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wapiti 0.0.1

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data/.autotest +13 -0
data/.gitignore +5 -0
data/.rspec +3 -0
data/Gemfile +6 -0
data/LICENSE +30 -0
data/README.md +153 -0
data/Rakefile +33 -0
data/ext/wapiti/bcd.c +392 -0
data/ext/wapiti/decoder.c +535 -0
data/ext/wapiti/decoder.h +46 -0
data/ext/wapiti/extconf.rb +8 -0
data/ext/wapiti/gradient.c +818 -0
data/ext/wapiti/gradient.h +81 -0
data/ext/wapiti/lbfgs.c +294 -0
data/ext/wapiti/model.c +296 -0
data/ext/wapiti/model.h +100 -0
data/ext/wapiti/native.c +1238 -0
data/ext/wapiti/native.h +15 -0
data/ext/wapiti/options.c +278 -0
data/ext/wapiti/options.h +91 -0
data/ext/wapiti/pattern.c +395 -0
data/ext/wapiti/pattern.h +56 -0
data/ext/wapiti/progress.c +167 -0
data/ext/wapiti/progress.h +43 -0
data/ext/wapiti/quark.c +272 -0
data/ext/wapiti/quark.h +46 -0
data/ext/wapiti/reader.c +553 -0
data/ext/wapiti/reader.h +73 -0
data/ext/wapiti/rprop.c +191 -0
data/ext/wapiti/sequence.h +148 -0
data/ext/wapiti/sgdl1.c +218 -0
data/ext/wapiti/thread.c +171 -0
data/ext/wapiti/thread.h +42 -0
data/ext/wapiti/tools.c +202 -0
data/ext/wapiti/tools.h +54 -0
data/ext/wapiti/trainers.h +39 -0
data/ext/wapiti/vmath.c +372 -0
data/ext/wapiti/vmath.h +51 -0
data/ext/wapiti/wapiti.c +288 -0
data/ext/wapiti/wapiti.h +45 -0
data/lib/wapiti.rb +30 -0
data/lib/wapiti/errors.rb +17 -0
data/lib/wapiti/model.rb +49 -0
data/lib/wapiti/options.rb +113 -0
data/lib/wapiti/utility.rb +15 -0
data/lib/wapiti/version.rb +3 -0
data/spec/fixtures/ch.mod +18550 -0
data/spec/fixtures/chpattern.txt +52 -0
data/spec/fixtures/chtest.txt +1973 -0
data/spec/fixtures/chtrain.txt +19995 -0
data/spec/fixtures/nppattern.txt +52 -0
data/spec/fixtures/nptest.txt +1973 -0
data/spec/fixtures/nptrain.txt +19995 -0
data/spec/fixtures/pattern.txt +14 -0
data/spec/fixtures/test.txt +60000 -0
data/spec/fixtures/train.txt +1200 -0
data/spec/spec_helper.rb +21 -0
data/spec/wapiti/model_spec.rb +173 -0
data/spec/wapiti/native_spec.rb +12 -0
data/spec/wapiti/options_spec.rb +175 -0
data/spec/wapiti/utility_spec.rb +22 -0
data/wapiti.gemspec +35 -0
metadata +178 -0

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+'ll MD B-VP
+see VB I-VP
+carriers NNS B-NP
+try VB B-VP
+to TO I-VP
+recoup VB I-VP
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+of IN B-PP
+the DT B-NP
+price NN I-NP
+cutting VBG I-NP
+that WDT B-NP
+occurred VBD B-VP
+previously RB B-ADVP
+. . O
+'' '' O
+Not RB B-NP
+everyone NN I-NP
+believes VBZ B-VP
+that IN B-SBAR
+the DT B-NP
+good JJ I-NP
+times NNS I-NP
+are VBP B-VP
+over IN B-ADJP
+for IN B-PP
+shippers NNS B-NP
+. . O
+`` `` O
+There EX B-NP
+'s VBZ B-VP
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+a DT B-NP
+lot NN I-NP
+of IN B-PP
+pressure NN B-NP
+on IN B-PP
+rates NNS B-NP
+in IN B-PP
+both DT B-NP
+rail NN I-NP
+and CC I-NP
+truck NN I-NP
+, , O
+'' '' O
+said VBD B-VP
+Gerard NNP B-NP
+McCullough NNP I-NP
+, , O
+lecturer NN B-NP
+in IN B-PP
+transportation NN B-NP
+at IN B-PP
+Massachusetts NNP B-NP
+Institute NNP I-NP
+of IN B-PP
+Technology NNP B-NP
+. . O
+Less-than-truckload JJ B-NP
+companies NNS I-NP
+, , O
+which WDT B-NP
+carry VBP B-VP
+the DT B-NP
+freight NN I-NP
+of IN B-PP
+several JJ B-NP
+shippers NNS I-NP
+in IN B-PP
+each DT B-NP
+truck NN I-NP
+trailer NN I-NP
+, , O
+discounted VBD B-VP
+away RB B-ADVP
+a DT B-NP
+4.7 CD I-NP
+% NN I-NP
+rate NN I-NP
+increase NN I-NP
+implemented VBD B-VP
+last JJ B-NP
+April NNP I-NP
+. . O
+The DT B-NP
+carriers NNS I-NP
+were VBD B-VP
+competing VBG I-VP
+fiercely RB B-ADVP
+for IN B-PP
+market NN B-NP
+share NN I-NP
+. . O
+Railroad-rate JJ B-NP
+increases NNS I-NP
+are VBP B-VP
+likely JJ B-ADJP
+to TO B-VP
+be VB I-VP
+restrained VBN I-VP
+by IN B-PP
+weakening VBG B-NP
+rail-traffic JJ I-NP
+levels NNS I-NP
+and CC O
+keen JJ B-NP
+competition NN I-NP
+for IN B-PP
+freight NN B-NP
+from IN B-PP
+trucks NNS B-NP
+. . O
+An DT B-NP
+official NN I-NP
+at IN B-PP
+Consolidated NNP B-NP
+Freightways NNP I-NP
+Inc. NNP I-NP
+, , O
+a DT B-NP
+Menlo NNP I-NP
+Park NNP I-NP
+, , I-NP
+Calif. NNP I-NP
+, , I-NP
+less-than-truckload JJ I-NP
+carrier NN I-NP
+, , O
+said VBD B-VP
+rate NN B-NP
+discounting NN I-NP
+in IN B-PP
+that DT B-NP
+industry NN I-NP
+has VBZ B-VP
+begun VBN I-VP
+to TO I-VP
+`` `` O
+stabilize VB B-VP
+. . O
+'' '' O
+Consolidated NNP B-NP
+Freightways NNP I-NP
+plans VBZ B-VP
+to TO I-VP
+raise VB I-VP
+its PRP$ B-NP
+rates NNS I-NP
+5.3 CD B-NP
+% NN I-NP
+late JJ B-NP
+this DT I-NP
+year NN I-NP
+or CC O
+early JJ B-NP
+next JJ I-NP
+year NN I-NP
+, , O
+and CC O
+at IN B-NP
+least JJS I-NP
+two CD I-NP
+competitors NNS I-NP
+have VBP B-VP
+announced VBN I-VP
+similar JJ B-NP
+increases NNS I-NP
+. . O