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Wow!!!! Scientists Concoct Melt-Resistant Ice Cream

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 <img height="333" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEid8blcG9WXbncV2I8FTr9fuPSwV-IH_OswYdsq4PZ1_IxSUkdw-CquRc6NHDtPWA-urWpLO2IIm3ryhXqMo-XhfyBAmgCuamtijgrb7Id9M6hPgdOu9mvK46ftCT9-PqffNfwyjK3M_MDXF0dikCvL1EI4KgS2B9RjaKJzTbI_=" width="640" /> Sticky, dripping, running ice cream may become a thing of the past. Scientists from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh say they've formulated a new recipe for ice cream that doesn't melt in warm temperatures -- or at least, lasts a lot longer before it begins to drip. The key is a new ingredient: a naturally occurring protein, known as BsIA, that binds together the air, fat and water in ice cream to make it melt-resistant. The researchers discovered a way to produce this protein, which already occurs naturally in some foods, in friendly bacteria. The protein sticks to fat droplets and air bubbles to make them more stable in a recipe. "We're excited by the potential this new ingredient has for improving ice cream, both for consumers and for manufacturers," Professor Cait MacPhee, an experimental biomolecular physicist at the University of Edinburgh, told The Telegrap. The shift could be particularly beneficial to manufacturers, since it would allow ice cream to remain frozen for longer, reducing the need to deep freeze the sweet treat. The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, along with the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, is also behind the concept of a new, improved and non-melting ice cream.</div>

Wow!!!! Scientists Concoct Melt-Resistant Ice Cream

Sticky, dripping, running ice cream may become a thing of the past. Scientists from the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh say they'v...

OOpss!! Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue..

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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEiZcNUsYiAJl8vBpEtk8m0Tga8sypZCfan1hRjXp-_dLP9oKKeege-cH-dc8bAZmusozUs84jKrsc3e8drp6Yh60DUjBOm_VKuj31AYnoEDu33_10_Z04ybtz5K3Zaycue8UX2xGqlo0HtmAXnR1EvXn7f0FmXPfvQJx1gYCKSVsFCrHgbnzmGhJ8eAr2wJv7b0=" /> Image caption The Note 5 stylus has been causing problems for some users Some early adopters of a new Samsung phone have said the device's stylus suffers from a design flaw. The S-Pen stylus for Galaxy Note 5 models can be stored within the body of the phone, but when inserted upside down it appears to snag on an internal mechanism. Users have reported that when the stylus is then forcibly removed it can damage the S-Pen, the Note 5, or both. Samsung said users should follow the instruction manual. The stylus should be inserted by the pointed end first and is designed to fit snugly into the Note 5 handset via a spring-loaded mechanism. However, it can also be inserted upside down but can jam when in this position. Tech news website Android Police has reported that removal of the wrongly inserted stylus caused a detection feature for the S-Pen to stop working permanently. Some Reddit users have also noticed the problem. "A firm pull freed the stylus but popped off the click mechanism on the end, leaving the cap deep in the holster," wrote one. Another said their S-Pen stopped working after it was removed from the incorrect position. "A simple mistake and a bad design, I expect to see a lot more of these types of posts," the user wrote. In a statement, Samsung said: "We highly recommend our Galaxy Note 5 users follow the instructions in the user guide to ensure they do not experience such an unexpected scenario caused by reinserting the S-Pen in the other way around." Bad for business "It seems like the sort of thing that shouldn't be overlooked," said Vijay Michalik, an information and communication technologies analyst for Frost & Sullivan. He told the BBC that the Note 5 had been the subject of a scheme by Samsung in which they offered the handset to customers in a 30-day trial for just one dollar. "A lot of people taking them out on that trial would be disappointed," he said. The Note 5 is currently only available in the US and Asia. A European launch, if one occurs, could be made tricky by the stylus episode, said Mr Michalik. "If they lose their brand equity by pushing out these sub-standard handsets then that could be disastrous for them."</div>

OOpss!! Samsung Galaxy Note 5 faces stylus issue..

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Why Indian women must shun sex to claim alimony..

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<img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEixwHIrmC6Av5y396r8gf_NXQU8l6nqmSWlWgwBqL5f99ld0Howv0-wHJb5zrZh49XCOYOIIk-X2dVtjxfV3yIkHWgAk64M-5E8ErQethnP5E-bGWTd2SMCzkbTXokWCkgkTfJcXA3via57s0I8ScMODuhWHee0bNWpFc6TpqLttGK7MqMbuQ_sngcf2tC23inyhhPm4AY9lI4mWXS5tQ=" /> Image caption An Indian couple k!ssing (file photo) A court in southern India recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous could not claim maintenance from her ex-husband. The ruling by Justice S Nagamuthu of the Madras high court may be legally sound, but the language of the judgement is worrying women's activists, writes the BBC's Geeta Pandey in Delhi. Justice Nagamuthu's ruling that to claim alimony, a woman must maintain "discipline" - in other words, remain celibate - even after her divorce has kicked up a hornet's nest in India. Indian law denies alimony to a wife "living in adultery". The high court order said that since a ruling by the Family Court which had initially granted the divorce had accepted that the woman, identified as Kanimozhi in court documents, was adulterous, she was clearly not entitled to any maintenance from her ex-husband. But the ruling also has wider implications - since the judge, in his order, goes on to insist that even after a divorce is granted a woman must continue to shun $ex if she is to retain her right to maintenance. "Even after a decree for divorce is granted, if the wife wants to retain her right to claim maintenance from her former husband, she is expected to continue to maintain the same discipline, as she was expected to maintain during her marital ties, after the snapping of the marital ties also," Justice Nagamuthu wrote in the order. "In other words, during the subsistence of the marriage, the wife cannot live in adultery and in the event she lives in adultery, she loses her right to claim maintenance from her husband; similarly, even after the divorce, if she continues to maintain the same discipline, she will continue to retain the right to claim maintenance from her former husband. "If she commits any breach of the said obligation and starts living in adultery, that is, having sexual relationship with another man, she will lose her right to claim maintenance," he said. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgj2qc9CU3GxP2EUkm2UPmiKQQZbIarlppcjzhg74_1NMlR_msRGzQs6Zw5b5CqGxqZCkENztjBpHu0Qoej0DGwX-YkrzvACy6nhwBj2lwYgzCiWpJALansrBTma7atdkmLjV7zmuPj14dmK0cZCqalgKE7vrRaGzqregSx776L_GQ3p4s1PFQeumEFu26KbhUdpq3anye_QmR1UBNjUs4=" /> Timeline of the case: 1998: Kanimozhi marries Chinna Karuppasamy, a low-level government employee in Madurai, Tamil Nadu. 2009: Karuppasamy files a petition in the Family Court in Madurai, accusing his wife of living in adultery and seeking divorce. Kanimozhi does not challenge the order. Early 2010: Kanimozhi files her own petition in a magistrate's court, demanding 2,500 rupees ($38; £24) as monthly compensation. She denies the charge of adultery and instead accuses her husband of being involved in an illicit relationship. March 2010: Family Court grants an "ex-parte" divorce on the ground that the wife was "living in adultery". 2011: Magistrate's court rejected Kanimozhi's compensation claim and she appeals in a higher court. 2012: Principal District and Sessions Judge orders Karuppasamy to pay her 1,000 rupees ($15; £10) every month. July 2015: Madras high court judge says Kanimozhi not entitled to claim alimony if she "committed breach of the $exual obligation she had before dissolution of her marriage". In this particular case, the circumstances under which the divorce was granted also seem questionable. The Family Court order was "ex-parte" which means Kanimozhi never contested the case and never appeared in court. Reports say she's very poor, appears to not understand the complexities and nuances of the Indian legal system, and had no means to engage a good lawyer. In fact, while hearing her appeal, the high court had to appoint a legal aid counsel to help her since she had not been able to hire a lawyer. Legal experts say it's very difficult to prove adultery and the charge may not have stuck if she had been able to engage a good lawyer right at the start of her trial. A lawyer connected with the Kanimozhi case told the BBC he believed it was never proved beyond doubt that she was living in adultery. Now many in India are left wondering if justice has been denied to a poor woman. Circumstantial evidence Prabhjit Jauhar, one of Delhi's best-known divorce lawyers, says in cities, people with means can hire detectives to spy on their spouses, gather photographic evidence, collect mobile phone data, record telephone conversations and present transcripts as evidence. But even then, proving a case of adultery can be difficult and judges often have to rely on circumstantial evidence. "In one case, the Delhi high court accepted the charge of adultery saying that if a woman was found alone in a room with a man, they were obviously not singing prayers from the Bible. In another case, a woman who had long telephone conversations with a man late at night was taken to be adulterous," Mr Jauhar says. <img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/proxy/AVvXsEgML5yd8b-Oco3d6KV4QZRtmB8g-p9FgRADpA87kLfh_4M8HKHuXc-1CM2GmRo4wKJut4ASsK1qJnpkQCPBp3Gy_p3GxAQHk7wqcD7eBfv06GMZeLRmujz-BWLXzTftHJPfDJaaRPlsmdQ2tZNWyEoH6lxPCW3_M3dMF9aH_WUbS-wU4t04Ae6gJq_YdnCMkszE4d8oGB32pJeZd-Nleg=" />Image caption In one case, a woman who had long telephone conversations with a man late at night was taken to be adulterous (file photo) What India's maintenance law says: Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC), which deals with alimony, spells out clearly the three circumstances in which a "wife" is not entitled to maintenance: if she is living in adultery if she deserts her husband without giving any sufficient reason if they are living separately by mutual consent Women's rights activists have described the ruling as appalling and preachy. "It is one thing if a judge simply argues that adultery means losing alimony, but extending it to say that it means it continues even after divorce is an entirely different thing," said activist Kavita Krishnan. "The judge said she could claim maintenance from the man she is committing adultery with. How can you link alimony or maintenance to sex? Is the court saying you take money from any man you sleep with? "These are obviously patriarchal and $exist views that are being perpetrated. I think she has a strong case to challenge the order in Supreme Court," Ms Krishnan said.</div>

Why Indian women must shun sex to claim alimony..

Image caption An Indian couple k!ssing (file photo) A court in southern India recently ruled that a woman divorced for being adulterous ...