise of higher standards

and, occasionally,

a more expensive alternative.

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/01/
525073237/four-things-we-dont-know-about-ap-tests

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/27/
841963542/ap-exams-are-still-on-amid-coronavirus-raising-questions-about-fairness

 

http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2017/05/01/
525073237/four-things-we-dont-know-about-ap-tests

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APEC

 

Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

 

https://www.apec.org/ 

 

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/2006-11-18-
apec-summit_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

APR

 

Annual Percentage Rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ark.

 

Arkansas        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ARMs

 

Adjustable-rate mortgages        USA

 

http://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/housing/2006-12-13-
mortgagedelinquencies_x.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASA

 

Advertising Standards Authority        UK

 

https://www.asa.org.uk/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/asa

 

 

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2019/dec/18/
advertising-watchdog-bans-e-cigarette-promotion-on-instagram

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2010/oct/20/
waitrose-ad-heston-blumental

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASAP

 

As Soon As Possible

 

 

Rex Morgan        Woody Wilson and Graham Nolan        26.4.2005

http://www.kingfeatures.com/features/comics/rmorgan/about.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Guardian        p. 30        23 September 2006

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/03/27/
822146372/experts-say-the-u-s-needs-a-national-shutdown-asap-but-differ-on-what-comes-next

 

http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2008-11-20-
inauguration_N.htm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASBO / ASBOs / Asbos

 

Anti-social behaviour order(s)

 

 

 

Rough justice

 

Probation officer John Bell

tells how shocked he was by the scope and length

of an antisocial behaviour order that led to an illiterate,

homeless man being imprisoned

 

The Guardian > Society        p. 1        Wednesday August 10, 2005

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/aug/10/
guardiansocietysupplement.crime

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2014/feb/15/
sharia-law-campaign-muslim-groundbreaking-asbo

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/apr/22/uk
crime.society

http://society.guardian.co.uk/gallery/2007/apr/19/
1?picture=329784506

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/dec/09/uk
crime.immigrationpolicy 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/society/2005/may/22/
youthjustice.politics 

 

http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2004/oct/28/uk
crime.prisonsandprobation

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASD

 

Autism Spectrum Diisorder

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/
927015227/band-of-musicians-on-the-autism-spectrum-release-songs-for-autism-awareness

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A.S.M.R.

 

autonomous sensory meridian response

 

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/28/
rustle-tingle-relax-the-compelling-world-of-a-s-m-r/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASPCA

 

American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals        USA

 

https://www.aspca.org/about-us

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/12/24/
933435001/one-of-a-kind-shelter-helps-traumatized-dogs-learn-to-trust-humans-again

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Aspies

 

affectionate name

that people diagnosed

with Asperger syndrome

call themselves

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/01/
opinion/aspergers-history-of-over-diagnosis.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATF

 

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives        USA

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.atf.gov/

 

 

http://www.npr.org/2017/10/13/
557440570/lawmakers-say-the-atf-should-regulate-bump-stocks-its-not-that-simple

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/17/us/
politics/obama-urges-senate-to-confirm-todd-jones-as-atf-director.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATM

 

Automatic Telling Machine

( parody: Always Taking Money )

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

https://www.npr.org/2020/03/26/
821364461/dont-dash-for-cash-authorities-say-there-s-no-need-to-empty-the-atm

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012/jun/01/visa-cuts-atms-london-olympics

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/21/business/global/21barron.html

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/31/nyregion/31nyc.html

 

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/nov/01/accounts.voluntarysector 

http://www.theguardian.com/money/2005/may/19/business.accounts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ATV

 

All-terrain vehicle

 

 

 

 

Pat Bagley

cartoon

Salt Lake Tribune

Utah

Cagle

8 July 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/24/
business/24atv.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AV

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 - autonomous vehicles        USA

 

https://www.npr.org/2018/12/10/
675254096/the-revolution-will-be-driverless-autonomous-cars-usher-in-big-changes

 

 

 

2 - alternative voting        UK

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/apr/15/
alternative-vote-referendum-chesterfield

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AWOL

 

Absent without leave


 

 

 

The Guardian        Weekend        p. 24        26 August 2006

 

We shall not be moved

 

Some joined the US military

as a patriotic duty, some to better themselves,

but the horrors of serving in Iraq,

including Abu Ghraib, changed everything.

 

Deserters tell Gary Younge why they had to quit

The Guardian        Weekend        pp. 22-29        Saturday August 26, 2006

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/26/
usa.iraq 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2010/mar/05/anti-war-soldier-jailed-afghanistan

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-12-11-awol_x.htm

 

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2006/aug/26/usa.iraq

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

AZ

 

Arizona        USA

 

 

 

 

Brian Fairrington

cartoon

Cagle

27 April 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Related > Anglonautes > Grammaire anglaise - niveau avancé

 

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