| Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Toolbox Manual
For professionals in the air-conditioning and refrigeration installation and repair trade, this book is an essential toolbox guide. Covers compressors, controls, components, motors, pipe, tube, valves and fittings, whole systems, and ozone-friendly refrigerants. Describes physics of vapor-compression and absorption cycles, and operation and installation of complete systems. Complete coverage of tubing: choosing, bending, and installing. Full description of all popular metering devices and electrical and electronic controls, heavily illustrated. 20 pages of troubleshooting for vapor-compression and ammonia systems, metering devices, oil-control systems, for air- and water-cooled condensers, motors and pumps. Standard ACR procedures include draining and adding oil, system startup and cleanup, detecting leaks, recovering refrigerant, drying, evacuating and charging a system, and periodic maintenance.
TheStar.com | Business | Halal flexes its marketing muscle
Several Canadian delegations and government officials attended the forum, at which Maple Lodge Farms was awarded "most creative marketing campaign" by Malaysia's king and prime minister. Forum organizers estimate the industry's global market is 1.6 billion people and worth at least $580 billion per year. Canadian purchasing power lies in a population of 850,000 Muslims, according to statistician Daood Hamdani. Half live in Ontario, and half of those reside in the GTA. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the country. But numbers don't tell the whole story. Money makes the industry chirp, but adherence to its religious principles makes it sing. And while the food market is growing like gangbusters, the potential for others – like the Muslim women's market, including makeup and toiletries – is just waiting to be tested.
CCISD ponders schools' future
CORPUS CHRISTI Three possible bond dates. Four possible bond options. Corpus Christi Independent School District trustees Friday learned scenarios for a possible multimillion-dollar bond election within the next year and a half to renovate facilities. The district's chief financial officer, R. Xavier Gonzalez, presented bond-package options for $70 million, $95 million, $116 million and $166 million. While taxpayers wouldn't see an increase with the first three options, they would with the $166 million plan. Board President Bill Clark said the presentations, which also included a look at the district's student population, will guide discussions on financing possibilities. "We're seeing a migration to the Southside," he said. "That could mean addressing facilities there and consolidating other campuses." While trustees and Superintendent Scott Elliff said Friday's preliminary discussions were the first step at looking at needs and financing them, Gonzalez also presented three dates for when a bond election could be presented to taxpayers: May 10, 2008, Nov.
Stocks to buy: Blue Star, Ruchi Soya, Simplex Infra, Kalyani Steels
Kotak Securities has a ‘buy' rating on the central air-conditioning systems major Blue Star, as it feels it will report handsome earnings growth over the next two years (CAGR of 78% between FY07 and FY09). The company being in a position to offer the best requirement for central as well as commercial refrigeration equipment enabling it to maintain a leading market position in this segment, remains one of the key reasons for its bullishness.
The brokerage also feels that the stock is a play on structural themes like IT/ITeS and retail. However, the brokerage warns that appreciation in the rupee and slowdown in IT/ITeS services remain key concerns. Kotak calculates that at the current price, BSL is trading at 25.1x and 19.3 times FY08 and FY09 earnings, respectively, and on a forward EV/EBITDA basis, the stock is trading 12.6 times.
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