On the 230th day of the year, 10 fun facts about the number 230:
Section 230 Communications Act of 1934 protects online platforms from liability for content created by their users. It means platforms cannot be constantly sued if their users post something that another user finds offensive.
The A230 is a road in England which connects Horsted and Chatham.
230 Athamantis is a main-belt Asteroid discovered by K. de Ball on September 3, 1882, in Bothkamp. It was his only asteroid discovery. It was named after Athamantis, daughter of Athamas the mythical Greek king of Orchomenus.
230 is a common voltage in the European Union.
The year 230 was a common year starting on Friday, known at the time as the Year of the Consulship of Agricola and Clementinus. During this year, Pope Pontian succeeded Pope Urban I, as the 18th pope of Rome.
London bus number 230 runs between Fyfield Road and Wood Green Station.
There are 230 crystal space groups.
In an old corny joke, 230 is said to be an appropriate time to make an appointment with the dentist.
In numerology, 230 is said to be an inquisitive energy. Those influenced by it will seek out new experiences and opportunities to learn. They will be creative and may be healers.
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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