James Bond asked:


OK typically government agents do not make that much money. So in the James Bond flicks, how is he able to afford expensive suits, sunglasses, watches, and most amazingly, a $265,000 Aston Martin?

Does James Bond just get paid an exorbitant amount compared to typical agents? Or does he make money on the side? Or has money in the family?

Ronnie

Billy Bonds asked:


The Cavaliers first began play in the NBA in 1970 as an expansion team. Under the direction of coach Bill Fitch, they compiled a league-worst 15-67 record. However, the team began to build around the 1971 draft pick, Austin Carr.

In the 1975-76 season, with Carr, Bingo Smith, Jim Chones, **** Snyder, and newly acquired Nate Thurmond, Fitch led the Cavs, as the team is commonly nicknamed, to a 49-33 record, which was the best record in the Central Division. He received the league’s Coach of the Year award as the Cavs made their first-ever playoff appearance.

The Cavs won the series against the Washington Bullets, 4-3. Because of the many heroics and last-second shots, the series became known locally as the “Miracle of Richfield.” However, hampered by injuries, particularly to Jim Chones, the Cavs proceeded to lose to the Boston Celtics in Eastern Conference Finals of the NBA playoffs.

In the 1980s, new owner Ted Stepien quickly hired and fired a succession of coaches, made a number of poor trades and poor free agent signing decisions. Stepien’s poor trades cost the team several first round draft picks, and led to a rule change in the NBA prohibiting teams from trading away first round draft picks in consecutive years. The rule is known as the “Ted Stepien Rule.” Stepien threatened to move the franchise to Toronto, but brothers George Gund and Gordon Gund purchased the franchise in the mid 1980s and decided to keep the team in Cleveland. In 1993, Toronto would, in fact, get an expansion franchise, the Toronto Raptors.

In 1986, under the Gund brothers as owners, the team acquired, either through trades or the draft, Brad Daugherty, Mark Price, Ron Harper and Larry Nance. These players (minus Harper, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers for the rights to Danny Ferry) formed the core of the team that led the Cavs to eight playoff seasons in the next nine years, including three 50-wins plus seasons. However, in 1989, the Cavs were paired against the Chicago Bulls in the playoffs. It was a best-of-five-series. Cleveland managed to beat the Bulls in overtime, 108-105 and tied the series 2-2. Home court advantage went to Cleveland.

The game was evenly matched, until Cleveland managed to score on a drive and raise the lead by 1, with 3 seconds left. Chicago called time. The ball was inbounded to Michael Jordan, who went for a jump shot. Cleveland’s Craig Ehlo jumped in front to block it, but Jordan seemed to stay in the air until Ehlo landed. “The Shot” went in as time ran out, with Chicago winning the series 3-2. The buzzer-beater is considered one of Jordan’s greatest clutch moments, and the game itself one of the greatest. But the pinnacle of the Cavs’ success came in the 1991-92 season, when they compiled a 57-25 record and advanced to the Eastern Conference finals, losing again to the Chicago Bulls 4-2. Cleveland had no success in the playoffs during this period.

After then, an era of decline came for Cavs. With retirements and departures of Nance,Daugherty and Price, team lost its power and no longer was able even to fight for playoffs, where once they used to be the greatest trouble against the Bulls.

For several years under leadership of point guard Terrell Brandon, Cavs became the most defensive team of NBA, setting its tactics all on defense,being the NBA’s least point conceding team. But offensive inproductivity caused Cavs to have no success in this era.

Later on, players like Ricky Davis and Zydrunas Ilgauskas were added to the team, increasing the quality, but without any success.

However, after the Cavs’ glory days came several losing seasons. Those seasons saw the Cavs drop to the bottom of the league, becoming a perennial lottery draft team. After another disappointing season in 2002-03, the Cavs landed the number one draft pick in the NBA Lottery. The Cavs selected high school phenom LeBron James.

James’ status as both a local star (having played his high school basketball at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron) and one of the most highly touted prospects in NBA history led many to view his selection as a turning point in the franchise’s history. The 2003-04 season offered great hope for the future, as James rose to become a dominating player, winning the NBA Rookie of the Year Award.

Hope was even greater for the 2004-05 season. James blossomed into a superstar, increasing his points average, shooting percentage, assists average, and rebounds average. Despite the loss of Carlos Boozer under very dubious circumstances, James teamed with Drew Gooden and Zydrunas Ilgauskas to form the core of the Cavs team. After a promising start when the team seemed to be locked firmly into the Eastern Conference’s 5th playoff spot, the Cavs began a downward spiral that eventually led to the firing of coach Paul Silas and general manager Jim Paxson. The Cavs failed to make the playoffs that year, tied with the resurgent New Jersey Nets for the eighth (and final) playoff spot (the Nets owned the tiebreaker over the Cavs).

The 2005 offseason was one of many changes for the Cavaliers. The team hired a new coach, Mike Brown, and a new general manager, former Cavaliers forward Danny Ferry. The team also signed free agents Larry Hughes, Donyell Marshall, and Damon Jones (four-year, $16 million for Damon) to multi-year contracts. Along with new owner Dan Gilbert, the Cavaliers’ front office consists of individuals new to their respective positions. Despite the relative inexperience of many of these newcomers, the franchise sees great hope in rising star LeBron James, whom many have compared to all-time great Michael Jordan.

In March, the Cavaliers clinched their first playoff appearance since the 1997-98 season. They wound up receiving the #4 seed in the Eastern Conference and faced the Washington Wizards in the first round. After the two teams split the first two games in Cleveland, LeBron James scored a game-winning basket with 5.7 seconds remaining in game 3. The Wizards then won game 4 to tie the series. With the series back in Cleveland, the Cavs emerged victorious in the fifth game, 121-120 in an exciting overtime contest that saw LeBron James hit the game winning shot with 0.9 seconds left on the clock. Game 6 also went to overtime, on a Gilbert Arenas three-point shot at the end of regulation to tie the score. In the extra session, however, Damon Jones nailed a long jumper in the final seconds to clinch the game for the Cavs - advancing them into the second round for the first time in 13 years.

In the second round, the Cavs lost the first two games to the Detroit Pistons, but then won the next three, including one at the Palace of Auburn Hills (producing the Pistons’ only three game losing streak of the season). However, they lost a close Game 6 at home and then fell to Detroit, 79-61, in game 7. This game produced two records of futility for the Cleveland organization. First, they earned the record for least points scored in a Game 7, and secondly, they tied the record for least points scored in a half with 23.

The two playoff rounds were a showcase for the emergence of LeBron James, which he has achieved many “youngest ever to…” records considering his age (21 in the 2005-06 season). More importantly, it marks the rebirth of a once stagnant basketball franchise.



Randy

brittany asked:


Is it for certain that these words are at the end of all 22 official James Bond movies?

June

D A asked:


its when the guy james bond talking talking to is behind a desk holding a gun and you see flashes of (in black and white) of james bond beating up some one in a bath room.Its near the beginning. And there talking about how he killed the other man. This is before james becomes a double o. Help i need to know the name of actor who played him or the characters name.

Sam

James Monahan asked:


The stock market may be very intimidating for some people. For most people the money market revolves around just a few things such as cash, checks, and credit cards. But what about the many other instruments you read about in the business section of the newspaper - instruments such as bonds, stock, and options?

It may take some time to get used to these terms so it’s best to tackle them one by one. For now, let us focus on bonds.

Bonds are certificates sold by corporations and governments to raise money for their capital. Those who purchase these bonds are essentially loaning money to the bond’s issuer in return for interest. The investor can hold the bond and collect interest payments or sell the bond to a third party.

The first bonds were issued by the Dutch East India Company in 1623.

Bonds are usually held by the buyer longer than a set minimum period. This period is called a maturity period. The buyer must hold the bond for this period to earn the interest for that bond.

Bonds and stocks are both securities, but the difference is that stock holders own a part of the issuing company (part ownership of a company due to ownership of stocks is called equity), whereas bond holders are in essence lenders to the issuer.

A bond’s principal, or face value, represents the amount of the original loan that is to be repaid on the bond’s maturity date. The interest that the issuer agrees to pay each year is known as the coupon. This term comes from the fact that during the olden times people would attach coupons that could be redeemed as interest payments at the bottom of bond certificates.

There are many kinds of bonds: zero-coupon, floating-rate, callable, putable, and convertible.

Zero Coupon Bonds These bonds do not make periodic interest payments. The buyer only makes a profit by buying the bond below its principal, or face value

Floating Rate Bonds The coupon rate or interest rate for this kind of bond varies according to an established formula. The maturity date for this kind of bond can also be changed according to pre-set agreements.

Callable and Putable Bonds The Callable type of bond allows the issuer to pay off the interest prior to the maturity date, while the Putable bond allows the buyer to force the issuer to pay the interest before its maturity date.

Convertible Bond This bond allows the bondholder to exchange the bond for shares in the issuer’s common stock at a specified date.

Bond issuers can sell bonds through an auction process or through investment banking services. The investment banker can then buy the bonds from the issuer and sell them to the public.

Stocks offer a higher potential return if share prices rise. Bonds, however, are generally a safer investment. Stock dividends depend on company profits. Bond interest payments, on the other hand, are made even if the company is losing money. If a corporation goes bankrupt, bondholders are paid before stockholders.

Investing in bonds, though, has its risks, too. Because most bonds offer fixed rate interest, a bond with a low interest rate will be less valuable if interest rates rise to the point that the investor’s money could be better off invested elsewhere. If the inflation rate rises in relation to the coupon rate, the value of the investor’s return will be reduced.

Bonds are said to be safer that shares due to the fact that their interest rate and face value are stable. Prices for shares may fluctuate wildly leading some cautious investors to invest in bonds instead.



Christopher

Kieron Sellens asked:


There’s one certainty with James Bond. As a member of MI6, he’s bound to leave England’s shores for every mission. No matter the particulars, Bond always manages to find himself in exciting situations and exotic surroundings. As winter closes in it’s more and more tempting to be more Bond ourselves and travel to warmer climes. The most Bondian destination? A Caribbean holiday.

Which Bond are you?

With the exception of Lazenby and Dalton, every Bond has found their way to the shores of at least one if not more of the islands in the Caribbean, and the area has often been the background for entire films. The island chain encapsulates the anticipation, excitement and exoticism of the whole franchise and is the perfect place for Bonds, Bond girls and even younger recruits.

Connery’s Classic Caribbean holiday

Lovers of Connery’s classic Bond will be drawn towards Jamaica as their destination. The island boasts the golden beaches and crystal clear waters you’d expect of a Caribbean holiday experience, with diving and sea life worthy of Thunderball and Dr.No. If you prefer your Bond experiences to be land based you can visit Ian Fleming’s home, “Goldeneye”, and see the place where he created his most famous character. No matter how you choose to spend your time while there, Jamaica’s laid back mood is infectious, leaving you no choice but to relax and let the experience wash over you.

The Moore Exotic holiday

Roger Moore’s Safari suited Bond travelled to the fictional San Monique Island in “Live or Let Die”, encountering both the dark voodoo and the vivacious lifestyle of the archipelago. If you want to follow in his footsteps, indulging the love of a raised eyebrow coupled with a bon mot or two is easiest on the smaller islands in the region. Going further a field than the larger islands will reveal more hidden treasures than your typical luxury Caribbean holiday, and caters for those who like the idea of an original and spicy trip. One example is Montserrat, an island with a visibly active volcano at one end and famous music recording studio at the other! The smaller islands will also appeal to those who want a secluded Caribbean holiday on a beach with no one for miles around. Many are only accessible by boat, ensuring your privacy and relaxation in the arms of the Bond or Bond girl of your choice.

Exploring the Caribbean with Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan’s Bond had the feeling of an explorer, of the new discovering the old. The ninety’s “Goldeneye” 007 travelled to the Arecibo telescope in Puerto Rico to save the world, but you can enjoy it without having to beat a super villain. Puerto Rico is America’s undiscovered commonwealth and this influence can be seen in their culture and customs. However there is an underlying cushion of American style and rigidity in Puerto Rico.

For the truly adventurous Caribbean holiday you can try Brosnan’s other Caribbean trip in “Die another Day”, experiencing the political, social and traditional world of communist Cuba. A true Caribbean holiday in Cuba means experiencing the Cuban way of life Bond style; deep sea fishing, culinary delights and, should you desire, the finest cigars in the world.

The Daniel Craig Experience

The current Bond brings luxury, thrill and danger back into the series, having Daniel Craig visit Nassau and the ultra luxurious Ocean Club and Atlantis Paradise Island resort. As luxury Caribbean holidays go, the Bahamas are the cream of the crop. The islands have everything from high rolling casinos to five star resorts and create the ultimate “Casino Royale” experience.

Top billing goes to the Atlantis resort, a hotel eager to indulge your every whim in style. All you’d expect from a five star resort, the Atlantis also boasts dance floors and clubs, casinos and experiences such as swimming with dolphins or meeting pop groups. However, for the ultimate in Bond you can’t beat going to the Ocean Club (Aston Martin optional). Hit the tables at the club itself, staying the night or just until you break the bank. Nothing is more 007.

Everybody wants to be, or be with Bond, and what better time of year to indulge? Whichever Bond you love, a Caribbean holiday is as close as you can get without joining MI6 - and much more fun in the long run!



Delores

Alicia asked:


Ok, i am doing the piece Dr No for James Bond and i was wondering what dynamics i should use throughout the piece. I also wondered what pace, and style the piece should be played at

Lewis

Joel Owens asked:


James Bond girls are envied by women and adored by men. Their sophisticated beauty, scantily-clad bodies, and uncanny intelligence have made them as iconic as the man who swept them off their feet, James Bond.

In a spectrum of James Bond films, we have seen good Bond girls, evil Bond vixens and sadistic henchwomen, all of whom pushing the boundaries of fashion and bending gender roles. And in every film, we see James Bond become enmeshed between two beautiful ladies who would either end up as his lovers or as his enemies. In fact, nearly all Fleming’s Bond novels and short stories would include two or more James Bond girls depicted as catalysts to reinforce the plot.

.It is also remarkable how these James Bond girls change the definition of beauty that transcends race, color and identity. All Bond women are considered beautiful in their own fashion. Always confident and smart, the girls in Bond’s life are no newbie when it comes to sexuality. In films, they proudly flaunt their stunning figures in gowns or in most cases, in their underwear and bikini. One of the most remembered James Bond girl scene would probably be Giancinta Johnson’s first encounter with our favorite secret agent. Clad in a stunning orange bikini, the first black Bond girl instantly had James Bond ‘loving the view of the sea’.

Bond girls are almost always defined by names with sexual innuendos—Pussy Galore, Kissy Suzuki, Sukie Tempesta and (how could we forget?) Xenia Onatopp. The reason behind this is not really explained, but it sure is enough to make audience remember these girls’ names if not their roles in Bond’s conquest to save the world. Likewise, these girls are not innocent when it comes to sexual ventures in any way. More often than not, they are actually as experienced in terms of that turf as 007 is.

Although James Bond only seem to hook up with these femme fatales for the thrill of a night, two of them actually managed to win his heart and even drove him to complete revenge mode. In the movie, On Her Majesty’s Secret Service, Bond married Contessa Teresa, who was unfortunately killed at the end of the film. Then, there’s Versper Lynd from Casino Royale who is supposedly the first woman the Bond has loved. However, their fiery love also fizzled out as Vesper killed herself in the end.

From the Tatiana Romanova to Vesper Lynd, these James Bond girls are never to be undermined. Behind the sultry eyes, big hair and perfect bodies, there’s an independent spirit in every one of these girls. Their roles in the agent’s might range from good to the most psychotic, but without them, Bond films will never be quite the same.

There is no question about it. Women whom James Bond comes across with are monolithic personification of female empowerment. They can adapt to any environment they are dealing with. Often tough and cunning, James Bond girls present the looks to die for and the guts to be lethal.

Dangerously beautiful—This is what defines a James Bond Girl.



Minnie

James Moore asked:


People are very much the same, although some things, like their color, can be different. I’m not talking about hair, skin or eye color, but the tooth color. You don’t want to be in the yellow team, do you? I thought so… So, the natural teeth color can be in a variety of shades; but, the shade that you practically have is worse, thanks to the cigarettes, the coffee, the cola, the red wine or even the cherries and blueberries that we are consummating. But there are other reasons why our teeth are getting shady colors, like aging, accumulation of plaque, tartar deposits or even the over consumption of fluoride which leads to a “mottled” look of the teeth. Of course there are more reasons why teeth are losing their original color like treatment with the antibiotic during childhood or trauma to the teeth which causes a brown, gray or black color …

So, now that we’re finished with mustering the reasons why teeth are getting “not so white”, let’s talk about how can we make them white? Dentistry has a specialized branch which takes care of the look of our teeth, called the cosmetic dentistry. The cosmetic dentistry treatments are vary. Here are a few of the most popular treatments: we have the “tooth bleaching”, or the simple teeth whitening, the Enamel shaping, which reshapes the contouring enamel of the tooth ,we have the bonding which helps with chipped or cracked teeth and the tooth veneers, those ultra-thin laminates that are affixed directly to the teeth.

The materials used by dentists in the past were gold or amalgam as fillings or for other restorations. Even then, some of these teeth were veneered in porcelain. Now, cosmetic dentistry uses porcelain for the entire dental work. Porcelain has a look very much like the natural tooth. The bond to the underlying tooth is made with resin adhesives. For the teeth whitening through laser bleaching the only material needed is the hydrogen peroxide gel. Anywhere you go, the dentist will use some product containing anywhere from 15% to 30% this substance. But, before you begin your teeth whitening treatment, the dentist will protect the soft tissues by placing a gel or a special shield. He will also use a gel to isolate the gum areas. After that he applies the hydrogen peroxide to the teeth. The use of a laser light increases the whitening effect. Then you must rinse off the bleaching gel and repeat this procedure for a few times. See? it really isn’t so hard and the result can bring only joy into our life.

Before you do a teeth whitening, make sure you don’t have any white fillings. The thing with them is that they will remain less white after the teeth whitening, then the newly bleached teeth. And another problem for those who want to go to a cosmetic dentistry, to perform a teeth whitening, is the after time. Can we eat, can we drink? Well …yes, but there is a common side effect, the teeth sensitivity. This sensitivity worries us although for only 24 hours, so it’s not that bad…

Cosmetic dentistry can be an option only once…if we put some effort. Because the teeth whitening’s effect can be maintained. This way, we also make a little money saving, by putting a little bit of effort. We most follow a few simple steps, and we practically earn some money doing that…So, for someone who just finished a session of teeth whitening at a cosmetic dentist, here are the rules to follow for keeping your new teeth white on for as much as you like…First, use a whitening toothpaste; second, brush or rinse immediately after eating; third, use a straw to drink coffee, tea, colas and red wine…and, last, only for the ladies use pink based lipstick.

So, finally, let’s see what our options are(what cosmetic dentistry can do): if you have tooth-colored fillings, crowns, caps or bonding in your front teeth then bleaching, as a teeth whitening method is not really recommended. These materials are keeping their color and not turn white as the teeth…So their next option can be tooth veneers or bonding (also at the cosmetic dentistry).The veneers are those porcelain or plastic pieces which are glued at the front of the teeth. They can be two variants for veneers: porcelain (indirect) veneers or composite (direct) veneers. At the other hand the cosmetic dentistry’s bonding uses composite resin to recolor the smile…

Besides the dental (in-office) whitening at the cosmetic dentistry it is used, like we said earlier, the home treatment for teeth whitening. Wow…teeth whitening, without cosmetic dentistry, in the comfort of your home. And the quality is the same with a cosmetic dentistry’s teeth whitening. The first method is brush-on teeth whitening, and it is about letting it dry on our teeth and tah-dah…in the morning they’re white. But attention, not doing this hole thing at the cosmetic dentistry has two flaws, if you get the teeth whitening formula wet even with saliva it becomes really easy rubbing off parts of the formula. Second flaw is about one of it’s ingredients, alcohol, which causes bad breath. Cosmetic dentistry’s alternative method is the use of all kind of bleaching gels. If you have the time and money, we suggest teeth whitening at the cosmetic dentistry. The home made “white” is more for keeping it.



Alicia

seven asked:


james bond fever is coming back again but who do you think is the best james bond ever seen in theaterS?

Janet