Blog Heap of Links for the day 6 July 2011

Vast deposits of rare earth minerals, crucial in making high-tech electronics products, have been found on the floor of the Pacific Ocean and can be readily extracted, Japanese scientists said on Monday.

Governor Palin's "intensity index" is up 27% in two weeks while Michele Bachmann's "intensity index" is already falling. It fell by around 17% in just one week. "Intensity index" is a measure that favors candidates like Bachmann and Cain and it certainly isn't a good sign for Bachmann if she's already dropping on a measure that should be highly favorable to her.