Greg Clarke resigns as Football Association chairman after remark about black players

Football Association chairman Greg Clarke has resigned over the "unacceptable" language he used when referring to black players.

Clarke said he was "deeply saddened" for the offence he had caused by using the term "coloured footballers".

The comments came as he was talking about the racist abuse of players by trolls on social media to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) select committee via video link.

Clarke said his words were a "disservice to our game".

He prompted further criticism when referring to gay players making a "life choice" and a coach telling him young female players did not like having the ball hit hard at them.

He also said there were "a lot more South Asians than there are Afro-Caribbeans" in the FA's IT department because "they have different career interests".

"We can confirm that Greg Clarke has stepped down from his role as our chairman," said an FA statement.

"Peter McCormick will step into the role as interim FA chairman with immediate effect and the FA Board will begin the process of identifying and appointing a new chair in due course."

Following his resignation, Clarke said: "My unacceptable words in front of Parliament were a disservice to our game and to those who watch, play, referee and administer it. This has crystallised my resolve to move on.

"I am deeply saddened that I have offended those diverse communities in football that I and others worked so hard to include."

A statement from Show Racism the Red Card said Clarke's comments "only serve to demonstrate the power of language and the damage of stereotyping groups of people".

During the parliamentary hearing, Clarke apologised after being prompted to say sorry by MP Kevin Brennan.

Brennan said Clarke's language in reference to black players was the kind that did not encourage inclusion, while fellow committee member Alex Davies-Jones called it "abhorrent".

Clarke had earlier spoken of the need to attract people into the sport from a diverse range of communities.

The equality charity Kick It Out said his remark about black players should be "consigned to the dustbin of history" and criticised his comments concerning people from South Asia, gay players and female footballers.

Clarke had been called to give evidence to the DCMS committee about the Premier League's potential bailout of English Football League clubs and the structural reforms proposed as part of 'Project Big Picture'.

"As a person who loves football and has given decades of service to our game, it is right that I put the interests of football first," added Clarke in the statement confirming his departure.

"2020 has been a challenging year and I have been actively considering standing down for some time to make way for a new chair now our CEO transition is complete and excellent executive leadership under Mark Bullingham is established."

Speaking before the resignation was announced, Sanjay Bhandari, executive chair at Kick It Out, said Clarke's comments to the DCMS were outdated.

"I was particularly concerned by the use of lazy racist stereotypes about South Asians and their supposed career preferences. It reflects similar lazy stereotypes I have heard have been spouted at club academy level," he said.

"Being gay is not a 'life choice' as he claimed too. The casual sexism of saying girls do not like balls hit at them hard is staggering from anyone, let alone the leader of our national game. It is completely unacceptable."

Nigel Huddleston, sports minister: "Greg Clarke's comments have caused deep offence and were completely unacceptable. I acknowledge his decades of service to football and his apology, but he was right to stand down as chairman of the FA. We must ensure that opportunities are open to everyone in the sports sector - from athletes to board members - and all forms of discrimination must be tackled head on."

David Bernstein, former FA chairman, told BBC Sport: "I am just surprised that the chair of any organisation who's got a feel of what's going on in the year 2020 could use those types of words, that sort of language. It's just inappropriate."

Darren Bent, former England striker: "Slip of the tongue was it? Awful, just awful."

Anton Ferdinand, former West Ham, Sunderland and QPR defender: "Clearly education is needed at all levels."

Julian Knight, DCMS select committee chairman: "It's right that Greg Clarke apologised before the committee. However, this isn't the first time that the FA has come to grief over these issues. It makes us question their commitment to diversity."

Alex Davies-Jones, committee member: "The language used by Greg Clarke in our meeting this morning was absolutely abhorrent. It speaks volumes about the urgent progress that needs to made in terms of leadership on equalities issues in sport. I can't believe we're still here in 2020."

Analysis
BBC sports editor Dan Roan

Three years ago - in front of the same parliamentary committee, Greg Clarke was criticised for referring to institutional racism as "fluff". He apologised after being chastised by MPs and reminded that language matters.

It appears the message did not get through.

Two weeks after the FA launched a new diversity code with the aim of finally tackling racial inequality in the game, the governing body's commitment to diversity has once again been called into question.

Amid under-representation of BAME managers and board members, many critics will see Clarke's comments as evidence of the attitudes and language that has prevented the organisation from overseeing the progress hoped for in recent years, and it is no surprise that he has decided to step down.

Despite having barely been seen since the start of the year, Clarke was already under pressure over his role initiating secret talks over the Project Big Picture plans for a radical overhaul of the English game. Indeed earlier in the committee hearing, he was asked if his authority was "shot", something he strongly denied.

But then came his comments on diversity. Amid an unprecedented financial crisis for the sport and damaging divisions with fans, leagues and government, the FA chairman has now had to go over yet another controversy.

This is another grim day for the game, at the worst possible moment.

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Mob Set Truck Ablaze For Crushing Barrow Pusher In Onitsha



A middle-aged man was on Tuesday crushed to death by an articulated truck in Upper Iweka, Onitsha, Anambra state.
The deceased, a wheel barrow pusher, was reportedly killed by the truck along Onitsha – Owerri road axis of the town.


According to eyewitnesses, the truck driver slipped out of his lane due to excessive speeding and crushed the barrow pusher, who they said was popular in the area.
The witness said the angry youths were forced to set the truck on fire following the sudden disappearance of the driver.


“The angry youths revenged by setting the truck ablaze, when the driver was nowhere to be found,” he said.
Confirming the incident, the Sector Commander, Andrew Kumapayi, warned motorists, especially truck drivers, to abide by the stipulated speed limits in built-up areas, to avoid unnecessary road traffic crashes.


He said: “At about 0955hrs this morning, 10th November, 2020, a male adult whose identify was not captured, was crushed in a fatal road traffic crash involving a Dangote Truck without a registration number, near Zenith Bank, along Onitsha- Owerri road, Onitsha.

“FRSC rescue team from Upper Iweka Outpost was immediately mobilised for rescue operations, only to be intercepted by the angry youths, who took the corpse of the victim away.”

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Amputee Footballers To FG: Pay Our Allowances


Sarafadeen Olalekan, the Captain, Amputee Football Team, ‘’Special Eagles’’, has appealed to the Minister for Youths and Sports, Sunday Dare, to ensure the payment of the team’s allowances.

Olalekan told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Lagos that many of the team members were facing a lot of financial challenges because of unpaid allowances.

“Other federations have received their allowances but for the Special Eagles, we are yet to receive ours before the pandemic lockdown.

“Up till this very moment, there has not been anything and it is already a year plus now that we went to Angola and came second, life has not been easy for most of the amputee footballers.

“Most of the players are out of their homes due to issue of money they owe their landlords and their sources of making a living was disrupted by the pandemic and protest,” he said.

According to Olalekan, one of the team member who had just nationalised as a Nigeria was part of the country’s success story “but he currently sleeps under the bridge.

“We have a Ghanaian who had just nationalised to Nigeria, he played for us till we got to the finals but has been finding life really difficult.

“He was asked to move out of the National Stadium where he resides so he had to start his life under the bridge.

“During the pandemic we did not receive any palliative at all, and most of the players have their own family that they are taking care of. I hope our plea would be attended to and our allowances are paid,” the amputee player said.

Austin Ugwu, the Assistant Captain, urged the Federal Government to place the amputee team members on monthly allowances.

He added that the allowance would go a long way in helping the players take care of themselves and stay in shape to perform for the country.

“I would appreciate if the government can consider us and place us on monthly allowances.

“Since the last championship we went for, we have not received anything from the government.

“This has affected a lot of the players, we are supposed to be in shape always but with the situation of things we are only working to survive,” he said.



Ugwu further said that some players had not been able to do anything because of the allowances that were yet to be paid.

“I have a tricycle that am running , that is why I can take care of myself a little, but for some others they do not have what they are doing.

“Some of the players feed from hand-to-mouth, they do not have anything doing. We are not like the able bodies.”

The Acting Technical Director, National Amputee Football Federation (NAFF), Pius Asaba, said that the federation was yet to receive any funds from the ministry.

He pleaded with the ministry to ensure that the federation gets the funds so that they could pay the players.

“They have been promising us that we will be paid and I am aware that the federation is also doing its best to ensure it gets paid.

“The pandemic and protest has paralyze all our activities, we are supposed to go for a competition in Poland but it has been postpone, so for now we do not know exactly what will happen.

“The government has not paid the federation any money for now including the player’s allowance.

“That is why we are appealing to the government to pay for all of our activities and for the laurel we brought to the country,’’ he said.

Asaba also said that the players were owed from the last championship that was attended to in Angola.

“The federation is helpless now and the amputee team is performing well in Africa but the federation is not well taken care of’’, he said.

NAN reports that Angola hosted the 5th edition of Federation of Africa for Amputee Football (FAAF)- organised CANAF tournament. Seven nations participated in the tournament held from Oct. 1 to Oct. 12, 2019 in Luanda, where Nigeria won silver. (NAN).

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The most effective method to Rebuild Trust with Someone Who Hurt You…

Four stages to reestablish trust and fix a harmed relationship.

Nothing harms more than inclination sold out by somebody you cherish and trust. Selling out can come in numerous structures, for example, unscrupulousness, traitorousness, unfaithfulness, or retaining. Every one of these feels like an ethical infringement that slices profoundly of your passionate soul and dives you into a position of profound mental misery. Connections are mind boggling and, contingent upon the conditions, treachery doesn’t really mean the part of the arrangement. For certain individuals, working through a treachery can make a relationship considerably more grounded. At the point when there’s a longing to proceed with a relationship, there is regularly a decent arrangement of spotlight on whether the hurt party can excuse the other individual. Pardoning, while important to the compromise procedure, isn’t adequate for having the option to push ahead with a relationship. Regardless of whether a relationship can be fixed depends basically on whether trust can be reestablished.

Trust is the magic that binds connections. It is the thing that enables you to have a sense of security so you can be helpless enough to sincerely interface with someone else. At the point when connections initially start, trust is regularly given ahead of schedule as a component of an implicit code of respect. Individuals we connect with socially are commonly thought to be dependable until demonstrated something else. After some time, as we become acquainted with somebody, that trust develops and extends. When we break this trust it isn’t simply with the other individual, yet frequently with ourselves. You question what the other individual did, however how you let the disloyalty occur. For a relationship to push ahead after a double-crossing, it is significant that trust is restored, with the other individual as well as, maybe considerably more critically, with yourself.

The following are a few stages for how to pardon and trust again once you’ve been harmed.

1. forgive yourself

A significant piece of the absolution procedure is excusing yourself. When attempting to comprehend a circumstance, we tend to produce clarifications for why things occur, regardless of whether they are unreasonable. We regularly accuse ourselves: If I was a superior individual somehow or another, perhaps this wouldn’t have transpired. On the off chance that I was less naïve I would have seen this coming. We think on the off chance that we can discover the defect and fix it, we may almost certainly keep it from happening once more. Self-pardoning requires self-sympathy and discovering that, even with your defects and vulnerabilities, despite everything you have colossal self-esteem and have the right to be dealt with well. Know that the conduct of the other individual was his or her decision and reflects what their identity is, not what your identity is.

2. forgive the other individual

It is difficult to recapture trust without first recovering control of your passionate prosperity by finding your internal harmony with the circumstance. Numerous individuals battle with absolution since they would prefer not to let the other individual free for his or her awful conduct. It is imperative to acknowledge however that absolution isn’t about the other individual yet about your passionate opportunity. Figuring out how to pardon and make harmony with things that occurred in the past can happen all the more effectively when you remove your concentration from the particular occasions that happened and rather attempt to see the viewpoint of the other individual. Seeing another person’s point of view can enable you to comprehend the occasions that happened and make them less close to home. It can likewise be simpler to pardon somebody when you consider them to be an entire individual. On the off chance that you wind up stewing in outrage regarding a circumstance, attempt to draw back and recall the great characteristics you realize the other individual has, and perceive that we as a whole have blemishes and commit errors.

3. Confide in yourself

It is about difficult to confide in another person except if you first confide in yourself. A decent arrangement of the dread that individuals feel when they consider confiding in somebody who has sold out them originates from the beliefthat they won’t be OK on the off chance that it transpires once more. They dread being genuinely crushed by the misfortune, the disgrace, and mortification of being tricked once more, and the toll this would take on their confidence. The dread can be so unimaginable it should be dodged at any expense. This is the place the work should be finished. Rather than concentrating on why you won’t be OK, it is imperative to know why you would be fine and still have the option to carry on with a decent existence without the other individual. On the off chance that you resemble a great many people, you’ve most likely previously survived a few troublesome difficulties—consider what qualities got you through those occasions.

A few people additionally dread that they are being powerless for not leaving. On the off chance that there is any sort of passionate or physical maltreatment you should leave and get proficient assistance if important. Be that as it may, when there isn’t mishandle required, much of the time it takes significantly more solidarity to work through a troublesome point in a relationship than it does to leave it. You have to accept that should it become clear that the time has come to isolate from the relationship, you will most likely do as such and still be a completely working individual. On the off chance that discovering this sort of trust in yourself appears to be extremely troublesome all alone, consider working with an expert who can enable you to see the vulnerable sides you can’t find in yourself.

4. confide the other individual

Reality with regards to confiding in another person is that the main sureness is that there is no assurance. There is consistently a component of confidence in the trust we provide for somebody. After a double-crossing, everything you can do is survey the circumstance and make an evaluation about what you believe is likely conduct later on. Does the individual appear to be truly conciliatory and willing to offer some kind of reparation? Does the individual demonstration with honesty in different parts of their life? Were there conditions that assumed a job, or does the double-crossing appear to mirror their general character? Has the individual in question broken your trust in comparable routes before? In the master plan, is there good overall in the relationship?

On the off chance that the responses to these inquiries attest the constructive, the decision before you is whether you can acknowledge the imperfections of the other individual and again believe that they will act to the greatest advantage of your relationship. There are never any ensures with regards to other individuals. Just time will indicate whether trust is merited. In any case, retaining trust out of dread or outrage will keep you from genuinely reconnecting with an individual and shield your relationship from pushing ahead in a solid manner.

Connections are imperative to our prosperity and personal satisfaction. Without the troublesome occasions, we wouldn’t most likely value the great occasions. Working through a cracked relationship offers you the chance to develop as an individual and maybe locate a more profound significance in the relationship itself.

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LOVE DOES NOT GUARANTEE A HEALTHY RELATIONSHIP.


No matter how you feel for someone, the person you are committed to ranks first in life, you think married people don’t see better people then the ones they married? You think they don’t feel funny sometimes? You think they don’t catch feelings? They do. But understanding that commitment is greater than feelings is a great arsenal to destroy that impulse. You can fall in love with anyone, but building a relationship takes absolutely more than what attracted you to them.

I have been in a relationship and I have found out that love does not guarantee the success of a relationship, Love cannot help you stick to one person. After all cheating is not always the product of not loving your partner. In fact loving someone does not guarantee not falling in love with any other person. Relationship works out because of our HEAD not our HEART, it works out because of emotional maturity, empathic intelligence and self discipline. You see, time will come when you will see people better than the one you are in a relationship with , in those time love will not help you, self control, emotional intelligence and commitment will help.


It takes more than love. We are too fond of loving when its sweet, we are too fond of loving when love is there , but that can only last for just the first 3-6 months of the relationship. After then you realize that the feelings have dropped, its now you responsibility to make it work, not loves responsibility.

NOTE: NEVER YOU GO IN TO A RELATIONSHIP WITHOUT A GOOD REASON.

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When Did You Decide That The Relationship Was Over? (Young man shares a brief but interesting Relationship story)

Good day everyone!!

Most people in relationships believe that a relationship ends the day one party call it quit. But that’s far from the truth. An average relationship that ended didn’t end that day, it probably ended few days, months or years before �. So why didn’t the person just call it quit that same day?

It’s mainly because the party involved just wants time to enjoy the benefits they’ve been enjoying. It may be the gifts, money, sex, the trips etc.

So let me share mine. I was dating this girl sometime ago and it was going on very well. So I was in her house on this particular day and we were arguing about something that has to do with the male and female gender. I’m an unapologetic alpha male and I support my gender with all I have but this was a problem with her. She said something that annoyed me so I told her I was going home. The next thing madam said was “who the hell do you think you are? Every time you'd just be getting angry as if you’re God”�‍♀️ As if that wasn’t enough she pushed me out of her apartment and told me “get out of my house and go and die�‍♀️“.

As a gentleman I didn’t say anything but deep down I knew the relationship was over but I didn’t end it that day or week or month.

JOB VACANCY:Operation Personnel at SPM Professionals Limited - 3 Openings


SPM Professionals Limited - Our client in the Advertising industry is recruitng qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Operation Personnel

Locations: Enugu, Oyo, Rivers

Detail / Requirement

Candidate is responsible for all Logistics.
Bachelor's Degree, FSLC, HND, NCE, OND, SSCE / GCE / NECO qualification.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title and Location" as the subject of the email.

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JOB VACANCY: Sales / Marketers at SPM Professionals Limited - Enugu, Oyo & Rivers


JOB VACANCY: SPM Professionals Limited - Our client in the Advertising industry is recruitng qualified candidates to fill the position below:

Job Title: Sales / Marketer

Locations: Enugu, Oyo, Rivers

Requirements

Experience in Sales of Real Estate, Insurance or Advertising.
Driving skills in an added advantage.
Bachelor's Degree, HND, NCE, SSCE / GCE / NECO qualification.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title and Location" as the subject of the email.

JOB VACANCY: Driver at SPM Professionals Limited - Enugu, Oyo & Rivers

SPM Professionals Limited - Our client in the Advertising industry is recruitng qualified candidate to fill the position below:

Job Title: Driver

Locations: Enugu, Oyo, Rivers

Detail / Requirements

Candidate will be responsible for Logistics.
SSCE / GCE / NECO qualification.
Application Closing Date
Not Specified.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: [email protected] using the "Job Title and Location" as the subject of the email.

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JOB VACANCY:Senior Technical Specialist - Social Welfare Systems Capacity Strengthening at Catholic Relief Services (CRS)


Catholic Relief Services (CRS) is an International non-governmental organization supporting relief and development work in over 99 countries around the world. CRS programs assist persons on the basis of need, regardless of creed, ethnicity or nationality. CRS works through local church and non-church partners to implement its programs, therefore, strengthening and building the capacity of these partner organizations is fundamental to programs in every country in which CRS operates. CRS re-established presence in Nigeria in 2000 and currently focuses on agriculture, HIV and health extractives and governance, and peace building programming.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Senior Technical Specialist - Social Welfare Systems Capacity Strengthening

Job Code: 200000OA
Location: CARO-NG-Enugu
Job: Program Management
Schedule: Regular
Shift: Standard
Job Type: Full-time

Project Background
The Global Action Towards Epidemic control in Sub-national units in Nigeria (4GATES) program is a five year (2017-2022), United States Center for Disease Control (CDC) funded HIV/AIDS care, treatment and support program implemented across Faith-based and Government owned health facilities in Delta, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo States. Catholic Relief Services is part of the 4GATES consortium, which is led by Caritas Nigeria and includes, Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Pro-Health International and Palladium. CRS supports the implementation of the Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) component of the 4GATES project

Job Description

The STS - Social Welfare Systems and Sustainability will provide technical leadership on all aspects of community and social systems strengthening to improve the quality of service delivery for OVC by community-based organizations and social service organizations at both local and state government level.
Participate in the Organizational Capacity Assessment of State MDAs, LGAs, CSOs and implementation of appropriate strategies to address identified gaps for improved performance.
Provide on the job technical assistance, coaching and mentoring to the SMWASD, LGAs and CBOs on the 4GATES OVC Project to implement action plans/strengthen organizational systems for efficiency and sustainability
Identify and link 4GATES project beneficiaries through CBOs to both public and private sector social protection interventions available across project states
Serve as a resource at the state level to all Stakeholders and Partners in the implementation of the 4GATES OVC Project
Strengthen structures at the State, LGA and Community levels for quality service delivery to Vulnerable Children in a sustainable manner.
Implement training plans to meet capacity needs of the 4GATES OVC project at States, LGA and Community levels
Facilitate resource leveraging and mobilization efforts of SMWASD, LGAs and CBOs on the 4GATES OVC Project
In collaboration with 4GATES OVC team, spearhead advocacy to the Public and Private sectors to generate support and mobilize resources for Vulnerable Children programming
Ensure that all project reporting and M&E systems related to capacity development, Social Welfare Systems Sustainability, are effectively implemented and that required information and reports are submitted accurately and on time.
Spearhead the evaluation of all 4GATE_OVC capacity building and training activities.
Develop and maintain strong external networks with government agencies, partners, other PEPFAR implementing partners, and other key stakeholders in the State.
Promote implementation of Quality Improvement interventions and Standards in the 4GATES OVC project across supported States.
Document lessons, progress reports of systems strengthening support to SMWASD, LGAs and CBOs on the 4GATES OVC Project
Carry out any other 4GATES OVC program related task as assigned.
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:

A Bachelor's degree in health, social science or related discipline a Master's degree in Public Health or its equivalent is an added advantage
Minimum 7 years of experience in Orphans and Vulnerable Children programming in Nigeria
Minimum 4 years of experience implementing capacity building initiatives for GoN and community-based organizations
Qualifications and Skills:

Experience working in PEPFAR pediatric HIV and OVC programming.
Strong background in program implementation; experience in supervising and providing technical assistance for roll-out of evidence-based HIV and OVC programming strategies.
Ability to work both in a team and independently and ability to transfer knowledge through formal and informal training.
Strong strategic, analytical, systems thinking, and problem-solving skills, with capacity to see the big picture and ability to make sound judgment and decisions.
Strong interpersonal skills, communications and presentation skills; ability to develop tailored and persuasive messaging for varied audiences.
Proven leadership qualities, depth and breadth of technical expertise and experience in social welfare systems, and sustainability programing
Required Foreign Language: Excellent written and spoken English.
Required Travel:

Ability to travel up to 75% of time
Key Working Relationships

Internal: CRS 4GATES team, Deputy Country Representative (Program), RTAs for Health and OVC, Country Representatives, Heads of Operations, and Security Managers/Focal Points.
External: CCFN 4GATES team, the principal investigator CCFN 4GATES project, Senior Technical Advisor, Senior Program managers and Program managers, SMWA&SD, SACA, Local Government Social Development Unit, Implementing partners, other donors, and healthcare facility management and staff.
Agency-wide Competencies (for all CRS Staff)
These are rooted in the mission, values, and guiding principles of CRS and used by each staff member to fulfill his or her responsibilities and achieve the desired results.

Integrity
Continuous Improvement & Innovation
Builds Relationships
Develops Talent
Strategic Mindset
Accountability & Stewardship
What We Offer
CRS offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, life insurance, vision, generous retirement savings plan and the opportunity to work in a collaborative, mission-driven culture that is committed to improving the lives of the poor throughout the world.

Application Closing Date
22nd November, 2020.

Method of Application
Interested and qualified candidates should:
Click on the link to apply online:
https://crs.taleo.net/careerse....ction/ex_crs/jobdeta

Note

Our Catholic identity is at the heart of our mission and operations. Catholic Relief Services carries out the commitment of the Bishops of the United States to assist the poor and vulnerable overseas.
We welcome as a part of our staff people of all faiths and secular traditions who share our values and our commitment to serving those in need. CRS’ processes and policies reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.
Disclaimer: This job description is not an exhaustive list of the skill, effort, duties, and responsibilities associated with the position.
CRS' talent acquisition procedures reflect our commitment to protecting children and vulnerable adults from abuse and exploitation.

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