diff --git a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
index ee4df65af..6af143dba 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/index.html.haml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 .span-24.last
   %h2{:style => "position:relative;"}
     = current_user.real_name
-    .right
+    .right{:style=>"top:0"}
       %span.description
         = current_user.diaspora_handle
         = info_text(t('.handle_explanation'))
diff --git a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
index c34ba9577..ed3e86e64 100644
--- a/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/aspects/manage.html.haml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
               .x
                 X
               .circle
-            = person_image_link(request.from)
+            = link_to person_image_tag(request.from), request.from
 
   = render 'shared/invitations', :invites => @invites
 
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
                 .x
                   X
                 .circle
-              = person_image_link(contact.person)
+              = link_to person_image_tag(contact.person), contact.person
           .draggable_info
             =t('.drag_to_add')
 
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
index 23eff99fe..ec002e4c4 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/_header.html.haml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
   - else
     #global_search
-      = form_tag(people_path, :method => 'get') do
+      = form_tag(people_path, :method => 'get', :id => "global_search") do
         = text_field_tag 'q', nil, :placeholder => t('search'), :type => 'search', :results => 5
 
     %ul#user_menu
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 2ed5dd16c..fd28b64f2 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 
     
     = javascript_include_tag "//ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1/jquery.min.js"
+    = javascript_include_tag "vendor/jquery144.min"
     
     :javascript
       !window.jQuery && document.write(unescape('%3Cscript src="js/libs/jquery-1.4.4.js"%3E%3C/script%3E'))
diff --git a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
index 62e4eef7d..a8b3d8023 100644
--- a/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/_profile_sidebar.html.haml
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@
       $('.delete').bind('ajax:success', function() {
         $(this).closest('li').fadeOut(200);
       });
-
       $('.delete').bind('ajax:failure', function() {
         alert("#{t('.cannot_remove', :name => person.real_name)}");
       });
@@ -48,9 +47,3 @@
           %h3 #{t('.born')}
           = "#{time_ago_in_words(person.profile.birthday)} #{t('ago')}" if @person.profile.birthday
 
-        .clearfix
-  %br
-  %br
-  %br
-  %br
-  %b.small= person.diaspora_handle
diff --git a/app/views/people/show.html.haml b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
index 85b460ce0..83b0f7bcd 100644
--- a/app/views/people/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/people/show.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,17 @@
 
 
 .span-24.last
-  = render 'shared/author_info', :person => @person, :profile => true
+  #author_info
+    .from{:style=>"padding-left:0;display:block;"}
+      %h2
+        = @person.real_name
+        .right{:style => "top:0;"}
+          %span.description
+            = @person.diaspora_handle
+
+      #person_nav_links
+        = link_to t('layouts.header.view_profile'), person_path(@person)
+        = link_to t('_photos'), person_photos_path(@person)
 
 .span-8.append-1.last
   = render :partial => 'people/profile_sidebar', :locals => {:person => @person, :is_contact => @is_contact}
diff --git a/app/views/photos/_index.html.haml b/app/views/photos/_index.html.haml
index abb59d855..5550d5ef9 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/_index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/_index.html.haml
@@ -2,9 +2,21 @@
 -#   licensed under the Affero General Public License version 3 or later.  See
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
-.span-15.last
-  #thumbnails
-    - for photo in photos
-      .image_thumb
-        = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_medium)), photo_path(photo)
+
+- content_for :head do
+
+  :javascript
+    $(document).ready(function(){
+      $("#thumbnails").find("img").bind("mouseenter",function(){
+        var photo = $(this),
+            messageId = photo.attr("data-message-id");
+
+        $("#thumbnails").find("img[data-message-id='"+messageId+"']").css('opacity','0.5');
+        $("#thumbnails").find("img").fadeTo(100,1);
+      });
+    });
+
+#thumbnails.span-15.last
+  - for photo in photos
+    = link_to (image_tag photo.url(:thumb_medium), "data-message-id" => photo.status_message_id ), photo_path(photo)
 
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_add_contact.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_add_contact.html.haml
index e7b2c80bb..4d57753c2 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_add_contact.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_add_contact.html.haml
@@ -3,24 +3,21 @@
 -#   the COPYRIGHT file.
 
 
-%h3= t('aspects.manage.add_a_new_contact')
+%h4
+  = t('aspects.manage.add_a_new_contact')
+  = info_text(t('.enter_a_diaspora_username'))
 
 = form_tag(person_by_handle_path, :id => "new_request_to_#{aspect.id}", :class => "webfinger_form", :remote => true) do
-  =t('.enter_a_diaspora_username')
-  %br
-  %i= t '.your_diaspora_username_is', :diaspora_handle  => current_user.diaspora_handle
-
   = search_field_tag :diaspora_handle,'', :id => "request_d_handle_to_#{aspect.id}", :results => 5, :placeholder => t('.diaspora_handle')
   = hidden_field_tag :aspect_id, aspect.id
-
-  - if defined?(getting_started)
-    = hidden_field_tag :getting_started, getting_started
-  - if defined?(manage)
-    = hidden_field_tag :manage, true
-
   = submit_tag t('.create_request')
-%br
-#loader.hidden= image_tag 'ajax-loader.gif'
+
+  %p{:style => "margin:12px 0 24px 0px;color:#999;text-align:center;"}
+    = t '.your_diaspora_username_is', :diaspora_handle  => current_user.diaspora_handle
+
+#loader.hidden
+  = image_tag 'ajax-loader.gif'
+
 %ul#request_result{:aspect_id => aspect.id}
   %li.error.hidden
     #message
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml b/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
index 6979e42a8..96f1bc044 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_aspect_contacts.haml
@@ -62,12 +62,12 @@
   - unless aspect == :all
     #edit_aspect_pane
       - if @contacts.count > 0 
-        %h3= t('.add_existing')
+        %h4= t('.add_existing')
         = render 'shared/contact_list', :aspect => aspect, :contacts => @contacts, :manage => defined?(manage)
 
       = render 'shared/add_contact', :aspect => aspect
 
-      %h3= t('.aspect_settings')
+      %hr
       .big_buttons
         = button_to t('.remove_aspect'), aspect, :method => "delete", :confirm => t('.confirm_remove_aspect')
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
               = "#{user_aspect.contacts.count} #{t('.contacts')}"
 
           - if user_aspect.contacts.count > 0 
-            - for aspect_contact in user_aspect.contacts[0..8]
+            - for aspect_contact in user_aspect.contacts[0..7]
               = person_image_link(aspect_contact.person)
 
       .clearfix
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
index 65ba39764..1679c1bc2 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_author_info.html.haml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#author_info{:class=>("profile" if defined?(profile))}
-  = person_image_link(person) unless defined?(profile)
+#author_info
+  = person_image_link(person)
   .from
     %h2
       = person.real_name
-      - if defined?(post) && current_user.owns?(post)
+      - if current_user.owns?(post)
         .aspect
           ➔
           %ul
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
             - else
               - for aspect in current_user.aspects_with_post( post.id )
                 %li= link_to aspect.name, aspect
+
     #person_nav_links
       = link_to t('layouts.header.view_profile'), person_path(person)
       = link_to t('_photos'), person_photos_path(person)
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml b/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
index d58a9adbd..01dd54a93 100644
--- a/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/shared/_contact_list.html.haml
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 
       $('.added').live('ajax:failure', function(data, html, xhr) {
         alert("#{t('.cannot_remove')}");
+        $(this).fadeTo(200,1);
       });
 
       $('.add').live('ajax:loading', function(data, html, xhr) {
@@ -89,21 +90,16 @@
 
 
 .contact_list
-  = search_field_tag :contact_search, "", :class => 'contact_list_search', :results => 5, :placeholder => t('.search_contacts')
+  = search_field_tag :contact_search, "", :class => 'contact_list_search', :results => 5, :placeholder => t('.all_contacts')
   
   %ul
     - for contact in contacts
       %li
-        - unless contact.aspect_ids.include?(aspect.id)
-          = person_image_link contact.person
-          %span.name
-            = link_to contact.person.real_name, contact.person
-          .right
+        = person_image_link contact.person
+        %span.name
+          = link_to contact.person.real_name, contact.person
+        .right
+          - unless contact.aspect_ids.include?(aspect.id)
             = add_to_aspect_button(aspect.id, contact.person.id)
-
-        - else
-          = person_image_link contact.person
-          %span.name
-            = link_to contact.person.real_name, contact.person
-          .right
+          - else
             = remove_from_aspect_button(aspect.id, contact.person.id)
diff --git a/config/assets.yml b/config/assets.yml
index 5a14264ae..209a864c7 100644
--- a/config/assets.yml
+++ b/config/assets.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ javascripts:
     - public/javascripts/vendor/mailchimp/jquery.form.js
     - public/javascripts/vendor/mailchimp/jquery.validate.js
     - public/javascripts/vendor/mailchimp/jquery126.min.js
-
   photo:
     - public/javascripts/photo.js
     - public/javascripts/image-picker.js
diff --git a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
index 0585eec91..f5f76c165 100644
--- a/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/diaspora/en.yml
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@ en:
           new_requests: "%{count} new requests!"
           new_request: "%{count} new request!"
           add_existing: "Add an existing contact"
-          aspect_settings: "Aspect settings"
           contacts: "contacts"
           remove_aspect: "Remove Aspect"
           confirm_remove_aspect: "Remove aspect?"
@@ -96,7 +95,7 @@ en:
           enter_a_diaspora_username: "Enter a Diaspora username:"
           your_diaspora_username_is: "Your Diaspora username is: %{diaspora_handle}"
           create_request: "Find by Diaspora handle"
-          diaspora_handle: "Diaspora Handle"
+          diaspora_handle: "diaspora@handle.org"
           know_email: "Know their email address? You should invite them"
       invitations:
           invite_someone: "Invite someone"
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ en:
       notification:
           new: "New %{type} from %{from}"
       contact_list:
-          search_contacts: "Search contacts"
+          all_contacts: "All contacts"
           cannot_remove: "Cannot remove person from last aspect. (If you want to disconnect from this person you must remove contact.)"
   aspects:
       show:
diff --git a/public/javascripts/stream.js b/public/javascripts/stream.js
index d392624fb..6ebde54ea 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/stream.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/stream.js
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
       var comments = $(this);
 	    if(comments.children("li").length > 1) {
         var show_comments_toggle = comments.closest("li").find(".show_post_comments");
-        expandComments(show_comments_toggle);
+        expandComments(show_comments_toggle,false);
       }
   });
 
   // comment toggle action
   $stream.not(".show").delegate("a.show_post_comments", "click", function(evt) {
     evt.preventDefault();
-    expandComments($(this));
+    expandComments($(this),true);
   });
 
   // comment submit action
@@ -112,20 +112,28 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 });//end document ready
 
 
-function expandComments(toggler){
+function expandComments(toggler,animate){
   var text         = toggler.html();
       commentBlock = toggler.closest("li").find("ul.comments", ".content");
 
   if( toggler.hasClass("visible")) {
     toggler.removeClass("visible")
            .html(text.replace("hide", "show"));
-    //commentBlock.slideUp(150);
-    commentBlock.hide();
+
+    if(animate) {
+      commentBlock.fadeOut(150);
+    } else {
+      commentBlock.hide();
+    }
 
   } else {
     toggler.addClass("visible")
            .html(text.replace("show", "hide"));
-    //commentBlock.slideDown(150);
-    commentBlock.show();
+
+    if(animate) {
+      commentBlock.fadeIn(150);
+    } else {
+      commentBlock.show();
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index bd8c0ac6c..542d0821c 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -4,18 +4,18 @@
 
 
 @font-face
-  :font-family 'BrandonGrotesqueLightRegular'
   :src url('brandongrotesque_light/Brandon_light-webfont.eot')
   :src local('☺'), url('brandongrotesque_light/Brandon_light-webfont.woff') format('woff'), url('brandongrotesque_light/Brandon_light-webfont.ttf') format('truetype'), url('brandongrotesque_light/Brandon_light-webfont.svg#webfont') format('svg')
-  font
+  :font
+    :family 'BrandonGrotesqueLightRegular'
     :weight normal
     :style normal
 
 body
-
   :padding 2em
   :margin 0
   :background-color rgb(252,252,252)
+
 a
   :color #107FC9
   :text
@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ h4
 ol, ul
   :list-style none
 
+form
+  :position relative
+  input,
+  textarea,
+  label
+    :font
+      :size 14px
+
+
 .hidden
   :display none
 
@@ -177,9 +186,6 @@ header
     :top 5px
     :right 0
     
-    :list
-      :style none
-
     a
       :padding
         :right 15px
@@ -229,7 +235,6 @@ header
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
   > li
-    :list-style none
     :padding 12px
     :min-height 50px
     :border
@@ -282,8 +287,6 @@ header
       :display inline
       :margin 0
       :padding 0
-      :list
-        :style none
       li
         :display inline
         &:after
@@ -449,9 +452,6 @@ li.message
     :background
       :color #fafafa
 
-    :list
-      :style none
-
     :border 5px solid #333
 
     :text-shadow 0 2px #fff
@@ -487,14 +487,6 @@ li.message
             :color #ccc
 
 
-form
-  :position relative
-  input,
-  textarea,
-  label
-    :font
-      :size 14px
-
 #user_name
   :margin
     :bottom 20px
@@ -524,7 +516,6 @@ form
     :display inline
     :margin 0
     :padding 0
-    :list-style none
 
     > li
       :display inline
@@ -566,7 +557,6 @@ ul.comments
   :margin 0
     :top 1em
   :padding 0
-  :list-style none
   :background
     :color rgba(10,81,109,0.05)
 
@@ -621,7 +611,6 @@ ul.comments
     :margin
       :bottom 0
   ul
-    :list-style-type none
     :margin 0
     :padding 0
 
@@ -676,7 +665,6 @@ li.message:hover
   :position absolute
   :right 0
   :display inline
-  :list-style none
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
 
@@ -859,7 +847,6 @@ label
         img
           :border-radius 5px
 
-        
   textarea
     :height 42px
 
@@ -922,104 +909,22 @@ label
       :top 5px
 
 
-#image_picker
-  :margin
-    :top 5px
-  .small_photo
-    :height 100px
-    :position relative
-    :display inline-block
-    :margin
-      :right 1em
-      :bottom 1em
-
-    img
-      :-moz-border-radius 3px
-      :-webkit-border-radius 3px
-      :border-radius 3px
-
-    input[type='checkbox']
-      :position absolute
-
-  .selected
-    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 3px 6px #000
-    :-moz-box-shadow 0 3px 6px #000
-    :border 1px solid #fff
-
-
 .field_with_submit
   input[type='text']
     :width 82%
     :display inline
 
-h1.big_text
-  :position relative
-  :line-height auto
-  :border
-    :bottom 1px solid #666
-  .right
-    :top -6px
-
-#content_bottom
-  .right
-    :top -5px
-
-.right
-  :display inline
-  :float right
-
-  form
-    :margin
-      :right 0
-      :top 0
-
-.back
-  :font
-    :size 12px
-    :weight normal
-
-#content_bottom
-  :position relative
-  :line-height 36px
-
-  :margin 0
-    :top 25px
-    :bottom 25px
-
-  :min-height 36px
-
-  :border
-    :top 1px solid #999
-    :bottom 2px solid #eee
-
-.show_post_comments ul.comments
-  :width 100%
-
-.sub_header
-  :position relative
-  :text
-    :align center
-  :font
-    :style italic
-  :margin
-    :bottom 20px
-  :color #999
-
-.image_thumb
-  :display inline-block
-  :width 100px
-  :min-width 100px
-  :height 100px
-  :min-height 100px
-
-  img
-    :height 100px
+#thumbnails
+  a
+    :display inline-block
     :width 100px
+    :min-width 100px
+    :height 100px
+    :min-height 100px
 
-
-.image_cycle
-  img
-    :display none
+    img
+      :height 100px
+      :width 100px
 
 #aspect_nav
   :margin
@@ -1028,17 +933,9 @@ h1.big_text
   :font
     :family 'Arial', 'Helvetica', sans-serif
 
-  #aspect_manage_button
-    :display inline
-
-    a
-      :color #999
-
   ul
     :margin 0
     :padding 0
-    :list
-      :style none
 
     > li
       :padding 0
@@ -1140,8 +1037,6 @@ h1.big_text
       :display inline
       :padding 0
       :margin 0
-      :list
-        :style none
       li
         :display inline
         :margin
@@ -1153,8 +1048,6 @@ h1.big_text
 .aspect,
 .requests,
 .aspect_remove
-  :list
-    :style none
   :color #999
   :cursor default
   :text-shadow 0 1px #fff
@@ -1169,8 +1062,6 @@ h1.big_text
     :-moz-border-radius 10px
     :border-radius 10px
 
-    :list
-      :style none
     :padding 15px
     :border 2px dashed #ccc
 
@@ -1209,6 +1100,9 @@ h1.big_text
       :-moz-border-radius 5px
       :border-radius 5px
 
+    a:hover
+      :cursor move
+
     &:hover
       .delete
         :display inline
@@ -1268,8 +1162,6 @@ h1.big_text
 
 ul#settings_nav
   :display inline
-  :list
-    :style none
   :padding 0
   :font
     :size large
@@ -1313,13 +1205,9 @@ ul#settings_nav
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
 
-#edit_aspect_pane
-  :margin
-    :top 12px
 
 #left_pane.everyone,
 #edit_aspect_pane
-
   :background
     :color rgb(250,250,250)
   :border 1px solid #ddd
@@ -1333,13 +1221,27 @@ ul#settings_nav
     :border
       :bottom 1px solid #666
 
+#edit_aspect_pane
+  h4
+    :font
+      :weight bold
+    :text
+      :shadow 0 1px #fff
+
+  :margin
+    :top 12px
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 0%, 0% 100%, from(#FBFBFB), to(#F5F5F5))
+
+  :border 1px solid #eee
+    :top 1px solid #fff
+    :bottom 1px solid #fff
+
 .floating.empty_message
   :margin
     :bottom 24px
   :text
     :align center
 
-
   :padding 2em
     :bottom 0.7em
 
@@ -1437,35 +1339,9 @@ input[type="search"]
 
   :color #999
 
-ul#breadcrumb
-  :list
-    :style none
-  :margin 0
-  :padding 0
-  :font
-    :size 14px
-    :weight bold
-  :line
-    :height 3em
-
-  a
-    :font
-      :weight bold
-
-  > li
-    :display inline
-
-    &:after
-      :content ' ››'
-
-    &:last-child
-      &:after
-        :content ''
-
 ul.aspects
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
-  :list-style none
   :color #999
   :font
     :size 24px
@@ -1561,8 +1437,6 @@ ul.aspects
 .inline_aspect_listing
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
-  :list
-    :style none
   :display inline
   > li
     :display inline
@@ -1696,7 +1570,6 @@ h3 span.current_gs_step
 
 
 ul#request_result
-  :list-style none
   :padding 0
   :margin 0
   li
@@ -1733,8 +1606,6 @@ ul#request_result
     :width 100%
     :margin 0
     :padding 0
-    :list
-      :style none
 
     > li
       :display block
@@ -1800,8 +1671,6 @@ footer
   ul#footer_nav
     :margin 0
     :padding 0
-    :list
-      :style none
 
     > li
       :display inline
@@ -1824,8 +1693,6 @@ footer
 ul#landing_nav
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
-  :list
-    :style none
 
   :top 30px
 
@@ -1979,8 +1846,6 @@ ul#press_logos
   :margin 0
     :top 100px
   :padding 0
-  :list
-    :style none
   > li
     :display inline
     :margin
@@ -2077,8 +1942,10 @@ h3,h4
   :-moz-border-radius 10px
   :border-radius 10px
 
-  :width 15px
+  :width 12px
+  :height 12px
   :max-width 12px
+  :max-height 12px
   :text
     :indent 4px