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I really liked this shot of the drop at the exact moment when it met the water below... right before it made its splash... Enjoy! :-)
a gentleman sitting expectantly with picnic table prepared
photographed at Scarborough on the Redcliffe Peninsula, Queensland.
Begging or panhandling is the practice of imploring others to grant a favor, often a gift of money, with little or no expectation of reciprocation. Beggars may be found in public places such as transport routes, urban parks, and near busy markets. Besides money, they may also ask for food, drink, cigarettes or other small items.
According to a study in the journal of the Canadian Medical Association, "70% of beggars stated that they would prefer a minimum-wage job, typically citing a desire for a 'steady income' or 'getting off the street.' However, many felt they could not handle conventional jobs because of mental illness, physical disability or lack of skills."
HISTORY
Beggars have existed in human society since before the dawn of recorded history. Begging has happened in most societies around the world, though its prevalence and exact form vary.
GREECE
Ancient Greeks distinguished between the ptochos (Greek: πτωχός, "passive poor" or "beggars") and the penes (Greek: ποινής, "active poor"), with the latter being accorded a higher social status. The New Testament contains several references to Jesus' status as the savior of the ptochos, usually translated as "the poor", considered the most wretched portion of society.
BRITAIN
A Caveat or Warning for Common Cursitors, vulgarly called vagabonds, was first published in 1566 by Thomas Harman. From early modern England, another example is Robert Greene in his coney-catching pamphlets, the titles of which included "The Defence of Conny-catching," in which he argued there were worse crimes to be found among "reputable" people. The Beggar's Opera is a ballad opera in three acts written in 1728 by John Gay. The Life and Adventures of Bampfylde Moore Carew was first published in 1745. There are similar writers for many European countries in the early modern period.[citation needed]
According to Jackson J. Spielvogel, "Poverty was a highly visible problem in the eighteenth century, both in cities and in the countryside... Beggars in Bologna were estimated at 25 percent of the population; in Mainz, figures indicate that 30 percent of the people were beggars or prostitutes... In France and Britain by the end of the century, an estimated 10 percent of the people depended on charity or begging for their food."
The British Poor Laws, dating from the Renaissance, placed various restrictions on begging. At various times, begging was restricted to the disabled. This system developed into the workhouse, a state-operated institution where those unable to obtain other employment were forced to work in often grim conditions in exchange for a small amount of food. The welfare state of the 20th century greatly reduced the number of beggars by directly providing for the basic necessities of the poor from state funds.
INDIA
Beggary is an age old social phenomenon in India. In the medieval and earlier times begging was considered to be an acceptable occupation which was embraced within the traditional social structure. This system of begging and alms-giving to mendicants and the poor is still widely practiced in India with over 400,000 beggars in 2015.
In contemporary India, beggars are often stigmatized as undeserving. People often believe that beggars are not destitute and instead call them professional beggars. There is a wide perception of begging scams. This view is refuted by grass root research organizations such as Aashray Adhikar Abhiyan, which claim that beggars and other homeless are overwhelmingly destitute and vulnerable. Their studies indicate that 99 percent men and 97 percent women resort to beggary due to abject poverty, distress migration from rural villages and the unavailability of employment.
RELIGIOUS GEGGING
Many religions have prescribed begging as the only acceptable means of support for certain classes of adherents, including Hinduism, Sufi Islam, Buddhism, and Jainism, typically to provide a way for certain adherents to focus exclusively on spiritual development without the possibility of becoming caught up in worldly affairs.
Religious ideals of ‘Bhiksha’ in Hinduism, ‘Zakat’ in Islam and ‘Charity’ in Christianity besides others promote alms-giving. This obligation of making gifts to God by alms-giving explains the occurrence of generous donations outside religious sites like temples and mosques to mendicants begging in the name of God.
In Buddhism, monks and nuns traditionally live by begging for alms, as did the historical Gautama Buddha himself. This is, among other reasons, so that lay people can gain religious merit by giving food, medicines, and other essential items to the monks. The monks seldom need to plead for food; in villages and towns throughout modern Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, and other Buddhist countries, householders can often be found at dawn every morning streaming down the road to the local temple to give food to the monks. In East Asia, monks and nuns were expected to farm or work for returns to feed themselves.
LEGAL RESTRICTIONS
Begging has been restricted or prohibited at various times and for various reasons, typically revolving around a desire to preserve public order or to induce people to work rather than to beg for economic or moral reasons. Various European poor laws prohibited or regulated begging from the Renaissance to modern times, with varying levels of effectiveness and enforcement. Similar laws were adopted by many developing countries such as India.
"Aggressive panhandling" has been specifically prohibited by law in various jurisdictions in the United States and Canada, typically defined as persistent or intimidating begging.
AUSTRIA
There is no nationwide ban but it is illegal in several federal states.
CANADA
The province of Ontario introduced its Safe Streets Act in 1999 to restrict specific kinds of begging, particularly certain narrowly defined cases of "aggressive" or abusive begging.[15] In 2001 this law survived a court challenge under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.[16] The law was further upheld by the Court of Appeal for Ontario in January 2007.
One response to the anti-panhandling laws which were passed was the creation of the Ottawa Panhandlers Union which fights for the political rights of panhandlers. The union is a shop of the Industrial Workers of the World.
British Columbia enacted its own Safe Streets Act in 2004 which resembles the Ontario law. There are also critics in that province who oppose such laws.
CHINA
Begging in China is illegal if:
- Coercing, decoying or utilizing others to beg;
- Forcing others to beg, repeatedly tangling or using other means of nuisance.
Those cases are violations of the Article 41 of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China. For the first case, offenders would receive a detention between 10 days and 15 days, with an additional fine under RMB 1,000; for the second case, it is punishable by a 5-day detention or warning.
According to Article 262(2) or the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, organizing disabled or children under 14 to beg is illegal and will be punished by up to 7 years in prison, and fined.
DENMARK
Begging in Denmark is illegal under section 197 of the penal code. Begging or letting a member of your household under 18 beg is illegal after being warned by the police and is punishable by 6 months in jail.
FINLAND
Begging has been legal in Finland since 1987 when the poor law was invalidated. In 2003, the Public Order Act replaced any local government rules and completely decriminalized begging.
FRANCE
A law against begging ended in 1994 but begging with aggressive animals or children is still outlawed.
GREECE
Under article 407 of the Greek Penal Code, begging is punishable by up to 6 months in jail and up to a 3000 euro fine.
HUNGARY
Has a nationwide ban and for instance in Budapest even picking things from rubbish bins is outlawed.
INDIA
Begging is criminalized in cities such as Mumbai and Delhi as per the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, BPBA (1959). Under this law, officials of the Social Welfare Department assisted by the police, conduct raids to pick up beggars who they then try in special courts called ‘beggar courts’. If convicted, they are sent to certified institutions called ‘beggar homes’ also known as ‘Sewa Kutir’ for a period ranging from one to ten years for detention, training and employment. The government of Delhi, besides criminalizing alms-seeking has also criminalized alms-giving on traffic signals to reduce the ‘nuisance’ of begging and ensure the smooth flow of traffic.
AAA and People's Union of Civil Liberties, PUCL have critiqued this Act and advocated for its repeal. Section 2(1) of the BPBA broadly defines ‘beggars’ as those individuals who directly solicit alms as well as those who have no visible means of subsistence and are found wandering around as beggars. Therefore, during the implementation of this law the homeless are often mistaken as beggars. Beggar homes, which are meant to provide vocational training, have been often found to have abysmal living conditions
ITALY
Begging with children or animals is forbidden but the law is not enforced.
JAPAN
Buddhist monks appear in public when begging for alms.[23] Although homelessness in Japan is common, such people rarely beg.
LUXEMBOURG
Begging in Luxembourg is legal except when it is indulged in as a group or the beggar is a part of an organised effort. According to Chachipe a Roma rights advocacy NGO 1639 begging cases were reported by Luxembourgian law enforcement authorities. Roma beggars were arrested, handcuffed, taken to police stations and held for hours and had their money confiscated.
NORWAY
Begging is banned in some counties and there were plans for a nationwide ban in 2015, however this was dropped after the Centre Party withdrew their support.
PHILIPPINES
Begging is prohibited in the Philippines under the Anti-Mendicancy Law of 1978 although this is not strictly enforced.
PORTUGAL
In Portugal, panhandlers normally beg in front of Catholic churches, at traffic lights or on special places in Lisbon or Oporto downtowns. Begging is not illegal in Portugal. Many social and religious institutions support homeless people and panhandlers and the Portuguese Social Security normally gives them a survival monetary subsidy.
ROMANIA
Law 61 of 1991 forbids the persistent call for the mercy of the public, by a person which is able to work.
US State Department Human Rights reports note a pattern of Roma children registered for "vagrancy and begging".
UNITED KINGDOM
Begging is illegal under the Vagrancy Act of 1824. However it does not carry a jail sentence and is not well enforced in many cities, although since the Act applies in all public places it is enforced more frequently on public transport.
UNITED STATES
In parts of San Francisco, California, aggressive panhandling is prohibited.
In May 2010, police in the city of Boston started cracking down on panhandling in the streets in downtown, and were conducting an educational outreach to residents advising them not to give to panhandlers. The Boston police distinguished active solicitation, or aggressive panhandling, versus passive panhandling of which an example is opening doors at store with a cup in hand but saying nothing.
U. S. Courts have repeatedly ruled that begging is protected by the First Amendment's free speech provisions. On August 14, 2013, the U. S. Court of Appeals struck down a Grand Rapids, Michigan anti-begging law on free speech grounds[31] An Arcata, California law banning panhandling within twenty feet of stores was struck down on similar grounds in 2012.
USE OF FUNDS
A 2002 study of 54 panhandlers in Toronto reported that of a median monthly income of $638 Canadian dollars (CAD), those interviewed spent a median of $200 CAD on food and $192 CAD on alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs, according to Income and spending patterns among panhandlers, by Rohit Bose and Stephen W. Hwang. The Fraser Institute criticized this study citing problems with potential exclusion of lucrative forms of begging and the unreliability of reports from the panhandlers who were polled in the Bose/Hwang study.
In North America, panhandling money is widely reported to support substance abuse and other addictions. For example, outreach workers in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, surveyed that city's panhandling community and determined that approximately three-quarters use donated money to buy tobacco products while two-thirds buy solvents or alcohol.[35] In Midtown Manhattan, one outreach worker anecdotally commented to the New York Times that substance abuse accounts for 90 percent of panhandling funds. This, too, may not be representative since outreach workers work with those with abuse problems.
COMMUNITIES REDUCING STREET BEGGING
Because of concerns that people begging on the street may use the money to support alcohol or drug abuse, some advise those wishing to give to beggars to give gift cards or vouchers for food or services, and not cash. Some shelters also offer business cards with information on the shelter's location and services, which can be given in lieu of cash. This has been criticised since there are typically far fewer shelter beds than people in need.
NOTABLE BEGGARS
Bampfylde Moore Carew, self-styled King of the Beggars
Diogenes of Sinope
Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism accepted alms from people to survive
Gavroche Thenardier in Victor Hugo's Les Misérables
Lazarus
Nicholas Jennings in Thomas Harman's Caveat for Common Cursitors
So Chan, Chinese folk hero of Drunken Fist
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I planted four varieties of heirloom tomato seeds in Jiffy pots: Snowhite, Pollock, Coxmonaut Volkov, and Carbon.
Project 365, 2023 Edition: Day 94/365
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The feast of the Expectation of the Blessed Virgin Mary owes its origin to the 10th Council of Toledo, in 656.
Because of the perceived incongruity of celebrating the joyful Feast of the Annunciation in the midst of Lent, the bishops of Spain moved this great feast to the 18th of December, celebrating both the Annunciation and the Divine Motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary on that day.
Later on, the Spanish liturgical calendar would reunite with the Roman Rite and the Annunciation would once again be celebrated on March 25. However, the devotion of the faithful was so great that the Church instituted a new feast under the title of the Expectation of the Birth of the Blessed Virgin on December 18, eight days before Christmas, in memory of the Annunciation and also as a preparation for the Nativity.
It is also called the Feast of Our Lady of the O, or the Feast of the O, because of the great Antiphons that the Church sings every day from December 17 until the day before Christmas (according to Dom Prosper Guéranger's Liturgical Institutions).
Expectation means waiting. In fact, there are two events in waiting. The Immaculate awaits her God, her divine Child. She awaits Him in peace and joy. Truly she is blessed in her expectation.
Our Lord Jesus Christ is also waiting on the other side of the door. He is waiting for His hour. But throughout this waiting, what is the prayer that continually escape from the Immaculate Heart?
O Immaculate One, give us your desire to see the features of the One who holds the Keys of our Salvation, Clavis David (Key of David).
Expectation followed by disruption
is the basis for musical melodies.
Too much harmony and sounds become expected and unexciting,
Its the disruptions in the expected that make for the best music,
and images.
They are connected because the same instrument is used to observe both,
the human mind.
In an expectation of another snowstorm that is suppose to add another 10-20 inches to our 30 inches we got this past weekend I'm warming up with memories of Las Vegas heat... Pic taken in July 2008
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I was walking down Congress St. in Tucson Arizona, exploring a place I'd never been before. It was a few blocks of pubs and music-oriented stores and clubs with a few eateries mixed in.
I didn't have much expectation of another Strangers encounter because it was not an overly-busy spot with a lot of foot traffic but it was an interesting street. Suddenly my eyes zeroed in on this sharp-looking gentleman who was sitting on a restaurant patio with his wife. They had cool beverages on their table which was against a small railing which separated it from the sidewalk. It was his sense of style and his photogenic features that grabbed my attention.
I know it is poor form to intrude on people who are eating at a patio their food hadn’t yet arrived so I threw caution to the winds and said "I'm sorry to interrupt you but my name is Jeff and I just HAD to ask if I can take your photo for my photo project. You are one sharp-looking guy and you look great in that hat." He and his wife responded with open smiles and he said "Of course. Why not?" Meet Anthony. His wife was beaming.
I promised to only take a moment and two frames, taken over his wife's shoulder, was the extent of it. "Have a look" I said. "Just in case you don't realize what a sharp-looking guy you are." He laughed as he looked at my camera display and his wife was nodding her approval. She knows her husband is a good-looking guy. I apologized again for the interruption, thanked them and was on my way.
I had reached the end of the entertainment strip and was retracing my steps to my car when I noticed that Anthony and his wife were still at their table and their lunch had been served. I greeted them again and Anthony said "Hi Jeff." I was surprised that he remembered my name. I asked if the food was good and they said it was. I asked if they were from Tucson and they said "Oh no. We're from Chicago." I laughed. "Guess what? I was born and raised on the south side of Chicago but have lived in Toronto since the early '70s. "No kidding?" said Anthony. "Where on the south side?" "55th Street." "55th and where?" he asked. "55th and Woodlawn." He nodded. "Hyde Park. Well, what do you know?" It truly is a small world.
"I really shouldn't keep you from your meal but I really like the photo." "No problem, Jeff. It was good meeting you." "Enjoy your stay in Tucson." "You do the same."
Thank you Anthony, for tolerating the interruption on the patio with such grace and good humor and for participating in 100 Strangers. It was fun meeting another Chicagoan so far from Illinois. You are #699 in Round 7 of my project.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by the other photographers in our group at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page.
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playing music is all about self enjoyment, fulfillment and expression of emotion.
it's never meant to achieve other's expectation.
Absolutely my last interior shot of this......
I had high expectation for the Olafur Eliasson 'Your Rainbow panorama' at the AROS museum in Aahus and it certainly didn't disappoint. We must've stayed about three hours in the Museum and about half of that I spent taking photos in and around the rooftop installation.
Click here for more shots of Olafur Eliasson's work : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/sets/72157652107096126
From Wikipedia : 'Olafur's artwork Your rainbow panorama consists of a circular, 150 metres (490 ft) long and 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide corridor made of glass in every color of the spectrum. It has a diameter of 52 metres (171 ft) and is mounted on 3.5 metres (11 ft) high columns on top of the roof of the ARoS Aarhus Kunstmuseum in Aarhus. It opened in May 2011. Visitors can walk through the corridor and have a panoramic view of the city. Construction cost 60 million Danish kroner and was funded by the Realdania foundation.
Olafur's idea was chosen in 2007 among five other proposals in a bidding process by a panel of judges. At night the artwork is lit from the inside by spotlights in the floor.'
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It's Kings Cross Station, London. 4 reds, 4 oranges, 4 blues, 6 greys and one each of all the other named hues, overlaid with lines from Adobe Capture brightness option.
Your expectation,
It's not hard to live without.
I'm feeling better every day
And emptiness still leaves a space,
So don't feel bad.
You lost all your emotion,
And may you find all your relations
Will keep you free.
Model: Danielle
"Wait," she said, "or always wonder what it would have been like if you had waited. Because, after all, experiencing life is something we all must do. Even if it is merely to pass the time."
the rain won't fall always,
the sun will warm your back again,
what is now will not always be.
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice; in the morning I lay my requests before you and wait in expectation. Psalm 5:3
Whilst out walking today, we came upon a flock of sheep huddled in a barn. It is lambing season in Wales - as it is in many parts of the UK - and it's one of the busiest and most eagerly anticipated times of the year for the farmer, when a years worth of hard work finally sees its reward. But for the ewes gathered in the warmth of the barn, like for any young mother, the time is one of waiting, waiting for the arrival of new life and her great expectation...