Marcu
      22,
      2005
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SRE
     
    
   
   
    
     
      THE
      CADRE
      ©
      18
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ...
      Hostage
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
     
      was
      dirtied
      up
      in
      a
      white
      tank
      top
      ready
     
     
      to
      save
      whoever
      from
      whatever.
      Well,
     
     
      there
      was
      no
      white
      tank
      this
      time,
      but
     
     
      the
      film
      did
      end
      up
      being
      somewhat
     
     
      similar
      to
      many
      of
      Willis’
      previous
      flicks.
     
     
      In
      Hostage,
      Willis
      trades
      in
      the
      white
     
     
      tank
      for
      a
      police
      uniform
      and
      assumes
     
     
      the
      role
      of
      chief
      of
      police
      in
      a
      small
      low-
     
     
      crime
      town.
      Willis,
      or
      Jeff
      Talley
      in
      the
     
     
      film,
      takes
      the
      job
      of
      police
      chief
      after
     
     
      he
      had
      been
      the
      cause
      of
      a
      horrific
     
     
      failure
      during
      his
      previous
      career
      as
     
     
      head
      negotiator
      with
      the
      LAPD.
      While
     
     
      Talley
      believes
      himself
      to
      be
      out
      of
      the
     
     
      crime-ridden
      scene
      of
      Los
      Angeles,
      we
     
     
      the
      viewer
      know
      much
      better.
      Three
     
     
      corrupt
      youth
      of
      Talley’s
      small
      town
     
     
      signal
      the
      next
      event
      that
      will
      call
      upon
     
     
      the
      chief’s
      old
      negotiating
      ways.
      After
     
     
      having
      a
      run
      in
      with
      a
      rich
      family
      ata
     
     
      local
      restaurant,
      the
      three
      youth
      follow
     
     
      the
      family
      home
      and
      break
      into
      the
     
     
      estate
      for
      a
      little
      payback.
      The
      plot
     
     
      thickens
      when
      a
      police
      officer
      visits
      a
     
     
      silent
      alarm
      set
      off
      at
      the
      house
      and
      gets
     
     
      shot
      by
      one
      of
      the
      youth,
      dying
      shortly
     
    
   
   
    
     
      after
      in
      Talley’s
      arms.
      Soon
      we
      have
      |
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      entire
      police
      department
      headed
      by
     
     
      Talley
      at
      the
      scene
      and
      ready
      to
      take
     
     
      control.
      But
      then
      among
      flashbacks
      and
     
     
      memories,
      Talley
      seems
      to
      have
      second
     
     
      thoughts
      about
      the
      situation
      and
      hands
     
     
      it
      over
      to
      state
      authorities.
     
    

    
     
      OK
      this
      is
      where
      it
      gets
      good
     
     
      folks...well
      not
      really
      but
      here
      goes
     
     
      nothing.
      The
      owner
      of
      the
      house
      is
      an
     
     
      underground
      banker
      who
      sets
      up
      off-
     
     
      shore
      bank
      accounts
      for
      very
      important
     
     
      rich
      people,
      and
      just
      so
      happened
      to
     
     
      have
      an
      account
      on
      a
      CD
      in
      the
      house
     
     
      when
      it
      was
      broken
      into
      by
      the
      three
     
     
      hooligans.
      Of
      course
      when
      the
      owners
     
     
      of
      the
      account
      see
      the
      situation
     
     
      unfolding
      on
      the
      local
      news,
      they
      kidnap
     
     
      Talley’s
      family
      and
      force
      him
      to
     
     
      reassume
      control
      of
      the
      negotiation
      as
     
     
      to
      ensure
      the
      safety
      of
      the
      off-shore
     
     
      account.
      Now
      Talley
      being
      the
      hero
      that
     
     
      he
      is,
      can
      not
      let
      another
      situation
      go
     
     
      bad,
      so
      he
      takes
      matters
      into
      his
      own
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      hands
      to
      ensure
      the
      safety
      of
      the
     
     
      kidnapped
      family
      as
      well
      as
      his
      own.
      I
     
     
      need
      not
      go
      into
      any
      more
      detail,
      as
      I
     
     
      am
      sure
      that
      most
      of
      you
      brilliant
     
     
      readers
      can
      assume
      some
      sort
      of
     
     
      accurate
      outcome.
      Now
      the
      time
      has
     
     
      come
      for
      me
      to
      assume
      my
      role
      as
      the
     
     
      critical
      review
      and
      tell
      you
      my
      own
     
     
      thoughts
      on
      this
      film.
      Ok
      there
      were
      a
     
     
      number
      of
      points
      during
      action
     
     
      sequences
      where
      I
      was
      actually
     
     
      enjoying
      myself,
      but
      Willis
      did
      his
      part
     
     
      to
      change
      my
      mind.
      With
      the
      aid
      ofa
     
     
      below
      par
      script,
      Willis
      failed
      to
      play
     
     
      the
      part
      of
      a
      hard
      ass
      negotiator
      that
     
     
      had
      some
      sort
      of
      emotional
      family
      man
     
     
      side,
      turning
      the
      film
      into
      another
     
     
      attempt
      to
      reach
      out
      and
      appeal
      to
      both
     
     
      the
      men
      and
      women
      of
      the
      audience.
     
     
      Don’t
      get
      me
      wrong
      folks,
      I
      think
      it
      is
     
     
      great
      when
      a
      film
      can
      do
      this,
      but
      Willis
     
     
      made
      this
      attempt
      a
      failure
      in
      my
      eyes.
     
     
      Nonetheless
      I
      give
      the
      film
      2
      out
      of
      5
     
     
      stars
      for
      medium
      grade
      action
      and
     
     
      Willis’
      failure
      to
      do
      any
      justice
      to
      an
     
     
      already
      poor
      script
      which
      was
      based
     
     
      on
      a
      best-selling
      novel.
      When
      will
     
     
      director
      learn
      that
      novels
      and
      the
     
     
      predictability
      of
      an
      actor
      like
      Willis
      will
     
     
      not
      give
      them
      a
      great
      movie.
      Probably
     
     
      never.
      Save
      a
      few
      dollars
      and
      rent
      it
      if
     
     
      this
      sounded:atall
      appealing.
      Enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Dinosaurs
      and
      Data...
     
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      13
     
    
   
   
    
     
      you
      know
      it
      (evolution)
      ever
      happened?”
     
    

    
     
      Ogbom
      even
      quoted
      evolutionist
     
     
      Colin
      Patterson
      from
      the
      British
     
     
      Museum
      of
      Natural
      History,
      who
      stated
     
     
      that
      no
      transition
      fossils
      exist.
     
    

    
     
      After
      the
      presentation,
      Ogborn
     
     
      said
      he’s
      given
      his
      creation
      presentation
     
     
      in
      about
      10
      universities
      now.
      He
     
     
      normally
      works
      with
      the
      Navigators,
      a
     
     
      national
      Christian
      outreach
      group,
      but
     
     
      was
      invited
      to
      UPEI
      by
      biology
      student
     
     
      Julie
      Jay
      after
      she
      heard
      him
      speak
      ina
     
     
      mainland
      university.
     
    

    
     
      Jay,
      a
      second-year
      student,
      said
     
     
      she
      believes
      UPEI
      should
      be
      teaching
     
     
      some
      creation
      science,
      since
      evolution
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      isn’t
      neccessarily
      right.
     
    

    
     
      “We
      only
      get
      one
      side
      of
      things
     
     
      here,”
      she
      said.
     
    

    
     
      Biology
      professor
      Pat
      Doyle
     
     
      said
      he
      hasn’t
      studied
      creation
      science,
     
     
      but
      he
      said
      he
      believes
      scientific
     
     
      evidence
      backs
      up
      evolutionary
      theory,
     
     
      though
      creation
      science
      would
      explain
     
     
      some
      scientific
      problems.
     
    

    
     
      He
      said
      it
      probably
      wouldn’t
      hurt
     
     
      to
      teach
      on
      creation
      science
      at
      UPEL.
     
    

    
     
      “I’m
      sure
      those
      types
      of
      ideas
     
     
      can
      be
      expressed,
      as
      long
      as
      there’s
      a
     
     
      balance,”
      he
      said.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ...Be
      Cool
     
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      10
     
    
   
   
    
     
      for
      the
      movie’s
      credibility,
      nor
      for
      its
     
     
      impact
      on
      the
      viewer.
      The
      fact
      that
      “Be
     
     
      Cool”
      came
      in
      second
      at
      the
      box
      office
     
     
      in
      its
      first
      week,
      raking
      in
      close
      to
      26
     
     
      million
      bucks,
      did
      not
      make
      its
      lack
      of
     
     
      comedic
      content
      any
      less
      sickening.
      The
     
     
      attempt
      of
      the
      movie
      to
      indulge
      in
      the
     
     
      type
      of
      smart
      comedy
      we
      have
      seen
     
     
      from
      movies
      such
      as
      Ocean’s
      1]
      and
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Snatch,
      failed
      terribly
      and
      came
      out
     
    
   
   
    
     
      with
      little
      more
      than
      repetitive
      stabs
      at
     
     
      racial
      minorities
      and
      gays.
      I
      will
      admit
      I
     
     
      laughed,
      but
      that
      was
      definitely
     
     
      momentary
      and
      when
      I
      was
      driving
     
     
      home
      I
      found
      myself
      coming
      up
      blank
     
     
      when
      trying
      to
      recall
      what
      it
      was
      that
      I
     
     
      actually
      found
      funny.
     
    

    
     
      The
      movie
      made
      an
      awkward
     
     
      attempt
      to
      convey
      its
      violence
      as
     
     
      humorous,
      andit
      really
      did
      nothing
      more
     
     
      than
      confuse
      me
      about
      whether
      I
      was
     
     
      to
      take
      the
      scene
      seriously
      or
      not.
      The
     
     
      sub-plot
      of
      the
      rising
      music
      star
      was
      way
     
     
      out
      of
      context
      for
      this
      film,
      and
      made
     
     
      for
      clumsy
      scene
      transitions
      that
      required
     
     
      more
      attention
      than
      the
      film
      deserved.
     
     
      I
      give
      Be
      Cool
      2
      out
      of
      5
      stars,
      for
     
    
   
   
    
     
      making
      me
      laugh,
      but
      for
      not
      coming
     
    
   
   
    
     
      anywhere
      close
      to
      delivering
      the
     
     
      performance
      that
      it
      had
      the
      potential
      to.
     
     
      Save
      a
      few
      dollars
      and
      wait
      for
      it
      on
     
     
      video...enjoy.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Island
      Research...
     
     
      Continued
      from
      page
      15
     
    
   
   
    
     
      explain
      prosperity
      in
      small
      islands.
      Ithas
     
     
      been
      very
      gratifying
      working
      with
      the
     
     
      researchers
      who
      are
      working
      very
      hard
     
     
      to
      gather
      this
      mountain
      of
      data.
      As
      a
     
     
      group,
      we
     
    

    
     
      presented
      our
      work
      to
      student
     
     
      organizations
      on
      campus
      at
      the
      end
      of
     
     
      January,
      which
      was
      great
      fun.
      The
     
     
      project
      will
      continue
      on
      for
      another
      two
     
     
      years.”
     
    

    
     
      “This
      project
      comes
      at
      just
      the
     
     
      right
      time.
      It
      is
      providing
      the
      Master
      of
     
     
      Arts
      students
      with
      an
      opportunity
      to
     
     
      contribute
      to
      cutting-edge
      research
      on
     
     
      islands
      and
      governance.
      Not
      to
      mention
     
     
      the
      chance
      to
      earn
      some
      income”,
     
     
      comments
      Dr.
      Baldacchino.
      “The
      event
     
     
      also
      tested
      the
      students’
      ability
      to
     
     
      translate
      their
      written
      databases
      into
      a
     
     
      lively
      oral
      presentation,
      for
      their
      own
     
    
   
   
    
     
      benefit
      and
      that
      of
      the
      audience.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Teaser:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      How
      many
      small
      sub-national
      island
     
     
      jurisdictions
      from
      around
      the
      world
     
     
      today
      can
      you
      name?
      Nine
      are
     
     
      already
      mentioned
      in
      this
      article.
     
    

    
     
      Send
      your
      guess
      by
      e-mail
      to
      Dr
     
     
      Baldacchino
      ©
      at
     
     
      ghaldacchino@upei.ca
      (Just
      one
     
     
      guess
      per
      person
      please.)
      The
      closest
     
     
      correct
      guess
      will
      receive
      a
      copy
      of
      a
     
     
      special
      collection
      of
      ‘Island
      Studies’
     
     
      papers
      published
      in
      the
      Journal
      of
     
     
      Economic
      and
      Social
      Geography
      in
     
     
      2004.
      Closing
      date:
      Friday
      April
      Ist.
     
    

    
     
      All
      UPEI
      registered
      students,
      staff
     
     
      and
      faculty
      can
      participate.
      (MAISers
     
     
      involved
      in
      the
      project
      of
      course
     
     
      cannot
      participate!)