some serious new feature implementation:

- cookie-based persistent logins
- expanded activity reporting
- "top" and "fixed" left menus are now dynamically generated from XML config,
  not hard coded
- error reporting enhanced and protection increased
- "About Venice" page first draft
- new means of "framing" static content within the Venice "frame"
- base page now includes the "footer" itself, "content" pages don't anymore
- general cleanup of some heavyweight old containers, replaced with faster
  Collections framework containers
- probably more, there's a LOT of stuff in here

web/format/hotlist.jsp

@@ -96,4 +96,3 @@
     by visiting the conferences and pressing the "Add to Hotlist" button.
   </EM></FONT>
 <% } // end if %>
-<% rdat.writeFooter(out); %>