diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
index 91bf9660..182c1134 100644
--- a/Gemfile
+++ b/Gemfile
@@ -1,7 +1,23 @@
 source 'http://rubygems.org'
 
 gem 'rails', '3.0.0'
-gem 'sqlite3-ruby', '~> 1.3.1', :require => 'sqlite3'
+#gem 'sqlite3-ruby', '~> 1.3.1', :require => 'sqlite3'
+
+# async wrappers
+gem 'eventmachine',     :git => 'git://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine.git'
+gem 'rack-fiber_pool',  :require => 'rack/fiber_pool'
+gem 'em-synchrony',     :git => 'git://github.com/igrigorik/em-synchrony.git', :require => [
+  'em-synchrony',
+  'em-synchrony/em-http'
+  ]
+
+# async activerecord requires
+gem 'mysqlplus',      :git => 'git://github.com/oldmoe/mysqlplus.git',        :require => 'mysqlplus'
+gem 'em-mysqlplus',   :git => 'git://github.com/igrigorik/em-mysqlplus.git',  :require => 'em-activerecord'
+
+# async http requires
+gem 'em-http-request',:git => 'git://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request.git', :require => 'em-http'
+gem 'addressable', :require => 'addressable/uri'
 
 gem 'compass', '~> 0.10.1'
 gem 'haml', '~> 3.0.18'
@@ -9,10 +25,6 @@ gem 'rdiscount', '~> 1.6.5'
 gem 'RocketAMF', '~> 0.2.1'
 gem 'will_paginate', '~> 3.0.pre2'
 
-group :development do
-  gem 'mysql'
-end
-
 group :test do
   gem 'factory_girl_rails', '~> 1.0'
   gem 'rspec-rails', '~> 2.0.0.beta.22'
diff --git a/Gemfile.lock b/Gemfile.lock
index bea6d2cf..d9ae3746 100644
--- a/Gemfile.lock
+++ b/Gemfile.lock
@@ -1,3 +1,37 @@
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/eventmachine/eventmachine.git
+  revision: 704fbf62677d21b91d0051a04554d4b27eecee2e
+  specs:
+    eventmachine (0.12.11)
+
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/igrigorik/em-http-request.git
+  revision: f069bb9b68335496c8f32475b79e448847befdae
+  specs:
+    em-http-request (0.2.14)
+      addressable (>= 2.0.0)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
+
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/igrigorik/em-mysqlplus.git
+  revision: db0feabdc0117ca5e97df35f259e76a4d9ba8a60
+  specs:
+    em-mysqlplus (0.1.5)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
+
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/igrigorik/em-synchrony.git
+  revision: 31ae2eabdd630e9b3382e33b8054676ca5450528
+  specs:
+    em-synchrony (0.1.5)
+      eventmachine (>= 0.12.9)
+
+GIT
+  remote: git://github.com/oldmoe/mysqlplus.git
+  revision: 2daef86c487ec1c531ecfe84ed342d15a1c89554
+  specs:
+    mysqlplus (0.1.1)
+
 GEM
   remote: http://rubygems.org/
   specs:
@@ -29,6 +63,7 @@ GEM
       activemodel (= 3.0.0)
       activesupport (= 3.0.0)
     activesupport (3.0.0)
+    addressable (2.2.1)
     arel (1.0.1)
       activesupport (~> 3.0.0)
     builder (2.1.2)
@@ -48,9 +83,9 @@ GEM
       mime-types
       treetop (>= 1.4.5)
     mime-types (1.16)
-    mysql (2.8.1)
     polyglot (0.3.1)
     rack (1.2.1)
+    rack-fiber_pool (0.9.0)
     rack-mount (0.6.13)
       rack (>= 1.0.0)
     rack-test (0.5.6)
@@ -82,7 +117,6 @@ GEM
       rspec-expectations (= 2.0.0.beta.22)
     rspec-rails (2.0.0.beta.22)
       rspec (= 2.0.0.beta.22)
-    sqlite3-ruby (1.3.1)
     thor (0.14.2)
     treetop (1.4.8)
       polyglot (>= 0.3.1)
@@ -94,12 +128,17 @@ PLATFORMS
 
 DEPENDENCIES
   RocketAMF (~> 0.2.1)
+  addressable
   compass (~> 0.10.1)
+  em-http-request!
+  em-mysqlplus!
+  em-synchrony!
+  eventmachine!
   factory_girl_rails (~> 1.0)
   haml (~> 3.0.18)
-  mysql
+  mysqlplus!
+  rack-fiber_pool
   rails (= 3.0.0)
   rdiscount (~> 1.6.5)
   rspec-rails (~> 2.0.0.beta.22)
-  sqlite3-ruby (~> 1.3.1)
   will_paginate (~> 3.0.pre2)
diff --git a/config.ru b/config.ru
index bcf9e70d..038f2e06 100644
--- a/config.ru
+++ b/config.ru
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 # This file is used by Rack-based servers to start the application.
 
 require ::File.expand_path('../config/environment',  __FILE__)
+
+use Rack::FiberPool
 run OpenneoImpressItems::Application
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 3a320a36..ee23300e 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ OpenneoImpressItems::Application.configure do
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
   
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
+  
+  config.serve_static_assets = true
+  
+  config.threadsafe!
 end
 
 RemoteImpressHost = 'beta.impress.openneo.net'
diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index 45a88589..7e3655b8 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ OpenneoImpressItems::Application.configure do
 
   # Disable Rails's static asset server
   # In production, Apache or nginx will already do this
-  config.serve_static_assets = false
+  config.serve_static_assets = true
 
   # Enable serving of images, stylesheets, and javascripts from an asset server
   # config.action_controller.asset_host = "http://assets.example.com"
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ OpenneoImpressItems::Application.configure do
   # config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
 
   # Enable threaded mode
-  # config.threadsafe!
+  config.threadsafe!
   
   config.active_support.deprecation = :log
 end
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/compiled/ie.css b/public/stylesheets/compiled/ie.css
index b5ac377e..9e00d652 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/compiled/ie.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/compiled/ie.css
@@ -2,87 +2,87 @@
 body.bp {
   text-align: center;
 }
-/* line 48, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 48, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 * html body.bp legend {
   margin: 0px -8px 16px 0;
   padding: 0;
 }
-/* line 52, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 52, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 html > body.bp p code {
   *white-space: normal;
 }
-/* line 67, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 67, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp .container {
   text-align: left;
 }
-/* line 69, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 69, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp sup {
   vertical-align: text-top;
 }
-/* line 71, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 71, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp sub {
   vertical-align: text-bottom;
 }
-/* line 73, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 73, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp hr {
   margin: -8px auto 11px;
 }
-/* line 75, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 75, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp img {
   -ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;
 }
-/* line 77, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 77, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp fieldset {
   padding-top: 0;
 }
-/* line 79, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 79, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp textarea {
   overflow: auto;
 }
-/* line 82, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 82, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.text {
   margin: 0.5em 0;
   background-color: white;
   border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
 }
-/* line 86, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 86, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.text:focus {
   border: 1px solid #666666;
 }
-/* line 88, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 88, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.title {
   margin: 0.5em 0;
   background-color: white;
   border: 1px solid #bbbbbb;
 }
-/* line 92, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 92, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.title:focus {
   border: 1px solid #666666;
 }
-/* line 94, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 94, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.checkbox {
   position: relative;
   top: 0.25em;
 }
-/* line 97, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 97, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.radio {
   position: relative;
   top: 0.25em;
 }
-/* line 100, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 100, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp input.button {
   position: relative;
   top: 0.25em;
 }
-/* line 103, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 103, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp textarea {
   margin: 0.5em 0;
 }
-/* line 105, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 105, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp select {
   margin: 0.5em 0;
 }
-/* line 107, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
+/* line 107, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_ie.scss */
 body.bp button {
   position: relative;
   top: 0.25em;
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/compiled/print.css b/public/stylesheets/compiled/print.css
index 5f98ba7f..ad40ad34 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/compiled/print.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/compiled/print.css
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ body.bp {
   background: none;
   font-size: 10pt;
 }
-/* line 52, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 52, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp .container {
   background: none;
 }
-/* line 54, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 54, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp hr {
   background: #cccccc;
   color: #cccccc;
@@ -20,54 +20,54 @@ body.bp hr {
   padding: 0;
   border: none;
 }
-/* line 62, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 62, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp hr.space {
   background: white;
   color: white;
 }
-/* line 65, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 65, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp h1, body.bp h2, body.bp h3, body.bp h4, body.bp h5, body.bp h6 {
   font-family: "Helvetica Neue", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;
 }
-/* line 67, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 67, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp code {
   font-size: 0.9em;
   font-family: "andale mono", "lucida console", monospace;
 }
-/* line 72, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 72, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp a img {
   border: none;
 }
-/* line 75, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 75, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp a:link, body.bp a:visited {
   background: transparent;
   font-weight: 700;
   text-decoration: underline;
 }
-/* line 79, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 79, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp p img.top {
   margin-top: 0;
 }
-/* line 81, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 81, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp blockquote {
   margin: 1.5em;
   padding: 1em;
   font-style: italic;
   font-size: 0.9em;
 }
-/* line 86, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 86, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp .small {
   font-size: 0.9em;
 }
-/* line 88, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 88, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp .large {
   font-size: 1.1em;
 }
-/* line 90, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 90, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp .quiet {
   color: #999999;
 }
-/* line 92, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
+/* line 92, ../../../../../.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-preview3@rails3/gems/compass-0.10.5/frameworks/blueprint/stylesheets/blueprint/_print.scss */
 body.bp .hide {
   display: none;
 }
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