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Newstream.com Digest: Long Distance Customer Satisfaction Study, New Medical Treatment to Permanently Remove Cellulite, And Other Free Multimedia Content for Journalists

    NEW YORK--July 18, 2002--

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    J.D. Power and Associates Reports: Verizon and Cincinnati Bell Rank
    Highest in Satisfying Long Distance Customers

    Verizon ranks highest in residential long distance telephone customer satisfaction among high-volume users -- those who spend $50 or more per month for service -- and Cincinnati Bell ranks highest among mainstream users who spend less than $50 per month, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2002 Residential Long Distance Customer Satisfaction Study(sm) released June 18th.

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    Auto Fans Nationwide Can Bid on Rock & Roll Hot Rod

    Arras Group revved up a 10-foot-long fiberglass Fender Stratocaster(R) guitar to support GuitarMania, a public art project in Cleveland spearheaded by United Way Services, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Northeast Ohio. This Rock & Roll Hot Rod and other guitar sculptures will be auctioned off Saturday, Nov. 9, 2002, with all proceeds to benefit these charities.

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    Just in Time for Summer ... RejuveSkin Clinics Announces New
    Medical Treatment to Permanently Eliminate a Dreaded Skin
    Condition -- Cellulite!

    Until now, people have had to rely on questionable alternative methods to deal with a very common condition that affects 90% of post pubescent women. But now, RejuveSkin Clinics, a new nationwide group of specialized cellulite clinics, offers a one-time therapy that permanently removes the causes of cellulite, rather than merely treating its symptoms -- the bumpy outward appearance.

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Susan Plagemann Named Vice President, Publisher of Lifetime Magazine

    Lifetime Entertainment Services -- jointly owned by The Hearst Corporation and The Walt Disney Company -- and Hearst Magazines today announced that Susan Plagemann has been named vice president and publisher of Lifetime magazine, a new women's magazine to be launched in March 2003.

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    Nova Southeastern University President Ray Ferrero, Jr., Receives
    Two Top Appointments

    Nova Southeastern University President Ray Ferrero, Jr., has been named Vice President-Elect of The Florida Association of Colleges and Universities, and Vice Chair of the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida, as elected by the organization's Presidents Council.

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    Idaho Independent Bank to Relocated Coeur D'Alene Branch

    Lynn Gustavel, vice president and manager of Idaho Independent Bank's (IIB's) Coeur d'Alene Branch, announces that IIB is in the planning stage of building a new facility. The present Coeur d'Alene office and some administrative functions will be relocated to a new building to be constructed in the Riverstone Development on Northwest Boulevard in Coeur d'Alene. This project should be completed by the fall of 2003.

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