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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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"Veterans that are being brought home, their unemployment rate is 17.3%," said Thomas "Danny" Boston, Professor in the School of Economics. Boston, speaking about President Obama's announcement of the "Veterans Jobs Corps" program, continues, "And if you look at it last year, [the veterans unemployment rate] was 13%, so the unemployment rate has actually increased. So there is really an urgent need to address those veterans, particularly with respect to jobs." Source: CNN - February 3, 2012
