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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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