Dependencies:
0. python (ideally 2.6)
1. couchdb
2. python-couchdb module
3. Tornado
4. python-ldap module
6. python json or simplejson
7. for email capabilities, you need a working smtp capability
   (sendmail, postfix, gmail, whatever)

Settings:
1. customize settings.example.py as appropriate, and rename to
   settings.py.

2. the first time the app is run, you must run the database file. this
   will define the views needed to run the app: ./database.py

Running
1. ./nasaprofiles.py
2. browse to domain:port (tornado listens on * so it doesnt matter
   where you connect from)