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Cheval (other)
Cheval may refer to: *Cheval, Florida, United States *Cheval tree, a tree native to North Agalega Island *Cheval mirror, a full-length floor-standing mirror mounted in a frame that allows it to swing freely *Cheval, loan word from French meaning horse meat People with the surname *Christophe Cheval (born 1971), French sprinter *Ferdinand Cheval (1836–1924), French postman See also * Chaval (other) {{disambiguation, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheval, Florida
Cheval is an unincorporated census-designated place in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. The population was 10,702 at the 2010 census, up from 7,602 at the 2000 census. Geography Cheval is located in northwestern Hillsborough County at (28.146418, -82.515623). It is bordered to the east by Lutz, to the south by Northdale, to the west by Keystone, and to the north by Pasco County. Florida State Road 597 (Dale Mabry Highway) forms part of the CDP eastern border, and State Road 589 (Suncoast Parkway) forms part of the western border. The community is north of Tampa. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Cheval CDP has a total area of , of which are land and , or 12.30%, are water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,602 people, 3,407 households, and 2,047 families residing in the community. The population density was . There were 3,659 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the community was 85.86% White, 4.63% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheval Tree
The cheval tree is native to North Island, part of the Agaléga Islands, a territory of Mauritius. It is unique in its properties of minor adhesivity, which attracts insects: specifically, heelwalkers (belonging to the Mantophasmatodea) or '' Formosozoros newi'' (belonging to the Zoraptera). The tree was named for the glue-like secretion of its bark and the use of horse-hooves for glue in former times—the French word (French is the colonizing language of Agalega) for "horse" is "cheval". The cheval and the Agalega day gecko In a symbiotic relationship, the Agalega day gecko (''Phelsuma borbonica agalegae'') feeds off the insects trapped in the viscous, though thin, sap while depositing its vitamin-rich droppings at the base of the tree. Though this may seem to more resemble commensalism than not, the droppings do in fact provide a registrable gain for the cheval tree, though it is not nearly as great as the free and ample sustenance gained by the gecko. Scientists have yet to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirror
A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the direction of the image in an equal yet opposite angle from which the light shines upon it. This allows the viewer to see themselves or objects behind them, or even objects that are at an angle from them but out of their field of view, such as around a corner. Natural mirrors have existed since prehistoric times, such as the surface of water, but people have been manufacturing mirrors out of a variety of materials for thousands of years, like stone, metals, and glass. In modern mirrors, metals like silver or aluminium are often used due to their high reflectivity, applied as a thin coating on glass because of its naturally smooth and very Hardness (materials science), hard surface. A mirror is a Wave (physics), wave reflector. Light consis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horse Meat
Horse meat forms a significant part of the culinary traditions of many countries, particularly in Eurasia. The eight countries that consume the most horse meat consume about 4.3 million horses a year. For the majority of humanity's early existence, wild horses were hunted as a source of protein. History During the Paleolithic, wild horses formed an important source of food for humans. In many parts of Europe, the consumption of horse meat continued throughout the Middle Ages until modern times, despite a papal ban on horse meat in 732. Horse meat was also eaten as part of Germanic pagan religious ceremonies in Northern Europe, particularly ceremonies associated with the worship of Odin.Calvin W. Schwabe, ''Unmentionable Cuisine'', University Press of Virginia, The earliest horses evolved on the North American continent, and by about 12,000 BC, they had migrated to other parts of the world, becoming extinct in the Americas. The now-extinct Hagerman horse of Idaho, about the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christophe Cheval
Christophe Cheval (born 25 February 1971 in Somain, Nord) is a French sprinter who specialized in the 200 metres. At the 1998 European Championships he finished sixth in his main event and won a silver medal in 4 x 100 metres relay with teammates Thierry Lubin, Frederic Krantz and Needy Guims. As the European champions Great Britain fielded their own World Cup team, the French relay team was selected to represent Europe at the 1998 IAAF World Cup, finishing sixth while Great Britain won the event. Cheval later finished fifth in relay A relay Electromechanical relay schematic showing a control coil, four pairs of normally open and one pair of normally closed contacts An automotive-style miniature relay with the dust cover taken off A relay is an electrically operated switch ... at the 2000 Summer Olympics, this time with teammates Krantz, Guims and David Patros. He also reached the semifinals of the World Indoor Championships in 1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships, 1997 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferdinand Cheval
Ferdinand Cheval (19 April 1836 – 19 August 1924), often nicknamed Facteur Cheval ("Mail Carrier Cheval") was a French mail carrier who spent 33 years building Le Palais idéal (the "Ideal Palace") in Hauterives, in southeastern France.Palais Idéal: The postman’s palace , ''Interesting Thing of the Day'', 15 August 2007.Mary Blum ''New York Times'', 3 May 2007 It is regarded as an extraordinary example of architecture. Origins Cheval was born in |
