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Though Mr. Tata's legacy is obvious in upholding the virtuous truth that seems to have been lost with Indian businessman his legacy of making Tata group into a formidable global unit is less impressive. His group's elicit mix of businesses looks like a typical Indian Kinabalu store. It's in all kinds of business and barring a few others are bloated outfits. None of the Tata companies are leaders in their fields barring TCS. Even with the success of JLR it's domestic auto operations are in shambles, so is its stell business. I believe Mr. Mistry has really his work cut out once he's in charge because the most pivotal lesson that Mr. Tata could not learn from this globalisation sorties is that to become a truly global giant a company doesn't only need to behave righteously but also to marshal the resources at its disposal to give a respectable returns to all stakeholders. In that aspect I'm afraid Mr. Tata's legacy is of no useful lesson to Indian capitalism.
I guess, he has to learn a few tricks from the likes of Ambani brothers and Rahul Bajaj(who allegedly financed Mamta Banerjee's tirade against Tata's Nano project in west bengal). Also, not having a typical 'Baniya' culture background did cost him a few points in terms of the 'respectable returns' that you talk about.
Well firstly I think you've completely misconstrued my point. What I meant was that his contribution and stature in India and abroad is unparalleled. Despite that I highlighted this groups meager financial returns which even the article has highlighted along with the areas which Mr. Mistry will have to address upon his appointment. Secondly, your edict on the Nano project and the 'baniya' culture is honestly too puny to deserve a comment.
Mr Ratan Tata should step into active public service after retirement, in the national interest. He possesses unique combination of all the qualities of a superb human being rarely found in one single person.
There is no doubt that India has a lot to learn from Mr Tata and the Tata group. They may not be perfect but cleary are a becon of Wise-Dharmic Leadership (ref: http://anshoogaur.blogspot.in/2012/09/wise-dharmic-leadership_11.html).
Incisive observations by the editor on crony capitalism and the fact that if the processes become clean and transparent...several current businesses will have to evolve rappidly to be relevant.
I had a very nice tea with Mr. Tata last year. He's a very good egg. If they can limp the steel business through the current difficulties, economic recovery may have them looking like geniuses when they have the ready capacity to fill large orders.
I've been observing the Indian scene for less than a decade. In this time the shape (external design) of most cars has caught up with the rest of the world. Even after the humpy ambassadors and sardine tin padminis had found more company on the roads, the other economical type of cars used to look like mini shuttle buses. The santro was so high up one needed a ladder to board. The swift was little better, & the match-box maruti 800 is a cramped safety hazard if ever there is one.
The nano was touted for its sleek design before it was unveiled. I am surprised not to see more nanos on the road. Nano could have made a killing in other markets by taking the initiative to switch to automatic transmission. It would have made a gr8 economical gift for kids who had just passed their driving tests--and of course those young professionals who always make a humungous sector of the market. GDP, GNP, corporate profits: it's all about economic efficiency. The Nano was a wasted opportunity.
"Behind every great fortune there is a crime." --Honore de Balzac
.. are you refereing to the Bootlegging / Moon Shine, activities of the Parsi community in British Rule.
Mr. Tata may find a kindered spirit in the form of Mr. Shoichiro Toyoda, the current CEO of Toyota, and the Fourth generation of the Toyoda Dynasty.
Correction: The current CEO (Fourth Generation) is Mr. Akio Toyoda. Mr. Shoichiro Toyoda is his father.
End of an era
A rare & dying breed of gentleman businessmen
So typically Parsi, humble, simple, good hearted, compassionate with a broad vision !
Ratan Tata will always be loved & respected by one billion brown skin Indians today & forever !
Impossible to find a gentleman like him in today's India ! just impossible!
No fraud / no scams / no cheating / no lying / no bullshiting / no cheap show off / no false promises !
Amazing grace / amazing honesty / amazing transparency / amazing humility / Just amazing in all respects !!
End of an era
A rare & dying breed of gentleman businessmen
So typically Parsi, humble, simple, good hearted, compassionate with a broad vision !
Ratan Tata will always be loved & respected by one billion brown skin Indians today & forever !
Impossible to find a gentleman like him in today's India ! just impossible!
No fraud / no scams / no cheating / no lying / no bullshiting / no cheap show off / no false promises !
Amazing grace / amazing honesty / amazing transparency / amazing humility / Just amazing in all respects !!
I think is customery to sing paens when any public figure is retiring. The article is no exception, Expect more such pieces in Dec all across the media, who receive huge advertisemenst from TATA group.
It is not surprising how the all issues pertaining Radia case, farmers' exploittaion in Singur have slowly slipped into oblivion and have been replaced by eulogies for a family businessman.
It is highly amusing to see how TATA's contribution carries the nationalist tag by default whereas all efforts by Dhirubhai, who created formidable buisness empire form nothing are laced with his indulgences in corruption.
Understandably it is difficult to be objective when commercial interests are involved.
@AndJustice4All: Would like to comment on Radia Tapes and Singur. Tata group appointed Radia as a corporate lobbyist. I didn't read about any illegal talk between Radia and Mr.Tata, other than some loose talk about the then minister and Radia's (in)famous gown. Whatever happened at Singur was between Government and farmers.
Tata Group always talk about "Leadership with Trust", and "Giving back to the Society". In other companies, it could be "Leadership by hook or crook", and "Giving back the selected Stake holders".
I am sorry, if you are comparing Ambini's with Tata's, I can safely say you have no clue what you are talking about. Secondly, you factual knowledge of the case is also wrong, especially wrt farmers in Singur. As the other gentleman has already pointed out, the case was between the government and the farmers. The state government had promised to issue a contiguous piece of land for Tata Motors. Tata had promised employment for local people with preferential treatment to the farmers. The factory never came up and so the could not be offered a job(where is the questions?). Please get your facts right.
Update yourself, please.Tatas bought the land from the Government under the law of the day. Where is the question of his exploiting the farmers. As far as Ambanis are concerned, they are goons in suits. Being someone who has done business with their companies (producing HDPL granuels) I am familiar with their mafia style operations.
I strongly object to Economist's editorial policies of playing with the cover pages. What do your editors think their newspaper is going to lose by eliminating Mr.Ratan Tata from the coverpages of your UK and American editions? Your interest is to increase the circulation in Asian countries from the current 0.14 million. If you truly believe in the article written by your own copy writers, you must know that Mr.Ratan Tata is a global figure and deserve a global cover page.
A gentleman businessman and a rare species in today's context in India. Hope the values he stood for will endure, and the House of Tatas will continue to mark its imprint across the world,
Any Gentleman is endangered species in India. Last polite and well mannered generation was that of our grandfathers'.
The Economist has carried out a very balanced and impassioned assessment of Mr Ratan Tata but without being unduly passionate about various aspects of this multifaceted personality, as a giant corporate without pretensions, a global vision and international outlook on commerce, industry, engineering, technology. A bold and venturesome capitalist but without the audacity and bravado of attention grabbers. A man of reserve but not secretive and open to ideas, opinions and inventiveness. A humanitarian without props.
And a bit of redundancy: a nationalist to the core.
Ultimately, Mr Tata has always been his own man who took his own decisions and stood by them, wart et al.
In my personal view, he is the kind of person who would find it difficult to face admiration.
Nice article but it leaves so much unsaid about this legendary business icon. What Indians and even rest of the world should learn from this man are the qualities of humility, simple living, supporting meritocracy and impartiality. The whole TATA group is a benchmark of morality in the Indian business world and multiple B-school case studies are based on their culture. I hope he doesn't fade away from public life after transferring reigns. There are only a few role models like him left today.
The foundation for Tatas was laid in the 1920s, when India's Corruption Raj had not yet been spawned by the Congress Party. It would have been much easier then. No worries over 'licences' and other running around through 18 different departments of government.
The British Raj may have been indifferent to industrial growth in India, but they did not make it as difficult for starters, as it is TODAY in 'free' India.
Tatas were part of the nationalist movement. It was tough for them, as for the Birlas and many other industrial houses to survive the Licence-Permit-NoC (No Objection Certificate - a unique Indian civil service invention) Raj.
There is an interesting contrast for historians of India's industrial houses in the career of Dhirubhai Ambani. He began building Reliance, right in the thick of the 'pseudo-socialism' of the 1960s and 1970, when the strangle-hold of the congress raj was at its strongest.
That too is a remarkable story. At the start, Dhirubhai did not have the stature of the House of Tata to ignore the petty-fogging 'babus' to get the ears of the 'high command'. That he overcame all the obstacles the Corruption Raj threw at him is a fascinating tale.
No entrepreneur in India wants to 'bribe'. He or she merely reacts to the 'signals' he or she sees coming out of the ministry and its bureaucracy.
The 'Raadhia Tapes' establish that much.
The TATA, A name to reckon with Integrity, Honesty and care. I am talking about both the company and the man Mr. Ratan Tata. I really wish we had more people like him in industry as well as in Indian politics. The country is craving for such a leader and a human. It is rightly said in the article that the Indian's are fed up of corruption. The greed of politician's is the malice in our country
As a Briton, I used to work at Corus in Port Talbot. I remember how some peopel were shocked by Tata's acquisition of Corus. In the end it was no bad thing. The steel industry is a very competitive market contending with increasing costs for the raw materials. Tata did a lot to keep the British steel industry afloat in this recession. They wouldn't have survived otherwise.
Sad that this scion of the legendary Tata house endorses people like Naredra Modi in the decetive name of GDP growth for short term business gains and thus encourags crony capitalism. SSA
Ah, you found a chance to sneak Narendra Modi here and into Rattan Tata's professional life too!! You may be 'sad' but Tata and some of us are not.
Tata was impressed with NaMo because in a matter of weeks Mr. Modi, as CM of Gujarath, organised everything Tata needed to shift an entire factory, all ready to start production in Singur in Waste Bengal, to GUJARATH. Nowhere in the world has this happened in modern times.
You are, of course, sad because you have tried and convicted Mr. Modi, just as a judge would have done after examining all the evidence and hearing arguments upon them.
Incidentally, Tata is not the only leading industrialist to endorse the development work Mr. Modi has done. I think, you should feel sad several times over each of those endorsements.
And will your endorsement save Modi from being implicated in the the 2001 riots? You like it or not, whatever Modi does to posture himself next PM candidate of India, 2001 will haunt him, and keep him away from even a full national figure, leave alone PMship. Thats the harsh truth of Democracy.
And I am not telling you yet the widening gap of Growth and development in Gujarat. Hope you can check that by yourself.
Anyone, such as Mr.Tata and his colleagues, wishing to get results in India's negative conditions, would know what Mr. Narendra Modi has achieved against severe 'politicking' by the 'partial-seculars' and other 'secular fundamentalists', aiding and abetting the Corruption Raj radiating from New Delhi.
I would NOT have mentioned NaMo in connection with this essay. The person at the top did. And you are pushing us deeper into it.
I am not any special identity, whose 'endoresement' counts one way or the other. Nor my clear condemnation that the Congress Party FULLY organised the murder of about 3,000 Sikhs in Delhi, counts.
All I am interested in is to show how far the virus of 'secular-itis', has travelled into the brains of sections of Indian 'intelligentia', reminiscent of the meningecocal virus blowing up from the throat into the brain membrane, killing or maiming the victim.
Congress and the partial-seculars are so prejudiced that they would rather feed the Corruption Raj than recognise good work done by someone like Mr.Modi.
I am glad Mr. Tata and other industrialists of India, recognise what they see in Mr.Modi.
Come 2014, you are free to reject Modi, let India continue to wallow in the Corruption Raj. So be it. Life is not perfect by any means.
In the meanwhile, watch how Indian MNCs, such as Tatas, invest more and more abroad and, eventually, shift out of India.
Young Indians are used to queing up at the US and other embassies for visas. More of them would do so, if this Corruption Raj continues.
"... the widening gap of growth and development in Gujarath..."
I am still in shock over the widening gap I see right in New Delhi between the life style of the ministers, 'Babus', arms dealers, brokers for licences and government permits and the ordinary Indian worker.
- not to mention the abject poverty in Amethi and Rae Bareilly.
Congress-ruled Maharashtra and Rajasthan have seen an increase in rural poverty and farmer suicides.
Let us see if Gujarath is worse than, same as, or better than, the best-run congress-ruled state.
Can the 'pseudo-seculars' summon up that degree of objectivity?
Good questions, su2nil, which merit additional questions for you to answer first before your questions can be answered:
a) who, amongst the current lot, qualifies by your measure to be a "full national figure"?
b) do they (assuming there is more than one) come without the questions re: competency, fidelity to secularism (however you define it), track record of getting results (including that of reducing, if not eliminating, corruption)?
Be they from the left or right or "centrist" I feel you'd agree there is not one figure out there capable of what you say Modi isn't.
There are a couple that are competent, above corruption, etc. but, in the context of Indian democracy, Modi has proven himself to be a results oriented leader, the riots in Gujarat notwithstanding.
When those that seek to derail him for the Gujarat riots demonstrate to me they are equally willing, above party politics and ideology, to hold others responsible for the Delhi riots of 1984, the assorted massacres in Communist-ruled states and regions...then I'm willing to listen to them. Until then I'm with Mr Tata in choosing to work with those that are results-oriented and with a vision toward the future, even if they may be no different than the rest of the politicians in their handling of mob violence.
Your posts are educational,lacking or suggesting any panacea,reeks of familiar "Shia-Sunni" type hate.Is it do with caste system still alive and kicking in India ? You do have opinion for Sikhs and Sikhism.Yes?
Caste and tribalism in India is at par with sectarian clashes in Pakistan.Both stories are tragedies,sadly.
Sorry,iEYq6tfKCU,above response was for indica....apologies.
There are some similarities between India and Pakistan in the socio-religious divisions within each country.
Both are now complex societies, and it is hard to come up with any panacea that would be acceptable or workable in the foreseeable future.
What is possible is to use large industrial houses, such as Tatas, to improve the economic conditions of the general population.
For that we need a government that truly and effectively facilitates economic activity in India, while maintaining the supremacy of the Constitution and people of India.
After SIXTY years of talk, more talk, and some more talk, volumes of regulations, the congress party which has ruled India the longest period, has FAILED. India remains a poor country, with very chaotic and corrupt politics.
For the first time in India, we have a Chief Minister, who talks less but does more, in Mr. Narendra Modi.
I hope to eleborate on some of your other points later. I do not want someone to think you and I have deviated from the topic of this essay.
Yes, I am impressed with Sikhism and, in particular, their Tenth Guru, Guru Gobind Singh Devji. He was TRULY A GREAT LEADER and a person of action, who understood the essence of being Indian.
Extremists like Bindranvale (brought to prominence by Indira Gandhi to counter the Akalis) had misunderstood Sikhism. His arrow (he took photos of himself with this arrow in hand) sadly, penetrated the hearts of thousands of ordinary Sikhs and Hindus, causing great pain to them and to the whole of India.
India et all,
1. Its really dangerous tendency to justify that since congress did wrong in 1984, BJP should expanding another wrong. The menace has left no one better.
2. Telling that Modi has done some special for Gujarat is an utter lie. Check the facts. Gujarat being a major port for India has always been better than rest of India. Check before just the riots of 2001, Congress swept the BJP out of all the Panchanyat elections.
3. It was polaririsation led by RSS and Modi, which won him the elections, it's no hidden fact.
4. You may shout from the roof tops again secularists or even you can endorse him 1000 time despite of being an non-entity, Modi is one person rest of the BJP should fear from (and they are). The rise of him kill any possibility of getting broad based- coalition on board with him. And leave any figures that can Vajpayee to no chance.
5. Result -oriented. Have any talked of means yet? The results were 2001 riots that time. When you see that you have higher ambitions, you want to forget that, but you have no sense of remorse...you are right.
For the seekers here some links who actually wants to understand what's the difference in just talks, and hollow endorsements-
Seems like there are people in Economists forum who are in Election mode and left any objectivity behind.
I'm not, and didn't, advocate that the 1984 Delhi riots justify the Gujarat riots. To read what I said that way, su2nil, is gross misrepresentation of the worst kind. If you are capable of that, I'm afraid we can't have a civil discussion between us.
That clarified, you still haven't said a word about the track record of mob violence in Congress (or Communist...or other) ruled lands. Shall we discuss them first before we attend to your questions, legitimate as they are, about the Gujarat riots? To me, neutral as they come, Modi sullied his record with not stopping the Gujarat riots at inception. The point I'm making however is that I can say the same about every other politician in that country called India. So, if on that record there is no or little difference among them, trying to distinguish between them--and to decide who I want to do business with--using that as a factor is a job I'd leave to someone else. To me they all are alike, some a little better than others, all not good. Instead I'd focus on where some execute, allow businesses to perform their mission, create jobs, etc., in an atmosphere where corruption is a non- or minor issue, infrastructure is supportive, etc. On those factors, Modi and a couple others rank as high as they come in that country, don't they? If you disagree, tell me why even reputed businesspeople of the kind profiled in this article (Mr Tata) choose to work with Mr Modi. Please don't resort to silly excuses and don't reach for the moon to explain that.
I also note you have not proposed alternate leaders that you consider better than Modi. Name a few, please. Persuade me with facts they are superior. And, if they are, how come Mr Tata didn't choose to establish his businesses in the lands they govern?
Your attributing to predecessors the growth of Gujarat during Modi's tenure tells me you are blinded by your ideology and unable to give credit where due. At that rate, perhaps you have your favorites who deserve all the credit when things go well, no responsibility or blame when things go wrong, and Modi is the bogeyman to hang it all on. Spare me (and others) that, will ya?
'indica' ... not 'india'...
This essay is about Mr. Rattan Tata. Your election mood has turned this into a discussion of Narendra Modi. You have strong feelings over him. It is obvious. Okay.
Many others in India, 'social activists', mostly Hindus, that too brahmins, of the 'Chitpavan variety' - at least in the media, such as The Hindu and 'counterview' - rant and rave at each and every slight chance to do so, spreading a whole lot of plainly false information on Modi and Gujarath.
They are obsessed with Mr.Narendra Modi.
I am NOT. As long as Mr.Modi does a good job, I approve. As long as some congress CM, or other Non-BJP does as well as Mr. Modi, I should be very happy to talk about him or her. I do not mention Mr. Yediyurappa for instance, because there is no special need to...
People dear to me are, mostly, still congress supporters. So, I have every incentive to be more like you, for instance.
Sixty years of double-talk, incompetence, prevarication and false propaganda about non-existent bogeys, is enough for me.
1) Seriatim - My Reference to 1984 is asking: "Apply the same standard of scrutiny and punishment to ALL communal riots."
Where are the Special Investigation Teams for 1984 or 2012 Assam Riots?
2) & 3) Please do not make fools out of us, much less the voters of Gujarath.
4) You are standing on a taller roof and shout louder.
5) I am not able to follow you there. Not clear to me.
Thanks, bye bye.
The comment is completely off topic. However, reputable Non Hindu group like Tata are vouching for Mr. Modi, strengthens the pro Business credentials of Gujarat. Militant secularists can relax their vocal cords now.
For the open-minded readers here is
1, About Ratan Tata-
2. About 2001 Riots-
This is a research, not some TV fast-TRP seeking mongering.
Incidentally this letter-writer was in Gandhinagar and touring the Gujarat those days.
Rest I leave to historians to tell How Gujarat was doing in Pre-BJP days..a mere Google search can help further, as they say we put-off our mind as we reach to Google.
Su2nil, when those reporters and academics and analysts you tout have started a business that provides jobs and income to people, in the political and business environment that is India, and they have made done it in the manner that Mr Tata has (i.e., with integrity, professionalism, credibility... ), then I'm willing to listen to them (and the likes of you and others that dared to criticize him for doing business in the state Modi governs).
Until then...what they (and you) say is dismissible, justifiably, as rants and raves from academic towers or dogma bastions. Sure, you'll find a few that dance to your tune...but I won't be one.
p.s. you do come across too and unreasonably anti-Modi, in case you don't realize that! not one question I asked have you paid attention to or responded...and isn't that telling?
To put the things in figure and instead of blaiming me for lies, you would like to correct your biases. So my point 2 and 3.
By 2000, Gujarat was already an industrially well-developed state. According to data published in the state's Socio-Economic Review, 2011-2012, road infrastructure statistics suggest that very little was added to road length since 2002. It was 74,018 km, counting all types of roads, in 2002, and it was 74,117 km in 2009. About 5,000 km of road was tarred during 2000-10, compared to 23,000 km during 1990-2001.
yet the hunger index, calculated in an IFPRI study for Gujarat, was way higher than even poor African countries, at 25 per cent. Gujarat was ranked 13th among 17 major states in the hunger index. The index is calibrated with the proportion of the population not consuming adequate calories, the proportion of underweight children under five, and the mortality rate among children under five. This is clearly a reflection on human development in Gujarat. Amid the plenty, many still perish.
it was found that Gujarat was relatively efficient in converting its health-related output indicators to outcomes during 1998-01, but relatively inefficient in the same by 2006-09. It was similarly less efficient in converting inputs to outputs. The education situation is no different, with for-profit education gathering force. There is evidence to show that access, expansion and quality for the poor and vulnerable have seriously suffered in primary, secondary and higher education.
Soil health has seriously deteriorated. In the industrial sector, the economist and nominated Rajya Sabha MP affiliated to the Congress, B. Mungekar, has shown that during 1995-2000 and 2001-10, Gujarat experienced an increase in annual rate of growth from 8.01 per cent to 8.68 per cent. Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Maharashtra, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh have also experienced growth at comparable rates.
You would like to mread more here-
and about the polarisation, I hope you have read the research link given earlier.
And here is the real shokcer- this is how BJP's Vikas Purush are made-
Beyond this point if you still is thinking same, than its beyond my capacity that you can think par PR.
This is Ranjit.
Adding to the reply written by "indica"(to ssah Nov 30th), I remember a story I heard while working in erstwhile West Germany(year 1973) that, a factory had to be shifted from one city to another, all the Railway's relevant officials, Govt.Agencies etc. sat together with factory bigwigs and planned the shifting meticulously. The foundations of machines were kept ready at the new site and all the machines were shifted by Friday evening by Railway (Deutchebahn)and brought to the new place, recommissioned and the factory started working on following Monday!Hope we learn from Germans in hurry !--- Pandit Ranjit.
Going by your logic every one who runs a shop or comes up with a new factory in Gujarat is an endorser of Modi's politics. Gujarat is within India. Be realistic, please.
I am, by the way, no Modi fan. In fact I would be too happy to see his back.
A simple, earnest man. I have been told by a chum that when Mr. Tata visits Tata motors (where he takes an active interest), He doesn't have a retinue walking around with him in the factory, he directly interacts with people working on machinery asking about it more, if his curiosity makes him to. He doesn't like people giving him a lot of attention when on the factory floor. To top it all, he still lives in a 2BHK apartment with 2 GSDs and travels in Tata Safari with windshield down, when every other executive in India prefers a BMW or Mercedes with AC on and a Bungalow to live in.
Tatas are also known highly for their integrity, you can see them queuing up in front of Government offices for approvals, when other companies prefer to take the backdoor with a few bobs.
fyi - he likes sports cars and owns a Maserati and few more. But still he is no doubt a simple and graceful man.
He also has a 3000 Sq. ft. sea-facing apartment in Colaba meant only for his dogs. The dogs live there with some servants. The servants have to use the service elevators and entrances when they are not with the dogs.
(source: I know someone who is a neighbor to the dogs).
A very well written article! Mr Ratan Tata is a much respected personality in India as well as abroad. The image of the TATA has been very positive from the beginning and continues even today.
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A's turn to Griffin with backs still against wall
Scherzer said he's had plenty of time to recover from the recent soreness in his right shoulder that caused him to skip a start in late September, and he's over the ankle woes he sustained while celebrating the night the Tigers clinched the AL Central. "My deltoid has been fine," said Scherzer, who went 16-7 with a 3.74 ERA this year and struck out 231 batters in 187 2/3 innings. "I was able to get treatment and after the second kind of setback, and after that we really took care of it. I needed more rest. And that's what we gave it. "And so seeing how I was able to respond to it, have it be able to pitch at 100 percent, it's recovered fine. And I've been good ever since." Third baseman and AL Triple Crown winner Miguel Cabrera went 1-for-4 in Game 3 and has reached base safely in each of his 14 postseason games with the Tigers. That's the third-longest streak in Detroit history, behind Hank Greenberg (18) and Charlie Gehringer (16). Shortstop Jhonny Peralta hit .212 (55-for-259) in 72 games on the road this season, but he was the only Tigers plater with more than one hit in Game 3. Peralta went 2-for-2 and drew a walk to improve his ALDS average to .444. A's: Griffin looking to bounce back
Griffin was willing to joke a bit when discussing how far he's come so quickly, having vaulted all the way to a Game 4 postseason start a year after he was pitching in the playoffs for Class A Stockton. "The California League and the Major Leagues are pretty comparable," he said. "I'm just kidding. ... I didn't have a press conference this time last year like this or [anything]. But [the key is] just try to go out there and just have fun and be loose, not put too much pressure on yourself. It's still a game. You go out there and just try to enjoy it." Griffin will be looking to improve upon his last start, in which he gave up five runs (four earned) on seven hits in 2 2/3 innings in the game the A's would eventually win, 12-5, over Texas to wrap up the division title on the last day of the season. "Against the Rangers last outing, I felt like I was making some good quality pitches, but they did a good job of staying on the pitches and just putting them in play," Griffin said. "And the ball just seemed to just evade our fielders, but in baseball that's how it goes sometimes. You've got to keep your head up and just go out there and keep playing." Griffin took his only defeat of the season in Detroit on Sept. 18, when he gave up five runs on eight hits in 4 2/3 innings. The A's shutout of the Tigers in Game 3 was the 11th postseason shutout in franchise history and the first since Oct. 11, 2001, against the Yankees in Game 2 of the ALDS. Worth noting
The Tigers were shut out only twice in the regular season, the fewest of any team in the Majors. They were the last team in the Majors to be shut out, going 90 games from Opening Day to July 17, when the Angels held them without a run at Comerica Park. The A's have never come back from a 2-0 deficit to win a postseason series, and they had been swept in six of the previous seven in which they'd lost the first two. The only time they had come back to win a game was in the 1988 World Series, when Oakland took Game 3 against the Dodgers before losing the following two.


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1006 Collection Faceplate for HES 1006 Series Electric Strikes for Assa 504 Mortise Lockset with Two Latchbolts and Center Deadlatch
1006 Series faceplate to customize the functionality of the HES 1006 electric strike. Allows for Assa 504 mortise lockset with two latchbolts and center deadlatch.
The 1006 Electric Strike Series is the strongest and most versatile electric strike available. It meets or exceeds every standard developed for electric strikes. With twenty-seven faceplate options, the 1006 can accommodate virtually every type of lockset on the market.
- For use with Assa model 504 mortise lockset with two latchbolts and a center deadlatch, or mortise locksets with a 1" deadbolt and a center-lined deadlatch.
- Strike will not release when deadbolt is extended.
- Deadbolt is retracted during traffic hours.
- The latchbolt is released by the keeper.
- Keeper returns to the locked position.
- For the Assa model 504, the top latchbolt is released by the keeper.
- Not LBM/LBSM compatible.
- Dimensions: 4-7/8" x 1-1/4"
Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, HES is a leading manufacturer of electric strikes and locking devices for the access control industry. They are committed to providing electromechanical locking solutions and support that create safety, security and peace of mind for their customers.
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As official partner for Roland-Garros, Longines is looking for the champions of tomorrow through its Longines Future Tennis Aces tournament. This year, 16 boys from every corner of the world will do their best to qualify for the final and to be lucky enough to take part in an exhibition match with two tennis legends, Andre Agassi and Jim Courier, both former winners at Roland-Garros.
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Yet this young French girl on the Metro yesterday has the same 'je ne sait quoi' non?
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Van Clef & Arpels
Mardi 22 Janvier Van Clef and Arpels
The exhibit of Van Clef and Arpels-La art de la haute joaillerie at musee Les Arts Decoratif could not be more spectacular
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In the West, happiness can be symbolized by a unicorn, a ladybug, a lucky star, a four leaf clover, a swallow and even a horseshoe. In Asia, happiness symbols can include a carp, a lotus-flower,a dragon and a star tortoise. Many of these symbols became VCA's iconic jewelry.
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Almost as captivating as the sumptuous jewels on display were the fabulous ad campaigns for the brand over the years shown in the show catalog...
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Too French this glamour puss being escorted round place Vendôme in front of Van Cleefs vitrine at #24.
Yet this young French girl on the Metro yesterday has the same 'je ne sait quoi' non?
The DOG COLLAR OF THE DAY - just what every girl needs French or otherwise non?
The VCA exhibit is on at Les Arts Decoratif until 10 Feb
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Shortstop Andrelton Simmons has not committed an error in 179 total chances this season. His 1.000 fielding percentage ranks first in the Majors, since he's the only everyday shortstop with no errors. Simmons also is getting it done better with the bat. He is 30-for-106 (.283) in his last 27 games and has multi-hit efforts in eight of those games.
• Third baseman Chris Johnson went 1-for-2 on Sunday and lifted his team-leading batting average to .342. Johnson leads the club with 13 multi-hit games this season and his six games of three or more hits are tied for the NL lead.
• Closer Craig Kimbrel is 103-for-117 (.880) in career save opportunities. Kimbrel struck out three batters in the ninth inning of Sunday's win over the Dodgers, but he also issued a walk. So far this year he only has one outing (April 18 at Pittsburgh) in which he struck out all three batters he faced. He had a Majors-leading six such outings last year.
Worth noting
• Twins outfielder Oswaldo Arcia is hitting .350 (14-for-40) with four doubles, a triple and a home run on the road compared to .182 (10-for-55) with two homers at home.
• Braves outfielder Justin Upton has a league-leading 14 home runs this season, which is three shy of his total of 17 last season (in 150 games).
Doug Miller is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The case for firing Rivera and the case for keeping Rivera
Posted 01 January 2013 - 10:52 AM
Fire Rivera
Game Management: Let's be honest. The game management has been less than satisfactory. Whether it is choosing to throw a hailmary instead of attempt a 50 yard field goal at the end of a half, using a final timeout instead of spiking the ball with 30 seconds on the clock on the 5 yard line, or wasting timeouts because we are getting plays into the huddle too slowly the game management has been terrible. These little things that can be the difference between being 7-9 and 10-6. Rivera is still on a learning curve when it comes to game management and it is costing us close games. I think this can improve, but it is still disconcerting when it happens time and time again.
Lack of Confidence: One of the big knocks many of us had against John Fox is that he was stubborn and wouldn't compromise his convictions to better fit his personnel. And that is a very legitimate gripe. However, there is something to be said about a coach who is confident in what he is doing despite what everyone else thinks. When I look at Rivera I see a guy who is not confident in what he wants to do. For example, against ATL we were fairly aggressive on defense and Roddy White gets behind the defense and we lose the game. So then the next game we are in a similar situation against CHI what do we do? We go too soft in coverage and let them run slant after slant right down the field for a game winning field goal. When you are not confident in what you are doing you have a tendency to overreact and over correct when one game doesn't go right. Confident coaches stick to what they believe will win more games, and doesn't let the result of one game change that conviction (for better or worse). Rivera seems to be unsure of how to handle these game situations and therefore is susceptible to overcompensating when one game goes awry. This will also improve in time as Rivera finds his identity and sticks with it. But how long do we give him to figure that out?
Keep Rivera
The Scheme is mostly good: I like what we are attempting to do on both sides of the ball. We have seen what both sides of the ball can do. The defense was pretty good overall this year. The offense was pretty good overall last year (and the end of this year). So it seems to be reasonable to think that eventually it will all come together and we will be really good on both sides of the ball. I truly think that what we are trying to do overall is the right approach. The offense has been perfect for Cam's abilities (and limitations) and the defense is finally coming together and is an interior lineman and secondary upgrade away from being really dominate.
Cam's development: Cam is only 23 years old and is developing as a QB. He is also a QB with unique abilities. It has taken the better part of 2 seasons for this coaching staff to figure out how to best utilize those abilities. I think the last half of this season is representative of the coaches better use of Cam Newton as well as Cam's own mental development. Changing coaches at this point will result in new coaches playing with their new toy for another two years as they figure out how to best incorporate Cam's abilities into their new scheme. Cam is on the brink, I think he may have a break out season next year, and so I am wary about a coaching change that might stunt Cam's growth or delay his true breakout season.
So basically, I have become pretty indifferent about the whole thing because I think a strong case can be made for either firing him or keeping him. The new GM and JR have a tough decision to make, and no matter what they decide I will see the logic in it.
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Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:04 AM
That said, I could live with him returning, but only if Chud is replaced by an OC/AHC with good game management skills (to help Ron in that area).
We go into next year with the same staff and I expect the same results as years 1 and 2. Flashes of brilliance, flashes of ineptitude.
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Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:06 AM
I think the guy deserves one more year to try and put it all together and get both sides of the ball playing as they are capable of. If that happens, and I believe it would, this team should be in playoff contention.
As for the game management I just think Rivera needs a coach with previous head coaching experience somewhere on his staff. Couple that with another year to mature and better himself in his own right and I think Rivera just may get it together.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:06 AM
That being said, one of the biggest factors in deciding whether or not Rivera stays or goes may have nothing to do with coaching at all.
It may very well come down to the fact that Jerry Richardson has absolutely no sense of urgency and may not make up his mind on a GM for some time. By the time the new GM is named, the list of head coaching candidates may be a very short one regardless and the new GM may feel as though he has little alternative than to keep Rivera because the organization is already 3 weeks behind the power curve.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:09 AM
Otherwise, there is not another up and coming head coach candidate out there that I would choose over Rivera right now. Give him one more season to see what he can do in a contract year. If he doesn't live up to expectations, then let him go.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:10 AM
We'd be the 8th team firing a coach though. All the good coaches out there will be gone soon if we don't hurry and decide.
This is true, but I also think the Panthers will be one of the most sought after jobs by coaches should it come open.
We have the pieces in place to be a playoff team right now, and we have a franchise QB in place. The fact we have lost so many close games will be enticing for any coach that wants to be in a good situation and win right away.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:12 AM
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:13 AM
Nice piece and well stated.
That being said, one of the biggest factors in deciding whether or not Rivera stays or goes may have nothing to do with coaching at all.
It may very well come down to the fact that Jerry Richardson has absolutely no sense of urgency and may not make up his mind on a GM for some time. By the time the new GM is named, the list of head coaching candidates may be a very short one regardless and the new GM may feel as though he has little alternative than to keep Rivera because the organization is already 3 weeks behind the power curve.
This is my biggest fear. I'd be very disappointed.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:21 AM
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:21 AM
Not so sure about that. Jerry Richardson has proven himself to be pretty frugal and won't pay a top coach's salary. Witness John Fox in his last season in Charlotte only making about $3M as one of the longest tenured coaches in the league after all his years with the Panthers.
Posted 01 January 2013 - 11:22 AM
The common denominator between all three coaches is their attention to details and their work ethic for perfection. I'd take a gamble on it. Yes, in the NFL you only have 1 first round pick and the Salary cap vs the 17 scholarships you can throw out but I think Kelly will make it work in the NFL. I just don't want us to pass it by and be left wondering what if much like our Kickoff out of bounds in the Superbowl.
Rivera hasn't shown me anything more that many other coaches that are currently losing their jobs have. Yes, the defense is playing better, they played hard but it was against teams that are in as much of a mess as ours, minus Atlanta. Brady Quinn looked like Joe Cool in the pocket. Brady Quinn couldn't even hold Delhomme's clipboard. Clock Mismanagement is worse than kids playing Madden. I was optimistic coming into this year that if our defense was middle of the road we would make the playoffs. Our defense was better than middle of the road, yet the regression on offense was terrible. Why do you have to be on the hot-seat before you perform? Ideally you want that consistency all 16 games not just 5.


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