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Here we find a relatively small group of individuals deeply immersed in GIS and geographic research and development activities . For the next four hours Kerry 's Boston Whaler , using paddles , brought boatloads of fisherman they found in sampans , all operating in a curfew zone , back to the Swift . While exiting the river , a mine detonated under another Inshore Patrol Craft and almost simultaneously , another mine detonated wounding Lieutenant ( junior grade ) Kerry in the right arm . We think that he knew he was lying when he made the charges , and we think that they're unsupportable . They ended it in a linoleum-floored Army mess hall , eating turkey , mashed potatoes and yams off cardboard trays with soldiers from Fort Drum , the New York base of the 10th Mountain Division . While an obvious solution to our logistical problems would have been to upgrade the computer laboratory by installing new computers , with hard drives and large memories , as well as , obtaining new updated software , financially and time wise , this option would have been impossible . That prompted Kerry to say , " While the Bush people were rudely shouting , we had a 70-year-old woman trying to speak " about runaway costs of prescription drugs . I never saw , even heard of all of these so-called atrocities and things that we were supposed to have done . At the end of this article we compare the results of those projects to the trends in gis education mentioned in paragraph 1 . While media attention has now conditioned us to regard " bird flu " as a particular entity , in truth there are many forms of " bird flu . These are often dispersed in a variety of agencies , in a format not readily usable in G.I.S . First , we must in all GIS education programs firm up our presentation of both fundamental concepts and of the full scope of the technology . While we disagree with many of Kerry 's positions , we are n't indifferent to the differences between the Republican and Democratic positions and policies . While it was most certainly a pity that they were unable to attend sessions at the various GIS partners , most accepted the situation and were happy with the GIS course . The present attitude , if it is allowed to continue , will turn out to be unfortunate for the discipline of geography , for the GIS industry and for those hundreds of thousands of individuals and organizations who are finally finding out that " geography really matters " through their exposure to the highly useful products of GIS technology .