Ben Kepes: George Orwell s 1984 is coming to pass
16 May, 2021 10:41 PM
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Ben Kepes is concerned about the significance of surveillance cameras in his neighbourhood. Photo / Getty Images
Ben Kepes is concerned about the significance of surveillance cameras in his neighbourhood. Photo / Getty Images
NZ Herald
By: Ben Kepes I m a huge George Orwell fan. Despite the fact that he wrote his most famous novel, 1984, long before the era of Facebook and big data, and despite these dystopian developments coming about 30 years later than he predicted, Orwell s novels, and especially 1984, are a fantastic cautionary tale for what happens when too much power gets concentrated in one place.
Lawsuit seeks $103M from public utilities over wildfire
May 14, 2021
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A lawsuit filed on behalf of 70 landowners in Oregon’s McKenzie River Valley seeks $103 million from Lane Electric Cooperative and Eugene Water and Electric Board for damages linked to one of the Labor Day fires that ravaged communities around the state.
The Holiday Farm fire killed one person and destroyed 430 homes, The Oregonian/OregonLive reported. The plaintiffs contend that the two utilities failed to de-energize their power lines despite widespread forecasts for extreme fire weather.
An official cause of the fire hasn t been released, but the lawsuit says fires started when tree branches contacted power lines east of Eugene.
Markets to remain open till 8pm May 17 onwards: NCOC
Pakistan
Sat, May 15, 2021
The National Command and Operation Centre on Saturday announced that markets will remain open till 8pm from Monday, May 17 onwards.
Besides this, public transport between provinces, cities and within cities will resume functioning from tomorrow (Sunday) instead of the previously announced May 17 date of resumption.
A special session of the body managing the country s coronavirus response was held today to review the implementation of standard operating procedures throughout the stay home, stay safe May 8-16 period that had been set to curb the spread of the virus.
It was chaired by Federal Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives Asad Umar and co-chaired by National Coordinator Lieutenant General Hamood Uz Zaman Khan.