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UPDATED: Mantle and Harper…and Vin Scully
The comparisons have been made for years, and tonight one of them comes true. Like Mickey Mantle, Bryce Harper will make his major league debut tonight, slightly out of position, and at the same age – 19.
Dismissing for the moment the relative validity of the comparisons of the players, something startling dawned on me this afternoon. We all know Mantle broke into the majors at Yankee Stadium on April 17, 1951, batting third and playing in right field (and wearing number 6) and grounding out to second base in his first at bat against Bill Wight of the Red Sox. Mantle would go 1-for-4 and notch his first of 1509 career RBI on a single that plated the third run in a 5-0 shutout by Vic Raschi.
But that wasn't Mantle's first game in New York as a bona fide member of the Yankees – and that's where the startling part comes in.
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That's exactly what it looks like. Mantle posing with Joe DiMaggio – at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn. The date is Saturday, April 14, 1951 and it's part of the annual pre-season exhibition games the Yankees and Dodgers used to play. The seriousness of these games (though they didn't count) is evidenced by those patches on their left sleeves. It's the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the American League and the patches were brand new. Mantle has just gotten off an overnight flight from Kansas City, having just again been classified as medically unfit to serve due to osteomyelitis by yet another draft board. DiMaggio played CF and Mantle RF, and in the second exhibition, on Sunday the 15th – as Jane Leavy reports in her epic biography The Last BoyMantle merely went 4-for-4.
Update: This was not just Mantle's first game in New York, it was also his first game in a Major League stadium. In 1951 – and only in 1951 – the Yankees spent spring training in Phoenix. There were no big league parks west of St. Louis then, and when the team began the "tour" that annually preceded the regular season (and to some degree still does) it went west to places like Seals Stadium in San Francisco. On March 26, 1951, Mantle hit a home run at USC's field that went at least 550 feet, possibly as much as 600. But then came a letter from the draft board and Mantle had to leave the Yankees for nearly two weeks.
Note what's painted onto the press box level in the fabled Brooklyn ballpark. WMGM was the Dodgers' radio flagship station (at 1050 AM, it had been, and would again, become WHN). But it was just an exhibition game. Would Mantle's debut have even been on the radio that day?OK, so I can't find the television listings for April 14th.
But there you have it: at minimum, Mantle's first game ever in New York, on Saturday April 14, 1951, was broadcast by the Yankees' station (WINS, with Mel Allen and two new colleagues who were replacing Curt Gowdy, named Bill Crowley and Art Gleeson), and was also carried by the Dodgers' station, WMGM, with their announcers.
The Dodgers announcers? In 1951?Red Barber on the left, then beginning his 13th year in the Brooklyn booth. In the center, Connie Desmond, Barber's sidekick since 1942. And on the right, the kid, the local fellow who had just joined the team in the middle of the prior season…Vin Scully.
Updating: I asked my old friend (and my second boss) and Dodgers' broadcaster Charley Steiner to check with Vin this evening to make sure he didn't have that weekend in 1951 off for some reason. Vin says he has no recollection one way or the other (I mean, it was at least 10,000 games ago) but doesn't think he wouldn't have been working the exhibition games, especially the ones in New York, and recalls doing so throughout that era. So I think it's safe to say that Vin Scully broadcast both Bryce Harper's Major League debut tonight, and Mickey Mantle's first game in New York just 61 years, and two weeks, ago!
By the way, one more relic. Just in case you get to go back in time, print this out:
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Wow. Vin Scully has had an amazing career, and is still going. He really is amazing. Thanks, Keith!
I loved the way you pulled it all together, but what amazed me was the first picture. Another of my idols in baseball Joe D. I knew his niece-in-law Annie. This is a great piece and to tie it together with the Great Man Vin Scully is truly fabulous. Thank you BB man. LyK
KO, when are you going to write a book of awesome baseball history anecdotes, like this one? I'll put in a pre-order now.
Keith, a minor correction. The Vin started the 1950 season with the Dodgers. It was Ernie Harwell who came up at mid-season in 1948 when Red Barber had a bleeding ulcer. Harwell took the Giants job for the 1950 season and that is when Red sent "Young Scully" to interview with Branch Rickey, who hired him.
But what an incredible story! And I have been listening tonight, and he included that Harper's number, 34, reflects his admiration for Mantle, but 7 is unavailable, so he took what added up to it.
Keith, if you read this, I have been able to find the television listings in The New York Times. The April 14 and April 15 Dodgers-Yankees games aired on WOR-TV-9 in New York. The rule the Dodgers had then was that they televised all home games, using all three announcers, but did not televise road games, so usually only two of their three announcers made the trips. When they televised, Barber decided who did what innings where, so quite often "Young Scully" got the TV side, since that was less important and he was the third man in the wheel. In any event, barring something unusual, Vin Scully broadcast the two games that Mantle played against the Dodgers.
Wow! I wasn't yet a twinkle in my dad's eye on that day in 1951. Oh, to go back in time! We all love it! Seeing those two American hallmarks as kids was the first treat. Then, seeing Vin Scully as a youngster, too! Who knew? Why does it seem like the legends were always BIG and BOLD? In reality, they are forever young! Our admiration for them keeps them vibrant and alive! Essence lives forever! Thanks, Mr. O. I will try not to trip as I exit the time machine that is this blog!
Vin Scully (if it was possible) just became even more epic. Thank you for a thoughtful piece about two legends, and one future legend.
And throw in that anybody who had MLB Network outside the Dodgers coverage area got to hear Vin do the game, all alone, without a color man explaining every play and talking about his golf game. Baseball as it was meant to be.
Talk about obscurity and Mantle. On October 12, 1958, a wee lad, me, attended perhaps the most uncovered event in Mantle history….. an exhibition game… after the 58 world series featuring the "Mickey Mantle – Willie Mays All stars" !!!!
The game was played at Yankee stadium
I don't have a clue as to who staged this (or why) but it was touted by one Julie Isaacson. As I recall (dimly) Mays and Mantle picked the players. Among the "All Stars" were Gus Triandos, Billy Martin, Rocky Colavito, Bill Mazeroski, Irv Noren, Lee Walls and Bob Friend. I have been searching for years (in a rather sucessful effort to waste time and avoid writing scripts) to find out more about this phantom game. About the only thing I uncovered was a small newspaper article which I posted on Flickr. The url is:
If anybody (Olbermann) knows more about this game, please let me know. For all I know Judge Crater was in attendance.
I smile when I hear UPDATE as I think of Weekend Update on SNL. The "line-up" of Mr. Mantle and Mr. Harper with Vin Scully is more than serendipity…they are "The Three Princes of Serendip"!
Had to post, especially after reading the one by Patricia just above me. 🙂 Reading about Vin brings back fond memories of Chick Hearn during those golden Laker days when Magic and Kareem ruled the Forum (even before it was called "Great Western"). Speaking of Magic (ahem) there are many LA fans out here hoping for good things from the Dodgers this year, hoping all that divorce nonsense is behind us. Enjoy geeking out on your beloved baseball, Keith. Hope all is well with you, gruffy face. 🙂
You are a doll, Regina. Good ol' days are just so full of pixie dust! I love them, too! Yes, the Dodgers are good to go now! Seeing them all hopping like the Easter Bunny in that circle was so exciting this past weekend. What larks! You are one brave woman…calling the Baseball Nerd himself "gruffy face"…I guess it is okay to have stickers and eat garlic as long as you are not kissing anybody that day. 😉
Vin Scully is a poet. Here's a gem from yesterday: "distress signals obvious as Washington struggles to find a run." Totally spontaneous use of alliteration and fascinating rhythms, all within the context of the game, delivered in that legendary voice. The Sinatra of announcers.
Don't sell yourself short, Sam! YOU are quite the poet yourself! Thanks.
I asked Vin about this today at the Dodgers' ownership press conference. He said: "Back then, I was the third announcer (with Red Barber and Connie Desmond) and probably only worked the third and seventh inning. Honestly, I don't remember exactly how that went, except that I did wonder how a kid from Commerce, Oklahoma could possibly play in cavernous Yankee Stadium before crowds 10-times larger than his own hometown."
Taking a closer look at that ticket, I wonder why there's a 25% Federal Tax on baseball tickets. Must have been Harry Truman's fault.
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I do afree with all the ideas you've offered for your post.
They're very convincing and can certainly work. Nonetheless, the posts arre very brief for beginners.
Could you please lengthen them a little frrom next time?
Thanks for the post.
My dad took me to that game, my first game ever,sat behind first base and saw so many hall of gamers that day


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In the beginning
In 1804, a group of English independents withdrew from Second Presbyterian Church to form the "Independent Tabernacle Church." After several years as both an independent and then a Dutch Reformed congregation, they rejoined the Presbytery as Seventh Presbyterian. In 1873 Seventh Presbyterian merged with Sixth Presbyterian, which had been created from a church split at Old Pine, under the new name "Tabernacle Presbyterian Church" and the leadership of Rev. Dr. Henry McCook, a nationally known "pulpiteer" in the mainstream of conservative evangelical Protestantism. In 1883, the church relocated to the rapidly growing suburb of West Philadelphia. The cornerstone of our present building at 37th and Chestnut was laid in 1884. The completed structure was designed by Theophilus Parsons Chandler and cost $206,000. Its sanctuary seated 900.
Student Outreach and Financial Difficulties
The years from Rev. McCook's retirement in 1902 until 1957 were marked by financial difficulties and the start of Tabernacle's outreach to students. Rev. William Oxtoby formed a club for University students in 1908, and signed an agreement with the Christian Association of the University of Pennsylvania in 1913. There were ups and downs in membership caused by population shifts and disagreement over the Rev. Dr. John Blair's support for the Social Gospel during his tenure from 1913 to 1929. Dr. Blair was succeeded by the internationally renowned evangelical preacher Dr. G. Campbell Morgan, who resigned at the start of the Great Depression, and then by his son, Dr. Howard Moody Morgan, who served until 1950. In 1951 the national denomination created the Westminster Foundation for outreach to students with the pastor of Tabernacle as the Philadelphia director, and an associate who would concentrate on student outreach. The program started in 1953 with the Rev. Edward Brubaker.
Local and International Mission and UCC Affiliation
From 1957 to 1990 Tabernacle solidified its identity as a mission church and a new relationship with the United Church of Christ. We also provided worship space at various times for Korean, Formosan, and Coptic congregations.
In 1957, at the instigation of students, a community outreach program was begun to work with neighborhood children and youth. The Presbytery of Philadelphia paid for a full-time director; students and year-round residents of Powelton Village ran special interest clubs after school for children under 14, tutoring programs, and dances for teenagers.
In 1958 a UCC campus minister, William Jacobs, was trying to find a church home for Penn students who were members of the UCC. The nearest UCC church was too far from campus and its membership was only lukewarm about this; so Jacobs asked if Tabernacle would accept him and his group as a UCC congregation to be federated with Tabernacle. Jacobs became Tab's assistant minister under terms of this agreement; but each group (Presbyterian and UCC) had its own ruling body (session and consistory) and each had its own budget. Nine years later, a joint ruling body (the council) was voted in, and a unified budget was passed. Full union did not occur until 1982.
Rev. Lacy R. Harwell served from 1961-1968. He was deeply involved in the struggle to save the homes of black families in "Area III," the large parcel of land where University City High School now stands. Several children of that neighborhood were members of Tab's 4th, 5th and 6th grade church school class. Despite visits to City Hall, petitions, protests and sit-ins, the neighborhood was bulldozed. Tabernacle started a "Responsible Parenthood" program that was eventually taken over by the Presbyterian Medical Center, and a cooperative Nursery School that continued until the early 1980s. Many Tabernacle members protested against the Vietnam War.
Rev. Thomas Dietrich pastored at Tabernacle from 1969 to 1977 with associate pastors Benjamin Wu, Roderick P. Frohman, and Donna Schaper. During this time, Tab began the continuing practice of starting new community organizations through start-up funds, office space, and the lending of leadership talents of its lay members. The concept was to aid larger community participation in the life of social change organizations, not to retain ownership. Tab played a central role in such new organizations as Action Alliance of Senior Citizens, Women in Transition, The Gray Panthers, and Women's Alliance for job Equity.
The Rev. Jim McDonald served from 1981 to 1990. During his tenure, the congregation voted to become a part of the Sanctuary Movement. This movement was begun in the Southwestern states, where churches assisted in smuggling El Salvadoran refugees fleeing the oppressive regime of their own country across the Mexican border, giving them hiding places and finding them means of livelihood. In May of 1985, Tabernacle began to host the refugees we were to know only as "Ernesto and Linda." In due time they were able to return home. Our acquaintance with them sparked a continuing interest in Central American problems and the formation of a sister relationship with the community of Las Anonas, El Salvador, resulting in trips of Tab members there to accompany them in their housing construction and their search for ways of becoming economically self-sufficient. For six months we hosted Rosa Caseras, who came as an "ambassador to Philadelphia" from the church in Honduras. Several of our young adults chose vocations as a result of involvement with Central American issues.
A New Sanctuary
Decades of accelerating demographic shifts, combined with the destruction of the immediate neighborhood and the move of the national Presbyterian offices from Philadelphia to Kentucky, left Tabernacle serving a shrinking, geographically scattered, and largely transient core constituency interested in both radical peace and justice missions and traditional mainline Presbyterian worship and theology. From 1984-1985, during Jim McDonald's pastorate, the congregation renovated the original chapel, which had for years served as the nursery school during weekdays and the church school on Sundays, and converted the former sanctuary to a theater. In 1997 Westminster House was sold to the University of Pennsylvania, which leased the building to the Christian Association. At the same time, Penn signed a long term lease on the church basement and the theater, which it renamed "Iron Gate."
In 1991 Tab began a period of self-examination that led to the decision, based largely on our understanding of the church as sanctuary, to declare ourselves Open and Affirming and More Light, the first UCC and first PCUSA church in Pennsylvania to officially welcome lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender persons into full membership and leadership in the congregation.
Susan Minasian was the first UCC minister and first woman called as pastor, and during her short but lively ministry from 1992-1995, Tab began its focus on the arts by collaborating with Movement Theatre International, who were the first tenants in the theater space. Along with members of the congregation Susan helped start the Career Wardrobe, and she encouraged two other members to help start and sustain the Interfaith Working Group, which for ten years educated the public on the role of progressive communities of faith in building an inclusive society.
A New Spirit
Rev. Patricia Pearce served as Tabernacle's pastor from November, 1997 through Pentecost, 2010. She encouraged the self-sufficiency of the congregation, concentrating on intentional exploration and development of spirituality, Christology, theology, and community through innovative preaching, worship, and adult education, including the Tab.edu series, book discussions, and the formation of affinity groups. Rev. Pearce was personally active in the green and peace movements, serving a week in Federal prison for her opposition to the invasion of Iraq. With her we instituted a policy of giving free meeting space to organizations whose mission is consistent with the congregation's, strengthened our ties with Las Anonas, developed a relationship with the New Jerusalemrecovery community in North Philadelphia, and started a ministry of Holy Unions for same-gender couples. Tabernacle launched the Arts and Spirituality Center (now Artwell) and members of Tabernacle were instrumental in the launch of the Interfaith Center of Greater Philadelphia.
On November 18, 2012, the congregation unanimously called the Rev. Katie Aikins to be our next pastor, starting February 4, 2013.


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Welcome to the Akonadi Logo contest. This is the place where you can add your logo. The Akonadi developers will decide which logo they like most and use that on the website, for Akonadi applications, etc. Be creative!
The winner will not only become famous instantly, but he (or she) will also receive a brand new (though dated) Canon Powershot digital camera kindly provided by KDAB !!!
Aron Stansvik
Name: Aron Stansvik <elvstone at gmail.com>
Description: I liked Sune's idea and made my own variation :) Colors can of course be tuned/discussed/skipped all together :) Below is blue, red and lime from Oxygen palette. This is a logo and not an icon.
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Name: Flo <flo at vdecine.net>
Description: Inspired by the Akonadi architecture :)
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Name: Nuno <Nuno at oxygen-icons.org>
Description: The idea revolves about the classical sound of akonady the pim meaning human side of it, and the ribbon that can float your human side around in the wind/world, Maybe the monochrome version can also be made using the outer shapes of the face masked out towards the right, and not how it looks now :) yeah its a Nvidia logo didt saw that wen making it.
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Name: ben <benadler at gmx.net>
Description: Inspired by Flo AND Nuno *g*
Wow, I managed to rip, rape and loot the work of two other submitters :) I didn't like Flo's colors and the gears. And instead of bitching about it... I think the mail icon looks better, but akonadi isn't just mail... Oh, and the outer borders are a little thicker, so it looks better when used as a small icon.
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Michael H
Name: Michael H. <mhowell123 at gmail.com>
Description: Inspired by previous entries and the Konqueror icon.
Aron Stansvik
Name: Aron Stansvik <elvstone at gmail.com>
Description: I also took a stab at the architecture + head idea. Head stolen from Nuno. If you take this, send the camera to Nuno as I don't need it, just want to help and my attempts at a head looked crappy :) I think minus the text and with some work, this could also work as a system tray icon.
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James F. Eby
Name: James F. Eby <thejames at unc.edu>
Description: I started with the idea in the announcement (A as the bottom of the K), but then moved the K so that the bottom leg was in line with the right side of the A. My A looked pretty good, but just that chilling with the k wasn't really enough to enter into a contest. I wanted to reflect the "under-the-hood" nature of Akonadi, and in so differentiate from a PIM Suite or a database app. I started throwing gears on there, but then it just looked like the KDE logo with a big A. So, after meditating on my big A, I began to see a Reuleaux triangle emerge, more specifically a Wankel engine. So I executed the concept visually, and this is the result.
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Thomas Mönicke
Name: Thomas Mönicke <tm at php-qt.org>
Description: It's inspired by the Akonadi architecture diagram and thus symbolizes the different API's and Applications that can be built using Akonadi.
It is also usable in various icon sizes.
Lee Olson
Name: Lee Olson <leetolson at gmail.com>
Description: This logo was designed around the idea of PIM storage (symbolized by the book) which holds information such as bookmarks (represented by the bookmark), mail, phone numbers, calendars, and contact information. I have also provided a preview of what possible tray icons could look like. Colors are negotiable. SVG and/or other media available upon request.
Roland Kempf
Name: Roland Kempf <kde at r-kempf.de>
Description: The logo combines the first two letters of AKONADI. Their arrangement symbolize a central instance for data storage. The design of the logo was loosely inspired by the logo of Sune (cf. http://www.omat.nl/drupal/needed-akonadi-logo). In its present form, it can be used as a system tray icon.
The icon can still be enhanced by gradients and such to "appeal" more and breath more "oxygen". But then, INAPID ("I'm not a professional icon designer"). Anybody interested in enhancing it, is welcome to do so and send it in for the contest under his/her name.
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Jaroslaw Staniek
Name: Jaroslaw Staniek <js at iidea.pl>
Description: This is semi-proffesional graphics created with logo in mind (not icon, so there's simplicity). Icon could be worked out based on the logo by the Oxygen Team I believe, as it is planned with the recent KOffice logos. The topics used in the design are "a" for Akonadi and the "infinity" sign for the rich data connectivity options available in the framework. The sign is also related to databases, important for the new PIM storage. SVG and/or other media available upon request.
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Nuno Pinheiro & Thomas Mönicke
Name: Nuno Pinheiro & Thomas Mönicke <nuno at oxygen-icons.org>
Description: Work fruit of discussions with Thomas
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KU European Organ Study Tour III:
Switzerland & South Central Germany May 22 - June 4, 2007
In the summer of 2007, students, alumni, and friends of the KU Division of Organ and Church Music will be traveling throughout Northern Switzerland, Alsace-Lorraine, and Germany, seeing many of the great cathedrals, playing and hearing wonderful organs, and spending time at some of Europe's leading tourist attractions. The instruments include examples of French and Germanic organ building from the baroque to the twenty-first century, with an emphasis on organs appropriate to the music of Buxtehude and Bach.
Added attractions include the Marc Chagall windows in Zurich, the wonderful 'Isenheim Alterpiece' of Grunewald, a tour through the Kern organ building shop, liturgies in Strasbourg Cathedral and at Bach's church in Leipzig, and time to explore some of Europe's most richly rewarding cultural centers. While this may not be possible on each occasion, our goal is for every tour member to play all the organs on the tour.
Tuesday, May 22
Fly to Zurich
Wednesday, May 23
We take a city tour of Zurich, including stops at the Fraumunster to see the marvelous windows by Marc Chagall and at Uldrich, Zwingli's churhc, the Grossmunster. Bus to Basel.
Evening and Overnight in Basel
Thursday, May 24
The tour begins at the Arlesheim-Cathedral, playing the J.A. Silbermann organ. That afternoon we will play the copy of a Schnitger by Bernard Edskes at teh Waisenhauskirche followed by the Edkes-Blank renaissance copy at the Predigerkirche.
Evening and Overnight in Basel
Friday, May 25
We travel to Colmar where we view Grunewalds' masterpiece, the Isenheim Alterpiece. That afternoon we will play the J.A. Silbermann organ at the Ettenheim Munster followed by the A. Silbermann organ at Ebers-munster.
Evening and Overnight in Strasbourg
Saturday, May 26
Visit the kern organ factory followed by playing the J.A. Silbermann organ at St. Thomas. That afternoon we travel to the Abby of Marmoutier in Alsace-Lorraine, where we play the A. Silbermann.
Evening and Overnight in Strasbourg
Sunday, May 27
We attend Pentecost Sunday services at Strasbourg Cathedral. Later we travel to the stunning rococo abbey of Amorbach where we play the Stumm organ. Evening and Overnight in Wurzburg
Monday, May 28
We visit Trochtelborn where we play the 1767 organ by Volkland. That afternoon we play the Trost organ in teh Stadkirche at Waltershausen.
Evening and Overnight in Ehrfurt
Tuesday, May 29
We travel to Ponitz where we play our first
instrument by G. Silbermann.
That afternoon, free time in Dresden.
Evening and Overnight in Dresden.
Wednesday, May 30
We visit the magnificent recently re-built Frauenkirche and play the Kern organ. That afternoon we travel a shore distance to Freiberg where we play the G. Silbermann organs at the Cathedral and the Jacobikirche.
Evening and Overnight in Dresden
Thursday, May 31
We travel to the Leipzig and visit the Thomaskirche, where we play the Sauer organ. Later we visit the suburb of Rotha where we play two famous G. Silbermann organs at the Georgenkirche and the Marienkirche.
Evening and Overnight in Leipzig
Friday, June 1
In the morning we play the Ladegast organ associated with Liszt and Reubke at Merseburg Cathedral. That afternoon we play the wonderful Hildebrandt organ at Naumburg that has been touted as one of the finest instruments for Bach in the world.
Evening and Overnight in Leipzig
Saturday, June 2
The morning is free to visit Bach sites in Leipzig. That afternoon we play of the earliest organs by Hildebrandt at Stormtahl.
Evening and Overnight in Leipzig
Sunday, June 3
On Trinity Sunday we attend services at the Thomaskirche. That afternoon we travle to Wittenberg, view the Luther sites and play the Ladegast/ Sauer organ in the castle church. Evening and Overnight in Berlin.
Monday, June 4
Free day in Berlin.
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From the moment Emily Owens, M.D. begins, one thought will surely cross your mind: This feels very familiar.
That's because The CW's new medical dramedy is pretty similar to ABC's stalwart Grey's Anatomy — from the titular protagonists' names to the voiceovers and even the characters, the tone of Shonda Rhimes' medical drama is present.
Emily Owens stars Mamie Gummer (The Good Wife, Off the Map) as a first-year intern who, while working alongside her best friend/crush (Justin Hartley) and her childhood nemesis (Aja Naomi King), must learn the hard way that hospitals are a lot like high school.
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"I think that every medical show now is going to be compared to Grey's," Gummer tells TVGuide.com. "I did a show called Off the Map and it was set in a jungle and everyone was comparing it to Grey's. It's sort of inevitable. Grey's has gotten a little gray. It has more somber notes generally than we do, but Grey's is a great show and it's been running forever, so obviously they're doing something right."
What they're doing right is exactly what Emily creator Jennie Snyder Urman probably hopes to capitalize on considering archetypes from the Shondaland flasgship series can be found in the CW show. Let's take a look at the characters to see how similar they really are:
Emily Owens (Mamie Gummer) is Meredith Grey: Both docs came to their respective hospitals wide-eyed and hoping to make a difference, but where Mer went dark and twisty, Emily is still hoping to hang on to her bright and shiny side, which offers a lot of awkward comedy as she navigates the waters of residency. "She's generally awkward," Gummer says. "She's lacking in social graces, but she's very well-intentioned. She's smarter and has more depth than she's given credit for or that she's aware of. She's a kind of geeky character." And although both characters use voiceover narration, expect more from Emily than what you're used to from Grey's.
Will Rider (Justin Hartley) is Derek Shepherd: Like Derek was to Meredith, this is ultimately the heartthrob that you — and Emily — will be rooting for her to end up with. No random one-night stands here, though, as the duo went to medical school together and she's been harboring a longtime crush on her pal. "You learn that they have a real friendship founded on a lot of shared experience and true affection," Gummer says. "It's not just a girlish crush that she has." And just like Grey's dragged out the will-they-won't-they tension for MerDer, so too will Emily as Gummer says they're still working through that in episodes they're currently filming.
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Micah Barnes (Michael Rady) is Finn Dandridge: In case you don't remember Finn (Chris O'Donnell), he was the vet that became the wrench in the potential relationship between McDreamy and Mer. Right away, Micah — who's dealing with the fact that his mother is a new cancer patient at his hospital — will take Emily under his wing, which may lead some viewers to switch from Team Will to Team Micah. And that's OK, as Gummer says the potential between the pair will continue to develop throughout the season.
Tyra Dupre (Kelly McCreary) is Cristina Yang: Tyra, the daughter of the Chief, is definitely Emily's "person," as Yang is to Mer. The two bond pretty quickly — with hilariously disastrous results that will make Emily the talk of the hospital. Fortunately, Tyra will help her navigate the high school-like atmosphere of the hospital. "Tyra keeps her grounded, even though Tyra has this penchant for putting her in really uncomfortable positions," Gummer says.
Cassandra Kopelson (Aja Naomi King) is Addison Montgomery: Yes, Addison is a completely different person now on Private Practice, but back in her Grey's days, she lived for making her husband's mistress' life a living hell — and that's exactly what Cassandra is there to do for Emily. She's Emily's old high-school nemesis who will continue to torment her — and even make a few passes at Will. "She does [stand up to her]," Gummer says. "It's a slow build, so she kind of stands up, but sometimes it feels like three steps forward, two steps back."
Gina Bandari (Necar Zadegan) is Miranda Bailey: Meet Emily Owens' version of Seattle Grace's Nazi. Dr. Bandari is the groundbreaking cardiothoracic surgeon that everyone wants to work with, but she's also super tough — and just wait until Emily tries to go over her head! This is where Emily's awkwardness will really work against her.
Will you be tuning into Emily Owens, M.D. when it premieres Tuesday at 9/8c on The CW?


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Politico Weighs in On Times "Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism" Headline
A senior media writer for Politico is weighing in on that New York Times headline that was quickly changed because it was just too favorable to President Trump.
This week, the Times ran a story with the headline "Trump Urges Unity vs. Racism."
That didn't sit well with the left-wing elite who took to Twitter to complain, causing The Times to change the headline.
Jack Shafer of Politico pushed back against the angry crowd, saying the first headline was simply accurate.
He added "What is it about Twitter that causes some people to lose all sense of proportion when they sign on?"
He wondered if it is the "delight of joining a mob."
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Thank you Leah from Cook Kosher for sending in this fabulous warming meat Chulent recipe! Its a perfect dish to make our families glad that they are joining with us enjoying a cozy meal inside with the family on a wintery Friday night!
Easy and Delicious Shabbat Chulent for a Cozy Winter's Night
- 2 large onions, diced
- 1 cup oil (Leah's sister in law insists that you need the whole cup of oil for this recipe but I would reduce the amount to the most 1/4 cup of oil)
- 1 package flanken meat, cut into cubes
- 4 tbsp garlic powder
- ½ tbsp cayenne pepper
- 1½ Tbsp paprika
- 1 cup soy sauce
- 1 Tbsp onion soup mix
- 1½ cup barley
- 1 cup mixed beans
- 9 potatoes, cubed
- Sautee 2 onions on low heat in the oil until softened (about 8 min)
- Add cubes of flanken on a very high flame and sear the meat until it is browned on all sides. (This locks in the moisture and keeps the meat soft).
- Drain beans and barley and combine with onions and meat.
- Add paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, soup mix and soy sauce and mix well.
- Cover with water and let it cook for at least 2 hours on medium flame.
- Add diced potatoes and ensure that the entire chulent is still covered in water. Let it keep cooking on med flame. It should be bubbling all the time.
- Right before shabbos, transfer everything to a crock pot and ensure that there is enough water covering chulent at all times. Keep it on low till shabbos day.
- NOTE: Be sure to soak the beans and barley overnight before making the chulent. This softens the beans and removes the gas.
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During a Crew Equipment Interface Test (CEIT) at SPACEHAB, in Titusville, Fla., STS-101 crew members check out the SPACEHAB Logistics Double Module that will be part of the payload for their mission. From left are Commander James Donald Halsell Jr., Mission Specialist Mary Ellen Weber, (Ph.D.), Pilot Scott J. "Doc" Horowitz (Ph.D.), and Mission Specialist Edward Tsang Lu (Ph.D.). Other crew members who are taking part in the CEIT are Mission Specialists Jeffrey N. Williams, and Boris W. Morukov and Yuri Malenchenko, who are with the Russian Space Agency. The primary objective of the STS-101 mission is to complete the initial outfitting of the International Space Station, making it fully ready for the first long-term crew. The seven-member crew will transfer almost two tons of equipment and supplies from SPACEHAB. Additionally, they will unpack a shipment of supplies delivered earlier by a Russian Progress space tug and begin outfitting the newly arrived Zvezda Service Module. Three astronauts will perform two space walks to transfer and install parts of the Russian Strela cargo boom that are attached to SPACEHAB's Integrated Cargo Container, connect utility cables between Zarya and Zvezda, and install a magnetometer/pole assembly on the Service Module. Additional activities for the STS-101 astronauts include working with the Space Experiment Module (SEM-06) and the Mission to America's Remarkable Schools (MARS), two educational initiatives. STS-101 is scheduled for launch no earlier than March 16, 2000. (Photo Release Date: 12/10/1999 )
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Delicious Chicken Chili
This unique and delicious chicken chili is a much-requested meal around our house. I think you'll find it's a nice change of pace from the typical beef version.
Total TimePrep: 10 min. Cook: 1 hour 20 min.
Makes14 serving (3-1/2 quarts)
- 3 cups chopped onions
- 1-1/2 cups chopped green peppers
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
- 2 to 4 tablespoons chili powder
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
- 2 cans (14-1/2 ounces each) diced tomatoes, undrained
- 2 cans (10-1/2 ounces each) condensed chicken broth, undiluted
- 2 cups water
- 1 can (6 ounces) tomato paste
- 1 bay leaf
- 2 cans (15 ounces each) garbanzo beans or chickpeas, rinsed and drained
- In a 5-qt. Dutch oven, saute the onions, green peppers and garlic in oil until onion is tender. Add chicken; cook and stir for 4 minutes or until browned.
- Add the next 10 ingredients; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add beans; cook, uncovered, for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Discard bay leaf.
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Cut the recipe in half and omitted the coriander, and tomato paste simply because it was not available and it still turned out great. Added a little cornstarch to the soup to thicken it a little and voila!


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Oscar nominee Javier Bardem is notoriously difficult when it comes to getting him to commit to a film, but he admits he has just been offered a part that will be hard to turn down.
Bardem recently met with director Sam Mendes to talk about playing the villain in the next James Bond film, temporarily titled "James Bond 23" and set for a Nov. 9, 2012, release.
The actor, who is Oscar-nominated for his lead work in the Spanish-language drama "Biutiful" and who won in 2008 for another villainous role in "No Country for Old Men," hasn't said yes to Mendes -- yet. He wants to read the screenplay first. But, judging from the grin on his face when we spoke on Monday, he's very open to the idea.
"I'm a huge fan of the James Bond saga," Bardem says. "When I was little, I went watching Mr. Connery doing James Bond with my father. Who in the world would think I'd be in one of those movies?"
The deal breaker for him, if there is one, will be, as always, if the material doesn't hold up. But Bardem says he was intrigued by what Mendes told him at their meeting.
"They're changing the whole thing, the whole dynamic," Bardem says. "I'd be playing Bond's nemesis, yes, but it's not that obvious. Everything is more nuanced. It's very intriguing."
And the escapism of the Bond franchise would seem a solid fit for an actor newly determined to leave his work behind when he goes home at night.
"But who knows? Maybe I will go back home saying, 'I have the world in my hands,'" Bardem laughs. "Evil can be very seductive."