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SERIESFEST AND CANVA ANNOUNCE NEW PARTNERSHIP, BRINGING OPPORTUNITIES AND RESOURCES TO CREATORS ACROSS THE TELEVISION INDUSTRY

SeriesFest

SeriesFest, the non-profit organization that champions and empowers artists at the forefront of episodic storytelling, announces a new partnership with Canva focused on helping aspiring and emerging creators prepare for a career in television by providing insights and resources necessary to make headway in the industry. Through a series of virtual and in-person workshops, creators will receive the advice of vanguards in entertainment alongside live creative tutorials, helping to take their careers in television to the next level. The first ever line-up includes three workshops from celebrated industry vets including Grammy and Tony-winning Actor/Writer/Producer Daveed Diggs (Blindspotting, The Little Mermaid, Hamilton), Showrunner/Writer/Producer/Actor Rafael Casal (Loki, Co-Creator: Blindspotting), Sue Ann Pien (As We See It), Littleton Road Productions’ Patrick MacManus (Dr. Death, The Girl from Plainville), and Kelly Funke (President, Littleton Road Productions). Applications for the SeriesFest Vanguard program presented by Canva are now open and available via https://seriesfest.com/vanguards. "The Vanguard program is designed to highlight groundbreaking visionaries in the television industry bringing their invaluable insights directly to emerging creatives,” said Randi Kleiner, SeriesFest CEO and co-founder. “We are so proud to partner with Canva on the inaugural program, along with bringing several other new and exciting opportunities to the SeriesFest community." In addition to the Vanguard Workshop, Canva is partnering with SeriesFest to launch the Outstanding Series Format Deck Award, in a new competition rewarding a $5,000 cash prize to the best deck submission created in Canva. Required for all SeriesFest competition categories, the Series Format Deck is an integral part to the pitch process and sale of a series. An effective Series Format Deck introduces a project in a visually exciting and emotionally powerful way. It captures the reader’s imagination, allowing them to see the full scope of the series and embrace the characters. In celebration of the unsung craft of creating a series format deck or series bible, SeriesFest’s partnership with Canva acknowledges the creativity and skill necessary to build the perfect series format deck. Free three month trials of Canva Pro will be given to those creators who apply to select SeriesFest programs, including students, executives, and industry professionals, in an effort to help them on their creative journeys and visually bring their projects to life. Canva will be bringing its platform to SeriesFest Season 10 with a unique onsite activation, live event(s) and special award presentation. Helping to prepare the next generation of storytellers, SeriesFest’s Collegiate Fellows program presented by Canva invites undergraduate students from across the country to apply to attend SeriesFest: Season 10 as a Collegiate Fellow and get a behind-the-scenes view of the TV and episodic industry via curated workshops and discussions, and access to premieres and panels. Submissions are currently open for SeriesFest: Season 10, the award-winning international festival running May 1-5, 2024 in Denver, Colorado. Creators can submit for the upcoming festival through January 11, 2024. To register for the Vanguard Workshop, click here: https://seriesfest.com/vanguards. For more information on Canva’s entertainment offerings, click here: https://www.canva.com/entertainment/. ABOUT SERIESFEST SeriesFest, a non-profit organization, champions and empowers artists at the forefront of episodicstorytelling by providing year-round opportunities for creators and industry professionals to connect,collaborate, and share stories, which inspire and impact global audiences. Each June, SeriesFestculminates in a highly-curated and celebrated Denver-based festival and marketplace. Dedicated toshowcasing innovative episodic content, the annual festival includes in-competition independent pilotscreenings, panels, workshops, live reads, parties and network television premieres. Follow @SeriesFest on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.Publicity Contact:For General Inquiries: info@seriesfest.com ABOUT CANVA Launched in 2013, Canva is a free online visual communications and collaboration platform with a mission to empower everyone in the world to design. Featuring a simple drag-and-drop user interface and a vast range of templates ranging from presentations, documents, websites, social media graphics, posters, apparel to videos, plus a huge library of fonts, stock photography, illustrations, video footage, and audio clips, anyone can take an idea and create something beautiful. Contact Details Jive PR + Digital Jenny Bloom jenny@jiveprdigital.com Company Website https://seriesfest.com/vanguards

December 04, 2023 10:54 AM Mountain Standard Time

Top Toys (and Trends) for the Holiday Season

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The holidays are here, and as always, the most on-trend and innovative products will continue to be atop of wish lists. But this year, parents are looking to shop smart and are seeking out feature-rich toys that offer bang for their buck. Recently, Toy Trends Specialist with The Toy Association, Jennifer Lynch, participated in a nationwide virtual media tour to discuss the top toys and trends for the holiday season. A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/EBX9bVGD9jQ According to new research from the Toy Association, 64% of parents are looking to make connections with their kids this holiday season by buying todays they can play with together and create memories. Here are some of the top toys this holiday season: Rubble & Crew Bark Yard Crane Tower Playset Based on the construction yard and home base for the pups in Rubble & Crew, the new PAW Patrol spin-off series, this playset stands over 2 feet tall, providing hours of preschool-friendly building play. The playset comes with 12 ounces of all-new Kinetic Build-It Sand, four molds, interchangeable tools and a Rubble vehicle and pup, encouraging open-ended sensory play for preschoolers. Lights, sounds, music, and phrases from the series help bring the setting to life for fans. Hot Wheels® Ultimate T-Rex Transporter The Hot Wheels™ City Ultimate Hauler can gobble up and haul more than 20 1:64 scale cars and then transform into a growling, stomping T-Rex with a race track on its back. In hauler mode, pull it by the handle and it will eat the 1:64 scale cars in its path. Lower the tail and it transforms into a Robo T-Rex with lights and sounds and a two-lane race track. Kids can also launch cars from its mouth! Two 1:64 scale Hot Wheels® cars are included. Bearlieve Bear Bearlieve Bear is Build-A-Bear Workshop's first-ever interactive furry friend that responds to touch and the sound of your voice. From opening its eyes to wiggling its ears to verbalizing sweet phrases, Bearlieve Bear is poised to capture the hearts of children and adults alike as the must-have gift of the season. Guests can partake in Build-A-Bear’s special stuffing experience to create this new furry friend and participate in a specially designed heart ceremony to bring their new friend to life. Bearlieve Bear comes to life in Build-A-Bear Workshops in its own unique way as guests proclaim, “I BEARlieve!” while pressing the red heart on its paw during the iconic heart ceremony. Bearlieve Bear is introduced in Build-A-Bear’s family-friendly holiday film, Glisten and the Merry Mission. Storytime With Sunny Sunny’s expressive personality engages kiddos as she tells stories with surprising plot twists to keep them hanging on her every word. Sunny invites participation in 300+ activities with four disks and more than five hours of fairy tales, classic songs, guessing games, a poem creator, silly jokes, tongue twisters, daily routines and much more. Her animated face and movements add emotion and expression to jokes, stories and songs, inviting kids to respond as she asks them what they think. Sunny teaches healthy habits, encouraging good manners, brushing teeth and mindfulness exercises. Cleanup time is easy with a dedicated disk rack to store the four disks. When the day is done, take a quiet moment with Sunny as she leads kids in a bedtime routine. Set her gentle alarm, then fall asleep to her softly glowing night-light. Spy Guy Game Take on the role of Spy Guy, whose task is to find and catch a criminal who is prowling the city! Players will work together to search the long jigsaw puzzle board for clues aiming to catch the culprit as quickly as possible! Can you catch the criminal before he escapes from the city? Available at Target, Amazon, Trefl.com. For more information on these toys and much more, visit thegeniusofplay.org About Jennifer Lynch As an official spokesperson and toy trends specialist for The Toy Association, Jennifer Lynch chats with toymakers throughout the year to track trends and developments impacting the toy aisles and kids’ entertainment. She has been interviewed by publications including New York Magazine, Inc. Magazine, The Spruce and Insider, and made appearances on the TODAY Show, Good Morning America, Fox & Friends, ABC News, KTLA-TV, Good Day Philadelphia, WGN Chicago, Bloomberg Radio, and CNET, among others. Jennifer has more than a decade of experience covering the toy and kids’ entertainment industries. Prior, she served as the editorial manager for aNb Media and its b2c review site TTPM.com, where she oversaw all digital and print communications, reviewed product, and co-hosted a web series conducting in-depth interviews with toy industry executives. She began her career in her home state of Pennsylvania, handling marketing communications for Penn State’s art galleries (her alma mater). She resides in New Jersey with her husband and baby girl. Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

December 04, 2023 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Will Bulls or Bears Take Charge? $GFOX Set to 10X As $BONK Suffers Losses

RoundHouse Media

The crypto market is currently witnessing a tug-of-war between bulls and bears, with Bitcoin's price movements suggesting a possible bearish reversal. Despite a bullish sentiment that spread among all the best altcoins, there's a looming possibility of a downturn. Bitcoin's price already shows signs of slowing down after surpassing $38,000. In the middle of this, two tokens— Galaxy Fox ($GFOX) and Bonk ($BONK)—have shown contrast paths that provide an insightful analysis of investor mood and market trends. The Rise of Galaxy Fox ($GFOX) In these uncertain times, when even some of the best altcoins start to struggle, Galaxy Fox shines brightly as a symbol of possibility and resilience. $GFOX is a unique hybrid DeFi architecture that smoothly blends play-to-earn platforms, staking, NFTs, and meme currencies. The platform's focus on gaming is especially fascinating. It provides a cutting-edge Web 3.0 game that is both engaging and provides genuine income potential. With 50% of the prize money split among the top 20% on the leaderboard, players may win substantial prizes. This gamification gives the platform an interesting dimension that elevates it beyond the status of a simple financial instrument. The ecosystem of $GFOX includes a booming NFT marketplace in addition to gaming. These NFTs are more than just collectibles; they improve users' game experiences by providing more competitiveness and agility. The careful planning and long-term sustainability of $GFOX's approach is seen in its tokenomics. Each transaction has a portion designated for the treasury, staking pools, and liquidity pools to preserve market stability and liquidity. Also, the deflationary approach encourages long-term holding instead of short-term trading, which aligns with the goals of dedicated community members. The early success of this new ICO crypto has been largely attributed to its presale approach. There are 10 phases to the presale, and the token price rises with each one. Potential investors feel pressured by this best ICO design, which also encourages early investment. More than $450,000 has already been raised after the first presale stage. The second stage has just opened, so make sure you join in and benefit from 9 more price boosts throughout the presale. $BONK is on a Rocky Road Bonk is in sharp contrast to $GFOX. Even though $BONK has increased by almost 4,500% so far this year, recent difficulties have clouded the company's trajectory. $BONK’s placement on Binance's perpetual futures market may represent a token value shift. After the news, $BONK already experienced a 14% price drop, a development that has raised investor concerns. Historically, when Binance lists smaller cryptocurrencies, their values often peak and then decline. This was the case with $PEPE, whose value plummeted post-listing. Perpetual futures enable traders to short-sell, betting against the token's price, which can lead to increased volatility. This is particularly relevant for cryptocurrencies like $BONK, which may not withstand such speculative pressures. Recent signs suggest that $BONK's price is now losing momentum, potentially ending its recent upward trend. Conclusion The market reaction to $BONK's listing on Binance's perpetual futures emphasizes the importance of real value and strong market support for volatile cryptocurrencies. This scenario highlights the increasing interest from investors in tokens like $GFOX, which distinguishes itself with its play-to-earn components, integrated DeFi architecture, and NFT integration. With these characteristics, $GFOX is well-positioned to weather market fluctuations and become an attractive competitor among the best altcoins. Learn more about $GFOX here: Visit Galaxy Fox Presale | Join the Community Memecoin market is saturated with silly dog coin knock-offs and dodgy Pepe joke coins. What was once a thriving and fun-filled space has lately devolved into a wasteland of coins that lack real utility or serious development â or even something just to make you laugh, like OG memcoins of the past Doge and Shiba Inu once inspired. Contact Details Team media@galaxyfox.io

December 03, 2023 01:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

All Ears for Spotify: The Rise of Audiobooks and Where You Can Listen

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A video accompanying this announcement is available at: https://youtu.be/_mhl8ZVreR8 The rise of audiobooks in sales and the number of listeners cannot be ignored anymore. Audiobooks offer an entertaining, engaging way to finally get around to all the books you’ve always meant to read, a new way to experience the stories you already love and a great way to discover your next favorite book. A recent Spotify survey found that 41% of audiobook listeners prefer audiobooks over physical books because of cognitive benefits like improving their memory or keeping their mind active. The demographics leading in listening were Gen Z and Millennials, with 72% of 18–34-year-olds listening to audiobooks. On November 7th a nationwide media tour was conducted with Xavier "X" Jernigan, Spotify AI DJ x Head of Cultural Partnerships, discussing the exciting news from Spotify as they announce that audiobooks are now available to Spotify Premium subscribers in the US, introducing tens of millions of new listeners to audiobooks. Adding audiobooks into Premium means that US subscribers will have access to 15 hours of monthly listening time from a catalog of more than 200,000 audiobooks - as part of their existing Premium subscription. Spotify users are now getting even more from their Premium subscription: an on-demand catalog of more than 100 million tracks and over 200,000 audiobooks, as well as more than 5 million podcasts. The Spotify Premium audiobook catalog includes many of the world’s most beloved titles as well as new releases: including over 70% of bestselling titles. This includes books from all of the Big 5 publishers and many independent publishers and authors - including beloved titles from classics like Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights to modern sensations like Colleen Hoover’s It Ends With Us. For more information visiT: newsroom.spotify.com/audiobooks Contact Details YourUpdateTV +1 212-736-2727 yourupdatetv@gmail.com

December 01, 2023 10:32 AM Eastern Standard Time

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BEVEL, THE PIONEERING MEN’S PERSONAL CARE BRAND, NAMED OVERTIME ELITE’S OFFICIAL GROOMING PARTNER

Bevel

Leading men’s head-to-toe grooming brand Bevel, is proud to announce the brand’s partnership with Overtime Elite, (OTE), as the official grooming partner starting with the new season. OTE is a eight-team basketball league that offers a unique pathway to the next level for elite 17-19 year-old players from around the world. While playing in the league, players receive cutting-edge training and academics, as well as unparalleled resources both on and off the court to prepare them for college and professional basketball. Putting the needs and priorities of OTE players at the forefront of the partnership, Bevel will be unveiling the new Bevel Shop, an OTE Player’s Only Barbershop inside OTE Arena in the heart of Atlanta, providing head-to-toe grooming and personal care to the athletes. Furthermore, Bevel products will be provided to all players to use on and, especially, off the court. Bevel’s partnership with OTE is a continuation of the brand’s track record of ensuring the authentic voice of Black culture and community are heard, served, strengthened, and uplifted. The partnership will include an educational grooming workshop for the OTE players with an elite Bevel Barber. The workshops will aim to inform the next generation of hoopers, how to start and maintain their head-to-toe grooming routines with the best products created specifically for their needs, on the road and at home. “Being the official grooming partner of Overtime Elite (OTE) allows us to introduce Bevel’s award-winning, barber-approved line of head-to-toe grooming products to this rising generation of hoopers and their fans,” said Damon Frost, CEO, Walker & Company Brands (makers of BEVEL). "We’ve partnered with Overtime several times before and the entire Bevel team is profoundly excited to run it back.” "We are thrilled that Bevel has joined the league as our official grooming partner,” said Jack Jenkins, VP, League Partnerships, Overtime. “The Bevel Shop at OTE Arena features carefully designed products and provides players with an elevated grooming experience, allowing them to feel their best on and off the court. We couldn't be more excited to tip off season three with Bevel on board." The Bevel x OTE partnership kicks off with the first game of the new season at the OTE Arena, Atlanta - and will be live streamed on Amazon Prime - on Friday, December 1 st, 2023, starting at 5:45pm ET, which will also feature a performance by Veeze. Renowned for delivering premium hair, beard, shave, skin, and body care that prioritizes the needs of Black and brown men since its launch in 2013, the Black-founded and led brand has revolutionized grooming industry standards and is on a mission to make their innovative and solution-oriented products and tools accessible to all men with curly, textured hair, and melanin-rich skin. Some of the Bevel products that will be used by OTE players throughout the season and in the Bevel shop include: Bevel 3-in-1 Hair Oil ($11.95; 3.4oz): This award-winning hair oil is a nourishing infusion of natural oils formulated with Jojoba, Avocado, Castor and Tea Tree Oil to provide scalp moisturization, hair strengthening and strand thickening. Bevel 2-in-1 Pomade ($11.95; 3.4oz): From unruly beards to messy hair, this lightweight, butter-based pomade is a solution to unwanted frizz and flyaways while locking in moisture for all-day hold. Bevel Face & Beard Wash ($11.95; 4oz): This face and beard wash cleanses, unclogs pores and revitalizes tired-looking skin to reveal a healthier glow. Bevel 2-in-1 Exfoliating Toner Pads ($13.95; 45 pads): Formulated with 10% Glycolic Acid, these toner pads reduce the look of dark spots and the occurrence of ingrown hairs to give skin the perfect balance of tone and texture. Bevel Body Wash in Supreme Oak ($9.95; 16oz): Featuring a warm and rich blend of sweet almond, layered with luxurious notes of bourbon and birch, this body wash exfoliates for a deep cleanse, leaving skin feeling moisturized and renewed. Bevel products can be found on GetBevel.com, Amazon.com, Target.com, Target stores, Walmart.com, Walmart stores, UltaBeauty.com, and Ulta stores. About Walker & Company Brands Walker & Company Brands, recently acquired by Procter & Gamble, is a family of brands designing health and beauty solutions for people of color. Our vision is to build the world's most consumer-centric health and beauty products company, inspiring unprecedented customer loyalty. With the introduction of the first brand Bevel, Walker & Company launched in 2013. Bevel provides grooming products for Black men, including a full Skin Care regimen, a Shave System, and the Bevel Trimmer, and services designed to help reduce skin irritation and razor bumps. To learn more about Walker & Company Brands, visit www.walkerandcompany.com. About Overtime Elite Overtime Elite is an eight-team league with teams based in Atlanta and other cities around the country. The teams feature some of the top 17-19 year old basketball players globally, both professional and amateur. OTE, owned and operated by Overtime, brings fans as close as possible to the action through broad digital distribution on social accounts with nearly 100 million followers and a streaming deal on Amazon Prime Video. OTE provides two paths - a professional, salaried path and a scholarship path for amateurs, and every player gets the same access to world-class coaching, state-of-the-art training facilities and integrated data and analytics, in addition to a rigorous and customized academic program at OTE Academy. OTE is sponsored by adidas, Bevel, Gatorade, GMC, State Farm and Topps. Contact Details First and Last PR Stephanie Scott-Bradshaw and Hellen Ongaro Bevel@firstandlastpr.com Company Website https://getbevel.com

December 01, 2023 08:04 AM Eastern Standard Time

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QYOU Media Reports Q3 FY 2023 Results

QYOU Media

Contact Details Doug Barker +1 437-992-4814 shareholder@qyoutv.com Company Website https://www.valuethemarkets.com

December 01, 2023 08:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Mirriad Advertising has "huge momentum" after contract signing

Mirriad Advertising PLC

Mirriad Advertising PLC (AIM:MIRI, OTCQX:MMDDF) CEO Stephan Beringer speaks to Thomas Warner from Proactive after the virtual product placement and in-content advertising pioneers announced the signing of an agreement with a top three entertainment network in the US. Beringer starts by explaining the unique nature of the business, discussing how traditional advertising, characterised by interruptive ads during video content, is losing its effectiveness. He highlights the rise of streaming services, where ads are minimal or non-existent, posing challenges for content creators and advertisers in monetising and reaching mass audiences. Mirriad's innovative solution involves virtual product placement, seamlessly integrating brands into the content itself, enhancing viewer experience without interruptions. Beringer also emphasises the customisable nature of their advertising technique. This approach allows different viewers to see different products within the same content, based on their location or profile, a significant leap from traditional product placement. This strategy aligns more with media buying, offering advertisers immediate, audience-specific impressions. Discussing the company's strategic pivot to the U.S., Beringer explained its importance, given the massive advertising market size and the potential for scaling advertising innovations from the U.S. He notes Mirriad's progress in the U.S., saying that he sees the company as carrying "huge momentum" at the moment. Contact Details Proactive UK Ltd Proactive UK Ltd +44 20 7989 0813 uk@proactiveinvestors.com

December 01, 2023 07:24 AM Eastern Standard Time

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The Gotta-Have-It Gifts for the holiday season!

News Media Group, Inc.

Contact Details Karl Wayne +1 334-440-6397 karl@newsmg.com Company Website https://newsmg.com/

December 01, 2023 07:00 AM Eastern Standard Time

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Pizzeria Uno Celebrates its 80th Anniversary as the Birthplace of Chicago’s beloved Deep Dish Pizza

UNO Pizzeria & Grill

This December, Pizzeria Uno (known informally as Uno’s) will celebrate its 80 th anniversary which also commemorates the 80 th birthday of the introduction of Chicago Deep Dish Pizza. Pizzeria Uno and its iconic location at the corner of Ohio and Wabash in downtown Chicago are universally regarded as the birthplace of Deep Dish pizza which has become a staple of the Chicago and American food landscape. To mark the occasion, Pizzeria Uno will host an 80 th Anniversary party at its downtown Chicago location on December 4 th at 6PM. The invite-only party will include entertainment, giveaways, pizza-making demonstrations and, of course, plenty of deep dish pizza for sampling. Included on the guest list is former Chicago Bear player and current sports radio host Tom Waddle. “I have been a long-time fan of Pizzeria Uno. It started back in my days at Boston College in Boston where I used to frequent the locations there with my then girlfriend who is now my wife. It’s such an iconic brand and the deep dish pizza has always been amazing. To think that it all started in this small brownstone building here in Chicago 80 years ago is amazing”. The deep dish story is an integral part of the rich Chicago food scene. In 1943, former University of Texas football star Ike Sewell and his friend WWII G.I. Ric Ricardo opened the flagship Pizzeria Uno Restaurant at its current location in the River North neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois. As legend has it, the deep-dish pizza was born when the two experimented in the kitchen creating a “pizza pie” or the thick upside-down pizza that became known as the Chicago deep dish pizza. It wasn’t long before people were lining up at the door, so Sewell opened a second restaurant in response to Pizzeria Uno’s popularity, Pizzeria Due, which is one block away. In 1963, Ike then opened the historically relevant Su Casa, a Mexican restaurant, as a passion project. The legend of Pizzeria Uno was introduced to the rest of the US and the world starting in 1978 when entrepreneur Aaron Spencer, a Massachusetts resident and prominent businessman, purchased the franchise rights to the restaurant and brand. Spencer opened the first franchise location in Boston with an expanded menu to attract an even broader crowd. The restaurant added locations to as many as 20 states and multiple countries. Pizzeria Uno deep dish pizza is currently enjoyed in over 80 locations worldwide. Pizzeria Uno General Manager, Robert Komar, is proud of the mark that Pizzeria Uno has left on the food scene in Chicago. “To come to work each day knowing that this building here on the corner of Ohio and Wabash is the birthplace of deep dish pizza is an incredible feeling. Deep dish pizza, which is woven into the fabric of the Chicago and American food culture, is such an iconic part of this city. People come from all over the world to experience it here in this beautiful building. We are so proud to be part of the legacy here and will continue to serve up deep dish for another 80 years.” About UNO Pizzeria & Grill Based in Boston, Massachusetts, Uno Restaurant Holdings Corporation includes approximately 80 company-owned and franchised UNO Pizzeria & Grill restaurants located in 18 states, and the District of Columbia, India, and Saudi Arabia. UNO is all about connecting people over pizza – from its famous Chicago Deep Dish, which UNO invented in 1943, to its Chicago Thin Crust, to its gluten-free and vegan pizzas. Contact Details Chris Dellamarggio +1 339-613-7641 cdellamarggio@unos.com Company Website https://www.unos.com/

November 30, 2023 02:05 PM Eastern Standard Time

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