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If I include the EPS it only displays the embedded preview instead of the vector content, which looks very bad. If I convert the EPS to PDF and import that, Powerpoint seems to raster the PDF at a pretty low resolution, which does not look nice if it is magnified.
The best solution I found so far, is exporting the EPS from Illustrator to a Windows Metafile, which can be included in Powerpoint as a true vector image. However it seems to mess up the fonts. If I have a Helvetica Bold in Illustrator, it will be displayed as Helvetica Italics in Powerpoint and vice versa. Also some objects within the graphic are displaced a bit.
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On copies of the files, why not convert the fonts to outlines if font substitution is occurring? Might be larger file sizes but you won't get the same problem.
I hate how MS stuff doesn't play nice with industry-standard formats. It's just pathetic...
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And yes, I really dislike the fact that for MS software you can't just do things straight ahead. Apple shows with Keynote how the import of EPS should work (at least for my files it worked).
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Scooby-Doo, the computer-generated dog in the Warner Brothers film of the same name, was created using Linux. Scooby-Doo was released on June 14, 2002 and stars Sarah Michelle Gellar, from the popular TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Live footage for the film was shot in Australia, and the Scooby-Doo character was added electronically later.
Animators at the Los Angeles post-production studio Rhythm & Hues used Maya, Houdini, Film GIMP and proprietary Linux-based tools. "We utilized about a hundred Linux desktops to create Scooby-Doo", says Technology VP Mark Brown. "My biggest problem was all the animators yelling at me for more Linux boxes."
Film GIMP is the motion picture version of the popular open-source GIMP image editing program. Scooby-Doo was in production at the time I visited the studio for my article, "Film GIMP at Rhythm & Hues", which appeared in the March issue of Linux Journal. Both a developer and a user of Film GIMP, Rhythm & Hues keeps a few Windows and Mac OS X machines around, mainly for compatibility with Adobe Photoshop.
After the article appeared, some readers asked why Photoshop is being used rather than the GIMP. Film GIMP developer Caroline Dahllöf, a programmer at Rhythm & Hues, "Photoshop handles more layers with big images better". Matte painting artists at Rhythm & Hues create large backgrounds with perhaps forty layers and use a lot of specialized plugins. Working on single large images is quite different from the typical Film GIMP tasks of retouching film frames to remove dust or wire rigs. To get rid of Photoshop completely would require investing a lot of developer resources.
"I really wish that there would be an official effort and that I had more time to contribute", says Dahllöf. "Right now we're really busy, but I hope to have more time for Film GIMP this summer".
I myself am joining the project. The first things I want to accomplish are updating the Film GIMP web site and providing a source tarball so it isn't necessary to check out Film GIMP from CVS.
Film GIMP development perhaps has a renewed urgency because Apple recently acquired not only Nothing Real's Shake (see my May article in Linux Journal, "Tippett Studio and Nothing Real's Shake") but also Silicon Grail's RAYZ. Film GIMP, Shake and RAYZ are the three available Linux compositors; all the other Linux-based compositors are proprietary, internal to the studios that developed them.
Steve Jobs reportedly visited motion picture studios months back and took copious notes about to how best position Apple in the motion picture business. Buying Shake brings Apple the leading commercial film compositor, and in buying RAYZ, it has acquired the most significant Linux challenger. Apple stated that they intend to continue Linux support for at least one more version of Shake, but users worry that Apple seems lukewarm in their support for Linux. More Linux compositors, however, are on the horizon.
At the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) convention in April, Discreet showed their Combustion product ported to Linux, though not yet released. Digital Domain says it may release NUKE, its proprietary compositor that has won two Scientific and Technical Achievement Academy Awards. ILM also has a highly regarded Linux compositor called CompTime (described in my July 2002 Linux Journal article, "Industrial Light & Magic"), but there are no plans to release it. A source at Adobe says there also are no plans to port After Effects to Linux, but they did release Adobe Acrobat for Linux in May without fanfare.
Rhythm & Hues has 125 Linux desktops and 300 SGI machines. Brown expects to complete the phasing out of SGI desktops by the middle of 2003. "Those doing the heaviest work are using Linux for performance", says Brown. "Productivity using Linux is through the ceiling. Interactively, Linux is five to six times faster than the SGI workstations being replaced".
"Our desktops are all dual-processor rackmounts, split 50-50 between P3s and Athlon MP 1800+", said Brown. Animator desktop machines are remote rackmounts kept in the machine room, connected with Cybex KVM extenders. Brown says that 3U racks were chosen to avoid any weird AGP risers. The graphics cards are ATI FireGL 2. "We're looking at FireGL 8800 Radeon cards", notes Brown, "but the drivers are not ready yet." They like the FireGL 2 cards because of the overlay planes (which work well with their software) and because they are good at manipulating heavy, complex 3-D geometries. Their machines use single monitors, not dual head.
The renderfarm, where the individual motion picture frames are computed, has 150 dual Pentium 1Ghz and 60 dual Athlon MP 1800+ machines. "AMD chips scream for our applications", says Brown. "I can't tell you how impressed I am. An Athlon MP 1800+ gives about the same performance as a 2.2G Pentium Xeon but at a third of the price, if that." The render PCs all have separate IP addresses. Rhythm & Hues uses its own custom queue for batch control, which also uses the desktop machines as render nodes during their idle cycles.
"We've ported our software and have all that running on Linux", reports Brown. "We're using Red Hat 7.2 and XFree86 4.1. We use the ATI OpenGL libraries, the SGI GLU libraries and the Mesa 3.4.2 GLUT." Mesa recommends the SGI GLU library version 1.3 over its own 1.2 implementation because SGI's is more up-to-date and reliable. Brown created scripts to switch between various library permutations for testing and benchmarking.
"Linux is stabilizing for us", says Brown. "For instance, normal operations are fine, but the Thunder K7 Tyan AGP 4x motherboard will wedge in our fire-hose tests". Brown says they probably will switch to ASUS or Gigabyte motherboards. Blue Arc, Network Appliance and a custom Sun box are the backend NFS servers. "You just can't serve terabytes of data off a Linux box now", states Brown. "Throughput is about a third of what it should be".
Rhythm & Hues chose Angstrom for their rackmount PCs. "Angstrom does a good engineering job and has a good team", says Brown. "They did well with the burn-ins, and their prices are good. We get monster machines for $2,500. If I had the money, I'd throw out every SGI now and get Athlons".
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I relly liked the movie ar you making another movieor not because the movie was funny.tell me more.
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Scooby-Doo because i was doing a assiment and i could not fine one photo just him to do it one him
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My name is Aria and I think your information about Scooby-Doo and Linux is fantastic! I've known Scooby sence I was two and I always read about him to know more about him. Now that I've seen this wonderfull pice of information it feels to me that I know almost everything about him,but I stil have a long way to go before I know everything about Scooby-Doo. I've heard "Scooby-Doo 2,Monsters Unleashed" is the second movie coming out March 2004,is that realy true?
Just feeling it's incredible.
Just feeling it's incredible...
I mean,
All this carefully crafted article about how Linux graphics stations and very advanced AMD computing rigs server the Hollywood requirements (almost everything open-source or in-house, BTW)...
...and almost all comments here are about "how kewl" is the scooby cartoon???
Well, I hope a lot of technically inclined people found good use out of this article, too... Just they didn't took the time to write a response...
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please have more of the series too!
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Have sense more of please too
Don't forget Spider-Man...
Well sure, but..
Was Linux mentioned at all in that press release?
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It's the power of Unix, what can I tell ya...
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Dont misunderstand me....I said UGA is very good....and of course you cannot be defined by one loss ever. Ga Tech is loaded and has their best team in maybe 20 years...they will likely be top 15 themselves. All I was saying is GA is not yet in the top ten and a GA fan has them in the top 4? Its very possible but lets not get ahead of ourselves. GA looks young to me at the bottom....the Swedish freshman is gonna be a beast though. I was at the Tech v Ga match and it was amazingly close...Tech won 4-3 and won the final match despite being down match points...anything could have happened. But Tech won at #1, #2 and #5 in straights sets...the other 3 matches went 3 sets.
I think they are in a weird place, future wise. Hernus (who's actually from South Africa) will most definitely be a beast, come a year or so from now. But their current 2,3, and 6 players are all transfers in their Junior years, so they've pretty much reached their peak (at least close to it), and below that, I just see a whole lot of really solid, but unspectacular players. So I dunno.
Spencer is solid and Doumbia is a beast (undefeated, and easily so this spring in duals). Javy is always solid. So if they can win the doubles, I like their chances against MOST teams. I really do think on a good day they could beat a top 5 team, but I agree I havent seen the consistency to say they belong there right yet.
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Spirit's View on Sol 399 (3-D)
March 3, 2005
NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit used its navigation camera to capture this stereo view during the rover's 399th martian day, or sol, (Feb. 15, 2005). An attempted drive on that sol did not gain any ground toward nearby "Larry's Lookout" because of slippage that churned the soil on the slope. Spirit used its alpha particle X-ray spectrometer to examine the churned soil. This stereo view is presented in a cylindrical-perspective projection with geometric seam correction.
Topics: Environment, Larry's Lookout, Mars Exploration Rover, Spirit rover, Spirit rover timeline for 2005 March, Spirit rover timeline for 2005 April, Rover, Mars, Technology Internet


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God calls women to influence and move their husbands in positive ways. Applying the concepts from his bestseller, Sacred Marriage, Gary Thomas offers a view through a mans eyes. Heres the inside scoop on what men find motivatingwith inspiring real-life stories of women who are employing this knowledge to transform their marriages. Sacred Influence doesnt flinch from difficult marital problems. But by using this faith-focused approach, youll see how to help your husband become the man God intends him to be. At the same time, God will shape you to be the woman he designed you to be. God has given godly women a wonderful power to influence and encourage their husbands. Whats the secret? This book will provide challenges, examples, and hope to women who want to love their husbands well and be loved well in return. --Dennis Rainey, President of Family Life
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Gary Thomas is a writer in residence at Second Baptist Church in Houston, Texas, and an adjunct faculty member teaching on spiritual formation at Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is the author of over a dozen books, including Sacred Marriage, Sacred Pathways, Pure Pleasure, Sacred Parenting, and the Gold Medallion Award-winning Authentic Faith.
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I was amazed that Gary Thomas had such insight about how a woman thinks and feels! He has similar insight into men. The information he shares is truly profound. I highly recommend this book to every wife.
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Description: If youre sick of all the ways youve tried to bring about change in your marriagethe silent treatment, nagging, one-way discussions, or pleadingits time to set aside those broken methods for a Christ-based approach. This book demonstrates how women can inspire, influence, and help their husbands move in positive directions. Replacing your plan of action with Gods leads to a marital transformation where both partners are moving in sync, the way God intended.
Gary Thomas draws concepts from his bestseller, Sacred Marriage, and outlines practical applications you can start using today. He also shows how marriages were transformed through these methods employed by real-life women.
In these pages, youll also find a fresh perspective to help you understand your husband: the view of the marriage relationship through a mans eyes. Thomas gives you insider information on how men think, feel, and can truly be motivated.
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PearlCoastal, NCAge: 45-54Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5The ONE person you CAN changeJanuary 30, 2013PearlCoastal, NCAge: 45-54Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5I read this book over Christmas vacation. It is well written, engaging and a relatively quick read. His points are well made. He is speaking to women and he qualifies this often that he has a separate book for men. I believe his points are Biblical and sound. His advice, if put into practice, would probably get the results a frustrated wife is looking for. Some of his advice is tough. I truly believe there is only ONE person you can change and that is yourself. I would highly recommend this to all, even MEN.
queenieAge: Over 65Gender: female5 Stars Out Of 5June 27, 2012queenieAge: Over 65Gender: femaleQuality: 5Value: 5Meets Expectations: 5This review was written for Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands.Great follow up from "Sacred Marriage" series with the extended teaching.
blessedmomCaliforniaAge: 35-44Gender: female4 Stars Out Of 5Helpful insight on being a better wifeMay 4, 2012blessedmomCaliforniaAge: 35-44Gender: femaleQuality: 4Value: 5Meets Expectations: 4This review was written for Sacred Influence: How God Uses Wives to Shape the Souls of Their Husbands.Encouraging book. Nice to have a man's perspective on marriage advice for a wife. Eyeopening good stuff.
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Museums in Boston are a great place to spend a few hours in the city. Several museums offer free admission on certain days. Here's a roundup of free museum days in Boston, followed by some info on other museums, including a few ways to get discount tickets on other days. You'll the master museum list and how to get deals further down the page.
Free Sundays
MIT Museum – 10am – noon
Free Wednesdays
Fuller Craft Museum – 5-9pm
Free Thursdays
Institute of Contemporary Art – 5-9pm
Free Fridays
MIT Museum – 2nd Friday, 5-8pm {Discounts: Go Boston & Go Select}
Free Saturdays
Institute of Contemporary Art – last Saturday, except December {Discounts: Go Boston & Go Select}
Free for MA State Residents
Harvard Art Museum – Sat 10am-12noon
Always Free Admission
Art Complex Museum
Boston University Art Gallery
Davis Museum
Museum of Bad Art
Boston has no shortage of cultural enjoyment, even when it's not free. Here's a list of popular museums, aquariums and attractions in the area. Keep in mind, Some of the city attraction cards and passes include big discounts on some of these venues (noted below), and you can choose as few as two museums or attractions (see Go Select Card below) to save at least 30 percent on both or all.
- Go Select Boston: This custom pass lets you choose any two or more attractions to visit from 34 Boston attractions, including New England Aquarium, Museum of Science, Boston Duck Tours, a Weekend Brunch Cruise, Boston Harbor Segway Adventure, and more. You have 30 days to visit everything. Smart phone options: just show your confirmation at the gate, and skip most ticket lines.
- Go Boston Card: Unlimited free admission to more than 70 museums, tours and attractions, including Boston Duck Tour; 2-day trolley pass; whale watch cruise; New England Aquarium; museums; theme parks; 20% at shops and restaurants. (Same source as the Go Boston Select card above.)
- Boston CityPASS: SAVE 48% with Boston CityPASS — includes New England Aquarium; Museum of Fine Arts Boston; Museum of Science; Skywalk Observatory; Harvard Museum of Natural History OR John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Featured in Boston: New England Aquarium — You can save on each ticket from this online ticket source plus an extra 5% off with Coupon Code BNNA5 (and no fees added). Discounts: the N.E. Aquarium is also included with a Go Boston Card, Go Select, Boston CityPASS. Through Boston Public Library, you can get a free pass from September to June (for up to 4 people) with advanced reservation and library card. People in wheelchairs or with visual impairments get in free. Located at: 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110. Located at 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.
Boston Area Museums and Attractions
- The Art Complex Museum {Always Free} — 189 Alden St, Duxbury, MA 02331 (30 miles south of Boston).
- Boston Children's Museum — 308 Congress St, Boston, MA 02210. Located on Children's Wharf. Offers $1 admission – Friday nights from 5pm-9pm. FREE admission for children 12 and under Mon-Thu, Sat 10am-5pm, Fri 10am-9pm. Discounted parking info on museum website.
- Boston University Art Gallery {Always Free} — 855 Commonwealth Ave, Boston, MA 02215.
- Davis Museum and Cultural Center {Always Free} — 106 Central St, Wellesley, MA 02481. Located at Wellesley College. Savvy tip: There is a café, Collins Café, on campus, open from 10am-5pm.
- Fuller Craft Museum — 455 Oak St, Brockton, MA 02301. FREE for children under 12. Free admission for active-duty military personnel and their families during the summer months.
- Institute of Contemporary Art {Free Thurs. nights 5-9pm} {Discounts: Go Boston & Go Select} — 100 Northern Ave, Boston, MA. Free for families (up to 2 adults with children 12 and under) on the last Saturday of every month (except December). Free tours on Thursdays (check schedule). Youths 17 and younger get in free. Military get free admission from Memorial Day through Labor Day via the Blue Star Museums program.
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum — 280 The Fenway, Boston, MA 02115. Free admission to Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum for youths 18 and under. Free for people named Isabella. Free admission on your birthday. Get $2 off at the door if you visit again within. Get $2 off at the door when you wear Red Sox gear. College students get free admission via participating universities, or can get $5 admission with current college ID. Always free admission for military families (with ID). Boston Public Library members can get a pass for $5 with advance reservations.(up to 4 people on weekdays, 2 people on weekends and holidays). Chick with the museum for updates before you head out.
- Harvard Art Museum — 485 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138. Savvy tip: College students with valid ID get a discount, Children under 18 get in free.
- Harvard Museum of Natural History {Discounts: Boston CityPASS} — 26 Oxford St, Cambridge, MA 02138.
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum {special offer 1 child free w/adult ticket; also included with Boston CityPASS} — 220 Morrissey Blvd, Boston, MA 02125. FREE parking.
- MIT Museum {Discounts: Go Boston & Go Select} — Building N51, 265 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139. Savvy tip: Admission to Compton and Hart Galleries is always free Monday-Sunday 10am-5pm.
- Museum of Bad Art {Always Free} — MOBA Dedham Community Theatre, 580 High St in Dedham Square, Dedham, MA 02026. MOBA Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville MA 02144. MOBA Brookline Gallery, 46 Tappan St, Top Floor, Brookline, MA 02445.
- Museum of Fine Arts Boston {Various Free Days} {Discounts with Go Select, Go Boston, Boston CityPASS} — Avenue of the Arts, 465 Huntington Ave, Boston, MA 02115. Check with the museum for their current free admission days schedule. Free admission is also available for College Students from participating universities. If you have a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card, you can get in free on the first full weekend of every month via the Museums on Us program. (only the cardholder gets in free). Massachusetts Teachers can get $2 off admission with MTA card. Via the Blue Star Musuems program, active-duty military, National Guard, and reserve military and their families from get in free from Memorial Day through Labor Day. The Boston Public Library program offers $10 tickets for up to two people, but check with the library and reserve in advance. Youths 7-17 get free admission on weekdays after 3pm, weekends, and Boston public school holidays. Kids under 7 always get in free.
- Museum of Science Boston {Discounts: Go Boston, Go Select, Boston CityPASS} — 1 1 Science Park, Boston, MA 02114. If you reserve in advance at the the Boston Public Library, you can get a free pass for up to four people.
- New England Aquarium {5% off Coupon Code BNNA5} {Discounts: Go Boston, Go Select, Boston CityPASS}. Through Boston Public Library, you can get a free pass from September to June (for up to 4 people) with advanced reservation and library card. People in wheelchairs or with visual impairments get in free. Located at: 1 Central Wharf, Boston, MA 02110.
- Skywalk Observatory {Discounts: Boston CityPASS} — The Shops at Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St #50 Boston, MA 02199.


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Posted by: sully on Apr-11-14 10:09 AM (EST)
Looking for a river with flat to mild current water, clean and with bank or island camping anywhere in Ohio or Michigan for a few day getaway. nothing extreme may have young children or half naked coed afraid of spiders and snakes, haha. I live near the Maumee in Ohio, but it is rather shallow in the warm weather west of Maumee Ohio, which means a lot of walking in 3'' water. Please help!
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Couple of ideas for river trips in MI
Posted by: QCHiker on Apr-13-14 10:24 AM (EST)
Two rivers in MI which are nice to canoe on are the Manistee river and the Au Sable river. The Manistee has camping almost anywhere along it's course except where there are residential areas. Fairly fast river, about 4-6 mph. Great scenery and pretty isolated. There are lots of campsites areas that others have used, just look for areas in the sand on the banks where people have gone up and down. Clean water and great fishing if you are into that. The Au Sable is another nice river. Again similar characteristics as the Manistee.
Posted by: emanoh on Apr-14-14 4:05 PM (EST)
Head to Barnes and Nobel, Amazon, etc. There are a couple of Paddle Michigan books that will list more rivers than you can paddle in a lifetime. Whitewater is a whole different beast. I own the first two.
Posted by: emanoh on Apr-14-14 4:06 PM (EST)
Also fill out your profile, it helps people respond appropriately to the kind of paddling you enjoy and your geographic area.
I have the third guidebook, the 1st
Posted by: ezwater on Apr-25-14 4:23 PM (EST)
edition, and it has been helpful without any of the serious lapses that afflict some guidebooks.
Posted by: Varmintmist on Apr-15-14 1:00 PM (EST)
.. if its not to far. The northern part is in national forest (Kinzu) and most of the islands are ANF, a few are private. There are a couple primitive campgrounds Danner in Kennerdale and Franklin (?)that offer a sitting position for a restroom. You need to haul water or filter it. Kennerdale (private access) to Emlenton (public access) is a nice day trip about 17 miles.
Sportsman, slow your pace
Posted by: sapien on Apr-18-14 11:33 PM (EST)
Manistee river
Posted by: QCHiker on Apr-20-14 7:03 PM (EST)
I've done the Manistee river starting in at the Missaukee Bridge and going down to Mesick. Lots of nice places to camp along the river.
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Posted by: ppine on Apr-23-14 11:46 AM (EST)
I would head for Michigan. The Ausable is hard to beat.
Trivia. The "big" and Middle F.
Posted by: ezwater on Apr-27-14 12:21 PM (EST)
Vermillion in Illinois start within a few miles of one another in farmed prairie. The big Vermillion runs NW past Pontiac, through the evolving Wildcat Shoals, to the Illinois. The Middle Fork Vermillion, Illinois' only wild and scenic river, runs SE past stripmine lakes to the Wabash.


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That clears that up, Oudh Seeker. Thanks for the clarification.
Thread: Agarwood (oud) oil!
So you asked for THE Oud Thaqeel?
That clears that up, Oudh Seeker. Thanks for the clarification.
The first place I asked for it is in Makkah( holy Capital of KSA). I found the guy outside of his shop. I approached him, and asked him for Oud Thaqeel, but he perceived it as an oud that is thick in its nature. He asked: "You mean an oud with high viscosity?"
"No, I want Al Qurashi's Oud Thaqeel" I answered.
" Oh! This one costs SR10000, BTW" he said.
" Whatever, just show it to me" I said.
He brought out a bottle from the cabinet, took out the applicator, and I've seen just how damn thick the oil is. He wanted to give me a swipe, but changed his mind and only gave me a tiny touch by the tip.
" Is this oud Cambodian?" I asked.
" No, it's Indian" he answered.
" What about Kalakassi?" I asked again.
" This one is Indian, too, but not as old" he said.
I don't want to make a novel out of it, but the other shop I bought it from said that Thaqeel is Indian, too. Seems like some sort of suspicion in the oud's origin background.
Oudh Seeker: I have one bottle which is labeled "Thankil 100 YRS Old Cambodia (Sticky Oudh)". There's an oud carried by Oudimentary called KSSS that smells very similar to Thaqeel which is also Cambodian.
There does seem to be conflicting information.
Well Bluemoon, this is an area that is out of my humble knowledge. I absolutely have no idea whether it's Indian or otherwise.
I think I'll go to different ASAQ shops here and there and ask their salesmen about the oud's origin.
why dont you guys just email ASAQ? maybe the arabic speaking people would be better!
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I've emailed them Dred they never respond and it is nearly impossible to get a hold of them.
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Oudh Seeker: I just got a PM from a BNer who said he was pretty sure he remembered the SA in the Medinah store saying ASAQ was Cambodian, and a SA in another shop referring to Thaqeel as "the Cambodian one". Maybe the next place you visit will say it's Indian. We may never know.
To all: (Although this is only peripherally related to this discussion): CITES is making an effort to standardize grading of oils and chips, and it appears that more DNA analysis will be done to determine from which species woods and oils are sourced. I'm sure that consumers will benefit from their efforts.
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Interesting post Bluemoon, finally a universal ranking system for Oud.
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You guys are pretty talented speaking 12 languages!!
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hey Acer stop telling this dude I am nuts in french! I see that word nuit!!
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Taha, I am new to this communtiy, however I was visitng the Oudh Line store in Kuala Lumpur and the gentlmenan working there mentioned your name, which I would presume would be you. I did purchase some of therir Super Malaysian and Kalimantan oil, they are as you mentined above pretty woody & pungent.
Has anyone smelled Oriscent's Kyara Koutan? Or for that matter, does anyone have a bottle of their Kyara Ltd?
I know the Kyara Ltd. is N/A. However, Oriscent states on its site words to the effect of it can be considered to be a proper "clone" of the Kyara Ltd. It's an awful lot of $$ so I'd really love to hear from someone who's experienced the Kyara Ltd. I have a bottle of their Borneo Kinam, which I love, but this seems to be a very different animal.
@Mellysmelly, sorry for the belated response. Yeah, I've tried a few samples of their oils. They're okay for the price, although I'm not a big fan of their Malay and Kalimantan oil (especially the latter).
@evbo: if you've tried Burmese Kinam, it's basically the same scent (many people actually believe it's the same oil given the fact that the smell is identical).
two-year search, I have come to the sad conclusion that we live in a world where there is no there is no Oud For The Poor, due to blatant and systematic disregard for my belief that good oud is a basic human right.
With a loud sigh of resignation that should have been heard round the world, but probably wasn't, I finally gave up and ordered me a $2 drop of that new-fangled "cultivated oud".
It was either that or
It was either that or this:
Price: $8.00
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I'm sure I'll have more to bleat about this elsewhere in the forum, but my Eden Botanicals $2 samples arrived today, and of course the first one I yanked out was their CO2 oud-Inspired Product.
On a more positive note, I really like the Vanuatu sandalwood! Though it is far from cheap, it is at least obtainable, and when my last little bit of Mysore Ancient of Days wends its inevitable way onto my skin and into the atmosphere, I think this is the one that will assume that throne on the shelf.
A couple of people here found it harsh, but on me it isn't at all, after about 6 hours or so, it goes through a sort of smoky phase for a little while, then settles back down into blissful creamy dreamy sandalwoodhood and stays there until I wash it off, just like it's supposed to.
And - if you layer it with a little smudge of the CO2 cultured or clonealized or synthesized or whatever it is oud-adjacent substance, it makes the oud smell last longer, and waltzes gracefully around with it!
So, as it stands now, I will definitely get some of the Vanuatu sandalwood, and probably another $2 drop of the CO2oud, but if you have $, you will probably be happier getting a $20 drop of one of ham firl's various offerings...
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No one says you gotta love oud ONLY. ^_^
I guess it is human nature, that when something morphs into unobtanium, we tend to focus on it, kind of like the way the tip of your tongue is drawn to a sore tooth. And it is the oud thread.
In the big picture, though, I am blessed with a love of all the great classic scents - oud, rose, sandalwood, ylang-ylang, khus (vetiver), jasmine, tuberose...
I say "blessed" because if I did love only one or two, then situations like we currently have with oud and sandalwood would turn me into one sad puppy, trotting around smelling like soap and toothpaste with a top note of Tide.
As an Authentic Poor Person, I enjoy applying the skills I have acquired over the years to finding workarounds that result in me obtaining things that I could not afford otherwise, whether that be discovering the beauty of that Vanuatu sandalwood - or that the little old lady down the street having a yard sale has no idea and/or does not care that the box marked "$5" contains, among the warped tupperware and busted Avon cream sachet jars, a hand-embroidered silk jacket older than me, an 18K gold chain upon which is suspended a 14mm aubergine South Sea pearl (it passed the tooth test), and a little box covered in purple flocking, inside which nestles a pointy little vial of L'Heure Bleue circa 1968.
"Oh that foreign-smellin' stuff!" she hmmphed, making a little moue of distaste as I gleefully handed her a crumpled $5 bill with a hand already daubed with my new old Guerlain treasure.
She looked at me slightly suspiciously. "I guess thass' why you like it, though?"
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Charming post, Cath! I'd wager you have an especially strong appreciation of the treasures you've collected because of the pluck and resourcefulness required to obtain them. Blessed you are :-)
If there's an oud in which you're especially interested you could propose a "group buy". Getting less of something is not the same as getting a lot of it "for cheap" but it's a way to experience good oils without having to buy a whole bottle. Also, there are at least a couple of members who've touted the unexpected notes they've discovered when diluting oud- as much as 19:1. That could make an AgarAura or Oudhasi sample last a very long time. Maybe you can dream up so many ways to "improve" Oriscent's website that you'll be rewarded with enough "free swipes" to acquire a bottle without having to spend a dime :-)
I can't wait for the day when I read a post in which you're exulting about the most mind-bendingly exquisite oud you've discovered in the most unlikely place, which cost less than a song and dance (both of which I've no doubt you'd perform with energy and panache). I hope that day is soon :-)
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Would that be the shopping coup of a lifetime, or what!
Now you know that is going to be in the back of my mind, as I rifle through the most unpromising-looking box of dog-eared romance novels and long-dead plastic squeeze bottles of As Seen On TV car wax!
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Is anyone willing to offer feedback yet on their bottle or sample of Kyara Koutan? I imagine that a few bottles have made their way off of Ensar's shelf by now. Anybody?
Well how about the two latest from Agar Aura? Borneo Jewell or Sylvan Nectar - has anyone tried these? I am intriged because I definitely enjoyed his Cambodhi Ateeq - that more that Indian Spice for me. Feedback on Agar Aura new ones?
Kyara Koutan is not dissimilar to Royal Kinam but has a somewhat muted Kinam note and a stronger woody base. I personally prefer the Royal Kinam.
Sylvan Nectar is clearly Cambodian but it doesn't have much of the characteristic sweetness or jammy note, the opening has a certain tanginess that immediately reminded me of Kalakassi, shortly thereafter a "hot" note appears, that's the one that as I understand is likened to the honey Taha mentioned in the Oud Discussion Group. I haven't tried that honey so cannot comment on the similarity, but to me the hot note is reminiscent of the smell of coals in a dying bonfire. This oil should appeal a lot to those who like Cambodi's but want a departure from the beaten path of gummy, jammy, dried fruit sweetness. Somehow, Sylvan Nectar strikes me as a more "virile" Cambodi, an oil with a strong and charming character and probably more wearable in hot weather than your typical sweet ouds from that region which can become a bit cloying with all the sweetness.
cathodera, I recommend trying a sample from Agaraura next. I believe you would enjoy it more than your CO2 (which I have also tried). It may cost more but not a huge investment and is totally worth it...in my humble opinion.
Love your oud musings!
Thanks for the Sylvan Nectar and Kyara Koutan thoughts, Igor!
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Igor thanks for the descriptions of Kyara Koutan and Sylvan Nectar. I finaly broke down and got a bottle of Kyara Koutan and I have to say that I like it quite a bit. The opening reminds me greatly of the "sold out" Sheik's Borneo with a basenote of a hint of Royal Kinam. That is to say that to me it is quite warm and sweet with a nut like scent like roasted hazelnuts but the longer it wears the more the base elevates into a spiritual or minty transcendent sort of scent. This is obviously a very mellow and and aged oud that is quite nice. As an experiment, I tried to replicate this scent and came pretty close to it by using a half a swipe of Kalamantin Oud Super D from Ham Firl overlyaed with a mini dot of Royal Kinam Oud and it smells very similar to replicating the scent of Kyara Koutan. Is KK worth the $$? It is very good, but it doesn't strike me as that unusual. It is not nearly as rare as a scent like Oud Royale or B3000 But it is close to the same level of quality that those were when they were being sold for $350 or so.
I am still quite intrigued with the two new ouds from Agar Aura and should probably try to order samples.
Has anyone tried Amouage's Silver Oud? TPC has this listed and I am quite curious to try it, seeing as I've enjoyed so many Amouage fragrances. I've never heard any reviews or opinions of the Silver Oud Attar, although I have read that Amouage's Oudh Al Kalood was watery/toned down, and not very oudy. Does anyone know if the Silver Oud attar and Oudh Al Kalood are the same thing? Information is very sparse and hard to find on Bing and Google.
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I have just caught the oud bug and recently tried the royal oud batch 2 from Qanaat trading ham_frl. I find it a very earthy scent which i love, however i notice if I overindulge, my nose runs a little and my lips sting. This leaves me wondering about the purity. Has anyone elst sampled this oud, would appreciate some feedback.
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Bella, there has been much discussion about this company on the oud group, 'Oudh Ud Aoud <3 erz'. We are currently using the thread titled 'Agarwood oil thread' on that group, but the earlier discussion is on the thread, 'Oudh Ud Aoud <3 erz', which is now basically closed due to length. I think reading through those numerous pages of valuable experience is useful for anyone interested in oud, and you will probably find the answer to your question there.
For those who may be interested, http://oudh.co.uk/ are offering a 15% discount on all their products. Code: 7667bbe8a9. try their pure Cambodia oudh, its unique. I've tried their samples and each one is different to the one before. Want to try oriscents samples but a little too expensive for me at the moment.
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I ordered the sampler from oudh.co.uk and maybe my nose is spoiled by higher priced ouds but they all smelled like very low quality ouds. I know they are more affordable but not something I would want to put on my body.
Dear Oudhaholic,
Now adays most if not all the Cambodi Dehn eloud (agarwood Oil) are honestly not from natural oud chips. they are mainly from cultivated ( Injected trees wood). and this i a very cheap way to get oud oil and sell it with overpriced amount. I am not sure wht type or quality of Indian Oud OIl you are using, but just to clearify, there are so many types and grades of Indian oud, some non experts are thinking of dehn eloud sold in big shops Like Quarshi, Ajmal, and others are original. !! but As Aprivate trader, my self, I know the sources and deal with them directly, who supply to qurashi and Ajmal.. and others. in India and malysia,/ Indonisia and Singapore. Qurashi unfortunately is fooling poor unexpert people like some of my freinds, who pay 5, 6, and 7 thousand dirhams or Riyals for just one Tola (11.66 gm) of Oil, just a freindly info, Qurashi, is mixing his dehn Oil, like one called kalakasi, and he adds ome other oud smell to it to change it , so no other shop would have the same , it is all about business, brother.Dont worry about the brand names of different oud Oils, oud is oud, but the different the location, TREE type, and area the different is the smell and characterstics. Feel free to reply me, and hope I had some usefull informatio about OUD OIL.
Dhabiat El-Oud,
As a trader, from which country and what species of tree do you think the finest agarwood is distilled today? And if you were to make a recommendation to your friends where to purchase oud, where would you recommend? To whom would you refer them?
So do we have some new good place (internet stores/ebay) to try some good oudh oil at an affordable price? Something around 30-40 dollars?
Hopefully getting a Tom Ford Oud Wood sample soon...can't wait to smell what the heck oud is
This might be a stupid question, but does anybody know whether one can buy Aoud at the markets in Marocco? A friend is travelling there soon...and I would like to ask her to bring me some...
Neurosis and dewdrops777- I'd suggest you check out samples offered by agaraura.com and oudhasi.com. They are reliable sellers who offer good quality products at reasonable prices. If you purchase a few samples you'll be able to get to know the scent of a variety of different oud oils for a reasonable price.
"One of the best incense for general use is Oude (sometimes spelled Ud) - but be warned that the genuine top quality can cost hundreds of thousands of dirhams a kilo. There is also dispute as to the nature of Oude in Morocco, with some experts claiming that what is on offer is not the real thing."
I've never been to Morocco so I can't answer your question from personal experience.
Hello everyone, I'm new to the Oud scents and oils and since bn has been a great source of info a would like to ask for some help.Yesterday I recived a sample from Agar Aura Areej Al-Mulook.I realy liked the combo but I'm not sure what other stuff I can try.I would like to give me some recommends what would be worthed to try others from agaraura,Ham Firl,Oudimentary or other place.I'm not spending easy any money on something I'm not familiar with so I want to try tiny amounts of different ouds.On the other hand if I realy like something money dosen't matter.Would be glad if someone can help.
I've al ready emailed Zahra and I will try some samples form her.TPC does not ship to Bulgaria.
I would like to hear if somone has tryed Areej Al-Mulook and find it close to some Montale scent.I realy enjoy it but I want better projection and I think I will go for a spray fragrance with alc.
I haven't smelled the one you're referring to. Via Perfumed Court, I received a sample of an Abdul Samad Al Qurashi, Royal Jasmine. It's gorgeously indolic with out the barn smell. It lasts all day. There's a store in London and the products are sold on Zahras. I went on the website and it seems the have a wide variety of Arabian scents, of course including oud. Arabian Oud is also in London. Maybe, a shopping trip in London is needed? I think if you like a Montale, you should just get what you like. I have Marwah by Al Haramain which is Tarif rose, jasmine, and Cambodian oud. In a way, cross between Kilian's Rose Oud and Aoud Rose Petals, Montale. The oud is more mellow and richer than Montale.
London is good idea but may be after a few mounts.For now I will ask for info and samples from Zahra.I realy enjoyed my sample mix of oud sandal rose safran musk it's intoxicating,I can't stop smelling my arm,but it's oil not alc spray and the radiance is weaker than Montale.Here in Bulgaria I can find just 10 Montale scent and none of them was what I was looking for.
What about the Haramain how is the projection and longetivty?
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Oud is addictive! The Al Haramain I have doesn't seem to have too much projection, but it's not very warm yet. I find the warmer, the more projection so I'm not applying as much at this time. Also, it could be the nature of cambodi oud. I'm new as well, but Cambodian oud is said to be sweeter and more mellow than Indian and who knows what oud Montale uses.
This is a long thread with a lot of good, old advise. There are other oud threads as well with info. The men's threads have a ton of oud discussions. You should find good European sources for oud. There's also an oud group.
Hi all! im new to the basenotes community. I will be visiting the holy lands of Saudi Arabia (Makkah & Medinah) soon and was thinking of aquiring some good quality oils. Was thinking of visiting the Ajmal and Al-Haramain stores there. Any fragrances
that you experienced noses may suggest from these stores or any other stores in thos cities? I've been told that Musk Al Haramain is quite good, and i fell in love with the spray version of Mukhallat As-Shams by Ajmal, the first time i smelt it. i've also been
considering Ajmal Musk Ghazelle, although have never smelt it. I also want to acquire some good Bakhoor and oud chips - any advice on where to get these from ?
Muhammed Patel.
Looking for Oud Tree Leaves processed/distilled into an essential oil.
Anyone have someone doing this?
I see that they are used to make a tea, why not distilled, or processed into an absolute...?
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Though I have enjoyed some of the ASAQ oils, my latest one which is called the wondrous musk ( Musk Ajeeb ) wasn't to my expectation. I don't know how this might work. Just buy normal agarwood oil and start storing them so that they start aging. Are there any special storage techniques for accomdating agarwood oil.
I have recently bought a non aged Hindi from RK sons. Its called double super oudh. The smell is good but the dry down is more like camphor. I have only experienced sweet hay as well as tobacco in my recent Hindi.
But definitely worth a try, sample first and then off you go with your opinion.
Oud is one of best ingedient thats why is expensive .
Not sure if anyone has splurged on oils from Agarwood Indonesia recently, but I picked up a bottle of his Oud Ratu and Green Gold. Both are quite lovely - especially the Ratu!
I'm including some photos of his new packaging, as I thought it was quite nice.
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Metairie addiction specialist Dr. Ken Roy says people should heed the warning because the product is dangerous, unpredictable and has properties similar to opiate narcotics.
'When you use a small amount of it, it is sometimes described as a stimulant,' said Roy. 'When you use a large amount of it sometimes is more sedating.'
Senator A.G. Crowe, R-Pearl River says Kratom is just as harmful as other over-the-counter herbs such mojo, spice marijuana and bath salts.
The state legislature recently banned those products in Louisiana.
Crowe pre-filed a bill that would add Kratom to the list of controlled dangerous substances.
'I think that what you're seeing here is a pattern that's been developed over some time now where the target market is young kids that don't know better, don't have any idea how bad this stuff can be,' said Crowe.
Dr. Roy says in southeast Asia Kratom is a low level, but insidious kind of problem.
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Jake Owen Welcomes a Daughter
Originally posted 11/22/2012 08:30PM
"Today is the greatest day of my life," the country star Tweets, announcing the Thursday birth of Olive Pearl
Jake Owen Reveals His Daughter's Name
Originally posted 11/02/2012 11:50AM
The parents-to-be have chosen Pearl after his late Godmother, the country crooner says
Jake Owen's Tour Bus Staple: Sleepy Dog Merle
Originally posted 08/15/2012 02:20PM
Jake Owen's tour bus roommate has taken over the couch.
"He sleeps 16 hours a day," the country star tells PEOPLE of his 1-year-old English bulldog, Merle, who likes to sprawl out on the plush leather sofa – and stay there.
Currently touring with Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, the "Barefoot Blue Jean Night" singer, 30, unwinds every night by messing around with Merle, one of Owen's two dogs that travels with him (the other, Vern, retired from touring after a few years).
Jake Owen: I Have No Time for a Honeymoon
Originally posted 06/07/2012 07:30PM
Jake Owen managed to squeeze in a low-key May wedding with his bride Lacey Buchanan, but fitting in a lovers' getaway is proving to be much more difficult.
"We haven't gone on our honeymoon," Owen, 30, told PEOPLE at the CMT Music Awards on Wednesday.
While the newlyweds' retreat can wait, tying the knot just couldn't.
"With this tour starting with Kenny [Chesney] and Tim [McGraw], I said, 'Babe, if we don't [get married] this year, I'm going to be busy all throughout next year,' " Owen said. "Lacey was just like, 'Let's just do it now.' "
Jake Owen Marries Lacey Buchanan in Sunrise Ceremony
Originally posted 05/07/2012 10:00AM
Country star Jake Owen and his model girlfriend Lacey Buchanan are officially Mr. and Mrs. Owen.
The couple, who met when Buchanan appeared in Owen's music video for "8 Second Ride" and began dating after she starred in the video for his hit "Barefoot Blue Jean Night," tied the knot in a sunrise ceremony Monday morning in Owen's hometown of Vero Beach, Fla.
But there were no blue jeans on the beach.
Jake Owen Pops The Question – On Stage!
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Talk about a surprise engagement.
Country singer Jake Owen proposed to his girlfriend, Lacey Buchanan, on Saturday night in front of friends and family at the Citrus Bowl at Vero Beach High (his alma mater).
While singing his hit "Don't Think I Can't Love You," Owen brought Buchanan out on stage for what at first appeared to be a dance. He then got down on one knee and popped the question in front of the audience. He was just missing one thing.
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He's ready for the spotlight again.
Ashton Kutcher has been added to the roster of presenters for the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. It's one of the first award show appearances for the Two and a Half Men star since splitting from wife Demi Moore in November.
Kutcher, who has been laying low and most recently linked to screenwriter Lorene Scafaria, will present the award for female vocalist of the year. The nominees are Sara Evans, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood.
Country Star Jake Owen's Dog Rides Shotgun on His Tour Bus
Originally posted 09/14/2011 09:00AM
When country singer Jake Owen goes on tour, he's got a buddy that rides shotgun on his bus – his English bulldog, Merle!
"I like to take my dog on the road," he tells PEOPLE. "He stays up front; he likes it there."
VIDEO: Jake Owen's Dog Picks His Girlfriends
Originally posted 06/16/2010 02:00PM
Grammy nominee Jake Owen is sitting atop PEOPLE Country Special's list of hottest guys, thanks to his obvious good looks and mega-watt talent. But despite his popularity with the ladies, the 28-year-old stays grounded thanks to a little help from his pooch, Vern.
"Vern's a pretty good judge of character when it comes to girls," Owen tells PEOPLE in the clip above. He claims he can easily tell which ladies warm to his pup, and more importantly, which ladies are favorites of Vern's. "You've got to like my dog if you're going to be with me," Owen says definitively.
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