Most Influential Blogger Award, thanks oasien!

Oasien of Chant d’oasien blog has been so kind to nominate Dear Kitty. Some blog for the Most Influential Blogger Award. Thank you for this kind gesture!

The rules are: put the award logo in your blog post about this. Link to the blogger who nominated you. Say seven things about yourself. Nominate 10-15 blogs for the award, and link to them.

Seven things about myself:

1. If people are so kind to nominate me for awards, and if I blog about that then, then I don’t want to do more than one blog post on an award on the same day, or else the later blog post might deflect attention from the earlier blog post and its nominees too soon.

2. Where did the visitors to my blog come from this week?

Top Views by Country for 7 days ending 2013-04-14 (Summarized)

Country	Views
United States	1,788
United Kingdom	794
Canada	354
Australia	214
Jamaica	174
Netherlands	151
India	107
France	103
Greece	92
Germany	76
Tunisia	66
Ireland	56
Spain	53
Sweden	53
New Zealand	46
Romania	40
Singapore	39
Finland	37
Belgium	36
South Africa	34
Switzerland	30
Armenia	30
Brazil	28
Poland	28
Pakistan	27
Philippines	25
Denmark	25
Italy	24
Bahrain	23
Norway	23
Egypt	20
Taiwan	20
Venezuela	20
Japan	18
Slovakia	16
Portugal	15
Malaysia	15
Hungary	15
Republic of Korea	14
Indonesia	14
Puerto Rico	14
United Arab Emirates	13
Russian Federation	13
Saudi Arabia	12
Bangladesh	11
Mexico	10
Kenya	10
Albania	10
Hong Kong	9
Panama	9
Qatar	8
Israel	8
Thailand	8
Serbia	8
Estonia	7
Kuwait	7
Ukraine	6
Czech Republic	6
Latvia	6
Croatia	6
Slovenia	6
Uganda	6
United Republic of Tanzania	5
Turkey	5
Iraq	5
Oman	5
Argentina	5
Maldives	4
Nigeria	4
Austria	4
Peru	3
Honduras	3
Ethiopia	3
Iceland	3
Lithuania	3
Barbados	3
Suriname	3
Benin	3
Viet Nam	3
Azerbaijan	3
Morocco	3
Mali	3
Bahamas	3
Chile	3

3. Which blog posts attracted most visits this week?

Title		Views
Home page / Archives		722
Big new spider species discovery in Sri Lanka		310
Stop Monsanto corporate food power grab, petition		212
Dog, cat meat in Spanish meatballs?		68
Margaret Thatcher cartoon exhibition		67
BBC censors Wizard of Oz ‘anti-Thatcher’ song		64
WordPress Family Award, thank you idealisticrebel!		58
Bahraini king’s sexual harassment of Lebanese singer		57
Most Influential Blogs of 2012, thanks “R” HubBlog!		56
Very Inspiring Blogger Award, thanks Shaun!		44
About		40
Stop whipping of raped Maldives girl		37
Margaret Thatcher dies		34
Lady Thatcher’s expensive militarist funeral		31
New ancient Egyptian discoveries		30
UAE princely hunters threaten Tanzanian people and wildlife		29
British Conservative leader: Thatcher was wrong to support apartheid		28
Stop Bayer’s killing of bees and their censorship		28
Zambian lioness Lady Liuwa update		27
Poisonous caterpillars infest Spurn Point in England		27
Dinosaurs could swim, new research		26
Canada goose drives away gorilla, video		26
Frequently asked questions		24
Bahrain dictatorship attacks woman		24
Play on art, insects, and slavery in Suriname		23
Blue supergiant star discovered		23
Russian Hermitage museum cats honoured		22
Canadian Conservatives censor scientists		22
Awards		22
South Korean miniskirt ban		21
British Thatcher aide accused of child abuse		21
After 35 years, wounds of Vietnamese napalm girl Kim Phuc still hurt		20
Great blue heron nest webcam		20

Title		Views
Home page / Archives		3,346
Stop whipping of raped Maldives girl		771
Dog, cat meat in Spanish meatballs?		330
Big new spider species discovery in Sri Lanka		310
Zambian lioness Lady Liuwa update		260
Stop Monsanto corporate food power grab, petition		212
South Korean miniskirt ban		191
Bahraini king’s sexual harassment of Lebanese singer		191
About		185
Monkeys ride capybara, photo		173
Ambergris treasure found in dead Texel whale		134
Fascist becomes Sunderland football manager		107
Dying US Iraq veteran’s letter to Bush and Cheney		95
Awards		83
New snake discovery in Sri Lanka		80
Ghanaian women’s forced prostitution in Bahrain		80
Irish anti-G8 demonstrations		78
Squirrel squats in owl’s nestbox		75
Spanish military torture in Iraq		74
Margaret Thatcher cartoon exhibition		74
Irish doctor resigns in dictatorial Bahrain		73
Very Inspiring Blogger Award, thanks Shaun!		70

Top Posts for 90 days ending 2013-04-14 (Summarized)

Home page / Archives		8,676
Stop whipping of raped Maldives girl		771
Bahraini king’s sexual harassment of Lebanese singer		669
Zambian lioness Lady Liuwa update		604
About		549
USA: ancient Egyptian sarcophagus as corporate boss’ plaything		449
Dog, cat meat in Spanish meatballs?		330
Big new spider species discovery in Sri Lanka		310
Thai women’s escape from Bahraini forced prostitution		297
Britain: Tony Blair’s own Watergate scandal		292
French war in Mali war crimes		223
Ghanaian women’s forced prostitution in Bahrain		217
Stop Monsanto corporate food power grab, petition		212
South Korean miniskirt ban		191
Monkeys ride capybara, photo		184
Birds and other animals of Madagascar wetlands		183
Awards		179
Very Inspiring Blogger Award, thanks Arlen!		178
Frequently asked questions		163
British Thatcher aide accused of child abuse		162
After 35 years, wounds of Vietnamese napalm girl Kim Phuc still hurt		160
Turtle shell evolution		154
Kestrel and great egrets		154
Pompeii: ancient Roman brothel restored. Roman plants		152

6. Top pages of my blog, ever since its move to WordPress in December 2011, as measured by references from topix.com:

topix.com/world/bahrain/2013/02/bahrain-dictatorship-kills-boy-hussein-al-jaziri	41
topix.com/world/bahrain/2013/02/bahrain-regime-kills-teenager	24
topix.com/wire/world/bahrain	23
topix.com/world/libya/2013/01/british-merchants-of-death-in-libya	22
m.topix.com/world/bahrain/2013/02/bahrain-dictatorship-kills-boy-hussein-al-jaziri	21
topix.com/news/transgendered/2012/04/transgender-victims-of-war-on-terror	19
m.topix.com/world/egypt/2012/08/saudi-princess-cruel-revenge-on-egyptian-woman	17
topix.com/world/ecuador/2012/05/ecuador-brazil-wikileaks-news	16
topix.com/science/archaeology/2012/12/big-ancient-chinese-coins-discovery	16
m.topix.com/news/transgendered/2012/04/transgender-victims-of-war-on-terror	14
topix.com/world/east-timor/2013/02/east-timor-conservation	13
m.topix.com/world/libya/2013/01/british-merchants-of-death-in-libya	12
topix.com/world/egypt/2012/08/saudi-princess-cruel-revenge-on-egyptian-woman	11
m.topix.com/science/archaeology/2012/12/big-ancient-chinese-coins-discovery	11

7. Top pages of my blog, ever since its move to WordPress in December 2011, as measured by references from topix.net:

topix.net/science/geology/2012/12/450-million-years-old-equator-discovery	38
topix.net/science/archaeology/2012/12/big-ancient-chinese-coins-discovery	32
topix.net/world/israel/2012/01/israeli-woman-attacked-by-religious-fanatics	23
topix.net/world/ethiopia/2013/04/irish-anti-g8-demonstrations	18
topix.net/religion/catholic/2012/11/dutch-bishops-icelandic-sexual-abuse-scandal	12
topix.net/tech/space/2012/05/19-year-old-egyptian-girl-invents-spacecraft-propulsion-device	10
topix.net/world/australia/2013/03/ancient-australian-fish-discovery	10
topix.net/science/geology/2013/01/bp-oil-still-polluting-gulf-of-mexico	9
topix.net/city/bozeman-mt/2012/05/fracking-damages-pronghorns	8
topix.net/world/italy/2012/01/new-african-snake-species-discovered	7
m.topix.net/world/ethiopia/2013/04/irish-anti-g8-demonstrations	7
topix.net/arts/photography/2012/12/windows-kill-birds-photography-exhibition	6
topix.net/science/physics/2012/05/19-year-old-egyptian-girl-invents-spacecraft-propulsion-device	6
topix.net/world/australia/2013/03/saving-an-australian-hooded-plover	5
topix.net/city/las-vegas-nv/2012/12/sabre-tooth-cat-discovery-near-las-vegas	5