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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.

World’s biggest cruise ship, Harmony of the Seas, suffers fatal accident in Marseilles.

Posted on October 9, 2016 by bill

Accident mortel sur l’Harmony of the Seas : que s’est-il passé ? What happened?   mer et littoral  /  Publié le 13/09/2016 . Mis à jour à 16h04 par SudOuest.fr avec AFP Un canot de sauvetage du Harmony of the … Continue reading →

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Air France Boeing dumps tons of fuel due technical turn-back.

Posted on October 9, 2016 by bill

Un avion Air France largue plusieurs tonnes de kérosène au-dessus d’une forêt classée Publié le 25/09/2016 . Mis à jour à 18h44 par SudOuest.fr Le Boeing 777 d’Air France a dû vider ses réservoirs avant un atterrissage. © Illustration AFP … Continue reading →

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Naturist park in Paris?

Posted on October 9, 2016 by bill

Se balader tout nu à Paris, ce sera bientôt possible. Strolling nude in Paris could be possible soon. A la Une / redaction / insolite  /  Publié le 26/09/2016 . Mis à jour à 12h36 par SudOuest.fr avec AFP Il … Continue reading →

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Wine production: Will climate change affect it?

Posted on October 4, 2016 by bill

VRAI ou FAUX ? Comment le réchauffement climatique modifie le vin. TRUE or FALSE? How will global warming affect wine? Par Oanna Favennec, France Bleu Auxerre, France Bleu Béarn, France Bleu Bourgogne, France Bleu Gascogne, France Bleu Gironde, France Bleu … Continue reading →

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Rugby Top 14: Madigan gets French recognition.

Posted on October 4, 2016 by bill

Top 14 : l’UBB réussit son coup à Pau (30-28) Par Damien Gozioso, France Bleu Gironde samedi 1 octobre 2016 à 20:58 Le buteur de l’UBB Ian Madigan, moins en réussite qu’à son habitude, sans conséquence finalement. © Radio France … Continue reading →

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Rosetta on final mission; Following Philae into eternity. A perfect love story!

Posted on September 30, 2016 by bill

La sonde Rosetta s’est écrasée comme prévu sur la comète Tchouri Ce crash, provoqué par l’Agence spatiale européenne alors que la sonde arrivait à court de batterie, signe la fin d’une odyssée spatiale de plus de douze ans. Une maquette … Continue reading →

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Martinique and Guadeloupe: Tropical Storms forecast, gusting 100kms/hr

Posted on September 28, 2016 by bill

Tempête tropicale en Martinique : le préfet s’attend à “des rafales qui pourraient dépasser les 100 km/h” De très fortes pluies et de fortes rafales de vent sont attendues, notamment dans le sud de la Martinique. Image satellite de la … Continue reading →

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Elections in Gabon under dispute.

Posted on August 30, 2016 by bill

Gabon : les clés pour comprendre une élection présidentielle sous tension La dynastie Bongo règne sur ce pays d’Afrique équatoriale depuis près d’un demi-siècle. Mais son autorité est remise en cause par un ancien cacique du régime. Les Gabonais attendent … Continue reading →

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Nice attack: Truck found with decoy arms.

Posted on July 15, 2016 by bill

Attaque de Nice : une grenade inopérante et des armes longues factices ont été retrouvées dans le camion. A failed grenade and pretend guns found in truck. EN DIRECT par Rédaction de France Info vendredi 15 juillet 2016 00:33, mis … Continue reading →

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Djouce aircrash 70th anniversary 12 Aug 1946.

Posted on July 11, 2016 by bill

  French Girls Injured in Wicklow Plane Crash. “French Girls Injured in Wicklow Plane Crash” So read the headline of the Irish Times on Tuesday, August 13, 1946. Seventy years ago on 12th August, a Junkers 52 with 23 passengers … Continue reading →

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