Buchholz, a physicist and a nuclear engineer, is an expert at something called accelerator mass spectrometry, an extraordinarily precise method of determining the chemical composition of materials.

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Moreover, the convoluted method of determining what common equity is reinforces the belief that no one really knows, or can calculate, what capital is by looking at a bank statement.

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And while the service is open to all participating news organizations, the White House does require that participating new services have a method of determining the most asked questions, he said.

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This method holds good in watching and determining the flood tide of the stock market.

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He was a noted expert on the development of diagnostic questionnaires and other assessment measures, and his work was influential in determining whether an assessment method was valuable or should be discarded.

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