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How immigrants are redefining 'American' in Southern California
California Dream Act 101: What it does, who qualifies, and what happens next
Photo by un.sospiro/Flickr (Creative Commons)
On Saturday, California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a landmark piece of state legislation that will allow undocumented college students to obtain publicly-funded financial aid, now only available to students who are U.S. citizens and legal residents. It's part of a two-bill package referred to as the California Dream Act, the first part of which Brown signed into law last July.
The bill signed this weekend, AB131, has been extremely divisive in a state that's undergoing a budget crisis. Opponents have said the state can't afford it; supporters have pointed out that part of the funding for the measure is already set aside annually for low-income students, including undocumented kids who have so far been unable to tap into it.
So what does the California Dream Act do, exactly? A few basics:
Brown: Yes to California Dream Act, no to race and gender in college admissions
Photo by sea turtle/Flickr (Creative Commons)
While most of the attention was on the California Dream Act yesterday as today's bill-signing deadline loomed, a lesser-known but equally controversial California bill involving students of color met with a thumbs-down from Gov. Jerry Brown.
The bill, SB 185, would have allowed state universities to consider race, gender, ethnicity, and national origin in undergraduate and graduate admissions, provisions that were seen by some as conflicting with Proposition 209, a 1996 state initiative that prohibited the use of affirmative action in public institutions.
UC Berkeley's Daily Californian quoted from a message sent by Brown to state Senate members yesterday after he vetoed the bill:
"Signing this bill is unlikely to impact how Proposition 209 is ultimately interpreted by the courts; it will just encourage the 209 advocates to file more costly and confusing lawsuits," he wrote in the message.
Tweeting the California Dream Act
The hashtag #dreamact has been trending on Twitter since Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law this morning a bill known as AB 131, which allows undocumented college students who meet state residency requirements to obtain state-funded financial aid for tuition. The bill is the second of two bills referred to as the California Dream Act, the first of which Brown signed in July.
The controversial measure has long drawn both ardent support and outrage, especially given the state's financial woes. A few recent tweets, first the happy ones:
From @sigourneynunez:
Proud to be a Californian!
#dreamscometrue #DREAMAct
Yes! Jerry Brown passes
#DreamAct in the Golden State. Are you listening, Alabama? http://ow.ly/6RvwZ #p2
From @joseiswriting, aka Jose Antonio Vargas, a former Washington Post reporter who recently came out as undocumented:
Gov. brown just signed CA
#DREAMAct into law. Congrats to all, especially to young CA activists #inspiration
From @48thave:
@JerryBrownGov Thank you for introducing sanity to CA immigration policy for my undocumented bros & sisters. Go, Jerry!
And some not-so-happy tweets:
From ruby4050:
#CA is doomed #DREAMAct Highest unemployement, lowest business prospects, highest taxes, foreclosures and now illegals!
i guess i need to renig my US citizenship,go to mexico to get mexican citizenship, jump the border THEN my state will recognize me
From @VasquezMusic:
Hey, I'm Latina but I do not support the
#DreamAct make the illegals LEGAL first!
And referring to Republican state Assembly member Tim Donnelly, an opponent of the measure, @davidsiders wrote:
Donnelly calls
#DreamAct "biggest mistake that Gov. Brown has ever made ... other than unionizing public employees."
Gov. Jerry Brown signs AB 131, second part of California Dream Act
Photo courtesy of Dream Team Los Angeles
A California Dream Act supporter's sign at an L.A. demonstration last week
It came down almost to the wire, but California Gov. Jerry Brown has signed legislation that will allow undocumented college students in the state to obtain the same kind of publicly-funded financial aid for tuition now available to U.S. citizens and legal residents.
Late this morning, Brown signed a bill known as AB 131, the second of two bills referred to as the California Dream Act. The signing deadline was tomorrow. The Sacramento Bee published part of a statement from Brown:
"Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking. The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us," Brown said in a prepared statement.
Both AB 131 and its companion bill, AB 130, were sponsored by Assembly member Gil Cedillo of Los Angeles, who has successfully shepherded similar measures through the legislature in the past, all met with vetoes. While Brown had expressed support for both measures, the time it took for him to sign AB 131, approved by state lawmakers at the end of August, had both supporters and opponents of the bill wondering if he'd decline to sign it.
Will the California Dream Act become law? Readers' reactions
Photo by CSU Stanislaus Photo/Flickr (Creative Commons)
A post earlier this week addressing whether or not California Gov. Jerry Brown will sign a bill making up part of what's known as the California Dream Act has generated a very long string of comments, an example of how divisive the debate over the bill has become.
The California Dream Act is composed of two measures, one already signed into law by Brown in July, the other awaiting his signature by Sunday's approval deadline. The first measure, known as AB 130, will grant undocumented college students access to privately funded scholarships and grants; the second, if it becomes law, would allow them to access the same publicly-funded financial aid that other students are able to obtain for tuition.
Part of the rub with the second bill, known as AB 131, is the money. With the state in a financial crisis, even some of those who didn't mind the first bill oppose this one. The measure could cost between $22 million and $42 million to implement, according to the office of state Assembly member Gil Cedillo, who sponsored both bills. However, roughly $13 million of that would come from money already set aside for low-income students whose grades qualify them for CalGrants.


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소피아 호텔 예약: 소피아 의 모든 호텔, 별 정렬
Alexander Business Apartments 5 stars
40, Pop Bogomil Str. (지도 보기)
Offering free Wi-Fi and a work area in all units, Alexander Business Apartments is located in central Sofia, just 60 metres from the Lion's Bridge Metro Station. The apartments come with air conditioning and kitchenette facilities, and a free Sofia tour is arranged as well.
Anel Hotel 5 stars
14 Todor Alexandrov blvd (지도 보기)
Hotel Anel is situated in the centre of Sofia, offering spacious rooms and free Wi-Fi internet access. Free access to the spa centre and free private parking is available to all guests.
Arena Di Serdica Boutique Hote 5 stars
4 Budapehsta str, Sofia, BG, 1000 (지도 보기)
The newest 5 star hotel Arena di Serdica in Sofia from the FPI Hotels & Resorts chain is located in the heart of the city and is an excellent choice for business and cultural trips.
Emirates Apart Residence 5 stars
132 Bulgaria Blvd (지도 보기)
Emirates Apart Residence offers elegant accommodation, 4 km from the centre of Sofia. A Mediterranean restaurant is on the ground floor.
Grand Hotel Sofia 5 stars
1, Gourko Str. (지도 보기)
The 5-star Grand Hotel Sofia is located right in the heart of Sofia, overlooking the City Garden. It offers large rooms, free Wi-Fi and free parking.
Hilton Sofia 5 stars
1 Bulgaria Boulevard, Sofia, Bulgaria, Bg, 1421 (지도 보기)
Opposite the National Palace of Culture and within 10 minutes on foot from the very heart of the city, Hilton Sofia is surrounded by the South Park and overlooks Vitosha Mountain. Free bicycle rental is provided from April until October.
Holiday Inn Sofia 5 stars
111, Alexandar Malinov Blvd. (지도 보기)
Offering a spa and fitness area with an indoor pool, this 5-star hotel in the foothills of the Vitosha Mountains is just a 10-minute drive from the city centre and Sofia Airport. Free and secure underground parking is available.
Kempinski Hotel Zografski 5 stars
100 James Boucher Blvd (지도 보기)
Set in lush gardens in the hilly part of Sofia, the Kempinski Hotel Zografski boasts an indoor pool, 6 restaurants, 2 bars, a health club and spacious rooms with free WiFi. Scenic city and mountain views are available.
Radisson Sas Grand Hotel Sofia 5 stars
4 Narodno Sabranie Square, Sofia, BG, 1000 (지도 보기)
In a central location in the heart of Sofia opposite the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Radisson Blu Grand Hotel Sofia offers free Wi-Fi and a fitness centre. Free WiFi is provided in all areas.
Sense Hotel 5 stars
16, Tsar Osvoboditel Blvd (지도 보기)
Opened in 2013, the 5-star Sense Hotel Sofia, a member of Design Hotels, enjoys a prime location on Tsar Osvoboditel Boulevard, a few steps from the Parliament.
Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan 5 stars
5 Sveta Nedelya Square, Sofia, BG, 1000 (지도 보기)
Enjoying a privileged location in the heart of Sofia, next to Serdika Underground Station, the exclusive Sofia Hotel Balkan, A Luxury Collection Hotel offers free access to the on-site casino. It includes the Pliska Bar and the Stardust Restaurant.
6aTo Hotel & Spa 4 stars
308th Str. ( 8 Maty Bulgaria Str ), Dragalevtsi (지도 보기)
On the edge of Vitosha National Park and 7 km from the centre of Sofia, stylish 6ato Hotel features free of charge indoor pool, spa centre and fitness facilities. It offers air-conditioned rooms with flat-screen cable TV.
All Seasons Club 4 stars
Section 308, Bansko, Bg, 2770 (지도 보기)
All Seasons Club Resort is a new 4 star hotel and resort located 500m from the main ski gondola lift and close to the Glazne river. A 5 minute walk will lead to bars shopping and restaurants of the Bansko old town.
Ambassador 4 stars
110A Simeonovsko Shose Blvd (지도 보기)
This welcoming hotel is located in Sofia at the foot of the Vitosha mountain massif, just a few minutes from the city centre when making use of public transport.
Art 'Otel 4 stars
44 W. Gladstone Str. (지도 보기)
Benefiting from a prime location right in the heart of Sofia, Art 'Otel is nestled between Vitosha Street, the main shopping area in town, and the Palace of Culture; it offers elegantly appointed accommodation in direct vicinity to main cultural and tourist attractions.
Berlin Hotel Park 4 stars
Georgi Rilski Str, Boyana District (지도 보기)
The hotel is located in the prestigious capital district Boyana only 15 min from the center of the city and 20 min from International Sofia Airport.
Best Western Hotel Europe 4 stars
1 Liditze Str. (지도 보기)
Best Western Hotel Europe in Sofia is centrally situated near the Tsarigradsko Shose Boulevard, offering luxuriously equipped and stylish rooms. Restaurant Europe has a capacity of up to 120 seats serving European and international dishes accompanied by fine wines.
Best Western Hotel Expo 4 stars
149 Tsarigradsko Shosse Blvd. (지도 보기)
Best Western Hotel Expo is right next to the International Exhibition Center and a 5-minute drive from Sofia Airport. Tsarigradsko Shose Metro Station is in front of the hotel and it takes you to the city centre in 12 minutes.
Best Western Plus Bristol Hotel 4 stars
69 Hristo Botev Blvd. (지도 보기)
Situated 200 metres from Serdika Metro Station and a 10-minute walk from the central Vitosha Boulevard, Best Western Plus Bristol Hotel provides a stylish lobby bar, and a restaurant serving international cuisine. Free Wi-Fi access is available.
Best Western Plus City 4 stars
6 Stara Planina Street, Sofia, 1000 (지도 보기)
The hotel has 61 soundproofed rooms equipped with bathroom with hairdryer, wireless Internet access, minibar, air conditioning, heating, telephone, radio, safe, cable TV, coffee / tea and alarm service.

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Downsizing Blog
Farm Bill Passes House
The "new" farm bill (with food stamps jettisoned because "conservatives" object to what they see as lavish welfare spending) passed the House today on strictly partisan terms, 216-208 (roll call), with a mere 12 brave Republicans voting no.
Perhaps the "New" Farm Bill Wouldn't Be So "New" After All
It appears that I spoke too soon. According to a news article from Chris Clayton, one of America's best agriculture reporters, the new House farm bill, due to be voted on today, will not necessarily be the gift to reformers I thought it might. The key paragraph of Chris's story:
Economic Development Administration Goes 'Rambo' on Itself
There exists in the Department of Commerce an irrelevant Great Society relic called the Economic Development Administration. With a relatively small budget of around $400 million, the EDA acts as a slush fund for Congress to shovel subsidies to their districts for projects that should be funded locally or privately.
Breaking: The (Possible) End of the Agri-Nutritional Complex
The Roll Call blog has just broken news that the GOP House leadership has decided to drop food stamps from the farm bill, in an attempt to get the farm subsidies passed by the House, presumably with Republican votes alone. Nutrition is quite an "appendage" to jettison, by the way: it usually accounts for about 80 percent of all "farm bill" spending. Here's a great infographic on food stamp usage from the Wall Street Journal online.
The Smart Way to Cut Pentagon Spending
Former Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Michele Flournoy has an op-ed at the Wall Street Journal this morning (may be pay walled) that calls for cutting the Pentagon's bloated budget in a smart way, one that doesn't hit training and readiness as hard as across-the-board cuts. She chooses to focus on reforming how the Pentagon procures goods and services, but that isn't the only way to cut spending without undermining the nation's security.
Public Projects Carelessly Managed
On a drive back from a visit to Monticello yesterday, I listened to Jon Meacham's biography of Thomas Jefferson. In 1784 Jefferson was interested in a project to improve trade routes to the West from the Potomac River. In a March 15 letter to George Washington, he wondered whether it might be a (state) government-supported project, but admitted one problem with that idea:
Yearning For A Sovereign
The Fourth of July is again upon us — a day for gathering with friends and family to celebrate the birth of our country. We commemorate those brave colonists who, unified in their opposition to tyranny, fought against British oppression.
Delaying the Employer Mandate Requires Delaying All of Obamacare
The IRS has announced it will postpone the start date of Obamacare's "employer mandate" from 2014 to 2015. Most of the reaction has focused on how this move is an implicit acknowledgement that Obamacare is harmful, cannot work, and will prove a liability for Democrats going into the November 2014 elections.
Labor Unions Against the Public Interest
The folly of monopoly unionism ("collective bargaining") in government is most evident when labor unions strike. Hundreds of thousands of San Francisco area residents are currently having their lives disrupted by union actions against the Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) system. BART's unions want higher wages:
Subsidized Student Loans: 6.8 Day is Here!
Washington hasn't passed a new law to avert it, so today's the day that all of higher education has, it seems, been dreading: The day that interest rates on subsidized federal student loans double, going from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent.


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The Art of Customer Service
Originally published: 1/1/10 by Guy Kawasaki
Ten tips for treating your customers like gold.
1. Start at the top. The owner's attitude towards customer service is the primary determinant of the quality of service that a company delivers. If the owner thinks that customers are a pain in the ass who always want something for nothing, that attitude will permeate the company, and service will be lousy. So if you are the owner get your act together. If you're not the owner either convince him to change his mind, quit, or learn to live with mediocrity — in that order.
2. Put the customer in control. The best kind of customer service happens when management enables employees to put the customer in control. This requires two leaps of faith: first, that management trusts customers not to take advantage of the situation; and second, that management trust employees with this empowerment. If you can make these leaps, then the quality of your customer service will zoom; if not, there is nothing more frustrating than companies copping the attitude that something is "against company policy."
3. Take responsibility for your shortcomings. A company that takes responsibility for its shortcomings is likely to provide great customer service for two reasons: first, it's acknowledged that it's the company's fault and the company's responsibility to fix. Second, customers won't go through the aggravating process of getting you to accept blame. Think about it this way: If YOUR air conditioner broke down and the service company came out and repaired it and it broke again in two days, would it be YOUR fault? Would you want to argue with the air conditioning company about it — or just have them come out and take care of it with a smile?
4. Don't point the finger. This is the flip side of taking responsibility. As computer owners we all know that when a program doesn't work, vendors often resort to finger pointing: "It's Apple's system software." "It's Microsoft's 'special' way of doing things." "It's the way Adobe created PDF." A great customer service company doesn't point the finger — it figures out what the solution is regardless of whose fault the problem is and makes the customer happy. As my mother used to say, "You're either part of the problem or part of the solution."
5. Don't finger the pointer. Great customer service companies don't shoot the messenger. When it comes to customer service, it could be a customer, an employee, a vendor, or a consultant who's doing the pointing. The goal is not to silence the messenger, but to fix the problem that the messenger brought so that other customers don't have a bad experience.
6. Don't be paranoid. One of the most common justifications for anti-service is, "What if we did this for everyone?" For example, if you know it was the customer's "fault" that his or her furnace was operating inefficiently because he or she hadn't changed the filter in months, would you argue about it — or just change it, explain to them how often to do it, and move on cheerfully? The point is: Don't assume that the worst case is going to be the common case. There will be abusers, yes, but generally people are reasonable. If you put policies in place to address the worst cases — the "bad" customers — it will antagonize and insult the bulk of your customers.
7. Hire the right kind of people. To put it mildly, customer service is not a job for everyone. The ideal customer service person derives great satisfaction by helping people and solving problems. This cannot be said of every job candidate. It's your responsibility to hire the right kind of people for each job because it can be a bad experience for the employee and the customer when you hire folks without a service orientation.
8. Under promise and over deliver. The goal is to delight a customer. For example, the signs in the lines at Disneyland that tell you how long you'll have to wait from each point are purposely over-stated. When you get to the ride in less time, you're delighted. Imagine if the signs were understated — you'd be angry because Disneyland lied to you.
9. Integrate customer service into the mainstream. Let's see: sales makes the big bucks. Marketing does the fun stuff. Engineers, well, you leave them alone in their dark caves. Accounting cuts the paychecks. And support? Does the dirty work of talking to pissed off customers when nothing else works. Herein lies the problem: customer service has as much to do with a company's reputation as sales, marketing, engineering, and finance. So integrate customer service into the mainstream of the company and do not consider it profit-sucking necessary evil. A customer service hero deserves all the accolades that a sales, marketing, or engineering one does.
10. Put it all together. To put several recommendations in action, suppose a part breaks in the air cleaner that a customer bought from you. First, take responsibility: "I'm sorry that it broke." Second, don't point the finger--that is, don't say, "We buy that part from a supplier." Third, put the customer in control: "When would you like the replacement by?" Fourth, under promise and over deliver: Send it at no additional charge via a faster shipping method than necessary. That's the way to create legendary customer service.
Articles by Guy Kawasaki
The Art of Schmoozing
Relationships can pay off in sales and partnerships. The key is to establish a relationship before you need it. Here is Guy Kawasaki's guide to tactful schmoozing.
View article.
5 Ways To Be More Persuasive
Guy Kawasaki share 5 scientifically proven ways to increase your influence and persuasion.
View article.
Why Smart People Do Dumb Things
Guy Kawasaki offers four reasons why smart, famous, powerful, and rich people who should obviously know better end up crashing and burning and how to mature.
View article.
The Art of Driving Your Competition Crazy
Companies go astray when defeating the competition becomes more important than taking care of customers. When companies become obsessed with the pursuit of excellence, by contrast, they often reach new levels of greatness.
View article.
The Art Of Remaining Sane
Guy Kawasaki tells you how to avoid being driven crazy by your competition.
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Nat King Cole
50 Songs
About Nat King Cole
Nathaniel Adams Coles (March 17, 1919 - February 15, 1965), known professionally as Nat King Cole, was an American singer and musician who first came to prominence as a leading jazz pianist. He owes most of his popular musical fame to his soft, baritone voice, which he used to perform in big band and jazz genres. Cole was one of the first African Americans to host a television variety show, The Nat King Cole Show, and has maintained worldwide popularity since his death from lung cancer in February 1965. Early life: Nathaniel Adams Coles was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on March 17, 1919. Coles had three brothers: Eddie, Ike, and Freddy, and a half-sister, Joyce Coles. Ike and Freddy would later pursue careers in music as well. When Cole was four years old, he and his family moved to Chicago, Illinois, where his father, Edward Coles, became a Baptist minister. Cole learned to play the organ from his mother, Perlina Coles, the church organist. His first performance was of "Yes! W ... Read More
Career Started: 1935
Official Website: http://www.natkingcole.com
Tags: jazz, pop, swing, traditional pop, ballad,


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This extraordinary show offers an insight into each of the artists' interpretation of Peace, with selected works of art from a variety of established artists as well as upcoming artists such as Mojtaba Ramzi, Negar Varasteh and Shima Esfandyari.
The showcase will include highlights from Farsad Labbauf to iconic Iranian abstract artist Koorosh Shishegaran, known for his 'life like' three-dimensional work and for being one of the most expressive artists of the contemporary Iranian art movement; and to internationally renowned painter and sculptor Parviz Tanavoli whose works have been displayed at museums and venues across the globe including the British Museum, the New York Metropolitan Museum and Seoul's Olympic Park.
The exhibition will showcase a variety of mediums ranging from photography, sculpture, paint and installations all encompassing a common theme with Peace at the heart of them.


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Funny Marriage Quotes and Sayings - Page 4
Think your wife doesn't listen to a word you say? Try talking in your sleep!
Marriage is like a deck of cards. All you need in the beginning is two hearts and a diamond. After 10 years you need a club and spade.
Marriage means commitment, so does insanity…
Here's a toast to our wives and girlfriends … May they never meet!! ? ?
I don't like the terms "housewife" and "homemaker" I'm prepared to be called "Domestic Goddess".. It's more descriptive.
I found another word for slave… Groom
I married Miss Right. Didn't know her first name was Always.
Two men were talking and one said for their 10th anniversary he took his wife to Hawaii. Said for their 20th he might go back and get her.
Some remain single and make wonders happen.
Some have boyfriends and see wonders happen.
The rest get married and wonder what happened.
Funniest contradicting phrases:
1.Clearly misunderstood
2.Exact estimate
3.Small crowd
4.Act naturally
5.Found missing
6.Fully empty
7.Happily married
My wife treats me like a God… She takes very little notice of my existence until she wants something.
Marriage is far more complicated than quantum physics.
The secret to a good marriage is… Divorce!!
Why are wives more dangerous than the Mafia?
The mafia wants either your money or life… Wives want both!
Before marriage, each looks at the other through rose- colored glasses. After marriage, they see each other with magnifying glasses!
Love is like a dream, but marriage is like an alarm clock!!!!!
It seems like I was only married yesterday……..If it was tomorrow I would cancel it.
Marriage is a union of give and take. He gives, She takes.
Husband is the HEAD of the family and wife is the NECK that turns the head around!!
Marriage. Man's worst nightmare.
When I married Ms Right, I didn't know her first name was "Always" !
Women marry men hoping they will change. Men marry women hoping they will not.
- Albert Einstein
Marriages are made in heaven. But, then again, so are thunder, lightening, tornadoes and hail.
Marriage is a place where two people have to live together for the rest of their lives…or at least until they get divorced!
Husbands? Just two words: "Yes, dear."


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Lecture: "Creating a Sense of Space: Between Art and Craft" by Arturo Alonzo Sandoval
The Hite Art Institute and the Jewish Community Center present this lecture in conjunction with the Exhibition held at the Jewish Community Center Gallery. Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Professor of Art at the University of Kentucky, creates a new aesthetic with his contemporary fiber art objects using 20th Century recycled industrial materials such as computer tape, battery cable, microfilm, Mylar, holographic film and Lurex. Using a floor loom, sewing machine, or hand interlacing techniques he constructs works that are visually and technically complex. Sandoval's fiber mixed media art works are in numerous collections including the Museum of Modern Art, The Museum of Art and Design NY. His works have been exhibited extensively regionally and nationally and have included the 8th and 14th Biennial of Tapestry in Lausanne, Switzerland and the Textile Triennial in Lodz, Poland. His creative efforts have been awarded two NEA Visual Arts Fellowships.
Jan 23, 2013
from 02:30 pm to 03:30 pm
|Chao Auditorium | Ekstrom Library | University of Louisville
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Arturo Alonzo Sandoval, Circle Black No. 1, mixed media, 2011; 20" x 20"
Hite Art Institute
January 23, 2013| 2:30-3:30pm
Chao Auditorium| Ekstrom Library| UofL
January 13-February 20, 2013
Jewish Community Center Gallery
January 13, 2013 | 2:30-4:00pm
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Senior Katy Miller, the youngest of four daughters to play for JCA over the 23 years their father has coached the team, scored a game-high 36 points to lead the Thunder past 2010 regional finalist Gaston, 66-60, in Thursday's sub-regional action.
Unranked JCA (27-2) will open Northeast Regional play against No. 4 Spring Garden on Tuesday at Jacksonville State University.
"Being my senior year, it means a lot to me," said Katy Miller, who last played in the regional as a freshman. "But I know it means a lot to this team, too.
"We're a really close-knit team, and we're not ready for the season to end."
To keep it going, Katy Miller had to try something different — playing from the post.
Tommy Miller moved his primary ball handler and scorer inside in the second half. The tactic helped Katy Miller get 23 free throws (13 in the second half), and she made 20.
She made three of four free throws in the final 1:02 to break a 60-60 tie, and JCA made 28 of 43 free throws on the night.
"It was an offense we put in early in the year, so we knew we could score that way," said Katy Miller, who added eight rebounds and six assists. "And you could hear daddy the whole time telling me I've got to suck it up, no matter what."
Tommy Miller said he made the move because Katy Miller struggled from the field in the first half. The usual physical play opponents apply to her did the rest in terms of getting her to the foul line.
"Everybody we play plays very physical, and they play very physical on her," he said. "She gets really beat up. Every game, she gets bruises. She's had bruises you wouldn't believe, worse than some of my football players have.
"But if we get the ball to her, she either scores or gets fouled."
To make the tactic work, sophomore Abby Jaskowski had to become the primary ball handler in the second half.
"A lot was put on Abby's shoulders, and it's tough on her," Tommy Miller said. "She made a few mistakes, but … I thought she handled it pretty well tonight."
Jaskowski added nine points, including a driving shot to put JCA up 60-58 with 1:32 remaining and a free throw to make it 64-60 at 33.1 seconds.
Kandace Postell scored 10 points, including the clinching layup on a Katy Miller feed in transition with 12 ticks left.
Gaston got 20 points from Morgan Beaird and 10 from Erin Lowery.
The Bulldogs scored the game's first eight points, withstood a 20-2 JCA run and led 30-29 at halftime.
The Thunder surged out to a 51-43 lead on Postell's transition basket early in the fourth quarter, but Gaston rallied again. The Bulldogs tied the score twice in the final 1:44, the final time coming on a Destiny Allen free throw to make it 60-60 with 1:15 remaining.
Gaston made eight of 14 free throws on the night.
JCA moves on to make its third regional appearance in girls' basketball.
"It's the most amazing feeling," Jaskowski said. "All the glory be to God."
Joe Medley is The Star's sports columnist. He can be reached at 256-235-3576 or Follow on Twitter @Jomedstar.


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Narrow your search
Looks like the Xbox One trumps the PS4 when it comes to media skills. Now if only the price would come down a bit.
If you like indie music, you'll love this huge batch of tunes, provided with no strings attached by the good folks at NPR.
If your analog music collection still contains some precious cassette tapes, here's your chance to make those recordings relevant again. Dust off your old cassette deck and watch as Donald Bell explains how to make digital copies of your old mix tapes.
A Chrome extension lets people copy any music file from Spotify's browser-based player. It doesn't play well with Google's developer agreement, though.
It's time to dust off that cassette deck and turn those precious cassette tapes into MP3s. Here's how.
Learn how to sync your personal music files (MP3 and AAC) to the Spotify app for iOS.
It's only 3 percent, but it adds up -- especially if you buy a lot of music and rent a lot of movies.
Google tells operators of YouTube-MP3.org that by converting YouTube music videos into MP3 files, they violate the site's terms of service and risk "legal consequences."
Amazon has launched its Cloud Player music service over here in the UK, with the ability to store up to 250,000 songs.


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Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit railway system in and around Berlin, the capital city of Germany. It has been operated under this name since December 1930, having being called before simply the special tariff area Berliner Stadt-, Ring- und Vorortbahnen (Berlin cross-city, circular, and suburban railways).[1]
While in the first decades of this tariff zone the trains were pulled by steam locomotives, and while even after the electrification of large parts of the network a number of lines remained under steam, today the term S-Bahn is used in Berlin only for those lines and trains with third-rail electrical power transmission and the special Berlin S-Bahn loading gauge. The third unique technical feature, of the Berlin S-Bahn, the automated mechanical train control is being phased out and replaced by a communications-based train control system, but which again is specific to the Berlin S-Bahn.
In other parts of Germany and other German speaking countries, the brand name S-Bahn is used without those Berlin specific features. The Hamburg S-Bahn is the only other system using third-rail electrification.
Today, the Berlin S-Bahn is no longer defined as this special tariff area of the national railway company, but is instead just one specific means of transportation, defined by its special technical characteristics, in an area-wide tariff administered by a public transport authority. The Berlin S-Bahn now being integral part of the Verkehrsverbund Berlin-Brandenburg, the unique tariff zone for all kinds of public transit in and around Berlin and the federal state (Bundesland) Brandenburg.
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Operation
- 3 History
- 4 Rolling stock
- 5 Expansion
- 6 Plans for the expansion of the S-Bahn
- 7 Gallery
- 8 See also
- 9 References
- 10 External links
The brand name "S-Bahn" chosen in 1930 mirrored U-Bahn, which had become the official brand name for the Berlin city owned rapid transit lines begun under the name of Berliner Hoch- und Untergrundbahnen (Berlin elevated and underground lines), where the word of mouth had abbreviated "Untergrundbahn" to "U-Bahn", in parallel to "U-Boot" formed from "Unterseeboot" ("undersea ship" - submarine boat).
Services on the Berlin S-Bahn are provided by the Prussian or German national railway company of the respective time, which means the Deutsche Reichsbahn-Gesellschaft after the first world war, the Deutsche Reichsbahn until 1993 (except West Berlin from 1984 to 1994) and Deutsche Bahn after the formation of this common stock company in 1994.
The Berlin S-Bahn consists today of 15 lines serving 166 stations, and runs over a total route length of 332 kilometres (206 mi).[1] The S-Bahn carried 395 million passengers in 2012.[2] It is integrated with the mostly underground U-Bahn to form the backbone of Berlin's rapid transport system. Unlike the U-Bahn, the S-Bahn crosses the Berlin city and state border into the surrounding state of Brandenburg, e.g. to Potsdam.
Although the S- and U-Bahn are part of a unified fare system, they have different operators. The S-Bahn is operated by S-Bahn Berlin GmbH, a subsidiary of the Deutsche Bahn, whilst the U-Bahn is run by BVG, the main public transit company for the city of Berlin.
The S-Bahn routes all feed into one of three core lines: a central, elevated east-west line (the Stadtbahn), a central, mostly underground north-south line (the Nord-Süd Tunnel), and a circular, elevated line (the Ringbahn). Outside the Ringbahn, suburban routes radiate out in all directions.
Lines S1, S2 and S25 are North-South lines which use the North-South tunnel as center section. Lines S3, S5, S7 and S75 are East-West lines using the Stadtbahn cross-city railway (S3 ends temporarily, from December 2011 to 2015, at Ostkreuz instead of Spandau during a phase of the remoulding of the Ostkreuz interchange station[3]). S41 and S42 continuously circle around the Ringbahn, the former in clock-wise direction, the latter in the opposite way. Lines S45, S46 and S47 link destinations in the South-East with the southern section of the Ringbahn via the tangential link from the Görlitzer Bahn to the Ring via Köllnische Heide. Lines S8, S85, and S9 are North-South lines using the Eastern section of the Ringbahn between Bornholmer Straße and Treptower Park via Ostkreuz, using the Görlitzer Bahn in the South.
Generally speaking, the first digit of a route number designates the main route or a group of routes. Thus, S25 is a bifurcation of S2, while S41, S42, S45, S46, and S47 are all Ringbahn routes that share some of the same route. So S41, S42, S45, S46 and S47 are together S4. However as such the S4 does not exist.
|Wannsee - Nikolassee - Mexikoplatz - Schöneberg - Yorckstraße - Potsdamer Platz - Friedrichstraße - Gesundbrunnen - Schönholz - Wittenau - Frohnau - Hohen Neuendorf - Birkenwerder - Oranienburg
|Blankenfelde - Lichtenrade - Südkreuz - Yorckstraße - Potsdamer Platz - Friedrichstraße - Gesundbrunnen - Bornholmer Straße - Pankow - Blankenburg - Karow - Buch - Bernau
|Teltow Stadt
|Teltow Stadt - Lichterfelde Ost - Südkreuz - Yorckstraße - Potsdamer Platz - Friedrichstraße - Gesundbrunnen - Bornholmer Straße - Schönholz - Karl-Bonnhoeffer-Nervenklinik - Tegel - Hennigsdorf
|Erkner - Friedrichshagen - Karlshorst - Ostkreuz
|Südkreuz (clockwise)
|Südkreuz (counter-clockwise)
|✈ Berlin-Schönefeld
|Südkreuz - Tempelhof - Neukölln - Baumschulenweg - Schöneweide - Schönefeld
|Südkreuz (↔ Bundesplatz)
|Königs Wusterhausen
|Westend - Messe Nord/ICC - Südkreuz - Tempelhof - Neukölln - Baumschulenweg - Schöneweide - Grünau - Zeuthen - Königs Wusterhausen
|Schöneweide - Spindlersfeld
|Spandau - Olympiastadion - Westkreuz - Charlottenburg - Zoologischer Garten - Hauptbahnhof - Friedrichstraße - Alexanderplatz - Ostbahnhof - Warschauer Straße - Ostkreuz - Lichtenberg - Friedrichsfelde Ost - Wuhletal - Mahlsdorf - Hoppegarten - Strausberg - Strausberg Stadt - Strausberg Nord
|Strausberg Nord
|Ahrensfelde - Springpfuhl - Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Warschauer Straße - Osbahnhof - Alexanderplatz - Friedrichstraße - Hauptbahnhof - Zoologischer Garten - Charlottenburg - Westkreuz - Nikolassee - Wannsee - Potsdam Griebnitzsee - Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
|Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
|Wartenberg - Springpfuhl - Lichtenberg - Ostkreuz - Warschauer Straße - Osbahnhof - Alexanderplatz - Friedrichstraße - Hauptbahnhof - Zoologischer Garten - Charlottenburg - Westkreuz
|(Zeuthen ↔) Grünau
|Zeuthen - Grünau - Schöneweide - Baumschulenweg - Treptower Park - Ostkreuz - Schönhauser Allee - Bornholmer Straße - Pankow - Blankenburg - Bergfelde - Hohen Neuendorf - Birkenwerder
|(Grünau ↔) Schöneweide
|Not in Service
|✈ Berlin-Schönefeld
|Schönefeld - Schöneweide - Baumschulenweg - Treptower Park - Ostkreuz - Schönhauser Allee - Bornholmer Straße - Pankow
Stations in brackets are serviced at certain times only (Monday through Friday during offpeak in the case of S45 and during peak in the case of S8 and S85). S85 only runs Monday through Friday.
Also, not every train reaches the nominal terminus of a line. For example, every other train on S1 runs only to Frohnau, five stops before Oranienburg, and the last stop on S3 towards Erkner which is reached by every train is Friedrichshagen. Similarly, some of the S2 trains terminate northwards only at Gesundbrunnen, and most of S5 trains run only to Strausberg or even Mahlsdorf, rendering Strausberg Nord the least frequented stop on the whole network.
On 31 August 2009 a few permanent changes to the line routes were applied. Due to renovation of the Ostkreuz station, which includes dismantling tracks connecting the Stadtbahn and the Ringbahn, S9 (formerly ✈ Berlin-Schönefeld ↔ Spandau) cannot turn west at this station any more. The line thus follows the Ringbahn and then branches northwards past Schönhauser Allee, like S2 and S8, and terminates at Pankow. To compensate for the diminished throughput on the Stadtbahn, the S3 (formerly Erkner ↔ Ostbahnhof) was extended westwards to Spandau. Due to the progress achieved in the Ostkreuz-Renovation, the S3 now operates only Ostkreuz-Erkner. As a replacement, the S5 is now driving to Spandau and the S75 operates every 10 Minutes between Westkreuz and Wartenberg.
Service hours[edit]
The normal daytime service runs fundamentally between 04:00 and 01:00 Monday-Friday, between 05:00 and 01:00 on Saturdays and between 06:30 and 01:00 on Sundays. However, there is a comprehensive nighttime service on most lines between 01:00 and 05:00 on Saturdays and 01:00 and 06:30 on Sundays, which means that most stations enjoy a continuous service between Friday morning and Sunday evening. One exception to this is the section of the S8 between Blankenburg and Hohen Neuendorf which sees no service in these hours. Most other lines operate without route changes, but some are curtailed or extended during nighttime. Particularly, the S1, S2, S25, S3, S41, S42, S5, S7 are unchanged, and the S45 and S85 have no nighttime service. Westbound lines S46, S47, S75, and northbound S9 terminate at stations Südkreuz, Schöneweide, Lichtenberg and Treptower Park, respectively.
With individual sections dating from the 1870s, the S-Bahn was formed by and by as the network of suburban commuter railways running into Berlin, then interconnected by the circular railway connecting the various terminal railway stations, in 1882 enhanced by the East-West transversal, cross-city line (called the "Stadtbahn", "city railway"). The forming of a separate identity of this network began by establishing a special tariff for the area which was then called the "Berliner Stadt-, Ring- und Vorortbahnen", and which differed from the normal railway tariff. While the regular railway tariff was based on multiplying the distance covered with a fixed prices per kilometer, the special tariff for this Berlin tariff zone was based on a graduated tariff based on the number of stations touched during the travel.[4]
The resulting network is primarily above-ground but with some subsurface tunnels.
The core of this network, that is the cross-city ("Stadtbahn") East-West transversal line and the circular Ringbahn, and several suburban branches were converted from steam operation to a third-rail electric railway in the second half of the 1920s. The Wannsee railway, the suburban line with the highest number of passengers, was electrified in 1932/33. A number of suburban trains remained under steam, including after the war.
- Timeline of electrifications
(in m)
|8 August 1924
|Stettiner Vorortbahnhof – Bernau
|5 June 1925
|Gesundbrunnen – Birkenwerder
|4 October 1925
|Birkenwerder – Oranienburg
|16 March 1927
|Schönholz-Reinickendorf – Velten
|11 June 1928
|Potsdam – Stadtbahn – Erkner
|10 July 1928
|Wannsee – Stahnsdorf
|23 August 1928
|Charlottenburg – Spandau West
|6 November 1928
|Charlottenburg – Südring – Grünau
|Neukölln – Warschauer Straße
|Schlesischer Bahnhof – Kaulsdorf
|1 February 1929
|Charlottenburg – Nordring – Baumschulenweg
|Frankfurter Allee – Warschauer Straße
|Niederschöneweide-Johannisthal – Spindlersfeld
|18 April 1929
|Potsdamer Ringbahnhof – Papestraße
|Potsdamer Ringbahnhof – Ebersstraße
|Halensee – Westend
|2 July 1929
|Potsdamer Ringbahnhof – Lichterfelde Ost
|18 December 1929
|Jungfernheide – Gartenfeld
|15 December 1930
|Kaulsdorf – Mahlsdorf
|15 May 1933
|Potsdamer Wannseebahnhof – Wannsee
|Potsdamer Bahnhof – Zehlendorf Mitte (Stammbahngleise)
|Verbindung Stammbahn – Wannseebahn Zehlendorf Mitte
|28 July 1936
|Humboldthain – Unter den Linden
|Heerstraße – Reichssportfeld
|15 April 1939
|Unter den Linden – Potsdamer Platz
|Priesterweg – Mahlow
|9 October 1939
|Potsdamer Platz – Großgörschenstraße
|6 November 1939
|Anhalter Bahnhof – Yorckstraße
|6 October 1940
|Mahlow – Rangsdorf
|8 September 1943
|Lichterfelde Ost – Lichterfelde Süd
After the East-West cross-city transversal line: the North-South link[edit]
After the East-West cross-city transversal line connecting western suburban lines which until then terminated at Charlottenburg station with eastern suburban lines which terminated at Frankfurter Bahnhof (later Schlesischer Bahnhof), the logical next step was a North-South transversal line connecting the northern suburban lines terminating at Stettiner Bahnhof with the southern suburban lines terminating at the substations of the Berlin Potsdamer Bahnhof. The first ideas for this project emerged only 10 years after the completion of the East-West cross-city line, with several concrete proposals resulting from a 1909 competition of the Berlin city administration. Another concrete proposal, already very close to the final realisation was proposed in 1926 by the Breslau university professor Jenicke.
The decition to build was taken in 1933, as part of the public works program to reduce unemployment undertaken by the new Nazi government. construction of this Nord-Süd-S-Bahn (North-South S-Bahn), as it was called, started in 1934, with a tunnel from Berlin Anhalter Bahnhof to Berlin Stettiner Bahnhof (today Nordbahnhof') as its core section. A first phase, from the north to Unter den Linden was opened just in time for the 1936 Berlin Olympics; the southern section, via Potsdamer Platz, opened the month after the Second World War began, in October 1939.
During and after World War II[edit]
Many sections of the S-Bahn were closed during the war due to enemy action. The Nord-Süd-Bahn tunnel was flooded on 2 May 1945 by retreating SS troops during the final Battle of Berlin[citation needed]. The exact number of casualties is not known, but up to 200 people are presumed to have perished, since the tunnel was used as a public shelter and also served to house military wounded in trains in underground sidings. Service through the tunnel commenced again in 1947.
After hostilities ceased in 1945, Berlin was given special status as a "Four Sector City," surrounded by the Soviet Occupation Zone, which later became the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The Allies had decided that S-Bahn service in the western sectors of Berlin should continue to be provided by the Reichsbahn (DR), which was by now the provider of railway services in East Germany. (Rail services in West Germany proper were provided by the new Deutsche Bundesbahn.)
During the war, Berlin S-Bahn cars were overhauled at Luben to the east of Berlin. Since that town, now known as Lubin, was ceded to Poland under the terms of the Potsdam Conference in 1945, 84 cars currently in the works were thus lost for Berlin. Further cars were sent east as war reparations, and eventually at least 287 cars were sent to the Soviet Union where they were converted for use in Moscow, Kiev, and Tallinn. Additionally at least 80 two-car sets were retained in Poland, where they were used on suburban services in the Gdańsk-Gdynia region until 1976. Some of the latter cars were then converted for use in overhead line maintenance trains, and some still exist in that role. One set is preserved in its Gdańsk-Gdynia condition at a museum at Kościerzyna near Gdynia.[5]
Cold War[edit]
As relations between East and West began to sour with the coming of the Cold War, the Berlin S-Bahn soon became a victim of the hostilities. Although services continued operating through all occupation sectors, checkpoints were constructed on the borders to East Berlin and on-board "customs checks" were carried out on trains. From 1958 onward, some S-Bahn trains ran non-stop through the western sectors from stations in East Berlin to stations on outlying sections in East Germany so as to avoid the need for such controls. East German government employees were then forbidden to use the S-Bahn since it travelled through West Berlin.
The western sectors of the city were physically cut off from East Germany on August 13, 1961, by what was later called the Berlin Wall, in a well-prepared plan to separate the two halves of the city – and at the same time, to divide the Berlin public transit network into two separate systems.
Stadtbahn services were curtailed from both directions at the Friedrichstraße station. This station was divided into two physically separated areas, one for eastern passengers and one for westerners. Although the station lay within East Berlin, western passengers could transfer between S-Bahn lines or to the U-Bahn without passing through border checks, much like passengers changing planes at an international airport. The GDR also operated an Intershop in the portion of the station with services to and from West Berlin, where persons arriving from West Berlin (again without passing through border controls) could buy luxury goods such as tobacco and alcoholic beverages at discounted prices (compared to prices in West Berlin), provided they paid in hard currency, owing in part to the fact that Intershop customers did not pay West German taxes on their purchases. The West Berlin authorities were aware of this situation but did not impose stringent customs controls on such purchases out of political considerations. The Friedrichstraße station also became the main entry point for train and subway riders from West Berlin into East Berlin.
Similarly, selected sections in Berlin S-Bahn together with the Ringbahn were cut between the borders of West Berlin and East Berlin, border fortifications such as a locked door were put up between the designated stations. These include -
- Spandau West – Albrechtshof (West Berlin - East Germany), the remainder of the section was cut in 1969
- Heiligensee – Hennigsdorf (West Berlin - East Germany), the remainder of the section (Hennigsdorf - Velten) was cut in 1984
- Frohnau – Hohen Neuendorf (West Berlin - East Germany), the remainder of the section was extended in 1962
- Lichtenrade – Mahlow (West Berlin - East Germany), the remainder of the section was cut in 1962
- Lichterfelde Süd – Teltow (West Berlin - East Germany)
- Wannsee – Stahnsdorf (West Berlin - East Germany)
- Wannsee – Griebnitzsee (West Berlin - East Germany), the remainder of the section was cut in 1962
- Gesundbrunnen – Schönhauser Allee (Ringbahn)
- Bornholmer Straße – Pankow (the middle tracks were sealed with a fence, another compensated track from Pankow to Schönhauser Allee was built as a result)
- Sonnenallee – Treptower Park (Ringbahn)
- Köllnische Heide – Baumschulenweg (Ringbahn)
DR and BVG had discussed separate arrangements for the Nord-Süd-Bahn by restricting the travel to West Berliners only and it passed through the East Berlin territory in the city center, and it did not stop at underground East Berlin S-Bahn stations, which is called ghost stations. Two armed guards were positioned at all ghost stations to ensure that no passengers jumped to the train or smashed the window to allow escape into East Berlin. No maintenance works were allowed between 1961 and 1989 of the Nord-Süd-Bahn except for very few maintenance works, and trains had to slow down at 60 km/h instead of the normal ordinary speed limit. Bornholmer Straße is also a ghost station, it is because the exits is only towards the border crossing and will not have repeated times to scan through the immigration checkpoint.
Because the S-Bahn was operated by the DR, West Berliners vented their frustration at the building of the wall by boycotting it since its fares were seen as subsidizing the communist regime in the East. "Keinen Pfennig mehr für Ulbricht," or "not a penny more for Ulbricht," became the S-Bahn opponents' chant. Within days of the Berlin Wall being built, the BVG, with assistance from other transit companies in West Germany, began providing "solidarity with Berlin buses" – new bus services which paralleled the S-Bahn lines and therefore provided an alternative. After many years of declining passenger usage and difficult industrial relations between the West Berlin workforce and their East Berlin employers, most of the western portion of the S-Bahn was closed down in 11 September 1980 following a strike.
A 20-minute service was still provided on the Stadtbahn from Westkreuz to Friedrichstraße as well as services on the Nord-Süd-Bahn between Frohnau, Friedrichstraße, Lichtenrade, or Wannsee. After the strike, the only sections that were reopened is Frohnau to Lichtenrade, Helligensee to Lichterfelde Süd and Wannsee to Friedrichstraße on 22 September 1980. The following routes were also cut:
- Gesundbrunnen – Jungfernheide – Westkreuz – Schöneberg – Sonnenallee / Köllnische Heide (reopening in 1993 to 2002)
- Westkreuz – Olympiastadion – Spandau (reopening in 1999)
- Spandau – Staaken
- Jungfernheide – Gartenfeld (Siemensbahn)
- Jungfernheide – Spandau
- Zehlendorf – Düppel
By contrast, during the same period, services on the S-Bahn in East Berlin were increased and new lines built as housing projects expanded eastward from the city center. With most of the U-Bahn located in West Berlin, the S-Bahn became the backbone of the East Berlin transit network.
The 1980 incidents turned media and political attention toward what was left of West Berlin's S-Bahn network. The city government decided to enter negotiations with East Germany which were finally successful. On January 9, 1984, the BVG took over the responsibility for operation of S-Bahn services in West Berlin. After further closedowns that same day, a limited service was restored, initially comprising only two short sections without direct interchange between them. In the years between 1984 and 1989, several sections were gradually reopened, resulting in a network of 71 km (44 mi) and three lines - with one line running on the Stadtbahn and two on the Nord-Süd-Bahn - comprising about 50% of West Berlin's original network. This development brought West Berlin's S-Bahn back into public awareness and restored its popularity.
Until 1984, all Berlin S-Bahn routes were allocated letters as a means of identifying the route of the train. These letters were occasionally followed by Roman numerals to indicate a shortworking or bifurcation in the service (e.g., A, BI, BII, C,) and are still used internally by the Berlin S-Bahn GmbH for timetabling and in conjunction with radio call-signs to each train unit. When the BVG took over the responsibility for operation of S-Bahn services in West Berlin in 1984, it introduced a new unified numbering scheme for both the S-Bahn and the U-Bahn, which it also operated. Existing U-Bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter U, while the new S-Bahn route numbers were prefixed with the letter S. This system of numbering routes was used in other West German cities and was extended to the S-Bahn service for the whole city after reunification.
After the Berlin Wall came down in November 1989, the first broken links were re-established, with Friedrichstraße on July 1, 1990, as the first. The BVG and DR jointly marketed the services soon after die Wende. Administratively, the divided S-Bahn networks remained separate in this time of momentous changes, encompassing German reunification and reunification of Berlin into a single city, although the dividing line was no longer the former Berlin Wall. DR and BVG (of the whole of reunified Berlin from January 1, 1992, after absorbing BVB of East Berlin) operated individual lines end to end, both into the other party's territories. For example, S2 was all BVG even after it was extended northward and southward into Brandenburg/former GDR territory. The main east-west route (Stadtbahn) was a joint operation. Individual trains were operated by either BVG or DR end-to-end on the same tracks. This arrangement ended on January 1, 1994, with the creation of Deutsche Bahn due to the merger between DR and the former West Germany's Deutsche Bundesbahn. All S-Bahn operations in Berlin were transferred to the newly formed S-Bahn Berlin GmbH as a subsidiary of Deutsche Bahn, and the BVG withdrew from running S-Bahn services.
Technically, a number of projects followed in the steps of re-establishing broken links in order to restore the former S-Bahn network to its 1961 status after 1990, especially the Ringbahn. In December 1997 the connection between Neukölln and Treptower Park via Sonnenallee was reopened, enabling S4 trains to run 75% of the whole ring between Schönhauser Allee and Jungfernheide. On June 16, 2002, the section Gesundbrunnen - Westhafen also reopened, re-establishing the Ringbahn operations.
|Length (in m)
|1 April 1992
|Wannsee – Potsdam Stadt
|Closed on 13 August 1961
|31 May 1992
|Frohnau – Hohen Neuendorf
|Closed on 13 August 1961
|31 August 1992
|Lichenrade - Blankenfelde
|Closed on 13 August 1961
|17 December 1993
|Westend – Baumschulenweg
|Closed on 28 September 1980. (Westend – Köllnische Heide)
Closed on 13. August 1961 (Köllnische Heide – Baumschulenweg)
|28 May 1995
|Schönholz – Tegel
|Closed on 9 January 1984.
|Priesterweg – Lichterfelde Ost
|Closed on 9 January 1984.
|15 April 1997
|Westend – Jungfernheide
|Closed on 28 September 1980.
|18 December 1997
|Neukölln – Treptower Park
|Closed on 28. September 1980 (Neukölln – Sonnenallee)
Closed on 13. August 1961 (Sonnenallee – Treptower Park)
|16 January 1998
|Westkreuz - Pichelsberg
|Closed on 28 September 1980.
|25 September 1998
|Lichterfelde Ost – Lichterfelde Süd
|Closed on 9 January 1984.
|15 December 1998
|Tegel – Hennigsdorf
|Closed on 9 January 1984. (Tegel – Heiligensee)
Closed on 13. August 1961 (Heiligensee – Hennigsdorf)
|30 December 1998
|Pichelsberg – Spandau
|Closed on 28 September 1980.
|19 December 1999
|Jungfernheide – Westhafen
|Closed on 28 September 1980.
|17 September 2001
|Pankow – Gesundbrunnen
|Closed on 13 August 1961 (Pankow – Bornholmer Straße)
Closed on 9 January 1984 (Bornholmer Straße – Gesundbrunnen)
|Schönhauser Allee – Gesundbrunnen
|Closed on 13 August 1961
|Schönhauser Allee – Bornholmer Straße
|New construction
|15 June 2002
|Westhafen – Gesundbrunnen
|Closed on 28 September 1980.
|24 February 2005
|Lichterfelde Süd – Teltow
|Closed on 13 August 1961, moved to Teltow Stadt.
Service reductions[edit]
On 20 July 2009, known locally as "Black Monday," the S-Bahn service was significantly reduced due to safety checks on the trains ordered by the German Federal Railway Authority. These checks were ordered because of an accident on 3 May 2009, involving an S-Bahn train.[6] Maintenance for this train was delayed by 2 years, symptomatic for the strategy to cut spendings in the Deutsche Bahn subsidiary.[7] Having so many trains taken out of service for inspection left less than 30 percent of the system's rolling stock available for revenue service. Eight routes, including most through services on the Stadtbahn, were closed, and on other lines headways were reduced to 20 minutes and trains shortened.[8]
Some minor restorations in service were made on August 3, 2009. Due to new inspection troubles the S-Bahn network was again reduced dramatically on September 8, 2009. As of that date, three quarters of the trains were withdrawn from the network due to inspection and faulty brake cylinders.[9] There were again no trains on the Stadtbahn between Westkreuz and Alexanderplatz and no S-Bahn trains to Spandau. Trains on the circle lines, S41 and S42, were running at 10-minute intervals. Other routes were running with extended intervals and reduced distances.[10]
In late 2009, the Berlin Senate expected that normal operations would only resume in 2013.[11] In January 2010, DB announced that they expected the system to resume normal service in December 2010 and employed 300 new staff in their workshops.[12] In the same month, the Berlin transport Senator Ingeborg Junge-Reyer rejected an extension of the traffic contract with the operator Deutsche Bahn (DB) which is due to expire in December 2017. MTR Corporation, National Express Group, Berlin S-Bahn GmbH and RATP Development had tendered for their procurement process, and were soon followed by train manufacturer Stadler Rail for their operations from 2018 to 2033.
By spring of 2011, some 420 train sets were in service, a considerable improvement over the situation in 2009 but still insufficient compared to the 500 needed to provide a normal full service. The S-Bahn announced it was to invest 120 million euros (157 million dollars) in order to achieve 500 train sets in service by December 2011.[13] Rüdiger Grube, the head of the DB, announced that losses due to the S-Bahn crisis had reached 370 million euros (482 million dollars) at the end of 2010. He expected them to reach 700 million euros by the end of 2014, with no operating profits to be made before the end of the contract in December 2017.[14]
Infrastructure work[edit]
Starting in 2010, DB Netz is replacing mechanical train stops on the S-Bahn network with electronic balises.[15]
Rolling stock[edit]
- BVG Class 480 (since 1986, in use on lines S46, S47 and S8)
- DB Class 481/482 (since 1996, in use on all lines, but also occasionally on lines S3, S46, S47 and S8)
- DR Class 485/885 (since 1987, in use on lines S3, S5 and S9)
- DR Class ET 125 (from 1935 until 2003)
- DR Class ET 165 (from 1928 until 1997)
- DR Class ET 166 (from 1936 until 2000)
- DR Class ET 167 (from 1938 until 2003)
- DR Class ET 168 (from 1926 until circa 1962, some units converted to train type EIII for the Berlin U-Bahn)
- DR Class ET 169 (from 1925 until 1962)
- DR Class ET 170 (from 1959 until 1970)
Excursion trains[edit]
- DB Class 488.0 (Panorama train, converted from former DB Class ET 167 coaches from 1997-1999)
- Museum train Class ET/ES 165
- Tradition train Class ET/ES/EB 165
- Viertel train Class ET/EB 167 (built in 1938, converted in 1991)
Redevelopment projects[edit]
- Ostkreuz
By 1988, the Deutsche Reichsbahn had plans for the transformation of the Ostkreuz presented. In 2007 the long postponed renovation of the station began.
Ostkreuz, with nine lines (four on the Stadtbahn and five on the Ringbahn), is one of the busiest stations in the network. Since the reorganization is taking place during full operation, a date of completion is not known. Deutsche Bahn expects it to be finished in 2016.
With the progress of construction work on 31 August 2009, the southern connection and the platform A were decommissioned. This line had to change the result. The construction plans insist that the connection be restored by 2014. After its completion, traffic will be able to be redirected from the Southern Ringbahn onto the Stadtbahn.
In October 2009, the new regional station of the Ringbahn was completed enough so that the S-Bahn trains on the Ringbahn can use these now and the demolition of the old ring-S-Bahn platform could begin.
- Görlitzer Bahn (Baumschulenweg - Grünauer Kreuz)
The rehabilitation work on the Grünauer Kreuz started on 12 July 2006. The construction cost for this station was reported to be 33 million euros. The latest plans by Deutsche Bahn see a new building, station Schöneweide before, after the realization of the Tram to drive through a tunnel to Sterndamm. The project also includes upgrading the track Grünauer Cross - Berlin-Schoenefeld airport, and railway stations Wildau. A total of 335 million euros for the construction work has been used.
Other major construction projects are planned along the route:
- Rebuilding the railway station Schöneweide including the construction of a new road underpass
- Replacement of bridges over the Sterndamm
- Construction of additional electronic interlocking equipment along the route
- Conversion of the S-Bahn station Wildau
- Renewal of the mainline tracks and re-establishment of the overhead contact line system
New lines[edit]
- Extension airport Berlin-Schönefeld - Flughafen Berlin Brandenburg
In preparation for the opening of Berlin-Brandenburg Airport in Schönefeld in the south of Berlin, the S-Bahn line from the current end point Airport Berlin-Schoenefeld will be extended to the new terminal. Directly below the terminal under construction, Berlin Brandenburg, a station will be built with six tracks. Four tracks are for the long distance railway as provided through station. With the approach from the west, two tracks for the train will be built. In early July 2008, the first 185 meters long section of the station was completed. On 24 July 2009, the airport company the shell of the airport railway station and the first part of the tunnel opens in late 2011. The construction costs indicated at 636 million euros. This includes also the cost of which contain both long-distance rail link to be created.
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- Planning line S21 (Second Nord-Süd Bahn - first construction phase)
The second Nord-Süd Bahn will link the northern ring to the main train station, train station Potsdamer Platz and the Wannsee train to the southern ring. Already taken place in the 1907-1910 competition, Greater Berlin by Albert Sprickerhof one-way by today's plans almost identical to the proposed course.
The line will be built in sections. In 2005, the zoning approval for the northern part of the route of the Ringbahn to Hauptbahnhof adopted.[16] In October 2009 a loan agreement between the Senate and the German track for the first section closed. Costs shall be in it with € 226.5 million. On 27 November 2009, started the preparatory work for this phase of construction at the main station. For the underground excavation in Invalidenstrasse diaphragm walls incorporated into the soil and covered with a reinforced concrete lid.
This stage involves the construction of a curve to the Westhafen and an eastern connection to the Wedding in front on the northern ring. The unloading of these lines has already been prepared for the construction of the Nord-Süd Bahn and 2006, structurally. From there, the existing line in a southerly direction (in the tunnel layer) to the Berlin Hauptbahnhof east of the north-south mainline run. The realization of an intermediate station by the working name Perleberger Brücke (as the Turmstraße in V-shape) is provided as an option. Until 2016, this 1,600-meter-long section to be built [17]
Plans for the expansion of the S-Bahn[edit]
Expansion decision[edit]
- Planning line S21 (Second Nord-Süd Bahn - second stage)
The construction of the second section of the S21 is to begin no earlier than 2018 and be completed until 2023. The new suburban rail line will result in tunnel position from the railway station past the Reichstag Potsdamer Platz. It is equal to the Brandenburg Gate in the existing tunnel of the Nord-Süd Tunnel and open out to him Potsdamer Platz to use. The first north-south S-Bahn in 1939 was designed with a view to a second four-track route. The cost of the S-Bahn rail line (phases 1 and 2) are to present information (2009) amount to 317 million euros. The benefits of an additional budget to the east of Reichstag is still under investigation. Through him, the cost would increase to about 330 million euros.
For the other phases of construction to the southern ring road are currently no dates. They have so far only in the Berlin land use plan defines.
Considerations for further extensions[edit]
Since reunification, there have been suggestions that lines which have not been used since 1961 or 1980 should be rebuilt and add to the network through some new lines. Many of these plans have changed several times since then, or were abandoned.
Following a decision of the Berlin House of Representatives, the goal, the S-Bahn network is essentially the extent of 1961 to restore. This was stated in an agreement between the web, the Federal Ministry of Transport and the Senate on 4 November 1993. The net should be restored until 2002. On this basis, the plans were included in the land use plan of 1995. In a study of the transport development of the then Department for Transport and businesses in 1995, the plan was published for one destination network. Only the connections Jungfernheide - Stresow, Spandau - Staaken and Zehlendorf - chaff which existed until 1980 incorporated in these plans not occur. Political will is now meant only symbolic, since beyond already several projects on the former purpose or value. The tense budget, changing traffic flows and the alternative development through regional trains leads to complete cancellation or postponement of already planned projects.
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- ^ a b c d e "S-Bahn Berlin - A company of the Deutsche Bahn Group". S-Bahn Berlin. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-22.
- ^ a b c "S-Bahn Berlin GmbH - Unternehmen - Mobilität für die Hauptstadt und das Umland" [S-Bahn Berlin GmbH - The Enterprise - Mobility for the capital and the surrounding countryside] (in German). S-Bahn Berlin. 2013. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
- ^ "Vier Jahre lang: Endstation Ostkreuz" [For four years: Terminus Ostkreuz] (Interview with Mario Wand, Jens Hebbbe, and Michael Baufeld) (in German). S-Bahn Berlin GmbH. September 20, 2011. Retrieved 2014-03-13. "Die S 3 Erkner – Spandau wird ab 11. Dezember 2011 für voraussichtlich vier Jahre am Ostkreuz enden. Das ist die Folge der neuen Bauphase, die dann auf der Großbaustelle beginnt. Drei Experten begründen diese Entscheidung."
- ^ Oberreichsbahnrat Dr. von Gersdorff (1939). "Die Nordsüd-S-Bahn und der Berliner S-Bahn-Tarif" [The North-South S-Bahn and the Berlin S-Bahn tariff]. Technisch-Wirtschaftliche Bücherei (in German) (71 - Nordsüd-S-Bahn Berlin). Berlin: Otto Elsner Verlagsgesellschaft.
- ^ Fender, Keith; Bent, Mike (February 2011). "Old Berlin/Gdansk S-Bahn cars in museum and in use". Today's Railways (Platform 5 Publishing Ltd). p. 61.
- ^ "Klaus Kurpjuweit: S-Bahn prüft nach Unfall Konsequenzen. In: Der Tagesspiegel. 4. Mai 2009". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 23 Oct 2012.
- ^ "Klaus Kurpjuweit, Lars von Törne: S-Bahn stellt Ost-West-Verkehr komplett ein. Züge ab Montag nur noch bis Zoo und Ostbahnhof. Bahn leiht sich Regionalzüge für Innenstadtverkehr". Potsdamer Neueste Nachrichten. 17 July 2009. Retrieved 23 Oct 2012.
- ^ "Chaos in Berlin. Eisenbahn-Bundesamt legt S-Bahnen still". Spiegel Online. 1 July 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2011.
- ^ "Berliner S-Bahn droht neues Chaos". Spiegel Online. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Wie die S-Bahn in Schieflage geriet" [As the train ran into difficulties] (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 2009-12-12. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "S-Bahn fährt frühestens 2013 wieder normal" [S-Bahn not back to normal until at least 2013] (in German). Der Tagesspiegel. 2009-12-28. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
- ^ "Deutsche Bahn: 70 Mio. Euro zusätzliche Entschädigung für S-Bahn-Kunden – Normalisierter Betrieb bis Ende 2010" [Deutsche Bahn: € 70 million additional compensation for S-Bahn customer - Normalized operating by end 2010] (in German). S-Bahn Berlin.
- ^ "Worldwide Review - Germany - Berlin". Tramways & Urban Transit (Ian Allan Ltd / Light Rail Transit Association). May 2011. p. 193.
- ^ "Berliner S-Bahn-Chaos kostet 700 Millionen Euro" [Berlin S-Bahn chaos will cost 700 million euros] (in German). Spiegel-Online. 2010-01-10.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Berlin S-Bahn control update". Retrieved 2010-08-18.
- ^ Federal Railway Office, plan approval to the plan of the DB Netz AG for the construction project S21 - North Ring connection to Hauptbahnhof, Berlin-West Port - Berlin Hauptbahnhof - Berlin-Wedding, 12 February 2005.
- ^ Template:Internet source
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|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berlin S-Bahn.
- S-Bahn Berlin GmbH – Official Site (English)
- regular network (PDF)
- VSWB.de - Disused Rails and Lanes in Berlin
- OpenStreetMap - Transport map rendering, centered on Berlin


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Deccan Chargers beat Kolkata Knight Riders by 8 wickets to win the fourth match of the second edition of the Indian Premier League at Newlands in Cape Town on Sunday.
RP Singh was adjudged the Man of the Match for taking 4 wickets. Riding on unbeaten knocks by Herschelle Gibbs and Rohit Sharma, Deccan Chargers chased down the victory target of 102 runs in just 13.1 overs.
Gibbs's knock of 43 came off 26 deliveries and was studded with 5 fours and a six, while Rohit hit 2 sixes and 3 fours in his 36-run knock that came off 32 deliveries.
Deccan Chargers lost captain Adam Gilchrist and former captain VVS Laxman in quick succession but with an unbeaten partnership of 69 runs, Gibbs and Rohit thwarted the Riders' plan of a fightback by taking some easy singles and punishing the bad balls.
Ashok Dinda got his team the first breakthrough when Gilchrist edged high up in the air for Moises Henriques takes a well judged catch at square leg. The former Aussie opener hit 2 fours in his 13-run knock off 11 balls.
Laxman hit a splendid six off Ishant Sharma over the mid-wicket fence and followed it with a sweetly timed boundary through the covers but then got run out needlessly.
Laxman (10) tapped to backward point and went for a single, was sent back by Herschelle Gibbs, but was too slow to turn around and beat the throw from Laxmi Ratan Shukla into the hands of Brendon McCullum to run out the Hyderabadi.
The fall of these two wickets in quick succession gave the Riders some hope of a fightback but Gibbs and Rohit Sharma have so far thwarted their plans by taking some easy singles and punishing the bad balls.
Earlier, Kolkata Knight Riders were bowled out for 101 runs in 19.4 overs.
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Ojha took his two wickets in identical fashion. Both Aakash Chopra (11) and Laxmi Ratan Shukla (8) charged down the pitch to a flighted delivery, but the ball turned away and Adam Gilchrist completed the stumping.
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