Silver Spring, Maryland

community in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States

U.S. forecasting agency of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

nonprofit organization dedicated to the advancement of zoos and public aquariums

17 macaques kept (1981–1991) in the Institute for Behavioral Research, Silver Spring, Md., US, whose afferent ganglia were cut and whose arms were restrained to study neuroplasticity; caused a criminal prosecution for animal cruelty with a $3000 fine

1worldspace, known for most of its existence simply as WorldSpace, is a defunct satellite radio network that in its heyday provided service to over 170,000 subscribers in eastern, southern and northern Africa, the Middle East, and much of Asia with 96% coming from India. It was profitable in India, with 450,000 subscribers.

original song written and composed by Stevie Nicks; recorded in 1976 by Fleetwood Mac