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Thursday, January 7, 2010
"Riu Riu Chiu/Guardo Del Lobo"
There was a risk inherent in singing songs in a non-native language, not the least of which was the necessity for at least one group member or another to learn the lyrics phonetically, even given the possibility of the other singers actually knowing the language or at least the meaning of the song. Both Bud Dashiell and Travis Edmundson were fluent in Spanish, and that fluency lent an air of authenticity to the largely Mexican songs that they recorded. Bob Shane and Dave Guard both grew up in Hawaii and attended Punahou School, where classes in Hawaiian culture were mandatory; they sang a number of Tahitian songs by ear but seemed to have known the Hawaiian songs from the inside out.
I always suspected that at least Guard and Shane knew some Spanish, and given Nick Reynolds' Coronado, CA roots (near the U.S.-Mexico border), I'd be surprised if he did not as well. Their pronunciation of the language is usually good, if not quite native quality (listen to Shane's pronunciation of "Jesus" in today's recording - it ought to be "hay-ZOOS" and not "JAY-zoos"), and their feel for the music is also good (I have in the past pointed to the distinctively Mexican flavor to the guitar work on "Deportee" and could do so on other songs like "En El Agua" and even "Coplas" as well).
But even with that, the group is taking quite a risk in recording "Guardo Del Lobo"(the correct title, according to a commenter from Spain on YouTube) because of the song's age and because it is the only number I can think of at the moment that they ever recorded a capella. The actual title of the song is from the first line, "Riu Riu Chiu," said to be Spanish nonsense syllables that attempt to replicate onomatopoeiacally the sound of a nightingale. The liner notes on Goin' Places (the KT album on which it appeared) correctly indicate that it goes back to at least the fifteenth century and is a "villancico," or religious festival song, most but not all of which are associated with Christmas. It is attributed to Catalan composer Mateo Flecha, who died eleven years before Shakespeare was born.
I always thought that the KT recording was haunting and different, and its utilization of the reverb in Capitol Studio B adds to the effect. The meaning of the lyrics, usually updated into modern Spanish, appear here with our first version from the dwsChorale [sic] - which is David W. Solomons multi-tracking himself - amazing use of technology:
The Kingston Trio's version adheres to the traditional accompaniment format of the villancico - a capella except for percussion:
That's a lot of sound coming out of three guys and a bassist playing tambourine. It's also three-part harmony throughout, with Bob Shane on a low harmony.
My favorite live performance video of the song is here, from Flauto Dolce("Sweet Flute"), a chorale group from Serbia:
The costumes may not be quite exactly right for the time, but the feminine voices and mixed chorus I find fetching.
And now two remarkably good versions from teeny-bopper pop idols from whom you'd least expect it. First - the Monkees (!):
I see a distinct KT influence here - the harmonic arrangement is almost identical.
Next, American Idol runner-up and teen heartthrob David Archuleta - not half bad for an AI contestant:
Nice to end with a bang, though - so here's the version from Kalenda Maya, a mixed voice ancient music group from Norway:
Addendum 1/09/10
I see from the comments that the "Fans Of David" site picked up this blog post, and thanks for that and stopping by. I should probably clarify that -
a) most of us over on Kingston Crossroads (the message board where I first post these blog entries) are not generally fans of American Idol and its styles of music and singing, but
b)most everyone there, including me, were very impressed with DA's treatment of this song and his vocals in general. You all are right - he's an excellent singer.
All he needs to do now is get past the AI stage and grow into his voice. He could be another Sinatra - and that's saying a lot.
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- archangel48 said...
I absolutely ADORE David Archuleta! I'm giddy with pride to see him show up on sites like these! Thanks for realizing the VOICE is more than an American Idol contestant!
- January 8, 2010 at 5:31 PM
- Paula said...
David Archuleta introduced me to Riu Riu Chiu and I love the song, particularly because of the reverence he gives to the song while pouring his whole heart and soul into singing it. Thanks for sharing all the versions! (I'm not a teeny-bopper, though...a "little bit" older than that..unless 50 could be considered a teeny-bopper at heart.)
- January 8, 2010 at 5:51 PM
- Diane said...
David Archuleta's CD, Christmas From The Heart is the first time I had ever heard Riu Riu Chiu. I too love his vocal skills and reverence that are lent to this song. But I also adore him and I'm a 50+ teeny-bopper. Thank you for sharing so many variations of the song and the history of it's origin.
- January 8, 2010 at 6:15 PM
- Jim Moran said...
Thanks for the reading and the comments, Arch, Paula, and Diane!
These posts of mine appear first on a Kingston Trio message board - where WE are all 50+ year old former teeny boppers! I thought that given your enthusiasm for DA you'd appreciate that his rendition of Riu Riu Chiu got great reviews over there - one of my friends (a 65 yrd old former bopper) wrote -
"Wow, that David Archuleta can really belt 'em out, eh? Sent shivers up my spine."
Happy New Year to you all!
- January 8, 2010 at 7:01 PM
- Maria said...
That David Archuleta has PIPES!!! He makes that song soar...he does a great job on Riu Chiu. Thanks for the article, very interesting, and thanks to AI for giving us the talent of David Archuleta.
- January 8, 2010 at 8:51 PM
I was there in the front row center that night. I think that is my big head shadowing the center and view of the camera. HE IS JUST AS AMAZING ON THIS CLIP AS HE IS IN PERSON. David is AMAZINGGGGGGGGGGG!!!!!
- January 8, 2010 at 8:56 PM
- cowboys4 said...
Ooohh.. I am loving The Monkees version of Riu Riu Chiu and David Archuleta's. This is a fantastic song and I love the different takes on the song. This is another cool version that I really like. It's from Sixpence None the Richer.
- January 8, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Jim Moran said...
Thanks in turn to Maria, becauseofhim, and cowboys4 for the DA enthusiasm. I'll tell you all something - the last time I got this amount of attention on this blog was last year when I did a piece on a song by Bob Dylan - and it wasn't nearly as fast. Young David seems to have a legion of enthusiastic fans - and deservedly so.
And thanks cowboys4 for the link - I had found Sixpence None The Richer on YT and had it on my list to include here - I just decided here to go for the "old music" sounding versions. They do a great job, though!
- January 8, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- Amy (in VA) said...
I love David Archuleta's rendition of Riu Riu Chiu. He is my favorite artist because he connects to the song he's singing and he delivers with his amazing voice and musicality. I'm no teeny bopper as others have stated, but David's hardly someone you could place in that category. His talent far exceeds his age. I highly recommend you check out his version of Pat-A-Pan too! I really never cared much for this French carol. Now it's a family favorite!Thank you for recognizing his talent in your very interesting article. Peace.
- January 8, 2010 at 9:59 PM
David Archuleta is the VOICE. This young man has a voice like no other out there today. So very talented for such a young man and so very wise. I too, am not a teeny bopper ,70 plus, and I wouldn't miss a concert that this man put on. Thank you for including him in your article and thanks AI for bringing him to us. Go check out Ave Maria from his Christmas from the Heart. AMAZING!!!!!!!!
- January 8, 2010 at 11:21 PM
- cb said...
The KIngston trio set a high bar and I enjoyed their version. David Archuleta made it personal and sang it with emotion and feeling. Beautiful. Thanks for an informative and interesting article. I enjoyed it very much.
- January 9, 2010 at 12:31 AM
- jeani said...
I loved this blog.
It was so interesting to hear all of these versions. I first heard this song on David's Christmas album. David's voice seems to be for all ages not just teeny boppers.
Good mix of versions. I especially loved the last one.
- January 9, 2010 at 5:52 AM
OMGOSH! David Archuleta knocks this song out of the ballpark when he performs live! Although, he IS a BRILLIANT musical talent. Thanks for the great article.
- January 9, 2010 at 11:01 AM
- Holly said...
Thanks for having David Archuleta as one of the Riu Riu versions for comparison. I, as many, had never heard this song, but have fallen in love with it. Please don't ever consider David just "an American Idol". He is so much more. Please get to know his other music from Christmas From the Heart and him as a person. Not a more genuine, likable, interesting artist out there. Here is a link to another favorite song, Pat-a-Pan. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4PWISPCCJQ
- January 9, 2010 at 12:38 PM
- Jim Moran said...
I see that the "Fans Of David" site picked up this blog post, an thanks for that and stopping by. I should probably clarify that -
a) most of us over on Kingston Crossroads (the message board where i first post these blog entries) are not generally fans of American Idol and its styles of music and singing, but
b)most everyone there, including me, were very impressed with DA's treatment of this song and his vocals in general. You all are right - he's an excellent singer.
All he needs to do now is get past the AI stage and grow into his voice. He could be another Sinatra - and that's saying a lot.
- January 9, 2010 at 11:13 PM
- esperanto41 said...
Two other noteworthy versions:
Riu riu chiu - Cancionero de Upsala: synchronizes the score with a nice rendition of the song:
My favorite is by Anuna, a men's chorus, a cappella, except for captivating bass drum background:
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One of the biggest myths of the years leading up to the Second World War is that of Germany being the first Facist State. We all know that after the failure of the Beer Hall Putsch in 1923 Hitler eventually came to power in 1933. Most people seem to assume that Italy became fascist on Germany's coat-tails, but while Hitler was languishing in prison for his role in the failed putsch, Mussolini was already established as the head of the fascist Government. Hence fascism had a much longer history in Italy than it did in Germany.
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Wishing everyone all the best in 2009 HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Finally, finally, finally... here are the pics to my xmas cookie creations. If you are interested in any of these little beauties or any others for a special occasion or holiday e-mail me!
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Not too long ago a I had a post on lemon posset cause I can't get enough lemon... love the little yellow things. Now, I've made a good ol' lemon meringue pie minus the meringue.... so maybe lemon tart then. I'm not the biggest fan of meringue, I love the look and taste only if its cooked well. But for me and only me, considering I think I almost ate most of the pie, I did a slightly sweet whip cream top - very nice!
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Egyptian ex-president Mubarak on life support
CAIRO (Reuters) – Hosni Mubarak, who ruled Egypt for three decades until overthrown by last year, was on life support in hospital, military officials said on Tuesday, but they denied a report he was clinically dead.
Earlier the state news agency, amid high tension over the election of a new president, quoted medical sources as saying the former head of state, aged 84, was "clinically dead". That description was used also to Reuters by a hospital source.
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Lately my mind doesn't wander far from nautical prints, colors and styles. There is just something so wonderfully salty and fresh about them, isn't there? I'm adoring the seaside inspired plates and salt + pepper shakers, a sweet little anchor necklace, a fancy striped tote and a school of artful fish swimming on a placemat.
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Last year's Deutsche prize was a high quality contest. Though we were happy with the popular John Stezaker winning, we would have been equally content with the political Pieter Hugo or the ethereal Rinko Kawauchi walking away with the award. So do this year's contestants measure up and who will win out?
First up we have Mishka Henner who has combined the use of internet forums and Google street view to find photographs of roadside prostitutes in Southern Europe. The voyeuristic angle has been, arguably, done better by Jon Rafman's 9 eyes of Google Street View and the photographs taken as 'we' pass by make this collection seem judgemental rather than observational, thereby interfering with its original message about lack of privacy in the technological age.
Chris Killip is the only photographer, in the traditional sense, in this competition and he has assembled a powerful selection of images of poverty in the industrial North in the 1980s as he highlights the tough lives that people led. One image that struck us was of an elderly man sitting on a wall with his legs hanging off the edge in a distinctively childlike pose, remarking on the belittling that this anonymous person has endured.
Adam Broomberg and Oliver Chanarin present their highly politicised book War Primer 2, which overlays images to compare the second world war with modern conflicts. It's controversial and powerful in parts, but is also hit and miss in its execution.
Our favourite series is Afronauts by Cristina De Middell. It recounts the frankly outlandish plan that a newly independent Zambia hatched to compete with USA and the (then) USSR in the space race. They had the ridiculously ambitious target of reaching Mars, before anyone had even set foot on the moon. Though it was always a pipe dream, the ambition and optimism is hard not to get caught up in.
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METRO VANCOUVER — The buzz continues to escalate throughout the Fraser Valley real estate community that Francesco Aquilini has his sights on buying the Abbotsford Entertainment and Sports Centre and the land it occupies. By extension, Aquilini would cut a deal with the Calgary Flames that would result in the Vancouver Canucks' No. 1 farm team, the Chicago Wolves, switched to Abbotsford.
Calgary's American Hockey League affiliate — the Abbotsford Heat — are locked into a 10-year supply fee agreement with the City of Abbotsford and after three years, it's been a disaster. The Heat played four post-season games this season in their home building that can accommodate 7,046 fans for hockey and drew an average of 2,389.
There is a hockey board meeting scheduled for Sept. 7 at 2 p.m. in Abbotsford. Ken King, president of the Calgary Flames, will be there. Lane Sweeting, chairman of Fraser Valley Sports and Entertainment as well as Abbotsford Heat Hockey Ltd., says that while he has not been told anything by the city about a potential Aquilini takeover, it would not surprise him. Aquilini did not respond to messages left for him Friday.
HERE 'N' THERE: Bob Lenarduzzi's Whitecaps alumni reunion Wednesday at BC Place Stadium was much better organized than the team's 2-0 loss to Dallas at field level. Players dating back to the 1970s took part in the gathering in a private suite. "Our data base isn't quite where we want it," Lenarduzzi said. "The goal is to emulate the Canucks Alumni, acknowledged as the best in the NHL."
The Whitecaps were allotted 1,500 tickets for Saturday's match in Seattle. Lenarduzzi figures another 2,000 will be gobbled up by Whitecaps fans who have made the trip for the 1 p.m. kick-off. Whitecaps play-by-play man Peter Schaad tweeted Global TV anchor Jill Krop during her Friday noon newscast that "oodles" of Whitecaps fans were streaming out of the Duty Free Shop during their wait at the border crossing.
SHORT HOPS: Phil Adams has left the B.C. Lions after eight years as director of corporate partnership sales to join the Whitecaps in the same capacity … David Pratt launches his nightly sports talk show on CKNW Monday (7 to 9 p.m.) with former B.C. Lions defensive lineman Nick Hebeler as his CFL insider and 16-year veteran punter Mitch Berger as the show's NFL correspondent. Pratt is chasing Jim Hughson to be a regular NHL contributor.
END ZONE: The 'little boy' in Dan Jukich, veteran track announcer at Hastings Racecourse, was never more evident than when Yakima designated hitter Jacob House hit his first home run of the season at Nat Bailey Stadium. Jukich, who turned 59 Friday, monitored the flight of the ball over the right-field fence, bolted from the stadium on the dead run, retrieved the baseball in the parking lot and presented it to House at the end of the night. What's more fun than that?


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MINE THAT BIRD – Early morning rains did nothing to alter training plans for Mine That Bird, who galloped his customary two miles under exercise rider Charlie Figueroa Thursday at Pimlico in preparation for Saturday's Preakness Stakes.
"The track looks super to me," trainer Chip Woolley said. "It looks like it could be a little laboring, but overall, it looks good to me. It looks like a little moisture is just the ticket for it."
"It was the moves he made and the trip he got. Calvin just gave him a super, super trip. He never second-guessed himself and got through there at just the right time. That was probably the most amazing thing. I could watch it right now and it's like it's Derby Day," said the New Mexico-based trainer, whose Derby winner is rated at 6-1 in the Preakness morning line, co-third choice with Friesan Fire behind Rachel Alexandra (8-5) and Pioneerof the Nile (5-1).
"When you look at it from the overhead (view) it's even more astounding than it is watching it from the regular pan view."
Calvin Borel will not produce a repeat performance aboard Mine That Bird, having chosen to stick with Rachel Alexandra, whom he rode to victory in the Kentucky Oaks on May 1 by more than 20 lengths.
"This is a business, and Calvin has to watch out for himself. It was his choice and I respect his choice. It was a hard choice for him to make and I appreciate the fact that he and his agent were really upfront with us from Day One, as soon as they knew the prospect was out there (to ride Rachel Alexandra). They came and told us and gave us the opportunity to get the best rider we could."
Mike Smith will be aboard the son of Birdstone and will be given the same instructions to drop back early that Woolley had given Borel before the Derby.
"If he dropped back at Sunland, he'd have won them all," said Woolley, whose gelding set the pace while finishing second in the Borderland Derby and made a premature move while finishing fourth in the Sunland Derby. "That's the problem. He doesn't need to be up there. He needs to drop back. That's the only way to win races like these with him. He's not as versatile as his form makes him look like he is."
Although Borel has probably received more credit for the Derby victory than Mine That Bird, Woolley said he recognized a special quality when he joined his stable following his last-place finish in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile at Santa Anita last fall.
"The main thing about him is that he's so professional, goes out there and just does his work and comes back and rests, eats and comes back and does it again the next day. Right away you could see he was something special. I was really disappointed the way things worked at Sunland, but you could tell he was something special and had more than most to give you."
RACHEL ALEXANDRA – Preakness morning-line favorite Rachel Alexandra had a very quiet day Thursday, walking the shedrow the morning after she was shipped to Pimlico from Kentucky.
"We got in late, about 3:30 p.m." said trainer Steve Asmussen's assistant, Scott Blasi. "She ate up great. The main thing is just keeping her happy. We'll take her over to the paddock and that will be her exercise today. She'll gallop tomorrow."
Blasi said it is standard procedure in the Asmussen operation to have horses school in the paddock at a new track. Unless they ask to use the indoor paddock, Preakness horses are saddled on the turf course in front of the grandstand.
"It's just for her to relax and be comfortable where she's at," Blasi said. "It's something we always do with our horses. She's shipped before and run. We don't want her to be nervous or unaware of where she is."
Blasi said that Rachel Alexandra's new owners and trainers are pleased that jockey Calvin Borel decided to stay with the filly and will ride her in the Preakness.
"Calvin knows her as well as anybody and has been a big part of her success in her works up to her races and her development in Hot Springs this winter," Blasi said. "We're very comfortable."
Borel made the highly unusual move of getting off the horse on which he won the Derby to ride the filly.
"That's the regard he has for her, and we've all seen her races and have been awed by her," Blasi said. "We're glad to have him on board with the amount of respect that we have for her."
BIG DRAMA – The Florida-bred colt has finished first in his last six races and would be seeking his seventh straight victory in the Preakness had it not been for a disqualification in his most recent start. Big Drama ran seven furlongs in a blistering 1:20.88 to win the Swale Stakes (G2) at Gulfstream Park, but was placed second for bumping runner-up This One's For Phil in the stretch. Owner/breeder Harold Queen, who visited his homebred in the Preakness Stakes Barn Thursday morning, said the DQ was not the fault of his horse.
"What happened was: the rider got his whip caught between the bridle and the blinkers. When he pulled it out quickly, the horse ducked out and hit the other horse," said Queen, bemoaning the loss of Grade 2 victory on his colt's resume. "Gulfstream Park sent me the picture with what exactly had happened."
Big Drama jogged a mile and galloped a mile under exercise rider Celia Fawkes, wife of trainer David Fawkes, after the renovation break at Pimlico Thursday morning. The son of Montbrook, who drew the No. 1 post position, has demonstrated brilliant speed in his seven races, but his owner said all the 1's on his past performances were not registered by a headstrong, one-dimensional colt.
"He has always been laid back. A lot of horses have talent, but the unfortunate thing is they don't take care of themselves in the stall," Queen said. "They self-destruct. From Day One, from when he was weaned, he was always laid back, took care of himself."
FLYING PRIVATE/LOV GUV – Trainer D. Wayne Lukas' Preakness horses, Flying Private and Luv Gov, galloped over the Pimlico track early Thursday morning. Lukas said the colts have made a smooth transition to their temporary new homes in Pimlico's Preakness Barn.
"It's good. We really have settled in good," he said. "No problems at all. We're very content where we're at."
Though much has been made about Preakness favorite Rachel Alexandra drawing the outside post in the field of 13, Lukas said it's an ideal spot for the standout filly.
"The best horse in the race drew the best," he said. "Everything has kind of fallen in line for her. The rest of them, I don't think it made a lot of difference, but it did with her. She was the one who needed to draw good and she did."
Lukas said leaving from post 13 will help the filly avoid trouble.
"If you ask these trainers and they bared their souls," he said, "they'll tell you what they'd like to see is her have some pressure, have horses around her, dirt in her face, something like that. Now she's out there and can kind of cruise out there and maybe go right to the lead."
Lukas has a record-tying 13 victories in Triple Crown races, but hasn't been a prominent player in the last few years. The 73-year-old Hall of Fame trainer isn't fading into retirement, though, currently training 87 horses in New York and Kentucky and thinks he has some great young talent in the system.
"People are just starting to realize that Bill Young and Bob Lewis had passed away," he said. "When I lost those two, that was a giant hole in our program and we hadn't been in the sale ring. Our program has always been predicated on being in the sale ring and buying quality horses. That's how Baffert and I have survived. I didn't get into the sale ring for about two years and, consequently, I just had some of the homebreds from Marylou Whitney.
"But our business has just gone bananas here in the last year. People are calling from everywhere and we've been pleasantly surprised. The bottom line is we got in the sale ring last fall and bought some serious race horses. Our 2-year-olds are awesome – maybe as good as I've had since the mid-80s – and lots of them. We're deep."
FRIESAN FIRE – Trainer Larry Jones sang the praises of his colt's recuperative powers that heeled the cuts he suffered to his legs in his troubled 18th-place Kentucky Derby finish as the beaten favorite.
"You'll have this situation two out of 10 times when a horse heals up this fast out of it. The other times you keep working and doctoring and hoping," said Jones after galloping Friesan Fire a mile at Pimlico Thursday morning. "Everything went well for him. I think it was just a sign of how well he is doing physically and health-wise. I think it was just that he's extremely healthy that got him to heal up this fast."
Jones reported that the healing process was aided by Eclipse, a cream that was created for diabetic patients with wounds that are slow to heal.
Friesan Fire, who had swept all three Kentucky Derby preps at Fair Grounds prior to his Derby disappointment, has encouraged his trainer by his spirited behavior in recent days.
"Hopefully, he's going to rebound. He wasn't the Derby favorite for no reason," Jones said. "Hopefully, he had the credentials to earn that spot. Hopefully, he's going to live up to it and do what he's supposed to do."
GENERAL QUARTERS – Owner/trainer Tom McCarthy dropped in on Hall of Fame trainer D. Wayne Lukas at the Preakness Stakes Barn Thursday morning to borrow an exercise rider for General Quarters' morning gallop. Despite the recent success of his Blue Grass winner, there's still not a lot of pomp and circumstance in the former high school principal's operation. The one-horse stable operates primarily with McCarthy doing most of the hands-on work. He's been getting a little help from part-time groom Billy Bass and former student Jerry Hills, a retired chemist who latched onto his former mentor after the Blue Grass and has been hanging around the barn ever since.
"I know I probably won't have another one like him," the 75-year-old McCarthy said of the son of Sky Mesa, whose $460,000 purse in the Keeneland stake more than doubled the earnings of all McCarthy's previous winners combined. "This is a pretty special time for me, and I'm enjoying it."
McCarthy claimed General Quarters for $20,000 nearly a year ago and he's already earned $641,735. But this isn't about money, as McCarthy is quick to point out. In fact, he turned down a number of seven-figure offers for the colt before the Kentucky Derby. General Quarters ran 10th on a sloppy track he disliked and was pinballed around more than once.
"He loves this track; it's just like Tampa," McCarthy said after General Quarters galloped 1 3/8 miles over a damp Pimlico surface Thursday as light rain fell. "He just skipped over it. To see him gallop here and having watched him gallop at Churchill on the cuppy track there, you don't get hold of it very well without some type of a toe grab. They limit us now, so you have no toe grabs more than a quarter of an inch there. On a track like that, especially in mud, you can't get a hold of it."
McCarthy said he's tossing out the Derby performance, in which his colt was banged a couple times before the first turn and later came back with a sizeable clog of mud under an eyelid and a blockage in one nostril.
"My goodness, it was terrible," McCarthy said before heading back to the barn to cool out his star.
Track oddsmaker Frank Carulli made him 20-1 for the Preakness from post No. 8. He was sent off at 10-1 in the Derby, the first time jockey Julien Leparoux was aboard. Leparoux will have the mount again on Saturday.
MUSKET MAN – The son of Yonaguska galloped a mile and a half at Monmouth Park Thursday morning and appears to be on edge for another solid performance, according to trainer Derek Ryan.
"He's doing great," said Ryan, who plans to ship to Pimlico early Saturday for the race. "We'll leave around 2-2:30. It should take two and a half or three hours."
The procedure will be a little different from his Derby routine, where Musket Man was sent to Churchill Downs shortly after his victory in the Illinois Derby at Hawthorne. The colt had a pair of workouts in Louisville before the Run for the Roses.
"First one to the Derby, last one to the Preakness," Ryan said. "I'll be following the van in my car."
Musket Man drew post 3 for the Preakness and was listed at odds of 8-1, which was somewhat of a surprise to Ryan despite his third-place finish in the Derby.
"I'm good with it (the post)," he said. "There's good speed to the inside (Big Drama) and good speed to the outside. We'll just let them go, drop over to the rail, sit chilly and wait. I thought we'd be higher, 10 or 12-1. It doesn't matter, whatever it takes to get it done. That's the bottom line."
Musket Man has never been worse than third in seven career starts, five of them victories. His only defeat other than in the Derby came in the Sam Davis at Tampa Bay on March 14, when he was third to Preakness opponent General Quarters.
PAPA CLEM – Not unlike his father before him, trainer Gary Stute plans to send his first Preakness runner out for a final tune-up the morning before the big race.
"We'll probably blow him out an eighth of a mile, let him gallop to the eighth-pole and then let him roll," said Stute, hoping to get a better reaction than the 1:05 five-furlong work on Tuesday. "The other day he was a little lackadaisical down the lane. I want him to know when he hits that eighth-pole it means business."
Stute said exercise rider Emundo Cedeno will be aboard, unless jockey Rafael Bejarano arrives in time. Papa Clem galloped 1 ½ miles Thursday morning.
"I've had a lot of morning glories in my life," Stute said. "This is the first horse that's just the opposite. He runs 10 times better than he works. Every once in a while he'll put in a good work, but usually if there isn't a horse in front of him he just loses interest. In the afternoon he always surprises me."
Stute said father Mel worked Snow Chief twice between the Kentucky Derby and his winning Preakness in 1986. Gary hadn't planned on it, but he was simply never comfortable after this week's move over the Pimlico strip. Mel Stute was due to arrive later Thursday from California with his wife and will be at the barn on Friday with his son's first Triple Crown runner.
"He would send him three-eighths and let him roll," Gary said, recalling that Snow Chief blew out in "33 and change" the morning before his convincing Preakness victory. Gary Stute, 52, was working as an assistant when his father won the Preakness with his first and only starter. As for this edition, Stute believes he has a solid chance with the colt named for the late racing icon Clement Hirsch, bred and owned by his son, Bo.
"I see it just about the same as the Derby," Stute said. "I think maybe Big Drama and her (Rachel Alexandra) will go out and, hopefully, I'll be laying third or fourth."
Stute said he's committed to completing the Triple Crown series as long as all goes well on Saturday.
"Even if I run second to her (Rachel Alexandra) and win the Belmont – that's the good thing about her being a filly – I should still get 3-year-old of the year, 3-year-old colt."
PIONEEROF THE NILE – After a five-year absence, Hall of Fame trainer Bob Baffert returns to Pimlico with his ninth Preakness starter, Kentucky Derby runner-up Pioneerof the Nile, bred and owned by Ahmed Zayat. Baffert has won the race four times, Silver Charm in 1997; Real Quiet, 1998; Point Given, 2000 and War Emblem, 2002.
"I love coming here because in the stakes barn everybody is relaxed. The Derby is over," Baffert said. "You get to see everybody and then you get to get a good look at the horse that beat you."
This year, that is Mine That Bird, the New Mexico-based gelding who finished nearly seven lengths in front of Pioneerof the Nile. Baffert served up a play-by-play of his reaction as jockey Garrett Gomez was moving Pioneerof the Nile to the lead at the top of the stretch in the Derby.
"He sets him down, he's coming," Baffert said. "I'm starting to get excited about it, I'm starting to feel it and I go, `this is mine…That Bird.' It took the air right out of us."
Pioneerof the Nile was shipped from Louisville to Pimlico Wednesday afternoon. Baffert sent him out to gallop over the track Thursday morning. The colt was scheduled to school in the paddock before the first race.
"The horse went well today," Baffert said. "The track is nice. We've got to keep the weather. I still want to see what my horse does on dirt. I've seen him on sticky mud. I want to see what he does on dirt. He went well today. He looked good out there."
A few days before the Derby, Baffert said he had prepared the colt to run in all three legs of the Triple Crown. He said Thursday that Pioneerof the Nile has handled the demands of running 1 ¼ miles in the Derby and is ready for the Preakness.
"He's really bounced out of it well. I've had horses that I've run there that you can tell it really took a lot out of them, and I really didn't want to bring them. But I sort of had to bring them to take another shot at it. He came back like the ones that won it. He's going to run a big race."
Baffert said that Mine That Bird deserves respect and his losses in the Breeders' Cup Juvenile and in two races at Sunland Park are not indicative of his ability.
"I think he's a good horse," Baffert said. "He was the Canadian champ. He went to Santa Anita and just didn't run. He went to Sunland Park, which is a speed-biased track; you've got to be up close. I think he's rounding back into form. A lot of people don't give (trainer Chip Woolley) credit for getting him back to form. He wants to be ridden a certain way and Calvin was a perfect fit for him. He's the only one who could have won it for him, the way he rode that horse. He rode him with confidence. He rode him to get a piece of the pie and he got the whole pie. A bad horse does not win the Kentucky Derby."
Baffert said it makes sense that Rachel Alexandra's new owners are planning to start the star filly in the Preakness.
"I would have taken a shot at the Derby with her," he said. "There wasn't a lot of speed in there. I saw her work the Monday before the Derby – incredible. I watched all the Derby horses work and I said, `man, I'm glad she's not in the Derby.' She's a tremendous athlete. I would have taken a shot."
Baffert has run some of his standout fillies against males and understands the decision to enter Rachel Alexandra.
"She's a good filly," he said. "These classics are huge. There's not a lot of money to run for with fillies. There is a lot of prestige to win the Triple Crown of the fillies, but numbers-wise and everything else, she fits with these boys. I don't blame them for taking a shot."
TAKE THE POINTS – The Preakness entries show that Starlight Partners' colt will have an equipment change – blinkers on – for the seventh start of his career.
"In the Santa Anita Derby, Alex Solis felt like he was a little bit intimidated by horses surrounding him," trainer Todd Pletcher said. "We took that into consideration; put some blinkers on him in one of his breezes; and we thought we saw a little bit of improvement. Maybe that's all we need, just a little bit of improvement. We felt like there were no negative parts to it. He wasn't too rank or anything like that, so we felt like it could possibly help us."
Take the Point had enough graded stakes earnings for a spot in the Kentucky Derby field, but Pletcher and the owners decided to skip the Derby with the fourth-place finisher in the Santa Anita Derby and wait for the Preakness. The Preakness has drawn what appears to be a strong, deep field of 13 runners, but Pletcher said that the composition is not out of the ordinary.
"You expect the winner to come back and sometimes the horses that are second, third and fourth take a pass and wait for the Belmont," he said. "Other times they run back. So I can't say it's dramatically different, but I'm still happy. With the little bit of extra time I think our horse has improved. The Santa Anita Derby form held up pretty well for the Derby itself and now we're catching those horses back on two weeks rest when we've had six weeks rest. That could swing the pendulum in our favor and we're trying to pick up a couple of lengths on those horses. Hopefully, the blinkers will contribute to that and hopefully the additional time between races and catching those horses on short rest will be in our favor.
Take the Points galloped at Belmont Park Thursday morning. He will be shipped to Baltimore early Saturday morning. Hall of Fame jockey Edgar Prado has the mount in the Preakness.
TERRAIN – Trainer Al Stall Jr. was happy with Terrain's 1 ½-mile gallop Thursday morning, but no happier than his Preakness contender was to sink his feet into the traditional dirt track at Pimlico.
"The most important thing for him is that he's getting back on a preferred surface. He's the tale of two horses, if you look at his "Poly" (form) and if you look at his dirt (form)," said Stall, whose gelding finished a deep-closing fourth in the Blue Grass over Keeneland's Polytrack surface last time out. "It's unbelievable. He's last, second last (early) in every "Poly" race and on the dirt, he's in the bridle wanting to rock, so we're looking forward to getting him back on his preferred surface."
Jeremy Rose will ride Terrain for the first time in the Preakness.
"I've met him, but I don't know much about him except – like everyone else, being a degenerate watching races all day long – that I know he rides a very good race," Stall said. "You've got to be confident, he's got a lot of wins at this race meet and he's won this race. He rides for (trainer) Graham Motion, and that's good enough for me. Graham ships him around the country. He won a stake for Graham on Oaks Day."
TONE IT DOWN – Trainer Bill Komlo decided not to put a work into the show finisher from the Federico Tesio before the Preakness, while scheduling a 1 ½ mile gallop and a visit to the starting gate Thursday morning at Laurel Park.
"We had a request from (Pimlico and Laurel starter) Bruce Wagner to bring the horse over to the gate and stand him," Komlo said. "I guess that's a prerequisite for all the horses running in the Preakness, so we galloped around one time and went over and stood him in the gate and then took him back to the barn."
Tone It Down was one of three Preakness runners listed at odds of 50-1 in the morning line, but Komlo is confident he will be able to outrun the prognostication with new rider Kent Desormeaux in the saddle. Mario Pino had been aboard for the Medaglia d'Oro colt's first six starts, but Komlo felt he was too close to the pace in the Tesio at Pimlico on May 2.
"I haven't talked to him (Desormeaux) yet, but we've got four horses in tomorrow," Komlo said. "He rides a horse for us in the third race (Riddles and Rhymes), so I'll try to get over to the jocks' room before we run."
Desormeaux has won the Preakness twice, including last year's edition with Big Brown. The former Maryland riding champion also took the 1998 Preakness with Real Quiet.
Tone It Down was a $100,000 purchase by Komlo's daughter Deborah and son-in-law Michael Horning at Timonium's 2-year-old in training sale last May.


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OMAHA, Neb. -- UCLA broke a 1-1 tie when Eric Filia's two-out groundball in the top of the eighth inning was misplayed, allowing the go-ahead run to score and the Bruins went on to defeat top-ranked LSU, 2-1, in the opening round of the College World Series on Sunday night at TD Ameritrade Park.
The Tigers (57-10) saw their eight-game winning streak come to an end and lost for the first time in this NCAA postseason. LSU now faces North Carolina (57-11) in an elimination game at 2 p.m. CT Tuesday on ESPN. The Tar Heels fell by a score of 8-1 to North Carolina State in the first game on Sunday. LSU will be the home team against UNC after winning a coin flip.
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UCLA (45-17) held an LSU team batting .308 on the season to just five hits. The Bruins advanced to the winner's bracket and will play NC State at 7 p.m. CT Tuesday on ESPN.
"It was a tough, tough loss that's for sure," said LSU head coach Paul Mainieri. "There's nothing but great teams in this tournament and very little margin for error. We've got to play a little bit better. I think all of our players would probably tell you that we didn't play as well as we could tonight. All the credit in the world goes to UCLA. They put pressure on us."
Right fielder Mark Laird continued his hot hitting in NCAA Tournament play with two hits and his seventh double of the year. First baseman Mason Katz provided the first homer of this year's CWS with a solo shot in the fourth.
LSU starter Aaron Nola (12-1) suffered his first loss of the year in a tough luck decision, allowing both runs – none of which were earned – on five hits with one walk and five strikeouts. Nola has not allowed an earned run in 26.2 consecutive innings dating back to May 23 Arkansas contest. It was Nola's first loss since May 18, 2012 against South Carolina.
UCLA starter Adam Plutko (9-3) held the Tigers to just four hits and one run while walking two and striking out two. Plutko did not allow a leadoff hitter to reach.
Katz broke the scoreless pitcher's duel in the fourth when he launched a one-out, solo homerun – his 16th of the season – into the left field bullpen. It represented the first homer of the 2012 CWS and his second homer of this NCAA postseason.
In the sixth, UCLA centerfielder Brian Carroll dropped a leadoff bunt and catcher Ty Ross' errant throw sailed into right field allowing him to reach second. Two batters later, he scored on Filia's deep sacrifice fly to tie the game at one apiece.
The Bruins benefited from another unearned run in the eighth to take the lead for good when shortstop Alex Bregman misplayed Filia's grounder with two outs that allowed pinch runner Christoph Bono to score from third.
Trailing 2-1, LSU had one last chance in the ninth with runners at first and second and two outs against UCLA's David Berg. After Raph Rhymes grounded into a double play, third baseman Christian Ibarra drew a walk and pinch hitter Tyler Moore continued his clutch hitting with a single to center. Second baseman JaCoby Jones worked a 3-1 count before popping out to shallow right field to end the game.
"They slapped the ball on the ground and forced us to make a couple of plays and we just came up empty on those plays," said Mainieri. "We've got to just go back to playing good fundamental baseball. We get another chance to play on Tuesday, and we'll get ready to do that."
Men's College World Series Notes – Game 4 – June 16, 2013
Attendance: 26,344 (MCWS Total: 102,412; Avg. 25,228)
Time of Game: 3:10
UCLA faces NC State Tuesday at 7 p.m. (central)
LSU faces North Carolina Tuesday in an elimination game at 2 p.m. (central)
Game Four attendance of 26,344 is the 18th largest all-time session and second largest session of the 2013 CWS.
Today's game between LSU and UCLA was the fifth meeting between the two schools … LSU holds a slim 3-2 edge in the series … UCLA has won the last two meetings, which have been in NCAA postseason play (2010 Los Angeles Regional/6-3 and 2013 CWS/2-1).
UCLA returned to the CWS for the second straight year and for the third time in the last four years (5-9 all-time record in CWS) … They returned 21 players from the 2012 team that reached the CWS with 12 of those seeing action in last year's CWS … Senior Cody Regis is the only member on the Bruins club to appear in three different College World Series (2010, '12 and '13).
The Bruins went 5-0 in the NCAA Regional and Super Regional Rounds for the second straight year … They are one of three schools to have hosted NCAA Regionals the last four years (South Carolina and Virginia).
LSU is making its 16th CWS appearance – first since 2009 when it defeated Texas to claim its sixth CWS title … In four of their six championship title runs the Tigers were undefeated in CWS play (1991, '96, '97 and 2000).
The Tigers own a 35-21 all-time CWS record, and under head coach Paul Mainieri, LSU is 6-4 in three CWS appearances (2008-09, '12).
Mason Katz' home run (solo shot) for LSU in the fourth inning was the first of the 2013 CWS.
Visiting teams in the CWS are 17-16 all-time at TDAPO and 4-0 in the 2013 CWS … It marks the first time since 1999 that all four visiting teams won the opening round games (Note: unable to verify prior to 1999)
With UCLA's win tonight, all three national seeds (No. 1 UNC, No. 3 Oregon State and No. 4 LSU) will be playing in elimination games.
The Tigers were 5-0 in NCAA Tournament play entering the CWS … LSU is now 9-2 in postseason play including a 5-4 SEC Championship win in 11 innings over Vanderbilt.
LSU's last appearance in the CWS was in 2009 … UNC is the only other team from the 2009 CWS tournament that qualified for this year's tournament.
LSU has the highest all-time NCAA Tournament winning percentage (132-49, .729) …This is the Tigers 26th NCAA Tournament appearance.
LSU has brought home six CWS Championships and is in a second-place tie with Texas for most CWS Championships behind Southern California with 12.
LSU's 57 wins tie the university and SEC record for most overall wins … Its 48 regular season wins and 23 SEC wins established a school record for most regular season and conference victories.
The LSU Tigers are currently ranked No. 3 in the nation in team ERA with a 2.41 mark … It is ranked No. 5 in the nation in fielding percentage (.980) - prior to start of CWS.
Pitcher Aaron Nola was named a first-team all-American by Collegiate Baseball and was voted SEC Pitcher of the Year.
Shortstop Alex Bregman was voted SEC Freshman of the Year.
Mason Katz's homerun over the left field fence in the fourth inning was his second homerun of the NCAA Tournament and 16th of the season.
With his double to right field in the first inning, Mark Laird extended his hit streak to six games.
LSU has committed nine errors in the NCAA Tournament … Four have come from Alex Bregman including one tonight and two have come from Ty Ross including one tonight.
Aaron Nola threw 20 2/3 scoreless innings prior to UCLA scoring in the sixth inning in LSU's opening game of the NCAA Tournament (six innings on 6/1 against Sam Houston State, nine innings on 6/7 against Oklahoma) … He has still not allowed an earned run since May 23 against Arkansas.
Mark Laird was 2-for-4 with a double, bringing his NCAA Tournament batting average to .444 … Laird posted his 16th multi-hit game of the season and his 3rd of the NCAA Tournament (3-for-4 on June 7 against Oklahoma and 2-for-5 on June 8 against Oklahoma).
LSU has previously lost its first game of the CWS six times (1986, 89, 1994, 2003, 04, 08) and it has never come back to win a CWS Championship after a first-game loss.
Aaron Nola was 2-0 (now 2-1) entering today's contest in NCAA Tournament play… In his last 23 innings pitched, Nola owns a 0.00 ERA … In those 23 innings, he has allowed 13 hits, seven runs (none earned), four walks, one hit-by-pitch and struck out 17.
The Bruins have outscored their opponents by a 27-11 margin in the NCAA Regional, Super Regional and CWS rounds.
UCLA has won at least 40 games in each of its four CWS seasons (1969, 1997, 2010, 2012).
Over the last four seasons, UCLA has posted 179 wins, ranking first among Pac-12 teams and seventh nationally.
UCLA has a record of 16-2 in one-run games this season.
The Bruins laid down four sac bunts on the night, which ties South Carolina (vs. Arkansas in 2012) for the most in TDAPO history … The CWS record is five by Lafayette (1953) and Michigan State (1954).
Adam Plutko picked up his second career win in the CWS (two starts) … Against No. 4 National Seed LSU he allowed one run (earned) on four hits with two strikeouts in seven innings … A year ago against Stony Brook he picked up the win working seven solid innings allowing one run (earned) on five hits with seven strikeouts and two walks … In his two CWS starts, he has surrendered just two runs (both earned) on nine hits with four walks and nine strikeouts in 14.0 innings … He has induced 20 fly ball and 12 ground ball outs … Plutko is UCLA's all-time postseason leader in games started (seven), wins (six) and innings pitched (51.2) … He dropped to second in ERA (0.87), while moving into third place in strikeouts (35).
Eric Filia extended his hit streak to seven games with his single to center in the first frame … He snapped Aaron Nola's 20 2/3 scoreless streak (2013 NCAA Tournament) with an RBI sac fly to left field in the sixth that scored Brian Carroll.
Pat Gallagher, who was named the Los Angeles Regional Most Outstanding Player, extended his current hit streak to seven games with a single to right field in the fifth inning.
Kevin Williams stole a career-best two bases in the seventh inning … Prior to his two thefts, he was 2-for-3 on the season.
Christoph Bono scored the go-ahead, 2-1, run for the Bruins (from second) in the eighth inning on a fielding error by shortstop Alex Bregman – his fourth of the NCAA Tournament.
James Kaprielian relieved Plutko, tossing a perfect eighth before passing the ball to David Berg.
Berg, the NCBWA Stopper of the Year and Pac-12 Pitcher of the Year, made his 47th appearance out of the bullpen this season notching his 22nd save … Five of his 23 career saves have been in postseason play, which is a Bruin school-record … With his one inning of scoreless relief, Berg lowered his nation-leading ERA to 0.87 (7 earned runs in 72.1 innings).


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As a Language Arts teacher, I am always looking for ways to help my students proofread and revise their writing. One of the most simple ways to do this is to have a student read their paper aloud to themselves and listen to what doesn't sound "right". This simple activity can help show inconsistencies in the flow of the writing and trouble areas in the grammar. A lot of students don't like to read their writing because it is tough for them to hear the problems when they read it themselves. If you partner kids up you can have them read out loud to each other which will help. Another option is if you have your kids go to http://www.vozme.com/. When you go to this site you can have your students copy and paste their writing into the text field. The site will then create a audio file of that text that your students can listen to. It also gives you an option to download an MP3 file if needed. This is great because it is a digital voice reading with no emotion or attachment to the text. This will allow students to simply listen to the text and identify trouble spots in the writing.
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Timberwolves Win Double-Overtime Thriller in Miami 122-121
MIAMI - Corey Brewer made a free throw shot with less than 2 seconds left to give the Minnesota Timberwolves a 122-121 double overtime win over the Miami Heat on Friday.
Kevin Love led the Wolves with 28 points and 11 rebounds in the contest. Chase Budinger also added 24 points off the bench for Minnesota.
LeBron James collected 34 points, eight rebounds and five assists in the action for Miami.
The Timberwolves are 38-37 overall after the win. They return to action on Saturday night in Orlando to take on the Magic. Tip off is scheduled for 6:00 p.m.


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A winner was selected from 183 designs submitted by 54 freelance designers.
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A biopic about the legendary ballplayer Jackie Robinson, who broke Major League Baseball's color barrier when he joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947. With Chadwick Boseman, Harrison Ford, Nicole Beharie and Christopher Meloni. Written and directed by Brian Helgeland. Warner Bros. Pictures
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Co-op program crafts careers for 100 years
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New media interactive development student Mary Orth's happily-ever-after means running a bistro and brewery.
Nicholas Higgins would like to put his mechanical engineering skills to work at Fisher-Price Inc. after he graduates next May.
Both recognize future career opportunities because of RIT's cooperative education program, which turns 100 years old this academic year. The co-op program kicked off in 1912 with 32 students at a dozen local companies. And although it has transformed from providing the local economy with skilled workers to a global initiative, the goal of getting students solid jobs after graduation remains the same.
"The typical co-op student who graduates is far more experienced, far more savvy, far more in tune with what they like and don't like," says Manny Contomanolis, associate vice president and director of the Office of Cooperative Education and Career Services. "They are more seasoned. They are more capable. That's what employers want on top of their core skills and abilities."
Today, more than 3,500 students a year complete 5,500 work assignments with 2,000 companies worldwide. About 60 percent of those students are offered jobs after graduation, Contomanolis says.
Last year, those students generated more than $35 million in earnings through their employment with industry, business, government and the not-for-profit sector in the United States and in 40 other countries.
Creating a co-op
When the owner of a Rochester microbrewery and restaurant visited Orth's Beers of the World class, the fourth-year student jumped at the opportunity to inquire about co-op possibilities.
John Urlaub, owner of Rohrbach Brewing Co., was impressed with Orth's résumé. He offered her the job during finals week of winter quarter—even though the company doesn't have a formal co-op program. She accepted and withdrew from spring quarter classes.
Orth worked in all aspects of the business. She redesigned a sales sheet, produced interactive components for the company's website, worked on marketing copy, went on sales calls and managed the brewery's tasting room.
"We knew we had a few projects that we didn't have time to do and thought she could handle them," Urlaub says, adding that Orth took the initiative to make the co-op her own. "She has done a great job."
She had communication and marketing experience from her first co-op at Cornell Cooperative Extension in her hometown of Owego, N.Y. Over the summer, she worked at Vanguard in Philadelphia for her third co-op.
She'll graduate next May with nonprofit, small-business and corporation experience, which she says will give her a perspective of the options available for full-time work.
"Before I take the leap into opening up my own brewery and restaurant, I got to see how he has done it," she says. "I've learned so much—so much more than what I could learn in classes."
Fun and games
Higgins, a fifth-year student from Hamburg, N.Y., will graduate with five different co-op experiences. But his are with the same company in three different departments.
He started at Fisher-Price in East Aurora, N.Y., in November 2010 troubleshooting new products in the boy's department.
"When you get the first version, it's not going to work perfectly," Higgins says. "You play around with it and think of realistic ways to fix it."
Higgins then moved to the infant-newborn baby gear department, doing similar work with products such as bouncers and rockers. Over the summer, he was in another infant-newborn department, working with some of the first toys babies play with.
"The experience is going to be beneficial," he says, adding that he has been able to network with engineers, designers and marketers from three different areas. "The classroom is a lot of equations and learning theory. The biggest thing I learned (at Fisher-Price) is the importance of working with a team."
Irma Tyszko, a recruiter with Fisher-Price, says the company employs between 60 and 80 students from various universities, depending on the time of year. Fisher-Price has had a relationship with RIT for at least 10 years.
Higgins, who got his co-op from a career fair on campus, hopes to continue his relationship with the company after he graduates. If it doesn't work out, though, he'll be fine.
"We wish we could hire every student," says Jan Brown, manager of recruitment at Fisher-Price. "If we can't hire them, we know the experience they get here will help them land a job somewhere else."
Did You Know...
- The co-op program started in the 1912-1913 academic year with 12 Rochester companies: Eastman Kodak Co., Gleason Works, Morgan Machine Co., Ingle Machine Co., Stromberg Carlson, Rochester Railway and Light Co., Rochester Electric Motor Co., City Engineers Office, New York State Railways, Rochester Stamping Co., Taylor Instrument Companies and the German American Button Co.
- RIT's co-op program was modeled after the University of Cincinnati, which started its first-in-the-nation program in 1906.
- A sampling of companies that hire RIT students today include: Apple Inc., Boeing, ESPN, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp., NASA, Time Inc., Walt Disney World, Wegmans Food Markets, Xerox Corp. and Yahoo! Inc.
- Two large career fairs are held on campus each year. More than 230 employers recruited students at the Spring Career Fair, which was in March. Half of those were national companies.