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Years Bodybuilding: 18 months
In 2010, I saw a personal trainer practice posing and it was amazing to look at her from my point of view as an artist. I watched her closely and she said that we could "compete together." I thought I was too old and she raved about the masters over 35 class (she didn't know I was much older than age 35).
Soon after, I went to a bodybuilding show and was amazed by the amount of beauty. The people on stage looked like people in magazines—stunning. I couldn't picture myself ever doing something like that at the time.
In 2011, I hired a bodybuilding family to prepare me for my first show because I didn't how to diet or work out. In June 2011, I stepped on stage for the first time and loved it. I ate more food than ever (6-8 meals per day), drank water all day (one or more gallons) and saw that my body could take it. It was mind blowing to see myself change so dramatically.
I'm a mother of two with a 14-year-old son who plays sports and added weightlifting when he saw my success. He stays after school every day for two hours and trains. He's addicted to lifting. When he comes home, we talk about his workout for the day.
My daughter just turned 11 years old and plays many sports too. She is my big helper and my personal tanning girl when competition season comes. She goes to every show, takes my photos, and became a staff member at many shows. They know her and she loves to help.
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Gosnay hotel with 3 restaurants
Situated in a rural location, this hotel is in the same region as Notre Dame de Lorette National Cemetery, Louvre-Lens, and Felix Bollaert Stadium. Regional attractions also include Canadian National Vimy Memorial.
Hotel Features
In addition to 3 restaurants, Best Western La Metairie features a fitness center. Other amenities include a bar/lounge and complimentary wireless Internet access.
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LCD televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A 24-hour business center is on site at this 3-star property.
High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. 10 meeting rooms are available. This Gosnay hotel also offers a fitness center, a garden, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Best Western La Metairie has designated areas for smoking.
- Total number of rooms - 40
- Number of floors - 2
- Bar/lounge
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Elevator/lift
- Front desk (limited hours)
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
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- Free Wi-Fi
- Number of restaurants - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Free self parking
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Conference space
- Fitness facilities
- Number of meeting rooms - 10
- Tennis on site
- Garden
- Wedding services
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Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Free self parking
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- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Air conditioning
- Complimentary newspaper
- Phone
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hair dryer
- In-room safe
- Coffee/tea maker
- Premium bedding
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- Minibar
- Satellite TV service
- Free Wi-Fi
- Room service
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
Robert II - Overlooking the garden, this fine-dining restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
La Distillerie - This brasserie serves lunch and dinner. A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Le Vasco - This brasserie serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available. Open select days.
Room service is available.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
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Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
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Guests planning to arrive after midnight must contact this property in advance to arrange check-in. Please contact the office using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
When you leave
Check-out time is noon
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Your pets
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Breakfast fee: EUR 12.50 per person (approximately)
- Pet fee: EUR 15 per pet, per night
- Crib (infant bed) fee: EUR 15 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: EUR 25 per night
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This hotel has received its official star rating from the French Tourism Development Agency, ATOUT France.


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These tasty treats are great for the dog who loves an afternoon snack or needs a reward. The main ingredient, tripe, is dried and packed with TLC for the special dog in your life. Measures 2.75" in diameter.
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Pricing a Single-Name CDS Option
A credit default swap (CDS) option, or credit default swaption, is a contract that provides the holder with the right, but not the obligation, to enter into a credit default swap in the future. CDS options can either be payer swaptions or receiver swaptions. If a payer swaption, the option holder has the right to enter into a CDS where they pay premiums; and, if a receiver swaption, the option holder receives premiums. Financial Instruments Toolbox™ software provides cdsoptprice for pricing payer and receiver credit default swaptions. Also, with some additional steps, cdsoptprice can be used for pricing multi-name CDS index options.
This example shows how to price a single-name CDS option using cdsoptprice. The function cdsoptprice is based on the Black's model as described in O'Kane (2008). The optional knockout argument for cdsoptprice supports two variations of the mechanics of a CDS option. CDS options can be knockout or non-knockout options.
A knockout option cancels with no payments if there is a credit event before the option expiry date.
A non-knockout option does not cancel if there is a credit event before the option expiry date. In this case, the option holder of a non-knockout payer swaption can take delivery of the underlying long protection CDS on the option expiry date and exercise the protection, delivering a defaulted obligation in return for par. This portion of protection from option initiation to option expiry is known as the front-end protection (FEP). While this distinction does not affect the receiver swaption, the price of a non-knockout payer swaption is obtained by adding the value of the FEP to the knockout payer swaption price.
Define the CDS instrument.
Settle = datenum('12-Jun-2012'); OptionMaturity = datenum('20-Sep-2012'); CDSMaturity = datenum('20-Sep-2017'); OptionStrike = 200; SpreadVolatility = .4;
Define the zero rate.
Zero_Time = [.5 1 2 3 4 5]'; Zero_Rate = [.5 .75 1.5 1.7 1.9 2.2]'/100; Zero_Dates = daysadd(Settle,360*Zero_Time,1); ZeroData = [Zero_Dates Zero_Rate]
ZeroData = 1.0e+05 * 7.3521 0.0000 7.3540 0.0000 7.3576 0.0000 7.3613 0.0000 7.3649 0.0000 7.3686 0.0000
Define the market data.
Market_Time = [1 2 3 5 7 10]'; Market_Rate = [100 120 145 220 245 270]'; Market_Dates = daysadd(Settle,360*Market_Time,1); MarketData = [Market_Dates Market_Rate]; ProbData = cdsbootstrap(ZeroData, MarketData, Settle)
ProbData = 1.0e+05 * 7.3540 0.0000 7.3576 0.0000 7.3613 0.0000 7.3686 0.0000 7.3759 0.0000 7.3868 0.0000
Define the CDS option.
[Payer,Receiver] = cdsoptprice(ZeroData, ProbData, Settle, OptionMaturity, ... CDSMaturity, OptionStrike, SpreadVolatility, 'Knockout', true); fprintf(' Payer: %.0f Receiver: %.0f (Knockout)\n',Payer,Receiver); [Payer,Receiver] = cdsoptprice(ZeroData, ProbData, Settle, OptionMaturity, ... CDSMaturity, OptionStrike, SpreadVolatility, 'Knockout', false); fprintf(' Payer: %.0f Receiver: %.0f (Non-Knockout)\n',Payer,Receiver);
Payer: 196 Receiver: 23 (Knockout) Payer: 224 Receiver: 23 (Non-Knockout)
This example shows how to price CDS index options by using cdsoptprice with the forward spread adjustment. Unlike a single-name CDS, a CDS portfolio index contains multiple credits. When one or more of the credits default, the corresponding contingent payments are made to the protection buyer but the contract still continues with reduced coupon payments. Considering the fact that the CDS index option does not cancel when some of the underlying credits default before expiry, one might attempt to price CDS index options using the Black's model for non-knockout single-name CDS option. However, Black's model in this form is not appropriate for pricing CDS index options because it does not capture the exercise decision correctly when the strike spread (K) is very high, nor does it ensure put-call parity when (K) is not equal to the contractual spread (O'Kane, 2008).
However, with the appropriate modifications, Black's model for single-name CDS options used in cdsoptprice can provide a good approximation for CDS index options. While there are some variations in the way the Black's model is modified for CDS index options, they usually involve adjusting the forward spread F, the strike spread K, or both. Here we describe the approach of adjusting the forward spread only. In the Black's model for single-name CDS options, the forward spread F is defined as:
S is the spread.
RPV01 is the risky present value of a basis point (see cdsrpv01).
t is the valuation date.
tE is the option expiry date.
T is the CDS maturity date.
To capture the exercise decision correctly for CDS index options, we use the knockout form of the Black's model and adjust the forward spread to incorporate the FEP as follows:
where the FEP can be expressed as
In cdsoptprice, forward spread adjustment can be made with the AdjustedForwardSpread parameter. When computing the adjusted forward spread, we can compute the spreads using cdsspread and the RPV01s using cdsrpv01.
Set up the data for the CDS index, its option, and zero curve. The underlying is a 5 year CDS index maturing on 20-Jun-2017 and the option expires on 20-Jun-2012. Note that a flat index spread is assumed when bootstrapping the default probability curve.
% CDS index and option data Recovery = .4; Basis = 2; Period = 4; CDSMaturity = datenum('20-Jun-2017'); ContractSpread = 100; IndexSpread = 140; BusDayConvention = 'follow'; Settle = datenum('13-Apr-2012'); OptionMaturity = datenum('20-Jun-2012'); OptionStrike = 140; SpreadVolatility = .69; % Zero curve data MM_Time = [1 2 3 6]'; MM_Rate = [0.004111 0.00563 0.00757 0.01053]'; MM_Dates = daysadd(Settle,30*MM_Time,1); Swap_Time = [1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 15 20 30]'; Swap_Rate = [0.01387 0.01035 0.01145 0.01318 0.01508 0.01700 0.01868 ... 0.02012 0.02132 0.02237 0.02408 0.02564 0.02612 0.02524]'; Swap_Dates = daysadd(Settle,360*Swap_Time,1); ZeroBasis = 1; ZeroCompounding = 1; % Bootstrap the default probability curve assuming a flat index spread. ZeroData = [MM_Dates MM_Rate;Swap_Dates Swap_Rate]; MarketDates = (Settle+1:30:CDSMaturity)'; MarketData = [MarketDates repmat(IndexSpread,length(MarketDates),1)]; ProbData = cdsbootstrap(ZeroData, MarketData, Settle);
Compute the spot and forward RPV01s, which will be used later in the computation of the FEP and the adjusted forward spread. For this purpose, we can use cdsrpv01.
% RPV01(t,T) RPV01_CDSMaturity = cdsrpv01(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,CDSMaturity,... 'CleanRPV01',false) % RPV01(t,t_E,T) RPV01_OptionExpiryForward = cdsrpv01(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,CDSMaturity,... 'StartDate',OptionMaturity,'CleanRPV01',false) % RPV01(t,t_E) = RPV01(t,T) - RPV01(t,t_E,T) RPV01_OptionExpiry = RPV01_CDSMaturity - RPV01_OptionExpiryForward
RPV01_CDSMaturity = 4.8523 RPV01_OptionExpiryForward = 4.5975 RPV01_OptionExpiry = 0.2549
Compute the spot spreads using cdsspread.
% S(t,t_E) Spread_OptionExpiry = cdsspread(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,OptionMaturity,... 'Period',Period,'Basis',Basis,'BusDayConvention',BusDayConvention,... 'PayAccruedPremium',true,'ZeroCompounding',... ZeroCompounding,'ZeroBasis',ZeroBasis,'recoveryrate',Recovery) % S(t,T) Spread_CDSMaturity = cdsspread(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,CDSMaturity,... 'Period',Period,'Basis',Basis,'BusDayConvention',BusDayConvention,... 'PayAccruedPremium',true,'ZeroCompounding',... ZeroCompounding,'ZeroBasis',ZeroBasis,'recoveryrate',Recovery)
Spread_OptionExpiry = 140.0005 Spread_CDSMaturity = 140.0000
The spot spreads and RPV01s are then used to compute the forward spread.
% F = S(t,t_E,T) ForwardSpread = (Spread_CDSMaturity.*RPV01_CDSMaturity - ... Spread_OptionExpiry.*RPV01_OptionExpiry)./RPV01_OptionExpiryForward
ForwardSpread = 139.9999
Compute the front-end protection (FEP).
FEP = Spread_OptionExpiry * (cdsrpv01(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,CDSMaturity)... - cdsrpv01(ZeroData,ProbData,Settle,CDSMaturity,'StartDate',OptionMaturity))
Compute the adjusted forward spread.
AdjustedForwardSpread = ForwardSpread + FEP./RPV01_OptionExpiryForward
AdjustedForwardSpread = 145.7305
Compute the option prices using cdsoptprice with the adjusted forward spread. Note again that the Knockout parameter should be set to be true because the FEP was already incorporated into the adjusted forward spread.
[Payer,Receiver] = cdsoptprice(ZeroData, ProbData, Settle, OptionMaturity, ... CDSMaturity, OptionStrike, SpreadVolatility,'Knockout',true,... 'AdjustedForwardSpread', AdjustedForwardSpread,'PayAccruedPremium',true); fprintf(' Payer: %.0f Receiver: %.0f \n',Payer,Receiver);
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Five Cowboys reached double figures on the night, including Leach who had a game high 25 points. Southwest shot 59 percent from the field and buried seven 3-pointers to snatch its sixth victory without a loss.
"This is the best shooting team I've coached at Southwest Guilford," fifth-year head coach Guy Shavers said. "We are playing an up-tempo style of play on both ends of the floor and it's been working well for us."
Andrews was outmatched on the perimeter and was buried by the Cowboys' quick guard play and outside shooting. Leach went for 12 points in the opening quarter to set the pace for the Cowboys' rout. The win gave Southwest the season sweep over the Red Raiders.
"A lot people think our team is based around (Leach), and we are for the most part, but I think they forget sometimes that we have four to five other guys that really can put the ball in the bucket. I was impressed with them tonight," Shavers said.
Leach led the charge by hitting four three pointers while still managing to get to the basket, recording a pair of ally-oops and a one-handed slam. Tyliek Brister added 15 points followed by KJ Langley and Ben Ferguson with 12 points each.
"I know all those other guys can score and a lot of people don't see that. We were able to do a good job on defense tonight to set up some easy buckets," Leach said.
Despite shooting 51 percent from the field, Andrews never was able to get its offense in motion due to the physicality of the Cowboys guards. The Red Raiders committed 17 turnovers on the night.
"We really took advantage of the weak ball handling. We played mostly man-to-man all night, but we put a lot of heavy ball pressure on their guards," Langley said.
In control most of the game, Southwest let up in the second half, allowing Andrews to score some easy baskets.
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- Joakim Noah makes NBA All-Star team? Bulls accidentally post video
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NEW ORLEANS — There's a story to be written about this Bulls season, and center Joakim Noah has no problem playing the role of introspective author.
Thursday's chapter deals with a second consecutive All-Star berth after he was named an Eastern Conference reserve by the coaches.
"I'm just happy, man; I'm really happy,'' Noah said in a teleconference. "It goes through your mind, but it's an unbelievable honor, very humbling. Even though it's not my priority, it's good. . . . I'm not going to take any of these experiences for granted.''
Noah was humbled, but coach Tom Thibodeau kept insisting Noah's selection was a no-brainer.
With Derrick Rose lost for the season and Luol Deng traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers at the start of the month, Noah is a big reason why the Bulls have stayed relevant in the Eastern Conference playoff picture, carrying the team throughout January to an 11-4 record, especially on the offensive side.
"Jo is facilitating a lot of that,'' Thibodeau said of the offense finally showing some consistency. "As a team, in general, I think we're making quicker decisions, which is good. And Jo is a big part of that because the ball goes through him so much. When he makes those quick decisions, we can get layups, we can get good balance.
"Jo is unique because he can also bust out with a defensive rebound, so you have that component. Then you have the pick-and-roll. The pick-and-roll, when we sometimes throw the ball to him first, let him touch it back, I think that's hard to guard.''
The numbers back up how good Noah has been of late.
After missing most of training camp with groin and hamstring issues, Noah was out of sync in November. He averaged 9.5 points, 7.5 rebounds and 3.4 assists. In January, Noah averaged 13.6 points, 14.1 rebounds and 5.8 assists.
Compared to other NBA centers, Noah was 14th in scoring (11.7 per game) but fifth in rebounding (11.4), 11th in blocks (1.4), third in steals (1.1) and first in assists (4.2).
"Coach has been huge,'' Noah said. "He's probably the hungriest guy I've been around.
''He's passionate about the game. All he cares about is the game, it seems like, but we've gone through a lot with the player-coach relationship, but I definitely admire his work ethic.''
And while the All-Star Game will once again be special for him, especially to have his father, Yannick, and his ''crew'' with him in New Orleans, Noah considers that a small break in the journey this season. A journey he needs to see end with a shot in the playoffs.
"You can't take anything for granted,'' Noah said. "You never know. A lot of ups and downs. We've dealt with a lot of punches thrown at us, and we've always fought back. There's a long journey ahead, and the second half of the season is no joke.
"It doesn't matter who we play in the first round; all these playoff experiences are something we can't take for granted.
''Our careers are short, and anytime you play in the playoffs, it's special. That's what it's all about. It's like the reward for all the hard work we put in all season.''
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In Colorado, a dad and his kids accompanied grandma and grandpa to the airport to see them off on a trip. Or so the children thought. In fact, it was the kids who were leaving – for a surprise vacation to Disneyland Resort. And the excitement that followed was captured in a home video.
Moments like these of real emotion – memories in the making – are becoming the platform for communications as Disney Parks invites guests to "Let the Memories Begin."
The new 'Memories' theme focuses on parents' desire to have lasting experiences with their children. "Making memories is the masterpiece of parenthood," said Leslie Ferraro, executive vice president of Global Marketing for Disney Destinations.
To create the first round of TV commercials and other forms of marketing, the Disney Parks creative team scoured the Internet for publicly posted videos and photos.
They were enraptured by what they saw: People riding Disney attractions and hugging characters … a family around a dinner table, with the children opening a pizza box to discover a message that they were "going to Disney World" … the airport surprise … and more.
"And the kids, naturally, enthusiastically were going wild," said Marty Muller, senior vice president, Global Creative, Disney Destinations. "We discovered parents finding unique and creative ways to tell their kids. We found all this video content filled with love, passion, reality, authenticity, genuine emotion around going to the parks."
The consensus was unanimous. Disney's tradition of beautiful film in its TV ads would give way to beautiful, authentic moments.
"We decided we were going to make our commercials a forum for these people to tell their stories," explained Ferraro. "We were looking for authentic emotion around our brand and we found it here. The emotions of these people are nothing we could have shot."
The initial series of four spots includes snippets from about 30 user-generated videos … from literally thousands of videos that were reviewed by the Disney creative team. Common to the user-generated content is a lack of fancy equipment – no gaffers or sound techs or mega-expensive recording equipment here.
"These real voices have impact and credibility," Ferraro said. "They are making real-time moments that burn in your memory."
As Disney envisions subsequent communications relating to "Let the Memories Begin," it is creating a "memories website" (www.DisneyParks.com/Memories) where consumers can upload their Disney memories and share them with others. Disney Parks is planning on making user-generated content part of future TV commercial spots, print advertisements, newsletter articles and vacation planning video segments.
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In the last ten years in the apparel world there have been two interesting, and equally opposite, concepts that have taken hold. One is the "design for all" idea that high-end designers collaborate with a mass retailer to make their designs more widespread/affordable. Examples include Isaac Mizrahi/Target, Stella McCartney/Adidas and Vera Wang/Kohl's.
Designers have also been doing diffusion lines, lines that have similar design aesthetics to their expensive lines, but are less pricey—T by Alexander Wang is a good example—where the prices are still higher than the collaboration lines mentioned above but the designs a bit higher-end.
Mass commercialization of trends is another concept that will likely stick around—shops like Forever 21, Zara and H&M specialize in offering consumers approachable versions of trends they've seen on the runway in a very quick turnaround time and for little cash.
On the opposite spectrum, small, specialized, clothing lines are (ironically) also bigger than ever. Because of the strong interest in having a handcrafted, unique item that few else will have, these smaller lines have been having great success, too. Local boutiques or online are usually the launchpads for these younger, talented designers to get their wares out to more people.
Raleigh Denim is one of those lines: started by couple Sarah and Victor Lytvinenko, they're doing quite well, thank you: they're carried by Barney's as well as twenty-plus other boutiques nationwide, and have been written up in Elle and Nylon magazine.
Kristin Wild of Atticus just started carrying Raleigh Denim, which specializes in handcrafted men's jeans and is based out of (you guessed it!) Raleigh, North Carolina. I spoke with Sarah Lytvinenko, co-founder and designer of the line, for a bit of background on their "simple and elegant and a little bit tough," aesthetic.
What's the idea behind the line, and why did you name it Raleigh Denim?
A lot of what we do is try to marry heritage and tradition with a more modern [denim] fit for today. It's a blending of past and present. And we're really influenced by Raleigh, which is where we grew up, and where we source a lot of our materials. So it seemed like a good way to name the company.
What do you currently design and make?
We do men's denim. We have a range—from raw denim, to different washes, a few overdyed versions. We have three different cuts; they're all tailored and more of a European fit—there's a thin leg, straight leg and work fit, which has a higher rise and has a fuller leg.
Women's denim will trickle out for holiday this year.
What's yours and (co-owner and husband Victor Lytvineko's) background?
We both went to school at the NC School of Design. Victor's degree was is business; mine was in design with a focus in fibers and textiles. So we have both areas running a small business.
[The line] to be totally honest began as a project for Victor. He wanted a pair of jeans cut in a certain way. Denim has lots of layers. There's a lot to learn and respect about the heritage and versatility of denim—the fact that it can be dressed up for night and down for workwear. I got seduced by the possibilities.
This line is our first foray into design. I had been doing [design] on my own for quite some time, and I was still in school when Raleigh Denim took off. We were founded in 2007.
How many people work for the line?
Roughly fifteen total. Some of them are sewers, and we have a pattern maker—she was the second pattern maker Levi's ever hired. And we have two right-hand helpers.
We make all of the samples now. On our first order [ever] Victor and sewed every single pair ourselves! So, we're still involved in the production aspect, but [him and I] are trying to become more design oriented.
Who do you work with on the construction and sewing of the line?
We were lucky to work with skilled sewers in the area that were happy to pass on their craft and they taught us a lot about construction.
We source our denim from Greenboro, North Carolina. We use this mill because they're the oldest and best American mill—they've been around since 1905. And, it just happens to be nearby!
We use old machines—we don't use any automated machines in the construction of our jeans. [In regular jean construction] you can push a button and the machine does the work. We iron the jeans by hand, and needle-stitch them … it's a more time-consuming way to do it, but that's how we make our jeans. It takes about one and half to three hours to make a pair of our jeans. As a point of comparison, in a factory it takes about seventeen minutes to make a pair [of jeans].
Where are your jeans carried besides Atticus?
Barney's is our biggest store—some of the COOPs and flagships—and then hand-picked boutiques across the country. We're also carried in a few in Europe and Japan. Barney's was our first account, and we're very fortunate they picked us. They are more mainstream so we wanted to complement that with boutiques to diversify.
Will you eventually do more than men's denim?
We definitely want to expand. We'd like to start a full collection, but we want to keep all of the sourcing domestic if we can. That's been our biggest challenge, and we want all of our materials well thought out. Next fall we are doing shirts and light jackets for men.
Find the styles Atticus carries here.
Atticus, 18 N. Carroll St. 204-9001. atticusshop.com, raleighdenim.com


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You just purchased your pumpkin, so it must be time to start thinking about your holiday travel plans. Conventional wisdom has it that early birds get the best deals on flights for Thanksgiving and Christmas.
"Nearly 40 percent f travelers have told us that they've already or will have booked their travel by the end of October," says Orbitz.com Senior Editor Jeanenne Tornatore.
But can a wait-and-see really pay off?
"We found last year and the year before that people who booked a couple of weeks before the holiday did get some bargains but got the worst possible flight times and the middle seats," says George Hobica of airfarewatchdog.com.
Hobica points out that scenario might not work well for families who want to sit together and keep on schedule.
If grandma is not expecting you to carve the turkey, however, fly on the holidays for the best airfares and fewest crowds. Depending on whom you ask, those airfares may be up or down.
"Well, looking at Orbitz.com bookings to date, we're seeing that airfares on average Thanksgiving and Christmas are 5% less than they were last year over the holidays," says Tornatore.
"I don't see flights being cheaper this year than last year I think because of consolidation and fewer seats," Hobica notes.
Christmas and New Year's both fall on Tuesdays this year, so cast a wide net to avoid traveling on peak days.
"Those 4 a.m. wakeup calls are well worth it to get those first flights out of the day," recommends Tornatore.
Book with airlines such as Southwest and JetBlue that refund the entire difference in the form of a voucher if your fare drops between the time you buy it and fly it.
Any savings on flights though, might be lost on your hotel: A cost projected to be six to eight percent more this year.
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December 21, 2014
A Tampa couple faces decades behind bars after a string of bank robberies spanning two states.
Cara and Immanuel Williams were arrested last Thursday. Cara Williams is accused of robbing Trinity Bank in Dothan last Monday. Immanuel Williams is a suspect in a Wednesday bank robbery in Gulf Shores.
Federal agents say the pattern of the bank robberies was the same.
28-year old Immanuel Williams is seen at the bank teller windows wearing a hat and delivering a demand note for cash. This went on at two banks in Tampa, a bank in Brandon, Lakeland, Plant City, and in Orlando wearing a 70's style outfit.
"This seemed to be a much larger case. there were, I believe it was 15 bank robberies and it was multi-jurisdictional, so this was a case that the FBI did get involved and that's why these are federal charges that they're facing," said HCSO spokesperson Cristal Bermudez Nunez.
The robbery spree stretched from Tampa Bay to Ft. Myers and even two thefts in Alabama.
Williams is a former postal employee, while his wife and alleged accomplice 28-year old Cara Lee Williams is the suspected getaway car driver.
She's a former chase bank employee and according to the FBI, she took a day off from her bank job to do a bank job in Tampa in December of last year.
"Much larger than just your regular bank robbery where you have one suspect and one bank robbery."
"They're all contained within our jurisdiction. That wasn't the case with these two suspects."
Both suspects face federal robbery charges that could lead to maximum sentences of 20 years behind bars.
Both suspects were tracked by agents using cell phone tower pings of their wireless calls and by the clear video surveillance pictures that matched in multiple bank locations.
Cara Williams has a bond hearing scheduled for Thursday morning in Tampa.
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Nozon used Yeti to help create Nibb-It's busy CEO – we spoke with Gaël Honorez, Nozon's head of lighting, shading, R&D and pipeline about the project and he may be almost as busy as the character the team created.
"The briefing was to realize a realistic red squirrel, CEO of Nibb-It chips, going to work and testing new chips. The squirrel is fully CG, integrated in live plates and interacting with humans – I did the look-dev of the squirrel and the lighting for all the shots."
"We have been using Yeti for quite some time now and are so happy with it that choosing it for fur work is a no brainer – the graph & groom/cache pipeline allows us to iterate fast enough to match the client demands."
Shed in Montreal recently executed this beautiful spot for IGA, we spoke with Luc Girard about how Yeti helped their move from XSI to Maya while surpassing their expectations.
Peregrine Labs: Can you introduce us to the sequences on this production that use Yeti and your involvement?
Luc Girard: This is the 11th and latest ad of a series our studio created for a chain of grocers here in Québec. Yeti was used for all of the hair you see in the spot and I did the grooming and simulation setups for all of the hero characters as well as the extras. I enlisted the help of my colleague Marc Lebuis to help me get all of the nHair simulations completed when the final animation was ready.
Cinesite created over 350 visual effects shots on 300: Rise of an Empire, completing work in just a few short weeks. Many of their shots involved the creation of Ancient Greece, and Yeti was used to create a key aspect of one of their main sequences.
Cinesite's Visual Effects Supervisor Richard Clarke: "Sparta is a place where the wind defines the ambience of the environment and the movement of wind over the wheat field was a great way of representing this. In this shot, I wanted to create huge, open, natural wheat fields wafting in the wind."
Yeti's instancing was improved due to feedback from Cinesite; including full support for PRMan's ObjectInstance (and similar for the other rendering engines) which was used heavily on the production.
For the BBC's second series of Wolfblood Trixter turned to Yeti for the digitally created stars of the show. Rendering Pipeline Supervisor Barry Kane was kind enough to share why the studio made the move to Yeti and some of the challenges of integrating it with Katana.
"We were looking for a fast high quality solution which could also allow us to move away from large I/O intensive RIB archives as used on the first series of the show."
"A native RenderMan capability which could be potentially integrated with Katana was an additional requirement. The PRMan DSO supplied with Yeti saved us from a potentially very lengthy development cycle of our own to achieve the same capability."


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I try to be a "budget-friendly" kind of girl and am definitely not the kind of person to drop a couple hundred dollars for makeup, but I honestly think with MAC I'm getting my money's worth. Let me explain:
I started out with the Studio Moisture Tint, because I wanted a great tinted moisturizer when I went on a trip to Mexico, instead of a heavy foundation. Verdict: LOVED IT! It was so light and you literally only need very little moisturizer to get the coverage you need.
After that, I decided to create a custom palette that they give you in a cute little quad case. You can mix and match different colors, and use one quad for day or for night. I literally use this every day and it has lasted me a very long time.
Since then, I use everything from MAC foundation to eyeliner to concealer. It gives me great coverage, unclogs my pores and my skin feels and looks better -- I can't imagine going back to anything else.
The great thing about MAC is the makeup artists at the store really know what they're talking about. They matched up makeup to completely blend in with my skin. The Matchmaster foundation is great because it blends with your skin whether in summer or winter, when your skin changes tones. This prevents you from having to buy different foundations just because the season changes.
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If your Apple iPhone 5 is frozen and won't turn off, here's what you can try:
- Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button on the top of the device for about 10 seconds. See if the red slider eventually appears so that you can shut it off or force quit the offending app.
- Press and hold the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button simultaneously for about 10 seconds. Hopefully, the Apple logo will appear and the iPhone 5 will finally turn off.
There have heard a few users report occasions where they've had to simply let the battery run all the way down before the device will work again. I'm afraid if the steps above don't work, that is your last resort.


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Time to throw in some Radiohead covers, as a balance for all the Dublin bootlegs. Two female vocalist this time: Olga Bell and Emily Neveu.
Olga Bell leads the New York band BELL from and performed an interesting cover of Radiohead's 'Videotape' blending in with Thom Yorke's 'The Eraser'. Calico Horse singer Emily Neveu has covered Radiohead's 'Idioteque'. The San Diego band have just released a new album.
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Diamond Diamond: The hardest and most brilliant of all gemstones, a diamond can make the heart race with its pure and fiery spark. An ancient symbol of love, a diamond is the preferred gemstone for tokens of affection, such as rings, earrings, necklaces and bracelets. Diamond is the birthstone for April. (Quantity: 18, Shape & Cutting Style: Round, Color Grade: H-I, Clarity: SI2-I1, Weight: 0.05 ct. t.w.)
Stone 2:
Opal OPAL: With an iridescent luster that can reveal a beautiful kaleidoscope of color, the opal has inspired many myths and legends. A white opal with swirls of soft pastel shades is popular for jewelry, but opals also come in black and blue. Opal is the gemstone for October birthdays. (Color: White, Quantity: 6, Shape & Cutting Style: Round Cabochon, CABOCHON: A style of cutting gemstones to achieve a smooth, domed surface with an absence of facets. Weight: 1.30 ct. t.w., Size: 4.50 mm)
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NORTH CLARENDON Funeral services for Wilma M. Lawrence, 81, of North Clarendon who died Monday, Nov. 12, 2012, were held Thursday, Nov. 15, at the Clifford Funeral Home in Rutland.
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