1 See the STLFSI Key for a list of data series used in the index. For more details on the construction of the STLFSI, see the appendix to the January 2010 issue of the St. Louis Fedâs National Economic Trends. Newsroom: St. Louis Fed Financial Stress Index.
The hull of a boat consists of an internal network of frames that extend from side to side (transverse) and that run the length of the boat (longitudinal), covered by an outer shell plating, usually made of fiberglass or metal.
Amidshsips is the central part of the boat, while athwartships is an imaginary line running from one side of the boat, to the other. The right center side of the boat is the starboard beam; the left center side is the port beam.