Steve Beimel: Meetings with Remarkable People in Japan: Amy Katoh--Celebrating "Found Japan"Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:38AMIf Alex Kerr's book, Lost Japan, is about the disappearance of crafts and arts in Japan, then the works of Amy and people like her could be described as celebrating "Found Japan."
Researchers Explore the Source of Empathy in the BrainTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:35AMYour brain works hard to help understand your fellow person.
Storytelling conventions on the webTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:34AMIn this excerpt from A Practical Guide to Designing the Invisible, which goes on sale today, Robert Mills looks at storytelling conventions that help us design stories relevant to our target audience and explains how we can learn from other media to improve our online stories
Your comments: N.J. temperatures could reach 100 by end of weekTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:31AMFeaturing the best comments from the NJ.com community
Mercedes' tiny Smart takes on big boys in ChinaTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:30AMBEIJING (Reuters) - Dong Han is an ideal customer for Mercedes Benz's booming car sales in China. A 27-year-old advertising agent with a double-income household and no children, she's upwardly mobile and highly conscious of style.
Studies evaluate the association between physical activity and lower rates of cognitive impairmentTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:29AMEngaging in regular physical activity is associated with less decline in cognitive function in older adults, according to two studies published online first by Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. The articles are being released on July 19 to coincide with the International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease in Paris and will be included in the July 25 print edition.
CIO interview: David Jones steers the Crown Prosecution Service into the digital ageTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:27AMFor many, the image of the Crown Prosecution Service is that of a body unchanged for centuries, with reams of lever arch files piled along winding, Kafkaesque corridors. But with the drive for the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to use electronic case files by 2012, that dusty caricature is rapidly changing, says CIO David Jones
Borders to seek court's OK to liquidate final 399 storesTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 9:25AMBorders, the nation's second-largest bookseller, on Monday said it now plans to close its remaining 399 stores. That would include its sole Coachella Valley location in Rancho Mirage.
Debate rages over new residency hoursSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 8:05AMDr. Mohammad Jamal finished a surgical residency at McGill University this month, and he's worried about the future of doctors' training in this province.