diff --git a/common/code/feed.php b/common/code/feed.php
index 53685cd3..95dceb1a 100644
--- a/common/code/feed.php
+++ b/common/code/feed.php
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ class boost_feed
                     case 'description':
                     case 'guid':
                     case 'pubdate':
+                    case 'link':
+                    case 'dc:date':
                     {
                         if (isset($val['value']))
                         {
@@ -71,6 +73,11 @@ class boost_feed
                                 $item['pubdate'] = strtotime($item['pubdate']);
                                 $item['date'] = gmdate('F jS, Y H:i ',$item['pubdate']).'GMT';
                                 break;
+                                
+                                case 'dc:date':
+                                $item['pubdate'] = strtotime($item['dc:date']);
+                                $item['date'] = gmdate('F jS, Y H:i ',$item['pubdate']).'GMT';
+                                break;
                             }
                         }
                         else { $item[$val['tag']] = ''; }
diff --git a/common/menu-announce-feed.php b/common/menu-announce-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6614be08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-announce-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.announce.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.announce.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.announce">Recent
+  Announcements <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-build-feed.php b/common/menu-build-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0834a1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-build-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.build">Recent
+  Build Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-devel-feed.php b/common/menu-devel-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2cc24dea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-devel-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.devel">Recent
+  Developer Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-documentation-feed.php b/common/menu-documentation-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..40b8bf36
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-documentation-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.documentation">Recent
+  Documentation Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-interest-feed.php b/common/menu-interest-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..84d9f196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-interest-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.interest.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.interest.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.interest">Recent
+  Interest Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-testing-feed.php b/common/menu-testing-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bfbdd99d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-testing-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.testing">Recent
+  Testing Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/menu-user-feed.php b/common/menu-user-feed.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ccace572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/menu-user-feed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<?php
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/feed.php');
+$_news = new boost_feed(
+  dirname(__FILE__) . '/../feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user.rss',
+  '/feed/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user.rss');
+$_news->sort_by('pubdate');
+?>
+  <h4><a href="http://blog.gmane.org/gmane.comp.lib.boost.user">Recent
+  User Topics <span class="link">&gt;</span></a></h4>
+
+  <ul>
+    <?php $_count = 0; foreach ( $_news->db as $_guid => $_item ) { $_count += 1; if ($_count > 5) { break; } ?>
+
+    <li>
+    <?php print '<a href="'.$_item['link'].'">'; ?><?php print $_item['title']; ?>
+    <span class="link">&gt;</span><?php print '</a>'; ?><span class=
+    "news-date"><?php print $_item['date']; ?></span></li><?php } ?>
+  </ul>
diff --git a/common/sidebar-boost.html b/common/sidebar-boost.html
index bd7ef30d..ae01d1e3 100644
--- a/common/sidebar-boost.html
+++ b/common/sidebar-boost.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
       <li id="documentation-section-menu">
       <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-doc.html" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-announce-feed.php" --></li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="box-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/common/sidebar-community.html b/common/sidebar-community.html
index bd7ef30d..05a5f432 100644
--- a/common/sidebar-community.html
+++ b/common/sidebar-community.html
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@
 
       <li id="documentation-section-menu">
       <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-doc.html" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-interest-feed.php" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-user-feed.php" --></li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="box-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/common/sidebar-development.html b/common/sidebar-development.html
index bd7ef30d..66ab7817 100644
--- a/common/sidebar-development.html
+++ b/common/sidebar-development.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
       <li id="documentation-section-menu">
       <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-doc.html" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-devel-feed.php" --></li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="box-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/common/sidebar-doc.html b/common/sidebar-doc.html
index bd7ef30d..ff4c622f 100644
--- a/common/sidebar-doc.html
+++ b/common/sidebar-doc.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
       <li id="documentation-section-menu">
       <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-doc.html" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-documentation-feed.php" --></li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="box-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/common/sidebar-welcome.html b/common/sidebar-welcome.html
index bd7ef30d..ae01d1e3 100644
--- a/common/sidebar-welcome.html
+++ b/common/sidebar-welcome.html
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@
 
       <li id="documentation-section-menu">
       <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-doc.html" --></li>
+
+      <li id="rss-menu">
+      <!--#include virtual="/common/menu-announce-feed.php" --></li>
     </ul>
 
     <div class="box-bottom"></div>
diff --git a/doc/display.php b/doc/display.php
index bf7aa2e8..44947e40 100644
--- a/doc/display.php
+++ b/doc/display.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/archive_file.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/archive_file.php');
 
 $_file = new archive_file('/^[\/]([^\.\/]+)[\/](.*)$/',$_SERVER["PATH_INFO"]);
 
-if (!$_file->is_raw()) { #~ require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/webnotes.php';
+if (!$_file->is_raw()) { #~ require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/webnotes.php');
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
     "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-strict.dtd">
diff --git a/doc/libraries.php b/doc/libraries.php
index 21b6c1e6..a37430ea 100644
--- a/doc/libraries.php
+++ b/doc/libraries.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/boost_version.php';
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/libraries.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/boost_version.php');
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/libraries.php');
 
 $libs = new boost_libraries(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../libraries.xml');
 if (isset($_REQUEST['sort']))
diff --git a/doc/wiki.php b/doc/wiki.php
index a56fd281..3d19fc1a 100644
--- a/doc/wiki.php
+++ b/doc/wiki.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/boost_wiki.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../common/code/boost_wiki.php');
 
 $_wiki = new boost_wiki('http://www.crystalclearsoftware.com/cgi-bin/boost_wiki/wiki.pl');
 
diff --git a/index.php b/index.php
index 82beee41..94eb6cb3 100644
--- a/index.php
+++ b/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/common/code/feed.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/common/code/feed.php');
 $_news = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/feed/news.rss', '/users/news');
 $_news->sort_by('pubdate');
 $_downloads = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/feed/downloads.rss', '/users/download');
diff --git a/style/css_0/sidebar.css b/style/css_0/sidebar.css
index a11636d5..3b351d3e 100644
--- a/style/css_0/sidebar.css
+++ b/style/css_0/sidebar.css
@@ -83,6 +83,23 @@
   right: 2.25em;
 }
 
+/**** RSS feed menus ****/
+#rss-menu ul {
+  display: block !important;
+}
+#rss-menu ul li {
+  overflow: hidden;
+}
+#rss-menu .news-date {
+  /* display: block !important; */
+  clear: both;
+  margin-left: 4px !important;
+  margin-right: 4px !important;
+  padding: 0em 0em 0.25em 0.5em !important;
+  color: #777 !important;
+  font-size: 90% !important;
+}
+
 /**** Search... ****/
 /* Search box */
 #sidebar #search {
diff --git a/users/download/entry.php b/users/download/entry.php
index 84d87f1d..cfdb89f7 100644
--- a/users/download/entry.php
+++ b/users/download/entry.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php');
 $_downloads = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../feed/downloads.rss', '/users/download');
 $_guid = basename($_SERVER["PATH_INFO"]);
 ?>
diff --git a/users/download/index.php b/users/download/index.php
index 4e5f45bf..7a6dea0f 100644
--- a/users/download/index.php
+++ b/users/download/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php');
 $_downloads = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../feed/downloads.rss', '/users/download');
 ?>
 <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Strict//EN"
diff --git a/users/news/entry.php b/users/news/entry.php
index 614f91ef..76365e56 100644
--- a/users/news/entry.php
+++ b/users/news/entry.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php');
 $_news = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../feed/news.rss', '/users/news');
 $_guid = basename($_SERVER["PATH_INFO"]);
 ?>
diff --git a/users/news/index.php b/users/news/index.php
index c07c4a78..c68af8ad 100644
--- a/users/news/index.php
+++ b/users/news/index.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?php
-require dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php';
+require_once(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../common/code/feed.php');
 $_news = new boost_feed(dirname(__FILE__) . '/../../feed/news.rss', '/users/news');
 $_news->sort_by('pubdate');
 ?>