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Presented that way, taking statins sounds like less of a no-brainer--especially given that the drugs cost hundreds of dollars a year, side effects could include liver and muscle damage and you have to take twice-yearly blood tests just in case. Still, factored out over the entire U.S. population, even a 1-in-50 figure means many thousands of heart attacks are avoided every year...
...That's a no-brainer: Rafael Nadal. Until last year's Wimbledon final a bizarre situation existed where the player being touted as perhaps the greatest of all time (Federer) had a 1-6 win-loss record against the world No. 2 (Nadal). Federer has prevailed the last two times they've played but both were close, tense affairs in which Federer at times appeared bothered by Nadal's belligerence, athleticism and astonishing shot-making from the baseline. Federer has the superior all-court game, but six times out of nine that hasn't been enough. "He always plays...
Here's a no-brainer prediction for 2007: North Korean negotiators will spend the year driving their American counterparts crazy. They will also manage to squeeze some concessions out of the U.S. while giving nothing substantial away themselves, and in the meantime continue developing an arsenal of nuclear weapons. That may sound a little pessimistic; after all, Pyongyang did return to the negotiating table this week after boycotting the talks or nearly a year. But after the resumed six-party talks aimed at bringing the North's nuclear program to an end concluded in Beijing, Friday, it was depressingly clear...
...best move Harvard athletic director Bob Scalise made last week wasn’t reappointing Tim Murphy as the school’s football coach. That was something of a no-brainer after Murphy helmed the Crimson during another winning season and emerged validated from the myriad disciplinary issues that cropped up around the squad during the summer and early fall...
...member Geoffrey D. Kearney ’07, who co-sponsored the bill and lives in the Quad, said the added shuttles are important because distance discourages many of his fellow Quadlings from attending sports events. “It just seemed like a no-brainer to propose a service that we know students would like and would be good for athletes in terms of getting support,” Kearney said. And UC Treasurer Benjamin W. Milder ’08 said that the cost of the additional shuttles, $332, did not concern...