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Pahre (74-78)
Chhant (78-81)
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Gurbani (94-109)
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Bara Maha (133-136)
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Gurbani (151-185)
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Ashtpadiyan (220-234)
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Gurbani (347-348)
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Gurbani (489-503)
Ashtpadiyan (503-508)
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Gurbani (527-536)
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Ghoriaan (575-578)
Alaahaniiaa (578-582)
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Gurbani (595-634)
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Gurbani (660-685)
Astpadhiya (685-687)
Chhant (687-691)
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Gurbani (696-703)
Chhant (703-705)
Vaar Jaitsaree (705-710)
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ਰਾਗੁ ਟੋਡੀ | Raag Todee
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ਰਾਗੁ ਤਿਲੰਗ | Raag Tilang
Gurbani (721-727)
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Gurbani (728-750)
Ashtpadiyan (750-761)
Kaafee (761-762)
Suchajee (762)
Gunvantee (763)
Chhant (763-785)
Vaar Soohee (785-792)
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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)
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Anand (917-922)
Sadd (923-924)
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Sidh Gosat (938-946)
Vaar Ramkalee (947-968)
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Gurbani (984-988)
Bhagat Bani (988)
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Gurbani (889-1008)
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Kaafee (1014-1016)
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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)
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Partaal (1200-1231)
Ashtpadiyan (1232-1236)
Chhant (1236-1237)
Vaar Saarang (1237-1253)
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Gurbani (1254-1293)
Partaal (1265-1273)
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Vaar Malaar (1278-91)
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Gurbani (1294-96)
Partaal (1296-1318)
Ashtpadiyan (1308-1312)
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<blockquote data-quote="Archived_Member16" data-source="post: 147896" data-attributes="member: 884"><p><span style="color: Navy">June 13, 2011</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px">Canadian Blood Services calls for more blood from visible minorities</span></strong></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Tristin Hopper Jun 13, 2011 – 12:28 PM ET | Last Updated: Jun 13, 2011 5:44 PM ET</span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><img src="http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/blood.jpg?w=200&h=211" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><span style="color: Red"><strong>Canadian Blood Services</strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><span style="color: Red"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><span style="color: Red">The Blood Signal, a Batman-style logo to be displayed</span></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"><span style="color: Red">only when Canadian hospitals are desperate for blood</span></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">. </span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">As Canada’s aging population drives up blood demand, Canadian Blood Services is issuing a call for more blood from visible minorities, and will use a Batman-style “Blood Signal” to motivate the population at large when reserves run low.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Rally Together to Save Lives, a campaign launched Monday by Canadian Blood Services, is looking to recruit more Canadians from “ethnic communities” to help meet Canada’s “future blood requirements.”</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">“We need our donors across Canada to reflect this country’s cultural mosaic. That means we need more people from ethnic communities to become regular blood donors to help those in their community,” read a Monday press release.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">With millions of immigrants apiece, Toronto and Vancouver are receiving particular focus from the Canadian Blood Services campaign, especially “Chinese, South Asian, and Filipino” communities.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Immigrant communities remain underpresented among blood donors, the organization said. Visible minorities represent 20% of the Canadian population, yet they constitute just 7% of blood donors. “There is a big gap that we want to close,” said Tony Steed, director of marketing and recruitment for Canadian Blood Services.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Part of the problem is awareness. Language barriers inevitably play a factor, since Canadian Blood Services is legally bound to only provide services in French and English. For that reason, the organization is “reaching out primarily to second- or third-generation Canadians,” Mr. Steed said.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Immigrants from some countries are disallowed from giving blood. Africans are barred from donating due to HIV concerns, for instance. So are people who spent more than three months in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1996, at the height of the prevalence of mad cow disease.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">As the fastest-growing sector of the Canadian population, immigrant communities provide the richest source for regular, long-term blood donors. By 2015, Canadian Blood Services is looking to recruit 500,000 new members. In that same period, immigrant communities are expected to grow by more than a million people. “We really do need to tap into that growth to grow our donor base,” Mr. Steed said.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">A greater diversity of blood donors is also important since, in rare cases, blood transfusions need to be race-specific. “An example is sickle cell disease, where we do have to look specifically for a black donor to best meet the needs to a black patient,” Mr. Steed said.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Across Canada, about 15 million Canadians are eligible to give blood, and 480,000 actually do. In a 2011 study, researchers in British Columbia found that the typical Canadian blood donor was motivated more by peer pressure more than altruism. “If you grow up in a [blood donating] family … it’s automatic, it’s expected of you,” said one donor interviewed for the study.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">While ethnic neighbourhoods may currently lag in donor numbers, they have all the right ingredients for becoming blood donation heavyweights. “We found that in small communities, people take ownership in a blood clinic, and there’s a better sense of being part of a greater cause,” said Andre Smith, one of the study’s authors. He said the Sikh community is already extremely active in blood donation, for instance.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Canada’s blood demand is expected to spike over the next decade as millions of Canadians transition into old age. “Over half of blood is used by individuals aged 65 and over,” Mr. Steed said. Many of the middle-aged Canadians who now provide the majority of Canada’s blood reserves will soon become blood recipients.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Monday also marked the launch of the “Blood Signal,” a Batman-style icon that will be broadcast by Canadian Blood Service on TV, radio and the Internet whenever the country’s blood reserves drop to low levels.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy">Summer is a challenging season for Canadian Blood Services. Although blood demand goes down slightly thanks to a slowdown in surgeries, levels of blood donations drop significantly as donors cancel their appointments to go on vacation.</span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>National Post</strong></span></p><p> <span style="color: Navy"><a href="mailto:thopper@nationalpost.com">thopper@nationalpost.com</a></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"></span></p><p><span style="color: Navy"><strong>source</strong>: <a href="http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/13/canadian-blood-services-calls-for-more-blood-from-visible-minorities/" target="_blank">http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/13/canadian-blood-services-calls-for-more-blood-from-visible-minorities/</a></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Archived_Member16, post: 147896, member: 884"] [COLOR="Navy"]June 13, 2011 [B][SIZE="5"]Canadian Blood Services calls for more blood from visible minorities[/SIZE][/B] Tristin Hopper Jun 13, 2011 – 12:28 PM ET | Last Updated: Jun 13, 2011 5:44 PM ET [IMG]http://nationalpostnews.files.wordpress.com/2011/06/blood.jpg?w=200&h=211[/IMG] [COLOR="Red"][B]Canadian Blood Services[/B] The Blood Signal, a Batman-style logo to be displayed only when Canadian hospitals are desperate for blood[/COLOR] . As Canada’s aging population drives up blood demand, Canadian Blood Services is issuing a call for more blood from visible minorities, and will use a Batman-style “Blood Signal” to motivate the population at large when reserves run low. Rally Together to Save Lives, a campaign launched Monday by Canadian Blood Services, is looking to recruit more Canadians from “ethnic communities” to help meet Canada’s “future blood requirements.” “We need our donors across Canada to reflect this country’s cultural mosaic. That means we need more people from ethnic communities to become regular blood donors to help those in their community,” read a Monday press release. With millions of immigrants apiece, Toronto and Vancouver are receiving particular focus from the Canadian Blood Services campaign, especially “Chinese, South Asian, and Filipino” communities. Immigrant communities remain underpresented among blood donors, the organization said. Visible minorities represent 20% of the Canadian population, yet they constitute just 7% of blood donors. “There is a big gap that we want to close,” said Tony Steed, director of marketing and recruitment for Canadian Blood Services. Part of the problem is awareness. Language barriers inevitably play a factor, since Canadian Blood Services is legally bound to only provide services in French and English. For that reason, the organization is “reaching out primarily to second- or third-generation Canadians,” Mr. Steed said. Immigrants from some countries are disallowed from giving blood. Africans are barred from donating due to HIV concerns, for instance. So are people who spent more than three months in the United Kingdom between 1980 and 1996, at the height of the prevalence of mad cow disease. As the fastest-growing sector of the Canadian population, immigrant communities provide the richest source for regular, long-term blood donors. By 2015, Canadian Blood Services is looking to recruit 500,000 new members. In that same period, immigrant communities are expected to grow by more than a million people. “We really do need to tap into that growth to grow our donor base,” Mr. Steed said. A greater diversity of blood donors is also important since, in rare cases, blood transfusions need to be race-specific. “An example is sickle cell disease, where we do have to look specifically for a black donor to best meet the needs to a black patient,” Mr. Steed said. Across Canada, about 15 million Canadians are eligible to give blood, and 480,000 actually do. In a 2011 study, researchers in British Columbia found that the typical Canadian blood donor was motivated more by peer pressure more than altruism. “If you grow up in a [blood donating] family … it’s automatic, it’s expected of you,” said one donor interviewed for the study. While ethnic neighbourhoods may currently lag in donor numbers, they have all the right ingredients for becoming blood donation heavyweights. “We found that in small communities, people take ownership in a blood clinic, and there’s a better sense of being part of a greater cause,” said Andre Smith, one of the study’s authors. He said the Sikh community is already extremely active in blood donation, for instance. Canada’s blood demand is expected to spike over the next decade as millions of Canadians transition into old age. “Over half of blood is used by individuals aged 65 and over,” Mr. Steed said. Many of the middle-aged Canadians who now provide the majority of Canada’s blood reserves will soon become blood recipients. Monday also marked the launch of the “Blood Signal,” a Batman-style icon that will be broadcast by Canadian Blood Service on TV, radio and the Internet whenever the country’s blood reserves drop to low levels. Summer is a challenging season for Canadian Blood Services. Although blood demand goes down slightly thanks to a slowdown in surgeries, levels of blood donations drop significantly as donors cancel their appointments to go on vacation. [B]National Post[/B] [email]thopper@nationalpost.com[/email] [B]source[/B]: [url]http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/06/13/canadian-blood-services-calls-for-more-blood-from-visible-minorities/[/url][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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