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Thoughts on the First Round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs So Far
The first round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs have been very entertaining, and Portland Trail Blazers' superstar guard, Damian Lillard scored 55 points and had 10 assists in his team's double overtime loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their first round series.
(Photo: Matthew Stockman/NBA/Getty Images, via The Score)
I had gotten vaccinated recently, so I decided to go with a group of other vaccinated friends to go to a local bar to watch some basketball games with them. Here were some of my takeaways.
The Brooklyn Nets are really, really good. They have three of the biggest superstars in the game in Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. James Harden is a former MVP, and he is an MVP-caliber player that is their arguably their second best player, so you know they have tremendous offensive firepower. They've been bringing former All-Star forward, Blake Griffin off the bench, and they were able to sign him off the scrap heap after Detroit waived him midseason. Nicolas Claxton has played well off the bench.
The Boston Celtics could not keep up in Game 5, especially with Jayson Tatum getting banged up midway through the match, and the Nets defeated them to advance to the second round. The Celtics didn't shoot very well last night, and it was clear that the Nets weren't going to allow another 50-piece to Tatum again to allow the Celtics to prolong the series. The Celtics also didn't have a deep enough bench or enough firepower to combat the Nets down the stretch. Either way, Brooklyn's win was impressive, and to me, the Brooklyn Nets look to be the heavy favorites to win the 2021 NBA championship this year.
The Los Angeles Lakers looked lost without Anthony Davis, and they were really bad in their Game 5 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Yesterday, Davis was not moving well in warm-ups due to having a groin injury, and he didn't look like he was going to be ready to go or to be able to get into game shape for a pivotal Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns.
Meanwhile, the Lakers' offense looked terrible last night, and there was very little ball or player movement in their offense. it was basically just LeBron James dribbling at the top of the key, and he would get swarmed by a throng of defenders to miss shots around the basket, and the other players would miss open shots. Don't get me wrong, LeBron is a fantastic player, and he is truly one of the game's greats, but I wished the Lakers would try a more creative, inventive offense with him on the court, and I feel that they could have at least tried some different things with AD unable to play. Even great players need help sometimes, and the Lakers just didn't seem to get any last night.
Los Angeles Lakers' guard, Wes Matthews couldn't seem to buy a basket last night, and he was really having trouble knocking down threes yesterday, which was odd, because three-point shooting is supposed to be his specialty on offense. Dennis Schröder was an awful 0 for 9 last night, and he was held scoreless, which was odd, because scoring is supposed to be his speciality. The Lakers brought in all these new players that are supposed to make them a better team, and it may have sounded great on paper, but if they continue to struggle as badly as they did yesterday, they will make Lakers' fans wish that their team had tried harder to keep both Danny Green and Rajon Rondo around longer. In addition, no one on the Lakers' team could guard Devin Booker, not even LeBron James. Devin Booker scored 30 points on 13 of 23 shooting, and he was virtually unstoppable in his team's Game 5 win. In Game 6, I'm pretty sure he will be guarded a lot by Wes Matthews and LeBron James.
The Phoenix Suns really jumped on the Lakers early, and they looked really good in Game 5. Devin Booker did a tremendous job of shooting and scoring the basketball, and he may be one of the best active players in the game right now. They got a lot of mileage out of backup point guard, Cam Payne, who shot the ball very well last night. The Suns have a lot of talent, depth, and offensively skilled players, and the Suns could be the sleeper team to make it out West, especially if neither of the Los Angeles teams get to the NBA Finals this year.
Watching Dame Time at a bar is a wild experience, and it is also an exhausting one. It was such a roller coaster ride and a roller coaster of emotions to watch Game 5 of the Denver Nuggets-Portland Trail Blazers' series. Every time I thought Portland would falter down the stretch, Lillard would make critical shots to bring them back. Each time he got the ball in crunch time, he delivered. The one time he chose to pass the ball in crunch time though, ended up dooming the Blazers to lose to the Nuggets in Game 5.
Portland's superstar point guard, Damian Lillard hit a bunch of crazy shots, and he made threes at will, and he made two ridiculous, game-tying threes as he managed to send his team to double overtime. He made one big shot after another. He made step-back threes effortlessly and look almost too easy for him, which is a really difficult thing to do. Lillard ended up scoring 55 points, he set the playoff record by making 12 threes, and he had 10 assists in this game. He had an all-time great performance that was an absolute treasure to watch, and it would've been truly amazing….if his team had been able to fetch him a win in the process.
Unfortunately for him and the Blazers, they didn't, and the super steady, efficient play of Denver's superstar center, Nikola Jokić was able to get the Nuggets the double OT win instead. Jokic didn't provide nearly as much excitement to the bar goers. Instead, Jokić just played very good basketball to lead his team to get the win. He managed to continually score in the low post and on mid-range jumpers, and his terrific passing skills and court vision enabled him to rack up assists, especially when he would face double teams. For the Blazers, Robert Covington missed dunks in overtime play, and in the 2nd OT, when Damian Lillard passed the ball to C.J. McCollum, McCollum stepped out of bounds, which proved to be a costly turnover for the Blazers.
In watching in real time, I did not want Lillard to pass the ball late in the game, and I felt that the Blazers were going to be doomed because they were going to rely on someone else to try to make a play on offense. Sure enough, McCollum stepped back and his foot stepped out of bounds, which gave Denver the ball back late in the game, and that pretty much sealed Portland's fate to lose in double OT in this game.
Damian Lillard is a terrific basketball player, and he is definitely one of the best active players in the game right now. It is tragic that such a tremendous game was squandered away in his team's double OT loss to the Denver Nuggets. I'm not sure if Portland will have enough in the tank to make a comeback in this series, given how hard both teams fought in this game, and it's clear that Lillard's teammates need to step up. So far though, Denver has had the slight edge, and their double overtime win gives them a 3-2 series lead, and the Nuggets are one win away from being able to advance to the second round.
The Los Angeles Clippers-Dallas Mavericks series has been really interesting to follow in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs. Dallas was able to get off to such a strong start in the first two games, and Luka Dončić put forth tremendous performances, as he scored at will to lead the Mavericks to a stunning 2-0 series lead.
His strong play gave me more confidence in the Mavericks, and I was started to doubt the Clippers, as I was wondering if the Clippers had enough heart and soul to truly make this a series. Even more worrisome, Luka Dončić's domination over Clippers' defensive-minded point guard, Pat Beverley made me wonder if the Clippers were just going to roll over and end up being an easy out. I did note though, that second-year guard, Terance Mann played in the second half of Game 2, and he seemed to bring a positive impact to the Clippers, as they were really able to keep it close with the Mavericks until the end. It did make me wonder, if Mann's size, playmaking skills, and defensive abilities enabled the Clippers to play a taller and more versatile lineup on the court to better matchup to the Dallas Mavericks, and it seems that Mann has been effective in his role off the bench in this series.
In games 3 and 4, the Clippers have really found their stride. Kawhi Leonard is playing great basketball, as he's been tremendously effective at driving to the hoop to score in transition, and he's also playing very good defense and team basketball. The Clippers are playing faster, and they haven't let any of Dallas' other role players get going recently. Even worse for Dallas, Luka Dončić had a neck strain, and it really seemed to bother him in Game 4, as he couldn't make threes or shoot well in that game, and he has strangely struggled to make free throws in this series. For a superstar that can really score the basketball, it is imperative for him to shoot well and to make his free throws.
Dallas really struggled when Dončić didn't shoot well, and when he was not on the floor, and it is clear that they really depend on him to be effective on the court. However, if his neck strain and shooting woes persist, the Clippers could end up winning the series in 6 or 7 games instead.
It was thought that the Atlanta Hawks-New York Knicks' series would be close. So far, it has been anything but close, and the Hawks have had the clear advantage in most of these games, as they hold a 3-1 series lead over New York.
Trae Young has played terrific basketball, and he has been scorching New York's defense, with his tremendous ability to get to any spot on the court, combined with his sharpshooting and strong scoring skills. The Knicks don't seem to have any one player that can guard Trae Young, nor do they have a point guard that is on his level, so it makes their task of guarding him really difficult. The Knicks appeared to contain him late in Game 2, where they would swarm and blitz him hard, and they were able to get quality play out of rookie big man, Obi Toppin, who impressed with his shooting and rim running skills to help the Knicks get the win in Game 2.
However, the Knicks have just been terrible in this series. Juliius Randle has not played very well, as he has really struggled to make shots. The Knicks have had trouble mustering up much offense, and players such as Elfrid Payton, Reggie Bullock, and Taj Gibson haven't really helped much at all against the Hawks in this series so far.
The Knicks have relied too much on playing two big men at the same time, and they have given too many minutes to aging veteran Taj Gibson, which seems to play right into the Hawks' hands. The Hawks have two very solid big men in the starting lineup in all-around scorer John Collins, and defensive anchor Clint Capela, and the Hawks have played shut down defense on Randle.
Collins and Capela seem to work well together, as Collins will provide the offense, and Capela will provide the defense. Capela has also shown that he is a solid rim runner, and he is a proven defensive anchor that helped the Rockets shut down Karl-Anthony Towns in the 2018 playoffs, and he is helping the Hawks shut down Randle in the 2021 playoff series right now.
The Hawks look to have a much more potent offense, and it's clear that NBA teams need an elite initiator to get playoff wins, and the Hawks have that in Trae Young. They were able to get an impressive road win in Game 1, they've won two in a row at home. I would like this to be a tougher, harder fought series, but it doesn't look like it's going to go that way. The Hawks are flying high and are trending upwards, and they look poised to win in 5 games over the Knicks (6 at the most) when it's all said and done.
In the Utah-Memphis series, the Grizzlies were able to steal Game 1 due to Ja Morant's strong play and tremendous scoring output that day, and for that game, they made two-time Defensive Player of the Year award winner, Rudy Gobert look like a mere mortal and a pedestrian on the court.
In Game 2 though, the Utah Jazz were able to get a healthy Donovan Mitchell back, and it has changed the complexion of this series. The Jazz have been able to match Memphis' talent at the point by bringing in a star point guard of their own, and Utah's strong bench has really bolstered them in this series. Gobert is also back to playing strong defense in the successive games. The Jazz have won three straight, and it looks like they will likely win in 5 games, unless if Ja Morant can bring a Herculean effort in Game 5.
It was really a surprise that the Milwaukee Bucks swept the Miami Heat to me, and I felt that that outcome was what they were supposed to do last year, but didn't. The Bucks' trade to acquire former All-Star guard, Jrue Holiday has really paid off, and Holiday is a clear upgrade over Eric Bledsoe. Holiday's strong play and the Bucks' solid team effort has allowed Giannis to play his game, and Giannis has been playing very well in the playoffs so far.
Holiday is a much better shooter and defender, and his presence allows the Bucks to both open up the floor, and it gives them a more dynamic defender that can guard multiple positions. It seems that the East has the book on the Miami Heat this time around as well. Bam Adebayo seemed to sneak up on the East by showing very good playmaking and defensive skills in the playoffs last year, and Jimmy Butler and Tyler Herro really went above and beyond back then to lead the 2020 Miami Heat far last season.
This season though, is different. It's clear that the Miami Heat missed the presence of Jae Crowder, who is now with the Phoenix Suns, and they don't seem to have enough shooters or defenders on the court this season. It doesn't help that Butler and Adebayo aren't really floor spacers, so Milwaukee was able to pack in the paint and be better prepared to stop the Heat. Also, their previous rookies, Tyler Herro and Kendrick Nunn haven't seemed to play nearly as well as last year, and both of them now appear to be streaky shooters who might have been a bit unprepared for extended roles that they got this season.
That the Milwaukee Bucks swept the Miami Heat and defeated them in 4 games means that the Bucks are turning a new corner, and head coach Mike Budenholzer is finally starting to evolve and adapt in the playoffs. That may be a good thing, because if the Bucks can compete against the likes of teams such as the Brooklyn Nets, we as fans could be in for a treat, and for an amazing Eastern Conference Finals this year.
I haven't really been watching much of the Philadelphia 76ers-Washington Wizards' series. To me, it's expected that the heavily favored 76ers will win this series, and they were able to win the first three games. I do like that the Wizards didn't back down and they fought their way back to win Game 4.
People have been questioning if 76ers' All-Star point forward, Ben Simmons should play down the stretch, and he's really missed his free throws lately. His lack of shooting or free-throw making is a big concern. On the other hand, the 76ers do need his strong playmaking and defensive skills, and he is still a very good player. It seems that for the 76ers, the best bet to have him out there would be if they were to have the lead late in the game. They'll face a tough test from the Wizards, as we could see strong performances from Bradley Beal and Russell Westbrook, but Joel Embiid has had a tremendous season, and the 76ers are one win away from being able to advance to the next round.
So, with everything I've seen so far, here are my thoughts and predictions as to how the rest of the first round will unfold. (One matchup is already penciled in. The Milwaukee Bucks will play against the Brooklyn Nets in the second round, and they will be a fun series to watch.)
Updated First Round Playoff Predictions as of Today:
The Philadelphia 76ers and the Atlanta Hawks will wrap up their series soon, and they will play against each other in the second round.
Dallas will be unable to recover from Dončić's injury and shooting woes, and Kawhi Leonard will continue to play well, and we'll end up getting a Utah Jazz-Los Angeles Clippers' second round matchup.
The Lakers will be unable to fully recover from Anthony Davis' groin injury and won't be able to hit their stride in time. If there is one series that has the best probability to go 7 games among the first round games, it may be the Denver-Portland series in the first round. I'm predicting that the Denver-Portland series will go 7, but that the Nuggets will edge out the Blazers in 7 games. I'm also predicting that Portland will be happy enough with Terry Stotts' performance to keep him around for at least one more year. If this happens, then we could end up getting a Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets' second round matchup.
Essentially, this will mean that I am backtracking hard on my former Knicks in seven pick, and I'm also backtracking on the Lakers pick that I made prior to start the first round, as I think that the Hawks and the Suns have the edge right now. If there are two players that could lead lower-seeded teams to a stunning series win in this playoffs though, it would probably be LeBron James and Damian Lillard. If the Suns lose Game 6 and prolong the series though, they could give the edge and the momentum right back to the Lakers, who have one of the best closers in the game in LeBron James.
Second Round Predictions and Closing Thoughts:
In a previous post, I had picked the Brooklyn Nets over the Milwaukee Bucks in six games, and so I'll stick with that. I think it will be a very entertaining series, and the Bucks are a much better team than last year, but the Nets appear to have too much offensive firepower for any other team to compete against them, especially if the Nets are healthy.
I'm also wondering what it would be like if the Nets and the Clippers end up making the 2021 NBA Finals. Would people in New York and Los Angeles root for teams that advance in their own state that is not their own team? There is still a lot of basketball ahead, though, and nothing is set in stone until teams play the games itself.
We'll see what will happen, and this has been very fun to watch. There will be more exciting playoff basketball games to watch. Thanks for reading.


Earlier today I was doing a bit of research(what else), I heard the dogs barking outside so I went to see who or what they were barking at. Turned out to be the Postman.
Anyway, I came back in to carry on where I had left off, and my eyes were still adjusting themselves from the sunshine outside.
I put on my reading glasses and looked at the computer screen only to find it was totally out of focus. So I started messing with the screen settings to try and rectify the problem.
After fiddling about for half an hour I could not improve it. By this time a little bit of pc rage set in.
Went and made a cuppa, came back totally in control once again. Noticed that the computer screen was perfect.
Great, I thought. Sat down to continue working, put on my glasses and the screen went blurry again. AAAGGHHH.
Then it dawned on me as I slurped a big mouthfull of calming tea. Only one lense of my glasses steamed up from the tea.
And yes, one of the lenses had dropped out when I took them off to see what the dogs were up to.


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Ersigen is a municipality in the administrative district of Emmental in the canton of Bern in Switzerland.  On 1 January 2016, the former municipalities of Oberösch and Niederösch merged into Ersigen.

History
Based on a few, individual finds the Ersigen area was settled during the Neolithic era.  There is a Hallstatt burial mound in Allmendwald and a Roman storehouse in Murrain.

The town is first mentioned in 1112 as Ergisingen.  Between 1112 and 1418 there was a line of Ministerialis (unfree knights) from Ersigen, who served the Zähringen and Kyburg families.  This family was, most likely, the second largest land owner (after the monasteries) in Ersigen.  However, in 1367 they sold their holdings to Peter von Thorberg.  In 1375 the village was likely attacked by the Gugler army.  A large graveyard is the only evidence of this attack.  In 1397 Thorburg gave his property, woods and the rights to low justice in Ersigen to the Thorberg Carthusian monastery.  The rights to high justice were held by the Vogtei of Wangen.  After 1528 the rights to low justice were held by the Thorberg vogt.

By 1481 there was a daughter chapel in Ersigen, which was under the Parish church at Kirchberg.  The chapel was abandoned in 1528, and very little remains.  In 1640 the village was involved in the construction and upkeep of the Emmen bridge as well as the Bern-Zürich road.

In 1803, following the Act of Mediation, Ersigen became part of the district of Burgdorf.  In 1824 a cheesemaker set up shop in Ersigen.  In 1836 Ersigen received the Thorbergerwald, the forests formerly owned by the Thorberg family, from the canton.  During the 20th century the villages of Ober- and Niederösch joined Ersigen.  The village remained isolated until 1965, when the A1 motorway was built, which provided easy access to Ersigen.  This led to the construction of several new housing areas.

During the first half of the 20th century, Bad Rudswil in Ersigen was a well-known medicinal thermal bath.  Later in the 20th century the baths closed, leaving the most of the village employed in farming or light industry.

Niederösch
Niederösch is first mentioned in 886 as Osse and is mentioned in 1310 as villa Öschge inferioris.  The municipality was originally part of the village of Ösch, but eventually the two halves of the village became independent of each other.

The oldest trace of a settlement in the area is a late-Bronze Age grave in Bühlen.  In 886 the Abbey of St. Gall owned property in both Niederösch and Oberösch.  In 994, this land was given to Selz Abbey in Alsace.  During the 13th and 14th centuries the Kyburg counts also owned land in the village, which they gave as a fief to their vassals.  In 1320, Albrecht of Thorberg, a Kyburg vassal, sold land in Niederösch, but retained the local forest and the low court.  Later, Albrecht sold the forest and court to the Lords of Rohrmoos.   In 1423 Verena of Rohrmoos sold the lower court and the forest to Burgdorf.  The city merged the courts of Niederösch, Oberösch, Rumendingen and Bickigen and placed them under the bailiwick of Grasswil.  Niederösch has always been a part of the parish of Kirchberg.  In 1803 it became part of the district of Burgdorf.

Oberösch
Oberösch is first mentioned in 886 as Osse.  It is mentioned again in 1310 as Oeschge superioris.  The municipality was originally part of the village of Ösch, but eventually the two halves of the village became independent of each other.

In 1423, Burgdorf acquired one half of the low court of Oberösch from Verena von Rohrmoos.  Later, in the 16th century, Burgdorf bought the other half of the court from Thorberg Chapterhouse.  They then combined the two halves and merged the court of Oberösch with the court of Niederösch.  Oberösch shared pastures with Ersigen and Rudswil (now part of Ersigen).  In 1467, Burgdorf granted the village the right to harvest timber in the Reiteneggwald.  In 1525 this was expanded to include the Kriegholz and Hinterholz forests.  Throughout its history it has belonged to the parish of Kirchberg.

Agriculture has always dominated the local economy and in 2005 93% of the jobs in the municipality were in agriculture.  However, many residents commute to jobs in neighboring towns.  Oberösch and Niederösch form a single school district.  The school house is located in Niederösch.

Geography

Ersigen has an area of .  Before the 2016 merger it had an area of .  Of this area,  or 58.9% is used for agricultural purposes, while  or 31.8% is forested.   Of the rest of the land,  or 9.5% is settled (buildings or roads),  or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and  or 0.1% is unproductive land.

Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 6.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.1%.  Out of the forested land, all of the forested land area is covered with heavy forests.  Of the agricultural land, 48.5% is used for growing crops and  8.9% is pastures, while 1.5% is used for orchards or vine crops.  All the water in the municipality is flowing water.

It consists of the linear village of Ersigen (divided into Oberdorf and Unterdorf along the Ösch), the neighborhood of Rudswil and scattered farm houses.

On 31 December 2009 Amtsbezirk Burgdorf, the municipality's former district, was dissolved.  On the following day, 1 January 2010, it joined the newly created Verwaltungskreis Emmental.

Coat of arms
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Or two Bends Gules.

Demographics
Ersigen has a population () of .  , 3.2% of the population are resident foreign nationals.  Over the last 10 years (2000-2010) the population has changed at a rate of 8.1%.  Migration accounted for 7.8%, while births and deaths accounted for -1%.

Most of the population () speaks German (1,420 or 95.8%) as their first language, Serbo-Croatian is the second most common (15 or 1.0%) and Albanian is the third (12 or 0.8%).  There are 6 people who speak French, 5 people who speak Italian and 1 person who speaks Romansh.

, the population was 50.5% male and 49.5% female.  The population was made up of 771 Swiss men (48.9% of the population) and 25 (1.6%) non-Swiss men.  There were 755 Swiss women (47.9%) and 25 (1.6%) non-Swiss women.  Of the population in the municipality, 514 or about 34.7% were born in Ersigen and lived there in 2000.  There were 621 or 41.9% who were born in the same canton, while 197 or 13.3% were born somewhere else in Switzerland, and 100 or 6.7% were born outside of Switzerland.

, children and teenagers (0–19 years old) make up 22% of the population, while adults (20–64 years old) make up 60.3% and seniors (over 64 years old) make up 17.7%.

, there were 590 people who were single and never married in the municipality.  There were 767 married individuals, 77 widows or widowers and 49 individuals who are divorced.

, there were 140 households that consist of only one person and 48 households with five or more people.  , a total of 562 apartments (92.7% of the total) were permanently occupied, while 23 apartments (3.8%) were seasonally occupied and 21 apartments (3.5%) were empty.  , the construction rate of new housing units was 7.6 new units per 1000 residents.  The vacancy rate for the municipality, , was 0.14%.

The historical population is given in the following chart:

Heritage sites of national significance

The Gehöft house at Unterdorf 9, 10 is listed as a Swiss heritage site of national significance.  The entire village of Niederösch and the hamlet of Oberösch are part of the Inventory of Swiss Heritage Sites.

Politics
In the 2011 federal election the most popular party was the SVP which received 39.3% of the vote.  The next three most popular parties were the BDP Party (19.9%), the SPS (12.6%) and the FDP (8.2%).  In the federal election, a total of 871 votes were cast, and the voter turnout was 56.5%.

Economy
, Ersigen had an unemployment rate of 1.47%.  , there were a total of 383 people employed in the municipality.  Of these, there were 77 people employed in the primary economic sector and about 29 businesses involved in this sector.  97 people were employed in the secondary sector and there were 16 businesses in this sector.  209 people were employed in the tertiary sector, with 43 businesses in this sector.

 there were a total of 305 full-time equivalent jobs.  The number of jobs in the primary sector was 50, all of which were in agriculture.  The number of jobs in the secondary sector was 86 of which 40 or (46.5%) were in manufacturing and 46 (53.5%) were in construction.  The number of jobs in the tertiary sector was 169.  In the tertiary sector; 73 or 43.2% were in wholesale or retail sales or the repair of motor vehicles, 5 or 3.0% were in the movement and storage of goods, 46 or 27.2% were in a hotel or restaurant, 6 or 3.6% were in the information industry, 8 or 4.7% were technical professionals or scientists, 2 or 1.2% were in education and 10 or 5.9% were in health care.

, there were 174 workers who commuted into the municipality and 534 workers who commuted away.  The municipality is a net exporter of workers, with about 3.1 workers leaving the municipality for every one entering.  Of the working population, 9.2% used public transportation to get to work, and 55.4% used a private car.

Religion
From the , 102 or 6.9% were Roman Catholic, while 1,180 or 79.6% belonged to the Swiss Reformed Church.  Of the rest of the population, there were 5 members of an Orthodox church (or about 0.34% of the population), there were 2 individuals (or about 0.13% of the population) who belonged to the Christian Catholic Church, and there were 126 individuals (or about 8.50% of the population) who belonged to another Christian church.  There was 1 individual who was Jewish, and 22 (or about 1.48% of the population) who were Islamic.  There were 9 individuals who were Hindu and 3 individuals who belonged to another church.  55 (or about 3.71% of the population) belonged to no church, are agnostic or atheist, and 41 individuals (or about 2.76% of the population) did not answer the question.

Education
In Ersigen about 611 or (41.2%) of the population have completed non-mandatory upper secondary education, and 200 or (13.5%) have completed additional higher education (either university or a Fachhochschule).  Of the 200 who completed tertiary schooling, 77.5% were Swiss men, 18.5% were Swiss women.

The Canton of Bern school system provides one year of non-obligatory Kindergarten, followed by six years of Primary school.  This is followed by three years of obligatory lower Secondary school where the students are separated according to ability and aptitude.  Following the lower Secondary students may attend additional schooling or they may enter an apprenticeship.

During the 2009-10 school year, there were a total of 170 students attending classes in Ersigen.  There were 2 kindergarten classes with a total of 37 students in the municipality.  Of the kindergarten students, 2.7% were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens) and 5.4% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  The municipality had 6 primary classes and 108 students.  Of the primary students,  and 6.5% have a different mother language than the classroom language.  During the same year, there was one lower secondary class with a total of 25 students.  There were 8.0% who were permanent or temporary residents of Switzerland (not citizens).

, there were 22 students in Ersigen who came from another municipality, while 170 residents attended schools outside the municipality.

References

External links

Municipalities of the canton of Bern

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Home > Star Wars The Last Jedi
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The first shot is the classic text "A long time ago in a galaxy far far away". This way of beginning the movie is epic as you are instantly up to date with what's going on in the galaxy. The music during this text scene has always been captivating. All the characters from the "Star Wars The Force Awakens" return; Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Oscar Isaac as Po, Anthony Daniels as C3PO, Jimmy Vee as R2-D2, Joonas Suotamo as Chewbacca (voice), Tom Kane as Admiral Ackbar (voice), Frank Oz as Yoda (voice), Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma and Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico. Plus a few new additions; Andy Serkis as Snoke (voice), Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux and Benicio Del Toro as DJ.
The plot revolves around Rey wanting to learn the force. She then drags Luke into the fight against the First Order forces. Ray, Po and Chewbacca also get involved. Kylo Ren works under Snoke and grows in strength. Kylo ends up facing Luke Sky in the ultimate show down.
Light comedy was part of the first 3 movies. This movie follows that trend. Po (who is in his X Wing) says to a First Order Mother Ship "there is a message for him..." (Kylo Ren) "... from his mother" (Leia), hahaha. In another Scene Luke drinks milk from a beasts teet. The satisfying look on his face after drinking the milk is laugh out loud hahaha. Go Hamill! He also asks Rey "Where are you from" and she says "No where". He repeats his questiom then she finally says "Jackoo". Luke replies "Well, that's pretty much no where" hehehe.
The ultimate funny scene is when Luke is teaching Rey the force and tells her to close her eyes. He then says "Can you feel it!" (whilst tickling her hand with a branch). She replies "Yes yes I can feel it!" hahahahaha! The crowd in the cinema was in tears after that scene! What a hilarious moment! Leia says to Luke "I know what your going to say... I changed my hair" hehehe. Then ofcourse there is the scene where the Imperial Walkers battalion fire all weapons on Luke and he survives. He dusts off his shoulder as if to say that massive barrage of weaponry was nothing! hehehe. This was supposed to be a serious moment but his facial expression was hilarious. The comedic timing in this movie is outstanding.
The one on one duels in this movie are some of the best in the whole series. This is a return to those fights where the two fighters are equally matched. Kylo and Rey vs Snoke. Snoke shows his power by moving/throwing Rey from a distance. Kylo defeates snoke and then both him and Rey defeat Snokes' guards. Ray vs Captain Phasma was the ultimate duel I think. Captain Phasma had a great stylised weapon. There was a lot of animosity between the two (as they have a history together) making this scene intense. Kylo Vs Luke was magnificent. I don't want to spoil it but this fight had great coreography.
"Mark Hamill owns this movie. He is the secret ingredient that has been missing in this series since the first three movies"
He has been sorely missed. Hamill's presence and the other comedic elements plus the memorable man on man duels and space ship battles make this movie reminiscient of the first three movies. This movie deserves a second and third viewing! You will definitely enjoy the full 2hrs 32min.
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[Vaughan Nash, writing as Private Secretary to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith.] Autograph Letter Signed ('Vaughan Nash') to 'Sir William', conveying the prime minister's regret at a misunderstanding over a royal commission.
Vaughan Nash (1861-1932), Private Secretary to Prime Minister H. H. Asquith, economist, journalist, husband of Rosalind Nash, correspondent of Florence Nightingale
1 March 1909. 10 Downing Street, Whitehall, SW [London].
1p, 12mo. On aged paper, with closed tear repaired on reverse with brown paper. Folded twice. Addressed to 'Dear Sir William'. The prime minister (Asquith) has asked him to say that he is 'quite at a loss to understand how he came to be so misinformed as to the progress of the negotiations connected with the appointment of the Royal Commission'. All the prime minister can do is 'express his regret at the misunderstanding'.
[Charles Harold Herford, literary scholar, editor of Ben Jonson, professor in Wales and in Manchester.] Two Autograph Letters Signed (both 'C H Herford') to 'Armstrong', regarding an 'indiscretion' and 'more timid & more cruel' proposals.
C. H. Herford [Charles Harold Herford] (1853-1931), Manchester-born literary scholar, editor of Ben Jonson with Percy and Evelyn Simpson, professor in Wales and Manchester
25 and 26 September 1914. Each on letterhead of 5 Parkfield Road, Didsbury, Manchester.
Both in good condition, lightly aged. ONE: 2pp, 12mo. He 'must bear the entire blame' for 'an indiscretion', and is 'exceedingly sorry'. 'Nothing was said between us in regard to the giving or withholding of addresses, & I had not at that time considered the point.
[Sir Henry Halford, President of the Royal College of Physicians.] Autograph Letter in third person to [G. J. Guthrie] President of the Royal College of Surgeons, explaining non-attendance at the coming Hunterian Oration.
Sir Henry Halford [born Henry Vaughan] (1766-1844), Physician Extraordinary to George III, George IV, William IV and the young Victoria
Curzon Street [London].14 February 1833.
2pp, 12mo. In fair condition, aged, but with closed tear along inner edge of leaf caused by removal from mount, and affecting a couple of words of text. The letter reads: 'Sir Henry Halford assures the President of the Royal College of Surgeons that it grieves him to forgo the pleasure of being present at the Hunterian Oration today, and of waiting upon Him at dinner, but a most important engagement at King's College to meet the Council at half past two compels Sir Henry to relinquish his fixt intention -'.
HUNTERIAN
[ Charles John Vaughan, Headmaster of Harrow School and Dean of Llandaff. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('C. J. Vaughan'), regarding a payment received by him from 'Rustal's Charity'.
Charles John Vaughan (1816-1897), Headmaster of Harrow School, Master of the Temple, Dean of Llandaff, President of University College, Cardiff
Leicester. 15 July 1842.
1p., 12mo. With mourning border. In good condition, lightly aged. He found the recipient's 'kind letter' on his return home, and thanks him for it and for his 'good offices in procuring me the payment from Rustal's Charity'. He asks him to communicate his best thanks to the Trustees, 'at the next opportunity which may occur'.
[ Charles John Vaughan, Headmaster of Harrow School. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('C J Vaughan') to Lady Russell, explaining that his 'Presentation to Christ's Hospital' has been given away.
Charles John Vaughan (1816-1897), Headmaster of Harrow School, Master of the Temple, and Dean of Llandaff [ Frances Russell, Countess Russell [ Lady Russell ] (1815-1898) ]
On embossed letterhead of the Athenaeum Club, Pall Mall [ London ], but with 'Address | Llandaff' written by Vaughan. 23 October 1882.
2pp., 12mo. In fair condition, lightly aged, with traces of glue from mount at head of first page. He is sorry to say 'that my Presentation to Christ's Hospital has long been given away to the Orphan son of an old Harrow Pupil who died early & left his family ill provided for'. He ends by describing his family's whereabouts.
CHRIST'S
[ Sir Roland Vaughan Williams, judge. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('Roland L. Vaughan Williams') to [Sir Richard] Harington, declining an invitation in affectionate style.
Sir Roland Vaughan Williams [ Sir Roland Lomax Bowdler Vaughan Williams ] (1838-1916), judge and uncle of the composer [ Sir Richard Harington (1835-1911) of Ridlington, 11th Baronet ]
On letterhead of the Judge's Lodgings, Edgbaston, Birmingham. 5 August 1897.
3pp., 8vo. Bifolium. In fair condition, on aged and worn paper. He is forced to decline an invitation as he has 'a long list here' and has 'for a year past had to husband my strength': 'I know you would kindly wish me to do what I feel best for my well being': 'I hope you will not think me ungrateful I have such a pleasant recollection of your kindly feelings towards me and my brothers Arthur & Watty in days gone by that I should be very sorry if you thought I did not appreciate your kindness in asking me'. Both Vaughan Williams and Harington were educated at Christ Church College, Oxford.
BOWDLER
HARINGTON
RIDLINGTON
Printed pamphlet: 'Memoir of the Most Reverend Roger Bede Vaughan, O.S.B., Archbishop of Sydney. By the Right Reverend J. C. Hedley, D.D.
Right Reverend J. C. Hedley, D.D. [ Roger Bede Vaughan, O.S.B., Archbishop of Sydney; Charles Whittingham, Chiswick Press, London ]
London: Printed at the Chiswick Press. 1884. [ Chiswick Press: - C. Whittingham and Co., Tooks Court, Chancery Lane. ]
31pp., 8vo. Disbound without covers. In good condition, lightly aged, with stitching cut causing separation of the two signatures. A scarce Chiswick Press item: the only copy on COPAC at the British Library.
CHSIWICK
HEDLEY
MENEVIA
[ Gustavus Vaughan Brooke's triumphant return as 'Othello', Drury Lane, 1853. ] Autograph Letter Signed ('J H Wilton') by Brooke's agent John Hall Wilton, describing his 'glorious triumph' on the night after the performance.
John Hall Wilton (d.1862), agent of Irish actor G. V. Brooke [ Gustavus Vaughan Brooke ] (1818-1866) [ Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London; William Shakespeare ]
'T. R. D. L. [ i.e. Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, London ] 6 Septr 1853'.
For information concerning Wilton, who had previously been associated with P. T. Barnum, see W. J. Lawrence's 'Life of Gustavus Vaughan Brooke, Tragedian' (Belfast, 1892). From the 1840s Brooke had toured England with increasing success, being favourably compared with Edmund Kean and called by several critics the greatest tragedian of his day. Although somewhat wooden in delivery, he was blessed with a splendid voice, but this had begun to fail towards the end of the decade, and he had been forced to seek medical help. At the same time his heavy drinking did not assist his acting.
DRURY
Printed petition endorsing the registration of midwives, headed 'Private and Confidential.] [Provisional. The Midwives' Institute.' Completed in manuscript with names, addresses and sums pledged.
Angela Frances Mary Wigram [née Vaughan], Lady Fitzwygram (d.1935) [The Midwives' Institute, London, founded 1881]
[London, 1891.]
1p., foolscap 8vo. In good conditiion, on lightly-aged paper, with ancient price on blank reverse. The printed text reads: 'Whereas, the Lives of Mothers are daily sacrificed by the action of ignorant persons, who can at present undertake the duties of a Midwife without let or hindrance, although this calling requires careful training and guarantees of efficiency: | The Midwives' Institute has been constituted to deal effectively with this matter by procuring the introduction and passing of an Act, which the British Medical Journal states is the only remedy against the existing evils.
FITZWYGRAM
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WIGRAM
Two offprints on the Law Department, University College of Wales, Aberystwyth: 'Report of Meeting under the Presidency of Lord Justice R. Vaughan Williams [...] to promote the establishment of a Department of Law' and 'Education of Articled Clerks.'
[Lord Justice R. Vaughan Williams; University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Law Department; Board of Education Reference Library]
'Report' reprinted from the Cambrian News, 3 March 1899 [Aberystwyth: J. & J. Gibson, Printers, "Cambrian News" Office, Terrace Road. 1899]. 'Education of Articled Clerks' reprinted from the Welsh Gazette, 9 May 1907.
Both items from the Board of Education Reference Library, and bearing its stamp, shelfmark and red label. ONE: 'Report of Meeting under the Presidency of Lord Justice R. Vaughan Williams, held at 63, Chancery Lane, London, February 24th, 1899, to promote the establishment of a Department of Law.' 10pp., 12mo. Stapled. In grey printed wraps stamped at head 'EXHIBIT NO. 2'. Subtitled 'INFLUENTIAL MEETING IN LONDON' and giving a 'record of proceedings', with speakers including Sir Roland Vaughan Williams, Maynard Owen, A. J.
Pamphlets and Books
Autograph Letter Signed ('Allen Brockington') from Cecil Sharp's collaborator the Rev. Alfred Allen Brockington to a Roman Catholic priest at St Andrew's, inclosing a holograph of a 'carol for Easter'.
Rev. Alfred Allen Brockington (1872-1938) of West Kirby, Cheshire, poet and collaborator with Cecil Sharp in the collection of folk-songs
On letterhead of The Haven, West Kirby, Cheshire. 'St Paul [29 June] 1938'.
4pp., 12mo. In very good condition, on lightly-aged paper. The letter is addressed to 'My dear Father'. He begins by thanking him for his letter: 'I can picture the long-nailed Neb. sitting down to answer your request for an autograph. Strange, that you should have been hearing of Vaughan Williams just at that time!' He reports that he has been 'doing many poems for The British Weekly. The Editor saw something of mine & asked me to send whatever I liked. And his nonconformist readers do not seem to jib.
HOLOGRAPH
Manuscript and Typescript sections of an apparently unpublished work on 'British music and its present state'; 2 Typed Letters Signed, 3 Autograph Cards Signed, 1 Typed Card Signed to Mary Eversley, Covent Garden Opera, with copies of two replies.
Scott Goddard (c.1895-1965), British musicologist
The collection as a whole is in good condition on aged paper. ITEM ONE: 90-page typescript headed 'II | ANTECEDENT', beginnning 'It has become a commonplace of musicology, at least in this country, that the first two decades of the Twentieth Century show an immense increase of creative activity in the composition of works of music by an astonishingly rich group of their [sic] young composers.
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SIEVEKING
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Autograph Note Signed ('Owen Rhoscomyl') [to the autograph hunter Rev. E. J. F. Davies].
Arthur Owen Vaughan (1863-1919, born Robert Scourfield Mills, and writing under the names 'Owen Rhoscomyl' and 'Owen Vaughan'), Welsh author and adventurer
6 May 1909; on letterhead of the Welsh National Pageant, Pageant House, Cardiff.
Quarto, one page. Good, on lightly aged paper spotted by paperclip, with some creasing to extremities. 'If you will let your list down to this level, here you are'. The letterhead carries the names of the Pageant's officers with a Welsh dragon in red in the top left-hand corner. From the collection of Rev. E. J. F. Davies.
NATONALISM
RHOSCOMYL
SCOURFIELD
Autograph Note Signed ('Roland L. Vaughan Williams') to autograph hunter A. Hall.
Sir Roland Lomax Bowdler Vaughan Williams (1838-1916), English judge
3 August 1892; on letterhead of St. George's Hall, Liverpool.
8vo: 1 p. Very good. Letterhead with crest. Reads 'Dear Sir | I understand from my son that you do me the honour to wish to have my autograph It gives me great pleasure to comply with yr request. | your's faithfully. | [signed] Roland L. Vaughan Williams | A Hall Esqre'.
Autograph Letter Signed to Cardinal [Herbert] Vaughan.
25 January 1899; on letterhead 24, Cumberland Place, W.
Shipowner (1840-1916), philanthropist and writer on social affairs. The recipient Herbert Vaughan (1832-1903) was the third Roman Catholic Archbishop of Westminster. Two pages, 12mo. Good, but with recto of leaf slightly smudged. Reads 'Dear Cardinal Vaughan | If half past nine is not too early I could come on Friday at that hour. I am afraid I cannot make it any later in the morning as I have to reach the City before 10.30. I could come on Friday Evening between 5 & 6 if that hour should suit you better'. Signed 'Charles Booth'.
NINETEENTH-CENTURY


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Earnings season is ramping up, and two hot stocks are set to report next week: streaming-TV giant Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) and business productivity software company Atlassian (NASDAQ:TEAM). With both companies seeing breakneck growth in their underlying businesses recently, expectations are high going into their upcoming quarterly earnings releases.
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Investors will get to see if Netflix is making progress toward this target when the company reports its first-quarter results. For its first quarter, management forecasts an operating margin of 9.8%.
On average, analysts are anticipating fourth-quarter revenue and earnings per share of $3.69 billion and $0.64, up from $2.64 billion and $0.40 in the year-ago period, respectively.
Atlassian's second quarter of fiscal 2018, which ended on Dec. 31, 2017, was exceptional for the collaboration and productivity software provider. Revenue and adjusted EPS share surged 43% and 44% year over year.
This growth story has benefited from surging subscription revenue. In Q2, subscription revenue was up 70% year over year. Thanks to the segment's more rapid ascent there than revenue in its maintenance segment during the same period, subscription growth is now Atlassian's largest segment; in the year-ago quarter, maintenance revenue exceeded subscription revenue by nearly $9 million.
Investors should look for momentum in subscription revenue to persist in Q3. Since management's guidance for overall revenue implies a slight deceleration, with the middle of the guidance range representing 36% year-over-year growth compared to 43% year-over-year growth in Q2, Atlassian's subscription revenue growth will likely decelerate in Q3. But investors should make sure any deceleration isn't too sudden, as investors are counting on this catalyst to continue driving strong growth for the company for years to come. I'll be looking for year-over-year growth in subscription revenue of 60% or more.
The consensus analysts estimate for Atlassian's third-quarter revenue and EPS are $218 million and $0.08, respectively -- this compares to $160 million and $0.08 in the year-ago quarter.
Atlassian will report its third-quarter results after market close on April 19.


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Women will be the major beneficiaries of a major funding boost for family law services and initiatives to help women establish economic security after ending a relationship as part of the Coalition Government's Women's Economic Security Package, announced today.
"Women are more likely than men to experience financial hardship after separation, especially those women who have experienced family violence and they may not have the financial or other means to access services, lawyers, and the courts to resolve their family law disputes," Minister for Women, Kelly O'Dwyer said.
"The Coalition Government is delivering practical measures to help give women greater choices about their lives and to build financial security for themselves and their families. But we must particularly ensure that we assist those women and their children who may be experiencing family and domestic violence."
"This package of measures will assist and encourage women, including victims of family violence, to pursue safer, faster, and fairer parenting arrangements and property settlements after separation and will assist them to obtain economic security for themselves and their children," Attorney-General, Christian Porter said.
"Without appropriate supports and assistance, women may be more likely to agree to inequitable settlements to avoid the stress and cost of going to court, or to abandon their property claims altogether."
Victims of family violence will benefit from new ongoing funding for Legal Aid Commissions to support the ban on direct cross-examination by perpetrators of family violence. The funding, initially $7 million over three years, establishes the new Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties Scheme.
Under this Scheme, Legal Aid Commissions will be funded to provide legal representation to parties subject to the ban on direct cross-examination in the Government's Family Law Amendment (Family Violence and Cross-examination of Parties) Bill 2018, which is currently before the Senate.
The Bill will protect victims of family violence in family law proceedings by banning direct cross-examination in certain circumstances, requiring that cross-examination be conducted by a legal representative.
Legal representation under the Scheme will be available to all parties who are subject to the ban on direct cross-examination – the usual legal aid means and merits tests will not apply.
"The Family Violence and Cross-Examination of Parties Scheme provides funding certainty for victims of family violence and ensures that their perpetrators will never be able to directly cross-examine them in future," the Attorney-General said.
The Government has worked closely with and thanks National Legal Aid for its important assistance to accurately cost the Scheme and has followed the information and advice from Legal Aid to ensure that it is well designed for victims of family violence and fully funded.
The number of cases and parties likely to utilise the Scheme was informed by recent research conducted the Australian Institute of Family Studies (AIFS).
The AIFS research indicates that the Scheme would apply to up to an average of 134 matters per annum in the Family Court of Australia, the Federal Circuit Court of Australia and the Family Court of Western Australia.
The Government has allowed for a 20 per cent increase on these AIFS figures, to account for a possible increase in the number of victims of family violence willing to proceed to trial once the Scheme is in place.
As required under the Bill, the legislation will be reviewed after two years and will include an analysis of the costs of providing legal representation under the Scheme to inform its ongoing funding requirements.
As a result of this funding, the Government looks forward to Bill being considered and passed in the Senate in the final sitting fortnight this year to provide certainty to victims of family violence that their perpetrator will never be able to directly cross-examine them in Court.
Further measures being funded from 2019-20 under the Package include:
$31.8 million in ongoing funding to existing Commonwealth-funded specialist Domestic Violence Units and Health Justice Partnerships across Australia, with an expansion of these services to include financial advice, counselling and literacy services. This will ensure that these important and effective services can continue to provide legal and social support services to victims of family violence.
$50.4 million in new funding for family law property mediation services:
$13 million each year will be provided to the 65 Family Relationship Centres (FRCs) across Australia, on an ongoing basis, to help families reach agreement about splitting their property after separation and keep them out of court.
$10.3 million will be provided to Legal Aid Commissions for a two year trial of lawyer-assisted mediation in each state and territory. Using a more relaxed means and merit test, the trial will support families with asset pools of up to $500,000 (excluding debt) to resolve their property disputes with the help of experienced legal aid lawyers.
$5.9 million in new funding for the federal family courts to conduct a two year trial of simpler and faster court processes for resolving family law property cases with an asset pool of up to $500,000 (excluding debt). Additional court Registrars will be appointed to help separated couples prepare consent orders to be lodged with the court, and a short-form process will be used if the case needs to be decided by a judge.
An estimated 31,850 couples across Australia are expected to benefit from access to property mediation through FRCs and Legal Aid Commissions each year. The Government has been funding FRCs to support families to resolve disputes about children since 2006. This additional funding will allow FRCs to expand their mediation services to include property disputes as well.
"Property cases make up more than half of all new cases filed in the Family Court, and over a third of all new family law cases filed in the Federal Circuit Court, each year," Ms O'Dwyer said.
"Faster resolution of disputes through mediation and streamlined court processes will reduce the backlog of cases and delays for women and families."
Currently the same process applies whether the property pool in dispute is worth $10,000 or $100,000. This one-size-fits-all approach is adding to the time, cost and stress of many separating couples. The streamlined process being trialled under the Package will reduce legal fees, leaving more in the property pool to be distributed between the parties, and free up court time to deal with more complex family law matters.
By facilitating faster decisions for families, this new funding supports the Government's proposed structural reform of the family law courts.
The measures respond to recommendations of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs' report: A Better family law system to support and protect those affected by family violence, and proposals under consideration by the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) Review of the Family Law System.
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A few weeks ago, you the voters of Pennsylvania's 9th district did something extraordinary. You selected me, a constitutional conservative and registered Republican, to represent you on the Democratic ticket this fall. In doing so, you poked the bear and unleashed the full fury of established power brokers, professional politicians, and special interests from both parties.
As many of you know, I served in the active duty Coast Guard for 29 years. When a big storm was coming, we'd warn the whole crew to "stand by for heavy rolls." That warning seems appropriate here too. This election will be bumpy and the opposition will be fierce. But the effort is necessary, because we have a moral duty to stand against corruption and the special interests politics that Bill Shuster has represented for too long.
Your decision to nominate me is unique, even ironic, and shows that this election is not about Republicans vs. Democrats, but a battle between Washington Insiders and We the People.
Insiders, regardless of party, love their power and will do almost anything to keep us from taking it back. Already, establishment Democrats and Republicans are aligning to suppress us and marginalize the voters who voted for us this election cycle. Leaders of these parties pretend to hate each other. But their differences pale in comparison to their hatred for what this campaign represents.
We represent independence and the will of the people. We represent reform and accountability. We are an independent coalition of constitutional conservatives, Reagan Democrats, moderate reformers, lifelong Republicans and fed-up Americans with a rock solid commitment to tearing down Washington's corrupt power structures, reforming our government and ending corrupt insider deals.
This campaign has never enjoyed the support of deep-pocketed organizations, corporations, or Beltway lobbyists. Most of our financing has come from family and individual contributors. In the recent primary we were outspent 15 to 1, yet still managed to make the ballot. You did that. You stood up and made your voice heard.
I ask that you stand with me and see this voyage through. Together, we have an opportunity to send a message to Washington that, regardless of party, corruption will not stand. This fall, you will do that by sending me to Washington to stand for you and the values of our community. Our representative must represent us, and put our interests ahead of special interests.
Art Halvorson, candidate for 9th District Congress
Why vote for Trump?
It simply is beyond my comprehension why anyone other than a hate-filled bigot would cast his or her precious vote for Donald Trump in the upcoming presidential election.
How many racial slurs must Trump utter before one realizes that, indeed, he is a racist? How often does he have to refer to women in vulgar terms before it becomes obvious that he is a sexist? How many veterans or their families does a draft-dodger need to denigrate before the thought of him being Commander in Chief is revolting? And how many disabled or handicapped people does he have to caricaturize before it becomes apparent that empathy is something of which he hasn't an iota of understanding?
To be sure, his opponent is less than inspiring. Both major political parties have dealt us very disappointing hands. If, in a nation of more than
300 million citizens, this is the cream of the crop, something is very wrong.
Jack Shoemaker, Fayetteville
Unstable candidate
With respect to the DNC hacking, I am a 78-year-old registered Republican eager for change but not eager enough to support a candidate who has once again demonstrated he would be an unstable off-the-cuff commander in chief who without realizing it could send Kim Jong Un into a suicidal loss-of-face rage, resulting in a North Korean sub launching a nuclear war head over the U.S., causing an EMP to shut down our digitally controlled nation, leaving us incredibly vulnerable. It's probably not going to happen but I have grandchildren and I'm just not 100% sure.
Albert Smith, Fayetteville


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