The swirling rumors of the weekend proved precognizant: Monday afternoon, Microsoft head Satya Nadella confirmed that Tony Bates, Microsoft's executive vice president of business strategy and evangelism (and one-time Skype CEO) is leaving the company, as is marketing EVP Tami Reller. Both were members of Microsoft's senior leadership team.

The shakeup is interesting for a few different reasons, as PCWorld already covered this morning. Beyond Bates' departurewhich was somewhat expected given that he was a top contender for the CEO role assumed by Satya Nadellathe moves result in the ouster of the last of the big brain trust responsible for Windows 8.

Tami Reller.

One-time Windows co-chief Reller joins Steven Sinofsky, Jon DeVaan, and Grant George as a high-profile exit following the release of Microsoft's dramatically reimagined vision for Windowsa reimagining that's now being dialed back. Julie Larson-Green, Reller's partner in Windows presidency post-Sinofsky, has since been reassigned to the newly created "chief experience officer" role in the Applications and Services division.

Reller also reportedly clashed with Scroogled mastermind Mark Penn, who held a role similar to hers.

As expected, advanced strategy EVP Eric Rudder is taking over Bates' responsibilities on an interim basis. Chris Capossela is replacing Reller as chief marketing officer, while Penn is assuming a new role as the chief strategy officer, apparently leaving his former advertising and marketing duties by the wayside. Does that mean Scroogled is dead? One can only hope.

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Melissa Paskvan believes she is a breast cancer survivor today because she didnt listen to her doctors advice nearly five years ago.

The 45-year-old Toledo woman discovered a lump by chance in 2009 while scratching an itch on her ribs just beneath her breast.

But when the mammogram came back negative, her original doctor told her it was probably just a cyst and that she probably shouldnt be too alarmed.

He was really reluctant, and he didnt push to get it looked at. Im glad I didnt listen, Ms. Paskvan said.

She had an ultrasound that showed a 2-centimeter growth, and she insisted that he take a biopsy of the growth immediately.

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Rocksalt won best project at the last awards (Paul Freeman)

KENT'S best buildings will be honoured at the Kent Design & Development Awards.

Mark Sargeant's Rocksalt restaurant in Folkestone, designed by Guy Hollaway Architects, scooped Project of the Year when the biannual awards last took place, and now nominations are open for new construction projects to come forward.

Projects are invited to enter one of five categories: Civils and Infrastructure; Commercial, Industrial and Retail; Environmental Performance; Public Buildings Education and Community; and Residential Major and Minor. Project of the Year is then selected from among the winners.

In 2012, Hythe-based Guy Hollaway Architects design for Rocksalt saw the restaurant win the Commercial, Industrial and Retail category before going on to take the overall prize.

Other winners were Dover Esplanade by Tonkin Liu, Hadlow Colleges Rural Regeneration Centre by Eurobuild, Rosemary Gardens by Golding Homes, Hill House by Hampson Williams, Turner Contemporary by David Chipperfield Architects, and Clay Architecture Ltds Walderslade Primary School.

Nominations for the 2014 Kent Design & Development Awards can be made via tthe KDDA Awards website before June 16.

Jointly organised and sponsored by DHA Planning, Kent County Council and PR agency Maxim and supported by CTP Consulting Engineers, Kent Construction Focus Group, Liberty Property Trust UK and The Woodley Coles LLP.

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