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To: Matt Brown who wrote (851)	4/26/1999 9:23:00 AM
From: Jeffrey L. Henken	Respond to of 5041

TrimFast Group, Inc. Announces NUTRITIONCAFE.COM the Internet's Newest Online Community TAMPA, Fla.--(BW HealthWire)--April 26, 1999--TrimFast Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TRIM) has announced plans to launch an Internet Community Website (www.nutritioncafe.com) on June 1st of 1999 through a joint venture marketing agreement with Internet Marketing Consortium, Inc. Internet Marketing Consortium, Inc.'s portfolio includes holdings in 200 companies, among these are TV Guide, World Net.com and Shopping.com (OTC BB:IBUY). Their sites are currently experiencing approximately 170 million hits per month. It is reported that Internet traffic is doubling every 100 days and that the Internet economy, now reported at $200 billion, is expected to grow to $954 billion by 2002. The NutritionCafe website is strategically poised to become the leading supplier of quality Health & Nutrition products available on the Internet. NutritionCafe is projected to include over 10,000 vitamins, herbs, dietary supplements and homeopathic products sold to members at distributor wholesale prices. Members will enjoy discounts of up to 70% on their supplement needs including well known brands such as: TrimFast, Body Life Sciences, Prolab, Twinlabs, MetRx and many others. President & CEO of TrimFast Group, Inc. Mr. Michael Muzio commented: ''It is anticipated that the NutritionCafe Site will allow TrimFast Group, Inc.'s subsidiaries, TrimFast, Inc. and Body Life Sciences, Inc. maximum exposure in the marketplace and expanded wholesale shopping through the net.'' TrimFast is pleased to announce that NEXTDigital of Tampa, Florida will be responsible for designing and maintaining the Site. NEXTDigital (www.nextdigital.com) is one of America's leading full-service Internet/Web application & development companies creating e-commerce Web applications, high-end Web design, interactive programming, database integration, real time credit card processing and Internet marketing services. Its customers include several publicly-traded companies, including Oracle, Florida Progress, Jabil Circuit and Transitions Optical. For more information contact Arthur Fyvolent at NEXTDigital: 813/835-8812. Part of the rapidly growing nutraceutical industry, TrimFast Group, Inc. (OTC BB:TRIM) is a formulator, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of innovative nutraceutical products for both the wholesale and retail channels. The Company's products are targeted to health and fitness conscious consumers under the brand names of TrimFast (Herbal Plus)(tm), Immune Blast(tm), Max Impact(tm), St. John's Wort(tm), TrimFast(tm), Sudden Energy(tm), Ginseng Zing(tm), HumaTropin am, HumaTropin pm, MyoBlast(tm), MyoBlast II(tm), Kicks(tm), Chewable Multi Vitamins, SomaBlast and Muscle Recovery. The company also distributes for Weider Nutrition Int: (NYSE:WNI-Y), TwinLabs (Nasdaq:TWLB - news) and Nature (Nasdaq:NATR - news). Statements included within this news release that are not historical in nature constitute forward-looking statements for the purposes of the safe harbor provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Investors are cautioned that this news release contains certain such forward-looking statements that involve substantial risks and uncertainties. When used, the words ''anticipate,'' ''believe,'' ''estimate,'' ''expect,'' and similar expressions as they relate to the company or its management are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. The company's actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from the results expressed in, or implied by, these forward looking statements. Further management discussion of risks and uncertainties can be found in the company's quarterly filing with the Securities Exchange Commission and other periodic filings. Contact: TrimFast Group Inc., Tampa Michael J. Muzio, President 813/275-0050 or Internet Marketing Consortium, Jenkintown, Pa. 215/887-5700 biz.yahoo.com Regards, Jeff

To: Matt Brown who wrote (851)	4/26/1999 10:03:00 AM
From: T. Ambrose	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5041

Hey Matt, can you tell me why the bid price is sometimes higher than the ask? I'm trying to figure out what it could mean in terms of the direction the stock may take. I read about this somewhere, but evidently my retention was low that day... Thanks for any input.

To: Matt Brown who wrote (851)	4/26/1999 10:55:00 AM
From: SteelerStu	Respond to of 5041

KYOM NEWS --- news just hit. (COMTEX) B: CATHAYONLINE INC. TO ACQUIRE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (I B: CATHAYONLINE INC. TO ACQUIRE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER (ISP) & E-Commerce Company In China NEW YORK, April 26 /PRNewswire/ -- CathayOnline Inc. (formerly Kyocera Management, Ltd.) (OTC Bulletin Board: KYOM) is pleased to announce it has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to acquire an established ISP and E-Commerce company in the Peoples Republic of China ("China") upon the completion of satisfactory due diligence and the receipt of a favorable legal opinion. The Company has initially targeted Sichuan province with a population in excess of one hundred (100) million people to launch this project. The project has been in operation for the past 2 years and is the sole private/foreign-owned provider in the province of Sichuan. There are three additional government operated ISP providers in this province. This acquisition, with existing revenues, would serve as the platform to grow in the ISP and E-Commerce business in China. China now uses the Internet as a tool for business and trade, with an estimated 2 million users in place, it is expected to surpass 10 million users in the year 2000. Today internet use in China is growing much faster than anywhere else in Asia and is second only to the United States. This project confirms the focus of the Company to engage in businesses that provide significant cash flow opportunities, with experienced and proven management in place. More information can be obtained about CathayOnline by visiting wvfg.com . For further information, please contact: WorldVision Financial (Keith Baldridge) Tel: 1-888-345-6060 or 1-407-834-8944 Statements included in this press release which are not historical in nature, are intended to be, and are hereby identified as "forward-looking statements" for purposes of the safe harbor provided by Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended by Public Law 104-67. Forward- looking statements may be identified by words including "anticipate," "believe," "intends," "estimates," "expect," and similar expressions. The Company cautions readers that forward-looking statements, including without limitation, those relating to the Company's future business prospects are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements. SOURCE CathayOnline Inc. -0- 4/26/99 /CONTACT: Keith Baldridge, WorldVision Financial, 888-345-6060, or 407-834-8944/ /Web site: wvfg.com (KYOM) CO: CathayOnline Inc. ST: New York, China IN: MLM SU: TNM * end of story *