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Amoco Ultimate(R) Fuels at BP Teams up with Top Tuner Jay Laub to Educate Car Enthusiasts about Automotive Performance; BP Expands Initiatives to Support Auto Enthusiasts.

…with consumers across the eastern United States.

"I only align myself with quality automotive products that I actually use," said Laub. "This relationship with BP lets me talk about the power and performance of Amoco Ultimate fuels to other people who are passionate about cars."

Beginning in May, Laub will unveil his newly-branded Amoco Ultimate cars, including his legendary Mazda RX-7, his new Acura NSX and a chopped Nissan 240, which is his first drift competition car. Laub will tour the East Coast and Midwest, attending a full show schedule including NOPI Nationals, the Super Street Tour and three Formula Drift Championship events - all sponsored by Amoco Ultimate fuels at BP.

On his famous Mazda RX -7, he will add a new green-based color scheme that will highlight BP's premium fuel, Amoco Ultimate. The car has previously graced the covers of magazines in the United States, Australia, Britain, France, Holland, Greece, Japan, Canada and Mexico.

"We are thrilled to work with Jay Laub who is a pioneer in the show car and import tuning world," said Chuck Grawey, Vice President of BP Fuels Management Group. "We will be working with Jay to educate consumers about car performance and demonstrate to drivers the benefits of Amoco Ultimate fuel at BP."

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In 1790, under the direction of then- U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson, the first U.S. Census took place. Census enumerators went door-to-door to take the census information that can now be accessed online.

Original documents were handwritten, and the National Archive and Record Administration put the paper on microfilm.

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Sullivan said the company pursued international records to aid American genealogists in pre-census research beyond the shores of the United…

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Aqua Raiders playsets ($5-50). Lego; Enfield, Conn.

Zeus on the Loose ($10). Gamewright; Newton, Mass.

Rat-a-Tat-Cat ($10). Gamewright

GelGems window clings ($5-10). Design Ideas; Springfield, Ill.

PlasmaCar ($75). PlaSmart

Figures & building sets ($3-60). Playmobil; Cranbury, N.J.

Spy Gear ($5-30). Wild Planet; San Francisco

Webkinz continue to rule the roost at Belmont Toys, general manager/buyer Gage Brownell tells Playthings. "Definitely nothing has been selling like Webkinz right now," he says. "We have probably 15 different ones in stock. The good thing about it is that it's boys and girls buying them, and up to a fairly older age--10 and 12. It's not evenly split between boys and girls, but there's definitely boys buying them. I'd say 30 to 35 percent." Games and building sets are another reliable mover for Belmont Toys, Brownell says, with Gamewright's line of quick-to-learn games and Lego's Aqua Raiders line the standouts at the moment. "The birthday-party-priced ones between $10 and $20 are the ones that always sell the best," he notes of Lego.

Other steady sellers include Calico Critters, plush…