The U. S. Olympic Team is using a new, sports-specific laundry detergent called "WIN" that is the world's first oxidized formula specifically designed to eliminate the embedded sweat and odors found in performance athletic apparel. For years, serious athletes have been using high-performance microfiber apparel for its moisture management and body heat mitigation.

Feeling guilty about writing a check instead of taking the time to find the perfect gift for the teens on your shopping list? A recent "Money Matters Holiday Survey" confirms that cash is king when it comes to satisfying teenagers' wish lists at holiday time. The survey, conducted by Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA), includes insights from more than 700 teen members nationwide, 286 of whom have participated in the Money Matters: Make It Count program, a joint initiative of BGCA and The Charles Schwab Foundation, which promotes financial literacy among teens from disadvantaged circumstances.

In the Dodds family, traditional board games have gone the way of the dinosaur, and been replaced with one of the hottest new trends: Poker. Once the activity of smoky, back-door clubs and casinos, family participation requires some easy-to-use new inventions, including the DB Dealer, which combines the game's dealer button -- an oversized, round chip marker that denotes which player bets last, the most advantageous betting position -- and the blind timer, an alarm that marks a minimum bet increase, called a blind.

R&B superstar Mary J. Blige will pass along a smile to millions of children this holiday season as she partners with Crest Healthy Smiles to raise awareness about the country's oral health epidemic. As part of the promotion a remake of James Taylor's hit song "Your Smiling Face," which Blige recorded exclusively for Crest Healthy Smiles and Boys & Girls Clubs of America, is available on the crest website.

Seattle's city council will meet Monday to vote on new regulations at strip clubs that include the possible banning of lap dances and strategic placing of dollar bills in dancers' G-strings. The move follows a federal judge's ruling that a moratorium on opening clubs in the city was an unconstitutional restraint on free speech.