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‘S e aon de na rudan air nach b’ urrainn dhut teicheadh mar luchd-labhairt na Gàidhlig do fileantachd sa chànan. Gu cìnnteach tha an aon rud anns sa Bheurla – tha sibh a’ smaoineachadh diofar rudan de daoine le diofar comasan sa chanan – ach le cànan le an uiread de luchd-ionnsachaidh ‘s a th’aig a Ghàidhlig, agus am pàirt mòr a tha iad a’ gabhail ann a bhith ag ath-bheothachadh a chànan, tha e gu math follaiseach ann an coimhearsnachdan Gàidhlig. Ged a tha — Read more →
Runrig – “Faileas air an Airigh” (feat. Julie Fowlis) A mhìos seo, cheannaich mi a chlàr bhon cuirm Party on the Moor a bh’aig Runrig a bhòn-uiridh anns a’ Bhlàr Dhubh airson an 40mh cò-latha-breith aca agus ‘s e seo an òran as toigh leam as fheàrr bhon oidhche ud. ‘S e òran àlainn a th’ann le clarsach sa chùil ‘s faclan boidheach mu dheidhinn fear ag eilthireach ‘s e cuimhneachadh air an tìr ‘s an gaol aice a dh’fhàg e. ‘S e am pàirt as — Read more →
Download PDF The Cold War was an ideological and political struggle between the United States of America and the Soviet Union that lasted for the bulk of the 20th century following World War II. From being allies of necessity in that conflict against the axis powers of Nazi Germany and Japan, both emerged as paranoid and opposing superpowers in a world that was weary of war but also open to influence and persuasion in a way that it had never been before. This essay will — Read more →
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and her cabinet of the Scottish Government visited Aberdeen last night to take part in a public meeting with citizens to answer some questions from the public as to what the Scottish Government is doing to address their concerns. Questions ranged from local issues, such as the controversial Marischal Square development project, to international issues, such as the current fall in the oil price and the upcoming TTIP legislation. All-in-all it appears that this exercise of democracy was well received by — Read more →
Do you ever get the feeling at some point where you slowly realise that something or someone that you used to have great fun with, spend a lot of time with and really care about doesn’t actually do all of those things any more. It’s not necessarily an overnight thing, and there’s not necessarily a reason for it, but it’s definitely not the same. As melodramatic as it may seem, that’s how I’ve felt about video games for the last few months. The thing is — Read more →
