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John Stamos Shares Backstage Photo As Chef Louis In 'The Little Mermaid Live!,' Fans Say He Looks Like Stavros
The actor's Chef Louis character looks like a 'Full House' villain.
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John Stamos is bringing life to Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid Live!, but fans think he looks like a Full House character. After the actor posted several photos of himself dressed up as the fish-loving chef made famous in the 1989 Disney movie, Instagram followers said he looked more like Cousin Stavros, the character Stamos played in a dual role on the classic ABC sitcom he starred in back in the 1990s.
Stamos, who has been teasing his Chef Louis role in the live ABC musical for weeks, posted a backstage photo which showed him wearing a white chef's hat and suit and a bushy mustache. Fan comments on the post were priceless as the 56-year-old actor was compared to the creepy Katsopolis cousin he played 25 years ago on Full House.
"Stavros is back!!' one fan wrote.
"Def look like Stavros on Full House with the mustache," another wrote.
"Stavros? Is that you?" another fan asked.
Several other fans thought Stamos looked like he was playing food mascot Chef Boyardee instead of Chef Louis. Others pegged him for another movie role.
"You look like Dustin Hoffman as Captain Hook in the movie Hook," a fan wrote to Stamos.
While all of the observations were on point, there's no doubt Stamos resembles Stavros the most in the new photo, which can be seen below.
If you need the backstory on Stavros Katsopolis, Stamos played his character, Uncle Jesse's, lookalike con-artist cousin in a dual role in the Full House episode "Kissing Cousins" back in 1994. The sleazy womanizer tried to seduce Jesse's wife, Becky (Lori Loughlin), in the Season 7 episode.
While Stamos' Stavros only appeared in one episode of Full House's eight-season run, the character remains one of the most memorable from the series.
Of course, Stamos left Stavros back in the '90s and is happy to move on as he gets set to play Chef Louis in The Little Mermaid Live! In addition to his backstage photo, the actor posted some rehearsal footage alongside drawings of the animated version of his character.
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Da EOnline:
Of Course Auli'i Cravalho Is Nervous Taking on The Little Mermaid Live
by CHRIS HARNICK | Tue., Nov. 5, 2019 10:52 AM
From Moana to Ariel, it's all in a day's work for Auli'i Cravalho. But the Disney star knows just how special her role is in The Little Mermaid Live.
"It's fantastic. I am having such a wonderful time. I get to put on the iconic red wig, I get to bring my own life to her, I get to sing the iconic songs, I couldn't be happier," Cravalho told E! News in advance of the Tuesday, Nov. 5 live performance.
Cravalho stars opposite Queen Latifah, Shaggy, John Stamos and Graham Phillips in The Little Mermaid Live, a hybrid special including the original animated movie, puppets and live-action performances. The special, and Cravalho's involvement, was announced in August. So, what was it like when she found out she got the iconic role of Ariel?
"I remember there was a lot of screaming," she said. Cravalho said she was with her mom and they both freaked out, especially when they realized Cravalho will get to play both not one, but two Disney princesses already.
"I remember freaking out about that for a very long time. I'm so grateful to have been able to play Moana, and now I get to have another Disney princess that's associated to the water. I am truly so blessed," she said.
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And with the excitement comes nerves, Cravalho admitted. "My stomach is full of nerves right now�I've spoken to Jodi Benson who is the original voice actress of Ariel, and I just really want to do her proud," she said. Plus, her family will be watching. "There are a lot of motivating factors to just give my all on stage," she said.
Click play on the video above to hear more from Cravalho about the special and working with her costars.
The Little Mermaid Live airs Tuesday, Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. on ABC.
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Intervista alla bella Auli'i Cravalho che parla del film musical in cui sar� Ariel, dell'anniversario, del Classico e di Moana 2.
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'Little Mermaid Live!': Auli'i Cravalho has prepped for Ariel with 'a lot of ab exercises'
Erin Jensen USA TODAY
Published 8:10 AM EST Nov 5, 2019
Thirty years ago, Disney's "The Little Mermaid" became "Part of Your World."
To pay tribute to the animated 1989 feature, ABC will air �The Wonderful World of Disney presents The Little Mermaid Live!� Tuesday (8 EST/delayed PST), a hybrid musical event that combines the original movie with live performances of its songs. Ahead of the show, USA TODAY spoke with Auli'i Cravalho, who plays mermaid-who-wants-to-be-human Ariel, the girl with "gadgets and gizmos aplenty" and "whozits and whatzits galore."
The 18-year-old star, who made her acting debut as the title character in 2016's "Moana," spoke to USA TODAY last week from Portland, Oregon, where she's shooting her next film, "Sorta Like a Rock Star," and preparing for "Little Mermaid" rehearsals.
Question: You get to play Ariel! How are you feeling about that?
Auli'l Cravalho: I�m so excited! (screams) About a month ago, I think, I got to try on the wig for the first time, and it was crazy to see myself in the mirror with red hair. Then they put a red kind of dye in my eyebrows. And it made me look like, obviously, a completely different person, but it definitely put me in the headspace of Ariel, and I cannot wait to put on that iconic wig again.
Q: What can viewers expect when they tune in?
Cravalho: They can expect the amazing classic songs: �Under the Sea,� �Part of Your World,� �Poor Unfortunate Souls.� And then we also have some amazing songs from the Broadway version of �Little Mermaid,� which I�m really excited to sing because they�re new songs for many of the people, at least for those who are mostly familiar with the animation classic. Those are songs that kind of add some new life to the performance. We have, of course, Queen Latifah (Ursula the sea witch), Shaggy (Sebastian the crab), Graham Phillips (Prince Eric), an amazing cast � John Stamos (Chef Louis) � who are gonna add some really great flavor and new life to these classic characters as well.
Q: Do you have a favorite song to perform?
Cravalho: �Part of Your World� is really exciting to me because I get to do some aerial work in that. So Ariel gets to do aerial work, which I think is also the best pun in the world. And I�m really, really excited. I�ve been doing a lot of ab exercises, I�ve been doing a lot of crunches, a lot of planks.
Q: You mentioned aerials. What other tricks will be used to make it appear that the actors are underwater?
Cravalho: We have the animation playing for most of the show, except for the live performances. We have a fantastic stage that�s been created to really feel like an underwater kind of extravaganza. There�s wonderful puppeteers (who) are going to be scattered throughout the audience, and the audience will get to participate in the live show, wearing costumes, having props. So all in all, I think it will be a fantastic night for the live viewers and the people at home.
Q: I know there are reports of a �Moana� sequel? Is there anything you can share about that? Have you heard anything about that?
Cravalho: My lips stay sealed on that, but I�m really excited for whatever Disney�s coming up with.
Q: So, you would be on board for a sequel?
Cravalho: Yeah, yeah I would.
Q: Growing up, what were your favorite childhood movies?
Cravalho: I really loved �Mulan.� I loved �The Little Mermaid.� I suppose I really enjoyed the characters that went above and beyond to try something new and learn more about themselves. And I felt like "Mulan" and "The Little Mermaid" did that for me.
Q: When you tried out for "Moana," that�s obviously taking a risk and trying to do something beyond your current circumstances.
Cravalho: Yes, it was. I was a freshman in high school, and I didn�t think I was going to get into really anything musical. I didn�t think I was gonna get into the industry at all. I grew up in Hawaii. I didn�t think there were any jobs, really, that would come my way. But I was interested in microbiology, and so in kind of a twist of fate, my mom was like, 'Hey, so maybe you should actually go and try out for this.� And I was like, 'No, I�m really nervous. I don�t think it will work out, anyway.� And she was like, �Look, when an opportunity presents itself, you�ve got to go for it.� And, I�m really glad that I followed her advice.
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Auli'i Cravalho parla della Sirenetta Live e del film live-action con Halle Bailey.
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'Little Mermaid Live!': 'Moana' star Auli'i Cravalho is a Disney princess again
ByFred Topel
Auli'i Cravalho plays Ariel in "The Little Mermaid Live." File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 5 (UPI) -- As the voice of Disney's first islander princess Moana, Auli'i Cravalho never thought she'd get to play another Disney princess. But now she'll play Ariel in a live performance of The Little Mermaid.
"I'm not a greedy person," Cravalho told UPI in a recent interview. "I figure, 'Oh my gosh, one Disney princess, I'm set for life' and I truly am. I get to say that I am Moana for the rest of my life and now I'm honestly very honored."
The Little Mermaid has another Moana connection, too. Ron Clements and John Musker directed both the animated Little Mermaid and Moana.
"Because it's Ron Clements and John Musker, my wonderful directors from Moana, I get to pay homage to them for that 30th anniversary of Little Mermaid," Cravalho said.
Released in 1989, The Little Mermaid kick-started Walt Disney's animation renaissance, which continued through the '90s with Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Lion King and Mulan. Cravalho is 18, so she never saw The Little Mermaid in theaters.
"I only saw it at home," she said. "It definitely came out before I was born. It definitely shaped my childhood, but I can't remember exactly when I saw it."
Based on the Hans Christian Andersen story, little mermaid Ariel lived in the sea with her friend Sebastian, the crab. Queen Ursula gave Ariel the chance to be human and walk on two legs. She fell in love with Eric, but Ursula had nefarious plans all along.
The Little Mermaid Live! not only will be a new princess role for Cravalho, but it also will challenge her to perform a live show in front of an audience.
"I didn't really get cast in many live musicals or live plays in high school, so I'm putting in a lot of extra work," Cravalho said. "I'm really excited for it, though, but it's very different from live-action or anything that's ever on tape."
Cravalho said even the question about a live performance gave her butterflies.
"Talking about it makes me even more nervous," she said.
The cast is filled with musicians who have entertained live audiences for their entire career, and Cravalho is relying on them.
"I have the most incredible people on my side," she said. "We've got Shaggy playing Sebastian and Queen Latifah as Ursula, so I know that I've got a lot of support from very experienced and wonderful people in the industry."
Cravalho will sing Ariel's song, "Part of Your World." Jodi Benson's rendition in the animated film has been famous for three decades.
"I get to sing it in my own voice," Cravalho said. "I, of course, listen to the incredible Jodi Benson in her gorgeous voice, but I myself sound a little bit different, so I can't wait to work with [songwriter] Alan Menken and let him hear what I've got."
Disney also is producing a live-action feature film adaptation of The Little Mermaid.
Halle Bailey will play Ariel in the film, so between the live-action movie and the live special, there will be a black and islander Ariel. Cravalho is Hawaiian.
"It's definitely time to make representation count, and I think it's beautiful to have different mermaids," Cravalho said. "I absolutely love that Halle is being cast. I myself am very honored to play this role as Ariel, and I think there's so much room for so many different types of Ariels, as well."
Cravalho had a regular role on NBC's short-lived Rise and an episode of Jordan Peele's Weird City. She will play Wendla Bergman in a film adaptation of Spring Awakening. During this time, she managed to finish high school, too.
"I graduated from high school in 2018," Cravalho said. "I got my diploma from my school in Hawaii, which is a very big win for me. I did all of my schooling online, as well as communicated with my teachers back at home to make sure that I graduated from my original school."
The roles keep coming, so Cravalho is holding off on college plans.
"I'm excited about the prospect of college," Cravalho said. "I don't exactly know what I want to go in for yet. I've also been told, excuse the pun, to ride the wave of this incredible journey that I'm on as far as acting and, well, the industry of entertainment, and I truly love it. It's definitely in my future. Just not right now."
Although Cravalho wrapped Moana years ago, it still plays daily in many children's homes.
"Whenever I hear kids say, 'Oh my gosh, you're so inspiring' and I say, 'Yeah, Moana really is,'" Cravalho said. "I still find my inspiration in her, as well."
The Wonderful World of Disney Presents The Little Mermaid Live! airs Tuesday at 8 p.m. EDT on ABC.
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Da CinemaBlend:
What It's Like For The Little Mermaid Live's Auli�i Cravalho To Play Both Ariel And Moana
Cravalho has had a big last few years in Hollywood. In fact, the Hawaiian actress has gotten to play not one, but two Disney Princesses; or at least, she will once The Little Mermaid Live! airs on ABC. At that point she�ll have both Moana and Ariel under her belt.
Obviously, it�s easy to see why this is a big deal. Most people never get the opportunity to play one Disney princess, much less two. However, if you�ve been wondering what the opportunity has been like for Auli�i Cravalho, the actress recently revealed it�s been hard for her to describe, noting,
I don't know that there really is a way to describe the feeling of being able to play two Disney princesses. I am so honored to be not only Moana but lend my voice to Ariel. I couldn't imagine -- well, I don't think there are any more water princesses. I think I did them all.
I hadn�t even thought to connect the fact that Moana is an island princess who craves sailing and Ariel is a water princess who craves land until Auli�i Cravalho made these comments in an interview with EW, but she�s right. Most of Disney�s other princesses are firmly landlocked. Although, it�s worth pointing out we�ve seen Elsa trying to tame a raging ocean in one of the first look clips at Frozen II. Perhaps next Disney can create another water-oriented princess for Auli�i Cravalho to tackle.
As for The Little Mermaid Live!, the new program has been coming together over at ABC since 2017, but was postponed at one point due to budgetary issues before getting revived in 2019. At one point it looked like it might never happen, but then Auli�i Cravalho was cast back in August and the cast continued to fill out in the months subsequent. We've seen some early looks behind the scenes and more, which have revealed the actual movie will be playing along with the live action, and Cravalho has said this production will also not be "taking any liberties" with the original film's plot.
Although fans have seen these types of Live! productions before, The Little Mermaid Live! will actually be the first foray for ABC, so it's no real shock the network would want to go with such a notable property. What is interesting is the timing, considering ABC's parent company Disney also has it's own live-action version of The Little Mermaid in the works. That version will star Halle Bailey and other notable names and isn't expected to be released until 2021.
The TV production, however, is actually set to air on November 5 at 8 p.m. ET. So it's release is imminent. After which, Auli'i Cravalho can officially declare herself a Disney princess twice over.
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Da ABC7News:
Auli'I Cravalho, John Stamos, Queen Latifah ready to go under the sea with 'The Little Mermaid Live!'
Sandy Kenyon reports on "The Little Mermaid Live."
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 7:04PM
LAS VEGAS (WABC) -- Disney animated magic comes to life once again with a live action performance of "The Little Mermaid" on Tuesday night.
The show is expected to be unlike anything else. It will include parts of the animated movie and live performances.
Entertainment reporter Sandy Kenyon has more on the live action performance of 'The Little Mermaid.'
At the center of the live broadcast soars teenager Auli'I Cravalho as Ariel.
But she is backed up by an army both off screen and on.
Musician Shaggy will play Sebastian the crab. His experience performing live is vital for the new version of "The Little Mermaid."
"I've done these kinds of live situations so I don't know if there's a nervousness or craziness that's supposed to be, I'm just really excited and really happy to bring the character back in to give a Caribbean feel to it and all of that," he said.
The pivotal role of Ursula will be played by Queen Latifah.
"The actual movie will be playing, but then there are these musical numbers that go live," she said. "You'll see the characters pop-out and come to life."
RELATED: 'The Little Mermaid': Fun facts to celebrate movie's 30th anniversary
The cast has been in Las Vegas to practice going back and forth between the film and the live performances.
It all sounded pretty complicated to Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest when Queen Latifah visited "Live with Kelly and Ryan," but they all agreed the costumes are great.
"Wait til you see it, I got this latex number and my tentacles? My tentacles. Don't get me started on my tentacles," Queen Latifah said.
"The Wonderful World of Disney presents "The Little Mermaid Live!" on Tuesday, November 5th at 8|7c on ABC.
The Walt Disney Company is the parent company of this station.
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Da Variety:
�The Little Mermaid Live� Team Talks More Musical Numbers, Aerial Work and Understudies
By Danielle Turchiano
The live television musical is a genre that has seen great evolution over the years. Some productions have employed inside/outside settings, while others have incorporated 360-degree oners, and many have created immersive experiences where the audience is part of the production. For ABC�s first foray into this special area of artistry, it is upping the ante further: �The Wonderful World of Disney: The Little Mermaid Live� mixes live-action song-and-dance numbers featuring puppetry, aerial work and live animals with the animation of the 30-year-old classic film.
�Everybody wanted to do something a little different,� executive producer Raj Kapoor tells Variety. �We had this whole creative team that comes from a vast range of experiences, and everyone wanted to put their own spin on it because we see this as blending the theatrical version with the feature film version with a live awards show meeting elements of the Super Bowl.�
The process to develop Disney�s �The Little Mermaid� into a live television event began more than two years ago, Kapoor explains. But a mere four months ago the creative team he references, which includes the other producers, director Hamish Hamilton and production designer Misty Buckley, started �dissecting the movie � examining how we were going to get in and out of the feature film to our live performances,� he continues.
Unlike past live television musicals, �The Little Mermaid� will play scenes from the original animated film on a screen in Stage 2 on the Burbank, Calif. Walt Disney Studios lot. This will keep the action of the story going as the crew resets the stage for next musical number, during which live-action performers will take the stage.
�Everything that you love about the movie is still intact. We literally just burst off the screen to do these musical numbers,� says John Stamos, who first played Chef Louis in the 2016 production of �The Little Mermaid� at the Hollywood Bowl and now reprises him for ABC.
For Stamos, being a part of ABC�s version is a chance to go �deeper into what I came up with� for the Hollywood Bowl version. �I started thinking this guy was insane, really, so I just wanted to play into that, and they were like, �Great, go with it.� He�s a serial killer for fish and crabs, but he�s just manic. And with the Hollywood Bowl you sort of just stood there and did the thing, but with this, I�m chopping fish and I�m chasing crabs, and I get rid of one crab and there�s another one, and then I think I�ve got all of the crabs cooked and one comes out of the sky. It�s really incredible,� he says.
Enhancing the physicality of Chef Louis while he sings his infamous �Les Poissons� is just the tip of the iceberg for how ABC�s version of �The Little Mermaid� is expanding upon the iconic music of the story, though. While Kapoor admits that composer �Alan Menken�s original score is a masterpiece,� he shares they had the ability to re-score the project so that �even the movie that�s being played has an entirely new in-hand score, so the audio dynamics completely match what will be recorded live.� The production brought in a 45-piece orchestra for this new score � which will be featured on the show�s soundtrack, dropping the same night as the television event.
But that is not all that has been tweaked. Auli�i Cravalho, who plays the titular Ariel, shares that her version of the character is �a little bit more sassy� than in the animated film. �I think she�s got a little bit more spunk to her,� she says. �Admittedly that is myself, that�s also what I brought to Moana: She�s strong and she wants to do something different from her parents and from those around her.�
Graham Phillips, who plays Prince Eric, says there will be new insight given into his character, as well. �He�s lost both of his parents, and he�s decided to go off on a ship, and [when] he goes off on this adventure, he finds this girl who, literally, when he falls overboard brings him back to life. There�s something really interesting about that need to get back into a place where he feels alive again,� he says. �Sometimes it feels like there�s a girl he has a crush on, but it�s a lot more than that: If it wasn�t for her, he wouldn�t be alive and he wouldn�t have his vitality back after God knows how long of him being in the dumps.�
The spoken dialogue of the film will play as animated, but �The Little Mermaid Live� will lean heavier on the music to reach its audience emotionally. For this, too, Kapoor says the production made notable changes, including altering some of the lyrics �because things that people reacted to 30 years ago are a little different now, and we wanted to maybe have Ariel be a little more present and feel like she had a little more of a voice, even when she doesn�t.� But they also wanted to be able to celebrate some of the featured characters in a new and unique way.
While the 1989 film had four iconic character songs, ABC�s version is tripling that, in part by pulling from some of the material that was developed for the Broadway version of the story. This allows for the �Daughters of Triton� number that originally last for less than a minute in the movie to become more of a centerpiece for the characters of Ariel�s sisters, introduced by a brand-new emcee character, played by Amber Riley.
�I kind of channeled Whitney Houston,� Riley says of her character.
Additionally, Prince Eric, who never sang in the animated film, is now a part of four out of the 12 numbers.
�I started out doing opera and Broadway and whatnot, so it feels like a homecoming for me,� says Phillips. �I�ve always felt more comfortable on stage, doing something live, than I do on camera for some reason. In a strange way it feels less contrived because there�s a degree of commitment that requires you to really be fully present that you don�t always get when you�re doing 15 takes. You�ve only got one shot at this.�
In order to adequately prepare for the one-take on show night, the performers have been working for approximately a month, taking part in costume fittings and choreography rehearsals with choreographers RJ Durell and Nick Florez, which led to camera blocking and tech rehearsals. Those performers who will be taking flight in the show, such as Cravalho, also went to Las Vegas to have aerial rehearsal with Fly by Foy.
�I�m in a harness � in a tail, in a wig, in full hair and makeup and singing. It�s been challenging, but I�ve loved the challenge,� she says. �I do crunches before getting into the harness to tighten my core and not to get injured.�
The first full dress rehearsal for the cast did not take place until the day before the live show, on Monday, Nov. 4. In fact, some of the performers, such as Stamos and Shaggy (who plays Sebastian) had not even met until the dress rehearsal.
�No pun but I�m like a fish out of water, really. But that was also part of the excitement of why I wanted to do it. I�ve never done anything like this theatrical production � and I think if they had offered me this 10 years ago, I would have probably said no. But where I am in my career, in my mind, what I�ve already accomplished and done, it feels like the right time,� Shaggy says.
Although the role of Sebastian the crab went to a human, �The Little Mermaid Live� is not shying away from different representations of different animals. Many of the fish and other underwater creatures are done as puppets, for example, but Prince Eric�s beloved dog Max is a real dog � the only live animal in the show. Bagel, an English Sheepdog, plays Max the dog, and came with her trainer to all of the rehearsals that her human costars had to.
�Our show is so layered with people flying and puppeteers, and we also have a dog, but we also have kids. I think the youngest people in our cast are eight years old, but we also have people in our cast who are 72 years old. We have a live audience of about 500 who will get to take part in an interactive way, with performers coming into the audience and bubbles for the kids,� says Kapoor. �We wanted to celebrate all different ethnicities, all different body types, all different ages and have people feel like they could be part of our show. We kind of have everything under the sun because we wanted it to be a family celebration.�
Prior to going true live, the production is running through the show three full times. Kapoor notes that they �definitely have understudies and we are taping all three of our full run-throughs.� After performer Brennin Hunt broke his foot ahead of Fox�s live version of �Rent� in January, the team behind �The Little Mermaid Live� wanted to make sure they had a contingency plan. Fox ended up airing the previous night�s performance, which had been shot live-to-tape, and then went true live for the final act.
�We would never want to have to do what Fox did, but that is one of our backups as well,� Kapoor admits.
Yet, injuries aside, Stamos is one performer who believes the fun of a live show is seeing something go wrong. �Unless you�re screwing up or something funny happens, you may not really know it�s live. I remember they did �ER� live years ago and the east coast one went so perfect they told [George] Clooney, �In the next one, kick a camera, mess it up a little bit.� So that�s what I�m going to do,� he says.
�The Little Mermaid Live� airs Nov. 5 at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
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Ieri � andato in onda sulla ABC il musical live basato su La sirenetta della Disney. Nel cast si sono distinte come voci principali Auli�i Cravalho e Queen Latifah nei ruoli di Ariel e di Ursula, ma non � su di loro che si sono concentrate le reazioni su Twitter. A rubare la scena, in senso negativo, � stato il pupazzo di Flounder, il simpatico pesciolino amico della protagonista. La versione apparsa in tv aveva, a giudizio di molti, ben poco dell�aspetto paffuto e gioioso del personaggio, e anzi � stato giudicato, a voler essere gentili, un po� deludente.
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Credo che Flounder stia avendo una crisi esistenziale.
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Sto guardando il live della Sirenetta� perch� Flounder sembra essere passato attraverso Chernobyl?
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Tu vs. il Flounder di cui lei ti ha detto di non preoccuparti.
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Lo psicoterapeuta: �il pupazzo di Flounder del Live della Sirenetta non � reale e non pu� farti del male�.
Il pupazzo di Flounder dal live della Sirenetta: �
Therapist: the Flounder puppet from #TheLittleMermaidLive isn�t real and can�t hurt you
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Il regista: �M**da, ci siamo dimenticati Flounder!�
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Io: Mamma, possiamo prendere Flounder?
Mamma: Ne abbiamo gi� uno a casa.
Il Flounder a casa:
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Flounder at home:
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Anche Flounder � diventato una �triste anima sola�.
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� il live della Sirenetta, ma Flounder sembra quello dello spettacolo Disney on ice.
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Sto perdendo la testa per colpa di questo pupazzo di Flounder.
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Ma perch� Flounder sembra uscito fuori dritto da Lazy Town?
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Una reazione video:
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La Sirenetta: Auli�i Cravalho star del musical trasmesso live da ABC!
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Comunque il musical in tv � stato un successo, ha trionfato ieri sera su ABC.
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Trionfa il musical speciale di ABC La Sirenetta Live! (video dopo il salto) che ha festeggiato i 30 anni dell�iconico classico Disney, a seguire non ne beneficia troppo la serie flop Emergence che comunque guadagna 2 decimi. Su FOX al ritorno dopo 2 settimane di pausa dovute alle World Series, � stabile The Resident, mentre cala al nuovo minimo storico Empire, nuovi minimi anche per le serie The CW The Flash e Arrow entrambe gi� di 1 decimo. Su CBS tocca il minimo anche NCIS, stabili FBI e NCIS: New Orleans, guadagna 1 decimo The Voice su NBC a seguire scende al nuovo minimo This Is Us, in calo anche New Amsterdam.
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Curationis vol.38 n.2 Pretoria 2015
Turnover of professional nurses at Mokopane Hospital in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: Experiences of nursing unit managers
Mogale L. Mmamma; Tebogo M. Mothiba; Malema R. Nancy
Department of Nursing Science, University of Limpopo, South Africa
BACKGROUND: Staff turnover of professional nurses remains a concern for public and private hospitals management because it has an impact on the morale of nurses and it may also lead to poor patient care
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study were to explore and describe the experiences of nursing unit managers with regard to the turnover of professional nurses who were under their supervision
METHOD: A qualitative, explorative, descriptive research design was used to determine the experiences of nursing unit managers related to the turnover of professional nurses. Data collection was done by using semi-structured one-to-one interviews with professional nurses. Two groups of participants were interviewed: Those working day duty (n = 9) and those working night duty (n = 3) who were at work on the anticipated days for data collection
RESULTS: The findings revealed that every unit was experiencing a shortage of professional nurses, which caused other nurses to work overtime with an inevitable increase in workload. That led to tiredness, conflict amongst professional nurses, job dissatisfaction, and absenteeism which compromised nursing care. This resulted in patient dissatisfaction and sometimes led to deaths that could have been prevented
CONCLUSION: It is recommended that staff turnover should be addressed by the hospital top management implementing several strategies. For example, top management could ensure that staff members work in a healthy environment with resources that they need during the provision of care, address the effects of the staff turnover, support the staff members and refrain from putting pressure on nursing unit managers whilst they are attending to problems
Introduction and background
Staff turnover is a global problem that annually has dire negative financial implications for organisations because it perpetuates the need to recruit other staff members to replace the ones who have left and also to remunerate the ones who are obliged to work overtime. It also causes job 1 dissatisfaction, stress and burnout amongst committed members of staff who wish to remain at the affected organisations (Selebi & Minnaar 2009:31). Mudor and Tooksoon (2011:41) indicate that job satisfaction plays an important role in staff turnover, whilst staff turnover is regarded as the voluntarily or involuntarily movement of employees out of an organisation. They indicate that almost 60% of young female college nurses express their intent to leave their current posts due to several aspects related to job dissatisfaction (Mudor & Tooksoon 2011:41).
Staff turnover is naturally exacerbated by the fact that losing high performing individuals affects the productivity of an organisation and in hospitals, it affects the provision of quality of care. Staff turnover of skilled professional nurses is viewed as a loss of intellectual capital. Oosthuizen and Ehlers (2007:14) explain that the loss of intellectual capital refers to the depletion of skilled people whose contribution is vitally important for improving the national economy because they are expected to provide a service.
A healthcare organisation that loses skilled professional nurses experiences increased human resource costs and organisational ineffectiveness whilst dedicated professionals are able to increase their salaries in alternative employment and to better support their families (Kingma 2007:1291). According to Swansburg (1996:139), movement of employees from an organisation or health care institution results from resignations, transfers out of the organisational units, discharges, retirement, and death. According to Mathis and Jackson (2003:78), staff turnover is described in a number of different ways, including voluntary versus involuntary turnover, functional and dysfunctional turnover, as well as controllable and uncontrollable turnover. Voluntary turnover is caused by many factors, including improved career opportunities, remuneration, supervision, demographic issues and personal reasons. Involuntary turnover, on the other hand, is triggered by employees who are not complying with organisational polices and work rules, thus not meeting the expected performance standards.
Windle (2008:211) mentions that high nursing staff turnover affects the goal of hospitals to provide quality care for patients. Professional nurses are viewed as important to hospitals because they represent the majority of health professionals and they work 24 hours per day providing care to patients, whilst other health professionals spend relatively little time with the patients. Oosthuizen and Ehlers (2007:22) support this point of view by pointing out that nurses constitute the largest professional group in the South African health services and form the backbone of nursing care. Since professional nurses are a critically important group in the provision of care to patients, it is essential that nursing personnel numbers, including the category of professional nurses, are sufficiently covered for day, evening, and night shifts. With a high staff turnover rate, such a staffing pattern is impossible to achieve because the experienced nurses are spread thinly amongst nursing care units, which complicates the task of providing patient care in South Africa (Hall & Buch 2009:6). In 2008, there was an average of 40.3% vacant professional nursing posts. The Eastern Cape Province had the highest percentage of vacant posts (53.6%), followed by the Free State (51.3%), Limpopo (43.7%), KwaZulu-Natal (39.6%), and Gauteng (34.4%) (Health System Trust 2008).
Problem statement
There seemed to be a frequent movement of professional nurses to other healthcare institutions which impacted nurse managers negatively, since they had to ensure that care was given despite having a minimal number of nurses.
It was against this background that the study aimed at determining the experiences of nursing unit managers with regard to turnover of professional nurses at Mokopane Hospital in the Waterberg district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa.
Research methodology
A qualitative, explorative, descriptive research method was used because it was a holistic, inductive approach interested in getting rich verbal descriptions of the phenomena being studied as it occurred naturally based on direct observations (Brink, Van der Walt &Van Rensburg 2012:4). The researchers were interested in the meaning of the sense the nursing unit managers made of professional nurses' turnover in the context of this study and how it affected the working situation in the nursing care units of the Mokopane Hospital (Brink et al. 2012:114). The explorative research design was realised in this study through the researchers asking one main question that was followed by clarity-seeking questions during the interviews with the participating nursing unit managers. The descriptive part of this study was achieved by affording the participants an opportunity to describe their experiences related to the problem studied (Babbie & Mouton 2010:270; Brink et al. 2012:115).
Study site
The study was conducted at the Mokopane Hospital which is situated five kilometres away from the Mahwelereng Township in the Waterberg district of the Limpopo Province, South Africa. The Mokopane Hospital has 13 units, serving 20 nearby villages with a total of 152 nursing staff members and 12 nursing unit managers.
Population and sampling
The population for this study was all nursing unit managers at the Mokopane Hospital who managed the nursing care units. Non-probability purposive convenience sampling was used in this study to include all nursing unit managers until data saturation was reached during the interviews conducted.
Data collection method
Semi-structured one-on-one interviews were conducted to explore and describe the experiences of nursing unit managers with regard to the turnover of professional nurses which they were experiencing in their units at the Mokopane Hospital. Any nursing unit manager who was on either day or night duty during the period of data collection participated. The main question asked to all participants was:
'Could you kindly explain your experiences with regard to the turnover of professional nurses in your institution.'
A voice recorder was used to capture all interview discussions and field notes were written to supplement the voice recordings. Follow-up interviews were also conducted to clarify data collected and to further verify whether the collected data represented what the participants had said.
Data analysis
Tesch's open coding technique, as outlined in Botma et al. (2010:223) was used to analyse data in this study.
Measures to ensure trustworthiness
To ensure trustworthiness throughout the study, credibility and dependability were observed.
Credibility was ensured through prolonged engagement in the study field with the participants during data collection over a period of two months, during which follow-up interviews were conducted in order to seek clarification about data collected and also to verify whether the analysed data captured correctly what the participants had said during the interviews (Babbie & Mouton 2010:277; Brink et al. 2012:172). Data were collected until saturation was reached.
Dependability was ensured by the full description of the research methods used in the study to enhance the possibility of repeating the study by another researcher in another context (Babbie & Mouton 2010:278).
Ethical considerations
Ethical clearance was obtained from the University of Limpopo, Medunsa Research Ethics Committee (MREC). Permission to conduct the study was obtained from the Limpopo Department of Health and from the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Mokopane Hospital. The participants were informed about the purpose of the study, the need for signing a consent form, and voluntary participation, which emphasised that they could withdraw from the study without punishment.
Discussion of findings
The findings are based on the five categories and their sub-categories that have emerged from data analysis using Tesch's open coding technique as outlined in Botma et al. (2010:223). The categories are: Experiences related to staff turnover of professional nurses, feelings related to staff turnover, avoidable versus unavoidable contributory factors of staff turnover, effects of staff turnover on an institution, and suggestions for dealing with staff turnover (Table 1).
Category 1: Experiences related to staff turnover of professional nurses
The study revealed that nursing unit managers had several experiences related to staff turnover of professional nurses which included problems professional nurses had with working overtime, increased conflict amongst nurses and increased absenteeism.
Sub-category 1.1: Problems in relation to working overtime
Most of the nursing unit managers stated that nurses were obliged to work overtime in order to solve staff shortage problems. This was confirmed by a participant who indicated that:
'professional nurses are always to work overtimes during the days on which the units are not covered well and you will even feel guilty as a manager doing that because you know very well that you always ask this person to work overtime, always. Another issue is that you know that this person that you are asking to work overtime has not rested enough.'
Another participant with the same view indicated that:
'you [know] that these professional nurses who are requested to work overtime, they just agree because maybe they don't want to resign, but it is a problem because you will find that this person is tired but you keep on asking her.'
Olds and Clarke (2010:153) support the finding as indicated in their report about several adverse effects on professional nurses of extended working hours that seek to solve nursing shortages.
Sub-category 1.2: Increased conflict amongst nurses
The study revealed that staff turnover of professional nurses caused conflict amongst the remaining professional nurses. Most participants mentioned increased incidents of conflict due to work overload amongst the remaining staff members. This is reflected in the following excerpt:
'You know, we are experiencing a problem as managers because of this problem of nurses resigning because it causes fights amongst nurses who are supposed to remain at work to provide care to patients. They are always quarrelling about who is supposed to remain at work covering shortage. Sometimes you have this feeling that this is true, but there is no option; they must just work.'
Additionally, another participant said:
'You know, nurses are fighting always because they no longer want to cover the shortage; when you request, then they will refuse, stating the reasons that it is not long that they worked and they will refer you to another nurses and the other nurse will also tell you how they are fighting about this issue [of relieving one another].'
The study conducted by Park (2007:5) stated that nurses become emotionally exhausted and stressed out to such an extent that they even started exhibiting depersonalised behaviour amongst one another.
Sub-category 1.3: Increased absenteeism due to fatigue
Increased incidents of absenteeism were mentioned by almost all participants. Staff turnover resulted in increased absenteeism in all units; that was evident from the following direct quotation from one participant:
'I have observed that in all units when taking rounds either on night duty or day duty there is absenteeism of nurses which emanated from staff turnover. Nurses are absenting themselves from work, especially after working overtime and this reflect[s] that they just agree to work overtime and due to tiredness then they absent themselves.'
According to Portnoy (2011:49), nurses experience fatigue due to burnout related to several aspects, such as workload increased by colleagues who are absent from work and due to work-related stress of providing care to trauma patients.
Catergory 2: Feelings related to staff turnover
The results of this study reflect that nursing unit managers are not comfortable with the turnover of professional nurses.
Sub-category 2.1: Feelings of frustration experienced
The participants observed that the decreasing complement of professional nurses experienced frustrations at multiple levels, including at the level of the unit nursing managers. That was confirmed by the participant who indicated:
'You know, it is frustrating as a manager to see nurses being overworked whilst you don't have [a] solution to the problem. Professional nurses in the units are also frustrated because they have to make plans of making sure that there is someone who must stay behind providing care and also supervising junior personnel.'
Another participant indicated that:
'I am frustrated because the institution does advertise posts but the people who are hired turn to be less than those who are leaving and this frustrate^] the whole management team.'
In support of the findings, it is stated that nurses experience burnout that results from frustrations that they experience in the working environment due to shortage of nurses (Erickson & Grové 2008).
Sub-category 2.2: Reduced interest to remain in the organisation
The findings revealed that the nursing unit managers were no longer interested in working at the hospital due to the fact that most professional nurses were resigning from the hospital, leaving them with the burden of an increased workload. An explanation given was:
'You know, that it is difficult to manage in an institution that [sic] there is a lot of staff turnover and currently I am no longer interested in working here as a manager and I am deciding that if I get a better place I will leave this place.'
Another participant with the same feeling said:
'I am no longer interested in working here because as a manager you always solve problems related to shortage of staff and as you know, it affects all areas of care, I am telling, I am tired working here as a manager.'
In support of the findings, Dieleman and Harnmeijer (2006:1) pointed out that some of the factors influencing health workers to lose interest in their work are job dissatisfaction, financial considerations, and unbearable working conditions.
Category 3: Avoidable versus unavoidable contributory factors of staff turnover
The findings reveal that there are avoidable versus unavoidable contributory factors to staff turnover at the Mokopane Hospital, which is reflected in the sub-categories of this theme. The sub-categories are poor working conditions, lack of team work, lack of support from top management, and family-related factors.
Sub-category 3.1: Poor working conditions
Avoidable factors, such as poor working conditions, were said to be contributing to staff turnover because the professional nurses find them intolerable. One of these factors was outlined by the participant who said:
'the working conditions in this hospital is [sic] the ones that lead to nurses resigning. To mention a few, there are no material resources to execute nursing care, the issue of working a lot of overtime, and colleagues who are not cooperating while they can see that some of this [sic] things are difficult to solve. All this are intolerable conditions which people feel that this environment is not conducive for one to work in.'
According to Dieleman and Harnmeijer (2006:1), staff members are sometimes forced to leave the institutions due to poor working conditions that are not responsive to the needs of the patients and the health care providers.
Sub-category 3.2: Lack of support from top management
The findings reveal that there is lack of support from top management during the execution of nursing activities at the hospital, which was evident from the following quotation:
'Our top management are the ones who contribute sometimes to this staff turnover. Professional nurses are trying their best to work overtime in order to cover up the shortage of professional nurses, the problems come up when a mistake can occur. They don't even want to listen to explanations that you give; what they want to do is punish these professional nurses. This I think is one other thing that leads to these nurses to leave the organisation.'
The first principle in nursing leadership is to design a safe system where the health care system can support nurses in their work environment whilst providing care to patients; however, nurse leaders lack that support of policy makers (Emerson 2015:3).
Sub-category 3.4: Family related factors
Staff turnover is sometimes caused by unavoidable family issues of the professional nurses: a nurse may be obliged to request a transfer in order to live with in-laws or a husband in other areas. This was confirmed by the participants who indicated that:
'some professional nurses, due to marriage, they are supposed to take transfers and relocate to stay with their new families in other provinces or districts. Another factor is that you find that a professional nurse will indicate that at home she is the one who takes care of the siblings and when the parents pass on she has to go back home and work in the nearby hospital.'
Netswera, Rankhumisi and Mavundla (2005:39) outline that the management of an organisation has to assist its employees to maintain the balance between work and family matters to avoid staff turnover related to family matters.
Catergory 4: Effects of staff turnover to an institution
There were several effects of staff turnover on the hospital that emerged in the sub-categories in relation to staff turnover: is provision of patients' care compromised due to loss of competent personnel, decreased productivity during provision of care, increased complaints from staff members, as well as recruitment and advertisement costs.
Sub-category 4.1: Provision of patients' care compromised due to loss of competent personnel
The findings emphasise that the provision of patients' care is compromised due to loss of competent personnel. This was described by the participant who said that:
'this moving out of professional nurses from this hospital has serious effects on provision of quality care, because nurses work only to finish routine. They are no longer providing expected care and this sometimes lead to patients' conditions becoming worse. The other thing is that you find people who are leaving are experienced and competent and when we hire new nurses you find that they are newly qualified and they still need mentorship.'
Sub-category 4.2: Increased complaints from staff members
The findings confirm that there are a lot of complaints from the nurses in the unit that are based on the fact that they are overworked. This was indicated in the following excerpt from an interview with a participant:
'This days, we receive a lot of complains, especially when taking rounds with doctors in the unit, nurses are bitterly complaining about this shortage of personnel and nurse managers always solve a lot of fighting between professional nurses.'
Sub-category 4.3: Recruitment and advertisements costs
The nursing unit managers indicated that the staff turnover at the hospital increased the costs related to recruitment and also advertisement. This was confirmed by the participant who indicated that:
'this hospital is losing a lot of money by advertising posts continuously because the process of advertisement of posts is costly.'
Another participant with the same opinion said:
'the advertisement of post [sic] is done very now and then and advertising posts cost a lot of money meaning the institution is spending a lot of money on recruitment and advertisement of posts.'
Catergory 5: Suggestions for dealing with staff turnover
The following sub-strategies emerged in this category, which suggest the need for strategies to prevent staff turnover; including support by all management levels, implementation of team building activities, and implementation of personnel development programmes.
Sub-category 5.1: Support by all management levels
The participants suggested that all management at the hospital has to support all categories of nurses with the view of encouraging them to stay at the institution. This was supported by the following quotation:
'I suggest that management at all levels, need to support the nurses; especially when mistakes occurs [sic] in their line of duty. They need to listen to their explanation and stop harassing them but show support. Another thing is that, even if there is punishment that a nurse has to get, it shouldn't be that we want this nurse to suffer but to correct a wrong behaviour which occurred.'
Managers and leaders in hospitals have to provide support to employees with the purpose of enabling them to achieve set objectives of the hospital by taking more responsibility whilst executing their work (Effken et al. 2010:190).
Sub-category 5.2: Implementation of team building activities
It was suggested by the nursing unit managers that the top management must create a platform where team building can be encouraged and initiated. This was suggested by the participant who said:
'I would suggest that, executive management draw strategic plan they must include budget for team building activities and outings because this might encourage the nurses not to leave the institution as this is also therapeutic.'
Spencer-Laschinger and Fida (2014:26) indicated that authentic leaders need to initiate training programmes for their staff members so that they can cope with their work expectations.
Sub-category 5.3: Implementation of personnel development programmes
Suggestions from the nursing unit managers for decreasing the staff turnover of professional nurses included the fact that there was a need for management to initiate the staff development programmes, which might be appreciated by staff members and might encourage them to stay at the institution. This was the opinion of a participant who said:
'I suggest that the top management have to initiate a lot of staff development programmes, such as on-job training and in-service education, especially to the newly employed employees, which might assist in keeping personnel in this hospital.'
Spencer-Laschinger and Fida (2014) state that:
in order to keep employees at an organisation, leaders need to consider creating a supportive work environment through development programmes that are sensitive to the employees' needs. (p. 22)
Conclusion and recommendations
Staff turnover issues are seen as a global problem and managers have experienced it on multiple levels, based on the findings of this study. Since they are aware of the contributory factors, their effects on individuals and the institution, these problems have to be addressed. Staff turnover should be addressed through several strategies the top management at the hospital can employ. For example, management could create and maintain a healthy environment with resources that nurses need to use during the provision of care, address the effects of the staff turnover, and top management has to support the staff members instead of intimidating them when problems arise.
Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no financial or personal relationship(s) that may have inappropriately influenced them in writing this article.
Authors' contributions
M.L.M. (University of Limpo) was responsible for all aspects of this study. M.T.M. (University of Limpopo) was the research supervisor and M.R.N. (University of Limpopo) the co-supervisor.
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On April 29, 2009 Pivotal Labs hosted the inaugural San Francisco Pivotal Tracker User's Group. It was a great success! As an avid Pivotal Tracker user (and sometimes developer) for over 3 years I am very interested in making Tracker a better product and teaching others how to use Tracker to improve their organization.
Here are a few thoughts I took away from the meeting, and a few tips and tricks.
I Created a Project… Now What?
Once someone has created their first Project in Tracker, we don't give you much guidance on what to do next. People need help getting past the "blank page problem:" faced with an empty project, it's daunting to get started. Did you know you can create a demo project that's filled with example Stories?
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This is one of our top questions. The answer is this: Tracker doesn't think you can get it done. Or, more specifically, history has shown that your team completes the number of points per iteration indicated by your Velocity. If history shows that you get 7 points done per iteration, Tracker will move the top 7 points worth of stories into the Current panel. Again, more details are available the Velocity and Iterations section of the FAQ.
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This might help: to minimize this confusion, you can stack your Current panel on top of your Backlog (future) panel, giving you one big list. Choose View => Include Current in Backlog
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At Pivotal, which is a large consulting practice first and a developer of Pivotal Tracker second, we have always refer to the tool as "Tracker." But, at the user's group we continually heard people refer to it as "Pivotal." Interesting!
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9 Taco Spots We Love in the Washington, D.C. Area
Growing up, taco night at my house meant a trip to the "international foods" aisle at the grocery store for a box of taco shells, a packet of taco meat seasoning, a jar of salsa, can of refried beans, and maybe some chopped green chiles. My mom would put out small bowls filled with grated cheddar, shredded lettuce, sliced black olives, a container of sour cream with a spoon, and the almighty giant bowl of crumbly ground beef cooked with that super salty seasoning blend. Taco night was possibly my favorite meal night.
But I've come a long way from the over-spiced ground beef in stale yellow shells. When trying to find the best tacos in the D.C.-area, here was our criteria:
Quality of tortilla: Not stale; totally pliable; tender; shouldn't be pale. Should taste like corn if it's corn and if flour, should be flaky, blistered, lard-y.
Fillings: The carnitas should be juicy, fatty, and have crisp bits. Al pastor should be made on a spit with a pineapple on top. Tongue, cheek and other head-meat shouldn't be rubbery. Chorizo should be warm-spiced. Fish can be grilled or fried but should include cabbage, avocado, and some kind of crema on top. (Sorry, no veggie tacos this time around.)
Salsa: Shouldn't be watered down; should have bright acidity, and if tomato is involved, it's fresh, not mealy.
We ventured outside the District proper into Maryland and northern Virginia too in search of the area's best tacos. Here are nine favorites for al pastor, goat, pollo, carnitas and more.
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In a surprise announcement on Sunday, British singer and U.K.'s 'X Factor' judge Cheryl Cole revealed that she and boyfriend Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini were married a week ago. Cole and Fernandez-Versini had been dating for three months, according to People.
Cole, 31, made her announcement on Instagram and showed off her new wedding ring.
"I usually do not discuss my personal life but to stop the speculation I want to share my happy news," she wrote in the photo's caption. "Jean-Bernard and I married on 7/7/14. We are very happy and excited to move forward with our lives together."
This is the second marriage for the former 'Girls Aloud' singer. Cheryl had previously been married to former English football player Ashley Cole in 2006 before splitting up in 2010.
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Long-time Wabash doctor Keith Baird '56 was named the 2005 Montgomery County Community Foundation Volunteer of the Year Thursday, earning the prestigious honor for his work with the Christian Nursing Service.
Baird, a former NASA doctor and flight doctor for the Apollo 13 mission, retired from family practice in 2000. That was also the same year he retired as Wabash's campus doctor, a position he held for nearly three decades.
Baird became a volunteer with the Christian Nursing Service in his retirement. He initially signed on to evaluate sick children in the CNS's Well Baby Clinic on Thursdays. In the five years since, his role has evolved significantly. Dr. Baird now sees more patients in one month than he saw in the entire first year he volunteered with CNS.
In addition to working with sick children, Baird now sees a record number of adults in the CNS's free Adult Health Clinic. Most adult patients haven't seen a physician in years, further complicating Dr. Baird's work with them. He now volunteers approximately nine hours a week, and according to the CNS stays at the clinic until every patient has been seen. The clinic's posted hours are 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. two days each week; Dr. Baird routinely stays past 4 p.m.
"While more and more Montgomery County residents are unemployed and/or uninsured, CNS has experienced a sharp rise in the demand for services with a fixed income," says Nurse Manager Chris Amidon, R.N. "We're trying to help more people with fewer funds, and Dr. Baird has adapted to making do with limited resources and finding many creative ways to help people.
"More importantly, Dr. Baird treats every person with respect. It means a great deal to people who are sick to not feel rushed, to get all of their questions answered, and to be treated with dignity."
Dr. Baird is active as a Wabash alumnus and with his Wabash fraternity, Phi Gamma Delta. He is also a member of Kiwanis, Quiatenon, and Holy Cross Lutheran Church.
"Dr. Baird is quietly doing something to try to meet the needs of our changing community," said Greg Starnes, retiring president of the Montgomery County Community Foundation Board of Directors. "Without a volunteer physician, Christian Nursing Service would be unable to do what they do so cost-effectively, and a great many people would go without any medical care at all."


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What do I love more than well-designed shirts? Well-designed shirts for a cause! Make Beats Not Beat Downs has partnered up with Wotto for its two latest tees. MBNBD is a non-profit movement that exists to raise awareness about bullying and help to put an end to it. MBNBD donates 25% of its proceeds to established organizations whose goals are to prevent bullying. By partnering up with musicians, MBNBD gives a voice to the bullied.
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Jackie from Galexi Cupcakes is a sweetheart and a total darling. Seriously, you can't not love her. Especially when she bakes up cakes like this or this or this. I seriously want to smush my face into every one of those. Rude, I know. But my animalistic instincts totally take over when I go through her blog. I'm only human.
We're very lucky that Jackie was able to stop by and create something spectacular for us. Thanks, my brotha from anotha motha!
Hi Everyone,My name is Jackie from Galexi Cupcakes & Sweets and I have been lucky enough to be invited by Courtney to share one of my desserts on Courtney's blog. It really is an honor to be guest posting on this great blog. I don't have to tell any of you what an incredibly generous and crazy person she is. I love her sense of humor and her desserts are so original and they look amazingly delicious.
For those of you I haven't had the pleasure of meeting, I am a full-time working mom and wife and I have a major sweet tooth, I have the cavities to prove it. I blog because I like writing and I want to document my recipes for my daughters. Having said that, when Courtney asked me to guest post, I didn't have to think twice about it. It had to be a Parisian dessert in honor of Courtney's trip to Paris. No brainer! I came up with Lemon Mousse Verrine! I really hope you like it!
They say in Paris, everything looks like dessert. Talk to a Parisian about dessert and you'll often hear stories about grandmothers, holiday gatherings and Sunday dinners. Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin was a French lawyer and politician that gained fame as an epicure and gastronome, "tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are", is one but many of his sayings. In my opinion Lemon Mousse Verrine is the epitome of classic French desserts. A verrine is simply a dessert that is layered in a small glass or jar. A combination of colors, textures and tastes.
Lemon Mousse Verine
Yield: 4 servings
1 cup heavy cream
2 tbsps powdered sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup lemon curd, divided (recipe below)
Graham cracker or wafer cookies
Whip cream to soft peaks. Sift in powdered sugar and beat to incorporate. Fold in vanilla extract and 1/4 cup of the lemon curd until well incorporated. Place a dollop of lemon mousse, about 2-3 tablespoons into each of four dessert cups. Top each layer of mousse with 1 tablespoon of lemon curd, then top off with more whipped cream.
Crush some of the graham crackers and sprinkle on top of the mousse before serving. Mousse is served best shortly after preparing, but you can store it in the refrigerator up to 1 day if made ahead of time. Add cookie crumbs just before serving or they will get soggy.
Lemon Curd
4 lemons (zest one of them)
2 eggs
3 egg yolks
2 Tbsp milk
1/3 c. sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter, cut into small cubes
Zest one of the lemons, save the zest. Juice all four lemons – there should be about 1/2 cup of juice.
Next beat together in a saucepan the eggs, yolks, milk, sugar, and salt until just mixed. Stir in the lemon juice and zest, then add the cold butter cubes. Turn the heat on medium low and slowly heat the mixture, stirring constantly, until it is thick enough to coat a spoon. Do not overheat or stop stirring or the eggs will curdle. If the mixture begins to look grainy, or unsmooth in anyway, take it off the heat immediately and stir vigorously to cool it down and prevent curdling. It is good arm exercise.
When thick, pour through a strainer to remove any lumps. Store leftovers in a jar in the fridge.


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Imagine the joy felt at being one of the first to drive around in the redesigned 2012 Porsche 911. Then imagine the sorrow experienced when said brand-new Porsche meets a Volvo wagon head-on with enough speed to collapse the front end.
Local news sources say the Porsche was just a month old when the two collided.
It's unclear who is to blame, but both cars suffered extensive damage. More photos of the damage here if you can stand it.