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Spark
Spark commonly refers to: * Spark (fire), a small glowing particle or ember * Electric spark, a form of electrical discharge Spark may also refer to: People * Spark (surname) * Jessica Morgan (born 1992; formerly known as Spark), female singer-songwriter from East London Companies * Spark, the last-mile delivery service for Walmart * Spark (architects), an international architectural firm * Spark (U.S. organization), a Trotskyist group * Spark Energy, a UK electricity and gas supplier * Spark Infrastructure, an investor in Australian infrastructure assets * Spark Networks SE, an online dating company * Spark New Zealand, a telecommunications company * Spark Racing Technology, a French motorsport manufacturer specializing in electric racecars * Spark Unlimited, a computer game developer Computer science * Adobe Spark, a suite of media applications developed by Adobe Systems * Apache Spark, a cluster computing framework * Cisco Spark (application), a collaboration application ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark Energy
Spark Energy was an electricity and gas supplier in the United Kingdom, established in 2007 and headquartered in Selkirk, Scottish Borders. Its operating company Spark Energy Supply Ltd entered administration in November 2018, and industry regulator Ofgem appointed OVO Energy to take over Spark Energy's 290,000 customer accounts; OVO continues to run Spark as a separate brand, but is in the process of migrating all its customers to the SSE brand. History Spark Energy began in 2007 as a small start-up company. The board's background was in the letting industry and they started Spark Energy to fill a gap in the utility market to meet the needs of letting agents, landlords and tenants. The company was established by Canadian entrepreneur PJ Darling, after research into the utilities and property management markets. Co-founder Chris Gauld was the primary driver and leader of the business during the early stages. Spark was based in a former converted mill building in Town hill after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (fire)
A spark is an incandescent particle. Sparks may be produced by pyrotechnics, by metalworking or as a by-product of fires, especially when burning wood. Pyrotechnics In pyrotechnics, charcoal, iron filings, aluminum, titanium and metal alloys such as magnalium may be used to create sparks. The quantity and style of sparks produced depends on the composition and pyrophoricity of the metal and can be used to identify the type of metal by spark testing. In the case of iron, the presence of carbon is required, as in carbon steel — about 0.7% is best for large sparks. The carbon burns explosively in the hot iron and this produces pretty, branching sparks. The color of sparks used in pyrotechnics is determined by the material that the sparks are made from, with the possibility of adding different chemical compounds to certain materials to further influence the color of the sparks. The basic color of sparks is limited to red/orange, gold (yellow) and silver (white). This is expla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (cellular Automaton)
In Conway's Game of Life and similar cellular automaton rules, a spark is a small collection of live cells that appears at the edge of some larger pattern such as a spaceship or oscillator Oscillation is the repetitive or periodic variation, typically in time, of some measure about a central value (often a point of equilibrium) or between two or more different states. Familiar examples of oscillation include a swinging pendulum ..., then quickly dies off. Sparks are commonly separated by some distance from the main body of the pattern -- the analogy is to an object "throwing off sparks" -- but the minimum requirement is a set of cells on the pattern boundary that are alive in one phase but dead in a later phase, and that are unaffected by other parts of the pattern (they would die in the same way if the rest of the pattern were removed). The converse is not necessarily true: for example, removing the spark in the accompanying illustration would destabilize the fumarole ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iskra
''Iskra'' ( rus, Искра, , ''the Spark'') was a political newspaper of Russian socialist emigrants established as the official organ of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party (RSDLP). History Due to political repression under Tsar Nicholas II, it was necessary to publish ''Iskra'' in exile and smuggle it into Russia. Initially, it was managed by Vladimir Lenin, moving as he moved. The first edition was published in Leipzig, Germany, on December 1, 1900 (other sources say Dec. 11). Other editions were published in Munich (1900–1902) and Geneva from 1903. When Lenin was in London (1902–1903) the newspaper was edited from a small office at 37a Clerkenwell Green, EC1, with Henry Quelch arranging the necessary printworks. ''Iskra'' quickly became the most successful underground Russian newspaper in 50 years. In 1903, following the split of the RSDLP, Lenin left the staff (after his initial proposal to reduce the editorial board to three – himself, Julius Martov and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Girl Genius
''Girl Genius'' is an ongoing comic book series turned webcomic, written and drawn by Phil and Kaja Foglio and published by their company Studio Foglio LLC under the imprint Airship Entertainment. The comic won the Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story three times, has been nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist and twice for Eisner Awards, and won multiple WCCA awards. ''Girl Genius'' has the tagline of "Adventure, Romance, Mad Science!". It follows the main character Agatha Heterodyne (introduced in 1995) through an alternate-history Victorian-style "steampunk" setting, although elements veer from what is usually thought of as steampunk. Kaja Foglio describes it as "gaslamp fantasy" instead to suggest its more fantastic style. As well as the comics, the Foglios have also written four Girl Genius novels, all published by Night Shade Books, and two games based on the world have been made. Overview Setting The setting has been described as steampunk, with reviewe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Downtown Boys (band)
Downtown Boys are an American punk rock band formed in 2011 in Providence, Rhode Island, United States. They have received press coverage in ''Rolling Stone'', ''The New Yorker'' and ''Spin''. History Downtown Boys formed after What Cheer? Brigade tubaist Joey La Neve DeFrancesco met vocalist Victoria Ruiz while working at the Renaissance Hotel in Providence, Rhode Island. DeFrancesco famously quit the hotel by handing in his letter of resignation accompanied by his What Cheer? bandmates. The footage of the resignation went viral. In 2014, the band released a 7" single on Washington D.C.-based Sister Polygon Records to wide acclaim. Downtown Boys released second LP, '' Full Communism'', on Don Giovanni Records on May 5, 2015. The album's lead single, "Monstro", drew critical attention from Pitchfork, Stereogum, and the broader music press. Rachel Brodsky of ''Spin'' wrote of the single: "Bravely combating, as their press release reads, 'the prison-industrial complex, racism, qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lakota East High School
Lakota East High School is a four-year, public high school in Liberty Township, a suburb of Cincinnati, Ohio, United States. It is a member of the Lakota Local School District, which comprises both West Chester Township and Liberty Township. The district was originally unified under one high school, Lakota High School, until 1997 when the district expanded and formed two new high schools – Lakota East and Lakota West. The high school enrolls over 2,500 students in grades 9–12, repurposing the former high school as a freshman building named Lakota West Freshman School. History Along with Lakota West High School, Lakota East was part of a unified Lakota High School. The two physically identical schools were built in 1997 when severe over-crowding forced the district to expand. In 2009, the old Lakota Freshman School was split, and a brand new building was made for Lakota East freshman. The old Lakota Freshman School is now current the Lakota West Freshman School. The two hig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (Twelve Hawks Novel)
Spark is John Twelve Hawks's fourth novel, published in 2014 in the United States and Great Britain. It is a stand-alone novel that does not use the characters or setting of Hawks's Fourth Realm Trilogy. Film rights for the book were sold to DreamWorks. Fictional world ''Spark'' is describes a dystopian world set a few years in the future. Because of a world-wide terrorist attack called "The Day of Rage," mass surveillance has become public and pervasive. Almost everyone carries an identification card or a radio-frequency identification chip implanted under the skin. The chip can be read by the Eye system, "allowing the government to track physical movement and determine if an individual is operating outside of his/her normal parameters." In addition, robots are beginning to replace the human work force. There is growing unemployment and neo-Luddite group called "The Sons of Ned" organizes demonstrations and commits acts of violence. In her New York Times review, Janet Maslin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (Matayoshi Novel)
''Spark'' (original title: 火花) is a 2015 novel written by Japanese comedian Naoki Matayoshi. The story revolves around the career struggles of and relationship between two manzai comedians. The English version of the novel is translated by Alison Watts and published in 2020. The novel won the 153rd Akutagawa Prize and was adapted as a Netflix original series which is accessible worldwide. Synopsis Tokunaga is a young comedian struggling to make a name for himself when he is taken under the wing of Kamiya, who is either a crazy genius or perhaps just crazy. Kamiya's indestructible confidence inspires Tokunaga, but it also makes him doubt the limits of his own talent, and dedication to manzai comedy. Reception Sales As of February 2017, the Japanese version of the book has sold more than 2.53 million copies. Awards * The 153rd Akutagawa Prize The is a Japanese literary award presented biannually. Because of its prestige and the considerable attention the winner ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark (magazine)
''Spark'' is the official student newspaper of the Victorian College of the Arts Student Union. It is published four times per year and is free to all Victorian College of the Arts students. VCASU Website. Retrieved 21 April 2008 See also * *Student newspaper
A student publication is a media outlet such as a newspaper, magazine, television show, or radio station produced by students at an educational institution. These publications typically cover local and school-related news, but they may ...
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Spark (comics)
Ayla Ranzz, known originally as Lightning Lass (also known as Light Lass and Spark) is a comic book fictional character, who is a super heroine in a future DC Comics universe. She is a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes where she is the sister of Lightning Lad and Lightning Lord. There have been three versions of Ayla since her original debut; these versions are separated by the events of both the '' Zero Hour'' and ''Infinite Crisis'' limited series. Fictional character biography Silver Age Ayla Ranzz (of the planet Winath, where twinning is normal) first appeared in ''Adventure Comics'' #308, (May 1963). She is the twin sister of fellow Legionnaire Garth (Lightning Lad) and the younger sister of the villainous Mekt (Lightning Lord). All three gained their lightning powers after being attacked by creatures called lightning beasts on the "lightning world" of Korbal. She originally joined the Legion disguised as her brother Lightning Lad, claiming to be her brother back from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spark*
''The Spark'' is the student newspaper of the University of Reading in the United Kingdom ''The Spark'' is produced monthly during term time (previously fortnightly) and is available as a paper edition distributed across University halls of residence, academic, and administrative buildings. The paper follows a traditional newspaper layout: the front portion of the newspaper is devoted to news issues, particularly those concerning students at the University. History ''The Spark'' was established in 1934 as ''The Shell''. In 1984, the newspaper changed format to a more magazine-style publication, rebranding itself as the short-lived ''Splat,'' before changing again to ''Spark*'' in 1988. ''Spark*'' reverted to a newspaper format in 1990, under the title ''Spark''. At this point the newspaper was published weekly. In 2006, the then Reading University Students' Union ( RUSU) President Dave Lewis took the decision to have ''Spark*'' published fortnightly, to reduce costs and to give ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
