it's also possible to say, 15 is too many.
"shine a little light on me"
then all you have to do is ponder for a bit and then leave me a comment, either here or in my inbox (tif@dottieangel.com) telling me what you favorite holiday season is.
if i were to say "holiday" in the UK, most people would presume i was packing my suitcases and heading away for a few days... here, everyone would think i was talking about a 'celebration' of some sorts, be it, hanukkah, christmas etc.
so i think you have the idea, i am not wishing you to tell me about your favorite vacation trip but about your favorite 'celebration'. for me that would be christmas, hands down it's my favorite time of year... my parents made it magical for me and my brothers, year after year, way up until we left home and even afterwards.
i have in turn, tried to emulate that lovely feeling of 'family time' for my own little clan. i see my christmases as 'stopping still' and spending time together, made even more so by our #1 being born on the 26th and our #3 being born on the 27th. i also see it as an opportunity to 'decorate' the shed with yarn balls, crocheted trees and of course, more garlands... so it's a no brainer for me. christmas it is!
this year i am being super prepared and instead of running around like a 'headless chicken' one week before, i am thinking way ahead of time.
already my little cogs are turning and pondering, a handcrafted thrifty tree.
i think it might be rather lovely if you also mentioned your reasons for your favorite holiday celebration, because i know we all like to know these things, at least i do.
the winner of this giveaway will be announced on wednesday 21st october, i plan to have a passing chicken help me choose the winner. which i feel will add an element of excitement to my wednesday morning, knowing the shed will feel lonely with my best friend gone.
and before i leave you for a week or so, to spend quality time with Debbie, i must just report that my 'thrifty dry' spell has come to an end.
yes dearest readers, there is a thrifty God and yes, he shone done on me saturday evening.
i was most excited to stumble across a little swedish horse (no doubt last years from ikea, but i'm going to pretend otherwise) in a beautiful deep teal color.
and if that wasn't enough, a little set of free standing bathroom shelves for the downstairs loo 'makeover'... which i shall reveal to you upon completion of 'said' makeover.
("oh that's lovely Tif, something to look forward to on your return".
footyfootynote: i am wondering if a passing chicken would be willing to put her head in a crockpot to pick a winner, do they have an inbuilt fear of such a pot. it will be most interesting to find out.
My favorite holiday celebration is late at night, on Christmas Day, when DH and I finally get home from our journeys around Massachusetts, to and from family gatherings... that's when we each grab a spicy winter beer, snuggle with the dog and open our gifts to each other.
If you sprinkle some corn or even breadcrusts in with the paper they will eagerly dip their little beaks in!
Well, we don't have Thanksgiving over here, I don't do Halloween, Easter is a bit more complicated from a theological point of view, and I am getting too old to really welcome birthdays, so it will have to be Christmas. But not for shopping, or as consumerfest, but in a real, old-fashioned way with firelight, food, family, homemade, and not forgetting the real meaning of it all. And also remembering that once we have passed the shortest day, the light will be returning shortly, because I hate the dark days of winter.
stumbled upon your blog. Very cute, and full of thrifty ideas. Taking the challenge, which will be a challenge with 7 kids. Pass some love my way! lol!
My favourite holiday season is Christmas. I love it when the lights come up everywhere, listening to christmas music, walking slowly through the christmas streets... and I love making presents (even if I never seem to have time to make as many as i want). The best part of Christmas is the days spent with my family.
oh miss tif, whilst i agree christmas is a wonderful holiday, full of family cheer, with a content belly. it is EASTER, that steals my holiday heart. spring holds hope, sunshine, flowers and easter loveliness, and of course cupcakes and hot cross buns. please enter me into your what give away of the upmost kind...x. p.s have fun with your friend, girlie times are great!
Speaking of which, Christmas is my most favorite holiday. I love the coziness of being indoors with loved ones on a cold and blustery night (Christmas Eve) and the warmth and joy of Christmas morning. And, sitting in Church in the evening singing hymns and feeling all that warmth and love filling you up inside. I love it all! It's the best time of year.
My favorite holiday is Christmas by far. It is such a magical time of year. I love the freshly fallen snow, twinkle lights, handmade decorations and gifts and most of all being cozy with my family just to name a few. Your lovely garland would be a fab addition to our handmade Christmas.
Oh my gosh, I'm soooo excited!!! I just HAVE to win this..why, you ask? Because, of course it is super amazingly beautiful and would fit into my home perfectly, and.....the drawing is on my birthday!!!!! So, my favorite holiday....wait for it....Boxing Day!! Yup, you heard right...:) Why? Because, as you know, we don't celebrate it hear in America, however, since my father was from Scotland, I draw on my fine British roots and claim it, viewing it as an EXTRA holiday...:o) (husband is hanging his head, poor baby).
Ahh, it would have to be Christmas. When I was little (in grade school) my Gran'mom from California (we live in Ohio) would always send me a long, plaid wool skirt and a snappy turtleneck-body suit to wear to my Christmas program at church on Christmas eve. Combo that with "big Aqua Net hair"...those were the days!
Glad to hear your lean days are over, Tif!
I would love to win that banner, although you have (very nearly) got me to the point where I've read your instructions enough to attempt my own banner... Still, two in the house would be no big deal, would it?
And thus, you now know my favourite celebration, and I may get some more exciting advent ideas!..
It's the anticipation that counts!
a "whatnot" garland giveaway!!!! yay!
Hello there! I discovered you recently and I really love your work, so creative! I sent you a message via Etsy.
Well, I like Christmas!!! When I was in Brazil, my favorite time was the celebrations for Saint John, Saint Peter and Saint Antony during the month of June.
I'm afraid that my comment will be utterly hopeless as my mind is all a-jumble today but, try I must.
When I was growing up my family did not celebrate any holidays at all, not even birthdays, due to my mother's particular beliefs. So, I have no childhood memories nor fondness for any celebrations. Of course, being on my own now for many years, I still did not really embrace holidays until I had a family of my own.
For me the absolute best is Christmas! At least every other year. Sounds odd I know. We have an alternating plan where we travel back to see my husband's family every other year, and whilst this is lovely and very hectically festive (his family is huge) I prefer the years that we stay home in our cozy cottage. I love that we are able to create traditions that are uniquely our own (like christmas dinner of handmade ravioli), the man takes a few days off from work, fires in the fireplace, cocoa and all that winter time goodness. I am also a big fan of the tiny white twinkly lights - so pretty. For me, the holiday is about spending time as a family, creating memories that will last a lifetime and nurturing an appreciation for the less tangible riches we are blessed with.
Coming in a close 2nd is Thanksgiving, mostly because of the pie - I do so love pie!
Have a wonderful time with your friend this week!
OH! if the chicken pecks it out of the crockpot, you MUST video it!!!! Please enter me in the drawing. I am inclined to say Christmas is my favorite and I think it is largely because, in spite of the loss of so many traditions in our society, Christmas seems to bring out some of the best ones: candlelight services, family dinners, songs, maybe dressing up, reaching out to others in need. Best holiday because it brings out the best in us.
of course my favorite holiday of christmas. the time with family, sisters returned who don't live at home, delicious food, celebrating jesus.
Your crocheting is so lovely, very delicate and pretty. I have to say my favorite holiday is Christmas, I love to decorate all white. I do use red but I keep it vintage, in the kitchen only..... I can't wait to blog about it this year. I love home made, I only give gifts that are made by hand!
Yep, I am with you, it has got to be christmas every time.
I love everything aboput it. My parents also made it very magical and I am trying to do the same for my babies.
One of my most precious memories of last christmas was sharing with my daughter (8) It's a Wonderful Life, her first time, my millionth!
I think I have hearted Jimmy Stewart since I was her age. We cried, she loved it!
Go on let me win your banner, then there will be a little of you back in the UK!
oooh lovely! Starting to love garlands too! Have made one and have plans for more.
My favourite "holiday' is also Christmas. My mum and dad made it very magical. A big fuss was made every year and Christmas morning was always very exciting.
I have tried to repeat this for my kids. I do my Christmas shopping early (already done for 2009) so I can relax and really enjoy the season which for me starts at the very beginning of December if not a little bit sooner!!
Enjoy your time with your friend. looking forward to "seeing" you when you get back.
Tif, you silly! I just trotted right on over to your shop to purchase "my" garland, and here you are, giving it away. What fun! My favorite holiday season is, without a doubt, fall, with it's fun, low-stress holidays. Have a lovely time making over your "loo."
well how fabby has my cup of tea been this afternoon... let's just say 'super' fabby.
how lovely to read your comments!
Christmas! That's when I can make a list of all of my favorite people and try my darnedest to find the most perfect gift possible for as little money as possible. This is also the time of year that I spend untold HOURS of time perusing the patterns on KnittingPatternCentral.com, so I can find free patterns for such things as the DNA double helix (2005 DNA scarf for a biology teacher), knitted lampshade (2006 gift for my mother).
Fall is my favorite season with my favorite holidays: Halloween and Thanksgiving (here in the US). Changing weather, falling leaves, costumes and turkey, pumpkin and cranberries, food and family.
Oh hands down I'm a Christmas girl as well. I actually love the whole period of time between Thanksgiving and New Years. It is my absolute favorite time of year. Food, family and fun! What more could you ask for? A few years ago, I decided to chuck the whole mall business and I started making every one's Christmas gifts by hand. This is no small feat since I have a large family. I work on it bit by bit, project by project throughout the year. Because of that personal change, Christmas for me now is less about a mountain of gifts under the tree, but more like a culmination of love and care that I've put into one special gift for each of my family members at the end of the year. It sounds cliche and corny, but I've really come to embrace and enjoy the idea of giving rather than receiving. Sure, I love presents, but man, I love seeing someone open something that I've made, and knowing instantly from their face that I've hit the nail on the head... that gives me the warm fuzzies. And that's why I love Christmas in a nutshell.
Well I'm a Muslim and we have celebrations and they are both called Eid. So I'd have to say my favourite celebration is Eid. Garland please! Come on - I have gloss paint all over the lawn - I neeeeed a garland.
Would it help if I said I also love autumn?
Oh OK the real holiday I love (as a homeschooler) is when the kids go back to school because everything becomes cheap again.
Hello Tif! Lovely as always to read your blog. I would very much love to win your doily garland. I think every home should have the odd doily in it. Mine is clearly lacking in that department.
Now the whole lead up to Christmas and the six weeks the girls have off school would have to be my absolute favourite time of the year. I love having them home, most of the time!! I love the excitment they get with Christmas looming. Showing them all the pretty Christmas lights, going to church, letting them choose presents for each sister (handmade this year of course!) having the whole family together (some from over the waters) and the lovely spirit of it all.
Christmas in NZ is quite different from the rest of the world as we are in summer mode. But we still like the whole idea of doing it the American and English way. There is fake snow on windows even! Plenty opt for BBQ's but not me. I like a sit down meal done properly. Gosh, sorry I've rambled! Hope you refreshed your cuppa before reading this.
Ooh! I am a Halloween and Thanksgiving woman too. Pumpkin pies and sweaters. Yum. And garlands? I love those too!
First of all, thanks for the tip about the shop "Sisters" - I also live in the Seattle area and am always on the hunt for new shops to drag my husband to.......now, my favorite Holiday has got to be Halloween with Christmas a close 2nd. At least with Halloween I'm not stressed that I haven't finished shopping or making my gifts. I love all the decorations and especially hunkering down with the fire going and watching old scary movies.....love your garlands and hope my karma is good for this giveaway!!!
My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. Both my husband's family and my family all get together for delicious food without all the worries of gift giving. It's always relaxing and fun.
I have to go with Christmas too, since it lasts more than just Christmas day, and you get to do so many different activities. It's especially festive now that there are kids to do it up for.
glad to see you putting your crockpot to good use Tif!!! No I don't see any issue with that many garlands, I have just found a collection I didn't even know I had ... Rose books, about 30, some the same even!!!
My fave holiday is Christmas for sure. Love the lead up, the decorating, the gift making and wrapping, the cooking, Midnight Mass, the turkey and cranberry sauce and roast veges and trifle!!! The present opening with family but most of all the excitement of my Princess during the lead up, the ritual of the raindeer food and hanging stockings and the wonder on her face on Christmas morning. Aside from the religious significance for me that day is the one special day of the year we come together as a family and thats what counts!
I would say my favourite celebration is Australia Day. It would be the US' equivalent to Independence Day. Everything gets decked out in green and gold, you have a barbie (bbq), feel all grouse (good) and happy to be an Aussie!
Thanks for sharing such lovely stuff, I find your blog very beautiful.
Thrifty girl after my own heart - there is nothing better than a good thrift shop find!
At first i wanted to answer this question with another celebration other than Christmas, (it was just too obvious), but truth be told, it still is my best celebration on the calendar. I think I love it so because of memories. My grandmother was responsible for making it so nostalgic. We went to their home and everything was magical, egg nogg, mince pies, proper christmas pudding with flames, crackers and family round table with the best linen out.
christmas.... i love christmas. i grew up having wonderful christmases- full of cookie baking, egg ornament making, and lots of crafting with my mom and brother. as i've grown up i've succeeded in keeping the christmas spirit alive wherever i am- from a small studio apartment alone, to mimosas on christmas morning with my family. how can any other holiday compare!
What a wonderful giveaway!!! It looks like your crockpot is going to be chock full of Christmas loveliness and I too am going to join in.
Christmas was a bit of a rough time when I was a kid as my parents had the brilliant idea to get married on Christmas Eve. "What a brilliantly festive idea," you exclaim. Well...yes...provided a nasty divorce isn't in the cards! Needless to say, I've spent my adulthood learning to embrace Christmas and to start traditions that I hope will be passed on for generations to come - my brother and I both make Grandma's shortbread eventhough we live over 4000km apart. Come to think of it, Grandma makes her shortbread too, even at the age of 95!
Anyhoo, Christmas gets my vote although my rascally liver would prefer that the vote go to Robbie Burns Day.
The older i get, the more i am liking Easter. I love to decorate for spring - the colours are so pretty. I set up Easter egg hunts, and have family over for afternoon tea and always make a visit to see the lambs!!
My favorite holiday is defenitely christmas. No doubt about it. Spending few peaceful days surrounded with family, enjoying all that music, food, atmosphere - what could be better?
It has to be as I just love the whole magically special feel it gives. I love all the sights and sounds and smells that just shout Christmas.From candles to fairy lights and mince pies to mulled wine! A big roast turkey with all the trimmings.Grandmas stuffing and apple sauce.The family recipe christmas pudding with the huge jug of brandy sauce that no-one eats!.Carols sung around the piano. I also love how everyone involved feels special.
i have just made some bunting/garlands for a gift, but don't have any myself yet. i understand your penchant for them. i think christmas is the best, perhaps the lead-up rather than the actuality of it anyway. besides, in aus we don't really have that many holidays. and even though it is summer and the snow is fake, christmas is still the most magical!
I just discovered your blog and I think I am in love! As far as my favorite holiday... I would have to go with Christmas. Everything and everyone is so cheerful and cozied up next to the fireplace, playing games with family, drinking hot cocoa or apple cider... YUM. Gotta love it.
Of course, I would have to say Christmas...but Thanksgiving is a close second.
What a special, generous giveaway!!
Pretty much sums it up, I think?
My favorite holiday, like many many others, is Christmas. My family celebrates on Christmas Eve, with our family dinner and family gift exchange. It's always a wonderful time with family, wonderful food and Christmas movies!
I have to say that I love Christmas too - despite all attempts by rampant consumerism to completely wreck it - there's nothing like it. Whether you family is blissed out or squabbling, or even if you're spending it a deaux - when the day rolls around it is magical. Maybe it is because (unless you put the telly/radio/interweb on) all the clamour stops - and you get to concentrate on your nearest and dearest. Whether that is your extended clan or your cat.
I would so-o-o love to win this giveaway prize and wonder if my answer might be the winning one.
My favourite [or should I write favorite] holiday [in the largest sense of the word] would actually be someone else's birthday. I love to see the looks on other people's faces when they open their presents and cards. That in itself is a most wonderful gift, especially when you get it right [which you would if I were to win the garland - hint-hint!].
hands down favorite is Thanksgiving. Being thankful for what you have..not worrying about buying piles of presents. And it revolves around a good mealand family. What more could you want from a holiday?! Love your garlands.
Halloween. Actually the whole of fall. The food is the best, the weather is the best. The smells, the outdoor activities, the costume making, the colors. Pretty much every day from late September to the middle of November feels like a holiday to me!
I adore Halloween- I do love Christmas too but truth be told Halloween is just plain good ole' fun- no presents to buy- no stress. Yes, Halloween is my favorite Holiday although I do love to go on Holiday!
This may sound morbid, but my favorite holiday is the Day of the Dead (Dia de los Muertos). I love the marigold garlands, papel picado, and photos of loved ones who are no longer with us. It's not, as some people assume, a celebration of death. Rather, it's a celebration of remembering the people in our lives who were important to us. My 12-year old son didn't get to meet my amazing grandmothers before they died, but on Dia de los Muertos, they see photos of them and learn about who they were, what they liked, how they lived.
Christmas is most definitely my favourite holiday! About 15 years ago I had to limit myself to a colour theme so I would have room to store all of my treasures. I now collect vintage pink holiday decor -- and only put pink ornaments on my tree (well, almost-- I have some lime green too...). this past weekend I found a vintage linen pink and lime green Christmas apron in a thrift store! I just love a cozy Christmas, curling up under the lights of the tree, candles lit, drinking tea or hot cocoa, and eating cookies....no t.v. ....... My mom does a different themed christmas every year -- this year is "All dolled up" so I've been making paper dolls to decorate her tree...but my family says that I can't put on Christmas music until December. What's with that??????
I love Christmas, even though I usally work at the hospital to give people with children some time off, it is nice to sit and share a meal quietly,slowly with friends and family.
Sometimes, it means sharing christmas dinner, with a little fake tree at work with the doctor I am working with, but thats ok too.
i am a music/movement teacher and love it but.... the 10 weeks off in the summer is my "holiday" of choice! pure freedom !
enjoy the special time with your friend!
Pascha, or Easter, is beautiful as an Easter Orthodox Christian. So much light and joy that it defines all joy and celebrations for me.
Halloween... don't no if it's really a holiday or not but it is just so much fun to decorate the house, myself and the kids.... that I just love it....!!!
it is not that i don't like christmas because i really really do but i have to say that the days in the spring that are free (marked red in the calender :)) are the best days in the whole year for me because my favourite season is spring...i LOVE that time of year!
autumn's my favourite season...when the weather turns cold and getting dressed means blasting the hairdryer up me jumper and down me socks before putting them on and then at the other end of the day..changing into hairdryer blasted pyjamas + feather knit socks to sit with a small glass of sherry!
and so holiday wise it has to be Halloween. Hoots of fun with black and orange crafts, more sherry and happy, happy, hooting kids!
I must agree that Christmas is the best. For so many reasons: snow, cutting the tree straight off the mountainside, sweets (I'd like to make a Buche de Noel this year), traditions, gift-giving, family. Couldn't I go on and on.
Thanks for the giveaway, by the way.
Oh, I would love to win this sweet garland. Just discovered your blog through a link from Emma Bradshaw. I love Christmas, but maybe my favoritied holiday is Valentines Day, not for the romantic mushy stuff. Rather, I use it to send loving thoughts, presents and cards to friends and children and to me the holiday is more about love and friendship in a sweet and meaningful way.
I would really like to take part in your dottie angel challenge of the utmost kind starting from today. I am new to your blog and find it really inspiring. Could you add me to your sidebar, my blog is www.towalkwithwings.blogspot.com Thanks, from Kristy.
Oh, and the Christmas season is my favourite as there are always little miracles that happen to so many people at this time.
Defiantly Spring...flowers, warm days, cool nights and the slight hint of summer on the way.
I must agree. I too enjoy Christmas immensely! This is inherited from my grandmother that would start decorating for Christmas in October. We would go to her house for trick-or-treat and there would be the Christmas tree decorated in all it's splendor.
I'm muslim so it has to be eid, we don't celebrate anything else here. We've just had our first child so I'm looking forward to creating some "Aqeela's house" traditions round here.... Garlands (!!!), fairy lights, candles, sparkly decorations and delish family meals.
Love ur blog, only found it a few weeks ago through mumu design.
I've 'ummed' and 'aaahed' about this because I'm not sure if my favourite is truly counted as a 'holiday'.... but here goes.
I love Christenings. I've only been to 3 in my adult days. I'm preparing for the 4th and for this one I am to be a God Parent for the first time. I am so very excited! Why do I love Christenings? Because they are such a wonderfully affirmative celebration of Life and Joy and Possibilities. All the glorious Possibilities and Potential of the life ahead of the young baby. I love that all those friends and family come together bringing their love and hopes and joy for the child. It's like the complete delight of seeing the first flowering daffodil in Springtime - that's what a Christening feels like! I also rather enjoy the tea, cake and sandwiches afterwards....!
Hope you are enjoying lots of laughs and fun times with your friend.
my favorite holiday is Easter, not for the religious implications or ceremony, but because of my families traditions on that day. We would get together and have a thanksgiving style meal with spring foods so it was much lighter than the winter holidays.
Mine would be either Thanksgiving or Christmas. They are just super relaxing and you get to see lots of family. Plus there is always good food, it is cool outside (usually) so you get to stay inside and be cozy.
Same as the poster above me, Thanksgiving has always been my favorite holiday. I like that it is centered around family (and food!) without all the commercial trappings of Christmas. I love that T-giving still seems a bit of a neglected holiday (not as much fuss from retailers about it). it is a bit of a overlooked holiday compared to Halloween or Christmas. I think that is another reason why I enjoy it so much. My family is together, giving thanks for the simple things in our lives: each other, our home, our day to day. the things that really matter.
family, just seems to come together so well this time of year. all the love and kindness this time brings you can just feel it in the air.
santa claus, saint nick...there is no other time in your life that you are going to be so excited at the thought of an old hairy man getting into your house and leaving presents.
my husband, we were married last dec and we were so sad bc it never felt like christmas for us. we were dealing with all the details of the wedding...so this year we are going all out!!! also he travels almost all the year in a band so christmas is the most time he has off in the year!
wassel, you know the song? "here we come a wasseling..." well my mom makes the best wassel and it warms me to the bone!
thank you for sharing you darling thoughts, photos, and craftyness!
My Favourite holiday exists only in memory, but I treasure it still. Christmas eve of my childhood was a most wondrous time. Everyone in the family came to my house for dinner, and we all dressed up in our girly best, and there was merriment and joy, and, perhaps best of all, the anticipation. Christmas had not yet arrived, and the thought of all the goodness to come (materially speaking, of course, materialistic heathen that I was/am, but also all the togetherness) was almost too much to bear.
I knew my grandparents would be back in the morning to open gifts, and there would be chocolate and food and new books, but that moment, in that evening, every year, captured my heart utterly.
And outside the house, it was like the world was silent and happy. So that's my favourite holiday. Christmas eves, 1977-1987ish.
I think by far my favourite holiday season is Thanksgiving. I love filling my house with the smell of pumpkins and fresh baked bread and decorating with all the golds, browns, and reds I can find in nature. The best part is having my entire, newly extended family over to partake of dishes passed down from both sides of the family and conversation with relatives from far away.
I'm struggling with being the umpteenth person to say Christmas but Christmas it is. I'm a bit of a Christmas addict - playing Christmas music all year round (secretly of course)counting the months until the Christmas magazines come out and then buying most of them in one go. I try and ignore the crazy glances.
The sad thing is my Christmases are usually fraught affairs with no snow and me running around like a mad woman growling at everybody.
Each year I say I will start earlier because I like to make most of my gifts but end up sewing madly into the early hours of the morning.
But the good always outweighs the bad and come Christmas Eve at 3pm when Carols from Kings starts on Radio 4 hot tears prick my eyes in gratitude that I have another Christmas to celebrate with my loved ones.
My favourite Holiday was always Passover. Growing up in Israel its the biggest holiday of the year (for my family anyway) and we always had huge family meals (even the smallest ones had about 10 people in them, and the biggest probably had about 20 something). And there was always some sort of team work going to sort out the food, the tables with the white table cloths and the awesome food!
actually, Halloween is my most favorite holiday...I love the craftiness that is part of it, from making costumes to decorating...and it is just pure joy!
I have to say, Christmas holidays are the best. Good food and good times with the family. It's the time of year when I see the most of my family, reminisce over the things we experienced throughout the year, and make plans for the year to come. Not to mention all the crazy gift-giving and white elephant swaps. Good times!
Well, sorry to sound boring, but yes Christmas it is...except that in OZ, we do it back to front, and it's usually too hot to be running out getting pressies, and actually cooking anything...the Christmas BBQ is becoming an institution, and we do seafood quite well down under too.
I wish we had something like Thanksgiving, I love the idea of that. Our family will probably do World Vision Smiles again...nothing like giving a goat!
All going well with the challenge, Tif...I even cancelled a subscription to a clothing catalogue that I love (never used to buy anything anyway, just drool!) Hope you are going well too.
Love the garlands...I am on a bunting making spree myself...getting ready for the markets around Hobart.
William Blake (I think) wrote "Gratitude is heaven itself".
Thanksgiving is all about gathering in...friends, food, family, and taking a deep breath and saying THANK YOU, to one another, to Mother Nature and the Great Spirit. The chill in the air, the steam and fragrances in the kitchen, the colors of the season, it's all magic to me.
The commercial din has not quite claimed Thanksgiving. It's a holiday that's still fairly true to it's beginnings. And I believe that giving thanks helps us remember what's really important in life.
I`d have to say Christmas is my favourite holiday. I love the smells, the food and drinks, giving away presents to my friends and loved children - not to forget spending time with my family which I barely see during "normal" weeks because of work and hectic scheduals in our spare time. I also love the snow and of course chritmas music.
If we are talking about "going-away-holidays" (I`m norwegian, so holiday for me means two things)I`d prefer going to a place where the sun shines and the ocean is luke warm, an extreme contrast to the dark days and the icy water above the polar circle where I live.
Dearest :) I love your style and the colors. Follow your blog and flickr photos.
Keep up the inspiration and beautiful work.
I love Halloween the best. The costumes are delightful...there's no expectation of gifts...it's just a fun & exciting "holiday".
Christmas! definately. It is such a magical, festive time of year. And - it's to celebrate the birth of Christ, the best part for me!
I'm already planning too - I want Christmas to be extra magical this year, I'm going to do all those things that I mean to do every year but run out of time for.
And your garland! oh my oh my! It would definately make my Christmas more magical, I LOVE it!
Christmas would be my fave. Last year I started the tradition of making it handmade, and handmade is what it will be from now on, so I too am already thinking of Christmas, I have three girls to make presents for, that's alot of making. We also give our kids a new ornament every year which they think is fun, and I wrap Christmas books up and we open one up every night in December and read it together.


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Tanel Kiik is the Minister of Social Affairs of the Republic of Estonia as of 29 April 2019. He is a member of the Estonian Centre Party.
Tanel Kiik was born on 23 January 1989 in Tallinn. He is married and a father of one.
In 2016–2019, Kiik served as Head of the Prime Minister's Office of the Government Office.
In 2012–2016, Kiik served as an advisor to the Vice-President of the Riigikogu.
In 2010–2012, Kiik was the sales associate of RE/MAX Professionals real estate.
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Tanel Kiik graduated from the University of Tartu Pärnu College in entrepreneurship and project management in 2016 (cum laude). He has not finished his Master's studies at the University of Tartu Johan Skytte Institute of Political Studies, which started in the same year. Speaks Estonian, English, and German.
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The Orange Button Initiative was started recently to drive down the cost of distributed solar energy finance and facilitate data interchange. This initiative is promoted by a partnership between the U.S. Department of Energy Sunshot Initiative and the SunSpec Alliance, gaining significant traction in the solar PV and energy storage market. The conference helps bring together key developers in the industry to collaborate, unveil exciting technology, dive into the details of the Orange Button taxonomy and API's, and highlight the successes of early adopters. 3megawatt was invited to talk about our relationship to Orange Button, where North America's lead customer manager Brendan Cook discussed "How automated data interchange can help reduce the effort of monthly reporting." Brendan came back with lots of great insight and here are his top 3 impressions from the conference.
1. It's time to treat solar like banking.
Overall there was a great demand to bring the solar industry into the future with layered, standardized financial reporting, and structure. Standardization and the Orange Button Taxonomy is a huge aspect of this. There is a distinct pursuit among industry players to adopt an information standard that allows computer systems to work together and exchange information more fluidly. Enabling flexibility makes individual systems and systems as a whole far more powerful. In the end reducing cost, promoting technology and innovation, and accelerating industry growth.
Financial reporting is becoming more strict in the solar industry this was made a very clear priority. The Orange Button Initiative is widely supported by the industry and companies are spending millions of dollars chasing after reportable and reliable data. The initiative focuses on getting data 'right' from the start so that it can flow through to an investor or potential project sale acting as a more effective way to evaluate and communicate about solar projects.
It seemed that the consent on non-standardized reporting is that it costs way too much, adding to the primary cost of solar project development, soft costs. With soft costs having a major impact on solar development there is a lot of work that can be done. The issue is not one that can be ignored if the goal is to make solar cost competitive with traditional forms of electricity. When data is not reliable not only does it make communication difficult among teams but it also stifles informed decision making. Some ways to drive down these costs would be to implement the Orange Button standard and taxonomy allowing systems and people to access the information that is necessary to stay competitive. Here is a list of data standards and objectives prioritized by SunSpec and the Orange Button Initiatives.


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Canon launches EOS C70 entry-level Cinema EOS camera
By David Fox2020-09-29T09:29:00+01:00
Canon's new EOS C70 camera is the first in its Cinema EOS range to use the RF lens mount of its smaller R series cameras, allowing the C70 to be smaller and lighter than its siblings. For existing Cinema EOS users buying the C70 there is also a new EF lens to RF mount adapter.
Canon: The new EOS C70 fitted with EF lens to RF mount adapter
The C70 replaces the current C100 entry-level Cinema EOS camera, and is a hybrid of a stills and video camera, designed to make it simpler for users used to smaller cameras to move to a serious video system. Its compact size and light weight (under 1.2kg) makes it more usable for self shooters, for use in confined spaces and on a drone or gimbal. "It is also a great second camera for someone using a C300 or C500," said David Parry, product specialist, Canon UK and Ireland. "It's quite a versatile product."
The C70 has the same sensor as the larger C300 Mark III and can shoot at up to 120 frames per second in 4K (4096x2160) and at up to 180p in 2K Super16 crop mode (2048x1080). It also supports Dual Pixel CMOS auto focus and can record four-channel audio (as a separate file) at these high frame rates (something not possible on other Canon cameras). Audio is an important consideration for the new camera, as Parry expects that many users will be upgrading from models with more rudimentary audio support. The C70 has dual mini XLR inputs, as well as a 3.5mm jack and dual (stereo) built-in microphones. It also has a full size HDMI output, offering 4:2:2 10-bit external recording.
Moving to the RF lens mount not only gives it size and weight benefits, but should also offer better autofocus speed and image stabilisation – in body it uses electronic IS rather than sensor shift IS, although in standard IS mode it doesn't crop the image. The built-in IS can work together with lens IS to give the best stabilisation. The slim RF lens mount means that there isn't much space between the sensor and the lens, however Canon has still managed to fit in a 10-stop optical ND filter.
The sensor has dual gain output, for improved HDR recording with lower noise, and is claimed to offer more than 16 stops dynamic range.
It has dual SD cards and can record different formats to each, supporting both XF-AVC and MP4 (H.265 or H.264) at different resolutions, and in Intra and Long-GoP formats. However, it doesn't support Raw shooting. "We feel this is the right mix of formats for people shooting at this level," said Parry.
The C70 is the first Cinema EOS camera to feature the EOS iTR AF X (Intelligent Tracking and Recognition) system seen in the recently-launched EOS R5. The system uses a face and head detection algorithm based on deep learning technology, and can recognise a face even if it is partly obscured – such as when someone turns their back to camera. There is also Tracking AF, for any type of subject (selected using the touchscreen or joystick), which Parry believes will be particularly useful for news. Together they greatly improve the reliability of focusing on and tracking a subject.
There is also a new touchscreen-driven user interface, active all the time, designed to be familiar to anyone moving up from smaller cameras, while there are still the buttons Cinema EOS users will be used to from the larger models, including 13 assignable buttons and a multi-functional hand grip.
The C70 also supports vertical shooting, "which is getting more popular all the time," said Parry, with the graphics moving round the screen to make them easier to read, and a second tripod socket at the side.
There is a USB-C port, which can be used for IP streaming or FTP (via an Ethernet/WiFi adapter), as well as Timecode I/O.
The EF-EOS R 0.71x mount adapter uses optical conversion to capture the full-frame angle of view of an EF lens even when used with a Super 35mm sensor. It also increases light transmission by about one stop, so that a 24mm f4 lens will be seen as a 24mm f2.8 image. The adapter enables full communication between the EF lens and camera body, and supports auto focus, peripheral illumination and chromatic aberration correction, plus the transfer of lens metadata.
The camera is expected to ship in late November, costing £4800 / €5400 (including VAT), while the mount adapter should list at £530/€600 (inc VAT).
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Early graduation within reach for most bruins
July 15, 2019 /in College Magazine /by Robin Migdol
Students on a study abroad program in Scotland. Photo Credit: Michael Le
To her surprise, Qiyuan (Grace) Miao realized during her sophomore year that she could graduate a year early, allowing her to begin graduate school ahead of schedule.
Miao is one of many Bruins who choose to complete their undergraduate degrees in less than the traditional four years. Although on different academic paths, these students all share a common message: With good planning and by taking advantage of UCLA programs designed to reduce time to degree, almost anyone can graduate early.
Miao, who graduated in June, pointed to several opportunities at UCLA that enabled her to get ahead on her coursework and finish her communication degree in three years while still enjoying a full undergraduate experience.
Opportunities start freshman year
UCLA offers two intensive programs to introduce incoming students to campus and academic life: the Freshman Transfer Summer Program in the Academic Advancement Program, for students from underrepresented populations, and the College Summer Institute (CSI). Students in both programs take courses that fulfill graduation requirements, giving them a head start before their first fall quarter even begins.
CSI is where Miao first met with Brian Henry, an academic adviser who helped her map out her academic path — something all undergraduates are encouraged to do at least once a year. In advising sessions, students discuss their academic, personal and career goals and learn about opportunities to enrich their university experience. Academic counselors can also advise students on effective ways to maximize their time to degree if their goal is to graduate early.
Another way Miao optimized her time at UCLA was by taking a Freshman Cluster course, "Frontiers of Aging." These are year-long general education courses offered on topics such as "Evolution of the Cosmos and Life" and "History of Modern Thought." Each cluster, over the course of a year, satisfies four general education requirements and the Writing II requirement.
"Clusters are a great way to fulfill a lot of requirements very quickly," Miao said.
UC's study-abroad intensives
Graduating early doesn't require students to sacrifice meaningful experiences outside of the classroom. Michael Le, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in neuroscience in winter 2019, one quarter early, was still able to study abroad one summer at the University of Glasgow, where UC offers an intensive three-course physics program over two months.
"I completed all three courses in a mere eight weeks, something that would [normally] take 30 weeks," Le said. "This is an excellent way to get your study abroad 'fix' in and be efficient with course planning."
Shrey Kakkar, a junior majoring in computer science, is on track to graduate one or two quarters early and said many of his peers could do the same, even in a demanding major like computer science. He credits his fast track to his commitment to enroll in four classes every quarter, plus one summer class. And he still has had time for other activities such as doing research and working for a startup.
Fitting more into four years
Graduating early isn't every student's goal. For some, like Mac Casey, maximizing time to degree meant packing a lot into the traditional four years: He was in the rigorous College Honors program, studied abroad for a year, and graduated in 2016 with degrees in both political science and business economics.
"The faculty at UCLA are excellent, and I loved taking courses – the more courses the better," Casey said. "I really wanted to learn as much as I could and interact with great faculty and researchers."
Casey said that accomplishing so much in four years is not out of reach for most students. By choosing courses strategically and enlisting the expertise of his honors academic counselor, he was able to complete all his major requirements and stay on track.
Dean and Vice Provost of Undergraduate Education Patricia Turner said that although UCLA already does an excellent job of graduating students in a timely manner, she will continue to work with her faculty colleagues to develop new opportunities to allow students to graduate on time or early while still having a personalized, fully engaged undergraduate experience.
"A student's undergraduate years are the perfect time to discover what they're most passionate about," Turner said. "Students who take advantage of credit-earning opportunities such as service learning, civic engagement and entrepreneurship often find themselves on career paths they otherwise might not have discovered. And because of the way these programs are designed, students can still graduate in four years or less."
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Creating electricity from snowfall and making hydrogen cars affordable
July 15, 2019 /in College Magazine /by Stuart Wolpert
Richard Kaner, with Maher El-Kady, holding a replica of an energy storage and conversion device the pair developed. Photo credit: Reed Hutchinson
Professor Richard Kaner and researcher Maher El-Kady have designed a series of remarkable devices. Their newest one creates electricity from falling snow. The first of its kind, this device is inexpensive, small, thin and flexible like a sheet of plastic.
"The device can work in remote areas because it provides its own power and does not need batteries," said Kaner, the senior author who holds the Dr. Myung Ki Hong Endowed Chair in Materials Innovation."It's a very clever device — a weather station that can tell you how much snow is falling, the direction the snow is falling and the direction and speed of the wind."
The researchers call it a snow-based triboelectric nanogenerator, or snow TENG. Findings about the device are published in the journal Nano Energy.
The device generates charge through static electricity. Static electricity occurs when you rub fur and a piece of nylon together and create a spark, or when you rub your feet on a carpet and touch a doorknob.
"Static electricity occurs from the interaction of one material that captures electrons and another that gives up electrons," said Kaner, who is also a distinguished professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and of materials science and engineering, and a member of the California NanoSystems Institute at UCLA. "You separate the charges and create electricity out of essentially nothing."
Snow is positively charged and gives up electrons. Silicone — a synthetic rubber-like material that is composed of silicon atoms and oxygen atoms, combined with carbon, hydrogen and other elements — is negatively charged. When falling snow contacts the surface of silicone, that produces a charge that the device captures, creating electricity.
"Snow is already charged, so we thought, why not bring another material with the opposite charge and extract the charge to create electricity?" said El-Kady, assistant researcher of chemistry and biochemistry.
"After testing a large number of materials including aluminum foils and Teflon, we found that silicone produces more charge than any other material," he said.
Approximately 30 percent of the Earth's surface is covered by snow each winter, El-Kady noted, during which time solar panels often fail to operate. The accumulation of snow reduces the amount of sunlight that reaches the solar array, limiting their power output and rendering them less effective. The new device could be integrated into solar panels to provide a continuous power supply when it snows.
The device can be used for monitoring winter sports, such as skiing, to more precisely assess and improve an athlete's performance when running, walking or jumping, Kaner said. It could usher in a new generation of self-powered wearable devices for tracking athletes and their performances. It can also send signals, indicating whether a person is moving.
The research team used 3-D printing to design the device, which has a layer of silicone and an electrode to capture the charge. The team believes the device could be produced at low cost given "the ease of fabrication and the availability of silicone," Kaner said.
New device can create and store energy
Kaner, El-Kady and colleagues designed a device in 2017 that can use solar energy to inexpensively and efficiently create and store energy, which could be used to power electronic devices, and to create hydrogen fuel for eco-friendly cars.
The device could make hydrogen cars affordable for many more consumers because it produces hydrogen using nickel, iron and cobalt — elements that are much more abundant and less expensive than the platinum and other precious metals that are currently used to produce hydrogen fuel.
"Hydrogen is a great fuel for vehicles: It is the cleanest fuel known, it's cheap and it puts no pollutants into the air — just water," Kaner said. "And this could dramatically lower the cost of hydrogen cars."
The technology could be part of a solution for large cities that need ways to store surplus electricity from their electrical grids. "If you could convert electricity to hydrogen, you could store it indefinitely," Kaner said.
Kaner is among the world's most influential and highly cited scientific researchers. He has also been selected as the recipient of the American Institute of Chemists 2019 Chemical Pioneer Award, which honors chemists and chemical engineers who have made outstanding contributions that advance the science of chemistry or greatly impact the chemical profession.
Co-authors on the snow TENG work include Abdelsalam Ahmed, who conducted the research while completing his Ph.D. at the University of Toronto, and Islam Hassan and Ravi Selvaganapathy at Canada's McMaster University, as well as James Rusling, who is the Paul Krenicki professor of chemistry at the University of Connecticut, and his research team.
More devices designed to solve pressing problems
Last year, Kaner and El-Kady published research on their design of the first fire-retardant, self-extinguishing motion sensor and power generator, which could be embedded in shoes or clothing worn by firefighters and others who work in harsh environments.
Kaner's lab produced a separation membrane that separates oil from water and cleans up the debris left by oil fracking. The separation membrane is currently in more than 100 oil installations worldwide. Kaner conducted this work with Eric Hoek, professor of civil and environmental engineering.
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Laure Murat roils the #MeToo debate in France
July 15, 2019 /in College Magazine, Featured Stories /by administrator
Laure Murat. Photo: Courtesy of Laure Murat
In a recent book, Director of the UCLA Center for European and Russian Studies Laure Murat argues that #MeToo is the first serious challenge to patriarchy in modern times, and dismisses the current discussion of #MeToo in France as a polemical misdirection. Instead, she calls for a genuine debate on the issues of sexual harassment and assault that engages French young people, men and women, philosophers and intellectuals.
Born and raised in Paris, Murat is a well-known independent author and intellectual in France, but has lived and worked in the United States for the last 12 years, where she is a UCLA professor of French and Francophone studies. As a result, she has a unique perspective on #MeToo and its divergent receptions in the United States and France.
Focusing on the issues
Her book, Une révolution sexuelle? Réflexions sur l'après-Weinstein [A Sexual Revolution? Reflections on the Weinstein Aftermath], has fueled an ongoing rancorous debate about #MeToo in France, with Muratappearing on leading French television and radio shows to discuss the book, while also being interviewed by multiple French newspapers and online publications.
To give American readers an idea of the nature of the debate in France, some 100 well-known French women — including actress Catherine Deneuve — published an open letter in the left-leaning Le Monde that rejected the #MeToo movement and defended men's "freedom to pester."
The month before Une révolution sexuelle? was released, French journalist Eugénie Bastié of the conservative Le Figaro newspaper published Le Porc Émissaire: Terreur ou contre-révolution? [Blame the Pig: Terror or Counter-Revolution?], which decries the #MeToo movement for its supposed encouragement of victimization. Rightly or wrongly, one sentence in Bastié's book has become emblematic of the French critique of #MeToo: "Une main aux fesses n'a jamais tué personne, contrairement aux bonnes intentions qui pavent l'enfer des utopies [A hand on someone's ass never killed anyone, contrary to the good intentions that pave utopian hells]."
In fact, the views of Murat and Bastié were compared by Elisabeth Philippe of Bibliobs in an article titled Où vont les femmes après #MeToo? Le match Eugénie Bastié – Laure Murat [Where are women headed after #MeToo? The Eugénie Bastié – Laure Murat Competition].
Renewed dialogue for the young generation
Murat argues that polemics are preventing a real debate on the issues of sexual harassment and assault in France, as made clear in a translation of En France, #MeToo est réduit à une caricature pour éviter le débat [In France, #MeToo is being reduced to a caricature to avoid debate], a Mediapart.fr interview conducted by Marine Turchi:
Today, one could say that France is the country of the non-debate. I am struck by the intellectual void and the deliberate desire of the media to extinguish the issues by means of false polemics.
Instead of posing good questions, they rekindle the war of the sexes and clichés of "hysterical feminists" and "poor men," they invoke masculinity and the freedom to pester, they feel sorry for men who sexually harass women on the subway, they discuss the excesses and possible ambiguities of #MeToo while they haven't begun to discuss the heart of the problem. They oppose X and Y, right and left, for and against. …
Far from reanimating the war of the sexes, the #MeToo movement is, on the contrary, an exciting opportunity to understand and resolve the gulf between men and women, the gaps in consent, the sufferings of misunderstood sexuality, the logic of domination and abuse of power that poison personal and professional relationships. It's the promise of renewed dialogue for the young generation. I really like the proposal of Gloria Steinem: eroticize equality (in other words, not violence and oppression).
The #MeToo debate is far from over in either the United States or France. Murat's book offers new perspectives as the conversation continues.
Visit https://ucla.in/2J6rUZy to read this article with links to the letters, interviews and news coverage mentioned.
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News, Press Release | প্রেস রিলিজ, Statement
Statement by H. E. Sheikh Hasina, Hon'ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh at the General Debate of the 76th UNGA at the United Nations General Assembly Hall on 24 September 2021
Assalamu Alaikum.
I congratulate you on your election as the President of the 76th Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We have confidence in your 'Presidency of Hope' to steer us through a sustainable recovery that leaves no one behind.
I also congratulate Mr. Volkan BOZKIR, the preceding President, for his leadership in the face of unprecedented challenges during the historic 75th Session of the General Assembly. It's my great pride that this is my 17th participation in the UNGA to represent my country, Bangladesh.
This 76th UNGA comes at a time when COVID-19 is claiming lives across the globe. Many countries are being affected by recurring waves of new variants. The pandemic has battered the health systems and economies across the world. I pay tribute to all the frontline workers, for their dedicated service and sacrifice during this crisis. Against the grim reality of COVID 19, the theme of this session centering around 'hope', is very timely.
As an avowed supporter of multilateralism and the UN system, Bangladesh wishes to see this organization as a source of hope and aspiration during this critical time. We must set aside our differences and rise as one harnessing our collective strength to build back a better world for all.
This is a very special year for us. This year we are celebrating the golden jubilee of our independence. This celebration coincides with 'Mujib Year', the Birth Centenary of our Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
I pay my profound respect and homage to the Father of our Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, whose selfless, lifelong struggle and visionary leadership brought us our long-cherished Independence. I also pay my deepest tribute to the valiant freedom fighters for their courage and sacrifices to free our motherland.
Our Father of the Nation was a strong advocate of multilateralism and called the United Nations 'as the center of people's future hopes and aspirations.' On the very first day of our journey in the United Nations, he had said, and I quote from his maiden speech to the UNGA on 25th September 1974:
"Our goal is self-reliance; our chosen path is the united and collective efforts of our people. International cooperation and the sharing of the resources and technology could, no doubt, make our task less onerous and reduce the cost in human suffering".
He called for building a world free of economic inequalities, social injustice, aggression, and threats of nuclear war. These are as relevant today as they were forty-six years ago. As such, we continue to lend our voice and leadership to all those issues that aim at building an inclusive and equal society. Our calls for vaccine equality, our firm position against any form of injustice as against the Palestinian people, resolution of the Rohingya crisis, and promoting climate justice – are a few examples of our global commitment.
We have been working hard to fulfill the unfinished dream of our Father of the Nation. We are now among the five fastest growing economies in the world, ranking 41st in terms of GDP. Over the past decade, we have reduced the poverty rate from 31.5%to 20.5%. Our per capita income jumped to more than threefold in just one decade to USD2,227. Our foreign currency reserve has reached all time high to USD 48 billion.
Bangladesh has made impressive progress in socio-economic sphere and women empowerment during last decade. The infant mortality rate has been reduced to 23.67 per 1,000; maternal mortality rate to 173 per 100 thousand live births; and the average longevity of people rose to 73 years.
According to WEF, in political empowerment of women Bangladesh is ranked 7th;, ahead of its regional neighbors since 2014.
Our 'Digital Bangladesh' initiative has stimulated transformative impacts on socio-economic development, education, disaster risk reduction, women's empowerment, and so on. Our social safety net programs have also made significant expansion. AS for SDG Index Score, the Sustainable Development Report 2021 identified Bangladesh as having progressed the most since 2015. Such progress was due to heavy investment in women's advancement and empowerment, which contributed to our transformative development.
We have achieved the milestone of LDC graduation this year. Our vision is to transform Bangladesh into a knowledge-based developed country by 2041; and a prosperous and resilient Delta by 2100.
The Covid-19's impact on Bangladesh has been much less than feared. It is mainly because of our healthcare system that has been strengthened from the grassroots level. Besides, we adopted a timely multi-pronged, multi-stakeholder approach to tackle its challenges. From the very beginning, we took some firm decisions to balance between life and livelihood. They included 28 stimulus packages to the tune of US$ 14.6 billion or 4.44% of our GDP to keep our economy afloat. We also allocated 1.61 billion USD for vaccines in the current budget cycle.
Notably, we gave serious attention to the most vulnerable sections of our society like the ultra-poor, disabled, elders, returnee migrants and vulnerable women. At the outbreak of the pandemic last year, we immediately distributed cash and other kinds of assistance to nearly 40 million people. Our well-timed intervention and our people's resilience helped us achieve over 5% economic growth in 2020.
Humanity, since time immemorial, has faced the onslaughts of nature and pestilence, as well as manmade conflicts and disasters. Yet humanity has survived these monumental challenges with hope in their hearts and belief in themselves.
This pandemic is another such crisis from which many inspiring stories of human survival and magnanimity have been born. Sadly though, this malaise seems likely to be here for a while, and therefore, as we have in the past must come forth with fresh, inclusive, and global ideas to fight this common enemy. Let me highlight a few specific issues in this regard.
First, for a COVID-free world, we must ensure universal and affordable access to vaccines for people across the world. In the last UNGA, I urged this august assembly to treat COVID-19 vaccines as a 'global public good.' This was echoed by many other leaders. Yet these calls remain largely unheeded. Instead, we have seen growing 'vaccines divides' between the rich and the poor nations.
According to the World Bank, 84% of vaccines doses have so far gone to people in high and upper middle-income countries, while the low-income countries received less than 1%. This vaccine inequality must be urgently addressed. We cannot chart out a sustainable recovery and be safe by leaving millions behind.
Therefore, I reiterate my call to ensure equitable and affordable access to vaccine for all. Immediate transfer of vaccine technologies could be a means to ensure vaccine equity. Bangladesh is ready to produce vaccines in mass scale if technical know-how is shared with us and patent waiver is granted.
Second, the pandemic has disproportionately impacted the climate vulnerable countries. The IPCC Working Group-I Report provided a grim scenario of our planet.
Unless there are immediate measures, the devastating impacts of climate change will be irreversible. No country, rich or poor, is immune of the destructive effects. We, therefore, call upon the rich and industrialized countries to cut emissions, compensate for the loss and damage, and ensure adequate financing and technology transfer for adaptation and resilience building.
As the Chair of the Climate Vulnerable Forum and the Vulnerable Twenty Group of Ministers of Finance, we have launched the "Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan – Decade 2030" outlining a transformative agenda from climate vulnerability to climate prosperity.
The upcoming COP-26 Summit in Glasgow provides us with a good opportunity to rally support for such new and inclusive ideas. Let us not miss out on this opportunity.
Third, the pandemic has severely disrupted our education system. According to UNICEF, close to half the world's students were affected by partial or full school closures. Millions of students in low-income countries did not have the resources and technologies to join remote learning facilities, jeopardizing decades of gains in enrollment, literacy rates, etc. We need a global plan to prioritize education recovery by investing in digital tools and services, access to internet, and capacity building of teachers. We also call the UN system to rally partnership and resources to make that happen.
Fourth, despite the unprecedented challenges by the COVID-19 pandemic, we are on track to graduate from the LDC category. The COVID-19 pandemic, however, has put at risk the graduation prospect and aspiration of many countries. To motivate and incentivizes sustainable graduation, we look forward to receiving more support from our development partners for an incentive-based graduation structure. As one of the co-chairs of the Preparatory Committee of the LDC 5 Conference, we expect concrete outcome of Doha conference enabling more countries to sustainably graduate out of the LDC category.
Fifth, migrants have been the frontline contributors during the pandemic as essential workers in the health and other emergency services. Yet many of them have been particularly hard-hit due to loss of jobs, salary cuts, lack of access to health and other social services, and forcible return. We urge the migrant receiving countries to treat them fairly and protect their job, health, and well-being during this trying time.
Sixth, the Rohingya crisis is in its fifth year now. Yet not a single Forcibly displaced Myanmar Nationals could be repatriated to Myanmar. Despite the uncertainty created by the recent political developments in Myanmar, we expect enhanced focus and active support of the international community to find a durable solution to this crisis. Myanmar must create the conditions conducive for- their return. We are ready to work with the international community on this compelling priority.
On our part, to ensure their temporary stay in Bangladesh we have relocated some of the Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals (Rohingya) to 'Bashan Char'. We have also included all eligible from them in the national vaccination drive to curb the spread of COVID-19 in the camps. I would like to reiterate that the crisis was created in Myanmar and its solution lies in Myanmar.
International community must work constructively for a permanent solution of the crisis through safe, sustainable, and dignified return of the Rohingyas to their home in the Rakhine State. While we expect the ASEAN leadership to step up their ongoing efforts, the international community needs to support all the accountability processes.
We envision a peaceful, stable, and prosperous South Asia. We firmly believe that it is upon the people of Afghanistan to rebuild their country and decide the course of the future themselves. Bangladesh stands ready to continue to work with the people of Afghanistan and the international community for its socio-economic development.
Peace remains a pre-eminent focus of our foreign policy. As a proponent of the flagship resolution of Culture of Peace, we remain deeply committed to creating a peaceful society. The menace of terrorism and violent extremism are jeopardizing peace and security in many parts of the world. Therefore, we maintain a "zero tolerance policy" towards these menaces.
Today, we take pride as the leading peacekeeping nation and our contribution to global peace. Despite unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, our peacekeepers are serving in some of the most difficult circumstances across the globe with utmost dedication and professionalism. The international community must do everything possible to ensure their safety and security.
As per our constitutional obligation, we have always been a steadfast supporter of complete disarmament.
We firmly believe that the ultimate guarantee of international peace and security lies in the total elimination of nuclear weapons and other weapons of mass destruction. It was from that conviction we ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), which entered into force earlier this year.
The Covid-19 has brought to the fore the inadequacy of the global response to tackle emergencies. It has also put a spotlight on the critical need for global solidarity and collaboration to effective Covid-19 response.
We must demonstrate our ability to work and act together on global common issues and create space for new partnerships and solutions. And that must start right here at the UN; with the member states; across regions; rising above narrow political interests. Only then can we pursue any meaningful collaboration towards a resilient and inclusive recovery.
At this critical juncture, the United Nations stands as our best hope.
Let us join our hands together to keep that hope alive.
Before I conclude, I wish to humbly remind this revered body established to ensure peace and justice around the world that I am still seeking justice for the brutal massacre of my family that took place 46 years ago. It was early in the morning of August 15, 1975, a band of renegade killers ruthlessly assassinated my father, the Father of the Nation and the then President of Bangladesh, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, my loving mother, Sheikh Fazilutunnesa Mujib, my three brothers Freedom Fighter Captain Sheikh Kamal, Freedom Fighter Lt. Sheikh Jamal, 10-year Sheikh Russell and paternal uncle Freedom Fighter Sheikh Abu Naser. 18 of my close family members were brutally murdered. My younger sister, Sheikh Rehana and I survived the carnage as we were away abroad at the time. For 6 years we were on exile suffering from the agony of losing near and dear ones. Nevertheless, my struggle continued and upon returning to Bangladesh, I have devoted my life to fulfilling the dream of my father, Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman for a happy and prosperous Golden Bangladesh. I shall continue to do so as long as I live, Insha Allah.
Thank you all once again.
Khoda Hafez.
Joi Bangla, Joi Bangabandhu
May Bangladesh Live Forever.
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