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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.

Return to Killybegs

Posted on March 8, 2019 by bill

La BD de la semaine : “Retour à Killybegs”, un roman formidable, et maintenant un album remarquable. Book choice of the week, a great novel, and now a brilliant album. Publié le 8 mars 2019 Réussir une adaptation, c’est bien. … Continue reading →

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Homes for swallows in Nice.

Posted on March 7, 2019 by bill

Nice : un espace dédié aux hirondelles pour sauver leur habitat. Space dedicated for Swallows to protect their habitat. Eco-Vallée de Nice : un espace dédié aux hirondelles / © France 3 Côte d’Azur. Nice building development includes nesting for … Continue reading →

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Russian Mathematician Olga Ladyzhenskaya commemorated.

Posted on March 7, 2019 by bill

Olga Ladyzhenskaya Olga Ladyzhenskaya Ladyzhenskaya in 1976 Born Olga Aleksandrovna Ladyzhenskaya March 7, 1922 Kologriv, RSFSR Died January 12, 2004 (aged 81) Saint Petersburg, Russia Nationality Soviet–Russian Alma mater Moscow University Known for Fluid dynamics of the Navier-Stokes equations, Hilbert’s nineteenth problem, partial … Continue reading →

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Summer or Winter time?

Posted on March 6, 2019 by bill

Consultation sur le changement d’heure : l’heure d’été plébiscitée par les Français, avec une participation record. France participates in EU plebiscite in record numbers. Cette consultation est sans valeur contraignante, mais son résultat sera transmis aux institutions européennes. This process is non-binding but … Continue reading →

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Caffeine origins: Scientist Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge

Posted on February 8, 2019 by bill

8 February 2019 Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, the godfather of caffeine Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge’s contributions to chemistry are often overlooked By Sam Wong Friedlieb Ferdinand Runge, who is celebrated in today’s Google doodle, was the discoverer of caffeine and the first … Continue reading →

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Newly discovered Tounah El-Gebel mummies unveiled in Minya.

Posted on February 3, 2019 by bill

EN IMAGES. Une quarantaine de momies de plus de 2 000 ans dévoilées en Egypte. More than 2,000 years old, 40 mummies unveiled in Egypt. Ces momies découvertes dans des catacombes du centre du pays ont été dévoilées, samedi, par le … Continue reading →

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WWII 1940 Armistice tapes.

Posted on February 3, 2019 by bill

VIDEO. Après 70 ans de silence, des enregistrements secrets font revivre la signature de l’armistice de 1940 Dans le documentaire “1940, les secrets de l’armistice”, des enregistrements sonores inédits des négociations entre la France et l’Allemagne témoignent de l’inflexibilité des … Continue reading →

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Snow and Ice hits France

Posted on February 2, 2019 by bill

Neige : sept départements du Sud-Est placés en vigilance orange jusqu’à dimanche. Seven departments in the South East placed on orange alert for snow. Il s’agit du Cantal, de l’Isère, de la Loire, de la Haute-Loire, de la Lozère, de … Continue reading →

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Paris: Free public transport for children up to 11 years old.

Posted on January 10, 2019 by bill

Paris : les transports seront gratuits pour les enfants à partir du 1er septembre. Starting from 01/09/18 Le Pass Navigo des collégiens et lycéens parisiens sera par ailleurs remboursé à 50%. Un métro à quai à la station de métro Jaurès, … Continue reading →

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Fahrelnissa Zeid: The queen of artistic kaleidoscope

Posted on January 7, 2019 by bill

Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid Fahrelnissa Zeid Princess Fahrelnissa Zeid Born Fahrünissa Şakir 7 January 1901 Büyükada island, İstanbul, Ottoman Empire Died 5 September 1991 (aged 90) Amman, Jordan Known for Painting, collage, sculpture Spouse(s) Izzet Melih Devrim Prince Zeid bin Hussein Fahrelnissa Zeid … Continue reading →

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