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I remember when I used to pray.
My hands would shake, my jaw would tremble, and I felt the Spirit guide me. I saw hearts healed. Spirits comforted. Bodies made whole. The only thing that felt bigger than my faith was my God. It was the days of God being glorified and knowing that things would work out for our good. It was bold requests. Swift answers. God speaking.
And then it was silent.
There was the miracle baby that they said wouldn't survive childbirth and kept on living and thriving. And there were nights praying at the hospital. Days spent praying on my face in the nursery and pacing in my home. And the prayers were being answered…..until they weren't. I heard the phone ring early in the morning and I knew what was on the other end.
Then there was the teen that had been battling cancer.
Then my friend. One who had spent time at my table praying with me. One who left behind two beautiful children.
Then the other friend. The one who sacrificed his time serving God, serving the church.
God felt so quiet. In some ways, He still does.
There's that part of me that wants to figure it all out. That wants to know why not them? Some will say there was a lack of faith. But I know it wasn't mine, and it wasn't theirs. Maybe it's just that messy part of Kingdom living. That space between the now and the not yet. But even that hurts my heart to think about. I long for the day when there will be no more sickness, no more death. All things will be made new and nothing will distract us from God's glory shining bright around us.
I don't want to diminish what God is doing, so for now I hold onto what my mind knows, even though my heart is broken.
I whisper in the quiet of the night, "I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief" (Mark 9:24, NLT).
My five year old doesn't have the baggage that 30 years in the Church can bring. She has no memories of unanswered prayers. She doesn't wrestle with theological questions (although she is really trying to wrap her head around the Trinity). She just loves her Jesus so much that she can't help but tell people about Him. And when someone in dance class is crying, she'll walk over and ask to pray for them. And she thanks her Jesus for healing them and He meets them there and heals. And He is glorified. I am astounded and grateful and overwhelmed.
I've just about given up on myself. When I see sick babies or couples struggling with infertility I want to pray for them, but I figure there is someone more effective. The fear that God won't meet me. The fear I won't hear Him speak. The fear that it will hurt their faith because mine is shaky – it is so much more than I can bear.
But God….but God isn't letting me go.
I was driving in a parking lot, on the way to the store and I felt my foot press the brake pedal as I looked to my left. And there was someone in the parking lot that had fallen, their shopping cart tangled around their legs on a cold, dark winter morning. There was a crowd of a few gathered, one on their phone presumably calling an ambulance as moments later I could hear their siren getting closer and closer. I moved my van out of the way and signaled to the store employee that there was a problem and then parked a few stores down.
I tried to get out of the car but I couldn't. Even as I gripped the steering wheel, my hands began to shake. And tears ran down my cheeks. And my jaw began to tremble. And I had to pray.
I could hear something in the back of my mind. So quiet, that I almost didn't catch it, but I strained to hear. And it was like hearing an old friend on the phone that you haven't talked to in forever but you know that voice so well. Softly, I heard whispered, "Don't be afraid. I'm still speaking to you."
I believe; help me in my unbelief.
Brenna is a city-living, tender-hearted wife and mama to three little girls who encourage her daily to seek out the beauty in life. She loves Diet Coke, homemade bread, and Indian food. There is always something cooking in her oven. You will most likely find her either shuffling her girls off to an activity or cuddling with her family at home. She blogs about brokenness and redemption at Beautiful Things (http://chicagomama-brenna.blogspot.com) and you can find her on Twitter at @ChicagoMama


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About the Book
With its heartwarming blend of guts, romance, and humor, this road trip–ready sequel to Eat, Brains, Love is The Walking Dead meets John Hughes.
Jake and Amanda are in love, on the run—and undead. They've picked up a new psychic friend, ex-government-zombie-hunter Cass, and are making a break for Iowa, where a cure for the rapidly spreading zombie virus is rumored to be waiting. But in order to find it, they have to contend with an unlikely undead warlord, ghoul-infested cornfields, a psycho psychic out for blood, and their own super-awkward love triangle—all before Iowa goes up in flames.
Every reader with a pulse (or without one) will devour Jeff Hart's surprisingly romantic and laugh-out-loud funny take on friendship, love, and finding the meaning of (un)life in an eat-or-be-eaten world.
The living dead, living it up.
Jake and Amanda have started to get the hang of their undead life of crime. They're totally in love, they have a trunk stocked with guinea pigs (aka zombie snacks), and they've picked up a new psychic friend who just may be their ticket into Iowa, where a cure for the zombie virus is rumored to be waiting.
Ex-government zombie hunter CASS can hardly believe she's aiding and abetting two undead fugitives. And she has to get over her stupid crush on Jake before Amanda literally bites her head off.
But once they cross the border into Iowa, things take a turn for the worse. Jake, Amanda, and Cass must contend with an unlikely zombie warlord, brain-dead ghouls, and their own awkward love triangle if they're going to make it out alive. But they never expected that in searching for the undead cure, they'd somehow find the meaning of life—well, unlife—in an eat-or-be-eaten world.
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Critical Praise
"Hart balances humor and heartbreak with expert precision. These zombies are so touchingly human it's impossible not to love them." — Kirkus Reviews
"Witty and full of plot twists and turns, suspense, and intrigue." — School Library Journal
Praise for Eat, Brains, Love:"One hell of a road trip … funny, gross and scary in equal, alternating measures. Readers will be slavering for the sequel." — Kirkus Reviews
"Debut author Hart brings a sympathetic voice to the zombie phenomenon in this offbeat adventure … with touches of humor and teenage self-awareness." — Publishers Weekly
"Hart's action-packed plot is full of suspense and humor. A captivating first installment that leaves fans eagerly awaiting its sequel." — School Library Journal
"Features characters shambling toward personal identity in sweet, funny, and incisive ways. Zombie fans will find this debut full of (undead) heart." — Booklist
Product Details
- Imprint: HarperTeen
- On Sale: 08/26/2014
- Trimsize: 5.313 in (w) x 8 in (h) x 0.937 in (d)
- Pages: 416
- List Price: 9.99 USD
- BISAC1: YOUNG ADULT FICTION / Horror
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SAN MATEO -- When Serra plays host to De La Salle on Saturday in its football opener, it will be the seventh time the schools have met since Patrick Walsh, a former star running back at De La Salle, took over as the Serra coach.
The Padres are still looking for that first win.
Nothing unusual about that. It's news whenever De La Salle, ranked No. 1 in the state and No. 3 nationally by MaxPreps, loses to anyone.
Serra has come close to knocking off the Spartans on two occasions, losing 14-7 in 2009 and 29-28 in 2008.
But the chances of getting that first win this time around are not looking very promising after Walsh went over his team's injury report.
Safety Hamilton Anoa'i is out. The 6-foot-2, 225-pound senior suffered a torn ACL against Archbishop Mitty last season and is not ready to return.
"Hamilton got injured on Oct. 4 and had surgery on Thanksgiving," Walsh said. "We have a bye week next week, so this will give him two more weeks to heal. It's kind of RG3ish."
Defensive end Matt Dickerson and safety Tyson Terreros are both doubtful, with what Walsh called a 10 percent chance to play. Those are three of Serra's top players. Dickerson (6-5, 275) has already given an oral commitment to Notre Dame.
"Those are Division I-type players who match up with the kind of athletes De La Salle has," Walsh said. "We're not going to put their health behind a big game. We'll play with the kids who are healthy and able to play."
De La Salle also has already played a game, defeating defending North Coast Section Division II champion Clayton Valley 34-14 in the inaugural game for new coach Justin Alumbaugh.
"They looked real big and real fast to me," Walsh said. "We will not be the beneficiary of any first-game mistakes.''
The coaching change from legend Bob Ladouceur to Alumbaugh, a former De La Salle player and assistant, appears to be going smoothly.
"It's all the same, only the names have changed," Walsh said.
Walsh downplays the significance of the game for him personally.
"This is the seventh time we've played them, that luster has basically worn off," Walsh said. "It was special the first time we played in 2005 and the first time we played them here in 2006. I just had my 20th high school reunion this summer. It's been a long time since I was a Spartan. But all my roots and belief system were created at that school and by Coach Lad. I'll be forever indebted for that."
Serra has new personnel at the skill positions on offense. Matt Fa'aita won the starting nod at quarterback with his play in fall practice.
"He won the job with his athleticism," Walsh said. "Running our system, which is based on the option, we need an athletic quarterback. Matt played running back last year.''
So in his first game as a varsity quarterback, Fa'aita gets to go against the De La Salle defense.
"We have to approach it like any other game," Fa'aita said. "Come out hard, come out fast and strong. We've got to protect the ball, no errors by the offense. We've got to execute."
Right guard Ryan Rudolph (6-2, 265) is one of the few returning starters on offense.
"I'm excited,'' Rudolph said of playing De La Salle. "We get to play against the best and see where we are.''
Regardless of Saturday's outcome, Serra should be ready for the rest of its schedule after playing the gold standard for high school football in its opener.
"In those six times we played them we had the two could've-wons," Walsh said. "We had one other close game and got blown out three times. In all circumstances we've learned a lot about ourselves. No team creates more adversity than De La Salle. I believe we learn the most about ourselves through adversity."


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Posted: Sun Jan 20, 2013 3:35 pm
Post subject: Potty Training = One stressed out mummy..
Hi Ladies,
I have a three year old boy who will be starting pre school after Easter. He is a very strong minded child who knows what he wants. I have tried numerous times to potty train him and have failed.
I have attempted to start his potty training again today so then he will be ready in time for pre school, which hasn't gone to plan... yet. Since this morning my lo has managed to wet himself twice and laughed (so he knew what he was doing) without telling me he needed to go. My husband is no help either he just tells me to put Dylan back into a pull up nappy for a quiet life. To be honest I just feel like a complete failure at the moment as friends with children of the same age have had no problems with potty training their lo.
Posted: Mon Jan 21, 2013 3:52 pm
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I started on Friday afternoon with my DS and was lying in bed Friday night (and Saturday night) in tears, ready to quit!
What hard work!
I took away his nappy and put underpants on him. The toilet doors have a poster up with lots of stickers to be added when he uses the toilet.
Friday he had 2 wet pants (was only a couple hours before bed time). Honestly, I was going to give up Saturday, but he woke up and straight away asked to pee on the toilet - which he did. Saturday he had about 5, even though I took him to the toilet every 20min - exhausting. He would go 3 times in a row on the toilet, then immediatly after go and pee on my couch - this happened twice!
Again, Sunday morning I was all ready to quit (I was exhausted at this point - DH was travelling) and again he asked to pee on the toilet as soon as he got up. Sunday I was abit more relaxed about him going to toilet - maybe every 30min. He asked to go 4 times himself and only had 2 accidents. I was very impressed. He loves the sticker idea, once he has been on a few times he gets a handful of little sweets. Once he has been on lots then he gets a small present. Yesterday he got a present because I was so impressed with him.
But I asked at creche this morning, and although I understand, I think it sucks that he has to wear pull ups there and as soon as he has a wet bum then they put him in normal nappy and thats it. Also they only take the kids twice a day (he only goes mornings) to the toilet - 9:30 and again 11:30. He is there at 8:00. He needs to be asked much more than that in the learning process to go to the toilet. Plus creche he is very busy playing with friends etc.. so I doubt he is going to ask any time soon to go to the toilet.
We put him directly on the toilet and no pull ups at home. He has a little seat that fits onto our toilet. When I go to the toilet I tell him I'm going and he can come pee too. This seems to help him want to pee. I go, then he goes
What methods have you tried so far? If your DS laughs at you, just ignore it, don't let him even see that you "noticed" that he laughed. I know we are not allowed to get angry/frustrated etc... If DS wets his pants, I say in a funny voice, silly billy, you are supposed to pee on the toilet not on Mommy's floor and make a joke of it. I then remind him to come to me if he wants to pee.
Remember every child is different. Your son will probably outdo your friends kids at something else!
Try not to get stressed about it as I think he will pick up on it. Is he at home all day with you? I have DS in shirt and underpants all day (and socks), no trousers. I find this helps him realise more, than if I were to put some jeans on him.
Good luck! I never knew it was SO hard!
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 2:57 pm
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When we were training Izzy, I put her on the potty every half an hour for the first few days, then every hour until she got the hang of it. I just said 'oh dear, now where are you supposed to go to the toilet?' if she had an accident but she was actually pretty good most of the time - she never weed on the sofa! Keep trying, you will get there but try not to go back to pull-ups or you'll send mixed messages to your LO.
Sweetpea, your nursery don't sound helpful. Izzy's were great - I sent her in pull-ups and they asked if I was potty-training and when I said I was, they just said to send lots of changes of clothes and they'd take her every hour. She had a timer with an alarm so they knew it was time and, although she only goes one day a week, she's, touch wood, only had two accidents whilst she was there. I push them a bit to be more supportive. x
Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2013 3:25 pm
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yes, I'm not very happy that the creche deals with it the way they do. He is there 4 mornings a week... Lets hope it works out okay.
I don't want to give up..
How do we deal with poo's? Sorry such a lovely topic... Today for the first time since I started training on Friday afternoon he has done a poo in his underwear. Before I think he was just 'lucky' to get it done while still in his night time nappy.
I saw him go to the corner and knew what he was about to do, so tried to get him to go to the toilet but he point blank refused. I really don't want to be dealing with poo in underwear everyday.....
I know it takes them longer with poo's in general to do it on the toilet, but how am I supposed to handle that area?
Any advice would be great thanks.


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Cyprus cuisine consists of many fine dishes including, Kleftico, lamb or goat cooked in a clay oven…yummy…, Souvla, barbequed lamb or pork, Moussaka, a delicious dish of meat and vegetables with a thick sauce to bind it, Shieftalies, small sausages which have a unique taste. The brave or adventurous amongst you may be tempted to try sheep brains as well.
Limassol has many fine restaurants with food from many cultures and backgrounds available, with lots of the basic eateries located on the seafront. Meze (many small mixed dishes) is a good choice, but you will find not only Cypriot, but Indian, Mediterranean, Yugoslavian, Russian, Lebanese and Chinese dotted around the town and also along the seafront.
Having sampled many, our personal favourite is the newly opened Itilo Restaurant near the Curium Palace Hotel. Grazie, run by George is a super Italian restaurant in Paphos. Paphos is where the majority of British ex-pats settle and buy property with some 30,000 living in the area.
In the bustling holiday town of Paphos, there are dozens of eateries of all kinds, and all prices. With breakfasts and dinners available from about €5.00, there is a huge choice. Restaurants serve traditional foods including meze, and you will see strong influences of both Greece and Turkey.
You will find English food too, with burgers, breakfasts, steaks and Fish and Chips readily available. One of the best in our opinion is to be found at the Sea King Fish Bar in Akrotiri, it is about an hours drive from Paphos and 15 minutes from Limassol. For your fish and chips along the Eastern end of the Island try Lambros near the base at Dhekelia just outside of Larnaca.
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"The whole experience and just being around some of the best athletes in the world" said George Kitchens "Just knowing everyone has a story. Everyone worked very hard to get there and everyone overcame different obstacles and struggles and had the committment to be there and it was just amazing to be around so many amazing people."
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The Clean and Lean Lemongrass & Coconut Prawns with Glass Noodles is featured in the Banbury Guardian as a part of their Weekend Recipes Section.
Check out the recipe. It tastes Incredible.
- 20 tiger prawns, raw and unpeeled
- 2 tbsp sesame oil
- 2 garlic cloves, crushed
- 2 lemongrass sticks, very finely chopped
- 5cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and grated
- 1 green chilli, finely sliced
- 50g creamed coconut
- 2 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
- 2tbsp tamari soy sauce
- 1 tbsp fish sauce
- 250g glass rice noodles
- A bunch of fresh coriander, chopped
- 1 lime, quartered, to garnish
- Rinse the tiger prawns under cold water.
- In a wok, heat the oil and gently fry the garlic, lemongrass, ginger and chilli, until well softened.
- Add the creamed coconut and 120ml boiling water, as well as the kaffir lime leaves. The sauce should be a thick consistency. l Simmer for approximately five minutes; do not allow to boil.
- Add the prawns and continue to cook until they have turned pink.
- Add the soy sauce, fish sauce and taste. Add more of both if needed to adjust the flavour.
- Meanwhile, cook the noodles according to the packet instructions.
- Serve the prawns over the noodles, sprinkled with coriander and a wedge of lime on the side.
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Three of South Australia's most successful and innovative exporters were honoured at the recent Australian Export Awards, held at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre.
Winners of the 2011 Business SA Export Awards automatically qualified as finalists for the 2011 Australian Export Awards and three local companies were recognised with national awards.
The South Australian winners were:
Information and Communication Technology Award - Codan Limited
Regional Exporter Award - Almondco Australia (pictured above at Business SA Export Awards)
Small to Medium Services Award - Prism Defence
Business SA Chief Executive Officer, Peter Vaughan, said these national awards showcased the outstanding calibre of exporting in South Australia.
"We congratulate these three companies who have gone up against award winners from throughout the country and come out on top," Mr Vaughan said.
"This year's Business SA Export Awards were of the highest standard and this national success confirms the impressive quality of our local exporting community.
"It is important that we encourage more local companies to enter export markets and these award winners will hopefully provide the inspiration for others to follow in their footsteps.
"Business SA is delighted to provide a platform for South Australia's premier exporters to be acknowledged and to showcase their great stories."


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BEAVER (AP) — A Pennsylvania judge says a widow was given ample notice before her house was sold at auction over $6.30 in unpaid interest.
The decision last week turned down Eileen Battisti's request to overturn the September 2011 sale of her home outside Aliquippa, in western Pennsylvania.
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The popularity of django has resulted in a growing number of community driven add-ons:
- django-registration
- django-voting, etc..
It would be great, if all community driven add-ons would use a convention to hook into the django namespace:
- django.addons.registration,
- django.addons.voting, etc.
to streamline what is django related and where to put these things (in concrete: in the python library), could you please provide a folder with a init.py named eg "addons" where to put all the django related add-on modules? And of course: propagating it in the documentation, as a good practice for add-on writers?
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While I appreciate what you're trying to contribute here, the namespace suggestion doesn't really improve reusability in any way. You can already put applications into their own namespace, and forcing developers to use a common namespace (django.addons) only serves to introduce a new point at which name clashes to occur.
There are many issues associated with making applications easily reusable - providing module names and a common install point isn't one of them. There is a whole Google Group (django-hotclub) which is focussing on determining what constitues best practice for reusable app design. As soon as there is consensus on what those best practices are, we'll be happy to include them in official documentation. In the meantime, there are lots of blogs that make suggestions on how to maximize potential for reuse - for starters, have a read of
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SAN JOSE -- Jim Crawford's back was killing him Monday morning, but the cross he has carried for 22 years would soon lift. Or so he thought.
Painted eternal white, the hefty, steel symbol of Christianity would be the final touch on his long, spiritual mission -- the rebuilding of downtown's San Jose First United Methodist Church, which burned down in a huge, tragic fire in 1991.
As he waited, Crawford remembered the call from First United the day after the fire. Would he leave a comfortable Methodist post in Auburn, a pretty town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, to lead an urban church with an aging, shrinking, white congregation and a habit of burning down every century?
Finally, this week, the tortuous saga ends, the legal and bureaucratic battles have been won. The new church is almost ready to open. But Crawford was lucky to see it this far. During the long ordeal, he lost his wife to cancer, his ability to walk to a crippling disease, and he gave up leadership of First United last year to go on medical retirement.
"I felt like Moses," he says, "at the edge of the Promised Land."
According to the Bible, Moses never made it. But Crawford did. He got his new church. Now he wanted to finally see its cross installed on top.
On Monday, men in hard hats began to bolt the cross to the spire. The former pastor kept his camera focused on them. And then the hard hats suddenly stopped. They signaled to the crane operator, who lifted the cross away and then set it gently down onto a dirt lot.
"What happened?" Crawford asked no one in particular.
Word came down about a rookie mistake: some of the holes drilled in the brackets connecting the cross to the spire did not line up.
"There will be lots of yelling and lots of screaming," he said, "and money changing hands."
But when it comes to this determined, hardworking church, there are always tribulations to deal with and to overcome.
Staying downtown
In 1889, a few years after Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act in one of its recurring fits of anti-immigrant hysteria, San Jose First United Methodist admitted Chinese kids into its Sunday school. For this act, a mob burned down the whole church.
The stubborn congregation built another one on South Second Street, but it was largely destroyed by the great earthquake of 1906. Only a few years later, in 1911, a third First United went up on Fifth and Santa Clara streets.
With a grand dome and stunning stained-glass windows, the Spanish revival church graced a proud downtown even as its members defied the law and stood up for justice. When its Japanese-American members were sent to internment camps during World War II, the church stored their belongings in the basement and tended to their land and homes.
As San Jose grew outward, suburban and rich off the technological revolution, the church stayed downtown and hosted soup kitchens, housing and immigrant services, neighborhood advocacy groups and many more who tended to be the less fortunate.
"This congregation had the opportunity to move to the suburbs many times, but it decided to stay home and serve its community," Crawford said.
On March 25, 1991, the electricity went haywire, setting the whole building on fire.
"It was a spectacular fire," said Cindy Manley, now operations director for First United. "I stood on the corner and watched the whole building go down."
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About 400 drop-jawed spectators, including me, looked on as 85 firefighters pumped 9,000 gallons of water per minute onto the blaze. Before the roof collapsed, firefighters managed to rescue two brass candle holders, a crucifix and a Bible. Church members picked up shards of the stained-glass windows and stored them.
The salvaged candelabras and crucifix were later stolen.
Many more battles
Rebuilding would not be as simple as putting up a new church on the same spot.
Dejected, about 30 percent of the congregation left within a year after the fire.
"They didn't want to be in downtown anymore," said Crawford.
Then the church's insurance company rejected their claim, sparking a grueling six-year legal fight that cost the congregation $1.8 million.
"At one point they had 21 lawyers and we had seven," said the former pastor who still has a spark, despite his infirmities. "Holy crap!"
Even after settlement landed in church coffers, it then ran into starry-eyed redevelopment officials bent on turning downtown San Jose into another Manhattan or San Francisco.
"They didn't see a need for a church on this corner," Crawford said. His congregation kept telling the church leadership to 'Hold the corner!'
An unhappy city hall wanted something big, tall and complicated. Eventually, the state abolished redevelopment agencies, freeing First United to finish the rebuild according to its own ideas.
Traditionalists will not be pleased. The new church looks more like a small office building adorned with religious symbols -- art glass windows and the cross. But it has tall windows and glass doors that invite people off the street to come in. Interior rooms are designed for community meetings, social service programs, wedding receptions and even indoor volleyball for the kids.
In another key change, perhaps the biggest, the church will now deliver these services directly as opposed to inviting outside groups to operate them.
"Those were all difficult conversations we had," Manley said. "We wanted to build for the future and not put up a tall church with closed doors. Jim led all of those conversations."
The congregation has changed, too. Latinos and Asians now make up three-quarters of the membership. On Sunday mornings, middle-class college professors sit next to working class and even homeless people.
With construction nearly done, First United Methodist expects to celebrate its first service in mid-December, hopefully with the cross installed. The congregation can take heart that Pastor Emeritus Jim Crawford is still on the job.
"Every ounce of me is still with this church," he said, despite the cross snafu. "I'm patient. It'll go up. It's just a glitch."
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For day trippers, shoppers and visitors to Adinkerke in Belgium – looking for tobacco shops – wanting to save money when buying tobacco in Belgium (Adinkerke), as well as cigarettes, cigars and chocolates.
Good News! - Some shops in Adinkerke are now offering bigger discounts for sterling cash purchases - Stop Shop Tobacco and Real Tobacco seem to be quite good at this. We understand this is because they have a large stocks with old tax labels. However if you buy with euro or by Credit or Debit Cards you will pay the full euro price. We suggest you check the prices before you shop
TIPS when buying tobacco in Adinkerke
June 2016 - – The falling exchange rate continues to affect sterling tobacco prices badly. Unfortunately Brexit will see further increases. The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now starts at £7.00 (9.00 euro) depending on where you shop. Some shops with old stock are selling tobacco at competitive sterling (only) prices. 20 Benson and Hedges Gold still costs £5.00 (6.20 euro).
April 2016 - – Exchange rate affecting sterling tobacco prices. The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now £6.50 to £6.70 (9.00 euro) depending on where you shop. Some shops with old stock are selling tobacco at competitive sterling (only) prices. 20 Benson and Hedges Gold still costs £4.70 (6.20 euro).
March 2016 – Exchange rate affecting sterling tobacco prices. The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now £6.45 to £6.60 (9.00 euro) depending on where you shop. Some shops with old stock are selling tobacco at competitive sterling (only) prices. 20 Benson and Hedges Gold still costs £4.60 (6.20 euro). In Luxembourg GV costs about £6.02 (8.20 euro), BH Gold is only £4.30 (6.00 euro). The UK Golden Virginia costs £18.58, and Benson and Hedges Gold costs £9.55.
Some big increases are expected in Belgium tobacco prices in 2016. A packet of cigarettes will increase by 70 centimes, rolling tobacco will increase by 1.85 euro a packet (50 grams)
February 13th 2016 – Taxes up! The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now £6.20 (9.00 euro). 20 Benson and Hedges Gold still costs £4.60 (6.00 euro). In Luxembourg GV costs about £6.02, BH Gold is only £3.99. The UK Golden Virginia costs £18.58, and Benson and Hedges Gold costs £9.55.
September 2015 – The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now £5.60 (8.00 euro). 20 Benson and Hedges Gold still costs £4.35 (6.00 euro). In Luxembourg GV costs about £5.43, BH Gold is only £3.69. The UK Golden Virginia costs £18.08, and Benson and Hedges Gold costs £9.30.
June 2015 – The price of Golden Virginia in Belgium is now £5.40 (7.80 euro). 20 Benson and Hedges Gold now cost £4.35 (6.00 euro). In Luxembourg GV costs about £5.43, BH Gold is only £3.69.
March 25th 2015 UPDATE! – Falling exchange rates see the price of Golden Virginia in Belgium go up to £5.15 (7.40 euro).
March 18th 2015 - UK Budget – Cigarette prices have increased by 16p a packet in the U.K.
March 2015 UPDATE! – Improving exchange rates see the price of Golden Virginia in Belgium drop to £5.05 (7.40 euro), Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.30 (6.00 euro)
March 2015 – Improving exchange rates see the price of Golden Virginia in Belgium drop to £5.15 (7.40 euro), Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.40 (6.00 euro)
Mid February 2015 – Improving exchange rates see the price of Golden Virginia in Belgium drop to £5.25 (7.40 euro), Benson & Hedges Gold still costs £4.50 (6.00 euro) - although the euro price (if you pay with a credit card and not sterling cash has gone up 30 centimes).
February 2015 – Improving exchange rates see the price of Golden Virginia in Belgium drop to £5.30 (7.40 euro), Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.50 (5.70 euro).
December 2014 – A tax increase on Golden Virginia sees prices in Belgium go up to £5.65 (7.40 euro).
September 2014 – A tax increase on Golden Virginia sees prices in Belgium go up to £5.30 (7.00 euro).
July 2014 – A better exchange rate sees prices drop in Belgium and Luxembourg for sterling buyers. Golden Virginia now costs £5.08 a pack (6.60 euro) in Luxembourg. Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £3.90 (5.00 euro) a pack of 20. In Belgium Golden Virginia now costs £5.20 a pack (6.80 euro). Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.50 (5.70 euro). In the U.K. GV costs £17.48, Benson and Hedges Gold now costs £8.53.
May 2014 – Golden Virginia now costs £5.35 a pack (6.80 euro) in Luxembourg. Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £3.87 (4.80 euro) a pack of 20. Tax increases in Belgium mean that Golden Virginia now costs £5.45 a pack (6.80 euro). Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.50 (5.70 euro). In the U.K. GV costs £17.26, Benson and Hedges Gold now costs £8.87.
February 2014 – Golden Virginia now costs £5.35 a pack (6.80 euro) in Luxembourg. Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £3.87 (4.80 euro) a pack of 20. Tax increases in Belgium mean that Golden Virginia now costs £5.45 a pack (6.80 euro). A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.50 (5.70 euro). In the U.K. GV costs £17.26, Benson and Hedges Gold now costs £8.87.
In other words buy the guidelines (3Kg GV and 800 cigarettes) and save £874.60 in Luxembourg, £835.40 in Belgium, and £481.76 in France.
January 2014 – The improving exchange rate mean that in Belgium Golden Virginia now costs £5.15 a pack (6.40 euro). A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.55 (5.40 euro).
August 2nd 2013 – In Belgium Golden Virginia now costs £5.30 a pack (6.40 euro). A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £4.55 (5.40 euro) in Belgium.
July 2013 – In Belgium a pack of Golden Virginia now costs £5.15 (6.30 euro). The increase in the cash, sterling price is due to the deteriorating exchange rate. In France a pack costs £9.46 (50gm). A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold cigarettes costs £4.30 in Belgium (5.30 euro). In France a packet costs £5.31. Tobacco prices in the U.K. rise by 2% above the RPI every year (since 2010). Prices go up in France again in July and October.
July 15th 2013 – prices will rise by 20 centimes a pack of cigarettes in France. Marlboro, the No1 brand, rises from 6.60 to 6.80 euro (about £5.96). In the U.K. they cost £7.98. Despite the increases in taxes in France cigarettes are still 25% cheaper.
June 2013 – In Belgium a pack of Golden Virginia now costs £5.05 (6.30 euro). In France a pack costs £9.46. A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold cigarettes costs £4.30 in Belgium (5.30 euro). In France a pack costs £5.31. Tobacco prices in the U.K. rise by 2% above the RPI every year (since 2010). Prices go up in France again in July and October.
March 2013 – U.K. Budget. Golden Virginia now costs £15.85(a 64 pence increase on last year) in the U.K. In Belgium a pack costs £4.95 (a 20 pence increase on last year). In France a pack costs £9.46. A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £7.71 in the U.K., in Belgium a pack costs £4.30. In France a pack costs £5.31. Tobacco prices in the U.K. rise by 2% above the RPI every year (since 2010).
February 2013 – Prices up again (tax increases and due to the exchange rate). In Belgium Golden Virginia now costs £4.95 (Luxembourg £4.95), and Benson & Hedges Gold £43.00 (Luxembourg £39.00).
2012 October – French tobacco prices increase by 6%. I checked the prices mentioned in the French newspaper article I read. They said a packet of Marlboro cigarettes (one of the top selling cigarettes in France) would cost 6.50 euro from October. In the U.K. they are £7.39. In other words even after the increase, they will still cost 35% more at home, or 26% less in France. Work it out – buying one sleeve (200) in France will save you about £37.00. Buy 800 and you save nearly £150. In Belgium they cost £4.10 a packet, so you would save £255 if you bought 800.
May 2012 – Golden Virginia now costs £15.33 in the U.K. In Belgium it is £4.65. A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £7.35 in the U.K., in Belgium it costs £4.10.
March 2012 – U.K. Budget. Golden Virginia now costs £15.21 in the U.K. In Belgium it is £4.75. A pack of Benson & Hedges Gold now costs £7.37 in the U.K., in Belgium it costs £4.00.
February 2012 – Golden Virginia now costs £4.75 in Belgium.
February 2012 – Fightback! Our friends at Smoking Hot continue with their great work. Why not print these leaflets and give them to fellow shoppers / leave them on the ferry etc?. nothing-2-declare.blogspot.com
We found it easier to download the pdf (opens up after download) – Back / Front.
2012 October – French tobacco prices increase by 7.6%.
January 2012 – Good news. As a result of the imporving exchange rate, the average eprice of a sleeve of cigarettes has gone down to £41.00, and that of Golden Virginia tobacco to £4.50.
September 2011 – More roadworks, until 20th October. Whilst you can leave the A16 autoroute to get to Adinkerke, you can't rejoin it. Take the old Route National road (N1) along the canal and rejoin the A16 near Dunkirk.
April 2011 – We now know officially that Customs have imposed limits on the amounts of British tobacco that can be exported to E.U. countries. "The quota being supplied now is equal to what was sold to Belgium (and Luxembourg) in the period September 2009 and August 2010. The difference is that the quota is divided into equal monthly amounts. There is no distinction into seasonal rushes or quiet periods. According to Imperial, this quota remains for now under Custom's supervision and there is no room for growth." Smaller shops are complaining the bigger suppliers are not supplying them fairly, favouring the bigger shops. We are also getting complaints from shoppers that they are only being sold the popular brands if they buy other brands as well. This creates enormous difficulties for shoppers when dealing the HMRC / UKBA oppressors at Dover and Hull. We have finally aroused the interest of the Commission and will be persuing this case vigorously.
April 2011 – Prices have increased, mainly due to the exchange rate being so awful. Golden Virginia is now £4.70 a 50gram pack (£14.09 in England) and Benson and Hedges Gold cigarettes are now £48.00 per sleeve of 200 (£67.60 in England).
March 2011 – Supply of the most popular English tobacco's remains an issue and we feel it may be better to allow a little more time when in Adinkerke, to visit more of the shops to get what you want. Might be worth e-mailing or ringing them beforehand to check if they have or can keep supplies for you.
February 2011 – Golden Virginia is now £4.40 in Belgium (4.90 euro). The same pack costs £12.75 in the U.K.
October 2010 – Golden Virginia, which remains in short supply now costs £4.10 a packet in Belgium. Benson and Hedges now costs £39. Why is the supply restricted?
August 2010 – Golden Virginia is now £3.85 in Belgium. Tobacco availability in Belgium. Following a large Customs bust when a lorry carrying a huge quantity of Amber leaf bought in Luxembourg, was stopped at Dover, the tobacco companies have been prevailed upon to restrict the sale of English tobacco in Europe. Amber leaf is very difficult to get now. We are making representations to the E.U. about this as it is a clear breach of free trade and good swithin the E.U. Now they are requiring shops in Adinkerke to serve English shoppers with the suggested guidelines only (3000 cigarettes and 3 kg rolling tobacco).
July 2010 – Prices down in Belgium on many cigarettes (but only if you pay sterling cash)! Benson and Hedges now £37.50 a sleeve (200)
June 2010 – Prices down in Belgium (but only if you pay sterling cash)! Benson and Hedges now £38.50 a sleeve (200) and Golden Virginia tobacco now £3.75.
Unbelievable but true! Tobacco prices go down as well as up
May 2010. Prices down in Belgium, but some increases expected shortly (manufacturer increase). Tobacco (50g) – GV now 4.50 euro (£3.85), Cutters 4.10 euro (£3.50), Amber 4.00 euro (£3.40), Old Holborn 5.25 euro (£4.50), Samson 4.90 euro (£4.20), Drum and soon GV 4.70 euro (£4.00), Turner 3.90 euro (£3.20 special price because Belgian manufacturer).
United Kingdom budget 2010 – Tobacco duty increased from 25th March by 1% above inflation and will then increase by 2% in real terms each year until 2014. webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk
According to our calculations this means that a packet of cigarettes previously costing £5.60 will in 2014, after the last 2% increase cost 9.33% more in real terms or £6.12. Remember to add in the inflation increase automatically incurred every year.
February 2010 – February 22nd to 2nd April. Roadworks again. Please use exit 65 or go up to Veurne and turn back along the old Route National (the exit is also closed from the north).
January 2010 – The following cigarettes are being phased out in Belgium – Mayfair Superkings, Mayfair Skyblue, Sovereign, Richmond, JP Superkings.
October – Prices up because of the weakening pound. GV now £3.90 and BandH's now £39.50 a sleeve.
June 3rd – Good news at last. The tobacco companies are reducing the price of Golden Virginia tobacco from £4.55 to £3.70 from today (Wednesday). Cigarette prices have also been reduced, Benson and Hedges is now £38.00 per 200.
April 22nd – United Kingdom Budget news. Cigarettes up 7 pence a packet of 20, Rolling tobacco up 14 pence per 50 gram packet.
April 2009 – Benson and Hedges is now £39.50 a sleeve and Golden Virginia is now £4.55 a packet.
Compared to England, tobacco is cheaper in France (Tobacco in France) and much cheaper in Belgium. Whilst there, we suggest you buy chocolates which are very cheap as well. Increasingly, wines, beers and spirits are available at reasonable prices as well. Most shoppers visit the town of Adinkerke, just over the border with France. Poperinge, near Lille has a few shops as well geared towards the English shopper (Sterling cash accepted). Coaches tend to go to Adinkerke, Lorry drivers (for whom the detour to Adinkerke can be monitored on their tachographs) tend to stop off at Poperinge. History
Adinkerke roadworks – 6th April 2009. The roadworks which have proved very disruptive both to shoppers and shopkeepers are finally over.
When shops close. Confusingly many more shops now close on a Friday, a quiet day of the week for United Kingdom visiting shoppers. Some even close on Monday as well. However there still 25 plus shops in Adinkerke and most remain open 7 days a week.
French law regarding the transportation of tobacco
Unhappy French tobacconist's – here's why. www.cigarettesreviews.com
Price check (June 2007). Fancy that! People moan that things are not what they use to be. However if you consider that Golden Virginia cost £1.80 in Belgium in 1998 and in the United Kingdom it cost £7.80, that equals a saving of £6.00 a packet (50 grams). In 2007 the Belgium price has risen to £3.15, and in England it is now £10.66. The saving is now £7.51 a packet.
With cigarettes the saving has actually widened even more. In 1998 Marlboro cost £1.91 in Belgium in 1998 and in the United Kingdom it cost £3.36, that equals a saving of £1.45 a packet. In 2007 the Belgium price has risen to £2.90, and in England it is now £5.31. The saving is now £2.41 a packet.
On average compared with the United Kingdom, cigarettes are now 48.66% cheaper in Belgium, rolling tobacco 73.93%, pipe tobacco 61.46% and cigars 63.81%.
(January 2014 – Save £482 in France, £835 in Belgium, £875 in Luxembourg and stay within the limits! SAVE from 55% up to 184%!)
Although HM Revenue and Customs suggested limit for personal consumption is 800 (was 3,200) cigarettes, this is a guideline only. Anyone smoking 30 cigarettes a day, buying 6 months supply would buy about 5,500 (is this unreasonable?). YES – you may have your car taken. How to avoid being tripped up by Revenue and Customs
Mug an old lady and keep your car, come back with more than 3,200 cigarettes and lose it – FAIR? More
TAKE CARE! – criminal gangs operate in France and Belgium targeting British cars. More
This guide is published by Day-tripper.net to encourage United Kingdom citizens to shop in France and Belgium and beat the appalling Customs and Excise crackdown on European Shoppers, as well as excessive taxation in the United Kingdom.
Tobacco Price Survey • Tobacco in; Belgium, France, Luxembourg, Spain, E.U. Countries • HM Revenue and Customs • UKBA • Shelf Life of tobacco • Buying tobacco over the internet • Supermarkets in Belgium
Adinkerke with a population of about 2,900 is the Belgium town British and French shoppers visit to buy cheap tobacco.
After 1993 when duty free was abolished (and the restrictions that came with these rules) day-tripping by legitimate shoppers' and smugglers took off.
Shoppers visited France for beer and wine, and Belgium for tobacco where prices were cheaper still.
Unable to offer discounts, shops gave even better prices by offering generous exchange rates if you paid in sterling.
With over 25% of tobacco consumed in the United Kingdom bought abroad, Hm Customs and Excise (now HM Revenue and Customs) began to take drastic action. Out went any presumption of innocence, if a Customs Officer decided you wer a smuggler you lost your goods and car.
Over the years a few Court cases reduced these powers (Customs can no longer take cars belonging to other people for example). The previous EU Commission Mr Bolkestein was the shoppers champion, his replacement Laszlo Kovacs has done nothing at all to defend shoppers rights. We will be lobbying his replacement Algirdas Semeta, and hope he will prove more receptive to ordinary citizens pleas for justice.
Although things are better for shoppers at our ports, seizures still occur, and penalties are levied. Many now fly to Spain and East Europe despite the restrictions on quanity, as it is less dangerous (vehicle seizures) than passing through a port.
The difference in prices between Belgium and The United Kingdom are slowly being eroded with tax increases by the Belgian Government and suppliers. However prices are still very much lower (especially for Golden Virginia), and a day-trip very much worthwhile (2007).
December 2007 – The threatened canal works have now started. It is now impossible to get to Discount Tobacco and Tobacco Alley from the A16 Adinkerke turnoff. You must leave before the Belgian border and follow the old Route National towards Belgium.
Adinkerke is about 34kms or 50 minutes drive from Calais.
Fake cigarettes – always look for tar content i.e. nic: 1.0mg and tar: 12mg. Fakes don't have this information.
Good News – pouch tobacco in Belgium is sold in 50g packs. Get a receipt, as you may need for customs.
Warning Shops often use a generous exchange rate when working out the Sterling CASH price, so do take plenty of sterling cash when buying tobacco to get the best prices. Whilst you can pay by credit card, bear in mind that the price that shows on your statement will be about 7% more than the sterling prices listed in the shop.
CREDIT CARDS – we suggest you ring your credit card company before shopping in France – increased fraud means they are turning down shoppers cards if their spending deviates from the norm. Take your mobile – you can often sort the problem out over the phone.
Warning The popular 24 hour tobacco shops in Adinkerke, Belgium are closed 10.00pm – 6.00am.
Shopping and Ciggies? Try Centre Commercial Mi-Voix if you want to buy both booze and baccy when in France shopping.
Believe it or not, but even if you are only slightly over the limit and they let you through, you may get a visit and house search afterwards by C and E. So much for civil liberties in a modern society.
Careful Pouch tobacco in France is sold in 40g packets, in Belgium they are 50g. Get a receipt, particularly if buying in Belgium, you may need it for customs.
Warning Avoid buying tobacco in local pubs from Luxembourg – if you don't have a receipt it will be confiscated.
If you smoke or know a smoker why not buy your Xmas presents in France and Belgium? Remember you are giving these items as presents – never admit to taking money for them, even from your family.
Prices are regulated in Belgium, but by offering generous exchange rate for shoppers paying in Sterling (cash), the shops are able to give very good prices to British shoppers. Pay by credit card and you will be charged in euro which works out about 6% more. Tax increases tend to be small and regular.
In Belgium you cannot get Berkley, John Players Navy Cut non filter, Senior Service non filter, Pall Mall non filter.
2008 – Dorchester and Sovereign are no longer available. There is a new brand to replace them though – Sterling Superkings.
August 2003 – These brands are now available – Dorchester, Mayfair Superkings, Silk Cut Purple 100s, Benson and Hedges Silver 100's, Mayfair Sky Blue, Club King Size, Sovereign, Ronson. If you know of any more please let us know – e-mail us
Some cigarettes are not available in France and Belgium. We know that the following are not available in France; Consulate Menthol, Sovereign, Silk Cut 100's, Royals (at the Euroshop in the Eurotunnel Terminal the following are available; Rothmans Royals, Silk Cut 100's). In France More are called TIME Menthol.
Stop Shop are now selling Royal cigarettes.
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The little town of Adinkerke, just over the Belgium border has become a mecca for English shoppers looking for a bargain. There are at least 20 shops side by side vying for the United Kingdom customer – prices are competitive. The prices we quote in our price survey should be seen as a guideline only as prices change often. There are also shops in Ostende and Zeebrugge, as well as Poperinge.
Most shops use to be open 24 hours a day. Now however (2005), the local mayor has closed them between 10.00pm and 6.00am.
Dijk 1, Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 18 73. www.stopshop.be
Three shops in Adinkerke
Main shop; Garzebekeveldstraat 15 – 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 16 28. www.realtobacco.be
Real l'Auberge (old Eastenders Border shop), Duinkerkekeiweg 22, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 09 20.
Tabac Real XL, Dijk 22 /8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 08 25.
Real Tobacco Pub, Dijk 6. 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 62 39 50.
Tobacco Warehouse 24/24, Nieuwe herberg 1. 8690 Alveringem-Veurne. Tel: 0032 58 28 71 71.
Also near Lille.
Tabac Real&Co., Place du marché, Rue Dansette 6. 7783 Le Bizet. Tel: 0032 56 49 44 70.
(2) Tobacco Alley – Tobacco and Spirits. Duinkerkekeiweg 16, 8660 De Panne – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 04 15. www.tobacco-alley.be
(6) Euro Tobacco – Tobacco and Spirits. Duinkerkekeiweg 1, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 19 81.
(10) English Smokers – Tobacco and Spirits. Moeresteenweg 6, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 26 69.
(12) All Tobacco. Garzebekeveldstraat 24, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 27 03. www.alltobacco.net
(13) P and J – Chocolate Maker and Tobacco Shop (also at Auchan Centre, Calais). Dijk 3, B8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 00 27. www.p-j.be
Second shop – P and J – Chocolate Maker and Tobacco Shop. Tel: 0032 58 42 16 56.
(17) Online Tobacco. Duinkerkekeiweg 5, 8660 De Panne – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 -. www.onlinetobacco.be
(21) Tobacco Roberto. Moeresteenweg 3, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 422 077.
(25) BEST Tobacco. Garzebekeveldstraat 4, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 51 00 21. Closed Fridays.
(26) Tobacco AD. Duinkerkekeiweg 10, 8660 De Panne – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 11 39.
(29) Smuggler Corner. Dijk 5, B8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 16 07.
(30) Discount Tobacco Sales. Duinkerkekeiweg 20, 8660 De Panne – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 18 40. www.discounttobaccosales.co.uk
(33) The Tobacconist. Garzebekeveldstraat 11, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 45 30.
(41) INTER Tobacco. Garzebekeveldstraat 3, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 05 06. www.intertabac.be
(42) Smokey River (Use to be The Small Biridge) Tobacco. Dijk 11, 8660 Adinkerke.
(43) Black and White Tobacco – (was Nelson's). Garzebekeveldstraat 3, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 05 06. www.intertabac.be
(45) Tobacco Terminus – Stationsplein 1 – 8660 Adinkerke (Closest to Tramway station). Tel: 0032 58 41 44 20.
46) Red & White Tobacco shop – Duinkerkekeiweg, 8660 De Panne – Adinkerke.
– Avenue 69 – Erotic Shop. Garzebekeveldstraat 7, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 62 35 88. Mobile: 0032 499 12 75 25. Sex toys and DVD's are 15 – 30% cheaper in Belgium. www.avenue69xxx.com
(19) Travellers Rest. Dijk, B8660 Adinkerke.
(8) Eastenders – Tobacco and Spirits. BOTH SHOPS CLOSED.
(9) Premier Tobacco.
(22) Ash 2 Ashes.
(23) Vegas Tobacco – old shop.
(1) Café Panne – Tobacco and Spirits.
(18) The Tobacco Farm – Now STOP and SHOP
(31) Smokey River, next to the Texaco Garage.
(36) – Vegas Tobacco.
(34) – Westland Tobacc.
(35) Place 2B. Duinkerkekeiweg.
(5) Tobacco Store – Tobacco and Spirits.
(3) D and O – Tobacco and Chocolates.
(11) Nelson – Tobacco and Spirits.
(14) Royal – Tobacco and Spirits.
(21b) ALL in 1. November 2007.
(36) 2 SMOKE (old Ash2ashes shop).
(38) Vegas. November 2007.
(27) Havana Heaven (S and J bvba). November 2007.
(28) King Size. November 2007.
(4) Smoke Star – Tobacco and Spirits. Garzebekeveldstraat 5, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 23 69.
(16) J and J.
(24) The Corner Shop Tobacco.
(40) Smokey River.
(39) Coronation Street. Dijk 7, Adinkerke, De Panne 8660. Tel: 0032 58 41 03 87.
(46) Saint Flora Castle Shop (coaches only), Kasteellaan 4, B-8630 Veurne. De Moeren.
(7) Filip's Tobacco Corner – Tobacco and Spirits. Moeresteenweg 1, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 01 34. Closed December 2011.
The Tobacco Warehouse in Veurne (A16 – exit 1A, direction Ieper) is open through the night – except Saturday closes at 6.00pm, Sunday 8.00pm (Alveringhem, Belgium. Tel: 0032 58 28 71 71).
Texaco Mannekensvere Autoroute E40-A18 (about 25km north of the French / Belgium border). Stocks a wide range of tobaccos, including Golden Virginia. They also accept Sterling. This is a very useful place if you're in a hurry and don't want to go into Adinkerke when returning from a holiday or trip.
– Avenue 69 – Erotic Shop. Garzebekeveldstraat 7, 8660 B – Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 62 35 88. Mobile: 0032 499 12 75 25. Sex toys and DVD's are 15 – 30% cheaper in Belgium. www.avenue69xxx.com
Hotel Cecil, Markt 14. 8660. De Panne. Belgium. Tel: 0032 58 41 13 41.
Increasingly these are now available at most shops and at some good prices. A shop with a reasonable range include Stop and Shop.
The closest place in France for French wines is;
Au Pont de Ghyvelde, Poste Frontiere Ghyvelde. France. Tel: 0033 328 26 53 80. Open Monday to Saturday from 7.00am to 9.00pm (Saturday 7.00pm). Nice selection of wines. Drive past Texaco into France from Adinkerke and it's just before the first set of traffic lights.
Auchan Hypermarket – Flandre Littorale, RN40, rue de l'Ancien Village. 59760. Grande Synthe, Dunkerque. Tel: 0033 328 58 55 55.
On the French / Belgium Border – Carrefour Market, Brays Dunes, 49 rue Pierre Decock. 59123. Tel: 0033 328 26 51 60. Open; Monday to Saturday 8.30am to 7.30pm, Sundays 8.30am to 12.15pm.
In Adinkerke
LIDL Supermarket, De Panne (Adinkerke).
Delhaize (Adinkerke). Tel: 0032 58 41 20 04. Open: Monday to Saturday 9.00am to 8.00pm, Sunday 10.00am to 6.30pm. www.delhaize.be
These shops have a good range of chocolates.
(13) P and J – Chocolate Maker and Tobacco Shop (also at Auchan Centre, Calais). Dijk 3, B8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 00 27.
(20) Confiserie Dalipan – Chocolates only. De Pannelaan 77, 8660 Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 41 49 58. This shop is in the main town itself – instead of turning left towards the tobacco shops at the roundabout, go straight over and on for about a mile (it's on the right, just before the tram crossing).
(37) Leonidas Shop (In the STOP and SHOP Tobacco Centre). Dijk 1, Adinkerke. Tel: 0032 58 42 18 73. Also in De Panne (better range) De Pannelaan 77, 8660. Tel: 0032 58 41 49 58. The shop is just before the tram crossing.
Diesel is cheap in France but no longer so in Belgium due to tax rises. The Total FINA Garage in the centre of Adinkerke is cheapest, and at the end of the main road in Adinkerke along the canal is a Texaco garage (Duinkerkekeiweg 19. Tel: 0032 58 42 13 76. Open: 7/7, 6.00am – 10.00pm). Petrol Price Survey
De Muizeval, Duinkerkekeiweg 20, Adinkerke. 8660. Tel: 0032 58 42 16 00.
Just over the border off the A25 towards Lille are some new shops (one in the old customs office).
Christine's Tobacco Shop, Kattestraat 18, Poperinge. Tel: 0032 57 48 69 25 (we are just past the old customs point). Open: Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 9.15pm. Saturday 9.00am to 5.00pm. Sunday – closed. Helpful and offering excellent prices.
General Store Tobacco Shop (on the N1 road), Callicanesweg 10, Poperinge-Abeele (exit 28 A25, then exit 13 Steenvoorde). Tel: 0032 57 46 95 30. Open: Monday to Friday, 8.00am to 8.00pm. Saturday, 8.00am to 3.00pm. Sunday, Closed.
Q8 Petrol station and Shop, Terminus – Callicannes. 8978. Watou – Poperinge. Tel: 0032 57 38 82 87.
Tiffany's Beer and Tobacco (in petrol station shop), 20 Callicannesweg. 8978. Watou – Poperinge. Tel: 0032 57 38 87 08. Excellent selection of beers at good prices. Beer lovers may wish to come here for this reason alone. Beer Prices
Restaurant nearby in Watou worth visiting. www.hommelhof.be
www.colruyt.be, a group with shops all over Belgium.
Tobacco Store, Visserskaai 8. 8400 Oostende. Tel: 0032 59 807 280. www.realtobacco.be
British Tobacco Shop (in front of Railway station), Vindictivelaan, 33 B-8400 Oostende. Tel: 0032 59 70 80 05. The shop is open 7 days a week from 9.00 am till 6.00 pm, closed Sunday morning. www.tobacco.be
Noel's Baccy Store. Van Iseghemlaan 24. 8400 Ostende. Belgium. Tel; 0032 59 23 80 44.
P and J The Factory. Oostendse Baan 152. 8470 Snaaskerke. Belgium. Tel: 0032 475 35 99 38. www.p-j.be
BUSCARPARK, Mercator, Leopold III- laan, 17, 8400 Ostend. Tel: 0032 59 27 31 98.
Cigar and Pipe Shop; Vierstraete, St. Petrus and Paulusplein 6. B-8400. Oostende. Tel: 0032 59 80 09 52. Open: Monday to Friday 10.00am to 12.30pm, 2.00 to 6.30pm (Saturday to 6.00pm). www.vierstraete.be
Know of any others? Please let us know
Or try this link. www.infobel.com
North of Adinkerke – just off the A16.
De Arend, 4km off the motorway towards Ypres (Exit 1A). Tel: 0032 58 29 82 83. Open: Monday to Friday 7.00am to 7.00pm. Closed Thursday. Saturday and Sunday 8.00am to 7.00pm.
Getting to Ostende by foot from Zeebrugge.
From Zeebrugge you can take the PO Ferries coach transfer to Bruges, then the train to Ostende (can be expensive). Or, at the ferry terminal reception desk, order a taxi to take you to the Monte Carlo Bar which is about two minutes drive away (cost about 8 euro). A short walk from here is a tram stop to Ostende which costs about 3 euro and takes about 35 minutes. Get off at Ostende train station, cross the bridge nearby, and close by is the British Tobacco shop. Buy your ticket from the tram driver.
Tobacco Road 88, Baron de Maerelaan 300. 8380. Zeebrugge. Tel: 0032 50 82 06 22. From the ferry follow direction Bruges (N31) for about 3km. Yellow building on right.
Or try this link. www.infobel.com
Jerry's Cigar Bar, Simonstevinplein 13. 8000 Bruges.Tel: 050 33 77 94. Open; Monday to Saturday 8.00am to 6.30pm. www.jerrycigarbar.com
– good place stop, have a drink and stock up with tobacco and whisky's. Nice and central.
Bruges Tobacco shop. www.brugestobacco.com
– Shop 1, Vrijdagmarkt 13, 8000 Bruges. Tel. 0032 50 333 181. Monday to Friday 9.00am to 5.30pm, Sunday 10.00am to 5.30pm.
– Shop 2, Katelijnestraat 45, 8000 Bruges. Tel. 0032 50 343 754. 7/7 From 9.30am to 6.00pm.
There is a TABAC in Mariastraat.
Or try this link. www.infobel.com
Tobacco is even cheaper here, as there are lower excise duties and VAT is low. However it is a four hour drive from Calais.
Take the A16 towards Dunkerque, keep going (motorway becomes E40) until exit 1 (look for a green sign on its own). At the roundabout follow the signs for Dunkerque (left). The shops are about 600m on the left.
From a site visitor – Get either the direct train from Calais to Dunkirk (about 3 or 4 a day – otherwise avoid the trains since they involve long diversions and take hours) or the coach from outside the railway station in Calais. Go to the bus station in Dunkirk (outside railway station) then catch bus 2B which runs once an hour. An all day ticket costs the same as two singles and can be bought from the driver. This bus terminates at La Panne which is about a kilometre from the main village of Adinkerke. If you are only going for ciggies then a better bet is to get off the 2B at the stop called Frontiere. You can't miss it since most of the passengers on the bus are French doing their cross border shopping. There are a few shops selling tobacco there and you have about 30 – 40 minutes before the same bus returns from the La Panne terminus.
If you want to visit other towns alongs the coast, we suggest you use the tram which runs along the whole coast of Belgium.
– Bus Company. www.delijn.be
– Belgium Tram. www.delijn.be
The Belgian Coast Tram is apparently the longest tram line in the world. It follows the entire Belgian coastline from De Panne, on the French border, to Knokke, on the Dutch border. There are a total of 70 stops over the 68 kilometres and all the coastal towns and villages can be visited.
Minibus from Calais and Zeebrugge to Adinkerke
Avenue 69 is now running a minibus from Calais and Zeebrugge. Contact them for details and to book a seat. They have a new Mercedes Vito minibus (9 seater long wheel base and fully insured), with plenty of legroom and room for luggage, which is used for picking up customers in the port (s). Cost is 7.50 euro a head return.
Discount Tobacco no longer offer a mini bus service.
When buying up to the suggested British Guidelines for tobacco purchases abroad you will save loads of money – Tobacco prices in France, Belgium and Luxembourg.
The most popular cigarette brands in the United Kingdom (2001)
There are around 15 million adult smokers in the United Kingdom which equates to one third of the adult population.
United Kingdom consumers spent almost £12.5 billion on United Kingdom duty-paid tobacco products in 2000.
Sales amounted to 56 billion cigarettes, 2.8 million kg of hand rolling and pipe tobacco and 900 million cigars.
The United Kingdom market for tobacco products has declined. In recent years this trend has been accelerated by the rapid growth of bootlegging and smuggling.
Between 1993 and 2000, cigarette sales fell by 38%.
Over the same period sales of pipe tobacco, hand rolling tobacco and cigars fell by 57%, 39% and 30% respectively.
In 2000, non-United Kingdom duty paid consumption of cigarettes stood at around 30% of total consumption. 70% of hand rolling tobacco consumption avoided United Kingdom taxes.
The United Kingdom Tobacco Manufacturers
Gallaher Ltd, Imperial Tobacco Ltd and Rothmans (UK) Ltd are the main companies supplying the United Kingdom market.
Whilst cigarettes are the main product, the companies also manufacture hand rolling and pipe tobacco's and cigars for the United Kingdom and export markets.
We get a lot of e-mails from people worried about this law. The good news is that Calais Customs have confirmed it will be applied to French citizens only. We took up this issue with Brussels, who were keen for us to send them any cases. Apart from trucker's who are regarded as fair game, we have not had a single case. If however, you do get stopped and fined, unless you have an unreasonably large quantity, we would be very interested in hearing from you.
An example of a seizure notice from the French Customs
O little town of Adinkerke,
From you our fags we buy,
We come to you from far and wide,
From where the cost is high,
We spend our money vey quick,
And then we say goodbye,
Oh-o buyings of fags and alcohol-alcohol,
Oh-o buyings of fags and alcohol-alcohol.
Now back to Calais we will drive,
Our baccy is on board,
Gordon, we know he dont like this,
Our buying from abroad,
But he wont bring his taxes down!
Oh-o buyings of fags and alcohol-alcohol,
Oh-o buyings of fags and alcohol-alcohol.
Across the sea to Dover now,
A battle to be fought,
As we reach the customs shed,
Where they hope we get caught,
So smile for the nice man,
As he strip searches our cars,
As he strip searches our cars.
He tries to give a notice one,
He tries to take our goods,
But he cant take it cos my son,
We're underneath his mil,
We haven't bought back far to much,
He tastes a bitter pill,
He tastes a bitter pill.
So home we go as xmas comes,
With beer and wine to drink,
Our fags to smoke and food to eat,
It really is a treat,
As we celebrate with cheaper goods,
Just as we know we should!
Tourist Office De Panne – Tel: 0032 58 42 18 18. www.depanne.be
Anti counterfeiting group. www.a-cg.com
Anti Fraud, run by the National Fraud Authority. www.actionfraud.org.uk
Belgium Tourism. Practical information including Public Holidays and events in Belgium. www.belgium-tourism.net


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Once all documentation was in order, we sent our pledge letter to the IRC stating that we would give them $35,000 from the money that we have so far collected. This means that with the commitment from the "We Can Be Heroes" campaign, this will now equal a total donation from the Extraordinary Project of $105,000 !!!
The $35,000 will be dedicated to food aid and health clinic programs in Somalia to help children and their mothers. The $70,000 double matching that is being given to the IRC under the "We Can Be Heroes" campaign will be used in accordance with the agreements and arrangements between the IRC and DC Entertainment and Warner Bros. to feed people in the Horn of Africa. The IRC informs us that the programs they are currently running in the Horn of Africa are in refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia and that the people they are feeding in these camps are about 80% from Somalia. So a real win for the Extraordinary Project here too!
And as an added bonus to everything, the President of the IRC has agreed to our request to waive the usual administrative fee of 7% the IRC uses to run their organization. This means that 100% of the $35,000 we pledged will go to the cause of helping children in Somalia.
We continue to be fully open with all of you on everything that is happening in this project.
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Vic Darchinyan has made a career of rebounding from defeat.
The 35-year-old veteran, THE RING's No. 5-rated bantamweweight, was stopped in five rounds by THE RING's No. 4 pound-for-pound rated Nonito Donaire when they were flyweights in July of 2007.
Darchinyan (37-3-1, 27 knockouts) lost a unanimous decision to THE RING's No. 4-rated bantamweight Joseph Agbeko, (28-3, 22 KOs) in July of 2009 in Darchinyan's second-ever fight as a bantamweight.
Darchinyan was edged by RING No. 3-rated current IBF beltholder Abner Mares (22-0-1, 13 KOs) by a split decision in December, after which Darchinyan complained of low blows.
But Darchinyan will pursue his third straight victory in a clash of southpaws with 26-year-old WBA beltholder Anselmo Moreno (31-1-1, 11 KOs), THE RING's No. 2-rated bantamweight, on Saturday night at Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., in a Showtime-televised bout.
"I'm going to be patient, but I think that before the end of the 12 rounds, the knockout punch will come," said Darchinyan. "It will be an exciting fight. But I'm just coming to show my power and my skills in America."
Darchinyan is coming off a one-sided unanimous decision over Evan Mbamba in September, this, after having vanquished THE RING's No. 7-rated ex-beltholder Yonnhy Perez by fifth-round technical unanimous decision in April.
Prior to facing Darchyinyan, Perez had battled through a draw with Mares in May of last year, and a unanimous decision loss to Agbeko in December, this, after having vanquished Agbeko in October of 2009.
"My win over Perez was a message for those two fighters, Agbeko and Mares, because they fought Perez also, and Mares had a draw in a very close fight, and Agbeko won one and lost one. Before our fight, Perez was telling all of the media that he was better prepared than ever for the fight and that he was ready to fight with me," said Darchinyan.
"But I just destroyed him. So that's a message for those two guys. I'm ready. Whichever one of you wins, I'm coming after you. I just want to destroy anyone who becomes champion. The same thing's going to happen to them. I'm looking forward to this fight with Moreno so that I can get the future winner of those other guys."
A resident of Panama City, Panaman, Moreno will be after his 26th consecutive win and his 10th knockout during that run as he looks to defend his belt for the ninth straight time in his debut on American soil.
Moreno's lone defeat was a fourth-round split-decision loss to Richard Molina in his eighth professional bout in October of 2002.
"I feel like I'm a strong fighter just like he is," said Moreno, who is also fighting for Golden Boy Promotions and being televised on Showtime each for the first time.
"I'm at the point in my career when I'm ready to fight the great ones like a Vic Darchinyan. He has a good record and I have a lot of respect for him. He will be quick and come forward and I'm aware of his power."
Moreno is looking to make a name for himself in the United States, but he is well-known in his native Panama.
"People do when I'm out running and they want to stop me and take a picture with me. They stop me in the supermarket and want to meet me," said Moreno.
"There aren't too many famous athletes from here and Roberto Duran was the most famous boxer. I know I wouldn't be recognized walking down the street in Los Angeles now, so that's what I'm hoping will change after a few more fights in the States."
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Three Swim Strength Training Exercises
- By Sara McLarty
- Published Mar 26, 2015
- Updated Jan 22, 2016 at 9:01 AM UTC
Functional exercises to strengthen your stroke this season.
Add these functional exercises to your pre-season routine to build stroke power and a strong core. Focus on good technique and proper body position. If you can only do two reps with perfect form, take a 20–30-second break, then try two more.
Plank Row
Grab a dumbbell in each hand in a plank position. Keep knees or feet hip-width apart for balance and stability. Lean body weight onto left arm and lift the right dumbbell off the floor. Use a "row" motion to pull dumbbell up to the side of your body. Do not rotate torso; keep chest facing the floor. Slowly lower dumbbell, transfer body weight, and repeat with the left arm.
Beginner: Legs bent, balance on knees
Advanced: Legs straight,
balance on toes
Reps: 10 rows each arm. Adjust weights as necessary to complete set with proper form
See a video demonstration of this exercise.
FILED UNDER: Swim / Training TAGS: Indoor Workouts / strength training


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SOMERSET, Ky. (WKYT) - Police in Somerset are trying to track down a shopper with the wrong intentions. They've released surveillance video to us of a man inappropriately touching women inside the T.J. Maxx. They now need help identifying him.
Police say he tried to act like it was an accident, but they believe the man on the surveillance video meant to inappropriately touch the women he passed.
"The fact that he's engaged in conduct like this raises a lot of suspicion," explains Somerset Police Lt. Shannon Smith.
The video Lt. Smith released is from the T.J. Maxx in Somerset, shot late last week. Police do believe he's gone to other stores in town and done the same.
"We've already distributed the video and still images out to local law enforcement and did not have any success in getting any recognition of that individual at that point so we're trying to rely on the public's help now," says Lt. Smith, "this has happened a couple of different times and we're looking into both him and the vehicle description that we were given."
Police believe he's a tall, stocky man in his mid-30's or early 40's with very short hair, possibly balding, with tattoos on his arms. He is seen in surveillance video driving a black or dark colored GMC or Chevrolet pick up truck with a yellow ladder in the back.
Police ask that you call 606.676.TIPS with any information.


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Crysis 2
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The world has been ravaged by a series of climatic disasters and society is on the verge of total breakdown. Now the aliens have returned, with a full invasion force bent on nothing less than the total annihilation of mankind, starting by trying to rip the heart out of Earth's most iconic city.
In New York, terrifying alien invaders stalk the streets and a nightmare plague strikes down the city's myriad inhabitants with brutal epidemic speed. The city's systems are in chaos, its streets and skyline are smashed and in flaming ruin. This is New York City like you've never seen it before.
Neither paramilitary law enforcement nor the might of the US military machine can stand against the invaders, and all who choose not to flee are dead men walking. Just to survive in this maelstrom of death will require technology beyond anything any modern soldier has ever seen.
One man will inherit that means to survive. One super soldier, wielding the combat enhancement technology of the future with Nanosuit 2, will make the last stand to save humanity from destruction in the urban jungle that is New York City.
- New York New York: Crysis® set the visual benchmark for PC games that still stands today. Crysis 2 will redefine the benchmark on console and PC platforms, shifting their attention to the rich urban jungle of New York City.
- Amazing Aliens and AI: Challenging best-in-class AI with unique group coordination and group behaviour systems which give realistic responses to your actions.
- Nanosuit 2: Adapt your combat tactics by customising your Nanosuit and weapons in real time with revised modes, unlocking a variety of super soldier abilities.
- Multiplayer: World-renowned multi-player shooter studio Crytek UK is going to reinvent multiplayer with the dynamic intensity of Nanosuit 2. By using Nanosuit technology the player has nearly unlimited ways to approach the dynamic combat environment.
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i was not impressed
Posted by 13ojangles 2/09/2012 at 9:06:37 AM
i played the original crysis for pc and i loved it. i got crysis 2 for xbox 360 and to be honest i really did not enjoy it. for multiplayer, it takes about 15min to find a game, i like the maps, the gamemodes felt repetitive. the campaign had a good story line but i do not think this game is worth it
Stunning Graphics.
Posted by StalkerKitteh 17/04/2012 at 6:11:48 PM
Im a gamer at heart and I'm always looking for new and exciting games to try out, and I must say, Crysis 2 ticks all the boxes in my book. The graphics in this game are amazing and remarkable; packed with breathtaking scenery and buildings so life like, its no wonder Crytek is highly renowned for their amazing work. Crysis 2 adds a whole new level of fun with the highly awesome Nanosuit 2.0 and its customisation controls (however small they may be). Crysis 2 offers gamers stunning visual effects and realistic surroundings unlike any game, and with an amazing story line, this game is sure to leave you wanting more, and with Crysis 3 announced to be realised sometime next year, I am proud to say I cannot wait for its release. Crysis 2 does offer a Multiplayer mode to take your journey even further with even more amazing graphics and fluid controls. Be warned, this game isn't like your ordinary shooter, and the more you use the powers of your Nanosuit, the more energy is depleted, and over time, is restored back to its original state, leaving you to take a more tactual approach to your gaming, and I wouldn't recommend this game to people who prefer a more 'front-on assault' approach to shooters and gaming. And don't work if you haven't played the original Crysis, the story line does a good-enough job for people like myself who never played the first game, bringing us up to date with the story in my opinion is executed quite nicely. All in all, Crysis 2 is a must have for game graphic freaks and those who love a great stunning game with a storyline to remember, and those who love their shooters of course!