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Heather Watson loses to Stefanie Voegele at French Open
Heather Watson battled for nearly two hours before losing to Stefanie Voegele at the French Open in her first match since recovering from glandular fever.
The British number two went down 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Switzerland's world number 56, in a match postponed from Tuesday because of rain.
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It leaves Britain without a player in the second round of either singles draw at Roland Garros for the first time since 2007.
However, Watson's defeat was of a very different nature to those of compatriots Laura Robson and Elena Baltacha, who both lost swiftly in straight sets.
"I'm really disappointed," she said. "I thought I had a good draw and a good chance to get through to the next round.
"I knew it was going to be tough, my first match back, but still I'm super disappointed I lost."
Watson, 21, arrived in Paris without a match since April, when she was diagnosed with glandular fever.
She had spent six weeks at home in Guernsey resting, before returning to the practice court in the last few weeks to prepare for Roland Garros.
The poor weather gave Watson an extra 24 hours of recuperation and she finally strode back onto a match court on day four of the tournament.
A fist pump followed the Briton's opening service hold but Voegele, 23, began to take a grip of the match with a break in game five that proved decisive in the first set as the Watson first serve deserted her.
When the Swiss earned two break points at the start of the second set, Watson looked to be heading for a quick exit, but her fighting qualities came to the fore.
Two rasping forehands and an ace helped see off the immediate threat, and sparked a superb set of tennis from the world number 50.
"Despite the result, I think there was a lot to be positive about in Heather's performance - she played some very good, decent tennis.
"She struck the ball really well from the back of the court and served very well with a high first-serve percentage and a lot of aces and some free points. Maybe at times there were some long Voegele service games, bouncing back between deuce and advantage, that she was not able to capitalise on.
"Watson needs some games under her belt, and she needs a favourable draw so that she can just build some momentum in her next event."
Taking some pace off her first serve - she later revealed it was because her elbow was troubling her - and finally able to unload on some returns, Watson powered through four straight games from 2-2 and took the set when the clearly rattled Voegele double-faulted
The momentum was now very much with the Briton but a toilet break from Voegele before the deciding set interrupted proceedings, and on the resumption Watson was broken when a forehand was called wide, to her disbelief.
It was to be the break that gave Voegele victory, but it was nevertheless Watson who dominated the latter stages.
She tore into the Voegele serve at 4-3 down and it was to the Swiss player's credit that she clung on to her advantage, saving three break points as Watson threw everything at her.
The Swiss closed out the match with an impressive service game and Watson looked understandably disconsolate as she left Court Six, but the level of her performance was far higher than could have been expected following her illness.
Asked about the bathroom break taken by Voegele before the final set, Watson said: "Girls do it all the time. It's just the norm.
"Maybe she did need to go, but I should have been focused and ready for whatever."
Watson still plans to play doubles and mixed doubles in Paris, while gradually increasing the intensity of her training before heading back to the UK for the grass-court season.
"I think being in a match situation and playing matches definitely helps," she added.
"Naturally you want it, so you're trying a lot harder, using your muscles a lot more, rather than in practice when you're more relaxed and playing freely.
"So I think after today this has helped me, and it's a shame. I wanted more matches under my belt but I just have to work from here, get in the gym and do stuff to get fit for the grass."
Comment number 106. Posted by raygranton 31 May 2013 20:29
there only british cause its an easy gravy train, sorry look at the facts, none of them apart from murray was born in GB they are brit wanabees sorry but its true, if i was from another country i would fake to be british cause i would get some more cash for nothing, i want to see real brits playing for us thats all
Comment number 105. Posted by a_proud_devilon 31 May 2013 10:27
Changed my mind. Przysiezny will win the men's tournament. Gasquet's scalp is next.
Comment number 104. Posted by magicpawson 31 May 2013 02:29
@92 Maybe I and many others are simply tired of reading these troll comments of how Robson/Watson/Baltacha/Konta are not British. If they have a British passport (which they all do) and they say they're British, then they're British. What you, I, or anyone else thinks about their nationality is entirely irrelevant.
Comment number 103. Posted by King Trollon 31 May 2013 01:47
Watson needs to work on her strength. She's a good competitor and has solid ground-strokes but she's so easy to overpower.
Comment number 102. Posted by Grumpy old Gooneron 30 May 2013 22:56
@100 how often are people going to stir this up?
1). Heather is British. Her dad alone would make that the case, but despite all of the 'French island' stuff, everyone from there is British by birth.
2). Laura is British because her dad is. He's also Australian, so she is actually both. 5 years ago she got to choose, and chose to be British. Birth or where you grew up; an easy decision it seems
Comment number 101. Posted by AGon 30 May 2013 21:50
#100 How do you define home grown? Watson's Dad is a Mancunian who worked in Guernsey, & she went to tennis academy in USA at 12. Scots born Murray went to an academy in Barcelona at 15 and has a base in Florida. Robson has lived in UK since age 6, and has been UK based since then. So the one you describe as an Aussie has actually been based here longest! Sorry to confuse you with facts!
Comment number 100. Posted by raygranton 30 May 2013 19:48
cant anyone see there is no home grown tennis players in GB apart from Muzza, its embarrasing that all these girls from different countries get on the GB Gravy train, lets grow some of our own players, come on an aussie a french island girl where are our own LTA its a disgrace!
Comment number 99. Posted by Joeon 30 May 2013 13:17
I'm really glad to see Heather Watson back playing, she is a sportswoman who I think is really making the most of her abilities and has the potential to be a high ranking player in the women's game.
My concern however is who is advising Heather? She has had glandular fever and I would think over exertion could lead to relapse, but she has entered all 3 competitions in this slam? Is that wise?
Comment number 98. Posted by oohareyaon 30 May 2013 11:36
@97 Eh? She is 21 years old, just come back from a three-moth layoff, almost beats her opponent and you type about the possibility of her being the "real deal unanswered"............
Comment number 97. Posted by David Windsoron 30 May 2013 10:55
Not ready after her illness. Which leaves the question of whether she might become the real deal unanswered.
Comment number 96. Posted by Scottie89on 30 May 2013 09:34
She was to rusty and lacked match fitness. I honestly believe that she will become British number 1 in a few years time. She is more agile on the court and plays better shots when need than Robson.
Robson has the sexy factor more though.
Comment number 95. Posted by ethancon 30 May 2013 09:04
Comment number 94. Posted by Davidon 30 May 2013 08:58
Tennis is soooo dull and boring, they could play last years french open and im pretty sure no one would notice any difference.
Comment number 93. Posted by rucknrollon 30 May 2013 06:07
Take Murray out of the equation and British tennis is where it has been for decades, early losses in tournaments, Davis Cup, Fed Cup - with the odd freakish result! Until we develop grassroots tennis at every school in the country we will have to import players from Oz and Guernsey!
Comment number 92. Posted by kc_chiefson 30 May 2013 05:05
Oh come on - how many more things need to be added to the rules and regs - it is bad enough as it is. I know the UK is a nanny state - don't need to extend that to a message forum on sports.
Comment number 91. Posted by Nick Eon 30 May 2013 04:15
It's not a failure to have 3 women lose in the first round. It's a success that they are there in the first place. They have to have a ranking in the top 100 to qualify in the first place by right, and they only do that by beating other top players along the way. The REAL tennis fans here know some (but not all) of what the girls go through to even get in the draw. Some of you are truly pathetic.
Comment number 90. Posted by magicpawson 30 May 2013 02:02
Dear BBC... Can you make it part of the house rules not to dispute someone's nationality? After all, it is a personal matter between the individual and the government of the country concerned and none of anyone else's business.
Comment number 89. Posted by Jeffon 29 May 2013 20:38
Watson seem to play well
The French Open is a comedy event anyway, so there is no shame
Comment number 88. Posted by Richard Malletton 29 May 2013 20:30
@83 agreed - Top 32 certainly, Top 20 probably, Top 10 hopefully. Difficult to get there and stay there, but they will give it their best shot, that's for sure.
Comment number 87. Posted by Michael-Jon 29 May 2013 20:29
@84 Could be. Hopefully it's short-term growing pains and not an injury. I got plenty of back pain at her age.
Having seen most of Laura's clay court matches this year; it's struck me that the majority of her recent problems are a lot more mental issues than anything else. Shoring up the serve would make a big difference, but the Clijsters match shows she can still play amazing with a wonky 1.
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European Journal of Neuroscience
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Dumoulin, F. L., Raivich, G., Streit, W. J. and Kreutzberg, G. W. (1991), Differential Regulation of Calcitonin Gene-related Peptide (CGRP) in Regenerating Rat Facial Nucleus and Dorsal Root Ganglion. European Journal of Neuroscience, 3: 338–342. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.1991.tb00820.x
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- Article first published online: 7 APR 2006
- Received 3 September 1990, revised 19 November 1990, accepted 20 November 1990
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The content of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) and CGRP-mRNA were determined in axotomized rat facial motor nucleus and sensory fifth lumbar dorsal root ganglion (L5 DRG) using radioimmunoassay and Northern blot analysis. After facial nerve transection CGRP levels in the facial nucleus showed a biphasic, five-fold increase. A first peak occurred at postoperative day 3 and, after a transient decrease to normal levels at day 9, another increase was observed reaching a peak around the time of reinnervation (postoperative day 21). CGRP-mRNA showed a similar, biphasic increase. The first peak in CGRP mRNA preceded the peptide peak by 2 days, the second peak was day 21. In contrast, a decrease in CGRP levels is seen in L5 DRG after sciatic nerve section, reaching minimal levels of 45% of control during the second postoperative week. CGRP-mRNA in axotomized DRG also decreases preceding the decrease in peptide levels. No recovery to normal levels is seen for either peptide or mRNA levels in regenerating DRG up to 45 days after injury. Thus, axotomy leads to a differential regulation of both CGRP and CGRP-mRNA in regenerating facial motor nucleus and sensory L5 DRG. This difference may be due to different regulating factors present in both the respective target tissues and the CNS regions and could reflect different functions of CGRP in regenerating motor and sensory neurons.


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Deviant Art
red red rosesi am not a goddess
nor do i
believe i wish to
be one.
i think
i'd rather be a half-forgotten
fairy tale
or a girl with opium
eyes and a
glass tongue;
an angel
who doesn't believe in
god, an
angel who
kisses demons with lips
that whisper poetry as artificial
as the mannequins in a
department store.
i want wings:
appendages stitched from
dying butterflies
and the feathers you
can find on
the ground - dirty,
ripped, but still
and i would soar
higher and higher
until i
couldn't breathe
and buy up
all the stars.
if i am being
i fall in love with
dragon girls
and wolf boys
much like the way a candle
melts; fast, hot, and dripping
wax down the side.
for now
i just want to fit
between these ugly bones
and the too-tight skin
that stretches across them.
a poem on the inner workings of my chaotic mindit isn't like i'ma poem on the inner workings of my chaotic mind1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
lazy or anything it's just that
the thought of getting lost
in a crowd of ten or more people
makes me want to puke.
this is not just some
stupid little hang-up that you can
joke about when i'm
digging my fingernails into my palm so
hard that blood is drawn as we walk through
school hallways so packed that it feels
like we're suffocating from too much
oxygen but i just grit my teeth and
laugh "yeah, i know, i just don't like
being around people sometimes."
but you know,
there's just something about the way
my mother says "go out and have a life
and stop looking like the world
betrays you every day"
that makes my stomach drop
or when my dad looks at me and just
sighs, like they've finally realized
i was never good enough to be
their daughter.
and to everyone who believes that
i just need to relax,
to just calm down and think:
fuck you. fuck you for trying to pretend
like you know how it feels when my
bones grind together like broken
gears as i walk by people who may
How to pretend that you are a writer.Act like you're notHow to pretend that you are a writer.2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
okay when you are and
that you are when you're
not. Run barefoot in
the snow. Stand out
in the rain for an hour
and think about anything
and everything you can.
Fall in love with
riddles and things that
aren't real and the
way some stars
shine. Cry when
you realize that life is
just one big sham and write
one hundred cliché poems
about it, and then write one
that you actually mean.
Use profanity. Be the
one fucking introvert
in a room full of
extroverts and scream
shit just for the fun of
it. Swallow every goddamn
metaphor you ever dreamed
of and write them down
with your own blood.
Eulogize your own
misery. Put a crown on
it and let it rule your
heart for six years before
you throw a coup d'etat
but just end up with
your head in a basket.
Ask yourself why
you feel so
empty and when
you forgot how to
laugh and where you
last left your smile and
who you even really are
anymore. Mean every word.
Don't cry at funerals. Cry
yourself to sleep every
other night for
A lesson in realism:you areA lesson in realism:1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
only human.
There is no such
thing as stardust
floating in your veins or
gloomy poetry stitched
right into your heart.
Your blood is made of
iron - unbreakable,
unbending and unmatched
by any other stronghold,
for you are a fortress
that they will never invade.
Stand up,
wipe those tears away
and know that
you are the only one
who can reinforce these walls.
I can't write poetry for dead girls.there are tooI can't write poetry for dead girls.1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
many pills in this
world and too
much misery in
the human heart
but that didn't mean
that you could just
up and leave when
we both know it
could have gotten better
and i miss you like
a wolf misses her pack
or a goddamn dragon misses
her fire and i'm sorry
that i can't give you
a bouquet of jasmines
(they were your
favorite, after all,
because that was
the only princess
with a pet tiger)
because poppies are
too cliche and i'm
sorry i wasn't there
when all you needed
was a hug and for someone
to whisper "it's okay,
you're perfect enough
for me, don't listen
to that junkie bitch
who just happened to
give birth to you" and did
you know that i'm still waiting
for a reply to that one
email about the world's
best puns because fuck,
there's a stubborn part
of me that still refuses to
believe that you're gone.
Evanescentonly the mostEvanescent1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
beautiful of creatures
live the shortest.
red roses and quivering
butterflies and other
useless things, like the
way she wishes on every star
she sees for a different
soul because she can't stand
the way it's rotting inside.
and it's only when
the thorns beneath her skin
start to bleed that her
monsters whisper, "have
you ever trembled, my dear?"
because they know
for every whimper that hides
faintly in the dark,
there is a pair of lips stretched
into a smile pretending
that all that is beautiful
is timeless and unbroken.
It's not hatred, it's incredulity.when i was ten years old myIt's not hatred, it's incredulity.1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
teacher asked the class,
"if you were god, what would
you change?"
and i remember
biting my lip so hard
that it bled. carefully,
i wrote about
how i would teach
kids from an early age on how to
love yourself and no one
else and that there is no such thing as
an almighty power that will pity
you and answer your desperate prayers
at three a.m. because you're the only one
who has that kind of control.
when i handed it in she just looked
at me like i was the
monsters under
her child's bed. the next day i
was sitting in her office wondering
why it was so wrong to
talk about what's in your heart at a catholic
school when that's what the priest tells
you to do at every sunday mass and
the teacher asked me
another question, "do you
hate god?" and i
wanted to scream "yes, yes!" because
how can a god let the world
slip through their fingers like this one has?
but instead i answered,
"no. i just don't think there is one."
and sat in the chair,
staring at the cross on t
wild thingsthere are days iwild things2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
want to run with wolves.
to howl at the stars because
the moon has never done
anything for me, and swallow roses
like their thorns never
but this cage -
it seems there's no way
and i fear it's
for anyone to hear me.
life is just a zoo full of
all our monsters, and
[it's our fault] we
can't stop
feeding them.
ashes to ashesi am the girl withashes to ashes2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
more faith in myths than in
the future.
there are more dead bodies in this world than the living.
and if that doesn't frighten you, then i
don't know what would. i guess you could
say that graves are just the closets in which
we hide our skeletons in.
{but don't
forget to
throw away
the keys}
there are ghosts all around us.
and i think that maybe,
just maybe,
i'd rather take my chances down in
the underworld with them than up
here where the earth is slowly
all because of the living.
or maybe it actually is.thisor maybe it actually is.2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
is not
a love poem:
this is not about
me and how i hate
the way realism tastes.
this is about you.
this is about how you
are one too many shades arrogant,
how nearly every night you
try to forget that time has
left you behind. this is
about your laugh and the way it
whispers "i can't remember
what i was like before i
became this." and,
if i'm being honest, this is about
how i will never see your too
cocky for your own damn good grin that
makes me go weak in the knees.
this is about you
and how you're not real and how i wish
to god that i wasn't either.
fire and bloodi am stormborn;fire and blood1 year ago in General Fiction More Like This
she who dances
with the dragons who
call her mother.
the devourer of a heart
that galloped across a great
grass sea. the queen
who breaks every chain she
sees and will rule over the world
from an iron throne. the
daughter of a mad king who
shall scorch the land with justice.
i am the unburnt.
fire cannot kill a dragon.
sati(ate)dit's ironic,sati(ate)d2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
isn't it? the way
they say "hunger gnaws"
like the way our teeth
scrape against bones.
for all the
calories that are counted,
you still feel
empty. you aren't
beautiful until
you are digesting
nothing but air
and maybe your own guilt.
that's just the way
living is these
days: swallowing
glass shards to
slice up your insides so
you can ignore
the other kind of pain your
stomach is feeling.
but when people ask
if you're doing okay you just
smile and nod even though
you can't help but
think "if honesty was
tangible, i'd eat it right
life has
an acquired taste and
some days you'd
like to rip your
tongue out.
CapriciousWords have becomeCapricious2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
tasteless to me,
I'm afraid—
like rotten apples
fit for the worms.
Quite frankly,
it feels as
though I am
dancing without
glass slippers;
pirouetting my way through
a ballroom full of
tongues made for poetry.
Where's a
wicked witch when
you need one?
All I seem to do is
dream while I'm awake and,
if we're being honest,
I was never much of an alluring tale
in the first place.
dearly belovedthese daysdearly beloved10 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
your name has been slipping
in and out of my rib cage
and sometimes,
my heart forgets to beat.
it's funny,
i suppose—
how even after all these months i still
don't want to believe that
you're dead. how during the
first couple of weeks i prayed
to a god i didn't believe in and begged to know
if death tasted sweet to you. how once,
when the monsters in my head
didn't let me sleep, i
wrote you three poems and then
destroyed four.
you were a supernova that
lit up my life for
a few radiant moments before,
like all good things in this
filthy world,
you came to an end.
the sinner in me hopes that you have wings now.
but i think that,
most of all,
i hope you no longer
remember what pain
feels like.
curiouser and curiouserseventeen years &curiouser and curiouser2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
still chasing white rabbits,
it's no wonder i've never
been in love.
we're all mad here;
no one can find the road to
(i don't know
where to go)
let's fall down a hole.
(i'm just a chrysalis
with no butterfly wings)
off with my head when it
can only imagine nonsense
& clockwork hearts.
give me a cheshire's smile-
i want to know
what it feels like
to be in wonderland.
pretty little poet fingersfabricated gods rest between thepretty little poet fingers2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
languid crevices of
her fingertips, scribbling profanities
all over her skin.
she's just mismatched bones
& blue bruises, telling of forbidden
love through archaic letters.
a tongue made for
wanderlust, & eyes made
for the stars,
even the devil fears her.
are my words poetic enough for you?maybe not.are my words poetic enough for you?2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
because i will never be the fire-hearted girl with remedial stardust lips,
dancing with the astral wolves that hunt beneath her moon-kissed skin,
with the courage to plant wilting lilacs into every crippled soul she finds.
but what if they were?
then i would be the ink blots coating the archives of humankind,
the fractured jewel tucked away in a catastrophic dragon's chest,
and the lyric every mismatched bone engraves into their marrow.
if only.
fourdo not wish uponfour1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
a star, the stars
are dead; the sky
is filled with corpses
pandemoniumdo you know that feelingpandemonium4 months ago in Free Verse More Like This
the one where everything just sort of
stops and you're left
alone in front of the mirror and it's not
the same person you woke up to
but instead they're just this delicate
porcelain statue will shatter with
one touch into more pieces than there are
stars in the sky and the scorpions scuttling
up your throat keep stinging and burning with a
fire that you can't swallow back down into the
storm that's churning at the very bottom of your
stomach and the wolf in your chest is howling
and threatening to gnaw its way through your bones before
it suffocates beneath the desert stretched across
every inch of your skin and your fingertips
twitch over and over again at the thought of a mere whisper
passing between your lips for fear of the
demons that they may invoke because in all honesty
being human is a cruel and
complicated thing and sometimes
it would be better just to close your eyes and
pray to forgotten gods that maybe
someday the wings lurking under your
spine wil
How to love a girl who can't love herself.one.How to love a girl who can't love herself.1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
When she cries herself to sleep
six out of seven nights a week you must
say nothing. You must simply take
her in your arms and kiss her gaunt,
pale cheeks and wait for her to
slumber at the sound of your heart.
On the days where she wishes she
were part of the stars, tell her
no. Tell her that there are too many
lights in the sky and that just one
would be forgotten the moment you looked
away from it. Tell her that she is perfect
the way she is: completely human.
Don't let her think about the scars
that no one but her can see. If she
says "I think I'm broken" smile like you
know a secret and say, "No, you're mending."
But do not be the one to fix her - no, she
the dead and the dyingthe funny thing aboutthe dead and the dying1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
humans is that
we think we are
invincible and immortal
we're all
living in
a tainted world
where cars drive
too damn fast.
and me,
i just try to
get by without
being hit
more than once.
Within Temptationi am neither hereWithin Temptation2 years ago in Visual & Found Poetry More Like This
nor there - just a
forgotten fairytale
hidden deep within
a dangerous mind.
it's the fear,
somewhere in the
truth beneath the rose;
& all i need are
see who i am -
the deceiver of fools,
pale & frozen,
an ice queen.
but i will
stand my ground
in our solemn hour,
lost in a
demon's fate.
What I Can't HaveI wanted wingsWhat I Can't Have1 year ago in Urban & Spoken Word More Like This
To wrap me gently
In such a wondrously beautiful embrace
Amongst the stars and angels
So I delicately ripped flight
From the butterflies surrounding my window
In the hopes they could fly me away.
I wanted to feel loved
To feel the doting heat
Of a lovers breath on my neck
And grasp on my heart
So I kissed the sun
And held it ever so gently
Against my breast till
It burned me away
And I could reminisce in its loving burn.
I wanted to be whole
Without flaw
Without ugly bones to trap my soul
Without a life
So desperately wanting
Everything it could never have or be
So I embraced the seas
Submerged my entirety
My being
Letting its infinity
All that would be left of me,
Till I could only
Wash among its waves
No rest for a weary heart.Yesterday my mother asked me what INo rest for a weary heart.1 year ago in Free Verse More Like This
would name my children and I told her that
I did not want any. She scoffed at me
and shook her head, insisting
that once I found the
"perfect man"
all of that would change.
And I thought back
to all the times when my palms
sweated and my throat ran dry
and my cheeks heated up just because
a girl walked by whose lips
were so pretty and pink that all I wanted
to do was taste them.
I replied, swallowing the acid
that was threatening to crawl out of
my mouth,
"it will take a lot more than that
to convince me."
Because despite the fact that
the mere thought of a man
with arms that could carry the weight of the
world holding me tight could
make my legs crumble beneath me,
I just don't know if it
would be the right choice.
I remember once
when I let it slip that I supported
those who loved all genders
my parents stared at me as if I
had admitted to murder. "It's wrong,"
my father had exclaimed and to me,
his words were a toxin more deadly
than arsenic
skinwalkershe was a vicious prion,skinwalker2 years ago in Free Verse More Like This
anomalous & infectious—
my fractured mind was the
perfectly unsuspecting host.
i was so ashamed of life
& you had all the answers.
"don't let me go,"
she hissed each night,
coating my flesh in a
despondent cancer.
(it was just too damn easy
to grasp your viral hands.)
i know my ribcage is almost on empty
& my heart is converting to toxic waste,
but i still have a feverish serum in my veins
& a voice not yet conquered by broken bones.
your plague of malevolence
shall never govern me again.
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For max FICO points, it's best to have all of your revolving accounts reporting 1-9% util.
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Utilization Percentages
Utilization of revolving tradelines (i.e. CCs, overdraft protection and sometimes Heloc's) accounts for 30% of your FICO scores. High util, over 50% can significantly lower your scores. A maxed-out or over-the-limit CC reporting will really TANK your scores.
To fully understand what Utilization percentages are, you must understand FICO scoring has two types of util percentage calculations, one that looks at the extent of utilization on individual revolving accounts and the other is cumulative and looks at the extent of utilization on all of your revolving accounts.
Card 1: CL 5K, balance 1K = 20 percent (individual CC util)
Card 2: CL 3K, balance 800 =27 percent util (individual CC util)
Card 3: CL 2K, balance 100 = 5 percent util (individual CC util)
Add all three together and the cumulative UTIL is 19 percent. Not bad but again not ideal.
FYI, if your util reports < 50% a small increase in scores should occur, < 30% a little better and 1-9% is ideal. If all all of your revolving accounts report $0 it will not hurt your scores but again it's not ideal.
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Half of parents will buy pencils, backpacks and books from e-retailers this year.
Half of parents of school-age kids say they will buy at least some school supplies online, according to a back-to-school online shopping survey from consulting firm Accenture. 70% of parents who say they'll shop online say they expect to save money or find better discounts by shopping at e-retailers.
Prices and discounts seem certain to guide a significant number of purchases this year, according to the June survey of 624 adult consumers. 91% of respondents consider prices and discounts a top priority in selecting a retailer for school supplies, up from 89% last year—a potential plus for online retailing, as consumers can easily compare prices on the web. 69% say product quality is a determining factor, down from 74% last year. 49% of consumers say they'll select a retailer that usually has everything they are looking for in stock, up from 48% last year.
And it's not only the search for the lowest price that will help to bring parents online—e-retailing also means less hassle. 40% of respondents say online shopping helps them avoid visiting multiple bricks-and-mortar retail stores because needed supplies are out of stock. (Accenture had no comparative e-commerce data from 2010.) 28% say shopping online means they can avoid boring the children with shopping trips. 17% say they'll be under less pressure from their children to buy certain products, while 7% say their kids' schools coordinate with online retailers to have the required supplies available for sale.
46% of respondents say they'll buy at least some supplies online, while 3% say they'll buy most school supplies online and 1% say they'll buy all their kids' back-to-school necessities online, according to the Accenture survey.
Overall, 69% of parents say they plan on spending the same or less on supplies this year. 50% say they expect to spend $250 or less.
Even if they ultimately decide to buy offline, consumers are still doing their research and hunting for coupons online, and increasingly using their mobile phones to compare prices while inside stores, during the back-to-school shopping season. A separate survey of 1,086 adults from comparison shopping engine PriceGrabber says 68% of adults plan to shop online or use a comparison shopping engine to find deals, up from 23% who said the same last year. 41% say they'll search retailer web sites for printable coupons, up from 33% in 2010. 27% say they'll use their smartphones to compare prices offered by other merchants while shopping, up from 17% who said they would use their phones last year. 10% of consumers say they intend to shop for supplies using their smartphones.
Another recent back-to-school online shopping survey, this one sponsored by e-retailer Buy.com Inc., says dads are more likely to splurge when buying school supplies than are moms. The average planned spending by dads on school supplies is $210 versus $171 for moms. Buy.com is No. 32 in Internet Retailer's Top 500 Guide.
The PriceGrabber survey also reported on what's on back-to-school shopping lists this year. 78% of consumers say they plan to buy general school supplies—this includes paper and pencils—with 74% planning apparel purchases, 46% backpacks or tote bags and 44% books. Fewer consumers say they are shopping for big-ticket electronics than last year. 17% say they plan to buy a laptop computer as part of their back-to-school shopping, down from 24% last year. The Accenture survey found a similar trend. 12% of respondents to that survey said they planned to buy a laptop, down from 18% in 2010. 6% say they'll include buying a cell phone in their back-to-school shopping plans, down from 10% last year.
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Two miles from our home, there's a small marsh that fills with snowmelt and stays wet for about three months each year. Most years, a hen mallard brings off a brood in that tiny marsh, which offers the ducklings everything, including food and protection from predators.
I've also seen turkeys and grouse living there after the water disappears. In winter, deer use it as a bedding area.
As far as I can see, that marsh is in no way connected to a larger body of water. It simply dries up later in the summer as water evaporates from the surface and trickles down into the aquifer. It rarely looks like that famous definition of a navigable waterway: deep enough to float a copy of a U.S. Supreme Court decision.
But there's no way the Supreme Court will ever convince me that wetland is not a valuable resource that should be protected, nor that the wisdom of the justices extends to a knowledge of where the water from that wetland and thousands like it winds up, nor how long it takes the water to get to wherever it eventually goes.
Last week the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision on wetlands that was based on bad law, a decision that would probably allow landowners to develop properties like that little marsh.
The justices heard a case in which landowners complained their rights to develop their land were being unfairly curtailed, one of them from Michigan. Four justices decided that the wetlands protection law should essentially be weakened, and four decided that there was nothing wrong with the way the laws had been interpreted in the past.
That left it up to the ninth justice to rule that the law involved might not have been applied correctly by the lower courts and send it back for another decision.
If you're an outdoors person, it should tell you something that Ducks Unlimited, Trout Unlimited, the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership and the National Wildlife Federation all came out with criticisms of the decision.
No mater what your politics, those organizations can't be written off as crazy tree huggers. They are all made up of hunters and anglers who look out for the long term good of America's wildlife resources. And they recognize that one of our primary tasks now must be slow development, because once we lose any wildlife production area, it's gone forever.
They and a lot of other groups will start leaning on Congress to write new laws that will protect our rapidly disappearing wetlands, and you should add your voice to the chorus by calling your U.S. representatives and senators.
People who complain about environmental rules constituting a "takings" of land-use rights often are hypocrites who would scream if someone was to open a chemical plant on the land next to theirs.
What they really mean is they don't want anyone to tell them what they can do on the land, although they don't mind other people's land rights being curtailed. Sensible land-use regulations are an absolute necessity in an industrial society, and we have grown so much as a country that we must start deciding between saving semi-natural areas or pouring cement.
One problem we face is that many major environmental decisions are based not on what is good for the environment in the long term but on fusty, narrow legal principles that might take no consideration of the results of the court's decision.
I've heard legalists argue that as a society we get the rules that we want. We, the people, elected the legislators who made the laws and selected the judges, and we have the right to change those people and get new laws passed.
The problem with that argument is that we make laws through a system of legalized bribery. Lobbyists for well-financed organizations that want to exploit the environment for their own gain can buy the votes they need through contributions to individual politicians and the political parties. And most voters know far more about "Survivor" than the survival of wildlife production areas.
Legislators at all levels rarely act to remedy environmental problems until those problems threaten their re-election, and even that process has been corrupted by lobbyists who use misleading advertising and public-relations campaigns to bamboozle an electorate that is already woefully uninformed.
And even when the process works to protect the environment, it often takes so long that the damage done in the interim is irreversible. An example of that is the mess that has been created in the Great Lakes while Congress debates effective laws to keep out exotic creatures like zebra mussels.
The Supreme Court decision shows us once again why people spit on the ground when they say government. But it also shows us again why enlightened self-interest means that we have to stay involved.
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NBA using D-League to test shorter games
SAN ANTONIO — The NBA will be using the Developmental League to experiment with ways to cut down on game times at the parent level, a concern of incoming commissioner Adam Silver. Grantland's Zach Lowe explored the issue in depth recently, noting some of the steps the NBA has already taken that include prohibiting excessive […] [Read More]
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The Admiral figures heavily in NBA's Hoops for Troops
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Summing it up In stark contrast to Friday's cage match with Golden State, the Spurs had no trouble capitalizing on the absence of Tyson Chandler to thoroughly rout the Knicks. It was the basketball equivalent of beating someone up and stealing their money, their shoes, and anything else with any value. The Spurs led 10-0 […] [Read More]
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The week ahead
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Feared by their breed and famous by their birth."
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Believe it or not, yes, professional athletes are humans like the rest of us.
They also, like the rest of us, possess the ability to say some incredible stupid things.
The only difference is when they say incredibly stupid things, chances are, it's not going to simply be going gentle into the good night.
So it should come as no surprise after the Supreme Court's 5-4 in favor of same-sex marriage last Friday that stupid things were said.
Three successful ministries at Luminary United Methodist Church, Ten Mile, are coordinating schedules so people with pressing needs can be better served.
Thanks to generous donors, Luminary's food and cloth-
ing ministries are well stock-ed.
The church's clothes closet and food pantry are now open during the same time, from 9 a.m. to noon each Tuesday.
Luminary also provides meals for the community from 6 to 7 p.m. nearly every Wednesday of the year.
Victorious' next monthly Singing in the City in Rockwood will include a special live DVD recording to commemorate the quartet's first anniversary.
The event will start at 6 p.m. June 27 in the Rockwood Event Center at 104 E. Rockwood St.
Admission is free.
A number of area soloists and singers will be featured.
Special guests The Overhome Boys of Morristown will bring their full band to play and sing favorite Southern/country gospel songs.
Bill Anderson of The REC will film the entire concert.
Dyllis Baptist
Classes for ages 3 through eighth grade will be available during vacation Bible school at Dyllis Baptist Church, Harriman. Classes will be from 6 to 8:45 p.m. July 13-17 at the church at 530 Dyllis Road; a jump-start VBS cookout will begin at 5 p.m. July 12. "Journey Off the Map: Unknown to Us, Known to Him" is the theme.
Rockwood celebrated two businesses recently by honoring the commitment the owners made to the community.
David Clifton, formerly of David Clifton Chevrolet, and his family, including wife Pat, were touched by the recognition at the start of last week's Rockwood City Council meeting.
"It has truly been an honor to represent General Motors for the city of Rockwood all these years," David Clifton said.
Also recognized were Steve and Earl McCreary, who owned McCreary Auto Parts, or the Rockwood NAPA.
Josiah Miller celebrated his 12th birthday on June 9.
He celebrated with laser tag and a pizza party with his parents, best friends and brother.
He is the son of Ben Miller and Holly Culleton.
Grandparents are Len and Gina Jackson of Harriman, and Randy and Vicki Miller of Iowa.
Josiah has a brother and best buddy, Zackary.
A same-sex divorce case filed in Roane County Circuit Court last year is still pending, despite the U.S. Supreme Court's June 26 decision that legalized gay marriage across the country.
The same day it was announced, the Tennessee Court of Appeals ordered the parties in the Roane County case to file briefs addressing the Supreme Court decision.
The briefs are due July 10.
The case involves Frederick Michael Borman and Larry Kevin Pyles-Borman. The men were married in Iowa in 2010.
During the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency rollout of three plans to remediate the 2008 Kingston Fossil Plant dike failure, a fourth option was offered by the public that the remaining ash in that cell be left in place.
Craig Zeller with the EPA, who was representing TVA, originally didn't think
that was an option.
The EPA/TVA assured by us that the current elevation would never exceed the current permitted elevation.
This Plan 4 was adopted by the EPA/TVA and executed.
While I didn't agree with the entire plan, I believe this was the right decision.
The Roane County News continued its missions of goodwill when it recently accompanied seven members of North Rockwood Baptist Church on a 10-day mission trip to Haiti.
Church members on the trip include Joey and Jacob Andrews, Tony and Sally Davis, Jeff Harrill, Lexie Goodson and Diana Whaley.
The group was in Haiti on May 29-June 7 through the ministry of Voice of Children, Chuck Whaley said.
"Free medical clinics were held, with over 1,000 patients being seen," he explained, "and medicines were dispensed at no charge."
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Lucas Duda
Win Of The Year: Mets Stun Brewers On Duda's Blast In The 9th
Lucas Duda hit a two-run home run in the top of the ninth inning to lead the New York Mets to a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday night.
Brewers Pour It On, Coast Past Gee, Mets 9-1
Matt Garza allowed two hits over eight innings to rebound from a horrendous outing and Ryan Braun hit one of three homers for the Milwaukee Brewers in a 9-1 victory Thursday night.
Off The Schnide: Duda, DeGrom Help Mets End 3-Game Skid
Jacob deGrom allowed five hits and a run in seven impressive innings, Lucas Duda hit a mammoth home run and the New York Mets beat the Seattle Mariners 3-1 Tuesday night.
DeGrom Helps Own Cause With Tiebreaking Single, Mets Blast Marlins 9-1
Jacob deGrom had a tiebreaking single and again shut down the Marlins with seven impressive innings.
Wright, Duda Lead Mets Sailing Past Marlins 7-1
David Wright went 4 for 4 with a mammoth homer, Lucas Duda also hit a long two-run shot and the New York Mets rocked recent nemesis Henderson Alvarez in a 7-1 victory over the Miami Marlins on Friday night.
National League Mid-Season Team MVPs
Sometimes a team's best players don't make the All-Star team. Here are the National League's mid-season team MVPs.
Mets Lose To Cubs 5-4 In Ugly, Mistake-Filled Game
Starlin Castro went 3 for 4 with three RBIs and the Chicago Cubs outlasted the New York Mets 5-4 Wednesday night in a mistake-filled game that featured a combined 13 pitchers.
Duda Goes Yard In The 11th, Mets Edge Phils 4-3
Yet another extra-inning game was fine by the New York Mets, provided they won.
Colon Dominates, Wright And Duda Homer As Mets Take Series From Bucs
Bartolo Colon carried a three-hitter into the eighth inning, and the New York Mets got home runs from David Wright and Lucas Duda in a 5-0 victory over the sloppy Pittsburgh Pirates on Wednesday.
Mets' Lucas Duda, Phillies' Ryne Sandberg Say Shake Shack Burgers Made Them Sick
Mets first baseman Lucas Duda and Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg are both blaming Shake Shack hamburgers for their food poisoning over the weekend at Citi Field.
Still Intense: Mets, Banged-Up Yanks Put On Show In Subway Series Opener
After going 4-0 last year for their first season sweep of the Yankees, the Mets picked up right where they left off last May. "You know in this ballpark the game's never over," David Wright said.
Mets Go Yard 4 Times, Rally To Beat Yanks, 9-7
Chris Young hit a tiebreaking homer in the eighth inning, Jenrry Mejia provided a jolt after his reluctant move to the bullpen and the previously punchless New York Mets went deep four times to rally past the Yankees 9-7 Monday night in the Subway Series opener.
Eric Young Jr. Says He's OK After Freak Batting Practice Injury
The Mets' leadoff hitter was hit below the right eye during batting practice Sunday in Colorado. "I don't know what my symptoms will be (Monday)," he said.
Eddie C's Mets Notebook: Byrd On Lucas Duda And The Outfield Situation
Many people, myself included, felt that Ike Davis should have been the first-baseman choice for the Mets. Byrd, on the other hand, believes in Duda.
Niese Picks Up First 'W' As Mets Hold Off Cards 3-2
Lucas Duda hit a long home run and the New York Mets threw out the potential tying run at the plate in the ninth inning to hold off the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 Wednesday night with a stiff wind whipping through Citi Field.


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Who's this gross-ass methface?
It's Spencer Pratt's little sister, Stephanie, who recently decided to start making appearances on The Hills and hassling Lauren without provocation.
You're fair game now, whore.
Early in the evening of May 8, 2006, in Honolulu, Stephanie, then 20, and a 20-year-old friend — the daughter of a production executive on the locally filmed ABC series Lost — were arrested by the police after security guards at ritzy Neiman Marcus department store caught the duo attempting to shoplift a number of clothing items.
According to police records, Stephanie and her friend had tried on more than 50 pieces of clothing in a dressing room, then left the store after the friend paid for five items. When apprehended outside by store security, Stephanie was wearing two stolen items of clothing and carrying five more in her shoulder bag, while her friend was wearing one stolen item and carrying five more in her bag. Together, the value of the stolen merchandise totaled $1,300!
Stephanie and her friend found themselves in even more hot water after they were arrested on charges of second-degree theft and transported to police headquarters. After they both claimed they took prescription medicine and gave permission to have their bags searched, Stephanie was then arrested on further charges of "promoting a dangerous drug" in the third degree, and "promoting a harmful drug" in the third and fourth degree (her friend was also arrested on a single drug charge). The friend didn't help matters when, according to the police report, she told an officer that she'd call her lawyer and "be out of this mess and then fly to Paris." She then added: "If I leave the state, then f–k you guys and your charges! You can't do anything to me once I'm not here!"
Can't wait until the Stephanie Pratt sex tape surfaces. Oh, we're going to have some fun with that.


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A device (10) for location at an opening to a receptacle comprises a projection in the form of a hingedly movable cutter (32) which is located on a sleeve (38) which is adapted for location at the opening of the receptacle. The device (10) also comprises a lid (12) for location at the opening including a sealed compartment (20) in the lid (12) that is positionable at the opening and a longitudinal rib (24) located inside the lid (12). In use when the lid (12) and its compartment (20) are positioned at the opening and the lid is rotated relative to the receptacle, the rib (24) is caused to act on the cutter (32) to move it into a position whereby it opens the sealed compartment (20). The movement of the lid (12) in a unidirectional rotation alone with respect to the receptacle causes both opening of the compartment (20) followed by removal of the lid (12) from the receptacle.
1. A dispensing device for location at an opening to an associated receptacle, comprising:
a closure assembly comprising an outer lid, and an inner sleeve positioned within said outer lid, said assembly being configured for mounting at the opening of the associated receptacle,
said lid including a compartment, positioned inwardly of said inner sleeve, which is positionable at the opening when the assembly of the outer lid and the inner sleeve is located at the opening and attached to the receptacle, said assembly including an openable seal which initially closes said compartment of said lid,
said device including a movable projection arrangement for cutting said openable seal attendant to initial removal of said closure assembly from said receptacle, during which initial removal said outer lid rotates relative to said inner sleeve,
said projection arrangement including a support member on an inside surface of said inner sleeve, and a movable cutter hingedly joined to said support member for cutting engagement with said openable seal,
said projection arrangement further including an engagement portion, joined integrally with said moveable cutter for hinging, pivotal movement therewith relative to said support member, said engagement portion being positioned between an outside surface of said compartment, and an inside surface of said inner sleeve, said cutter being positioned inwardly of said engagement portion for engagement of said cutter with said openable seal,
said engagement portion being engageable with a protrusion on the outside surface of said compartment during initial removal of said closure assembly from said receptacle as said outer lid rotates relative to said inner sleeve, engagement of said engagement portion with said protrusion acting to pivotally move said engagement portion and said cutter in unison, so that said cutter engages and cuts said openable seal and at least partially detaches said openable seal from said compartment, with further rotation of said outer cap relative to said inner sleeve causing said cutter to further engage and cut said openable seal, said assembly of said outer lid and inner sleeve being removable together from said receptacle after contents of said compartment have been dispensed into said receptacle.
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a mounting for holding the sleeve in a freely rotatable but axially fixed manner in relation to the lid;
one or more deformable retaining means located externally of the sleeve for holding it in an associative frictional engagement at the opening of the receptacle;
a rib flange located at an internal wall of the sleeve and arranged to abut the engagement means upon rotatable movement of the lid at the receptacle,
wherein when the lid is rotated the engagement means abuts the rib flange and further rotation of the lid thus causes the lid and the sleeve to rotate together but only as allowed by the deformation of the retaining means, thereby detaching the sleeve from its association with the receptacle.
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This application is an application filed under 35 U.S.C. Sec. 371 as a national stage of international application PCT/AU2003/001339, which was filed Oct. 10, 2003.
The present invention relates to vessels having two compartments. Such vessels can be used in all manner of domestic, medical and industrial applications where the initiation of mixing of two substances needs to be controlled, and will primarily be described with reference to this context.
Many different types of containers are known in the prior art which enable the separation of two components of a mixture until use of the mixture is required. In containers where two or more products are supplied pre-mixed, the potency of the mixture may reduce rapidly with time. For example, mixtures such as medicines and antidotes have a limited shelf life after the active ingredients are mixed.
Some of the prior art containers have a membrane fitted into the interior of a lid of the container, the membrane made of tinfoil or thin plastic for example, which can be perforated by application of external pressure to an upper surface of the lid in order to actuate movement of a depressible tab or knife edge located in the lid. These containers are generally of complex construction which can make them costly to manufacture.
Generally in order to safely access the contents of the known prior art vessels, a multiple-step opening procedure must be followed. In each of U.S. Pat. No. 6,138,821 (Hsu) and DE19950884 (Wella AG), a prior art container is shown in which the lid of the container has a compartment which is opened by moving the lid so that a fixed projection opens the compartment therein. In the case of U.S. Pat. No. 6,138,821 (Hsu), once the compartment in the lid has been opened, and the lid is removed, the sharp projection fitted to the bottle throat needs to be removed by hand so that the contents can then be consumed without any risk of injury to the lips of a user. This introduces the possibility of injury to the fingers of a user, or contamination of the contents of the vessel by touching the throat region with dirty fingers. In DE19950884 (Wella AG), the actuation of the compartment opening mechanism by rotation of the cap downward in one direction causes the sharp projection to fall into the bottle itself and presents an even greater hazard to users if oral consumption by humans from such a bottle occurs. To access the bottle mouth for rapid pouring out of the contents, the cap then needs to be rotated in a reverse direction. Such a device is unsuitable for dispensing a tablet from the cap, and small fragments of foil may dislodge and fall into the bottle.
In a first aspect the present invention provides a device for location at an opening to a receptacle comprising:
By associating the projection with the receptacle, and by causing the projection itself to be moved, the lid including the compartment can be of simpler construction than those known in the art for this purpose, and, as a consequence, simpler to use.
Preferably the projection is hingedly moveable into a position to open the compartment.
Preferably the compartment is closeable in use with an openable seal. More preferably the projection least partially detaches the seal from the compartment. Most preferably the projection includes a cutter portion adapted for cutting the seal.
Preferably the engagement means is a protrusion located internally of the lid and externally of the compartment. More preferably the protrusion comprises at least one flange located on an external wall of the compartment and arranged to bias the projection into a location that opens the compartment as the lid is moved in the given direction.
Preferably the lid is rotatable relative to the receptacle. More preferably the lid is attached to the receptacle via rotation in a first direction and is detached via rotation in a second opposite direction, the second direction corresponding to said given direction.
Preferably the lid is adapted for threadable engagement with the receptacle.
Preferably the compartment is also adapted for access from another location other than via the seal. More preferably the access adaptation is a closeable orifice in an exterior surface of the lid. Most preferably a removeable or insertable disc is arrangable for engagement with a rim of the orifice in a closed position. Alternatively the access adaptation is a closeable projecting teat located at an exterior surface of the lid.
Preferably the projection is integral with the receptacle at the opening or part of an insert locatable in the receptacle opening. More preferably the insert is a sleeve positionable in a neck of the receptacle and the projection protrudes inwardly of the sleeve.
Most preferably the sleeve comprises:
The operation of this apparatus in use means that no separate intervention by a user needs to occur to remove the projection from its association with the opening of the receptacle prior to consuming the receptacle contents.
Preferably the mounting comprises a circumferential or part-circumferential retaining rib located on the internal wall of the sleeve which in use is seated in a groove located on an outer surface of the compartment.
Preferably the lid is provided with a tamper-evident seal. More preferably the seal is a strip detachably positioned at an edge rim of the lid which adjoins the receptacle in use.
In a second aspect the present invention provides a method of opening a compartment located in a lid positionable at a receptacle, including the step of moving the lid in a given direction relative to the receptacle at an opening of the receptacle so that a projection associated with the receptacle is itself moved into a position to open the compartment.
In a third aspect the present invention provides a method of opening a compartment located in a lid positionable at an opening of a receptacle wherein movement of the lid in a unidirectional rotation alone with respect to the receptacle causes compartment opening followed by removal of the lid from the receptacle.
As a result, the method of opening the receptacle is simplified in comparison to the known prior art devices so that the user only needs to undertake one intuitive action of turning the lid of the receptacle to accomplish two separate functions immediately prior to use of the combined contents of the compartment and the receptacle.
Preferably the opening of the compartment brings it into fluid communication with the receptacle.
Preferably the method of the second and third aspect uses a device as defined in the first aspect.
In a fourth aspect the present invention provides a lid for location at an opening as defined in the first aspect.
In a fifth aspect the present invention provides a receptacle being fitted with a device as defined in the first aspect.
In a sixth aspect the present invention provides a sleeve which is insertable into an opening of a receptacle and having a projection as defined in the first aspect.
Notwithstanding any other forms which may fall within the scope of the present invention, preferred forms of the invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings in which:
Referring to the drawings, a device 10 is shown for location at an opening throat 11 of a receptacle such as a bottle or other storage container. The device 10 includes a lid 12 for location at the opening throat 11. The lid has a circular top plate 14 and a skirt 16 depending therefrom, the exterior surface of the skirt 16 having longitudinal ribs or grooves 18 to facilitate finger grip by a user. The interior of the lid 12 includes a centrally-located circular compartment 20 that is positionable at the opening 11 when the lid 12 is located thereat. Typically the compartment 20 is closed by an openable seal such as a foil or plastic membrane 21 which is affixed to the edge rim 22 of the compartment 20 by an appropriate sealant, such as an adhesive, or as a result of a welding process (i.e. conductively or inductively welded).
The interior surface 17 of the skirt 16 of the lid 12 includes a threaded formation 13 which in use is mated to a threaded formation 15 located at the exterior surface of the opening throat 11 of the receptacle, to retain the lid thereat. The lid is fitted to or removed from the opening throat 11 by rotation to respectively couple or to decouple the mating threads 13, 15.
In use the compartment 20 contains a substance which is designated for mixing with a fluid which is located in the receptacle. The seal 21 maintains a barrier to fluid communication between the substance and the fluid in the receptacle until such time as the device 10 is actuated and the seal 21 is broken, as will be described.
The device 10 also includes a projection in the form of a support flange 28 which is joined via a thin section hinge 30 to a hingedly moveable cutter 32 and associated deflection arm 34. In the preferred embodiment, the support flange 28, moveable cutter 32 and deflection arm 34 are positioned on and are integral with the interior surface 36 of a circular cross-sectional sleeve 38 which is inserted into the receptacle throat opening 11.
The lid 12 also includes engagement means in the form of a longitudinal rib 24 which projects outwardly from the external wall 26 of the compartment 20. When assembled, there is at least a small clearance distance between the interior surface 36 of the sleeve 38 and the longitudinal rib 24, in order to allow relative movement therebetween. The longitudinal rib 24 on the compartment 20 external wall 26 is arranged in use to interact with the deflection arm 34 so as to bias the cutter 32 into a position that opens the sealed compartment 20, as will be described.
In further embodiments, multiple longitudinal ribs or other protrusions of some kind can be arranged on the external wall of the compartment (for example, see
The sleeve 38 also has a mounting in the form of a circumferential retaining rib 70 located on the internal wall 36 of the sleeve 38 and a groove 71 located on the external wall 26 of the compartment 20 in which the retaining rib 70 is received and seated in use. The retaining rib 70 is freely rotatable within said groove 71 in use so that the lid (and compartment) can be turned with respect to the sleeve 38 since there is a narrow annular clearance gap between the external wall 26 of the compartment 20 and the interior surface 36 of the sleeve 38. By seating the rib 70 in the said groove 71 on the external wall 26 of the compartment 20, the sleeve 38 is axially fixed in one location in relation to the compartment 20 and thus the lid 12. In further embodiments the mounting can be present in other forms, for example including a partial circumferential retaining rib.
The sleeve 38 also has a deformable retaining means in the form of a plurality of elongate flanges 72 located at the external wall 39 of the sleeve 38 and projecting outwardly therefrom. In the preferred embodiment shown, these elongate flanges 72 are arranged tangentially to the external wall 39 so as to provide a frangible, frictional interfit for retention of the sleeve 38 at the interior surface 25 of the throat 11, and to generally prevent the relative rotation of the sleeve 38 in the throat 11 whilst the cap 12 is being unscrewed from the throat 11, and whilst the compartment 20 is thus being rotated with respect to, and internally of, the sleeve 38. The recesses 29 located at the interior surface 25 of the throat 11 can also assist the interfit of the elongate flanges 72 with the throat 11 by partial receipt of those flanges 72.
In further embodiments, protrusions of different shapes and orientations other than the tangential elongate flanges 72 can be used. For example, dimples can be arranged on the external wall of the sleeve for receipt in shallow cavities positioned on the interior surface of the throat, as long as the sleeve is initially held in an associative frictional engagement with the throat of the receptacle. Since the association of the sleeve with the receptacle throat can vary somewhat depending upon the ambient temperature, or with the manufacturing tolerances of the various components, the use of protrusions on the external wall of the sleeve is preferred compared with the use of smooth-walled sleeves.
The sleeve 38 also has a rib flange 31 located at its interior surface 36 and which is arranged to abut the longitudinal rib 24 at some point during rotatable movement of the lid 12 at the receptacle. The function of this rib flange 31 during unscrewing of the lid 12 from the throat 11 of the vessel will be described.
In other embodiments the support flange, moveable cutter and deflection arm can be arranged to be integrally formed at the interior surface of the opening of the receptacle, or even as part of a partial sleeve insertable in the receptacle mouth. In still other embodiments there can be more than one projection including the support flange, moveable cutter and deflection arm located at the receptacle or sleeve interior surface.
The operation of the component parts of the device 10 in use will now be described. In the preferred embodiment, and as best shown in the series of
During the rotational motion of the lid 12 in direction G, the longitudinal rib 24 located at the exterior of the compartment is moved in contact with the projecting deflection arm 34 of the sleeve. As rotation of the lid 12 continues in direction G, the deflection arm 34 is hingedly moved in the direction of arrow Z (see sequential
In further embodiments the projection can include parts other than a cutter, for example a piercing element such as a spike which can break the openable seal and allows a gaseous, liquid or powdered substance to flow from the compartment 20 into the adjoining receptacle such as a bottle or container. The actuation of the projection can be by one or more engagement ribs of different shapes or configurations than the rib 24 positioned on the compartment 20 in the preferred arrangement. In still further embodiments, the deflection of the cutter can occur by other than a hinging action, for example the engagement means can act on a trigger release associated with the projection to move at least a portion of the projection so as to open the seal.
When the openable seal is cut it is undesireable for the seal 21 to completely detach from the edge rim 22 of the compartment 20, especially if the receptacle contains foodstuffs or items for human use. To ensure that this does not occur, as the lid 12 and compartment 20 are rotated in the given direction G, the longitudinal rib 24 on the external wall 26 of the compartment eventually comes into abutment with the rib flange 31 which is located at the interior surface 36 of the sleeve 38, the sleeve 38 being, up to this point, stationary with respect to the receptacle. Once said abutment occurs, further rotational cutting of the seal 21 is prevented, as the abutment of the rib 24 and rib flange 31 prevents the further act of rotation of the lid 12 relative to the sleeve 38/receptacle as is best shown in
In the preferred embodiment of the device 10, the abutment of the rib 24 located on the external wall 26 of the compartment 20 and the rib flange 31 on the interior surface 36 of the sleeve 38 can also allow the sleeve 38 to be removed from its association with the receptacle. As the user applies an additional force to further rotate the lid in the direction G so that the longitudinal rib 24 pushes harder against the rib flange 31, this results in the lid 12 and the sleeve 38 rotating together but only as allowed by the deformation of the elongate flanges 72 which are frictionally engaged with the interior surface of the opening throat 11 of the receptacle. These flanges 72 bend sufficiently under the applied force from the user to thereby allow detachment of the sleeve 38 from its frictional association with the receptacle. At that point, the circumferential retaining rib 70 of the sleeve 38 which is located in the groove 71 on the external wall 26 of the compartment 20 of the lid 12, acts to prevent axial displacement of the sleeve 38 with respect to the compartment 20 of the lid 12, and so maintains the freed sleeve 38 in position with respect to the lid 12. Thus, advantageously, the user may then discard the lid 12 and sleeve 38 which includes the cutter 32, and consume fluid directly from the throat opening 11 of the receptacle without either separately having to remove the sleeve 38/cutter 32 by hand, or risking injury to the lips or mouth of the user by drinking out of the receptacle fitted whilst with the cutter 32 at or adjacent the mouth thereof.
It is further noted that, in the preferred embodiment shown in the drawings, the length of each screw thread 13/15 used to engage the lid 12 at the throat opening 11 is calculated equivalent to the circumferential distance which the longitudinal rib 24 travels until its abutment with the rib flange 31 occurs. In other words, the lid and receptacle threads (respectively 13, 15) become disengaged at the same point at which the cutting of the seal 21 by the cutter 32 ceases, leaving an uncut narrow width bridge 33 of seal material 21.
When the lid 12 is initially attached to the opening of the receptacle, it is located thereon by rotation in a direction G′ which is opposite to the aforementioned given direction G for unscrewing the lid 12 (which also causes an opening of the seal 21). Because of the initial angle of orientation of the deflection arm 34, when the lid 12 is moved in the direction G′ it is not caused to deflect and thus to move the cutter 32 into a position of breaking the seal 21 (see
In further embodiments the lid need not be attached to the receptacle by a threadable coupling, but can simply be a 'bump on' lid which is snapped on, but which can still rotate to cause opening of the compartment in direction G.
In further embodiments shown in
Such an embodiment 52 is useful if a lid manufacturer wishes to provide a lid 50 already fitted with an openable seal in the form of a foil or plastic membrane 21. Thus the purchaser of lids 50 (for example the actual bottler/supplier of drinks or medicines etc.) can insert the desired substance into the lid 50 compartment 20 via orifice 48 and replace/insert the disc 44 without needing to themselves go to the expense of developing, say, a foil membrane applicator or process for use once the substance has been placed in the compartment 20.
Once the lid 50 itself has been rotated in direction G to actuate the deployment of the cutter 32, and the mixing of the substance in the compartment with the fluid in the receptacle has been accomplished, a user of the combined fluid and substance can either remove the lid 50 entirely or restore the lid 50 to its tightened position by rotation in the direction G′ and then remove (or hingedly open) the insertable disc 44 in order to be able to access the mixture via the narrower opening of orifice 48. The orifice 48 may be more useful to drink or dispense liquid out of in some situations, for example while the user is in motion and spillage is preferably minimised.
In a further embodiment of the invention 62 as shown in
In any of the previously described embodiments the lid 12, 50, 54 can be fitted with a tamper-evident seal. Referring to the Figures, the seal is shown in the form of a strip 66 which is formed as a portion of the lid 12, 50, 54 and which is joined to the edge rim 64 of the lid 12, 50, 54 by a line of weakness (e.g. a series of perforations or a thin section of lid material). In use when the lid 12, 50, 54 is fitted to a receptacle in the form of a bottle or container, the strip 66 is in contact with the exterior surface of the receptacle. The innermost circumferential face of the strip 66 has a series of projecting teeth 68 or serrations which initially are in gripping contact with the receptacle. In use, before the lid 12, 50, 54 can be rotated to cut the seal 21 at the edge rim 22 of the compartment 20, the tamper evident strip 66 needs to be physically torn off the rim 64 of the lid 12, 50, 54 so that the teeth 68 no longer grip onto the exterior surface of the receptacle. In further embodiments the tamper-evident strip may be laterally expanded during the rotational movement of the lid and the strip need not be completely torn from the lid. In such an example the relative movement of the lid and the resistance to movement of the strip, because of the grip of the teeth onto the exterior surface of the receptacle, can cause the partial separation of the strip from the lid.
A tamper-evident strip can provide a convenient visual indication to a potential user of the receptacle that the lid 12, 50, 54 has already been at least partially rotated, and, as such, it is likely that the seal 21 at the rim 22 of the compartment 20 has also been perforated or torn by that rotational movement. Thus the quality or integrity of the substance held in the compartment 20 may have been compromised. In an alternative arrangement, the receptacle can be at least partially transparent, so that a user can determine if the seal at the compartment 20 has already been compromised.
The device can be used in many different applications, for example for pharmaceutical and drug dispensing, 'sports' type and vitamin supplement drinks and alcoholic and non-alcohol mixer drinks. The device can also be applied to the introduction of any chemicals into a process liquid, for example a process where a concentrate of some kind is required to be introduced into water or a base carrier, for example colouring and tinting (in hairdressing or graphic arts printing). In a further example, an industrial type application can be in the mixing of resins, glues and epoxy compounds, or other two-part products. The substance being dispensed from the compartment can be a liquid for example an ink or an emulsion, or solid materials such as powders or ground material, tablets, granules, chopped leaves or plant matter etc. The substance can be maintained in a sterile environment once it is sealed in the airtight and watertight compartment. The integrity of many products is enhanced when mixed or combined immediately prior to their use or consumption.
The operation of the device is intuitive, simply requiring the cap to be unscrewed from the receptacle (or in some cases merely turned in relation to the receptacle) in order to effect dispensation of the substance from the compartment. Because of its simplicity, the tooling costs for manufacturing such a device are minimised. In many of the prior art devices, the tooling costs are expensive because the devices have too many components that require assembly, and by their shape and configuration limit the type of substances that can be dispensed.
The device may be of any particular shape, suitable for use in receptacle mouths of different shapes, for example round, oval, square etc. as the situation demands. In further embodiments the compartment can be of any suitable shape that fits into the mouth of the receptacle, for example a circular, square or rectangular cylinder, and made of lightweight plastic, foil metal or other material which can be used to form a stable bladder or chamber that separates a substance from the fluid in the receptacle.
The materials of construction of the lid and the engagement means, the sleeve (if there is one) and the projection, can comprise any suitable materials which can be shaped, formed and fitted in the manner so described, such as metal or hard plastics which can be injection moulded to give a structurally sound device.
The embodiments of the invention shown can provide an improved two part vessel which can keep the contents of a compartment separated from the contents of the main portion of the vessel until mixing is required. By associating the projection with the receptacle (including, for example, a sleeve positioned in the mouth of the receptacle), and by causing the projection itself to be moved, the lid including the compartment can be of simpler construction than those known in the art for this purpose, and, as a consequence, simpler to use. Furthermore, as a result, the method of opening the receptacle is simplified in comparison to the known prior art devices so that the user only needs to undertake one intuitive action of turning the lid of the receptacle to accomplish the two separate functions of opening the compartment in the lid to allow combining of the contents of the compartment and the receptacle, and opening the receptacle itself, immediately prior to use of the combined contents.
It is to be understood that, if any prior art information is referred to herein, such reference does not constitute an admission that the information forms a part of the common general knowledge in the art, in Australia or any other country.
Whilst the invention has been described with reference to a number of preferred embodiments it should be appreciated that the invention can be embodied in many other forms.
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