Just a moment of reflection, as the month ends; raise a glass, in appreciation of the longs.
GLTA,
R.
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Exactly 32 months (2^5, 0x20, etc.) to the day, our company last closed above $1.00
(June 14, 2011 to Feb 14, 2014)
Some trivia about 32
(other than being the freezing point of water in degrees Fahrenheit)
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32 is the atomic number of germanium*
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32 is the number of completed numbered piano sonatas by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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32 is the ninth happy number
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32 = 1 + 2 [squared] + 3 [cubed]
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32 is the code for international direct-dial phone calls to Belgium (hi Seven!)
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In chess, 32 is the total number of black squares on the board, the total number of white squares,and the total number of pieces (black and white) at the beginning of the game.
- Sandy Koufax was Dodgers jersey number 32
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There are 32 teams in the NFL.
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In the Kabbalah, there are 32 Kabbalistic Paths of Wisdom.
- An adult human has 32 teeth, including wisdom teeth.
* trivia about germanium
- Atomic weight 72.63 ($72.63!)
- Shockley et al were awarded the Nobel prize in Physics in 1956 for their December 16th, 1947 development of the first transistor.
- 1956 + 12 + 16 + 1947 = 3931. 3+9+3+1=16. 16 x 2 (POET = 2nd evolution) = 32
- It was the P-N-P point-contact germanium transistor, from whence Kilby and Noyce developed the first integrated circuit ("computer chip").
