Today is the 104th day of the year. 10 fun facts about the number 104.
William Shakespeare’s sonnet 104 is the one that begins ”To me, fair friend, you never can be old.”
The A104 is a road which runs from Islington Green in London to Epping in Essex.
The Hundred and Four, or Council of 104 was a Carthaginian tribunal of judges. They are described in Aristotle's Politics as "the highest constitutional authority." They were in charge of judging generals and the military.
104 Klymene is a large, dark Themistian Asteroid discovered by J. C. Watson on September 13, 1868, and named after one of the many Clymenes in Greek mythology.
Epson 104 is a series of printer inks for refillable Ecotank printers.
London Bus number 104 runs between Beckton Bus Station and Stratford Bus Station.
The Peugeot 104 is a supermini car produced by the French company Peugeot between 1972 and 1988.
The Roman numeral for 104 is CIV. In binary, it’s 1101000.
104 is the atomic number of Rutherfordium, a synthetic chemical element with the symbol Rf. It is named after physicist Ernest Rutherford. As a synthetic element, it is not found in nature and can only be made in a particle accelerator.
In numerology, 104 expresses personal freedom. It is self-reliant and independent. It is also curious, adventurous, and full of wit. A person under the influence of 104 is willing to experience anything, especially if it's fun.
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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