Vereinigte Republik Deutschland by dave-llamaman, literature
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Vereinigte Republik Deutschland
The exploration of Germany late in 1965, when Danish and Swedish forces reached the borders with Hungary, Poland and Czechoslovakia, revealed a country in complete disarray. All large cities, centres of industry and every foreign military installation had been heavily bombed, to the point that several bases were assumed to have suffered 100% casualties. The pre-October War population of both the FRG and GDR had been annihilated. Estimates put the casualties at over 30 million, almost half the pre-war population of both Germanys combined. Berlin and Bonn had both been completely destroyed, unsurprisingly; however, some cities remained largely intact and had weathered the post-war horrors by effectively hunkering down, arming their police with the heaviest weapons available and rationing food and water. Kiel, surprisingly, had emerged damaged but in decent condition. It was here that the Scandinavian Union hosted the European Conference of Reconstruction with representatives from
1963 Transport White Paper - post-October War UK by dave-llamaman, literature
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1963 Transport White Paper - post-October War UK
The immediate reality in post-October War Britain was that, in order to move relief supplies around the country, the most important methods would be sea and rail. In the aftermath of the winter of 1962-63, where almost 4 million people died from cold and disease, the need to acquire food, shelter and medical supplies and deliver them to where they were needed became paramount. As soon as Denis Healy became Minister of Supply, he instigated two major projects. Every civilian shipyard in the country that was large enough to do so was turned over to the construction of Commonwealth-type modular transports, while every engineering company with sufficient capacity was making kits to construct temporary “Healyville” housing for the refugee population that still numbered in the millions. Trains, however, would be a different story. Even in the early 60s, mainland Great Britain still had an enormous railway transport capacity. While large amounts of freight could be moved around by
Character Profile: Vincent Ardeleanu NEW VERSION by PrinceOfFire, literature
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Character Profile: Vincent Ardeleanu NEW VERSION
Character Profile: Vincent Ardeleanu Age: 16 (at the beginning of the story) Species: Vampire Sexuality: Heterosexual Occupation: High school student Physical features: Around 6’1”, slightly slim build, very deep brown (almost black) hair, silver-grey eyes, pale skin, pointed ears, vampire fangs. Clothing: White dress shirt with a black necktie, black dress pants, grey canvas sneakers, lab gear when working in the science lab Personality: Vincent is a rather cheery fellow who enjoys meeting new people. He gets especially excited when said people turn out to be human, which up until recently was unheard of. While sociable, Vincent doesn’t have much of a social life and is considered a bit of a weirdo by some due to his love of science and strange experiments. Bio: Vincent is the teenage child of vampire parents who are both over 100 years old (they both took a while to settle down). Like many vampires, he has been raised with the importance of cultural refinement. This is
Well, I go to lunch today, look at my phone, and am greeted with my 200th watcher. FINALLY!!! After a few weeks of announcing I would do a raffle when I hit 200, the day has come. So...here's the raffle. The prize is a story that is about 1500 words/2.5 pages long. How do you enter? You must be a watcher, you must favorite this journal, and you must comment on this journal. An extra entry will be given if you tag someone. (Just make sure to @ them for a tag. Unless you want the extra entry and not share.) I'll give this a week to enter. So... November 6, 2023 at 12 pm my time will you no longer be able to enter. Any questions? Ask. Ready? Set? Go!
It starts off as a tiny dot of a dark void. As the minutes go by, it gets bigger...slowly. Beginning to swallow things in its wake. There’s a low hum. Things feel calm as it gets bigger, yet it seems a scary thing. But I am not afraid of it. I walk towards it. Confidence brimming in me, and walking straight. Eyes never backing down. Footsteps careful and slow, as I enter the void. I do not know if I’ll be back or not, but I keep walking. And Walking. Being swallowed up in darkness. Can’t look back. Won’t look back. Have to move forward through it. Will there be a light at its end? A shimmer for me to reach out for? Greet me with a new destination on the other side? Or will I forever be swallowed by the darkness. I can’t be so negative. Hope lies at the bottom of it all. Have to keep going. Keep on walking. All I see is dark. But my head is held high. I told myself to not look back, and yet I do. It seems that the darkness has completely consumed me. But I shrug it off. I keep moving
G+ Uni Compendium Pt. V: Megami by 7Swords7Lives, literature
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G+ Uni Compendium Pt. V: Megami
In this edition of the G+ Uni Compendium we go over the world of Megami, a tale of Family, Gods, and warriors. STORY The Kagami Family. Originating in Ancient Kyoto, Japan, the Kagami are Shinto clerics descended from Izanami and Izanagi of the Shinto Pantheon. Over the centuries, the members branched out and created families with other Humans, producing the Superhuman--but still very mortal--Kagami Family of today. Our tale revolves around the current generation of Kagami, Chizuru, Shizuka and Shinji, partnered with Amaterasu, Tsukuyomi and Susano’o. With the guidance of thier mother, Helen, a Japanese-American, the siblings try to keep their family together while they battle Yōkai, a godless alien android hellbent on eradicating Gods and thier own siblings, one a Half-Demon and the other a rogue Demigod. CAST MAIN Chizuru Kagami-Main Protagonist. Hot-blooded and passionate but also highly sociable and loving, Chizuru is the third child and second daughter of Ichirō and Helen.
Manuel Fernandez and Argentine rearmament by dave-llamaman, literature
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Manuel Fernandez and Argentine rearmament
The ascension of Manuel Fernandez, a staunchly conservative Peronist and military veteran, to the office of Argentinean President in 1999 is considered a strange quirk of history that has created waves through South American politics that continue to be felt over twenty years later. That such an impact could come from someone that, on the surface, seemed to be an unassuming man with few pretentions, is all the more remarkable. Manuel Domingo Fernandez was born in Buenos Aires on 31 July 1938, to relatively affluent middle-class parents. Growing up throughout the tumultuous era of the 1940s and 50s, he joined the Army at the age of 18 and qualified for officer training. After completion of training and earning his commission, Fernandez spent the next twenty years working his way through the ranks of the armoured corps. Fernandez, having achieved the rank of Colonel by 1982, was not directly involved in the Falklands conflict as his regiment of upgraded Sherman tanks was deployed to
UK Joint Space Command (AU) by dave-llamaman, literature
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UK Joint Space Command (AU)
As part of the overall strategy of the Harry Saxon government from 1997, it was decided to combine the needs of all three military services with those of the intelligence services in terms of space-based operations. Saxon especially was not happy about previous governments relying on intelligence gathered by American satellites instead of providing their own capability. Accordingly, the 1998 Strategic Defence Review authorised the formation of a Joint Space Command, to pool resources. Initially from its formation in October 1998, JSC was intended primarily to provide ground control for the MoD’s Skynet 4 communications satellite constellation. However, the Review that authorised the formation of JSC intended that the Command would be a key player in the development of photo-recce and SIGINT satellites. Together with the three intelligence services (with GCHQ now answering directly to the Cabinet Office and the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster), JSC would draw up a series of