New Words

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    alanjjohnstone
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    Perhaps this should be  regular feature.

    Today's new word is "market Leninism"

    http://www.commondreams.org/views/2015/05/26/worst-all-possible-worlds-did-market-leninism-win-cold-war

    #111538
    alanjjohnstone
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    #111539
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    holacracy – a social technology or system of organizational governance in which authority and decision-making are distributed throughout a holarchy of self-organizing teams rather than being vested in a management hierarchy.http://www.alternet.org/united-states-inc-corporations-nation-states-silicon-valleys-latest-utopian-management-scheme

    #111540
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    "proactive pacifism." Militarisation – As used by Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, wants Japan's armed forces to join in military activities abroad and defend allies under attack—principally the United States

    #111541
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    Sandernistas – Supporters of Bernie Sanders attempt to gain the Democratic Party nomination for the US Presidency

    #111542
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    Platformism i was aware of its meaning and is origins within the anarchist milieu….but now especificismo …or " i'm a member of of an especificista group"Trying to make things simple, eh, comrades? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Especifismo

    #111543
    alanjjohnstone
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    democratorshiphttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/12/poland-thousands-march-warsaw-against-democratorship-government

    #111544
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    Refuweegeehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/21/syrian-refugees-in-scotland-cold-weather-but-warm-welcome Takes its name from the slang term for a Glaswegian – Weegee. It is the brainchild of Selina Hales, a city native who was prompted by news coverage of Syrians travelling across Europe seeking shelter. Its volunteers are putting together welcome packs, which include a handwritten letter from a local as well as Glasgow-appropriate items including obligatory umbrellas. “I wanted to capture that real Glasgow welcome,” says Hales. “People don’t just want to welcome people but to embrace them and make them feel like a local.”

    #111545
    alanjjohnstone
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    "Identitarians"They used to be called xenophobes and racistshttp://www.dw.com/en/anti-migrant-identitarians-counter-protesters-march-in-berlin/a-39293153http://www.dw.com/en/far-right-group-aims-to-stop-informal-migration-to-europe/a-39189556

    #111546
    rodmanlewis
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    alanjjohnstone wrote:
    Refuweegeehttp://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/dec/21/syrian-refugees-in-scotland-cold-weather-but-warm-welcome Takes its name from the slang term for a Glaswegian – Weegee. It is the brainchild of Selina Hales, a city native who was prompted by news coverage of Syrians travelling across Europe seeking shelter. Its volunteers are putting together welcome packs, which include a handwritten letter from a local as well as Glasgow-appropriate items including obligatory umbrellas. “I wanted to capture that real Glasgow welcome,” says Hales. “People don’t just want to welcome people but to embrace them and make them feel like a local.”

    Presumably they weren't welcoming them with "a wee dram" and halal haggis, or should that be "Halesal haggis"?

    #111547
    alanjjohnstone
    Keymaster

    Probably presented with Irn Bru and Vegetarian Haggis http://www.macsween.co.uk/products/delicious-every-day-vegetarian/But there is a halal versionhttp://www.scotsman.com/news/scots-butcher-creates-halal-haggis-for-muslim-clientele-1-1296802Not so sure whether they got around to the greasy Scotch Pie yet or Forfar BridiesI have to admit i never heard or used the word Weegee until i was in the Post Office.

    #111548
    rodmanlewis
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    alanjjohnstone wrote:
    Probably presented with Irn Bru and Vegetarian Haggis http://www.macsween.co.uk/products/delicious-every-day-vegetarian/

    Vegetarian haggis is a contradiction-in-terms like "drunken Muslim" or "reformist socialist".

    #111549
    Bijou Drains
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    alanjjohnstone wrote:
    Probably presented with Irn Bru and Vegetarian Haggis http://www.macsween.co.uk/products/delicious-every-day-vegetarian/But there is a halal versionhttp://www.scotsman.com/news/scots-butcher-creates-halal-haggis-for-muslim-clientele-1-1296802Not so sure whether they got around to the greasy Scotch Pie yet or Forfar BridiesI have to admit i never heard or used the word Weegee until i was in the Post Office.

    Halal scotch pie shouldn't be difficult, they should really be made out of mutton and you could use lamb or beef suet for the pastry. Halal whisky and scotch eggs could be slightly more problematic.If your feeling the yearning for a good scotch pie, Alan, I can recommend this site:http://www.diyscotchpie.co.uk/our-products

    #111550
    Major McPharter
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    There is also the famous Boro Parmo.

    #111551
    HollyHead
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     cyberchondria:The emerging phenomenon of an anxiety associated with the seeking of medical and other health information online.Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Student Medical Journal  2012; 5: 71-74.http://www.rcsismj.com/vol-5/cyberchondria/

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