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Can we be sure which mummy was the daddy? When a state-of-the-art DNA analysis of Tutankhamun and other ancient Egyptian royals was published last year, its authors hailed it as "the final word" on the pharaoh's family tree. But others are now voicing doubts.
The analysis of 11 royal mummies dating from around 1300 BC was carried out by an Egyptian team led by Egypt's chief archaeologist Zahi Hawass. The project was overseen by two foreign consultants, Albert Zink of the EURAC Institute for Mummies and the Iceman in Bolzano, Italy, and Carsten Pusch of the University of Tübingen, Germany.
The researchers used the DNA data to construct a family tree of Tutankhamun and his immediate relatives. The study, published last February in the Journal of the American Medical Association (vol 303, p 638), concluded that Tutankhamun's father was the pharaoh Akhenaten, that his parents were brother and sister, and that two mummified foetuses found in Tutankhamun's tomb were probably his stillborn daughters – conclusions that have since become received wisdom.
But many geneticists complain that the team used inappropriate analysis techniques. Far from being definitive, the study is "not seen as rigorous or convincing", says Eline Lorenzen of the Center for GeoGenetics at the Natural History Museum in Copenhagen, Denmark. "Many of us in the DNA community are surprised that this has been published."
To judge the quality of the team's results, Lorenzen and others are asking for access to raw data not included in the Journal of the American Medical Association paper – but Zink is reluctant to oblige, fearing the data would spark "a lot of arguing" over technicalities.
However, Zink, Pusch and colleagues insist that they will soon be able to put any doubts to rest. They say they have also extracted the mtDNA that Lorenzen and others consider necessary for rigorous genetic analysis and are still working on the data. They hope to publish the results this year.
But the critics are still advising caution. "When working with samples that are so well-known, it is important to convince readers that you have the right data," says Lorenzen. "I am not convinced."
This is the paper they are referring to (Ancestry and Pathology in King Tutankhamun's Family, Zahi Hawass et al., JAMA. 2010;303(7):638-647. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.121)
I don't understand what is the problem with "arguing over technicalities". That's the whole point of releasing as much data as possible, to make it easier for others to evaluate your conclusions. I don't understand why a scientist would want data to be hidden: perhaps it might make sense for nuclear scientists or virus experts to keep some data hidden, but why would Tut's DNA be hidden?
People who liked at Tut's alleged Y-STR values from screencaps have concluded that he belonged to haplogroup R1b; as this is a rare haplogroup in Egypt, and frequent in Europe, it has sparked debate about his origins. If the Y-STR values are legit, an alternative explanation is that the ancient DNA is not authentic but represents a European contaminant. In any case, I hope that as much data as possible about the case is released, so that everyone can make an informed assessment.

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WASHINGTON (TheBlaze/AP) -- The Defense Department is not extending some housing benefits to same-sex partners of service members even though it legally could because the issue requires more review and military leaders expressed concerns, senior Pentagon officials said Monday. But the situation isn't entirely grim for gays seeking equal benefits in the military.
A new department memo detailed a number of other benefits that will be extended to same-sex partners, including identification cards that will provide access to commissaries and other services. But Pentagon officials said that while some housing payments and health care benefits can't be included because of federal law, some access to base housing is not specifically prohibited and could be offered in the future.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is giving the military services until Oct. 1 to put the changes into effect and provide 22 benefits to same-sex partners, but he said they should make every effort to get it done by Aug. 31
Outgoing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta reviews the troops during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Panetta at Joint Base Myer-Henderson in Arlington, Virginia, February 8, 2013. Panetta will retire once his likely successor, former Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, is confirmed by the US Senate. Credit: AFP/Getty Images
Two senior Pentagon officials explained the changes and the legal arguments behind the decisions on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the issue.
In his memo to the military services, Panetta said that housing, burials -- such as those at Arlington National Cemetery -- and some benefits related to overseas deployments "present complex legal and policy challenges" but will remain under review. A key stumbling block is the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, which prohibits the federal government from recognizing any marriage other than that between a man and a woman.
According to a senior legal official, the department cannot extend any benefits that, by law, are limited to "spouse" because of the DOMA restrictions.
Service members get payment allowances for off-base housing, with singles getting a specific amount and married couples getting a bit more. Same-sex couples could not legally receive the higher off-base funding that a married couple could get because of DOMA's marriage definition.
But same-sex couples are not legally prohibited from qualifying for on-base housing. Pentagon officials said that issue requires more review because there were some concerns about following the "spirit of the law" outlined in DOMA. And they said that service chiefs were concerned about fairness and the reaction of other military members, including the possibility that married couples might be bumped from a housing list by a same-sex couple.
A senior Pentagon official said the rough estimate of same-sex couples affected by the new benefits is about 18,000 - 5,600 active duty, 3,400 National Guard and Reserve and 8,000 retirees. Officials said that the numbers were probably high, and that there was no solid survey or assessment that could provide a more accurate total.
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A number of lawmakers praised the Pentagon's move, but also called for full equality, saying Congress should repeal DOMA.
"The administration is doing what it can within the constraints that are in place, but the job is not done," said Rep. Adam Smith, raking Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee. "I look forward to continuing to work with the administration and my colleagues in Congress to achieve full equality in the military."
Among the nearly two dozen benefits now available to same-sex partners, the identification card is likely the most important. Officials said the card will look largely the same as the service members' but will have the designation "DP" -- for domestic partner -- and will list the types of benefits it allows on the back. Spouses and dependents of service members have similar cards, but those include designations for healthcare benefits.
Other benefits now available to same-sex partners and families include family programs, travel on military aircraft when available, child care, legal assistance, and if both are in the military they would be able to request, and be considered for, duty assignments in the same area.
Panetta's decision comes as he nears the end of his tenure as Pentagon chief and on the heels of President Barack Obama's broad call for equal rights for gays during his inaugural speech.
The repeal of the ban on gays serving openly in the military took effect in September 2011, and since then the Pentagon has been reviewing policies and procedures to see what military benefits can be opened to same sex partners without violating DOMA.
The Supreme Court is expected to rule on the constitutionality of DOMA in June, but advocacy groups have argued that there are a number of administrative steps the Pentagon could take to treat same-sex military couples more fairly.
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Wouldn't you expect a cushy, eye-catching 7-passenger Ford family hauler to puff up our collective pantsuit and sell well? Me too. But, except in California, the Flex has never achieved the success that it deserves.
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It's got the square corners and flat roof of a van but the two-box silhouette of a wagon—and, at almost 17 feet long and six feet wide and tall and with spacious seating for five plus two, it's as roomy as a full-size SUV.
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But that's a plus. Sitting as low as it does, the Flex doesn't sway much in the corners and it's more aerodynamic. (Still, our SEL model with the 285-horsepower Duratec V-6 only got about 18 miles per gallon overall. That's fine if you've moving six people around, but it's painful for doing errands.)
Then there's the name: "Flex" makes some people think it'll run on corn oil or pork drippings along with gasoline. Nope. Other people expect a wildly configurable interior layout with bunk beds and a fireplace. Sorry, no—although it is, well, flexible.
Name and stance aside, the Flex was also a victim of plain old bad timing. Ford proudly rolled it out in early 2008 just in time for the Great Pucker, when sales of everything, especially large and thirsty cars, shut down. Flex numbers finally began to improve along with the economy, but never to the levels that Ford predicted.
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If these improvements are underwhelming, it's because the Flex was already a good package before. Short of a diesel engine and an 8-speed transmission, which might boost fuel mileage into the high twenties, I'm not sure what Ford can do to draw more attention to the Flex.
In fact, its chopped-and-channeled, factory-hot-rod style gets plenty of attention already. Richard Gresens, who designed the Flex, is a connoisseur of vintage Electrolux vacuum cleaners, the horizontal canister types of days gone by. He added wheels at the corners, windows at the sides, and voilà—a neo-retro Ford.
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Sticker prices start at about $32,000 for the SE model and proceed well past $40,000 for a Limited with all-wheel drive, a twin-turbo V-6 and the top-shelf entertainment and luxury packages. Along that continuum the Flex gradually evolves from a family workhorse to an executive car-pool express. Quite flexible, the Ford Flex.


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Friday, December 24, 2010
Open Friday: Remembering Fritz Leiber
Not as often as it ought in my opinion, which is all the more inexplicable when you consider the fact that there are probably no two characters in all of fantasy literature that more closely map on to the notion of the generic Dungeons & Dragons "adventurer" than Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Perpetually on the make and on the run, the Twain are far better examples of "what characters do in D&D" than almost any other alternatives. Their closest (only?) real competitor is Conan and, fond though I am of Howard's great creation, I won't hesitate to say that I'd much rather spend time with Fafhrd and the Mouser than I would with the Cimmerian.
Part of the reason for that is Leiber's writing, which is equal parts exciting, witty, and sensuous -- in short, everything that swords-and-sorcery ought to be. Leiber's stories are frequently lighthearted but they are never lightweight. Amidst all the magic and mayhem are very human characters, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser chief among them, and I think this is what sets Leiber apart from most other writers of fantasy. That's not to deny his imagination in creating the world of Nehwon, only to point out that, in my opinion, his strength lay not in creating a setting so much as in creating believable characters who thought, felt, and act like real people, even, perhaps especially, when that means they behave in stupid, immoral, and self-destructive ways.
Best of all, Leiber never seems to have lost sight of the fact that he was telling adventure stories. Leiber had no grand philosophy to elucidate, no axes to grind, except the ones Fafhrd's northern brethren might employ against their foes. There's no bombast or grandiosity in his works and it's this, more than anything, that impresses me ever more as I read and re-read them. Leiber presents a great model, both for other writers and for fantasy roleplayers, each of whom has a natural tendency to take themselves too seriously. A little less blood and thunder after the fashion of Howard and a little less self-involved sub-creation after the fashion of Tolkien might do both fantasy literature and fantasy gaming a bit of good and, in that, Leiber lights the path.
Since this is Open Friday post, albeit a longer than usual one, feel free to share your experiences with Leiber in the comments below. I'm particularly interested in others who found Fritz Leiber a welcome antidote to the excesses to which we, as gamers, are prone.
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When I first got interested in this "D&D thing", one of my friends directed me to some books in the school library. Leiber and Moorcock were the two authors he recommended. I read everything I could find that year. Fafhrd and Gray Mouser were the protagonists in a "buddy movie" in my mind. Fabulous stuff and it all captured my imagination in ways few books ever have. A sad thing now is that you won't find their books in school libraries anymore; at least not in my neck of the woods. Very sad. You can find the Twilight books though...
ReplyDeleteJames, I've been glad to hear you reflecting so favorably on Leiber of late, as I too consider him my first and best fantasy author. The Fafhrd & Gray Mouser books were the standout fantasy books of my early years, and while I have also come to appreciate many of the other "canon" authors, it is to Leiber I return for the true heart of Swords & Sorcery.
One aspect of Leiber's writing that stands out for me as fairly unique among the usual suspects of S&S is that his writing and his characters are damn sexy! Conan may consort with many a barely-clad wench, but they often remain passive decoration, and his interest in them perfunctory. Elric is far too sunk in his own naval gazing (and Cymoril a barely glimpsed MacGuffin), and the characters of CAS wallow in a decadent decay in which hot sweaty passion has little place.
But the Mouser & his large friend are earthy and salacious, and the women they encounter are equally forward in their passions, and have their own agendas. Kreeshkra and Hisvet are just a compelling characters as the Duo, and they are just a few of many interesting women that the two wind up fencing with. I think this is part and parcel of the comment you make about his drawing truly human characters.
So yeah, made quite an impression on me as teen :) And I was pleased when I returned to the stories as an adult many years later that that sexiness held to a hopefully more mature eye. Titillating, sometimes tawdry, but never cheap.I have to admit that whilst I enjoyed the stories I never really used his Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser as inspiration for my fantasy games. I actually preferred the works of Gardner F Fox (another forgotten author) myself.
That being said, I've used his The Big Time and The Change War as a big inspiration in my time travel games, and even had vignettes based on Conjure Wife in my modern magical conspiracy games.It should come as no surprise to you how much of an influence he is on me. It was his writings, as well as Moorcock's which shaped what I thought of fantasy. As I grew older, he was one of the few "genre" writers I stuck with, because of my love of his writing.
The City project I am working on, is going to be in many ways a love letter to him.I first encountered Fafhrd and the Mouser through the Marvel comics, after finding one in a Half Price Books and being drawn in by Mike Mignola's art. I couldn't find any more than that one issue anywhere, but I did run into some cheap White Wolf paperbacks of the original stories, also with Mignola art, and enjoyed them immensely.
Later, Dark Horse collected the Marvel series and I finally read the rest of the comics; I was impressed by how faithful they were to the original texts, and Mignola did a brilliant job of bringing Lankhmar to life, in a way that -- all respect to Leiber -- couldn't be done in prose.
I love Leiber's writing, and there's an essential humour in the text which does not come through in the comics, but when I think about how Lankhmar looks, it looks like it was drawn by Mignola.
Merry Christmas all!- AnonymousDecember 24, 2010 at 8:58 AM
The Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories feel more like D&D to me than do any other stories.
ReplyDelete In the seventies, when I first discovered D&D and swords and sorcery fiction, all around the same time, I naturally wanted to read as much of it as I could.
And so... what WAS there to read? Today, fantasy has its own rack at Barnes and Noble. (hell, "teen vampire romance" has its own section at Barnes and Noble). But back then... there wasn't a heck of a lot to choose from.
Conan? Sure; the Ace paperbacks weren't too hard to track down. Tolkien? Certainly. I had a tough time finding Lovecraft; he was not yet as popular as he would be. There were the Thomas Covenant novels (which I did not care for; a fantasy hero shouldn't spend as much time whining about things as Covenant did). And Moorcock's Elric, of course (who also spent a lot of time whining, but Moorcock pulled it off better).
But there was also Lankhmar... which not only came across as the greatest buddy movie Fantasy had to offer, but also made it clear that it was all right not to take things too seriously.
Elric was ALL seriousness. For all that Tolkien's Elves and Hobbits loved to sing and frolic, they sure didn't seem to do a lot of it. For all that Conan had "gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth," he didn't seem to smile or laugh a lot.
But Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser had both humor, love... and lots and lots of laughs. We will not see Leiber's like again.
And if Hollywood needs fresh ideas, they could do worse than to take an interest in Nehwon. Although I'd worry about them screwing it up...You know, I have never read a Leiber story. After getting through the horrendousness that is the last act of Kingmaker, Kingbreaker by Karen Morris, maybe I should start giving Leiber a shot.
QUESTION TO LEIBER READERS: is there any particular collection print run of Leiber's stories that you would recommend I try to pick up? If I were to get all of his stories, I would love for them to have matching bindings.I still haven't gotten into Leiber, but this might be because of the collection I read: Fantasy Masterworks' The First Book of Lankhmar, which - as I've been led to understand - puts the tales in chronological order. I read the first three stories, "The Snow Women," "The Unholy Grail" and "Ill-Met in Lankhmar," and I was so underwhelmed I never went back. I've always meant to get around to giving him another shot.
For all that Tolkien's Elves and Hobbits loved to sing and frolic, they sure didn't seem to do a lot of it. For all that Conan had "gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth," he didn't seem to smile or laugh a lot.
Dude, half of The Lord of the Rings is Hobbit and Elf songs! Legolas is perpetually cheerful. Conan smiles and laughs all the time: look at "Pool of the Black One," "The People of the Black Circle," "Rogues in the House" and whatnot.
Incidentally, that's part of the reason the Lankhmar stories I've read didn't impress me: they were TOO light and jolly, and so I didn't feel like anything happening in the stories felt real or important. There wasn't any gravitas.
Who knows, maybe I'm just weird, or I've just read the wrong stories.I reread the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories a few years ago, and enjoyed them enormously, expect for the last couple of stories (especially "The Mouser Goes Below"), which I thought were dreadful. Consequently, I always advise people to avoid reading The Knight and Knave of Swords. The series is much, much better overall, in my judgement, without those final (surprisingly weak) stories.
Overall, though, Leiber's tales are great, but I still prefer Howard and Tolkien.Taranaich wrote:
"Incidentally, that's part of the reason the Lankhmar stories I've read didn't impress me: they were TOO light and jolly, and so I didn't feel like anything happening in the stories felt real or important. There wasn't any gravitas."
I don't agree at all. While some of the stories may appear light and jolly, I think this is more a veneer over the seriousness. Men can make jokes even in the most serious circumstances, and I think the stories reflect that aspect of men.QUESTION TO LEIBER READERS: is there any particular collection print run of Leiber's stories that you would recommend I try to pick up? If I were to get all of his stories, I would love for them to have matching bindings.
The old Ace ppb editions with the white covers, would be a good set to pick up. I have and rather like the SFBC omnibus editions, The Three of Swords and Swords Masters, which collect all six of the books in the original Ace series. Either would be easy to pick up on ebay.
White Wolf, I think, put out a series with some sharp looking covers.
I've yet to read The Knight & Knave of Swords and hope Akrasia is wrong.:)- AnonymousDecember 24, 2010 at 2:49 PM
Wow - happy 100th, FL, wherever you are.
FWIW, I think that FL's worldbuilding often gets short shrift. I agree that he wasn't into "self-involved sub-creation after the fashion of Tolkien," but one always gets the sense that Nehwon is a vast, rich world of which we are only getting evocative street-level glimpses. It's all the stronger for this restraint/sketchiness. ANd frankly, i don't find his characters remotely 'realistic' - but I do find them FUN. Conan and Frodo are not particularly merry companions to the reader, but F & GM are.
I'm intrigued, though, that you paint FL as unsung. I wonder whether this is different if one is asking gaming enthusiasts or fantasy writers. Most fantasy writers I know cite him as an influence, often before Tolkien or Howard. I know that he's been a huge influence on my own work ("Bibliography here," he said self-servingly http://www.saladinahmed.com/wordpress/bibliography/). And some of the better (and better-selling) recent fantasy novels wear his influence on their sleeves - see esp. Scott Lynch's excellent "Lies of Locke Lamora"... I read Leiber as a teenager; didn't like him. This blog made me read a few pages from "Swords and Deviltry" this morning. First thing I noticed: the jaunty, jocular style. This communicates to me that the author doesn't have anything to say. So it seems frivolous and has no gravitas. As a reader it takes with wind out of my sails. Second thing I noticed: Leiber's names are often clunky and hard to pronounce ("Seelba"). I can "hear" words as I read them, and his verbiage seems awkward to say the least. There may be a reason why Leiber is forgotten, right along with the Harold Shea novels of De Camp. (I wonder if "campy" came from his name :^) Nevertheless, all of your praise made me curious, and I will try to read more Leiber and see if he grows on me.
ReplyDeleteA couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about great writers I never cared for--December 13 under the "Flashing Swords" title--yeah, I know you really want to look it up. But I think I've finally put my finger on what's preventing me from liking Leiber, it's that light, jaunty tone and the names he gives his characters. Thanks to the posters here for helping me realize this.
Looking at these pictures of him, though, he seems like a likable fellow--anyone who wears bow ties can't be all bad. I kind of regret not liking his work. Nonetheless, as this particular blog entry has asked for positives I won't get into the particulars of this gentleman's stories, other than it's nice (and surprising) to know he has some ardent admirers.
Merry Christmas everyone.And if Hollywood needs fresh ideas, they could do worse than to take an interest in Nehwon. Although I'd worry about them screwing it up...
Yes: much as I'd love to see a well-done cinematic rendition of some of the Lankhmar tales, I'd rather Hollywood just ignore them entirely if they can't be bothered to treat them with respect. I mean, look at poor Robert E. Howard ...Incidentally, that's part of the reason the Lankhmar stories I've read didn't impress me: they were TOO light and jolly, and so I didn't feel like anything happening in the stories felt real or important. There wasn't any gravitas.
I guess it depends on what one is looking for in swords-and-sorcery fiction. Speaking for myself, I prefer something a lot less weighty than many, so Leiber's stories really fit the bill.I'm intrigued, though, that you paint FL as unsung. I wonder whether this is different if one is asking gaming enthusiasts or fantasy writers.
I'm thinking primarily of gamers, who, in my experience anyway, aren't all that familiar with Leiber, let alone appreciative of the debt our hobby owes to his work.I inherited the Ace paperbacks from a neighbor, and enjoyed them. Come a two-player TFT session later, I finagled my co-player into setting up our characters with a Fahfrd and Mouser vibe ... and when I described it in those terms to our GM, she just about swallowed her glasses. It turns out she was cribbing our adventure from the Lankhmar box set ....
Alas, we only had that one session, but the other player and I knocked the banter out of the park...Crazy as this may sound, Lieber and Moorcock are my favorite classic sword & sorcery authors as well but are also the beginning of my disillusionment with the D&D game. Blasphemy? Madness? Lies? Bare with me...
Try stating up the Gray Mouser. He's a thief, who fights pretty well and can use some magic. Not possible for a Human in most early editions of D&D and AD&D without quite a bit of effort. Certainly not as a starting character.
Now let's take a look at Elric...warrior, sorceror, not an Elf but not Human...begins the game with the ability to command dragons and the wealth and title of Prince. Can your first level guy do that? Not likely.
I'm simplifying but the point is Lieber's rich world and characters always felt shoehorned when attached to D&D and its mechanics. His creations deserved something a bit more flexible.
Happy Birthday Fritz!
And Happy Holidays James and everyone here. Sorry to be such a D&D hater this past year. I'll try to like it more in 2011. :)Having just reread the first three stories, I have to disagree that there is no gravitas. In The Snow Women there is a great, desperate urgency for Fafhrd to get out from under his mother's clutches, to escape Cold Corner, and to not share the same grizzly fate of his father. Even within the eroticism there is a barbaric stocism and mirth that resonates. In the Unholy Grail the Mouser practically drives himself insane dabbling in dark magic to torture a man in revenge for the death of his mentor. And finally in Il Meant the twain's two loves are eaten alive by rats resulting in the revelry being over and a full on assault on a thieves guild. The loss is palpable in stark contrast to the previous flirtations and giddiness. Yes, there is merriment and folly, a playfulness and jocundity throughout, but I would also argue that the core of their bond is a deep, kindred pathos and seething gravitas burning beneath their play. It feels very Scandinavian to me, the contrast between the bawdy and the melancholy.
ReplyDeleteI have to agree with Legerdemain-G-M. I really love the first three stories, and for the same reasons. Scandinavian? I hadn't made that connection, but I can give it a nod.
I think F&GM represent the D&D adventurer "vibe," if not fitting in too well to the mechanics. Although if you look into their backgrounds and are willing to work your way up to their "jack-of-all-trades" status, it doesn't seem that far off to me.
I absolutely associate D&D and fantasy roleplaying with JG's City State of the Invincible Overlord. I think its resemblance to Lankhmar is hard to miss."I've yet to read The Knight & Knave of Swords and hope Akrasia is wrong.:)"
No fear, he, she or it is ;) It's popular to rubbish these latter stories of F&GM, but for my money they are some of the best. The tone is quite different, which I suspect trips people up, because both the Duo, and Leiber, have reached a more mature and self reflective point in their lives and careers. I have to say that I feel that the stories in K&KoS make a perfect coda to the history of the pair.Rafial said: "No fear, he, she or it is ;) It's popular to rubbish these latter stories of F&GM, but for my money they are some of the best."
I don't know whether it is "popular to rubbish" Leiber's final Nehwon stories or not -- I don't even know among whom it would be 'popular'. The claim doesn't make much sense to me.
I certainly *wish* that I could praise them as much as I do the earlier stories!
I *personally* find the final stories (and especially the final one) to be extremely weak, a real disappointment compared to the earlier stories. Apparently, so do many other readers (the perception that the final stories are weak is 'popular' because many people find them to be weak, not because rubbishing the final stories is a 'popular' thing to do).
I'm glad that Rafial found the final stories to be enjoyable. I did not. I found them lacking in excitement, and I did not care to read in great detail about Fafhrd urinating on a ship while floating through the air, or about the Mouser's difficulties in having an orgasm. (*shrug*)I just finished rereading "Ill Met in Lankhmar" and didn't realize it was so close to Leiber's 100th birthday. I find myself returning to Lankhmar more frequently than Melnibone or Cimmeria or even Barsoom. The adventures of F & GM are certainly light at times, but like a fast riposte can suddenly become deadly serious. The storming of the Thieves' Guild in "Ill Met" is a great case in point. The image of their assault has remained vivid in my mind since first reading it more than 30 years ago, made moreso by the contrasting lack of humorous banter. Truly remarkable stuff.
ReplyDeleteRead more of Leiber. VERDICT: Really dislike him. Don't like the clunky names, and I find his descriptions ridiculous . . . White witches throwing snowballs, a girl getting knocked out by a snowball, Fafrd being described as built like a tall girl with a downy chin. And I really dislike writing that tries to titillate, and Leiber really does this. In the first ten pages of "Snow Women," Leiber tries to stir the reader sexually two times. Sorry, I don't want to be titillated by Leiber's crass imagination. I'd rather leave Leiber out of that part of my life. All writing tries to influence, and Leiber's influence is far from noble. Really, he seems like the swords and sorcery equivalent of romance novels . . . yechh. LOTR, Hobbit, Hour of the Dragon: these are Light years beyond Leiber.
ReplyDeleteHi there,
My name is Guy Thomas, I'm doing publications for a new science fiction convention called Fogcon http://fogcon.org/. I was wondering if you had rights to that Fritz Lieber picture posted on your blog or do you know who has rights? He is one of our Honored Guests (posthumously of course) and I'd love to use this picture in our program book. Please e-mail me at email@example.com if you can help me or have any questions. Thanks a lot.


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Swistle had the fantastic idea of organizing a whole mess of Pay It Forward Contests.
What? You don't know what a Pay It Forward Contest is? Allow me to explain. It's a contest. If you win, then you hold your own contest and send a prize to your winner. Etc, etc, etc. Not too hard. And also, fun for everyone, because who doesn't like to win things?!
That's what I thought...everyone likes to win things!
So, on to the contest!
To enter, leave a comment on this post by 11:00 CST, on Friday, July 4th. One entry per person, please. The winner will be selected using random.org, and be notified via email and announced in a post on Sunday, July 6th.
Oh, wait - you want to know what you can win in this contest? Well, you are a needy bunch! But I will indulge you anyway. I'm thoughtful like that.
An assortment of notecards and birthday cards:
Cute post it notes:
*please do not hold the quality of any of these photos against me - it's 2:30 am and I will take better photos when I am not half asleep*
And some other surprise things too -- it will make for a fun little prize, I promise!
So, enter away! And, if you are so inclined, tell me your favorite guilty pleasure to watch on tv.
Go ahead, don't be shy -- there's no judgement here. Seriously, there isn't - I watch Dr. 90210. And if that doesn't assure you that I won't judge you and your tv watching habits, then I don't know what will.
*Comments are now closed. Winner to be announce soon!*
Monday, June 30, 2008
Contest Time!
89 comments:
o0o0oh cute stuff!
I'd like to enter! Sounds like fun!
And i LOVE "Girls of the Playboy Mansion" hehe... it's so silly! Plus its one of the only shows i watch that hubby doesnt shake his head at hehehe... wonder why! - June 30, 2008 at 4:36 AM
- Shalee said...
I'm leaving a comment to say what a great contest idea. But I hope I don't win because I don't have time for it now. We'll see if I have to make time after all...
- June 30, 2008 at 6:55 AM
- Blueberry said...
great idea- i'm in! i love the cards!
my tv guilty pleasure is myth busters. i love watching them blow things up in the name of science. is that weird? - June 30, 2008 at 8:06 AM
- Dawn said...
I'm in!! :)
The Bachelorette. 'Nuff said. - June 30, 2008 at 8:45 AM
- MzEll said...
So Cute! Me too, please!
- June 30, 2008 at 9:11 AM
- Fine For Now said...
Bachelorette also!
- June 30, 2008 at 9:25 AM
- Helliferocious said...
those are so, so cute! I'm in. :)
- June 30, 2008 at 9:26 AM
- moo said...
LOVE the stationary (I'm such a GIRL).
Shear Genius.
I can't believe I just admitted to that. - June 30, 2008 at 9:27 AM
- Unknown said...
Cute note cards! And I'm currently addicted to Grey's Anatomy. I'm not ashamed about the show, just the amount of time I've spent watching it to catch up.
- June 30, 2008 at 9:39 AM
- Skiplovey said...
Those cards are so cute.
- June 30, 2008 at 9:49 AM
- hangel said...
Intervention. I LOVE that show...get sucked in everytime.
- June 30, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- Mary O said...
Best Week Ever on VH1.
Cute prizes! - June 30, 2008 at 9:50 AM
- Alice said...
oh man, what cute paper goods!!
lordy, which of my shows ISN'T a guilty pleasure..? it's a toss up between beauty and the geek, america's next top model, probably :-) - June 30, 2008 at 9:52 AM
I could watch 18 hours of Dirty Jobs in a ROW
- June 30, 2008 at 9:54 AM
- Saly said...
I love those cards! I really enjoy Deliver Me on Discovery Health, and also Jon and Kate Plus 8
- June 30, 2008 at 9:55 AM
- Shannon said...
Girls Next Door
Sheer Genius
Next Food Network Star - June 30, 2008 at 10:05 AM
- Aimee @ Smiling Mama said...
Oh those are adorable! So you think you can dance is my guilty TV pleasure!!
- June 30, 2008 at 10:11 AM
I love it!!
- June 30, 2008 at 10:44 AM
- Hillary said...
I watch the Hills. And feel so guilty and lame for doing so :)
- June 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM
- Whimsy said...
The Bachelorette - my husband went to high school with one of the guys so we started watching. And um, we have continued to watch.
- June 30, 2008 at 11:47 AM
- Sara said...
Army Wives!
- June 30, 2008 at 11:55 AM
- Fiona Picklebottom said...
Okay, I had never watched these shows before, but last night I watched Gene Simmons Family Jewels and then, as if trying to top my own stupidity, I found myself glued to The Two Coreys. A&E, where do you come up with your show ideas?
- June 30, 2008 at 11:56 AM
- Daycare Girl said...
Most of my tv is guilty pleasures, I'm afraid. And I don't even watch it live- right now I'm getting all of Veronica Mars from netflix.
I watch The Mole, too, but I'm not sure if I feel guilty about it or not. - June 30, 2008 at 12:03 PM
- Pam said...
ANTM, any cycle. Especially if there is a marathon on MTV.
- June 30, 2008 at 12:04 PM
I totally love reality shows...oh! And Top Gear on BBC...a total "guy" show, but I love it.
- June 30, 2008 at 12:19 PM
- Bird said...
I love Dr. 90210! And the Hills, Jon and Kate plus 8 and the Girls next door.
By the way, you are giving away awesome prizes! - June 30, 2008 at 12:43 PM
- Kelsey said...
I LOVE that kind of stuff, it is actually similar to my pay it forward loot, or my theoretical loot which has yet to be purchased.
My guiltiest pleasure is America's Next Top Model, but it's not the only one! - June 30, 2008 at 3:19 PM
- nicole said...
I love fun paper products. My guilty pleasure would be watching Made and True Life on MTV.
- June 30, 2008 at 3:19 PM
- Emily said...
The Girls Next Door.
And what cute stuff you are giving away!!! - June 30, 2008 at 3:41 PM
- edbteach said...
The cards are beautiful!
I, too, am guilty of watching Dr. 90210.
My guilty pleasure is the AMOUNT of TV I watch - way too much. Thanks to TIVO I skip most of the commercials.
Elizabeth - June 30, 2008 at 4:14 PM
- Brooke said...
Cute cards...I am totally in!!
- June 30, 2008 at 4:16 PM
- Michelle said...
So so cute!
I'm actually currently watching Melrose Place since I never watched it growing up. Sad, I know. - June 30, 2008 at 4:17 PM
- Barb said...
I have too many guilty TV pleasures. Um, probably the E channel- pretty much everything on it is like dessert TV.
- June 30, 2008 at 4:39 PM
Way cute cards and stuff. I'd love to enter.
Guilty pleasure? Hmmmm. Probably chocolate and desperate housewives on tv. - June 30, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Disney channel...Hannah Montana and all those shows...maybe 'cause I'm a teacher I do and can relate to my studens on some level lol...
- June 30, 2008 at 6:01 PM
I love Design Star. Silly, but fun.
- June 30, 2008 at 6:09 PM
Inked on A&E
- June 30, 2008 at 6:28 PM
The Hills. I am hanging my head in shame now...
- June 30, 2008 at 8:12 PM
- Misty said...
My guilt is that I don't watch TV. Those conversations around the water cooler about The Office or The Daily Show? What about the ones discussing Grey's Anatomy?
I can't participate. Who has time to watch TV? (Don't worry, my house is still a wreck.) - June 30, 2008 at 8:20 PM
- Not Your Aunt B said...
Um...just one? I LOVE Project Runway the best (new season starts soon!), but also watch ANTM, 30 Days, My Redneck Wedding...and I need to get a life at this point, right?
- June 30, 2008 at 8:24 PM
Project Runway, baby!
- June 30, 2008 at 8:39 PM
- Amanda said...
Right now, Sex and the City on DVD. I don't watch many shows while they are on tv because I hate the commercials.
- June 30, 2008 at 8:43 PM
My real guilty pleasure on TV is Girls Next Door. I can't help it! I'm so jealous of their bodies and their overall lack of responsibility in life. Jeez. And their nice cars. And the nice place they live in. And their boobs. Did I just type that?
- June 30, 2008 at 9:29 PM
- Hallie said...
I would have to say Biggest Loser and Jon & Kate Plus 8.
- June 30, 2008 at 9:54 PM
- clueless but hopeful mama said...
Oh man. I was OBSESSED with Rock of Love 2 with Bret Michaels. Once the UPS guy delivered something while I was watching it and you could see his revulsion all over his face!
- June 30, 2008 at 9:57 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh I love this idea! I'm glad you're doing it, I'm in! I would love to get my hands on those cards, too!
My guilty pleasure right now is watching all the back seasons of Weeds. We have never had Showtime, so I just netflixed the first three seasons. I love the show! - June 30, 2008 at 10:33 PM
- NotAMeanGirl said...
Guilty TV Pleasure? Project Runway
- June 30, 2008 at 10:43 PM
- Janice said...
Okay, some of those shows are GREAT! Hmmm. what does that say about me...guilty, guilty, guilty, I hang my head in shame, Big Brother.
- July 1, 2008 at 12:22 AM
- Anna said...
Cute cards! I can't think of any tv shows, though. I am in Korea and the TV is not so hot.
- July 1, 2008 at 2:47 AM
- Emblita said...
Oooh nice stuff!
I secretly love ANTM- Tyra gets crazier with every season... and the crazier they get the more I love it! - July 1, 2008 at 4:50 AM
- Missy said...
They're so cute! I'm ridiculously into One Tree Hill. And now I'm very embarrassed.
- July 1, 2008 at 6:42 AM
- niobe said...
HGTV. But it's really the only thing I watch (except for French-language game shows).
- July 1, 2008 at 6:43 AM
- Becky & Ryan said...
I can't watch the new one (we don't get that channel), but a few years ago I watched the original Paradise Hotel and I LOVED it.
What an embarrassing way to introduce myself to a new blogger. LOL. Hello! I'm Becky and I love lame TV. - July 1, 2008 at 7:27 AM
- Stacy said...
Well, all of the CSI's, of course! Even CSI Miami. ;)
I'm sure I can rustle up something if I win. :) - July 1, 2008 at 7:53 AM
I am a sucker for cute notecards and postits! :) Found you through Swistle (and this is a great way to find new blogs! Yay! Go enter my contest too)
- July 1, 2008 at 9:23 AM
- Dr. Blondie said...
I'm in!
- July 1, 2008 at 9:51 AM
- Killlashandra said...
Everybody needs extra birthday cards! Sign me up for a chance to win too. :)
- July 1, 2008 at 11:51 AM
- Laura said...
Beautiful cards! I want those!
My favorite shows are Desperate Housewives and Jon & Kate Plus 8. - July 1, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Laura said...
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- July 1, 2008 at 12:20 PM
- Unknown said...
Friends reruns.
Love the cards! - July 1, 2008 at 1:47 PM
- Tess said...
Hells Kitchen! I have a mad crush on Gordon Ramsay. I KNOW.
- July 1, 2008 at 1:55 PM
I'm in!
- July 1, 2008 at 3:28 PM
- Britni said...
All kinds of reality TV and game shows... so addicting!
- July 1, 2008 at 4:33 PM
I love reality TV and House. I LOVE House. Also, I stay up too late and watch reruns of "That 70's Show" -- I know! That's why I feel guilty!
squirrelsmom*at*hotmail*dot*com - July 1, 2008 at 6:50 PM
- jenny said...
i am a reality tv junkie - bachelor(ette), the hills, the real world, biggest loser - i could go on and on.
- July 1, 2008 at 8:24 PM
- Cara said...
Those cards are too cute. I love note cards.
I love reality TV, TiVo as much as I can! - July 1, 2008 at 8:37 PM
- Leashah said...
My TV guilty pleasure is So You Think You Can Dance. :D
Because Bones and Jeopardy are educational! - July 1, 2008 at 9:15 PM
- pinkelefant said...
i have so many guilty tv pleasures... let's just say i'm an mtv junkie!
- July 1, 2008 at 9:28 PM
- Marie Green said...
Right now, we've been watching Lost on DVD, starting with season 1. MMMMMM. Addictive.
- July 1, 2008 at 10:09 PM
- Jennifer said...
- July 1, 2008 at 11:20 PM
- Kimberly said...
Holy moly! You have SEVENTY comments on this post!!! :)
- July 2, 2008 at 7:38 AM
- Courtney said...
My TV guilty pleasure is Big Brother. Junk TV at it's finest.
- July 2, 2008 at 9:37 AM
- Jenny H. said...
Embarassingly, I like the shows on VH-1. You know the ones, they may involve Bret Michaels is all I'm sayin'...
And Dirt. - July 2, 2008 at 9:56 AM
I watch too much tv. Way too much. But my guiltiest pleasure would be ANTM.
- July 2, 2008 at 11:45 AM
- Never That Easy said...
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- July 2, 2008 at 2:07 PM
- Never That Easy said...
That's so cool... i love the pay it forward idea... I'm definitely going to have to check it out. I'd love to win!
(PS - sorry, I hit the button to fast) - July 2, 2008 at 2:08 PM
great contest idea!
I love Seinfeld re-runs. - July 2, 2008 at 3:26 PM
- Catherine said...
Gossip Girl. I love the city and the clothes. It is really fun to watch, give it a try.
- July 2, 2008 at 3:41 PM
Ohhhh....very cute and fun!!!
- July 2, 2008 at 4:49 PM
- Liz said...
Reruns of Dawson's Creek.
- July 2, 2008 at 9:25 PM
I'm glad to see a couple other people mentioned the same horrible shows on VH1 that I watch. I get a little too excited about them, I think. When is the next Celebrity Fit Club coming on?? I am also watching Celebrity Circus. (Sorry.) Did you know there is a show starting soon called "I Love Money" with all of the crazy people from many of the VH1 shows competing for...money? The promo showing who they are and what they've been up to was...well, I can't wait.
- July 2, 2008 at 10:43 PM
Fun paper products are the best!
"Legally Blonde: The Search for Elle Woods"
"I Love The..." on VH1
"Made" on MTV
Gosh, I sound like a loser. - July 3, 2008 at 8:47 AM
- Christina said...
Oh, I'm with Liz. Somehow the Dawson's Creek reruns are seriously addictive.
- July 3, 2008 at 11:19 AM
- Kristi said...
Beautiful Cards!
I'd have to say...Greys Anatomy. - July 3, 2008 at 12:29 PM
- ya ya's mom said...
wow, cute cards! my guilty pleasure is The Girls Nextdoor
- July 3, 2008 at 3:52 PM
- Ginny said...
I watch a lot of tv, but my guilty pleasure would be Big Brother!
- July 3, 2008 at 4:13 PM
- Mommy Daisy said...
Right now my guilty pleasure is summer reality shows. "So You Think You Can Dance" is on top right now, but that's only because "Big Brother" hasn't started yet. ;)
- July 4, 2008 at 9:33 AM
Anything with Gordon Ramsay in it!
- July 4, 2008 at 10:02 AM
- Laura said...
so help me, I'm watching the Bachelorette.
- July 4, 2008 at 12:26 PM


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Monitors seeking to secure Ukraine plane crash site
Published 5:24 pm Saturday, July 19, 2014
HRABOVE, Ukraine — International monitors moved gingerly Saturday through fields reeking of the decomposing corpses of the victims of a Malaysian airliner shot down over rebel-held eastern Ukraine, trying to secure the sprawling site in hopes that a credible investigation of the disaster can be conducted.
The crash that killed all 298 people aboard the plane two days earlier intensified the already-high animosity on all sides of the conflict.
The Ukrainian government and separatist rebels accuse each other of shooting down the Boeing 777 with a surface-to-air missile. Many see the hand of Russia, either for its alleged support of the insurgents or perhaps firing the missile itself. The crash site is near the Russian border.
Amid wide calls for an international investigation, doubts arose about whether the evidence was being compromised before inspectors ever reach the scene.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel agreed in a phone call on Saturday that the sides should enter talks and stop fighting, according to a Kremlin statement. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and U.S. counterpart John Kerry took a similar view, a Foreign Ministry statement said.
At an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Friday, the U.S. pointed blame at the separatists, saying Washington believes the jetliner likely was downed by an SA-11 missile and "we cannot rule out technical assistance from Russian personnel."
The government in Kiev said militiamen have removed 38 bodies from the crash site and have taken them to the rebel-held city of Donetsk. It said the bodies were transported with the assistance of specialists with distinct Russian accents.
The rebels are also "seeking large transports to carry away plane fragments to Russia," the Ukrainian government said Saturday.
In Donetsk, separatist leader Alexander Borodai denied that any bodies had been transferred or that the rebels had in any way interfered with the work of observers. He said he encouraged the involvement of the international community in assisting with the cleanup before the conditions of the bodies worsens significantly.
Ukraine called on Moscow to insist that the pro-Russia rebels grant international experts the ability to conduct a thorough, impartial investigation into the downing of the plane — echoing a demand that President Barack Obama issued a day earlier from Washington.
On Saturday, in the village of Hrabove, one passenger's body was seen still strapped into an airline seat, with bare toes peeking out under long jeans. Another body was flung face-up into a field of blue flowers.
Treatment of the victims' remains, left in the open air under a hot summer sun punctuated by bursts of rainfall, has provoked outrage and distress.
"The news we got today of the bodies being dragged around, of the site not being treated properly, has really created a shock in the Netherlands," Dutch Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans told the Ukrainian president in Kiev. "People are angry, are furious at what they hear."
Timmermans demanded the culprits be found.
"Once we have the proof, we will not stop until the people are brought to justice," he said.
Merkel and Putin agreed on Saturday that an independent, international commission led by the International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, should be granted swift access to the crash site, German government spokesman Georg Streiter and the Kremlin said.
The commission should examine the circumstances of the crash and recover the victims, said Streiter, adding that Merkel urged Putin to use his influence over the separatists to make that happen.
British Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond said in a video statement the international community is demanding separatists provide free access to the crash site, that the victims' bodies are properly recovered and the evidence is secured.
"Russia has a key role to play in that through its influence on the separatists and the world's eyes will be on Russia to see that she delivers on her obligations over the next few hours," he said.
In the Netherlands, forensic teams fanned out across the country Saturday to collect material, including DNA samples, which will help positively identify the remains of the 192 Dutch victims.
Police said in a tweet that 40 pairs of detectives from the National Forensic Investigations Team would be visiting victims' relatives over the coming days.
The location of the black boxes remains a mystery and the separatist leadership remained adamant Saturday that it hadn't located them.
A spokesman for the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's monitoring mission in Ukraine, which has a 24-member delegation that was given limited access to the crash site, also said he had received no information on their whereabouts.
Aviation experts say, however, not to expect too much from the flight data and cockpit voice recorders in understanding how Flight 17 was brought down.
The most useful evidence that's likely to come from the crash scene is whether missile pieces can be found in the trail of debris that came down as the plane exploded, said John Goglia, a U.S. aviation safety expert and former National Transportation Safety Board member.
The operation of Flight 17 doesn't appear to be an issue, he said.
Obama called the downing of the plane "a global tragedy."
"An Asian airliner was destroyed in European skies filled with citizens from many countries, so there has to be a credible international investigation into what happened," he said.
Malaysia Airlines, meanwhile, said Saturday it has no immediate plans to fly victims' relatives to visit the crash site in Ukraine because of security concerns.
A spokesman for the airline says next of kin are being cared for in Amsterdam while a team from the carrier, including security officials, was in Ukraine assessing the situation.
In the Netherlands, travelers flying out of Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport laid flowers and signed a condolence book before boarding their flights Saturday, including those on the latest Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 to Kuala Lumpur.


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Ptarmigan Ridge Hike
Along with my son and good hiking friend Trent, we set off to Artists' Point near Mount Baker for an overnight hike to Ptarmigan Ridge. The USFS service station indicated that there was snow on the trail and route finding required and they were right. Though only about 10% of the trail was snow-covered, the spots that were were usually deep and fairly steep. The views began immediately and only got better as we progressed.
Supermoon from Seattle 2012
Another break in the usual Seattle spring weather gave me the oppurtunity to photography the Supermoon rising behind something interesting in the area. My first choice was Three Fingers.
Japan Airlines 787 Double Delivery
Japan Airlines took delivery of their first two 787's, the first powered by GE engines.
A few days ago, Gizmodo featured a story about a a photographer that turned a vintage camera into a lens for his DSLR. Well, heck, I can do that!
Aurora Borealis - May 8, 2012
A March 7 X5-class flare delivered a glancing blow to our ionosphere and led to over 24 hours of auroral activity. I headed south to avoid the clouds over Seattle and ended up near Black Diamond and captured the dim, but active display.
The aurora, as visible from our area, rarely get the waving and curling arms you see in photos from Norway and the Yukon, but we do get to see the full extent of the rays, from the green base to the violet and red tops.
Video details:
Boeing 747-8 VIP Delivery
I was able to cover the Boeing 747-8 VIP delivery press conference and fly away on behalf of NYCAviation.com this week. This was technically the first Intercontinental passenger version delivered, but it is the VIP version rather than the true passenger version which will be delivered to Lufthansa later this month.
In the press!
Having a job with a a lot of flexibility has its benefits! I was asked to cover the Korean Air Cargo "double delivery" ceremony at the Future of Flight Museum on behalf of NYCAviation.com. My first media gig!
The full write-up can be read at NYCAviation.com.


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4.4. Setting Up the Environment
Set up a good working environment by creating two new startup files
for the bash shell.
While logged in as user lfs
, issue
the following command to create a new .bash_profile
cat > ~/.bash_profile << "EOF"
exec env -i HOME=$HOME TERM=$TERM PS1='\u:\w\$ ' /bin/bash
When logged on as user lfs
, the
initial shell is usually a login shell which reads the /etc/profile
of the host (probably containing some
settings and environment variables) and then .bash_profile
. The exec env -i.../bin/bash command in
the .bash_profile
file replaces the
running shell with a new one with a completely empty environment,
except for the HOME
, and PS1
This ensures that no unwanted and potentially hazardous environment
variables from the host system leak into the build environment. The
technique used here achieves the goal of ensuring a clean
The new instance of the shell is a non-login shell, which does not read the
or .bash_profile
files, but rather reads the
file instead. Create the
file now:
cat > ~/.bashrc << "EOF"
set +h
umask 022
LFS_TGT=$(uname -m)-lfs-linux-gnu
export LFS LC_ALL LFS_TGT PATH
The set +h command
turns off bash's hash
function. Hashing is ordinarily a useful feature—bash uses a hash table to remember
the full path of executable files to avoid searching the PATH
time and again to find the same executable.
However, the new tools should be used as soon as they are installed.
By switching off the hash function, the shell will always search the
when a program is to be run. As such,
the shell will find the newly compiled tools in $LFS/tools
as soon as they are available without
remembering a previous version of the same program in a different
Setting the user file-creation mask (umask) to 022 ensures that newly
created files and directories are only writable by their owner, but
are readable and executable by anyone (assuming default modes are
used by the open(2)
system call, new
files will end up with permission mode 644 and directories with mode
The LFS
variable should be set to the
chosen mount point.
The LC_ALL
variable controls the
localization of certain programs, making their messages follow the
conventions of a specified country. If the host system uses a version
of Glibc older than 2.2.4, having LC_ALL
set to something other than "POSIX" or "C" (during this chapter) may cause issues if you
exit the chroot environment and wish to return later. Setting
to "POSIX" or "C" (the two are equivalent) ensures that
everything will work as expected in the chroot environment.
The LFS_TGT
variable sets a non-default,
but compatible machine description for use when building our cross
compiler and linker and when cross compiling our temporary toolchain.
More information is contained in Section 5.2,
"Toolchain Technical Notes".
By putting /tools/bin
ahead of the
standard PATH
, all the programs installed
in Chapter 5
are picked up by the shell immediately after their installation.
This, combined with turning off hashing, limits the risk that old
programs are used from the host when the same programs are available
in the chapter 5 environment.
Finally, to have the environment fully prepared for building the temporary tools, source the just-created user profile:
source ~/.bash_profile


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Because of the nature of these items, unless they arrive damaged or defective, I can't accept returns for:
Buyers are responsible for return shipping costs. If the item is not returned in its original condition, the buyer is responsible for any loss in value.
Yes! My passion for travel was ignited after working for a cruise line company back in 2004. Since then I have traveled somewhere every year. Some places I have returned to several times (Ive been to the US eleven times!) but I try to incorporate somewhere new as often as I can. So far I have traveled to 43 countries.
No. All prints come un-matted and unframed. If you would like to discuss adding a mat board or a frame please contact me and I will try to accommodate your request.
All of my prints are listed in inches. All sizes listed are standard, making it easier for you to have your print framed. Most prints will fit into a ready made frame.
Prints up to 12 x 18 inches in size come packaged flat in non-bendable packaging. Prints larger than 12 x 18 inches come rolled securely in a mailing tube.