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Both the Harvard University Map Collection (HUMC), housed in Pusey Library, and Houghton Library allow non-Harvard affiliates access to their centuries-old collections at no charge. At HUMC, researchers must identify themselves, fill out a map request slip, and inspect the map on site under the supervision of staff members. At Houghton, researchers must additionally present two forms of identification and a current address. Guards inspect all materials entering and leaving the reading room...
Mancall, Nye Barth, and Dingman all say they are opening, not closing, windows of opportunity. Once a student receives the slip of paper announcing their roommates, they say, the students themselves are responsible for determining what their freshman years will be like...
...During reentry, the shuttle must slip smoothly through the atmosphere to prevent heat from concentrating in particular spots or turbulence from causing instability. At the fantastic velocities the shuttle achieves-22 times the speed of sound through the upper atmosphere-even such tiny irregularities as the gap filler can lead to both problems...
Defining compulsive gambling is like defining compulsive drinking: it's not clear when you cross the line. But if there are enough signs that your behavior is starting to slip out of your control (see the self-test), chances are that you have a problem. It's a problem of special interest to researchers because it reveals a lot about addiction as a whole. One of the difficulties in understanding drug or alcohol abuse is that the minute you add a chemical to the body, you muddy the mental processes. "It's hard to tease the connection out because...
...With toothless laws and scant resources, Eoe and the National Museum are fighting an unequal battle against well-organized collectors who slip into the country across unmarked borders and ship out containers full of historic pieces, which are highly prized on the international market. In December last year, p.n.g. police were tipped off about two small boxes left at a DHL courier's office in the sleepy port town of Wewak, near the mouth of the Sepik. Both were to be shipped to private addresses in Germany and appeared to have been given security checks by the shipping agent...