diff --git a/settings/branson.py b/settings/branson.py
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--- a/settings/branson.py
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-CONFIG_NAME = "Branson"
-
-DEBUG = True
-TEMPLATE_DEBUG = DEBUG
-DEBUG_TOOLBAR_PATCH_SETTINGS = False
-
-DATABASES = {
-    'default' : {
-        'NAME'     : 'gracedb',
-        'ENGINE'   : 'django.db.backends.mysql',
-        'USER'     : 'branson',
-        'PASSWORD' : 'thinglet',
-        'OPTIONS'  : {
-            'init_command' : 'SET storage_engine=MYISAM',
-        },
-    }
-}
-
-CACHES = {
-    'default': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.memcached.MemcachedCache',
-        'LOCATION': '127.0.0.1:11211',
-
-    },
-    # this cache backend will be used by django-debug-panel
-    'debug-panel': {
-        'BACKEND': 'django.core.cache.backends.filebased.FileBasedCache',
-        'LOCATION': '/tmp/debug-panel-cache',
-        'OPTIONS': {
-            'MAX_ENTRIES': 200
-        }
-    },
-}
-
-#MEDIA_URL = "/branson-static/"
-STATIC_URL = "/branson-static/"
-STATIC_ROOT = "/home/branson/gracedbdev/static/"
-
-BOWER_URL = "/bower-static/"
-BOWER_ROOT = "/home/branson/bower_components/"
-
-#GRACEDB_DATA_DIR = "/home/branson/fake_data"
-GRACEDB_DATA_DIR = "/home/branson/new_fake_data"
-
-EMAIL_HOST = 'localhost'
-
-ALERT_EMAIL_FROM = "Dev Alert <root@moe.phys.uwm.edu>"
-#ALERT_EMAIL_TO = [
-#    "Branson Stephens <branson@gravity.phys.uwm.edu>",
-#    ]
-#ALERT_EMAIL_BCC = ["branson@gravity.phys.uwm.edu"]
-#
-#ALERT_TEST_EMAIL_FROM = "Dev Test Alert <root@moe.phys.uwm.edu>"
-#ALERT_TEST_EMAIL_TO = [
-#    "Branson Stephens <branson@gravity.phys.uwm.edu>",
-#    ]
-ALERT_EMAIL_TO = []
-ALERT_EMAIL_BCC = []
-ALERT_TEST_EMAIL_FROM = "Dev Test Alert <root@moe.phys.uwm.edu>"
-ALERT_TEST_EMAIL_TO = []
-ALERT_XMPP_SERVERS = ["lvalert-test.cgca.uwm.edu",]
-LVALERT_SEND_EXECUTABLE = '/home/branson/djangoenv/bin/lvalert_send'
-
-USE_LVALERT_OVERSEER = True
-
-# For each lvalert server, a separate instance of the lvalert_overseer
-# must be running and listening on a distinct port. 
-LVALERT_OVERSEER_PORTS = {
-    'lvalert-test.cgca.uwm.edu': 8001,
-}
-
-EMBB_MAIL_ADDRESS = 'branson@moe.phys.uwm.edu'
-EMBB_SMTP_SERVER = 'localhost'
-EMBB_MAIL_ADMINS = ['branson@gravity.phys.uwm.edu',]
-EMBB_IGNORE_ADDRESSES = ['Mailer-Daemon@moe.phys.uwm.edu',]
-
-# Don't sent out non-test XMPP alerts on dev box!
-XMPP_ALERT_CHANNELS = [
-                        'test_omega',
-                        'test_mbtaonline',
-                        'test_cwb',
-                        'test_lowmass',
-                      ]
- 
-# Latency histograms.  Where they go and max latency to bin.
-LATENCY_REPORT_DEST_DIR = "/home/branson/new_fake_data/latency"
-LATENCY_REPORT_WEB_PAGE_FILE_PATH = LATENCY_REPORT_DEST_DIR + "/latency.inc"
-
-# Uptime reporting
-UPTIME_REPORT_DIR = "/home/branson/new_fake_data/uptime"
-
-# Rate file location
-RATE_INFO_FILE = "/home/branson/new_fake_data/rate_info.json"
-
-TEMPLATE_DIRS = (
-    # Put strings here, like "/home/html/django_templates" or "C:/www/django/templates".
-    # Always use forward slashes, even on Windows.
-    # Don't forget to use absolute paths, not relative paths.
-    "/home/branson/gracedbdev/templates",
-)
-
-MIDDLEWARE_CLASSES = [
-    'middleware.accept.AcceptMiddleware',
-    'middleware.cli.CliExceptionMiddleware',
-    'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',
-    'django.contrib.messages.middleware.MessageMiddleware',
-    'ligoauth.middleware.auth.LigoAuthMiddleware',
-    'middleware.performance.PerformanceMiddleware',
-    #'debug_toolbar.middleware.DebugToolbarMiddleware',
-    #'debug_panel.middleware.DebugPanelMiddleware',
-    #'middleware.profiling.ProfileMiddleware',
-]
-
-INSTALLED_APPS = (
-    'django.contrib.auth',
-    'django.contrib.admin',
-    'django.contrib.contenttypes',
-    'django.contrib.sessions',
-    'django.contrib.staticfiles',
-    'gracedb',
-    'userprofile',
-    'ligoauth',
-    'rest_framework',
-    'guardian',
-    #'debug_toolbar',
-    #'debug_panel',
-)
-
-INTERNAL_IPS = (
-    '129.89.57.83',
-)
-
-CONTROL_ROOM_IPS = {
-    'H1': '206.196.186.148',
-    'L1': '129.2.92.124',
-#    'L1': '129.89.57.83',
-}
-
-# Settings for Logging.
-import logging
-
-LOG_ROOT = '/home/branson/logs'
-LOG_FILE_SIZE = 1024*1024 # 1 MB
-LOG_FILE_BAK_CT = 3
-LOG_FORMAT = 'verbose'
-LOG_LEVEL = 'DEBUG'
-
-# Filter objects to separate out each level of alert.
-# Otherwise the log files for each level would contain the
-# output for each higher level.
-class debugOnlyFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self,record):
-        if record.levelname=='DEBUG':
-            return 1
-        return 0
-class infoOnlyFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self,record):
-        if record.levelname=='INFO':
-            return 1
-        return 0
-class debugPlusInfo(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self,record):
-        if record.levelname=='INFO' or record.levelname=='DEBUG':
-            return 1
-        return 0
-class warningOnlyFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self,record):
-        if record.levelname=='WARNING':
-            return 1
-        return 0
-class errorOnlyFilter(logging.Filter):
-    def filter(self,record):
-        if record.levelname=='ERROR':
-            return 1
-        return 0
-
-# Note that mode for log files is 'a' (append) by default
-# The 'level' specifier on the handle is optional, and we
-# don't need it since we're using custom filters.
-LOGGING = {
-    'version': 1,
-    'disable_existing_loggers' : True,
-    'formatters': {
-        'simple': {
-            'format': '%(levelname)s %(message)s',
-        },
-        'verbose': {
-            'format': '%(asctime)s: %(name)s: %(message)s',
-            'datefmt': '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S',
-        },
-    },
-    'handlers': {
-        'null': {
-            'level':'DEBUG',
-            'class':'django.utils.log.NullHandler',
-        },
-        'debug_file': {
-            'class': 'logging.handlers.RotatingFileHandler',
-            'formatter': LOG_FORMAT,
-            'filename': '%s/gracedb_debug.log' % LOG_ROOT,
-            'maxBytes': LOG_FILE_SIZE,
-            'backupCount': LOG_FILE_BAK_CT,
-        },
-        'performance_file': {
-            'class': 'logging.FileHandler',
-            'formatter': 'simple',
-            'filename': '%s/gracedb_performance.log' % LOG_ROOT,
-        },
-        'mail_admins': {
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'class': 'django.utils.log.AdminEmailHandler'
-        }
-    },
-    'loggers': {
-        'django': {
-            'handlers': ['null'],
-            'propagate': True,
-            'level': 'INFO',
-        },
-        'django.request': {
-            'handlers': ['mail_admins'],
-            'level': 'ERROR',
-            'propagate': False,
-        },
-        'gracedb': {
-            'handlers': ['debug_file'],
-            'propagate': True,
-            'level': LOG_LEVEL,
-        },
-        'ligoauth': {
-            'handlers': ['debug_file'],
-            'propagate': True,
-            'level': LOG_LEVEL,
-        },
-        'middleware': {
-            'handlers': ['performance_file'],
-            'propagate': True,
-            'level': 'INFO',
-        }, 
-        'userprofile': {
-            'handlers': ['debug_file'],
-            'propagate': True,
-            'level': LOG_LEVEL,
-        },
-   },
-}