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Outdoor play is not only a vital part of childrens' lives at home, but also can be a fun and important part of a school's curriculum. Colin MacAdam, managing director of Playforce, explores how outdoor play can support the delivery of a creative curriculum.
Why Do We Need to Think Creatively?
Creativity is a process that involves the discovery of new ideas. It is fuelled by a conscious or unconscious insight. We must consider pedagogical delivery methods and learning environments that not only engage pupils in new and exciting discoveries, but also ones that consolidate their knowledge and build upon existing ideas for future success in life.
Outdoor grounds can play a key role in pupils' engagement with learning and their motivation to succeed. Activity based learning in the outdoor classroom is a highly powerful tool; it is not only crucial to a child's emotional and social development but presents a whole new educational experience too. Children can take part in imaginative and inventive playful learning; they can also learn the importance of taking risks and overcoming challenges and obstacles.
The Enjoyment of Exploration
All young children share an innate passion to play and explore their surroundings. The outdoor classroom presents an array of opportunities for pupils to take part in both independent and collaborative experimental learning. Consider here a creative approach to teaching children about their surrounding environment. In an outdoor setting, children can be at one with nature; they can immerse themselves in a sensory experience. For example, supervised play areas can lend themselves to nature gardens which allow pupils to discover insects, foliage, varying seasons and changeable temperatures. At a young age a child's manipulative skills are developing and they will enjoy tactile experiences; wet and dry sand, water, paint and clay. Through exploring the school pond or flower bed children can learn about water life such as frogs, fish and different plant species.
In comparison to the indoor classroom where text books and the Internet may be used, the outdoor classroom opens the door to further learning opportunities. Pupils can fully immerse themselves in the natural environment taking part in a hands-on, engaging experience; they can touch, smell and listen to their surrounding world.
A Child's Imagination is the Limit!
A creative outdoor learning environment should encourage children to inhabit the area in an open-ended, flexible, free flowing manner. Imaginative play is an essential 'game' that children use to replay situations or events they may have seen, or to recreate a scene involving their favourite film character. It might involve the stimulation and rehearsal of communication, social and language skills. School grounds that offer an area for story telling or a spacious zone for role play can present far reaching cross curricular benefits. Links to literacy can be achieved; allowing pupils to act out a scene from their favourite book, for instance. Alternatively, consider a themed day; a pirate and princess day offers children an exciting and creative opportunity to dress up and take part in pirate ship battles or wear their favourite princess tiara.
Self-initiated play is key for a child's development. It involves making decisions about what they want to do, where, with whom and what resources they will need. A fun experience, but it also presents key citizenship skills; communication, sharing ideas, respecting others and voicing opinions.
School ground adventures
Presenting a range of activities to a child can increase their motivation to succeed; school grounds that offer colourful zoned play areas have been found to engage pupils and subsequently impact upon their concentration and behaviour. Adventurous environments that engage a child in physical and mental agility tests not only present an active curriculum for increased health and wellbeing, but also provide links to numeracy and problem solving skills. An obstacle course or multi-level play area might challenge a child to learn about risk taking and friendly competition. Fine motor skills, such as spatial awareness, hand/eye co-ordination and accuracy can be developed also. Introducing a sporting challenge, such as World Cup Week can offer an abundance of creative approaches to teaching the curriculum. Strong links between subjects such as sport, geography and history can be made here. Pupils can learn about different countries, colours and patterns of worldwide flags, whilst also understanding the history of football and the World Cup. Connected learning that is relevant and purposeful results in a class that is fully engaged with both the teacher and their peers.
Creative Collaboration
The ability to work effectively as part of a team or independently is a key skill for adult life. Presenting the music curriculum, for example, the outdoor classroom not only allows children to experience the range of sounds, tempos and dynamics of musical instruments, but also challenges groups to compose musical performances. Classes can be split into three teams; a singing choir, a dance group and a band playing the musical instruments. Social awareness is encouraged; playing in groups helps a child to learn the importance of sharing, solving problems, respect and friendly relations.
A history lesson can be linked here also, such as the teaching of Big Ben, the largest four faced chiming clock in the world. Conventionally a theory based lesson, a teacher may naturally think to present traditional text books or a website about Big Ben to the class. However, what about extending the imagination and delivering this lesson in a practical and physical way through a large hand cast bell panel in the playground.
Further artistic talents can be drawn upon in the natural environment through collages or model making; children can collect foliage and fallen leaves to create a visual representation of their dream holiday destination, or their favourite animal. Once again, this allows children a wholly sensory experience, testing their decision making skills, patience and artistic ability.
Ultimately, children revel in freedom of movement and in play that is inventive, adventurous and stimulating. This should serve as our inspiration to providing creative play to truly enthuse and engage young children.


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Musings on the Mediterranean "Monsters"
Persepolis, Briton Rivière by Gregory Jusdanis Many travelers still seek solitude among the tourists, the luxury to communicate personally with the ruins. They long to leave their minds on idle, while they enter the vista before them, undisturbed by the other souls striving for the same illusion. I often...Read More
A. Staley Groves on Andrew Breitbart
Illustration by DonkeyHotey by A. Staley Groves I admit a smile crossed my face when I read Breitbart was rushed to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and pronounced dead. Not because his children would lose a father, nor his wife a husband. Rather that the iconoclastic boy-warrior was...Read More
Throw Your Blows
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Human Finitude as Plot Device
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April 4, 2008
A Proposal: Get Serious About the Foreign-Language Requirement
The very idea of discussing the foreign-language requirement for graduate degrees in English is enough to drive us faculty members back to our offices to grade first-year composition papers. How can we bear to hear yet again the responsible and powerful arguments in favor of the requirement — and the practical arguments against it? If we have directed graduate programs, we have painful memories of struggling to get students through a requirement that many of them see as pointless,
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When My Life Changed (Jeff x BEN) Ch. 17When My Life Changed Ch. 17: Tell me the truth.More Like This
"I c-can't....." BEN replied. "Why not? You know you can tell me anything..." Jeff said, leaning against the couch on the floor and pulling BEN over, setting him on his lap as he wiped away fresh tears that fell from his best friends pitch black eyes.
"I know.....I-I just.....don't want it to change anything.....if I tell you..." he sniffled. "Change what?" Jeff asked. "Our friendship, the way you think about me....!"
Jeff looked down at the fragile, tiny body sitting loosely on his lap. He held him close as BEN laid there, limp, with saddened, tired eyes, messy hair, and dirty cloths. He looked as if he desperately needed sleep.
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can some give some good pointers on how i shold start pin tradeing cuz am new to this
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can some give some good pointers on how i shold start pin tradeing cuz am new to this
Buy pins, sometimes you can get good clearance deals at disneystore.com or buy one of those packs at the park.
When you see a CM with a lanyard, if they aren't busy, ask them nicely if you can see their pins. If you see one you like, tell them you want to trade for it. Then trade :)
Soon you will be addicted like the rest of us lol!!!
There are a few rules, check out the official pin trading site for info: Official Disney Pin Trading - Get Started!
Find a subject you like and start there. For me it;s haunted mansion and villains!!
I've found that the Limited Edition pins come in more unique designs and tend to catch the pin trader's eye more often than not. So if you're really looking to trade or just have a diverse lanyard Limited Edition is the way to go. As a plus you'll be one in however few collectors to have that specific pin :) It kind of makes you feel elite and skilled in pin collecting :)
Hello there fellow newbie pin-trader!
I started right before Christmas with 2 pins a neighbor gave be. She said keep one and trade one. Well I did and in a matter of a few months, I know have 200 between myself and my daughter...kinda got outta hand...lol.
Pretty much the advice you've seen so far is good advice. Find something Disney that is special to YOU and start collecting. By doing this you will soon find that collecting and trading your pins will be extra special to you that money couldn't buy. :)
So just pick ONE Disney thing and happy pin collecting ;)


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WANTED: Please check my trade list, esp. firebird
Here's my list. Have I missed anything?
~ firebird - snapdragon plants for shasta daisy & red zinnia seeds ~ How many snapdragons do you want? I forgot to ask earlier. ~
mikeb1206 - 35 of my cosmos for his rain lily seeds or bulbs
weenerdogg - dill (?), chives, 15 catmint seeds? for his lariope
Brenda/barefoot - bread for lunch
Sylvia - bread for trailing vinca and confetti lantana
Debbie - (seeds) Black-Eyed Susan Becky, Anagallis monelli, Celosia Fresh Look Red/Yellow, Dayflower blue, dianthus russian skies, snap dragons for stella d'oro and artemesia
alley/Alison - jugs for seeds - Black eyed susan-both kinds, dayflower, armeria bees mixed (find Alley by 11)
Cheryl/seamommy - white snapdragon seeds for columbine seeds & peony
Mommyfox - assorted seeds to include white snapdragon for pots, groundcovers & cuttings
fortunegardener - cosmos(35) and candytuft seeds for variegated vinca and monkey grass
Phyllis - 8 pansies, 6 snapdragons, chives if available for zephrina hollyhock plants, & seed for red salvia, red cypress & hyacinth bean vine
SandyB/organicgardener - bread, 12 - 13 pansies, SEEDS - agastache anisata 25, blanket flower goblin 40, catmint 8, nasturtium 15, snapdragon RB 75, arugula 75, cucumber 10, spinach 75, scallion 75, lettuce, radish, dill for *seeds - Nueves Azorean tomato, flamme, French Dandelion, Amaranth, pale pink & white salvia, balsam impatien - *plants - gill ivy, horse herb plants - *cuttings - coleus - *domes, trays & WS containers - *Herbal book
Sherman/sshuang - bread for WS pots & strawberry plants
Lila/pondnut - seeds of ornamental cabbage, white snapdragons, agastache anisata &? for wintercreeper & thyme
joie33 - Gallardia/Blanket Flower Goblin for rain lily seeds
chickenmom - white hollyhock & snapdragon seeds for basil & veronica seeds


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Winnipeg Free Press - PRINT EDITION
Corner stores are disappearing, but for immigrants they represent a new lease on life
Paul's Solo Store is owned by a guy named Changhee.
Paul doesn't work here anymore.
Instead, Changhee Lee and his wife and two sons, both teenagers, spend 13 hours a day, seven days a week, operating a corner store on Mountain Avenue that is a world away from their former life in South Korea.
"It's hard to keep business," Lee explained. "There's going to be more 7-Elevens and Safeways. A bunch of them are already around here."
For the Lees, the modest North End corner store is their home, their business and their stake in a new country. It's their present and future.
Yet corner stores, once a staple of urban existence, are disappearing from the city's ever-evolving landscape. Since the turn of the century, corner stores had been a sentimental and necessary form of local commerce, at first providing all kinds of groceries to neighbourhood families, many of whom didn't own vehicles.
By the 1950s and '60s, the corner store became a place where children bought penny candy and treats, and where parents grabbed whatever was missing from the pantry shelves or fridge.
For many Winnipeggers of a certain age, the corner store was the site of their first independent transaction -- a chocolate bar, a bag of chips, bubble gum.
But nothing lasts forever, even one of those giant jawbreakers.
"Then came the mini-marts," noted Reg Litz, a professor of entrepreneurial studies at the University of Manitoba's Asper School of Business.
"Then came the 7-Elevens. Bit by bit, piece by piece, we pushed these guys out of the market. There just isn't enough volume or margin left to sustain. So that real estate got employed for something else."
Now the suburbs are littered with the skeletons of old corner stores or they have vanished outright. Where there were once hundreds of similar neighbourhood groceries in the early part of the last century, there are now just a handful of survivors.
In Winnipeg's North End, the bulk of those remaining stores are owned and operated by Korean families -- first-generation immigrants who live above or behind the grocery, living a life that has nothing to do with convenience.
At the Redwood Grocery, Jang-Whan Lee and his wife, Hyunhee, have manned the counter every day since arriving from Korea four years ago. Lee didn't know English, much less the difference between the caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee on his shelves.
"Right now," he said, in broken English, "my customers teach me (the language). I learned pronunciation."
Lee said the advantage of owning the corner store was that customers knew what they wanted and could simply grab the item or point to it. The rest was math, and for Lee, every transaction was a lesson.
Don Lee bought Royal Grocery seven years ago, and since that time, he and his wife take exactly three days off each year -- two on the July long weekend and Christmas.
Sam Ma, who owns Sunny's Foods, takes two days off a year, also on July long weekend. Last year, he, his wife and two children went camping.
"It's hard work," Ma said. "Not many spend time with their family. All day long, work."
The main traffic for corner stores such as Ma's and the Lees' is for sports betting and lottery tickets, cigarettes and pop.
How's business?
"That's a good question," Lee said. "There used to be a lot of grocery stores, but they've become extinct, like dinosaurs. If you want a Slurpee, go to 7-Eleven, but their prices are a little higher."
As Lee is speaking, in walks regular customer Alice Ronn to buy a newspaper and, upon being asked, expresses her solidarity with the small corner store. "It's so handy," Ronn said. "(But) they're having a hard time. I don't know how they survive.
"It's not fair. I mean, look how friendly they are. Here, you feel comfortable."
Over at the Redwood Grocery, a string of customers that ring the bell walking through Jang-Whan's door call him Joe, their anglofied version of Jang, who doesn't mind at all.
"Have a good one, Joe," Ellen Deschutter said, after picking up some potato chips and dip.
Litz said the extinction of the corner store is just another example of urban Darwinism at work.
"In some cases, stores are existing when they don't have any business existing," he said.
"They have a very difficult time facing the reality that the world has changed. People in retail, like people in general, are subject to self-deception.
"That said, you have to recognize that some small stores still have, and are going to continue to have, a reason to stay in business. They create value for their customers. That value is something big-box stores can't create.
"Is it sad? I suppose from the standpoint of knowing the people who are serving you, having a history there, being recognized and treated as an individual, yes, that's sad. The big-box is comparatively impersonal.
But as a society, we've brought it on ourselves. We've chosen what appears to be more efficient."
Although a century has passed since the birth of the corner store, some human elements of the dwindling business model haven't changed.
All the Lees (not related) interviewed for this story have children (the oldest in the three families was 19), the sole reason for picking up their life in Korea and plunking it in the middle of a Canadian Prairie city.
"My two kids gained more chance," Jang-Whan said. "I want them to have a better future. I tell them, 'You are very, very lucky.' They know that now."
Changhee wants his sons, Jay and Brandon, to get a better education. He doesn't want them standing behind a counter 12 hours a day selling lottery tickets and cigarettes.
In fact, at the stores visited, the children often served as translators for their parents.
The high number of Korean owners isn't coincidence, but represents not just a cultural pipeline -- most current Korean owners bought from former Korean owners -- but the changing ethnic makeup of the neighbourhood, which has a large number of Asian immigrants.
"If you went into those same stores 100 years ago, the owners would have been speaking Yiddish or Polish or Ukrainian," said architectural historian Randy Rostecki, a longtime North End resident. "You would have been talking to their children, who were going to university.
"They are operating (their businesses) the same way, on a tiny profit," Rostecki added.
"It's been the same for a lot of immigrant groups. The first generation takes the hit. They get established. They're the ones who stick it out at these places."
Corner stores have always represented, at least in the last half-century, a quaint remnant of a simpler past before everything got faster, even the food. Said Litz: "Is it sort of a warm place in your heart? Certainly it is."
Though the number of corner grocers will probably continue to fall -- or at least have trouble eking out a living -- Rostecki believes a few will survive for the same reason they have for more than a century.
"As long as you've got immigrant groups coming over with some business smarts, they will try to make a go of it," he said.
Some are escaping devastating poverty or tyranny or famine or war. Some things in this world are worse than selling pop to schoolchildren.
Every so often, Jang-Whan Lee will reflect on his life in Korea, where the competition for middle-class jobs was intense, where students study for 13 hours a day and workers over age 40 are commonly replaced by the next generation.
In Canada, Lee understands his humble business empire, where he sells everything from children's toys to canned tuna, might not make him rich. At least monetarily.
"It's mine," said the man they call Joe. "I'm happy. Don't worry about it."
Danger on the job
ONE day, Jang-Whan Lee was smiling and chatty.
The next, the look on his face signalled trouble.
Only a few days after a Free Press reporter had dropped in on Lee's Redwood Grocery, we returned with a photographer, as promised, to take some pictures.
Instead, a shaken Lee described a robbery that had occurred after the first interview.
"Two men," he said. "It happened at 8:30 (Wednesday night). One had a long knife -- this long."
Lee's hands spread apart more than 30 centimetres. Sounds like a machete, he was told.
"Yes, machete," Lee replied.
The thugs also robbed one of Lee's customers who was in the store at the time. The hooded bandits, both armed, made off with an undisclosed amount of cash and a few packs of cigarettes.
"I was scared," Lee said. "My wife, she not sleep."
Corner stores are a source of income and a steady job for new immigrants, but they also face the danger of robbery and violence commonly associated with convenience stores.
Sam Ma, owner of Sunny's Foods, said security is his No. 1 concern. Asked if he'd ever been robbed, Ma replied, "Not yet."
It's why Ma vows his school-age children won't ever work behind his store counter.
"Security reasons," he said, noting he reads accounts of convenience-store robberies in the newspaper "almost every day."
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Josh Reddick doesn't only sit on a Triple H-themed folding chair in the middle of the Red Sox clubhouse and he didn't only buy Dustin Pedroia an autographed Ric Flair robe off eBay earlier this season. Nope, he also apparently spends time thinking about his own wrestling costume, just in case a career change comes along.
"Obviously I'd have to put on about 30 more pounds," he told CSNNE.com's Jessica Camerato. "I feel like I'd be one of those high-flying guys that just jumps up off the ropes all the time doing all kinds of crazy flips, that kind of thing. I'd be loud — I'd have to be loud. The quiet guys don't really make it a whole lot. [I would] probably wear the standard Speedo with kneepads and boots. It'd have to be red. Red's been my color since I don't know how long."
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Press release from PR Newswire
Greenbrier Reports Strong Fiscal Third Quarter Financial Results
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Greenbrier Reports Strong Fiscal Third Quarter Financial Results06:00 EDT Thursday, June 28, 2012~ Posts EPS of $0.61; Backlog of 11,500 units valued at $1.14 billion ~~ New tank car production line planned to address growing demandLAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE: GBX) today reported results for its fiscal third quarter ended May 31, 2012.Third Quarter Highlights Revenue for the third quarter of 2012 was a record $507.8 million, up 11% from $458.2 million in the second quarter of this year, and up 60% from $317.3 million in the prior year's third quarter. Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier ("net earnings") for the quarter were $19.1 million, or $0.61 per diluted share, compared to $17.7 million, or $0.57 per diluted share, in the second quarter of this year, and a net loss of $3.3 million, or a loss of $0.14 per diluted share, in the same period last year. Adjusted EBITDA for the quarter was $44.6 million, or 8.8% of revenue, compared to $40.1 million, or 8.7% of revenue in the second quarter of 2012, and $25.7 million, or 8.1% of revenue in the third quarter of 2011. New railcar deliveries in the third quarter of 2012 were 4,500 units, compared to 3,700 units in the second quarter of 2012, and 2,200 units in the third quarter of 2011. Current quarter deliveries include approximately 800 units under lease which were sold to third parties as part of the Company's enhanced lease syndication activities. During the third quarter, the Company received orders for 3,100 new railcars. Greenbrier's new railcar manufacturing backlog as of May 31, 2012 was 11,500 units with an estimated value of $1.14 billion, compared to 12,500 units with a value of $1.10 billion as of February 29, 2012.Discussion of Quarterly Results and OutlookWilliam A. Furman, president and chief executive officer, said, "I am pleased with our strong quarterly results. Revenue and gross margin grew in each of our business segments as compared to the second quarter of this year. We continue to benefit from efficiencies of operating at higher volumes, particularly in our manufacturing segment where we delivered a record 4,500 railcars this quarter. Approximately 800 of these deliveries were new leased railcars that were sold to third parties as part of our enhanced lease syndication activities. As compared to the second quarter of this year, manufacturing gross margin grew by over $10 million, and gross margin as a percentage of revenue grew to 10.8%, as compared to 9.2%. Our managed fleet also grew by 2,000 units." Furman added, "The value of our backlog increased for the third consecutive quarter. We continue to see demand across multiple railcar types, and continue to diversify the product mix in our backlog, which now includes seven different railcar types in North America. Small-cubed covered hopper cars used to carry sand for shale drilling activity comprised 18% of our backlog value as of May 31, 2012. As a result of increased demand for tank cars, we are increasing tank car production rates, and plan to open a second tank car line in fiscal 2013. We also received two barge orders valued at $25 million during the quarter, and believe that marine orders for delivery in 2013 will continue to grow." Furman concluded, "We continue to focus on working capital management and free cashflow. During the quarter, we generated cash provided by operating activities of over $61 million, and reduced net debt by $35 million." Segment DetailsThe Manufacturing segment consists of new railcar production in Europe and North America and marine production in North America. Manufacturing segment revenue for the third quarter was $364.9 million, compared to $173.5 million in the third fiscal quarter of 2011. The revenue increase was primarily due to higher railcar deliveries and higher per unit average sales prices. Deliveries during the quarter totaled 4,500 units, compared to 2,200 units in the same period last year. Manufacturing gross margin for the third quarter was 10.8% of revenue, compared to 9.2% of revenue in the second quarter of this year, and 8.5% in the third quarter of 2011. The increase in gross margin from the third quarter of 2011 is primarily attributable to efficiencies gained by operating at higher production rates, more favorable pricing and change in sales mix.The Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts segment, which consists of a network of 40 locations, provides wheel services, repairs and refurbishes railcars, and provides railcar parts across North America. Revenue for this segment in the third quarter was $125.1 million, compared to $126.3 million in the same period last year. The slight decline is primarily the result of lower demand for wheel set replacements offset by higher refurbishment and parts demand. Wheel volumes were down due to the unseasonably warm winter in the current year; cold weather typically causes wheel sets to wear at a faster rate. In addition, an industry-wide decline in coal car loadings contributed to decreased wheel demand, as coal cars are higher mileage railcars. Gross margin for the Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts segment was 10.8% of revenue, compared to 12.0% of revenue in the third quarter of 2011, and 11.1% of revenue in the second quarter of this year. The decrease in gross margin from the third quarter of 2011 was primarily a result of a change in sales mix, a decrease in scrap metal pricing, and costs and inefficiencies associated with replacing certain wheel sets produced at our Mexico City wheel shop which do not conform to America Association of Railroads mounting standards.The Leasing & Services segment includes results from both Greenbrier's own lease fleet of approximately 9,000 railcars, as well as from fleet management services the Company provides for approximately 218,000 railcars owned by third parties. Revenue for this segment was $17.7 million for the quarter, compared to $17.5 million in the same quarter last year. Leasing & Services gross margin for the quarter was 50.2% of revenue, compared to 48.6% of revenue for the second quarter of this year, and 47.0% of revenue in the third quarter of 2011. The increase in both revenue and gross margin, compared to the third quarter of 2011, were primarily a result of higher rents earned on a greater number of leased railcars for syndication. Lease fleet utilization as of the end of the quarter was 95.5%, compared to 97.3% as of February 29, 2012, and 96.8% as of May 31, 2011,. Gains on disposition of equipment in the current quarter were $2.6 million, compared to $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2011. Selling and administrative costs were $28.8 million or 5.7% of revenue for the quarter, versus $22.6 million or 7.1% of revenue for the same quarter last year. The increase is primarily due to an increase in employee related costs, including incentive-based compensation. In addition, revenue-based fees paid to our joint venture partner in Mexico increased due to higher activity levels. We also incurred nonrecurring legal and audit fees associated with the structuring of a leased railcar syndication transaction.Interest and foreign exchange expense was $6.6 million in the third quarter, compared to $9.8 million for the same period in 2011. The third quarter benefited from lower interest rates due to refinancing activities completed in the prior comparable period. The tax rate for the quarter was 29.7%; the estimated tax rate for the balance of the year is about 33%. The lower tax rate for the quarter was due to discrete tax items.Business OutlookBased on current business trends, management anticipates that revenue, adjusted EBITDA and earnings per share will be higher in the fourth quarter of 2012, compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. The company expects to deliver approximately 4,000 new railcars in the fourth quarter. The lower anticipated deliveries in the fourth quarter, as compared to the third quarter, are due to line changeovers, changes in product mix, and lower syndications of leased railcars. Conference CallGreenbrier will host a teleconference to discuss third quarter results. In conjunction with this news release, Greenbrier has posted a supplemental earnings presentation to our website. Teleconference details are as follows: June 28, 2012 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time Phone: 1-630-395-0143, Password: "Greenbrier" Real-time Audio Access: ("Newsroom" at http://www.gbrx.com)Please access the site 10 minutes prior to the start time. Following the call, a webcast replay will be available for 30 days. Telephone replay will be available through July 14, 2012 at 1-402-998-0083. About Greenbrier CompaniesGreenbrier, (www.gbrx.com), headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, is a leading supplier of transportation equipment and services to the railroad industry. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars in its three manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and Mexico and marine barges at its U.S. facility. It also repairs and refurbishes freight cars and provides wheels and railcar parts at 40 locations across North America. Greenbrier builds new railroad freight cars and refurbishes freight cars for the European market through both its operations in Poland and various subcontractor facilities throughout Europe. Greenbrier owns approximately 9,000 railcars, and performs management services for approximately 218,000 railcars."SAFE HARBOR" STATEMENT UNDER THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995: This release may contain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expected new railcar production volumes and schedules, expected customer demand for the Company's products and services, plans to increase manufacturing capacity, new railcar delivery volumes and schedules, growth in demand for the Company's railcar services and parts business, and the Company's future financial performance. Greenbrier uses words such as "anticipates," "believes," "forecast," "potential," "contemplates," "expects," "intends," "plans," "seeks," "estimates," "could," "would," "will," "may," "can," and similar expressions to identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to certain risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from in the results contemplated by the forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, reported backlog is not indicative of our financial results; turmoil in the credit markets and financial services industry; high levels of indebtedness and compliance with the terms of our indebtedness; write-downs of goodwill, intangibles and other assets in future periods; sufficient availability of borrowing capacity; fluctuations in demand for newly manufactured railcars or failure to obtain orders as anticipated in developing forecasts; loss of one or more significant customers; customer payment defaults or related issues; actual future costs and the availability of materials and a trained workforce; failure to design or manufacture new products or technologies or to achieve certification or market acceptance of new products or technologies; steel or specialty component price fluctuations and availability and scrap surcharges; changes in product mix and the mix between segments; labor disputes, energy shortages or operating difficulties that might disrupt manufacturing operations or the flow of cargo; production difficulties and product delivery delays as a result of, among other matters, changing technologies, production of new railcar types, or non-performance of subcontractors or suppliers; ability to obtain suitable contracts for the sale of leased equipment and risks related to car hire and residual values; difficulties associated with governmental regulation, including environmental liabilities; integration of current or future acquisitions; succession planning; all as may be discussed in more detail under the headings "Risk Factors" and "Forward Looking Statements" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2011, and our other reports on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which reflect management's opinions only as of the date hereof. Except as otherwise required by law, we do not assume any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier before loss on extinguishment of debt, interest and foreign exchange, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measurement tool commonly used by rail supply companies and Greenbrier. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for other financial statement data determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, the Adjusted EBITDA measure presented may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(In thousands, unaudited)May 31,2012February 29,2012August 31,2011 AssetsCash and cash equivalents$ 44,915$ 40,666$ 50,222Restricted cash6,0892,2492,113Accounts receivable, net 172,086177,544188,443Inventories346,122365,811323,512Leased railcars for syndication66,77679,68130,690Equipment on operating leases, net334,872322,811321,141Property, plant and equipment, net172,729165,700161,200Goodwill137,066137,066137,066Intangibles and other assets, net84,69385,15587,268$ 1,365,348$ 1,376,683$ 1,301,655Liabilities and EquityRevolving notes$ 71,430$ 101,446$ 90,339Accounts payable and accrued liabilities323,977340,328316,536Deferred income taxes88,51489,62383,839Deferred revenue17,8721,2305,900Notes payable428,028428,454429,140 Total equity Greenbrier418,161399,788361,573Noncontrolling interest17,36615,81414,328Total equity435,527415,602375,901$ 1,365,348$ 1,376,683$ 1,301,655 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(In thousands, except per share amounts, unaudited)Three Months EndedMay 31,Nine Months EndedMay 31,2012201120122011RevenueManufacturing$ 364,930$ 173,487$ 947,792$ 415,548Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts125,145126,317362,788333,600Leasing & Services17,72217,47653,60151,406507,797317,2801,364,181800,554Cost of revenueManufacturing325,424158,674852,464385,974Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts111,610111,202324,055299,026Leasing & Services8,8259,25427,78327,099445,859279,1301,204,302712,099Margin61,93838,150159,87988,455Selling and administrative 28,78422,58076,99858,212Gain on disposition of equipment(2,585)(1,678)(8,897)(6,148)Earnings from operations35,73917,24891,77836,391Other costsInterest and foreign exchange6,5609,80718,57430,646Loss on extinguishment of debt-10,007-10,007Earnings (loss) before income taxes and earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates 29,179 (2,566) 73,204 (4,262)Income tax benefit (expense) (8,655)301(21,798)812Earnings (loss) before earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates 20,524 (2,265) 51,406 (3,450)Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates201(539)(99)(1,700)Net earnings (loss) 20,725(2,804)51,307(5,150)Net earnings attributable to noncontrolling interest (1,608) (510) (4) (1,019) Net earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier $ 19,117 $ (3,314) $ 51,303 $ (6,169)Basic earnings (loss) per common share$ 0.71$ (0.14)$ 1.94$ (0.27)Diluted earnings (loss) per common share$ 0.61$ (0.14)$ 1.65$ (0.27)Weighted average common shares:Basic26,98124,12726,37822,893Diluted33,86224,12733,64022,893 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS(In thousands, unaudited)Nine Months EndedMay 31,20122011Cash flows from operating activitiesNet income (loss)$ 51,307$ (5,150)Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:Deferred income taxes4,801(5,276)Depreciation and amortization30,60328,174Gain on sales of leased equipment(8,897)(2,901)Accretion of debt discount2,4165,446Stock based compensation expense6,7244,961Loss on extinguishment of debt (non-cash portion)-2,868Other3,58691Decrease (increase) in assets:Accounts receivable10,429(51,427)Inventories(26,748)(83,293)Leased railcars for syndication(43,561)(48,465)Other(1,419)5,834Increase (decrease) in liabilities:Accounts payable and accrued liabilities12,40177,273 Deferred revenue11,991(5,442)Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities53,633(77,307)Cash flows from investing activitiesProceeds from sales of equipment33,25314,179Investment in and advances to unconsolidated affiliates(544)(979)Decrease (increase) in restricted cash (3,976)308Capital expenditures(72,117)(59,689)Other3552Net cash used in investing activities(43,349)(46,129)Cash flows from financing activitiesNet change in revolving notes with maturities of 90 days or less(49,114)3,694Proceeds from revolving notes with maturities longer than 90 days56,64413,373Repayments of revolving notes with maturities longer than 90 days(23,573)(6,194)Proceeds from issuance of notes payable2,500231,250Debt issuance costs-(7,857)Repayments of notes payable(6,028)(238,569)Gross proceeds from equity offering-63,180Excess tax benefit from restricted stock awards2,670-Investment by joint venture partner410-Expenses from equity offering-(420)Other-26Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(16,491)58,483Effect of exchange rate changes900391Decrease in cash and cash equivalents(5,307)(64,562)Cash and cash equivalentsBeginning of period50,22298,864End of period$ 44,915$ 34,302 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONQuarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)Operating results by quarter for 2012 and 2011 are as follows: (In thousands, except per share amount) First Second ThirdNine MonthTotal2012Revenue Manufacturing$ 262,656$ 320,206$ 364,930$ 947,792 Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts117,749119,894125,145362,788 Leasing & Services17,79418,08617,72253,601398,199458,186507,7971,364,181Cost of revenue Manufacturing236,188290,851325,424852,464 Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts105,891106,554111,610324,055 Leasing & Services9,6639,2958,82527,783351,742406,700445,8591,204,302Margin46,45751,48661,938159,879Selling and administrative 23,23524,97928,78476,998Gain on disposition of equipment(3,658)(2,654)(2,585)(8,897)Earnings from operations26,88029,16135,73991,778Other costs Interest and foreign exchange5,3836,6306,56018,574Earnings before income tax and earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates 21,497 22,531 29,179 73,204Income tax expense(7,797)(5,348)(8,655)(21,798)Earnings (loss) from unconsolidated affiliates (372) 72 201 (99)Net earnings13,32817,25520,72551,307Net (earnings) loss attributable to Noncontrolling interest 1,189 415 (1,608) (4)Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier$ 14,517$ 17,670$ 19,117$ 51,303Basic earnings per common share: (1)$ 0.57$ 0.66$ 0.71$ 1.94Diluted earnings per common share: (2)$ 0.48$ 0.57$ 0.61$ 1.65(1) Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. (2) Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. Dilutive earnings per common share includes the outstanding warrants using the treasury stock method and the dilutive effect of shares underlying the 2018 Convertible Notes using the "if converted" method in which debt issuance and interest costs, net of tax, were added back to net earnings. THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONQuarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)(In thousands, except per share amount)FirstSecondThirdFourthTotal2011Revenue Manufacturing$ 85,440$ 156,621$ 173,487$ 305,554$ 721,102 Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts95,268112,015126,317119,265452,865 Leasing & Services18,22615,70417,47617,91769,323198,934284,340317,280442,7361,243,290Cost of revenue Manufacturing79,747147,552158,674275,154661,127 Wheel Services, Refurbishment & Parts86,411101,413111,202106,423405,449 Leasing & Services9,1208,7259,25410,08437,183175,278257,690279,130391,6611,103,759Margin23,65626,65038,15051,075139,531Selling and administrative 17,93817,69322,58022,11580,326Gain on disposition of equipment(2,510)(1,961)(1,678)(2,220)(8,369)Earnings from operations8,22810,91817,24831,18067,574Other costs Interest and foreign exchange10,30410,5369,8076,34536,992 Loss on extinguishment of debt--10,0075,65015,657Earnings (loss) before income tax and loss from unconsolidated affiliates (2,076) 382 (2,566) 19,185 14,925Income tax benefit (expense)611(100)301(4,376)(3,564)Loss from unconsolidated affiliates (587) (575) (539) (1,273) (2,974)Net earnings (loss)(2,052)(293)(2,804)13,5368,387Net earnings attributable to Noncontrolling interest (252) (257) (510) (902) (1,921)Net earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier $ (2,304) $ (550) $ (3,314) $ 12,634 $ 6,466Basic earnings (loss) per common share: (1) $ (0.11) $ (0.02) $ (0.14) $ 0.50 $ 0.27Diluted earnings (loss) per common share: (2) $ (0.11) $ (0.02) $ (0.14) $ 0.42 $ 0.24(1) Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. Unvested restricted stock awards are excluded from the per share calculation for the first, second and third quarters due to a net loss in each of those periods.2010 includes income of $11.(2) Quarterly amounts do not total to the year to date amount as each period is calculated discretely. The dilutive effect of warrants is excluded from per share calculations for the first, second and third quarters due to net losses for those periods. The fourth quarter dilutive earnings per common share includes the outstanding warrants using the treasury stock method and the dilutive effect of shares underlying the 2018 Convertible Notes using the "if converted" method in which debt issuance and interest costs, net of tax, were added back to net earnings. THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONReconciliation of Net Earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier to Adjusted EBITDA (1)(In thousands, unaudited)Three Months EndedMay 31,Nine Months EndedMay 31,2012201120122011Net earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier $ 19,117 $ (3,314) $ 51,303 $ (6,169)Loss on extinguishment of debt-10,007-10,007Interest and foreign exchange6,5609,80718,57430,646Income tax expense (benefit)8,655(301)21,798(812)Depreciation and amortization10,2819,54830,60328,174Adjusted EBITDA $ 44,613$ 25,747$ 122,278$ 61,846(1) Adjusted EBITDA is not a financial measure under generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP). We define Adjusted EBITDA as earnings (loss) attributable to Greenbrier before loss on extinguishment of debt, interest and foreign exchange, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization. Adjusted EBITDA is a performance measurement tool commonly used by rail supply companies and Greenbrier. You should not consider Adjusted EBITDA in isolation or as a substitute for other financial statement data determined in accordance with GAAP. In addition, because Adjusted EBITDA is not a measure of financial performance under GAAP and is susceptible to varying calculations, the Adjusted EBITDA measure presented may differ from and may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies. Three MonthsEnded May 31,2012Backlog Activity (units)February 29, 2012 backlog12,500Orders received3,100Production held as Leased railcars for syndication(400)Production sold directly to third parties(3,700)May 31, 2012 backlog11,500Delivery Information (units)Production sold directly to third parties3,700Sales of Leased railcars for syndication 800Third quarter ended May 31, 2012 deliveries4,500 THE GREENBRIER COMPANIES, INC.SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATIONCalculation of Earnings (Loss) Per ShareThe shares used in the computation of the Company's basic and diluted earnings (loss) per common share are reconciled as follows:(In thousands)Three Months EndedMay 31,Nine Months EndedMay 31,2012201120122011Weighted average basic common shares outstanding (1)26,98124,12726,37822,893Dilutive effect of employee stock options (2)----Dilutive effect of warrants (3)836-1,217-Dilutive effect of convertible notes (4)6,045-6,045-Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding33,86224,12733,64022,893(1) Restricted stock grants are treated as outstanding when issued and are included in weighted average basic common shares outstanding when the Company is in a net earnings position. Shares outstanding exclude 0.8 million shares of unvested restricted stock for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011 due to a net loss. (2) There were no options outstanding for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2012. The dilutive effect of options was excluded from the share calculation for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011 due to a net loss. (3) The dilutive effect of warrants to purchase 3.4 million shares was excluded from the share calculation for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2011 due to a net loss.(4) The dilutive effect of the 2018 Convertible notes are included as they were considered dilutive under the "if converted" method as further discussed below. The dilutive effect of the 2026 Convertible notes was excluded from the share calculations as the stock price for each period presented was less than the initial conversion price of $48.05 and therefore considered anti-dilutive.Dilutive EPS for the three and nine months ended May 31, 2012 was calculated using the more dilutive of two approaches. The first approach includes the dilutive effect of outstanding warrants and shares underlying the 2026 Convertible notes in the share count using the treasury stock method (see footnote 2 above). The second approach supplements the first by including the "if converted" effect of the 2018 Convertible notes issued in March 2011. Under the "if converted method" debt issuance and interest costs, both net of tax, associated with the convertible notes are added back to net earnings and the share count is increased by the 6,045 shares underlying the convertible notes. The 2026 Convertible notes would only be included in the calculation of both approaches if the current stock price is greater than the initial conversion price of $48.05 using the treasury stock method.Three Months EndedMay 31, 2012Nine Months EndedMay 31, 2012Net earnings attributable to Greenbrier$ 19,117$ 51,303Add back:Interest and debt issuance costs on 2018 Convertible notes, net of tax 1,416 4,262Earnings before interest and debt issuance costs on 2018 convertible notes $ 20,533 $ 55,565Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding33,86233,640Diluted earnings per share$ 0.61 (1) $ 1.65 (1)(1) Diluted earnings per share was calculated as follows: Earnings before interest and debt issuance costs on 2018 convertible notes Weighted average diluted common shares outstanding SOURCE The Greenbrier Companies, Inc. (GBX)For further information: Mark Rittenbaum, +1-503-684-7000


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