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I thought I'd give you, our readers, a bit of insight into what I like and what I look for in a submission. It's often hard to articulate what does and doesn't work once you get past simple mechanics and formatting–which is one of the reasons agents often blog and write about those details. I hope hearing about why I signed Brodi Ashton gives you a window into my thoughts.
This story is going to start in a surprising way, maybe even for Brodi herself! Brodi came to me highly recommended by not just one but several clients. I had actually been hearing about her for quite some time before she queried me. The clients recommending her were enthusiastic about not just her work, but also as a person. Everyone seemed to like her. You're probably thinking that this was all weighing heavily in her favor, and the truth is, it was…and wasn't. By time she queried me, I'd heard such good things that I was a bit overwhelmed by the praise, and frankly concerned she couldn't live up to it. But her email query was very friendly, and I really liked the sound of her novel, which she mentioned was based in part in Greek mythology:
"17-year old Nikki Beckett has just returned from the Underworld to a family who doesn't know where she's been, a boyfriend who doesn't know why she left, and old friends who think she's using. But Nikki won't have time to answer questions. She only has six months at Park City High before the tunnels of the Underworld come for her again. Six months for goodbyes she'll never be able to say out loud. Six months to find redemption, if it exists.
She didn't plan on Jack's reaction to her return. The boy she betrayed so long ago doesn't care why she left him or why she's back, as long as he doesn't lose her again.
When Nikki discovers she didn't return to the surface alone, being near Jack becomes dangerous – for him. Cole, an Everliving, followed her back from the Underworld, and he needs Nikki in order to make his push for the throne. He'll do anything to make it happen, even if it means going back to high school.
Jack would sacrifice anything to help Nikki defeat Cole, but the choice will be Nikki's: serve the Underworld, or rule it."
Greek mythology? Supernatural beings? Undying love? And a heroine who who must choose between two seemingly terrible alternatives? Yes, please! Paranormal books continue to sell very well, and this pitch was full of both romance and high stakes–something I knew editors were looking for. I was also impressed that I was able to understand the heart of the story very easily from a short pitch, despite not understanding the rules of the world yet. I was paying attention by this point, but it was the next paragraph of her query that really drew me in:
"I wrote this story because as a teenager, I had a friend who just took off one day. When she returned months later, she was different. Broken. I never found out where she went, but I wondered what would do that to a person as I watched her try to reclaim her life. I was fascinated in the before and the after, so this story looks at why Nikki left and the struggle after she returned."
I love to know where writers get their ideas. And I really loved that Brodi used Greek mythology to explain why something happened in real life–just like the Greeks used myths to explain the world around them. So, before I got her email I was apprehensive that she couldn't live up to the hype, and then she blew me away with just the kind of story I love. I was totally, completely hooked, and I hadn't even read a word yet. Though she'd included a sample, I didn't need to look at those pages to know I'd be reading the whole book. So I quickly requested the manuscript that day.
Needless to say, the manuscript lived up to the query letter. I knew about half way through that I wanted to work with Brodi, but the moment when I knew I could sell this book came only a few pages from the end when–and this is hard to admit–I may have teared up. Or cried. Whatever you want to call it. The story moved me in a way that I did not expect. Before I could reach out to her, Brodi let me know she already had more than one offer of representation, and I immediately set up a time to speak with her. We discussed the book at length, and it turned out that she and I had a similar vision for it and the rest of the series. We talked about what I thought worked and what needing more fleshing out, and we talked about dramatically changing the very end of the book. I was happy with the conversation, confident that my vision was the right one for the book, and nervous beyond belief. In the end, I was lucky enough to have Brodi choose me over several other agents clamoring for her book, now titled EVERNEATH. In the fall, we accepted a pre-emptive offer from the amazing Kristin Daly at Balzer + Bray, and the book is due out in 2012.
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I've done a lot of thinking this last few days. I made it through the "1 Year" mark. Problem is I'm feeling like I'm back sliding.
Not back to the beginning but regressing backward and not moving forward. I'm beginning to wonder if I need help. When does grief turn into someone needs assistant getting through grief?
I've just had to deal with my mother having a stroke just days after Billy's 1 year mark and I'm thinking and reflecting on everything. Why am I back siding more now? I know stress is included because I may not have a job but I'm lost. I feel like I'm drifting and can't grab anything to hold on too. I miss him so much now, more so when I was 7-8 months down the line. I know I'm angry because he's not here and I'm alone to deal with life, my job and everything and everything, he would be the one I talk to and now he's gone.
I know when I was in the hospital and my mother was in ICU/Neuro unit I felt like I was having a breakdown. I pulled myself together by shire strength and willpower telling myself your not going there.
I just needed him to talk too, to tell him like so many times what was going on and get his comfort and just talk. I have no one to talk to these days.
My Nascar friends are just that. Family? (brothers)NO...
I did a lot of inter looking. Up front thinking and I've been carrying a lot of guilt. I felt because of me, Billy is gone. I know everybody said "NO" you did everything but I can't help wonder? I was the one who pushed the doctors to give him pain medications because of his Diabetes. Maybe he was tired of being in pain? Maybe I didn't give him emotionally and love to him? How may questions? I just didn't want him to hurt anymore. The doctors say no but I can't help thinking. Its killing me and I just don't know what to do.
So do you think it time for professional help??? I'm ready to go to the rubber room. I just wanted so much for him just to enjoy life and not be in pain. So the pain killers with the combination of drugs could have done it. Or maybe he was tired and it was just so much in pain. I don't know the answers. I would see someone but I don't have insurance, or the money so I just keep thinking of everything that happened, what the doctors said and try to believe I took care of him the best way I could.
I feel like I'm being ripped apart into a million pieces. Things happen I've been told, It was time, he's not in pain and with God. I just don't know about me. Forgive me for this ~ I can't talk to family, who knows if they knew what I believe they wouldn't.
Nascar friends are just that friends. I have no one to talk too. No one who understands. I sound like a broken record. Everybody else just looks at me like "OK I'll listen for now" then maybe I can make a fast leave and not have to listen to long. How many time has that happened? It's become me verses them. They think they understand, they node there heads agreeing, it so sad and then continue with there lives, takeout and a movie. Depressing either way you look at it....
My life is being ruled by my pain and grief and it shouldn't be. I know all the right questions and answers but following and doing the right thing is difficult.
I'm tired, so very tired. I've thought of myself not here and think about what would happened if I wasn't. Just like a ping pong ball going back for fourth forever.
This site gives me the release, comfort and compassion to move me. I know I'm not a "Danger" to myself as everybody in the world may sometimes think of me or at times through this process but????
Pain has become my companion, it walks beside me each day and if I'm lucky, leaves for brief moments and returns with the next thought or memory.
The days are bearable but the nights bring longing, memories and the wanting like a drug you can't have. I have a job I hate and hate and a place in time I'm in, I just don't want to be here.
On the outside to the world I walk, talk and bowl with friends. On the inside I'm an empty shells walking, talking and bowling with friends like a real person. Real? Really?
Each night I pray to see Billy in my dreams and wake in the morning wondering where I am and then reality shows up and one more day I rise and go to work and look like the working force...
Thoughts, pictures and memories invade my waking moments of time. Again a picture without a frame, a love without a heart and a longing for what I can no longer have.
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The idea of printing buildings and houses is not new. But here's a fun twist: robot-arms free-form 3D printing your home in open space.
Branch Technology of Chattanooga, Tennessee is letting 3D printers do what they're good at: complex shapes. Whereas a conventional builder may not be capable of creating millions of tiny patterns, a 3D printer can do just that. "When geometry is not an issue, you can do almost anything," says Platt Boyd, CEO and founder at Branch (not to mention accomplished architect).
The start-up has raised over $900,000 in seed money and doesn't seem to slow down. Branch has been busy building demos, and starting a captivating design-your-own-house competition. If you want the chance to see your own dream house become a reality, check it out.
The major difference between Branch and the numerous other start-ups would be their very special printer. Branch boasts the largest free-form printer in the world. The printer head is also attached to a twelve-and-a-half foot robotic arm, enabling them to construct walls in ways other printers simply can't.
They use a process self-termed "cellular fabrication." Usually, a 3D printer heats and cools thermoplastics before laying them into a structure. Branch's free-form printer, instead, solidifies the materials in open space.
Moreover, these walls are able to be constructed in Branch's lab—or wherever they may set up their printer—and then shipped to builders. Boyd describes their walls as "Lego blocks" that are easily fit together, and finished on site.
"On top of those materials you can add whatever interior or exterior finish you want. Outside could be stucco, or brick. It's the real deal."
Touting their endeavor as "democratizing design" the start-up is focused on giving architects unparalleled freedom. While there is, no doubt, plenty of competition around the world, Branch has given people something to daydream about—a creatively designed, free-form printed, Lego-like home of the future. (Via: Gizmodo and Fortune)
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5 stars as i used to really love this game and still do but i can no longer play it and unsure why all i get is a white screen and the game never appears :(
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really, i dont think how to catch a pokemon D:
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Gr8 game i did hax it lelel but still. PTD3 is coming out this year. it has 2 levels already
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Don't get me wrong. I liked this game. I actually enjoyed it quite a bit. But having played almost every pokemon game in existence, I just don't find this game NEARLY as immersive as the real games. It becomes way too repetitive after just a few hours of play and leveling up your pokemon becomes a process that takes DAYS after just 20 or so hours of play. I would rate this much higher if it had a little more personality and the gameplay itself wasn't so mind numbingly repetitive. I can't even bring myself to try the sequels because of this.
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This is great for any meal, but is great for breakfast. The syrup from the apples is great on homemade waffles. You may add raisins to the sauce if you wish.
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This has been a remarkable summer for news coverage. Traditionally, the summer is a quiet time as politicians are on holiday and journalists struggle to find enough to interest their viewers, listeners and readers. This year, however, both at home and abroad, there were a number of major news stories which have significant implications for media students. Over the next few weeks, I shall be blogging about these stories and suggesting ways in which they might be used as case studies for your work, particularly at A2 for the exam paper 'contemporary media debates'. I have been collecting interesting links throughout the summer which I hope will be useful to you.
The riots
I was away on holiday when the riots happened, but, like a lot of people, found it hard to tear myself away from the rolling coverage on the BBC and Sky News channels, as well as from the range of provocative hashtags on twitter like #riots #londonriots #riotcleanup etc. At the time, I found myself feeling a mixture of emotions. On the one hand, I kept thinking that this was the inevitable outcome of savage government cuts imposed on the poor and anger at the repressive use of the police force but on the other hand, seeing live on TV the behaviour of the looters and buildings being set ablaze, I felt angry at the damage they were doing in local communities. It was tempting to agree with people who wanted to bring out the army and the watercannons to put a stop to it, but when I stopped watching it on TV and online and started to think about it, I realized that the emotional responses I was having were probably not that far different from the adrenaline rush of those who were involved in it and from those giving it non-stop coverage. Despite the intensity of those emotions, we were not seeing the apocalypse unfold on our streets.
When I thought about it, I realized that like any news story, the riots were constructed for us and with our collusion as audience members; of course, the events happened, and pretty awful they were too, but our understanding of them was very much mediated by the web, the radio, the newspapers and particularly TV. We can ask all kinds of questions about why they happened, why people got involved and who was right and who was wrong, but the sense we made of them was determined by how they were reported.
People blamed social media for a lot of what happened, arguing that gangs orchestrated looting and violence through twitter and facebook and particularly blackberry messenger. They also argued that twitter played a heroic role in the cleanup with volunteers emerging as a result of requests for support there. I would argue that television was much more significant, however. However unpalateable it might be to say, the live coverage made it seem very exciting, with blazing buildings, confrontations with police and people nicking stuff and appearing to get away with it. It actually looked like the police and the politicians were no longer in control and that power had shifted to the youth. Scary for many of us watching, but surely exciting enough for some people to want to go out and have a piece of the action.
The riots make an ideal case study in many respects and there is a real archive of material to be had online. Youtube is packed with videos of some of the key moments and several newspaper archives look really useful to go back through.
Paul Lewis, of The Guardian was on the ground reporting throughout the riots and his tweets gave a vivid account of what was happening. He is a really good person to follow on twitter and regularly tweets links to interesting and useful online articles from the paper and other sources, especially on the riots and their aftermath. He summarises the role of twitter for journalism in relation to the riots very well here.
One of his tweets alerted me to this fantastic resource: a social media timeline of the London Riots, by Anthony DeRosa, from Reuters news agency.
Scrolling through this resource shows the story unfolding,mainly through twitter, but also shows some of the false leads and the ways in which rumours can easily get out of hand. For example, this image of the London Eye, supposedly on fire and careering down the Thames:
This was an extreme example, but there were plenty of other stories circulating at the time which led to minor panics. But perhaps the biggest panic of them all is what is known as a moral panic, which is what the riots became. Elsewhere on petesmediablog, we have looked at how young people have been demonised through media coverage over the years. As the riots spread and saturation media coverage occurred, a lot of what was being said started to take on the form of a moral panic and indeed when the Prime Minister made speeches about the incidents, he described them in such terms.
These articles demonstrate how the 2011 'riots' and the response to them seem to fit in a long tradition of such panics. The Jakarta Globe analyses the image of the hoodie from afar and The Economist systematically works through the parallels between 2011 and other 'moments' of civil disturbance in the UK.
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This is a recipe that I made up, because I like my bread crumbs to be extra seasoned and I love parmesan cheese...this is delicious as a coating for oven-fried chicken...don't know about casseroles...P.S a cast iron skillet works best for this recipe..but any oven-proof container may be used
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- heat oven to 400 degrees F.
- place bread on pan and put into oven for approximately 6 minutes (or until dried, but not toasted, turning half way through) leave oven on.
- Remove from oven and let bread cool slightly; then add to food processor along with spices (do not add parmesan cheese yet!) ground until desired consistantcy.
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One afternoon on the expedition, Eva correctly identified a pot shard as an example of early Hopi clay art. After Lucy Giles embraced the professor for saving her from a scorpion, Eva may have been one of the female students grumbling to her fellow classmates about Lucy's successful advances. After the rock slide that nearly killed Warren and Professor Jones, Eva was part of the group that was threatened by two armed men claiming to be from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and was later forced to pack up and leave the dig site. As they departed for Tucson, Eva and Joel served as the expedition's drivers.
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The work contained in here was created for my Pre-Degree body of work. The brief was to produce a 2D and 3D piece of work around the theme of "Twisted Tales"
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World University Games Blog: Day 10
World University Games Blog: Day 10
July 13, 2013
Editor's Note: This is the eighth entry in the World University Games Team Blog for K-State Volleyball. The Wildcats are representing Team USA at the Games in Kazan, Russia. Photos, Blogs and Videos will be posted throughout the trip from the team. Today's blog entry is written by Kaitlynn Pelger.
July 13 - Kaitlynn Pelger
What a great day to be able to represent the United States! We started off with a little film on Norway and found out how their offensive and defensive systems work. Then we watched a sweet video of ourselves against Slovakia from Wednesday to pump us up for the game!
We then headed to pre-game meal as a team. A lot of us got the salad bar and the European food. It's the perfect amount of food before the game.
We had an earlier game time today (3pm) and it worked in our favor! We swept the Norwegians. We played exactly the way we wanted to play and upgraded in the areas we needed to. Offensively it was a great game for us. Our location sets from Katie were on point and our attack choice allowed us to terminate more balls. We are very excited to play China tomorrow. They won't be like any other team we've played so far in the World University Games. We are excited for another challenge and hope to end this experience with another win!
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Fearless: Imagine Your Life Without Fearby Max Lucado
Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.
They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next
Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.
They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out?
Imagine your life, wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, or doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, where you could trust more and fear less.
Can you imagine your life without fear?
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FearlessImagine Your Life Without Fear
By MAX LUCADO
Thomas NelsonCopyright © 2009 Max Lucado
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Chapter OneWhy Are We Afraid?
Why are you fearful, O you of little faith? —Matthew 8:26
You would have liked my brother. Everyone did. Dee made friends the way bakers make bread: daily, easily, warmly. Handshake—big and eager; laughter—contagious and volcanic. He permitted no stranger to remain one for long. I, the shy younger brother, relied on him to make introductions for us both. When a family moved onto the street or a newcomer walked onto the playground, Dee was the ambassador.
But in his midteen years, he made one acquaintance he should have avoided—a bootlegger who would sell beer to underage drinkers. Alcohol made a play for us both, but although it entwined me, it enchained him. Over the next four decades my brother drank away health, relationships, jobs, money, and all but the last two years of his life.
Who can say why resolve sometimes wins and sometimes loses, but at the age of fifty-four my brother discovered an aquifer of willpower, drilled deep, and enjoyed a season of sobriety. He emptied his bottles, stabilized his marriage, reached out to his children, and exchanged the liquor store for the local AA. But the hard living had taken its toll. Three decades of three-packs-a-day smoking had turned his big heart into ground meat.
On a January night during the week I began writing this book, he told Donna, his wife, that he couldn't breathe well. He already had a doctor's appointment for a related concern, so he decided to try to sleep. Little success. He awoke at 4:00 a.m. with chest pains severe enough to warrant a call to the emergency room. The rescue team loaded Dee onto the gurney and told Donna to meet them at the hospital. My brother waved weakly and smiled bravely and told Donna not to worry, but by the time she and one of Dee's sons reached the hospital, he was gone.
The attending physician told them the news and invited them to step into the room where Dee's body lay. Holding each other, they walked through the doors and saw his final message. His hand was resting on the top of his thigh with the two center fingers folded in and the thumb extended, the universal sign-language symbol for "I love you."
I've tried to envision the final moments of my brother's earthly life: racing down a Texas highway in an ambulance through an inky night, paramedics buzzing around him, his heart weakening within him. Struggling for each breath, at some point he realized only a few remained. But rather than panic, he quarried some courage.
Perhaps you could use some. An ambulance isn't the only ride that demands valor. You may not be down to your final heartbeat, but you may be down to your last paycheck, solution, or thimble of faith. Each sunrise seems to bring fresh reasons for fear.
They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming, breakouts of al Qaeda cells. Some demented dictator is collecting nuclear warheads the way others collect fine wines. A strain of swine flu is crossing the border. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. News programs disgorge enough hand-wringing information to warrant an advisory: "Caution: this news report is best viewed in the confines of an underground vault in Iceland."
We fear being sued, finishing last, going broke; we fear the mole on the back, the new kid on the block, the sound of the clock as it ticks us closer to the grave. We sophisticate investment plans, create elaborate security systems, and legislate stronger military, yet we depend on mood-altering drugs more than any other generation in history. Moreover, "ordinary children today are more fearful than psychiatric patients were in the 1950s."
Fear, it seems, has taken a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversize and rude, fear is unwilling to share the heart with happiness. Happiness complies and leaves. Do you ever see the two together? Can one be happy and afraid at the same time? Clear thinking and afraid? Confident and afraid? Merciful and afraid? No. Fear is the big bully in the high school hallway: brash, loud, and unproductive. For all the noise fear makes and room it takes, fear does little good.
Fear never wrote a symphony or poem, negotiated a peace treaty, or cured a disease. Fear never pulled a family out of poverty or a country out of bigotry. Fear never saved a marriage or a business. Courage did that. Faith did that. People who refused to consult or cower to their timidities did that. But fear itself? Fear herds us into a prison and slams the doors.
Wouldn't it be great to walk out?
Imagine your life wholly untouched by angst. What if faith, not fear, was your default reaction to threats? If you could hover a fear magnet over your heart and extract every last shaving of dread, insecurity, and doubt, what would remain? Envision a day, just one day, absent the dread of failure, rejection, and calamity. Can you imagine a life with no fear? This is the possibility behind Jesus' question.
"Why are you afraid?" he asks (Matt. 8:26 NCV).
At first blush we wonder if Jesus is serious. He may be kidding. Teasing. Pulling a quick one. Kind of like one swimmer asking another, "Why are you wet?" But Jesus doesn't smile. He's dead earnest. So are the men to whom he asks the question. A storm has turned their Galilean dinner cruise into a white-knuckled plunge.
Here is how one of them remembered the trip: "Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. A great storm arose on the lake so that waves covered the boat" (Matt. 8:23–24 NCV).
These are Matthew's words. He remembered well the pouncing tempest and bouncing boat and was careful in his terminology. Not just any noun would do. He pulled his Greek thesaurus off the shelf and hunted for a descriptor that exploded like the waves across the bow. He bypassed common terms for spring shower, squall, cloudburst, or downpour. They didn't capture what he felt and saw that night: a rumbling earth and quivering shoreline. He recalled more than winds and whitecaps. His finger followed the column of synonyms down, down until he landed on a word that worked. "Ah, there it is." Seismos—a quake, a trembling eruption of sea and sky. "A great seismos arose on the lake."
The term still occupies a spot in our vernacular. A seismologist studies earthquakes, a seismograph measures them, and Matthew, along with a crew of recent recruits, felt a seismos that shook them to the core. He used the word on only two other occasions: once at Jesus' death when Calvary shook (Matt. 27:51–54) and again at Jesus' resurrection when the graveyard tremored (28:2). Apparently, the stilled storm shares equal billing in the trilogy of Jesus' great shake-ups: defeating sin on the cross, death at the tomb, and here silencing fear on the sea.
Sudden fear. We know the fear was sudden because the storm was. An older translation reads, "Suddenly a great tempest arose on the sea."
Not all storms come suddenly. Prairie farmers can see the formation of thunderclouds hours before the rain falls. This storm, however, springs like a lion out of the grass. One minute the disciples are shuffling cards for a midjourney game of hearts; the next they are gulping Galilean sea spray.
Peter and John, seasoned sailors, struggle to keep down the sail. Matthew, confirmed landlubber, struggles to keep down his breakfast. The storm is not what the tax collector bargained for. Do you sense his surprise in the way he links his two sentences? "Jesus got into a boat, and his followers went with him. A great storm arose on the lake" (8:23–24 NCV).
Wouldn't you hope for a more chipper second sentence, a happier consequence of obedience? "Jesus got into a boat. His followers went with him, and suddenly a great rainbow arched in the sky, a flock of doves hovered in happy formation, a sea of glass mirrored their mast." Don't Christ-followers enjoy a calendar full of Caribbean cruises? No. This story sends the not-so-subtle and not-too-popular reminder: getting on board with Christ can mean getting soaked with Christ. Disciples can expect rough seas and stout winds. "In the world you will [not 'might,' 'may,' or 'could'] have tribulation" (John 16:33, brackets mine).
Christ-followers contract malaria, bury children, and battle addictions, and, as a result, face fears. It's not the absence of storms that sets us apart. It's whom we discover in the storm: an unstirred Christ.
"Jesus was sleeping" (v. 24 NCV).
Now there's a scene. The disciples scream; Jesus dreams. Thunder roars; Jesus snores. He doesn't doze, catnap, or rest. He slumbers. Could you sleep at a time like this? Could you snooze during a roller coaster loop-the-loop? In a wind tunnel? At a kettledrum concert? Jesus sleeps through all three at once!
Mark's gospel adds two curious details: "[Jesus] was in the stern, asleep on a pillow" (Mark 4:38). In the stern, on a pillow. Why the first? From whence came the second?
First-century fishermen used large, heavy seine nets for their work. They stored the nets in a nook that was built into the stern for this purpose. Sleeping upon the stern deck was impractical. It provided no space or protection. The small compartment beneath the stern, however, provided both. It was the most enclosed and only protected part of the boat. So Christ, a bit dozy from the day's activities, crawled beneath the deck to get some sleep.
He rested his head, not on a fluffy feather pillow, but on a leather sandbag. A ballast bag. Mediterranean fishermen still use them. They weigh about a hundred pounds and are used to ballast, or stabilize, the boat. Did Jesus take the pillow to the stern so he could sleep, or sleep so soundly that someone rustled him up the pillow? We don't know. But this much we do know. This was a premeditated slumber. He didn't accidentally nod off. In full knowledge of the coming storm, Jesus decided it was siesta time, so he crawled into the corner, put his head on the pillow, and drifted into dreamland.
His snooze troubles the disciples. Matthew and Mark record their responses as three staccato Greek pronouncements and one question.
The pronouncements: "Lord! Save! Dying!" (Matt. 8:25).
The question: "Teacher, do You not care that we are perishing?" (Mark 4:38).
They do not ask about Jesus' strength: "Can you still the storm?" His knowledge: "Are you aware of the storm?" Or his know-how: "Do you have any experience with storms?" But rather, they raise doubts about Jesus' character: "Do you not care ..."
Fear does this. Fear corrodes our confidence in God's goodness. We begin to wonder if love lives in heaven. If God can sleep in our storms, if his eyes stay shut when our eyes grow wide, if he permits storms after we get on his boat, does he care? Fear unleashes a swarm of doubts, anger-stirring doubts.
And it turns us into control freaks. "Do something about the storm!" is the implicit demand of the question. "Fix it or ... or ... or else!" Fear, at its center, is a perceived loss of control. When life spins wildly, we grab for a component of life we can manage: our diet, the tidiness of a house, the armrest of a plane, or, in many cases, people. The more insecure we feel, the meaner we become. We growl and bare our fangs. Why? Because we are bad? In part. But also because we feel cornered.
Martin Niemöller documents an extreme example of this. He was a German pastor who took a heroic stand against Adolf Hitler. When he first met the dictator in 1933, Niemöller stood at the back of the room and listened. Later, when his wife asked him what he'd learned, he said, "I discovered that Herr Hitler is a terribly frightened man." Fear releases the tyrant within.
It also deadens our recall. The disciples had reason to trust Jesus. By now they'd seen him "healing all kinds of sickness and all kinds of disease among the people" (Matt. 4:23). They had witnessed him heal a leper with a touch and a servant with a command (Matt. 8:3, 13). Peter saw his sick mother-in-law recover (Matt. 8:14–15), and they all saw demons scatter like bats out of a cave. "He cast out the spirits with a word, and healed all who were sick" (Matt. 8:16).
Shouldn't someone mention Jesus' track record or review his résumé? Do they remember the accomplishments of Christ? They may not. Fear creates a form of spiritual amnesia. It dulls our miracle memory. It makes us forget what Jesus has done and how good God is.
And fear feels dreadful. It sucks the life out of the soul, curls us into an embryonic state, and drains us dry of contentment. We become abandoned barns, rickety and tilting from the winds, a place where humanity used to eat, thrive, and find warmth. No longer. When fear shapes our lives, safety becomes our god. When safety becomes our god, we worship the risk-free life. Can the safety lover do anything great? Can the risk-averse accomplish noble deeds? For God? For others? No. The fear-filled cannot love deeply. Love is risky. They cannot give to the poor. Benevolence has no guarantee of return. The fear-filled cannot dream wildly. What if their dreams sputter and fall from the sky? The worship of safety emasculates greatness. No wonder Jesus wages such a war against fear.
His most common command emerges from the "fear not" genre. The Gospels list some 125 Christ-issued imperatives. Of these, 21 urge us to "not be afraid" or "not fear" or "have courage" or "take heart" or "be of good cheer." The second most common command, to love God and neighbor, appears on only eight occasions. If quantity is any indicator, Jesus takes our fears seriously. The one statement he made more than any other was this: don't be afraid.
Siblings sometimes chuckle at or complain about the most common command of their parents. They remember how Mom was always saying, "Be home on time," or, "Did you clean your room?" Dad had his favorite directives too. "Keep your chin up." "Work hard." I wonder if the disciples ever reflected on the most-often-repeated phrases of Christ. If so, they would have noted, "He was always calling us to courage."
So don't be afraid. You are worth much more than many sparrows. (Matt. 10:31 NCV)
Take courage, son; your sins are forgiven. (Matt. 9:2 NASB)
I tell you not to worry about everyday life—whether you have enough. (Matt. 6:25 NLT)
Don't be afraid. Just believe, and your daughter will be well. (Luke 8:50 NCV)
Take courage. I am here! (Matt. 14:27 NLT)
Do not fear those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. (Matt. 10:28)
Do not fear, little flock, for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom. (Luke 12:32)
Don't let your hearts be troubled. Trust in God, and trust also in me.... I will come and get you, so that you will always be with me where I am. (John 14:1, 3 NLT)
Don't be troubled or afraid. (John 14:27 NLT)
"Why are you frightened?" he asked. "Why are your hearts filled with doubt?" (Luke 24:38 NLT)
You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. (Matt. 24:6 NIV)
Jesus came and touched them and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid." (Matt. 17:7)
Jesus doesn't want you to live in a state of fear. Nor do you. You've never made statements like these:
My phobias put such a spring in my step.
I'd be a rotten parent were it not for my hypochondria.
Thank God for my pessimism. I've been such a better person since I lost hope.
My doctor says if I don't begin fretting, I will lose my health.
We've learned the high cost of fear.
Jesus' question is a good one. He lifts his head from the pillow, steps out from the stern into the storm, and asks, "Why are you fearful, O you of little faith?" (Matt. 8:26).
To be clear, fear serves a healthy function. It is the canary in the coal mine, warning of potential danger. A dose of fright can keep a child from running across a busy road or an adult from smoking a pack of cigarettes. Fear is the appropriate reaction to a burning building or growling dog. Fear itself is not a sin. But it can lead to sin.
If we medicate fear with angry outbursts, drinking binges, sullen withdrawals, self-starvation, or viselike control, we exclude God from the solution and exacerbate the problem. We subject ourselves to a position of fear, allowing anxiety to dominate and define our lives. Joy-sapping worries. Day-numbing dread. Repeated bouts of insecurity that petrify and paralyze us. Hysteria is not from God. "For God has not given us a spirit of fear" (2 Tim. 1:7).
Fear may fill our world, but it doesn't have to fill our hearts. It will always knock on the door. Just don't invite it in for dinner, and for heaven's sake don't offer it a bed for the night. Let's embolden our hearts with a select number of Jesus' "do not fear" statements. The promise of Christ and the contention of this book are simple: we can fear less tomorrow than we do today.
Excerpted from Fearless by MAX LUCADO Copyright © 2009 by Max Lucado. Excerpted by permission of Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. No part of this excerpt may be reproduced or reprinted without permission in writing from the publisher.
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Max Lucado, Minister of Writing and Preaching for the Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, is the husband of Denalyn and father of Jenna, Andrea, and Sara. In a good week, he reads a good book, has a few dinners with his wife, and breaks 90 on the golf course. He usually settles for the first two.
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In a day and age where everything is in fluxe, this book actually helped me realize that I have to let go and let things happen. I am a very poor sleeper meaning that I toss and turn worrying and thinking about things. The first night after I started this book I had the best night's sleep I have had in a long time. I realize while I can't control things that happen to me, I can control the way I react. I have slowly learned to take that leap into faith and let God take me on my path. I recommend this book to anyone who lives in fear and wants to live in faith!
From the author Max Lucado is his new book "Fearless", which is an amazing book and one that is so timely and needed right now. This book talks about fears that everyone has in life and this existence and how to deal with those fears by giving them to God and trusting God. The book is filled with biblical stories and references to highlight fear and why we should not fear. The message of the book is that people who follow God should fear not. "Though the world may collapse, the work of Christ will endure", seems to be the main message overall to all people, Christians or not. The book also offers encouragement that you shouldn't be afraid, you shouldn't worry; you shouldn't fret because it is all in God's hand and part of his divine plan. This was a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning from. I would recommend it to all my friends, family and Christians and non-Christians alike. After reading this book, I think I want to read more of Max Lucado's writing. He puts stories together very nicely and has a way of always expressing God's word to intertwine with the story. The author and the book made me stop and think, question my thoughts, my fears and my relationship with God. Max successfully conveyed Biblical truths in his book and the information was clear and easy to understand. The book was able to hold my attention and I didn't want to stop reading it once I became engaged with it. I am a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson Publishers. If you would like to become a book review blogger or learn more information on it please go to http://brb.thomasnelson.com/
Fearless by Max Lucado is a timeless book that is quite timely. These days, so many of us have so many fears. Many fear the impact of the economy on our current livelihood and our future retirement. Some fear something horrible happening to our children, and others even fear "fear" itself. Fearless addresses our most common fears in understandable and practical terms, and backs it up with innumerable Biblical promises. Through real-life everyday stories, the brilliant story-teller, Max Lucado, inspires us to apply this simple but significant idea: put all your cares on Christ because Christ cares for you. In his laid-back but in-your-face style, Lucado reminds us that the only healthy fear is our reverent fear of the one and only true God. Once we recognize His significance, our fears become insignificant. The message is unmistakable: our great God wants us to live a life without fear, and He paved the way for us to defeat our fears when Jesus defeated death on the cross. Trust and obey Him, and you can live a full life without fear. Read Fearless by Max Lucado, and fear less. (http://flexiture.wordpress.com I am a member of Thomas Nelson's Book Review Blogger program http://brb.thomasnelson.com/).
I enjoyed reading the book Fearless by Max Lucado who was born in San Angelo, Texas, a family man. Max is one of Christianity's most popular authors. Over 33 million copies of his books have been sold. This book explores the concept of fear and faith. It is an inspirational challenge for us to imagine our life without fear. It asks the question, "Would it create a very different life?" It also explores the question which may arise in our hearts and minds, "Are we living the life we want, or is fear holding us back?" I like the way the author uses descriptive words which help form a picture in my mind of what he is expressing in the form of wee stories. There is a sense of humor in the author's writing which I think is great. It certainly makes the topic of fear take on a light hearted approach. The book has several bibical refrences to scripture, and the author explains well how Scripture can relate to everyday life. This book contains a lot of examples of the difference between fear and faith and explains this. I do think it would have been an idea to have more practical suggestions or steps in overcoming fear in the book. However I would encourage anyone to take part in the discussion guide at the end for those wanting to have a deeper understanding of the subject of faith and fear. My favorite quote in this book is: "When everything else changes, God's presence never does. You journey in the company of the Holy Spirit, who 'will teach you everything and will remind you of everything I have told you (John 14:26)'. So make friends with whatever's next. Embrace it. Accept it. Don't resist it. Change is not only a part of life; Change is a necessary part of God's strategy." To me the book demonstrates that through Jesus Christ we can overcome anything. No matter how big or how small our fears may be, we don't have to be ruled by fear.
Wow! Amazing! Superb! Those were words going through my mind as I read Fearless. Max Lucado's book Fearless tackles the topic of understanding how to handle fear in a Christian life the way his book He Chose the Nails tackled the topic of understanding how God's love is unconditional for a Christian. This was the first Lucado book I've read since He Chose the Nails, and like that book, I will be buying extra copies to give to people for their edification. In Fearless, Lucado has a great balance of humor and poignancy that help the reader through the book. A few of my favorite Points-to-Ponder (PTP) from the book are as follows: PTP#1: "Fear, at its center, is a perceived loss of control. When life spins wildly, we grab for a component of life we can manage...The more insecure we feel, the meaner we become" (p. 9). PTP#2: "Jesus faced his ultimate fear with honest prayer" (p. 83). This is so true in our life. When we lose control of events and life begins to become chaotic and in disarray, immediately we turn to fear when we should be turning to God for direction and peace. We much too often forget that going to God in prayer over a situation has greater results than when we try to handle the problems causing our fear. I would highly recommend Fearless to anyone struggling with thoughts of fear. The time I spent in the book has been enriching, and there are many PTP that I will take with me for further meditation. This book came to me at the right time in my life. Thank you Max Lucado!
this book is a great book, that helps christians understand that we don't have to be afaird in this dark world, because we have the ultimate light, which is Jesus.
A great book which gave me a better understanding of the peace that comes with a life in Christ. Recommend it for father's and mother's who find themselves up on sleepless nights worrying about the times and season we are in. It gave me a new perspective on battling fear and worry as a father of two sons in college and a major career transition. I can breathe easy now, without fear, worry or fret. This is powerful book.
I read this book through the ebook review program. I was on the fence about this book because the pride in me said, "well you're already fearless". As I went through this book it challenged me in several areas. Shortly after reading it, my church small group went through it and WOW I found this book simply amazing. Yes I still feel fearless in many areas but through this study I found where I needed to increase my faith and trust God's plan for me. Thank you Max Lucado for presenting a book that gently digs deep in the topic of fear and courage. The message is clear: have faith and lose your fears. Max Lucado references biblical scriptures in which Jesus tells his disciples "do not be afraid" and to "have courage". Jesus doesn't want us to be fearful of the world. Instead he wants us to face it with courage and find strength in him to do so. This book is a must read and a gift I recommend giving to everyone you know.
There is no doubt about it Max Lucado has been endowed with a wonderful gift, he is a genius when it comes to his writing style and he has a great imagination. His illustrations drawn from real life are riveting and he has much to teach us from his own Christian walk and that of others who have crossed his path. However in spite of some great moments especially towards the end of the book it felt to me like he had nothing to say. Part of the problem to mind is for much of the book he doesn't know who he is talking to too. He says that this is a book for Christians and for those without faith but later in the book he talks about having nothing to fear because after death we have Heaven waiting for us. This isn't true for those without Christ, as Lucado knows. The book gets better as you move on, he moves away from the easy believism suggested at the start of the book to a real vigorous self denying type of faith by the end of the book. While I was disappointed for much of the book it was nevertheless a joy to read because his style is so thoroughly readable, I just wish he had something more to say.
Wonderful, wonderful book. Max Lucado is fantastic, as always.
I love the courage of this book
Once again, Max takes biblical teachings and ties them to everyday life in a way that you can understand. I read this book in two days and found it to be inspiring and reassuring. He reminds us of God's promises and shows us over and over again how many times God's assurance appears in the bible. The book covers different fears in separate chapters. While not every one of the chapters applied to me, I found great comfort in the one regarding raising children. There are also chapters on money, feeling alone, disappointing God and so forth. I enjoyed this book so much I gave it to my mother for Mother's Day. There are also companion books as well if you enjoyed this one. Bottom line is quite wasting so much of your life being afraid and spend more time trusting God.
...unless you're already a Max Lucado fan.
It is was a good book SAMPLE (key word sample) but I wish it was free instead of spending 9.99$ on this book
For 8 year olds I do not recomend this book for elder adults sure but I have to say it teaches you a little about how to fight fear and not be afriad and know that god wolnt let eny thing hurt you
Max Lucado's ideas and writing is well thought out and interesting. I like the way he says things in an easy to understand way. They are Biblical and down to earth. Everyone could benefit from reading this book.


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Lisa's Fruit Salad With Caramelized Pretzel Topping
Recipe by WiGal
This recipe is from Lisa, a wonderful girl, who is my beautician in Wisconsin. I call her girl b/c she used to be a student of mine about 30 years ago. Oh, dear how time passes by. Now she is a model parent and wife who could also be a model in a magazine. I am guessing at the amount of pretzels. But what a great way to use up leftover pretzels! This recipe does not include the chilling of the fruit salad. Break up the pretzels inside a bag.
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What a wonderful fruit salad, the family loved the new fruit salad!!! Everyone loved the sweet and salty flavors going on in the salad. I made the recipe as written except that I only used one can of the oranges and I added two sliced bananas. This makes a very large bowl of fruit salad, so next time I would only make 1/2 of the recipe. DD was only too happy to take a big bowl home with her. Thanks for sharing the recipe. Made for PRMR Tag Game.
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 3 cups pretzels, broken up into small pieces
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 2 (3 1/2 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding
- 2 cups buttermilk
- 2 cups Cool Whip Topping, thawed
- 8 ounces crushed pineapple, strained
- 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, crushed & strained
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
- Line a jelly roll pan with foil.
- Break up pretzels on pan.
- Melt butter in microwave, add brown sugar, stir together, and dump onto pretzels.
- Stir until well coated.
- Bake for 5 minutes.
- Cool and break apart pretzels.
- For the fruit salad put into large bowl: mix pudding and buttermilk together.
- Fold in the whipped cream, crushed pineapple, and mandarin orange pulp.
- Cover top of salad with caramelized pretzel topping right before serving.


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Saturday, March 1, 2014
Saturday Night At The Liberal Curmudgeon: Dweezil Zappa Live
Zappa Plays Zappa" shows, guitarist Dweezil Zappa pays tribute to his father, the late musical genius Frank Zappa (showcased here in January). Above, Dweezil performed Frank's "Peaches En Regalia" in 2008. He was joined by, among others, Napoleon Murphy Brock, saxophone; Terry Bozzio, drums, and Steve Vai, guitar, all of whom played with Frank Zappa.
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- Michael J. Mand said...
I don't know much about the music of the younger Mr. Zappa. I do know that his father was way ahead of his time, so much so, that he was very much under-appreciated by the general music public. Then again, he wasn't only in it for the money!
- March 2, 2014 at 6:25 AM
- Jeff Tone said...
Frank Zappa, however, had a devoted following and his innovative music endures.
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1968 Dodge Charger
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- 134786
- Body Style
- Hardtop
- Engine
- Exterior Color
- Green
- Interior Color
- Black
- Miles
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- 383 cubic inch V8 / Roughly 500 horsepower
- Channeled and lowered suspension
- Custom Centerline wheels
- Air conditioning
- A833 4-speed manual transmission
- Power steering
- Modified body
- 8.75-inch rear axle
- 4-wheel power disc brakes
- Custom House Of Kolor pearl paint
In the days of 700 horsepower Challengers, and companies that engineer modern performance products for anything from a Civic to a Cadillac, it's safe to say the pro-touring movement is alive and well. And every so often we get a killer pro-tourer that instantly draws a crowd, even in our showroom of exclusive, one-of-a-kind muscle cars. This magazine featured Charger, which mixes a massaged small block and proven 4-speed with custom paint and an attractive black interior, has been drawing stares ever since it rolled into the parking lot. And, in fact, between its cool body mods and chill-inducing stance, the car has so much appeal that we've joked about keeping it around as a display piece! But, logic ultimately prevailed, and we decided to give it a fantastic price and offer it to you as a unique cruiser that can be enjoyed on the road and at the show.
According to the close-knit crew at Muscle Rod Shop in San Antonio, Texas, the build of this sinister Mopar technically cost only $25K. But there's certainly more to the story than simply creating a ground-up custom for the rough starting price of a new Charger SE. Firstly, the owner of the shop had already acquired the car which, as Charger fans know, is at least half the battle. Secondly, the car had already been restored to better-than-driver condition before its current form took shape. Thirdly, he and his crew did every bit of the labor and customization in-house which, according to our RKM Performance Center fabricators, was roughly $150K in work. And finally, subsequent owners have increased the value of the build with high profile components like Hydroboost brakes and an MSD ignition system.
Starting from a solid foundation, the guys at Muscle Rod Shop began this Dodge's latest metamorphosis with a set of flared and 2-inch dropped rockers. Once that metal was worked in, widened quarters were aligned with widened doors and complemented with raised and flared wheel arches. With the car's stance secured, the trunk floor was clearanced and, along with the rest of its pans, covered in factory-style undercoating. And finally, a custom mix of House Of Kolor pearl was highlighted with marbleized stripes, subjected to days of wet-sanding and finished with hours of tedious buffing. The result is one awesome Dodge that, thanks to its killer aesthetics, rolled right out of the shop and straight onto the pages of both Popular Hot Rodding and American Muscle Cars. And today, this Charger shines as a modern and exceptionally well-done tribute to classic hot rodding and timeless Detroit muscle!
There's just something about a broad-shouldered muscle car that appeals to pretty much everyone. Whether it's 'wow factor', a sense of strength or simple surface detailing, this coupe's hard-edged, modernist panels convey classic Motor City charm via clean, well-planned aesthetics. At the front of the car, a prominent, stainless-trimmed grille hangs a modern "DODGE" script between a body-width bumper, custom chin spoiler and round, fratzog-branded parking lights. Above that grille, a steel, Viper-inspired hood centers a super cool skull motif in front of tinted glass that's framed in spotless stainless trim. At the sides of that custom bonnet, a faceted profile anchors chrome Chrysler door handles between traditional mirrors, circular marker lamps and a familiar 'pit stop' fuel filler. And at the back of that profile, 68-exclusive tail lights illuminate a bright "R/T" emblem above a second body-width bumper.
Hoist this custom's 'toxic green' hood and you'll find 383 cubic inches of all-American bliss! Producing over 500 horsepower, the engine's revolutions begin with a Comp hydraulic cam. Above that cam, a beefy Weiand intake mixes air from a big, reusable filter element with fuel supplied by a coated Holley Street Avenger. At the sides of that intake, Edelbrock Performer RPM heads hang custom-fabricated valve covers over flat-tappet hydraulic lifters. At the front of those heads, a proven MSD distributor sequences spark between an MSD Blaster 2 coil and loomed MSD Super Conductor plug wires. Below those wires, coated Doug's headers funnel spent gases into a throaty dual exhaust system. In front of those headers, polished ancillaries frame a big aluminum radiator and two electric puller fans. And aesthetically, the monochromatic mill provides an excellent contrast to the car's smoothed engine bay; with details like a chrome brake booster, stainless fluid lines and BPE accessory brackets cementing its status as a well-blended piece of timeless mechanical art.
Throw this Charger on a lift and you'll find a fully finished undercarriage that's a product of professional grade customization and a roster of top notch components. Behind the 383, a cooled A833 4-speed produces great bite and hard launches. Out back, there's a prototypical 8.75-inch rear end that's equipped with beefy, pavement-pounding gears. At the front of the car, factory-style power steering provides smooth turns and quick reflexes. That first class drivetrain rides on a channeled and lowered suspension, which benefits from fresh gas shocks and prerequisite mini tubs. Stops are supplied by 6-piston Baer calipers, which squeeze drilled and slotted rotors thanks to Hydratech Hydroboost hydraulics. Exhaust rolls from the aforementioned headers into custom, large-diameter pipes that are fitted with an X-shaped crossover and burly Magnaflow mufflers. And at the corners of the chassis, custom Centerline wheels spin 245/40R18 Nitto Invos in front of 315/35R20 Nitto Invos.
Inside this awesome Dodge, a mostly stock interior is clean, well-fitted and surprisingly stylish. The correct front bucket and rear bench seats display no significant signs of wear. In front of those thrones, an expertly restored dash hangs rebuilt factory gauges beside push-button start and a modern JVC head unit. At the bottom of that dash, cut-pile carpet centers "Charger" branded floor mats and a long, chrome-trimmed console on a stylish Hurst Pistol Grip. At the sides of that carpet, fresh door panels hang pliable armrests and bright stainless trim under round, orange-tinged "Charger" emblems. Above those panels, a tight black headliner frames a functional dome lamp. In front of the driver, a billet steering wheel spins a half-wrapped rim around a speed-drilled spokes. And behind the passengers, a professionally restored trunk features a traditional plaid mat.
The sale of this mean, green muscle machine includes restoration photos, component manuals and a copy of the original Broadcast Sheet.
Recently, we've received some incredible hardware that owners are selling for way under the cost of construction, meaning you – our customers – are getting excellent deals on fantastic cars. This vivid pro-tourer looks absolutely predatory, and will likely get a TON of attention wherever it goes. And with a whole roster of top-notch custom equipment that's already spec-d and seamlessly bolted together, it's your one way ticket to instant gratification!
- Year
- 1968
- Make
- Dodge
- Secondary Make
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- Model Name
- Charger
- Secondary Model
- n/a
- Vehicle Type
- Passenger Car
- Hobby Segment
- Pro-Touring
- Mileage
- 1646
Engine / Transmission
- Engine Type
- Gasoline
- Engine Size
- Engine Number
- n/a
- Heads
- Aftermarket
- Fuel Specification
- 92/93 Octane
- Fuel Delivery System Type
- Single 4 Barrel
- Transmission Type
- 4 Speed Manual
- Transmission Spec
- Transmission Number
- n/a
- Entertainment System Type
- AM/FM Single CD
- Battery Location
- LH Engine Compartment
- Battery Shut Off
- n/a
- Battery Charger
- n/a
- Power Steering
- Yes
- Air Conditioning
- Yes
- Interior Color
- Black
- Seating Type
- Bucket
- Seat Material
- Vinyl
- Shifter Type
- Floor
- Center Console
- Yes
- Body Style
- Hardtop
- Doors
- 2
- Safe Body Color
- Green
- Paint Type
- Basecoat/Clearcoat
- Stripes
- Yes
- Front Suspension Type
- Torsion bar
- Rear Suspension Type
- Leaf Spring
- Axle Specification
- 8 3/4
- Front Wheel Specification
- 18"
- Rear Wheel Specification
- 20"
- Front Tire Specification
- Rear Tire Specification
- Front Brakes Specification
- Power Disc
- Rear Brakes Specification
- Power Disc
- Spare
- n/a
- Exhaust Type
- Dual Exhaust
- Muffler Type
- MagnaFlow
- Restoration Status
- Restored
- Mileage Since Restoration
- n/a
- Awards Summary
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- * Broadcast sheet. * Restoration photos. * Component manuals.
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