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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.

Ship sinking in the Gulf of Gascony

Posted on January 30, 2016 by bill

Le risque d’échouage en France du “Modern Express” est écarté. Risk of running aground in France probably avoided. par Rédaction de France Info lundi 1 février 2016 19:12 Le Modern Express, lundi 1er février. © Loic Bernardin/Préfecture maritime Atlantique via … Continue reading →

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Iran orders 118 airbus aircraft and other contracts are in the waiting.

Posted on January 28, 2016 by bill

L’Iran signe pour 118 Airbus, d’autres contrats se précisent par Ludovic Pauchant jeudi 28 janvier 2016 14:46 Le président Rohani, en face du président du Medef, Pierre Gattaz © Reuters L’Iran a signé un protocole d’accord pour l’acquisition de 118 … Continue reading →

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“Salafist” documentary film to be issued +18 yrs certificate.

Posted on January 27, 2016 by bill

Le documentaire “Salafistes” reste interdit aux moins de 18 ans par mercredi 27 janvier 2016 14:22 Salafistes © François Margolin et Lemine Ould Salem Fleur Pellerin suit l’avis de la commission de classification et confirme l’interdiction aux moins de 18 ans de … Continue reading →

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Black day of strikes in France. Civil servants, schools, ATC, taxis.

Posted on January 25, 2016 by bill

Taxis, écoles, aéroports… grèves en série ce mardi par Rédaction de France Info lundi 25 janvier 2016 16:15, mis à jour le lundi 25 janvier 2016 à 16h30 Manifestation contre la réforme du collège en octobre dernier © maxPPP C’est … Continue reading →

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State of emergency extended by three months in France.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by bill

La prolongation de l’état d’urgence pour 3 mois présentée en Conseil des ministres le 3 février par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 22 janvier 2016 18:29 Manuel Valls à l’Elysée, ce vendredi. Le Premier ministre présentera l’avant-projet de révision constitutionnelle … Continue reading →

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Massive Paris Metro disruption due technical fault.

Posted on January 22, 2016 by bill

Paris : le trafic sur la ligne 1 du métro interrompu “jusqu’à la fin du service” par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 22 janvier 2016 19:03 La ligne 1 du métro parisien. © maxPPP Le trafic sur la ligne 1 … Continue reading →

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Kinder surprise egg toy: Three year old chokes in Toulouse.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by bill

Toulouse: une petite fille de 3 ans décède au CHU après avoir ingéré le jouet d’un “oeuf Kinder” Par Jean-Marc Perez, France Bleu Toulouse mardi 19 janvier 2016 à 18:33 © Radio France On l’apprend que ce mardi,une fillette âgée … Continue reading →

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Gaving ducks: Pamela Anderson invited to Paris Assembly.

Posted on January 19, 2016 by bill

Gavage des canards : émoi à l’Assemblée après l’invitation de Pamela Anderson par Rédaction de France Info mardi 19 janvier 2016 15:55, mis à jour le mardi 19 janvier 2016 à 20h03 L’actrice canadienne est engagée depuis plusieurs années dans … Continue reading →

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Avalanche in French Alps: Five military personnel die. (6th dies one week later)

Posted on January 18, 2016 by bill

Avalanche de Valfréjus : décès d’un sixième militaire par Rédaction de France Info lundi 25 janvier 2016 17:12 Le 18 janvier dernier, une dizaine de militaires étaient emportés par une avalanche à Valfréjus © maxPPP Une semaine après l’avalanche de … Continue reading →

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Canada: 130 year old bottle of beer found in the sea.

Posted on January 18, 2016 by bill

Au Canada, une bouteille de bière vieille de 130 ans retrouvée en mer ! En direct du monde par Alexis Morel lundi 18 janvier 2016 photo prétexte © Maxppp Elle est presque aussi vieille que le pays ! A en … Continue reading →

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