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消基會抽查市售紅棗、枸杞、人參、當歸，發現六成五殘留農藥，還有十九件驗出二氧化硫。其中，枸杞全數驗出農藥殘留，七成驗出四到五種農藥，人參還驗出七種國內禁用農藥，「吃補如吃毒」。
消基會今年七月抽查參藥行、中藥店、生鮮超市、福利中心等地所販售的紅棗、枸杞、人參、當歸各十件，檢測防腐劑、二氧化硫、及殘留農藥等。
消基會董事長謝天仁表示，民眾常將人參、枸杞用以泡茶，紅棗、當歸也時常入菜，造成中藥角色「妾身未明」，政府未訂定相關檢測標準，形成食品安全漏洞。
調查發現，枸杞全數驗出含合成除蟲菊劑的殘留農藥芬化利，胺基甲酸鹽類殺菌劑貝芬替、有機氮及雜環化合物類殺蟲劑亞滅培、益達胺等，其中七成皆檢出有四到五種以上殘農藥。謝天仁指出，枸杞絕大多數來自中國，其中七成五皆含殘留農藥，民眾需當心。
紅棗中高達九成驗出殘留農藥芬化利，或有機氮及雜環化合物類殺菌劑得克利。人參則有七成驗出有機氯農藥五氯硝苯、滴滴涕、α- 蟲必死等國內早已禁用的農藥。
二氧化硫具抗菌、防止褐變功效，常被使用於各類食物中。若食入過量二氧化硫，可能導致氣喘、頭痛或噁心等過敏症狀。
消基會表示，目前國內只針對人參訂定汙穢物質限量標準，當歸也僅規範總重金屬限值，紅棗、枸杞則未訂定明確的相關標準。民眾在烹調中藥前最好先浸泡，烹煮時不加蓋，以減少有害物質殘留量。
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豐田公司因為Lexus(凌志)、Camry等車款的地墊 (floor mats)可能卡住油門踏板，造成汽車失控，準備發動在美國歷來最大規模的380萬部汽車召修計畫。
一位加州高速公路巡警上月底開一部凌志汽車高速行駛時，因為地墊卡住油門，造成汽車失控翻覆，巡警和他的三位家人喪生。豐田公司兩周前就已通知美國經銷商，調查地墊的安裝情況。
豐田公司美國行銷部副總裁米勒29日在記者會上說：「豐田認為這是非常重大的事件，很快就會針對特定的豐田與凌志車款實施安全檢查。」
運輸部的全國高速公路交通安全局 (NHTSA)表示，豐田汽車準備宣布正式的召修計畫，最快下周就會通知車主。運輸部長拉胡德的聲明說：「基於安全起見，我們強烈建議這些汽車的車主移除車墊。」
NHTSA說，已經接獲102件豐田汽車油門可能被地墊卡住的案件。NHTSA建議移除地墊的豐田車款包括2007-10 Camry、2005-10 Avalon、2004-09 Prius油電混合車、2005-10 Tacoma小貨車、2007-10 Tundra小貨車、Lexus 2007-10、ES 350、2006-10 IS 250與IS 350。
豐田汽車今年在美國的銷售暴減29%，召修事件可能使未來的行銷雪上加霜。豐田汽車在美國交易的存託憑證29日下跌1.31美元或1.6%，以79.32收盤。
豐田2007年時，也曾因為類似的瑕疵在美國召修5.5萬部Camry與凌志ES 350。豐田此前在美國最大的汽車召修行動，是召回97.8萬部汽車，修理駕駛盤的控制瑕疵。
『米当局がトヨタの対応批判～マット問題は設計上の欠陥』
☆一部抜粋☆
トヨタは10月、「プリウス」など約380万台を対象にマッ
トの取り外しを利用者に求め、安全対策を施す「セーフ
ティー
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Toyota recalls 690,000 China cars
 The Yaris compact car is one of four Toyota models affected |
Toyota, the world's biggest carmaker, is recalling almost 690,000 cars made in China because of faulty electrical window switches.
The recall affects the company's Camry, Corolla, Vios and Yaris models made at two joint ventures in China - Guangzhou Auto and Tianjin FAW.
This represents Toyota's biggest recall of cars in China.
The company said that no injuries or accidents had been reported as a result of the faulty electrics.
'Short-term impact'
"The size of the recall is big, but won't be a major problem for Toyota given the nature of the defect. Still, there will be some impact in the short term," said Huang Zherui, analyst at CSM worldwide.
The recall includes 384,736 Camrys made with Guangzhou Auto between 15 May 2006 and 31 December 2008.
A total of 22,767 Yaris compact cars made last year with the same partner are also being recalled.
The affected cars also included 245,288 Corollas and 35,523 Vios made in 2008 with FAW.
Last month, rival Japanese carmaker Honda announced it was recalling 440,000 vehicles in the US because of an airbag defect.
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William Safire, Political Columnist and Oracle of Language, Dies at 79
先生有恩於我在一篇文章中解決 hanching chung 提出的問題
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企業活動真的可以用"......之旅"名之乎
懸疑和探險
“There is a journeylike quality to the course and the book,” he said, adding that he did not “want to spoil the sense of suspense and exploration” about where this journey leads.
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加油槍抽查，是度量衡制度問題和規格與校正問題......
哪家公司的加油槍最會Ａ？答案是中油！哪裡的加油站最慷慨？答案是基隆！消保會全台抽查近兩千支油槍，發現企業中以中油約四成七油槍短發（少給）最多，台灣優力有八成油槍超發（多給）「最划算」；基隆、台中市加油站最「凱」，新竹、苗栗加油站最「黑」。
消保會於今年七到九月間在全台抽查八十七間加油站、共近兩千支加油槍，發現共有六百多支短發，比例約三二％；一千多支超發，比例約五三％。若以企業別細究，短發以中油四七％最高、山隆通運四二％居次，台亞石油與統一精工三六％排第三，全國三三％排第五。
消保官組長吳政學表示，依度量衡法規定，誤差超過千分之五（即十公升誤差五十毫升）就屬不合格油槍，業者須立即停用、改善，否則可依度量衡法第五十三條 開罰一萬五千到七萬五千元；這次抽檢共有廿九支油槍不合格，複驗後已改善。(新聞來源：中國時報─記者唐鎮宇／台北報導)
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制度鄉相同 人心相同
交通罰單大家猛挨
因為警察 要業績 貪財
http://word-watcher.blogspot.com/2009/09/gendarmes-fines-issued-by-police.html
gendarmes, fines issued by the police
Car drivers try to put the brakes on traffic fines732
921 十周年 介紹新校園建築淡化
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論語˙泰伯「死而後已」句下朱熹˙集注：「一息尚存，此志不容少懈，可謂遠矣。」
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With Low Prices, Hyundai Builds Market Share
DETROIT — It was not exactly a planned strategy, but the recession, particularly in the United States, has been very good for Hyundai, the South Korean automaker.
Hyundai’s goal is to have the industry’s highest fuel economy by 2015; it is currently third, behind Toyota and Honda.
John Krafcik, head of Hyundai Motor America, said, the brand was well placed, “particularly in a recessionlike environment.”
George Glassman, a Hyundai and Kia dealer in suburban Detroit, is seeing customers of various ages and income brackets.
After years of struggling to prove to consumers than it was more than a second-tier brand, Hyundai Motor America and its affiliate, Kia Motor America, accounted for 8 percent of the new-vehicle market in the United States in August, more than Chrysler’s 7.4 percent. The company sold more than 60,000 vehicles last month as buyers rushed to take advantage of the government’s cash-for-clunkers program before its end.
The carmaker’s sales topped August 2008 by 47 percent — total industry sales were up only 1 percent.
“They have a tremendous amount of momentum right now, and I don’t see that stopping,” said Erich Merkle, an analyst who founded the Web site Autoconomy.com in Grand Rapids, Mich. “Hyundai is a competitive threat not just to the Big Three but for the first time to the Japanese automakers as well.”
Globally, the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group, which owns the Hyundai Motor Company and about 39 percent of Kia Motors, passed Honda last year and the Ford Motor Company this year. It became the fourth-largest automaker, behind Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen (it is seventh in the United States). It was in 11th place worldwide less than a decade ago.
Hyundai and Kia both expect to sell more vehicles in the United States this year than they did in 2008, a claim that only one other automaker, Subaru, can make. Sales by all of Hyundai’s bigger competitors have fallen by more than 20 percent so far this year.
“There’s a great spot for a brand like ours, particularly in a recessionlike environment,” John Krafcik, the chief executive of Hyundai Motor America, said. “Consumers are beginning to question the value of a premium brand — is it worth an extra $5,000?”
Hyundai’s Exhibit A is the Genesis, a luxury sedan that was named North American car of the year at the Detroit auto show in January. Part of the appeal of the Genesis, in addition to a price tag that is thousands less than that of its chief rivals, may be that hardly anyone associates Hyundai with the word “luxury.”
Its lowest-priced model, the Accent, sells for just under $10,000 for the base package. The Genesis, its most expensive model, starts at $32,250 — by comparison, the Lexus ES 350 costs $34,470, and the Cadillac CTS costs $36,560.
Several dealers have said that they are selling the Genesis to business owners who, after laying off some employees, want to project an image that they, too, are cutting back.
“The current economic climate really places an emphasis on people spending their money wisely,” said George Glassman, a Hyundai and Kia dealer in suburban Detroit who sold Oldsmobiles until G.M. eliminated that brand in 2004.
“They’re appealing to people’s desires to spend reasonably and to get great value for your dollar,” Mr. Glassman said. “Twenty years ago, Hyundai was a reasonable alternative to purchasing a used car. Now they are attracting consumers from all ages and all walks of life.”
Mr. Glassman’s recent customers include Joe Randazzo, who had considered the Chevrolet Malibu sedan because his son works for G.M. Despite the family connection and his past preference for Cadillacs, Mr. Randazzo chose to buy a Hyundai Sonata.
“It’s a very good ride, and I really enjoy driving it,” said Mr. Randazzo, 79, who is retired from running a ceramic tile business. “I used to drive Cadillacs all the time. I don’t need to drive a heavy car like that anymore. No disrespect to G.M. or anybody, but my next car will be a Hyundai, too.”
Hyundai’s research indicates that 30 percent of consumers now consider the brand when shopping for a new vehicle, nearly triple the number who did about five years ago.
“They went from the perception of cheap to an excellent value,” said Mr. Merkle, the analyst. “I think that this will stick even after we come out of this environment, because people are becoming better acquainted with the product.”
Aggressive marketing is another reason Hyundai’s sales are surging. The automaker introduced a first-of-its-kind offer early this year that lets customers who find themselves without work return their car with no penalty for up to a year. It later expanded the offer to include up to three months of payment relief.
G.M. and Ford briefly offered similar programs after the Hyundai program helped increase sales.
Hyundai also jumped ahead of competitors this summer, by inviting customers to turn in old, inefficient vehicles under the cash-for-clunkers program three weeks before its official start.
“They’re really trying to use this recession as an opportunity to take market share, which they have,” Jessica Caldwell, director of industry analysis at Edmunds.com.
Hyundai and Kia are pushing for more. In November, Kia plans to open a new assembly plant in West Point, Ga., its first in the United States. (Hyundai has a plant in Alabama.)
Several new models are coming soon, including the compact Kia Forte this fall and revamped versions of the Hyundai Sonata and Tucson next year.
The company’s goal is to have the industry’s highest fuel economy by 2015; it is currently third, behind Toyota and Honda, even with no hybrid in its lineup.
“We may do that a couple of years earlier if you look at the trajectory we’re in,” said Mr. Krafcik.
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