tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713237.post3396234738145094079..comments2023-10-26T07:58:59.447-07:00Comments on Nettelhorst's Ramblings: ...and StatisticsR.P. Nettelhorsthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18106488052559474781noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713237.post-50304584945505706542008-01-03T11:38:00.000-08:002008-01-03T11:38:00.000-08:00salon.com used to offer a blogging service/hosting...salon.com used to offer a blogging service/hosting/software for a cheap price per year. They have shut it down, but those in it have kept blogging. Anyone willing to pay the $40 or so yearly fee could open a blog. Thus, to suggest that there is a political view associated with them is superficial. As a matter of fact, the top blog these days is a belgian blog, number two is one on Astrology and the third one is on the war on drugs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6713237.post-11208967843041503972008-01-03T07:02:00.000-08:002008-01-03T07:02:00.000-08:00The murder rate in Venezuela has doubled since 199...The murder rate in Venezuela has doubled since 1998. The source that <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_homicide_rate" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A> cites is<A HREF="http://www.derechos.org.ve/publicaciones/infanual/2005_06/pdf/seguridadciudadana.pdf" REL="nofollow"> here.</A> The source that Gateway Pundit uses- quoting a Venezuelan government official in the Venezuelan newspaper El Universal- gives the 2007 data- through November 30. It should be 36 instead of 33 per day, given that the murders are given only through November 30.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com