Podcasts about Wiesner

Wiesner, Maria www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

Is there somewhere in your life today where you need to surrender a bit more?

A timber column can survive the heating phase of a fire resistance test and still collapse later, after the flames are gone. We know there is so much more to structures in fires than the test demonstrates, but how much exactly do we know about timber nowadays? In this episode we try to dive deeper and discuss mass timber fire safety, structural fire engineering, and what a fire resistance rating does and does not tell us. I'm joined by Dr. Felix Wiesner from the University of British Columbia, this year's IAFSS Proulx Award recipient, to unpack his review on mass timber load-bearing capacity in fire across scales. We start where most design decisions begin: full-scale furnace tests and the practical reality that many modern timber elements are too large, too new, or too costly to test under load. From there we dig into the reduced cross-section method, charring rate assumptions, and the controversial “zero-strength layer” that turns heated wood into a simplified design allowance, even as uncertainty and code-to-code differences persist. Then we turn to the decay phase and delayed failure, connecting recent column results to the bigger question of performance-based design for compartment fires that heat and cool. To model that behaviour, we need credible links between temperature, strength reduction, and elastic modulus reduction, and we need to care about how the data were generated: steady-state oven tests versus transient tests where timber is loaded first and heated with steep gradients. Finally, we go down to the microscale and nanoscale, where moisture migration and even hydrogen-bond changes in cellulose help explain why “loaded while heating and cooling” can permanently reshape capacity. If you work with mass timber buildings, timber fire design, Eurocode approaches, or structural safety in fire, this is a deep reset on what matters most. Read about the IAFSS Awards here https://www.iafss2026.com/awardsRead the whole paper with a more in-depth view on the subject "From nano-to megastructure: A review of mass timber load-bearing capacity in fire"----The Fire Science Show is produced by the Fire Science Media in collaboration with OFR Consultants. Thank you to the podcast sponsor for their continuous support towards our mission.

The challenge is not to become salt or light but rather to recognize that you are salt and light and live it.

Recorded live at PSConfEU 2026, Andrew sits down with returning guest Miriam Wiesner, Senior Security Researcher at Microsoft, for a wide-ranging conversation on PowerShell security, cookie-based attacks, and the evolving threat landscape. Miriam walks through her two conference talks — one on Microsoft Teams session cookie hijacking (a follow-up to her 2025 Entra ID cookie talk, complete with Cookie Monster branding and actual handcuffs), and a joint session with Stéphane van Gulick on using Microsoft Defender's Live Response feature for incident investigation. The conversation also covers the current state of PowerShell security, why sophisticated attackers are moving away from PowerShell, and why defenders who haven't enabled script block logging and AMSI are leaving easy wins on the table. On top of the technical deep dive, Miriam and Andrew get into the human side of the conference community — nerves before presenting, imposter syndrome, and why showing up is already half the battle. Key Takeaways: Cookie-based identity attacks are an active and growing threat. Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive share session cookies, meaning a single cookie theft can give an attacker broad access across your organization's collaboration tools — no re-authentication required. Sophisticated threat actors are moving away from PowerShell specifically because its security features work. Script block logging, AMSI, and Constrained Language Mode make PowerShell activity highly visible and detectable. If your org hasn't enabled these, you're handing attackers an easy path. Visibility beats prevention. You can't prevent what you can't see. Detection through proper logging is not a consolation prize — it's a core security strategy, and Microsoft Defender's Live Response feature gives teams a powerful way to investigate isolated endpoints without needing RDP or PowerShell remoting enabled. Guest Bio: Miriam Wiesner is a Senior Security Research Program Manager at Microsoft with over 15 years of experience in IT security, penetration testing, and security automation. She works on research behind Microsoft Defender and Sentinel and is the creator of widely used open source PowerShell security tools EventList and JEAnalyzer. Miriam is a sought-after speaker at major security and PowerShell conferences including Black Hat, PSConfEU, and MITRE ATT&CK Workshops. She's also the author of "PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity," published by Packt. Her conference speaker career started at PSConfEU 2018 and she's been a fixture of the community ever since. Resource Links Miriam's 2025 Cookies talk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xDcq0pPNPs Book – PowerShell Automation and Scripting for Cybersecurity (Packt): https://www.amazon.com/PowerShell-Automation-Scripting-Cybersecurity-Hacking/dp/1800566379 Miriam on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriamwiesner Miriam on X/Twitter: https://x.com/MiriamXyra Miriam's GitHub (EventList, JEAnalyzer, and more): https://github.com/miriamxyra Miriam's Website: https://miriamxyra.com Connect with Andrew: https://andrewpla.tech/links The PowerShell Podcast on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zxJOqcEwgWE  

Jesus comes to us with such humility that we can receive Him into our own hands and hearts

We are called to be people whose horizon is forevermore in God,

All we have is a great gift from God.

Stay close to Christ so our hearts become more like His

Is Pentecost still happening in you?

Wiesner, Maria www.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9

When we act as good shepherds, the world begins to change.

Christ is the voice that leads to life and we need to follow Him and listen to Him daily.

The truth of Easter is revealed in God's deliverance and bringing forth His kingdom.

Are you ready to have the Eucharist transform you?

Where does your heart need to be born again?

Jesus doesn't come with disappointment or condemnation but with mercy.

Christ walks us through the Scriptures and gives us Himself

Do not be afraid. He is risen...and even now, He meets you on the way. 

Passion of our Lord Jesus and Homily for Good Friday

WIth love, everything changes and God is present.

Christ gives himself to us even though we are not perfect.

This week we remember and enter into the love of a god who redeems us.

God is not looking for perfect people but for willing hearts

Instead of becoming anger and bitter, you can find hope and compassion in Christ on the cross.

It's in the quiet, obedient, and dutiful faithfulness that God goes to work.

This part 2 episode is about challenges in marriage and how to overcome them. Join our guest expert, Mindy Wiesner, as she answers these marriage mistake questions from host Leah Richeimer.   

In the moments we feel most lost, those are the moments that God never lets up.

MY NEWSLETTER - https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribeJoin me, Nik (https://x.com/CoFoundersNik), as I interview Steve Wiesner (https://x.com/SteveWiesnerSMB).In this episode of Niconomics, I sit down with Steve to discuss his fascinating transition from two decades in investment banking and private equity to the wild world of entrepreneurship. We explore how he went from advising massive companies on Wall Street to buying his own SMB, a negotiations training company called Watershed Associates.Throughout the show, we dive deep into the mechanics of private equity roll-ups, breaking down exactly how large funds use strategies like multiple arbitrage to buy up fragmented markets. But it isn't just about spreadsheets and easy wins; we also uncover the brutal reality of business integration and the hidden "people tax" that can completely derail an acquisition if you aren't prepared for it. Whether you are thinking of buying a business, competing with deep-pocketed investors, or simply want to understand the high-stakes game of corporate buying, you won't want to miss these battle-tested insights.Questions This Episode Answers:What is a private equity roll-up strategy, and how do firms use it to consolidate an industry?How does multiple arbitrage allow private equity funds to easily outbid a standard entrepreneur?Why does the dreaded "people tax" cause so many business acquisitions to fail during integration?What specific traits make a fragmented market the perfect target for corporate consolidation?How can a business owner mentally prepare for the extreme, unpredictable roller coaster of entrepreneurship?Enjoy the conversation!__________________________Love it or hate it, I'd love your feedback.Please fill out this brief survey with your opinion or email me at nik@cofounders.com with your thoughts.__________________________MY NEWSLETTER: https://nikolas-newsletter-241a64.beehiiv.com/subscribeSpotify: https://tinyurl.com/5avyu98yApple: https://tinyurl.com/bdxbr284YouTube: https://tinyurl.com/nikonomicsYT__________________________This week we covered:00:00 Highlights_Navigating the Highs and Lows of Entrepreneurship02:48 From Investment Banking to Entrepreneurship06:09 Understanding Private Equity and Its Structure08:57 The Role of Leverage in Private Equity11:51 Transitioning to Fundless Sponsorship15:13 The Journey into Negotiation Training18:04 Exploring the Roll-Up Strategy in Private Equity20:58 Challenges and Risks of Roll-Ups23:49 Integration Challenges in Acquisitions27:05 The Importance of a Solid Playbook29:57 Market Dynamics and Fragmentation32:48 Recurring Revenue and Its Significance36:07 Final Thoughts on Entrepreneurship and Growth

This video is about challenges in marriage and how to overcome them. Join our guest expert, Mindy Wiesner, as she answers questions from host Leah Richeimer.   

Inward transfomation shows how wise a people we are.

At the heart of our faith is the great act of mercy, forgiveness.

Will you allow yourself to create the space you need to encounter the Lord?

We are called to be great not by the standards of the world but by the standards of God's kingdom.

It takes that willingness to be humble and let God be the one to lead you.

Conversion of heart happens in the great experience of being loved

We must be like soil, open and willing to accept God's word like water so that new life may grow.

During the next 40 days, bring to God whatever is in your heart.

Do we choose human ideology or do we choose Christ?

Our faith is not simply religious practice.

God comes to heal us and strengthen us and that the relationship with Him endures forever.

Ingen mer symbolpolitik i klimatets namn, säger Emma Wiesner, Centerpartist och EU-parlamentariker. I det här avsnittet går vi igenom hur EU arbetar mot antibiotikaresistens, vad en borgerlig folkhälsopolitik på EU-nivå faktiskt innebär, och hur privata vårdföretag kan bidra till att säkra tillgången till vård på landsbygden. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

How willing are we to admit our faults and become who God wants us to be?

Can we come to embrace Jesus not for what He does for us, but for who He is to us?

The Kingdom of Heaven is not far away...how will you respond?

Remember how God has gotten you through the challenges or "Goliaths" in life before and that He will do so again.

Do we have a heart open to obedience, open to change, and open to be more like Christ?

Do not be afraid to be honest with who you are and where you are with God.

This Epiphany, let us be a people who are pilgrims of hope.

Beginning in the 1970s, a series of government agencies established to carry out the federal “war on crime” offered financial and ideological support to the fledgling feminist movement against sexual violence. These entities promoted the carceral tactics of policing, prosecution, and punishment as the only viable means of controlling rape, and they expected anti-rape organizers to embrace them. Yet Black women anti-rape organizers viewed police as a source of violence within their communities, not a solution to it. Between the Street and the State: Black Women's Anti-Rape Activism amid the War on Crime (U Pennsylvania, 2025) examines how Black anti-rape organizers critically engaged both the feminist movement against sexual violence and the federal War on Crime between 1974 and 1994. In Philadelphia, Washington, DC, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago, and Atlanta, activists inflected Black women's longstanding tradition of community-based caring labor with the Black feminist condemnation of patriarchal and state violence. Their multifaceted and adaptable brand of anti-rape advocacy was premised on sustaining the survival of Black women and girls individually and Black communities more broadly. In this way, Black anti-rape activists countered the growing emphasis within the feminist movement on controlling rape through carceral collaborations. They acted subversively, redirecting state funds and state-funded research premised on rape control to projects that offered care to Black victims. In public education, social welfare, and public health, they instituted preventative education and emotional healing as modes of justice. At times, they outspokenly resisted carceral legislation that displaced their caring labor with punitive programs of rape control. Spotlighting Black anti-rape organizers' enduring commitment to care work shows that the cooptation of the feminist movement against sexual violence by law enforcement entities was never total. Between the Street and the State deepens our historical understanding of Black women's tradition of anti-rape activism by attending to how their tactics shifted in response to the political realignments of the post–civil rights era. Guest: Caitlin Wiesner is an assistant professor of history at Mercy University who specializes in the history of gender, sexuality, race and crime control policy in the 20th century United States. She is also the author of “The War on Crime and the War on Rape: The LEAA and Philadelphia WOAR, 1974-1984," which appeared in the journal, Modern American History, in March 2024, as well as numerous book chapters and reviews. When she is not writing or in the classroom, Dr. Wiesner enjoys cooking (and eating) new foods and exploring the natural and historic wonders of her native New Jersey. Host: Michael Stauch is an associate professor of history at the University of Toledo and the author of Wildcat of the Streets: Detroit in the Age of Community Policing, published by the University of Pennsylvania Press in 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-american-studies