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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.

Mosquito alert in France.

Posted on April 28, 2018 by bill

Alerte au moustique-tigre : on vous explique pourquoi les autorités sanitaires s’inquiètent face à sa prolifération La Direction générale de la santé a appelé, samedi, à la vigilance envers cet insecte vecteur de plusieurs maladies, désormais présent dans 42 départements de … Continue reading →

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Hubble telescope: Nine new images published to celebrate 28 years in orbit.

Posted on April 27, 2018 by bill

EN IMAGES. Vous aurez des étoiles dans les yeux après avoir vu ces neuf photos de Hubble, qui fête ses 28 ans en orbite Développé par la Nasa et l’Agence spatiale européenne, le célèbre télescope spatial a permis d’importantes avancées … Continue reading →

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Australian Great Barrier coral reef catastrophically degraded.

Posted on April 19, 2018 by bill

Australie : la Grande Barrière de corail victime d’une hécatombe “catastrophique” Selon une étude scientifique, environ 30% des coraux de ce vaste récifs sont morts durant une vague de chaleur en 2016. According to scientific research, about 30% of the vast coral … Continue reading →

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France: Weather to improve dramatically this coming week.

Posted on April 15, 2018 by bill

Météo : préparez-vous à “un coup de chaud précoce” pour la semaine qui arrive L’été s’en vient. Dès mardi, les températures devraient être supérieures aux normales saisonnières. Un coup de chaud sur toute la France, mais attention à ce changement … Continue reading →

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Film director Milos Forman dies aged 86.

Posted on April 14, 2018 by bill

polynésie Le cinéaste Milos Forman est mort à l’âge de 86 ans Le réalisateur américain d’origine tchèque, est mort vendredi 13 avril 2018, à l’âge de 86 ans des suites d’une maladie. Il avait remporté à deux reprises l’Oscar du … Continue reading →

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Algeria: horrific military air crash kills 257 people.

Posted on April 11, 2018 by bill

Algérie : 257 personnes sont mortes dans le crash d’un avion militaire, selon le premier bilan officiel L’appareil s’est écrasé peu après son décollage près de la base aérienne de Boufarik, à une trentaine de kilomètres au sud d’Alger. The aircraft … Continue reading →

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Paris-Roubaix: Belgian cyclist dies after heart attack.

Posted on April 9, 2018 by bill

Paris-Roubaix : le coureur belge Michael Goolaerts, victime d’un arrêt cardiaque en course, est mort Le coureur belge de l’équipe Verandas-Willems Crelan avait chuté dans le secteur pavé de Biastre, le deuxième du parcours de l’”Enfer du Nord”. Il est mort vers … Continue reading →

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Paris-Roubaix: Belgian Cyclist collapses and is critical.

Posted on April 8, 2018 by bill

Paris-Roubaix : le pronostic vital du cycliste belge Michael Goolaerts engagé après sa chute Le coureur belge de l’équipe Verandas-Willems Crelan a chuté dans le secteur pavé de Biastre. Le coureur belge Michael Goolaerts a fait une impressionnante chute sur le Paris-Roubaix, … Continue reading →

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29 kgs of plastic found in stomach of a Sperm whale washed up in Spain.

Posted on April 8, 2018 by bill

Espagne : 29 kg de plastique retrouvés dans l’estomac d’un cachalot. L’animal avait été retrouvé mort sur une plage de Cabo de Palos le 27 février. The animal was found dead on the beach of Cabo de Palos on 27 … Continue reading →

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Rail strikes in France: Disruptions for Wed 4 April

Posted on April 3, 2018 by bill

Grève à la SNCF : TGV, TER, RER… Voici les prévisions de trafic pour la journée de mercredi La direction table sur les mêmes fréquences que mardi, à l’exception des TGV qui devraient être légèrement plus nombreux. The same disruptions … Continue reading →

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