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To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (51099)	6/8/2009 7:56:51 PM
From: benwood	Respond to of 218699

"If a computer fails, things should usually be left in their previous state. " It all depends of course, but in the case of a jet aircraft, the pilot should literally be commanded to take over the controls while retaining the prior settings as you suggested, to prevent further harm. The pilot might be in the bathroom after all. No doubt it is possible that the system is indicating something catastrophic, e.g. no thrust, but whatever, simply "letting go" seems like about the worst thing possible. The system should go red alert for a pilot override, but not disengage until e.g. the override button is pushed.

To: Elroy Jetson who wrote (51099)	6/9/2009 4:34:42 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 218699

Elroy -0.8 drop hit the Brazilian hot dog man, he seem to be suffering the effects of the crisis. But again even Schwarzenneger state is suffering too :-) Brazil's economy enters recession Many investors are betting Brazil will recover faster than other countries Brazil has gone into recession after its economy contracted by 0.8% in the first three months of 2009. The figure from statistics agency IBGE was still better than expected and a big improvement on the 3.8% decline in the last three months of 2008. Most economists define a recession as being two consecutive quarters of negative growth. Also on Tuesday, Romania went into recession following a decline of 4.6% in the first three months of the year. It had contracted 3.4% in the last three months of 2008, according to the statistics agency Ins. The International Monetary Fund, which has recently approved a 12.9bn euro ($18bn; £11.1bn) loan for Romania, predicts that its economy will contract by 4.1% in the whole of 2009. 'Momentum' In Brazil, while household spending grew 0.7% and government spending expanded 0.6%, capital spending fell by 12.6% in a sign of companies cutting back on investment. "The stronger first-quarter number should add some momentum to the view that the second-quarter recovery could be stronger than expected and growth may not be as bad for the whole year," said Paul Biszko from RBC Capital Markets. "Obviously it's positive for the currency and I think it will lessen the need for the central bank to cut interest rates aggressively, moving forward." Foreign investors have been putting money into Brazil recently in the hope that its economy will recover more quickly than other countries. The Ibovespa stock market index has been reaching levels not seen since before the global financial crisis.