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#61 volante

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Posted 31 October 2009 - 09:09 PM

The odds stand at 30/1 Days to go...

:::Jenifer Foxwell:::
Senior Communications Officer
Sea-Lex

Enlisted by MI6 to expose a British traitor.
Jenifer doesn't know his name. Only a number.
As the odds mount against Jenifer surviving.
Only the number stays the same.

007

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 08:35 AM

The odds just got shorter 15/1 days to go...

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Posted 16 November 2009 - 09:22 AM

It's a timebomb; and it's ticking.

on December 1st James Bond will be back.

...and oh boy do we need him.

The time line is Oct 2008. The UK financial system is in meltdown, the USA are attempting a lightning strike in Iran; and MI6 has a leak. Confidence is at an all time low since M was replaced.

The word in Downing Street is that scientists in Russia have developed a virus which could decimate Britain's livestock.

Against a backdrop of a loss of UK Monetary power, and a potential food shortage, comes the news that Climate change could cause a catatrophic shift in animal bourne diseases.

Things look bleak.

...and then comes the news that one of the top British bankers has been lost in a plane accident.

Covert information on a clandestine Russian plot, clues to the name of a British traitor are heading back to the UK on board a Royal Naval submarine.

But what are the odds that will they ever reach their destination??

The odds can change.

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:08 PM



Today there are 6.3 billion people in the World
by 2030 this will raise to 8.3 billion

Energy consumption will increase as the population grows.
Demand for energy will increase by 53%

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:27 PM

How and who does SARS kill?

No two cases of SARS are exactly the same. Depending on the age and fitness of the patient, the disease can run wildly different courses. Even the symptoms of fever and dry cough, initially included in the case definition for SARS, are no longer considered to be universal.

One pivotal point seems to occur at about the beginning of the third week after infection, when some patients, especially the young, improve. Others, however, progress to a more severe form of the disease — their lungs become clogged with debris and fluid, which show up
as dark lesions in chest X-rays. In about a fifth of all patients, this requires aggressive treatment such as mechanical ventilation. Even then, many of these people die.

Worldwide, the death rate from SARS seems to be about 10%. But individual risk factors vary considerably. For people over 65 years of age, more than half of those infected will die. Just about any lung ailment complicates the disease, and conditions such as emphysema are more common in the elderly. Other concurrent infections may also be involved. Although it is now well established that the SARS virus can kill on its own8, other viruses that have been isolated from patients with SARS9 could exacerbate the illness.

The ultimate cause of death also remains unclear. Does the virus kill directly by destroying cells in the lung, or does the immune system deliver a coup de grâce by fighting back too hard? By the time that most of the lung damage occurs, the amount of virus circulating in the blood has already peaked10, suggesting the latter. And the pattern of damage is consistent with an overload of cytokines9 — biochemical messengers that rev up our immune responses. But for the time being, pathologists are recording an open verdict.

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The BOMB is ticking

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Posted 18 November 2009 - 10:41 PM

By contrast, the Black Death wreaked fear among contemporaries, not only because of the vast numbers it killed (as high as 78% of some populations), but also because of its speed of transmission, travelling almost as fast per day as the rodent bubonic plague does per annum.
Such rapid spread and apparent ready transfer from person to person led physicians and the laity alike by the late fourteenth century to distinguish this Black Death from other ‘slower-moving’ diseases with similar skin lesions such as smallpox Although present in the medical literature, the term ‘contagion’ took on common usage only with the Black Death and its aftershocks in the latter Middle Ages. It could strike and peak at any time of year. Yet in Mediterranean areas such as Florence, Rome, Bologna, Barcelona and parts of southern France from the mid-fourteenth to the early eighteenth century, the Black Death consistently reached its highest mortality rates in mid-summer, at the warmest and driest time of the year, when the fertility cycle of the rat flea is at its nadir.

Climate change experienced since 2000 indicates this type of virus is ready to make a comback

The BOMB is ticking



In 2008 the odds against a return outbreak of black death stood at 13/1

But...

...the odds can change


13/1 Days to go...

BOMBSHELL

Bond is Back


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Posted 19 November 2009 - 04:22 PM

The odds now stand at 12/1

The bomb is ticking

Only 12 more sleepless nights until Bond is Back


Then the NIGHTMARE begins

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Posted 19 November 2009 - 07:43 PM

Am reading my way through your previous work so am up to date when this one arrives on the scene.

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 04:24 PM

Cheers, stick with it the first one were pretty grim (compared to what I have learnt - this past year)

Hope you enjoy

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 04:42 PM

I didnt notice any differnce

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 04:49 PM

Oi !!! Watch it cheeky

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Posted 20 November 2009 - 11:35 PM

The ODDS now stand at 11/1 days to go

Call back tomorrow when you get the first picture of the Henchman.

shall we say the ODDJOB of BOMBSHELL

The wait is almost over

BOMBSHELL

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Posted 21 November 2009 - 05:12 PM

The ODDS on survival are getting shorter

10/1 Days to go

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Posted 21 November 2009 - 08:00 PM

Oh yes its the Rock

Oh yes my friend, I hope we are in for a good scrap?

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Posted 21 November 2009 - 08:10 PM

TEN days to go.

The wait is almost over.

Yes there will be violence

Yes there will be sex...

... after all it is a James Bond Fan fic

It's the one you have all been waiting for.

Now, the fuse is lit, the countdown is underway.

Read it here, read it first on CBn



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Posted 22 November 2009 - 09:33 AM

Please see pix

The author, engaged in some gruelling research work for the BOMBSHELL follow-up

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 10:00 AM

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 10:35 AM

BOMBSHELL

Released on CBn 01/12/09

The fuse is lit.

The Bomb is ticking.

NINE days to go until the Nightmare begins.

The odds now stand at 9/1 Days to go
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Posted 22 November 2009 - 12:44 PM

Bond Dossier MI6

James Bond's Dossier - History

Commander James Bond is a Senior Operational Officer stationed at MI6 HQ, London. Per request, the following is a summation of James Bond’s history to date:

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Born: West Berlin, Germany, 13 April, 1968

Father: Andrew Bond (deceased)
Born: Glencoe, Scotland
Education: Fettes, London School of Economics
C.V.:
Rutherfords, Ltd.—Junior Clerk – 1 year
Carmichaels & Curry, Ltd.—Investment Agent – 3 years
Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems Land & Armaments Group)—various positions. Senior Accounts Manager for five years previous to death.


Mother: Monique Delacroix Bond (deceased)
Born: Yverdonm Canton de Vaud, Switzerland
Education: Mon Fertile, Morges, Switzerland

Both parents died in a climbing tragedy while attempting to scale north-east ridge of the Aiguille de la Persévérance.



Education

Until age 11, J. Bond was educated in Switzerland and Germany, where his father was stationed as a Vickers executive. After the death of his parents, he was privately tutored by his aunt and guardian, Miss Charmain Bond (deceased) of Pett Bottom, Kent.

12-13: Eton (expelled, as the record notes, “for repeated curfew violations and ‘trouble’ with one of the maids.”)
13-17: Fettes: Won numerous athletic competitions. Twice boxed for the school as a light weight. Formed the first intermural judo league for the public school circuit.
17-31: Royal Navy
30-present: MI6

Marriage
Marriages / relationships: Bond has never been married. He has had many liaisons with members of the opposite sex, but none of particular closeness or length.

Hobbies
J. Bond has excelled in solitary sports. He is an avid climber, diver, swimmer, and an excellent runner. During his teens, he spent time studying both climbing and skiing with local Austrian instructor Hannes Oberhauser during term breaks at Fettes.

J. Bond does not race cars, but he does enjoy driving very expensive vehicles very fast. J. Bond has gambled at many European casinos, although never to ruin. He drinks, but not to excess.

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 01:23 PM

Three things I am looking forward to for when I finnish MidasGold: Jim's JAK, Bombshell and The Huming Bird. Roll on freedom from the curse of writing and blessed is the gift of reading!

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Roll on Bombshell

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 03:24 PM

Thanks Harry,

Don't worry, BOMBSHELL won't disappoint.

Its certainly not as accomplished as Huming Bird or Just Another Kill.

It won't be the best Fan Fic that ever was, or the best Fan Fic that ever will be.

BUT

Come December the First.

BONBSHELL will start to rock your World.

So LOCK and LOAD, BOMBSHELL is coming...

...and BOND is BACK

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 03:46 PM

James Bond's Dossier - Military Record by courtesy of MI6.com

Updated 20th October 2006

Commander James Bond is a Senior Operational Officer stationed at MI6 HQ, London. Per request, the following are summaries of Commander Bond' s military service. They are viewable by section:
Britannia Royal Naval College
Commander Bond excelled in all areas of training. He seemed to come into his own upon his entrance into the service. Cdr. Bond matriculated from his coursework at BRNC with passable marks. He excelled at athletic competitions, strategic operations, and counter-intelligence courses, but his unconventional approach to his education, his diffident attitude to certain of his superiors, a lack of respect for curfew drew him many demerits. On more than one occasion, a fellow candidate was strongly suspected of lying to protect Cdr. Bond from punishment.
Sea Service
Cdr. Bond conducted his year of Sea Service with high recommendations from his Chief Petty Officers and Warrant Officers. He applied for and was uniformly recommended for work in Naval Intelligence.

Early Service
Bond served as an intelligence officer on HMS Exeter both before and during Operation Granby, and later was able to transfer to submarine service, touring on the HMS Turbulent. His natural abilities, mental quickness and confidence impressed his commanding officers. Within the year of being assigned to HMS Turbulent, it became apparent that Bond was not being sufficiently challenged with his duties. Cdr. Bond volunteered for Special Boat Service.

Special Forces Training
Cdr. Bond excelled at SC3 and Underwater and Aquatic Warfare training. He constantly equaled or bested his superior officers and instructors in all areas after nominal experience. Cdr. Bond earned the distinction of being the only candidate to entirely escape detection during the night limpet placement operation at Plymouth. There was some doubt as to whether Bond had actually accomplished the mission per the assignment until he demonstrated his rather ingenious method of eluding the underwater infra-red cameras and sonar systems in-place. His techniques were rapidly included in future training.

Upon completion of UAW training, Cdr. Bond commenced Advanced Commando Parachute training at Brize Norton. Attached is a report from his instructor (name omitted): Lieutenant Bond participated in the first group freefall exercise today, where the following incident occurred: At 700 m. 3 rd jumper Lt. Cameron' s ripcord pin sheared, and he panicked. 4 th jumper Lt. Bond spotted Cameron, and at great personal risk, repositioned himself to aerially intercept Lt. Cameron at approx. 300m, and deploy Lt. Cameron' s chute. Lt. Bond deployed at 150 m. Lt. Cameron shattered his hip upon landing, although Lt. Bond escaped without serious injury.
Bond' s record with training earned him placement with the 030 Special Forces Unit, rather than deployment as a swimmer-canoeist with the standard SBS Units in Poole. During further training with 030 SFU, Cmd. Bond earned certifications for the operation of assault helicopters, Harrier-class jets, fixed wing aircraft, hovercrafts, marine assault vessels, armored vehicles, and other crafts.


030 Special Forces Unit
Cdr. Bond served with distinction in the 030 Special Forces Unit. He proved adept at training other candidates, initiating athletic competitions, and fostering a creative environment. During his three-year tenure with the 030 SFU, Cmd. Bond rose to the rank of Lieutenant Commander. He saw covert service in Iraq, Somalia, Iran, Libya, and active service in Bosnia. Upon completion of his duties in Bosnia- where Bond was credited with saving the lives of nearly 100 men from a Serbian militia in one village- Bond was recruited by the RNR Defence Intelligence Group and awarded the rank of Commander.

Defence Intelligence Group RNR
Cmd. Bond' s work with the Defence Intelligence Group at Defence Intelligence and Security Centre, Chicksands, proved highly satisfactory, although his fellow officers noted Bond' s rather casual attitude toward command structure and protocol. Cmd. Bond' s work provided vital intelligence during key moments with Libya, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Cyprus, Indonesia, China (during the Hong Kong handover) and North Korea. In Libya, Bond was able to secure detailed assessments of the status of the Libyan government' s reputed financial ties to numerous terrorist organizations, as well as crucial information related to the settlement of issues related to the Pan Am 103 case. In Iraq, Cmd. Bond was able to monitor Iraqi counter-moves to the UNSCOM (now UNMOVIC) inspections process during one key period. Cmd. Bond undertook a particularly hazardous mission into Afghanistan to rescue a researcher deemed important to Her Majesty' s government who was being imprisoned by the Taliban government. During the S-300 missile crisis in Cyprus, Cmd. Bond helped undermine the Republic of Cyprus government' s confidence, and, it is felt, helped bring a peaceful resolution to the matter. During his tenure at the DI Group RNR, Bond attended specialized courses at Cambridge (where he achieved a first in Oriental Languages), Oxford and other institutions. Bond left the DI Group RNR after recruitment by the MI6.

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 05:42 PM

James Bond's Dossier - Psychological Report

Extract from MI6.com 30th October 2006

PREPARED BY SIR JAMES MOLONEY FROM STAFF INTERVIEWS

Mission Specıalıst James Bond is a unique individual.
He appears to be of sound mind and strong spirit.
At the age of 11, Bond suffered the loss of both parents in a climbing accident. This event had a profound impact. In his later teens, Bond lost his one surviving close relative, his aunt Charmain Bond. Like most who lose parents in their youth, Bond has abandonment issues. He rarely makes long-lasting relationships with men or women. He professes to have never fallen in love. He maintains no friendships from before his parents’ death and only the most irregular contact with friends from his late teens.
Bond’s one strong relationship with an adult from his teens and early twenties — one Hannes Oberhauser of Kitzbühel, Austria — ended when Oberhauser disappeared mysteriously. Bond has referred to Oberhauser as a second father.
Bond professes limited memories of his youth in Europe. He is not nostalgic, but lives firmly in the present. He has only vague notions or thoughts about old age and retirement, which he does not seem to think he will live to see.
Bond does not fear death. Although he convincingly claims never to have contemplated suicide, Bond has a remarkable willingness to take near fatal risks.
Bond is solitary. He does not console himself by surrounding himself with others. His athletic pursuits tend to be solitary: running, skiing, hiking, swimming, diving, and most remarkably, climbing.
During a stint at the University of Geneva under an exchange program with Fettes, Bond led an expedition to the very mountain where his parents had died. Bond climbed it with friends and apparently never told them of his personal and tragic link to the location.
Bond enjoys pushing himself to the limit, both mentally and physically. Like a few other cases that have come to my attention, Bond’s stress levels actually drop when the stakes are higher. He is prone to boredom and mild depression when not challenged. Bond enjoys drinking and gambling, although the former seems to be a way for him to test his personal limits at times rather than a vice. Bond has been known to gamble more than he can afford to lose, although he always gambles with a plan and a clear understanding of the odds.
Bond has strong interpersonal skills. He can act comfortably in many situations, but does not seek out companionship except, most notably, for sexual recreation. Bond’s lone wolf personality-type tends to attract others.
Bond is goal-oriented, but he often seeks these goals in an indirect and secretive way. He has kept many areas of his life meticulously compartmentalized, never allowing the emotional issues from the loss of his family or from relationships to intrude on his professional life. Bond seems to have an emotional and mental need for multiple layers of reality. He thrives when not revealing all of himself, carefully organizing the aspects of his personality he reveals to others. Thus Bond is excellent as burying information he does not wish to reveal, making him a very good security risk if questioned under almost any circumstance.

Bond seeks structure in his life. He is a man of pattern and habit. He has acquired strong tastes. This is a potential security risk. Bond both thrives under structure yet finds subtle ways of rebelling against it. He is not self-destructive, but he can be a challenge to his superiors.
Bond uses humour as a shield and a weapon. He is skilled at making cutting remarks that reveal insecurities of others or mock death, danger and risk.
Most importantly, Bond is deeply loyal to institutions. After his parents’ death, Bond embraced his British and Scottish roots. His concept of his nationality is a large part of his identity. This is reflected in some of his social attitudes, which seem to embrace a British identity of the not too distant past. When pressed, Bond seems to identify with the notion of helping to “protect the realm”, of “serving the monarch” and the ideals embodied in the mythic notion of St. George.
While the world is far from black and white to James Bond, he does tend to see it in stark terms of chaos and order, tradition and change. Bond has chosen to identify with order and tradition.
SUMMARY
Mr. Bond is an excellent candidate for sensitive and demanding intelligence work.

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Posted 22 November 2009 - 06:53 PM

James Bond's Dossier - Service Record

17th May 2007

FAWCETT REPORTS:
Commander Bond’s service with the MI6 has been marked by moments of exemplary but risky bravado. While performing his duties with great zeal, Cmd. Bond has often taken it upon himself to expand upon his orders, and, on more than one occasion, to violate them outright. Despite the fact that these occasions have been seen by some as successes, this lack of discipline has been noted within the Black Ops section. That said, I personally would much rather have him as a part of the MI6 than not.

Service Record
Training. London:
Commander Bond completed all orientation and MI6 Covert Operations training in eight weeks. He received exceptionally high marks for physical endurance, logic, and Psychological Ops exercises.
British Embassy staff, Kingston, Jamaica:
Duties included: translations of Haitian, French and Dutch West Indies communiqués, interdiction efforts with gun and drug smuggling between Kingston and London (resulting in a letter of commendation from his superior, Charles DaSilva), and four days Black Ops recce into Cuba, penetrating military compounds.

British Embassy, Senior Advisor, Rome:
Bond was promoted to Ops Specıalıst simultaneous with this posting. Although based nominally in Rome, his duties took him to Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Lebanon, France, Spain, China and the United States. He worked back-channel sources to aid in solving a minor crisis between the U.S. and China. Bond worked with his former Special Forces Unit to penetrate and gain intelligence on Iraqi military and suspected unconventional weapons instillations in late-2002 and early-2003. As per orders of the Foreign Office, all copies of his report have been destroyed.

MI6 HQ, London
Bond continued to work as a Mission Specıalıst (re: Black Ops) in such locations as Cuba, the United States, Austria, Spain, Russia, the Ukraine, Uzbekistan, the Sudan, and the UAE.

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Posted 23 November 2009 - 08:57 PM

8/1 Days to go


In October 2008 the Bush administration launched a last ditch effort to sway public opinion and swing the voting inititive of the American public.

The action perpitrated would (if successful)ignite the Middle East, and spark a war.

A war which would divert and dilute the growing financial crisis.

A war which would delay, and hopefully blunt the thrust of the Obama charge for the Whitehouse.

What Bush failed to understand was the greed and incompitance of the Banking fraternity was being manipulated by a massive operation launched by Russia.

The Russian plan was to break the Banks of the United Kingdom.

The Russian plan was codenamed BOMBSHELL

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Posted 24 November 2009 - 06:25 PM

007 / 1 Days to go

Light the fuse...

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Posted 25 November 2009 - 07:41 PM

6 / 1 Days to go...

It all started with Honey


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Will it end with Bee

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Posted 26 November 2009 - 06:52 PM

5 / 1 Days to go...

It all started with Dr.NO

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Will it end with

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Posted 27 November 2009 - 07:41 PM

4/1 You were expecting different odds?

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The WAIT is almost over

BOMBSHELL launches DEC 1st

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Posted 28 November 2009 - 10:04 AM

3/1 Days to go...

BOMBSHELL
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PAUL TAYLOR



It started with this. Sunbeam Alpine

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Will it all end in this

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