What Is a Win Worth?

By Jennifer Dumas

Mom, dad, I am sure you proudly recall watching your first born playing soccer at the age of 5. The rules are simple. Everyone plays and nobody loses. Funny how the game always seems to end in a tie. Your little guy chases the ball mixed into a cluster with the other children. It's wild kicking in that cloud of kids. Thank goodness for shin guards!

His atletic career continues to grow. He dabbles in soccer, basketball, baseball and football until he finds the one sport he really excels in. It is then that you see his passion for the game and his true desire to win. You pay for the private instuction and make the commitment to practice and play 5 days a week or more.

As a family, you commit to raise the money to make your child's "World Series" deam a reality. You sell hotdogs, wash cars, and seek sponsors. Your friends , family and community rally around you, contributing to the cause. You have raised the funds...the team will have their opportunity to play.

As you arrive to your "World Series" you are immediately struck by the athletic ability of the opposing teams. It is then that you find out that this tournment allows teams to pick up "stud" players. To stay competitive with the other teams your coach feels he must do the same. The result... Your child and many of his teammates sit on the bench.

What message do we send to our children? "Thanks for all your hardwork this season, but have a seat. You're not good enough to play these kids". Isn't it your child and his teammates played hard to make it to this level? I say come as a team, play as a team, leave as a team!

About the Author:

Jennifer Dumas is the mother of 2 active childrenand the founder of SportsMomBoutique.com. Her websitespecializes in personalized apparel for the mom who is her child's biggest fan! Visit the Uber Article Directory to get a totally unique version of this article for reprint.

Locations for Craft Fairs

By Geoffrey Higgins

So over the past couple of years, my girlfriend and I have been selling her crafts in the various craft shows in the greater Florida area. The whole thing started out queasy at first, earning decent but undesirably low income. Eventually, however, we began to get the hang of it, and now we constantly make room in our schedules for more time to go to craft shows all year round.

Let me put you up to speed. My girlfriend had a knack for crafting awesome jewelry out of very inexpensive materials, and selling it in the greater Florida area seemed like a good fit. After all, these inexpensive trinkets were preferable in the beaches compared to silly, expensive paraphernalia.

Selling her crafts were most challenging during the first few months that we tried it. While I had good business sense to set things up right, and while she quickly gained a loyal group of customers that regularly bought from her, the income generated was still insufficient. We put in a lot of work for the products; we prepare a large stock beforehand, I arrange deals with event organizers and such, and we spend days manning the booth itself. Practically the only thing that kept our act together was the fact that we were doing it together.

Eventually, the abysmal income began to pick up when we decided to attend our first juried craft shows. The fact is, more people came to this tried and tested shows, and thus it generated bigger sales per day. And as we began to mingle with fellow booth renters and more experienced event organizers, we began to learn a few more things that we've been doing wrong. Basically, we weren't tapping the market right. Location was equally important in what we were selling.

So I went to this website that lists down all dates and venues for Festivals and Fairs here in Florida, and chose the ones that are closest to the beach. This limited our choices a bit, but as we are close to the optimal place where the trinkets will be worn, I noticed a significant markup in profit. All in all, this was a good move for us.

About the Author:

Geoffrey Higgins and his significant other found Florida Craft Shows, and have since been able to choose the right shows to attend. Join Florida Craft Fairs now, and showcase your hidden talent!

IQ Air - The IQ Air is revolutionizing the Health Industry

By Bradlie Johnman

IQ Air is one of the market leaders in indoor air refreshing and cleaning. IQ Air has been around for a long time and started around 1962. Since then IQ Air has become one of the most competitive and reliable air purifying brands. IQ Air has always taken pride in the fact that, it has always gone that extra mile for customer satisfaction. They have always used innovative techniques to constantly improve the way the industry thinks, and in doing so have been able to successfully set a new benchmark in air refreshment and sterilization techniques.

That is why here at Banks Vacuum Super Stores, we make sure we stock up on IQ Air products - to meet the demands of our customers. Here you will find four different types of IQ Air purifiers. Firstly it is the IQ Air Health Pro Compact. This is an ideal choice for small offices and apartment spaces. Do not be too judgmental on this little guy, he may seem small in size, but thanks to the advanced micro and nano particle filter, it more than compensates for its size. This machine is made to last, and sure does pack a punch, in fact boasting a purifying efficiency of up to 99.5%! Now that's getting your money's worth.

Secondly, we have the IQ Air Health Pro. This is a powerful machine and has the ability to do some intense cleaning in a short span of time. It has a high powered air cleaner, packed with the latest filtering technology, and more importantly, it can at any time be up graded with a V-5 Cell, giving it even more power to do all your dirty work. The IQ Air Health pro is the perfect tool for air sanitation and dust removal, it is also very potent against common allergens and air pollutants.

Then we have the IQ Air Health Pro Plus. This is one of the most popular air filters available in the market. The reason for its high popularity is the fact that it is extremely efficient in clearing all types of common allergens, and is highly effective in removing dust and pollen from indoors, making it an ideal choice for asthmatic patients. The IQ Air Health Pro combines a number of different air purifying filters to go about its sanitation duties, and in this way leaves very little, if any contaminated air in the room.

Finally, we have the IQ Air GC Multi Gas Air Cleaner, this is one of IQ Airs top of the line products, and truly is worth the investment. This machine is specialized to remove gaseous chemicals from a designated area and has advanced filters that deal with particles and dust as well. The IQ Air GC unit is one of the best selling air cleaners, particularly with individuals who have highly sensitive chemical based allergies. This unit also comes with four configurations that can be changed according to the need of the hour. Here at Banks Vacuum Super Stores we have everything covered.

About the Author:

IQ Air can improve family health and home air purity. Want to see the IQ Air Purifier? If not, go to http://www.banksvac.com and You won't believe your eyes.