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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.

Five theories on the formation of the Moon

Posted on January 15, 2017 by bill

Comment s’est formée la Lune ? Voici les cinq hypothèses des scientifiques Une étude publiée dans la revue “Nature Geoscience” suggère que la Lune a été formée par la fusion de plusieurs mini-lunes. A recent study suggests the moon was … Continue reading →

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New anti-pollution sticker required for vehicles in Paris from 16 January.

Posted on January 14, 2017 by bill

Paris : la vignette anti-pollution devient obligatoire à partir de lundi. Translated from France Info Radio website and French Ministry of Environment website. For English translation see bold/italics below. Translations are completed on a paragraph by paragraph basis for ease … Continue reading →

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Mali: French Serval military intervention deemed a success.

Posted on January 14, 2017 by bill

L’opération Serval au Mali est “un succès”, mais Barkhane, c’est “Mission impossible” Barkhane proving difficult following accusations of murder. François Hollande a rendu visite aux troupes françaises et maliennes, lors de sa venue au Mali. Le chef de l’Etat français … Continue reading →

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Violent storm EGON hits the north of France, 110,000 homes without electricity. Soissons cathedral badly damaged.

Posted on January 13, 2017 by bill

Vents violents : 110 000 foyers sont toujours privés d’électricité dans le nord de la France. La région la plus touchée est la Normandie, avec 35 000 foyers toujours privés de courant. The region most affected is Normandy, with 35,000 … Continue reading →

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Charlie Hebdo – two years on: 202 victims recorded. €5.3M compensation paid out to date.

Posted on January 9, 2017 by bill

Attentats de janvier 2015 : au total, 202 victimes ont été recensées. 2015 attacks list 202 victims. La secrétaire d’Etat chargée de l’aide aux victimes a communiqué au “Monde” le nombre de victimes recensées par la section antiterroriste du parquet … Continue reading →

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Yannick Noah’s father Zacherie dies at 79 yrs old.

Posted on January 8, 2017 by bill

Zacharie Noah, père de Yannick, est décédé 08h41, le 08 janvier 2017. Partagez sur : Le père du capitaine de l’équipe de France de Coupe Davis s’est éteint dimanche à l’âge de 79 ans. The father of the Captain of … Continue reading →

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Freezing weather hits the north east of France. 20 departments on snow and ice alert.

Posted on January 6, 2017 by bill

Une vague de froid s’installe pour le week-end en France. A cold wave settles in over France thsu weekend. Des températures négatives vont même s’installer sur l’est de la France. Negative temperatures will flourish in the east of France. Les … Continue reading →

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Three murdered in SE France by psychiatric patient.

Posted on December 27, 2016 by bill

Placé en hôpital psychiatrique lundi soir, un homme de 23 ans a tué trois personnes dans les deux départements. La question d’éventuelles défaillances est posée. Placed in a psychiatric hospital on Monday evening, a 23 year old man killed three … Continue reading →

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Public urinals on trial in Paris and Nantes.

Posted on December 27, 2016 by bill

Des toilettes sèches pour une ville plus propre Publié le mardi 27 décembre 2016 à 13h33 par France Inter Dry and clean Urinals intended to prevent urinating against the walls, will be installed around the Gare de Lyon in Paris. … Continue reading →

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Berlin suspect known to German police.

Posted on December 22, 2016 by bill

Ce que l’on sait du principal suspect de l’attentat de Berlin Publié le jeudi 22 décembre 2016 à 17h18 par France Inter avec AFP Le Tunisien considéré comme suspect principal de l’attentat de Berlin était bien connu de la police … Continue reading →

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