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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.

New Caledonia votes on Independence referendum.

Posted on November 3, 2018 by bill

Les habitants de Nouvelle-Calédonie ont dit “non” à l’indépendance : 5 choses à retenir sur le référendum de dimanche Le “non” est arrivé en tête de la consultation avec 56,4% des voix contre 43,60% pour le “oui”. La participation a … Continue reading →

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New 12 metre Dinosaur bones found in Argentina.

Posted on November 3, 2018 by bill

Argentine : une nouvelle espèce de dinosaure mesurant 12 mètres de long a été découverte Baptisé Lavocatisaurus agrioensis, cet herbivore de 12 mètres de long vivait dans une zone désertique, dans l’actuelle province de Neuquén, près de la Cordillère des Andes. (HO … Continue reading →

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The route de Rhum (St Malo to Guadalupe) starts on Sunday

Posted on November 3, 2018 by bill

Route du Rhum : l’édition de tous les records C’est une aventure mythique tous les quatre ans. Les skippers traversent l’Atlantique de Saint-Malo (Ille-et-Vilaine) à la Guadeloupe. Le départ sera donné dimanche 4 novembre à 14 heures. France 3 France 3France … Continue reading →

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Air France flight refused entry into Russian airspace.

Posted on November 2, 2018 by bill

Interdit d’espace aérien russe, un vol Air France à destination du Vietnam est obligé de faire demi-tour La compagnie aérienne évoque un bug informatique et cherche à comprendre les raisons de ce demi-tour. Un vol Air France décolle de Paris, … Continue reading →

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Switzerland: Three paraplegic people walk again.

Posted on November 1, 2018 by bill

Suisse : trois patients paraplégiques ont pu remarcher grâce à une expérience inédite C’est la première fois que des patients paraplégique parviennent à faire des pas sans stimulation continue de la moelle épinière. Une photo d’un patient paraplégique effectuant des … Continue reading →

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France: Homeless plan for winter. 14,000 extra places.

Posted on October 31, 2018 by bill

Plan grand froid : l’Etat ouvrira 14 000 places d’hébergement supplémentaires Le gouvernement présente mercredi son plan hiver, qui débute officiellement le 1er novembre. Des sans-abri dorment sur des cartons à Colmar (Haut-Rhin), le 8 décembre 2017. (MAXPPP) franceinfo avec … Continue reading →

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Air crash in Jakarta. 29 Oct 2018.

Posted on October 29, 2018 by bill

Indonésie : un avion de la compagnie Lion Air porté disparu en mer avec 188 personnes à bord L’avion transportait 178 passagers adultes, un enfant et deux bébés ainsi que deux pilotes et cinq personnels de cabine. Un avion de … Continue reading →

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Snow and ice hits central France.

Posted on October 28, 2018 by bill

Six départements du Massif central placés en vigilance orange à la neige et au verglas, quatre du Sud-Est en alerte aux orages. Six departments in the centre of France are placed on orange alert for snow and ice (40 cms … Continue reading →

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Animals rescued from Albanian zoo.

Posted on October 28, 2018 by bill

Albanie : onze animaux sauvés d’un zoo aux conditions “infernales” Eleven animals saved from dreadful conditions in zoo. Trois lions, un ours, ainsi qu’un zèbre, plusieurs cerfs, des antilopes et des renards vivaient dans des conditions “horribles”, selon une ONG. Three … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2019 route unveiled.

Posted on October 25, 2018 by bill

Tour de France : le parcours 2019 dévoilé La carte officielle du Tour de France 2019 vient d’être dévoilée jeudi 25 octobre. Cette année, on fêtera notamment le centenaire de l’emblématique maillot jaune. Ce Tour de France sera résolument tourné vers … Continue reading →

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