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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Ruth Lilian
Ruth Lilian has been managing The VERVE Symposium for many years. The 2021 event was her most challenging yet. Each year I manage an annual conference – The VERVE Symposium – at ICC in the first week of December – we usual have over 500 attending and, following the cancellation of the 2020 conference, the end of the NSW lockdown this year and, with just on six weeks to …
December 20, 2021
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