Death as Both Attractive and Frightening. In the opening scene of Vertigo, Scottie is moments away from death as he dangles from the roof of a tall building. His fear is palpable, and while he is overcome with terror watching his comrade fall, letting go seems to be the only way out of the situation.
What is 'Tangible Net Worth'. Tangible net worth is most commonly a calculation of the net worth of a company that excludes any value derived from intangible assets such as copyrights, patents and intellectual property. Tangible net worth is a simple calculation of a company's total tangible assets minus the company's total liabilities.
The Transnationality Index (TNI) is a means of ranking multinational corporations that is employed by economists and politicians.It is calculated as the arithmetic mean of the following three ratios (where foreign means outside of the corporation's home country): 1  the ratio of foreign assets to total assets.or example, as of 2000, General Electric was the second largest multinational corporation in terms of foreign assert ownership. However, it ranked only 73rd by the TNI, with an index of only 40%.