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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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Cutting off access to federal data "stops knowledge flow and creativity -- a big disadvantage to those studying past trends and predicting future ones," said Glo Ross, a graduate research assistant and Ph.D. student in the School of History, Technology, and Society, on the inability to access census data and archival materials during the shutdown. Source: CNN, October 18, 2013
