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Drew Sheneman
The Newark Star Ledger
New Jersey
Editorial cartoon
Cagle
22 December 2008
SA
South Africa
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/dec/06/
southafrica
SAD
Seasonal Affective Disorder
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/23/
927135639/tis-the-season-coping-with-sad-or-seasonal-affective-disorder
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-01-11-
sad-therapy_x.htm
Sage
Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies UK
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/may/18/
sage-advice-britain-coronavirus-science-government-policy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/may/04/
government-names-dozens-of-scientists-who-sit-on-sage-group
SALT
state and local taxes
USA
http://www.npr.org/2017/10/28/
560413409/salt-reduction-becomes-major-sticking-point-in-tax-overhaul-so-what-is-salt
SARS
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
https://www.who.int/ith/diseases/sars/en/
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sars/
https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/06/08/
872470111/noting-like-sars-researchers-warn-the-coronavirus-will-not-fade-away-any-time-so
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/
health/15sars.html
SAS
Special Air Service
UK
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/feb/26/
britons-rescued-libya-desert-raf
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/25/sas-rescue-british-workers-libya
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/
sas-dead-named-in-landmark-decision-879401.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2008/feb/29/military.law
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/mar/24/iraq.world1
SAT
Scholastic Aptitude / Assessment Test (College Admission
Test) USA
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2016/01/22/
463635963/a-history-of-the-sat-in-four-questions
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/31/
education/claremont-mckenna-college-says-it-exaggerated-sat-figures.html
http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/12/04/why-should-sats-matter/
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/19/opinion/how-to-stop-the-drop-in-verbal-scores.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/15/education/15sat.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/opinion/18salins.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2006-08-29-sat-questions_x.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/15/education/15SAT.html
SAT national curriculum tests UK
https://www.theguardian.com/education/sats
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/
nearly-half-of-schools-to-boycott-sats-as-teachers-rebel-1969997.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/16/sats-schools1
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/15/sats-schools
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/16/sats-schools
http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2008/dec/16/ken-boston-sats
S&M
Sado Masochism
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/09/
rihanna-bbc-radio-edit
S&P
Standard & Poor's USA

Bruce Plante
cartoon
Tulsa World
Tulsa, OK
Cagle
20 April 2011
R: Uncle Sam = USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/
business/a-rush-to-assess-standard-and-poors-downgrade-
of-united-states-credit-rating.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/
business/global/28yen.html
SBA
Small Business Administration
USA
https://www.npr.org/2020/04/25/
844802957/black-pastors-say-they-have-trouble-accessing-sba-loan-program
S.C. / SC
South Carolina USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/17/
648699271/travel-not-advised-in-large-swath-of-north-carolina-as-rivers-continue-to-flood
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/02/17/
515748869/s-c-man-is-accused-of-trying-to-emulate-attack-on-charleston-church
http://travel.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/
travel/12hours.html
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-11-01-
halloween-shooting_N.htm
S.C.
State Constable USA
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2007-05-19-sc-
officer_N.htm
sci-fi
Science-fiction
http://www.reuters.com/article/scienceNews/idUSCOL14093220080319
SCOTUS
Supreme Court of the United States
https://www.npr.org/sections/death-of-ruth-bader-ginsburg/2020/09/19/
914843085/susan-collins-whoever-wins-the-presidential-election-should-fill-scotus-vacancy
http://www.npr.org/2016/02/14/
466720698/parsing-the-scotus-confirmation-process
SD
South Dakota
USA
https://www.npr.org/2020/09/15/
913100631/s-d-s-attorney-general-fatally-strikes-man-with-car-says-he-thought-he-hit-a-dee
SDLP
Social Democratic and Labour Party
Northern Ireland
https://www.theguardian.com/uk/2005/dec/19/
northernireland.northernireland
SE
Standard English
Navy SEALs
Sea, Air, and Land
USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/17/world/asia/
navy-seal-team-2-afghanistan-beating-death.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/07/world/asia/
the-secret-history-of-seal-team-6.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/07/
opinion/the-fight-against-al-shabab.html
S.E.C.
/ SEC
Securities and Exchange Commission
USA

Drew Sheneman
cartoon
The Newark Star Ledger
New Jersey
Cagle
22
December 2008
http://www.sec.gov/index.htm
https://www.nytimes.com/topic/organization/securities-and-exchange-commission
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/07/opinion/the-sec-should-copy-the-dmv.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/16/business/16goldman.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/22/business/22sec.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/05/business/05cuomo.html
http://www.usatoday.com/money/markets/2008-12-16-sec-madoff_N.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/05/07/business/07insure.html
SEO
Search Engine Optimization
SF
1 - science-fiction
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/nov/23/
anne-mccaffrey-pern-dies-85
http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/booksblog/2011/may/16/
favourite-sf-novel
http://www.guardian.co.uk/childrens-books-site/2011/mar/28/
book-doctor-fantasy-science-fiction
2 - San Francisco USA
https://www.wired.com/2016/02/
sfs-tech-bus-problem-isnt-about-buses-its-about-housing/
SFO
Serious Fraud Office
The SFO investigates and
prosecutes serious
or complex fraud, bribery and
corruption.
https://www.sfo.gov.uk/
https://www.sfo.gov.uk/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/apr/10/bae.armstrade
http://www.theguardian.com/money/2004/jul/19/business.crime
SIDS
Sudden infant death syndrome
http://www.cdc.gov/sids/data.htm
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/05/19/
478556361/does-swaddling-a-baby-boost-risk-of-sids
http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2006-10-31-
brainstem_x.htm
SLR
Single Lens Reflex camera
[ A
single-lens reflex camera (SLR)
is a
camera that typically uses
a mirror
and prism system
(hence
"reflex" from the mirror's reflection)
that
permits the photographer to view through the lens
and see
exactly what will be captured.
With
twin lens reflex and rangefinder cameras,
the
viewed image could be significantly
different from the final image.
When the
shutter button is pressed on most SLRs,
the
mirror flips out of the light path,
allowing
light to pass through to the light receptor
and the
image to be captured.]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera - August 22, 2020
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-lens_reflex_camera - August 22, 2020
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/30/
technology/personaltech/30pogue.html
SMS
Standard messaging service /
Short Message Service - born on 3
December 1992
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/dec/02/
text-messaging-turns-20
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/may/06/
sms-text-messages-20th-birthday
SNAP
Supplemental
Nutrition Assistance Program
SNAP, formerly known as food
stamps USA
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/05/
644926475/trump-weighs-in-on-snap-work-requirements-ahead-of-farm-bill-meeting
https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2018/02/12/
585130274/trump-administration-wants-to-decide-what-food-snap-recipients-will-get
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2017/03/28/
521823480/deportation-fears-prompt-immigrants-to-cancel-food-stamps
http://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2016/03/03/
468955099/the-snap-gap-benefits-arent-enough-to-keep-many-recipients-fed
SNL
Saturday Night Live
USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/19/nyregion/
don-pardo-the-voice-of-saturday-night-live-dies-at-96.html
SNP
Scottish National party
Scotland
http://www.snp.org/
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/
scotland-one-year-closer-to-breaking-away-as-snp-momentum-continues-829988.html
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/aug/24/
lockerbie-bomber-snp
http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/jun/08/
european-elections-snp-scotland-labour
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2007/may/04/
scotland.localgovernment1
http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2004/jul/15/
scotland.devolution
SOB
Son of a Bitch (slang)
Soca
Serious and Organised Crime Agency
UK
http://www.soca.gov.uk/
http://www.theguardian.com/uk/2006/apr/01/uk
crime.prisonsandprobation
SOE
Special Operations Executive
http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/c-d/cross.html
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/soe_01.shtml
SoS
Save our Souls
https://www.npr.org/2020/08/04/
899190239/stranded-mariners-rescued-from-island-in-micronesia-thanks-to-sos-etched-in-sand
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2005/sep/02/
hurricanekatrina.usa
SOTU
State of the Union (speech)
USA
The 2014 State of the Union Address
(Enhanced Version) Video
The White House
January 28, 2014
President Obama delivers
the 2014 State of
the Union address to Congress and the nation.
January 28, 2014.
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=arhBRouSmWs
http://takingnote.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/01/28/
looking-callous-at-the-sotu/
SPAC
special purpose acquisition
company USA
https://www.npr.org/2020/12/29/
949257672/the-spectacular-rise-of-spacs-the-backwards-ipo-thats-taking-over-wall-street
SSD
Solid
State Drive
SSD Flash Memory - MLC, TLC, and
SLC Video Techquickie
10 June 2016
YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9mbZUI0J3A
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/23/
business/data-security-is-a-classroom-worry-too.html
SSRIs
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2013/may/19/
does-prozac-help-artists-be-creative
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2004/sep/21/
medicineandhealth.lifeandhealth
St.
street
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/26/
business/new-housing-task-force-takes-aim-at-wall-st.html
STDs
Sexually transmitted
diseases
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/09/08/
645624754/discreetly-tracking-down-sex-partners-to-stop-a-surge-in-stds
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2017/08/13/
536905120/you-can-order-a-dozen-std-tests-online-but-should-you
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/12/06/
504540192/going-bare-down-there-can-boost-the-risk-of-stds
http://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2015/06/19/
415008387/worried-you-have-an-std-this-app-helps-you-quietly-find-out
STEAM
Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts, and Math USA
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/08/28/
491394226/a-hero-for-the-arts-and-sciences-upcoming-marvel-covers-promote-steam-fields
STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Math USA
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/22/
business/a-rising-call-to-promote-stem-education-and-cut-liberal-arts-funding.html
http://www.npr.org/sections/ed/2015/10/28/
451194296/will-stem-education-be-the-child-left-behind
STIs
Sexually transmitted infections
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/sexually-transmitted-infections-stis/
https://www.theguardian.com/society/2018/dec/30/
sexual-disease-gonorrhoea-health-cuts-local-authority-sexually-transmitted
SXSW
South By Southwest festival in Austin, Texas
USA
https://www.sxsw.com/
https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2018/03/12/
592377282/the-all-songs-considered-sxsw-preview-2018
Sub
Submarine
S.U.V. / SUV
Sport Utility Vehicle
https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/21/
572500290/up-to-19-injured-after-vehicle-plows-into-pedestrians-in-southern-australia
http://www.npr.org/2017/09/15/
551232392/as-millennials-get-older-many-are-buying-suvs-to-drive-to-their-suburban-homes
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/07/16/
opinion/zimmerman-prosecutors-duck-the-race-issue.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/04/nyregion/
04bomb.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/24/
business/24auto.html
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/
business/yourmoney/02money.html
SWAT
Special Weapons And Tactics USA
SWAT: Mission Creep
Video Retro Report The New York Times
8 September 2014
SWAT teams were created in the 1960s
to combat hostage-takings, sniper shootings,
and violent
unrest.
But today they’re often used
in more controversial police
work.
Produced by: Retro Report
Read the story here:
http://nyti.ms/ZeDxmN
Watch more videos at:
http://nytimes.com/video
YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=JXaOh_9ahHc&list=PL4CGYNsoW2iAOqPtxm4RHo205w_R1IWuH
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-02-16-
police-standoff-funeral_N.htm
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/13/
national/13atlanta.html
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