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+Django==1.8.5
+pinax-theme-bootstrap==7.1.1
+django-user-accounts==1.2
+metron==1.3.5
+pinax-eventlog==1.0.0
+django-jsonfield==0.9.15
+dj-static==0.0.6
+dj-database-url==0.3.0
+gunicorn==19.3.0
+psycopg2==2.6.1
+pinax-pages==0.3.0
+pinax-boxes==2.1.0
+
+# run off of master for now
+git+https://github.com/pinax/symposion.git