Radio New Zealand - Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa

QUICK HITS
12:15 Food Questions?
12:30 Nicholas Carr: The Shallows
12:55 Italy: Nutella ban?
13:10 Inflatable movie extras
13:25 Motion capture tech
13:35 Sauces: Piccalilli
13:50 Internet addiction

THE SMALL PRINT
First up, more food questions and this week why do supermarkets use mists and spray water on veggies and fruit? Plus strangely sprouting tomatoes...is some weird and wonderful genetic mutation involving frogs to blame?!

Then at about 12:30pm Nicholas Carr's just written 'The Shallows' and thinks the internet is changing the way we think, read and remember. He's worried about our ability to critically think in this digital age when news alerts, email notifications, status updates and friend requests are constantly vying for our attention.
http://www.nicholasgcarr.com/

And before the news we're off to Italy where they're going nuts over Nutella. There's rumours the sugary chocolate and hazelnut spread could be banned by the European Union!

After the news at one, blowing up extras in movies and TV shows. It sounds gruesome but it's happening every day on the sets of major films and TV series. Joe Biggins has got an inflatable crowd of 40,000 on his books and you'll have seen his work in blockbusters like Million Dollar Baby, American Gangster, Oceans 13, and Frost/Nixon.
http://www.inflatablecrowd.com/Main/Home.html

Then at 1:20pmmotion capture technology in computer games. With gamers expecting more realistic sports games experiences, the latest trend is to get as much data as possible from real sports stars and then use this in the game. So every wave to the crowd and goal celebration matches the real-life player!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2010/jun/13/sports-sims-motion-capture-technology

At about 1:35pm more famous sauces and condiments and this week piccalilli, the mustard vegetable pickle that's coloured yellow with turmeric and dates back to Apicius in Roman times.

And before we go we head to Asia where the ancient sport of sumo is having some serious image problems. Plus the South Korean government's unveiled ambitious plans to help the estimated 2 million people it claims are addicted to the internet. Basically if you're under 18 and try to access popular computer games from midnight to 8am your character starts getting weaker and weaker
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/jul/13/internet-addiction-south-korea

WE'RE PLAYING THESE TRACKS TOO....

Track: I Don't Believe You
Artist: The Thermals
Album: Personal Life
Label: Kill Rock Stars
Catalog#: KRS519
Broadcast at: 12:30

Track: Forever And Ever Amen (Thieves Like Us Remix)
Artist: The Drums
http://stereogum.com/432271/the-drums-forever-and-ever-amen-thieves-like-us-remix/mp3s/
Broadcast at: 13:10

Track: Whole Wide World
Artist: Wreckless Eric
Album: Greatest Stiffs
Label: Stiff
Catalog#: 810442
Broadcast at: 13:45

AND OUR THEME IS:
Track: The Green Termite
Artist: Jefferson Belt
http://www.myspace.com/jeffersonbelt
Album: Table Manners
Label: Round Trip Mars
Catalogue #: RTM 2009