commented on problems with controller tests
commented out some debugging
fixed up STORIES
fix up of documentation; stories now current
researching the failure of five people_controller tests to pass

problem is that the signed_in? function is returning false
  -- it doesn't see the current_person method as returning true
  -- tried running "sign_in person" just before the failing code
    but while this seemed to work, the signed in state didn't seem to last
  -- OK, we will renew the attack in a bit
have backed out the 'ransack' code or at least id'd it
have start page turning on!
created start alias for 'talks#start' or /talks/start
have setup basic search/found structure for people -- will get back to talks in a bit
finally got basic search/found working!
have got people search working with changes from guides in & obvious nits out
much cleaner & more thorough tests for search