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2002 Volkswagen New Beetle ReviewThis car review is specific to this model, not the actual vehicle for sale.
Der Beetle becomes a lightning Bug.
Volkswagen has kicked its retro-fad car into high gear with the introduction of a New Beetle Turbo S. Flying off the line from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a mere 7.4 seconds, the new Turbo S promises to appeal to a wider audience: guys, in other words.
A true lightning bug, the Turbo S has been clocked at 130 mph and features a speed-activated rear spoiler. That sounds like more than a mere nostalgia car. Technically, competitors will include its cousin, the Audi TT, its stablemates, the Golf GTI, and, in some circles, other retro-mobiles like the PT Cruiser, the Thunderbird and the Mini. But the newest Beetle's unique looks and stand-out performance make it a species apart.
The rest of the Beetle line continues to turn heads, however, and 2002 brings special color editions in Riviera Blue and Pastel Green; Snap Orange, Double Yellow, and Cyber Green come with special seats, trim, and wheel inserts. Very cool.
Six models of the New Beetle are available: GL; GLS 2.0L; GLS TDI; GLS 1.8T; GLX, and the new Turbo S.
GL ($15,900) and GLS 2.0L ($16,850) are powered by Volkswagen's 115-horsepower 2.0-liter engine.
GLS TDI ($17,900) uses a 90-horsepower 1.9-liter turbocharged diesel engine.
The 1.8T comes with a 150-horsepower turbocharged 1.8-liter engine. The 1.8T is available in two trim lines: the GLS 1.8T ($19,200) and the fully loaded GLX ($21,500).
Turbo S ($22,850) is equipped with Volkswagen/Audi/Porsche's next-generation 1.8-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engine, which is mated to a six-speed manual transmission.
The design of Volkswagen's New Beetle captured the essence of the original Bug, and the Turbo S emerges from virtually the same cocoon. While the New Beetle doesn't garner the same attention it did a couple of years ago when it was truly new, the new Turbo S attracts the eyes of men, women and children, young and old. Some smile. Some wave. A few even flash the peace sign.
The Turbo S looks similar to the other New Beetles, but aerodynamic enhancements give it a hunkered-down German turbo look. Smoothed-out wheel wells and revised bumpers give it a seamless, aerodynamic appearance. Double exhaust pipes hint of compressed aspiration under the hood, while special 17-inch alloy wheels and tires indicate a sports suspension. A subtle Turbo S badge, styled after Porsche badging, adorns the back hatch on which sits a rear valance. Beetle Turbo S is available in three basic colors: black, red and silver. The metallic silver is available at no extra charge, and a dark platinum gray will be added to the palette early in 2003.
New colors for the rest of the Beetle line include Platinum Grey, Snap Orange, and Riviera Blue. Marlin Blue will replace Batik Blue; Blue Lagoon will replace Techno Blue; Double Yellow will replace Yellow; and Reflex Silver will replace Silver Arrow.
All Beetles look creative and distinctive and spare. Quality is excellent. Gaps between doors, fenders and other body panels are some of the tightest we've seen.
2002 Beetle GL and GLS models get a new wheel cover design. New 16-inch six-spoke wheels are available for GLS models. For 2002, 1.8 T models get the turbo badge and new 16-inch alloy wheels.
The New Beetle has distinguished itself being among the safest of small cars. It has well-engineered crumple zones, dual frontal and side-impact airbags, and antilock brakes.
Inside, the New Beetle reflects elements of Beetles past. The New Beetle offers surprising roominess, with 93 cubic feet of interior space and acres of headroom. Although truck space is small, the rear seats fold forward to increase cargo-carrying capacity.
The Beetle features an unusual seating position. A huge dash area looms ahead of the driver. It can take a little time to get accustomed to seating ergonomics that make you feel like you're driving the car from its rear seat because of the expanse of its long dashboard. In the old Beetle, the windshield was right in front of your face. Now the windshield is steeply raked and has been moved several feet forward. The hood slopes so sharply downward that the driver cannot see it. The only thing visible outside the windshield is the road ahead.
The sweeping roofline creates tremendous front-seat headroom. That same roofline cramps people in back, however. Outside mirrors are mounted well forward of the driver, a better position than that of many other cars which mount them too close to the driver. Beefy front A-pillars (the post between the windshield and side window) impede vision in tight corners.
For some of us, it takes some adjustment to get used to the seating position and general ergonomics. Volkswagen uses a unique set of seat adjustments that use a small jack-like handle to adjust height and an awkward knob to adjust the rake, but they work well once you've grown accustomed to them. Available seat heaters are adjustable and are a great feature.
A myriad of materials is used to give the Beetle a high-tech look. The upper dash uses coarse, hard materials accented by smoother, softer surfaces elsewhere. Curved, dimpled door handles look ultra-modern. Upper door panels use a matte version of the car's exterior paint. The steering wheel features brushed aluminum spokes and carbon-fiber-looking handgrips. A small bud vase keeps a small flower looking fresh or holds a plastic daisy.
Drivers will have few choices to make on the dealer lot, because Beetles come loaded with air conditioning, power windows and sunroof, eight-speaker CD stereo system, power outlets for phones and laptops, and remote locking system. One of the few options is a dealer-installed smoker's package including ashtrays and lighter. A cruise control indicator light has been added for 2002. Also, the quality of the leatherette has been improved and can be added as a no-cost option.
A big speedometer and tiny tachometer are in a circular gauge panel that glows indigo at night. The gauges are attractive, but somewhat small and difficult to read. Red lighting is used for the stereo and heating/air conditioning controls to minimize glare at night. It also looks neat. Sleek radio and heater controls are within easy reach. The stereo sounds good.
The glove box looks impressive, but its massive door belies the tiny, awkwardly shaped compartment. Other storage options are available, however: nets on the doors, a sunglasses compartment. One-touch power windows are a nice luxury feature, particularly at toll booths. But the rear windows do not open, so back-seat passengers can feel a little claustrophobic on summer days. Dual 12-volt power outlets and three cup holders make living with the New Beetle convenient.
Turbo S comes with special interior trim. The heated sport seats with leather trim and gray inserts are comfortable, though spare. Stainless steel pedals are perforated for a high-performance look and feel, and brushed-metal accents adorn the stick shift, steering wheel and glove box.
The bud vase, a now-classic sight in the Beetle, has been updated for high-speed flower power in the turbo version where the vase is brushed steel. The upper dash, or cowl, uses coarse, hard materials accented by smoother, softer surfaces elsewhere. Curved, dimpled door handles look ultra-modern. Upper door panels use a matte version of the car's exterior paint.
Driving Impression
Beetles offer excellent handling. The rigid chassis provides a smooth, controlled ride with little noise, vibration or harshness. Quick and accurate steering response, combined with good grip from the tires and a compliant suspension, help keep it firmly in contact with the road. The Beetle is quite stable in high-speed sweeping turns and under hard braking. The suspension is firm enough for crisp handling, yet nicely damped to smooth out bumps and road vibration. Handling among the different Beetle models is quite similar as the suspension is tuned to provide the same driving characteristics.
The difference lies chiefly in the engines. In terms of transmission, we prefer the five-speed manual over the optional four-speed automatic transmission. That's the way the original Bugs were equipped and shifting gears is part of the driving fun. The automatic works well enough, but it makes the car slower off the line.
The standard 115-horsepower engine offers good response and should be perfectly suitable for most drivers. Torque from the base 2.0-liter engine comes on at relatively low revs and makes the car feel quite sprightly around town. It is, in fact, one of the slowest cars on the road.
Volkswagen's TDI diesel engine delivers solid small-car performance and fuel economy. The 1.9-liter four-cylinder diesel engine produces only 90 horsepower, but generates 149 pounds-feet of torque and runs brilliantly. Unlike most diesels and certainly unlike the original Beetle, the engine runs remarkably smoothly and produces a diesel sound only at idle. The TDI offers substantially better fuel economy than the gas engine (48 highway mpg with the manual transmission for the diesel versus 29 highway mpg with manual for the gas engine). The diesel also has a better feel to it. It's suited very well for everyday driving. Volkswagen builds some of the best small diesel engines in the world and this one is smooth, quiet and clean.
The 1.8T versions add brisk acceleration performance to the equation. It lacks some response at the bottom of the rpm range, but once the revs are up it provides good acceleration performance. Step on the gas and the car begins to build momentum, then there's a whoosh of power. The Beetle 1.8T can accelerate from 0 to 60 mph in less than 7.5 seconds, a quite respectable performance.
The new Turbo S model quickens the pace even further, into sports car territory. Zero to 60 in a mere 7.4 seconds makes the Turbo S a pest even to the hardiest competitors, including its cousins at Audi and Porsche.
Coupled with a less-restrictive exhaust system, the new Turbo S engine betters the horsepower of the 1.8T version by 20 percent and adds more torque. This shows up when coming off the line or in passing maneuvers. The long and flat torque curve of the Turbo S engine makes it very enjoyable to drive. There's no lengthy turbo lag.
We enjoy Volkswagen's first six-speed manual transmission, which slides through gears like a breeze. Its fifth and sixth gears help with fuel economy, while the middle gears improve acceleration performance. Upgraded brakes are designed to haul it down from speed.
Special Turbo S suspension tuning and 17-inch wheels and tires keep it glued to the road. This is further improved by an Electronic Stabilization Program (ESP). This state-of-the-art technology seamlessly uses the anti-lock braking system, the engine's power, and transmission to stabilize it in during emergency maneuvers and other demanding driving situations.
The Turbo's rear spoiler pops up at speed and is designed to maintain rear-end stability in high-speed corners. After spending some time with the car, we found the rear spoiler a bit annoying as it comes back down with a "thunk" when slowing down to walking speeds.
The Volkswagen Beetle is among the top 10 best-selling nameplates of all time, ranking alongside the Ford Model T in terms of number sold. The New Beetles are fun to drive and fun to look at.
Volkswagen's New Beetle Turbo S is a unique combination of kitsch and competitiveness. This latest bug will give performance coupes a run for their money while retaining the fun-loving looks of the New Beetle. It would appear that VW has found a new tag line: 'Enthusiasts Wanted.' Turbo S delivers high performance and respectable handling in a cute little package. Macho it isn't, but this bug offers a pretty big bite.
Model Lineup
GL ($15,900); GLS 2.0L ($16,850); GLS TDI ($17,900); GLS 1.8T ($19,200); GLX ($21,500); Turbo S ($22,850).
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Turbo S ($22,850).
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Growing up, there was a very specific sandwich-making rule laid down by my dad. When making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, you had to use the peanut butter before the jelly. Was this because of some principle which determined that the resulting sandwich held together better when the ingredients were applied in this order? No. It was because he hated the cross-contamination of jelly into the peanut butter jar which was inevitable when it was on the spreading knife first. He preferred jelly-free sandwiches, you see.
This memory of a long held rule, which still govern my actions today, came to me as I was reviewing the Center's current research into security related topics. We're talking with Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) about their evolution and leading practices in the enterprise. We're discussing how they successfully bring security topics into the business world. Most importantly, we're examining how business priorities impact security choices.
In the realm of mobile and BYOD, you can hardly have a conversation without discussing security. It is a key inhibitor to mobile adoption and one reason companies are looking for managed security solutions rather than simply hoping for the best. Some security leaders argue for keeping personally owned devices out of the enterprise, simply due to the risk potential. Others, accepting that mobile is here to stay, fight to make its use as secure and safe as possible. It's only going to get worse and more and more connected devices enter the enterprise (see this recent Forbes article: "The Next Big Thing In Enterprise IT: Bring Your Own Wearable Tech?")
IBM's prior CISO, and current head of Security Services, Kris Lovejoy wrote about best practices for mobile implementations last year as part of our Security Essentials series: "Enabling mobility: their device, your data". For many, doing business means being mobile. As a security leader, it becomes your job to manage the risk – not just avoid it. Caleb Barlow extended these thoughts with an article this summer, "Yes, It's Possible to Be Confident About Mobile Security", which focuses on four key ways to mitigate the risk of adding mobile to your secure enterprise:
- Risk analysis – Organizations must understand what enterprise data is on employee devices, how it could be compromised and the potential impact of the comprise (i.e. What does it cost? What happens if the device is lost? Is the data incidental or crucial to business?).
- Securing the application – In the pre-mobile, personal computer era, simply securing the device and the user were sufficient. When it comes to mobile devices, we also need to think about securing the application itself. As a typical application is downloaded from a store, the end user really has no idea who built the application, what it actually does with your data or how secure it is. Corporate applications with sensitive data need to be secure in their own right.
- Secure mobile access authentication – Since mobile devices are shared, it's important to authenticate both the user and the device before granting access and to look at the context of the user requesting access based on factors like time, network, location, device characteristics, role, etc. If the context appears to be out of line with normal behavior, appropriate counter measures can be taken.
- Encryption: Simply put, if the data is sensitive it needs to be encrypted both while at rest as well as while in motion on the network.
What stops you from fully adding mobile to your security strategy? Hopefully it is more than just a distaste for jelly in your peanut butter. This October we'll have more to share on mobile adoption challenges when we release this year's follow up to our 2012 CISO Assessment.


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Another Storm on the Way For The Dakotas?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A major spring storm with freezing rain and heavy snow is moving out of the Dakotas, but another one might be right on its heels.
The National Weather Service says a system might bring freezing rain and as much as a foot of snow to North Dakota this weekend. Expected strong winds could create near-blizzard conditions and make travel hazardous. The rain and snow could extend into parts of South Dakota.
It's early, so alot of things can change, as we know all too well in South Dakota. I spoke with Todd Heitkamp from the National Weather Service on Friday morning.
Basically, next week's storm will stretch in a line from Denver to Minneapolis. At this point, it would appear that the brunt of the storm will be south of Sioux City."
A three-day storm that hit South Dakota this week dumped as much as 30 inches of snow in the western part of the state and freezing rain in the east. More than 17,000 people remain without electricity in the region.


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Nassau County police say the three men started feeling ill at about 3 a.m.
The men were parked in the Sunrise Mall parking lot in Massapequa. Police say the generator on their RV was apparently not ventilated properly.
The men were taken to a local hospital for treatment. Police said their injuries were not life threatening.
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List as many as you like … fiction, non-fiction, mystery, romance, science-fiction, business, travel, cookbooks … whatever the category. But, really, we're all dying to know. What books were the highlight of your reading year in 2007?"
This is an interesting question for me to start my BTT series with, there are so many from this past year. I don't want to make my answer too narrow and leave out some great books, but I don't want my response to go on and on and on, either. Maybe if I categorize and/or give just a short blurb on each...
Classic novels that deserve to read and reread:
1. Beloved by Toni Morrison
2. The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton
3. Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
4. Love in the Time of Cholera by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
5. Moll Flanders by Daniel Dafoe
6. Vanity Fair by William Makepeace Thackerary
I don't read many modern novels, but I did enjoy:
7. The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Stand out non-fiction:
8. A Dog Year by Jon Katz: a must-read for dog lovers, Katz has a great sense of humor and obviously loves his dogs as much as I do mine.
9. Freakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner: very interesting application of economic principles to prove that what is often conventional wisdom is wrong.
10. The Innocent Man by John Grisham: everyone with an opinion on the death penalty should read this (along with Grisham's novel, The Chamber). What needs to remain in the forefront of the reader's mind is that this book is a true story and that the person described was not only real but could have been executed for no crime whatsoever. A disturbing indictment of our legal system.
11. Integrity by Stephen Carter: I wrote in my review of this book, and I again stress, everyone should read this book. Anyone with even a hint of a conscience, moral center, whatever you want to term it, will take something meaningful away from this one.
12. The Lamb's Supper by Scott Hahn: I think any Christian, Catholic or not, would get a fuller understanding of the Eucharist (a/k/a Communion) from this book. Of the several books I've read by Dr. Hahn, this one ranks as one of my favorites. I also highly recommend Rome Sweet Home by Scott and Kimberly Hahn for anyone even remotely considering entering the Catholic Church.
13. One Year Off: Leaving It All Behind for a Round-the-World Journey with Our Children by David Elliot Cohen: the subtitle says it all.
14. Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes: makes me want to pick up and move to an Italian farmhouse.
And just for laughs:
15. Neither Here Nor There: Travels in Europe by Bill Bryson: an author that is always, always a good choice.
16. Any Sweet Potato Queen book (and if you can get the audiobook, even better, because then you get it with the proper accent).


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High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart Honored for Best Use of HPC Application in Manufacturing
HLRS Receives 2013 HPCwire Readers' Choice Award In Recognition of Outstanding Achievements in Science and Technology
Denver, CO, November 18, 2013 – GCS member centre High Performance Computing Center of the University of Stuttgart (HLRS) announced today that it has received top honors in the 2013 HPCwire Readers' and Editors' Choice Awards, which were announced at the start of the Opening Reception at the 2013 Supercomputing Conference in Denver, Colorado. The HLRS has been selected to receive the "HPCwire 2013 Readers' Choice Award for Best use of HPC Application in Manufacturing" for using DataDirect Networks ASCS for Large Scale Problem Resolution.
"To be voted as the organization featuring the best use of HPC application in manufacturing by the audience of HPCwire is a big honour for the High Performance Computing Center of the University of Stuttgart. HPCwire's readers are by definition very familiar with the topics and challenges related to HPC, thus it is even more valuable to be recognized by this knowledgeable readership for HLRS's contribution to HPC in Manufacturing," said Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael M. Resch, Director of HLRS. "Since HLRS is located in Stuttgart/Germany which is one of Europe's strongest science and innovation regions, an area that is particularly known for its well-known global players in the automotive industry, HLRS has always had a main emphasis on supporting science and research activities in the field of Engineering, and we will continue to do so to further support the advance of German Science and Research. We thank the HPCwire editors for proposing HLRS as a potential awardee and particularly thank all HPCwire readers for their support." The award was accepted by Dr.-Ing. Bastian Koller, Deputy Director of HLRS.
The highly coveted HPCwire Readers' Choice and Editors' Choice Awards winners are selected by a polling of HPCwire's global audience for the Readers' Choice, combined with winners selected by a panel of editors, staff executives and HPC luminaries for the Editor's Choice. The formal presentation of the awards takes place during the week of the Supercomputing Conference each year, which focuses upon high performance computing, hardware, software, networking, storage, and scientific breakthroughs. Widely recognized as one of the most prestigious awards presented during the conference, the awards honor demonstrated excellence and outstanding technological advancements achieved by the HPC community.
A complete list of award winners is available on the HPCwire.com website.
"It's an honour and a privilege to be able to publically recognize the organizations and individuals who's hard work, dedication, and efforts over the past year have contributed to scientific discoveries and new breakthroughs in emerging technologies that will benefit mankind", said Tom Tabor, CEO of Tabor Communications Inc. "The awards represent the highest level of recognition given by the high performance computing community to it's own for their contributions to the advancement of science and technology. Our warmest congratulations go out to all the recipients of this year's awards."
About HPCwire
HPCwire is the leader in world-class journalism for HPC. With a legacy dating back to 1986, HPCwire is recognized worldwide for its breakthrough coverage of the fastest computers in the world and the people who run them. Science, business, and industry professionals worldwide have established HPCwire as the industry's leading news authority for information and intelligence across a broad range of advanced computing technologies. For topics ranging from the latest trends and emerging technologies, to expert commentary, in-depth analysis, and original feature coverage, HPCwire delivers it all as the HPC communities' most reliable and trusted resource.
About HLRS
The High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS) of the University of Stuttgart is one of the three German supercomputer institutions forming the national Gauss Centre for Supercomputing. HLRS supports German and pan-European researchers as well as industrial users with leading edge supercomputing technology. HLRS's HPC system Hermit is the No. 2 supercomputer world-wide used for industrial science and research activities (TOP500, November 2013, sub-list "industry").
About GCS
The Gauss Centre for Supercomputing (GCS) combines the three national supercomputing centres HLRS (High Performance Computing Center Stuttgart), JSC (Jülich Supercomputing Centre), and LRZ (Leibniz Supercomputing Centre, Garching near Munich) into Germany's Tier-0 supercomputing institution. Concertedly, the three centres provide the largest and most powerful supercomputer infrastructure in Europe to serve a wide range of industrial and research activities in various disciplines. They also provide top-class training and education for the national as well as the European High Performance Computing (HPC) community. GCS is the German member of PRACE (Partnership for Advance Computing in Europe), an international non-profit association consisting of 25 member countries, whose representative organizations create a pan-European supercomputing infrastructure, providing access to computing and data management resources and services for large-scale scientific and engineering applications at the highest performance level.
GCS is jointly funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research and the federal states of Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and North Rhine-Westphalia.
GCS has its headquarters in Berlin/Germany.
Regina Weigand, GCS Public Relations
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Connecticut Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs & Graduate Degrees
Do you love art? If you've stumbled upon this page, you probably do! In that case, you may want to think about searching for a hybrid fine arts design graduate degree program. Whether you've already established yourself as an artist, are looking to refine your craft, or are just beginning to follow your passion, there could be a degree program out there to help you on your journey. Aided by industry professionals and vigorous academics, you could potentially elevate your art and jump into a growing creative industry. Keep reading to learn more about Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs.
Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs: What is "Fine Art?"
When you think of "fine arts," you might think of what is typically classified as studio art: painting, drawing, sculpting, etc. The term "fine arts" encompasses so much more though! The title covers many mediums: from traditional art to film, performing arts, and videogame design.
To boil it down even further, "fine arts" may be described as any degree concentration that aims to produce a medium to be enjoyed because of its aesthetic, beauty, or entertainment value.
What Might I Learn in a Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Degree Program?
With "fine arts" used as an umbrella term, it makes sense that there are a wide range of concentrations underneath it. Due to this myriad of program offerings, it's hard to state any general curriculum. What could be stated is that degree programs have common end goals that course work may support: the aim to refine students craft by developing techniques, enhancing foundational basics, and incorporating new forms and figures.
Pursuing a Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Degree Program: Post-Grad Basics
You've seen how many concentrations the term "fine arts" touches, so it's no wonder that a hybrid fine arts design
graduate degree program is connected to a plethora of post-graduation careers. After earning your degree, you could consider pursuing some of the following careers:
- Museum Curator
- Graphic Designer
- Fashion Designer
- Animator[i]
- Professional Musician[ii]
- Dancer[iii]
- Actor[iv]
- Fine Artist[v]
Not only that, but these careers could foresee possible growth in the next few years. More jobs available could be a great opportunity for students to jumpstart their career in their desired field. The Bureau of Labor Statistics project the following possible growth for the listed careers from 2014 to 2024:
- Fine Artist – 2%[vi]
- Actor – 10%[vii]
- Dancer – 5%[viii]
- Museum Curator – 7%[ix]
What of possible compensation? The differing nature of each concentration – and the possible career outcomes – makes it difficult to determine a median salary that comprehensively reflects the majority of artistic industries. When taking artists and related workers into consideration, the May 2015 median salary was $58,450.[x] It's important to note that the Bureau of Labor Statistics states that the income of artists is often tied with the economy – when there is a surplus, people are more likely to make art purchases.[xi]
Which Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Degree Program may be a Perfect Fit for You?
With the sheer amount of possible concentrations and possible program levels, it's no wonder that there are plenty of potential choices when considering a hybrid fine arts design graduate degree program. If it's a bit overwhelming at first, concentrate on your own academic goals. How long do you want your Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs to take? If you're looking for a shorter time frame, you may want to investigate a graduate certificate degree program. Are you looking for an intense Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs to test your skills? Then a doctoral degree program may be the one for you.
Hybrid Fine Arts Design Master's Degree Programs
MFA or MA?
If you've already begun your search for a hybrid fine art's design master's degree program, you might have noticed a few popular degree program offerings: namely the master of fine arts and master of arts.
A master of fine arts focuses more on the development of an artist's chosen medium – giving students an opportunity to develop the techniques that may be necessary to elevate their art. A master of arts, the other common degree program, gives attention to the academic aspects of the art world – potentially making it a perfect choice for students looking to jumpstart a career in curatorial, critical, and administrative fields. Deciding on one of these Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs could be your first step to refine your search criteria for your hybrid fine arts design master's degree program.
From Admissions to Graduation
While finding generalities among the multitude of possible concentrations is a daunting task, some admission requirements are often the same. GPA requirements are often similar for artistic concentrations, with the variation coming into play in terms of supplemental application materials. Students may be required to supply a 2.5 to 3.0 undergraduate GPA along with their application. Supplemental material may range from anything to a portfolio of your work to an in person audition. Check in with your intended school to ensure application materials are provided.
Similarly, completion time differs with the intensity of the program, students' intended enrollment status, and the schools themselves. When taking the varying curriculum and graduation requirements into consideration, students may expect to complete a fine arts degree program in anywhere from 1 to 5 years. Additionally, students may be required to complete and present a capstone project in order to apply for graduation. These projects are often connected to a student's practiced medium: requiring students to present things such as gallery showings, recitals, or fully-staged performances.
What Hybrid Fine Arts Design Master's Degree Program is Great for You?
Finding a fine arts design master's degree program that aligns with your passion could be easy – because there are potentially so many degree programs to choose from! Feel free to browse some of these common Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs options:
- Master of arts in museum studies degree programs focus on subjects such as new technological advancements seen in museum exhibitions, business models that could possibly benefit an institution, and the educational impact of displays. Students pursuing this degree program could consider a possible career as a museum professional.
- A master of music degree program might be more easily described as two types of degrees: music performance and education. Performance concentrations focus on their primary instrument and developing skills to improve their musicality. Education concentrations, on the other hand, place their emphasis on the scholastic side of music – engaging with education techniques and methods as much as musicality. Both degree programs often share the curriculum of music theory and history.
- The master of science in information technology – game design and development degree program throws students into the new and developing field of game design. With the industry growing daily, students may tackle a wide variety of subjects to help them in this competitive field. Studies may cover artificial intelligence creation, information networking, database formation, and application development.
- A master of fine arts in studio art is a common degree associated with "fine arts." Like the definition of "fine arts," this degree encompasses several different mediums. This degree program emphasizes practicing your chosen craft under the tutelage of industry professionals. Students may also engage with subjects such as the history, techniques, and analysis associated with their chosen concentration.
Don't see a perfect degree program for you? Browse the Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs links at the bottom of this page to see even more degree program offerings.
Hybrid Fine Arts Design Doctoral Degree Programs
From Admissions to Graduation:
Like the other degree programs, admissions for fine arts design doctoral degree programs vary, especially when it comes to supplemental material. In terms of general admission requirements, students may be requested to submit a 3.0 or higher undergraduate or master's GPA, as well as GRE test scores. Supplemental materials are concentration specific, requiring students to submit examples of their work through things such as portfolios or auditions. Due to the intensity of these degree programs, you may be required to have previous experience in your intended field. This could be previous coursework in an undergraduate or graduate degree. Be sure to check your specific school for requirements. Depending on which concentration you intend to enter, you could expect to graduate within 1 to 7 years. Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs lengths vary by school.
What Hybrid Fine Arts Design Doctoral Degree Program may be Perfect for You?
There are many possible choices when it comes to fine arts design doctoral degree programs. You may want to consider a few of the following:
- The doctorate of musical arts degree program is similar to its master's degree counterpart, only more intense and covers topics more in-depth. This degree program also is split into several different concentrations: choral and instrumental conduction, music education, and performance studies are common offerings.
- A doctorate in art history degree program is intended to help prepare students to pursue a curatorial role post-graduation. These programs focus on particular forms or regions of art so that students may have a profound knowledge of that particular subject.
- A doctorate of fine arts captures many different concentrations under its broad heading. These degree programs could include forms such as theatre, film, and studio. Students could have a chance to develop their skills through daily study and application – assisted by industry-wise professionals and their peers.
Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Certificate Degree Programs
You may be considering pursuing a new field – and the arts are just what the doctor ordered! If you don't necessarily have an undergraduate degree in your desired artistic field, a hybrid fine arts design graduate certificate degree program could be a great choice for you! Due to the fact that these degree programs may not require previous experience, their admission requirements are often more accessible than their degree offering counterparts. Usually, these programs only require the submission of undergraduate transcripts with no additional supplements or GRE examinations.
Since course curriculum is abbreviated, focusing on the key concepts of each concentration, students may expect to complete the graduate certificate program in around 1 year. Program lengths vary by school. Some common certificate Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs are:
- The advanced certificate in museum studies prepares students for a career as a museum professional upon graduation. Courses may focus on practical skills necessary to develop a museum setting in a potential new career.
- A graduate certificate in 3-D animation focuses its studies on 3-D modeling topics to prepare students for a future career as an animator. Coursework could include lighting, animation surfacing, and special effects compositing.
These are just a few of the many fine arts design graduate programs available. Browse Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs listings to learn more about your potential options.
Why Pursue a Hybrid Graduate Degree Program?
Stuck between choosing an online or on-campus degree program? That's fair! There are a lot of possible benefits attached to each type. If you hate missing out on either experience, you may want to consider a hybrid fine arts design graduate degree program. This degree format combines aspects of – the convenience of online courses with the capability to take up residency on campus. Students have the ability to tackle academic and scholastic courses from the comfort of their own home, while engaging with their medium in a hands on way in the physical classroom with the assistance of professors.
Find a Perfect Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Degree Program Today!
Now that you've begun your research for a perfect hybrid fine arts design graduate degree program, you're ready to take your next steps. Below is a list of links that could hold a great program for you. Want to refine your search and cater it more to your unique criteria? Select your preferred Hybrid Fine Arts Design Graduate Programs from the drop down menus to view a list catered to you. Found one already? Click through the link to request more information from your desired degree program – or even apply! Good luck at finding your hybrid fine arts design graduate degree program today!
Sources: [i] bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm#tab-8 | [ii] bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/musicians-and-singers.htm | [iii] bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/dancers-and-choreographers.htm | [iv] bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/mobile/actors.htm | [v] bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm | [vi] bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm#tab-6 | [vii] bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/mobile/actors.htm | [viii] bls.gov/ooh/entertainment-and-sports/dancers-and-choreographers.htm#tab-6 | [ix] bls.gov/ooh/education-training-and-library/curators-museum-technicians-and-conservators.htm#tab-6 | [x] bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm#tab-5 | [xi] bls.gov/ooh/arts-and-design/craft-and-fine-artists.htm#tab-6
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Alison Bechdel is the creator of the long running comic strip Dykes to Watch Out For. Judith Levine in Ms. Magazine called Bechdel's work, "one of the preeminent oeuvres in the comics genre, period." In 2008, Dwight Garner of the New York Times reported that the weekly comic strip, published for over 20 years, "has been as important to new generations of lesbians as landmark novels like Rita Mae Brown's "Rubyfruit Jungle" (1973) and Lisa Alther's "Kinflicks" (1976) were to an earlier one."
In 2006, Bechdel published the graphic memoir Fun Home, hailed as one of the best books of 2006 by numerous sources, including The New York Times, amazon.com, The Times of London, Publishers Weekly, salon.com, New York magazine, and Entertainment Weekly. Time named it the best book of 2006, calling it "a stunning memoir about a girl growing up in a small town with her cryptic, perfectionist dad and slowly realizing that a) she is gay and b) he is too. … Bechdel's breathtakingly smart commentary duets with eloquent line drawings. Forget genre and sexual orientation: this is a masterpiece about two people who live in the same house but different worlds, and their mysterious debts to each other." Fun Home was a finalist for the 2006 National Book Critics Circle Award in the memoir/autobiography category.
Bechdel released her second graphic memoir, Are You My Mother?, in May 2012. Jonathan Safran Foer, author of Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close and Everything is Illuminated called the book "a work of the most humane kind of genius, bravely going right to the heart of things: why we are who we are. It's also incredibly funny. And visually stunning. And page-turningly addictive. And heartbreaking."
In her work, Bechdel is preoccupied with the overlap of the political and the personal spheres. Dykes to Watch Out For was an explicitly community-based and politically engaged project. But in her deeply intimate memoirs about her father's life before the gay rights movement and her mother's life before the women's movement, she turns a microscopic lens on the internal mechanisms of oppression and liberation.
Bechdel edited Best American Comics 2011. She has drawn comics for Slate, McSweeney's, Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times Book Review, and Granta. Her work is widely anthologized and translated.
In the spring of 2012, Bechdel was a Mellon Residential Fellow for Arts and Practice at the Richard and Mary L. Gray Center at the University of Chicago. She is also the recipient of a 2012-13 Guggenheim Fellowship.
The IUPUI Arts and Humanities Institute was founded in 2012. Its mission is two-fold. First, it serves as a liaison between IUPUI and the greater Indianapolis community, supporting collaborations and running public programs such as lectures and performances. Secondly, it fosters interdisciplinary faculty research and creative activity in the arts and humanities at IUPUI.
The Rufus & Louise Reiberg Reading Series is presented by the Department of English in the IU School of Liberal Arts at IUPUI. It was founded in 1997 in honor of former English Department chair Rufus Reiberg and his wife, Louise. The Series annually brings national and regional writers to the IUPUI campus to present their work.


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Incredible as it seems, lawmakers have not sought out my opinion on the proposed Senate Safe Chemicals Act even though – geez – didn't I just brilliantly blog on the subject last week?
Instead the woman standing next to chemical bill sponsor U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg this week was film actor Jessica Alba, who turns out to be the new spokesperson for the advocacy group, Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families.
Okay, the resulting, widely circulated photo doesn't exactly show her at her chemical crusader best here but apparently she was reacting to a buzzer signalling a vote, not trying to explain the importance of the legislation.
Still, The Washington Post couldn't resist poking fun at her chemical qualifications: Credentials: Pin-up, nerdfare starlet ("Sin City", "Fantastic Four"), mom now expecting her second child. NPR health journalist and blogger, Scott Hensley, felt compelled to ask his readers how they felt about celebrities advocating for legislation. Mostly they were fine with it, especially if the stars were, you know, sincere.
Still, Henley's multiple choice survey and didn't offer the option I planned to check, the "I-like-celebrities-who-care-enough-to-crusade-and-she-does-seem-sincere- but–can-I-just-bitch-a-little-anyway?" option.
Because when I read her statements on the subject, they suggest that a) she doesn't actually know anything about the chemicals in question b) she believes potential followers will be put off by actual, genuine, technical information c) someone else wrote them anyway.
Her post on the Safer Chemicals, Healthy Family website features a lovely picture of Ms. Alba and a heartfelt call to action. Beyond that, it tends to play "guess the compound" with the reader. There's a reference to "toxic chemicals in plastics used to make baby bottles", which I deduce refers to bisphenol-A (BPA), the current poster child for evil compounds in household products. There's another reference to "brain toxins in children's toys," which I puzzled over – I mean, "brain toxins?" – before concluding that she was talking about the heavy metal lead, which as I've also noted – once or twice – turns up far too often in consumer products and is, indeed, a dangerously poisonous element.
On the other hand, maybe that's not what she means by "brain toxins" at all. But then what does she mean? And – and here is my real bitch/concern/question – shouldn't the campaign for safer chemicals be wonderfully, usefully clear instead of giving us this this rather alarmist "chemistry thing" call to action?
The 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act is, in fact, woefully inadequate and it's ridiculous that we've put up with it this long. And the current push for new legislation, the discussion over how we study, understand, and (thoughtfully) regulate industrial chemicals matters. I'm glad that, as the journal Chemical and Engineering News notes, Alba is injecting "pizzazz" into the conversation. I'm glad that, as Hensley points out, her interest helps lift the Safe Chemicals Act out of relative obscurity.
I'd still like to argue celebrities – and more so the advocacy groups they represent – should be held to at least a minimum standard of responsibility; that we have a right to expect crusaders, famous or no, to demonstrate clear and credible knowledge of their chosen issue.
And that ends my little bitch session. Because on the larger point Alba is right there: "I was shocked to learn that it is perfectly legal to have known toxic chemicals in consumer products that are on our shelves," she said in the D.C. press briefing with Lautenberg. "Like most people, I thought the government regulated [industrial] chemicals the way they regulate drugs. I was wrong."
Wouldn't it be smart to fix that situation? she asked. Isn't it basic "common sense" to want reasonable testing and evaluation? I believe I will be checking the "yes-works-for-me" option on that one. And on her ability to remind people that these "chemistry thing" questions that we should all be asking – count me a fan.


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Doctor Crusher is captured by terrorists who want to involve the Federation in their struggle for freedom.
- "Captain's log, Stardate 43510.7. The Enterprise has put in at Rutia IV to deliver medical supplies following an outbreak of violent protests. Although non-aligned, the planet has enjoyed a long trading relationship with the Federation. Now, a generation of peace has ended with terrorist attacks by Ansata separatists who are demanding autonomy and self-determination for their homeland on the western continent. Recreational shore leave has been prohibited and all away teams have been instructed to beam down armed."
The USS Enterprise-D is in orbit above the non-affiliated planet Rutia IV on a routine mission dropping off medical supplies. Lt. Commander Data, Lt. Worf, and Dr. Beverly Crusher are on the surface having lunch. When she calls for the waiter, a bomb explodes injuring several bystanders.
Crusher rushes to help the wounded while Worf tries to provide security for her, knowing that their position is vulnerable. The doctor orders him to get medical supplies for the wounded. Data reminds her that the Rutians have physicians; she snaps back that none are there right now while she is. Worf and a shopkeeper returns with the improvised medical supplies. Data informs the ship about the attack, and Captain Picard orders the team to beam up, under protests from Crusher. Commander Riker suggests that if they do beam her up, he does not want to meet her on the pad. Out of nowhere, an Ansata terrorist appears, killing a police officer before abducting Crusher, unchallenged by the two Starfleet officers remaining, or the three other officers.
Act OneEdit
Discussing the abduction in the Enterprise's conference lounge, Data could not find anything related to where she may have been taken, with the possibility that her combadge may have been deactivated or she is being held in a location that would make her signal untraceable. Picard asks why her, and Worf believes she was the terrorists intended target. Riker wonders why the rebels would abduct her, a Starfleet officer; since the Federation is not part of their conflict.
Shackled, Crusher is met by the leader of the Ansata rebels, Kyril Finn. Carrying a tray of food, he asks if she was hungry and wanted something to eat. Crusher, with her Starfleet training, holds the high ground by refusing to cooperate with him, even saying no to food. Finn explains that she is a doctor on a Federation starship. Unfazed, she speaks no words regarding it. Whatever the outcome, Finn may have been fazed by her lack of cooperation.
Picard explains to Wesley that it may be possible that they may be holding her as a bargaining chip, to use her in their fight for independence. He isn't sure what the reason is, as long as he gets her back to the ship. He explains that he and Riker will meet with the head of Rutian security Alexana Devos and try to get more information on who they're dealing with. Wesley wants to go with him, but Picard says he is needed on the ship to figure out a counter for their ability to shift in and out. Counselor Troi explains that he needs his strength, but Picard concedes that, as history shows, strength can be meaningless when dealing with terrorism.
Both officers meet with Devos, who is stunned and helpless as they never did take hostages, and the device makes them even more powerful. She grants them permission to study the device, and will put them in touch with their research teams. Devos says that the Ansata terrorists are like dealing with animals, not people. She hints that advanced Federation weaponry might turn the tide in favor of the Government and aid in Crusher's recovery, but Picard flatly refuses, silently citing the Prime Directive, which Devos understands. Picard returns to the Enterprise leaving Riker behind to coordinate the recovery operation with her, who isn't too keen on it as she knows her enemy, and that does not leave much room for optimism.
Sleeping, Crusher is met again by Finn, who asks if she was hungry. She becomes defensive when he comes close to her, but Finn instead removes her shackles. He then concedes that her not eating is bothering him. Finally, she eats. Finn introduces himself to her again, and Crusher breaks her silence by asking why he brought her there. They needed a doctor, says Finn, and she was with the Federation flagship and it had to be her. Finn then asks why the Federation is helping the Rutians. Dr. Crusher explains to him that they in fact don't, and that all they did was bring medical supplies to them. Finn reveals himself as the leader of the rebels, which horrifies Crusher. Finn takes the plate away and forcefully gets her up. Crusher reveals that she has a son, and Finn tells her she will be with him soon, as he has no reason to kill her.
Act TwoEdit
Finn shows Crusher to a medical room filled with weak, suffering Rebel agents. She requests medical supplies from the Enterprise, but Finn denies it. She reminds him that the Federation is not allied; they are on an errand of mercy. Finn understands that, but sends her medical supplies that bear Federation markings, meaning that they were stolen from the Rutian medical stations.
Meanwhile, when shown a list, Riker asks if all the names are actual Ansata members. Devos replies no, stating that the organization may consist of only 200 members, but there are over 5,000 sympathizers that supply them with weapons and information, participate in pro Ansata demonstrations, general strikes, or riots. When asked when it all started, it is stated that the government denied them independence seventy years ago which in turn gave them the cause needed for an armed conflict. Now they use it as an excuse for more violence. Riker sees the hatred in her eyes. She claims that she used to be less passionate about all this until a terrorist attack on a shuttle school bus which claimed the lives of 60 school children. That incident opened her eyes to the immense injustice she was seeing. The Ansata claimed it was a mistake and that they wanted to target a police transport, but that did not make the situation go away. After that day, she vowed to put an end to terrorism.
Crusher, assisted by a child, work together to try to cure the Ansata of their mysterious affliction. However all they can do is try and ease their suffering. She tells Finn they're dying and that there's nothing she can do. If she could find out the cause, she could prevent the suffering. Finn explains that the inverter is the culprit: while it gives them a powerful new weapon, it seriously damages their health. Crusher is surprised to hear that they use it for dimensional shifting. Finn doesn't care, and tells her that one dead martyr is worth ten posturing leaders.
Data and Wesley are amazed at the design, but still don't know what it is used for. Lt. Commander La Forge picks up faint nuclear vibration that the Rutians picked up from the terrorists movements, which could possibly indicate subspace transmission rebound during transport according to Data. That gets Wesley's mind going, and he calls up the files of the Elway Theorem, and correctly matches the vibrations to the theorem, which gives Starfleet a major break: the terrorists are using Inter-Dimensional travel, and using a modified subspace echo-gram may allow them to be tracked. Data informs Picard that using this form of transport would cause irreparable damage that can be detected. Picard now fully understands why they needed the services of a medical doctor.
As the authorities round up the suspected terrorists, Riker shows remorse for both sides, when he watches small children being handcuffed and detained as suspects, indicating there is no way people can live like this. Devos explains that her method is much less harsh than her predecessors, who would round up suspected terrorists, and no one would hear from them again. She also tells Riker about how the bomb on the shuttle bus was carried by a child.
After watching him draw pictures, Finn and Crusher clash over their ideals. Finn tries to paint himself like George Washington on Earth, and tries to depict their struggle as similar to that of the American Revolution and its struggle for freedom and independence. Crusher tells him that Washington was a military general, not a terrorist, and blasts him by telling him that he is killing innocent people. Finn thinks that the difference between a terrorist and a General is a matter of subjective interpretation.
He rebuts by asking how many innocent lives were lost for the cause of peace for the Federation; how many good and noble societies have bombed innocent civilians and wiped out whole cities in the name of their cause for freedom and unity. However, now people like Dr. Crusher, who are enjoying the comforts that come from these battles and killings, have the nerve to frown on Finn's morality and judge him? Finn states firmly that he is willing to die for his freedom and that in the finest tradition of Dr. Crusher's own great civilization, he is willing to kill for it too.
Act ThreeEdit
Suspected members of the terrorist movement are being interrogated by Devos, with Riker observing. When the waiter Katik Shaw sat down, he became very uncooperative. Riker had enough of his stalling and using his authority to speak on behalf of the Federation; gives a message: indicating that the Federation is willing to discuss terms for Crusher's release. Devos protests, but Riker points out she is a Starfleet officer and his responsibility. They want terms, they're willing to listen. Devos insists they should track him, but she'll play it Riker's way. She gets very irate at the fact that all she wants to do, is go back to her own country, without the fear and paranoia she has gotten from her stay here.
Back on the Enterprise, Data has the ability to track their movements, but is unsure how many jumps it would take to physically track them. He then talks to Picard regarding terrorism and wonders why they would go to extreme measures. He then takes examples such as Irish Unification of 2024, the independence of the Mexican state from Spain, and the Kenzie Rebellion of uses of successful terrorism tactics that have worked, and asks if terrorism is justified for change. Picard explains to Data that the question is something that mankind has been struggling for years to answer, and that his confusion is very 'Human.'
The messenger Shaw delivers Riker's message to Finn, but Finn is infuriated believing the Federation may have sided against them, which contradicts what Crusher has been saying. Crusher tells him that they want her back, but Finn tells her she will not be released until they find a cure for the sickness. Crusher pleads with him that she has a life and a son who needs her. Finn shows remorse that her son is on the ship, which makes her fearful.
Finn calls out that they have shouted and no one has heard them for 70 years but one act would make them be heard across the galaxy: Destruction of the Federation flagship, and puts the blame of her son's eventual death on the Federation. Under duress, Crusher pleads with him not to attack the Enterprise. Finn reveals to her he had a son too, but died in detention when he was 13. Finn walks off, as Crusher is helpless to do anything more for Wesley.
Two crewman walk in Deck 12 of the Enterprise, as a terrorist shifts in and attacks them. Worf detects intruders, while Wesley discovers they're using dimensional shifts; Picard puts the ship on red alert; while in engineering La Forge is surprised by the klaxon, but notices something odd through his VISOR. Two terrorists appear and one engineer is shot by one of them, while another escapes. They then fire on La Forge who calls for security while taking cover. Worf spots them in engineering, but neither the transporter or force fields can stop them as they are moving inter-dimensionally.
The terrorists toss a device and attach it to the main warp reactor. As soon as they shift, La Forge approaches it and realizes it is a bomb. Picard orders the bomb to be transported out, but it is scrambling the sensors, making it unable to be pinpointed. Picard orders an emergency saucer separation, while La Forge tries to remove it. Using a tool to remove it, he sets in on the ground, while ordering the transporter room to lock on to his signal. Troi doesn't know why his signal, but Picard gestures that he knows what he's doing. He attaches his combadge to the device and gets out of the way, as the bomb explodes harmlessly off the starboard nacelle seconds later.
Finn and another terrorist shift on to the bridge, shooting both the helmsman's console and Data's. Picard greets Finn with a vicious punch that sends him down and Picard leaps to tackle him. The other terrorists fires on Worf, and scores a hit, but Worf retaliates and scores a hit on her. Troi rushes to Worf, in a state of panic, calling security while Wesley and another crewman check on Worf. Both terrorists shift out, taking Picard before Data can help him.
Two terrorists take Picard to their base and shackle him. Picard sees Crusher for the first time, realizing that both of them are now in Finn's hands.
Act FourEdit
Riker and Devos return to the Enterprise. Troi reports that the attack has left three people dead and four others wounded, and Worf's wound was not severe. La Forge points out that another millisecond and the Enterprise would be a giant dust cloud orbiting the planet. Riker is dumbfounded as to why the Ansata attacked a Federation starship. All he asked was to talk. Devos balks at Riker's diplomatic stance. Riker then gets some good news from Wesley indicating that if the Ansata uses their device again, they should be able to track its source, which pleases Devos.
Picard explains the attack to Crusher. He did assure her that Wesley did take cover when they assaulted the bridge. Crusher explains the motive behind her abduction, which was exactly what Picard knew, and gave high praise to Wesley for putting them on the right track. He notes that he will be a very fine Starfleet officer. Then clashes occur when Crusher admits she should have returned to the ship, while Picard explains that she should have beamed her anyway, which crosses her to the core. It even gets on to a subject about Finn and his men, which even casts doubts on Crusher's views on the Federation's mission to the planet, which Picard shoots back indicating she is arguing for someone who almost could've killed her son.
Finn enters and explains that they didn't destroy the ship, and settled for her captain instead. An angry Picard points out that he made a miscalculation, by attacking a Federation starship and her crew, abducting two of her officers; and acts as if Starfleet is going to sit idly by and do nothing, which is incorrect, according to Finn. Picard asks if he really wants Federation involvement; Finn counters by in fact, the Federation is involved, but by not admitting it, the Federation is tainted with moral cowardice with non-aligned worlds, and doing business with the Rutians. He points out that he can now take on both the Rutians and the Federation because of Picard. He knows that the Federation will grow tired of his abduction and will want him back. It will go to a point where they will force the Rutian government to give in to Finn's demands. Picard states that he will not cooperate, but Finn points out he already has, just by being his captive.
Finn returns to the Enterprise to deliver his message to Troi. Using both Picard and Crusher as pawns, Finn demands that an embargo and trade sanctions are levied against Rutia, and that the Federation uses Starfleet to establish a blockade of the planet. No ships can enter or leave the planet. This will continue until both the Rutia government and the Ansata initiates talks that are mediated by a Federation Council. He then leaves before security can apprehend him.
Unknown to Finn, Wesley tracks the source to their base, located on the southern tip, thirty meters below in a cavern with no surface access. Riker notes that any light must be artificially generated. Devos points out if they are able to disable it, the confusion would buy time for them to get their people out. Worf emerges on the bridge, asks to be part of the rescue party, indicating he "owes it to the captain." Riker grants Worf's request and gives Data command. Wesley wishes them good luck, and Riker promises they will bring the captain and his mother home.
Act FiveEdit
Finn warns Crusher that he may have to kill Picard soon. Crusher pleads with him to reconsider, as she could make him listen. Finn then tries to get her in his shoes, but Crusher angrily rejects that her position would not be reversed. She's been terrified for this whole ordeal, and that Finn controls using fear. He states that fear is not his best weapon, but it is a good one. Crusher fears that he may win the fight and gain real power. Finn asks her not to fear him, and gives her a scrapbook containing drawings of her eyes, and a picture of her face.
The combined Federation/Rutian rescue team beams down to the base, and approach it cautiously, with phasers drawn. Worf and another police officer subdue two terrorists, and proceeds with caution, while Riker locates the generator. Their plan is in motion as Devos and her men take up positions, while Worf and Riker take up theirs.
Crusher sees Picard who is trying to think of an escape. Asking if she's gained Finn's confidence, she shows him the scrapbook. Picard agrees that she has, and even more, which could prove as an advantage. Crusher prepares to reveal some secrets in the event that neither of them make it out, when the lights go off, indicating that they may have been found.
In a scramble, the terrorists prepare for battle. Behind cover, Riker and Worf attack two guards who they were hiding from, using melee combat. After subduing them, they proceed to find their officers, while the police round up the terrorists from their base. Devos spots the two officers, and Finn as he prepares to kill Picard. Before he has a chance to, Devos shoots him from behind, killing him. Riker says that Devos did not have to kill him.
She points out that if he was a prisoner, he would be a focal point for violence as his followers would free him. This way, he is a martyr. The death toll may drop for a time, she says; and points out it is an imperfect solution to an imperfect world. From behind, a boy points a weapon at Devos preparing to kill her. Crusher intervenes and says "No more killing". In conflict with his beliefs, he agrees with Crusher and lowers his weapon, as he is taken into custody. Devos knows this all too often as another is ready to take Finn's place. Riker points out that he could've killed her, and that maybe the violence could end with a boy lowering his weapon.
Crusher steps on the bridge of the Enterprise with Picard, Riker, and Worf. She warmly reunites with Wesley and owes him her rescue. Wesley takes it in stride and indicates he was only "part of the team".
Log entriesEdit
Memorable quotesEdit
"In a world where children blow up children, everyone's a threat."
- - Alexana
"This is a war for independence, and I am no better or different than your own George Washington."
"Washington was a military general, not a terrorist."
"The difference between generals and terrorists is only the difference between winners and losers. If you win you are called a general. If you lose..."
"You are killing innocent people!!"
- - Finn and Dr. Crusher
"How much innocent blood has been spilled for the cause of freedom in the history of your Federation, Doctor? How many good and noble societies have bombed civilians in war? Wiped out whole cities. And now that you enjoy the comfort that has come from their battles, their killing, you frown on my immorality? I am willing to die for my freedom. And, in the finest tradition of your own great civilization, I'm willing to kill for it, too."
- - Finn
"I have a son."
"You'll be with him again, doctor. I see no reason to kill you."
- - Crusher and Finn
"History has shown us that strength may be useless when faced with terrorism."
- - Jean-Luc Picard
"But if that is so, Captain, why are their methods so often successful? I have been reviewing the history of armed rebellion, and it appears that terrorism is an effective way to promote political change."
"Yes, it can be. But I have never subscribed to the idea that political power flows from the barrel of a gun."
- - Data and Jean-Luc Picard, about the actions of the terrorists, which they both feel are unacceptable
"Yet there are numerous examples when it was successful: the independence of the Mexican state from Spain, the Irish Unification of 2024, and the Kenzie Rebellion."
"Yes, I am aware of them."
"Then would it be accurate to say that terrorism is acceptable, when all options for peaceful settlement have been foreclosed?"
"Data, these are questions that mankind has been struggling with throughout history. Your confusion is... only Human."
- - Data and Jean-Luc Picard
"Beverly, you are arguing for a man who may have just murdered your son!"
- - Picard to Crusher
"If you want, I could become more persuasive..."
- - Alexana Devos, arguing with Riker about her interrogation methods
"Captain, there's a lot to admire in the Federation, but there's a hint of moral cowardice in your dealings with non-aligned planets. You do business with a government that's crushing us. And then you say you aren't involved? You're very much involved. You just don't want to get dirty."
- - Finn
"Your son's on that ship?"
"I'm sorry he's on that ship."
- - Finn and Crusher
"Please, Finn, don't do this! I will do anything you ask."
"I had a son, too. He was thirteen when he died in detention."
- - Crusher and Finn
"I am fighting the only war I can against an intractable enemy. Now I'm fighting a bigger war against a much more powerful adversary. Can't you see how that helps me?"
"I'm afraid I can't."
"He's added another chair to the negotiating table."
"You added the chair, captain. I am merely forcing you to sit in it."
- - Finn, Crusher, and Picard
"Beverly, it is our obligation to think of escape."
"He's prepared to kill you."
"An excellent reason to escape."
- - Picard and Crusher
"As a prisoner, he would have been a focus for violence as his followers tried to free him. Now he's a martyr. But the death toll might go down, at least in the short term. It's an imperfect solution for an imperfect world."
- - Alexana, after killing Finn
"No more killing."
- - Crusher, to a young Rutian boy preparing to kill Alexana Devos
Background information Edit
Production history Edit
- Two-page memo pitching story idea (titled "Strength And Justice") to Michael Piller: 11 September 1989
- First draft script: 25 October 1989
- Final draft script: 3 November 1989 [1]
- Premiere airdate: 29 January 1990
Story and production Edit
- The episode was conceived in response to the producers' request for more action-adventure scripts. Dimensional shifting technology was created to meet Gene Roddenberry's concern that the terrorists would need a logical method to defeat the Enterprise-D's technology. (Star Trek: The Next Generation Companion)
- Originally, the plot was intended to have parallels to the American Revolution, but writer Melinda Snodgrass was told to change the analogy to Northern Ireland, a change she was very unhappy about. "I wanted it with Picard as Cornwallis and the Romulans would have been the French, who were in our revolution, trying to break this planet away. Suddenly Picard realized he's one of the oppressors. Instead, we do 'Breakfast in Belfast,' where our people decide they're going to go off to Northern Ireland." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- The episode was filmed in mid-November 1989. The scenes on the Rutian plaza were filmed on Paramount Stage 9.
Sets and props Edit
- On the video surveillance monitors in Alexana's office, several slightly modified images of Earth cities can be made out. One of them is an image of a building looking similar to the World Trade Center's twin towers in New York.
- This episode marks the first appearance of the darker blue carpeting seen on the main bridge until the end of the show.
- Artist Elaine Sokoloff provided background artwork to this episode. [2]
Reception Edit
- Many other writers of the show were extremely unhappy with this episode. Ronald D. Moore described it as "an abomination. It's our one terrorist show. We didn't have anything interesting to say about terrorism except that it's bad and Beverly gets kidnapped – ho hum. They take her down to the caves and we get to have nice, big preachy speeches about terrorism and freedom, fighting and security forces versus society. It's a very unsatisfying episode and the staff wasn't really happy with it." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- Likewise, Michael Piller commented, "Another show that I wasn't particularly happy with. We set out to do a show about terrorists. What was the statement we made about terrorism in the show? Was it the point where the boy puts down the gun and says, 'Maybe the end of terrorism is when the first child puts down his gun?' It was effective in the context of that show, but is certainly not a statement that provides any great revelation. You must be prepared to say something new about social issues." (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- Brannon Braga observed that there was a problem with the process by which the story was created. "Very rarely do we start thinking about an episode in terms of an issue. Let's do a show about AIDS, let's do a show about terrorism. We rarely think in those terms. We usually think in terms of neat science-fiction twists and that's what sends us in the direction of what's this story about and who's in it?" (Captains' Logs: The Unauthorized Complete Trek Voyages)
- This episode was cut from first-run transmission in the UK and the Republic of Ireland due to references to the reunification of Ireland being achieved through terrorism (when the episode aired in early 1990, the idea that a peace treaty would exist by decade's end was almost as inconceivable as the breakup of the Soviet Union had been when it was referenced in "The Naked Now"). To date, it has not aired on RTÉ, and only aired on the BBC for the first time on 29 September 2007 (with the Ireland reference intact), fifteen years after it was first intended to go out. It has, however, been aired several times on satellite and cable television (occasionally edited to remove the reference) and was released uncut on video and DVD in the UK and Ireland.
- The episode was shown as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival in Belfast in May 2007. [3]
- A mission report for this episode by Patrick Daniel O'Neill was published in The Official Star Trek: The Next Generation Magazine issue 12, pp. 57-60.
Video and DVD releases Edit
- Original UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 30, November 1991
- UK re-release (three-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 3.4, 5 June 2000
- As part of the TNG Season 3 DVD collection
- As part of the TNG Season 3 Blu-ray collection.
Links and references Edit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- LeVar Burton as Lt. Cmdr. Geordi La Forge
- Michael Dorn as Lieutenant Worf
- Gates McFadden as Dr. Beverly Crusher
- Marina Sirtis as Counselor Deanna Troi
- Brent Spiner as Lt. Commander Data
- Wil Wheaton as Wesley Crusher
Guest stars Edit
Co-stars Edit
Uncredited co-stars Edit
- Arratia as Alfonse Pacelli
- Rachen Assapiomonwait as Nelson
- Tony Cecere as wounded Rutian man
- B.J. Davis as Rutian police officer
- Christopher Doyle as command division officer
- Fraser as Rutian police officer
- Michele Gerren as science division officer
- Ken Lesco as Ansata terrorist
- Dennis Madalone as Ansata terrorist
- Debbie Marsh as command division officer
- Kevin Pentalow as Rutian police officer
- Denise Lynne Roberts as Ansata terrorist
- Lynn Salvatori as wounded Rutian woman
- Brandi Sherwood as command division officer (deleted scene)
- Lincoln Simonds as operations division officer
- Spencer as Rutian police officer
- Cherie Tash as Ansata terrorist
- Nick Testa as Rutian police officer
- Wyatt Weed as Rutian police officer
- Natalie Wood as Bailey
- Unknown performers as
Stunt doubles Edit
- Christopher Doyle as stunt double for Richard Cox
- Rusty McClennon as stunt double for Michael Dorn
- John Nowak as stunt double for Patrick Stewart
Stand-ins Edit
- James G. Becker – stand-in for Jonathan Frakes
- Jeffrey Deacon – stand-in for Patrick Stewart
- Nora Leonhardt – stand-in for Marina Sirtis
- Tim McCormack – stand-in for Brent Spiner
- Lorine Mendell – stand-in for Gates McFadden
- Guy Vardaman – stand-in for Wil Wheaton
- James Washington – stand-in for Michael Dorn
References Edit
2024; 23rd century; 2296; 2365; adaptive subspace echogram; alcohol; Ansata; Ansata members and sympathizers; assassination; astral physics; bandage; death toll; Devos' predecessors; disinfectant; DNA; drawing; Earth; Eastern continent of Rutia IV; Elway; Elway Theorem; embargo; emergency power; Federation; Finn's son; folded-space transport; folded-space transporter; general quarters; generation; hostage; immorality; intruder alert; inverter; Ireland; Irish Unification of 2024; Kenzie Rebellion; kilometer; Lumar Cafe; magnetosphere faint echogram (magnetosphere); medical dispensary; meter; Mexico; murder; North America; nuclear vibration; plaza; police transport; political power; power generator; red alert; riot; Rutia IV; Rutian; Rutian police; 60 Rutian school children; sanction; scrapbook; shore leave; shuttlebus; sleight-of-hand; Spain; subspace field coil; subspace pressure modulation; terrorism; transporter lock; Transporter Room 3; tricorder; "Vanished" suspects; waiter; Washington, George; Western continent of Rutia IV
External links Edit
- "The High Ground" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "The High Ground" at Wikipedia
- "The High Ground" at StarTrek.com, the official Star Trek website
- "The High Ground" at MissionLogPodcast.com, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast
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First up was completing this week's block for the Sew.Happy.Quilt. QAL. This week was the Fireflies Block which was really fun to make and came together pretty quickly! This is one I could definitely see being enlarged and then made into some couch pillows.
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Then I decided that I just didn't have enough projects going on already and decided to join the Made in Cherry QAL over at Pins and Bobbins. I've been stashing 1930s fabrics for a while now and have been waiting for the perfect pattern. I knew I wanted something with a star/s so this is perfect!! I spent a chunk of time going through my fabrics and then cutting all of the squares (200!) and laying them out in our basement (the only place with enough floor space!). Once I had them all laid out I realized how much I didn't want to stack them all up while keeping them in order and take them upstairs to sew them...so I just lugged my machine and ironing board downstairs and spent some quality time in the basement. I got 7 of the 8 points sewn up and I'm hoping to finish the rest tonight! I'm using Kona Khaki as the solid and am going to add some borders of that so it's a full/queen size and then it can go on the bed in our spare bedroom. You can check out the Flickr group to see everyone else's progress!
|Oh our delightful unfinished 1920s basement
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