South Carolina Resort
Coasts in Crisis, Coastal Conflicts
By the mid-1800's, the Isles Dernieres were a single wide barrier island supporting mature forests and a thriving resort community. A devastating hurricane struck the island in 1856, destroying the resort and killing hundreds of people. Over the past 130 years, natural processes of storm erosion and a rise of more than a meter in relative sea level have dramatically reshaped the Isles Dernieres. The once-continuous island has been cut by wide tidal inlets into five smaller islands, which have shrunk rapidly in recent years. They are now so close to sea level that they are overwashed during storms and high tides six to eight times a year. Extrapolation of the historic data shows that if these erosion rates continue the Isles Dernieres will be submerged by approximately the year 2020. Although the disappearance of these islands will not have an immediately noticeable impact, as would the destruction of a developed barrier like Ocean City, Maryland, it will expose the wetlands and estuari ... [Read More]
NCCOS: News - NCCOS South Carolina Golf Course Research Addresses Growing Coastal/Population Pressures
The research under way at the Kiawah Island golf and resort community sites is benefiting significantly from recent advances in technology, without which, Siewicki says, such research previously had been extremely difficult. ... “The extent to which South Carolina estuaries and others along the Atlantic Coast are affected by nutrients and coliform-containing runoff from resort communities is still poorly understood,” Siewicki says. “By focusing on potential impacts these types of developments may have on chemical loadings and microbial stressors, we hope to offer new ways for better protecting these valuable coastal resources.” ... [Read More]
The Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Chapter 4: Summary and Conclusions
Finally, a study that looks at the relationship between sanctions and timelimits could provide greater insight into how these policies work togetheror separately to encourage families to become self-sufficient. In stateswhere sanctions are imposed routinely for non-compliance, fewer familiesthan expected may reach time limits. This could occur if sanctions encouragerecipients who might have been long-term recipients to engage in activitiesthat help them to move towards self-sufficiency more rapidly or if they removerecipients from the TANF rolls who do not comply with program requirementsand who may have stayed for an extended period in the absence of sanctions.In contrast, in states like South Carolina where sanctions are only appliedas a last resort, more families may reach time limits and lose their TANFbenefits as a result of them. ... [Read More]
The Use of TANF Work-Oriented Sanctions in Illinois, New Jersey, and South Carolina: Chapter 3: Imposing TANF Sanctions: How Often, On Whom, and With What Outcomes?
There are many factors that might influence how often sanctions are imposed.Before presenting our findings for the study states, we highlight particularfactors that we expect could influence the rates we observe. Owing to differencesin the design of South Carolina's sanction policy and lower benefit levels,we expected — before undertaking our analysis — thatthe state's sanction rate would be lower than the partial but higher thanthe full-family sanction rate in Illinois and New Jersey. We based our predictionon two assumptions. First, we assumed that the use of an immediate full-familysanction in South Carolina would encourage greater compliance before impositionof the sanction, thus lowering the state's sanction rate to somewhere belowthe partial sanction rates in Illinois or New Jersey. Second, we assumedthat the greater financial penalty associated with a full-family sanction(due to higher grant levels) in Illinois and New Jersey would encourage greatercompliance ... [Read More]
2005
South Carolina will play a significant role in this conference. To preparefor its input and participation, the state will hold its own White HouseConference on Aging at Springmaid Beach Resort in Myrtle Beach, SC, on April25-27, 2005. More than 500 delegates representing public and private interestsare expected to attend. The majority will be older South Carolinians. Othersattending will be professionals from organizations, businesses and governmentagencies which serve seniors. ... [Read More]
Media Advisories>U.S. Assistant Secretary on Aging, Josefina Carbonell, to Speak at the South Carolina State Conference on Aging on April 25 in Myrtle Beach
Springmaid Beach Resort & Conference Center ... [Read More]
Resort Destination--Asheville, North Carolina: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
Essays: Architecture | Resort Destination | Health Retreat | Preservation | ... Today, Asheville blends beautifully the desires of urban culture and rural arts, modern tastes and historic style, downtown entertainment and outdoor recreation, maintaining Asheville as a landmark for both health and holiday. Resorts and retreats are a mainstay for Asheville and the mountains of North Carolina. Truly the city's reputation as a place of unprecedented beauty and clean mountain resources were primary contributors to the rise of its popularity worldwide. ... [Read More]
Time Line of The Civil War - 1865
January 1865 -- Fort Fisher, North Carolina After Admiral David D. Porter's squadron of warships had subjected Fort Fisher to a terrific bombardment, General Alfred H. Terry's troops took it by storm on January 15, and Wilmington, North Carolina, the last resort of the blockade-runners, was sealed off. Timothy H. O'Sullivan promptly recorded the strength of the works and the effects of the bombardment. ... [Read More]
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