Today is the name day for people called Bernadette.
Bernadette is a French name, a female form of the name Bernard, which means "brave bear". 10 famous Bernadettes:
St Bernadette Soubrious: aka Bernadette of Lourdes, French saint known for experiencing apparitions of a "young lady" who asked for a chapel to be built at the nearby cave-grotto.
Bernadette Quigley: American television, film, stage and voice-over actress. She is known for her recurring role of the Chaplain in Mr. Robot and numerous guest-star appearances on shows such as The Blacklist, Law & Order, and Chicago Justice.
Bernadette Devlin or Bernadette McAliskey: Irish civil rights leader and former politician. She served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Mid Ulster in Northern Ireland from 1969 to 1974.
Bernadette Rostenkowski: character on the American television series The Big Bang Theory.
Bernadette Peters: American actress and singer with a career spanning more than six decades. She has starred in musical theatre, television and film.
Bernadette Nolan: Irish actress, singer and television personality, formerly lead vocalist of the girl group the Nolans. She was the second youngest of sisters Anne, Denise, Maureen, Linda and Coleen.
Bernadette Chirac: French politician and widow of the former president Jacques Chirac.
Bernadette "Bernie" Collins: Formula One strategy analyst for Sky Sports and F1TV and former F1 strategy engineer for the Aston Martin F1 team from Northern Ireland.
Dame Bernadette Mary Kelly: British senior civil servant who has served as permanent secretary for the Department for Transport since 18 April 2017.
Bernadette Pajer: author known for her works, particularly the Professor Bradshaw Mystery series, whodunnits set in her home of Washington State circa 1900.
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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