<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MIKE%20CORDER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MIKE CORDER Associated Press</a>

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said.

The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar, who is mentioned in Anne’s world-famous diary about her life in hiding from the Netherlands’ Nazi occupiers, for helping to keep Anne’s memory alive with stories about their youth.

“Hannah Pick-Goslar meant a lot to the Anne Frank House, and we could always call on her,” the foundation said in a statement. It did not give details or the cause of her death.

Pick-Goslar grew up with Anne in Amsterdam after both their families moved there from Germany as Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party rose to power. The friends were separated as Anne’s family went into hiding in 1942 but met again briefly in February 1945, at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, shortly before Anne died there of typhus.

Before World War II, their families lived next door to one another in Amsterdam, and Anne and Hannah went to school together.

Pick-Goslar recalled attending her friend's 13th birthday party and seeing a red-and-white checkered diary that Anne's parents gave their daughter as a gift. Anne went on to fill it with her thoughts and frustrations while hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Anne’s father, Otto, published the diary after the war.

Pick-Goslar recounted their friendship in a book by Alison Leslie Gold called “Memories of Anne Frank; Reflections of a Childhood Friend.” The book was turned into a film, released last year, titled “My Best Friend Anne Frank.”

In a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, she said of Anne: “Today, everyone thinks she was someone holy. but this is not at all the case.″

“She was a girl who wrote beautifully and matured quickly during extraordinary circumstances,” Pick-Goslar said.

Pick-Goslar is mentioned in the diary, referred to by the name Anne called her: Hanneli.

On June 14, 1942, Anne wrote: “Hanneli and Sanne used to be my two best friends. People who saw us together always used to say: ‘There goes Anne, Hanne and Sanne.’”

The Anne Frank Foundation said Pick-Goslar “shared her memories of their friendship and the Holocaust into old age. She believed everyone should know what happened to her and her friend Anne after the last diary entry. No matter how terrible the story.”

Pick-Goslar last saw her friend in early February 1945, about a month before Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen and two months before the Allies liberated the camp.

They were held in different sections, separated by a tall barbed-wire fence. From time to time, they pressed up to the fence to speak to each other.

“I have no one,″ Anne once told her friend, weeping.

At the time, the Nazis had shorn Anne’s dark locks. “She always loved to play with her hair,″ -Pick-Goslar told the AP. “I remember her curling her hair with her fingers. It must have killed her to lose it.”

Pick-Goslar emigrated in 1947 to what is now Israel, where she became a nurse, married and had three children. Her family grew to include 11 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.

She used to say of her large family: “This is my answer to Hitler,” the Anne Frank Foundation said.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22MIKE%20CORDER%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By MIKE CORDER Associated Press</a>THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said.The Anne Frank Foundation paid tribute to Pick-Goslar, who is mentioned in Anne’s world-famous diary about her life in hiding from the Netherlands’ Nazi occupiers, for helping to keep Anne’s memory alive with stories about their youth.“Hannah Pick-Goslar meant a lot to the Anne Frank House, and we could always call on her,” the foundation said in a statement. It did not give details or the cause of her death.Pick-Goslar grew up with Anne in Amsterdam after both their families moved there from Germany as Adolf Hitler’s Nazi party rose to power. The friends were separated as Anne’s family went into hiding in 1942 but met again briefly in February 1945, at the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in Germany, shortly before Anne died there of typhus.Before World War II, their families lived next door to one another in Amsterdam, and Anne and Hannah went to school together.Pick-Goslar recalled attending her friend's 13th birthday party and seeing a red-and-white checkered diary that Anne's parents gave their daughter as a gift. Anne went on to fill it with her thoughts and frustrations while hiding from the Nazis in a secret annex in Amsterdam. Anne’s father, Otto, published the diary after the war.Pick-Goslar recounted their friendship in a book by Alison Leslie Gold called “Memories of Anne Frank; Reflections of a Childhood Friend.” The book was turned into a film, released last year, titled “My Best Friend Anne Frank.”In a 1998 interview with The Associated Press, she said of Anne: “Today, everyone thinks she was someone holy. but this is not at all the case.″“She was a girl who wrote beautifully and matured quickly during extraordinary circumstances,” Pick-Goslar said.Pick-Goslar is mentioned in the diary, referred to by the name Anne called her: Hanneli.On June 14, 1942, Anne wrote: “Hanneli and Sanne used to be my two best friends. People who saw us together always used to say: ‘There goes Anne, Hanne and Sanne.’”The Anne Frank Foundation said Pick-Goslar “shared her memories of their friendship and the Holocaust into old age. She believed everyone should know what happened to her and her friend Anne after the last diary entry. No matter how terrible the story.”Pick-Goslar last saw her friend in early February 1945, about a month before Anne died of typhus in Bergen-Belsen and two months before the Allies liberated the camp.They were held in different sections, separated by a tall barbed-wire fence. From time to time, they pressed up to the fence to speak to each other.“I have no one,″ Anne once told her friend, weeping.At the time, the Nazis had shorn Anne’s dark locks. “She always loved to play with her hair,″ -Pick-Goslar told the AP. “I remember her curling her hair with her fingers. It must have killed her to lose it.”Pick-Goslar emigrated in 1947 to what is now Israel, where she became a nurse, married and had three children. Her family grew to include 11 grandchildren, and 31 great-grandchildren.She used to say of her large family: “This is my answer to Hitler,” the Anne Frank Foundation said.

Anne Frank's friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22RONALD%20BLUM%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer</a>

HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/eric-burton-sings-national-anthem">lost track of the lyrics during "The Star-Spangled Banner"</a>&nbsp;before Friday night's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-houston-astros-atlanta-braves-6c501ba6467b08bb609464503a30979b">World Series opener</a>&nbsp;between Houston and Philadelphia.

With players and staff lined up on the field for the traditional pre-game ceremony, and a giant American flag unfurled across the outfield, the Black Pumas band leader went off track on the second line. He sang: “What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last streaming” instead of “gleaming.”

He continued correctly with: “Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight." But then, instead of “O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?” he backtracked to “What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last” before again singing “streaming” instead of “gleaming."

Burton then picked up correctly with “And the rocket’s red glare, the bomb bursting in air” and finished uneventfully.

Burton performed at last year's televised concert for President Joe Biden's inauguration.

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22RONALD%20BLUM%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer</a>HOUSTON (AP) — Grammy-nominated singer Eric Burton&nbsp;<a href="https://www.mlb.com/video/eric-burton-sings-national-anthem">lost track of the lyrics during "The Star-Spangled Banner"</a>&nbsp;before Friday night's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/mlb-sports-houston-astros-atlanta-braves-6c501ba6467b08bb609464503a30979b">World Series opener</a>&nbsp;between Houston and Philadelphia.With players and staff lined up on the field for the traditional pre-game ceremony, and a giant American flag unfurled across the outfield, the Black Pumas band leader went off track on the second line. He sang: “What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last streaming” instead of “gleaming.”He continued correctly with: “Whose broad stripes and bright stars through the perilous fight." But then, instead of “O’er the ramparts we watch’d were so gallantly streaming?” he backtracked to “What so proudly we hail’d at the twilight’s last” before again singing “streaming” instead of “gleaming."Burton then picked up correctly with “And the rocket’s red glare, the bomb bursting in air” and finished uneventfully.Burton performed at last year's televised concert for President Joe Biden's inauguration.

National anthem singer flubs lyrics at World Series opener

On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with Kansas Secretary of State Scott Schwab about the upcoming November 2022 election.

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By LEANNE ITALIE Associated Press

NEW YORK — Puma, you’re all boxed in. Nike, what have you done 
to the U.S. and Canada? Adidas, you’re making a few style waves.

With millions at stake in retail sales, this year’s <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-world-cup-qatar-guide-88a1ff6f5776aae3fc4f16400a5a8a51">World Cup</a>
 in Qatar has soccer fans playing rate the shirt — and what to buy. So 
far, there’s no runaway winner that just might earn icon status like the
 sold-out-in-minutes <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-north-america-international-soccer-sports-asia-sports-2a1852fa95f346428bd550f8388045bf">bright green and chevron jersey of Nigeria</a> during the last tournament in 2018.

Which kits definitely <a href="https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-united-states-international-world-cup-cba3160a820d798988ddddc2371cd376">don't dazzle</a>
 in the eyes of some hardcore fans — and a few outspoken players? Nike's
 effort for the U.S. team, which didn't qualify four years ago. An 
enlarged, simple country crest sits at the center on white home shirts 
perceived as bland, as opposed to classic. Nike relocated its swoosh 
logo to both sleeves.

A blue graphic at the neck has led to 
mocking comparisons to the Stay Puft marshmallow man of “Ghostbusters" 
fame. And the U.S. away kit features ice-dyed black Rorschach blotches 
against royal blue.

“It's ugly,” said 33-year-old fan Ryan Bender of the former. “The away ones look like training jerseys.”

Bender
 is a lifelong soccer player, youth coach and jersey collector in Los 
Angeles. He had few niceties in general for many of the kits of the big 
three outfitters: Nike (13 countries), Adidas (7) and Puma (6). That's 
especially so for the array of front boxes, shields and other containers
 where numbers will go courtesy of Puma on away kits for Senegal, 
Morocco, Uruguay and more.

There's particular ire for Puma over 
the QR code-like symbol of Switzerland. The idea overall, Puma said, was
 to highlight player numbers. It has also been likened among the grumpy 
to the iPhone calendar icon.

“There’s a lot of lack of creativity 
there. And to be honest, a lot of them just look like jerseys you would 
find in a roadside shop,” Bender said of Puma's kits.

While Bender
 has some favorites, and he isn't alone when it comes to derision for 
the U.S. shirts, not everybody is a hater in the every-four-years World 
Cup sweepstakes over shirts. The top three companies are joined by six 
other brands with one country each. Nike, Puma and Adidas have made the 
use of recycled materials a priority.

“The Nike and Puma kits are 
stunning,” said Aron Solomon, 55, in Montreal. “Nike did such a great 
job bringing clean lines and just the right shade of colors. Case in 
point is the Qatar home Jersey."

He was referring to the host's 
maroon kit with a serrated line of white triangles trimming sleeves in a
 design evoking the country's flag. Think shark's teeth.

Denmark 
took a bite out of Qatar when it unveiled a black jersey to go with two 
other kits. The black shirts, with maker Hummel's logo faded out, honor 
migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament.

As
 for his own country, Canada, Solomon is unbothered that the rejuvenated
 Les Rouges will take the pitch for their first World Cup appearance in 
36 years wearing the same template-based kits they've had since June 
2021. The shirts are traditional red and white with a crest featuring a 
maple leaf.

Like a few U.S. players who speak publicly about their kits, Canada defender Sam Adekugbe is disappointed.

“I
 just feel like every team should get a new kit for the World Cup 
because it’s a symbolic event. I don’t hate it, but I would have liked 
to have gotten a new kit, just because it’s something to cherish,” he 
told The Athletic.

Nike cites a different design cycle for Canada as the reason the country is going without.

Solomon
 has no love for Adidas-designed shirts, particularly the home jerseys 
of powerhouse Germany, where he lived for four years. It features a 
fierce wide black vertical stripe down the center against a white 
background in homage to the country's 1908 home shirt.

“It looks like they’re wearing a bib,” he said.

The
 Adidas shirts for four-time World Cup champs Germany, along with 
Argentina, Mexico and the other countries it outfitted, include the 
company's signature triple-line trim on the shoulders in various colors.
 Sort of like sporty epaulets.

Perhaps the most polarizing kit of 
the competition is the away look for Mexico, which some consider too 
flashy and others think will endure like Nigeria's shirts the last time 
around. The creamy white kit has an all-over red design of Mixtec art 
outlines in celebration of Mexico's fighting spirit. There's a nod on 
the inside back collar to the pre-Columbian deity Quetzalcoatl (so named
 by the Aztecs), aka the Feathered Serpent.

“They're my most 
favorite of the whole tournament,” said mega soccer fan Khloe Lewis, 27,
 in Somerville, Massachusetts. “I like the pattern and the contrast, but
 also that it's inspired by historic, traditional Mexican design.”

As a hot topic, debate over World Cup kits often churns among fans yearning for a jersey identity of their own.

“Kits
 get to the emotions. They're something that’s very close to people’s 
hearts and it makes them very, very vocal about them,” said Mateo 
Kossman, a senior product manager on the Adidas soccer apparel team who 
worked on Mexico's shirts.

Come Nov. 20, when the World Cup 
begins, soccer will dominate at the sports bar Das Beer Garden in 
Jupiter, Florida. Growing up in Caracas, 44-year-old co-owner Alex 
Marquez began playing the Beautiful Game in first grade. He roots for 
the U.S., Venezuela and Spain, the latter his parents' home country.

Marquez
 is pleased with Spain's classic home jersey in red from Adidas, worn 
with navy shorts and socks. The away kit — the aways being generally 
more adventurous — is another story. It has light blue swirls with faint
 digital lines on a white background and the country's bright red and 
yellow flag colors for the shoulder stripes in a grand show of 
disharmony.

“It's like the thing that goes around a baby's crib,” Marquez said of the swirls.

The blog Four On Four called the look exquisite, dubbing the wavy design a “geometric jellyfish pattern.”

Argentina
 switched it up, color wise, for its away shirts. Adidas rolled out a 
classic white and blue stripe home kit but veered for the first time in 
the country's history to a vibrant purple for the away jersey. It 
depicts the Sun of May and its long rays from the country's flag, though
 the rays and a background design look like flames. The purple is meant 
to represent gender equality, and overall diversity and inclusion. And 
the Adidas triple lines on the shoulders match!

How has the purple played among World Cup fans?

“Like
 everything we create, it’s important that the story is understood and 
told," said Andrew Dolan, an Adidas senior product manager who worked on
 the Argentina shirts. “I think everyone appreciates what we’re trying 
to do.”

At 10, Zain Ennaoui is a small fan with big opinions on 
soccer shirts. Of the new purple for Argentina, which has some soccer 
buffs rattled, the Brooklyn fifth-grader said politely, “It's good in 
its own way.”

Zain supports Morocco, where his dad is from, but 
he, too, loves Mexico's away extravaganza. He gets that most of the 
shirts among the 32 countries headed to Qatar have cultural meaning. 
That said, South Korea's away kit of many colors (black with yellow, 
blue and red brush strokes) is a tough sell for him, despite its nod to 
Taegeukgi, the symbol on the country's flag.

“It's like someone thought it was a good idea to get a paint gun and spray it all over the place. It did not work,” Zain said.

It's
 a toss up on which look for the U.S. is more roundly despised by 
critics. The soccer-obsessed site Footy Headlines rated Canada's tragedy
 at the bottom among Nike's efforts. The U.S. shirts were second to 
last.

“It looks like you'd wear it to a Grateful Dead concert,” 
said Kent Gethmann, 38, in Spencer, Iowa, of the blue and black away 
shirt.

That, the idea of lending street life to World Cup wear, might just be the point.

“I'd rock it,” Brandon Williams said of the same U.S. kit.

He's a Los Angeles menswear stylist for celebrities and star athletes, though no soccer players yet.

“I'd
 wear it oversized with some hoochie daddy shorts (they're really 
short), some clean white Nike Air Force Ones and a backward snapback," 
Williams said. "I'd throw a sweater over my shoulders like Carlton from 
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and I'm ready for Sunday brunch."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666968926967.jpeg" alt="Denmark's Christian Eriksen in action during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Croatia and Denmark at the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 22, 2022. Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. “The color of mourning,” kit manufacturer Hummel said when releasing the black third-choice design. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)" />
 <figcaption>Denmark's Christian Eriksen in action during the UEFA Nations League soccer match between Croatia and Denmark at the Maksimir stadium in Zagreb, Croatia, on Sept. 22, 2022. Denmark will wear team jerseys at the World Cup that protest the human rights record of host nation Qatar, with a black option to honor migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament. “The color of mourning,” kit manufacturer Hummel said when releasing the black third-choice design. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)</figcaption>
 </figure>By LEANNE ITALIE Associated PressNEW YORK — Puma, you’re all boxed in. Nike, what have you done 
to the U.S. and Canada? Adidas, you’re making a few style waves.With millions at stake in retail sales, this year’s <a href="https://apnews.com/article/2022-world-cup-qatar-guide-88a1ff6f5776aae3fc4f16400a5a8a51">World Cup</a>
 in Qatar has soccer fans playing rate the shirt — and what to buy. So 
far, there’s no runaway winner that just might earn icon status like the
 sold-out-in-minutes <a href="https://apnews.com/article/world-cup-north-america-international-soccer-sports-asia-sports-2a1852fa95f346428bd550f8388045bf">bright green and chevron jersey of Nigeria</a> during the last tournament in 2018.Which kits definitely <a href="https://apnews.com/article/soccer-sports-united-states-international-world-cup-cba3160a820d798988ddddc2371cd376">don't dazzle</a>
 in the eyes of some hardcore fans — and a few outspoken players? Nike's
 effort for the U.S. team, which didn't qualify four years ago. An 
enlarged, simple country crest sits at the center on white home shirts 
perceived as bland, as opposed to classic. Nike relocated its swoosh 
logo to both sleeves.A blue graphic at the neck has led to 
mocking comparisons to the Stay Puft marshmallow man of “Ghostbusters" 
fame. And the U.S. away kit features ice-dyed black Rorschach blotches 
against royal blue.“It's ugly,” said 33-year-old fan Ryan Bender of the former. “The away ones look like training jerseys.”Bender
 is a lifelong soccer player, youth coach and jersey collector in Los 
Angeles. He had few niceties in general for many of the kits of the big 
three outfitters: Nike (13 countries), Adidas (7) and Puma (6). That's 
especially so for the array of front boxes, shields and other containers
 where numbers will go courtesy of Puma on away kits for Senegal, 
Morocco, Uruguay and more.There's particular ire for Puma over 
the QR code-like symbol of Switzerland. The idea overall, Puma said, was
 to highlight player numbers. It has also been likened among the grumpy 
to the iPhone calendar icon.“There’s a lot of lack of creativity 
there. And to be honest, a lot of them just look like jerseys you would 
find in a roadside shop,” Bender said of Puma's kits.While Bender
 has some favorites, and he isn't alone when it comes to derision for 
the U.S. shirts, not everybody is a hater in the every-four-years World 
Cup sweepstakes over shirts. The top three companies are joined by six 
other brands with one country each. Nike, Puma and Adidas have made the 
use of recycled materials a priority.“The Nike and Puma kits are 
stunning,” said Aron Solomon, 55, in Montreal. “Nike did such a great 
job bringing clean lines and just the right shade of colors. Case in 
point is the Qatar home Jersey."He was referring to the host's 
maroon kit with a serrated line of white triangles trimming sleeves in a
 design evoking the country's flag. Think shark's teeth.Denmark 
took a bite out of Qatar when it unveiled a black jersey to go with two 
other kits. The black shirts, with maker Hummel's logo faded out, honor 
migrant workers who died during construction work for the tournament.As
 for his own country, Canada, Solomon is unbothered that the rejuvenated
 Les Rouges will take the pitch for their first World Cup appearance in 
36 years wearing the same template-based kits they've had since June 
2021. The shirts are traditional red and white with a crest featuring a 
maple leaf.Like a few U.S. players who speak publicly about their kits, Canada defender Sam Adekugbe is disappointed.“I
 just feel like every team should get a new kit for the World Cup 
because it’s a symbolic event. I don’t hate it, but I would have liked 
to have gotten a new kit, just because it’s something to cherish,” he 
told The Athletic.Nike cites a different design cycle for Canada as the reason the country is going without.Solomon
 has no love for Adidas-designed shirts, particularly the home jerseys 
of powerhouse Germany, where he lived for four years. It features a 
fierce wide black vertical stripe down the center against a white 
background in homage to the country's 1908 home shirt.“It looks like they’re wearing a bib,” he said.The
 Adidas shirts for four-time World Cup champs Germany, along with 
Argentina, Mexico and the other countries it outfitted, include the 
company's signature triple-line trim on the shoulders in various colors.
 Sort of like sporty epaulets.Perhaps the most polarizing kit of 
the competition is the away look for Mexico, which some consider too 
flashy and others think will endure like Nigeria's shirts the last time 
around. The creamy white kit has an all-over red design of Mixtec art 
outlines in celebration of Mexico's fighting spirit. There's a nod on 
the inside back collar to the pre-Columbian deity Quetzalcoatl (so named
 by the Aztecs), aka the Feathered Serpent.“They're my most 
favorite of the whole tournament,” said mega soccer fan Khloe Lewis, 27,
 in Somerville, Massachusetts. “I like the pattern and the contrast, but
 also that it's inspired by historic, traditional Mexican design.”As a hot topic, debate over World Cup kits often churns among fans yearning for a jersey identity of their own.“Kits
 get to the emotions. They're something that’s very close to people’s 
hearts and it makes them very, very vocal about them,” said Mateo 
Kossman, a senior product manager on the Adidas soccer apparel team who 
worked on Mexico's shirts.Come Nov. 20, when the World Cup 
begins, soccer will dominate at the sports bar Das Beer Garden in 
Jupiter, Florida. Growing up in Caracas, 44-year-old co-owner Alex 
Marquez began playing the Beautiful Game in first grade. He roots for 
the U.S., Venezuela and Spain, the latter his parents' home country.Marquez
 is pleased with Spain's classic home jersey in red from Adidas, worn 
with navy shorts and socks. The away kit — the aways being generally 
more adventurous — is another story. It has light blue swirls with faint
 digital lines on a white background and the country's bright red and 
yellow flag colors for the shoulder stripes in a grand show of 
disharmony.“It's like the thing that goes around a baby's crib,” Marquez said of the swirls.The blog Four On Four called the look exquisite, dubbing the wavy design a “geometric jellyfish pattern.”Argentina
 switched it up, color wise, for its away shirts. Adidas rolled out a 
classic white and blue stripe home kit but veered for the first time in 
the country's history to a vibrant purple for the away jersey. It 
depicts the Sun of May and its long rays from the country's flag, though
 the rays and a background design look like flames. The purple is meant 
to represent gender equality, and overall diversity and inclusion. And 
the Adidas triple lines on the shoulders match!How has the purple played among World Cup fans?“Like
 everything we create, it’s important that the story is understood and 
told," said Andrew Dolan, an Adidas senior product manager who worked on
 the Argentina shirts. “I think everyone appreciates what we’re trying 
to do.”At 10, Zain Ennaoui is a small fan with big opinions on 
soccer shirts. Of the new purple for Argentina, which has some soccer 
buffs rattled, the Brooklyn fifth-grader said politely, “It's good in 
its own way.”Zain supports Morocco, where his dad is from, but 
he, too, loves Mexico's away extravaganza. He gets that most of the 
shirts among the 32 countries headed to Qatar have cultural meaning. 
That said, South Korea's away kit of many colors (black with yellow, 
blue and red brush strokes) is a tough sell for him, despite its nod to 
Taegeukgi, the symbol on the country's flag.“It's like someone thought it was a good idea to get a paint gun and spray it all over the place. It did not work,” Zain said.It's
 a toss up on which look for the U.S. is more roundly despised by 
critics. The soccer-obsessed site Footy Headlines rated Canada's tragedy
 at the bottom among Nike's efforts. The U.S. shirts were second to 
last.“It looks like you'd wear it to a Grateful Dead concert,” 
said Kent Gethmann, 38, in Spencer, Iowa, of the blue and black away 
shirt.That, the idea of lending street life to World Cup wear, might just be the point.“I'd rock it,” Brandon Williams said of the same U.S. kit.He's a Los Angeles menswear stylist for celebrities and star athletes, though no soccer players yet.“I'd
 wear it oversized with some hoochie daddy shorts (they're really 
short), some clean white Nike Air Force Ones and a backward snapback," 
Williams said. "I'd throw a sweater over my shoulders like Carlton from 
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and I'm ready for Sunday brunch."

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NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.

The book will be called “Spare” and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with “raw, unflinching honesty" and filled with ”insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”

In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry's mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, “walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror.”

“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling — and how their lives would play out from that point on,” the statement reads in part.

“For Harry, this is his story at last.”

The memoir's title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry's being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.

The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from “Spare” to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS.

Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.”

Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as “intimate and heartfelt” and tentatively scheduled for this year.

The Duke of Sussex had already revealed a news-making willingness to discuss his private life when he and his American-born wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were interviewed for a March 2021 broadcast by their neighbor in Santa Barbara, California, Oprah Winfrey. The couple spoke of Meghan's deep unhappiness with her new life in England, the alleged racism within the royal family and Harry's fear that his wife's life might be endangered had they remained in his native country.

In 1992, Diana worked with author Andrew Morton on her explosive memoir “Diana: Her True Story,” in which she described at length her unhappy marriage to the future King Charles, Harry's father.

Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the U.S. Harry told Winfrey that his family cut him off financially and that he helped pay for his security with money left to him by his mother. They have launched numerous initiatives, including a Netflix production deal and the “impact-driven non-profit” Archewell Foundation.

The book's delay led to rumors that Harry was hesitating to say too much about his family, or was perhaps revising the narrative after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September. He has spoken of being estranged from his brother, William, although the siblings and their wives appeared in public together during the mourning period following the Queen's death.

“Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere," the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement. “He shares a remarkably moving personal journey from trauma to healing, one that speaks to the power of love and will inspire and encourage millions of people around the world.”

<a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/home/search/?query=byline:%22HILLEL%20ITALIE%22&amp;mediaType=text&amp;st=keyword&amp;sortOrder=newest">By HILLEL ITALIE &nbsp;AP National Writer</a>NEW YORK (AP) — Prince Harry's memoir, an object of obsessive anticipation worldwide since first announced last year, is coming out Jan. 10.The book will be called “Spare” and is being billed by Penguin Random House, as an account told with “raw, unflinching honesty" and filled with ”insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.”In a statement released Thursday, Penguin Random House summoned memories of the stunning death in 1997 of Prince Harry's mother, Diana, and of Harry and his brother, William, “walking behind their mother’s coffin as the world watched in sorrow — and horror.”“As Diana, Princess of Wales, was laid to rest, billions wondered what the princes must be thinking and feeling — and how their lives would play out from that point on,” the statement reads in part.“For Harry, this is his story at last.”The memoir's title is an apparent reference to Prince Harry's being a royal “spare,” not the first in line to succession. William, Prince of Wales, is next in line.The 416-page book will come out in 16 languages, from Dutch to Portuguese, and also will be released in an audio edition read by Prince Harry. Financial terms were not disclosed, but Harry, the Duke of Sussex, will be using proceeds from “Spare” to donate to British charities. He has already given $1.5 million to Sentebale, an organization he co-founded with Prince Seeiso of Lesotho to help children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana affected by HIV/AIDS.Penguin Random House identifies Prince Harry as “a husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran, mental wellness advocate, and environmentalist.”Royals watchers and the public at large have speculated endlessly since the book was first announced in July 2021, billed as “intimate and heartfelt” and tentatively scheduled for this year.The Duke of Sussex had already revealed a news-making willingness to discuss his private life when he and his American-born wife, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, were interviewed for a March 2021 broadcast by their neighbor in Santa Barbara, California, Oprah Winfrey. The couple spoke of Meghan's deep unhappiness with her new life in England, the alleged racism within the royal family and Harry's fear that his wife's life might be endangered had they remained in his native country.In 1992, Diana worked with author Andrew Morton on her explosive memoir “Diana: Her True Story,” in which she described at length her unhappy marriage to the future King Charles, Harry's father.Harry and Meghan stepped back from their royal duties in 2020 and moved to the U.S. Harry told Winfrey that his family cut him off financially and that he helped pay for his security with money left to him by his mother. They have launched numerous initiatives, including a Netflix production deal and the “impact-driven non-profit” Archewell Foundation.The book's delay led to rumors that Harry was hesitating to say too much about his family, or was perhaps revising the narrative after his grandmother, Queen Elizabeth II, died in September. He has spoken of being estranged from his brother, William, although the siblings and their wives appeared in public together during the mourning period following the Queen's death.“Penguin Random House is honored to be publishing Prince Harry’s candid and emotionally powerful story for readers everywhere," the global CEO of Penguin Random House, Markus Dohle, said in a statement. “He shares a remarkably moving personal journey from trauma to healing, one that speaks to the power of love and will inspire and encourage millions of people around the world.”

Prince Harry's memoir, titled 'Spare,' to come out Jan. 10

MANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California-based headquarters of athletic shoemaker Skechers after he showed up unannounced Wednesday, a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/adidas-ends-kanye-west-partnership-7425f65ea39f7bbdd02d0e033d9be4b8">day after Adidas ended its partnership</a>&nbsp;with the artist following his antisemitic remarks.

The Grammy winner, who legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation” at Skechers corporate headquarters in Manhattan Beach, southwest of Los Angeles, the company said.

“Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a brief conversation," according to a company statement.

“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.”

The rapper's Instagram account — which had been suspended over antisemitic comments — resumed posting Tuesday night. A new message showing a screen grab of a text message that appeared to be from a contact at a high-profile law firm spelled out when Ye could resume making apparel and new shoe designs.

Details of the message could not be verified; email messages sent to representatives for Ye weren’t immediately returned.

For weeks, Ye has made antisemitic comments in interviews and social media, including a Twitter post earlier this month that he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON. His posts led to his suspension from both Twitter and Instagram.

On Tuesday, sportswear manufacturer Adidas announced that it was ending a partnership with Ye that helped make him a billionaire, saying it doesn't tolerate antisemitism and hate speech.

The German sneaker giant said it expected that the decision to immediately stop production of its Yeezy products would cause a hit to its net income of up to 250 million euros ($246 million).

The company had stuck with Ye through other controversies after he suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast.”

Other companies also have announced they were cutting ties with Ye, including Foot Locker, Gap, TJ Maxx, JPMorgan Chase bank and Vogue magazine. An MRC documentary about him was also scrapped.

Associated PressMANHATTAN BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The rapper formerly known as Kanye West was escorted out of the California-based headquarters of athletic shoemaker Skechers after he showed up unannounced Wednesday, a&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/adidas-ends-kanye-west-partnership-7425f65ea39f7bbdd02d0e033d9be4b8">day after Adidas ended its partnership</a>&nbsp;with the artist following his antisemitic remarks.The Grammy winner, who legally changed his name to Ye, “arrived unannounced and without invitation” at Skechers corporate headquarters in Manhattan Beach, southwest of Los Angeles, the company said.“Considering Ye was engaged in unauthorized filming, two Skechers executives escorted him and his party from the building after a brief conversation," according to a company statement.“Skechers is not considering and has no intention of working with West,” the company said. “We condemn his recent divisive remarks and do not tolerate antisemitism or any other form of hate speech.”The rapper's Instagram account — which had been suspended over antisemitic comments — resumed posting Tuesday night. A new message showing a screen grab of a text message that appeared to be from a contact at a high-profile law firm spelled out when Ye could resume making apparel and new shoe designs.Details of the message could not be verified; email messages sent to representatives for Ye weren’t immediately returned.For weeks, Ye has made antisemitic comments in interviews and social media, including a Twitter post earlier this month that he would soon go “death con 3 on JEWISH PEOPLE,” an apparent reference to the U.S. defense readiness condition scale known as DEFCON. His posts led to his suspension from both Twitter and Instagram.He apologized for the tweet on Monday.On Tuesday, sportswear manufacturer Adidas announced that it was ending a partnership with Ye that helped make him a billionaire, saying it doesn't tolerate antisemitism and hate speech.The German sneaker giant said it expected that the decision to immediately stop production of its Yeezy products would cause a hit to its net income of up to 250 million euros ($246 million).The company had stuck with Ye through other controversies after he suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast.”Other companies also have announced they were cutting ties with Ye, including Foot Locker, Gap, TJ Maxx, JPMorgan Chase bank and Vogue magazine. An MRC documentary about him was also scrapped.

Ye kicked out of Skechers' headquarters in California

BANGKOK (AP) — A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday.

Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being a transgender woman. She helped establish a nonprofit group, Life Inspired For Transsexual Foundation, to promote trans rights.

JKN said it acquired the rights to the Miss Universe pageant from IMG Worldwide LLC, a sports, talent and events marketing company which has held the Miss Universe Organization since 2015. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was part owner of the pageant rights from 1996 until IMG’s purchase.

JKN said it has established a subsidiary in the United States, JKN Metaverse Inc., to own the Miss Universe Organization. The Miss Universe pageant is broadcast in 165 countries, according to IMG.

In a statement, Chakrapong described the purchase as "a strong, strategic addition to our portfolio.” JKN, which is involved in content distribution, beverages, food supplements, beauty and consumer products, said the Miss Universe name will be used to promote its consumer products.

A profile of Chakrapong in the Bangkok Post newspaper earlier this year said in her youth, she studied at an all-male school where she was harassed for identifying as female. After attaining financial success, she spent 40 million baht ($1 million) on sex reassignment surgery and other procedures, the newspaper reported.

While Thailand enjoys a positive international reputation when it comes to the rights and lifestyles of LGBTQ communities, the absence of a procedure for transgender people to change their legal gender, coupled with insufficient legal protections and social stigma, limits transgender people’s access to services and exposes them to daily indignities, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report last year.

Associated PressBANGKOK (AP) — A Thai business tycoon and transgender activist has purchased the Miss Universe Organization for $20 million, her company announced Wednesday.Chakrapong “Anne” Chakrajutathib, who controls JKN Global Group Public Co. Ltd., is a celebrity in Thailand who has starred in reality shows and is outspoken about being a transgender woman. She helped establish a nonprofit group, Life Inspired For Transsexual Foundation, to promote trans rights.JKN said it acquired the rights to the Miss Universe pageant from IMG Worldwide LLC, a sports, talent and events marketing company which has held the Miss Universe Organization since 2015. Former U.S. President Donald Trump was part owner of the pageant rights from 1996 until IMG’s purchase.JKN said it has established a subsidiary in the United States, JKN Metaverse Inc., to own the Miss Universe Organization. The Miss Universe pageant is broadcast in 165 countries, according to IMG.In a statement, Chakrapong described the purchase as "a strong, strategic addition to our portfolio.” JKN, which is involved in content distribution, beverages, food supplements, beauty and consumer products, said the Miss Universe name will be used to promote its consumer products.A profile of Chakrapong in the Bangkok Post newspaper earlier this year said in her youth, she studied at an all-male school where she was harassed for identifying as female. After attaining financial success, she spent 40 million baht ($1 million) on sex reassignment surgery and other procedures, the newspaper reported.While Thailand enjoys a positive international reputation when it comes to the rights and lifestyles of LGBTQ communities, the absence of a procedure for transgender people to change their legal gender, coupled with insufficient legal protections and social stigma, limits transgender people’s access to services and exposes them to daily indignities, New York-based Human Rights Watch said in a report last year.

Thai transgender activist buys Miss Universe org for $20M

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On this week's Tiger Talk, Voice of the Tigers Gerard Wellbrock speaks with Fort Hays State University Head Football Coach Chris Brown about the latest in FHSU Football.

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The Salina Symphony will present an afternoon of “Romance” on Nov. 6.

Under the baton of Music Director Yaniv Segal, the symphony is scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe Avenue.

The concert will feature something for everyone, beginning with the gripping melodrama of Tchaikovsky’s&nbsp;Romeo and Juliet&nbsp;followed by reflective yet driving music from Gabriel Prokofiev’s genre-defying crossover album,&nbsp;Breaking Screens. After intermission, the audience will experience a romantic musical journey with&nbsp;Symphony in Scenes: Skychange, a four-movement work based on music Maestro Segal wrote for his wedding.

London-based DJ and composer Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei Prokofiev, will join the symphony as guest artist. Composing music that both embraces and challenges western classical traditions, Prokofiev has emerged as a significant voice in new approaches to classical music at the beginning of the 21st century.

Prokofiev has built up a large body of orchestral and chamber works and has composed seven concertos (three featuring turntables) as well as many electronic works, often combining synthesizers and samples with classical instrumentation. His works have been performed internationally by orchestras including Seattle Symphony,

Detroit Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony and BBC Philharmonic, among many others.

Prokofiev is also an events curator, producer and founder of the Nonclassical record label and club night, home to a host of artists who defy conventions. Through Nonclassical, he has been one of the leading proponents of presenting classical music in non-traditional venues.

Tickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online at www.salinasymphony.org. Single admission is $29 or $39 and $19 for students.

Season tickets may be ordered by phone at 785-823-8309 or in person at the Symphony Office, located on the second floor of the Stiefel Theatre.

Pre-Concert Talk A pre-concert talk with Segal and Prokofiev is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the Stiefel Theatre Watson Room. Please enter through the main theatre doors. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.

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 </figure>Salina SymphonyThe Salina Symphony will present an afternoon of “Romance” on Nov. 6.Under the baton of Music Director Yaniv Segal, the symphony is scheduled to perform at 4 p.m. Nov. 6 in the Stiefel Theatre, 151 S. Santa Fe Avenue.The concert will feature something for everyone, beginning with the gripping melodrama of Tchaikovsky’s&nbsp;Romeo and Juliet&nbsp;followed by reflective yet driving music from Gabriel Prokofiev’s genre-defying crossover album,&nbsp;Breaking Screens. After intermission, the audience will experience a romantic musical journey with&nbsp;Symphony in Scenes: Skychange, a four-movement work based on music Maestro Segal wrote for his wedding.Guest artist Gabriel ProkofievLondon-based DJ and composer Gabriel Prokofiev, grandson of Sergei Prokofiev, will join the symphony as guest artist. Composing music that both embraces and challenges western classical traditions, Prokofiev has emerged as a significant voice in new approaches to classical music at the beginning of the 21st century.Prokofiev has built up a large body of orchestral and chamber works and has composed seven concertos (three featuring turntables) as well as many electronic works, often combining synthesizers and samples with classical instrumentation. His works have been performed internationally by orchestras including Seattle Symphony,Detroit Symphony, St Petersburg Philharmonic, Moscow State Symphony and BBC Philharmonic, among many others.Prokofiev is also an events curator, producer and founder of the Nonclassical record label and club night, home to a host of artists who defy conventions. Through Nonclassical, he has been one of the leading proponents of presenting classical music in non-traditional venues.Tickets on saleTickets may be purchased at the Stiefel Theatre Box Office, by calling 785-827-1998 or online at www.salinasymphony.org. Single admission is $29 or $39 and $19 for students.Season tickets may be ordered by phone at 785-823-8309 or in person at the Symphony Office, located on the second floor of the Stiefel Theatre.Pre-Concert Talk A pre-concert talk with Segal and Prokofiev is scheduled for 3 p.m. in the Stiefel Theatre Watson Room. Please enter through the main theatre doors. Doors will open at 2:30 p.m.

Salina Symphony Nov. 6 concert to feature composer Prokofiev

By COLE REIF Great Bend Post

While the holiday focus is currently on organizing costumes and making sure you have enough candy, staff with the Great Bend Public Lands Department is getting ready to have a bright Christmas. Preparation for displaying the Christmas light decorations around town will begin near Halloween, to give city staff enough time to have them ready for the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Public Lands Director Scott Keeler said it takes his staff between three to four weeks to make repairs to light fixtures, display the holiday decorations and add any new pieces. Turning Great Bend into a “Christmas city” has taken on much more responsibility compared to when Keeler first started working for the city. "I remember we had some old decorations up and down Main Street, and a few lights around the courthouse," said Keeler. "It used to be flood lights that we would put by the pillars. We pretty much relied on Christmas Fantasy Village down south. There really wasn't too much and it took about a week to put up." A massive amount of lights and displays are now featured at Veterans Memorial Park, Barton County Courthouse and Brit Spaugh Park. The new .15% quality of life sales tax this year has allocated funds to Christmas light decorations to make repairs and bring in additions. Keeler said there will be more motion displays this year. "As far as lighting in different areas, are hands are tied a little bit," said Keeler. "At the present time, we only have so much electricity and availability in the area. We have to stay near to those points because we have to have power to run them." The lights will go on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to coincide with the Home for the Holidays Festival and Parade.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

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 </figure>By COLE REIF Great Bend PostWhile the holiday focus is currently on organizing costumes and making sure you have enough candy, staff with the Great Bend Public Lands Department is getting ready to have a bright Christmas. Preparation for displaying the Christmas light decorations around town will begin near Halloween, to give city staff enough time to have them ready for the Saturday after Thanksgiving. Public Lands Director Scott Keeler said it takes his staff between three to four weeks to make repairs to light fixtures, display the holiday decorations and add any new pieces. Turning Great Bend into a “Christmas city” has taken on much more responsibility compared to when Keeler first started working for the city. "I remember we had some old decorations up and down Main Street, and a few lights around the courthouse," said Keeler. "It used to be flood lights that we would put by the pillars. We pretty much relied on Christmas Fantasy Village down south. There really wasn't too much and it took about a week to put up." A massive amount of lights and displays are now featured at Veterans Memorial Park, Barton County Courthouse and Brit Spaugh Park. The new .15% quality of life sales tax this year has allocated funds to Christmas light decorations to make repairs and bring in additions. Keeler said there will be more motion displays this year. "As far as lighting in different areas, are hands are tied a little bit," said Keeler. "At the present time, we only have so much electricity and availability in the area. We have to stay near to those points because we have to have power to run them." The lights will go on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to coincide with the Home for the Holidays Festival and Parade.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Great Bend staff preparing for Christmas light displays setup

LONDON (AP) — Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-entertainment-racial-injustice-music-1d28cc669f650932d68fe1113a491889">latest company to cut ties with Ye</a>&nbsp;and a decision that the German sportwear company said would hit its bottom line.

“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech," the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness."

The company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act. It said at the beginning of the month that it was placing its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper under review.

Adidas said Tuesday that it conducted a “thorough review" and would immediately stop production of its line of Yeezy products and stop payments to Ye and his companies. The sportswear company said it was expected to take a hit of up to 250 million euros ($246 million) to its net income this year from the move.

The move by Adidas, whose CEO Kasper Rorsted is stepping down next year, comes after Ye was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-entertainment-music-ba5c710ec59d195fe4d83cb2c9343589">suspended from Twitter and Instagram</a>&nbsp;this month over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.

He recently suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast,” among other comments. He also was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his Yeezy collection show in Paris.

Ye’s talent agency, CAA, has dropped him, and the MRC studio announced Monday that it is shelving a complete documentary about the rapper.

<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ye-balenciaga-28435658118d31f0a6112b5970dc6671">The Balenciaga fashion house</a>&nbsp;cut ties with Ye last week, according to Women’s Wear Daily.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-parler-5b1cbdb1f311ae9de70b3d4e247e6201">JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their business relationship</a>, although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye’s antisemitic comments.

In recent weeks, Ye also has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-4e4ff0d466f7a1a622339e03232a1ca1">ended his company's association with Gap</a>&nbsp;and has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers.

After he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, Ye offered to buy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-parler-5b1cbdb1f311ae9de70b3d4e247e6201">conservative social network Parler</a>.

Demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass Saturday unfurled a banner praising Ye's antisemitic comments, prompting an outcry on social media from celebrities and others who said they stand with Jewish people.

Associated PressLONDON (AP) — Adidas has ended its partnership with the rapper formerly known as Kanye West over his offensive and antisemitic remarks, the&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-entertainment-racial-injustice-music-1d28cc669f650932d68fe1113a491889">latest company to cut ties with Ye</a>&nbsp;and a decision that the German sportwear company said would hit its bottom line.“Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech," the company said in a statement Tuesday. “Ye’s recent comments and actions have been unacceptable, hateful and dangerous, and they violate the company’s values of diversity and inclusion, mutual respect and fairness."The company faced pressure to cut ties with Ye, with celebrities and others on social media urging Adidas to act. It said at the beginning of the month that it was placing its lucrative sneaker deal with the rapper under review.Adidas said Tuesday that it conducted a “thorough review" and would immediately stop production of its line of Yeezy products and stop payments to Ye and his companies. The sportswear company said it was expected to take a hit of up to 250 million euros ($246 million) to its net income this year from the move.The move by Adidas, whose CEO Kasper Rorsted is stepping down next year, comes after Ye was&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/twitter-inc-entertainment-music-ba5c710ec59d195fe4d83cb2c9343589">suspended from Twitter and Instagram</a>&nbsp;this month over antisemitic posts that the social networks said violated their policies.He recently suggested slavery was a choice and called the COVID-19 vaccine the “mark of the beast,” among other comments. He also was criticized for wearing a “White Lives Matter” T-shirt to his Yeezy collection show in Paris.Ye’s talent agency, CAA, has dropped him, and the MRC studio announced Monday that it is shelving a complete documentary about the rapper.<a href="https://apnews.com/article/ye-balenciaga-28435658118d31f0a6112b5970dc6671">The Balenciaga fashion house</a>&nbsp;cut ties with Ye last week, according to Women’s Wear Daily.&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-parler-5b1cbdb1f311ae9de70b3d4e247e6201">JPMorganChase and Ye have ended their business relationship</a>, although the banking breakup was in the works even before Ye’s antisemitic comments.In recent weeks, Ye also has&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-4e4ff0d466f7a1a622339e03232a1ca1">ended his company's association with Gap</a>&nbsp;and has told Bloomberg that he plans to cut ties with his corporate suppliers.After he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook, Ye offered to buy&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/kanye-west-parler-5b1cbdb1f311ae9de70b3d4e247e6201">conservative social network Parler</a>.Demonstrators on a Los Angeles overpass Saturday unfurled a banner praising Ye's antisemitic comments, prompting an outcry on social media from celebrities and others who said they stand with Jewish people.

Adidas ends partnership with Ye over antisemitic remarks

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By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays Post

The Hays Art Center is featuring three exhibits now through Nov. 22.

"Intuitive" features the work of former Fort Hays State University art instructor Kathleen Kuchar and Ron Michael, FHSU grad and director of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg.

Meder said she thought the energy and process of both artists is very similar.

Kuchar's art consists of large color abstract canvasses. Whereas Michael's pieces are earthenware pots and sculptures using wood, stone and metal.

"When you look at some of the patterning and shapes and that organic and very intuitive style, from the title, this is something they both have," Brenda Meder, Hays Arts Center director, said. "I love the way it works together."

Michael's sculptures, vessels and disks are inspired by surfaces, forms, and other stuff found in nature. When creating pieces, he embraces an organic quality, weathered aesthetic, imperfection, texture, asymmetry, sense of mystery and humor, he said in his artist's statement.

"You can see his shapes are very of the earth and organic," Meder said.

His ceramic pieces include a high percentage of Kansas clay formed using hand-built or wheel-thrown techniques. He often brushes or sifts a colored Mason stain on the wet clay to add differing colors.

"Intuitive&nbsp;is the perfect title for this show," Kuchar said in her artist's statement. "That’s how I work!  Typically, I start out with a general idea and let it go from there.

"The work takes on a life of its own as I add, subtract and make changes. When to stop is the question. Usually, the painting tells me it is finished when the colors work together, the shapes are just right, and I like the way it looks."

&nbsp;Kuchar is also a member of the Society of Layerist in Multi-Media, and pieces created by her and other society members for the "About Trees" project are also on display at the art center in the gallery hallway.

Thirty-three small canvases from Kansas and regional members are on display. As the title indicates, all of the artists have depicted trees on small canvases in different ways.

The purpose of the society is to serve as a network for artists who express a holistic perspective, in which everything relates to everything else, across time and space. Layered art can be done in any medium, but it shares a unifying intention, according to the society.

Konnor Splichal, senior in ceramics at FHSU, is exhibiting "Beyond Dusk," his BFA exhibition in the art center's rear gallery.

In addition to ceramic vessels, Splichal has created several electrified pieces from small table lamps, to hanging fixtures, to 3-foot tall luminaries.

Splichal, who is a Thomas More Prep-Marian graduate, said in his artists statement "By exploring the connection between ceramics and interior design, I see how they affect our everyday lives. Bringing both natural and man-made elements into my work, I form relationships between nature and fine art."

The subtle contrast of color and light reflect the Kansas landscape, he said.

"I strive to remind my audience of the world around them, as well as the natural beauty that God has created in his eyes," Splichal said.

<a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/622ae520-cc6e-4ae6-8c74-8f551869cc69">The Hays Arts Center will accept entries for the 5 State Photography exhibit until Nov. 8. </a>The fine art competition will accept 8-by-10 photographs from artists from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado created during the last three years.

Follow the link below for this year's competition details, entry forms, 
and the complete gallery of last year’s exhibited photographs - <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fhaysartscouncil.org%2Ffive-state%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1gGkjiEgaug4f1FZ_2yM0VZuyk_QkXkbrur1b3b-YRScceEBxd5OeHaHY&amp;h=AT1ZSJHM2IT8MIExXJlJxUYHHJQMgXVcdmjzfepPg96vt_wPH8jKTiaZNutGOzaxo4BXpe9L55HHnm-msvuEwy0SZSyV2Y50GUdQbBsbmihc2X_Pl6Lf5HRk8rCsLKCa0aAI&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0aUk8qdsXfVhflsvXrCybSGzmH-vn03OI12IitM_xMW_cDV3DDOcNA1l1GSUV-1wmkxHla5Zfi6ps2MPccTW2WZ3jtzoGIFbAgoOLAtPehFhwgs24YX7qeM_09xBSXYzZ_AAYZrrWkYuSUrFbmh1VJwNOmHuuECcNxOPKlvM_in09hBdCAabz-6FvbjuWJqn7MG8Bjz1GvZw" target="_blank">https://haysartscouncil.org/five-state</a>

The exhibition will anchor the Hays Arts Council Winter Art Walk on Dec. 3.

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666300983020.jpeg" alt="Paintings by Kathleen Kuchar and sculptures and vessels by Ron Michael are part of the "Intuitive" exhibit featured now at the Hays Arts Center. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post " />
 <figcaption>Paintings by Kathleen Kuchar and sculptures and vessels by Ron Michael are part of the "Intuitive" exhibit featured now at the Hays Arts Center. Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post </figcaption>
 </figure>By CRISTINA JANNEY Hays PostThe Hays Art Center is featuring three exhibits now through Nov. 22. "Intuitive" features the work of former Fort Hays State University art instructor Kathleen Kuchar and Ron Michael, FHSU grad and director of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg.Meder said she thought the energy and process of both artists is very similar. Kuchar's art consists of large color abstract canvasses. Whereas Michael's pieces are earthenware pots and sculptures using wood, stone and metal.<div><iframe title="Hays Arts Center features 3 exhibits, including ceramics, multi-media art" allowtransparency="true" height="300" width="100%" style="border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);" scrolling="no" data-name="pb-iframe-player" src="https://www.podbean.com/player-v2/?i=jut5k-12f4a2e-pb&from=pb6admin&square=1&share=1&download=1&rtl=0&fonts=Arial&skin=3267a3&font-color=auto&logo_link=podcast_page&btn-skin=3267a3&size=300" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>"When you look at some of the patterning and shapes and that organic and very intuitive style, from the title, this is something they both have," Brenda Meder, Hays Arts Center director, said. "I love the way it works together."Michael's sculptures, vessels and disks are inspired by surfaces, forms, and other stuff found in nature. When creating pieces, he embraces an organic quality, weathered aesthetic, imperfection, texture, asymmetry, sense of mystery and humor, he said in his artist's statement.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666301166666.jpeg" alt="Ron Michael of Lindsborg uses a mix of native Kansas clay for his vessels. Photo By Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Center " />
 <figcaption>Ron Michael of Lindsborg uses a mix of native Kansas clay for his vessels. Photo By Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Center </figcaption>
 </figure>"You can see his shapes are very of the earth and organic," Meder said. His ceramic pieces include a high percentage of Kansas clay formed using hand-built or wheel-thrown techniques. He often brushes or sifts a colored Mason stain on the wet clay to add differing colors."Intuitive&nbsp;is the perfect title for this show," Kuchar said in her artist's statement. "That’s how I work! Typically, I start out with a general idea and let it go from there."The work takes on a life of its own as I add, subtract and make changes. When to stop is the question. Usually, the painting tells me it is finished when the colors work together, the shapes are just right, and I like the way it looks."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666301302230.jpeg" alt="The Society of Layerist in Multi-Media's "About Trees" project. Photo by Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Council " />
 <figcaption>The Society of Layerist in Multi-Media's "About Trees" project. Photo by Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Council </figcaption>
 </figure><h2>'About Trees'</h2>&nbsp;Kuchar is also a member of the Society of Layerist in Multi-Media, and pieces created by her and other society members for the "About Trees" project are also on display at the art center in the gallery hallway.Thirty-three small canvases from Kansas and regional members are on display. As the title indicates, all of the artists have depicted trees on small canvases in different ways. The purpose of the society is to serve as a network for artists who express a holistic perspective, in which everything relates to everything else, across time and space. Layered art can be done in any medium, but it shares a unifying intention, according to the society.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666301743774.jpeg" alt="Lamps and wall vases are a part of Konnor Splichal's BFA exhibit "Beyond Dusk." Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post " />
 <figcaption>Lamps and wall vases are a part of Konnor Splichal's BFA exhibit "Beyond Dusk." Photo by Cristina Janney/Hays Post </figcaption>
 </figure><h2>'Beyond Dusk'</h2>Konnor Splichal, senior in ceramics at FHSU, is exhibiting "Beyond Dusk," his BFA exhibition in the art center's rear gallery.In addition to ceramic vessels, Splichal has created several electrified pieces from small table lamps, to hanging fixtures, to 3-foot tall luminaries.Splichal, who is a Thomas More Prep-Marian graduate, said in his artists statement "By exploring the connection between ceramics and interior design, I see how they affect our everyday lives. Bringing both natural and man-made elements into my work, I form relationships between nature and fine art."The subtle contrast of color and light reflect the Kansas landscape, he said.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666301873961.jpeg" alt="A lamp and vessels in Konnor Splichal's exhibit "Beyond Dusk." Photo by Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Council. " />
 <figcaption>A lamp and vessels in Konnor Splichal's exhibit "Beyond Dusk." Photo by Brenda Meder/Hays Arts Council. </figcaption>
 </figure>"I strive to remind my audience of the world around them, as well as the natural beauty that God has created in his eyes," Splichal said.Splichal will graduate in December.<h2>5 State Photography contest</h2><a href="https://hayspost.com/posts/622ae520-cc6e-4ae6-8c74-8f551869cc69">The Hays Arts Center will accept entries for the 5 State Photography exhibit until Nov. 8. </a>The fine art competition will accept 8-by-10 photographs from artists from Kansas, Nebraska, Oklahoma and Colorado created during the last three years.Follow the link below for this year's competition details, entry forms, 
and the complete gallery of last year’s exhibited photographs - <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fhaysartscouncil.org%2Ffive-state%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR1gGkjiEgaug4f1FZ_2yM0VZuyk_QkXkbrur1b3b-YRScceEBxd5OeHaHY&amp;h=AT1ZSJHM2IT8MIExXJlJxUYHHJQMgXVcdmjzfepPg96vt_wPH8jKTiaZNutGOzaxo4BXpe9L55HHnm-msvuEwy0SZSyV2Y50GUdQbBsbmihc2X_Pl6Lf5HRk8rCsLKCa0aAI&amp;__tn__=-UK-R&amp;c[0]=AT0aUk8qdsXfVhflsvXrCybSGzmH-vn03OI12IitM_xMW_cDV3DDOcNA1l1GSUV-1wmkxHla5Zfi6ps2MPccTW2WZ3jtzoGIFbAgoOLAtPehFhwgs24YX7qeM_09xBSXYzZ_AAYZrrWkYuSUrFbmh1VJwNOmHuuECcNxOPKlvM_in09hBdCAabz-6FvbjuWJqn7MG8Bjz1GvZw" target="_blank">https://haysartscouncil.org/five-state</a>The exhibition will anchor the Hays Arts Council Winter Art Walk on Dec. 3.

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On this episode of Forward Ever: Leading in Challenging Times host Gary Shorman speaks with American Cancer Society chief patient officer Arif Kamal.

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By MIKE COURSON Great Bend Post

He counts numbers by day and wood chips by night. For nearly 25 years, Great Bend accountant Barry Bowers has been chipping away at wood blocks as part of a wood carving hobby. Last week, Bowers learned he had won two first-place prizes, and a second place, in the Canada-based Richmond Carvers Society contest that featured 116 carvers from 12 countries. The 2022 contest was a virtual one, and carvers were allowed to submit two photos of a piece in a given category.

"Their competition was a little unique because it was single human," Bowers explained. "A lot of times it's caricature human and realistic human. In this particular show, everything was kind of pushed together, so that made it a little more challenging."

Bowers fell into the hobby by accident when a friend goaded him into signing up for an instructional class at the Great Bend Recreation Commission more than two decades ago.

"Jack June is a good friend of mine, and he was the instructor," said Bowers. "He kept badgering me, telling me I needed to try it because it's so relaxing. I didn't really believe him, but it turned out to be true."

Bowers' award-winning pieces from the Richmond Carvers Society contest.

Bowers kept chipping away at the hobby, improving his work with a class or two each year. He began entering competitions about six years ago and found a new side to the hobby.

"It's gotten to be more fun," he said. "It can be more competitive, and I feel like the results are a little better. There's still a long way to go. There are people way better than me, for sure, but I feel like I'm in the middle of the pack at least."

There is endless variety in woodcarving, from the type of wood used to the subject of the art. Bowers prefers caricature art, and enjoys the wide variety of looks Santa offers.

"Some people describe it as exaggerated or cartoonish, but it's just not realistic," he said. "I do a fair amount of Santas. Santa is kind of fun to do because he can be about anything, really. I enjoy caricature. For me, I enjoy the humor, and you can usually tell a story with a carving, whether it's a group or how the expressions are."

Some artists number their carvings though Bowers never has. Still, he estimates he produces between 15-20 carvings annually. His chosen medium is northern basswood, usually purchased from Wisconsin. Even with aggressive carving, each piece takes approximately 15-20 hours from start to finish. Naturally, there has been some blood spilled along the way.

"I hadn't been carving very long, and I put a gouge in the side of my finger," Bowers recalled. "There's a really good hand surgeon in Hays, I found out at the time. I've had stitches more than once. I wear a glove on the hand I'm holding the carving with, which helps quite a bit. Doctors are always very impressed with how clean the cuts are. The tools are very sharp."

Bowers is part of the Golden Belt Wood Carvers that meet every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Great Bend Senior Center. Anyone is welcome to stop by to try their hand at the craft, or just to watch some of the more experienced carvers. The group even has a starter set for first-timers who might be interested in seeing the variety of work possible.

"There are all different kinds of carving," said Bowers. "That's why I enjoy carving, partially. There are realistic carvers, bird carvers, some people carve animals. There are just a million things they can do, so a person can find the wood and style they enjoy. Everybody helps everybody. There's a good social aspect to it."

The group tries to host a beginner's class at least once a year, and it plans to host a class with the Great Bend Public Library in January. Some of Bower's work - mostly Santas - can be purchased at Heart of Kansas Mercantile on Main Street in Great Bend.

<figure>
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 </figure>By MIKE COURSON Great Bend PostHe counts numbers by day and wood chips by night. For nearly 25 years, Great Bend accountant Barry Bowers has been chipping away at wood blocks as part of a wood carving hobby. Last week, Bowers learned he had won two first-place prizes, and a second place, in the Canada-based Richmond Carvers Society contest that featured 116 carvers from 12 countries. The 2022 contest was a virtual one, and carvers were allowed to submit two photos of a piece in a given category."Their competition was a little unique because it was single human," Bowers explained. "A lot of times it's caricature human and realistic human. In this particular show, everything was kind of pushed together, so that made it a little more challenging."Bowers fell into the hobby by accident when a friend goaded him into signing up for an instructional class at the Great Bend Recreation Commission more than two decades ago."Jack June is a good friend of mine, and he was the instructor," said Bowers. "He kept badgering me, telling me I needed to try it because it's so relaxing. I didn't really believe him, but it turned out to be true."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666103540016.png" alt="" />
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 </figure>Bowers' award-winning pieces from the Richmond Carvers Society contest.Bowers kept chipping away at the hobby, improving his work with a class or two each year. He began entering competitions about six years ago and found a new side to the hobby."It's gotten to be more fun," he said. "It can be more competitive, and I feel like the results are a little better. There's still a long way to go. There are people way better than me, for sure, but I feel like I'm in the middle of the pack at least."There is endless variety in woodcarving, from the type of wood used to the subject of the art. Bowers prefers caricature art, and enjoys the wide variety of looks Santa offers."Some people describe it as exaggerated or cartoonish, but it's just not realistic," he said. "I do a fair amount of Santas. Santa is kind of fun to do because he can be about anything, really. I enjoy caricature. For me, I enjoy the humor, and you can usually tell a story with a carving, whether it's a group or how the expressions are."Some artists number their carvings though Bowers never has. Still, he estimates he produces between 15-20 carvings annually. His chosen medium is northern basswood, usually purchased from Wisconsin. Even with aggressive carving, each piece takes approximately 15-20 hours from start to finish. Naturally, there has been some blood spilled along the way."I hadn't been carving very long, and I put a gouge in the side of my finger," Bowers recalled. "There's a really good hand surgeon in Hays, I found out at the time. I've had stitches more than once. I wear a glove on the hand I'm holding the carving with, which helps quite a bit. Doctors are always very impressed with how clean the cuts are. The tools are very sharp."Bowers is part of the Golden Belt Wood Carvers that meet every Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at the Great Bend Senior Center. Anyone is welcome to stop by to try their hand at the craft, or just to watch some of the more experienced carvers. The group even has a starter set for first-timers who might be interested in seeing the variety of work possible.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/10/1666103594087.jpeg" alt="" />
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 </figure>"There are all different kinds of carving," said Bowers. "That's why I enjoy carving, partially. There are realistic carvers, bird carvers, some people carve animals. There are just a million things they can do, so a person can find the wood and style they enjoy. Everybody helps everybody. There's a good social aspect to it."The group tries to host a beginner's class at least once a year, and it plans to host a class with the Great Bend Public Library in January. Some of Bower's work - mostly Santas - can be purchased at Heart of Kansas Mercantile on Main Street in Great Bend.

Carving out tension: Great Bend's Bowers wins wood carving award

McDonald's officially confirms the return of its Halloween Happy Meal and shares unique ways fans can reuse their collectible pail this fall and beyond.

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 </figure>BUSINESS NEWSMcDonald's officially confirms the return of its Halloween Happy Meal and shares unique ways fans can reuse their collectible pail this fall and beyond.Press release from McDonald's...We heard you loud and clear...if spooky SZN doesn’t include McDonald’s Halloween Pails, then you don't want it. That's why we’re bringing back the most iconic Halloween trio – McBoo, McPunk’n and McGoblin – that first came on the scene back in 1986. The nostalgic&nbsp;Happy Meal&nbsp;is returning to participating McDonald’s restaurants nationwide until Oct. 31, while supplies last.&nbsp;They may have vanished for a while...but that didn’t stop you from finding clever ways to keep their spooky spirit alive – from potting plants in them to using them as OOTD accessories.So, in honor of the return of one of your fave Happy Meals, we’re serving up five fan-inspired ways to reuse your Halloween Pail after you’ve enjoyed the delicious eats inside.&nbsp;<figure>
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 </figure>Don’t feel ghosted by the limited-time appearance of our Halloween Pails. Head to your local McDonald’s starting to snag your own. We can’t wait to see the creative ways you reuse yours!&nbsp;&nbsp;

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