CFN

If you wish to submit your photo or video email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com  -  You don’t have to be from the area to submit!

CFN

There’s a long history of toilet humour in comedy, and some of it’s fun.  It’s interesting watching Dwight and Jimmy develop as comic talent right from their basement lair in Cornwall Ontario.

The boys roll Sunday nights at 7 PM with repeats available via podcast.

I visited their studio Sunday night to catch some of the mayhem and hijinks.    Please note this video is not for kiddies unless they’re practicing for the next remake of the Bad News Bears!

VIDEO WARNING PROFANITY – CUSS WORDS – GUARANTEED TO OFFEND

DON’T BLAME US IF YOU CHOOSE TO CLICK!

In a town bereft of much original culture it’s fun to see where  Jimmy and Dwight will go.   Right now they’re hoping to get some of the fans to kick in some cash so they can get more equipment and be more professional.

Funny radio commercials, reading odd and wacky news stories, but mostly dropping F bombs and insulting just about everyone with their brand of offensive and usually border line comedy is the specialty of JDwhenever broadcast Sunday nights at 7 PM EST.

You can check out their website by clicking HERE.

CFN

He’s a regular on a local radio station covering sports, as well as a sports columnist in newspaper, but his passion is history; especially local history that led to him spending nearly three years to complete his book:   Constable Davey; A Future Lost which is available locally and online via his website:   www.Thomracine.com

I had a chance to catch up and chat with Mr. Racine at Island Ink Jet over a sampling of Kopi Luwak Coffee!  Here is the video which you can crank up to 1080 DPI for best viewing quality!

As his days with badge and gun come to an end it should be interesting to see what’s in store for this Cornwallite….

CFN

Question

Hello Captain.  I am not a pilot, but I find aviation fascinating. I have been reading your weekly column with interest. My question is;  how does a pilot know when to start the descent from cruising altitude to land at destination airport ?

Question asked by Carlos.

Answer

The most efficient way to descend an airplane is to stay at cruising altitude for as long as possible, then reduce engine thrust to idle and descend all the way down to a runway, without increasing engine thrust. At idle power, jet engines produce little thrust and consume ten times less fuel that at cruise power.

.

So the airplane basically glides toward the airport. Airliners have a relatively small wing compared to gliders, but they are aerodynamically very clean, so they can fly fast and consequently glide quite well.  A typical glide ratio of an airliner is approximately 18:1. That means that for every 18 feet of forward movement the airplane will descent one foot. This ratio translates to 3 nautical miles for every 1,000 feet of altitude loss.  If an airliner is cruising at 35,000 feet, to be able to land at an airport at an elevation close to sea level, the pilot must start the descent 105 Nautical Miles, or 190 kilometers from the airport.

.

A pilot can easily make this mental calculation. There are however several factors that complicate this formula and the pilot has to make appropriate adjustments. Modern airliners have computers that can make this calculation very precisely, based on data entered by the pilot into the computers and on actual wind and environmental conditions.  The computers help the pilot to fly the airplane more efficiently, burning less fuel and thus also reducing emissions.

A bit more about Captain Dan:

Captain Dan Baz enrolled in Flight School at the age of 16.
He has completed studies in Aircraft Engineering and Master of Business Administration. He has been at the controls of many different types of aircraft, from single engine Cessnas to large intercontinental jets on global routes.

.
Over the last four decades he has flown thousands of hours up in the blue sky.

Have a question for the Captain ? Send it to Captain Dan Baz captaindanbaz@yahoo.com Every week a question from the readers will be selected and answer posted in this column.

CFN

If you wish to share your photo or video with our Viewers email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com

CFN – The Glass Blowing Place & Chillax Café had its grand opening Saturday, 19 May and Liberal MPP (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) Grant Crack was there to cut the ribbon, glass ribbon that is.

Here you can see the process that the glass blowers went through to get this glass ribbon.

In the front of the glass blowing studio is a café and retail store where you can purchase some of the wonderful glass art produced there as well as other art produced by local artists. You can come in and have a cup of fresh roasted coffee, study the glass artistry and even observe the glass blowers at work. Courses in glass blowing are available on site if you want to try your hand at handling molten glass.

In the picture below you can see Chris Van Zanten, Heinz Kaswurm (a non-glass blowing partner), MPP Grant Crack, Eric Covington, Gian Paolo BAstianello and David Paterson hamming it up for the camera.

More information about The Glass Blowing Place can be found on their web site:

www.glassblowingplace.com

CFN

Here is today’s installment of Political Times by Mike Roache!

To read more Political Times Cartoons CLICK HERE!

About Mr. Roache:

Mike Roache was born in Halifax and began cartooning for a school newspaper while in junior high,often putting the paper together by himself.  Over the years some of his work has appeared in newspapers in the United States and Canada. Presently his work appears in the Klondike Sun and the Sackville Tribune. Married with three adult children he lives with his wife in Halifax.

If you wish to sponsor his feature, email or call CFN at info@cornwallfreenews.com or call our hotline at 613 361 1755

CFN

To submit your Cornwall Free News photo or video of the Day email us at info@cornwallfreenews.com  -   You don’t have to live in Cornwall to submit either as we love to share your photos from all over the world!

CFN

You can buy this baby for a cool $5,000.  Word was John Baird was first in line to hang this in his boudoir…

So Canada?  Does this image offend you?  You can post your comment below.

I know one person who will be sad to have missed this opportunity; Mr. Harper’s Greatest Admirer!

CFN – On Saturday, May 19 at 12:00, Grant Crack, MPP (Glengarry–Prescott–Russell) will officiate at The Glass Blowing Place & Chillax Café Grand Opening and Party.

Location: 152 Main Street South, Alexandria, Ontario (613) 703-9110

Website: http://glass-blowing-place.com

The Glass Blowing Place is an artist’s dream place. It is both a first-class gallery and a learning place for the visual arts. The new gallery space is a venue for regional artists’ creations and is the exclusive sales venue for the output of Glengarry Glass Blowing.

While glass blowing is the principal educational experience offered, but there will also be classes in jewelry making, painting and drawing, stained glass and the lapidary arts.

Glengarry Glass Blowing ( http://glengarry-glass-blowing.com ), the primary artists’ group in residence, is comprised of Canadian masters David Paterson, Chris Van Zanten, Eric Covington and Murano Master Gian Paolo Bastianello. These artists will demonstrate the process of making their stunning glass art during the Grand Opening party on Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20.

Other artists, Jenny McBride (wire wrapped jewelry), Julie Laframboise (stained

glass) and Ken McBride (lapidary art) will also demonstrate their art.

Open registration for all courses will be offered at The Glass Blowing Place opening.