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George Harrison 80th birthday - LIVERPOOL

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George Harrison's 80th Birthday Celebration LIVERPOOL George's birthday was celebrated in several places in Liverpool on the day (25.02.2023) he would be 80 years old. Remembering George Harrison:  "Pilgrimage for George" -The Royal Albert Dock’s Fab4 Cafe "Celebrating George Day" - 80th birthday at the Liverpool Beatles Museum Conversation with Gurudas one of the first Hare Krishna monks to meet George Harrison. Gurudas answered questions, signed books, shared his memories connected to George Harrison. The Hare Krishna Movement - street chanting and performing. In 1970, George produced the Radha Krishna Temple album with the devotees, a track from which featured in the top ten record sales in that year. They've always appreciated what George did for them and the movement. Hare Krishnas gathered this afternoon in the city centre for chanting and sharing of cookies and books - paying tribute to George. Gurudas in the city centre and Pattie Boyd bracelet ...

'Refugees Welcome Here' in Liverpool

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After a recent outbreak   of hate  in  Knowsley, part of metropolitan Liverpool -  towards people coming to the UK to seek support and refuge - h undreds of Liverpooldians gathered on the plateau in front of St George's Hall (mid February 2023). This place has seen many gatherings - starting with workers rights and the Suffragettes in the early 1900s.   This time - showing the stance against racial prejudice and support for those who need to flee their homes because of the unfair, unjust and harmful politics - the asylum seekers, refugees and migrants. The protest was an answer to the infamous riots outside the Suites Hotel in the Knowsley area of the city on February 10, widely reported on national TV.   We do not know the details but it appears that some groups feel disadvantaged to the presence of foreign people living in a hotel while the folks living around Merseyside struggle to have the ends meet.  In some ways  - it ...

How Amazon tricks People into paid subscriptions

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You want to register with amazon* to purchase a single item, like two rings - in our case. You make sure to click off any paid membership, and you make sure you are not tricked into something you don't want and need. Lovely. You get your items, not on any amazon Prime , like next day delivery. Just a few days later, we have patience, no rush.  We get the rings. Lovely. No worries. In the meantime amazon offers a FREE Kindle experience. All right then, why not? Let's see what this buzz is all about. You log onto the account ONCE, to browse those Kindle books, and choose only those that are for free. Just to have a snapshot of how this works, how the books in the Kindle format look like. Lovely. You forget about amazon Kindle as this is rather poor quality to read. And that's it. It is the FREE option, anyway.  Four months later, you log in to our bank account** and...   ... this is what happens: You find out that you have been charged £8.99 for amazon Prime an...