B.o.B, Taylor Swift Salute Everyman In 'Both Of Us' Video

Pair examine everyday life in Nashville in new Jake Nava-directed video.
By Jocelyn Vena

B.o.B in his video for "Both of Us"
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If you've ever wondered what would happen if B.o.B and Taylor Swift hung out together in Nashville and hired video director Jake Nava to film it, well, wonder no more.

The twosome are committing their song collaboration to celluloid in the just-released clip for the rapper's track "Both of Us," which features the country-pop superstar on the hook.

But if you thought the video would pay homage to the glittering honky-tonks of Nashville, think again. This video instead sheds light on the grittier sides of the country music capital, following the lyrics of the track, which center on adversity and strife. Bobby Ray and Taylor are rarely seen in the same shot, as southern Americana is the twosome's most prominent co-star.

The clip opens with B.o.B hanging out in his modest home, while Swift is chilling out in the most un-Taylor Swift spot in music video history, a pool hall. There are shots of tatted locals, cowboy-boot-wearing young women, shirtless youths playing in sprinklers, teens kissing, a mobile home, and a dog that leaves Taylor awestruck with his high-flying antics.

The video isn't glamorous, but it leaves viewers appreciating the little things in life. It's not about money, it's about understanding that sometimes a romp through a sprinkler or a good game of billiards is enough to take you away from the mundane moments of everyday life.

As the video closes out, viewers are left with a sort of fantasy, with B.o.B and Swift re-imagined as the everyman and everywoman living simple lives in rural Tennessee, much like the folks in the video.

It's like B.o.B says in the song: "Hey, but if it's all for one and one for all/ Then maybe one day we all could ball/ Do it one time for the underdogs/ From Bobby Ray to all of y'all." Swift shares in the sentiment when she answers on the chorus, "I wish I was strong enough to lift not one but both of us/ Someday I will be strong enough to lift not one but both of us."

The track is off B.o.B's album Strange Clouds. Swift and the MC shot the clip in Music City, USA in mid-June, weeks prior to the official release.

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Nucor Steel to Expand Blytheville Plant By $115 ... - Talk Business

Nucor Corp. will grow its Blytheville steel mill with a $115 million production expansion.

The project was announced Tuesday (June 26) by Nucor-Yamato Steel Company, a joint venture between Nucor and Yamato Kogyo Co. Ltd. The major expansion will add production of hot rolled sheet piling to Nucor?s Blytheville steel mill.

Sheet and H-piling products are used in marine construction, bridge and highway construction, heavy civil construction, storm protection, underground commercial parking and environment containment projects in the infrastructure and construction industry.

The Blytheville addition should be completed in early 2014, according to company officials.

?The United States is a country that innovates, makes and builds things.? This investment enhances Nucor-Yamato Steel?s ability to make innovative, cost effective sheet piling designs,? said Daniel R. DiMicco, Nucor?s Chairman and CEO. ?American-made piling products are key to our country?s investments in infrastructure and creating jobs.?

?This project also supports our strategy of investing in current operations to build on our synergies in the piling and foundation market serviced by our recent Skyline Steel LLC acquisition, as well as our existing Harris Rebar business. These investments not only enhance our steel industry leadership status, but most importantly, position Nucor to meet the growing demands of our customers,? DiMicco added.

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Mastering Student Loans For Graduate School | Bankrate.com

Dear Dr. Don,
I'm not sure if you can answer this question. I have recently been accepted into a university for graduate studies. During my undergrad years, I didn't take out loans, etc. I have some credit (a store charge) and a checking and savings bank account. My only problem is that I don't know if that is enough to take out student loans for the cost of tuition. I've checked my credit report and it says I have good standing, but my question is: Should I just apply for a student loan to see if I qualify? I know I have options for co-signers, but I want to just see if with this credit I would be able to qualify for a loan for graduate school.

Thank you,
-- Eduardo Erudite

Dear Eduardo,
Congratulations on your acceptance into a graduate program, and for being able to get to this point without taking on any student loan debt. Put together a budget for your degree program, and get a sense of how much money you'll need to borrow.

Once you've filed your Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, forms and have received your aid package, you can start lining up financing for graduate school.

Start out by borrowing under the U.S. Department of Education's Direct Loan Program. The program's Stafford loans don't require co-signers. You can borrow up to $20,500 per year in Stafford loans for graduate school. Then, move on to Direct Grad PLUS loans. With a Grad PLUS Loan, a graduate/professional student can borrow up to the cost of attending the school minus other financial aid the student receives.

Grad PLUS loan applicants can't have an adverse credit history. According to an Education Department publication: "You are considered to have an adverse credit history if you are 90 or more days delinquent on any debt or if, within 5 years of the date of the credit report, you have been the subject of a default determination, bankruptcy discharge, foreclosure, repossession, tax lien, wage garnishment, or write-off of a Federal Student Aid debt (for example, a Direct Loan or Federal Stafford Loan)."

That doesn't sound like you, but you've reviewed your credit report and should know if any of that showed up on the report.

If you have a poor credit background, the federal publication goes on to say that you may still receive a Direct PLUS Loan if you obtain an endorser who does not have an adverse credit history. Similar to a co-signer, an endorser is someone who agrees to repay the student loan if you do not repay it.

As you said you have co-signer options, you should be all set to obtain student loans regardless. Also, many universities offer tuition waivers or tuition assistance for graduate students who work for the university as researchers or teaching assistants. If you haven't looked into this option yet, I would suggest doing so. Good luck with your graduate school studies.

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Say Anything ? Heidi Heitkamp Still Playing The Breast Cancer Card ...

A week ago liberal Senate candidate Heidi Heitkamp unveiled a bizarre ad in which she invoked her past battle with breast cancer as a shield against criticism of her record on Obamacare.

This week a reader forwards to me a fundraising pitch, sent out by the candidate?s sister, which again invokes breast cancer. Here?s the text of the pitch:

I?ll never forget the day twelve years ago when my sister Heidi gathered the family at our lakeside cabin, and told us all the devastating news ? that she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.

All of us took the news very hard. In the end, it was Heidi that began comforting us, saying she wasn?t going to sit around feeling sorry for herself. Heidi beat cancer, and I saw firsthand her determination and tireless effort, qualities that I know she will use to do what?s best for North Dakotans.

Sending Heidi to the Senate will come down to getting her message out to voters from the oil patch in the far west to the Red River Valley in the east, and everywhere in between. They need to know the real Heidi ? not the distorted image crafted by Karl Rove.

Heidi?s released a new ad that tells her story, and what she stands for. The more people who see it, the greater its impact will be.

That why I hope you?ll watch the ad now, and take a minute to share it on Facebook or forward this email to your friends and family.

Heidi loves North Dakota and the wonderful people who live here. North Dakotans were there for my sister twelve years ago, and I know she?s grateful to have us standing with her now. I hope you?ll click here to watch the new ad now.

Thanks for everything,

Holly Heitkamp

It?s ironic that the fundraising pitch mentions that North Dakotans were ?there for? Heitkamp 12 years ago after she announced she had breast cancer. That was in the midst of her 2000 campaign for governor, a contest she lost.

I?m sure we?re all glad that Heitkamp beat cancer and is, by all accounts, healthy now. I know I am. While I think Heitkamp would be a terrible leader for the state and the nation, I wish her no personal misfortune.

That being said, invoking this illness as inoculation against criticism is beyond crass, especially for a candidate who fashions herself as appealing to feminists. A woman playing at victim, and casting men like Karl Rove and her opponent Rick Berg as attacking her, is hardly in keeping with feminist ideals.

But hey, whatever it takes to win, right? If there?s one thing that can be said about Heitkamp it?s that she is ruthlessly ambitious.

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Johnsonville Rental Property Management ... - Scottsdale real estate

When you have properties to rent you?re juggling this responsibility together with other responsibilities in your day to day life. Property management needs coping with finances, opportunities, tenants, and damaged property, to name one or two things. It can be quite stressful, regardless of whether you live nearby. What if you live at the other side of the country or the other side of the planet?

For a few of the people the simple fact is that they just are not good at managing all the things that goes with a rental property ? tenants, rental prices, advertising vacancies and tenancy contracts. If you have an investment house, and think you either can?t or don?t want to look after your property, then look for a professional in property management lettings to take care of the everyday administration for you.

Property managers may work independently, or be part of bigger groups. Ideally you?ll want a good chief with plenty of experience and good references. Don?t forget to ask about references because previous performance is crucial.

A brief search for property management on Google, Bing, or one of the other search websites will produce some names. Don?t forget to look in Google Places, an in-depth resource for finding local companies. And don?t forget to ask around. Talk to other investment property owners. Personal recommendation is frequently the best advertisement for property management rentals. Any names that come up frequently are likely to be folk and companies you can trust.

After you?ve discussed your needs with two different property management companies, see who will offer you the best price. Some charge the standard rate ( generally a percentage rate ) with extra fees for evictions or maintenance, while others will work for a fixed rate that covers everything. There?s regularly room for negotiation too.

Once you?ve got an executive for your rental property they?re going to do all the difficult work from the start. they?ll publicize the property, take potential renters through. Then once the contract is signed, they will take care of the agreements, collecting the rent, any ongoing maintenance and any disputes that surface with the renters. The property manager you select should be conversant with the residential tenancy contracts and other any applicable tenancy laws. Ensure you ask all about this as part of your vetting process.

Remember too, you are the property owner, and how your property executive manages relations with potential and current tenants, trades folk, realtors and any person else in the bizz can impact on you. So do the research and do it competently before you sign the contract.

Hire a professional, relax and relax, knowing your property is in safe hands. Where can you find a good property boss? Look out for a trusted name in property management Johnsonville.

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$399000 :: 18 Othello ST, Lake Oswego OR, 97035 ? Lake Oswego ...

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4 beds, 2 full, 1 part baths
Home size: 2,152 sq ft
Lot Size: 11,761 sq ft
Property Type: DETACHD
MLS Number: 12240090
Community: Mountain Park

1st time ever in the market, one owner! Backs to Touchstone Park. Well maintained, one level living at it?s best in MT Park. Spacious rooms, vaulted ceilings, great flow, bright, great privacy, cul-de-sac, landscaped front & back yards, wonderful view, 4 bdrms & 2.5 baths + plumbed bonus rm upstairs. Mstr suite w/ private deck. A/C, Sprinklers, Central VAC & 1 yr hm warranty?

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Timing of ADHD medication affect academic progress

ScienceDaily (June 25, 2012) ? A team of researchers led by an epidemiologist at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and University of Iceland has found a correlation between the age at which children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) begin taking medication, and how well they perform on standardized tests, particularly in math.

The study, titled, "A Population-Based Study of Stimulant Drug Treatment of ADHD and Academic Progress in Children," appears in the July, 2012, edition of Pediatrics, and can be viewed online on June 25. Using data from the Icelandic Medicines Registry and the Database of National Scholastic Examinations, the researchers studied 11,872 Icelandic children born between 1994 and 1996. The children started medication for ADHD at different times between fourth and seventh grades.

The findings showed that children who began drug treatment within 12 months of their fourth-grade test declined 0.3 percent in math by the time they took their seventh-grade test, compared with a decline of 9.4 percent in children who began taking medication 25-to-36 months after their fourth-grade test.

The data also showed that girls benefited only in mathematics, whereas boys had marginal benefits in math and language arts.

"Children who began taking medications immediately after their fourth-grade standardized tests showed the smallest declines in academic performance," said the study's lead author Helga Zoega, PhD, Post Doctoral Fellow of Epidemiology at Mount Sinai's Institute for Translational Epidemiology. "The effect was greater in girls than boys and also greater for children who did poorly on their fourth grade test."

Stimulants are widely used in the United States as a therapeutic option for children with inattention, impulsivity, and hyperactivity associated with ADHD. The medications are less frequently used in Europe, although their use in Iceland most closely resembles the U.S. Long-term follow-up studies of stimulant use and academic performance are scarce, according to the researchers.

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