Abstract: Disclosed are cosmetic spray and other formulations and methods for conditioning the skin and setting, preserving, or finishing cosmetics applied to the skin so as to immobilize cosmetics applied to the skin and to enhance the appearance of the cosmetics on the skin of the wearer.

Abstract: A system and method for displaying storm tracks is provided. The method includes combining topographic imagery, preferably high-resolution photographic images, with storm path vectors. The method further comprises panning along the storm path vector, in a “zoomed-in” mode, to allow site-specific depiction of geographic landmarks and expected times of arrival. A system for performing the method includes control logic which causes a computer system to execute the steps of the method is also provided.

Abstract: Colas are prepared by mixing cola flavor, caramel color, and optionally caffeine with carbonated water, aspartame, acesulfame potassium and an acid component wherein the weight ratio of aspartame to acesulfame potassium is from about 1:1 to about 9:1 and (b) maintaining the admixture at a pH of from about 2.5 to about 3.3 with the proviso that the pH is at least about 2.5 or -0.05 R+2.9 whichever is the greater and further wherein the pH is less than about 3.3 or -0.06 R+3.4 whichever is the lesser; where R is the weight ratio of aspartame to acesulfame potassium.

Abstract: A plasma assisted chemical transport system for additive or subtractive shaping of a substrate surface employs a plasma head (30) that generates a plasma (34) and is caused to scan the surface of a workpiece (51) to provide selective shaping, either by etching or depositing material. Corrosive gases of the plasma are isolated to minimize corrosive effects on the drive mechanism (20) by encompassing the plasma head within a flexible bellows (64). Scanning is in a circular path of varying radius. Acceleration induced vibrations caused by programmed varying scan velocity are avoided by use of an oppositely rotation body (56) of equal torsional inertia. Effects of linear acceleration in the radial direction are effectively avoided by making rotational scan velocity many times greater than radial scan velocity.

Abstract: The photo-sensitive detector region of conventional Impurity Band Conduction (IBC) detector (also known as a Blocked Impurity Band [BIB] detector) is divided into a wide detection (or collection) region and a narrow gain region by means of tailoring the doping profile. The narrow gain region is that portion of the photo-sensitive detector region closest to the blocking layer, where the electric field is the largest, whose As concentration is made smaller (in the range of 2 to 5.times.10.sup.17 cm.sup.-3) to increase the impact ionization coefficient by decreasing the electron scattering. The wide detection region is that portion of the photo-sensitive detector region furthest from the blocking layer, where the electric field is smallest and the As concentration is larger (in the range of 5 to 8.times.10.sup.17 cm.sup.-3) to decrease the impact ionization coefficient by increasing the electron scattering.