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Bitcoin Bitcoin Logo of the bitcoin reference client Administration decentralized Date of introduction 3 January 2009 ; 5 years ago User(s) worldwide Supply growth 25 bitcoins per block (approximately every ten minutes) until mid 2016, [ 2 ] and then afterwards 12.5 bitcoins per block for 4 years until next halving. This halving continues until 2110-2140 when 21 million bitcoins have been issued. Subunit   10 −3 millibitcoin   10 −6 microbitcoin, bits [ 3 ]   10 −8 satoshi [ 4 ] Symbol BTC, [ note 2 ] XBT, [ note 3 ] [ note 4 ]  millibitcoin mBTC  microbitcoin, bits [ 3 ] μBTC Coins unspent outputs of transactions denominated in any multiple of satoshis [ 11 ] Bitcoin is a payment system invented by Satoshi Nakamoto [ note 5 ] in 2008 [ 12 ] and introduced as open-source software in 2009. [ 13 ] The system is peer-to-peer , all nodes verifying transactions in a publ...

Some of the most bizarre and striking pictures captured this year, including cloaking devices, pimped-up prosthetic limbs and growing veg in space.   bbc.

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This is the fashion of 2015, according to "Back to the Future II." STORY HIGHLIGHTS In the film, Marty McFly traveled to October 21, 2015 There were flying cars and hoverboards A futurist says they got some things right (CNN) -- There are only nine months left to get that flying car designed and in production. The Internet has reminded us of the very specific vision "Back to the Future II" had for October 21, 2015. Flying cars zipping through the air, auto-drying clothes that fit to your body, shoes that lace up on their own and time travel are all the norm when Marty McFly and his girlfriend, Jennifer, played by Michael J. Fox and Elisabeth Shue, land in that year.

MANIFESTO December 31, 2014 at 1:13pm ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS  2015 SLOGAN: CHANGE MOTTO: JUSTICE, PEACE AND UNITY PREAMBLE My name is Akinwunmi Ambode and I am running for the Governorship of Lagos State in the elections slated for February 2015.  I am from Epe and of the Christian faith.  I served in the Lagos State Civil Service for 27 years and retired voluntarily in 2012 as the Permanent Secretary and Accountant General of Lagos State. I am driven by my passion for and commitment to good governance, better life and socio-political tolerance. Throughout my educational pursuits and professional career I have held positions that demanded service to others and to the society at large. In all instances, I have always given my all and delivered to the best of my ability.

Bad money habits are more closely rooted in laziness than a lack of ability. But even those who are "smart" with their money have their lazier tendencies -- they tend to focus on the things that offer the best ratio of effort to reward. With that in mind, I've created a list of four high-value improvements you could make in less than 60 minutes -- things that take minimal time and effort, and generate big personal finance wins. Here they are.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS NEW: The "pingers" have only 25 days of battery power left, official says Authorities identify one of the bodies they have recovered Nine bodies have been recovered, including one in a flight attendant's uniform Search teams are still trying to pinpoint the location of the wreckage (CNN) -- Searchers looking for more bodies and wreckage from AirAsia Flight QZ8501 in the Java Sea faced fresh difficulties with bad weather Thursday. Ships, planes and helicopters are being used to find victims of the disaster. Most of the people on board the flight remain missing, and officials are yet to confirm that they've found the plane's fuselage. Here's key information about where things stand:

Revellers have to wait until four minutes past midnight to celebrate arrival of 2015 after tram pulls into firework zone. Fireworks finally got going in Manchester after two failed countdowns. Photograph: Boris Grdanoski/AP Timing is everything when it comes to the new year countdown. So when an entire city centre had to wait for four minutes for a tram driver to get out of the way before festivities could start, it got slightly awkward. Deemed “excruciating” by one spectator, the lag in Manchester to join the rest of the UK in welcoming in 2015 followed a well-timed countdown aided by a giant clock in the city’s Piccadilly Gardens. “Five, four, three, two, one. Let’s have the fireworks!” ordered the show’s host, but after a massive roar, nothing happened.

This is the full text of the new year broadcast speech of  the President of Nigeria,Dr Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan.   Dear Great People of our nation, 1.         I greet and felicitate with you all as we enter the New Year today. As we mark the beginning of this New Year, 2015, a new nation is being born.  A new nation is being born because of the foundations we have all laid, working together for the good and progress of our dear fatherland. 2.        I join you all in thanking God Almighty who has brought us this far, for continually bestowing His Grace upon us and for guiding our great nation safely through all the challenges of the past year. 3.        This year, as in the year past, I reaffirm my commitment to work to ensure a secure future for our dear country and the generations yet unborn. 4.    ...

Olamide Olamide on the set of his "Sitting on The Throne" music video shoot in January 2014 Background information Birth name Olamide Adedeji Born 15 March 1989 (age 25) Bariga, Lagos State , Nigeria Genres Hip hop Occupation(s) Lyricist, rapper Years active 2011–present Labels YBNL Nation Associated acts Buckwylla, Phyno , Pheelz, Lil Kesh, Kida Kudz, Ice Prince , D'Banj , Wizkid , Davido Olamide Adedeji (born 15 March 1989), popularly known by his stage name Olamide , is a Nigerian Hip hop recording artist from Bariga, Lagos State. [1] He records mostly in Yoruba , his native tongue. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to Coded Tunes. YBNL , his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles "First of All", "Voice of the Street", "Stupid Love", and "Ilefo Illuminati". On 7 November 2013, he ...

 Pasuma Wonder, Wiz Kid, Davido, Phyno, & More at “Olamide Live In Concert” (OLIC) Olamide Live In Concert was certainly one of the most anticipated show in the year 2014, and true to its hype, the show which held yesterday at the Eko Hotels & Suites will go on to be one of the most memorable and jaw dropping of 2014. Guests present would agree with me that the organizers of this fascinating event left no stone unturned in giving every attendee the utmost satisfaction of a life time. It was at this event that one would first notice for the first time in a long time, the VIP section had to stand to show you how ‘turnt’ this day was.

Mid-December 1944 saw the beginning of the six-week Battle of the Bulge on Europe's Western Front. War photographer Robert Capa immersed himself with Allied troops. Here, an American soldier points a gun at a German prisoner of war. Robert Capa was widely considered to be the best photographer of World War II Capa spent a few days photographing the Battle of the Bulge in late December 1944 Capa had a few close calls while photographing the battle View high-resolution photos Capa took during the Battle of the Bulge (CNN) -- The U.S. Army calls World War II's Battle of the Bulge, a six-week campaign in the Ardennes Forest of Belgium that began on December 16, 1944, " arguably the greatest battle in American military history ." British Prime Minister Winston Churchill concurred, calling it "undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war." So it was entirely appropriate the man widely considered the world's best war phot...

Experts doubt North Korea was behind the big Sony hack. Was N. Korea really behind the Sony hack? "Unequivocally, they are not responsible," a cybersecurity expert says about North Korea Malware in the Sony hack may have originated in North Korea but leaked a long time ago Hackers have often taken shots at Sony In 2011, hackers stole the data of an estimated 77 million people (CNN) -- Sure, North Korea's government despises the movie "The Interview." But when its propagandists say it did not hack Sony Pictures before the original release date of the flick that satirizes dictator Kim Jong-un, they might just be telling the truth. Some U.S. cyber experts say the evidence the FBI has presented to attempt to incriminate hackers working for the communist regime is not enough to pin the blame on Pyongyang.

The search for AirAsia Flight QZ8501... Indonesian Air Force personnel on Tuesday, December 30, show debris including a suitcase found floating near the site where AirAsia Flight QZ8501 disappeared. Indonesia's national search and rescue agency confirmed that the debris found is from that flight, the airline said Tuesday. Alan Khee-Jin Tan: Flight QZ8501 stirs fears passengers might lose confidence But he says low-cost pioneer AirAsia will probably weather this difficult period Airline has won the loyalty and gratitude of millions of working-class Asians, he says (CNN) -- News that debris was found after an Indonesia AirAsia flight went missing over the weekend marked the third major incident involving Southeast Asian airlines this year. In March, Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 went missing after it mysteriously deviated from its scheduled f...

Why obesity runs in families (Thinkstock Photos/Getty Images) That parental obesity affects the likelihood of children to over-eat and develop obesity is known, but researchers have now identified the genetic link behind the mechanism. Being over-weight and obese has a direct impact on the genes which signal when it is time to stop eating, the findings showed. Blocked expression of a gene called POMC, which manages a discrete area of the brain that controls feeding behaviour could provide the missing link between a mother's diet and an offspring's risk of future obesity. Excess methylation (an important component in cellular processes) on the DNA sequence blocks the ability to express this gene, leading to a late satiety response, increased food intake and eventual obesity. "We observed a clear correspondence between a specific genetic mechanism and weight gain, potentially allowing for early detection and prevention of...