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It's been 5 years already.
yeah! 5 years ago this site was born. The reason perhaps was the most stupid one of all, but I thought it was a good idea. Till I stopped posting self-pity crap because it was too depressive, and then I started focusing on the things I live, or the things which hit my head from time to time.
Never been good at keeping a diary, I'm terrible at being constant except for music, my friends and drinking beer. I never give up on those, many of you can tell. Thus I've been absent for some time, perhaps too much, and many of you won't be interested in what I have to tell anymore. And I can understand it. But as long as I have energy and have to say something I will recover this blog and will write whatever sprouts from my mind, with mistakes and lack of sense sometimes, but with passion and love, not feeling a slave of this, not thinking of this as a burden. I might write often, or seldom, who knows, but I won't apologize anymore. I got a life outside, even though many of you think I'm so hooked to social networks I don't have a life of my own, or I expose too much. I'm much more than this, and really, I live, and enjoy, and suffer, and get upset, like everyone else.
This stupid statement said, after few beers and a terrible day behind, is just a confession that in the end does mean nothing, but I feel much better now, which is what actually matters… to me.
Thanks to all who've been supporting me on this.
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Tagged 2015, anniversary, Since My Baby Left Me
25 years of Goodfellas
As far back as I can remember I always wanted to be a gangster
With this sentence, Henry Hill starts telling his story of rise and fall inside a mob family. It's not fictional, Hill was a mobster for real, and passed away not too long ago. As fascinating it is, the responsible for delivering it to the mass on a silver plate was Martin Scorsese, who masterly directed one of his best films, and I dare to say, one of the best films in the history.
Believe me if I reckon I've watched it more than 20 times, and I still find it awesome. One of those films every time you watch them you discover some details which you didn't earlier, from actors, to locations, or any tiny detail. I never get tired of Ray Liotta laughing at Joe Pesci at the Bamboo Lounge, and how he scares the shit out of him.
This week it's been celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of the movie. It's nice to see the cast gathering for the celebration of a great project, and it's sad at the same time because you can see time does not forget anyone.
Is Goodfellas the best Italian mob film? Probably not, if you start thinking of The Godfather or Once Upon a Time in America, but it's definitely one of the best.
The dynamism of a story told in 146 minutes is brilliant, separating the most remarkable episodes in the life of Hill. How he started being the kid running errands and grabbing an umbrella to protect one of the big bosses, the time he's a successful young guy "well positioned" and falls in love with Karen, the Lufthansa Heist planned with Jimmy Conway and Tommy De Vito, and the devastating consequences for most of the people involved, the jail time, the drugs…everything supported by amazing performances by Liotta, DeNiro, Lorraine Bracco, Joe Pesci and Paul Sorvino, among many others, a terrific soundtrack, and many other features a good film analyst would be able to list.
I love the way Scorsese introduces the viewer to the family, as if making us one of them, going through all the Bamboo Lounge greeting everybody. The little man repeats this formula several times, one when Henry takes Karen to Copacabana, and instead of using the front door, they get into the restaurant by the kitchen access until a table is immediately set for them right at the moment they reach the lounge. Everything filmed with a steadicam, and the other at their wedding, when Karen tells about how overwhelmed she was with such a large family, so many people and so many envelopes.
Goodfellas was also the seed for David Chase at the time of creating The Sopranos. Ray Liotta and Lorraine Bracco were considered as candidates to play the roles of Tony and Carmela, but the idea eventually was turn down, although Bracco became Dr Melfi, Tony's shrink, proving what an amazing actress she is. Also many actors were hired for the series, from Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti to Frank Vincent as Phil Leotardo or Tony Sirico, the great Paulie Gualtieri.
I think there's nothing else to say. If you don't like Goodfellas you're missing a hell of a great film.
Posted in Films and Series
Tagged 2015, anniversary, Goodfellas, Joe Pesci, Lorraine Bracco, Martin Scorsese, Paul Sorvino, Ray Liotta, Robert De Niro
The first time I listened to Black Sabbath
What a shitty week, ugh! Since my last post I've been embraced by a huge attack of flu which has finished off all my energy, forcing me to spend the week sleeping and vegetating basically, not being able to focus nor getting concentrated for long periods of time on reading, listening to music or watching TV. Really I haven't been so fucked up in years. As if I've wasted my life and time this week, being non productive at all. Moreover because this fuckin' virus was so tough and contagious, you can imagine I haven't seen anyone these days. All the time on my fuckin' own. What a horrible penitence. I NEED BEER ASAP!
Seems that I'm feeling better today, Friday 13th (UUUH), and leaving aside the birthday of a legend, Jason Voorhees, there's something more relevant to celebrate: the 45th anniversary of the debut album of Black Sabbath.
Just few months ago I recovered this album to talk about the bells in rock, remembering the intro of 'Black Sabbath', with the storm and the bells, as one of the most sinister and overwhelming record openings in the history of rock/metal. Those bells make me think of the end of the hippie era, together with Vietnam (Nixon era) and the Manson family crimes. As if all related, all these facts created the portrait of a dark future ahead.
45 years after its release, this album is still mindblowing, with the same intensity as back in the day. I cannot recall of those days, but at least I have fresh in my memory the first time I listened to this album, followed by Paranoid, 20 ½ years ago.
I remember the year and the month, end of June 1994. Any given summer night, sitting in the copilot seat of my boyfriend's car, actually his parents', parked anywhere. You could go to a park or wherever, but the car has the stereo and we could listen to tapes. He asked me if I had ever listened to Black Sabbath, and I felt very ashamed when admitting I hadn't yet, even though I knew it was one of these classic 70's band I HAD TO listen. You know how things work when you are a teenager. It's a constant struggle trying to show the world you know things, you're an adult already, and you're worthy of respect. Thus, at this point someone asks you about a band or something you don't really know, you can cheat assuring you know, putting your status into risk, or you can admit you don't know, swallowing the shame and trying to recover your status the soonest. I chose the second option, as I knew he could catch me in a lie, especially related to music, very easily.
So more or less, the conversation was as follows:
-Hey Toi! Which band you prefer, Led Zeppelin or Black Sabbath? (this is the equivalent question to "are you studying or working?", huh?)
-Eeeer! I love Led Zeppelin, but I can't really say about Black Sabbath. Never got the chance to listen to them, and I don't know anyone who can tape me any stuff. (shit! I've fucked it up!)
-Oh, wow! So you haven't ever listened to BLACK SABBATH!!! (Dude, don't stare at me as if I was a fuckin' freak)
-No, man, I haven't yet. (Toi sinking in shame. SHEEEEEIT!)
-You want to listen to them RIGHT NOW? I got a tape here!
-I'd love to if you feel like, sure. (feeling better?)
– I really feel VERY JEALOUS OF YOU RIGHT NOW. You're about to listen to BLACK SABBATH!!! for the first time in your life! That is AWESOME!
-Yeah, man. Seem so. (Uuuf! He's not gonna dump me…yet! Great!)
After searching for a tape, the moment of truth arrived. Not only I was to discover Black Sabbath, but also at the same time I was being tested by a guy I liked a lot, and I couldn't disappoint him. Not that I had to be a yes girl saying the band was absolutely incredible, and blahblahblah, which in some way I had to pretend in case I didn't like the tape, but the real trick was managing to sound convincing.
The tape started rolling, but no music sounded. He told me to "wait", so I was staring at nothing focusing all my senses to something it was about to start. And then rain pouring, thunder, a church bell tolling coming closer, to introduce the scariest and most wicked intro I've ever listened to up to date. Fuuuuuck! What the hell was THAT? First lines of the lyrics could perfectly define what I was thinking at that very moment "What is this that stands before me / figure in black which points at me". Holy shit! I had listened to Megadeth, Iron Maiden or Slayer, but that, that was a way on top different league. Guitar riffs were terrific and threatening, drums and bass super heavy, Ozzy's voice was that of an evil wizard…I was overwhelmed.
At some point I realized I wasn't alone inside that car and tried to pull myself together, noticing I had been observed all those 6minutes and something, so when I lifted my head and turn my face to the left to him, my mouth was open in amazement, half smiling, and the only word I could articulate was, of course "FUCK!". No need to say I passed the test, and brought the cassette home to copy it, with Paranoid on the other side, and a couple of songs of Masters of Reality.
This old story works for explaining what this album means to me at all levels. It's not my favorite Black Sabbath album even though I'd include it in a top 5 list of the band, however I reckon it's one of the most influential records in my life. I'm not a musician, so I won't tell you stories about how much it inspired me to write lyrics, and I don't consider myself a metalhead either, being this album probably the milestone of heavy metal. But listening to those 7 songs, one after the other, 'The Wizard', 'Behind the Wall of Sleep' (oh man, the drum break at the end, I could listen to it nostop for hours!), 'N.I.B', 'Evil Woman', 'Sleeping Village' and 'Warning' blew my mind completely, and opened the gates to another musical dimension, heavier, darker and more powerful, and the word riff came to my life to stay for good. How awesome is that, huh?
45 years since Black Sabbath shocked world, and 20 ½ years since it overwhelmed me, and I reckon there will be lots of other teenagers who will hear this album for the first time in their lives and will get crazy about it in the same way I did, because the power of this masterpiece remains intact, thanks to the timeless magic it was created with.
Satan bless Black Sabbath!
Posted in Albums, Music, My life, Rock
Tagged 2015, album, album of the week, anniversary, Black Sabbath
RockZone 10th anniversary party
The 10th anniversary of Rockzone Magazine started with a party held at Rocksound last Thursday. Last year I also played some music when celebrating the #100 issue, which also meant the change to digital and free publishing, which has been a huge success, thus it was a huge pleasure to be invited to share stage dj'n with Turbolovers DJs and Danko Jones.
Lots of friends, collaborators, familiar faces and other remarkable personalities in the rock and press scene came to celebrate these 10 years of existence of the magazine, which, considering the difficult times press is going through lately, especially since the internet era, is a great achievement. My contribution to the mag hasn't been for too long time, but I'm thrilled for being part of it, and I really hope it lasts, and I can improve my input.
It's hard to open for a party, but I tried my best to get people warmed up for Danko Jones' session anyway. I took record of all my first session, but when I joined the Turbolovers DJs there was too much fun and booze, so this time the playlist is a bit short, but believe me, it got wild in the end.
Congratulations to Jordi and Richard for their amazing work!
Tagged 2015, anniversary, djn, party, playlist, Rockzone, Rockzone Magazine
10 years in Barcelona Shitty
Few nights ago, while talking to my friend Tani, I realized that on June 11th 10 years ago I arrived Barcelona with a suitcase, ready to start a new life in this city. Time goes so fast! It's unbelievable!
The main reason for moving to a big city was that I needed to live in a more musical and cultural scene, looking for something resembling my experience in London, but this time being an adult and with some lessons already learnt. I had been working for a toy store chain for 2 years already in my hometown, and had requested a position in Barcelona, which took some time, but was firm. It was great this happened at the right time, when I was recovering from my 10 year relationship breakup, so I had new horizon ahead and cool expectations, so as the willing to have fun and live new experiences.
As with every change, the beginning wasn't 100% easy. I had a couple of incidences with some people until I found a decent place to settle, but I remember that summer as one of the funniest and craziest ones.
Sometimes I think of the reason why I chose Barcelona instead of Madrid, and the only certain explanation is that I knew the city and how to handle living in it, and I got friends. Plus it was a time I used to go to the beach. Not anymore. I don't regret my choice either, but it's curious how friends change depending on the kind of live you carry out and most of the close ones back then have disappeared, except for Jaume, one of my main pillars.
Let's start with the result of a quick brainstorming related to ramdon personal facts:
1. When I arrived it was taking place the Universal Forum of cultures. I never visited it. I've been in the place attending festivals afterwards.
2. First series I watched on TV was Falcon Crest.
3. I moved 6 times. Sant Antoni, the current hood I'm living in, is becoming quite fashionable. I love this area anyway.
4. I lived with a hooker for one month. She never admitted her activities, but there were lots of signs which which proved it.
5. I've had 7 different employments and spent 6 months unemployed.
6. I must have attended approx. 600 shows. Wish they had been more.
7. I rarely speak Catalan no matter I studied this language at college in my hometown.
8. I hate the popular fests in the city. I hate national popular fests anyway.
9. I don't have a favorite bar nor restaurant here.
10. The fact that they don't serve free bread without requesting when having papas bravas or any other tapas still pisses me off. A lot.
11. I met some of my best friends during these 10 years.
12. It's been said Barcelona people are close and cold, and it's true, however I've never felt aside or rejected. Completely the opposite.
13. I don't discuss about politics and even less about independence of Catalonia with anyone.
14. I support any soccer team but Barça just to break balls.
15. I hate humidity. Don't get used to summer weather.
Will I celebrate another 10 years in this city? Who knows. Right now I'd say yes without hesitating thinking of the kind of life I have, but you never know. Truth is that Barcelona has lost lots of its essence and charm on behalf of becoming one of the most touristic places in the country and in the world, so lots of business, commodities and services have focused on this money target, so the locals are getting more and more disappointed.
We'll see…
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Tagged 10 years, 2014, anniversary, Barcelona
INK CELEBRATIONS
Nowadays, with all these business closing down due to bad economic situation (I hate abusing of the word crisis), it is really a great pleasure being able to join the celebration of the 13th and 5th anniversaries of my two favorite tattoo studios in Barcelona, Aloha Tattoos and Barcelona Electric Tattoo.
The quality of many of the artists working there is outstanding and their work worldwide renowned, as they are constantly on the move, attending conventions and working as guests at other studios: El Monga, Javi Castaño, El Carlo, Tai Iglesias…I'm very proud of getting inked myself by Alvaro Llorar and Rotor myself. Those who are into this world can feel very lucky to have such great artists so close at hand.
Parties were held last week and both were a blast. Probably the first one, Aloha's at Nervermind was wilder, because expectations weren't so high and took us by surprise. Contests, very cool decorated walls, gifts, free tattoos, Black Thunders live performance…and Toi volunteering as a beer drinking contender. Of course I didn't win, and didn't aim to, but it was insane and I had a laugh. And got wasted.
On Saturday, the party took place at BeGood. There was still a trace of the previous party so everybody took it easier, but the live performances, including a mini burlesque show, really cheered us all up. I flipped with Tort especially, with their new singer and guitar player. The show was impressive.
What I particularly enjoyed was the comradeship among the artists, who attended each other parties, and the community of tattooists from other cities in Spain who joined the celebration. It was very interesting to know other people, their working style, and the humility to admire others' work. I felt observe, but in a good way, and I was given some business cards to bear in mind. Never been able to attend a convention, but this was in fact a great experience.
I tend to admire what's abroad first, rather than what's at home, but after quite some time observing and getting acquainted with the tattoo world, I have to admit Spain has a great bunch of fantastic artists. Still there are some things to improve, which do not have to do with them, but us and the society we are currently living in, and our narrow mindset. I only hope tattoos are not a temporary fashion, society stops regarding tattoos as something weird or bad, and these studios remain open, allowing these wonderful artists to stay here, so we can celebrate many more anniversaries.
I'll go to Aloha Tattoos to get my 13 drop inked soon. It'd be great I'd be able to get another one celebrating 25 years.
Keep up the excellent work and good luck!
Posted in Events, My life, Tattoos
Tagged 2014, Aloha Tattoos, anniversary, Barcelona Electric Tattoo, Masters of Ink & Needle, party, tattoos
CHINESE DEMOCRACY. 5 YEARS LATER.
It is time for another exercise of nostalgia. This time it has to do with the last release of my favorite band, or better said, of the current project under the name of my favorite band, Guns N' Roses, led by Mighty (and nutter) Axl Rose. I'm talking about the infamous Chinese Democracy. The cursed album which took about 15 years to be completed, or again we could say it took Axl 15 years to feel it was ready to come out.
I don't think an album was surrounded by so much controversy as Chinese Democracy did. Fans were divided already, after the split of the band, with Axl as the only former member remaining, who acquired Guns N' Roses rights and decided to go on like that, hiring a bunch of super musicians as his mercenaries. You know, Buckethead, Dj Ashba, Bumblefoot, Richard Fortus, Robin Finck, Josh Freese, Bryan Mantia, Tommy Stinson…and so on. Guns N' Roses were divided into pro Axl versus pro Slash, quite supported after his revelations included in his autobiography. And then this album split opinions even more.
I don't think Chinese Democracy has much to do with the former GN'R style. Of course Axl is there, and his unique singing style will prevail throughout the years, but the introduction of new resources, recording elements, crazy and overwhelming layering, and more industrial and electronic sounds, didn't fulfill may people's expectations.
Yesterday was November 23rd. 5 years ago FINALLY Chinese Democracy became a reality and it was released worldwide, even though some of us had already our copy, as in Spain, album releases are set on Tuesdays. We loved it. We loved it HARD, and to be honest I reckon if Axl had released an album with songs inspired in my hometown folk, we'd have loved it all the same. Arguments, tension in forums, excitement and emotion, it's unbelievable such landslide of situations came from the release of an album. If you think of it, this is the greatness of Chinese Democracy. It was capable to turn the world upside down, and Axl was responsible for that.
Many would like to kill the ginger, others think he lost his mind long time ago, and his eccentricity has been blamed for destroying the last great rock band in the world. Probably everybody's is partially right, but I love Axl just because he's done whatever the fuck he's wanted any time, facing fans, critics, record labels and band members. He's never justified his acts and decisions through statements, or autobiographies for laving. And I respect him for that. He's always doing it his own way, even though I might not follow him as closely as I used to.
Back to the release of Chinese Democracy 5 years ago, I remember that time clearly. I even arranged a DJ'n session for celebrating the final release of the album so many times we had bet against it seeing the public light. My life was completely different back then, and my "half orange" was as excited as I was, thus the memories of those days are funny.
I hope he doesn't get upset or something but one of the greatest things witnessed on a music forum was my later friend Joaquin creating a profile for Axl in the forum we used to participate. Rumours were saying that Axl was chatting in forums with fans, so this guy started impersonating him and addressing to his fans in English, asking what we thought of the album and stuff. It was awesome!
Now it's the end of 2013. Axl is still performing, no video from the album was ever broadcast either, and apparently a new albums is being recorded. Hope for a reunion has vanished. And my life is completely different.
What do I think of Chinese Democracy 5 years later? I seldom listen to ir, but from time to time I like spending some time with its 14 tracks. I still like it. I love it, partly because of the good all times I enjoyed related to it, because it's Axl's, and finally because there are great songs included.
As some sort of tribute I've decided to write a comment on every song, to rate it accurately. Hope I don't get you bored. It'd be awesome if you were trying the same yourselves and wrote your input here, but I know you won't. Anyway, let's start with the experience.
The gates of Axl's universe open really slow, and the increasing Chinese buzz touches your ears. Everything is sort of apocalyptical, as if it as the starting of a new era. You know? It makes me think of the futuristic Blade Runner.
The opening riff, with the echo, is damn powerful, and starting Axl's yell is so high pitched and acute I just can believe it. I adore Axl's low voice.
Very good starter.
2. SHACKLER'S REVENGE
Or the videogame song. I always visualize a video as some sort of arcade videogame. It sounds super artificial and industrial, with lots of special arrangements, and Axl's voice in chorus layered thousands of times, but it's still impressive.
Buckethead's main solo is overwhelming and excessive.
3. BETTER
I don't think I will ever get tired of Better. This was one of the first songs to be leaked and I've listened to it in all the possible ways. Verses are awesome, and lyrics talking about broken hearts are priceless "A broken heart provides the spark for my determination".
For many this is one of the best songs of Chine Democracy. For me it's weird because there are parts which do not drive me crazy, but there are others I love much. it's an in crescendo song, so by the end I always think it's great. Axl's falsetto is brilliant, and piano parts are very nice.
5. IF THE WORLD
On the other hand most people admit If The World is crap, but I have a huge thing for it. It really turns me on. I don't know whether is the Spanish guitar, the exotic rhythm or the lyrics, so fateful. If the world would end today I'd see myself dancing this song naked, holding someone really tight and grabbing a bottle of something. Decadent and desperate.
6. THERE WAS A TIME
THE song of the album. Excessive, grandiloquent and HUUUUUGE. This is a song of hate, and lyrics couldn't be sharper. Orchestral arrangements, piano, guitars… I just love it.
It's always driven me crazy this verse:
Social class and registers, cocaine in the hall
All the way from California on the way to your next call
To those non-negotiations to stimulate a cause
For the betterment of evils and your ways around the laws
That keep you up and sitting pretty on a pedestal or bed
And now you're sleeping like an angel near the man who you give head
7. CATCHER IN THE RYE /8. SCRAPED
Catcher overrated song (same as the novel). This is probably one of the songs I like least. I don't need it, and right now I'm changing to the next song which is Scraped and always saturates me. Next, please.
9. RIAD N' THE BEDOUINS
It might sound contradictory that I say Scraped saturates me and immediately after I state that Riad is terrific, because it's one of the most overproduced songs in the album, but I can't help it, when I listen to Axl yelling "Oh my salvation, and all my frustrations, caught in the lies no one had wove as well, somewhere in time where only I could tell", I feel up!
10. SORRY
This is a song whose greatness is inside its lyrics. Another song of Axl's in a revengeful attitude. Probably Beta advised him to channel his anger in beautiful and calm down songs so everybody could get the message clearly.
I've always wondered how many times it took to Axl to record that "But I don't want to do it". At least 3 months.
11. I.R.S
It's a great song that I think with the passing of the years has lost strength comparing to other songs. Chorus is still powerful, and I'm sure on stage it has to be a bomb, but at home I miss more attitude and raw sound.
Another magnificent song with that orchestral intro combined with a programmed electronic base. As soon as guitars start, this song takes off and it turns into something really big. That moment with the sequence of samplers including "What we got here is failure to communicate" and "Free at last, thank God almighty we're free at last!" still gives me goose bumps.
I don't need This I Love when I'm aware that Prostitute comes next, so…let's go for it.
14. PROSTITUTE
Stephanie Seymour, you really fucked Axl. Not that I blame you for it, but after the whole album and especially through this song, it's confirmed that he didn't take it well you eventually turn him down. Wow! You defeated WAR and it's impressive, but you also inspired one of the most powerful love revengeful songs ever written.
Axl starts almost apologizing trying to express he tried to do well but as the song advances he starts vomiting pearls I'd really like to know how his ex swallowed things like this:
I told you when I found you if there were doubts
You should be careful and unafraid
Now they surround you and all that amounts to
Is love you fed by perversion and fame.
It's been said sad and anger caused by love failures are especially useful to enhance creativity. In this case it was the ignition point Axl needed to write a whole album, and it worked, and kept truly intense after 15 years of recording.
I love the Fade Out end of the song. When I reach the end since the very first time I listened to Chinese Democracy 5 years ago, the same thought comes to my mind and is this:
BRAVO AXL, YOU FUCKIN' MADE IT AGAIN!
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Tagged 2008, 2013, album, album of the week, anniversary, Axl, Axl Rose, Chinese Democracy, Guns N' Roses
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Within months Matt was compiling a fanzine full of local memories and photographs while Jonty, in collaboration with Jenny Caynes, Curator of Community History at the Museum of Norwich, set about the task of finding and digitising all the content.
The Museum of Norwich continues to digitise content submitted from around the world. Email punkintheeast@gmail.com to find out how your memorabilia can be added to the online archive.
The digital archive also includes details of the events that made up the original Punk in the East festival which launched on October 22nd 2016 to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the first UK punk single, New Rose by the Damned, and consisted of a 15 venue exhibition throughout the Norwich Lanes which attracted thousands of visitors from across the UK. now captured in this short film.
The event was organised by an army of volunteers and local shop keepers, who devised and delivered an eye-catching and thought provoking event that captured the public imagination and remained true to the DIY ethos of Its subject.
And, in September the Subcultures Network will meet at a conference to be hosted by Professor Worley at the University of Reading, with speakers including acclaimed author, Simon Reynolds.
Matt Worley is Professor of Modern History at the University of Reading.


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T-Grace – Alpha & Omega
Gospel music minister and minstrel, T-Grace announces the release of her debut single titled "Alpha and Omega" accompanied with an official lyric video.
Birthed in the place of intimacy with God, "Alpha and Omega" is an admiration of the different dimensions of God.
This is a song "to remind the bride of Christ that God is still the same yesterday, today and forever" – T-Grace says.
The song is inspired through an encounter with the unending love of God, His faithfulness and a yearning desire for more of Him. "It also happens to be the first complete song that I received from the Lord in January 2020." – she adds.
"I have encountered God personally and this song came to me during a moment of intimacy with God. A God that is faithful and always true to His word."
T-Grace is a chorister and above all a worshiper serving in the Lord's vineyard and a member of Victory International Centre, a parish of The Redeemed Christian church of God.
"Worshiping God is a passion that cannot be quenched. I desire that every ministration will speak life to impossible situations and also birth new hunger and thirst for the kingdom of God and it's righteousness."
This song is produced, mixed and mastered by Bossbeatz.
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The Circuit Magic Bus Tour, a collaboration between Tate Collective St Ives and The Collaborators at Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange, was a chance for young people to visit the most exciting galleries, studios and venues across west Cornwall, and to gain a unique insight into the work and creative output of these places, learn how they connect with artists and find out what they might mean to us. On the first trip, we visited Kestle Barton, an ancient Cornish farmstead in Helston converted into an art gallery.
Paul Chaney's 'Encampment Supreme' at Kestle Barton was the location for working with Poet Ella Frears for an afternoon of wordplay and writing.
The group of Tate Collective members and Newlyn and The Exchange Collaborators traveled from Falmouth, St Ives and Penzance on the Circuit Magic Bus Tour to arrive on location at Kestle Barton, where we were introduced to the concept of formulating sounds in text, automatic writing and writing our own poetry.
A discussion of James Wrights' 'Lying in a hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota' led us to question the intentions and reality of the environment which had been created around the reader: was he actually in that hammock on the farm? Or was the whole piece a performance, a placement of sensorial catalysts to make us believe he was there?
Nevertheless, the piece proved a stimulating point of conversation and a starting point for us to create our own responses to our surroundings at Kestle Barton. The concept of writing poetry was relatively new to all of us but after our earlier encounters and experiments with the written word the results were diverse and yet unique to everyone's own voice.
We came to the conclusion that even though Wright thought he might have wasted his life in his poem, we certainly did not waste our time conversing, writing, and discovering a new clarity to our own language.


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Q: How to replicate background-size:auto with CSS2 without JS I am learning CSS and made up a problem for myself. I hope to get some help from CSS masters here :)
This is what I am trying to accomplish: A div with some text inside and a background image. Div's width is 100% of it's parent and height depends on text content. The background image should fill the div and have the minimum possible dimensions. Tried to search for answers but haven't found any.
The application of this could be for example a slider, a hero shot or a title with a responsive background and other responsive design applications.
Question
How to make responsive background image for div with constrained proportions without CSS3 "background-size" feature and without JS? The div's width is 100% and height depends on it's text content. Background image dimensions should equal either div's height or width as shown on illustration (i.e. image should have smallest possible dimensions).
Is this possible to accomplish at all? Or do I need to use some extra techniques to do this? For example extra @meadia queries with different different images (different dimension) or something else?
Illustration
Here is the illustration of how everything should behave:
Illustration
Requirements
The requirements I'm trying to achieve is No "background-size" and No JavaScript. This is for more browser compatibility. The CSS3 background-size:cover does the job almost. Very close. But it isn't compatible with older browsers. The structure is not prescribed. Text and images can be wrapped in any number of divs if needed.
Attempts
I've tried to accomplish the task with the following code:
jsfiddle
The code seems to work ok with smaller images but not with larger images. This presents one of two problems: 1) too low resolution (with small images) OR 2) it isn't clear what the image is about (for larger images).
I haven't used overflow:hidden to make the effect visible.

Some text here

And the CSS:
* {
    padding: 0px;
    margin: 0px;
}

h1 { font: 600 20pt Arial; }

.box {
    position: relative;
    border: 1px solid black;
    width: 100%;
    min-height: 70px;
}

.img {
    position: absolute;
    top: 0px; /* Position it in top left corner */
    left: 0px;
    z-index: -1; /* Put it behind the text */
    border: 2px dashed red;

    /* Preserve aspect ratio */
    min-width: 100%;
    min-height: 100%;
}

What are your closes't solutions? Hope the question is clear enough and isn't too long. Thanks for your replies!

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Dr. Thomas S. Kidd Named Inaugural James Vardaman Endowed Professor of History
Thomas S. Kidd, Ph.D., has been named the inaugural holder of The James Vardaman Endowed Professorship of History at Baylor University. He is a Distinguished Professor of History in the College of Arts & Sciences and serves as associate director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, where he also co-directs the Program on Historical Studies of Religion. (Matthew Minard/Baylor University)
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WACO, Texas (Oct. 18, 2018) – Award-winning author and historian Thomas S. Kidd, Ph.D., has been named the inaugural holder of The James Vardaman Endowed Professorship of History at Baylor University.
Kidd, who joined the Baylor faculty in 2002, is a Distinguished Professor of History in the College of Arts & Sciences and serves as associate director of the Baylor Institute for Studies of Religion, where he also co-directs the Program on Historical Studies of Religion.
The newly endowed professorship is named in honor of beloved Professor Emeritus of History and Master Teacher James W. Vardaman, Ph.D., who died in January 2018 during retirement from a 33-year teaching career at Baylor. The professorship was made possible by gifts from Vardaman's former students and other members of the Baylor Family, including a lead gift from the Eula Mae and John Baugh Foundation.
"We are grateful for the Baugh Foundation's support," said Baylor President Linda A. Livingstone, Ph.D. "Through their incredible generosity, they have provided sustaining, significant funding for our department of history through the establishment of The James Vardaman Endowed Professorship, and they have paid tribute to one of our most beloved educators and researchers. Dr. Vardaman's legacy continues to inspire through the professorship that bears his name, as evidenced by the many former students and colleagues who contributed to the fund in his memory. We are grateful for the resources to retain Dr. Thomas Kidd in this distinguished position, furthering a legacy of excellence in teaching and leadership at Baylor."
The focus of Kidd's research is 18th century North America, particularly the history of evangelicalism, and he teaches courses on colonial America, the American Revolution and American religious history.
He is a prolific author whose books include "American Colonial History: Clashing Cultures and Faiths," "Baptists in America: A History," "George Whitefield: America's Spiritual Founding Father," "Patrick Henry: First Among Patriots," "God of Liberty: A Religious History of the American Revolution," "American Christians and Islam" and "The Great Awakening: The Roots of Evangelical Christianity in Colonial America."
"Endowed professorships are critical to Baylor's future in order to recruit outstanding new faculty, confer added distinction and support upon exceptional current faculty and to help Baylor to reach its goal of becoming a nationally ranked Christian research university," said Lee C. Nordt, Ph.D., dean of the Baylor College of Arts & Sciences. "The Vardaman Professorship is a perfect example of honoring one of our former greats by conferring his name to a new endowed position assumed by a current faculty member of similar stature."
Kidd won a 2006-07 National Endowment for the Humanities Fellowship that designated his research for "Great Awakenings" as a We the People project, a special recognition by the NEH for model projects that advance the study, teaching and understanding of American history and culture.
Kidd's 2017 book, "Benjamin Franklin: The Religious Life of a Founding Father," has received high marks for its analysis of Franklin's beliefs, and was named one of the 2017 Top 10 Religion and Spirituality Books by Booklist Online. Two of his books, "God of Liberty" and "The Great Awakening," earned an Award of Merit from Christianity Today.
In addition to his books, he writes for the Evangelical History blog at "The Gospel Coalition" and also regularly contributes to The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and other media outlets.
"Since joining the Baylor history faculty, Thomas Kidd has become the most prolific historian we have ever had," said Barry Hankins, Ph.D., chair and professor of history. "In addition to winning numerous awards and citations for his work, he is generally recognized as one of the foremost experts on the history of religion in America. He is also one of the few historians who bridges the all-too-wide divide between the academy and the rest of the culture."
"Dr. Thomas Kidd is a visionary scholar who brings his research into the classroom," said Kim Kellison, Ph.D., associate dean of humanities and social sciences in the College of Arts & Sciences and associate professor of history. "Countless graduate and undergraduate students have benefited from his teaching and mentorship."
Kidd earned a B.A. in political science and an M.A. in history from Clemson University, and completed his Ph.D. in history from the University of Notre Dame in 2001.
He received a Baylor University Outstanding Professor Award in 2010, and has received faculty awards from Baylor University Student Government and the Baylor Graduate Student Association. In 2007, Kidd was named a "Top Young Historian" by the History News Network.
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Cancer stem cells (CSC) are recently proposed to be the cancer initiating cells responsible for tumorigenesis and contribute to cancer resistance. Like normal stem cells, cancer stem cells should be rare, quiescent and capable of self renewing & maintaining tumor growth and heterogeneity. Although the concept of cancer stem cells originates from that of normal stem cells, cancer stem cells are not necessarily aberrant counterparts of normal stem cells. In fact, they may arise from stem cells or committed progenitors of corresponding tissues & even cells from other tissues. At the molecular level, the alteration of stem cell self-renewal pathways has been recognized as an essential step for cancer stem cells transformation. Better understanding of cancer stem cell will no doubt lead to new era of both basic & clinical research, reclassification of human tumors & development of novel therapeutic strategies specifically targeting cancer stem cells.
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Alana Marie Banerjee was born on October 4th, 2013 at 2:21 a.m. – 6 lbs 8 oz of pure joy for me and her father. At 20 inches long, she was a tall baby, with long skinny legs, slender fingers with perfect miniature nails, and big soft feet with all the requisite toes. She had her father's nose and ears and eyelashes, my lips and eyebrows, the softest skin I've ever felt, and a full head of silky black hair. There was only one thing wrong with this storybook ending; following nine months of a perfectly healthy and blissful pregnancy, our daughter was born dead.
Alana died at 39 weeks 5 days, just two days short of her due date. Up until the moment the nurse couldn't find a heartbeat, she'd been healthy and strong. The doctors had called her fetal monitor read-outs "textbook." She'd been active and lively, rolling around in my belly, suffering adorable bouts of in-utero hiccups (often more than once a day) for weeks. She'd passed every prenatal test with flying colors. There was never a cause for concern – never a single warning sign. Until, all of a sudden, she was gone.
I went home and spent a normal evening with my husband. As usual, when I lay down that night I felt lots of movement in my tummy – Alana was always active at bedtime. However, this time it felt a little different, like waves rolling downward through my abdomen. It wasn't painful in any way, and I took it to be Braxton-Hicks contractions which up to this point in my pregnancy I'd never felt before. They happened every 10 minutes or so for about an hour, until I got up to use the bathroom, and then they stopped. I was excited – my body was getting ready for show time, and Alana would be here soon. I couldn't wait. I fell asleep with a smile plastered on my face.
I groaned. I really did not want to go to the hospital too early. As I knew from a stack of reading and hours of Bradley Method training, the only thing they can do for you at the hospital is give you something for the pain or catch your baby. I knew I didn't want any medication, and I knew my baby wasn't ready to come out yet, so what was the point in going to the hospital? Plus, I lived 20+ minutes away and didn't really want to spend an hour in the car going back and forth for no reason. I felt perfectly fine. I was sure the baby was perfectly fine. It wasn't time for the hospital yet.
I sent my husband, Sudeep, upstairs to finish packing the hospital bag and then we headed for the car. I'll never forget our cat Gio's face as we left, looking up at me from his bed. I was trying to explain to him where we were going, and that either we or his grandma would be back for him later that night. I assured him everything would be okay. But he knew – somehow, he already knew – that everything would not be okay. I could see it in his eyes. He just didn't know how to tell us.
As we sat down in the monitoring room, I grabbed Deep's hand and smiled, sure that in a moment, Alana's heartbeat was going to come blaring through those speakers as usual and we'd go home to finish my labor in peace. False alarm. Sigh of relief.
Okay, let's make a plan. First, we need to call my parents. I'll ask them to bring Gio to their house, then come to the hospital. That should take about 40 minutes. In the meantime, we need to call Deep's parents. Wow, these contractions are starting to hurt. I wonder if I can get an epidural… I don't need to worry about harming the baby now, right? What is this even called, what's happening to us? Stillbirth? Is that still a thing? I didn't think that happened anymore. Why would her heart just stop? Why??
I felt like the pushing flew by. Deep and Nurse Carol and Linda supported me, encouraging me, helping me get comfortable in between contractions, suggesting different positions to ease the pain when my epidural started to wear off. After what seemed like only 10 contractions or so, they started exclaiming with joy as the baby finally came into view. "She has black hair!" I remember someone calling out brightly.
We left the hospital the next evening for my parents' house. Walking out those doors with empty arms was one of the hardest things I've ever had to do. And the empty car seat in the backseat was a grim reminder of everything we'd lost. Amazingly, it's only been 24 hours since we'd arrived at the hospital the evening before. It felt like a lifetime.
Some days, this entire pregnancy feels like a dream. A happy dream, filled with hope, that ended in an unthinkable nightmare – but then we woke up, and went back to our lives as they were. It's an eerie feeling. But the hard truth is that it was not a dream at all.
Thank you for sharing your story, I am so moved and my heart is with you. I also lost my daughter, Quinn, at full term. I went into labor on my due date and she was stillborn. When I arrived to the hospital (8cm dilated), they could not find her heartbeat. We later found out the cord was wrapped around her neck three times and there was not enough slack in the cord to provide enough oxygen to her. At my last appointment, 5 days before she was born, she had a strong heartbeat and everything was completely "normal." We had no idea and like you, were blindsided. I have resonated with your story because it is so similar to mine. I also begged and pleaded for the doctors to knock me out and take the baby out. I cried when I read this because I remember how deep I had to go to find the strength to deliver her. I'm inspired by the deep love you have for Alana and the love that you see and feel around you.


Hi, I'm Mike, thanks for stopping by! I'm probably best known for writing the grimy space opera of the Keiko series (or maybe that time I wrote an incredibly NSFW song abusing all the characters I don't like in A Song Of Ice And Fire), and more recently I've started writing for Black Library. However, as well as coming up with novel-length thrillers, heists and general adventures IN SPAAAAAACE I also like to write a variety of other short fiction, set in the Keiko universe and elsewhere.
The trouble is, I am A Very Busy Person.
I have a day job. I also have a band that I play in. I DJ occasionally. I also like spending time with my friends (not to mention my wife!), and increasingly I'm going to things like SFF conventions. When you factor all this in, the writing time I have tends to be devoted to the novel-length works: either completing ones already contracted, or writing ones to try to get a new deal. It's hard to justify writing short stories when there's other stuff I feel like I Should Be Doing. If I could find a way to make the short stories pay a bit, reliably, then I'd feel much better about knocking them out. That also keeps things a bit fresher for me, meaning I get a bit of variation from the novel-length stuff, in terms of both form and setting.
So if you'd be willing to help me out a bit with this then you can get some new short fiction on a monthly basis, and I can get a little bit of money for it. Sound like a plan? Excellent.
That's a decent amount for a short story. When we hit this, I'll start posting one short story a month. Because this is me, it's *very* unlikely to be below 3500 words. Might top 6000.


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Chuy's Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHUY) today announced financial results for the first quarter ended April 1, 2018.
Highlights for the first quarter ended April 1, 2018 were as follows:
Revenue increased 8.0% to $93.9 million from $86.9 million in the first quarter of 2017. Revenue was negatively impacted by approximately $1.4 million as a result of a one-week calendar shift due to a 53rd week in fiscal 2017.
On a fiscal basis, comparable sales decreased 1.5%. On a calendar basis, comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.6%. The Company estimates that comparable sales were negatively impacted in total by approximately 170 basis points from unfavorable weather conditions, timing of Easter and strategic cannibalization.
Net income was $3.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $4.6 million, or $0.27 per diluted share, in the first quarter of 2017.
Restaurant-level operating profit(1) was $15.3 million compared to $16.6 million in the first quarter of 2017.
Two restaurants opened during the first quarter of 2018.
Restaurant-level operating profit is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of restaurant-level operating profit to the most directly comparable GAAP measure see the accompanying financial tables. For a discussion of why we consider restaurant-level operating profit useful, see "Non-GAAP Measures" below.
Steve Hislop, President and Chief Executive Officer of Chuy's Holdings, Inc. stated, "While our first quarter results reflected multiple weather interruptions, a negative impact from the timing of Easter and the loss of the week after Christmas, which is our highest volume and most profitable week of the year, we continue to reaffirm our earnings per share guidance for the year. We saw positive signs in the underlying sales trends of our business, which have continued into the second quarter. We are also making progress with regard to several of our strategic initiatives, including marketing of our value message, on-line ordering to provide our customers more convenience and labor initiatives to build stronger teams and mitigate labor costs. We believe these initiatives, as well as our continued push on technology and catering, will further strengthen our brand and bolster our long-term profitability."
Revenue increased $6.9 million, or 8.0%, to $93.9 million in the first quarter of 2018 compared to the first quarter of 2017. The increase was driven by $9.4 million in incremental revenue from an additional 135 operating weeks provided by 13 new restaurants which opened during and subsequent to the first quarter of 2017. This increase was partially offset by a decrease in revenue related to our comparable restaurants as well as our non-comparable restaurants that are not included in the incremental revenue discussed above. Revenue for non-comparable restaurants is historically lower as the restaurants transition out of the 'honeymoon' period that follows a restaurant's initial opening.
In addition, there was a one-week calendar shift in the comparison of the fiscal first quarter of 2018 to the fiscal first quarter of 2017 due to a 53rd week in fiscal 2017. As a result of this shift, the week between Christmas and New Year's, traditionally a high-volume week for the Company's restaurants, was included in the first quarter of 2017 but was replaced with an average volume week in the first quarter of 2018. This shift reduced revenue by approximately $1.4 million during the first quarter of 2018.
Adjusting for the timing of the 53rd week of 2017 and measuring performance on a comparable calendar basis, comparable restaurant sales decreased 0.6% for the 13-week period ended April 1, 2018 as compared to the 13-week period ended April 2, 2017. The decrease in comparable sales was driven by a 2.4% decrease in average weekly customers offset by a 1.8% increase in average check. The Company estimates that comparable restaurant sales were negatively impacted by approximately 130 basis points as a result of unfavorable weather conditions, 20 basis points as a result of Easter falling in the first quarter of 2018 as compared to the second quarter of 2017 and approximately 20 basis points as a result of strategic cannibalization. The comparable restaurant base consisted of 74 restaurants at the end of the first quarter of 2018.
The comparable restaurant sales calculation above is based upon comparing the sales in the first fiscal quarter of 2018 to sales in the corresponding calendar period of 2017. As a result of the 53rd week in fiscal 2017 and the one-week calendar shift, previously noted, sales for the same restaurants in the comparable restaurant base in the first fiscal quarter ended April 1, 2018 decreased 1.5% as compared to the first fiscal quarter ended March 26, 2017.
Total restaurant operating costs as a percentage of revenue increased to 83.8% in the first quarter of 2018 from 80.9% in the first quarter of 2017. In addition to the deleverage resulting from the loss of the high volume week previously noted, the increase in operating costs as a percentage of revenue was primarily driven by higher labor costs due to new store labor inefficiencies and hourly labor rate inflation on comparable stores and higher hourly rates in new markets; higher operating costs due to increases in general utility and repairs and maintenance costs, as well as higher marketing expenses as a result of our new national-level marketing initiatives. The Company also incurred increased occupancy costs as a result of higher rental expense on certain newly opened restaurants as a result of continued expansion into larger markets and increases in rents on extended lease terms on some existing restaurants.
Total general and administrative expenses increased $0.6 million, or 12.3%, to $5.5 million for the first quarter of 2018 as compared to the same period in 2017. This increase was primarily driven by higher management salaries and benefits due to additional headcount needed to support our growth.
During the first quarter, two new Chuy's restaurants were opened in Doral, Florida and Orland Park, Illinois. Subsequent to the end of the first quarter, two additional Chuy's restaurants were opened in Lakewood, Colorado and New Tampa, Florida.
During the first quarter, the Company repurchased approximately 65,000 shares of its common stock for a total cost of $1.6 million. As of the end of the fiscal first quarter, the Company had $28.4 million remaining under the current $30.0 million repurchase authorization through December 31, 2019.
The Company reaffirms its expectation of the 2018 net income per diluted share of $1.12 to $1.16. This compares to adjusted net income(1) per diluted share of $0.89, after excluding approximately $0.07 per diluted share from the extra week in 2017. The net income guidance for fiscal year 2018 is based, in part, on the following annual assumptions:
Comparable restaurant sales growth of approximately 1.0% versus a previous range of 1.0% to 1.5% (on a 52-week fiscal basis);
Restaurant pre-opening expenses of $3.7 million to $5.5 million;
General and administrative expense of $21.3 million to $21.8 million;
An effective tax rate of 13% to 14%;
The opening of 8 to 12 new restaurants;
Annual weighted average diluted shares outstanding of 17.1 million to 17.2 million shares; and
Net capital expenditures (net of tenant improvement allowances) of $30.0 million to $40.0 million.
As a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ("Tax Act") we intend to reinvest approximately $1.5 million or 40 basis points of savings into national-level marketing initiatives and investments in our off-premise initiatives including to-go packaging, on-line ordering and catering.
We report our financial statements on a fiscal calendar basis. Due to the 53rd week in fiscal year 2017, our financial statement comparison will be one week different year over year. However, we believe that reporting our comparable restaurant sales on a comparable calendar basis will help facilitate period-over-period comparisons.
(1) Adjusted net income is a non-GAAP measure. For a reconciliation of adjusted net income to the most directly comparable GAAP measure see the accompanying financial tables. For a discussion of why we consider adjusted net income useful, see "Non-GAAP Measures" below.
The table below sets forth our fiscal and comparable calendar dates.
Fiscal Calendar Basis Comparable Calendar Basis
First Quarter January 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018 January 1, 2018 - April 1, 2018
vs. vs.
December 26, 2016 - March 26, 2017 January 2, 2017 - April 2, 2017
Second Quarter April 2, 2018 - July 1, 2018 April 2, 2018 - July 1, 2018
March 27, 2017 - June 25, 2017 April 3, 2017 - July 2, 2017
Third Quarter July 2, 2018 - September 30, 2018 July 2, 2018 - September 30, 2018
June 26, 2017 - September 24, 2017 July 3, 2017 - October 1, 2017
Fourth Quarter October 1, 2018 - December 30, 2018 October 1, 2018 - December 30, 2018
September 25, 2017 - December 31, 2017 October 2, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Year January 1, 2018 - December 30, 2018 January 1, 2018 - December 30, 2018
December 26, 2016 - December 31, 2017 January 2, 2017 - December 31, 2017
Average weekly customers is measured by the number of entrées sold per week. Our management team uses this metric to measure changes in customer traffic.
Total restaurant operating costs includes cost of sales, labor, operating, occupancy and marketing costs.
The conference call can be accessed live over the phone by dialing 800-289-0438 or for international callers by dialing 323-794-2423. A replay will be available after the call and can be accessed by dialing 844-512-2921 or for international callers by dialing 412-317-6671; the passcode is 1791949. The replay will be available until Tuesday, May 15, 2018. The conference call will also be webcast live from the Company's website at www.chuys.com under the investors section. An archive of the webcast will be available through our website shortly after the call has concluded.
Founded in Austin, Texas in 1982, Chuy's owns and operates 95 full-service restaurants across 19 states serving a distinct menu of authentic, made from scratch Tex-Mex inspired dishes. Chuy's highly flavorful and freshly prepared fare is served in a fun, eclectic and irreverent atmosphere, while each location offers a unique, "unchained" look and feel, as expressed by the concept's motto "If you've seen one Chuy's, you've seen one Chuy's!". For further information about Chuy's, including the nearest location, visit the Chuy's website at www.chuys.com.
Certain statements in this release that are not historical facts, including, without limitation, those relating to our anticipated financial performance and related assumptions, anticipated results from our strategic initiatives and our intended uses of the savings resulting from the Tax Act are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties. Such statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the management of the Company. Actual results may vary materially from those contained in forward-looking statements based on a number of factors including, without limitation, the actual number of restaurant openings, the sales at the Company's restaurants, changes in restaurant development or operating costs, such as food and labor, the Company's ability to leverage its existing management and infrastructure, changes in restaurant pre-opening expense, general and administrative expenses, capital expenditures, or our effective tax rate, changes in the number of diluted shares outstanding, strength of consumer spending, conditions beyond the Company's control such as timing of holidays, weather, natural disasters, acts of war or terrorism, disease outbreaks, epidemics or pandemics impacting the Company's customers or food supplies, the timing and amount of repurchases of our common stock, if any, changes to the Company's expected liquidity position, the possibility that the repurchase program may be suspended or discontinued and other factors disclosed from time to time in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors should take such risks into account when making investment decisions. Stockholders and other readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date on which they are made. The Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
Non-GAAP Measures
We prepare our financial statements in accordance with GAAP. Within our press release, we make reference to non-GAAP restaurant-level operating profit, restaurant-level operating margin and adjusted net income. Restaurant-level operating profit represents income (loss) from operations plus the sum of general and administrative expenses, restaurant pre-opening costs and depreciation and amortization. Restaurant-level operating profit is presented because: (i) we believe it is a useful measure for investors to assess the operating performance of our restaurants without the effect of non-cash depreciation and amortization expenses; and (ii) we use restaurant-level operating profit internally as a benchmark to evaluate our restaurant operating performance and to compare our performance to that of our competitors. Additionally, we present restaurant-level operating profit because it excludes the impact of general and administrative expenses, which are not incurred at the restaurant level, and restaurant pre-opening costs. Although we incur pre-opening costs on an ongoing basis as we continue to open new restaurants, the pre-opening costs are not a component of a restaurant's ongoing operating expenses. The use of restaurant-level operating profit thereby enables us and our investors to compare operating performance between periods and to compare our operating performance to the performance of our competitors. The measure is also widely used within the restaurant industry to evaluate restaurant-level productivity, efficiency and performance. The use of restaurant-level operating profit as a performance measure permits a comparative assessment of our operating performance relative to our performance based on our GAAP results, while isolating the effects of some items that vary from period to period without any correlation to core operating performance or that vary widely among similar companies. We present restaurant-level operating margin for the same reasons we present restaurant-level operating profit.
Adjusted net income represents our net income before gain on insurance proceeds, income tax effect on adjustments and deferred tax balance adjustment. We believe the use of adjusted net income provides additional information to enable us and our investors to facilitate year-over-year performance comparison and a comparison to the performance of our peers.
Restaurant-level operating profit and restaurant-level operating margin exclude various expenses as discussed above that may materially impact our consolidated results of operations. As a result, these measures are not indicative of the Company's consolidated results of operations. We present these measures as well as adjusted net income exclusively as supplements to, and not substitutes for, net income or income from operations computed in accordance with GAAP. As a supplemental disclosure, restaurant-level operating profit and adjusted net income should not be considered as alternatives to net income or income from operations as an indicator of our performance or as alternatives to any other measure determined in accordance with GAAP.
Revenue $ 93,850 $ 86,904
Operating 13,352 12,032
Marketing 1,080 631
Interest expense, net 16 16
Income tax expense 476 1,895
Net income per common share: Basic $ 0.19 $ 0.27
Net income per common share: Diluted $ 0.19 $ 0.27
Weighted-average shares outstanding: Basic 16,936,824 16,855,275
Weighted-average shares outstanding: Diluted 17,069,140 17,002,256
Reconciliation of GAAP income from operations to restaurant-level operating profit:
Income from operations as reported $ 3,675 $ 6,461
Restaurant-level operating profit $ 15,280 $ 16,596
Restaurant-level operating margin (1) 16.3 % 19.1 %
(1) Restaurant-level operating margin is calculated by dividing restaurant-level operating profit by revenue.
Reconciliation of GAAP net income and net income per share to adjusted results:
Year Ended
Net income as reported $ 28,956
Gain on insurance settlements (1,362 )
Income tax effect on adjustment (1) 360
Deferred tax balance adjustment (2) $ (11,696 )
Adjusted net income $ 16,258
Adjusted net income per common share: basic $ 0.96
Adjusted net income per common share: diluted $ 0.96
Weighted-average shares outstanding: basic 16,894,986
Weighted-average shares outstanding: diluted 17,003,233
(1) Reflects the income tax effect associated with the adjustments based on the Company's effective tax rate prior to the impact of the Tax Act.
(2) Reflects the revaluation of our net deferred tax balance using the new lower tax rate pursuant to the Tax Act.
April 1, 2018 December 31, 2017
Cash and cash equivalents $ 8,436 $ 8,785
Long-term debt — —
For Chuy's Holdings, Inc.


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We want to ensure we keep any disruption to appointments to a minimum during this time, and that we are doing our best to accommodate regular and pre booked appointments with Sue, so for this reason we have closed Sue's online bookings for the time being. Sue only has limited availability prior to her surgery leave and this availability is now exclusive to our existing clients.
To book an appointment with Sue prior to her surgery, please do not use the online booking service and either telephone the salon on 01322 528882 or book during your next appointment.
Carley and Caroline will be covering Sue's main treatments and arrangements are underway for lashes and massage.
We hope all our clients will bear with us during the next couple of months as availability may be more challenging, but we will endeavour to fit everyone in as usual. This is great news in the long run for us and for Sue and we wish her a speedy recovery.
Thank you for your continued custom & support.


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