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I answered my own question at Function to track variables down - NO MsgBox! - AUTOHOTKEY . I had read about listvars and it provided me the solution I required. Yet the moderator said:
Please don't add "thank you" as an answer. Instead, vote up the answers that you find helpful. – Mansfield Aug 6 at 13:16
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This does not provide an answer to the question. To critique or request clarification from an author, leave a comment below their post - you can always comment on your own posts, and once you have sufficient reputation you will be able to comment on any post. – valex Aug 6 at 13:20
This is very confusing to me because I never said any thank you. I merely provided an answer to the question, namely that Listvars gives me the function I am looking for. I never responded to anybody's post. Moreover, when I posted my answer, nobody had answered as yet, so to whom was I saying thank you? The word thank you don't even appear in my answer. Anyway, I then deleted my answer in blind faith that Mansfield and Valex must be knowing what they are doing, but then thereafter, someone else answers with Listvars, and nobody complains about that. Can someone enlighten me in my mistake here, what am I missing here?
Note that I posted my answer on Aug 6, whereas the other person answered on Aug 7.
Thank you.


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This new and improved class guide contains more information about each of World of Warcraft's classes with a description of their abilities, playstyles, and history in the world of Azeroth.
Monk Tank, Healer, Melee Damage Dealer Bare-knuckle brawlers whose no-weapon styles were born in ancient Pandaria, monks are as diverse as the energy that surrounds them. They can shoulder deadly attacks through the haze of their brews, heal broken chi flows, and beat their enemies with wind-quick fists and feet.

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This is mostly a reference request. I have integrals of the type \begin{equation} \int_C f(A) (dA) \end{equation} where $f$ is a real-valued function of a positive-(semi)definite matrix argument, and the integration region $C$ is an interval in the cone of positive-definite matrices, such as $C=[0.I]$, where this cone interval denotes the set of all positive-definite matrices with positive eigenvalues all less than one. Other cone intervals could also occur, but in most cases they can be transformed to this or a similar form. Mostly the unctions $f$ will be symmetric functions in the sense that $f(AB)=f(BA)$, where $A$ and $B$ are positive-definite matrices.There must be some papers about this kind of problem?
I think that you could transform the problem through the use of tools from Chapter 5 in the following book
There are explicit examples there for integration over spaces of symmetric positive definite matrices.


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I recently updated 13.04, and upgraded the kernel. After that, the software center seems not to be working. when I click on the icon, the logo just blinks and nothing happens. Is it possible to correct this, or how do I remove the software center.
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ubuntu-desktop too. What is ubuntu-desktop, and is it very important for the system ?


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Just read through the thread. Immense!
Going great so far Loving Chelsea going from Phelan to Jewell, looks like Roman has lost the plot!
Skimmed through this all afternoon on mini-breaks at work up until the end of page 8. Will give proper comment later, I'm just posting to remind myself at which point did I stop reading.
The back-to-back-to-back promotions at Darlington was ace after all those lost playoffs the seasons before.
SRL88's Career - December 2020 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
A fantastic run of form which has seen us stretch clear at the top of the Premier League. We have won every game since our defeat in Manchester and the only way things could have been better is if we didnt concede against Norwich. We fully deserved all victories except one and that was at Swansea. They battered us, we grabbed an early second half goal, went down to 10 men and then clung on so we were lucky. Other than that performance though we were utterly brilliant. We scored a massive win over Aston Villa to give us a bit of breathing space before an emphatic win at Sunderland, a result which saw the praise heaped on us.
A solid win at my former club Blackpool see's us move into the Semi-Final of the League Cup. Our oppenents will be none other than Aston Villa. The Semi-Final is a pretty strong one to.
December 2020 - Continued
Two straightforward wins as we topped the group in a comfortable manner. We will face the little known Karpaty of Ukraine in the next round and if we get through that we will face either APOEL or Anji.
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not bad 6 points gap with you and Man City. Surprised to see Jewell appointed as Chelsea manager
Walking it
Going really well mate keep it up
Just for everyone who has commented on the Chelsea front. They have been average in the Premier League with mixed finishes but their worst being last season when they finished 9th. In typical Abramovich fashion there have been plenty of Managers.
They have lost 2 FA Cup Final's. One to Leicester and that unbelievable 8-0 game against my Villa side. They also lost to Wolves in the League Cup Final.
Christopher Ord strikes me as the player Andy Carroll wishes he could be.
Great deal for a 30 year old. I'd take it with himebeing in and out of the side.
I would bite Palermo's hand off, personally. Unless Dzagoev was completely central to your plans.
SRL88's Career - January 2021 - Liverpool FC
Transfers - In
Dan Cousins - A direct replacement for the departing Dzagoev. Not as good as him, but we could have done with the extra English player and he is also 1 1/2* away from full potential.
Transfers - Out
A few departures during January with the biggest being Dzagoev's move to Barcelona. Club legend Lucas Leiva returned to Brazil where he will finish his career.
We remain unbeaten since our defeat at Old Trafford and also grabbed a huge win over Man City in the process. That helped us stretch our lead at the top and with just 15 games to go, we are in a fantastic position. Going into the season I would have ever expected us to be where we are around now, but we are performing fantastically well and deserve to be up there.
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January 2021 - Continued
To very good wins in the FA Cup to help us move into the 5th Round where will face either Sunderland or Chelsea.
Excellent work. In my first season in charge at Anfield we have the opporunity to lift a trophy. We will be competiting in the League Cup Final (my 2nd in a row) where we will face our bitter rivals Man Utd.
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After reading this thread it is making me think about switching to monthly updates, it seems better to get into someone else's game through monthly updates.
Villa dropping off now and you are in a very strong position in the league. Good luck dude.
Looking like lifting the league as well.
Definitely a very strong season - Dan Cousins looks like a good signing, and he is English!
Your looking like lifting the treble!
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I love the detail you go into, but I keep going into yours and thinking 'will you hurry up and update so I can read it' ha.
Its a shame for Villa as well, but they're still performing very strong. Looks like they will have a nice battle with Arsenal from now till the end of the season.
Thats a pretty heavy investment for expansion! Hopefully, the extra attendance will lead to a bigger transfer kitty
Should do, that's a big boost.
SRL88's Career - February 2021 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
Our fine league form continues as we once again won all three games during the month which means we have dropped points in just one game since our defeat at Old Trafford in November. We had to work hard for our results and Daniel Cousin's couldnt have got his Liverpool career off to a better start with two fantastic goals to help us on our way against Wolves & Newcastle.
February 2021 - Continued
What a result. We were down and out at half time when we found ourselves 2-0 down, but a brilliant second half performance which saw Raheem Sterling score a hat-trick as we came back to win 3-2. In the Quater-Final we have a home tie against Fulham. Think this thing is set up for another Cup Final against Man Utd?? Yeah, me to!!!
An easy passage into the next round in Europe. We done the job away from home so I could rest players in the return leg. We will face APOEL in the next round.
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stop being so good. lol xD You win everything and im here trying to get a play of spot to get promoted in the lowest division in turkey! Xd
FinalRoad to Wembley
We had a pretty good passage to the Final with our only major trouble being in the second leg against Aston Villa when we were on the back foot and were 2-0 down. Otherwise we have performed pretty well to get to Wembley, knocking our Premiership sides Arsenal & Leicester before beating both my former clubs Blackpool & Aston Villa
Man Utd have probably had the easier route to the Final. They comfortabley beat rivals Man City in the 3rd Round before kind draws against Middlesbrough and Stoke. They survived a scare in the Semi-Final against Blackburn however. Things looked sewn up after an emphatic win the first leg but Blackburn hit them back in the return leg. They really should have won but Man Utd managed to hang on to move into the Final.
The MatchFirst Half
The first 15 minutes passed by without much happening. Man Utd had a few chances and were by far the better side but nothing eventful happened which is why nothing has really been typed ha. Half Time 0-0.
Second Half
The second half was once again a drab affair as both sides failed to create chances but Man Utd were again the better side. We were struggling to get into things but defended well and the second half, much like the first passed by with nothing happening. Full Time 0-0.
Extra Time
Things really picked up in the extra period. We finally started to come alive and created chances. Sterling and Alaba had pretty good chances but De Gea saved well. We finally broke the deadlock in a dull Final in the 101st minute as our main man Chris Ord scored from 15 yards to give us a 1-0 lead. I was pretty confident that we would hang on with how well we defended but a deflected shot fell to the fee of Javier Hernandez who poked home to make it 1-1 after 110 minutes. Thats how it stayed and we went to penalties. Full Time 1-1.
Up first stepped Wayne Rooney, goal (1-0), Chris Ord scores (1-1), Martinez misses as does Lancaster (1-1). We each scored the next three penalties (4-4) to take it to sudden death. Hernandez scored (5-4). This left the pressure on our right back Corchia who had his penalty saved to hand the trophy to Man Utd.
Pretty annoyed really. We didnt turn up until Extra Time and were slightly lucky to get there. Man Utd had a few chances and could have scored. Our goalkeeper was MOTM and its no suprise why. Would have liked to lift a trophy, but we have bigger fish to fry.
Another loss to Man United is bad especially for you but the league is more important.
SRL88's Career - March 2021 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
We have really struggled domestically following our League Cup defeat to Man Utd. Although we remained unbeaten it seems our heads have dropped a little due to the performances put in. We should have beat WBA to be honest. We were all over them but couldnt take our chances and also had a man sent off to add to a disappointing result. Stoke more than matched us at The Britannia and it took a 94th minute Chris Ord goal to give us a win. We also struggled against bottom side Watford, finding ourselves 1-0 down. It wasnt until late on that we made the game look comfortable. Still though, we are top of the table, 10pts clear with a game in hand. We're looking good for the title.
March 2021 - Continued
The result doesnt really tell the story as Fulham scored with their only two shots. We deserved to go through and in the Semi-Final's we will meet Man Utd. The winners of that tie will then face the winner of the Man City and Stoke/Cardiff tie.
Another comfortable passage in Europe. Rob Wilson was fantastic in both legs with 4 goals. We will face Fiorentina in the Quater-Final and the prospect of an all British tie in the Semi-Final.
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Epic thread. I normally stay at one club, so to see somebody jump from club to club like this is great.
Fingers crossed you can take a few more trophies to Anfield.
Great thread mate. Quite detailed as well.
Still going well mate
Grats on 500 games
SRL88's Career - April 2021 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
A very tough month in terms of opponents for us and we continue to struggle against Man Utd. Much like the League Cup Final, we didnt turn up and they deserved their win. I knew going into the Arsenal game we really needed a result because Man Utd were right on our tails and boy did we get a result. A fantastic display from the lads ensured we left The Emirates with a massive 6-1 win and ensured that we would be playing Champions League football next term.
Just days after our FA Cup Semi-Final we played out a boring draw with Fulham as I made numerous changes to the side. Another trip to London rounded off the month as our tactics were spot on against Chelsea and our style of hitting them on the counter proved a treat as we won 2-0. So, we're nearly there. We have 5 games left including a game in hand over Man Utd and we have a pretty decent run in to. YNWA!!!!
April 2021 - Contunued
Finally we ended our Manchester United hoodoo with a well deserved 2-0 win, and in doing so reached the FA Cup Final (my 3rd in a row). Following their impressive extra time win, we have the task of beating Stoke in the Final to lift the famous trophy.
Europa League
A brilliant win over Fiorentina in the Quater-Finals, none more so than a fantastic display away from home set up an all British tie against Celtic in the Semi-Final. We dominated the first leg of the tie but just couldnt score. Their goalkeeper was awarded the MOTM award and we go to Park Head with every chance of making the Final.
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6-1 against Arsenal
Should be too good for Celtic.
FA Cup FinalRoad to Wembley
A pretty straight forward run for us to Wembley. We have played Premiership opposition in every round and our only real threat of being knocked out came at the Stadium of Light where Sunderland gave us a very good game. We finally beat Manchester United as we ensured yet another trip to Anfield South.
Stoke have had a much easier road to Wembley with their only Premiership tie being in the Semi-Final against Man City. They have required a few replays but made it to Wembley in pretty good fashion.
First Half
Both teams created early chances but failed to take them. Stoke had a very good chance after 12 minutes but Danny Welbeck shot straight at Ojeda to our relief. They continued to have the better of the first half but after 32 minutes, the ball fell to our captain Stevan Jovetic who blasted the ball in off the post from 20 yards out as the Liverpool end (and bench) went wild. Stoke looked stunned as we began to take control and 10 minutes later our tallisman Chris Ord broke free to fire home to give us a 2-0 lead. Straight off kick-off, we won the ball back and Ord took on 3 men before blasting in from 14 yards out as we were in dream land going into the interval. Half Time 3-0.
Second Half
We came out for the second half in good spirit. At 3-0 we were in control and played really well going into the interval. We kept things the same as Stoke tried to find a way back into the game but it was all over when after 57 minutes, Jovetic stroked the ball home from close range to give us a brilliant 4-0 lead. At that point I knew it was over as our fans were bouncing. Ojeda scored an own goal after 68 minutes, but thats as close as it came in a dull second half, but thats not suprising considering the score line. Full Time 4-1.
What is it with me and the FA CUp? That is three FA Cup crowns in a row for me as a Manager having won two in a row with Aston Villa and now one with Liverpool. In doing so we have won 4-1, 8-0 and 4-1. Really pleased to put the defeat to Man Utd in the League Cup behind us as we lift the first trophy under the Longstaff regime.
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Crap, clicked submit. Will have to edit this
Edit: Done .
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Nearly at the end of a very, very long season.
Well done on the fa cup win. Could you be Mr FA Cup?
Excellent cup run! Surely, you'll be adding the Premier League trophy to that soon?
Chris Ord has scored 34 goals so far this season in all competitions, levelling Luis Suarez's record in the 2nd last game of the season...............and then gets injured .
SRL88's Career - May 2021 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
We've done it . We didnt even have to do it ourselves as following a 0-0 draw with Fulham we clinched the title, much to the delight of our fans, board and a certain King. I rested numerous players for the Villa game as it was directly before the FA Cup Final but I wasnt bothered. Excellent wins over Swansea & Everton followed before we conceded a last minute goal against Blackburn but we are CHAMPIONS!!!!
May 2021 - Continued
Another FA Cup triumph for me as a Manager and Liverpool's first since 2014.
So we're into the Europa League Final following a hard fought win over Celtic. It took extra time, but David Alaba bundled a shot home to clinch a 1-0 win where we will face Real Betis in the Final.
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So a disappointing end to our European adventure as we lost to Betis who win their 2nd title in 3 years. Chris Ord should have scored within the opening minute but blazed over from 6 yards. We never really created any clear cut chances but Im still pleased to have achieved what we have this season.
Awesome work winning the league man. Shame you lost out in the Europa league final.
SRL88's Career - Season Review - 2020/21 - Liverpool FC
Premier League - Results 1 - Results 2 (1st - CHAMPIONS)
An unbelievable season which still has be delighted. We were the front runners for much of the season and deserved our title. Man Utd were our bogey side, doing the double over us, but it wasnt enough to stop us being crowned Champions. We kept up a good lead at the top all season pretty much so it didnt come as a suprise when we lifted the trophy in May.
FA Cup (Winners)
Another FA Cup for myself as a Manager, making it 3 in a row for me. We lifted the trophy with an impressive win over Stoke.
League Cup (Runners-Up)
A good run to the Final, but we didnt show up and lost on penalties to Man Utd.
Europa League (Runners-Up)
We breezed through the group stages in impressive fashion and continued our form into the knockout stages. We marched our way to the Final without conceding before losing 1-0 to Real Betis.
Transfers - Finances
A mass amount of transfer activity this season but it was needed. There were a lot of overpaid and old players (still are to) who needed moving on and I replaced them with young, hungry players who all played their part in a fantastic season.
The finances changed a lot. We were losing around £10m a month but thanks to lots of high wages and also paying off monthly installments it was bound to happen. Still, they are healthy and our sponsers means we bring in around £60m each year.
We had a very good squad this season and everyone performed to such a high standard. As mentioned, there are still a lot of older, overpaid players who need to be moved on and that is my aim during the off season.
My Top 3 Players
Christopher Ord - The big money man didnt disappoint. An impressive goal tally from him as well as impressive general all round play.
Steven Jovetic - Our captain proved a valuable asset. It might be his last season due to his high wages and also the face that he handed in a transfer request due to Dzagoev's departure.
Nicolas Otamendi - At 32/33yo over the season, I was really considering cashing in, but what a season he had. 7 league goals and the general at the back. Key asset.
Next Season?Code:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Season | Team | League | Country | League Position | Notes | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2011/12 | Kirklareli Spor | Second Division Group A | Turkey | 5th | Play-Off Quater Finalists | | 2012/13 | Kirklareli Spor | Second Division Group A | Turkey | 3rd | Play-Off Semi Finalists | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2013/14 | Darlington | Blue Square Premier | England | 4th | Play-Off Semi Finalists, FA Trophy Runners-Up, | Appointed in October | | 2014/15 | Darlington | Blue Square Premier | England | 2nd | Promoted via Play-Offs, FA Trophy Runners-Up | | 2015/16 | Darlington | League Two | England | 3rd | Promoted | | 2016/17 | Darlington | League One | England | 5th | Promoted via Play-Offs | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2017/18 | Blackpool | Championship | England | 3rd | Promoted via Play-Off's | | 2018/19 | Blackpool | Premier League | England | - | Resigned in November | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2018/19 | Aston Villa | Premier League | England | 10th | Appointed in November, FA Cup Winners | | 2019/20 | Aston Villa | Premier League | England | 4th | FA Cup Winners, League Cup Runners-Up, | Champions League Qualification | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2020/21 | Liverpool | Premier League | England | 1st | Premier League & FA Cup Winners | League Cup & Europa League Runners-Up |
Well that was Liverpool's 20th league title. Man Utd have 25. I think I have set myself a challenge.
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How are my Former Clubs Doing?
Kirklareli Spor
Just missed out on the Play-Off's but they were battling relegation for much of it. Poor season.Code:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Season | League | League Position | Notes | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 2013/14 | Second Division Group A | 11th | - | | 2014/15 | Second Division Group A | 9th | - | | 2015/16 | Second Division Group A | 5th | Lost in Play-Off Semi Final | | 2016/17 | Second Division Group A | 5th | Lost in Play-Off Semi Final | | 2017/18 | Second Division Group A | 6th | - | | 2018/19 | Second Division Group A | 6th | - | | 2019/20 | Second Division Group A | 3rd | Lost in Play-Off Semi Final | | 2020/21 | Second Division Group A | 7th | - |
Darlington FC
An excellent season for Darlo and they will once again be playing Championship football.Code:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | Season | League | League Position | Notes | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | 2017/18 | Championship | 24th | Relegated | | 2018/19 | League One | 20th | - | | 2019/20 | League One | 8th | - | | 2020/21 | League One | 3rd | Play-Off Winners, Promoted |
Blackpool FC
Another of my former clubs promoted. Great season for Blackpool.Code:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Season | League | League Position | Notes | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2018/19 | Premier League | 18th | Resigned in November, Relegated, Carling Cup SF | | 2019/20 | Championship | 13th | - | | 2020/21 | Championship | 2nd | Promoted |
Aston Villa
They fell away in the latter part of the season, but still a pretty good one for their first season under Alan Shearer.Code:---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Season | League | League Position | Notes | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | 2020/21 | Premier League | 5th | Carling Cup SF |
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A Look Around The World
Here I will post the winners of the major competitions in and around the World. Any others, just ask and I can update for you!!!
Club - Domestic
English Premier League
2011/12 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Chelsea 3rd Man City
2012/13 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Arsenal 3rd Liverpool
2013/14 - 1st Liverpool 2nd Chelsea 3rd Man Utd
2014/15 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Liverpool 3rd Arsenal
2015/16 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Chelsea 3rd Man City
2016/17 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Man City 3rd Liverpool
2017/18 - 1st Arsenal 2nd Liverpool 3rd Chelsea
2018/19 - 1st Arsenal 2nd Man City 3rd Liverpool
2019/20 - 1st Man Utd 2nd Arsenal 3rd Sunderland
2020/21 - 1st Liverpool 2nd Man Utd 3rd Arsenal
FA Cup
2011/12 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up Everton
2012/13 - Winners West Ham Runners-Up Liverpool
2013/14 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Norwich
2014/15 - Winners Wolves Runners-Up Birmingham
2015/16 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Barnsley
2016/17 - Winners Leicester Runners-Up Chelsea
2017/18 - Winners Everton Runners-Up Arsenal
2018/19 - Winners Aston Villa Runners-Up Leicester
2019/20 - Winners Aston Villa Runners-Up Chelsea
2020/21 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Stoke
League Cup
2011/12 - Winners Fulham Runners-Up Reading
2012/13 - Winners Tottenham Runners-Up West Brom
2013/14 - Winners Wolves Runners-Up Chelsea
2014/15 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Aston Villa
2015/16 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Liverpool
2016/17 - Winners West Brom Runners-Up Man City
2017/18 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Man City
2018/19 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Norwich
2019/20 - Winners Leicester Runners-Up Aston Villa
2020/21 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Liverpool
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2011/12 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd Athletic Club
2012/13 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Villarreal
2013/14 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Athletic Club 3rd Barcelona
2014/15 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Valencia
2015/16 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd At. Madrid
2016/17 - 1st At.Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Real Madrid
2017/18 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd At.Madrid
2018/19 - 1st At.Madrid 2nd Barcelona 3rd Malaga
2019/20 - 1st Barcelona 2nd Real Madrid 3rd At.Madrid
2020/21 - 1st Real Madrid 2nd At.Madrid 3rd Barcelona
2011/12 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Werder Bremen 3rd Schalke
2012/13 - 1st Dortmund 2nd Bayern Munich 3rd Schalke
2013/14 - 1st Leverkusen 2nd Dortmund 3rd Bayern Munich
2014/15 - 1st Leverkusen 2nd Bayern Munich 3rd Schalke
2015/16 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Schalke 3rd Leverkusen
2016/17 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Schalke 3rd Leverkusen
2017/18 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Leverkusen 3rd Dortmund
2018/19 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Schalke 3rd Dortmund
2019/20 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Dortmund 3rd Hoffenheim
2020/21 - 1st Bayern Munich 2nd Hannover 3rd Leverkusen
Serie A
2011/12 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Napoli 3rd Lazio
2012/13 - 1st Inter 2nd Juventus 3rd Napoli
2013/14 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Inter 3rd Juventus
2014/15 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Inter 3rd Sampdoria
2015/16 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Parma 3rd Palermo
2016/17 - 1st Palermo 2nd AC Milan 3rd Fiorentina
2017/18 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Cagliari 3rd Juventus
2018/19 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Sampdoria 3rd Fiorentina
2019/20 - 1st Palermo 2nd Inter 3rd AC Milan
2020/21 - 1st AC Milan 2nd Palermo 3rd Sampdoria
French Ligue 1
2011/12 - 1st Valenciennes 2nd Bordeaux 3rd Marseille
2012/13 - 1st Lyon 2nd Marseille 3rd Sochaux
2013/14 - 1st Lyon 2nd PSG 3rd RC Lens
2014/15 - 1st Lyon 2nd PSG 3rd Marseille
2015/16 - 1st PSG 2nd Lyon 3rd Marseille
2016/17 - 1st Lyon 2nd PSG 3rd Marseille
2017/18 - 1st Lyon 2nd PSG 3rd Marseille
2018/19 - 1st Marseille 2nd PSG 3rd RC Lens
2019/20 - 1st PSG 2nd Toulouse 3rd Lyon
2020/21 - 1st Marseille 2nd PSG 3rd Lyon
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Champions League
2011/12 - Winners Bayern Munich Runners-Up Man Utd
2012/13 - Winners AC Milan Runners-Up Barcelona
2013/14 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Liverpool
2014/15 - Winners PSG Runners-Up Barcelona
2015/16 - Winners AC Milan Runners-Up At. Madrid
2016/17 - Winners Barcelona Runners-Up Real Madrid
2017/18 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Bayern Munich
2018/19 - Winners Bayern Munich Runners-Up Arsenal
2019/20 - Winners Man Utd Runners-Up Barcelona
2020/21 - Winners Marseille Runners-Up Palermo
Europa League
2011/12 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Rubin Kazan
2012/13 - Winners Bayern Munich Runners-Up Porto
2013/14 - Winners Chelsea Runners-Up Napoli
2014/15 - Winners Benfica Runners-Up Bayern Munich
2015/16 - Winners Man City Runners-Up Aston Villa
2016/17 - Winners Liverpool Runners-Up Roma
2017/18 - Winners Arsenal Runners-Up Lyon
2018/19 - Winners Betis Runners-Up Tottenham
2019/20 - Winners Real Madrid Runners-Up Chelsea
2020/21 - Winners Betis Runners-Up Liverpool
World Cup
2014 - Winners France Runners-Up Ghana 3rd Place England Hosts Brazil
2018 - Winners France Runners-Up Belgium 3rd Place Spain Hosts Russia
European Championships
2012 - Winners Germany Runners-Up France Hosts Ukraine/Poland
2016 - Winners Spain Runners-Up Belgium Hosts France
2020 - Winners Croatia Runners-Up Russia Hosts Belgium
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What will the total capacity be when finished?
Well Ord is worth all the money!
So I finally caught up by reading the last 3 pages. SUPERB 8-0 win on that FA Cup final last year. I don't fancy Liverpool but looks like you're doing a quality job with them too, surely laying the foundations to conquer Europe within the next few years (if not next season already). I'm amazed Ord performed that well, quite frankly he looked nowhere near 55M£-worth when I saw the screenie of his profile.
I honestly dont believe Ord is worth £55m myself, but you know what the market is like for English players. The club lacked them badly, or especially lacked quality ones at that so I had to spend the money to bring them in. He performed fantastic. His pace alone gets him into the positions to score goals. That alone makes him worth at least £20m because the positions he gets himself into by taking on 3 or 4 players or just breaking the offside trap was just scary. He also has the finishing to back it up so I wasnt that bothered about spending it.
Im having to massively change the squad as well. When I joined there were a lot of players in the 30+ age bracket on massively high wages. I got rid of as many as I could without to much change by keeping the likes of Dzagoev and Jovetic but they were still sitting on huge wages and at their age I didnt think they were worth it. Probably played a massive part in me selling Dzagoev as well as getting £19m I think it was. Also, I have sold Jovetic (SPOLIER ) in pre-season to further save on wages and hope to bring in quite a few younger players on less wages.
SRL88's Career - Season Preview - 2021/22 - Liverpool FC
Board Expectations:
Premier League: Title Challenge
Champions League: Reach the Quater-Finals
FA Cup: Reach the Final
League Cup: Not Important
Community Shield: Not Important
My Expectations:
Premier League: Title Challenge
Champions League: Quater-Finals
FA Cup: Can I do 4 in a row as a Manager?
League Cup: Not bothered
Community Shield: We are playing Man Utd so we HAVE to win it
Transfer: £123m
Wage: £2,449,939 (Currently spending £1,327,987)
Balance: £104,977,373 (-£13,240,350 since last season)
Key Player(s):
Kyriakos Papadopolous - The clubs new captain so has a big responsibility on his shoulders now.
Stjepan Anicic - Had a fantastic debut season, but now has Jack Robinson to keep out the team after he rejected a deal to join Sunderland.
Hernan Ojeda - Another who had a brilliant season. Will have to replicate it if we are to have another season like last.
Christopher Ord - The main man last season and will be this season hopefully.
Last edited by SRL88; 05-03-2012 at 19:12.
Decided to take the Squad section out of the season preview because I am constantly adding to it through pre-season & August.
Good luck this season SRL
Loving the look of Kyriakos Papadopolous, sorry to pressure you but my expectation is a title win not challenge.(I'm sure this is where most people put some sort of smilie thingy)
Great opening season with Liverpool. Pity it's with them though!!!
I personally don't like spending thuge sums such as you did on Ord, but he really justified it. If you're hoping to go past United 25 titles then he'll be crucial to your plans.
Good luck in the coming season.
Great opening season with Liverpool. Pity it's with them though!!!
I personally don't like spending thuge sums such as you did on Ord, but he really justified it. If you're hoping to go past United 25 titles then he'll be crucial to your plans.
Good luck in the coming season.
Excellent season last year, good luck repeating the success and hunting down Man Utd's record!
Loving the reasoning behind the community shield, I agree completely.
Is Papadopolous usually played at centre-back and if so is his partner good in the air? Because that seems to be just about the only weakness he has. Thinking about that, is Coates still about? Cos if there is one thing big Seb is good at...
Oh yeah, congrats on a great career so far and please, please get us back on our perch!
Fantastic season, nearly a clean sweep too. Keep on filling Anfield's trophy cabinet
Cheers for the comments guys .
Good luck on the new season looking forward to see how your new captain does as a Captain this year
Was hoping to play last night, but I left my laptop at work . Girlfriend is going out tonight though so I will have a few hours on it tonight .
SRL88's Career - Pre-Season - 2021/22 - Liverpool FC
A pretty solid pre-season with some nice wins in there over sides such as Real Madrid & Malaga. Just the one blip (draw) away to Genk but overall, a good pre-season under our belts results in confidence being pretty high going into the season.
A great way to kick off the campaign by picking up from where we left off last season. A tense encounter which could have gone either way, but Rob Wilson grabbed the only goal of the game as we won 1-0.
Some expensive buys again during the transfer window to revamp our squad for the season. Lets have a look at the individuals:
Eder Jair Herrera - £19.5m - Splashed big money on this guy but I really wanted a winger who can knock a ball past an oppenent and just whip crosses in and he fits the bill.
Augusto - £29m - The big money signing of the window, but with Vidal and a couple of others also leaving I felt we needed a ball-winner in the middle of the park. Money well spent in my eyes.
Gilvan - £12m - A player I signed for Aston Villa so I know his qualities, and he was a lot younger then. Improved quite a bit and still no where near his full potential.
Matias Ruiz Diaz - Loan - Signed as a back-up only. I would like to use Jack Robinson as my main back-up because he rejected Sunderland, but he still wants to leave and is twisting. I dont want anyone like that in my first team.
Fuska - Loan - A player I have tracked for some time now. Glad to have brought him in, even if just on loan. If he impresses, I might stump up the high fee that is demanded.
Yonatan Tal - £75k - A one for the future. Might try and give him a few cup games to see how he does.
Ivan Segovia - £12.5m - Another player with loads of potential. If he settles in England he could be fantastic.
Michael Zemanek - £2.7m - Just 17yo and not even in the yellow star ratings yet. If he is developed properly he could be a beast.
Transfers - Out
Quite pleased with the money we brought into the club. Im slowly getting rid of the old guard when they still have value to their names and also getting rid of a lot of players who I dont think are good enough for Liverpool Football Club.
Group Stage Draw
A pretty tough draw which will depend on the away ties against PSG & Malaga I think. We beat Malaga in pre-season at home so I know we can beat them, but playing in Spain is a different kettle of fish. Could have been worse I suppose as I could have drawn the mega-rich At.Madrid or Palermo.
SRL88's Career - August/September 2021 - Liverpool FC
Premier League
You know what, Im pretty pissed off actually. All that effort in the opening 5 games to not concede and score so many goals we then let it all slip with a shocking performance against Man City to hand us not only our first defeat of the season, but also the first goal we condeded as well. Really annoyed with that!!! Prior to that however we were fantastic. The number of goals we scored was fantastic a we ripped defences apart. A fantastic start to the season which would have been so much better without one result.
A comfortable win to kick off our League Cup campaign as we try to wipe out the defeat to Man Utd in last seasons Final. We will face Coventry in the next round.
Last edited by SRL88; 25-02-2012 at 15:39.
August/September 2021 - Continued
A brilliant start to the Champions League for us. I was expecting victory over Salzburg but the win in Malaga really pleased me. It came just after the defeat to Man City, but we didnt let that effect us as we had a tough battle in Spain but managed to come away with a vital 1-0 win.
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I've been looking at curves of the form $y^2=x^3+k$ (where k is 6th power free and not divisible by 3^3) and I've noticed that there seems to be distinct grouping in residues classes modulo 504.
One effect that I noticed, in these residue classes, was that the populations of positive and negative k values seem to invert based on odd or even rank.
For example at k = 17 mod 504, even rank positive k values outnumber negative k values whereas it inverts for odd ranks. The following shows rank followed by counts for positive and negative k for this condition.
- Rank 8 [12529, 749]
- Rank 9 [398, 1904]
- Rank 10 [78, 2]
- Rank 11 [0, 4]
- Rank 12 [2, 0]
I would be extremely grateful if someone could help me with an explanation as to why the modulo 504 effect is so pronounced and why the population of positive and negative k inverts for odd and even ranks.
It's probably worth noting at this stage that I am working with an initial population of about 260,000 curves from rank 8 to 12.


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But it should be realised that: German assets are overvalued because the euro zone's monetary policy is too expansionary for
German financial assets might seem attractive
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The second reason why German assets could seem attractive is that their recent performance has been strong. This is true for government bonds, equities, corporate bonds, bank debts and residential real estate (but not commercial real estate), since 2008.
But in reality, investment in German assets should be avoided, because they are too expensive and
German assets are too expensive
Since 2006, Germany has witnessed and will continue to maintain stronger growth than the euro zone as a whole. This means that the euro zone's current monetary policy is too expansionary for Germany, as it was for the rest of the euro zone from 2002 to 2007. This of course tends to cause a rise in asset prices.
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Germany could start overheating in the medium term
It is well known that such a situation of overheating (full employment and interest rates that are too low relative to growth) is potentially unstable and can lead to a downward correction in asset prices (as it occurred in Spain, Ireland and the United States, for example).


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Why is the order of the words in "so do I" or "nor do I" different from the normal order?
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With respect to information structure, this word order pattern seems to be equal to fronted adverbials, as in:
The new information / focus follows the finite verb. Similarly, in "So do I", "so" refers to the proposition in the previous utterance, "do" is a dummy verb, and "I", the new information, comes last.
To agree with a positive statement:
We use so + auxiliary/modal verb + pronoun:
"I like tea without sugar.'
To agree with a negative statement:
We use nor/neither + auxiliary/modal verb + pronoun:
"I don't like tea with sugar.'
To disagree with a positive statement:
We use pronoun + auxiliary/modal verb + not (-n't):
"I like tea without sugar.'
To disagree with a negative statement:
We use pronoun + auxiliary/modal verb:
"I don't like tea with sugar.'
@itrekkie: I think you're on the right track.
Note that 'so' here has a different meaning from that it would have in the normal order ("I do so") - it means 'also', or 'as well' and it seems to me that it can have that meaning only when fronted. The fronting is clearly for emphasis, but that in itself is not enough to explain why the fronting is obligatory for that meaning. "As do I" and "Nor do I" don't have "as" or "nor" displaced, but they still have the inversion, and it seems to be crucial to this "as well" meaning. You can say "As I do", but without that meaning; and for some people "Nor I do" exists, but it means "and I do not", rather than "I do not either".
"Do" is syntactically a full verb, but semantically it's a place holder. But it's not crucial here: "So have I" and "So am I" are normal.
This isn't related to the issue of fronted "adverbials" as @Arne's accepted answer suggests. Those "adverbials" are usually prepositional phrases, as in the example given, which come after intransitive verbs. They don't require an auxiliary verb, and they don't work with transitive verbs. Consider:
You can, however, do the "nor flip" with transitive verbs, and it does require an auxiliary verb, for example:
You can do the same thing with a number of negative and limiting adverbs, and I think this is the pattern that nor belongs to.
Although it is mostly like a conjunction now, nor began life as an adverb according to the OED. The first example with so doesn't fit this pattern well because so is neither negative nor limiting. Nevertheless, this is the closest fit I can see.
What's going on here is the special role of auxiliary verbs:
and tenses of these. And in addition, the archaic or unusual
The main job of auxiliary verbs is to modify other verbs (when they stand alone, but that's a different meaning---like "to can" meaning to put stuff in cans), and they have the property that they are fronted in questions:
Also the archaic or idiomatic sounding:
The verbs are also fronted in various constructions that modify the verb
The fronting property means that these verbs and modifiers which act to modify a second verb naturally occur before the subject, and then acquire their modifier meaning with the verb in ellipsis:
exactly means "So do I see a boat". This is a grammatical sentence, just as
means "So will I see a goat". There is an ellipsis of the verb in this construction, leaving only the modifier.
Means "So should I see a moat." Again the ellipsis.
The motion is exactly the same as in the question. "Can I see a float?" and it doesn't work for verbs that are not auxiliaries, but where you introduce a "do". So
These are all acting in the meaning of the verb ellipsis. The list above is the exhaustive collection of English things that appear before the subject.
Wikipedia gives the additional archaic or disfavored auxiliary verbs:
So that the construction is "I dare go to the cave"/"So dare I", "I need drink the medicine"/"So need I" "I keep working"/"So keep I". But these are no good. The problem with these constructions is that modern English basically requires a preposition: "I dare to go to the cave", "I need to eat this bread", "I keep on going" (in the case of keep, the on is skipped) and then it's like "I walk to the cave"/"So do I", not "So walk I". This is explained here, and there are a few phrases that survive from the modal days of "dare", "need", and "keep":
Explaining the surface behavior of this is easy, but describing why this is happening is a little harder. English generally has a SVO (Subject Object Verb) word order or syntax. The key concept here is that this word order is usually achieved through movement of words within the structure.
It's this structure I'm having trouble visualizing and this will require a lot more analysis to really figure out. If I had to bet, I'd say that first, this isn't an example of do-support insertion, that do here really is a verb, and that the so is its generated complement. Finally, instead of the regular movement to get our canonical word order, so is fronted (but why? again guessing, but to add emphasis to the agreement) to the position where I would normally move to, blocking its movement. do is tensed in its ordinary movement, and we end up with this strange word order.
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I just noticed that a new "Obsidian Dragon" has been added to the marketplace. What is the best combination of dragons to breed it. My definition of "best" is a combination which yields the fastest successful result when averaged across attempts. I can see in the marketplace that the breeding time is 8 hours, which is 6 hours 24 minutes with the upgraded BC/EBI. Are there any other dragons with this same breeding time? (ie can I determine that I have bred this dragon successfully based on breeding time?)
The Obsidian Dragon can be obtained by breeding an Earth Dragon or earth hybrid dragon with a Fire Dragon or a fire hybrid dragon. Its breeding time is 8 hours, or 6 hours 24 minutes if you have an upgraded breeding cave or island.
Bear in mind that breeding an Earth Dragon or earth hybrid dragon with a Fire Dragon or a fire hybrid dragon can also yield a Lava Dragon or, before Halloween, a limited edition Bone Dragon, both of which have breeding times of 10 hours, or 8 hours with the upgrade.
As for the best combination, breeding in DragonVale relies a lot on randomness. There is no canonical "best" combination for most dragons. No one seems to know for certain the odds of each outcome from every combination. However, according to this DragonVale Breeding Sandbox, the best combinations (without an Obsidian parent), with a success rate of 29%, would be:
Considering some of these combinations, it would seem all you really need is to have the earth and fire elements.
Got 1 with an earth dragon and a paper dragon, 8 hours.
I used BONE and STORM. Got it on first try...
You breed the Obsidian Dragon from Earth and Fire elements (i.e. Earth and Fire Dragon or their hybrids).
There is more information and data here: Obsidian Dragon on Dragonvale Breeding Guide
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I need something that represents a queue in F#.
The queue will be filled with items once, and (as the application progresses) items will be taken from this queue and moved to other lists.
Should I use the Queue class in .NET, or should I avoid it, and use the native lists in F# instead? Is there a better solution?
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I would like to design a client-server application where the server is placed on Internet. I assume that I could set up the client-server connection using VPN (is it using IPSec?) or using a SSL connection (possibly https). What are the differences between VPN/IPsec and SSL/https for securing a client server connection over Internet?
VPN means "Virtual Private Network". It is a generic concept which designates a part of a bigger network (e.g. the Internet at large) which is logically isolated from the bigger network through non-hardware means (that's what "virtual" means): it is not that we are using distinct cables and switches; rather, isolation is performed through use of cryptography.
SSL (now known as TLS) is a technology which takes a bidirectional transport medium and provides a secured bidirectional medium. It requires the underlying transport medium to be "mostly reliable" (when not attacked, data bytes are transferred in due order, with no loss and no repetition). SSL provides confidentiality, integrity (active alterations are reliably detected), and some authentication (usually server authentication, possibly mutual client-server authentication if using certificates on both sides).
So VPN and SSL are not from the same level. A VPN implementation requires some cryptography at some point. Some VPN implementations actually use SSL, resulting in a layered system: the VPN transfers IP packets (of the virtual network) by serializing them on a SSL connection, which itself uses TCP as a transport medium, which is built over IP packets (on the physical unprotected network). IPsec is another technology which is more deeply integrated in the packets, which suppresses some of those layers, and is thus a bit more efficient (less bandwidth overhead). On the other hand, IPsec must be managed quite deep within the operating system network code, while a SSL-based VPN only needs some way to hijack incoming and outgoing traffic; the rest can be down in user-level software.
As I understand your question, you have an application where some machines must communicate over the Internet. You have some security requirements, and are think about either using SSL (over TCP over IP) or possibly possibly HTTPS (which is HTTP-over-SSL-over-TCP-over-IP), or setting up a VPN between client and server and using "plain" TCP in that private network (the point of the VPN is that is gives you a secure network where you need not worry anymore about confidentiality). With SSL, your connection code must be aware of the security; from a programming point of view, you do not open a SSL connection as if it was "just a socket". Some libraries make it relatively simple, but still, you must manage security at application level. A VPN, on the other hand, is configured at operating system level, so the security is not between your application on the client and your application on the server, but between the client operating system and the server operating system: that's not the same security model, although in many situations the difference turns out not to be relevant.
In practice, a VPN means that some configuration step is needed on the client operating system. It is quite invasive. Using two VPN-based applications on the same client may be problematic (security-wise, because the client then acts as a bridge which links together two VPN which should nominally be isolated from each other, and also in practice, because of collisions in address space). If the client is a customer, having him configure a VPN properly looks like an impossible task. However, a VPN means that applications need not be aware of security, so this makes it much easier to integrate third-party software within your application.
Both have security issues if not configured correctly. But first lets start with some definitions:
Cisco have a good definition of a VPN:
As for SSL:
In relation to your question, the main difference is that SSL often makes use of the browser to encrypt data between end user and the server, and is commonly used for areas of websites that require the protection of confidentiality and integrity of the data.
VPN/IPSEC requires specific VPN Client software and is generally for providing remote access to systems or networks. Also there is the option to go for L2TP or L2F instead of IPSEC.
However, SSL VPNs are becoming more prevalent as a means to provide access to networks / systems via the web browser. This approach has many benefits as it uses the common web browser to enable the secure connection. The granularity of this approach is also a good way to control accesses to specific applications.
As for security issues -
Are you looking at these options to create a secure VPN? SSL is generally easier to deploy and better supported for a desktop-to-network type of VPN, such as when an employee at home is connecting to the corporate network. If you're doing a more complex deployment, such as a network-to-network encrypted VPN (e.g., between two different organizations), then IPSEC will provide better control and more customization options.
There is a decent white paper on the topic by Juniper Networks, although it might be skewed to the strengths of their products.
Some very good answers here, I won't repeat what was already said.
As such, IPsec is usually more fit for a controlled network, and less so over the wild wild unknown Internet. See some more info at this other question: "IPsec (Internet Protocol Security) facts".
Thus, getting back to your actual question, in almost all cases where you're putting the server on the Internet, you wouldnt expect your users to connect using a VPN. (Exceptions exist, of course.)
This could be a very long answer, but I'll try the short one.
When you use https, your browser (acts as a SSL client) will only encrypt this connection to the webserver.
When you use VPN, you need a special client and establish a tunnel between the client and the server. Then you can configure which traffic goes through the tunnel. This can be everything or just your http traffic.
When you only want to set up a client/server application which can communicate with http, the easiest solution should be the https traffic, when it needs to be encrypted. It is much more complicated to setup a VPN and maintain it.
This depends on your threat model, on the nature of the client server protocol you need, and on your customers.
Is this intended for unsophisticated end-users? Then use SSL - at this point VPN complexity will just turn off a lot of potential users.
Does the server ever need to asynchronously notify the client of something? Then HTTPS may not be what you want (though it can be made to do so).
How big a risk is phishing? If it would be easy for attackers to lure folks to them as a MITM, SSL is probably better since it authenticates each server to the client. A typical VPN, once set up, doesn't help the user avoid an attacker who has gotten into other hosts on the VPN. This would probably not be a huge risk but again it depends on what you're doing.
If you're deploying this in the cloud (both client and server), then you may get a VPN of sorts almost for free which may address some very casual threats.
Well, the difference is kind of like the difference between a circle and a square (both are shapes, but differ greatly). They both secure communications, but do it at different levels and in different ways. IPSEC is wireline encryption and authorization whereas SSL is application-specific.
IPSEC has access control whereas SSL does not.
Can you be more specific with what you are trying to figure out?


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Any other Mages ever looked at dodge rating except in passing?
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Why does Minecraft use polygons to draw the world terrain instead of voxels? Would a voxel based rendering engine be appropriate for a fully destructible game world built out of cubes like Minecraft? Would it be more efficient than using polygons?
Graphics hardware works with and renders triangles, so you have to use triangles if you want hardware acceleration. Most voxel renderers employ something like Marching Cubes to extract a polygonal mesh from a voxel representation and present that; direct volume rendering is typically computational expensive.
Probably, but not because voxels are faster or cheaper to render (in fact, they're more expensive to render since you must convert the data set). Voxel representation lends itself to manipulation easier than polygons -- so it's much easier to add and remove chunks, bits and pieces of the world represented by the data set.