diff --git a/.DS_Store b/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..838665f1
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diff --git a/app/assets/images/.DS_Store b/app/assets/images/.DS_Store
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ecbcf156
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diff --git a/app/assets/images/background2-for-repeating.jpg b/app/assets/images/background2-for-repeating.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..946cfa6b
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diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
index 85290903..015b6244 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ img {border:0; padding:0; margin:0; display:block; text-indent:-9999px;}
 html, body, .main, .wrapper, #container { height: 100%; }
 
 html { }
-body { background:#031924 url(background2.jpg) repeat 0 0; font-family: 'katarine-web', sans-serif; background-attachment:fixed; color:#FFF; }
+body { background:#031924 url(background2-for-repeating.jpg) repeat 0 0; font-family: 'katarine-web', sans-serif; background-attachment:fixed; color:#FFF; }
 
 h1,h2,h3,h4,h5,h6 { font-weight:normal; }
 h1 {display:block; text-align:left; font-family: "vinyl",sans-serif; }
diff --git a/app/views/main/home.html.erb b/app/views/main/home.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index 0f9e900c..00000000
--- a/app/views/main/home.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<% unless @item.nil? %>
-<div class="home" id="container">
-  <div id="center-container">
-    <div id="infovis"></div>    
-  </div>
-  <div id="showcard">
-  </div>
-</div>
-<div class="clearfloat"></div>
-<script>
-	json = <%= @alljson %>;
-	$(document).ready(function() {
-		initFD();
-	});
-</script>
-<% end %>
-<% if @item.nil? %>
-	 <p><br>Shucks, there is nothing in metamaps.<p>
-<% end %>
-
-<% if authenticated? %>
-	<%= render :partial => 'items/new' %>
-	<%= render :partial => 'synapses/new' %>
-<% end %>
-
diff --git a/config/.database.yml.swp b/config/.database.yml.swp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..35515eaa
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diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index cfbcbb41..c1587681 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -1,32 +1,32 @@
 development:
-  min_messages: WARNING
-  adapter: postgresql
-  host: ec2-54-243-188-58.compute-1.amazonaws.com
-  port: 5442
-  encoding: unicode
-  database: da81fvorvn5pp9
-  pool: 5
-  username: yolhqgtlivenrk
-  password: "oi_EAZwbXboYjqB_9tWPh2x5YS"
-  
-test:
   min_messages: WARNING
   adapter: postgresql
   host: 127.0.0.1
   port: 5432
   encoding: unicode
-  database: metamap002_test
+  database: metamap002_development
   pool: 5
   username: postgres
   password: "3112"
 
+test:
+  min_messages: WARNING
+  adapter: postgresql
+  host: ec2-107-21-107-194.compute-1.amazonaws.com
+  port: 5432
+  encoding: unicode
+  database: ddcrn2lgphjk9k
+  pool: 5
+  username: qqpckkahytovwv
+  password: "njeP6cMA8EjM9ukHk9s3ReOdy7"
+
 production:
   min_messages: WARNING
   adapter: postgresql
-  host: ec2-54-243-188-58.compute-1.amazonaws.com
-  port: 5442
+  host: ec2-107-21-107-194.compute-1.amazonaws.com
+  port: 5432
   encoding: unicode
-  database: da81fvorvn5pp9
+  database: ddcrn2lgphjk9k
   pool: 5
-  username: yolhqgtlivenrk
-  password: "oi_EAZwbXboYjqB_9tWPh2x5YS"
+  username: qqpckkahytovwv
+  password: "njeP6cMA8EjM9ukHk9s3ReOdy7"