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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.

Van crashes into Paris Metro entrance.

Posted on November 8, 2017 by bill

Paris : une camionnette s’engouffre accidentellement dans une bouche du métro, deux blessés légere. Insolite ! A l’instant une voiture qui finit sa course dans la station métro de Corentin Cariou…     Le véhicule a dévalé les escaliers de … Continue reading →

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TGV derailment in 2015: Conclusions published.

Posted on October 29, 2017 by bill

EXCLU. Accident du TGV à Eckwersheim : la responsabilité de la SNCF et de Systra pointée du doigt. The accident in Alsace: Fingers are pointed by SNCF. © MaxPPP Les familles ont reçu samedi 28 octobre 2017 les conclusions définitives … Continue reading →

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Chinese space station soon to crash to earth.

Posted on October 24, 2017 by bill

Une station spatiale chinoise va bientôt s’écraser sur Terre (et on ignore où) L’impact sur la Terre est prévu entre fin 2017 et début 2018, mais on en ignore encore la date et le lieu exacts. It’s impact on earth … Continue reading →

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Corsica: Fires destroy hundreds of hectares.

Posted on October 22, 2017 by bill

Haute-Corse : plus de 400 hectares déjà détruits par des feux attisés par des rafales de vent. More than 400 hectares already destroyed by fire fanned by gusts of wind. Deux incendies sont à l’œuvre en Corse, dimanche, à Feliceto … Continue reading →

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Insect populations tumble dramatically.

Posted on October 20, 2017 by bill

Disparition des insectes en Europe : “C’est l’ensemble de la biodiversité qui est en déclin”. The disappearance  of insects in Europe is caused by the decline of biodiversity. Selon Vincent Bretagnolle, directeur de recherche au CNRS, les insectes ne sont … Continue reading →

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Ophelia: Help comes from Normandy with electricity reconnections.

Posted on October 20, 2017 by bill

Après la tempête Ophélia, des Normands partent en Irlande pour rétablir le courant. Help comes from Normandy to reconnect electricity in south west Ireland. 16 agents des cinq départements normands sont partis en Irlande aider à remettre d’applomb le réseau … Continue reading →

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Hurricane hits Ireland: How France reported it.

Posted on October 16, 2017 by bill

L’ouragan Ophelia se dirige vers l’Irlande, placée partiellement en “alerte rouge”. Ophelia gives Ireland “Red Alert”. Les services météorologiques ont placé huit comtés de l’ouest et du sud du pays en alerte rouge à partir de lundi matin. The Irish Met service … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Irma: French Islands St Martin and St Barthélémy reconnected by EDF.

Posted on October 15, 2017 by bill

Ouragan Irma : l’électricité rétablie pour tous les habitants de Saint-Barthélemy et de Saint-Martin selon EDF Plus d’un mois après le passage de l’ouragan Irma, sur les îles de Saint-Barthélémy et de Saint-Martin, l’électricité a été rétablie pour tous les … Continue reading →

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Cargo aircraft crashes off the Ivory Coast: four dead.

Posted on October 14, 2017 by bill

Côte d’Ivoire : un crash d’avion au large d’Abidjan fait quatre morts et six blessés, dont des Français. Off the coast of Abidjan, aircraft crash claims four lives and six injured, including French nationals. “L’appareil a raté son atterrissage et … Continue reading →

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AF A380 looses engine #4 in Flight

Posted on October 2, 2017 by bill

Incident sur l’A380 : “le moteur a volé en éclat” Samedi 30 septembre, les 496 passagers de l’ A 380 Air France sur un vol Paris – Los Angeles ont eu une grosse frayeur. L’un des moteurs de l’Airbus a … Continue reading →

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