Index: sites/all/modules/front/front_page.module
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--- sites/all/modules/front/front_page.module	(revision 138872)
+++ sites/all/modules/front/front_page.module	(working copy)
@@ -59,6 +59,19 @@
 }
 
 /**
+ * Implementation of hook_init().
+ */
+function front_page_init() {
+  global $conf;
+  
+  $conf['i18n_variables'][] = 'site_offline';
+  $conf['i18n_variables'][] = 'special_notice_text';
+  foreach (user_roles() as $role_id => $role_name) {
+  	$conf['i18n_variables'][] = 'front_'. $role_id .'_text';
+  }
+}
+
+/**
  * This function sets up the admin/build/front_page settings page.
  *
  */