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Google kills Wave.

But despite these wins, and numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would have liked. We don’t plan to continue developing Wave as a standalone product, but we will maintain the site at least through the end of the year and extend the technology for use in other Google projects. The central parts of the code, as well as the protocols that have driven many of Wave’s innovations, like drag-and-drop and character-by-character live typing, are already available as open source, so customers and partners can continue the innovation we began. In addition, we will work on tools so that users can easily “liberate” their content from Wave.

Crash on Old Hope Road near RADA Office.

POW, CRASH, BAM. 5:30 woke me up with another  crash on Old Hope Road that runs between Hope Pastures and Mona. I swished some Listerine, slid on the sandals, grabbed my camera and ran! Out of breath I arrived and started snapping away. When I arrived, the last person, a woman, was entering a car to be transported to the hospital.

Accidents draw all sorts of people. Rich, poor, light, mocha and darker. There was the young police officer asking about what it was like as a photographer, the elderly lady in her pink house dress, the cyclists cranking his neck to see as he zooms by, mini-skirts and sticky fingered onlookers too. What a mix it was.

For me one of the most interesting things was connected to a previous accident. Another Suzuki that flipped multiple times and landed smack on it’s top. And all the occupants alighting alive…. I think Suzuki is doing something right with their small cars.

I do hope drag racers on this strip on Old Hope Road slow down. This is the second accident in as many months. It’s not an inherently dangerous road. It just seems like when we see a great stretch of pot-hole free tarmac we skin ketch a fire….slow down…it’s not worth it.

Trust me…

Free WiFi Coming To All U.S. Starbucks Stores Beginning July 1.

Steve Jobs demos Face Time at WWDC2010, an eerie similarity to the 1984 ad.

Did Steve Jobs some how get his image from the future to use in the ad way back in 1984? Hey…just thinking out loud :)

Ever believed something your whole life but never really knew how to put it into words or action-able tasks? As I read this I realized that someone was thinking as I did but had a MUCH better handle on how to express it.

Excerpt from The 100/0 Principle, by Al Ritter

What is the most effective way to create and sustain great relationships with others? It’s The 100/0 Principle: You take full responsibility (the 100) for the relationship, expecting nothing (the 0) in return.

Implementing The 100/0 Principle is not natural for most of us. It takes real commitment to the relationship and a good dose of self-discipline to think, act and give 100 percent.

The 100/0 Principle applies to those people in your life where the relationships are too important to react automatically or judgmentally. Each of us must determine the relationships to which this principle should apply. For most of us, it applies to work associates, customers, suppliers, family and friends.

STEP 1 – Determine what you can do to make the relationship work…then do it. Demonstrate respect and kindness to the other person, whether he/she deserves it or not.

STEP 2 – Do not expect anything in return. Zero, zip, nada.

STEP 3 – Do not allow anything the other person says or does (no matter how annoying!) to affect you. In other words, don’t take the bait.

STEP 4 – Be persistent with your graciousness and kindness. Often we give up too soon, especially when others don’t respond in kind. Remember to expect nothing in return.

At times (usually few), the relationship can remain challenging, even toxic, despite your 100 percent commitment and self-discipline. When this occurs, you need to avoid being the “Knower” and shift to being the “Learner.” Avoid Knower statements/ thoughts like “that won’t work,” “I’m right, you are wrong,” “I know it and you don’t,” “I’ll teach you,” “that’s just the way it is,” “I need to tell you what I know,” etc.

Instead use Learner statements/thoughts like “Let me find out what is going on and try to understand the situation,” “I could be wrong,” “I wonder if there is anything of value here,” “I wonder if…” etc. In other words, as a Learner, be curious!

Principle Paradox

This may strike you as strange, but here’s the paradox: When you take authentic responsibility for a relationship, more often than not the other person quickly chooses to take responsibility as well. Consequently, the 100/0 relationship quickly transforms into something approaching 100/100. When that occurs, true breakthroughs happen for the individuals involved, their teams, their organizations and their families.

More about the book, here: The life changing 100/0 Principle….