Bond

Bond, James Bond. The infamous phrase heard from the James Bond series. The James Bond series focuses on a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming; who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collections. Ian Fleming once stated, “I don't regard James Bond precisely as a hero, but at least he does get on and do his duty, in an extremely corny way.” In the nearly 50 years since he first appeared on the big screen, James Bond’s character has evolved…

occurs when atoms share pairs of electrons. Atoms will covalently bond with other atoms in order to gain more stability, which are gained by forming a full electron shell. By sharing their outer most valence electrons, atoms can fill up their outer electron shell and gain stability (Chem wiki) Nonmetals will readily form covalent bonds with other nonmetals in order to obtain stability, and can form anywhere between one to three covalent bonds with other nonmetals depending on how many valence…

gadgets, it must be the James Bond franchise. Ever since the chauffeur blows himself up with the cyanide cigarette in Dr No, we’ve been fascinated by the quirky gadgets. The scene were Q would present James Bond with the latest equipment has become a thrilling event in itself. Not only have these gadgets managed to captivate our imaginations on screen, some of them have found their way on to the mainstream. So, what are some of the most memorable gadgets of James Bond? Spiked Umbrella from…

Pricing Bonds in the Australian Market is an article, which appeared in the 33rd Australian Journal of Management in 2008. Written by Bilson et al., the article does an incredible job in highlighting issues pertaining to the modeling of the term structure of interest rates. The article begins by appreciating the fact that there are various models associated with the yield curve. The authors highlight the significance of the term structure of interest rates by offering valid examples. For…

creation of war bonds. During WWII, war bonds were created/advertised, used to produce war supplies, and then paid back after the war. War bonds existed before WWII, but it was Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau Jr. who began planning a defense bond program for the United States. He recruited political scientist Peter Odegard to help him create a program. They developed a voluntary loan system that was commonly called “defense bonds.” The idea was that citizens could purchase the bonds…

C-H bonds are considered nonpolar. This is because the electronegativity of C is 2.5 and the of H is 2.1, putting their electronegativity in the nonpolar range. O-H bonds are more polar than N-H bonds. This is because the O-H bond is more electronegative because the electronegativity of O is 3.44 while the electronegativity of N is only 3.04. I2(s) → I2(l) London Dispersion Forces H2O(s) → H2O(l) London Dispersion Dipole-Dipole Hydrogen Bonding NaI(s) → NaI(l) Ionic bonds C16H32(s) →…

Batmobile for an Aston Martin, and voila, you’ve got yourself a hero! However, James Bond, being the egotistical character that he is, isn’t quite as merciful and emotionally driven as our everyday heroes, which makes us wonder, is Bond a hero… or not? 2006 film Casino Royale directed by Martin Campbell, is the first of the James Bond movies to star Daniel Craig as 007. Armed with a Walther PPK and a license to kill, Bond sets out on a daring mission to defeat a lethal weapons dealer in a game…

North by Northwest, Alfred Hitchcock’s 1959 thriller, features a handsome lead, a beautiful love interest, a charming villain, and exciting action scenes that led to it being called “the first James Bond film,” as noted by The Guardian’s John Peterson (Peterson). Even if it is one’s first time viewing the film, it is easy to pick up on moments that are obviously iconic, including the moving text in the opening credits, the crop duster attack, and of course the final scene on the face of Mount…

to help win this war,” is centered on the sale of war bonds. War bonds are debt securities issued by a government to finance military operations in times of war (Bruendel, n.d.). This analysis will discuss the message the Federal Trust Company intended to relay to their fellow citizens through their choice of words/phrases, alignment of the…

company relies exclusively on financial data and databases to make their profit. Taking a closer look at the company, one of the more fascinating uses of data is in the bond market sector of their investment management business segment. Goldman…