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Southland McDonald's restaurants and the American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) have entered into a long-term partnership to encourage children to live balanced and active lives. The partnership was announced during the kick-off ceremonies Sept. 4 at ...

LG Mobile Phones will be the featured sponsor of Olympus Fashion Week to be held this month in Manhattan. To kick off the week's events—Sept. 18-15—LG is sponsoring a contest for designers from the Katherine Gibbs design school in New York City. ...

Hewlett-Packard is on the road touting its new digital entertainment initiative featuring the Apple iPod +HP music player. Three tricked-out Cadillac Escalades will participate in more than 500 You Rock HP Tour events throughout North America until Dec. ...

EBay has opened a college bookstore and is taking the news to students on campus as well as at concerts, movies and the mall. The College Superstore at www.ebay.com/college offers 45% off the list price of textbooks. Thirty campus screenings of Will ...

Visa USA targets young inventors with an online contest dangling seed money to produce their inventions. The essay contest, dubbed Ideas Happen, fields entries from 18- to 29-year-olds who describe their big idea (in 250 words or less). A panel of ...

Snack maker Wise Foods has partnered with comedian Bernie Mac for a back-to-school sweepstakes launching Mac 'N Cheese Flavored Cheez Doodles. The "Hey America!" sweeps will award a trip for four to watch a taping of The Bernie Mac Show and meet the ...

To promote the national launch next week of its daytime series, Ambush Makeover, Twentieth Television has refashioned an RV into a VIP-style beauty salon. The 33-foot rig is complete with three makeover stations, a lounge area fitted with ...

Ameriquest Mortgage Co. has agreed to be the presenting sponsor of the National Football League's NFL Opening Kickoff celebration this month. The event, being held Sept. 9 in Foxboro, MA and Jacksonville, FL, is the first official sponsorship for ...

Hilton HHonors is giving its members a chance to see football's biggest games of the season with a pair of sweepstakes. Members using a Visa card at any U.S. Hilton Family hotel or to book online at www.hiltonhhonors.com will earn 500 HHonors bonus ...

Television home improvement series, This Old House, is holding its first national tour beginning in Detroit this month. The tour is presented by The Home Depot. On Sept. 30, the tour kicks off with a daylong celebration of the series' 25th anniversary ...