| Six Months Ended |
| April 29 | | April 30 |
| 2007 | | 2006 |
Cash flows from operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Net income | $ | 21,923 | | | $ | 14,958 | |
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash | | | | | | | |
provided by operating activities: | | | | | | | |
Depreciation and amortization | | 47,840 | | | | 44,921 | |
Gain on sale of facility | | (2,254 | ) | | | - | |
Gain on sale of investments | | (257 | ) | | | - | |
Minority interest in income of consolidated subsidiaries | | 1,495 | | | | 2,382 | |
Consolidation, restructuring and related charges | | - | | | | 11,426 | |
Changes in assets and liabilities and other | | 2,798 | | | | (23,532 | ) |
Net cash provided by operating activities | | 71,545 | | | | 50,155 | |
Cash flows from investing activities: | | | | | | | |
Purchases of property, plant and equipment | | (37,346 | ) | | | (56,572 | ) |
Purchases of short-term investments | | - | | | | (32,819 | ) |
Proceeds from sales of investments and other | | 48,507 | | | | 47,877 | |
Proceeds from sale of facility | | 5,011 | | | | - | |
Acquisition of additional interest in PK Ltd. | | - | | | | (8,432 | ) |
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities | | 16,172 | | | | (49,946 | ) |
Cash flows from financing activities: | | | | | | | |
Repayments of long-term debt | | (87,087 | ) | | | (4,725 | ) |
Proceeds from long-term debt | | 3,369 | | | | 9,289 | |
Proceeds from issuance of common stock | | 552 | | | | 730 | |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities | | (83,166 | ) | | | 5,294 | |
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash | | (2,186 | ) | | | 1,330 | |
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents | | 2,365 | | | | 6,833 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period | | 129,425 | | | | 196,049 | |
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period | $ | 131,790 | | | $ | 202,882 | |
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information: | | | | | | | |
Change in accrual for purchases of property, plant and equipment | $ | (702 | ) | | $ | 8,993 | |