Hello from North Carolina

TarHeel · Aug 21, 2011

I've been looking for a civil, well moderated political forum for awhile now and this seems to be the best bet currently. I am a master's degree candidate at the University of North Carolina.

I lean pretty far left, however, I am much more interested in political solutions than political victories. I appreciate dialogue with conservatives as an opportunity to learn so long as such dialogue does not devolve in to personal attacks or irrationality.

Let's hope this forum is different.

Makedde · Aug 22, 2011

Hello and welcome to the forum!

KSigMason · Aug 22, 2011

Welcome to PF.

Shangrila · Aug 22, 2011

Hi TarHeel, enjoy the discussions.

General Winter · Aug 22, 2011

Hello,North Carolina! Is your state is the same as North Korea or North Vietnam? How do you see the problem of desintegration of two Carolines? Would you unite in a democratic way or the war is inevitable?

TarHeel · Aug 22, 2011

War! Those in the south degrade the name "Carolina" when referring to their inferior university.

Yukon · Aug 22, 2011

TarHeel said: ↑

I've been looking for a civil, well moderated political forum for awhile now and this seems to be the best bet currently. I am a master's degree candidate at the University of North Carolina.

I lean pretty far left, however, I am much more interested in political solutions than political victories. I appreciate dialogue with conservatives as an opportunity to learn so long as such dialogue does not devolve in to personal attacks or irrationality.

Let's hope this forum is different.
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Welcome to The House of Yukon my son. Ask and ye shall be learn, seek and ye shall find go forth and battle the conservative hordes with words of liberal wisdom.

Falena · Aug 23, 2011

Hello TarHeel and welcome to the forum.

waltky · Aug 23, 2011

Welcome, make sure the windows are boarded up an' be ready to evacuate, this could be another Hugo...

Strengthening Hurricane Irene Threatens U.S. Eastern Seaboard
Tuesday, August 23, 2011 - The rapidly intensifying Irene that's already cut a destructive path through the Caribbean is the first hurricane to seriously threaten the U.S. in almost three years, a worry for some emergency management officials who hope people haven't become complacent about the dangers.

Predictions by the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Irene was likely to become a major Category 3 hurricane Tuesday. By Thursday as it roars toward the U.S. coast over warm open waters, it could become a Category 4, NHC hurricane specialist John Cangialosi said late Monday. Winds in such a storm can blow from 131 to 155 mph (210-249 kph). The last hurricane to make landfall in the U.S. was Ike, which pounded Texas in 2008.

For now, the first Atlantic hurricane of the season had maximum sustained winds early Tuesday around 100 mph (160 kph) and was centered about 50 miles (85 kilometers) northeast of Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic. The hurricane was moving west-northwest near 12 mph (19 kph) and could eventually land in Florida, Georgia or South Carolina.

Bryan Koon, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, said after a meeting Monday with Gov. Rick Scott that the two have frequently discussed raising awareness since the Atlantic hurricane season began June 1 and is still predicted to be active. "We want to make sure Floridians are paying attention," Koon said. "We are at the height of the hurricane season right now. If it's not Hurricane Irene, it could be the follow-up storm that impacts us."

After several extremely active years, Florida has not been struck by a hurricane since Wilma raked across the state's south in October 2005. The Hurricane Center said it was responsible for five deaths in the state and came two months after Hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans. "For residents in states that may be affected later this week, it's critical that you take this storm seriously," said Craig Fugate, administrator at the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Julio Gonzalez in Miami was heeding the warnings and headed to a hardware store to pick up what he needed to protect his home. "I'm gonna board up," he said Monday. "It's best to play it safe."

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TarHeel · Aug 23, 2011

Yeah, I was 3 years old living in Charlotte when Hugo hit. That was a category 1 apparently. Irene is looking to be a category 2. Scary stuff.

RevAnarchist · Aug 24, 2011

TarHeel said: ↑

War! Those in the south degrade the name "Carolina" when referring to their inferior university.
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Just my luck someone from NC that is a left leaning type! I love NC but am happy TN was chopped off from your home state.

Welcome leftie~

RevA

waltky · Aug 24, 2011

Hurricane Irene: aiming for SC or NC coast...

In U.S., First Evacuation Orders Go Out Ahead of Strengthening Hurricane Irene
Wednesday, August 24, 2011 - Hurricane Irene is eyeing the U.S., and Wednesday's evacuation of a tiny barrier island off North Carolina will be the first test of whether people in the crosshairs of what could be the first monstrous storm in years along the East Coast will heed orders to get out of the way.

It won't be easy to get thousands of people off Ocracoke Island, which is accessible only by boat. The 16-mile-long barrier island is home to about 800 year-round residents and a tourist population that swells into the thousands when vacationers rent rooms and cottages. Tourists were told to evacuate Wednesday. Island residents were told to get out on Thursday. Federal officials have warned Irene could cause flooding, power outages or worse all along the East Coast as far north as Maine, even if it stays offshore. The projected path has gradually shifted to the east, though Irene is still expected to make landfall as a major hurricane in North Carolina sometime over the weekend. It is then expected to continue trudging northward.

The state-run ferry service was scheduled to starts running Wednesday at 5 a.m., when the mandatory evacuation order starts. The ferry off the island would be free during the evacuation, but no reservations were allowed. Boats can carry no more than 50 vehicles at a time. "We expect them to be lining up before the first ferry for Hatteras before 5," ferry terminal worker Kim O'Neal said. "It'll be first come, first served." The island is part of North Carolina's Outer Banks, a roughly 200-mile stretch of fragile barrier islands off the state's coast. Pristine beaches and wild mustangs attract thousands of tourists each year. Aside from Ocracoke, the other islands are accessible by bridges to the mainland and ferries. The limited access can make the evacuation particularly tense.

All the barrier islands have the geographic weakness of jutting out into the Atlantic like the side-view mirror of a car, a location that's frequently been in the path of destructive storms over the decades. Many remember 1999's Hurricane Floyd, which made landfall as a Category 2 and caused a storm surge that wiped out scores of houses and other properties on the Outer Banks. As of early Wednesday morning, just hours before the first ferry was to leave, Irene was still nearly 1,000 miles (1,610 kilometers) south of Cape Hatteras, N.C. The Category 2 storm was starting to intensify again with maximum sustained winds of about 100 mph (155 kph).

It had already wrought destruction across the Caribbean, giving a glimpse of what the storm might bring to the Eastern Seaboard. In Puerto Rico, more than a million people were without power, and one woman died after trying to cross a swollen river in her car. At least hundreds were displaced by flooding in the Dominican Republic, forced to take refuge in schools and churches. Forecasters warned it could get worse: The storm was likely to strengthen into a Category 4 monster by the time it makes landfall in the U.S. this weekend. Irene could crawl up the coast Sunday toward the Northeast region, where residents aren't accustomed to such storms.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/us-first-evacuation-orders-go-out-ahead
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