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From a physical planning perspective, moving to Allston is a “no-brainer,” according to Associate Dean of Administration and Operations Paul S. Riccardi...
...brainer, say nutritionists. They see a simple progression. As much as 57% of the corn we produce becomes inexpensive animal feed that helps keep meat prices down. But it also makes the meat fattier--and consumers fatter--than if the animals were fed grass...
What would make anyone quit a job as chief executive of a $15 billion company, turning her back on a career that earned her a spot on FORTUNE's list of the world's most powerful businesswomen? For Canada's Belinda Stronach, the answer was a no-brainer: the chance to become her country's Prime Minister. Veteran politicians sneered when Stronach, president and CEO of Magna International, North America's fifth largest auto-parts company, entered the race this year to become leader of Canada's newly renovated Conservative Party. The battle wasn't pretty. Near...
...It’s kind of been a no-brainer, and not a politically charged topic,” he says. “No one would really argue with the contention that it’s important that Harvard students get training in writing. That’s been kind of a nice, happy place to be in the curricular review,” he adds...
...half of the nation's containerized cargo." Says Al O'Leary of the New York City Patrolmen's Benevolent Association: "It goes against every fundamental precept of fighting crime. If you're having a robbery pattern in a particular community, you put detectives there. It's actually a no-brainer, but there's apparently no brain in Washington...