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BEN is a privately held corporation engaged in the business of producing,
acquiring and distributing high quality informational , educational
programming, which is entertaining to a national audience of African-American
viewers . African-Americans watch more television and listen to more radio per
person per household than any other ethnic group, regardless of age or sex. Future
events and actual results could differ materially from those set forth in,
contemplated by or underlying the forward-looking statements .-based ypOne Publishing, today becomes the largest
independent directory publisher in Ontario with the launch of five new
Phone Guide yellow pages shopping directories in Ottawa, Brampton,
Chatham , Elgin, and Sarnia."
ypOne Canada, Ltd has been publishing directories in Southern
Ontario under its PhoneGuide brand for more than eight years.

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In response to the outstanding growth and expansion of the products and
services it provides, HarvestINFO has planned additional expansions in the
areas of customer services, sales, and new product development. Our clients are aggressively moving to our Marketplace Local
portal, leading to dramatic increases in page views, unique visitors and
incremental online revenue gains," said Scott Bailey, CEO and Founder of
HarvestINFO. BEN's programs, which
have received an award from the Film Advisory Board for excellence in family
programming, does present the views and perspectives of African-Americans. Forward-looking statements are inherently subject to risks
and uncertainties, some of which cannot be predicted or quantified."
The Phone Guide has already begun its sales campaign, calling on
businesses in Ottawa, Halifax, Chatham, Elgin , and Sarnia.
"ypOne is a strong, growing, competitive directory publisher," said
Jensen.
"This partnership enables us to combine the strength of our product
with the recognition of the EastLink brand and community presence,"
said Campbell. ypOne Publishing, LP continues to actively seek
expansion opportunities in both the U.

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HarvestINFO, the market leader in local
online marketplace portal solutions for the newspaper industry, continues
to expand its corporate headquarters in Mason, Ohio , with a rapid infusion
of talent with 20 new employees.phoneguide.

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"This
announcement marks a milestone in our continuing expansion in Canada
and in our commitment to publish the most comprehensive directories in
the markets we serve.yponepublishing., a London-based company formerly known as Southwestern
Publishing. currently
distributes 994,000 directories with distribution expected to increase
to 1,800,000.com) and
Halyard Capital Fund, (www.S.

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This
expansion will add 20 new employees to HarvestINFO's staff by mid-2005.

About HarvestINFO

HarvestINFO was founded in 1996 and is located in Mason, Ohio.S.com
Advertisers will benefit from the Phone Guide's wider scope to
match consumers' shopping and travel patterns and a Call Measurement
System that proves the value of their ads by enabling them to track
and analyze calls generated by their ads. Ultimately, we
plan to publish directories from coast to coast.com), a member of BMO
Financial Group.

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We are experiencing tremendous growth in our product lines and
company.com. HarvestINFO provides newspapers with the #1 local/regional
shopping solution for all advertisement types. (Pink Sheets: MEIC) announced today it has signed a letter
agreement with BEN Asset Group ("BEN") and its subsidiary Black Education
Network to develop two pilot shows for series for presentation to the
satellite radio industry , including Sirius and XM Radio, as well as for other
forms of media distribution.tv

Safe Harbor:
This release may contain forward looking-statements that involve risks and
uncertainties .

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PRESS RELEASE HarvestINFO(TM) Corporate Expansion Continues in 2005

The second program will focus on health disparity issues that are
plaguing the African-American communities nationwide. The risks and
uncertainties to which forward-looking statements are subject to include, but
are not limited to, our success in selling our products and services, our
success in raising the necessary funding required, competition and other
material risks.
"Our new directories present tremendous growth opportunities for
us in Ontario," said Campbell. There are currently 109 Canadian employees. and Canada.

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These statements may differ materially from actual future
events or results .

Publishing Writers

HOUSTON----ypOne Canada, a
subsidiary of U.com), the eastern Canadian communications and
entertainment provider. Advertisers consistently find advertising in
ypOne directories to be a cost effective alternative generating
increased value and return on investment for their advertising
dollars.
currently publishes 16 directory titles, and following this
announcement , that number will rise to 22.yponepublishing.

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Distribution of the new directories nearly doubles the size of the
company's distribution in Canada.
Other unique features of the new Phone Guides include
easy-to-search government pages, coupons, postal codes, larger print,
golf and restaurant guides, and electronic yellow pages, which can be
found at www.8 million directories in the United States
and Canada.

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"The investment in HarvestINFO continues more aggressively than ever
before.

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At the same time, the company is launching a new directory in
Halifax, Nova Scotia, marking its first venture in that province. "We are continuing to expand our business in North America. "The
success that PhoneGuide has created is a direct result of delivering
yellow pages that consumers use and advertisers derive value,"
Campbell said. "Our Call Measurement System provides
advertisers with concrete proof that our books are delivering customer
calls to their businesses.

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www . BEN will fill that void in its
partnership with Media International Concepts, Inc. "Halifax is an especially exciting region for us and is
just the beginning of our expansion beyond Ontario.
"PhoneGuide advertisers enjoy strong results from our
directories," said Campbell.

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Contact:
Michael Marcovsky
310-216-7745

"
Jensen said ypOne continues to plan for growth in new markets.

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We are clearly moving
closer to out goal of being the book of choice for all households and
businesses in Ontario.

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African-Americans have not been targeted nationwide as intelligent viewers of
informative yet entertaining programming.eastlink. The company's chief investors are
Halyard Capital Fund of New York and Frontenac Company of Chicago. Gary Campbell, Director of
Canadian operations , is heading up the expansion effort. "These are strategic growth decisions
and the first of many planned expansion stages. The call counts continue to increase, year
over year, confirming that we are giving both consumers and
advertisers high value."

About the PhoneGuide/ Access Pages

The PhoneGuide (www.

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"Last year we finished rounding out our excellent leadership
team and they are now building out their own respective teams."

To learn more about HarvestINFO, visit their website at
www. The
expansion in Halifax is being undertaken in partnership with EastLink
(www.
In Halifax, ypOne has entered a unique co-branding partnership
with local communications and entertainment provider EastLink to
provide directories to all households and businesses in this market.ca) has been published in
Southwestern Ontario since 1997. ypOne Canada Ltd.

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Today
HarvestINFO serves over 400 newspapers worldwide, representing over 50
publishers.
The new books, nearly 1 million in total, will be delivered to
every home and business in these new markets beginning this fall. The first London area PhoneGuide took on traditional phone
directories in late 1997 by offering unique features such as large
print, postal codes beside listings, community information, maps, and
talking pages. The PhoneGuide acquired Access Pages in 2004.halyardcapital.

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All the programs will
be solution oriented.

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An effort
that will ensure that HarvestINFO continues to stay ahead of the
growth/capacity curve.

Media International Concepts Inc. Signs Agreement With Black Education Network

LOS ANGELES, Media International
Concepts, Inc. One of the pilot programs will focus on national
issues of concern of the Congressional Black Caucus and the African-American
community.
"Today we are connecting buyers and sellers in these six markets
in a unique and powerful way," said ypOne President Erik Jensen. The
Brampton sales campaign begins in late May.

"
The new Phone Guides will provide consumers with the same
content-rich features that users enjoy in other ypOne markets,
including full color city and area maps and community pages that
contain points of interest, community events, easy-to-find school
pages, and stadium seating charts.

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About ypOne Canada Ltd

Doing business as Phone Guide/Access Pages, ypOne Canada Ltd.frontenac.

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About ypOne Publishing, LP

ypOne Publishing, LP (www.com) is a rapidly
growing mid-size North American publisher currently publishing 53
titles and distributing 3. In addition to management, ypOne Publishing , LP enjoys
equity sponsorship from Frontenac Company (www.

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