Monthly Archives: May 2012

We arrived in New Zealand in July 2002 – winter in the Southern Hemisphere – and stayed in the Millennium Hotel, a fine lodging overlooking Cathedral Square in Christchurch, the South Island’s largest city. Across the plaza was the huge stone Anglican Cathedral; I remember climbing to the top of its 200-foot tower to get a view of the surrounding city, having no idea what fate had in store for this massive historic edifice.

On Dec. 4, 1956 four brilliant young men on the verge of realizing their dreams of soaring into the heights of the music business met at the ramshackle Sun Studio in Memphis for a relaxed jam session.

Many computer users stay in a “ready-to-go” position at all times without giving arm, hand, shoulder and neck muscles enough opportunities to rest. There's a simple method to correct this. I call it repetitive rest, but one of my clients called it the “zen” of ergonomics, and once you try it you may agree.

It's that time of year again.

Eight-year-old Gilroy resident Carly Camarillo has been chosen as a state finalist in the National America Miss California Pageant that will be held July 26-29, 2012 at the Marriott Hotel in Santa Clara.  

Ten Gavilan College baseball players were honored with conference accolades days after the Rams closed out the program’s best season in more than a decade.