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+- apiVersion: backstage.io/v1beta1
+  kind: System
+  metadata:
+    name: index-core
+    title: index-core
+    namespace: economist-impact
+    annotations: 
+      github.com/project-slug: signal-noise/index-core
+      # the circleCI project, mirrors github repo in this case: 
+    circleci.com/project-slug: github/signal-noise/index-core
+      # GUID - see https://docs.newrelic.com/docs/query-your-data/explore-query-data/dashboards/manage-your-dashboard/
+    newrelic.com/dashboard-guid: MzY1MjgxOXxWSVp8REFTSEJPQVJEfGRhOjE3MDkwOA
+    newrelic.com/dashboard-guid: MzY1MjgxOXxWSVp8REFTSEJPQVJEfGRhOjE5NTIyNw
+    description: covid-relative-risk for SignalNoise Economist Impact Project
+    opsgenie:
+      domain: https://economist.app.opsgenie.com/teams/dashboard/49177ca8-5e59-4364-af23-c22cc60c026f/main
+    description: index-core for SignalNoise Economist Impact Project