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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.

Is France the top in Europe for strikes?

Posted on April 4, 2016 by bill

“La France n’est pas le pays avec le plus de jours de grève” ? Le vrai du faux par Antoine Krempf lundi 4 avril 2016 La France n’est pas le pays avec le plus grand nombre de jours de grève … Continue reading →

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Brexit: Airbus could review its investments in Britain.

Posted on April 4, 2016 by bill

Airbus pourrait revoir ses investissements en Grande-Bretagne en cas de Brexit. par Rédaction de France Info lundi 4 avril 2016 15:41 L’impact économique d’un Brexit est l’un des principaux enjeux de la campagne en vue du référendum du 23 juin … Continue reading →

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Paris – Teheran AF flight: Female staff can refuse to go.

Posted on April 4, 2016 by bill

Les hôtesses d’Air France pourront refuser d’aller en Iran par Rédaction de France Info lundi 4 avril 2016 15:55 Une hôtesse d’Air France © Maxime Sergienko/ SIPA Air France a annoncé un “dispositif d’exception” pour les hôtesses et femmes pilotes … Continue reading →

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Mother of muslim soldier, murdered by Merah, receives USA award.

Posted on March 30, 2016 by bill

Latifa Ibn Ziaten, une Française “courageuse” honorée aux Etats-Unis. Courageous French woman honoured by USA. par mercredi 30 mars 2016 08:08 Latifa Ibn Ziaten, mère e la première victime de Merah à Toulouse en 2012, milite pour le vivre-ensemble © … Continue reading →

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Travel restrictions in France due strikes Thursday 1st April.

Posted on March 30, 2016 by bill

Grève loi Travail : un TER et Transilien sur deux, trafic perturbé pour les TGV et les avions. Strike due work law: one in two TER and Traansilien, traffic disruptions on TGV and airlines. (See below for full listing) par … Continue reading →

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Winter truce ends for evictions.

Posted on March 30, 2016 by bill

Fin de la trêve hivernale : le nombre de foyers expulsés augmente chaque année. Number of evictions grow every year. par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 30 mars 2016 15:23 Mobilisation unitaire pour le logement et le respect de la … Continue reading →

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How the stars were born..

Posted on March 28, 2016 by bill

Comment naissent les étoiles ?                            How do stars begin? France Info junior par Gilles Halais, Estelle Faure lundi 28 mars 2016 Le centre de la nébuleuse de la Tarentule, où l’on trouve l’étoile la plus massive jamais détectée © Credit: … Continue reading →

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Spring forward…

Posted on March 26, 2016 by bill

Cette nuit, on passe à l’heure d’été. Tonight, summer time begins. par Rédaction de France Info samedi 26 mars 2016 10:57 Pensez à régler montres et horloges. Illustration © Maxppp Dans la nuit de samedi à dimanche la France passe … Continue reading →

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The advantages of coffee.

Posted on March 20, 2016 by bill

Quatre chose à savoir sur votre café du matin. Four things to know about your morning coffee. Marion Degeorges / Journaliste | Le 19/03 à 09:09 Selon des études qui restent à confirmer, la caféine pourrait jouer un rôle contre … Continue reading →

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Peru: Ecological catastrophe in Amazonian forest.

Posted on March 19, 2016 by bill

Pérou : catastrophe écologique majeure dans la forêt amazonienne En direct du monde par Alexis Morel, Eric Samson jeudi 17 mars 2016 Végétation au Pérou © Maxppp C’est le principal oléoduc du Pérou qui a rompu à plusieurs endroits provoquant … Continue reading →

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