Dal 5 dicembre 2009 al 13 dicembre 

L’ASSOCIAZIONE ECHI LONTANI organizza 

ORGANI IN CONCERTO 2009: Festival Internazionale Echi lontani, Musiche d’epoca in luoghi storici

Diverse le date, e i Luoghi dei Concerti (8 Dicembre Selegas, 12 Dicembre Iglesias, 13 Dicembre Ales)

Unica Data a Cagliari:

• 5 Dicembre

      Chiesa San Giovanni in Villanova

      Organista: FABIANA CIAMPI

      Ore 18.00 

      Ingresso Libero

     Chiesa San Giovanni, Via Ospedale, Cagliari, Telefono: 070 662908   

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O Brasil tem lindas cascatas, a ALES tem uma cascata desativa e algumas cascatas se desenrolando

Causa espanto que depois de gastos de sabe-se lá quanto (não me lembro de ter o valor específico da obra da cascata em lugar nenhum) a Assembléia Legislativa do Espírito Santo ainda vá gastar quase R$ 100.000,00 (cem mil reais) para enterrar a cascata há tanto tempo desativada.

Causa estupor, no entanto, a situação que se desenvolve na Corregedoria daquela Casa, supostamente, de Leis.

O processo em relação à denúncia feita contra o Deputado Robson Vaillant (DEM) é uma novela quase sem fim.

Primeiro foi um “vai-não vai” sobre uma possível decisão da Mesa Diretora da Casa de abrir o processo. Nova novela se seguiu sobre quem seria o relator do caso. Novela essa que parece não ter sido resolvida ou se o foi ficou esquecida nos escaninhos do poder. Depois, com certeza, teremos uma terceira novela para o desenrolar do processo e, por fim, a última que será preparar o relatório e encaminhá-lo para o voto.

Causa indignação, no entanto, a informação que foi divulgada no início da semana de que o material solicitado pela Corregedoria à Polícia federal para embasar a discussão da acusação contra o Deputado Wolmar Campostrini (PDT) tenha dormitado em alguma prateleira da Assembléia Legislativa por cerca de três meses e que o fato só venha a tona graças a uma denúncia da imprensa.

Triste ver um Poder, tão relevante para a democracia, ser pego “com as calças na mão”.

Terrível ver o discurso da legalidade tão usado nos últimos tempos pela Mesa Diretora de modo geral e pelo seu Presidente de modo específico, Deputado Élcio Álvares (DEM), ser esquecido assim tão rapidamente.

A cascata com certeza é uma vergonha, pequena mostra dos sombrios tempos que passamos nesse estado. As cascatas da ALES são reveladoras do novo estado de coisas que – sob a fachada da legalidade – aqui se pretende implantar, que, espera-se, não prosperará.

The festive season is nearly upon us and this has prompted me to update our ales slightly earlier than usual, December offers us some very fine ales and I hope that we will see you over the Christmas and New Year.

Robinsons Mr. Scrouge Humbug  abv 4.4%

A full-bodied premium  bitter, with a  rich and complex palate that’s complimented by both lemon and blackcurrant fruit notes.

Everards Sleighbell abv 4.5%

A rich and comforting Christmas ale. Brewed with Maris Otter malt and Cascade hops. Dry hopped with Cascade before conditioning.

Marston’s Ugly Sisters abv 4.5%

A real Christmas cracker from Marston’s, brewed with Golden Promise malt with Fuggles and Golden hops. It’s in front of you!

Batemans Rosey Nosey abv 4.9%

This classic Christmas beer is complex and rich-tasting, with plenty  of seasonal roast malt character and a generous hop flavour.

Wadworths Spearfish abv 5.0%

Classic English ale flavours meet the tropical Caribbean taste of Pusser’s Rum, commemorating 100 years of Naval aviation.

GLI EFFETTI DELLA LEGGE FINI-GIOVANARDI

Mentre i big ed i vip si fanno e si strafanno di cocaina, senza che arrivino i carabinieri o senza arresti e ammanettamenti in carceri, nè perquisizioni nelle abitazioni,  si allunga invece, la lista dei morti per detenzione di pochi grammi di marijuana.

Stefano Cucchi, 31 anni, ucciso a botte pochi giorni fa in un carcere di Roma. Le fratture che aveva se l’era procurate cadendo dalle scale, almeno 15 giorni prima dell’arresto, ha detto il ministro Alfano. Le radiografie attestano che sono recenti ed avvenute dopo l’arresto. Trovato dai familiari irriconoscibile. Questo omicidio ha aperto una stura su tutta una serie di decessi in carcere per detenzione di pochi grammi di marijuana.

Aldo Bianzino, 43 anni, ebanista. I carabinieri hanno fatto irruzione nella sua casa in cinque, perquisiscono tutta la casa, senza uno straccio di mandato, e trovano nell’orto una piantina di canapa indiana ed un maloppo in casa di 30 euro. Prove sufficienti per dire che è uno spacciatore. Lo arrestano e arrestano pure la sua compagna Roberta. Viene portato nel carcere di Perugia. Due giorni dopo muore. Il medico, perito di parte,  riscontra sul suo corpo lesioni alla milza, al fegato, al cervello e due costole rotte. Aldo è stato ucciso da chi ti fa a pezzi dentro, ma lascia fuori solo qualche ammaccatura.

Stefano Frapporti, 48 anni, muratore. Abita in Trentino, lo chiamavano “cabana”. Sta pedalando in bicicletta e passa col rosso. Due carabinieri in borghese lo fermano, lo strattonano e lo portano a casa sua. Rovistano dappertutto, senza mandato di perquisizione, e trovano un po’ di marijuana. Stefano finisce in manette. La mattina dopo è un cadavere, pronto per l’obitorio. E’ morto la notte stessa, ma i parenti lo possono vedere solo tre giorni dopo. Era tutto nero, dirà la sorella Ida.

Marco Ciuffreda,  morto lo scorso novembre, in carcere. Ufficialmente si è impiccato con il cordino della sua tuta. Ma si sa che, per regolamento, i detenuti non possono tenere cinture, lacci e derivati.

Marco Ciuffreda, 37 anni, omonimo,  morì nel 2000, in carcere a Roma, per una sindrome respiratoria acuta, mai assistita. E’ rimasto per una settimana nel carcere senza assistenza medica. In tutto il carcere non c’erano agenti per potere portare Marco all’ospedale. 

Giuseppe Ales, 23 anni, siciliano. Nel marzo 2005 si vede arrivare in casa sua a Pantelleria,  8 (otto) carabinieri. Giuseppe consegna loro poche piantine di canapa indiana. Viene ammanettato, tradotto in carcere per traffico stupefacenti. I giornali locali titolano “scoperto traffico stupefacenti sull’isola”. Non regge alla vergogna e tornato a casa, viene trovato dal fratello due giorni dopo, impiccato nella sua camera.

Alberto Mercuriali, 28 anni, di Castrocaro Terme, fuma uno spinello in un bar. La casa viene setacciata dai carabinieri, trovano poche decine di grammi di hascisc. I titoloni dei giornali ” Insospettabile agronomo imbottito di droga”, minano il suo equilibrio. Tre giorni dopo l’insospettabile agronomo, viene trovato morto, ucciso dal gas di scarico della sua macchina.

Alessandro Maciocia, giovane di Cremona. Aveva 2,5 grammi di marijuana. Pochi giorni dopo l’arresto con la consueta onda informativa locale, si impicca nella propria casa.

Marco Pettinato, 26 anni di Torino, pochi grammi di droga. Solito sistema di pubblicizzazione. Lo trovano impiccato con la sua cintura.

Cristian Brazzi, 21 anni padovano. Fumava tre grammi di marijuana con gli amici. Arrivano i carabinieri  e lo arrestano. Avvisa la famiglia che farà tardi. Lo trovano una settimana dopo, annegato nel fiume Brenta.

(Fonte: l’Unità)

Se fosse rimasto il concetto di modica quantità per uso personale, nonchè la diversa classificazione delle sostanze stupefacenti, nessuna di queste morti si sarebbe verificata.

La cattiveria dei legislatori genera cattiveria negli esecutori. Ma con grandi eccezioni alla regola: i Vip ed i Big di fama, cocainomani accertati, vanno sempre protetti e risparmiati. Sono sufficienti per loro i blandi arresti domiciliari o semmai i ricoveri in ospedali attrezzatissimi.

Dai alcuni dati di ricerca sembra che le nostre reti fognarie siano piene di “scarti di cocaina”. Segno che a drogarsi con quella sostanza sono in tanti. Non riesco a comprendere come pochi grammi di marijuana, trovati in possesso di questi giovani morti, possano essere peggio della cocaina.

 Intanto, come dice don Farinella, sul «povero Cristo» di nome Stefano Cucchi, morto per mancanza di «nutrizione e idratazione», da nessuno è venuta una parola di condanna verso i colpevoli di omicidio, nemmeno dai monsignori che hanno gridato «assassino» al papà di Eluana Englaro.

Ricordo perfettamente che fu l’onorevole (?) Giovanardi a voler riunire tutte le droghe in un unico elenco, senza distinguere tra quelle più pericolose e quelle meno, tra quelle che danno dipendenza già dalla prima volta che si usano, come la cocaina e quelle che non danno alcuna dipendenza. Fu lui che volle abolire la modica quantità e l’uso personale. chiamando tutti quelli che vengono presi dalla polizia “spacciatori, deficienti e drogati” e degni di morte o comunque di scarsa consideraziobe come persone. Tutto questo, oltre al degrado della situazione delle carceri, troppo piene e troppo poco dotate di personale adatto, sta portando il nostro sistema carcerario ad un sistema di morte e torture, che non giovano certamente a recuperare la persona.

Ma intreb daca presedintele ales de romani va putea sa imbratiseze batrana cersetoare de la coltul strazii, nespalata de cateva saptamani. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa ofere siguranta copiilor abandonati in orfelinate sau pe strazi. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa salveze o fata violata intr-o tufa de cei 3 super barbati. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa priveasca sincer in ochi un preot si sa se spovedeasca. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa-i stranga mana unui condamnat la inchisoare pe nedrept. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa dea copiilor saraci un birou si cartile necesare pentru a-si depasi starea sociala. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa construiasca un singur spital in care sa nu se imbolnaveasca pacientii din cauza conditiilor. Ma intreb daca va putea el sa introduca in invatamant profesori demni de meseria lor, care iubesc oamenii. Ma intreb daca va putea sa daruiasca de Craciun un zambet sincer tuturor cetatenilor tarii pe care o conduce. Oare ar putea presedintele ales sa faca toate acestea ? Cred ca imi fac iluzii desarte, sperante care nu ma duc nicaieri. A, sau stati. Asta ne-au promis toti candidatii.

Finding a beer in London after a day at work or an exhausting shopping afternoon is an easy task. With more than 7,000 pubs in the city, the quest for a refreshing beverage usually never lasts more than ten minutes.
That said, finding a unique beer that your palate has never experimented and which can’t be found in every fifth bar down the street is another story altogether. Ask a pub in London if they serve the Italian Birra Moretti or the German Flenaburger Pilsener and the barman may wonder if you are lost.

Any yet, the third world’s most popular drink overall after water and tea has quite a lot to offer beyond the traditional English ales and lagers.

Willing to celebrate beer as it should be, the ‘good people who brought the Westbridge in Battersea’, have just opened a new place The Draft House with one idea: introduce people to beers they don’t know, made by unique and individual brands. If you’ve had your fill of bars and the common drinks they serve, the Draft House is the place to go to discover a unique and excellent choice of beers… which will match the food in your plate as well.

According to Charlie McVeigh, “one of our most popular national drinks, draft beer demands to be taken seriously in terms of choice with a large selection, sourcing, cellaring and serving.” It is now time to honour beer as it deserves!

Run by experienced people, passionate about beverage and food and who take their cellaring and serving  very seriously, the Draft House is on the map to become  the next trendy place to go enjoy some of the best beers from around the world. With 17 draft beers, 3 real ales, 2 stouts and varying ambers and darks, you’re bound to find one for you.

The Draft House is the first London pub to sell Budvar Half & Half on its own. This fresh & tasty dark large beer from Czech Republic is composed of Half Budvar Lager & Half Budvar Dark. The three distinct varieties of Barley Malt, roasted at the brewery, give the beer its rich toasted flavour and add to the density of the beer.

For those who don’t like the bitter taste of beer (hands up please – Ok, mine first!), the Rosarda is the perfect alternative. This fruity and refreshing Belgian rose beer starts with a wheat beer base before a selection of berries are added during the brewing process. But shhh, the recipe is still a close guarded family secret!

The Schremser Bio Roggenbier offers a completely different taste. This Austrian organic beer has a much lower gluten content than wheat or barley. For the story, the brewery decided about 7 years ago to try a new style of beer using the famously difficult rye grain. Rye produces a deep earthly richness in this beer which is long lasting and slightly fruity. Top-fermented like real ale, the beer matches very well with strong cheeses and fatty meats such as duck and pork.

My other choice goes to Speight’s, a Kiwi brown ale. Due to its southern latitude, New Zealand supposedly holds some of the purest water on the planet which aids in making their beer … the best (who would doubt it!). Moderately dry and not too bitter, the Speight’s works well with game and dark meats.

The Draft House also looks after giving people the opportunity to learn more about pairing food with beer. A matching menu based on “Good and honest food” features a  lot of sharing plates and English classics – with a twist -  including the interesting Ox Tongue Fritters with Horseradish and Beetroot or Roasted Tuscan Sausages with Puy Lentils, Fennel that, of course, you can’t enjoy without the right pint.

The night before its official opening, the Draft House still smelled of fresh paint and a few posters were missing on the walls, but you could already feel the warmth and friendly atmosphere the place is sure to become known for.

Long life to the Draft House and congratulations to all the team!

The Draft House Northcote Road
94 Northcote Road
London SW11 6QW
02079241814
northcote@drafthouse.co.uk

Devant près de 150 militants du nord du Département, la section Nouveau Centre d’Alès-Cévennes a inauguré sa toute nouvelel permanence, située au 3, rue Florian à Alès.

En présence du député-maire d’Alès Max Roustan, du Secrétaire départemental adjoint de l’UMP Christophe RIVENQ, Gérard ROUX, Conseiller Général, Vice-Président du NC Gard a pu se féliciter du succès de cette soirée qui illustre bien le dynamisme des sections cévenoles de la fédération. Un Conseiller Général, deux maires, des élus présents à Alès, St Privat, St Hilaire et Thoiras, et surtout 150 militants enthousiastes et volontaires pouvaient témoigner jeudi soir que le Nouveau Centre renouait aujourd’hui avec ce qu’était l’UDF autrefois.

Max Roustan pour sa part, dans son intervention, a appelé à l’union de la Majorité présidentielle pour les prochaines élections régionales, rappelant les succès que celle-ci avait permis de connaître au cours des dernières années.

Julien DEVEZE, Délégué départemental, saluait pour sa part, l’implantation territoriale de la fédération et rappelait ce qui fondait l’engagement centriste dans notre pays et notre région: l’esprit de responsabilité, la vérité due aux électeurs,  le refus de la mauvaise foi, et les principes d’une gestion saine et soucieuse du bien public.

Enfin, Yvan LACHAUD, Député du Gard et Président Départemental, rendait hommage au travail mené par Max ROUSTAN et son équipe à Alès et le respect qui présidait ici dans les rapports des différentes composantes de la Majorité Présidentielle. Il a ainsi pu insister sur les valeurs du Nouveau Centre qui étaient celles de l’UDF, et qui, quand elles étaient respectées et entendues ajoutent un plus indéniable à la palette des sensibilités des français attachés aux réformes.

Une bien belle soirée qui s’est terminée autour d’un apéritif convivial et d’un échange avec les militants cévenols du Nouveau Centre.

La permanence Nouveau Centre d’Alès vous accueillera tous les jeudi soirs. Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, contacter Serge POUECH, Délégué du Canton d’Alès Nord, à l’adresse suivante: nouveaucentre.gard@gmail.com

Vous trouverez ci-dessous, l’article du Midi-Libre Alès du vendredi 6 novembre:

Mercredi 4 novembre avait lieu, à Nîmes, la première réunion du Conseil Départemental élu lors de la Convention Départementale du mois de septembre.

Yvan LACHAUD, Président départemental a ainsi pu faire part de sa satisfaction à l’issue de cette journée qui a connu un succès important, tant par l’affluence que par son organisation impeccable.

Julien DEVEZE, délégué départemental,  a ensuite évoqué le rajeunissement et la féminisation de ce conseil départemental nouvellement élu. Un mouvement qui selon lui, va de pair, car l’on observe que 70% des jeunes centristes élus au Conseil Départemental sont des jeunes femmes. “C’est un signe encourageant sur l’engagement que mobilise notre mouvement” a-t-il déclaré.

De la même manière, après deux ans d’existence, le Nouveau Centre du Gard peut s’enorgueillir d’avoir une représentation territoriale dans la quasi-totalité des cantons gardois. Un point important en vue des prochaines élections cantonales de mars 2011.

Si le Conseil départemental est le reflet de la répartition géographique des adhérents, le Bureau départemental élu hier soir, a été, pour sa part, sélectionné pour assurer une représentation égale des territoires.

Au delà des huit membres de droit du Bureau (Président, Délégué, Trésorier, parlementaires, Conseillers régionaux et généraux, et maires), ce sont donc 24 membres supplémentaires qui ont été élus.  L’organigramme de la fédération, sera connu à l’issue de la première réunion de ce nouveau Bureau Départemental. Globalement, il ne devrait pas y avoir de grands changements à la tête de la fédération, mais devrait, en revanche, prendre en compte la création d’une sixième circonscription dans le Gard, et donc nommer un Vice-Président supplémentaire.

Les élections ont également été à l’ordre du jour. Yvan LACHAUD faisant un point sur l’état des négociations nationales avec l’UMP dans le cadre des prochaines élections régionales.

Au niveau calendrier, de nombreux rendez-vous ont été fixés, mais en particulier, dès ce soir, jeudi 5 novembre à Alès, pour l’inauguration de la Permanence du Nouveau Centre Cévennes-Garrigues; et le Conseil National qui statuera, à Paris, le 12 décembre prochain, sur les orientations du Projet Régional du Nouveau Centre.

A field of California Poppy by Tianna9 on flickr

BrewDog’s Dogma has some intense flavors, ever shifting. In the label’s words it’s a “conspiracy of transcontinental ingredients” which includes guarana, California poppy, kola nut and Scottish heather honey.

The first time I had this beer it was called Speedball.  There was the ridiculous controversy, created by the Portman Group, around the name which refers to a drug cocktail of cocaine and heroin.  I didn’t especially like the beer– dominated as it was by a sharp, mineral tang.   Speedball has a new name (It’s now sold in the UK under its original US name, Dogma) and there’s an extra .7% (originally 7.1 now 7.8%) alcohol just to make things interesting.

I’m not a big fan of honey beers but there is no cloying here– all that’s left of the honey is an earthy tinge and the heather of course.  I can taste that clearly, and it’s the most loveable note. The flower is quite present in the nose and there is a sour, bread-crust finish.  There are elements in this beer I can’t taste- like the poppy seed.  I can summon the kola nut if I try but it is mixed up with the malt.  Having never had guarana, I couldn’t tell you if I’m tasting it. There is a profound bitterness at the back of this beer that isn’t hops.  Maybe that’s the fruit?

Is this beer caffienated? It may very well be– as I near the halfway point I feel vaguely irritable, as if I’ve had too much coffee.  I’ve never had an energy drink; I’m a downer girl at heart.

Have you ever driven through a field of California poppies?  (Of course you were driving, it’s LA.)– there’s nothing Flanders Fields about it– no brave larks or torch passed.  It’s amnesiac Cali where everything is 15 minutes away and a few years old.  The poppy sea dazzles the sun.

Have you ever taken a little coach through a narrow country road cutting through a moor furred with heather, and the fog rolls in so that you see nothing for a moment? You might as well be in a cloud in the sky if it weren’t for the sheep ambling from the tarmac.

Eventually you have to choose between the two and you do, forever after feeling a bit of impatience with in-between things.  Dogma is a limbo beer, too close to home. Though as long as it’s a quid at Sainsbury’s, I’ll be drinking it.

A field of Scottish heather

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Ok, I must admit that I got pretty excited when I stumbled across this honey beer.  I’d never heard of honey beer before, but I figured it’d be a great combo if done right.  MacTarnahan’s Brewing Company is based out of Portland, Oregon.  I’d never heard of MacTarnahan’s before, so I wasn’t quite sure what to expect.  I usually like to provide a link to the portion of the website that showcases the featured beer.  Unfortunately, I was unable to find a page or part of the site dedicated to MacTarnahan’s Oregon Honey Beer.  When I purchases the six pack, there was actually a substantial amount of dust sitting on the bottles, which leads me to wonder if the beer has been discontinued.  Hmm….

Now onto the beer!  Oregon Honey Beer is classified as an American pale ale.  It pours a light and hazy gold with a fair amount of head.  It smells more like a lager or pilsner with a hint of honey.  I took a sip of the beer, and I began to wonder about all that dust that had accumulated on the bottles.  Had this beer been sitting on the shelf for a prolonged period of time for a reason?  Unfortunately, this may have been the case, as I was very unimpressed by this beer.  It goes down rather smooth, but doesn’t have much body or taste at all.  The honey used in the brewing process becomes slightly evident in the aftertaste.  This beer really does not have a lot of character, and the honey is really the only thing going for it.  After drinking this beer, I felt that a honey beer would likely be better paired with an ale that had a much more robust taste.  Oregon Honey Beer tastes severely watered down, almost like something you’d drink out of a beer bong in college.

While it’s not a bad beer, nothing really stands out about this pale ale except for the honey.  2 out of 5 barrels-o-beer from the Brew Haus!

So, last night Mr. Malting came home with a beer for me, made in honor of “that soap I watch.”  A beer made after Eastenders? My mind raced with perverse variations of the kind of ale that might be served at the Vic. (For those who feign ignorance because this topic is beneath them, it is the pub on the show.) I wondered: had Mr. Malting found some Black Eagle Porter? Maybe some Albion Ale?  Of course all they drink on Eastenders is some thin, brown-to-yellow ersatz, but what if they didn’t?

I started watching EastEnders when I moved to the UK almost five years ago.  Not unlike the mermaid in Splash who watches telly hoping she will learn to speak, I hoped it would be a fast-track aculturation. All it really gave me was a time-suck addiction and dreams of certain characters long after they’d moved off the show to Essex.

But no, this ale is called Coronation Street, after a serial I’ve never watched.  Maybe Mr. Malting doesn’t know me that well after all!  This beer is brewed by JW Lees in Manchester, and the label claims it’s made with “Northern Soul” and is full of “twists and turns” like you find on an episode of the show.  I don’t know if contrived complications are what I want in a beer.  Even so, this beer is pretty darn uncomplicated.  Uneventful, even.  But Coronation street has a lovely theme song, and being kind, I’d say this beer is more like that. Just nice.  It’s a deep amber color with a thin head that laces down the sides of the glass.  Once you get past the soapy confrontation in the nose (maybe that’s where they get the name?) there is caramel upfront, balanced with some mild-mannered Goldings.  Consider the iconic opening credits with the brick rooftops, the sun bathing cat.  Maybe in the cask this beer would be like that– archetypal and comforting.

Now, what if brewers sponsored beer operas?

*Mr. Malting reminds me yet again that my immigrant-mind has damned me.  Brits won’t get the title pun, and Americans won’t really get the telly references.

Preasfinţitul Gurie Georgiu a fost ales astăzi, 29 octombrie 2009, de către Sfântul Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, ierarh titular al nou înfiinţatei Episcopii a Devei şi Hunedoarei.

Înfiinţarea Eparhia Devei şi Hunedoarei, cu reşedinţa în municipiul Deva şi cu jurisdicţia în judeţul Hunedoara, a fost aprobată prin hotărârea Sfântului Sinod, luată în şedinţa de lucru din zilele de 18-19 iunie 2009. Preasfinţitul Gurie este, din 2001, Episcop Vicar al Arhiepiscopiei Craiovei.

Noul ales Episcop al Devei şi Hunedoarei a declarat pentru Radio TRINITAS: ‘Evenimentul de astăzi mă înnobilează dar în acelaşi timp mă responsabilizează extrem de mult. Doresc să-I mulţumesc în primul rând lui Dumnezeu şi apoi membrilor Sfântului Sinod pentru încrederea pe care mi-au acordat-o. Puterile mele sunt limitate, sunt reduse, însă am mare încredere în harul lui Dumnezeu, Care va interveni şi mă va ajuta în lucrarea misionar-pastorală îmi stă în faţă, în noua şi firava Episcopie a Devei şi Hunedoarei. Am nădejde în Dumnezeu că mă va ajuta, în această lucrare sfântă care îmi stă în faţă, pe de o parte, iar pe de altă parte nădăjduiesc şi într-o colaborare strânsă şi fructuoasă cu responsabilii judeţului, responsabilii din partea conducerii locale a Municipiului Deva. Gândul meu se îndreaptă acum spre credincioşii din eparhia Devei şi Hunedoarei, dorind ca viaţa lor să fie mereu îndreptată spre calea care duce la Hristos, spre o convertire continuă şi spre o sfinţire a vieţii‘.

Date personale: Prenumele: Grigore. Numele de familie: Georgiu. Numele de călugărie: Gurie. Data naşterii: 31 decembrie 1968. Locul naşterii: Huta-Chiuieşti, Judeţul Cluj, Romania. Domiciliul actual: Str. Mitropolit Firmilian, nr.3, Craiova.

Date despre familie: * Tata: Teodor Georgiu – trecut la cele veşnice în 1998. * Mama: Maria Georgiu, 65 de ani. * Fraţi: doi fraţi şi o soră.

Studii: * Şcoala Generală în satul natal. * Liceul ‘Traian Vuia’ Cluj-Napoca (1984-1988). * Seminarul Teologic Craiova (1988-1992). * Facultatea de Teologie din Craiova (1992-1996), cu teza de licenţă ‘Misiunea B.O.R. între Prut şi Nistru. Reorganizarea Arhiepiscopiei Chişinăului, Mitropoliei Basarabiei şi Exarhatul Plaiurilor’; media la licenţă 9,33. * Facultatea de Teologie Catolică (Padova, Italia) – cursuri de Teologie sistematică (1996-1997). * Institutul de Teologie Pastoral-Misionară (Padova, Italia) – Cursuri de doctorat (1997-2001); Lucrarea de masterat ‘Noile mişcări religioase în Biserica Catolică italiană’ cu calificativul ‘Cum laude’ – februarie 2001.

Ascultări încredinţate: * Frate la Mânăstirea Lainici (1988-1989). * Secretar de cabinet al IPS Nestor Vornicescu (1989-1996). * Tuns în monahism (1990). * Hirotonit ierodiacon (februarie 1990). * Hirotonit ieromonah (ianuarie 1992). * Eclesiarh al Catedralei Mitropolitane din Craiova (1992-1996). * Hirotesit Protosinghel (iulie 1996). * Vicar administrativ al Arhiepiscopiei Craiovei (martie 2000-august 2001). * Hirotesit Arhimandrit (2001). * Episcop Vicar al Sfintei Arhiepiscopii a Craiovei ales în şedinţa Sfântului Sinod al BOR din iulie 2001. * Hirotonit Arhiereu şi instalat ca Episcop Vicar al Sfintei Arhiepiscopii a Craiovei, cu titulatura de ‘Strehăianul’ (5 august 2001).

Activitate pastorală: * A înfiinţat comunităţile ortodoxe române din Padova, Pordenone, Treviso, Verona – Italia. * A editat ziarul parohiei din Padova ‘Lumină Lină’. * A publicat diferite articole în presa religioasă locală din Italia (‘Oriente Cristiano’, ‘Difesa del popolo’, ‘Il Gazzettino’, ‘Portavoce’ etc.). * Coautor la volumul ‘Meditaţii duhovniceşti la sfârşit de modernitate’ (Editura ‘Mitropolia Olteniei’, 1999). * Coautor la volumul ‘Despre mântuirea sufletului în era post-industrială’ (Editura ‘Info Craiova’, 2001). * A susţinut conferinţe pe diferite teme ale spiritualităţii ortodoxe în parohii şi comunităţi monastice din nordul Italiei. * A participat, ca Episcop Vicar, la diferite manifestări cultural-religioase atât în ţară, cât şi în afara graniţelor ţării (Italia). * Din încredinţarea Înaltpreasfinţitului Părinte Mitropolit Teofan şi cu aprobarea Sfântului Sinod al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române coordonează în cadrul Sfintei Arhiepiscopii a Craiovei activitatea sectoarelor Economic I, Economic II şi Cultural, precum şi a Fundaţiei ‘Cuvântul care Zideşte’ ca Preşedinte. * A făcut parte din delegaţia Bisericii Ortodoxe Române condusă de Înaltpreasfinţitul Părinte Mitropolit Daniel al Moldovei la cel de-al II-lea Colocviu Ecumenic Internaţional cu tema ‘Biserica şi Societatea’, desfăşurat în perioada 24-26 septembrie 2003, la Padova-Italia, colocviu organizat de Mitropolia Moldovei şi Bucovinei împreună cu Dieceza Romano-Catolică de Padova. * A participat cu binecuvântarea Preafericitului Părinte Patriarh Teoctist, ca reprezentant al Bisericii Ortodoxe Române, la Congresul organizat de Asociaţia Culturală ‘Mitteleuropa’ cu tema ‘Aquileia între Orient şi Occident: de la rădăcini la aripi. Un dialog pentru Europa’, unde a susţinut referatul cu tema ‘Tipologia Eclesiologică Ortodoxă a Bisericii: Biserica Una, Sfântă, Nediviză în primul mileniu.’, în perioada 23-25 octombrie 2003, în Aquileia, Italia. (Sursa: Arhiepiscopia Craiovei)

Sursa: www.basilica.ro

Slavă lui Dumnezeu pentru toate!!!

It was about a year ago a good friend of mine turned me on to Ballast Point Brewing Company out of San Diego.  I recall BBQing some ribs at a friends house, and I was given a few bottles of some of Ballast Point’s finest beer, unfortunatley, I can’t recall what kind of beer it was.  Given my prior experience, I’ve been meaning to do a review on one of their beers.  However, it wasn’t solely my previous experience that I bought this beer, but also because of BevMo’s awesome beer cards!  The beer cards gave this beer a great review- sometimes I feel like I’m cheating by picking out a beer I know won’t suck, but hey, a man’s gotta drink and review his own beer damnit!  This beer also won the prestigion Gold Medal in the amber ale category at the Great American Beer Festival in 2002, which is also a pretty good indicating that it’s not gonna be a shoddy beer.

Calico Amber Ale is described as a California style amber ale that’s brewed with a blend of four hops.  This ale smells has medium body character of caramel roasted hops.  It pours a the beautiful amber you’d expect from a California amber ale with a good amount of head.  With a few great beers, you know within the first sip or two if you’re in love.  Then there are other beers that may take finishing half a pint, an entire pint, or maybe even two pints to genuinely gauge how you feel about your beer.  This beer falls into the latter category.  I knew right away I liked this beer, but as the contents in my pint glass lessened, I began to notice all the little subtleties in taste that weren’t evident in the first sip.  I actually love beers like this, because you discover more about the brewer’s secrets as you imbibe more beer.  This ale goes down incredibly smooth with a strong caramel flavor that is evenly balanced.  The aftertaste is rather mild, but one can taste the mix of different hops as they bloom with steady gain.  The initial taste and aftertase are well balanced in the malt department.

This is one of those beers you can enjoy just about any time of year, from a cold Winter’s night, to a scorcher next to the BBQ grill in mid-August.  The less intellectually savvy beer drinkers should have no problems kicking back a few cold Calico’s, and your friends who know their beer should appreciate this beer as well.  I imagine it would go great with BBQ chicken and an NCAA or NFL football game.

The Brew Haus says keep the pint glasses of Calico Amber Ale comin’, and pour some for our friends.  If we can find a pony keg of this stuff, we’re bringing it to the next weekend BBQ session!  A solid 4 out of 5 barrels-o-beer from the Brew Haus!

Yvan LACHAUD, Président de la Fédération Nouveau Centre du Gard, et Gérard ROUX, Conseiller Général d’Alès Sud-Ouest, ont le plaisir de vous convier,

Le jeudi 5 novembre, à 19 heures,

A l’inauguration de la permanence du Nouveau Centre à Alès

3, rue Florian – 30100 ALES

Venez nombreux à ce rendez-vous qui marque l’implantation de notre fédération dans les Cévennes et le nord du Département.

Animée par le Délégué Cantonal Serge POUECH, cette permanence vous reçoit depuis quelques semaines, le jeudi de 17h à 19h, et proposera au cours des prochains mois, de nombreuses autres activités et réunions.

Il était donc temps de fêter la naîssance de ce lieu de convivialité et de travail pour toutes nos équipes cévenoles! Alors rendez-vous Jeudi 6 novembre!

I get paid on a biweekly (that’s every other week for you yocals!) at my job, and it just so happens this last Friday was payday.  You know what I love most about writing this blog, it gives me pretty much an excuse to drink and review beer any day of the week I so feel.  I figure 9:30 pm on a Sunday night is just as good as any to run to the fridge and pour a cold one.  But hey, I was talking about gettin’ paid, and you know when it’s payday, the brewhaus has gotta load up the haus with fresh beer!

My local BevMo is just stacked to the brim with so much great beer- local, domestic, European, and beyond- it blows my mind every time I’m there.  Once again I’m parusing the beer aisle trying to figure out who the heck I’m taking home with me tonight.  I’m not usually sold on marketing gimmicks, and I love supporting local businesses, which is really easy when it comes to beer because there’s so many good breweries all throughout Northern California.  But hey, those little labels below the beer at BevMo can be pretty damn informative from time to time.  The description for Moose Drool Brown Ale said it was the best selling beer in the great state of Montana.  I figured since I’d only reviewed California beers thus far, it was time to give something else a shot.

Aside from the fact that Montana has about the same population as San Francisco, the only other thing I knew about the place is that it’s known as “Big Sky Country.”  Moose Drool Brown Ale just so happens to be made by Big Sky Brewing Co- the neanderthal in me loves simplicity like this!  Onto the pouring of the beer, which was done into a newly purchased pint glass.  The beer pours a moderately dark brown amber color with a fair amoun of head.  Under the light, it looks like a glass of Coca-cola once the ice has melted and it’s become diluted with water.  Right away, you can smell the roasted hops that also give off the aroma of coffee.  This isn’t a beer you want to gulp down, but enjoy with a sip here, and a sip there.  It goes down smooth at first, but the aftertaste kicks in very fast.  It gives off tastes of coffee, a fair amount of roasted hops, and slight amounts of caramel and chocolate.  I knew I liked this beer after I finished about half a glass, but wasn’t sure just how much.  By the time I was on my second glass, it had already grown on me much more.  Moose Drool Brown Ale falls into the class of beers that actually continue to taste great as the increase in temperature.  This would be a great beer to enjoy around a campfire with friends, or just about anytime from Autumn through Spring. I’m going to have bring over a sixer to share with friends at our next Sunday Football BBQ… next weekend?

Big Sky country is packin’ some big taste too!  4 out of 5 Barrels-o-beer from the Brewhaus!

Summertime in California is incredible.  It never seems to get too hot, and if it does, it’s usually only a day or two before the fog rushes in to cool everything down again.  We may not have snow in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we do have a mild change in the seasons, and the local brewers take notice of this.  I love warm weather and warm summer nights, but as the months march towards the new year, it also means a whole slew of new seasonal beers are about to be released!

I find myself in this type of situation quite often, wandering through the beer aisle with a couple of 22 oz bottles, and a six pack or two, and then suddenly, there’s a beer that catches my eye.  This time it just so happened to be Brown Shugga’ Sweet Release Ale brewed by Lagunitas Brewing Co out of Petluma, California.  Amazingly enough, I find myself rarely drinking Lagunitas beers, which is somewhat interesting given their popularity with folks from the North Bay.  But for some reason this time around, my intution was telling me to grab a sixer of this beer, and I’m not one to argue with my intuition!

From the name, you probably guessed this beer contains brown sugar, and you’re darn right about that.  As a matter of fact, it contains no less than 200 lb of pure brown cane sugar in per 30 barrel batch- YUM!  Apparently the good folks at Lagunitas were working on a batch of their Olde Gnarleywine back in 1998 when they biffed the formula and came up with this tasty mistake. Brown Shugga pours a resilitantly amber color with not too much head.  The aromatic character of this beer is something very similar to a West Coast IPA, it’s very strong in the hops department.  However, upon first drinking the beer, it goes down smooth and you can immediately taste the sweetness of the brown sugar.  It feels more like pale ale that’s been sweetened, but wait for the aftertaste, oh yah, there are your lucious and oh so bitter West Coast hops!  This is a beer that should be enjoyed in one of your favorite pint glasses and thoroughly enjoyed.  It would also be great around a bonfire on a cool Autumn or Spring’s night whilst enjoying the company of friends.

The Brew Haus loves this beer.  The Brew Haus is going to pick up more of this beer and figure out how we can clone it and give it to our friends.  This is a fantastic seasonal ale that we intend to stock up on and share with all of our friends for the ensuing chilly months.  But be careful, this beer packs a punch with 9.84% alcohol content!  4.5 barrels-o-beer from the Brew Haus!

I thought I’d mix it up a little this time around, and grabbed a more exotic flavored beer my last trip to BevMo.  Sometimes that turns out to be a good thing, and sometimes, well, not such a good thing!  I grabbed a nice cold 22 oz bottle from my fridge and poured myself a glass as I began to do a little research on the beer.  The bottle doesn’t say who or where this beer is brewed, and I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Mendocino Brewing Co is responsible for brewing MateVeza.

If you know anything about Humboldt and Mendocino Counties, is that they’re full of new age hippies and ecofriendly freaks, not too mention a ton of potheads, pot farmers, and beer lovers!  Back to the beer.  The bottle says it’s a golden ale that’s brewed with Yerba Mate.  Yerba Mate is actually a plant indigenous to South America, and it’s often brewed in Yerba Mata tea and contains a number of naturally occurring stimulants such as caffeine and theobromine.

MataVeza pours a bright gold that is very easy to see through.  There’s very little head, which is indicative of the fact that this beer contains very little carbonation.  One can also detect a hint of the Yerba Mata the beer is brewed with.  To be quite frank, this beer does not have a lot of taste upon reaching the mouth, and the aftertaste takes a little while to kick in.  It’s in the aftertaste that you really pick up on the Yerba Mata the beer is infused with.  The beer is actually tastes like it’s a little watered down, and could use some more help in the taste department.  You can taste the hops ever so slightly.  This beer would make a great treat during the warmer months of the year.  It’s quite easy to drink, and there’s nothing really bad about this beer.

The Brew Haus says this beer is one rung on the ladder above mediocre, and while nobody will throw you out of the party for bringing the beer, we doubt anyone will be praising you for bringing it either.  2.5 barrels-o-beer from the Brew Haus!