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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.

Single use plastic in France.

Posted on October 24, 2018 by bill

Déchets : fast-foods hors la loi ? Waste: fast-food cafés outside the law? Les déchets de la restauration rapide envahissent l’espace public et nos poubelles débordent. The waste from fast-food restaurents litter public places and cause bins to overflow. Les … Continue reading →

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Ancient ship found intact in the Black Sea.

Posted on October 23, 2018 by bill

Un navire antique, plus vieille épave “intacte” du monde, découvert en mer Noire. An antique ship, the oldest ship-wreck in the world, discovered “intact” in the Black Sea. Le bateau de commerce grec, qui date de 400 avant notre ère, … Continue reading →

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Chinese bridge connects Hong Kong and Macau.

Posted on October 23, 2018 by bill

La Chine inaugure un pont maritime de 55 km entre Hong Kong et Macau, le plus long au monde. Inaugerated today, the longest in the world: 55 km. Seuls les automobilistes dotés d’un permis spécial pourront l’emprunter. Les autres pourront se rabattre sur … Continue reading →

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Poisonous insecticide affects farm workers.

Posted on October 22, 2018 by bill

ENQUETE FRANCEINFO. Un “poison”, une “kalachnikov”… Inquiétudes autour du métam-sodium, le pesticide qui a intoxiqué 70 personnes dans le Maine-et-Loire. Concern about lethal métam-sodium that has poisoned 70 people in Maine-et-Loire. (Department 49). Entre le 28 septembre et le 12 octobre, ce … Continue reading →

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Brexit: The French perspective.

Posted on October 18, 2018 by bill

Brexit : l’Irlande qui divise. Divided Ireland. The Brits (NI) stick to the Imperial System of measurement (Miles etc). Whereas the Republic of Ireland uses metric measurements (KPH etc). Publié le 18 octobre 2018 À six mois de la sortie … Continue reading →

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Macron reshuffles Cabinet: New appointments announced.

Posted on October 16, 2018 by bill

Castaner à l’Intérieur, Riester à la Culture, Guillaume à l’Agriculture… Découvrez la composition complète du nouveau gouvernement. Castanet to Interior, Riester to Culture, Guillaume to Agriculture…Find here the full composition of the new government. Emmanuel Macron a nommé Christophe Castaner … Continue reading →

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Atrocious weather costs 14 lives in the Aude (region 11), France.

Posted on October 15, 2018 by bill

DIRECT. Intempéries dans l’Aude : le bilan passe à douze morts, annonce la Sécurité civile. Bad weather in the Aude (Region 11):twelve deaths reported, said the emergency services. Toutes les écoles du département resteront fermées mardi. Edouard Philippe promet une “procédure … Continue reading →

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Jacques Brel: Ne me quitte pas, the story.

Posted on October 14, 2018 by bill

Quand Brel suppliait “ne me quitte pas”, l’histoire d’une chanson incomprise Par Jean-Francois Lixon @Culturebox Publié le 13/10/2018 à 12H00 Jacques Brel en scène © France 2 Culturebox capture d’écran La chanson “Ne me quitte pas”, le premier vrai succès … Continue reading →

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Drop in cost of French Property Tax.

Posted on October 11, 2018 by bill

Baisse de la taxe d’habitation : mauvaise surprise pour les contribuables. An unpleasant surprise for the paying public. Les avis de taxes d’habitation arrivent en ce moment dans vos boîtes aux lettres. Pour 22 millions de foyers, cette taxe devrait … Continue reading →

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Wines tested for insecticides by France Info.

Posted on October 8, 2018 by bill

ENQUETE FRANCEINFO. Additifs, pesticides… Le vin que vous buvez ne contient pas que du raisin : découvrez le résultat de nos analyses. The wine that you drink contains more than grapes: Discover the results of our tests. Jusqu’à quinze résidus … Continue reading →

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