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+<ul class="nav nav-list">
+  {% if LINKS %}
+    <li class="nav-header"><h4><i class="icon-external-link"></i>resources</h4></li>
+    {% for name, link in LINKS %}
+      <li><a href="{{ link }}"><i class="icon-external-link"></i>{{ name }}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+  {% if SOCIAL %}
+    <li class="nav-header"><h4><i class="icon-home icon-large"></i> social</h4></li>
+    {% if FEED_ALL_ATOM %}
+      <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ FEED_ALL_ATOM }}" rel="alternate"><i class="icon-bookmark icon-large"></i>atom feed</a></li>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% if FEED_RSS %}
+      <li><a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ FEED_RSS }}" rel="alternate"><i class="icon-bookmark icon-large"></i>rss feed</a></li>
+    {% endif %}
+    {% for name, link in SOCIAL %}
+      <li><a href="{{ link }}"><i class="icon-{{ name }}-sign icon-large"></i>{{ name }}</a></li>
+    {% endfor %}
+  {% endif %}
+
+  <li class="nav-header"><h4><i class="icon-folder-close icon-large"></i>Categories</h4></li>
+  {% for cat, null in categories %}
+    <li>
+      <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ cat.url }}">
+        <i class="icon-folder-open icon-large"></i>{{ cat }}
+      </a>
+    </li>
+  {% endfor %}
+
+
+  <li class="nav-header"><h4><i class="icon-tags icon-large"></i>Tags</h4></li>
+  {% for tag in tag_cloud %}
+    <li class="tag-{{ tag.1 }}">
+      <a href="{{ SITEURL }}/{{ tag.0.url }}">
+        <i class="icon-tag icon-large"></i>{{ tag.0 }}
+      </a>
+    </li>
+  {% endfor %}
+
+
+
+  {% include 'twitter_profile.html' %}
+  {% include 'search_sidebar.html' %}
+
+  {% if SIDEBAR_CUSTOM %}
+  {{ SIDEBAR_CUSTOM }}
+  {% endif %}
+</ul>