Michio Kaku – The Universe in a Nutshell

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April 3, 2023

In a profoundly informative and deeply optimistic discussion, Professor Michio Kaku delivers a glimpse of where science will take us in the next hundred years, as warp drives, teleportation, inter-dimensional wormholes, and even time travel converge with our scientific understanding of physical reality.

While firing up our imaginations about the future, he also presents a succinct history of physics to the present in the video below.

Dr. Michio Kaku is the co-founder of string field theory, and is one of the most widely recognized scientists in the world today.

He has written 4 New York Times Best Sellers, is the science correspondent for CBS This Morning and has hosted numerous science specials for BBC-TV, the Discovery/Science Channel.

His radio show broadcasts to 100 radio stations every week.

Dr. Kaku holds the Henry Semat Chair and Professorship in theoretical physics at the City College of New York (CUNY), where he has taught for over 25 years.
He has also been a visiting professor at the Institute for Advanced Study as well as New York University (NYU).

You can catch up with Michio Kaku to learn more by visiting his website at: https://mkaku.org/

This post is dedicated to my son who just happens to be acing his sophomore physics in high school this year

3-D International – Black Eagle, Montana

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Alan

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March 31, 2023

Last month I promised our son that if he passed the test and got his drivers license that I would take him to the 3-D International Restaurant over in Black Eagle for a snack.

Well he passed the test and the next day we were off to the 3-D’s Mongolian Grill. First opened in 1946, the Mongolian Grill at the 3-D is and has been a local and regional favorite for years.

What’s really cool about the Mongolian Grill is that you can pretty much design your own stir-fry. You can select from any number of ingredients — Beef, Chicken, Pork, and Shrimp — Assorted condiments from Sweet-N-Sour, to Soy Sauce, to Oyster, and more. You can add any assortment of vegetables as well, from Water Chestnuts to Broccoli. You load your bowl up with noodles along with your selected meats and condiments, then you hand it off to the cook and he’ll stir-fry it all right in front of you.

The prices at the 3-D Mongolian Grill are fairly modest. $12 bucks for lunch, and $17 bucks for dinner, gets you all you can eat, so going back for seconds and even thirds lets you try different meat, condiment, and vegetable combinations.

I’m sort of a Water Chestnut and Onion kind of guy, so my plate wasn’t nearly as colorful as the wife or son’s plates. Even still, for $12 bucks (we went at lunch) the all you can eat at the 3-D Mongolian Grill is an absolute bargain no matter what.

For those who may not be in the know about the 3-D International, here’s the scoop.

The 3-D International is a family owned and operated full service restaurant and lounge that features the Mongolian Grill food in Black Eagle, MT

The 3-D International menu includes: American Cuisine, Angus Prime Rib, Chicken Dishes, Homemade Italian Cooking, Mongolian Grill, Seafood, Steak, Appetizers including salads, sandwiches, and soups.

The 3-D International also features a full bar, wine selection, children’s menu, and a fully equipped party room for up to 100 guests.

The 3-D International is located at 1825 Smelter Ave in Black Eagle, Montana and they can be reached by phone at (406) 453-6561

Candy Dulfer and David A. Stewart – Lily Was Here

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Alan

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March 31, 2023

It’s hard to believe that it’s been over 30 years since Candy Dulfer rose to fame with her high-profile collaborations with Dave Stewart (the worldwide number 1 smash “Lily was here”) and of course the legendary Prince, whose tongue-in-cheek recommendation (“When I want sax, I call Candy”) in the “Partyman” video made the world sit up and notice the young, glamorous and talented sax player at his side.

Their collaboration continued over the years with many studio sessions, TV show appearances, award show performances (including the Grammy Awards), and concert tours around the globe, including Candy joining Prince’s NPG band as a permanent member for his record-shattering ‘Musicology’ tour and album.

Candy Dulfer was born in Amsterdam in the Netherlands, as the daughter of saxophonist Hans Dulfer. She began playing the drums at the age of five. As a six-year-old she started to play the soprano saxophone. At the age of seven she switched to alto saxophone and later began playing in a local concert band Jeugd Doet Leven (English translation: “Youth Brings Life”) in Zuiderwoude.

Dulfer played her first solo on stage with her father’s band De Perikels (“The Perils”). At the age of eleven, she made her first recordings for the album I Didn’t Ask (1981) of De Perikels. In 1982, when she was twelve years old, she played as a member of Rosa King’s Ladies Horn section at the North Sea Jazz Festival. According to Dulfer, King encouraged her to become a band leader herself. In 1984, at the age of fourteen, Dulfer started her own band Funky Stuff.

You can learn more by visiting Candy Dulfer’s website here: https://candydulfer.nl/
You can purchase Candy Dulfer’s music at the Candy Store here: https://candydulfer.nl/candy-store/

Montana Department of Agriculture program funding opportunity

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Alan

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March 19, 2023

The Montana Department of Agriculture is now accepting applications for the Food and Agriculture Development Center (FADC) Grant Program.

Approximately $1,100,000 in funds are available for the two-year period of this grant; MDA plans to award multiple grants from these funds.

Activities must develop Montana’s food processing infrastructure, support emerging agriculture technologies, or enhance opportunities to expand Montana’s agricultural economy.

Please visit the Food and Agriculture Development Network page for a complete list of funding opportunity guidelines and eligibility requirements.

To view the full FADC Request for Proposal, please visit https://agr.mt.gov/_docs/FADC-docs/FADC-Request-for-Proposals.pdf

The deadline for applications is May 1, 2023, at 5pm. To apply on funding.mt.gov, please visit https://funding.mt.gov/index.do to register or login.

The FADC Network helps Montanans innovate and grow businesses that produce and commercialize food, agricultural and renewable energy products, and processes, creating wealth and jobs in our communities and on our farms and ranches.

The centers – located throughout Montana – operate as a statewide network serving community-based businesses.

The Montana Department of Agriculture is serving Montana Agriculture and growing prosperity under the Big Sky.

For more information on department programs and services, visit agr.mt.gov.

Chief Plenty Coups house preservation

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Alan

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March 19, 2023

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks has released a Decision Notice to repair and preserve two structures at Chief Plenty Coups State Park on the Crow Indian Reservation in Big Horn County. The park is a National Historic Landmark. Public comments were accepted from Feb. 3, 2023 to midnight on March 6, 2023, but no comments were received.

FWP proposes to fully stabilize the foundations of the Chief’s House and Store, stabilize the House porch and replace decking, survey and repair log rot, replace all chinking and daubing, and repair windows and trim on both structures. The roof on the House may be fully replaced if funds allow under the planned contract or in the next 5 years if additional funds are necessary and successfully secured. All work will follow government historic preservation protocols.

Read the FWP public notice here: https://fwp.mt.gov/binaries/content/assets/fwp/news/public-notices/2023/region-5/chiefshouse_dn_3-13-2023.pdf

Chief Plenty Coups Painting by Dave Holman (tap or click image to enlarge)

Chief Plenty Coups (1848 – 1932) was the principal chief of the Crow Nation (“Apsáalooke”) and a visionary leader.

He allied the Crow with the whites when the war for the West was being fought because the Sioux and Cheyenne (who opposed white settlement of the area) were the traditional enemies of the Crow.

Chief Plenty Coups had also experienced a vision when he was very young that non-Native American people would ultimately take control of his homeland (Montana), so he always felt that cooperation would benefit his people much more than opposition.

He very much wanted the Crow to survive as a people and their customs and spiritual beliefs to carry on. His efforts on their behalf ensured that this happened, and he led his people peacefully into the 20th century.

Chief Plenty Coups was born into the Crow tribe in 1848 at the-cliffs-that-have-no-name (possibly near Billings, Montana), to his father Medicine-Bird and his mother Otter-woman. He was originally given the birth name Chíilaphuchissaaleesh, or “Buffalo Bull Facing The Wind”.

Chief Plenty Coups State Park

Situated within the Crow Indian Reservation in south-central Montana, 40 minutes south of Billings, this day-use park preserves the log home, sacred spring, and farmstead of Chief Plenty Coups. This state park is a National Historic Landmark.

To learn more about Chief Plenty Coups State Park you can either call or write:

Phone: 406-252-1289
Email: akind@mt.gov