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1 Kirsh, S. J. (1998). Ender s Game: Using science fiction to teach child development. Journal on Excellence in College Teaching, 9 (2), Ender s Game: Using Science Fiction to Teach Child Development Steven J. Kirsh State University of New York, Geneseo Students in two sections of a developmental psychology course wrote five-page papers about 10 aspects of child development depicted in the science fiction book Ender s Game (Card, 1977). Analysis of the book required using theory and research from the course. The assignment received favorable ratings from students and helped them understand and think critically about course material. Application assignments provide students with the challenging task of applying multiple discipline-specific themes, such as concepts and theories in developmental psychology, in a medium that students typically do not view with a critical eye, such as the entertainment media. In order to accomplish this task, students must understand the concept they are to apply, identify the concept in the medium under scrutiny, and explain, in written form, how the concept is being applied. Instructors have had students apply psychological concepts beyond the classroom though interviews (Walton, 1988), letter writing (Junn, 1989), newspaper portfolios (Kirsh, 1996; Rider, 1992), personal journals (Hettich, 1990), and analysis of books (Boyatzis, 1992; Lips, 1990) and animated films (Kirsh, 1998). These types of assignments are particularly interesting because they improve students critical thinking ability (Anderson, 1992) and increase their involvement in course material (Fleming, Piedmont, & Hiam, 1990). In addition, students rate these types of assignments as enjoyable and valuable (Boyatzis, 1994; Kirsh, 1998). Application assignments involving mass media have been used to help students connect course concepts to the world beyond the classroom and increase their understanding of course material. One such assignment is a newspaper portfolio (Rider, 1992), which requires students to find news- 47
2 48 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching paper articles, pictures, or editorials relevant to their coursework and then analyze the content of each item using materials from the course. Similarly, film assignments (Anderson, 1992; Kirsh, 1998) require students to apply discipline-specific content from such fields as social psychology or developmental psychology to the content of a film. In addition to news and film media, researchers have used literary works to teach developmental principles. For example, Boyatzis (1992) had students analyze the content of Maya Angelou s autobiography, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969), in terms of multiple developmental concepts (for instance, self-esteem, effects of abuse, and identity formation). Although application assignments using literature have focused primarily on nonfiction texts such as autobiographies, other genres of writing also have been used. Lips (1990), for example, had students identify, explain, and discuss issues related to the psychology of sex and gender in a science fiction novel. Given Lips s success using science fiction in the classroom, the purpose of this study was to examine the efficacy of using a science fiction text, Ender s Game, as a medium for having students apply concepts and theories in a developmental psychology course. The Ender s Game assignment is meant to provide educators with an empirically tested strategy for engaging students in learning and applying course content. The Ender s Game Writing Assignment My aim for the Ender s Game assignment was to enrich students understanding of theory and research relevant in Child Development, a second-year course that is primarily taken by education, speech, and psychology majors. Sixty-nine students (86% female, 98% Caucasian) in two sections of the course wrote five-page papers about 10 aspects of development depicted in Ender s Game (Card, 1977). Synopsis of Ender s Game Ender s Game is the story of Andrew Ender Wiggin, a six-year-old genius. The premise of the story is that Earth has been attacked and nearly destroyed by an alien species. In order to prevent annihilation of the planet, exceptional children are trained to become soldiers and commanders in Earth s defense forces. The story follows not only Ender s development at battle school, where his training is intense, manipulative, and ruthless, but also his relationships with his violent brother, Peter, and his loving sister, Valentine. The book also focuses on Ender s rela-
3 Ender s Game 49 tionships with his peers, most of whom despise him, and on his own struggle with his identity as both the savior of humanity and its homicidal and unwittingly genocidal commander. Writing Assignment For the writing assignment, I instructed students to discuss Ender s (or his siblings ) childhood experiences in terms of 10 aspects or topics of psychological development. Having students consider 10 topics allowed for sufficient breadth of coverage of the course material. I allowed students to cover a maximum of two topics per chapter. Thus, the number of chapters used by students in the assignment ranged from 5 (using 2 topics per chapter) to 10 (using 1 topic per chapter.) Each developmental topic required approximately one half page to write up. Students papers were graded on the following criteria: relevance to the course (only developmental psychology concepts were allowed), accuracy of concept identification, clarity of explanation, and breadth of coverage. Aiding Students Understanding of the Assignment To facilitate students understanding of the assignment, the course syllabus provided a detailed example of how to write up a developmental topic (for example, hostile aggression). Specifically, the syllabus described how to define a developmental concept ( for example, Hostile aggression occurs when an individual purposely tries to injure or harm another person ), describe a corresponding example from Ender s Game (for example, An example of hostile aggression is when Stilson hits Ender ), and explicitly connect the example from the book to the developmental concept under review (for example, Stilson s behavior is an act of hostile aggression because the intent of his actions is to harm Ender ). To develop further their ability to perceive and analyze developmental concepts in the media, several times during the semester students participated in a general discussion on how to identify and discuss developmental themes in animated films. For instance, after viewing a scene from the film The Lion King (Hahn, Allers, & Minkoff, 1994) in which Simba and Nala go to an elephant graveyard, students identified depictions of evocative and active genetic-environmental correlation. An evocative genetic-environmental correlation occurs when a child s genetic makeup (for instance, personality) influences the behavior of others. In contrast, in an active genetic-environmental correlation, the child s
4 50 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching genetic makeup affects the environments that the child seeks out and prefers. Although animated films and books are different modes for presenting information, the ability to identify a developmental concept in either book or film form involves the same processes. Students need to understand the developmental concept they are being asked to apply and then to identify the concept in the form of media under analysis. An advantage of a book assignment over a film assignment, however, is that the greater amount of self-reflective statements and narration in books provides more opportunities for analysis. For instance, Ender s Game is replete with paragraphs in which Ender thinks about his life and his past and current predicaments. Thus, students are easily able to assess aspects of Ender s view of himself and his cognitive ability because his thought processes are clearly described. Implementation Issues Students analyzed Ender s Game based on developmental theory and research that was either presented in class or found in their textbook. For each aspect of development they identified, students were to provide at least one example from Ender s Game and then to explain clearly how the example depicted that aspect of development. I encouraged students to discuss both accurate and inaccurate applications/depictions of developmental concepts in the book. For instance, an inaccurate depiction of a developmental concept is the fact that Ender engages in abstract thinking at age 6, which, according to Piaget s theory of child development, is five years before he is supposed to be able to do so. In all, students discussed over 80 different topics. Some of the topics they discussed included hostile aggression (for example, Bonzo attacks Ender after losing a battle simulation to him), abstract reasoning (for example, Ender figures out the Bugger battle strategy), emotional display rules (for example, Ender thinks to himself that if he cries at Battle School he will be ridiculed by his peers), spatial intelligence (for example, Ender realizes that the battle room has a different orientation than the rest of the space station), sibling rivalry (for example, Peter is jealous of Ender s admission to battle school), and the looking-glass self (for example, Ender s self-esteem is based upon how others view him). I encouraged students to show me their list of developmental topics and a sample draft of their paper prior to submitting it. Although most students had little problem finding 10 developmental topics in the book to write about, a few them had great difficulty making the explicit connection between a developmental concept and the content of the book.
5 Ender s Game 51 That is, these students failed to explain clearly why a particular behavior in the book exemplified a particular developmental concept. After I worked briefly with these students, all of them were able to complete the paper. Evaluation of the Assignment Immediately after handing in the assignment, students responded anonymously to a five-item questionnaire. The first three questions used a four-point scale ranging from 1 (poor) to 4 (excellent). Students gave a mean rating of 3.35 (SD=.66) to the question of how well the assignment improved their ability to understand course material, a mean rating of 3.28 (SD=.57) to the question of the assignment s educational value, and a mean rating of 3.61 (SD=.52) to the question of the assignment s usefulness for enhancing critical thinking. Students also rated the assignment in terms of its enjoyability and ability to challenge their thinking. Fiftyone (74%) of the students rated the assignment as fun and challenging, 5 (7%) rated it as fun but not challenging, 13 (19%) rated it as challenging but not fun, and no one rated the assignment as not fun and not challenging. Finally, 65 (94%) of the students recommended the writing assignment for future classes. Written student comments about the assignment requested on the questionnaire also were favorable. One student claimed the assignment really helped me apply my knowledge of the things I ve learned in class. Another student wrote, I loved reading the book. It was interesting and it kept my attention. I liked writing the paper because it tied everything together from the whole course. The assignment clearly allows students to apply the knowledge they have learned in class to a medium that they have not typically viewed with a critical eye. The positive attitudes that students reported about the assignment were supported by quality work. I graded their papers on the number of themes they identified (including the issue of breadth of coverage), the accuracy of content, the quality of the explanations relating developmental concepts to the book, and the relevance of the concepts to child development. In general, students successfully identified the requisite number of developmental themes and provided accurate descriptions of those themes. Although in the past I have found that students have difficulty making the connection between a developmental concept and the content of Ender s Game, no such problem occurred with this assignment. I believe that the explicit examples of how to complete the assignment that I included in the syllabus, the classroom practice with the process
6 52 Journal on Excellence in College Teaching that we did using animated films, and the significant number of students who brought me sample drafts of their papers improved the students ability to write clear and explicit analyses. Conclusions The findings of this study along with those of Lips (1990) suggest that application assignments involving science fiction novels like Ender s Game are useful techniques for increasing students understanding of course material in psychology. Given that science fiction novels raise a variety of interesting technical, biological, cultural, and social issues, teachers outside of psychology may want to consider using this type of application assignment. In Ender s Game, for instance, sociologists could study a society that authorizes only two children per family and allows children to be trained as commanders in war; biologists could analyze the communication and social behavior of the ant-like alien buggers ; physicists could address the possibility of instant communication across light years and the development of a molecule-destroying, planet-killer weapon; and mass media personnel could focus on the use of Internet dialogue for setting public policy. In summary, similar to a journal, portfolio, or animated film assignment, an application assignment using Ender s Game seems to facilitate students understanding and application of course material in developmental psychology. Furthermore, this assignment appears to foster learning in a manner that is both fun and challenging. As one student put it, the assignment made me think (which is a good thing). References Anderson, D. D. (1992). Using feature films as tools for analysis in a psychology and law course. Teaching of Psychology, 19, Angelou, M. (1969). I know why the caged bird sings. New York: Bantam. Boyatzis, C. J. (1992). Let the caged bird sing: Using literature to teach developmental psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 19, Boyatzis, C. J. (1994). Using feature films to teach social development. Teaching of Psychology, 21, Card, O. S. (1977). Ender s game. New York: Tor. Fleming, M. Z., Piedmont, R. L., & Hiam, C. M. (1990). Images of madness: Feature films in teaching psychology. Teaching of Psychology, 17, Hahn, D. (Producer), Allers, R. (Director), & Minkoff, R. (Director). (1994). The lion king [Videotape]. (Available from Disney Home Video).
7 Ender s Game 53 Hettich, P. (1990). Journal writing: Old fare or nouvelle cuisine? Teaching of Psychology, 17, Junn, E. N. (1989). Dear mom and dad : Using personal letters to enhance students understanding of developmental issues. Teaching of Psychology, 16, Kirsh, S. J. (1996). Newspaper portfolios: Do they work in second-level courses? Psychology: A Journal of Human Behavior, 33 (1) Kirsh, S. J. (1998). Using animated films to teach social and personality development. Teaching of Psychology, 25, Lips, H. M. (1990). Using science fiction to teach the psychology of sex and gender. Teaching of Psychology, 17, Rider, E. A. (1992). Understanding and applying psychology through use of news clippings. Teaching of Psychology, 19, Walton, M. D. (1988). Interviewing across the life span: A project for an adult development course. Teaching of Psychology, 15, Steven J. Kirsh is an assistant professor of psychology at the State University of New York, Geneseo. He primarily teaches introductory psychology and several courses in developmental psychology. His research focuses on the influence of violent media on social information processing. In addition, he investigates teaching techniques/assignments in psychology.
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NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Actor/director Ben Stiller has been selected as this year's honoree for the Museum of the Moving Image's 24th annual black-tie salute.
The event, which benefit's MOMI's education programs, is scheduled for November 12 at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York. Stiller's colleagues are expected to pay tribute and present clips from his film career.
"Ben Stiller is one of the great talents of American entertainment: a memorable actor, an accomplished director and writer, an Emmy Award winner and an innovative producer," MOMI director Rochelle Slovin said.
Tom Cruise, Stiller's "Tropic Thunder" co-star, was last year's honoree.
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Hastings says it is a long-term goal in order to compete with HBO Go
CEO Reed Hastings said it's likely that the video streaming service will end up doing business with cable service providers in the future, despite being competitors now.
At the Morgan Stanley Technology, Media and Telecom Conference in San Francisco, California, Hastings said that many misconstrue "copycat competition" like Amazon Prime as the main competitors to his service, but mentioned that HBO's Go on-demand service is
the real competition
for his company. For instance, HBO just announced that Go would be on Xbox Live beginning April 1, which will give users an alternative to Netflix.
"It's very easy for companies to over-estimate copycat competition and not see the real threat," said Hastings. "You go back to 1995, and you talk to the Netscape sales force and ask them what their number one competition is, and they'd say Spy Glass, which was taking a little market share from them at the time. But the real competition was Microsoft and bundling."
This is why Hastings sees Netflix eventually joining forces with cable service providers in the future. Instead of focusing on the likes of Amazon Prime, Netflix wants to give cable service providers an alternative to HBO's Go on-demand and hit the real competitor right where it hurts.
"It's not in the short term, but it's the natural direction for us in the long term," said Hastings. "Many [cable service providers] would like to have a competitor to HBO, and they would bid us off of HBO."
Netflix has already began to take HBO on by
releasing original programming
such as "Lilyhammer," which premiered February 6, and "House of Cards," which will debut later in 2012.
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Survivor: The Bullpen - With pending free agencies and players with pricey contract options hanging over the Phillies, which members of the Phillies bullpen will be voted out and which will stay. An even money bet for the first to go is Jose Mesa.
Big Brother - The Phillies install cameras all over the clubhouse to watch the players and coaches interact with each other. See how the blonde brigade alliance survives since Head of Household Ed Wade voted Tyler Houston out of the house. Keep an eye out for players to leave of their own accord – Kevin Millwood – even though there's no way they would ever be voted out.
The Bachelor - Leslie Gudel throws more and more softball questions at Pat Burrell, while making googlie eyes at him through the entire interview.
With all of that reality, we need a laugh or two don't we? Don't worry. PTV has a nice lineup of comedies for us.
Friends - A bunch of friends all get together to dye their hair blonde thinking it will turn around the future of the club. The funny thing is that it may be part of the solution to what was ailing the Phillies.
Grumpy Old Men - A TV version of the popular film, stars Larry Bowa, John Vukovich and Joe Kerrigan as three grumpy old men, who are constantly antagonized by their young employees. It all turns very funny when interpreter Ramon Henderson confuses the conversation between Bowa, Kerrigan and pitcher Vicente Padilla and tells Padilla to throw as many fastballs as he wants.
ER: The Comedy - That's right folks, a comedy version of the dramatic favorite. In this version, Ed Wade scours emergency rooms all over baseball looking for pitchers with arm problems to fill holes in the Phillies bullpen. Will Mike Jackson make a cameo appearance next spring?
I don't know about you, but I love a good dramatic series. PTV has some that are sure to tingle the spine.
Without A Trace - Detective Joe Kerrigan searches for Jose Mesa's missing fastball and finally gives up, realizing that it's a lost cause.
CSI: Philadelphia - Detective Greg Gross looks for clues as to why Pat Burrell had a .192 batting average at the all-star break. In a season ending cliff hanger, will Gross' bosses decide that he didn't handle the case well enough and fire him?
The Practice - A basketball drama about a star player – Allen Iverson – who talks a lot about the importance of practice, but mysteriously disappears when practice time rolls around. (Okay, it has nothing to do with the Phillies, but it was too easy to resist.)
Third Watch - Larry Bowa returns for his third season as manager of the Phillies. Or does he?
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This Old House - Watch as the Phillies hire completely inexperienced do-it-yourselfers who work cheap, led by Bob Vila to implode Veterans Stadium.
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And finally, for daytime viewers, a couple of very nice viewing options.
The Young and the Restless - Young Phillies players Geoff Geary, Ryan Madson and Jason Michaels fight for playing time amongst a team full of older, veteran players.
Dr. Phil - This of course, is an established show, but on the upcoming season, Dr. Phil spends the entire season working to straighten out the dysfunctions of the Phillies front office. Eventually, Ed Wade is cured of his habit of making bad trades or doing nothing at all and finally makes a good, meaningful trade after Dr.Phil asks him for the 1,000th time "how's that workin' for ya?"


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MANCHESTER, Tenn. (AP) The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is negotiating to buy the 500-acre farm where the first five festivals were held to be the event's permanent home, the landowner has said.
Bonnaroo officials declined to comment, but farm owner Sam McAllister said the sale could be concluded next week.
"Well, there's a few little things that have got to take place before it happens," McAllister said Wednesday.
Coffee County zoning administrator Ronnie Branch said Bonnaroo official Ashley Capps told the Board of Zoning Appeals last month that a land purchase was imminent.
Capps asked the board for a type of zoning permit that would streamline the festival's planning process. The permit was approved contingent on the sale of the land, Branch said. The deal appears to be on track to be closed in the middle of this month, he said.
Capps told the board Bonnaroo wants to improve water lines and roads at the site and said the festival might want to stage smaller musical events at the farm.
"Well, they can use it when they want to use it, but they can only get so many mass-gathering permits in a year, so I'd say they'd be limited to three or four events" besides Bonnaroo, Branch said.
According to website Billboard.com, the 2006 Bonnaroo festival took in $15 million in revenue and sold out its 80,000 tickets. A Middle Tennessee State University economic analysis of the 2005 festival showed attendees spent $8.6 million in the county that year.
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Radiohead, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, Beck, Sonic Youth, Oysterhead, Phil Lesh and dozens of other musical acts performed during the four-day 2006 event.
The next Bonnaroo is set for June 14-17 at the Manchester farm between Chattanooga and Nashville. The festival website says "early bird" discounted tickets have sold out. Regular tickets will go on sale when the artist lineup is announced.
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Post your webinar onto all social networks your company uses with different tracking links (for example, we use bit.ly) so you can track where prospects are signing up for the webinar. The social networks I have found most effective for promotion are Twitter, Facebook, Stumbleupon, and Reddit.
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Share the webinar on relevant LinkedIn groups and an update so that LinkedIn group members and followers can easily find out and register for your webinar.
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Torrent File: The.Flash.2014.S03E09.720p.HDTV.X264-DIMENSION[eztv].mkv Torrent Hash: C1174A86B2FC1BF687943DD1F1EF229DFF4813AE Filesize: 732.89 MB Released: 6th Dec 2016 File Format: MKV (Matroska) Resolution: 1280x720 px Aspect Ratio: 16:9 The Flash (2014) S03E09 - The Present Summary: With Alchemy and Savitar still looming threats, Barry is unable to focus on the Christmas holiday, and especially his relationship with Iris. Determined to stop Savitar, Barry goes to Earth-3 to get advice from Jay Garrick. Wally wants to help Barry fight Savitar and reveals that he's been training with H.R., which doesn't go over well with Barry. As Cisco faces his first Christmas without his brother Dante, old wounds are reopened.


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Semester ticket
As a result of the unambiguous student vote in December 2012, an MVV (Munich City Public Transport Network) semester ticket was introduced at the beginning of the 2013/2014 winter semester. In accordance with Bavarian university regulations, the Munich Student Union is responsible for implementing the semester tickets and negotiating contracts with the agencies responsible for public transport utilities in the various Munich districts.
In principle, all students of the Munich universities and colleges participating in this pilot project are entitled to a semester ticket. This currently includes the following institutions:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (Munich Ludwig Maximilians University)
Technische Universität München (Munich Technical University),
with the exception of the departments in Straubing and Singapore
Hochschule für angewandte Wissenschaften München (Hochschule München, Munich University of Applied Sciences)
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München (Munich University of Music and Theatrical Arts)
Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule, Abteilung München (Caltholic Trust University of Applied Sciences, Munich department)
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München (Munich Academy of Fine Art)
Hochschule für Angewandte Sprachen/Fachhochschule des SDI München (Munich SDI University of Applied Languages)
Hochschule für Philosophie München (Munich School of Philosophy)
Hochschule für Politik München (Munich School of Political Science)
Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf (Weihenstephan-Triesdorf University of Applied Sciences), with the exception of the Triesdorf department.
Upon internal agreement, additional universities can join the project. However, a period of at least twelve months is required to implement new terms and the semester ticket always runs from the start of the summer semester.
The MVV semester ticket
The MVV semester ticket comprises 1. a solidarity contribution that has to be paid by all students of participating universities, which permits students in possession of their student ID to use MVV services within defined time periods and 2. the "IsarCard Semester" travel card which can be optionally purchased by students at MVV machines and ticket outlets and entitles holders to make unlimited use of the entire MVV network, at all times of day, during the corresponding semester.
Further information concerning the development of the Munich semester ticket and the model upon which the concept is based is available at: http://www.semesterticket-muenchen.de/
The solidarity contribution
All students are required to pay the MVV semester ticket solidarity contribution of €66,50 per semester. With their student ID, this entitles students to travel on the MVV network at the following times:
Monday to Friday between 18.00 hours and 06.00 hours the following day
Saturday, Sunday and public holidays at all times
The semester ticket is valid for second class travel within the entire MVV network, on all forms of MVV transport (S trains, U trains, trams, busses and certain regional trains).
Solidarity contributions are collected by the universities
The solidarity contribution is to be paid by all students. Only seriously handicapped students who are in possession of a pass entitling them to free MVV travel (certified by the Munich Office for Family and Social Services) can apply for exemption.
For answers to your questions regarding payment of the solidarity contribution or issue of a student ID card—which acts as an MVV ticket, as explained above—please contact the university at which you will matriculate or return to. More detailed information is available on the websites of the individual institutions:
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Technische Universität München, with the exception of the departments in Straubing and Singapore
Katholische Stiftungsfachhochschule München
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Akademie der Bildenden Künste München
Hochschule für Angewandte Sprachen / Fachhochschule des SDI München
Hochschule für Philosophie München
Hochschule für Politik München
Hochschule Weihenstephan-Triesdorf with the exception of the department in Triesdorf
If you have general questions concerning the construction and development of the MVV semester ticket solidarity contribution, please first read our answers to FAQs.
If you still have pressing questions or queries, please contact the Central Administration and Social Services Department of the Munich Student Union.
Secretariat HV
Leopoldstraße 15
80802 Munich
Tel.: + 49 89 38196-201
Fax: + 49 89 38196-133
Email: email@example.com
Here you can download a pdf comprising the section of the Munich Student Union constitution dealing with the additional contribution for student travel on public transport. In accordance with §7, compliance with the legally recognised version of the universities' constitutional regulations alone is binding.
The IsarCard semester
Students also have the option of purchasing the IsarCard semester. This entitles holders to unlimited travel within the MVV network without time restrictions during the corresponding semester. It is valid for second class travel on all forms of MVV transport (S trains, U trains, trams, busses and certain regional trains).
The IsarCard semester costs €193,00 and is available at MVG machines, machines at suburban train (S-Bahn) stations, the customer service center and the private MVV and BOB ticket outlets, as well as in MVV regional buses. The IsarCard semester is valid from October 2013, from which point on it will be continually available, such that two IsarCard semester tickets per year will cover the entire year.
Important information for students of the Munich University of Applied Sciences:
Upon purchase of the IsarCard semester from a ticket machine, all students of the Munich University of Applied Sciences are required to enter the 11-digit card number on the back of their student ID (and not their matriculation number).
Upon accidental entry of matriculation number or the 6-digit number on the front of your student ID, the ticket will be printed but is invalid!
Where an invalid ticket can be exchanged depends on where it was purchased:
- MVG machine (ticket and receipt have the MVG logo, blue machines):
Exchange at the MVG customer service centers in Poccistrasse or on Marienplatz
- DB machine (ticket and receipt have the DB logo, red machines):
Exchange at the S Bahn customer service centers in Munich or Munich Central Station ("Hauptbahnhof")
Further tips:
Be sure to take both your ticket and the receipt with you. Store the receipt carefully and separately from the ticket, as proof of purchase in the event of losing your ticket.
Do not laminate your IsarCard semester ticket as this may affect the cards readability. Sleeves for the IsarCard semester tickets will soon be available at MVV outlets and in other shops.
If you lose your IsarCard semester ticket, please enquire at the central collection point. This has been established for all universities in the lodge of the Studentenhaus at 15 Leopoldstrasse. If you find a ticket or a receipt, please also hand it in here (U3/U6 Giselastrasse, red entrance next to the "Schweinchenbau").
Further information concerning the IsarCard semester and associated tarifs is available on the Munich City Public Transport Network website under www.mvv-semesterticket.de.
Contact for members of the press
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Laso Schaller recently set what Red Bull claims is a world record dive by jumping off the 192.913-foot Cascata del Salto in Maggia, Switzerland, free-falling for 3.58 seconds and reaching a speed of 76 mph before hitting the water.
It's amazing that he survived, although he wasn't ready to start celebrating immediately after emerging from the water, as you'll see in the video after the jump.
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Sweet Potato Custard
READY IN: 1hr 25mins
Recipe by Barb G.
Sweet potatoes and bananas make this low-fat custard a dessert-lovers delight. The recipe is courtesy Heart Health.
Top Review by Tina and Dave
Yum! What more can I say? We all enjoyed these (made 6 individual custard pots) - although I much prefered it cold, the 'boys' liked it hot & cold! I used a whole egg, 2 tabs sugar (brown sugar/splenda mix), and will definately be making these again! Thanks Barb!
Ingredients Nutrition
- 1 cup sweet potato, cooked, mashed
- 1⁄2 cup banana, mashed
- 1 cup evaporated skim milk
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar, packed
- 2 egg yolks, beaten (or 1/3 cup egg substitute)
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 cup raisins
- 1 tablespoon sugar or 1 tablespoon Splenda sugar substitute
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- nonstick cooking spray, as needed
Directions See How It's Made
- Preheat oven to 325°F; spray a 1-quart casserole with nonstick cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, stir together sweet potato and banana; add milk blending well.
- Add brown sugar, egg yolks, and salt, mixing thoroughly; Pour mixture into the prepared casserole dish.
- Combine raisins, sugar, and cinnamon and sprinkle over top of sweet potato mixture.
- Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until knife inserted near center comes out clean.


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Registers & lists
Registers and lists of people, operators, and businesses associated with exporting fruit and vegetables.
See Pipfruit.
- Asparagus to Japan (DRAP) [PDF, 230 KB]
Cutflowers and foliage
- Cut flowers and foliage – indoor growers
- Cut flowers and foliage – outdoor growers, packhouses, exporters, and freight forwarders
Kiwi (Actinidia arguta)
- Registered growers – AsureQuality
- Registered growers – SGS 2015-2016
- Registered growers – SGS 2016-2017
- Onions to Indonesia packhouses
See Pipfruit.
Pipfruit (apples and pears)
- Apples to Australia coolstores
- Apples to Australia exporters
- Apples to Australia grower production sites
- Apples to Australia packhouses
- Apples to China coolstores
- Apples to China exporters
- Apples to China packhouses
- Apples to China production sites
- Apples to Japan coolstores
- Apples to Japan exporters
- Apples to Japan packhouses
- Apples to Japan production sites
- Apples to Japan treatment operators
- Apples to Thailand packhouses
- Apples to Thailand production sites
- Apples to Taiwan coolstores
- Apples to Taiwan exporters
- Apples to Taiwan packhouses
- Apples to Taiwan production sites
- USDA pipfruit register of approved exporters
- Pipfruit to the USA USDA facilities
- Exporters and their subagents
- Growers – AsureQuality
- Growers – SGS
- OAP Organisations (carrying out phytosanitary inspection) - AsureQuality
- OAP Organisations (carrying out phytosanitary inspection) - SGS
- Packing and/or storage facilities - AsureQuality
- Packing and/or storage facilities - SGS
- Summerfruit packhouses, exporters, and inspection depots for Korea, Japan, Western Australia and Offshore PreShipment Inspection
- Summerfruit production sites for Japan, Western Australia
- Loose tomato to Australia production sites
- Tomatoes to Thailand production sites
- Tomatoes to Thailand packhouses
Pest information
- Australian Offshore Pre-shipment Inspection (OPI) pest lists [XLSX, 102 KB] (password-protected)
- Summerfruit pest list for multiple countries [XLSX, 36 KB] (password-protected)
- Commodity pest list for USDA pre-cleared pipfruit [PDF, 176 KB]
- Competency guidelines for identifying common pests
- Kiwifruit [PDF, 161 KB] (password-protected)
- Pipfruit [PDF, 194 KB] (password-protected)
- Squash [PDF, 139 KB] (password-protected)
- Summerfruit [PDF, 160 KB] (password-protected)
- Country Freedom Status
MPI-approved or recognised organisations, suppliers, and IVAs
- Plant export approved organisations (MAO) [PDF, 458 KB]
- Plant exports authorised independent verification agencies
- Pest identification service suppliers [PDF, 100 KB]
- Pest Identification Workshops
- Pesticide laboratories for plant products
- Production & handling site identification number (PHSIN)
- Treatment suppliers [PDF, 128 KB]
- Country Recognition Agreement (CRA) – commodity list [PDF, 106 KB]
- Packhouses – includes apples, apricots, avocados, capsicums, cherries, kiwifruit, kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta), persimmons, strawberries, tomatoes
- Production sites – includes apples, apricots, avocados, capsicums, cherries, kiwifruit (Actinidia arguta), persimmons, strawberries, tomatoes
Work plans
- Technical work plan for USDA pre-export inspection of New Zealand pipfruit exported to the United States of America [PDF, 536 KB]
- Work plan for the offshore pre-shipment inspection of fresh fruit and vegetables to Australia 2015–2016 [PDF, 1.1 MB]
- Work plan for Offshore Pre-shipment Inspection of Summerfruit to Australia [PDF, 970 KB]
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Based on true events, "Argo" chronicles the life-or-death covert operation to rescue six Americans, which unfolded behind the scenes of the Iran hostage crisis--the truth of which was unknown by the public for decades. On November 4, 1979, as the Iranian revolution reaches its boiling point, militants storm the U.S. embassy in Tehran, taking 52 Americans hostage. But, in the midst of the chaos, six Americans manage to slip away and find refuge in the home of the Canadian ambassador. Knowing it is only a matter of time before the six are found out and likely killed, a CIA "exfiltration" specialist named Tony Mendez (Affleck) comes up with a risky plan to get them safely out of the country. A plan so incredible, it could only happen in the movies.
Box office gross: $136.0 million. View box office history.
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Would you like to save as your currency permanently or for this visit only?
Great location. Very comfortable. A/C was not very cold. Small breakfast.
The only thing I liked was the fitness room. There were a few good pieces of equipment. The whole place smells bad. There were two bums in the downstairs I noticed when I first came in. One of them was there the next morning eating at the "breakfast". If you're going to let them in, I don't see anything wrong with it... but either put them in a room or somewhere where the guests aren't walking around. The location sucks. There's a disgusting German-American restaurant within walking distance. There's a McDonald's behind that. If you want to run across the highway, you can risk it for some what looked to be average American style food. The breakfast was offensive. The oatmeal bin was full of some disgusting concoction. I put the ladle in and pulled out lumpy, bulky, hard... something. The "oatmeal" was like a rock. There's no way you can eat that. There was some loose bread. There was frosted flakes and raisin bran cereal. The coffee was horrific. All along that bum was walking around. The room was very dark and depressing. This place is nasty, go somewhere else.
The location was convenient for us. The hotel smelled of cigarettes as soon as we walked into the lobby but the room did not. The room was fine other than the pillows were kinda banged up as old. The room needed more outlets to charge devices
Great price and location Carpet is dirty, staff was nice but answered the phone while I was checking in, free breakfast was horrible.
Clean convenient and comfortable at a reasonable price Breakfast area was a bit congested on the Sunday morning that we were there....could use a few more tables.
Good sized room. Everything worked as it should. Lots of noise- there must have been a dog show in the area and even though I didn't see any dogs inside the hotel, they were outside and barking all night long. Many of the guests appeared to be part of the dog show. Probably not an issue other times. Also the plumbing made strange sounds. The bedding in my non-smoking room smelled like smoke and I had to spray everything down with Febreze.
NoThing Very noisy skit of truckers. Very dirty, used a towel to wipe my face and it smelled like throw up. Offer maker broke but still in the room. Soap messed up my skin. Horrible experience and will never go back. The towel smelling like throw up is enough to say that with co idence
Proximity to Sesame Place It's old and smells. In desperate need of renovations
Staff was very friendly and helpful. Hallways were quiet. Bar was roomy with a nice variety. Indoor pool was a nice size and did not get too crowded. walking distance to some stores and variety of restaurants within a mile. 10 minutes to sesame place. Surprised it was not more expensive. Great value! Shower in the room was very basic but served the purpose.
nice facility, nice hotel, but small restaurant, breakfast was hugely expensive, no menu, room was empty. (food was good but overpriced).
The hotel as wonderful. They accomodated me when booking.com did not put through my reservation even though the hotel was full.
Loved the room, very comfortable and clean. Loved that they provided shaving cream and a loofa sponge, nice touch There was no coffee pot in the room.
location Doesn´t look like a Sheraton Hotel...
Seemed nice at first glanse, some staff were good. Nice pool in basement. Don' ge caught! They say it cones with breakfast like most normal restaurants; It does NOT. MANY other customers were offended by this (including the tables all around us). Felt nickel & dimed, humiliated. We complained and they made it up to us by throwing in breakfast (as advertized), but one guy at the front desk tried to stand by his guns, insisting that they made it clear on their website (ie that the customer was wrong).... Went back and checked.... Kayak had nothing about no breakfast, and Sheraton Bucks County had FREE BREAKFAST INCLUDED -falsely. Felt so sorry for the guy at the table next to us who was a returning vet & also got duped by them-- except he jus coughed it up and got ripped off by them. He also mentioned that the discriminated against him as a returning war veteran by offering him a more expensive price if he said he was a vet. When he complained the said it was just how it is.
The room was spacious and clean. The hotel was very close to Sesame Place. Free parking! There was no fridge in the room and it costs 20$ to have it included.
Room looked newly updated. Friendly front desk staff. Hot tub was out of order. Pool looked dirty.
Friendly staff I didn't like that our reservation was never booked, whne we arrived and were forced to stay in a smoking room.
Room heater didn't work, we were not accommodated for it. Also places like that should include breakfast.
Staff was very friendly. There was a problem between Booking.com & Sheraton where the hotel did not have the reservation, the staff handled everything and worked it out. I was very impressed. None
Price was reasonable and staff was friendly No hair dryer in room and it took 3 tries to get a working iron.
The staff is very friendly, the rooms are clean, flat screen cable tv....best deal around for staying at Parx casino
I thought the price was great! I can't think of anything I didn't like.
Close to the main road, shopping and the Pa. Turnpike. The fact that I stayed one night and left and there was no refund for the additional two nights.
the room overall was good. nice size beds and counter space. that there is no refrigerator in the rooms and there is no iron either. and this past time that we stayed there the ice machine was out of order in the front of the motel and we had to walk all the way to the next building on the top floor to get ice. and the front office did not know that the ice machine was out of order.
clean nice smell nice size bed was a little chilly didn't have heat just air.
Very friendly and helpful staff Got a non-smoking room that stunk like smoke. The front desk made the situation right.
The room was spacious and clean. I had gotten Lasik surgery at the clinic next door and spent the night here to heal. Staff was very accommodating and guided me through the halls when I couldn't see. Would definitely recommend this place.
Front staff was rude. A foreign student group was making a lot noise during the night.
Clean room and friendly staff Really noisy near the elevator
Quiet location and quiet rooms, very comfortable.
Clean, fairly quiet, excellent staff. Good breakfast. Clock radio in room did not have the correct time, and there was no way to fix it manually.
I love the convenience, great staff and happy atmosphere. The rain.
It was clean. And we enjoyed the breakfast When we got there the pool was closed. My children were looking forward to swimming and only were able to swim 1 of the days
the room was clean and what I expected. location was good, though somewhat difficult to find. service was poor. I had only decaf coffee packets in my room when I checked in - then was told by the desk clerk that he couldn't get me any regular ones. the shower nozzle came off in my hand when trying to adjust it
Horrible service. Never had maid service and front desk very rude when I asked for towels. Check in was slow and they had all of our details incorrect.
The location & the breakfast buffet. Everything was fresh & tasty. We were there for two ayes. Housekeeping did not clean our room. When I called the front desk, they were very apologectic.
Very convient for sesame place. Also went to Princeton from there. Staff was always very helpful. One manager-I believe his name was Angelo, gave out stickers and toys to my two young children during breakfast. Love that the very big breakfast was included. We stayed in a king suite which was perfect for my husband and two young children and myself. Was definitely worth the money. The first room we were placed in was nonsmoking but wreaked of smoke. We told the front desk and they moved us right away.
All in all, a pretty good hotel in the American tradition, with good points including nice staff, spacious room, free internet (not very fast though) and generally clean all around. Bathroom starting too look dated, but still clean.
When I arrive, my room had to be changed because I was given a room with two queen beds instead of a king bed. Luckily, I had my reservation in hand and I was able to point the mistake out to the receptionist. Also, the magnetic door lock on the side door was broken, so anyone could walk into the hotel.
Not much, alas--the front desk folks were nice. The hotel feels like a Motel 6 with Hampton decor sprayed on—bad location (next to a train line--woke me up at 5:50 am) and lots of cars, and a in-room air-conditioner that was loud enough to keep all but the most dedicated of sleepers away from a good night's rest. There's a clear lack of competition in the area, which is the only reason this place can survive (or so it seems)
Hotel was quiet and the rooms were clean and sufficiently large I wish they had given me a room on the upper floors
It was clean and comfortable. There were no issues with service or staff. I was a really great place to stay and I can see stopping back on future travels.
Rooms looked new, well-cleaned and well-appointed. It felt modern and cool. Staff was very friendly. Nothing!
Clean and comfortable rooms.. Fromt desk men were not the friendliest at check in.. And breakfast was just ok
The rooms were spacious and nice. The bathroom was nicely designed (spacious, modern). The option to make this place an extended stay was appealing (it was a nicely designed kitchen) The staff was so ill informed about the location. They didn't know where a local gas station was. They didn't know about the airport at all (even though they were right next to it). There were issues in the room and they made no effort at all to fix it. None at all. A place may be nicely decorated and furnished but the staff makes it feel warm and inviting. This hotel lacked a friendly, informed staff and that made the rating only "okay."
It was comfortable, and I fell like I was home. The staff was nice and the clean-up staff was nice also. Nothing
One of the best hotel rooms I have ever booked since a visit to a resort in Park City, UT. The room had a DVD player, but the HDMI cord was missing, making it inoperable and the front desk was unable to provide a cord because the weekend engineer was not on duty.
Your staff was helpful and friendly. My father passed away and we needed a place to stay and you made it a good experience. Thank you
Hotel was very clean and rooms were spacious.
Great price, close proximity to shopping, dining and major highways, very clean and friendly staff!
Very clean hotel, nice hot breakfast, big pool.
Rooms were very well appointed and extremely clean. Staff was helpful and pleasant.
The management did an absolutely fabulous job of remedying the situation, booking us at a beautiful sister resort down the street and buying us a nice cocktail. That there was a system glitch between you and Logan that overbooked our stay. Lost time. Lost travel dollars.
excellent very nice
No, Spanish channel on the tv. Their should have one channel
The staff was extremely friendly and acommodating. My privacy was very well respected. My room was located directly off of the elevator which was very convenient, though I was worried about noise. For my entire three nights it was completely quiet. I was in the area for production for a film and needed space to apply special FX makeup to a cast of 6. I was able to use the spacious lobby to do my work and the staff was extremely accommodating. Having the Bistro with a Starbucks for refreshments and snacks was perfect for my car and crew to gear up for a long day of shooting. I will absolutely return when next in the area.
Clean and very comfortable. Breakfast was good. Could not get anyone to sell me a toothbrush in the lobby. Where was the staff?
I travelled with my niece, her husband and son; my nephew and his wife....And met another niece with husband and 2 sons at Homewood for a family wedding in Doylestown. All had a wonderful time at Homewood. The staff and service was friendly and efficient; the rooms well appointed; the breakfast outstanding; and the dinner an additional unsuspected surprise!! I shall stay again at Homewood should I need to stay in a hotel. Erika Crowley
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Close to major highways and brand stores. Was more than I expected. Will be bsck st Christmas. No. Loved the bedding. Comfortable clean for you.
the breakfirst is perfect and express check out. none
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Clean No
It was very clean. The rooms were large and modern. We were very comfortable . It was close to some restaurants. No
Comfort, location and staff No
Nice ambiance The handicap room was narrow, but the bath was very nice.
The beds and pillows are fantastic!
The staff was exceptional. I was wearing a Boston Bruins sweatshirt and an employee noticed right away upon checking in. We exchanged a friendly banter regarding our hockey team rivalries. The room was very clean and the beds were super comfortable. Everything was fantastic. I had absolutely zero complaints.
Loved the breakfast. There were definitely lost of options. The room was also beautiful and comfortable. I did not like the early check out time. I felt like I was rushed.
Friendly and courteous staff. Excellent breakfast spread. Free internet and parking. Wish there were more available parking spaces. Computer was down.
Full kitchen. Table for eating on. Excellant breakfast. Location was a bit hard to find.
Breakfast and dinner were great Room needed to be a little cleaner. Indoor pool was very cold. Only used it once because if that, the pool was a main reason we picked this hotel.
My wife and I took our little guy to sesame street for the first time and wanted to stay somewhere nice for a couple of days while there. Homewood suites did not disappoint in the least bit. I have traveled all over the country and this particular hotel was the cleanest hotel that i have ever stayed at. My wife even commented on the cleanliness as well. The staff was excellent and even recommended nice restaurants off of the beaten path that you would not find as a typical tourist. Also, it was nice and convenient to have a small kitchen area in your room in case you wanted to make a meal or have a snack. Also, this hotel was less than five minutes from the park and it was nice to get away at times from the chaos of the park. If you are thinking about going to sesame or anywhere in the area, definitely consider Homewood Suites, you will not be disappointed.
The Staff was very friendly and accommodating. The rooms were average. We were put in a room with a shower with no 'lip' on it. When you showered, the water went directly onto the smooth tiled bathroom floor. I actually fell in the bathroom because of this. There were no mats or anything to make the area not slippery.
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the complimentary breakfast and happy hour. The price was a little high for the location of this hotel
Comfortable No place to put your clothes in the bathroom.
Spacious rooms The door opened too close to the toilet - with a potty training toddler it was an issue.
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Its attention to cleanliness. Room was kept up very well. It would probably be the location. Its surrounded by business, and not more natural settings.
The room was spacious. Close to everything and had a breakfast included. Staff was very helpful and friendly including wait staff at breakfast. After a long trip getting there- Holiday traffic was UNBELIEVABLE- we had to go out right away to get something to eat. No evening meal was offered on the week-end!
The AC was loud and woke me up several times during the night.
I enjoyed my very spacious room with a comfortable king size bed, breakfast, the whirlpool, and the spacious bathroom. The blinds are not designed to block out sun.
Breakfast overall very good but scrambled eggs were not fresh
Loved the pool and breakfast. An absolutely perfect stay. Loved everything from location to staff.
Cleanliness and free breakfast.
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The room and bathroom were quite clean and spacious. The bed was very comfortable with plenty of pillows. My stay was enjoyable. It was possible to hear other guests talking in the hallway though.
just like a Hampton should be! location was a little out of the way
Clean , friendly staff, breakfast staff was awesome!!!! Nothing
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