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SAS
SAS or Sas may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media * ''SAS'' (novel series), a French book series by Gérard de Villiers * '' Shimmer and Shine'', an American animated children's television series * Southern All Stars, a Japanese rock band * Strong Arm Steady, an American hip hop group from California * '' Sunday All Stars'', a Philippine Sunday variety show from 2013 to 2015 * SAS (TV station), a television station in Adelaide, South Australia Organizations Military * An abbreviation for "Special Air Service" in various armed forces, including: ** Special Air Service, a special forces unit of the British Army ** Special Air Service Regiment, a special forces unit of the Australian Army ** 5th Special Air Service, a Belgian Second World War formation ** Canadian Special Air Service Company, a Canadian unit from 1947 to 1949 ** Free French Special Air Service, the predecessor unit of the French 1st Marine Infantry Parachute Regiment (1er RPIMa) ** New Zealand Spe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scandinavian Airlines
Scandinavian Airlines, more commonly known and styled as SAS, is the flag carrier of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. ''SAS'' is an abbreviation of the company's full name, Scandinavian Airlines System or legally Scandinavian Airlines System Denmark-Norway-Sweden. Part of the SAS Group and headquartered at the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna, Sweden, the airline operates 180 aircraft to 90 destinations (as of December 2019). The airline's main hub is at Copenhagen-Kastrup Airport, with connections to 109 destinations around the world. Stockholm Arlanda Airport (with 106 destinations) is the second largest hub, with Oslo Airport, Gardermoen being the third major hub of SAS. Minor hubs also exist at Bergen Airport, Flesland, Göteborg Landvetter Airport, Stavanger Airport, Sola, and Trondheim Airport, Værnes. SAS Cargo is an independent, wholly owned subsidiary of Scandinavian Airlines and its main office is at Copenhagen Airport. In 2017, SAS carried 28.6 million passenge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Cargo Group
SAS AB (Scandinavian Airlines System Aktiebolag), trading as SAS Group, is an airline holding company headquartered in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna Municipality, Sweden. It is the owner of the airlines Scandinavian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines Ireland. SAS once owned 19.9% of the now defunct Spanish airline Spanair as well as shares in Estonian Air and Skyways Express. SAS Group is partially owned by the governments of Sweden and Denmark with a 14.82% and 14.24% holding, respectively. The remaining 70.92% is held by private shareholders, of which Foundation Asset Management owns 6.50%. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the Stockholm Stock Exchange, and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The conglomerate was founded in 1951 as a merger between the three Scandinavian flag carriers Aerotransport (ABA—Sweden), Det Danske Luftfartselskab (DDL—Denmark), and Det Norske Luftfartselskap (DNL—Norway), after the three had been cooperating on interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS Group
SAS AB (Scandinavian Airlines System Aktiebolag), trading as SAS Group, is an airline holding company headquartered in the SAS Frösundavik Office Building in Solna Municipality, Sweden. It is the owner of the airlines Scandinavian Airlines and Scandinavian Airlines Ireland. SAS once owned 19.9% of the now defunct Spanish airline Spanair as well as shares in Estonian Air and Skyways Express. SAS Group is partially owned by the governments of Sweden and Denmark with a 14.82% and 14.24% holding, respectively. The remaining 70.92% is held by private shareholders, of which Foundation Asset Management owns 6.50%. The company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange, the Stockholm Stock Exchange, and the Copenhagen Stock Exchange. The conglomerate was founded in 1951 as a merger between the three Scandinavian flag carriers Aerotransport (ABA—Sweden), Det Danske Luftfartselskab (DDL—Denmark), and Det Norske Luftfartselskap (DNL—Norway), after the three had been cooperating on interna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS (software)
SAS (previously "Statistical Analysis System") is a statistical software suite developed by SAS Institute for data management, advanced analytics, multivariate analysis, business intelligence, criminal investigation, and predictive analytics. SAS was developed at North Carolina State University from 1966 until 1976, when SAS Institute was incorporated. SAS was further developed in the 1980s and 1990s with the addition of new statistical procedures, additional components and the introduction of JMP. A point-and-click interface was added in version 9 in 2004. A social media analytics product was added in 2010. Technical overview and terminology SAS is a software suite that can mine, alter, manage and retrieve data from a variety of sources and perform statistical analysis on it. SAS provides a graphical point-and-click user interface for non-technical users and more through the SAS language. SAS programs have DATA steps, which retrieve and manipulate data, and PROC steps, whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scottish Ambulance Service
The Scottish Ambulance Service ( gd, Seirbheis Ambaileans na h-Alba) is part of NHS Scotland, which serves all of Scotland's population. The Scottish Ambulance Service is governed by a special health board and is funded directly by the Health and Social Care Directorates of the Scottish Government. It is the sole public emergency medical service covering Scotland's mainland and islands; providing a paramedic-led accident and emergency service to respond to 999 calls, a patient transport service which provides transport to lower-acuity patients, and provides for a wide variety of supporting roles including air medical services, specialist operations including response to HAZCHEM or CBRN incidents and specialist transport and retrieval. History In 1948, the newly formed Scottish National Health Service (NHS) contracted two voluntary organisations, the St Andrew's Ambulance Association and the British Red Cross, to jointly provide a national ambulance provision for Scotland, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South African Navy
The South African Navy (SA Navy) is the naval warfare branch of the South African National Defence Force. The Navy is primarily engaged in maintaining a conventional military deterrent, participating in counter-piracy operations, fishery protection, search and rescue, and upholding maritime law enforcement for the benefit of South Africa and its international partners. Today the South African Navy is one of the most capable naval forces in the African region, operating a mixed force of sophisticated warships, submarines, patrol craft, and auxiliary vessels, with over 7,000 personnel; including a marine force. With formerly deep historical and political connections to the United Kingdom, the first emergence of a naval organisation was the creation of the South African Division of the British Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve in 1913, before becoming an nominally independent naval service for the Union of South Africa in 1922. In its history, South African naval vessels and perso ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS (novel Series)
''Son Altesse Sérénissime'' (His Serene Highness) is a series of espionage novels created by French author Gérard de Villiers, featuring Austrian prince Malko Linge as the lead character. Since 2006, the novels have been published as comic books, though aimed chiefly at adults given their contents of violence and sex. Villiers's books have been bestsellers, making him a very wealthy man. The novel's title is a play on initials: ''Son Altesse Sérénissime'' (SAS) is the French version of "His Serene Highness" (HSH); and the British Special Air Service (SAS) is the principal special forces unit of the British Army. In 2014, Vintage Books posthumously published English versions of ''The Madmen of Benghazi'' and ''Chaos in Kabul,'' translated and adapted by William Rodarmor. The publisher released three other books in English through 2016. Background Gérard de Villiers was a correspondent for ''France-Soir'' and other newspapers. He began writing the ''SAS'' novels in 1964, when ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SAS (shoemakers)
San Antonio Shoemakers (SAS) is an American shoe manufacturer based in San Antonio, Texas. The company specializes in handcrafted men's and women's shoes. They are a family-owned company which manufactures their shoes in Texas. Some shoe operations, such as hand stitching and hand lacing, are done in Acuna, Mexico on a few select SAS handbag styles. The majority of shoe operations are conducted at two US based factories in San Antonio, Texas and Del Rio, Texas. History San Antonio Shoemakers was founded in 1976 by Terry Armstrong and Lew Hayden. Products and availability SAS is best known for their hand-crafted shoe forms, in 88 ladies' sizes and 104 men's sizes, to provide a suitable fit. SAS shoes are sold at SAS branded retail locations across the United States and in 11 additional countries, as well as online. Their products are also available in numerous multi-line shoe stores. SAS's primary competitors in the comfort shoe market are: Bostonian, Clarks, ECCO, and New Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore American School
Singapore American School (SAS) is a non-profit, independent, co-educational day school located in the Woodlands area of Singapore. It offers an American-based curriculum for students in preschool through high school. One of Singapore's first international schools, SAS was founded in 1956 and started with a hundred students in a colonial house. It has since developed into a school of over 4,000 students on a 36-acre campus. SAS is accredited by the US-based Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC). The SAS student body is made up of over 65 nationalities, with over half of the students being United States citizens. Singaporean student numbers are limited as Singapore government regulations prevent most local students from attending international schools within the country. The majority of the teachers come from the US, and staff members from twenty other countries also work at SAS. Most are hired overseas, and over 80% hold master's degrees. The maximum number of studen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shanghai American School
Shanghai American School (SAS) is an independent, Non-profit international school located in Shanghai, China. Founded in 1912, SAS has two campuses and over 2,800 students enrolled in Pre-K through 12th grade, making it China's largest international school. The Puxi campus is located in Huacao Town, Minhang District, and the Pudong campus is located in the Shanghai Links Executive Community in Pudong. Academics The school has various signature programs, including Innovation Institute, a two-year interdisciplinary project-based learning program, and Microcampus, a month-long immersion into a small village in China's Yunnan Province. Microcampus and Innovation Institute have both been recognized by hundrED as part of the 100 most innovative education programs in the world. Both campuses, in Puxi and Pudong, offer Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate Diplomas, as well as both programs together to high school students. Activities Students participate in over 150 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah
Sultan Alam Shah School or simply Alam Shah (abbreviated as SAS or SSAS; Malay: Sekolah Sultan Alam Shah) is a fully residential school situated in Putrajaya, Malaysia. Sultan Alam Shah School is one of the schools in the country awarded with the title High Performance School (Malay: Sekolah Berprestasi Tinggi) and in 2014 was entitled as one of the ten Schools of Global Excellence (SGE) (Malay: Sekolah Kecemerlangan Global) in Malaysia by the Ministry of Education due to its academic merits, brotherhood-ship of its alumnus, international recognition, broad network and vast linkages. The school is under the royal patronage of the Sultan of Selangor. History Establishment Alam Shah School was introduced as a result of the Razak Report drafted in 1956, in line with the efforts of reforming the education system in the Federation of Malaya. The school was planned to be constructed alongside , but was delayed until 1961. Two years later, SAS began its operations on 7 February 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andalusian Health Service
The Andalusian Health Service ( es, Servicio Andaluz de Salud, SAS), the government-run health system for the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain, was created on May 6, 1986, as an autonomous agency attached to the Regional Ministry of Health (''Consejería de Salud y Familias'') of the Andalusian Autonomous Government. The SAS is part of the decentralised Spanish National Health System, and is funded through the annual budget of the Andalusian Autonomous Community. As of 2019, the agency has more than 104,000 employees, including nurses, doctors, pharmacists, veterinarians, social workers, and administrative and service staff. It manages 50 hospitals and more than 1,500 local clinics, covering all medical specialities and applying a wide range of treatments and procedures. The agency also runs emergency rooms, ambulances and medical transport (including aerial transport), physiotherapy, mental health care, etc. Drugs and prescriptions are subsidized, and people pay a percentag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
