1 ) United States: 37 Medals – 9 Gold, 15 Silver, 13 Bronze
2 ) Germany: 30 Medals – 10 Gold, 13 Silver, 7 Bronze
3 ) Canada: 26 Medals – 14 Gold, 7 Silver, 5 Bronze
4 ) Norway: 23 Medals – 9 Gold, 8 Silver, 6 Bronze
5 ) Austria: 16 Medals – 4 Gold, 6 Silver, 6 Bronze
6 ) Russia: 15 Medals – 3 Gold, 5 Silver, 7 Bronze
7 ) South Korea: 14 Medals – 6 Gold, 6 Silver, 2 Bronze
8 ) China: 11 Medals – 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze
Sweden: 11 Medals – 5 Gold, 2 Silver, 4 Bronze
France: 11 Medals – 2 Gold, 3 Silver, 6 Bronze
11 ) Switzerland: 9 Medals – 6 Gold, 3 Bronze
12 ) Netherlands: 8 Medals – 4 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
13 ) Czech Republic: 6 Medals – 2 Gold, 4 Bronze
Poland: 6 Medals – 1 Gold, 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
15 ) Italy: 5 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 3 Bronze
Japan: 5 Medals – 3 Silver, 2 Bronze
Finland: 5 Medals – 1 Silver, 4 Bronze
18 ) Australia: 3 Medals – 2 Gold, 1 Silver
Belarus: 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Slovakia: 3 Medals – 1 Gold, 1 Silver, 1 Bronze
Croatia: 3 Medals – 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
Slovenia: 3 Medals – 2 Silver, 1 Bronze
23 ) Latvia: 2 Medals – 2 Silver
24 ) Great Britain: 1 Medal – 1 Gold
Estonia: 1 Medal – 1 Silver
Kazakhstan: 1 Medal – 1 Silver
Monday, March 1, 2010
Earthquake in Chile
A devastating 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit Chile early Saturday morning. Geophysicists from the US Geological Survey say the earthquake was 700-800 times stronger than the one that hit Haiti but luckily Chile was more prepared and so far the death toll is only around 150 people.
Celebrities
Marie Osmond’s teenaged son Michael Blosil committed suicide Friday by jumping off his downtown LA apartment building. Blosil had been struggling with serious depression for a while and, according to his suicide note, he was left “feeling as if he had no friends and could never fit in.”
A-Rod has officially dumped his girlfriend of one month, Elaine Spottswood, for being “too clingy.” Several “friends” of his say that she wanted the relationship to get a little more serious and he freaked out and decided to end it.
The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Vicky Gunvalson was spotted locking lips with a 25-year-old college student in Puerto Vallarta. Don’t think her husband of 15 years will appreciate that. Apparently he bought her a shot and said that for payment she’d have to kiss him. Well… apparently she paid for six shots.
Gatorade has officially ended its relationship with Tiger Woods. “We no longer see a role for Tiger in our marketing efforts and have ended our relationship.” They are going to continue their partnership with his foundation though.
While on the set of The Insider on Friday morning, Gary Coleman suffered another seizure and was sent to the hospital. He had been hospitalized in January for the same issue.
Jim Carrey became a grandpa on Friday after his daughter Jane gave birth to Jackson Riley Santana. He was 7 lbs. 11 oz.
A-Rod has officially dumped his girlfriend of one month, Elaine Spottswood, for being “too clingy.” Several “friends” of his say that she wanted the relationship to get a little more serious and he freaked out and decided to end it.
The Real Housewives of Orange County’s Vicky Gunvalson was spotted locking lips with a 25-year-old college student in Puerto Vallarta. Don’t think her husband of 15 years will appreciate that. Apparently he bought her a shot and said that for payment she’d have to kiss him. Well… apparently she paid for six shots.
Gatorade has officially ended its relationship with Tiger Woods. “We no longer see a role for Tiger in our marketing efforts and have ended our relationship.” They are going to continue their partnership with his foundation though.
While on the set of The Insider on Friday morning, Gary Coleman suffered another seizure and was sent to the hospital. He had been hospitalized in January for the same issue.
Jim Carrey became a grandpa on Friday after his daughter Jane gave birth to Jackson Riley Santana. He was 7 lbs. 11 oz.
TV/Movies/Music
A big rumor going around this weekend is that Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain was actually about record label boss David Geffen. Well, Carly released an official statement saying that the song is not about him at all.
Lady Gaga’s debut album The Fame is officially certified as diamond and has sold over 10 million copies! Her follow-up album is now double platinum! Great job!
Taylor Lautner pulled out of the upcoming production of Max Steel so that he could focus his attentions on the final Twilight movies and Hasbro’s Stretch Armstrong. “In the weeks after signing on to play Steel, Lautner became increasingly convinced that Hasbro was playing its hand better than Mattel,” said one source.
Whitney Houston’s concert tour in Australia is not going that well. Fans and critics have been calling the concert a mess and a ton of people have been walking out of the shows. One critic said, “She barely finished any of her songs and talked more than she sang while trying to catch a breath, as well as stopping in the middle of her songs to get a towel and reapply makeup. If her voice is shot, and she knows it, how dare she get up on stage and pretend it’s not.” Ouch!
YAY!!! Rihanna stated on Friday that she is in the process of recording another album and that it should be out this year. She said that it will be a lighter sound and be a little more fun. “Rated R was perfect for that dark period in my life, but I’m ready to come into the light.”
Leighton Meester announced that she will be putting her music career on the backburner while shooting the indie movie The Oranges this April. The only problem is that she hasn’t really done anything with her music career. Her album hasn’t even come out yet.
TMZ is reporting that Paula Abdul has passed on ABC’s offer to be on Dancing with the Stars and a $1 million development deal for her own show. Apparently she is in talks to be on Simon Cowell’s X Factor.
Producer Elina Miller wants to capitalize on the “Jersey Shore phenomenon.” She wants to do a show that is based on the Russian-Americans in New York City’s Brighton Beach community.
U2 had the most successful tour of 2009. According to Billboard, the group made $108 million for their 360 Degrees Tour. Bruce Springsteen was in second place with $57 million.
Universal has decided to pull the plug on the Wanted franchise. Angelina Jolie said that she was not interested in doing another movie. Once Universal found that out, they decided to scrape the whole thing.
NBC has cast actor Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford in the upcoming remake of The Rockford Files. The original series starred James Garner and ran from 1974 to 1980.
TV Land has signed on to do another season of Joan River’s How’d You Get So Rich? The six episode run will air May 5th.
If you’re a fan of Avatar, director James Cameron will be on Inside the Actors Studio tonight on Bravo.
The newest participants in Dr. Drew’s Sober House on VH1 were announced on Friday. They include: Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fliess, Tom Sizemore, Jennie Ketchman, Kendra Jade Rossi, Kari Ann Peniche, Mike Starr, and Seth Binzer. (Wow, that’s kind of a pathetic list of “celebrities”)
Lady Gaga’s debut album The Fame is officially certified as diamond and has sold over 10 million copies! Her follow-up album is now double platinum! Great job!
Taylor Lautner pulled out of the upcoming production of Max Steel so that he could focus his attentions on the final Twilight movies and Hasbro’s Stretch Armstrong. “In the weeks after signing on to play Steel, Lautner became increasingly convinced that Hasbro was playing its hand better than Mattel,” said one source.
Whitney Houston’s concert tour in Australia is not going that well. Fans and critics have been calling the concert a mess and a ton of people have been walking out of the shows. One critic said, “She barely finished any of her songs and talked more than she sang while trying to catch a breath, as well as stopping in the middle of her songs to get a towel and reapply makeup. If her voice is shot, and she knows it, how dare she get up on stage and pretend it’s not.” Ouch!
YAY!!! Rihanna stated on Friday that she is in the process of recording another album and that it should be out this year. She said that it will be a lighter sound and be a little more fun. “Rated R was perfect for that dark period in my life, but I’m ready to come into the light.”
Leighton Meester announced that she will be putting her music career on the backburner while shooting the indie movie The Oranges this April. The only problem is that she hasn’t really done anything with her music career. Her album hasn’t even come out yet.
TMZ is reporting that Paula Abdul has passed on ABC’s offer to be on Dancing with the Stars and a $1 million development deal for her own show. Apparently she is in talks to be on Simon Cowell’s X Factor.
Producer Elina Miller wants to capitalize on the “Jersey Shore phenomenon.” She wants to do a show that is based on the Russian-Americans in New York City’s Brighton Beach community.
U2 had the most successful tour of 2009. According to Billboard, the group made $108 million for their 360 Degrees Tour. Bruce Springsteen was in second place with $57 million.
Universal has decided to pull the plug on the Wanted franchise. Angelina Jolie said that she was not interested in doing another movie. Once Universal found that out, they decided to scrape the whole thing.
NBC has cast actor Dermot Mulroney as Jim Rockford in the upcoming remake of The Rockford Files. The original series starred James Garner and ran from 1974 to 1980.
TV Land has signed on to do another season of Joan River’s How’d You Get So Rich? The six episode run will air May 5th.
If you’re a fan of Avatar, director James Cameron will be on Inside the Actors Studio tonight on Bravo.
The newest participants in Dr. Drew’s Sober House on VH1 were announced on Friday. They include: Dennis Rodman, Heidi Fliess, Tom Sizemore, Jennie Ketchman, Kendra Jade Rossi, Kari Ann Peniche, Mike Starr, and Seth Binzer. (Wow, that’s kind of a pathetic list of “celebrities”)
Legal Issues
Jon Cryer’s ex-wife, Sarah Trigger, allegedly called up her ex-boyfriend Eddie Sanchez and asked him to kill Jon! Eddie told her he wanted no part of it and even went to the FBI because he said he was afraid she’d just get someone else to kill him.
Singer Ne-Yo was detained in Oslo, Norway on Saturday night after someone in his crew reportedly punched a bus boy. Although he didn’t swing any punches himself, a patron of the club held Ne-Yo down until the police came.
The International Gymnastics Federation is calling China’s gymnastics team out… the 2000 gymnastic team! Although they were originally cleared, the officials are demanding China give back the Olympic bronze medal the country won in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney because one of their gymnasts was 14 years old.
Cameron Douglas and his lawyers told a judge on Friday that he should be granted bail because his drug use is not his fault. They are blaming Michael Douglas’ fame as the reason for his drug use. “His serious heroin addiction stems from notoriety that is not due to any acts of his own but by dint of birth and a difficult upbringing. He didn’t benefit from his father’s celebrity. He was hurt by it in a variety of ways, including ways in this case.” Luckily, the judge stuck to his guns and refused to grant bail for fear he would relapse again.
Singer Ne-Yo was detained in Oslo, Norway on Saturday night after someone in his crew reportedly punched a bus boy. Although he didn’t swing any punches himself, a patron of the club held Ne-Yo down until the police came.
The International Gymnastics Federation is calling China’s gymnastics team out… the 2000 gymnastic team! Although they were originally cleared, the officials are demanding China give back the Olympic bronze medal the country won in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney because one of their gymnasts was 14 years old.
Cameron Douglas and his lawyers told a judge on Friday that he should be granted bail because his drug use is not his fault. They are blaming Michael Douglas’ fame as the reason for his drug use. “His serious heroin addiction stems from notoriety that is not due to any acts of his own but by dint of birth and a difficult upbringing. He didn’t benefit from his father’s celebrity. He was hurt by it in a variety of ways, including ways in this case.” Luckily, the judge stuck to his guns and refused to grant bail for fear he would relapse again.
Because Taking Care Of The Planet Is A Bad Thing?
The political party UKIP, or the UK Independence Party, are planning to launch a manifesto led by a High Court judge to investigate whether or not globing warming is, in fact, man-made.
Depending on the results, Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, or what they're calling global warming propaganda, would be banned from schools AND public authorities would not be allowed to spend money on recycling or other measures to try and fix climate change.
Viscount Monckton, the UKIP climate change spokesman, says, “At the moment all the major parties have decided to sign up to the eco-fascist agenda and therefore anyone who does not believe in eco-fascist agenda has no where else to go.”
Apparently, they believe that scientists have been messing with data and facts so it looks like humanity is at fault for the changing climate. They also say that a recent poll found that one in five people, compared to one in three only last year, believe that climate change is man-made. Ah yes, because the general public is well educated in climate patterns and changes.
The biggest problem I have with this is that even if they are right, and let’s say that we aren’t the ones causing climate change. How is recycling a bad thing? How is planting a tree, reducing waste, conserving water, etc a bad thing?
Depending on the results, Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth, or what they're calling global warming propaganda, would be banned from schools AND public authorities would not be allowed to spend money on recycling or other measures to try and fix climate change.
Viscount Monckton, the UKIP climate change spokesman, says, “At the moment all the major parties have decided to sign up to the eco-fascist agenda and therefore anyone who does not believe in eco-fascist agenda has no where else to go.”
Apparently, they believe that scientists have been messing with data and facts so it looks like humanity is at fault for the changing climate. They also say that a recent poll found that one in five people, compared to one in three only last year, believe that climate change is man-made. Ah yes, because the general public is well educated in climate patterns and changes.
The biggest problem I have with this is that even if they are right, and let’s say that we aren’t the ones causing climate change. How is recycling a bad thing? How is planting a tree, reducing waste, conserving water, etc a bad thing?
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