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During the Roman Period the meal practice was to have two main courses which were supplemented before the meal with small amounts of fish, vegetables, cheeses, olives [12] [13] and even stuffed dormice. [14] These would be served at the start of the meal known as either gustatio or promulsis. The Greeks called the appetiser course propoma. [13]
Elevator to the Gallows (French: Ascenseur pour l'échafaud), also known as Frantic in the US and Lift to the Scaffold in the UK, is a 1958 French crime thriller film directed by Louis Malle. The film stars Jeanne Moreau and Maurice Ronet as illicit lovers whose murder plot starts to unravel after one of them becomes trapped in an elevator.
The system was designed by José Galván Balaguer, a military engineer, along with León de Torres and León Huerta. [ 1 ] The system was designed to raise water from the Gordejuela springs to the top of the cliff, some 200 metres (660 ft) above sea level, [ 1 ] so that the fresh water could be used in banana plantations in the Orotava Valley ...
Study on the means of crossing the falls of the canals (Fontinettes), (Etude sur les moyens de franchir les chutes des canaux) The Fontinettes Boat Lift was capable of lifting vessels of 300 tonnes displacement. [2] It was designed to avoid the need to use five locks, which took some 90 minutes, to change height by 13 metres.
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud is an album by the jazz musician Miles Davis. It was recorded at Le Poste Parisien Studio in Paris on December 4 and 5, 1957. The album features the musical cues for the 1958 Louis Malle film Ascenseur pour l'échafaud .
Trois milliards sans ascenseur (Translation: Three Billions Without an Elevator) (Italian: Sette cervelli per un colpo perfetto/ Seven Brains for a Perfect Shot) is a 1972 French-Italian film, directed by Roger Pigaut. It stars actor Gabriele Ferzetti. [3] The script was co-written by Lucio Fulci. [4]
Strépy-Thieu boat lift View upstream Aerial view. The Strépy-Thieu boat lift (French: L'ascenseur funiculaire de Strépy-Thieu) lies on a branch of the Canal du Centre in the municipality of Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium.
In the second season, the plots shifted to the island itself, including its beaches, volcano, and jungle, with some changes for the main characters - Marina takes residence in an ornate, life-sized sandcastle, built by Sharko; Zig and Bernie live with a cargo plane pilot in his crashed plane within the jungle; and Sharko operates as a lifeguard for the aquatic lifeforms who frequent the beaches.