Sparks may refer to:
Places
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Sparks, Georgia
Sparks is a town in Cook County, Georgia, United States. The population was 2,052 at the 2010 census.
History
A post office called Sparks was established in 1888. The community was named after W.B. Sparks, the president of the Georgia Southern an ...
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Sparks, Kansas
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Sparks, Kentucky
Sparks was an unincorporated community located in Estill County, Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. I ...
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Sparks, Maryland
Sparks is an unincorporated community that is located in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. It is situated approximately north of Baltimore and is considered to be a suburb of the City of Baltimore. The Gunpowder River runs through Spark ...
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Sparks, Nebraska
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Sparks, Nevada
Sparks is a city in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It was founded in 1904, incorporated on March 15, 1905, and is located just east of Reno. The 2020 U.S. Census counted 108,445 residents in the city. It is the fifth most populous city in ...
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Sparks, Oklahoma
Sparks is a town in Lincoln County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 169 at the 2010 census, a 23.4 percent gain from the figure of 137 in 2000. The center of population of Oklahoma is located in Spark
Geography
Sparks is located at ...
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Sparks, Texas
Sparks is a census-designated place (CDP) in El Paso County, Texas, United States. The population was 4,529 at the 2010 census. It is part of the El Paso Metropolitan Statistical Area. The ZIP Code encompassing the CDP area is 79928.
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Sparks, Bell County, Texas
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Sparks, West Virginia
Books
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''Sparks'' (Raffi novel) (1884)
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''Sparks'' (Ally Kennen novel), 2010
*''Sparks!'', a graphic novel by
Ian Boothby
Ian Boothby (born June 8, 1967) is a multiple Shuster Award, Harvey Award and Eisner Award nominee and an Eisner Award–winning comic book creator best known for his work as the lead writer on '' Simpsons Comics'' and ''Futurama Comics'' for M ...
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Nina Matsumoto
Nina Matsumoto (born 18 November 1984) is a Japanese-Canadian cartoonist, also known as "space coyote", and most known for creating the comic book series ''Yōkaiden'' for Del Rey Manga. She created the webcomic ''Saturnalia'', and has worked as ...
Film and TV
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''Sparks'' (film), a 2013 film
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''Sparks'' (TV series), a 1996-1998 American television series starring Terrence Howard and James Avery
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Sparks (Matrix character)
This is a list of characters from ''The Matrix'' franchise universe. Many of the characters listed here have names reflecting certain aspects of them, such as their status, personality, or role.
Introduced in ''The Matrix''
Apoc
Apoc (played b ...
, a character in ''Enter the Matrix'' and ''The Matrix Revolutions''
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Sparks (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe
* Sparks, a fictional football team in ''
Footballers' Wives
''Footballers' Wives'' is a British television drama about fictional Premier League football club Earls Park F.C., its players, and their wives, broadcast on ITV from 2002 to 2006. The show initially focuses on three very different couples, but ...
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Music
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Sparks (band)
Sparks is an American pop and rock duo formed by brothers Ron (keyboards) and Russell Mael (vocals) in Los Angeles. The duo is noted for their quirky approach to songwriting; their music is often accompanied by sophisticated and acerbic lyrics ...
, a rock band led by brothers Ron and Russell Mael
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''Halfnelson'' (album) or ''Sparks'', their debut album
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''Sparks'' (Imogen Heap album) (2014)
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''Sparks'' (Fiction Plane album) (2010)
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''Sparks'' (Sahara Hotnights album) (2009)
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''Sparks'' (Roberto Paci Dalò album) (2007)
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Sparks!
''Sparks!'' is the debut album by soul jazz guitarist Melvin Sparks recorded for the Prestige label in 1970.Melvin Sparks
Melvin Sparks (March 22, 1946 – March 15, 2011) was an American soul jazz, hard bop and jazz blues guitarist. He recorded a number of albums for Prestige Records, later recording for Savant Records. He appeared on several recordings with musici ...
Songs
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"Sparks" (Stevie Appleton song)
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"Sparks" (Cover Drive song)
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"Sparks" (Röyksopp song)
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"Sparks" (Hilary Duff song)
* "Sparks", a song by Coldplay from ''
Parachutes
A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag or, in a ram-air parachute, aerodynamic lift. A major application is to support people, for recreation or as a safety device for aviators, who ...
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* "Sparks", a song by Kylie Minogue from ''
Kiss Me Once
''Kiss Me Once'' is the twelfth studio album by Australian singer Kylie Minogue, released on 14 March 2014 by Parlophone. It is her first studio release since 2010's ''Aphrodite'', and marks Minogue's first and only album with Roc Nation, handle ...
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* "Sparks", a song by
Neon Hitch
Neon Hitch (born 25 May 1986) is an English singer and songwriter. She was signed to Mike Skinner and Ted Mayhem's label, The Beats, before it closed down. She was later discovered on MySpace by Benny Blanco, who flew her to New York City to ...
from ''Eleutheromaniac''
* "Sparks", a song by Parkway Drive from ''
Atlas
An atlas is a collection of maps; it is typically a bundle of maps of Earth or of a region of Earth.
Atlases have traditionally been bound into book form, but today many atlases are in multimedia formats. In addition to presenting geographic ...
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* "Sparks", a song by t.A.T.u. from ''
Waste Management
Waste management or waste disposal includes the processes and actions required to manage waste from its inception to its final disposal.
This includes the collection, transport, treatment and disposal of waste, together with monitoring ...
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* "Sparks", a song by The Who from ''
Tommy
Tommy may refer to:
People
* Tommy (given name)
* Tommy Atkins, or just Tommy, a slang term for a common soldier in the British Army
Arts and entertainment Film and television
* ''Tommy'' (1931 film), a Soviet drama film
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Organizations
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Central Sparks, an English women's cricket team
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Los Angeles Sparks
The Los Angeles Sparks (LA Sparks) are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles. The Sparks compete in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) as a member club of the league's Western Conference. The team was foun ...
, a Women's National Basketball Association team
*Sparks, the youngest
age bracket of the Girl Guides of Canada
Brands
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Sparks (drink)
Sparks was an alcoholic beverage that debuted in the US market in 2002. The original formulation contained caffeine, one of the first alcoholic beverages to do so. Its other original active ingredients included taurine, ginseng and guarana, com ...
, a canned alcoholic beverage sold in the United States
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Sparks Steak House
Sparks Steak House is a steakhouse restaurant in New York City, located at 210 East 46th Street (between Second and Third Avenue) in Midtown Manhattan.
History
The restaurant was founded by brothers Pasquale (Pat) and Mike Cetta in 1966. In th ...
, a restaurant in New York City
Other uses
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Sparks (name), a family name (including a list of people and fictional characters)
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Sinthusa'' or sparks, a genus of butterflies of the Indomalayan realm
See also
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Spark (disambiguation)
Spark commonly refers to:
* Spark (fire), a small glowing particle or ember
* Electric spark, a form of electrical discharge
Spark may also refer to:
Places
* Spark Point, a rocky point in the South Shetland Islands
People
* Spark (surname)
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Sparks Street
Sparks Street (''French:'' Rue Sparks) is a pedestrian mall in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It was a main street in Ottawa that was converted into an outdoor pedestrian street in 1967, making it the earliest such street or mall in Canada. , Ottawa, Canada
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Sparx (disambiguation)
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