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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.

Airbus: Brexit complicates manufacturing.

Posted on June 29, 2016 by bill

Le Brexit complique les procédés industriels d’Airbus   Quelles conséquences du Brexit sur l’avionneur Airbus ? © M.ASTAR/SIPA. What are the consequences for Airbus? Les places financières continuent de réagir au Brexit. Les valeurs bancaires sont parmi les plus attaquées … Continue reading →

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British refugees welcome (Not) in Madrid.

Posted on June 29, 2016 by bill

Brexit : non, Madrid ne souhaite pas la “bienvenue aux réfugiés britanniques” Le vrai du faux numérique par Antoine Krempf mardi 28 juin 2016 Une photo retouchée pour annoncer l’accueil de réfugiés britanniques à Madrid après le Brexit © Capture … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Petition for referendum review passes two million signatures.

Posted on June 25, 2016 by bill

Brexit : une pétition en ligne réclame un nouveau référendum par Sandrine Etoa-Andegue samedi 25 juin 2016 13:10 Plus d’un million de déçus de l’issue du vote sur le Brexit ont signé une pétition en ligne pour demander un nouveau … Continue reading →

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SNCF trains delayed towards eastern France; Paris – Lyon!!. 5 NE regions on orange weather alert.

Posted on June 25, 2016 by bill

SNCF : retards sur la ligne Paris-Lyon par Rédaction de France Info samedi 25 juin 2016 13:17 Des retards sur la ligne à grande vitesse Paris-Lyon sont signalés par la communication de la SNCF, joint par France Info. Delays on … Continue reading →

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French strikes in SNCF and AF forecasts.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by bill

Grèves à la SNCF et à Air France : les prévisions ce lundi par Rédaction de France Info dimanche 12 juin 2016 11:36, mis à jour le dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 18h39 L’appel à la grève des syndicats de … Continue reading →

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First (ex Russian) Mistral aircraft carrier sold to Egypt leaves Saint Nazaire.

Posted on June 12, 2016 by bill

Le BPC Nasser a quitté le port de Saint-Nazaire, la fin d’une histoire à rebondissements Par Boris Hallier, France Bleu Loire Océan dimanche 12 juin 2016 à 11:04 L’un des deux porte-hélicoptères livrés à l’Egypte. © Maxppp – Franck Dubray … Continue reading →

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Earthquake in Western France – Charente-Maritime

Posted on May 18, 2016 by bill

Nouveau tremblement de terre en Charente-Maritime par Rédaction de France Info mardi 17 mai 2016 08:36, mis à jour le mardi 17 mai 2016 à 11h00 Carte du seisme à Saint-Savinien (17) © Le Bureau Central Sismologique Français partager via … Continue reading →

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The tiger mosquito…explained.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by bill

Expliquez-nous… le moustique tigre Expliquez-nous par Gérald Roux mardi 3 mai 2016 Moustique tigre©MAXPPP Alors que la surveillance du moustique tigre est renforcée dans 30 départements, France info vous rappelle quel est cet insecte. Le moustique tigre est appelé ainsi … Continue reading →

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Cuba: First USA cruise ship authorised to dock.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by bill

Adonia a mis le cap sur Cuba, une traversée historique. Adonia: An historic crossing. par Rédaction de France Info lundi 2 mai 2016 07:57 Le paquebot Adonia de Fathom, filiale du groupe américain Carnival est le premier autorisé par les … Continue reading →

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Three New planets that could sustain life discovered.

Posted on May 3, 2016 by bill

Des chercheurs découvrent trois planètes potentiellement habitables par Rédaction de France Info lundi 2 mai 2016 17:24 Ces planètes offrent pour la première fois la possibilité de trouver des traces chimiques de vie en dehors de notre système solaire (photo … Continue reading →

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