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Business Wire, April 5, 2004

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New Total Protein Lower-Carb Cereal Was a Hit With Los Angeles Models and Designers During Fashion Week

New Total Protein cereal from General Mills was in demand backstage at this year's Mercedes Benz Fashion Week at Smashbox Studios in Los Angeles. High-profile models such as Yoanna House and Mercedes Scelba-Shorte (America's Top Model) were seen crunching while preparing backstage, and show attendees Nicky Hilton and Kimberly Stewart had their taste of the lower-carb, higher-protein cereal while visiting with designers after the shows.

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Z-Tel Proposes `Twenty Dollar Solution' in Response to FCC Request to Renegotiate Local Phone Wholesale Rates

Z-Tel Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq/SC:ZTEL), parent company of Z-Tel Communications Inc., a leading provider of enhanced wireline and broadband telecommunications services, today extended proposals to each of the Bell companies for wholesale access to their networks. Z-Tel's proposals respond to a recent request by the FCC commissioners and other policymakers that telecommunications service providers negotiate such agreements.

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Picis Names Glenn Stivers Vice President of Support

Picis announced the promotion of Glenn Stivers to vice president of support for the company's extensive customer base in North America. In this position, Stivers will be responsible for a workload of roughly 16,000 support events per year -- across 1500 products installed in nearly 700 customer sites.

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Spin the Bunny

SWATCH does it again -- with an uncanny knack for timing, the SWATCH brand will debut a new SWATCH watch design sure to raise eyebrows if for no other reason than timing. Called "Bunnysutra," the dial of the watch features images of toy rabbits doing what rabbits do. Tap the crystal and the fun really begins as the hands sweep together and around the dial, landing on one of the happy bunny "positions" the rabbits are enjoying, then returning to the proper time after a brief pause.

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Randall Wulff Chosen to Hear World Trade Center Damage Claims

Following a nationwide search conducted for several months, attorney/mediator Randall Wulff has been chosen to serve as chief umpire on a three-person appraisal panel to determine the amount of loss resulting from the destruction of the World Trade Center complex on Sept. 11, 2001. The selection was made by the Hon. Michael Mukasey, the Chief Judge in the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York.