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Peter Banks, managing director of Rudding Park - My First Job
PUBLISHED: 14:23 24 February 2012 | UPDATED: 21:06 20 February 2013
Peter Banks, managing director of Rudding Park, talks about booking in for a long stay in the hotel business
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What was your first job?
I was a meat porter at The Savoy Hotel, London my first department as a management trainee. This involved going to Smithfield Market with the group meat buyer then working with four butchers and two other meat porters. It was brutal. The aim of the department seemed to be to get the management trainee to leave before his five weeks were up. I remember with fondness the manager telling the biggest meat porter: Stan, take the trainee down to the fridges and beat him up. Happy days.
What lessons did that job teach you?
Fortunately these types of maverick departments are virtually extinct now but, looking back, I can see the lessons I learned were very important.
Firstly, dont give up, no matter how much grief you are given. Use your natural talents to survive difficult times (in my case, it was talking rather than fighting my way out of trouble).
Secondly, put yourself in the new boys place; remember how vulnerable you felt and try to make every new recruit welcome and at home in your organisation if you want to get the best from them.
How has your career progressed?
Steadily. After five years in The Savoy Company doing every job from meat porter to waiter, chef, plumber, accounts clerk and receptionist, I worked at the Old Course Hotel in St Andrews, where I did some work and played a lot of golf.
I went back to London to work at The Hilton on Park Lane, where I learned how to make money from hotels, and the importance of a detailed profit and loss account. I then came to Rudding Park to open the hotel and have remained here for 15 years, taking on additional responsibility from the hotel, golf club and holiday park. During this time, I also opened my own small restaurant with rooms in Southwold, Suffolk.
What do you enjoy about your job now?
The infinite variety at Rudding, and the constant development. I am very fortunate that the owners of Rudding Park are extremely progressive and never stand still. My boredom threshold is quite low, so we all enjoy working on the continual development of Rudding. We have just opened our largest development so far, a 48-room extension with a gym, spa and 14-seat private cinema. Of course, Rudding being Rudding, we are already planning our next development (watch this space).
Whats next for you?
To continue to develop Rudding Park so that its known as one of the best hotels in the country, not just in the north of England.
What advice would you give to others?
Work hard, care for your guests, love your staff, watch the pennies and accept that you can always improve on your last performance. The joys of hotel management!


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UPDATE: The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has issued a stay of Rodney Reed's execution.
The decision came hours after the the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole asked Republican Gov. Greg Abbott for a 120-day delay to his execution in response to a clemency application from Reed, whose lawyers says there is new evidence that could exonerate him.
The Innocence Project, which is providing Reed's legal counsel and continued to seek clemency for him, celebrated the development in his case.
BREAKING NEWS: Texas Court of Criminal Appeals has granted #RodneyReed an indefinite stay of execution, meaning he no longer has an execution date! Stay tuned for more info.— Innocence Project (@innocence) November 15, 2019
The court cited concealed information, false testimony and possible innocence in its last-minute decision to stay Reed's death sentence, which has captured national attention in recent weeks with the help of vigils, protests and celebrities speaking out against his execution.
The development outweighs the parole board's recommendation, removing Abbott from the equation.
The Texas Board of Pardons and Parole recommended to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday that Rodney Reed, the death row inmate whose guilt has been widely questioned in recent weeks, receive a 120-day reprieve on his upcoming execution.
The board's unanimous recommendation comes in response to a clemency application from Reed asking for either a delay of his Nov. 20 execution or a commutation of his sentence. Though the board denied the latter, advocates calling on the state to reexamine Reed's case celebrated the development.
"I have tears streaming down my cheeks," Reed's lawyer Andrew MacRae said in a statement to The New York Times. "I'm overwhelmed, but not yet ecstatic, because we have to wait for the governor to act. But assuming he approves this, I'm going to call Rodney's mom, and that will be ecstatic."
#Breaking The Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles just unanimously voted to recommend to Gov. Abbott to grant Rodney Reed a 120 day delay to his execution, but not to commute his sentence to a lesser sentence. pic.twitter.com/h9Uo3ikWPk— Christian Flores (@CFloresNews) November 15, 2019
Abbott, whose state executes far more people than any other, has remained quiet on the demands from Reed's legal team and supporters — as well as a bipartisan group of 42 Texas senators and representatives — to halt his execution. Abbott must now make a decision on the parole board's recommendation.
Reed's case has been in the national spotlight since last month when a host of celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West, Beyoncé and Meek Mill, began lobbying in his defense. In recent days, his family and other supporters have held a vigil for Reed outside the U.S. Supreme Court.
His lawyers say there is new evidence that could exonerate Reed, who has served more than two decades in prison for the 1996 sexual assault and murder of 20-year-old Stacey Stites in Bastrop, Texas.
Though investigators in the 1996 case found DNA from Reed's semen on Stites' body, Reed, a black man, maintains that he and Stites, a white woman, were in a consensual sexual relationship. The Innocence Project, which is serving as Reed's legal representation, says it possesses new evidence proving that Stites' fiance Jimmy Fennell was the one responsible for her death.
Abbott's record on this issue is not in Reed's favor. During his five years as governor, he's only stopped one of the 47 executions he's been asked to review. However, the pressure from activists, celebrities and bipartisan lawmakers have made this an unusually high profile case.
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1 <<I m really fond of history and watching history movies. My favorite subject is early World history, especially WW1 and WW2, however I m also quite interested in Roman and Ottoman history. Thus, that kind of interests affects my work. Though I wouldn t want to be in a project which is completely based on history, because that sets limits to your creations.>>
2 It looks as though there is a mix of fantasy and realism in your work but how important is history in informing your subject matter? I like history. My favorite subject is early world history, especially WW1 and WW2, however I m quite interested in Roman and Ottoman history too. I m also really fond of watching historical movies. Therefore, those kind of interests affect my work, yet I wouldn t want to be in a project which is completely based on history because that sets limits on your creativity. You have to be bound by a sense of reality in order for it to be convincing. For example, while creating a fantasy character, I like blending armour forms that I ve seen in the movies or history books with my own armour designs. However, if I m asked to draw a typical Roman or Ottoman soldier, I know doing this won t be fun at all because while doing this, I have to cross check the references all the time.in short, I love history and I love retro and ancient styles only if they have fantasy elements in them. :) There seems to be a military theme related to your historical interests and some of the paintings you produce. What can you say about this? I like drawing soldiers. Actually I like drawing similar figures in my paintings. For instance, when I draw a big troll with chains and armour, I always draw the second one next to him. When I was a kid, I used to buy a lot of action figures yet I always multiplied 21
3 the number when it came to the ones I really loved. I had this Viking guy once whom I liked so much that I went on and bought 5 more to create a clan :) I really don t know why I do this.. I m into history and I m pretty interested in wars because they re a part of history. However I m not the kind of a person who enjoys real violence and real wars. As for the pieces which have war themes and fighting skeleton soldiers in them such as Endless War and Night Drop; they re all commissioned jobs:) but I love Colt Carbines and M60s because of their design values. simple and scattered strokes. While doing my outlines and colors. After this, I start the that, I decide on the light sources and I apply texture progress with my texture brushes. To these light colors on my base colors. Then, I finish I apply the highlights and bounce lights apply the cast and base shadows. When I m to complete it..when I m done with the piece, I happy with it, I simply merge all my layers play with the color balance to get a better color down and smudge the whole thing to blend variation. Could you talk us through the process of producing one of your digital paintings describing it from an initial concept through to a finished piece? If we re talking about a book cover or a complex illustration, first of all, I decide on the composition. If I m drawing a character concept, first I draw a simple and little sketch to decide on the pose. Then, I start the original sketch on a piece of A3 paper. After a long period of drawing and erasing and drawing and erasing and so on, when I m finally happy with the sketch, I scan it and begin my coloring in Photoshop. First, I decide on my base colors, then I apply different color variations on the base colors to get rid of the dullness and then I start with the background 22
4 Do you produce your imagery with a narrative in mind or are some of them simply autonomous portraits? Sometimes, when working on my pieces, I think about the background of a character and try to find the best expression to define this character. However, when working on a concept design the importance of the background of a unit which means for example 5000 men, decreases dramatically yet when drawing a character, of course you have to form it correctly based on the info given. In what ways have comic books had a bearing on your work and which would you say have had the most effect on your development if any? Comics have had a great influence on me. They re the very reason that made me start drawing in the first place. Conan is my all time favorite among others. I owe a lot to guys like Roy Thomas, John Buscema, Gary Kwapisz, Ernie Chan, Tony DeZuniga and many more. What other interests do you have that help influence your work and keep you motivated? The work of other illustrators of course! You ve 23
5 got it all figured out if you can find out what inspiring to many artists. I watch the trilogy elements make a great picture so great. The once every 3 months or so and come up with ones who can t do that, simply copy these new ideas every time :) Aside from these, great pictures. They re just plagiarists who non-job related movies: Big Lebowski, True copy not only the elements I m talking about, Romance and Carlito s Way, form my top but also the whole picture because they can t three. As for more recent movies, I like Wolf see. Like I said before, if you can figure out Creek, The Descent and Waiting. and distinguish these elements, applying them to your own work is only a matter of practice. What area of the industry would you ideally I m telling you, if you know how to look,a like to work in and why? About a year ago, my Frazetta painting can provide you with a million only dream was to be a great cover artist. I more useful tips than a two month workshop. really can t say why but I just love visualizing a Nobody has ever taught me anything about my job. Actually there isn t a soul that can teach me this profession in the whole country :) So, I did the only thing I can do : I simply trained myself. As for the influences, I watch a lot of movies. As soon as I see an impressive scene, I immediately start to examine it to see the factors that make it so great. You say you watch a lot of movies. Which ones have had the most impact on you and why? John Millius s, Conan the Barbarian. The designs of helmets, armour and weapons in the movie are still the ones I like the most and of course The Lord of the Rings trilogy. Many scenes in the L.O.T.R. series are truly 24
6 good fantasy novel. It gives me great pleasure to illustrate a character that I read and know about. I still like to do covers but since I started to work in the game industry as a concept artist I realized that I enjoy this area more. Why concept design? - pretty much the same reasons. I like to visualize a character, a unit, a city, an environment or a vehicle that hasn t been illustrated before. So, I want to go with both concept design and novel covers. What is your favourite aspect of working in a digital medium? ctrl-z :) There are no undos in traditional methods... If you re working in a digital medium, you can go as far as you wish as there are no limits or boundaries. You can be more experimental and bold and this naturally adds a lot to your artistic development. Do you think it is important to master the pencil / brush before the graphics tablet or do you think digital artists do not necessarily need to practice drawing? One must know the basics of drawing. People who want to start doing illustrations usually think that everything will be easy just by buying a tablet which is totally wrong and an insult to digital artists:) Tools like Photoshop and a graphics tablet are just tools ultimately and they can only work in the hands of a qualified operator. If you don t know the basics of drawing the only thing you should do is practice- not go and buy a tablet.when a guy at a beginners level asks me for advice about Photoshop or a graphics tablet, I always tell them to stay away from Photoshop etc, because to master the basic elements such as drawing, pose, composition, light and shadow you should most certainly practice them on paper. If the composition is not working, even 25
7 an amazing coloring won t cover it up. Many digital artists on the advanced level keep up their drawing practice on paper. There are some pros who start directly in the digital medium but frankly I can t feel in control using a tablet as much as I do on paper. That s why I always start my works on paper. Finally what advice can you offer anyone wishing to follow a career as a concept artist? I am not a big shot on this industry but if you want advice from a rookie, I can tell you one thing: Keep your eyes open :) The most important thing that a concept artist needs is a visual library. If you don t add new pieces to this library, you may find yourself repeating the same lines over and over again. However, if you have an extensive library, you can create something new by blending the different objects you see in your everyday surroundings with those in your imagination. For example, when I m on my way to or from work I always observe the environment and adsorb everything. I observe the formation of the fog or lights and notice the trees or the hair on the person who s sitting next to me. If you can memorise these kinds of little things, reflecting them on paper is just a matter of practice. by : Richard Tilbury 26
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Although society in British Columbia has largely been put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the lawyers at Hawthorne Piggott and Company understand that family matters will continue to arise, and may even be aggravated by the difficulties associated with social distancing and the COVID-19 pandemic in general. As such, they are here to help you navigate the novel legal challenges that have arisen due to the Province of British Columbia's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Court closures and the concept of urgency
Effective March 19, 2020, and revised April 16, 2020, all regular court operations are suspended and all matters scheduled to be heard are automatically adjourned by the order (the "Closure Order") of Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson of the Supreme Court of British Columbia. Despite this suspension, the Closure Order indicates courts may hear essential and urgent matters family matters. Under the Court Order, essential and urgent matters family matters include:
- orders relating to the safety of a child or parent due to a risk of violence or immediate harm (e.g., a protection order, conduct orders, or exclusive possession of the home);
- orders relating to the risk of removal of a child from the jurisdiction (e.g., relocation, non-removal, wrongful removal, or retention of a child); and
- orders relating to the well-being of a child (e.g., essential medical decisions, urgent issues relating to parenting time, contact, or communication with a child that cannot reasonably be delayed).
However, the court has the discretion to hear urgent matters other than those listed, and to decline to hear a matter that is listed. Although the British Columbia Supreme Court has, as of the time of this posting, not provided a framework as to what constitutes an urgent matter, the Provincial Court of British Columbia has cited with approval frameworks utilized by the Ontario Superior Court in Thomas v Wohleber, 2020 ONSC 1965 ("Thomas") and Ribeiro v Wright, 2020 ONSC 1829 ("Ribeiro"). As the restrictions on court activity in Ontario are largely similar to the court restrictions imposed by the Closure Order, review of the Ontario frameworks can provide some insight to how the Supreme Court of British Columbia may interpret a question of urgency.
At paragraph 21 of Ribeiro, Justice Pazaratz states what will be required, and considered, for a matter that is submitted under the urgency standard:
- The parent initiating an urgent motion on this topic will be required to provide specific evidence or examples of behavior or plans by the other parent which are inconsistent with COVID-19 protocols.
- The parent responding to such an urgent motion will be required to provide specific and absolute reassurance that COVID-19 safety measures will be meticulously adhered to – including social distancing; use of disinfectants; compliance with public safety directives; etc.
- Both parents will be required to provide very specific and realistic time-sharing proposals which fully address all COVID-19 considerations, in a child-focused manner.
- Judges will likely take judicial notice of the fact that social distancing is now becoming both commonplace and accepted, given the number of public facilities which have now been closed. This is a very good time for both custodial and access parents to spend time with their child at home.
And at paragraph 38 of Thomas, Justice Kurtz enumerates the factors which are necessary to meet the requirement of urgency for family matters in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic:
- The concern must be immediate; that is one that cannot await resolution at a later date;
- The concern must be serious in the sense that it significantly affects the health or safety or economic well-being of parties and/or their children;
- The concern must be a definite and material rather than a speculative one. It must relate to something tangible (a spouse or child's health, welfare, or dire financial circumstances) rather than theoretical; and
- It must be one that has been clearly particularized in evidence and examples that describes the manner in which the concern reaches the level of urgency.
As noted earlier, the British Columbia Supreme Court has yet to adopt the frameworks listed above. However, the British Columbia Supreme Court has enumerated that actions which, if successful, would generate orders that have no immediate practical consequences will be considered not urgent and as such will not be heard. An example of this can be found within Johansson v Janssen, 2020 BCSC 46, whereby an order requiring return of children from an international destination was found to have no immediate practical consequence and therefore not be urgent.
Hearing of non-urgent matters through teleconferencing
Further, as of April 20, 2020, by the order of Chief Justice Christopher E. Hinkson of the Supreme Court of British Columbia, parties who had matters scheduled between March 19, 2020 and May 29, 2020 may, at the discretion of the court, schedule a telephone conference hearing if their matters meet the following criteria:
- the matter is limited to one disputed issue, or (if the matter involves more than one issue) the parties have reached consent on some or all of the issues;
- the disputed issue is suitable for determination by telephone and is estimated to take less than one hour; and
- the disputed issue can be addressed on the basis of a single affidavit filed per party, no longer than 10 pages.
Limitation Periods
Largely due to the closure of the courts of British Columbia, on April 8, 2020, the Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General of British Columbia declared that effective April 15, 2020, all mandatory limitation periods and other mandatory time periods would be suspended under the Limitation Periods (COVID-19) Order No. 2 (the "Limitation Order"). The Limitation Order enumerates that it will be in effect until the date on which the last extension of the declaration of a state of emergency made March 18, 2020 under section 9(1) of the Emergency Program Act expires or is cancelled. As such, any timelines or time periods in ongoing family matters are suspended until the provincial state of emergency is removed.
- British Columbia Courts – Notice of Suspension of Civil and Family Proceedings
- Ontario Courts – Notice of Suspension of Family Proceedings
- British Columbia Courts – Notice of Telephone Conference Hearings expansion
- Emergency Program Act; Ministerial Order M098 (April 8, 2020)
- British Columbia Provincial Court discussion of urgency
- J.W. v. C.H., 2020 BCPC 52
- C.K.M. v. L.O.S., 2020 BCPC 75
- N.J.B. v. S.F., 2020 BCPC 53
- British Columbia Supreme Court example of non-urgent family matter
- Johansson v Janssen, 2020 BCSC 46


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#518 – EXIT: The House of Riddles [Spoiler-Free]
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You've been summoned by The Three Investigators to their House of Riddles, one of the earlier EXIT games that was recently published stateside that is fun, quick, and a decent start to the series. 7.5 / 10


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Listening to Back's solo suites
For cello, you know
He's found the poem
But not the words,
Doesn't need the words.
And the words don't matter
When the mother weeps
Over her dead child.
Some of the most important
poems don't get written down,
But you'll find them in the Book.


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Embargoed until 6am EST April 2nd 2018
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Brain Power Clinical Study Shows Google Glass Based System Improves ADHD Symptoms in Children & Adults with Autism
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Today, Brain Power, LLC (www.Brain-Power.com) published the results of a clinical research trial demonstrating that its Google Glass-based "Empowered Brain" system leads to improved Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) symptoms in children, adolescents, and adults with autism. The research, published in the peer-reviewed medical journal, JMIR Mental Health, showed that all participants had reduced symptoms of ADHD after 48 hours of using Brain Power's system. Those with the most severe ADHD symptoms demonstrated a 56% reduction in their symptoms. There are over 3.5 million people with autism in the United States, and up to a third may be diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD among people with autism is often underdiagnosed, and is usually more difficult to treat than regular ADHD.
This preliminary research builds upon prior Brain Power research showing that the Empowered Brain system can improve both social communication and behavior in people with autism in both laboratory and school settings. "While this is early research, I am confident that our augmented reality technology with artificial intelligence can help to augment the therapeutic and educational services for the millions of autistic people in the United States" said Dr. Ned T. Sahin, founder and CEO of Brain Power. "We want to empower people of many different abilities and brain types to succeed in every aspect of their lives, and this research is a step toward that goal."
Brain Power aims to unlock the potential of learners by reducing their distractibility. "The academic potential of students with autism is often limited by a lack of focus and attention, which is why we studied the impact of the Empowered Brain on these common but challenging ADHD symptoms" says Mr. Rafiq Abdus-Sabur, Ed.M., Brain Power's Educational Lead and a Harvard-trained expert in assistive technology. "Our research shows that we can improve inattention and hyperactivity — challenges that get in the way for both teachers and students."
Empowered Brain™ by Brain Power
The "Empowered Brain" system by Brain Power consists of a wearable headset (for instance Google Glass), Brain Power's suite of assistive apps for daily activities, and a web-based dashboard for parents or teachers to monitor progress and automatically generate reports. Brain Power's technology platform is powered by neuroscience developed at MIT and Harvard, and was created in close partnership and collaboration with Google (including the "X" division/company), with Affectiva (the world's leading emotion AI company), and with Amazon.
Empowered Brain can run on many different headsets, in addition to Google Glass. Users learn specific skills in focused, brief sessions using the system – they do not need to wear the system all day. The United States Congress has directly funded Brain Power to further develop the tools of the Empowered Brain for the autism community, including for job training and coaching. Brain Power recently completed one of the most successful autism-related crowdfunding campaigns, raising over $137,000 of pre-orders from the autism community.
Example Module – Emotion Charades
Empowered Brain includes multiple apps (or modules), for multiple skills. One example, "Emotion Charades", is an award-winning app that teaches the user to identify and understand emotions, which are common challenges for people on the spectrum. Users look through the private screen on their smartglasses and see emojis on either side of their partner's face. They select which emoji they think matches the facial expression with a spoken command or a subtle head tilt. The Empowered Brain's patent-pending software detects emotions and voice commands using artificial intelligence and the head tilt via accelerometer data.
Beginner levels focus on identifying basic emotions. Advanced levels (for verbal or cognitively advanced children/adults) prompt discussion on what each emotion means to either person. This provides a script and an excuse for an interactive conversation between the individual and caregiver/educator about their feelings and social scenarios, which many participants have reported to be unique and rewarding. Points and rewards are unlocked as users learn to improve their ability to correctly decode and understand the emotions of their parents, therapists, teachers, siblings, or friends.
Brain Power's augmented reality module to teach emotion understanding
"Emotion Charades" module by Brain Power. (A) In this two-player game, the user wears an augmented-reality headset (here, Google Glass), while the partner (here, the user's Mom) receives prompts on which emotion to model via a phone or tablet connected to the headset via Brain Power's cloud infrastructure. (B) Brain Power's artificial intelligence software detects and analyze's the partner's face, and presents augmented-reality overlays and prompts that the user sees through the headset. (C) The user is prompted to choose the emoji that matches the partner's expression, and rewarded points (D) accordingly. The partner is also cued to then give real-world feedback, and in advanced modes to engage the user in deeper levels of processing around emotion comprehension. (Figure from published Research Paper, (c) Brain Power). Image may be used for editorial purposes, online or in print. Image may not be used for any commercial purpose.
Clinical Trials and Research
Brain Power's technology and products have had extremely positive feedback from people on the spectrum, parents, teachers, therapists, and other professionals. Brain Power takes an evidence-based and methodical approach, and therefore has devoted considerable time and effort to build collaborations with top research universities and to validate its [work] through research studies and clinical trials. Results have been published in multiple peer-reviewed, PubMed-indexed medical journals.
Empowered Brain has been clinically shown to be safe, feasible, and tolerable, and has improve autistic user's scores on the Aberrant Behavioral Checklist (ABC) and the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2). The Empowered Brain is an educational technology. While it has been studied in IRB-approved clinical research trials, it is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
World-Class Team
Brain Power is led by a proven team of world-class scientists, educators, clinicians, and technologists. Team members include both neurotypical people, and people who identify as autistic. CEO Dr. Ned T. Sahin, an award-winning neuroscientist and entrepreneur, founded Brain Power to merge neuroscience with technology innovation to help people with special challenges and different abilities. Leadership team members include: Arshya Vahabzadeh, MD, chief medical officer; Neha Keshav, PhD, director of research; Joseph Salisbury, PhD, director of software development; and Lindsey Minahan, director of quality.
Ned T. Sahin, PhD: Founder and CEO of Brain Power. Dr. Sahin is a neuroscientist and inventor, and was trained at Williams College, Oxford, MIT, Harvard, and the Salk Institute.
Brain Power team members
About Brain Power, LLC
Brain Power is a neuro-technology company focused on innovative wearable technology to help people with brain-related challenges. Its technology is based on neuroscience developed at Harvard and MIT, evidence-based educational gamification techniques, AI, and AR. Brain Power's flagship product, Empowered Brain, helps people on the autism spectrum overcome social and behavioral challenges. Visit www.Brain-Power.com.
This work was supported in part by the Autism Research Program under the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Program (CDMRP) via the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs (award W81XWH-17-1-0449). Early work to transform smartglasses into biomedical sensors was supported in part by the United States Army Medical Research and Materiel Command under Contract No. W81XWH-14-C-0007. Opinions, interpretations, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the authors and are not necessarily endorsed by the US Department of Defense. Brain Power thanks Google, Inc, for a generous grant.
Research Papers validating Brain Power technology:
Current Paper:
Vahabzadeh, A., Keshav, N. U., Salisbury, J. P., & Sahin, N. T. (2018). Improvement of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms in School-Aged Children, Adolescents, and Young Adults With Autism via a Digital Smartglasses-Based Socioemotional Coaching Aid: Efficacy Study. JMIR Mental Health (in press). Link. PDF.
Tolerability and usability of smartglasses:
Keshav, N. U., Salisbury, J. P., Vahabzadeh, A., & Sahin, N. T. (2017). Social communication coaching smartglasses: well tolerated in a diverse sample of children and adults With autism. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 5(9), e140. Link.
Feasibility, with improvement in social communication:
Keshav, N. U., Salisbury, J. P., Vahabzadeh, A., & Sahin, N. T. (2017). Social communication coaching smartglasses: well tolerated in a diverse sample of children and adults With autism. JMIR mHealth and uHealth 5(145), 1-8. Link. PDF.
Usability, theoretical basis, and desirability in schools. (Also, first paper ever with second version of Google Glass):
Sahin, N. T., Keshav, N. U., Salisbury, J. P., & Vahabzadeh, A. (2018). Second Version of Google Glass as a Wearable Socio-Affective Aid: Positive School Desirability, High Usability, and Theoretical Framework in a Sample of Children with Autism. JMIR Human Factors, 5(1): e1 (p 1-11). Link. PDF.
Demonstrating accuracy of sensors on Google Glass, and application of tech to brain injury:
Salisbury, J. P., Keshav, N. U., Sossong, A. D., & Sahin, N. T. (2018). Concussion Assessment With Smartglasses: Validation Study of Balance Measurement Toward a Lightweight, Multimodal, Field-Ready Platform. JMIR mHealth and uHealth, 6(1): e15 (p 1-12). Link. PDF.
Positive reports by school teachers:
Keshav, N. U., Vahabzadeh, A., Abdus-Sabur, R., Liu, R., Huey, K., Salisbury, J. P., & Sahin, N. T. (2018). Longitudinal Socio-Emotional Learning Intervention for Autism Via Smartglasses: Qualitative School Teacher Report of Practicality and Efficacy in General and Special Education Classroom Settings. Pre-published on PsyArxiv. Link. PDF.
Efficacy results — Improvement in social functioning in school classroom:
Sahin, N. T., Abdus-Sabur, R., Keshav, N. U., Liu, R., Salisbury, J. P., & Vahabzadeh, A. (2018). Augmented Reality Intervention for Social Communication in Autism in a School Classroom: Rated by Teachers and Parents as Effective and Usable in a Controlled, Longitudinal Pilot Study. Pre-published on PsyArxiv. Link. PDF.
Safety of Brain Power's system and smartglasses in children :
Sahin, N. T., Keshav, N. U., Salisbury, J. P., & Vahabzadeh, A. (2018). An Augmented Reality Social Communication Aid for Children and Adults with Autism: User and caregiver report of safety and lack of negative effects. Pre-published on bioRxiv. Link. PDF.


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3 Ways To Set Your Sports Bar Apart
When you hear the word "sports bar," a certain image comes to mind, perhaps of a bar with a bunch of televisions, basic beers, and a menu featuring classic American options like burgers and pizza. There's definitely nothing wrong with the classic sports bar, except for the fact that there are so many of them! If you are planning on opening a sports bar, you'll do well to set yourself apart. Here are a few ways to make your sports bar stand out without completely deviating from the sports bar theme.
1. Create Specialized Versions of Dishes
At a sports bar, people are going to expect classic American bar food. They'll be a bit confused if they show up and find you serving dishes like ramen or pho. However, they will be pleasantly surprised if they show up and find items they expect, but prepared far better than expected.
Your goal should be to create fancy, super-awesome bar food. For example, you could offer a selection of four different burgers, made with grass-fed beef and cheese from a local dairy. Or you could offer a menu of personal pizzas, allowing each customer to choose their toppings. Keep the menu short so your chefs can really focus on making each dish well.
2. Choose a Unique Sport to Feature
It's unlikely that you'll survive as a sports bar without featuring at least one of the really popular sports: football, baseball, or basketball. But in addition to these big sports, you should pick a unique sport to play. Rugby, track and field, curling, figure skating, and speed skating are all good examples. In time, you will develop a niche crowd of fans who come just to watch this offbeat sport, and you won't have much competition.
3. Give the Staff Unique Uniforms
Giving your staff unique uniforms is a good way to make a name for yourself. You could require that they always wear jerseys to work. (Perhaps you could give them a stipend to buy jerseys.) You could require that they always wear a baseball hat, knee pads, or some other sports element. If your staff are easily recognizable based on their attire, your bar will also be easily recognizable.
The world needs more sports bars, but it needs sports bars that bring something new to the table. Use the ideas above to guide you, and above all else, don't hesitate to get creative.


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FINCAD's on-demand webinar, Improve Trading Performance with Faster Risk Analytics, explores the importance of calculation speed, accuracy and coverage in driving improved trading decisions. Guest speakers include Jeffrey Kutler, Editor-in-Chief of Risk Professional at GARP and Russell Goyder, Director of Quantitative Research and Development at FINCAD.
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