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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 29, 2011– Changing the Way People Create, Connect & Share Their Lifetime Digital Content Online
WEB 2.0 EXPO SAN FRANCISCO – March 29, 2011 – ZeroDesktop™, Inc., provider of next-generation Web Desktop solutions, today announced its global launch of ZeroPC™, a revolutionary cloud-based "transferable, lifetime Web desktop" that empowers consumers, schools and business users to securely move their full desktop experience online using any browser and Web-enabled device. ZeroPC provides the most comprehensive and functional desktop in the cloud with its rich combination of supported Web apps, local apps and native apps ranging from productivity tools to collaboration to social networks. ZeroPC users only pay for what they use, and there are no subscriptions required or software to install.
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"In our Internet-connected world, we all have digital content and applications that have become scattered across multiple devices and websites with too many logins to remember," said Young Song, CEO of ZeroDesktop, Inc. "Cloud computing is becoming a vital part of everyday life, and ZeroPC makes it easy to not only consolidate your documents, photos and other personal or business files, but for sharing your virtual desktop and collaborating with others online. We are pleased to provide the complete ZeroPC service to customers in Asia and Europe, as well as the USA."
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Transferable Desktop Makes Sharing Content Easy. With a few simple clicks, users can easily select any content they want to share, customize their virtual desktop 'look and feel', and then publish the desktop to share with anyone. The designated friend or colleague will receive a secure URL to instantly login using any browser, and will gain full access to content and desktop applications in the shared desktop. Users can specify any desired duration for sharing their desktop content—up to a few days to weeks for collaboration on group projects, a few months for clubs/organizations, or indefinitely for sharing with friends or family. Unlike other services, ZeroPC will automatically disable sharing after the publishing period expires without the need to manually delete files or remove user access. Interactive "Round-Table" Collaboration. Through ZeroPC's strategic partnership with Talkwheel.com, users can have real-time communications online as a group, plus share their documents, photos or social content while interacting together.
Universal Inbox & Messenger: Users can aggregate and manage all their personal and business email accounts and social networking messages in a single location. It is convenient to read and reply to Gmail, Yahoo or other IMAP accounts, plus Facebook and Twitter messages. Universal messenger enables users to automatically sign-in to all their IM accounts with popular services from one place, see people online and chat with friends directly from a browser.
Pay Only for What You Use. Starting from only $1 per month, users have full access to all of ZeroPC's rich functions and applications, and up to 50GB of storage for their content. End-users are not required to pay any subscription fees, and simply "pay-as-they-go" for the amount of data transfer and storage needed. Typical usage may range from $2-3 per month, which is a significant savings compared to other subscription models. Customers who sign up now will receive $10 in welcome credits to try the ZeroPC service.
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Contact: Pattie Adams 650-585-4455 pattie@zerodesktop.com www.zeropc.com
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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 25, 2011– Solodev, a leading website design and software development company with a fully customizable website content management system, has designed and built a dynamic new website for one of Florida's leading construction contractors, Roger B. Kennedy, Inc.
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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 24, 2011– The biggest problem with spyware is that it can be completely fatal to a computer system. Once a computer system has been compromised, there is practically nothing that a user can do to prevent it from taking over many of the vital functions of the computer and from stealing your private information. In the past, the only way to solve this problem was to completely wipe the hard drive and to reinstall the operating system. Not only was this process extremely costly and time-consuming, but it also meant that all of the data on a computer system would be lost.
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PRLog (Press Release) – Mar 22, 2011 – With market competition at an all time high and price plans hitting base level, mobile operators are looking for new and innovative ways to capture a battery rc helicopter nd secure the attention of customers to maximise retention and value.
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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 18, 2011– EverydaySource.com announced that they have added a variety of iPad 2 accessories to their wide selection of electronic accessories. The addition of iPad 2 accessories will complement an existing inventory consisting of cell phone accessories, MP3 accessories, video game accessories, and more.
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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 18, 2011– EverydaySource.com announced that they have added a variety of iPad 2 accessories to their wide selection of electronic accessories. The addition of iPad 2 accessories will complement an existing inventory consisting of cell phone accessories, MP3 accessories, video game accessories, and more.
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PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 17, 2011– Tel Aviv - Gizmox, the developer of the award-winning Visual WebGui (VWG) and cloud Platform, announced today that the Visual WebGui Instant CloudMove solution will now be available through the Windows Azure Marketplace. The partnership highlights Gizmox's support of Windows Azure and provides enterprise customers with the shortest path to enabling their client/server applications on the cloud.
VWG enables the auto-transposition of application code that runs locally as a client/server application into an application that runs natively on Windows Azure as a rich Web application which can then be accessed in a secure-by-design mode from any plain browser including cross mobile and tablet devices and OSs. Instant CloudMove was designed to enable the transformation of client/server code to the Web or cloud. The solution targets the architectural gap between desktop and the Web/cloud by bridging that gap using a virtualization layer atop a Microsoft ASP.NET-based Web server.
Instant CloudMove supports the transformation of code from various client/server technologies such as Visual Basic 6, Oracle Forms, Power Builder, COBOL, Magic & others, as well as Microsoft .NET (Visual Basic.NET & C#), into rich Web or mobile secured-by-design browser based applications that run natively on Windows Azure. This means the application runs as native Web or cloud whilst maintaining its pure .NET code, and that the entire process can be done without disrupting the use of the application on the original platform. This was demonstrated in a joint webcast presented by Gizmox and the Windows Azure team. Get the webcast recording here: http://www.visualwebgui.com/OpenLink.aspx?linkid=348
"Microsoft is excited to feature Gizmox's Visual WebGui Instant CloudMove in the Windows Azure Marketplace," said Aashish Dhamdhere, senior product marketing manager for Windows Azure at Microsoft Corp. "Through VWG, customers can easily migrate applications to Windows Azure with minimal cost and disruption." Gizmox is one of the lead partners in Microsoft's Building Blocks Initiative- a new program to onboard technology and business partners to accelerate the adoption and penetration of Windows Azure with ISVs, Enterprise Developers and IT Pros. Under this initiative Microsoft supports partners who have developed Windows Azure applications that could catalyze and ease the adoption of Windows Azure for the end customers.
"We are delighted that Microsoft is featuring our technology in the Windows Azure Marketplace" commented Navot Peled, President of Gizmox. "Instant CloudMove is the native .NET to Web/cloud application move solution that addresses the tens of billions of client/server lines of code in the enterprises - particularly Visual Basic 6 and .NET, and offers the shortest path to Windows Azure. It also offers the shortest path from legacy systems such as COBOL, Oracle Forms, Power Builder and others to Windows Azure. The joint offering also includes special pricing to encourage enterprises to move to the cloud. We offer attractive proof of concept programs that lets enterprises build their confidence with Visual WebGui and Windows Azure. Other alternatives such as desktop and application virtualization are very restrictive in terms of scalability, security and accessibility. Offering the VWG solution in the Windows Azure Marketplace will ensure that those enterprises wishing to migrate to the cloud can enjoy all the benefits that our solution offers."
The joint offering is available from the Windows Azure Marketplace:http://windowsazure.pinpoint.microsoft.com/en-US/applica ...
About Visual WebGui Visual WebGui, www.visualwebgui.com, is the first secured-by-design .NET open source Ajax empowered Web/Cloud and Mobile HTML and HTML5-based application platform. It reproduces uncompromised desktop functionality richness on the Web, Cloud and Mobile at commoditized costs. The Visual WebGui solution offers features that build, migrate, run and manage Web, Cloud and Mobile applications. It removes the Ajax complexities and limitations for business applications, as well as the web cloud and mobile's single most limiting factor – the network limitation. It enables applications of any size and weight to be used on desktop, web, cloud and mobile from the same codebase, essentially forever changing the way businesses use web, cloud and mobiles for their organizational needs. In 3 years, Visual WebGui has more than 700,000 downloads of its software and over 35,000 VWG applications that are already in production, at first tier organizations such as SAP, IBM, Israel Aerospace Industry, Visa, Texas Instruments, banks, medical, government and military institutions.
Media Contact: Aaron Godfrey NCSM Strategic Marketing T: +44 (208) 150 6940 or +972-545-346870 Skype: ncsm.strategic.marketing www.ncsm.co.il
PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 17, 2011– Bangalore, India March 15, 2011: MindTree Limited, a global IT Solutions and Product Engineering Service company today announced that it has secured its first major SAP support deal in the UK having been selected by 2e2, Europe's fastest growing ICT lifecycle services provider, as a long term applications outsourcing partner. MindTree will provide SAP helpdesk, support and development work for 2e2's clients.
The appointment of MindTree will allow 2e2 to redirect employees in the UK into more customer facing and consultative roles, providing a sharper focus for the business. A formal inauguration of the 2e2 offshore centre at MindTree Bangalore will take place in April.
"This will increase MindTree's reach and ability to service local requirements in the UK and perfectly complements our experience of providing offshore expertise in SAP and other enterprise applications," said Tridip Saha, MindTree's UK Head. "Partnering with 2e2 also gives us the opportunity to work with clients in areas new to us such as the construction industry. The complementary nature of MindTree and 2e2's service offerings in the UK market should mean significant benefits will flow through to both companies."
"Partnering with MindTree will improve delivery of our SAP services and will also lead to increased customer satisfaction, said Nick Grossman, Business Development Director of 2e2. "Our experience of working with MindTree has been very positive and we are already looking at expanding the footprint of the offshore development centre into other areas of our business."
PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 07, 2011– Bellevue, WA – Wolters Kluwer Health, a leading global provider of information for healthcare professionals and students, announced today several new improvements have been added to Sentri7, a web-based, enterprise-wide electronic surveillance application that helps hospital staff identify at-risk patients.
Pharmacy teams now have the option of a patient-by-patient workflow for use on rounds, and flow sheets to track medications and lab results over multiple days. Pharmacy users can also write rules against previous interventions and follow-up dates.
"These new workflow improvements in Sentri7 will make our anticoagulation monitoring process completely paperless," said Gerry Migaki, Pharmacy Clinical Coordinator at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center. "This will be a big help to us, as we want to remove paper from the process as much as possible."
The Infection Prevention module now has an auto-populating antibiogram and NHSN uploading capabilities for BSIs, SSIs, Procedures and ICU summary data. Procedure forms can be pre-populated with clinical data from OR feeds. New reports include MDROs, device-associated infections and SSIs by location; NHSN benchmark reports; and a standardized infection ratio (SIR) report for CLABSIs.
Sentri7 by Pharmacy OneSource combines medication, laboratory, patient, radiology and surgery data to facilitate earlier, better, and more consistent interventions. Accelerating workflows can lead to shorter lengths of stay, lower costs, improved patient safety and reduced antibiotic resistance... in short: speed saves lives.
More information about Sentri7 can be found at www.sentri7.com.
About Pharmacy OneSource Pharmacy OneSource is healthcare's #1 Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) provider. Our more than 100 innovative team members provide best-in-class, SaaS solutions to current and future challenges within health-systems worldwide. Our SaaS solutions contribute to swift and safe healthcare through earlier, easier and better access to data. More than 1,300 healthcare organizations worldwide utilize our HIPAA compliant web-based services.
Pharmacy OneSource is part of Wolters Kluwer Health (Philadelphia, PA), a leading provider of information and business intelligence for students, professionals and institutions in medicine, nursing, allied health and pharmacy. Major brands include traditional publishers of medical and drug reference tools, journals, and textbooks, such as Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; and electronic information providers, such as Ovid®, UpToDate®, Medi-Span®, Facts & Comparisons® and ProVation® Medical.
Wolters Kluwer Health is part of Wolters Kluwer, a market-leading global information services company focused on professionals with annual revenues (2009) of £3.4 billion ($4.8 billion), approximately 19,300 employees worldwide and operations in over 40 countries across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific, and Latin America. Visit our website, YouTube or follow @Wolters_Kluwer on Twitter for more information about our market positions, customers, brands, and organization.
PRLog (Press Release)– Mar 07, 2011– Ruden McClosky Adds New Associate Albert D. Gibson to join the firm's Litigation Practice Group
FT. LAUDERDALE, FLA – March 7, 2011 – Florida-based Ruden McClosky P.A. announces that Albert D. Gibson has joined the firm's Litigation Practice Group. In this capacity, Mr. Gibson will serve as an associate at the firm's Ft. Lauderdale office located at 200 E. Broward Blvd., Suite 1500.
Gibson concentrates his practice on commercial litigation, representing clients in matters involving complex business litigation; collection; foreclosure prosecution and defense; corporate law; and insurance defense including newsmatic.com">automobile, medical malpractice and premises liability. He has served as lead plaintiff's counsel and lead defense counsel on both bench and jury trials, and has practiced as an appellate attorney representing clients before the Florida District Court of Appeals.
Gibson is a member of The Florida Bar, Business Law Section and Young Lawyers Division. He is a former member of the board of directors of the South Miami-Kendall Bar Association (SMKBA) and is a founder and past president of the SMKBA Young Lawyers Section.
Gibson is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Courts, Southern and Middle Districts of Florida.
Gibson earned his juris doctorate, cum laude, from the University of Miami School of Law (2007); a master's degree in business administration from Villanova University (2005); and a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from the University of Delaware (2003).
Ruden McClosky P.A., one of Florida's longest standing full-service law firms, represents regional, national, and international clients with business interests throughout the state. With offices across Florida, Ruden McClosky is fueled by strong client relationships, a roster of experienced attorneys, and a commitment to delivering superior client service with a focus on results. Among the most respected law firms in the state for more than 50 years, Ruden McClosky's culture is grounded in professionalism, diversity, and civic involvement. For more information please visit www.ruden.com.
They live in the only U.S. state besides Hawaii that bans residents from keeping ferrets as pets, forcing an untold number of Californians to keep their beloved weasels hidden from the public.
But these renegade ferret lovers have no plans to abandon their long, furry friends. Instead, they're ramping up their campaign to persuade lawmakers, wildlife regulators and the public that it's time to overturn a ban that's been in place for nearly 80 years.
"There is no reason the ownership of the domesticated ferret should be illegal in California," said Pat Wright, who heads the Legalize Ferrets campaign, told the California Fish and Game Commission in February. "These guys are part of our family. The pet-human bond is a strong one, and you're stepping on it."
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"We are already overrun with nonnative species in the state of California," said Jim Kellogg, the commission's president. "There's no reason for us to legalize one more animal that could come into California and do damage to our native species."
Wildlife officials say ferrets also pose a threat to small children, pointing to reports that a four-month-old baby in Missouri had several fingers chewed off by his family's pet ferret in January.
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Kellogg says the state should enforce the ban on ferrets and even the sale of ferret supplies, but the Department of Fish and Game just doesn't have the resources for strong enforcement.
"We know they're here," Kellogg said, but the state's overstretched game wardens "have way more important issues than cracking down on ferrets."
A member of the weasel family, ferrets are playful newsmatic.com">carnivores that are believed to have been domesticated more than 2,000 years ago. Until recently, they were mainly used for hunting and pest control.
Many U.S. states used to prohibit ferrets, but most of those bans were lifted over the past 25 years as the slinky-like creatures became increasingly popular pets.
California's community of underground ferret owners is fighting to changing that. They say they're tired of having to keep their pets secret and live with the constant fear that their weasels could be taken away.
Many owners have had their ferrets confiscated by law enforcement after an angry neighbor, co-worker or family member reported them to state authorities, said Debby Greatbanks, a member of Sacramento-based West Coast Ferrets.
"All it takes is one phone call to ruin a ferret owner's day," said Greatbanks, who has a permit to house confiscated or disnewsmatic.com">carded ferrets and transport them out of state. "Just going through your routine day, you have to keep your ferrets underground. You don't know who to tell."
California ferret owners have been pushing for legalization for more than 20 years, but so far have failed to convince state wildlife regulators and lawmakers to take ferrets off the list of prohibited wild animals.
In 2004, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed legislation that would have decriminalized ferret ownership in California.
At the request of wildlife officials, the legalization campaign commissioned a recent California State University, Sacramento study, which concluded ferrets pose little danger to the state's wildlife, environment or people, except infants and small children. The 177-page report found that domesticated ferrets can only survive in the wild a few days, no feral colony has been found in the U.S. and ferrets are much less dangerous that dogs.
But the fish and game commission said the study did not meet the standards for triggering a formal review of legalization.
Advocates are arguing that legalizing ferrets could give an economic boost to cash-strapped California by providing tax revenues from sales of ferrets, which cost about $150 each. They say the vast majority of ferrets sold in neighboring states end up in California, which loses out on those sales.
"I don't think there's any doubt that the sale of pet ferrets would generate an economic benefit for the state," said Michael Maddox, vice president of government affairs for the Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council.
But even if they can't overturn the ban, California ferret owners say they have no plans to give up their beloved pets.
Jeremy Trimm said he's been fascinated with ferrets since he saw the 1982 film "The Beastmaster" as a kid. He got his first ones when he lived in Indiana several years ago and couldn't give them up when he moved back to his native California. He currently keeps six of them at his home near Sacramento.
"They come into your life and you can't get rid of them," Trimm said. "They are the most incredible, happy creatures that you'll ever meet."
Most of the awards that she received for her role as a poverty-stricken child in the Osnewsmatic.com">car-winning film were destroyed in the blaze that erupted in the Garib Nagar slum late Friday, the 12-year-old said.
She said that she and other members of her family were watching television when they heard shouts of a fire and ran out of their tin-roofed shanty.
"We just grabbed what we could and dashed out. The fire spread so fast we couldn't get back in," said Rafiq Ali, Rubina's father.
Rubina said she had lost all her awards and her collection of newspaper clippings and photographs from the success of the 2008 film.
"It's all gone. Even my best clothes, everything," a tearful-sounding Rubina said over the telephone.
The child star said the family was yet to move into a new apartment paid for by a trust set up by the film's director, Danny Boyle.
Rubina played the young Latika in "Slumdog Millionaire," the rags-to-riches blockbuster that won eight Osnewsmatic.com">cars.
Po lice were investigating the cause of the fire, which left 21 people injured and 2,000 homeless.
Fires often break out in Mumbai's sprawling slums, usually sparked by electrical short circuits from the many thousands of illegal power connections.
Washington coach Flip Saunders says Young is out because he has the flu, and Howard will sit because of a pulled left hamstring.
Young leads the Wizards with 17.9 points a game. Howard missed 21 games in January and February due to a sore left knee, but has averaged 8.9 points and 4.3 rebounds in 16 games.
Minnesota's Wes Johnson was also out for the second straight game with flulike symptoms. The Timberwolves' Darko Milicic missed his third straight game for personal reasons, and Martell Webster was out for the seventh game in a row due to a sore back.
The immigration measures approved by both chambers Friday night would allow illegal immigrants to get a permit to work in Utah. But they also include a requirement that police check the immigrant status of anyone stopped for a felony or serious misdemeanor.
Supporters say the entire package balances economic needs and compassion, while opponents argue it will likely encourage more illegal immigration.
Lawmakers initially balked at the enforcement measure, HB 497, because of what some viewed as a likely backlash. But sponsor Rep. Stephen Sandstrom, R-Orem, garnered enough support for passage after amending it to focus on more serious crimes.
The Arizona law approved last year drew nationwide controversy over provisions requiring police, while enforcing other laws, to question a person's immigration status if they have reasonable suspicion they're here illegally. That aspect of the law was put on hold by a federal judge.
The Senate sponsor, Sen. Margaret Dayton, R-Orem, said it was a "Utah effort" that distanced the state from criticisms leveled at Arizona's law.
Rep. Bill Wright, R-Holden, the sponsor of the bill creating the guest worker program, HB 116, said if the state can secure a federal waiver the program could become a model for the entire country.
It would allow illegal immigrants to get a permit to live and work in Utah with their families.
The most vocal critic, Rep. Chris Herrod, R-Provo, said a guest worker program would draw more illegal immigrants to Utah.
"People think we'll be seen as compassionate," Herrod said. "People will actually see us as weak. They will see we don't care about the rule of law."
Other measures in the package easily passed the two chambers.
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Associated Press reporter Chi-Chi Zhang contributed to this report.
Cervelli was hurt when he fouled a ball off his foot Wednesday against Houston, and the break is above the toes. Yankees manager Joe Girardi announced the extent of the injury before Friday night's game against Boston.
Test results will be reviewed by a foot specialist. It's not known how long it will take for Cervelli to complete a rehab program once the boot is removed.
"How long it would take after, if it was healed, you don't know," Girardi said.
Girardi said there are no current plans to use Jorge Posada, who is moving from catcher to designated hitter this season, behind the plate in spring training games.
"I can't tell you 100 percent, exactly, what's going to happen over the next four weeks," Girardi said. "I can't. Just like I wouldn't have predicted this, but right now I don't plan on having him really catch in a game. We'll see what the other guys can do."
Jesus Montero, Austin Romine and Gustavo Molina are the top contenders to back up starter Russell Martin, who had offseason surgery to repair a minor tear in his right knee.
"We still have plenty of guys here that could earn that spot," Girardi said. "Basically what it does, it eliminates a catcher from the opening day competition."
Cervelli does not have much luck in spring training. Last season he was sidelined with a concussion and in 2008 he broke his wrist in a collision at the plate.
"He's had a rough go at spring training," Girardi said. "I feel for him. You could see the disappointment when we walked over to tell him."
Montero played at Triple-A last season and Romine was in Double-A. Molina has 23 games of major league experience, including four with the Red Sox last season.
"When you look at Montero and Romine, the one thing they're lacking was the big league experience," Girardi said. "But, they're not lacking in talent. We're not sure, if it's one of the kids, how they're going to handle it, but we might find out."
NOTES: RHP Rafael Soriano, the former Tampa Bay closer who be the primary eighth-inning setup man for closer Mariano Rivera, threw 20 pitches during his first batting practice session. Bradley Suttle and Daniel Brewer put the ball in play in just three of 11 swings. "Probably as many swings and misses in a batting practice session as I've ever seen," Girardi said. Soriano could be ready for his first game action after one more BP outing.
Seagrave, 56, played a key role in AP's efforts to mine new sources of digital revenue as it brought in less money from financially struggling newspapers and broadcasters during the past two years. Last year, she helped negotiate new licensing agreements with two of the Internet's biggest companies, Google Inc. and Yahoo Inc.
Fee reductions for U.S. newspapers and broadcasters contributed to declines in AP's revenue in 2009 and 2010, marking the first time that the 165-year-old cooperative has suffered back-to-back reductions in annual revenue since the Great Depression. AP CEO Tom Curley has predicted that revenue will increase again this year.
In an e-mail Friday to co-workers, Seagrave described the move as an irresistible opportunity to return to her New England roots. She grew up in Darien, Conn., and has spent parts of the summers in a family house in Maine, where she also attended Bowdoin College.
"AP is in excellent hands, and ready for its own next evolution," Seagrave wrote in the e-mail.
The Gazette said Seagrave will start her job there in early April.
The Gazette serves Martha's Vineyard, an affluent island community off the coast of Massachusetts. According to the newspaper, circulation ranges from about 10,000 in the winter to 15,000 in the summer. Retired financier Jerome Kohlberg and his wife, Nancy, bought the newspaper late last year. Kohlberg is best known as a co-founder of the buyout firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.
Seagrave first worked as an AP reporter beginning in 1980 in New Mexico. She left the AP in 1986 to go to graduate school at Harvard University and later worked at legal publications and a business technology news service before rejoining the company in 2003. She has been focused on digital media since she returned to the AP and was promoted to chief revenue officer last year.
Curley praised Seagrave in an internal memo. "Her elegant thinking has helped steer us through very choppy waters as media business models change and evolve," he wrote.
The AP, based in New York, said it has no immediate plans to replace Seagrave. Her duties will be divided among seven other members of AP's management team.
Europe looked as strong as ever.
Martin Kaymer showed why he is No. 1 in the world ranking. Lee Westwood made people wonder why he was.
Bubba Watson and Rickie Fowler, when they're not making videos for Twitter, offered more evidence that their homemade golf swings are just as compelling as their fashion accessories.
And has anyone seen Tiger Woods?
Europe has been the strongest continent in golf over the last year, and Dove Mountain was no exception. Luke Donald of England and Kaymer (Germany) reached the championship match, the second straight year for an all-European final.
Donald was so good that he never trailed after any hole in any of his six matches, and wound up playing fewer holes (89) than the winner of the Bob Hope Classic (92). Who would have guessed that?
After winning, Donald said European golf was going through a "purple patch."
For the Americans, it's more black-and-blue.
Only two Americans have reached the championship match in the last five years — Woods and Stewart Cink in 2008. One year ago, Americans were Nos. 1-2-3 in the world ranking. Europe now occupies the first four spots in the ranking for the first time in nearly two decades. Woods is the highest-ranked American at No. 5, his lowest position since the week before he won the 1997 Masters.
Before anyone writes the Americans off too quickly, they have had six winners on the PGA Tour this year. Then again, their average ranking when they won was No. 171. Watson at Torrey Pines was the only winner inside the top 75.
The best American at the moment? Good question.
Mark Wilson has won twice, at the Sony Open and Phoenix Open, which doesn't exactly make him a favorite at the Masters, where he will be playing a major for only the fourth time.
Wilson advanced to the second round of the Match Play, and that was noteworthy for whom he beat — Dustin Johnson.
There was little debate that Johnson was the most promising young American going into 2011, if not one of the emerging talents in the world. Two months into the season, however, he has only made news because of Natalie Gulbis and Jim Gray.
He was linked romantically to Gulbis until the LPGA star said that Johnson was handling their PR. Meanwhile, Gray was sent home by the Golf Channel for asking Johnson in the middle of his round why he was late to the tee for a two-shot penalty.
Speaking of tardiness, the Match Play Championship renewed talk about the pace of play.
One week after Kevin Na nearly turned Riviera into a five-day tournament, J.B. Holmes took some of the shine off a riveting match because he was so deliberate. Watson rallied from 5 down with eight holes to play to square the match on the 18th and win it on the 19th. But the match took nearly five hours to play, and not all of that is down to rulings from the desert on the final two holes.
The opening match of the tournament between Cink and Ian Poulter took over four hours before it reached the 18th hole. Part of the delay was when they each made double bogey on the par-3 sixth, prompting rules official Stephen Cox to tell Poulter on the next fairway, "Look, I realize you've both taken a trip to In-N-Out for a double-double, but I'd appreciate it if you would pick up the pace."
Watson and Fowler won't get accused of slow play.
Both of them bring old-school qualities to the game, and both are reaching the point where they can move the needle.
Watson, with the pink shaft in his driver and a $525,000 watch he sported from a Richard Mille endorsement, came within one hole of winning the PGA Championship last year. He held off Phil Mickelson to win at Torrey Pines, and showed off his tremendous shotmaking at Dove Mountain. He's always had raw talent. Now he is getting comfortable with the spotlight.
Fowler, dressed in pink from his shoes to his cap, hit two of the most impressive shots all week with his 4-iron to 15 feet for eagle on the 11th and a 4-iron to 2 feet for eagle on the 13th to hand Mickelson is worst loss ever in the event.
Fowler went down the next day, not unusual at this tournament. He has all the tools to be a star except the most important asset, which is a trophy. But as Mickelson said in defeat, "I think he's going to do a lot for American golf."
Mickelson remains an enigma. He played six straight weeks, from Abu Dhabi to Dove Mountain, with only one chance at winning.
That's still one more chance than Woods, who remains the biggest mystery in golf.
There is not much to say about the former No. 1, although that didn't stop TV commentary from gushing that swing coach Sean Foley said Woods' spin rate and launch angle were leveling out. Good to know.
He lost on the 19th hole to Thomas Bjorn with a swing Woods had to rehearse too many times and a 3-wood into the desert. It wasn't as awful as it looked, for the right side of the fairway is the best angle to make birdie. Even so, he would have been better off missing the 8-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole that forced overtime than losing the way he did.
Johnny Miller compared Woods with Mike Tyson, not because of Iron Mike's criminal behavior and outrageous comments, but because he was never the same after losing to Buster Douglas.
The longer Woods goes without winning, it's not unreasonable to wonder about that.
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