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http://leeson.name
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Gothamist
9 days ago
The Midtown movie that changed NYCâs sidewalks and plazas is coming to theaters
https://gothamist.com/news/the-midtown-movie-that-changed-nycs-sidewalks-and-plazas-is-coming-to-theaters
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The Midtown movie that changed NYCâs sidewalks and plazas is coming to theaters
"The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces" âThe Social Life of Small Urban Spacesâ will be rereleased Sept. 26. [ more âș ]
https://gothamist.com/news/the-midtown-movie-that-changed-nycs-sidewalks-and-plazas-is-coming-to-theaters
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#ParkingDay
(
www.myparkingday.org
) is on Friday, and as usual, there will be two events in Cleveland. Students from Kent State's CUDC will be setting up on Prospect Avenue.
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KSU's Master of Landscape Architecture Program presents Park(ing) Day 2025! â Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative
Youâre invited Park(ing) Day 2025! Play a round of mini-golf and vote on your favorite project!
https://www.cudc.kent.edu/blog/2025parkingday
12 days ago
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Erwan Rivault
17 days ago
Launch day đ Weâve just released
@chartlecc.bsky.social
- a daily chart game! Your job is to guess which country is represented by the red line in today's chart. You get 5 tries, no other clues! Play today, come back tomorrow for a different chart with new data and share with your chart friends đ
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Chartle - A daily chart game
Guess the country in red by analysing today's chart
https://chartle.cc
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Got a cool project you'd like to share with the folks at the
@datadayscle.bsky.social
⏠conference or workshop this fall? Submit your session ideas by Friday, July 18.
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Data Days Cleveland
The 6th annual Data Days CLE! Join us as we spark conversation and ideas, and build capacity in the space where data, information, and civic life intersect.
https://www.datadayscle.org/
3 months ago
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At the start of today's Guardians-Giants game, announcer Matt Underwood couldn't decide whether he wanted to say afternoon or evening, and it came out of his mouth as "afterneen." That's a exceptional portmanteau, and it aligns perfectly with Lewis Carroll's description.
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A quote from The Hunting of the Snark
For instance, take the two words fuming and furious. Make up your mind that you will say both words, but leave it unsettled which you will say first....
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/479684-for-instance-take-the-two-words-fuming-and-furious-make
3 months ago
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Laurie
4 months ago
a modest proposal
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Alliance of Civic Technologists
4 months ago
đą Big news!
#ACTCongress
is happening June 28! đ Our first-ever virtual
#unconference
, shaped by YOU. We'll hold our first board election, vote on the budget, & dive into participant-led sessions on our
#civictech
community's future. RSVP on Eventbrite!
www.eventbrite.com/e/alliance-o...
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Alliance of Civic Technologists Congress
Mark your calendars for the first-ever Alliance of Civic Technologistsâs ACT Congress on Saturday, June 28, 2025!
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/alliance-of-civic-technologists-congress-tickets-1367857601909
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Robin James
4 months ago
The 2025 Indie 500 starts in one hour! Come for the guest DJs (like me and someone from The National), stay for the tunes, stream here:
www.inhailer.com/2025indie500
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Inhailer Radio: Indie Music Countdown & Cincinnati's Independent Radio Legacy
Inhailer Radio is Cincinnati independent radio. Founded in 2017 to fill the void left by beloved radio station WNKU.
https://www.inhailer.com/2025indie500
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Neal Agarwal
5 months ago
I made a streetview roadtrip simulator where we all vote on a direction every 10 seconds Also we have to vote to change the radio station. Enjoy! >
neal.fun/internet-roa...
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Internet Roadtrip
Let's take a streetview roadtrip
https://neal.fun/internet-roadtrip/
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Kelli Bowers of
@michleague.bsky.social
: "Preparing and advocating for the 2030 Census shouldnât begin in 2029. It begins today. Protecting our data is protecting our democracy, and we must act to ensure that every person is seen, valued and counted."
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Every Kid Counts: Why the Fight for a Fair 2030 Census Matters More Than Ever âą Michigan Advance
The first United States Census was taken at the dawn of the nation in 1790, under George Washingtonâs presidency and then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson (Census). The Census is the oldest continu...
https://michiganadvance.com/2025/05/01/every-kid-counts-why-the-fight-for-a-fair-2030-census-matters-more-than-ever/
5 months ago
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Jill Sobule's cover of Warren Zevon's "Don't Let Us Get Sick" never fails to break my heart. Don't let us get sick, don't let us get old Don't let us get stupid, all right? Just make us be brave and make us play nice And let us be together tonight
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Don't let us get sick
YouTube video by Rob Elliott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1SvHwzl3x4
5 months ago
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Christopher Whitaker
5 months ago
We finally got our union made stickers for the
@civictechallies.bsky.social
! If you want to support our work - make a donation here and we'll send you a sticker! Include your email in the donation note and we'll reach out!
hcb.hackclub.com/donations/st...
#civictech
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April Urban
5 months ago
We just brought Data Days over to Bluesky-- follow us at
@datadayscle.bsky.social
. Take our survey to let us know how Data Days CLE can best help you with
#data
and
#civictech
in 2025. Go to
datadayscle.org
for the survey.
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Great to have you back! Looking forward to reading more good stuff.
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6 months ago
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April Is: National Poetry Month
6 months ago
HAPPY NATIONAL
#POETRY
MONTH, PARTY PEOPLE. 30 days of juicy poems coming your way starting... now. Sign up here to have an albino passenger pigeon lovingly deliver one to your email inbox each morning:
groups.google.com/u/2/g/april-is
Or follow along here. And/or on Tumblr!
april-is.tumblr.com
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Brian Boucher
7 months ago
Not so fast, says the architect's foundation.
news.artnet.com/art-world/ne...
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A âNewâ Frank Lloyd Wright House Has Risen in Ohio. But Is It Legit?
Six decades after the death of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, his final residential design has been built in Ohio, just east of Cleveland.
https://news.artnet.com/art-world/new-frank-lloyd-wright-house-ohio-2619062
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According to Wikipedia, Tears for Fears released "Mad World" on September 20, 1982. Michael Andrews and Gary Jules released their cover as a single 7,756 days later, on December 15, 2003. March 10, 2025 is 7,756 days after that.
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"Mad World" (feat. Gary Jules) - Official Music Video
YouTube video by Gary Jules Official
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=etSbOs3aUqI
7 months ago
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Dakotah Kennedy
7 months ago
Big thx to
@skora.bsky.social
for updating this nifty budget tool that allows you to share your version of the
@cityofcleveland.bsky.social
budget with your council member. Don't know your council member? The tool has an answer to that, too! Read all about it đ
signalcleveland.org/what-costs-m...
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How would you spend Clevelandâs 2025 budget?
Refund Cleveland shows residents how to navigate the budget and tell elected officials how they want to see the cityâs money spent in 2025.
https://signalcleveland.org/what-costs-more-policing-or-housing-tell-city-council-how-you-would-spend-clevelands-2025-budget/
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Got an idea to make Cleveland a more awesome place, but need some funding to get your project off the ground? Then you should apply for a $1,000 grant from the Cleveland chapter of the Awesome Foundationâbut don't wait too long. The deadline to apply for the next round of grants is March 1.
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Cleveland, OH
Forwarding the interest of Awesome in the universe, $1,000 at a time.
https://www.awesomefoundation.org/en/chapters/cleveland
7 months ago
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Here's the museum's press release.
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8 months ago
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Here's some positive news!
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8 months ago
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April Is: National Poetry Month
8 months ago
Moving over from the bad place, y i k e s. If you'd like to get a
#poem
every day during the month of April, you can follow along here. Or sign up for emails here:
groups.google.com/g/april-is
20 years(!!) of
#poetry
archives available here:
april-is.tumblr.com
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april is: a poem a day for national poetry month
A poem a day in April by email. Sign up here. Poets A-K | Poets L-Z | Poems by Topic | About |...
https://april-is.tumblr.com/
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Hello, bot! It's nice to see you here.
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8 months ago
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Oh, cool.
@wikipedia.bsky.social
has a brand new article about
@bschillace.brandyschillace.com
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Brandy Schillace - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandy_Schillace
9 months ago
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Kevin Leeson
9 months ago
Cleveland's history is in jeopardy. Thousands of WKYC & WEWS news reels (1950-1990) need digitized. Watch this video, share it, and help @Cleveland_PL digitize these treasures for future generations. Together, we can preserve our cityâs amazing story!
youtu.be/zlqxaeBM90Q
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Swedish indie pop duo Club 8 has been slowly dropping new songs over the past year. Yesterday, they released them all in a new album.
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A Year With Club 8
Club 8 · Album · 2024 · 11 songs
https://open.spotify.com/album/1DHWLB6kjczLp94UfSfWfr
10 months ago
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Ooh, the Canton Museum of Art has a new exhibit about Cleveland's
#KokoonClub
. Might have to go check that out.
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Bohemian Chrysalis: Unveiling Cleveland's Infamous Kokoon Klub (November 26, 2024 - March 2, 2025) | Canton Museum of Art
https://cantonart.org/exhibits/bohemian-chrysalis-unveiling-clevelands-infamous-kokoon-klub-november-26-2024-march-2-2025
10 months ago
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"The design feels to me like none of the 1,500 employees at HKS's 29 corporate offices around the globe have even been to Cleveland, let alone eaten bratwurst with stadium mustard and a beer in -30° Fahrenheit windchill watching the worst team in the league and thinking 'damn this is the life.'"
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A new stadium proposal by HKS Architects and Jimmy Haslam in Cleveland is an architectural and cultural failure
Last month the Cleveland Brownsâs owner Jimmy Haslam announced plans to leave Lake Erie for a new domed stadium in nearby suburban Brook Park close to the regional airport. Haslamâs proposal entails a...
https://www.archpaper.com/2024/11/stadium-proposal-hks-architects-cleveland/
10 months ago
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Last month,
@themagfields.bsky.social
recorded a nearly-acoustic tiny desk concert. NPR posted the video today.
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The Magnetic Fields: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnFQn7GD1rg
10 months ago
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Hooray!
@sharkyfin.bsky.social
is here, and has posted some nice examples of his work. Go take a look!
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11 months ago
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Peter Norton
11 months ago
âStreet space is Clevelandâs most priceless possession. The street railway is the backbone of the traffic system because it uses street space most efficiently and economically.â
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Just realized that someone who writes bad poetry has created an account here with the username I used on Twitter. This could be interestingâŠ
11 months ago
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Phil Kidd
11 months ago
Cleveland friends! Please join me on Saturday, December 14 from 4-6:30pm at the Capitol Theater for the inaugural Cleveland Better Streets Film Fest! The event is free but donations are welcome and support Bike Clevelandâs Better Streets program. Tickets:
events.humanitix.com/better-stree...
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Everyone's favorite has arrived! You should go follow
@skrticx.bsky.social
now.
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11 months ago
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SI: National Museum of African Art (Bot)
11 months ago
Bumper sticker endorsing Carl Stokes for Mayor of Cleveland
https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2014.36.7
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It's that time of year when Rover gets festive and puts on a costume for the holiday.
#BeSeeingYou
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âRunaway pumpkinâ: Halloween display swallows Bay Village officer
By runaway pumpkin, we don't mean the kind that you carve... rather, a 15' inflatable that BVPD jokingly said "attacked" one of their officers.
https://www.cleveland19.com/2024/10/14/runaway-pumpkin-halloween-display-swallows-bay-village-officer/
12 months ago
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John Bull
12 months ago
Every asked me to write about top level internet domain shenanigans. Come for the story of how a bunch of Slovenian academics allegedly stole the .yu domain. Stay for why the entire .io TLD might disappear due to a minor treaty between Britain and Mauritius.
https://buff.ly/3zTcZyt
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The Disappearance of an Internet Domain
How geopolitics can alter digital infrastructure
https://buff.ly/3zTcZyt
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The 2024
#DataDaysCLE
conference is only two weeks away! Registration info and the full event schedule are available at
datadayscle.org
.
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Data Days Cleveland
The 6th annual Data Days CLE! Join us as we spark conversation and ideas, and build capacity in the space where data, information, and civic life intersect.
https://www.datadayscle.org/
12 months ago
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Jarrett Walker
12 months ago
There is now a new, readable version of this essential graphic, thanks to
@wklumpen.bsky.social
and
@kathrynmathias.bsky.social
! Spread it far and wide!
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Facebook is problematic in so many ways, but lately I've been irritated by its haha reaction and the way trolls use it for mockery. It's been a problem for years, and Facebook has done nothing to address it.
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No laughing matter: Why itâs time to cancel Facebookâs haha reaction
That squinting, grinning idiot is poisoning Facebook.
https://thespinoff.co.nz/media/15-12-2021/no-laughing-matter-why-its-time-to-cancel-facebooks-haha-reaction
about 1 year ago
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Liz Ryerson
about 1 year ago
Soul Coughing redemption arc
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGvx...
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Soul Coughing â Super Bon Bon
YouTube video by Jimmy Kimmel Live
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGvxrVObKbY
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Robin James
about 1 year ago
Cleveland! Next Thursday at 7p I'll be at the Rock Hall talking about the Modern Rock 500 & how artists like Charli & Chappell use the sound of 'old' modern rock to dis-identify with an Antonoffied girlboss pop mainstream. Free tix here:
rockhall.com/event/the-mo...
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The Modern Rock 500
Every Memorial Day Weekend from 1989-2009, and from 2023 until who knows when, the Cincinnati-area independent (internet) radio stations WOXY and Inhailer broad
https://rockhall.com/event/the-modern-rock-500/
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Did you know that NASA educators used a Spacemobile for their public outreach efforts?
images.nasa.gov/details/GRC-...
about 1 year ago
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Just realized that
@andreitr.bsky.social
brought his art bots to Bluesky. I made a list of the bots that post images from the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. Did I miss any?
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about 1 year ago
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Since early July, some
cleveland.com
articles published as "staff reports" have carried a disclaimer reading, "This story was written with the assistance of AI." Yeuch.
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site:cleveland.com "This story was written with the assistance of AI" - Google Search
https://www.google.com/search?q=site:cleveland.com+%22This+story+was+written+with+the+assistance+of+AI%22
about 1 year ago
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McSweeney's
over 1 year ago
"No, no, great job, you disintegrated the first-ever pedestrian-only planet. You drove a million miles just to ruin a perfectly lovely living space."
www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/way...
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Way to Go, You Just Blew Up Our Death Star, the Largest Walkable Community in the Galaxy
No, no, great job, you disintegrated our Death Star, the first-ever pedestrian-only planet. You drove a million miles just to ruin a perfectly love...
https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/way-to-go-you-just-blew-up-our-death-star-the-largest-walkable-community-in-the-galaxy
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NASA has posted some outstanding photos of Glenn Research Center (then known as the Aircraft Engine Research Laboratory) in the 1940s. đ§”
images.nasa.gov/details/GRC-...
images.nasa.gov/details/GRC-...
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over 1 year ago
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Do you have a project or an idea that you'd like to share at the
#DataDaysCLE
conference this fall? The call for proposals is open now!
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2024 Data Days CLE call for workshops and conference sessions
Data Days is a local conference focused on promoting the use of data in the nonprofit and civic sectors (civic data).
https://signalcleveland.org/2024-data-days-cle-call-for-workshops-and-conference-sessions/
over 1 year ago
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The Cleveland chapter of the Awesome Foundation just awarded its 50th grant, and you're invited to the celebration. Drop by Jukebox in Ohio City on June 18th to learn about applying for a $1,000 grant or joining as a member.
over 1 year ago
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Looks like Cleveland Charge home games may be moving from the Wolstein Center to Public Auditorium. Cleveland City Council is considering legislation for a six-year lease.
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Cleveland City Council - File #: 647-2024
Title: AN EMERGENCY ORDINANCE Authorizing the Director of Public Works to enter into an agreement with the Cleveland Cavaliers, or its designee, to permit and accept improvements to Public Auditorium ...
https://cityofcleveland.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=6712693&GUID=7F406DD8-AF29-4066-964F-07BCF71AB715
over 1 year ago
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