You wouldn't think a tiny place like Caldwell, Ohio—a village with three traffic lights and a population under 2,000 in the Appalachian foothills –-would become a cross country hotbed. But in the 1980's, a group of determined young runners from this small rural town, defied the odds, fought their way to the top, and went on to be recognized as the best high school boys cross country team in America.Their journey to greatness wasn't solely based on athleticism. It was fueled by team...

The Magic You Might MissTier 3: Ten Under-appreciated Attractions at Walt Disney World is a deep dive into those attractions that no one talks about. The history of each attraction is discussed in detail, from concept to opening to evolution. Each attraction is given a detailed walkthrough, with even the most minor changes over the years pointed out and assessed. The possible future of each attraction is discussed: might it go extinct?These may be the attractions that you r...

If you envision financial freedom in your future but can't escape the swirling black hole of economic confusion, remain calm… The blueprints for your escape pod have been drawn up.Are you a young adult teetering on the precipice of financial responsibility and independence, and you have no clue where to start?Perhaps you're a parent, watching nervously as your child dives headfirst into the world of taxes, credit, and rentals without a safety net.Or maybe you're in you...

Regional policies intended to reduce geographical inequalities in economic prosperity and performance across the UK date back to 1928. Yet, today, the UK has one of the highest levels of spatial economic inequality of any of the OECD nations. Many of today’s lagging regions and cities are the same as in the 1920s and 1930s, and these have been joined by other economically disadvantaged areas. This raises the key question as to why past regional policies have had such limited lasting impact...

This book aims to understand the predicaments of ‘left behind places’ and the scale of the policy challenge of ‘levelling up’ their economic prosperity. Drawing out lessons of wider international significance, it examines how places (cities, towns and localities) have grown apart over recent decades amidst deindustrialisation, post-industrial transition and the disruptive shocks of the global financial crisis and COVID-19 pandemic. Using the UK case to illustrate its arguments, the analysi...

Using international examples, leading scholars present the first critical analysis of cluster theory, assessing the cluster notion and drawing out, not only its undoubted strengths and attractions, but also its weaknesses and limitations.Over the past decade the ‘cluster model’ has been seized on as a tool for promoting competitiveness, innovation and growth on local, regional and national scales. However, despite its popularity there is much about it that is problematic, and in so...

Economic geographers have always argued that space is key to understanding the economy, that the processes of economic growth and development do not occur uniformly across geographic space, but rather differ in degree and form as between different nations, regions, cities and localities, with major implications for the geographies of wealth and welfare. This was true in the industrial phase of global capitalism, and is no less true in the contemporary era of post-industrial, knowledge-driv...

This book documents the changing nature and challenge of regional development in Britain and Ireland in the final decade of this century. In the first half of this book, region-by-region profiles review the experience of the eighties and reflect on the present climate, assessing problems and opportunities. The second half provides 25 commentaries on changes influencing the development of regions from questions of industry, technology and employment to the impact of national policy and 1992...

Apples and Oranges is a story taken from the Bible and made new and alive. Its a story that begins with Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Eves encounter with the evil serpent, and the eating of the forbidden fruit that would eventually cause Adam and Eves departure from Paradise. Later on in the story we read about Cain and Abel and how Abel was killed by Cain. And still later the adventure of Noah and the ark. The story is somewhat old but made alive with an assortment of special treasu...

A young man postpones a promising sports career and declines college scholarships, instead joining the US Marines to fight a war against an unknown enemy in the lush jungles of Viet Nam. Only after returning home does he discover his military training and skills will be required even more to survive the asphalt jungles of America. With recurring flashbacks to the music and turbulence of the ’60s, he attempts to comprehend the meaning and significance of each traumatic experience, and find ...

This book is the first comprehensive and authoritative analysis of the New Deal and examines how far the programme has succeeded in responding to the diversity of conditions in local labour markets across the UK.Argues that profound differences in local labour market conditions have exerted a telling influence on the New Deal’s achievementsIncludes extensive new research data on the current conditions of local labour markets in the UK and local impa...

The busy surgeon will find this unique issue packed with useful, practical information on pancreatic surgery. Topics include the 'borderline resectable' pancreas, pathologic analysis of pancreatic carcinoma, quality metrics, antimicrobial therapy in severe acute pancreatitis, management of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors, operative management of acute pancreatitis, endoscopic evaluation in acute pancreatitis, familial pancreatic cancer and the genetics of pancreatic cancer, diabetes and p...