diff --git a/addon/fortunate/fortunate.css b/addon/fortunate/fortunate.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61813b7d7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/fortunate/fortunate.css
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+.fortunate {
+	margin-top: 25px;
+	margin-left: 100px;
+	margin-bottom: 25px;
+	color: #000088;
+	font-size: 14px;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/addon/fortunate/fortunate.php b/addon/fortunate/fortunate.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b91080f516
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addon/fortunate/fortunate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+<?php
+
+
+
+
+
+function fortunate_install() {
+	register_hook('page_end', 'addon/fortunate/fortunate.php', 'fortunate_fetch');
+}
+
+function fortunate_uninstall() {
+	unregister_hook('page_end', 'addon/fortunate/fortunate.php', 'fortunate_fetch');
+}
+
+
+function fortunate_fetch($a,&$b) {
+
+	$a->page['htmlhead'] .= '<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="' 
+		. $a->get_baseurl() . '/addon/fortunate/fortunate.css' . '" media="all" />' . "\r\n";
+
+	$s = fetch_url('http://fortunemod.com/cookie.php?numlines=2&equal=1&rand=' . mt_rand());
+	$b .= '<div class="fortunate">' . $s . '</div>';
+}
+
diff --git a/include/items.php b/include/items.php
index d267abe075..c63e5c208d 100644
--- a/include/items.php
+++ b/include/items.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 require_once('bbcode.php');
 
-function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_id, $last_update, $direction = 0) {
+function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_nick, $last_update, $direction = 0) {
 
 
 	// default permissions - anonymous user
@@ -14,13 +14,14 @@ function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_id, $last_update, $direction = 0) {
 		AND `deny_gid`  = '' 
 	";
 
-	if(strlen($owner_id) && ! intval($owner_id)) {
-		$r = q("SELECT `uid`, `nickname` FROM `user` WHERE `nickname` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
-			dbesc($owner_id)
+	if(strlen($owner_nick) && ! intval($owner_nick)) {
+		$r = q("SELECT `uid`, `nickname`, `timezone` FROM `user` WHERE `nickname` = '%s' LIMIT 1",
+			dbesc($owner_nick)
 		);
 		if(count($r)) {
 			$owner_id = $r[0]['uid'];
 			$owner_nick = $r[0]['nickname'];
+			$owner_tz = $r[0]['timezone'];
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -34,6 +35,44 @@ function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_id, $last_update, $direction = 0) {
 	else
 		killme();
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * Determine the next birthday, but only if the birthday is published
+	 * in the default profile. We _could_ also look for a private profile that the
+	 * recipient can see, but somebody could get mad at us if they start getting
+	 * public birthday greetings when they haven't made this info public. 
+	 *
+	 * Assuming we are able to publish this info, we are then going to convert
+	 * the start time from the owner's timezone to UTC. 
+	 *
+	 * This will potentially solve the problem found with some social networks
+	 * where birthdays are converted to the viewer's timezone and salutations from
+	 * elsewhere in the world show up on the wrong day. We will convert it to the
+	 * viewer's timezone also, but first we are going to convert it from the birthday
+	 * person's timezone to GMT - so the viewer may find the birthday starting at
+	 * 6:00PM the day before, but that will correspond to midnight to the birthday person.
+	 *
+	 */
+
+	$birthday = '';
+
+	$p = q("SELECT `dob` FROM `profile` WHERE `is-default` = 1 AND `uid` = %d LIMIT 1",
+		intval($owner_id)
+	);
+
+	if($p && count($p)) {
+		$tmp_dob = substr($p[0]['dob'],5);
+		if(intval($tmp_dob)) {
+			$y = datetime_convert($owner_tz,$owner_tz,'now','Y');
+			$bd = $y . '-' . $tmp_dob . ' 00:00';
+			$t_dob = strtotime($bd);
+			$now = strtotime(datetime_convert($owner_tz,$owner_tz,'now'));
+			if($t_dob < $now)
+				$bd = $y + 1 . '-' . $tmp_dob . ' 00:00';
+			$birthday = datetime_convert($owner_tz,'UTC',$bd,ATOM_TIME); 
+		}
+	}
+
 	if($dfrn_id && $dfrn_id != '*') {
 
 		$sql_extra = '';
@@ -154,7 +193,8 @@ function get_feed_for(&$a, $dfrn_id, $owner_id, $last_update, $direction = 0) {
 		'$thumb'        => xmlify($owner['thumb']),
 		'$picdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['avatar-date'] . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) ,
 		'$uridate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['uri-date']    . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) ,
-		'$namdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['name-date']   . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) 
+		'$namdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['name-date']   . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) , 
+		'$birthday'     => ((strlen($birthday)) ? '<dfrn:birthday>' . xmlify($birthday) . '</dfrn:birthday>' : '')
 	));
 
 	call_hooks('atom_feed', $atom);
@@ -452,6 +492,8 @@ function get_atom_elements($feed,$item) {
 			$body = $rawobj[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['content'][0]['data'];
 			if(! $body)
 				$body = $rawobj[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['summary'][0]['data'];
+			// preserve a copy of the original body content in case we later need to parse out any microformat information, e.g. events
+			$res['object'] .= '<orig>' . xmlify($body) . '</orig>' . "\n";
 			if(strpos($body,'<')) {
 
 				$body = preg_replace('#<object[^>]+>.+?' . 'http://www.youtube.com/((?:v|cp)/[A-Za-z0-9\-_=]+).+?</object>#s',
@@ -489,6 +531,8 @@ function get_atom_elements($feed,$item) {
 			$body = $rawobj[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['content'][0]['data'];
 			if(! $body)
 				$body = $rawobj[0]['child'][SIMPLEPIE_NAMESPACE_ATOM_10]['summary'][0]['data'];
+			// preserve a copy of the original body content in case we later need to parse out any microformat information, e.g. events
+			$res['object'] .= '<orig>' . xmlify($body) . '</orig>' . "\n";
 			if(strpos($body,'<')) {
 
 				$body = preg_replace('#<object[^>]+>.+?' . 'http://www.youtube.com/((?:v|cp)/[A-Za-z0-9\-_=]+).+?</object>#s',
diff --git a/include/nav.php b/include/nav.php
index 1bde702bef..96acf826df 100644
--- a/include/nav.php
+++ b/include/nav.php
@@ -1,11 +1,35 @@
 <?php
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * Build page header and site navigation bars
+	 *
+	 */
+
 	if(!(x($a->page,'nav')))
 		$a->page['nav'] = '';
 
+	/**
+	 * Placeholder div for popup panel
+	 */
+
 	$a->page['nav'] .= '<div id="panel" style="display: none;"></div>' ;
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * Our network is distributed, and as you visit friends some of the 
+	 * sites look exactly the same - it isn't always easy to know where you are.
+	 * Display the current site location as a navigation aid.
+	 *
+	 */
+
 	$a->page['nav'] .= '<div id="site-location">' . substr($a->get_baseurl(),strpos($a->get_baseurl(),'//') + 2 ) . '</div>';
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Display login or logout
+	 */
+
 	if(local_user()) {
 		$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-logout-link" class="nav-link" href="logout">' . t('Logout') . "</a>\r\n";
 	}
@@ -15,12 +39,16 @@
 
 	$a->page['nav'] .= "<span id=\"nav-link-wrapper\" >\r\n";
 
-	// This should take you home from a remote profile connection
+	/**
+	 * "Home" should also take you home from an authenticated remote profile connection
+	 */
 
 	$homelink = ((x($_SESSION,'visitor_home')) ? $_SESSION['visitor_home'] : '');
 
 	if(($a->module != 'home') && (! (local_user()))) 
 		$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-home-link" class="nav-commlink" href="' . $homelink . '">' . t('Home') . "</a>\r\n";
+
+
 	if(($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_OPEN) && (! local_user()) && (! remote_user()))
 		$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-register-link" class="nav-commlink" href="register" >' 
 			. t('Register') . "</a>\r\n";
@@ -28,6 +56,13 @@
 	$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-search-link" class="nav-link" href="search">' . t('Search') . "</a>\r\n";
 	$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-directory-link" class="nav-link" href="directory">' . t('Directory') . "</a>\r\n";
 
+
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * The following nav links are only show to logged in users
+	 *
+	 */
+
 	if(x($_SESSION,'uid')) {
 
 		$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-network-link" class="nav-commlink" href="network">' . t('Network') 
@@ -36,7 +71,7 @@
 		$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-home-link" class="nav-commlink" href="profile/' . $a->user['nickname'] . '">' 
 			. t('Home') . '</a><span id="home-update" class="nav-ajax-left"></span>' . "\r\n";
 
-		// only show friend requests for normal pages. Other page types have automatic friendship.
+		/* only show friend requests for normal pages. Other page types have automatic friendship. */
 
 		if($_SESSION['page_flags'] == PAGE_NORMAL) {
 			$a->page['nav'] .= '<a id="nav-notify-link" class="nav-commlink" href="notifications">' . t('Notifications') 
@@ -58,6 +93,12 @@
 
 	$a->page['nav'] .= "</span>\r\n<span id=\"nav-end\"></span>\r\n";
 
+	/**
+	 *
+	 * Provide a banner/logo/whatever
+	 *
+	 */
+
 	$banner = get_config('system','banner');
 
 	if($banner === false) 
diff --git a/include/notifier.php b/include/notifier.php
index aedc560b03..5bc21cf13c 100644
--- a/include/notifier.php
+++ b/include/notifier.php
@@ -187,7 +187,8 @@
 			'$thumb'        => xmlify($owner['thumb']),
 			'$picdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['avatar-date'] . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) ,
 			'$uridate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['uri-date']    . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) ,
-			'$namdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['name-date']   . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME))
+			'$namdate'      => xmlify(datetime_convert('UTC','UTC',$owner['name-date']   . '+00:00' , ATOM_TIME)) ,
+			'$birthday'     => ''
 	));
 
 	if($cmd === 'mail') {
diff --git a/mod/directory.php b/mod/directory.php
index 82f2b79b33..f70cd6df84 100644
--- a/mod/directory.php
+++ b/mod/directory.php
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 <?php
+
 function directory_init(&$a) {
 	$a->set_pager_itemspage(60);
 }
diff --git a/mod/profiles.php b/mod/profiles.php
index 1c75dc0eb1..3488c8687e 100644
--- a/mod/profiles.php
+++ b/mod/profiles.php
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ function profiles_content(&$a) {
 				$o .= replace_macros($template, array(
 					'$photo' => $rr['thumb'],
 					'$id' => $rr['id'],
+					'$alt' => t('Profile Image'),
 					'$profile_name' => $rr['profile-name']
 				));
 			}
diff --git a/mod/register.php b/mod/register.php
index 86bfe2066e..b52888ef9f 100644
--- a/mod/register.php
+++ b/mod/register.php
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ function register_content(&$a) {
 
 	$block = get_config('system','block_extended_register');
 
-	if((($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_CLOSED) && (! getuid())) || ($block)) {
+	if((($a->config['register_policy'] == REGISTER_CLOSED) && (! local_user())) || ($block)) {
 		notice("Permission denied." . EOL);
 		return;
 	}
diff --git a/view/atom_feed.tpl b/view/atom_feed.tpl
index e993a622e4..3b2df2f676 100644
--- a/view/atom_feed.tpl
+++ b/view/atom_feed.tpl
@@ -22,4 +22,5 @@
     <uri dfrn:updated="$uridate" >$profile_page</uri>
     <link rel="photo"  type="image/jpeg" dfrn:updated="$picdate" media:width="175" media:height="175" href="$photo" />
     <link rel="avatar" type="image/jpeg" dfrn:updated="$picdate" media:width="175" media:height="175" href="$photo" />
+    $birthday
   </author>
diff --git a/view/profile_entry.tpl b/view/profile_entry.tpl
index 5c6952af60..c5b782660a 100644
--- a/view/profile_entry.tpl
+++ b/view/profile_entry.tpl
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 <div class="profile-listing" >
 <div class="profile-listing-photo-wrapper" >
-<a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link"><img class="profile-listing-photo" id="profile-listing-photo-$id" src="$photo" alt="Profile Image" /></a>
+<a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link"><img class="profile-listing-photo" id="profile-listing-photo-$id" src="$photo" alt="$alt" /></a>
 </div>
 <div class="profile-listing-photo-end"></div>
 <div class="profile-listing-name" id="profile-listing-name-$id"><a href="profiles/$id" class="profile-listing-edit-link" >$profile_name</a></div>