Gamale Kham phonology revisited, with Devanagari-based orthography and lexicon

The purpose of this article is twofold. Firstly, it is a revision of certain aspects of the phonological analysis of Gamāle Khām by Wilde (2011), a lesser known Central Himalayish language spoken in midwestern Nepal. Secondly it attempts to reduce Gamāle Khām phonology to writing. The preliminary orthography suggested in this article uses the Devanāgarī script, and is supported by an interlinearised text, and a lexicon comprising approximately 1,400 headwords which have also been transcribed with IPA, and glossed in Nepali and English

Worldviews and Values Influence Our Actions (Blog Seventeen of Christianity Alive: Faith. Love. Action.

Excerpt: Not everyone ascribes to a formal religion, but every person I know possesses a worldview, even if they don\u27t think that they do. A person\u27s worldview helps construct his moral base (rights and wrongs). Worldviews are like a type of scaffolding that serves to support one\u27s personal value system, which in turn, both consciously and subconsciously, influence behaviors, actions, and decision-making

Interaction of two tributary glacier branches and implications for surge behavior

Thesis (M.S.) University of Alaska Fairbanks, 2018A glacier surge is a dynamic phenomenon where the glacier after a long period of quiescence, increases its velocities by up to two orders of magnitude. These surges tend to have complex interactions with tributaries, yet the role of these tributary interactions towards glacier surging has yet to be fully investigated. In this work we construct a synthetic glacier with an adjustable tributary intersection angle to study tributary interaction with the trunk glacier. The geometry we choose is loosely based on the main trunk and tributary interaction of Black Rapids Glacier, AK, USA, which last surged in 1936-1937. We investigate surface elevations, medial moraine locations, and erosive power at the bed of the glacier in response to our adjustable domain and relative flux. A nonlinear relationship between tributary flux and surface elevations is found that indicates flow restrictions can occur with geometries like Black Rapids Glacier. These flow restrictions cause increased ice thicknesses up-glacier which can lead to surges via increased stresses

Fighting Terrorism in an Electronic Age: Does the Patriot Act Unduly Compromise Our Civil Liberties?

The USA PATRIOT Act is tremendously controversial, both lauded by law enforcement and decried by civil liberties groups. This iBrief considers two of the Act\u27s communications monitoring provisions, concluding that each compromises civil liberties to a greater degree than is necessary to combat terrorism. Accordingly, Congress should revise the USA PATRIOT Act, bringing it into line with the Constitution

Exercise and its effects on depression in young adults

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Immanence and Causation in Spinoza

I defend an expanded reading of immanent causation that includes both inherence and causal efficacy; I argue that the latter is required if God is to remain the immanent cause of finite modes

Death and Dying: Life Lessons From Jesus (From New Testament Alive: The Gospels - Matthew, Mark, Luke & John – Volume I)

Excerpt: Luke describes the final details of Jesus\u27 suffering and death on the cross. Jesus is brought before Pontius Pilate. Pilate sends Jesus to Herod, who has wanted to kill Him for quite some time. They finally meet face-toface. Jesus is questioned and found innocent of all charges. Jesus winds up back in Pilate\u27s court. He\u27s found innocent again. The chief priests and the scribes demand His crucifixion. The crowd jeers. Pilate is a peoplepleaser and is concerned with public opinion more than he is about doing what is right. Pilate concedes. He relinquishes to the crowd\u27s unjust demands and releases a convicted murderer in order to murder an innocent man. The crowd roars, Crucify him