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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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“Few historical figures are as intriguing and enigmatic as T.E. Lawrence, the British archaeologist, scholar and writer who became world-famous for his exploits in Arabia during World War I. In a new biography, Michael Korda captures the indomitable, tormented spirit of this extraordinary man," wrote column writer Jonathan Schneer, who is a professor in the School of History, Technology, and Society as well as the author of The Balfour Declaration: The Origins of the Arab-Israeli Conflict. Source: Washington Post – January 7, 2011