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               <a href="/login" class="navbar-link">Login</a>
             </p>
             <ul class="nav">
-              <li><a href="/about">Merchants</a></li>
-              <li><a href="/contact">Exchangers</a></li>
+              <li><a href="/about">Info</a></li>
+              <li><a href="/merchants">Merchants</a></li>
+              <li><a href="/exchangers">Exchangers</a></li>
             </ul>
           </div><!--/.nav-collapse -->
         </div>
@@ -33,31 +34,32 @@
           <h1>What are bitcoins?</h1>
           <p>
           Bitcoins are units of digital currency that can be 
-          transferred over the Internet. They get stored at a 
-          unique address which is like an online wallet or 
+          transferred over the Internet.
+          They get sent to and stored at a bitcoin address which is like a digital
           bank account that you can access with a 
-          password. Registering a new address is free and 
-          is as easy as signing up for an email account -- <a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/new">try it.</a>
+          password. Registering and using a new address is as free and 
+          easy as email...  <a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/new">try it!</a>
           </p>
           
           <p>
           Transactions between bitcoin addresses are 
-          recorded in a public record that's published on 
-          the Internet and keeps track of what amounts are 
-          stored at every address. Fifty new bitcoins are 
-          generated by a mathematical algorithm every ten 
-          minutes and are distributed to people who 
+          recorded in a public record that's <a href="http://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions">published on 
+          the Internet</a>.  It keeps track of what amounts are 
+          stored at what addresses.
+          </p>
+          
+          Every 10 minutes, 50 new bitcoins are 
+          generated by a mathematical algorithm and distributed to people who 
           contribute computing power to the network. The 
-          <a href="http://bitcoin.org">software to participate in the network</a> is free so 
-          anyone can run it.
+          <a href="http://bitcoin.org">software to participate in the network</a> is free and open source so anyone can run it on their computer.
           </p>
 
           <p>
           Over time, fewer and fewer 
           bitcoins will be created until there are a total of 
-          21 million of them by the year 2040. Each bitcoin 
+          21 million of them in circulation by the year 2040. Each bitcoin 
           is divisible up to 8 decimal places, making 
-          it possible to transact tiny amounts.
+          it possible to transact very small amounts.
           </p>
         </div>
         <div class="span6">
@@ -78,7 +80,7 @@
           <p>
           You can use bitcoins to securely store 
           and backup your savings and gain access to them 
-          from anywhere that has Internet. Bitcoins tend to 
+          from anywhere that has Internet. They tend to 
           appreciate in value over time because of their 
           limited supply so they make a good investment. 
           Unlike dollars and other national currencies, no 
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@
           </p>
 
           <p>
-          They enable you to send free, 
+          Bitcoins enable you to send free, 
           immediate payments to your friends and family 
           from a phone or laptop so you can pay a co-worker 
           back for coffee, transfer wages to family overseas, 
@@ -100,31 +102,23 @@
 
       <div class="row-fluid">
         <div class="span6">
-          <h1>What can I buy with them?</h1>
+          <h1>Where can I get some?</h1>
           <p>
-          <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.net/where-to-spend-your-bitcoins/">This article</a> has some good suggestions.
-          The number of <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade">companies accepting bitcoins</a>
-          is growing quickly but in our opinion their immediate utility is 
-          for personal value transfer rather than for
-          commerce.  If it helps, think of them as a competitor to the likes
-          of PayPal and Western Union rather than VISA and Mastercard,
-          although they're eventually going to be competitive in 
-          the retail payment industry as well.
+          Contact one of our trusted in-person <a href="/exchangers">exchangers</a>.
           </p>
-          
 
           <p>
-          We're working to get more stores accepting them in 
-          Vancouver because we believe it'll be in 
-          their best interest to avoid the transaction fees 
-          charged by the credit card companies. Transaction 
-          fees end up getting built into the prices we pay for 
-          goods and services across the board so we're 
-          indirectly subsidizing the big banks and credit card 
-          companies whether we use their services 
-          or not.
+          There are also several bitcoin markets operating online. The largest one in Canada 
+          is <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a> and is run out of Calgary. They link up buyers and sellers and facilitate trades by 
+          allowing you to deposit and withdraw Canadian dollars directly from your bank account. A list of other 
+          online exchanges and their rates can be found at <a href="http://bitcoincharts.com">bitcoincharts.com</a>.
+          </p>
+
+          <p>
+          You can also use sites like <a href="http://localbitcoins.com/">Local Bitcoins</a>, <a href="http://bitcoinary.com/">Bitcoinary</a>, and <a href="http://bitcoin-otc.com/">Bitcoin OTC</a> to find people to trade with directly if you want to take your chances with strangers.
+          </p>
         </div>
-  
+
         <div class="span6">
           <h1>How is their price set?</h1>
           <p>
@@ -140,40 +134,42 @@
           <p>
           Bitcoins aren't backed by any underlying 
           commodity or insured by any authority. They 
-          have an intrinsic value as a superior 
-          form of currency due to their mathematically 
+          have value as a form of currency due to their mathematically 
           guaranteed scarcity, security, ease of use, 
           distributed nature, lack of fees, divisibility, and 
           global recognition.
           </p>
 
           <p>
-          We offer to pay cash to local 
-          merchants in exchange for bitcoins they receive 
-          as payment. We also offer to sell bitcoins for cash 
-          in person at various locations. We peg our rates 
-          to <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a> and don't take any commission.
+          We peg our rates 
+          to <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a>.
           </p>
         </div>
       </div>
 
       <div class="row-fluid">
         <div class="span6">
-          <h1>Where can I get some?</h1>
+          <h1>What can I buy with them?</h1>
           <p>
-          Contact one of our trusted in-person <a href="/exchangers">exchangers</a>.
-          There are also several bitcoin markets operating online. The largest one in Canada 
-          is <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a> and is run out of Calgary. They link up buyers and sellers and facilitate trades by 
-          allowing you to deposit and withdraw Canadian dollars directly from your bank account. A list of other 
-          online exchanges and their rates can be found at <a href="http://bitcoincharts.com">bitcoincharts.com</a>
-        </div>
+          You can <a href="/merchants">spend them locally</a> at one of our participating merchants or check out
+          <a href="http://bitcoinmagazine.net/where-to-spend-your-bitcoins/">this article</a> for some other good suggestions.
+          The number of <a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade">companies accepting bitcoins</a>
+          is growing quickly. We're working to get more stores accepting them in 
+          Vancouver because we believe it'll be in 
+          their best interest to avoid the transaction fees 
+          charged by the credit card companies. Transaction 
+          fees end up getting built into the prices we pay for 
+          goods and services across the board so we're 
+          indirectly subsidizing the big banks and credit card 
+          companies whether we use their services 
+          or not.
+          </p>
 
+        </div>
         <div class="span6">
           <h1>Where can I learn more?</h1>
           <p>
-          Come to our <a href="http://meetup.com/bitcoinvan/">monthly meetup group</a> or <a href="mailto:[email protected]">contact us</a> directly. I'm a local software 
-          developer who's made a bitcoin payment app that's running in stores around town. I'd be happy to 
-          send you some bitcoins and teach you more about them.
+          Come to our <a href="http://meetup.com/bitcoinvan/">monthly meetup group</a> or <a href="/exchangers">contact one of us</a> directly.
           </p>
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