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1994 Plymouth Acclaim Sedan 4dr Sedan
it was my company car drove it up and down the east NY to FL i love car so i kept it good v6 374326 ml
I have driven this car for three years I love this car. Its really a dependable car. I wish i could buy another dependable car. The car has had very little problems with me.Other than normal wear and tear I don't have a problem with it.
the whole car
I am not very happy with the whole transmission problem and I see a few of the customers on here are or had the same problem I am going through. My cousin told me about this problem AFTER I bought it. thinking about doing a rebuild but not sure if it would be worth it, what do you all think?
I am not driving a boat and it is GREAT on gas.
Better transmission!
I bought this car as a second car for fun, first off although it's nice and super solid, flaw the transmission, why overdrive transmission is when the transmission runs faster than the Engine. Seriously I don't understand why, but I suppose some like cruise control. The car is a 3.0 engine type it is strong so don't expect a 100 percent smooth ride. However, it's got kick mine is at 281,xxx and runs really well. The core components are simple, but useful and reliable. All and all you may need to replace the transmission a few times, but thats all you will likely have trouble with. That amount you save in maintenance will cover the tranny when it needs service overall solid!
I do most of my own repairs and this car is very simple to work on, plus the parts are still easy to find 15 years later. Gas mileage is good for a full size sedan, it matches the Toyota Avalon, and this car is older. (note I also like this car because it's not an import so I have a basis)
Transmission cruise control or only make manuals of this model. More comfortable seats, but than again you bought the car as is hardly worth complaining about.
I bought mine in 2000 from the Original owner, an older man who is my next door neighboor. I have tricked it out with NEW paint job, Limo window tint, Performance tires... The car gets AWESOME gas mileage, at 37 mpg after having it tuned up a few months ago, and has 120,000 miles on it now. I turn heads with it. ONLY Major repairs its needed has been a new radiator, and 2 fuel pumps... Someone STOLE the AC system out of it, and I recently had a NEW AC system put in. I love the car.
Fun to drive, cheap to customize, ASTRONOMICAL gas mileage, and VERY reliable...
Wish the 94 came with a sunroof, and the ground effects later models had...
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Explore the Antarctic environment and the working life of scientists on Earth's coldest, highest, driest and windiest continent in a special exhibition, "Antarctica: Where Science Is Cool," on display until March 11 at the American Museum of Science and Energy in Oak Ridge.
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Posted on: October 22nd, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Parshas Ki Tavo has come and gone. The tochacha - the curses - were read in our synagogues, but who was listening? Who heard them? If you were among those who did listen, the words had to have a chilling, eerie effect. Alas, they were not far-fetched predictions, but had an all-too familiar ring. We are the generation that can vividly recall the Holocaust. We are the generation that lives with the constant nightmare of yet more carnage. It is with trepidation that we tune into the news from Israel. Who and what will be next?
Posted on: October 15th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Special Note: In last week's column, I published a letter from a ba'alas teshuva of Russian descent. She wrote that her parents, having been raised in a communist totalitarian society, were atheists. In Russia, her parents were professionals, but here in the United States, they were unable to find employment in their given fields. This made them very bitter, and was the cause of much anger in her home.
Posted on: October 8th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis: I discovered your book, The Committed Life and I must tell you that it changed my own life. I come from an atheistic background and never gave Judaism a second thought until a Christian friend bought me your book as a gift. Since reading it, I have embarked on a quest to find out more. I guess I'm still not totally observant, but I am definitely heading in that direction. Most recently, I read your new book, The Committed Marriage, and that was an amazing experience. I only wish that I lived in New York City so that I could come to your classes and study with you. In any event, thank you for writing and sharing so much wisdom with us.
Posted on: October 1st, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
A basic tenet of our faith is that there are no random occurrences. The Hebrew word "mikreh" - something that happens coincidentally, also spells the words "karah me'HaShem" - happened by the will of G-d. To be sure, we never know definitive reasons for occurrences - they are beyond the scope of our human minds. But one thing is certain - nothing, but nothing, happens capriciously. It therefore behooves us to at least make an attempt to listen and try to discern the meaning of the messages that HaShem is sending us.
Posted on: September 17th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
In last week's column, I published letters from two women who complained that they were experiencing crises in faith. One, a single woman in her early forties, an only child of Holocaust survivors, was devastated by the illness and subsequent death of her mother (her father had passed away some years earlier). 'What happened to all my prayers?' she asked.
Posted on: September 10th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis: I was referred to speak with you by Rebbetzin _________________, wife of the late Rabbi ________________________ of ___________. The rabbi, zt'l, was my spiritual mentor and good friend, and prior to his unfortunate passing at a young age, I found solace and comfort in his wisdom and advice.
Posted on: September 3rd, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Those of you who have been following my columns will recall that, time and again, I have pointed out that one can always find a correlation between the parsha and events that unfold before our very eyes. And this past week, Abu Mazen's visit to the White House was no exception.
Posted on: August 27th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
A few weeks ago, I published a story entitled "Will Your Grandchildren Remain Jewish?" In that article I reported on a TV program that focused on intermarriage. As offensive as that situation was, nothing quite compared to an article that came to my attention through the good offices of Mr. Andrew Friedman, who is a prominent attorney and a leader of the Los Angeles Jewish community.
Posted on: August 20th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin: Thank you for publicizing the very difficult issues facing our young teenage girls. While the at-risk behavior of boys has leveled off somewhat, there has been a dramatic increase in the at-risk behavior of girls. I have some insights into the problem that may be of interest to your readers.
Posted on: August 13th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Sometimes, messages come to us from the most unexpected sources. While, Baruch HaShem, there is currently a substantial upsurge in commitment to Torah and mitzvos, and statistics demonstrate that the Orthodox community is experiencing an unprecedented resurgence, sadly, there is also a flip side to this story.
Posted on: August 6th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
As I write this column, it is motzei Shabbos, parshas Shelach, and the parsha demands that I address a subject which I have of late refrained from writing about.
Posted on: August 1st, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Our first letter writer established a gemach for simcha gowns which she runs from her home. She has undertaken this mitzva with dedication and love, and gives of herself with a full heart. However, in order for a gemach to operate successfully, it is important that they be well stocked with quality merchandise... and here is where our letter writer has met with frustration.
Posted on: July 23rd, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Special Note: Several weeks ago, I received two letters regarding gemach problems. For those of our readers who are unfamiliar with the term, gemachs are organizations found in every Torah community to help families who are in financial straits. Interestingly enough, the two letters that I received describe gemach problems from different perspectives - one speaks about the responsibilities of the donors, and the other about the responsibilities of the recipients. They each make valid points that should be addressed.
Posted on: July 16th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
For the past several weeks, I have published letters that focus on the problems of children and teenagers who, despite the fact that they are yeshiva students and come from good Torah homes, are nevertheless deprived.
Posted on: July 9th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:I am a 14-year-old teenager. I read your column regularly, as do all the members of my family. The letter that you published from "A Concerned Mother" who described the goings-on amongst teenagers struck a sensitive chord. Unfortunately, she was right on target.
Posted on: July 2nd, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Special Note: For the past few weeks, we have been discussing the sad state of little children who are abandoned to the care of maids.
Posted on: June 25th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis: I have a feeling that you will be inundated with endless letters and stories relating to those shared in your article entitled "Where Are The Moms And Dads?" I am compelled to share two of my own experiences with you.
Posted on: June 18th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Special Note: In last week's column, I published two letters expressing concern at the sight of parents dumping their children on caretakers so that they might better enjoy their Pesach vacation.
Posted on: June 11th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Dear Rebbetzin Jungreis:I spent Pesach in what would appear to be idyllic surroundings. We stayed at a beautiful hotel, where we were served sumptuous meals and were entertained every evening of Chol Hamoed. Even the weather conformed. Our rooms were perfectly and strategically locatedoverlooking a spacious garden and in close proximity to the dining room. As such, I had ample opportunities to observe the children who played in this garden.
Posted on: June 4th, 2003Judaism → Rebbetzin's Viewpoint
Special Note: I would like to take this opportunity to express my heartfelt appreciation to the many people who have written to express their good wishes for hatzlacha upon the publication of my new book, "The Committed Marriage." These letters are very meaningful to me and have given me much chizuk. Please forgive me if I cannot respond to each letter individually, but during the coming months I am scheduled to speak throughout the United States and I look forward to greeting you and personally signing your copy of my book.
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Who or what are they going to protect her from WHO wants her?
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Perverts think they love children will that be ok soon?
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All the people in these pictures are white! All this is is Occupy Wallstreet they don't give a damn about black lives. The few black people don't give a damn about black lives it is chaos that they want. They should all be arrested and held until after Christmas.
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We spent 22 years in the Army this man is the kind of Black people that we knew. We were so grateful that our children grew up around people like this man. Thankyou for speaking out because I think this is how most black people feel.
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State should do this not O next week will he change USA to something else?
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I'm reading that people can't read articles because of pop ups I don't have any and don't have any special blocks . Can anyone tell me why.
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Not having sex Is the Only guarantee you won't get an STD or get pregnant nothing wrong with that.
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if we really want them to leave make it so only a citizen can go to school, collect EBT, and health care they will leave. Then reform the work visas.
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Blacklivesmatter is the Communist party of America read The Communist. This group is in bed with the White House. O and Valerie Jerret both come from Communist roots.
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I say get over it scratch your offended spot.
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I have some gay or very pro gay people on my Facebook page. No it didn't stop me from posting my belief they are my friends why would they be mad at me for believing something different. A friend is not a friend if you have to hide your true feelings and more or less lie. Only radicals will come after you.
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Tell Don Lemon to google it it's not just the females coming over the border.
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I read it as a teen along with The Autobiography of Malcome X. My father was a racist just awful when it came to black people. I think these two books helped to show me that hate for what it was. Glad to hear people read that book. Wish I could get it for the grandkids.
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tell a big enough lie over and over and people will believe. Who said that?
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Not surprised this was Wisconsin the people here are wonderful.
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So proud of our Congressmen Duffy he is surely a keeper. We have some good reps but not enough of them we need to check how they vote before we vote.
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LSB Industries, Inc. (NYSE:LXU)
Q2 2014 Earnings Conference Call
August 08, 2014, 10:00 AM ET
Carol Oden - IR
Jack Golsen - Chairman & CEO
Tony Shelby - EVP & CFO
Barry Golsen - President & COO
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Dan Mannes - Avondale
Keith Maher - Singular Research
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
Greetings, and welcome to the LSB Industries Second Quarter 2014 Conference Call. At this time, all participants are in a listen-only mode. A question-and-answer session will follow the formal presentation. (Operator Instructions) As a reminder, this conference is being recorded.
I would now like to turn the conference over to your host, Carol Oden. Thank you. Ms. Oden, you may begin.
Carol Oden
Thank you. Good morning, welcome to LSB Industries, Inc. second quarter 2014 conference call. Today, LSB's management participants are Jack Golsen, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer; Barry Golsen, President and Chief Operating Officer; and Tony Shelby, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
This conference call is being broadcast live over the Internet and is also being recorded. An archive of the webcast will be available shortly after the call on our website at www.lsbindustries.com. After comments by management, a question-and-answer session will be held. Instructions for asking questions will be provided at that time.
Information reported on this call speaks only as of today, August 8, 2014, and therefore you are advised that time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate as of the time of any replay.
After the question-and-answer session, I will have some important comments and disclaimers about forward-looking statements and our references to EBITDA. We encourage you to view the PowerPoint PDF that is posted on our website at www.lsbindustries.com in the Webcasts and Presentations section of Investors tab. Please note that the presentation starts on page 3 of the PowerPoint.
Now, I'll turn the call over to Mr. Jack Golsen.
Jack Golsen
Thank you, Carol. Thank you for joining our conference call today, which will cover a discussion of our second quarter 2014 results. We released our results in a press release this morning.
Sales for the second quarter 2014 were approximately $202 million, and remained relatively flat compared to the second quarter of 2013. However, operating income increased to $23.8 million in the second quarter of 2014 from $12.2 million in the second quarter of 2013, representing a 95% increase.
Net income increased to $11.1 million or $0.47 per share in the second quarter of 2014, up from $7.4 million or $0.31 per share in the second quarter of 2013, representing a 50% increase in net income, and EBITDA increased to $32.6 million in the second quarter of '14 from $18.9 million in the second quarter of '13, representing a 72% increase.
These results reflect an increased profitability for the second quarter of 2014 compared to 2013, primarily resulting from improved results from our Chemical operations. Later in this call, Barry and Tony will give you details about our operations.
The good news during the second quarter is that our Pryor operation sustained its targeted daily production rate of approximately 650 tons of anhydrous ammonia per day, and other than planned turnarounds and routine maintenance, we would expect that to continue.
Although we expect the remainder of 2014 and 2015 to continue to be profitable, the previously announced expansion projects at El Dorado, which we believe will add significant incremental profits, will not have a significant impact until 2016 when the projects are complete and operational. Until then, we will continue to carry overhead and interest costs on debt that is earmarked for the expansion, which will continue to burden our existing profitability and cash flow.
As a reminder, our expansion projects include the building of an ammonia plant that will allow us to replace our historical usage of 220,000 tons of ammonia per year that we are currently purchasing at Tampa prices with produced ammonia at a significant cost savings to us.
The new ammonia plant will also produce an additional approximately 155,000 tons per year of ammonia that we will be able to sell as ammonia or to upgrade into higher-margin products. Our goal is to secure customers for the additional production capacity by the time the expansion projects are operational. So far, we have had a lot of good activity towards that goal.
Barry will discuss this in more detail later in the call. At this time, the expansion projects at El Dorado are on time and on budget. We are continuing to put a high priority on making sure that we stay on track with these projects.
With respect to our Climate Control Business, results were below what we know we are capable achieving. The decline in both sales and profits was reflective of lower order intake during late 2013 and early 2014, resulting in part due to the severe weather that affected business activity much across the U.S., as well as a slower increase in commercial and institutional construction than we previously anticipated.
However, second quarter Climate Control bookings and backlog rose significantly, reaching their highest levels since the third quarter of 2008, which points to higher Climate Control sales and profitability for the balance of the year, compared to the first half of the year.
Now, I will turn this call over to Tony and Barry who will go into more details about our financial and operational performance of the second quarter. Thank you.
Tony Shelby
Thanks, Jack. As Jack stated, our results for the second quarter 2014 reflect significant improvement as compared to the 2013 period due to the sustained production from our chemical facilities. During this financial review, we'll discuss these and other factors that affected results for both quarters as well as variances between quarters.
For a comparison of second quarter 2014 results to 2013, please turn to page 4. Net sales for the second quarter were $202 million, essentially even with last year. Consolidated net sales for the quarter included an increase of $14 million in the Chemical Business and a decrease of approximately the same amount in the Climate Control Business.
Our consolidated operating income was $24 million, compared to $12 million. The net increase in operating income of $12 million included an increase of $17 million in our Chemical Business, offset by a decrease of $5 million in our Climate Control Business.
Our general corporate expenses increased $900,000 over the same period in 2013, primarily relating to personnel costs and professional and consulting fees.
Interest expense for the quarter was $5.7 million, net of $3 million capitalized during the quarter, compared to $540,000, net of $600,000 capitalized in the prior period. The increase in 2014 interest expense is attributable to the interest on the 7.75% senior secured notes that were issued in August of 2013.
As previously discussed, the primary use of proceeds being to fund our chemical businesses' planned capital expansion program. After provision for income taxes of approximately 39%, net income was $11 million or $0.47 per share, compared to net income of $7.4 million, or $0.31 per share, last year.
EBITDA was $33 million in the 2014 second quarter, compared to $19 million. For the trailing 12 months ended June 30, EBITDA was $175 million.
On page 5 is a brief summary of our capital structure at June 30, 2014 compared to year-end 2013. Cash at June 30 was $389 million or $46 million lower than at year-end 2013. In the chart on the upper right side of the page, you will note that debt to capital at June 30 of 51% is significantly higher than at June 30, 2013, reflecting the senior secured notes.
Although roughly double, the leverage, prior to the initiation of expansion projects and additional borrowing to fund the expansion, we feel the leverage is in line with our growth plan. The chart on the lower right of this page reflects EBITDA to interest coverage of 5.2 times. This is below our normal operating target, but currently is at a low point during the construction period. This ratio will improve significantly when we meet our projected revenue and EBITDA growth beginning in 2016 after the expansion projects come online.
Concluding the discussion of cash flow and capital, our $100 million working capital revolver remained undrawn. The amount available to borrow is subject to the amount of eligible collateral, which is currently approximately $70 million.
Moving to page 6, an analysis of cash flow. Beginning with net income, adding back depreciation depletion and amortization, the change in working capital, net cash provided by operations were $56 million. After capital expenditures, free cash flow was a negative $32 million. After debt service, the change in cash and investments was a reduction of $45 million. We expect that we will continue to have negative cash flow until the El Dorado expansion projects are completed and producing.
Moving to page 7. Shown on this page is a summary of our capital expenditures to-date for the El Dorado expansion project along with planned capital spending for the remainder of '14 and '15. Capital expenditures during the second quarter were $62 million, which included $59 million for the benefit of the Chemical Business, including expansion projects at our El Dorado Facility, various major renewal and improvement projects, and the development of natural gas leaseholds.
The planned expenditures ranging from $392 million to $515 million for the remainder of '14 and full year of '15 include capital expenditures that we anticipate spending for expansion and development projects, including the El Dorado expansion projects as set out separately in the tables, upgrades to our plants to satisfy environmental requirements, as well as other anticipated renewal and improvement projects.
The planned spending is presented as a range to provide for engineering estimates, the status of bidding, variable material costs, unplanned delays in construction, and other contingencies. The capital spending will be funded by our cash and investments, internally generated cash flow, and if necessary, third-party financing and borrowings under the working capital revolver.
Turning to page 8 for a review of Chemicals' second quarter results. Sales were $136 million, a net increase of $15 million or 12%, primarily in agricultural sales, which were 56% of Chemicals sales for the quarter.
The sales increase was due to higher volumes as a result of improved production at our Cherokee and Pryor facilities that were out of production for a portion of the second quarter of 2013. As Jack indicated in the overview, both plants operated at our current targeted daily production rate during the quarter and continue to do so.
It should be noted that beginning in the third week of July, we began a 30 to 35 day planned turnaround at the Cherokee Facility, which will result in lower production and sales from this facility in the third quarter, and which will impact our third quarter operating results due to lost contribution margin on the days of lost production.
Operating income was $24 million, compared to $6 million, including $3 million of insurance recoveries in 2013. Operating income was significantly improved compared to the 2013 quarter due to the improved production. However, the operating margins per ton were lower due to lower market prices for agricultural products, and higher natural gas costs during the 2014 quarter as compared to the prior-year quarter.
On page 9, the chart on the lower left hand side reflects a sales mix for the quarter of 56% ag, 28% industrial, and 14% mining products.
On page 10, sales of our product line for the quarter and the change from 2013 quarter, where ag was up 24%, industrial was down 8%, and mining was up 11%.
Page 11, agricultural sales by product line reflected significant increases in all products with the ton showing significantly higher increases than dollar increases, due to our lower selling prices in 2014 quarter than in '13. The increase in tons sold of all agricultural products was due to the improved production and improved marketing conditions for ammonium nitrate.
Industrial and mining sales are reported on page 12. Nitric acid sales were down 23% due to the planned turnaround at the Baytown Facility during the quarter. Industrial ammonium nitrate is a product for the mining sector and reflects an increase in tonnage shipped of 23%.
Now turning to page 13 for a review of Climate Control results. For the second quarter, Climate Control reported net sales of $63 million, compared to $77 million in the second quarter of '13, a 19% decline. The decline in sales was reflective of lower order intake during late 2013 and early '14, which Barry will discuss in more detail later in this call.
Second quarter 2014 gross profit was $19 million, or 29.5% gross margin, compared to $25 million of sales -- $25 million gross profit, or 32.8% gross profit margin, last year.
Operating income was $4.6 million or 7% of sales, compared to $9.5 million or 12%. The decrease in operating income was directly attributable to the lower sales volume and associated decreases in labor efficiencies and overhead absorption, partially offset by lower operating expenses, primarily variable selling costs related to the lower sales volume and other administrative costs.
Second quarter EBITDA was $5.8 million, compared to $10.3 million, a decline of $4.5 million.
On page 14 is a summary of Climate Control sales by market sector for the second quarter. Commercial and institutional sales were 85% of total sales and single-family residential, which is all geothermal, was 15%.
Turning to page 15, second quarter sales by product line compared to 2013 reflect decreases across all our product lines, in heat pump, sales of 11%; fan coil sales of 32%; and other products of 29%. Barry will discuss the market drivers and outlook for both our Chemical and Climate Control businesses during his part of the call.
That concludes our prepared remarks for the financial review. We've addressed our results of operation and capital resources in greater detail in the 10-Q filed this morning, and I suggest that you review the document for more detail and analysis.
Thanks for your time, and I'll now turn it over to Barry to discuss operations and our key initiatives.
Barry Golsen
Thanks, Tony. Today, I will cover what's going on in the markets we serve, update you on major initiatives underway, and review the key value drivers that we're focused on. Before discussing the markets we serve in our Chemical Business, it's important to understand cost and pricing trends for the feedstock we use and the products we sell.
Please turn to page 16 where you can see charts that illustrate these. Summing up this page and reinforcing Tony's earlier financial review, over the past year, prices of natural gas have increased and the selling prices of our primary fertilizer products have generally declined, resulting in significantly reduced margins per ton in this part of our business compared to the last several years.
Focusing on the general outlook for the agricultural markets we serve, page 17 lists several indicators for our agricultural products, most of which continue to be favorable. Planting levels are expected to be generally high although slightly lower than the past few years, due to record crop harvest the last couple of years.
Industry expectations are that approximately 90 million acres of corn will be planted in the upcoming season. Market prices for corn and wheat are lower than a year ago, but continue to be profitable to growers, so farmers have an incentive to plant.
Grain stock-to-use ratios, both worldwide and in the U.S., although higher than in the recent past, are at historic levels. We believe all of this should continue the strong demand for fertilizers in the United States, benefiting North American nitrogen fertilizer producers who currently have the lowest delivered cost, including our Chemical business.
Despite general industry drivers, weather can have a significant impact on the fertilizer part of our business, and at this time the weather conditions are favorable for the next planting season, which will be winter wheat.
Finally, although Chinese urea export prices have stabilized at this time, China urea imports to North America could exert downward pressure on all nitrogen fertilizer products. This is something that we are keeping a close eye on. Overall, we continue to be optimistic about the fundamentals of our agricultural business.
Focusing on our industrial and mining products during the second quarter of 2014, our product sales to these markets were 42% of our total Chemical business.
Page 18 contains some market indicators for these areas. Most of these indicators forecast growth for the next few years. Since we are discussing our industrial and mining business, as we advised you during the Q1 earnings call in March, our contract with the Orica ends on April 9, 2015. Our strategy is to commence selling industrial-grade ammonium nitrate directly to the explosives market. This is a market which we have participated in previously and have many years of experience.
Since that call, we have made substantial progress. We have signed agreements to supply a portion of our anticipated industrial and production beginning on April 10, 2015. We are currently in negotiations with other potential customers of industrial grade AN, and we are also adding senior staff to support this part of our business. We are optimistic about our ability to secure customers to purchase our anticipated industrial AN production.
Page 19 is an update on the status of each of our chemical facilities. El Dorado continues to run well with the exception of the capacity lost in May 2012. Cherokee also is operating well. Pryor has continued to operate at its targeted rate of approximately 650 tons per day of ammonia. The Baytown operation is performing at optimum levels.
As discussed during our first quarter earnings call, we scheduled the planned turnaround at Cherokee during the third quarter. As Tony mentioned earlier, this turnaround will take up to 35 days to complete, and will be about 10 days longer than a typical annual turnaround due to the replacement of certain end-of-life equipment that are not part of a typical annual turnaround.
During our 2013 fourth quarter earnings call, we reviewed in great detail our plans for the major expansion projects we have underway at our El Dorado Facility. If you missed that call, you can view those plans which are in the fourth quarter earnings presentation located on our website.
Today, we will update you on the progress we have made on these projects.
Page 20 details the status of the El Dorado ammonia plant expansion project. As we have expressed in the past, this project will significantly reduce El Dorado's cost of ammonia as the cost spread between purchased and manufactured ammonia is substantial. It will also add additional ammonia available for sale or to upgrade to other products for sale. The El Dorado ammonia project construction began in November 2013 after the Arkansas air permit was issued.
All the required steel pilings have been installed as part of the foundations, and over 85% of the concrete caps are complete. Additionally, the installation of underground piping and the erection of vertical structural steel has started, and the setting of major equipment has begun.
Turning to page 21, we show a 3D CAD rendering of the ammonia plant on the top of the page and a current of photo of the site below. You can see in the bottom picture that foundations and many large vessels have been put in place.
Please turn to page 22. In addition to the ammonia plant being constructed at El Dorado, we are adding a 65% Weatherly nitric acid plant and concentrator to replace the direct strong nitric acid plant that was destroyed in 2012 while also adding additional capacity.
Construction for the acid projects also began in November 2013. At this time, the building and equipment foundations for the nitric acid concentrator are complete and steel erection is underway. Also, setting of equipment for the nitric acid concentrator began last month. Piping, electrical, and instrumentation installation will begin in the third and fourth quarters of this year.
The equipment and building foundations for the 65% nitric acid plant are nearing completion, and the steel fabrication and erection is 75% to 80% complete. The majority of the equipment for this plant is on-site with the absorber columns already set in place, and the cooling tower basin has also been installed.
Most of the equipment will be set in the third quarter of this year, followed by piping installation to start late in the third quarter or sometime in the fourth quarter of this year. The table outlines major phases and milestones and the current status of each.
Please turn to page 23 to see current photos of the acid project site. At this time, we expect the El Dorado expansion projects to be completed on time and on budget. Although completion of projects of this magnitude are dependent on many suppliers and contractors, we are currently not aware of anything that will prevent on-time completion or cause cost overruns.
We expect the acid plant and concentrator to be complete and ready for start-up in mid-2015, and the ammonia plant concentrator to be complete by the end of 2015 with ammonia production ramp up during the first quarter of 2016.
Turning to page 24, and switching to our Climate Control business, there is a graph showing order sales and backlog. As we've pointed out in our last earnings call, our fourth quarter 2013 and first quarter 2014 bookings were soft, although we also indicated that the trend was improving.
And as Tony pointed out, this impacted sales and profits during both the first quarter and second quarter of 2014. However, second quarter 2014 bookings were $83 million, 27% above bookings during the same quarter in 2013 and were at the highest levels since the third quarter of 2008.
Additionally, our backlog increased to $68 million at the end of the second quarter of 2014, again the highest level since 2008. July new orders have continued that trend at $28 million with the backlog increasing to $75 million at 07/31/14.
We continue to maintain leading market shares for our water source and geothermal heat pumps and hydronic fan coils. Demand for our Climate Control Business products is primarily driven by new construction as that represents approximately 70% of our business.
On page 25, our indicators related to commercial and institutional construction. McGraw-Hill's most recent thinking is that the key markets we serve are expected to grow by approximately 48% through 2018.
Also on page 25, is the most recent release of the Architectural Billings Index published by the American Institute of Architects. The ABI is a leading economic indicator for non-residential construction nine to 12 months in the future. The June ABI was 53.5, which is an indicator of the improving conditions. Both McGraw-Hill forecast and the ABI point towards a recovery in commercial and institutional construction.
Page 26 shows McGraw-Hill's forecast for single-family residential construction starts on the left. Residential products recently accounted for about 15% of our Climate Control sales. McGraw-Hill is currently forecasting that the housing starts will grow by 64% from 2013 to 2016, which should benefit our residential geothermal business. However, remember that residential sales are approximately only 5% of LSB total sales and are impacted by energy prices, availability of financing and tax incentives.
Another positive trend is the increase in green construction that has occurred in the past few years and is expected to continue. This is shown in the chart on the right. McGraw-Hill's 2013 green construction outlook forecast that the green construction market will continue to grow dramatically. This should positively impact sales of many of our highly energy efficient products.
In summary, the general consensus of most economists and construction industry experts is that a commercial and institutional construction recovery will be forthcoming. We believe this is directionally correct although the timing is, by no means, certain, or easily determined.
During our last few calls, we covered in detail the key value drivers that we are focused on at LSB and which we expect will increase LSB's value in the near and mid-term. They are recapped on page 27. We are comprehensively upgrading our Chemical businesses' reliability systems, equipment and personnel to improve safety, plant uptime, and minimize unplanned interruptions.
We have made significant investments to improve Pryor, and we have made important progress that has already yielded improved results. We have major capital projects underway at El Dorado that will improve its profitability substantially. At this time, we are on time and on budget with these projects.
We will support the growth of our Climate Control Business as the construction markets it serves grow over the coming years, and expect to achieve operating leverage as that occurs. Our plant capacity will support that growth with very little capital investment.
And we are striving to increase efficiency and reduce operating costs in our Climate Control Business through lean operational excellence initiatives. On a final note, I'd like to mention that we will be presenting at the KeyBanc Basic Materials Conference in Boston on September 9 and the Imperial Capital Global Opportunities Conference in New York City on September 18. We hope to some of you at these events.
Before opening this up for questions, I would like to thank you for listening today and I would like to request that each of you please limit yourself to three questions so that others will have a chance to ask some questions as well. If you have more questions, you can get back in the queue and ask them later on during the session.
Okay, operator, please open up for questions.
Question-and-Answer Session
Thank you. (Operator Instructions) Our first question today is coming from Joe Mondillo from Sidoti & Company. Please proceed with your question.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
First question related to the chemicals side of the business, so I was a little surprised to see gross profits were only up a couple of percentage points compared to the first quarter, given the improvement that you made in terms of operations at Pryor, and also pricing was a little higher. I know there was a product mix issue when you look at the first quarter compared to the second quarter, which offset that a little bit, but I was wondering if you could give just a little bit of your thoughts on that, and sort of update us on how you thought about the profitability in chemical related to Pryor and the inventory that you had on hand going into the second quarter and the operations, how efficient they're running, costs, anything like that?
Barry Golsen
Well, Joe, typically we're comparing - you were talking about sequential comparisons, first quarter versus second?
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Yeah. The only reason I compare first to second is just because last year Pryor was a whole mess in terms of shutdowns, and so given the sequential improvement that you made in Pryor, first quarter to two second quarter this year, also the seasonal planting period, also pricing being up, I would have thought gross profit would have been up significant first quarter to second quarter this year and that's the only reason why I make that comparison.
Barry Golsen
I think it really has to do with product mix and what we shipped in the first quarter out of inventory versus what we had available coming into the second quarter. And from a production standpoint, we had the plants running, and natural gas began higher, currently it's lower than it was in the second quarter, but by and large, the prices and availability was -- in the first quarter, did you take into consideration, the insurance recovery at Cherokee?
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
That doesn't hit on the gross profit line, or does it?
Barry Golsen
Well, part of it does. I think there is $5 million in the gross profit line.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. Well, that would explain a lot if that's the case. So, in terms of Pryor, for the second quarter because we haven't really gotten a real great look at what kind of profitability Pryor can really produce, given the hiccups that we've seen over the last two years. Looking at the second quarter Chemical profits, and in particular sort of Pryor, do we still have a lot of upside given the fact that you didn't enter 2Q with a lot of inventory at UAN probably? There still maybe some costs that are inflated that may decline throughout the next two years. Give us a little idea and what -- the profits that you realized in 2Q, barring no changes in chemical prices or natural gas prices, how you think about those profits in the profit margins that you saw in the second quarter?
Barry Golsen
I think your statement there is absolutely right. I don't think we've seen the full ability to produce gross profit and profitability at Pryor yet. We still have some carryover maintenance costs and things like that we were incurring in the second quarter. You get into 2015, assuming the same prices, you're going to see a lot more efficiencies.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. And then, just a follow-up and I'll hop back in queue. So in terms of the third quarter and the back half of the year, could you remind us -- I'm pretty sure Cherokee did not see any downtime in the third quarter of last year because it just got up and running in May or so, is that correct?
Barry Golsen
That's correct.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
And then, Pryor, what's the plan for the rest of the year on Pryor? I think you might have mentioned a fourth quarter possible turnaround, but update us on what the expectations are, operations at Pryor in terms of any turnarounds or downtimes?
Jack Golsen
We're going to have some maintenance activity going at Pryor in the third quarter, and as you know, it's the off-season in terms of - depending on whether people stock up or not, and at this point, I think the second quarter, Pryor will have some maintenance activity, but the ammonia plant is growing very well, we're very satisfied with the way the ammonia plant is running, and Q4, we should -- do you ask about fourth quarter?
Barry Golsen
No, I think he meant the third quarter.
Jack Golsen
Third quarter.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
I think you might have mentioned earlier in the year that maybe fourth quarter, you may do something at Pryor?
Jack Golsen
We're going to push that into the third quarter.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. So compared to last year, you did not see any downtime at Pryor last year, did not see any downtime at Cherokee last year, because of the timing of bringing those plants up. This year, we should see some downtime at both plans in the third quarter, is that correct?
Jack Golsen
That's correct.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. And then, in the press release, I believe, and I can't remember if you stated in your prepared commentary that you expect profits out of Chemical in the back half of the year should be greater than the back half of the year in 2013. Given the downtime that we're going to expect to see in the third quarter, pricing being sought of flattish it looks like, are you expecting a lot of that improvement to happen in the fourth quarter then? I would expect.
Jack Golsen
Fourth quarter should be pretty much full out.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. All right. I'll hop back in the queue. Thanks a lot.
Thank you. Our next question today is coming from Dan Mannes from Avondale. Please proceed with your question.
Dan Mannes - Avondale
First of all, I'm going to actually take the opposite approach. I'm actually pretty pleased with what we saw out of the Chemical business. Congrats on at least showing us at the front end what a clean quarter can look like. So we're glad to see it, and I'm hoping to see it looks even better in the coming quarters. Following up with a couple of questions on that topic though, one thing that did surprise a little bit is the realized pricing in the quarter, particularly for ammonia, but even for UAM, it's a little bit lower than we would have anticipated and certainly lower than maybe some of your peers have reported, where you guys constrained at all because you were selling all spot with no pre-sales, or are there any logistics issues that maybe impact realized pricing?
Tony Shelby
We had very little in the way of pre-sales coming into the quarter, and you know at the Pryor area, we have -- we got off to a slow start there from a forward sales standpoint, and in the Pryor plant versus the Cherokee plant, we have the distribution fee on the off-take agreement. For the most part, I think we were competitive, we were below some, but we didn't have - we didn't actually shipped in terms of ammonia, we didn't ship that many tons of ammonia.
Tony Shelby
It just looked like the realized price looked a little bit lower than we would have anticipated on what you did shift?
Tony Shelby
We were at $470. But if you compare us to CF, for instance, I don't think the CF price is a netback to factory, I think that's a netback to their distribution point. So you get a different pricing point in terms of comparing our average sales price to theirs.
Dan Mannes - Avondale
You didn't price much above Tampa, and you're sitting a good deal north.
Tony Shelby
I'm sorry, we didn't price off of Tampa?
Dan Mannes - Avondale
No, what was Tampa average in the quarter? It was well over 500. So even if you go from metric to short, it looks like you didn't price much above Tampa and given the locational difference, I would have thought you would have priced better?
Tony Shelby
A lot of it has to do with the timing. If you look at the quarter in 2013 and the quarter in 2014, you can see that ammonia started out high in one quarter and declined, and in the second quarter this year, you had the opposition situation. It really depends on when you ship the product versus because currently at $520 on Tampa and it started out higher than that. So on average, it really depends on when you ship and we don't have a lot of free ammonia to ship.
Dan Mannes - Avondale
Not in the second quarter, but I assume you will in the third and fourth, correct?
Jack Golsen
Dan Mannes - Avondale
Okay. And then, switching real quick to the Climate business, obviously a little bit distorting in terms of the financial performance in the quarter, I'm just wondering can you maybe amplify your comments a little bit as it relates to shipping or to shipments? Even with incoming backlog, the revenue numbers looked pretty light, can you talk at all about maybe any deferrals or delays in shipments and maybe the risk of that continuing to occur and also maybe any rationale for it?
Barry Golsen
I think that what we saw perhaps, and this is anecdotal coming from our sales force, is in terms of delays in shipment, we had this very harsh winter and construction projects got generally behind, and so it was a domino effect in terms of shipment delays into the -- even into the second quarter. Now, I think that - but you can see that incoming orders have significantly picked up. So I would expect to see that domino effect either gone or trailing off in the future.
Dan Mannes - Avondale
So you almost may have kind of a piling up issue where it sort of backs up into the third quarter, or hopefully that's the case, where you have both the regular way business that you booked during the second quarter plus, anything that shipped delay gets pushed into the quarter as well?
Barry Golsen
Yeah, but then you've your plant capacity and your ability to gear up fast enough to handle it. So we have, in general, plenty of plant capacity to handle this level of business or an increased level of business. But you've got -- you typically flex your labor force up and down, and so that takes awhile to do. It's not like a light switch that you turn on and off. But generally speaking, I would expect to see an increased level of shipments in the third quarter as a result of the increased level of order input in the second quarter.
Dan Mannes - Avondale
That makes sense. The last thing on Climate before I turn this over would be the agreement with Carrier ended during the second quarter I believe. It looked like orders picked up pretty nicely, and I know it's early, but any changes or anything you've noticed in the competitive environment now that you are competing against them versus producing for them?
Barry Golsen
Dan Mannes - Avondale
That was quick. Thanks, Barry.
Barry Golsen
Next question, please.
Our next question today is coming from Keith Maher from Singular Research. Please proceed with your question.
Keith Maher - Singular Research
Maybe if you could expand upon, I know you touched on this on one of the earlier questions. Just so I can understand the turnaround at Pryor in Q3, it sounds like it's going to be fairly short. And also are there any planned turnarounds for El Dorado for the balance of the year?
Barry Golsen
At El Dorado, we do not have a major turnaround planned, but what we do have are some minor maintenance events that will not stop the production of the entire plant. The events are primarily on acid plants, and as you know, we have multiple acid plants there. So, they can continue production at other plants while they are doing maintenance on one plant, and so we do have some activity that will go on during the quarter, but you won't see the entire plant stop as a result of those.
Keith Maher - Singular Research
Okay, thanks. And just a general question on the agricultural business, in terms of, we're seeing obviously corn prices down a bit. What would that mean? And I guess this wouldn't really affect probably until the spring planting season, but if there is less corn planted, there's more wheat or more soybeans, what does that mean for your business? And I guess what I'm getting at is, are certain crops are more fertilizer intensive than others?
Jack Golsen
The corn price is under quite a bit of pressure right now, but there is still a significant spread on their per acre for the growers, so we expect that we're going to continue to see in the range of 90 million acres of corn planted, which takes a lot of nitrogen, so there may be somewhat reduction in the demand for ammonia, but I think we're well positioned to run our plans at full out at 90 million acres.
And then there is also a lot of discussion about increased exports of corn, so the domestic consumption plus the potential for additional exports, I think, will continue to provide significant demand for the product, and I think we'll be able to run our plants full-out based on 90 million acres.
Keith Maher - Singular Research
Okay. That was helpful. And just, I guess, one more question before I get back in queue. In the Climate Control business, can you talk about where the strength of orders is coming from? I'm assuming that's mainly on the commercial side, but more color on particular sectors or particular products that you sell?
Barry Golsen
It's across the board. It's just generally across the board. So it's not in any one specific area.
Keith Maher - Singular Research
But it is in more commercial than residential I assume?
Barry Golsen
That's true. I was referring to the commercial side of the business.
(Operator Instructions) Our next question --.
Jack Golsen
I would like to make a comment on a previous question that might have been answered a little more distinctly. On the sequential comparison of the second quarter of '14 to the first quarter, we had $23 million of insurance recoveries in the first quarter gross profit.
Tony Shelby
Of last year.
Jack Golsen
First quarter, first quarter this year, so there was a question about the sequential comparison, this year's gross profit -- the second quarter gross profit versus the first and I failed to point that out.
Thank you. Our next question today is coming from Brent Rystrom from Feltl and Company. Please proceed with your question.
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
Quick statement, I just want to see if you agree with this before my questions. I would assume one reason you're pretty comfortable with full uptake of your nitrogen production on 90 million acres is since 44% of the nitrogen is imported, you've got a lot of cushion if the acres go down a little bit. Is that a fair statement?
Jack Golsen
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
All right, a couple of quick things then. You've hit most of the stuff I had. Can you give us a sense when you think about the loss of the Carrier business. I would assume you're going direct to a lot of the same people who would have been buying that product through Carrier, now they're buying it through you. You'll obviously lose the sales you would have had to Carrier, you're going to gain the sales in some degree that you will get direct. I would assume there's a revenue and a margin bump on each unit sold versus Carrier. Can you give us a sense of how that might look?
Barry Golsen
Actually, in general, you can say looking across the aggregate business that we were selling to Carrier, we would typically sell at a higher gross margin because it's a non-OEM business. An OEM business is typically sold at a lower price, so the OEM customer has room for a mark-up. However, in our particular case, we had two arrangements in place.
One was residential where we were selling more or less market price and paying Carrier a royalty, and the other was a traditional OEM arrangement on the commercial side of the business where we were selling them at a pretty deep OEM discount, and they were marking it up. So it's going to depend on which sector of the business the incremental impact.
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
Can you give us a sense of what the mix was, commercial versus residential?
Barry Golsen
We have not really ever disclosed that, and I don't have that number in front of me. But I would expect that, generally speaking, more of the business -- for sure more of the business was commercial than residential.
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
Thinking long term about what might improve the corn market, you have given the discussion about relatively cheap corn prices. When you look at the recent report out saying that Argentina is going to decrease its plantings by about 15%, the crop is going to be maybe 100 some million bushels smaller. Ukraine now talking about down plantings for next year. They're looking at several million acres lower. Those two being the other major exporters in the world, I would assume if that comes into play and then you look at the demand building from ethanol, livestock, industrial uses here, we're not far from an event that would actually start to firm corn a little bit. Do you have any particular thoughts on that?
Jack Golsen
In discussing it with our -- those issues with our sales group, they, of course, believe that if all those things were to come to play, they would be positive, but we have no assurance as to those things will happen, and it's speculative to some degree.
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
Final question. I don't know to what degree you may be able to answer this or at least give some insight, but can you give us a sense of how much ammonia you produced internally in the quarter, how much ammonia was used in all of your operations, and how much ammonia was used in El Dorado?
Jack Golsen
Well, I don't have the exact tonnage of production in front of me, but you know that we have 175,000 tons of capacity of ammonia at Cherokee; Cherokee ran pretty much full out. I'm talking about annual capacity, and 250,000; 225,000 to 250,000 on Pryor.
Tony Shelby
Brent, how about instead of throwing out some numbers that are off-the-cuff, how about if we follow up with you later.
Jack Golsen
We've got the capacities in our PowerPoint.
Brent Rystrom - Feltl and Company
And then the only number I would be missing then would be how much ammonia you used in the quarter relative to that capacity?
Tony Shelby
I think we're going to ask to get back to you on that one, because we have to pull it together, it's in two or three different places.
Our next question today is a follow up from Joe Mondillo from Sidoti & Company. Please proceed with your question.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Hi guys. Just a couple of follow-up questions. First, in terms of pricing at Climate Control, has that been fairly stable or what has pricing been like this year?
Tony Shelby
It's still very competitive construction market out there, so it's been very competitive, but it's always competitive, and it really depends on a product-by-product basis, but generally, I would say it's comparable to prior years.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. So to drive the backlog of the orders that you saw in the second quarter, nothing -- you are not sort of under-pricing or anything like that, right?
Tony Shelby
Not on a general -- as a general rule, no.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay. And then also in terms of your outlook for the back half of the year at Chemical on the ag side, it sounds like given the late harvest last year, the fall application season is going to be quite strong. And also it sounds like inventories at retailers are historically low. Is that sort of what you are hearing as well? And so, the fall actually could be a pretty strong demand.
Jack Golsen
There is a waiting game right now to restock. There is always - they are waiting for a better price and the sellers are waiting for a better price also. So I think probably with some of the downtime from our standpoint, I think from the standpoint of turnaround and maintenance activities that we've got going on that the third quarter will be -- production will be down there, but for the industry as a whole, I think, is going to be -- the pricing is going to be at least as good or better than it is through the second quarter.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay, and then just lastly. Tony, the interest expense has been falling. It fell for the second straight quarter since you hit that $7 million plus number in the fourth quarter. Is the $5.5 million range, is that -- first off, why has that been falling sequentially? And is this sort of a more of a normalized interest expense that you should expect going forward, the $5.5 million?
Tony Shelby
No, the interest rate is 7.75%. It's going to be steady throughout. It's really being affected by how much we are capitalizing, which is part of the GAAP requirements, and it will continue to be a capitalized portion, it will continue to go up as construction progress increases and we complete the projects. So you will see a lower interest, total interest dollar amount on a quarter-over-quarter basis as we go forward until we complete the project.
Joe Mondillo - Sidoti & Company
Okay, so through 2015 it should fall, theoretically?
Tony Shelby
From a dollar amount, I reported net interest expense will continue to decline as we capitalize more and more interest as construction progress increases quarter-over-quarter.
Thank you. We've reached the end of our question-and-answer session. I'd like to turn the floor back over to management for any further or closing comments.
Jack Golsen
We like to thank everyone for participating today, and we like to turn the session over to Carol Oden who have some important information about forward-looking statements.
Carol Oden
Information reported on this call speaks only as of today, August 8, 2014, and therefore you are advised that time-sensitive information may no longer be accurate at the time of any replay. The comments today and the information contained in the presentation materials contain certain forward-looking statements.
All these statements, other than statements of historical facts, are forward-looking statements. Statements that include the words expect, intend, plan, believe, project, anticipate, estimate and similar statements of the future or forward-looking statement nature are identified as forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, all statements about or in references to the Architectural Building Index or any McGraw-Hill forecast, any references to natural gas costs, ammonia costs and fundamentals of the Chemical or Climate Control Business.
The forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, the following statements; we expect the remainder of 2014 and 2015 to be profitable; El Dorado expansion will add significant incremental profits; El Dorado expansion project completion date, budget and output; ratio will improve significantly when we meet our projected revenue and EBITDA growth; we will continue to have negative cash flow until the El Dorado expansion projects are completed and producing; capital expenditures and planned spending; lower production and sales in the third quarter; funding of capital spending; planned turnarounds and equipment installation; ammonia prices; gas prices; start-up dates for acid plant and concentrator and ammonia plant; outlook for architectural markets, agricultural markets; import price impact, ability to secure customers to purchase our industrial AN production; Climate Control Business, 2014 operational excellence initiatives; value drivers; recovery in construction; and growth in green market construction.
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I know they didn't teach us about food combining in high school and I also know I also didn't take much interest in biology either! How come, years later, the subjects that didn't interest us then, now become so important?
Take the digestive system for example. The amount of work it does with its balancing act of digesting acidic and starchy foods goes greatly unappreciated by the majority of people. We just throw everything 'at it' and expect it to work miracles. When we get a little older, we start to notice that 'things aren't working' as well as they used to 'down there'.
I first heard about 'food combining' from Gillian McKeith in her "You Are What You Eat" TV series on BBCAmerica. Gillian brought to light that when you eat a typical meal of starchy and acidic foods, and then shortly thereafter follow it up with a 'dessert' of fruit, you wonder why you experience gas and bloating.
McKeith's TV show took an average overweight Brit and displayed what he or she ate for a whole week on a table ... and more than one 24"x60" fold-out table was often required!
Pies, potato chips, cheese, white bread, butter, donuts, soda, sugar, tea with milk. What was surprising was the bland color combination of all the foods.
Gillian then produced another table full of fresh fruits and veggies that they could and should be eating — what a startling contrast of colorful greens, reds, yellows, and oranges in those fantastic foods! Not to mention real nutrition ...
Proper food combining is also a major topic of Sherry Brescia's too, whose book "Great Taste No Pain!" sits next to McKeith's book on my kitchen cookbook shelf.
And then along came Andrew!
See the right-hand sideber (or the bottom of this post if you're on your Smartphone) for more about this guy who totally changed how I see and eat food ... Thanks Andrew!
Back to Sherry: I totally agree with her on this point: proper food combining is grossly ignored or misunderstood by most of the western world today.
When we eat fruit after a starchy and acidic meal, our stomach is still working hard to digest the protein from the (acidic) meat, along with a starchy potato.
Both of these food items completely throw the acid-balance in our stomach out of whack (more on that farther down the page).
To add insult to injury, we then toss on top of the meat and potato some fruit — which digests very easily and rapidly — but the fruit has no-where to go!
It's trapped in your stomach, sitting on top of the meat and potatoes! Hence the gas and bloating as the fruit ferments!
Before I found Andrew Perlot and created this Go Raw Lose Weight site to help get Andrew's message out, I was still stuck in the standard-American-diet-way of eating to some degree. I tried my best to eat fruit before a regular meal, or at least wait a couple of hours before eating an apple, or a banana.
As I've voiced elsewhere on this site, I'm still miffed at all my lost years of not being a proper 'fruit-eater.' I was just messing around with the odd banana and apple every now and then, due to my dieting mentality of fruit "having too many calories" and "all that sugar." Sigh.
I had it all backwards!
So my digestive system was still stuck with dealing with the acidic and starchy foods — combined. PLEASE read this Acid-Alkaline Balance page. Thank you.
My last cooked meal consisted of chicken thighs, cooked in the oven with onion, rosemary, sage, thyme, with garlic, and 2 fresh lemons (an Ina Garten recipe!) I must admit it smelled and tasted delicious! Along with two pieces of this tasty chicken, I had a baked potato with some 'pretend butter' melted on it.
My mom came round to visit about 20 minutes later to pick up some of the chicken. I thought it was 'that good' so I'd better give it away. Otherwise I would have sat there all afternoon devouring the rest of it! In exchange for the chicken, mom gave me a slice of her homemade cheesecake, topped with cherries.
Down the hatch it went!
About an hour later, I was in the bathroom throwing up. I had been suffering from an ulcer for the past decade, and anytime I overate, the food would press against the ulcer, causing horrendous pains which were only relieved by being sick. Imagine all the acid that must've been sloshing around in my stomach, trying its best to break down the chicken's fat, (it was that good, I even ate the skin! argh) and the protein, and the starchy spud. And not to mention the fat in the cheesecake — and to get rid of all that food, you need your digestive system's acid.
And that brings me to the point about not mixing starchy alkaline foods with acidic foods and why we should use proper food combining.
The reason alkaline foods, such as potatoes, don't mix well with acidic foods, such as meat, is because the stomach needs to produce acid to digest the protein in the meat.
To the meat we then add the starchy foods (bad food combining) and one food cancels out the other — acid-wise. So there's NO ACID left in our stomachs to 'do the digestion-job'. So there it sits. Literally rotting away in our guts.
Human intestines are much longer than animal intestines. OK, so what? Well, animals are meat eaters and their digestive systems can digest meat, and with their digestive tracts being shorter, the meat travels through their systems faster.
Humans, on the other hand, eat meat, and it takes for ever to get through our longer digestive systems! And on its way, it's decaying and emitting obnoxious gas, leaving us bloated (and probably all alone!) :-)
When our digestive system gets too polluted, and slows to a crawl, pockets of pus, for some unfortunate people (and the number is rising), form in their large intestine — due to not being able to expel the food. They are constipated. Imagine how fiber from fruit can help this situation!
So when the food can't get out, and they're sat there straining, it forces little pockets to form in the wall of the colon which get infected. This is called diverticulitis, and I believe this is an extremely painful condition.
That information alone makes me, even more, want to take better care of myself and my digestive system and practice proper food combining!
In order for our stomach to do the job it was designed for, let's give it a fighting chance by using food combining to our advantage.
When we eat fruits combined, pay attention to which are alkaline and which are acidic in nature.
Here is a LIST of fruits and vegetables I've compiled for you:Acidic and Alkaline Fruits and Vegetables.
To give you an idea, here's a partial list of alkaline fruit:
Alkaline: Apples, bananas, grapes, honeydew melon, peaches, pears, raspberries, watermelons.
A partial list of acidic fruit:
Acidic: Blueberries, cranberries, and currants. Plums and prunes can also have an acidifying effect but when eaten separately, there's no problem, it's only when you COMBINE.
Here's a partial list of alkaline veggies:
Alkaline: Broccoli, carrots, cabbage, cucumber, most dark leafy greens, peas, spinach, tomatoes (which we thought were acidic, actually have an alkalizing effect), and lettuce.
A partial list of acidic vegetables:
Acidic: Acorn Squash, olives, and lentils.
Andrew Perlot goes into food combining on page 92 of his Raw Food Weight Loss & Vitality book.
I will go as far as to tell you this, Andrew Perlot does not eat meals with different fruit combinations at one sitting. Rather, he'll eat what he termed "Mono Meals" which consists of dining on one type of fruit per meal, as suggested by the title "Mono". Again, Andrew Perlot goes into detail on this in his excellent book mentioned above. This way, the stomach is happy, Andrew is happy, and you can be happy too!


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August 4: Worked out with the kettlebells this morning and also did some pull-ups and rows.
Breakfast: Left-over baked chicken, cherries, goat milk kefir and coffee.
Mid-morning: Sip of EV olive oil and can of sardines. Herbal tea.
August 4: Worked out with the kettlebells this morning and also did some pull-ups and rows.
Breakfast: Left-over baked chicken, cherries, goat milk kefir and coffee.
Mid-morning: Sip of EV olive oil and can of sardines. Herbal tea.
August 4: Lunch: Green salad with chicken, bacon, pinenuts, tomatoes and cucumbers w/ cucumber dressing. Ice tea and an apple.
Late afternoon: Sip of EV Olive oil. A few small carrots and radishes.
August 4: Dinner: Green salad with grilled chicken, feta cheese and some raspberries, blueberries and cherries on the side. Took a walk, but it was short. Later had a few nuts, 3 dark chocolate covered almonds, a small piece of goat cheese and a glass of red wine.
August 5: No breakfast. Doctor and dental appts instead. Had almonds and carrots later in a.m.
Lunch: Ceviche, green salad, small steak with egg on top. Glass of red wine. Water and coffee.
Walked a total of 1:10 to/from appointments and lunch.
August 5: Went our for dinner with old friend. Ate olives, a mashed up olive dip, seared ahi tuna, shredded vegetable salad, spinach and green beans. 3 glasses of wine (not exactly helping my goals). Walked a half hour after dinner and had 1 dark beer later.
August 6: Breakfast: Plate of raw veggies (celery, peppers, tomatoes, carrots and squash) and some raspberries, blueberries and cherries. Coffee.
Ate a nectarine and had some sardines later in the morning.
August 6: Lunch was a couple of fresh sausages and a caesar salad. Ate a couple carrots in afternoon. Dinner was a piece of beef tenderloin, a plate full of raw veggies and some berries and cherries. Walked for about 20 minutes after dinner. No alcohol today -- good for me.
Later had glass of kefir, small piece of goat cheese, 3 chocolate covered almonds and some pumpkin seeds and walnuts.
August 7: Worked out with the kettlebells before breakfast. Breakfast was a leftover extravaganza of ground beef, roasted chicken, raw vegetables and cherries. And coffee.
August 7: Couple of carrots in the late morning.
Lunch: Grilled tilapia and a huge pile of cooked spinach and broccoli.
August 7: Had a couple carrots in the afternoon and a sip of olive oil.
Dinner: Avacado salad, baked mahi-mahi and some raw fruits and vegetables. Later had some nuts, a couple of which were chocolate covered. 3 glasses of red wine total (uh-oh).
August 8: Took boy number 2 on some sprints before breakfast. Breakfast was kefir, goat cheese, a couple nuts and some berries and cherries. And coffee.


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A clunk in the front suspension...
Jeep dealer in Sydney says ball joints, recommended mechanic says RHS tie-rod, steering specialist says front sway-bar D bushings but could also be steering rack as there is a clunk when the steering wheel is jerked (engine off)... any thoughts?
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
i say DIFF bushings, there are 2 or three points where the diff mounts to chassis. there is a pressed in bush in each of those. i hear , if the jeep on a lift. get the front wheels going a bit and hit the brake. you will actuqally see the diff move iof these are bad.
they need pressed in/out .
other bushings are cheap too and known to fail. but truly i have heard of all then above/
mileage and abuse level?
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
yeah....could be anything. hard to diagnose on the net
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
Hey Rob, 35,000 miles... no abuse or off-road, thought it might be anti-sway D-bushings...
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
with 35K, unless really abused prolly not diff mounts but muellge had them go on an srt8 at 3x,000 miles.
d-bushing = the bar mounts? the ones in the front in the middle of the bar
OR the end links the connect the end of the bar to the spindle?
if its the the first one - new dealer ones are less than 10 per side.
but to me the weak link is the end links. so sway bar end to spindle. i would start there.
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
Mechanic says orginal bushing design changed, need new brackets as well, 1 hour labor, total AU$365... yikes!
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
thats insane bro.
how much of that is labor?
because seriously its 4 bolts and about 10 minutes even if you never did it before.
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
Hey guys, clunk fixed! It was the D-bushings on the anti-sway bar... $365 included 2 new bushings, 2 new brackets and labor, seems a lot but parts for Jeeps (and Jeeps) are EXPENSIVE in Australia. Full refund on the way from the out of state dealer I bought from...
thanks for your advice, you were correct!
I have a 2014 JGC SRT and it's doing the same thing, every time a go thru a speed bump I heart a noise in the front area. Sometimes when I break and then accelerate I can hear the same noise.
Do you guys think is the same thing?
Ok, so I took my Jeep to the dealer so they can have a look a the noise in the suspension. They called me back a few hours later so I can go and test my car again, they said they adjusted some suspension related things. I still hear a noise when going thru bumps, more noticeable in slow speeds. Took it back so they can keep looking.
Will let you know the result.
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
Re: A clunk in the front suspension...
Any update on this? I have a similar knock
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