diff --git a/development.ini b/development.ini
--- a/development.ini
+++ b/development.ini
@@ -45,10 +45,12 @@ repos_name = Python-works
 ####################################
 beaker.cache.data_dir=/tmp/cache/data
 beaker.cache.lock_dir=/tmp/cache/lock
-beaker.cache.regions=short_term
+beaker.cache.regions=short_term,long_term
+beaker.cache.short_term.type=file
+beaker.cache.short_term.expire=3600
 beaker.cache.short_term.type=memory
 beaker.cache.short_term.expire=60
-    
+
 ################################################################################
 ## WARNING: *THE LINE BELOW MUST BE UNCOMMENTED ON A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT*  ##
 ## Debug mode will enable the interactive debugging tool, allowing ANYONE to  ##
diff --git a/production.ini b/production.ini
--- a/production.ini
+++ b/production.ini
@@ -45,9 +45,11 @@ repos_name = Python-works
 ####################################
 beaker.cache.data_dir=/tmp/cache/data
 beaker.cache.lock_dir=/tmp/cache/lock
-beaker.cache.regions=short_term
+beaker.cache.regions=short_term,long_term
+beaker.cache.short_term.type=file
+beaker.cache.short_term.expire=3600
 beaker.cache.short_term.type=memory
-beaker.cache.short_term.expire=3600
+beaker.cache.short_term.expire=60
     
 ################################################################################
 ## WARNING: *THE LINE BELOW MUST BE UNCOMMENTED ON A PRODUCTION ENVIRONMENT*  ##
diff --git a/pylons_app/config/environment.py b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
--- a/pylons_app/config/environment.py
+++ b/pylons_app/config/environment.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def load_environment(global_conf, app_co
         imports=['from webhelpers.html import escape'])
 
     #sets the c attribute access when don't existing attribute ar accessed
-    config['pylons.strict_tmpl_context'] = False
+    config['pylons.strict_tmpl_context'] = True
     
     #MULTIPLE DB configs
     # Setup the SQLAlchemy database engine
diff --git a/pylons_app/controllers/summary.py b/pylons_app/controllers/summary.py
--- a/pylons_app/controllers/summary.py
+++ b/pylons_app/controllers/summary.py
@@ -27,6 +27,6 @@ class SummaryController(BaseController):
                                                 'repo_name':c.repo_name,
                                                 }
         c.clone_repo_url = url(uri)
-        #c.repo_tags = c.repo_info.get_tags(limit=10)
-        #c.repo_branches = c.repo_info.get_branches(limit=10)
+        c.repo_tags = []#c.repo_info.get_tags(limit=10)
+        c.repo_branches = []#c.repo_info.get_branches(limit=10)
         return render('/summary.html')
diff --git a/pylons_app/lib/base.py b/pylons_app/lib/base.py
--- a/pylons_app/lib/base.py
+++ b/pylons_app/lib/base.py
@@ -5,14 +5,25 @@ Provides the BaseController class for su
 from pylons.controllers import WSGIController
 from pylons.templating import render_mako as render
 from pylons_app.model import meta
+from beaker.cache import cache_region
+from pylons import tmpl_context as c
+from pylons_app.model.hg_model import HgModel
 
 class BaseController(WSGIController):
-
+    def _load_repos(self):
+                
+        @cache_region('long_term', 'repo_list_2')
+        def _get_repos():
+            return [rep['name'] for rep in HgModel().get_repos()]
+        
+        c.repo_list = _get_repos()
+        
     def __call__(self, environ, start_response):
         """Invoke the Controller"""
         # WSGIController.__call__ dispatches to the Controller method
         # the request is routed to. This routing information is
         # available in environ['pylons.routes_dict']
+        self._load_repos()
         try:
             return WSGIController.__call__(self, environ, start_response)
         finally:
diff --git a/pylons_app/public/css/monoblue_custom.css b/pylons_app/public/css/monoblue_custom.css
--- a/pylons_app/public/css/monoblue_custom.css
+++ b/pylons_app/public/css/monoblue_custom.css
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ div.page-header {
     margin: 10px 0 30px;
     font-size: 1.8em;
     font-weight: bold;
-    font-family: osaka,'MS P Gothic', Georgia, serif;
+    font-family: sans-serif;
     letter-spacing: 1px;
     color: #DDD;
   }
@@ -91,18 +91,21 @@ div.page-header {
     ul.page-nav li {
       margin: 0 2px 0 0;
       float: left;
-      width: 80px;
       height: 24px;
       font-size: 1.1em;
       line-height: 24px;
-      text-align: center;
+      text-align: center;    
     }
     ul.page-nav li.current {
       background: #FFF;
+      padding-right:5px;
+      padding-left:5px;
     }
     ul.page-nav li a {
       height: 24px;
       color: #666;
+      padding-right:5px;
+      padding-left:5px;        
       background: #DDD;
       display: block;
       text-decoration: none;
diff --git a/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html b/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
--- a/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
+++ b/pylons_app/templates/base/base.html
@@ -51,7 +51,36 @@
 
 <%def name="menu(current)">
         <ul class="page-nav">
-
+        	<script>
+        	YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function(){
+				YAHOO.util.Event.addListener('repo_switcher','click',function(){
+					if(YAHOO.util.Dom.hasClass('repo_switcher','selected')){
+						YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle('switch_repos','display','none');
+						YAHOO.util.Dom.removeClass('repo_switcher','selected');
+					}
+					else{
+						YAHOO.util.Dom.setStyle('switch_repos','display','');
+						YAHOO.util.Dom.addClass('repo_switcher','selected');
+					}
+					});
+				YAHOO.util.Event.addListener('repos_list','change',function(e){
+		            var wa = YAHOO.util.Dom.get('repos_list').value;
+		        	
+		            var url = "${h.url('summary_home',repo_name='__REPLACE__')}".replace('__REPLACE__',wa);
+			        window.location = url;
+				})
+            });
+        	</script>
+			<li>
+				<a id="repo_switcher" title="${_('Switch repository')}" href="#">&darr;</a>
+				<div id="switch_repos" style="display:none;position: absolute;width: 150px;height: 25px;background-color: #DDDDDD">
+					<select id="repos_list">
+					%for repo in c.repo_list:
+						<option value="${repo}">${repo}</option>
+					%endfor
+					</select>
+				</div>			
+			</li>
             <li 
             %if current=='summary':
             	class='current'