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Hollywood Stadium at Hollywood Casino
Chicagoland's most exciting sports bar and entertainment venue is now open! Watch up to eight games at once on our enormous 80 x 20 foot screen, plus over 40 flat-screen TVs, as well as personal TV's at many of the booths. Hollywood Stadium - It's what a sports bar should be.
41 comfortable rooms including free continental breakfast, an indoor pool and suites available. Close to I-57 exit 315.
Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites
Please come enjoy our hospitality and Stay Smart breakfast buffet. The hotel meeting rooms can accommodate up to 100 people. Additionally, there are many restaurants within walking distance and the Northfield Square Mall is next door for any shopping needs. We are a pet friendly with a refundable deposit. Stay Smart at the Holiday Inn Express Hotel and Suites in Bourbonnais where you can Stay Smart in the Kankakee, Bradley, Bourbonnais area.
This delightful community orchestra is celebrating over 30 years of providing fine concert entertainment to the southwest suburban area.
CITY:Oak Lawn
RV, camper and car parking during major races at Chicagoland speedway and at Rte. 66 Raceway.
Reflecting on the past one might envision the charm of the neighborhood. Built in 1907 this late Queen Ann home offers a quiet comfortable getaway of yesteryear from the stress of modern life. Breakfast creations can be served in the Maurice Chevalier Dining Room or on the Front Porch. Travelers of both business and pleasure are welcome!
Wolfe Wildlife Refuge & Bike Path
Explore the natural beauty and animal habitats of this 45-acre wetlands preserve. Nature programs for all ages include bird surveys, seed collections, planting, clean-ups and hiking.
CITY:Oak Lawn
A campground that has something for everyone with basketball, volleyball and other activities.
For breakfast, lunch and dinner. Includes omelettes, skillets, crepes, sandwiches, steaks, fish and more.
Irons Oaks Enviromental Center
Call for details
CITY:Olympia Fields
Tinley Park Historical Society & Museum
The Tinley Park Historical Society was established in 1974 to preserve the history of Tinley Park and the surrounding areas that have influenced its growth and development. Since 1976, the Society has been headquartered at the "Old Zion Landmark," 6727 174th Street where it maintains a museum of local history and a local research library. The Prairie Gothic style "Old Zion Landmark" church was built in 1884 for the local Zion Lutheran congregation. The Historical Society complex also includes a reproduction of the Village's second schoolhouse. The original one room schoolhouse had been built in 1880 very near to the current location to replace a smaller schoolhouse and from 1892 to 1954 the building served as the community's Village Hall. The "Landmark Chapel" and the "New Saenger Hall" meeting room are available for weddings and other meetings and special events.
CITY:Tinley Park
Sensible hotel with standard guest rooms in south suburbs of Chicago. Amenities include fitness center, deluxe continental breakfast & free wireless internet. Multi-purpose meeting space available. Pet friendly hotel.
Prairie Bluff Public Golf Club
Prairie Bluff is located on 237 acres of rolling terrain and is framed with prairie grass, which adds to the golf course's overall challenge and beauty for those who play here. With four sets of tees, 10 lakes and more than 40 bunkers, golfers of all skill levels will find a good challenge. At Prairie Bluff, you will enjoy our beautiful 10,000 square foot clubhouse that features a pro shop, banquet hall & bar. Beyond serving as a fabulous golf facility, Prairie Bluff is an ideal location for breakfast, lunch, dinner or cocktails. Prairie bluff's learning center offers a 10- acre driving range, short game area with bunker, putting green, private and group lessons. Let Prairie Bluff host your next golf outing!
CITY:Crest Hill
This privately-owned, 1890'a depot was restored in 2001 and contains photos and artifacts relating to Momence's railroading history.
General line antiques and collectibles. Multi-level, multi-dealer. We buy estates.
This not-for-profit Gallery acts as an advocate for local and visiting artists from a variety of genres. It also offers an opportunity to people of all ages to learn about and appreciate the visual arts through our exhibits, tours, workshops, and programs offered. The Gallery is uniquely located with Provena Heritage Village senior facility, and continues to enrich the daily lives of the residents here. Admission into the gallery is free and donations are accepted.
KidsWork is an interactive educational experience for ages 0-8. Two floors of exhibits including a theater, art room, tot spot, pet vet, dino dig and more! Visit the KidsWork website for events, programming and new exhibits!
Call 1-800-942-9492
KidsWork Children's Museum is a cultural institution that brings children, families and the community together to engage in fun, hands-on interactive play.
This property has 20 guest rooms that include free parking, Wi-Fi access as well as microwave and refrigerator availability.
Located in an old border town, situated along the Kankakee River. Designed and built by A.E. Wikstrom in 1892, it was known as the Villa Swea and was a gathering place for visiting Swedish dignitaries and local socialites.
Specializing in furniture. Large selection of armoirs. Only open weekends.
Allgauer's Restaurant features steak, chops, pasta and seafood. Join them for breakfast, lunch, dinner and their award winning champagne Sunday brunch.
Manteno Historical Society Museum
The Manteno Historical Society Museum is headquartered in the Charles Skinner House, located in the center of Manteno. The opening of the Skinner House as a Museum took place in 1994. The first floor of the building has display areas of early 20th century living in the area. Of special interest is the medical display of items from the offices of Dr. Rouleau, Dr. Phipps, Dr. Malott, Dr. Thomas and Dr. Echevarria. Articles from Dr. Gagnon's dental office and pharmaceutical items from Hilsenhoff Drug Store have also been donated. The lower floor includes exhibit space, a kitchen and collections of archival materials. The upper floor presently houses a room commemorating Manteno war veterans featuring uniforms and memorabilia from WWI to the present.
Alsip Home & Nursery Super Store
Ranked among the nations top 100 garden centers by Nursery Retailer Magazine. Top quality nursery plants, garden supplies, Home décor, patio furniture, pool & spa accessories, garden décor, ponds, silk floral, seasonal holiday, and pets & supplies.
Freedom Hall offers a diverse series accenting dance, music, theatre, popular attractions, children's theatre and outreach activities. Join us in the intimate 280-seat Nathan Manilow Theatre.
CITY:Park Forest
Depicting everyday life in the late 1880's, this 1869 home features period furnishings throughout. It originally served as a private residence. The Momence Women's Club was instrumental in preserving this lovely house museum. The home is maintained by the City of Momence. The arbor and gardens were created by the Momence High School Shop Class and Main Street Momence.
Union Street Gallery & Art Studios
Union Street Gallery hosts 10 art exhibits per year, classes and workshops. There are 16 artists' studios to compliment the experience. Free Admission, free tours and field trips available. First floor galleries and studios are handicapped accessible.
CITY:Chicago Heights
Willowhaven Interpretive Center
Whispering Willows Park at Willowhaven Interpretive Center features open prairies, wetlands, interpretive gardens and 1.5 miles of limestone trails surrounding two scenic ponds. All trails begin and end at the Willowhaven Interpretive Center scenic outlook.
Illinois State Museum Lockport Gallery
Features rotating, theme-based exhibitions of works created by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans. Exhibits are given added dimension through educational activities and tours for all ages.
Casual, family-friendly dining, with signature pizzas, pasta and sandwiches being the focus of the menu. Jugs of GoomBa Red and GoomBa White table wine will be available. Bar area and adjacent pub room now feature high-top tables, big screen TVs and updated decor.
Twelve-acre RV resort. Good Sam club.
Overnight and long-term RV parking.
Whirlpool suite, no pets, HBO, ESPN, CNN. River Oaks Shopping Mall and numerous restaurants nearby. 30 Minutes to Midway Airport and Purdue University Calumet is only 5 miles away. Downtown Chicago in 25 minutes.
Lively bistro with everything from coffee to cocktails. Reasonable prices for exceptional fare.
A full-service reliever airport, we provide the national aviation community access to the southern suburbs. The airport has two hard-surface runways: Runway 18-36 is 4002' and Runway 9-27 is 3395'.
Oak Lawn Park District Community Theatre
Come and see the exciting Broadway musicals which led the US Conference of Mayors to recognize the Oak Lawn Park District Theatre program with the prestigious National City Livability Award in 2009! For tickets 708.857.2200.
CITY:Oak Lawn
George Dunne National Golf Course
George W. Dunne National, located in Southwest suburban Oak Forest, recognized by Golf Digest as one of the top public courses, is our premier 18-hole course. Dunne National offers the unique features of bent grass fairways and greens. Whether you play from the tips or are a beginner you'll enjoy the challenging terrain that Dunne National offers. Eight lakes, which come into play on eleven of the course's holes, tree lined fairways and not to mention an abundance of wildlife help make your golf experience a memorable one.
CITY:Oak Forest
Complimentary coffee 6-10 AM. Guest laundry facilities, free HBO and ESPN. We will leave the light on.
Reed's Canoe offers three trips ranging in length from 2 to 6 hours, and are suitable for new and experienced canoeists.
Bringing drama to the South Suburbs since 1931, The Drama Group is one of the oldest volunteer community theatres in the country. This drama group is a not-for-profit community theater.
CITY:Chicago Heights
This is a memorial for troops lost in Operation Iraqi Freedom & Operation Enduring Freedom.
Slovenian Women's Heritage Museum
This museum was established to preserve ethnic Slovenian heritage and honor the immigrants who settled the Joliet area.
Casual, family dining serving chicken, fish, steaks and cocktails. Banquets and bus tours welcome.
Launch off a ramp and go airborne at the area's only skate park! It is an unsupervised skate at your own risk park.
This nationally recognized dance company performs all styles of dance. The troupe's annual spectacular, Holiday Fantasy, was selected as the Best Live Show in Chicago Southland.
CITY:Orland Park
Matching your foot structure to a pair of shoes. Carrying running, walking and cross training shoes. Also carrying a full line of technical clothing.
CITY:Palos Heights
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites - Matteson
The Americas Best Value Inn & Suites in Matteson guarantees high quality accommodations, friendly & efficient service, and clean, comfortable surroundings. Every guest feels that this is their "home away from home."
All suite hotel featuring our "Morning Break" breakfast, "In a Pinch" market, and complimentary high speed wireless internet. Our Suites are 30% larger than a standard hotel room and feature fully equipped kitchens.
Nano brewery specializing in small, hand-crafted batches of classic beer styles with a twist. Every beer is brewed on-site. Limited food menu. Drink local. Beer is good.
CITY:Tinley Park
Antiques and collectibles over 100 dealers. Over 75 showcases, 10,000 sq ft. All on one floor. Appraisals. Buy-sell-trade.
Weekly rates, easy access to I-55, outside entrances for all rooms, quiet atmosphere.
Chicago St. Pub has been a staple for drinking and dining in downtown joliet for many years now. Known for our excellent menu including: soups, salads, a variety of sandwiches, traditional Irish Fare, daily lunch specials and a wide selection of beer, liqour and wine. In addition to a great menu, the quality of entertainment and special events has made Chicago St. a number one night-time option in recent years. We take pride in the fact that we are Joliet's Premiere Music Venue for Live original Music.
John and Angeline Oremus Theater
The Moraine Valley Community College Fine & Performing Arts Center (FPAC) presents quality cultural programs and popular entertainment in this 150-seat Theater.
CITY:Palos Hills
Close to Hollywood & Harrah's Casino's, Rialto Theatre, First Midwest Bank Amphitheater and Route 66 Raceway. Ask about special rates.
Public park-like setting dedicated to the Veterans and Heroes of our nation.
Newly remodeled hotel features expanded lobby, fitness center with Precor equipment, pool, and whirlpool. Enjoy our complimentary hot "on the house" breakfast & complimentary wireless internet.
Luigi's House Casual Italian Dining
Enjoy traditional Italian dishes and authentic Italian trained chefs' recipes, while dining in one of Luigi's rooms from his beautiful Italian villa. Banquet facilites and catering available.
CITY:Orland Park
Homemade food and daily specials. Tour groups welcome, catering available.
Relax and unwind at Kohler Waters Spa at Burr Ridge.
CITY:Burr Ridge
McCord Gallery & Cultural Center
This historic Italianate home is a learning center for art and music, showcasing exhibits of local and regional artists. The gallery shop has ceramics and fine gifts.
CITY:Palos Park
59 Rooms, one meeting room for 35 people, business center, Indoor pool, spa, fitness center.
Fairfield Inn & Suites Joliet North/Plainfield
Fairfield Inn & Suites Joliet North/Plainfield is located just off I-55. This Marriott hotel is conveniently located off I-55 & Rt. 30. We offer exceptional friendly and quality customer service! Group and extended stay rates available.
Governors State University Center for Performing Arts
The Center for Performing Arts presents high-quality and affordable national touring acts, Chicago-based artists and community programs in genres from jazz to opera, dance, theatre and family favorites.
CITY:University Park
The Tinley Park Veterans Memorial features benches along a parkway and is dedicated to Village Trustee Pat Rea, a retired U.S. Army Brigadier General.
CITY:Tinley Park
Feel at home at Hampton Inn – Joliet I-80. Conveniently located off of I-80 and Houbolt Rd, you'll find a warm welcome and award winning customer service. This Joliet hotel is within ten minutes of downtown Joliet IL and near two riverboat casinos.
Palos Heights 9/11 and Veterans Memorial
This unique memorial is dedicated to those who lost their lives in the tragic events on September 11, 2001.
CITY:Palos Heights
This property has 18 guest rooms and 1 suite. Other amenities include free parking, Wi-Fi access, microwave availability, non-smoking rooms, and rollaway beds.
White Street Cafe is a family owned business located in charming Frankfort, IL. We offer delicious food that features high quality ingredients and reasonable prices.
Welcome! At the Route 50 Motel you can easily find us after a long day of driving. We are located on the highway and easy to spot. We offer fresh coffee as well as an outdoor pool, cozy beds and all the necesities you need. 96 rooms. Outdoor pool. Free HBO and ESPN
Euorpean imports, estate jewelry, general line. Three buildings with thousands of choice items.
Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee is only minutes away from Kankakee River Road Park, Splash Valley Water Park, and Ice Valley Centre Ice Arena. There are also several golf courses as well as our beautiful Kankakee River State Park within only 10 miles of our facility. Our features at the Hilton Garden Inn Kankakee, Illinois include our full breakfast, dinner and evening room service in the Great American Grill. Also enjoy our complimentary workout facility and indoor heated pool and Jacuzzi.
This property has 30 guest rooms as well as 1 suite. Other amenities include free parking, handicapped accessibility, Wi-Fi access, microwave and refrigerator availability, rollaway beds and a spa/sauna. This is a non-smoking facility.
Furniture, costume jewelry, vintage clothing, glass, pottery, Yankee candles, linens.
Museum of the Matteson Hisotrical Society
History and artifacts of the Matteson area; obituaries, maps, oral histories, library of antique books and newspaper clippings.
Calumet City Historical Society
Come discover Calumet City's fascinating heritage and history.
CITY:Calumet City
Built for the business or leisure travelers. Indoor pool and whirlpool, "on the house" hot breakfast, and FREE high speed internet access. All of this is backed by 100% satisfaction guarantee!
Best Western Inn And Suites - Midway Airport
The Best Western Inn and Suites- Midway Airport is located in Burbank only 2 1/2 miles south of Midway Airport. Enjoy our indoor pool, whirlpool, exercise room, and breakfast room.
Fabulously Sweet Creations, LLC
Family owned business providing handmade chocolates and sweet treats.
Open public skating. Skate rental and concessions.
Ciazza features American fare and a mix of Mediterranean favorites paired with wine and cocktails. A relaxing environment welcomes guests and diners.
CITY:Burr Ridge
Luxury, 100% nonsmoking, all suite hotel in south suburbs. Complimentary amenities: Microwave/Refrigerator, Indoor Pool, internet, fitness center & hot breakfast buffet.
Frankfort Area Historical Society
Small museum with unique display areas and photographs of Frankfort memorabilia.
Family House Restaurant and Sport Bar
For more than twenty years, this family-owned restaurant has catered to family and casual dining enthusiasts. Full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus are accented with a sports bar and live entertainment.
The Ashford House, located adjacent to Winston's Market, serves the very best authentic Irish cuisine, as well as traditional American favorites. Irish specialties include Irish breakfast, corned beef and cabbage, Shepards pie, and bacon and cabbage. American cuisine includes seafood, pasta, steaks and chops, cut fresh daily at Winston's Market. Also featuring full service bar with daily drink specials and the finest selection of Irish bears such as Smithwicks, Harp, Guinness, Magners and Woodpecker.
CITY:Tinley Park
Giovan's Restaurant & Pizzeria
The complete Italian family dining experience. Family owned and operated.
CITY:Crest Hill
What sets Aurelio's apart from other pizza? We're different because we use only quality ingredients, serve a variety of generous sizes, and specialize in customizing orders to suit each individual taste. Since 1959, the Aurelio family has been devoted to offering the finest pizza, pasta and sandwiches at reasonable prices with fast, courteous, dependable service.
CITY:Tinley Park
Enjoy a day in the country while learning about wildlife through nature displays and exhibits.
CITY:Park Forest
Wholesome family entertainment with song, dance, and humor. Join us for lunch and dinner show packages.
CITY:New Lenox
Free local calls, free coffee, and free Wi-Fi access. Microwave/mini-fridges available. Kids stay free. Pets stay free. HBO and ESPN. Conveniently located just off of I-80.
Upscale but casual restaurant with an interesting blend of Creole, Jamaican, Italian and gourmet cuisine. Topped off with live Jazz every Thursday at 7pm.
SPAA THEATER is focused on providing quality stage plays and much need programs, such as their; CSI & Film Camps, Adult Acting, Writing & Speaking Classes, SPAA Master's Certification Classes, SPAA Children's Theater, SPAA Radio, SPAA TV and Much more! They are dedicated to providing, developing and enhancing "Edutainment" (Education & Entertainment) through programs, live productions and commitment to the surrounding communities.
CITY:Park Forest
Riegel Farm & Conservation Center
Riegel Farm has a very diverse group of animal residents. We have exotic birds and reptiles such as an alligator and snakes. Birthday parties, group tours, pony rides and hayrides.
CITY:University Park
Tri-Country Stockdale Company of Joliet, Inc.
For over 30 years, Tri-County Stockdale Company of Joliet has focused on quality products, backed up with the highest standards for customer service. Our landscape division is striving to grow with your needs. Additionally, our new retail facility continues our focus on landscape products, with the addition of lawn ornamentation and, as always, our personal service. Plus, we are excited to offer expanded selections in our bird seed & feeders, pet feed, soy candles & seasonal gifts.
Homewood Railroad Platform & Park
Platform allows viewing of mainline/commuter rails with live switchyard audio. An underground walkway, leading to the park, displays murals depicting railway history. The park features a retired/restored locomotive and caboose.


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Whether you are arriving on foot, by car, or using public transport, find out how to get to the National Media Museum.
Read more about accessibility at the museum here, or
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Open daily 10:00–18:00
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Entry to the museum is free.
We welcome nearly half a million visitors through our doors every year and ask everyone to respect the conditions of entry so that your time with us is a safe and enjoyable one. For more information, you can read our full Admissions Policy here.
Please note that the Experience TV gallery on Level 3 is now closed. Our new interactive gallery, Wonderlab, is due to open on Level 3 in March 2017. Find out more here.
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Situated right in the heart of Bradford, UNESCO City of Film, we exist to promote an appreciation and understanding of media through eight floors of FREE galleries, an extensive collection and research facility, and three cinemas including the UK's first IMAX theatre.
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Mushroom And Tomato Bake
|1⁄2 Cup (8 tbs)
|Soft bread crumbs
|4 Cup (64 tbs)
|Chopped hazelnuts/Pecans
|2 Cup (32 tbs)
|4 Large
|1⁄2 Pound, chopped
|Ground pepper
|To Taste
|Dried marjoram
|1 Teaspoon, crushed
|To Taste
Melt 6 tablespoons butter in frypan.
Add crumbs and nuts; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until crisp and golden.
Set aside.
Skin tomatoes; chop coarsely.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in frypan.
Add tomatoes and mushrooms; cook, stirring, until tomatoes are soft.
Place half the mixture evenly in 4 buttered individual baking dishes; season with salt, pepper and half the marjoram.
Place half the crumb mixture evenly over each mushroom mixture; repeat layers.
Bake in preheated 375 °F oven 30 minutes or until well browned.
Garnish with additional skinned tomatoes.
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size: Complete recipe
Calories 2920 Calories from Fat 2149
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 244 g374.7%
Saturated Fat 69.7 g348.4%
Trans Fat 0 g
Cholesterol 241.9 mg80.6%
Sodium 1677.9 mg69.9%
Total Carbohydrates 168 g55.9%
Dietary Fiber 38.1 g152.6%
Sugars 39.1 g
Protein 58 g115.2%
Vitamin A 185.6% Vitamin C 166.7%
Calcium 89.3% Iron 102.2%
*Based on a 2000 Calorie diet


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The New York Times
Young Stalinby Simon Sebag Montefiore
This revelatory account unveils how Stalin became Stalin, examining his shadowy journey from obscurity to power—from master historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Based on ten years of research, Young Stalin—companion to the prizewinning Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar—is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR, a/i>/i>
This revelatory account unveils how Stalin became Stalin, examining his shadowy journey from obscurity to power—from master historian Simon Sebag Montefiore.
Based on ten years of research, Young Stalin—companion to the prizewinning Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar—is a brilliant prehistory of the USSR, a chronicle of the Revolution, and an intimate biography. Montefiore tells the story of a charismatic, darkly turbulent boy born into poverty, scarred by his upbringing but possessed of unusual talents. Admired as a romantic poet and trained as a priest, he found his true mission as a murderous revolutionary. Here is the dramatic story of his friendships and hatreds, his many love affairs, his complicated relationship with the Tsarist secret police, and how he became the merciless politician who shaped the Soviet Empire in his own brutal image. Described by The New York Times as "a meticulously researched, autoritative biography," Young Stalin is essential reading for anyone interested in Russian history.
Winner of the Costa Book Award for Biography
A Christian Science Monitor and Seattle Times Best Book of the Year
Editorial Reviews
The New York Times
The Washington Post
In this companion volume to Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar (above), which can also be read on its own, Montefiore examines important and surprising milestones in Stalin's childhood and his prolonged youth as well as his prerevolutionary and early postrevolution days.
Product Details
- 9780297850687
- Publisher:
- Gardners Books
- Publication date:
- 05/03/2007
Read an Excerpt
PROLOGUE: The Bank Robbery
At 10:30 a.m. on the sultry morning of Wednesday, 26 June 1907, in the seething central square of Tiflis, a dashing mustachioed cavalry captain in boots and jodhpurs, wielding a big Circassian sabre, performed tricks on horseback, joking with two pretty, well-dressed Georgian girls who twirled gaudy parasols–while fingering Mauser pistols hidden in their dresses.
Raffish young men in bright peasant blouses and wide sailor-style trousers waited on the street corners, cradling secreted revolvers and grenades. At the louche Tilipuchuri Tavern on the square, a crew of heavily armed gangsters took over the cellar bar, gaily inviting passers-by to join them for drinks. All of them were waiting to carry out the first exploit by Josef Djugashvili, aged twenty-nine, later known as Stalin, to win the attention of the world.[1]
Few outside the gang knew of the plan that day for a criminal terrorist "spectacular," but Stalin had worked on it for months. One man who did know the broad plan was Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik Party,[2] hiding in a villa in Kuokola, Finland, far to the north. Days earlier, in Berlin, and then in London, Lenin had secretly met with Stalin to order the big heist, even though their Social-Democratic Party had just strictly banned all "expropriations," the euphemism for bank robberies. But Stalin's operations, heists and killings, always conducted with meticulous attention to detail and secrecy, had made him the "main financier of the Bolshevik Centre."[3]
The events that day would make headlines all over the globe, literally shake Tiflis to its foundations, and further shatter the fragmented Social-Democrats into warring factions: that day would both make Stalin's career and almost ruin it–a watershed in his life.
In Yerevan Square, the twenty brigands who formed the core of Stalin's gang, known as "the Outfit," took up positions as their lookouts peered down Golovinsky Prospect, Tiflis's elegant main street, past the white Italianate splendour of the Viceroy's Palace. They awaited the clatter of a stagecoach and its squadron of galloping Cossacks. The army captain with the Circassian sabre caracoled on his horse before dismounting to stroll the fashionable boulevard.
Every street corner was guarded by a Cossack or policeman: the authorities were ready. Something had been expected since January. The informers and agents of the Tsar's secret police, the Okhrana, and his uniformed political police, the Gendarmes, delivered copious reports about the clandestine plots and feuds of the gangs of revolutionaries and criminals. In the misty twilight of this underground, the worlds of bandit and terrorist had merged and it was hard to tell tricks from truth. But there had been "chatter" about a "spectacular"–as today's intelligence experts would put it–for months.
On that dazzling steamy morning, the Oriental colour of Tiflis (now Tbilisi, the capital of the Republic of Georgia) hardly seemed to belong to the same world as the Tsar's capital, St. Petersburg, a thousand miles away. The older streets, without running water or electricity, wound up the slopes of Mtatsminda, Holy Mountain, until they were impossibly steep, full of crookedly picturesque houses weighed down with balconies, entwined with old vines. Tiflis was a big village where everyone knew everyone else.
Just behind the military headquarters, on genteel Freilinskaya Street, a stone's throw from the square, lived Stalin's wife, a pretty young Georgian dressmaker named Kato Svanidze, and their newborn son, Yakov. Theirs was a true love match: despite his black moods, Stalin was devoted to Kato, who admired and shared his revolutionary fervour. As she sunned herself and the baby on her balcony, her husband was about to give her, and Tiflis itself, an unholy shock.
This intimate city was the capital of the Caucasus, the Tsar's wild, mountainous viceroyalty between the Black and the Caspian Seas, a turbulent region of fierce and feuding peoples. Golovinsky Prospect seemed Parisian in its elegance. White neo-classical theatres, a Moorish-style opera house, grand hotels and the palaces of Georgian princes and Armenian oil barons lined the street, but, as one passed the military headquarters, Yerevan Square opened up into an Asiatic potpourri.
Exotically dressed hawkers and stalls offered spicy Georgian lobio beans and hot khachapuri cheesecake. Water-carriers, street-traders, pickpockets and porters delivered to or stole from the Armenian and Persian Bazaars, the alleyways of which more resembled a Levantine souk than a European city. Caravans of camels and donkeys, loaded with silks and spices from Persia and Turkestan, fruit and wineskins from the lush Georgian countryside, ambled through the gates of the Caravanserai. Its young waiters and errand boys served its clientele of guests and diners, carrying in the bags, unharnessing the camels–and watching the square. Now we know from the newly opened Georgian archives that Stalin, Faginlike, used the Caravanserai boys as a prepubescent revolutionary street intelligence and courier service. Meanwhile in one of the Caravanserai's cavernous backrooms, the chief gangsters gave their gunmen a pep talk, rehearsing the plan one last time. Stalin himself was there that morning.
The two pretty teenage girls with twirling umbrellas and loaded revolvers, Patsia Goldava and Anneta Sulakvelidze, "brown-haired, svelte, with black eyes that expressed youth," casually sashayed across the square to stand outside the military headquarters, where they flirted with Russian officers, Gendarmes in smart blue uniforms, and bowlegged Cossacks.
Tiflis was–and still is–a languid town of strollers and boulevardiers who frequently stop to drink wine at the many open-air taverns: if the showy, excitable Georgians resemble any other European people, it is the Italians. Georgians and other Caucasian men, in traditional chokha–their skirted long coats lined down the chest with bullet pouches–swaggered down the streets, singing loudly. Georgian women in black headscarves, and the wives of Russian officers in European fashions, promenaded through the gates of the Pushkin Gardens, buying ices and sherbet alongside Persians and Armenians, Chechens, Abkhaz and Mountain Jews, in a fancy-dress jamboree of hats and costumes.
Gangs of street urchins–kintos–furtively scanned the crowds for scams. Teenage trainee priests, in long white surplices, were escorted by their berobed, bearded priest-teachers from the pillared white seminary across the street, where Stalin had almost qualified as a priest nine years earlier. This un-Slavic, un-Russian and ferociously Caucasian kaleidoscope of East and West was the world that nurtured Stalin.
Checking the time, the girls Anneta and Patsia parted, taking up new positions on either side of the square. On Palace Street, the dubious clientele of the notorious Tilipuchuri Tavern–princes, pimps, informers and pickpockets–were already drinking Georgian wine and Armenian brandy, not far from the plutocratic grandeur of Prince Sumbatov's palace.
Just then David Sagirashvili, another revolutionary who knew Stalin and some of the gangsters, visited a friend who owned a shop above the tavern and was invited in by the cheerful brigand at the doorway, Bachua Kupriashvili, who "immediately offered me a chair and a glass of red wine, according to the Georgian custom." David drank the wine and was about to leave when the gunman suggested "with exquisite politeness" that he stay inside and "sample more snacks and wine." David realized that "they were letting people into the restaurant but would not let them out. Armed individuals stood at the door."
Spotting the convoy galloping down the boulevard, Patsia Goldava, the slim brunette on lookout, sped round the corner to the Pushkin Gardens where she waved her newspaper to Stepko Intskirveli, waiting by the gate.
"We're off!" he muttered.
Stepko nodded at Anneta Sulakvelidze, who was across the street just outside the Tilipuchuri, where she made a sign summoning the others from the bar. The gunmen in the doorway beckoned them. "At a given signal" Sagirashvili saw the brigands in the tavern put down their drinks, cock their pistols and head out, spreading across the square–thin, consumptive young men in wide trousers who had barely eaten for weeks. Some were gangsters, some desperadoes and some, typically for Georgia, were poverty-stricken princes from roofless, wall-less castles in the provinces. If their deeds were criminal, they cared nothing for money: they were devoted to Lenin, the Party and their puppet-master in Tiflis, Stalin.
"The functions of each of us had been planned in advance," remembered a third girl in the gang, Alexandra Darakhvelidze, just nineteen, a friend of Anneta, and already veteran of a spree of heists and shootouts.
The gangsters each covered the square's policemen–the gorodovoi, known in the streets as pharaohs. Two gunmen marked the Cossacks outside the City Hall; the rest made their way to the corner of Velyaminov Street and the Armenian Bazaar, not far from the State Bank itself. Alexandra Darakhvelidze, in her unpublished memoirs, recalled guarding one of the street corners with two gunmen.
Now Bachua Kupriashvili, nonchalantly pretending to read a newspaper, spotted in the distance the cloud of dust thrown up by the horses' hooves. They were coming! Bachua rolled up his newspaper, poised . . . The cavalry captain with the flashing sabre, who had been promenading the square, now warned passers-by to stay out of it, but when no one paid any attention he jumped back onto his fine horse. He was no officer but the ideal of the Georgian beau sabreur and outlaw, half-knight, half-bandit. This was Kamo, aged twenty-five, boss of the Outfit and, as Stalin put it, "a master of disguise" who could pass for a rich prince or a peasant laundrywoman. He moved stiffly, his half-blind left eye squinting and rolling: one of his own bombs had exploded in his face just weeks before. He was still recuperating.
Kamo "was completely enthralled" by Stalin, who had converted him to Marxism. They had grown up together in the violent town of Gori forty-five miles away. He was a bank robber of ingenious audacity, a Houdini of prison-escapes, a credulous simpleton–and a half-insane practitioner of psychopathic violence. Intensely, eerily tranquil with a weird "lustreless face" and a blank gaze, he was keen to serve his master, often begging Stalin: "Let me kill him for you!" No deed of macabre horror or courageous flamboyance was beyond him: he later plunged his hand into a man's chest and cut out his heart.
Throughout his life, Stalin's detached magnetism would attract, and win the devotion of, amoral, unbounded psychopaths. His boyhood henchman Kamo and these gangsters were the first in a long line. "Those young men followed Stalin selflessly . . . Their admiration for him allowed him to impose on them his iron discipline."[4] Kamo often visited Stalin's home, where he had earlier borrowed Kato's father's sabre, explaining that he was "going to play an officer of the Cossacks."[5] Even Lenin, that fastidious lawyer, raised as a nobleman, was fascinated by the daredevil Kamo, whom he called his "Caucasian bandit." "Kamo," mused Stalin in old age, "was a truly amazing person."[6]
"Captain" Kamo turned his horse towards the boulevard and trotted audaciously right past the advancing convoy, coming the other way. Once the shooting started, he boasted, the whole thing "would be over in three minutes."
The Cossacks galloped into Yerevan Square, two in front, two behind and another alongside the two carriages. Through the dust, the gangsters could make out that the stagecoach contained two men in frockcoats–the State Bank's cashier Kurdyumov and accountant Golovnya–and two soldiers with rifles cocked, while a second phaeton was packed with police and soldiers. In the thunder of hooves, it took just seconds for the carriages and horsemen to cross the square ready to turn into Sololaki Street, where stood the new State Bank: the statues of lions and gods over its door represented the surging prosperity of Russian capitalism.[7]
Bachua lowered his newspaper, giving the sign, then tossed it aside, reaching for his weapons. The gangsters drew out what they nicknamed their "apples"–powerful grenades which had been smuggled into Tiflis by the girls Anneta and Alexandra, hidden inside a big sofa.
The gunmen and the girls stepped forward, pulled the fuses and tossed four grenades which exploded under the carriages with a deafening noise and an infernal force that disemboweled horses and tore men to pieces, spattering the cobbles with innards and blood. The brigands drew their Mauser and Browning pistols and opened fire on the Cossacks and police around the square who, caught totally unawares, fell wounded or ran for cover. More than ten bombs exploded. Witnesses thought they rained from every direction, even the rooftops: it was later said that Stalin had thrown the first bomb from the roof of Prince Sumbatov's mansion.
The bank's carriages stopped. Screaming passers-by scrambled for cover. Some thought it was an earthquake: was Holy Mountain falling on to the city? "No one could tell if the terrible shooting was the boom of cannons or explosion of bombs," reported the Georgian newspaper Isari (Arrow). "The sound caused panic everywhere . . . almost across the whole city, people started running. Carriages and carts were galloping away . . ." Chimneys had toppled from buildings; every pane of glass was shattered as far as the Viceroy's Palace.
Kato Svanidze was standing on her nearby balcony tending Stalin's baby with her family, "when all of a sudden we heard the sound of bombs," recalled her sister, Sashiko. "Terrified, we rushed into the house." Outside, amid the yellow smoke and the wild chaos, among the bodies of horses and mutilated limbs of men, something had gone wrong.
One horse attached to the front carriage twitched, then jerked back to life. Just as the gangsters ran to seize the moneybags in the back of the carriage, the horse reared up out of the mayhem and bolted down the hill towards the Soldiers Bazaar, disappearing with the money that Stalin had promised Lenin for the Revolution.[8]
[1] This account of the Tiflis expropriation is based on the many sources listed in this note. On her role and that of others: GF IML 188.8.131.52, Alexandra Darakhvelidze- Margvelashvili, recorded 21 Feb. 1959. On his role, on cowardly comrades, who did what: GF IML 126.96.36.1994.1—26, Bachua Kupriashvili. Kote Tsintsadze, Rogor vibrdzolot proletariatis diktaturistvis: chemi mogonebani (henceforth Tsintsadze), pp. 40—49.
GF IML 8.5.384.3—10, Autobiographical notes by Kamo; GF IML 8.5.380.5—6, Personal File and Questionnaire, filled in by Kamo on day of his death. GF IML 18.104.22.168.239—55, D. A. Khutulashvili (sister of Kamo). The gang; Eliso hides; Stalin head of that organization: Archives of the Hoover Institution of War, Revolution and Peace, Stanford (henceforth Stanford), Boris Nikolaevsky Collection (henceforth Nikolaevsky), box 207, folder 207—10, letter from Tatiana Vulikh; folder 207—11. Tiflis Committee approves robbery: Razhden Arsenidze, interviews nos. 1—3, 103—4, Nikolaevsky box 667, series 279, folder 4-5, Inter-University Project on History of Menshevik Movement.
On Okhrana investigation/suspicions of coming robbery in Caucasus; 14 and 18 Jan. 1908: Stanford, Paris Okhrana archives, box 209, folder XXB.2, letter on suspects, 13 Feb. 1907. Arrest of Kamo and full biography, 31 Oct./13 Nov. and 27/14 Nov. 1908; and 14 Nov./21 Oct. 1907: Suspect in Tiflis expropriation–Josef/Soso Davrichewy: Stanford, Okhrana box 209, folder XXB.1.
Letter, R. Arsenidze to Boris Nikolaevsky, 8 Jan. 1957, on investigation by Silvester Jibladze and fights with Menshevik about Kvirili expropriation money: Nikolaevsky box 472, folder 2.
Grigory Uratadze, Vospominaniya (henceforth Uratadze), pp. 163—66–Stalin, the main financier of the Bolshevik centre, did not participate personally; pp. 71—72 on giving expro money to Shaumian.
On Kamo's role: I. M. Dubinsky-Mukhadze, Kamo, pp. 71—84; David Shub, "Kamo." Obeying Stalin from Gendarme report, R. Imnaishvili, Kamo, section 1, pp. 52—55; the expropriation, p. 59; betrayal of Kamo by Arsen Karsidze, p. 34. Account of expropriation as told by Kamo to his wife: S. F. Medvedeva-Ter-Petrossian, "Tovarish
Kamo." Jacques Baynac, Kamo, pp. 90—100. Anna Geifman, Thou Shalt Kill, pp. 112-16, 212 and 299, including Kamo killing for Stalin. On psychology of Kamo and terrorists: "Introduction" in Anna Geifman (ed.), Russia under the Last Tsar, pp. 1—14. Jonathan Daly, The Watchful State, p. 67. Radzinsky, Stalin, p. 61. Robert C. Williams, The Other Bolsheviks (henceforth Williams), pp. 113—15.
Pretty girls, Stalin's iron discipline: Khariton Chavichvili, Patrie, prison, exil, p. 145. Lenin under attack from Mensheviks: Khariton Chavichvili, Révolutionnaires russes à Genève en 1908, pp. 80—83. Stalin and Shaumian in London, permission for expropriation, morning meeting, division of spoils: G. S. Akopian, Stepan Shaumian, pp. 44, 64. Vahtang Guruli, Svodnaya Gruzia no. 152 (225), 24 Sept. 1994, p. 4: SR theory and also Kamo accompanied by daughter of deputy police chief of Shorapani. On Okhrana informer reports that SRs conducted Tiflis expropriation and money stolen by Kamo, Tiflis Okhrana agents "N" and "Bolshaya" on 2 July and 15 July 1907:Vahtang Guruli, Josef Stalin Materials for the Biography, pp. 9—11, in Central Georgian State Historical Archive 22.214.171.124, 21, 23.
Lenin and Krasin create the "Technical Group," bombs and money: L. B. Krasin, "Bolshevistskaya partiianaya tekhnika," pp. 8—13.
Lenin and Krasin fight for the money under Menshevik attack: Boris Nikolaevsky, "Bolshevistskiy Tsentre," Rodina no. 2, 1992, pp. 33—35, and no. 5, pp. 25—31. Kamo on train with girl, policeman's daughter: Baron Bibineishvili, Za chetvet veka (henceforth Bibineishvili), pp. 92—94.
Memoir of boys working for Stalin and other comrades by D. Chachanidze: GF IML 22.214.171.124. Joint operations and assassinations with Anarchists and no mention of arrest at time of expropriation: Tsintsadze, p. 111. Kamo confides in Davrichewy that Stalin in charge, viceroy furious, Stalin's operations; Stalin opens era of the holdup, Gori connection, Kamo kills for Stalin: Josef Davrichewy, Ah! Ce qu'on rigolait bien avec mon copain Staline (henceforth Davrichewy), pp. 237—39, 174—77, 188—89. Stalin in Tiflis engaged in preparations, in Baku by 17 June, quote from L. D. Trotsky, Stalin on roof by G. Besedovsky, expulsion from Caucasus Regional Committee but supported by Lenin and CC: Alexander Ostrovsky, Kto stoyal za spinoi Stalina? (henceforth Ostrovsky), pp. 259—62. The other insider in bank/mail, G. Kasradze introduced to Kamo and Kasradze later interrogated by N. Jordania and admitted role in expropriation thanks to Stalin: GF IML 184.108.40.206.
That day on Yerevan Square: Roy Stanley De Lon, Stalin and Social Democracy,
1905—1922: The Political Diaries of David A. Sagirashvili (henceforth Sagirashvili), pp.
183—86. Candide Charkviani, "Memoirs," p. 15, on Kamo and Kote. Robert Service,
Stalin, p. 163. Okhrana on Kamo spending all July with Lenin at dacha: Edward
Ellis Smith, The Young Stalin (henceforth Smith), pp. 200—206. Boris Souvarine,
Staline, pp. 93—110. Essad Bey, Stalin (henceforth Essad Bey), p. 82. L. D. Trotsky,
Stalin, pp. 96—100. Miklos Kun, Stalin: An Unknown Portrait (henceforth Kun), pp.
On Tiflis: Stephen F. Jones, Socialism in Georgian Colors (henceforth Jones), pp. 160—67. Razhden Arsenidze, "Iz vospominaniya o Staline" (henceforth Arsenidze). Boris Bazhanov, Stalin, p. 107. A. V. Baikaloff, I Knew Stalin, p. 20. Arrest of Djugashvili, known as teacher of workers and said to be always holding himself apart: GMIKA 116, Report of Chief of Kutaisi Province Gendarmerie to the Police Department, 9 Apr. 1902. Armenian Review no. 2 (3), 7 Sept. 1949, p. 114. Martov libel case: RGASPI 558.2.42. Kun, pp. 81—84; Pravda, 1 April 1918; Vperod, 31 March 1918. Stalin's role: interviews with Voznesensky, 20 Sept. 1907, and 10 June 1908, and with Comrade Koba ( J. Stalin), 19 Mar. 1908: RGASPI 332.1.53: 15 (2) O2. 23 (10), 1905—1910, TSL Organized Committee to Investigate Tiflis Expropriation. Stalin on the bank robbery: GDMS 87.1955-368.11—13, Alexandra "Sashiko" Svanidze-Monoselidze: Kamo's sword. The other inside man: GF IML 126.96.36.199.214—15, Kote Charkviani, in which the memoirist, recording his memoirs in 1936, specifies how Stalin and Kamo groomed Gigo Kasradze, who was the brother-in-law of the priest's son Kote Charkviani. International newspapers: Moskovskie Vedomosti, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21 June 1907. Isari, 14 July 1907. Le Temps, 27 June 1907. Daily Mirror, 27 June 1907. The Times, 27 and 29 June 1907.
[2] In 1903, the Russian Social-Democratic Workers Party split into two factions, the Bolsheviks under Lenin and the Mensheviks under Martov, who fought one another but remained part of the same party until 1912 when they formally divided, never to reunite. Lenin organized and led a secret three-man cabal called the Bolshevik Centre to raise money using bank robbery and organized crime rackets.
[3] Berlin: Ostrovsky, pp. 256—59. I. V. Stalin, Sochineniya, 13:122 Stalin to Ludwig; also Smith, pp. 198—99.Trotsky, Stalin, pp. 96—107.
[4] Arsenidze, p. 220–young men followed Stalin. GF IML 8.5.384.3—10, Autobiographical notes by Kamo. Stalin's magnetism by Kamo's sister Dzhavaira Khutulashvili: Kun, p. 75. Kamo's face: Sergei Alliluyev and Anna Alliluyeva, Alliluyev Memoirs, pp. 220—21. Role of girls, etc.: GF IML 220.127.116.114.1—26, Bachua Kupriashvili.
[5] GDMS 87.1955-368.11—13: Alexandra "Sashiko" Svanidze-Monoselidze.
[6] Davrichewy, pp. 174—77, 188—89, 237—39. Charkviani, "Memoirs," p. 15–Kamo truly amazing.
[7] The distances in this urban village are tiny. The seminary, Stalin's family home, the Viceroy's Palace and the bank are all about two minutes' walk from the site of the bank robbery. Most of the buildings in Yerevan (later Beria, then Lenin, now Freedom) Square that feature here remain standing: the Tilipuchuri Tavern (now empty of any princes or brigands), the seminary (now a museum), the City Hall, the HQ of the Caucasus Command, the State Bank and the Viceroy's Palace (where Stalin's mother lived so long) are all unchanged. The Caravanserai, Pushkin Gardens, Adelkhanov Shoe Warehouse (where Stalin had worked) and the bazaars are gone.
[8] On the balcony as the bombs explode: GDMS 87.1955-368.11—13, Alexandra "Sashiko" Svanidze-Monoselidze.
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Meet the Author
SIMON SEBAG MONTEFIORE is a historian of Russia and the Middle East. Catherine the Great and Potemkin was short-listed for the Samuel Johnson Prize. Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar won the History Book of the Year Prize at the British Book Awards. Young Stalin won the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Biography, the Costa Biography Award, and le Grande Prix de la biographie politique. Jerusalem: The Biography was a worldwide best seller. Montefiore's books are published in more than forty languages. He is the author of the novels Sashenka and One Night in Winter, which won the Paddy Power Political Fiction Book of the Year Award in 2014. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Dr. Montefiore graduated from Cambridge University, where he received his PhD. He lives in London.
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Like his book "Court of the Red Czar", this book is an excellent view into Stalin's life. Although only a student of history and especially Russian history, I have not found this much fantastic information about Stalin all in one place. It was so interesting to learn about Stalin's relationship with his parents, his relationships with so many women, and his times in exile. It provides not only insight to how Stalin himself was molded and how he thought and behaved, but also the beginnings of others around him who would play a major part in the revolution. I particularly liked the annecdotal information about the Russian and Georgian cultures in which Stalin lived. I loved this book!...as much as I loved The Court of the Red Czar, and both are on my "Re-Read" list for certain!
Yes, he mercilessly slaughtered millions of innocents, but, like all dictators, he was a human being. This meticulously detailed and researched book carefully constructs Stalin's dysfunctional childhood, love of chaos and violence, the cultural and political traits and events that combined to allow such a man to take power. It can be dense reading at times, but definitely push on through. Its a very enlightening look at one of histories worst leaders.
Very interesting early life of a very important person in the 20th century.
Who knew that Stalin was once a weatherman? Or that he had webbed toes that he was painfully embarrassed about revealing. Simon Montefiore documents these fine details along with so much more in this wonderful book. But don't mistake it for a list of trivia about this horrific Soviet leader. Instead, Young Stalin documents a full picture of this complex man, along with the people and events that formed him into the ruthless dictator that he would someday become. Excellently researched, it is a must-read for anyone interested in Stalin's life. Now that the former-Soviet records have been released, Montefiore has shuffled through all the rumors, attempting to untangle the truth about this former dictator. He manages to avoid most of the torrid speculation and sticks to the bare facts. Beginning with the 1907 Tiflis bank robbery, Montefiore traces the origins of this budding terrorist. It covers all the major details of Stalin's youth—everything from his broken family to his rebellious years at a religious school. The book documents his transformation from a budding poet and priest into the rabid revolutionary who ran protection rackets and robbed banks to finance the revolution. Quite a fascinating evolution of one of the world's most notorious figures. More than anything, Montefiore presents these facts in a reader-friendly manner, managing to avoid the rambling and bloat that bogs down many historical books. Not only is Young Stalin a fascinating presentation of the early dictator, but it is well written and assessable to those lacking an in-depth understanding of Russian history. I highly recommend it for anyone interested in knowing more about this ruthless dictator and the forces that came to form him.
I am a high school sophomore and I chose this book for my research project. I really enjoyed reading this book. This book gave me all the information on Stalin's early life accurately. At first l thought this book would be just like norml biography book, giving the information on something violence, but l was wrong about it, this book was about his family. It is not just a war book, it's family, drama, and love. As an international student who learned English as a second language, found this book not too difficult to read because his writing was clear and easy However, the part that confused me was the prologue. Event though I translated every word,I still couldn't understand it. I recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Stalin. l really wish the author could write more about Stalin when he was in power, his role in World War or even about the Great Purge so that could help me more with my project questions. After read this book, l found that Stalin's life was very interesting l from the start to the very end of his life.
I attend high school as a Sophomore and I was required to read this book for a project. Young Stalin is an impressive masterpiece . I like most of the book. However there are a few parts in the book that are hard to understand . I love how the book has a lot of information about Stalin and his early life . This book contains much information about Stalin .It helped me work through my whole project on Stalin. This books is definitely an amazing biography . My favorite thing about this book is that it is very specific and contains accurate information about how his parents were and how his childhood was like. What I disliked about the book was that many events became confusing and it was getting harder to understand . The biography is filled with Stalin's person life although, it lacked in information about his death. Reading about Stalin's wives was interesting to me. He attracted so many women even though he was a mass murder. Reading about Stalin's children is pretty bizarre too. I absolutely recommend this book to anyone interested in impressive biography. The book is worth the time.
I am a high school sophomore and I chose to read "Young Stalin" for my research project. The book overall was really interesting but I feel like I just had too much detail. Once in a while it was hard for me to keep up with the book because I didn't understand some things. The book wasn't all bad. I really liked the detailed information of his childhood and early life. Although we all know he was a horrible person for causing the deaths of so many people, it was actually really interesting to see how the book explains where he came from and the type of family that he come from as well. It was very sad to see how much his mother and him suffered because of his drunk father. He had a very tough childhood and the book helps the reader demonstrate why he might have been the person he was. Another thing I didn't like about the book was author mostly talked about his personal life and not so much of his life as a political life and his dictatorship. I think it would have been better if he talked about his whole life as a kid, teen, young adult, and as a full grown man. I wasn't the biggest fan of this book but I did learn a lot more about Joseph Stalin as a person not the evil dictator.
I am a high school sophomore and I chose to read this book for my project. I found this book to be interesting and easy to engage in but had some parts that were very difficult to understand.It did help me collect very important information, especially about his family origins. It was very detailed and descriptive and I found the cliff notes to be very helpful, giving insight to Russian history and tradition. It did give me some very interesting fun facts about Stalin,but often went off topic. Some of the information given was very contradicting as well. Some of the information given was constantly being questioned and they mentioned a bunch of conspiracies that confused me. Another reason why I did not find the book easy to read was because it written as if it were written like a research project and also written as if it were a fictional book. The book often made many citation notes to many resources the author used, but sometimes it would give small excerpts of stories mixed in with it, often including figurative language.Besides, that there was also information that was very irrelevant to the topic. The book mostly depicted Stalin's personal life, and not much about his career, so that is one of the reasons why it was difficult to find information about his occupation. I recommend this book to those who need details of Stalin's life.
Great review of the formative years of one of the most brutal psychopaths in world history.
I was put off by the anti-communist blather then I realized that there was also some neutral impartial research facts. Stalin received very high, the highest marks when he was in school and his poems were published. The anti-Stalin and pro-Stalin is dealt weith by giving both sides with some commentary. It is readable. It seems that there were sources that were never used which is hard to believe.
Even if your communist, how can you be pro-Stalin. He killed millions.


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Women's Soccer News
Robe Selected As SSC Player of the Week
MELBOURNE, Fla. – Shanice Robe of Barry University earned Sunshine State Conference Offensive Player of the Week for Oct. 6. She is the first Buccaneer to win the award this season. Robe, a junior forward, was key in two Barry conference victories this week. In a 2-0 defeat of No. 7 Rollins, Robe took the ball the length of the field and... read more
Women's Soccer Topples 7th-Ranked Tars
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The 21st-ranked Barry Buccaneers scored twice and held on for a 2-1 upset of the seventh-ranked Rollins Tars at Buccaneer Field on Saturday. Shanice Robe put the Bucs (5-1-1, 2-0-0 SSC) on top in the 18th minute. The Tars turned the ball over in the middle of the field and Robe carried the ball forward into a deserted space. She... read more
Soccer Game Time Change
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The soccer doubleheader at Barry University against Rollins College scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 4 in the evening has been moved up to the afternoon. The women's game, which was originally set for 7:00 pm, has been moved up to 1:00 pm. The live broadcast on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network, powered by Stretch Internet, will... read more
Women's Soccer Battles Knights, Elements For 1st SSC Win
MIAMI SHORES, Fla.—The #21 Barry Buccaneers powered to a 5-1 win over their arch-rivals, the Lynn Fighting Knights, in Sunshine State Conference women's soccer play at Buccaneer Field on Tuesday night. The game was delayed 45 minutes due to lightning. It was the third straight game affected by weather for the Bucs and fourth of the season. The... read more
Follow the game live on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network: LIVE STATS LIVE VIDEO -- with commentary from Danny Rabinowitz and Dr. Kathy Ludwig. read more
Tritons and Buccaneers Soccer Rained Out in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.—The soccer doubleheader between Eckerd and Barry at the Turley Athletic Complex on Saturday was postponed due to weather. The women's game will be rescheduled for Saturday, Nov. 1. The men's date will be rescheduled for Monday, October. 27. The women are back in action on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at home against the Lynn Knights.... read more
Women's Soccer Announces Fall ID Clinic -- October 26th
Date: Sunday, October 26 Time: 9am-4pm Location: Buccaneer Field @ Barry University The ID CLINIC will provide elite female, high school and club soccer players the opportunity to display their talents to Barry University coaches. Cost: $100 Schedule:... read more
Women's Soccer Washed Out Against Embry-Riddle
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.--The women's soccer match pitting Barry against Embry-Riddle was rained out on Tuesday. The date may be made up later in the season if an appropriate date can be arranged. read more
Women's Soccer Drops First Game At Florida Southern
LAKELAND, Fla.—The eighth-ranked Barry Buccaneers went into Lakeland, Fla., shorthanded after three defensive starters missed the game, and were clipped by the Florida Southern Moccasins 2-1 at Barnett Field. The Bucs missed center back Amber Smith, right back Natalie Diaz and defensive center midfielder Tamara Vuckovich in the game for various... read more
Follow Soccer's Matches Against the Mocs Online
LAKELAND, Fla.--The Buccaneer soccer teams play another +2 match against Sunshine State Conference foe Florida Southern in Lakeland, Fla., on Saturday and you can follow all the action on the Buccaneer Broadcasting Network. The eighth-ranked women (3-0-1) take on the undefeated Mocs (3-0-1) at 4:30 pm, with the broadcast slated to start at 4:25... read more


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By Tom Troy
Toledo Blade politics writer
The race for governor of Ohio has narrowed to a 2-point gap as Democrats are showing more interest in the election that is now 10 days away, according to a poll commissioned by the Ohio Newspaper Organization.
Republican challenger John Kasich barely leads Democratic Gov. Ted Strickland 49-47 percent. The two-point difference is less than the margin of error of 3.3 percentage points and makes the race too close to call.
The poll was conducted by the Institute for Policy Research at the University of Cincinnati for the group of eight large-city newspapers in Ohio, including the Akron Beacon Journal.
In the U.S. Senate race, Republican Rob Portman holds a commanding lead of 58-39 percent over Democrat Lee Fisher — a chasm that parallels the fundraising success Portman, a former congressman and Bush administration official, has had compared with Fisher, former state attorney general and current lieutenant governor.
Eric Rademacher, co-director of the institute, said: ''There's certainly an uptick in excitement on the Democratic side, which has allowed the race to become more competitive between Strickland and Kasich.
''It could break either way. Certainly, it's the case that Democratic excitement is increasing in the latest poll, but Republican excitement is also very high.''
Pollsters interviewed 839 likely voters by home phone and cell phone around the state Oct. 14-18.
Unlike the Senate race, both Kasich and Strickland have each raised enough money to engage in a spirited campaign through heavy TV and direct-mail advertising and live campaign events around Ohio.
Toledoan Heather Elliott said she's seen the ads and liked what they say about Strickland.
''I kind of like everything that he stands for. I think he's going to do what we need, and I just have a good feeling about him,'' said Elliott, 41, a billing clerk in a medical office and the mother of two teenagers.
''A lot of the [Strickland] commercials I have seen, maybe fair or unfair, they have swayed me'' against Kasich.
Kasich supporter Jim Haboustak, 65, of Cuyahoga County, said the Republican has the right approach to the economy.
''I think taxes are too high and I think the whole state is overregulated and I think it's partly contributing to driving away businesses,'' said Haboustak, a retired metallurgical engineer.
''I think we're due for a change. I don't appreciate Ted Strickland's policies, and I remember Kasich from when he was in Congress. I kind of liked his policies.''
Polling in the Ohio gubernatorial race has been volatile.
A survey by CNN/Time/Opinion Research Corp. on Oct. 20 put Strickland on top, 48-47 percent. One day earlier, a Quinnipiac University poll showed Kasich ahead 51-41. The Ohio Poll of Oct. 15 — conducted by the same institute that conducted the Ohio Newspaper Poll — showed Kasich's lead at 51-43.
The Ohio Newspaper Poll conducted in late September showed Kasich up 49-45 percent.
Since the September Ohio Newspaper Poll, the number of Democrats who described themselves as ''extremely interested'' increased from 29 percent to 36 percent in October, and Democrats are more likely to vote than before.
In the same period, the number of ''extremely interested'' Republicans jumped from 40 percent in September to 48 percent in the current poll.
How candidates stack up
While the poll shows some momentum for Strickland, other dynamics in the poll favor Kasich. Among voters who don't think they'll change their mind, Kasich leads 52-48 percent.
Respondents' opinions about the economy and taxation seemed to favor Kasich, who is known for having helped balance the federal budget in 1997 as chairman of the U.S. House Budget Committee.
Respondents ranked Kasich as more likely than Strickland to ''bring needed change to Ohio'' by 49-39 percent, ''improve Ohio's economy'' by 45-41 percent, and lower Ohio's unemployment rate by 42-37 percent.
Respondents said by a 55-27 percent split that Strickland is more likely than Kasich to ''raise my taxes.''
And respondents — 49-25 percent — strongly believe that rolling back tax cuts on household incomes above $250,000 would ''hurt the economy'' rather than ''help the economy.''
Questions about honesty and empathy moved the needle in favor of Strickland, who is an ordained United Methodist minister.
Respondents believed that Strickland better ''understands the economic problems people in Ohio are having'' (45-42 percent), is more honest and truthful (39-32 percent) and is more willing to take a stand even if it's unpopular (42-38 percent).
And yet, given respondents' positive impressions of Strickland's qualities, they also consider Strickland more of a ''typical politician'' than Kasich, by 51-30 percent. Strickland is currently in office while Kasich has been out of elective office for about a decade.
On the question of which one ''shares my values,'' both got 41 percent.
''Because the economy has had such a great focus, there has been less talk about the politics of values in this particular election,'' Rademacher said.
Regional, racial divides
Kasich's strongest support is on the west side of Ohio, including southwest, central and northwest, possibly reflecting the Republican dominance as well as the fact that Kasich's congressional district was in central Ohio.
Strickland's strongest areas are in the heavily Democratic northeast and the economically hard-hit southeast, which he served as a member of Congress before his election as governor in 2006.
Both candidates enjoy support in their own parties. Strickland gets 90 percent of the Democratic vote and 40 percent of independents, while Kasich gets 84 percent of the Republican vote and 46 percent of the independent vote.
Males prefer Kasich 53-43 percent, while women split 50 percent for Strickland and 45 percent for Kasich. Women were more likely to be undecided or to prefer another candidate.
Strickland was supported by 88 percent of African-Americans and 43 percent of whites, while Kasich was favored by 10 percent of the black respondents and 52 percent of white respondents.
Ads sway voter
Gwen Frisby, 29, a homemaker living in Sidney near Dayton, said she's planning to vote for Strickland because of the negative tone of the Republican ads against him.
''I think he's done probably as good as anybody can do in these times,'' Frisby said. ''It's almost more that I don't like how the Republicans are acting toward him, like it's his fault that we're in this mess.''
She said Ohio relies heavily on manufacturing and when the economy dips, so does employment. Laying the blame on Strickland for the loss of nearly 400,000 jobs since he took office in 2007, as Kasich does, is ''inflammatory and misleading,'' Frisby said.
In the Senate race, Frisby said she doesn't know Portman as well, but favors political balance between Congress and the White House. ''I think there are some very good things about Republicans. We just can't keep spending money. There has to be some frugality involved, so there has to be some balance,'' Frisby said.
Fred Millington II of Westerville, near Columbus, wants Kasich to win because he wants a lower-profile government.
''He's talking about maybe repealing the state income tax. I like the thought of that,'' said Millington, 43, who works for a plumbing supply company. ''He is financially a conservative guy. He wants smaller government and he wants less intrusion in my life.''
He said he views Strickland as ''definitely pro-government'' and more prone than Kasich to waste money on projects he doesn't support, such as the proposed high-speed train from Cincinnati to Cleveland.
Tom Troy of the Toledo Blade can be contacted at email@example.com or 419-724-6058.


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PAUL: In the totality of it, I'm in favor of the federal government being involved in civil rights, which is mostly what the Civil Rights Act was about. I'm opposed to any form of governmental racism or discrimination or segregation.
MADDOW: The reason that this is something I'm not letting go of this is because it effects real people's lives. This question involves the matter of private discrimination in public accommodations. Should that be allowed?
PAUL: The debate involves a lot of court cases with regard to the commerce clause. Many states are now saying that they have a right to force restaurant owners to allow people to enter with guns even if the owners don't want them to. So you see how this issue can cut both ways, against liberals too.
MADDOW: What if the owner of a restaurant or a swimming pool or a bowling alley wanted to segregate their facility? Should they be allowed to do so under your world view?
PAUL: We did some very important things in the 1960s that I'm all in favor of. That was desegregating schools, public transportation, water fountains.
MADDOW: How about lunch counters?
PAUL: Well, if you do that, then can the owner of the restaurant keep out guns? Does the owner of a restaurant own his restaurant or does the government own his restaurant?
MADDOW: Should Woolworths lunch counters have been left to be segregated? Sir, just yes or no?
PAUL: I don't believe in any discrimination. If you believe in regulating private ownership, you have to decide on whether you also want to force guns in restaurants when the owner doesn't want them. This is a red herring being used by my political opponents. It's an abstract, obscure conversation from 1964 that you want to bring up. Every fiber of my being doesn't believe in discrimination, doesn't believe that we should have that in our society, and to imply otherwise is just dishonest.
MADDOW: I couldn't disagree with you more on this issue, but I thank you for coming on the show and having this civilized discussion about it...
So, by my count, Maddow asks Paul the core question here no fewer than eight times in a row. This is precisely what she should have been doing, and in doing so she provides a huge service to American society. If I were to fault her anywhere, it would be only for not identifying Paul's diversionary tactics for what they were, calling them out, and thereby pushing them off the table. I would have liked to have seen her say, "With respect, sir, we're not talking about that. Or that, or that, or that. We're talking about this."
And she would have needed to do that several times over, because Paul's game here is to shift the discussion to domains where he is more comfortable, and where the problems with his ideology don't show up so readily. Maddow says let's talk about discrimination in privately-held public accommodations, and he says let's talk about my lack of prejudice. She tries again and he wants to discuss governmental discrimination. She repeats the question and he says let's talk about nineteenth century history. She asks once more and he starts talking about censorship and the First Amendment. She tries yet again and he changes the topic to guns, which involves legislating behavior, rather than race, which concerns who you are. She asks still another time and he cries foul, claiming that this is some obscure red herring being used by his opponents for purposes of political assassination.
All of these are diversionary lies, meant to avoid the unpleasant realities of what libertarianism would actually look like in action. But the last lie is the most egregious. The entire reason for Rand Paul's existence right now which is also almost literally true, given that he has the unfortunate burden of being named for Ayn Rand, a twisted soul if ever there was is his premise of reclaiming American government in the name of liberty for the American people. That's who he is. That's what he represents himself to be. That's his political shtick, his raison d'être. What the Maddow interview reveals, however, is that he's really just another politician trying to win office, not a crusader at all. And what it also reveals is just how bankrupt are those libertarian notions if you look at them at all closely.
The ideology has some nice bumper-sticker like appeal, especially for the more simplistic among us. I mean, who, after all, could be against more freedom? And, indeed, when it comes to social issues, the libertarians have it exactly right. The government shouldn't be in the business of controlling women's bodies, or telling people what substances they can imbibe, or who they can sleep with or marry, or whether they can end their own lives should they choose to. But you don't need to be a libertarian to get to those places. These are also progressive ideas as well.
Where libertarianism breaks down is in assuming that we can all just do what we want and it will work out great. And in assuming that all private actors are essentially well intentioned. Neither of these is true, and a libertarian society would leave each of us at the mercy of these twin fallacies. And that's an ugly place to be, let me tell you.


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What does Sha- mean?
Sha- [sha] as a girls' name is pronounced sha. It is of American origin. Combination of the Sha- prefix with various name endings. Pronunciation emphasis is on the second syllable. Names beginning with Sha- are fashionable because they sound attractive. Some may be variants of existing names from African, Arabian, Hindu, Israeli, or other cultures, while others are creative variants of traditional American names. See also Cha-, Charlene, Shan-, She-, and Siobhan.
Associated with: combination (blend), attractive (beautiful), arabian, israeli.
Sha- has 57 variants: Shadira, Shadiya, Shadonna, Shaka, Shakeela, Shakeena, Shakeera, Shakeita, Shakette, Shakila, Shakina, Shakira▼, Shakitra, Shalaina, Shalaine, Shalana, Shalane, Shalaya, Shalia, Shalini, Shalisa, Shalita, Shaliza, Shalonda, Shalynn, Shamaine, Shamara, Shameka▼, Shamika, Shanay, Shanedra, Shanel, Shanell, Shanessa, Shanetta, Shanice▼, Shanika, Shaniqua▼, Shanique, Shanita, Shannae, Shantel▼, Shaquina, Shaquise, Shaquita, Sharae, Sharaia, Sharana, Sharay, Sharaya, Sharayah, Sharaye, Sharina, Sharise, Sharita, Sharon▼ and Shawna▼.
Related girl names: Cherie, Shanae, Shaneika, Shanelle and Sheryl.
3 more different relations via Cha-, Charlene, Shan-, She-, Siobhan: Char, Shanti and Shavon.
Which version is better?with its variant forms and related girl names. Prominent alternative forms of Sha- (unlisted) are Sharon (#977 from recent data), Charlene (#1532), Shantel, Shaquita, Shanita, Shanique, Sharae, Sharita, Siobhan, Sheryl, Shawna, Shavon, Shaniqua, Shanice, Shalonda, Shameka, Shakira, Shakila, Cherie, Shamika, Shanae, Shanelle, Shanell, Shanel, Shanay and Shanika. Adoption of these relations of Sha- was at its apex 8 decades ago (adoption of 2.6%) and has become significantly reduced since, with forms such as Cherie falling out of fashion. (Top 2000 Names, 2015)


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BY Miranda Neubauer | Thursday, December 13 2012
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More changes in WH open-gov land: White House Deputy Chief Technology Officer Chris Vein is joining the World Bank.
What this means for transparency advocates: One of Vein's responsibilities was to help push transparency goals across the U.S. government that were outlined in a plan the White House concocted in cooperation with transparency and open-government hawks as part of its obligations to the Open Government Partnership. The U.S. and Brazil led the OGP's first year, and the entire idea traces back to a challenge President Barack Obama issued before the U.N. General Assembly in 2010. Meanwhile, both the U.S. and another key transparency partner, the U.K., have lost top staff. Tim Kelsey, who was executive director of transparency and open data at the Cabinet Office, left to become national director for patients and information at the National Health Service. Vein himself is the second White House official to have this flavor of open government in his portfolio, following former White House Deputy CTO Beth Noveck. So — keep an eye on who picks up this dossier, if anyone does, in Obama's second term.
Smart and bold, or solutionism? An effort in Afghanistan proposes to use "mobile learning," or lessons taught via mobile phones, to teach Afghan women to read. The idea is that this will be an end-around to Afghan inhibitions against women leaving the home, and reduce the risks to women who want to become literate. For TechPresident's WeGov vertical, journalist and Afghanistan-watcher Naheed Mustafa writes that there isn't enough information about illiteracy in Afghanistan or about mobile learning to say with any certainty that this is a good idea. And mobile learning comes with its own set of problems — especially when people are trying to use it to overcome gender inequalities.
Cri de coeur: For Wired, Quinn Norton offers a "eulogy" for Occupy.
WCIT Watch: Delegates to WCIT agreed yesterday that the U.N. should take a more "active" role in shaping the Internet, Cnet reported, "and appeared to take the U.S. and Europe by surprise." Access Now, the Internet freedom group, also offered its analysis of the developments.
A former ITU chief policy maker called the organization "the most failed body in the history of international telecommunications," according to Cnet.
The year according to search and social media
Google has released its 2012 trends. "Election 2012" is #3 in top trending searches. "KONY 2012" is #10. "How to vote" was the #3 "How To" trending search, after "How to love" and "How to rock." "What is SOPA" is #1 in "What is" trending searches, with "What is KONY" at #3 and "What is Obamacare" at #7. Within News, "Big Bird," "47 Percent" and "Binders full of women" were the political gaffes with most trending interest, while top politicians were Paul Ryan, Ron Paul and Barack Obama. Top trending election issues were abortion, gay marriage and immigration. Among the top trending "Donate" searches was "Donate to Obama" at #1 , "Donate to Romney" at #3 and "Donate to KONY" at #4. Top trending news sources were NBC News, FiveThirtyEight Blog and Chi Magazine. Google defines trending as "Search queries with the highest amount of traffic over a sustained period in 2012 as compared to 2011." In international searches, "What is ACTA" was a top trending "What is" search in Austria and Poland.
Facebook also released its 2012 year in review. Its top Politics related keywords are "Barack Obama," "Mitt Romney," "Voted" and "Four More Years." Obama and Romney were also the top public figures overall, beating out One Direction. SOPA was #7 in Techology keywords. The U.S. presidential election was the top event above the Super Bowl and the death of Whitney Houston, with the death of Trayvon Martin at #6 and Obama's gay marriage endorsement at #10. Within Memes, Kony was at #3 and Big Bird at #9. In France, Francois Hollande was the most discussed, above The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part II.
Obama for America developer: Team Romney was biting our style
Kyle Rush from the Obama campaign has posted a lengthy piece that goes into technical detail about some aspects of the optimization and a/b testing that helped the campaign win. The campaign tested out a new donation form layout they called "Sequential," which replaced a long donation form with four smaller steps. Here's Rush:
By turning the long donation form into 4 smaller steps we increased the conversion rate by more than 5%. Turns out you can get more users to the top of the mountain if you show them a gradual incline instead of a steep slope.
We began a/b testing the first iteration of Sequential on July 26th, 2012 and it replaced our standard donation form on August 7th. After vigorous optimization we ended up with what would almost be the final version of Sequential on August 7th. On November 1st we were delighted to see that our friends at the Romney campaign liked it so much.
Click through to Rush's blog for screenshots of the Romney donation page side-by-side with Obama for America's.
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Around the web
The Washington Post looked at how the Romney campaign spent more on TV advertising but received less.
The State Department is considering new social media rules for its staff.
For Campaigns and Elections, Tyler Harber from Republican firm Harcom Strategies International examined how the consulting industry changed in 2012:
Online consultants faced a bevy of changes throughout the cycle as web-based technologies evolved at an accelerated pace. However, many believe that these firms are quickly approaching the bubble-burst that will likely occur as more campaigns turn to local or internal talent that can produce and manage an identical look for a fraction of the cost.
The dwindling web-creation market has forced online firms to explore additional markets, including online fundraising management, list creation and leasing, and providing database solutions to campaigns of all levels.
Translated from the corporatese: Web development services are (finally) becoming commodified in the political sector the way they were commodified years ago in the private sector.
House Republicans are warning against FCC plans to "give away" wireless spectrum for mobile Internet and Wifi, the New York Times reported.
President Obama delivered a video message to the Global Entrepreneurship Summit being held in Dubai.
The day after its last governance vote concluded, Facebook announced new privacy settings.
International authorities, with the help of Facebook, arrested 10 people alleged to have set up a botnet.
Techdirt reported on updated responses that Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore) received from National Intelligence officials regarding FISA.
The New York Times Room for Debate feature takes on privacy in mobile apps.
Fast Company took another look at Google's Flu Map.
Alexis Madrigal responded to a Nieman Journalism Lab piece by Nick Diakopoulos on the biases in news algorithms.
Susan Crawford has a new book called Captive Audiences: The Telecom Industry and Monopoly Power in the New Gilded Age.
And now for something completely different
In a blog post regarding the legalization of marijuana in Washington state, the Seattle Police write that the "police department believes that, under state law, you may responsibly get baked, order some pizzas and enjoy a Lord of the Rings marathon in the privacy of your own home, if you want to."
Gaza's first incubator is ramping up activity, according to wamda.
Julian Assange still plans to run for the Australian Senate in 2013. Earlier, he recapped "two years of Cablegate" for the Huffington Post.
A real-time satellite tracker shows the exact location of a satellite launched by North Korea.
The Guardian recently investigated how mining in Indonesia for metal used in mobile phones is endangering lives.
Poland is attracting more U.S. technology companies with its engineering graduates.
In the Huffington Post, the British Minister for the Cabinet Office outlines "a practical vision for Open Government." The British government plans to spend an additional £8m to help public organizations release data for commercial reuse.
In an article translated into English for Worldcrunch, the Sueddeutsche Zeitung traced how the founder of a major German porn website ended up in jail in Belgium.


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Sumner Wright Mead of Wilmette and formerly of Kenilworth, Ill., died on Sept. 6. He was 92 and a seasonal Vineyard resident.
Dr. Stanley Earl Nelson, who long had a family home on Martha's Vineyard, died on Sept. 6. He was 100.
Sandra June Isenstein died on Sept. 1 surrounded by her family. She was 88.
Ingrid (Ting) Thomas died peacefully at the Martha's Vineyard Hospital on Sept. 6 after a long and determined battle with cancer. She was 80.
John A. Ferreira of North Dartmouth died unexpectedly on Saturday, Sept. 3 at home, just six days after his retirement from Peter Pan Bus Lines.
Marion J. Meigs of Falmouth, Me. and Edgartown died on August 30 in Yarmouth, Me. She was 94.
John S. (Shack) Kenney DVM died on Saturday, August 27 with his family by his side. He was 79.
Cecelia M. (CeCe) Goulart Viera of Falmouth died on Monday, August 29 at the Falmouth Hospital. She was 70.