Wednesday, 6 August 2025

7 August: 219

 Today is the 219th day of the year. Here are ten facts about this number.

  1. The Roman numeral for 219 is CCXIX.

  2. The Binary code for 219 is 11011011.

  3. The A219 is a road in West London, England, which connects the A404 Harrow Road in Harlesden to the A24 in South Wimbledon.

  4. In the year 1277, Bishop Tempier issued a list of condemnations of 219 propositions taken from the philosophy of Aristotle, and forbade their teaching in the Sorbonne.

  5. 219 is a 2023 TV series set in Gary, Indiana. A Homicide Detective goes on a manhunt to bring killers to justice, and uncovers the unspeakable.

  6. 219 is the telephone area code for Northwest Indiana, including the state's portion of the Chicago metropolitan area.

  7. 219 Thusnelda is a main belt Asteroid. It was discovered by Johann Palisa in 1880, in Pola, and was named after Thusnelda, wife of Germanic warrior Arminius.

  8. London Bus route 219 runs between Francis Grove and: Falcon Lane.

  9. The year 219 was a common year starting on Friday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Antonius and Sacerdos. In this year, the reign of Pulona, Satavahana king of Andhra, began in India, and Elagabalus was initiated into the worship of the Phrygian gods Cybele and Attis.

  10. In numerology, the energy of this number is about companionship and creativity. It’s about relationships, including those between people and animals, and team work. 219 energy supports and encourages the creative expression of others.


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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