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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.    ...