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+<div class="row-fluid">
+  <div class="span6">
+    <h1>What are bitcoins?</h1>
+    <p>
+    Bitcoins are units of digital currency that can be 
+    transferred over the Internet.
+    They get sent to a bitcoin address and stored in a digital wallet 
+    that you can access with a 
+    password. Creating and using a new wallet and address is free and as
+    easy as email. <a href="https://blockchain.info/wallet/new" target="_blank">Try it here</a>.
+    </p>
+    
+    <p>
+    Transactions between bitcoin addresses are 
+    recorded in a public file and <a href="http://blockchain.info/unconfirmed-transactions">published on 
+    the Internet</a>.  This file is called the block chain and it keeps track of what amounts are 
+    stored at what addresses.
+    </p>
+    
+    About every 10 minutes, 50 new bitcoins are 
+    generated and distributed proportionally to people that
+    contribute computing power to the network. The 
+    <a href="http://bitcoin.org">software to participate</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 in circulation by the year 2040. Each bitcoin 
+    is divisible up to 8 decimal places, making 
+    it possible to transact very small portions of them.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+  <div class="span6">
+    <h1>Why use them?</h1>
+    <p>
+    They're free, fast, secure, and global.  Merchants 
+    don't get charged for accepting them and you don't 
+    get charged for transferring them, even 
+    internationally. There are no fees, prerequisites, or 
+    limits. You can register addresses anonymously and 
+    create as many accounts as you like. They can 
+    never be frozen because no central authority 
+    controls them. Whether you're sending a fraction of 
+    a cent or a million dollars, the network doesn't 
+    discriminate.
+    </p>
+    
+    <p>
+    You can use bitcoins to securely store 
+    and backup your savings and gain access to them 
+    from anywhere that has Internet access. 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 
+    government or issuing authority can print more of 
+    them.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+    Bitcoins enable you to send free, 
+    immediate payments to your friends and family 
+    from your phone or laptop so you can pay a co-worker 
+    back for coffee, transfer wages to family overseas, 
+    or donate to organizations like WikiLeaks who have 
+    been cut off by the major payment companies. 
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+
+<div class="row-fluid">
+  <div class="span6">
+    <h1>Where can I get some?</h1>
+    <p>
+    Contact one of our trusted <a href="/exchangers">exchangers</a>.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+    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 over the Internet if you want to take your chances with strangers.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+
+  <div class="span6">
+    <h1>How is their price set?</h1>
+    <p>
+    Most merchants accepting bitcoin will use an 
+    exchange rate from  one of the online markets 
+    to determine their equivalent 
+    dollar value. The exchange rate is simply the last 
+    price that some seller was able to charge some 
+    buyer for bitcoins in the free market and is 
+    governed by supply and demand.
+    </p>
+
+    <p>
+    Bitcoins aren't backed by any underlying 
+    commodity or insured by any authority. They 
+    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 peg our rates 
+    to <a href="http://cavirtex.com/">cavirtex.com</a>.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div>
+
+<div class="row-fluid">
+  <div class="span6">
+    <h1>What can I buy with them?</h1>
+    <p>
+    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 and we're working to get more stores accepting them in 
+    Vancouver.  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 all 
+    paying for them indirectly.
+    </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="/exchangers">contact one of us</a>.
+    </p>
+  </div>
+</div>