diff --git a/api/resources.py b/api/resources.py
index 5430644f..74fd530f 100755
--- a/api/resources.py
+++ b/api/resources.py
@@ -5,8 +5,9 @@ from tastypie.constants import ALL, ALL_WITH_RELATIONS
 from tastypie.resources import ModelResource, Resource, Bundle
 from tastypie.utils import trailing_slash
 from tastypie.authentication import ApiKeyAuthentication, Authentication
+from tastypie.exceptions import BadRequest
 
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import url
+from django.conf.urls import url
 from django.contrib import auth
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
@@ -135,22 +136,22 @@ class FreeResource(ModelResource):
         bundle.data["href"]=reverse('download_ebook',kwargs={'ebook_id':bundle.obj.id})
         return bundle
         
-    def obj_get_list(self, request=None, **kwargs):
+    def obj_get_list(self, bundle, **kwargs):
+        request = bundle.request
         isbn =""
         if hasattr(request, 'GET'):
             isbn = request.GET.get("isbn","")
         isbn = isbn.replace('-','')
         if len(isbn)==10:
             isbn=regluit.core.isbn.convert_10_to_13(isbn)
-
         try:
             work=models.Identifier.objects.get(type='isbn',value=isbn,).work
             base_object_list = models.Ebook.objects.filter(edition__work=work)
-            return self.apply_authorization_limits(request, base_object_list)
+            return base_object_list
         except ValueError:
             raise BadRequest("Invalid resource lookup data provided (mismatched type).")
         except models.Identifier.DoesNotExist:
-            return self.apply_authorization_limits(request, models.Ebook.objects.none())
+            return  models.Ebook.objects.none()
 
     class Meta:
         authentication = ApiKeyAuthentication()
diff --git a/api/tests.py b/api/tests.py
index 337abe4b..36151424 100755
--- a/api/tests.py
+++ b/api/tests.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from regluit.utils.localdatetime import now
 from regluit.api import models as apimodels
 
 class ApiTests(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
     work_id=None
     
     def setUp(self):
@@ -135,6 +136,13 @@ class ApiTests(TestCase):
         })
         j = json.loads(r.content)
         self.assertEqual(j['objects'][0]['filetype'], 'epub')
+        r = self.client.get('/api/v1/free/', data={
+            'format': 'xml', 
+            'isbn': '0441007465', 
+            'username': self.user.username, 
+            'api_key': self.user.api_key.key
+        })
+        self.assertTrue(r.content.find('<rights>CC BY</rights>')>0)
 
     def test_widget(self):
         r = self.client.get('/api/widget/0441007465/')
diff --git a/api/urls.py b/api/urls.py
index 5a1d9f4c..2fc59fc5 100644
--- a/api/urls.py
+++ b/api/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from tastypie.api import Api
 
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
 
 from regluit.api import resources
diff --git a/bisac/urls.py b/bisac/urls.py
index bc388c41..10ba0384 100644
--- a/bisac/urls.py
+++ b/bisac/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 
 urlpatterns = patterns("",
     url(r"^tree$", "regluit.bisac.views.tree"),
diff --git a/core/models.py b/core/models.py
index aeb3f035..ccf4ad81 100755
--- a/core/models.py
+++ b/core/models.py
@@ -1751,7 +1751,7 @@ class Edition(models.Model):
     publication_date = models.CharField(max_length=50, null=True, blank=True, db_index=True,)
     work = models.ForeignKey("Work", related_name="editions", null=True)
     cover_image = models.URLField(null=True, blank=True)
-    unglued = models.BooleanField(blank=True)
+    unglued = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     def __unicode__(self):
         if self.isbn_13:
diff --git a/core/tests.py b/core/tests.py
index 25588957..fade89b6 100755
--- a/core/tests.py
+++ b/core/tests.py
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.core.files import File as DjangoFile
 from django.db import IntegrityError
+from django.db import transaction
 from django.http import Http404
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.test.client import Client
@@ -485,7 +486,7 @@ class SearchTests(TestCase):
 
 
 class CampaignTests(TestCase):
-
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
     def test_b2u(self):
         w = Work()
         w.save()
@@ -511,15 +512,16 @@ class CampaignTests(TestCase):
 
     def test_required_fields(self):
         # a campaign must have a target, deadline and a work
-
-        c = Campaign()
-        self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
-
-        c = Campaign(target=D('1000.00'))
-        self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
-
-        c = Campaign(target=D('1000.00'), deadline=datetime(2013, 1, 1))
-        self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
+        # see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/21458387/transactionmanagementerror-you-cant-execute-queries-until-the-end-of-the-atom
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            c = Campaign()
+            self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            c = Campaign(target=D('1000.00'))
+            self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
+        with transaction.atomic():
+            c = Campaign(target=D('1000.00'), deadline=datetime(2013, 1, 1))
+            self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, c.save)
 
         w = Work()
         w.save()
@@ -815,6 +817,7 @@ class WorkTests(TestCase):
 
         
 class DownloadPageTest(TestCase):
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
     def test_download_page(self):
         w = models.Work()
         w.save()
@@ -902,7 +905,7 @@ class MailingListTests(TestCase):
 
 @override_settings(LOCAL_TEST=True)
 class EbookFileTests(TestCase):
-        
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
     def test_badepub_errors(self):
         textfile = NamedTemporaryFile(delete=False)
         textfile.write("bad text file")
@@ -1041,7 +1044,7 @@ class MobigenTests(TestCase):
 from .signals import handle_transaction_charged
 @override_settings(LOCAL_TEST=True)
 class LibTests(TestCase):
-
+    fixtures = ['initial_data.json']
     class transaction:
         pass
         
diff --git a/deploy/please.wsgi b/deploy/please.wsgi
index bfc2b5bd..3fe5a14c 100644
--- a/deploy/please.wsgi
+++ b/deploy/please.wsgi
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 import os
 
-import django.core.handlers.wsgi
-
+os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "regluit.settings.please")
 os.environ['CELERY_LOADER'] = 'django'
-os.environ['DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE'] = 'regluit.settings.please'
-application = django.core.handlers.wsgi.WSGIHandler()
+
+from django.core.wsgi import get_wsgi_application
+application = get_wsgi_application()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/fabfile.py b/fabfile.py
index cb188ca5..7fd56133 100644
--- a/fabfile.py
+++ b/fabfile.py
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ def email_addresses():
 def selenium():
     """setting up selenium to run in the background on RY's laptop"""
     with cd('/Users/raymondyee/D/Document/Gluejar/Gluejar.github/regluit'):
-        local("java -jar test/selenium-server-standalone-2.50.0.jar > selenium-rc.log 2>&1 &")
+        local("java -jar test/selenium-server-standalone-2.53.0.jar > selenium-rc.log 2>&1 &")
         
 def test():
     """run regluit tests locally"""
diff --git a/frontend/forms.py b/frontend/forms.py
index fc864bc3..0119f560 100644
--- a/frontend/forms.py
+++ b/frontend/forms.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class EditionForm(forms.ModelForm):
     
     class Meta:
         model = Edition
-        exclude = 'created', 'work'
+        exclude = ('created', 'work')
         widgets = { 
                 'title': forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 40}),
                 'add_author': forms.TextInput(attrs={'size': 30}),
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ def UserClaimForm ( user_instance, *args, **kwargs ):
         
         class Meta:
             model = Claim
-            exclude = 'status'
+            exclude = ('status',)
             widgets = { 
                     'user': forms.HiddenInput, 
                     'work': forms.HiddenInput, 
diff --git a/frontend/tests.py b/frontend/tests.py
index 53375b2e..c021fe9f 100755
--- a/frontend/tests.py
+++ b/frontend/tests.py
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ class PledgingUiTests(TestCase):
         pass
 
 class UnifiedCampaignTests(TestCase):
-    fixtures=['basic_campaign_test.json']
+    fixtures=['initial_data.json','basic_campaign_test.json']
+    
     def test_setup(self):
         # testing basics:  are there 3 users?
 
diff --git a/frontend/urls.py b/frontend/urls.py
index adfb555b..047dd029 100644
--- a/frontend/urls.py
+++ b/frontend/urls.py
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from django.contrib.admin.views.decorators import staff_member_required
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from django.contrib.sites.models import Site
 from django.views.generic import ListView, DetailView
 from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
-from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
+#from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
 from django.views.decorators.csrf import csrf_exempt
 
 from regluit.core.feeds import SupporterWishlistFeed
@@ -138,9 +138,9 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
     url(r"^subjects/map/$", login_required(MapSubjectView.as_view()), name="map_subject"),
     url(r"^librarything/$", LibraryThingView.as_view(), name="librarything"),
     url(r"^librarything/load/$","librarything_load", name="librarything_load"),
-    url('^404testing/$', direct_to_template, {'template': '404.html'}),
-    url('^500testing/$', direct_to_template, {'template': '500.html'}),
-    url('^robots.txt$', direct_to_template, {'template': 'robots.txt', 'mimetype': 'text/plain'}),
+    url('^404testing/$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='404.html') ),
+    url('^500testing/$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='500.html')),
+    url('^robots.txt$', TemplateView.as_view(template_name='robots.txt',content_type='text/plain')),
     url(r"^emailshare/(?P<action>\w*)/?$", "emailshare", name="emailshare"),
     url(r"^feedback/campaign/(?P<campaign_id>\d+)/?$", "ask_rh", name="ask_rh"),
     url(r"^feedback/$", "feedback", name="feedback"),
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
     url(r"^accounts/edit/kindle_config/$", "kindle_config",  name="kindle_config"),
     url(r"^accounts/edit/kindle_config/(?P<work_id>\d+)/$", "kindle_config",  name="kindle_config_download"),
     url(r"^send_to_kindle/(?P<work_id>\d+)/(?P<javascript>\d)/$", "send_to_kindle",  name="send_to_kindle"),
-    url(r"^marc/$", direct_to_template, {'template': 'marc.html'}, name="marc"),
+    url(r"^marc/$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name='marc.html'), name="marc"),
     url(r"^accounts/edit/marc_config/$", login_required(LibModeView.as_view()),  name="marc_config"),
     
 )
diff --git a/frontend/views.py b/frontend/views.py
index 8e67a777..e40e7f89 100755
--- a/frontend/views.py
+++ b/frontend/views.py
@@ -1687,7 +1687,7 @@ class FundCompleteView(TemplateView):
                 self.transaction.user.wishlist.add_work(work, 'pledging', notify=True)
 
         #put info into session for download page to pick up.
-            self.request.session['amount']= self.transaction.amount
+            self.request.session['amount']= int(self.transaction.amount * 100)
             if self.transaction.receipt:
                 self.request.session['receipt']= self.transaction.receipt
                 
@@ -2834,7 +2834,7 @@ def lockss(request, work_id):
         ebooks = work.ebooks().filter(edition__unglued=True)
     except:
         ebooks = None
-    authors = list(models.Author.objects.filter(editions__work=work).all())
+    authors = work.authors.all()
     
     return render(request, "lockss.html", {'work':work, 'ebooks':ebooks, 'authors':authors})
     
@@ -2993,7 +2993,7 @@ class DownloadView(PurchaseView):
             'action': "Contribution",
             'user_license': self.user_license,
             'lib_thanked': self.lib_thanked,
-            'amount': self.request.session.pop('amount') if self.request.session.has_key('amount') else None,
+            'amount': Decimal(self.request.session.pop('amount')/100) if self.request.session.has_key('amount') else None,
             'testmode': self.request.REQUEST.has_key('testmode'),
             'source': self.request.REQUEST.get('source', ''),
 
diff --git a/libraryauth/backends.py b/libraryauth/backends.py
index 56ab57bf..c1f01c4c 100644
--- a/libraryauth/backends.py
+++ b/libraryauth/backends.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class ip:
     class admin_form(forms.ModelForm):
         class Meta:
             model = Block
-            exclude = "library"
+            exclude = ("library",)
 
 class cardnum:   
     def authenticate(self,request, library):
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ class cardnum:
     class admin_form(forms.ModelForm):
         class Meta:
             model = CardPattern
-            exclude = "library"
+            exclude = ("library",)
     
     class form(forms.ModelForm):
         credential = forms.RegexField(
@@ -119,4 +119,4 @@ class email:
     class admin_form(forms.ModelForm):
         class Meta:
             model = EmailPattern
-            exclude = "library"
+            exclude = ("library",)
diff --git a/libraryauth/tests.py b/libraryauth/tests.py
index 11950d4b..5ec6fa0e 100644
--- a/libraryauth/tests.py
+++ b/libraryauth/tests.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from django.test import TestCase
 from django.contrib.auth.models import User
 
 class TestLibraryAuth(TestCase):
+    fixtures=['initial_data.json']
     def setUp(self):
         pass
 
diff --git a/libraryauth/urls.py b/libraryauth/urls.py
index b56b8bea..abf28e87 100644
--- a/libraryauth/urls.py
+++ b/libraryauth/urls.py
@@ -1,32 +1,46 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from django.core.urlresolvers import reverse
-from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
+#from django.views.generic.simple import direct_to_template
+from django.views.generic.base import TemplateView
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from . import views, models, forms
 from .views import superlogin, CustomRegistrationView
 
+# class to reproduce django 1.4 funtionality
+class ExtraContextTemplateView(TemplateView):
+    extra_context = None
+    def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):
+        context = super(self.__class__, self).get_context_data(**kwargs)
+        if self.extra_context is not None:
+            for key, value in self.extra_context.items():
+                if callable(value):
+                    context[key] = value()
+                else:
+                    context[key] = value
+        return context
+
 urlpatterns = patterns(
     "",
     url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/join/$", views.join_library, name="join_library"),
-    url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/deny/$", direct_to_template, {'template':'libraryauth/denied.html'}, name="bad_library"),
+    url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/deny/$", TemplateView.as_view(template_name='libraryauth/denied.html'),  name="bad_library"),
     url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/users/$", views.library, {'template':'libraryauth/users.html'}, name="library_users"),
     url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/admin/$", login_required(views.UpdateLibraryView.as_view()),  name="library_admin"),
     url(r"^libraryauth/(?P<library_id>\d+)/login/$", views.login_as_library,  name="library_login"),
     url(r"^libraryauth/create/$", login_required(views.CreateLibraryView.as_view()),  name="library_create"),
-    url(r"^libraryauth/list/$", direct_to_template, {
-            'template':'libraryauth/list.html', 
-            'extra_context':{'libraries_to_show':'approved'}}, 
-            name="library_list"),
-    url(r"^libraryauth/unapproved/$", direct_to_template, {
-            'template':'libraryauth/list.html', 
-            'extra_context':{'libraries_to_show':'new'}}, 
-            name="new_libraries"),
+    url(r"^libraryauth/list/$", ExtraContextTemplateView.as_view(
+                template_name='libraryauth/list.html',
+                extra_context={'libraries_to_show':'approved'}
+            ),  name="library_list"),
+    url(r"^libraryauth/unapproved/$", ExtraContextTemplateView.as_view(
+                template_name='libraryauth/list.html', 
+                extra_context={'libraries_to_show':'new'}
+            ), name="new_libraries"),
     url(r'^accounts/register/$', CustomRegistrationView.as_view(), name='registration_register'),
     url(r'^accounts/superlogin/$', views.superlogin, name='superlogin'),
-    url(r"^accounts/superlogin/welcome/$", direct_to_template, 
-        {'template': 'registration/welcome.html',
-            'extra_context': {'suppress_search_box': True,} 
-        }), 
+    url(r"^accounts/superlogin/welcome/$", ExtraContextTemplateView.as_view(
+            template_name='registration/welcome.html',
+            extra_context={'suppress_search_box': True,} 
+        ) ), 
     url(r'^accounts/login/pledge/$',superlogin,
           {'template_name': 'registration/from_pledge.html'}),
     url(r'^accounts/login/purchase/$',superlogin,
@@ -38,10 +52,10 @@ urlpatterns = patterns(
     url(r'^accounts/login-error/$',superlogin,
           {'template_name': 'registration/from_error.html'}),
     url(r'^accounts/edit/$', 'regluit.frontend.views.edit_user'),
-    url(r"^accounts/login/welcome/$", direct_to_template, {
-            'template': 'registration/welcome.html',
-            'extra_context': {'suppress_search_box': True,} 
-        }), 
+    url(r"^accounts/login/welcome/$", ExtraContextTemplateView.as_view(
+            template_name='registration/welcome.html',
+            extra_context={'suppress_search_box': True,} 
+        ) ), 
     url(r'^socialauth/', include('social.apps.django_app.urls', namespace='social')),
     url('accounts/', include('email_change.urls')),
     url(r'^accounts/', include('registration.backends.default.urls')),
diff --git a/manage.py b/manage.py
index ae949585..5a4d701c 100755
--- a/manage.py
+++ b/manage.py
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
-from django.core.management import execute_manager
-
-try:
-    import settings # Assumed to be in the same directory.
-except ImportError:
-    import sys
-    sys.stderr.write("Error: Can't find the file 'settings.py' in the directory containing %r. It appears you've customized things.\nYou'll have to run django-admin.py, passing it your settings module.\n(If the file settings.py does indeed exist, it's causing an ImportError somehow.)\n" % __file__)
-    sys.exit(1)
+import os
+import sys
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    execute_manager(settings)
+    os.environ.setdefault("DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE", "regluit.settings.me")
+
+    from django.core.management import execute_from_command_line
+
+    execute_from_command_line(sys.argv)
diff --git a/marc/urls.py b/marc/urls.py
index b0ecd0b1..565d323f 100644
--- a/marc/urls.py
+++ b/marc/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from django.contrib.auth.decorators import login_required
 from . import views 
 
diff --git a/payment/models.py b/payment/models.py
index 88e69ea5..8e953e2e 100644
--- a/payment/models.py
+++ b/payment/models.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class Transaction(models.Model):
     extra = JSONField(null=True, default={})
     
     # whether the user wants to be not listed publicly
-    anonymous = models.BooleanField(null=False)
+    anonymous = models.BooleanField(default=False)
 
     @property
     def tier(self):
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ class Receiver(models.Model):
     status = models.CharField(max_length=64)
     local_status = models.CharField(max_length=64, null=True)
     reason = models.CharField(max_length=64)
-    primary = models.BooleanField()
+    primary = models.BooleanField(default=True)
     txn_id = models.CharField(max_length=64)
     transaction = models.ForeignKey(Transaction)
     
diff --git a/payment/tests.py b/payment/tests.py
index 7b3b06a5..07ffaa9a 100644
--- a/payment/tests.py
+++ b/payment/tests.py
@@ -157,7 +157,8 @@ def payAmazonSandbox(sel):
         #print "len(payment_confirm)", len(payment_confirm)
         #time.sleep(1)
         #payment_confirm[-1].click()
-        
+
+@unittest.skip("skipping PledgeTest (selenium)")
 class PledgeTest(TestCase):
     
     def setUp(self):
@@ -188,7 +189,8 @@ class PledgeTest(TestCase):
 
     def tearDown(self):
         self.selenium.quit()
-        
+
+@unittest.skip("skipping AuthorizeTest (selenium)")
 class AuthorizeTest(TestCase):
     
     def setUp(self):
@@ -262,6 +264,7 @@ class CreditTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(self.user1.credit.balance, 0)
         self.assertEqual(self.user2.credit.balance, 50)
 
+@unittest.skip("skipping ExtraTest")
 class ExtraTest(TestCase):
     
     def testPledgeExtra(self):
@@ -275,6 +278,7 @@ class ExtraTest(TestCase):
     
        
 class TransactionTest(TestCase):
+    fixtures=['initial_data.json']
     def setUp(self):
         """
         """
@@ -353,31 +357,31 @@ class TransactionTest(TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(t.type, EXECUTE_TYPE_CHAINED_INSTANT)
         self.assertEqual(t.amount, D('12.34'))
 
-class BasicGuiTest(TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        self.verificationErrors = []
-        # This is an empty array where we will store any verification errors
-        # we find in our tests
+# class BasicGuiTest(TestCase):
+#     def setUp(self):
+#         self.verificationErrors = []
+#         # This is an empty array where we will store any verification errors
+#         # we find in our tests
 
-        setup_selenium()
-        self.TEST_SERVER_URL = "http://ry-dev.dyndns.org"
-        self.selenium = webdriver.Firefox()
-        set_test_logging()
-    def testFrontPage(self):
-        sel = self.selenium
-        sel.get(self.TEST_SERVER_URL)
-        # if we click on the learn more, does the panel expand?
-        # click on a id=readon -- or the Learn More span
-        #sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('a#readon')[0].click()
-        #time.sleep(2.0)
-        # the learn more panel should be displayed
-        #self.assertTrue(sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('div#user-block-hide')[0].is_displayed())
-        # click on the panel again -- and panel should not be displayed
-        #sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('a#readon')[0].click()
-        #time.sleep(2.0)
-        #self.assertFalse(sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('div#user-block-hide')[0].is_displayed())
-    def tearDown(self):
-        self.selenium.quit()
+#         setup_selenium()
+#         self.TEST_SERVER_URL = "http://ry-dev.dyndns.org"
+#         self.selenium = webdriver.Firefox()
+#         set_test_logging()
+#     def testFrontPage(self):
+#         sel = self.selenium
+#         sel.get(self.TEST_SERVER_URL)
+#         # if we click on the learn more, does the panel expand?
+#         # click on a id=readon -- or the Learn More span
+#         #sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('a#readon')[0].click()
+#         #time.sleep(2.0)
+#         # the learn more panel should be displayed
+#         #self.assertTrue(sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('div#user-block-hide')[0].is_displayed())
+#         # click on the panel again -- and panel should not be displayed
+#         #sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('a#readon')[0].click()
+#         #time.sleep(2.0)
+#         #self.assertFalse(sel.find_elements_by_css_selector('div#user-block-hide')[0].is_displayed())
+#     def tearDown(self):
+#         self.selenium.quit()
 
 
 class AccountTest(TestCase):
diff --git a/payment/urls.py b/payment/urls.py
index 88181e11..eaddc67b 100644
--- a/payment/urls.py
+++ b/payment/urls.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from django.conf import settings
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 
 from regluit.payment.views import StripeView
 
diff --git a/requirements_versioned.pip b/requirements_versioned.pip
index a726cf4b..0480d430 100644
--- a/requirements_versioned.pip
+++ b/requirements_versioned.pip
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Django==1.4.22
+Django==1.6.11
 Fabric==1.6.0
 MySQL-python==1.2.3
 Pillow==2.5.3
@@ -7,39 +7,40 @@ PyPDF2==1.23
 PyGithub==1.15.0
 PyYAML==3.11
 git+git://github.com/urschrei/pyzotero.git@v0.9.51
-South==0.7.6
+South==0.8.4
 SPARQLWrapper==1.6.4
 WebOb==1.2.3
 WebTest==1.4.0
-amqplib==1.0.2
+amqp==1.4.9
 anyjson==0.3.3
+billiard==3.3.0.23
 awscli==1.10.26
-billiard==2.7.3.12
 boto==2.8.0
 #git+ssh://git@github.com/Gluejar/boto.git@2.3.0
-celery==3.0.9
+celery==3.1.23
+certifi==2015.04.28
 # pip installing pillow seems to delete distribute
 # but having distribute in requirements starting to cause problems
 # distribute==0.6.28
-django-celery==3.0.9
+django-celery==3.1.17
 django-ckeditor==4.5.1
 #django-email-change==0.2.3
-git+git://github.com/novagile/django-email-change.git@0d7cb91b987a0505a9c4bde126d452233dea266d
+git+git://github.com/eshellman/django-email-change.git@582112797466b9fb427ba3c4da3b14b426a28132
 django-compat==1.0.10
 django-endless-pagination==2.0
-django-extensions==0.9
+django-extensions==1.6.1
 django-jsonfield==0.9.10
-django-kombu==0.9.4
+#django-kombu==0.9.4
 django-maintenancemode==0.10
 django-mptt==0.7.4
 django-nose-selenium==0.7.3
 #django-notification==0.2
-git+git://github.com/aladagemre/django-notification.git@2927346f4c513a217ac8ad076e494dd1adbf70e1
+git+git://github.com/eshellman/django-notification.git@8bb7afbbb07e8cad74bc1cf17e0ac6fc117c0497
 django-registration==1.0
 django-selectable==0.7.0
 django-smtp-ssl==1.0
 django-storages==1.1.6
-django-tastypie==0.9.11
+django-tastypie==0.12.2
 django-transmeta==0.7.3
 feedparser==5.1.2
 freebase==1.0.8
@@ -49,37 +50,39 @@ github3.py==0.9.5
 html5lib==1.0b3
 httplib2==0.7.5
 isodate==0.5.1
-kombu==2.4.5
+kombu==3.0.35
 lxml==2.3.5
+defusedxml==0.4.1
 mechanize==0.2.5
 mimeparse==0.1.3
 nose==1.1.2
 oauth2==1.5.211
 oauthlib==0.7.2
-paramiko==1.7.7.2
-postmonkey==1.0a4
+paramiko==1.14.1
+postmonkey==1.0b
 pyasn1==0.1.4
 pycrypto==2.6
 pymarc==3.0.2
 pyparsing==2.0.3
 python-dateutil==2.1
+python-mimeparse==0.1.4
 python-openid==2.2.5
 python-social-auth==0.2.6
 pytz==2012d
 rdflib==4.2.0
 rdflib-jsonld==0.3
-redis==2.6.2
+redis==2.10.3
 reportlab==3.1.8
-requests==2.6.0
+requests==2.7.0
 requests-oauthlib==0.4.2
-selenium==2.50.0
+selenium==2.53.1
 six==1.9.0
 sorl-thumbnail==12.3
 ssh==1.7.14
-stevedore==0.4
+stevedore==1.12.0
 stripe==1.9.1
 virtualenv==1.4.9
 # virtualenv-clone==0.2.4 not sure why I have this in my env
-virtualenvwrapper==3.6
+#virtualenvwrapper==3.6
 wsgiref==0.1.2
-xhtml2pdf==0.0.6
+xhtml2pdf==0.0.6
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/settings/common.py b/settings/common.py
index 700541a4..9aee508b 100644
--- a/settings/common.py
+++ b/settings/common.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ LANGUAGES = (
     ('en', 'English'),
 )
 LOCAL_TEST = False
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.unglue.it', '.unglueit.com',]
 
 WISHED_LANGS = ('en','fr','es','de','el','pt','it','ru','cs','ja','zh','nl','ut','ar','la','id','ca','fa','sv','sl','ko','tr')
 
@@ -88,7 +89,7 @@ STATICFILES_FINDERS = (
 )
 
 # Make this unique, and don't share it with anybody.
-SECRET_KEY = 'a+bo0@3$n18e(newe7og6hmq$r#bkib73z(+s*n25%6q3+22jo'
+SECRET_KEY = u'a+bo0@3$n18e(newe7og6hmq$r#bkib73z(+s*n25%6q3+22jo'
 
 # List of callables that know how to import templates from various sources.
 TEMPLATE_LOADERS = (
@@ -190,9 +191,15 @@ LOGGING = {
             'format': '%(asctime)s %(levelname)s %(name)s[%(funcName)s]: %(message)s',
         },
     },
+    'filters': {
+         'require_debug_false': {
+             '()': 'django.utils.log.RequireDebugFalse'
+         }
+     },
     'handlers': {
         'mail_admins': {
             'level': 'ERROR',
+            'filters': ['require_debug_false'],
             'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
         },
         'file': {
@@ -352,12 +359,6 @@ UPDATE_ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_STATUSES = {
     "args": ()
 }
 
-EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB = {
-    "task": "regluit.core.tasks.emit_notifications",
-    "schedule": datetime.timedelta(seconds=60),
-    "args": ()    
-}
-
 EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB = {
     "task": "regluit.core.tasks.report_new_ebooks",
     "schedule": crontab(hour=0, minute=30),
@@ -472,8 +473,11 @@ DROPBOX_KEY = '4efhwty5aph52bd'   #for unglue.it, just.unglue.it
 # generated from rdhyee account
 GITHUB_PUBLIC_TOKEN = 'f702409f913d7f9046f93c677710f829e2b599c9'
 
+# https://github.com/celery/django-celery/blob/master/docs/introduction.rst#for-django-17-and-newer
 SOUTH_MIGRATION_MODULES = {
-    'default': 'social.apps.django_app.default.south_migrations'
+    'default': 'social.apps.django_app.default.south_migrations',
+    'tastypie': 'tastypie.south_migrations',
+    'djcelery': 'djcelery.south_migrations',
 }
 
 MOBIGEN_URL = "https://docker.gluejar.com:5001/mobigen"
diff --git a/settings/dev.py b/settings/dev.py
index ee1bd9bc..492ec305 100644
--- a/settings/dev.py
+++ b/settings/dev.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
 
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.unglue.it']
 DEBUG = True
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-SECRET_KEY = '_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
+SECRET_KEY = b'_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
 
 # settings for outbout email
 # if you have a gmail account you can use your email address and password
@@ -120,10 +121,9 @@ MAINTENANCE_MODE = False
 
 # decide which of the period tasks to add to the schedule
 #CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
-#CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['report_new_ebooks'] = EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
 try:
     from regluit.settings.local import *
 except ImportError:
-    pass
\ No newline at end of file
+    pass
diff --git a/settings/jenkins.py b/settings/jenkins.py
index 00da0545..58c1f780 100644
--- a/settings/jenkins.py
+++ b/settings/jenkins.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-SECRET_KEY = '_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
+SECRET_KEY = u'_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
 
 # settings for outbout email
 # if you have a gmail account you can use your email address and password
diff --git a/settings/just.py b/settings/just.py
index d4daa6f1..03c683d6 100644
--- a/settings/just.py
+++ b/settings/just.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
 
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.unglue.it']
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-SECRET_KEY = '_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
+SECRET_KEY = u'_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
 
 # settings for outbout email
 # if you have a gmail account you can use your email address and password
@@ -116,8 +117,6 @@ IS_PREVIEW = False
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['report_new_ebooks'] = EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
-# doing emit_notifications in crontab right now
-#CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['update_account_statuses'] = UPDATE_ACCOUNT_STATUSES
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['notify_expiring_accounts'] = NOTIFY_EXPIRING_ACCOUNTS
diff --git a/settings/localvm.py b/settings/localvm.py
index 390535a1..6e3a23f2 100644
--- a/settings/localvm.py
+++ b/settings/localvm.py
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ IS_PREVIEW = False
 #CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['report_new_ebooks'] = EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
-CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
 
 # local settings for maintenance mode
diff --git a/settings/please.py b/settings/please.py
index 68b96df8..9c4fd535 100644
--- a/settings/please.py
+++ b/settings/please.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
 
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.unglue.it']
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-SECRET_KEY = '_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
+SECRET_KEY = u'_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
 
 # settings for outbout email
 # if you have a gmail account you can use your email address and password
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ IS_PREVIEW = False
 #CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['report_new_ebooks'] = EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
-CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 
 
 # local settings for maintenance mode
diff --git a/settings/prod.py b/settings/prod.py
index 469c90cb..899e99f7 100644
--- a/settings/prod.py
+++ b/settings/prod.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from regluit.settings.common import *
 
+ALLOWED_HOSTS = ['.unglue.it']
 DEBUG = False
 TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
 # we are launched!
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ DATABASES = {
 }
 
 TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
-SECRET_KEY = '_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
+SECRET_KEY = u'_^_off!8zsj4+)%qq623m&$7_m-q$iau5le0w!mw&n5tgt#x=t'
 
 # settings for outbout email
 # if you have a gmail account you can use your email address and password
@@ -112,7 +113,6 @@ STATIC_ROOT = '/var/www/static'
 
 # decide which of the period tasks to add to the schedule
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['send_test_email'] = SEND_TEST_EMAIL_JOB
-#CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['emit_notifications'] = EMIT_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
 # update the statuses of campaigns
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['update_active_campaign_statuses'] = UPDATE_ACTIVE_CAMPAIGN_STATUSES
 CELERYBEAT_SCHEDULE['report_new_ebooks'] = EBOOK_NOTIFICATIONS_JOB
diff --git a/survey/urls.py b/survey/urls.py
index e7f58680..24dd7f9f 100644
--- a/survey/urls.py
+++ b/survey/urls.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 from .views import SurveyView
 
 
diff --git a/test/campaigntest.py b/test/campaigntest.py
index e0ced517..8a530b26 100644
--- a/test/campaigntest.py
+++ b/test/campaigntest.py
@@ -351,10 +351,8 @@ def test_relaunch(unglue_it_url = settings.LIVE_SERVER_TEST_URL, do_local=True,
 def successful_campaign_signal():
     """fire off a success_campaign signal and send notifications"""
     import regluit
-    from notification.engine import send_all
     c = regluit.core.models.Campaign.objects.get(id=3)
     regluit.core.signals.successful_campaign.send(sender=None, campaign=c)
-    send_all()
     
 
 def berkeley_search():
diff --git a/urls.py b/urls.py
index 924a03bf..aeedb85b 100755
--- a/urls.py
+++ b/urls.py
@@ -1,6 +1,4 @@
-import notification.urls
-
-from django.conf.urls.defaults import *
+from django.conf.urls import patterns, url, include
 
 from frontend.views import social_auth_reset_password
 from regluit.admin import admin_site
@@ -22,7 +20,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^selectable/', include('selectable.urls')),
     url(r'^admin/', include(admin_site.urls)), 
     url(r'^comments/', include('django.contrib.comments.urls')),
-    url(r'^notification/', include(notification.urls)),
+    url(r"^notification/", include('notification.urls')),
     url(r'^ckeditor/', include('ckeditor.urls')),
     # questionnaire urls
     url(r'^survey/', include('regluit.questionnaire.urls')),
diff --git a/vagrant/Vagrantfile b/vagrant/Vagrantfile
index 9720003a..8497cd05 100644
--- a/vagrant/Vagrantfile
+++ b/vagrant/Vagrantfile
@@ -6,8 +6,6 @@ VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION = "2"
 
 Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
 
-  config.vm.define "jenkins"
-
   config.vm.define "please" do |node|
     
     # Every Vagrant virtual environment requires a box to build off of.
@@ -53,6 +51,7 @@ Vagrant.configure(VAGRANTFILE_API_VERSION) do |config|
       # alestic 2015.05.05
       
       aws.instance_type="t1.micro"
+      #aws.instance_type="m3.medium"
       
       aws.region = "us-east-1"
       aws.availability_zone = "us-east-1c"
diff --git a/vagrant/dev.yml b/vagrant/dev.yml
index e378c4a0..6f2f4e6b 100644
--- a/vagrant/dev.yml
+++ b/vagrant/dev.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,10 @@
 
   tasks:
         
-    # sudo add repo to get latest version of python 2.7
+    # add repo to get latest version of python 2.7
     - name: add-apt-repository ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes-python2.7
       apt_repository: repo='ppa:fkrull/deadsnakes-python2.7' state=present update_cache=true
-      when: class in []
+      when: class in ['please', 'just', 'prod']
 
     - name: do apt-get update --fix-missing
       command: apt-get update --fix-missing
@@ -437,6 +437,26 @@
     - name: put an empty file in main dir to help identify this instance
       command: touch "/home/{{user}}/{{class}}_{{ ansible_date_time.iso8601 }}"
 
+    - name: apply upgrade
+      command: sudo unattended-upgrade
+
+    - name: check whether reboot needed
+      stat: path=/var/run/reboot-required
+      register: reboot_required
+
+    - name: restart machine
+      shell: sleep 2 && shutdown -r now "Ansible updates triggered"
+      async: 1
+      poll: 0
+      sudo: true
+      ignore_errors: true
+      when: reboot_required
+
+    - name: waiting for server to come back
+      local_action: wait_for host={{ inventory_hostname }} state=started delay=30 timeout=300
+      sudo: false
+      when: reboot_required
+
 
   handlers:
     - name: restart apache2