diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0d20b648
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+*.pyc
diff --git a/README b/README
index e59ac490..937f29c5 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Dependencies
 ============
- 
+
 xulrunner
 gecko-embed
 
diff --git a/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py b/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
index f392c2d0..e5e6ce7f 100644
--- a/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
+++ b/sugar/browser/BrowserActivity.py
@@ -9,8 +9,7 @@ from sugar.shell import activity
 from sugar.browser import NotificationBar
 from sugar.browser import NavigationToolbar
 from sugar.presence.PresenceService import PresenceService
-import random
-
+from sugar.p2p.model.LocalModel import LocalModel
 
 _BROWSER_ACTIVITY_TYPE = "_web_olpc._udp"
 _SERVICE_URI_TAG = "URI"