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Shadow (other)
A shadow is a region of darkness where light is blocked. Shadow or Shadows may also refer to: Places * Shadow, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the US People * M. Shadows (born 1981), lead singer for Avenged Sevenfold *Mary Shadow (1925–1992), American politician from Tennessee Nickname or stage name * Norvell Austin (born 1958) or Shadow, professional wrestler * Lance Hoyt (born 1977) or Shadow, professional wrestler * Jefferson King (born 1961) or Shadow, athlete from ''Gladiators'' * DJ Shadow (born 1972), turntablist musician, producer, and songwriter * Mighty Shadow (1941–2018), Trinidad calypsonian * The Shadow (rapper) (born 1977), Israeli hip hop artist *The Shadow, a professional wrestler from United States Wrestling Association * Dorian Yates (born 1962) "The Shadow", former professional bodybuilder * Black Shadow (wrestler), Black Shadow, Mexican professional Lucha Libre wrestler * Shadoe Stevens (born 1947), American radio host, voiceover actor, and tele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shadow
A shadow is a dark area where light from a light source is blocked by an opaque object. It occupies all of the three-dimensional volume behind an object with light in front of it. The cross section of a shadow is a two-dimensional silhouette, or a reverse projection of the object blocking the light. Point and non-point light sources A point source of light casts only a simple shadow, called an "umbra". For a non-point or "extended" source of light, the shadow is divided into the umbra, penumbra, and antumbra. The wider the light source, the more blurred the shadow becomes. If two penumbras overlap, the shadows appear to attract and merge. This is known as the shadow blister effect. The outlines of the shadow zones can be found by tracing the rays of light emitted by the outermost regions of the extended light source. The umbra region does not receive any direct light from any part of the light source and is the darkest. A viewer located in the umbra region cannot directly se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Gods
''American Gods'' (2001) is a fantasy novel by British author Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on the mysterious and taciturn Shadow. The book was published in 2001 by Headline in the United Kingdom and by William Morrow in the United States. It gained a positive critical response and won the 2002 Hugo and Nebula awards. A special tenth anniversary edition, which includes the "author's preferred text" and 12,000 additional words, was published in June 2011 by William Morrow. Two audio versions of the book were produced and published by Harper Audio: an unabridged version of the original published edition, read by George Guidall, released in 2001; a full cast audiobook version of the tenth anniversary edition, released in 2011. In March 2017, The Folio Society published a special collector's edition of ''American Gods'', with many corrections to the author's preferred text version. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New Vestroia
is a Japanese anime adventure television series produced by TMS Entertainment, Dentsu Inc., and Nelvana Limited under the direction of Mitsuo Hashimoto. The story centers on the lives of creatures called Bakugan and the "battle brawlers" who possess them. The Bakugan franchise itself is a joint venture between Sega Toys and Spin Master. Although originally broadcast by TV Tokyo in Japan, follow-up seasons ('' New Vestroia'' and '' Gundalian Invaders'') premiered in Canada and the US before Japan. The fourth and final season, ''Mechtanium Surge'', was never broadcast in Japan and instead aired in North American markets. However, a Japan-exclusive manga series, ''Baku Tech! Bakugan'', ran from August 15, 2010 to January 15, 2014. This received an anime adaption aired on TV Tokyo from April 7, 2012 to March 30, 2013, followed by a second season called '' Baku Tech! Bakugan Gachi'' which ran from April 6, 2013 to December 28, 2013. In 2015, Spin Master revealed plans to rel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
