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...that you’re armed with knowledge of the Non-Sketch ratio, you can say goodbye to feeling too embarrassed to go to the dining hall the next morning. You can confidently drink away your good sense and judgment, as long as you can remember to take a quick count of how many people in the room recognize you. And if that fails, then just try to convince someone else to be stupid with you. One sketchy person will look foolish, but two sketchy people can look like they’re having a great time. But that?...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On Ratios and Ragers | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...that you’re armed with knowledge of the Non-Sketch ratio, you can say goodbye to feeling too embarrassed to go to the dining hall the next morning. You can confidently drink away your good sense and judgment, as long as you can remember to take a quick count of how many people in the room recognize you. And if that fails, then just try to convince someone else to be stupid with you. One sketchy person will look foolish, but two sketchy people can look like they’re having a great time. But that?...

Author: By Charleton A. Lamb, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: On Ratios and Ragers | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

Still, Ferguson is quick to dismiss his own celebrity and emphasizes that ideas are the real currency in his world...

Author: By Lingbo Li, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Professors Who Rock Harvard | 10/8/2009 | See Source »

...that corner, Tassopoulos made a quick pad save, but the rebound fell right to a Minutewoman. A Crimson defender blocked the ensuing shot with her foot, resulting in a penalty stroke. Potts converted the penalty shot to put UMass...

Author: By Jake I. Fisher, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Falls Just Short Against No. 10 UMass | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

...impetus for all that extra work is, of course, money. Rush rates can bump up copyediting, proofreading and fact-checking costs by 50%, Culpepper explains. Which means the publisher has to calculate whether or not getting a book out quickly will drive up sales. In that sense, the decision to expedite Palin's memoir was a slam dunk, since the quick turnaround ensures that the book will hit shelves with just 38 shopping days until Christmas. "It's holiday time, which is the best, best time to sell a book," says HarperCollins' Andreadis. "We're thrilled...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How Did Sarah Palin Write Her Memoir So Fast? | 10/7/2009 | See Source »

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