It’s On Now !!!
Voting trends are definitely trending upward in terms of voter turnout. And it looks like it’s going to heat up even more as we move toward the weekend. You can help turn out the vote by doing the following:
· Voting yourself
· Taking all registered voters in your household to vote
· Host a “meet-up” at the Board of Elections and post to FB as a “prelude” to a later event that same evening (in other words, vote first - then hang out)
· Call 10 people you know and encourage them to vote
· Encourage friends to attend the film screening of “Obama in NC” on Sunday, October 24, 2010 at Union Baptist Church (904 N. Roxboro St.) – particularly young people who need to understand the dynamics of this historic event
· Encourage friends to visit The Committee’s website to see who the endorsed candidates are at www.durhamcommittee.com
The link to find out the latest daily voting totals for Durham County is http://www.durhamcountync.gov/departments/elec/2010_Election/November%20Election/One%20Stop%20Turnout.html.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010
I love you but...
"I love you, but I'm not IN LOVE with you?"
What does that statement mean?
A person who says, "I love you, but I'm not IN
LOVE with you," is making a distinction between 2
different feelings. But NEITHER of those feelings
are love!
When a person says, "I love you, but I'm not IN
LOVE with you," they're saying that I CARE about
you but I'm not EXCITED about you.
CARING about someone is a good thing. It's
reflective of CONCERN. But it's different than
love. I care about the starving children in
Africa, but I don't love them.
Being EXCITED about someone is also a good thing.
But it's different than love. I might be excited
to have a relationship with the President of the
United States or a Hollywood star, but that
doesn't mean I love them.
While someone who says, "I love you, but I'm not
IN LOVE with you" seems to be making a
distinction between "different loves;" in fact,
they are expressing their confusion about what
love really is. And that's why they're having
marital problems and maybe even an affair
(because who are they IN LOVE with?).
Love is something we articulate in the vocabulary
of ACTION. Love is a verb. It's not a feeling you
get from another PERSON; it's an experience you
receive as a result of DEEDS YOU DO for another
person.
And those deeds are not a secret. In other words,
love is NOT a mystery! There are specific things
you can do with your spouse to solve your
problems and build love in your marriage. Just
as there are physical laws of the universe (such
as gravity), there are also laws for
relationships. Just as the right diet and
exercise program makes you physically stronger,
certain habits in your relationship WILL make
your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and
effect. If you know and apply the laws, the
results are predictable...you can "make" love.
This is exactly why I created the Marriage
Fitness program. I wanted to offer people a
step-by-step system to make and maintain love in
their marriage. And the program works for any
marriage, even if only one spouse does it.
Very often in the program someone will say to me,
"I love my spouse, but I'm not IN LOVE with my
spouse."
My immediate response is to ask, "Can you list
for me 5 ways in the last week that you've
DEMONSTRATED your love for your spouse?"
I usually hear noise on the other end of the
phone; grunts, partial statements, and gasps for
breath, but none of what I hear ever passes for
an answer to my question.
"I love you, but I'm not IN LOVE with you" is a
cop out. It basically means that I have no clue
how to make a relationship last LONG-TERM so I'm
exiting to get high from another short-term
romance. But whoever they're IN LOVE with now
will also eventually hear, "I love you, but I'm
not IN LOVE with you."
Of course, this is all fine and good, but it's
really your spouse who needs to hear this, right?
Do NOT print this email out and give it to them.
And do NOT tell them what I said.
Getting your spouse from "I love you, but I'm not
IN LOVE with you" to "Okay, let's give this
another chance" is a tricky task. If this is your
situation, it's crucial you handle it properly.
One false step and your marriage could be over.
If you take the right steps, you can draw your
spouse back in and begin to restore your marriage
TOGETHER. How do you do that? This is what I
teach in the Lone Ranger Track of the Marriage
Fitness Tele-Boot Camp. I'll teach you how to
bring your spouse back without applying pressure
that will drive them farther away. For more info,
go to:
http://www.MarriageMax.com/marriage-tele-boot-camp.asp
The Marriage Fitness Tele Boot Camp is a 7-week
marriage-transforming AT-HOME (that's right, all
you need is a telephone) multi-sensory program.
The next one begins September 2. To register or
for more info, go to:
http://www.MarriageMax.com/marriage-tele-boot-camp.asp
If you can't wait until the next boot camp begins
or if you don't have 7 weeks to turn things
around, then order...
MARRIAGE FITNESS HOME-FLEX
A 9-Phase interactive multi-sensory
relationship-changing self-guided system that
gives you everything you need to transform your
marriage. And you get it all tomorrow! For more
information or to order, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/home-flex.asp
Depending on your circumstances, you may also
benefit from private sessions. I do phone
sessions and full-day intensive "house calls."
For more information, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/marriage-coaching.asp
If you need help with your marriage, at the very
least get yourself the MARRIAGE FITNESS AUDIO
LEARNING PROGRAM. It's a 5 CD audio listening
program that you'll find to be an invaluable
guide to renewing your marriage. If you don't
have it, then you can't be serious about fixing
your situation. For more info or to order, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/audio-program.asp
Let me know if you have any questions and what I
can do to help.
Wishing you well,
Mort Fertel
Author & Founder of Marriage Fitness
What does that statement mean?
A person who says, "I love you, but I'm not IN
LOVE with you," is making a distinction between 2
different feelings. But NEITHER of those feelings
are love!
When a person says, "I love you, but I'm not IN
LOVE with you," they're saying that I CARE about
you but I'm not EXCITED about you.
CARING about someone is a good thing. It's
reflective of CONCERN. But it's different than
love. I care about the starving children in
Africa, but I don't love them.
Being EXCITED about someone is also a good thing.
But it's different than love. I might be excited
to have a relationship with the President of the
United States or a Hollywood star, but that
doesn't mean I love them.
While someone who says, "I love you, but I'm not
IN LOVE with you" seems to be making a
distinction between "different loves;" in fact,
they are expressing their confusion about what
love really is. And that's why they're having
marital problems and maybe even an affair
(because who are they IN LOVE with?).
Love is something we articulate in the vocabulary
of ACTION. Love is a verb. It's not a feeling you
get from another PERSON; it's an experience you
receive as a result of DEEDS YOU DO for another
person.
And those deeds are not a secret. In other words,
love is NOT a mystery! There are specific things
you can do with your spouse to solve your
problems and build love in your marriage. Just
as there are physical laws of the universe (such
as gravity), there are also laws for
relationships. Just as the right diet and
exercise program makes you physically stronger,
certain habits in your relationship WILL make
your marriage stronger. It's a direct cause and
effect. If you know and apply the laws, the
results are predictable...you can "make" love.
This is exactly why I created the Marriage
Fitness program. I wanted to offer people a
step-by-step system to make and maintain love in
their marriage. And the program works for any
marriage, even if only one spouse does it.
Very often in the program someone will say to me,
"I love my spouse, but I'm not IN LOVE with my
spouse."
My immediate response is to ask, "Can you list
for me 5 ways in the last week that you've
DEMONSTRATED your love for your spouse?"
I usually hear noise on the other end of the
phone; grunts, partial statements, and gasps for
breath, but none of what I hear ever passes for
an answer to my question.
"I love you, but I'm not IN LOVE with you" is a
cop out. It basically means that I have no clue
how to make a relationship last LONG-TERM so I'm
exiting to get high from another short-term
romance. But whoever they're IN LOVE with now
will also eventually hear, "I love you, but I'm
not IN LOVE with you."
Of course, this is all fine and good, but it's
really your spouse who needs to hear this, right?
Do NOT print this email out and give it to them.
And do NOT tell them what I said.
Getting your spouse from "I love you, but I'm not
IN LOVE with you" to "Okay, let's give this
another chance" is a tricky task. If this is your
situation, it's crucial you handle it properly.
One false step and your marriage could be over.
If you take the right steps, you can draw your
spouse back in and begin to restore your marriage
TOGETHER. How do you do that? This is what I
teach in the Lone Ranger Track of the Marriage
Fitness Tele-Boot Camp. I'll teach you how to
bring your spouse back without applying pressure
that will drive them farther away. For more info,
go to:
http://www.MarriageMax.com/marriage-tele-boot-camp.asp
The Marriage Fitness Tele Boot Camp is a 7-week
marriage-transforming AT-HOME (that's right, all
you need is a telephone) multi-sensory program.
The next one begins September 2. To register or
for more info, go to:
http://www.MarriageMax.com/marriage-tele-boot-camp.asp
If you can't wait until the next boot camp begins
or if you don't have 7 weeks to turn things
around, then order...
MARRIAGE FITNESS HOME-FLEX
A 9-Phase interactive multi-sensory
relationship-changing self-guided system that
gives you everything you need to transform your
marriage. And you get it all tomorrow! For more
information or to order, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/home-flex.asp
Depending on your circumstances, you may also
benefit from private sessions. I do phone
sessions and full-day intensive "house calls."
For more information, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/marriage-coaching.asp
If you need help with your marriage, at the very
least get yourself the MARRIAGE FITNESS AUDIO
LEARNING PROGRAM. It's a 5 CD audio listening
program that you'll find to be an invaluable
guide to renewing your marriage. If you don't
have it, then you can't be serious about fixing
your situation. For more info or to order, go to:
http://www.MortFertel.com/audio-program.asp
Let me know if you have any questions and what I
can do to help.
Wishing you well,
Mort Fertel
Author & Founder of Marriage Fitness
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Potholes
See a Pothole – Report It
City’s Street Maintenance Wants to Know Where They Are
DURHAM, N.C. – Winter weather brings more than cold temperatures with snow and ice – it also brings dreaded potholes, and the City of Durham wants to hear about it.
Durham residents are urged to report potholes to Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, or after hours and on weekends via the Durham One Call online service request form at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/onecall/online_index.cfm.
According to Katie Kalb, director of the City’s Public Works Department, the recent rash of icy, winter weather has taken its toll on city streets and the department wants to know where the potholes are located as soon as possible. “January through March is the roughest time of year for our streets and is the timeframe when we receive the most reports of potholes,” Kalb said. “Right now, we need to know where all of the potholes are so we can get them into the system to be repaired as soon as asphalt is available.”
According to Kalb, the department strives to repair potholes within five-to-eight business days, but is often at the mercy of local asphalt plants for getting the necessary materials to complete the job. “During the winter, the asphalt plants are not open daily, so it really affects whether or not we can repair the potholes as quickly as we would like. If the pothole is severe and a safety hazard, we will use ‘cold patch’ as a temporary fix and then come back later when hot asphalt is available for a more permanent repair. But, first we need to know about them, so we can get them on the list to fix as soon as we get asphalt, or let the State know if the pothole is on a State-maintained street,” Kalb said.
As soon as asphalt plants open again, Kalb said that three pothole repair crews will be working to permanently repair potholes that were temporarily fixed with cold patch, and to fill the potholes that have been reported. When reporting potholes to the City, motorists are urged to be as detailed as possible on the specific location of the pothole as well as its approximate size. Kalb said not to worry if you don’t know if the street is City or State-maintained – Durham One Call has the software to identify that information and to notify the State if needed, or send the service request to the City’s Public Works Department. “We just want to know where the potholes are at since our motorists cover a lot more ground each day than our crews,” Kalb said. “Just call us with the location and size of the pothole and we’ll handle the rest.”
Until asphalt becomes available again and the weather warms up enough to lay asphalt, the City asks motorists to be patient. “Street maintenance crews have been told that filling potholes is their highest priority,” Kalb said.
To learn more about Operation Green Light, the City’s ongoing effort to keep residents informed about progress the City’s Public Works Department is making toward smoother streets for Durham, visit www.DurhamOperationGreenlight.org
City’s Street Maintenance Wants to Know Where They Are
DURHAM, N.C. – Winter weather brings more than cold temperatures with snow and ice – it also brings dreaded potholes, and the City of Durham wants to hear about it.
Durham residents are urged to report potholes to Durham One Call at (919) 560-1200, from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays, or after hours and on weekends via the Durham One Call online service request form at www.durhamnc.gov/departments/onecall/online_index.cfm.
According to Katie Kalb, director of the City’s Public Works Department, the recent rash of icy, winter weather has taken its toll on city streets and the department wants to know where the potholes are located as soon as possible. “January through March is the roughest time of year for our streets and is the timeframe when we receive the most reports of potholes,” Kalb said. “Right now, we need to know where all of the potholes are so we can get them into the system to be repaired as soon as asphalt is available.”
According to Kalb, the department strives to repair potholes within five-to-eight business days, but is often at the mercy of local asphalt plants for getting the necessary materials to complete the job. “During the winter, the asphalt plants are not open daily, so it really affects whether or not we can repair the potholes as quickly as we would like. If the pothole is severe and a safety hazard, we will use ‘cold patch’ as a temporary fix and then come back later when hot asphalt is available for a more permanent repair. But, first we need to know about them, so we can get them on the list to fix as soon as we get asphalt, or let the State know if the pothole is on a State-maintained street,” Kalb said.
As soon as asphalt plants open again, Kalb said that three pothole repair crews will be working to permanently repair potholes that were temporarily fixed with cold patch, and to fill the potholes that have been reported. When reporting potholes to the City, motorists are urged to be as detailed as possible on the specific location of the pothole as well as its approximate size. Kalb said not to worry if you don’t know if the street is City or State-maintained – Durham One Call has the software to identify that information and to notify the State if needed, or send the service request to the City’s Public Works Department. “We just want to know where the potholes are at since our motorists cover a lot more ground each day than our crews,” Kalb said. “Just call us with the location and size of the pothole and we’ll handle the rest.”
Until asphalt becomes available again and the weather warms up enough to lay asphalt, the City asks motorists to be patient. “Street maintenance crews have been told that filling potholes is their highest priority,” Kalb said.
To learn more about Operation Green Light, the City’s ongoing effort to keep residents informed about progress the City’s Public Works Department is making toward smoother streets for Durham, visit www.DurhamOperationGreenlight.org
Monday, November 16, 2009
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