Spark

Spark may refer to:

Physical sparks

  • Spark (fire), a small glowing particle or ember
  • An electric spark, usually with a flash and a sharp noise
  • Spark-gap transmitter, a technology used to generate radio waves
  • Computer science

  • SPARK (programming language)
  • Spark (software)
  • Spark (cellular automaton), a type of pattern in Conway's Game of Life and related rules
  • Apache Spark, a cluster computing framework
  • Entertainment

  • ABC Spark, a Canadian cable channel which is Canada's sister network to the American ABC Family
  • Spark (radio show), a culture and technology program hosted by Nora Young for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
  • Spark Festival a NZ Festival of Media, Arts and Design
  • The Spark, an arts and culture radio program produced by WMRA
  • Spark (comics) or Ayla Ranzz, a member of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  • Spark (Transformers), the lifeforce of the Transformers
  • Pyro (Transformers), also called "Spark", the name of several Transformers
  • Spark (horse)

    Spark was part of the first pair English-bred Thoroughbred horses imported to the Province of Maryland in 1747 by Provincial Governor of Maryland, Samuel Ogle. Spark was given to Ogle by Lord Baltimore during Ogle's trip to England in 1740. Spark had previously been given to Lord Baltimore by Frederick, Prince of Wales.

    The importation Queen Mab and Spark established the Belair Stud legacy.

    References

    List of Ultima characters

    This is a list of significant or recurring characters in the Ultima series of computer games, indicating the games in which they appeared.

    The Avatar and his companions

  • Yes : The companion is in that game.
  • No : The companion is not in that game.
  • Join : The companion may join the Avatar's party, or has joined already.
  • AE : An alter-ego of the companion is in that game.
  • AEJ : An alter-ego of the companion is in that game, and may join the Avatar's party.
  • M/R : The companion is only mentioned or referenced in that game.
  • The Avatar

    The Avatar is the main character in the series. The Avatar is first known as the Stranger from another world, who defeats Mondain, Minax, and their spawn, Exodus. The Stranger becomes the Avatar once his goal changes to following the path of the Virtues, and retrieving the Codex of Ultimate Wisdom from the Great Stygian Abyss. This is noted as one of the first uses of "Avatar" in the virtual context. In the fifth episode, the Avatar defeats a repressive regime over Britannia, and in the sixth he brings peace between men and gargoyles. In the first part of the seventh episode, the Avatar infiltrates the Fellowship in order to stop the Guardian from entering Britannia; in the second part, the Avatar prevents imbalance from destroying the universe and receives the title of the Hierophant of Balance. In the eighth episode, the Avatar escapes the world of Pagan by defeating the four Titans, becoming the Titan of Ether. In the ninth and final episode, the Avatar defeats the Guardian by destroying both himself and the Guardian with the Armageddon spell. The Avatar is also the main character in both Ultima Underworld games.

    Spark (radio show)

    Spark is a Canadian radio talk show about "technology and culture." Hosted by Nora Young, the program made its CBC Radio One début on September 5, 2007. The show is also broadcast on Sirius Satellite Radio 159 and, since January 9, 2010, on Vermont Public Radio's network of stations in the United States.Spark is produced in Toronto by Young and a team that currently consists of Michelle Parise, Dan Misener, and Kent Hoffman.

    The program is made collaboratively with its audience. Nora Young often encourages listeners to become "Spark Contributors" by participating in the active conversations on the Spark Blog, notifying the Spark Team of interesting ideas to investigate, or even recording interviews and letting Spark use them on the show. The show often plays phone messages left by Spark listeners and features comments left on the Spark Blog. Its episodes made use of Creative Commons music until October 2010, when CBC management realized that Spark was available on some platforms considered to be commercial, violating use restrictions of most of the music available under the Creative Commons licenses. This prompted Spark to limit its use to the APM Music library.

    Spark (mathematics)

    In mathematics, specifically in linear algebra, the spark of a matrix A is the smallest number n such that there exists a set of n columns in A which are linearly dependent. Formally,

    By contrast, the rank of a matrix is the largest number k such that some set of k columns of A is linearly independent.

    The concept of the spark is of use in the theory of compressive sensing, where requirements on the spark of the measurement matrix are used to ensure stability and consistency of various estimation techniques. It is also known in matroid theory as the girth of the vector matroid associated with the columns of the matrix. The spark of a matrix is NP-hard to compute.

    References


    Record of Lodoss War

    Record of Lodoss War (ロードス島戦記 Rōdosu-tō Senki, lit., "Lodoss Island War Chronicle") is a franchise of fantasy novels by Ryo Mizuno based on the work he originally created for a world called Forcelia as a rules-free setting for role-playing games (RPGs). There have since been multiple manga, anime and computer game adaptations, several of which have been translated into English. The plots generally follow the conventions and structure of the RPG systems including Dungeons & Dragons and Sword World RPG, in which several characters of distinct types undertake a specific quest.

    Origins

    Record of Lodoss War was created in 1986 by Group SNE as a Dungeons & Dragons "replay" serialized in the Japanese magazine Comptiq, though they also used the setting with other systems such as Tunnels & Trolls and RuneQuest. Replays are not novels, but transcripts of RPG sessions, meant to both hold the interest of readers and convey the events that took place. They have proven to be popular, even to those who do not play role-playing games but are fans of fiction (including fantasy fiction). Similar to light novels, many characters and parties in replays have become popular as characters of anime. An example of such a character is the female elf Deedlit in Record of Lodoss War, who was played by science fiction novelist Hiroshi Yamamoto during the RPG sessions.

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