Climate change is affecting U.K. butterfly populations; the northern distribution limits of some species are moving northwards (Asher et al., 2001, 2011; Hill et al., 2002) and most species are flying earlier (Sparks & Yates, 1997; Roy & Sparks, 2000).
The case had earlier sparked angry exchanges in parliament between the prime minister, Gordon Brown, and the Conservative leader, David Cameron.
Earlier, Sparks had worked with French director Jacques Tati on Confusion, another film project that remained uncompleted.
They were major public events, but the early spark was gone.
In that case, an early spark could cause the lower-grade gasoline to explode prematurely, resulting in "knocks" that damage the engine.
From that early spark of inspiration has come the Pavegen tiles, 5cm-thick units which have already been fitted in railway stations, universities, schools and offices to harness the energy from footfall which is then stored in a battery and can be used within a 200-metre radius to power street lights or charge mobile phones, among other uses.
Rangers' only early spark came from several fireworks being let off among their fans.
Dries Mertens, one of two reserves to score in the first victory, instilled some early spark as a starter but petered out.
With second-seeded North Carolina dominating possession in the first half and stifling the Terps' offense, No. 1 seed Maryland needed an early spark in the second half of Sunday night's final at PPL Park.
PEORIA -- As I left the 2016 Illinois Republican Party convention Saturday, I couldn't decide if I had just witnessed the death knell of the once mighty state GOP or the earliest spark of its resurrection.
