added the obs_database app
set up client code for uploading observation records

also refactored the processPath method into a seperate module so multiple
view modules can access it
some minor fixes
the process for observation databse now uses process_path
Merge branch 'master' into webDevel
Merge branch 'master' into webDevel
fixed dark reduction

fixed a problem wher dark creation didn't
check to see if the frameTypes list had been made
yet
removed manual setup of logging

the configuration of the logger should be somewhere
else, for now we won't worry about configuring it
added splitByFilter function
added flat creation to ImProcessor
Merge branch 'master' into backend