Morgan Motors Company Introduces the SP1

In a press release issued two days ago, Morgan Motor Company announced the SP1 is the first creation of its newly formed Morgan Special Projects Division. The SP1, according to the automotive company is a commissioned vehicle that will be launched at Salon Prive.

The commissioned SP1 is intended to be a showcase vehicle to exemplify the impressive craftsmanship and flexibility exhibited in every Morgan automobile built.



 Learn more here: http://issuu.com/morgan-motor.co.uk/docs/sp1press2?e=0

Comedian Joan Rivers has died, according to her daughter, Melissa Rivers.

"It is with great sadness that I announce the death of my mother, Joan Rivers. She passed peacefully at 1:17pm surrounded by family and close friends. My son and I would like to thank the doctors, nurses, and staff of Mount Sinai Hospital for the amazing care they provided for my mother. Cooper and I have found ourselves humbled by the outpouring of love, support, and prayers we have received from around the world. They have been heard and appreciated.

My mother’s greatest joy in life was to make people laugh. Although that is difficult to do right now, I know her final wish would be that we return to laughing soon." Melissa Rivers  ‪#‎RIP‬ ‪#‎JoanRivers‬

One Of The World's Most Expensive Homes

Villa Leopolda, Villefranche-sur-mer, France

Lily Safra, whose approximate net worth is $1.2 billion is the owner of the 3rd most expensive home in the world. The price in 2008 was $750 million or 500 million euro.

Lily Safra is a Brazilian philanthropist and social figure who attained considerable wealth after four marriages.

In regards to the home, King Leopold II reportedly built a series of waterside homes for his many mistresses.

This 20-acre estate, went up for sale in 2008, when Russian billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov attempted to buy it. He eventually pulled out of the deal, forfeiting a 50 million euro deposit.

Villa La Leopolda in its current incarnation was designed and built from 1929 to 1931 by an American architect, Ogden Codman, Jr., on an estate once owned by King Leopold II of Belgium. Leopold had made the previous estate a present for his mistress Blanche Zélia Joséphine Delacroix, also known as Caroline Lacroix, and it derives its name from him.

After Leopold's death, Blanche Delacroix was evicted, and his nephew, King Albert I, became its owner. During World War I it was used as a military hospital.

The Safras bought the home in 1988.

Smoke On The Water - Deep Purple Live at the Hard Rock August 29 2014

Baby Wipes or Quilted Tissue Paper - New Trend is Healthier

More Americans concerned with health issues, real cleanliness and even saving trees are changing what cleans and protects their bottoms. Paper is losing favor.

For years Americans have been pushed to buy tissue paper for bathroom use by large corporate paper companies. Even encouraging you by offering moisturizers or lotions added to toilet tissue for a softer, less irritating feeling.

Although other countries use bidets or other cleaner, better sanitizing and less irritating methods. Americans have continued to use paper, even though the citizens maintain they are more civilized than most other countries.

While more affluent individuals install bidets or bidet seats in their homes, a growing trend is baby wipes or moisturizing wipes.

Some may find this trend surprising, yet Americans do not have any conflict using them on infants and toddlers, only with themselves. Parents are aware of the cleansing and rash reducing effects, not to mention the odor reduction associated with using baby wipes, yet only recently are adults using them for themselves.

Adults using baby wipes or moisturizing wipes use less product to do the job, and cut down the use of paper products by 80% in the bathroom. Another advantage, less plumbing problems and a greater sense of cleanliness.

Baby wipes or moisturizing wipes? Although this is the growing and most popular trend, as with any product, check the ingredients and product ratings.

Here are two examples of the best products in relation to ingredients and biodegradability. Scroll to use the GoodGuide link to discover over 300 products and their ratings.


Bum Booza Bamboo Baby Wipes

   Ingredients: Water, Polysorbate 20, Vegetable Glycerin, Lavandula Angustifolia (Lavender) Oil, Citrus Sinensis (Sweet Orange) Oil, Aloe Barbadensis Leaf (Organic Aloe Vera), Calendula Extract, Tocopherol Acetate (Vitamin E), Potassium Sorbate, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid

   Notes: Those who have tried these have testified they are soft and work well. They’re also made with bamboo so they are biodegradable and a highly renewable source.


Earth’s Best Tender Care Baby Wipes

  

Ingredients: Water (Purified), Glycerin (Vegetable), Alkyl Polyglucoside, Aloe Vera (Aloe Barbadensis) Leaf Juice, Citric Acid, Vitamin E, Sodium Hydroxymethylglycinate (broad spectrum antimicrobial)

   Notes: Not bad and they don’t treat the wipes with chlorine or alcohol.  The antimicrobial is a little questionable but it only rates a 2 in Skin Deep. Overall these aren’t the worst and better than conventional wipes any day. They work just as well as any other baby wipe. (They also make flush-able Toddler wipes).

Forget the larger manufacturer brands if you can, they usually contain high chemical amounts, too wet, and more often flush inhibiting. CVS, Walgreen RiteAid brands are far better on your skin and environment than major name brands. Remember: Less fragrance means less chemicals. Seek products that do not contain controversial ingredients.

GoodGuide provides a filter to select fragrance-free products. Often found in baby wipes and hygiene products, fragrance is a catch–all term on ingredient lists that can conceal chemicals tied to allergies, hormone disruption, and neurotoxicity. Look for products from companies that state their products do not contain phthalates or parabens. These compound classes contain specific chemicals that have been linked to health concerns like cancer and developmental problems in babies. Since manufacturers in many baby product categories aren't required to disclose what their products contain, company marketing claims are often the only information a consumer has to make these selections.

On the horizon

As the continuing demand grows for wipes vs toilet tissue, manufacturers are facing the issues addressed by individuals and meeting those issues. Keep in mind,moisturizing wipes are considerably more costly than baby wipes, even though they contain similar chemicals. Manufacturers will be forced to reduce"Adult Wipes" prices as more individuals make the switch to wipes, rather than paper use.

Editors Note: My personal preference is a bidet, at least I know I am completely clean, chemical free, non messy and require paper for drying only. Fast, effective and simple.

James Wright Foley, Kidnapped Journalist, Apparently Executed by ISIS

The Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) claims to have beheaded an American photojournalist and has threatened the life of another American journalist if President Obama doesn't stop airstrikes in Iraq.

A graphic video obtained by NBC News purportedly shows James Wright Foley, a freelance journalist for the U.S.-based news service Global Post who was kidnapped while reporting from Syria two years ago, reciting threats against America before he is executed by an ISIS militant. The militant heard in the video speaks in English.

View the full video here:  http://www.emergingmagazine.com/#/journalist-beheading/4586140926

The terrorist video shows footage of Obama speaking from the White House on the day he told Americans he had authorized airstrikes in Iraq.

Foley was kidnapped at gunpoint near the town of Taftanaz in northern Syria on Thanksgiving Day in 2012. He had not been heard from during his time in captivity. "We’ve heard nothing. Nothing. We last knew that he was abducted on Thanksgiving Day in the Idlib province, but we don’t know who took him or why," Foley's father, John, said on TODAY last year.

Foley, a native of Rochester, New Hampshire, traveled extensively in the Middle East and North Africa. He reported about conflicts in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Libya, where he was once held captive for 44 days.

In May 2011, Foley recorded a video interview with The Boston Globe about his arrest and captivity in Libya. “You don’t want to be defined as that guy who got captured in 2011,” he said. “I believe that front-line journalism is important.”

In the video, ISIS claims they are holding a second journalist, Steven Joel Soltoff. After the apparent beheading, an ISIS fighter stand next to the man identified as Soltoff and declares: "The life of this American citizen, Obama, depends on your next decision." Sotloff, a freelance who worked for several news organizations, disappeared in Syria in August 2013.

In a statement, White House National Security Council spokeswoman Caitlin Hayden said the "intelligence community is working as quickly as possible" to determine the authenticity of the terrorist video. "If genuine, we are appalled by the brutal murder of an innocent American journalist and we express our deepest condolences to his family and friends," she said.

In a statement published on the GlobalPost website, CEO and co-founder Philip Balboni said the organization appreciates “all of the messages of sympathy and support that have poured in since the news of Jim’s possible execution first broke” and asked for “prayers for Jim and his family.” He added that the organization had been informed that the FBI was in the process of reviewing to video.

View the full video here: http://www.emergingmagazine.com/#/journalist-beheading/4586140926

By Daniel Arkin

Ferguson, Missouri: Black Citizen Calls Riots "Planet of the Apes, Part III," Asks for Change in People

The world has been watching as rioters maintain total chaos and complete havoc in Ferguson, Missouri.

Rioters are destroying the very city where they raise their children by burning, looting, and other criminal mischief activities.

How much longer will these acts of violence and bizarre idiosyncrasies continue under the call-to-action slogan, "No Justice, No Peace?" Although everyone knows it will cease, what does this accomplish? Other than demonstrating the unadulterated maniacal and untamed animal behavior of these individuals, what do they hope to accomplish? Will Ferguson ever be the same? Time will only tell.

People took to the street after a Ferguson officer shot and killed Michael Brown, a young black man accused of shoplifting from a store.

Now, there are many accusations pertaining as to why the boy was shot,  many stories floating around — most flaring racial injustice, where hate builds up like Krakatoa and can only do harm.  Nonetheless, a boy was killed and the people are outraged.

Should they destroy the very streets where they live? Burn down their own salons? In the minds of frightened onlookers and bewildered global citizens sitting in front of their television screens all across the world, "No".

Someone with sanity and intelligence needs to speak up and begin a circle of faith that in the end, it will be what it will be. Someone needs to cry out to the rioters and help them to understand that these riots are not helping and never have helped.

Emerging Magazine came across a very upset black citizen whose message, although crude and direct, essentially tells Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and other civil rights leaders, they are only causing more trouble and discord.

The message of "No Justice, No Peace" is plain ignorant and will not resolve anything. This enraged citizen says the rioting and insane madness, is like "Planet of the Apes, Part III."

What better speaker than a fellow aggravated and embarrassed resident than this guy?

Here are the words of this citizen in this video.