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• n  acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces

• An ornate cabinet from Versailles gives a hint of the French King's power, and exquisite cups and vases made of rare materials (obsidian, ostrich egg) would have displayed a .
• Towering and obsidian-dark, Johnson was the kind of black man, critic Stanley Crouch says in the documentary, who makes whites "think they're in the presence of something aboriginal.
• Cut marks on the skulls indicate that the overlying skin, muscles, nerves and blood vessels were removed, probably with an obsidian flake.

News & Articles

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• An early look at Intel's own Tizen UI 'Obsidian'
  Intel is planning its own UI overlay, codenamed 'Obsidian', that it will bring to the mobile operating system Tizen and possibly Android. A source working at Intel has tipped Ars with several early screenshots and some video of Intel's Obsidian project, which includes a handful of unique UI touches.
  June 11, 2013 - OSNews
• Intel Obsidian Tizen skin leaks: Android ambitions tipped
  Intel has been cooking up its own smartphone interface, it’s reported, intending to reskin Tizen and potentially Android with a new theme codenamed Obsidian. The new software will launch first on an Intel reference device known as “Josephine” sources tell Ars Technica, with a pared-back aesthetic using simple, flat iconography and a notification system new Read The Full Story
  June 10, 2013 - SlashGear
• It’s no iOS 7: Intel Obsidian UI for Tizen shown off in leaked video
  Wondering what Intel is contributing to the Tizen project? A user interface codenamed Obsidian, for one thing, and it’s been captured on video. It may also be headed to Intel-powered Android devices in…
  June 10, 2013 - Geek.com

Quotes

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• Tim Reid in Progress Index
  From our development of Baldur's Gate(TM) and Neverwinter Nights to our engine licensure on Star Wars(R): Knights of the Old Republic(R) 2, we've been working collaboratively with Feargus and other members of the Obsidian Entertainment team for... Ray Muzyka http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Muzyka&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEzAxMEEM5Fp0c_AkNAlcIpAleFHA HardwareGeeks.com (press release) http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.hardwaregeeks.com/comments.php%3Fshownews%3D2256&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEw3CvkCO-OsHfwp8y7JGJqOrJiNQ Aug 4, 2004 69031 92036 obsidian In partnering my production company, Obsidian Productions, with Dreams Factory and In Your Ear Music, both out of Richmond, and the lens technology developed by Vision 3 Imaging in Northern Virginia, we will be able to offer a unique experience to...
• Dr Ben Carson in Detroit Free Press
  I raised my hand and answered 'obsidian,' and everyone was totally shocked, including the teacher,Dr. Carson said. "And then I explained how it was formed and they were even more shocked."