diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 89b33da60..0025a86f5 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,3 +13,4 @@ gpg/diaspora-production/*.gpg
 gpg/*/random_seed
 public/uploads/*
 .rvmrc
+config/app_config.yml
diff --git a/app/models/user.rb b/app/models/user.rb
index 4e9e968ca..06652a494 100644
--- a/app/models/user.rb
+++ b/app/models/user.rb
@@ -103,20 +103,41 @@ class User
       aspect_ids = options.delete(:to)
     end
 
-    aspect_ids = [aspect_ids.to_s] if aspect_ids.is_a? BSON::ObjectId
+    aspect_ids = validate_aspect_permissions(aspect_ids)
 
-    raise ArgumentError.new("You must post to someone.") if aspect_ids.nil? || aspect_ids.empty?
-    aspect_ids.each{ |aspect_id|
-      raise ArgumentError.new("Cannot post to an aspect you do not own.") unless aspect_id == "all" || self.aspects.find(aspect_id) }
+    intitial_post(class_name, aspect_ids, options)
+  end
 
+
+  def intitial_post(class_name, aspect_ids, options = {}) 
     post = build_post(class_name, options)
-
     post.socket_to_uid(id, :aspect_ids => aspect_ids) if post.respond_to?(:socket_to_uid)
     push_to_aspects(post, aspect_ids)
+    post 
+  end
 
+  def repost( post, options = {} )
+    aspect_ids = validate_aspect_permissions(options[:to])
+    push_to_aspects(post, aspect_ids)
     post
   end
 
+  def validate_aspect_permissions(aspect_ids)
+    aspect_ids = [aspect_ids.to_s] if aspect_ids.is_a? BSON::ObjectId
+
+    if aspect_ids.nil? || aspect_ids.empty?
+      raise ArgumentError.new("You must post to someone.")
+    end
+
+    aspect_ids.each do |aspect_id|
+      unless aspect_id == "all" || self.aspects.find(aspect_id) 
+        raise ArgumentError.new("Cannot post to an aspect you do not own.")
+      end 
+    end
+
+    aspect_ids
+  end
+
   def build_post( class_name, options = {})
     options[:person] = self.person
     model_class = class_name.to_s.camelize.constantize
@@ -221,7 +242,7 @@ class User
 
   ###Helpers############
   def self.instantiate!( opts = {} )
-    opts[:person][:diaspora_handle] = "#{opts[:username]}@#{terse_url}"
+    opts[:person][:diaspora_handle] = "#{opts[:username]}@#{APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url]}"
     opts[:person][:url] = APP_CONFIG[:pod_url]
     opts[:person][:serialized_key] = generate_key
     User.create(opts)
diff --git a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
index 880d25ef4..cb578c590 100644
--- a/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/users/edit.html.haml
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@
 
     %h3 Picture
     %div#image_picker
-      = p.hidden_field :image_url, :value => (@profile.image_url.sub(APP_CONFIG[:pod_url],'/') if @profile.image_url), :id => 'image_url_field'
+      = p.hidden_field :image_url, :value => (@profile.image_url if @profile.image_url), :id => 'image_url_field'
 
       - unless @photos.nil? || @photos.empty?
         - for photo in @photos
-          - if @profile.image_url && (photo.url(:thumb_medium) == @profile.image_url.sub(APP_CONFIG[:pod_url],'/'))
+          - if @profile.image_url && @profile.image_url.include?(photo.url(:thumb_medium))
             %div.small_photo{:id => photo.url(:thumb_medium), :class=>'selected'}
               = check_box_tag 'checked_photo', true, true
               = link_to image_tag(photo.url(:thumb_medium)), "#"
diff --git a/config/app_config.yml b/config/app_config_example.yml
similarity index 100%
rename from config/app_config.yml
rename to config/app_config_example.yml
diff --git a/config/deploy.rb b/config/deploy.rb
index c84d25556..2f8065134 100644
--- a/config/deploy.rb
+++ b/config/deploy.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ namespace :deploy do
     run "ln -s -f #{shared_path}/bundle #{current_path}/vendor/bundle"
   end
 
+  task :symlink_config do
+    run "touch #{shared_path}/app_config.yml"
+    run "ln -s -f #{shared_path}/app_config.yml #{current_path}/config/app_config.yml"
+  end
+
    task :start do
       start_mongo
       start_thin
@@ -150,4 +155,4 @@ namespace :db do
 
 end
 
-after "deploy:symlink", "deploy:symlink_images", "deploy:symlink_bundle"
+after "deploy:symlink", "deploy:symlink_images", "deploy:symlink_bundle", 'deploy:symlink_config'
diff --git a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
index ac14c97d8..521f9f0a0 100644
--- a/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/_load_app_config.rb
@@ -2,12 +2,25 @@
 #   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3.  See
 #   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-raw_config = File.read("#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml")
-all_envs = YAML.load(raw_config)
-if all_envs[Rails.env]
-  APP_CONFIG = all_envs['default'].merge(all_envs[Rails.env]).symbolize_keys
+def load_config_yaml filename
+  YAML.load(File.read(filename))
+end
+
+if File.exist? "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config.yml"
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml" unless all_envs
+else
+  puts "WARNING: No config/app_config.yml found! Look at config/app_config_example.yml for help."
+  all_envs = load_config_yaml "#{Rails.root}/config/app_config_example.yml"
+end
+
+if all_envs[Rails.env.to_s]
+  APP_CONFIG = all_envs['default'].merge(all_envs[Rails.env.to_s]).symbolize_keys
 else
   APP_CONFIG = all_envs['default'].symbolize_keys
 end
 
-puts "WARNING: Please modify your app_config.yml to have a proper pod_url!" if APP_CONFIG[:pod_url] == "http://example.org/" && Rails.env != :test
+APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url] = APP_CONFIG[:pod_url].gsub(/(https?:|www\.)\/\//, '') 
+APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url].chop! if APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url][-1, 1] == '/'
+
+puts "WARNING: Please modify your app_config.yml to have a proper pod_url!" if APP_CONFIG[:terse_pod_url] == "example.org" && Rails.env != :test
diff --git a/config/locales/pt-BR.yml b/config/locales/pt-BR.yml
index 67c077090..10425864b 100644
--- a/config/locales/pt-BR.yml
+++ b/config/locales/pt-BR.yml
@@ -7,4 +7,137 @@
 # See http://github.com/svenfuchs/rails-i18n/tree/master/rails%2Flocale for starting points.
 
 pt-BR:
-  hello: "Olá Mundo"
+  hello: "Olá mundo"
+  layouts:
+      application:
+          edit_profile: "editar perfil"
+          logout: "sair"
+  shared:
+      aspect_nav:
+          all_aspects: "Todos Aspectos"
+          manage: "Gerenciar"
+          manage_your_aspects: "Gerencie seus Aspectos"
+      sub_header:
+          all_aspects: "Todos Aspectos"
+          manage_aspects: "Gerenciar Aspectos"
+      publisher:
+          share: "Compartilhar"
+      aspect_friends:
+          add_friends: "adicionar amigos"
+  albums:
+      album:
+          you: "você"
+      new_album:
+          create: "criar"
+          add_a_new_album: "Adicionar novo álbum"
+      show:
+          edit_album: "Editar Álbum"
+          albums: "álbuns"
+          updated: "atualizado"
+          by: "por"
+      edit:
+          editing: "Editando"
+          updated: "atualizado"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+          delete_album: "Excluir Álbum"
+          cancel: "Cancelar"
+      index:
+          home: "home"
+          new_album: "Novo Álbum"
+      create:
+          success: "Você criou com sucesso um álbum chamado %{name}."
+      update:
+          success: "O álbum %{name} foi editado com sucesso."
+          failure: "Erro ao editar o álbum %{name}."
+      destroy:
+          success: "O álbum %{name} foi excluído com sucesso."
+  aspects:
+      index:
+          photos: "photos"
+      show:
+          photos: "photos"
+      manage:
+          add_a_new_aspect: "Adicionar um novo aspecto"
+          add_a_new_friend:  "Adicionar um novo amigo"
+          show: "Exibir"
+          update_aspects: "Atualizar Aspectos"
+          requests: "Solicitações"
+          ignore_remove: "Ignorar/Excluir"
+      new_aspect:
+          add_a_new_aspect: "Adicionar um novo aspecto"
+          create: "Criar"
+      create:
+          success:"Clique no mais(+) do lado esquerdo para dizer ao Diaspora quem pode ver seu novo aspecto."
+  users:
+      edit:
+          cancel: "Cancelar"
+          update_profile: "Atualizar Perfil"
+          home: "Home"
+          diaspora_username: "USUÁRIO DIASPORA"
+          info: "Informações"
+          picture: "Imagem"
+          editing_profile: "Editando perfil"
+          albums: "Álbuns"
+          you_dont_have_any_photos: "Você não possui nenhuma photo!  Vá para"
+          page_to_upload_some:  "para fazer o upload de alguma."
+  comments:
+      comment:
+          ago: "atrás"
+      new_comment:
+          comment: "Comentário"
+  photos:
+      show:
+          prev: "anterior"
+          full_size: "tamanho máximo"
+          next: "próxima"
+          edit_photo: "Editar Foto"
+          delete_photo: "Excluir Foto"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+          comments: "comentários"
+      edit:
+          editing: "Editando"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+          delete_photo: "Excluir Foto"
+      photo:
+          show_comments: "exibir comentários"
+          posted_a_new_photo_to: "enviada um nova foto para"
+      new:
+          new_photo: "Nova Foto"
+          back_to_list: "Voltar para a Lista"
+          post_it: "enviar!"
+  registrations:
+      new:
+          sign_up: "Cadastro"
+  status_messages:
+      new_status_message:
+          tell_me_something_good: "diga-me qualquer coisa legal"
+          oh_yeah: "É isso aí!"
+      status_message:
+          show_comments: "exibir comentários"
+          delete: "Excluir"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+      show:
+          status_message: "Mensagem de Status"
+          comments: "comentários"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+          destroy: "Excluir"
+          view_all: "Exibir Todas"
+          message: "Mensagem"
+          owner: "Pertence a"
+  people:
+      index:
+          add_friend: "adicionar amigo(a)"
+          real_name: "nome real"
+          diaspora_handle: "diaspora handle"
+          thats_you: "esse é você!"
+          friend_request_pending: "pedido de amizade pendente"
+          you_have_a_friend_request_from_this_person: "você possui um pedido de amizade dessa pessoa"
+      new:
+          new_person: "Nova Pessoa"
+          back_to_list: "Voltar para a Lista"
+      show:
+          last_seen: "visto pela última vez a: %{how_long_ago}"
+          friends_since: "amigos desde: %{how_long_ago}"
+          save: "salvar"
+          are_you_sure: "Tem certeza?"
+          remove_friend: "excluir amigo"
diff --git a/db/seeds/backer.rb b/db/seeds/backer.rb
index d39ce490c..8fa72f23d 100644
--- a/db/seeds/backer.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/backer.rb
@@ -35,18 +35,18 @@ def create
                      :person => Person.new(
                        :profile => Profile.new( :first_name => backer_info[backer_number]['given_name'], :last_name => backer_info[backer_number]['family_name'],
                                              :image_url => "http://#{username}.joindiaspora.com/images/user/#{username}.jpg")
-                    )
+                    ))
   user.person.save!
 
   user.aspect(:name => "Presidents")
 end
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml'))
-  current_config[Rails.env] ||= {}
-  current_config[Rails.env][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  current_config[:default][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','app_config.yml'),'w')
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('..','..','shared','app_config.yml'),'w')
   file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
   file.close
 end
diff --git a/db/seeds/dev.rb b/db/seeds/dev.rb
index ef9dddecf..4ffa947e7 100644
--- a/db/seeds/dev.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/dev.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,19 @@
 
 require 'config/environment'
 
+def set_app_config username
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','app_config.yml'),'w')
+  file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
+  file.close
+end
+
 username = "tom"
+set_app_config username
+
 # Create seed user
 user = User.instantiate!( :email => "tom@tom.joindiaspora.com",
                      :username => "tom",
diff --git a/db/seeds/tom.rb b/db/seeds/tom.rb
index b81d10827..50d41eb91 100644
--- a/db/seeds/tom.rb
+++ b/db/seeds/tom.rb
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 require 'config/environment'
 
 def set_app_config username
-  current_config = YAML.load(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config.yml'))
-  current_config[Rails.env] ||= {}
-  current_config[Rails.env][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  current_config[:default][:pod_url] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
-  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('config','app_config.yml'),'w')
+  current_config = YAML.load(File.read(Rails.root.join('config', 'app_config_example.yml')))
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s] ||= {}
+  current_config[Rails.env.to_s]['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  current_config['default']['pod_url'] = "#{username}.joindiaspora.com"
+  file = File.new(Rails.root.join('..','..','shared','app_config.yml'),'w')
   file.write(current_config.to_yaml)
   file.close
 end
diff --git a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
index 00ae27735..bd4174c76 100644
--- a/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
+++ b/lib/diaspora/user/querying.rb
@@ -35,11 +35,6 @@ module Diaspora
         aspects.detect{|x| x.id == id }
       end
 
-      def album_by_id( id )
-        id = id.to_id
-        albums.detect{|x| x.id == id }
-      end
-
       def aspects_with_post( id )
         self.aspects.find_all_by_post_ids( id.to_id )
       end
diff --git a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
index 1f24f3fed..da52ed849 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/posting_spec.rb
@@ -26,15 +26,22 @@ describe User do
   end
 
   context 'posting' do
-    describe '#post' do
+
+    describe '#validate_aspect_permissions' do
       it 'should not be able to post without a aspect' do
-        proc {user.post(:status_message, :message => "heyheyhey")}.should raise_error /You must post to someone/
+        proc {
+          user.validate_aspect_permissions([])
+        }.should raise_error /You must post to someone/
       end
 
       it 'should not be able to post to someone elses aspect' do
-        proc {user.post(:status_message, :message => "heyheyhey", :to => aspect2.id)}.should raise_error /Cannot post to an aspect you do not own./
+        proc {
+          user.validate_aspect_permissions(aspect2.id)
+        }.should raise_error /Cannot post to an aspect you do not own./
       end
-      
+    end
+
+    describe '#post' do
       it 'should put the post in the aspect post array' do
         post = user.post(:status_message, :message => "hey", :to => aspect.id)
         aspect.reload
@@ -47,6 +54,16 @@ describe User do
         aspect.posts.should include album
       end
     end
+
+    describe '#repost' do
+      let!(:status_message) { user.post(:status_message, :message => "hello", :to => aspect.id) }
+
+      it 'should make the post visible in another aspect' do
+        user.repost( status_message, :to => aspect1.id )
+        aspect1.reload
+        aspect1.posts.count.should be 1
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   context 'dispatching' do
diff --git a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
index 5c44a2ce8..bcab473bc 100644
--- a/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/user/visible_posts_spec.rb
@@ -7,83 +7,80 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../spec_helper'
 
 describe User do
-   before do
-      @user = Factory.create(:user)
-      @aspect = @user.aspect(:name => 'heroes')
-      @aspect2 = @user.aspect(:name => 'losers')
+  let(:user) { Factory(:user) }
 
-      @user2 = Factory.create :user
-      @user2_aspect = @user2.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
+  let(:user2) { Factory(:user) }
+  let(:user3) { Factory(:user) }
+  let(:user4) { Factory(:user) }
 
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect, @user2, @user2_aspect)
+  let!(:aspect)  { user.aspect(:name => 'heroes') }
+  let!(:aspect2) { user.aspect(:name => 'losers') }
 
-      @user3 = Factory.create :user
-      @user3_aspect = @user3.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect2, @user3, @user3_aspect)
+  let!(:user2_aspect) { user2.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
+  let!(:user3_aspect) { user3.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
+  let!(:user4_aspect) { user4.aspect(:name => 'dudes') }
 
-      @user4 = Factory.create :user
-      @user4_aspect = @user4.aspect(:name => 'dudes')
-      friend_users(@user, @aspect2, @user4, @user4_aspect)
-   end
+  let(:status_message1) { user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => user2_aspect.id }
+  let(:status_message2) { user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => user3_aspect.id }
+  let(:status_message3) { user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => user4_aspect.id }
 
-    it 'should generate a valid stream for a aspect of people' do
-      status_message1 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @user2_aspect.id
-      status_message2 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user3_aspect.id
-      status_message3 = @user4.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user4_aspect.id
+  before do
+    friend_users(user, aspect, user2, user2_aspect)
+    friend_users(user, aspect2, user3, user3_aspect)
+    friend_users(user, aspect2, user4, user4_aspect)
+  end
 
-      @user.receive status_message1.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.receive status_message2.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.receive status_message3.to_diaspora_xml
-      @user.reload
+  it 'should generate a valid stream for a aspect of people' do
+    (1..3).each{ |n|
+      eval("user.receive status_message#{n}.to_diaspora_xml")
+    }
 
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message1).should be true
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message2).should be false
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect).include?(status_message3).should be false
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should include status_message1
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should_not include status_message2
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect).should_not include status_message3
 
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message1).should be false
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message2).should be true
-      @user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => @aspect2).include?(status_message3).should be true
-    end
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should_not include status_message1
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should include status_message2
+    user.visible_posts(:by_members_of => aspect2).should include status_message3
+  end
 
-    describe 'querying' do
-
-      it 'should find a visible post by id' do
-        status_message1 = @user.post :status_message, :message => "hi", :to => @aspect.id
-        status_message2 = @user2.post :status_message, :message => "heyyyy", :to => @user2_aspect.id
-        status_message3 = @user3.post :status_message, :message => "yooo", :to => @user3_aspect.id
-
-        @user.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == status_message1
-        @user2.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == nil
-      end
-
-    end
-
-    describe 'albums' do
-      before do
-        @album = @user.post :album, :name => "Georges", :to => @aspect.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-
-        @album2 = @user.post :album, :name => "Borges", :to => @aspect.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-
-        @user.post :album, :name => "Luises", :to => @aspect2.id
-        @aspect.reload
-        @aspect2.reload
-        @user.reload
-      end
-
-      it 'should find all albums if passed :all' do
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(:all).size.should == 3
-      end
-
-      it 'should return the right number of albums' do
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(@aspect).size.should == 2
-        @user.albums_by_aspect(@aspect2).size.should == 1
+  context 'querying' do
+    describe '#find_visible_post_by_id' do
+      it 'should query' do
+        user2.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == status_message1
+        user.find_visible_post_by_id(status_message1.id).should == nil
       end
     end
+  end
+
+  context 'albums' do
+
+
+    before do
+      @album = user.post :album, :name => "Georges", :to => aspect.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
+
+      @album2 = user.post :album, :name => "Borges", :to => aspect.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
+
+      user.post :album, :name => "Luises", :to => aspect2.id
+      aspect.reload
+      aspect2.reload
+      user.reload
+    end
+
+    it 'should find all albums if passed :all' do
+      user.albums_by_aspect(:all).should have(3).albums
+    end
+
+    it 'should return the right number of albums' do
+      user.albums_by_aspect(aspect).should have(2).albums
+      user.albums_by_aspect(aspect2).should have(1).album
+    end
+  end
 end