Formerly known as the Sleep to Live Research Center, the Sleep to Live Institute is a research and development division of Kingsdown Inc., that investigates the impact that the sleep environment, behavior, and related equipment have on sleep quality in humans. The 9000 square foot complex is comprised of both engineering facilities and a sleep laboratory. A central goal of the institute is to conduct large-scale research for publication in peer-reviewed medical journals. Recent projects have looked at the effects of mattress firmness on various measures related to sleep quality. They are currently working on a study in collaboration with doctors at Duke University to study people with significant chronic pain.
History
In the 1990’s, Kingsdown Inc. invested in a mattress innovation developed at Leggett & Platt (L&P) that analyzed a person’s body type and assigned it to an appropriate firmness of mattress. Marketed as the DormoDiagnostic device, it was the first computerized system to try to scientifically determine the best sleep surface for any body type. The product proved to be successful and over 1200 systems were distributed to retailers throughout the world.
In the 2000’s Kingsdown’s CEO, Eric Hinshaw moved to change the corporate identity from strictly bed manufacturing to one of also promoting the relationship of sleep and overall health and wellness., development of new products including the 2nd generation of diagnostics (BodyDiagnostics), and the creation of the Sleep to Live Institute.
In 2007, the innovators responsible for the diagnostic design’s developed at L&P, Dr. Robert Oexman and engineer, David Scott, were recruited to found the Institute in Joplin, MO.
History
In the 1990’s, Kingsdown Inc. invested in a mattress innovation developed at Leggett & Platt (L&P) that analyzed a person’s body type and assigned it to an appropriate firmness of mattress. Marketed as the DormoDiagnostic device, it was the first computerized system to try to scientifically determine the best sleep surface for any body type. The product proved to be successful and over 1200 systems were distributed to retailers throughout the world.
In the 2000’s Kingsdown’s CEO, Eric Hinshaw moved to change the corporate identity from strictly bed manufacturing to one of also promoting the relationship of sleep and overall health and wellness., development of new products including the 2nd generation of diagnostics (BodyDiagnostics), and the creation of the Sleep to Live Institute.
In 2007, the innovators responsible for the diagnostic design’s developed at L&P, Dr. Robert Oexman and engineer, David Scott, were recruited to found the Institute in Joplin, MO.
Navyn OS is a Gentoo Linux based Polish security distribution. The project was started in 2005 by Mateusz Dworak aka Compbatant. Included in Navyn OS there are many programs connected with network security. One of the most important programs is nmap, a port scanner with many advanced options. On the cd there is also a sniffer program called dsniff which is ideal for capturing passwords. Another program is nessus, which can be used for searching vulnerabilities on remote systems. You can compile exploits due to all library headers being integrated onto the cd. There is also ssh, netcat and a program for searching samba shares known as nbtscan. Drivers for WIFI cards are compiled into the kernel to allow Wardriving to be easily implemented.
Andres Pena (born April 29, 1985 in Guayaquil, Ecuador) is an Ecuadorian American soccer player who currently plays for Olympique Montreux. Nicknamed "El Pibe" Spanish for "the kid" by assistant coach Marcos Melendes for sporting blond dread locks resembling Colombian international soccer player Carlos Valderrama after trying out for Major League Soccer team L.A. Galaxy and being interviewed by Spanish channel Univision .
Career
Youth and Amateur
Pena began his soccer career at the age of 9 as a goal keeper in the developmental leagues of Asociación de Fútbol No Amatur (AFNA) de Pichincha (Spanish for Non-Amateur Football Association of Pichincha). Then he went on to play for Sociedad Deportivo Quito which is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador until the age of 16 as their starter goal keeper.
At that young age Pena moved to Bountiful, a city in Davis County, Utah, United States, where he went to play and captain his high school Woods Cross High School team winning Regional Championship in 2003 his senior year.
Pena changed positions from Goal keeper to Forward\Striker, seeking a more thrilling future and being able to make a team win.
He debuted in the Premiership division which is the top division of Amateur soccer in the state of Utah with Olympique Montreux June 2009 scoring 1 goal against Rocky Mountain Rivals.
Andres has said that his goal is to become a professional soccer player while going to school University of Utah
Professional
Soon to come
Personal
Andres is married to AnnMarie Pena, they currently live in Bountiful, Utah. They have a daughter Isabela V. Pena. He is attending school at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City major in Pre Law.
Career
Youth and Amateur
Pena began his soccer career at the age of 9 as a goal keeper in the developmental leagues of Asociación de Fútbol No Amatur (AFNA) de Pichincha (Spanish for Non-Amateur Football Association of Pichincha). Then he went on to play for Sociedad Deportivo Quito which is a football club based in Quito, Ecuador until the age of 16 as their starter goal keeper.
At that young age Pena moved to Bountiful, a city in Davis County, Utah, United States, where he went to play and captain his high school Woods Cross High School team winning Regional Championship in 2003 his senior year.
Pena changed positions from Goal keeper to Forward\Striker, seeking a more thrilling future and being able to make a team win.
He debuted in the Premiership division which is the top division of Amateur soccer in the state of Utah with Olympique Montreux June 2009 scoring 1 goal against Rocky Mountain Rivals.
Andres has said that his goal is to become a professional soccer player while going to school University of Utah
Professional
Soon to come
Personal
Andres is married to AnnMarie Pena, they currently live in Bountiful, Utah. They have a daughter Isabela V. Pena. He is attending school at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City major in Pre Law.
Black Country Cinema is a video poetry movement that emerged from the West Midlands film scene in early 2009. The group was set up by various Black Country artists as a retaliation to the rising number of film-makers, photographers and artists that felt they had to leave the West Midlands to become successful. One of the video poems What's So Good About London? (Carter, 2009) attacked this issue directly by studying a local photographer who was planning on leaving the West Midlands for London. The photographer in the video painted London almost like a utopia for creative people, which in many ways depicted the general mentality of young creative people in the Midlands at the time.
Despite this particular video poem being a social commentary, many of the videos were extremely personal to the artists. Reflections Of A Lonely Routine (Gill, 2009), He's A Nice Lad, But He Ay Never Right!? (Carter, 2009), A True Bikers Calling (Walker, 2009) and That One Day Burnzy got pissed off with Dan, but then realised there was no point getting angry! (Singh, 2009) were poetic studies of themselves and the everyday life.
Like the British Free Cinema movement before them, the poets stressed the idea that “No film can be too personal”. At their first screening at Wolverhampton's Light House Media Centre the artists quoted this often. When Screen West Midlands advertised the exhibition, they referred to it as “Personal, Instinctual & Organic Video Poetry of everyday life”.
Another theme that the Black Country poets focused on was the use of Video and its importance when producing poetry. The groups’ official website reads:
'Iranian Film -maker Abbas Kiarostami famously said
"Digital camcorders allow the artist to work alone again."
We also believe that video allows us as artists to be spontaneous and free to capture the poetic nature before it is lost. Resulting in most of our Video Poetry being shot on small Handycams!
Poetry is usually an encapsulation or expression of the poetic elements in life that tend to go unseen or unappreciated by the average person. It is usually the poets/artists vision and state of mind that is able to see these poetic elements and expose them to them World. This poetry can be captured in a painting, written in literature or in our case, shot in video. Japanese silent filmmaker/director Shimizu Hiroshi once said "If most of the classic poets of old times were around today, I’m sure most of them would replace their pens and papers with cameras." We have more ways of creating poetry now, breaking the limitations of pen and paper and giving the written word true life in video.'
The videos were first screened on the 29th of September 2009 at the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton (UK), gaining critical appeal.
The videos are now archived at [http://www.macearchive.org/Media.html?Title=32268# Media Achieve for Central England] (M.A.C.E)
Despite this particular video poem being a social commentary, many of the videos were extremely personal to the artists. Reflections Of A Lonely Routine (Gill, 2009), He's A Nice Lad, But He Ay Never Right!? (Carter, 2009), A True Bikers Calling (Walker, 2009) and That One Day Burnzy got pissed off with Dan, but then realised there was no point getting angry! (Singh, 2009) were poetic studies of themselves and the everyday life.
Like the British Free Cinema movement before them, the poets stressed the idea that “No film can be too personal”. At their first screening at Wolverhampton's Light House Media Centre the artists quoted this often. When Screen West Midlands advertised the exhibition, they referred to it as “Personal, Instinctual & Organic Video Poetry of everyday life”.
Another theme that the Black Country poets focused on was the use of Video and its importance when producing poetry. The groups’ official website reads:
'Iranian Film -maker Abbas Kiarostami famously said
"Digital camcorders allow the artist to work alone again."
We also believe that video allows us as artists to be spontaneous and free to capture the poetic nature before it is lost. Resulting in most of our Video Poetry being shot on small Handycams!
Poetry is usually an encapsulation or expression of the poetic elements in life that tend to go unseen or unappreciated by the average person. It is usually the poets/artists vision and state of mind that is able to see these poetic elements and expose them to them World. This poetry can be captured in a painting, written in literature or in our case, shot in video. Japanese silent filmmaker/director Shimizu Hiroshi once said "If most of the classic poets of old times were around today, I’m sure most of them would replace their pens and papers with cameras." We have more ways of creating poetry now, breaking the limitations of pen and paper and giving the written word true life in video.'
The videos were first screened on the 29th of September 2009 at the Light House Media Centre in Wolverhampton (UK), gaining critical appeal.
The videos are now archived at [http://www.macearchive.org/Media.html?Title=32268# Media Achieve for Central England] (M.A.C.E)