Sunday, 25 May 2025

25 May: 145

25 May is the 145th day of the year. Here are 10 fun facts about the number 145.

  1. The Alfa Romeo 145 is a small family car produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Alfa Romeo between 1994 and 2000.

  2. 145 Adeona is a large Asteroid discovered by C. H. F. Peters in 1875. He named it after Adeona, the Roman goddess of homecoming, because he had recently returned from a journey across the world to observe the transit of Venus.

  3. Psalm 145 begins: I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.

  4. According to Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly, Joseph and Rose Kennedy spent their 1914 honeymoon in room 145 of their hotel.

  5. London Bus route 145 runs from Dagenham Asda to Leytonstone Station.

  6. The 145 is a 14 ft 8 in (4.47 m) two person sailing dinghy with main, jib, spinnaker and trapeze, popular in Australia in the late 20th century.

  7. A pleasing progression of chords, as heard in "Cat Empire"'s song 1,4,5. Feelgood and uplifting.

  8. The A145 is an A road in Suffolk. It runs from east of the town of Beccles, close to the border with Norfolk, to the village of Blythburgh where it joins the A12.

  9. 145th Street is a major crosstown street in Harlem in the New York City borough of Manhattan. It forms the southern border of Jackie Robinson Park.

  10. In numerology, 145 energy initiates things. It is independent, self-sufficient and methodical. It likes to explore new things in its own way and in its own time.



Beta

(Combat Team Series #2)


Steff was abducted by an evil alien race, the Orbs, at fourteen. Used as a weapon for years, he eventually escapes, but his problems are just beginning. How does a man support himself when his only work experience is a paper round and using an Orb bio-integrated gun?

Warlord is an alien soldier who knows little but war. When the centuries-old conflict which ravaged his planet ends, he seeks out another world where his skills are still relevant. There are always wars on Earth, it seems. However, none of Earth's powerful armies want him.

Natalie has always wanted to visit England and sees a chance to do so while using her martial arts skills, but there are sacrifices she must make in order to fulfil her dream. 

Maggie resorted to crime to fund her sister's medical care. She uses her genetic variant abilities to gain access to the rooms of wealthy hotel guests. The Ballards look like rich pickings, but they are not what they seem. When Maggie targets them, little does she know that she is walking into a trap.

Hotel owner Hamilton Lonsdale puts together a combat team to pit against those of other multi-millionaires. He recruits Warlord, Natalie, Maggie and Steff along with a trained gorilla, a probability-altering alien, a stockbroker whose work of art proved to be much more than he'd bargained for, a marketing officer who can create psionic forcefields, a teleporting member of the landed gentry, and a socially awkward fixer. This is Combat Team Beta.

Steff never talks about his time with the Orbs, until he finds a woman who lived through it, too. Steff believes he has finally found happiness, but it is destined to be short-lived. He is left with an unusual legacy which he and Team Beta struggle to comprehend; including why something out there seems determined to destroy it.


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