diff --git a/symposion_project/wsgi.py b/symposion_project/wsgi.py
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+from django.core.handlers.wsgi import WSGIHandler
+
+import pinax.env
+
+
+# setup the environment for Django and Pinax
+pinax.env.setup_environ(__file__)
+
+
+# set application for WSGI processing
+application = WSGIHandler()
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