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Luckily, no one was hurt and all passengers were returned to the ship safely.
The cruise line is helping victims find lost passports and other identification and is reimbursing for any lost valuables.
The tour, which features a guided nature trail hike and is part of the cruise, has been suspended at this time.
Earlier this month the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning to Mexico after tourism officials expressed concern over the rising crime rate in the country.
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Science editor Alan Boyle's blog: Months after researchers reported that they measured neutrinos traveling faster than light, they're finding that the incredible result may have been due to a bad connector rather than a violation of relativity theory.
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Driven Bird and Raising Hope stand parallel at Poole card ? Owners Bonus Series Final Preview
A high-profile Grade KS race of Owners Bonus Series Final is going to be held at 450m Flat track of Poole on Tuesday night, February 21. The contest contains a big prize money worth of ?500.
Following six hounds are geared up to fight for the ace title:
1: Senahel Said
2: Lorna Doone
3: Charity At Home
4: Raising Hope
5: Ballyoak Lord
6: Driven Bird
As the event is drawing near, we present here a brief preview of all the runners for the special guidance of the bookmakers who are going to stake their money in the market tonight. This analysis is based on the key career records and recent performances of each of the entries.
Senahel Said
B black?s black bitch has not won a single race since October 2011. Her last victory came on September 18. This long lean patch has badly tarnished the veteran runner?s stamina and spirit. As a whole, she has not been so impressive throughout her career.
Now, she seems to be totally off-coloured. In tonight?s clash, she is not likely to make any impact.
?Lorna Doone
D Heard?s novice runner has been winless since the very beginning of her career. Making debut in November 2011, the black bitch has run for five times so far. She finished 2nd each in her last two races. She will land at Poole tonight with an aim to register her maiden success, but her chances to win are as low as 40 percent.
Charity At Home
The J Cheshire-trained black bitch too has not won a single event since her maiden victory on November 21, 2011. This long failure streak has downed her morale greatly. She finished 2nd in her last outing on February 14, 2012. As a whole, she does not have enough firepower to unleash tonight. She may finish 2nd or 3rd.
Raising Hope
Since her debut in December 2011, S Gresham?s black bitch has won just one race so far. Her first and last victory came on February 14, 2012. Being 7-4 favourite, she delivered well and defeated her rivals by 1 ? lengths. This success has raised her confidence to a great extent.
The daughter of Royal Impact out of Farloe Mirror is likely to show a big run again tonight and bag her second straight success. Her chances to win are as high as 80 percent.
Ballyoak Lord
The trainee of K Elliott has been winless since making his debut in November 2011. The black dog finished third in his last race on February 14. Thus, he is not supposed to do anything bigger even tonight. However, he may get third spot.
Driven Bird
Trained by D Heard, the black bitch won her last race on February 14 marvellously at the same track. This victory came after a long gap of 9 defeats. She had a fabulous hat-trick during January 2011. The stats show that the bitch possesses enough talent but she is somewhat inconsistent.
For tonight?s contest, she is regarded as a joint favourite with Raising Hope. But her chances to win are no more than 77 percent.
Conclusion
The above analysis shows that Raising Hope and Driven Bird are going to have a tough tussle for the series title---the former has higher chances to win. Among other four hounds, Lorna Doone is expected to unleash reasonable struggle for victory. Let us see who walks away with the ace title. Get ready for the mega action. Good luck to all the runners.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are the writer's own and do not reflect Bettor.Com?s editorial policy.
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Benefits of Religious Faith:? All in Your Head?
It?s an important question, especially as more and more people jettison religious faith in favor of more subjective, personal, spiritualities.? According to the Pew Research Center, the rate of 18-29 year olds jettisoning religion has doubled from 8% to 16% over the last 10 years.
If religion is merely a personal affectation?something done in private for one?s own pleasure?then throwing it over for a more self-styled spirituality?or nothing at all?just makes sense.? But what if religion?offers more specific and robust?benefits to?psychological health and the health of society than personal spirituality?? What if there?are objective?benefits to following a specific creed, participating in specific rituals, and actively associating and worshipping with a particular group on a regular basis?
Does the person and society as a whole lose something if it jettisons, specifically, religious faith?
A Question of Science, Not Faith.
I want to be clear that these questions go beyond both?the truth claims of any particular religion and the issue of whether religion is personally meaningful or not.? The question of?any objective benefit?of?religion to the person?or society?is really one of social science?psychology, anthropology, and sociology, especially.? Obviously, religious people subjectively?think that religion is useful, but why? Perhaps they?re just deluded.? Psychologists going all the way back to Freud have argued that possibility.? Does it really all just come down to religion giving people a warm-fuzzy feeling inside?? ?And why should non-religious people care about religion at all?
Freedom and Dignity
It would be easy to say that religion concerns itself with ?the big questions.?? But the truth is, no one needs religion to (with apologies to Douglas Adams) contemplate life, the universe, and everything.? Almost everyone is fully capable of asking those questions without a creed, rituals, or?a group to support them.
But I would argue that what a person and society does need religious faith for is to proclaim and protect the dignity of the human person and the value of authentic freedom.??Atheists like Christopher Hitchens and Richard Dawkins have correctly noted that you don?t really need religion to be?moral or good.???? But?even a casual look at the data seems to suggest that?as religiosity of a particular society decreases, human rights abuses increase.
As a society actively (like in communist countries) or passively (as in the consumerist West) stamps out religion (and?I?m not just speaking of Judeo-Christian faiths, but?virtually all religious faiths)?two things happen:??First, society begins to see people as things.? Second, people begin to see themselves as things.? And when people become depersonalized, ?thing-ified? if you will, psychosocial health suffers to the point of non-existence.
Reason?Without Faith is Nihilism
People are capable of great feats of reason on their own, but without religion, people struggle with significance.? There?s an old saying that goes, ?Some people know the price of everything but the value of nothing.?? That?s reason without faith.?? Without faith, people too easily begin to think of themselves and each other as things, as merely means to a particular end.? Every person has a price.? But no one is valued.
Religion:??Meet Needs AND Respect the Person?
Human beings tend to be pragmatic by nature and we stink at delaying gratification.? We see a need and we want to fill that need in the quickest way possible.? Unfortunately, the quickest way to fill a need usually involves treating people (others and ourselves) as things.? When?I?m hurting, the last thing I?m prone to care about is human dignity and?freedom.??I just want to meet my need.? Now.? By any means possible.??What?s the quickest way to meet a sexual need?? Porn or prostitution.? What?s the quickest way to win a domestic argument??? Treat my spouse like a punching bag.? What?s the quickest way to meet an economic need?? Treat workers like slaves.?? What?s the quickest way to achieve a political goal?? Treat people like?cattle to be hearded?instead of citizens?deserving of?respect.
And though these may be the quickest means to meet particular ends, they are hardly means that respect the dignity and worth of the human person.? The thing is, it is difficult to object to these practices on reason alone.? All reason can tell us is that people are bags of meat.?Reason can tell us that consciousness exists, but it?can?t tell?us the significance of that fact.? Reason can tell us that, generally speaking, it?s?better for me to treat others with respect?unless I can get away with doing otherwise.???If I have the power to shield myself from the consequences of my actions, why?shouldn?t I treat people as things if it would benefit me?? It simply isn?t reasonable to think otherwise.
Likewise, because they are personal, individual spiritualites tend not to stand up well to social pressure.? Individual spiritualities thrive where religions have made it safe for them to grow.? But when religous faith is stamped out, mere pragmatism?the organized thing-ification of persons?kills spirituality altogether.
The more a person is treated, or treats themselves as a thing, the more they break down.? The cost of porn?? Sexual addiction, depression, lost work hours, broken marriages and families.? The cost of prostitution and sexual trafficking?? Post-traumatic stress, depression, addiction.? The cost of domestic violence?? Depression, suicide, anxiety, addiction, broken marriages and families, and an increase in?all manner of psychosocial disorders in?children.?? The cost of inhumane working conditions?? Depression, suicide, anxiety.? The cost of political oppression?? All of the above.
The Life You Save May Be Your Own
When mainstream?religious faith is in conflict with a particular society as a whole, or with particular groups within a society, it is almost always because?a religious faith is asserting that?a?particular means by which a person or society is?attempting to?satisfy a particular need?runs contrary to the?dignity?or freedom of the human person.
Whatever you think of the nature of their respective creeds, Christianity, Buddhism, Falun Gang, are all mercilessly persecuted in China because they assert that persons must be more than cogs in the system.? Whatever you think of their particular claims,?progressive Christianity came under attack during the civil rights movement just as ?traditional Christianity is?now under legislative attack?in the US because it asserts that certain efficient means of solving social problems are beneath the dignity of the human person.? In every case, it is organized, religious faith?much more than even individualized spiritualities which, because they are personal, tend to be easily subverted by outside pressures?that has the power to inspire people to realize that they are worth more than others (and even they, themselves) say they are.? It is religious faith that consistently asserts, as?point of revelation as?opposed to mere reason, ?that people must be treated as persons, not things.
Moreover, it is organized?religious faiths, more than personal spiritualities, that have the organizational?power to demand social change and?encourage?personal growth and change in a manner that is respectful of the person and the groups those persons participate in (family, work, society).
So, whether you are a believer or not,?the next time?religious faith stands in opposition to a pet solution you favor, stop and consider whether your impulse is driven by a pragmatism that has not considered the dignity and worth of the people around you.????As Flannery O?Connor once put it, the life you save may be your own.
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For more information on ways to meet your own needs that respect your dignity and the dignity of others, check out?
?God Help Me!? These People are Driving Me Nuts!? Making Peace with Difficult People.
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Gregory Popcak, Ph.D. is the Executive Director of the Pastoral Solutions Institute, an organization dedicated to helping people-of-faith find effective solutions to tough marriage, family, and personal problems.The author of over a dozen popular books integrating solid theological insights and counseling psychology (including; For Better...FOREVER! , Holy Sex!, Parenting with Grace, Beyond the Birds and the Bees), Dr. Popcak directs a group pastoral tele-counseling practice that provides ongoing pastoral psychotherapy services to faithful couples, individuals and families around the world.
Together with his wife and co-author, Lisa Popcak, he hosts More2Life, Airing M-F, Noon-1pm Eastern (Tune in online or to podcasts at www.AveMariaRadio.net). A sought after public-speaker, Dr. Greg has been honored to address audiences across North America, Australia, and Hong Kong.
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APA Reference
Popcak, D. (2012). Losing My Religion ? Should Anyone Care? The Social and Psychological Benefits of Religious Faith. Psych Central. Retrieved on February 20, 2012, from http://blogs.psychcentral.com/faith/2012/02/losing-my-religion-should-anyone-care-the-social-and-psychological-benefits-of-religious-faith/
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