updated Dockerfile to LTS versions of Django, jQuery. Removed use of easy_install (using pip instead)
diff --git a/containers/xos/Dockerfile b/containers/xos/Dockerfile
index e199425..eb8ab1f 100644
--- a/containers/xos/Dockerfile
+++ b/containers/xos/Dockerfile
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     python-setuptools \
     tar \
     wget \
-##### observer dependencies
+##### synchronizer dependencies
     python-keystoneclient \
     python-novaclient \
     python-neutronclient \
@@ -37,19 +37,22 @@
     python-ceilometerclient
 
 RUN pip install \
-    django==1.7 \
+    ca-certs-locater \
+    django>=1.8,<1.8.99 \
     django-bitfield \
     django-crispy-forms \
     django-encrypted-fields \
     django-extensions \
-    django-filter==0.11.0 \
+    django-filter \
     django-geoposition \
     django-ipware \
     django_rest_swagger \
-    django-suit==0.3a1 \
+    django-suit==0.3a3 \
     django-timezones \
     djangorestframework==3.3.3 \
     dnslib \
+    google-api-python-client \ 
+    httplib2 \
     lxml \
     markdown \
     netaddr \
@@ -57,6 +60,7 @@
     psycopg2 \
     python-ceilometerclient \
     python-dateutil \
+    python-gflags \ 
     python-keyczar \
     python-logstash \
     pygraphviz \
@@ -64,14 +68,7 @@
     pyyaml \
     requests
 
-RUN easy_install --upgrade httplib2
-
-RUN easy_install \
-    python_gflags \
-    google_api_python_client \
-    httplib2.ca_certs_locater
-
-ADD http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.min.js /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/suit/static/suit/js/
+ADD http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.3.min.js /usr/local/lib/python2.7/dist-packages/suit/static/suit/js/
 
 # Install XOS
 RUN git clone git://github.com/open-cloud/xos.git /tmp/xos && \
@@ -93,3 +90,4 @@
 
 # Define default command.
 CMD update-ca-certificates && python /opt/xos/manage.py runserver 0.0.0.0:8000 --insecure --makemigrations
+
diff --git a/xos/templates/admin/base.html b/xos/templates/admin/base.html
index b47bf74..6fef7d6 100644
--- a/xos/templates/admin/base.html
+++ b/xos/templates/admin/base.html
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
   <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% block stylesheet_rtl %}{% static "admin/css/rtl.css" %}{% endblock %}"/>
   {% endif %}
   <script type="text/javascript">window.__admin_media_prefix__ = "{% filter escapejs %}{% static "admin/" %}{% endfilter %}";</script>
-  <script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.9.1.min.js' %}"></script>
+  <script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.12.3.min.js' %}"></script>
   <script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
   <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
   <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'log4javascript-1.4.6/log4javascript.js' %}"></script>
diff --git a/xos/templates/admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html b/xos/templates/admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html
index 5d510b8..6977da4 100644
--- a/xos/templates/admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html
+++ b/xos/templates/admin/dashboard/dashboard_base.html
@@ -12,11 +12,6 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/themes/smoothness/jquery-ui.css">
 <link rel="stylesheet" href="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.7.2/leaflet.css" />
 <script src="http://cdn.leafletjs.com/leaflet-0.7.2/leaflet.js"></script>
-
-
-<!-- no need to include jquery here as it's already included by base.html. Including it multiple times will break mtuity statistics. -->
-<!-- src="http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.9.1.js" -->
-
 <script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
 <script src="http://ajax.aspnetcdn.com/ajax/jquery.dataTables/1.9.4/jquery.dataTables.min.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript" src="{% static 'log4javascript-1.4.6/log4javascript.js' %}"></script>
diff --git a/xos/templates/admin/login.html b/xos/templates/admin/login.html
index 386d579..34b7415 100644
--- a/xos/templates/admin/login.html
+++ b/xos/templates/admin/login.html
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 {% if XOS_BRANDING_CSS %}
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{{ XOS_BRANDING_CSS }}">
 {% endif %}
-<script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.9.1.min.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.12.3.min.js' %}"></script>
 <script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.11.0/jquery-ui.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
 
diff --git a/xos/templates/admin/wholePage.html b/xos/templates/admin/wholePage.html
index 156c8aa..1df13c9 100644
--- a/xos/templates/admin/wholePage.html
+++ b/xos/templates/admin/wholePage.html
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'suit/bootstrap/css/bootstrap.min.css' %}" media="all"/>
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'suit/css/suit.css' %}" media="all">
 <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="{% static 'xos.css' %}" media="all">
-<script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.9.1.min.js' %}"></script>
+<script src="{% static 'suit/js/jquery-1.12.3.min.js' %}"></script>
 <script src="http://code.jquery.com/ui/1.10.4/jquery-ui.js"></script>
 {% block extrahead %}{% endblock %}
 </head>