Sept. 19, 1932-Dec. 25, 2020
On Christmas night of 2020, Ray O Neill went quietly to the Lord from Butte, Montana, at the Springs Memory Care Unit. Ray battled against diabetes, later dementia, and finally COVID-19.
He called Butte, MT, his home for 88 years. Born the first son of Jerry O Neill and Alma Pankey on Sept. 19, 1932, he shared a great life with his two brothers, Jerry and Jim. His sister, Sharon, later joined the family, and was much loved by the three older brothers. Joining the Navy in 1952, he was trained in and fell in love with photography, which became a lifelong passion. His service involved recording on film the early stages and development of Polaris missiles. After the Navy, he returned to Butte to work in camera shops, work on projects for his mother, and had the good fortune to go on a date with a young nursing student from Drummond, MT, â Wilma Enman. Married in 1955, they had 65 great years together, raising their three children â Diane Alayne, b
SFI and Microsoft Ireland launch €5m AI climate research project
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The Terrain-AI research project led by Maynooth University aims to share insights that could help reduce global carbon emissions.
Microsoft Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have announced the co-funding of a €5m climate project, which will take data from 14 test sites across Ireland.
The new research project, Terrain-AI, will be led by Maynooth University and will be conducted in collaboration with Teagasc, Trinity College Dublin, University College Dublin, Dublin City University and University of Limerick.
The project aims to give a better understanding of the impact of human activity on land use and how it relates to the climate crisis. Following its initial focus on Irish test sites, the project’s ultimate goal is to reduce global carbon levels by sharing the insights and models developed with other countries.