Name: Introduction to Generative AI
Start: 2024-07-15T18:30:00-04:00
Location: Cascades Library 21030 Whitfield Place

Cascades Library 21030 Whitfield Place

Dr. Muhammad Ali Yousuf from UMBC-Shady Grove explores the significance of Generative AI, its growing importance, potential applications and ethical considerations.

Dr. Yousuf is the Graduate Program Director of Data Science in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering at UMBC-Shady Grove. He has extensive consulting experience in medical devices and AI in healthcare, and teaching experience in parallel computing, AI, robotics and intelligent manufacturing. He holds a PhD in Theoretical High Energy Physics from Quaid-i-Azam University, a postdoc in Parallel Supercomputing from SUNY Albany, and a postdoc in Medical Devices and Data from the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

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Instructor Gretchen Schutte leads you through different types of mindfulness and breath practices to help bring peace to your life. Learn how to develop a self-care plan to reduce stress.&nbsp;This workshop is suitable for all levels of meditation experience.

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Did you know? There are more than 2,000 different job titles in the Post Office. We also offer the opportunity for advancement in leadership roles with a variety of positions with on-the-job training.
If you enjoy living, working and service to your community, come join our team Delivering for America in Ashburn.
When you become a member of the postal team your total compensation is more than just your paycheck. It includes your health benefits, generous paid leave package (sick, vacation and holiday), matching Thrift Savings Plan retirement, wellness, survivor protection, and many other programs. 
We are entering our fourth year of the strategic Delivering for America (DFA) 10-year plan and continue to be focused on hiring for rewarding, secure careers. Since the DFA’s inception we converted more than 150,000 to career positions and one of the main initiatives of the DFA is to invest in our team members. 
Come visit the job fair and speak with local leaders about all the opportunities and benefits.&nbsp;

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Ida Lee Park Recreation Center

*Leesburg Kites and Crafts Festival - Soaring Fun at Ida Lee Park! 🎨🍔🎶
* Join us on August 17, 2024, at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg, Virginia, for a day of high-flying excitement at the Leesburg Kites and Crafts Festival! 
*Event Highlights:* 
- *Arts and Crafts Extravaganza:* Immerse yourself in a world of creativity with a vibrant showcase of handmade treasures and artistic wonders. 
- *Foodie Paradise:* Indulge your taste buds with a delectable array of culinary delights from local food vendors, ensuring a feast for all. 
- *Entertainment Extravaganza:* Enjoy live entertainment that will keep the energy high and the smiles wide throughout the day. 
🌙 Moon Bounces: Let your little ones soar to new heights with our fantastic moon bounces! 🚀 Watch their faces light up with pure excitement as they bounce, jump, and giggle their way to endless fun. Safety first, smiles forever! Tickets are required to enter the moon bounce area; tickets can be purchased on site from the Kids’ tent. 😁✨
🎨 Coloring/ Painting Tent: Dive into a world of creativity at our Coloring and Painting Tent! 🖌️🌈 Let your tiny Picassos unleash their imagination and create masterpieces to treasure. Our arts and crafts corner is a haven for budding artists to express themselves. 🎨✨
- *Kite Spectacular:* Marvel at the sky adorned with colorful kites of all shapes and sizes, creating a breathtaking display against the summer backdrop. 
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 This family-friendly event promises a day filled with arts, crafts, delicious food, lively entertainment, and the thrill of watching kites dance in the summer breeze. 
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Join the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention’s National Capital Area Chapter for this annual memorial dedicated to the 800,000+ lives lost each year to suicide. In 2022 (the most recent data we have from the CDC), we lost 49,476 Americans, including 1,211 Virginians and 28 local residents here in Loudoun County, to this preventable leading cause of death. We invite you to remember these individuals and all who have been impacted by suicide at this important community event. From 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM, personalized luminarias made by our <a href="https://afsp.org/Loudoun" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Loudoun Out of the Darkness</a> Walk participants and other loss survivors will be displayed at Mervin Jackson Park. During that time, visitors to the memorial will also have the opportunity to create your own personal luminaria on-site and add it to the display.

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🌈 The rest of the world may be black and white, but this August we’ll be screaming in color at our Make ‘n Mingle Swifie Sundays! Join us Sunday, Aug 18th or 25th at 10:30am at Nectar Cocktail Bar in Sterling to celebrate friendship, fun, and of course Tay Tay herself. This time around, we have 2 different art options - paint a beautiful disco ball in the color scheme of your favorite album cover or create an inspirational lyric collage.&nbsp;
Spend the morning creating, singing along, and sipping on a Taylor-inspired cocktail or mocktail. BUT WAIT - Do you have a friend or partner who you’d like to drag along but they are more of the Kelce vibe? For only $35 they can sign up and pick our Kelce Craft option and design their very own wooden football plaque while supporting you in all your Swifie glory. So grab your fellow Swifties and come on down to Crooked Run Fermentation / Nectar Cocktail bar. 
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Want to spend time with your kiddo? Purchase our parent / child ticket option. For $60 you get one adult ticket plus a kids ticket that includes a simplified version of the art piece and a soda / juice. 
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🪩 Class includes 1 artwork canvas and painting / collage supplies. Instructor will be available for demonstrations, inspiration, and guidance. Crafters can enjoy a complementary Taylor Swift themed mocktail, or cocktail for our 21+ participants. Brunch available on site for separate purchase.
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Come on out on Sunday to the Solenberger's Parking Lot for some animal-themed family fun.&nbsp; It's&nbsp;an easy drive off Route 7 or I-81 Exit 315. Where else can you shop AND adopt?<ul><li>Pup cups with Sean and his famous German Shepherd Dogs </li><li>Free distemper vaccines for dogs (DAPP) and cats (FVRCP)</li><li>$10 oral dewormer (two doses)</li><li>$30 microchips</li><li>Microchip scanning by donation</li><li>Meet &amp;&nbsp;Greets with local rescue animals from Doe Eyes Animal Sanctuary and Shady's Paw Animal Rescue</li><li>Balloon Animals and Temporary Tattoos by donation</li><li>Vendors with unique and exquisite offerings</li><li>Gift basket raffle</li></ul>
Vendors and yard sale individuals&nbsp;can <a href="https://givebutter.com/h7dqxw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">sign up here</a>.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.shadyspaw.org/adopt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">Pre-apply to adopt a kitty here</a>.&nbsp;
100% of event fees and donations are matched up to $2000 by United Spay Alliance to benefit Shady's Paw Animal Rescue's TNR Community Cat Program.

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It's our August PUZZLE PALOOZA FAMILY FUN DAY! Bring in those old puzzles and exchange them for some new ones to keep you occupied on these hot Summer days! Feeling brave? Sign up for our competition and put those skills to the test! This is for our in-person competition at Crooked Run Fermentation in Sterling, VA on Sundays, August 18th and 25th at 12:30pm EST. If you would like to sign up for the virtual option, please check out that event.
Join us on the Nectar side of Crooked Run Fermentation to compete, swap puzzles, and have a great time!We will be offering four divisions for our Puzzle Competition: Individual, Couple, Group (up to 4), and Blind. Puzzle competition divisions run at the same time, you may pick only one category to enter. Competition Starts at 12:30pm. This category is NEW and WILD! Our Blind Competition puzzlers will receive the puzzle pieces to a 300 piece puzzle but will NOT get a box or a phone. You’ll only get the theme. WHAT?! Yes, that’s right. You’ll rely on vibes, hopes, and prayers to be the fastest to assemble a puzzle that you’ve never seen before!
Individual and couple team puzzles will be 300 piece puzzles and group teams will be 500 pieces that contestants will not see until the start of the competition. So start practicing those puzzling skills now! All puzzle competition participants will need to register in advance. A limited number of day-of spots may be available and will be announced closer to the event date.&nbsp;
Puzzle Exchange Bring in your gently used puzzles (with all their pieces) and leave them for someone else to try or swap them out for one of the others in the exchange! 
Looking for something more casual? We will have board games and puzzles available for use, or you can bring your favorite board game, Magic the Gathering deck, DnD campaign, puzzle, or card game from home and spend the afternoon playing with friends, family, and the best craft brews and cocktails in NoVa!&nbsp;
As always, enjoy a Sunday brunch from Daybreak or tacos from Sr. Ramon right on site to keep you fueled for a fun-filled Puzzle day!

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