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There will no second season for mystery thriller series 1899. Netflix has canceled the series, from Dark creators Jantje Friese and Baran bo Odar, who revealed the news on social media.

Time travel back 122 years to the beaches of Étretat and Le Tréport in Normandy France.Possibly filmed by Georges Méliès, the film starts at a train station as holiday makers arrive.Before the Riviera became popular, Parisians headed to the sea fronts of Normandy. Observe the mobile beach huts for the more adventurous women to change into swimming costumes.The huts were then rolled down to the waters edge for a secluded dip in the water. Another interesting feature are the diving boards attached to moored boats.We don't have an exact date for this footage but judging by the various fashions and...

This article analyzes the history of labor union violence, and how Rep. Capuano's comments are a perfect continuation of this historical truth. Labor Unions: A History of Murder and Sabotage The New American 28 February 2011 The raging union-led protests in Wisconsin have resulted in many Americans taking a closer, more critical look at labor unions and their political clout and influence in shaping policy. With the ubiquitous announcement from AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka that he is granted an audience at the White House “nearly every day,” the American people have become more skeptical of unions and the role...

WINSTON CHURCHILL ON ISLAM - IN 1899! "How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to...

1. The following was published 107 years ago in 1899. 2. It was authored by Winston Churchill who first became a household name forty years later during world turmoil leading up to WWII. 3. It was impossible for him to even imagine a fraction of the changes in technology or world politics yet to come. ~~~~~~~~~~~ "How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems...

Hatch Is Urged to Back Cloning Ban Wednesday, March 6, 2002 BY DAWN HOUSE THE SALT LAKE TRIBUNE A second pro-life group is targeting Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch to pressure him to support a bill that would ban cloning human embryos for medical research. American Renewal, the lobbying arm of the faith-based Family Research Council, has mailed bright yellow postcards to thousands of Utah homes, charging that Hatch supports efforts to clone human beings to be quot;killed in medical experimentation.quot; But Hatch spokesman Chris Rosche said Utah's senior senator has taken no position on a bill to ban cloning, which...