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Job Control Language (JCL) is a name for scripting languages used on IBM mainframe operating systems. It instructs the system on how to run a batch job or start a subsystem. The purpose of JCL is to say which programs to run, using which files or devices for input or output. It can indicate under what conditions to skip a step. There are two distinct IBM Job Control languages:  They share some basic syntax rules and a few basic concepts, but are otherwise very different.
Joanne Kate "Jo" Swinson (born 5 February 1980) is a British politician who was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 22 July 2019 to 12 December 2019. Before this She was the Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2017. She was a member of the UK Parliament for an area in Scotland called "East Dunbartonshire". On 30 May 2019, Swinson announced her plans to run as Vince Cable's replacement for party leader. She won the leadership contest beating Ed Davey. Swinson led her party in the 2019 general election. She lost her seat to the Scottish National Party and immediately resigned as party leader.
Wild Frontier is the sixth solo studio album by Irish guitarist Gary Moore, released in 1987. His first studio effort after a trip back to his native Belfast, Northern Ireland in 1985. The album contains several songs about Ireland and even the music itself is steeped in Celtic roots. The album is dedicated to the memory of Moore's close friend and former Thin Lizzy bandmate Phil Lynott, who died on 4 January 1986, with the words "For Philip" on the rear cover. "Wild Frontier" contains the hit single "Over the Hills and Far Away", which reached No. 20 in the UK, as well as a cover of the Easybeats' song "Friday on My Mind". The Max Middleton-penned "The Loner" which was originally recorded by Cozy Powell for his "Over the Top" album in 1979 (on which Moore performed, but not on Powell's recording of "The Loner"). The track was substantially altered by Moore for his own recording, that is why he is credited as a co-writer. All drums on "Wild Frontier" are sequenced with a drum machine, although the programming is uncredited in the liner notes of the album. Future Toto drummer Simon Phillips would appear on the music video for "Over the Hills and Far Away," as well in early promotions for the album. He would be replaced by former Black Sabbath drummer Eric Singer for the tour, before leaving shortly afterwards to form Badlands. "Over the Hills and Far Away" was covered by the Finnish symphonic power metal band Nightwish on their 2001 EP of the same title, and by Swedish viking metal band Thyrfing on their album "Urkraft". The Spanish band Saurom also recorded a cover of this song with alternative lyrics, titled "La Disolución de la Comunidad".
Quatermass II is a British science-fiction series, originally broadcast by BBC Television in the autumn of 1955. It is the second in the "Quatermass" series by writer Nigel Kneale, and the oldest of those serials to survive in its entirety in the BBC archives. Although sometimes compared unfavourably to the first and third "Quatermass" serials, "Quatermass II" was praised for its allegorical concerns of the damaging effects of industrialisation and the corruption of governments by big business. It is described on the British Film Institute's "Screenonline" website as "compulsive viewing." Production. On 22 September 1955 the ITV network was launched in the UK, bringing commercial television to Britain for the first time and ending the BBC's broadcasting monopoly in the country. The new network's creation had been established by the Television Act 1954, and the BBC had known in advance that they would need programmes to combat the new rival for television audiences. Referring to the 1953 science-fiction serial "The Quatermass Experiment" in a memo written in 1954, BBC Television's Controller of Programmes, Cecil McGivern, noted that: "Had competitive television been in existence then, we would have killed it every Saturday night while ["The Quatermass Experiment"] lasted. We are going to need "many" more 'Quatermass Experiment' programmes." Casting and crew. Reginald Tate, who had played the title role in "The Quatermass Experiment", collapsed and died on 23 August 1955, aged 58. This was less than a month before the shooting of the location filming for "Quatermass II" began, and necessitated the casting of a replacement lead actor at short notice; John Robinson was chosen to fill the part. Robinson was an experienced actor from a range of different films and television programmes since the 1930s, but was uncomfortable about taking over from Tate, and had difficulty in learning some of the technical dialogue he was required to deliver. Robinson's delivery of his lines has been criticised by some later reviewers. Reception and influence. The available British television audience had doubled since "The Quater
The Social Democratic Party (also known as the SDP) was a centrist political party that was made by Labour Party politicians in 1981 who did not like how left-wing the party was becoming. The SDP was founded on 26 March 1981 by four senior Labour Party moderates, dubbed the "Gang of Four": Roy Jenkins, David Owen, Bill Rodgers and Shirley Williams. They allied with the Liberals, winning 25% of the vote in 1983 and 23% in 1987. The alliance between the SDP and the Liberals was called the "SDP-Liberal Alliance". Most of the SDP and Liberals merged in 1988 to form the Liberal Democrats. David Owen continued to lead a much reduced party until 1990. It continued with even less success until In November 2018 it got its first and only European parliamentarian when Patrick O'Flynn, Member of the European Parliament for East of England, defected from the UK Independence Party. At the 2022 local elections it gained a seat on Leeds City Council from Labour and, later that year, a Conservative Derbyshire Dales District Councillor defected to the party. They won a second council seat on Leeds City Council in 2023.
The M50 is a motorway in South West England. It goes from from the M5 to near Ross-on-Wye. Together with the A40 and A449, it links the West Midlands to South Wales. It is about . Junctions. ! mile ! Eastbound exits (B carriageway) ! Junction ! Westbound exits (A carriageway) ! Coordinates Hereford (A438)
Asteroid impact prediction warns about asteroids hitting Earth, and when and where they will hit the Earth. Most asteroids will not hit Earth. Asteroid impact prediction works by finding the ones that will hit Earth. It finds asteroids that might hit Earth in the future. This works well for big asteroids as they can be seen easily from a long distance, many years before they come close to Earth.  There aren't many big asteroids, but there are millions of smaller space rocks. They are not normally bright enough to see until they are close to Earth. We use telescopes to find the asteroids that are going to hit Earth soon. The telescopes are not good enough to see the small asteroids unless everything is perfect. Because of this we almost never see them before they hit Earth. NASA Sentry system. The IAU Minor Planet Center (MPC) looks after all the asteroid information in the world. NASA's Sentry System is always checking the MPC asteroid information. It checks if any asteroids could hit earth in the future. It has not yet found any. The asteroid which is most likely to hit Earth is called . NASA thinks it will pass Earth in September 2095. They think it has less than a 1 in 10 chance of hitting Earth. Making impact prediction better. In the early 21st century impact prediction usually doesn't work. Almost all of the asteroids that hit Earth are a surprise. NASA wants to get better at impact prediction by building more powerful telescopes. A big new telescope, made for searching, is being built in northern Chile called the LSST. It is very big and will take years to build. It should be ready by 2023. When it is ready the powerful telescope should be a lot better at seeing small asteroids.  Telescopes on the Earth can only see part of the sky. They won't be able to see any asteroids coming from near the direction of the Sun because of the blue sky during the day. A telescope in space doesn't have that problem. It can see much more of the sky around Earth. It can keep looking all through the day and night and there are no clouds or rain in space. Telescopes in space can also use infrared heat
International mostly means something (a company, language, or organization) involving more than a single country. The term international as a word means involvement of, interaction between or encompassing more than one nation, or generally beyond national boundaries. For example, international law, which is applied by more than one country and usually everywhere on Earth, and international language which is a language spoken by residents of more than one country. Origin of the word. The term "international" was coined by the utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham in his "Introduction to Principles of Morals and Legislation", which was printed for publication in 1780 and published in 1789. Bentham wrote: "The word "international", it must be acknowledged, is a new one; though, it is hoped, sufficiently analogous and intelligible. It is calculated to express, in a more significant way, the branch of law which goes commonly under the name of the "law of nations". The word was adopted in French in 1801. Thomas Erskine Holland noted in his article on Bentham in the 11th edition of the "Encyclopædia Britannica" that "Many of Bentham's phrases, such as 'international,' 'utilitarian,' 'codification,' are valuable additions to our language; but the majority of them, especially those of Greek derivation, have taken no root in it." Meaning in particular fields. "International" is also sometimes used as a synonym for "global".
Joseph Harry Fowler Connick Sr. (March 27, 1926 – January 24, 2024) is an American attorney. He is best known for being the district attorney of the Parish of Orleans from 1973 to 2003. His son, Harry Connick Jr., is a jazz singer, pianist, actor, and humanitarian. Harry Connick Sr. died in New Orleans on January 24, 2024, at the age of 97.
Philip George Zimbardo (; March 23, 1933 – October 14, 2024) was an American psychologist. He was a professor emeritus at Stanford University. Zimbardo became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment. He wrote many introductory psychology books, textbooks for college students, and other notable works, including "The Lucifer Effect", "The Time Paradox", and "The Time Cure". He is also the founder and president of the Heroic Imagination Project. Zimbardo was born in New York City. He studied at Brooklyn College and later at Yale University. He was married to Christina Maslach. Zimbardo died at home in San Francisco, California on October 14, 2024, at the age of 91.
Rosa Maria Carrasco i Azemar (2 July 1936 – 6 August 2018) was a Spanish politician. She was born in Barcelona. She was known as one of the founders of the Democrats of Catalonia party. Carrasco Azemar died in Barcelona from a stroke on 6 August 2018, aged 82.
Dominik Kalata, SJ, (19 May 1925 – 23 August 2018) was a Slovakian Roman Catholic prelate. He was a titular bishop of Semta. Kalata was ordained as a Catholic priest on August 12, 1951 and clandestinely as bishop in September 9, 1955. In March 16, 1985 he was appointed as titular bishop.  Kalata died on August 23, 2018 in Ivanka pri Dunaji, Slovakia from congestive heart failure, aged 93.
Rosa Bouglione (née Van Been; 21 December 1910 – 26 August 2018) was a French circus performer. She was the matriarch of the Bouglione circus family. Bouglione was born in Ixelles, Belgium to a French family. Bouglione began performing as a child. She was known for a dance she would do with her father in a cage full of lions. Bouglione died in Paris on 26 August 2018 at the age of 107.
Kerry Hill AO (1943– 26 August 2018) was an Australian architect. He was known for his hotel designs in tropical Asia. He was born in Perth, Western Australia. Hill's best known works are State Theatre Centre of Western Australia and the City of Perth Library. Most of his works were also in Perth and Sydney. Hill died on 26 August 2018 in Perth at the age of 75.
Anthony Toby Hiller (30 July 1927 – 26 August 2018) was an British songwriter and record producer. He was best known for writing and/or producing hits for Brotherhood of Man such as "United We Stand" (1970) and "Save Your Kisses for Me" (1976). He was born in London. Hiller died in London on 26 August 2018 at the age of 91.
Dale M. Cochran (November 20, 1928 – August 27, 2018) was an American politician. He was born in Fort Dodge, Iowa. He was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 1965 to 1987. From 1975 to 1978, Cochran was Speaker of the House.  A Democrat, he as the Iowa Secretary of Agriculture from 1987 to 1998.  Cochran died in Des Moines, Iowa on August 27, 2018 from stomach cancer at the age of 89.
Mirka Madeleine Mora (18 March 1928 – 27 August 2018) was a French-born Australian visual artist and cultural figure. She was born in Paris. Her work led to the creation of contemporary art in Australia. Her media included drawing, painting, sculpture and mosaic. In 2002 Mora was made an "Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres" by the French Minister of Culture and Communication. Mora died, aged 90, in Melbourne on 27 August 2018 from complications of Alzheimer's disease.
Fredd Wayne (October 17, 1924 – August 27, 2018) was an American actor and columnist. He was best known for his role as Benjamin Franklin in "Bewitched". He was also known for his work as "G.I. Carmen" in the United States Army. Wayne was born in Akron, Ohio. Wayne wrote articles for "The New York Times", "Playboy", and "The Los Angeles Times".  Wayne died in Santa Monica, California from a heart attack on August 27, 2018, aged 93.
John Chester Culver (August 8, 1932 – December 26, 2018) was an American politician, writer and lawyer. He represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives from 1965 to 1975 and the United States Senate from 1975 to 1981. He was a member of the Democratic Party. His son was Chet Culver, who was Governor of Iowa from 2007 to 2011. Culver died on December 26, 2018 in Washington, D.C. at the age of 86.
Murray Westgate (April 16, 1918 – August 27, 2018) was a Canadian actor. He was best known for his longtime role as a television pitchman in Canadian commercials for Esso on "Hockey Night in Canada" in the 1950s and 1960s. He was also known for his roles in "Blue City Slammers" and for his role in the adaptation of "Two Solitudes", as the Prime Minister of Canada.
Josep Fontana i Lázaro (20 November 1931 – 28 August 2018) was a Spanish historian. He was born in Barcelona. He taught economic, the role between history, law and economics and contemporary history at the University of Barcelona, the University of Valencia and at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. Fontana died of heart failure in Barcelona on 28 August 2018 at the age of 86.
Andrew Demese Gillum (born July 26, 1979) is an American politician. He has been the Mayor of Tallahassee, Florida from the years 2014 to 2018. At the age of 23, Gillum became the youngest person ever elected to the Tallahassee City Commission in February 2003. On August 28, 2018, Gillum won the Democratic nomination for Governor of Florida when he won the Democratic primary election even though he was losing in the polls. He lost the general election to his Republican opponent Ron DeSantis in the general election. His campaign for governor has been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders. He was once considered by Hillary Clinton to be her Vice President choice after an email hack released a list of possible picks.
Randall John Bryce (born December 9, 1964) is an American ironworker and politician. He was a candidate for Wisconsin's 1st congressional district in the 2018 midterm elections.  Bryce has been nicknamed "IronStache" because of his career as an ironworker and for his mustache. His campaign has been endorsed by Senator Bernie Sanders prompting his campaign to become popular. Bryce was originally going to face current Speaker Paul Ryan in the election, but he retired and instead faced and lost to Bryan Steil.
Paula Hawkins (born 26 August 1972 in Salisbury, Rhodesia) is a British author. She is known for her best selling novels "The Girl on the Train" and "Into the Water". Biography. Hawkins was born in Salisbury (now Harare, Zimbabwe) in 1972. Hawkins attended Arundel School in Harare and Collingham College in London. She has also worked with "The Times" as a journalist. Her 2015 novel, "The Girl on the Train" was adapted into film by same name featuring Emily Blunt in 2016. Hawkins has also written four romantic fictions under the name "Amy Silver".
Mary Joe Fernández (born August 19, 1972) is a retired professional tennis player from the United States. Fernández has won three Olympic medals and two Grand Slam women's doubles titles. Important finals. Olympics. Singles: 1 medal (1 bronze medal). Mary Joe Fernández lost in the semi-finals to Steffi Graf 6–4, 6–2. In 1992, there was no bronze medal play off match, both beaten semi-final players received bronze medals.
Colin T. Trevorrow (born September 13, 1976) is an American movie director and screenwriter. He is best known for directing the indie movie "Safety Not Guaranteed" (2012) and the blockbuster movie "Jurassic World" (2015). He also co-wrote the script for "Jurassic World" and its first sequel ' (2018). He will direct the second sequel ' (2022). Trevorrow was born in San Francisco, California. He grew up in Oakland, California. He has Jewish ancestry on his mother's side. He is married to Isabelle. The couple live with their two children in England.
Juan Antonio García Bayona (born 9 May 1975) is a Spanish movie director. He is best known for directing the movies "The Orphanage" (2007), "The Impossible" (2012), "A Monster Calls" (2016) and "" (2018). He has also directed two episodes of the television series "Penny Dreadful". Bayona was born in Barcelona, Catalonia.
Ell &amp; Nikki (also known as Eldar &amp; Nigar) were an Azerbaijani pop duo consisting of singers Eldar Gasimov and Nigar Jamal.  On 14 May 2011 they won the Eurovision Song Contest 2011 for Azerbaijan with their entry "Running Scared". It was the country's first (and currently only) win at the contest.  Although Nigar Jamal represented Azerbaijan, she lives in Enfield, North London. Band history. Eurovision win. Both Eldar and Nigar had separately entered the selection contest for Azerbaijan's Eurovision Song Contest entry. They both won and were made into a duo under the name Ell &amp; Nikki. As the contest was taking place in a Western European country, the name change was made to prevent confusion of Jamal's first name being interpreted as a racial slur.  Their entry, named "Running Scared", was written by Stefan Örn and Sandra Bjurman from Sweden and Iain Farquharson from the UK. The performance included four backing vocalists and singers, including Jessica Marberger and Vera Prada who had earlier in the year attempted to represent Sweden as part of Shirley's Angels. After Eurovision. Following their win, Eldar was one of the presenters of the Eurovision Song Contest 2012. Both of them handed the trophy to 2012's winner Loreen. Eldar was also a judge on the Azerbaijani version of "The Voice". In 2014, Nigar was a judge on the Turkish version of "The X Factor". She lives in the United Kingdom.
"Waterloo" is the first single from the Swedish pop group ABBA's second album, "Waterloo" and their first under the Epic and Atlantic labels. This was also the first single to be credited to the group performing under the name ABBA. On 6 April 1974 the song was the winning entry for Sweden in the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest. The victory began ABBA's path to worldwide fame. The Swedish version of the single was a double A-side with "Honey, Honey" (Swedish version), while the English version usually featured "Watch Out" on the B-side. The single became a No. 1 hit in several countries. It reached the U.S. Top 10 and went on to sell nearly six million copies, making it one of the best-selling singles of all time. At the 50th anniversary celebration of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2005, it was chosen as the best song in the competition's history. At Eurovision. The band considered submitting another song to Eurovision, "Hasta Mañana", but decided on "Waterloo" since it gave equal weight to both lead vocalists Agnetha Fältskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad, while "Hasta Mañana" was sung only by Fältskog. ABBA performed the song at Melodifestivalen 1974 in February, singing it in Swedish. The song won, and therefore advanced to Eurovision. The song differed from the standard "dramatic ballad" tradition of the Eurovision Song Contest by its flavour and rhythm, as well as by its performance. ABBA gave the audience something that had more rarely been seen before in Eurovision: flashy costumes (including silver platform boots), plus a catchy uptempo song and even simple choreography. The group also broke from convention by being the first winning entry in a language other than that of their home country; prior to 1973 all Eurovision singers had been required to sing in their country's native tongue, a restriction that was lifted briefly for the contests between 1973 and 1976 contests (thus allowing "Waterloo" to be sung
Richard D'Oyly Carte (3 May 1844 – 3 April 1901) was an English talent agent, theatrical impresario, composer and hotelier during the second half of the Victorian era. From humble beginnings, Carte built two of London's theatres and a hotel empire. He established an opera company that ran for over a hundred years, and a management agency for some of the most important artists of the day. He built the Savoy Theatre and helped Gilbert &amp; Sullivan to become famous.
Sir Gareth Owen Edwards (born 12 July 1947) is a former Welsh rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. He played for Wales between 1967 and 1978, making 53 appearances. He also played for the British Lions 10 times. He has been called the greatest Welsh rugby player of all time by the BBC. He was also the scorer of the try that has been called "the greatest of all time" for the Barbarians against New Zealand in 1973.  Edwards was born in Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen, Glamorgan. He is married to Maureen Edwards.
Gareth James Edwards (born 13 July 1975) is a British movie director, producer, screenwriter and visual effects artist. He is best known for directing the movies "Monsters" (2010), "Godzilla" (2014) and ' (2016). He has had small acting roles in "Rogue One" and ' (2017). Edwards was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England. His parents are from Wales.
A electronic system that is powered by electricity, and it processes information, data, or any raw material from input into a desired output for further usage in life.
Sriti Jha (born 26 February 1986) is an Indian television actress. She was born in Begusarai, Bihar. Jha has worked on television shows including "Jyoti", "Jiya Jale", "Dil Se Di Dua... Saubhagyavati Bhava?", and "Balika Vadhu". She is currently playing a lead role of Pragya Abhishek Mehra in Zee TV's Kumkum Bhagya.