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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.

Actress Anne Bourguignon, better known as Anémone, dies.

Posted on May 1, 2019 by bill

L’actrice Anémone, grande gueule au cœur tendre, est morte à l’âge de 68  ans. Famous actress dies at 68 years of age. L’actrice avait notamment remporté un César en 1988 pour son rôle dans Le Grand chemin. Noted for winning a César in 1998, in … Continue reading →

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Shooting in Poway Synagogue. (California, USA)

Posted on April 28, 2019 by bill

Ce que l’on sait de l’attaque d’une synagogue californienne lors de la Pâque juive. What to know about the attack in the Californian synagogue during the jewish Easter (Passover) Une sexagénaire a été tuée et trois personnes ont été blessées … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame de Paris next day photos.

Posted on April 16, 2019 by bill

“Notre-Dame, c’est l’incendie de trop” : pourquoi les historiens de l’art et spécialistes du patrimoine sont en colère. “This fire is a step too far”: the art historians and heritage specialists are angry. Les architectes et les historiens de l’art dénoncent … Continue reading →

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Notre-Dame: pre fire photos of roof.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by bill

20h52 : Un photographe de l’AFP avait accédé en juin dernier aux combles de la cathédrale, où des travaux de restauration étaient en cours, et où l’incendie s’est développé. Voici quelques-uns de ses clichés. Some photos were taken by AFP … Continue reading →

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Paris: Notre-Dame Cathedral on fire.

Posted on April 15, 2019 by bill

DIRECT. L’allocution télévisée d’Emmanuel Macron est reportée en raison de l’incendie à Notre-Dame de Paris. The cause is being investigated. Le feu a pris dans les combles de la cathédrale, lundi en fin d’après-midi. The fire started in the attics (lofts) … Continue reading →

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Earth quake in the Charante-Maritime (W-SW) France. Region 17.

Posted on April 7, 2019 by bill

Quatre questions sur les séismes qui ont frappé la Charente-Maritime Un séisme de faible intensité a été enregistré samedi 6 avril à la limite de la Charente et de la Charente-Maritime, le deuxième dans la région en moins de trois semaines. … Continue reading →

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The Eiffel Tower; 130 years anniversary.

Posted on March 31, 2019 by bill

Paris : La tour Eiffel a 130 ans Les étapes de la construction de la tour Eiffel il y a 130 ans. the stages of erection. Jusqu’en 2004, elle était la plus grande Dame de France. Elle a vu passer … Continue reading →

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Whale swallows diver during survey….Then spits him out alive.

Posted on March 12, 2019 by bill

Afrique du Sud : une baleine avale un plongeur avant de le recracher vivant Le plongeur s’en est sorti indemne, tout comme la baleine. Un plongeur a été avalé par une baleine avant d’être recraché vivant, en Afrique du Sud, … Continue reading →

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World Wide Web 30 year anniversary

Posted on March 12, 2019 by bill

The World Wide Web (WWW) is combination of all resources and users on the Internet that are using the Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP). A broader definition comes from the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C): “The World Wide Web is the … Continue reading →

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Traffic build-up for end of winter holidays in France.

Posted on March 9, 2019 by bill

Retours de vacances : la journée classée rouge dans une partie de la région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Red alert for traffic in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes this weekend. Ce week-end est le dernier des vacances scolaires d’hiver, où une grande partie des déplacements se concentrent … Continue reading →

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