A story that unashamedly promotes death with dignity, currently practiced overseas but not widely in Australia. A nursing home in a rural town. Residents are inexplicably dying earlier than expected, much to the concern of Twilight’s Board. Who is behind these mysterious deaths? And why? How will they be held to account? And when will the Australian public be given a voice in this crucial issue of end-of-life choice and empowerment.
It was the usual open and shut case... A woman stands over her very dead estranged husband in a motel room with a discharged gun in her hand. Except John Order's secretary is convinced her neighbour, Ginny Fleming, is not guilty of murder. With his experience of such matters, Order is called in to help.
Love is a four letter word. So is kill. So is dead. But what have they got to do with John Order MLA, amateur sleuth and Canberra politician? Stepping well outside his usual circle of influence, Order finds himself entwined in the lives of two cultured, successful business couples and their strange marriages. In this fifth crime novella, John Order unravels the startling truth behind a puzzling murder-suicide.
Bodies can be heavenly or busy or beautiful ... or dead. John Order, local Member of Parliament, was drawn into the death by an unusual source but soon found himself facing an aggressive policeman and a self-seeking political Party member, with an election looming. Order in the Canberra drug scene where all is not what it seems and the birds are interesting and varied. - The third novella featuring John Order MLA of the ACT Legislative Assembly and part-time Canberra sleuth.
Adam Simon is a young man who inherits a cabin on an old cruise liner which sails the eastern Australian coast as home to wealthy passengers. Existence ashore in consequence of world overpopulation now accommodates two types of people: those who live under a ruthless two child policy in walled cities and those who live outside the walls and do not practice birth control. Aboard the ship Adam becomes part of an ambitious plan to resettle young couples to save a section of humanity from its inevitable destruction. Subsequently a power struggle begins and murder occurs until Adam and friends expose the killer and Adam takes charge - although not perhaps as originally intended.
Why would a shady businessman go to considerable lengths to disappear overseas only to return home to Canberra to be murdered? One of several questions puzzling John Order from a casual association with the man, along with why another local businessman wants him to stay away from his dealings with a big developer. And then there's the estranged daughter of the building tycoon, along with the usual parliamentary power games. Twentieth century crime and tragedy lies behind Order's eighth involvement in deception and death.
Introducing John Order, recently elected member of the local ACT parliament, who is under the gun literally, just doing his job. And it doesn't get any better. There's a body, a blonde, a powerful family with complicated relationships and attempts, internally and externally, to destroy his budding political career. The events are interwoven with life as a politician: Party room arguments, parliamentary duties, constituency work ...
Criticism of meetings of the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) is hardly surprising. Apart from the expense with delegates from all over the world of varied races, religions and repute, personal differences are to be expected. But murder? John Order finds himself being framed for the crime and it is only past association with the investigating policeman he avoids arrest. Order's enemies are persistent and ingenious however ... Order and the Parliamentary Conference. The sixth crime novella featuring John Order MLA of the ACT Legislative Assembly and part-time Canberra sleuth.
A story that unashamedly promotes death with dignity, currently practiced overseas but not widely in Australia. A nursing home in a rural town. Residents are inexplicably dying earlier than expected, much to the concern of Twilight’s Board. Who is behind these mysterious deaths? And why? How will they be held to account? And when will the Australian public be given a voice in this crucial issue of end-of-life choice and empowerment.
This comprehensive examination of short selling, which is a bet on stocks declining in value, explores the ways that this strategy drives financial markets. Its focus on short selling by region, its consideration of the history and regulations of short selling, and its mixture of industry and academic perspectives clarify the uses of short selling and dispel notions of its destructive implications. With contributions from around the world, this volume sheds new light on the ways short selling uncovers market forces and can yield profitable trades. Combines academic and professional research on short selling in all major financial markets Emphasizes details about strategies, implementations, regulation, and tax advantages Chapters provide summaries for readers who want up-to-date maps of subject landscapes
Introduction to Built Asset Management Provides a multidisciplinary introduction to building maintenance management and execution, covering a wide range of current technical and management issues The maintenance and upgrading of existing buildings is no longer viewed as separate from the operational phase of the completed building. Maintenance and management are now regarded as fundamental parts of a building’s life cycle, forming a significant percentage of the construction industry’s total output. As higher education programmes in the UK and elsewhere continue to place greater emphasis on the longer-term view of construction projects, students and instructors require a thorough and up-to-date textbook that emphasises the comprehensive nature of building maintenance. Introduction to Built Asset Management is a systematic introduction to both the technology and management issues central to building maintenance and refurbishment. Covering the entire life cycle of built assets, the textbook reviews the role of framework agreements, describes key performance indicators, discusses recent advancements in the procurement of maintenance activities and more. Detailed yet accessible chapters include illustrative examples, seminar questions and self-assessment tasks that enable students to measure their progress as they work through the material. Designed to meet the needs of today’s learners, this much-needed textbook: Addresses a variety of both environmental and commercial concerns Evaluates important concepts of sustainability, sustainable maintenance and carbon resilience Discusses the growing retrofit market in the wider context of asset management and maintenance Describes information management tools such as building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information systems (GIS) Introduction to Built Asset Management is ideally suited for courses in construction, construction management, building surveying and facilities management with modules in built asset management and maintenance.
Offering comprehensive coverage of this fast-changing field for more than 20 years, Urologic Surgical Pathology is an expert guide to all common and rare entities in the genitourinary system. The 4th Edition keeps you fully up to date with discussions of newly recognized tumors and terminologies, the latest classification schemes, current grading approaches, molecular alterations, and commonly used ancillary diagnostic techniques. With its clinical focus on day-to-day urological pathology sign-out and an emphasis on clinicopathologic and radiographic-pathologic correlations, this thoroughly revised uropathology reference is an excellent resource for diagnostic decision making. Includes expanded coverage of differential diagnosis for all tumor types encountered in urological surgical pathology practice. Incorporates the latest TNM staging and WHO classification systems, as well as new diagnostic biomarkers and their utility in differential diagnosis, newly described variants and new histologic entities. Discusses advances in molecular diagnostic testing, its capabilities, and its limitations, including targeted therapy/personalized medicine. Covers new developments in immunohistochemistry and the latest diagnostic tumor markers. Features more than 1,600 high-quality images – all in color – including gross pictures, histopathologic and cytopathologic images, special stains, other ancillaries, drawings, and illustrations. Helps you find information quickly with a consistent chapter format; an abundance of tables, diagrams and flowcharts; boxed lists of types and causes of diseases; differential diagnosis; characteristic features of diseases; complications; classifications; and staging.
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