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New Movie Releases — 'Rock of Ages' and 'That's My Boy'

Shauna Wright — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 18:34:42 +0000

Fans of 1980s music and lovers of inane comedy will both be well-served by this weekend’s new movie offerings. ‘Rock of Ages,’ based on the stage musical of the same name, sees two young people who meet on the Sunset Strip in 1987, fall in love, and chase their Hollywood dreams with the music of [...]

10-Year-Old Boy Designs Video Game for His Blind Grandmother

Jeremy Taylor — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 09:00:24 +0000

10-year-old Dylan Viale has a very close relationship with his grandmother Sherry, who is blind. The two walk dogs and go to the movies together, and recently went to a Lego event where they helped build a giant Lego Yoda.

But because of her vision impairment, Dylan wasn’t able to share with his grandmother his love of video games. So the fifth-grader at Hidden Valley Elementary in Martinez, CA, did something about that — he developed a video game which blind and sighted people can play together.

Heroic Firefighter Reunited With Boy Dropped From Burning Building [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:17 +0000

Boston firefighter Lt. Glenn McGillivray and six-year-old Xavier Lara were reunited last week for the first time since the first responder heroically saved the boy after he was dropped from the window of a burning building. “You lost your home, but this is your house now,” McGillivray said, while giving the boy a tour of [...]

Boy Dropped From Burning Building Thanks Firefighter Who Saved His Life [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 23:00:49 +0000

Xavier Lamb, the brave six-year-old who was caught by a firefighter on Monday after being dropped from the window of a burning building, offered thanks to his rescuer on ‘Today.’ So what did Lamb have to say to the first responder who saved him? He offered a short, but exceedingly sincere “Thank you!” then pointed [...]