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As the global financial meltdown is back with us in earnest I shall be paying more attention to the wonderful work by Rice Farmer

Winners (well the six stocks that gained) and losers in the ASX 200 today.

## Global Ponzi meltdown/House of Cards ##
Stock Market: Dow Plunges 530 Points and More Than 1,000 for the Week

Global market meltdown

Shipping Blues: World Trade Price per Unit And Baltic Dry Shipping Price Index Slump

Gulf Markets Melting Down: Saudi Arabia Plunges 7%, Dubai Sold

This Is Not A ‘Correction’……..It’s The Beginning Of The Global Bubble Unwind

It ain't over till the fat lady sings "Dow 5,000

." -- RF

Is It Time to Get into Crash Positions?

Commodity Rout Erases $2 Trillion From Stock Values

Germans begin the looting of Greece

Fear the Strength of the US Dollar — Brazil's USD-denominated bonds

How Much Longer Can Saudi Arabia's Economy Hold Out Against Cheap Oil?

Plunge Protection Teams of the World, Unite!

The herd must be turned away from selling by any means available, and at this point, that means coordinated buying by all the world's Plunge Protection Teams.

We Have Already Witnessed The First 1300 Points Of The Stock Market Crash Of 2015

The Chilling Thing Smartphone Sales Said about China Debacle

Vanishing Act: U.S. banks moved billions of dollars in trades beyond Washington’s reach

Apple enters bear territory; tech stocks crushed

Microsoft confirms Finnish phone site closure and job cuts

Deere Cuts Profit Forecast as Commodities Decline

Deere Rocked By Bursting Of U.S. Farmland Bubble: Sales Miss, Profit Tumbles, Forecast Cut

Producer prices in Asia are sinking, and fast

Three EM’s Crumbling—– Brazil, Turkey And Malaysia

Faber warns of global gloom as China’s economy sputters

Chanos Says China Economic Slowdown “Worse Than You Think”

Don't Worry, IMF Says "Premature" to Speak of Chinese Crisis

South African stocks take biggest weekly fall in nearly a year

Junior miners jump into medical marijuana, food service amid slump

Many of the world's junior miners are laying down their picks and shovels to start new ventures ranging from egg exporting to medical marijuana farming, as they as try to survive a crash in metals prices by shifting away from exploration.

## Airline death spiral ##

Olympics could 'paralyze' Rio airport: airlines

FAA records detail hundreds of close calls between airplanes and drones

Brazil’s Economic Downturn Causes Troubles For Airlines

Budget airline Ryanair could face millions of late flight claims after court ruling

Korean Air and Asiana Airlines Suffer Credit Rating Cuts

Airfares set to rise next year despite lower oil prices

With artificial intelligence, researcher aims to make planes 'uncrashable'

Foreign pilots to get licences faster as India faces a shortage of commanders

## Fault lines/flashpoints/powder kegs/military/war drums ##

China's land reclamation in South China Sea grows: Pentagon report

Peru To Begin Shooting Down Cocaine Trafficking Planes

U.S. confirms Islamic State use of chemical weapons

Islamic State Kills Dozens of Iraqi Troops, Official Says

Brazil has 2 kinds of problems, and they're both bad

America's increasing proto-ISIS behavior

Turkey, US Aim To Broaden Campaign Against ISIS

Denmark Foreign Minister Kristian Jensen To 'Reopen' Ties With Russia

Report: Turkey Erects Concrete Wall Along Border With Syria

India-Pakistan Relations: Pakistan Cancels High Profile Security Meeting With India Amid Falling Out

E. European Countries Eye Drone Acquisitions, Operations

Netanyahu pressed for Iran attacks, but was denied: ex-defense chief

IDF Document Makes No Mention of Iranian Nuke Threat

Iran Nuclear Deal: Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid Says He’ll Do 'Everything In My Power' To Ensure White House Deal Stands

Venezuela declares martial law after smugglers attack Colombia border region

Iran shoots down suspected spy drone near Iraq border

Israeli security force fears Jewish activists could launch terror strikes

Piracy 2.0 : The net-Centric evolution

## Migrants/refugees ##

Crisis Within A Crisis: Greek Citizens Make The Best Of A Bad Situation, Help Syrian Refugees Who Flock To Their Borders

With tear gas and razor wire, Macedonia tries to stem refugee tide

Migrants crisis: Up to 3,000 people being rescued near Libya coast

Hundreds of Macedonia refugees rip through police barriers, cross border

Refugee Chaos in Macedonia: 'Life-Threateningly Dangerous for Women and Children'

Thousands of migrants head closer to EU from Macedonia

4,400 migrants rescued in the Mediterranean in a single day, say Italian Coast Guard

## Global unrest/mob rule/angry people/torches and pitchforks ##

Police Fire Tear Gas, Water Cannons At 'You Stink' Protesters In Beirut As Trash Continues To Pile: Report

Dresden riots: Protesters in Germany attack refugee buses shouting 'foreigners out'

As the migrant/refugee crisis worsens, it will increasingly spark such unrest. This will be one of many causes that destabilize governments around the world. -- RF

Angry push for Guatemala president to resign in graft scandal

Thousands of Guatemalans waved flags, chanted and demanded that President Otto Perez resign, in a graft scandal that has already seen his vice president step down.

Young Japanese stage nationwide protests over Abe’s controversial security bills

## Energy/resources ##

Saudis Could Face An Open Revolt At Next OPEC Meeting

In downturn, frackers turn to toilet water in drought-prone Texas

Low Oil Prices: Assessing The Damage So Far In 2015

This Week In Energy: A Dangerous Global Trend Emerging

1st US tar sands mine set to open for business in Utah

Oil ends down more than 2 percent as U.S. drilling points to glut

Statoil's Polarled pipeline becomes first to cross Arctic Circle

Australian energy company Santos posts heavy losses

Gazprom Neft taps second well in arctic waters

China, Russia and India Mull Joint Exploration of Arctic Oil, Gas Reserves

Massive power outage plunges eastern suburbs in darkness for 90 minutes

(Mumbai)

China's top listed coal producers post weak first-half results, oversupply to persist

Oil Dives Below $40 Per Barrel After Rise in U.S. Oil Rigs

Pressure Mounts to Retire Older Fleet as Rig Oversupply Persists

With no signs of a turnaround in global rig demand, drilling contractors are under increasing pressure to retire older rigs. Operators worldwide have succumbed to the prolonged weakness in oil prices by curtailing drilling activities.

## Infrastructure scavenging ##

Wire thieves knock out radar for airport, weather service

Thieves strike 900-year-old St Albans church twice for metal

Foreign criminals flying into Ireland to steal ESB cables, beer kegs, road signs and goal posts

More than 100 brass vases stolen from Japan cemetery

## Got food? ##

Edible Insects and Taste Education

Rising cost of cropping

Calf crooks steal 6 baby cows from San Joaquin Co. farms

Cattle Rustling Revival Driven By Record High Beef Prices

Nigeria: Military to Tackle Cattle Rustling, Crimes

Report: Extreme weather could cause huge food shortages

Power shortages costing Zim agric sector $5m per month, government official

Huge Glut in European Dairy Cows and Milk Coming Up

## Lifestyle solutions ##
Village life in Spain decades ago

## Environment/health ##
Humans are now 'super predators,' and that's a problem, study says

California's First Known Wolf Pack Since 1924 Spotted

New drug may protect against nuclear radiation effects

Should we be stocking up? -- RF

Australia's greenhouse gas emissions show 'disturbing increase' amid record global heat

With many Ebola survivors ailing, doctors evaluate situation

Are jellyfish going to take over the oceans?

Like a karmic device come to punish our planetary transgressions, jellyfish thrive on the environmental chaos humans create. Is the age of the jellyfish upon us?

## Intelligence/security/internet/cyberwar ##

Chinese hackers may have turned sights on India, says new report

Experts: Deleted online information never actually goes away

UK Orders Google To 'Forget' News Articles Discussing Previous Right To Be Forgotten Requests

Five Reasons The U.S. Power Grid Is Overdue For A Cyber Catastrophe

Lightning wipes storage disks at Google data centre

A Guide to Chinese Intelligence Operations

## Propaganda ##'

No Good Evidence' Russia Behind Shootdown of Malaysia Air Flight 17 in Ukraine, Says Longtime CIA Analyst Ray McGovern

Former IAEA Official: AP Doc on Iran a ‘Crude’ Forgery

The Associated Press track record on Iran is getting worse and worse. After Tuesday’s debacle with a litany of false claims from George Jahn, the AP attempted to save face Wednesday by publishing a transcript of the agreement between Iran and the IAEA on which the allegations were based.

## Systemic breakdown/collapse/unsustainability ##

Crumbling infrastructure: Even in the drought, America is leaking water

There are nearly a quarter-million water main breaks a year, according to the American Water Works Association. Two trillion gallons of drinkable water are lost annually due to a variety of reasons, including leaks, though that number is an educated guess. Nobody really knows for sure.

Most of those water mains will never be replaced. Urban infrastructure will just keep deteriorating, and ultimately big cities will become uninhabitable for the most part. -- RF

California is falling apart; here's why