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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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Atlanta, GA | Posted: March 5, 2010
Global Atlanta - March 5, 2010
CARE, the Atlanta-based international relief organization, wanted more than money from United Parcel Service Inc., the world's largest package delivery company. In 2007, CARE asked UPS, a long-time cash donor also headquartered in Atlanta, to lend its knowledge and experience in logistics to help develop a more efficient delivery system for disaster relief supplies. Last year, UPS launched an assessment of CARE's distribution network and found some "disturbing" practices that are common to humanitarian organizations, Dale Herzog, a UPS solutions manager, said at a Georgia Institute of Technology conference Thursday. Read more>>>
