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\"A comprehensive guide to the classic card game of bridge, including an overview of the basics, tips and techniques how to play--and strategies to win; perfect for new bridge players and experienced pros alike. Bridge is all about memory, bidding, and skill. It is one of the most popular card games in the world, and is played by millions of people worldwide in tournaments, clubs, and cruises, as well as online. New to the world of bridge? No problem! Learning any new game can be challenging, especially one as complicated as bridge. But mastering a complex game can be very rewarding. Whether you are a complete novice or a casual player looking to brush up on your skills and techniques, The Little Book of Bridge can help you play your cards right and get ahead in this classic game. With a comprehensive breakdown of all the cards involved in the game, detailed information on scoring, tips on how to improve your skills, strategies for winning, and a tear-away cheat sheet, this guide will have even the newest bridge enthusiast winning in no time flat\"-- Provided by publisher.

In tokamaks (toroidal magnetically confined fusion plasmas), electron cyclotron emission has been used for many years to measure the electron temperature (Te) profile. A microwave radiometer detects blackbody emission, with a given frequency corresponding to a unique electron cyclotron harmonic (n fce) resonance layer within the plasma. Alternately, electromagnetic waves can be launched to heat or drive current at cyclotron resonances. These techniques cannot be used in a class of “overdense” plasmas in which the plasma frequency (fpe) is much greater than fce so that electromagnetic waves in this frequency range are evanescent. An alternate wave is considered here which enables similar techniques in overdense spherical tokamaks (ST) and other high-β plasmas. The electrostatic electron Bernstein wave (EBW) is thermally emitted at n fce resonances, and can propagate below fpe. The EBW can mode convert to electromagnetic waves at the upper-hybrid resonance (UHR) layer surrounding the plasma, at which point it can be detected using standard radiometric techniques. In this work, EBW mode conversion to X-mode waves (B-X) is studied as a means to measure Te in an overdense plasma. An in-vacuum antenna measures B-X emission in the CDX-U ST. To control and optimize the B-X conversion, a local limiter shortens the density scale length (Ln) measured with a Langmuir probe array at the UHR, which theoretically allows the mode conversion efficiency (C ) to approach unity. The emission is predominantly X-mode polarized and emitted near the n fce layer. Comparing the Te profile measured by Thomson scattering to the EBW radiation temperature (Trad) profile verifies C ∼ 100%. Large (∼50%) fluctuations in Trad are observed, though, and Trad ∼ Te is seen only at the peak of fluctuating emission. Theoretical C calculated with measured, fluctuating Ln is ∼75% correlated with Trad. Other sources of Trad variation are discussed. These results provide experimental evidence supporting B-X conversion theory and have demonstrated the feasibility of measuring Te through B-X emission. Since the inverse X-B conversion process obeys the same physics, this work also validates the prospect of performing heating/current drive in an ST via mode conversion of launched X-mode waves to the EBW.

\"I can't imagine how it wouldn't improve your fitness,\" she said. \"The volunteers are here for three to four hours, and that's sustained exercise.\" [Tanja Partee] says she has always been a \"dog person,\" so she started volunteering at the Humane Society. Now, she said, \"it's my passion.\" \"It's good therapy,\" she said. \"No matter what's going on in your life, when you're here you forget everything.\"

Women participating in the Memphis Runners Track Club's Women and Running program go through their paces. The women started training in July for a 5K they'll run in September. For more information on the program, visit The Commercial Appeal Web site at www.commercialappeal.com and click on \"blogs.\"

\"I can't imagine how it wouldn't improve your fitness,\" she says. \"The volunteers are here for three to four hours, and that's sustained exercise.\" [Tanja Partee] says she has always been a \"dog person,\" so she started volunteering at the Humane Society. Now, she says, \"it's my passion.\" \"It's good therapy,\" she says. \"No matter what's going on in your life, when you're here you forget everything.\"

The Legends are: Walton, Bud Joyner, Patrick Alexander, Calvin Johnson, John Mohundro, Mike Cody, Mary Ann Wehrum, E. J. Goldsmith Jr., Frank Horton and Dr. Jack Rockett. This is not merely a club for so-called \"elite\" runners, the best and the fastest. Photos; A.J. Wolfe/The Commercial Appeal The surviving seven members of the \"Legends of Memphis Running\" are (from left) Brenda Walton, Bud Joyner, Patrick Alexander, Calvin Johnson, John Mohundro, Mike Cody and [Mary Anne Wehrum]. Local runner [Paul Sax] says he decided on the Legends idea when he had trouble getting an official Hall of Fame off the ground. Courtesy Mike Cody Legends Jack Rockett and Mike Cody complete the St. Louis Marathon in 1976. Rockett died in 1991. E.J. Goldsmith Frank Horton

[Trish Headley], now 42, was training for the Flying Pig Marathon in Cincinnati that May, so she ignored the pain and did her scheduled run the next day. Over the next two months, the pain in Headley's leg worsened - and she ran more and more. Photo(3); Photographs by Thomas Busler/The Commercial Appeal Thomas Busler/The Commercial Appeal Trish Headley had a hard time adjusting to being grounded from her running routine by injury. She found alternatives in swimming and biking during the down time. Physical therapist [Joel Lyons] examines the leg of a runner who was injured. \"It was a real stunner to realize I wasn't going to run for 12 weeks,\" said Trish Headley. \"I became irritated and depressed, and I lost perspective.\"

For [Mark Newman], 42, running is lot more serious. The winner of the 2000 Memphis Marathon has competed in three Olympic Marathon Trials, most recently in Birmingham, Ala., earlier this year. Even when he is not training for a major competition, Newman logs 65 to 70 miles a week. Newman's typical schedule when flying for FedEx - he also travels for his own company, Laserlink Sales - has him leaving Memphis in the wee hours of the morning. At his destination, Newman usually gets to his hotel about 6 a.m. for some sleep. When he awakens, he still has lots of time to kill before he flies out again after midnight. John Bookas is another FedEx pilot and an inveterate runner who doesn't like to miss his regular training. He especially enjoys his trips to San Francisco, where Fisherman's Wharf provides a great running venue, and the Golden Gate Bridge also beckons. \"You can run across the bridge,\" says Bookas, \"and take the ferry back to the city.\"