Comment 1 for bug 984969

First attempt at a solution:

on gemcontrol
in /etc/postgresql/9.1/main/postgresql.conf

set
`standard_conforming_strings = off`

and restarted postgres.

Dr. Danciu is trying to run openquake again to see if that resolves the issue.

Related bug: bug # 911714, which is related to a Django bug: https://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/16778