diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/photos.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/photos.js
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--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/models/photos.js
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-app.models.Photos = Backbone.Model.extend({
-  initialize : function(){
-    this.photos = new app.collections.Photos([], this.photoOptions());
-  },
-
-  photoOptions :function(){
-      var order = this.sortOrder();
-      return {
-          comparator : function(photo) { return -photo[order](); }
-      }
-  },
-
-  url : function() {
-    return _.any(this.photos.models) ? this.timeFilteredPath() : this.basePath()
-  },
-
-  _fetching : false,
-
-  fetch : function(){
-    if(this._fetching) { return false; }
-    var self = this;
-
-    // we're fetching the collection... there is probably a better way to do this
-    self._fetching = true;
-
-    this.photos
-      .fetch({
-        add : true,
-        url : self.url()
-      })
-      .done(
-        function(resp){
-          // we're done fetching... there is probably a better way to handle this
-          self._fetching = false;
-
-          self.trigger("fetched", self);
-
-          // all loaded?
-          if(resp.photos && resp.photos.length == 0) {
-            self.trigger("allPostsLoaded", self);
-          }
-        }
-      );
-      
-    return this;
-  },
-  
-  basePath : function(){
-    return document.location.pathname;
-  },
-
-  timeFilteredPath : function(){
-   return this.basePath() + "?max_time=" + this.maxTime();
-  },
-
-  maxTime: function(){
-    var lastPost = _.last(this.photos.models);
-    return lastPost[this.sortOrder()]()
-  },
-
-  sortOrder : function() {
-    return "createdAt";
-  },
-
-  add : function(models){
-    this.photos.add(models)
-  }
-
-});
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