More than 50+ million gallons of oil and an unrecorded amount of dispersant still lingers in our ocean. More than 6,000 birds and 500 sea turtles (for what has been truthfully counted) has died after being submerged or consuming oil. Families have lost their jobs, fishermen have lost their means, and companies have lost their business. So, what can you do to help? BCP Imports (Silly Bandz) has announced this highly collectible Save The Gulf Silly Bandz pack. This Gulf Silly Bandz pack is taking .40 out of every pack (derives from wholesale cost) to directly donate to the National Wildlife Federation and the Greater New Orleans Foundation. The NWF has been on the front line in rescuing, rehabilitating, and relocating birds, nests, mammals, and other marine life in the wake of this national tragedy from day one. The Greater New Orleans Foundation has the Gulf Oil Spill Fund which directly helps families and fishermen in critical need of assistance due to the loss of work due to the oil spill. There is no such thing as out of sight, out of mind with a spill as large as this and we're challenging you to give back, spread the word, and support the Gulf Coast. This pack is also thermo chromatic which causes them to change color as their temperature changes. Whether in the freezer, under water, or even one's own body temperature, the individual shapes will provide a large spectrum of color, including a tie dye effect in the process of shifting back to room temperature. Silly Bandz's thermo-activated shapes are a first in the bandz industry. This 24 pack of Save The Gulf Silly Bandz include: Crawfish Coral (It spells G-U-L-F) Dolphin Sea Turtle Seagull Pelican

Tom has always known his younger brother Andy (special name, Figgis) was a bit different. One morning in August when Figgis is twelve, Tom suddenly wakes up to find him shouting in the dawn. He shakes him only for Figgis to fight back viciously. When he snaps awake, Figgis says he was dreaming, and the radio over breakfast tells them the Gulf War has just begun. While Figgis shaves his hair, waking Tom up at night speaking in a strange language, Tom has a wonderful time playing rugby with his father's team. But it's his last fully happy day. Tom contacts 'Latif', the boy within Figgis, to find out about the bunkers, the guns and the army in the desert. As the Gulf War draws to a close, and life for Latif becomes harder, Figgis's condition gets worse. The family are forced to take him into a mental hospital. They are divided as Tom witnesses Latif's experiences through Figgis, while his down-to-earth parents enjoy the Americans' triumphs over Iraq. He stays with Figgis and together they live through the last moments of Latif's battle. Figgis, thankfully, remembers nothing of his experience, but Tom cannot look at the world in the same way again. He will never forget.

This is a Walthers Gold Line HO Scale Illinois Central Gulf #782702 50' Airslide Covered Hopper Car. It measures approx. 7 1/8" long and has the following features: fully assembled, a complete set of add-on wire grab irons, molded drill starter points on the body simplify installation, McHenry near-scale working knuckle couplers and free-rolling trucks with RP-25 metal wheelsets.