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ORLANDO, Fla. - The Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo opened on Thursday, March 14, under sunny skies and with a steady stream of optimistic retailers walking the aisles at the Orange County Convention Center looking for the latest in grills, accessories and outdoor kitchen ideas. While the morning had a slow start, by mid-afternoon booths were buzzing and manufacturers were saying they were pleased with the activity at the show. The show concluded on Saturday, March 16.The entrance to the HPB Expo in Orlando, Fla., welcomes buyers and vendors to the show.
The annual expo, which next year moves to Salt Lake City, is the largest indoor-outdoor living show in North America and is expected to draw between 4,000 and 5,000 attendees. More than 300 exhibitors are at the event in both the indoor exhibit space and the outdoor burn area.
A few moments before the show opened, Big Green Egg drew an eager audience to their booth as company officials announced the Big Green XXL which they said is the largest capacity high-performance ceramic grill in production today. It can roast 20 racks of ribs or 40 burgers.
The new 410-pound grill (for perspective, the XL weighs 205 pounds) takes its inspiration from the EGGzilla unit that was primarily a prototype display, but drew such interest from consumers that the company decided to go ahead and make a production unit. It will be a limited edition for 2013 and have full distribution for 2014. Currently, there are five models in the lineup.
According to Big Green Egg CEO and managing director Ardy Arani, the newest Egg will retail for "several thousand dollars." Arani said retailers will not have to carry the entire Big Green Egg lineup to also have the XXL on their floors.
Arani also showed off the company's new eco-wood teak and royal mahogany tables sourced from a Nicaraguan rain forest. He said these would ship to dealers in the next few months as they were now in the final phases of production. "We wanted to upgrade our table offerings and we decided to ring the fire bell and get this ready to launch at the HPB Expo," he said. "We wanted to fast track this and we've been working on it since January." Tables will retail for under $1,000 each.
R.H. Peterson's booth was seeing a steady flow of attendees during the morning and its reception held mid-afternoon was crowded. "We're slammed right now and people are definitely excited about outdoor kitchens, fire pits and fire places," said Michael Waller, assistant vice president. R.H. Peterson was highlighting its Echelon Diamond grills and a gas/charcoal combination grill. Fire urns were another category with some traction, he said. The RH Peterson booth drew a large crowd during the company's cocktail party.
"Atlanta [where last year's expo was held] was a huge show and we're hoping things will be as successful here as last year," Waller said. "It's just a little bit too early to tell."
Retailers walking the show floor said they were preparing for the start of the key outdoor cooking season, which kicks off May 1 with National Barbecue Month and continues through September. Many attendees said the season has stronger potential these days into the fall season and even into the winter with grilling events based around the Superbowl, for example.
Jeff Wheatley of Statuary World Patio & Fireside, which has two stores in the Yukon, Oklahoma area, was outside at the burn area enjoying some of the grilled food and warm weather. "Our season just started about two weeks ago and we're optimistic about it," he said. Wheatley said his stores carry several grill lines including Napoleon and TEC and that he was anticipating a good show where he could see some of the latest product.
Ajay Gupta, president of Housewarmings, based in Lexington, Ky., said he found the expo to be a beneficial show to walk each year. "We can see two things here - hearth and barbecue - side by side which we can't do at any other show," he said. "The barbecue side of our business has been a growing focus for us and part of that is because we're carrying the Big Green Egg." He said he has been selling Big Green Egg for the last six years. "We only recently discovered the potential of it in the last few years. We even have an Egg Head club."
Buyers from Offenbacher's Outdoor Furniture, the eight-store chain based Lanham, Md., were also walking the floor and said they were scouting for products that were new and exciting. Also checking out grills and fire pits were buyers from Carls Patio, Ace Hardware, Target and Frontgate.
One of the big trends at the show is the fire table with eating and/or cooking options. New to the expo is Firetainment, which had its item spotlighted in the new product pavilion. The Naples fire table offers a fire pit for ambiance and allows for cooking everything from appetizers to entrees. The pit can be converted into a stove top to allow for use of a griddle, wok, salt block or Dutch oven.
Shawn Clark, chief operating officer, Firetainment, said the product has been in development since 2011 and had a soft preview at the International Casual Furniture Market last September. Now, he said, improvements have been made and it has been revamped to offer a complete package, which offers the whole social aspect of cooking. It comes in four sizes and will range in retail price from $3,500 to $4,400.Bruce Bjorkman and Matt Tucker of Mak Grills meet the Blues Brothers at the outdoor burn area.
"The Chicago market was a great learning experience for us, but now we're here at the show with a real debut as a hard line," he said. "We're looking to find high-quality, high-end retailers to carry our product."
Clark said he will be back in Chicago later this year for the casual show as well as next year's HPB Expo and the homebuilder's show in Las Vegas.
Also at the show for the first time is Alfresco Home, which is showing its Fornetto wood fired pizza oven and smoker. "This is a great opportunity for us," said Joseph Cilio, president. "We have a small booth, but there's been good traffic. There are a lot of pizza ovens out there, but we have a certain look. We have talked with retailers from everywhere including the Midwest and Canada and we are writing orders. We're hoping to get some strong qualified leads we can take home with us."
Another big category at the show is the multitasking cooking accessories. Flavor Fork, an Alberta, Canada-based company presenting its injection fork that has a bottle opener, too, is here at the show for the first time showing its product, which launched in January.
"This is a new concept for the consumer," said Troy Biever, president and CEO. "We also have a basting tool that snaps on and there could be more attachments in the future." The Flavor Fork has a $19.99 suggested retail.
Opening day concluded with an HPB Expo Tailgate and Big Green Egg Celebrity Chef Cook-Off competition. Casual Living also presented the Donna H. Meyers Barbecue Leadership Award posthumously to George Stephen, the inventor of the Weber Kettle grill. Accepting the award was Tom Wenke, Weber's senior VP of sales.


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Hi, on my 5.7 v8 i have the divorced coil on the ignition and it has 2 plugs with pink and white wires on each plug. Where would I connect the green tach wire on this coil and would it be on the plug which goes to the distributor or the other. Thanks and great forum
11-29-2010, 06:34 PM #2Your tach wire goes on the (-) negative side of the coil. It would be the same one that goes to the distributor. Look close, it should be marked - or "negative". The other side of the coil is the supplied 12Volts "in" & powers the coil.
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Dooley blames the team for not picking of the 3rd downs but look at the play calling....3rd and 1 throw it 30 yards down the field...twice. Hunter is not committed to making a tough catch. If he hears footsteps, he isn't going to take a chance. On a positive note, I was surprised to see Young run the ball so well.
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OK, I have had enough of the negative talk. Please don't get offended, my intent is to bring some sense back to this problem. First, putting tickets on stubhub doesn't do anything but harm. Second, this team wins when they are supposed to win and loses when they are supposed to lose. This will get better and they WILL win. Third, calls to fire Dooley over this game is ridiculous. Yrs, it was a BIG game, but think to yourself for just a minute. A decision to fire a coach over the results of just this game is wrong. That is how we get into situations like these to begin with. You all know what I am talking about. Here is what I propose: why don't we all do what we can to support this team? Selling your tickets so half the stadium is crimson next week is crazy. Nothing but negativity. What will our recruits think? I'm not happy with this situation, but I don't want my actions to contribute negatively to an already bad situation. If don't want your tickets, give them to me and I will ensure someone wearing orange is in them and not the other way around.
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Ace. I commend your efforts to be positive, but I think you need to understand that people are not calling for a new coach based on one game. Dooley, great human being that he is, has a body of work now that speaks for itself, even within the context of what state the program was in when he was hired. His teams do not seem to have that extra something to actually win games. He cannot seem to get his team ready to beat a ranked opponent.
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OK, TEAM ILLUMINATE should have won MOST DEFINITELY. Landau was a really good singer, but that's what American Idol is for. Innovation should have been the key to winning this stupid show, but everyone figured Illuminate would win, so didn't bother voting for the inevitable. We were wrong!
........pop lyfe might have a career in Kids Bop.
My husband & I were really happy that Landau won. I too liked him right from his audition. He had a special quality about him that shown through. He has star quality. With that voice, he can do a lot of songs and not just the "Rat Pack". He is what Vegas is all about. The other 3 acts are all going to make it too. All have wonderful potential for making it big--they just need the right promoters.
Landau was true talent and no gimmicks. Poplyte just needs guidance to get there. Both Silhouette and Team iLuminate we good but novelty acts and one or both may continue on like Blue Man Group but the talent was Landau. He is the American story and America saw it. His success reinforces our ideals and he had the talent.
I have loved Landau from the very first audition. He has been flawless in every performance. I am so happy that he won. He does Frank and Dean. It screams VEGAS! He was able to stand up with Patti LaBelle and belt out like he had been in the industry all his life. I am so excited for for him.
Silhouettes was robbed. How original, inspirational, and beautiful! Why do they always pick a singer? It's always been a singer that wins and all Landau did was mimic all the crooners that came before and sing exactly like they did. There's nothing original or creative in that! And what about iLuminate? Another original act that's truly innovative and they come in third? American ought to be ashamed of itself.
I voted for The Silhouettes, but I had voted for team Illuminate and PopLyfe, as well as Landau in past episodes. I always believed Landau had a great voice and his story was both heartbreaking and inspiring!! I believe that the other three acts will all see fame, but Landau was the most in need of the money, and it will go further not being split up in a group. Great talent this year!! Oh, if you didn't see the finale, you HAVE to check out the "All Stars" performance!! HYSTERICAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I think landau was a great singer but i think being the kind of contest it was team illuminate should have won they could carry a lasvegas show much better they showed marked improvement every week and i am sure someone will make them an awesome offer they are just too good to let go


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RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced today that its U.K. subsidiary, Airedale International Air Conditioning Limited, has acquired the shares of privately-held Barkell Limited, a manufacturer of custom built air handling units located in Consett (County Durham), United Kingdom. This acquisition will provide Modine with an expanded product offering into the air handling segment, further extending its overall business offering to the HVAC markets. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Since its founding in 1981, Barkell has focused on the custom air handling market within the U.K. With a reputation for high quality products and services, Barkell has gained a leading market share within this segment in the U.K.
"Acquiring Barkell helps us expand both our product line and our sales channel in the U.K.," said Matt McBurney, Modine's Vice President, Commercial Products Group. "In addition, this acquisition will help us build on Modine's success in the growing data center air conditioning market by providing innovative solutions, including adiabatic cooling."
"Everyone at Modine is excited about the opportunities Barkell and Airedale can bring to each other," said Clive Parkman, Managing Director for Modine's Airedale subsidiary. "We have been working together for a number of years and are pleased we have moved forward with this next step. With a focus on the air handling market, Barkell offers Airedale - and thus Modine - an excellent opportunity to expand both our product and service solutions to new and current customers."
About Modine
Modine, with fiscal 2013 revenues of $1.4 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, off-highway and industrial equipment and refrigeration systems. Modine is a global company headquartered in Racine, Wisconsin (USA), with operations in North America, South America, Europe, Asia and Africa. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.
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Airedale is a world leader in the design and manufacture of innovative, high efficiency cooling solutions, manufacturing in three continents and exporting to customers in over fifty countries, across commercial, industrial and public sectors. Since 1974, Airedale's core business has been precision air conditioning. Today its customers also benefit from Airedale's extensive experience in chillers, IT Cooling, condensers, condensing units, comfort cooling and air conditioning controls software design and optimization. Airedale specializes in the design of super-efficient, integrated cooling solutions that provide real end user benefits in reducing power consumption and operational costs. Applications include data centers, clean rooms, retail, leisure and process cooling. For more information about Airedale, visit http://www.airedale.com/.
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RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a world leader in thermal innovation, is developing a series of compact heat exchangers designed to capture waste heat from the exhaust stream of a diesel engine and convert this heat into useful power to improve engine efficiency and reduce CO2 emissions. As part of this development effort, Modine has been involved in a Department of Energy-sponsored program called SuperTruck and has provided these heat exchangers to a Cummins-Peterbilt concept vehicle for comprehensive road testing. During this road testing, the vehicle achieved 10.7 miles per gallon. The truck also demonstrated a 75 percent increase in fuel economy in head-to-head testing over a 24-hour time period compared with a 2009 baseline truck. These results translated to a 43 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and an 86 percent gain in freight efficiency. The vehicle was on display at a recent event in Maryland where President Obama announced that work would begin on the next phase of national greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency requirements for commercial trucks.
The Department of Energy (DOE) initiated the multi-year SuperTruck program in 2010 with the goal of designing a heavy-duty Class 8 truck that achieves a 50 percent improvement in overall freight efficiency. The DOE set the goal of attaining part of the overall efficiency gains from engine improvements with the remaining gains coming from other vehicle improvements such as aerodynamics, use of lighter-weight materials, and reduction of friction in the drive train. Class 8 trucks represent only about four percent of the on-road vehicles in the United States but are responsible for almost 20 percent of the country's on-road fuel consumption.
The Cummins-Peterbilt collaboration was one of several DOE-selected partner projects. The objectives of this partnership were to develop and demonstrate a highly efficient and clean diesel engine, an advanced Rankine-based waste heat recovery system, an aerodynamic Peterbilt tractor-trailer combination, and an auxiliary power unit (APU) to reduce engine idling. Cummins and Peterbilt selected Modine to provide the heat exchangers for the waste heat recovery system.
The Rankine-based waste heat recovery system operates similarly to a conventional stationary power plant. A power fluid is boiled using the heat from the diesel engine exhaust and is sent to a turbine, which converts this heat into mechanical energy. By recovering this energy from the exhaust, the diesel engine uses less fuel and CO2 emissions are reduced. Multiple heat exchangers are required for this system to operate efficiently. However, unlike a conventional power plant, these heat exchangers must be miniaturized to fit under the hood and on the chassis of a conventional Class 8 truck. Lawrence Gabbey, Modine Research Engineering Section Manager and Program Manager for the SuperTruck program commented, "Our research engineers utilized Modine's technology building blocks to develop highly compact heat exchangers to meet the thermal management and space requirements of this new challenge. Leveraging the success of this demonstration program, Modine continues to develop this waste heat recovery technology in preparation for future commercial opportunities around the globe in the commercial vehicle and automotive markets."
"Fuel economy and the reduction of CO2 emissions are two strong technology drivers that will create many opportunities for Modine heat exchanger technology in the future," noted Jonathan Wattelet, Modine's Global Director of Research and Technical Services. "The SuperTruck public-private partnership sponsored by the Department of Energy has been an excellent opportunity to leverage our research in areas where longer-term research is too risky to undertake alone. Working with engine and commercial vehicle leaders such as Cummins and Peterbilt has been an outstanding opportunity for Modine to obtain much-needed engine test cell and road testing experience for our newly developed heat exchanger technology."
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RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, today reported its financial results for the third quarter ended December 31, 2013. Highlights and year-over-year comparisons include:
"Our year-over-year revenue growth was driven by new program launches in Europe and Asia," said Modine President and Chief Executive Officer, Thomas A. Burke. "Higher sales volume and lower material costs contributed to our earnings improvements. In addition, we took some significant restructuring charges in the quarter, as we are entering the final stages of our European restructuring plan."
Third Quarter Financial Results
Net sales in the third quarter of fiscal 2014 grew $20.9 million, or 6 percent, from the third quarter of fiscal 2013, primarily driven by increased sales in Europe. Gross profit increased $8.6 million, or 18 percent, and gross margin improved 160 basis points to 16.4 percent largely due to higher sales volume and favorable material costs. Selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses increased $2.2 million, but declined slightly as a percentage of sales. The company recorded $9.4 million of restructuring expenses and $2.0 million of impairment charges related to the ongoing restructuring in Europe. Net loss attributable to Modine of $3.6 million compares to a loss of $8.7 million for the same period last year, and represents a GAAP loss per share of $0.08 compared to a loss per share of $0.19 last year. Excluding restructuring expenses and impairment charges, which totaled $11.4 million or $0.24 per share, adjusted earnings per share was $0.16 in the third quarter of fiscal 2014, compared with $0.02 in the third quarter of last year.
Free cash flow in the quarter was $23.1 million, a $21.4 million improvement from the prior year. Of this amount, $4.0 million related to the timing of insurance proceeds from the Airedale fire. Net debt was $82.0 million at December 31, 2013, a decrease of $57.8 million from the end of fiscal 2013. Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the third quarter were $86.3 million.
Third Quarter Segment Results
North America segment sales increased one percent to $128.9 million, compared to $128.2 million one year ago. The increase was driven primarily by higher sales to automotive and commercial vehicle customers, partially offset by lower sales to off-highway customers as economic conditions in these markets remained relatively weak. Operating income increased $0.5 million to $8.7 million compared to the prior year, primarily due to the positive impact of favorable material costs, partially offset by higher SG&A expenses. The increase in SG&A expenses was primarily due to higher compensation-related expenses and lower recovery of development costs.
Europe segment sales increased 21 percent to $140.5 million compared to $115.7 million in the prior year. This growth was primarily due to higher sales to commercial vehicle customers, higher tooling sales and the impact of the stronger euro to U.S. dollar exchange rate. On a constant currency basis, sales increased 16 percent. The operating loss for the quarter of $5.3 million included $11.4 million of restructuring and impairment charges primarily relating to the decision to combine two manufacturing facilities in Germany into one more competitive manufacturing operation. The operating loss improved by $2.6 million compared with the third quarter of the prior year, primarily due to higher sales volume and favorable material costs, partially offset by an increase in restructuring and impairment charges.
South America segment sales decreased 14 percent to $27.4 million compared to $31.7 million one year ago. The segment's revenue was negatively impacted by a lower Brazilian real to U.S. dollar exchange rate. On a constant currency basis, sales decreased 5 percent from the prior year due primarily to lower sales to commercial vehicle, automotive, and power generation customers as some of our key customers took extended shutdowns to reduce inventory. Operating income of $1.1 million was lower than the prior year by $1.5 million, due primarily to lower sales volume and higher compensation-related SG&A expenses.
Asia segment sales increased 30 percent to $17.1 million compared to $13.2 million one year ago due primarily to higher export sales from our India operations to European automotive customers, higher domestic sales to off-highway customers in China and higher customer tooling sales. The operating loss in the region decreased by $1.9 million to $0.6 million, primarily as a result of the higher sales volume and ongoing cost control measures.
Commercial Products segment sales decreased 10 percent to $37.0 million compared to $41.3 million one year ago. This decrease was driven by a $7.4 million decrease in sales from our Airedale business in the U.K. resulting from the fire that halted production at the Airedale manufacturing facility on September 6th. This was partially offset by a 17 percent increase in sales of North American heating products. Despite the lower sales for the segment, operating income of $5.3 million was up $0.6 million from the prior year due to lower SG&A expenses and the impact of a favorable product mix on gross margin.
"This quarter, Modine benefited from strong unit heater sales in North America and higher than expected sales in Europe and Asia," Burke commented. "With three quarters behind us, we are increasing our full-year earnings guidance at this time."
Based on the current market outlook, Modine provides the following updated expectations for fiscal 2014:
"We continue to be pleased with our results, especially our strong cash flow generation," Burke commented. "We are actively evaluating our best options for growth and have a strong operational base and balance sheet to support us."
Conference Call and Webcast
Modine will conduct a conference call and live webcast, with a slide presentation, on Friday, January 31, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time) to discuss its fiscal 2014 third quarter financial results. The webcast and accompanying slides will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Modine website at www.modine.com. Participants are encouraged to log on to the webcast and conference call about ten minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the audio and slides will be available on the Investor Relations section of the Modine website at www.modine.com after January 31, 2014. A call-in replay will be available through midnight on February 5, 2014, at 855.859.2056, (international replay 404.537.3406); Conference ID# 35504468. The company will furnish a transcript of the call to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and post it on its website, after February 4, 2014.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains statements, including information about future financial performance and market conditions, including the information provided under "Outlook," accompanied by phrases such as "believes," "estimates," "expects," "plans," "anticipates," "intends," and other similar "forward-looking" statements, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Modine's actual results, performance or achievements may differ materially from those expressed or implied in these statements because of certain risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described under "Risk Factors" in Item 1A of Part I of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended March 31, 2013 and under Forward-Looking Statements in Item 7 of Part II of that same report and in the company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended June 30, 2013 and September 30, 2013. Other risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the following: uncertainties regarding the costs and benefits of Modine's European restructuring program; the effects of the fire at Modine's Airedale facility, including inefficiencies associated with resumption of Airedale operations in temporary sites and timely recovery of insurance proceeds; the overall health of Modine's customers, particularly in light of continued weak economic conditions; operational inefficiencies as a result of program launches and product transfers; economic, social and political conditions, changes and challenges in the markets where Modine operates and competes, including currency exchange rate fluctuations (particularly the value of the euro, Brazilian real, and Indian rupee relative to the U.S. dollar), tariffs, inflation, changes in interest rates, recession, restrictions associated with importing and exporting and foreign ownership, and in particular the continuing recovery of certain markets in China, Brazil and the U.K. and the remaining economic uncertainties in the European Union; the impact on Modine of any significant increases in commodity prices, particularly aluminum and copper, and our ability to pass these prices on to customers and/or successfully hedge the associated risk; Modine's ability to successfully execute its strategic and operational plans; the nature of the vehicular industry and the dependence of this industry on the health of the economy; costs and other effects of environmental remediation or litigation; and other risks and uncertainties identified by the company in public filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The company does not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.
Financial Disclosures
Adjusted operating income, adjusted earnings per share, constant currency, net debt and free cash flow (which are defined below) as used in this press release are not measures that are defined in generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). These non-GAAP measures are used by management as performance measures to evaluate the company's overall financial performance and liquidity. We believe these measures provide a more consistent view of performance than the closest GAAP equivalent for management and investors. Management compensates for this by using these measures in combination with the GAAP measures. However, these measures are not, and should not be, viewed as substitutes for the applicable GAAP measures.
Definition - Adjusted operating income and earnings per share
Operating income or diluted earnings per share plus impairment charges and restructuring related expenses within the Europe segment and certain losses directly attributable to the fire at our Airedale manufacturing facility. These are measures of overall performance not including non-cash impairment charges, costs associated with our restructuring program in Europe, and other unusual or infrequently occurring charges.
Definition - Constant currency
Constant currency translates financial data from foreign operations for a period into U.S. dollars using the same foreign currency exchange rates as those used to translate financial data for the prior period. This measure provides a more consistent indication of our performance, without the effects of currency exchange rate fluctuations.
Definition - Net debt
The sum of debt due within one year and long-term debt, less cash and cash equivalents. This is an indicator of the company's debt position after considering on-hand cash balances.
Definition - Free cash flow
Net cash provided by operating activities less expenditures for property, plant and equipment. This is a measure of cash generated from operations during the period that is available for strategic capital decisions.
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Liabilities and shareholders' equity
(a) The third quarter of fiscal 2014 operating loss in the Europe segment included restructuring expenses of $9.4 million and impairment charges of $2.0 million. The year-to-date fiscal 2014 operating income in the Europe segment included restructuring expenses of $10.5 million, accelerated depreciation of $4.3 million and impairment charges of $2.0 million. The third quarter of fiscal 2013 operating loss in the Europe segment included restructuring expenses of $1.4 million and impairment charges of $8.3 million. The year-to-date fiscal 2013 operating loss in the Europe segment included restructuring expenses of $7.3 million and impairment charges of $24.1 million.
(b) Segment operating loss for fiscal 2013 has been recast to conform to the fiscal 2014 presentation. The company has modified its internal financial reporting of intercompany charges for research and development and intercompany royalties between Corporate and the Europe segment, which totaled $2.2 million and $6.8 million for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2012, respectively. There was no impact on the total company consolidated financial results.
Net earnings (loss) per share attributable to Modine shareholders - diluted
(b) Accelerated depreciation, which is reported in cost of sales, relates to production equipment that is no longer used because of manufacturing process changes in Germany.
(c) Losses and costs incurred as a result of the Airedale fire, which will not be reimbursed by the Company's insurance provider, primarily relate to the write-off of certain assets (leasehold improvements) destroyed by the fire.
There was no income tax impact as a result of the restructuring expenses, accelerated depreciation, or impairment charges because of the income tax valuation allowances in the U.S. and Germany.
(a) Net cash provided by operating activities for the three and nine months ended December 31, 2013 include a $4.0 million benefit related to the timing of insurance proceeds from the Airedale fire.
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RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Modine Manufacturing Company (NYSE: MOD), a diversified global leader in thermal management technology and solutions, announced today that it will release its third quarter fiscal 2014 financial results for the period ended December 31, 2013 on Friday, January 31, 2014. The company will conduct an earnings conference call and webcast for investors on that same date at 8:00 a.m. Central Time (9:00 a.m. Eastern Time).
During the call, Modine President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Burke and Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, Michael B. Lucareli, will review the company's third quarter fiscal 2014 financial results.
To access the live webcast, including presentation slides, please log on through the investor relations section of Modine's website at http://www.modine.com at least 10 minutes prior to the start of the event. A replay of the slides and the audio will be available after January 31, 2014 on the investor relations section of Modine's website at http://www.modine.com. An audio only replay will be available through midnight on February 5, 2014 by dialing 855.859.2056 (international replay 404.537.3406) and entering the Conference ID# 35504468. A transcript of the call will be posted to the company's website after February 4, 2014.
Modine, with fiscal 2013 revenues of $1.4 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, off-highway and industrial equipment and refrigeration systems. The company employs approximately 6,600 people at 30 facilities in 16 countries. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com.
RACINE, Wis.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- On January 7, 2014, Mary L. Petrovich, a member of Modine's Board of Directors since 2011, announced her resignation from Modine's Board due to medical reasons that prevent her continuing service. Ms. Petrovich's resignation was effective immediately.
"It has been a privilege serving with Mary on Modine's Board of Directors," said Thomas A. Burke, Modine's President and CEO and a Modine director. "We thank Mary for the significant contributions she has made to Modine and its Board and we extend our very best wishes to her."
Modine, with fiscal 2013 revenues of $1.4 billion, specializes in thermal management systems and components, bringing highly engineered heating and cooling technology and solutions to diversified global markets. Modine products are used in light, medium and heavy-duty vehicles, heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment, off-highway and industrial equipment and refrigeration systems. The company employs approximately 6,600 people at 30 facilities worldwide in 16 countries. For more information about Modine, visit www.modine.com. For more information about Modine's Commercial Products Group, visit www.modinehvac.com.
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My LCD screen is cloudy and foggy. If I hold, squeeze certain parts of the bezel, it looks normal (except for (3-4) vertical lines on my screen). If I let go of this pressure, its cloudy/foggy again.
Here is some history on my LCD screen.
I had 2 broken LCD hinges. I ordered them, & installed them only to realize that they had sent me the wrong ones. I needed the single lamp hinges and they had sent me the dual lamp ones. They were able to hold the LCD up but they were not a perfect fit and the entire screen had some gap so the bezel was never put on.
The screen was having this issue mentioned here. Most of the time it was easily fixed by tapping on the screen on the side, or squeezing/letting go. At times I used a clothes pin to keep it tight (keeping in mind that the wrong hinges & missing bezel might not be giving the screen a good snug contact to whatever is behind the glass, etc). And this foggyness was not a daily issue but it was often.
So for more than a year the bezel was off and wrong hinges were on. Then, I finally ordered the right ones & we put them on 2 months ago, and my LCD screen is physically sound and tight now.
Even ow that I have correct hinges and a nice and tight LCD screen, this cloudy/fogginess keeps happening & got worse gradually. At first it was occasional fading/clouding and it fixed with a tap or squeeze or tilting the screen back or forth. But today, I squeeze, tilt screen, tap and for a split second, I can see my normal screen, but it goes back to the cloudy foggy state.
Today, I noticed that If I place my hand on the back left side of the screen, and pull it slightly forward toward me (as if I am going to close it but dont) and HOLD it still, My picture looks normal and good. As soon as I let go of the screen or release some pressure, it goes back to cloudy.
Note that I can still see what I am doing and typing. But it is hard on some websites that are lighter in color with alot of white.Pictures, and dark background websites look better than light colored ones.
When attached to an external monitor or LCD tv, the picture shown on these other units is normal.
Also note that when the correct hinges were replaced 2 mos ago, so was this little cable that came with the hinges. it is like 8 inches long and has a connecter to it. Dont remember the name of it but it could be an inverter screen cable for the screen. I thought it be best to use it since it came with the hinges. I dont think that this is the problem, though, because even when it had the old original cable, it was still doing this (but not that much)-
Sorry I made this post long but I thought it be best to fill you in on some history to see if it is relevant to my issue.
Thanks in advance for any ideas.


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About half the workers nationally making the $5.15 minimum wage are teens. But half the workers are older and are supporting themselves and possibly a family on the minimum wage. They shouldn't have to survive on an outdated wage standard.
Businesses typically argue that higher minimum wages suppress hiring and force employers to cut back on health care coverage or other benefits. But the evidence from a number of studies is that the impact is minor. And higher wages often reduce employee turnover, a benefit for business.
Instead of focusing on a new employer mandate, Congress should focus on an issue that will directly improve the lives of small-business owners and employees —- helping them obtain affordable health care. According to the Employee Benefit Research Institute, 27 million small-business owners, their employees and their dependents are currently without health insurance. But in May, 45 senators blocked legislation that would enable small employers to join together to negotiate for more choice and affordability in the form of small-business health plans.
Enzi's bill would allow small businesses to purchase health insurance through trade associations such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce or other nonprofit groups. Unlike the Association Health Plan (AHP) legislation the House passed last July, S. 1955—which creates "Small Business Health Plans"—does not allow the associations to self-insure. Instead, coverage must be purchased through existing insurance companies. This change has gone a long way toward neutralizing the insurance industry's opposition—a critical factor in moving Enzi's bill forward.A study released in March by the actuarial firm Mercer Oliver Wyman found that if S. 1955 is fully implemented, it will newly insure 1 million working Americans, or about 8 percent of the nation's working uninsured. Premiums for employers could be reduced by as much as 12 percent - about $1,000 per employee.
Preempting state mandates has generated powerful opposition to the Enzi bill. Mila Kofman, an associate research professor at Georgetown's Health Policy Institute, offered sharp criticism at the Alliance for Health Reform briefing, arguing that allowing carriers to offer more basic policies without all of the state mandates is like "selling a car without the engine."
I countered that providing for a "no-frills" option in each state is more like allowing carriers to offer a car "without heated seats, a navigation system, and a sun roof." Currently, in states with dozens of mandates, if you cannot afford the "BMW" of coverage, you get no coverage at all. The Enzi bill hopes to make a "Kia" level of coverage available to individuals and small businesses in every state, regardless of mandates.
Yup. .003 of the work force earns minimum wage.
Consider this: if, under a labor union contract, the entry level for a union employee is $5 above minimum wage, what will be the impact on raising the minimum wage on the union wage? Obviously, it too will go up. And the wage level above that? And above that?
About half the workers nationally making the $5.15 minimum wage are teens
So while feel-good legislation like raising the minimum wage may sound good on the surface, and many don't see the potential harm a couple dollar an hour raise might do for such a small group of workers. But when you consider the effect up the chain and to the consumer such an increase will bring in real buying power changes, a minimum wage earners gain is a transitory increase at best.
Which is fine, except that when we last raised the minimum wage (in 10/96 and 9/97), this didn't happen - the unemployment rate fell by over a point over the next three years, the inflation rate remained historically low, and consumer purchasing power increased substantially. What gives?
But when you look at the Official Report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics it clearly states that the real number is 2.5%.
There may be some structural adjustments in the economy that may mitigate price increases when the minimum wage is raised; therefore resulting in minimum wage workers achieving a real (inflation adjusted) income boost.
Another significant failing in the argument is that myth that union wages are tied to the minimum wage. There is no evidence that one single union's wage contracts are tied to the minimum wage in any way. I cannot prove a negative, but you are welcome to provide evidence of the positive.
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ARTICLE 8: CHANGE IN LEGAL MINIMUMSIf, during the term of this Agreement, a new applicable federal or state minimumwage law is enacted or becomes effective which9increases the applicable minimum wage hereunder, then the minimum wage set forthherein shall be automatically increased so that such minimum wage shall be noless than 15% above any newly-established state or federally mandated legalminimum.
if, under a labor union contract, the entry level for a union employee is $5 above minimum wage, what will be the impact on raising the minimum wage on the union wage? Obviously, it too will go up. And the wage level above that? And above that?
The unions would screw themselves if they tied their wages to the minimum wage,
They don't have to tie themselves to anything. Instead they just use it as one of many reasons for wage increases. Nothing says a contract can only have one provision for raising wages.
Second, it's hard to argue that increasing to $7.15 would be that much of a harm, since on an inflation-adjusted basis, that's not much different than it was back when it was last raised.
But that doesn't discount that having the minimum wage at all is bad for low-wage workers.
There is much anecdotal evidence that the minimum wage is circumvented by hiring illegal immigrants, which suggests that the MW law encourages employment of illegals and therefore lowers employment among legal residents.
The BLS stats include employees who are paid less than minimum wage but receive tips. I can't begin to say how this would effect the 0.3% or the 2.5% numbers.
If increasing the pay for their workers was all beneficial for business, they would just do it — they wouldn't need a law to do what was good for them.
I suppose all businesses could be too stupid to recognize how much better it would be to pay their workers more than what they have to, but I would have to think SOME businesses would figure that out, increase their wages, become better businesses because of it, and trounce their stupid competition.
Because the contract pointed to earlier does NOT do that.
Consider this: if, under a labor union contract, the entry level for a union employee is $5 above minimum wage, what will be the impact on raising the minimum wage on the union wage?
It is an example to be used for understanding how MW could and would move the wage scale upward with an increase depending on how it was used within a contract for wage increases.
Basically, I think this is purely an invented argument.
"But it won't be minor on up the line where wages are based on a percentage above minimum wage - such as labor unions."
So you're saying wage pressure from the bottom would never force up other wages and unions would never use a raise in the MW as a basis for demanding a raise in union wages then?
I am not using words like "never" or "always", but what I am saying is that I dispute your assertion that union wages are tied to the minimum wage. I can find no evidence of this and none has been provided. If they NEVER do it, or RARELY do it, then it invalidates this part of your argument.
But wages that are far above MW would not be affected because these wages were never based on the MW anyway.
Now ... Why not quit thrashing around in the weeds on a non-point and address the valid issue of the upward pressure a rise in the MW is going to create in relation to other wages.
No, the upward wage pressure would be insignificant for any workers who's pay is not in proximity to the current or new MW.
Heh ... you keep telling yourself that Cap.
Another point to consider is automation. At some point, where jobs can be automated, the increased cost of labor makes doing so much more likely. Productivity being the name of the game, employers are, at some wage point, able to look at automating their process by eliminating high paying jobs and putting machinery in their place, thereby increasing productivity and, eventually, lowering the cost of goods sold (and increasing profits). As technology becomes cheaper, the likelyhood of being replaced by automation increases. At the point the return on investment exceeds the cost of labor, jobs are in jeopardy. And many of those jobs are not on the minimum wage end of the scale.
But, let's take McQ's argument at face value and say that a minimum wage increase will put upward pressure on wages. And why is this bad? This is a great thing, if you believe in the American Dream. Without upward pressure on wages, upward mobility would hardly exist.
The burden is on those advocating these increases to describe what the negative efficiency impacts will be and why they are outweighed by social benefits. This is, of course, quite impossible
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Ok, ready to see the one house on the planet that is STUFFED TO THE BRIM WITH THE MOST DISNEY MERCHANDISE ON THE PLANET?!?!?!?
Here it is, a simple click away...
He is also famous for his tattoos but I doubt you want to see those.
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I had to do some fast talking to get my husband to agree to let me decorate our powder room in Mickey. I can just see the look on his face if I told him I was going to extend it to the rest of the house. I do like some of the things he did in the bathrooms. I like the placemats as well, and will be copying that idea for my next project.
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um...yeah.... I like Disney and all, but that is just down right guady! BTW....there is a thread with a picture of him covered in his tatoos... http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/for...=George+Reiger
I think maybe I've also seen a picture of him taken with a DWT member....hmmmm...where might I have seen that? Who could it have been? Maybe she should post it here for all to enjoy!!!!
Ok the stuff inside the house is one thing, but outside it looks like a mess. It just looks cluttered.
My cat could definately not live in that house, there would be broken stuff all over the place!
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Thanks for the link! I'd feel guilty stepping on all those Mickey's!
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That house is impressive. It's over-filled with wonderful items. I like the idea of theming rooms and even a house, but with the amount of things that he has, a museum setting would show it off more. The man himself is walking art, and I think the tattoos are even cooler than the house. BTW, does anyone else think it's a little odd to see that there's a cute little Mickey head on a bottle of Absolut in the bar?
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Thats just plain creepy!
Decorating a room with Mickey is one thing, but an entire house!?
Major WDW fan/KH fan!
Where in the world does he manage to have the money to buy all this stuff? I mean, I know Disney isn't exactly the cheapest, but oh my goodness! It's incredible. Some of items, I wonder how he even got them. I saw a lamp that looks like it's from a Disney resort, maybe the Grand Floridian Resort and Spa. I would like to have some Disney items in my home, but I don't think I could afford that much. The most Disney stuff I have now is a book, music, movies, a calendar, a pen, a collage, colored picture, a keychain, and tape. That's as far as I can go for now. And plus, some of those items were custom-made! He must have had some good connections, too. It's crazy. Some parts, like the bathrooms look pretty cool. Some others, a bit too much or cluttered. I'm just amazed. I don't think my (future) husband could tolerate it that much. But thanks for letting us see that.
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Stiffening Effect of Cholesterol on Disordered Lipid Phases: A Combined Neutron Spin Echo + Dynamic Light Scattering Analysis of the Bending Elasticity of Large Unilamellar Vesicles Biophysical Journal, Volume 96, Issue 9, 6 May 2009, Pages 3629-3637 Laura R. Arriaga, Iván López-Montero, Francisco Monroy, Guillermo Orts-Gil, Bela Farago and Thomas Hellweg Abstract In this study, the center-of-mass diffusion and shape fluctuations of large unilamellar 1-palmitoyl-2-oleyl-sn-glycero-phosphatidylcholine vesicles prepared by extrusion are studied by means of neutron spin echo in combination with dynamic light scattering. The intermediate scattering functions were measured for several different values of the momentum transfer, q, and for different cholesterol contents in the membrane. The combined analysis of neutron spin echo and dynamic light scattering data allows calculation of the bending elastic constant, κ, of the vesicle bilayer. A stiffening effect monitored as an increase of κ with increasing cholesterol molar ratio is demonstrated by these measurements. Abstract | Full Text | PDF (445 kb) |
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