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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.

Heavy storms in Western France. Thirteen departments on orange alert.

Posted on February 13, 2016 by bill

Météo : alerte orange étendue à 13 départements de l’Ouest par Rédaction de France Info samedi 13 février 2016 06:23 Une grande partie de l’ouest de la France sous vigilance orange à cause du vent violent © MaxPPP Treize départements … Continue reading →

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Probe Philae says goodbye forever.

Posted on February 12, 2016 by bill

Espace : “Le temps est venu de dire au revoir” à Philae. Space: “The time has come to say goodbye” to Philae. par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 12 février 2016 11:14 Philae sur la comète Tchouri © ESA/Rosetta/Philae/CIVA C’est … Continue reading →

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School bus and truck collide near Rochefort (Charante-Maritime): at least six dead.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by bill

Rochefort : le chauffeur du camion assure avoir signalé une anomalie sur la ridelle. The truck driver confirms he had signaled a problem with the hydraulics. par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 12 février 2016 11:34 Le camion impliqué dans … Continue reading →

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France Rugby XV: Teddy Thomas (Racing 92) on the wing.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by bill

Tournoi des Six Nations : Teddy Thomas titularisé face à l’Irlande. Teddy Thomas picked against Ireland. Rugby par Rédaction de France Info jeudi 11 février 2016 11:19 Teddy Thomas, l’ailier du Racing 92, a été titularisé © maxPPP Le manager … Continue reading →

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Paris: Plan to upgrade A1 motorway between Roissy CDG and Paris.

Posted on February 11, 2016 by bill

Entre Roissy et Paris, plan d’urgence pour l’autoroute A1. Urgent plan required. Marion Kindermans / Journaliste | Le 10/02 à 20:19 Entre Roissy et Paris, plan d’urgence pour l’autoroute A1 – SIPA Pose de caméras, limitation de la vitesse, aménagement … Continue reading →

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French cabinet reshuffle: Laurent Fabius to be replaced. Govt wins revision to keep state of emergency.

Posted on February 10, 2016 by bill

Révision constitutionnelle adoptée à l’Assemblée par 317 voix pour et 199 contre. 317 votes to 199. par Rédaction de France Info mercredi 10 février 2016 16:39, mis à jour le mercredi 10 février 2016 à 19h13 Les députés lors de … Continue reading →

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World Day against female circumcision.

Posted on February 6, 2016 by bill

Journée mondiale de lutte contre l’excision : 200 millions de femmes concernées. 200M women affected. par Elise Delève samedi 6 février 2016 06:00 Campagne contre l’excision au Burkina Faso © maxPPP 200 millions de femmes dans le monde sont excisées. Une pratique … Continue reading →

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Boulangers in the Landes region can open 7/7.

Posted on February 5, 2016 by bill

Les boulangeries landaises ont bien le droit d’ouvrir 7 jours sur 7. They have the right to open 7 days out of 7. par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 5 février 2016 17:37 Photo Thesupermat CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons … Continue reading →

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French bread and the baguette. World Baker’s Cup being held in Paris this w/e.

Posted on February 5, 2016 by bill

Les pains et les baguettes Tout comprendre par Pascal Le Guern jeudi 4 février 2016 photo d’illustration © Maxppp Les meilleurs boulangers du monde se retrouvent demain et jusqu’à mardi au parc des Exposition de Paris Nord Villepinte pour défendre … Continue reading →

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Leonardo di Caprio gets an audience with Pope Francis.

Posted on February 2, 2016 by bill

Climat. Quand Leonardo DiCaprio rencontre le pape François. (Climate change): When Leonardo DiCaprio meets Pope Francis. Leonardo DiCaprio a été reçu au Vatican, ce jeudi. La star américaine a parlé avec le pape François de son engagement pour la planète. … Continue reading →

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