Q: From a birthday party to a friendly get together, parties are a great way to gather your friends and expand your network. Ask all of your close friends to come and encourage them to bring guests. Speak with everyone at the party and get phone numbers and contact information from those you do not know and that you share common interests with. Attend weddings, funerals and parties that you are invited to. Showing that you care about the people in your network, even if you just pop in and say hi, will cause those that are in your 'network' to return the same courtesy. And, you could meet other people there too. If you have to say no to an invitation, send an event-appropriate gift or card. Consider volunteering and joining a cause that you believe in. You might agitate for a change in election procedures, march against corruption, fundraise for the homeless in your neighborhood, or join an anti-deportation league. You will meet people who share your interests and do some good at the same time. Being active also shows that you care about something greater than yourself, which may help you meet new people. Meet new people by joining groups of strangers that gather for socializing. Sites like Meetup.com offer local volunteer-led hiking groups, poker parties, and other fun things. Since everyone is participating in the initial difficulty of meeting with strangers, the awkwardness is diminished. Go to large meetups that involve the topics you are interested in. Whether they are about technology, skiing or scrapbooking, you will meet new people that share similar interests. Introduce yourself to people in line, ask questions at panels, and add other attendees on social media. Try going to the same gatherings every year. That way, you'll make friends with other regulars. Create business cards that you can hand out to new contacts to stay in touch. If you want to participate in a community, you have to give back! That means hosting parties and connecting people, promoting the interests of others within your network, and otherwise being a mensch to those around you. Consider starting your own activist, social, or artistic group. This can be a bit of a daunting task, but if you start your own group, whether an internet bulletin board group or an actual meet and greet group, people will be coming to you instead of you looking for them. This is a great way to meet new contacts and friends. Once you have established yourself in a community, and are known to give back to it, ask for favors. Should you be seeking a job, don't hesitate to tell everyone in your network about it. Send out resumes to those you are closest to or those that share business interest.
A: Throw a party. Say yes to invitations. Get active. Find in-person activities online. Attend summits, festivals, conferences, expositions, and fairs. Give back by hosting. Work your network.

Q: See if the casino has a free table, purchase one to play at home, or play on one online just to get a feel for the game. This will introduce you to the various bets involved in roulette. You can make several types of wagers on a roulette table, which is basically a 3-column chart that lists the 36 numbers on the wheel. The types of wagers are grouped into 2 categories: Inside bets are wagers placed on specific numbers on the table. If you bet $1 on a number and the ball lands on that number, you win a 35:1 payout, or $35 plus your original $1 bet. You can also split your bet between up to 6 numbers that are next to each other on the table. Outside bets, such as even/odd and red/black, are lower risk, but the payout is only 2:1 or 1:1. There are blocks labeled with various bets on the table outside of the chart of numbers. This is why they're called outside bets, while wagers placed on the numbers are called inside bets. As long as you make the table minimum for each individual bet, you can make multiple outside bets to increase your odds of a payout. For instance, if you wager $1 on even and $1 on black, you'll win a $2 payout if the ball lands on black 10, and you'll break even if it lands on red 16. Along with even/odd and red/black, which offer payouts of 1:1, outside bets include: High/low: Wagering that the ball will land on 1 through 18 or 19 through 36; the payout is 1:1. Dozens: Betting that the ball will land on 1 through 12, 13 through 24, or 25 through 36. The payout is 2:1. Columns: Betting the ball will land on a number within one of the table's 3 columns; the payout is 2:1. Though they have the highest payout, straight bets on a single number are risky. The odds of the ball landing on the exact number you chose is 1 in 37 (2.7%) for European wheels and 1 in 38 (2.63%) for American wheels. In addition to making a straight bet on a single number, you can also divide the odds between multiple numbers. The payout decreases with the more numbers you split. A straight bet (1 number) yields a 35:1 payout, while a 6 line bet offers a 5:1 payout. When you split your wager, the numbers must occur next to each other on the roulette board within a 12-cell block. The exception is a 4 corners bet, in which you wager on the corner numbers of one of the table's blocks. Watch the croupier, or the casino roulette worker, spin the wheel and release the ball, observe the ball as it spins around the rim, and study other people's wagers. Check for wheel biases, or numbers or sections where the ball repeatedly lands. If people making wagers spin the wheel on their own, give it a spin yourself to get a feel for how fast it moves.
A: Practice playing at a free table before placing actual bets. Make outside bets for better odds of winning. Bet on the inside in moderation to increase your payout. Observe the wheel, note people's wagers, and look for trends.

Q: Look for a solution, or for a way to take control of your circumstances. You may find that you feel trapped by the permanence of the past. If you take action in some way, you might empower yourself to move forward. Escape the chains of the past, and find your purpose in motion. Dive back in, and do not be afraid. You cannot fix everything. Irreversible things happen, and you can only act upon the new reality that exists in the wake of the event. Think about how you might ease the suffering of others, or make amends, or keep what happened once from happening again. Once you acknowledge and accept the past, you can begin to take valuable lessons from it. Study the past, and use it to guide you into the future. Be careful not to internalize bad habits and anxieties only practical lessons. You may not be able to undo what happened, but you might be able to keep it from happening again. Evaluate your goals, and throw yourself into something new. Change the static energy of grief into the kinetic energy of action. Give something new the space it needs to bloom. If you are trying to get over a relationship, consider whether you are ready for another relationship. If you lost a friend, think about ways to connect more deeply with other friends. Maybe those friends who you kind of tossed aside deserve some more affection. Try doing more things with your current friends and do not let your past lost friendship haunt you. If you regret something that you did or didn't do: look for a situation that gives you the opportunity to make the choice you wish you'd made. You won't get over the past until you stop thinking about it so much. Throwing your energy into something new can be a great way to stop thinking about the past. Change your focus. Re-engage with your life.
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Take action. Learn from what happened. Look toward the future.