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A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the bottle to a position within the stream of fl

A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the bottle to a position within the stream of flushing water. The plate can be adjusted to accommodate different lavatories. To allow venting of the bottle, small vent holes are formed in the plate. The plate may have a number of raised holes or elongate slots. A vent system for the bottle is also provided.

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A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the bottle to a position within the stream of fl

A liquid dispenser comprises a housing and a hook for suspending the housing from the rim of a lavatory bowl. A user inserts a sealed inverted reservoir bottle into the housing, which breaks the seal. A plate located in the housing conveys liquid from the bottle to a position within the stream of flushing water. The plate can be adjusted to accommodate different lavatories. To allow venting of the bottle, small vent holes are formed in the plate. The plate may have a number of raised holes or elongate slots. A vent system for the bottle is also provided. munications network in communication with said mobile device; sending a request for routing information from said location resource to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device; receiving a response to said request for routing information from said serving node; determining, using information contained in said response, if said serving node is also coupled to said packet-switched network; routing said call request from said first node to said serving node through a circuit-switched network coupled intermediate to said first node and said serving node in response to a negative indication that said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network; and routing said call request through said packet-switched network to said serving node in response to an affirmative indication that said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network, whereby said information can be routed from said first node to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network without the use of said circuit-switched network. 2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein said inquiry further includes an indicator that said call request for said mobile device is from a device coupled to said packet-switched network. 3. The method recited in claim 2, wherein said request for routing information includes said indicator that said call request for said mobile device is from a device coupled to said packet-switched network. 4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein response to said request for routing information received from said serving node includes an address of said serving node on said packet-switched network. 5. The method recited in claim 1, wherein response to said request for routing information received from said serving includes a unique address of said serving node on said wireless telecommunications network. 6. The method recited in claim 5, wherein said step of determining if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network further comprises the step of querying a database using said unique address of said serving node on said wireless telecommunications network, said query returning an address of said serving node on said packet-switched if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network. 7. A system for routing information to a mobile device communicating with a wireless telecommunications network, said system comprising: means for receiving a call request for said mobile device from a device coupled to a packet-switched network at a first node of said wireless telecommunications network, said first node being coupled to said packet-switched network; means for sending an inquiry to a location resource of said wireless telecommunications network, said inquiry including a unique identifier of said mobile device; means for querying a database in said location resource using said unique identifier, said database including an association between said unique identifier and a serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device; means for sending a request for routing information from said location resource to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device; means for receiving a response to said request for routing information from said serving node; means for determining, using information contained in said response, if said serving node is also coupled to said packet-switched network; means for routing said call request from said first node to said serving node through a circuit-switched network coupled intermediate to said first node and said serving node in response to a negative indication that said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network; and means for routing said call request through said packet-switched network to said serving node in response to an affirmative indication that said serving node is coupled to sa id packet-switched network, whereby said information can be routed from said first node to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network without the use of said circuit-switched network. 8. The system recited in claim 7, wherein said inquiry includes an indicator that said call request for said mobile device is from said device coupled to said packet-switched network. 9. The system recited in claim 8, wherein said request for routing information includes said indicator that said call request for said mobile device is from said device coupled to said packet-switched network. 10. The system recited in claim 9, wherein said response to said request for routing includes an address of said serving node on said packet-switched network. 11. The system recited in claim 7, wherein said response to said request for routing information received from said serving node includes a unique address of said serving node on said wireless telecommunications network. 12. The system recited in claim 11, wherein said means for determining if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network further comprises means for querying a database using said unique address of said serving node on said wireless telecommunications network, said query returning an address of said serving node on said packet-switched if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network. 13. An apparatus for controlling the routing of information to a mobile device communicating with a wireless telecommunications network, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving a call request for said mobile device from a device coupled to a packet-switched network at a first node of said wireless telecommunications network, said first node being coupled to said packet-switched network; means for sending an inquiry to a location resource of said wireless telecommunications network, said inquiry including a unique identifier of said mobile device; means for receiving a response to said inquiry, said response including a unique address of a serving node on said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device; means for querying a database using said unique address of said serving node an said wireless telecommunications network, said query returning an address of said serving node on said packet-switched network if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network; means for routing said call request from said first node to said serving node through a circuit-switched network coupled intermediate to said first node and said serving node in response to a negative indication that said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network; and means for routing said call request through said packet-switched network to said serving node in response to an affirmative indication that said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network, whereby said information can be routed from said first node to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network without the use of said circuit-switched network. 14. The apparatus recited in claim 13, wherein said apparatus comprises a Gateway Mobile-Services Switching Center (GMSC). 15. The apparatus recited in claim 13, wherein said packet-switched network comprises the Internet. 16. The apparatus recited in claim 15, wherein said address of said serving node on said packet-switched network comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address. 17. The apparatus recited in claim 13, wherein said circuit-switched network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). 18. The apparatus recited in claim 13, wherein said serving node comprises a Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC). 19. An apparatus for controlling the routing of information to a mobile device communicating with a wireless telecommunications network, said apparatus comprising: means for receiving an inquiry from a first node of said wireless telecommunications network, said first node bei ng coupled to a packet-switched network, said inquiry including a unique identifier of said mobile device and an indicator that a call request for said mobile device is from a device coupled to said packet-switched network; means for querying a database using said unique identifier of said mobile device, said database including an association between said unique identifier and a serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device; means for sending a request for routing information to said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device, said request for routing information including an indicator that said call request for said mobile device is from said device coupled to said packet-switched network; means for receiving a response to said request for routing information from said serving node, said response to said request including an address of said serving node on said packet-switched network if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network; and means for sending a response to said inquiry to said first node of said wireless telecommunications network, said response to said inquiry including said address of said serving node on said packet-switched network if said serving node is coupled to said packet-switched network. 20. The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein said apparatus comprises a Home Location Resource (HLR). 21. The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein said packet-switched network comprises the Internet. 22. The apparatus recited in claim 21, wherein said address of said serving node on said packet-switched network comprises an Internet Protocol (IP) address. 23. The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein said response to said request for routing information from said serving node further includes an address of said serving node on a circuit-switched network coupled intermediate to said first node and said serving. 24. The apparatus recited in claim 23, wherein said circuit-switched network comprises a Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). 25. The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein said first node of said wireless telecommunications network comprises a Gateway Mobile-Services Switching Center (GMSC). 26. The apparatus recited in claim 19, wherein said serving node of said wireless telecommunications network in communication with said mobile device comprises a Mobile-Services Switching Center (MSC). for relatively and scanningly moving the mask and the piece relative to said X-ray projection optical system. 5. An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising another concave mirror for projecting a parallel X-ray beam onto said integrator. 6. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said reflection type integrator provides a secondary light source of X-rays, and said concave mirror has a focal point disposed at the position of said secondary light source. 7. An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a stage for holding the reflection type mask thereon, wherein said stage, said reflection type integrator, and said concave mirror are arranged so that the X-ray beam is projected to the reflection type mask held by said stage, via said reflection type integrator and said concave mirror such that an illumination region of the X-ray beam defined on the reflection type mask has a rectangular shape. 8. An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said reflection type integrator has a reflection surface having a multilayered film formed thereon. 9. An apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a laser plasma X-ray source for emitting an X-ray beam. 10. An X-ray illumination apparatus, comprising: a reflection type integrator, having cylindrical surfaces, for reflecting an X-ray beam; and a concave mirror arranged so as to reflect the X-ray beam reflected by said cylindrical surfaces and to illuminate an object with the X-ray beam in an oblique direction with respect to a surface of the object. 11. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising another concave mirror for projecting a parallel X-ray beam onto said integrator. 12. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said reflection type integrator provides a secondary light source of X-rays, and said concave mirror has a focal point disposed at the position of said secondary light source. 13. An apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said reflection type integrator has a reflection surface having a multilayered film formed thereon. 14. An apparatus according to claim 10, further comprising a laser plasma X-ray source for emitting an X-ray beam. 15. A device manufacturing method, comprising the steps of: setting a reflection type mask having a pattern and a piece with respect to an X-ray exposure apparatus, wherein the X-ray exposure apparatus includes (1) an X-ray illumination optical system having (i) a reflection type integrator with cylindrical surfaces, for reflecting an X-ray beam and (ii) a concave mirror arranged so as to reflect the X-ray beam reflected by the cylindrical surfaces and to illuminate a reflection type mask with the X-ray beam in an oblique direction with respect to a surface of the reflection type mask, and (2) an X-ray projection optical system arranged so as to project the pattern of the reflection type mask with an X-ray beam reflected obliquely by the reflection type mask, onto a surface of the piece; and projecting the pattern onto the piece via the projection optical system, such that a circuit pattern is defined on the piece. 16. An illumination system comprising: a reflection type integrator having plural cylindrical surfaces, each cylindrical surface having a function for transforming an X-ray beam from an X-ray source into an X-ray beam having a section of an arcuate shape; and a concave mirror for superposing X-ray beams having arcuate sectional shapes from said reflecting type integrator, one upon another on an object. 17. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein the object is a reflection type mask, and the mask is illuminated obliquely. 18. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein a plane of incidence for incidence of the X-ray beam from the X-ray source upon said reflection type integrator is parallel to a generating line of each cylindrical surface. 19. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein said concave mirror comprises a rotational parabolic su rface mirror. 20. An illumination system according to claim 16, further comprising another concave mirror for projecting a parallel X-ray beam onto said integrator. 21. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein said reflection type integrator provides a secondary light source of X-rays, and said concave mirror has a focal point disposed at the position of said secondary light source. 22. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein said reflection type integrator has a reflection surface having a multilayered film formed thereon. 23. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein the X-ray source comprises a laser plasma X-ray source. 24. An illumination system according to claim 16, wherein the X-ray beam is a soft X-ray beam. 25. An X-ray exposure apparatus comprising: an illumination system including (i) a reflection type integrator having plural cylindrical surfaces, each cylindrical surface having a function for transforming an X-ray beam from an X-ray source into an X-ray beam having a section of an arcuate shape, and (ii) a concave mirror for superposing X-ray beams having arcuate sectional shapes, from said reflection type integrator, one upon another on a reflection type mask; and a projection optical system for projecting a pattern of the reflection type mask onto a wafer, by use of X-rays reflected, by the reflection type mask, obliquely with respect to the surface of the refection type mask. 26. An apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising a scanning mechanism for relatively and scanningly moving the mask and an object relative to said projection optical system. 27. An apparatus according to claim 25, further comprising another concave mirror for projecting a parallel X-ray beam onto said integrator. 28. An apparatus according to claim 25, wherein said reflection type integrator provides a secondary light source of X-rays, and said concave mirror has a focal point disposed at the position of said secondary light source. 29. An illumination system according to claim 25, wherein said reflection type integrator has a reflection surface having a multilayered film formed thereon. 30. An illumination system according to claim 25, wherein the X-ray source comprises a laser plasma X-ray source. 31. A device manufacturing method, comprising the steps of: exposing a wafer with a pattern of a reflection type mask, by use of an exposure apparatus which includes (i) an illumination system having (a) a reflection type integrator having plural cylindrical surfaces, each cylindrical surface having a function for transforming an X-ray beam from an X-ray source into an X-ray beam having a section of an arcuate shape, and (b) a concave mirror for superposing X-ray beams having arcuate sectional shapes, from the reflection type integrator, one upon another on the reflection type mask, and (ii) a projection optical system for projecting the pattern of the reflection type mask onto the wafer, by use of X-rays reflected, by the reflection type mask, obliquely with respect to the surface of the reflection type mask; and developing the exposed wafer.