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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.

Front National changes it’s name.

Posted on March 11, 2018 by bill

Du Front national au Rassemblement national : ce qu’il faut savoir sur le nouveau nom proposé par Marine Le Pen. Gathering (Union) National is the name proposed by Marine Le Pen. Marine Le Pen a annoncé, dimanche après-midi, le nom … Continue reading →

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Sri Lanka: Violence flares between Buddhists and Muslims

Posted on March 8, 2018 by bill

Sri Lanka : violences entre bouddhistes et musulmans Depuis le 4 mars dernier, le Sri Lanka est traversé par une importante vague de violences. Des bouddhistes s’en prennent à la communauté musulmane, minoritaire, les autorités ont décrété l’état d’urgence. France … Continue reading →

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French Pyrenees: Spanish skier dies in avalanche.

Posted on March 3, 2018 by bill

Hautes-Pyrénées : un skieur espagnol tué dans une avalanche, un deuxième grièvement blessé. And a second skier seriously injured. Une vingtaine de secouristes ont été mobilisés pour retrouver deux skieurs espagnols disparus dans une avalanche dans le secteur d’Aragnouet-Bielsa. L’un … Continue reading →

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Lourdes: New Miracle confirmed.

Posted on February 18, 2018 by bill

De la guérison inexpliquée au “signe de Dieu” : comment les enquêteurs de l’Eglise valident-ils les miracles de Lourdes ? Is the inexplicable healing a “sign from God”: is this how the Church  investigators validate miracles of Lourdes. L’Eglise catholique … Continue reading →

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Two Asteroids to pass close to Earth on within three days.

Posted on February 9, 2018 by bill

Un astéroïde de 40 mètres de large va passer près de la Terre vendredi soir L’astéroïde nommé “2018 CB” va passer à 64 000 kilomètres de la Terre, annonce la Nasa. Illustration de l’astéroïde 288P, le 22 septembre 2017. (RON … Continue reading →

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Snow, ice & flood warnings in France. 25 departments on orange alert.

Posted on February 5, 2018 by bill

L’alerte à la neige et au verglas étendue à la Nièvre et la Saône-et-Loire, 25 départements en vigilance orange Quatorze départements sont en vigilance neige-verglas, et onze en vigilance aux inondations. Fourteen departments on snow – ice warning, and eleven on … Continue reading →

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The Minerve: 50th anniversary of the disappearance of the submarine.

Posted on January 27, 2018 by bill

Jeudi 2 février 1968, à Toulon. Les opérations de sauvetage du sous-marin La Minerve sont suspendues. Cinq jours après la disparition du submersible, l’espoir de retrouver des survivants s’est évanoui. “Dès le début de l’opération de sauvetage, on n’y croyait pas trop … Continue reading →

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Sweet drinks: how many sugar lumps?

Posted on January 27, 2018 by bill

EN IMAGES. Combien de morceaux de sucre contient votre boisson préférée ? A l’occasion de la sortie du film “Sugar Land”, ce mercredi 24 janvier, franceinfo vous explique pourquoi les boissons sucrées sont, elles aussi, à boire avec modération. With the … Continue reading →

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Severe flooding in Paris and elsewhere in France.

Posted on January 24, 2018 by bill

Comment suivre les crues près de chez vous ? Un outil est particulièrement utile pour suivre le niveau des cours d’eau dans votre région : le site Vigicrues. Un homme s’approche de la Seine en crue à Paris, le 23 janvier … Continue reading →

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Hunter shot by dog in Russia.

Posted on January 24, 2018 by bill

Russie : un chasseur abattu avec son propre fusil par son chien En sautant sur son maître, l’animal a accidentellement déclenché le coup mortel. Jumping on his master, the animal accidentally fired the fatal shot.  En Russie, un chasseur a … Continue reading →

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