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• Unsung Heroes: Cake gift is just one more job fitted ... - New Zealand Herald
• Decrease - - WJFW-TV
• Review: 3D Dot Game Heroes - TheSixthAxis
• Tom Tiffany and his wife own the Wisconsin River ... - WJFW-TV

Unsung Heroes: Cake gift is just one more job fitted ... - New Zealand Herald Posted: 18 Apr 2010 01:09 PM PDT To nominate an Unsung Hero for their community service and for terms and conditions go to: www.unsungheroes.org.nz Nichola Christie meet Ivy Mills 15 years ago when the older woman arrived on her doorstep holding an "exquisite" homemade Christmas cake. The cake was a thank-you for her "fruitcake-loving" husband Peter, a surgeon who had operated on Mrs Mills for 14 hours to remove a cancerous tumour that year. Every Christmas since, the now 80-year-old has made a Christmas cake for the family, despite Mr Christie's death in 2005. It's a task she fits in in between endless volunteer work at a hospice, hospitals and RSA. Mrs Christie has nominated her now good friend Mrs Mills for the Herald Unsung Community Heroes series which recognises the work people do in their community. Five nominees will be chosen at the end of the series for a P&O Cruise. Mrs Christie said Mrs Mills spent her life caring for those around her and helping people in West Auckland where she lives. "A visit to her has to be scheduled around her weekly timetable of voluntary service." Mrs Mills works twice a week at the West Auckland hospice shop and up to two days a week as a hostess at Waitakere Hospital. Until recently she helped at the RSA calling bingo and she is a member of the Evacuees Association. Next week she will be out collecting for Poppy Day and she also helps on Daffodil Day. "Ivy's most special labour of love sees her combing charity shops for soft toys," said Mrs Christie. After washing and, if necessary, repairing them she delivers the toys to Starship hospital so they can be given to children throughout the year. "Ivy has a heart of gold. She is cheerful, positive and caring," said Mrs Christie. "She is an unsung hero." Mrs Mills told the Herald she loved getting out and meeting people and that she and her late husband had always been active in the community. She would "go mad" if she had to stay at home all day, although she didn't think there was anything special in what she did. "When it's boiled down there are quite a few like me that spend their time volunteering." The Unsung Community Heroes series is run annually in the The Herald and on nzherald.co.nz in partnership with P&O Cruises. We invited nominations from readers to recognise people who selflessly work to make a difference in their local communities. Some will be selected to feature in the paper and on nzherald.co.nz. Five will be chosen to join a P&O winter cruise. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Decrease - - WJFW-TV Posted: 18 Apr 2010 03:17 PM PDT MINOCQUA - It's that time of year again when Newswatch 12 and the American Red Cross honor those in the community who went above and beyond to help someone in need with our Northwoods Heroes series. Newswatch 12's Kristyn Allen starts our weeklong series and introduces us to a group of Healthcare Heroes who helped provide someone with more than just medical attention, but compassion. For a lot of us, it's pretty simple, if we have a medical need, we go to the doctor and get it taken care of. But, when a Lake Tomahawk man needed a medical procedure done, it wasn't quite that easy. You see, he had no transportation, no one to watch his beloved dog, and no one to pick up his food from the food pantry. That's where our Health Care Heroes come in. When Vicki Langer, part of the Ambulatory Surgery Center at Marshfield Clinic asks if you need help, she means it. "Here in our ASC, we treat our patients like family," said Vicki Langer. Vicki headed up the operation of getting the Lake Tomahawk man some assistance. She and her husband took him to his appointment for his procedure and took him home after, but the generosity doesn't stop there. "On the way home, we stopped and we got more groceries for him and a big bag of dog food for his lovely dalmation who is his very best friend in the whole world," said Vicki. They certainly did not forget about his best friend. Another ASC Staff member was enlisted for that. "I called some family members who live in the area close to him to take care of his dog if he needed that and they said that they would," said Liz Richardson. And this gentleman got his food he gets weekly from the food pantry. Vicki knew a volunteer there and asked if he could deliver the food to the man, which he did, and says it's really no herioc feat. "We do this weekly. We distribute about 35 to 40 boxes of food to people who are indoors who can't come out here. This is an every day affair for us," said Dr. Anthony Pogodzinki. And humility seems to be the attitude of truly generous heroes like these. "I feel like I was just doing something I would've done for anybody. I was just doing my job. I don't feel like a hero at all," said Richardson. While this man declined to be interviewed for our story, the ASC staff assures us he was very grateful for their efforts. Make sure you tune into Newswatch Monday night at 6 and 10, when we meet another Healthcare Hero. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Review: 3D Dot Game Heroes - TheSixthAxis Posted: 19 Apr 2010 02:23 AM PDT The Legend of Zelda was released in 1986, and yet according to 3D Dot Game Heroes, nothing has changed in the last twenty-four years of console gaming.  Indeed, fortunate time travellers from the NES era might now be gazing upon more fuel efficient motor vehicles, bigger fridges and movies that come on shiny disks, but in terms of our favourite hobby Silicon Studio's love letter to the golden era  looks so longingly towards the past that the similarities go well beyond the outwardly obvious aesthetics. A roll call of the guilty elements probably isn't necessary, not least because this author's a particularly staunch fan of Nintendo's classic series and distilling such gaming nirvana down into a set of bulletpoints doesn't endear me; but also because we've already done it.  3D Dot Game Heroes' structure, controls, weapons, enemies and even storyline is all so Zelda that I'm genuinely surprised the game even exists.  Let's put it this way: I'm fairly certain it wouldn't have passed through Nintendo's Seal of Approval. And therein sits the issue.  Should a game that so helplessly apes another so closely be considered in its own merit?  After all, the reason 3D Dot Game Heroes is so deliciously playable is because it's mirroring tried and tested gameplay crafted by the hands of two of the legends of gaming, Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka.  The Zelda series works because the games follow prescribed patterns of overworld, power-up, dungeon, power-up, overworld and it's a prescription Silicon Studios have followed to the letter. There are no surprises here, safe for a couple of cute minigames and some wry (and successful) attempts at humour – this is 8-bit exploring without a single concern for the present and the game's ever-present blinkers result in nothing more than a pure, intelligent and utterly captivating romp across fields, deserts and rock and through several enemy infested temples in search of six orbs to put an end to a dastardly Dark Bishop and a hokum, exaggerated plot you wouldn't be shocked to see Link running around in. The twist, of course, is that whilst 3D Dot Game Heroes is absolutely respectful of its flesh and bones (and, indeed, beating heart) it's also not beyond taking itself too seriously.  The small pop-up text boxes are there for completeness but pull from an often laugh-out-loud funny script and a few sideswipes at current gaming hits, not least from stablemates From Software's Demon's Souls.  It's all good natured, albeit occasionally lost amongst the game's exposition, and is well placed and timed. And then there's the visual style: imagine a 2D, flat world extrapolated vertically and drawn in HD but all the while keeping the lo-res, lo-fi pixels at the forefront.  3D Dot Game Heroes sums up the graphics more than anything – yes, it's in 3D but everything is built from Lego-like cubes that convey a pleasing sense of physicality (it's possible to stack monsters on top of each other, for example), played against some over-stylised current gen flair like sparkly water effects and a ridiculously amped depth of field. There's a hidden depth to the game, too – weaponry can be upgraded and tuned, rather than just purchased from shops (although you can of course do this too) and there's more emphasis on ensuring you're loaded up for each challenge via the shops instead of relying on downed enemies and freshly chopped grass providing your provisions.  Likewise, the various temples explain and pre-empt little, meaning thought is required rather than just rushing in swinging your sword.  It's still held back by 8-bit ropes, but they're slacker than you'd think. Crucially, where it counts, 3D Dot Game Heroes sports some cunning level design, especially in the dungeons.  Sure, they're not up to the same levels of brilliance that the latter Zelda games can boast, but – annoying vague shifting sands aside – they're great fun.  Again, the rules are adhered to throughout, especially with regards to the temple maps, keys, boss keys and mid-level weapon discovery, but two hours in and you're so into the groove the notion that you've played this game decades before really doesn't matter anymore. And I think that's the point.  There's so much here to enjoy, to savour, to experience that really the things the game does right stand tall and proud.  The joyful side missions, the perfect difficulty curve, the wickedly funny loading screens and the option to design your own hero in-game with the editor: all facets that deserve to be respected and upheld.  The fact that the rest of the game plays like one of my all-time favourite videogames, then, is just the backbone to one charming, hugely entertaining slice of fun – you can't ask for any more. Pros: Charming homage to old-school action RPGs Lovely graphic style Has just enough of its own ideas Cons: Dungeon design isn't quite up to Zelda standards Fans of The Legend of Zelda that wish the series to go back to its roots will find plenty to fall in love with here – 3D Dot Game Heroes is an unashamed cribbing of classic 8-bit action role playing games, with stacks of adventure, some decent level design and a surprisingly solid sense of humour and irony.  It might not be original, but it's certainly good fun, and all credit to Southpeak for picking up the slightly esoteric title for a European release – spread the word, 3D Dot Game Heroes deserves a place in your PS3 this Spring. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

Tom Tiffany and his wife own the Wisconsin River ... - WJFW-TV Posted: 18 Apr 2010 07:14 PM PDT RHINELANDER - One of the Northwoods' own local business owners was also at the Lincoln Reagan Day dinner Sunday. Tom Tiffany and his wife own the Wisconsin River Cruises in Rhinelander. He's running for the 35th Assembly District and says state government has taken Wisconsin in the wrong direction. He also says he has the well-rounded, broad base he feels Wisconsin needs to turn things around. Tiffany says, "Number 1, we need to reduce taxes. Second, we need to reduce red tape, and we need to get the budget deficits taken care of here in the State of Wisconsin." Tiffany has been a small business owner for 20 years. He is running against Republican Jeremy Cordova of Tomahawk and Democrat Jay Schmelling of Merrill. Five Filters featured article: Chilcot Inquiry. Available tools: PDF Newspaper, Full Text RSS, Term Extraction.

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