This is no good, once the US crashes its dollar they halve their debt, then try and start production and manufacturing again

This is no good, once the US crashes its dollar they halve their debt, then try and start production and manufacturing again.(which is good for them) All the while we sit here thinking wow this is great but realistically its only great if your traveling there or somewhere that uses the US dollar as their currency. This will only bring us higher inflation and lower exports. Read more: http://www.news.com.au/business/australian-dollar-hits-record-high/comments-e6frfm1i-1225938441202#ixzz12LcoyWFN

1 AUD = 1 USD?

Dollar higher at noon in wait for US CPI | News.com.au

THE dollar was stronger at noon, as investors await US inflation data on Friday to see whether it prompts the US Federal Reserve to restart stimulus activity.

At midday (AEDT), the dollar was trading at 98.70 US cents, up from from yesterday's close of US97.78c.

Since 7am, the "Aussie" has traded between US98.70c and US98.56c.

With little action on markets today, the dollar was in a holding pattern until the release of US consumer price index (CPI) data on Friday night (AEDT), Commonwealth Bank currency Strategist Joe Capurso said.

"It's been a pretty quiet day," Mr Capurso said.

"The market is in wait and see mode until the next data point, which is the US CPI on Friday."

The median market forecast is for prices in the US to have risen 0.2 per cent in August, with year on year inflation up 0.1 per cent.

The reason the data is important to traders is that a weak result could give the US Federal Reserve cause to re-engage its quantitative easing program.

The Fed said last night (AEDT) that it saw a need "before long" to provide additional stimulus to prop up the US economy.

There was broad consensus on the idea that such action was likely to be swift if economic conditions warranted, according to the minutes of the Fed's September 21 policy meeting, published overnight.

The US central bank's policy-making arm, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), said in a brief statement at the end of the minutes that the central bank was prepared "to provide additional accommodation if needed" to support the recovery.

"Such an indication accorded with the members' sense that such accommodation may be appropriate before long, but also made clear that any decisions would depend upon future information about the economic situation and outlook," the minutes said.

Mr Capurso said Friday's CPI would affect the Aussie.

"It could be the night we get to parity," he said.

"Until then, put your feet up, relax and wait for the sunshine."

The Aussie hasn't reached one US dollar since it was floated on foreign exchange markets on December 8, 1983.

Meanwhile, Australian bonds were mixed at noon.

At midday today on the Sydney Futures Exchange, the December 10-year bond futures contract was at 94.955 (implying a yield of 5.005 per cent), steady with its previous close.

The December three-year bond futures contract was at 95.110 (4.890 per cent), down from 95.130 (4.870 per cent).

You want flies with that? McDonald's Happy Meal shows no sign of decomposing after SIX MONTHS

By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 7:56 AM on 12th October 2010

Looking almost as fresh as the day it was bought, this McDonald's Happy Meal is in fact a staggering six months old.

Photographed every day for the past half a year by Manhattan artist Sally Davies the kids meal of fries and burger is without a hint of mould or decay.

Entitled 'The Happy Meal Project', Mrs Davies, 54, has charted the seemingly indestructible fast food meals progress as it refuses to yield to the forces of nature.

Fresh: The Happy Meal on the day it was bought by artist Sally Davies in New York

Tasty: Looking a little dry and with an 'acrylic sheen', but the burger has no signs of mould - not even on the bun

Sitting on a shelf in her apartment, Sally has watched the Happy Meal with increasing shock and even her dogs have resisted the urge to try and steal a free tasty snack.

'I bought the meal on April 10 of this year and brought it home with the express intention of leaving it out to see how it fared,' she said.

'I chose McDonald's because it was nearest to my house, but the project could have been about any other of the myriad of fast food joints in New York.

'The first thing that struck me on day two of the experiment was that it no longer emitted any smell.

'And then the second point of note was that on the second day, my dogs stopped circling the shelf it was sitting on trying to see what was up there.'

Fast food: Five months into the experiment, and although the burger patty has shrunk a bit it doesn't look that different to the original

Worrying: More than three months in and the usual effects of time appear to have had no impact

Expecting the food to begin moulding after a few days, Mrs Davies' surprise turned to shock as the fries and burger still had not shown any signs of decomposition after two weeks.

'It was then that I realised that something strange might be going on with this food that I had bought,' she explained.

'The fries shrivelled slightly as did the burger patty, but the overall appearance of the food did not change as the weeks turned to months.

'And now, at six months old, the food is plastic to the touch and has an acrylic sheen to it.

'The only change that I can see is that it has become hard as a rock.'

Tucking in: Mrs Davies bought the Happy Meal and put it on a shelf in her home. She said even her dogs are no longer interested in eating it

Even though she is a vegan, Mrs Davies' experiment has brought her amusement rather than fear.   

'I don't really see this experiment as scary, I see it almost as an amusement,' she said.

'Although, I would be frightened at seeing this if I was a meat eater. Why hasn't even the bun become speckled with mould? It is odd.'

When asked if their food was not biodegradable, McDonald's spokeswoman Danya Proud said: 'This is nothing more than an outlandish claim and is completely false.'

It comes after Denver grandmother Joann Bruso left a Happy Meal to decay for a year until March to highlight the nutritional dangers of fast food.

Morgan Spurlock also made the film Super Size Me in 2004 charting the changes to his body eating just fast food for 28 days had.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1319562/McDonalds-Happy-Meal-bought-months-ago-shows-sign-mould.html#ixzz1294Fsn3D

#IndomieBeracun apakah berbahaya untuk orang Taiwan berarti tidak berbahaya untuk orang Indonesia?pls explain!

I cant believe, government has let this happen...you choose to defend
the owner of PT Indofood instead the people. How much have u been paid to allow that evil capitalist sell their products? This food must be banned. Thanks to media in Taipei which has published the news
that Indomie is a poisonous food. Luckily I am not a fan of that
disgusting food...but my family like to eat Indomie. I have warned
them that it is not a safe food to eat. ..

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Indomie instant noodles beracun...berbahaya.. is poisonous food. Dont eat them!

detik Finance : Indomie 'Berbahaya' di Taiwan Mestinya untuk Spesifikasi Pasar Indonesia
I cant believe, government has let this happen...you choose to defend the owner of PT Indofood instead the people. How much have u bribed for this? Thank you for media in Taipei which has published the news that Indomie is a poisonous food.  Luckily I am not a fan of that disgusting food...but my family like to eat Indomie. I have warned them that it is not a safe food to eat. ...

Mie instan produk PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (ICBP), Indomie yang dianggap Taiwan 'berbahaya' ternyata sebenarnya untuk spesifikasi pasar Indonesia. Tak heran, ketika sampai di Taiwan, produk itu langsung tak memenuhi standar negara tersebut.

Hal itu terungkap berdasarkan hasil klarifikasi Kantor Dagang Indonesia (KDI) di Taiwan kepada pihak produsen mie instant yakni Indofood untuk memberikan keterangan mengenai informasi tersebut. Klarifikasi itu diajukan setelah KDI di Taiwan mendapat surat pemberitahuan dari departemen kesehatan setempat terkait kasus temuan produk mie instant Indomie 'berbahaya'.

"Yang ditemukan di departemen kesehatan Taiwan adalah produk Indomie yang harusnya beredar di Indonesia," kata Kepala Bidang Perdagangan Kantor Dagang dan Ekonomi Taiwan Bambang Mulyatno di gedung DPR-RI, Senayan, Jakarta, Senin (11/10/2010).

Sebelumnya, Badan Pengawasan Obat dan Makanan (BPOM) memastikan produk buatan Indonesia itu aman dikonsumsi.

"Kita jamin (Indomie) aman. Tidak apa-apa," kata Kepala BPOM, Kustantinah, kepada detikcom, Senin (11/10/2010).

Kustantinah menjelaskan BPOM mempunyai aturan yang mengatur bahan tambahan makanan yang diperbolehkan ada di dalam pangan dengan batas maksimum penggunaannya. BPOM mengacu kepada Peraturan Menteri Kesehatan nomor 722 tahun 1988 yang salah satunya mengatur masalah bahan tambakan makanan.

Menurut dia, BPOM telah melakukan pengawasan dan pengujian terhadap bahan pengawet nipagin yang ada di dalam Indomie.

"Yang digunakan sebagai pengawet, ada di dalam kecap 250 mg per kg produk. Pengujian dan pengawasan kita tidak lebih dari situ. Jadi tidak apa-apa," ujar dia.

Sementara Direktur PT Indofood Sukses Makmur Tbk (INDF) Fransiscus Welirang juga mengatakan, Taiwan memiliki kriteria khusus atas produk Makanan Minuman yang masuk ke negaranya, berbeda dengan standarisasi internasional yang ditetapkan Codex Alimentarius Commission (CAC). Forum CAC (Codex Alimentarius Commission) merupakan organisasi perumus standar internasional untuk bidang pangan.

"Prinsipnya Taiwan memang memiliki ketentuan dan spec (spesifikasi) berbeda karena tidak anggota Codex dunia seperti kita," jelas pria yang biasa disapa Franky itu.

Sebelumnya, media-media di Taiwan mengabarkan penarikan Indomie dari sejumlah supermarket. Indomie ditarik karena mengandung Methyl P-Hydroxybenzoate yang dilarang di Taiwan. Tidak hanya di Taiwan, dua jaringan supermarket terbesar di Hong Kong juga menyetop penjualan produk INDF. Pemerintah Hong Kong pun akan melakukan tes uji produk Indomie.

Namun, berdasarkan rilis resmi Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur, selaku produsen Indomie menegaskan, produk mie instan yang diekspor ke Taiwan sudah memenuhi peraturan dari Departemen Kesehatan Biro Keamanan Makanan Taiwan.

"Sehubungan dengan pemberitaan di media massa Taiwan baru-baru ini, mengenai kandungan bahan pengawet E218 (Methyl P-Hydroxybenzoate) dalam produk mi instan Indomie, PT Indofood CBP Sukses Makmur Tbk (ICBP) menjelaskan bahwa produk mi instan yang diekspor oleh Perseroan ke Taiwan telah sepenuhnya memenuhi peraturan dari Departemen Kesehatan Biro Keamanan Makanan Taiwan," jelas Taufik Wiraatmadja, Direktur ICBP dalam siaran persnya.

ICBP telah mengekspor produk mi instan ke berbagai negara di seluruh dunia selama lebih dari 20 tahun. Perseroan senantiasa berupaya memastikan bahwa produknya telah memenuhi peraturan dan ketentuan keselamatan makanan yang berlaku di berbagai negara dimana produk mi instannya dipasarkan.