MeThink: 60 000 Hits!

Huhuu, it is 60 000 hits!

10-06-2007: 10 000 hits.
04-09-2007: 20 000 hits.
21-10-2007: 30 000 hits.
25-11-2007: 40 000 hits.
25-12-2007: 50 000 hits.
27-01-2008: 60 000 hits!

Hoping for 100 000 hits at the anniversary :P

US: Abortion Rate 2000 by States

Abortion rate (abortions per 1000 women aged 15-44) in US by states for year 2000: 

States / 2000
Alabama : 14.3
Alaska : 11.7
Arizona : 16.5
Arkansas : 9.8
California : 31.2
Colorado : 15.9
Connecticut : 21.1
Delaware : 31.3
District of Columbia : 68.1
Florida : 31.9
Georgia : 16.9
Hawaii : 22.2
Idaho : 7.0
Illinois : 23.2
Indiana : 9.4
Iowa : 9.8
Kansas : 21.4
Kentucky : 5.3
Louisiana : 13.0
Maine : 9.9
Maryland : 29.0
Massachusetts : 21.4
Michigan : 21.6
Minnesota : 13.5
Mississippi : 6.0
Missouri : 6.6
Montana : 13.5
Nebraska : 11.6
Nevada : 32.2
New Hampshire : 11.2
New Jersey : 36.3
New Mexico : 14.7
New York : 39.1
North Carolina : 21.0
North Dakota : 9.9
Ohio : 16.5
Oklahoma : 10.1
Oregon : 23.5
Pennsylvania : 14.3
Rhode Island : 24.1
South Carolina : 9.3
South Dakota : 5.5
Tennessee : 15.2
Texas : 18.8
Utah : 6.6
Vermont : 12.7
Virginia : 18.1
Washington : 20.2
West Virgina : 6.8
Wisconsin : 9.6
Wyoming : 1.0

Top 5 highest abortion rate:
- District of Columbia, New York, New Jersey, Nevada, Florida.

Top 5 lowest abortion rate:
- Wyoming, Kentucky, South Dakota, Mississippi, Missouri.

Source:
Guttmacher Institute:  Abortion in the United States – Incidence and Access to Services, 2005

New Zealand Marriage and Divorce Rates: 1970 – 2005

Marriage and divorce rates (per 1000 population) in Norway from year 1970 to 2005:

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Picture: Orchid in Rose Garden

The beautiful yellow.