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More from the "Interesting Facts" department...

A study by the Bristol University of England found that children born in late summer and autumn are often taller than children born in winter.

The summer and autumn kids were on average a 5th of an inch taller than their peers by the age of 10, based on the study of 7,000 children.

The reason?

According to the study, mothers entering late-stage pregnancy in the summer get necessary vitamin D by walking around outside.

Makes sense to me.

The mixed markets themselves had a "taller vs. shorter" issue today. The Dow and Nasdaq came out on the "short" end, with small losses, while the NYSE Composite and S&P 500 looked slightly "taller" with small gains.

The markets seem to be stuck in a "wait and see" attitude until something of some substance comes out of Washington, D.C. in the form of an economic stimulus package. My feeling is that event will come soon, and could rocket the market up mightily.

So let's keep our fingers crossed.

I'm about to name a beaten-down stock that was up mightily itself today. Selling for over $33 just last June, it's at 7 bucks and change now. I think it's way oversold, (it has a P/E ratio of only 2.18 and yields over 8%) and I'll name it for my Premium Members.