Bully; It is very interesting that you see many of the same things, as it seems apparent many others around here seem to see many of the same things, myself included. My challenge remains, "To what End?" There are several things that can and are being done to control the direction/outcome of this mess but I never thought it would become so dire that they would have to make it illegal to short the Big Boys and keep the remainder of the game as is/was. I do have confidence in the idea that the single best way to ride this mess out is to hold NOT the physical Goods themselves, but rather better to HOLD the BEST of the BEST in the "Up and Comers" in the Physical Goods world. This would include the stronger Majors, some Intermediates, and those, the likes of which Noront Resources is poised to be the leading example, choice Juniors with the best of the yet to be developed Goods. And with the diversity of Noront's Goods, along with their Quality (and quantity as is currently the aim of Noront's exploration projectS) Noront Resources should and will (in my opinion) exceed all monetary shock effects of the current situation and will be among the choice "Need to Have's" in the coming years. - - - - - - As for exactly how the current situation plays out and which areas (corporate wise as well as grographic) get hurt the most and first, second , etc. Well, that is much too much for me to foretell, and thus, holding the Best of the Best "Up and Comers" is my way to deal with the ALL & ALL of ALL. Old Joe