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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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[People are] so convinced that they are pretty good at texting while walking and yet paying attention, that they don’t realize they are being irresponsible,” said Robert Rosenberger, assistant professor in the School of Public Policy. About texting while driving, Rosenberger said, “A large majority of people” think the bans on texting while driving “weren’t empty threats, but despite that...there’s a large impression out there… that people won’t ever stop doing this.” Source: Bill Good Show, CKNW Radio - June 14, 2012. Read more: http://amplifier.gatech.edu/articles/2012/06/texting-and-driving-sends-teen-jail
