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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.

Argentinian submarine missing and time running out to find it.

Posted on November 20, 2017 by bill

Argentine : course contre la montre pour retrouver le sous-marin mystérieusement disparu Le “San Juan”, un submersible militaire avec 44 marins à bord, n’a plus donné signe de vie depuis mercredi dernier. A l’heure actuelle, aucune hypothèse n’est exclue et … Continue reading →

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EU: European Bank Authority exits London for Paris with Dublin loosing out.

Posted on November 20, 2017 by bill

Paris est désigné pour accueillir l’Autorité bancaire européenne, qui doit quitter Londres après le Brexit Selon une source diplomatique, la capitale française a été tirée au sort face à Dublin, car les deux villes ont enregistré le même nombre de … Continue reading →

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Sicilian mafia: Former Godfather, Toto Riina,dies

Posted on November 17, 2017 by bill

Italie : l’ancien parrain de la mafia sicilienne, Toto Riina, est mort Toto Riina, 87 ans, qui purgeait 26 peines de détention à vie et aurait commandité plus de 150 meurtres, était ces derniers jours dans le coma. The 87 … Continue reading →

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Salvator Mundi, (Saviour of the World), painting sold for €382M.

Posted on November 16, 2017 by bill

“Salvator Mundi” de Léonard de Vinci, le tableau le plus cher jamais vendu aux enchères. Léonardo de Vinci work of art the dearest ever sold at auction. Un portrait de Jésus-Christ peint par Léonard de Vinci, intitulé “Salvator Mundi”, a … Continue reading →

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Hunter killed by stag in Compiegne forest

Posted on November 12, 2017 by bill

Forêt de Compiègne : un chasseur tué par un cerf Illustration / © MaxPPP Un chasseur a été tué ce lundi dans la forêt de Compiègne après avoir été percuté par un cerf. A hunter was killed last Monday in … Continue reading →

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Chinese space station could fall to earth over a wide area of Europe.

Posted on November 11, 2017 by bill

Des bouts d’une station spatiale chinoise risquent de tomber sur “plusieurs pays européens” Il s’agit de parties du laboratoire spatial Tiangong-1, dont la Chine a perdu le contrôle en 2016. The Chinese lost control of a part of the station … Continue reading →

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November 11 commemorations in France.

Posted on November 11, 2017 by bill

Commémorations du 11-Novembre : Emmanuel Macron veut “s’inscrire dans une histoire longue, sans repentance”. Macron wants to “write into the long history, without forgetting”. Denis Peschanski, directeur de recherche au CNRS, a expliqué, samedi sur franceinfo, qu’Emmanuel Macron s’inscrivait “dans … Continue reading →

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The unknown in the French parliament.

Posted on November 9, 2017 by bill

Les deux tiers des ministres sont des inconnus pour une majorité de Français, selon un sondage. The majority of the second tier Ministers are unknown by the majority, according to a survey. Un sondage Odoxa Dentsu-Consulting pour franceinfo et Le … Continue reading →

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French unemployed taking holidays in the Bahamas: Damien Adam.

Posted on November 9, 2017 by bill

“Les chômeurs partent en vacances aux Bahamas grâce à l’assurance chômage”, Damien Adam s’excuse. Using the dole to go on holidays. Damien Adam, député LREM lors des élections législatives sur France 3 / © France 3 Dans une interview à … Continue reading →

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Prix Femina awarded to Philippe Jaenada for “La Serpe”

Posted on November 8, 2017 by bill

Le prix Femina attribué à Philippe Jaenada pour “La Serpe” Dans ce livre, le romancier de 53 ans raconte l’histoire d’Henri Girard, un écrivain suspecté d’un triple meurtre en 1941. In his book, the 53 year old novelist tells the story of … Continue reading →

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