Flesh: Architectural Probes

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The work of New York-based architects Diller + Scofidio is consistently at the cutting edge of current thought, helping to radically redefine the role of the architect and architecture in contemporary society. Targeting the body as "a site of transient inscriptions, inseparable from program," they constructed Flesh, a book/project that, in their words, "maps out strategies for 'contractual space' in which architecture can perform critically within encoded spaces of privacy and publicity." The result is a dynamic publication that is not so much a book about their projects as it is a reworking of their projects -- interwoven with multiple strands of text and imagery, Flesh is a new "indexical structure" that allows the reader to determine diverse paths through the document.

Diller + Scofidio is a collaborative team involved in cross-disciplinary work that incorporates architecture with the performing and the visual arts.

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Superficial and Obtuse.......2004-10-11

From the pretentious title to the closing footnotes, Diller and Scofidio go to great lengths to make their architecture seem more complex than it is. Their pseudo-intellectual inquiries may sound impressive to students, but do not stand up to sophisticate scrutiny. There is nothing useful or intelligent in this striving but empty volume.

mind probe.......2000-11-14

Love the Title Provocative & Brilliant; especialy enligtening to those fascinated by Diller & Scofidio's body of work; if you want to gain insight as to what drives Diller and Scofidio's processes, it's a must read.....

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With the recent Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act, public key cryptography, digital signatures, and digital certificates are finally emerging as a ubiquitous part of the Information Technology landscape. Although these technologies have been around for over twenty years, this legislative move will surely boost e-commerce activity. Secure electronic business transactions, such as contracts, legal documents, insurance, and bank loans are now legally recognized. In order to adjust to the realities of the marketplace, other services may be needed, such as a non-repudiation service, digital notary, or digital time-stamping service. The collection of these components, known as Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), is paving the way for secure communications within organizations and on the public Internet.

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Handshakes.......2004-08-29

"Trust used to be all about a handshake - and nothing has changed..."

So begins Appendix F in Vacca's book. The entirety of the book defines that critical handshake, which has been made so much more complex by Internet freedom and opportunities. Layers of certification and handshaking, both online and offline, hashing, third parties, CA's.

Vacca includes costings, comparatives, definitions, implementation instructions, and white papers written by others with expertise in the area.

Previously a developer and implementor, and now a user, I wish that we had had this information then when we were implementing PGP, and I can only hope that my host sites now are compliant.

Vacca's PKI book is a 'must read'.......2004-08-09

"Trust used to be all about a handshake - and nothing has changed..."

So begins Appendix F in Vacca's book. The entirety of the book defines that critical handshake, which has been made so much more complex by Internet
freedom and opportunities. Layers of certification and handshaking, both online and offline, hashing, third parties, CA's.

Vacca includes costings, comparatives, definitions, implementation instructions, and white papers written by others with expertise in the area.

This book is a 'must read' for those of us working in IT security.

E-Commerce users - feel secure!.......2004-07-19

As usual, John writes a very timely book on contemporary IT issues. Most people are still afraid to use their credit cards on the net and businesses have huge constraints in terms of what can and can't be done through the web. As the rules of the game toughen for the every-ready hacking minds, government are also cracking down on such culprits, however, for the average user of electronic commercial transactions, there needs to be a stronger feeling that their money is safe. John's PKI book helps to educate those with this understandable concern, that it may now be getting safer to do business on the net.

Must read for IT Security Professionals.......2004-07-13

This book covers the entire spectrum of PKI technology with an emphasis on the pratical aspects of design,implementation and use. As an IT security professional, I have found this book to be extremely useful in my job as we must constantly be on guard and make use of the latest technology to stay one step ahead of the multitude of security threats we face on a day-to-day basis.

Understanding PKI.......2004-07-12

To successfully transact business on the worldwide web, a secure network is essential. John Vacca's book explores public key infrastructures (PKIs)as a technology to provide that security. This book would be a good resource for anyone responsible for maintaining network security in big business or small.

Trusted Services and Public Key Infrastructures

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Trusted Services and Public Key Infrastructures

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This book discusses: E-commerce, the building blocks – trusted business environment for E-commerce, certification, certification practice and policy, registration, certification usage and certification revocation; policies and strategies for trusted services and PKI; scale and scope of implemented or planned PKIs in the Commonwealth and worldwide; legal framework for use of electronic signatures and electronic certificates; key policy and business drivers for introduction of PKI; key technical issues and standards; barriers to introduction of PKI in government; case studies and the lessons of experience.

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“Eddington’s book comes off as a well-written, well-documented account of what happens when a CIA employee rocks the boat. It raises concerns that go beyond Desert Storm, a fear that the CIA has given up its independence from the Pentagon.”—The Birmingham News 7/13/97

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An Important Book For Everyone To Read.......2003-11-29

"Gassed In The Gulf" is one of the most important books I have read in recent memory. As an independent journalist who's written on the subject of Gulf War Syndrome, I found Mr. Eddington's book to be enormously insightful. Most of my research and writing on this topic revolved around the exposure of our troops to depleted uranium, and how that is directly connected to GWS; however, my knowledge of the release of chemical/biological agents during the war was, as this book has shown me, sadly lacking.

The notion that depleted uranium and chemical/biological weapons both interacted, lowering the immuno response of the troops and thus making them much more susceptible to the effects of one another, as well as creating symptoms that might not match simply one type of exposure, is highly likely. This would, of course, explain why often there are examples of symptoms not directly linked to simply chemical/biological exposure of just depleted uranium. The result is no doubt the cause of much of the confusion about the true nature of GWS.

Mr. Eddington's book serves to provide what, for me, is the "missing link" in all of this. He and his wife are to be commended for their courage and dedication to this issue, especially in light of the enormous burden and subsequent personal risk they have endured to make this information available to the veterans of the war and to all Americans in general. I offer my thanks, as well as my sympathies for their struggles in dealing with the after-effects of their revelations.

Anyone serious about understanding the degree to which political considerations and a complete lack of humanitarian considerations propel U.S. policy decisions must read "Gassed in the Gulf". We owe it not only to ourselves, and to the many Gulf War veterans and their families, but to the very promises of liberty and truth which we all hold so dear.

Andrew Poe
Washington, DC

One of the most important books about the Gulf War.......2001-10-02

This is one of the most important books about the Gulf War.

Pat Eddington tells the story in this book of his and his wife's odyssey within the CIA, working to adjust official policy to reflect the actual facts on the ground. Unfortunately, truth was one of the first casualties of the Gulf War.

Interviewing veterans, including key source documents and detailing the shameful way the government dealt with returning veterans of the Gulf War, Eddington reveals a different side of Washington -- a Washington that waves flags in time of war but hides behind accountants when the warriors secure peace.

Let us hope those deployed in the future are treated better. As a long-time activist on behalf of veterans and the author of an upcoming novel on the Gulf War (Prayer at Rumayla: A Novel of the Gulf War) I offer thanks to Pat and Robin Eddington for their dedication on behalf of our country and its defenders.

Don Quixote.......2001-03-24

This book reminds me of the tale of " Man of La Mancha" or Pat and Robin against the intelligence community. I cannot believe that an imagery analyst was able to find and reveal all this information to CIA and other government officials and no one else was able to see the light. Mr. Eddington sounds like a disgruntled employee out for his own glory. He keeps saying how the Agecy killed his career but it may of been his own undoing. Just keep attacking those winmills!!! wait for the movie!!!

Not a big help to sick veterans.......2001-03-22

Interesting read, fair editing, but I wouldn't put too much stock in this story. Mr. Eddington sounds almost amateurish in his insistence that nerve agents are responsible for the illnesses that many of us veterans face everyday, and hysterical in his insistence that this was "the case" which got him the boot from the CIA. This is even more interesting since he has changed his tune to fit the "cause du jour" - signing onto the anti-DU lobby, the anti-anthrax vaccine groups, and whatever else will keep him around and on the op-ed page. This book makes some grand assumptions and leaps of logic from two underlying facts - yes, there was a Gulf War, and yes, some folks are sick. I suspect if what he says is true, the symptoms us vets face would be plain and simple. But they are not, despite how some shrill voices (see other reviews) wish them otherwise. Bottom line - take this book more as fiction adventure thriller, and you'll be getting just that. Read at the beach, if you must.

Responding to the review by Mr. Columbus Ohio........2000-10-21

Dear Readers,

I urge you to read this book if you are truly concerned about this issue and then get the Senate Committee book indicated at the end of this review. I grew up in Ohio as well as the other reviewer and I can tell you and especially him that he is wrong. I spent 17 months hospitalized after being "gassed in the gulf" and medevacced out unconscious to Germany following a total body seizure and over 6 hours of loss of consciousness. The 12 eyewitness written accounts of what had happened to me were gathered by my Brigade Commander and he included a personal statement that accompanied my medevac file. That portion of the file was sealed and CLASSIFIED was written over its outer jacket. I personally saw over 300 seriously wounded long term nerve gas related patients come in and out of the research ward of one of the military's largest hospitals for over one year. I didn't even recognize my own wife at 2 months after the medevac and could barely speak. Mr. Clueless from Columbus may believe whatever bull Schwarzkopf or any General wants to feed him, but it will never dispute the true eyewitness facts of that war that have rarely been told. In fact many of us now retired army and marine disabled veterans from the Gulf question whether he even received the reports of chemical contamination or whether he wanted greater confirmation due to the relatively low number of serious nerve agent injuries. Columbus should know how the military works and how reporting up the chain of command sometimes gets turned around right on top of you because most careerists are too worried about their ratings to report anything negative to, for example, a Brigade level commander. YOU MUST REMEMBER, the Media was under complete military control during the Gulf War. Had they been with the Saudi unit I was with they would have seen a number of serious injuries in verified areas of chemical detection--that were verified by the Select Senate Committee in eyewitness testimony from Americans and Foriegn Coalition NCO's and Officers--just like the book indicates. If Mr. Columbus wants to keep on believing his own version due to his prior service visits to the local N.B.C. chemical training chamber he can do so without remorse and continue on with his merry life. If Mr. Columbus cares about the truth and wants the real facts and not just from this book, he should write his Senator and get the following factual 160 page testimony and then he can repeal his bogus words and review:

U.S. Chemical and Biological Warfare-Related Dual Use Exports to Iraq and Their Possible Impact on the Health Consequences of the Persian Gulf War. A report of Chairman Donald Riegle, and Ranking Member Alfonse D'Amato, United States Senate, May 25, 1994.

In fact, please send me another copy for one of my disabled friends so that I can give it to him for his pending lawsuit.

By the way, if any of you are concerned, the Veteran's Administration and their hospitals have done a lot of really excellent work with sick veterans and does not believe the released Army and CIA reports from the war. Go see them if you need any help and don't take no for an answer.

By the way Mr. Columbus, the Army is paying me one hell of a lot of money for the rest of my life for what happened. Unfortunately that is the only Admission they will ever make of what really happened over there and YOU end up paying for it.

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Ten years ago I returned from the area of the Mississippi Valley to New York, my native State, after many yearsâ€™ residence and exploratory travels of that quarter of the Union.

Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years with the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers (Dodo Press)

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Henry R. Schoolcraft
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Henry Rowe Schoolcraft (1793-1864) was an American geographer, geologist, and ethnologist, noted for his early studies of Native American cultures, as well as for his "discovery" in 1832 of the source of the Mississippi River. His wife's knowledge on Native American legends shared with Schoolcraft formed in part the source material for Longfellow's epic poem, The Song of Hiawatha. Schoolcraft began his ethnological research in 1822 during his appointment as Indian agent at Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. He wedded Jane Johnston, who was the daughter of an Irish fur trader and an Ojibwe woman. From his wife, he learned the Ojibwe language and the lore of the tribe. In 1841 he lost his position as Indian agent and moved back to the East, where he continued to write about Native Americans.

Personal Memoirs of a Residence of Thirty Years With the Indian Tribes on the American Frontiers.

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Henry R. Schoolcraft
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With Brief Notices Of Passing Events, Facts, And Opinions, A.D. 1812 To A.D. 1842

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After years of teaching nature classes and workshops, Hallowell felt people were looking for more than guidebooks on identification and location. They wanted a book that would answer some of the simple questions about the trees, flowers, birds, and animals they saw in the mountain environment. Using a month-by-month format, Hallowell, in her own warm and wise voice, offers over 80 vignettes packed with interesting and useful information.

For example, did you know that the average one-acre garden has an estimated 50,000 dirt-eating worms? That by the time a robin is 12 days old, it can consume 14 feet of earthworms in one day? That a square foot of soil can support three healthy dandelion plants, which will produce 18,000 seeds? That a tree can add height or length only at its tips?

Do you know how birds keep warm in winter? How you can tell the temperature by looking at rhododendron leaves? How you can tell the difference between a bee, a wasp, and a hornet? All of this and more can be found in Mountain Year

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Pleasant, informative reading.......2006-05-19

Mountain Year is a nicely produced, easily read compendium of two-page journalistic articles about nature in the southern Appalachians, often including appropriate photographs. Hallowell's genial tone of wonder reminds me of the biblical book of Esther, where although God is never mentioned, He appears on every page for those who have the eyes to see Him.

A Mountain Year comes to Life.......2000-11-15

Barbara Hallowell has certainly done it this time; written a wondrous book about life in southern Appalachia. The life she writes about is that which we step on, the ground, the worms and insects, trees, flowers, fern and birds. She has charted the book monthly so one can know what to expect at each time of the year, and she takes you through the depths of winter, to the glories of autumn, stopping off for a good look at spring and summer. Did you know there were orchids in 'them thar mountains,' and what to do about snake bite? Did you ever wonder what the early days of a baby robin might be like or what a ghost forest is? Hallowell has taught nature classes and workshops for many years and has now turned her knowledge into this informative book with beautiful photographs for those of us not part of her classroom. And I am grateful. It's a wonderful book for any nature lover to cherish; almost encyclopedic with information yet delightfully readable.

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