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Discover how AI can make your life easier, more connected, and more fun! This hands-on course introduces you to the latest AI tools, focusing on using ChatGPT, Claude, and Google's Gemini. You'll learn how to incorporate AI into your daily routine, from summarizing documents and managing book clubs to creating webpages or serving as a tutor for any subject and learning style. We'll also touch on the ethical side of AI, ensuring you're informed and empowered. Optionally, bring your devices with ChatGPT or Claude installed and prepare to explore! Come learn all the best tips from the best AI sites to formatting prompts for better outputs. The future is here – unlock AI’s benefits in a bite-sized lesson. This class will meet inside CVU.

The goal of this presentation is to provide examples of DIRECT actions each person can take at home, on their phone, computer, farm, institution, and municipal entities. Gerald will review specific climate change adaptations that face cultural resistance, whether in your home, community or the institutions that surround us. A list of specific actions each of us have an opportunity to accomplish in our daily life will be introduced and discussed. Both positive and unintended consequences will be identified in terms of cultural values, as well as economic, environmental and personal adaptation, as well as how positive cultural adaptations affect us at the local and regional level. This class will take place inside CVU.

Travel in a van conversion is a low-cost and self-contained travel option that appeals to folks comfortable with and excited by the prospect of independent exploration. Whether staying at campgrounds or at “dispersed camping” areas, you can optimize your home-on-wheels to meet your own requirements. Over the course of 4 sessions, we will discuss and share ideas, methods, and experiences. This is great class for anyone interested in van conversions and/or has some experience and is looking for more. Note, this is not a shop class. Which vehicle is best for conversion? How to plan for a space that will meet your particular needs? Why not buy an RV or a factory van conversion? This forum will take a methodical approach to discussion of needs, priorities, and limitations, including, but not limited to: The Big Tin Can: walls, ceilings, floors, insulation, noise suppression, ventilation. Electricity: solar panels, battery options, charger/inverters, DC/AC wiring, lighting, ventilation, heating. Sleeping: bed and bedding options. Storage: shelving, drawers, dedicated space for bicycles or other specific needs. Cooking: built-in or outside, refrigerator/coolers. Bathroom needs: the most-frequently asked question, no-contest. Camping: What options exist for staying in developed or dispersed areas? Thomas Brennan has travelled throughout the U.S. and Canada over the past six years in a 2018 Ram Promaster.

In this demo-style class, Louis will offer basic instruction in the principles and techniques sharpening of various household tools such as kitchen knives, scissors, and garden implements. Bring in one or two items that warrant sharpening and/or adjusting and learn which sharpening tools of the trade would be best for each implement. Instructor sharpening up to two-items is included in the fee. Honing stones, files, strops, sharpening jigs and other devices commonly used in sharpening will be available for either demo and some hands-on practice depending on your level of comfort, desire and safety. I enjoyed the class and found it informative. The instructor was able to provide information and techniques useful to both novices and more experienced participants.