Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Singapore housing prices in terms of gold.

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Did a fast, casual research:

1985: A 4-rm flat costs 90oz of gold, and SGD 61,000
2011: A 4-rm flat costs 165oz of gold, and SGD 400,000

Price rose 83% in terms of gold
Price rose 556% in terms of SGD
Prices rose 670% faster in terms of SGD than in terms of Gold!

Rising demand and limited land space does put a premium on housing price over the years, but the main source is INFLATION! Money creation out of thin air. 

I made the assumption that gold is fairly priced and follows inflation closely. Didn't take into account tax effects that push down current gold prices. Else a 4-rm flat would have cost less gold :)

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Devalue to drive exports?

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The damaging effects of money devaluation (headlines from bloomberg):

-Japan Trade Deficit Hits Record as Yen Inflates Imports

-Louis Vuitton Japan Prices Raised to Most Ever to Fight Weak Yen

It doesn't help exports. It only helps big export companies. Meanwhile the rest of the population pays for higher imports and inflation at home.

And what about other nations? Do you think they can't devalue as well? There is NO historical evidence that devaluation helps exports. It's just ludicrous. A theory dreamt up by mainstream economists.

The Big Rip

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Bill Gross knows astronomy/physics: 

"[Our] current monetary system seems to require perpetual expansion to maintain its existence. And too, the advancing entropy in the physical universe may in fact portend a similar decline of 'energy' and 'heat' within the credit markets," writes Gross.

Bill Gross said this will result in a Big Freeze of credits. I'll add that it will also result in a Big Rip of the economy.

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Warren Buffett's networth in other commodities

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Ok, so some people are convinced that gold is in a bubble and therefore it is not a good measure of inflation/depreciation of currencies/networth, etc. 
Fair enough. I've compiled (it sure takes quite some time to do this) WB's networth in other commodities. The chart shows his purchasing power over the past 12 years. The number of tons of rice, barrels of oil, pounds of beef, pounds of sugar, and troy ounce of silver (I included silver just for kicks) he can buy. Again, we see that his networth has been greatly diminished in the past 12 years since the start of the commodities bull-run in 2000.
Note: This is not an attempt to bash WB. Just want to show the fact that inflation is rampant, and is going to get worse. Even a legend like him finds it hard to keep up with inflation. So, stocks generally is not a place to hide from inflation to the average investors.
P.S. maybe to make things simpler, I should just compare his networth against a commodities index.

it's coming

To contact us Click HERE
It's getting close now. In the past few years, the Austrian economists have been warning of the impending debt and currency crisis in the US.

The US has been bankrupt for a few years now, although the general market has not recognised it. Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland have been bankrupt for the few years leading up to their current crisis. The general market was late to recognise it too. These nations are as indebted now (in fact, more) as they were a few years ago. But they were able to buy some time due to the low interest rates in the past. Once rates start to rise, the party is really over. The same calamity will befall the US too.

I doubt that the US can postpone the pain any much longer. The budget numbers are just too horrendous.  Although I don't like to make predictions with regards to timings, if I have to, I will say that in 2013-2014, we should see a huge crisis hit the US. Some other things might happen which will delay the day of reckoning (eg. the world turning its attention to Japanese debt). I think things will ultimately become really bad, and here, I attempt to list down some of the things that will happen in the US:

• A currency crisis
• A government debt crisis
• Rising interest rates
• Fed and government will do "whatever it takes" to support the dollar
• Fed or govt announcing Operation "Who's your Daddy" to support the economy
• A panel of seasoned 'economists' are formed to 'study' the crisis
• Co-ordinated effort by the Fed and financial institutions to purchase US bonds
• Banks lose big on government bonds
• Major bank bankruptcies
• Bailed out financial and auto companies in 2007/2008 fail again
• More money-printing
• More taxes
• More bailouts
• Student loan bubble burst
• Problems in the major and old colleges
• Bankrupt states, municipalities, cities
• Big rise in food and energy prices
• Government imposing price controls
• Price controls result in shortages of goods
• Riots in the streets
• More regulations and laws passed by the government
• More civil liberty lost as the government passes more laws in the name of tackling the crisis
• Gold, silver, platinum, oil, commodities prices soaring
• Wild swings in precious metal prices as speculators get on board
• Dealerships announcing a shortage of gold/silver bullions
• Even more people on food stamps and unemployment benefits
• More immigrations out of the US
• More people renouncing their US citizenship
• Politicians blaming the US crisis on the Chinese "currency manipulation" and the Eurozone crisis
• More capital controls
• More protectionist trade policies
• Possible ban on short-selling as traders get blamed
• Politicians trying to assure the market that things are under control
• World leaders announcing a 'concerted effort' to tackle the crisis
• China and Russia, and more countries hoarding more gold
• US hostilities with Iran deteriorate
• More countries trading using their own currencies, bypassing the USD
• Stock market may go up, down or sideways in terms of USD - but it will plunge in terms of gold/silver
• Stock exchanges closed to cool the market down
• More calls to use the SDR

And maybe further down the road,

• A ban on gold exports
• Issuance of a new US dollar

MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Warren Buffett's networth in other commodities

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Ok, so some people are convinced that gold is in a bubble and therefore it is not a good measure of inflation/depreciation of currencies/networth, etc. 
Fair enough. I've compiled (it sure takes quite some time to do this) WB's networth in other commodities. The chart shows his purchasing power over the past 12 years. The number of tons of rice, barrels of oil, pounds of beef, pounds of sugar, and troy ounce of silver (I included silver just for kicks) he can buy. Again, we see that his networth has been greatly diminished in the past 12 years since the start of the commodities bull-run in 2000.
Note: This is not an attempt to bash WB. Just want to show the fact that inflation is rampant, and is going to get worse. Even a legend like him finds it hard to keep up with inflation. So, stocks generally is not a place to hide from inflation to the average investors.
P.S. maybe to make things simpler, I should just compare his networth against a commodities index.

it's coming

To contact us Click HERE
It's getting close now. In the past few years, the Austrian economists have been warning of the impending debt and currency crisis in the US.

The US has been bankrupt for a few years now, although the general market has not recognised it. Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland have been bankrupt for the few years leading up to their current crisis. The general market was late to recognise it too. These nations are as indebted now (in fact, more) as they were a few years ago. But they were able to buy some time due to the low interest rates in the past. Once rates start to rise, the party is really over. The same calamity will befall the US too.

I doubt that the US can postpone the pain any much longer. The budget numbers are just too horrendous.  Although I don't like to make predictions with regards to timings, if I have to, I will say that in 2013-2014, we should see a huge crisis hit the US. Some other things might happen which will delay the day of reckoning (eg. the world turning its attention to Japanese debt). I think things will ultimately become really bad, and here, I attempt to list down some of the things that will happen in the US:

• A currency crisis
• A government debt crisis
• Rising interest rates
• Fed and government will do "whatever it takes" to support the dollar
• Fed or govt announcing Operation "Who's your Daddy" to support the economy
• A panel of seasoned 'economists' are formed to 'study' the crisis
• Co-ordinated effort by the Fed and financial institutions to purchase US bonds
• Banks lose big on government bonds
• Major bank bankruptcies
• Bailed out financial and auto companies in 2007/2008 fail again
• More money-printing
• More taxes
• More bailouts
• Student loan bubble burst
• Problems in the major and old colleges
• Bankrupt states, municipalities, cities
• Big rise in food and energy prices
• Government imposing price controls
• Price controls result in shortages of goods
• Riots in the streets
• More regulations and laws passed by the government
• More civil liberty lost as the government passes more laws in the name of tackling the crisis
• Gold, silver, platinum, oil, commodities prices soaring
• Wild swings in precious metal prices as speculators get on board
• Dealerships announcing a shortage of gold/silver bullions
• Even more people on food stamps and unemployment benefits
• More immigrations out of the US
• More people renouncing their US citizenship
• Politicians blaming the US crisis on the Chinese "currency manipulation" and the Eurozone crisis
• More capital controls
• More protectionist trade policies
• Possible ban on short-selling as traders get blamed
• Politicians trying to assure the market that things are under control
• World leaders announcing a 'concerted effort' to tackle the crisis
• China and Russia, and more countries hoarding more gold
• US hostilities with Iran deteriorate
• More countries trading using their own currencies, bypassing the USD
• Stock market may go up, down or sideways in terms of USD - but it will plunge in terms of gold/silver
• Stock exchanges closed to cool the market down
• More calls to use the SDR

And maybe further down the road,

• A ban on gold exports
• Issuance of a new US dollar

1920: The Depression that no one talked about

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This was a great example of what government did correctly during a downturn. But of course, it isn't discussed nowadays, and therefore economic commentators are none the wiser. Modern commentators think they are smarter and have better economics theories than their counterparts 100 years ago. This is a timeline of what happened back then:

1913 - Creation of Fed. Fed was NOT allowed to own government bonds because of fear of monetization of debt (i.e. QE in today's colourful but deceptive term).

1917 - US finally entered WW1. Government needed to spend. The Federal Reserve Act was amended to allow monetization of debt. This was also when the DEBT CEILING came into existence. People feared that  government will take on too much debt (of course, the ceiling is meaningless, because Congress keeps increasing it every time they approach it).

1918 - End of WW1. Fed stops printing money. But by then, inflation was rampant. All the magic money created previously had gone into the GDP and stock markets -- making people feel rich.

1920 - Because there is no more cheap money, US GDP crashed by 17%. US unemployment sky-rocketed to 12%. Stock market crashed by 40% . Wholesale prices dropped by 37%. 
NOTE: Still think the Fed can stop printing money without crashing the economy? No way. There's no exit, like they would have you believe (I''ve discussed this mathematically before).

1920 - The then Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover: "Oh no! This is terrible. The government gotta intervene! We need to STIMULATE!" (he probably didn't use this term. But yeah it's the same thing that he was referring to).

President Warren Harding: SLASHED government spending by ALMOST 50%.
Federal Reserve: Did absolutely NOTHING. No stimulus. No easing.
FREE MARKET CAPITALISM was allowed a chance to prove itself.

RESULTS:
Within 1 year, unemployment was cut in half, from 12% to 6.7%.
In 2 years, it fell to only 2.4% !!
Stock market fully recovered everything it lost!

Extension:

-1927 - Small contraction in economy. Fed tries to prevent it by printing money. Fed also printed to help the UK, because there was a run on the sterling pounds (same story, UK overspent and intervened in their economy). Stock market took off.

-1928 - Fed started to raise rates, realising its mistake.

-1929 - Stock bubble burst in Oct 29 (known as Black Tuesday). But now Herbert Hoover had become president. Now he finally had his chance. He intervened and stimulated. (Herbert Hoover is the modern equivalent of George Bush, who intervened when the dot.com bubble burst in 2000-2001).

- 1933 - President Theodore Roosevelt came into office. He had won his elections campaigning against the RECKLESS spending and interventions of Herbert Hoover. He promised CHANGE. But what did he do once in office? He took Hoover's exact same policies and expanded on it, calling it the New Deal. (Roosevelt is the modern equivalent of Barrack Obama. Obama railed against the reckless spending of Bush, and promised change. But once in office, he took Bush's policies to unprecedented levels).

The small recession that started in 1929 turned into the Great Depression, because of all these interventionist policies. US unemployment rate rose to 25%. International trade fell 50%. Modern commentators claimed that the Great Depression started because the politicians did nothing, which is so FALSE.

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

---

The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

Alex Castro / Cubadebate / AFP - Getty Images

Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

More coverage of Cuba on NBCNews.com

His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

Fidel Castro re-emerges, proving he's alive during trip to farm

"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

A look at the life and times of the Cuban leader who has outlasted nine U.S. presidents.

Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

Complete World coverage on NBCNews.com

Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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MCX Silver Feb'13 Agreement Rises

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Today Silver prices on MCX gained. At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver August contract was trading at Rs 53045.00 up Rs 190.00, or 0.37%. The MCX Silver price touched an trading high of Rs 53075.00 and an trade low of Rs 52889.00. So far 44768 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 8955.00, or 14.45% in the August series so far. More Information about MCX Silver visit my site mcx-trade-tips.blogspot.com

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver November contract was trade at Rs 54750.00 up Rs 177.00, or 0.34%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 54783.00 and an intraday low of Rs 54615.00. So far 4146 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 6140.00, or 10.07% in the November series so far.

At 16:14 hrs MCX Silver February contract was trading at Rs 56295.00 up Rs 171.00, or 0.31%. The MCX Silver price touched an intraday high of Rs 56325.00 and an intraday low of Rs 56055.00. So far 309 contracts have been traded. MCX Silver rate have moved down Rs 205.00, or 0.37% in the February series so far.

Warren Buffett's networth in other commodities

To contact us Click HERE
Ok, so some people are convinced that gold is in a bubble and therefore it is not a good measure of inflation/depreciation of currencies/networth, etc. 
Fair enough. I've compiled (it sure takes quite some time to do this) WB's networth in other commodities. The chart shows his purchasing power over the past 12 years. The number of tons of rice, barrels of oil, pounds of beef, pounds of sugar, and troy ounce of silver (I included silver just for kicks) he can buy. Again, we see that his networth has been greatly diminished in the past 12 years since the start of the commodities bull-run in 2000.
Note: This is not an attempt to bash WB. Just want to show the fact that inflation is rampant, and is going to get worse. Even a legend like him finds it hard to keep up with inflation. So, stocks generally is not a place to hide from inflation to the average investors.
P.S. maybe to make things simpler, I should just compare his networth against a commodities index.

it's coming

To contact us Click HERE
It's getting close now. In the past few years, the Austrian economists have been warning of the impending debt and currency crisis in the US.

The US has been bankrupt for a few years now, although the general market has not recognised it. Spain, Greece, Portugal, Italy, Ireland have been bankrupt for the few years leading up to their current crisis. The general market was late to recognise it too. These nations are as indebted now (in fact, more) as they were a few years ago. But they were able to buy some time due to the low interest rates in the past. Once rates start to rise, the party is really over. The same calamity will befall the US too.

I doubt that the US can postpone the pain any much longer. The budget numbers are just too horrendous.  Although I don't like to make predictions with regards to timings, if I have to, I will say that in 2013-2014, we should see a huge crisis hit the US. Some other things might happen which will delay the day of reckoning (eg. the world turning its attention to Japanese debt). I think things will ultimately become really bad, and here, I attempt to list down some of the things that will happen in the US:

• A currency crisis
• A government debt crisis
• Rising interest rates
• Fed and government will do "whatever it takes" to support the dollar
• Fed or govt announcing Operation "Who's your Daddy" to support the economy
• A panel of seasoned 'economists' are formed to 'study' the crisis
• Co-ordinated effort by the Fed and financial institutions to purchase US bonds
• Banks lose big on government bonds
• Major bank bankruptcies
• Bailed out financial and auto companies in 2007/2008 fail again
• More money-printing
• More taxes
• More bailouts
• Student loan bubble burst
• Problems in the major and old colleges
• Bankrupt states, municipalities, cities
• Big rise in food and energy prices
• Government imposing price controls
• Price controls result in shortages of goods
• Riots in the streets
• More regulations and laws passed by the government
• More civil liberty lost as the government passes more laws in the name of tackling the crisis
• Gold, silver, platinum, oil, commodities prices soaring
• Wild swings in precious metal prices as speculators get on board
• Dealerships announcing a shortage of gold/silver bullions
• Even more people on food stamps and unemployment benefits
• More immigrations out of the US
• More people renouncing their US citizenship
• Politicians blaming the US crisis on the Chinese "currency manipulation" and the Eurozone crisis
• More capital controls
• More protectionist trade policies
• Possible ban on short-selling as traders get blamed
• Politicians trying to assure the market that things are under control
• World leaders announcing a 'concerted effort' to tackle the crisis
• China and Russia, and more countries hoarding more gold
• US hostilities with Iran deteriorate
• More countries trading using their own currencies, bypassing the USD
• Stock market may go up, down or sideways in terms of USD - but it will plunge in terms of gold/silver
• Stock exchanges closed to cool the market down
• More calls to use the SDR

And maybe further down the road,

• A ban on gold exports
• Issuance of a new US dollar

Castro: I don't 'remember what a headache is'

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Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro published photos of himself, including several in which he's seen reading Friday's copy of a Communist Party newspaper, to dismiss reports that he was near death. TODAY's Natalie Morales reports.

By NBC News wire services

HAVANA -- Former Cuban leader Fidel Castro dismissed reports that he was dead or near death in an article published on Monday in Cuba's state-run press.

He accused news agencies and enemies of Cuba of spreading "stupidities" about him, particularly a report from a Spanish newspaper last week that said he had suffered a massive stroke and was in a vegetative state.

"Birds of bad omen! I don't even remember what a headache is," he wrote.

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The article in Communist Party newspaper Granma was accompanied by photographs?(in Spanish) showing him walking outside on a sunny day on what appeared to be a farm.

He wore a straw hat and red plaid shirt, used a walking cane and, in one photo, held a copy of Granma from Friday.

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Photos of Cuba's Fidel Castro were published Monday in the country's state-run press following rumors that the 86-year-old was in failing health.

The photos, Castro said, were "proof of what liars they are."

Intense speculation
Castro's health has been the subject of intense speculation for years, but the rumors gained force in recent days after he failed to publicly congratulate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a top ally, on his Oct. 7 electoral victory.

The 86-year-old former Cuban leader has not appeared since March, when he was shown greeting visiting Pope Benedict XVI, and he has also ceased writing his once-constant opinion pieces, the last of which appeared in June.?

On blogs and Twitter, he has been declared dead or near dead numerous times, spurred by a long, unexplained absence from the public eye.

Elias Jaua, a former Venezuelan vice president, said Sunday he had met with the Cuban revolutionary leader over the weekend, showing reporters pictures of the meeting and saying Castro was in good health and lucid.

Castro had not written one of his "Reflections" opinion columns for state press since June 19 or been seen publicly since March.

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His last few Reflections were also Twitter-like in their brevity and slightly oddball in content, which left Cubans wondering about their former leader's mental state.

'I like to study and I study'
But Castro said he had decided to stop the columns for a practical reason.

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"I stopped publishing Reflections because surely it is not my role to occupy the pages of our press, dedicated to other work the country requires," he said.

As for how he spends his time now, Castro wrote, "I like to write and I write. I like to study and I study."

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Castro also used the article to defend his role in the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis, which 50 years ago this month brought the world to the brink of nuclear war when the United States discovered that the Soviet Union had placed nuclear missiles in Cuba.

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Castro said Cuba viewed the missiles as necessary to stopping a U.S. invasion of the island 90 miles from Florida and had no regrets about its decision.

"Our conduct was ethically irreproachable. We will never apologize to anyone for what we did," he said.

Castro stepped down in 2006 following a severe illness, handing power to his brother Raul.?

Reuters and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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