Word: sao
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...Sao-Wiwa was hardly a violent threat to the state of Nigeria, but his criticism of oil companies endangered the cash flow to the ruling junta. He had actively campaigned against the environmental destruction on his tribal land caused by Shell Oil Company. As a result of Saro-Wiwa's efforts, Shell ended oil mining in the author's homeland, much to the dismay of the military junta...
...Nagasaki. We need not only a nuclear-free world but a world free of civilian atomic garbage. And above all, we need a world free of poor leadership. It has been said, if we seriously want to disarm, we must first disarm the spirit. ROGER FERDINAND LOUIS FAURE Sao Paulo, Brazil...
...growl embarrassingly when I saw the rice-stuffed grape leaves, quiche, tabouli and curried chicken salad--Eureka!--gourmet food (at least compared to those cardboard, so-called Harvest Burgers we eat in the dining halls). I encountered cheese heaven, full of cheeses with names that sounded like people (Sao Miguel) and places (Double Gloucester). Even the names I couldn't pronounce, like Krinos Kefalograviera, sounded better than cottage cheese. My eyes widened when I saw the sandwich bar and the make-your-own salad bar. Oh, freshly squeezed juices and fresh fruits: Asian pears! Starfruit! Organic Golden Delicious apples! (Unlike...
Today the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory(SAO) works closely with the famed SmithsonianMuseums in Washington, D.C., says CfA publicaffairs representative James Cornell...
...SAO moved its headquarters fromWashington, D.C. to Cambridge. A naturalrelationship soon formed between the SAO and theHarvard Observatory that culminated in theirmerger in 1973 to become today'sHarvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics...