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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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"If we had left it to Lotus and IBM, we would have a couple of tiny, proprietary and fairly useless systems out there," said Diana Hicks, Professor and Chair of the School of Public Poliy, defending technological innovation funded by the federal government. Hicks' statement contrasts recent tweets by Georgia's Republican Representative Paul Broun, which suggest the government is a barrier to innovation and development. Source: Politifact.com - January 25, 2011
