diff --git a/conservancy/blog/models.py b/conservancy/blog/models.py
index 58d8d608..faa0a329 100644
--- a/conservancy/blog/models.py
+++ b/conservancy/blog/models.py
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Entry(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
     # Ping google blogs and technorati.  Taken from
     # http://blog.foozia.com/blog/2007/apr/21/ping-technorati-your-django-blog-using-xml-rpc/
     def save(self):
-        if settings.CONSERVANCY_DEVEL or True: # "or True" means it is disabled always
+        if settings.DEBUG or True: # "or True" means it is disabled always
             super().save()
             return
 
diff --git a/conservancy/news/models.py b/conservancy/news/models.py
index d9edf28c..401ef79e 100644
--- a/conservancy/news/models.py
+++ b/conservancy/news/models.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ class PressRelease(models.Model, bsoup.SoupModelMixin):
         return self.pub_date > (datetime.now() - timedelta(days=30))
 
     def save(self):
-        if settings.CONSERVANCY_DEVEL or True:
+        if settings.DEBUG or True:
             super().save()
             return
 
diff --git a/conservancy/settings.py b/conservancy/settings.py
index dc246439..847a4852 100644
--- a/conservancy/settings.py
+++ b/conservancy/settings.py
@@ -127,11 +127,18 @@ TEMPLATES = [
     }
 ]
 
+# Internationalization
+TIME_ZONE = 'America/New_York'
+LANGUAGE_CODE = 'en-us'
+
+STATIC_URL = '/static/'
 STATIC_ROOT = BASE_DIR.parent / 'collected_static'
 STATICFILES_DIRS = [
     BASE_DIR / 'static',
 ]
 
+MEDIA_URL = '/media/'
+
 MIDDLEWARE = [
     'django.middleware.common.CommonMiddleware',
     'django.contrib.sessions.middleware.SessionMiddleware',