diff --git a/interface/src/Head.h b/interface/src/Head.h
index 2cda9a1af6..eeaa4ebee0 100644
--- a/interface/src/Head.h
+++ b/interface/src/Head.h
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ struct AvatarBone
 	glm::vec3	defaultPosePosition;	// the parent relative position when the avatar is in the "T-pose"
 	glm::vec3	springyPosition;		// used for special effects (a 'flexible' variant of position)
 	glm::dvec3	springyVelocity;		// used for special effects ( the velocity of the springy position)
+	float		springBodyTightness;	// how tightly (0 to 1) the springy position tries to stay on the position
 	float		yaw;					// the yaw Euler angle of the bone rotation off the parent
 	float		pitch;					// the pitch Euler angle of the bone rotation off the parent
 	float		roll;					// the roll Euler angle of the bone rotation off the parent
@@ -159,6 +160,7 @@ class Head : public AgentData {
 		glm::vec3 getHeadLookatDirectionUp();
 		glm::vec3 getHeadLookatDirectionRight();
 		glm::vec3 getHeadPosition();
+		glm::vec3 getBonePosition( AvatarBones b );
 		glm::vec3 getBodyPosition();
         
         void render(int faceToFace, int isMine);
@@ -254,7 +256,7 @@ class Head : public AgentData {
 		
 		float springVelocityDecay;
 		float springForce;
-		float springToBodyTightness;
+		//float springToBodyTightness;
         
         int eyeContact;
         eyeContactTargets eyeContactTarget;
diff --git a/interface/src/Orientation.cpp b/interface/src/Orientation.cpp
index f82ced6630..b42cba997c 100755
--- a/interface/src/Orientation.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Orientation.cpp
@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+//-----------------------------------------------------------
+//
+// Created by Jeffrey Ventrella  
+// Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
+//
+//-----------------------------------------------------------
+
 #include "Orientation.h"
 #include "Util.h"
 
@@ -17,9 +24,9 @@ void Orientation::setToIdentity() {
 
 
 void Orientation::set( Orientation o ) { 
-	right	= o.getRight();
-	up		= o.getUp();
-	front	= o.getFront();	
+	right	= o.right;
+	up		= o.up;
+	front	= o.front;	
 }
 
 
diff --git a/interface/src/Orientation.h b/interface/src/Orientation.h
index 77771b785c..ae209a5f47 100755
--- a/interface/src/Orientation.h
+++ b/interface/src/Orientation.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //-----------------------------------------------------------
 //
-// Created by Jeffrey Ventrella and added as a utility 
-// class for High Fidelity Code base, April 2013
+// Created by Jeffrey Ventrella  
+// Copyright (c) 2013 High Fidelity, Inc. All rights reserved.
 //
 //-----------------------------------------------------------
 
@@ -20,14 +20,6 @@ enum Axis
 
 class Orientation
 {
-private:
-	
-	glm::vec3 right;
-	glm::vec3 up;
-	glm::vec3 front;
-	
-	//void verifyValidOrientation();
-	
 public:
 	Orientation();
 	
@@ -38,6 +30,10 @@ public:
 	void set( Orientation );
 	void setToIdentity();
 
+	glm::vec3 right;
+	glm::vec3 up;
+	glm::vec3 front;
+
 	glm::vec3 getRight()	{ return right;	}
 	glm::vec3 getUp()		{ return up;	}
 	glm::vec3 getFront()	{ return front;	}
diff --git a/interface/src/Util.h b/interface/src/Util.h
index 5a9c53e74f..56bc16f5d1 100644
--- a/interface/src/Util.h
+++ b/interface/src/Util.h
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static const double	ONE_THIRD			= 0.3333333;
 static const double	PIE					= 3.14159265359;
 static const double	PI_TIMES_TWO		= 3.14159265359 * 2.0;
 static const double PI_OVER_180			= 3.14159265359 / 180.0;
-static const double EPSILON				= 0.00001;	//smallish number - used as margin of error for some values 
+static const double EPSILON				= 0.00001;	//smallish number - used as margin of error for some computations 
 static const double SQUARE_ROOT_OF_2	= sqrt(2);	
 static const double SQUARE_ROOT_OF_3	= sqrt(3);	
 static const double METER				= 1.0;