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Not only are defendants reaping unlawful profits from these unsavory efforts, but also over the past weeks and months, they have flooded Wrigleyville and the Internet with all manner of unlicensed products that brazenly use the Cubs trademarks ... to dupe unwitting fans and the public into purchasing Defendants knockoff products.Although these type of vendors have been part of the Wrigleyville area for decades, the value they can reap from the Cubs will rise significantly in the postseason.At 97-55, the Cubs -- who famously havent won the World Series since 1908 -- have the best record in baseball.The suit asks for the court to bar the vendors, seven of whom are named, and others who are not specifically identified, through a temporary restraining order. 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That has led to a 4-1 record that has the Raiders tied with Denver atop the AFC West and off to their best start in 14 years.But if the Raiders want to end their 13-year playoff drought and really be contenders in the AFC for the first time in years, it would probably help to come up with a couple of easy wins rather than nail-biters.We have a healthy perspective of what we want to look like and knowing that were not quite there, coach Jack Del Rio said Monday. Theres a lot of work in front of us. I dont think anybody would disagree with that. Theres a long season in front of us, a lot of things we must do better as we go forward.They had a chance for a comfortable finish Sunday against the Chargers when they took a 10-point lead early in the fourth quarter. 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While a few metres away Matt Renshaw and Peter Handscomb collected their bags for the very first time as Australian Test cricketers, Callum Ferguson reflected on how he had been picked and discarded in the space of a single week. Nike Air Vapormax Baratas .The scenes at Adelaide Airport - apart from the scuffle between South Africas support staff and an eager television reporter - reflected these strange and tumultuous times for Australian cricket. Handscomb and Matthew Wade arrived from Melbourne a few minutes before Renshaw and Usman Khawaja jetted in from Brisbane.They were accompanied by the South Australian side that failed by 12 balls to eke out a draw against Queensland in the Sheffield Shield match at the Gabba. After the travails of the past two weeks it isnt hard to imagine numerous figures at Cricket Australia hoping the Test team can be that competitive against South Africa this week.The last man out at the Gabba, Chadd Sayers, wandered through the arrivals hall in an Australia team polo Ferguson had donned only a few days before. Though he had every reason to be upset, even bitter about his treatment, Ferguson put on a commendably brave face, befitting the even temperament of a man who has retained his perspective and hunger to perform even in the face of two knee reconstructions.Asked whether he was confused by how he had been dumped so rapidly, Ferguson did not bite: Just disappointed at this stage, as you are whenever you get left out of a team. It is disappointing anytime you get left out of a side, so its back to the drawing board. Make runs for South Australia, win games and hopefully fight my way back in.It was certainly a really exciting week but a disappointing one. We had a really tough week on the field. Im backing the Australian side to bounce back after this, it has been a tough few months but certainly theyve got the quality in the side so I think they can bounce back.The interim selection chairman Trevor Hohns had offered Ferguson a slight glimmer of hope for the future when informing him that his services were no longer required - there has been talk of taking him to India. I spoke to Trevor the other day and he said the door is certainly not shut, he said. Get out there, make runs and certainly youve got an opportunity to get back in there if you do put them on the board.The sheer turnover of Australian players was not lost on Josh Hazlewood, formerly a young bowler in the team yet now one of the more senior members. I think with such a young group, it is exciting, he said. We get to build something together. I think there is not as much pressure because its everyones first game. 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CLEVELAND -- Trevor Bauer had hoped to pitch a bloody good game. Jordan 11 Elephant Print Low . Instead, he had trouble finding the plate and his pitch count rose rapidly.Nine days after he walked off the mound with his stitched-up right pinkie dripping blood as if in some horror flick, Bauer failed to finish the fourth inning and left the Cleveland Indians with a two-run deficit. The Chicago Cubs went on to a 5-1 victory Wednesday night behind Jake Arrieta, tying the World Series at one game apiece as it heads to Wrigley Field for the first time since 1945.I just wasnt sharp for whatever reason, Bauer said.His postseason interrupted by a sliced finger, the result of tinkering with one of the drones he enjoys flying as a hobby, Bauer never got into a flow against the Cubs. He started six of his first nine batters with balls while scattering pitches high, low and wide. Anthony Rizzos RBI double in the first and Kyle Schwarbers run-scoring single in the third -- his first hit on a 3-0 pitch -- built Chicagos 2-0 lead.They never let him settle into the game, Indians manager Terry Francona said. They didnt chase. They had a lot of deep counts.Bauer said he entered the start with his normal routine, but did throw to batters on Monday. He needed 87 pitches to get 11 outs on the 43-degree night.Tough conditions to play in, obviously, he said.A 25-year-old right-hander selected by the Arizona Diamondbacks from UCLA with the third pick in the 2011 amateur draft, Bauer is somewhat of an eccentric. He prepares for starts by making long tosses of about 300 feet between the foul poles. In an era when his colleagues are trying to refine and master two or three pitches, he throws a four-seam fastball, sinker, curveball, cutter, slider and changeup.His curve stymied him early against the Cubs.Its tough on a cold night, Bauer said. Theres no moisture in the air, really. Its slippery. Its hard to get a feel for it. Went up in the cage after the second inning and threw like 20 or 30 of them and got the feel for it, and I thought I was pretty good after that.Bauer won a career-best 12 games this year, but his notoriety increased exponentially after he got hurt Oct. 14. His finger was cut by his toys propeller, a mishap that delayed his AL Championship Series outing against Toronto.Bauer had the drone at the news conference before his Game 3 start, saying, I brought my friend to answer any questions about what happened that I cant answer.Bauer lasted just two outs against the Blue Jays because the 10 stitches he received didnt hold and he began bleeding on the mound. Clevelands bullpen strung together 25 outs for the victory.The odd accident turned Francona into a comedian, too. He said Monday he reserved the right to alter the teams Series roster if we have another drone incident or anything with model airplanes or anything.Before taking the mound, Bauer tweeted a photo of a small drone and a gift card that read Go Cubs Go!I see the (at)Cubs fans love me! Bauer wrote. How nice of them to send me a gift!His offerings to Chicago were generous. Bauer threw 53 pitches for strikes, allowing two runs and six hits in a 90-minute outing that, well, droned on and on as baseball officials fretted over whether rain would arrive before the final out. Sprinkles started in the eighth, but the game went on without interruption.Francona said before the game he intended to use only three starting pitchers in the Series, bringing Game 1 winner Corey Kluber, Bauer and Game 3 starter Josh Tomlin back to face the Cubs on three days rest.I like to pitch whenever they tell me to pitch, Bauer said. Ill be ready. 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Michigan State hasnt lost three in a row since early in the 2009 season.BYU (2-3) is coming off a wild 55-53 win over Toledo in which Jamaal Williams set a single-game school record with 286 yards rushing. He also ran for five touchdowns.Hes got great vision. Jamaal does a great job of setting up blocks, Cougars coach Kalani Sitake said. Going into the season, we thought hes a special one. Hes going to have to have a lot of big games like that to help us win.Williams ranks second in the nation with 703 yards rushing on the season.Weve got to play defense like we know how to play, got to tackle in space, got to cover down the field, Dantonio said. They can run the football, been productive, but other people have held them down as well. Theyve had low-scoring games as well -- two of them in the teens, one of them in the 20s, and a couple of them higher. So well see what we get.Michigan State is 12th in the Big Ten in stopping third downs. Opponents have converted 40 percent of the time.Here are a few things to watch when the Spartans (2-2) host the Cougars:QB QUESTIONSTyler OConnor threw three interceptions in Michigan States 30-6 loss to Wisconsin a couple weekends ago. He threw three TD passes last weekend against Indiana, but that was all the scoring the offense managed.BYUs Taysom Hill has thrown only five touchdown passes with six interceptions this season.PENALTY PROBLEMSMichigan State lost 24-21 at Indiana in overtime. The Hoosiers actually missed a field goal on their overtime possession, but they got another chance after a leaping penalty on the Spartans.Michigan State is averaging 74.5 yards a game in penalties, over 20 yards more than its opponents.LEADERBYUs Kai Nacua is tied for the national lead with four interceptions, and he has 12 in his career. That said, the Cougars have work to do defensively after playing such a high-scoring game against Toledo.Toledo put up too many points and we felt like we could have done better, defensive back Dayan Lake said. It was a disappointing game for us and we have a lot of improvement to do. Were going to work on that. We need to execute. We need to trust our speed.SERIES OPENERMichigan State and BYU are facing each other for the first time. The Spartans are scheduled to play a return game with the Cougars in Provo, Utah, in 2020.SUSPENSIONMalik McDowell, a standout defensive lineman for Michigan State, is suspended for the first half against BYU because he was ejected for targeting in the fourth quarter against Indiana.---Follow Noah Trister at www.Twitter.com/noahtrister Air Max 2018 Elite Femme . Once again Jordan Cieciwa (@FitCityJordan) and I (@LynchOnSports) go head to head in our picks. Last weekend at UFC Fight Night 32 my #TeamLynch got the best of #TeamJC by a score of 9-6. Let us know which side youre on for UFC 167 use the hashtag #TeamLynch or #TeamJC on Twitter. Nike Juvenate Noir .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. http://www.nike97pascher.fr/nike-huarache-pas-cher/nike-air-huarache-femme.html . Darren Helm scored on Detroits sixth attempt in the shootout and then Jonas Gustavsson stopped Andrew Shaws shot, lifting the Detroit Red Wings to a 5-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks on Wednesday night.The Anaheim Ducks finished the 2013 NHL season with the highest winning percentage in franchise history. Off-Season Game Plan looks at why the Ducks ought to be wary about that record and how it should shape their decisions going forward. Compiling a 30-12-6 record in the shortened season, Anaheim achieved that success despite faring poorly in puck possession metrics. Special teams worked for the Ducks, as they had the fourth-best power play (21.5%) and the goaltending tandem of Jonas Hiller and Viktor Fasth delivered a .917 save percentage. Its not easy to maintain success based on special teams or percentages when the puck possession at 5-on-5 is closer to the lower third of the league. The Ducks have raised expectations, based on their place in the standings, as head coach Bruce Boudreau told the Associated Press, ""We did a lot of good things, but in the end of the day, we fell short, maybe not of the predictions before the year, but once you start gaining that respect with what we accomplished during the course of the year, we didnt get done what we should have got done." What the Ducks have to consider, then, as they build a team for next season is that they are going to need to improve their puck possession at even-strength if they are going to be able to duplicate their success in the shortened 2013 season. After committing their future to Ryan Getzlaf and Corey Perry, two outstanding players (who are also top-tier possession players), the Ducks have to surround them with suitable complementary pieces. That probably means looking to prospects and younger players to build a group that is capable of achieving success that is sustainable year after year. The TSN.ca Rating is an efficiency rating based on per-game statistics including goals and assists -- weighted for strength (ie. power play, even, shorthanded) -- plus-minus, hits, blocked shots, giveaways, takeaways, penalty differential and faceoffs. (Stats are listed in this format: G-A-PTS, +/-, PIM, GP). Generally, a replacement-level player is around a 60, a top six forward and top four defenceman will be 70-plus, stars will be over 80 and MVP candidates could go over 90. Sidney Crosby finished at the top of the 2013 regular season ratings with a 93.65. Salary cap information all comes from the indispensable www.capgeek.com. GM/COACH Bob Murray/Bruce Boudreau Returning Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Ryan Getzlaf 81.60 44 15 34 49 +14 $8.25M Corey Perry 74.33 44 15 21 36 +10 $8.625M Bobby Ryan 70.15 46 11 19 30 +3 $5.1M Nick Bonino 67.31 27 5 8 13 -3 $700K Andrew Cogliano 66.67 48 13 10 23 +14 $3.9M Emerson Etem 65.47 38 3 7 10 +7 $870K Daniel Winnik 64.79 48 6 13 19 +13 $1.8M Patrick Maroon 60.42 13 2 1 3 -1 $575K Brad Staubitz 54.43 15 1 1 2 0 $638K Free Agent Forwards Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Kyle Palmieri 69.45 42 10 11 21 +2 RFA $1.025M Radek Dvorak 68.15 9 4 0 4 +2 UFA $875K Saku Koivu 64.67 47 8 19 27 +4 UFA $3.8M Teemu Selanne 64.23 46 12 12 24 -10 UFA $4.5M Matt Beleskey 62.52 42 8 5 13 +2 RFA $738K Matthew Lombardi 59.39 28 4 4 8 -2 UFA $3.5M David Steckel 57.88 34 1 6 7 0 UFA $1.1M Ducks Forwards Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com Following a down season in 2011-2012, Ryan Getzlaf returned to scoring better than a point per game for the fifth time in the last six seasons. Hes one of four players to have at least a point per game in at least five of the last six seasons; Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin are the others, so hes keeping pretty nice company. Its that kind of production that he Ducks will need from Getzlaf to provide adequate return on their investment. While his 50-goal season in 2010-2011 may be an aberration, Corey Perry is one of the games top snipers, scoring 190 goals over the last six seasons, ranking seventh over that span. Hes also the only one in the top 30 to have more than 400 penalty minutes (and Perry has 631). The Ducks dropped big money on Getzlaf and Perry and theyll have to be excellent for the Ducks to remain successful. Bobby Ryan struggled in 2013, with his goal (0.24 gpg) and point (0.65 ppg) production at his lowest level since his 23-game stint in 2007-2008. Even so, Ryan has rare finishing ability for a power forward and his 106 goals in the last five seasons is tied for eighth. A rebound year from Ryan would go a long way to helping the Ducks avoid any potential regression pitfalls next season. Though he missed a good chunk of the season with a torn hamstring, Nick Bonino was slotted into a second line role once he returned. Bonino contributed some offence, but he was getting overwhelmed in terms of puck possession. Its possible he can improve, but it may be more important to shelter his usage so that he is better positioned for success. A career-best goal-scoring rate (0.27 gpg) and career-high plus-14 rating, with strong possession numbers, made 2013 one of the best of Andrew Coglianos career. After several years of relatively disappointing production, perhaps this is a step forward for the 25-year-olds career. Though Emerson Etem didnt produce much as a rookie, scoring three goals in 38 games, he matched his goal-scoring output in seven playoff games and showed signs in the Detroit series of being able to have an impact on the game with his speed. Bigger and better things to come for Etem; it may just be a matter of when he gets the right opportunity in the Ducks lineup. A strong puck possession winger who scored five goals in the first four games last season, Daniel Winnik managed a single goal over the next 44 games, falling back to more typical offensive production. A big and aggressive winger who has played five years in the AHL, putting up 124 points and 259 penalty minutes in 139 games over the last two, Patrick Maroon has three points in 15 career NHL games, but hes signed to a very reasonable one-way deal over the next couple seasons, which should give him a decent shot at earning a spot on the roster next season. Tough guy Brad Staubitz saw action in only 15 games last season, so hes a part-timer, but is available should the Ducks be worried about having a dance partner for opposing heavyweights. Kyle Palmieri has some finishing ability, as he has shown in limited ice time, but hes going to have to play more than 12 minutes per game if hes going to provide real offensive value. He has 83 points in 84 AHL games over the last two seasons, so it should come as no surprise that he can score in the NHL too. Hard-nosed winger Matt Beleskey bounces around the lineup, skating on the fourth line one day, then with Getlaf and Perry the next, but last seasons modest production gave him career-high rates in goals (0.19) and points (0.31). For several years now, the Ducks have waited with baited breath for Teemu Selanne to decide if hes going to come back. The 42-year-olds production took a nose dive last season, as he finished the year with one assist in his last 33 games. If Selanne should choose to return, it would at least have to be at a discount from last years contract. The Ducks have enough prospects on the way that they could look to fill holes internally with Peter Holland or Rickard Rakell, both of whom saw action with the Ducks last season, but if Teemu Selanne and/or Saku Koivu move on, the Ducks will have to decide whether they want to go with youth or turn to veteran free agents to fill those holes. Returning Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Cap Hit Francois Beauchemin 77. Air Max 97 Silver Bullet Homme. 23 48 6 18 24 +19 $3.5M Sheldon Souray 71.84 44 7 10 17 +19 $3.667M Cam Fowler 65.44 37 1 10 11 -4 $4.0M Luca Sbisa 64.27 41 1 7 8 0 $2.175M Bryan Allen 62.77 41 0 6 6 +1 $3.5M Free Agent Defence Player Rating GP G A PTS +/- Class 12-13 Cap Hit Ben Lovejoy 69.33 35 0 10 10 +4 UFA $525K Toni Lydman 64.11 35 0 6 6 -1 UFA $3.0M Ducks Defence Usage Chart from somekindofninja.com 33-year-old Francois Beauchemin is coming off the best season of his career. He contributed offensively (0.50 ppg was second-highest of his career) and he finished with a career-best plus-19 and didnt miss a game, despite playing the last month of the season with a torn ACL (during which time he was decidely less productive). Beauchemin has long been a reliable top-four guy who can play big minutes -- over 23 minutes per game in each of the last eight seasons -- but he was even better than that in 2013. Sheldon Sourays career looked like it might have been swirling the drain a couple of years ago, when he was banished to the American Hockey League, but hes been pretty effective in two seasons since, scoring 13 goals and registering a plus-30 rating, one of four defencemen to do so. With the older guys taking on big roles, 21-year-old Cam Fowler actually received the least ice time (20:26 per game) of his three-year NHL career. Fowler has the mobility and puck skills to be a factor on the power play and really should be a bigger part of the Ducks defence corps, but an early-season injury in 2013 sidetracked that progress. A physical defenceman, Luca Sbisa continues to evolve and played a career-high 19:50 per game last season. He led Ducks defencemen in hits, but theres something to his subpar possession numbers that would result in having more opportunities. With good size and more than 600 games under his belt, Bryan Allen is a safe and tough defenceman, though he struggled last season and, for the money hes being paid relative to his role, could be expendable. If the Ducks lose Ben Lovejoy and Toni Lydman to free agency, there will be some holes to fill. Top prospects Sami Vatanen and Hampus Lindholm could be ready for their big-league opportunities, but another veteran addition could be sensible. A right-shooting free agent like Ian White, Michal Rozsival or Joe Corvo could make sense at a reasonable price. Returning Goaltenders Player Rating GP W L OTL GAA SV% Cap Hit Viktor Fasth 78.89 25 15 6 2 2.18 .921 $2.9M Jonas Hiller 73.41 26 15 6 4 2.36 .913 $4.5M As more and more teams look to Europe for free agent goaltenders, the dream scenario is coming up with one like Viktor Fasth. The 30-year-old showed up, delivered a .921 save percentage and was more effective than starter Jonas Hiller. When it came time to pick a goaltender for the playoffs, however, the Ducks went with Hiller, as Fasth was dealing with a lower abdominal strain late in the season. Jonas Hiller is no slouch in the Ducks net either. He has a .917 save percentage since arriving in the league in 2007-2008, ranking 10th, so hes holding up his end just fine. That the Ducks also have a pair of quality goaltending prospects in the pipeline, however, might make it less likely for Hiller to be part of the Ducks plans when his contract expires following next season. Top Prospects Player Pos. Team/League Stats John Gibson G Kitchener (OHL) 17-9-1, 2.41 GAA, .928 SV% Hampus Lindholm D Norfolk (AHL) 1-10-11, +5, 4 GP Rickard Rakell RW Plymouth (OHL) 21-23-44, +19, 40 GP Nicolas Kerdiles LW Wisconsin (WCHA) 11-22-33, +10, 32 GP William Karlsson C Jonkoping (SEL) 4-24-28, +17, 50 GP Sami Vatanen D Norfolk (AHL) 9-36-45, even, 62 GP Peter Holland C Norfolk (AHL) 19-20-39, -13, 45 GP Frederik Andersen G Norfolk (AHL) 24-18-1, 2.19, .929 SV% Charles Sarault C Sarnia (OHL) 22-86-108, +16, 68 GP Devante Smith-Pelly RW Norfolk (AHL) 14-18-32, -20, 65 GP Goaltending prospects are notoriously difficult to value, but the Ducks have a blue chipper in John Gibson, a second-round pick in 2011 who has a .928 save percentage in 59 OHL games over two seasons and has excelled for Team USA in international play. He turns 20 this summer, and the Ducks have quality goaltending already, so theres time for him to develop, but it will be interesting to see how patient the Ducks can be if Gibson continues to dominate when he turns pro. The sixth overall pick last summer, Hampus Lindholm played in the AHL as a 19-year-old and showed solid two-way skills, at least when he wasnt dealing with concussions. A healthy Lindholm should be expected to be a major part of the Ducks blueline, the only question is how soon that time will come. A first-round pick in 2011, Rickard Rakell got into four games with the Ducks before he was returned to the OHL last season. Hes a skilled, two-way player who plays responsibly and has offensive upside. One his NCAA eligibility saga ended, Nic Kerdiles enjoyed a productive freshman season for Wisconsin, scoring better than a point per game. His size and speed figure to translate well to the pro game when that opportunity comes for last summers second-round pick. Drafted in the second round in 2011, slick playmaker William Karlsson had a productive first season in the Swedish Elite League, and can continue to get stronger before he gets his chance in Anaheim. A small defenceman who will always have to deal with bigger forwards that can overpower him, Sami Vatanen is mobile, moves the puck well and showed in his first AHL season that his ability to run a power play came with him to North America after three effective seasons in Finland. With good size and skill, Peter Holland has managed six points in 25 career NHL games, but 105 points in 109 AHL games suggests that the 2009 first-round pick is ready to make the jump and contribute offensively. 23-year-old Danish netminder Frederik Andersen was excellent in his first North American season -- his AHL numbers scream out for an NHL chance -- but hes facing a crowded crease in Anaheim at the moment. A playmaker who had 153 assists -- assists -- in 136 OHL games over the last two seasons, Charles Sarault was an undrafted free agent who will need to show that hes strong enough and willing to go to the dirty areas so that he can be a productive pro, but his offensive upside makes him worth watching as he embarks on his pro career. Sturdy winger Devante Smith-Pelly spent most of 2011-2012 with the Ducks, scoring 13 points in 49 games as a rookie, before spending much of last season in the AHL. Even if he doesnt develop offensively, he plays a physical game that should fit lower on the depth chart. The Ducks have also bolstered their prospect list by signing free agents including lanky centre Antoine Laganiere (Yale), diminutive winger Steven Whitney (Boston College), small Quebec League defenceman Kevin Gagne and, last year, Chris Wagner, a centre out of Colgate. DRAFT 26th - Madison Bowey, Ryan Hartman, Morgan Klimchuk. FREE AGENCY According to www.capgeek.com, the Ducks have approximately $53.2M committed to the 2013-2014 salary cap for 16 players. Check out my possible Ducks lineup for next season on Cap Geek here. Needs: One top six forward, depth forwards, depth defencemen. What I said the Ducks needed last year: Three top six forwards, two defencemen. They added: Kyle Palmieri, Daniel Winnik, Nick Bonino, Sheldon Souray, Bryan Allen, Viktor Fasth. TRADE MARKETBobby Ryan, Bryan Allen. Scott Cullen can be reached at Scott.Cullen@bellmedia.ca and followed on Twitter at http://twitter.com/tsnscottcullen. For more, check out TSN Fantasy on Facebook. Cheap NFL Jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys China Cheap Jerseys From China Cheap NFL Jerseys Authentic Wholesale Jerseys China Cheap NFL Jerseys China NFL Cheap Jerseys ' ' ' 

Photographer Haley Morris-Cafiero made news in 2015 for her self-portrait series that captured how strangers reacted to her appearance. Swingman Team USA Basketball Jerseys . (Images from the series appear above and below.) Earlier this year, from her office at the Memphis College of Art in Tennessee, she spoke with Allison Glock about why we look, when observation became judgment and what the cultural gaze means to women of all sizes.Allison Glock: Youve made a career as a fine art photographer, but stills from your latest series of self-portraits went viral and turned you into a body activist of sorts. People Magazine described the shots as powerful, while other publications have used words like depressing, and heartbreaking. Tell me briefly about the genesis of the Wait Watchers project and the subsequent book.Haley Morris-Cafiero: In 2010, I was doing a series of self-portraits of me in public and social spaces. And it was really just about me and my surroundings. I set up one shot on the steps in Times Square, and then when I got the film back a couple weeks later, I noticed that there was this guy behind me who was fixated on me. Even though were in Times Square. And then it happened again with another person five minutes later on the same roll of film.AG: You were in one of the most visually chaotic and stimulating places in the world, and yet these tourists were more interested in looking at you.HM: Yes.AG: When you first saw the photos, what were your feelings about them? The reactions and expressions of the people observing you were not particularly kind. Was that casual cruelty something that you were already aware was happening as you went through the world?HM: Not to that degree. But I consider it a happy accident.AG: In what way?HM: The way I like to talk about it is this: I dont know what those people are thinking. Theyre strangers. I havent asked them their feelings. But what it does, what I do, is start the conversation about how we look at one another and how we use that gaze to communicate our feelings and formulate our opinions.AG: A quick question about the technical aspect. How are you able to capture the images and be in them simultaneously?HM: The process varies, it depends on the situation. I always set up the camera, the settings, the focus, etc. And then I hand it to an assistant. And I put assistant in quotes because sometimes its a student and I pay them by buying dinner, or if Im traveling with my husband, Ill make him do it although hes not very good. Basically they kind of act like a shutter release. I tell them when to push the button. One time, I put the camera on a bench.AG: So those serendipitous images started you thinking creatively about how women are received in culture?HM: Yes. I decided I wanted to know what happens if you set up a camera in public and just see what happens. And Ive been doing it now for about six years.AG: The publication of your self-portraits inspired thousands of surprisingly negative comments online. People wrote, among other things: Ergh, cankles, she is hideous. Nasty. Get the f--- out of the way fatty. Completely f---ing disgusting. It shouldnt go outside! Ever! Calling another human it seems a pretty extreme reaction to a body type.HM: Honestly, the first time I saw the comments, I laughed. I dont know why, but I think theyre funny. Funny in a sad way. I feel like the calories that it took to type their comments were a waste. The electricity that powered their device was a waste. Because, I dont care. I really dont. I dont care about you, anonymous person, who doesnt mean anything in my actual life.AG: Thats a pretty measured response to such unbridled brutality. Never mind that theyre missing the point of the whole series, but how did you handle that level of vitriol about something as personal as your appearance?HM: Oh, theres even some blog posts dedicated to how fat and ugly I am. The thing is, the project gets under peoples skin and thats good. If I can do more things that get under their skin then great, Im going to go do it.AG: Your art is more than simply provocative though. Its really an examination of how women are publicly shamed with startling regularity. Be it online or in the real world.HM: I do get furious about that, but in a different way. It motivates me. My next project is going to incorporate these comments. Im going to respond in a way that is much better than words. Im going to respond artistically. And they cant do that. I mean, maybe they can, but I doubt it.AG: I dont think a meta conversation through art is something most internet trolls are into.HM: [Laughs] No. What theyre probably going to do is say something equally dumb. Like, troll away, you little jerk. And that means the discussion goes nowhere. Words have one definition. Art, photographs and images have many.AG: One of the many things thats striking about your work is how many different types of people are shown reacting to you. Women and their bodies seem to provoke uninvited response from a wide variety of critics no matter how we look. What do you think thats about?HM: [Laughs] I really believe some of it is because we have an internet culture where were constantly voting. We have Facebook where you like and Instagram where you like. And were voting with just a click, just a touch of our finger. So our ability to vote and to rate things has become incredibly easy.AG: And those votes are assigned value in the world.HM: Yes. These people with metrics of millions of subscribers or millions of followers, theyre the ones who get endorsement deals. Theyre the ones who get opportunities. And then on top of that, the internet provided a landscape for people to be celebrated for being hateful, for being extreme. And one of the ways of getting fame is being extremely mean.AG: When I scroll through the comments in response to your photographs, so many of them include disparaging remarks about what they assume is your personality. The critique goes beyond the aesthetic to character. Its as if we cant separate looking from judging anymore.HM: We cant. Because literally everybody has been asked to offer their opinion. Your opinion is constantly being requested multiple times a day just on social media alone. Its like, follow, like, follow, like, follow. Our society offers this ease in judgment and now an audience to see you judge, and the crazier your judgments are, the bigger your audience gets. I mean, look at Trump.AG: When were you first aware of being appraised because of your body?HM: In terms of my weight, and not just as a female in the world, it was most obvious when I was at art school and someone kept leaving me notes on my bookshelf, like cartoons about fat people. And they would leave me nuts, kale chips, saying, Eat these! They were passive-aggressively criticizing, but they were too chicken to come and say anything to my face. It was frustrating.AG: Especially when they dont know a thing about your story or the particulars of your physical or psychological history.HM: In March this year there was that internet meme about that actor that was on the show Prison Break.AG: Wentworth Miller.HM: Yes, and how hed gotten fat. Photos of him chubby, next to those of him when he was super fit. And he had to step in and say, guess what folks, I have a lot of emotional stuff Im dealing with.AG: He posted, among other things, that hed had depression since childhood and that eating gave him comfort. None of which was really anyones business.HM: It takes a celebrity for fat shamers to be quieted. When they come after everyday people, no one cares.AG: You were athletic as a teen ...HM: I was. Very. I played soccer. Some years I was on as many as three different teams, between the school and local leagues. I started playing when I was about 10. By the time I got to high school, I was playing 40-plus hours a week.AG: What did you like about it?HM: It was thrilling. You just chase the ball like a moth chases light. And that was perfect for me. I liked the constant movement, the constant strategy and being around people that had the same goals.AG: But there ended up being a dark side of that intense focus for you.HM: Yeah. I dont know why or how it happened, but I came up with this goal that I wanted to be able to lay on my side and fit my fist into that indention that happens on your hip bone. I wanted my balled fist to fit in that space.AG: You developed an eating disorder?HM: Yes. And mine wasnt because I wanted to look like somebody else. For me, I became obsessed with these spaces that were created in my body where I was too thin, what the skin looked like between the bones. Those spaces intrigued me. And I was always struggling because I could never get skinnier or bonier the way I wanted because I was playing soccer. So I didnt look like the stereotypical image that we think about with an anorexic. And as a result nobody noticed I would eat very little. I remember drinking non-fat milk from these small cartons. And then I would go play my 40 hours of soccer.AG: How were you able to pull yourself out of that pattern?HM: After a period of years, I just got tired of being tired. I remember that I felt like my veins were full of water and it was just so painful. So at the end of the soccer season, I was graduating high school, and I just quit. Shortly after that, I found out that I had a thyroid disease. When I started college, I didnt gain the freshman 15, I gained the freshman 40.AG: That must have been a rough transition.HM: It was a large weight gain. After that point, I tried yo-yo diets, I did Weight Watchers, all the different diet plans. But the truth for me is that I have to do massive calorie restriction and a lot of exercise in order to lose weight. And after what I went through in high school, I decided I wanted to dedicate my life to finishing school and making art instead. These days, Im active. I go to the doctor. I dont eat poorly and I actually dont eat that much. Im healthy. So Ive decided I will love my body as it is right now. It functions perfectly fine. So Im OK with it.AG: I imagine many people are coming to your work and thanking you for addressing the issues of body policing, the punitive cultural gaze, the unfeasible expectations placed on women of all sizes.HM: Unlike the nasty comments, most of the positive notes that I receive are almost like diary entries. They arent just, Thank you for your project, but more like, I was on the verge of killing myself and then I saw your work and it gave me hope again.AG: Did you expect that sort of outcome?HM: Oh my god, never. Im just an artist. But if its going to impact someone that way, then great. My work has created a place to share very, very personal stories. And I let them do that, because it means a lot to be able to have a space for that. I try to respond to all of the people who write those types of letters.AG: Part of that intense response is probably because the work is so vulnerable. Its a really intimate series.HM: Right. And I think in some way people want to be me, in terms of wherever I am now with accepting myself and what other people think of me. And I do appreciate that. I think about it a lot. The empowerment that comes from trying to be the best person that you can be, and doing the best that you can. It truly doesnt matter what anybody says about you. But unfortunately, I think thats an extremely rare belief.AG: Its much easier to disregard yourself than to disregard the opinions of others. The notion that anyone could even control outside perceptions is deeply flawed. But so many women think, If I could just be ... fill in the blank, then everything would be better.HM: And you know what? I do too. When it comes down to it, people believe that once youre adored, youll have no problems. [Laughs]AG: Its interesting, when I interviewed Melissa McCarthy, she said that she still has people threaten her or send her notes saying shes a bad mother just because of her shape. Even someone as respected and beloved as Melissa McCarthy is still suffering from this unwelcome onslaught of judgment.HM: McCarthy is one of my idols, and not because of her size. Yes, she is a bigger girl. But what I love about her is the way she delivers her lines. Her comedy. She is a true original.AG: And yet, every single profile of her mentions her weight. Because, Hollywood.HM: Oh, I have a Hollywood anecdote! A Lifetime channel movie producer called me once my work became popular. She said wanted to make a story about my life. And Im thinking, OK, lets talk for a moment because this is not really a script-worthy thing that I do. And she said, Oh, no, no, no! Its your essence, your persona. But what we need to do is make it a rom-com. Because youre big gal, and big gals go to rom-coms.AG: No, she didnt.HM: [laughs] Uh, yeah she did. And then she asked if there was a funny story about me and my husband. And I had to explain that my life is the total opposite of a rom-com. So it was hilarious that happened, but at the same time, I just keep thinking to myself, how often are we put into boxes because of something that means absolutely nothing about the person we are inside?AG: Seems like the message of your work may have eluded that Lifetime producer.HM: Yeah. When I talked to her, I was just like, Really? You know what I do, right? But it doesnt matter. Ive been a catalyst to a conversation. I did some calculations and I think the reach has been, through all the media, more than 200 million people. As a photographic artist, you just cant get that in a museum or a gallery. Yes, that reach has come with these comments and these judgments. Yes, there are people stealing my photographs and using them to make fun of me. But Im happy that the conversation started because even if I just helped one person, just one, and that translates to them helping one person, and them helping one person, then thats valuable.AG: Tell me about what youve dubbed the self-improvement project.HM: I started archiving the comments I was getting in response to my work almost immediately. And a bunch of them said, Life would be great, everything would be fine, if you just lost weight. Or if I did this or that. I was getting a lot of advice.AG: Like, you should exercise more. Or get a makeover. Or eat less.HM: Exactly. Then I Googled the most-vain cities in America. Venice Beach, California. Miami Beach. Places like that. And I also Googled cities with the highest percentage of eating disorders, the most being, if you believe the internet, in Boulder, Colorado. And I used those places for my next locations. I went there, and I followed the advice I was given. I wanted to show what happened, for example, if I went to Venice Beach and worked out.AG: And what happened was further ridicule.HM: Yeah.AG: Have these projects made you depressed about humanity?HM: [Laughs] No. Everyone looks at each other. So it didnt surprise me or make me super negative. You know, sometimes Id go to a place and people would walk by and say some of the most horrific things ever to me. But that is just a moment in time. What interests me is when you take a moment in time and extract it from the scene and present it. How do you react to it then? And some people react with, Oh my god, how dare he look at her like that? And other people react with, Oh, youre so ugly, if I were there I would hit you. And all of that interests me. All of it.AG: What next?HM: My book came out in December and Im going to get some exhibitions for the project. I have a show in London, and then Ive been reaching out to high schools and working with young girls and boys on body image and internet bullying. And then artistically, Im doing self-portraits incorporating the people who bully me online. Thats the next project.AG: Reflecting on the reflections.HM: All these layers. You know, when people insult me, they claim freedom of speech. I can say whatever I want to you. But the other half of that is that you also have to accept the consequences of your voice and that speech. When youre an online anonymous profile, you can just delete yourself when things get too heated. But you cant do that in real life. Youth USA Basketball Jerseys . 1, meaning problems for the doping controls at both major international sports events next year. The World Anti-Doping Agency provisionally suspended the Moscow Antidoping Center on Sunday, saying its operations must improve or a six-month ban on the facilitys accreditation will be imposed. 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Nathan Hughes has admitted providing for his family was behind the decision to pledge his national allegiance to England.Fijian-born Hughes became available for the Grand Slam champions in June after qualifying on residency grounds and made his debut off the bench in Saturdays 37-21 victory over South Africa.Members of the Fiji squad who will run out at Twickenham this weekend are paid a mere ￡60 a day, a sum dwarfed by the ￡22,000 England players receive for each international.The figures involved have resulted in Hughes adopting a hard-nosed professional outlook on rugby knowing that he must provide for his family.I would love for Fiji to have more resources, but it is the way it is. They just have to deal with it and live on whatever they have got, Hughes said.There is a big difference and that is why people want to play rugby and how they survive.It is their bread and butter. Thats the decision I made -- I play my rugby to support my family and put shelter over their heads.Back home it has all been positive comments, everyone happy and proud of the decision I have made. Last week was exciting for me and my family.Despite the financial basis for his decision to represent England, Hughes insists the 26 minutes he played against South Africa were not without poignancy as he celebrated a proud moment in his career. Wholesale Team USA Basketball Jerseys. I feel English now. I can say Im an English person now. It was exciting to get the nod to come off the bench and represent England, I can say its my country now, Hughes said.It was huge and it was emotional. I live here in England, it is where my family is now. This is home for me.I will not sing both anthems, Ill only be singing the national anthem, God Save the Queen.It has been a long time coming but now the time is here, Ive got my first cap and Im excited to get more.Hughes, an explosive No. 8 bristling with raw potential, is set to start in the back row against the nation of his birth on Saturday and realises that this guarantees special treatment at Twickenham.I do understand it. If youre an Islander, and I have this opportunity to play against Fiji, you know what is coming. You take it and you have got to give it back. Theyll know its coming too, he said.It will be very special to make this first start against Fiji, but weve got a lot of class back-rowers in the squad, waiting for the opportunity. You just have to train well and when you get an opportunity, take it with both hands. 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Hes worked so hard to get this done and Im just so happy for him.Ryan Robinson returned an interception 42 yards for a touchdown and Troymaine Pope and Alex Collins ran for scores in the fourth quarter to lead the Seahawks to the win.But Rawls performance was the most noteworthy as he proved he is ready to play in the season opener on Sept. 11 and seize the starting job vacated when Marshawn Lynch retired.I think it was important a little bit. Maybe a confidence boost, Rawls said. Even if I didnt play I think I still would have been fine but Im glad I got a chance to get out here with my teammates and contribute.With most of Seattles starters only playing one series and the bulk of Oaklands first-stringers sitting out the entire game, there was little star power on the field.The first touchdown came early in the fourth quarter on the third turnover in a five-play span. After George Atkinson III and Trevone Boykin traded fumbles, Oakland rookie quarterback Connor Cook was pressured on a rollout. Robinson stepped in front of the pass and returned it for the score that made it 9-8.Thats completely on me, Cook said. I have to see that and ditch it. It has to be thrown at his feet or thrown out of bounds, dont try and be a hero.Oakland defensive lineman Denico Autry had a sack, five tackles for loss and a pass defensed. Autry also teamed with James Cowser to get pressure on Boykin in the end zone leading to an intentional grounding penalty that resulted in a safety and the only points in the first half.ANTHEM PROTESTSeahawks cornerback Jeremy Lane joined Colin Kaepernicks national anthem protest. Lane sat on the Seattle bench while the rest of his teammates stood during the anthem before the game. Lane said he did not tell any of his teammates of his plans before the game and that he will continue to do it until he feels justice has been served.I dont mean no disrespect toward anybody, but Im just standing behind what I believe, Lane said.ROOKIE WATCHSeahawks: Boykin was 7 for 15 for 72 yards passing as he showed a good ability to escape pressure and extend plays. He also ran for 24 yards on four carries.Raiders: Cook got his most extensive time of the preseason, coming in at the start of the second quarter in place of Matt McGloin. Cook went 15 for 30 for 145 yards and one interception.INJURY UPDATESeahawks: Rookie CB DeAndre Elliott was taken to the locker room on a cart in the second half with an undisclosed injury.Raiders: OL Austin Howard limped off the field in the second quarter after rolling his ankle and didnt return. Del Rio said he doesnt believe the injury is serious.POSITION BATTLESSeahawks: Garry Gilliam and JMarcus Webb rotated at right tackle as Seattle waits to determine who will start when the season begins.Raiders: Rookies DeAndre Washington and Jalen Richard once again got extensive time as they compete to be Latavius Murrays backup. Washington ran for 14 yards on 11 carries and caught four passes for 39 yards. Richard had three carries for 10 yards and one catch for 7 yards.QUOTABLESeahawks: I just like what hes doing and Im standing behind him, Lane said of his relationship with Kaepernick.Raiders: A little up and down. He certainly finished on a high note with the big kickoff return, coach Jack Del Rio on Atkinsons performance after a lost fumble, dropped TD pass, touchdown run and kickoff return for a score.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Salomon S Lab Sense Ultra .ca looks back at the stories and moments that made the year memorable. 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