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Welcome to Coffee News! Hi, I’m Tania. I publish the Papakura and Manukau editions of Coffee News, a light hearted publication, filled with interesting stories and trivia for your enjoyment. Coffee News is free and available from select cafes, restaurants, takeaways and waiting rooms in Auckland as well as throughout NZ and around the world.
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Everybody’s Talking Happy landings: Saint Barthélemy, nicknamed St. Bart's, in the Leeward Islands of the northeastern Caribbean Sea, is home to a challenging airport. Pilots intending to land at the Gustaf III Airport require special training and certification. That's because there is a big hill at one end of the short runway and a beach at the other, along with considerable air turbulence. Big jets don't land on the 650m runway, but the airport is heavily used by smaller planes. Pilots do not receive takeoff and landing clearance from air traffic controllers. Rather, they use the Automatic Flight Information Service to obtain information. Long ride: Canadian Chris Bruckner took on a huge challenge. He cycled all the way across Canada. Starting on the west coast in the city of Vancouver, he made it to the city of Halifax on the east coast, a distance of over 5,700km. A paramedic who trained hard for the trek, Bruckner made the distance in 13 days, three hours and 49 minutes, possibly breaking the record. The race was a time trial in which a cyclist tries to cover the distance as quickly as possible. Bruckner, who had a team keeping track of his time, used the race to raise money for the Canadian Mental Health Association.
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Did you know? Outside in: A hotel called Sister City in New York City USA uses compositions by experimental musician Julianna Barwick in its lobby. The music sounds like noises taking place in the outside environment, such as raindrops and pigeon coos. Spicy spot: Grenada is known as the “spice island” of the Caribbean because of its plantations of nutmeg, cinnamon, mace, and other spices. Tourists can visit nutmeg processing stations. Greek treat: Grape leaves wrapped around rice with herbs are called dolmades, a Greek appetizer. Cabbage leaves can also be used and other ingredients, such as ground pork, can be added to the filling. Musical life: Jessie Reyez is a singer-songwriter from Toronto in Canada. Her family's roots are in Colombia. Reyez won a 2018 Juno Award for Breakthrough Artist of the Year and is becoming known for her rhythm-and-blues and hip-hop-infused music. Annoying twitch: Occasionally, people find that their eyelid is twitching. Often harmless, this twitching is called blepharospasm and can be associated with fatigue or stress.
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