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"Seeing what has happened to my beloved Montana rivers, I wish to God I'd written the novel about catfishing in Alabama." Norman Mclean http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Investing in Montana's future - Early education is a bedrock of our future http://www.matr.net/ar ... .html
Gov. Steve Bullock
Montana Politics & Legislature
- An open letter to all Montanans from Governor Steve Bullock
Act like our kids are watching and learning from the actions we take and the language we use. Geographically we may be a big state - but we are one community. One Montana. Let's do everything we can, big and small, to remain one Montana now and for all future generations.
Early Edge Montana
- Upcoming Montana legislative session offers chance to push economic growth
"Montana hasn't adjusted our revenue tools and infrastructure funding formulas in decades, and we are unable to keep pace with growing physical and regulatory demands. Our goal ... is to identify sustainable funding for the essential infrastructure required to build and maintain healthy communities and a robust economy."
Artificial Intelligence and The Internet of Things
- Investing in Montana's future - Early education is a bedrock of our future
We can do better. The benefits to individuals and to society of providing pre-K education to our children are proven.
Energy and Climate Change
- VR, AR will be very real in 2017
Virtual reality? Augmented Reality? Or the latest variation, mixed reality? What are we supposed to make of our own, regular reality in light of all this stuff?
- Artificial Intelligence and You: Demystifying the Technology Landscape
This report breaks down the most well-known AI products and technologies on the market today
- 2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet
Deep learning is remaking Google, Facebook, Microsoft, and Amazon.
- 3 Ways to Fight the AI Job Drain
"Whether AI leads to unemployment and increases in inequality over the long run depends not only on the technology itself but also on the institutions and policies that are in place."
Come Home Montana
- The French Minister for the Environment, Energy and Sea, Ségolène Royal, has today officially launched a kilometer long solar road project in Normandy.
Nearly 3,000 Wattway panels running through a small village in north-west France are expected to produce an average of 767 kWh of electricity per day, peaking in summer months to as much as 1,500 kWh.
- France Opened the First Solar Roadway Built For Cars
A bike path in the Netherlands has been generating solar power since 2014, but the first example of a solar roadway built for cars opened this week in France.
- A Federal Agency is Blocking Montana Renewable Energy Development
The double charge makes Montana's world-class wind resource less competitive in out-of-state electricity markets that want clean energy.
- France bans plastic cups, plates and cutlery
The law, which comes into effect in 2020, is part of the Energy Transition for Green Growth - an ambitious plan that aims to allow France to make a more effective contribution to tackling climate change.
- Portland is now powered by water pipes and flushing toilets
Small turbines installed inside the pipelines are turned by the flowing water, sending energy into a generator and off into the power grid.
Montana Business
- 12/23 is Norman McLean's Birthday
"Seeing what has happened to my beloved Montana rivers, I wish to God I'd written the novel about catfishing in Alabama."
- Photos from Montana's small towns with population under 8,000
Somehow it seems that the smaller the town in Montana, the more character and characters it has. Example: I spent a hilarious late afternoon between thunderstorms in Saco last month helping a guitar player sing like Willie Nelson by pressing his right nostril shut.
- Montana Career Opportunities - C++/.NET Software Developer, Software Engineer/JAVA Developer - Synesis7
Synesis7 is continually looking for innovative, creative people to join the Synesis7 revolution; people not bound by artificial rules or what's considered 'normal' for our business and industry, ready to change the rules of engagement, and who are not afraid to challenge business as usual.
TEDx Events in Montana
- Conduct code for Montana lawyers stirs Supreme Court furor
Many of the comments, including at least a dozen forwarded by the Montana Family Foundation, simply said the rule violated free speech and religious liberty.
- Creston, Montana couple's botanical business takes off - The Good Stuff Botanicals
Even big names like Saks Fifth Avenue and the hit show, "Shark Tank," have come calling, but the Johnsons aren't interested in being on TV. Their next step is finding a bigger workspace, perhaps a co-op of makers and artists, to expand.
- "Wicked Good Greens" grows hydroponic greens in upcycled shipping container in Bonner, Montana
Requiring only 10 gallons of water a day, red and blue LED lights, and a complex nutrient delivery and cooling system, Stackpole can produce the same amount of lettuce, kale, wasabi arugula and other leafy greens that ordinarily would take up two acres of farmland.
- Synesis7 takes family business to a whole new level
Describing what goes on at Synesis7 isn't an easy task.
Government
- TED Talk - This is what happens when you reply to spam email - A profoundly and absurdly human interaction
It's good for a laugh and a quick pick-me-up. But there's also a fascinating subtext: What's going on in this phisher's head?
- 10 must-watch TED Talks from 2016
-- the unmissable moments, from science to self, with the inspiration you need to close this year and look boldly ahead.
Regional Business
- New York Times Discusses Missoula and Its Water System- In American Towns, Private Profits From Public Works
Desperate towns have turned to private equity firms to manage their waterworks. The deals bring much-needed upgrades, but can carry hefty price tags.
- US government collecting social media information from foreign travelers
"While the government certainly has a right to collect some information ... it would be nice if they would focus on the privacy concerns some advocacy groups have long expressed."
Workforce Development
- Montana's Senator Tester Slams Wells Fargo for Dodging Questions, Demands Answers
Tester has also created a portal for constituents to submit their stories, questions and concerns regarding the scandal--particularly if they think they might have been affected.
Education
- TED Video: Why haven't machines taken all our jobs yet?
Why hasn't human labor become redundant and our skills obsolete? In this talk about the future of work, economist David Autor takes on the question of why there are still so many jobs -- and comes up with a surprising, hopeful answer.
- The White House's Fix for Robots Stealing Jobs? Education not "universal basic income"
"Our goal should be first and foremost to foster the skills, training, job search assistance, and other labor market institutions to make sure people can get into jobs, which would much more directly address the employment issues raised by AI than would UBI."
Montana Education Excellence
- Several states seek to re-recruit former college dropouts
Incentive programs woo adults to return to school
Funding and Building your Business
- Sheila Stearns finds "star power" at the University of Montana
To lead UM that way, Stearns aims to celebrate and broadcast UM's academic excellence; govern collaboratively, with clear communication and shared responsibility; and make real connections with students.
- MSU faculty win $86,000 grant to continue interdisciplinary 'Farm to Market' course
The course is designed to have undergraduate and graduate students solve real-world problems for specialty crop farmers in Montana.
Connectivity & Communications
- 8 Steps to Crafting an Effective & Flexible Annual Plan
Many business owners find themselves playing a constant game of catch-up, scrambling to meet their quarterly goals.
- 5 must-watch TED talks for every entrepreneur
They have made us realise that ideas have the potential to transcend all barriers, irrespective of gender, race and geography.
Cool Stuff That's Coming
- Sen. Capito urges Trump to include broadband expansion in infrastructure plans
"Trump is talking about a large infrastructure bill," Capito told The West Virginia Record. "For West Virginia a major leg on that stool has to be high-speed Internet."
Events
- Scientists identify unique "breathprint" of 17 diseases
"Just as each of us has a unique fingerprint that distinguishes us from others, each disease has a chemical signature that distinguishes it from other diseases and from a normal state of health."
- Blockchain in 2017: The Year of Smart Contracts
Thanks to blockchain, future contracts may be written in code
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