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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.

USA: The right to bear arms: The Results…

Posted on October 2, 2017 by bill

CARTE. La fusillade à Las Vegas est la plus meurtrière de l’histoire récente des Etats-Unis De nombreuses attaques à armes à feu ont eu lieu dans la première puissance mondiale au cours des trente dernières années. Celle survenue dimanche soir dans la capitale … Continue reading →

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Bridgette Bardot: New statue unveiled in Saint-Tropez

Posted on October 2, 2017 by bill

Une statue de Brigitte Bardot fait battre le coeur de Saint-Tropez. To make the heart beat of Saint-Tropez. Par Odile Morain @Culturebox Mis à jour le 02/10/2017 à 17H36, publié le 02/10/2017 à 17H20 La statue de bronze Brigitte Bardot … Continue reading →

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Rugby: Pro14 Welsh rugby player’s hand bitten in South Africa.

Posted on October 1, 2017 by bill

Un rugbyman gallois met la main dans la cage aux lions… et s’en mord les doigts. Hand mauled when he put his hand in a lion’s cage. Scott Baldwin, qui visitait un zoo avec ses coéquipiers de l’équipe des Ospreys … Continue reading →

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Burkina Faso restaurant attack kills 18 people.

Posted on August 14, 2017 by bill

Burkina Faso : ce que l’on sait de l’attaque dans un restaurant de Ouagadougou L’attentat a fait au moins 18 morts et une dizaine de blessés. Les forces de l’ordre se tiennent devant le restaurant Istanbul, à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso), le 14 … Continue reading →

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Race for Water: Catermarin searches for plastic in the oceans.

Posted on August 14, 2017 by bill

Race For Water : un bateau en croisade contre le plastique Le catamaran 100% écologique Race For Water parcourt les océans pour déterminer la concentration des microplastiques présents dans l’océan. À son bord, chaque membre d’équipage a son rôle. France … Continue reading →

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Asteroid to pass close to Earth in Oct 2017.

Posted on August 10, 2017 by bill

Un petit astéroïde va passer “sacrément près” de la Terre en octobre L’engin céleste, de la taille d’une grosse maison, n’est dangereux pour personne, mais ne passera pas si loin des satellites en orbite autour du globe. L’astéroïde 2012 TC4, … Continue reading →

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Lunar eclipse August 7th 2017.

Posted on August 8, 2017 by bill

EN IMAGES. Les plus beaux clichés de l’éclipse partielle de Lune à travers le monde. The most beautiful images of the partial eclipse of the Moon as it traverses the earth. Une éclipse partielle de Lune était observable de l’Europe à … Continue reading →

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Heatwave in France similar to 2003 temperatures.

Posted on August 3, 2017 by bill

Canicule : 13 départements du sud-est de la France sont toujours en vigilance orange Les températures maximales devraient atteindre 36 à 39°C, voire localement 40°C, et aucune baisse sensible n’est attendue pour vendredi et samedi. Il va encore faire extrêmement … Continue reading →

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Mini Pompeii discovered on the banks of the Rhone.

Posted on August 1, 2017 by bill

Archéologie : une “petite Pompéi” découverte au bord du Rhône Par Culturebox (avec AFP) @Culturebox Mis à jour le 01/08/2017 à 16H42, publié le 01/08/2017 à 14H51 Le trésor de Sainte-Colombe C’est un faubourg entier datant de l’époque romaine, avec … Continue reading →

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Celtic festival 2017 opens in Lorient. 60,000 participants.

Posted on August 1, 2017 by bill

Festival Interceltique de Lorient du 04 au 13 août 2017 La grande parade interceltique rassemble 60.000 personnes à Lorient Par Culturebox (avec AFP) @Culturebox Publié le 08/08/2016 à 09H38 Les musiciens du Queensland Irish Association pipe band d’Australie à la … Continue reading →

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