We started out the day with a session interviewing reporters for four national newspapers. They would be equivalent to reporters from the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal. We asked them a lot of questions, which didn't give them much time to ask us questions. They were very frank about the corruption taking place and how they hope their efforts reporting on such things will help. We then had a session on HR from an instructor from the Institute. He was one of the instructors that sat at my table for the opening reception. He led us through a history of HR in India. We then had a chance to once again interact with the reporters. I tried to make a few comments about how nice the campus was, hoping for a little good PR for the Institute. They have bent over backwards to make sure we have a great time.

Then we were off to TVS Motors. They make motorcycles. I was not feeling very well during the presentation, but started to get a little better when we began the tour. This plant again reminded me of Artic Cat in Thief River Falls. It seemed a little cleaner than the Axel Plant. Seeing all the forklifts running around reminded me of my work life in the warehouse of Miner's and Twin Ports Grocery. It is hard to see the Ten Flattners at play at this factory, since just like Axel, 90% of their customers are within India. The facility was very secure. When I worked for General Dynamics in California, they were just as secure. - Gates, Security Guards, and NO Cameras. They need to make sure their trade secrets remain just that - secrets.

In the evening I was pretty exhausted and still not feeling very well. My stomach was pretty quezy. The Indian food is starting to not sit too well with my stomach. I've eaten a few pepto bismals and they seem to help. I watched about 20 minutes of TV and zonked out early.