A highly recommended blog - please check it out.

Now i read a hell of a lot of blogs. The nature of my work (BBC Researcher) as well as personal interest means i have plenty of opportunity and cause to read through all the major and many minor blogs. And while i have a decent sprinkling of science/technology/economics/language/religion based bloggers on my list the great majority i follow are political in nature. However i recently, and quite randomly, stumbled across this site:

http://www.pagef30.com/

Now i have quite an eclectic range of interests and this is the first site/blog i've ever seen where the author probably outdoes me in terms of the sheer range of topics they find interesting. Whether it's the bizarre use of Scottish Gaelic in the new GI:Joe movie, a detailed look at the Scandinavian languages and why Norwegian is the easiest language for English speakers to learn or why Persian is a far easier language to learn than most people think.

Scientific and technological pieces looking at the use of web censorship technologies in the USA, Iran and China, manned missions to the moon, mars and asteroids to a video imagining the size of the universe or a piece on the necessity of "grit" in the learning process.

From in depth analysis of the ongoing post-election crisis in Iran to the fact that more Iranian grad students are moving to Canada. From the recent discovery of a 14,000 year old map in Spain to the revealation that Jewish groups in Germany want Mein Kampf to be published once again or that the Cash for Clunkers programme might be expanding to Canada.

The range of topics covered is quite incredible and the depth and intelligence of the analysis is very, very impressive. Quite simply whatever you find interesting, this blog will interest you. Check it out now.

Gaidhlig

Tha athchuinge air nochdadh air-loidhne a tha a toirt cothrom do dhaoine cantainn gu bheil iad airson gun leig Gordon Brown dheth a dhreuchd mar priomh-mhinistear.

Tha an gloic seo, nach do bhuannaich taghadh sam bith, air sgrios iongantach a dheanamh air an rioghachd againn thairis air na bliadhnachan a cheith e mar seannsailear agus mar priomhaire bho 2007. Bith leanamh sam bith a tha air a bhreith am bliadhna sa coir is 30 bliadhn' a dh'aois mus teid na fiachan airgead uamhasach a tha Brown, agus am partaidh Laborach ghrot aige, air fagail againn a phaigheadh dheth. Mu tha thu airson d'ainm a chuir sios gus an seall sinn nach eil sinn ag iarraidh mionaid eile dhan an t-amadan seo ann an cumhachd - gu beag air 14 mios eile! - click air an link a leanas:

Athchuinge 10 Downing Street - Brown leig as do dhreuchd

English

An online petition has emerged urging Gordon Brown to resign as Prime Minister. This fool, who lacks any kind of democratic mandate outwith the ancient Kingdom of Fife, has wreaked destruction upon the country during his wasteful years as Chancellor and, since 2007, as PM. A child born this year will be approaching 30 by the time we've (hopefully) managed to pay off the horrendous debts inflicted upon us by Brown and the utterly repulsive Labour Party. If you wish to add your name to those of others who don't want this preposterous character to remain in power for another minute - let alone another 14 months! - click on the following link:

10 Downing Street Petition Brown Resign