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...genetic blueprint has made believing in an Infinite Absolute part of our nature," writes Benson. Evolution has so equipped us, he believes, in order to offset our uniquely human ability to ponder our own mortality: "To counter this fundamental angst, humans are also wired...
They also maintain that PUCC has been a divisive influence on the council, and that whatever gains it has made in energy are offset by losses from increased factionalization...
...were monumentally successful, can well afford the gamble with cereal. A $53 billion packaged-goods powerhouse, Philip Morris is larger than Kellogg ($7 billion) and General Mills ($8.3 billion) combined. Cereal accounts for a mere 2.2% of sales and about 2.1% of operating profits, so the company can easily offset any losses elsewhere. For instance, it jacked up its cigarette prices 4' a pack earlier this month, a move expected to recapture some of the revenue losses from Post cereals. Just last week Philip Morris said its first-quarter profit rose 14.8%, to $1.6 billion, on revenues of $17.5 billion...
These shortcomings have offset an impressive offense that has tallied a league-high 118 goals and features the league's leading scorer in sophomore John Ward...
...Harvard co-captain fired a 38 on both the front and back nines in a round highlighted by an eagle from 140 yards away on the par-four seventh hole. However, Radtke missed numerous birdie putts which could have offset his six bogeys...