title: Ville de Charleroi

abstract: Ville de Charleroi was a Belgian professional road cycling team that existed from 1995 until 2004 under several different names. The team was selected to compete in the 2004 Giro d'Italia. The team folded in 2004 after competing in the first division for its final season. Chocolade Jacques, one of the primary sponsors at the time, sponsored Chocolade Jacques–T Interim the following year.

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# Ville de Charleroi

**Ville de Charleroi** was a Belgian professional road cycling team that existed from 1995 until 2004 under several different names.

The team was selected to compete in the 2004 Giro d'Italia.

The team folded in 2004 after competing in the first division for its final season. Chocolade Jacques, one of the primary sponsors at the time, sponsored Chocolade Jacques–T Interim the following year.

## UCI ranking history

| Season | Team rank | Top ranked rider |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1995 | 46th | Mika Hietanen (354) |
| 1996 | 48th | Frank Van Den Abeele (295) |
| 1997 | 50th | Mika Hietanen (334) |
| 1998 | 60th | Sébastien Demarbaix (413) |
| 1999 | 15th *(GSII)* | Ludovic Capelle (228) |
| 2000 | 22nd *(GSII)* | Ludovic Capelle (198) |
| 2001 | 38th *(GSII)* | Bart Heirewegh (597) |
| 2002 | 26th *(GSII)* | Christian Poos (584) |
| 2003 | 4th *(GSII)* | Dave Bruylandts (35) |
| 2004 | 25th *(GSI)* | Gerben Löwik (75) |

## InfoBox

Ville de Charleroi
| Team information | |
| --- | --- |
| UCI code | CHO |
| Registered | Belgium |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Disbanded | 2004 |
| Discipline(s) | Road |
| Status | Trade Team II (1996–2003)
Trade Team I (2004) |
| Key personnel | |
| General manager | Didier Paindavaine
Joseph Braeckevelt |
| Team manager(s) | Denis Gonzalez
Alain De Roo
Johan Capiot |
| Team name history | |
| 1995
1996–1997
1998–1999
2000–2001
2002
2003
2004 | Cédico–Sunjets–Ville de Charleroi
Cédico–Ville de Charleroi
Home Market–Ville de Charleroi
Ville de Charleroi–New Systems
Marlux–Ville de Charleroi
Marlux–Wincor Nixdorf
Chocolade Jacques–Wincor Nixdorf |


abstract: Trinity Christian School is a private, K-12, non-denominational Christian school centrally located in Fairfax County, Virginia, serving the Northern Virginia area of metropolitan Washington, DC. In recent years, Trinity Christian School has consistently held enrollment at 690 - 750 students in grades K through twelve. Of its roughly 97 faculty members, over 60% hold advanced degrees. The campus contains 92,000 sq/ft of buildings on a 25-acre campus. Enrollment at the school is capped at 750 students due to county restrictions and regulations for the campus site. Ongoing demand has led to multi-year waitlists in many of the grades. Unique to the upper school is a house system, which was established in 2022. Made up of four houses, the house system includes a head male and a head female student.

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# Trinity Christian School (Fairfax, Virginia)

38°50′01″N 77°19′57″W / 38.8337°N 77.3325°W / 38.8337; -77.3325

**Trinity Christian School** is a private, K-12, non-denominational Christian school centrally located in Fairfax County, Virginia, serving the Northern Virginia area of metropolitan Washington, DC.

In recent years, Trinity Christian School has consistently held enrollment at 690 - 750 students in grades K through twelve. Of its roughly 97 faculty members, over 60% hold advanced degrees. The campus contains 92,000 sq/ft of buildings (totaling $30 million) on a 25-acre campus. Enrollment at the school is capped at 750 students due to county restrictions and regulations for the campus site. Ongoing demand has led to multi-year waitlists in many of the grades.

Unique to the upper school is a house system, which was established in 2022. Made up of four houses, the house system includes a head male and a head female student.

## History

In 1987 the vestry of Truro Anglican Church voted unanimously to found Trinity Christian School, with Dr. J.C. Lasmanis named as its first headmaster. Trinity opened its doors to a total of forty-one students from first through third grade, each taught by three faculty members in classrooms provided by Truro.

In 1990 Dr. Jim Beavers took over the reins as headmaster. During Mr. Beavers' time in office: a 4th and 5th grade was added, a middle and upper school was established, enrollment greatly increased, and the faculty grew. Eventually the school spread to encompass four different campuses in and throughout Fairfax county.

In 2001 Trinity named a new headmaster, Dr. Todd Williams, and graduated its first senior class. By this time fifty faculty members served over four hundred students on Trinity's four campuses. Although there had been many advantages for the school due to its rapid growth, unity between the different campuses was becoming a problem. Shortly after taking office, Dr. Williams made it a top priority to unite all the students onto one main campus. After two years of hard fundraising Trinity proudly opened the doors to its new 25-acre campus facility, located in Fairfax off of Braddock Road next to George Mason University. The new building included a state-of-the-art computer lab, two custom-made art rooms, a practice gymnasium, and a science lab. All classes were moved to the new campus.

In 2005 Dr. Williams resigned as Trinity's headmaster to accept the vice presidency of Cairn University (then Philadelphia Biblical University). After much deliberation, the Trinity Christian board of trustees appointed then-teacher Dr. David Vanderpoel as the school's fourth headmaster. Under his leadership, Dr. Vanderpoel oversaw the addition of a second building to the campus to serve the upper school. Complete with a gymnasium with bleacher seating for 900, a performing arts stage and adjoining wing, a weight room, and additional science labs made up the building. During his tenure, the athletic fields were also converted to turf fields.

In 2012, Trinity Christian School was awarded accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI), the accreditation division of AdvancED. Expansion of the student body continued and in 2019 the school purchased a 29-acre piece of land a mile away on Shirley Gate Road.

In 2022, Dr. David Vanderpoel announced his intention to retire at the end of the academic year. In 2023, after a national search, Trinity Christian School's Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Matt Thomas, then the Executive Director of the Center for School Leadership at Baylor University, as Trinity's next Head of School.

## Accolades and student achievement

In 2019, Trinity Christian School was designated a National Blue Ribbon School by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program, 1 of only 362 schools to receive this throughout the nation. The school reports that since its first graduation class in 2001, the school has produced 22 National Merit Finalists and 98 National Merit Commended Scholars, and that the mean ACT score for the classes of 2017 - 2022 was 28, while the mean SAT score for the same was 660 (Evidence-Based Reading and Writing) and 641 (Math). *U.S. News & World Report* similarly lists the school's average ACT score as 28 and its average SAT score as 1200.

Trinity Christian School has the distinction of having a graduate accepted into four of the five U.S. service academies. Notable alumni include DonorSee founder Gret Glyer and Fulbright scholar Sam Powers among others.

The school ranked 15th on *The Roanoke Times* 2023 list of the best private high schools in Virginia.

## Extracurricular activities

The schools offers 36 sports teams, choral music, instrumental music, theater arts, visual arts, clubs, student government, and honor societies. The school's Honors Choral Ensemble has performed at the White House.

### Athletic teams

School teams
| Girls | Boys |
| --- | --- |
| Cross Country | Cross Country |
| Swim and Dive | Swim and Dive |
| Basketball | Basketball |
|  | Baseball |
| Lacrosse | Lacrosse |
| Soccer | Soccer |
| Tennis | Tennis |
| Track and Field | Track and Field |
| Volleyball |  |
| Golf | Golf |
| Field Hockey |  |
| Softball |
| Cheer |

### Associations

* AdvancED \- TCS is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS-CASI), an accreditation division of AdvancED.
* MSA-CESS \- Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools
* ECFA \- Evangelical Council for Financial Accountability
* VCAC \- Virginia Christian Athletic Conference
* VISSA \- Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association
* VCPE \- Virginia Council for Private Education
* CFCC \- Central Fairfax Chamber of Commerce

## InfoBox

| Trinity Christian School | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Location | |
|  | |
| Fairfax, Virginia<br>USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | "Pursuing Excellence for the Mind & Heart" |
| Established | 1987 |
| Headmaster | Dr. Matthew Thomas |
| Faculty | 97 faculty |
| Number of students | 690 - 750 students (K through 12th) |
| Color(s) | Blue & White |
| Mascot | Gryphon *\[a lion with the head and wings of an eagle\]* |
| Website | www.tcsfairfax.org |


title: Targinnie

abstract: Targinnie is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Targinnie had a population of 31 people.

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# Targinnie

**Targinnie** is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Targinnie had a population of 31 people.

## Geography

Although a coastal locality, Targinnie is separated from the Coral Sea by Curtis Island with the shallow passage between Targinnie and the island being The Narrows.

## History

The locality takes its name from the Targinia pastoral run, created in 1863. The second settler in the area later sought to undertake sheep farming, adding to existing fruit growing.

Mining for ironstone lode was proposed in 1906, after discovery of magnetite in April 1902. Gold was being extracted in the area by 1908, after initial prospecting in 1901 and the associated 1876 Langmorn and Ulam goldfields.

The locality was served by the Targinie railway station by 1904, although there was a local complaint of no secured building for uncollected goods received by train.

Targinnie Provisional School opened in 1902. In 1903 it was renamed Pyealley Provisional School. It closed in 1905.

Targinnie Goldfield Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Targinnie Goldfield State School. It closed in 1918. Targinnie State School opened on 19 March 1923 and closed on 13 December 1968.

Targinnie residents socialised with the Yarwun community for dances and sports such as cricket as well as a joint business chambers such as the Yarwun Targinnie Fruit Association for producers. In one 1909 cricket match of men versus women, the males bowled, batted and fielded left handed, and used axe handles as the cricket bats.

Additional to dairying, in the 1930s one crop being grown in the area was tomatoes. This added to the mangoes, pineapples, passion fruit, and citrus produce.

Within the Shire of Calliope, the township commenced raising moneys in May 1934, to officially open a public hall on 19 December 1936. Measuring 30 feet (9.1 m) x 40 feet (12 m) size with 10 feet (3.0 m) walls, with weather boards and fibro-cement walls, the floor was spotted gum timber with a 10 feet (3.0 m) full-width verandah.

The town also had at one time the Targinnie Sports Club, a cemetery, and a Country Women's Association (with Yarwun).

Old Believer's Church was built in 1995 from timber. It was established by group of Old Believers who had migrated from Harbin, China in the 1950s. It has subsequently closed. It was at Targinnie Road (23°48′12″S 151°06′44″E / 23.803313°S 151.1121°E / -23.803313; 151.1121 (Old Believer's Church)).

On 15 October 2010, the locality name which was originally called after the Parish of Targinie (one 'n') was amended to reflect the common usage of two 'n's.

## Demographics

In the 2016 census, Targinnie had a population of 68 people.

In the 2021 census, Targinnie had a population of 31 people.

## Education

There are no schools in Targinnie. The nearest government primary schools are Yarwun State School in neighbouring Yarwun to the south and Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring Mount Larcom to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) and Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the south-east.

## Facilities

Targinnie Cemetery is at 433 Targinnie Road (23°48′16″S 151°06′48″E / 23.8044°S 151.1132°E / -23.8044; 151.1132 (Targinnie Cemetery)). Burials in this cemetery took place between 1922 and 1938. This cemetery is closed to further burials.

## Further reading

## InfoBox

| Targinnie
Queensland | |
| --- | --- |
| Targinnie | |
| Coordinates | 23°43′37″S 151°06′07″E / 23.7269°S 151.1019°E / -23.7269; 151.1019 (Targinnie (centre of locality)) |
| Population | 31 (2021 census) |
| • Density | 0.196/km2 (0.507/sq mi) |
| Postcode(s) | 4694 |
| Area | 158.5 km2 (61.2 sq mi) |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region |
| State electorate(s) | Gladstone |
| Federal division(s) | Flynn |
| **Suburbs around Targinnie:**  The Narrows Curtis Island Curtis Island  Mount Larcom Targinnie Curtis Island  Aldoga Yarwun Curtis Island | |


title: Zagórna

abstract: Zagórna is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeziny, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Kalisz and 132 km (82 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

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# Zagórna

**Zagórna** \[zaˈɡurna\] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brzeziny, within Kalisz County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It lies approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of Kalisz and 132 km (82 mi) south-east of the regional capital Poznań.

## InfoBox

| Zagórna | |
| --- | --- |
| Village | |
| Zagórna | |
| Coordinates: 51°32′N 18°13′E / 51.533°N 18.217°E / 51.533; 18.217 | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Greater Poland |
| County | Kalisz |
| Gmina | Brzeziny |


title: Osan University Station

abstract: Osan University Station is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1. Osan University, despite the name of the station, is about a mile away from this station, and is closer to the next station on Line 1.

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# Osan University Station

**Osan University Station** is a station on Seoul Subway Line 1. Osan University, despite the name of the station, is about a mile away from this station, and is closer to the next station on Line 1.

## Arboretum

The Mulhyanggi Arboretum is within 5 minutes' walking distance. In Korean, *mul* means 'water' and *hyanggi* means *fragrance*. Operated by Gyeonggi Province and opened in May, 2006, the gardens feature 1,600 species.

| Preceding station | Seoul Metropolitan Subway | | | Following station |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Sematowards Kwangwoon University |  | Line 1 |  | Osantowards Sinchang |

37°10′10″N 127°03′47″E / 37.16944°N 127.06306°E / 37.16944; 127.06306

## InfoBox

| **오산대**
Osan Univ. | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
|  | |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 오산대역 |
| Hanja |  |
| Revised Romanization | *Osandae-yeok* |
| McCune–Reischauer | *Osandae-yŏk* |
|  | |
| General information | |
| Location | 157 Sucheong-dong,
236 Cheonghangno,
Osan-si, Gyeonggi-do |
| Operated by | Korail |
| Line(s) | Line 1 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Tracks | 4 |
| Construction | |
| Structure type | Aboveground |
| Key dates | |
| December 27, 2005 | Line 1 opened |
| Passengers | |
|  | |
| (Daily) Based on Jan-Dec of 2012.
**Line 1**: 3,435 | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |
|  | |


title: Parken (album)

abstract: Parken is a live album by drummer Han Bennink. It was recorded at Epidemin in Göteborg, Sweden, and was released in 2009 by ILK Music. On the album, Bennink is joined by clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst, pianist Simon Toldam, and, for one track, vocalist Qarin Wikström.

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# Parken (album)

***Parken*** is a live album by drummer Han Bennink. It was recorded at Epidemin in Göteborg, Sweden, and was released in 2009 by ILK Music. On the album, Bennink is joined by clarinetist Joachim Badenhorst, pianist Simon Toldam, and, for one track, vocalist Qarin Wikström.

## Reception

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |
| *DownBeat* |  |
| *All About Jazz* #1 |  |
| *All About Jazz* #2 |  |
| *The Free Jazz Collective* |  |

In review for AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos wrote: "Always entertaining, on the edge and humorous, Bennink's trio creates not so much a new sound as a broader range of expressionism for the drummer to take off and zoom through both familiar and challenging new territory. This is a recording that should easily please all of Bennink's followers, and comes highly recommended."

Peter Margasak, writing for *DownBeat*, stated that Bennink "plays with jazz fundamentals like putty, warping his for the tradition in service of spontaneous inspiration... Bennink flips between crisp, infectious swing and explosive chaos; sometimes fluidly, sometimes jarringly... Like so much of the best Dutch jazz, this trio lovingly reveals its affection for the tradition while simultaneously rejecting any suberservience to it."

In an article for *All About Jazz*, David McLean wrote that the album is as "diverse as \[Bennink's\] musical background, offering a degree of accessibility arguably absent on many recordings by the Bennink's contemporaries." He commented: "*Parken'*s combination of composition and abstraction is what makes it such a rewarding listen.... It is an album that perfectly embodies its leader's multidisciplinary skills... and is played with restraint and recklessness and an interaction that at points borders on telepathy. A rewarding listen that is only encouraged by its accessibility, and a valuable entry into this unique musician's oeuvre."

A reviewer for *The Free Jazz Collective* stated that the album is "one on which the trio shows their broad background in jazz, ranging from blues and swing to wild excursions into uncharted territories," and remarked: "A really nice album, full of creative craftmanship, respect for music and an inherent sense of fun and joy in every note being played."

## Track listing

1. "Music for Camping" (Toldam) – 9:51
2. "Flemische March" (Bennink/Badenhorst/Toldam) – 4:19
3. "Lady of the Lavender Mist" (Duke Ellington) – 5:46
4. "Myckewelk" (Bennink/Badenhorst/Toldam) – 2:00
5. "Isfahan" (Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington) – 6:20
6. "Reedeater" (Badenhorst) – 6:44
7. "Fleurette africaine" (Duke Ellington) – 4:20
8. "After the March" (Bennink/Badenhorst/Toldam) – 5:23
9. "Parken" (Stephan Sieben/Josefine Lindstrand) – 3:57

## Personnel

* Han Bennink – drums
* Joachim Badenhorst – clarinet, bass clarinet
* Simon Toldam – piano
* Qarin Wikström – vocals (track 9)

## InfoBox

| Parken | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| Live album by Han Bennink | |
| Released | 2009 |
| Venue | Epidemin, Göteborg, Sweden |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | ILK Music
156CD |
| Han Bennink chronology | |
| *In Amherst 2006*
(2008) ***Parken***
(2009) *Han & Frode*
(2009) | |


title: Pelagodinium béii

abstract: Pelagodinium béii is a photosynthetic dinoflagellate that forms a symbiotic relationship with planktonic foraminifera.

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# Pelagodinium béii

***Pelagodinium béii*** is a photosynthetic dinoflagellate that forms a symbiotic relationship with planktonic foraminifera.

## Discovery and classification

*P. béii* was originally described as *Gymnodinium béii* by marine isotope geochemist Howard Spero in 1987, after being discovered in the eastern Pacific Ocean. It was redefined as *P. béii* in 2010 after its Ribosomal RNA was characterized, revealing it to be a relative of the genus *Symbiodinium*. *Symbiodinium* is a well-studied endosymbiont of deep water invertebrates, protists and foraminifera, found especially alongside reef-dwelling organisms.

## Ecology

The *P. béii* contains a single straight elongated apical vesicle with a row of small knobs, eight latitudinal series of amphiesmal vesicles, and a Type E eyespot. When not living as a symbiont the species is able to enter a motile stage.

Like *Symbiodinium*, *P. béii* is a member of the Suessiales order, which lack thecal armored plates. *P. béii* is hosted by at least four foraminifera: *G. ruber*, *G. conglobatus*, *G. sacculifer* and *Orbulina universa*.

## InfoBox

| *Pelagodinium béii* | |
| --- | --- |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Genus: | *Pelagodinium* |
| Species: | *P. béii* |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pelagodinium béii***<br> | |
|


title: Lisbon Book Fair

abstract: The Lisbon Book Fair is a book fair held annually in Lisbon, Portugal. It is held at the Eduardo VII Park. The Lisbon Book Fair is one of the oldest cultural festivals held in the capital of Portugal. It was inaugurated in the 1930s, and its traditional location is the Eduardo VII Park, the largest park of Lisbon, which is located in the vicinity of the monumental Praça Marques de Pombal. Exhibitors aside, the public can delight in reading through and buying old and rare volumes, as well as they can enjoy the advantages of the generous discounts of the prices occasioned by the fair. Most of the books are in Portuguese, but there are, however, plenty of stalls showcasing publications in English, which might draw the interested of the English speaking people who don’t only want to sample the charm of the event, but also to take some rarities back home from their stay in Lisbon. During the fair there are also, frequently, shows, concerts, book launches, and autograph sessions.

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# Lisbon Book Fair

The **Lisbon Book Fair** (*Feira do Livro de Lisboa*) is a book fair held annually in Lisbon, Portugal. It is held at the Eduardo VII Park.

The Lisbon Book Fair is one of the oldest cultural festivals held in the capital of Portugal. It was inaugurated in the 1930s, and its traditional location is the Eduardo VII Park (Parque Eduardo VII), the largest park of Lisbon, which is located in the vicinity of the monumental Praça Marques de Pombal.

Exhibitors aside, the public can delight in reading through and buying old and rare volumes, as well as they can enjoy the advantages of the generous discounts of the prices occasioned by the fair. Most of the books (either old or new titles and authors) are in Portuguese, but there are, however, plenty of stalls showcasing publications in English, which might draw the interested of the English speaking people who don’t only want to sample the charm of the event, but also to take some rarities back home from their stay in Lisbon.

During the fair there are also, frequently, shows, concerts, book launches, and autograph sessions.


title: Tyger (album)

abstract: Tyger is the thirtieth major release and seventeenth studio album by Tangerine Dream. It is based on the poetry of William Blake. Three of the tracks have lyrics taken from the poems The Tyger, London and Smile. The track London also incorporates lines from A Little Girl Lost, America: a Prophecy and The Fly. This was the final studio album to feature long-time member Christopher Franke. "Tyger" spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at No.88. This is Tangerine Dream's last UK chart appearance to date.

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# Tyger (album)

Professional ratings
| Review scores | |
| --- | --- |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  |

***Tyger*** is the thirtieth major release and seventeenth studio album by Tangerine Dream. It is based on the poetry of William Blake. Three of the tracks have lyrics taken from the poems The Tyger, London and Smile. The track London also incorporates lines from A Little Girl Lost, America: a Prophecy and The Fly.

This was the final studio album to feature long-time member Christopher Franke.

"Tyger" spent one week on the UK Albums Chart at No.88. This is Tangerine Dream's last UK chart appearance to date.

## Track listing

**1987 release**

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Tyger" | 5:45 |
| 2. | "London" | 14:22 |
| 3. | "Alchemy of the Heart" | 12:23 |
| 4. | "Smile" | 6:08 |
| 5. | "21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only) | 4:49 |
| 6. | "21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only) | 4:00 |

**1992 release**

| No. | Title | Length |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1. | "Tyger" (re-mixed version) | 5:13 |
| 2. | "London" | 14:25 |
| 3. | "Alchemy of the Heart" | 12:07 |
| 4. | "Smile" (faster version) | 5:53 |
| 5. | "21st Century Common Man (Part 1)" (CD version only) | 4:49 |
| 6. | "21st Century Common Man (Part 2)" (CD version only) | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Vigour" | 4:55 |

## Personnel

## InfoBox

| Tyger | |
| --- | --- |
| 1987 LP album cover | |
| Studio album by Tangerine Dream | |
| Released | June 1987 |
| Recorded | 1987 |
| Genre | Electronic music |
| Label | Jive Electo / Caroline |
| Producer | Tangerine Dream |
| Tangerine Dream chronology | |
| *Underwater Sunlight*
(1986) ***Tyger***
(1987) *Three O'Clock High*
(1987) | |


title: Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line

abstract: The Ville de Nantes class consisted of three second-rank, 90-gun, steam-powered ships of the line built for the French Navy in the 1850s. Most of the ships participated in the Second French intervention in Mexico in the 1860s and spent extensive amounts of time in reserve. In 1871–1872 the sister ships were used as prison ships after the Paris Commune was crushed by the French government in 1871.

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# Ville de Nantes-class ship of the line

The ***Ville de Nantes* class** consisted of three second-rank, 90-gun, steam-powered ships of the line built for the French Navy in the 1850s. Most of the ships participated in the Second French intervention in Mexico in the 1860s and spent extensive amounts of time in reserve. In 1871–1872 the sister ships were used as prison ships after the Paris Commune was crushed by the French government in 1871.

## Description

The *Ville de Nantes*-class ships were repeats of the preceding ship of the line *Algésiras* class and were also designed by naval architect Henri Dupuy de Lôme. They had a length at the waterline of 71.23–71.76 metres (233 ft 8 in – 235 ft 5 in), a beam of 16.8 metres (55 ft 1 in) and a depth of hold of 8.16 metres (26 ft 9 in). The ships displaced 5,121 tonnes (5,040 long tons) and had a draught of 8.45 metres (27 ft 9 in) at deep load. Their crew numbered 913 officers and ratings.

The *Ville de Nantes* class were powered by a pair of four-cylinder steam engines that drove the single propeller shaft using steam provided by eight boilers. The engines were rated at 900 nominal horsepower and produced 3,600 indicated horsepower (3,600 PS; 2,700 kW) for speeds of 11–12 knots (20–22 km/h; 13–14 mph). The ships were fitted with three masts and ship rigged with a sail area of 2,730 square metres (29,400 sq ft).

Each of the *Ville de Nantes*-class ships was armed with a unique mixture of 30-pounder (164.7 mm (6.5 in)) smoothbore cannon, 163 mm (6.4 in) rifled muzzle-loading (RML) guns as well as 164.7 mm and 223.3 mm (8.8 in) Paixhans guns. The guns were distributed between the upper and lower gundecks and the quarterdeck and forecastle.

## Ships

| Name | Builder | Laid down | Launched | Commissioned | Fate |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| *Ville de Nantes* | Arsenal de Cherbourg | July 1856 | 7 August 1858 | 25 October 1860 | Scrapped, 1887 |
| *Ville de Lyon* | Arsenal de Brest | 30 March 1855 | 26 February 1861 | 4 November 1861 | Scrapped, 1885 |
| *Ville de Bordeaux* | Arsenal de Lorient | 26 June 1854 | 21 May 1860 | 5 November 1860 | Scrapped, 1894 |

## Citations

## Bibliography

* Roche, Jean-Michel (2005). *Dictionnaire des bâtiments de la flotte de guerre française de Colbert à nos jours*. Vol. Tome I: 1671–1870. ISBN 978-2-9525917-0-6. OCLC 165892922.
* Winfield, Rif & Roberts, Stephen S. (2015). *French Warships in the Age of Sail 1786–1861: Design, Construction, Careers and Fates*. Barnsley, UK: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN 978-1-84832-204-2.

## InfoBox

| Launching of *Ville de Nantes*, by Louis Le Breton | |
| --- | --- |
| Class overview | |
| Name | *Ville de Nantes* |
| Operators | French Navy |
| Preceded by | *Algésiras*-class ship of the line |
| Built | 1854–1861 |
| In service | 1860–1894 |
| In commission | 1860–1879 |
| Completed | 3 |
| General characteristics (as built) | |
| Type | 90-gun ship of the line |
| Displacement | 5,121  (5,040 long tons) |
| Length | 71.23–71.76 m (233 ft 8 in – 235 ft 5 in) (waterline) |
| Beam | 16.8 m (55 ft 1 in) |
| Draught | 8.45 m (27 ft 9 in) (full load) |
| Depth of hold | 8.16 m (26 ft 9 in) |
| Installed power | 8 boilers; 3,600 PS (2,600 kW) |
| Propulsion | 1 screw; 2 steam engines |
| Sail plan | Ship rigged |
| Speed | 11–12 knots (20–22 km/h; 13–14 mph) |
| Complement | 913 |
| Armament |  |


abstract: Trinity Christian School is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in conjunction with Trinity Community Services located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.

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# Trinity Christian School (Fayetteville, North Carolina)

**Trinity Christian School** is a private, co-educational, college preparatory school in conjunction with Trinity Community Services located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, United States.

## History

The school was founded in 1990 by Trinity Community Services serving students from the surrounding Fayetteville metropolitan area.

## Athletics

Trinity competes in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) in the 1A level. They also compete in the Southeastern Independent Conference (SEIC) during football season. Sports offered include basketball, football, soccer, and volleyball.

## Notable alumni

35°06′42″N 78°54′18″W / 35.1117°N 78.9049°W / 35.1117; -78.9049

## InfoBox

| Trinity Christian School | |
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| Location | |
|  | |
| 3727 Rosehill Rd
Fayetteville, North Carolina 28311
United States | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | Non-denominational |
| Established | 1990 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 543 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 20:1 |
| Campus type | Rural |
| Color(s) | Red, White, and Black |
| Athletics | basketball, cheerleading, football, soccer, volleyball |
| Athletics conference | North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA)
Southeastern Independent Conference (SEIC) |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Nickname | Crusaders |
| Rival | Word of God Christian Academy |
| Website | www.trinitycommunityservices.org |


title: Targionia (plant)

abstract: Targionia is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales. It the only genus in the family Targioniaceae within that order. This genus has worldwide distribution in areas with a Mediterranean climate. That is, in regions with hot dry summers and cool wet winters.

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# Targionia (plant)

***Targionia*** is a genus of liverworts in the order Marchantiales. It the only genus in the family **Targioniaceae** within that order. This genus has worldwide distribution in areas with a Mediterranean climate. That is, in regions with hot dry summers and cool wet winters.

## Species in *Targionia*

## InfoBox

| *Targionia* | |
| --- | --- |
|  | |
| *Targionia hypophylla* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Marchantiophyta |
| Class: | Marchantiopsida |
| Order: | Marchantiales |
| Family: | Targioniaceae
Dumort. |
| Genus: | *Targionia*
\[ Micheli \] L., 1753 |
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| Species | |
| *Targionia elongata*
*Targionia hypophylla*
*Targionia lorbeeriana*
*Targionia stellaris* | |


abstract: This is a list of current and former SportsCenter segments seen since that show debuted on September 7, 1979.

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# List of SportsCenter segments and specials

This is a list of current and former *SportsCenter* segments seen since that show debuted on September 7, 1979.

## Segments

### Current

#### In-show

##### B

* **Barry's Best** – Former NHL coach Barry Melrose picks his top hockey highlights of the night which are divided into the top goals, saves, and hits. This segment returned in 2009, when Melrose rejoined ESPN.
* **Baseball Tonight Extra** – A segment showing highlights of Major League Baseball games currently in progress at the time of a given *SportsCenter* broadcast. The highlights that are shown are presented by the evening's host and analyst of *Baseball Tonight*. This segment was discontinued after the 2013 MLB season.
* **Break Down** – A nightly segment in which an analyst breaks down a certain key game in the world of sports; the segment is sponsored by McDonald's.
* **By the Numbers** – A segment featuring numerical stats (for example, 27 – the number of World Series championships won by the New York Yankees).

##### C

* **Call of the Day** – Often seen during the "Top Ten" segment, this features a call from a play-by-play and/or color commentator from a radio and/or television sports broadcast benefiting from the day's sports highlight.
* **Chevy Clubhouse (formerly Diamond Cutters)** – A segment in which baseball analysts are asked questions involving baseball, similar to "Coors Light Cold Hard Facts" and "Gatorade Cooler Talk." This segment, which is sponsored by Chevrolet, is seen during the baseball season.
* **Chris Berman's 2-Minute Drill** – In this weekly segment, which airs on Fridays during the NFL season, Berman previews the week's top NFL matchups, and takes his picks from that week's key games (for example, the St. Louis Rams and the Miami Dolphins). "Swami Slate" (Berman's records for the week and season) and "Swami Sez" (Berman's game picks) are usually seen towards the end of the segment.
* **Closing Number** – This segment, which is seen at the end of the 6:00 p.m. ET editions, shows a particular statistic – the day's "closing number" (for example: 19,921, the number of *SportsCenter* broadcasts from Studio A of the ESPN studios (where the program was produced from 1994 to 2004, before it moved to the Digital Center on June 7, 2004)).
* **Contender or Pretender** – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether a team can contend for a pennant, division, or championship.
* **Coors Light Cold Hard Facts** – A series of six questions directed to an analyst on a certain sport.
* **Credits Roll** – Traditionally airs after the Christmas Eve 11 p.m. broadcast or thereabouts; a complete closing credits package featuring the names of all 7,000+ employees in each ESPN division worldwide set to Christmas carols customized to feature accents from the *SportsCenter* theme and *This is SportsCenter* ads (the This is SportsCenter ads were replaced by memorable sports moments from the past year due to ESPN replacing This is SportsCenter with SportsCener: More Than Just Sports in 2017). The 2011 version filled an entire half-hour timeslot.
* **Cup of Joe**

##### D

* **Did You Know?** – At the end of each show, an interesting and usually hardly known fact would be presented regarding a major issue in the sports headlines that day. This segment is now seen during (but not at the end of) the program on occasion.
* **Dilfer's Dimes** – After every week of NFL football play, this segment was presented by Trent Dilfer, in which he analyzed the best quarterback throws for that week. This segment was discontinued following the 2016 NFL season.
* **Doin' Too Much** – this segment, which debuted February 6, 2017 on the revamped 6:00 p.m. ET edition of *SportsCenter* and was carried over from their former show, *His & Hers*, co-presenters Michael Smith and Jemele Hill count down the day's moments in which people are "Doin' Too Much." The segment was discontinued after Hill's departure from the show and also, after the final *SC6* show aired on February 2, 2018.

##### E

* **ESPN Deportes Update** – An ESPN Deportes personality provides highlights of sporting events outside of the United States. This segment is seen during the late editions of *SportsCenter*.

##### F

* **Fact or Fiction** – Usually an analyst(s) will debate whether something is plausible or not (for example, Sammy Sosa will make the Hall of Fame).
* **Film Session** – Seen on Mondays during the NFL season, with ESPN NFL analyst Merrill Hoge.
* **Football Fix** – A segment that focuses on all of the day's news in either college football or the NFL.; seen during the football season.
* **Friday Funnies** – A segment shown on Fridays at the end of the overnight editions in which the three funniest plays from the week's sporting events are shown. This segment is sponsored by GEICO.

##### G

* **Game Count** – This segment, which was very similar in concept to "Closing Number," shows the number of games a certain player or team has played in entering that day; it was seen on the 6 p.m. ET editions until it was discontinued sometime in 2009.
* **Gatorade Cooler Talk** – Seen on *SportsCenter* and during ESPN telecasts of NBA games, reporters of various sports are asked questions involving certain news stories; this segment is similar to "Coors Light Cold Hard Facts" and "Chevy Clubhouse."
* **GMC Postgame**Suzy Kolber and Steve Young recap the night's *Monday Night Football* game, along with highlights and analysis from the site of that night's game.
* **Good Call, Bad Call** – A segment seen on Tuesdays during the college football season, with ESPN college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit; this segment is sponsored by Miller Lite.

##### H

* **Hammerin' Hank** – This segment features Hank Goldberg providing his picks for the week's upcoming NFL games; it is seen on Sunday mornings during the NFL season.
* **Hard in the Paint** – This segment, which debuted February 6, 2017 on the premiere edition of *SC6,* displayed moments where athletes were going "hard in the paint," or doing a lot at one moment. Like the aforementioned "Doin' Too Much" segment, this too, was discontinued after February 2, 2018.
* **Hardly the Usual Top Ten** (formerly the *Not Top Ten*) – This segment features the 10 worst plays of the week in sports (the opposite of the "Top Ten"). However, this had been retitled "Hardly the Usual Top Ten" in later weeks, due to sponsorship from Mike's Hard Lemonade. In that case, some of the plays featured could be good as well as bad. In either case, the background music seen in the segment was much more goofier than the normally upbeat background music in a standard Top Ten. This segment was discontinued in 2007, but returned in 2009 as a Friday segment (see "Not Top Ten" further down this page).
* **Hummer Press Pass** – This segment, first introduced in the spring of 2007, gave viewers an all-access pass to a certain school preparing for the upcoming college football season. This segment also focused on a variety of different subjects, such as the MLB trade deadline winners and losers. This segment was discontinued in 2009.

##### I

* **Inside the Huddle** – This segment is hosted by NFL insider John Clayton, in which he provides updates on the news and notes from around the league. It was formerly hosted by Chris Mortensen.
* **"I Love Week \____"** – This segment, which was seen towards the end of the Sunday night edition of *SportsCenter* through the NFL season, was a barrage of thinly related football highlights linked together with awkwardly worded lyrics to the tune of the short-lived Coors Light commercials which were related to that week's action (the trademark line "...and twins!" was also featured in these highlight songs). This segment was discontinued after the 2005 NFL season and was replaced by the "NFL Blitz" segment, which in turn, debuted in the first week of the 2006 NFL season on September 10 of that year.

##### K

* **Keys to Victory** – Seen on Mondays after *Monday Night Football* during the NFL season, Sean Salisbury joins the show for post-game analysis. This segment, which is sponsored by GMC, ends with the *Keys to Victory* poll.
* **King of the Night** – Presented "your way" by Burger King; this segment is seen on Tuesdays.
* **Kiss It Goodbye** \- This segment showcases MLB players hitting home runs. If there are many home runs that day, it usually shows the ones which go further.

##### M

* **Midweek Exam** – Seen on Wednesdays during the football season (from September to December) with ESPN NFL analyst Merrill Hoge.
* **Miller Lite Countdown to Kickoff** – Seen towards the end of *SportsCenter Monday Kickoff* with ESPN NFL analyst and former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2012.

##### N

* **"NASCAR Now" Pit Pass** – News from the day in NASCAR, presented by the evening's host and analysts of *NASCAR Now*. This segment was seen during the NASCAR (Nationwide Series and Sprint Cup Series) season until the network's contract with NASCAR ended in 2014.
* **NFL Blitz** – Airing on the Sunday 11:00 p.m. ET editions during the NFL season, Chris Berman and Tom Jackson present clips of some of the NFL games from that day, with Boomer Esiason and T.J. giving their analysis of the game, similar to *NFL Primetime*. The segment is sponsored by Nike.
* **NFL Field Pass** – In this weekly segment, which airs on Thursdays and Fridays during the NFL season, the league's top games for the weekend are previewed. Contributors for this segment include John Clayton, Ron Jaworski, Mark Schlereth, and Sean Salisbury.
* **NFL Quick Hits** – A segment featuring daily headlines from around the league; it is seen during the NFL season.
* **Not Top Ten** – Revived in 2009 as a weekly segment, this is a Friday segment that takes a look at the 10 worst plays of the day, week, month or year in sports (the opposite of the "Top Ten"). The goofy background music is played during this segment, much like its aforementioned predecessor, "Hardly the Usual Top Ten."

##### O

* **Off The Top Rope** – Hosted mostly by then-former WWE employee Jonathan Coachman but sometimes by other former WWE employees Todd Grisham (who left ESPN at the end of 2016) and Max Bretos when Coachman is out or on an assignment. The segment aired on Wednesday night. It featured highlights of Monday Night RAW, SmackDown Live, and pay-per-view events. The segment also featured an interview with a current or former WWE wrestler. The segment was discontinued following Coachman's departure from ESPN in October 2017.
* **One Big Thing** – This segment, which appears in *SportsCenter with Scott Van Pelt*, features Van Pelt talking about his "one big thing" from the previous day in sports. This is usually a story line which will be a large part of the show.

##### P

* **PTI's Big Finish**: *Pardon the Interruption* hosts Tony Kornheiser and Michael Wilbon (both of whom are referred to by the anchors as the "PTI Guys") debate one sports topic, followed by the "Big Finish." This segment, which debuted in the summer of 2005, is seen only on the 6 p.m. ET edition of *SportsCenter* every weeknight (except when *PTI* is pre-empted by other programming, such as golf). "PTI's Big Finish" was discontinued in 2011, when *PTI* reverted to its original format.
* **PTI Debate:** Kornheiser and Wilbon debate one sports topic for 60 seconds. This segment, which replaced the aforementioned "PTI Big Finish" segment in 2011, was discontinued in 2016.
* **Pump Up The Volume**: A segment in which certain sports highlights are shown, along with the radio call from the play-by-play announcers of the team benefiting from the highlight (such as a touchdown pass, field goal block, etc.).

##### Q

* **Question of the Night** – A segment in which the night's poll question, along with the choices, are seen on both *SportsCenter* and ESPN.com (for example, "Who do you think Ohio State's opponent will be in the BCS title game? A. Michigan; B. Notre Dame; C. USC; D. Florida"). Results of the poll question are shown either at the end of the show or at the end of the following night's show.

##### R

* **Road Coverage** – This segment, which was sponsored by State Farm and was seen during the NASCAR season, featured a recap of the day's NASCAR Nationwide or Sprint Cup Series race and analysis. This segment was discontinued in 2009.

##### S

* **Spanning the Globe** – A reporter or anchor stands in front of a graphic containing a map of the world and narrates segments on different sports issues transpiring throughout the U.S., as well as the rest of the world. The segment, which generally appears on Sundays, was originally hosted by ESPN Radio's Colin Cowherd (now with Fox Sports).
* **SportsCenter Express** – A brief video recap of sports highlights from the day or night before.
* **SportsCenter Home Video** – This occasional segment, which debuted in the summer of 2006, features home video footage of a sports highlight (such as a last-second shot at the buzzer in a high school basketball game). The anchor then talks to one of the people who appeared in that home video highlight.
* **SportsCenter Reset** – A segment in which the anchors reprise the day's and night's top stories.
* **SportsCenter Right Now** – A brief summary of the day's and night's top sports stories; also seen outside of the program.
* **Star of the Night** – Similar to the "Three Stars" in ice hockey, both anchors of the 12 a.m. edition name their "Star of the Night" from the day's sporting events; they may be an athlete or team who had extraordinary in-game performance, reached a milestone, or had an off-field achievement. The anchors often choose an athlete from a sport not usually covered, such as mid-major college athletics or sports with smaller popularity. At the end of the show, a Twitter user is chosen to award America's "Star of the Night".
* **Stock Up, Stock Down** – Debuting on August 11, 2008, this segment seen during the daytime editions of *SportsCenter* looks at the day's and/or week's (or weekend's) highs and lows of a certain sports star and/or team (for example: "Stock Up: Redeem Team's gold medal win at the 2008 Summer Olympics; Stock Down: Washington Nationals' 12-game losing streak").
* **Sunday Conversation**: An interview with a newsmaker. This segment is seen on the 11 p.m. broadcast on Sunday nights.

##### T

* **Take Your Pick** – Usually an analyst(s) will pick who will win a regular season game, or a postseason game or series, similar to "Fact or Fiction" and "Contender or Pretender."
* **The Bracket** – An occasional segment where the Sklar Brothers debate a number of things and decide the "winner".
* **The Buzz/Morning Buzz** – Debuting on August 11, 2008, this segment seen at the start of the daytime editions of *SportsCenter*, features a brief summary of the day's top sports stories.
* **The Highlight** \- Seen at the beginning of the 9:00 a.m. ET editions, this segment shows full highlights from a specific sporting event from the previous day (or night).
* **The Rush/Morning Rush**
* **The Vent** – The segment, which debuted on July 11, 2006, features a sportswriter who reacts to the results of several poll questions on ESPN.com.
* **The Week that Was** – A segment seen on Sundays, which rebroadcasts clips seen on the ESPN family of networks from the past week.
* **Top Ten (a.k.a. Top Plays)** – The 10 best plays of the day, week, month, or year in sports.
* **Top Stories from ESPN.com** – This segment, which is seen towards the end of the 6 p.m. edition, features the top sports news stories of the day from ESPN.com. This is also similar to *Top Ten*.

##### U

* **Ultimate Highlight** – A weekly segment that showed a montage of sports highlights from the past week, accompanied by a song from various musical artists or groups (such as Linkin Park, The Black Eyed Peas and Papa Roach). This segment (discontinued in 2009), which was sponsored by Gatorade, was seen on the 11:00 p.m. ET *SportsCenter* broadcast on Sunday nights.

##### V

* **Victory Lane** – This weekly segment was hosted by NASCAR insider Mike Massaro, in which he recapped all off the happening following the previous race on Sunday. This segment was discontinued at the end of 2014; Massaro left ESPN after that year to rejoin NBC Sports for its NASCAR coverage beginning in 2015.

##### W

* **What 2 Watch 4** – The final segment of most shows, which promotes broadcasts of key games or events either later in the day or in the coming days, many on ESPN. This is usually shown at the end of the program, after the last commercial break.
* **Who Said That?** – A quotation usually said by either a past or present professional athlete or manager about a current situation or story in the sporting world. The quote is usually shown before a commercial break, where the speaker is often unknown. The reveal of the person who said the quote is revealed after the commercial break.
* **Word on the Street**

#### Out of show

* **SportsCenter 30 at 30**: This is a short segment that appears for 30 seconds every 30 minutes in primetime from 7 to 11 p.m. ET. The anchor of this segment, which varies, delivers three big news stories and sometimes a highlight. Anchors of *30 at 30* have included John Buccigross and Matt Winer.
* **SportsCenter In-Game**: This segment appears during a live game telecast, when the studio host provides up to the minute highlights of an ongoing game, when someone scores or when something of importance happens.
* **SportsCenter Minute**: This is a short segment, very similar to "SportsCenter 30 at 30" (as shown above), that appears during a game being broadcast on ABC. The current presenting sponsor for the *SportsCenter Minute* is Vizio.
* **SportsCenter Right Now**: This is a minute-long update on the hour during the afternoon that is hosted by one of the anchors of the upcoming *SportsCenter*. This segment is also seen during the program.

### Former

* **4 Downs** – A segment featuring "The Professor" John Clayton going head-to-head with quarterback Sean Salisbury on four different topics once a week during the football season.
* **Bud Light Freeze Frame** – A segment seen on Wednesdays, in which images (still photos) from the past week are shown, followed by an ESPN.com poll question and viewer e-mails about the week's images.
* **Budweiser Hot Seat** – A figure (sports or non-sports) will be interviewed usually out-of-studio, in which they are asked to take sides on issues, teams, etc.
* **Bumps, Bites and Bruises** – A former segment (seen during the early 1990s) shown only on Mondays, highlighting the most vicious tackles and plays from that week's NFL games.
* **Nick Bakay's Tale of the Tape** \- This segment, which aired occasionally, featured actor and writer Nick Bakay pits together both sides of a sports issue in a comedic tale of the tape. The issue would feature a category. Then both sides get weighed, and then an advantage is issued in that category. Bakay then ends the segment by announcing a "winner" and claiming it was done scientifically. This was also a column on ESPN.com's "Page 2." An example of Tale of the Tape.
* **Open Mike** – In this segment, which appeared early in the week during the NFL season, ESPN NFL analyst and former Chicago Bears head coach Mike Ditka and former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Michael Irvin gave their respective takes on the NFL games from the past week. This segment was discontinued in 2008.

#### Special SportsCenter segments

These are the special SportsCenter segments that have aired over the years (in chronological order):

* **SportsCenter Old School** ran from August 8 to August 12, 2004 to celebrate the program's and ESPN's 25th anniversary and paired former *SportsCenter* hosts Craig Kilborn, Charley Steiner, Gayle Gardner, Greg Gumbel, and George Grande with current anchors Dan Patrick, Bob Ley, Stuart Scott, and Chris Berman. The show's graphics resembled those that appeared on ESPN in the early 1980s.
* **50 States in 50 Days** aired on *SportsCenter* from July 17 to September 5, 2005. Each day for 50 consecutive days, the program, also called "*SportsCenter* Across America", visited every American state and the District of Columbia, covering various sporting events from the grassroots to the big leagues. The purpose of "50 States in 50 Days" was to "celebrate the uniqueness of each of our 50 states". The segment featuring Louisiana aired only once because it was scheduled for around the same time that Hurricane Katrina made landfall in the state. The song, *Open Road* by Bryan Adams, was used as the theme song.
* **My Wish** is an annual week-long series of episodes on ESPN, usually in late June and/or early July. The first series aired on *SportsCenter* from July 9 to July 20, 2006 and ran through 10 episodes over two weeks. These features focused on children with various illnesses that have their sports dreams fulfilled in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. ESPN co-parent The Walt Disney Company made a large donation to the foundation to help pay for the logistics of the segments. The children wrote about their experiences for ESPN.com. A full recap of the 2006 *My Wish* series aired on the 6 p.m. ET edition of *SportsCenter* on July 27, 2006. *My Wish* returned with five new segments that aired from June 24 to June 28, 2007, again in conjunction with the Make-A-Wish Foundation. A full recap of the 2007 *My Wish* series aired on the 6 p.m. ET edition of *SportsCenter* on the following day. The 2008 *My Wish* series aired from June 29 to July 3, 2008, with a full recap aired on July 4. The 2009 *My Wish* series aired from July 5 to July 10, 2009. There was no "My Wish" series in 2011, but the series returned in 2012. The song, *My Wish* by Rascal Flatts, is used as the theme song.
* **ESPN the Weekend** was an annual series of episodes on ESPN, usually in March. There were usually nine episodes during their time at the Walt Disney World theme park, two on Friday, three on Saturday, and four on Sunday. Various anchors appeared on location at Disney World, while others remained at the network's Bristol, Connecticut and LA Live studios. This segment has since been discontinued.
* **Who's Now** was a daily series that aired throughout July 2007, in which fans and ESPN.com users helped *SportsCenter* determine the ultimate sports star by considering both on-field success and off-field buzz. Based on fan nominations, ESPN Research selected the 32 finalists, who then squared off in a single-elimination bracket. The segments began airing on July 1, 2007 concluding with the final results of *Who's Now*, which were announced on the August 5, 2007 editions of *SportsCenter*. Tiger Woods was selected as the winner of *Who's Now*, receiving 65.1% of the fans' vote. LeBron James, who was the runner-up, received 34.9% of the fans' vote. The song, *Big Things Poppin'* by T.I., was used as the theme song.
* **The Mitchell Report** was released at 2 p.m. ET on December 13, 2007 during this *SportsCenter Special*, which was anchored by Karl Ravech and Bob Ley. This special broadcast ran for six hours, from 1-7 p.m. ET. The early evening edition of *SportsCenter* (anchored by Chris McKendry and Brian Kenny), which aired an hour later than usual at 7 p.m. ET, picked up that lead story.
* **The Greatest Highlight with Chris Berman** was a daily series that aired throughout February 2008, in which fans and ESPN.com users helped *SportsCenter* determine the greatest sports highlight of all time. Based on fan nominations, ESPN Research selected the 16 greatest sports highlights of all time, which then squared off in a single-elimination bracket. The final results of *The Greatest Highlight* were announced by segment host Chris Berman on March 2, 2008. The 1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team's "Miracle on Ice" was selected as *The Greatest Highlight*, receiving 59% of the votes. The Boise State Broncos' Statue of Liberty play in their 43-42 overtime win over the Oklahoma Sooners in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl, which was the runner up, received 41% of the fans' votes. This segment was very similar to 2007's *Who's Now* segment.
* **TitleTown USA** was a month-long segment that aired throughout July 2008. This series began airing on July 4 and ended on July 7, 2008. *SportsCenter* visited 20 finalist cities during the month. Based on online fan voting, Valdosta, Georgia was the winning city of "TitleTown USA". This segment was very similar to 2005's *50 States in 50 Days* segment. Switchfoot's song, *This Is Home*, from *The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian* movie soundtrack, was the theme song used for the TitleTown USA segment, which was sponsored by Verizon Wireless, Wendy's and Dick's Sporting Goods.
* **Mt. Rushmore of Sports** was a month-long segment that aired throughout February 2009.
* **Fan Feast** was a segment that aired throughout July 2009. This segment was hosted by Mike Greenberg and Kenny Mayne.
* **30th Anniversary SportsCenter** was a special edition of *SportsCenter* that aired September 6, 2009, one day before ESPN's 30th anniversary (September 7, 2009). Anchored by Chris Berman, Bob Ley and John Saunders, this show took a look at clips from the last 30 years in sports during the ESPN era, which was mixed in with news and highlights from the day in sports. This edition also celebrated the 30th anniversary of *SportsCenter* and ESPN.
* **Honoring America's Heroes** is the network's annual salute to the United States military, seen during the Veterans Day holiday. In addition to video tributes and features, *SportsCenter* aired live from the USS Carl Vinson in San Diego in 2011 and from Ramstein Air Base in Germany in 2012. On each occasion, a college basketball game followed: Michigan State and North Carolina on November 11, 2011 and MSU and Connecticut on November 9, 2012, both from the respective locations. In 2012, ESPN ran a scroll with the names of current employers who had served in the military. USAA is a sponsor of this segment. *SportsCenter* aired live from the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, MD on November 8, 2013. On November 10, 2017, *SportsCenter:AM* was live on location in Parris Island, SC with Randy Scott, Sage Steele & Jay Harris as anchors.

## Other special editions of SportsCenter

* **SportsCenter Monday Kickoff** was seen on Mondays during the NFL season from 2006-2013, and ran for 16 weeks. It featured highlights and analysis of NFL games from the day before, previewed the night's *Monday Night Football* matchups, and all of the day's other sports news. The presenting sponsors for *SportsCenter Monday Kickoff* were Miller Lite and Coors Light. On September 17, 2012, *SportsCenter Monday Kickoff* had its runtime cut in half, from 60 minutes to 30 minutes only, due to *Monday Night Countdown* being moved up to the 6:30 p.m. ET timeslot. Chris Berman anchored *SportsCenter Monday Kickoff* during the 2013 NFL season. *SportsCenter Monday Kickoff* did not return for the 2014 season, due to *Monday Night Countdown* being moved up to the 6:00 p.m. ET time slot on ESPN and also, the 6:00 p.m. ET edition of *SportsCenter* being moved to ESPN2 on Mondays during the league's regular season.
* **The Year in Review of SportsCenter** (a.k.a. *The Best of SportsCenter*) is seen annually during the month of December, featuring a look back at the past year in sports, including highlights of the top games of the year (such as the 2006 Rose Bowl), as well as the top news stories of the year. This program is also available on DVD; the 2006 version was sold exclusively at Walmart.
* **SportsCenter's Top Ten Games of the Year** is also seen annually during the month of December, featuring a look back at the calendar year's top ten games, such as the World Series, the Super Bowl, the NBA Finals, and the NCAA men's and women's basketball championships.

## Vignettes

* *SportsCentury*, which later became a documentary series on ESPN Classic, began as a multimedia series in 1998. These included one-minute sponsored vignettes tying significant sports events to the day they occurred. This ran through February 14, 2000.
* *SportsCenter* In 2004, ESPN contributed to the ESPN25 project by counting down the 100 most significant sports events and news stories of the previous 25 years.
* In 2007, ESPN aired "Ultimate NASCAR", a series of one-minute features of significant events in the history of NASCAR. It celebrated the return of coverage rights to the network. These vignettes were rebroadcast through July 29, 2007, when ESPN aired the Allstate 400 at the Brickyard. That race was also the network's first NASCAR Sprint Cup telecast since the Atlanta fall race in November 2000 (when the Sprint Cup Series was then known as the Winston Cup Series).
* "After Jackie" was a series of vignettes that honored the role sports has played in the struggle for civil rights in the United States. These one-minute pieces premiered on March 25, 2007 and aired until April 15 of that year, 60 years to the day of Jackie Robinson's debut as the first African American player in Major League Baseball. This series also led up to the Jackie Robinson commemorative baseball game that night between the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers. Between April 3 and 4, 2007, the series was sponsored by Suzuki.
* At the end of the network's final *SportsCenter* of 1999 (December 31, 1999), ESPN played a special seven-minute video called "Images of the Century" (commonly referred to on various video sites as "ESPN SportsCentury" or similar variants) that recalled some of the most memorable images, plays, athletes, and calls of the previous century of sports. The song used for the video was *Dream On* by Aerosmith.
* "Remembering the House that Ruth Built" was a series of vignettes featuring significant events in the history of Yankee Stadium, the home of Major League Baseball's New York Yankees. The 2008 season was also the ballclub's last at Yankee Stadium, which opened in 1923. These 30-second pieces, narrated by *Baseball Tonight* host and *SportsCenter* anchor Karl Ravech, originally aired on the ESPN family of networks in March 2008. This series was sponsored by Bank of America.


title: Oskar Dawicki

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Oskar Dawicki is a Polish performer and multimedia artist, a graduate of the Fine Arts Faculty at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and co-founder of the Azorro Supergroup. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Zachęta, Manifesta Biennale, Postmasters Gallery, New York, and Warsaw Raster Gallery which represent the artist.
Oskar Dawicki's life and work has been a subject of a movie, "Performer", directed by Maciej Sobieszczański and Łukasz Ronduda which premiered at Berlinale. "Performer" was awarded the "THINK: FILM AWARD" at the Berlinale Film Festival and was screened among others at Tate Modern London, and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

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# Oskar Dawicki

**Oskar Dawicki** (born 28 July 1971 in Stargard) is a Polish performer and multimedia artist, a graduate of the Fine Arts Faculty at Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń and co-founder of the Azorro Supergroup. He has exhibited nationally and internationally at venues including Zachęta, Manifesta Biennale, Postmasters Gallery, New York, and Warsaw Raster Gallery which represent the artist. Oskar Dawicki's life and work has been a subject of a movie, "Performer", directed by Maciej Sobieszczański and Łukasz Ronduda which premiered at Berlinale. "Performer" was awarded the "THINK: FILM AWARD" at the Berlinale Film Festival and was screened among others at Tate Modern London, and the Museum of Modern Art in Warsaw.

## InfoBox

| Oskar Dawicki | |
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| Born | (1971-07-28) 28 July 1971 |
| Nationality | Polish |
| Alma mater | Nicolaus Copernicus University |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist, performer |


title: Pasiphilodes luteata

abstract: Pasiphilodes luteata is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo. The forewings have a pale golden-yellow ground colour with vinous-brown markings.

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# Pasiphilodes luteata

***Pasiphilodes luteata*** is a moth in the family Geometridae. It is found on Borneo.

The forewings have a pale golden-yellow ground colour with vinous-brown markings.

## InfoBox

| *Pasiphilodes luteata* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Lepidoptera |
| Family: | Geometridae |
| Genus: | *Pasiphilodes* |
| Species: | ***P. luteata*** |
| Binomial name | |
| ***Pasiphilodes luteata***<br>(Holloway, 1976) | |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Chloroclystis luteata* Holloway, 1976 * *Pasiphila luteata* | |


title: Pennellianthus

abstract: Pennellianthus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It only contains one known species, Pennellianthus frutescens (Lamb.) Crosswh. The genus is within the Tribe Cheloneae along with Penstemon, from which Pennellianthus was separated from. Its native range is Russian Far East and also Japan. The genus name of Pennellia is in honour of Francis W. Pennell (1886–1952), an American botanist best known for his studies of the Scrophulariaceae. The Latin specific epithet of frutescens means shrubby. Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Amer. Midl. Naturalist Vol.83 on page 362 in 1970.

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# Pennellianthus

***Pennellianthus*** is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Plantaginaceae. It only contains one known species, ***Pennellianthus frutescens*** (Lamb.) Crosswh. The genus is within the Tribe Cheloneae along with *Penstemon*, from which *Pennellianthus* was separated from.

Its native range is Russian Far East (within the regions of Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, the Kuril Islands, Magadan, Sakhalin) and also Japan.

The genus name of *Pennellia* is in honour of Francis W. Pennell (1886–1952), an American botanist best known for his studies of the *Scrophulariaceae*. The Latin specific epithet of *frutescens* means shrubby (referring to the habit of the plant). Both the genus and the species were first described and published in Amer. Midl. Naturalist Vol.83 on page 362 in 1970.

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| *Pennellianthus* | |
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| *Penstemon frutescens* | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| *Clade*: | Tracheophytes |
| *Clade*: | Angiosperms |
| *Clade*: | Eudicots |
| *Clade*: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Plantaginaceae |
| Genus: | *Pennellianthus*<br>Crosswh. |
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| Synonyms | |
| * *Chelone frutescens* Steud. * *Digitalis ambigua* Willd. ex Ledeb. * *Digitalis dasyantha* Pall. ex Lamb. * *Leiostemon frutescens* (Lamb.) Raf. ex Straw * *Penstemon frutescens* Lamb. | |


title: Tyler Tennis Championships

abstract: The Tyler Tennis Championships is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was first held in Tyler, Texas, United States in 2001.

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# Tyler Tennis Championships

The **Tyler Tennis Championships** is a professional tennis tournament played on hard courts. It is currently part of the ATP Challenger Tour. It was first held in Tyler, Texas, United States in 2001.

## Past finals

### Singles

| Year | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | **Nicolas Moreno de Alboran** | Mikhail Kukushkin | 6–7(8–10), 7–6(7–0), 6–4 |
| 2024 | **James Trotter** | Brandon Holt | 6–2, 7–6(7–3) |

### Doubles

| Year | Champions | Runners-up | Score |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | **Alex Bolt**
**Andrew Harris** | Evan King
Reese Stalder | 6–1, 6–4 |
| 2024 | **Hans Hach Verdugo**
**James Trotter** | Andrés Andrade
Abdullah Shelbayh | 7–6(7–3), 6–4 |

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| Tyler Tennis Championships | |
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| *2023 Tyler Tennis Championships* | |
| ATP Challenger Tour | |
| Event name | Tyler Tennis Championships |
| Location | Tyler, Texas, United States |
| Category | ATP Challenger Tour |
| Surface | Hard |


title: Vijay Sethi

abstract: Professor Vijay Sethi is an Indian scientist teaching Information Technology & Operations Management (ITOM) at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He has been named Business Professor of the Year by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for being the world's best business educator. He has held a number of leadership positions at the school, including director of international business competitions, coordinator of India strategy, and dean of business program.

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# Vijay Sethi

**Professor Vijay Sethi** is an Indian scientist teaching Information Technology & Operations Management (ITOM) at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University (NTU). He has been named Business Professor of the Year by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) for being the world's best business educator. He has held a number of leadership positions at the school, including director of international business competitions, coordinator of India strategy, and dean of business program.

## Early life and education

Sethi attended the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India, where he earned an undergraduate degree in chemical engineering. In 1984, he went on to attend the Ohio University to attain an MBA. He also obtained a Ph.D. in business administration from the University of Pittsburgh, US.

## Career

Prior to being a professor at the Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore, Sethi was an assistant professor at the State University of New York (SUNY), University at Buffalo and a designated associate professor at the University of Oklahoma. Dr. Sethi is currently professor in the department of information technology (IT) and operations management at Nanyang Business School, NTU, Singapore. He is also a visiting faculty to the S P Jain School of Global Management (Singapore-Sydney-Dubai).

Sethi specialises in electronic commerce, IT entrepreneurship, strategic information systems planning, IT productivity, and knowledge management. He is published in the top IT journals. He is ranked among the Top 25 MIS Professionals worldwide in terms of research (1991–1996); also his paper was ranked among the Top 25 Most Requested Paper (April 2002 – April 2004) in Information and Management.

Majority of his work deals with digital disruptions, the economics of technology, social media and networks, data analytics, legal and IPR issues, and patterns of new technology evolution. Sethi has also established several new internet business ideas. A lot of these have gone on to win accolades in regional competitions such as the Asia Moot Corp, Bangkok Business Challenge, and global competitions such as the Global Moot Corp (Austin, Texas) and Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC, North Carolina, Chapel Hill).

Having worked with a number of Singapore companies as a consultant and for executive education programs, including Abacus International, International Data Corporation, Heller Asia Pacific, Maritime and Port Authority, Trade and Development Board, Singapore Refining Company, Refco, Deutsche Telekom, NTUC, IDA, and MOM, Sethi is an established name in the field.

His research interests include the following:

* Electronic commerce
* Digital strategies
* Technology entrepreneurship
* Strategic information technology planning
* Alignment of business with technology infrastructure
* Measuring business value of information technology

## Awards and recognition

Sethi teaches Nanyang MBA, professional MBA and executive MBA participants. He has been voted EMBA Teacher of the Year (2010), MBA Teacher of the Year (2011 & 2013), Teacher of the Division (2012), and has also been awarded the Nanyang Award for Excellence in Teaching (2012, 2013). Sethi was also voted as the Business Professor of the Year, 2013 by the London-based EIU (Economist Intelligence Unit).

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| Vijay Sethi | |
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| Born | Vijay Sethi |
| Employer | Nanyang Business School |


title: Loretta Di Franco

abstract: Loretta Di Franco is an American operatic soprano. She is known for her more than 900 performances at the Metropolitan Opera from 1961-1995.

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# Loretta Di Franco

**Loretta Di Franco** is an American operatic soprano. She is known for her more than 900 performances at the Metropolitan Opera from 1961-1995.

## Career

Originally a member of the Met's opera chorus, she eventually was promoted to singing small comprimario roles beginning with one of the pages in Wagner's *Tannhäuser* and the peasant girl in *The Marriage of Figaro* in 1961. She went on to win the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions in 1965 which led to her first substantial role, Chloe in *The Queen of Spades*. She continued to appear annually at the Met for the next 30 years, performing both leading and supporting roles.

Some of the parts she performed at the Met included Annina in *La traviata*, both the Aunt and Barena in Janáček's *Jenůfa*, Barbarina and Marcellina in *The Marriage of Figaro*, Berta in *The Barber of Seville*, Countess Ceprano in *Rigoletto*, the Dew Fairy and the Sandman in *Hansel and Gretel*, Feklusa in *Káťa Kabanová*, the First Lady in *The Magic Flute*, the Flower Seller in Britten's *Death in Venice*, Frasquita in *Carmen*, Gerhilde in *Die Walküre*, Giannetta in *L'elisir d'amore*, Helen in *Mourning Becomes Electra*, Ines in *Il trovatore*, Jouvenot in *Adriana Lecouvreur*, Kate Pinkerton in *Madama Butterfly*, Laura in *Luisa Miller*, Lauretta in *Gianni Schichi*, Lisa in *La sonnambula*, Marianne in *Der Rosenkavalier*, Marthe in *Faust*, Musetta in *La bohème*, Oscar in *Un ballo in maschera*, Samaritana in *Francesca da Rimini*, Woglinde in both *Das Rheingold* and *Götterdämmerung*, Xenia in *Boris Godunov*, Zerlina in *Don Giovanni*, and title role in *Lucia di Lammermoor*. In 1991 she created the role of the Woman with Child in the world premiere of John Corigliano's *The Ghosts of Versailles*. This was the role in which she gave her final performance at the Metropolitan in April 1995.

## Videography

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| Loretta Di Franco | |
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| Born | (1942-10-28) October 28, 1942<br>New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Origin | American |
| Occupation | Operatic soprano |


title: Tango (Stravinsky)

abstract: Tango is a 1940 piece originally composed for piano by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It is one of Stravinsky's most recorded works for piano.

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# Tango (Stravinsky)

**Tango** is a 1940 piece originally composed for piano by Russian composer Igor Stravinsky. It is one of Stravinsky's most recorded works for piano.

## Composition

After settling in Hollywood, Stravinsky was unable to bring the money he earned from his royalties of his works in Europe to America, due to copyright issues and ambiguities. When he found himself with financial difficulties, he decided to write new compositions entirely in America in order to exploit them, with the exclusive intention of making money. Tango, which was the first work entirely written in America, is one of those works.

## Analysis

One of the most rhythmically regular works by Stravinsky, the Tango consists of **4**
**4** bars in four-bar phrase structures. However, this Tango does not follow the rhythmic logic used in Argentinian Tangos: syncopation is almost never used on the last beat of every bar, but it is used on the second instead. This provides the work with a distinctive atmosphere. Unlike some of Stravinsky's post-European works, the Tango is a tonal work. It is in the key of D minor, and modulates to D major in the central trio-like section.

## Arrangements

Stravinsky's Tango has been rewritten and rearranged many times either by Stravinsky himself, by fellow musicians or by other musicians, especially after his death. Here is a list of arrangements in which Stravinsky took part:

* The first arrangement was a 1941 orchestra version for three flutes, three clarinets, two oboes, two bassoons, three saxophones, two horns, three trumpets, three trombones, one tuba, percussion, piano, guitar, violins, violas, cellos and double basses. Even though it was purportedly written by Felix Guenther, it was eventually revised and approved by Stravinsky. It was premiered by Benny Goodman in July 1941.
* The second arrangement was composed in 1953 for a very atypical ensemble: four clarinets, one bass clarinet, four trumpets, three trombones, one guitar, three violins, one viola, one cello, and one double bass. It was premiered on October 18, 1953, by fellow musician Robert Craft.
* The third arrangement was written for violin and piano by American violinist Samuel Dushkin, as Stravinsky and Dushkin started performing at recitals together quite often after Stravinsky fled from Europe.