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Transfer window
Transfer window: Patrice Evra joins Marseille from Juventus – as it happened!
The former Manchester United defender has agreed a move back to France while Burnley had a £10m bid for Robert Snodgrass accepted.
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Marcus Christenson
Wed 25 Jan 2017 13.18 EST First published on Wed 25 Jan 2017 04.20 EST
11.50am EST 11:50 Patrice Evra joins Marseille on 18-month contract
9.56am EST 09:56 Mauro Zarate joins Watford
6.43am EST 06:43 Palace agree £9m fee for Norwich City's Robbie Brady
6.27am EST 06:27 Watford agree €16m deal with Milan for M'Baye Niang but player yet to decide
6.13am EST 06:13 Hull City accept £10m bid for Robert Snodgrass from Burnley
1.16pm EST 13:16
And that, ladies and gentlemen, is it for today. It started very well with an actual signing in the morning – Anton Donker joined Everton on loan from Wolfsburg – and then we had excitement with Burnley having their £10m bid for Robert Snodgrass accepted and Palace agreeing an initial deal of £9m for Robbie Brady but, frankly, we expected more with only six days left of the transfer window. Either way, it's been enjoyable so please join us again tomorrow when there may well be some Swedish metal rock videos. Unless, there are some actual transfer news of course … have a good night everyone.
Updated at 1.18pm EST
Ed Aarons
So here we are … Snodgrass update. Burnley have had a bid accepted but it is far from a foregone conclusion that he will join Sean Dyche's team. Middlesbrough and West Ham are still very much in the frame with question marks over Burnley's ability to agree personal terms with the 29-year-old. Crystal Palace, Watford, Swansea, Sunderland and Bournemouth have also registered an interest, although it remains to be seen whether they follow that up with an official bid.
Hmm, tricky. Photograph: Matt Bunn/BPI/REX/Shutterstock
12.55pm EST 12:55
Antonio Cassano is leaving Sampdoria - as we thought he would. End of an era. The fantastic Gianluca Di Marzio is reporting that all that is missing is Cassano's signature and he will leave the club. All has been agreed.
This, on Cassano, is from a Said and Done column from 2008: Sex plus pastries - could it be any better?
Cassano in his new book 'Dico Tutto' (I'll Tell Everything): 'I've only had four girlfriends in 11 years - that's very few. But then again, I've also done it with around 600 or 700 women, at least 20 of them from the world of showbiz. In Madrid it was easy because I lived in a hotel. The bell boy was my good friend: it was his job to bring me three pastries after sex. He would hand me the pastries, I would hand him the girl, and he would return her into the night. Sex plus pastries - could it be any better?'
But before the Snodgrass news please have a read of this, good news for everyone and fantastic work by Barney Ronay and the Millwall fans
Millwall CPO scrapped as Lewisham mayor calls time on development plan
Not been a good day for the Swiss Super League today, they've lost two good players. First Birkir Bjarnason, who has joined Aston Villa from Basel, and now Yuya Kubo has agreed to join Ghent from Young Boys.
And don't worry everyone, there will be a Robert Snodgrass update before we finish this live blog for the day.
Updated at 12.30pm EST
Probably a good move for all three parties. Good player.
Leicester City (@LCFC)
#lcfc midfielder @MattyJames_8 has joined Barnsley on loan until the end of the 2016/17 season: https://t.co/VSsmk0Elf2
Good luck, Jamo! 👍 pic.twitter.com/HaXXj34IRf
This is also good, today's Fiver: Southend, Millwall, meats and comestibles
The Fiver | Southend and the dismissal of their groundman
11.58am EST 11:58
This, from 2006, is such an amazing read on Patrice Evra …
Patrice Evra tells Darren Tulett about how he made it to Manchester United with the help of a Senegalese stranger in Milan, a group of nuns, the coach he argued with for a whole season, and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink on a bloody night at Chelsea
Football: Evra's winding route to Old Trafford
Patrice Evra joins Marseille on 18-month contract
Fabrizio Romano
Patrice Evra is joining Marseille. The former Manchester United full-back, who has had such a good time in Turin until recently, has signed a deal until 2018. Still a very good player and a good signing for Marseille.
Patrice Evra will continue his career in France with Marseille. Photograph: Marco Bertorello/AFP/Getty Images
Updated at 11.54am EST
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I find Emanuele Giaccherini quite fascinating. Such a good player, clearly, but seemingly only when playing for Antonio Conte ... Very good at Juventus, very poor at Sunderland, very good at Euro 2016 and no, er, not playing at all at Napoli. He is likely to be on his move in January after his agent, Furio Valcareggi, told Radio Kiss Kiss (what a name!) the following: "I have now understood that Emanuele will never play again [at Napoli]. I am friends with [Napoli manager] Maurizio Sarri and there isn't an argument with him. But I am asking, together with my colleague Giulio Marinelli that we find a solution for him to leave the club."
Emanuele Giaccherini has only made two league appearances for Napoli since joining last summer. Photograph: Ciro Fusco/AP
Thanks Ed. Good to get Oscar Hiljemark in there (but better dressed than me? Honestly...). Anyway, good player I think, slightly surprised Palermo are letting him go. But there we are. In other news, our very reliable friends over at Turkish Football have this story on Bayer Leverkusen's Hakan Calhanoglu, who is been tracked by a host of Premier League clubs: Chelsea, Arsenal, Manchester United, Tottenham and, now Everton. He won't leave in the January transfer window but I think he would be a good signing for a Premier League club in the summer. Still only 22. A bit inconsistent perhaps but wonderfully skilful.
Hakan Calhanoglu joined Bayer Leverkusen in 2014. Photograph: Wolfgang Rattay/Reuters
It's been emotional but my time is up. Marcus Christenson will be along soon to take you through until the end of the day – please keep your comments and emails coming in.
More from our Sweden correspondent Marcus Christenson now and it seems Oscar Hiljemark is joining Genoa from Palermo for €2.5m. According to Wikipedia he has a dog called Milo and was voted Sweden's best dressed man in 2016.
Ben Blatch-Hanlon has been in touch to correct my earlier posting on Salif Diao...
I hate to be a pedant (actually that's a lie) but I believe Liverpool had agreed a deal to buy Diao before the first game of the World Cup. They may have completed the purchase after the tournament had finished but I'd argue they didn't actually sign him "off the back" of his tournament performances!
West Ham remain interested in signing Robert Snodgrass from Hull but have yet to match Burnley's bid of £10m. Where do you all think the Scotland star will end up?
And here's another interesting tale from Germany, where Tunisian international Änis Ben-Hatira has been released by Darmstadt. According to this, it was his alleged connections to Düsseldorf-based Ansaar International – an organisation that has been involved in radical Islamist activities – which resulted in the decision. Ben-Hatira, however, has described that as "complete nonsense." Read more on this here.
Some interesting news from Germany now and it seems Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang will be allowed to leave Borussia Dortmund this summer, but only if a club stumps up a cool €80m for the Gabon striker. Real Madrid and Manchester City have both shown an interest in the past. Here's Dortmund's CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke...
We can never guarantee that a player will stay with Borussia Dortmund forever, but our strength is to always find new solutions," he was quoted as saying by Kicker TV. "Auba was our alternative to 'the world ending' after [Robert] Lewandowski's departure [to Bayern Munich]. With an €80 million offer, I would be thinking about [club president] Reinhard Rauball and [sporting director] Michael Zorc - if we had one [an offer], we would have to get together with Pierre-Emerick [to discuss it]. We always have to differentiate between situations where there is such an offer, but we have no pressure... I would prefer it if no offer came.
9.57am EST 09:57
Here's Fabrizio Romano's story from last week with all the details on Zárate's move
Watford agree £2.3m deal to sign striker Mauro Zárate from Fiorentina
Updated at 9.58am EST
Mauro Zarate joins Watford
The former West Ham forward has signed a deal until 2019 at Vicarage Road for a fee of £2.3m
Watford FC (@WatfordFC)
OFFICIAL: Mauro Zárate has joined #watfordfc from @acffiorentina in a two-and-a-half-year deal.
More ⬇https://t.co/o8nimt1yMr
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An update on Southampton's chase for Marco Manolo Gabbiadini now from Italian media. The Italy striker almost joined Everton last summer but could now be heading to the south coast. Or not. Sounds a complicated one...
Sport Witness (@Sport_Witness)
Gabbiadini mess stumbles on. #Saintsfc have now apparently offered more than new asking price. https://t.co/Tf9vCxoDe0
Everyone knows it's usually not a good idea to sign players off the back of their performances in tournaments (remember Salif Diao?) but the performances of DR Congo at the Africa Cup of Nations must have caught the attention of some scouts. As well as the wonderfully named Fulham midfielder Neeskens Kebano, top of the list must be Junior Kabananga after he scored in third goal in as many matches against Togo on Tuesday. He's had a chequered career so far but is out of contract with Kazakhstan's Astana this summer if any managers fancy a punt?
Another signing confirmed - this time it's Slovenia international Miha Zajc who has joined Italians Empoli
Empoli Fc Official (@EmpoliCalcio)
L´Empoli Fc comunica di aver acquisito dall´Olimpia Lubiana a titolo definitivo le prestazioni di Miha Zajc fino al 30 giugno 2021 pic.twitter.com/EFl2dq19H8
He was once billed as the new Didier Drogba after winning the golden boot at the 2011 under 17 World Cup but Souleymane Coulibaly's career in British football is over for now after joining Egyptian side Al Ahly. Having failed to make an appearance for Tottenham, Coulibaly also had spells at Peterborough and Newport County before moving to Kilmarnock last year.
Dan Chapman (@DanFullContact)
Fantastic video of @SCoulibaly19 that is dominating the news in Egypt :https://t.co/jpqOT5QdGT
Away from transfers for the moment and there's been a hugely significant development in the Millwall CPO saga. Over to you Barney Ronay
Millwall CPO scrapped as Lewisham mayor abandons development plan
Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of Icelandic midfielder Birkir Bjarnason. He scored the equaliser against Portugal at Euro 2016 if you can remember that far back...
Aston Villa FC (@AVFCOfficial)
Breaking news: We're delighted to announce the signing of Birkir Bjarnason from FC Basel. #WelcomeBirkir #AVFC pic.twitter.com/Xz1G2fidTu
Talking of former non-league players, there's been a plethora of them who have made the leap to the Premier League in recent seasons. Here's my piece from last week...
Non-league to Premier League: Jamie Vardy won't be the last to make the leap
Followers of League Two will know the name Omar Bogle very well. The Grimsby striker has scored an incredible 65 league goals in the last three seasons and is thought to be available for £1m, with Reading and Derby interested despite the fact that Jaap Stam claimed on Tuesday that he had "never heard of him". That may be a little economical with the truth given that Reading have been in touch with Bogle's representatives in the past couple of weeks but we will see. Incidentally, apropos of nothing in particular, Bogle's father is called Elvis...
Hi Ed Aarons here. Marcus is tucking into some well-deserved lunch so I'm taking over for the next hour or two. A few deals starting to happen with less than a week of the transfer window remaining so let's recap a little on this morning's progress...
Burnley had a £10m offer accepted for the Scotland international. It is understood that Middlesbrough, West Ham and Watford are now expected to match that offer
Palace have now agreed a £9m fee for Norwich City's Robbie Brady but remain in talks over Patrick van Aanholt of Sunderland
Watford agree €16m deal with Milan for M'Baye Niang but player yet to decide
Erik Lamela, meanwhile, is eager to clear a few things up. He is not in Rome for another other reason than to get fit (ie, he is not about to rejoin his former club).
Erik Manuel Lamela (@ErikLamela)
Just to be clear, I am in Roma at the moment recovering for an injury and not for any other thing that is not to do with football!
David Conn has looked into the situation at Everton. Well worth a read.
The curious case of Farhad Moshiri, Alisher Usmanov and new money at Everton | David Conn
It's almost lunch time so as you scroll down to catch up on today's updates (Gonçalo Guedes to PSG, Burnley bid for Snodgrass expected but other clubs circling, Andros Townsend back to Newcastle etc) why not do this little quiz and have a look at our club-by-club guide to all the transfers in the top five leagues in Europe in January (features Ryan Babel and Carl Medjani among others...)
What about Pepe to China? Why not?
El Partidazo de COPE (@partidazocope)
NOTICIA @partidazocope: Pepe se marchará al Hebei China Fortune la próxima temporada. Cobrará unos 15mill €.https://t.co/aNH4lhXOe0 pic.twitter.com/yV3AT3Zca7
Newcastle remain hopeful of convincing Crystal Palace to allow Andros Townsend to rejoin them on loan, with the move resting on whether Sam Allardyce can find a replacement in time. Palace have agreed a fee of an initial £9m for Norwich's Robbie Brady and Patrick van Aanholt from Sunderland but look unlikely to sign both, although Allardyce still wants more reinforcements before allowing Townsend to depart to the club he left last summer for £13m. Newcastle's move for Modou Barrow now seems unlikely to go ahead with Swansea preferring to sell the Gambia international rather than loaning him out.
Andros Townsend could rejoin Newcastle United. Photograph: Garcia/BPI/REX/Shutterstock
Manchester City have no intention of allowing Tosin Adarabioyo to leave in the window despite the 19-year-old having six months left on his deal and the defender asking for markedly improved terms or he will consider departing. Pep Guardiola initially talked Adarabioyo up when he became head coach in the summer but last week stated the centre-back is not yet ready for the first team. Adarabioyo has made only three appearances this season – one each in August, September and December – and clubs including Everton and Celtic are monitoring his situation.
City's stance is that the player is wanted but the contract he is demanding is currently too much, so where it goes from here, and whether Adarabioyo is still at the club by the end of the summer window, is yet to be decided.
Things are, finally, moving in Germany as well with Daniel Caliguri set to join Schalke from Wolfsburg for €2.5m.
BILD FC Schalke 04 (@BILD_Schalke04)
Flügel-Flitzer Caligiuri - Wolfsburg-Star vor Wechsel zu Schalke https://t.co/TqRhfbPx3s #S04
The chase for Robert Snodgrass looks like being resolved soon after Burnley had a £10m offer accepted for the Scotland international. It is understood that Middlesbrough, West Ham and Watford are now expected to match that offer, with Swansea, Sunderland and Bournemouth also in the hunt for a player who has scored seven Premier League goals this season. Where he ends up will depend on Snodgrass agreeing personal terms, although you can expect the transfer to move quickly now that Hull have named their price.
Palace agree £9m fee for Norwich City's Robbie Brady
Dominic Fifield
It's all happening. Palace have now agreed a £9m fee for Norwich City's Robbie Brady.
Crystal Palace have agreed a deal worth an initial 9m with Norwich City for the Republic of Ireland wing-back Robbie Brady to cast doubt on the south London club's pursuit of Patrick van Aanholt. The offer for Brady could potentially rise to as high as £12m with appearance and achievement related add-ons, an identical arrangement to that negotiated with sunderland for Van Aanholt earlier this week. The Dutch international had agreed personal terms at Selhurst Park and is understood to have initiated what would be a stringent medical. Yet Palace's decision to explore a deal for Brady would suggest Sam Allardyce is keeping his options open as to which left-sided defender to sign.
Brady had been expected to move to Burnley. It remains to be seen if Palace also match the Clarets' £10m offer for Hull City's Robert Snodgrass. That deal may only be possible if Palace move on one of either Yohan Cabaye or Andros Townsend to Marseille or Newcastle respectively.
Watford agree €16m deal with Milan for M'Baye Niang but player yet to decide
Another big update, this time from Fabrizio Romano: Watford have agreed a deal with Milan to sign the exciting but uneven 22-year-old striker M'Baye Niang from Milan. The agreement is that the player will be loaned out for the rest of the season for a fee of €1m with an option to buy for €16m. The only slight problem: the player wants a permanent deal straight away.
Hull City accept £10m bid for Robert Snodgrass from Burnley
Burnley have had a £10m bid for Robert Snodgrass accepted. But, as Philip Buckingham at the Hull Daily Mail says, that does not necessarily mean that he will end up there. West Ham, Bournemouth and Middlesbrough also still interested. Hull have the bidding war they wanted …
Robert Snodgrass meets a fan earlier this year. Photograph: Anna Gowthorpe/PA
Aston Villa have been busy this morning. They have signed James Bree from Barnsley on a four-and-a-half deal and are hoping to complete the deal for the Icelandic international Birkir Bjarnason from Basel.
✍ We're delighted to confirm the signing of @jamesbree_97 from @bfc_official on a four-and-a-half year contract. #WelcomeJames #AVFC pic.twitter.com/rUIuWxiXz0
Continuing the theme … remember Joseph Minala? The poor Lazio player who had to prove that he was 17 years old, and not 42 (read the story here). I am pleased to report that he is doing well and has just secured a loan move to Salernitana. Good for him.
Click on interactive for full club-by-club guide to the January transfer window for Premier League, Serie A, La Liga, Bundesliga and Ligue 1.
Remember Alen Halilovic? The young Croat who was (maybe) going to become the next Messi? Well, things haven't quite worked out for him. His spell at Hamburg have been nothing but disastrous and it now looks as if he is going on loan to Las Palmas. Hopefully he can get back to his best, clearly an extremely talented player. But you do wonder what it does to young players to complete such a high profile transfer as he did (and Martin Odegaard)
footballespana (@footballespana_)
#LasPalmas on verge of loan deal for Hamburg midfielder Alen Halilovic, formerly of #Barcelona and #SportingGijon https://t.co/fgLhHeJYsG pic.twitter.com/K8O1dIqjR5
The Arsenal striker Chuba Akpom looks set to go out on loan this window with Aston Villa in pole position to sign the 21-year-old. Akpom, of course, spent last season on loan with the current Villa manager Steve Bruce at Hull City. Brentford and Fulham are also interested.
Chuba Akpom in action for Arsenal's Under-23s. Photograph: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images
An update from our colleagues at Get French Football News concerning what transfer market activity to expect today in France:
PSG intend to complete the signing of Portuguese international attacker Gonçalo Guedes for €30m from Benfica today after he arrived in Paris last night. Manchester United and Monaco had been cited by the Portuguese press as interested parties, but a series of discussions between PSG Director of Football Patrick Kluivert, the player's agent Jorge Mendes and Guedes himself are said to have swung a deal in the Ligue 1 champions' favour.
Patrice Evra's agents are scheduled to meet with Marseille representatives at the club's training ground today, after OM accelerated discussions for the French international in the last 24 hours. They have been assured that he can leave Juventus for free this month. As of last night, the only major factor that was preventing Evra from signing the 18-month contract that Marseille have put in front of him related to security concerns for his family, as reported by SFR Sport, with a consistent string of robberies having occurred on players' homes over the course of the last two seasons. Should discussions between Evra and Marseille fail to advance today, then the player has concrete propositions from Valencia and an unnamed Premier League side (not Crystal Palace), according to RMC. Lyon have also held constructive talks with the player's agents, but have yet to make a formal proposition for the 35-year-old.
Lille hope to announce the first transfer window signing of new owner Gérard Lopez's project today, after left-sided defender Júnior Alonso underwent the first part of a medical last night ahead of a proposed move from Paraguayan outfit Cerro Porteño. Les Dogues also have a €7m deal in place with Ajax to sign highly-rated attacker Anwar El-Ghazi, whose move they will seek to finalise before the month is up.
Finally, the Dimitri Payet saga continues to rumble on, even if the French press this morning gives the situation surprisingly little coverage. The last report of note on the matter came from RMC on Monday, who reported that a fourth offer from Marseille to West Ham United was imminent and that it would meet the Hammers' apparent revised valuation of €30m.
Borussia Dortmund are so excited about Alexander Isak they've just posted a video of him … jogging.
Borussia Dortmund (@BVB)
.@alex_isak: #läuft. 👍 pic.twitter.com/8C9F8ZXJKn
Fabrizio Romano checks in from Italy with a little list of what might happened today:
Patrice Evra is in talks with Olympique Marseille, move could happen today.
Manolo Gabbiadini. No agreement yet with Southampton but that, too, could move today.
M'Baye Niang will leave Milan. Premier League clubs keen on him.
Chelsea and Everton target Franck Kessié will NOT leave Atalanta in January.
Fabrizio Romano tweets here. Well worth a follow.
Here is the latest on West Ham's pursuit of Scott Hogan
West Ham's protracted pursuit of Scott Hogan rumbles on, with Brentford yet to receive a fourth offer for the striker having already rejected three. It is understood that manager Slaven Bilic has reservations about a deal that could be worth up to £15m with bonuses for a player who has scored 14 goals in the Championship this season and was still playing non-league football in 2013. Hogan has been left out of Brentford's team for the last few matches after manager Dean Smith admitted the 24-year's head had been turned. West Ham are also interested in signing French forward M'Baye Niang, with Milan manager Vincenzo Montella admitting on Tuesday that the 22-year-old is "studying offers" to leave San Siro, with Everton, Crystal Palace and Everton also thought to be interested.
Must admit I didn't see this one coming … Tyrone Mears has joined Atlanta United. Love the tweet (Proven Winner) but I guess, in fairness, he did win the 2016 MLS Cup with Seattle Sounders. Spells at Preston North End, Burnley, Bolton Wanderers and Manchester City (one appearance) yielded nothing, however. And I see that he made four appearances for Marseille. Wow, impressive stuff.
Atlanta United FC (@ATLUTD)
BREAKING: #ATLUTD sign defender @TyeMears
📝: https://t.co/sQwU05s982 pic.twitter.com/Lwfx8Uiu0w
Here is this morning's Rumour Mill, which has news (fake or not, we're not entirely sure) about Leverkusen's Julian Brandt, Juventus' Dani Alves, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Antione Griezmann.
A bit of background on Everton's new signing, Anton Donkor (courtesy of a piece in the Wolfsburger Allgemeine). His parents (his father is from Germany, his mother from Ghana) met at the football stadium in Göttingen and he has already proved that he will do what it takes to succeed: for a year, when there was no place in the Wolfsburg Academy, he got up at 5am every day to travel from Göttingen to Wolfsburg by train – and got back home at 10pm. "It wasn't a problem," he said.
Not a transfer as such but we have also had the news of Philippe Coutinho signing a contract extension with Liverpool, understood to be for five years. Cynics would say that it won't stop him from joining Barcelona next summer – but we are not cynical here (well not today at least) – although it has to be said that Jürgen Klopp has some work to do before his arm-around-the-shoulder-effort reaches the immaculate standards that Mauricio Pochettino has set over the past 12 months. Get closer to him, Jürgen … Also worth noting, no buy-out clause in Coutinho's contract.
The happy couple: Philippe Coutinho and Jürgen Klopp Photograph: Andrew Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
Well, how about that. We have a signing already this morning: Everton have snapped up the Germany Under-20 international Anton Donkor from Wolfsburg on loan for the rest of the season. He will join up with Everton's Under-23 squad.
Everton (@Everton)
📝 | We have today signed young German forward Anton Donkor on loan from @VfL_Wolfsburg for the rest of the season. Welcome, Anton! #EFC pic.twitter.com/Q3tG7eW9XM
Good morning everyone. Let's see what today brings as far as transfers are concerned. We expected Benfica's Gonçalo Guedes will join Paris St-Germain this morning with the player having travelled to the French capital yesterday. Patrice Evra is set to hold talks with Marseille and we'll obviously see if Chris Samba impresses on his trial at Crystal Palace.


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'Mom, can I be Anne Frank for Halloween?'
This year's trick-or-treating brings us children dressing up as Holocaust-era figures, ranging from the Fuhrer to his most famous Jewish victim
By Matt Lebovic	29 October 2015, 5:40 pm 12 Edit
Found on eBay, a '1940s World War II Girls Period Anne Frank Fancy Dress Costume.' (courtesy)
With the popularity of user-generated websites like Instagram and Pinterest, dressing for Halloween like Hitler's minions — or even his victims — is no longer the exclusive domain of judgement-challenged adults. Now, donning the costume of an icy SS officer, or perhaps a kinky Nazi "dominatrix," can be a project in which adults can also engage children.
From Anne Frank to Adolf Hitler, people seeking to dress children in swastikas or yellow stars have quite a few options in cyberspace. Targeting children as young as four, companies around the world sell Holocaust-era costumes alongside Little Red Riding Hood and Mickey Mouse ones, and — in Japan, at least — right next to Michael Jackson masks.
And the inappropriate dress-up starts in newborns sizes. Infants are fair game, as illustrated by Instagram's popular #babyhitler page. There, with the help of mascara and some comb-overs, a remarkable number of babies are made to appear like Adolf Hitler. Some auteurs take things to the next level by adding a swastika armband, or posing their bundle of joy in a Nazi salute.
Baby Hitler pictures are fertile ground for memes, of course, and many a tike's tribute to the Third Reich has been augmented by offensive text. Some #babyhitler memes reference the Holocaust, others mock the German language, and all are certain to offend.
Several #babyhitler postings on Instagram (public domain)
For instance, one oft-circulated photo shows a toddler dressed as Hitler, holding an empty glass, alongside the words, "I have eliminated all the juice." One of Instagram's #babyhitler memes features an angry-faced infant adorned with Hitler-esque eyebrows and mustache, plus the words, "Bring me ze nipple."
Pretty classy, no?
Sometimes, a family's dress-up decision is viewed almost universally as tasteless, as in a 2014 photo taken in New York City's Times Square subway station, in which a man dressed as Hitler stood next to a toddler's stroller. The child, apparently asleep, is garbed in concentration camp-style fatigues.
It's possible the man dressed as Hitler had at some point searched for Nazi paraphernalia made in Japan, with that country's thriving market for Third Reich costumes. Thanks to protests from groups like the Los Angeles-based Simon Wiesenthal Center, Japanese manufacturers and retailers will occasionally cease sales of Nazi costumes. But for a cool $60, "Heil Hitler" get-ups and other Nazi bits can be easily found online.
This 2014 photo in New York City's Times Square subway station went viral, eliciting outrage (public domain)
Several versions of a WWII-era "displaced child" costume can also be ordered online, usually with staples like a 1940s-era dress, beret hat, and brown bag. Sold on ebay for about $20, one such costume is billed to be in the "Anne Frank fancy dress" genre. Complete with a very large nametag hanging from its collar, the ensemble sparked a telling example of cyber-bickering.
Several versions of a WWII-era 'displaced child' costume can also be ordered online, usually with staples like a 1940s-era dress, beret hat, and brown bag (courtesy)
Some onlookers said the costume is offensive as it makes light of Jewish kindertransport children rescued from Nazi Germany and taken into British families, whose birth families were murdered in the Holocaust. (The same costume, however, has a different meaning to most Brits, whose children don them to commemorate the 1939 migration of urban children to the countryside, far away from Hitler's bombs.)
Other blooming fashionistas use the Internet to channel a distorted version of a reworked, sexy Anne Frank, who is all legs and smirks.
To make clear, tasteful curators of Anne Frank fashion do exist, including on Pinterest, where some users blend historical photos of the Frank family with current fashion items evocative of the era. Girls as young as four dress up like the icon for school history days and tolerance pageants, at least according to photos posted by their parents on several social media platforms.
Photographed close to the Anne Frank House in Amsterdam, a statue of the diarist faces a poster for 'Anne,' the 2014 Dutch play based on Frank's writings, produced with the Anne Frank Fonds (Matt Lebovic/The Times of Israel)
Sexy Anne Frank is not in this genre, and her appearance has been known to elicit fury, including on the style website The Gloss, when a young woman posed as Frank with a bit of her garters showing.
The display of undergarments sparked disdain from some site users, including Christine Espinoza.
"I am not a Jew, I am a history major who wrote a thesis on the Holocaust," wrote Espinoza in response to a photo, in which the sexy subject stands against a wooden backdrop reminiscent of Frank's hiding place.
'Sexualizing a victim of something tragic such as the Holocaust or any other terrible historical event, takes away its humanity and its significance'
"Sexualizing a victim of something tragic such as the Holocaust or any other terrible historical event, takes away its humanity and its significance," wrote Espinoza. "We turn a victim's suffering and, in this case their innocence and curiosity as well, into a joke, forgetting the pain, torture and death endured by her and millions more."
Other users took less offense to a slightly risque Frank, commenting on the diarist's passion for Hollywood, romance and the stage. As one reader put it, the photo can co-exist with the usual "plain Anne Frank."
Being offended is all about perspective, as seen with this week's reaction to Walmart stocking children's Israel Defense Force uniform costumes. Onlookers can attach wildly different meanings to the same set of fatigues on an unwitting child, with one observer's Zionist pride being another's pro-Palestinian outrage.
But finally, no overview of exploiting children with Holocaust costuming can omit the work of Neturei Karta, the anti-Zionist, Orthodox Jewish sect founded in 1938. For many years, the group has dressed children in concentration camp fatigues and yellow stars to make political hay, including when it compares the state of Israel to Nazi Germany — which is often.
Japan's popular Hitler costume, with 'Heil Hitler' written in Japanese (center), flanked by two widely shared photos of children dressed like Hitler (public domain)


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World Track & Field Championships '93: Mark Plaatjes Takes Marathon for U.S.
By James OBrien
The men's marathon was the featured distance event of the first day of competition at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships, although the opening rounds of the women's 3000m and the men's 5000m also took place later in the evening.
Where today's distance races on the track were lackluster from a U.S. perspective, on the road they took a turn that was totally unexpected. The man of the hour—actually 2:13:57—was Mark Plaatjes, the South African born newly inducted U.S. citizen making only his second championship appearance in U.S. colors.
"When I knew that Boston was the World Championship qualifier, I finally had something to focus on, after 12 years," explained Plaatjes. "So I ran Boston as a very controlled race. I didn't kill myself, as I knew I only had 14 weeks between Boston and the World Championships. I just wanted to get on the team." (Plaatjes placed sixth at Boston, first among Americans.) "Then I had my best buildup since I left South Africa. I fully expected to get a medal at Stuttgart. I didn't know what color, but I knew I'd get one."
Then, softly, "I waited 12 years to do this, to compete against the best in the world. I was the most motivated person out there."
People in the USA knew that Plaatjes was good, thanks to a 2:08:58 PR. But that had come in 1985 in his native South Africa, before he had emigrated to the USA in 1988 to seek political asylum. In Stuttgart, with his focus newly distinct, he ascended to the heights of which he—maybe only he—has known himself to be capable.
In winning the world title, Plaatjes became the first American to claim a major championship marathon since Frank Shorter won the Olympic gold medal in Munich in 1972. Steve Spence had come close in the 1991 World Championships, taking a bronze medal in Tokyo. But Plaatjes went the whole hog in a race that became more enthralling with each passing mile.
The early going was the customary melee of bumping and jockeying as the contenders vied to separate themselves from the pretenders. Plaatjes appeared at the head of the lead group briefly, but it was Simon Robert Naali from Tanzania and Lucketz Swartbooi from Namibia who chose to be the ones to dissect the pack.
It had been the pencil-thin Swartbooi who had raced hard through the middle miles of this year's Boston Marathon, only to be hunted down by Cosmas Ndeti in the closing stages. Steve Plasencia and Keith Brantly had previously enacted a similar scenario at the Cal International Marathon. As Swartbooi and Naali ran shoulder to shoulder through the undulating Stuttgart hinterland, and as Naali finally drifted back to leave the Namibian in the lead, it seemed implausible that such an outcome could occur once again.
But it did. "I felt absolutely horrible passing Lucketz," recounted Plaatjes. "He did so much work and was so brave."
Sometimes the victory goes not to the brave, but to the smart, and Plaatjes was all of that. "I really felt good throughout the race," he said. "When Lucketz made his move, I thought we were all running for second. I was in fifth. I caught the second group at about 30K and I caught second place (Jae-Ryong Kim from South Korea) at 35K. I still thought I was running for second. It was only when I got to 40K and I saw the lead van that I realized I could win it."
At which point Swartbooi was feeling leaden and Plaatjes, sensing gold, was almost bouncing off the tarmac. With just three minutes left to run, the American drew alongside the Namibian. Swartbooi gave one forlorn look to his left and immediately conceded defeat. Plaatjes plowed on, looking only distressed when he came to the junction to enter the stadium without knowing which way to turn. Steered right by an official, he entered to a tumult. If ever there was a winner for all nations, Plaatjes was it.
He glided around the track for his final lap, able to savor the sense of the most significant race of his life. Even then, however, he was unsure if he had one more lap remaining. It would have made no difference; one more lap or one more mile, Plaatjes would have relinquished this gold medal to nobody.
The newly crowned champion was asked how he felt about competing for the USA in view of the changes now taking place in South Africa. "You can never divorce yourself from your native country," he replied thoughtfully. "But I am an American, and this was for America."
Guide to U.S. Qualifiers for the World Track & Field Championships
IAAF World Championships of Track and Field
The 1980 U.S. Track & Field Trials
U.S. Finishes World Champs With New Record: 30 Medals
Scenes From the U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials
Highlights From the Track & Field Championships


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Lucien Favre (* 2. November 1957 in Saint-Barthélemy, Kanton Waadt) ist ein ehemaliger Schweizer Fussballspieler und jetziger ‑trainer. Von Juli 2022 bis Januar 2023 betreute er zum zweiten Mal den OGC Nizza. Seitdem ist er vereinslos.

Karriere als Spieler

Vereine
Der 24-fache Schweizer Nationalspieler galt als sehr guter Techniker und intelligenter Spielmacher. Während seiner Laufbahn spielte er unter anderem bei Neuchâtel Xamax, bei FC Toulouse und bei Servette Genf.

Am 13. September 1985 wurde er schwer verletzt, als ihm im Spiel Servette Genf gegen Vevey-Sports der gegnerische Libero Pierre-Albert Chapuisat (Vater von Stéphane Chapuisat) in die Kniekehle trat. Das Foul wurde nicht geahndet, da ein Spieler dem Schiedsrichter Bruno Galler, wie Letzterer sagte, «die Sicht auf den Tatort nahm». Favre erlitt dabei mehrere Knochenbrüche und Bänderrisse. Das Foul zog einen zwei Jahre dauernden zivilrechtlichen Prozess – den ersten in der Geschichte des Schweizer Fussballs – nach sich, an dessen Ende Chapuisat durch das Genfer Polizeigericht zu einer Geldstrafe von 5000 Franken wegen fahrlässiger Körperverletzung verurteilt wurde.

Nach der verletzungsbedingten achtmonatigen Pause gelang Favre ein Comeback bei Servette; er spielte ab 1987 unter anderem mit Karl-Heinz Rummenigge zusammen, der von Inter Mailand nach Genf gewechselt war. 1991 beendete Favre bei Servette Genf seine aktive Zeit.

Nationalmannschaft
In seiner Zeit in der Schweizer Nationalmannschaft erzielte Favre in 24 Spielen einen Treffer. Dieser fiel bei seinem ersten Länderspiel beim 2:1-Sieg gegen die Niederlande am 1. September 1981 in Zürich; auch Ruud Gullit und Frank Rijkaard gaben an diesem Tag ihr Nationalmannschaftsdebüt. Sein letztes Länderspiel absolvierte er am 26. April 1989 in Lissabon bei der 1:3-Niederlage gegen Portugal.

Erfolge als Spieler
 Europapokalwettbewerbe: 17 Spiele, 4 Tore
 1983: Schweizer Fussballer des Jahres
 Schweizer Meister 1985 mit Servette Genf

Karriere als Trainer

Stationen in der Schweiz
Favres Trainerkarriere begann 1991 beim FC Echallens als Trainerassistent der C-Junioren. Nach einem Jahr trainierte er die Junioren-Mannschaft (14-Jährige) und übernahm danach die erste Mannschaft. Unter Favres Leitung stieg der Verein in die Nationalliga B auf, was der bis dahin grösste Erfolg des Vereins war.

Im Anschluss an seine Tätigkeit beim FC Echallens war Favre für 18 Monate bei Neuchâtel Xamax als Nachwuchsmanager tätig. 1997 wechselte Favre zu Yverdon-Sports, mit denen er in die Nationalliga A aufstieg und die folgende Saison auf dem fünften Tabellenplatz abschloss.

Im Jahr 2000 wechselte er zu Servette Genf, bei der er zuvor als Spieler tätig gewesen war. 2001 gewann er mit der Mannschaft den Schweizer Cup und stiess durch einen 3:0-Auswärtssieg bei Hertha BSC bis in das Achtelfinale des UEFA-Pokals vor.

Im Frühjahr 2003 wechselte Favre zum FC Zürich. Bei seiner Einstellung konnte er Mitbewerber Joachim Löw ausstechen, wie Sportjournalist Michael Jahn in seiner Favre-Biografie enthüllte. Beide hatten am selben Tag ihr Vorstellungsgespräch. Mit dem FCZ wurde Favre einmal Cupsieger (2005) und 2006 und 2007 Meister. Am 29. Mai 2007 wurde er zum zweiten Mal in Folge zum Schweizer Trainer des Jahres gewählt. Unter seiner Führung wurden Daniel Gygax, Blerim Džemaili, Xavier Margairaz, Steve von Bergen und Gökhan Inler für die Schweizer Nationalmannschaft nominiert.

Hertha BSC

Zur Saison 2007/08 wechselte Favre zum deutschen Bundesligisten Hertha BSC. In Berlin erhielt er einen Vertrag bis 2010, der im Januar 2009 bis 2011 verlängert wurde. Favre wechselte zusammen mit Co-Trainer Harald Gämperle und den Spielern Raffael und Steve von Bergen nach Berlin. In der Saison 2008/09 führte er die Hertha auf den vierten Tabellenplatz. Die Berliner waren während der Rückrunde mehrfach Tabellenführer und hatten am letzten Spieltag noch die rechnerische Chance auf den Gewinn der deutschen Meisterschaft.
Für die nachfolgende Spielzeit konnte die Hertha aus finanziellen Gründen wichtige Spieler nicht an sich binden. Nach einem schlechten Saisonstart in die Spielzeit 2009/10 mit sechs Niederlagen in Folge und dem letzten Tabellenplatz nach dem siebten Spieltag wurde Favre am 28. September 2009 von seiner Tätigkeit freigestellt.

Nachdem Favre am 6. Oktober 2009 sich auf einer privaten Pressekonferenz im Berliner Hotel Adlon negativ über die Transferpolitik der Vereinsführung der Hertha unter Präsident Werner Gegenbauer geäussert hatte, wurde er fristlos entlassen.

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Am 14. Februar 2011 verpflichtete Borussia Mönchengladbach Favre als Cheftrainer, nachdem Michael Frontzeck am Tag zuvor beurlaubt worden war. Favre übernahm eine Mannschaft, die nach 22 von 34 Spieltagen mit 16 Punkten Tabellenletzter war und einen Rückstand von sieben Punkten auf den Relegationsplatz hatte. Mit 20 Punkten aus den restlichen zwölf Spielen hielt die Borussia mit Favre die Klasse; am 25. Mai 2011 setzte sich die Mannschaft in zwei Relegationsspielen gegen den VfL Bochum durch.

In die Saison 2011/12 startete Favre mit einem Sieg beim FC Bayern München und erreichte am dritten Spieltag die Tabellenspitze. Am 8. Februar 2012 zog er mit der Borussia ins Halbfinale des DFB-Pokals ein und verlor im Elfmeterschiessen gegen Bayern München. Die Saison 2011/12 beendete die Borussia – mit nahezu der gleichen Mannschaft, die in der Vorsaison nur knapp den Abstieg vermieden hatte – auf dem vierten Tabellenplatz, der erstmals in der Vereinsgeschichte zur Teilnahme an den Play-offs zur UEFA Champions League 2012/13 berechtigte. Nachdem es lange Zeit Spekulationen um einen Weggang Favres gegeben hatte, verlängerte er im Juli 2012 seinen im Juni 2013 auslaufenden Vertrag bei Borussia Mönchengladbach um zwei Jahre.

Bei der Wahl zum Trainer des Jahres 2012 belegte Favre hinter dem Meistertrainer Jürgen Klopp den zweiten Platz. Nach dem vierten Tabellenplatz in seiner ersten vollständigen Saison bei der Borussia erreichte die Mannschaft in der Saison 2012/13 Platz 8. Dadurch verfehlte Favre mit der Borussia den erneuten Einzug in einen europäischen Wettbewerb.

Im März 2014 verlängerte Favre seinen Vertrag bei der Borussia bis Juni 2017 und qualifizierte sich mit ihr nach dem sechsten Tabellenplatz in der Saison 2013/14 und zwei Siegen gegen den FK Sarajevo in den Play-off-Spielen für die Gruppenphase der UEFA Europa League 2014/15.

Der 2:0-Sieg der Borussia am 6. November 2014 in der Gruppenphase der Europa League gegen den zypriotischen Club Apollon Limassol war das 18. Pflichtspiel in einer Saison hintereinander ohne Niederlage. Favre überbot mit seiner Mannschaft damit die Bestmarke aus dem Jahr von 1970/71 unter Hennes Weisweiler (17 Pflichtspiele ungeschlagen). Am 14. Februar 2015 feierte Favre die Vollendung einer vierjährigen Amtszeit als Trainer der Borussia, in der er aus 135 Bundesligaspielen 61 Siege, 35 Unentschieden und 39 Niederlagen erreichte und damit hinter Weisweiler und Udo Lattek die drittbeste Statistik aller Borussen-Trainer aufwies.

Unter Favre schloss die Borussia die Saison 2014/15 auf dem dritten Tabellenplatz ab, der die Teilnahme an der Champions League ermöglichte. Mit dem Erreichen der Champions League beendete der Verein eine 37 Jahre andauernde Abstinenz vom wichtigsten Wettbewerb des europäischen Fussballs. Gleichzeitig wurde mit 39 Punkten in der Rückrunde ein neuer Vereinsrekord aufgestellt. Favre wurde später zum Trainer der Saison ausgezeichnet. Aufgrund der Ähnlichkeit der Spielweise seiner Mannschaft zum FC Barcelona wurde zur Zeit Favres bei Borussia Mönchengladbach der Begriff «Borussia Barcelona» geboren.

Nach sechs aufeinanderfolgenden Pflichtspielniederlagen zum Saisonstart bot Favre am 20. September 2015 dem Präsidium von Borussia Mönchengladbach seinen Rücktritt als Trainer an, der  abgelehnt wurde. Kurz darauf veröffentlichte Favre eine Erklärung, in der er seinen sofortigen Rücktritt bekanntgab.

OGC Nizza
Von 2016 bis 2018 trainierte Lucien Favre den französischen Erstligisten OGC Nizza. Er erhielt einen Dreijahresvertrag und trainierte unter anderem Mario Balotelli. In seiner ersten Saison schied OGC Nizza nach zwei Siegen bei vier Niederlagen in der Gruppenphase der Europa League als Tabellenletzter aus. Gegner war unter anderem der FC Schalke 04. In der Liga führte Favre sein Team auf den dritten Tabellenplatz, wodurch OGC Nizza sich für die Playoffs der UEFA Champions League 2017/18 qualifizierte. Gegen den italienischen Vertreter SSC Neapel unterlag der Schweizer mit seiner Mannschaft zweimal mit jeweils 0:2 und trat somit erneut in der Europa League an. Zwar überstand OGC Nizza dieses Mal die Gruppenphase, scheiterte jedoch im Sechzehntelfinale an Lokomotive Moskau (2:3, 0:1). Im Ligabetrieb schloss OGC auf dem achten Tabellenplatz ab. Am letzten Spieltag verspielte Favres Club die Teilnahme am Europapokal durch eine 2:3-Niederlage gegen Olympique Lyon.

Am 19. Mai 2018 kündigte Favre seine Trennung von OGC Nizza an.

Borussia Dortmund
Ab der Saison 2018/19 war Favre Trainer beim Bundesligisten Borussia Dortmund. In seiner ersten Saison als Trainer des BVB holte Favre 76 Punkte und wurde mit seiner Mannschaft Vizemeister Bundesliga, wobei die Entscheidung über die Meisterschaft erst am letzten Spieltag fiel. Zwischenzeitlich hatte Dortmund einen Vorsprung von neun Punkten auf den späteren Meister Bayern München gehabt, beendete die Spielzeit aber letztendlich mit zwei Zählern Rückstand auf diesen. In der Champions-League 2018/19 zog man über den ersten Platz in der Gruppe A, vor Atletico Madrid, ins Achtelfinale ein und schied dort gegen den späteren Finalisten Tottenham Hotspur aus. Im DFB-Pokal 2018/19 war im Achtelfinale gegen Werder Bremen Schluss.

In der nächsten Saison 2019/20 wurde man erneut Vizemeister und übertraf mit 82 Toren den vereinsinternen Bundesligahöchstwert. In der Gruppenphase der Champions-League 2019/20 drehte man gegen Inter Mailand einen 0:2-Pausenstand in der zweiten Halbzeit und zog letztendlich auch vor jenem späteren italienischen Vizemeister und hinter dem späteren spanischen Vizemeister FC Barcelona, in das Achtelfinale ein. Dort schied man zum zweiten Mal in Folge, ebenfalls gegen den späteren Finalisten und französischen Meister PSG, aus. Im DFB-Pokal 2019/20 war zum zweiten Mal in Folge, im Achtelfinale, gegen Werder Bremen das Ende erreicht.

In der Saison 2020/21 trennte sich der BVB am 13. Dezember 2020, nach einer 1:5-Heimniederlage gegen den VfB Stuttgart von Favre. Das Team stand zu diesem Zeitpunkt in der Bundesliga auf Platz 5, war im DFB-Pokal noch vertreten und hatte kurz zuvor den Gruppensieg in der Champions-League 2020/21 geholt. Favres Vertrag lief ursprünglich bis zum 30. Juni 2021.

Über einen Grossteil seiner zweieinhalbjährigen Amtszeit hinweg war der Schweizer trotz der Saisonleistungen der Mannschaft sowie des bis dahin besten Punkteschnitts aller BVB-Trainer das Ziel von Kritik seitens der Medien wie auch unabhängiger Experten. So soll ihm die Fähigkeit abgegangen sein, das Team zu motivieren; zudem sei er zu ruhig und distanziert gewesen. Ihm wurde vorgeworfen, zwar ein "guter Taktiker" zu sein, der Mannschaft jedoch weder zu einer "totalen Gewinnermentalität" noch zu einer "unbedingten Gier nach Siegen" verholfen zu haben. Er hätte wiederholt Spieler über längere Zeiträume auf für sie ungewohnte Positionen versetzt (Julian Brandt oder Mario Götze), anstatt Reservespieler zu berufen und nicht den "ambitionierten Titelmacher" verkörpert, den beispielsweise Geschäftsführer Hans-Joachim Watzke gern gehabt hätte. Wiederholt wurden auch Favres Festhalten an den "immer gleichen" Spielern und eine "zu nachlässige Rotation" bemängelt, ebenso wie die Nichtberücksichtigung von Akteuren aus der zweiten und "dritten Reihe" oder aus dem eigenen Jugendbereich. Bis zuletzt hatten sich Watzke und Sportdirektor Michael Zorc oder gar Führungsspieler wie Mats Hummels öffentlich zu ihrem Trainer bekannt, Unterstützung erfuhr dieser weiterhin durch die Mönchengladbacher Funktionäre Max Eberl und Hans Meyer.

Rückkehr nach Nizza
Im Sommer 2022 übernahm Favre erneut den OGC Nice. Er folgte beim Vorjahresfünften und Europapokalteilnehmer auf Christophe Galtier, der seinerseits zum Ligakonkurrenten Paris Saint-Germain wechselte. Nach der 0:1-Niederlage im französischen Pokal beim Drittligisten Le Puy Foot 43 gab die Vereinsführung am 9. Januar 2023 die sofortige Entlassung Favres bekannt.

Erfolge als Trainer
 1994: Aufstieg NLB (Échallens)
 1999: Aufstieg NLA (Yverdon)
 2001: Schweizer Cupsieger (Servette)
 2005: Schweizer Cupsieger (FC Zürich)
 2006: Schweizer Meister (FC Zürich)
 2006: Trainer des Jahres (Schweiz)
 2007: Schweizer Meister (FC Zürich)
 2007: Trainer des Jahres (Schweiz)
 2008/09: Trainer der Saison (Deutschland)
 2011/12: Trainer der Saison (Deutschland) (VdV)
 2013/14: Trainer der Hinrunde (Deutschland) (kicker)
 2014/15: Trainer der Saison (Deutschland)
 2019: Supercupsieger mit Borussia Dortmund

Pflichtspiel-Statistik als Trainer
Stand: 13. Dezember 2020.

Persönliches
Favre ist verheiratet und hat zwei Kinder. Seine Frau Chantal lernte er als Jugendlicher an einer Chilbi kennen. Sein Sohn Loïc war wie sein Vater Fussballspieler und trainierte unter ihm bei Yverdon-Sport FC. Favre hat weiterhin in seinem Geburtsort Saint-Barthélemy einen Wohnsitz. Den Spitznamen «Lulu» bekam er zu seiner Zeit als Spieler und Trainer in der Schweiz.

Trivia
Er ist ein Anhänger des schnellen Kurzpassspiels nach spanischem Vorbild und gilt als Taktiker und Perfektionist.

Am 24. Oktober 2020 beim 3:0-Erfolg der Dortmunder Borussia über den FC Schalke 04 erreichte Favre seinen 150. Sieg als Trainer einer Bundesliga-Mannschaft.

Literatur
 Michael Jahn: Lucien Favre. Der Bessermacher, Hildesheim: Arete Verlag 2019.

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Einzelnachweise

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Fußballspieler (FC Toulouse)
Fußballtrainer (FC Zürich)
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Fußballtrainer (Hertha BSC)
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Fußballtrainer (Borussia Dortmund)
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Barsa is one of those places that some people tend to forget about because it's not on the main drag of King Street, but we like to stop by every now and then for their half-priced paella during happy hour and their tasty sangria. Although they do serve the traditional fruity red wine sangria, we prefer the lighter sangria de cava. It blends Pisco, fresh citrus fruits, and cava for a sweet and refreshing sip. Go on Thursday and it only costs $4. Salud.


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Mikel Obi Sends Strong Message To President Buhari
Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has sent a strong message to President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government regarding the security situation in the country.
He spoke in reaction to the kidnap and release of the mother of fellow Super Eagles star, Samuel Kalu.
"I called Samuel when his mother was kidnapped and gave him my advice as someone who has been through it twice. I knew how he would be feeling. I was glad when his mother was released because you don't want anyone going through that.
"I suppose these things happen every day with different families and obviously we want to see the authorities take more responsibility, but Nigeria is a very crowded place and you can't manage the security.
"You go out and you don't know if you will come back. The government need to look into it and they can do more," Mikel said on BBC World Service's Sportsworld.


This generous tuition credit of $4,300* is available to a current York undergraduate student who has excelled in his or her studies and made a significant contribution to York or the community.
This scholarship was created in 1985 to commemorate 25 years of academic excellence, student leadership and community service at York.
* Award amounts subject to change without notice.
Valued at $32,000* over four years, plus a room in campus residence in year one (approximate value $4,000), the scholarship (x2) is donated by the YUAA.
The Alumni Entrance Scholarship was created to help the next generation of students realize their dreams. It celebrates the YUAA's commitment to promoting the excellence, welfare and future of York.


Non-Resident Senior Fellow of CCG. Mr. Huang is the Vice-President of research institute of China Development Bank (CDB), member and vice secretary-general of 50-member Forum of the New Supply of Economics in China. He earned his master degree from CASS, and studied Financial Management in University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign,USA.


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This Place Will Transport You To A Different World You've Only Seen In Your Dreams
This Korean artist creates a new universe that is intriguing and puzzling to the eye at first glance.
Artist v puts together a scene and photographs a surreal image without the help of Photoshop. In her studio, Jee Young Lee creates a portrait in her 3×6 meter studio in Mangwon-dong, Seoul.
This thirty year old artist documents her thoughts, feelings, and experiences, while posing in these mystical photos. What seems like the work of special effects and editing were really done naturally without the help of editing.
Check out a few of her artworks that are on display:
Taking about three months to create, the grass was made out of craft wire and each strand was attached to a mesh screen. In this scene she is searing for fireflies which are hard to find which plays as a metaphor that says it is hard to find your ideals.
Fears and negative thoughts are represented by the black birds. Lee says that big black birds are terrifying and their talons, feathers, and beaks are frightening.
The blooming lotus flower and rising of the sun represents resurrection and purification. Lee states, "I wanted to show my personal experience of being born again by overcoming negative elements that had dragged me down, and cleansing myself emotionally."
"Reaching for the Star"
Lee hand painted over 2000 paper cups which are stacked as if they were bricks that built a fragile castle. This represents the need for human improvement. "I wanted to express the process of heading toward your desire, along with the effort it takes to achieve your dream, which is represented by the star." The glass marbles stand for fallen stars, gains of sand, and the danger of the paper cup castle collapsing.
When Lee felt scared and lost, she used the image of an optical illusion to express her emotions.
The paperclips that are not really threats in real life, are shown to be building up and says that small problems can compile and create a burden through life.
Lee attempted to show her problems with communicating with some people with the pipes along with foggy white vapor. She uses yellow and black as it usually symbolizes the warning of danger.
The fans in this image represent a whirlpool where the person is reaching for the robe above. Lee wanted to show the despair of the situation but also the hope.
"Foodchain"
The image shows apparent veins that are moving towards a pregnant woman. Lee says, "This work is an expression of my premature self who isn't ready to go out into the world, and it is also a hint at new hope for the imminent baby or possibilities."
Although this looks like a happy scene, the truth shows that the clock is about to strike twelve, making a parallel between Cinderella. What the child doesn't know is that the save haven is only shielding her from the real dangers of the world outside.
This image follows the Korean proverb that says "to hit a rock with an egg." Lee says, Eggs are so fragile and easy to break, so I felt they would be a poignant contrast to the firmness of the rocks."
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Sleeping with the enemy?
Sheriff's Estate - Marius' Room
Life in the Estate is not coming up roses. Marius is discovering that it's no longer as simple as 'Kill him'. Negotiations have to take place, words measured for truth, and then there are stages of punishment.
Marius is sick of it all.
There are only a couple of people that the veteran knows that he can trust, and he is pretty sure that trust travels the other way as well. Once given, his loyalty is unshaken. He does seem to have a slightly exaggerated idea of loyalty and disloyalty, however— which seems to be vexing more than a few people.
Regardless… in the search of truth, Marius told the young vampire that she would be accompanying him to his chamber to sleep the day. Whispers, accusations.. all mean nothing to Marius' ears until he determines what is true and what is not.
His room is plain; the walls are undecorated, though he is speaking to Isobel about tapestries. In the corner of the room, there is a pell and a 'dummy' that supports what looks to be chain-mail armour with a helm propped where a head would be.. and sashes of colour. As for weapons, those have been removed from the room for the day, to be returned after waking.
And so, for the first night, Marius stays awake as long as he can in an attempt to watch the younger claimed by the curse thay all bear. He, too, is claimed, and the motionless, dreamless sleep takes another.
He lies, hands clasped over his stomach, crystal blue eyes closed and totally motionless as his body waits for the sun to set.
Though it's hard to find anyone who'd believe it, Susan Baker is not an idiot. She didn't protest when given the announcement or try and argue with him, even if she couldn't exactly hide her distrust over the new sleeping arrangements, at first guessing at a hidden meaning behind it. But when Marius simply went to sleep, that took away most of that assumption. Still, she's chosing to lay herself down fully clothed, on the outermost edge of the bed without a continuous risk of falling out of it. At least she doesn't have to bother with a towel around the anklet now she's still wearing jeans. He can feel the mattress dent, the balance shift and all's quiet. Gently she lays hands on her stomach and stares at the ceiling. Now the waiting game begins.
These sleeping arrangements certainly require a change of his very early morning activities. Normally, it's across the border to find a meal and bring it down, but necessity requires his meal from a bottle. Not something that puts him in a good mood, much less an amourous one. No, Susan certainly is spared his advances.
He sleeps in his pants, no boots, no shirt. On his chest, there is a story of the ages of battles fought, wounds gained.. and, obviously, his victories.
The sun begins its descent in the sky, and the nocturnal animals begin to stir. The birds of the sky seek their nests for safety, and beyond the walls of the estate, and beyond the limits of the city, night begins to take form. There is a bright moon in its waning phase, having shown itself fully only days ago, and it lights the land, glowing brighter than the first evening star.
Some say that it's that evening star, Venus, that controls the life of the vampire as the moon controls the two-natured…
Staring at the ceiling, again. It's an easy thing to do after waking up. A tiny sniff to guess at her where abouts, uncertain at first, but slowly coming together in details, in the armour she can make out having only to twist her head, not lift it. And after a very long pause a twist to the other side to make out the whip. She's slept with one before, only that particular whip had a handle and nine tails. The difference is enough to have her lay stock still. Or for as long as possible, cause after a night pressing in the same place, her ankle with the bracelet /hurts/. About half an hour after she woke up, Susan can stand it no more and inch bu pained inch bends her leg, giving the back of it some air to breath. It costs her to hold every sign of pain in though, and her fists are clenched, nails pressing sharply into the skin. And that's maybe her first mistake. The sharp twang of blood travels the air from where skin was punctured and a drop of blood flows.
The setting sun brings life to those that are dead yet undying. It is like a switch pulled with Marius. One moment, he lies motionless, and the next heartbeat, his eyes open fully and he lies still to regain his senses.
With this rising, however, there's a bit more to it. There's the smell of blood.
Human blood. Vampire blood. The scent has a subtle difference, and in a sleep-addled mind, it takes a long moment to process the information. Fangs spring down as an automatic function, but then.. it's gone. The smell fades as it registers to his waking mind, and the fangs retract. It's not time..
Moving his jaw once soundlessly, he rises to an elbow, not yet taking a breath, even to speak. The Whip wakes, and is fully awake; his eyes are clear and deep, his expression.. knowing.
Now, he draws the breath to speak, "You are awake."
The northpole eyes dart his way the moment he shifts and the woman cringes, making herself that much smaller. No doubt she'd give anything to be small enough to slip out of this room unseen, under the door, up the stairs, out into the world. Instead, she gives the lightest of shrugs and tries with an innocent blink -that totally belies the previous caution- and a slender finger pointing up, then a hand arching through the air, to tell him that the sun's probably down then.
It's a rapid movement that brings Marius out of the bed and onto his feet. His gaze travels upwards briefly before he nods his understanding. "I see."
Crossing to the foot of the bed, he kneels down to pull the drawer out from beneath. A clean shirt is easily found, and pulls it on up over his head. It's a white, cotton shirt— "Get up. It is time to get something to eat." Normally, for him it would be 'someone', but that won't come until later for him. "There are things I must attend to today. I do not have the time to sit with you in your waking hours, but I will until the rest of the household rises." He cants his head before continuing, "Then, I will pass you off so that I may take care of my responsibilities." It's handy, her not having a tongue with which to respond!
He gets a glimpse of the anger starting to burn in her eyes but she's learned a thing or two since she first was dragged into this place and Sue's quick to turn her head and sit up, move her feet to the floor, all with a hint of demure. It could be mistaken for it, by lesser observants. She rises now, slowly. Hisses softly when a silver edge bites briefly. And goes about searching the few things she took with her. No clean shirt, but there is a pair of high heeled sandals which she now goes about putting on. Slowly. Even for her. Stalling?
Anger is fine as long as it is extinguished and she does exactly that which he commands. Everything has a place, though mention in the form of a warning is given. "Keep your face blank, kind. I do not wish to see your emotions worn, and the breathers do not deserve it."
Everything falling into place pleases the veteran greatly, though he's not naive enough to think that this isn't for show.. at least right now. "Keep your pain to yourself," Marius leans in to whisper in her ear, "because there are those that feed on those sounds and wish to hear more, at greater and greater intensity." Like him. At this moment, it annoys him.
"I will not repeat myself, however." Pulling out a pair of socks and his high, black leather boots, he finishes dressing quickly before he crosses to the door that leads to the corridor. It is unlocked quickly and easily, and the door pulled open. "Go." He'll be following.
If he wishes an icy, blank exterior, look who just got his wish. It's the whisper that freezes her movements, tying the leather straps. Susan forces her hands to continue with their task after he's moved away and she keeps her face away from him mostly on her way to the door. Click-click, but without the usual sashay. A hand smooths the hair in her neck down - covering what skin was left that could be offensive? Out then, hurrying past him.
Marius follows and closes the door behind them. It is up the stairs to the Vault for breakfast as they wait for the rest of the Estate to wake. The 'O' will keep him long enough to find a.. willing donor. That would be within the city limits, of course. Outside the city?
Shepherding Susan to the stairs and then up, making sure the door behind them has the proper safeguards to keep those still within its depths safe and secure.
Once up the stairs, Marius' path is to the refrigerator to dig out 'the good stuff'.
Sheriff's Estate - The Vault
This room covers almost the entire ground floor of this house. The majority is taken up by a stylish reception area; three chunky, white leather couches places in a neat U-shape, with a low table in the centre. Another corner holds a modern, black table, six comfortable chairs placed around it as though for conference. The final feature is a bar, well-equipped behind it and with a pair of chunky fridge-freezers, containing a variety of synthetic blood. In one corner is a staircase, leading upstairs. On the same wall is a door through to the only area on this floor not part of this room, where sits a small bathroom and the route downstairs, a featureless door, metal constructed and lockable from one side only, though plated to fit with the design of the house.
Three walls are white, the fourth covered in ceramic panels to give some colour to the place. The floor is tiled, in a pleasant, neutral shade. Windows at regular intervals stretch from floor to ceiling, concealed blackout blinds above them. One wall bears a huge flatscreen television, and one aware of their surroundings will spot the speakers concealed at various points in the room. The general feel of this area is a clinical style, a blank, neutral canvas for whatever happens to be going on. Those who know Will generally refer to this area as The Vault, for the round pillars that stretch up to the roof.
Susan doesn't even bother getting there first or attempt the crime of having good stuff. Instead she sits down on one of the comfortable chairs, all comfortably empty, and goes about checking her ankle. Or rather, the blisters and ruined skin of her ankle. She goes about it quietly enough, one small hiss that could easily have come from silver touching skin all that's hers by way of vocal comments. Tiredly she runs a hand through her hair, resting forehead on knee.
The refrigerator door is opened, a bag from the back removed, and Marius closes it once more. He's a little clumsy on opening the bag; he doesn't do it often, and some of it splashes onto his hand even as the bag is opened and poured rather messily into a mug. Licking his hand to remove the blood, he does it slowly, carefully.. and his eyes close ever so slightly to the flavour. Blood bank, sure.. cold, eeeh.. but it's not that crap. Sure, he'll drink it if he has to, but when he doesn't?
The microwave is turned on, and he watches the mug go around.. and around.. his fangs descending in anticipation of partially satiating his thirst.
The scent of it travels. The soft clicking of heels announces Susan on her way over, eyes glued to his hand, then the remainder of the bag. The blue eyes a shade darker now with longing, but she won't ask. Over. Her. Dead. Body.
When she asks. When she begs is when she may get to lick some of it off his hand. Not before.
Marius turns, his gaze flashing a warning. Feeding time at the zoo, and it's not always a pretty sight. The *ding* of the microwave sounds loud in the almost empty room, and he reaches in to get the mug. A finger is dipped in, and removed, the tip coated in the deep crimson color.
Stepping away from the microwave, Marius makes the room for the girl to retrieve her bottles. "You know what it will take."
Giving /wide/ berth, certainly after that warning, Susan frowns an shakes her head. Inserts a shrug. She seems honestly puzzled. Or is very carefully trying to hide how she really feels. She opens the fridge door and takes out two bottles at random. Uncaps, places in the microwave. And folds her arms defensively before her, trying really really really hard not to look at that finger. But each time she finds something to focus on, her eyes are irrevocably drawn back.
Marius takes his seat on the couch and first licks his blood-stained finger. Ah, how he wishes he could do this even now in the middle of a blood-stained floor. The licking of the single digit brings memories flooding in of every feeding after every battle fought.. the orgy of blood filling every last space within his body.. and then-some.
He has truly lived, and the time will come again when he can dine in the manner in which he desires. When he is finished with the girl.
The thought brings his gaze around to Susan at the microwave, and her bottles.. and finds her looking back at him.
Bringing the mug to his lips now, he looks away, and tilts the contents up. He's.. not very neat, and it splashes on his lips, on his face.. and once the drink is finished, it's.. obvious that he has no desire to waste a drop.. and he begins to clean himself, almost like a cat. Fingers pull the crimson liquid from this skin and into his mouth..
Stiffling a groan, Susan doesn't even realise she's licking her own lips when she sees him make such a mess of such a prefectly good drink. Manna compared to the stuff she has to drink - or starve. She finds herself having taken two steps towards him before the microwave's bell saves her the embarrassment. Mouthing a silent curse, she spins on the ball of a foot and angrily yanks open the door to pull out the bottles. So there's two abiding their time, only her abiding will be longer, so much longer. And she'll hate every minute of it, every hour she can't even bite down a willing drug-riddled fangbanger.
Marius hasn't missed other… physical pleasures simply because it is so easy to lose himself in the glory that is blood. Human blood. How it flows, how it cools and thickens even as draw after draw from the throat encourages it out. The slickness of it against his skin, his throat.. an orgy of pleasure that has absolutely nothing to do with sex.
The screams of his victims only bring the orgy to a higher level; pleas, cries, begging for mercy that will never come sound as music in his ears. He longs for the day when his reins are loosened and he's given his head. While others go for the pleasures of the flesh, those who know Marius can be assured that blood will flow in great quantities..
Every moment of the reverie sends the moon higher in the sky and the sun lower in the horizon. Soon enough, the rest of the estate wakens, and pausing in his cleaning, Marius rises to his feet abruptly. "I am done. Before dawn, I will return for you and again, you will sleep in my room." Now, it's time to begin his night..
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Today in a webinar presented by eMeter called 2012: The Year That Smart Grid 2.0 Becomes a Reality, Chris King and Larsh Johnson discussed why now is the time for the benefits of smart grid to really begin being realized. Essentially, the transition to Smart Grid 2.0 means that the focus will shift from the actual deployment of hardware such as smart meters, which capture energy use data, to a focus on the analysis and utilization of the data for programs such as customer engagement, demand response, and energy efficiency.
Chris King began the presentation by summarizing the benefits of the transition to smart grid 2.0, explaining that this will be the year that utilities go from focusing on hardware deployment and build out to focusing on the features and values that everyone has been expecting from smart grid, such as new pricing options, customer engagement programs, analytics, and integrating renewables.
As far as new pricing options are concerned, King mentioned a variety of benefits for both utilities and customers. Dynamic pricing will allow for prices to change in response to the grid being either over or under loaded, a benefit that regulators around the world are interested in and that has been a major motivation for smart meter deployment. Dynamic pricing will allow utilities to better manage the load on the grid, reducing the need to rely on peak generation facilities that are expensive to build and operate.
Dynamic pricing will also benefit consumers by allowing them to perform more energy-intensive activities such as charging an electric car during time periods when the grid is under loaded and the price of electricity is lower. In a recent dynamic pricing program mentioned during the webinar, customer satisfaction was very high, with 90% of participants saying they would recommend the program to their neighbors.
One example of dynamic pricing is in Ontario where it has been mandated, with San Diego also planning to launch a large peak time rebate program this year. Another pricing option that was mentioned is pre-payment, which is popular in a number of countries including the UK and South Africa, and typically results in an average of 12% reduction in energy use.
In addition to new pricing options, customer engagement in energy use is another major benefit of smart grid 2.0 that was described in the webinar. As an example of customer engagement, King mentioned the federal Green Button initiative as a promising program that will allow customers to upload their energy use data into a variety of third party applications to help them better understand and manage their consumption. The system is already live in California, with over 20 new utilities committed to implement the program this spring.
Towards the conclusion of the presentation, the speakers emphasized the importance of rapidly engaging the customer as soon as or even before smart meters are installed, capturing their attention and allowing them to realize the benefits immediately to reduce questions and concerns about the value of the smart grid.
To learn more about Smart Grid 2.0 and other topics, check out these archived webinars from eMeter.


Here's everything you need to know about the beta release of the much-anticipated Xbox One game Destiny 2, which is expected later this summer.
As with any big game release today, multiplayer beta tests have almost become a necessity. While they've recently shifted into glorified demos that market titles before launch, they're also key for testing server infrastructure and heavy player load. Among these games is one of 2017's most significant releases, Destiny 2, which will be getting closed and open betas this summer.
Here's what you need to know about the beta test's contents, entry requirements, and release date.


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/// Runs callback every @c interval seconds.
// we don't expose Channel to client.
return timerQueue_->addTimer(cb, time, 0.0); // time是在之后什么时候开始,0.0表示以后每次运行时间(0.0表示不会repeat).
/// User should not create this object.
const InetAddress& localAddr, // 连接的address.
// we don't expose those classes to client.
Buffer outputBuffer_; // FIXME: use list<Buffer> as output buffer.
首先TcpConnection在初始化的时候会建立好channel.然后一旦TcpClient或者是TcpServer建立连接之后的话,那么调用TcpConnection::connectEstablished. 这个函数内部的话就会将channel设置成为可读。一旦可读的话那么TcpConnection内部就会调用handleRead这个动作,内部托管了读取数据这个操作。 读取完毕之后然后交给MessageBack这个回调进行操作。如果需要写的话调用sendInLoop,那么会将message放在outputBuffer里面,并且设置可写。 后当可写的话TcpConnection内部就托管写,然后写完之后的话会发生writeCompleteCallback这个回调。托管的读写操作都是非阻塞的。如果希望断开的话调用 shutdown。解除这个连接的话那么可以调用TcpConnection::connectDestroyed,内部大致操作就是从reactor移除这个channel.


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Q: mysql multiple instances I have installed one version of mysql. After this I copy the MySQL folder to a new folder called mysql2 (to make the second instances of MySQL).
I have changed the my.cnf to this:
[mysqld_multi]
mysqld=/usr/bin/mysqld_safe
mysqladmin=/usr/bin/mysqladmin
log=/var/log/mysqld_multi.log
user=multi_admin
password=secret
[mysqld1]
port=3306
datadir=/var/lib/mysql
pid-file=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.pid
socket=/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock
user=mysql
log-error=/var/log/mysql1.err
server-id=1
log-bin=mysql-bin

[mysqld2]
port=3308
datadir=/var/lib/mysql2
pid-file=/var/lib/mysql2/mysql.pid
socket=/var/lib/mysql2/mysql.sock
user=mysql
log-error=/var/log/mysql2.err
server-id=2
log-bin=mysql-bin

From mysqld_multi all the things about start, stop, report is ok. The problem:
When I try from comand line: mysql -P 3306. It connect to the first instances. If I try: mysql -P 3308. The same thing.
If I try: mysql -S /.../mysql2/mysql.sock. It works. The same whit first instances when I try: mysql -S /.../mysql/mysql.sock.
What can I do to connect by port? Or how can I connect from PHP to second instances where in comand line I can do it only by mysql.sock.

A: On Linux the client always connects through sockets unless you specify a numeric host. So
mysql -h127.0.0.1 -P3308

Mysql sandbox does all this for you, but for production I would go with two machines.

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