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The Creation Of The Universe
The Religion of the Ignorant
The Psychology of "Marriage" in Ignorantism
In Ignorantism, the marriages begin when young men and women reach a certain age. Their parents now wish to see their children "settled down" and to reap the rewards of all their years of hard work. Unlike mere courting, marriages in the Religion of the Ignorant generally do not begin with becoming naturally acquainted.
Since it is thought that men and women of a certain age need to get married, a number of methods try to bring this about. If people are unsuccessful in this, then it is thought the responsibility falls to their families, relatives and friends. The courting period we discussed earlier is regarded as a step toward marriage. If people make poor use of this, then artificial meetings and arrangements are set up. There are well-known and experts in this field, people well known for bringing young people together. Usually of advanced age themselves, they seek out cultured young people with suitable wealth and attractiveness who live in a suitable part of town. Just about every family knows such a person.
The introductory stage of the marriage period is thus initiated. Once introductions have been arranged, the two sides begin examining each other under the magnifying glass in the manner taught them by their families. The time has now come to repay the efforts invested in them by their families since they were very young. A good marriage is essential, both for one's immediate circle, for oneself and for one's family. Once they have met, if the two sides regard each other's social status, clothes, makes of cars and addresses as suitable, dinner and a date are set up. The process of selecting clothes for this date is rather lengthy. Both parties spend a long time wondering what to wear. Indeed, their friends and family also involve themselves in the process, and the outfit to be worn is a joint decision.
Not much time is required for the parties to be convinced on the subject of marriage. The woman will marry if she thinks that the man is sufficiently well off. The man needs to be convinced that she will represent him properly in business or social circles, and will make a good impression on his arm. An engagement is decided on, which means society's validation of dating.
Right from the outset, insincerity is the distinguishing feature of the whole business. The man stretches his limited means by purchasing flowers and gifs, trying to impress the girl and her family that he is prosperous and generous. Marrying her depends on creating a good impression about his financial means. There is absolutely no hesitation over expenditure in this period, because any costs incurred now will be returned to the couple in the form of a house, money, clothes, and prestige. The family soon sets up a kind of public-opinion poll regarding the prospective bridegroom. Everybody's thoughts concerning him are canvassed. The real aim is to find an answer to the question of Is this candidate well liked by everyone around? Information is obtained about the prospective groom's income level and property, and is shared. If his financial position is sound, then his external appearances and moral values are much less important.
Next the families begin to meet. This is a kind of shopping trip. The girl's family calculate what they will receive in return for her—if this not directly in the form of money, it may take the form of prestige, a house or furniture.
Once the decision has been taken, preparations for the wedding begin. Presents are purchased for the girl. The engagement is organized by her family, who expect a magnificent wedding in return. It's decided in advance how much money each side will spend. A full division of costs is worked out. It is decided which side will pay for what, right down to the drinks. Even if the family's financial situation is not strong enough to meet all its expenses, the family will borrow or sell something in order to discharge its obligation. It is very important at this time not to lose face in front of the others, or to give the impression that either one has no money.
Those close to the two sides keenly await the wedding, when they will be able to eat and drink for free. On the other hand, they also face the problem of buying presents for the bride and groom. How can they get away with the cheapest gift? Those who have something to gain from the couple buy the most expensive gifts, and behave like close family friends.
When one looks at Ignorantist wedding ceremonies, one can observe concern for the deceptive baubles of this world and the sickness of seeking approval of others at the very highest levels. The main objective in staging ostentatious engagement and wedding parties is to put on a show for others. For example, all the neighbors are invited to the opening of the wedding trousseau. The guests then stage exaggerated reactions of how much they like everything. But when they return to their own homes, they generally talk about how poor and useless the objects actually were.
The Wedding Psychology
There are a number of turning points to which members of the Religion of the Ignorant attach great importance. Weddings are one of these. So important are weddings, especially to women, that they imagine that when that day comes, all their dreams will come true. The fact is though, that for many people, their wedding day is most problematic and distressing, because weddings often turn into nightmares due to the tension and lack of submission to destiny.
Not only are the bride and groom and their families calculating their own benefits, but the guests are all calculating their own interests, too. Engagement and wedding parties are ideal occasions for families to find prospective spouses for their own children. They therefore dress their sons and daughters as lavishly as possible and take them along to these events.
Emotional speeches are made at weddings. Some people weep for no reason. Even they themselves do not know why they are crying. Those closest to the family and the elderly weep the most, never forgetting to mention how they personally raised the bride or groom.
The bride's dress and hair preparations begin early in the morning. The hairdresser's bill will be excessive. Everyone is full of joy and generosity on that day. The bride's family tip the hairdresser and his staff with a generosity hitherto unseen, and seek to appear aristocratic and wealthy. On that day, everyone behaves like a professional-events organizer. They shower orders and money right and left. The mother distributes money to everyone for all sorts of things, necessary or otherwise, and the father makes a scene because of that. During this time, people frequently withdraw into corners to weep.
Then it is time for the photographs. People sit down before the photographer in front of a cloth background with pictures of clouds on it, in tones of red, blue and white. The groom poses next to the bride. Photographs are then taken, in which insincerity is written plain for all to see. These photographs will later be brought out to be shown to others for a whole lifetime—which is indeed the reason for having them taken in the first place. Everyone has to see the kind of wedding the bride had and what kind of dress she wore, and how impressive the groom looked.
On the way to the ceremony, the car carrying the couple is decorated beyond all recognition. Lace and stickers adorn the rear windows, and gold-leafed cardboard letters are arranged on top, representing the bride and groom's initials. Clichéd phrases such as "Just Married" are placed on the licence plate. A plastic baby is often placed on the front of the car, representing the couple's future baby. The families decide long beforehand what the bride and groom will do and where, which answers they will give to whom, when they will smile and when they will cry.
The wedding guests calculate their own best interests. If the son or daughter of any of them is to get engaged or married shortly, the families will pin an expensive gift onto the bride, so that their child will be given something equally expensive when the time comes. Such gifts are attached in the most eye-catching way, in the reception room in full view of everyone. All the guests want to be the star of the occasion. People use videos to record the gift-pinning ceremony. The aim here is to determine who gives what. When the time comes to pin a gift for a similar occasion onto a guest, the aim is for that gift to be only as expensive as that individual's gift. Giving anything better is regarded as plain silly, while giving anything less expensive spells poverty.
Everyone has now done what is expected of them. The guests are happy to have had a free meal. The families are happy at being able to show off and to strike a good deal in the bargain. The bride and groom are tired and stressed. The ceremony of moving from table to table, kissing or shaking hands is now performed. Everyone's eyes are on the couple, who must behave with the greatest care.
Just about everyone at a wedding of the kind described above has similar goals in mind: showing off to others, material calculations and far from sincere behavior requiring everyone's eyes to be on them. Yet very few think about Allah. None of them think of freeing themselves from their preoccupations and remembering Allah, or giving thanks to Him. They do not consider whether their actions will meet with His approval. They are unaware that the money they have spent unnecessarily may be a waste.
The classic attitudes and behavior that Ignorantist society displays at the wedding of a standard-level individual depict their psychology. Of course, some get married in a very different mindset and environment. Various segments of society may have different attitudes towards introductions, preparations for marriage and the ceremonies themselves. Some people meet through the auspices of intermediaries or their families, and others meet their future spouses at university, at work, or through friends. Some marry at ordinary special-purpose halls, while other weddings are held at five-star hotels and are much more showy and magnificent. Some people adopt a more classical and traditional style, and others a more modern European one. To attract attention, some people are careful to do very different and original things.
Yet it's only the location, the décor or the way the couple meets that changes. The important point is that in the society of the ignorant, marriage is practiced with a most distorted logic. Marriage is not the formal joining of two people who love and respect one another, but has become an odd institution in which hundreds of ignorant customs and peculiar ceremonies are held, based on show and calculations of self-interest and adorned with insincere and hypocritical behavior.
No matter what their cultural or social status, when it comes to marriage, the fundamental logic, attitudes and psychology of members of the Religion of the Ignorant are exactly the same in terms of show, expectations and self-interest. They implement to the letter the mentality revealed in the verse:
Know that the life of this world is merely a game and a diversion and ostentation and a cause of boasting among yourselves and trying to outdo one another in wealth and children... (Surat al-Hadid, 20)
Indeed, since there is no place in Ignorantism for such concepts as observing the approval of Allah, maintaining the bounds set by Him and living in the manner He has set out, all that remains is the path of Earthly desires, wants, passions and greed. Though the forms and methods may change, the mentality remains the same.
After Marriage
The distorted mentality dealt with in the preceding pages persists after the wedding. The bride and groom experience the first pangs of regret when they see each other on the morning after the wedding. Since they have generally not seen each other in that state before, they already begin to repel one another. As they begin living together in the same house, they witness each other's peculiar habits and abnormalities of which they were hitherto unaware. The person who was once so splendid in their eyes begins to lose value, and that soon leads to cooler relations between them. As time passes, these negative emotions they harbor towards one another increase. Since the idea of love between them is superficial, they soon see that the emotions they believed to be love have turned into an enforced familiarity.
For the first few months, husband and wife try not to let these feelings show and to get on with one another, in order not to let down appearances. But as time passes, they begin to lose respect, to be coarse, offensive, intolerant and thoughtless, behaving in such a way as to make it clear they have fallen out with each other. However, they try not to let on to those around them. Nonetheless, everyone is actually well aware of the situation, and this phenomenon is regarded as a natural process. An interesting indication of this is the way that the first days of marriage are called the honeymoon. Clearly the honeymoon will soon come to an end, and years full of exasperation, trouble and even conflict will begin.
As the marriage moves on, general problems such as children and making ends meet, and the psychology problems these engender, come to dominate. Constant tension and limited relations between the members of the household are experienced. Money is a constant subject of argument. Matters such as control and jealousy between husband and wife give rise to tension and conflict. The man constantly talks about work, he never listens to his wife and constantly watches the television and is uninterested in or bad-tempered toward their children. This constitutes the natural climate of the household.
Untidiness generally prevails. Little attention is paid to cleanliness. That is why married people do not want their homes to be seen under normal conditions. The furniture, accessories, tablecloths etc. in the house are arranged not for the comfort of those living there, but in order to be appreciated by others. A separate room is set aside for guests. Those living in the house do not generally use that part of the house used for show. The most expensive and best-quality items in the house are exhibited there for the benefit of guests. No doubt, it is a great virtue for a person to get ready for her guests, to try to make them feel comfortable. However, as indicated before, for people living by the morality of ignorantism, the purpose behind preparing a special room for guests is not to make them feel comfortable but rather to show off.
Untidiness generally prevails. Little attention is paid to cleanliness. That is why married people do not want their homes to be seen under normal conditions. The furniture, accessories, tablecloths etc. in the house are arranged not for the comfort of those living there, but in order to be appreciated by others. A separate room is set aside for guests. Those living in the house do not generally use that part of the house used for show. The most expensive and best-quality items in the house are exhibited there for the benefit of guests. No doubt, it is a great virtue for a person to get ready for her guests, to try to make them feel comfortable. However, as indicated before, for people living by the morality of ignorantism, the purpose behind preparing a special room for guests is not to make them feel comfortable but rather to show off.
Apart from the house, the children are the main element of display. Indeed, there is an enormous distortion in the attitude towards children right from the outset. Mother and father imagine that they own their children, as if they had given them life. Nobody thinks that it is really Allah Who creates and is the true Lord of everything. Parents who assume ownership of their children then begin frequently referring to how intelligent or attractive their children are, and boast of the fact, as if their children's beauty or intelligence actually stemmed from them. They even take credit for any positive features in their children by saying, "Of course he takes after me." This showing off by means of the children increases as time passes. The schools they attend, their circle of friends and the places they visit are all described to everyone. In addition to boasting through one's children, the custom of making them the sole purpose and meaning of one's life is also widespread among families of the Religion of the Ignorant.
Some parents regard their children as their sole reason for living, and claim that they have devoted their entire lives to preparing a better future for them. The fact is, however, that the sole aim of every human life is to serve Allah. Life is to be devoted solely to Allah. Caring for one's children is a form of religious observance to be performed solely for His approval.
Women's entire lives are focused on the aim of getting married. From earliest childhood, this objective is held up as the most important goal in life. Girls regulate their weight, clothes, education, tastes and acquaintances in the hope of an advantageous marriage. A great many girls go to university to "find a husband," because an educated husband, especially a successful one, is seen as a guarantee in life. In her dreams, a young girl establishes a model husband who will maintain, protect and watch over her, and so spends her youth looking for him. The fact is, however, as revealed in the Qur'an, that it is Allah, and Him only Who feeds and protects people, and Who is worthy of one's hopes of assistance.
Within this logic, marriage ceases to be a legitimate manner of expressing love between two people and turns into an institution—by which name it is often referred to. The lovelessness, lack of respect and behavioral defects that soon arise give couples the feeling that they have made a mistake. Yet unless they turn to Allah and act in compliance with the morality of the Qur'an, there is now generally no turning back. Even if there were, that would be no solution. Just like marriage itself, divorce will take place according to the requirements of Ignorantism, and the life that follows will be led according to those same requirements.
If an error is to be found, it needs to sought not in isolated events, but in the false philosophy underneath them, on which the entire distorted system is erected, and which leads people to unhappiness, disappointment and loss in every situation—in other words, in the Religion of the Ignorant itself.
"Marriage" in the Religion of Ignorance
Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Interview On Kackar TV (January 29, 2009)
ADNAN OKTAR: For instance, when a woman gets married, there are some criteria that she looks for. The first criterion is money. Then come education, status, owning a car and having a summer house; that is, the list is endless. When people look for these, they cannot make use of the passion Allah bestows on them. Then that house does not make any good to them. It looks like an empty space. It has no effect on them. That car becomes like a mass of tin, a hunk of metal. These are the things that acquire their values through love of Allah, the passion felt for Allah. Consequently, our Prophet (saas) says that those who marry because of possessions will be deprived of possessions, and those who marry for beauty will be deprived of beauty. One day a person becomes sick and she loses her beauty all of a sudden. He may feel disgust; a person may be disgusted by something he has never thought of before. For instance, he sees the other person in a weak state, feels disgusted and can never be freed from that feeling.
… Contrary to what one expects, money just causes depression for such people because they need to take more measures in order to keep their money. For instance, they feel pain because they cannot cash their checks. They pay their money into the bank but this time they worry about whether it will go bust. They put it under their pillow, but that is no good, either. He puts it in a jar but then worries about the jar being found by others. They feel terrible pain and unease. A person can find ease only through the love of Allah; only by putting his trust in Allah can he feel at ease. In other words, pain and unease increase as the amount of money one has rises. We also see this in the outside world. There are a lot of cases. I do not want to go into too many examples here but people encounter it a lot.


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In a recent Training-Games.com eNewsletter, Sallie Weems championed the reflective learning approach in which learners ruminate on past experiences to generate fresh insights that can be applied when learning new ideas. Using this approach creates a deeper and more meaningful learning experience and links directly to the sixth commitment of exemplary leadership: experiment and take risks by constantly generating small wins and learning from experience.
This technique also is an effective teaching method as "it allows the learner to connect their experiences with the new knowledge that is being introduced." Depending on the environment in which you are working, reflective learning can be used in a variety of ways. In a classroom setting, for example, you may ask learners their thoughts on the purpose of an activity before initiating it. For instance, in the Helium Stick activity (which demonstrates the importance of focusing on a common goal when working on a group project; in this case, participants focus on lowering a simple stick, but it often rises as a result focusing on the rules instead of the ultimate goal), start off by encouraging learners to reflect on a time when their organizational team was focused on following the rules-not on the ultimate goal. Ask them how they think this activity will end, based on their prior experience, and then begin the activity. During the "process check", ask participants to reflect on what they have learned so far from their involvement in this activity before resuming action. Finally, when debriefing the activity, go deep-don't just ask learners how the helium stick was ultimately lowered and how this is similar to their organization. Instead, ask learners to reflect on how they will apply this learning to future experiences. This is called the "before-during-after" technique. Reflective learning can also be practiced by encouraging learners to journal their experiences or through small group discussions.
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- Harwell Boeing Format
mat2harbo.pl - Convert matrix in Senseclusters sparse format to Harwell-Boeing (HB) format and set input parameters (lap2) for input to SVDPACKC.
mat2harbo.pl [OPTIONS] MATRIX
The file input is a SenseClusters sparse matrix
cat input
Output =>
5 4 12
1 1.5 3 2.5 4 1.0
2 2.5 3 2.5
1 1.5 3 2.5 4 1.0
2 2.5 3 2.5
2 2.5 3 2.5
Convert that to Harwell-Boeing form.
mat2harbo.pl input --title "matrix format convestion" --id "sample" --numform 10f8.4
Output =>
matrix format convestion sample
rra 5 4 12 0
(10i8) (10i8) (10f8.4) (10f8.4)
1 3 6 11 13
1 3 2 4 5 1 2 3 4 5
1 3
1.5000 1.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000 2.5000
1.0000 1.0000
The Harwell Boeing format stores data in 80 columns. The numform 10f8.4 says that there should be 10 numbers per line, each with 8 numeric values, where 4 digits are to the right of the decimal point.
See http://math.nist.gov/MatrixMarket/formats.html#hb for a detailed explanation of Harwell Boeing format.
mat2harbo.pl --help for a quick summary of options
Converts a sparse matrix in SenseClusters format to Harwell-Boeing (HB) sparse format, which is the format required by SVDPACKC. This program also creates (optionally) the lap2 file which provides parameter settings for SVDPACKC.
Required Arguments:
A sparse MATRIX in SenseClusters' format that is to be converted into Harwell Boeing format.
First line should show exactly 3 numbers separated by blanks as :
#nrows #ncols #nnz
#nrows = Number of rows
#ncols = Number of columns
#nnz = Total number of non-zero values
in the MATRIX.
Each line thereafter should show a row of the MATRIX in sparse format. A sparse row should be a space separated list of pairs of numbers where the first number shows the column index of a non-zero value and second number is the non-zero value itself that appears at that column index.
Column index counting starts from 1.
Sample MATRIX examples =>
5 5 15 2 9 4 9 1 6 2 5 3 7 4 8 5 6 1 4 2 5 1 7 2 6 3 7 1 9 2 8 3 9
Shows a 5 x 5 integer matrix containing total 15 non-zero elements. Each ith line after the first line shows the non-zero elements in the ith row. e.g. 2nd line (1st row) has 2 non-zero values (both 9) at column indices 2 and 4. 6th line (5th row) has 3 non-zero values; 9 at index 1, 8 at index 2 and 9 at index 3.
7 8 34 1 0.160 2 -0.059 3 1.864 5 0.724 6 -0.472 7 -0.467 2 -0.209 4 1.487 5 6.728 7 -3.085 8 1.396 1 14.594 3 -2.858 4 -0.618 6 16.510 8 -2.314 3 -0.384 5 -1.189 7 -0.155 8 0.006 1 -0.128 3 0.020 4 -0.125 8 0.039 2 0.062 3 0.058 4 0.016 5 0.057 7 0.407 8 0.015 4 0.033 6 1.377 7 0.074 8 0.994
Shows a 7 x 8 real matrix =>
7 8 0.160 -0.059 1.864 0.000 0.724 -0.472 -0.467 0.000 0.000 -0.209 0.000 1.487 6.728 0.000 -3.085 1.396 14.594 0.000 -2.858 -0.618 0.000 16.510 0.000 -2.314 0.000 0.000 -0.384 0.000 -1.189 0.000 -0.155 0.006 -0.128 0.000 0.020 -0.125 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.039 0.000 0.062 0.058 0.016 0.057 0.000 0.407 0.015 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.033 0.000 1.377 0.074 0.994
Optional Arguments:
--title TITLE
Allows user to specify the Title of the MATRIX which is displayed at Line1 (1-72) of the output HB matrix. If --title is not specified, mat2harbo uses the MATRIX file name as the default title.
--id ID
Programs processing the HB formatted matrix can identify the matrix by the ID specified at Line1 (73-80). Default ID is "harbomat". This identifier is limited to 8 characters.
--cpform CPFORM
Specifies the Column Pointer Format. The column pointer should have the format of type MiN which indicates that each line in Block1 contains M integer pointers each occupying N character spaces. Default format is 10i8.
Note: M x N must be 80.
--rpform RPFORM
Specifies the Row Pointer Format for row pointers in Block2. This has same MiN type of format as --cpform.
--numform NUMFORM
Specifies the Numeric Format to represent the matrix values in Block3.
mat2harbo allows 2 numeric formats :
- 2. MfD.F - which means that there are total M real numbers on each line of block3, each occupying total D digit/character space, of which last F digits show fractional portion. =back
Thus, Matrix values could be Integer or Real, selected by specifying a particular format.
Default NUMFORM is (5f16.10) which uses 16 digits for each MATRIX value of which last 10 digits stand for the fractional part and each line contains 5 such real numbers.
Parameter Setting Options :
The options listed in this section create the parameter file (lap2) for las2.c automatically.
Creates the parameter file lap2 that can be directly used while running las2.
--k K
Sets the value of maxprs option in LAP2 file to K i.e. requests K singular triplets from las2. Value of K should not exceed the number of columns of MATRIX. Default K = 300
--rf RF
Reduces the dimensions of the column space of the MATRIX by scaling factor RF i.e. if the MATRIX has N columns, maxprs is set to N/RF where RF > = 1
In other words, N/RF singular triplets are requested from las2. Default RF = 10 that reduces the column space to 10% or preserves 10% of the original dimensions.
If both --k and --rf are specified, maxprs = min(K,N/RF) Thus, default maxprs = min(300,N/10)
--iter I
Specifies the number of iterations for las2. I, if specified, should not exceed the number of columns in the MATRIX and I should be at least as high as maxprs. Default I = min((3 * maxprs),#cols) where maxprs = min(K,N/RF).
Help on setting parameters in file las2.h
The header file las2.h in SVDPACKC specifies values of various constants for las2. This section provides some guidelines on setting these constants for using SenseClusters. Please note that the version of SVDPACKC found in /External has been modified with the settings as described below.
Specifies the maximum possible number of columns in the matrix given to las2. las2.h initially has a value of NMAX = 3000, which allows a maximum of 3000 columns. However, we have found this default is too small for many of our experiments, so we recommend setting NMAX much higher. We routinely use a value of 30,000, and will assume that the user has reset NMAX in las2.h to this value in the rest of this discussion.
In general, this value should be higher than NCOLS shown by the 3rd column on the 3rd line in the output of mat2harbo.pl.
Specifies the maximum possible number of non-zero values in the matrix. Initially the settings in las2.h have NZMAX = 100000. However, again we have found this to be too small. If the user sets NMAX to 30,000, and if we assume a 30,000 x 30,000 matrix is approximately 1% dense, NZMAX could be set to 9,000,000 (30,000 x 30,000 / 100). This is the value we routinely use, and we will assume that the user has reset NZMAX to this value in the rest of this discussion.
The user can check the exact NZMAX for their matrix on line 3 column 4 of the output matrix displayed by mat2harbo.pl and then set NZMAX to something higher than that.
This specifies the maximum total memory to be allocated by las2. The initial setting of LMTNW in las2.h is 600000, however, we find that this is often too small. In general, the size of LMTNW is determined by the values you set NMAX and NZMAX to. LMTNW should be at least as large as :
mat2harbo.p assumes that NMAX has been reset to 30,000 and that NZMAX is set to 9,000,000. Thus,
This leads to the new value for LMTNW of 900,300,001, which is equivalent to a maximum working memory size of 1 GB. We have found this size to be more than adquate to do SVD on a 25,000 x 25,000 matrix.
math2arbo.pl will show an advisory message indicating the minimum size that LMNTW should be set for, and will issue a warning message if the actual size needed for the user matrix exceeds 900,300,001 (approx 1 GB).
Memory is dynamically allocated by las2 depending upon the size of the input matrix, irrespective of the value of LMTNW. In short, LMTNW specifies the upper limit on memory consumption and the actual consumption depends on the size of the matrix. Hence, LMTNW doesn't specify the total memory that las2 will *always* consume rather its an upper limit that could be consumed if necessary.
In case if las2 fails due to insufficient values of these parameters as indicated by the las2.h file, an error message will be shown in output file lao2 suggesting that the matrix is too large or something ... User is adviced to check 3rd line of the matrix in Harwell-Boeing format (as produced by this program) that is given to las2. Check if NCOLS shown at column 3 of line 3 in the HB matrix exceeds NMAX. If so, increase NMAX to something higher than NCOLS. If not, check if NNZ shown by column 4 on line 3 of the HB matrix exceeds NZMAX in las2.h, if so, increase NZMAX. If not, increase the LMTNW to something higher than (6*NMAX + 4*NMAX + 1 + NMAX*NMAX), or simply increase it without too much computations until las2 succeeds :-)
The other problem that a user might notice is that sometimes las2 runs for a very long time like more than few days. In such case, user is advised to restart las2 by reducing the values of parameters 'maxprs' and 'iter' in parameter file lap2. Specifically, the 2nd parameter in lap2 is iter and the 3rd one is maxprs. Remember that, iter has to be >= maxprs.
Other Options :
Displays this message.
Displays the version information.
Harwell Boeing Format
Header Section
Line1 (Title[72], Id[8])
Line2 Skipped (as SVDPack ignores this line)
Line3 (Type[3], 11x, Nrows[14], Ncols[14], NNZ[14], Nrhs[14])
where Type[3] is a 3 Character Field in which
- 1. char[1] =
r for Real matrix,
c for Complex matrix,
p for Pattern matrix
- 2. char[2] =
u for Unsymmetric matrix,
h for Hermitian matrix (Aij=Aji* where Aji* is a complex conjugate of Aij),
z for Skew Symmetrix matrix
r for Rectangular matrix
- 3. char[3]=
a for Assembled matrix
f for Unassembled Finite Elements
Nrows = Number of Rows
Ncols = Number of Columns
NNZ = Number of Non-Zero Elements
Nrhs = Number of Right-Hand Sides (not used in SenseClusters)
(Pointer_Format[16], Row_index_Format[16], Numeric_Value_Format[20], RHS_Format[20])
Pointers and Row Indices could have MiN type of format which specifies that there are M intergers on each line and each represented with N digits. (M x N must be = 80 as this format only supports column width of maximum 80 characters)
Numeric Values can have either MiN format with same interpretation of M and N as above or MfD.F format which specifies that there are M real numbers on each line, each occupying total D digit space of each last F digits show the fractional part.
Note: D is that total space used to represent a number that includes the decimal point and +/- sign if any.
The above 4 Lines form the Header of the HB sparse matrix.
Data Section
This section contains 3 blocks which contain the non-zero values in the matrix along with their row and column index information.
We consider data section of 3 blocks:
The first block is an array whose entries show the indices (in block3) of the leading non-zero value of every column.
e.g. If a given matrix is
4 6
2 3 0 0 0 1
0 2 0 1 2 0
0 0 2 4 1 0
1 1 0 0 5 0
Then the first block will contain the pointers
[1 3 6 7 9 12 13]
This shows that
The first column begins at the 1st non-zero entry (2) The second column begins at the 3rd non-zero entry (3) [in COLUMN ORDER] The third column begins at the 6th non-zero entry (2) The forth column begins at the 7th non-zero entry (1) and so on ...
NULL columns (having no non-zero elements) are not allowed.
Note: The column pointers start at 1.
The last entry in @pointers contains an extra pointer pointing to one location after the last entry. So the last index in @pointers will always be #nnz + 1 (where #nnz = total no. of non-zero entries)
This block stores the row indices of the non-zero matrix entries in column order.
For above matrix, this block will look like
[1 4 1 2 4 3 2 3 2 3 4 1]
which shows that
The 1st non-zero entry is at 1st row. The 2nd non-zero entry is at 4th row. The 3rd non-zero entry is at 1st row and so on ....
Note: Row indices start from 1.
This block contains the actual non-zero values from the matrix in column order.
Thus, the block3 for the above shown matrix will look like
[2 1 3 2 1 2 1 4 2 1 5 1]
General Observations:
- 1. The length(block2)=length(block3) and each is equal to the number of non-zero entries in the matrix.
- 2. The length(block1) = #columns of matrix + 1 as each column will have an entry in block1 that shows the position of the leading non-zero element in it and there are no NULL columns allowed.
+1 because there is an extra pointer pointing to the location after the last non-zero entry.
- 3. The column pointers in block1 are also the pointers to block3 entries where the leading(first) non-zero entry of each column is located.
Sample Output
matrix.dat harbomat
rra 4 6 11 0
(10i8) (10i8) (8f10.3) (8f10.3)
1 3 5 6 7 10 12
2 3 2 3 4 1 1 2
3 3 4
1.000 1.000 2.000 4.000 1.000 2.000 1.000
2.000 2.000 3.000 1.000
Shows the HB format for a 4 x 6 matrix :
4 6
0 0 0 2 1 0
1 2 0 0 2 0
1 4 0 0 2 3
0 0 1 0 0 1
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Sotsugyou - Sayonara ha Ashita no Tame ni
|Original / Romaji Lyrics
|English Translation
Tatta hitotsu dake
Kanaerareru nara
Nani wo inoru kana
Just one wish
Could come true
What would you wish for?
Ima dare to iru no?
Aoi sora miage
Sotto toikakeru
Who are you with now?
I look up at the blue sky
And ask softly
Sugu soba ni ita koro no
Kimi ga inai
Kawaranai to yakusoku shita noni
You, who were always right by my side
Are now gone
With you
Although you promised not to change
Even if we are separated
Soba no nukumori ni ha mou kanawanai kara
Setsunai tameiki ga fui ni koboreta
Maiagare haruka tooku kimi ni todoku you ni
Your nearby warmth is no longer granted to me
So a pained sigh escapes my lips abruptly
May it soar far away and reach you
Boku ha mo inai
Sore dake no koto ni
Yatto kidzuita yo
In your future
There is no longer a place for me
I've finally realised that
Boku no se wo oshite kureta
Hohoemi ni kakushiteita
Kanashigaru hitomi
When I hesitated
You gave me a push
For me
With your sorrowful eyes
Hidden behind your smile
Soba ni ite hoshii to sou tsubuyaiteita
Yarusenai omoi ga koe ni naranai
Semete kono inori dake ha kimi ni todoku you ni
I murmured that I want you by my side
I can't describe this desolate feeling
Let this prayer, at least, reach you
Tatoe hitori demo aruiteyuku kara
Even if I'm all alone, I can keep going
Mabushii omoide no hikari wo utsushite
Setsunai tameiki de iro azayaka ni
Maiagare kono omoi no subete todokete kure
Reflecting the light of glowing memories
Please send all of this feeling in brilliant colours
Soaring upon my agonised sigh to reach you
Soba no nukumori ni ha mou kanawanai kara
Sayonara ha mirai no tame ni aru kara
Maiagare haruka tooku kimi ni todoku you ni
Your nearby warmth is no longer granted to me
Farewell is for the sake of the future
So may it soar far and wide, and reach you
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Aside from one piece, the UX31 is the ultraportable (er, ultrabook) Windows users have been waiting on for oh so long. It's fast, it's got great battery life, and it costs less than the MacBook Air. (The $1,399 Core i7 unit I was sent is still $200 less than Macbook Air). However, that one piece — the trackpad — is so incredibly important to the end experience, that it seems to negate all those other amazing.
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Since then, the FDA, working with state and local health authorities, has identified at least 50 additional patients who were exposed to excess radiation of up to eight times the expected level during their CT perfusion scans. These cases so far involve more than one manufacturer of CT scanners. The FDA has also received reports of possible excess radiation from other states. Some of these patients reported hair loss or skin redness following their scans. High doses of radiation can cause cataracts and increase the risk of some forms of cancer.
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The FDA continues to work with manufacturers, professional organizations, and state and local public health authorities to investigate the scope and causes of these excess exposures.
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Over the past year corresponding with local board members and bankers, people are no longer customers, they are the Ginny Pig.
The statement,"in the customers best interest", is yet to be found. Have you "the customer" meet with community officials or lenders and left the meeting an outcome in your favor?
Do the banks and credit unions who claim their here to listen and assist the customer write up individual plans based on their needs? So far, NO! I see the same written policy pulled out regardless of the different needs of individuals.
Shouldn't lenders advertise: "We are here to listen to the customer to see if they fit our policies"?
Believe it or not, by using unfair and outdated policies, MORTGAGE LENDERS have been allowed to suppress property values below acceptable values. A customer with a mortgage and no other debt who qualifies to build new, can not get refinanced for his existing home.
Policies need to change to fit the current economic standards and fit the needs of the people.
Stay strong, keep your faith and live YOUR life to the fullest.
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JimShaw - I would agree that advertising seems deceptive, but that's what advertising is supposed to do. Make you buy something you don't need or want.
The statement "in the customer's best interest" is true...if it's not in the customer's best interest, it's not in the bank's best interest, either. If the customer fails, the bank will fail. Too many of those and we have other, larger problems.
Nevertheless, the current situation is to no one's advantage....obviously property owners and builders...but most of all, it's not advantageous to bankers. Their business is giving you money based on calculated risk. They're not in the habit of making bad decisions on purpose, hence that's how we ended up here in the first place. If you don't qualify, you don't qualify. Reduce your debt, increase you income...that will get you closer to qualification.
Additionally, the lower the property value, the lower the interest paid, the less money a bank makes.
Based on the facts that banks make money by lending money and they make more money when prices are higher, do you still believe that banks are really trying to keep property values low?
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"Although there's been a lot of research on the concept of intuition, there's relatively little research directly comparing whether it's best to 'trust your gut' versus taking time to make a decision," said Erick Dane, the study's lead author and assistant professor of management at Rice's Jones Graduate School of Business.
The results were based on two separate experiments, one in which participants rated the difficulty of basketball shots and one in which participants judged whether designer handbags were real or fake.
In the first study, 184 undergraduate students watched video clips of basketball shots taken during two college basketball games and were given 10 seconds after each shot to rate its difficulty. The students were split into either an intuitive group, where they based decisions entirely on their first impression, or an analytical group, which based decisions on a list of factors they each developed to determine the shot's difficulty.
The researchers found that intuition was more effective for students who had played at least three years of high school basketball. Specifically, in the intuitive group, those considered experts performed better on the task, while there was no significant difference in the analytical group between those with high and low expertise.
In the second study, the researchers recruited 239 undergraduate students to make decisions about whether designer handbags were authentic or counterfeit. The participants, who again were split into intuitive and analytical groups, made their decisions by looking at — but not touching — 10 designer handbags.
The intuitive group was given five seconds to view each handbag and told to base their decisions entirely on their first impression, while the analysis group was told to ignore any gut instincts and base their decisions on careful analysis.
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Dane warns, however, that gut decision-making isn't best in all situations.
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