Kelowna Sheepskin Rugs

Sheepskin and lambskin rugs can be used for a number of different things.

• seat coverings


• bed coverings


• car interior decoration and covers


• home floor coverings

Obtain natural lambskin or sheepskin fleeces and rugs which have been hygienically prepared. Sheepskin rugs should be safe and resilient for babies.

Because sheepskin does not have any loose materials
it should be safe for all ages to enjoy!

Sheepskin for Babies

Sheepskin can be great for Babies having difficulty sleeping, or adults who have to sleep in the same position for long periods. Sheepskin helps the body move with less of a struggle, therefore not effecting the pressure points of the body.

Babies should enjoy the extra natural comfort sheepskin offers. Sheepskin is very light and easy to carry.

Sheepskin rugs can be placed on the floor or as laying sheets for a baby. Babies under 1 to 2 years of age should be protected by an extra sheet as sleeping faced down could be dangerous.

Lambskins / sheepskins have their own characteristics (although lambskin is more suitable for babies). Some of the natural qualities of lambskins and sheepskins are as follows:

• Babies feel the comfort due to resilience quality of sheep wool; allowing air to travel through the wool’s fibre.


• Babies would sleep more comfortably due to quality of resilience and due to the softness of lambskin compared to normal bed sheets or even compared with regular sheepskin.


• Sheepskin keeps you warm in the winter, and cool in the summer.


• Wool is unlike acrylic; having a quality of absorbing moisture (which is why you can remove stains from these products as opposed to products made from acrylic) and therefore it would not cause problems such as rash’s for babies.


• Sheepskin can be placed and used practically anywhere for comfort.

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Historic Mount Vernon To Host French President Sarkozy

George Washington's estate has been meeting place for many dignitaries

Washington – When French President Nicolas Sarkozy comes to Washington November 6, President Bush will host the French leader at historic Mount Vernon, the Virginia estate of George Washington.

It will be the first time in six years that a French president has made an official visit to the United States, and the stage for the meeting is symbolic because it was at Mount Vernon that the French hero of the American War of Independence, the Marquis de Lafayette, established a strong and lasting relationship with America’s first president.

Lafayette visited Mount Vernon several times between 1784 and 1825, but the French connection to the new nation had been strong since the young aristocrat joined General Washington’s army to help lead America’s revolutionary fight against the British. The marquis named his son George Washington Lafayette.

Today Mount Vernon continues to be a significant meeting place for U.S. presidents and visiting dignitaries. President Bush chose Mount Vernon as the place to hold meetings with Sarkozy to reaffirm the “deep historical bonds” shared by the two countries, according to the White House.

Although Sarkozy visited the president at the Bush family home in Maine this summer, this will be his first visit to Washington since taking office in May. After dinner at the White House on November 6, the two leaders will travel to Mount Vernon November 7 to discuss working together to strengthen security and democracy in Afghanistan and prevent Iran from obtaining nuclear weapons. Talks also are scheduled to include Middle East peace efforts, ending the genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan and fostering democratic change in Burma.

“We are most definitely entering a dynamic new era in U.S.-France relations, one that is full of potential and positive energy,” said R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. under secretary for political affairs, in remarks in Paris on October 31. “From a global perspective, we have no more vital ally on the great issues of our time – climate change, Darfur, Burma, Lebanon, Iran, Iraq – than France.”

AHFA Position

AHFA believes that enforcement alone cannot ensure the safety and health of America’s workforce. Government and the private sector must be encouraged to work together to create a culture where safety and health is a number-one priority. AHFA supports initiatives that will provide relief from the inspect-and-fine enforcement mindset that has dominated federal regulation of the workplace.

Action
AHFA is seeking cosponsors for a package of reforms introduced by Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY)designed to make OSHA and businesses better partners in creating safe working environments for employers and employees alike. His bills (S. 2065, S. 2066, and S. 2067) would, among other things, encourage employers to engage the services of highly qualified third-party safety consultants, provide for recovery of attorney's fees by smaller businesses that prevail in lawsuits against the government in an OSHA claim, permit employers to correct a non-serious violation within 72 hours before a citation could be issued, and provide for simplification of current hazard communications standards. AHFA has been working with representative Charles Norwood R-GA to prohibit OSHA from adopting standards written by organizations like ACGIH without verifying their scientific validity.

Current Legislative Issues

Export Promotion

Domestic manufacturers seeking to do business abroad face obstacles such as high tariffs, burdensome administrative requirements and inadequate protection of intellectual property rights.

AHFA Position

American-made products should be able to compete on a level playing field in foreign markets.

Action

AHFA is working closely with the U.S. Department of Commerce to reduce barriers that block access to foreign markets, including lowering tariff rates and ensuring that trading partners abide by World Trade Organization rules and regulations. At AHFA’s invitation, top Commerce Department officials have visited the High Point Market and held a manufacturing roundtable discussion on key issues. These exchanges resulted in recommendations to the Bush Administration on ways to level the international playing field for U.S. manufacturers. AHFA strongly supported enactment of the U.S.-Australia free trade agreement, which will immediately eliminate duties on a wide range of exports of American-made consumer products to Australia, including furniture.