Over time, a glaze will develop subtle surface cracks, which adds to the natural patina of a handmade tile and we call this crazing or crackle. Crazing is something that happens naturally over time. We're big fans of this effect, so we sped up the process by offering a number of glazes that crackle, or craze during kiln firing.
Shadow Moon is the primary protagonist and central subject of American Gods. He is an ex-convict who is caught up in the war between the Old Gods and the New Gods when Mr. Wednesday hires him as a bodyguard. Shadow Moon was born in Norway and raised by his mother in America.
Like a gigantic boat plying the heavens, the moon's shadow creates waves in Earth's atmosphere that travel at more than 200 mph, a new study reveals. This effect was predicted back in the early 1970s, but researchers were only finally able to observe it during the total solar eclipse of July 22, 2009.