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- ↑ Wild, Matt (2012-03-08). "Milwaukee's Christopher Porterfield retires Conrad Plymouth, prepares Field Report for SXSW | Music | Local Newswire | The A.V. Club Milwaukee". Avclub.com. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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- ↑ "UW-Eau Claire e-View, March 2009". Uwec.edu. 2009-04-22. Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2012-11-04.
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