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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.

Spanish treasure dating from IV century unearthed.

Posted on April 29, 2016 by bill

Un trésor du IVème siècle découvert par hasard en Espagne par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 29 avril 2016 12:39 L’une des 19 amphores romaines découvertes sur un chantier en Espagne © MaxPPP. One of the 19 Roman urns unearthed … Continue reading →

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French unemployment drops 1.7% in March

Posted on April 26, 2016 by bill

Le chômage a reculé de 1,7% au mois de mars. Category A: No work in one month. Category B: Less than 78 hours work in a month. Category C: More then 78 hours in a month.   par Rédaction de … Continue reading →

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France announces aid for overseas island of Mayotte.

Posted on April 26, 2016 by bill

Mayotte : Manuel Valls annonce dix mesures pour soutenir l’économie de l’île. Ten measures to support Mayotte economy. par Rédaction de France Info mardi 26 avril 2016 13:11 Manuel Valls lors de son déplacement sur l’ile de Mayotte, en juin … Continue reading →

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France wins €34bN megacontract for construction of 12 Australian submarines.

Posted on April 26, 2016 by bill

Sous-marins : un mégacontrat de 34 milliards d’euros pour DCNS en Australie par Faustine Mauerhan mardi 26 avril 2016 06:07 Le modèle diesel-électrique du sous-marin à propulsion nucléaire Barracuda vendu à l’Australie © REUTERS A l’issue d’un processus d’appel d’offres … Continue reading →

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Daech impose new revenue and tax demands.

Posted on April 19, 2016 by bill

A cause de revenus en forte baisse, Daech invente des impôts. As a result of heavy fall in revenues, Daech invent new taxes. par Franck Mathevon lundi 18 avril 2016 21:29, mis à jour le mardi 19 avril 2016 à … Continue reading →

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Terrorist attacks: New police operations plan in France.

Posted on April 19, 2016 by bill

Un nouveau plan d’intervention en cas d’attentats par Olivier Boy lundi 18 avril 2016 22:16, mis à jour le mardi 19 avril 2016 à 21h30 Intervention du RAID à Bordeaux lors d’un exercice de sécurité à Bordeaux © SIPA/ Ugo … Continue reading →

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Daech economics not viable.

Posted on April 19, 2016 by bill

Finances de Daech : “L’Etat islamique n’est pas un modèle viable sur le plan économique” (expert, terrorisme). Islamic state not a viable economic model. par Rédaction de France Info mardi 19 avril 2016 07:29 Daech perd du terrain et de … Continue reading →

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Balance sought between available personal information and fight against terrorism.

Posted on April 18, 2016 by bill

Protection des données : ” Il y a un équilibre à trouver entre le respect des libertés et la lutte contre le terrorisme” (CNIL). Protection of given information. There has to be a balance between civil liberties and the battle … Continue reading →

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Stolen art trafficked by Daech via Turkey to European cities.

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bill

Trafic d’art volé par Daech: “Un trafic s’est développé par la Turquie vers les grandes capitales européennes” (JJ Neuer) par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 15 avril 2016 18:41 Les oeuvres d’art pillées sur les territoires conquis par le groupe … Continue reading →

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Works of art industrially looted and trafficked by Daech.

Posted on April 15, 2016 by bill

Le trafic d’œuvres d’art par Daech : une organisation très structurée. Well organised structure. Secrets d’Info par Arnaud Roy jeudi 14 avril 2016 21:40 Le musée de Palmyre détruit par Daech © AP SIPA. The Palmyre museum destroyed by Daech. … Continue reading →

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