Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Try your hand at guessing the ball’s bounce. Take advantage of La Partage and En Prison rules on a European wheel. Go with the Fibonacci System for a low-risk, low-reward strategy. Use the James Bond Strategy no more than once or twice. Steer clear of the high-risk Martingale Strategy.

Answer: As the ball spins in the rim around the wheel, notice when it moves past a fixed point, such as the wheel's 0 pocket. Try to guess when the ball will slow down, fall from the rim, and start bouncing off of the deflectors that divide the wheel’s pockets. It’s difficult but, with practice, you may be able to guess which section of the wheel the ball will land after it stops bouncing.  If you can guess before the croupier, or the casino worker, calls last bets, you can wager on the section of the wheel where you think the ball will land. Recall that it’s easier to predict where the ball will land if the wheel is tilted. If there’s a slight tilt, the ball is more likely to land on the side opposite where the croupier released it into the spinning wheel. Generally, La Partage and En Prison are only played on European wheels. In La Partage, if you make a 50/50 bet (such as that the ball will land on an even number) and the ball lands on 0, you and the house split your bet.  Let's say you bet $10 on black. If the ball lands on zero, the house keeps $5 and gives you back $5. It’s not a win, but it's better than losing the entire $10 bet.  En Prison works similarly. Suppose you bet $10 on black and the ball lands on 0. The house keeps your $10 and spins again. If the ball lands on black, you get your $10 back. You don't win anything, but you don't lose your $10! In this system, you place wagers only on the roughly 50/50 bets (such as odd/even), and you base your wagers on the Fibonacci numbers. If you lose in the first round, make your next wager the next number in the Fibonacci sequence in the second round. Keep advancing a number in the sequence until you win then, when you do win, go back 2 numbers in the sequence.  The Fibonacci numbers are a sequence in which a number is equal to the sum of the 2 numbers before it. The first part of the sequence is 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, and 89. To figure out what comes next, just add the last 2 numbers in the sequence: 55 + 89 = 144. Suppose you start with a $1 wager and lose 4 times in a row. So far, you’ve lost a total of $7 ($1 + $1 + $2 + $3 = $7). You win when you wager $5, so you get the original $5 bet back plus the $5 payout. Then, you'd count back 2 steps in the sequence from 5 and wager $2 in the next round. Lowering your wager every time you win helps protect your profits. The Fibonacci strategy is a pretty safe strategy, but low risk means low profits. Additionally, remember that house always has an edge of 2.7% (for a European wheel) or 5.3% (for an American wheel), and no mathematical system or betting strategy can defeat that. This system involves dividing your wager between high numbers, a 6 line bet, and 0. For instance, if you’re betting $200 total, you’d wager $140 on the high numbers (19-36), $50 on the numbers 13-18, and $10 on zero. This increases your likelihood of winning by spreading out your bets.  This strategy is based on a $200 total wager; keep your proportions if your making a wager other than $200. For instance, divide a $20 bet in to $14, $5 and $1 wagers. If you're betting $40 total, make divided wagers of $28, $10, and $2 (20 x 2 = 40, so multiply the divided bets by 2). If the number is between 19 and 36, you will have an $80 profit; if the number is between 13 and 18, you will have a $100 profit, and if the number is zero, then you will have a $160 profit. No strategy is foolproof. Since odds tend to even out over time, the house still has an edge. Even if you place bets on half the board, you’re still more likely to lose money over time. Additionally, there’s no guarantee that the ball won’t land on a number between 1 and 12 several times in a row. Suppose that happens for the first 5 spins. If you wagered $200 per spin, you just lost a quick $1000! For this strategy, you start by wagering the table minimum on a 50/50 outside bet. You keep betting that amount until you lose. When that happens, you double your bet for the next spin and keep doubling your bet until you win. While doubling your bet may help you recover the money you lost, it’s an extremely risky strategy.  Say you bet $10 on red and lost. You’d bet $20 in the next round and, if you win, you’d more than make up for your $10 loss in the previous round. The problem with this strategy is that a losing streak could quickly leave you bankrupt. In a series of 4 spins, there’s no guarantee that the ball will land on red twice and black twice, even if the odds are roughly 50/50. You could bet on red 4 spins in a row and the ball could land on black each time. Suppose you bet $10, lose 4 times in a row, and double your bets each spin to $20, $40, and $80. If you have only $150 to spend, you’ll have blown through your entire bankroll before you have a chance to recover your losses.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Check your lease for ambiguities or discrepancies. Determine whether your landlord is fulfilling all terms of the lease. Find other loopholes.

Answer: If anything in your lease contract is unclear, you may be able to use that to your advantage. Read and reread your lease for any instances of poor clarity. Also look for terms in the contract that may not be legally enforceable. For example, if your lease agreement says that your security deposit is non-refundable unless you continue the lease for a certain number of months, this is illegal. Security deposits must be returnable. Violations of habitability and safety can allow you to break a lease. However, there are also other common terms in a lease that may allow you to find a way out if the landlord isn’t fulfilling them.  For example, many leases have “quiet enjoyment” or similar clause. This requires the landlord to ensure that no tenants are disruptive. If you’re constantly bothered by your neighbor’s loud parties and you have notified your landlord and your landlord has not taken action to remedy the situation, you may have grounds to break your lease.  Another common term that might be violated pertains to service animals. Under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a landlord cannot enforce a “no pets” policy on tenants who require a service or therapy animal. If your landlord has tried to force you to get rid of a necessary service animal, you may have grounds to terminate the lease. Many landlords rely on boilerplate lease forms. However, because lease laws vary by state, your lease could be invalid when your landlord has used a form with language that isn't legal in your state. It can be difficult to find these loopholes if you're not an attorney. Consider hiring a tenancy attorney or having a tenancy advocate review your lease. Even if the consultation costs a few hundred dollars, it could be worth it if you find a way to legally get out of your lease.


Problem: Write an article based on this summary: Make a mind map, or visual organizer. Start with a large piece of paper or poster board. Write your overall idea or them in a circle in the middle of the paper or poster board. Draw lines leading from the circle, and write the ideas that stem from the main idea. Draw lines leading from the main lines to indicate subtopics.

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Mind maps allow you to place your thoughts on paper in a highly visual way. They are simply an organized drawing with the themes of your ideas highlighted through the placement on the page. They can be as messy or as structured as you like, and making multiple drafts may help with getting your ideas organized. The size varies based on how involved the project is. While a mind map for deciding a yes or no question may be less involved, the thought map for a research paper or a novel may be much more involved. This will give you room to think through your ideas in a visual way. There are also many online apps for mind mapping. Make sure the circle is big enough so that it will stand out from the subtopics, but not so big that you don’t have much room to write your ideas around it. The topic itself should be as precise as you can make it, so that you can organize your thoughts more easily. Instead of using the topic “Global Warming,” for instance, you might use “The Effects of Global Warming,” or the “The Theories Surrounding Global Warming.” These will be topics related to your main topic, but you can write more than you will use in this section. Doing so will help you select the most important parts of the thought map, as you see how the sections relate to each other. If you want to get really detailed with your topic, you may want to draw lines from the subtopics, and write details about the subtopics. This is where it is really useful to have larger paper or a poster board, so you’ll have plenty of room to go into as much detail as you’d like. Writing out these details will help you organize your thoughts further as they will help you see the connections between subtopics.