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Sony PRS-505 Reader e-book
Since words written on paper have kept civilised humans amused and off the streets for the best part of five-and-a-half thousand years, anything that hopes to replace it had better be good. With this is mind, and in an effort to make the printing press obsolete, Sony has released the PRS-505 Reader - a book, Jim, but not as we …
Wot? No RSS?
Geeks love this device (I do), but the literati - Luddites at best - just don't seem to 'get it'. In the same way that vinyl-o-philes didn't 'get' the iPod when it came out. 'Why would you want to carry around all your music with you?'. Just like podcasts, this device, and others like it, will probably become newpapers, RSS readers, student textbooks etc. The University of Philadelphia are already piloting using it instead of textbooks in their English classes.
Sounds good....
but does it have a backlight so i can read in bed without the light on??
If it does i could well be trading my old ipaq in for one of these
Picked an e-book at random from Waterstones web site.
A Time to Die by Wilbur Smith
Waterstones e-book
Amazon.co.uk paperback
£5.99 with free delivery.
So after spunking £200 on the device, it will take me 400 books before I break even. At my current rate of one a month, that's 33 years.
Can I transfer rights (i.e. sell on or give away) the ebooks after I've bought them? Or am I just renting them until the format becomes unsupported?
This is the biggest pisstake since Sky offered to charge me for viewing content on my PC that I've already paid for on my STB.
E-books should be a couple of quid a pop.
"At £199 and in the absence of anything to directly compare it with, the Reader is probably best described as reasonable value for money."
Try comparing it with paper books, perhaps? I'd do it for you, but it's been done already many times.
As with most brand new products I think I will be waiting until the 3rd or 4th versions appear and all the bugs have been ironed out. As a first-of-it's-kind I would be interested to know what the '505' refers to
Cant help but wonder when the first book pirates will now emerge...
I've got one. Installed a couple of hundreds of copyright free e-books from Project Gutenberg. Buying (or printing) those on paperbacks would have costed me in excess of £199.
I used to read on my 3.5" PDA, but reading on this is a revelation.Not only is it easier on my eye, I can read outdoors in the park. As I read through 3-5 books a week, I think it has been money well spent.
consumer interface
No system for annotations — even the bog-ugly kindle has a keyboard — means this thing is useless for anything but mere consumption. Anyone actually working with text has to spring for a system with keyboard/touchscreen. So nice hardware, Sony, too bad it is so limited.
While its a good device, it was released nearly a year ago in the US and Sony are set to announce their next e-book reader next month.
I wonder why they are choosing to release this old model in the UK so close to the release of a newer model.
Large numbers of titles
Yes, you can put a lot of books onto one of the cards and load it. The slight problem is that parsing the books for the metadata used in the index pages and cacheing takes a while and does bad things to the batteries.
I stuck an SD card with around 900 titles on it into a reader. It took slightly over half an hour to finish booting while it cached the metadata and drained 30% of the battery doing so. Only happens when the content of the card is changed but it's worth bearing in mind.
More info?
It's easy to display a text file on screen. But I'm curious as to how well it works firstly with formatted text like PDFs that are divided into pages, and secondly with works that contain more than just plain text - tables, charts, diagrams, pictures.
If you're wanting to read textbooks or manuals on this device - which would be useful both for students and for people needing to consult a range of reference material - the question of how it supports formatting is going to be important.
Now if the publishers would just "get it"
I've owned a 505 for a few months now, and it's probably my favorite device. I've always read more on a portable device since I can have it with me easier than paper books. I've never been a very fast reader, but I'm finding that my reading speed is increasing quite a bit since I started using the Sony. It's more comfortable to curl up with than a paperback since I don't have to hold it open, and I don't have to shift position for left/right side reading.
So far most publishers either don't do ebooks at all, or they price them the same as hardcovers (seriously, WTF?) - it's common to see $5.99 for softcover, $15 for hardcover, $18 for ebook. I don't even know what they're thinking there.
Or they have DRM. I've vowed not to buy ANY DRMd ebooks. Depending on your reading preferences, there may be tons of stuff out there that is free or at least doesn't have DRM. Baen Books _really_ gets it - they sell ebooks for a few bucks less than the paperback price, often just $4 or so, and they have a good selection of books from their popular science fiction authors available for free in their free library.
Baen books is currently the only publisher that's gotten ANY of my money, because they're the only company that is giving me what I want. And because I respect what they're doing, I'm also doing the right thing and keeping my paid-for copies to myself, but I *could* sell them if I wanted to, or I suppose give them away (and delete my copies). Same as with paper.
Also there's the mobileread.com community - if something is PD (especially if it's available in the Gutenberg library) some kind soul on mobileread has probably already done an excellent job of formatting it for your reader. I just read Orwell's 1984 a few weeks ago, and the Sony LRF copy on mobileread was very nicely done indeed.
Pleased with mine
I'm a self confessed book lover, have my walls lined with the things at home. I bought one of these for my commute and upcoming traveling around the world. I have to say its a fantastic device, Sony have got many things right with the design of this. However, the software is nothing short of shocking! Why o why can't Sony get some decent developers to knock out some decent supporting software?? Same happened with their shit mp3 player software (perhaps still shit i don't know)
Anyway, not overly concerned as I am using some free program called Calibre, and its very very good. I have even managed to track down .lit versions of pretty much every sci-fi book I already own and not really interested in paying for again :-) yay
Mobireader + PRC out-of-copyright books
Get yourself a WinXP netbook, download the free Mobireader application, and search EBay for vendors offering out-of-copyright e-books in PRC format on DVD (PRC is an extremely compact format, Mobireader will let you display in any font you have on your computer and in any size).
Forget about in copyright e-books until book publishers find a more realistic charging system.
Early adopters always get stiffed
Nice device, but i bet you anything that by this time next year it'll be half the price and include an OLED light panel for night reading.
Still tempting though, especially after downloading that huge torrent containing almost every sci-fi book ever in txt form. *cough*
No Comparable Product?
The CyBook Bookeen is entirely comparable and has greater format compatibility.
The main point of not having a backlight is so you can save your eyesight for a little longer!!
You can buy an small clip-on light to attach to this device, check out Amazon and eBay.
Lots to compare this to
Shoddy research here, el reg. This is turning into the Jesus E-reader ...
"in the absence of anything to directly compare it with" ... erm, how about the Kindle, the Iliad (http://www.iliadreader.co.uk) or the Cybook (http://www.bookeen.com) ???
"touch-screen UI would be a more elegant solution, assuming of course it was technically feasible." ... if you'd looked at the Iliad, you'd have seen it already has a stylus-operated touch-screen. It's not very practical, still very expensive, and charitably best described as a "beta" product and I must admit I didn't bother replacing mine when a friend sat on it. I've gone back to using a PDA. I know ... ancient technology, but it has a quick refresh rate, you can read it in dim conditions and you can do an awful lot else with it.
to the editor of the Register Hardware
If you guys actually started reading manuals of the devices you test your reviews would be so much more accurate...
"Did we say reasonable speed? Well, for moving from one page to the next, yes. But for flipping back from say page 235 to page 45 because you forgot what one character said, or to flip back and forth to any maps you have forgotten to bookmark - vital if The Lord of the Rings ever comes out as an eBook - it's really just a little slow and cumbersome."
Well, those 10 little numbered buttons on the right side of the device are there for a reason - so you can type in any page number and jump right to it without much of a wait! There is also "bookmarks" feature button, can mark pages and revert back to them at a touch of a button (or 2) :P
All I can say - Read The Freaking Manual ! :))))
This is a great little device, I have been using it since April 2008 and it's been a joy all the way, especially during long flights!
Can't wait for the next version due out in October 2008!!!
Wait for Developments
@Lee - No backlight unfortunately. But it is superb in bright daylight. I believe there is a 'light' accessory which is worth investigating.
The e-ink technology is great and is bound to fall a lot further in price. At the same time, I'm expecting great things from the flexible e-ink screens still in development.
Will watch this space with great interest, but £200 is still pushing it for me.
@Rik Hemsley
Hey, there are plenty of free books published on the web, I have yet to pay for a book since I got the device for $300 from the US.
Watch out for the new 3rd version of Sony Reader coming out in October 2008!
Distinctly lacking
Technology wise - the Reader is very cool. But compared to paper books, very expensive, and who needs to take 200 books with them on holiday? Also the usual ripoff price here compared to the US price.
Compared to the Kindle, this is a very weak device, which has the killer app of wireless data as well.
A quick visit to the "bay" and one can avail oneself of practically the whole english canon...
Password protected PDF's
I have several password protected PDF's, does anyone know how this thing will work with these as there is no keyboard?
So ugly
I don't know why there seems to be so much adoration for its looks. It's hideous. So many buttons of inconsistent shape and size. Such horrible grey tones.
Why on earth does it need so many buttons? Even if they all have a specific use, they are not sufficiently labelled to make that use clear.
As for the price; the only reason I can see for getting one is if you plan to only read free books, or pirate books to your heart's content. After all, what you are essentially paying for otherwise is a magic weightless volumeless bag you can stick all your paperbacks in; and considering most people only read one book at a time, even this is of limited use.
I'll wait until it's built into my phone, I'm sure it won't be long.
More pseudo-transparent crap betwixt text and eyeball, on a screen without any artificial illumination. Genius.
(Otherwise nice review, ta much.)
Got One
OK, hand up, I have one, bought in the USA in January.
This is my second Sony Reader, and it's not a Rev 1 product :-)
No back light, but neither does a deadwood-paper book.
Kinda confused what all the who-ha is about, ebook readers have been around 10 years (anyone remember Rocket readers?)
And remember, there's lots of other websites selling books around the £2.00 mark that people were asking about.
1. FAR too expensive
This kind of device should be £50 at most. You can buy very decent laptop for that money these days.
2. No backlight (!)
I regularly read ebooks on my Zaurus SL-C3100. The main reason I love reading my books on it is because it doesn't hurt my eyes because of the backlight. I don't read paper books anymore for only this reason alone.
3. Too slow
Don't know what processor is in it, but it takes 1-2 seconds for a page to turn !!! Tried this in Sony shop.
Nuff said. Apparently you can't even backup this device - I read it somewhere on the net, so if your reader breaks, say goodbye to your books.
On the other hand I do understand the need for slow CPU and no backlight, keeps the battery going for very long time (in this case). But, and that is a big mama but(t), why sacrifice this for usability? Surely there must be a middle ground...?
I think there will be more devices like this to come in the near future. And I can't wait!
Re Pricey
@Pricey: that would be about 20 books then. You get a CD with 100 books included. Granted they are out of copyright... but still.
Got mine the other day and have loaded onto it all Hugo award winners going back to the 50s (cough!!..torrent).
Also got 5 gigs worth of e-books I've been wanting to read from the 70s and 80s, most of which are no longer in print.
Nice kit
When this was first announced, I was interested. My interest waned a bit when I saw the currently excessive prices Waterstone's are asking for DRM eBooks.
My interest waxed again when I found more sources of reading material at more friendly prices (free is a nicely friendly price).
Then I played with one in my local Waterstone's. Well, it took me a few seconds to realise I *could* play. At first glance, I though the crisp, clear display was a mock-up. A quick fiddle convinced me that the UI is just about right.
If you haven't actually seen an eInk display, you need to have a look at one before dismissing it. It's nothing like an LCD...
So yeah, I bought one.
And Lee - there's no backlight, but there is an optional light accessory thingy.
I'll wait another "3 to 5 years" - the contrast is not good enough on the current generation.
Wot no search?
By failing to include a search facility, Sony have lost one of the key advantages of having a computerised book. How short-sighted.
Getting there
They seem to have missed a few tricks that might have been included if they'd thought of operating the thing like a book rather than a small text and music device.
Something like 'dog-ears' and Post-its would help. Oh, and trying to remember that some people are left-handed. Certainly missed a trick by not having the ability to 'turn' the pages now that the IPhone is getting popular.
Agreed Waterstones isn't particularly cheap, however there are many other sites where you can get books for 2 or 3 quid.
I've also downloaded many free books from various publishers like Baen and Tor (yes i like SciFi/Fantasy) as well as classics from Project Gutenberg etc. which is more than enough to cover the cost of the reader.
I use the opensource program Calibre to manage and convert the format of my ebooks and it also has RSS synchronization.
And for those who want a backlight a replacement cover is available which includes alight.
Since I've had mine (1 week) 5 of my friends/colleagues have purchased one based on trying mine...I should be on commission!
All in all a definite 9+/10.
Compare it too...
You can get mobireader on symbian, windoze mobile, pc etc. Why not compare it to that?...
I have a couple of books on mine and its fine if im stuck somewhere I can read a good book. Theres no way i'd pay £200 for a dedicated device though. Esp one which can't even search - one of the main benefits of any ebook reader.
Light / Cost of books
To respons to a couple of comments above - it doesn't have a backlight as eInk displays cannot have such a thing - the whole display is opaque. If the light is good enough to read a normal book, you can read this. What is less commonly noted in reviews is that it works the other way too - in really bright light, an LCD would wash out, but this is perfectly readable, just like a sheet of paper.
There is a "lighted cover" available for it for about £40. This is a replacement cover for the book and has a lucite square designed to fit perfectly over the screen and illuminate it. I don't have one yet, but apparently it does the job well.
As for book cost, rule number one is not to buy from Waterstones. Check out Fictionwise.com - they supply a lot of books in LRF (Sony reader) format and they are much cheaper, being of course a supplier to the USA. A bit of net trawling and you'll work out how to convert just about any other book format readily available for sale (apart from Kindle) into LRF.
@ John Latham
"E-books should be a couple of quid a pop."
Only if you believe that most of the cost of a book is made up of printing and distribution. In reality, a lot of the cost is made up paying the author (!), editing, copyediting, typesetting and marketing it, plus some profit for the publisher.
Which isn't to say that ebooks are overpriced (they are). But that asking for ebooks of new content for almost no cost misses the point. Ebooks still require the same production values as print, and still have some (albeit much reduced) costs for production and distribution.
David Copperfield
Not sure where you got the 2.9mb for David Copperfield from, I just tried downloading it from manybooks.net and it came to 958K.
But I've had a prs-500 for over a year and just upgraded to a UK 505 and don't regret it at all
Missing the point
People comparing this to notebooks and PDAs are missing the point. This thing allows you to read outdoors and have a battery life that allows you to read the whole Harry Potter series without recharging - excellent while flying long distance. Try that with your 2 hour notebook or small screen PDA.
@Elmer Phud
WTF is a "dog-ear"?! Do you mean bookmarks? Because it does those.
Also it's just fine for left handed people. That's why the page turning buttons are on both sides of the device!
FWIW I think it's an excellent bit of kit, and two other people who have seen mine have gone on to buy one the next day.
Agree with the Waterstones prices though, what a piss take! Unless eBooks end up less than half the price of a paper version, they won't be seeing any of my cash.
Love it - but...
I still haven't got it to work with the Waterstones store. Every time I try to put one of their DRMed titles on to the Reader, it crashes and needs a hard reset. Which requires the Reader to be re-activated, and do that too often and - Adobe Digital Editions locks you out. Which means you have to call Adobe to get ADE re-authorised, so far I've been waiting 2 days just to try and find out if my Reader is buggered.
PRS-505 is great
Okay, I've got one so I'm biased because I got it at a super discount price for being a Sony staff member.
Even, the screen is really readable, the buttons are well placed for turning pages with either thumb, and it's a great travelling library.
The main drawbacks are the rubbish library software and the slow menu navigation. And the software doesn't work on Vista or Mac OSX.
The screen could be larger though it might make the whole machine too large.
There is a version with a keyboard for searching but it's not available in the UK.
£199 is good value given it comes with 100 classics, and there is a huge amount of stuff available copyright free online.
Nice editing job on the first line there; we know what was written originally ;)
The key to selling these products really is to bundle real books with electronic copies. Say, buy a book at Waterstones online, pay a trivial amount over the cost of the paper edition, and get the electronic one as a download too.
That will get the bookish types feeling that they still have their 'library' and will wean them off paper slowly. I'd have one right now if I could buy titles that way.
As it is, the official route to new books costs almost as much for the paper-free edition and therefore, is offputting to me.
Correction: "53 More Things To Do In Zero Gravity"
... and more controversial than Oolon Coluphid's trilogy of philosophical blockbusters "Where God Went Wrong", "Some More of God's Greatest Mistakes" and "Who Is This God Person Anyway?"
Mine's the one with "Don't Panic" written on the back in large friendly letters.
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Another Sony product. Shove PalmFiction on it, change the font to something you like, and it's perfect. Transflective backlit screen - so good in sunlight as well as the dark, and incredible battery life.
I hate to say it...
but it looks like the market is getting to the stage where Apple will be interested; I would expect them to make a good stab at filling in the gaps in functionality that the Sony has.
That said, the more e-readers out there the more material that will be made available; I used my PDA as a reader for the first time this year, enabling me to take the complete set of Sherlock Holmes books courtesy of Project Gutenburg (http://www.gutenberg.org).
Anyway, thumbs up to Sony for moving the market on.
Better reader - Cybook
Bookeen's cybook has faster page turns (and you can turn off "optimal" mode to get it still faster, at the slight risk of ghosting) and can play basically any ebook/document format out there. (It does still have some issues with very large pdf files though.) Hundreds of thousands of current in-copyright books are available in Mobipocket format (with and without drm) including most/all of the Baen library. (Plus, Mobi allows for time-limited access.. which means there are actual free ebook lending libraries out there. Bizarre, huh?)
Although it gets rid of the 8 million controls on the Sony reader, it is not without flaws - its more fragile (plastic case vs aluminum). And there is an ongoing question about GPL compliance since the backend runs Linux. (Booreader is purely commercial though, so with nothing much to gain nobody is really pursuing it.)
Oh, and it only shows up as mass storage - if you really want to use the mobipocket manager app you can, but its not required for any of the features to work (including drm).
Price is about the same as the Sony, and books tend to be 50-75% the cost of the equivalent paperback.
It's a lovely gadget
To the one complaining about the greyness; it's aluminium not plastic, and it feels really nicely put together too. Go and find one, I think you'll like it!
The display is the best part though. I played with one in my local Sony Centre the day before release, and I must say I was very very impressed. I too thought it was a sticker on a non-working model, until the salesman turned the page...
That flash between page turns needs to go though. Does anyone know whether you can overdrive an eInk display to change it faster? I think I'd accept a 50% cut in run time for half the page blank time.
It takes SD cards; and can read standard non-DRM book formats and MP3. I think Sony may finally be listening! Great product!
October 2008
All we know is that Sony are making an announcement on 2nd October. Introducing a new machine a month after rolling out the 505 in the UK etc, is going to upset a lot of recent purchasers.
paper + data bundle concept
I second the notion that the printed product should come with a digital copy included. Remember all the DualDisc Audio DVD whatnot etc. BS that would include compressed & DRMd digital files of the DRMd to hell content that you could put on your portable player for your "convenience"? With books, that concept actually makes sense, as you cannot create your own digital rip according to your own preferences as easily as with say CDDA or DVD.
It is also dead-easy to pull off:
Laser-print a random key into the inside of every cover next to a web address where you get your free digital copy, chosen from a variety of formats. You can add further complications such as "book registration" so that further identical copies (or—heaven forbid—free updates on certain types of content) will only be sent to a registered customer email address along with a key to the given file. Or whatnot. Cheap & easy for everyone and also allowing for customers to pass on the paper copy if they wish. I am Bad Beaver and this is my concept, 9/13/08.
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Mechanisms of Immune Tolerance and Inflammation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis With ABPA
Recruitment status was Recruiting
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|January 1, 2008
|Last Updated Date
|January 12, 2010
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|March 2005
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|December 2012 (final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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|To test the hypothesis that the white blood cells of CF patients with ABPA will demonstrate increased inflammatory cytokine expression in response to binding of A. fumigatus antigens compared to white blood cells from non-ABPA patients. [ Time Frame: baseline, 6 month follow-up, ABPA exacerbation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|Same as current
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|Mechanisms of Immune Tolerance and Inflammation in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis With ABPA
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|SCCOR in Host Factors in Chronic Lung Diseases: Mechanisms of Immune Tolerance and Inflammation in Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) in Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
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The goal of this study is to identify the immunological factors that influence a patient's response to the presence of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) in the lungs. In patients with cystic fibrosis (CF), this fungus is not known to cause damage to the lungs, but some patients respond with an allergic reaction that cause them to wheeze, cough, or have difficulty breathing. Approximately 230 patients will be enrolled with an additional 60 people who do not have CF and who do not have a history of asthma to serve as a comparison group.
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Time Perspective: Prospective
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The CF subject's blood will be processed to establish a cell line (lymphocyte transformation) for a source of DNA for future genetic studies.
|Sampling Method
|Non-Probability Sample
|Study Population
Male and female subjects with CF who have A. fumigatus in cultures of their airway flora and receive clinical care at the Antonio J. and Janet Palumbo Cystic Fibrosis Center at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. Age (± 1 year) and sex matched healthy, non CF controls will also be recruited.
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|Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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|University of Pittsburgh
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Srivari Temple
Among the galaxy of most important and ancient shrines of India, the Hill temple of Lord Venkateswara at Tirumala occupies the unique place. The Srivari Temple dated back to 1200 BC sprawls over an area of few acres, is a huge shrine with 415 feet long and263 feet wide. It has three prakaras or enclosures encircling the holy sanctum of Lord Venkateswara. The metal sealing is as old as 1000 years. It also houses separate chambers for keeping his ornaments, holy silks, fresh garlands, sandal wood grinder all along his temple. Besides a Potu (kitchen) to make Laddu prasadam for devotees, there is also a special kitchen where the daily food (naivedyam) of Lord is prepared on a clock orange basis throughout the day.
The Padi Kavali Maha Dwara or Outer Gopuram stands on a quadrangular base 38 feet towards south to north and 32 feet towards east to West. The doorway in the gopurams is 11 feet .The door frames, door jams, sills are all made of thick cut stone. Built during the late Chola period the Mahagopuram is 50 feet tall it has (almost five storied) and each level has number of mini shrines. The inscriptions on the gopuram belong to 13th century. There are a number of stucco figures of Vaishnava gods like Hanuman, Kevale Narasimha and Lakshmi Narasimha on the gopuram. The gold plated Ananda Nilayam Vimanam which stands as a unique structure in the temple houses the image of silver coated "Vimana Venkateswara Swamy" who is often considered to be the replica of the main deity. There are about 64 deities engraved in this golden gopuram. Legends speak about the saint Anantalwr crow bar which dug the first soil pit also visible on the door frame in the Mahadwaram. The inscriptions on the gopuram belong to 13th century. There are a number of stucco figures of Vaishnava gods like Hanuman, Kevale Narasimha and Lakshmi Narasimha on the gopuram.Swamy Pushkarini is the holy temple located on the North Eastern side of the temple. And it is considered to be the composition of all divine teerthams.
The path for circumambulating the temple is called a Prakarams (pathways). The Srivari temple has three pradakshinams. Between the outermost and inside prakarams is the second pathway known as the Sampangi Prakaram of which one side is completely closed to pilgrims. The prakaram is now used as a major store room inside the temple where behind the cast iron grills. Commodities are stored after they are transported via an escalator from South Mada Street. Legends say that the prakaram was used earlier to conduct processions of the deities during rainy and trouble some days. The Sampangi Pradakshinam contains several interesting mandapams like the Pratima Mandapam, Ranga Mandapam, Tirumala Raya Mandapam, Saluva Narasimha Mandapam, Aina Mahal and Dhvajasthambha Mandapam. Most of these additions to the temple were made during the Vijayanagara rulers Saluva Narasimha Raya and Sri Krishnadeva Raya others.
After passing through the Padi Kavali Mahadwaram you will land in an open mandapam called the Krishna Deva Raya Mandapam or Pratima Mandapam. This mandapam gets its name from the pratimas or bronze portrait icons of the Vijayanagara emperor Krishnadevaraya and his two consorts, Tirumaladevi and Chinnadevi. It also hosts a statue of Venkatapathi Raya and Achyutha Raya, who succeeded Krishna Deva Raya to the throne, and his wife Varadajiamma. The Mandapam has beautiful wall pictures of the Vijayanagara period like, Sri Rama breaking the bow, Sri Rama Pattabhishekam and Krishna Leela. Sri Vaishnava symbols or the Urdhvapundras flanked by a conch and disc were carved at the top of the two main pillars of the Mandapam.
Ranganayaka Mandapam or Ranga Mandapam or Ranganayakula Mandapam is located in the south-eastern corner of the Sampangi Prakaram or Pradakshinam. The shrine got this name since it housed the utsava murti of Lord Ranganadha of Srirangam, when Srirangam was occupied by Muslim ruler Malik Kafur in 14 th century. Now the mandapam is used for holding Snapana Thirumanjanams during Brahmotsavam period and other festivals.
Tirumala Raya Mandapam adjoining the Ranga Mandapam on the western side and facing the Dhvajasthambha Mandapam is a spacious complex of pavilions known as the Tirumala Raya Mandapam or Anna Unjal Mandapam. It consists of two different levels, the front at a lower level and the rear at a higher carved in black granite stone with period architecture of vines, yalis and stucco features. It is in this Mandapam, that the utsava murthi Sri Malayappa holds His annual darbar or Anivari Asthanam during the hoisting of the Garudadhwaja on Dhwajastambham to mark the commencement of Brahmotsavams. Incidentally, the prasadam distributed on this occasion is still called Tirumalaraya Pongal. It is also called Anna-Vuyala utsavam (a typical unjal seva). The Mandapam has a typical complex of pillars in the Vijayanagara style with rearing horses. The bronze statues of Todermallu, his mother Matha Mohana Devi and wife Pitha Bibi are kept in a corner of the Mandapam.
The Aina Mahal or the Mirror hall is on the northern side of the Tirumala Raya Mandapam spread over 42 square feet each two chambers. It consists of two parts - an open mandapam in the front consisting of six rows comprising six pillars each, and a shrine behind it consisting of an Antarala and Garbhagriha. It has large mirrors which reflect beauty and fiery of the idols infinitely from all angles when the unjal seva is performed. The arjitha seva which is performed in the middle of the room every day with Lord and His consorts seated on the golden unjal is called "Dolotsavam".
Dhwajasthambha Mandapam houses the Dhwajastambha (a wooden flagpole encased in gold plate) and the Bali Peetha (seat for food offering). A peculiar feature of the Mandapam is that its ceiling is covered to facilitate the conduction of the rituals in all weather conditions. The pillars mandapam have the idols of Yoga Narasimha, Matsya, Hanuman, Krishna killing Bakasura, Srinivasa Kalyanam scenes etc. On the Dwajasthambham itself there are statues of Krishna fighting Kaliya serpent etc. The relative positions of the Dhwajasthambha and the Bali Peetha are in accordance with Vaikhanasa Agamic traditions.
The inner Gopuram – the Nadimi Padi Kavali or Inner Gopuram is the inner entrance to the temple, which is reached through the Dhvajasthambha Mandapam. Its wooden doors are covered with silver plates, and therefore it is also referred to as the Vendi Vakili. The doors are smaller than that of the Outer Gopuram. The gopuram is 30 feet tall and the outer face of the walls of this gopuram contains inscriptions of 15 th and 16th century.There are numerous inscriptions on the inside walls, the earliest relating to the Pandyan monarch, Jata Varma Sundarapandya, who became king in 1251 AD.
The Vimana Pradakshinam or Prakaram is the commonly-used circumambulatory pathway around the central shrine. The vimana over the sanctum can be seen from this pathway. Pilgrims who have taken a vow of performing Angapradakshinam perform it in the Vimana Pradakshinam. However on an average 750 pilgrims are permitted to conduct Anga Pradakshinam only inside the Sampangi prakaram every day except on Fridays. The corridor around this prakaram accommodates the "Deepala Gadi" (Room of lights), Gammikar Gadi (workers room), and kaikolos room amd pallaki room. It has a Sankeertana Bhandaram (a treasure of valuable devotional songs) containing hundreds of the compositions of Saint Composer Annamacharya inscripted on copper plates by his elder son Tirumalacharya.
A shrine of Sri Varadarajaswami is an independent shrine located on the eastern side of the vimana. The shrine is located to the right of the entrance to sanctum of Srivari temple which is 20 feet in length and15 feet in width. The idol of Sri Varadarajaswami faces the West and is in a standing posture, with a disc and conch in the upper right and left hands respectively.The lower right hand is in the Abhaya pose and the lower left, in the Katyavalambika pose.The name Varadaraja is given to this form of Sri Maha Vishnu as he is believed to be the "Bestower of Boons".
The Potu or main kitchen is the place where the food-offerings for the Srivari temple are prepared. It is located to the south of the Varadarajaswami shrine. Inside the Potu, there is a small shrine dedicated to Sri Maha Lakshmi, who is also called Potu Amma (lady of the kitchen) or Madapuli Nachiyar. She is also identified with Vakulamalika, who was, according to the Puranas, sent by Varahaswami to be the house-keeper of Sri Venkateswara, when he resided on the hill. Vakulamalika is said to have arranged Lord Sri Venkateswara's marriage with Padmavathi. Various types of rice prasadams are prepared in the inner Potu and served to the deity every day at scheduled breaks thrice a day.
The main shrine includes the sanctum and the three successive halls in front of it up to the Bangaru Vakili. It consists of several other mini halls viz.
1. Snapana Mandapam, a square hall
2. Ramar Meda, a rectangular hall
3. Sayana Mandapam, also rectangular in shape, where the Ekanta Seva is Performed.
4. Sanctum or Garba Griha, in which the idol of Lord Sri Venkateswara stands.
In between the sanctum and the Sayana Mandapam, is the celebrated threshold, called the Kulasekhara-padi. The main idol of Lord Venkateswara stands on gold plated lotus pedestal to a height of 18 feet and the sanctum is 12 feet and 9 inches raidus. The entire east face of the sanctum is gold plated with a gold plated door – bangaru vakili. The gopurams of the main shrine inside is also gold plated. Srivari temple is unique for having the only one idol of Vishnu (described as Eka murti temple) in the entire world as all other Vishnu temples have their consorts and sub deities also.
Adjoining the porch of Bhashyakara Sannidhi on its western side of the Vimana Pralkaram in a small chamber called Talapakamara or Sankeertana Bhandara. It houses the collections of sankeertanas composed by the Talapaka poets Talapaka Annamacharya, his son Pedda Tirumalacharya and grandson Chinna Tirumalacharya, engraved on Copper Plates.Annamacharya, a senior contemporary of Purandara Dasa and his Keertans can be classified into three groups - Adhyatama Sankeertanam, Sringara Sankeertanam and Srungara Manjari.
In front of the Potu is a well called the Bangaru Bavi. The well provides water needs of the Potu through stone pipes laid way back hudreds of years ago. In the Agamas the well is described as holy and sacred and was built with the unique engineering efficiency of the Vijayanagara architects. The water supply system in the water is a replica of the Hampi city of the Krishnadeva Raya period.
After crossing the Bangaru Vakili one enters a semi dark chamber ahead of the Sanctum of Lord Venkateswara. This is the Snapana Mandapam which has four central pillars, bearing images of Bala Krishna, Yoga Narasimha and Kaliayamardhana and that of Sri Maha Vishnu in the seated pose with four arms flanked by His consorts in Sukhasana on either side
Ramar Meda, which means 'the elevated platform for Rama', used to house the icons of Rama, Sita and Laxmana. These icons were moved to the sanctum to accompany the majestic statue of Lord Venkateswara. Ramar Meda was the junction of the first pradakshina path – i.e mukkoti Pradakshina. But it was closed in 1262-1265AD and is now a closed room. It has two platforms exhibiting the statues of Angada, Hanuman, Sugriva and Vali in bronze and also hosted the sub shrines of Vishvaksena and Garuda who are the utsava murthis of their respective sub-shrines.
The Sayana Mandapam, also called the Ardha Mandapam, is directly in front of the sanctum (in accordance with the Agamas). This is as close to the sanctum that the pilgrims can get. The Mandapam is connected to the sanctum by the threshold called Kulasekhara-padi, named after an Alwar who wished to be reborn as the threshold to the Lord's shrine. The main function of this Mandapam is to facilitate the performance of rituals that cannot be accommodated in the sanctum. The Mandapam is so called because it is here that the representative icon of the Lord (Bhoga Srinivasa) is ceremoniously put to bed as the last sequence (Sayanotsava or Ekanta Seva) of daily worship. The 18x6 feet room is the final resting place of the Lord Venkateswara every day after the daily Ekanta Seva ritual.
The Garbha Gruha or sanctum is where the main idol of Lord Sri Venkateswara resides. The idol stands majestically in the sanctum directly beneath a gilt and gold plated gopuram called the Ananda Nilaya Divya Vimana. It is a 12 x12 feet square structure and its walls were built in 8 th or 9 thcentury with huge cut granite stones.The main idol is believed to be self-manifested and no human being is known to have installed it in the shrine. The idol is decorated with gold and diamond ornaments.The Lord has a thick double patch of upwrought namam drawn with refined camphor, which screens his eyes with a kasturitilakam. The jewelry, apparel and the daily decorations are feast for eyes of the devotees and a special team of priests and temple staff undertake the exercise with pious and devotion. The lotus feet of Lord are covered with gold frames and decked with clinging gold anklets. A strong curved belt of gold encompasses his legs. The Ananda Nilaya Divya Vimana was covered with gilt copper plates and surmounted with a golden vase.
Kalyanotsavam or marriage festival is celebrated in the Kalyana Mandapam. The Kalyana Mandapam is architecturally similar to the Tirumala Raya Mandapam. At its western end, is a small mandapam carried on slender cut-stone pillars and surmounted by a vimana. This mandapam is regularly used for conducting daily Kalyanotsavams and comprises of richly decorated pillars, architecture of the Chola and he Vijayanagara periods.
Ramanuja Shrine (Bhashyakara Sannidhi)
Adjacent to the Sangeeta Bhandara in the northern corridor of the Vimana Pradakshinam is the shrine of Sri Ramanuja and is also called the Bhashyakara Sannidhi. Ramanuja was the architect of Tirupati and the father figure of the Sri Vaishnava community. He lay down the worship procedures and rituals besides the Agama concept for the maintenance of the Sri Venkateswara temple.
Special worship is conducted in this shrine during Gandhapodi Utsavam and Bhashyakara Utsavam when the utsava murthi of Ramanuja is taken in a grand procession to meet Malayappa near the Padi Kavali.
Sri Narasimhaswami Shrine is located to the left of the front pavilion of the Ramanuja shrine. It houses an idol of Sri Yoga Narasimha Built in the 15th century. This shrine is surrounded by a polished mandapam. Artistic dance poses of the period are depicted in the sculptured pillars. The shrine has history, found in inscriptions dating back to 1469 and the deity is popularly known as "Alagiyasingar" (Gorgeous Narasimha).
Tirumamani Mandapam(Mukha Mandapam)
The Tirumamani Mandapam built by Mallanna or Madhavadasa Chief of Chandragiri is supported by sixteen carved pillars, which introduce a natural division of the area into three aisles. There are two massive, inscribed bells, known as Tirumani or Tirumahamani, which give the Mandapam its name and used during the Naivedyam in the sanctum. The Mandapam serves as an Asthana Mandapam, where Koluvu Srinivasa holds court after the Thomala Seva in the sanctum, listens to the reading of the almanac, and presides over the giving of daily rations of rice. The recitation of Suprabhatam also takes place here.
When you enter the Tirumamani Mandapam, you walk through the Bangaru Vakili to reach the inner sanctum sanctorum. There are two tall copper images of the dwarapalakas Jaya and Vijaya on either side of the door. The thick wooden door is covered with gilt plates depicting the dasavataram of Sri Maha Vishnu. Suprabhatam is sung in front of this door every day for waking up the deity in early hours.
Mukkoti Pradakshinam is an enclosed pathway for circumambulation that runs around the sanctum and the porch in front of it. Mukkoti Pradakshinam is opened to pilgrims only twice a year during Mukkoti Ekadasi and Mukkoti Dvadasi. The doors are opened on the night of the eleventh day morning (early hours) after Thiruppavai and closed on the night of the twelfth day (called Margali-tiru-dvadasi).
Sri Vishvaksena Temple is located at the northern side of the main temple, in the Mukkoti Pradakshinam. Sri Vishwaksena occupies an important place in the Vaikhanasa Agama. In Vaishnavite functions and temple rituals, Sri Vishwaksena is worshipped first. Vishwaksena is said to be the chief of the army (of the Lord) and is believed to protect the function or ritual from evil. The idol of Vishwaksena and its worship are strictly in accordance with the Vaikhanasa Agama. During the daily worship of Lord Venkateswara, the garlands and flowers (called nirmalya) from the Lord's idol are removed and Vishwaksena is worshipped with them. Before commencement of the annual Brahmotsavam, the Senadhipathi or Vishvaksena Utsava is performed followed by Ankurarpana. His idol is also taken out in a procession during the Adhyayanotsavam.
Sri Yoga Narasimhaswami Temple
The sub-temple for Sri Yoga Narasimhaswami, facing the west, is located in a mandapam in the north-eastern corner of the first prakaram. The temple attracts devotees for its well sculpted idol and also the rituals held throughout the year.
The tour of Srivari temple complex completes with the temple of Garuda (also called Garudalwar) located directly opposite the presiding deity in the Sri Venkateswara temple. Being the Lord's mount he is shown with outstretched wings, ever ready to carry His Master. You will find Garuda's image not only in the shrine but also at the corners of the prakarams, mandapams and vimanas. At the commencement of the annual Brahmotsavam of Lord Sri Venkateswara, a flag with the image of Garuda is hoisted on the Dhwajasthamba marking the commencement of the grand festival.


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Dr. Burge joined Miami's CSE department in 2005 after completing her PhD at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Her undergraduate work was performed at Michigan Technological University. Prior to joining Miami, she worked for over 20 years as a software engineer and AI researcher. Her research interests include design rationale, software engineering, artificial intelligence in design, and knowledge elicitation.
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What's wrong with Britain's computer scientists?
Computer Science vs. IT Employment
I think the difference between a computer science degree and technical training needs to be recognised. When I did my degree I learned the science of computers- we didn't learn how to install and use Linux or Windows, but we did learn the fundamentals of operating systems. We were taught programming but not as a means to get a job, but as a way of explaining computational efficiency. We were told how routers work, but not how to work a router. Etc.
If I'd have learned the OS of the day, or the programming language of the week, then my degree would be meaningless now. As it stands, my degree is a foundation that I built a career on.
If kids want to get into IT and don't want to put in the years, getting Microsoft/ Cisco/ whoever certified will be quicker and cheaper than getting a degree.
US parents proclaim 811 'Messiahs'
I once knew a boy named Sue. Had a bit of an impact on his life.
Who's using 'password' as a password? TOO MANY OF YOU
On a related note, using "P@55w0rd" is just as bad as using "Password". Please stop. Thanks.
Google buys parcel storage service for Christmas
I ordered something from Amazon recently and they text me the morning of the delivery to give me a one hour time slot. If only all couriers did that.
Colour Kindle incoming says mole
This is the news I've been waiting for. Not a fan of reading on my Tablet (due to battery life), so a colour e-ink Kindle would be ideal.
Yahoo! investor! accuses! CEO! of! embellishing! resume!
Honesty is a policy... maybe not the best policy...
Ok, most people 'enhance' their CVs. Afterall, why say you are 'proficiant' in something when 'expert' rolls off the tongue that much easier. Once you get the job you can start reading up on it. Flat out porky pies are another matter- you really need to be an expert blagger.
This CEO lied, it's his job. The fact he couldn't even lie correctly is the worrying thing.
Standing NEXT to an HTML coder is like standing NEXT TO GOD
Serious question:
Was this meant as a joke or is it legitimate? I guess it works from a sarcasm point of view, but if it's a real point of view it's worrying for the future.
Capita poises axe over 1,000 staff - jobs headed to India
Wrong name pt2
CITS? Gits more like.
It's annoying. I have no problems paying a little extra to get my veggies from a local provider. I'll pay a resonable price in a bricks and mortar shop to buy DVDs/ books rather than use online. I wouldn't mind higher taxes to keep jobs onshore. Of course I'd prefer that they use the money they have wisely, but that'd never happen...
'Seas will rise, flood millions of homes' warns Eric Schmidt ecologist
Dr Strauss...?
Dr Strauss? For a minute I thought it was Dr Seuss. That would have made me feel better about this.
"Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot,
Nothing is going to get better. It's not."
Ageing Mario blamed for Nintendo's woes
Curse? Really?
Looking at the reviews for Mario (and indeed Zelda) games they're almost always highly praised and in 'game of the year' short lists. Thinking about it, didn't the 3DS sales take a huge bump when Mario 3d & Mario Kart were released? (Although lets not discount the price cut).
There's a valid argument that Nintendo shoe-horn Mario et al into too many games (Mario & Sonic at the olympics? Really?), and imo they could also do with creating more varied games. But lets be honest here, they have a massive user base for their hardware, and their software is critically and comercially successful- I think they're doing something right.
McKinnon family awaits final, final extradition decision
I don't get it
He broke the law. He admits he broke the law. There is an agreement (no matter what you think about it) that the Americans can extradite him for trial in the US. What's there to decide?
I don't understand the medical side of the argument either. As far as I (and wikipedia) know, Asperger syndrome affects social interaction, not the ability to know the difference between right and wrong.
Anti-Internet Explorer 6 protests grow with online petition
This is worrying...
I'm a little worried why so much attention is being placed on this. Surely the point of the web is to be platform independent, and any web developer worth their salt designs to web standards and not individual browsers.
The security question is also worrying. It assumes that all of the government users have direct access to the internet as a whole. I would *hope* there would be content filters etc that will block access to potentially damaging sites. And since MS are supporting the browser until 2014 I assume they will still release security patches for it. Again, I would *hope* there's a decent patch policy in place to roll these out to users...
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If you didn't have time to go shopping for your Thanksgiving meal, or just didn't feel like cooking, you're not alone.
Going out to eat for the holiday is a growing trend everywhere, even in the Valley. Many families were able to find affordable meals without the messy clean up afterward.
Cooking a Thanksgiving turkey for family is a tradition that some people in the Valley may be starting to break.
"Well I guess so, but don't tell nobody," says Wanda Ritchie, who dined out with her family on Thanksgiving.
At Tradition's Family Restaurant, lines of families packed in the eatery to have a Thanksgiving meal.
"It's really kind of the trend that we're seeing; lots of families on holidays and larger crowds," says Beckie Garber, the restaurant manager.
So what reason could be creating this social change?
"The cost of food has been huge. We're really seeing that impact folks and so when they can come out and have a meal like this," says Garber.
"Give my wife a break from having to do all of the cooking and give the teenagers a break from having to do all the dishes," says Denny Thomas.
Many families went out to eat for the first time this Thanksgiving, and many say it was nice to have a little change.
"We have another dinner to go to this evening where we'll have the turkey and dressing and gravy and all that kind of stuff. So this was just something kind of different," says Krista Dove.
And with all the back-breaking work that can go into a Thanksgiving meal, some say it's just not worth all the work when you can go out to eat and enjoy good food.
"Well, with just three of us, my mother decided it would be quicker to go out and eat and cheaper to go out and eat and get a good meal and then you don't have to deal with leftovers," says Vickie Hunter.
And one more thing you don't have to deal with is all the dirty dishes.
"Oh gracious, that's something else," says Ritchie.
Garber says she expects to feed about 1,000 people Thursday. And she says despite being a little crowded, the restaurant was fully prepared and had plenty of food for people to enjoy.


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Life will go on at the 15th Precinct after NYPD Blue signs off March 1. The rest of America just won't be a part of it. The goal is to make fans of the series feel good even as they are feeling bad over a sense of loss of a friend of 12 years.
"I don't think we want to tie up things. We're not blowing up buildings and we're not killing off anybody," creator-producer Steven Bochco said. "We want the people who have stuck with us all these years to feel as if it's a well-earned end to the show. From a story and character point of view, that speaks more to letting things organically evolve rather than ending things. In other words, I don't think at the end of our last episode you'll feel that the life of this precinct has ended. It will continue on. You just won't get to visit it every week."


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Symptoms of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma vary, depending on where the cancer is located.
The first sign of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma may be a painless swelling of the neck, underarm, or groin. Swelling may also occur in the soft tissues of the arm or leg if the lymphoma has developed outside of a lymph node, as sometimes happens. If the lymphoma is present in an internal organ, such as the stomach or bowel, symptoms will relate to disruption of the organ's function, such as gastric pain, abdominal pain, or intestinal obstruction.
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Abdominal swelling, indigestion, or stomach pain may occur if the cancer is in the abdominal lymph tissue, blocks the intestines, or has damaged the abdominal lining and allowed fluid to collect.
Coughing or shortness of breath may occur if the cancer starts in the chest. This can put pressure on the windpipe. If a tumor in this area compresses the superior vena cava, swelling in the head and arms may also occur.
As a greater number of cancer cells develop, general symptoms may include:
- Unexplained fever
- Night sweats
- Fatigue
- Decreased appetite
- Weight loss (without dieting)
- Itchy skin (severe), especially after showering
American Cancer Society website. Available at: http://www.cancer.org/docroot/home/index.asp .
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society website. Available at: http://www.leukemia-lymphoma.org/hm_lls .
National Cancer Institute website. Available at: http://www.cancer.gov/ .
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Doctor Who has not fared well on Planet Videogame. So many titles been merely mediocre or just plain crap, often barely connected to the TV series and pumped out by publishers keen to cash in on the brand with minimal effort. Doctor Who: Return to Earth Silver nemesis There are a few exceptions, most notably Admiral Software' …
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Considering the PC outing you can download for free from the BBC was created by Sheffield's Sumo Digital (Known as "The best studio in Britain that no-one knows about") with Charles Cecil at the helm, it's unsurprising you'd recommend that over this ;)
Never Mind That
My son wants to know when episode 4 of the adventure games will be available on the BBC web site.
What terrible graphics
Haven't seen anything that bad for years.
They should be ashamed.
I don't know how they have the nerve to charge £35 for this.
The graphics on the BBC's free adventures are better than this.
I know the Wii isn't the most powerful piece of hardware out there but damn... Those screenshots are atrocious.
> not even the asteroids that you're up against in one of the two types of mini game you're required to complete at the end of each Chapter
I'm surprised they didn't just start you in the Tardis, time-travel back to 1982 and make you play ZX Spectrum titles instead. Would save having to make any pretence at creating a game.
Amy's legs don't even look particularly well rendered, and what other reason is there for adults to buy it?
Adventure Game 4
@Grease Monkey The fourth (and final of the current series) downloadable Doctor Who Adventure Game is due to be published on Christmas Day 2010. A second series of them is planned for next year.
As for Return to Earth, I've not gotten around to playing it yet but I did quite enjoy their DS game Doctor Who: Evacuation Earth. Most people seem to claim it is vastly superior to this Wii game.
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The Boynton Beach Community Redevelopment Agency hopes a new app will drive people to the city's downtown.
At Tuesday's regular meeting, the agency revealed the "Catch Boynton" web application to encourage people in the city to shop locally. The app provides information about the CRA's 600 businesses in one location.