diff --git a/os/media/sass/extra.scss b/os/media/sass/extra.scss
index 097b00d..dbea4a5 100644
--- a/os/media/sass/extra.scss
+++ b/os/media/sass/extra.scss
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ h1.section-title,
     position: absolute;
     left: 200px;
     bottom: 22px;
+    width: 750px;
 
     a {
         color: #255e6e;
@@ -101,6 +102,9 @@ h1.section-title,
         border-left: 1px solid #e4eef1;
         /*background: url(../images/sprites.png) no-repeat -7px -242px;*/
         position: relative;
+        &.lang-nav {
+            padding: 0;
+        }
     }
     span.dropdown-toggle:hover {
         background: #e4eef1;
@@ -113,6 +117,14 @@ h1.section-title,
             padding: 4px 0 10px 0;
             top: 36px;
         }
+        &.lang-nav {
+            .dropdown-menu {
+                padding-top: 10px;
+                left: -14px;
+                min-width: auto !important;
+                top: 14px;
+            }
+        }
     }
     .dropdown-menu {
         background: #e4eef1;
@@ -139,6 +151,20 @@ h1.section-title,
             text-decoration: none;
         }
     }
+    .lang-nav {
+        float: right;
+        color: #255e6e;
+        font-size: 16px;
+        line-height: 16px;
+        height: 16px;
+        @include text-shadow(#fff 0 1px 1px);
+        li {
+            background: transparent;
+        }
+        .dropdown-menu li:hover {
+            background: transparent !important;
+        }
+    }
 }
 #header.with-logo #userToolsNav {
     bottom: 19px;
diff --git a/os/media/style/extra.css b/os/media/style/extra.css
index 052b294..e7d9e93 100644
--- a/os/media/style/extra.css
+++ b/os/media/style/extra.css
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
 License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
 under the License.
 */
-/* line 9, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 24, ../sass/extra.scss */
 body,
 p,
 .short-summary .counts,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ p,
   font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 }
 
-/* line 24, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 39, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #secondaryHeader,
 #questionCount,
 #header,
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   font-family: "PT Sans", serif;
 }
 
-/* line 27, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 42, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #header {
   background: #e4eef1;
   border-top: 3px solid #255e6e;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   box-shadow: 1px 1px 1px 1px #cccccc;
 }
 
-/* line 33, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 48, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .openid-signin #metaNav a.signin {
   background: none;
   -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0 0 0;
@@ -56,13 +56,14 @@ h1.section-title,
   box-shadow: 0 0 0 0;
 }
 
-/* line 38, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 53, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav {
   position: absolute;
   left: 200px;
   bottom: 22px;
+  width: 750px;
 }
-/* line 43, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 59, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav a {
   color: #255e6e;
   font-size: 16px;
@@ -70,7 +71,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   height: 16px;
   text-shadow: white 0 1px 1px;
 }
-/* line 51, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 67, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav a.signin {
   background: #e8d895;
   padding: 5px 8px;
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px white;
   box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px white;
 }
-/* line 58, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 74, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav a.on {
   font-weight: normal;
   color: #e4eef1;
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   -moz-box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px white;
   box-shadow: 0 0 2px 2px white;
 }
-/* line 71, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 87, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav #navTags,
 #metaNav #navBadges,
 #metaNav #navUsers,
@@ -108,7 +109,7 @@ h1.section-title,
   padding: 3px 10px 6px 10px;
   margin: 0 0 0 30px;
 }
-/* line 78, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 94, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown,
 #metaNav a {
   display: inline;
@@ -116,19 +117,23 @@ h1.section-title,
   padding: 0;
   margin: 5px 0 0 0;
 }
-/* line 84, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 100, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav span.dropdown-toggle {
   padding: 10px;
   border-left: 1px solid #e4eef1;
   /*background: url(../images/sprites.png) no-repeat -7px -242px;*/
   position: relative;
 }
-/* line 90, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 105, ../sass/extra.scss */
+#metaNav span.dropdown-toggle.lang-nav {
+  padding: 0;
+}
+/* line 109, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav span.dropdown-toggle:hover {
   background: #e4eef1;
   /*background: url(../images/sprites.png) no-repeat -7px -274px;*/
 }
-/* line 93, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 112, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav span.dropdown-toggle:hover .dropdown-menu {
   background: #e4eef1;
   border-left: 1px solid #e4eef1;
@@ -137,58 +142,82 @@ h1.section-title,
   padding: 4px 0 10px 0;
   top: 36px;
 }
-/* line 102, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 121, ../sass/extra.scss */
+#metaNav span.dropdown-toggle:hover.lang-nav .dropdown-menu {
+  padding-top: 10px;
+  left: -14px;
+  min-width: auto !important;
+  top: 14px;
+}
+/* line 129, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu {
   background: #e4eef1;
   left: 26px;
   top: 22px;
 }
-/* line 106, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 133, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu li {
   line-height: 1.7;
   padding: 0 0 0 13px;
   margin: 0;
 }
-/* line 110, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 137, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu li img {
   margin-bottom: 3px;
 }
-/* line 114, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 141, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu li:hover {
   display: block !important;
   background: white !important;
 }
-/* line 118, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 145, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu a {
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
 }
-/* line 122, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 149, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #metaNav .dropdown-menu a:hover {
   background: inherit;
   text-decoration: none;
 }
+/* line 154, ../sass/extra.scss */
+#metaNav .lang-nav {
+  float: right;
+  color: #255e6e;
+  font-size: 16px;
+  line-height: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  text-shadow: white 0 1px 1px;
+}
+/* line 161, ../sass/extra.scss */
+#metaNav .lang-nav li {
+  background: transparent;
+}
+/* line 164, ../sass/extra.scss */
+#metaNav .lang-nav .dropdown-menu li:hover {
+  background: transparent !important;
+}
 
-/* line 128, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 169, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #header.with-logo #userToolsNav {
   bottom: 19px;
   right: -100px;
 }
 
-/* line 132, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 173, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #secondaryHeader {
   background: #fff;
   border: none;
   margin-bottom: 7px;
 }
 
-/* line 137, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 178, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .scope-selector {
   font-size: 16px;
   height: 37px;
   border-bottom: 3px solid white;
 }
-/* line 142, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 183, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .scope-selector.on, .scope-selector:hover {
   background: none;
   border-bottom: 3px solid;
@@ -199,33 +228,33 @@ h1.section-title,
   -o-transition: 0.07s, ease;
   transition: 0.07s, ease;
 }
-/* line 149, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 190, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .scope-selector:hover {
   color: #264D69;
 }
-/* line 152, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 193, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .scope-selector:first-child {
   margin-left: 0;
 }
 
-/* line 157, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 198, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #askButton,
 #homeButton {
   display: none;
 }
 
-/* line 160, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 201, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .tabBar {
   background: none;
 }
 
-/* line 163, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 204, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #logo img {
   height: 56px;
   margin-left: -10px;
 }
 
-/* line 167, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 208, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #searchBar {
   -webkit-box-shadow: inset #eeeeee 1px 1px 2px 1px;
   -moz-box-shadow: inset #eeeeee 1px 1px 2px 1px;
@@ -234,12 +263,12 @@ h1.section-title,
   margin-top: -33px;
 }
 
-/* line 172, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 213, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .search-drop-menu {
   margin-left: 255px;
 }
 
-/* line 175, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 216, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .search-drop-menu .footer button {
   padding: 2px 6px 3px;
   background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 50% 0%, 50% 100%, color-stop(0%, #ffffff), color-stop(5%, #f3f3f3), color-stop(100%, #f5850c));
@@ -253,30 +282,30 @@ h1.section-title,
   text-shadow: 0 0 0;
 }
 
-/* line 184, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 225, ../sass/extra.scss */
 body.anon #searchBar,
 body.anon .search-drop-menu {
   margin-left: 158px;
 }
 
-/* line 188, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 229, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #ContentRight {
   margin-top: -56px;
   margin-bottom: 56px;
 }
 
-/* line 192, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 233, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #ContentLeft {
   padding-bottom: 0;
 }
 
-/* line 198, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 239, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .box h2,
 .box .contributorback {
   background: none;
   text-align: left;
 }
-/* line 206, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 247, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .box .inputs #interestingTagInput,
 .box .inputs #ignoredTagInput,
 .box .inputs #subscribedTagInput,
@@ -286,7 +315,7 @@ body.anon .search-drop-menu {
   line-height: 23px;
 }
 
-/* line 215, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 256, ../sass/extra.scss */
 input[type="submit"].searchBtn,
 input.cancelSearchBtn {
   border: 0;
@@ -297,7 +326,7 @@ input.cancelSearchBtn {
   right: -500px;
 }
 
-/* line 227, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 268, ../sass/extra.scss */
 button,
 input[type="submit"],
 input[type="button"],
@@ -330,46 +359,46 @@ input[type="reset"],
   border-left-color: #bababa !important;
 }
 
-/* line 247, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 288, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .comments input[type="submit"],
 .comments .controls a.button {
   color: #4b4b4b !important;
   border: none !important;
 }
-/* line 250, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 291, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .comments input[type="submit"]:hover,
 .comments .controls a.button:hover {
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
-/* line 254, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 295, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .comments input[type="submit"] {
   color: #1b71bd;
 }
 
-/* line 258, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 299, ../sass/extra.scss */
 input[type="submit"].link {
   border: none !important;
   color: 4b4b4b !important;
 }
 
-/* line 263, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 304, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer {
   margin-top: 10px;
 }
-/* line 266, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 307, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer .span-4,
 #footer .span-8 {
   margin: 0;
 }
-/* line 269, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 310, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer .span-4 {
   width: 17%;
 }
-/* line 272, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 313, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer .span-8 {
   width: 32%;
 }
-/* line 279, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 320, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer a,
 #footer a:active,
 #footer a:hover,
@@ -379,30 +408,30 @@ input[type="submit"].link {
   font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 18px;
 }
-/* line 284, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 325, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer p {
   margin-top: 14px;
 }
-/* line 287, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 328, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer h3 {
   color: #de0000;
   font-size: 16px;
   margin: 0 0 8px 0;
   padding: 0;
 }
-/* line 293, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 334, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer ul {
   list-style: none;
   margin: 0;
 }
-/* line 297, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 338, ../sass/extra.scss */
 #footer textarea {
   display: block;
   margin: 12px 0 10px;
   width: 80%;
 }
 
-/* line 304, ../sass/extra.scss */
+/* line 345, ../sass/extra.scss */
 .pager,
 .paginator {
   margin-bottom: 0;
diff --git a/os/templates/base.html b/os/templates/base.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2bf0563
--- /dev/null
+++ b/os/templates/base.html
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+{% load compress %}
+<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
+<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
+    <head>
+        <title>{% block title %}{% endblock %} - {{ settings.APP_TITLE|escape }}</title>
+        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />
+        <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=EDGE" />
+        {% block meta_description %}
+        <meta name="description" content="{{settings.APP_DESCRIPTION|escape}}" />
+        {% endblock %}
+        <meta name="keywords" content="{%block keywords%}{%endblock%},{{settings.APP_KEYWORDS|escape}}" />
+        {% if settings.GOOGLE_SITEMAP_CODE %}
+        <meta name="google-site-verification" content="{{settings.GOOGLE_SITEMAP_CODE}}" />
+        {% endif %}
+        <meta name="referrer" content="always" />
+        <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=no" />
+        {% if settings.SITE_FAVICON %}
+        <link rel="shortcut icon" href="{{ settings.SITE_FAVICON|media }}" />
+        {% endif %}
+        <link
+            rel="alternate"
+            type="application/rss+xml"
+            title="{% trans site_title=settings.APP_SHORT_NAME %}RSS feed from {{ site_title }}{% endtrans %}"
+            href="{{ base_url }}{% url "latest_questions_feed" %}"
+        />
+        {% block before_css %}{% endblock %}
+        {% include "meta/html_head_stylesheets.html" %}
+        {% include "meta/fonts.html" %} {# may contain external files #}
+        {% block forestyle %}{% endblock %}
+        {% include "meta/html_head_javascript.html" %}
+        {% block forejs %}{% endblock %}
+        {% if settings.USE_CUSTOM_HTML_HEAD %}
+            {{ settings.CUSTOM_HTML_HEAD }}
+        {% endif %}
+    </head>
+    <body class="{% block body_class %}{% endblock %}{% if user_messages %} user-messages{% endif %}{% if page_class %} {{page_class}}{% endif %}{% if request.user.is_anonymous() %} anon{% endif %} lang-{{ language_code }}">
+        {% include "widgets/system_messages.html" %}
+        {% include "debug_header.html" %}
+        {% include "custom_header.html" ignore missing %}
+        {% if settings.CUSTOM_HEADER|trim != '' %}
+        <div id="custom-header">
+            {{settings.CUSTOM_HEADER}}
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+        {% include "widgets/header.html" %} {# Logo, user tool navigation and meta navitation #}
+        {% include "widgets/secondary_header.html" %} {# Scope selector, search input and ask button #}
+        {% if settings.ENABLE_LEADING_SIDEBAR %}
+        <div id="leading-sidebar">
+            {{ settings.LEADING_SIDEBAR }}
+        </div>
+        {% endif %}
+        <div class="content-wrapper">
+            {% block body %}
+            {% endblock %}
+        </div>
+        {% if settings.FOOTER_MODE == 'default' %}
+            {% include "widgets/footer.html" %}
+        {% elif settings.FOOTER_MODE == 'customize' %}
+            {{ settings.CUSTOM_FOOTER }}
+        {% endif %}
+        {% include "custom_footer.html" ignore missing %}
+        {% include "meta/bottom_scripts.html" %}
+        {% block endjs %}
+        {% endblock %}
+        <script type="text/javascript">
+            for (url_name in askbot['urls']){
+                askbot['urls'][url_name] = cleanUrl(askbot['urls'][url_name]);
+            }
+        </script>
+    </body>
+</html>
diff --git a/os/templates/widgets/meta_nav.html b/os/templates/widgets/meta_nav.html
index 97dda91..b1d92e6 100644
--- a/os/templates/widgets/meta_nav.html
+++ b/os/templates/widgets/meta_nav.html
@@ -137,3 +137,4 @@ under the License.
 >{% trans %}badges{% endtrans %}</a>
 {% endif %}
 <a class="help" href="{% url "help" %}" title="{% trans %}help{% endtrans %}">{% trans %}help{% endtrans %}</a>
+{% include 'widgets/language_nav.html' %}