scott mitchell rosenberg is an american film , television , and comic book producer .

he is the chairman of platinum studios , an entertainment company that controls a library of comic-book characters and adapts them for film , television and other media .

he is also the former founder and president of malibu comics , and is a former senior executive vice president for marvel comics .

as a producer with platinum studios , rosenberg has released films and television programming with universal studios , paramount pictures , dreamworks , mgm , showtime , and lions gate entertainment .

he has also developed film and television with several others including the walt disney company , time-warner ’s new line films , 20th century fox and sony pictures entertainment .

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scott mitchell rosenberg <EOT> scott mitchell rosenberg is chairman of platinum studios , an entertainment company that hold the . . .

scott mitchell rosenberg became marvel entertainment ' s 2nd highest executive after selling malibu comics to marvel in 1994 . scott then left and formed platinum studios in 1997 .

christopher mitchell is the director of the community broadband networks initiative with the institute for local self - reliance ( ilsr ) in minneapolis . mitchell is a leading national expert . . .

scott mitchell rosenberg is chairman of platinum studios , an entertainment company that hold the rights to over 3 , 800 characters and stories , some of which have appeared in millions of comics distributed in over 49 countries and 23 languages . scott , along with platinum studios has adapted content for film , television and all other media . as . . .

@ bob : i don’t believe there’s an official claim , but a blurry claim to bolster platinum’s credibility . when scott rosenberg was at malibu comics , he helped broker the deal for the men in black movie and while never a producer on the film or credited in any way , he’s used that association to his pr advantage . men in black was published by mailbu comics , scott rosenberg owned malibu comics , the movie became a big franchise , now scott rosenberg owns platinum . could lightning strike twice ? it’s fuzzy business puffery .

and what of scott mitchell rosenberg , the legendary mastermind behind platinum , cowboys and aliens and a plethora of shell companies to keep everything tucked away ? he seems to have dropped out of sight as far as platinum goes , although he’s been backing some stuff on kickstarter according to his facebook page .

scott mitchell rosenberg is chairman / ceo of platinum studios . platinum controls one of the world’s largest independent libraries of comic book characters . scott has played an integral role in creating one of the largest bibles in comic book history : the platinum studios macroverse , which includes anchor titles such as cowboys & aliens . a constant innovator , scott established platinum in 1997 , following a successful career as the founder of malibu comics , which sold to marvel in 1994 . at malibu , scott led many successful comic spin offs into toys , television , and feature films , including the billion - dollar film and television phenomenon , men in black .

the investor call was described as a chance for investors who disagreed with rosenberg’s removal to rebut the decision . but neither beall nor rosenberg showed up on the call .

the song “cowboys and aliens” was inspired by the same - named 2006 graphic novel by scott mitchell rosenberg , which provided the genesis for the 2011 film starring harrison ford and daniel craig , directed by jon favreau , and produced by ron howard and steven spielberg . the upcoming animated version will reportedly stake different territory from the live action adaptation .

mitchell and his partner , walter , have fulfilled a lifelong dream of having a family by adopting two children , sebrina and sebastian .

malibu comics was launched in 1986 by dave olbrich and tom mason ( joined by chris ulm in 1987 ) thanks to the financing of scott mitchell rosenberg , who was operating a comic book distribution company ( sunrise distributors ) at the time . olbrich had previously been an employee of fantagraphics , as well as the administrator of the jack kirby awards .

rosenberg is a hateful , unethical business partner for sure . but , what i don’t understand is that most ignore that rosenberg apparently is not fully to blame in the deals he made .

beall sent a letter to rosenberg on monday in which he claimed to speak on behalf of platinum’s board of directors . it informed rosenberg he had been removed as ceo . beall sent a separate email to investors alleging numerous misuses of company funds by rosenberg . among those accusations were that rosenberg transferred a controlling interest in the company to another entity , rip media , without approval of shareholders ; that rosenberg paid himself out of funds intended for other purposes ; and that rosenberg diverted company funds to pay for his family’s health care . beall also claimed the company has lost rights to

ceo scott rosenberg today denied that he has been pushed out of the company despite what president chris beall is saying in letters and emails to his investors and shareholders — that rosenberg this week is being removed from his post amid allegations of misallocating funds . neither execs appeared on a hastily scheduled investor call yesterday to sort it all out .

excellent article . one other lawsuit not mentioned is the lawsuit asher has against rosenberg . asher who does toxic financing to these pink sheet stocks is suing rosenberg for 30k loan he recieeved and used for his own personal benefit .

it’s rare that we , as a near - journalist , get a chance to feast with such gusto on the misdeeds of a total flimflam conman like scott mitchell rosenberg . while we have to enjoy a bit of schadenfreude at the spectacular dissolution of platinum studios , it comes after decades of people being lied to and ripped off—going all the way back to rosenberg’s days at sunrise distribution , a comics distributor that ripped off the indie comics world in the dark days of the black and white bust . in other words , there is no good from all this .

today , scott mitchell rosenberg produces and develops comic book properties for all media , including slates of live - action and animated feature films , television series for major networks , direct to dvd features , animated features and direct to web content . his vision has allowed platinum to develop the business model of the future where properties are developed simultaneously for multiple distribution models to maximize profitability , visibility and availability for everyone involved , from the creator to the consumer .

as mayor jim gray’s chief innovation officer , scott shapiro generates transformative projects that do not fall neatly within the standard method of city - service delivery . . . .

does this mean anything ? is there even anything left of platinum to take over ? once it claimed to own 5000 properties , but few of them had much of a fanbase , to put it mildly . since the board drama of a year ago—platinum’s new president tried to oust owner scott mitchell rosenberg only to have rosenberg fire him and an investor’s meeting turn into a disaster—the only news of the company was a sale of its storage units last summer . the penny stock was last worth a penny in 2011 , it hasn’t tweeted since september 2012 , or made any sec filings since about the same time .

it was concepts like these that brought malibu comics’ ultraverse to the front lines with its launch of a new genre of comic books in june 1993 . the company itself had been in existence since 1986 , when scott rosenberg founded it with its inaugural title the ex - mutants . rosenberg negotiated a distribution deal with the newly formed image comics . image was a success , and infused malibu with loads of capital to try new things .

according to beall , rosenberg has been feeding fake information about the “atlantis rising” and c & a2 projects , among others , to the media and friends . beall pointed to this article from october as an example . it claims musician scott west had written a song to be used in the “animated graphic novel . ”

mitchell klein is the executive director of the z - wave alliance , a rapidly growing technology alliance focused on the smart home / iot . the z - wave alliance is a consortium of global . . .

scott behn is the ceo of chibardun telephone cooperative , inc . dba mosaic telecom and has served in this capacity since june 2013 . in addition , he has also held various leadership . . .

scott joined edr in 2006 , advancing to his current position in july 2013 . he oversees external technology related to housing , development and construction initiatives including internet services , cable television , . . .

. the letter , dated yesterday at 10 : 45 am , confirms that a majority share of the company’s shareholders had voted beall out . ( beall alleges that 790 million of the voting shares owned by rip media were illegitimately transferred by rosenberg before the shake - up . ) the board reconstitution left rosenberg and glenn eggert as the only remaining directors , with rosenberg named as the company’s chairman , ceo , president , secretary , cfo , and treasurer . the vote came after beall issued a letter of suspension to rosenberg on monday ( read that one

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in 1986 mr . rosenberg launched his own comic book company , malibu comics entertainment . mr . rosenberg founded malibu comics with one title , the ex - mutants , and subsequently developed a library of hundreds of cutting - edge properties in a whole new " ultraverse " - a comic book universe that contained quality characters including prime , rune , and night man . under mr . rosenberg ' s leadership , malibu . . .

scott rosenberg began his career in the comic book industry at age 13 when he started a mail order company . he became known for picking early hits from often - unknown talent by focusing not on sales but on the stories they were telling . based on his retail success , rosenberg began publishing his own independent comic book titles , which led to the creation of malibu comics in 1986 . his first launch , ex - mutants , was an instant hit . it was at malibu comics that rosenberg also acquired men in black for comics from it’s creator who was passed by 70 publishers before being given a publishing green light from rosenberg . this , of course , went on to become the massive men in black franchise , currently consisting of three films , an animated tv series , a universal studios ride attraction and in numerous forms of merchandise .

i have mixed feelings . sure , there’s no defending rosenberg . but , it was malibu which gave us ron lim and forever redefined silver surfer and thanos .

anyone who willingly invested money with rosenberg after the overt scam that was cowboys and aliens had to have known they were taking their financial life in their own hands .

) to investors and board members outlining the reasons for his actions . he set up a call for yesterday at 7 pm but neither beall or rosenberg were on it .

malibu ' s 1987 financing arrangement with rosenberg also led to it effectively acquiring eternity comics and canadian publisher aircel comics as imprints . in 1989 , malibu acquired the publisher adventure publications .

“it will be an animated version of the graphic novel . scott said that our ‘cowboys and aliens’ theme would be great way to end the movie and to be playing as the credits roll , which is what justin and i had in mind when we wrote it . ”

mitchell katine is a founding partner with the law firm of katine & nechman l . l . p . over the course of his career , mitchell has not only distinguished himself as an outstanding professional with unique talents and expertise in a myriad of legal fields , he has also been a community leader and advocate for many of the most marginalized in our society . he is perhaps best known as having served as local counsel for john lawrence and tyron garner in the landmark united states supreme court case of lawrence v . texas , which created new paradigms in u . s . privacy law jurisprudence .

i worked on the dylan dog movie at one point . i met rosenberg , who was perfectly nice to me , but the platinum business model always seemed completely bizarre to me . “content” without content .

for additional comment . beall for his part remains adamant that rosenberg’s tenure atop platinum has been defined by mismanagement , reiterating in particular his claim that the transfer of a controlling share of platinum studios stocks was unethical because , he alleges , it is “an entity that scott does have an ownership stake in . ” rosenberg disputes those claims without reservation , and speaking exclusively to deadline , he said “i do not control rip at all , and that’s from any legal standpoint , as anyone who would want to look at sec records , accounting records , all legal avenues one can see , i do not control rip . ” deadline has been told that further comment on the matter by rip media will follow .

“alien circus” by dave roman and l . frank weber ( 3 - album - sized books ) “the big amoeba” by art baltazar ( one - shot ogn ) “blood nation” by rob moran and james devlin ( mini - series ) “nightfall” by scott o . brown and ferran xalabarder ( one - shot ogn ) “super larry” by andy mangels and dan thompson ( one - shot ogn ) “watchdogs” by fred van lente and brian churilla ( one - shot ogn ) “the weapon” by fred van lente and scott koblish ( mini - series ) “unique” by dean motter and dennis calero ( mini - series )

rosenberg brokered a deal in 1992 , in which seven top - selling artists defected en - masse from marvel comics to form image comics at malibu comics instead of the major two publishers , marvel and dc comics . rosenberg signed the artists to a label deal , giving the upstart creator - run publisher access to malibu comics’ distribution channels and well - regarded marketing division . this , and malibu’s other titles , subsequently led to malibu breaking all sales records for independent comics , including temporarily moving ahead of industry giant , dc comics . rosenberg has recently worked on a deal to bring platinum studios digital distribution rights to some of these same titles .

in october 2002 , marvel studios held a press conference to announce the launch of two new projects to be produced with universal pictures . marvel studios ceo avi arad was pleased to announce that prime was one of the film projects . the film had been in planning stages while the comic was still being produced , but had been stuck in development hell with rewrite after rewrite being churned out by multiple writers , including a draft by toy story 2 writers doug chamberlin and chris webb . “ prime is a complete departure from the standard super hero story , ” said arad . “with this film we are developing what we think will be marvel’s first super hero action - comedy . ” prime’s new writers , pegged as the hot young creative team of don calame and chris conroy , have only one screen credit to their names . the film will be produced by arad and executive produced by scott mitchell rosenberg .

rosenberg also published malibu comics , which , as we’ve been often told by tom brevoort and axel alonso , will never ever be revived at marvel despite marvel having bought the company back in 1994 ( 20 years ago ! ! ! ) . no one knows exactly why this is , as an nda is involved , although there is some speculation by informed parties if you scroll down in this post . i’m guessing it has something to do with rosenberg .

rosenberg answered the phone at platinum today and said the company is writing a statement addressing the situation . he also was defiant by claiming that he is still with the company . “i have no intention of leaving , and shareholders from a percentage standpoint have no desire for me to leave , ” rosenberg told deadline . he added , “a ) i plan to be here for a long time . b ) there’s no sign that i won’t be . ”

platinum was founded in 1997 after rosenberg’s success bringing men in black to the screen for columbia / sony . the company owns numerous comic book properties and in addition to film has attempted numerous tv projects . only the showtime series jeremiah has been produced . the company is involved in several lawsuits stemming from its financial setbacks . in may , platinum was delisted by the sec for failure to file financial reports as publicly traded companies are required . rosenberg has attributed the failure to file to what he tells deadline was “a system wide server crash , unfortunately including financial servers” . rosenberg tonight said this information was provided to regulators and that the records will be restored during the first half of 2013 .

for all the metaphorical “hookers and blow”or hokem for land that rosenberg woo’ed possible creators with to give up their creations , the one story i never read about was him actually holding a gun to anyone’s head to sign on the dotted line .

soon allow those smaller companies to look bigger , minimizing their costs and maximizing the quality of their output . in addition , rosenberg worked with adobe and their photoshop software to develop the leading standard system for the computer coloring of comic books .

steve rosenberg has been the chief data officer for the wireline competition bureau at the federal communications commission since the spring of 2010 . his focus is on improving the collection , analysis and dissemination of data to inform policy - making in . . .

as a creator who had the misfortune of crossing paths with mr . rosenberg in the 1980s…and what a tangled web he did weave…i’m not surprised by any of this . google the sad saga of ex - mutants and you will find nothing has changed .

about beall , rosenberg said : “i can’t comment on anything that hasn’t been released publicly , and i don’t know what beall has released publicly . he was making dates for things and scheduling things and sending things around without others in the company knowing . ”

rosenberg , who launched malibu comics 1986 , is now chairman and ceo of platinum studios , which turns comic books into film projects . platinum studios is well known for such projects as the big screen version of malibu’s men in black comic and showtime’s original series jeremiah . his office could double as a comic book store , spinner rocks stacked full of ultraverse comics , prime and mantra 6 - foot standups , a nightman tv poster , and even cards and ultraforce toys lying about . rosenberg is working hard with marvel to bring the prime movie to fruition . when asked if a final draft has been completed for the movie , rosenberg is quick to note , “nothing’s ever final in hollywood until the movie’s complete . that said , there’s a current draft which is attracting some directing interest . ”

and so you have the mogul , rosenberg , on the run but with a large body of shell companies and audacity at his disposal , and the new president , beall , a former marine who , based on the documents received by the beat , seemed to be trying to do the right thing and get matters back on track . however , the day of the call , some shareholders claimed to have gotten an email from beall stating that he had been removed as president by rosenberg . and the call itself was a disaster , one shareholder wrote :

fortunately , only the squids have the monetary reach ( and by that i mean all your favorite politicians are bought and paid for ) to have sec law not apply to them . rosenberg isn’t anywhere close to their weight class so he might actually go to jail . eventually .

mitchell was born in miami , florida and received his bachelor ' s degree in mass communications and public relations at the university of south florida in tampa . in 1982 , he moved to houston , where as a student at south texas college of law , he served on the school ' s law review , made the dean ' s list every semester , and graduated summa cum laude with the 4th highest urltoken his graduating class .

banding together to attempt to oust rosenberg from the company after a series of what they claim are flagrantly fraudulent money shifting and credit card embezzlement maneuvers—all from the coffers of the publicly - traded company . while we don’t know the whole story , we can piece together some of it .

as one of the first comic creators ripped off by this guy in the 1980s ( along with dave l . above and our cohorts at wonder / amazing , etc . ) , i think it’s well past time rosenberg went to jail . we’ve been telling people he’s a crook for more than 2 decades , and yet he keeps pulling the same type of scams again and again and again . if you were lucky , rosenberg only stole your money . if you were unlucky , he got your characters & ip . put him in jail and throw away the key !

the first film based on the new york times bestseller graphic album , “cowboys & aliens” created by rosenberg when he was a kid – is distributed worldwide by paramount pictures , and domestically by universal studios , thus far grossed nearly $ 175 million dollars , not including tv and ancillary sales .

appearing 14 times on the new york times bestseller list , the cowboys & aliens graphic novel — created by rosenberg when he was a kid — has now been produced into its first film grossing nearly 200 million dollars , not including tv and ancillary sales , the film stars harrison ford and daniel craig .

platinum studios , with rosenberg as a producer , has released films and television programming with universal pictures , paramount pictures , dreamworks films , mgm , showtime , and lionsgate , and has developed film or television with others , including disney , time - warner’s new line films , 20th century fox and sony pictures entertainment .

“the script is still subject to some tweaks and changes , and with director choices affecting the tone somewhat , it’s too early to tell , ” rosenberg had to say on where the target audience might lie for the film . “currently it’s a pretty fun movie . i’d hesitate to guess , but most likely adults over the age of 124 might not find it of interest and i would frown upon bringing anyone prior to inception , ” rosenberg kids . “seriously , we are trying hard to make a cool movie that everyone will enjoy . ” the project still has no principal actors or a director attached and is still too early to tell when the prime film will be shot and released . platinum studios continues to partner with marvel comics to try and find other malibu characters that could be produced into feature films . “finding the right character isn’t always the hard part , it’s finding the right story for a film , ” says rosenberg . “and having a studio agree that it is the right story . ”

since that time , rosenberg has been recognized as a pioneer and a leader in the comic book industry . he recognized that comics were on the verge of one of many revolutions that would allow opportunity for new , smaller publishers , and that the advent of the macintosh computer ( circa 1986 ) and other technological advances of that time would

the call took place late yesterday , and in the meantime , platinum president , chris beall , who joined last summer , was trying to make sense of this all and get rosenberg booted as chairman in order to be investigated . we have the documents beall sent out to shareholders , and they aren’t pretty , spelling out all of the malfeasance and more , including a bevy of lawsuits , and the revelation that the “animated movie” was nothing more than a “motion comic” which platinum is unable to publish because of not paying the creators . among rosenberg’s other questionable actions : transferring 51 % of platinum’s ip to rip media , another one of his shell companies . in other words , shareholders were owning less and less .

i had the opportunity to work with rosenberg briefly in 2000 . he impressed me as a guy who’d seized some profitable opportunities primarily from being in the right place at the right time . while he had the sense to grab some of the early properties cheap , by the time i worked with him , he was clearly in over his head and surrounded by a couple of sycophants who talked some of the talk and sucked up to him to his liking . the writing was on the wall . scott had peaked and was on his way to a glorious flame out , touting some of the remaining pieces of crap in his inventory , e . g . , dylan dog , as the next three or four mib - sized superstars . based on the history of lawsuits and scandals , i see that has mostly played out . sad , but a useful object lesson about falling for your own hype .

as to rip , i’m simply dumbfounded . if the monies that they have reported going to rip are for cowboys and aliens , that means this company never really owned anything at all and was entirely a scam from the beginning . i was willing to give mr . rosenberg the benefit of the doubt and say he was merely incompetent , but this is far beyond that . i thought i was buying into a company with a large library of intellectual property , to now find that it was always a shell that owned nothing and money was always meant to be funneled into a company solely owned by mr . rosenberg makes me furious . how has the sec ignored my every inquiry ? how is this man not on his way to jail ?

as a teenager in the early ’80s , rosenberg stole – literally jammed under his jacket – my copies of amazing fantasy 15 and journey into mystery 83 and ran out of my house with them . it was the early 80’s and the police in the sf valley wouldn’t do shit . still have the police report and the copy of the recycler where he ran ads to troll for victims .

so what does that leave ? hundreds of thousands of dollars invested by penny stock gamblers , much of it unwisely . former executives who don’t even list the company on their linkedin pages anymore . creators who lost their properties long ago and don’t even bother to look back . rich , fat lawyers . and rosenberg ? reportedly running the company out of his apartment . and still fighting the fight .

after 20 years , including 11 as partner , at the prominent houston firm of williams , birnberg & andersen , l . l . p . , mitchell decided to start his own practice with his new law partner , john nechman . he continues to concentrate on the areas of real estate , with a special emphasis on real estate litigation , homeowner association law , title insurance matters , landlord - tenant disputes , and adjoining landowner issues . he also handles employment and hr matters , estate planning and probate , general and business litigation , as well as insurance , adoption , and disability ( including hiv and aids ) matters .

since the early days of the hiv / aids crisis , mitchell has been a stalwart leader in the battle to help those with hiv / aids . he has also helped create numerous glbt legal organizations in houston and texas , and he regularly appears on local and national television and radio programs where issues such as same - sex marriage , gay and lesbian adoption , hiv / aids , and civil rights are discussed and debated . he is particularly proud of his role as local counsel in the lawrence case , in which the supreme court overruled the case of bowers v . hardwick and overturned all sodomy statutes in the country .

among his many awards , mitchell has received the humanitarian award from the houston conference on aids in america , the advocacy award from the bar association for human rights of greater houston , the state bar of texas ' s frank j . scurlock award and judge norman black award , a community service award for outstanding citizenship from houston ' s abc affiliate channel 13 , an award as " top attorney " from h magazine , the john walzel political equality award from the human rights campaign , and an award as outstanding civil rights attorney from the equal employment opportunity commission , and he was named a texas monthly magazine " super lawyer " 4 years in a row .

as sales declined industry - wide in the mid - 1990s , malibu canceled lower - selling series . nonetheless , the company ' s assets were still seen as attractive enough to garner interest from dc comics in the spring of 1994 . in addition , rosenberg and malibu signed with the william morris agency . the company was purchased by marvel comics on november 3 , 1994 . in the middle of the next year , malibu standard - bearers mason and ulm left the company .

flash forward to early 2012 , when , with the cowboys & aliens movie come and gone , the stock was delisted , even as a penny stock , following failure to file reports . some stockholders began to take a look at strange sec filings and the way rosenberg was shuffling money between his various companies in order to claim more of the money invested in the company . and a lawsuit was filed in 2012 , which you can read here : while anything more than counting the change from a pumpkin latte gives us a headache , the lawsuit makes a strong case that something fishy was going on , with rosenberg personally claiming 25 % of platinum’s worth—a $ 37 . 5 million dollar value—in return for lending the company $ 3 , 750 . 000 in credit . if you want to get to the heart of the matter go to the end and read the letter by former platinum cfo brian altounian where he explains to other board members what’s happening and what needs to be done .

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while at williams , birnberg , & anderson , l . l . p . , mitchell quickly forged a reputation as an attorney of formidable skills . he also became a certified mediator , a publisher of numerous law - related articles , and nationally - known speaker and continuing legal education presenter on numerous topics . in 1993 , texas governor ann richards appointed him to the texas real estate commission , where he served as a commissioner for 6 years . in 1994 , he became an adjunct professor at south texas college of law , and in 2001 , he took on the same role at the university of houston law center , teaching " hiv & the law . " he has also served on the state bar of texas ' s grievance committee panel as well as the disability issues committee .

but just how messed up is platinum ? with all this talk of lawsuits , we made a search on the la superior court website to see how many lawsuits the company was involved in . this particular court site charges quite a bit for looking at case documents—after looking at platinum’s docket , as much as we’d like to read some of these gory details , we just didn’t have more than $ 100 to spend on the research : we’re told there are at least four other lawsuits against rosenberg personally , including one by relatives .

rosenberg has teamed up with many other film and television producers for both development and production including steven spielberg , ron howard , brian grazer , kurtzman & orci ( transformers ) , david s . goyer ( the dark knight , man of steel ) , john williams ( shrek ) , robert cort ( mr . holland’s opus and bill and ted’s excellent adventures ) , david heyman ( the harry potter movies ) , gil adler ( superman returns ) , denis l . stewart ( teenage mutant ninja turtles ) and many more of note .

it’s the classic story of powerful versus the powerless . with malibu , it’s 1982 or 1985 and your’re nineteen or 23 making your own stuff ( pick any year with any permutation of rosenberg’s shells ) . these are your choices : wallow away year after year trying to break into the big two , self - print cheapo amateur versions and shop them around to the three - or four - or five - city region’s comic shops around where you live or sell the farm to that indie publisher to see your stuff actually get professionally published and distributed all across the country . there’s nothing new here in that treatment — the comic industry has deals - with - the - devil , some would say dating the way back to right of ownership of the first super - hero .

i believed in platinum studios after i received a tip from my brother who had noticed pdos gaining momentum . i got in at around 6 cents to 7 cents a chare and thought i had struck a gold mine ! i was so convinced i even rolled over my 401 ( k ) , all $ 100 , 000 + of it into pdos stock ! suffice to say , i was sick to my stomach after day in and day out of loss after loss . i made the stupid mistake of trying to “average down” using my hard - earned day - to - day salary , to the tune of another $ 40k . so after about $ 140k of my money , i just try to live each day knowing that i made a very foolish mistake , believing in platinum and rosenberg . to this day , i still own all my stock in platinum so i guess technically i haven’t lost anything yet — just on paper . lol… i have to laugh or else i would cry . nelson

but first some platinum background . the company was formed in 1997 , during a fairly down time for the comics industry . using the men in black formula—obscure comic becomes very profitable movie franchise—platinum began amassing ip by getting lots of hopeful creators to sign away the rights to their creations in hopes of getting movies made . the result of all this is what platinum pr proudly claims is a character library of over 5000 characters—enough to challenge a marvel or a dc even if you can’t name a single one of them .

platinum’s output wasn’t entirely imaginary . they produced the tv series jeremiah based on the french comic ; they were also involved in the horrible dylan dog movie , dead of night , which grossed a total of $ 754 , 779 its opening weekend and $ 1 . 1 million domestically . most famously their comic cowboys & aliens did get produced with major stars and a top director…but it foundered at the box office amid a tangled web of creation , with many claiming to have come up with the idea of cowboys fighting aliens . the graphic novel it was based on , by fred van lente , denis calero and others , was also vaulted to the top of ew’s graphic novel sales chart under suspicious circumstances .

along the way , platinum went public as a penny stock—a small stock that literally varies between a few cents and a few more , allowing clever investors to hit it big from time to time . despite incredibly glowing press in a variety of top outlets about how genius the platinum model was—this ny times story called “comic genius ? ” being the low point of the genre—and acquisitions that looked smart like the online content company wowio and the webcomic portal drunk duck , the financials were still pretty crap in 2008 , as reported by van jensen in publishers weekly .

while matters roiled a bit for the next few months—if you want the gory details , reading the platinum stockholders message board , if you can stomach it—there was always a constant stream of the usual hollywood blather about deals and projects . these were summed up by a very optimistic shareholder , who remained hopeful that platinum would rise to 2¢ a share :

– stock near its 52 week low - the stock traded from . 01 - . 07 in anticipation of cowboys and aliens movie starring james bond ( sky fall ) lead actor daniel craig – cowboys and aliens 2 production slated for 2013 - development of “atlantis rising” project with mark canton is moving steadily - solid website with pending movie projects and comics - low o / s of just 439 million - pdos is the owner of urltoken which they recently purchased . - level 2 thin and with any updates could see a breakout - company has stated they will be issuing updated very soon and are working to go current tier on otc markets .

the momentum shifting this stock traded . 08 range when the cowboys and aliens movie was released and with cowboys and aliens 2 movie the stock is at basement prices .

with the right volume this stock closes above . 0012 is likely then . 0025 resistance could then see . 04 its 200 moving day average , this could easily be a life changer stock .

unfortunately , most of these actual projects are—to use a hollywood term—in development , which means nothing really . and sometimes not even that , as with the cowboys & aliens animated “sequel” which we’ll get to in a minute .

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all this seemed like the kind of financial limbo that shady companies could puddle along in for a while…but things were about to get much more dramatic .

the latest chapter began on january 8th , when a shareholders call was announced . but the agenda looked far from chipper :

as for that animated graphic novel its been kicking around for a while , and can be downloaded here .

sure…no one from the company showed up or bothered to re schedule . this then was followed by a bunch of investor speculating on what on earth could have happened , alabama ( posts here ) did supply some info as to the possible reason…new ceo is now been let go apparently over conflict with sr comingling personal funds with that of the company . really that goes on in pinks ? heavens to betsy ! ! !

and that’s where the story—or what we know of it—is as of this morning .

michael tierney v . platinum . a former employee of the company has filed a suit against the company claiming , among other things , wrongful termination , fraudulent inducement , defamation , violation of california labor code . no specific damages have been pleaded . the complaint has not yet been served on the company . this former employee was terminated for cause as a result of grossly negligent / intentional misrepresentation of contractual relations with third parties in marketing materials . the misrepresentations caused the company to lose a potential deal with a particularly well - known comics website . the company believes this case is without merit and intends to vigorously defend these claims , if and when actually served with the complaint .

transcontinental printing v . platinum . the company has received several demand letters from transcontinental printing , the most recent of which from a law firm , demanding payment for an outstanding invoice in the amount $ 111 , 567 . 85 . the company has tried to enter into some settlement with this vendor but to no avail as of yet . the company will continue to aggressively pursue a settlement with this vendor to try and avoid a lawsuit . the company has not yet turned this over to outside counsel .

harrison kordestani v . platinum . harrison kordestani was a principal of arclight films , with whom the company had entered into a film slate agreement . one of the properties that had been subject to the slate agreement was “dead of night . ” arclight fired mr . kordestani and subsequently released dead of night from the slate agreement . in late january 2009 , mr . krodestani had an attorney contact the company as well as its new partners who were on the verge of closing the financing for the “dead of night . ” mr . kordestani , through his counsel , claimed he was entitled to reimbursement for certain monies invested in the film while it had been subject to the arclight slate agreement . mr . krodestani’s cliam was wholly without merit and an attempt to force an unwarranted settlement because he knew we were about to close a deal . we responded immediately through outside counsel and asserted that he was engaging in extortion and the company would pursue him vigorously if he continued to try and interfere with our deal . the company has not heard anything further from mr . kordestani but will vigorously defend any suit that mr . kordestani attempts to bring .

doubleclick , inc . v . platinum . on february 19 , 2009 , a lawsuit was filed by doubleclick , inc . against the company in the supreme court of the state of new york . the claim is basically a breach of contract claim . the contract at issue was a three - year agreement to provide ad serving services , requiring a minimum $ 3 , 500 / month payment with no termination clause . the employee who executed the agreement without having counsel review it is no longer with the company . between february and june 2008 , the company attempted to negotiate an “out” without luck . the service was far too expensive and the company could no longer afford it and stopped using it around june / july 2008 . doubleclick is seeking approximately $ 118 , 000 , plus interest and late fees for the balance of the contract . the company has engaged outside counsel , jeffrey reina with the law firm of lipsitz green scime cambria llp in buffalo , ny to handle this matter . the company intends to answer the complaint and then aggressively pursue a settlement with doubleclick

paul franz v . wowio , llc and platinum . wowio and the company have received a demand letter from counsel for paul franz , a former consultant to wowio , asserting that wowio had breached is payment obligations under a consulting agreement counsel for franz has indicated they intend to file suit to recover the full amount under the consulting agreement . the company recognizes there may be some risk on this case and is aggressively going to attempt to resolve this matter . the potential exposure in this matter is close to the amount demanded , however efforts will be made to settle for only a portion of those monies . we are not currently a party to , nor is any of our property currently the subject of , any pending legal proceeding that will have a material adverse effect on our business . none of our directors , officers or affiliates is involved in a proceeding adverse to our business or has a material interest adverse to our business .

heidi macdonald is the founder and editor in chief of the beat . in the past , she worked for disney , dc comics , fox and publishers weekly . she can be heard regularly on the more to come podcast . she likes coffee , cats and noble struggle .

great reporting ! if platinum were smart they’d sell the movie rights to this story . maybe fred van lente could write it .

i thought for sure the article referred to “the law firm of lipsitz green slime cambria llp , ” but upon multiple readings i realized that the universe live in is not quite as much fun as that .

sigh . to make matters worse , i purchased some of those penny stocks specifically to be identified as a shareholder and informed of such calls / meetings . however , i do not believe i was contacted about or invited to yesterday’s call !

ah , platinum studios . we had some good times together , didn’t we ? and then you threatened to sue me because i had the gall to report facts .

i hope we get a chance to meet up at a con and share stories .

nice articale however it infers that brain altounian deffered his inflated salary . not so…from wowio s - 1

on june 29 , 2009 , wowio texas entered into a securities purchase agreement ( the “agreement” ) with platinum studios , inc . ( “platinum” ) pursuant to which platinum agreed to transfer to the company all of the membership interests of wowio , llc ( a pennsylvania limited liability company and wholly owned subsidiary of platinum ) ( “wowio penn” ) in exchange for total consideration of $ 3 , 150 , 000 , comprised of assumed liabilities of approximately $ 1 , 636 , 000 , including $ 794 , 518 of amounts owed to brian altounian , the company’s ceo , and an additional $ 1 , 514 , 000 to be paid via royalty at a rate of 20 % of gross revenues generated from acquired assets . subsequent to the $ 1 , 514 , 000 being satisfied , such royalty rate shall reduce to 10 % of net revenues generated in perpetuity .

gosh , i feel like it’s the 1980s b & w comics bust all over again .

holy geez . i was wondering why i was getting an influx of emails from creators lately asking how i got the rights to hbn back . i’m not to proud to say i was bamboozled by platinum . looking back i feel like an idiot for believing a lot of the things that were told to me . it’s kinda hard not to believe when you’re on some lavish rooftop party having your ass kissed by agents from endeavor , hollywood big wigs . the whole scene is one giant game of bullshit . who can out bullshit who ? i guess that’s the entire entertainment industry though . some play more honest , but 80 % do not .

hi sorry for my poor english but it’s me 3 years ago who l send from france a lot of french 1970 comics . i’m so sorry that this entreprise shut down so diseapoited . i hope that all this french comics are always in a colection dominique

as a creator who worked for platinum , i’m lucky that i got off relatively light in the “ripped off” department . but with gene simmons on one end of the deal , i suppose platinum had to keep its nose clean in my case .

sure was an odd place to work for , that’s for sure . it saddens me to see how badly others got ripped off , especially the shareholders .


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produced by parvathamma rajkumar , the film 's musical score was by hamsalekha making this the first combination with shivarajkumar of the several future successful films .

the film was critically acclaimed upon release and was one of the most successful films of 1988 .

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ranaranga <EOT> iva yaava seeme gandu video song | ranaranga | s . p . balasubrahmanyam , vani jayaram

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like the clouds , like the wind ( japanese : 雲のように 風のように hepburn : kumo no yō ni kaze no yō ni ) is an anime television film in japan produced by studio pierrot for ntv and based on the novel by ken ' ichi sakemi .

it is often incorrectly thought to be produced by studio ghibli due to the character designs by katsuya kondō ( who has worked on many ghibli films ) , partially due to an error in its first fan translation that attributed the screenplay to hayao miyazaki instead of akira miyazaki , and the higher quality of the animation for a tv movie .

however , studio ghibli had no involvement in the film .

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like the clouds , like the wind <EOT> " like the clouds , like the wind " screenshots © studio pierrot • ntv .

whoever boasts himself of a false gift is like clouds and wind without rain .

like clouds and wind without rain is the man who boasts of gifts never given .

the enemy comes up like clouds . his chariots are like a raging wind . his horses are faster than eagles . how horrible it will be for us ! we will be destroyed !

convection is like a buoyant bubble , he said . in mammutus clouds , evaporation causes pockets of negative buoyancy as it cools the air inside the cloud . this makes the clouds puff downward instead of up like cumulus clouds , and they end up being like upside - down bubbles .

the chariots dash through the streets ; they rush around the plazas , appearing like torches , darting about like lightning .

behold , he advances like the clouds , his chariots like the whirlwind . his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us , for we are ruined !

even if it ' s not actually by miyazaki , what makes like the clouds , like the wind great is the same thing that makes miyazaki great : memorable , spunky characters and a whole lot of heart . it should not be missed .

13 . clouds—continuing the metaphor in jer 4 : 11 : 12 . clouds of sand and dust accompany the simoom , and after rapid gyrations ascend like a pillar .

look ! he advances like the clouds , his chariots come like a whirlwind , his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us ! we are ruined !

a mountain range can form a series of long wave clouds , but if the speed bump is more isolated , like a single mountain , the result can be oval - shaped clouds that look like ufos . sometimes multiple ovals form that look like a stack of saucers .

look ! the enemy army swoops down like an eagle ; their cavalry and chariots race faster than storm clouds blown by the wind . " then you will answer , " we are doomed ! "

look , he advances like clouds ; his chariots are like a storm . his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us , for we are ruined !

“behold , he goes up like clouds , and his chariots like the whirlwind ; his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us , for we are ruined ! ”

lenticular clouds can also be caused by other speed bumps , such as tall thunderclouds , but because they often form on the downwind sides of mountains , they are also known as lee clouds , wave clouds or lee wave clouds .

jeremiah 4 : 13 behold , he advances like the clouds , his chariots like the whirlwind . his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us , for we are ruined !

look , he comes up like clouds , and his chariots are like a whirlwind . his horses are as swift as eagles . woe to us—we ' re destroyed !

" behold , he goes up like clouds , and his chariots like the whirlwind ; his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us , for we are ruined ! "

look , the enemy is coming like clouds . their war chariots are like a whirlwind , and their horses are faster than eagles . we are lost ! we are doomed !

with their shameless carousing they are like dirty spots in your fellowship meals . they take care only of themselves . they are like clouds carried along by the wind , but bringing no rain . they are like trees that bear no fruit , even in autumn , trees that have been pulled up by the roots and are completely dead .

chuang says pileus clouds look similar to the smooth caps sometimes seen on top of cumulus clouds , which are actually ice caps .

these people are filthy minded , and by their shameful and selfish actions they spoil the meals you eat together . they are like clouds blown along by the wind , but never bringing any rain . they are like leafless trees , uprooted and dead , and unable to produce fruit .

even if the historical accuracy is questionable , though , it ' s still a darned good movie , and one that will make you think even after the credits have passed . if you like history but don ' t want to sit through all six hours ( : - p ) of the dagger of kamui , try like the clouds , like the wind out .

the turkish navy will be broken up . the wind’s whipping up the waves so high you expect them to reach the clouds and splash against the stars in the sky . i’ve never seen the waters so disturbed .

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our enemy rushes down on us like storm clouds ! his chariots are like whirlwinds . his horses are swifter than eagles . how terrible it will be , for we are doomed !

like the clouds , like the wind is one of countless anime that seems directly influenced by a very famous documentary series little known to anime fans , but seen by nearly every person in japan . in this special section , we ' ll examine this series and its effect on anime as we know it .

morning glory clouds are a specific and more unusual type of roll clouds , which are more common , and not usually as long .

and at the end , the characters acted like nothing mattered or really happened . .

- - he , the destroyer of nations , with armies that sweep like storm - clouds over the land they are going to destroy . ( comp .

a wind too strong for that comes from me . now i will also pronounce judgments against them . ”

their arrows are sharpened , and all their bows are strung . the hooves of their horses are like flint ; their chariot wheels are like a whirlwind .

for they shall soon be cut down like the grass , and wither as the green herb .

when these people eat with you in your fellowship meals commemorating the lord ' s love , they are like dangerous reefs that can shipwreck you . they are like shameless shepherds who care only for themselves . they are like clouds blowing over the land without giving any rain . they are like trees in autumn that are doubly dead , for they bear no fruit and have been pulled up by the roots .

look ! the enemy is approaching like gathering clouds . the roar of his chariots is like that of a whirlwind . his horses move more swiftly than eagles . " i cry out , " we are doomed , for we will be destroyed ! "

in the case of lenticular clouds , the speed bump is usually some kind of topography , like a mountain , that gets in the way of air flow . as the air comes down the side of the mountain , it tends to overshoot and then springs back up . it oscillates like this for a while , and on the upward part of the waves , clouds form as rising air cools .

you and all your troops , and many peoples with you will go up , advancing like a thunderstorm ; you will be like a cloud covering the land . ’

we became aware of noctilucent clouds here at wired science in july when the strange glowing clouds began appearing over the united states and europe , much farther south than they were normally seen .

these men are the hidden reefs in your love feasts , shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves . they are clouds without water , carried along by the wind ; fruitless trees in autumn , twice dead after being uprooted .

based on general response to the prototype , the developers are hoping to decide whether or not they’ll continue making the game . i don’t know about you , but i’d certainly like to explore more of this wind - powered bird person paradise .

" they are some seriously weird looking clouds , " said cloud physicist patrick chuang .

if there ' s one place like the clouds , like the wind doesn ' t feel like a ghibli project , it ' s the animation itself . being a made - for - tv movie , the low budget means that studio pierrot just couldn ' t pull off the pure visual spectacle that ghibli is famous for . still , it ' s at least oav quality for an early - 90 ' s work . ginga is voiced by then - idol singer ryoko sano , who turns in a decent , if unremarkable performance .

" they ' re kind of like upside - down convection , " breed said .

behold , he shall come up as clouds , . . . . meaning the lion , nebuchadnezzar ,

but the truth could be far more complex , and there are many other theories about these clouds .

i finally had a chance to sit down and watch a thouroughly enjoyable , but overlooked , anime film from 1990 called " like the clouds , like the wind ( kumo no you ni , kaze no you ni ) " . the story is set in china , and centers around a teenage girl who , almost on a whim , decides to compete for the chance to become the new emperor ' s first wife . ginga has a salty tongue and an independant disposition , much like the miyazaki heroines ; she ruffles feathers and makes impressions with everyone she encounters .

jude 1 : 12 these men are the hidden reefs in your love feasts , shamelessly feasting with you but shepherding only themselves . they are clouds without water , carried along by the wind ; fruitless trees in autumn , twice dead after being uprooted .

“wind - based platformer” sums it up pretty aptly . really though , it’s got legend of zelda : wind waker looks and skyward sword ( at least , the interesting parts ) flair . you soar around solving wind - based puzzles to collect feathers from a bird so big it could eat big bird and still have room for a second , even bigger bird . it is probably all about that sweet big bird turducken .

these people are blemishes at your love feasts , eating with you without the slightest qualm - - shepherds who feed only themselves . they are clouds without rain , blown along by the wind ; autumn trees , without fruit and uprooted - - twice dead .

the south had attempted to secede from the union , and at the time of the gone with the wind story , they were losing the civil war . they were the " outsiders " and in the novel they are gallant even in the face of defeat .

i spent about a week looking for a fansub of " like the clouds , like the wind " and watched it , this anime is a gem , i loved it . it ' s funny and also tugs at the heart . if it ever makes it to the states it will most likely get a 17 and up lable for the content ( sexual discusions , gay relations , hermaphroditism , adult sexual relations with a child , etc ) nontheless the best i have seen in a while .

of a hurricane looks a lot like the last one . the images above , taken with nasa goddard spaceflight center ' s

“if you look at the clouds , it looks as if they are rolling backwards , ” smith said . “but in fact the clouds are continuously formed at the leading edge and continuously eroded at the trailing edge . that gives a rolling appearance . ”

then we will no longer be infants , tossed about by the waves and carried around by every wind of teaching and by the clever cunning of men in their deceitful scheming .

" it could be like oil and vinegar , " chuang said . " in the ocean , the top is warm and the bottom is really cold . it ' s like a thin layer of oil on a big puddle of water . "

roll clouds typically occur in the lower atmosphere ahead of a storm front . warm updrafts in the storm front push cold air up , which then flows down along the sides of the updraft . the cold downdraft then bounces back up a bit setting up a wave - like structure in front of the storm .

watch like the clouds , like the wind full episode online english sub . other title : kumo no you ni kaze no you ni synopsis : ginga , a small town girl sets out to become the emperors seihi , highest ranked wife , undaunted by the many other women who seek the same title . her energetic and eccentric ways aid in her in meeting new people , training to be a lady of the emperor and dealing with the drama that ensues . language : english sub status : completed aired : mar 21 , 1990 genres : adventure , historical , drama , romance sources : myanimelist

and the style of miyazaki ' s works . some people have commented that the main character , ginga , looks like an asian kiki .

at it ' s heart , like the clouds like the wind is a kid - friendly comedy , based on a well - loved children ' s book . it ' s funny without being over - the - top , full of heart , and ceaselessly entertaining . and yet , there ' s a slight edge of satire here ; we get the idea that modern day japan is easily just as ludicrous as court life . more than that , there ' s a sense of nostalgia - - both the opening and ending shots are of the entire castle , deserted and in ruins .

it ' s almost inconceivable today , with all of the knowledge we have at our disposal , that one could mistakenly think something a miyazaki movie and go for months , nay years , uncorrected . but this actually happened to many anime fans in the late 90 ' s with a made - for - tv movie called like the clouds , like the wind . this belief was further complicated by the film ' s lone fansubber , who actually translated the credits : directed by hayao miyazaki . ( it was written by a miyazaki , but not the miyazaki . it was akira miyazaki , no relation to the ghibli guy . )

these crazy clouds that look like a row of crashing waves are known as kelvin - helmholz waves . they form when two layers of air or liquid of different densities move past each other at different speeds , creating shearing at the boundary .

, and the style of miyazaki ' s works . some people have commented that the main character , ginga , looks like an asian kiki .

for behold , the lord will come with fire—his chariots are like the whirlwind—to execute his anger with fury and his rebuke with flames of fire .

i like the art style . first i read the synopsis and thought it might be a serious anime , especially using the word " drama " . then i looked at the art and thought , that probably won ' t be so , because it looks rather cartoonish / child - like .

is probably in st . jude ' s mind : " the wicked are like the troubled sea , whose waters cast up mire and dirt . "

once a hurricane has formed , there are several things that can kill it . when you have different wind speeds at different altitudes , known as vertical wind shear , " that kind of knocks the storm over , " knaff said . as storms migrate northward , another hurricane - stopper is cold water , which lacks the heat energy to keep driving the storm . and when a hurricane hits land , the same thing happens .

these are the ones who are like dangerous reefs at your love feasts . they feast with you , nurturing only themselves without fear . they are waterless clouds carried along by winds ; trees in late autumn - - fruitless , twice dead , pulled out by the roots ;

the lord is slow to anger and great in power ; the lord will by no means leave the guilty unpunished . his path is in the whirlwind and storm , and clouds are the dust beneath his feet .

clouds—from which one would expect refreshing rains . 2pe 2 : 17 , " wells without water . " professors without practice .

narrowly avoided the island but still caused damage—is reportedly the strongest direct hit from a storm that puerto rico has seen in eighty years . i woke up on wednesday morning to videos of flooded streets , missing roofs , broken windows , and news announcers flailing in the wind like the trees behind them . as of this afternoon , the entire island of over three million people is currently without electricity .

) , makes the possibility something like a certainty . it was natural that one who himself wrote two sets of lamentations , one early (

maybe that ' s oversimplifying it a bit . there are times when like the clouds , like the wind feels like one of fellini ' s portraits of absurdity ; a dead - pan humorous look at truly strange people . a classic ancient chinese state has had its emperor die , and so his son is to claim the throne . trouble is , he ' s unmarried , so the eunuchs scramble about , posting notices that concubines are wanted . technically , any teenaged girl is welcome to apply , but it ' s commonly known that only the higher echelons of society are really wanted . a peasant girl named ginga , however , is blissfully unaware of this unspoken rule , and upon reading how much money is involved , proclaims herself a top - pick .

" i like wave clouds because i see them so often here , " breed said of boulder , colorado , where ncar is . " i have a lot of favorites , but this is the one i have on my screen saver . " ( below ) .

similar to : grave of the fireflies , porco rosso and the wind rises japanese title : ジョバンニの島 ( joban’ni no shima ) director : mizuho nishikubo studio : production i . g genre : history release date : february 22 , 2014

in august , we posted a photograph of some odd , rare clouds known as morning glory clouds without providing an explanation for how they form . in response to reader interest , we followed up with meteorologist roger smith of the university of munich , who has studied their formation .

when these two layers move past each other , a kelvin - helmholz instability is formed that is sort of like a wave . parts of the boundary move up and parts move down . because one layer is moving faster than the other , the shear causes the tops of the waves to move horizontally , forming what looks like an ocean wave crashing on the beach .

on the upswing , the cold air forms a cloud . evaporation of the cloud causes a downdraft on the edges that erodes the cloud , forming a roll . if the wave continues , a series of roll clouds , called a street , can form .

johnny is especially impressed with the southern gentlemen . johnny relates to these men because they are gallant and cool even when everything is against them , just like the greasers are .

sometimes likened to ufos , lenticular clouds are usually created by gravity waves . chuang evokes loose shock absorbers to describe what gravity waves are .

it was windy on shore too . a big blast of wind shook our fortifications . how could a ship made out of wood hold together in those mountainous waves ? what do you think will be the result of this storm ?

but scientists do have some theories about mammutus clouds . another cloud physicist , daniel breed of the national center for atmospheric research , says buoyancy and convection of air is the key .

at the time of the end , the king of the south will engage him in battle , but the king of the north will storm out against him with chariots , horsemen , and many ships , invading many countries and sweeping through them like a flood .

clouds they are , without water ; they are compared to clouds for their number , being many false prophets and antichrists that were come out into the world ; and for their sudden rise , having at once , and at an unawares , crept into the churches ; and for the general darkness they spread over the churches , making it , by their doctrines and practices , to be a dark and cloudy day , a day of darkness , and gloominess , a day of clouds , and of thick darkness , a day of trouble , rebuke , and blasphemy ; and for the storms , factions , rents , and divisions they made ; as also for their situation and height , soaring aloft , and being vainly puffed up in their fleshly mind ; as well as for their sudden destruction , disappearing at once . and to clouds " without water " , because destitute of the true grace of god , and of true evangelical doctrine ; which , like rain , is from above , from heaven ; and which , like that , refreshes , softens , and fructifies . now these false teachers looked like clouds , that promised rain , boasted of gospel light and knowledge , but were destitute of it , wherefore their ministry was uncomfortable and unprofitable ,

these clouds do occur elsewhere , including munich , where they form about once in a decade . cape york is unique because they happen regularly in the fall above the small town of burketown . and they can also be particularly impressive there as well , growing up to 600 miles long . pilots fly into the area every year , hoping to see the intriguing clouds .

well , at the beginning i thought it could be a great movie , like i said . but then after that half my enjoyment kept going down and then at the end i was really disappointed , especially when the ending ( music ) came and i was like " what the heck was their intention ? to stab people even more after that ending ? "

these " night shining " clouds are formed by ice at the boundary of earth’s atmosphere and space , 50 miles high . they shine because they are so high they remain lit by the sun even after it has gone below the horizon . it’s not clear why these clouds have migrated down from the poles , or why more of them are appearing in the polar regions , too , and shining more brightly .

look ! an eagle will soar , then swoop down and spread its wings over bozrah . in that day the hearts of edom’s warriors will be like the heart of a woman in labor .

the striking similarity has to do with how hurricanes form , said meteorologist john knaff of the national oceanic and atmospheric administration . hurricanes are a type of tropical cyclone , a rotating system of thunderstorms and heavy winds . they form over warm ocean water near the equator . when warm , moist air rises , it creates a low - pressure area in its place , which sucks in more warm air from nearby . the moist air cools as it ascends , condensing to form clouds . the warm air keeps cycling upward like a giant chimney , coiling the clouds into a swirling mega - storm .

known as mammatus clouds , these strange , pouchy formations often occur in association with a thunderstorm . they have been seen in lots of places , including the midwestern united states .

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look , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us . for we are ruined .

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots shall be as the whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe unto us ! for we are spoiled .

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots ' shall be as the whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe unto us ! for we are ruined .

" it really is like breaking waves , " chuang said . " a wave breaks when the water on top moves so much faster than the water below that it kind of piles up on itself . "

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots [ shall be ] as the whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us ! for we are ruined .

behold , he cometh up as clouds , and his chariots are as a whirlwind ; his horses are swifter than eagles . woe unto us ! for we are destroyed .

clouds below is a very pretty ( and free ) game about flying . well ok , there are other things too , but flying is the best part . i mean , look at this :

the sound wasn’t very memorable at all . in fact , if i did remember some of the music , it was because it was extremely out of place . the end song needed to be something mellow to bring you down . instead , you get a spunky song . it’s almost like a slap in the face . actually , the song made me angry after listening to it . i thought “how can you be so happy with an ending like that ! ? ”

their horses are swifter than leopards , fiercer than wolves of the night . their horsemen charge ahead , and their cavalry comes from afar . they fly like a vulture , swooping down to devour .

lo , as clouds he cometh up , and as a hurricane his chariots , lighter than eagles have been his horses , woe to us , for we have been spoiled .

behold , he cometh up as clouds , and his chariots are as the whirlwind ; his horses are swifter than eagles . - - ' woe unto us ! for we are undone . ' - -

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like rainless clouds , the sport of the uncertain breezes , yielding nothing for the fruitfulness of earth , these empty , volatile , inconstant men disappoint the expectation of the church and do it no service . trees whose fruit withereth , without fruit , twice dead , plucked up by the roots . the authorized version is less happy than usual in its rendering of the first clause . the revised version , in adopting " autumn trees " instead of " trees whose fruit withereth , " returns to the renderings of the earlier versions , wickliffe giving " harvest trees , " tyndale and cranmer " trees without fruit at gathering - time , " and the rhemish " trees of autumn . " the idea of

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe unto us ! for we are ruined .

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us ! for we are spoiled .

waking up in a church with the dull realization that johnny ' s killing of bob and the flight from the law really did happen , ponyboy daydreams about being with darry and soda and how wonderful life was at home . johnny had gone for supplies and returned with food , cigarettes , soap , peroxide , a deck of playing cards , and the book gone with the wind . in an effort to blend in and disguise their appearances , johnny cuts and bleaches ponyboy ' s hair ; ponyboy in turn cuts johnny ' s hair . following dally ' s orders , they stay inside the church and pass the time playing poker and reading aloud from gone with the wind . this routine continues for five days until dally shows up and brings them back in touch with the outside world .

johnny says " i bet they were cool guys " when he learns that the southern gentlemen rode into sure death because they were gallant . he says of them " they remind me of dally . " and he tells ponyboy a story about dally getting picked up by the police ( for a crime that two - bit actually committed ) and staying cool and calm throughout the ordeal , just like the southern gentlemen . ponyboy begins to understand johnny ' s hero worship of dally . ponyboy likes his escapes from life — his books , clouds , and sunsets — but dally isn ' t like the heroes in pony ' s books ; johnny worships him because he is frighteningly real .

these men are dangerous reefs at your love feasts , feasting without reverence , feeding only themselves . they are waterless clouds , carried along by the winds ; autumn trees without fruit - - twice dead , uprooted ;

behold , he shall come up as clouds , and his chariots shall be as a whirlwind : his horses are swifter than eagles . woe to us ! for we are laid waste .

“the prevailing theory and most plausible explanation is that co2 buildup , at 50 miles above the surface , would cause the temperature decrease , ” said james russell , an atmospheric scientist at hampton university and the principal investigator of an ongoing nasa satellite mission to study the clouds . he cautioned , however , that temperature observations remain inconclusive .

in the northern hemisphere , hurricanes always spin in a counterclockwise direction , whereas in the southern hemisphere , they spin clockwise . the reason is that as the warm air rises , the earth ' s rotation creates a coriolis effect . it ' s a bit like trying to draw a straight line on a spinning record – the line will end up curved .

not many scientists study them , or really any weird clouds , because their very rarity makes them relatively unimportant for studying precipitation or climate . so , oftentimes , their formation is poorly understood .

the morning glory phenomenon is the result of the particular configuration of the land and sea on the cape york peninsula , in a remote part of australia . the peninsula tapers off from about 350 miles wide to 60 miles as it extends north between the gulf of carpentaria to the west and the coral sea to the east . the easterly trade winds push the sea breeze across the peninsula during the daytime , which meets the sea breeze from the west coast in the late evening . the collision produces a wave disturbance moving inland to the southwest that is a key part of the cloud formation .

i think the 80 - minbute running time is a little short , as there are so many characters , and so many different episodes ; halfway through , a pair of comic theives decide to start a rebellion ( again , almost on a whim ) , and wind up leading a successful revolution that overthrows the chinese emperor . it tends to clash with the first half , and the final act becomes needlessly rushed .

“our neighbor’s house is completely gone . ” it was made out of wood , and she added that several other wooden houses in the area had lost their roofs , as had a gas station down the road . “from the little i can see , nothing looks like it was before . ”

. " they are like shepherds , " says humphry , " that have themselves for their flocks , feasting themselves , not their sheep , and doing this without fear of the chief shepherd , who has his eye upon them . "

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the clouds form at temperatures around minus - 230 degrees fahrenheit , when dust blowing up from below or falling into the atmosphere from space provides surfaces for water vapor to condense on and freeze . right now , during the northern hemisphere’s summer , the atmosphere is heating up and expanding . at the outside edge of the atmosphere , that actually means that it’s getting colder because it’s pushed farther out into space .

) has this epithet with the lxx . , where the authorised version has " churlish . " in the ethiopic version of the

, the moral meaning is in the background ; in the other three passages the moral meaning is prominent and is distinctly bad .

. the word itself , however , properly means " rocks , " and therefore the point may be that their immoral conduct makes these men like treacherous reefs , on which their fellows make shipwreck . so the revised version gives " hidden rocks " in the text , and transfers " spots " to the margin . the " without fear , " which is usually attached to the third clause , is connected by some with the second , in which case it expresses the reckless , irreverent spirit in which these men joined in the sacred

the song was included within the repertoire of the distant worlds ii : music from final fantasy series of concerts . the song was performed in english by susan calloway on the live recording of the album .

means " spots " ; but this is rather late authority for its use in the first century . here " rocks " is the safer translation . st . peter is dwelling on the sensuality of these sinners , and for him " spots " is the more obvious metaphor . st . jude , in tracing an analogy between them and cain , would be more likely to select " rocks . " these libertines , like cain , turned the ordinances of religion into selfishness and sin : both , like sunken rocks , destroyed those who unsuspectingly approached them . on the difference of reading respecting the word for " feasts of charity , " or " love - feasts , " see note on

the girls arrive , and ginga falls under the care of one particular eunuch named eno , who considers her little more than a liability . she ' s completely tomboyish and unladylike . she ' s still built like a kid , she talks like a hick , and never hesitates to speak her mind when some incomprehensibly silly rule of the court comes up . . . which is quite often . she easily passes the entrance test ( walk with a mute old lady through a very long dark corridor without freaking out ) and ends up sharing a dorm room with three other bridal candidates .

the 9 . 0 quake in march , 2011 , off the coast of the northern city of sendai was the strongest in japanese history .

those who chased us were swifter than the eagles in the sky ; they pursued us over the mountains and ambushed us in the wilderness .

the silk road began broadcasting in 1980 as a series of specials on nhk , and its success was nearly beyond comprehension . indeed , it sometimes seems like every single man , woman and child in japan at the time tuned in . so rousing was the success that nhk decided to continue the journey to rome on its own ( that is , without cctv ) .

" cafe sq : final fantasy x " suteki da ne " / smiler feat . miina ( sayonara ponytail ) " is a track on this arrangement album with music arranged to sound like music that would play in a cafe .

his horses are swifter than eagles : the swiftest of birds . the same thing is designed as by the other metaphors ; the swiftness and suddenness of the jews ' destruction :

the song , performed live by rikki and the world festival symphony orchestra , is included on the album .

these people are stains on your love feasts . they feast with you without any sense of awe . they are shepherds who care only for themselves . they are waterless clouds blown about by the winds . they are autumn trees that are fruitless , totally dead , and uprooted .

) , the other late , in life , should have been a student of earlier elegies . for the flight of the eagle as representing the swift march of the invader , comp .

the colors of the countryside continue to comfort the boys . ponyboy ' s appreciation of these colors — " i loved to look at the colors of the fields and the soft shadings of the horizon " — helps temper his view of the world . ponyboy better understands that he lives not in a black and white world , a world that is either greaser or soc exclusively , but in a world with many layers in between these two extremes . the colors of the countryside help pony with this realization . in the city , he was on the same path to understanding , drawn to the beauty of sunsets . speaking to ponyboy , johnny admits , " i never noticed colors and clouds and stuff until you kept reminding me about them . "

these people are dangerous reefs at your love feasts as they eat with you without reverence . they are shepherds who only look after themselves . they are waterless clouds carried along by winds ; trees in late autumn - - fruitless , twice dead and uprooted .

the cutting of ponyboy ' s and johnny ' s hair is a very symbolic gesture . on the surface , their new short haircuts offer them a disguise , but the haircuts also exemplify the fact that they are cutting their ties with the past . they are no longer greasers ; unfortunately , they are now fugitives . by losing their hair , the outward trademark of their identity , they change perspectives — not only from their own point of view , but the perspectives of others around them . dally is the first to see the transformation : " he looks different with his hair like that . "

nothing . the water’s so rough that i can’t see any sails , either in the bay or on the ocean .

you see , it seems that the previous emperor didn ' t die of natural causes , and that his son isn ' t the one that certain people would like to see next on the throne . not to mention that elsewhere , a peasant uprising against the imperial government is steadily gaining strength and momentum . will ginga ' s courage and never - dying hope be enough to save the new emperor , her fellow harem candidates , and herself as well ?

the setting is ancient china in the year 1607 , and the 17th sokan emperor has died . the transitional period for the emperor ' s son to ascend to the throne is underway . one of the tasks that must be done is to find suitable candidates to become part of the new emperor ' s harem , with the most qualified candidate becoming 1st empress , second only to the emperor himself .

or " sensuous . " note the three - fold division of the verse .

these people are a disgrace at the special meals you share with other believers . they eat with you and don ' t feel ashamed . they are shepherds who care [ only ] for themselves . they are dry clouds blown around by the winds . they are withered , uprooted trees without any fruit . as a result , they have died twice .

looking at the film , it ' s an easy mistake to make . the character designs were by katsuya kondo , a ghibli animator who did character designs for kiki ' s delivery service and the jade cocoon games for playstation and playstation 2 . the protagonist is a spunky young peasant girl trying to make it in a new unfamiliar place , and wins the hearts of those around her . it tastes like kiki on the silk road , with a dash of princess mononoke and a pinch of spirited away .

the story is set in ancient china , and follows the adventures of ginga as she goes from being a simple country girl to being a concubine of the emperor . the movie is based on the novel

reciting this poem to johnny allows pony to admit that there is still more to understand about not only himself but the world . the colors in the world around him help him see the contrasts present in the world — although sometimes overlooking them is easier . ponyboy explains , " i liked my books and clouds and sunsets . dally was so real he scared me . " dally is as real as any sunset , but he is frightening and , therefore , safer for ponyboy to overlook .

this season ' s kaiji spinoff mr . tonegawa : middle - management blues sets mike off on a journey through the long history of anime spinoffs - the good , the bad , the confusing and the sublime !

a sub - theme in this novel is the power of three . which of the following is not represented in the outsiders ?

) instead of waiting to be tended by the shepherds . the former is better , the scandal being similar to that described in

, or love - feasts , of the primitive church , the meals provided in connection with the lord ' s supper , at which rich and poor sat down together . in adopting the rendering " spots , " the english version follows tyndale , cranmer , the genevan , and the rhemish , and is followed by some good interpreters on the ground that the term , though formally different , is essentially the same as that in

after thoroughly ingesting " the silk road " , the roots of ancient history apparent in anime are impossible to ignore . what westerner would have noticed that the ninja hand gestures ( as seen in naruto ) are derived from buddhist signs of peace ? or that townspeople ' s outfits in nausicäa look so much like what peasants wear in central asia ? to see the silk road is to glimpse the history of japan before there was a japan . the series served to remind japanese of their history , and it serves to teach us every crevice .

and , just when the reader believes that the foreshadowing in previous chapters has led to the worst the characters must endure , hinton slips in another piece of foreshadowing in the line , " . . . if that old church ever caught fire there ' d be no stopping it . " combine this statement with her tease at the end of the chapter — the discovery that cherry is a spy for the greasers — and the reader is efficiently lured into turning the next page .

before irma set its path toward puerto rico and florida , earlier this month , i began a group chat on facebook messenger to keep in touch with some of my cousins on the island . this week , as i monitored the reports about maria and it became more and more apparent that it would hit puerto rico directly , i checked in with them again . they told me that family members and friends were overwhelmed with the thought of the damage the storm could do to our small town and to the rest of the island , which is full of municipalities with poor infrastructures , just like loíza .

cutting their hair forces the boys to deal with the trauma of their situation . after crying and venting their emotions , they settle into life in hiding at the church . to help pass the time , they read gone with the wind . the civil war novel begins to take on special significance in this story . johnny , especially , likes the book , and pony is amazed that johnny can get more meaning out of the story than he can . johnny didn ' t do well in school : " — he couldn ' t grasp anything that was shoved at him too fast , and i guess his teachers thought he was just plain dumb . but he wasn ' t . he was just a little slow to get things , and he liked to explore things once he did get them . "

in the book of enoch ( chapter 18 : 14 ) the angel shows the prophet " a prison for the stars of heaven , and for the host of heaven , " and in the next verse it is explained that " the stars that roll over the fire are they who have transgressed the command of god before their rising , because they did not come forth in their time . " it is possible that jude had this in mind here , as the language of earlier chapters of the same book may have suggested others of jude ' s figures . if the " wandering stars " are to be identified with any particular order of the heavenly bodies , it will be with the comets rather than the planets , the movements of the former seeming , to the common eye , so much the more erratic . the doom which is declared to be in reserve , no doubt takes its form so far from the immediate figure of the comet vanishing into the unseen . but the idea expressed is not so much that of suddenness as that of certainty and irreversibility . it is the doom which christ himself pronounces to be

the fortuitous film studio was founded by hayao miyazaki , toshio suzuki , isao takahata and yasuyoshi tokuma in 1985 after the success of nausicaä of the valley of the wind ( 1984 ) . its works are often characterized by themes such as environmentalism , childhood , pacifism , feminism , and the absence of traditional villains . many of the studio’s films feature strong , highly capable female protagonists that negate conventional gender roles in japanese fiction and animation . on top of the brilliant animation and imaginative worlds , music is also a vital element in ghibli’s works thanks to the masterful original compositions of joe hisaishi et al . eight of their movies rank among the 15 highest - grossing anime films in japan , with spirited away ( 2001 ) sitting at the number one spot . they were international successes as well ; five of ghibli’s films received academy award nominations in the u . s . while spirited away won an oscar award for best animated feature in 2003 .

the burden of egypt . behold , the lord rides on a swift cloud , and …

! etc . the cry of lamentation of the jews ( comp . ver . 20 ;

the actual story , though , is intricate and involving with many twists and sudden turns - - just like in real chinese history . politics and subterfuge abound as moves against the new emperor are made in this giant game of chinese chess . and in the endgame , it is ginga who has to make the deciding move to decide the outcome . if the ending seems abrupt and a bit unsatisfying , it ' s probably because of the historical nature of the movie . no one likes an artificial ending where everything is tied up nice and neatly , especially if there ' s a " real " ending out there . of course , i still have to do a bit of research to see if the events in the movie even happened at all .

the reason they are smooth is the thermal structure right below them . the speed at which the temperature drops with increased height , known as the " lapse rate , " needs to be close to neutral , he said . in other words , if you put a warm little bubble of air in a particular spot , it won ' t go up or down much at all — no heat goes in or out . this is typical of the thermal structure of thunderstorms . without these circumstances , you ' d get more common ragged - looking clouds or cloudy wisps coming out .

- - there is no such strange contradiction in the greek , nor in any of the earlier english versions . the meaning rather is ,