Book:Raising Taxes

2017-12-13T06:03:39Z

Justgerrardz:

This is a book rumoured to be forthcoming from the prolific pen of Terry Pratchett. If it is to arrive it will no doubt continue the adventures of [[Moist von Lipwig]] who has so far - by the age of 26 - been hanged, saved the [[Post Office]], revived the [[Royal Bank of Ankh-Morpork]] and reinvigorated the [[Ankh-Morpork Mint|Royal Mint]]. Taxes should be easy...

When, and indeed ''if'' it will be released is at present unknown. It was expected to be the next book after {{ISWM}}, but most recently Terry has released a new [[Sam Vimes]] story, [[Book:Snuff|''Snuff'']]. The next book has been confirmed as [[Book:Raising Steam|''Raising Steam'']], and may be a replacement altogether.

It must be noted that, at the recent Hay-on-Wye festival, Terry noted that he was interested in a Lipwig book revolving around the logging industry, with a possible title of * [[Book:Running Water| ''Running Water'']]...

== Characters ==
* [[Moist von Lipwig]]
* [[Adora Belle Dearheart]]
* [[Lord Vetinari]]
* [[Rufus Drumknott]]

== Locations ==
*[[Ankh-Morpork]]

[[Category:Ankh-Morpork Series|Raising Taxes]] | [http://www.parisfinancial.com.au/small-business-tax-services/startup-business Tax Services]

Pestilence

2016-09-26T07:25:34Z

Justgerrardz:

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'''Pestilence''' is an important [[anthropomorphic personification]] and one of the [[Four Horsemen]] of the [[Apocralypse]]. Pestilence speaks in a voice that sounds like something dripping out of a coffin. When bored, he goes to public places such as the restroom in a hospital, and tries to infect people with various diseases (in {{TOT}}).

In this role he has appeared alongside the other Riders in {{S}} and {{TOT}}. He also has appeared early in the series when the Four Horsemen were described having a card game at [[Death]]'s house (in {{TLF}}).

Although diseases and pathogens had started existing since the beginning of life, pestilence, i.e. major plagues, is created by human carelessness. So, like all other anthropomorphic personifications that have been shaped by the human concepts, Pestilence has some human traits. In his case, unfortunately, one of his traits is unbefitting a Horseman; he is easily afraid.

{{COM}} mentions [[Disease]], an anthropomorphic personification that's subordinate to [[Death]]. {{COM}} also lists [[Famine]] as subordinate to Death. Disease is another name for Pestilence.

Pestilence's Horse (it's one of the four, so fully merits the capital H) gleams unhealthily like a gangrenous wound just before they call in the Barber Surgeons to hack it off.

On [[Roundworld]], Pestilence has hung up his tarnished silver crown, disheartened at the existence of asepsis, disinfectants, antibiotics and penicillin, and retired; his place was taken by a new anthropomorphic personification, [[Pollution]]. If only he knew the opportunities that the future would present... (Refer to {{GO}} for details).

In artwork by [[Paul Kidby]], Pestilence is depicted as untidily wrapped in soiled bandages, like a shrouded corpse, and the wychlight that surrounds him is a sickly green, as opposed to the light blue of Death and the red of [[War]].

== Links ==
* [http://www.medicaljobsaustralia.com/ Health Jobs Australia]
* [http://www.medicaljobsaustralia.com/ Medical Careers]
* [http://www.medicaljobsaustralia.com/jobs/australia/nurses-and-midwives/ Nursing Assistant Jobs]

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