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North Bend, WA (PRWEB) November 22, 2008

PureEgyptianCotton.com, a website dedicated to the sale of high-end cotton sheets, duvet covers, and pillowcases, provides bedding up to a 1200 thread count, a level of quality parallel to five-star hotels. Adding to the customer experience, they have recently added a company blog at EgyptianCottonBlogs.com.

PureEgyptianCotton.com was launched in 2007 by Herb Kramer and his wife. Beginning small, the site has since expanded to include sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers in varying thread counts from 300 to 1200.

“The higher the thread count, the higher the quality. Standard retailers stock bedding in the 100 to 400 thread count range. Our products start where others leave off and go all the way to 1200 thread count,” said Kramer. “From our site, you can order products that rival the bedding found in the most exclusive hotels and homes across the world.”

In addition to thread count, the quality of the cotton itself also sets their bedding apart from other types of sheets and linens.

“Egyptian cotton is universally recognized as the finest cotton in the world. It is chemical free, pesticide free, and hand-picked,” said Kramer. “Chemicals can leave a residue on the cotton, lowering the overall quality. That’s never the case with our products.”

Grown in the Nile Delta, the fibers of the cotton are stronger, longer, and more durable. While other sheets become threadbare with machine washing, Egyptian cotton actually becomes softer and more flexible with use. This is true for all products found on Pure Egyptian Cotton.

The latest site update, a recently launched blog, debuted in September 2008. The blog is an educational venue to discuss fabric care, thread count, cotton history, gift giving ideas, and why Egyptian cotton is the most luxurious option for bedding.

About Mimosa Marketing, LLC

PureEgyptianCotton.com is owned and operated by Mimosa Marketing, LLC. Launched by Herb Kramer and his wife in 2007, the site carries varying sizes and thread counts of sheets, pillowcases, and duvet covers. The site also has tentative plans to add Egyptian cotton bathrobes and towels to their inventory. The informational blog, EgyptianCottonBlogs.com, is the most recent addition to the company’s collection of informational websites.

Herb Kramer

www.pureegyptiancotton.com

(206) 661-7188

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(PRWEB) November 24, 2004

Following the launch of high quality 500 thread count Egyptian cotton bed sheet sets, homespell.com unveiled it’s new collection of bed sheet sets for the holiday season. These Egyptian cotton bed sheets are made of 600 thread count using a luxurious sateen weave.

As a part of there holiday sale homespell.com launches 600 thread count luxurious Egyptian cotton bed sheet sets for .99 which is a remarkable saving of up to 70% on the current retail price. This more upscale version of Egyptian cotton bed sheet set will be available in 6 colors and the fitted sheet fits up to 18″ mattress and has elastic all the way around for proper fit.

The Egyptian Cotton Bed sheets were always a symbol of luxury and was not available at low cost. Homespell.com is now offering is now offering Premium Luxury Products to the general public online at everyday prices.

Homespell.com is a leading e-tail business in Egyptian cotton home furnishing products. They also offer wholesale/drop shipping for retail stores and home furnishing sites across US.

To find homespell.com Egyptian Cotton products Online, go to the http://www.homespell.com/index.html

Products currently available at http://www.homespell.com include:

500 Thread Count Solid Sateen Bed sheet sets.

500 Thread Count Sateen Stripe Bed sheet sets.

300 Thread Count Micro Sateen Stripe Bed sheet sets.

280 Thread Count Solid Sateen Bed sheet sets.

280 Thread Count Sateen Stripe Bed sheet sets.

In addition to High Quality Egyptian Cotton Sheet Sets, www.homespell.com (http://www.homespell.com) is also offering Luxury Bath Rugs and 100% Silk Decorative Pillows

Read More about Egyptian cotton at www.homespell.com (http://www.homespell.com/Egyptian-cotton.html)

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(PRWEB) September 7, 2004

The Egyptian Cotton Store has launched a website for the discerning customer to buy online the finest bed linens. At http://www.EgyptianCottonStore.com it is now possible to buy online from the company who specialise in only the highest grade Egyptian Cotton.

The label “Egyptian Cotton” is used on many products by marketers to convey a sign of quality. Many times however its only claim to the label is the seed, which is grown in many parts of the world.

Even within Egypt itself, there are many grades of cotton, but the Long Staple variety is grown in relatively small quantities on the banks of the Nile.

It takes the specific climatic conditions and the soil in this area to produce cotton which is stronger, lighter in colour and with more lustre than any other cotton worldwide. For those in the know, this cotton is acknowledged as the best in the world.

To protect such a small yield and to ensure that the yarns produced do justice to the plant, it is picked by hand thereby retaining purity and causing less stress on the fibres.

It is this variety of Egyptian Cotton which is used to craft the exclusive designs obtainable at www.EgyptianCottonStore.com.

“We have been deighted with the response as soon as the website was launched”, says Kay Kennedy, Managing Director of The Egyptian Cotton Store. “It is evident that customers do want quality linens, and appreciate that as we are specialists in this area, we understand how it should be designed and tailored. They are also confident that when buying from us they are sure to be buying the genuine article.”

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Brotherhood: Egypt regime aims to rig vote
The leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, Egypt’s largest opposition movement, accused the regime of monopolizing power through vote rigging and vowed to rally Egyptians to prevent fraud in upcoming parliamentary elections.
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Egypt severly curtails press freedom ahead of elections
After giving journalists wide latitude during the last elections in 2005, Egypt is now squelching press freedom and even requiring a permit to send mass text messages.
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New Egypt Halloween event will be ‘spooktacular’
PLUMSTED — The New Egypt Spooktacular Festival will take place on Halloween day, Oct. 31, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. in historic downtown New Egypt. The family festivities will include a costume contest, a haunted house, hay rides, a costumed pet parade, “Spooky Story Time,” and a pumpkin carving contest sponsored by the Broken Porch. read more
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Egypt’s FM: No breakthrough in Mideast talks
U.S. efforts to restart peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians have not produced results so far, the Egyptian foreign minister said Thursday, less than two weeks before a key Arab decision on whether to halt the negotiations.
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Egypt Confident Of Navy
CAIRO [MENL] — The Egyptian Navy has expressed confidence that it could control the seas during wartime. Copyrights 2008, Middle East Newsline. All rights reserved.
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Egypt holds opposition supporters
Egyptian security forces detain about 70 people as they put up election posters for the outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in Alexandria.
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Online map will show where sexual harassment is most frequent on Egyptian capital’s streets
CAIRO – It’s a problem nearly every woman in the Egyptian capital has experienced — leering, whistles, groping or other sexual harassment on Cairo’s thoroughfares and backalleys. Soon they’ll be able to instantly speak out on the Internet when it happens.
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Power to Change Lives: Solar Lamp and Charger Now the 100th Object in the History of the World

100 Objects ToughStuff Solar Panel and Charger

(PRWeb UK) October 14, 2010

A solar lamp and charger, on sale for around , are now rubbing shoulders at The British Museum in London with some of the most rare and priceless artefacts in the world. The lamp and charger are the final members of the eclectic group of items which tell the History of the World in 100 Objects, the BBC and The British Museum have revealed today.

From an ancient Egyptian mummy, to the Sutton Hoo helmet, a Victorian tea-set and a credit card, all the objects featured in the BBC series reflect humankind’s development through its creations. The solar powered lamp and charger have been described by Neil MacGregor, Director of the British Museum, as objects which tell “the story of the ingenuity and the challenges that shape humanity in the 21st century.”

The inclusion of the solar kit as the 100th object has been welcomed by Andrew Tanswell, a British social entrepreneur. His organisation, ToughStuff, manufactures and sells robust lamps and chargers, built to withstand harsh environments, to some of the world’s poorest people.

Andrew Tanswell said: “The inclusion of portable solar technology in the British Museum’s collection confirms how solar lamps and chargers are changing lives by bringing electricity to people who’ve never had it before — powering mobile phones, lights and radios.

“It also demonstrates how the business model developed to sell these products is working effectively, enabling people in very remote areas to have access to this technology and helping to lift people from poverty through enterprise.”

1.46 billion people in developing countries have no access to on-grid electricity. They use kerosene and candles for light, and poor quality dry-cell batteries for radios. These are costly, polluting, and damage people’s health. But ToughStuff’s solar kit offers an alternative: clean and free energy, saving people money whilst improving their health and the environment.

ToughStuff has also developed innovative distribution systems to get products to remote settlements. For example, through a “Business in a Box” program Village Solar Entrepreneurs sell and hire out solar panels and chargers.

Toughstuff, which started trading just 15 months ago, has already sold more than 100,000 solar power kits benefitting 380,000 low-income consumers in Eastern and Southern Africa. Products have also been distributed to people in temporary camps in Haiti following the earthquake.

Contact Information www.ToughStuffonline.org

Roger Hattam +44 (0) 20 72610983 +44 7768 801174 (m) Roger(dot)hattam(at)ToughStuffonline(dot)com

To receive a sample ToughStuff solar panel and LED lamp or for high resolution photographs and videos, please contact Roger Hattam.

More About ToughStuff

Videos: ToughStuff in 60 Seconds: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRG7UjDdv7Y

What our users are saying about ToughStuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wT1BI2SII5I

How ToughStuff is Helping Families: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcRV0S8Wsbw

ToughStuff establishing Village Entrepreneurs: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q0Ft3tsez8

How Tough is ToughStuff: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4iqzAmVqFA

Over the past 15 months ToughStuff has brought clean and affordable energy to 380,000 low income people in the developing world and saved 1,800 tonnes of CO2 emissions. ToughStuff products help to:

Save consumers money and help lift them from poverty
Cause a significant reduction in CO2
Remove the environmental damage of discarded batteries
Enhance health by decreasing exposure to kerosene fumes
Improve study and educational opportunities thanks to dependable light sources
Increase micro enterprise employment by supporting local ToughStuff entrepreneurs.

ToughStuff is the winner of the 2010 NEMEX Renewables Innovation Award sponsored by British Gas at this year’s Environment and Energy Awards.

How ToughStuff can change lives — Case studies

1 — Tahiry, a case study, available for interview.

This is a link to a low resolution video about Tahiry, a Business in a Box Entrepreneur, (high res available) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ImMvmODA6w

In Madagascar, Tahiry, aged 25, has taken ToughStuff’s Solar Village Entrepreneur program to new heights. As a recent university graduate who could not find employment, he raised money from his family to become one of the first ToughStuff Solar Village Entrepreneurs (SVE). The SVE program enables entrepreneurs to create a livelihood by providing lighting within their community. An entrepreneur typically purchases between 30 and 50 solar panels and LED lamps that they then rent to villagers for the same prices as candles or kerosene. For the same cost, the LED light is brighter, healthier, and safer.

Tahiry started with 30 lamps and panels. After his first week he returned to the ToughStuff office to buy more, “The students are angry with me that I don’t have enough lights for them all. They need light to study!” Tahiry now has 2 employees and 115 solar kits — lighting over 10% of the village. One of the employees recently noted: “ToughStuff has become so ingrained in the village that I can’t imagine life without it.”

2 — For more information about how ToughStuff is helping improve information and security for elderly people living in temporary camps following the earthquake in Haiti: http://www.reliefweb.int/rw/rwb.nsf/db900SID/FGAI-893SJH?OpenDocument .

Biographies

Andrew Tanswell is a social entrepreneur; the CEO and joint founder of ToughStuff. He trained as an engineer and later worked as a management consultant building up his own niche change management consultancy firm. His international relief and development experience includes working with Medair in Iraq and Somalia as well as providing strategy and business development advice to large charities. He was the Executive Director for Micah Challenge UK before founding ToughStuff, a social business which aims to lift millions of people out of poverty through enterprise. Andrew was one of the winners of the 2009 Global Social Business Incubator for Social Entrepreneurs sponsored by the Skoll Foundation.

Adriaan Mol is an aid worker turned social entrepreneur and joint founder of ToughStuff. His awards include Winner of Global Social Benefit Incubator, Santa Clara University, California, 2006 and Winner of World Bank global Development Marketplace award, 2005 for BushProof, a social-enterprise that became a forerunner in the field of innovative drinking water supply. Adriaan has many years experience in organizational and strategic management of NGOs. His areas of expertise include design, implementation and evaluation of relief and development projects in Africa and Asia, including (civil) war and natural disaster situations. He also has technical expertise in (emergency) water supply, rural (social) marketing, well drilling, appropriate technology, and entrepreneurial approaches to poverty reduction including base of the pyramid (BoP) business.

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The Little Gym Forms Joint Venture to Pave Entry into China

Scottsdale, AZ (PRWEB) October 14, 2010

The Little Gym International (TLGI, www.thelittlegym.com), the premier developer of skills in children worldwide, today announced that it has entered into a joint venture that will bring the concept to mainland China.

The Little Gym Ventures (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is represented by TLGI and Shanghai Lan Yue Yang Educational Information & Consulting Company Limited, whose principal operating partner is Wei Hu. The joint venture opened its first location, “The Little Gym of Xu Jia Hui,” at 580 Tian Yao Qiao Road, 2F In Center in Shanghai’s Xuhui District last month, making China the 20th country in which the chain now has a presence. Plans call for expansion to 100 locations throughout China over the next five years.

Offered at more than 300 locations worldwide, The Little Gym’s programs help children aged 4 months to 12 years old develop vital motor skills in a fun and non-competitive environment, while simultaneously enhancing their self-confidence and social skills. The concept was developed more than 30 years ago by Robin Wes, a kinesiologist and educator, and has blossomed into a global company serving more than 100,000 children each week. Each age-appropriate course offers a combination of music, movement, learning, cooperation and fun. From parent/child basic movement courses for the youngest members to more specialized programs in dance, sports skills and karate for older children, each curriculum builds on past lessons and lets children progress at their own pace.

The Little Gym’s CEO, Bob Bingham, said the joint venture holds great potential to spread these programs throughout China more expediently, bringing them to a population with a well-documented fervor for gymnastics and related athletic activities.

“We arrived in Asia more than 15 years ago, and have enjoyed great success there,” he said. “In fact, our Master Franchisee for the Philippines and co-Master Franchisee for Singapore, Helen Castro Limcaoco, was recently named our Franchise Owner of the Year. But it’s taken a while for us to enter China, because we are very selective about awarding master franchises. Now that we’ve teamed with Wei Hu, he and his partners will bring valuable business expertise and local knowledge to the task of developing gyms throughout the country.”

In addition, the joint venture’s mission to establish 100 gyms across China signals a shift toward more aggressive international growth for the chain. With The Little Gym having already successfully opened locations in the Middle East, Asia, and Europe as well as North America, Bingham said, the concept and business model have proven they can work well in virtually any country in the world.

“We look forward to further international expansion as we find master franchise candidates who share our values and would like to grow The Little Gym business in their region,” he said. “We want to partner with well-established entrepreneurs who are more familiar with the government, geography, financial environment and, of course, consumers in their own parts of the world, and can use that expertise to drive development of our brand throughout their regions, overseeing operations locally as they grow.”

Related arrangements are already in place in several international markets. In late 2007, The Little Gym awarded a Master Franchise agreement to its Kuwait City franchisees, Adel Al-Bader and Khaldah Al-Ghanim, for up to 50 units throughout the Middle East. That agreement will soon celebrate its latest addition, a new gym in Cairo, Egypt, scheduled to open this month.

About The Little Gym and The Little Gym International

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based The Little Gym is considered the premier developer of motor skills in children worldwide. Founded in 1976 by Robin Wes, an innovative educator with a genuine love for children, the company uses curriculum-based gymnastics, movement and other programs to promote coordination, balance, rhythm and flexibility, working with children between the ages of 4 months and 12 years. Younger children participate in classes with their parents, while older students attend classes on their own and add a greater sense of independence to the benefits they gain from the program. In addition, The Little Gym’s programs have a proven track record of enhancing children’s listening, social and intellectual skills, in short, laying the foundation for a lifetime of success.

Ranked the #1 franchise in its category by Entrepreneur Magazine for the past four years, The Little Gym International, Inc. was formed in 1992 to franchise the The Little Gym concept. Franchise opportunities are available in select international markets. Requirements for international development vary. Investors interested in participating in The Little Gym’s international development should contact Senior Vice President of Franchise Development Ruk Adams at +1-888-228-2878 or ruk(at)thelittlegym(dot)com.

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‘Egypt’s elections outlook not promising’
The prospect for Egypt’s next month elections is not promising as the government is suppressing the democratic outlets and opposition groups, an African analyst says.
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Egypt’s president sets parliament vote for Nov. 28
Egypt’s president set Nov. 28 as the date for the country’s parliamentary elections in a decree issued Wednesday.
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Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Reports Exports Constitute Majority of Sales Exceeding ,200,000 US Which Company Achieved in Past 3.5 Months

Naples, Fla. (PRWEB) October 16, 2010

Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology based energy saving solutions, today announced that the Company has experienced an increase in exports of their patented Nansulate® line of nanotechnology-based energy saving and asset protection coatings and expects that trend to continue.

“Industrial Nanotech is an example of American entrepreneurship and technological excellence at work”, stated Francesca Crolley, VP of Business Development for Industrial Nanotech, Inc. “Our patented line of nanotechnology-based energy saving and asset protection coatings were developed by the CEO in US laboratories, are manufactured in Colorado and New Jersey, and sold successfully throughout the world.”

Countries Industrial Nanotech, Inc. has sold to from July 2010 through today include: Egypt, China, India, Pakistan, Germany, Tunisia, Brazil, Hungary, South Korea, Vietnam, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Romania, Mauritius, Honduras, Portugal, Trinidad, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Estonia, Indonesia, Madagascar, Peru, Columbia, and Thailand, in addition to US customers.

Ms. Crolley continued, “As our recent increase in exports show, many countries worldwide are concerned with energy efficiency, reduction of carbon emissions, and building with sustainable materials. We are proud to be an example of a U.S. manufacturer who is providing innovative and necessary advanced technology products globally and, due to the increase in exports, have recently added more U.S. jobs.”

About Nansulate(R)

Nansulate(R) is the Company’s patented product line of award winning, specialty coatings containing a nanotechnology based material and which are well-documented to provide the combined performance qualities of thermal insulation, corrosion prevention, resistance to mold growth, fire resistance, chemical resistance and lead encapsulation in an environmentally safe, water-based, coating formulation. The Nansulate(R) Product Line includes industrial, residential, agricultural and solar thermal insulation coatings. Additional information about the Company and its products can be found at their websites, (www.industrial-nanotech.com) and (www.nansulate.com). Blog: www.nansulate.com/nanoblog, Twitter: www.twitter.com/NanoPioneer, Search ‘Nansulate’ on Facebook.

About Industrial Nanotech Inc.

Industrial Nanotech Inc. is a global nanoscience solutions and research leader and member of the U.S. Greenbuilding Council, the American Solar Energy Society, and an official ALLY organization with the U.S. Dept. of Energy “Save Energy Now” program. The Company develops and commercializes new and innovative applications for sustainable nanotechnology which are sold worldwide.

Safe Harbor Statement

Safe Harbor Statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995: This release includes forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the impact of competitive products, the ability to meet customer demand, the ability to manage growth, acquisitions of technology, equipment, or human resources, the effect of economic and business conditions, and the ability to attract and retain skilled personnel. The Company is not obligated to revise or update any forward-looking statements in order to reflect events or circumstances that may arise after the date of this release.

SOURCE: Industrial Nanotech, Inc.

For Industrial Nanotech, Inc. Investor Relations: Rob Karbowsky, 800-767-3998.

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Egyptian Min.: constructing EGP 2-bln wind power plant at 200 MW capacity
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