Of the grand order of folio leviathans, the Sperm Whale and the Right Whale are by far the most noteworthy. They are the only whales regularly hunted by man. To the Nantucketer, they present the two extremes of all the known varieties of the whale. As the external difference between them is mainly observable in their heads; and as a head of each is this moment hanging from the Pequod's side.
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The Victorian government gives more support to Puffing Billy than to the entire $12 billion business event sector
The latest budget papers show that over the next year the Victorian government will give $10.2 million to Melbourne Convention Bureau (a division of the government owned Visit Victoria) in on-going funding and support. The only government support at all for Victoria’s $12 billion business event sector. By comparison, the government is giving $11.2 million to Puffing Billy to fund their on-going operation. In a normal year in Victoria …