Relatively simple equations are presented for the maximum permanent transverse displacements which give good agreement with the corresponding experimental data, and therefore, can be used for design purposes, safety calculations, security studies, hazard assessments and forensic investigations.
It is this harsh realpolitik calculation about security and the maintenance of state sovereignty that shapes Chinese, Indian, Japanese or indeed Malaysian policy.Justin Boston Fareham, HampshireMandy plays ballSIR – Bagehot compared Lord Mandelson's unhappy alliance with Gordon Brown to the handling of that "completely New Labour dog", Fitz (June 13th).
At the time, academic researchers used the S&P 500 as a market measure, but we knew from our calculation of security risk characteristics such as betas, as well as asset allocation, that part of the market story was missing.
Calculations of security were at the heart of the decision to seize Cape Town from Dutch settlers in 1795.
Wealthy Afghans have sharply increased the pace of investment in property in the Gulf emirate, motivated by a mix of commercial calculations and security fears brought on by the withdrawal of international troops.
Singer, the Brookings expert, said Obama's administration has been plagued with making short-term calculations on security issues with long-term impacts.
More than any defense secretary in recent memory, Mr. Rumsfeld uses a broad economic equation -- including foreign investment, tourism and trade -- in his calculation of national security.
Part of that strategy was based on the calculation that the security message would resonate better in Texas than Ohio, where the economy is the overwhelming issue.
A 12-member panel of lawmakers has been meeting to find ways to curb the national debt, and one of the many options on the table includes altering the calculation of Social Security benefits.
