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The present invention concerns a method of detecting the start of a dive to be implemented in a portable electronic device of the dive computer type. More specifically, the method is to be implemented in a device of this type having at least one first operating mode and one second operating mode, called the dive mode. This device comprises a pressure variations sensor for measuring the value of the ambient pressure and electronic circuits for processing the results of the pressure measurements, comprising a time base and at least one memory zone.
The detection method according to the present invention is particularly based on a study of the ambient pressure as a function of time for detecting the start of a dive leading to a considerable increase in the ambient pressure value.
The present invention also concerns a portable electronic device especially adapted for implementing the aforementioned method.
Methods for detecting the start of a dive using various physical principles are known from the prior art.
EP Patent No. 0 689 109 granted in the name of CITIZEN WATCH CO. LTD on 16 Dec. 1998, discloses a method of this type and a portable electronic device for implementing the same. In particular, this device is provided with specific means arranged for detecting an entry into contact of the device with water, and a pressure sensor, arranged for measuring the ambient pressure value. According to this patent, the pressure sensor is powered, in a first operating mode, so as to carry out an atmospheric pressure measurement approximately once an hour in order to store the value thereby obtained as the reference pressure value. Moreover, the specific water detection means, which can for example take the form of ohmic contacts arranged on the case of the device, are permanently or periodically powered.
The ohmic contacts thus fulfil a main switch function for the circuits dedicated to the operating mode relating to diving, particularly for the pressure sensor. In fact, when the presence of water is detected at the ohmic contacts, the powering frequency of the pressure sensor is modified such that the ambient pressure measurements are carried out with a period of the order of a second, in an operating mode called the preparation mode. These measurements allow the pressure variation value between the last measured value and the last stored reference pressure value to be calculated, the variation value then being compared to a predefined pressure value constituting a dive mode trigger threshold. When the pressure variation passes the trigger threshold, the dive mode is activated. In the opposite case, the sensor it still powered for several minutes in order to monitor the evolution of the ambient pressure. Once this time period has passed, the preparation mode is deactivated and the pressure sensor is again powered with a period of the order of an hour.
Such a detection method for example enables a distinction to be made between a situation in which the person wearing the device wets the latter by washing his hands and a situation actually corresponding to the start of a dive. In this latter case, the pressure measurements carried out by the pressure sensor enable the start of a dive to be validated after activation of the preparation mode, insofar as the device first experiences contact with water before its surrounding or ambient pressure increases.
However, this type of device has a significant drawback from the point of view of its construction, residing in the need to provide specific means for detecting the presence of water around its case. In the aforecited case of thus use of ohmic contacts, it is in fact imperative to provide specific means for guaranteeing the water resistance of the case of the device in the region of such contacts, which may involve significant consequences as regards the manufacturing cost of the device. Consequently, the method described hereinbefore has a similar drawback because it is based on the implementation of specific means for detecting the presence of water.
Other methods and devices are known from the prior art which do not implement such specific means for detecting the presence of water and which exploit ambient pressure measurements to detect the start of a dive.
In particular, such devices are known in which a pressure sensor is periodically powered to measure the ambient pressure value, the results of these measurements being stored. These devices are arranged such that every time there is a new ambient pressure measurement, the variation value between this last measurement and the preceding one is calculated and compared to a value defining a trigger threshold. Once the trigger threshold has been passed, the dive mode is activated, the penultimate measured pressure value being typically stored as the reference pressure, i.e. it is supposed to correspond to the surface pressure of the body of water in which the dive is being carried out.
This type of device has, however, a drawback because the precision of the detection of the start of a dive is entirely based on the value retained for the trigger threshold.
Thus, if the value retained for this threshold is too low, the device is exposed to a risk of the dive mode being inadvertently triggered. By way of example, if the person wearing such a device descends a mountain road at a sustained pace, the device is capable of mistaking the corresponding increase in pressure for entry into water. On the other hand, if the value retained for the threshold is too high, precision as to the trigger is liable to be poor if the wearer remains in the water in proximity to the surface for some time before the start of a dive. In such a case, it may also happen that the stored reference pressure value is not correct since it was measured in the water, at a lower depth than that corresponding to the trigger threshold. Such an error can, depending upon its amplitude, have dangerous consequences for the health of the person wearing the device, particularly from the point of view of data relating to any decompression stop onto which the error would be carried over.
It is a first object of the present invention to overcome the aforementioned drawbacks of the prior art by proposing a method of detecting the start of a dive with increased precision, the detection being carried out on the basis of measured ambient pressure values, and a portable electronic device adapted for implementing such a method.
Therefore, the invention provides a method of the type indicated hereinbefore, comprising the steps of:
Thus, according to this detection method, the reference pressure value is updated systematically, at a given frequency, this value being used as a reference for calculating the start of a dive.
Moreover, in some particular circumstances in terms of ambient pressure, the method according to the present invention provides a particular measurement for preventing dive start appreciation errors, as they may occur with the aforecited methods of the prior art. More specifically, the present invention provides a backup reference pressure value in case of any doubt as to the start of a dive. Thus, if the start of a dive is confirmed within a time interval of predefined length, the backup value is used as the reference value for the dive mode operation instead of any value updated in such time interval while, for example, the person wearing the device implementing the detection method was already perhaps in the water. Consequently, increased precision is obtained, with respect to the aforecited devices of the prior art, in particular for the value retained as the ambient pressure value at the surface of the body of water in which a dive is being carried out.
Other features and advantages of the present invention will appear more clearly upon reading the following detailed description, made with reference to the annexed drawings, given by way of non-limiting example and in which:
Of course, the method according to the present invention is not limited to implementation in a watch, but can also be implemented in any conventional type of portable dive computer without departing from the scope of the present invention.
Generally, the electronic circuit of watch 1 comprises in particular an integrated circuit 2 including a controller circuit 3 capable of controlling the conventional time functions of watch 1 comprising, for this purpose, a time division circuit and being connected in particular to a resonator 4 supplying a time base. From this time base, time related data is produced by controller circuit 3, particularly for carrying out the time mode functions and the functions relating to the dive mode.
Moreover, controller circuit 3 receives at input signals generated by a pressure sensor 5 generating analogue electrical signals representative of the ambient pressure. These signals pass through an analogue-digital converter 6 prior to being supplied to the input of controller circuit 3, in the form of a digital signal.
Pressure sensor 5 is of the conventional type and those skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in choosing one that is suited to implementation of the present invention.
Integrated circuit 2 also comprises memory zones, particularly a first memory zone 7, preferably of the non-volatile type, containing a programme allowing controller circuit 3 to carry out the calculations relating to the dive mode, on the basis of a decompression algorithm, for example. The selection of a reprogrammable non-volatile memory (Flash or EPROM, for example) enables the calculation programme to be altered subsequently as a function of the retained decompression algorithm. Integrated circuit 2 preferably comprises at least one second memory zone 8, also of the non-volatile type, in which measurements as well as results of the calculations carried out by controller circuit 3 are stored. This second memory zone 8 is provided in particular for storing the depth measurements and corresponding time-related measurements relating to the last dive or dives, by way of illustration.
From these respective input signals, controller circuit 3 determines the situation and state of the diver at each moment, from the diving point of view. For this purpose, in time mode, a pressure measurement can be carried out every second, for example. From all of these periodic measurements and on the basis of the programme stored in the first memory zone 7, controller circuit 3 determines a certain number of parameters pertinent to the diver's health, i.e. in particular, the residual nitrogen level dissolved in his organism and the quantity of micro-bubbles formed, for example.
Moreover, in the embodiment described, watch 1 has an analogue type display, comprising in particular hour hand 9 and minute hand 10, controlled by two-directional motors (not shown). Thus, controller circuit 3 is programmed to generate suitable signals to a control circuit 11 for the two-directional motors, such that hour hand 9 and minute hand 10 display data relating to the current time, in a first time mode, and data relating to diving in a second dive mode. The watch further comprises a control member 12, such as a stem-crown, provided in particular for setting the current time or for activating particular functions. By way of non-limiting example,
The reader interested in the operation of a portable electronic device of this type can consult, for example, EP Patent Application Nos. 1 396 766 A1 and 1 396 767 A1, both filed in the name of Asulab S. A on 4 Sep. 2002 and entitled "Montre électronique de plongée ŕ affichage analogique", to obtain more details. In fact, since the method according to the present invention concerns passage from a first operating mode to the dive mode, the operation of the latter will not be dealt with in detail in the present Application.
Controller circuit 3 is programmed to power pressure sensor 5 periodically when the watch is in the time mode, to carry out ambient pressure value measurements.
The method starts at stage A, identified by reference numeral 20, of the diagram, a previously measured pressure value being stored as the reference pressure Pref. Moreover, a first counter (not shown) is provided for measuring first time intervals t1, this counter having a value of t1 comprised between 0 and T1 at stage A, T1 representing a measurement period value. Preferably, period T1 is substantially comprised between 0.1 and 10 seconds. The main function of the first counter is measuring the time intervals separating two successive test loops, as such, to evaluate whether the person wearing the device in which the method according to the present invention is being implemented is in a situation corresponding to the start of a dive.
At step 21 of the diagram, starting from stage A, controller circuit 3 tests the value of the first counter. While the value of the counter is not equal to T1, the method continues to step 23 of the diagram. When the value of the first counter reaches the value T1, the latter is reset to zero, at 22 in
Step 23 forms a new test operation carried out on the value of a third counter t3 to check whether the value of t3 is zero or not. The default value of t3 is zero, the cases in which this value is not zero will be explained in the following description.
When the value of t3 is zero, the method continues directly to step 27, where the value t1 of the first counter is again tested. When the value of t1 is different to zero, the method continues on the path marked in
Step 34 constitutes a counting step during which the value t1 of a first counter is incremented. It can also be seen, in
The cycle that has just been described, which constitutes a simple counting loop, ends at start point A, at 20, after any updating of the stored value of reference pressure Pref. In fact, the method provides for value t2 of the second counter to be tested at 35. If t2 is different from T2, i.e. one complete period has not elapsed, the method restarts directly at A without updating the reference pressure value. If, conversely, t2 is equal to T2, one complete period has elapsed and the reference pressure value Pref is updated at 36, while the value t2 of the second counter is reinitialised before returning to A.
The cycle, as described hereinbefore, is repeated until the first counter takes the value T1 at 34, this value then being detected at 21 in the following cycle, causing the first counter to be reset to zero.
Thus, the test of step 27 on the value of the first counter returns the response "yes", in other words, the zero value of the first counter causes the method to continue to step 28 of
Pressure sensor 5 is then powered to carry out an ambient pressure measurement P, at 28. On the basis of the measurement carried out, controller circuit 3 calculates a pressure variation dP, on the basis of the last measured pressure values and the previously stored reference pressure Pref. Furthermore, the controller circuit also calculates a pressure variation dPi on the basis of the last two ambient pressure measurements carried out, the last measured value being systematically stored in memory zone 8.
Controller circuit 3 then compares, at 29, the value calculated for pressure variation dP to a first predefined value S1, called the trigger threshold and which corresponds to a height of water that preferably has a value of between 0.2 and 1.5 meters.
When pressure variation value dP exceeds trigger threshold S1, the dive mode is activated, at 30.
In the opposite case, namely when pressure variation value dP is less than trigger threshold value S1, controller circuit 3 carries out an additional test on pressure variation value dP1, at 31. More specifically, the controller circuit compares the value of dPi to a second predefined value S2, less than trigger threshold S1, this operation preferably being carried out at the same frequency as the ambient pressure measurements, at 28. However, as an alternative, the test frequency 31 could be different to that of the ambient pressure measurements without departing from the scope of the present invention. The second predefined magnitude S2 preferably corresponds to a depth comprised between the resolution of the sensor, namely 0.05 meters depending upon the type of sensor arranged in the device, and 0.5 meters.
When the value of dPi is less than S2, the method ends directly with the incrementing step, at 34, and possibly with the step of updating stored reference pressure value Pref, at 36, as was described hereinbefore.
In the opposite case, namely when the value of dPi is higher than or equal to second predefined value S2, the method continues with an additional test designated by the reference numeral 32 in
This test 32 consists in evaluating the value of a state indicator designated f, the value of state indicator f being a function of the situation of the device in which the method according to the present invention is being implemented. More specifically, indicator f can take two values, 1 or 0, depending upon whether or not the method has detected the portable start of a dive, without detection threshold S1 having been crossed during the test of step 29. A probable dive start is detected at step 31, when the pressure variation value between two successive measurements exceeds the value of second predefined magnitude S2. In this case, a dive start check loop is activated for a predetermined period of time, indicator f taking the value 1 when the check loop is operating. When the method does not detect a probable start of a dive and the check loop is not operating, the value of indicator f remains zero.
Thus, the test step at 32 evaluates whether a check loop is operating. If this is the case, i.e. if the value of indicator f is 1, the method continues to incrementing step 34.
When the value of state indicator f is zero during test 32, this means that a probable dive start has been detected whereas the check loop is not operating. The method then continues to step 33 during which the value of state indicator f is altered from 0 to 1 to take account of activation of the check loop.
However, the stored reference pressure value Pref is backed up in memory zone 8, as the backup reference pressure value Psauv. As already mentioned, such a backup measurement allows the value of the reference pressure value stored at step 36 to be periodically updated when a dive start is suspected. At the same time, the value of third counter f3 is altered from 0 to T, T corresponding to a predetermined period of time during which the check loop is kept operational. Preferably, T would be chosen to be a value of the order of 2 to 10 minutes, which corresponds to a reasonable value to take account of a situation of the type of that mentioned previously, namely when the diver remains in the water, in proximity to the surface, for an instant before actually starting the dive.
The method then continues by implementing the aforementioned incrementing step 34.
Once the check loop is activated, there are certain alterations to the operation of the cycle as previously described in order to take account of the suspicion of a dive start.
In particular, the test of step 23 on the value of third counter t3 indicates that this value is not zero insofar as it has been altered to T at step 33. At this stage, the value of the third counter is then decremented, at 24 before being tested again at 25 to check whether its new value is zero.
A zero value of third counter t3 indicates that the predetermined period of time T has elapsed and that the dive start check loop can end. In this case, the value of state indicator f is reset to zero at step 26 to indicate to the device in which the method is being implemented that the dive start check loop is not active, this information being pertinent in relation to the test of step 32. After resetting the value of state indicator f to zero, the method continues normally to step 27, in the manner previously described.
A value of third counter t3 different to zero indicates that the previously activated dive start check loop is not yet finished. The check loop continues then to step 27, as mentioned hereinbefore, i.e. without implementing step 33 if the value of the difference between the last two measured pressure values dPi is higher than the value of the second predefined magnitude S2 during the test referenced 31.
If the trigger threshold is passed during the step 29 test, while the check loop is activated, the dive start suspicion is confirmed. Generally, an additional test of the value of state indicator f, provided at step 37, is implemented to detect the value of indicator f and to confirm, in the present case, that the check loop is actually activated.
If it appears from test 37 that the value of indicator f is zero, which corresponds to a situation where a dive start has not been suspected, the dive mode, as such, is directly activated at 38.
If, however, activation of the check loop is confirmed by a value of indicator f equal to 1 in step 37, the value of stored reference pressure Pref is replaced by the reference pressure value backed up at step 33, Psauv, in the step referenced by 39 in
In fact, the stored value of reference pressure Pref is used not only in detecting the start of a dive by calculating a variation in the ambient pressure, but also in the operation of the dive mode as such, particularly to carry out the depth calculation at a given moment during the dive. Thus, it should be noted that it is important to have a high level of precision as to the stored reference pressure value, on the one hand, to guarantee reliable operation of the device in which the method is being implemented, and on the other hand, for security reasons relating to the health of the person wearing the device. Since the method according to the present invention can be implemented in devices of various complexities, it is consequently possible to envisage making at least one of these devices capable of providing its user with indications relating to any decompression stops to be respected during the dive. Determination of these decompression stops and the respect thereof in terms of depth are subjected to the indications provided by the device. Consequently, if the stored reference pressure value Pref is not correct, the calculations of the gazes dissolved in the diver's organism and indication of the stops will not be correct, which represents a significant risk for the diver's health.
The backup method according to the present invention advantageously answers the aforementioned requirements.
In order to increase the dive start detection reliability, the behaviour of the ambient pressure can be evaluated several times at each period T1.
Thus, when it appears from the step 27 test that the value of the first counter t1 is different to zero, an additional test 40 can be carried out on the value by following the path designated b in
In fact, when the value of first counter t1 has a value of T1/2, the ambient pressure P is measured, the pressure difference between P and Pref is calculated, as is the pressure variation dPi+1 between the last and penultimate measured ambient pressure values, these two values being separated by one complete period. Of course, in the calculation of dPi at step 28 and in accordance with the present variant, the calculation is also carried out between the last and penultimate measured pressure values, for the purpose of keeping an interval equal to one complete period between the corresponding instants of the two measurements.
The next two tests, at steps 42 and 43, are identical to the respective tests 29 and 31, the value of dP+1 being compared to the second predefined magnitude S2 in the test referenced 43, instead of dPi+1 at step 31.
Implementation of the present variant results in two identical series of tests being obtained, simply "interlaced" with each other to improve the dive start detection precision with respect to the simple version described hereinbefore.
It is clear that those skilled in the art would implement the above principle for a different number of series of tests without departing from the scope of the present invention. Of course, the longer the periods T1 and T2, the more it is possible to multiply the interlaced series of tests.
A general principle of the method according to the present invention consists in following the behaviour of the ambient pressure to detect any increases that could provide a hint as to a dive start. For this purpose, the use of a predefined magnitude S2 in steps 31 and 43 is not the only possible criterion. In fact, by way of alternative, the recent behaviour of the ambient pressure value with respect to its mean behaviour taken over a longer time interval could be evaluated. Thus, the detection method could be such that controller circuit 3 stores the last calculated pressure variation value dPi, as defined hereinbefore, in memory zone 8, this latter preferably comprising at least four locations for this purpose. Thus, the last calculated pressure variation value dPi is stored replacing the oldest dPi value still in the memory. The controller circuit then calculates the mean dPm value of the pressure variation on the basis of the last four values stored in the memory, designated dPi−3, dPi−2, dPi−1 and dPi, simply by adding them and dividing the result of the addition by four.
From the dPm value calculated hereinbefore, controller circuit 3 compares, at 31, this mean value to the last pressure calculated pressure variation value dPi.
When the last pressure variation value dPi is less than dPm, the method continues to the first and second counter incrementing step at 34.
When the last pressure variation value dPi is higher than dPm, the dive start check loop is activated if it was not already so. In this case, it is assumed in fact that the last calculated pressure variation is too high with respect to the variation taken into account over a longer period of time, this is why the method then provides a backup step for the stored reference pressure value Pref, at 33.
According to a preferred variant of the method which has just been described, the stored pressure variation values dPi−3, dPi−2, dPi−1 and dPi are replaced by zero in memory zone 8 during implementation of step 26, i.e. when controller circuit 3 determines that a sufficiently long time has elapsed since the start of the suspicion, this time being equal to T, without the dive start having actually been confirmed.
The general operating principle of the method according to the present embodiment is based on the fact that the ambient pressure increases considerably at the start of a dive. Thus, when the pressure value varies quickly from a value sufficient to pass the trigger threshold, the dive mode is activated. In the opposite case, two possibilities can be distinguished, namely the first case of ambient pressure stability, and the second case of a moderate increase in the ambient pressure.
In the first case, it is assumed that the user is not in the water. The stored reference pressure value Pref is then updated without any particular precautions, insofar as the stored value is representative of the real atmospheric pressure value with a high level of precision.
In the second case, a moderate increase in the ambient pressure can be attributed to two different causes, namely entry into water while remaining at a relatively low depth, or a quick surface descent, such as for example a quick descent down a mountain in a car or practice of an air sport. The method according to the present invention takes account of this type of event because the last reference pressure value is backed up to anticipate confirmation of a dive start.
Moreover, owing to this method, detection of the start of a dive can be guaranteed with a high level of reliability, inadvertent triggering of the dive mode being greatly limited.
The preceding description corresponds to preferred embodiments of the invention and should in now way be considered as limiting, as regards more specifically the structure described for the device implementing the method, the functions described, the nature and the number of control members used. As previously mentioned, the detection method according to the present invention can be implemented in any portable electronic device of the dive computer type, whether its display is analogue or digital. Likewise, the invention is not limited to the operating modes described, insofar as these parameters can be altered by suitable programming of the controller circuit. Those skilled in the art will not encounter any particular difficulty in adapting the method according to the present invention to their particular requirements, particularly as regards the values provided by way of example for the frequencies and correction magnitudes.
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Spacious hard to find 5 bedroom, 3 bath with open floor plan. Enjoy the pebble-tec play pool which is fully fenced and has a waterfall feature. Nice large fully landscaped tropical backyard has a grassy play area and covered patio. The Master bedroom is upstairs with a walk-in closet. Master bath has double vanities, garden tub and separate shower. The 5th bedroom is downstairs with 3/4 bath. Tile flooring downstairs all main walk areas entry foyer, kitchen, dining room. The Exterior has stone accents and was recently painted at end of 2015. Closeby access to schools, shopping and freeway access.
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Must see this 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath charming, freshly remodeled home!! This home is ready for immediate move in. NEW CARPET, NEW BLINDS, NEW PAINT!! Neighborhood has it's own refreshing, community pool. Great location, just minutes from I-10 close to shopping, restaurants and entertainment.
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This 4 bed, 3 bath home is loaded with upgrades. Extensive custom tile throughout, ceiling fans, upgraded hardware, custom paint, vaulted ceilings in the master and more.The gourmet kitchen has stainless steel appliances with double ovens, upgraded cabinetry, breakfast bar with travertine counters and backsplash. The huge loft is the perfect game or media room and has beautiful tile flooring. The master bedroom offers its very own en suite with gorgeous custom double sinks, separate shower and garden tub and walk in closet. Enjoy the salt water solar heated pool with water feature. The backyard has mature landscape with flagstone around the pool, gazebo and fire pit.
302 S 117TH Drive Avondale, AZ 85323
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This home is a must see! Beautiful corner house in a cul-de-sac. The home has been well kept by prideful ownership. Large open split master floor plan, 3 bedroom, plus den, 2 bath. Upgraded tile and new carpet in master bedroom. Elementary school and playground is across the street.
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WHAT A VALUE FOR THIS VERY POPULAR FLOORPAN ON THIS SINGLE LEVEL HOME!!Gorgeous 4 bedroom + office, 2 bath home! This amazing home features walk in closets in all bedrooms, tile flooring, soaring ceiling, beautiful open kitchen with granite counter tops and breakfast bar, stainless steel appliances, staggered maple cabinets. The homes master bedroom has a double sink, separate tub and shower, and spacious walk-in closet. The exterior of the home offers a two car garage, covered patio, and a backyard for you to put your mark on. The home is also located in a popular Avondale neighborhood close to shopping and dining. Home is located caddy/corner to park. HURRY AS HOME WON'T LAST AT THIS PRICE!!
Courtesy: A.Z. & Associates Real Estate Group
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Get ready to fall in love with this charming home in the west valley! This property has been incredibly well taken care of, offers 4 spacious bedrooms, 2 baths, easy to maintain landscaping, covered patio in the back yard, vaulted ceilings, and ceiling fans throughout. Kitchen has beautiful oak cabinetry and good sized dining area. All this and more at an amazing price so don't wait too long to come look because this gem won't last long. Thank you for bringing your buyers and for stopping by!
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Pride of ownership here! 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms with a beautiful landscaped backyard and covered patio. Kitchen features beautiful cabinets with glass doors. Fridge is included! Tall vaulted ceilings. Oversized tile and carpeting through out. This one won't last long!
Courtesy: Unique Legacy Realty
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Beautiful corner lot home. Great floorplan w/ 3 large bedrooms upstairs. Lots of storage (3 walkinclosets in the bedrooms plus large storage closet downstairs). Downstairs features 18'' tile throughout & beautiful kitchen w/ honey oakcabinets. Small grass backyard w/ fruitbearingcitrus tree. Beautiful community has lots of parks, playground equipment, greenbelts w/ maturetrees, & a large community pool!
Courtesy: JK Realty
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AUCTION HOME. Visit Realtybid.com for information on how to bid. Buyer must verify all matters of material importance. MLS data are estimates only as listing agent has never seen or been inside home. Please verify!
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This 2155 sf, 3 bedroom Shea home has just been updated with new paint inside and out, carpet and appliances. You enter to a living and dining room area and follow a tiled walkway back to the fully tiled Kitchen and breakfast room with new Whirlpool appliances. An island workstation has seating at the breakfast. A large opening in the wall separating the kitchen from the family room allows for a spacious architectural appeal. The full carpeted family room has a built in media wall with plenty of room for all your electronic gear. A den/office is just off the family room. A large master bedroom and two guest rooms complete the interior. Out back a covered patio spans the length of the house and there is a fully landscaped backyard. This is another fine Homepath property.
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All you want and need in a ranch. This ranch contains 4 enclosed/covered stables. There is a stable measuring about 40 feet, has a lighted rodeo to nag horses (ready to use at night). The house has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1 storage measuring 30 by 25, another storage for saddles, has irrigation system and pasturing
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Beautiful 3 bedroom, plus den, 2 bath home near Coldwater Springs Golf Course with upgraded cabinets,custom paint and tile floors. This is a very nice home. Open and Bright. Spacious Backyard perfect for entertaining. A Must See!
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Investor opportunity. Tenant occupied through August 2016. Spacious home with expansive floor plan including amazing Double-Island Kitchen, full granite and upgraded appliances! Large living room open to the kitchen and the extra room/den downstairs. Upstairs boasts and enormous loft, study-desk alcove, split bedrooms including an amazing Master Suite. This is truly a great house for a large family or anyone who needs extra space. Greenbelt and school are very close to home.
Courtesy: Keller Williams Realty Professional Partners
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Fantastic Avondale home on a premium corner lot! Move in ready with vaulted ceilings, designer paint and gorgeous wood flooring throughout. Beautifully upgraded kitchen features stainless steel appliances, custom cabinets, center island and tons of counter space. Each spacious bedroom has plush carpeting. Master bedroom includes a walk in closet and an adjoining bath with dual sink vanity. Enjoy the warm Arizona weather in the backyard oasis complete with a covered patio and fenced refreshing blue pool. This home won't be on the market long! See it today and make it yours!
Courtesy: Savage-Walker & Associates
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Priced to Sale Quick...This Gorgeous Home has it All! New Neutral Paint in All living areas, Newer Neutral Carpet in All the right spots, 20 inch tile in All the walk areas, Kitchen, Dining, Baths and Laundry. Upgraded Granite Counters throughout, SS Appliances. Formal Living and Dining rooms, Vaulted ceilings, Huge Family room, One bedroom downstairs next to a full bath, 3 additional Bedrooms upstairs with a second full bath and a HUGE Master bedroom with a closet the big enough for the whole family. All Rooms are upgraded with remote control ceiling fans, Newer 2 Inch blinds. Low maintenance landscaping, and Built in BBQ. Property Also has a Leased Solar System to help reduce those High electrical bills in the summer. This property Will go quick, Send us an Offer!
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Great value on this popular 2-story model. Formal living open to family room, dining in family room, kitchen with oak cabinets, breakfast bar and pantry closet. Downstairs powder room, inside laundry. Large master suite with vaulted ceilings. Full master bath with double sink, separate tub and shower, walk in closet. Arcadia door to large balcony with mountain views. Large covered patio and pool. Garage with extra cabinets. Convenient location close to schools, shopping and the freeway. Walk Score 10
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A walk-in closet in every bedroom, a convenient upstairs laundry and a spacious family room that opens onto the gourmet kitchen, dining room and nook are just a few of the thoughtful details included in this home.
Courtesy: Greg Patt Real Estate
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This is a 3 bedroom 2.5 bath 1144 sq foot home. It has a tiled GREAT ROOM with 1 bedroom and 1/2 bath downstairs and 2 bedrooms and 2 full baths upstairs.This is an AS-IS sale. Please waive SPDS. Subdivision does not meet FNMA guidelines CASH only. Priced $12,500 below most recent cash sale for quick escrow. Drive by only access upon accepted offer, tenants rights.
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Spacious 1,900 sq ft Home with 3 bedrooms, 2 Bath and a Den. Elegant kitchen with granite countertops, large island, walk in pantry and tons of counter top and cabinet space. Kitchen also contains stainless steel appliances. Home is a split plan with large master bedroom with private bath and large walk in closet.
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MADAME MYSTERY - draft cross Huge black & white pinto draft cross mare. 10 yrs old. 15.1 UTD on everything. Very affectionate, no bad habits, broke to…$3,500
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NewsAbortionFri Feb 24, 2012 - 4:38 pm EST
Leading pro-abort defends illegal UK sex-selective abortions after undercover sting
LONDON, February 24, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – While the revelations that British doctors are performing illegal sex-selective abortions has caused a furor in the media, abortion advocates have lost little time defending the practice.
The day after the Daily Telegraph published the results of an undercover "sting" operation that showed the law was being routinely flouted, Marge Berer, a major player in the international abortion movement, wrote that a doctor can justify sex-selective abortion on the grounds that the woman's health may be endangered by the abuse she will suffer from male relatives "whose cultures practise discrimination against women and girls" if she gives birth to a girl.
Berer is the founding editor of the online magazine Reproductive Health Matters and has been the chair of the Steering Committee of the International Consortium for Medical Abortion since 2002. She contends that sex-selection can be justified by "taking the woman's social situation into account, and because the woman's physical and mental health and well-being may be at risk, and also her existing children."
"The potential for abuse of a woman by her husband and family, and poor treatment of and even purposeful neglect of girl children (leading to poor development and even death), are common outcomes in Asian cultures that demand that women produce boys."
Berer continues, "Moreover, it is also the case that a woman may not want another baby anyway, for other valid reasons, and fetal sex may be the only acceptable excuse she can give in her family situation for seeking an abortion."
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She reiterates the pure abortionist ideology, saying, "I believe health professionals and everyone who is pro-choice on abortion should support pro-choice doctors and women seeking abortions, whatever their reasons, even when sex selection may be involved."
Berer blasted the Telegraph for what she called an "unethical" attack on abortionists, saying their aim was only to "stigmatise abortion and women who have abortions, to frighten women and abortion providers that they are breaking the law, and to seek to restrict the law on abortion."
While the Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has called sex-selective abortion "morally repugnant" and illegal, and today police have reportedly visited the Telegraph offices, Berer pointed out that the law does not contain a specific prohibition against sex-selection.
Meanwhile, pro-life advocates have condemned Britain's abortion law, the provisions of which are regularly interpreted by doctors to allow abortion on nearly any justification, filed under the sweeping grounds of the woman's "mental or physical health."
The British government's own statistics show that 185,000 of the of the UK's 200,000 annual abortions, 92 percent, are granted under the "mental health" grounds, but a review by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges (AMRC) published in December last year, showed that abortion does not improve mental health outcomes for women with unplanned pregnancies. In fact, the review found that in some circumstances the risk of serious mental health issues increases after abortion.
Dr. Peter Saunders, head of the Christian Medical Fellowship, contends that this means that the great majority of Britain's abortions are being carried out illegally. Saunders wrote today that the Telegraph's revelations are just the "tip of the iceberg" when it comes to illegal abortions.
"By forcefully making the point that some abortions (ie. for sex selection) are illegal [Health Secretary Lansley] has already opened the question as to where exactly the line should be drawn."
"Having started asking questions, Mr. Lansley may now find it very difficult to stop, because in reality sex selection abortions are actually just the tip of a large iceberg of illegal activity."
The Abortion Act 1967 does not specify any particular circumstance under which it is illegal to have an abortion. The Act is worded entirely in the negative, listing only those circumstances under which an offense has not been committed. This means that it does not give any provision for prohibiting abortions under specific circumstances, including for reasons of sex selection.
In addition, it provides for no penalty for coercion of abortion or if the woman is under age, both recognized by both social workers and police as ongoing problems in Britain's Asian community.
The law requires two doctors to sign off for each abortion, but specifies that the requirement can be waived if one physician "is of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the termination is immediately necessary to save the life or to prevent grave permanent injury to the physical or mental health of the pregnant woman."
In 2007 Dr. Vincent Argent, the former medical director of the British Pregnancy Advisory Service, gave evidence to the House of Commons Science and Technology committee, saying that there is widespread abuse around signing of abortion permission forms.
He said he had personally witnessed doctors signing batches of forms before patients are even seen for consultation. He said that doctors commonly sign the forms with no knowledge of the particular patient and without reading the notes, without seeing or examining the patients and even signing after the abortion has been completed. Forms are regularly faxed to other locations for signature and in some cases, abortion facilities use signature stamps without any consultation with the doctor.
At that time, the Labour government's Health Secretary did nothing about these allegations.
NewsFreedom, Gender Thu May 5, 2016 - 1:52 pm EST
Texas AG to Target: Show me how you'll protect women and kids from criminals
AUSTIN, Texas, May 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – The latest backlash Target received as a result of its transgender bathroom policy was a letter from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asking the company to provide its safety policies to protect women and children from "those who would use the cover of Target's restroom policy for nefarious purposes."
"Target, of course, is free to choose such a policy for its Texas stores," Paxton wrote in a letter to Target CEO Brian Cornell. He noted the possibility of the Texas Legislature addressing the issue in the future, but said, "regardless of whether Texas legislates on this topic, it is possible that allowing men in women's restrooms could lead to criminal and otherwise unwanted activity."
"As chief lawyer and law enforcement officer for the State of Texas, I ask that you provide the full text of Target's safety policies regarding the protection of women and children from those who would use the cover of Target's restroom policy for nefarious purposes," Paxton continued.
More than 1.1 million people have pledged to boycott Target over its new policy allowing men to access women's bathrooms. Opponents of the policy worry that it puts women and children at risk by emboldening predators, who may now freely enter women's restrooms.
Target's new policy is "inclusive," the company claims, and they say "everyone…deserves to be protected from discrimination, and treated equally."
"Texans statewide can no longer be silent on the issue of protecting the safety of women and children," Texas Values President and Attorney Jonathan Saenz said in a statement Wednesday urging Texans to boycott Target. This is the first time in its history the pro-family group has called for a boycott.
"We need all Texans to understand that Target is using this radical change in their store policy to try convince people that our laws should be changed in this dangerous direction as well," said Saena. "Our goal with this boycott is for Target to change its dangerous new policy, to raise awareness of the real threats to safety that these policies bring and to help businesses and lawmakers understand the significant opposition to such measures that is growing daily… Texans all across our state must join this Boycott Target effort before someone gets hurt."
On Tuesday a male allegedly filmed an underage girl at a Frisco, Texas, Target fitting room. Police are searching for the man.
There have been numerous incidents of male predators across North America accessing women's facilities and citing transgender policies as allowing them to do so.
OpinionFaith, Politics - U.S. Thu May 5, 2016 - 12:28 pm EST
Christians, America has reached a crisis point. Are you ready to take up this challenge?
May 5, 2016 (Albert Mohler) -- For nearly two and a half centuries, Americans have enjoyed the enormous privilege and responsibility of forming our own government—a privilege rarely experienced throughout most of human history. For most of history, humanity has struggled with the question of how to respond to a government that was essentially forced upon them. But Americans have often struggled with a very different reality; how do we rightly respond to the government that we choose?
To put all of this in historical perspective, the Framers of the American experiment understood that a representative democracy built on the principle of limited government would require certain virtues of its citizens. These would include a restraint of passions and an upholding of traditional moral virtues, without which democracy would not be possible. As the idea of limited government implies, the citizenry would be required to carry out the social responsibilities of the community without the intrusion of government and, thus, citizens would be expected to have the moral integrity necessary for such an arrangement. The Framers of the American Republic also agreed that it would be impossible to have a representative democracy and a limited government if the people did not elect leaders who embodied the virtues of the citizenry while also respecting and protecting society's pre-political institutions: marriage and family, the church, and the local community.
Thus, the idea of a limited government requires that society uphold and pursue the health of its most basic institutions. When a civil society is weak, government becomes strong. When the family breaks down, government grows stronger. When the essential institutions of society are no longer respected, government demands that respect for itself. That is a recipe for tyranny.
Much of this was essentially affirmed until the early decades of the 20th century when progressivists began promoting an agenda that fundamentally redefined the role of the federal government in public life. By the middle of the 20th century, the Democratic Party had essentially embraced this progressivist agenda, becoming committed to an increasingly powerful government—a government whose powers exceeded those enumerated in the Constitution. At the same time, the Democratic Party also began advocating for a basic redefinition of the morality that shaped the common culture. By and large, however, the Republican Party continued to maintain a commitment to the vision of America's founders, advocating for a traditional understanding of morality while also upholding the principle of limited government.
By the 1980s, the two parties represented two very different worldviews and two very different visions of American government. For decades, each party has acted rather predictably and in ways that accord with their fundamental principles. All of that, however, has now changed.
The 2016 presidential campaign has developed in an entirely unpredictable manner and, in many respects, represents a crisis in American democracy. This crisis is not limited to either party. Bernie Sanders, the Independent senator from Vermont, has won several stunning victories in the primary season over presumed Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton. While it is still extremely likely that Clinton will become the Democratic nominee, Sanders support among voters represents a populist flirtation with Democratic Socialism. This pattern is something few Democrats could have imagined just one year ago. What this foray into Democratic Socialism represents, then, is a radical adjustment of the Democratic Party's basic economic principles. Thus, even if Hillary Clinton becomes the nominee, the process will likely drag her even further to the left, eventually redefining the Democratic Party before our very eyes.
But if it is remarkable to see what is happening in the Democratic Party, it is absolutely shocking to see what is happening among Republicans. Traditionally, the Republican Party has established its reputation by standing for the principles advocated by the American Founders—limited government upheld by the health of society's primary institutions such as marriage, family, and community. Yet Donald Trump, the presumptive nominee for the Republican Party, represents virtually everything the Republican Party has typically defined itself over against. Clearly, both political parties are now redefining themselves. What is not clear is where each party will ultimately end up. What is also not clear is whether the American experiment can survive such radical political change.
As already noted, the American experiment in limited government requires that the citizenry and those who hold public office honor certain moral virtues and respect the institutions that are crucial for a society to rightly function. Yet, we now find ourselves in a situation where the three leading candidates for president show little to no respect for such institutions in their articulations of public policy.
This fundamental redefinition of the American political landscape requires Christians to think carefully about their political responsibility. Make no mistake; we cannot avoid that responsibility. Even refusing to vote is itself a vote because it privileges those who do vote and increases the value of each ballot. In truth, we bear a political responsibility that cannot be dismissed or delegated to others. Every Christian must be ready to responsibly steward his or her vote at the polls.
To put the matter bluntly, we are now confronted with the reality that, in November, Hillary Clinton will likely be the Democratic nominee and Donald Trump the Republican nominee. This poses a significant problem for many Christians who believe they cannot, in good conscience, vote for either candidate. As a result, Christians are going to need a lot of careful political reflection in order to steward their vote and their political responsibility in this election cycle.
Headlines from around the world tell us that other representative democracies are at a similar moment of redefinition. Political turmoil now marks the United Kingdom and also nations like France and other key American allies. Perhaps democracy itself is now facing a crucial hour of decision and a crucial season of testing. It is no exaggeration to say that democracy is being tested around the world; it is certainly being tested here at home. Yet if this is a moment of testing for democracy, it is also a crucial moment for Christian witness. This election cycle is going to be a particular test for American Christians—and we are about to find out if Christians are up to this challenge.
Reprinted with permission from Albert Mohler.
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'Sick and twisted': Scientists keep embryos alive outside womb up to 13 days for experimentation
May 5, 2016 (LifeSiteNews) – Two teams of scientists have announced that they have been able to keep human embryos alive outside the womb for 13 days for the purpose of conducting scientific experiments. Some call the announcement the onset of a "Brave New World," while others are petitioning lawmakers to lift sanctions that would keep scientists from experimenting on newly conceived babies even longer.
Researchers from Cambridge University, King's College, and Rockefeller University said in two separate reports that they stopped at 13 days only to avoid violating an internationally accepted law. At least 12 nations restrict the amount of time a newly conceived child may be kept alive in a laboratory to 14 days, the point at which scientists believe "individuality" begins.
The newest development allows scientists to observe newly conceived human beings after the point at which implantation in the womb would have occurred.
Professor Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz, one of the studies' lead researchers, said her team's breakthrough could advance embryonic stem cell research and "can improve IVF success."
Some scientists have called on the international community to extend the amount of time such experimentation can take place.
"If restrictions such as the 14-day rule are viewed as moral truths, such cynicism would be warranted," three experts – Insoo Hyun, Amy Wilkerson, and Josephine Johnston – wrote in a commentary published yesterday in Nature magazine. "But when they are understood to be tools designed to strike a balance between enabling research and maintaining public trust, it becomes clear that, as circumstances and attitudes evolve, limits can be legitimately recalibrated."
Pro-life experts said the experimentation destroys human life and could lead to grave ethical dilemmas by extending the research.
"No human being should be used for lethal experimentation, no matter their age or stage of development," said Dr. David Prentice, a professor of molecular genetics and an Advisory Board Member for the Midwest Stem Cell Therapy Center. "The 14-day rule is itself arbitrary, and does not assuage those who believe life begins at the moment of sperm-egg fusion. Moreover, allowing experiments on human embryos beyond 14 days post-fertilization risks the lives of untold more human beings, because it further encourages creation and destruction for research purposes."
Kristan Hawkins, president of Students for Life of America, called the experimentation "sick and twisted."
"Science has undeniably proven that a new human life, with unrepeatable DNA, begins at conception," she said. "There is no reason for experimentation on that human life and science itself should not be heralding thae fact that a tiny human being can survive now for two weeks outside of the womb, all for the sole purpose of experimentation."
Dr. Prentice noted that embryonic stem cell research "has yielded no benefit thus far," leading even its most vocal advocates, such as Michael J. Fox, to admit it has not lived up to its promise.
"If this research does not stop at 14 days, where does it stop?" asked Prentice. "This is a risky step which could encourage further eugenic attitudes and actions."
Dr. Prentice encouraged Congress "to have a full and open debate on the issue of human embryo research before the research community moves further without oversight."


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Four in 10 (40%) CIOs have increased their company's security budget compared to three years ago
On average, CIOs spend almost a quarter (23%) of their time managing IT security
London, 02 April, 2013 - More than three quarters (78%) of CIOs find managing IT security a challenge for their business, according to new research from Robert Half Technology[1]. This figure rises to almost all (97%) of the CIOs surveyed in medium sized businesses.
With the cost of cybercrime to the UK currently estimated to be between £18 billion and £27 billion[2], IT security has become a growing concern for UK organisations. Indeed, four in 10 (40%) CIOs have increased their company's security budget compared to three years ago and of those, more than a half (55%) have increased it by more than 25%.
Regionally, CIOs in London and the South East appear to be the most concerned about IT security and infrastructure. Almost half (48%) have increased their IT security budget, compared to just over a quarter (29%) in the South West and Wales. The research follows earlier findings from Robert Half that 84% of CIOs are either 'concerned' or 'very concerned' about the risks associated with IT security breaches.
On average, CIOs are spending almost a quarter (23%) of their time managing IT security and 37% say it has increased "somewhat" or "significantly more" compared to three years ago. Private and publicly listed companies seem to be the most concerned about IT security with CIOs increasing their security budgets by 42% and 41%, respectively. This compares to only 36% for public sector companies.
Phil Sheridan, Managing Director, Robert Half Technology said: "The threat to IT security is persistent and growing, prompting UK organisations to invest more time and money into managing risk. CIOs themselves are now spending more than one full day a week focused exclusively on IT security during a period where organisations are already doing more with less, with regulation, integration and migration projects putting additional pressure on busy IT departments. It is therefore no surprise that the majority of CIOs find managing IT security a challenge.
"Companies that are struggling may benefit from hiring contract professionals to manage key initiatives. By capitalising on the readily available and highly specialised contract IT skills market, businesses can adjust more easily and quickly to IT security challenges, and bring in functional experts with the requisite experience to manage increased security requirements. It is also likely that companies will increasingly look for permanent staff as it is clear that IT cybersecurity will be an ongoing issue for the foreseeable future."
100 UK executives were asked, 'How challenging has the management of IT security been on your business?" Their responses:
|Business size
|Very challenging
|Somewhat challenging
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About the Survey
[1] The survey was conducted by an independent research firm and includes responses from 100 CIOs across the UK. The survey was conducted in December 2012.
[2] National Audit Office review of the Government's strategy for cyber security. The report was released in February 2013.
About Robert Half
Robert Half is the world's first and largest specialised recruitment consultancy and member of the S&P 500. Founded in 1948, the company has over 350 offices worldwide providing temporary, interim and permanent recruitment solutions for accounting and finance, financial services, technology and administrative professionals. Named one of the Sunday Times' 100 Best Companies to Work For, Robert Half offers workplace and job seeker resources at roberthalf.co.uk and twitter.com/roberthalfuk.
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