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About bill

Worked in the technical / engineering area as a Science Laboratory Technician and as an Aeronautics Engineer. The artistic side involves writing under the nom de plume of Billy Olsenn, his recently written play 'A Case of Wine' was staged by the players group Straight Make-Up at the 2012 Birr one act drama festival. It's next staging was in the one act circuit is in Cavan, at Maudebawn on Sat 10 Nov 2012. Then it was performed in the Bray, Co.Wicklow at the very popular one act festival in January 2013. Next play is FEAR. A dark tale about revenge on the cruel death of two pensioners by young thugs. Neighbours hatch a devious and dangerous plan to exact old-style revenge. Bill is a member of the Drama League of Ireland and his plays have been critically vetted and certified as original pieces of work by the DLI. Another literary project is that of commemoration of an aircraft crash on Djouce mountain in Wicklow in 1946. Bill wrote articles for the 50th, 60th and most recently the 70th anniversary, (12 Aug 2016) all were published in the Wicklow Times and ensured the survivors of the crash, all French Girl Guides, were not forgotten. Articles reproduced on this website. But mostly this site gives a more general European and specific French slant on popular and not so popular articles of French news, translated to English by the author. Each article is translated on a paragraph by paragraph basis so easy to read in either language and even possible to improve either language by comparison of the short English and French paragraphs. Amusez vous bien. The author is currently writing an easy to read technical aviation book centered around the Fokker 50. Another interest is that dealt with in another of Bill's websites www.realnamara.net, a Statue of the mother of God, Mary. It was erected in 1972 in Dublin, at the end of the Bull Wall near Clontarf, and my grandfather William Nelson, was the main instigator of that project. I give talks on the history of the statue and my grandfather's adventurous and dangerous life at sea. Technical assistance with each website is by J O'N.

Johnny Hallyday’s villa for rent in St Barthélemy

Posted on January 23, 2018 by bill

Huit chambres, cinéma, jacuzzi, piscine… La villa de Johnny Hallyday à Saint-Barthélemy est à louer La villa de huit chambres, avec piscine et cinéma, est affichée au prix de 5 000 dollars la nuit. Eight rooms, with swimming pool and cinema, is … Continue reading →

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Dubai’s sky-scrapers photographed bathed in a sea of clouds.

Posted on January 19, 2018 by bill

EN IMAGES. Les gratte-ciel de Dubaï plongés dans une mer de nuages Depuis plusieurs jours, la mégapole est plongée dans le brouillard.                                     The country’s mega-buildings are plunged in fog. franceinfoFrance Télévisions Mis à jour le 18/01/2018 | 17:08 publié le 17/01/2018 … Continue reading →

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Flu: 70 people die in France.

Posted on January 14, 2018 by bill

Since the start of the epidemic, 70 people have died. La grippe a désormais gagné toutes les régions françaises. Une particularité cette année : ce sont les jeunes qui sont les plus touchés. The flu has hit all regions in … Continue reading →

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WW1 life boat efforts remembered.

Posted on January 13, 2018 by bill

Littoral : la tragique odyssée des sauveteurs de l’Ile d’Yeu, les 100 ans du naufrage de l’Ymer. The coast: tragic odyssey of the rescuers off l’Ile d’Yeu, 100 years after the sinking of the Ymer. Le Ministre de Norvége, M. … Continue reading →

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Mali: Three French soldiers injured in suicide attack.

Posted on January 12, 2018 by bill

Mali : trois soldats français blessés dans un attentat, dont un grièvement. One soldier seriously injured. L’attaque a eu lieu alors que les militaires circulaient en convoi blindé dans l’est du pays. The attack took place while the armed convoy … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Farage favourable to another referendum.

Posted on January 11, 2018 by bill

Brexit : l’eurodéputé Nigel Farage favorable à un deuxième référendum Sur le plateau de “Channel 5” jeudi, l’ancien leader du parti europhobe Ukip estime que ce nouveau scrutin ferait taire définitivement les opposants. On TV today the former leader of Ukip estimates that a new referendum … Continue reading →

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Heavy snow in the French Alps: High avalanche risk.

Posted on January 9, 2018 by bill

Alpes : prudence face au risque d’avalanches. Extreme care required. L’enneigement exceptionnel qui touche les Alpes depuis plusieurs jours provoque des risques d’avalanches de plus en plus élevés. Exceptional snow-falls which has hit the Alps for many days makes the … Continue reading →

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Rugby: Added motivation for Ireland to beat France in February.

Posted on January 8, 2018 by bill

Rugby : malgré la controverse, le groupe Altrad devient le sponsor maillot du XV de France. Despite the controversy, the Altrad group have become the sponsor for the France XV rugby shirt. L’annonce de ce contrat intervient alors que Bernard Laporte est … Continue reading →

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Controle technique (NCT) to be more vigorous from 20 May 2018.

Posted on January 8, 2018 by bill

Plus strict, plus long et (probablement) plus cher : ce qu’il faut savoir sur le nouveau contrôle technique. Stricter, longer, and (probably) dearer: things to know about the new CT in France. A partir du 20 mai 2018, les contrôles … Continue reading →

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All secondary roads in France to be limited to 80 kms/hr

Posted on January 8, 2018 by bill

La limitation de la vitesse à 80 km/h sur les routes secondaires. Le gouvernement doit annoncer mardi l’abaissement à 80 km/h de la limitation de vitesse sur les routes secondaires, au lieu de 90. The government to announce the lowering of speed … Continue reading →

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