Congratulations to Kirani James!

Congratulations to Kirani James! His gold medal win in the 400m sprint has propelled Grenada to the top of the medals per capita tables. Grenada having only 110,000 people, is likely only to be beaten if another tiny population country grabs a gold medal or two.

London 2012: Kirani James wins Grenada's first Olympic gold medal
http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2012/aug/06/london-2012-400m-kirani-james?fb=optOut
http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

Mars rover "Curiosity" will land on Mars shortly: 3:30pm today (+10UT)

Mars rover "Curiosity" will land on Mars shortly: 3:30pm today (+10UT)

Where to watch the landing online
http://spaceindustrynews.com/where-to-view-the-mars-curiosity-landing-online/420/

Interactive simulation of the landing
http://eyes.nasa.gov/

And the crazy landing process that makes Curiosity so interesting.
Curiosity's Seven Minutes of Terror
http://spaceindustrynews.com/where-to-view-the-mars-curiosity-landing-online/420/

You have to be happy if you are from Slovenia : currently at the top of every per-capita ranking.

You have to be happy if you are from Slovenia : currently at the top of every per-capita ranking. New Zealand must be over the moon with their gold medal winning, placing them very highly in each table.
http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html

Olympic gold for New Zealand rowing pair
http://www.rotoruadailypost.co.nz/news/olympic-gold-new-zealand-rowing-pair/1491279/
http://simon.forsyth.net/olympics.html