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		<title>The Serenity of Sleeping in a Comfortable Split King Bed</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not being a mere luxury anymore, a good night’s sleep has become a vital medical need. Insufficient sleep leaves significant effects on human psychology, thus highlighting implications of sound and adequate sleep at night. Do you know that other than recharging memory related and emotional senses, sufficient sleep normalizes the digestive and immune systems, adjusts [...]]]></description>
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<p>Not being a mere luxury anymore, a good night’s sleep has become a vital medical need. Insufficient sleep leaves significant effects on human psychology, thus highlighting implications of sound and adequate sleep at night. Do you know that other than recharging memory related and emotional senses, sufficient sleep normalizes the digestive and immune systems, adjusts chemical shortcomings, manages weight, regulates hormone levels, and stabilizes sugar levels and body pressure?</p>
<p>On the contrary, inadequate sleep has a blameworthy part in various road accidents, enhanced body fats, improper functioning in offices and schools, and feelings of despair. Without any surprise, a vast majority of family physicians advise their patients to attain a good quality and quantity of sleep. You probably already know that the human body is not actually flat. For this reason, a traditional bed often fails to provide satisfactory support to your body. While sharing the same bed, you may feel your spouse moving, tossing, and turning all night long. Your uncomfortable bed may be one of the basic reasons why you don’t enjoy sound sleep at night.</p>
<p>Slumber in a Split King Bed</p>
<p>A split king bed is an innovative ray of hope in the bedding industry. Having two separate mattresses where the size of each mattress is about 38&#215;80 inches, the overall size of this bed is approximately equal to a normal king size bed. A split king bed allows diverse flexibility settings on either portion of the bed. A split king bed can be your ultimate selection if you like to move your thick-layered mattresses around. Perfectly fitting through the doors, the mattresses of a split king bed offer an added benefit of a comfortable and cozy bed. A split king bed draws a differentiating line between an average sleep and better-quality slumber. It has full potential to create a superior sleep situation for people having sleep disorders. If you are one of those who like to eat, read, watch TV, talk, or read from their luxurious and comfortable beds even when wide awake, you may find a split king bed an ideal physical setting that doesn’t involve any slouching.</p>
<p><a title="Split King Sheets" href="http://www.egyptiancottonbedsheets.com/sheet-size/split-king-sheets/">Get Special Split King Bed Sheets</a></p>
<p>While a split king bed offers some great benefits, it can be overwhelming to find a high quality bed sheet set for your favorite split mattress. Using a split king bed implies that you require flexible and well-made bed sheets that can flawlessly cover every corner of your bed. There is where <a href="http://www.egyptiancottonbedsheets.com">Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets</a> answer your bedding needs with its extensive variety of bedding items and products.</p>
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		<title>Egyptian Cotton Bath Robes</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 28 Oct 2012 03:03:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Enjoy a Refreshing After-Shower Experience with Egyptian Cotton Robes &#160; Why Egyptian Cotton Robes? These robes are made from long Egyptian cotton fibers which are flexible and absorbent. They are aptly convenient for lounging at the poolside, after baths, or while having casual breakfast on weekends. The weight of the fabric makes it extremely comfortable [...]]]></description>
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<h1>Enjoy a Refreshing After-Shower Experience with Egyptian Cotton Robes</h1>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Why Egyptian Cotton Robes?</h2>
<p>These robes are made from long Egyptian cotton fibers which are flexible and absorbent. They are aptly convenient for lounging at the poolside, after baths, or while having casual breakfast on weekends. The weight of the fabric makes it extremely comfortable in warm environments. Egyptian Cotton Robes, because of the presence of long fibers, are more durable than any other standard cotton robe. Previously, a cozy, thick, warm, and genuine Egyptian cotton robe could only be enjoyed in a four or five star hotel. However, Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets endeavors to make Egyptian Cotton Robes available for you at reasonable prices.</p>
<h3>Egyptian Cotton Bath Robe</h3>
<p>These bath robes offer a wonderful way to end your refreshing shower or long baths. Long and absorbent loops of Egyptian cotton take moisture away from your body and keep it warm. They are gentle and soft even against the most sensitive skins. These luxurious, soft, yet durable robes are hand crafted. Fold-back fashion of sleeves, terry belt, and two front pockets are the comprehensive features of an Egyptian Cotton Robe. These robes are machine washable and you do not need to worry about the fabric losing color and shine. A wide collection of robes offer different sizes and numerous color options to enhance the consumer’s selection variety.</p>
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<p>Egyptian Cotton Robes can provide you the utmost warmth and opulence when you finish your shower or bath. Their elegance is fashionably strengthened with a delicately designed self-lined collar. They are very silky and get exceedingly softer after every wash. You get to feel relaxed and refreshed with the luxurious fabric made from soft yet strong Egyptian cotton. At Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets, a diverse range of colors including black, burgundy, blue, white, pink, lavender, ivory, and pink is offered to satisfy your color taste. Get a hold of an Egyptian Cotton Robe for yourself and a matching one for someone special in your life!</p>
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		<title>White Goose Down Pillows</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 12 Aug 2012 02:04:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Looking for the perfect down pillow, we have your solution. Available in four sizes and three density (or weight) levels for an unlimited number of sleep style needs. Featuring hypoallergenic 600 fill power White Goose Down and made in the USA. How to select the perfect pillow, based on your sleep style and size needs: [...]]]></description>
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<p>Looking for the perfect down pillow, we have your solution. Available in four sizes and three density (or weight) levels for an unlimited number of sleep style needs. Featuring hypoallergenic 600 fill power <a title="White Goose Down Pillows" href="http://www.egyptiancottonbedsheets.com/down-pillows/">White Goose Down</a> and made in the USA.</p>
<p>How to select the perfect pillow, based on your sleep style and size needs:</p>
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	<li>Side Sleepers &#8211; Select Firm Density</li>
	<li>Back Sleepers - Select Medium Density</li>
	<li>Stomach Sleepers &#8211; Select Soft Density</li>
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<p>What If I sleep a little like this and a little like that? Well the truth is that appx 50% of us sleep on our sides and most toss and flip through the night. In those &#8216;mixed sleeping&#8217; habit cases we suggest buying a medium density pillow.</p>
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		<title>2 person Down Throw</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Aug 2012 02:31:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our 2 person Down Throw isn&#8217;t your typical &#8220;cozy couch blanket.&#8221; This high quality, German milled Egyptian cotton will keep you warm and comfortable. Be the first to review this item!]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Our 2 person Down Throw isn&#8217;t your typical &#8220;cozy couch blanket.&#8221; This high quality, German milled Egyptian cotton will keep you warm and comfortable. Be the first to review this item!]]></content:encoded>
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		<title>Egyptian Cotton Towels</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jul 2012 01:34:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out our 5 star, 6-Piece 100% Egyptian Combed Cotton Towel Set, now only $39.99! &#8220;The luxury in the feel of these linens is worth every penny one needs to spend. I use these at my luxury cottages Elizabeth J. Cottages -and the way they look, the way they feel and clients comments are a [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[Check out our 5 star, 6-Piece 100% Egyptian Combed Cotton Towel Set, now only $39.99! 

&#8220;The luxury in the feel of these linens is worth every penny one needs to spend. I use these at my luxury cottages <a href="http://www.elizabethjcottages.com" title="Elizabeth J. Cottages">Elizabeth J. Cottages</a> -and the way they look, the way they feel and clients comments are a joy to hear. We now also have them at home &#8211; just putting one&#8217;s head on the pillow case is a joy! I go after the best at a good price for my clients and this provides exactly what it says it will. Thank you. I will be using your products in the future.

Elizabeth J.&#8221;

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		<title>Chelsea Collection</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our Down Comforters are also a favorite among our buyers. With a rating of 4 stars, people say &#8220;This thing is so sweet. So nice,&#8221; and hope that this comfort lasts! See for yourself on our website. http://www.egyptiancottonbedsheets.com/servlet/-strse-259/100-pct&#8211;European-Goose-Down/Detail]]></description>
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Our Down Comforters are also a favorite among our buyers. With a rating of 4 stars, people say &#8220;This thing is so sweet. So nice,&#8221; and hope that this comfort lasts! See for yourself on our website.

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		<title>Question? What is the capital of Egypt?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jul 2012 04:06:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeDaisey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Post the capital of Egypt to our Facebook page or Twitter and receive a set of 900gsm towels. You must post the answer by end of day Friday 07/27/12. We will post the lucky winner on Saturday.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Post the capital of Egypt to our Facebook page or Twitter and receive a set of 900gsm towels. You must post the answer by end of day Friday 07/27/12. We will post the lucky winner on Saturday. </p>
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		<title>What is a Split King Bed</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:43:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeDaisey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A split king bed is composed of two mattresses. A split king bed is the same size as a regular king size bed. Each mattress measures approximately 38 x 80 inches. Split king bedding includes two fitted sheets to ensure a good fit and to provide a more comfortable sleep environment for a couple sharing [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[A split king bed is composed of two mattresses. A split king bed is the same size as a regular king size bed. Each mattress measures approximately 38 x 80 inches. Split king bedding includes two fitted sheets to ensure a good fit and to provide a more comfortable sleep environment for a couple sharing the bed. Split kings are designed to make especially thick mattresses easier to move and fit through doorways. It is also how adjustable beds allow different firmness settings on each side of the bed.

A split king bed is also known as a dual bed.








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		<title>Big Sale</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2012 02:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeDaisey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scintillating Summer Sale Going now Save up 50% on all of our Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scintillating Summer Sale Going now Save up 50% on all of our Egyptian Cotton Bed Sheets.</p>
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		<title>A Short History of Egyptian Cotton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jun 2012 20:54:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GeorgeDaisey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[  Seif Kamel has written a fascinating article about purchasing Egyptian Cotton from Egypt on the www.touregypt.net website. In the article, he included a section called &#8220;History of Cotton in Egypt&#8221;. We think you will be interested in knowing where the cotton used to manufacture our 100% Egyptian Cotton products comes from. Please enjoy this [...]]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>  Seif Kamel has written a fascinating article about purchasing Egyptian Cotton from Egypt on the <a title="Tour Egypt" href="http://www.touregypt.net" target="_blank">www.touregypt.net</a> website. In the article, he included a section called &#8220;History of Cotton in Egypt&#8221;. We think you will be interested in knowing where the cotton used to manufacture our<a href="http://www.egyptiancottonbedsheets.com" target="_blank"> 100% Egyptian Cotton</a> products comes from. Please enjoy this excerpt from his article: &#8220;Although some scholars argue that cotton was planted in <strong>Egypt</strong> thousands of years ago, it is almost certain that the high quality Egyptian cotton that is so popular around the world now was not known to the ancient Egyptians. Irregardless of whether cotton was present in more ancient times, it was <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/muhammadali.htm">Mohammed Ali</a>, often referred to as the founder of modern <strong>Egypt</strong>, who introduced, in 1822, the commercial production of cotton in <strong>Egypt</strong>. Indeed, <strong>Egypt</strong> already had a native cotton, known as baladi, prior to 1822, but what was desperately needed by the cotton mills of Europe was a superior quality of cotton which could stand ginning and milling and emerge strong enough and with a staple fine enough to be woven into high quality cloth.</p><p>Between 1818 and 1819, a Frenchman named Jumel, who had been to America and knew something about cotton, tried to persuade <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/muhammadali.htm">Mohammed Ali</a> that an Ethiopian cotton called Maho, after a Turkish bey who grew it in his garden, could revolutionize the whole agricultural output of <strong>Egypt</strong>. Though Mohammed Ali wasn&#8217;t convinced, Jamel and a local merchant planted a plot of the Maho cotton nearby the Heliopolis obelisk  By 1820 they had shipped three bales of it to Trieste, which convinced Mohammed Ali enough to put Jamel in charge of his own cotton plantations. In 1822 some Americans arrived in <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/cairo/"> Cairo</a> to show Mohammed Ali a &#8220;Whitney Saw-gin&#8221; cotton gin, but he chose instead to buy a roller gin. However, that machine did not work for the Egyptians, because the fellah&#8217;s (peasant) hands and feet were cheaper. Though the introduction of cotton hardly went smoothly in <strong>Egypt</strong>, Mohammed Ali nevertheless saw in it the gold mine he had been seeking. All cotton in <strong>Egypt</strong> belonged to him, and he began to extend the crop all over the Delta. Mohammed Ali began to sell the whole crop each year at a fixed price, and capital flowed into <strong>Egypt</strong>. What this gradual concentration on a single crop eventually did to <strong>Egypt&#8217;s</strong> economy can hardly be measured even today. It was not simply a commodity, because it created a new European interest in possessing <strong>Egypt</strong>, and it began the process of turning <strong>Egypt</strong> into a single crop colonial country, tied as a source of raw material to the apron strings of European manufacturing. However, at this point, it was Mohammed Ali himself who controlled the huge sums of cash that the cotton generated.</p><p> <img src="http://www.touregypt.net/images/touregypt/cotton17.jpg" style="float:right;margin:10px 0 10px 20px;" alt="A gin machine in Egypt some years ago" /> However, it was cotton that also brought the credit system to Cairo. European banks enticed Mohammad Ali and his successors to borrow, and often at exorbitant rates of interest. It seems that they needed more money than the cotton generated in order to industrialize and modernize <strong>Egypt</strong>. This went on for some time, and the country of <strong>Egypt</strong> was modernized to a significant extent. And even though <strong>Egypt</strong> had gotten itself into debt with the Europeans, it was perhaps a manageable burden. <img src="http://www.touregypt.net/images/touregypt/cotton13.jpg" style="float:left;margin:22px 20px 10px 0px;" alt="A modern cotton production facility in Egypt" width="375" height="283" /> However, the American Civil War erupted in 1861, which effectively ended the supply of American cotton for a period of time. This created an amazing escalation in price for Egyptian cotton. Exports of it rose from about $16 million dollars in 1862 to $56 million dollars in 1864.</p><p> By this time, <strong>Egypt</strong> was ruled by Ismail, <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/muhammadali.htm">Mohammed Ali</a>&#8216;s grandson. Ismail had been educated in France and had traveled extensively in Europe, and he wanted <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/cairo/">Cairo</a> to rival the modern quarters of Paris. He created would come to be known as the  &#8220;Paris on the Nile,&#8221; and with the increased cotton exports, he spent money like never before. Of course, he also opened another resource, built with <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/money/">Egyptian money</a> and blood, that Europeans thirsted for, and that was the <a href="http://www.touregypt.net/suezcanal.htm">Suez Canal</a>. <img src="http://www.touregypt.net/images/touregypt/cotton12.jpg" style="float:right;margin:10px 0 10px 20px;" alt="Egyptian long staple Cotton" /></p><p> In the end, one might say that cotton failed <strong>Egypt</strong>, since after the American Civil War, the US reentered the market. However, it really was not the fault of cotton, but the wealth that it promised which was to blame for<strong> Egypt&#8217;s</strong> colonization by Europe. The rulers of <strong>Egypt</strong>, and perhaps especially Ismail, spent more, and took out more loans from European bankers, often with terribly unjust terms, than they could ever repay. So <strong>Egypt</strong> succumbed to Europe without a single shot being fired. In 1879, Britain and France did what they had been waiting to do for a long time. They simply repossessed <strong>Egypt</strong>, telling Ismail to abdicate, which he did. However, cotton did change the face of <strong>Egypt</strong>, and allowed it to move into the modern world, though it was now controlled by Europeans, and would be until 1952. Even today, cotton remains a major cash crop in <strong>Egypt</strong>, and it&#8217;s fame is likely to keep it that way for many years to come. &#8221; If you enjoyed this article, please visit <a href="http://www.touregypt.net" target="_blank">www.touregypt.net</a> for more valuable information about Egypt. 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