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Happy MMXI

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Urte berri on1. Bon any nou2. Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar3. Happy New Year4. Elican novan jaron5. Onnellista uutta vuotta6. Bonne année7. Feliz aninovo8. Prost Neujahr9. Kali xronia10. Godt nyttår11. Feliz ano novo12. Bliadhna mhath ur13. Feliz año nuevo14. Blwyddyn newydd dda15.

Happy New Year 2011 - Year of the Rabbit

Some facts about the upcoming year:

  • The United Nations has designated 2011 the International Year of Forests and International Year of Chemistry.
  • NASA’s MESSENGER spacecraft is scheduled to arrive in orbit around Mercury. NASA’s Pluto probe New Horizons will cross the orbit of Uranus, after a five-year journey.
  • Jupiter, Venus, Mercury, and Mars all visible within a roughly 6° area of sky.
  • There will be several partial sun eclipses (June 1, Arctic; July 1, Antarctica; November 25, Antarctica) and total lunar eclipses (June 15, Africa, India, Middle East; December 10, Asia, Australia, Alaska).
  • European capitals of culture are Tallinn (Estonia) & Turku (Finland).16
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