Anti-cholesterol agents extracted from wild plants
By Snehlata Shrivastav| TNN From Times of India NAGPUR: Researcher from the Botany Department at Nagpur University has extracted and purified certain pharmacologically and bioactive phytosterols (plant-based cholesterols) from wild plants which can potentially counter the activity of animal cholesterol…
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A marriage therapist says there are 4 good reasons to leave a relationship — and a really bad one
By Shana Lebowitz From Business Insider Breaking up is the worst — not just because it makes you sad and regretful and all that but because deciding to part ways takes so much mental and emotional energy. So here’s a…
Cayman [Islands’] couple laid to rest
From Petersfield Herald More than 150 people packed into St Mary’s Church, Frensham, to say their final farewells to Dockenfield villagers Pamela and Ian Mansell, and Pamela’s sister Marlene Wright who were tragically killed in the Caribbean in May. The…
Orangutan who communicated through sign language dies at Zoo Atlanta
By Becca J. G. Godwin From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Chantek, a 39-year-old male orangutan known around the world for his ability to use American Sign Language to communicate, has died at Zoo Atlanta. The zoo announced it was treating Chantek…
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Glen Campbell, ‘Rhinestone Cowboy’ Singer Who Fused Country and Pop, Dead at 81
By Patrick Doyle From Rolling Stone Singer-guitarist and TV host who achieved crossover success succumbs to Alzheimer’s disease Glen Campbell, the indelible voice behind 21 Top 40 hits including “Rhinestone Cowboy,” “Wichita Lineman” and “By the Time I Get to…
Cayman Islands: Assault Early Tue Morning in George Town, 8 August
From RCIPS Aug 8 2017 at 11:36 AM Sometime after 1:30am this morning, 8 August, police responded to a 9-1-1 call of a man who was stabbed in the chest by another man who was begging for money on Shedden…
Cayman Islands: Motorcycle accident on Crewe Road, Tue 8 August
From RCIPS: Tue Aug 8 2017 at: 10:13 AM Just after 8am this morning 8 August, Police responded to a single vehicle collision on Crewe Road, George Town. A man from George Town was riding a motorcycle when he lost…
8 Aug Weather in Cayman & Tropical Report, 1 TS Yucatan P, 1 Dist Atlantic
Aug 8 Tuesday 2017 Tropical Report Tropical Weather Outlook NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 800 AM EDT Tue Aug 8 2017 For the North Atlantic…Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico: The National Hurricane Center is issuing advisories on…
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David Jessop: Tourist visitor arrival numbers are not the whole story
By David Jessop From Jamaica Gleaner When it comes to valuing tourism’s economic contribution, most Caribbean Governments share publicly only arrivals numbers and the country of origin of their visitors. Then, usually at budget time, they produce generalised figures that…
