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While sweeping, the treaty will not cover everything: Mexico, in line with its constitution, has flatly ruled out foreign ownership in its energy industry, while Canada seeks to extend the blanket protection it won in its earlier agreement with the U.S. for "cultural industries" such as television and publishing. But in a major concession, Mexico has agreed to allow American companies to establish stakes in its banks and, under NAFTA will include insurance and securities firms, institutions previously barred to foreign ownership...
...many first-years at Harvard, the proctor isa fairly minor player in everyday life. Mine,though, was a central figure--he became thesecurity blanket and quasi-parental figure that,as much as I hate to admit it, I still reallyneed. Lee new about every sidelong glance I gotfrom a guy I liked, got the play-by-play on everyminor roommate tiff, and listened to all mybitching about my parents. He was the first personto know when I found out I was going to appear on"Jeopardy!" in the spring, and when the show airedin...
...beach itself is nearly deserted. Only a few sunbathers and lone man and his metal detector were around on a recent weekday afternoon. A favorite pastime of the local seems to involve eating lunch in their parked cars as they gaze out at the sand. Not quite "Beach Blanket Bingo...
...winter, the sun heats the greenhouse air which then flows up a vent at the top of the greenhouse, through the attic, and down a space in the northern wall. A blanket of heat envelopes the whole house...
Rudenstine's statement, made in a Crimson interview on Friday, is a break from the blanket denials made by Harvard officials as recently a last spring...