Soyuz Launches From Baikonur Taking New Crew To ISS – 28 May 2014

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The spacecraft Soyuz successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Wednesday, carrying a new crew to the International Space Station (ISS).

The Soyuz rocket carrying a Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft successfully lifted off at 11:57 p.m. local time.

The spacecraft is piloted by Russian commander Maksim Surayev, American flight engineer Gregory Wiseman, and European astronaut Alexander Gerst.

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‘Death Of Money In 2015’: Author Rickards Predicts Collapse Of Global Monetary System – 28 May 2014

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The collapse of the monetary system awaits the world in the near future, says financial expert James Rickards. Russia and China’s desire to rid the US dollar of its global reserve currency status is an early sign of the “increasingly inevitable” crisis.

As one of the key events in support of his forecast, Rickards points to the words uttered by Russian President Vladimir Putin at the 18th International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg that took place earlier this month.

“Putin said he envisions a Eurasian economic zone involving Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and Russia. The Russian ruble is nowhere near ready to be a global reserve currency, but it could be a regional reserve currency,” he said, as quoted by ETF Daily News.

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Elon Musk To Present Manned DragonV2 Spacecraft On May 29 – 28 May 2014

SpaceX is on the verge of revealing the next generation version of its Dragon spacecraft, one which the company hopes will allow the United States to once again send its own astronauts into space by 2017.

The unveiling will take place on Friday, May 29, at the company’s headquarters in Hawthorne, California. There, SpaceX CEO Elon Musk will personally showcase the company’s latest space taxi, dubbed the “Dragon V2.”

“SpaceX’s new Dragon V2 spacecraft is a next generation spacecraft designed to carry astronauts into space,” read a statement by the company, according to the website Universe Today.

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Laura Bruno – This Is Your Mind On Neptune – Today’s New Moon In Gemini – 28 May 2014

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As usual, Emily provides an excellent description of today’s energies. Happy New Moon!

Originally posted on virgo magic:

Today’s New Moon is super-Neptunian – are you feeling it? Sleepy, spacey, weepy, overwhelmed… Honestly, I’m feeling so freakin’ lazy that I just want to refer you to (or plagiarize from) the post I wrote about last year’s Gemini New Moon, because it’s basically the same deal (well, this New Moon is a little different, but last year’s post is still worth reading or re-reading).

DealBook – Former Top JPMorgan Banker In Britain Loses Appeal In Insider Case – 28 May 2014

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By CHAD BRAY

LONDON – A former top banker at JPMorgan Chase has lost his appeal of a ruling by British regulators two years ago that he improperly disclosed inside information.

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DealBook – Former SAC Trader Martoma Seeks Lenient Sentence – 28 May 2014

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By MATTHEW GOLDSTEIN

Mathew Martoma, the former SAC Capital Advisors trader convicted of insider trading in February, does not believe he should get more jail time than the 11 years in prison that Raj Rajaratanam, the co-founder of the Galleon hedge fund, was sentenced to following his conviction.

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CROP CIRCLE ☼ Buckle Street, nr Pedworth, Worcestershire, UK – May 26 – 28 May 2014

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ZeroHedge – Putin Says Russia And China Must “Secure Gold” And FX Reserves – 28 May 2014

Today’s AM fix was USD 1,265.25, EUR 928.83 and GBP 754.52 per ounce.

Yesterday’s AM fix was USD 1,283.00, EUR 940.48 and GBP 762.87 per ounce.
Gold fell 2% yesterday to $1,264.76/oz. Silver fell 1.8% to $19.06/oz.

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John Ward – Universal Suffrage: Are Either The Voters Or The Voted Worth It? – 28 May 2014

For your early evening entertainment, several events in today’s news suggesting that universal suffrage may not be such a great idea after all.

Burglar Derek Hardman’s decision to have 40 winks (while robbing two pensioners in the middle of the night) came unstuck when he was still there the next morning. He’s been sent to prison; personally, I’d have had him sent for examination to check that he was fit to stand trial. But in that sense, le dormant Derek is vying with a French camion driver for Dick of the Year, as the latter was caught on Britain’s busiest motorway having a Skype conversation while driving.

Wired – These Mad Scientists Want to Replace Solar Panels With Potted Plants – 28 May 2014

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Designer Fabienne Felder wants to reupholster jumbo jets with moss. In her vision, passengers will sit on verdant tufts while the bryophytes purify the air and use electrons captured during photosynthesis to power the Direct TV panels on the seat backs. Many would think Felder was crazy, but biochemist Dr. Paolo Bombelli and plant scientist Ross Dennis from the University of Cambridge were impressed with her brio and offered her the opportunity to collaborate with their lab.

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