26 Aug 2008
Grazing cattle display animal magnetism

I still tend to go with prevailing winds and solar position - but I've admittedly not studied the herds from orbit...

Researchers have explained why grazing cattle will tend to face the same direction when grazing - a behavior long known to herdsmen and hunters but previously attributed to either prevailing winds or the sun's position.

(link) [The Register]

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FDIC: bank profits fell by 86 percent in 2Q

You'll see me shed no crocodile tears for these folks...

AP - U.S. banking industry profits plunged by 86 percent in the second quarter and the number of troubled banks jumped to the highest level in about five years, as slumps in the housing and credit markets continued.

(link) [Yahoo! News: Top Stories]

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