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A relatively simple optical monitoring technique is utilized to measure temperature within a processing chamber. A III-V direct-bandgap semiconductor is optically excited to emit photoluminescence (PL). Spectral resolution of the emitted PL provides a direct measure of the bandgap of the semiconductor. In turn, the temperature of the semiconductor is derived from the bandgap measurement.
1. A method of measuring a parameter during fabrication of a microminiature device in an epitaxial growth gas phase or vacuum environment in a processing chamber, said method comprising the steps of positioning in said chamber in the direct vicinity of a device being fabricated therein a parameter monitoring element that comprises a III-V direct bandgap semiconductor,
optically exciting said element to emit photoluminescence during fabrication of said device, and
spectrally resolving the intensity of the photoluminescence emitted by said element to provide a measure of the bandgap energy of said element and thereby also of the parameter of the device fabrication processing being carried out in said chamber.
2. A method as in claim 1 wherein optical excitation of said element is carried out by a laser.
3. A method as in claim 2 wherein spectral resolution is carried out by a monochromator and an intensity detector, said monochromator being positioned in the path of photoluminescence emitted by said element and said detector being positioned to receive the output of said monochromator.
4. A method as in claim 3 wherein the parameter being measured in said chamber in the direct vicinity of the device being fabricated therein is temperature.
5. A method as in claim 4 wherein a chopper is interposed in the path of optical excitation between said laser and said monitoring element, and lock-in circuitry operating in synchronism with said chopper is coupled to said detector for controlling the operation of said detector.
6. A method as in claim 5 wherein said monitoring element includes an active layer capped with a protective layer.
7. A method as in claim 6 wherein said active layer comprises GaAs.
8. A method as in claim 7 wherein said active layer is undoped.
9. A method as in claim 7 wherein said active layer is doped.
10. A method as in claim 7 wherein said active layer is capped with a deposited protective layer comprising Alx Ga1-x As, where 0.2<�<0.5.
11. A method as in claim 10 wherein said active layer is deposited on a layer comprising Alx Ga1-x As, where 0.2<�<0.5.
12. A method as in claim 11 wherein said second-mentioned layer comprising Alx Ga1-x As is deposited on a substrate layer that comprises GaAs.
13. A method as in claim 4 wherein control circuitry connected to the output of said detector is effective to provide a measure of the temperature in said chamber in the direct vicinity of the device being fabricated therein.
14. A method as in claim 13 wherein energization of a heating element contained within said chamber is controlled by said circuitry.
15. A method as in claim 13 wherein a process controller connected to said chamber is controlled by said circuitry.
16. A method for in-situ measurement of temperature in an epitaxial growth gas phase or vacuum environment in a chamber, said method comprising the steps of
optically exciting a sensing element positioned in said chamber to cause said element to emit photoluminescence, said element comprising III-V direct-bandgap semiconductor,
spectrally resolving the intensity of the photoluminescence emitted by said element to provide a representation of the bandgap of said element,
and processing said representation to obtain therefrom a measure of the temperature of said sensing element.
17. A method of measuring a parameter of a device in a gas phase or vacuum environment within a semiconductor growth processing chamber comprising the steps of
positioning within said chamber a parameter monitoring element that comprises a III-V direct bandgap semiconductor,
optically exciting said element to emit photoluminescence, and
spectrally resolving the intensity of the photoluminescence emitted by said element to provide a measurement of the bandgap energy of said element and thereby also of the parameter of the device.
18. A method as in claim 17 wherein the optical excitation of said element results from impingement thereon of laser energy and wherein the spectral resolution is carriers out by a monochromator and an intensity detector, the photoluminescense from said element impinging on said monochromator which then drives said intensity detector.
19. A method as in claim 18 wherein the parameter being measured is temperature.
This invention relates to the measurement of a parameter during manufacture of microminiature devices and, more particularly, during fabrication processes in which the temperature of a device substrate is to be measured in-situ.
For many device fabrication processes, it is important to be able to provide an accurate in-situ measurement of the temperature of a substrate (e.g., a wafer) on which a device is being fabricated in a processing chamber. By measuring substrate temperature, it is possible to accurately control temperature-dependent fabrication processes such as, for example, gas-phase etching and epitaxial growth. In that way, the task of making advanced devices with precisely predetermined dimensions and high-performance operating characteristics is facilitated.
Thermocouples of pyrometers are widely used for measuring temperature in a variety of applications. However, neither of these instrumentalities has been found to be suitable for directly measuring substrate temperature during fabrication of advanced devices. Thermocouples often give inaccurate readings due to poor thermal contact with the sample being monitored, while pyrometers typically require frequent and sometimes complicated calibration. Further, alternative temperature-measurement approaches, such as those based on transmission spectroscopy and laser interferometry, have often been found in practice to require unduly complex equipment and/or analysis.
Accordingly, efforts have continued by workers skilled in the art aimed at trying to devise a simple and accurate technique for in-situ temperature measurement of a device substrate. It was recognized that such efforts, if successful, could provide an important basis for lowering the cost of making high-performance microminiature devices.
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, a direct-bandgap semiconductor is utilized as a monitor in a processing chamber. The semiconductor is optically excited to emit photoluminescense (PL). Spectral resolution of the emitted PL provides a direct measure of the bandgap of the semiconductor. In turn, this measurement is a direct indicator of various properties (e.g. temperature) that cause the bandgap of the semiconductor to change in a predictable way.
A complete understanding of the present invention and of the above and other features thereof may be gained from a consideration of the following detailed description presented herein claim in connection with the accompanying drawing, not drawn to scale, in which:
FIG. 1 is a simplified schematic depiction of a specific illustrative measuring system made in accordance with the principles of the present invention;
FIG. 2 represents a sensing element of the type included in the FIG. 1 system; and
FIG. 3 is a graph showing PL spectra obtained from the FIG. 2 element at various temperatures.
FIG. 1 shows in simplified form a processing chamber 10 that includes an optically transparent window 12. By way of a specific illustrative example, the chamber 10 is adapted to carry out a standard temperature-dependent processing step in a semiconductor device fabrication sequence. Illustratively, the chamber 10 is designed for conventional molecular beam epitaxy or gas-phase etching.
The chamber 10 shown in FIG. 1 includes a flat pedestal member 14 mounted on a support element 16 which may be designed to rotate the member 14. A device substrate 18 (e.g., a semiconductor wafer) to be processed within the chamber 10 is shown positioned on the member 14.
Element 20 shown in FIG. 1 is designed to heat the interior of the processing chamber 10. The temperature established by the element 20 in the direct vicinity of the member 14 is determined by associated control circuitry 22.
In accordance with the principles of the present invention, the temperature within the processing chamber 10 (FIG. 1) is determined by a temperature sensing element 24. In some cases, the element 24 may actually constitute an integral portion of the device substrate 18. In other cases, such as the particular one illustratively indicated in FIG. 1, the element 24 is mounted on a surface region of the substrate 18. In still other cases, it is feasible to position the element 24 on the member 14 adjacent to the substrate 18.
In accordance with the invention, the temperature sensing element 24 of FIG. 1 comprises a direct-bandgap semiconductor compound of the III-V type. Each of these compounds exhibits a relatively high PL yield and is characterized by a temperature-dependent bandgap. Herein, for purposes of a specific illustrative example, it will be assumed that the element 24 comprises GaAs. This III-V compound is relatively readily available and inexpensive in high-quality form.
In accordance with the present invention, the element 24 shown in FIG. 1 is optically excited to cause charge carriers to move across the bandgap of the GaAs material. As is well known, this will occur if the wavelength of the light incident on the element 24 is selected to exceed the bandgap energy of the target material (GaAs). Further, the number of carriers so moved is determined by the intensity of the incident light.
Illustratively, a laser 26 (FIG. 1) is utilized to excite the temperature sensing element 24. The wavelength of the laser is selected to exceed the bandgap energy of GaAs as the lowest temperature expected to be encountered in the processing chamber 10. In that way, since the bandgap energy of GaAs decreases with increasing temperature, the selected wavelength will be effective to provide the requisite excitation to the element 24 at all higher operating temperatures.
For cases in which the lowest temperature expected to be encountered in the chamber 10 is room temperature, adequate excitation is in practice provided to the element 24 by a 2.5 milliWatt (mW) helium-neon laser operating at 628 nanometers (nm) or by any of the visible lines from an argon-ion laser. In either case, the output of the laser 26 is advantageously propagated through a conventional chopper 28 before being directed at the element 24 via the transparent window 12 of the chamber 10.
In a conventional way well known in the art, the chopper 28, which may, for example, constitute simply a mechanical shutter, functions in conjunction with standard synchronized lock-in circuitry 30 in the detection portion of the system to enhance the signal-to-noise ratio of the overall system. Also, the signal-to-noise ratio of the system can be improved by increasing the power output of the laser 26.
Light from the laser 26 directed at the temperature sensing element 24 is effective to excite the element 24 to emit PL. In turn, the optical signal thereby provided by the excited element 24 is collected by a standard lens 32 and directed to a conventional monochromator 34.
The monochromator 34 of FIG. 1 converts the PL provided by the element 24 into a series of output signals at multiple respective wavelengths. In this way, a spectrally resolved version of the PL from the element 24 is supplied to a standard detector 36 (e.g., a cooled germanium detector). The detector 36 measures the respective intensity of each wavelength component of the optical signals provided by the monochromator 34. In turn, the detector 36 generates electrical signals respectively representative of these intensities. These electrical signals are then supplied to the control circuitry 22 where they provide a basis for determining what the bandgap energy is of the semiconductor material included in the sensing element 24, as will be described in detail later below in connection with FIG. 3. As noted earlier above, the operation of the detector 30 is controlled by the lock-in circuitry 30 to operate in synchronism with the chopper 28, thereby to achieve a relatively high signal-to-noise ratio in the detection process.
A specific illustrative embodiment of the temperature sensing element 24 shown in FIG. 1 is depicted in FIG. 2. By way of example, the element 24 contains as its active portion a layer 40 of GaAs (a III-V direct-bandgap semiconductor). Advantageously, the layer 40 is sandwiched between lattice-matched layers 42 and 44 each made of a material such as Alx Ga1-x As, where x has a value between approximately 0.2 and 0.5. Illustratively, the layers 44, 40 and 42 are successively grown, in that order, by, for example, molecular beam epitaxy on a substrate 46 which is, for example, made of GaAs.
The sandwich structure shown in FIG. 2 is effective to protect the active GaAs layer 40 from degradation due to environmental conditions existing in the processing chamber 10 (FIG. 1). In the depicted structure, exciting light from the laser 26 is absorbed in the top-most capping layer 42 and then transferred to the GaAs layer 40 by a cascade process. In practice, this has been found to improve the radiative PL efficiency of the layer 40 relative to that of an uncapped layer.
In one particular illustrative embodiment, the X and Z dimensions of the substrate 46 (FIG. 2) and of each of the layers 40, 42 and 44 are each a few millimeters (mm). By way of example, the thickness (Y dimension) of the substrate 46 is approximately 0.5 mm. The thickness of each of the layers 42 and 44 is about 0.1 micrometers (μm), and the thickness of the active GaAs layer 40 is approximately 1.0 μm. Such an element is relatively convenient to handle and to mount in a processing chamber.
Illustrative PL spectra obtained from the aforedescribed temperature sensing element 24 are shown in FIG. 3. By way of example, spectra are shown in FIG. 3 for only three particular temperatures. As indicated, detected PL intensity decreases with increasing temperature. Illustratively, in the temperature range of 25 degrees Celsius to 450-to-500 degrees Celsius, PL intensities actually decrease by a factor of about 1,000. In practice, this means that temperatures in the range of about 450-to-500 degrees Celsius are the highest ones that can be accurately measured using the particular relatively low-power laser sources specified earlier above. For measuring higher temperatures, say up to approximately 700 degrees Celsius, higher-powered light sources are required to obtain reliably detectable output signals from the herein-described system.
Above the GaAs direct gap, detected PL intensity is proportional to
(E-Eg)1/2 (1)
where E is the photon energy and Eg is the bandgap of GaAs. Thus, spectra such as those shown in FIG. 3 provide an accurate estimate of the bandgap of GaAs. Illustratively, the peak point of each detected spectrum can in practice be utilized as a proportional measure of the GaAs bandgap. As indicated in FIG. 3, the bandgap energy of GaAs (and of other III-V compound semiconductors) decreases with increasing temperature.
Once the bandgap energy of GaAs is determined, the temperature of the sensing element 24 can be accurately calculated by using the Varshni equation [see Y. P. Varshni, Physica 39, 149 (1967)] with parameters determined by the data of Casey and Panish [M. B. Panish and H. C. Casey, Jr., J. Appl. Phys. 40, 163 (1969)] and Thurmond [C. D. Thurmond, J. Electrochem. Soc. 122, 1133 (1975)]: ##EQU1## for temperatures in degrees Kelvin.
Advantageously, a conventional processor included in the control circuitry 22 of FIG. 1 is effective to determine the peak point of each detected spectrum and to derive a value of bandgap therefrom. Additionally, the processor is programmed in standard ways to calculate a value of temperature that directly corresponds to the derived temperature-dependent bandgap of the active material of the sensing element 24. In that way, the circuitry 22 provides a direct measure of the temperature in the chamber 10 in the direct vicinity of the device substrate 18.
Illustratively, the specific illustrative GaAs layer 40 described above is undoped. Preliminary studies indicate that if the layer 40 comprises n+ -doped GaAs, the aforenoted decrease in PL intensity with increasing temperature will not be as extreme.
In practice, the accurate in-situ measurement of temperature provided by the herein-described system can be utilized in various ways. Thus, for example, the system can be arranged to maintain a relatively constant predetermined temperature on the sample within the processing chamber 10 of FIG. 1. Or temperature-dependent control signals provided by the circuitry 22 can be supplied to a process controller 50 to vary parameters (e.g., pressure, gas composition, etc.) of whatever process is being carried out in the chamber 10.
Also, detected PL intensities from an excited sensing element can be used to monitor properties other than temperature. Various other phenomena cause the bandgap of the active material of the sensing element to change in a predictable way. Illustratively, the described technique is suitable for measuring other substrate or chamber characteristics such as alloy composition (at constant temperature) or the extent of surface and interface recombination during epitaxial growth on the device substrate.
An advantageous variant of the particular illustrative system shown in FIG. 1 utilizes optical fibers both for delivering exciting light directly to the sensing element 24 and for collecting PL from the element. In such a modified system, components such as the transparent window 12 and the lens 32 of FIG. 1 are not required.
Finally, it is to be understood that the above-described arrangements and techniques are only illustrative of the principles of the present invention. In accordance with these principles, numerous modifications and alternatives may be devised by those skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. Thus, for example, if the support element 16 of FIG. 1 is designed to rotate the flat pedestal member 14, the sensing element 24 can be positioned on the device substrate 18 at the center of rotation of the member 14. Or, if the element 24 is positioned off the center of rotation, optical excitation of the element 24 can be controlled to occur once each rotation as the element moves into the path of the exciting beam.
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There was a time here when Carnal Flower was the very it scent for men to wear. Everyone here was wearing and praising it. Maybe some of those members will speak up. Doesn't sound to me like your husband's reaction should be necessarily typical.
Do you like any white-flowery, indolic scents, a la Carnal Flower, Joy, etc? (To wear or on others.) My DH loathes them and now I'm wondering, does this reflect a typical male reaction or is it personal? (Some women seem to love indoles -- not sure about men.) Figure this is a good place to find out!
There was a time here when Carnal Flower was the very it scent for men to wear. Everyone here was wearing and praising it. Maybe some of those members will speak up. Doesn't sound to me like your husband's reaction should be necessarily typical.
That girl, that bottle, that mattress and me.
Love white florals, though I don't think I'm a 'typical' male (whatever that means).
My newest favorite is Velvet Gardenia by Tom Ford. Perhaps the 'butchest' version of a gardenia I've ever smelled. Indoles, skanky almost oily in texture, like Roquefort cheese. Not for the fainthearted.
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I am not a big fan of tuberose but I own (and enjoy) Fracas and Richard James Savile Row,
At least one source (Perfume Intelligence) lists tuberose as a middle note in Derby, my favorite Guerlain.
My favorite Soft Oriental, the ambery incensey Winter Star, has a lot of indole in it.
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Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, and sorry I could not travel both and be one traveler, long I stood and looked down one as far as I could to where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, ...... I shall be telling this with a sigh somewhere ages and ages hence: Two roads diverged in a wood, and I -- I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference. - Robert Frost
I love white florals!
Of course, as with any category, it depends on the fragrance - I love the tuberose in Carnal Flower; hate the cold, anemic faux-tuberose note in Vierges Et Toreros. In general, though, I have a great fondness for tuberose.
I love gardenia, but I've very rarely smelled it well-done. Kai was a disaster on me - totally unlike the real thing, or any flower that grows outside of air-fresheners. Michael Storer's Stephanie did a decent job, but it was still off and a bit watery and distorted. It's beautiful, but the difference between it and the real thing is still as wide as that between Les Demoiselles d'Avignon and real women.
Jasmine can be nice, and I love the natural absolute, but I don't have enough experience of it fragrances to say. Too often I've smelled "fruity-floral" jasmine, which doesn't jive with me.
If muguet is a white floral, then yes, I like it. Same goes for orange blossom, if it smells natural, which could also be said for lilac. There are some floral notes I don't have enough experience with to say - narcissus, hyacinth etc.
I especially like white florals in orientals. Ayala Moriel combines two of my favorite notes - tuberose and myrrh - in her Razala, and the effect is both beautiful and unorthodox.
I enjoy white flower scents on my wife, and I especially like the "dirtier," more indolic ones for myself. I frequently wear Carnal Flower and Une Fleur de Cassie and keep bottles of both.
I have no objections to wearing a white floral, I just haven't found too many I like because I don't like floral/sweet fragrances. Is violet considered a white floral? If so I very much enjoy SMN Violette because it's not sweet. I love Givenchy III, Diorama and Diorella, but those are much more floral chypres. I also have a white floral, Un Fleur de Chanel that I occasionally wear.
Rose and Jasmine based scents always have my vote...be it the wonderful Fleur Du male or Fleur de Oranger ...i also love tuberose based scents like Un Cedre by serge lutens...it's not hard for me to imagine some men not taking white floral based scents to liking immediately...i wudnt have, before basenotes. but now, my perspective for scents have changed altogether...its just the matter of keeping an open mind to scents and leaving behind any association it comes with...maybe you could help ur hubby feel comfortable around these scents? maybe start with something which doesnt come out strong as a feminine scent, Dior Eau Suavage probably?
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White floral fragrances often smell like the equivalent of a police siren if overdone. There's a woman in my building who baths in Carnal Flower, the scent scares all living things away. White florals are very tricky. I think they're repulsive to most. I enjoy them in moderation.
I really love jasmine in particular, and there are jasmine perfumes that are pretty aggressive, and not sweet at all, or at least not in the conventional powdery way that florals can be sweet. I love wearing Serge Lutens' oft-maligned ("death by jasmine") A la Nuit. Certain white florals, worn close to the skin, can give the same sort of powerful introvert vibe that musks do at low doses.
I will speak for my husband-- he hates indolic jasmine and picks it out right away in any fragrance I try on.
(Not that I like it either.)
Absolutely, i love flower perfumes, since i feel confortable wearing the fragrance.
Today i am wearing CARNAL FLOWER and it is a gem !
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Jenson's Eau Sauvage idea won't work because he also hates any classic smelling men's perfume. He likes soft dark twisty things -- almost everything he wears is called "noire" or black!
Razala sounds amazing. Is there any lasting power on it? I might have to order. Ditto Winter Star.
I don't think I really get gardenia yet. There's a store around me called Enfleurage that someone on the web said had the greatest gardenia extract. I think I'll go get some and try it out -- maybe someone wants a sniff too?
Thanks for enlightening!
I love some floral notes, specially when they're not the sweet and doll-like ones. I like indolic ones like tuberose, gardenia, night-jasmine (the one caught by night with a particular green-indolic edge), bulgarian rose (unsweet, not soapy and slightly indolic) and also piercing green ones like fresia, honeysuckle, hyacinth, muguet and magnolia, and of course also powdery earthy ones like iris and narcissus.
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Tom Ford takes a very serious, studied and focused approach to his floral scents. I don't like all of them (Black Violet just doesn't have the oomph I get from other violet favorites), but the ones I love are quite unique. Shame that they're so overpriced and exclusive.
Wow..This sounds....awfulMy newest favorite is Velvet Gardenia by Tom Ford. Perhaps the 'butchest' version of a gardenia I've ever smelled. Indoles, skanky almost oily in texture, like Roquefort cheese. Not for the fainthearted.
Guess I'm fainthearted. When it comes to fragrances smelling like Roquefort cheese that is.
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Funny you mention white flowers. Recently got aware how much I love them - nowhere better than in Guerlain's Vetiver pour Elle. Love the spicy, metallic, heady smell of jasmine, orange flower, honeysuckle, carnation, tuberose. But true, no straight guys that I know of like very floral perfumes, only woody ones.
I like Fracas and Velvet Gardenia.
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Winter Star is also great. And with that fragrance... one application lasts forever and has sillage with a twenty-mile radius. You were warned.
I think they smell kind of wonderful, in an eccentric way, though way too acrid if smelled up close.
From my wardrobe (60 bottles) and the maybe 1000 frags i ve tested so far in the last 2-3 years, Carnal Flower is the one that I prefer (by far) on me.
I own it , of course, i had to buy it as soon as i sniffed it. No frag had impressed me that much (own it since 6 month now, so it s not like a short love that would last a few days before being bored by it).
Also, it s projection and longevity are absolutely amazing.
And finally, i never garner as many compliments as when i wear it. It works all the time, specially with the women, have much less men compliments. But i guess i can live with it ^^
For some odd reason i don t like Fracas, also done with tuberose. I love Bandit though ^^
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I don't tend to like in-your-face white florals, except perhaps as a very natural soliflore (Creed Jasmal is a good one IMO), but men's fragrances with a white floral heart are among the finest - from Dukes of Pall Mall Cotswold (jasmine, muguet) to Richard James EdT (tuberose), to Maxim's (jasmine, muguet) and scores of others.
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I like Fleur du Male (perhaps I prefer the original over La cologne just because of its indolic* nature). Carnal Flower is OK. I also enjoy Full Jasmine, Angeliques SOus la Pluie, Neroli by C&S and White Musk, for subtle white flowers. I do not like Puro Lino though, even though I did enjoy it when I first sampled it. I tried to like FLeurs d'Oranger by Serge Lutens, but there is something in it that ruins the fragrance for me... I am not sure what it is.
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Looking for lot of samples of female fragrances.
I'm a woman and some indoles (especially jasmine) do have that "poo note" to me, but I wear Grasse jasmine easily. Sambac jasmine is also wearable. I can only stand some gardenia scents, as well, but I found one that works beautifully. Try different white florals around your DH, maybe you are just wearing the wrong ones for his olfactory pleasure.
Recommend: Chanel Gardenia (more Grasse jasmine than gardenia) and DSH Giardini Segreti at dshperfumes.com. Floris Lily of the Valley is on my wish list and Santa Maria Novella Orange Blossom is also very nice.
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I love white florals. Wish my fiancee would wear more of them. I think lily, orchid and jasmine are my favourites, but tuberose is good too, and orange flower is also nice. I think the last scent I gave a personal 5 stars to was SL Un Lys.
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Well, thanks all. I guess the conclusion I have to draw is that WF are totally hit or miss with straight guys, and possibly more popular with gay ones. And that it's probably easier to wear them if you're under thirty so that the dreaded "old lady" vibe can play off the contrast.
Still, I really like my Amoureuse....
Recounting, it seems that there's actually more weight toward like, even love, than dislike, but people tend to be pretty specific about which WF's are acceptable. I think I should just be conservative with dosage, as suggested. But I think there's also something to Mr. Guerlain's comment that (straight) men often shy away from very flowery perfumes, generally. My husband definitely prefers amber/gourmand/orientals to flowers served straight.
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I wear only two: Malle's Carnal Flower (well balanced by eucalyptus and coconut), and Creeds Jasmal (a somewhat indolic but green jasmine). I like the more overt white flower fragrances on my wife, although the aforementioned frags work on her as well (and she prefers them in warm weather).
I enjoy wearing a few, such as Samsara (Guerlain), TL pour Lui (Ted Lapidus), and Always & Forever (Jessica McClintock).
Do I like big loud aldehydic synthetic white flowerbombs ?
No. they suck.
Do I like the tasteful use of white flowers in female, and even male (GIT) perfume ?
Yes, this is acceptable, and in moderation, adds an air of refinement and class to many otherwise Fruity(female) / Aromatic(male) fragrances. Moderation.
Fleur de male, and Kenzo Power is ok..
A general reply is impossible. My reactions meander between love and hate. A floral touch deep in the heart of a masculine can be heavenly, and they may also be white. Although I would hate to wear Carnal Flower myself - if other men enjoy that I won't spoil it by commenting. If I only had one perfume, it would certainly not be Fleur du Male. But wearing an open shirt, Bermudas and Sandals - try that one!
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Today I tried Amoureuse by Parfums DelRae. I copy from me review:
This is the true "masculine" tuberose. Sort of what I expected when reading about Carnal Flower which disapointed me on the wearability domain. The opening is like putting tuberose and a LOT of grass in a blender. Actually an aetherial blender, a whirlpool, a hurricane. On mys skin it is not heady at all. It is bitter green with the accent on the fume quality of the tuberose, not the headiness. In this sense it is to tuberose what Sarassins is to jasmin. The bitter grassy character persists through the heart of the fragrance and then in the base honey and musk emerge. Only there I could find hints of sweetness or anything that could point towards a feminine character.
In short, this is a unique tuberose and a must try for Carnal Flower lovers. Big thumbs up.
NB: White florals usually wear very dry and subdued on my skin. Not Carnal Flower though.
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Nope, I adore my precious lillies and many,many others! One frag I'm obsessed with is "Passage D'Enfer" an intoxicating scent, has my attention at "go" it actually manages to scream "hello!" without ever saying "goodbye" it's white musk lasts ages on me! which I feel lucky to adorn.
Anyway, just letting ya' know on what a majority of us males here think about the precious white florals!
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I love smelling the actual jasmine and tuberose. My parents have jasmine in their garden and my mother sometimes place some on the table or in the wardrobe. I have no problem wearing jasmine or tuberose scents, but my wife would mind.
I enjoy white florals, too.
The only floral scents I've tried are Rose en Noir by Miller Harris and Kenzo Power.. both of which I enjoy.
It depends on the style of the white flower fragrance. As many others, I enjoy Carnal Flower. Also, Tubereuse Criminelle, Jardenia, and Tubereuse 40. In particular white flower perfumes (white flower chypres) that are sweet with aldehydes and/or citrus are way too feminine for my liking.
Love, when the note itself is subtle (Amouage Gold men, Coco Chanel)
Hate, when it is prominent (Creed Fantasia de Fleurs, which I love and respect, and Fleur du Male, which I detest and hate)
I like Jasmines, from Alien to A La Nuit. I hate all the other white flowers, like tuberose.
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hard to give a specific answer. In general I'm not a huge fan of white florals, but am ok with Rose or Jasmine. The pure white powdery ones are a no for me, more then just "because it smells girly", I actually don't like the smell at all. so it could actually just be a guy thing across the board.
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I love the smell of fresh night blooming jasmine but have not found it in bottled form that I would enjoy wearing, or smelling for that matter.
It depends... I do love some female, unisex and even male floral frags and I cannot stop wondering how floral notes often do not annihilate or overpower a male frag, but actually often make it smell "darker", richer, more mysterious and undeniably manly
A year since this thread began, and I still love white flowers.
White Florals I love:
Tubereuse Criminelle
Carnal Flower
PC Tuberose Gardenia
Tubereuse Couture
( Any guesses about my favorite flower? )
White Florals I respect:
White Potion
CdG Daphne
A La Nuit
Jasmin Et Cigarette
White florals I find scary and/or disappointing:
Velvet Gardenia
Champaca Absolute
Osmanthus ( Ormonde Jayne's - though, she was really nice in sending out free samples! )
Gardenia Passion
Boucheron Femme
PC Jasmine White Moss
White Florals I can't wait to try:
HdP's Tuberose Series ( !!! )
Amoureuse ( a sample is on the way )
Drama Nuui
A Travers Le Miroir ( I can never seem to find this... )
It's a funny category 'white floral'. Do people ever talk about 'yellow floral' or 'pink floral'? And if they did... what then?
I assume that most folks realize that there's no relationship between the color of the flower and it's smell. But probably I assume too much. OK, I just wanted to get that off my chest. I like floral fragrances, and I'm pretty 'color-blind' about it.
Just the same (and as we all know) 'male florals' are few and farm between, and most 'female florals' are nearly impossible for men to wear in public without stares or snickers. But I've picked up a lot of different florals along the way, and I'll probably get more, even if I won't be wearing them to work. I'm not afraid of flowers.
It's a big list.... rose, jasmine, gardenia, lily, tuberose, trailing arbutus, daffodil... wouldn't it be something if the next big fashion to hit perfumery was the 'male floral'? Can you imagine the opportunity for innovation and profit (!)
By the way, I think rose could be used a lot more in male fragrance, and not rock the boat too much.
Regardless of the fragrance, I've found unless you plan on having enormous sillage, most people neither care nor rarely even notice what you wear.
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While discussing gardenia scents please try Neil Morris Flowers for Men: Gardenia. He takes the headiness out of the gardenia scent by using a strong tart lime note for openers. The gardenia is definitely present but it is also blended with a grass and hay note in the middle followed by patchouli, musk and oud of all things. The oud gives dries the fragrance up a bit. This scent is gardenia all the way but the lime, grass, hay and oud really do make it an unusual men's fragrance. The musk also plays up the indoles from the gardenia. I like it but can not talk myself into buying a bottle.


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nepal Britain's love of the underdog triumphed Sunday as intimate war drama "The Hurt Locker" beat 3D spectacular "Avatar" to take six prizes, including best picture, at the British Academy Film Awards.
Kathryn Bigelow won the best-director battle with "Avatar'"s James Cameron, her ex-husband, for her intense depiction of a bomb-disposal squad in Iraq.
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Both films had eight nominations for the British awards, considered an indicator of possible success at the Academy Awards in Los Angeles next month. "Avatar" and "The Hurt Locker" each has nine Oscar nominations.
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"Avatar" won awards for production design and visual effects for its vivid vision of a distant moon populated by a blue-skinned species called the Na'vi.
"Hurt Locker" screenwriter Mark Boal dedicated the best-film prize to the hope of peace "and bringing the boys and girls back home."
Bigelow also paid tribute to soldiers serving in Iraq, and said the goal of the film was "putting a bit of a spotlight on a very, very difficult situation."
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Helsinki has grasped an Irish solution to Finland's spiralling problems, unveiling plans to cut €6 billion from the budget in a bid to restore econo(...)
Taliban gunmen die after attack on Kabul guesthouse
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- May 27, 2015, 06:34
Four Taliban insurgents armed with assault rifles and a grenade launcher stormed a guesthouse in the diplomatic quarter of the Afghan capital overnigh(...)
Germany protests over Russia's ejection of conservative MP
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- May 25, 2015, 18:42
Germany formally protested to Russia yesterday over Moscow's refusal to let a conservative German member of parliament into the country, a decision Be(...)
Amnesty says torture is common in Ukraine conflict
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- May 22, 2015, 19:50
Amnesty International has accused government and rebel forces in Ukraine of torturing prisoners and claims the militants have executed detainees, as (...)
New EU military mission will target and destroy boats used by migrant traffickers
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- May 18, 2015, 22:50
The European Union is to launch a military operation to destroy boats used by human traffickers smuggling migrants across the Mediterranean in the st(...)
Migrant crisis: EU agrees naval mission to target gangs
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- May 18, 2015, 22:12
The EU has agreed a naval mission in the Mediterranean to target gangs smuggling migrants from Libya, but parts of a broader plan to deal with the inf(...)
Thousands gather in Macedonia in support of prime minister
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- May 18, 2015, 21:44
Macedonia's embattled prime minister rallied thousands of supporters yesterday in a show of force, a day after opponents held their own mass protest t(...)
Macedonians vow to protest until PM Nikola Gruevski resigns
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- May 18, 2015, 01:00
Anti-government protesters in Macedonia have pledged to continue street demonstrations until the government steps down, after tens of thousands of pe(...)
Macedonia protesters to occupy streets until leader resigns
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- May 17, 2015, 12:07
Anti-government protesters in Macedonia, due to gather on Sunday, say they will occupy downtown Skopje until embattled conservative prime minister Nik(...)
Russia accuses West of trying to destabilise Macedonia
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- May 17, 2015, 10:23
Russia accused "Western organisers" on Saturday of trying to foment a "colour revolution" in the troubled former Yugoslav republic of Macedonia, where(...)


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My definition of tolerance is allowing people to be themselves even when it goes against my own moral code and customs.. or makes me uncomfortable.
Nothing is preventing me from doing anything. I choose not to pick a fight with members of my family. Thats not being a coward by any stretch of the imagination. That is keeping the peace. Nothing I say or do is going to change the opinion of a couple bitter old bigots. It can sure as hell start a huge argument though.
Express yourself however you see fit. I'll tolerate it just fine. :)
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Sounds like you have a good plan. Be present for the survey if possible and ask the surveyor lots of questions. Good surveyors are a wealth of information.
Get familiar with your chartplotter on the shakedown (if present) and check if there are up to date charts aboard. Are the instruments working, especially the depth sounder?
The surveyor should check the VHF but a radio check can't hurt.
Motor for no less than an hour. Take her up to cruising speed for a while. Back her down a 1,000 RPM's and cruise for a while. Try different speeds. Listen and feel what the engine is doing. At the end of an hour is she doing anything different, is she dropping revs? If she is the most likely culprit is dirty fuel or filters. Write down the filter numbers and buy spares.
After a couple of hours on the water go below and look for any signs of leaks from hatches and stanchions.
Backup fuel filters are a must and it would be best to start with a clean one.
Check on drip of the packing gland when the boat is idleing at the dock...and in gear underway.
Does it have a chartplotter?
You probably wont even use the radar, but make sure its operable
The advice above on the engine is very important and correct.
Check on the raw water impeller to see when it was last replaced and have at least 2 spares.
Check both manual and electric bilge pumps water entering ilge
Check for where the emrgency rudder handle is and that it fits
Check the rigging to make sure all pins are in and turnbuckles ok
Check on anchor, chain and make sure rode is secured to boat. See if
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Check on pressuried water system
Does it have an burners/oven, check on propane/ solenoid switch if it does
Find out how much battery power ( types and how configured) ( 2 group 31 house bank and 1 group 24 starter. Check to make sure they have good water levels and are charged.
As far as a heater underway, desiel heaters are expensive add on add require venting. Usually they are permanent installations like dickensens etc
You can buy an expensive propane one ( we have the one below) which lasts about 5 hours on 1 1 lb bomb. We crack our cabin for ventilation which is enough. When we are anchored and its cold ( spring and fall) its plenty of heat for the boat.
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Stimulus gives lifeline to affordable housing
But there's not enough money for every project
Many moribund affordable-housing projects throughout the county will likely be revived this year by federal stimulus funds, but the money won't be enough to resuscitate the backlog of developments meant to serve the region's neediest.
Formerly reliable state bond money is drying up, lenders remain skittish about financing low-income projects, and private investors are pumping far less money into such developments.
While San Diego County could normally expect as many as 2,000 new affordable units a year, production will likely drop to half that, developers and advocates predict.
"At a time when there's more and more people in need — suffering from unemployment, foreclosures, loss of health insurance — there will be less money available to produce affordable rental housing," said Anne Wilson of Community HousingWorks, a prolific nonprofit developer of low-income housing.
The developer is awaiting word on millions of dollars in federal assistance for two San Diego projects with more than 260 units.
In an effort to jump-start many other long-stalled developments, the federal government has come to the rescue.
It is pumping hundreds of millions in stimulus dollars into California projects to make up for the weakening contributions from investors, who used to flock to such developments in search of income tax relief.
The object of their desire was low-income tax credits, which are allocated on a competitive basis to developers, who sell them to investors for cash as a way to defray project costs and help lower rents. Investors, in turn, use the credits to directly reduce their federal income tax liability.
But in a prolonged recession, few investors have had profits to shelter, and those who do are paying much less for the credits.
Next month, developers of 16 San Diego County affordable-housing projects accounting for nearly 1,000 dwellings will compete with rivals throughout the state for an allocation of the credits.
It's unlikely that more than four or five of those projects will prevail. The developers who do win an award will then have to search for investors to pay for those credits.
If they're unable to find any willing investors, they can apply later this year for federal stimulus funds, which will allow them to exchange their credits for cash.
The availability of rescue funds from the federal government has certainly lifted the spirits of builders of low-income housing, who were despairing of ever getting their projects off the ground.
A long-delayed 65-unit housing project planned for downtown San Diego was given new life this month when federal housing officials came to town heralding their delivery of $14 million in Recovery and Reinvestment Act funds to the project's developer. But construction on the Cedar Gateway project still couldn't begin until the developer this week secured an additional $3.3 million in federal stimulus funds to reassure his nervous construction lender.
The fact that the state had already awarded the project the money — though it has not delivered it — was not good enough.
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When Rajon Rondo [1] went down near mid-court last Friday night against Cleveland with a sprained right ankle, some bad thoughts were racing through his head.
"I thought it was bad, that's why I stayed down so long," Rondo said Friday morning at the team's shootaround in Waltham, after confirming that he will be healthy enough to return to action tonight against Memphis.
"I hate being hurt," he said. "I try to get through it as quick as possible. I've been getting treatment Even though I'm going to play tonight, I'm still going to treat it the same way the rest of the season."
"He just wants to get back when he was healthy," head coach Doc Rivers [2] added. "One of the things I wanted to make sure of was that he was alright to go and he is."
The Celtics [3] were 0-2 without the services of Rondo. It appears the Celtics will be able to throw that stat out tonight as the starting point guard had a pleasant surprise in store at the team's shootaround on Friday morning when he declared himself ready to return.
"I feel better," Rondo said. "I'm going to try and give it a go tonight, definitely. Nobody plays 100 or 90 percent in this league. I'll be alright. I'll try to give it a go tonight and see how I feel.
"It's definitely tough to sit and watch your teammates play, whether they win or lose," he added. "You always want to be out there supporting them. These past two games have been tough for me but I'm anxious to get back out there tonight."
Of course, it may have been tough on him to watch but maybe not as tough as it has been on Stephon Marbury [4], who was scoreless in 24 minutes on Wednesday night, missing all six of his shots from the floor.
Rondo said he won't be afraid of re-injuring the ankle and wouldn't be returning if that was still in his mind.
"I think I'll be able to help the team a lot more than I did then," Rondo said. "I won't be as tentative to my ankle as I was then. Hopefully, I'll be able to cut."
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2. Take an electric skillet, place on moderate heat, 350°F.
3. Add sliced onion and mushroom and sauté to soft.
4. Transfer to a large dish and keep aside.
5. Slice meat and divide into three equal portions.
6. Add to skillet, one portion at a time and allow to turn brown on high heat of 420°F. Drain fat, if desired.
7. Add the meat and vegetables along with seasoning and water.
8. With lid vent closed, cover and allow the mixture to simmer for 45 minutes or till meat turns tender.
9. Mix flour in water to a smooth mixture.
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10 Celebrities Who Look Like Exotic Mammals
Everyone has a wild side, these celebrities just happen to have a particularly funny one.
1. Celebrity: Rainn Wilson
2. Exotic Mammal: The Tonkin Snub-nosed Monkey
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the Tonkin snub-nosed monkey is known for its comical appearance.
3. See the resemblance?
4. Celebrity: Snooki
5. Exotic Mammal: The English Angora Rabbit
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the English Angora is very high maintenance. Its thick and abundant wool needs to be groomed at least twice a week.
6. See the resemblance?
7. Celebrity: Taylor Swift
8. Exotic Mammal: Quokka
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the Quokka may look friendly but can also be quite vicious — especially when males are involved.
9. See the resemblance?
10. Celebrity: Zooey Deschanel
11. Exotic Mammal: The Philippine Tarsier
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the Philippine Tarsier is known for its breathtaking eyes.
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13. Celebrity: Gene Simmons
14. Exotic Mammal: The White-faced Saki
Like it's celebrity look-a-like, the White-faced Saki displays aggression by body shaking and loud growls.
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17. Exotic Mammal: The Emperor Tamarin
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19. Celebrity: Nicki Minaj
20. Exotic Mammal: The African Civet
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the African Civet's striking black and white markings make it one of the easiest species to identify.
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22. Celebrities: Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen
23. Exotic Mammal: The American Badger
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25. Celebrity: Sarah Jessica Parker
26. Exotic Mammal: The Zorse
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the Zorse has a long nose and large nostrils that give it a keen sense of smell.
27. See the resemblance?
28. Celebrity: Mike Tyson
29. Exotic Mammal: The Little Brown Bat
Like its celebrity look-a-like, the Little Brown Bat uses its sharp teeth to capture its prey. Ouch.
30. See the resemblance?
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