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Whatever language you speak, geaNostra wishes you a happy New Year!

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

We’d like to wish you a happy new 2010. year in all the languages of the world, but unfortunately, even Google Translate doesn’t have them all. So here’s just a few:

Szczęśliwego nowego roku!
glückliches neues Jahr!
Srećna Nova godina!

ευτυχές το νέο έτος!
Happy New Year!

С Новым  годом!
Feliz Año Nuevo!
Šťastný nový rok!

Gëzuar vitin e ri!
नया साल मुबारक हो

Boldog újévet!
Bonne année!

Gott Nytt År!

la mulţi ani!
Buon anno!
سنة جديدة سعيدة!
謹賀新年!
新年好!
שנה טובה

Now, here’s where you come in. If a felicitation in your language isn’t up there or is wrong, please add it via comments. ;-)

Cheers!

World AIDS Day – one color unites us

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

If you are a Twitter user, add #red to your tweets to turn them red! If you’re on facebook, you can join the cause by clicking the image below:

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December 1: World AIDS Day, Charlemagne, Iberian union, Yugoslavia…

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009

Union Day in Romania (1918)

World AIDS Day


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Coffee, most expensive ice cream, and the gastronomy capital

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

Coffee cupHere are some interesting facts about food and drink:

  • The coffee industry is the second in annual profit (after the oil industry) earning over 55 billion euros!
  • Boiled crabs become red due to a chemical reaction of a protein substance in their crust.
  • French city Dijon is considered the capital of the world gastronomy due to the fact that an international culinary fair takes place in this city every autumn.

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October 29.

Thursday, October 29th, 2009

Republic Day in Turkey (1923)

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geaNostra is now 1 year old. Happy birthday geaNostra!

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

Well, this has been a tough but interesting year for geaNostra, with many child illnesses that we’ve fortunately left behind. Today on October 20. 2009. geaNostra celebrates it’s first birthday. We hope it will celebrate many more growing to be better, more interesting and more inspiring every year, and to get many more friends.

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Piano stairs at Stockholm metro

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Stockholm metro piano stairs

A giant piano keyboard lays on the stairs of Stockholm’s Odenplan metro station.

”Take the stairs instead of the escalator or elevator and feel better” is something we often hear or read in the Sunday papers. Few people actually follow that advice. Can we get more people to take the stairs over the escalator by making it fun to do?

Volkswagen’s “Fun Theory”

So what’s the result? See for yourself:

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The largest house in the world

Sunday, October 11th, 2009

If a castle can be called a house in the biggest one lives the British queen Elizabeth II (on the throne since 1952). Windsor is one of the most important castles of the English royalty. A 45.000 square meters castle with over one thousand rooms stands on a five hectares ground. This castle holds two other records: it is the oldest in the world and in continuous use since William the Conqueror (1066-1087). Windsor has been reconstructed and redesigned several times according to its owners’ style.

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Pau Gasol, serial killer in “CSI Miami”?

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Pau GasolSpanish national basketball team player and LA Lakers star Pau Gasol might be guest starring in the crime series “CSI Miami“,  according to some Spanish media.

Even though it’s not yet confirmed, Gasol will most probably play the role of a serial killer. The player will shoot his role on three different locations at the city of Los Angeles to appear in what will be one of the first episodes of the ninth season of the series. (more…)

Dry Bridge in Zrenjanin

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

Dry Bridge (Serbian Мост на сувом, Суви мост) is a bridge in Zrenjanin, Serbia. It is a unique bridge which does not have any water surface under it.

History

The bridge was built in 1962 by the project of engineer Rada Janjatov, as a suspension bridge. Its purpose was to connect Zrenjanin city center with Mala Amerika quarter. Two holding towers, one on the north side and the other on the south side, are made of steel and concrete. The northern tower is an 23-meter-high obelisk, while the southern tower is A-shaped and 16 meters high. The suspension cable is made of 102 steel wires.

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