diff --git a/examples/acScripts/entitySpawnerAC.js b/examples/acScripts/entitySpawnerAC.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8fb2e259bb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/acScripts/entitySpawnerAC.js
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+// entitySpawnerAC
+//
+//  Created by James B. Pollack @imgntn on 1/29/2016
+//
+//  This script shows how to use an AC to create entities, and delete and recreate those entities if the AC gets restarted.
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+
+var basePosition = {
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    z: 0
+};
+
+var NUMBER_OF_BOXES = 4;
+Agent.isAvatar = true;
+
+function makeBoxes() {
+    var i;
+    for (i = 0; i < NUMBER_OF_BOXES; i++) {
+        createBox();
+    }
+    Script.clearInterval(octreeQueryInterval);
+}
+
+function createBox() {
+    var boxProps = {
+        dimensions: {
+            x: 1,
+            y: 1,
+            z: 1
+        },
+        color: {
+            red: 0,
+            green: 255,
+            blue: 0
+        },
+        type: 'Box',
+        name: 'TestBox',
+        position: {
+            x: basePosition.x + Math.random() * 5,
+            y: basePosition.y + Math.random() * 5,
+            z: basePosition.z + Math.random() * 5
+        }
+    }
+    Entities.addEntity(boxProps)
+}
+
+var secondaryInit = false;
+
+function deleteBoxes() {
+    if (secondaryInit === true) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (EntityViewer.getOctreeElementsCount() <= 1) {
+        Script.setTimeout(function() {
+            deleteBoxes();
+        }, 1000)
+        return;
+    }
+
+    var results = Entities.findEntities(basePosition, 2000);
+    results.forEach(function(r) {
+        var name = Entities.getEntityProperties(r, 'name').name;
+        if (name === "TestBox") {
+            Entities.deleteEntity(r);
+        }
+
+    })
+
+    makeBoxes();
+    secondaryInit = true;
+}
+
+var initialized = false;
+
+function update(deltaTime) {
+    if (!initialized) {
+        if (Entities.serversExist() && Entities.canRez()) {
+            Entities.setPacketsPerSecond(6000);
+            deleteBoxes()
+            initialized = true;
+            Script.update.disconnect(update);
+        }
+        return;
+    }
+}
+
+
+EntityViewer.setPosition({
+    x: 0,
+    y: 0,
+    z: 0
+});
+EntityViewer.setKeyholeRadius(60000);
+var octreeQueryInterval = Script.setInterval(function() {
+    EntityViewer.queryOctree();
+}, 1000);
+
+Script.update.connect(update);
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diff --git a/examples/away.js b/examples/away.js
index 0a86815d68..c37e588734 100644
--- a/examples/away.js
+++ b/examples/away.js
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@
 //
 // Goes into "paused" when the '.' key (and automatically when started in HMD), and normal when pressing any key.
 // See MAIN CONTROL, below, for what "paused" actually does.
-
+var OVERLAY_RATIO = 1920 / 1080;
 var OVERLAY_DATA = {
-    text: "Paused:\npress any key to continue",
-    font: {size: 75},
-    color: {red: 200, green: 255, blue: 255},
-    alpha: 0.9
+    imageURL: "http://hifi-content.s3.amazonaws.com/alan/production/images/images/Overlay-Viz-blank.png",
+    color: {red: 255, green: 255, blue: 255},
+    alpha: 1
 };
 
 // ANIMATION
@@ -64,10 +63,24 @@ function stopAwayAnimation() {
 }
 
 // OVERLAY
-var overlay = Overlays.addOverlay("text", OVERLAY_DATA);
+var overlay = Overlays.addOverlay("image", OVERLAY_DATA);
 function showOverlay() {
-    var screen = Controller.getViewportDimensions();
-    Overlays.editOverlay(overlay, {visible: true, x: screen.x / 4, y: screen.y / 4});
+    var properties = {visible: true},
+        // Update for current screen size, keeping overlay proportions constant.
+        screen = Controller.getViewportDimensions(),
+        screenRatio = screen.x / screen.y;
+    if (screenRatio < OVERLAY_RATIO) {
+        properties.width = screen.x;
+        properties.height = screen.x / OVERLAY_RATIO;
+        properties.x = 0;
+        properties.y = (screen.y - properties.height) / 2;
+    } else {
+        properties.height = screen.y;
+        properties.width = screen.y * OVERLAY_RATIO;
+        properties.y = 0;
+        properties.x = (screen.x - properties.width) / 2;
+    }
+    Overlays.editOverlay(overlay, properties);
 }
 function hideOverlay() {
     Overlays.editOverlay(overlay, {visible: false});
diff --git a/examples/edit.js b/examples/edit.js
index 900eaf8e82..286542a91f 100644
--- a/examples/edit.js
+++ b/examples/edit.js
@@ -1277,9 +1277,12 @@ function handeMenuEvent(menuItem) {
         }
     } else if (menuItem == "Import Entities" || menuItem == "Import Entities from URL") {
 
-        var importURL;
+        var importURL = null;
         if (menuItem == "Import Entities") {
-            importURL = "file:///" + Window.browse("Select models to import", "", "*.json");
+            var fullPath = Window.browse("Select models to import", "", "*.json");
+            if (fullPath) {
+                importURL = "file:///" + fullPath;
+            }
         } else {
             importURL = Window.prompt("URL of SVO to import", "");
         }
diff --git a/interface/src/Application.cpp b/interface/src/Application.cpp
index bd571b9f5e..24bbf0d75f 100644
--- a/interface/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Application.cpp
@@ -1695,9 +1695,8 @@ void Application::resizeGL() {
 }
 
 bool Application::importSVOFromURL(const QString& urlString) {
-    QUrl url(urlString);
-    emit svoImportRequested(url.url());
-    return true; // assume it's accepted
+    emit svoImportRequested(urlString);
+    return true;
 }
 
 bool Application::event(QEvent* event) {
diff --git a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
index 5e5576b154..73c0098995 100644
--- a/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/scripting/WindowScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -34,8 +34,19 @@ WindowScriptingInterface::WindowScriptingInterface() :
 {
     const DomainHandler& domainHandler = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->getDomainHandler();
     connect(&domainHandler, &DomainHandler::connectedToDomain, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::domainChanged);
-    connect(qApp, &Application::svoImportRequested, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::svoImportRequested);
     connect(qApp, &Application::domainConnectionRefused, this, &WindowScriptingInterface::domainConnectionRefused);
+
+    connect(qApp, &Application::svoImportRequested, [this](const QString& urlString) {
+        static const QMetaMethod svoImportRequestedSignal =
+            QMetaMethod::fromSignal(&WindowScriptingInterface::svoImportRequested);
+
+        if (isSignalConnected(svoImportRequestedSignal)) {
+            QUrl url(urlString);
+            emit svoImportRequested(url.url());
+        } else {
+            OffscreenUi::warning("Import SVO Error", "You need to be running edit.js to import entities.");
+        }
+    });
 }
 
 WebWindowClass* WindowScriptingInterface::doCreateWebWindow(const QString& title, const QString& url, int width, int height) {