The whispers of the undead were not confined to gothic novels or campfire stories; they were woven into the hidden history of the city, particularly within the shadowy tapestry of the Valois lineage. For generations, the family had been privy to this ancient truth, a truth that set them apart, a truth that granted them a terrible longevity and a terrifying power. This wasn’t a history learned from books, but a legacy inherited, a curse passed down, a dark bargain that had been struck in the shadows of centuries past, ensuring their continued dominance. #Vampire #Vampires #Horror #Readers #KU #Amazon
“Beth!” Billy screamed from behind her. “Right. Your right!” She had been just about to fire at the two zombies attacking Mac, and so even as she turned, she did not turn her pistol completely, but kept it aimed to the front towards Mac and the two zombies. By the time she registered how close the three zombies were to her, there was no time to turn the pistol and fire. #Horror #Series #Dystopian #Apocalyptic
The schematics for the neural network were a symphony of complexity, a testament to the intricate beauty and terrifying potential of the human mind. Emily, hunched over her console, felt a profound connection to the data streams flowing before her. Each line of code, each simulated pathway, represented a step closer to her ultimate goal: the creation of a consciousness untethered by the frailties of the flesh, a mind capable of processing the universe at speeds that would leave organic brains gasping in its wake. #readers #Kindle#Frankenstein #Horror
A young Neanderthal girl is orphaned in a brutal attack and left to survive on her own. This is her story of how she survived, set on the European continent 45,000 years ago… #Readers #BookLovers #BookWorms #HistoricalFiction #DellSweet #Neanderthal
In the ancient past, a cro magnon girl child was born and promised in marriage to a distant related tribe. She has come of age, sixteen and will now be escorted across several hundred miles of wilderness to her soon to be mate in the distant tribe.. Hunters and a medicine woman will accompany her. Once there she will begin her new life and face whatever lies ahead for them… #Prehistoric #CavePeoples #CroMagnon #Readers #HistoricalFiction
by Dell Sweet (Author) Format: Kindle Edition To my brothers and sisters on the inside, those whose names I whisper in the quiet hours, those who taught me the brutal calculus of survival: may your scars be badges of your strength, and may your eventual release be a sunrise that washes away the long night. This book is a testament to your resilience, a raw whisper from the belly of the beast. It is for the ones who never made it out, whose lives were extinguished by the system, and whose memories serve as a perpetual warning. #Prison #Crime #Survival #Inside
The world, as Alex Chen knew it, had fractured beyond repair. The year was a ghost, a relic of a time when governments held sway and infrastructure meant more than shattered concrete and rusted rebar. America was no longer a nation, but a patchwork quilt of territories, each a desperate scramble for survival. In this mosaic of decay, the East Coast Police Department, or ECPD, stood as a thin, fraying shield. Their jurisdiction, a meager few hundred miles of crumbling asphalt and scattered, desperate outposts, felt less like a territory and more like a last stand. #Dystopian #ApocalypticFiction #PostApocalyptic #Survival #ECPD #Series #Dystopian
The hum of the generators was a low, persistent thrum, a mechanical heartbeat in the corpse of a city. It was the only constant in a world that had forgotten what constancy meant. Decades had bled into one another since the Republic had finally, irrevocably, exhaled its last breath. Not with a bang, but a whimper of collapsing infrastructure, a cacophony of failed promises, and the gnawing silence where federal authority once stood. Now, the United States was a mosaic of fractured territories, each a sovereign kingdom ruled by iron fists and desperation. #Dystopian #ApocalypticFiction #PostApocalyptic #Survival #ECPD #Series #Dystopian
World War II was a global conflict that lasted from 1939 to 1945. Here’s a brief rundown:
Causes and Start: The war began on September 1, 1939, when Nazi Germany, led by Adolf Hitler, invaded Poland. This prompted the United Kingdom and France to declare war on Germany, honoring their guarantees to Poland. Germany’s aggressive expansion, including the annexation of Austria and Czechoslovakia, and the signing of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact with the Soviet Union, set the stage for the war.
Main Countries Involved:
Axis Powers: Germany, Italy, Japan, and their allies
Allied Powers: UK, France, Soviet Union, United States, China, and their allies
Why Countries Were Involved:
Germany sought to expand its territory, resources, and dominance in Europe.
Italy and Japan wanted to expand their empires and secure resources.
The UK and France aimed to prevent German aggression and maintain their colonial empires.
The Soviet Union initially collaborated with Germany but later joined the Allies after being invaded.
The US entered the war after Japan’s attack on Pearl Harbor, seeking to protect its interests and security.
Duration: The war lasted six years, from 1939 to 1945, ending with Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945.
American Casualties: The US suffered approximately 418,500 military deaths, with over 650,000 wounded.
End of the War: The Allies accepted Germany’s surrender on May 8, 1945 (V-E Day). The US dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, leading to Japan’s surrender on August 15, 1945 (V-J Day).
Operation Fortitude: You’re likely referring to Operation Fortitude, a successful Allied deception plan that misled Germany about the D-Day invasion site. The Allies created a fake army, with fake equipment and radio transmissions, to convince Germany that the invasion would occur at Pas-de-Calais, rather than Normandy. This helped secure the success of the D-Day invasion.
World War II had a profound impact on the global economy, leading to:
Massive Destruction: Widespread devastation of infrastructure, industries, and human capital in Europe and Asia.
Shift in Global Power: The US emerged as a dominant economic power, while the UK’s economy was severely weakened.
Bretton Woods System: The 1944 conference established the US dollar as a global reserve currency, shaping international trade and finance.
Global Debt: Countries accumulated significant debt, leading to post-war economic challenges.
Industrial Growth: The war drove innovation, accelerating technological advancements and industrial production in the US.
New Global Order: The war laid the groundwork for the Cold War and the formation of international organizations like the United Nations.
The war’s economic impact was felt for decades, shaping global trade, politics, and economies.
Post-WWWII economic challenges included:
Reconstruction: Rebuilding devastated economies, infrastructure, and industries in Europe and Asia.
Inflation: Managing inflation, which rose due to wartime spending and shortages.
Unemployment: Transitioning from war-time to peacetime economies, leading to job shifts.
Debt: Managing massive government debt accumulated during the war.
Trade: Re-establishing international trade disrupted by the war.
Conversion: Shifting industries from war production to consumer goods.
The US faced challenges like demobilization and labor strikes, while Europe faced food shortages and economic instability. The Marshall Plan (1948) helped stimulate European recovery.
This time based on the Opteron processor, AMDs answer to the XEON processor. This was a little more difficult. All I could find was a board that had been stripped from a rack server. I had to do a lot of custom work to get it working and running reliably as a desktop computer. It is faster that the first XEON I built and I can add faster processors with more cores as well. 40 gb of memory, dual graphic cards. Very good turn out that I built into a custom open air case I fabricated to fit the oversized EATX type board. I am still working on my latest build, back to XEON, only the newer versions and another server board from yet another scrapped server. #servers #desktop #computer #computerbuild #amd #Opteron
