Unfortunately, it can happen here: 1996.Adding to the thrill of attending the International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair, Aug. 22-25, has been the anticipation of seeing Atlanta fresh on the heels of the Centennial Olympic Games Olympic games, premier athletic meeting of ancient Greece, and, in modern times, series of international sports contests. The Olympics of Ancient Greece Although records cannot verify games earlier than 776 B.C. . From all we have seen, read and heard, the numerous downtown improvements have transformed Atlanta into a city to be envied. This view was confirmed during recent phone conversations with several people allied with the woodworking trade who had the good fortune to attend some of the Olympic events. Above all, they praised the splendor of Centennial Olympic Park Centennial Olympic Park is a 21 acre (85,000 m²) public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA that is owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority. , which has replaced one of downtown Atlanta's more run-down areas with an attractive sea of greenery, flowing fountains and a safer pedestrian route between the Georgia World Congress Center The Georgia World Congress Center or GWCC is the major convention center in Atlanta. It is the fourth-largest convention center in the United States at 1.4 million ft2 (130,000 m2) and hosts more than a million visitors each year. and convention hotels. Best of all, one source said, the park was to retain its Olympic amenities during the Paralympic Games, which overlap IWF IWF Interworking Function IWF Internet Watch Foundation IWF Independent Women's Forum IWF International Weightlifting Federation IWF Internationaler Währungsfond (German; IMF) IWF Independent Wrestling Federation '96. Sadly, with the July 29 pipe bomb explosion which claimed two lives and injured more than 100 other innocent people, Centennial Olympic Park joined the lengthening list of U.S. terrorism targets. While the anticipation of strolling the park burns as bright as ever, for many of us who visit the park during IWF '96, its scenic beauty undoubtedly will be tainted by tinges of disgust at the sorrowful sor·row·ful adj. Affected with, marked by, causing, or expressing sorrow. See Synonyms at sad. sor  row·ful·ly adv. reminder that
there appears to be no shortage of wackos and zealots Zealots (zĕl`əts), Jewish faction traced back to the revolt of the Maccabees (2d cent. B.C.). The name was first recorded by the Jewish historian Josephus as a designation for the Jewish resistance fighters of the war of A.D. 66–73. able and willing
to commit such treacherous acts.
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