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ਜਪੁ | Jup
ਸੋ ਦਰੁ | So Dar
ਸੋਹਿਲਾ | Sohilaa
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਿਰੀਰਾਗੁ | Raag Siree-Raag
Gurbani (14-53)
Ashtpadiyan (53-71)
Gurbani (71-74)
Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
Vanjara (81-82)
Vaar Siri Raag (83-91)
Bhagat Bani (91-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਝ | Raag Maajh
Gurbani (94-109)
Ashtpadi (109)
Ashtpadiyan (110-129)
Ashtpadi (129-130)
Ashtpadiyan (130-133)
Bara Maha (133-136)
Din Raen (136-137)
Vaar Maajh Ki (137-150)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗਉੜੀ | Raag Gauree
Gurbani (151-185)
Quartets/Couplets (185-220)
Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
Karhalei (234-235)
Ashtpadiyan (235-242)
Chhant (242-249)
Baavan Akhari (250-262)
Sukhmani (262-296)
Thittee (296-300)
Gauree kii Vaar (300-323)
Gurbani (323-330)
Ashtpadiyan (330-340)
Baavan Akhari (340-343)
Thintteen (343-344)
Vaar Kabir (344-345)
Bhagat Bani (345-346)
ਰਾਗੁ ਆਸਾ | Raag Aasaa
Gurbani (347-348)
Chaupaday (348-364)
Panchpadde (364-365)
Kaafee (365-409)
Aasaavaree (409-411)
Ashtpadiyan (411-432)
Patee (432-435)
Chhant (435-462)
Vaar Aasaa (462-475)
Bhagat Bani (475-488)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੂਜਰੀ | Raag Goojaree
Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
Vaar Gujari (508-517)
Vaar Gujari (517-526)
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ | Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree
Gurbani (527-536)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਹਾਗੜਾ | Raag Bihaagraa
Gurbani (537-556)
Chhant (538-548)
Vaar Bihaagraa (548-556)
ਰਾਗੁ ਵਡਹੰਸ | Raag Wadhans
Gurbani (557-564)
Ashtpadiyan (564-565)
Chhant (565-575)
Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
Vaar Wadhans (582-594)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੋਰਠਿ | Raag Sorath
Gurbani (595-634)
Asatpadhiya (634-642)
Vaar Sorath (642-659)
ਰਾਗੁ ਧਨਾਸਰੀ | Raag Dhanasaree
Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
Bhagat Bani (691-695)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਤਸਰੀ | Raag Jaitsree
Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
Bhagat Bani (710)
ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
ਰਾਗੁ ਬੈਰਾੜੀ | Raag Bairaaree
ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
Bhagat Bani (727)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸੂਹੀ | Raag Suhi
Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
Bhagat Bani (792-794)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ | Raag Bilaaval
Gurbani (795-831)
Ashtpadiyan (831-838)
Thitteen (838-840)
Vaar Sat (841-843)
Chhant (843-848)
Vaar Bilaaval (849-855)
Bhagat Bani (855-858)
ਰਾਗੁ ਗੋਂਡ | Raag Gond
Gurbani (859-869)
Ashtpadiyan (869)
Bhagat Bani (870-875)
ਰਾਗੁ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ | Raag Ramkalee
Ashtpadiyan (902-916)
Gurbani (876-902)
Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
Chhant (924-929)
Dakhnee (929-938)
Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
ਰਾਗੁ ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ | Raag Nat Narayan
Gurbani (975-980)
Ashtpadiyan (980-983)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਲੀ ਗਉੜਾ | Raag Maalee Gauraa
Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਾਰੂ | Raag Maaroo
Gurbani (889-1008)
Ashtpadiyan (1008-1014)
Kaafee (1014-1016)
Ashtpadiyan (1016-1019)
Anjulian (1019-1020)
Solhe (1020-1033)
Dakhni (1033-1043)
ਰਾਗੁ ਤੁਖਾਰੀ | Raag Tukhaari
Bara Maha (1107-1110)
Chhant (1110-1117)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕੇਦਾਰਾ | Raag Kedara
Gurbani (1118-1123)
Bhagat Bani (1123-1124)
ਰਾਗੁ ਭੈਰਉ | Raag Bhairo
Gurbani (1125-1152)
Partaal (1153)
Ashtpadiyan (1153-1167)
ਰਾਗੁ ਬਸੰਤੁ | Raag Basant
Gurbani (1168-1187)
Ashtpadiyan (1187-1193)
Vaar Basant (1193-1196)
ਰਾਗੁ ਸਾਰਗ | Raag Saarag
Gurbani (1197-1200)
Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
ਰਾਗੁ ਮਲਾਰ | Raag Malaar
Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
Ashtpadiyan (1273-1278)
Chhant (1278)
Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
Bhagat Bani (1292-93)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਾਨੜਾ | Raag Kaanraa
Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
Chhant (1312)
Vaar Kaanraa
Bhagat Bani (1318)
ਰਾਗੁ ਕਲਿਆਨ | Raag Kalyaan
Gurbani (1319-23)
Ashtpadiyan (1323-26)
ਰਾਗੁ ਪ੍ਰਭਾਤੀ | Raag Prabhaatee
Gurbani (1327-1341)
Ashtpadiyan (1342-51)
ਰਾਗੁ ਜੈਜਾਵੰਤੀ | Raag Jaijaiwanti
Gurbani (1352-53)
Salok | Gatha | Phunahe | Chaubole | Swayiye
Sehskritee Mahala 1
Sehskritee Mahala 5
Gaathaa Mahala 5
Phunhay Mahala 5
Chaubolae Mahala 5
Shaloks Bhagat Kabir
Shaloks Sheikh Farid
Swaiyyae Mahala 5
Swaiyyae in Praise of Gurus
Shaloks in Addition To Vaars
Shalok Ninth Mehl
Mundavanee Mehl 5
ਰਾਗ ਮਾਲਾ, Raag Maalaa
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 162353" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Maybe not this time, but solar flares pose computer threat</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">By Dan Neutel, Postmedia News - March 9, 2012 6:06 AM</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While the planet seems to have survived the most recent barrage of solar flares, there is no predicting that the next one will unfold as smoothly.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The power of these kinds of flares, should the dose be big enough to hit the Earth just right, would have the capability to knock out almost all of our planet's electronics and power networks.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"There has been a coronal mass ejection and they occur from time to time," said David Hanes, professor and the head of the physics, engineering physics and astronomy department at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. "They consist of a whole bunch of charged particles that reach Earth at several hundred kilometres a second."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While these particles and radiation generally only reveal themselves to us in a larger Northern Lights display, they could be much less wonderful to our computer-dependant society.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"What you have is a rush of charged particles moving into the Earth's magnetic field and being directed in a certain way," said Hanes. "This means that you have a large electric current above us. That gives rise to pulses that can affect things like our electronics."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The most famous example would be in 1989, when these currents knocked out much of Quebec's power grid after a huge pulse was forced through the circuitry.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"We have to be aware of this because this kind of pulse can do things like fry chips in computers," said Hanes. "We are now so totally reliant on computers for running things like our transit systems, our power grids and even our refrigerators that a really big coronal mass ejection could create quite a lot of damage of that sort. If every single computer in North America got zapped by this it would take ages to recover from it.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"This is a reminder that these ejections can occur and be much more violent than this one — and that in decades to come, we could be blasted by a direct hit that could have some of these serious side-effects."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">The possibilities are so powerful that some militaries have studied applying this type of power surge to warfare.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"This is actually an issue that has come up in the context of war," said Hanes. "Because it is possible to create and use weapons that could be exploded high up in the atmosphere that would produce a very strong electro-magnetic pulse that could wipe out all the electronic and computer infrastructure in a localized area."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Kelly Korreck from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has seen how these solar flares can affect the natural world.</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">"Dolphins and homing pigeons both navigate by magnetic sensors behind their noses," said Korreck. "When this magnetic field get so disturbed they can be thrown off course in terms of navigation or flight. So, there are natural consequences, but of course, the most beautiful is of course, the Northern or Southern Lights, depending on were you are."</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><a href="mailto:Dneutel@postmedia.com">Dneutel@postmedia.com</a></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">© Copyright (c) Postmedia News</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source:</strong> <a href="http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Maybe+this+time+solar+flares+pose+computer+threat/6273332/story.html" target="_blank">http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Maybe+this+time+solar+flares+pose+computer+threat/6273332/story.html</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 162353, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"][B][SIZE="5"]Maybe not this time, but solar flares pose computer threat[/SIZE][/B] By Dan Neutel, Postmedia News - March 9, 2012 6:06 AM While the planet seems to have survived the most recent barrage of solar flares, there is no predicting that the next one will unfold as smoothly. The power of these kinds of flares, should the dose be big enough to hit the Earth just right, would have the capability to knock out almost all of our planet's electronics and power networks. "There has been a coronal mass ejection and they occur from time to time," said David Hanes, professor and the head of the physics, engineering physics and astronomy department at Queen's University in Kingston, Ont. "They consist of a whole bunch of charged particles that reach Earth at several hundred kilometres a second." While these particles and radiation generally only reveal themselves to us in a larger Northern Lights display, they could be much less wonderful to our computer-dependant society. "What you have is a rush of charged particles moving into the Earth's magnetic field and being directed in a certain way," said Hanes. "This means that you have a large electric current above us. That gives rise to pulses that can affect things like our electronics." The most famous example would be in 1989, when these currents knocked out much of Quebec's power grid after a huge pulse was forced through the circuitry. "We have to be aware of this because this kind of pulse can do things like fry chips in computers," said Hanes. "We are now so totally reliant on computers for running things like our transit systems, our power grids and even our refrigerators that a really big coronal mass ejection could create quite a lot of damage of that sort. If every single computer in North America got zapped by this it would take ages to recover from it. "This is a reminder that these ejections can occur and be much more violent than this one — and that in decades to come, we could be blasted by a direct hit that could have some of these serious side-effects." The possibilities are so powerful that some militaries have studied applying this type of power surge to warfare. "This is actually an issue that has come up in the context of war," said Hanes. "Because it is possible to create and use weapons that could be exploded high up in the atmosphere that would produce a very strong electro-magnetic pulse that could wipe out all the electronic and computer infrastructure in a localized area." Kelly Korreck from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics has seen how these solar flares can affect the natural world. "Dolphins and homing pigeons both navigate by magnetic sensors behind their noses," said Korreck. "When this magnetic field get so disturbed they can be thrown off course in terms of navigation or flight. So, there are natural consequences, but of course, the most beautiful is of course, the Northern or Southern Lights, depending on were you are." [email]Dneutel@postmedia.com[/email] © Copyright (c) Postmedia News [B]source:[/B] [url]http://www.theprovince.com/technology/Maybe+this+time+solar+flares+pose+computer+threat/6273332/story.html[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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