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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.

French army chief of staff, De Villiers, resigns over military budget.

Posted on July 19, 2017 by bill

“Je suis derrière nos soldats”, réaffirme Emmanuel Macron après la démission du chef d’état-major des armées. “I am fully behind our soldiers”, Macron re-affirms after the army chief of staff resigns (over budget allocation issues) Le général Pierre de Villiers, … Continue reading →

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Fires in SE France close to Nice.

Posted on July 17, 2017 by bill

Les pompiers ont pris le contrôle de l’incendie qui menaçait des habitations près de Nice. Fire services take control of fires that threaten inhabitants close to Nice. Les feux se multiplient depuis quelques jours en Provence et en Corse en … Continue reading →

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Atlantic crossing under sail beats five day record.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by bill

Thomas Coville bat le nouveau record de la traversée de l’Atlantique en solitaire en passant sous la barre des 5 jours Le record de la traversée de l’Atlantique nord en solitaire est une affaire de duel franco-français depuis 12 ans … Continue reading →

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Lioness nourishes baby leopard.

Posted on July 15, 2017 by bill

Pour la première fois, une lionne sauvage photographiée en train de nourrir un bébé léopard Il s’agit de la toute première preuve d’une relation inter-espèce entre le prédateur et son ennemi. Une lionne nourrit un bébé léopard, dans la réserve … Continue reading →

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Fete nationale Francais entertain the USA.

Posted on July 14, 2017 by bill

France ! #14juillet #TousPrêts 🇫🇷 général Pierre de Villiers sur les restrictions budgétaires pour l’armée. 23h19 : Pas de feu d’artifice sur la Promenade mais 86 faisceaux vers le ciel #14juilletNice #hommagenice #14juillet #Nice06 09h08 : Notre journaliste Jihane Benzina … Continue reading →

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Jupitor: Red spot captured by probe Juno.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by bill

Des images stupéfiantes de la Grande Tache rouge de Jupiter révélées par la Nasa La Nasa a publié sur son site une série d’images capturées par la sonde Juno, qui a survolé Jupiter au plus près, à 9 000 kilomètres de distance. … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 1967: Tom Simpson dies 13 July.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by bill

Tour de France : 13 juillet 1967, Tom Simpson, la mort en direct Il y a cinquante ans, un des chouchous du public perdait la vie sur son vélo, devant les caméras de télévision. Fifty years ago, the public’s favourite … Continue reading →

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Tour de France: Dan Martin 5th on GC (+1’41”) after 12th stage in the Pyrenees.

Posted on July 13, 2017 by bill

Frenchman Roman Bardet wins mountain stage, Italian Fabio Aru takes yellow from Brit Froome. Irishman Dan Martin: 6th in Stage 12. Irishman Nicolas Roche: 70th on Stage 12, 38th on GC at 49’08”

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France: General Elections first round results.

Posted on June 11, 2017 by bill

Législatives : La République en marche arrive largement en tête du premier tour, devant Les Républicains et le FN, le PS laminé, selon notre estimation Ipsos/Sopra Steria. La Republic en marche (Macron) came out on top in the first round, … Continue reading →

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Homo sapiens 100,000 years older than thought.

Posted on June 7, 2017 by bill

L’Homo sapiens serait 100 000 ans plus vieux que ce que l’on croyait et son berceau n’est peut-être pas l’Afrique de l’est. It’s origin is perhaps not east Africa. Une équipe internationale a découvert des restes fossiles de l’”Homo sapiens” vieux … Continue reading →

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