Join Angie as she takes you on a journey through Brisbane, Australia, which she visited in July 2025 while accompanying her husband to a conference. Known as both a World’s Fair and Olympic city, Brisbane offers a fascinating mix of history, culture, and modern vitality. Angie will share highlights of her travels, from well-known tourist attractions to hidden gems, monuments, and historical markers that reveal the city’s unique character. This seminar offers not only a travelogue but also an invitation to see Brisbane through the eyes of a curious explorer, blending personal experiences with cultural insight.

Using ENDGAME scenarios this class will instruct the students on learning how the pieces move as well as develop basic strategy using fundamental concepts. The ENDGAME is the final stage of every chess game where there are less pieces on the board, but a strong understanding of how to play decides possible victory or forced draws with your opponent. I will be using examples from my recent games as well as from classical American and Russian textbooks. We will also look at the history of chess as well as introduce famous players throughout the ages.

This seminar will cover a variety of topics including Elder Fraud and Scams, Identity Theft and The Dark Web, AI technology, and many other topics that pose a risk to our Cyber Safety. This is a fun, dynamic course with ample opportunity for open discussions, Q&A, and group participation. There will be live demonstrations, information handouts, how-to's, and useful tools intended to help attendees become aware, informed and prepared to thrive in today's cyber world.

Are you apprehensive of climate change, “the climate crisis,” or conflicting claims of urgency and solutions? Do you want to better understand the breadth, depth, and implications of climate change, and identify effective and productive ways to help promote a sustainable global environment? Let’s explore together. Some topics we may consider:

• What is climate? Why is a global perspective important?
• What part do terminology and semantics play in our perceptions of, and responses to, issues related to climate change?
• Climate perception, science, popular culture, and policies – sorting ‘em out.
• What can I do to make a difference?

We will not be advocating specific approaches or “solutions.” Through a conversational style and visual learning aids, the goal is a broad awareness to help you chart your personal course for positive climate action.

Lesser-Known American Wars of the 19th Century’ will begin with the Barbary Wars of 1805-1815, and continue on with the War of 1812, the Mexican American War of 1846-48, and the Indian Wars running thru most of the century. We'll close with the Spanish-American War of 1898. We’ll skip the Civil War, well covered in other UDOLLI courses, and which would merit several whole courses on its own.

This will be a very different course from our previous ‘20th Century Wars’ offering, with heavy ethical undertones. Whereas 20th century American wars were largely—not totally—defensive in nature, wars of the 19th century clearly featured the US as the aggressor. Other nations had possessions that we coveted, and under the banner of ‘Manifest Destiny’ we set out to forcibly take them. The purpose of the 19th century wars was mainly conquest, and together the wars make for a morally dubious story.