Stewart, Vice President Finance and Administration and Chief
Financial Officer (CFO) will resign from the Company to pursue other business
interests when a suitable replacement can be found. PWC has agreed to provide
its full cooperation in the transition to a new audit firm. After
his presentation , Jackson is scheduled to meet with members of the British
Parliament and various London media outlets ."
Prior to joining GNC, Mr. and Canada and has 1,261 domestic franchised
locations, 1,043 Rite Aid "store-within-a-store" locations and 773
international franchised locations.

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Mr. Fortunato .

GNC, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, operates 2,644 company-
owned stores in the U. GNC is the largest global specialty
retailer of nutritional supplements, which includes vitamin, mineral and
herbal supplements (VMHS), sports nutrition products, diet and energy products
and specialty supplements.

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Mr. WASHINGTON, U.S.
Jackson resigned from his job at the prestigious Goldman Sachs to pursue
"The Apprentice" show opportunity where some 40 million Americans watched the
show's finale.

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Scholarship aid enabled him to pursue his studies.

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Stewart managed the
Company's two private placement equity financings in 2003 and 2004, raising
more than $20 million in total and was a senior member of the integration team
during the Company's merger with Horizon Medical Products.
RITA Medical Systems develops, manufactures and markets innovative
products for cancer patients including radiofrequency ablation (RFA) systems
for treating cancerous tumors as well as percutaneous vascular and spinal
access systems.
Jackson, who along with two business partners, has started his own
development company , Legacy Holdings LLC, will speak to the LSE Business
Society about entrepreneurship, globalization and commercial diplomacy. He is a regular on
the college speaking circuit and has made presentations to several Fortune 500
companies' executives including American Express, PricewaterhouseCoopers and
General Electric.8 billion mixed-used real
estate development called Rosewood located on 500 acres just outside of his
native Washington, D.

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His help will make the transition very smooth.

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Stewart will remain actively
involved as the Company's CFO during the recruiting and transition periods.

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Allen + Caron Inc RITA Medical Systems, Inc.
Versions of the Apprentice will debut in several countries around the
world. Barkus,
President and Chief Executive Officer. Fortunato, a 15-year veteran of
GNC, most recently served as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating
Officer of GNC. Earlier in his career he served as
Controller for Motor Coils Manufacturing Company, a leading manufacturer of
traction motors for locomotives and oil drilling rigs.

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Stewart joined RITA in 2001 as Vice President Finance and
Administration and Chief Financial Officer. Stewart served as the
Company's interim Chief Executive Officer in 2003. DeVivo commented , "We have had an excellent professional relationship
with PWC over a number of years.

'Apprentice ' Runner-Up Kwame Jackson Makes History as First African American To Speak at The London School of Economics Feb. 15th

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About RITA Medical Systems, Inc. The
proprietary RITA system uses radiofrequency energy to heat tissue to a high
enough temperature to ablate it or cause cell death.

Statements in this news release including those related to the hiring of a
new Chief Financial Officer, the associated transition in the Company's
management team, the engagement of a new auditor and the Company 's future
financial and operating performance are forward-looking statements involving
risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in such forward-looking statements.
Jill Bertotti (investors) Joseph DeVivo, President and CEO
Len Hall (media) Stephen Pedroff, VP Marketing Communications
949-474-4300 510-771-0400
jdevivo@ritamed.C.
"Throughout his career at GNC, Joe has demonstrated his ability to make
valuable contributions across many areas of the business," said Mr.

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Stewart's departure, RITA also announced that the Audit
Committee of the Board of Directors will engage a new independent audit firm
after PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PWC) notified the Company that they resigned
as the company's independent auditor effective May 23, 2005. We regret their decision, but understand
that it is the result of PWC's internal strategy and realignment of its
resources.

GNC Promotes Joseph Fortunato to Senior Executive Vice President and COO

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We are confident that, under the audit committee's guidance, a
firm will be engaged soon that will meet the needs of the Company and its
shareholders.com

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While Jackson was the runner up, he has since become one of
reality TV's highest-paid and most sought after speakers. Legacy Holdings -- founded with
business partners Dave Smith and Erik Moses -- announced their plan last fall
to partner with two other firms on an estimated $3.

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In 1840, in Paris, his pamphlet What Is Property? was published and created a sensation with the thesis that property is theft and an impossibility.

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" Mr. Mr. PWC issued
unqualified opinions in RITA's consolidated financial statements for fiscal
years 1997 through 2004, and there were no disagreements between the Company
and PWC on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial
statement disclosure or audit scope or procedures.
"His leadership strengths, combined with his broad GNC experience and depth of
industry knowledge, will be instrumental in furthering his successful track
record in his new position.

Involved with radical politics and in his contact with the Marxists , he soon rejected their doctrine, seeking rather a middle way between socialist theories and classical economics.

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Unrelated to Mr. In March 2000, RITA
became the first RFA Company to receive specific FDA clearance for
unresectable liver lesions in addition to its previous general FDA clearance
for the ablation of soft tissue.
More than 40,000 people visit his website, http://www. Barkus.

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Mr. Joseph DeVivo, President and Chief Executive Officer of RITA Medical,
commented, "I would like to thank Don for his many years of service to RITA
and want to wish him the best as he pursues new opportunities.

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kwamejackson. People
magazine named him one of America's 50 Most Beautiful People for 2004. Fortunato has held numerous positions within the company including
Executive Vice President of Store Operations and Development; Senior Vice
President of Store Development; and Vice President of Financial Operations.

Pierre-Joseph Proudhon (1809-1865):
Proudhon was one of the few great revolutionary leaders of genuinely plebeian origion, his father having been a barrel-maker.

contradictions sensation

, RITA Medical Systems ,
Inc. The executive search firm
Spencer Stuart has been engaged by the Company to assist in the nationwide
recruitment and hiring of a new CFO. Television star Kwame Jackson --
the first runner -up from the inaugural season of NBC's "The Apprentice" --
will be the distinguished guest speaker Tuesday, Feb. Mr.

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He has appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers including:
Fortune, Money , Entrepreneur, Black Enterprise, Vanity Fair, The Washington
Post, New York Times and the Wall Street Journal among others.

From: Prominent Anarchists and Left-Libertarians

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Company to Also Hire New Audit Firm

FREMONT, Calif.
Jackson is the first African American to be hosted by the LSE Student Union
Business Society, known for its outstanding reputation of academic excellence.com,
monthly.

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DeVivo
continued, "I appreciate Don's willingness to continue at RITA during the
search for his replacement. PITTSBURGH, GNC Corporation (GNC) today announced
the promotion of Joseph Fortunato to the position of Senior Executive Vice
President and Chief Operating Officer, reporting directly to Bruce E.

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"
Mr. Information regarding these
and other risks is included in the Company's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission.
Jackson continues to leverage his reality TV fame and celebrity capital to
begin pursuing business opportunities . "Having served in key positions at the height of
GNC's growth, I am enthusiastic about the opportunity to help build on the
inherent strengths of the business and GNC's global brand presence.

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RITA Medical Systems Announces Changes in Management Team

In October 2002, RITA again became the first
company to receive specific FDA clearance, this time, for the palliation of
pain associated with metastatic lesions involving bone. His knowledge, professionalism and steady charm, distinguished
him from the crowd vying to win a position on billionaire developer Donald
Trump's staff.

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Mr. Fortunato was President of Fortunato +
Associates Financial Consulting Group.

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(Nasdaq: RITA), a leader in medical oncology devices, today announced
that Donald J. The Company's oncology product lines include implantable
ports, some of which feature its proprietary Vortex(R) technology; tunneled
central venous catheters; safety infusion sets and peripherally inserted
central catheters used primarily in cancer treatment protocols. 15th at the prestigious
London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) in the United Kingdom. The development will include homes, offices,
restaurants and stores.
"Throughout my GNC tenure, I've had the opportunity to be involved in
areas of the business including operations , business development and finance,"
commented Mr.

His further publications gave him a wide reputation as a radical.

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