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Dementia: Breaking the Stigma-The Evolution of Disease (Part 2 with Mark Archambault)
\n<\/strong>With Kathy O\u2019Neel Webster and March Archambault
\nMonday, September 18, 1:00PM-2:30PM FREE<\/strong><\/p>\n

This workshop covers what Dementia is, where it comes from and what it looks like throughout evolution, LIVE from Marc Archambault, who is living with Alzheimer’s.  We will include information in the advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention and also expand on the importance of taking care of our caregivers. We will include much of the same information as in the first session but modify and expand in the areas of advances in diagnosis, treatment and prevention as well as self-care for caregivers.<\/p>\n

Revolutionary Russia: Background for Today
\n<\/strong>Instructor: Jim Buxton
\nTues, Sept 26 & Wed Sept 27, 1:00PM-2:30PM $35<\/p>\n

This course will not take us through the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, but it will shed light on the enormous underlying tensions between the two. We will review the growth of revolutionary movements in Russia and the effects of WWI on Russia. We will be dealing with the revolution(s) of 1917, the rise of Lenin, the end of the Romanov dynasty, and the Communist era through Gorbachev. There will be attempts to understand Russians who may not support Vladimir Putin but who do support the notion that Ukraine should be part of Russia.<\/p>\n

Costa Rica
\n<\/strong>Instructor: Jim Buxton
\nFriday, September 29, 9:30AM-11:30AM $15<\/p>\n

Why are there so many Hondurans, Guatemalans, Salvadorans, and Nicaraguans fleeing to the U.S. while there are so few “Ticans” doing so?  Why were El Salvador, Nicaragua, Honduras, and Guatemala in civil war during the Cold War, while Costa Rica was at peace? This Central American country is very different from the others! It is one of the “happiest” countries in the world, according to the United Nations World Happiness Report. How? Why? Its people have the highest life expectancies in Latin America, equal to the USA! Environmental awards! Education awards! Biodiversity awards!!?  Join this class, and you might just find yourself touring, or living, there!<\/p>\n

AI Anxiety
\n<\/strong>Instructors: Etta Zasloff, Bill Meisner, Barbara Findley, Barbara Nicholson
\nThursdays, October 5, 12, 19, 26 9:30AM-11:00AM $45<\/p>\n

In 2019, when OLLI members were studying artificial intelligence (AI), they asked, “What is it?” In 2020 we learned more. In 2023 we’re looking for guardrails. This sudden and unanticipated speed of AI development has us now where we thought we’d be in 20 years. Even as we celebrate human imagination and ingenuity, it is vital to discuss unintended consequences, including the possible dangers of AI. Runaway technology growth could result in unimaginable changes to human life, society, and civilization. It’s important to keep informed about the rapid developments in technology, as they affect our lives daily . . . like it or not.<\/p>\n

In conjunction with the OLLI Technology Committee, class participants will form a group to research applications of AI that cause anxiety, examining the positives and negatives. Each class member will bring sources of information about AI to share with the group. This will lead to robust discussion and springboard ideas for future study.<\/p>\n

GMAIL Tips and Tricks (for Windows\/Chromebook users)<\/strong>
\nInstructor: Peter Stetson
\nThursdays, October 10 & 17, 10:00AM-11:30AM $35<\/p>\n

Participants MUST have basic computer skills.<\/p>\n

Learn the basics of G Mail. How to compose, send, and reply to an email. Organizing your emails into folders and blocking spam emails. Create a unique signature to end each email.<\/p>\n

Anesthesia: Its History and Uses
\n<\/strong>Instructor: James Wishart
\nTuesday, October 24, 10:00AM-11:30AM $15<\/p>\n

We will begin with a brief history of the development of anesthesia, with an emphasis on the nursing pioneers who were instrumental in its development. James Wishart will then discuss his experiences as both a provider of anesthesia and as a surgical patient. He\u2019ll also touch on certain illnesses that can lead one to an anesthesia experience; specifically, movement disorders, such as Parkinson\u2019s disease and essential tremor.<\/p>\n

New Sessions Added:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Beneath the Breakers Tour<\/strong> (10 Openings Available)
\nThursday, October 5, at 10:30AM $30<\/p>\n

You\u2019ll see and learn about the new domestic technology that transformed daily life, including:<\/p>\n