The most pathetic of these victims are the high-earning slobs who live middle-class life-styles because of the high costs in cities where they must work and the draining expense of things like child care.

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Throughout the city, an injection of new life into tired areas and a fusion of Afro and European styles in others, has led to a metamorphosis from Johannesburg to "Jozi", a name affectionately coined by locals.

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Recent conflicts and rural to urban migration that reduced the population of the region and changes in ways of life have caused a sharp decrease in the number of performers, resulting in the loss of many archaic styles and genres of solo singing.

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More precisely, the highly sought-after player is motivated by a combination of the following influences: big money, big money markets where a player can earn bigger-time endorsements, big life styles, and the opportunity to play for the biggest time-honored franchises in the history of the sport.

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