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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.

Never abandon an animal.

Posted on June 12, 2018 by bill
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Floods in Paris and traffic jams due heavy down-pours.

Posted on June 12, 2018 by bill

Inondations en Ile-de-France : plusieurs grands axes coupés, déjà 250 km de bouchons. Suivez notre direct En région parisienne, la circulation est interrompue sur l’autoroute A13 et sur les nationales N6 et N4. Des voies sont complètement inondées. Une route inondée … Continue reading →

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Mediterranean: Plastic found in abundance.

Posted on June 8, 2018 by bill

“Un piège de plastique” : la mer Méditerranée compte plus d’un million de fragments de plastique au km². “A plastic trap”: the Mediterranean sea accounts for more than 1 Million plastic pieces per km2. La pollution atteint des niveaux record … Continue reading →

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Is there life on Mars? Organic molecules found.

Posted on June 7, 2018 by bill

Espace : la Nasa annonce avoir découvert des molécules organiques sur la planète Mars. Organic molecules discovered on planet Mars. “Bien qu’elles soient communément associées à la vie, les molécules organiques peuvent également être créées par des processus non biologiques”, … Continue reading →

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Kevin’s murder: a miner and his girl-friend arrested.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by bill

Meurtre de Kévin à Mourmelon : un mineur et la petite amie de la victime mis en examen pour assassinat Kévin a été tué samedi 2 juin dans un parc de Mourmelon-le-Grand et son autopsie a permis de retrouver “de nombreuses … Continue reading →

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Cannes festival: Model accuses prince of rape.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by bill

Cannes : un “prince” accusé de viol par une jeune mannequin pendant le festival Une mannequin italienne explique avoir été violée par un homme qu’elle décrit être un “prince”, le 9 mai, pendant le festival. La Croisette, à Cannes (Alpes-Maritimes), le … Continue reading →

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Atrocious weather in France from Brittany to Alsace.

Posted on June 6, 2018 by bill

EN IMAGES. Pluies diluviennes, coulées de boue… De la Bretagne à l’Alsace, les orages font des ravages. Torrential rain, rivers of mud…storms reek havoc. Météo France a de nouveau placé 29 départements en vigilance orange pour orages. Les fortes pluies … Continue reading →

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Annual Moliere (2018) awards announced.

Posted on May 29, 2018 by bill

Ariane Mnouchkine et Jean-Philippe Daguerre, grands gagnants des Molières 2018 La fondatrice du Théâtre du Soleil a été sacrée lundi en son absence meilleure metteure en scène lors de la 30e édition des Molières. The founder of the Théâtre du Soleil … Continue reading →

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Young Mali man saves child’s life in Paris.

Posted on May 28, 2018 by bill

Mamoudou Gassama, le jeune Malien sans papiers qui a sauvé un enfant à Paris, sera reçu ce lundi matin par Emmanuel Macron. Mamoudou Gassama, an illegal migrant will meet the president of the republic this Monday morning. Le jeune homme … Continue reading →

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Storms in France: 32 departments in the west on orange alert.

Posted on May 28, 2018 by bill

Orages : 32 départements de l’ouest et du nord de la France en alerte orange. Update: 32 departments in the west and north of France. “Ces orages pourront donner de fortes précipitations et de la grêle, une activité électrique intense, … Continue reading →

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