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TAPPING THE PULSE
High living and low life in the hospitality capital.
7 June 2000
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BLAIRST.COM
FAULTLINE CRACKS
PAUA ON
FINNS SAY: EAT MORE FISH
IF FISH DON'T WORK, TRY THE DISCO
SECOND BREWMASTER'S SELECTION LAUNCHED
CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK
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BLAIRST.COM
Wellington's most concentrated hospitality precinct - Blair Street now has its own virtual domain. Surf to
http://www.blairst.com for some entertaining, high-bandwidth movie clips.
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FAULTLINE CRACKS... PAUA ON
The presciently named Faultline Bar in Wellington's Oaks Complex has gone into liquidation. The site formerly hosted the
also ill-fated Bishop and Actress Bar.
And, as is usually the case in the hospitality capital, when one place closes... another opens. New on the scene is The
Paua Bar on Cambridge Terrace, heading south from the Embassy past the Deluxe Cafe and Chariot.
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EAT MORE FISH, GET PUFA, CHEER UP?
A Finnish study has shown that people who ate fish less than once a week ran a 31% higher chance of depression than
people who ate it more often. Dr. Antti Tanskanen of the University of Kuopio said that the evidence gained from a
random survey of 3,204 adults from four areas of Finland was statistically significant only for women, though results
for men were similar. He also said that while fish contains omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) it was too early
to recommend that fish or PUFA would help mild to severe depression. Survey respondents completed a questionnaire
measuring depressive symptoms and fish consumption.
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IF FISH DON'T WORK, TRY THE DISCO
Those Finns! Not only do they study fish and have the world's biggest cellphone company (Nokia) but some inventive
Finnish crowd have come up with a highly entertaining Shockwave-powered virtual disco. Surf to
http://www.mobilesdisco.com and assign yourself a character, then mingle in the bar and downstairs disco. Warning: it
helps if you speak Finnish (though you'll find people there from all over the world); and the experience can be highly
addictive... a crowd of Wellington dance culture types spent hours in there a couple of Fridays back...
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SECOND BREWMASTER'S SELECTION LAUNCHED
The second seasonal release from Lion Breweries' Brewmaster's selection will be launched this afternoon in Wellington at
the Backbencher Pub & Cafe in Molesworth Street. More on this next week.
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CUSTOMER OF THE WEEK
Peter Johnson of Brighton, UK, is such a fan of his local takeaway that he eats there five times a week. Fair enough.
But Johnson, a 49-year-old unemployed chef loved the All In One takeaway restaurant enough to get its name and phone
number tattooed on his forehead. Did he get free pizza? No. "But whenever he comes in, he'll go straight to the front of
the queue," said owner Nasser Bandar.
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