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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sydney lockdown
I’ve previously blogged about events in Sydney not recommencing until after Christmas. Unfortunately today’s developments reinforce that view. First, yesterday’s statement by PM Scott Morrison that lockdowns would become a thing of the past once the vaccine rollout is complete, and that he believes the rollout will be essentially complete by the end of the year. As we know, until lockdowns become a thing of the past the event …
July 29, 2021
Until lockdowns “become a thing of the past” the event industry cannot plan ahead without the government providing cancellation insurance. PM Morrison said today that he believes the vaccine rollout will be essentially complete by the end of the year. “By the end of the year we will be in that position, where everybody who has had the opportunity will have had it,” he says. This means lockdowns will …
July 28, 2021
Over the past few weeks I’ve been observing the tradies working on building sites as I go for my morning walk. This morning those sites were quiet. Welcome to lockdown guys. Like all politicians Gladys Berejiklian loves donning the hi-viz and hard hat for a photo op, so it must have been galling for her to announce the shutdown of construction in Sydney, however… Ms Berejiklian announced on Saturday …
July 19, 2021
Hi Melbourne – we really didn’t want to stuff it up for you again, and we feel for you. And just putting it out there – I reckon the Sydney lockdown will tighten this weekend. “Dictator Dan” was decisive yesterday while “Gold Standard Gladys” is still dithering. However, the language at this morning’s presser from both the NSW Premier and Dr Chant is certainly pointing to a harder lockdown …
July 16, 2021
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Wrapping the first week of August
This week’s slew of information regarding lockdowns, vaccinations and much more took a bit of deciphering – so here is a summary. The key message of the week is that lockdowns will end when we get to a vaccination rate of 80% of over 16s, which I tried to unpick from watching one of those classic medical presentations with unintelligible slides Making sense of the COVID transition plan and …