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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.

Weather deteriorates badly in France

Posted on October 6, 2018 by bill

Intempéries : la Haute-Corse, l’Orne et le Calvados en vigilance orange Météo France met en garde les deux départements normands en raison des risques de fortes pluies et d’inondations. La Haute-Corse est en alerte pour des orages. Un orage nocturne, dans … Continue reading →

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French and European Union Motoring fuel designation changes from 09/10/18

Posted on October 2, 2018 by bill

Les carburants changent de nom à la pompe, voici comment vous y retrouver. Here’s what you will find. A partir du 12 octobre, chaque type de carburant sera représenté par une figure géométrique, une lettre et un chiffre. Une femme … Continue reading →

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Jacques Perrot: Le Freche, restoration work at Saint Vidou, February to June 2018.

Posted on July 17, 2018 by bill
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Hornets: At last a decent trap.

Posted on July 15, 2018 by bill

Frelon asiatique : pour la première fois en France des pièges efficaces Un frelon asiatique en plein vol / © ©Collection Watier/Maxppp Le frelon asiatique n’est pas le bienvenu dans nos régions. Pourtant l’espèce invasive est présente presque partout en … Continue reading →

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200 million year old dinosaur remains discovered.

Posted on July 10, 2018 by bill

Les restes d’un dinosaure géant vieux de plus de 200 millions d’années découvert en Argentine Cette espèce, baptisée “Ingenia prima”, mesure près de trois fois la taille des dinosaures les plus grands de la période du Trias. Une équipe de chercheurs … Continue reading →

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Le Freche 40190: Domaine d’Augeron vin rouge, blanc, rosé.

Posted on July 5, 2018 by bill

L’histoire du domaine d’Augeron Retour sur la naissance du Domaine Domaine viticole des Landes, Augeron conférait à l’époque à son propriétaire le titre de Seigneur et avec tous les avantages que cela comportait, notamment l’exemption d’impôts. Le Domaine appartint à … Continue reading →

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Oldest oragutan in the world dies at 62 years of age.

Posted on June 19, 2018 by bill

L’orang-outang le plus âgé du monde est mort dans un zoo australien La guenon de 62 ans vivait au zoo de Perth, depuis un don de la Malaisie en 1968. Guenon at 62 years lived in Perth zoo, since given … Continue reading →

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French ATC: on strike five times more than other EU ATC: Exagerated report?

Posted on June 19, 2018 by bill

Cinq fois plus de grèves des contrôleurs aériens en France que dans le reste de l’Europe : un rapport “exagéré” selon les syndicats Norbert Bolis, secrétaire général CGT de l’Union syndicale de l’aviation civile, a expliqué, lundi soir sur franceinfo, que … Continue reading →

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Joan Baez refused entry to Paris night-club.

Posted on June 16, 2018 by bill

Joan Baez refusée à l’entrée d’une boîte parisienne : “On ne pratique aucune discrimination”, assure le directeur adjoint. “There was no discrimination” said the manager. La chanteuse américaine a été refoulée à l’entrée du Pachamama, une discothèque du quartier de Bastille, … Continue reading →

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French 80 kms/hr speed limit signed into law.

Posted on June 15, 2018 by bill

Edouard Philippe a signé le décret officialisant la limitation à 80 km/h Le Premier ministre a signé vendredi le décret officialisant la réduction de la vitesse maximale autorisée sur certaines routes. La mesure entre en vigueur le 1er juillet. The prime minister … Continue reading →

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