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This is the speech given by Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani to the people of Qatar on June 25, 2013. In it, he hands over the power of Quatari emir to his son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani was the ruling Emir of the State of Qatar from 1995 to 2013.
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Foie gras is a meal of dons. Much like steak and lobster. French law defines foie gras as the liver of a duck fattened by force feeding corn with a gavage (or by means of a small plastic tube). However, outside of France, the barbaric means with which the duck is fattened is foregone. They just let them lil' dudes get fat naturally.
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Steve Rifkind is an American music entrepreneur. According to XXL magazine, Rifkind is “responsible for breaking in some of hip-hop’s biggest artists in his 25 years in business.”
Here is a short list of his associated artists: Wu Tang Clan, Mobb Deep, Akon, David Banner, Joell Ortiz and Big Pun.
In addition to his music industry boss status, he’s launched marketing campaigns for T-Mobile, Adidas, and SanDisk.
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The first of many references to dresses in this song. This song sets up the chorus as a bonafide Taylor Swift diss (see here for details), as it is a reference to Swift’s Mayer-bashing song “Dear John,” in which she refers to herself as “the girl in the dress [who] cried all the way home.”
Taylor wore a “dress of gold and blue” to an appearance on Ellen when she was still dating Mayer.
By offering her this dress, he’s offering to be her boyfriend, mirroring the saying “She changes boyfriends as often as she does her clothes.”
And none of them know what they're running from John Mayer – Paper Doll
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If you’re a John Mayer fanatic like me, you probably read these lines and said to yourself, “Oh, shit! Is Mayer finally clapping back at Taylor Swift for “Dear John?”
Yes. The answer is yes.
Not hip on the history? Lemme break it down for you!
In 2010, Swift released her 2nd studio album, Speak Now. The song “Dear John,” mentioned previously, caused a lot of controversy.
Why?
The song is about an ex-boyfriend who is older than Swift that is a manipulative liar (in short, an asshole). Mayer (a self-admitted asshole) and Swift had dated (and broken up) the summer of 2010. Also, the fucking song is called “Dear John!”
So, how are these lines clapping back at Swift? The line, “You’re like twenty-two girls in one,” is a pretty obvious reference to Swift’s 2012 single, “22”.
And, in “Dear John,” Swift states she’ll “look back in regret how I ignored when they said, ‘Run as fast as you can,’” hence the line “And none of them know what they’re runnin' from.”
TL;DR
John Mayer is saying Taylor Swift has multiple personality disorder and all of her personalities are playing the victim when none were victimized.
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Four conditions must be met to qualify a transaction for tax-free treatment under Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 368:
Continuity of ownership interest – At least 50% of the consideration is acquirer stock (although transactions with as little as 40% stock consideration have qualified for tax-free treatment).
Continuity of business enterprise – The acquirer must either continue the target’s historical business or use a significant portion of the target’s assets in an existing business for 2 years after the transaction.
Valid business purpose – The transaction must serve a valid business purpose beyond tax avoidance.
Step-transaction doctrine – The transaction cannot be part of a larger plan that, taken in its entirety, would constitute a taxable acquisition.
Source: Tax-Free Acquisitions
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In 1916, Margaret Higgins Sanger — an American birth control activist, sex educator, and nurse — opened up the first ever birth control clinic in the United States in Brooklyn, New York, with the help of her sister and a friend. Because of this, she was thrown in jail.
Roughly two decades later, the clinic organized into the American Birth Control League and remained one of the only birth control organizations in the United States until the 60s.
In 1942 the American Birth Control League was folded into what is now referred to as the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Deuteronomy 25:12: Then thou shalt cut off her hand, thine eye shall not pity her. Holy Bible (KJV) – Deuteronomy 25
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This is the only time a rule concerning facial hair is mentioned in the entire Bible. Outside of this verse, nothing is said for or against beards and it is widely considered a biblical non-issue (which is very fortunate for any Christian that partakes in the World Beard and Moustache Championships).
Some theories about why this verse exists rely on the belief that the practice of rounding one’s beard was indicative of Israel’s pagan neighbors. Therefore, not rounding one’s beard would effectively set oneself apart from the pagans.
It was purely an aesthetic distinction, much like many believe biblically-mandated circumcision was.
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