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Author: Rev. Stephen 't Hart
Congregation: Free Reformed Church of Baldivis
Baldivis, Western Australia
frca.org.au/baldivis/
Title: The LORD confirms David's anointing in his battle with Goliath
Text: 1 Samuel 17:45-47 (View)
Topic: Spiritual Warfare
Psalm 33:1,5
Psalm 80:1,3,7,8.
Psalm 68:1,2 (after sermon)
Psalm 68:8,12
Read: 1 Samuel 17.
Text: 1 Samuel 17:45-47
* As a matter of courtesy please advise Rev. Stephen 't Hart, if you plan to use this sermon in a worship service. Thank-you.
Beloved congregation of our Lord Jesus Christ.
There comes a day when most of us find that we have met our match. There comes a day when we look at something or someone in the face, weigh up our track record and perceived strengths and decide, "I think I'll have to pass this one."
In 1 Samuel 17, King Saul had met his match.
The people of Israel had asked for Saul to be their king because they wanted a king like all the nations around them, a king to go out before them, lead the way, and fight their battles. (1 Samuel 8:20) The people of Israel had been pleased with their choice of king. Saul had come from a line of warriors, he was handsome, and he was a giant of a man: taller than any of the people from his shoulders up. (1 Samuel 9:1-3). But now Saul had come face to face with a man who was bigger and tougher than he. A real giant of a man. Goliath.
There he stood, between the army of Israel and the army of the Philistines. Nine feet tall. The incredible Hulk. The Terminator on steroids. A human tank with armour weighing 57 kg, and holding a spear the size of a weaver's beam, its tip a 7 kg sharpened lump of iron.
And Goliath mocked Saul and Israel's army:
"I defy the armies of Israel this day; give me a man, that we may fight together."
But Saul and all Israel with him had met their match. Verse 11 of 1 Samuel 17 says "they were dismayed and greatly afraid."
For forty days Goliath boomed out his defiant challenge. And for forty days Saul and his entire army felt their legs turn to jelly, turned their tails and scurried for their tents.
And then along came David. A strapping young lad, good looking, fresh from the farm. A likeable boy perhaps, but with no track record in the art of warfare. No battle scars to show off. Untrained in spear and sword. But David said to Saul,
"Let no man's heart fail because of him; your servant will go and fight with this Philistine." (1 Samuel 17:32)
And David's brother Eliab, and then Saul and no doubt the rest of Israel's army were taken aback and no doubt somewhat offended. And they were left asking the question "Who does David think he is? Hasn't he seen Goliath? Hasn't he had a glimpse of his size, his muscles, his armour, his strength? Who does David think he is to imagine that he has even a chance to conquer Goliath?"
But for David that was not the question. He did not ask who he was, nor who Goliath was, but for David the question was, "Who is the One whom Goliath is defying? Who is the LORD, the God of Israel?"
And therefore in David we see what God was looking for in a man who would be king over His people. In the David we see a man who possessed the Holy Spirit of God. And so this morning I preach to you the Word of God concerning Saul, David and Goliath under the following theme:
The LORD confirms David's anointing in his battle with Goliath.
1. David's concern.
2. David's confidence.
3. David's conquest.
Goliath might have been a giant, but he was not the first giant to confront the nation of Israel. In the book of Numbers, when the people of Israel had been redeemed from Egypt and were on their way to the Promised Land, Moses had sent out spies to check out the land of Canaan and its inhabitants. These spies came back with a report saying that although the land was good, the inhabitants were too strong. In Numbers 13:32,33 they said,
"The land through which we have gone as spies is a land that devours its inhabitants, and all the people whom we saw in it are men of great stature. There we saw the giants (the descendants of Anak came from the giants); and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight, and so we were in their sight."
At that time the Israelites were so afraid that they decided to turn back, surrender to the Egyptians and ask if they could become their slaves once more. The LORD then became angry with His people and told Moses that he would destroy them all and make a new nation out of Moses. But Moses pleaded with God saying, "What will the nations say? They will say you killed Your people Israel because you did not have the power to give them the land of promise. They will say that the giants of the land were stronger than You." (The exact words of Moses can be found in Numbers 14:13-19.)
Moses was concerned about God's Name and what the nations would say about Him and His power. And the LORD listened to Moses' plea.
Forty years later, Joshua was about to lead God's people into the Promised Land. And as he reflected on the task that lay ahead of him, the LORD encouraged Joshua saying,
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and of good courage; do not be afraid, nor be dismayed, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go." (Joshua 1:9)
In Joshua 4 the people of Israel crossed the River Jordan on dry land, and then Joshua commanded that they set up a memorial of 12 stones
"… that all the peoples of the earth may know the hand of the LORD, that it is mighty, that you may fear the LORD your God forever." (Joshua 4:24)
And then, by the power of the LORD, the people of Israel proceeded to conquer the land of Canaan. And Joshua 11 also notes that Joshua and the people of Israel also conquered the Anakim, the race of giants who had made the Israelites so afraid forty years earlier. Verse 22 of Joshua 11 says,
"None of the Anakim were left in the land of the children of Israel; they remained only in Gaza, in Gath, and in Ashdod."
These remaining enemies in and around Israel were left there, Judges 2 teaches us, so that through them God might test Israel, whether they would keep the ways of the LORD or not.
And now in 1 Samuel 17, from the Philistine city of Gath, there came one of those last descendants of the Anakim, Goliath. And Goliath gets up and he taunts, Israel, he ridicules them, he defies them. And knowing what we are told about the past history of Israel and these Giants who descended from Anak, we are amazed at the audacity of Goliath. Didn't Goliath know his own history? Didn't he know that in years past the God of Israel had displayed His power in the destruction of almost all the giants in the land? Didn't Goliath realize that he was one of the last of a dying race of people? How could it be that instead of hiding in a hole in the ground somewhere near the city of Gath he was strutting around like a boxer in the ring, challenging, even defying, anyone from Israel to fight him?
But knowing what we are told about the history of Israel, what is an even greater question is, What about Saul and the people of God? How could they stand by and listen to this uncircumcised Philistine defy the armies of the Living God? Didn't they know their own history? Didn't they know that the LORD God is the Almighty One? Didn't they know that He was jealous for His Name, that He expected His people to live in the confession that He alone is God? How could it be that to a man, the men of Israel were dreadfully afraid and fled before that one giant, Goliath?
And that is the difference between the concern of Saul and the people of Israel and the concern of David. David was not concerned about the strength of Goliath. David did not ask questions about Goliath's pedigree, his military might, or his past conquests. And David most certainly was not afraid of losing his own skin to the point of running from Goliath in terror, making a hasty retreat back to his father in Bethlehem, back to the relative safety of the sheep pen. David's concern was for the name of the LORD!
The glory of God's Name, the hallowing of His Name by all people, was the great concern of David. By defying the army of Israel, Goliath was blaspheming the name of God. And by running from Goliath in fear, Saul and the men of Israel were also guilty of causing God's Name to be ridiculed.
But David had been anointed to be the new king over Israel. And while the Holy Spirit had left Saul, causing Saul's heart to melt like water and his legs to turn to jelly, 1 Samuel 16 tells us that the Spirit of the LORD had come upon David. And now, just as Moses and Joshua before him had been concerned for the Name of the LORD, so David presented himself as ready to fight Goliath so that God's Name might receive the glory.
At the time that Saul and the army of Israel were squared off against the Philistines, David had been back with his father Jesse in Bethlehem, tending the sheep. But then Jesse sent David to the battle front to bring food for his older brothers and some cheese for their captain, and to find out how things were going. No doubt the battle was drawing out longer than expected with the stand-off entering its 40th day.
In obedience to his father Jesse, David travelled the 20 km from his home to the battle front and he arrived there just as the two armies were lining up for the day. And then David ran down to the army in order to greet his brothers and see how things were going.
When David came to the battleground in that place called Ephes Dammim, he would have realized that this was an important battle to win. The winning side would have the best access to both the hill country and the coastal plain where they could find food and water for their flocks and herds. Also, if Israel won this battle they would have access to the Trade Route, the Way of the Sea. They would then have better access to iron and other important commodities. But when David came to the battlefront he was confronted with that dreadful challenge of the giant Goliath. He heard Goliath shout,
"Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and you the servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me. If he is able to fight with me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I prevail against him and kill him, then you shall be our servants and serve us."
And then David knew that at stake was more than a piece of grazing land: at stake was the future of the kingdom of Israel. And even more, at stake was the glory of God's name! If this Goliath was allowed to continue defying the armies of the living God, and if the armies of the living God were to be defeated through Goliath's challenge, Saul would no longer be king, but instead they would be ruled by the Philistines. Even worse, they would be ruled by Goliath. The giants, the wicked, godless men who had descended from Anak, would return to rule the land.
And David knew that this simply could not be.
And so David began to ask questions saying,
"What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away the reproach from Israel? For who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should defy the armies of the living God?" (1 Samuel 17:26)
David's message to the men of Israel was this: "We can not take this lying down. We can not accept the defiance, the godless mockery of this heathen. He's not mocking us, he's mocking the armies of the living God! He's mocking the Name of the LORD!"
But then his brother Eliab got to hear of it. Eliab, the one whom God had passed over when He anointed David saying
"Do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart." (1 Samuel 16:7)
Eliab became angry with David and said, "What do you think you are doing, David? Who do you think you are?
"I know your pride and the insolence of your heart, for you have come down to see the battle." (1 Samuel 17:28)
Eliab heard what David was saying and thought that David was getting cocky, was showing off, was acting like an immature little fool. But perhaps Eliab's response revealed more of what was going on in his own heart rather than in David's. Eliab was running scared just like everyone else in the Israelite camp. Eliab was not concerned for the glory of God's Name, but only for himself and his own skin.
Eliab got it wrong. David was not being immature, nor was he trying to assert himself, to present himself as an alternative to Saul, as Israel's new king. What motivated David was that God's Name was being defied. And unlike Saul and the rest of Israel, David did not look to his own resources, to his own strength and skill to kill Goliath: he looked in faith to God, to the One who had revealed Himself as the True Commander of Israel's army, to the One who was concerned for the glory of His Name, to the One who did not even need a sword or spear to win the battle.
David's faith in the God of the Covenant, the God of Israel, was his confidence in the face of Goliath. He told Saul that just as God had been with him when he faced lion and bear in the wilderness, so the LORD would give him the victory over the one who had defied the armies of the living God. David was confident of this for he believed that the LORD who had displayed His power in the past would, for the sake of His Name, show His might again in the killing of Goliath. It was by faith and through the Holy Spirit who had been poured out upon David, that David was confident that the LORD would deliver Goliath into his hand, that he would strike Goliath dead and cut off his head.
David's found his confidence not in himself but in the LORD who had shown His power and might in the past, and who would show the people again that there is a living God in Israel. David believed that the God who had acted for the glory of His Name in the past would do so again in the present. And so when David came out to meet the Philistine and Goliath cursed him by his gods, David responded and said to Goliath,
"Goliath, are you out of your mind? Don't you remember your history? Do you really think you can attack me and kill me with nothing more than a sword, a spear and a javelin? Don't you understand what you've done, Goliath? You've aroused the anger of the living God, the LORD of heaven and earth! You have defied the armies of the God of Israel. And now I'm coming to get you not with sword and spear, but in the Name of Almighty God! And you are going to die!"
And isn't that the way we should all face our giants? There are times in the lives of each one of us when we are faced with the greatest of obstacles, when we are opposed by an enemy that appears overwhelming. There are times when we weigh up our track record and evaluate how strong, how weak, we are and we conclude, "I can not do it. I just can not do it. And we cry out, "Oh, what would I do to have the kind of strength it takes to stand before a giant with just a sling and a stone? What would I do to have the strength, to have the desire, to get up when I've failed so many times before? Sometimes it all becomes too hard. The devil calls my name and he laughs at me. The devil calls my name and he defies me. He reminds me of all the times I've tried before, and of all the times I've failed. He tells me that if I ran in fear from the battle line forty times in the past, why should I think that today will be any different? He laughs and he tells me that I'll never win.
But is that the voice we should be listening to? Is that the faith that we confess? Is the devil stronger than our Savior? Is there ever a time that we can lay down our weapons and give up the fight?
Where does your confidence lie? If it lies in your own abilities, if it lies in the strength of your army, if it lies in the latest therapy, then the time will come when you will meet your Goliath, when you will meet your match when you will give up and cave in. But when your confidence rests in the Living God, when your confidence is in Jesus Christ and the power of His resurrection, then you are going to get up and try again. In Philippians 4:13 the Bible says,
"I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me."
All things. It was true for David, the man anointed to be king. It is true for you too.
The battle between David and Goliath was 40 days in the making. For 40 days Goliath had defied the armies of the living God. For 40 days this uncircumcised Philistine had blasphemed the Name of the Lord. But when the end came, it came fast.
David picked up his shepherd's tools, his staff, his bag and his sling. He went to the brook that was in the valley between the two warring armies and selected 5 smooth stones (rocks, really, most likely between 5 and 7cm in diameter). Then, as Goliath came to meet David then David, in contrast to the rest of Israel, ran towards Goliath, took out a stone, slung it, and struck Goliath in the forehead. Goliath fell to the ground and was dead. The giant's head was cut off and it was all over. Just as David had foretold, the LORD did not save with sword or spear, but He gave Goliath into Israel's hands. Goliath was killed and then all Israel regained their courage and they set off after the fleeing Philistines.
God's power was made perfect in human weakness.
Which reminds me of another victory. The victory of Christ on the cross. The devil told Him to give it up also. The devil told Jesus that it wasn't worth it, that the cost was too great, that it would all be for nothing. "He saved others; He cannot save Himself!" He's met His match! "He trusted in God; let Him deliver Him now if He will have Him." But Jesus Christ, the Son of David, the author and the perfector of our faith had the trust and the faith needed to accomplish the ultimate victory over sin and over the kingdom of Satan. His death and resurrection compel us to give the shout of victory that our God reigns.
And now we may live, we may face our giants, those things that attempt to pull us down, that try to weaken our faith and resolve, that laugh at our confession of faith in Christ, and we may declare victory in the name of the LORD.
David could be sure of victory against Goliath because he was anointed by the Holy Spirit to be king over Israel. But the good news is that the same Spirit who was at work in David has been given to you. As Christians we are anointed by the Holy Spirit. And we confess that as Christians we have been anointed to be prophets, priests and kings. And as kings, in the power of the Holy Spirit, we are called to fight with a good and free conscience against sin and the devil in this life, and we look forward to the sure victory, that we will reign with Christ forever over all creatures.
And that is more than lovely sounding words. It means that you do not have to, in fact you may not give up on the fight against sin.
What is the giant that challenges you? What is the trial, the sin, the struggle that you are tempted to give up on? Are you still fighting the fight against every kind of sin in your life? Or are there sections of your heart that you've given up on, are there sins that are just too big and too complex to fight? We can not give up the fight and we may not give up the fight. In Ephesians 3 the apostle Paul wrote that we might be strengthened with might through Christ's Spirit in the inner man (verse 16). And then in verse 20,21 He wrote,
20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever.
That's the confidence that we may have of victory. "To Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us!" That almighty power rests in you by the Holy Spirit and by that power you will have the victory. And 2 Peter 1:2,3 says something similar,
"Grace and peace be multiplied to you in the knowledge of God and of Jesus our Lord, 3 as His divine power has given to us all things that pertain to life and godliness, through the knowledge of Him who called us by glory and virtue."
His divine power has given to us all things, that is everything, we need not just for life, but also for godliness.
I wish I could tell you that for me it is easy. I wish I could tell you that I'm never afraid, that my shoulders never slump, that I'm always ready to pick up my sling shot and throw a rock at whatever Goliath comes my way. I wish I could tell you that my fight against sin and the devil in this life is always instantly victorious and I keep on moving onwards and upwards with never a faltering step. But it is not like that. 1 Samuel 17 convicts me that I am often more like Saul than David. It happens too often that I depend on my own strength and abilities rather than on the power of God's Holy Spirit. It happens too often that when I'm confronted with Goliath that my heart sinks, that I'm afraid, and that then I want to fight in my own strength, and then that I want to run. But then I am reminded that God's Holy Spirit dwells in me. And in His strength we will have the victory.
The Lord confirmed David's anointing in his battle with Goliath. He confirmed that His Spirit rested upon David and that through Him David had the strength to defeat Goliath and uphold the Name of the Living God. And the good news is that this same Holy Spirit is given to you and to me. Through Christ we too are anointed kings so that in the power of Christ we too may win the battle. Amen.
(c) Copyright 2011, Rev. Stephen 't Hart


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History of The Folk Next Door
A Short history of the Folk Next Door
by Ed McKeon
In 1992, WWUH Folk Music Director Ed McKeon and folksinger and promoter Bruce Pratt approached the WWUH executive committee with a scheme that would recognize unrecognized "folk"musicians while raising money for a volunteer-staffed, community supported radio station that could always use a little more cash. And have a little musical fun in the process.
The idea was this: hold a concert, invite 15 musical acts who would donate their time and the use of their music, record the concert, use the gate money to pay for a pressing of a CD and cassette release, and release a recording called The Folk Next Door. As you have guessed, the WWUH Executive Committee said yes.
The first concert, held in the Wilde Auditorium was a huge success. The concert sold out. The acts were astonishingly good. And both the musicians and the audience seemed to love the experience. The cassettes and CDs flew out the door, prompting a re-pressing (the one and only - a printers error will tell you if you have a first edition. On the original, Hugh Blumenfeld, Last Fair Deal and Amy Davis and Danny Gardella appeared on the last page of the CD booklet. On the corrected edition, Folk Next Door printed backwards appears on the last page of the CD booklet.) And the music was played on stations throughout the country. Highlights: the "surprise" visit by Richard Shindell, John Whelan's wandering squeezebox, the debut of Donna Martin, Don Sineti's chorus and shanty men and women.
The next year we named the concert "Honey Hide the Banjo, It's The Folk Next Door again". It made a great T-shirt, but was way too long for most DJs to wrap their lips around. The 1993 concert was to be an all-day affair, starting outside with a free concert, with an evening paid event. Rain forced us inside after the third act and threw off the schedule till the concert ended around 2 a.m. Once again, the music was splendid, although the audience was not entirely happy, or entirely awake by the end of the affair, and on the way we lost a Chinese brother. The CD was heard, eventually, on airwaves as far away as New Zealand. The video version of the concert is still playing on local cable access stations. Highlights: the unofficial hoot hosted by Hugh Blumenfeld, The Nields, and Bruce Pratt as we changed stages, Dar Williams opening the evening show, Kate McDonnell soloing, everyone asking "who is that guy" after J.P. Jones played, the Gospel Stars of Hartford tearing the house down, our visit from folk great Eric von Schmidt.
In 1994, we pulled in the reins and had a "Hoot." With fifteen acts again, the evening regained a sense of sanity, and the Folk Next Door machine was gassed and humming. Everyone seemed to know what to do, where to do it, and our innovative red light let the acts know when they were out of time. Highlights: Madwoman in the Attic dropping a verse without anyone noticing, Pete Lehndorff knocking them dead, Jeter Le Pont getting the audience involved.
In 1995 we received the most audition tapes ever for our sixteen open slots, and some came from as far away as California. Our musical guest who traveled the longest distance to appear was Andrew Calhoun, the exceptional singer-songwriter and proprietor of Waterbug Music.
Highlights: Andrew Calhoun as standup comedian, Gred Greenway employing the rhythm and voices of the audience, and Traver Hollow killing them in the wee hours.
[Editor's Note: There were many more highlights in the next four years, but unfortunately the last Folk Next Door Concert was held in 2000. Due to the time consuming job it had become, and many other variables related to such a massive undertaking, the FND series has come to a close. Hopefully you will enjoy the shows which are still available on Tape & CD and recall those great evenings of entertainment.]


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A cavity leads to a strong interaction between light and matter
A microscopic cavity of two highly reflective mirrors is used to allow an enclosed artificial atom (known as a quantum dot) to interact with a single photon. A photon is emitted and reabsorbed up to 10 times by the quantum dot before it is lost. The quantum dot is electrically controlled within a semiconductor chip. (Image: University of Basel, Department of Physics)
Researchers have succeeded in creating an efficient quantum-mechanical light-matter interface using a microscopic cavity. Within this cavity, a single photon is emitted and absorbed up to 10 times by an artificial atom. This opens up new prospects for quantum technology, report physicists at the University of Basel and Ruhr-University Bochum in the journal Nature.
Quantum physics describes photons as light particles. Achieving an interaction between a single photon and a single atom is a huge challenge due to the tiny size of the atom. However, sending the photon past the atom several times by means of mirrors significantly increases the probability of an interaction.
In order to generate photons, the researchers use artificial atoms, known as quantum dots. These semiconductor structures consist of an accumulation of tens of thousands of atoms, but behave much like a single atom: when they are optically excited, their energy state changes and they emit a photon. "However, they have the technological advantage that they can be embedded in a semiconductor chip," says Dr. Daniel Najer, who conducted the experiment at the Department of Physics at the University of Basel.
System of quantum dot and microcavity
Normally, these light particles fly off in all directions like a light bulb. For their experiment, however, the researchers positioned the quantum dot in a cavity with reflective walls. The curved mirrors reflect the emitted photon back and forth up to 10,000 times, causing an interaction between light and matter.
Measurements show that a single photon is emitted and absorbed up to 10 times by the quantum dot. At the quantum level, the photon is transformed into a higher energy state of the artificial atom, at which point a new photon is created. And this happens very quickly, which is very desirable in terms of quantum technological applications: one cycle lasts just 200 picoseconds.
The conversion of an energy quantum from a quantum dot to a photon and back again is theoretically well supported, but "nobody has ever observed these oscillations so clearly before," says Professor Richard J. Warburton from the Department of Physics at the University of Basel.
Serial interaction of light and matter
The successful experiment is particularly significant because there are no direct photon-photon interactions in nature. However, a controlled interaction is required for use in quantum information processing.
By transforming light into matter according to the laws of quantum physics, an interaction between individual photons becomes indirectly possible – namely, via the detour of an entanglement between a photon and a single electron spin trapped in the quantum dot. If several such photons are involved, quantum gates can be created through entangled photons. This is a vital step in the generation of photonic qubits, which can store information by means of the quantum state of light particles and transmit them over long distances.
The experiment takes place in the optical frequency range and places high technical demands on the size of the cavity, which must be adapted to the wavelength, and the reflectivity of the mirrors, so that the photon remains in the cavity for as long as possible.
The semiconductor quantum dots and one mirror of the cavity were made by the team headed by Professor Andreas D. Wieck and Dr. Arne Ludwig at Ruhr-University Bochum; the other mirror was made at the Université de Lyon. Theoretical support was provided by the quantum optics theory group led by Professor Nicolas Sangouard at the University of Basel.
Financial resources for the Basel researchers came from NCCR QSIT, the Swiss National Science Foundation and Horizon 2020.
Daniel Najer, Immo Söllner, Pavel Sekatski, Vincent Dolique, Matthias C. Löbl, Daniel Riedel, Rüdiger Schott, Sebastian Starosielec, Sascha R. Valentin, Andreas D. Wieck, Nicolas Sangouard, Arne Ludwig & Richard J. Warburton
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European Commission: A new EU agenda to ensure fair taxation of the Digital Economy
EC, VAT Gap study: The total amount of VAT lost across the EU is estimated at €168 billion
FISCALIS workshop on "VAT rules for passenger transport" | Ankara, 27-29 April 2015
EC Customs: Public consultation on a review of the cash control Regulation
Heads of Tax Administration agree global actions to meet global challenges
The OECD/G20 Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) Project and the move to automatic exchange of financial account information took centre stage when Heads of Tax...
OECD: Standardul global pentru schimbul automat de informaţii fiscale
Ca masura importanta spre a asigura o transparenta sporita si pentru a pune capat confidentialitatii bancare in probleme fiscale, OCDE a lansat varianta integrala...
Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy | Comments received by OECD
On 22 November 2013, a request for input on the tax challenges of the digital economy was published on the OECD website, with a deadline of...
OECD: Discussion Draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-counrty reporting
Action 13 of the BEPS - Base Erosion and Profit Shifting Action Plan released on 19 July 2013 calls for a review of the existing transfer...
Discussion Draft on transfer pricing documentation and country-by-country reporting released for public comment
Interested parties are invited to comment on this paper prepared by the OECD in the context of revision to Chapter V of the Transfer Pricing Guidelines.
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OECD publishes comments received on the Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy
On 22 November 2013, a request for public comments on the tax challenges of the digital economy was launched. The OECD now publishes the comments received.
New regulation adopting accounting standards
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Report to the European Parliament and the Council on travellers' allowances in accordance with Council Directive 2007/74/EC on the exemption from VAT and excise...
The European Parliament and EU Member States reached a provisional agreement on the reform...
EC: Tackling Tax Avoidance – Commission tightens key EU corporate tax rules
The Commission proposed amendments to key EU corporate tax legislation, in order to significantly reduce tax avoidance in Europe. The proposal will close loopholes in...
OECD: Making fiscal decentralisation work
Hundreds of thousands of elected sub-national governments worldwide provide services and levy taxes on residents and companies.
OECD: Comments received on the definition of "permanent establishment" – Article 5 of the...
On 25 June 2013, the OECD released for public comment a discussion draft on the tax treatment of various payments that may be made following the termination of an employment. The OECD has now published the comments received on this discussion draft.
OECD: Global Forum moves towards automatic exchange of tax information and transparency
The international community has taken new steps to strengthen transparency and boost the comprehensive exchange of information between governments worldwide.
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OECD consults on transfer pricing matters
Today, the OECD held a public consultation on transfer pricing topics at the OECD headquarters in Paris. The meeting was attended by delegates from more than 35 countries and by more than 150 representatives of business, academia, civil society and the...
European Commission continues legal action against Romania on rights for the self-employed
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Financial reporting rules: Commission requests Romania to change accounting rules
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OECD publishes comments received on the new Draft Handbook on Transfer Pricing Risk Assessment
On 30 April 2013, the OECD invited comments from interested parties on the new Draft Handbook on Transfer Pricing Risk Assessment, produced by the Steering Committee of the OECD Global Forum on Transfer Pricing. The OECD now publishes the comments rece...
EC: Fight against tax fraud and tax evasion: a new EU campaign
A new EU campaign against tax fraud and tax evasion has just been launched by the European Commission. A video is available in 23 EU...
OECD's Gurría presents G20 Leaders with proposal to tackle tax evasion
OECD Secretary-General Gurría today presented to G20 Leaders ground-breaking proposals to tackle tax evasion and avoidance by both companies and individuals. The proposals establish automatic exchange of information for tax purposes as the new international standard for tax co-operation and set out the Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS), which was first presented to G20 Finance Ministers in Moscow in July 2013.
G20 Leaders' Summit: Growth and Global Economy
Building an international tax system that is transparent, efficient and fair, will serve our economies, our governments and our citizens, said OECD Secretary-General at the G20 summit in St. Petersburg.
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China joins international efforts to end tax evasion
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OECD: Public comments on new draft elements of International VAT/GST Guidelines are published
Following the recent invitations for public comment on four new draft elements of the OECD International VAT/GST Guidelines, the OECD has now published the comments received which will be used to inform the OECD's work in this area.
Global Forum on Tax Transparency: New reports review jurisdictions' information exchange
The Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes has released peer review reports assessing the tax systems of 13 jurisdictions for information exchange.
OECD invites public comments on the Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of...
The OECD released for public comment a Revised Discussion Draft on Transfer Pricing Aspects of Intangibles. The Revised Discussion Draft updates and expands an earlier discussion draft released in June 2012 to reflect comments received and further dis...
OECD invites public comments on the White Paper on Transfer Pricing Documentation
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OECD calls on G20 finance ministers to support next steps in clampdown on tax...
The OECD today presented to G20 finance ministers plans for a two-pronged attack on tax avoidance and evasion from both companies and individuals.
Closing tax gaps – OECD launches Action Plan on Base Erosion and Profit Shifting
National tax laws have not kept pace with the globalisation of corporations and the digital economy, leaving gaps that can be exploited by multi-national corporations to artificially reduce their taxes.
OECD reports to G8 on global system of automatic exchange of tax information
The OECD has presented to G8 leaders the steps needed to create a fairer and more transparent global tax system.
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After an insipid Thursday night abomination, the rest of NFL week two gets underway on Sunday. The Patriots at New Orleans highlights the early games, in a matchup featuring a pair of future Hall of Fame quarterbacks. Dallas at Denver is the best late afternoon game, unless you enjoy watching the Jets getting pounded at Oakland. The best game of the week comes on Sunday night with Green Bay at Atlanta in a rematch of last season's NFC championship. Week two wraps up with Detroit at the Giants on Monday night.
For specific information on what games are being broadcast in your locale, please check out 506 Sports NFL Maps.
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on CBS; Spero Dedes, Adam Archuleta
Tennessee Titans at Jacksonville Jaguars
Broadcast in Tennessee, northern Florida and southern Georgia.
Titans favored by 1; point total 41½
Let's pump the brakes a bit on the Jaguars bandwagon. Their defense was superb last week, but that Houston offensive line was a sieve. Tennessee has a better QB, offensive line and running game than Jacksonville. Tough call here but I'll give a slight lean to the Titans as the jags fall back to earth.
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on CBS; Andrew Catalon, James Lofton
Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens
Broadcast in DC, Maryland, central PA, West Virginia, Ohio and eastern Kentucky.
Ravens -8½; o/u 39
Baltimore collected five turnovers last week, but that was against a Bengal offense that has not scored a touchdown after 120 minutes of football. On the other hand the Browns may have a bit of a letdown after gearing up all offseason for the Steelers in week one. While I am not sold on the Ravens, I don't know if I can trust the Browns to be competitive in consecutive weeks.
Ravens 24, Browns 17
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on CBS; Kevin Harlan, Rich Gannon
Buffalo Bills at Carolina Panthers
Broadcast in western New York, Virginia and the Carolinas.
Panthers -7; o/u 43
Buffalo beat the pitiful Jets at home last week, but did so in less than convincing fashion. Carolina's defense should shut down the Bills, The Panthers roll in their home opener as they try to revert to their 2015 form.
Panthers 24, Bills 13
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on CBS; Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
New England Patriots at New Orleans Saints
Available in most markets that don't have a local team playing at the same time.
Patriots -6½; o/u 57
The idiotic talk of a 19-0 season thankfully dissipated quickly in New England. The Patriots are already a patchwork team due to injuries, but the New Orleans defense is just what the doctor ordered for the Pats. Now that the spread is below seven points I like New England here, despite the lack of options at WR.
Patriots 34, Saints 27
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on Fox; Chris Myers, Daryl Johnston
Arizona Cardinals at Indianapolis Colts
Broadcast in Arizona and Indiana.
Cardinals -7; o/u 44
Carson Palmer is toast, and RB David Johnson is out for two months. Despite his short time with the Colts, former third string QB Jacoby Brissett is a huge upgrade over Scott Tolzein. Despite all of that the Cardinal defense should dominate and Arizona wins easily.
Cardinals 27, Colts 16
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on Fox; Kevin Burkhardt, Charles Davis
Philadelphia Eagles at Kansas City Chiefs
Broadcast in eastern NY, eastern PA, and most states west of the Mississippi.
Chiefs -5½; o/u 47½
With extra time to prepare and this being their home opener, KC should have no letdown after last week's win in Foxboro. The Chiefs defense should be able to contain Carson Wentz while Kareem Hunt and Tyreek Hill prove to be too much for a pretty good Philly defense.
Chiefs 27, Eagles 17
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on Fox; Kenny Albert, Ronde Barber
Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers
Broadcast in most of New England, the Rust Belt, and the Northern Plains.
Steelers -6½; o/u 44½
The Steelers are a much better team at home than on the road, so disregard last week's narrow victory. Even if Sam Bradford (knees) can play, I'll take the combination of Big Ben, Bell and Brown in a home opener over the Vikes.
Steelers 27, Vikings 17
Sunday Sept 17, 1:00 pm ET on Fox; Dick Stockton, Mark Schlereth
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Broadcast in most of the southeast, and northern Illinois.
Bucs -6½; o/u 43½
While Mike Glennon would love to return to Tampa and defeat his former team, the problem is that he's more suited to being a backup QB – and the Bucs know his tendencies inside and out. Jameis Winston now has DeSean Jackson as an option if Mike Evans is double covered, a problem the Chicago defense has no answer for.
Buccaneers 31, Bears 14
Sunday Sept 17, 4:05 pm ET on CBS; Greg Gumbel, Trent Green
Miami Dolphins at Los Angeles Chargers
Broadcast in south and central Florida, southern California and Fargo.
Chargers -3½; o/u 45½
With this being their first game of the year, the west coast travel should not be an issue for Miami. I'm not yet ready to buy in to the hype that the Chargers will win the division. The big question will be how many empty seats there will be in the 27,000 seat soccer stadium the Chargers now call home.
Dolphins 24, Chargers 21
Sunday Sept 17, 4:05 pm ET on CBS; Ian Eagle, Dan Fouts
New York Jets at Oakland Raiders
Broadcast in eastern NY, eastern PA, Pittsburgh, Indianapolis, Chicago, KC, Minnesota, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, northern California and southern Oregon.
Raiders -13½; 43½
Let's see, on one hand we have one of the best offenses in the league. On the other side there is the dumpster fire known as the Jets, attempting to tank their way to the number one pick of the 2018 draft.
Raiders 34, Jets 13
Sunday Sept 17, 4:25 pm ET on Fox; Thom Brennaman, Chris Spielman
Washington Redskins at Los Angeles Rams
Broadcast in southern California, Virginia, Maryland and DC.
Rams -2½; o/u 45½
Similar to Jacksonville, I want to see if the Ram defense can keep it going in week two – this time against a better offense. If this was still Jeff Fisher running the show then I'd be confident in a bounce back game for Kirk Cousins. With Wade Phillips as the defensive coordinator, perhaps I may need to start believing in this team.
Rams 20, Skins 17
Sunday Sept 17, 4:25 pm ET on Fox; Joe Buck, Troy Aikman
Dallas Cowboys at Denver Broncos
Broadcast in most markets (see Wash-Rams and Niners-Seahawks).
Cowboys -2½; o/u 43
Denver's defense is not quite as good as it was in recent seasons. The Dallas offensive line should control this game, and the Broncos don't have an offense that can keep up with a decent team.
Cowboys 23, Broncos 16
Sunday Sept 17, 4:25 pm ET on Fox; Sam Rosen, David Diehl
San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks
Broadcast in northern California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Reno NV.
Seahawks -14; o/u 42
Seattle gets their aggression out after losing a game they should have won at Green Bay due to dumb penalties and questionable flags.
Seahawks 27, Niners 13
Sunday Sept 17, 8:30 pm ET on NBC; Al Michaels, Cris Collisworth
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
Broadcast in all markets.
Falcons -3; 56
This is not only the best game of the week, it could have been one of the best entire year had it been scheduled for later in the season. The Packers were fortunate to win last week against Seattle; they will be playing against a far superior offense on Sunday night.
Falcons 30, Packers 24
Monday Sept 18, 8:30 pm ET on espn; Sean McDonough, Jon Gruden
Detroit Lions at New York Giants
Giants -3; o/u 42½
Tough call here, but I'll take the Giants to rebound while Detroit – playing outside of their dome – is slowed down against a good NYG defense.
Giants 24, Lions 20
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Rocky Mountain National Park calls off search for missing hiker for the season
Crews will resume searching after winter weather conditions improve
Rocky Mountain National Park calls off search for missing hiker for the season Crews will resume searching after winter weather conditions improve Check out this story on coloradoan.com: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2018/11/02/rocky-mountain-national-park-calls-off-search-new-jersey-hiker-winter-weather-conditions/1862211002/
Saja Hindi, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 3:42 p.m. MT Nov. 2, 2018 | Updated 4:33 p.m. MT Nov. 2, 2018
In this October 2018 photo, rescue crews continue searching in low elevation and technical terrain near Longs Peak for missing New Jersey man Ryan Albert. Albert's body was recovered May 30, 2019.(Photo: Courtesy of Rocky Mountain National Park)
Rocky Mountain National Park officials are calling off search efforts in the winter for missing hiker Ryan Albert.
Albert, 30, of Marlton, New Jersey, was first reported missing Oct. 5, and rangers began searching for him in the Longs Peak area.
According to a news release, a lack of additional clues and hazardous weather conditions at higher elevations hindered search efforts, but Albert is still missing and the investigation is ongoing. Park officials plan to begin searching again after weather conditions improve and the snow has melted.
A person in the park reportedly saw Albert on Oct. 4 in the Granite Pass area, headed toward the Keyhole on Longs Peak, according to park officials. That's when several days of "extreme" whether conditions began, including freezing temperatures and low visibility, which have continued, park officials said.
Teams searched higher elevations, including sections of the Boulder Field, the Keyhole Route, The Loft, Chasm Cirque, North Longs Peak and Boulder Brook, in the first couple of days, and lower-elevation searches took place as snow and ice continued to accumulate.
Officials said in addition to helicopter searches, they reviewed footage of "high probability areas."
Another winter storm began Oct. 13, and crews went back to searching Oct. 18-20 at the Keyhole and Ledges areas but "faced continuing deteriorating conditions include waist-and chest-deep snow, steep icy slopes and extremely slow travel," the news release stated. A team searched the Chasm Cirque area, and using binoculars and spotting scopes, the Lamb's Slide, Mills Glacier, Camel Gully and Chasm View fall line.
The crews found "limited clues of Albert's whereabouts," likely due to the heavy snow, ice and large boulders, according to the news release.
Throughout the month, searchers included Rocky Mountain National Park Search and Rescue team members, Larimer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue based in Boulder County, Trans Aero, Northern Colorado Interagency Helitack, Colorado Search and Rescue Board members, as well as dog teams from Larimer County Search and Rescue, Rocky Mountain Rescue and Front Range Search and Rescue Dogs.
Anyone who had contact with Albert or knew information about his planned route is asked to call 970-586-1204.
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AN INSIDE ACCOUNT OF APPLE'S CREATIVE PROCESS
For over fifteen years at Apple, Ken Kocienda experimented with novel user interface concepts and wrote easy-to-use software for the iPhone, the iPad, and the Safari web browser.
In Creative Selection, he describes demos to Steve Jobs, what it was like to work at the company during its Golden Age, and the evolutionary design model that helped Apple become the first trillion dollar company.
"I couldn't put it down." — Adam Lashinsky
"It truly is extraordinary." — John Gruber
September 19 is International Talk Like A Pirate Day. Find out what typing "Arrr!" had to do with developing keyboard autocorrection for the original iPhone.
CNBC MakeIt
Ken visited Ali Montag at CNBC and told her what it was like to pitch Steve Jobs a new idea.
Ken talked to Mike Murphy at Quartz about "What it was like working at Apple to create the first iPhone".
TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018
On stage at TechCrunch Disrupt SF 2018, Ken chatted with Romain Dillet about what makes Apple's design culture so special.
Ken sat down with Kif Leswing at Business Insider and we talked about keyboards, Apple secrecy, and more.
The Audience for Creative Selection
Who is the audience for this book? Although the stories in the book are about programming, Ken didn't write just for programmers. The full explanation goes back to years studying fine art photography in college, and the day Ken's professor taught him a valuable lesson about creative work and intended audiences.
Listen to a sample of the audiobook, read by the author.
"I've literally been waiting a decade for this book. Ken Kocienda takes you inside Apple in way only a true insider, a veteran software developer, could. Creative Selection is the answer to the prayer uttered by anyone who wants to truly understand how Apple works. I couldn't put it down."
Adam Lashinsky
New York Times bestselling author of Inside Apple
"Ken Kocienda played pivotal roles in the creation of both Safari and the original iPhone. One of the hardest problems―and biggest risks―of the first iPhone was the development of a multi-touch keyboard. I placed this formidable responsibility squarely in Ken's hands, and the success of the keyboard emerged from his insights, collaboration, and dogged pursuit of excellence. He now offers readers, in his own words, a window into his experiences and insights from the trenches."
Scott Forstall
Original iPhone Software Team Leader and SVP iOS, Apple
"If you've ever wondered what it's like to work in a hotbed of innovation, you'll enjoy this inside view of life at Apple. Ken Kocienda pioneered the iPhone keyboard, and this book gives a play-by-play of their creative process―from generating ideas to doing a demo for Steve Jobs."
Adam Grant
New York Times bestselling author of Originals, Give and Take, and Option B (with Sheryl Sandberg)
"If you have ever wondered about how an Apple product comes to be, you should read this book"
Benjamin Mayo
"I'd be interested in the behind-the-scenes story of any Apple product. But if there is one I'm most interested in, it's the iPhone. Kocienda delivers just that, and it truly is extraordinary. This book is a must-read for anyone interested in how Apple actually creates its products."
"Kocienda reveals the real secret of Steve Jobs's leadership and Apple's magic: the ability to push people to think for themselves, and to empower them to turn their best thinking into reality. It is a story about the intersection of technology and humanity."
New York Times bestselling author of Radical Candor
"Creative Selection is simply the best book I've read so far about Apple."
Rene Ritchie
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"A neat dive into Apple's creation process, as told by someone who had a 15-year inside look."
Leander Kahney
"A worthy read, focusing on a few detailed anecdotes that provide a terrific inside look at Apple's design process."
Eric Slivka
Ken Kocienda was a software engineer and designer at Apple for over fifteen years. After graduating from Yale with a degree in history, he fixed motorcycles in Arizona, worked in the editorial library of a newspaper in New York, taught English in Japan, and made fine art photographs in all those places. Eventually, he discovered the internet, taught himself computer programming, and made his way through a succession of dot-com-era startups, before landing at Apple in 2001, where he worked on the software teams that created the Safari web browser, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch.
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Restored to grandeur greater than any time in its 165-year history, The Sherman is a remarkable 22-room boutique hotel. It's been a favorite resting place for travelers since Lincoln. It's a convenient meeting point between Indianapolis and Cincinnati, a well-loved locale for the town and an important Indiana landmark. Its rich history starts before the Civil War, through the taming of the West, the golden era of Hollywood and the election of 33 Presidents. The site of hundreds of celebrations, it's where serious business was conducted, deals made and contracts signed. The very foundation beams echo with the cheers and toasts of generations celebrating Christmas, New Year's Eve, Easter, Halloween, St. Patrick's Day and more.
German immigrant, Johann Brinkmann built his hotel in 1852 naming it in 1865 to honor General Sherman and the 83rd Indiana Volunteer Infantry, who marched with Sherman in the Civil War.
The Circa 1852 Restaurant with 100-year-old timber beams and private alcoves offers a refined, yet eclectic German-American dining experience with specials, fresh fish and steaks. Or sip on one of several deluxe drinks and dine in the Black Forest Bar adorned in artful accessories reminiscent of its namesake region in Germany. The Biergarten offers an authentic outdoor German experience complete with live music.
The Sherman is located in the historic downtown Batesville, Indiana, about 1 mile south off I74. Centrally located, about an hour's drive from two dynamic Midwest cities, Indianapolis and Cincinnati, the town of Batesville with a population of about 6000 is a popular destination situated between state and national parks, is popular for its small-town charm, and "get-away" attributes.
The Black Forest is a mountainous region in southwest Germany, bordering France. Known for its dense, evergreen forests and picturesque villages, it is often associated with the Brothers Grimm fairy tales. It's renowned for its spas and the cuckoo clocks produced in the region since the 1700s. The region's largest town, Freiburg, is filled with Gothic buildings and surrounded by vineyards.
The Sherman ©2017 • Since 1852 • 35 S Main St, Batesville, IN 47006 • 812.934.1000


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Soldiers harass us, say residents of 'ecovillage'
An 'equal community' living on a long-defunct military base in the heart of Cape Town feels threatened by the behaviour of defence force members who have moved back into its midst.
By: Anna Majavu
22 February 2018: The view of Table Mountain from Erf 81 on the slopes of Signal Hill. (Photograph by Chris de Beer-Procter)
Residents of an ecovillage facing Cape Town's Table Mountain have been placed under a curfew by South African National Defence Force soldiers, who are also denying them the right to visits from family and friends. The village is on state-owned land in the custodianship of the Department of Defence, and some members of the community have now called for an independent authority to monitor the behaviour of the soldiers and prevent what one resident described as a slow, "constructive eviction".
Erf 81, comprising 8.4 hectares of prime city land, stretches along Signal Hill, all the way from upmarket Tamboerskloof to the Bo-Kaap, and has an uninterrupted view of Table Mountain. The site, which was last used as an ammunition magazine in World War II, is managed by the Department of Public Works.
People slowly began moving to the land in 1995. Since then, about 40 families of artists and crafters, environmental activists, organic vegetable growers, car guards and waste pickers have set up shacks and moved into the disused buildings. The community held a weekly Sunday market selling art, juice, crafts and vegetables for years, but it was shut down in 2018 by public works on the grounds that National Treasury regulations do not allow "unauthorised" markets on state-owned land. The City of Cape Town cut off the electricity in 2020 and the military moved a platoon of soldiers back to the site.
22 February 2018: Abandoned military buildings on Erf 81 have been repurposed by organic gardeners and artists. (Photograph by Chris de Beer-Procter)
The soldiers have imposed a 10pm curfew. Arriving home later, residents who work as car guards find themselves locked out and often shout for help from barista and organic vegetable gardener Unathi Dyantyi and his partner, Zintle Hashe. The couple lives in the room closest to the gate and do not get much sleep as a result of the pleas.
"Some of us work late and some of us just go out, because we are free. But they are trying to install military law here. We are living in agony and fear," said Dyantyi. "If you mention the law, some soldiers see you as trying to put them in their place. They say 'Fuck your rights'," added Hashe.
The defence department recently banned all media from the site, with queries having to be directed to Captain Courtenay Hendricks of the military logistics school at Youngsfield. He asked for the purpose of the story, then instructed that requests be made to the department spokesperson and other staff, who did not reply. New Frame's reporter was ejected from the site twice and one New Frame photographer was stopped and made to delete his photographs.
17 October 2018: Zintle Hashe, who still lives at Erf 81, ran a Sunday market there. Residents sold juice, art and vegetables until it was shut down by Public Works. (Photograph by Barry Christianson)
No way to live
Dyantyi and Hashe run a vegetable garden on a tiny patch of land. They said some soldiers are pleasant and polite – those who wear name tags are often the ones who interact respectfully with the residents, while those who do not are often abusive. Since the soldiers work in four shifts of six hours a day, Dyantyi and Hashe never know who will guard the gate, leaving them in a state of anxiety. Both said they had been assaulted by male soldiers, but a 2021 military ombud report dismissed this, saying no charges had been laid.
The report, drawn up after a formal complaint by Hashe, agreed that soldiers would reduce the amount of noise they make and that future claims of harassment would be investigated. Since the military ombud's decision, the soldiers have stopped parking their truck and making fires at night outside the couple's window. But the curfew and bans on visitors remain an issue. "They say to us, 'Beyond 10pm, we don't take your shit,'" said Dyantyi.
Residents can no longer use a toilet near the gate at night because soldiers have put mattresses inside it to sleep at night, said Hashe. "It was really uncomfortable going to the toilet with armed men just outside the door," she added.
13 April 2022: Media have been banned from Erf 81 and organic vegetable farmer and barista Unathi Dyantyi had to be photographed outside the front gate. (Photograph by Chris de Beer-Procter)
Dyantyi said the soldiers also put waste picker residents under pressure to sell them items at a lower price. "Waste pickers are forced to put everything out on the road to be searched. This is Tamboerskloof, there is good rubbish. Rich people will dump iPhone earphones or clothing or décor items. People are afraid. They think they must do what the soldiers tell them even if it means shrinking their dignity," he said.
Three residents spoke on condition of anonymity, saying that the soldiers would restrict their movements further if they identified themselves. "Whenever soldiers see me, they tell me the eviction case is next week and then I must fokof from here," said one person. However, there is no current eviction application before the court. A 2019 application by the Tamboerskloof Residents' Association was rejected by the court on the basis that only the landowner could apply for an eviction order.
"I try to stay out of the soldiers' way and come home early," said another person. "Probably some of the top defence guys are working with property developers for this land. Their attitude has nothing to do with the government needing this land for any useful purpose." Another resident said if anything is written about the soldiers' behaviour it would create a backlash against the whole community.
An equal community
Sculptor Dirk Winterbach, 70, lives inside a magazine in which, 90 years ago, ammunition was stored. It has only one tiny window that hardly lets in any light, leaving him in darkness since the electricity was cut off. "We did everything we could to appease the city council, saying we are willing to pay for electricity. But they are not interested, they don't care. There is this silence. We cannot get to talk formally with the department of public works and now, with the military, we don't even know who to talk to," said Winterbach.
He said if the defence department was willing to meet with the residents, he would tell them that Erf 81 is one of the few stable and equal communities in South Africa where different races and nationalities live together and interact as neighbours. "This is new in terms of social relations. We are not a glamorous community, but we are all equal. What is happening here is not highly valued, but it is very, very valuable. I want the government to realise what they will be destroying if this community is torn up by the roots," said Winterbach.
The military ombud's report pointed out that the community occupies only 2% of Erf 81. Dyantyi said it would be very easy for the government to share the huge piece of land with its current residents.
Defence department spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini promised to reply to questions sent by email, but did not.
Undated: Sculptor and Erf 81 resident Dirk Winterbach says the occupied land is one of the few communities in South Africa where people from different races live together as neighbours. (Photograph courtesy of Erf81 Facebook page)
The City's mayoral committee member for energy, Beverley van Reenen, said the electricity was cut off because of "safety reasons", but would not say what these were. She added that the City had told public works to get a certificate of compliance and pay a reconnection fee if it wanted the electricity reconnected.
Marie Huchzermeyer, a professor at the Centre for Urbanism and Built Studies at the University of the Witwatersrand, said municipalities are obliged to provide basic services to informal settlement households even on land they do not own. They should also follow the guidelines of the national Upgrading of Informal Settlements Programme (UISP), which emphasise that shacks should be upgraded to houses in situ if the site is suitable for housing.
The City's mayoral committee member for human settlements, Malusi Booi, said as the city does not own the land, it has no plans to build houses for Erf 81's residents there. But Huchzermeyer said municipalities cannot make a decision beforehand not to apply the UISP.
Referring to a 2016 judgment in the high court in Johannesburg that ordered the City to provide basic services to all residents of Slovo Park, she said: "The Melani judgment, which does not bind provinces other than Gauteng but must be used as guidance, found that municipalities are obliged to apply for UISP funding for all informal settlements."
Undated: Erf 81 has a number of thriving vegetable gardens and chicken coops and plenty of outdoor space for children to play. (Photograph courtesy of Erf81 Facebook page)
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