diff --git a/config/database.yml b/config/database.yml
index 7131c54..e1ddcb1 100644
--- a/config/database.yml
+++ b/config/database.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #   gem install sqlite3-ruby (not necessary on OS X Leopard)
 
 development: &default
-  adapter: mysql
+  adapter: mysql2
   database: rebirth_development
   pool: 5
   timeout: 5000
diff --git a/config/environment.rb b/config/environment.rb
index 005441a..5711fbc 100644
--- a/config/environment.rb
+++ b/config/environment.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Rails::Initializer.run do |config|
 
   #config.time_zone = 'Eastern Time (US & Canada)'
 
-  config.active_record.default_timezone = 'Eastern Time (US & Canada)'
+  config.active_record.default_timezone = :local
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :smtp
   #config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail
 end
diff --git a/config/environments/development.rb b/config/environments/development.rb
index 0c39a12..d34c2a7 100644
--- a/config/environments/development.rb
+++ b/config/environments/development.rb
@@ -18,8 +18,5 @@ config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = false
 
 HOST = 'localhost'
 
-config.gem 'mysql', 
-  :version => '2.8.1' 
-
 PHOTOCRACY_SITE_ID = 9
 ALLOURIDEAS_SITE_ID = 13
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