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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.

Front National staff under EU investigation.

Posted on February 23, 2017 by bill

La cheffe de cabinet de Marine Le Pen mise en examen dans l’affaire des assistants parlementaires du FN. The FN leader in the Senate has been charged in the parliamentary assistants funding affair. Elle avait été placée en garde à … Continue reading →

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Trappist 1: New Solar System.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by bill

Des scientifiques ont découvert sept exoplanètes de la taille de la Terre autour d’une même étoile, dont trois dans une zone “habitable”. Scientists have discovered seven exoplanets the size of the Earth around the same star, including three in a … Continue reading →

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The ninth planet (P9) in our solar system: 4 questions.

Posted on February 22, 2017 by bill

Quatre questions autour de “P9”, la possible “neuvième planète” de notre système solaire Des anomalies dans les orbites de certains objets célestes font penser qu’il existe, très loin dans notre système solaire, une planète glacée jusque-là indétectée. Anomolies surrounding the … Continue reading →

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Air France pilots agree to Low Cost as part of AF.

Posted on February 20, 2017 by bill

Air France : les pilotes se prononcent en faveur de la création d’une filiale “low cost”, contre l’avis des syndicats. Against trade union advice. La compagnie souhaite créer une nouvelle structure pour exploiter certaines lignes sur long et moyen-courrier, en payant les … Continue reading →

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French presidential poll: Le Pen leads Macron in 9 of 12 regions.

Posted on February 16, 2017 by bill

Présidentielle : découvrez qui arrive en tête des intentions de vote dans votre région. Find out who heads the polls in your region. Marine Le Pen arrive en tête des intentions de vote au premier tour dans neuf régions de France … Continue reading →

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Plastic pollution at sea: Polyethylene micro fibres.

Posted on February 12, 2017 by bill

Question de choix. La mer, victime des cosmétiques. A question of choice. The sea, victim of cosmetics. La commission européenne a publié fin janvier sa feuille de route sur les plastiques. La priorité est de réduire leur fuite dans l’environnement. … Continue reading →

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All Black Sione Lauaki dies at 35 years of age.

Posted on February 12, 2017 by bill

Décès du All Black Sione Lauaki à 35 ans Sione Lauaki avait 35 ans | PIERRE ANDRIEU / AFP Par AFP Publié le 12/02/2017 | 09:53 Le rugbyman international All Black, Sione Lauaki, est décédé à l’âge de 35 ans, … Continue reading →

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French Presidential election: Progressive economist Piketty joins Hamon campaign team.

Posted on February 11, 2017 by bill

Présidentielle : Thomas Piketty rejoint l’équipe de campagne de Benoît Hamon Benoît Hamon, le candidat socialiste à la présidentielle, a annoncé, samedi via Twitter, que l’économiste Thomas Piketty ferait partie de son “équipe de Gouvernance citoyenne”. Thomas Piketty joins “Citizens Governance … Continue reading →

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The Moon tonight Fri 10 Feb 2017: Three reasons to look up!

Posted on February 10, 2017 by bill

Eclipse, comète et lune des neiges : trois raisons de lever les yeux vers le ciel cette nuit. An eclipse, a comet and Moon snow. Dans la nuit du vendredi à samedi, les amoureux des ciels étoilés se retrouveront pour … Continue reading →

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Francois Fillon’s manor or chateau valued at €750K?

Posted on February 8, 2017 by bill

Le manoir de François Fillon vaut-il vraiment 750 000 euros ? Des professionnels de l’immobilier de la Sarthe, contactés par franceinfo, se sont penchés sur l’estimation faite par le candidat à la présidentielle de sa demeure de Beaucé dans sa … Continue reading →

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