How we count medals

Funny that the New York Times reports the medal count like this:

While Australia and the rest of the world  counts it like this:

Either which way, Great Britain is beating Australia and that is bad, bad, bad news...If we end up like that it'll be 4 years of torture before we go at it again in London in 2012.

Let's keep things in perspective though. Looking at population ranks, this is how the above rates: 

#1. China (20% of the world population) 

#3. US (5%)

#22. GB (0.91%)

#9. Russia (2.13%)

#53. Australia

We're fighting way above our weight class...And yes I am way bored at this point with jetlag preventing me from sleeping and 5 beers failing to take effect...what else can I do on the Internets (as Mr McCain would say...) 

PS: Pitcairn Island rates a# 221 with a population of 50 in case you were interested.