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Lakers News: Kobe Calls Gasol And D'Antoni 'An Old Couple'
Lakers News: Kobe Bryant Says He's 'Not Ready' To Increase Minutes
The Lakers were thoroughly dominated in tonight's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder tonight. Despite the loss, Pau Gasol had one of his better games of the past couple of weeks, totaling 14 points and seven rebounds on 6-10 from the field.
Gasol was able to operate in the paint a little more in this game, which is something that he recently spoke about wanting to do more. Coach D'Antoni did not take kindly to Gasol's criticism of his coaching style and implored Gasol to play hard every night.
These stories dominated the Lakers news feed during the day, but Kobe Bryant thought nothing of them as he shared to the media via Time Warner Cable Sportsnet:
Kobe asked about relationship between Pau & D'Antoni: "They're like an old couple. It's not anything new. Not a big deal" (on @twcsportsnet)
— Serena Winters (@SerenaWinters) December 14, 2013
Bryant has been one of the biggest supporters of Gasol over the last couple of years despite Gasol's struggles, so it is not surprising that he is dismissing any notion of a rift between Gasol and D'Antoni. Both of them have made some valid points in their respective rants to the media.
Gasol is right when he says that he is better operating from closer in the basket. D'Antoni is right when he says Gasol shouldn't make excuses for the way he is playing.
These are two very sharp basketball minds, and if the Lakers plan on turning around their recent skid, it will be on Gasol to get going, and D'Antoni to figure out how. Bryant will have nothing less than greatness and that hinges on these guys figuring out how to work together.
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Not On The High Street 'Celebrate Life' with re-brand and new marketing campaign
Online marketplace and small business champion Not On The High Street has officially launched its re-brand, unveiling a new marketing campaign, new logo and a fresh look.
The new positioning and 'Celebrate Life' campaign reflects the brand moving from traditional gifting occasions to being the destination for all of life's gifting moments, from birthdays to bad days, from milestone moments to last minute dinner parties. With over 20,000 products available on next day delivery and with over 40,000 brand new products launching since April 2022 alone, Not On The High Street boasts fresh and unconventional gifting ideas to bring joy to all occasions – the good, the bad and the ugly.
The vibrant, playful new visual identity went live on the 1st September, signalling a change for the brand and a focus on a younger audience. The brand campaign, from New Commercial Arts, launching on YouTube and all social channels on Wednesday 21st September, brings this colourful new world to life. The films, directed by Jocelyn Anquetil at Pulse, feature the many humorous and relatable moments that provide the perfect reason to gift from Not On The High Street, from getting ghosted to getting a bad haircut to getting some love on your birthday.
Lorna Brown, Brand and Creative Director at Not On The High Street said: "Not On The High Street is an iconic British gifting brand and the ultimate destination for today's gift givers, however big or small the occasion. We've given the brand a fresh new look and our new campaign represents a key milestone as we broaden our appeal to a new generation of gift givers."
Nici Hofer, Founder and Artistic Director at New Commercial Arts said: "Re-launching Not On The High Street has been a huge amount of fun. Our 'Celebrate Life' campaign is a playful homage to all those moments a little gift goes a remarkably long way."
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Mahsa Amini: facial recognition to hunt down hijab rebels in Iran
Sanam Mahoozi
An Iranian woman living in Turkey reacts during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
Use of facial recognition technology to identify women breaking hijab law puts them at greater risk of abuse, activists say.
Facial recognition systems identify women flouting hijab law
Technology also used to target protesters, dissidents
Activists fear more arrests, abuses after death of Mahsa Amini
By Sanam Mahoozi
Protests have broken out across Iran over the death of a woman held by morality police for "unsuitable attire", with activists warning of worse to come as the state deploys facial recognition technology to control its citizens.
Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iran's Kurdistan province, fell into a coma and died following her arrest in Tehran last week over the country's strict new hijab policy, sparking demonstrations in multiple areas, the capital included.
Amini has since become a rallying point for Iranians who oppose what they see as rising state surveillance and fear eroding human rights, with women at the centre of the clampdown.
Her death has sparked a daily panic for many ordinary Iranians who fear they, too, could fall foul of the morality police, with women routinely arrested for breaking hijab rules, and plans now underway to extend surveillance with technology.
"Women in Iran live under pressure on a daily basis because of the mandatory hijab law," said Shiva Nazar Ahari, a women's rights activist based in Slovenia.
"They are the first targets to be scrutinised by this facial recognition technology - hundreds of women get caught under the hijab law every day. It can be very dangerous," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
Police deny Amini was mistreated, and said she had health issues. Her family disagree, saying she was in good shape.
But for 29-year-old Tina - a Tehran resident who would only use her first name for fear of official reprisal - a simple trip from home to work now feels like a hazard.
Before leaving home each morning, Tina checks a mirror and adjusts her hair to make sure every single strand is firmly tucked under her head scarf.
Nasibe Samsaei, an Iranian woman living in Turkey, reacts after she cut her hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey, September 21. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
This daily ritual has become all the more fraught after authorities said early this month they would use facial recognition technology in public places to spot women who didn't adhere to the new hijab law, which was signed in mid-August and requires them to cover their hair in public.
"I am terrified every time I leave the house," said the IT specialist who works for a private company in the capital.
"These cameras are everywhere and when they catch you, you receive a text message from the police saying that you have been fined or worse," she said by voice message from Tehran.
The government's plan to use surveillance technology to identify women breaking the strict Islamic dress code will lead to more rights violations, human rights activists said.
Authorities have not revealed a start date but surveillance experts say the apparatus is already in place and ready to go.
With protests spreading fast across the nation, authorities have accused foreign agents and unspecified terrorists of instigating the violence.
No end to abuse
Tehran has met with criticism by activists before over citizen privacy, official surveillance and individual rights.
In 2015, the Iranian government introduced a biometric national identity card that stores personal data including iris scans, fingerprints and facial images.
Human rights activists have said the ID card - which is required for everything from opening a bank account to accessing the domestic internet - could be used for mass surveillance of citizens, and to deny services to dissidents and others.
A demonstrator holds cut hair during a protest following the death of Mahsa Amini, outside the Iranian consulate in Istanbul, Turkey September 21, 2022. REUTERS/Murad Sezer
The government has been using facial recognition technology to identify and arrest protesters and dissidents, activists say.
While authorities justify surveillance on security grounds, human rights groups have raised concerns about privacy violations and the potential for profiling and discrimination, particularly as there is no data protection law.
"The system is already in place, the system is operating in all the public places," said Amir Rashidi, director of digital rights at Texas-based Miaan Group, which supports human rights in Iran.
"The government used the cameras that were meant to catch thieves and criminals, to catch those who weren't wearing a mask during the pandemic - and now women who have improper hijab," he said, adding that the image is matched with the national ID database, and notice of the violation sent to the woman's home.
"There is no data protection law, so there is no end to abusing this data."
Iran's Ministry for Promoting Virtue and Preventing Vice could not be reached for comment.
Forced to confess
Iranian women have been required to wear the hijab in public since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, and President Ebrahim Raisi signed an order last month to enforce the country's dress code with a new list of restrictions.
Authorities have said that women seen without hijab in their social media posts risk being fined and fired from their jobs, and have asked drivers of ride-hailing apps to report woman riders who are not wearing proper hijab.
Since then, citizens have reported women for flouting the law, and several women arrested under the new rules have been forced to apologise on state television.
The use of facial recognition technology is intrusive, and makes it easier to identify and target people participating in protests and other acts of dissent, said Sussan Tahmasebi, founder of Femena, a women's rights organisation.
"It warns of a future where there will be a lot less respect for human rights in Iran, and women's rights will be compromised much more easily," she said in a video call from Washington D.C.
Unbowed, female protesters are taking to the streets in large numbers in Iran, with several women setting their hijabs on fire in public, social media posts showed.
The posts could not be independently verified amid a nationwide Internet outage in Iran.
But Soosan, a 30-year-old beauty therapist who lives in the northern city of Qazvin, said the new surveillance measures and the death of Amini have put her in a state of utter despair.
"The facial recognition will only be used against us. I keep monitoring my head scarf in the car, and thinking: 'if one day I get caught because my hair is showing, how will I handle the situation (so I don't end up dead),'" she said, asking to go by one name.
"The feeling I have is one of hopelessness."
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