Global guide related discussion. All Windows versions.
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Media Center EPG: Rovi Guide Data Quality
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sublimejhn » Sun Jul 26, 2015 12:36 am
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So this is an odd one. Recently, my primary HTPC has begun displaying random thumbnails for tv shows when scrolling through the guide on about half of the channels. This issues does not exist on any other computer in the home, and is specific to our primary media center computer only (the one that...
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I was hoping all these issues would have been fixed by now but I guess MS does not care. I don't want to have to pay for guide date annually.
Understandable, although I think $25/year is a bargain compared to $14.99/month for Tivo or around $12/month for cable provided DVR service.
^ This
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Mon Jul 10, 2017 12:41 pm
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Problem Re-Installing EPG123
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gbnewbie » Thu Sep 14, 2023 5:40 am
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Hi, I saw a Windows MCE error, and found that my guide data has disappeared.
I tried doing a Update guide now, but still no guide data, so I downloaded and installed the latest epg123 program (1.8.2.2). I only checked:
EPG123 for Schedules Direct
Notification Tray Tool
And Launched EPG123 and...
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I was able to re-install epg123 1.8.2.4 successfully, and downloaded the guides. Thanks.
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Fri Sep 15, 2023 10:30 am
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Win11 from 21h2 to 22h2 issues
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purpleb » Wed Aug 16, 2023 8:57 pm
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My one computer did that today. After it, I tried to restore the setting but that did not work. It saw the TV tuners (2 Hauppauge 950) but scanning for stations, it finds none. I cleared the ehome folder in \programdata and \windows and reinstalled MCE but that did not help. It did not find tv data...
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I jumped to quick. I replaced the 955 with a 950q (two of the same tuners) and still cannot get any TV stations. Any insights will be great. I will try an antenna instead of my antenna from the attic but do not think it is the signal. I have it in other rooms with no issues.
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Thu Aug 17, 2023 12:49 am
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Quickest way to set up multiple favorite channel lineups?
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CZ Eddie » Sun Aug 13, 2023 12:52 am
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I'm wanting to set up some favorite channel lineups.
Like - sports, news, TV shows, Movies, etc.
The built-in WMC favorites edit makes me manually select channels to add.
I wish it had a select all option and then I could just disable the channels I don't want.
And the Edit Channels only shows a...
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That worked, thanks Space!!!
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Last post by CZ Eddie
Sun Aug 13, 2023 5:49 pm
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Solved how to get free guide data into WMC
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nhtvfan » Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:59 pm
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If you're like me, and you want to continue to use WMC, but you don't want to pay for guide data then here's what I did to get Guide Data for free into WMC.
I was surprised to learn that there wasn't one complete set of instructions to describe and explain how to get free TV listings. So for the...
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Ah, thats good to hear. Having options is always good.
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Last post by IT Troll
Sun Jul 23, 2023 9:43 pm
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Import guide data into WMC without additional cost
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Winterlight » Tue Dec 24, 2019 7:48 pm
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In regard to this posting on the home page>.
If you use SiliconDust HDHomeRun tuners and receive listings for their slice guide, you may be able to import that data into WMC without any additional cost. If you are subscribed to their $35USD/year DVR Service, you can receive up to 14 days of guide...
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For what it's worth, all I can say is that Windows Media Player is still working for me on Windows 10, but I have to program recordings manually for dates, times and channels, just like VCRs of yore.
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Sun Jul 16, 2023 7:31 am
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DVBGuide Setup for UK DVB-T
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Mujja » Mon Feb 08, 2016 10:11 am
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This guide will take you through the steps to generate a .xmf file to load in to WMC and setup as scheduled task for daily updates
Find the frequency for your local DVB-T transmitter
1) Visit to find the frequency for your local DVB-T transmitter
2) If your correct location isn't shown enter...
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Well you did necro a 7 year old thread. :P
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Mon Jul 10, 2023 9:16 pm
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EPG123 Configurator not logging into Schedules Direct
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purpleb » Sun Jun 25, 2023 3:09 pm
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Using 1.8.0.4, I cannot log into Schedules Direct and get a token error. I have it by passed in my VPN, paused my VPN and still the same issue. I disabled my systems optimizer and still have the same issue.
I can go to Schedules Direct and login with no issues. What is up? This throws off the...
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thanks for the help. I had to add the website to the VPN bypass website for this to work. The files were already on the VPN bypass list.
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Last post by purpleb
Sun Jun 25, 2023 9:53 pm
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Create series for baseball season
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joeski » Thu Mar 30, 2023 5:50 pm
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In past years I have been able to create one series so WMC records all my baseball team's games no matter the day and time. I created a keyword search for Brewers at with category of Sports/Baseball, Show type of Live, and to record only on the channel that the games play on. Worked great...
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Thanks for pointing me in the right direction - I resolved the issue with Windows Search/Indexing and now the series is discovering future shows as expected! You're awesome
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Mon Apr 03, 2023 4:22 pm
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CNBC Channel change
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geo100 » Thu Mar 23, 2023 7:10 am
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CBNC in europe yesterday changed the frequency:
from
12.070 H, SR 27500, FEC 9/10, DVB-S2 – 8PSK
to
12.383 H, SR 27500, FEC 3/4, DVB-S2 – 8PSK
In WMC I made a fast channel search in 12.383 and added the new channel.
what has to be done in epg123? reset database?
Or do I only have to wait ;=)...
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I have no experience with OTA channels, but it should just require the channel being matched up to the guide listing, nothing as drastic as a database reset.
This matching can happen automatically (if the channel number you added matches up with the channel number in the guide listings) or can be...
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Last post by Space
Thu Mar 23, 2023 10:08 pm
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HDhomerun program data failing to update.
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Pueblo » Fri Feb 03, 2023 4:17 pm
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Hi,
For about a week now, the HDHomerun guide data is stuck at Jan 31. This is happening on two PCs running the latest EPG123 version. I have tried backing off to earlier versions, but with the same result. The strange thing is that the HDhomerun app is updating for the two week guide data. Has...
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Hi,
I just encountered the same problem as before - that another rogue channel appeared at the end of the HDHR lineup. Just by X-ing it out fixed it, as recommended by Gary. I don't know if Freeview are playing games here or what it is.
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Last post by Pueblo
Tue Mar 07, 2023 10:00 am
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My Channel Logos not working
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Weapon X » Mon Feb 20, 2023 5:57 pm
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I run My Channel Logos from the command line, nightly when I compile a guide and it is giving me an error.
Unhandled Exception: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at mclupdater.Program.UpdateLogos3Table()
at mclupdater.Program.Main(String[]...
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You are probably just better off using the logo stuff Gary built in to EPG123 since MCL appears to be abandoned.
I used to use MCL but now use the EPG123 logos with some custom ones left over from when I used MCL.
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Last post by stuartm
Mon Feb 20, 2023 7:02 pm
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Missing new channels
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JanSiegrist » Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 am
To GaryAnn2
I created a ticket: 22304 (SD) for new channels in my area.
I'm hoping to see these in my OTA Antenna lineup for 02896
RF channel 27 out of Marlboro MA is transmitting
7 new sub channels in the ATSC3 format:
166.1, 105.1, 125.1, 104.1, 115.1, 103.1, and 150.1
Any idea on how long it...
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Sat Feb 11, 2023 3:11 am
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Guide updating problem
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Marod » Sat Feb 04, 2023 1:20 pm
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Hi guys,
I have the followig problem:
There are about 45 marked channels in the configuration gui and
The same channels are marked in the client gui.
All the time everything was ok, but for a couple of days most marked stations in the client gui dissapeared. And also in WMC.
I tried a lot of...
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I solved the problem myselve, only the subscriptions were gone.
Me oink didn't see. :D
but why did they dissapear.??????
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Last post by Marod
Sat Feb 04, 2023 2:19 pm
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FreeSAT HD switchover
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technodevotee » Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:37 am
Just incase anyone in the UK isn't already aware, a lot of SD channels are being switched to HD.
A lot of channels (services) are moving transponders and some of the transponders are being switched from DVB-S to DVB-S2.
BBC4HD and CBEEBIES have already moved and some of the regional BBC channels...
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Sat Feb 04, 2023 8:37 am
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Guide failing to update
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johnmmason » Sun Jan 29, 2023 6:53 pm
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Hiya I've been trying to update the guide manually and using the scheduled task.
I've attached the txt from the last attempt.
Beginning epg123 update execution. version 1.7.3.0
===============================================================================
*** Windows 7 Home Premium, 32-bit...
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Your guide is updating, but you are getting an error during the automatch routine. Open the client, it has some ability to repair merged channels. You could also disable the automatch routine and that will get rid of the error as well.
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Last post by garyan2
Sun Jan 29, 2023 8:33 pm
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Update issues
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GE01 » Tue Dec 27, 2022 12:38 am
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MY WMC homepage has the little red TV in the corner. I thought it might be related to my expiring (in January) Schedules Direct account. When I updated that account and the guide didn't update I came here for info and found that I needed to update EPG123. So I went through the update process, but...
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Your WMC database appears to be corrupted. Open the client and click .
Looks like it worked.
Thanks.
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Last post by GE01
Tue Dec 27, 2022 2:10 am
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Error Code 4003 - Invalid Username or Token
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JAC73 » Fri Dec 23, 2022 2:55 pm
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Over the past few days I have unable to update the MXL file, The log file always shows an error message as follows:
SD responded with error code 4003: Message Invalid Username or token expired .
I have checked my SD account and it is still valid (expires in March 2023).
I have checked that I have...
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Thanks Gary. Had to input both username and password but now all up an running perfectly again.
John
PS Great program by the way very satisfied with it.
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Sat Dec 24, 2022 2:47 pm
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Is EPG Collector Any good?
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n4mwd » Thu Oct 06, 2022 2:21 am
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I have been looking at EPG Collector and while it never makes any claim to work with WMC, there are several hints here and there that it might. Is anybody successfully using it for WMC EPG? Does it require Schedules Direct or can it just get it from the TV signal?
If so, is there a guide somewhere...
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I've been using since the WMC guide was discontinued. Yes, there is a learning curve, but it's learnable. I did find a good tutorial that I printed in case I need to re-install.
I was already using Zap2It for TV listings, so setting up ZAP2XML seemed the next logical step. From this data, EPG...
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Last post by DrBri99
Wed Dec 14, 2022 4:08 am
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Guide data errors updating
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karma » Mon Dec 12, 2022 11:15 pm
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I’ve been getting these attached errors for several days.
Tried “Save & Execute” but didn’t work this time. Please advise.
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Yes, the guide is still updating. The exception is during the automatch routine. Channel 766 has no tuner associated with it. If you see 766 on the left side of the client, delete it and then undelete it... if the client didn't do that for you.
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Last post by garyan2
Tue Dec 13, 2022 7:27 pm
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Logos and info not loading from 2nd lineup
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Jazzycian » Mon Dec 12, 2022 7:38 pm
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Hi,
I set up 2 lineups in EPG123. The first one pulls the data and logos ok but the 2nd, stations I added afterwards pull no data and have no logos.
Using schedules direct. Is there a way to force it to pull the data? The scheduled task has been run more than once, I set it up a few days ago and...
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The guide has not been mapped to the tuner channels. Since you have changed the callsigns for the tuner channels already, you can just open the client, select the Astra lineup, and click the Match by: button.
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Thank you very much sir, this worked!!! Much...
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Mon Dec 12, 2022 8:44 pm
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No Tuners configured
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zanyman » Fri Dec 02, 2022 8:58 pm
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Bought new TV, and have spent almost 2 days trying to get WMC up and running. Has been running for years on old TV? . At very end of following Epg123 installation, get message that no tuners have been configured. Obviously, I'm missing something?
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Now, what I have is periodic white horizontal flash on the cable stations. Everything else, streaming etc. works great.
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Last post by zanyman
Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:15 pm
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What programm whould I use to make add ins for Windows Media Center?
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Ferchurito » Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:55 pm
So recently I discovered Windows Media Center and I loved the interface. This is why I would love to know how to make add ins for youtube, amazon prime and netflix for example...
I really have no idea how to programm this apps and neither what PC programm to use. Maybe Visual Studio or which one?
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Sat Dec 03, 2022 6:55 pm
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Are there any viable options to get EPG on Vista WMC?
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nicholas » Wed Jul 06, 2022 4:21 pm
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I've got an older computer with activated vista and I'm really trying to avoid updating it unless I absolutely need to...
However, I'm faced with two large issues but one being the fact that I have no idea how to get an EPG... I've used EPG123 to get an MXF file, but I'm unsure of how to attach it...
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Just saw this, so I'll add my nickel's worth ...
You may not be aware of it, but upgrading Vista to Windows 7 is free, and still works just fine. You simply need to put in a Windows 7 disk and run the Setup program from within Vista (DO NOT boot to the Windows 7 disk). Do NOT choose a Custom...
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Last post by McGary
Mon Nov 28, 2022 10:12 am
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Program Guide Not In Numerical Order
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Advent » Mon Oct 31, 2022 6:41 pm
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This is my first post be GENTLE.
Here I am in England, North East Region, My Local Transmitter Pontop Pike if that helps.
I am using an Hauppauge WinTV solo HD USB tuner stick.
All has been ok happy for a couple of years.
This last week has been heck for me.
My Windows 7 PC has had a problem....
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It's not clear what you are asking, are you asking about the order in the EPG123 app or the order in the WMC program guide?
In WMC, you can have the program guide sorted in two ways, by numeric channel number ( sort by number ) or alphabetically by station name ( sort by name ). You might have...
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Tue Nov 01, 2022 12:09 am
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