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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.

Possible debris from MH370 found in Mozambique.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by bill

Disparition du vol MH370 : un “possible” débris retrouvé au Mozambique par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 2 mars 2016 18:14 Un débris du Boeing 777 découvert en juillet à la Réunion © MaxPPP Un débris d’avion a été retrouvé … Continue reading →

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Marine le Pen calls for Phil Hogan to resign.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by bill

Marine Le Pen “veut la peau” de Phil Hogan par Rédaction de France Info mardi 1 mars 2016 16:29, mis à jour le mardi 1 mars 2016 à 16h56 Marine le Pen s’est rendue mardi au salon de l’Agriculture. Très … Continue reading →

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Tour de France 2016 Teams declared.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by bill

Tour de France 2016 : découvrez les vingt-deux équipes engagées. Twenty two teams declared. Par Denis Souilla mercredi 2 mars 2016 à 11:58 Le Tour de France 2015 sur les Champs-Élysées – Maxppp Vingt-deux équipes prendront le départ du 103e … Continue reading →

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Soyuz capsule and three astronauts returns to earth after almost one year in space.

Posted on March 2, 2016 by bill

De retour sur Terre après 340 jours dans la Station spatiale internationale. Return to Earth after 340 days on the ISS. par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 2 mars 2016 11:33 Les astronautes Mikhail Korniyenko, Sergei Volkov et Scott Kelly … Continue reading →

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River of Waste in Jeddah, North of Beyrout.

Posted on February 25, 2016 by bill

Une rivière de déchets à Jdeideh, au nord de Beyrouth par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 24 février 2016 10:45 Une rivière de déchets à Jdeideh, au nord de Beyrouth © REUTERS / Hasan Shaaban Depuis cet été, la ville … Continue reading →

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Canada’s efforts to save the biggest forest in the world.

Posted on February 22, 2016 by bill

Le Canada s’engage pour préserver la plus grande forêt du monde En direct du monde par Aurélien Accart lundi 22 février 2016 Forêt au Quebec © Maxppp Il sera bientôt Impossible d’abattre des arbres et de construire des routes dans … Continue reading →

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Biggest radio-telescope in the world being built in China.

Posted on February 16, 2016 by bill

Le plus grand radio-télescope du monde en construction en Chine par Rédaction de France Info mardi 16 février 2016 13:36 Le plus grand radio-télescope du monde en construction en Chine © maxPPP Situé dans le district de Pingtan, dans le … Continue reading →

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Flood warning in SW France as Gironde bursts it’s banks.

Posted on February 15, 2016 by bill

Inondations : cinq départements du sud-ouest placés en vigilance orange. Five departments on Orange Alert. par Rédaction de France Info lundi 15 février 2016 10:52 La Gironde vient déjà de subir des inondations. Ici la Garonne en crue à Bordeaux … Continue reading →

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Massive diamond found in Angola: 404 carats.

Posted on February 15, 2016 by bill

Un diamant de 404 carats découvert en Angola par Rédaction de France Info lundi 15 février 2016 16:10 Diamant de 404 carats © Lucapa Diamond Company Limited Le diamantaire australien Lucapa a annoncé lundi avoir découvert un diamant de 404 … Continue reading →

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Central African Republic: New presidential elections hope for peace.

Posted on February 14, 2016 by bill

Présidentielle en Centrafrique : une élection pour la paix par Bertrand Gallicher dimanche 14 février 2016 12:41 Un bureau de vote à Bangui, Centrafrique © AP/SIPA/Jerome Delay Les Centrafricains votent ce dimanche pour choisir leur futur président. Ce second tour … Continue reading →

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