France: not yet

Article Abstract:

The French stock market is not likely to perform well in the three months from Oct 1995, according to Morgan Stanley. There is unlikely to be a large enough drop in interest rates to help the market, and the French franc is not likely to be devalued. Exports and industry would be aided by a drop in the value of the franc, but interest rates are a more important factor, affecting economic growth and exacerbating concern over the budget deficit. There is doubt as to whether the budget deficit can be kept to 3% of gross domestic product.

Economic aspects, France, Interest rates

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Take my e-mail, please: on-line humor is the ultimate extension of office and barroom humor

Article Abstract:

Jokes and humorous items spread on the Internet may go global, but they still have the attributes of localized folk humor. A joke may be selected out if a user erases it. A favorite joke in 1995 stated that the Roman Catholic church was acquired by Microsoft. Both entities issued denials.

Social aspects, Usage, Column, Electronic mail systems, Email, Wit and humor, Humor

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An appetite for mystery

Article Abstract:

Mystery novels have increasingly presented their protagonists as voracious eaters. Some thrillers feature plucky amateur detectives who work as food professionals at daytime with catchy titles such as "A Quiche before Dying," "War and Peas," and "Silence of the Hams."

Analysis, Detective and mystery stories, Detective fiction, Mystery fiction, Plots, Fiction

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