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Dear Captain Ed
My wife and I want to thank you for the best day we had this summer in Maine cruising the picturesque waterways around Bath Maine. The boats accommodations were very comfortable, clean and afforded us great views of the surrounding seascape and landscape with spacious seating. With your 'custom made' accompanying musical soundtrack of our favorite songs, our dinner cruise was romantic, intimate, and invigoration all at the same time, with all the surrounding wildlife, sunken ships, lighthouses, and many unique islands to see with clear warm skies & pleasant breezes all contributing to make it a unique meal on the water to remember. We will return with our friends next time to share in this maritime adventure of kicking back with a glass of wine and great music, breathtaking sights with a friendly and competent Captain again and again, Thank You for making our day on the water all it could be!
Ruth Hartman & Jon Fernans Harpswell, Maine.
Thank you for a splendid trip. The boat was extremely well appointed: quiet, stable, shady, spacious enough for adults and children and with superb views all around. The route was well chosen, full of points of interest and supremely relaxing at the same time. Our captain was the perfect host. We look forward to our next trip to Maine and another wonderful voyage with Captain Ed. Please feel free to use this text in part or as whole a testimony on your site.
Best wishes, The Stobart's
Hi Captain Ed
I wanted to thank you for the wonderful tour my sister and I had for her birthday this year. The river tour and trip to Five Islands really helped to make our Maine vacation very special. I can not think of any improvements since the trip was perfect! Thanks again for a special birthday tour for my sister.
Sandy Kramer, Tucson AZ
Capt. Ed,
My wife and I really enjoyed the trip to Richmond and around Swan Island. Perfect weather, perfect boat and perfect Captain. The history that you shared really topped it off. Thanks,
Brenda & Bob Carnally, Bath
Captain Ed,
We would like to thank you for the wonderful time on your boat. You delivered everything that we had hoped to see and more; it was the highlight of our trip. How many folks get to see a squirrel paddling like mad to make it to the opposite shore?! Many thanks, too, from Cheryl for the information regarding the explanation on ships/boats. We went to the three eateries that you suggested and liked all of them. Wonder if they would each like to open up here?! Libby's Market, from the outside, was not a place that we would have ever imagined having the best lobster roll around. It is a gem!! It was good enough that we went back a second time. We also sent pictures of the roll to family members, and everyone was envious! When we went back the second time, I was referred to as "that boy from Virginia". Trattoria Athena would surely be on our list of places to eat as often as possible. We had lamb and goat, both delicious. There are several restaurants here that could take lessons from the chefs at Athena. Cheryl and I like a variety of food, and El Caminos would be another favorite were it in Roanoke! There are no Mexican restaurants here that cook from scratch…another refreshing and yummy treat. We had the margaritas too! Again, many thanks.
Tommy Snead
Dear Captain Ed,
How wonderful to get your email! So glad I'm still on your list. Seeing your name brought back wonderful memories of Maine. Even though it's been two years, my daughter Suzy and I still tell people our best trip ever was visiting Maine and the wonderful river cruise with Captain Ed, complete with lobster dinner! I know you take hundreds of people out in your boat in a season, and doubt you can place me but just wanted you to know that if we ever get that direction again, we will definately put you and your boat on our destination list! My daughter (whom you didn't meet) was at Maine State Theatre the following summer, also, and is now living in NYC working as a stage manager. She is hopefully planning a trip to Maine this summer to visit old friends and I will let her know she needs to squeeze in a River Run with Captain Ed. Take care and happy sailing
Becky Lindsay, Hillsboro KS
What would we do without Ed and Marianne Rice? His boat has always been the highlight of our summer company's trips to Maine! You haven't seen Maine unless you've been on his boat. The views are breathtaking and unlike anything you would see on any coast in the U.S. My company always looks forward to seeing eagles, seals and lighthouses and is never disappointed. Ed and Marianne are great people with great senses-of-humor. They put everyone at ease at soon as they get on the boat and everyone leaves feeling they've known them all of their lives.
~ Pete and Beth F. Bath Maine
In July of 2006 my husband and I were guests in Maine. We were lucky enough to have a tour on Ed's boat. We still are telling our friends down here in Sarasota about it. Ed made the trip very interesting with all his knowledge of the river and the sites we passed. We were really impressed with BIW and especially interested to hear how those huge ships were able to get through the turns of the river by the use of the lighthouses. Ed, himself, is a wonderful, fun person to spend a few hours with and quite entertaining. Sometime we hope to get back up that way and maybe explore another area with his expertise. Thanks again, Ed!
~ Jim and Nancy R., Sarasota, FL
I just wanted to personally thank you for our wonderful boat ride to the Five Islands and back. Us cousins must make this an annual event, as we enjoy the trip, and especially the captain and his knowledge of the area. Will try and send a photo of the group, including the captain, for your web site. Had a great time, and am already looking forward to the next one. Have a great summer.
~ Connie M
Hello Ed,
We made it home without a hitch. Smooth flights the whole way.
I have to tell you, both Suzy and I had the best day Sunday on your boat. The company was exceptional! I'm so glad we got to meet Barbara and her sisiter. And of course, you! We couldn't stop "gushing" about our day to Laura when we saw her that evening! I have fallen in love with the state of Maine (in the summertime!) and will hopefully make a trip back next summer if Laura ends up at MSMT again. She is sure hoping she can. She too loves the New England area and is hooked. Take care and tell Barbara hello for me. I feel I have some great friends in Maine. If you're ever this direction, let me know and I can show you some…um…wheatfields! Kansas has a lot more to offer than we let on. It's an aquired taste! See you soon and keep in touch.
Becky Lindsay
…We had a week of cold and wet with a single break on Tuesday in which we took a River Run Tour with Ed Rice, this was 2+ hours of the most relaxing tour that involved the kids sighting seals and "Black Porpoise" as well as many working lobster boats…
Diane R. & Jon H.
…The boat ride with cap'n Ed Rice of River Run Tours, Inc. was stellar. Ed is a down to earth local who grew up in this area and one day decided to start a business doing what he loves to do, and it was evident. He takes pride in his boat and pleasing his clients…
Mike, Jess, and Anna G
…we took a boat ride with Ed of River Run Tours. This was very nice, probably the best thing we did all week. The air was very pleasant, and it was such a scenic ride. We got to see seals, and a Bald Eagle. We followed the eagle for some time to get a great picture…
The Tormey's
…we went out on our "River Run" ride with captain Ed Rice. We had called him on Monday to arrange the trip. He pulled up to the end of the pier right on time at 11:00 and took us down past Boothbay and around Westport Island. It's a beutuful day and we saw Seals and Ospreys, a Lighthouse and some very nice places. Ed was very nice and friendly. Not only will we take him up on his suggestion to take us up the Kennebec, but we will refer him to family from away who come up looking for the "Maine Experience!" Really a Great not to be missed Excursion…
The Gervais's
"Absolutely spectacular! Captain Ed is a thoughtful, knowledgeable, kind, and extremely competent pilot and guide. He talked with us in advance and did everything we needed to do (a combination of education and touring) in a reasonable time and for a terrific price. His pontoon is wonderfully comfortable, including the head. We could not be more pleased. Thanks, captain Ed!" Grant 7/17/14
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Watson Labs filed an abbreviated new drug application with the Food and Drug Administration for moxifloxacin hydrochloride ophthalmic solution USP in the 0.5% strength. The antibiotic solution is a generic version of Alcon's Vigamox, which had total U.S. sales of about $281 million ended in February, according to IMS Health.
On Thursday, Alcon and Alcon Research filed suit against the generic drug maker in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware seeking to prevent Watson from commercializing its product prior to the expiration of its patents for Vigamox.
Alcon's lawsuit was filed under the provisions of the Hatch-Waxman Act, resulting in a stay of final FDA approval of Watson's abbreviated new drug application until Sept. 1, 2013, or until final resolution of the matter before the court, whichever occurs sooner, subject to any other exclusivities.
Regeneron, Bayer commence phase-3 trial for diabetic macular edema treatment
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and BERLIN — Regeneron and Bayer HealthCare have initiated 1-of-2 late-stage clinical trials of their aflibercept ophthalmic solution in the treatment of a complication caused by diabetic retinopathy.
The drug makers said that it would evaluate the efficacy of VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in the treatment of diabetic macular edema, a prevalent cause of vision loss among diabetes patients, after promising results from its previous clinical trial.
The first phase-3 trial, VIVID-DME, being led by Bayer HealthCare, has commenced in Australia and also will be conducted in Europe and Japan. A second study led by Regeneron, VISTA-DME, is expected to begin later in 2011 in the United States, Canada and other countries.
"Clinically significant DME is a leading cause of vision loss in adults under the age of 50 suffering from diabetes," said Kemal Malik, head of global development and member of the Bayer HealthCare executive committee. "We are pleased to start a phase-3 program with VEGF Trap-Eye in DME, which may help to address this significant unmet medical need."


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Season 2 of the Netflix original series THE LAST KINGDOM is coming to Netflix Canada in April 2017, as are weekly episodes of season 3 of iZOMBIE, and the first season of GIRLBOSS.
We're also going to see several Netflix original films, including CASTING JONBENET (a hybrid documentary), SAND CASTLE (starring Nicholas Hoult) and SANDY WEXLER (starring Adam Sandler).
Related: What's Coming to Netflix (U.S.) in April 2017?
Check out the full list below of what's coming to (and leaving) Netflix Canada in January 2017.
April 1
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie
Cast: Jennifer Saunders, Joanna Lumley, Julia Sawalha
After attracting both media and police attention for accidentally knocking Kate Moss into the River
Thames, Edina and Patsy hide out in the south of France.
Across the Universe
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Jim Sturgess, Joe Anderson
An American girl and a British lad fall in love amid the social and political upheaval of the 1960s, in this musical featuring songs by the Beatles.
Don Hemingway
Cast: Jude Law, Richard E. Grant, Emilia Clarke
After finishing a 12-year prison sentence, safecracker Dom Hemingway sets out to collect the money
he's owed by his former partner in crime.
Downton Abbey – Series 6
Cast: Hugh Bonneville, Jessica Brown Findlay, Samantha Bond
Exposing snobbery and machinations of a disappearing class system, this series chronicles the elite
Crawley family and their assorted servants.
Hinterland – Season 2
Cast: Richard Harrington, Mali Harries, Hannah Daniel
Forsaking London for the rustic landscapes of Wales, a police detective with a troubled soul finds himself in a place with secrets as dark as his own.
The Other Woman
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann, Kate Upton
When she finds out that her boyfriend is married and that she's his mistress, a woman teams up with
the jerk's wife to get revenge.
Departures – Seasons 1-3
Cast: Scott Wilson, Justin Lukach
This travel series follows friends Scott Wilson and Justin Lukach around the world, chronicling their adventures and the challenges they encounter.
The Human Factor: The Untold Story of the Bombay Film Orchestras
Cast: Gregory D. Booth, Enoch Daniels, Naresh Fernandes
Songs have been an integral part of Indian films. But who were those unseen – and uncredited –
musicians who made up the orchestras that played on those songs and the background scores?
Chuggington – Season 5
Cast: Brigid Harrington, Tony Terraciano, Miles J. Harvey
Follow the adventures of Koko, Wilson and Brewster, three engines-in-training learning to ride the rails of life to become full-fledged chugger!
Dog by Dog
Cast: Bill Smith, Bob Baker
The film exposes the financial connections among America's unregulated, disreputable puppy mills, big agriculture and Washington's political elite.
Five Nights in Maine
Cast: David Oyelowo, Dianne West, Rosie Perez
A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.
Metallica: Some Kind of Monster
Cast: James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett, Robert Trujillo
This collection includes the acclaimed rock documentary about Metallica, plus a film checking in with the still-thriving group 10 years later.
Midsomer Murders – Series 19
Cast: John Nettles, Jane Wymark, Barry Jackson
In this detective drama, a police inspector and his sergeant crack hard-to-solve crimes in the fictional English county of Midsomer.
Pet Fooled
An investigative expose of the inner workings inside the commercial pet food industry, which has went largely unchallenged until now.
Rio 2
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Jesse Eisenberg, Leslie Mann
Blu, Jewel and their three youngsters visit the Amazon, where they find adventure, friends old and new, and even a little danger.
The Lazarus Effect
Cast: Mark Duplass, Olivia Wilde, Sarah Bolger
A team of researchers develops a serum that can resurrect the dead, but they soon discover that the drug causes terrifying side effects.
A Weekend with the Family
Cast: Marques Houston, Karrueche Tran, Wendy Raquel Robinson
A young attorney looks to gain a position at a prestigious law firm while secretly dating his boss
daughter, who he's hoping to marry; but when his loving girlfriend decides to arrange a surprise family weekend get-together, his plans blow up in his face.
April 4
Chewing Gum – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Kadiff Kirwan, Michaela Coel, Olisa Odele
Tracey serves up a second season of sexual discovery with plans to find a new boyfriend and forge an awkward friendship with her ex.
Louis C.K. 2017 – Netflix Original
Louis C.K. is back in 2017 with his thoughts on how we count years, the concept of enduring love, giving dogs drugs, "Magic Mike" and much more.
April 5
De Palma
A documentary about writer and director, Brian De Palma.
iZombie – Season 3 – New Episodes Weekly
Cast: Rose McIver, Malcolm Goodwin, Rahul Kohli
A medical student-turned-zombie tries to retain her humanity by eating brains at the morgue and finds she has an uncanny new gift for solving crimes.
April 6
The Last Kingdom – Season 2 – New Weekly Episodes – Netflix Original
Cast: Alexander Dreymon, Emily Cox, David Dawson
While the bloody struggle between Saxons and Vikings engulfs the land, Uhtred sets out to avenge his slain family and reclaim his ancestral home.
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Bill Zane
Distraught over her engagement to a cruel millionaire, a young woman falls for a struggling artist as they set sail across the Atlantic.
April 7
Dawn of the Croods – Season 3 – Netflix Original
Cast: Stephanie Lemelin, A.J. LoCascio, Dan Milano
When Grug becomes the first leader of Ahhh! Valley, he must help solve the residents' many problems, including keeping out the food-stealing Broods.
El Faro De Las Orcas – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Zoe Hochbaum, Osvaldo Santoro, Ana Celentano
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hopes that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.
Riverdale – Season 1 – New Episodes Weekly – Netflix Original
Cast: K.J. Apa, Lili Reinhart, Camila Mendes
Archie's got an edge. Veronica's hiding her past. Riverdale is a little darker and a lot more interesting than it was in the days of Archie Comics.
Strike a Pose
Cast: Ester Gould, Reijer Zwaan
What does it take to express yourself? The surprising and moving story of Madonna's most famous
troupe of dancers.
The Get Down – Season 1 Part 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Justice Smith, Shameik Moore, Herizen Guardiola
As Zeke wrestles with the dual nature of his life and future, Mylene struggles to define herself as an artist, and Shao continues down a risky path.
Win It All – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Zoe Hochbaum, Osvaldo Santoro, Ana Celentano
A mother travels to Patagonia with her autistic son with the hopes that a ranger and a pod of wild orcas can help him find an emotional connection.
April 8
Almost Adults
Cast: Natasha Negovanlis, Elise Bauman, Justin Gerhard
A film about growing apart when growing up. Two best friends' relationship strains when one deals with her newfound sexuality and the other with breaking up with her long term boyfriend.
April 9
Mad Max: Fury Road
Cast: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult
On a post-apocalyptic wasteland, Max helps a rebellious woman and a band of female prisoners flee from tyranny, fend off threats and seek their homeland.
April 10
Before I Wake
Cast: Kate Bosworth, Thomas Jane, Jacob Tremblay
A young couple adopt an orphaned child whose dreams – and nightmares – manifest physically as he sleeps.
April 11
Kevin Hart: What Now?
Comedian Kevin Hart performs in front of a crowd of 50,000 people at Philadelphia's outdoor venue, Lincoln Financial Field.
April 13
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow
Kevin Bacon shot to fame as Ren McCormack, a decidedly urban teen who's transplanted to a small Midwestern town where dancing is outlawed.
The Chronicles of Riddick
Cast: Vin Diesel, Judi Dench, Colm Feore
While caught in the middle of a galactic war waged by the leader of an evil sect, escaped convict Riddick must rescue an old friend from prison.
The Mindy Project – Season 5 Part B
Cast: Mindy Kaling, Chris Messina, Ed Weeks
A young Ob/Gyn doctor balances her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small office.
April 14
Chelsea – Season 2 – New Episodes Weekly – Netflix Original
Exciting guests, timely topics, global destinations. Chelsea returns with a fresh new format, bringing her bold perspective to a changed world.
Sandy Wexler – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Hudson, Terry Crews
Adam Sandler stars as an L.A. talent manager whose diligent attention to his offbeat clients' careers is tested when he falls for a gifted singer.
April 15
Slam – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Jasmine Trinca, Luca Marinelli, Ludovico Tersigni
Teenage Sam dreams of becoming a skateboarding pro, but his life takes a dramatic turn when his
girlfriend gets pregnant.
April 16
Cast: Kevin Connolly, Adrian Grenier, Kevin Dillon
In this big-screen sequel to the TV series, Hollywood superstar Vincent Chase makes his directing debut, backed by stressed-out studio president Ari.
April 17
The Light Between Oceans
Cast: Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander, Rachel Weisz
A lighthouse keeper and his wife living off the coast of Western Australia raise a baby they rescue from a drifting rowing boat.
Shameless (U.S.) – Season 6
Cast: William H. Macy, Emmy Rossum, Justin Chatwin
This dramedy based on a British series center on siblings in a dysfunctional Chicago family who struggle while coping with their alcoholic father.
April 18
Lucas Brothers: On Drugs – Netflix Original
Twins Keith and Kenny Lucas bring their fresh take on stand-up comedy to this Netflix-exclusive set shot at the Bell House in Brooklyn.
April 19
Oklahoma City
The bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City in April 1995 is the worst act of domestic terrorism in American history; this documentary explores how a series of deadly encounters between American citizens and federal law enforcement – including the standoffs at Ruby Ridge and Waco – led to it.
April 20
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna
The classic Battleship board game moves to the big screen in this at-sea adventure about defending planet Earth from a mysterious enemy fleet.
Tropic Thunder
Cast: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr.
Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
April 21
Bill Nye Saves the World – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Bill Nye hosts a talk show exploring scientific issues from space exploration to fad diets. Guests join for lab demos and myth busting.
Girlboss – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Britt Robertson, Ellie Reed
Rebellious and broke, Sophia stumbles into creating a fashion empire and learns how to be the boss. A comedy series inspired by the best-selling book.
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Personal stories reveal how the intersection of sex, technology and intimate relationships is rewiring us in fundamental ways.
Sand Castle – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Logan Marshall-Green, Henry Cavill
After the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a reluctant soldier's platoon is dispatched on a dangerous mission to repair a hostile village's water system.
Tales by Light – Season 2 – Netflix Original
Cast: Darren Jew, Art Wolfe, Krystle Wright
Four intrepid photographers create images that convey the beauty and power of life on planet Earth in Season 2 of this documentary series.
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show – Season 4 – Netflix Original
Cast: Chris Parnell, Max Charles, Dieter Jansen
Peabody and Sherman must defeat an evil cyborg and fix the course of history. Zaniness continues at the penthouse, and our heroes switch bodies!
Tramps – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Callum Turner, Grace Van Patten, Michal Vondel
Pulled into a shady deal as the bagman, Danny retrieves the wrong briefcase and winds up on a wild trek with his pretty driver to get the right case.
April 22
Secrets of Underground London
Experts examine the ruins and relics hidden beneath London's surface, unearthing a Roman
amphitheater, plague pits, air raid shelters and more.
April 24
Big Eyes
Cast: Amy Adams, Christopher Waltz, Danny Huston
A drama about the awakening of painter Margaret Keane, her phenomenal success in the 1950s, and the subsequent legal difficulties she had with her husband, who claimed credit for her works in the 1960s.
April 25
Disney's Queen of Katwe
Cast: Madina Nalwanga, David Oyelowo, Lupita Nyong'o
A Ugandan girl sees her world rapidly change after being introduced to the game of chess.
Vir Das: Abroad Understanding – Netflix Original
Impish comic Vir Das tackles nationalism, globalism, good food and bad politics in two crosscut
performances shot in New York and New Delhi.
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and Disappeared – Netflix Original Film
On his 100th birthday, Allan Karlsson left his retirement home and set off on an unexpected journey. His adventure continues in this comic sequel.
April 26
Real Rescues – Seasons 1-3
Cameras follow the work of emergency teams as they respond to medical situations, house fires,
trapped mountain climbers, car accidents and more.
April 27
American Honey
Cast: Sasha Lane, Shia LeBeouf, Riley Keough
A teenage girl with nothing to lose joins a traveling magazine sales crew, and gets caught up in a
whirlwind of hard partying, law bending and young love as she criss-crosses the Midwest with a band of misfits.
Las Chicas del Cable – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Blanca Suárez, Nadia de Santiago, Ana Fernández
In 1920s Madrid, four women at the National Telephone Company ring in revolution as they deal with romance, envy and the modern workplace.
April 28
Casting JonBenet – Netflix Original
Merging community reflections with performances from locals, this hybrid documentary explores the legacy of the tiny starlet's shocking murder.
Dear White People – Season 1 – Netflix Original
Cast: Brandon P. Bell, Logan Browning, Antoinette Robertson
Based on the acclaimed indie film, this series satirizes "post-racial" America as students of color navigate a predominantly white Ivy League college.
Rodney King – Netflix Original Film
In a potent solo show, Roger Guenveur Smith retraces the charged sequence of events between the police beating of Rodney King and the deadly LA riots.
Small Crimes – Netflix Original Film
Cast: Gary Cole, Molly Parker, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau
After serving a six-year prison sentence, an ex-cop tries to rebuild his life and reconnect with his family, but he can't quite shake his dark past.
Last Call – Titles That Will be Rotating off the Service in April 2017
April 1
The Princess Bride
House, M.D. – Seasons 1-8
April 10
Horrible Bosses 2
April 12
Episodes – Seasons 1-4
April 15
House of Lies – Seasons 1-4
April 16
21 & Over
April 19
It Follows
April 28
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I was a policeman, pastor in the day, robber at night – Suspect confesses
Oboko was attached to the C4I unit of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF in Rivers State.
Until his arrest, he said he was a resident a police barracks on Iche Street, Borokiri, Port Harcourt.
Oboko, who also claimed to be a pastor, first served at the Boroki Police Division, before being transferred to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS.
He told newsmen on Saturday how an informant lured him into a gang of car snatchers, something he 'could not simply resist.'
Recounting his experience, the 35-year-old who joined the force in 2003 said he encountered two members of a robbery and kidnapping gang, who were in the process of selling the cars they got from one of their victims.
READ ALSO: 45 Suspected Boko Haram Terrorists Arrested In Lagos
He confessed, "In 2015, I met Johnpaul Amandi, one of our informants when he took two vehicles he stole from one of his kidnapping victims to one Victor Nwogu to sell. I met them while they were negotiating the price and I told them I would join their operation.
"After I became a member, I always found a way to get the members of the gang released whenever they were arrested by the police. I am even the resident Pastor of Battle Axe Assembly Church at Chuba Allo in Port Harcourt. I know this business is evil and shouldn't have joined but I could not resist the temptation."
Oboko, who chronicled his crime spree with the gang, admitted that he led three other members of the gang to snatch a Toyota Camry at D-line area of Port Harcourt few months ago, which his gang sold for N200,000. Out of the proceeds, he said he got N70,000.
"On our second operation, three of us stole three Toyota Camry cars from the D-line motor park in Port Harcourt in a single day.
"Victor Nwogu in Owerri is the one that helped sell off the vehicles. He gave us N360, 000 after selling the cars and I got N150, 000 as my share. I remember that we also snatched a Toyota Corolla from Elelanwo area of Port Harcourt.
"I pointed a gun at the driver and he ran out of his vehicle. We sold that one for N250,000 out of which I got a share of N80,000. There was a Toyota Spider we also snatched at gunpoint around GRA in Port Harcourt.
READ ALSO: EFCC Denies Obtaining Suspects' Statements Under Duress
"We hid it somewhere at Borokiri Sand Field. But before we arrived there in the morning, the car had been removed."
Oboko added he was the armourer of his gang as he used his police identity to give the members of the gang safe passage anytime they stole or snatched a vehicle.
His arrest however came after weeks of tracking by IRT operatives, following information given by Amandi who had earlier been apprehended.
Oboko, who has now been dismissed from the force, was arrested in Port Harcourt, during a mop-up of criminal elements responsible for incessant robberies and carjacking in the state by the Inspector-General of Police Special Intelligence Response Team.
Investigators in the case said Oboko's arrest seems to validate the shade of opinion that 'bad eggs' in the force are responsible for the bad conduct of some policemen.
His syndicate, Amandi, a Bayelsa State indigene, said he was a commercial bus driver before he ventured into armed robbery specialising in car snatching adding that his gang was so good at snatching and stealing cars that on one single night, his second operation after joining the robbery gang, they got five cars.
Explaining how he met Oboko, the 27-year-old said, "Two friends of mine kidnapped a former local government chairman in Bayelsa State and brought two cars taken from the man to me to sell in Port Harcourt.
"When I was checking the cars in Nembe Waterside, Corporal Oboko and one of his colleagues confronted us and took the cars away from us. Instead of taking the vehicles to their station, they made it theirs.
"Three months after that, he saw me on the road and asked me to forgive him and said that he would like me to work with him. He took me to his boss at C4I and he told him that I was highly resourceful and I could become an informant giving the police information about armed robbers in the state.
"His boss told me that if I could assist with information, I would be rewarded well and I accepted. I even gave them information that led to the arrest of big armed robbers in Port Harcourt from whom they recovered arms and ammunition.
"After one month of being an informant, Corporal Oboko said one of the cars he took from me was giving him trouble and he needed another car. He said he needed a brand new car. I told him that I had stopped stealing cars since I had started working with the car snatching gang, but he insisted. He then said I should not worry and said that he would follow me to wherever I wanted to steal the car.
"On our first outing together, we stole a Honda 'End of Discussion'. He gave his father the first car and started using the new one. He then encouraged that we should go for more robberies because he had seen how easy the first operation was. He also arranged with Victor in Owerri, who received and sold the vehicles for us.
"I did many operations in the night with Oboko but whenever I was arrested, Oboko always came to my rescue by simply telling whoever had arrested me that I was an informant working for the C4I," Amandi stated, disclosing further that it seemed car snatching in the night was not enough for Oboko.
Amadi said he told him one day that he was tired of operating in the dead of the night and said they needed to graduate to car snatching at gunpoint in broad daylight.
He said, "I thought Corporal Oboko was joking but few days after, he brought two pistols to me. He said he bought the guns. We snatched many cars around Port Harcourt, but even though we used to share the proceeds equally in the past, it got to a time that he started to cheat me.
"He would sometimes refuse to give me my own share and sometimes, he would not involve me in an operation. He started bypassing me to work with other boys I introduced to him. Not long after that, I was arrested and told the police about him."
Meanwhile, the state Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Mr. Ahmad Muhammad, said efforts are on to arrest other members of the gang, while Oboko would be charged with armed robbery soon.
The PPRO revealed that while Oboko investigated as a policeman, he took two pistols away from the suspect, and rather than file them as exhibits, he converted the guns to the use of his gang.
Oboko was also said to have perfected the process of producing fake vehicle documents for each vehicle that his gang members snatched and would alter the vehicle engine and chassis numbers before transporting it to the buyer..
News Source: DailyPost, 9jaTales


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Passion Shields, 2
Her body is his to command, her heart his to win.
Selina Moss bared her body to her husband and allowed him to see her and touch her like no one else has ever done. When a member of the family visits, she realizes there is still so much about her husband she doesn't know.
Benjamin's remorse about his family history drives his actions. Selina is his present and he'll do whatever it takes to protect her from being contaminated by his past, including revealing the shame that burns his soul.
But for Selina, finding out about Benjamin's past means investing emotionally in a man who's only going to walk away once their temporary arrangement comes to an end. Is she ready to bare her heart to him along with the secrets of their past?
Be Warned: BDSM, sex toys, spanking
Fingers curled into her tresses. The sharp tug of her hair and her prickling scalp shocked a soft gasp out of her mouth as she lifted her eyelids. Her husband towered over her now fully clothed and standing beside the bed, his firm hand gripping her nape.
"You're thinking again," he said before crushing her lips beneath his.
Under the weight and onslaught of his mouth she capitulated to his dominance, opening up, letting him take what he wanted, and savoring this about him. Despite the harshness of his kiss, the combination of his soft lips and rough tongue stirred the embers of her lust. He tasted of coffee and caramel, dark and decadent, his smoke-wood and spice scent drawing her into the web of arousal he wove.
His right hand dipped down her body, rough palm skimming the soft flesh of her breast, firm fingers plucking at her nipple until it stood straight and taut. Her body jerked in response. As his hand continued its journey over the contour of her belly to the swell of her left hip, she stifled a whimper. Fever rose, fast and urgent, burning her flesh. Then his fingers spread her lower lips, stroked her clit, circling it once before breaching her already wet entrance.
Yes! Gasping into his mouth, she tilted her hips giving him more access while pushing against him for more friction. Her fingers slid down to his trouser cupping the huge, hard bulge tenting his fly. She stroked him and then moved her hand to the zipper. She couldn't wait to have him inside her.
He had other ideas.
Benjamin pulled away, ending her foray with a firm flick of her wrist and tilted her head up.
"Which play day rule have you just broken?" His grey eyes glimmered with wicked amusement.
She sighed, a mix of defeat and resignation. "The 'no touching unless you tell me to' rule."
She didn't bother hiding the frustration from her voice. She'd already earned a demerit. His next words confirmed it.
"And that sassy mouth of yours has cost you an orgasm this morning."
Posted by Felicia on 13th Sep 2014
Kiru Taye masterfully continues this story, slowly opening it for us as Selina and Ben slowly open up more and more to each other.
They are in love although they each think the other still views their marriage as a temporary arrangement.
Selina is fast finding her comfort zone when unforeseen obstacles are thrown in between them. Anger causes Selina to lash out, and Ben to fall back, riddled with shame and guilt. Secrets he's been holding on to are revealed, and they are MAJOR.
They have to work together to get past them, but Selina has to FULLY trust Ben first, and reveal a secret of her own.
I can hardly wait for book 3 - "Scores" to go live!
Posted by Maxine Holmes on 13th Sep 2014
Secrets we all have them. Ms. Taye does a dynamic job of conveying love, lust and dark secrets that come into the light of the relationship between a husband and wife. Secrets is full of sizzling carnal behaviors by two intelligent, well educated people of different cultures who fall in love. Secrets holds within the hidden realities for Selina and Benjamin; the need to be dominated and to be masterful dom.
This is a smoking hot read that will rattle many cages that holds the naughty little secrets many of us hold dear. This is an adult read for the mature, grown and sexy. Ms. Taye's characters are realistic and her storyline flows and taps the brain with realism and excitement along with an aha moment or two.
I recommend Secrets and spread the word. :-)


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The fantastic Lema Gold S 2007 is ideal for travelling and occasional fishing, perfectly maintained with annual engine revisions and painted bass. The engine is a Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi of 270cv and petrol. Cruising speed of 18-22 knots and a top speed of 35 knots. Interiors very carefully and without wear, of fibreglass and isothermal. Two people can comfortably sleep in the cabin and two children in the hutch. Large aft cockpit with radar arch, seats and tambourines, shower, teak bath platform with stainless steel ladder, anchor canvas, complete camper and awnings. Monoblock fibreglass cover.
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Engine Volvo Penta 5.0 GXi of 270cv and petrol. Cruising speed of 18-22 knots and top speed of 35 knots. DPS tail (two propellers) increasing performance and reducing fuel consumption. Dispatched for 8 crew and zone 4 (12 miles). Double battery and internal sockets 220v connected to port and 12v. Self-emptying with 4 exits.
All yearly engine maintenance reported by the manufacturer has been performed. Last review of engine, tail and lows in March 2017.
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Cargador de baterías Desconectador eléctrico Tomas de 220 voltios Radio-cd con cuatro altavoces Lavabo en cabina con ducha y tanque de aguas negras Ducha en popa Plataforma de baño de teca Colchonetas de proa Arco de radar Reflector de radar Porta Cañas Empotrados Enchufes en cabina de 220v Enchufes en cabina y bañera de 12v Bomba de achique Compás
GPS Plotter Sonda Simrad. VHF Simrad RS 12
Double battery
Battery charger
Electric Disconnector
220v port socket
Radio-cd with four speakers
Cabin basin with shower and waste water tank
Shower in aft cockpit
Teak bathing platform
Bow cushions
Radar arch
Radar reflector
Built-in cannons
220v cabin plugs
12v cockpit and cockpit plugs
Bilge Pump
Great habitability of the cabin with a height of 1.83 meters, interior table, sink, fridge and head with shower. Two people can comfortably sleep in the cabin and two children in the hutch. Includes 6 interior hatches and cherry wood cabinets.
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- 1 fridge
- 1 freezer
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Experiences with Exploratory Surgery experiences
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Exploratory Surgery
Procedure or Surgery
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Researchers have long attempted to pinpoint if something other than the health of the mother or her baby leads to complications during delivery. Past studies have considered the timing or type of delivery or whether a patient was under the care of a senior or junior doctor, but findings were inconclusive. For the first time, a new study shows that one key variable leads to a higher rate of negative outcomes: doctor fatigue.
A new study from McCombs has found that the number of hours an obstetrician works before undertaking unscheduled deliveries significantly influences the risk of adverse outcomes for both the mother and unborn baby.
Statistician and Associate Professor James Scott, together with co-authors from Cambridge University and the LBJ School of Public Affairs at UT, wondered if the total number of hours worked during a shift may be a more important predictor of dangerous complications than whether the delivery occurred during the weekend or in the middle of the night, as previous researchers had suggested.
Scott looked at nearly 25,000 unscheduled deliveries in the United Kingdom from January 2008 to October 2013. The obstetricians, all from the same labor and delivery ward, consistently worked 12-hour shifts.
They found no significant differences in the rates of common adverse outcomes between day and night shifts, weekday versus weekend shifts, vaginal or c-section deliveries, or whether the delivery was overseen by a junior or more senior doctor.
Instead, they found that two specific complications — maternal hemorrhaging and fetal acidosis, or low blood oxygen levels in an unborn baby — increased substantially when a physician entered the ninth hour of a 12-hour shift.
"There are all sorts of studies about the timing of deliveries," says Scott, "but what no one had looked at before is whether there is some kind of proxy for how fatigued doctors are. We find there's a peak eight to 10 hours after the beginning of a shift when, relative to baseline, the risk of maternal blood loss exceeding 1.5 liters increases by 30 percent, and arterial pH, a marker for infant distress, is at increased risk of falling below 7.1." Normal pH is between 7.3 and 7.4.
The researchers hypothesized that fatigue led doctors to miss small fetal distress signals. Scott says those signals likely would have been caught if doctors were a bit fresher and sharper.
Surprisingly, the researchers also found that maternal blood loss and low blood oxygen levels actually dropped in the last two hours of doctors' shifts, when they'd likely be the most fatigued. After consulting with the obstetricians from the five-year study, they concluded that the risk level probably drops because doctors defer more complicated and high-risk, but non-emergent, cases for the next shift.
"We can't say that if you change the staffing patterns in hospitals that all of a sudden, everything would be better, but I do think these kinds of studies have a role to play," says Scott. "We should try to analyze not just clinical factors but also factors that are more operations-driven, and scheduling and staffing are a big part of that."
He adds that one part of clinical practice that hasn't been researched extensively is how staffing decisions percolate down and affect patient outcomes. The goal for these kinds of findings, he emphasizes, is to help hospital administrators think more systematically about how staffing processes can minimize avoidable but serious complications.
The Influence of Hours Worked Prior to Delivery on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study appears in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. It was co-authored by Catherine Aiken and Jeremy Brockelsby from the University of Cambridge and Abigail Aiken at the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin.


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MANILA – Kabataan Party-list joined various youth and people's groups Thursday to remind the government that the nation has not forgotten of the horrors and struggles during Marcos' martial law. This is in the face of the continuing attacks on the youth and the Filipino people by the fascist US-Duterte regime.
"The people remember the 21st of September. The fight is far from over. Trembling in fear, Duterte is deploying tactic after dirty tactic to try to stifle the protests," Kabataan Partylist Rep. Sarah Elago said.
"The government has taken a step backward. Duterte's fetishes are pointing toward another dictatorship with his wars against the people," Elago added.
Elago pertains to the three "wars" that the US-Duterte have started, and that she says he cannot win – the war on drugs, the war against peasants and rebel groups under Oplan Kapayapaan, and the war against the Moro and Lumad people under martial law in Mindanao.
"These have resulted to killings left and right," the solon said. Oplan Tokhang and Double Barrel have claimed around 12,000 civilians, while rights group Karapatan has documented 420,046 victims of forced evacuation, 891 victims of illegal arrest, and 357, 754 victims of aerial bombardment and indiscriminate gunfire.
"Duterte is moving to open fascist rule and crippling democracy, in the US' desperate demand to maintain imperialist hegemony in the nation and its resources in the face of a multi-polar world. It only says one thing – the state is crumbling from the inside," Elago added.
"The people remember the 21st of September – especially the heroes who risked life and limb and fought to change the minds of pretenders and combat Marcos' rule. The people, braver than ever, will combat the onset of another dictatorship, and call for justice and a better future for all," Elago concluded.


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Today, the Minnesota Nurses Association (MNA) staged the largest nursing strike in American history with over 12,000 nurses walking out on their patients. According to the Pioneer Press, the main issues are 1. Pay and the amount of increase over the coming years, 2. Pension benefits, 3. Benefits, and 4. Staffing ratios. The MNA states that this walkout is not related to money, but is about patient safety. Simple math of the four issues will show you that this IS about money…..25% of the issues relate to patient safety and 75% relate to money.
Here are my issues with nurses and unions. We are professionals, we are not blue collar laborers working on a dock. We work in clean and for the most part safe environments. We work long hours, but we also get a lot of time off to relax. If we want to be treated like professionals, then we must act like professionals.
Throwing our hands up in the air and walking away is not how you solve problems in the work place. Walking away from the patients we have dedicated ourselves to is not the way to solve the problem, it only increases it, by showing that we are not taking our profession seriously. Physicians don't walk off the job, lawyers don't walk off the job, Accountants don't walk off the job and firefighters don't walk off the job.
I think if these nurses want to be professionals, they should really say what this is about and that is money. Although the ratios are important, that is obviously not the focus of the walk-out. By saying this was all because of patient safety, then walking out and leaving the patients in an even more dangerous situation is irresponsible.
I absolutely think that nurses should make more money for what we do. It is obvious that is the reason for this walk out, but how can they say that with a straight face in this economic environment. While our patients are losing their job and benefits, how can they look them in the eye and tell them they are abandoning them because they want more money and don't want to pay for benefits?
Shame on you MNA for abandoning your patients because of your own selfishness. You put them all at risk.
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Your simplistic opinion piece criticizing Minnesota union nurses for standing up for better working conditions demands a response. To say this one-day strike is only about a pay raise ignores the facts. More than 90 percent of the union members voted to authorize this strike. Such a vote showed that nurses here in Minnesota wanted to send a message that staffing levels matter and that those at the bedside need to be heard. Yes, walking off the floor and on to a picket line is hard for any nurse. But any thoughtful analysis of the issue shows that it also can be an act of patient advocacy and not one of "selfishness." Learn more about what the MNA nurses are fighting for at their web site at http://www.mnnurses.org
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(I'm a union nurse but not a member of the MNA.)
John….I did read the MNA stance and on the surface it does like it is about patient safety, but by digging a little deeper is really about $$$$$. You can call it working conditions, but when you get past all the terms, it is about money. Believe me, I want more money, I want my nurses to have more money and I want you to have more money, but there is a right way to go about it, and abandoning you patients it not the way. The union is not out for the patients best interest or even yours, they are out to make sure their pockets are lined. So I will continue to say it was selfish to walk out on the patients, but most of all it was unprofessional.
Rob, I couldn't agree with you more. I had a similar discussion with some classmates a month or two ago when the Temple Univ nurses were on strike. They were already being offered guranteed raises for the next 3 years (might have even been 4. Who else in this economy gets guranteed raises?). The big issues in the end were a "gag" clause about being able to disbarrage the hospital (their very own employer) in the press, and get this…they were expecting the hospital to continue providing free tuition to Temple U. or $6000 a year tuition reimbursement at another school, and not just for the nurses but for their dependents as well. I certainly understand why they would want to keep that, but I don't understand how someone can justify that being an expectation of their employer.
Of course in the press and on the picket lines the issues were about quality patient care and safety. That rang a little hollow though when they abandoned their patients for over a month, and then in the end their was nothing new having anything to do with patient care.
I hope the greedy unions stay away from my area!
You are completely incorrect in your assessment of the sitution. Have you looked at anything but the Pioneer Press article? Have you read the language in the proposal? It is out there if you want to do more than scratch the surface of the situation (http://mnnurses.org/sites/default/files/documents/allina-bargaining-updates-829.pdf). I am not working in MN but I have worked in the hospitals where the nurses went on strike yesterday. The nurses went on strike because they are being stretched beyond what they believe is safe for the patient. Patient safety is the reason for the strike. The Minnesota Hospital Association would like you to believe that it is about money (And believe you did.) but that is not at all why my friends and former co-workers felt forced into a 1-day strike. If the hospitals would have supported the proposed staffing guidelines, I am fairly certain the wages would have been a concession that the Minnesota Nurses Association would have considered. Please put a little research into your article if you feel the need to speak to such a divisive issue.
This is a very one sided take on the situation that is horribly derogatory to the nurses in Minnesota who were brave enough to do the right thing and stand up for patient safety and themselves. I am horrendously offended that you portray all of these nurses as greedy individuals who don't give a care about their patients. Shame on you, Rob, for such a narrow minded article. Perhaps you should act like a true professional and look at all of the evidence surrounding a situation before firing off such derogatory comments.
Brave enough to walk out on their patients? Thats a interesting way to put it. It is not a shot at the nurses, it is to the union. Although the nurses should have been strong enough and professional enough to say that they are putting their patients even more at risk. Take it how you will, but those nurses are the ones who chose to abandon their patients.
Amen! This is the exact same way I feel. Striking is the equivalent of a 5 year old throwing a temper tantrum. "You don't want to pay me more money?! FINE! I won't work then!" The idea of nurses striking makes me sick and fact that they disguise it as "patient safety issues" is absolutely disgusting. The Temple nursing strike had me fuming. There is no place for unions in nursing. Unions look good on paper, but they are only as powerful as the greediest member. Nurses ARE professionals. We need to respect ourselves and know we have the individual power to make our own changes in our own careers as we see fit.
Commenter John: 90% of the union voted for the strike because 90% of the union wanted more money! And you got your information from the union website? Really?
Commenter Andrea: For someone getting so righteous about facts and research, its funny that you propose a theoretical situation to explain away the money issues
Commenter Amanda: Brave? Are you kidding?! The brave ones would have stood up against the union and taken care of their patients. This is typical mob mentality. It's easier to go with the flow than go against it.
Thank you Rob! We need more intelligent independent thinkers like you in our profession.
In the spirit of "fairness" and "research", here is a page from the hospital stating the conditions of the negotiations. Funny how the MNA manifesto leaves out the parts about wages, health care and pension.
Im alittle confused how walking out on your patients is "doing the right thing"? You say this strike is to benefit the patients and the staff:patient ratio. If this is the right thing to do, tell me, who is taking care of YOUR patients while you are out doing the right thing? Who is taking care of them??? Are they getting the care they need or are they just getting by? Who is passing the meds? Oh thats right….the floor LPN. They have a pretty crappy nurse:patient ratio too, dont they? Who would take care of your patient if he/she suffered a cardiac arrest while you were out doing the right thing? I guess none of that matters as long as you feel comfortable with it!!! What a shame. If you really wanted to do the right thing, you would honor the oath you took when you became a nurse, and took care of those put in your charge.
Frankly, I think it should be shame on hospital corporations that…are "in it for the money"….and deliberately and willfully, do not staff correctly …for either patient safety nor for staffing ability to do all the work involved. When nursing finally is worn out, and events have occurred that cause problems with patients or staff safety….. the hospital lawyers try to blame the nurses….not the facilities… and the public is told.."it was the nurses at fault…"…. I am tired of being understaffed, underpaid, told I have to keep my end of the "bargain"…but, corporate never has to do their end of it. Sure, walking out leaves the public in a bind….. when the slaves revolt……… but, if conditions do not improve, then you have people leaving the profession…and the corporation hires in foreign nurses, who may barely speak English, and their education is under par for the job. Figure it out, Rob. Until something is done differently… nothing will change… Striking may be the only way to get corporate complience!!!
"Shadow", first of all, if you are going to criticize, please have the decency to you use your name. Anyway….."slaves?" Is that how you see yourself? I feel more sorry for you than the nurses who couldn't stand up to the union to protect their patients. Here is what I tell everybody, if you don't like the money you are making, or feel that the working conditions are not safe, there are plenty of places you can work that will probably meet your qualifications, AND there are plenty of nurses lined up out that would kill to work for that money and in those conditions.
Unions served their purpose at one time. When working conditions were deplorable and unsafe to everybody. When employees were getting paid pennies per week. When children were forced to work. When people were dying. Now we have OSHA to protect us as employees, JCAHO to protect our patients, labor laws to protect us, and a boat load of lawyers chomping at the bit to get everything else there is. We make good money, although I would love more. I work in a safe environment. And most importantly, I practice safely to ensure I don't hurt my patients.
Its all about personal and professional responsibility. Do you want to look yourself in the mirror and say I am the nurse who walked out on my patients, or I am the nurse who stood up to the union to protect my patients? I know what my answer would be, because I have personal and professional integrity.
So, "Shadow", you want me to "figure it out", well I have figured it out. I will always practice in a way that my patients are safe, and the biggest part of that is not abandoning them. If you don't want to work for a "hospital corporation" that is "in it for the money", then move to a not-for-profit, but guess what, they still need to make money to pay the electric bill, the water bill, all the free care promised in Obama care and to pay your salary.


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