Abstract: This invention comprises a one-phase cosmetic composition which is a clear stick or gel having low tack. The cosmetic sticks are formed as a one phase system by combining: (a) from 0.5-50 weight percent of a dimethicone copolyol ester compound soluble in propylene glycol; (b) from 50-99 weight percent of a gellant/solvent system; which comprises a mixture of: (i) 0.5-4.0 weight percent dibenzylidene sorbitol; (ii) 0.05-1.0 weight percent of a co-gellant or structural integrity enhancer; (iii) 0.

Abstract: A hot-plugging circuit associated with a backplane or motherboard for controlling the rate of application of voltage and current to a non-operating printed-circuit card in the process of being inserted into a backplane connector in a system including other already-operating printed-circuit cards. Each backplane connector has connector contacts of two different lengths. An isolation diode at each connector is connected to two of the longer contacts of the connector and is forward biased by a non-operating printed-circuit card being inserted into that connector. The forward-biased isolation diode triggers a card insertion circuit to recognize that a non-operating printed-circuit card is in the process of being inserted. The card insertion circuit triggers a voltage and current control circuit to ramp up the voltage and current furnished to the non-operating printed circuit.