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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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“At some point, I think they are going to figure this out. The question is how long the Fed is willing to do this,” said Alphie Meek on the "quanititative easing" caused by the Federal Reserve buying federal debt at little to no interest. He predicted this cycle will be difficult to break, with interest payments equaling the entire revenue from income taxes each year. Meek is an alumnus of the School of Economics and team director within Georgia Tech’s Enterprise Innovation Institute. Source: Gwinnett Daily Post, October 24, 2013
