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Liberation Day celebrations held island-wide © BBC About 100 military and classic vehicles visited all 10 of Guernseys parishes in a cavalcade Guernsey has marked Liberation Day with events across the island, in a change to traditional celebrations. Usually events are focussed in St Peter Port, but people have been encouraged to stay local in light of coronavirus. Family fun days, afternoon teas and live music are among events commemorating the 76th anniversary of liberation from German mili...

A monument has been unveiled in Guernsey representing the modern meaning of Liberation Day . The statue at St Peter Ports North Esplanade was commissioned to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Liberation which took place in 2020. It was unveiled by Sir Richard Collas, the former Bailiff of Guernsey. Sculptor Mark Cook hopes it will serve as a permanent reminder of the freedoms islanders enjoy as a result of the sacrifices of those who lived through the Occupation. Its been in its own little...

Ed Mead: Prison Lives Matter May 7, 2021 Ed Mead, right, and Mark Cook, left, were both active in Seattle’s ‘70s leftist paramilitary underground, Ed through the group George Jackson Brigade. Both men were incarcerated for long periods of time, where their militant human rights organizing became organizing for prisoner rights. Both Ed and Mark organized inside Walla Walla prison, where Ed organized Men Against Sexism and Mark formed a prison chapter of the Black Panther Party. They are pict...

Por Tom Ponzo May 3, 2021 Kicking off the first full week of May on Beckles & Recher, with lots of talk on the NFL Draft and the Tampa Bay Rays losing two of three to the Houston Astros over the weekend. To discuss the latter, stpete9.coms Steve Carney joins us to see what the Rays need to do to turn those bats around. For the former, we have Mark Cook of PewterReport.com on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft haul and what the future holds for the teams 2021 roster. Also, a visit from our friend J...

By Tom Ponzo May 3, 2021 PewterReport.coms Mark Cook joins Beckles & Recher on Monday to recap the Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL Draft and to start looking forward to OTAs as we start the month of May! Mark talks about the teams quarterback situation and if the Bucs will carry three on the opening day roster. Mark, a bonafide Gator Hater, gives praise to Kyle Trask and thinks the Bucs made a solid choice in the second round! Mark also shares his thoughts on the teams first-round selection, Joe Tryo...

Commercial Construction costs rise 12.8% in a year Some projects ‘in jeopardy of being put on hold,’ one contractor says Casey Port In December, developer Joe Cordaro received bids totaling $6.95 million for an apartment and commercial project planned on Eighth Street in West Des Moines.  Three months later, the project was rebid. The cost? $7.72 million, an 11% increase from the first bid. “The cost changes were insane,” said Cordaro, principal of West De...

Date Time CURFEW APP: Digitising business processes to track offenders When Queenslander Mark Cook from the Western Australia Police Force saw an issue on the front line, he knew he needed to step in and do something about it. Recently the Rockhampton Regional Council SmartHub Business Manager, Elize Hattin, sat down with First Class Constable Mark Cook to ask him about digitising business processes. Mark Cook turned the “we’ve always done it this way” mentality on it’s head and created...

BioDundee conference to hear from life science entrepreneurs who have raised millions Exscientia CEO Professor Andrew Hopkins Life sciences entrepreneurs who have raised millions of pounds will share their stories at next month’s BioDundee conference. Professor Andrew Hopkins, the chief executive of Exscientia, and Dr Deborah O’Neil, chief executive of NovaBiotics, have undertaken several successful funding rounds. They will be among the panellists at the free conference’s first session, ...

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PewterReport.com analyzes the top players in the 2021 NFL Draft with its’ position previews. Mark Cook kicks things off previewing the quarterback position with a comprehensive look at what the Bucs have and what they need at quarterback, while also providing a detailed list of this year’s top quarterbacks. In addition, Scott Reynolds offers up the team needs and the annual PewterReport.com Bucs’ Best Bets – the most likely quarterback for the Bucs to select in Rounds 1-3, and in Rounds...