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Rated 4 out of 5 by momof2 Great service! We stayed here for four nights this past week during the stock show. My daughter was extremely ill during the night and when I went downstairs to find a gift shop for some medicine, there was not one available due to the remodeling of the hotel. When I ask at the front desk, they offered to take me to get medicine and also had complimentary soup and sprite sent up to my room due to the inconvenience. I was even asked later in the elevator by the lady that brought up the food how my daughter was doing. They were very sincere and went out of their way to try and accommodate us. February 8, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by Gwen48 Great room Even though going through renovation, rooms are very spacious and comfortable. Staff very friendly from front desk to housekeeping to restaurant. January 30, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5 by Natchez6 Great Hotel being updated I would have given this hotel "Excellent" in every measure, however, they are in the process of updating their lobby and public spaces. Once this has been finished, I cannot imagine a better hotel in the Ft. Worth Downtown area. I have stayed here before, on business, and I must say that their staff is consistently outstanding. It is across the street from Ft. Worth's famous water gardens, and walking distance to most downtown attractions, including the Intermodal Tranportation Center, which gives visitors without vehicles direct access to the entire metroplex area, including the City of Dallas, and DFW International Airport. So here we have an excellent location, seamless service, and a wonderful staff. I wish my stays here were longer, because I would love to use their Spa. Look no further for quality and location. January 30, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5 by bergie Great place to stay in downtown Ft Worth Was treated with perfectly at this hotel... all went great.. thank you! December 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by kenworth Older, but great shape You can tell this is not a new building. They have made many updates and are still working on more. The staff is very friendly and helpful. Everything was clean. Close to most Ft Worth locations. I would highly recommend staying here. December 1, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by 2boysmom Updates are nice but a few things could be better the updated rooms are very nicely appointed but the bathroom is way to small (cant close the door when sitting on the toilet and my legs are not that long) and the mattress. Hard as a rock, wrecked the massage that I had earlier in the day. Pillows and bedding very nice, but overshadowed by the hard mattress November 25, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Beth001 Not great sleep this hotel is located next to a railroad....between the railroad noise and the elevator noise and people congregating at the elevator it is very noisy! November 16, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Mark110572 Disappointing Experience/Stay The room smelled musty and the TV did not work. I was not able to sleep in and relax b/c my husband could not watch football b/c there wasn't a signal. November 10, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by DfromDallas 2 Nights November 2014 First time at this hotel. Fresh lobby/common areas/room renovation made for a nice stay. Beds and pillows extra wonderful. Room extremely clean. We were in room 766 beside the elevator and soda machine and heard no noise from either. Unfortunately the shower never produced any hot water for any of the 4 showers we took. Also I assume during the reno the hot and cold got switched at the sink faucet - but the sink did have hot water - so that was not really a issue just had to remember the cold faucet would produce HOT water. Would recommend this hotel. Front desk staff and parking attendants very friendly and helpful !! Very convenient with a Molly the Trolley stop in front of the hotel. November 10, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by cobb Excellent Staff Going beyond her duties! This property has great staff! Caring Staff! November 3, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by happyatom Excellent service Staff very friendly and helpful. November 3, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by JGreen5740 Things they don't tell you... Overall, nice hotel and friendly staff. Decided to eat breakfast early before my departure at the buffet. No prices available until I rec'vd my bill. I find $16.00 pretty high since I don't each much. I also rec'vd my final bill via email and was charged for Valet parking. I parked myself and was later informed parking is not free, ony self or valet. I did pay the self parking rate. October 28, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by DeniseinTX Saleem Saleem is an excellent employee. He was very helpful with getting me around town in the shuttle. He went out of his way to provide superior service. Please recognize his performance. He is a jewel your brand's crown. October 24, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by RBJ49 Number of nights and non cancellable issues Upon check in, i was told i was booked for two nights and it was non refundable. the problem with this scenario, is it was a mistake in the booking, because i was only staying one night and did not stay the second night. Trust me, I will be calling American express, because i will not be forced to pay for a night that i didn't book. I will not be using Sheraton brands anymore in my travels.. October 17, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by William Greatly Improved We have stayed her several times in the past and the hotel is going through a renovation at this time. We were very pleased with the room improvements. Staff is always great, workout room is good though sparsely equiped, restaurant was good for breakfast and bar was nice. Overall this is a nice hotel and after all the improvements are finished it should be great. October 13, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Kind Not my favorite Sheraton Lobby space is not open enough for group gatherings. Not enough outdoor seating/dining area. Indoor pool was a disappointment, no windows, was like a cave. The most rude bartender Ive ever encountered! (Brad) They should fire him. He was rude to every person in our convention that I spoke to. Club Room hostess was a very delightful person! October 7, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by Dee55 Not a Good Experience We received the discounted rate because we are Texas residents, (and you would think that would mean the best accommodations since we would be the most likely to return.) However, our room was really "beat up" and just 10 minutes after arrival a tiny bug was crawling on my foot while lying in bed watching TV. It was clear they were undergoing renovations but that shouldn't mean a bad room. Although clean, the indoor pool area was very dark and uninviting. However, I will say the bellmen were great! They helped with our shuttle service and gave us a lot of good information about getting around town--unlike the information we received from the front desk service. October 6, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by Grammyto2 This hotel has great service The housekeeping was excellent - we requested extra washcloths and we were supplied with the # requested plus extras! On the down side - we called the front desk and requested a wake up call, which we never received. September 27, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by jaguar55 Noisy, noisy, noisy Room was clean, furnished well and beds good. Too bad it was so noisy we couldn't enjoy sleeping in them. All night different machines kept cycling next to our room with different sounds. One sounded like a muted fire alarm and others just annoying. Only response when we checked out was "Sorry". Will not stay at Sheraton again. September 23, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Jakro999 Not worth $300 per night For $300 per night I expected a bigger room. Bathroom way to small. No refrigerator or microwave in room. Music in restaurant/bar entirely to loud. This is a hotel. Not a music venue. I asked the lady at hostess stand if she could request the music be lowered a little. (We couldn't have a conversation for the music was so loud!!!!! Literally! And we were sitting at a table in the bar furthest from the main dining area where the music was being performed). The lady told me "I'm not the one you need to be complaining to". Wow! 5 star service there!!!!! Wont be back. September 15, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by Ande1911 This hotel has a great staff I was impressed with the professionalism and friendliness of the staff. Kudos to all! September 14, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by ATX2014 Substandard This hotel is not up to business expectations. Checked in at midnight. The lobby signs says they are under renovation, but there are no signs of renovation having happened. The hotel is worn and generally dated. My room is clean, but worn. It doesn't have basic conveniences like a modern clock with an iphone dock for charging or an ice maker on every floor. The guest hallways and my room have an unpleasant smell, like industrial cleaners. I had a club level reservation, but when I checked in they did not provide a club level room and made no mention of it. (I didn't remember until I got to the room and checked my reservation to see how much I am paying for this stay.) There is also a train outside that is very loud in the guest rooms. Overall, pretty shoddy and certainly not up to business standards. September 11, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by TXRach Great location and ease of check in process Location is close to activities and eateries and access roads to interstate. Very comfortable lobby and room was nice. September 4, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by OrlandoJ Wonderful Hotel Incredible staff and wonderful accommodations August 30, 2014
Rated 5 out of 5 by whitey64 Fast Internet Great Staff! Sheraton Ft Worth is well worth the stay! Overall the staff is outstanding let by Eric Newburn, Front Office Manager. they ensure your experience feels like you have been a member of their family! August 22, 2014
Rated 1 out of 5 by SPGTraveler12345 This hotel is not SPG standard This hotel isn't great. Probably not good either. The valet staff cannot help you as they are too busy playing games on their phones. The rooms are very dated. Mine had burn marks on it and the leather headboard was worn right through. It needs a lot of work. One of the worst SPG experiences I've had. August 20, 2014
Rated 2 out of 5 by Not4me The room was unsatisfactory Carpet stained Lampshade broken in several places A/C was so noisy I could not sleep; loud coming on and chirping noise while running Bathroom door inside bathroom had "stuff" on it and dripping down the door Furniture horribly scratched, chipped I felt "dirty" being in the room #804 August 19, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by nay1970 hotel experience we were met immediately met at the door on the way to the water gardens by two homeless men asking for food money. the covered parking was appreciated. August 18, 2014
Rated 4 out of 5 by K2Rooster Great Stay Platinum lounge for breakfast and in the evenings has good food and great service. It makes the stay more enjoyable for a business traveler. Hotel is close enough to walk to nice restaurants in downtown Fort Worth. August 15, 2014
Rated 3 out of 5 by Cinky39 Hotel is nice Walls were pretty thin could listen to the room besides you. August 2, 2014


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Chairman of the House Oversight Committee Darrell Issa has been investigating the lethal Department of Justice program known infamously as Operation Fast and Furious for nearly two years. Under Attorney General Eric Holder's leadership, DOJ officials have done everything possible to delay the investigation until the November 2012 presidential election in an effort to make the entire thing go away. Many have speculated that if Mitt Romney beats Barack Obama in November, the entire scandal will disappear, but that just isn't the case. As long as Issa is Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, the Fast and Furious headache for DOJ and ATF officials responsible, isn't going away. Criminal charges are very much on the table as a consequence of Fast and Furious, no matter who is sitting in the White House.
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On Wed, Jul 14, 2004 at 08:04:54AM -0700, Troy Arnold wrote:
> Unfortunately, Sonic users don't have the capability to train Spamassassin.
But you can email them (support@...), which I just did. :^)
> Sonic continues to work on a system that will scale to many thousands of
> users, but in the mean time, they've fallen behind in the spam munitions
> war.
It's been up and down, but mostly good.
> They've wisely decided that a shared bayesion database for all
> users is a bad idea.
Managability is nice, but obviously each person gets different kinds of
email that they 'want', so I can see sharing affecting false positives and
false negatives in a bad way...
> I finally got irritated enough to forward my sonic email to a server under my
> control. I should have done that a long time ago!
One thing I did that helped was trash all email that comes in to addresses
I never actually use any more. (Mail aliases at my domain. Boy, I guess
having different contact addresses for different projects was a _bad_ idea.
It just multiplied the number of times spammers tried to email me. >:^P )
> Bill, did you see the new member tools that give you some control over
> the RBL's that will be used to process your mail?
I don't think I've looked closely into them. Once they turned on some of
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my greymail folder shrunk from ~1000 per day to ~20-40.
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Even if the tax passes, though, what remains to be seen is whether it will have any effect on obesity.
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thank you for your reply! you know what, i do think it's sprint. I actually called RIM myself, and i also read posts from berry and other sites.You can send pics but only through email amd bluetooth. It's not that big of deal to me but some people don't do email and would't get the pic and i think it would easier on us being able to do it that way. well. thanks once agin.
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Baseball Gets Ready For Big ACC Series vs. Virginia Tech
RALEIGH, N.C. - Coming off its first Atlantic Coast Conference series win of the season last weekend at Wake Forest, NC State returns to conference play Friday with a big home ACC series vs. Virginia Tech.
The Wolfpack and Hokies will open the series Friday evening at 6:30, then finish the series with a pair of afternoon contests, Saturday at 2 o'clock and Sunday at 1:30. WKNC-FM will broadcast all three games live, and all three broadcasts will be available on-line at gopack.com through the Pack Pass package.
The series will pit two teams looking to get back into the midst of the ACC race. NC State comes into the weekend at 3-6 and in fourth place in the ACC's Atlantic Division, The Pack is 13-11 overall. Virginia Tech is 2-6 in conference play and in last place in the six-team Coastal Division. The Hokies are 14-8 overall.
Friday's opener will feature junior lefthander Jimmy Gillheeney (3-1, 3.18) for the Wolfpack against fifth-year senior righthander Rhett Ballard (3-1, 3.82) for the Hokies. Sophomore righthander Jake Buchanan (2-2, 3.06) will start on Saturday for NC State against freshman righthander Mathew Price (2-1, 2.38). Sunday's pitching plans are TBA for both teams.
Gillheeney and Buchanan have been remarkably consistent for the Wolfpack. Gillheeney has pitched into the sixth inning in all five starts, including three starts with at least seven complete innings pitched, and has allowed fewer hits than innings pitched in all five starts. His last outing was his shortest of the season and his first loss of the year, March 20 at Wake Forest. Gillheeney allowed four runs on five hits in 5 2/3 innings against the Deacs and was charged with the 6-3 defeat. Buchanan pitched the middle game of the Wake Forest series, and was brilliant after a wobbly first inning. Wake Forest got to Buchanan for three runs on three hits in the first, but he retired the final two batters of the inning and went on to retire 21 in a row and 25 of 27 to end the game. The Deacons did not come close to a hit after the first inning.
The Wolfpack took two of three games at Wake Forest last weekend, then defeated UNC Greensboro 4-3 on Tuesday. The three-game winning streak came to a crashing halt Wednesday, however, when Liberty recorded season highs for runs and hits while handing the Pack a 17-5 defeat. Since jumping to a 7-2 record to start the season, the Wolfpack has struggled, both in and out of conference play.
"This series will be a gut check for us," Wolfpack coach Elliott Avent said. "We haven't played like the team we thought we'd be in the preseason, and it's been very frustrating. We just have to get better, and soon."
The Hokies have won four of their last six games, but dropped two of three games to third-ranked Georgia Tech last weekend in Blacksburg, despite holding leads in all three games. VPI dropped two of three at Duke to begin ACC play, then lost two in a rain-abbreviated series to North Carolina in Blacksburg.
Virginia Tech is hitting .321 as a team, including a solid .288 mark in conference play. Junior outfielder Steve Domecus leads the Hokies with a .424 average, .452 in ACC play. He is second on the team with three homers and has a team-high 26 RBIs.
Sophomore outfielder Austin Wates is hitting .356 with two homers and 15 RBIs, and junior outfielder Steve Bumbry is at .323 with four long balls and 19 RBIs. Junior catcher Anthony Sosnoskie is the team's leading power source with six doubles, five home runs and 23 RBIs to go with a .295 average.
The Series vs. Virginia Tech: The Wolfpack holds a 29-13-1 lead in the series against the Hokies. NC State is 7-4 against Virginia Tech since the Hokies joined the ACC for the 2005 season. NC State won last year's series from Virginia Tech two games to one in Blacksburg.
NC State took the opener 8-2, scoring one run in every inning except the first. Ryan Pond, Matt Payne, Marcus Jones, Pat Ferguson and Nick Stanley had two hits apiece, and Clayton Shunick picked up his fourth win of the year with five solid innings. Joey Cutler got his first save, allowing one run over the final four innings.
Austin Wates's two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning lifted the Hokies past the Wolfpack in the middle game of the series, 4-3. Justin Wright and Josh Wymer combined on a six-hitter.
NC State blew open a close game in the finale with a six-run ninth inning and cruised to an 11-5 victory. Devon Cartwright had an RBI-triple to jump start the ninth-inning rally. Ferguson finished 3-for-5 with a homer, and Pond went 2-for-3. Then-closer Jimmy Gillheeney pitched the eighth and ninth innings to get credit for the win.
The last time the two teams played at Doak Field at Dail Park, the Pack took the three-game series two games to one, winning the first two games 12-8 and 5-2, but dropping the finale 6-4. NC State is 8-4 against Virginia Tech since Elliott Avent became head coach in 1997. The other game against VPI in that time was a 12-6 win in the 1997 NCAA South II Regional.
Hitting Streaks: Drew Poulk enters the Virginia Tech series riding a team-longest eight-game hitting streak and is batting .300 (9-for-30) with two doubles, a home run and seven RBIs during the streak. John Gianis has a six-game hitting streak entering the Virginia Tech series. He is hitting .533 (8-for-15) with three RBIs during the streak.
Drew Martin has a five-game hitting streak, and is hitting .389 (7-for-18) with two doubles during his streak. Pratt Maynard has a four-game hitting streak entering the Virginia Tech series.
Dallas Poulk has a four-game hitting streak entering the Virginia Tech series, and is batting .438 (7-for-16) with a double, two RBIs and five runs scored during the streak. Dallas Poulk has hit safely in 10 of his last 11 games dating back to his switch from second base to shortstop March 11.
Chris Schaeffer has hit safely in seven of his last eight games entering the Virginia Tech series, batting .308 (8-for-26) with two doubles, a home run and four RBIs during that time.
Hobbled: Wade Moore suffered an upper-leg injury March 25 in the eighth inning of the Liberty game and will be out of the lineup for the Virginia Tech series. Moore has a four-game hitting streak through the Liberty game, and is hitting .389 (7-for-18) with a double, a triple, two home runs and seven RBIs during the streak.
Bullpen Notes: The Wolfpack bullpen is 6-5 with a 4.09 ERA and four saves. Opponents are hitting .242 against NC State relievers. Senior righthander Joey Cutler has a 0.60 ERA in 15 appearances with one walk and 16 strikeouts. Cutler has not allowed an earned run in his last five appearances, covering nine innings. He walked one and fanned seven in that span.
Senior righthander Kyle Rutter (2-1, 3.00) has allowed four runs on four hits in 22 2/3 innings of work in his last 10 appearances. Rutter has walked eight and struck out 22 and is 2-1 with a 1.59 ERA in that time.
Freshman lefty Grant Sasser (0-0, 1.59) has allowed just one run in 5 2/3 innings all season, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out eight.
Rotation News: NC State's starting pitchers are 7-6 with a 3.67 ERA. Opponents are hitting .242 against the starters, and the Wolfpack has five starters with ERAs of 3.18 or better.


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One of the unpublished additions for Alchemists is the new, improved Alchemy Stones they are making available through the Shattered Sun Offensive. Like the current Alchemy Stone, they require Exalted reputation to purchase. Unlike the current Alchemy Stone, these new ones come in flavors that should be more complimentary to various class types. By no means do these four options cover everyone, but it should be a welcome change from the one-size-fits-all plan that exists now.
Here are the screenshots of the new Alchemist's Stone recipes:
Sorcerer's Alchemist Stone
Redeemer's Alchemist Stone
Guardian's Alchemist Stone
Assassin's Alchemist Stone
As you can see, some really nice trinkets for Alchemists. And while it's annoying to have to grind SSO rep all the way to Exalted, it's not quite as bad as the Engineers who have to be in a BT-level raiding guild to get their helm upgrade recipes. I think SSO will end up being a fairly easy rep grind compared to current factions, purely due to the large number of available quests. Feel free to leave your thoughts!


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Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 became invisible to civilian radar when its transponder stopped transmitting during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing on March 8. The plane was tracked by military radar after it turned in a westerly direction across Peninsular Malaysia.
In response to criticism that fighter jets should have been scrambled to investigate the then-unidentified flight through Malaysian air space, defence minister Hishammuddin Hussein told Australian Broadcasting's Four Corners programme today that the plane was deemed commercial and not hostile. "If you're not going to shoot it down, what's the point of sending it (a fighter) up?" Mr Hishammuddin asked.
He said had the Boeing 777 been shot down with 239 passengers and crew on board, "I'd be in a worse position, probably".


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Average adult striped skinks weigh 6 to 8 pounds, although body weight might be significantly heavier in late fall as the skunks attain layers of fat to sustain themselves through winter. Spotted skunks are much smaller, usually weighing 2 or 3 pounds. Males of both types are slightly heavier than females.
All striped skunks have a white stripe on the head between the nose and the forehead. A white crest, or cap, is typical on the top of the head, and a continuing white stripe usually divides over the shoulder area into two stripes that continue along the sides of the animal into the tail. The amount of white coloration varies with the individual skunk, with some having broad stripes, narrow stripes, short stripes or even none at all.
The scent glands in skunks are well developed. Musk, or essence, can be sprayed repeatedly as a defense. The yellowish compound is powerful in all skunks, and contains sulfuric acid which can cause temporary blindness in both other animals and man.
Striped and spotted skunks have 5 toes on each foot. The front feet have relatively long claws to assist them in digging for grubs and other foods. Both skunks have 34 teeth, including 4 pointed and sharp canines teeth.
Skunk fur is rather long, and longer on tails than on bodies. Underfur is white under the white guard hairs, and grayish under the black colored guard hairs.


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Spring is just around the corner, which means longer days, nicer weather, and beautiful scenery. With spring quickly approaching, the themes of renewal and revival amongst nature are brought up once again.
If you're planning an upcoming party for the spring, you should make sure that incorporate green and environmentally conscious themes into the party. No matter what kind of party you're throwing, whether it's a birthday party, baby shower, or bridal shower, it's very easy to go green with your party and make it renewable and recyclable. If you're curious as to how you can plan a great green party, continue reading for some ideas.
The decoration for your green party is key, and it's easy to have beautiful décor without hurting the environment. First, pick up some solar lights from the Outdoor Solar Store if you're going to be partying into the night. These lights are very environmentally friendly, and don't use any electricity at all. For table décor, pick up in-season flowers from your local farmer's market, as they'll likely be cheaper and greener than store bought flowers.
Using reusable utensils and dishware is the best way to go, but not always the most practical. If you want single use materials, opt for the recyclable materials. Some silverware and drink ware and even plates are now compostable, so your guests can toss the garbage in your compost pile once the party is over!
The food for your green party is very easy to take care of. First, you'll want to think local. The more ingredients you can get from your local farmer's market, the greener your party will be. Pick up fresh eggs, vegetables, fruits, and even grains from your farmer's market to ensure that very little fuel was used in getting that food to you.
You'll also want to make sure that the food you're serving at your green party is organic, so no pesticides or nasty fertilizers were used to create that food. Organic food tastes better and is better for your body, and it's an important green consideration. Make sure that the organic food you're choosing is certified organic by the U.S.D.A to be sure you're getting the real stuff.
For drinks, start off by serving your drinks in reusable materials, not single used red plastic cups that end up in landfills after just one use. If you want to purchase new drink ware for your party, make the drink ware part of a gift that the guests can take home. Stay with the local vibe for drinks by crafting cocktails using local, organic ingredients. You can find mint for a mojito at a local farmer's market, or oranges to make orange juice for mimosas. No matter what the ingredients are, you can find them locally.
For nonalcoholic options, serve cans only if you must. Definitely don't use plastic bottles, because aluminum cans are much more easy to recycle. Better yet, brew your own tea and coffee to offer as nonalcoholic beverages, and offer them in the same souvenir glasses that you'll be sending your guests home with.
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Between us and you are the Books of the Salaf
Between us and you are the Books of the Salaf
Shaykh Rabee' ibn Hadee al-Madkhalee
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Bismillaah Al-Hamdulillaah wa salatu wa salaamu 'ala rasulullaah
Shaikh Rabee's Challenge to Ahlul-Bid'ah:
Between us and you is the Salaf, between us and you are the books (of the Salaf)!
Shaikh Rabee' bin Haadee al-Madkhalee (hafidhahullaah Ta'aala) said:
"Hold fast all of you together to the rope of Allaah, and (the thing) that will assist you and will be like the sun for you (in shedding light upon this path) is that you return to the understanding of the Salaf-us-saleh (pious, righteous predecessors: Allaah's Messenger, salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam, and the sahaaba, and the tabi'een, and the atba' at-tabi'een). And (their understanding) – as I have said – is widespread and available for you (in books, tapes, lessons of the scholars).
And this is a challenge for whoever disputes this.
We challenge the people of bid'ah and desires – people of bid'ah in beliefs and people of political bid'ah – we say: 'Between us and you is the Salaf, between us and you are the books (of the Salaf)!'
Imam Ahmad (rahimahullaah Ta'aala) used to say to people of bid'ah: 'Between us and you are the funeral prayers,' and likewise we say this and we say, 'Between us and you are the books (of the Salaf). They're available (to read and benefit from and implement and rectify one's self and 'aqeedah/manhaj).'
Allaah said to His Messenger (salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam):
قُلْ فَأْتُوا بِالتَّوْرَاةِ فَاتْلُوهَا إِنْ كُنْتُمْ صَادِقِينَ
…Say (O Muhammad): "Bring here the Tauraat (Torah) and recite it, if you are truthful." (Aali 'Imran, ayah 93)
So they (the Jews) would come with the Tauraat, and it would expose them. As for these innovators, we will bring the books of the Salaf, the Qur`an and Sunnah – we bring the books of al-Bukhaaree, Muslim, Aboo Dawood, at-Tirmidhee, An-Nasa`ee, and what Ahmad and other than him authored. We'll bring these and (find out) who is upon their way (of these great Imams) and who threw it away and opposed them!!
Just as Allaah challenged the Jews to bring the Tauraat – and when the Tauraat was brought, it exposed them – we likewise challenge them (the innovators) to bring the books of the Salaf in order to clarify who amongst us is deviated, and to put the innovators – amongst "us" or them – to shame.
Are they able to challenge us? Are they able to open their mouths and say this? We fill our mouths with every courage; we challenge each person who claims that we are upon other than the methodology of the Salaf-us-saleh.
By Allaah, we call to the methodology of the Salaf-us-saleh – the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of His Messenger (salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam) – and we bring them as testimony in our beliefs, our worship, our stances (concerning the relationship between) the rulers, and the ruled and (in refuting) groups and sects in light of the Book of Allaah and the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allaah (salallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam).
As for the others (people of bid'ah), they are upon trickery and deception. By Allaah, you will not find with them except trickery, and playing with the emotions of the youth."
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The proposed $45 billion merger of Comcast with Time Warner Cable would create a vast communications company providing 30 percent of Americans' telephone, Internet and television services, with dominance in most major markets. Such an overwhelming impact on the marketplace demands a hard look by federal regulators.
Telephones, television and the Internet have become necessary in most Americans' lives. More than 100 million Americans pay significant amounts monthly for telephone, television and Internet access. These consumers have a keen interest in the cost and quality of communications services.
Because the cable industry has already been able to carve the nation up into community monopolies, the Comcast-Time Warner Cable merger does not raise classic antitrust issues. The companies claim to serve different markets. The main competition for cable comes not from other cable companies but from telephone and satellite companies providing similar services.
However, the proposed merger would create a company with enormous influence over the marketplace for ideas and entertainment, as well as the technology and suppliers used by consumers to access media such as pay TV.
Reed Hundt, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission under President Clinton, told Reuters the deal, if approved, would "tilt the balance of power at every negotiating table in media and content and broadband and equipment industries."
Mr. Hundt added that it is "definitely too big to sail through either the Department of Justice or the FCC without serious, serious examination."
Congress should also look at the merger with consumer interests in mind. Among the issues involved is the crucial question of "net neutrality."
Last year a federal appeals court gave Verizon a surprising victory by striking down an FCC requirement that Internet service providers (ISPs) give equal access to all content and applications. That regrettable ruling will allow ISPs to discriminate by charging more for some services than others - and by excluding some services. Congress should correct that bad situation with legislation.
When Comcast bought NBC in 2011, it promised to treat all content equally - but only through 2017. And the Los Angeles Times cites evidence that Comcast is already skirting the agreement by giving preferential treatment to its pay TV service StreamPix, a competitor with Netflix.
There are also understandable concerns about the potential for another form of preferential treatment:
Brian Roberts, the Comcast chairman, has entertained President Barack Obama and top White House aide Valerie Jarrett at his estate in Martha's Vineyard, Mass., has played golf with the president and has served on Mr. Obama's Jobs Council. Mr. Roberts has been a generous donor to Democratic party coffers, giving $76,000 since 2006.
Comcast's top lobbyist, David Cohen, described by President Obama as a "great friend" at a 2011 fundraiser, has bundled over $2.2 million for Democrats since 2007, including $1.44 million for Mr. Obama's re-election, according to The New York Times.
That strong partisan link between Comcast executives and Democrats, including President Obama, should give federal regulators good reason to put the proposed merger through a careful review. Any hint of a fast-track approval would fuel suspicions of politically motivated favoritism.
But the biggest reason that this very big deal demands thorough scrutiny is its vast scope, which appears to pose a threat to competition - and thus, to consumer.s.
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