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| Heroes to get Bravos - San Jose Mercury News Posted: 03 Feb 2011 06:41 PM PST  Public TV personality Huell Howser, host of California s Gold, will be keynote speaker at Bellflower s Bravo Award dinner.  Courage, the German shepherd who recovered from near-starvation, will appear. BELLFLOWER - Courage will be honored in more ways than one on Thursday at this year's Bellflower BRAVO Awards. In addition to the 17 people honored for their bravery and service, Courage, a German Shepherd who gained national attention when he was rescued from starvation, will make his first public appearance along with his rescue team. The 3-year-old dog weighted just 37 pounds when he was rescued from a garage in Bellflower last year. Now with an adopted family, Courage is a healthy 90 pounds. His former owner, Kimberly Nizato, faces animal cruelty charges in Norwalk Superior Court. The BRAVO Awards, in its 17th year, honor individuals for acts of heroism and outstanding service in support of public safety. Public television star Huell Howser, host of the long-running PBS series "California's Gold," will deliver the keynote speech, and Emmy Award-winning ABC7 news anchor David Ono will serve as host. Featured speakers will also include Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, District Attorney Steve Cooley, L.A. County Sheriff Leroy D. Baca and L.A. County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman. Freeman, who will retire this year, is also being honored with a special award for distinguished service. The following is a list of the 2011 award winners: L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Jose Arciga; L.A. County Firefighter Specialist Ted M. Borges; L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Michael Espinosa; L.A. County Firefighter/Paramedic Randy D. Frantz; L.A. County Fire Chief P. Michael Freeman; Bellflower resident Kimberly Garcia; Bellflower resident Jay Larson; Bellflower resident Ken Lennon; Temple City Resident Robert J. Melton; L.A. County Fire Captain Daniel B. Murchison; L.A. County Firefighter/Paramedic Daniel J. Murray; L.A. County Firefighter Robert O. Nees; L.A. County Deputy District Attorney Georgina Ruiz; L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Karen Taylor; L.A. County Sheriff's Deputy Ryan Vienna and Bellflower residents Tom & Martha Walejko.The BRAVO Awards are funded through sponsorships from area businesses and individuals and represent one of the city's most prestigious honors. For information visit www.bellflower.org or call 562-804-1424 ext. 2278. kelly.puente@presstelegram.com, 562-499-1305 This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| THQ earnings drop 11.8%, Company of Heroes Online canceled - Gamespot News Posted: 01 Feb 2011 03:59 PM PST Publisher posts $14.9 million loss for holiday quarter; WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011 ships 2.7 million units; uDraw ships 1.2 million; WWE Online also canned; UFC Trainer delayed; stock sinks. One day after Electronic Arts posted its earnings for the holiday quarter, THQ followed suit. The publisher had a rough quarter, with earnings falling 11.8% from $356.7 million to $314.6 million. The company reported a net quarterly loss of $14.9 million, down from $542,000 in profit it posted during the same period in 2009. The loss was in part due to a $30.3 million charge the company incurred because of lowered expectations on its kids' film licenses. It also took a $9.9 million hit due to the "cancellation" of two free-to-play online properties--Company of Heroes Online and WWE SmackDown vs. Raw Online. Both games were apparently canned after "the company reevaluated its strategy of adapting certain Western content for free-to-play online games in Asian markets." However, the Western open beta for Company of Heroes Online will remain online until March 31, when THQ will then "evaluate the next steps for the Company of Heroes series." [UPDATE] THQ has now confirmed that, along with WWE Online, the game "has been cancelled altogether." Without the aforementioned expenses and other onetime charges, THQ would have made a quarterly profit of $28.5 million on $323.1 million in revenue. Its two biggest-earning titles during the quarter were WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2011, which shipped 2.7 million units, and the uDraw art tablet for the Wii, which shipped 1.2 million units in North America alone. THQ plans to release the peripheral internationally during the current quarter. Turning to the current quarter, the company lowered sales estimates to $245 million-$260 million. One reason for the adjustment was the delay of the motion-sensing exercise game UFC Personal Trainer to the company's next fiscal year, which starts on April 1. The market's reaction to THQ's earnings report was swift and sharp. In after-hours trading, the company's share price had sunk 12.64 percent, or $0.81, to $5.60 as of press time. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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