TroyAfter missing a year of hockey while going through cancer treatment, he needs to prove he’s just as tough as he was before his diagnosis. He had a great life as a single, wealthy and popular hockey player for the Toronto Blaze, and he’s gonna get it all back.His new neighbor flipping him to the ground in the hallway was not a great start. The irritating woman didn’t recognize him, and was quick to suspect the worst of him. As much as he’d like to ignore the single mom, ...

MikeThe superstar goalie was traded to the Toronto Blaze only to lose to his former team in the playoffs. Now Toronto hates him. Still, ‘kidnapping’ him and dragging him to her home to play road ball was a little excessive. But road ball was fun, and the short tempered red-haired swimming coach understood him and helped him regain his confidence.Essentially adopted by the O’Reilly clan, Mike was less lonely, and he was drawn to Bridget. But he learned long ago that when it ca...

Summarises current research on the adoption of Conservation Agriculture (CA) principles in different regions around the worldHighlights the emergence of CA as a key alternative to tillage-based agricultureReviews the challenges of effective implementation of CA in different contexts (e.g. drier conditions, poor soil quality)

As the title signifies, Pro Wrestling Through The Power Slam Years: 1994-2014 is the story of professional wrestling during the 20-year period that Power Slam: The Wrestling Magazine resided on newsagents’ shelves. For those unaware of the magazine, the first issue of Power Slam went on sale in July 1994. The final issue hit the shops in July 2014. Pro Wrestling Through The Power Slam Years: 1994-2014 provides in-depth critique of the key events in the WWF/WWE, WCW, ECW, TNA and other comp...

A collection of the most revealing and thought-provoking interviews published in Power Slam: The Wrestling Magazine from 1994-2014.The list of interviewees (year in which the interview took place in parentheses):From the 1990s: Steve Austin (1994), Cactus Jack (1995), Shane Douglas (1996), Bam Bam Bigelow (1996), Taz (1997), The Dynamite Kid (1998) and Chri...

Scotland's deadliest gang war of a generation - the Daniel family versus the Lyons - was sparked by a cocaine theft from a house party which unleashed a decade of murderous violence. Devastation ensued... beatings, slashings, abductions and torture. Homes were firebombed while children slept; witnesses were forced into protection and families ripped apart. Michael Lyons, 21, was slaughtered with British Army guns in a triple shooting at a north Glasgow garage. Daniel enforcer Kevin 'Gerbil...

AlekI play in the NHL and I'm good, but there's an asterisk by my name - my parents left Canada ten years ago with money they'd stolen in a Ponzi scheme. Being traded from LA to Toronto is the last thing I wanted, since I know that history is going to be revived again. My first night in the city, before the trade is announced, I have an anonymous hookup with an interesting woman - except she's not who I thought she was.JessOur lives blew up when my parents lost all ...

TaranisGrowing up with a druid mother, the holiday season had been a little different for me. I didn't really do Christmas. But when my teammate's girlfriend brings along a bubbly redhead who seems interested in my lonely self, maybe this year Christmas would be different.PennyWith no better plans for the holidays, I joined my college roommate on a visit to see her hockey player boyfriend. I expected snow, hockey, and a lot of time leaving the two lovers alone. I di...

This simple retelling of Jonathan Swift's Gulliver's Travels focuses on the first voyage—Gulliver's time on the island of Lilliput. It is a great way to introduce newly independent readers to this classic adventure.Gulliver loves the life he's leading. As a doctor on a ship he travels to some very interesting places. But life at sea can be dangerous, too. Gulliver's ship is destroyed in a storm, and it takes every bit of his strength to swim to shore, where he falls asleep ...

Halloween in handcuffs – not what I’d plannedLarry HanHaving grown up in Toronto, it was amazing to sign with the Toronto Blaze, close to family and playing hockey on a team where I wasn’t the only POC. When a teammate asked if I’d assist at a drop in for kids who needed a place to go on Halloween, I was happy to agree. A lot of my teammates were taking part, all dressed in clown costumes to make our role anonymous.Then things went south.First probl...

The Power Slam Interviews Volume 2 is the second and final collection of interviews originally published in Power Slam: The Wrestling Magazine.Spanning the period 1996-2014, this anthology includes Q&As with Brian Pillman when he was the subject of a bidding war between the WWF and WCW in 1996, Mick Foley just weeks after his Hell In A Cell match with The Undertaker at King Of The Ring 1998, Bryan Danielson before he became Daniel Bryan in WWE, and Brock Lesnar as...

'Fascinating ... an extremely courageous work.' The Lady'Absolutely extraordinary ... Findlay reveals a vast, hidden European story that few nations have ever been brave enough to confront' Keith Lowe''Beautifully written, poignant and acutely perceptive' Sinclair McKay'Moving and powerful' Julia Samuel........................................................................................................