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The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | © The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English 2009, originally published by Oxford University Press 2009. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

ob·sid·i·an / əbˈsidēən; äb-/ • n. a hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by the rapid solidification of lava without crystallization.

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	Obsidian Enterprises Delivers Improved Revised Proposal To Net Perceptions; Obsidian's Proposal Would Provide Net Perceptions Shareholders Opportunity to Elect to Receive Either $0.40 per Share in Cash or Two Shares of Obsidian Common Stock. PR Newswire; 12/8/2003; 700+ words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: OBSD) , a holding company...oral and written communications, this is to again confirm that Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. ("Obsidian") is prepared to enter into a merger agreement with Net Perceptions...
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	Obsidian Enterprises Commences Proxy Solicitation in Connection With Net Perceptions' Special Meeting and Urges Stockholders to Act Immediately to Vote Against Net Perceptions' Plan of Liquidation; Obsidian (OTC Bulletin Board: OBDE) Files Definitive Proxy Materials with the SEC and Commences Solicitation in Opposition to Net Perceptions' (Nasdaq: NETP) Management. PR Newswire; 3/9/2004; 700+ words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: OBDE) , a holding company...materials to Net Perceptions' stockholders. As elaborated in Obsidian's proxy materials, Obsidian urges Net Perceptions' stockholders to vote AGAINST the plan...
	Obsidian Enterprises Increases Offer for Net Perceptions. PR Newswire; 3/5/2004; 700+ words ; Obsidian (BULLETIN BOARD: OBDE) Increases Offer Directly to...Cash and Three One-Hundredths (3/100) Share of Obsidian Common Stock for Each Share of Net Perceptions Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: OBDE) , a holding...
	Obsidian Finance Group and The Campbell Group Propose to Acquire Longview Fibre Company for $26.00 Per Share in Cash. Business Wire; 3/6/2006; 700+ words ; PORTLAND, Ore. -- Obsidian Finance Group, LLC: --Northwest...s Current Proposed REIT Conversion Obsidian Finance Group, LLC, a private equity...alternatives. The Campbell Group and Obsidian have made repeated attempts to discuss...
	Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. Agrees To The Sale Of Champion Trailer, Inc. To Increase Net Worth Approximately $2,500,000. PR Newswire; 11/4/2002; 678 words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. ("Obsidian") (BULLETIN BOARD: OBSD) , a Delaware corporation, today...series of transactions designed to increase the net equity of Obsidian and improve its operational profitability. On October 30...
	Obsidian Enterprises Proposes Strategic Transaction With Net Perceptions; Open Letter to the Net Perceptions Board of Directors Proposes Attractive Alternative to Net Perceptions Recently Announced Proposed Plan of Liquidation. PR Newswire; 11/13/2003; 700+ words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: OBSD) , a holding company...Winblad Re: Strategic Transaction Ladies and Gentlemen: Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. ("Obsidian") is pleased to advise the Board of Directors of Net Perceptions...
	Obsidian Enterprises Submits Proposal to Net Perceptions; Obsidian Proposal Reduces Uncertainty, Offers Superior Alternative to the Company's Plan of Liquidation. PR Newswire; 1/21/2004; 700+ words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD: OBSD) , a holding company...Inc. ("NETP" or the "Company") on January 9, 2004, Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. ("Obsidian") is pleased to submit this proposal to acquire all of the...
	Obsidian Enterprises Announces Plan to Commence Offer for Net Perceptions; After a Four Week Delay by Net Perceptions' Board of Directors, Obsidian Will Now Make Offer Directly to Net Perceptions' Shareholders; Obsidian's Offer Will Provide Net Perceptions Shareholders the Opportunity to Receive Two Shares of Obsidian Common Stock for Each Share of Net Perceptions. PR Newswire; 12/11/2003; 700+ words ; Obsidian Enterprises, Inc. (BULLETIN BOARD...the opportunity to receive two shares of Obsidian common stock for each share of Net Perceptions...Timothy S. Durham, Chairman and CEO of Obsidian, stated, "We have tried over the past...

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	Igneous Rocks Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...glassy texture and include the rocks obsidian and pumice. The chemistry of the magma...includes larger pieces of broken rock. Obsidian, pumice, and scoria have a non-crystalline...basis of the quantity of trapped gas. Obsidian contains no such gas, but pumice has...
	Rocks Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...Several exceptions, such as coal and obsidian, are not composed of minerals but are...difficult to see without magnification. Obsidian, sometimes called volcanic glass, cools...that no crystals form. Nevertheless, obsidian is considered to be an igneous rock...