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|Alex Krister Raith
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|Ericsson Inc.
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The present invention generally relates to position estimating devices and, more particularly, to a method of controlling the update frequency of a position estimating device in a mobile terminal.
The wireless communication industry has made phenomenal strides in commercial operations in the United States and the rest of the world. Growth in major metropolitan areas has far exceeded expectations. If this trend continues, it is possible that wireless communications will provide the bulk of telecommunication services in some areas. As a result of this growth, wireless communication services have become more affordable. In light of the recent trend of competitive air-time rates, customers may choose to make wireless communication devices their primary means of personal communication. The popularity of wireless communication devices is further enhanced by their ability to be used for non-voice communication, such as facsimile and data transmission.
In the near future, wireless communication devices will incorporate position estimating devices to enhance the function and utility of the wireless communication device. Perhaps the best known use of position estimating technology is for navigation. Another common use for position estimating devices is to identify facilities, such as hotels or restaurants, that are nearby the current position of the wireless communication device. Position information can also be used to enhance intrinsic functions of wireless communication devices. For example, position information can be used to improve cell reselection or hand-off decisions in mobile terminals. Examples of how position information may be used to enhance intrinsic functions of the mobile terminal are illustrated in the following U.S. patent applications: Ser. No. 09/498,785 entitled "Position Assisted Handoff in a Wireless Communication Network"; Ser. No. 09/505,431 entitled "Position Assisted Service Selection"; and Ser. No. 09/498,772 entitled "System and Method For Improving Channel Monitoring In a Cellular System."
Position estimating devices have a broad variety of uses and can significantly enhance the utility and, therefore, the desirability of wireless communication devices.
The present invention is a mobile terminal having a GPS receiver or other position estimating device and control logic. The control logic periodically executes a routine to update the current location of the mobile terminal. The position update frequency, i.e., the frequency at which position updates are performed, is varied depending upon the distance between the mobile terminal and a point of interest to reduce the power consumed by the position estimating device. A reference position for the point of interest is stored in the mobile terminal for comparison with the current position of the mobile terminal. In one embodiment, the position update frequency is adjusted so that position updates are less frequent when the mobile terminal is far away from the point of interest and more frequent when the mobile terminal is close to the point of interest. The frequency of position updates may also be dependent on the velocity of the mobile terminal. That is, the update frequency is made less frequent when the mobile terminal is stationary or moving slowly.
Referring now to the drawings,
Mobile terminal 20 may employ a wide variety of communication standards and protocols, which are published by organizations such as the Telecommunications Industry Association/Electronics Industry Association (TIA/EIA) and the European Telecommunication Standards Institute (ETSI), including without limitation Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) standards such as TIA/EIA-136 and the Global System for Mobile Communications (GSM), Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) standards such as TIA/EIA-95, Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) standards such as cdma2000, Universal Wireless Communications (UWC) 136, and satellite communication standards such as Globestar. The details of the communication protocols used by the mobile terminal 20 are not material to the invention.
Mobile terminal 20 comprises a main control unit 22 for controlling the operation of the mobile terminal 20 and memory 24 for storing control programs and data used by the mobile terminal 20 during operation. Input/output circuits 26 interface the control unit 22 with a keypad 28, display 30, audio processing circuits 32, receiver 38, transmitter 40, and positioning receiver 50. The keypad 28 allows the operator to dial numbers, enter commands, and select options. The display 30 allows the operator to see dialed digits, stored information, and call status information. The audio processing circuits 32 provide basic analog audio outputs to a speaker 34 and accept analog audio inputs from a microphone 36. The receiver 38 and transmitter 40 receive and transmit signals using shared antenna 44.
Local terminal 20 may also include an alternative interface 56, such as a "Bluetooth" air interface, which may use a separate antenna 58. Bluetooth is a universal radio interface in the 2.45 GHz frequency band that enables portable electronic devices to connect and communicate wirelessly via shortrange, ad hoc networks. Persons interested in various details regarding the Bluetooth technology are referred to the article entitled "Bluetooth-the universal radio interface for ad hoc, wireless connectivity" authored by Jaap Haartsen, which can be found in the Ericsson review, Telecommunications Technology Journal, No. 3, 1998, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. For the purposes of the present invention, only Bluetooth features of immediate interest are described herein.
In Bluetooth systems, a fixed station may act as a master device and continuously transmit INQUIRE messages for receipt by any mobile terminals 20 that may be in the vicinity of the fixed station. A mobile terminal 20 in the vicinity of the fixed station would recognize the presence of the fixed station. The mobile terminal 20 could then initiate communications with the fixed station over the Bluetooth interface. The fixed station may be part of an alternate communication network as will be hereinafter described in greater detail. Additionally, the mobile terminal 20 includes a to position estimator 50 electrically and operatively coupled to a navigation signal antenna 52. Position estimator 50 functions to determine the geographical position or location of the mobile terminal 20 at selected times. Position estimator 50 generates geographic position estimates under the control of the control unit 22 using navigation signals received through navigation signal antenna 52. These navigation signals may be broadcast by navigation satellites, e.g. those of the Global Positioning System (GPS). GPS signal reception and position determination therefrom are well known in the art. Such position determination is disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,968,981 to Sekine, et al., entitled "GPS Receiver Apparatus," the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety. Other position determining technologies are also available, for example the Russian equivalent to the US operated GPS system. There are also terrestrial based position and navigation systems (e.g. LORAN), which could be used in the practice of the present invention.
Navigation signal antenna 52 receives navigation signals, e.g., from navigation satellites, for the calculation of position estimates. The size and location of navigation signal antenna 52 is illustrative only, and may in practice be pivotably or retractably mounted, may be detachable, or may be designed into the housing of mobile terminal 20.
With a position estimator 50, mobile terminal 20 gains expanded functionality and flexibility in its operations. In particular, the mobile terminal 20 can use position estimates for a wide variety of purposes, such as to improve channel reselection and hand-off decisions, or to access a database of location specific information depending on the current location of the mobile terminal. For example, pending U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/498,785 entitled "Position Assisted Handoff Within A Wireless Communication Network" discloses a method for making hand-off decisions based on the current location of the mobile terminal 20. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/505,301 entitled "Position Assisted Service Selection" discloses a method for choosing a service provider based on the current position of the mobile terminal 20. U.S. Pat. No. 6,625,457 entitled "Mobile Terminal With Location Database" discloses a mobile terminal 20 that uses the current position of the mobile terminal 20 to retrieve location specific information, such as the nearest hotel, from a database in the mobile terminal 20. U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/498,772 entitled "System and Method For Improving Channel Monitoring In a Cellular System" discloses a method for monitoring channels on a neighbor list. U.S. Pat. No. 6,493,550 entitled "System Proximity Detection By Mobile Stations" discloses a method for acquiring service with a private radio communication system based on proximity to the private system. These applications are incorporated herein by reference.
The present invention is not concerned specifically with how position information is used by the mobile terminal 20 and the above cited examples therefore should not be construed as limiting the invention in any way. It is simply assumed for purposes of describing the present invention that position information is used in some manner by the mobile terminal 20 for some useful but unspecified purpose. The present invention relates specifically to the manner in which the current position of the mobile terminal 20 is updated. In particular, the present invention relates to a method for controlling the position update frequency of the position estimator 50 based on the distance of the mobile terminal 20 relative to a specific point of interest.
The algorithm for adjusting the position update frequency of the mobile terminal 20 at block 66 may be as simple or as complex as needed or desired in a particular application. In one embodiment of the invention, the position update procedure employs a sliding scale so that position updating becomes more frequent as the mobile terminal 20 moves closer to the point of interest and becomes less frequent as the mobile terminal 20 moves farther from the point of interest. A sliding scale can be implemented, for example, by comparing the computed distance D of the mobile terminal 20 from the point of interest to one or more predetermined set points and adjusting the update frequency accordingly. By reducing update frequency as the mobile terminal 20 moves away from the point of interest, the power drain on the battery can be significantly reduced.
Proximate to PLMN 100, and possibly within or partially within the coverage area of PLMN 100, is a private wireless telephone system (PWTS) 200. PWTS 200 is one example of an alternate network. PWTS 200 provides radiocommunication services within a facility 205. In the exemplary embodiment described herein, the PWTS 200 is structurally and functionally similar to PLMN 100. PWTS 200 comprises a plurality of base stations 210 located strategically throughout facility 205 to provide continuous coverage to mobile terminals 20 therein. Base stations 210 may be interconnected with a MSC (not shown) in the PLMN 100 or may be interconnected to the public switched telephone network (not shown). Interconnection with the PLMN 100 enables the same mobile terminal 20 to be used in both the PLMN 100 and PWTS 200. Thus, the user is able to roam seamlessly through the PLMN 100 and PWTS 200. Transfer between the PLMN 100 and PWTS 200 in this case are transparent to the user.
Base stations 210 within PWTS 200 are functionally similar to base stations 110 within PLMN 100, but also differ in several respects. Base stations 210 are typically of lower power than those used in the PLMN 100 to avoid interference with the PLMN 100 and, consequently, are deployed closer together to provide coverage over the entire facility 205. An example of a base station 210 designed for use in a PWTS 200 is the PicoBase™ system produced by Ericsson, Inc. Base station 210 may use the same interface as the PLMN 100, or may employ an alternate interface. One alternate interface is a Bluetooth interface that operates in the 2.45 GHz frequency band.
Facility 205 may comprise any geographic locus, such as a shopping mall, sports arena, office building or park, hotel, apartment complex, airport, university campus, etc. Tenants of facility 205 may wish to provide a private radiocommunication system for use by mobile terminal users therein for a broad variety of reasons, including cost control and increased availability of personnel as users migrate from dependence on desktop telephones to mobile terminals. PWTS 200 is typically operated by a business, such as the tenant of facility 205 or the service may be provided by a third party and leased to such business on a flat rate. In either case, users typically do not incur air-time charges for use of radiocommunication services in PWTS 200. Thus, users approaching and entering facility 205 will generally desire to acquire service with the PWTS 200 whenever possible, to avoid air-time charges incurred when using the PLMN 100.
When a mobile terminal 20 powers on, it will attempt to locate a control channel in either the PLMN 100 or the PWTS 200, from which it can, for example, obtain overhead information regarding system operations, receive paging messages and initiate calls. Various techniques are available for locating control channels in public land mobile networks, which techniques are typically specified by the applicable radiocommunication standards. For example, techniques for finding a control channel once the mobile terminal 20 is ordered to search for a control channel, such as by first ranking all the channels in signal strength, are described in TIA/EIA standard ANSI-136 and ETSI's GSM standard, which are incorporated herein by reference. An additional example of techniques by which control channels can be located is found in U.S. Pat. No. 5,570,467 to Sawyer, entitled "Method and Apparatus for Locating a Digital Control Channel in a Radiocommunication System", and U.S. Pat. No. 6,059,108 entitled "Method and apparatus for locating a digital control channel in a radiocommunication system," the disclosures of which are incorporated herein in its entirety.
The location of known private systems to which the user has access can be stored in the mobile terminal 20. For example, a central point in the PWTS 200 or other private system may be stored in the mobile terminal 20 as the reference position and the distance threshold may be a radius R which defines an area encompassing the facility 205. When the position estimator 50 indicates that the mobile terminal 20 is close to a known private system (i.e., the distance from the current position of the mobile terminal 20 and the stored location is less than a predetermined threshold distance), the mobile terminal 20 may trigger a search for a control channel associated with the PWTS 200 and acquires service with the PWTS 200 if a control channel is found. The control channel may be a physical channel or a logical channel. If the search is successful, i.e., a control channel is found, the mobile terminal 20 can acquire service with the PWTS 200. If the mobile terminal 20 fails to locate a suitable control channel, it may be programmed to periodically search for a control channel as long as its estimated current position is within the threshold distance from the reference position, on the assumption that the mobile terminal 20 is merely temporarily shielded from the private system's base station 210. Alternatively, the mobile terminal 20 could be programmed to search for a control channel a predetermined number of times, and then stop searching, on the assumption that the PWTS 200 is inoperative, and further searches would merely waste battery power. In either event, this geographic position approach to initiating the search for the control channel of the PWTS 200 allows a total decoupling of the public and private systems, while simultaneously minimizing the time when the mobile terminal 20 is blind to incoming pages and the current drain associated with geographically indiscriminate periodic control channel searches.
The operation of position estimator 50 increases the current drain on the battery of the mobile terminal 20. Hence, it may not be desired to operate the position estimator 50 on a continuous basis. Other position related applications (e.g., emergency calling) may only activate the position estimator 50 upon request, by a user command or indirectly by the user when enabling an application that utilizes the position of the mobile terminal 20. Thus, if other uses of the position estimator 50 only require infrequent position updates, the current drain of the position estimator 50 to support the locating of private systems, while providing timely discovery of the private systems, may jeopardize the objective of low impact on the current drain of mobile terminal 20.
According to the present invention, the position update frequency may be set by default to a relatively low value and increased as the distance to a point of interest, e.g., the PWTS 200, decreases. Thus, when the position estimator 50 indicates that the mobile terminal 20 is close to a previously learned PWTS 200, the mobile terminal 20 may request the position estimator 50 to update its position with an increased position update frequency in order to avoid any delay in acquiring service with the PWTS 200, while minimizing the current drain of the position estimator 50 when the mobile terminal 20 is far from any private systems. Thus, the frequency of position update becomes a function of the distance to the PWTS 200.
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As a further refinement of this approach, the frequency of position updates may be dependant on the rate of change of distance of mobile terminal 20 from the point of interest. Consider the example of a user within a PWTS 200 having lunch in a place just outside the coverage of the PWTS 200, but very geographically close to the PWTS 200. In this case, as described above, the mobile terminal 20 would update its position frequently since its current position is close to the known reference position of the PWTS 200. This frequent position estimate update would be to minimize the time necessary to acquire service with the PWTS 200 when the user moves within the coverage area of the PWTS 200. In this example, however, the user does not gain any advantage from the frequent position estimate updates; since the user is not moving towards the PWTS 200. In fact, the frequent position estimate updates are counterproductive, as they cause the position estimator 50 to needlessly consume battery power. By reducing the frequency of position estimate updates when the rate of change of calculated distance from the PWTS 200 is low (even when the absolute distance to the PWTS 200 is small), battery power is conserved without a loss of timeliness of detection of the PWTS 200. Following lunch, the user moves back towards the PWTS 200 boundary. The higher rate of change of his distance from the PWTS 200 triggers more frequent position estimate updates. Thus the mobile terminal 20 will trigger its search for the PWTS 200's control channel very soon after reaching the threshold distance. If the user is relatively far from the coverage area of the PWTS 200, the mobile terminal 20 would update its position less frequently due to the increased distance, and the rate of change of that distance would have no impact.
Typically, the user will prefer to use a PWTS 200 over a public one, to minimize usage charges, i.e., air-time charges. Thus the mobile terminal 20 may be designed to maintain service with the PWTS 200 as long as the communication quality is sufficient. Hence, the service selection algorithm in the mobile terminal 20 may not use position estimates from the position estimator 50 to determine when to switch to the less preferred system, for example, a PLMN 100. In this case, the marginal communication quality of the downlink control channel when in idle mode may be used as a trigger event for searching for the PLMN 100. However, in order to avoid "channel dragging," in which the mobile terminal 20 is using, or will be using if a call is placed or received, a channel assigned to the PWTS 200 while far into the PLMN 100 and thereby potentially creating interference, a combination of channel quality and estimated position may be used to determine when to switch to the less preferred system. Alternatively, the threshold distance and rate of change in distance between the mobile terminal 20 and the reference position may be utilized to switch from a private to a PLMN 100 as disclosed herein to switch from a PLMN 100 to a PWTS 200.
The learning of the location of a PWTS 200 by the mobile terminal 20 can take various forms. Once the mobile terminal 20 is camped on the PWTS 200, the PWTS 200 can download a geographic description of its coverage area. Alternatively, the user may download the information provided on, e.g., a corporate WEB site, over a wireless link. In this case, the wireless communication system is used to download the information but is not aware of the content nor initiates the transaction. However loaded, the mobile terminal 20 may discard the information about private systems if they are not visited for an extended period of time and there is a memory shortage. The user may be prompted about this proposed action.
The format of the location information may take various forms. In its simplest representation, the location is a single position. A more useful representation would be a single position and a radius, defining a circular area. An odd-shaped system may be described by multiple positions defining a boundary, forming a polygon when connected by straight lines. A wide variety of other modes of identifying boundaries of a coverage area may be utilized, as known in the art, and as may be determined by one of ordinary skill without undue experimentation.
The above formats may advantageously be augmented by a height factor, e.g., over sea level or similar reference point. This may add precision, e.g., for a business located in a multi-story building. Thus, the distance from the mobile terminal 20 to the reference location may be computed in three-dimensional space. In all the above formats, it is envisioned that the location information concerning the PWTS 200 will be contained within the operative boundaries of the PWTS 200. As used herein, the term "within the boundaries of" includes within the system or along the boundaries of the system.
The present invention has been explicated herein in reference to an environment comprising a public and a private radiocommunication system, with the PWTS 200 being generally preferred by the user. The invention is not thus limited, however, and may be advantageously employed to switch from any first wireless system to any second wireless system about which geographic extent is known. Thus, as used herein, the term "PWTS 200" refers to its desirability vis a vis the public cellular system, and not to details of ownership and access. For example, a public wireless system operated at, e.g., a sports arena, wherein air-time rates are lower than the surrounding cellular system, would qualify as a private or alternate system as described herein.
Thus, while the invention has been described illustratively herein with reference to various specific embodiments, aspects and features, it will be recognized that the invention is not thus limited, but encompasses numerous variations, modifications and other embodiments, and accordingly such other variations, modifications and other embodiments are to be regarded as being within the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.
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Cleave - National Trust marker on the North Cornwall Coastpath north of St Gennys and Crackington Haven.
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Polesden Lacey, a National Trust property in Great Bookham, Surrey.
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That represents a decided shift in U.S. policy, observers say.
The plan "follows the U.S. decision last summer to change its position on cybersecurity, agreeing to work with other nations to reduce threats to computer networks," writes Ellen Nakashima in the Washington Post. "Previously, the United States resisted proposals limiting possible military use of cyberspace."
However, there's no getting around the fact that the United States is operating from a position of power, which puts some countries on edge. But it's a position the Obama administration is not about to give up.
In particular, China greeted the plan with "a relatively high degree of skepticism," writes Adam Segal at the Council on Foreign Relations' "Asia Unbound" blog.
The Chinese press zeroed in on the Obama administration's statement that the United States "reserved the right 'to use all necessary means — diplomatic, informational, military, and economic — as appropriate and consistent with applicable international law,' to defend itself and its allies," Segal writes.
The notion of freedom of expression — which is central to the plan — also might be a sticking point. "The strategy says use of the Internet should be unfettered, but in practice when push comes to shove, governments do what's in their own best interest," writes Tim Greene at Network World.
The Obama administration is already running into resistance at home with its legislative proposal for protecting the nation's critical infrastructure, much of which resides in the private sector. The proposal seeks to clarify the government's role in infrastructure security and favors public/private cooperation over regulation.
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Staples Center, Los Angeles, California - In a special attraction, the return of Christy Martin was an entertaining one with both her and her opponent Dakota Stone going toe to toe in back and forth fashion. Both ladies traded bombs throughout the fight with Martin being the vastly more experienced fighter and Stone being the naturally bigger one.
Martin dropped Stone in the 4th with a right hand only to have Stone come back strong. Martin hurt her right hand in the 4th as well and it looked as if the fight would stop but she continued on only to have the fight stopped in the 6th when Martin doubled over in pain from a right she threw. The ringside doctor advised referee David Mendoza that Martin could not continue meaning Stone wins by a technical stoppage. Top Rank's Lee Samuels later advised that Martin indeed broke her right hand in the 4th. Stone improves to 10-8-4 (1KO) while the hard luck Martin drops to 49-6-5 (32KOs)
Jessie Roman of nearby Santa Ana, CA absolutely crushed James Grant in the 2nd round with a solid left hook that laid Grant on his back forcing referee Raul Caiz Sr to stop the fight without a count 1:00 into the round. Roman 20, the younger brother of fellow prospect Jose Roman now stands at 6-0 (4KOs) while Grant drops below .500 at 2-3-1 (1KO)
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You didn't expect anything less than a winning week from Del after that abysmal Week 10 performance, did you? Del set out to bounce back in a big way, and an 8-5-1 week against the spread while
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Yes, the question states that two resistors with nominal values of 4.7K ohm and 10K ohm, are used in a voltage divider with a +15V supply to create a nominal +10V output. Assuming the resistor values to be exact, what is the actual output voltage produced? Which resistor must be shunted (paralleled) by what third resistor to create a voltage divider output of 10V? If an output resistance of exactly 3.33K ohms is also required, what do you suggest? What should be done if the original 4.7K ohm and 10K ohm resistors are used but the requirment is 10V and 3K ohm?
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Rebecca Sue Easterwood, 78, of Dyersburg, died Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
She was a retired supervisor for All Wear Manufacturing, member of Second Baptist Church, former member of Springhill Baptist Church, where she was involved with the children's ministry and a former volunteer hostess for Dyersburg Regional Medical Center.
Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday in the chapel of Dyersburg Funeral Home with the Rev. Carmon Dennison officiating. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery.
The family received visitors from 5:30-8 p.m. Sunday at Dyersburg Funeral Home.
Survivors include her daughter, Debbie Dennison and husband, Rev. Carmon Dennison, of Dyersburg; a son, Randy Easterwood of Dyersburg; two sisters, Ernestine Anderson of Newbern and Dorothy Green of Dyersburg; two grandchildren, Jeremy Dennison and wife, Jessica, of Sharon and Kim Hepler of Dyersburg; and four great-grandchildren, Austin Dennison, Hayden Dennison, Matthew Wilson and Hailey Hepler.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Lloyd Easterwood; a son, Timothy Lloyd Easterwood; her parents, Lonnie and Fannie Rush Hall; two sisters, Edith Snider and Bonnie Armstrong; and three brothers, Jerry Hall, Buddy Hall and Tommy Hall.
Pallbearers were Larry Anderson, Paul Green, Jr., Kenny Hall, Leo Gerler, David Brooks and Wayne Autry.
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Her early education was in Jamestown. At the age of 59, she took her nurse's aid course and became a private sitter. She worked more than twenty years at Ben Pearson Inc. and later as a private sitter until the age of 82.
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Survivors are four children, Marilyn Frances Lindsay Kimbrell and Billy F. of Pine Bluff, Ann Carolyn Lindsay Gorman and Bob, of Dyersburg, Tennessee, James Harold (Butch) Lindsay of Fairborn, Ohio, Linda Sue Power of Pine Bluff. She has five grandchildren, Billy James Kimbrell (Debbie) of Dover, Arkansas, Phyllis Jean Denton (Chris) of Mesquite, Texas, Christopher Lawrence (Chris) Gorman (Sherrie) of Trimble, Tennessee, Katrina Angelina (Angie) Riley (Reed) of Dyersburg, Tennessee, Catherine Leigh White (Chris) of Gladewater, Texas; nine great-grandchildren and two step great-grandchildren.
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Migas (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈmiɣas]) ("crumbs" in English) is the name used for an ancient dish in Spanish and Portuguese cuisine.
The same name is used for a significantly different dish in Tex-Mex cuisine.
Iberian migas[edit]
Spanish migas[edit]
Migas is a traditional dish in Spanish cuisine. Originally a breakfast dish that made use of leftover bread or tortas, today migas is a fashionable first course served for lunch and dinner in restaurants in Spain.[1]
The ingredients of migas vary across the provinces of Spain. In Extremadura, this dish includes day-old bread soaked in water, garlic, paprika, and olive oil, and contains spinach or alfalfa, often served with pan-fried pork ribs.[2][3] In Teruel, Aragon, migas includes chorizo and bacon, and is often served with grapes.[4]
In La Mancha, migas manchegas is a more elaborate preparation using basically the same ingredients as Aragonese migas.[5] In Andalucia, migas is often eaten with sardines as a tapa, in the form of fried breadcrumbs. In some places the dish is eaten on the morning of the matanza (butchery) and is served with a stew including curdled blood, liver, kidneys, and other offal, traditionally eaten right after butchering a pig, a sheep or a goat. Migas is often cooked over an open stove or coals.
There is also a dish named migas related to the gachas that uses only flour and water with no bread which can be found in Almeria and Murcia in southeastern Spain.[6][7]
Portuguese migas[edit]
Migas is also a traditional dish in Portuguese cuisine. They are usually made with leftover bread, either wheat bread traditionally associated with the Alentejo region in Southern Portugal, or corn bread as used in Beira. In Alentejo migas can also be made with potatoes (Migas de Batata) and no bread is included.
Garlic and olive oil are always an ingredient. Other ingredients such as pork meat dripping, wild asparagus, tomato, and seasonings such red pepper paste and fresh coriander are usually included in Alentejo, while in Beira the other ingredients typically are cooked kale cut in caldo verde style, cooked beans (pinto or kidney beans) and sometimes cooked rice.
Migas usually accompany meats or other main dishes.
American migas[edit]
Tex-Mex migas[edit]
In different areas of Mexico, migas is a traditional breakfast dish consisting of corn tortilla strips fried on a pan or griddle until almost crispy and then eggs are added to create a scrambled egg/fried tortilla mixture. It is a traditional breakfast created due to the low-cost availability of eggs and the custom of buying small batches of corn tortillas daily. This made leftover corn tortillas from one day's lunch and dinner the next day's breakfast, but since day-old tortillas harden, they were best when cooked in oil along with other ingredients. The same reasoning gave rise to chilaquiles which is a similar meal, substituting salsa for eggs during cooking. Both are hearty, inexpensive and a traditional working-class breakfast meal.
As the meal was adopted by Tex-Mex cuisine, cooks in the United States added additional items to migas such as diced onions, sliced chile peppers, diced fresh tomatoes, and cheese, plus various spices and condiments (e.g., salsa or pico de gallo) to add variety based on the cook's or restaurant owner's whim.
Migas is typically served with refried beans, and corn or flour tortillas are used to enfold all of the ingredients into tacos. In some areas, it may have been traditionally eaten during Lent.[8] One common variation is to add chorizo to the standard ingredients.
Mexico City migas[edit]
Mexico City also has its own version of migas. It is a garlic soup which is thickened with sliced day-old bolillos. It is usually flavored with pork shanks, ham bones, epazote, oregano and different types of dried chillies. A raw egg is usually added to each plate when served and it is slowly cooked by the warm soup, similar to egg drop soup. It is a very popular dish in fondas around downtown Mexico city, especially in Tepito.[9]
See also[edit]
- Acquacotta
- Panzanella
- Gachas
- Torta de gazpacho
- Chilaquiles, another Mexican dish based on cooking tortillas
- Matzah brei, a somewhat similar Ashkenazi breakfast dish in which matzoh is used instead of tortillas
- French toast
- List of Portuguese dishes
- Sandwiches de miga, Argentine sandwiches, of which miga refers to the crustless bread
- ^ Barrenechea, Teresa (2005). The Cuisines of Spain. Ten Speed Press. p. 132. ISBN 1-58008-515-6.
- ^ Migas extremeñas
- ^ Migas de Cáceres
- ^ Migas de Teruel
- ^ Migas manchegas
- ^ "Migas de harina de Almería" (in Spanish). 19 August 2000. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ "Migas de Harina" (in Spanish). 7 November 2011. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
- ^ Amaya's Migas
- ^ Migas del Tepito gourmet - Filemón Alonso Miranda - Urbanitas 14 de diciembre de 2008
External links[edit]
- Media related to Migas at Wikimedia Commons
- Recipe for Tex-Mex migas
- Traditional recipe of migas. Take a taste of Andalucia, Spain


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I want to share the story of what happened to a group of teachers and students from Highview Middle School on December 19 at the Roseville Granite City.
It is inexcusable that the School District 282 School Board proposed the two levies that passed in the November 4th election.
Through the years I have gone to my polling place near my home and have seen many of the same warm, friendly individuals staffing as volunteers. This year was no different. I however didn't come to the polling place alone but instead brought my son with me, who turned 18 a week earlier. He was reluctant to go, but was firmly encouraged by my wife who sold it as a rite of passage that would give his father a real sense of pride.
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To the voters in the St. Anthony-New Brighton School District, thank you for approving both referendum questions in the November 4, 2014 General Election! We are grateful for continued community support as it allows our schools to remain focused on our mission: to educate, prepare, and inspire a community of lifelong learners in our small, caring environment.
I am writing to correct a statement made by a writer in a letter to the editor published October 29, 2014 ("Vote no"). In that letter, the writer stated, "Employees at the school are more than amply compensated.
I'll be voting for Rep. Jason Isaacson for selfish reasons because he obtained funding in the state bonding bill to create railroad quiet zones and I'm tired of train whistles waking me up at night.
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YAKUM, Israel Metalink Ltd., a provider of wireless and wireline broadband communication silicon solutions, announced Monday (March 27) that it has concluded a series of live demonstrations of its WLANPlus chipset, a technology based on the emerging 802.11n standard, with unique capabilities for wireless multimedia distribution.
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I sent the watch in January 2011. In March of that month- I wanted the watch back because I had not heard from them. I requested it back exactly as their contract allows. Never heard from them. When I talked with someone - Eric Toso - he didn't have my watch. What? - I contacted the Better Business Bureau - they could not get anyone to talk to their either. I kept calling - kept getting voicemail and left messages. I e-mailed with no response.
Finally - July of 2011 - Eric Toso calls me - my watch has been sold - I will recieve my funds within two weeks. Never happened - started calling and e-mailing again and again. Talked with a woman and she said Eric doesn't work there anymore and she would try to find out who has my file. Got an e-mail from some guy that I had a case number and they would study to see what finances had to be distributed. Said I would get a check within a month - never happened. Now - I recieved a letter from the company that is investigating them as per requested by the courts.
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well not so much. DD over the last week has had horrible, uncontrollable tantrums. We were on vacation last week and she was just not being herself, being so rude and bossy and mean. I had never seen her like that. We attributed alot of it to the fact that she wasn't getting a nap like she would when she gets that much activity. Well 2 days last week, Sunday and Monday after school she had uncontrollable tantrums that lasted close to an hour. We tried talking to her, time outs, ignoring her, etc. Nothing was working. Last night, Finally DH took her up to her room and was able to get her to calm down and she came downstairs for dinner and all was fine for the rest of the night. She's also started bedwetting again, but she just started only wearing undewear at night the last couple of months so I'm trying to not overthink that as regression at this point.
I guess part of it could be having DS (7 months) but up until the last couple of weeks she has never seemed bothered by him. We have even asked her if she felt like she wasn't getting as much attention and she said no. We try to let her help as much as possible with diaper changes, baths, feeding, playing.
Her "terrible 2s and 3s" were really nothing. don't get me wrong, she definitely had her moments/tantrums but overall they were nothing like what people talked about. Now all of sudden these tantrums hit with no triggers that I can pinpoint and she really just seems so angry and mean. When she is not in this state, she is so loving and sweet. I am just at a loss for what is going on.
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It will be an exciting new year for feature phones: Nokia India's MD P Balaji
December 17, 2013
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Finnish handset-maker Nokia will ensure that the transition to becoming a Microsoft company is smooth such that its focus on consumers, market and business continuity remains intact, P Balaji , the company's India managing director told ET's Gulveen Aulakh . Having broadened its smartphone range this year, Nokia will focus on its 150-million-strong volume base in the feature phones segment next year. The company is placing its bet on these users who could upgrade to Lumia smartphones by 2016.
Ex-Nokia staff led Jolla's phones to be sold in India online
February 22, 2014
NEW DELHI: Finnish handset maker Jolla, founded by some ex-Nokia employees, is in talks with partners to sell its smartphones in India, initially by tapping the popular e-commerce route. "Jolla is now rapidly entering into new markets , and is negotiating with partners in several countries, including Russia, India and Hong Kong where Jolla will open online sales in the near future," the company today said in a statement. The company has built its own operating system Sailfish which will provide users alternative to Android, Windows, Blackberry and Apple's iOS. In an interview to PTI earlier, Jolla CEO Tomi Pienimaki had said the company already had orders from India when it started taking pre-bookings for smartphones.
Nokia Services to replace Ovi brand
May 25, 2011
The Ovi store offers apps based on the Symbian system used by Nokia phones, but the service has been eclipsed by Google's Android, which became the leading smartphone operating system earlier this year, and Apple's iPhone products which Stephen Elop, Nokia chief executive admitted had "disrupted" the handset market. Nokia had been subsidising developers to produce new apps on the Ovi store, as it struggled to compete with Apple and Google . Nokia's share of the smartphone market has slumped to 24% according to the latest data.
Nokia banks on low-cost phones to regain lost grounds to rival Samsung
March 2, 2013
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BARCELONA: Finnish handset major Nokia is banking on volumes from emerging markets, including India, to regain lost grounds to rival Samsung. "There is clearly an opportunity in India to go much broader in terms of volumes. A product like Lumia 520 is about bringing a Windows phone experience to much lower price points. It is about bringing innovation and aspiration from the high-end segment and delivering it at the lower-end. We are very proud of that because when we think as to who we are taking with these announcements - it is people from India and other emerging markets," its chief executive Stephen Elop told ET. At the Mobile World Congress , in Barcelona, Nokia surprised market watchers by unveiling four lower-end phones â€" the Lumia 720, Lumia 520, Nokia 301 and Nokia 105 â€" indicating its plan to chase volumes.
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April 26, 2014
Gulveen Aulakh , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: As Nokia prepares for life without its iconic mobile phone business, the Finnish company is also preparing to welcome a new leader. According to European media reports, the next Nokia CEO could very well be 47-year-old India-born Rajeev Suri, currently the chief executive at Nokia Solutions and Networks. Nokia is expected to make an official decision later on Tuesday when it is scheduled to announce the first quarter results and declare the cash it would pay out to shareholders.
Nokia unveils Windows phones, aims to beat Apple, Samsung
October 28, 2011
Joji Thomas Philip , ET Bureau
LONDON: Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop said beleaguered company was seeing a 'new dawn' as it launched its first range of Windows handsets marking its intent to fight back against Apple's iPhone and rivals using Google's Android's operating system, and regain market share in the crucial battle for smartphone sales. "Today marks the rebirth of Nokia…We are signalling our intent, right now, right here to be the leaders in smartphone design and craftsmanship," Elop said.
How is Team India similar to Nokia: What can Indian cricket learn from corporates
January 30, 2012
Saumya Bhattacharya , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Former Australia captain Steve Waugh once told his bowlers ahead of a Test series against India: "If you get (Rahul) Dravid, great. If you get (Sachin) Tendulkar, brilliant. But if you get (VVS) Laxman, it's a miracle". The Aussies managed to achieve all the three in the recently-concluded series in which they blanked out the Indians 4-0. What makes a star-studded team that seems invincible on paper flop? It's a question that not just the legion of frenzied followers of the flannelled fools are grappling with; pinstriped promoters in boardrooms and corner rooms of India Inc time and again are confronted with a similar dilemma, particularly when growth isn't a given and competition is cut-throat.
Nokia CEO Stephen Elop earns $10.5 million
March 10, 2012
HELSINKIL Nokia Oyj Chief Executive Officer Stephen Elop received pay and options valued at $10.5 million in 2011 as he worked on a turnaround plan and brought out the company's first Windows Phones. Elop got 1.02 million euros in base salary and 473,070 euros as a bonus for 2011. His pay also included deferred compensation in the form of stock awards and options and payment of 2.08 million euros to make up for lost salary from his previous employer, Microsoft , Nokia said in its filing.
Dual-SIM phones help beat back competition in India: Stephen Elop, Nokia CEO
September 8, 2011
ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: It may be under siege globally, struggling to combat the onslaught of smartphone makers led by Apple, but Finnish mobile phone maker Nokia says it is beating back competition in India. Stephen Elop, who took over as the company's CEO a year ago, says the successful launch of dual-SIM card handsets by Nokia in India has eaten into the market share of existing competitors in this category and the company plans to introduce more such devices in the country. Elop, on his second visit to India since assuming charge at Nokia, said India was now at the forefront of the company's transition strategy.
Nokia hopes to regain lost ground with Lumia launch: Stephen A Elop, CEO
November 2, 2011
Joji Thomas Philip , ET Bureau
Nokia 's Chief Executive Officer Stephen A Elop is confident that the company has finally taken its first baby steps towards a turnaround with the launch of its Lumia range of smartphones running on the Windows platform. In an interaction with Joji Thomas Philip , Elop admits Nokia would have to do a lot more to take on Apple and companies using Google's Android, though. Elop calls the Lumia range a 'new dawn' for Nokia which will be the main weapon in the company's arsenal in its fight to retake lost ground and bring back the 'cool factor'.
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Introduced in 2001, the car-based Highlander became the most popular member of Toyota's five-model sport utility vehicle lineup. Though it is structurally related to the more expensive Lexus RX 330, the Highlander has a different squared-off appearance and fewer standard features.
Both models can be equipped with front- or all-wheel drive, but the Highlander is available with a four-cylinder or V-6. Nearly 2 inches narrower and 4.4 inches shorter than Toyota's truck-based 4Runner, the Highlander promises SUV versatility and carlike ride and handling.
Minor enhancements mark the 2005 models. New standard features include roof rails with crossbars, remote keyless entry and a tonneau cover. Toyota's Star Safety System consists of Vehicle Stability Control, traction control and an antilock braking system with electronic brake-force distribution and brake assist.
A DVD-based navigation system is available. An optional third-row flat-folding seat can boost occupant capacity from five to seven people. A Highlander Hybrid with a gasoline/electric powertrain will debut during 2005 as a 2006 model.
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STAFF WRITER | October 29,2013BRANDON - More than two years after Tropical Storm Irene forced the relocation of the town offices to the fire station, residents were told Monday night that town government has been asked to vacate the temporary offices by the end of the year.
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