diff --git a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
index 8f3816f3d..2e47295d6 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/index.html.haml
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   .back
     = link_to "⇧ home", root_path
   Albums
-  .button.right#add_album_button
-    = link_to 'New Album', "#"
+  .right#add_album_button
+    = link_to 'New Album', "#", :class => "button"
 
   #add_album_box.contextual_pane
     = render "albums/new_album"
diff --git a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
index 92b3c2756..6911d2555 100644
--- a/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/albums/show.html.haml
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 #content_bottom
   .back
     = link_to "⇧ albums", albums_path
+
   -if current_user.owns? @album
     .button.right
       = link_to 'Edit Album', edit_album_path(@album)
diff --git a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
index 4eb0281a4..02568e239 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/application.html.haml
@@ -10,9 +10,8 @@
     = stylesheet_link_tag "application", "ui", 'bubble'
     /= javascript_include_tag "http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jquery/1.4.2/jquery.min.js"
     = javascript_include_tag 'jquery142', 'rails', 'google'
-    = javascript_include_tag 'tiny_mce/tiny_mce', 'jquery.infieldlabel'
-    = javascript_include_tag 'jquery.cycle/jquery.cycle.min.js'
-    = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'publisher', 'image_picker'
+    = javascript_include_tag 'tiny_mce/tiny_mce', 'jquery.infieldlabel', 'jquery.cycle/jquery.cycle.min.js'
+    = javascript_include_tag 'view', 'publisher', 'image_picker', 'group_nav'
     = render 'js/websocket_js'
     
     = csrf_meta_tag
@@ -41,6 +40,9 @@
             = link_to "logout", destroy_user_session_path
           - else
             = link_to "login", new_user_session_path
+        
+        = render "shared/group_nav"
+
 
     .container
       - if user_signed_in?
@@ -62,12 +64,6 @@
 
     .container
       .span-24.last
-        .span-20.append-1.last
-
-          = yield
-
-        .span-3.last
-          = render 'people/sidebar' if user_signed_in?
-
-        .span-24.last
-          = render "posts/debug"
+        = yield
+      .span-24.last
+        = render "posts/debug"
diff --git a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
index f1956ee4d..bf5a8f01d 100644
--- a/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/photos/show.html.haml
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
     = link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", album_path(@album)
   = @photo.image
 
-  .button.right
-    = link_to 'Edit Photo', edit_photo_path(@photo)
+  .right
+    = link_to 'Edit Photo', edit_photo_path(@photo), :class => "button"
 
 .sub_header
   = link_to "full size", @photo.image.url
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
   #content_bottom
     .back
       = link_to "⇧ #{@album.name}", album_path(@album)
+
     -if current_user.owns? @album
       .button.right
         = link_to 'Delete Photo', @photo, :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete
diff --git a/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml b/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9ba2f6d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/shared/_group_nav.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#group
+  %ul
+    %li.other_presidents= link_to "OTHER PRESIDENTS", root_path(:g => "other_presidents")
+    %li.ostatus= link_to "OSTATUS", ostatus_path(:g => "ostatus")
+    %li.new_circle= link_to "NEW CIRCLE", "#"
+
+  #friend_pictures
+    - for friend in @friends
+      = person_image_link(friend)
+
+    -for author in @subscribed_persons
+      = link_to (image_tag author.avatar_thumbnail, :class => "person_picture"), author_path(author)
+    .add_new
+      = link_to "+", requests_path
diff --git a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
index adb774cd6..ac0f55c34 100644
--- a/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/status_messages/_status_message.html.haml
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@
 
   - if current_user.owns?(post)
     .destroy_link
-      = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :remote => true
+      = link_to 'Delete', status_message_path(post), :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :delete, :remote => true, :class => "delete"
diff --git a/public/javascripts/group_nav.js b/public/javascripts/group_nav.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3d9600bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/javascripts/group_nav.js
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+$(document).ready( function() {
+
+  var vars = [], hash;
+  var hashes = window.location.href.slice(window.location.href.indexOf('?') + 1).split('&');
+  for(var i = 0; i < hashes.length; i++)
+  {
+      hash = hashes[i].split('=');
+      vars.push(hash[0]);
+      vars[hash[0]] = hash[1];
+  }
+
+  $("."+vars['g']).addClass('selected');
+
+  $("#group img").load(function(){$(this).fadeIn("slow");});
+  
+});
diff --git a/public/javascripts/view.js b/public/javascripts/view.js
index 5da7a9f9e..c181e3bcc 100644
--- a/public/javascripts/view.js
+++ b/public/javascripts/view.js
@@ -21,15 +21,7 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
 			var show_comments_toggle = $(this).parent().prev().children(".show_post_comments");
 			show_comments_toggle.html("hide comments ("+ ($(this).children().length - 1) + ")");
 		};
-	  });
-
-	$('a').hover(function(){
-    if( $(this).children("img").length < 1 )
-      $(this).fadeTo(60, 0.5);
-	}, function(){
-    if( $(this).children("img").length < 1 )
-      $(this).fadeTo(80, 1);
-	});
+  });
 
 	$('#debug_info').click(function() {
 		$('#debug_more').toggle('fast', function() {
@@ -115,5 +107,8 @@ $(document).ready(function(){
     $(this).fadeIn("slow");
   });
 
+  $(".delete").hover(function(){
+    $(this).toggleClass("button");
+  });
 
 });//end document ready
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/application.css b/public/stylesheets/application.css
index 9335a088f..157423bba 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/application.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/application.css
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ body {
 
 a {
   color: #018790;
-  text-decoration: none;
-  font-weight: bold; }
+  color: #556270;
+  text-decoration: none; }
   a:hover {
-    color: #018790; }
+    color: white;
+    background-color: #018790;
+    background-color: #556270; }
 
 #flash_notice,
 #flash_error,
@@ -67,24 +69,23 @@ header {
     margin-bottom: 30px;
   color: #555555;
   background-color: #2b2726;
+  background-color: black;
   border-bottom: 3px solid #333333;
   padding: 6px 0;
     padding-top: 0; }
   header #diaspora_text {
+    margin-bottom: 1em;
     font-family: "BrandonGrotesqueLightRegular";
-    font-size: 24px;
-    position: absolute;
+    font-size: 16px;
     border: none;
     color: white;
     text-shadow: 0 2px 0 black; }
     header #diaspora_text a {
       color: #666666; }
     header #diaspora_text span.sub_text {
-      color: black;
       text-shadow: none; }
   header #session_action {
     float: right;
-    margin-top: 9px;
     text-shadow: 0 1px 0 black;
     padding-right: 10px; }
     header #session_action a {
@@ -108,13 +109,12 @@ header {
 
 ul#stream, ul#friend_stream {
   margin: 0;
-  padding: 0;
-  color: #666666; }
+  padding: 0; }
   ul#stream > li, ul#friend_stream > li {
     list-style: none;
     padding: 15px 0;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #f1f1f1;
-    margin-bottom: 5px; }
+    margin-bottom: 5px;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #eeeeee; }
 
 ul#friend_stream > li {
   padding: 0.2em 0; }
@@ -155,9 +155,10 @@ h3 {
   font-weight: bold; }
 
 form {
+  position: relative;
   font-size: 120%;
   margin: 1em;
-  margin-left: 0em; }
+    margin-left: 0em; }
 
 #user_name {
   margin-bottom: 20px; }
@@ -300,7 +301,8 @@ label {
   color: #999999;
   position: absolute;
   top: 3px;
-  left: 0.48em; }
+  left: 0.48em;
+  font-weight: normal; }
 
 #publisher {
   background-color: rgba(10, 81, 109, 0.05);
@@ -375,7 +377,6 @@ ul#publisher_content_pickers li {
 h1.big_text {
   position: relative;
   line-height: auto;
-  border-top: 2px solid #666666;
   border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
   text-align: center; }
 
@@ -385,7 +386,8 @@ h1.big_text {
 
 .back {
   position: absolute;
-  font-size: 12px; }
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: normal; }
 
 #content_bottom {
   position: relative;
@@ -422,3 +424,36 @@ h1.big_text {
 
 .image_cycle img {
   display: none; }
+
+#group {
+  color: #333333; }
+  #group ul {
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: 0;
+    font-size: 14px; }
+    #group ul > li {
+      display: inline;
+      margin-right: 10px; }
+      #group ul > li.selected, #group ul > li.selected a {
+        color: white;
+        font-weight: bold;
+        font-size: 18px; }
+  #group a {
+    color: #333333;
+    font-weight: normal; }
+  #group #friend_pictures .add_new {
+    position: relative;
+    display: inline-block;
+    height: 40px;
+    width: 40px;
+    background-color: #222222;
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 40px; }
+    #group #friend_pictures .add_new a {
+      display: block;
+      position: absolute;
+      top: -13px;
+      left: 7px; }
+  #group #friend_pictures img {
+    display: none;
+    height: 40px; }
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
index 0225b383a..df7530904 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/application.sass
@@ -11,12 +11,14 @@ body
   :margin 0
 a
   :color #018790
+  :color #556270
   :text
     :decoration none
-  :font-weight bold
   &:hover
-    :color #018790
-
+    :color #fff
+    :background
+      :color #018790
+      :color #556270
 
 #flash_notice,
 #flash_error,
@@ -72,16 +74,18 @@ header
   :color #555
   :background
     :color #2B2726
+    :color #000
   :border
     :bottom 3px solid #333
   :padding 6px 0
     :top 0
 
   #diaspora_text
+    :margin
+      :bottom 1em
     :font
       :family 'BrandonGrotesqueLightRegular'
-      :size 24px
-    :position absolute
+      :size 16px
     :border none
     :color #fff
     :text
@@ -90,14 +94,11 @@ header
       :color #666
 
     span.sub_text
-      :color #000
       :text
         :shadow none
       
   #session_action
     :float right
-    :margin
-      :top 9px
     :text-shadow 0 1px 0 #000
     a
       :color #777
@@ -121,13 +122,12 @@ header
 ul#stream, ul#friend_stream
   :margin 0
   :padding 0
-  :color #666
   > li
     :list-style none
     :padding 15px 0
-    :border
-      :bottom 1px solid #f1f1f1
     :margin-bottom 5px
+    :border
+      :bottom 1px solid #eee
 
 ul#friend_stream
   > li
@@ -181,11 +181,11 @@ h3
     :weight bold
 
 form
+  :position relative
   :font
     :size 120%
   :margin 1em
-  :margin-left 0em
-
+    :left 0em
   
 #user_name
   :margin
@@ -366,6 +366,8 @@ label
   :position absolute
   :top 3px
   :left 0.48em
+  :font
+    :weight normal
 
 #publisher
   :background
@@ -465,7 +467,7 @@ h1.big_text
   :position relative
   :line-height auto
   :border
-    :top 2px solid #666
+    //:top 2px solid #666
     :bottom 1px solid #666
   :text
     :align center
@@ -479,6 +481,7 @@ h1.big_text
   :position absolute
   :font
     :size 12px
+    :weight normal
 
 #content_bottom
   :position relative
@@ -528,3 +531,45 @@ h1.big_text
 .image_cycle
   img
     :display none
+
+#group
+  :color #333
+  ul
+    :margin 0
+    :padding 0
+    :font
+      :size 14px
+    > li
+      :display inline
+      :margin
+        :right 10px
+      
+      &.selected, &.selected a
+        :color #fff
+        :font
+          :weight bold
+          :size 18px
+
+  a
+    :color #333
+    :font
+      :weight normal
+
+  #friend_pictures
+    .add_new
+      :position relative
+      :display inline-block
+      :height 40px
+      :width 40px
+      :background
+        :color #222
+      :text-align center
+      :font-size 40px
+      a
+        :display block
+        :position absolute
+        :top -13px
+        :left 7px
+    img
+      :display none
+      :height 40px
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
index 50000a8d3..7a64e4ce6 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
+++ b/public/stylesheets/sass/ui.sass
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@
 
   :display inline
 
-  :color #777
+  :padding 4px
+
   :font-size 12px
   :line-height 100%
 
   :text-shadow 0 1px 0 #fff
 
-  :min-height 14px
+  :min-height 10px
 
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FAFAFA), to(#E0E0E0))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FAFAFA, #E0E0E0)
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FCFCFC), to(#F6F6F6))
+  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FCFCFC, #F6F6F6)
 
-  :border 1px solid #ccc
-    :bottom 1px solid #666
-    :left 1px solid #999
-    :right 1px solid #999
+  :border 1px solid #EEE
+    :bottom 1px solid #999
+    :left 1px solid #ccc
+    :right 1px solid #ccc
 
   :border-radius 3px
   :-moz-border-radius 3px
@@ -27,28 +28,31 @@
 
   :cursor pointer
 
+  :box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
+  :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
+  :-moz-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #eee
 
-  :box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
-  :-webkit-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
-  :-moz-box-shadow 0 1px 1px #ccc
+  :font-weight normal
 
-  a
-    :font-weight normal
-    :color #777
+  :color #666
 
-
-.button
-  :padding 5px
+  &:hover
+    :color #666
+    :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#FAFAFA), to(#F0F0F0))
+    :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #FAFAFA, #F0F0F0)
 
   &:active
-    :box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :-webkit-box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :-moz-box-shadow 0 0px 2px #000
-    :color #555
+    :color #666
+    :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#F0F0F0), to(#FAFAFA))
+    :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F0F0F0, #FAFAFA)
+    :border
+      :top 1px solid #ccc
 
 ul.button_set
 
-  :padding 5px 0
+  :padding
+    :left 0
+    :right 0
 
   > li
     :padding 5px
@@ -75,8 +79,8 @@ ul.button_set
         :right none
 
 .button .selected, .button_set .selected
-  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#E0E0E0), to(#FAFAFA))
-  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e0e0e0, #fafafa)
+  :background -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#F0F0F0), to(#FAFAFA))
+  :background -moz-linear-gradient(top, #F0F0F0, #fafafa)
 
   :border
     :top 1px solid #aaa
diff --git a/public/stylesheets/ui.css b/public/stylesheets/ui.css
index 63c8dc0cc..f83cc7957 100644
--- a/public/stylesheets/ui.css
+++ b/public/stylesheets/ui.css
@@ -2,38 +2,39 @@
   font-family: "Lucida Grande", sans-serif;
   font-style: normal;
   display: inline;
-  color: #777777;
+  padding: 4px;
   font-size: 12px;
   line-height: 100%;
   text-shadow: 0 1px 0 white;
-  min-height: 14px;
-  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fafafa), to(#e0e0e0));
-  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fafafa, #e0e0e0);
-  border: 1px solid #cccccc;
-    border-bottom: 1px solid #666666;
-    border-left: 1px solid #999999;
-    border-right: 1px solid #999999;
+  min-height: 10px;
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fcfcfc), to(#f6f6f6));
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fcfcfc, #f6f6f6);
+  border: 1px solid #eeeeee;
+    border-bottom: 1px solid #999999;
+    border-left: 1px solid #cccccc;
+    border-right: 1px solid #cccccc;
   border-radius: 3px;
   -moz-border-radius: 3px;
   -webkit-border-radius: 3px;
   cursor: pointer;
-  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc;
-  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc;
-  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #cccccc; }
-  .button a, .button_set a {
-    font-weight: normal;
-    color: #777777; }
-
-.button {
-  padding: 5px; }
-  .button:active {
-    box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    -webkit-box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    -moz-box-shadow: 0 0px 2px black;
-    color: #555555; }
+  box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  -webkit-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  -moz-box-shadow: 0 1px 1px #eeeeee;
+  font-weight: normal;
+  color: #666666; }
+  .button:hover, .button_set:hover {
+    color: #666666;
+    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#fafafa), to(#f0f0f0));
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #fafafa, #f0f0f0); }
+  .button:active, .button_set:active {
+    color: #666666;
+    background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#f0f0f0), to(#fafafa));
+    background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f0f0f0, #fafafa);
+    border-top: 1px solid #cccccc; }
 
 ul.button_set {
-  padding: 5px 0; }
+  padding-left: 0;
+  padding-right: 0; }
   ul.button_set > li {
     padding: 5px;
     display: inline;
@@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ ul.button_set {
       border-right: none; }
 
 .button .selected, .button_set .selected {
-  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#e0e0e0), to(#fafafa));
-  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #e0e0e0, #fafafa);
+  background: -webkit-gradient(linear, 0% 29%, 0% 85%, from(#f0f0f0), to(#fafafa));
+  background: -moz-linear-gradient(top, #f0f0f0, #fafafa);
   border-top: 1px solid #aaaaaa; }
 
 .right {