Podcast appearances and mentions of Bill Nichols

Warfighters in the Department of Defense (DoD) operate in high-stakes environments where security, efficiency, and speed are critical. In such environments DevSecOps has become crucial in the drive toward modernization and overall mission success. A recent study led by researchers at the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI) examined the state of DevSecOps within the Department of Defense. In this podcast, Eileen Wrubel, the SEI's Transforming Software Acquisition Policy and Practice technical director, sits down with George Lamb, director for DoD Cloud and Software Modernization in the Information Enterprise Office of the DoD CIO, which is responsible for the DoD Software Modernization Strategy and its associated implementation plan, and Bill Nichols, lead of the SEI's Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis work. They discuss DevSecOps successes in the DoD and opportunities for scaling its impact.

We talk Frederick Wiseman's Boxing Gym (2010) with *the* documentary scholar, Bill Nichols.0:00: intro1:19:30: chat w/Nicholswisemanpodcast@gmail.com

Software cost estimation is an important first step when beginning a project. It addresses important questions regarding budget, staffing, scheduling, and determining if the current environment will support the project. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Anandi Hira, a data scientist on the SEI's Software Engineering Measurement and Analysis team sits down with Bill Nichols, principal engineer and SEI data science team lead, to discuss software cost estimation including various metrics, best practices, and common challenges when developing or building a model.  

One of the biggest challenges in collecting cybersecurity metrics is scoping down objectives and determining what kinds of data to gather. In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Bill Nichols, who leads the SEI's Software Engineering Measurements and Analysis Group, discusses the importance of cybersecurity measurement, what kinds of measurements are used in cybersecurity, and what those metrics can tell us about cyber systems.

When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half-century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act. But, hold on. Aren't we in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? Shouldn't the list of extinct species be… way longer? Well, yeah. Maybe.Producer Taylor Quimby sets out to understand why it's so difficult to officially declare an animal extinct. Along the way, he compares rare animals to missing socks, finds a way to invoke Lizzo during an investigation of an endangered species of crabgrass, and learns about the disturbing concept of “dark extinctions.” Editor's Note: This episode was first published in October 2022. Since then, the US Fish and Wildlife Service officially delisted 21 of 23 proposed species due to extinction. The ivory-billed woodpecker was not one of them. Featuring Sharon Marino, Arne Mooers, Sean O'Brien, Bill Nichols, and Wes Knapp.

On this special edition episode, host Evan Friedmann is joined by Bill Nichols, the Technical Director at Biotrax Testing Laboratory in New York. Here, Evan and Bill discuss an article that came out earlier this year addressing total yeast and mold counts as well as safety testing in the New York cannabis market. Evan and Bill take a deep dive into the article and explain why they think it needed a rebuttal.

In this podcast from the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, Bill Nichols and Julie Cohen talk with Suzanne Miller about how automation within DevSecOps product-development pipelines provides new opportunities for program managers (PMs) to confidently make decisions with the help of readily available data. As in commercial companies, DoD PMs are accountable for the overall cost, schedule, and performance of a program. The PM's job is even more complex in large programs with multiple software-development pipelines where cost, schedule, performance, and risk for the products of each pipeline must be considered when making decisions, as well as the interrelationships among products developed on different pipelines. Nichols and Cohen discuss how PMs can collect and transform unprocessed DevSecOps development data into useful program-management information that can guide decisions they must make during program execution. The ability to continuously monitor, analyze, and provide actionable data to the PM from tools in multiple interconnected pipelines of pipelines can help keep the overall program on track.

Loadedforbeardoc.com is where to go to see more about the project. This week we begin with a quick update then discuss the different kinds of documentary modes as they've been defined by documentary theorist Bill Nichols. Thanks for listenting.

Please help support our show by listening/viewing, liking and subscribing. We would really appreciate it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! https://www.tiktok.com/@workingppod?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/workingperspectivespodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/workingperspectivespodcast-100884222318497 https://twitter.com/workingppod https://linktr.ee/Workingperspectives   On this episode of the Working Perspectives Podcast, Matt Lavelle (aka old uncle Matty) is joined by "jdub" Justin Richardson and Jana "Heart Stopper" Hehlo to host their very special guest Bill Nichols. The gang starts off the show by answering some of life's most important questions and providing an important backdrop to the badass that is, Bill Nichols. The gang keep it moving when they get into Bill's early life and growing living the dream. After this the team talks about all the places that Bill has lived and the different accomplishments that has achieved to get her to where he is today. The crew then talk about Bill's life now and his Plans for the future. We are then sent off into the sunset with some final thoughts!!! New Episodes Every Tuesday!!!!!!!  

When it comes to protecting the biodiversity of Planet Earth, there is no greater failure than extinction. Thankfully, only a few dozen species have been officially declared extinct by the US Fish and Wildlife Service in the half century since the passage of the Endangered Species Act. But, hold on. Aren't we in the middle of the sixth mass extinction? Shouldn't the list of extinct species be… way longer? Well, yeah. Maybe.Producer Taylor Quimby sets out to understand why it's so difficult to officially declare an animal extinct. Along the way, he compares rare animals to missing socks, finds a way to invoke Lizzo during an investigation of an endangered species of crabgrass, and learns about the disturbing concept of “dark extinctions.” Featuring Sharon Marino, Arne Mooers, Sean O'Brien, Bill Nichols, and Wes Knapp. SUPPORTOutside/In is made possible with listener support. Click here to become a sustaining member of Outside/In. Subscribe to our FREE newsletter.Follow Outside/In on Instagram or Twitter, or join our private discussion group on Facebook LINKSCheck out this 2005 feature from the CBS Sunday Morning archives: In search of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker… …and this one from 60 minutes, also from 2005, pulled from the archive and rebroadcast after the proposed delisting.Nate's favorite ivory-billed story came from NPR, and featured songwriter Sufjan Stevens.Watch the US Fish and Wildlife Service virtual public meeting about the proposed delisting of the ivory-billed woodpecker on January 26, 2022.Read this 2016 paper that outlines, among other things, the consequences of being wait-listed under the ESA: “Taxa, petitioning agency, and lawsuits affect time spent awaiting listing under the US Endangered Species Act.”From Simon Fraser University, “Lost or extinct? Study finds the existence of 562 animal species remains uncertain.”More on the unknown status of Cambodia's national mammal, the kouprey.Wes Knapps' paper on “Dark Extinctions” among vascular plants in the continental United States and Canada.Read about the extinction of smooth slender crabgrass, the first documented extinction in New Hampshire. CREDITSHost: Nate HegyiReported and produced by: Taylor QuimbyMixer: Taylor QuimbyEditing by Rebecca Lavoie and Nate Hegyi, with help from Justine Paradis, Felix Poon, and Jessica Hunt.Rebecca Lavoie is our Executive ProducerSpecial thanks to Noah Greenwald, Jonathan Reichard, Tom Martin, and the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.Music for this episode by Silver Maple and Blue Dot Sessions.Our theme music is by Breakmaster Cylinder.Outside/In is a production of New Hampshire Public Radio

Richard and Chris talk to Bill Nichols and Peter Cmiel co-presidents of Blip Toys about their careers, their strategies, the benefits and challenges of just being a "Blip" on the radar of the toy industry (despite major successes) and how they manage to keep the company lean, creative, and successful. Plus, they chat about Chris's favorite active play toy of 2022. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-playground-podcast/support

Today, I'm joined by Alka Raghuram, an independent filmmaker who makes narrative, documentary, and experimental films, as well as multimedia projects. Alka and I discuss how her childhood in Indore, India helped shape her career, the influence of certain film professors, and the story behind her documentary film, Burqa Boxers, and an upcoming sci-fi project.  Show Notes:Today, I'm joined by Alka Raghuram, an independent filmmaker who makes narrative, documentary, and experimental films, as well as multimedia projects. Alka and I discuss how her childhood in Indore, India helped shape her career, the influence of certain film professors, and the story behind her documentary film, Burqa Boxers, and an upcoming sci-fi project.  For so many of us who grew up mesmerized by movie and TV screens, it's hard to imagine how someone like Alka had little-to-no exposure to motion pictures. Instead, she escaped through books and her own imagination. When she moved to the Bay Area in the 1990s, she had the opportunity to take a filmmaking class, and she immediately fell in love with the medium.  In our conversation, we talk about experimental filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt and Bill Nichols, a professor in the MFA of cinema program at San Francisco State, both of whom played a major role in shaping the artist that Alka is today. She highlights how she applied some of their techniques and wisdom in her award-winning documentary Burqa Boxers, which follows the story of Muslim female boxers in Kolkata. We discuss the process of telling stories with sensitivity and the various levels of challenge that Alka faced in that project.  Alka and I also talk about what being lost means to her and why she believes she's constantly mapping out that story. She describes the process of learning how to navigate the world with assurance and confidence, and ultimately defying everything she learned as a young girl in India. She also touches on her vision for Invoking the River, a dance drama that she partnered up with the Chitresh Das Institute to create, which led her to her upcoming sci-fi project.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered:●     The ethics around telling stories, particularly the ones that aren't our own●     Inhabiting both insider and outsider views with understanding and mindfulness ●     The unique way that Alka judges the success of her projects●     Gaining confidence to tell ambitious stories●     Alka's plan for depicting the intersection of the mythology and pollution of India's sacred Jamuna and Ganges rivers Guest Info:●     Alka's Website●     Alka's LinkedIn Other Resources: ·      Bill Nichols·      Jay Rosenblatt Promoted Podcast ·      Breathing Wind Follow Me:●     My Instagram ●     My LinkedIn●     My Twitter●     Art Heals All Wounds Website●     Art Heals All Wounds Instagram●     Art Heals All Wounds Twitter●     Art Heals All Wounds Facebook●     Art Heals All Wounds Newsletter     

Today, I'm joined by Alka Raghuram, an independent filmmaker who makes narrative, documentary, and experimental films, as well as multimedia projects. Alka and I discuss how her childhood in Indore, India helped shape her career, the influence of certain film professors, and the story behind her documentary film, Burqa Boxers, and an upcoming sci-fi project.  Show Notes:Today, I'm joined by Alka Raghuram, an independent filmmaker who makes narrative, documentary, and experimental films, as well as multimedia projects. Alka and I discuss how her childhood in Indore, India helped shape her career, the influence of certain film professors, and the story behind her documentary film, Burqa Boxers, and an upcoming sci-fi project.  For so many of us who grew up mesmerized by movie and TV screens, it's hard to imagine how someone like Alka had little-to-no exposure to motion pictures. Instead, she escaped through books and her own imagination. When she moved to the Bay Area in the 1990s, she had the opportunity to take a filmmaking class, and she immediately fell in love with the medium.  In our conversation, we talk about experimental filmmaker Jay Rosenblatt and Bill Nichols, a professor in the MFA of cinema program at San Francisco State, both of whom played a major role in shaping the artist that Alka is today. She highlights how she applied some of their techniques and wisdom in her award-winning documentary Burqa Boxers, which follows the story of Muslim female boxers in Kolkata. We discuss the process of telling stories with sensitivity and the various levels of challenge that Alka faced in that project.  Alka and I also talk about what being lost means to her and why she believes she's constantly mapping out that story. She describes the process of learning how to navigate the world with assurance and confidence, and ultimately defying everything she learned as a young girl in India. She also touches on her vision for Invoking the River, a dance drama that she partnered up with the Chitresh Das Institute to create, which led her to her upcoming sci-fi project.  Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Castbox, or on your favorite podcast platform. Topics Covered:●     The ethics around telling stories, particularly the ones that aren't our own●     Inhabiting both insider and outsider views with understanding and mindfulness ●     The unique way that Alka judges the success of her projects●     Gaining confidence to tell ambitious stories●     Alka's plan for depicting the intersection of the mythology and pollution of India's sacred Jamuna and Ganges rivers Guest Info:●     Alka's Website●     Alka's LinkedIn Other Resources: ·      Bill Nichols·      Jay Rosenblatt Promoted Podcast ·      Breathing Wind Follow Me:●     My Instagram ●     My LinkedIn●     My Twitter●     Art Heals All Wounds Website●     Art Heals All Wounds Instagram●     Art Heals All Wounds Twitter●     Art Heals All Wounds Facebook●     Art Heals All Wounds Newsletter     

In this week's episode of the "Power Kid Podcast," host Phil Albritton of Power Kid Design welcomes Bill Nichols and Peter Cmiel of Blip Toys to the show. On the show, the Blip Toys duo explains how some decisions they made early in their careers guided them to where they are today. The conversation veers toward the success of the Squinkies collectible line and the Zoom-O Disc Launcher. Nichols also unpacks the deal that found several Toys "R" Us private label toy brands a new home at Target. Finally, Nicols and Cmiel serve up a look ahead with this summer's launch of Zip Linx and GigaBots, to new toy brands that will be shown at the Toy Insider's Sweet Suite event. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/adventuremedia/message

This week, Bain and Stone take a deep dive into the 2021 removal of USA Powerlifting (USAPL) as the US affiliate of the International Powerlifting Federation (IPF). They go through a full timeline of events of how changes in WADA policy affected the IPF constitution and by-laws, and ultimately led to the IPF removing the USAPL. In the "PLUSA Throwback," the boys discuss the June 1994 issue, which had Paula Suzuki and Bill Nichols on the cover. In addition, the boys discussed the the Women's ProAm, and the "Hot Topic" of holes in singlets.

In this SEI Podcast, Bill Nichols and Hasan Yasar, both with the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, discuss DevSecOps metrics with Suzanne Miller. DevSecOps practices, made possible by improvements in underlying technology that automate the development-to-production pipeline, can generate more information about development and operational performance than has ever been readily available before. Nichols and Yasar discuss the ways in which DevSecOps practices yield valuable information about software performance that is likely to lead to innovations in software engineering metrics.

Episode 223 of #OddMusings is this Wednesday, Sept 15th, from 10-11am EDT. Join Brett and Scott as they welcome their guest, Robert W. Hickey , to the show to discuss the release of his new book with Bill Nichols titled, "Camelot Forever - Lancelot's Redemption". #camelot #lancelot #camelotforever #books Watch the video LiveStream at www.Facebook.com/OddMusings #podcast #geek #nerd #OddMusings #kickstarter #crowdfunding #bardstone #indiecomics #comics #comicbooks #mcu #marvel

In a special report, authors Anne Gregory, Ph.D.,  Bill Nichols, Ph.D.,  and Professor John Underwood examine the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic for professional communicators in the English National Health Service (NHS). Specifically, they look at the first three months of the pandemic from March 2020 to the beginning of June 2020 – the period when communication was initiated and the peak of first-wave infections. Inevitably they found gaps we can all learn from.Guest: Professor Anne Gregory, Ph.D., BA, FRSA, HonFCIPR, Huddersfield University, a.gregory@hud.ac.ukThe article Anne refers to ““The lived experience of health communication professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic” is not yet available. Once it's public, we will publish a link to it in these show notes – please check back.

A pervasive belief in software engineering is that some programmers are much, much better than others (the times-10, or 10x, programmer), and that the skills, abilities, and talents of these programmers exert an outsized influence on that organizations’ success or failure. Bill Nichols, a researcher with the Carnegie Mellon University Software Engineering Institute, recently examined the veracity and relevance of this widely held notion. Using data from a study conducted at the SEI, Nichols found evidence that not only challenges the idea that some programmers are inherently far more skilled or productive than others but that the truth if far more nuanced. 

On the morning of October 20, 1991, towering clouds of black smoke blocked out the sun as “diablo winds” whipped flames hot enough to melt gold throughout the hills above Oakland and Berkeley. By the end of that day, 25 people were dead and more than 3000 homes lay in ashes and charred rubble, little remaining but chimneys and the blackened skeletons of trees. Nearly 30 years later, as California suffers its most widespread wildfire season in living memory, this episode looks back at the inferno that gave us a terrifying glimpse of the future we’re now living through. Retired East Bay Regional Parks Department firefighter Bill Nichols provides a first-hand account of battling the blaze and the lessons he learned that day that shaped the rest of his career. Risa Nye, author of the memoir “There Was a Fire Here,” discusses how she coped with watching her entire neighborhood burn down, including her home and all her family’s possessions, and explains how she navigated the lengthy recovery process. See images for this story here: https://eastbayyesterday.com/episodes/a-home-burned-every-11-seconds/ East Bay Yesterday can’t survive without your support. Please donate to keep this show alive: www.patreon.com/eastbayyesterday

This week on the PRmoment Podcast I’m talking to James Kelliher, chief executive officer at Whiteoaks International.Whiteoaks is a 40 person tech PR agency based in Hook, Hampshire. It has a fee income of approximately £4m.Here’s a flavour of what James and I discussed:1.30 mins How James has spent pretty much his whole career at Whiteoaks - he joined as an account exec and he’s now the CEO and majority shareholder.4.46 mins Did James ever get close to leaving Whiteoaks?7.00 mins How the buy out of Whiteoaks from the founders Bill Nichols and Jill Craig was a two stage process.12.05 mins Why PR firms can grow too quickly, controlled low double digit growth is James’ recommendation!14.05 mins James became the MD of Whiteoaks aged only 29. Did that create any challenges?15.45 mins Why Whiteoaks doesn’t believe retainers offer good value for clients.16.15 mins How Whiteoaks links its project fees to performance targets through a service level agreement - and sometimes refunds fees to clients!21.30 mins James says that If PR wants access to bigger budgets, “to have a seat at the top table it must be more accountable.”24.30 mins Does the payment by results model change the behavior of Whiteoaks as a business and the type of people it employees?26 mins What is it about Bracknell, Reading, Basingstoke - the Thames Valley Corridor that attracts so many tech businesses?28.20 mins Does James think Whitoaks would be a bigger business today if it was based in London?30 mins James talks us through how Whiteoaks’ international group of independent agencies works.34 mins James talks about how challenging the Covid period has been for Whiteoaks and its people. James predicts that the business will be down 15%-20% this year.Please note this interview was conducted before the UK Government’s announcement encouraging businesses to revert to working from home.

In this episode, we feature the distinguished Hungarian documentary filmmaker and multimedia artist, Peter Forgas in conversation with Miguel Lopez Beraza.Peter Forgács has a long-standing reputation as Hungary’s most innovative documentary film-maker. He was recently granted the Dragon of Dragons award during the 60th anniversary of the Krakow Film Festival for his exceptional contribution to the development of the international cinema. The Dragon of Dragons award is the highest distinction granted by the Krakow Film Foundation Programme Council. Previous recipients include prominent film-makers Werner Herzog, Allan King, Albert Maysles, and Jonas Mekas.Beyond all of his accolades and successes as an artist, Peter Forgács is a deeply kind and generous human being and we are so grateful to have had the chance to sit with him recently to discuss his works, his inspirations, and the concepts with which his work is based on.References: Artists WebsiteFilmography of Peter ForgácsArtists as Amateurs: Intersection of Nonprofessional Film Production and Neo-Avant-Garde Experimentation at the Balázs Béla Stúdió in the Early 1970sGábor BódyGroup 180Freedom is Mere Illusion: Experimental Music and Media Arts in HungaryCreative History: Engaging the Works of Peter Forgács Cinema's Alchemist: The Films of Peter Forgaćs by Editors, Bill Nichols and Michael Renov

In late 2019, Bill Nichols, a senior member of the technical staff at Carnegie Mellon University with the Software Engineering Institute published his study on “the 10x developer myth.” On this show we talk with Bill about all the details of his research. Is the 10x developer a myth? Let’s find out.

In late 2019, Bill Nichols, a senior member of the technical staff at Carnegie Mellon University with the Software Engineering Institute published his study on “the 10x developer myth.” On this show we talk with Bill about all the details of his research. Is the 10x developer a myth? Let’s find out.

This week we have two segments.  Jason Goudlock and the Old Law in OH First, we'll hear from Jason Goudlock, a prisoner under the so-called “Old Law” in Ohio serving his 26th year of a 6-25 year sentence. Jason talks about the situation in Ohio between the “Old Law” and the “New Law”, for instance if he had been convicted of the same robbery and battery crimes three years later he might have served half of the time. Jason also speaks about the whims of the the Ohio Parole Board, some corroborated in public statements by former OPB member, Shirley Smith (linked in the show notes, and mentioning the situation of Marc Houc for instance). Jason is the subject of a documentary, “Invisible Chess: The Jason Goudlock Story”, which can be found for free at FreeJasonGoudlock.org. Education packs for teachers can be found on the site for the film, InvisibleChess.com. The film will be shown on Wednesday, January 22nd, 2020 from 1:30-3pm alongside a discussion at Bard College led by the filmmaker, Samuel Crow, along with prison reformer Bill Nichols. It can be viewed it at the Bertelsmann Weis Cinema on the Bard College campus. You can find Jason's website and blog up at his website. There is a gofundme run to raise funds for Jason's legal defense and raising awareness of his case and those of other Old Law prisoners. Jason also suggests FairTreatmentReformAndReentry.org to learn more about the struggle and check out recent legislation put forth in Ohio to affect the Old Law/New Law sentencing disparities (and in particular, Beverley A. Seymore, author of the Parole Reform Bill). Near the end I ask Jason about recent hunger strikes by Mark Hinkston and David Easley, two other Ohio prisoners held for a bit at Toledo CI, who we've interviewed before on the show. The hunger strike was a protest against the use of solitary confinement specifically to torture prisoners suffering from mental health crises. More on that below. Jason also mentions the recent sexual abuse of prisoners at Toledo CI by mental health staff member Maggie Jedlinsky. Finally, Jason shouts out the cases of the Lucasville Uprising. Check our show notes for links to our interviews with Hasan over the years and with Bomani Shakur, aka Keith Lamar, on his book Condemned and Greg Curry from the case. We also spoke with an attorney (Niki Schwartz) and another prisoner present on the 25th anniversary of the uprising. Comrade Easley Faces Inter-State Transfer We'll be hearing briefly from David Easley about some updates in his situation, including the hunger strike that he and Mark “Mustafa” Hinkston just got off of in protest of the torture of prisoners suffering mental health distress by stuffing them in segregation at Toledo CI and the legal shenanigans by administration at Toledo CI in an attempt to get them on an out-of-state transfer. You can keep up on Mark and David's activity on their supporters twitters. There is a request that folks email and call the Ohio Interstate Compact Administrators to demand David and Mark not get transferred far from their family, loved ones and supporters and to emphasize that they are being threatened with transfer for legitimate free speech. You can contact: Suzanne Brooks (Deputy Compact Administrator): ohio.compact@odrc.state.oh.us or suzanne.brooks@odrc.state.oh.us or call at +1614 752 0829 or fax at +1614 752 1822 Sara Andrews (Director & Commissioner/Compact Administrator): ohio.compact@odrc.state.oh.us or sara.andrews@sc.ohio.govor call at +16145121794 Announcements Prison Violence at Parchman, Mississippi From Oakland IWOC, comes a call for a phone Zap starting on Monday, January 6th on behalf of prisoners at Parchman. Articles on the violence are linked at the Oakland IWOC page (see above): Call and email these targets Monday Governor-elect Tate Reeves (601)359-3200 Ltgov@senate.ms.gov MDOC Director Pelicia Hall (601) 359-5900 Peliciahall@mdoc.state.ms.us Sample script: “Hello. I am calling as a concerned citizen about the ongoing crisis at Parchman. The Board of Directors must ensure that the superintendent find an amicable and peaceful solution, as well as, address the prisoners needs. They need to ensure that the prisoners have sanitary and safe housing conditions. We, as a community, along with the prisoners have these demands: 1. Immediate separation of all rival groups to halt the violence. 2. Restore full food service and immediate emergency medical care. 3. Removal of the corrupt guards who instigated violence. Remember, the world is watching. Thank you.” Health Update on Dr. Shakur Dr Mutulu Shakur, a Black Liberation activist and Accupuncturist has been imprisoned for 33 years and this year was found to have bone marrow cancer. There is an article up on SFBayView.com linked in the show notes. Supporters are requesting letters of support and love to Dr Mutulu at: Dr. Mutulu Shakur 83205-012 USP Victorville, P.O. Box 3900, Adelanto, CA 92301 They are also asking for donations for his medical, legal, commissary and more with details in the article and up at mutulushakur.com and the associated donate button. At Dr. Shakur's request there is, at this time, no public campaign for his release. Twin Trouble Interview Incarcerated hactivist and anarchist, Jeremy Hammond and his twin brother, Jason (who served some time for participating in the anti-fascist action at Tinley Park, IL in May of 2012) have started releasing a new media project. The show self-describes as: “Twin Trouble – the podcast about fighting the system and staying rebellious while being incarcerated. The show takes the form of a recorded phone call between Jason in Chicago, and his twin brother Jeremy, locked up in Alexandria, VA, just outside D.C. “ More on the podcast can be found up at twintrouble.home.blog and you can also hear it on soundcloud. Eric King Updates There is an update on Eric King's support page, supportericking.org, giving details on materials he can receive and what he cannot. Eric could use some love. And please be aware also that each letter he receives is read by a guard. Prison Break Yah, if only.  But there's this awesome source for updates on political prisoners across the so-called US authored by the lovely folks at Certain Days that is a regular column on IGD.  Prison Break gives case updates, health situations, releases, passings and calls for support we can participate in, helping to keep this movement multi-generational and spread support for our comrades taken captive by the state while in struggle.  We need to be in for the long haul if our movement will have teeth. . ... . .. Playlist

Dr. William Nichols is the Department Chair and an Associate Professor for the World Languages and Cultures department of Georgia State University. He received his PhD in Spanish from Michigan State University. His primary research interest focuses on exploring the perceptions of Spain’s modern identity through the interrelation between politics, cultural production and capitalism in […] The post Dr. Bill Nichols, Dr. Shuai Li and Dr. Hakyoon Lee with GSU World Languages and Cultures appeared first on Business RadioX ®.

Join our Deacon, Bill Nichols, as he discusses some of the key points in Torah Portion Ki Tisa. 

In this weekly Shabbat teaching, our Elder, Bill Nichols, teachings on Torah portion Vayera. We pray it is an encouragement for you. Recorded live at Dothan Messianic Fellowship in Dothan, Alabama. 

Want free, independent SF audio adventure? Join host, narrator and author Mike Luoma each week on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio! Sample us this episode - hear the stand-alone short story Alibi Jones and the Wishing Stone – a tale tip-toeing up to the blurred line where high-tech works like magick, as a strange assignment brings Alibi Jones face-to-face with a phantom from his past! Adapted from a comic book short in The Adventures of Alibi Jones #2 with art by Meisha, Inks by Bill Nichols, and colors by Ken Lateer.     Mike also explains why you're hearing this short story instead of the beginning of the next Alibi Jones novel, as promoted last week and even earlier this weekend. Evidently, there was a timeline error. We blame The Devrizium... Always free to subscribe, download and listen –The Adventures of Alibi Jones continue with Alibi Jones and the Wishing Stone on Glow-in-the-Dark Radio!     Join the mailing list: http://eepurl.com/0_Z7z     Get The Adventures of Alibi Jones comics for your phone or tablet @ comiXology: https://www.comixology.com/The-Adventures-of-Alibi-Jones/comics-series/13648?ref=Y29taWMvdmlldy9kZXNrdG9wL2JyZWFkY3J1bWJz     Save at least 50% on Mike's eBooks @ Smashwords in July: https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/mikeluoma     Check out Mike's new radio home! http://wbkm.org    Promo is for Flash Pulp! http://FlashPulp.com         Home(s): http://mikeluoma.com - http://glowinthedarkradio.com - http://alibijones.com

Booz Allen’s Trey Obering, Scott Welles and Bill Nichols join host Roger Waldron on this week’s Off the Shelf to discuss plans to modernize DoD’s Position, Navigation and Timing (PNT) capabilities.

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Prosecutor Bill Nichols from Monroe County Michigan joins Noah Greg on the third part of the "Heroin Series: Becoming Champions for Change."

Security vulnerabilities are defects that enable an external party to compromise a system. Our research indicates that improving software quality by reducing the number of errors also reduces the number of vulnerabilities and hence improves software security. Some portion of security vulnerabilities (maybe over half of them) are also quality defects. Can quality defect models that predict quality results be applied to security to predict security results? Simple defect models focus on an enumeration of development errors after they have occurred and do not relate directly to operational security vulnerabilities, except when the cause is quality related. In this podcast, Carol Woody and Bill Nichols discuss how a combination of software development and quality techniques can improve software security. Listen on Apple Podcasts.

The Personal Software Process promotes the use of careful procedures during all stages of development with the aim of increasing an individual's productivity and producing high quality final products. Formal methods use the same methodological strategy as the PSP: emphasizing care in development procedures as opposed to relying on testing and debugging. They also establish the radical requirement of proving mathematically that the programs produced satisfy their specifications. Design by Contract is a technique for designing components of a software system by establishing their conditions of use and behavioral requirements in a formal language. When appropriate techniques and tools are incorporated to prove that the components satisfy the established requirements, the method is called Verified Design by Contract (VDbC). In this podcast, Bill Nichols discusses a proposal for integrating VDbC into PSP to reduce the number of defects present at the unit-esting phase, while preserving or improving productivity. The resulting adaptation of the PSP, called PSPVDC, incorporates new phases, modifies others, and adds new scripts and checklists to the infrastructure. Specifically, the phases of formal specification, formal specification review, formal specification compile, test case construct, pseudo code, pseudo code review, and proof are added. Listen on Apple Podcasts.

Ken and Todd examine the conventions of action films and how White House Down uses them. Do action films promote American exceptionalism? How does the use of comic relief undercut the film's moral seriousness? What makes a true hero? SHOW NOTES: 0:00 - Intro: Why we are discussing White House Down 5:40 - What are the film's genre conventions? 14:50 - Conflict, resolution, and social order 18:00 - American exceptionalism 29:10 - Death and comic relief 38:18 - True heroism and cultural values 44:14 - Concluding remarks DON'T FORGET: You can contact us by emailing thethinplace@filmgeekradio.com. Thanks for listening!

    Ted Widmer and Bill Nichols are our guests this week. Show produced by Katherine Caperton. Original Air Date: January 12, 2013 on SiriusXM "POTUS" Channel 124. Polioptics airs regularly on POTUS on Saturdays at 6 am, 12 noon and 6 pm. Follow us on Twitter @Polioptics Listen to the show . . . → Read More: Episode 85, with guests Ted Widmer, editor of LISTENING IN, and Bill Nichols, managing editor of POLITICO

Typically, people who believe themselves to be Agile, believe that developers realize the best results when they focus on empowered teams, collaboration with stakeholders, avoiding unnecessary work, and receiving frequent feedback. Agilests hate the term "process" because they use the word somewhat differently than we do. The word "process," however, can be defined as something done repeatedly, with some discipline, and to achieve an end. In this podcast, Bill Nichols discusses how a disciplined process enables and enhances agility. Listen on Apple Podcasts.