March 16, 2008
Tornadoes Tear Through Downtown Atlanta
By SHAILA DEWAN and BRENDA GOODMAN
ATLANTA — A powerful tornado struck directly at the commercial center of downtown Atlanta on Friday night, blowing windows out of dozens of high-rise buildings, tossing trees and cars, and severely damaging many of the city’s landmarks, including the CNN Center, the Georgia Dome and the convention center.
At least 27 people were injured and taken to hospitals, said Capt. Bill May of the Atlanta Fire Rescue Department, most with cuts and bruises from flying debris.
No fatalities had been reported by Saturday morning, but crews were combing through a loft complex in the southeastern part of the city where officials said four floors had collapsed, making search and rescue operations difficult and dangerous.
Another wave of tornadoes and thunderstorms, striking Saturday afternoon, killed two people in northwest Georgia, state officials said, one in Polk County and another in Floyd County.
The severity of the Atlanta storm surprised forecasters, who broke into prime-time programming Friday around 9:40 p.m. to report that tornadoes could be heading for downtown. Thousands of people had gathered in the area for two basketball games and a dental convention.
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2008 11:00 pm Post subject: sources...
Unfortunately i cannot give specific names but the aforementioned dates and locations are those around which most of the early planning was based. It is important to remember that until the locations and dates are officially released in jamatkhanas, all of the rumours should be taken lightly.
Logically speaking, Georgia and Texas have the largest populations and it would make perfect sense to schedule "visits" in these locations. Chicago however, is located closer to Toronto than any other major American Ismaili centre and since this Golden Jubilee visit is primarily for America, it would appear rather counterintuitive to situate one there.
The American Golden Jubilee committee is working closely in concert with Aiglemont and we should leave it up to them to make the best decision for our community - "husn al-zann" as they say...
Dear Hari,
As far as I know, it is solely up to mowla bapa to decide where he wants to go...there is no meeting or anyone with that power in Houston to decide where bapa will go...it is up to him. And just because Chicago is near Toronto doesn’t mean that everyone can just cross the border to visit hazar imam whenever he comes to Canada...doesn't work that way....you can’t just expect the whole jamat of the Midwest to travel. If bapa wants to come to Chicago, then I am sure he will! =]
And as you said, we will find out tomorrow!
Dear Hari,
As far as I know, it is solely up to mowla bapa to decide where he wants to go...there is no meeting or anyone with that power in Houston to decide where bapa will go...it is up to him. And just because Chicago is near Toronto doesn’t mean that everyone can just cross the border to visit hazar imam whenever he comes to Canada...doesn't work that way....you can’t just expect the whole jamat of the Midwest to travel. If bapa wants to come to Chicago, then I am sure he will! =]
And as you said, we will find out tomorrow!
Absolutely i agree that it is up to Hazir Imam to decide which centre He would like to visit; insh'Allah He will visit Chicago...
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 12:15 pm Post subject: Dates Confirmed [?]
San Antonio - 4/13
L.A. - 4/15
Chicago - 4/16
Atlanta - 4/17
I don't think this one is a rumor. People in many different jamats around USA are receiving this information. To be confirmed tomorrow. I apologize if I mixed up some of the dates of the cities
Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:11 pm Post subject: Are you familiar with Los Angeles area..??
Can you please tell me if there is a jamat khana in the LA area where there is also a train station close by. Also, do you know of any LA area jamat khanas where there are hotels / motels and train station close by. TY
Why don't we get all the information together so people who have to travel to different states can make appropriate plans. What about the EVENT locations?! When do we find those out?! Close by hotels and all.<BR><BR>ahsatan
You can go to the site that is posted by the admin above, it has detailed information on the hotels and venues for each of the darbaar site...from accommodation to the driving directions and various hot line numbers to assist you!
Darbar Locations
San Antonio, Texas, Sunday April 13, 2008
Los Angeles, California, Tuesday April 15, 2008
Chicago, Illinois, Wednesday April 16, 2008
Atlanta, Georgia, Thursday April 17, 2008
Posted: Sun Mar 23, 2008 3:58 am Post subject: International Registration!
VERY IMPORTANT!
For those who don't know, registration for San Antonio and Atlanta is full. the website is not taking any more forms for those venues. Only Chicago and Los Angeles are accepting further guests from other countries.
so please plan accordingly!
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