Today is the name day for people called Priscilla. Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin Prisca, derived from priscus. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
10 famous Priscillas:
Priscilla: first century Christian missionary married to Aquila. The couple lived, worked, and travelled with the Apostle Paul.
Priscilla Presley: American businesswoman and actress. She is the ex-wife of the late American singer Elvis Presley, as well as the co-founder and former chairperson of Elvis Presley Enterprises.
Priscilla "Pris" Stratton: replicant character from the 1982 film Blade Runner.
Priscilla Star Diaz: better known by her stage name MISSPSTAR, formerly known as P-Star, is an American rapper, dancer, model, singer, actress, director, and disc jockey.
Priscilla: 2nd-century foundational leader and prophet of the religious movement known today as Montanism based in the Phrygian towns of Pepuza and Tymion.
Priscilla: name given to the tour bus in The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott.
Priscilla Barnes: American actress known for her role as Terri Alden in the ABC sitcom Three's Company, between 1981 and 1984.
Priscilla Harris Braislin Merrick: the first mathematics professor at Vassar College.
Priscilla White: known professionally as Cilla Black, British singer, television presenter, actress and author.
Priscilla Kitaen: real name of Voodoo, a comic book character appearing in Wildstorm and DC Comics.
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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