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火曜日, 11月 27, 2012 | 10:18 amスイーツ食べ放題など、一体なぜ企画するのだろう。そんなに参加者は多いのであろうか。参加する人たちの気がしれない。そもそも食べ放題と言ってもスイーツなどそんなに食べられるものではないように思う。カロリー過多にもなりがちだろう。私の場合甘いものだけでは一食の代わりには到底ならない。行ってみようと思ったこともないが、一度だけ知人に誘われ、断れなくて近くのホテルに「スイーツ食べ放題」行ったことがある。もっとも1000円で食べ放題なので大変安くはあったのだが。行ってみて、やはりあまり行きたくないと実感した。そこはフルーツなども置いていたが、新鮮さも今ひとつだったし、スイーツも値段なりか、あまり美味しいものがなかった。同じ1000円を出すのであれば、普通のケーキセットの方はよほど良いという印象だった。ここのコーナーでは「食べ放題」というテーマがよくあるが、そんなに食べ放題に惹かれる人が多いのであろうか。私は香港で食べたアフタヌーンティはとてもよかったし、リゾート地ホテルの朝食のバイキングはよいと思うがそれ以外はサラダバーしか積極的に行こうと思わない。結局のところ、そんなには食べられないからだ。それでも若い年代の人たちは男性でも女性でも「食べ放題」に惹かれるのであろうか。まあ、いく種類もある料理の食べ放題ならともかく、例えば「ラーメン食べ放題」とか「麻婆豆腐食べ放題」とかひと種類の食物をそんなに食べ続けられるものだろうか。「スイーツ食べ放題」は、ただならば行かないこともないであろうが、自分からお金を出して積極的に行こうとは決して思わない。
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スイーツ食べ放題はストレス解消

土曜日, 11月 24, 2012 | 6:18 pmわたしにとって、スイーツの食べ放題に行くことは、ストレス解消になります。イライラすると、無性に甘いのもが食べたくなります。甘いものを食べれば、イライラも忘れられるんです。以前、テレビを見ていたときに、女の人は甘いものを食べると、幸せを感じるホルモンが出るといっていました。男性よりも、女性の方が、ホルモンが出る量が多いそうです。だから、女の人は、スイーツが好きな人が多いのかもしれません。わたしも甘いものを食べるとすごく幸せです。


東京にいたころ、スイーツの食べ放題をやっている、あるお店にハマりました。有楽町にあるお店なのですが、月に1回は通っていたと思います。そこのお店は、スイーツだけでなく、軽食も置いてあって、飲み物とケーキバイキングのセットで、1500円くらいだったと思います。ケーキがすごくおいしくて、感動しました。パサパサになっているお店もありますが、そこは、作りたてがどんどん運ばれてくるんです。一つ一つが小さいので、何種類も食べられます。


最近は、歳をとったせいか、食べ放題に行こうという気があまり起こらないのですが、そのお店のスイーツの食べ放題は、今でも行きたいと思います。スイーツの食べ放題をうたっているお店は、たくさんありますが、質のいいお店は、少ないと思います。どうせ食べるなら、少し値段が高くても、おいしいものを食べたいと、わたしは思います。ケーキをホールで食べることが夢な女性にとって、スイーツ食べ放題は、とても魅力的だと思います。
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水曜日, 11月 21, 2012 | 11:17 amスイーツが好きな人なら男女問わず一度はスイーツの食べ放題のお店に行ったことがあると思います。私も昔は何度か行きました。チェーン店やホテルなど様々なところでやっていますが、だいたい一回の料金も規模によって違いはあるものの、平均して2000円前後といったところでしょうか。また場所によっては時間制限が設けてあるところも少なくないようです。それでもスイーツ好きにとっては夢のような空間で、何度でも挑戦したくなります。


食べ放題に行く人の考えることは皆さん同じだと思いますが、いかに元を取るかということです。たくさん食べるのはもちろんですが、実際食べてみるとなかなか思うように食べられなかったりします。でも、たくさんの美味しそうなものを目の前にすると、やっぱりどうしてもあれもこれもと欲張ってしまうのが人間。ついつい取り過ぎてしまって、最後の方は無理して頑張って食べなくてはなりません。


定番のショートケーキ、チョコレートケーキ、チーズケーキ、フルーツケーキ、プリン、ゼリー、それに甘い物だけではなくて、サンドウィッチなどを置いてあるお店も多いよです。これらを自分のお腹と相談しながら時間内にひとつでも多く食べる、これがスイーツの食べ放題の醍醐味と言っても過言ではありません。そしてたくさん食べて満足して帰るのはいいけれど、満腹になり過ぎてもうスイーツの食べ放題は当分なくてもいいと思ってしまうのが私の悪い癖です。
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Puerto Rico’s police force is the second largest in U.S. states and territories, second in size only to that of New York City. The Puerto Rican police force includes more than 17,000 officers.
Puerto Rico has a high level of violent crime, largely as a result of its position as a largely undefended border used in the drug trade with the United States.
Unfortunately, Puerto Rico also has a history of problems within its police force. The U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a report in September that identified a pattern of civil rights violations, and followed up last week with a lawsuit.
Former Governor Fortuno did not contest the lawsuit and instead created an agreement with the Justice Department that gives new Governor Padilla time to review the recommendations and make any changes his government requires.
The agreement calls for extensive reforms, as well as improved training for law enforcement officers in Puerto Rico.

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Puerto Rico: Government and US Agree on Police Reforms


The government of Puerto Rico and the US Justice Department signed a 106-page agreement on Dec. 21 for reforming the island’s 17,000-member police department. The reforms are intended to address numerous police abuses detailed in a September 2011 Justice Department report; the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued its own report on abuses in June 2012 [see World War 4 Report 9/10/11 and 6/25/12]. The Justice Department also filed a lawsuit requiring the Puerto Rican government and police department to comply with the Justice Department’s earlier directives, but this was considered a legal formality, since the agreement apparently represents the compliance the US was seeking.

The Justice Department negotiated the agreement with Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño and Police Superintendent Héctor Pesquera, but Fortuño will not be implementing it. Alejandro García Padilla, who defeated Fortuño in a Nov. 6 election [see Update #1151], will start his four-year term on Jan. 2, and he has hinted that he may replace Pesquera. The Justice Department gave the Puerto Rican government until Apr. 15 to implement the accord in order to give the new administration time to review its provisions. (El Nuevo Día (Guaynabo) 12/21/12, 12/23/12; Associated Press 12/22/12 via Arizona Daily Star)

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Puerto Rico: Government and US Agree on Police Reforms



The government of Puerto Rico and the US Justice Department signed a 106-page agreement on Dec. 21 for reforming the island’s 17,000-member police department. The reforms are intended to address numerous police abuses detailed in a September 2011 Justice Department report; the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) issued its own report on abuses in June 2012 [see World War 4 Report 9/10/11 and 6/25/12]. The Justice Department also filed a lawsuit requiring the Puerto Rican government and police department to comply with the Justice Department’s earlier directives, but this was considered a legal formality, since the agreement apparently represents the compliance the US was seeking.

The Justice Department negotiated the agreement with Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño and Police Superintendent Héctor Pesquera, but Fortuño will not be implementing it. Alejandro García Padilla, who defeated Fortuño in a Nov. 6 election [see Update #1151], will start his four-year term on Jan. 2, and he has hinted that he may replace Pesquera. The Justice Department gave the Puerto Rican government until Apr. 15 to implement the accord in order to give the new administration time to review its provisions. (El Nuevo Día (Guaynabo) 12/21/12, 12/23/12; Associated Press 12/22/12 via Arizona Daily Star)

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Monday, August 13, 2012

WNU #1140: New Puerto Rican Law to “Intimidate” Activists

Weekly News Update on the Americas
Issue #1140, August 12, 2012

1. Puerto Rico: New Law to "Intimidate" Unions and Students
2. Chile: High Students Occupy Schools to Demand Reform
3. Dominican Republic: Residents Protest New Barrick Gold Mine
4. Mexico: Did Romney Donor’s Casino Launder Drug Money?
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*1. Puerto Rico: New Law to "Intimidate" Unions and Students
On July 30 Puerto Rican governor Luis Fortuño signed into law a new Penal Code that he and legislators said would counter a recent rise in crime [see Update #1111] by imposing much stiffer prison sentences for a wide range of crimes. The new law, which replaces the Penal Code of 2004, also defines the seduction of minors through the internet as a criminal offense and gives the government the power to fire any public employee who commits a crime while carrying out a public function. “We’re not going to let the criminals take over Puerto Rico,” Fortuño said at the signing ceremony.

Fortuño insisted that the new code wouldn’t limit rights of free expression. But Puerto Rican legal experts noted that the revisions dramatically increased penalties for civil disobedience. For example, participating in a protest on the steps of the Capitol building that impedes the work of Puerto Rico’s legislature—like one carried out by students in June 2010 [see Updates #1039, 1100]--could now be punished with three years in prison, while in the 2004 Penal Code the penalty only applied if legislative work was interrupted through “intimidation, violence or fraud,” language which was removed in the new law.

Attorney César Rosado, a human and civil rights specialist who represents several unions, told the Puerto Rican daily El Nuevo Día that the new law “tries to intimidate the unions and other pressure groups—like the student movement—which historically have distinguished themselves by presenting resistance to any measure they consider unjust. Establishing a three-year sentence is a big deterrent for protest.” Activists have frequently used nonviolent civil disobedience as a form of protest in Puerto Rico, most famously in the mass arrests that led to the removal of the US Navy proving grounds from the small island of Vieques in 2003. “In democracy it’s important to allow activism,” constitutional law professor Hiram Meléndez Juarbe told the newspaper, “even if at times it’s inconvenient for the government.” (END 7/30/12, 7/31/12)

In the US the maximum penalty for interrupting a session of Congress is six months in prison and/or a $500 fine. El Nuevo Día noted that the punishment for six Puerto Rican independence activists who interrupted Congress by singing patriotic hymns on May 6, 2009, was a fine. (END 7/31/12)

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit on Aug. 7 challenging the new law. The challenge was presented as an amendment to a complaint the ACLU filed against the Puerto Rico Police Department on June 27 alleging that the department violated the rights of protesters [see World War 4 Report 6/28/12]. (Jurist 8/8/12)
 
 

Monday, January 28, 2013

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Puerto Rico to have new hate crime laws to protect gays

Outgoing Secretary of Justice promises new rules and new Governor Alejandro Garcia Padilla pledges to tackle anti-gay violence


The new Governor of Puerto Rico, Alejandro Garcia Padilla, has promised to tackle anti-LGBT violence.



Puerto Rico’s LGBT community may be a step closer to being protected from killings, assaults and other hate crimes.
The departing Secretary of Justice, Guillermo Somoza has said new rules would be put in place for hate crimes and said these result from meetings with LGBT groups in recent years.
At least 18 members of the gay, bi and trans community were murdered in 2010 and 2011 alone on the archipelago that is a territory but not a state of the US.
The new rules proposed by Somoza will define what counts as a hate crime and tell investigators how to identify evidence.
But Pedro Julio Serrano, from the US-based National Gay and Lesbian Task Force said outgoing Governor Luis Fortuño should have acted before and this was ‘too little, too late’.
‘We’ve been trying to get this protocol in place for over three years and finally, in the last month of their tenure, they finally unveil it,’ Serrano said.
But the greater hope of change stem not from the last-minute actions of the departing Fortuño administration but from his successor.
Governor-elect Alejandro Garcia Padilla beat Fortuño in the elections in November and has pleged to combat anti-LGBT violence in his coming term.
He will be sworn in on 2 January.
Speaking before the election Padilla promised the LGBT community to fight injustices. And he even paraphrased Harvey Milk, the first openly gay official in the US – whose life and death were made into the biopic Milk.
Speaking in Spanish he said: ‘My name is Alejandro Garcia Padilla. And I'm here to recruit you.’








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Friday, January 25, 2013

Luis Fortuno has joined the international law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP as a partner

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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The ousted governor of Puerto Rico has landed a new job in Washington. Former Gov. Luis Fortuno has joined the international law firm of Steptoe & Johnson LLP as a partner following his failed bid for re-election in November.
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Thursday, January 10, 2013

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