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Since he was old enough to work, Sam Elong has been a fisherman in Kribi, a coastal town of more than 90,000 inhabitants that stretches along the shore of the Gulf of Guinea at the mouth of the Kienké and Lobé rivers in Cameroon. “Before, when we went fishing, we used to come back with […]

Ford Broncos backlog results in $2,500 offer to downgrade order from Wildtrak or apply to different Ford vehicle.

Ford Broncos backlog results in $2,500 offer to downgrade order from Wildtrak or apply to different Ford vehicle.

Ford Broncos backlog results in $2,500 offer to downgrade order from Wildtrak or apply to different Ford vehicle.

In Gribe, a village located in southeastern Cameroon, the Indigenous Baka of Dimgba are one of dozens of hunter-gatherer groups of the Congo basin diversifying their food sources to maintain a self-sufficient and sustainable lifestyle. The Baka, commonly referred to as ‘the forest people’, have been living in Cameroon’s evergreen and semi-deciduous rainforests for over […]

IT'S that time of year again - Bonfire Night is upon us once more.With events more or less entirely called off due to covid last year, 2021 is a chanc

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IT’S a story of connection and how we need each other more than ever these days. That is how musician John Stamp sums up his latest projects that have come about while scratching around in lockdown. John, who grew up in Stockton Heath and Woolston, recently called on his high profile music contacts from all over the world to keep him sane during the restrictions. He released a song in February called No Man’s An island with his friend Jon Bowen, who now lives in New Zealand, and Lon...

Pets are helping us cope during the pandemic—but that may be stressing them out Rachel May © Photograph by Hannah Reyes Morales A therapy dog named Casey snuggles with Janice—whose last name was not provided—in Massachusetts on April 20, 2020. The Siberian husky has provided support for Janice and others in her household during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the coronavirus pandemic wears on, one thing is clear: Many of us are turning to pets to help us endure this challengin...

On December 2, 2020 Patricia Ann Boarman Brinkley passed away at the home of daughter, Jan Greene, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Pat was born May 6, 1927 in Waukegan, Illinois to James Abel and Vernon Jackson Boarman. The family later moved to Johnson City, Tennessee and Pat graduated from Science Hill High School with honors in 1945. As a young woman Pat worked for Western Union Telegraphic Company in Johnson City where she met her future husband, Robert Brooks Brinkley. They were married on June 1...