“Victims” Versus “Righteous Victims”: The Rhetorical Construction of Social Categories in Historical Dialogue Among Israeli and Palestinian Youth

Informed by social identity theory and a rhetorical approach to the study of social category construction in social interaction, this study analyzed the nature and function of participant utterances in two conditions of intergroup dialogue about history between Israelis and Palestinians. Across conditions that sought to either emphasize recategorization into a common in‐group identity or subcategorization into mutually differentiated identities, Palestinian and Arab Israeli utterances primarily reflected the theme of victimization, while Jewish Israeli utterances primarily reflected themes of justification and victimization. The way in which these utterances produced social competition for victim and perpetrator roles and reproduced master historical narratives of Palestinian victimization versus Jewish Israeli “righteous” victimization is illustrated. Findings are discussed in terms of the role of narrative and rhetoric about social categories in settings of intractable political conflict, and implications for dialogue‐based intervention about history are addressed.     

CHALLENGES TO THE TRADITIONAL CHRISTIAN CONCEPT OF HISTORY

Present knowledge of evolutionary history challenges traditional concepts of the Christian salvation history. In order to overcome these challenges, theology needs to articulate a wider, more open and more universal approach to the understanding of God's salvific action. One way of doing this is to employ the notion of “deep incarnation” suggested by Danish theologian Niels Henrik Gregersen. His suggestion may also blur the lines that mark a sharp distinction between the history of creation and the history of salvation, in a way that safeguards some of the basic tenets of classical theology.     

FOOD: ITS MANY ASPECTS IN SCIENCE,RELIGION, AND CULTURE

Food is a sine qua non for life on Earth. It has more significance than nutrition and sustenance, more variety than many aspects of human culture. Food has religious as well as historical dimensions. The complexity of the food chain and of the related ecological balance is one of the wonders of the biological world. In the human context, food has found countless expressions and regional richness. Food has provoked feasts, as its lack and maldistribution have caused famines. While being a source of physical satisfaction food has also had environmental impacts. Some of these matters are explored in these reflections.     

Moving Onwards: An Action Continuation Strategy in Finding the Way

In four studies, we examined people's strategies when deciding between multiple routes of equivalent length in way‐finding tasks. The results reveal the important role of continuing behavior when faced with a choice from multiple viable routes. After affirming the existence of asymmetric preferences for alternatives (Studies 1 and 2), we observed that variations of simple known‐environment mazes supported action continuation as prevailing process over alternative strategies such as preference for long initial path segments, paths with a least deviating angle, and a modified hill climbing strategy (Study 3). Moreover, asymmetric preferences disappeared with the absence of initial behavior to inform subsequent decision making (Study 4). Results are discussed within the context of decision making, navigation strategies, and everyday life path finding. Copyright © 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

缓慢的力量——Ilizarov技术在中国微言

1950年前苏联骨科医师Ilizarov发现了牵张成骨技术,应用模仿自然的缓慢牵伸力能治愈复杂创伤骨折、骨与软组织的缺损、感染和肢体的严重畸形.这种治疗模式既不同于传统骨科手术技术,也不同于现代的创伤骨科的骨折内固定接骨(AO)技术或截骨矫形技术,这些技术的特征之一就是迅速进行骨的固定和矫正畸形.以每天1mm为特征的Ilizarov技术,不仅解决了缺损和畸形中的骨的问题,而且解决了包括血管、神经、肌肉和皮肤在内的其他软组织的生长问题,对骨科一些创伤和畸形的效果无以伦比.由于诸多原因,在我国的传播不够广泛,还需要各方努力,来一起推动该技术的发展和应用.     

导言：外固定与肢体重建——符合生态医学的新学科

29岁的内蒙古青年,15年前车祸伤致小腿肌肉广泛坏死,遗留整个小腿皮包骨头,重度马蹄内翻足,用足背负重行走,去过多个大医院检查都建议膝关节下截肢,在秦泗河的矫形骨科用细钢针穿骨安装骨外固定器（Ilizarov环式外固定器）,术后通过缓慢牵伸,足内翻畸形完全矫正,可以用足底全负重弃拐行走,避免了截肢。在秦泗河矫形外科用这项技术治疗的5000多例患者中,已经挽救了30多例濒临截肢的下肢残缺畸形,使许多无望、悲观的患者重新迈上了新生活。     

缓慢的力量——Ilizarov技术在中国微言

1950年前苏联骨科医师Ilizarov发现了牵张成骨技术,应用模仿自然的缓慢牵伸力能治愈复杂创伤骨折、骨与软组织的缺损、感染和肢体的严重畸形。这种治疗模式既不同于传统骨科手术技术,也不同于现代的创伤骨科的骨折内固定接骨（AO）技术或截骨矫形技术,这些技术的特征之一就是迅速进行骨的固定和矫正畸形。以每天1mm为特征的Ilizarov技术,不仅解决了缺损和畸形中的骨的问题,而且解决了包括血管、神经、肌肉和皮肤在内的其他软组织的生长问题,对骨科一些创伤和畸形的效果无以伦比。由于诸多原因,在我国的传播不够广泛,还需要各方努力,来一起推动该技术的发展和应用。