diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/TabletBrowser.qml b/interface/resources/qml/TabletBrowser.qml
index 85fff59207..2650102b27 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/TabletBrowser.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/TabletBrowser.qml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import QtQuick 2.5
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.2
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 import QtWebChannel 1.0
 import QtWebEngine 1.2
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import "controls"
 import "styles" as HifiStyles
 import "styles-uit"
 import "windows"
-import HFWebEngineProfile 1.0
+import HFTabletWebEngineProfile 1.0
 
 Item {
     id: root
@@ -27,138 +27,103 @@ Item {
 
     x: 0
     y: 0
-    
-    function goBack() {
-        webview.goBack();
-    }
-    
-    function goForward() {
-        webview.goForward();
-    }
-    
-    function gotoPage(url) {
-        webview.url = url;
-    }
 
     function setProfile(profile) {
         webview.profile = profile;
     }
 
-    function reloadPage() {
-        webview.reloadAndBypassCache();
-        webview.setActiveFocusOnPress(true);
-        webview.setEnabled(true);
+    QtObject {
+        id: eventBridgeWrapper
+        WebChannel.id: "eventBridgeWrapper"
+        property var eventBridge;
     }
 
-    Item {
-        id:item
+    WebEngineView {
+        id: webview
+        objectName: "webEngineView"
+        x: 0
+        y: 0
         width: parent.width
-        implicitHeight: parent.height
+        height: keyboardEnabled && keyboardRaised ? parent.height - keyboard.height : parent.height
 
-        
-        QtObject {
-            id: eventBridgeWrapper
-            WebChannel.id: "eventBridgeWrapper"
-            property var eventBridge;
+        profile: HFTabletWebEngineProfile {
+            id: webviewTabletProfile
+            storageName: "qmlTabletWebEngine"
         }
 
-        WebEngineView {
-            id: webview
-            objectName: "webEngineView"
-            x: 0
-            y: 0
-            width: parent.width
-            height: keyboardEnabled && keyboardRaised ? parent.height - keyboard.height : parent.height
-            
-            profile: HFWebEngineProfile {
-                id: webviewProfile
-                storageName: "qmlWebEngine"
-            }
+        property string userScriptUrl: ""
 
-            property string userScriptUrl: ""
-            
-            // creates a global EventBridge object.
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: createGlobalEventBridge
-                sourceCode: eventBridgeJavaScriptToInject
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentCreation
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
-            
-            // detects when to raise and lower virtual keyboard
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: raiseAndLowerKeyboard
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.Deferred
-                sourceUrl: resourceDirectoryUrl + "/html/raiseAndLowerKeyboard.js"
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
-            
-            // User script.
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: userScript
-                sourceUrl: webview.userScriptUrl
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentReady  // DOM ready but page load may not be finished.
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
+        // creates a global EventBridge object.
+        WebEngineScript {
+            id: createGlobalEventBridge
+            sourceCode: eventBridgeJavaScriptToInject
+            injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentCreation
+            worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
+        }
 
-            userScripts: [ createGlobalEventBridge, raiseAndLowerKeyboard, userScript ]
-            
-            property string newUrl: ""
-            
-            webChannel.registeredObjects: [eventBridgeWrapper]
+        // detects when to raise and lower virtual keyboard
+        WebEngineScript {
+            id: raiseAndLowerKeyboard
+            injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.Deferred
+            sourceUrl: resourceDirectoryUrl + "/html/raiseAndLowerKeyboard.js"
+            worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
+        }
 
-            Component.onCompleted: {
-                // Ensure the JS from the web-engine makes it to our logging
-                webview.javaScriptConsoleMessage.connect(function(level, message, lineNumber, sourceID) {
-                    console.log("Web Entity JS message: " + sourceID + " " + lineNumber + " " +  message);
-                });
-                
-                webview.profile.httpUserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 Chrome (HighFidelityInterface";
-                web.address = url;
-            }
-            
-            onFeaturePermissionRequested: {
-                grantFeaturePermission(securityOrigin, feature, true);
-            }
+        // User script.
+        WebEngineScript {
+            id: userScript
+            sourceUrl: webview.userScriptUrl
+            injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentReady  // DOM ready but page load may not be finished.
+            worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
+        }
 
-            onLoadingChanged: {
-                keyboardRaised = false;
-                punctuationMode = false;
-                keyboard.resetShiftMode(false);
-                
-                // Required to support clicking on "hifi://" links
-                if (WebEngineView.LoadStartedStatus == loadRequest.status) {
-                    var url = loadRequest.url.toString();
-                    if (urlHandler.canHandleUrl(url)) {
-                        if (urlHandler.handleUrl(url)) {
-                            root.stop();
-                        }
+        userScripts: [ createGlobalEventBridge, raiseAndLowerKeyboard, userScript ]
+
+        property string newUrl: ""
+
+        webChannel.registeredObjects: [eventBridgeWrapper]
+
+        Component.onCompleted: {
+            // Ensure the JS from the web-engine makes it to our logging
+            webview.javaScriptConsoleMessage.connect(function(level, message, lineNumber, sourceID) {
+                console.log("Web Entity JS message: " + sourceID + " " + lineNumber + " " +  message);
+            });
+
+            webview.profile.httpUserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0; Nexus 5 Build/MRA58N) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/56.0.2924.87 Mobile Safari/537.36";
+            web.address = url;
+        }
+
+        onFeaturePermissionRequested: {
+            grantFeaturePermission(securityOrigin, feature, true);
+        }
+
+        onLoadingChanged: {
+            keyboardRaised = false;
+            punctuationMode = false;
+            keyboard.resetShiftMode(false);
+
+            // Required to support clicking on "hifi://" links
+            if (WebEngineView.LoadStartedStatus == loadRequest.status) {
+                var url = loadRequest.url.toString();
+                if (urlHandler.canHandleUrl(url)) {
+                    if (urlHandler.handleUrl(url)) {
+                        root.stop();
                     }
                 }
             }
+        }
 
-            onNewViewRequested: {
-                var component = Qt.createComponent("./TabletBrowser.qml");
-                
-                if (component.status != Component.Ready) {
-                    if (component.status == Component.Error) {
-                        console.log("Error: " + component.errorString());
-                    }
-                    return;
-                }
-                var newWindow = component.createObject();
-                newWindow.setProfile(webview.profile);
-                request.openIn(newWindow.webView);
-                newWindow.eventBridge = web.eventBridge;
-                stackRoot.push(newWindow);
-                newWindow.webView.forceActiveFocus();
-                
+        onNavigationRequested: {
+            if (request.navigationType == WebEngineNavigationRequest.LinkClickedNavigation) {
+                pagesModel.append({webUrl: request.url.toString()})
             }
         }
-        
-    } // item
-    
-    
+
+        onNewViewRequested: {
+            request.openIn(webView);
+        }
+    }
+
     Keys.onPressed: {
         switch(event.key) {
         case Qt.Key_L:
@@ -171,4 +136,4 @@ Item {
         }
     }
     
-   } // dialog
+}
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/controls/TabletWebView.qml b/interface/resources/qml/controls/TabletWebView.qml
index 742ab2d333..50d6e1c504 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/controls/TabletWebView.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/controls/TabletWebView.qml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import QtQuick 2.5
 import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
-import QtWebEngine 1.1
+import QtWebEngine 1.2
 import QtWebChannel 1.0
 import "../controls-uit" as HiFiControls
 import "../styles" as HifiStyles
@@ -14,17 +14,20 @@ Item {
     height: parent.height
     property var parentStackItem: null
     property int headerHeight: 38
-    property alias url: root.url
-    property string address: url
-    property alias scriptURL: root.userScriptUrl
+    property string url
+    property string address: url //for compatibility
+    property string scriptURL
     property alias eventBridge: eventBridgeWrapper.eventBridge
     property bool keyboardEnabled: HMD.active
     property bool keyboardRaised: false
     property bool punctuationMode: false
     property bool isDesktop: false
-    property WebEngineView view: root
+    property WebEngineView view: loader.currentView
 
     
+    property int currentPage: -1 // used as a model for repeater
+    property alias pagesModel: pagesModel
+
     Row {
         id: buttons
         HifiConstants { id: hifi }
@@ -37,29 +40,29 @@ Item {
         anchors.leftMargin: 8
         HiFiGlyphs {
             id: back;
-            enabled: true;
+            enabled: currentPage > 0
             text: hifi.glyphs.backward
             color: enabled ? hifistyles.colors.text : hifistyles.colors.disabledText
             size: 48
-            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: stackRoot.goBack() }
+            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: goBack() }
         }
         
         HiFiGlyphs {
             id: forward;
-            enabled: stackRoot.currentItem.canGoForward;
+            enabled: currentPage < pagesModel.count - 1
             text: hifi.glyphs.forward
             color: enabled ? hifistyles.colors.text : hifistyles.colors.disabledText
             size: 48
-            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: stackRoot.currentItem.goForward() }
+            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: goForward() }
         }
         
         HiFiGlyphs {
             id: reload;
-            enabled: true;
-            text: webview.loading ? hifi.glyphs.close : hifi.glyphs.reload
+            enabled: view != null;
+            text: (view !== null && view.loading) ? hifi.glyphs.close : hifi.glyphs.reload
             color: enabled ? hifistyles.colors.text : hifistyles.colors.disabledText
             size: 48
-            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: stackRoot.currentItem.reloadPage(); }
+            MouseArea { anchors.fill: parent;  onClicked: reloadPage(); }
         }
         
     }
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ Item {
                      }
                     //root.hidePermissionsBar();
                     web.keyboardRaised = false;
-                    stackRoot.currentItem.gotoPage(text);
+                    gotoPage(text);
                     break;
 
                 
@@ -94,157 +97,78 @@ Item {
         }
     }
 
+    ListModel {
+        id: pagesModel
+        onCountChanged: {
+            currentPage = count - 1
+        }
+    }
         
+    function goBack() {
+        if (currentPage > 0) {
+            currentPage--;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function goForward() {
+        if (currentPage < pagesModel.count - 1) {
+            currentPage++;
+        }
+    }
+
+    function gotoPage(url) {
+        pagesModel.append({webUrl: url})
+    }
+
+    function reloadPage() {
+        view.reloadAndBypassCache()
+        view.setActiveFocusOnPress(true);
+        view.setEnabled(true);
+    }
+
+    onCurrentPageChanged: {
+        if (currentPage >= 0 && currentPage < pagesModel.count && loader.item !== null) {
+            loader.item.url = pagesModel.get(currentPage).webUrl
+        }
+    }
+
+    onUrlChanged: {
+        gotoPage(url)
+    }
+
+    QtObject {
+        id: eventBridgeWrapper
+        WebChannel.id: "eventBridgeWrapper"
+        property var eventBridge;
+    }
+
+    Loader {
+        id: loader
+
+        property WebEngineView currentView: null
 
-    StackView {
-        id: stackRoot
         width: parent.width
         height: parent.height - web.headerHeight
+        asynchronous: true
         anchors.top: buttons.bottom
-        //property var goBack: currentItem.goBack();
-        property WebEngineView view: root
-        
-        initialItem: root;
-        
-        function goBack() {
-            if (depth > 1 ) {
-                if (currentItem.canGoBack) {
-                    currentItem.goBack();
-                } else {
-                    stackRoot.pop();
-                    currentItem.webView.focus = true;
-                    currentItem.webView.forceActiveFocus();
-                    web.address = currentItem.webView.url;
-                }
-            } else {
-                if (currentItem.canGoBack) {
-                    currentItem.goBack();
-                } else if (parentStackItem) {
-                    web.parentStackItem.pop();
+        active: false
+        source: "../TabletBrowser.qml"
+        onStatusChanged: {
+            if (loader.status === Loader.Ready) {
+                currentView = item.webView
+                item.webView.userScriptUrl = web.scriptURL
+                if (currentPage >= 0) {
+                    //we got something to load already
+                    item.url = pagesModel.get(currentPage).webUrl
                 }
             }
         }
-
-        QtObject {
-            id: eventBridgeWrapper
-            WebChannel.id: "eventBridgeWrapper"
-            property var eventBridge;
-        }
-
-        WebEngineView {
-            id: root
-            objectName: "webEngineView"
-            x: 0
-            y: 0
-            width: parent.width
-            height: keyboardEnabled && keyboardRaised ? (parent.height - keyboard.height) : parent.height
-            profile: HFTabletWebEngineProfile {
-                id: webviewTabletProfile
-                storageName: "qmlTabletWebEngine"
-            }
-            
-            property WebEngineView webView: root
-            function reloadPage() {
-                root.reload();
-            }
-
-            function gotoPage(url) {
-                root.url = url;
-            }
-            
-            property string userScriptUrl: ""
-
-            // creates a global EventBridge object.
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: createGlobalEventBridge
-                sourceCode: eventBridgeJavaScriptToInject
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentCreation
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
-
-            // detects when to raise and lower virtual keyboard
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: raiseAndLowerKeyboard
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.Deferred
-                sourceUrl: resourceDirectoryUrl + "/html/raiseAndLowerKeyboard.js"
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
-
-            // User script.
-            WebEngineScript {
-                id: userScript
-                sourceUrl: root.userScriptUrl
-                injectionPoint: WebEngineScript.DocumentReady  // DOM ready but page load may not be finished.
-                worldId: WebEngineScript.MainWorld
-            }
-
-            userScripts: [ createGlobalEventBridge, raiseAndLowerKeyboard, userScript ]
-
-            property string newUrl: ""
-
-            webChannel.registeredObjects: [eventBridgeWrapper]
-
-            Component.onCompleted: {
-                // Ensure the JS from the web-engine makes it to our logging
-                root.javaScriptConsoleMessage.connect(function(level, message, lineNumber, sourceID) {
-                    console.log("Web Entity JS message: " + sourceID + " " + lineNumber + " " +  message);
-                });
-
-                root.profile.httpUserAgent = "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 6.0; Nexus 5 Build/MRA58N) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/56.0.2924.87 Mobile Safari/537.36"   
-
-            }
-
-            onFeaturePermissionRequested: {
-                grantFeaturePermission(securityOrigin, feature, true);
-            }
-
-            onLoadingChanged: {
-                keyboardRaised = false;
-                punctuationMode = false;
-                keyboard.resetShiftMode(false);
-                // Required to support clicking on "hifi://" links
-                if (WebEngineView.LoadStartedStatus == loadRequest.status) {
-                    var url = loadRequest.url.toString();
-                    if (urlHandler.canHandleUrl(url)) {
-                        if (urlHandler.handleUrl(url)) {
-                            root.stop();
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-
-            onNewViewRequested:{
-                var component = Qt.createComponent("../TabletBrowser.qml");
-                if (component.status != Component.Ready) {
-                    if (component.status == Component.Error) {
-                        console.log("Error: " + component.errorString());
-                    }
-                    return;
-                }
-                var newWindow = component.createObject();
-                newWindow.setProfile(root.profile);
-                request.openIn(newWindow.webView);
-                newWindow.eventBridge = web.eventBridge;
-                stackRoot.push(newWindow);
-            }
-        }
-        
-        HiFiControls.Keyboard {
-            id: keyboard
-            raised: web.keyboardEnabled && web.keyboardRaised
-            numeric: web.punctuationMode
-            anchors {
-                left: parent.left
-                right: parent.right
-                bottom: parent.bottom
-            }
-        }
-
     }
 
     Component.onCompleted: {
         web.isDesktop = (typeof desktop !== "undefined");
         address = url;
+        loader.active = true
     }
 
      Keys.onPressed: {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Audio.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Audio.qml
index deb44b9bd5..d0c3122100 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Audio.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Audio.qml
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 text: hifi.glyphs.mic
                 color: hifi.colors.primaryHighlight
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                font.pointSize: 27
+                size: 32
             }
             RalewayRegular {
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 text: hifi.glyphs.unmuted
                 color: hifi.colors.primaryHighlight
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
-                font.pointSize: 27
+                size: 32
             }
             RalewayRegular {
                 anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/NameCard.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/NameCard.qml
index 86cc0218a4..3343cec26f 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/NameCard.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/NameCard.qml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 import QtQuick.Controls.Styles 1.4
 import QtGraphicalEffects 1.0
 import "../styles-uit"
+import "../controls-uit" as HifiControls
 import "toolbars"
 
 // references Users, UserActivityLogger, MyAvatar, Vec3, Quat, AddressManager from root context
@@ -42,8 +43,9 @@ Item {
     property bool selected: false
     property bool isAdmin: false
     property bool isPresent: true
+    property string placeName: ""
     property string profilePicBorderColor: (connectionStatus == "connection" ? hifi.colors.indigoAccent : (connectionStatus == "friend" ? hifi.colors.greenHighlight : "transparent"))
-
+    property alias avImage: avatarImage
     Item {
         id: avatarImage
         visible: profileUrl !== "" && userName !== "";
@@ -79,25 +81,6 @@ Item {
             anchors.fill: parent;
             visible: userImage.status != Image.Ready;
         }
-        StateImage {
-            id: infoHoverImage;
-            visible: false;
-            imageURL: "../../images/info-icon-2-state.svg";
-            size: 32;
-            buttonState: 1;
-            anchors.centerIn: parent;
-        }
-        MouseArea {
-            anchors.fill: parent
-            enabled: selected || isMyCard;
-            hoverEnabled: enabled
-            onClicked: {
-                userInfoViewer.url = defaultBaseUrl + "/users/" + userName;
-                userInfoViewer.visible = true;
-            }
-            onEntered: infoHoverImage.visible = true;
-            onExited: infoHoverImage.visible = false;
-        }
     }
 
     // Colored border around avatarImage
@@ -316,9 +299,10 @@ Item {
         visible: thisNameCard.userName !== "";
         // Size
         width: parent.width
-        height: pal.activeTab == "nearbyTab" || isMyCard ? usernameTextPixelSize + 4 : parent.height;
+        height: usernameTextPixelSize + 4
         // Anchors
-        anchors.top: isMyCard ? myDisplayName.bottom : (pal.activeTab == "nearbyTab" ? displayNameContainer.bottom : parent.top);
+        anchors.top: isMyCard ? myDisplayName.bottom : pal.activeTab == "nearbyTab" ? displayNameContainer.bottom : undefined //(parent.height - displayNameTextPixelSize/2));
+        anchors.verticalCenter: pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab" ? avatarImage.verticalCenter : undefined
         anchors.left: avatarImage.right;
         anchors.leftMargin: avatarImage.visible ? 5 : 0;
         anchors.rightMargin: 5;
@@ -346,6 +330,92 @@ Item {
             }
         }
     }
+    StateImage {
+        id: nameCardConnectionInfoImage
+        visible: selected && !isMyCard && pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab"
+        imageURL: "../../images/info-icon-2-state.svg" // PLACEHOLDER!!!
+        size: 32;
+        buttonState: 0;
+        anchors.left: avatarImage.right
+        anchors.bottom: parent.bottom
+    }
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill:nameCardConnectionInfoImage
+        enabled: selected
+        hoverEnabled: true
+        onClicked: {
+            userInfoViewer.url = defaultBaseUrl + "/users/" + userName;
+            userInfoViewer.visible = true;
+        }
+        onEntered: {
+            nameCardConnectionInfoImage.buttonState = 1;
+        }
+        onExited: {
+            nameCardConnectionInfoImage.buttonState = 0;
+        }
+    }
+    FiraSansRegular {
+        id: nameCardConnectionInfoText
+        visible: selected && !isMyCard && pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab" && !isMyCard
+        width: parent.width
+        height: displayNameTextPixelSize
+        size: displayNameTextPixelSize - 4
+        anchors.left: nameCardConnectionInfoImage.right
+        anchors.verticalCenter: nameCardConnectionInfoImage.verticalCenter
+        anchors.leftMargin: 5
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+        text: "Info"
+        color: hifi.colors.baseGray
+    }
+    HiFiGlyphs {
+        id: nameCardRemoveConnectionImage
+        visible: selected && !isMyCard && pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab"
+        text: hifi.glyphs.close
+        size: 28;
+        x: 120
+        anchors.verticalCenter: nameCardConnectionInfoImage.verticalCenter
+    }
+    MouseArea {
+        anchors.fill:nameCardRemoveConnectionImage
+        enabled: selected
+        hoverEnabled: true
+        onClicked: {
+            // send message to pal.js to forgetConnection
+            pal.sendToScript({method: 'removeConnection', params: thisNameCard.userName});
+        }
+        onEntered: {
+            nameCardRemoveConnectionImage.text = hifi.glyphs.closeInverted;
+        }
+        onExited: {
+            nameCardRemoveConnectionImage.text = hifi.glyphs.close;
+        }
+    }
+    FiraSansRegular {
+        id: nameCardRemoveConnectionText
+        visible: selected && !isMyCard && pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab" && !isMyCard
+        width: parent.width
+        height: displayNameTextPixelSize
+        size: displayNameTextPixelSize - 4
+        anchors.left: nameCardRemoveConnectionImage.right
+        anchors.verticalCenter: nameCardRemoveConnectionImage.verticalCenter
+        anchors.leftMargin: 5
+        verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+        text: "Forget"
+        color: hifi.colors.baseGray
+    }
+    HifiControls.Button {
+        id: visitConnectionButton
+        visible: selected && !isMyCard && pal.activeTab == "connectionsTab" && !isMyCard
+        text: "Visit"
+        enabled: thisNameCard.placeName !== ""
+        anchors.verticalCenter: nameCardRemoveConnectionImage.verticalCenter
+        x: 240
+        onClicked: {
+            AddressManager.goToUser(thisNameCard.userName);
+            UserActivityLogger.palAction("go_to_user", thisNameCard.userName);
+        }
+    }
+
     // VU Meter
     Rectangle {
         id: nameCardVUMeter
@@ -484,7 +554,7 @@ Item {
             }
         }
     }
-    
+
     function updateGainFromQML(avatarUuid, sliderValue, isReleased) {
         Users.setAvatarGain(avatarUuid, sliderValue);
         if (isReleased) {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
index 66803621ec..d627fb54f9 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/Pal.qml
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ Rectangle {
         id: letterboxMessage;
         z: 999; // Force the popup on top of everything else
     }
+    Connections {
+        target: GlobalServices
+        onMyUsernameChanged: {
+            myData.userName = Account.username;
+            myDataChanged(); // Setting a property within an object isn't enough to update dependencies. This will do it.
+        }
+    }
     // The ComboDialog used for setting availability
     ComboDialog {
         id: comboDialog;
@@ -763,7 +770,7 @@ Rectangle {
             // This Rectangle refers to each Row in the connectionsTable.
             rowDelegate: Rectangle {
                 // Size
-                height: rowHeight;
+                height: rowHeight + (styleData.selected ? 15 : 0);
                 color: rowColor(styleData.selected, styleData.alternate);
             }
 
@@ -779,6 +786,7 @@ Rectangle {
                     profileUrl: (model && model.profileUrl) || "";
                     displayName: "";
                     userName: model ? model.userName : "";
+                    placeName: model ? model.placeName : ""
                     connectionStatus : model ? model.connection : "";
                     selected: styleData.selected;
                     // Size
@@ -797,12 +805,16 @@ Rectangle {
                     elide: Text.ElideRight;
                     // Size
                     width: parent.width;
-                    // Anchors
-                    anchors.fill: parent;
+                    // you would think that this would work:
+                    // anchors.verticalCenter: connectionsNameCard.avImage.verticalCenter
+                    // but no!  you cannot anchor to a non-sibling or parent.  So I will
+                    // align with the friends checkbox, where I did the manual alignment
+                    anchors.verticalCenter: friendsCheckBox.verticalCenter
                     // Text Size
                     size: 16;
                     // Text Positioning
                     verticalAlignment: Text.AlignVCenter
+                    horizontalAlignment: Text.AlignHCenter
                     // Style
                     color: hifi.colors.blueAccent;
                     font.underline: true;
@@ -822,8 +834,12 @@ Rectangle {
                 // "Friends" checkbox
                 HifiControlsUit.CheckBox {
                     id: friendsCheckBox;
-                    visible: styleData.role === "friends" && model.userName !== myData.userName;
-                    anchors.centerIn: parent;
+                    visible: styleData.role === "friends" && model && model.userName !== myData.userName;
+                    // you would think that this would work:
+                    // anchors.verticalCenter: connectionsNameCard.avImage.verticalCenter
+                    // but no!  you cannot anchor to a non-sibling or parent.  So:
+                    x: parent.width/2 - boxSize/2
+                    y: connectionsNameCard.avImage.y + connectionsNameCard.avImage.height/2 - boxSize/2
                     checked: model ? (model["connection"] === "friend" ? true : false) : false;
                     boxSize: 24;
                     onClicked: {
@@ -901,7 +917,7 @@ Rectangle {
                 wrapMode: Text.WordWrap
                 textFormat: Text.StyledText;
                 // Text
-                text: HMD.active ?
+                text: HMD.isMounted ?
                 "<b>When you meet someone you want to remember later, you can <font color='purple'>connect</font> with a handshake:</b><br><br>" +
                 "1. Put your hand out onto their hand and squeeze your controller's grip button on its side.<br>" +
                 "2. Once the other person puts their hand onto yours, you'll see your connection form.<br>" +
@@ -960,7 +976,6 @@ Rectangle {
                 // Text size
                 size: hifi.fontSizes.tabularData;
                 // Anchors
-                anchors.top: myCard.top;
                 anchors.left: parent.left;
                 // Style
                 color: hifi.colors.baseGrayHighlight;
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletAssetServer.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletAssetServer.qml
index 2460fc39d5..85f8a2f59e 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletAssetServer.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletAssetServer.qml
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ Rectangle {
     id: root
     objectName: "AssetServer"
 
+    property string title: "Asset Browser"
+    property bool keyboardRaised: false
+
     property var eventBridge;
     signal sendToScript(var message);
     property bool isHMD: false
@@ -415,7 +418,6 @@ Rectangle {
 
     Column {
         width: parent.width
-        y: hifi.dimensions.tabletMenuHeader //-bgNavBar
         spacing: 10
 
         HifiControls.TabletContentSection {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
index dee0d0e21f..d826b40ad1 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/dialogs/TabletRunningScripts.qml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import "../../windows"
 Rectangle {
     id: root
     objectName: "RunningScripts"
-    property var title: "Running Scripts"
+    property string title: "Running Scripts"
     HifiConstants { id: hifi }
     signal sendToScript(var message);
     property var eventBridge;
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ Rectangle {
 
     Flickable {
         id: flickable
-        width: parent.width
+        width: tabletRoot.width
         height: parent.height - (keyboard.raised ? keyboard.raisedHeight : 0)
-        contentWidth: parent.width
+        contentWidth: column.width
         contentHeight: column.childrenRect.height
         clip: true
 
@@ -121,9 +121,8 @@ Rectangle {
                     model: runningScriptsModel
                     id: table
                     height: 185
+                    width: parent.width
                     colorScheme: hifi.colorSchemes.dark
-                    anchors.left: parent.left
-                    anchors.right: parent.right
                     expandSelectedRow: true
 
                     itemDelegate: Item {
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
index 3fb70f9cca..8ad6339d88 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/Tablet.qml
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ Item {
 
         RalewaySemiBold {
             id: usernameText
-            text: tablet.parent.parent.username
+            text: tabletRoot.username
             anchors.verticalCenter: parent.verticalCenter
             anchors.right: parent.right
             anchors.rightMargin: 20
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAddressDialog.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAddressDialog.qml
index fbb78d2694..396f03a1c9 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAddressDialog.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletAddressDialog.qml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ StackView {
     HifiConstants { id: hifi }
     HifiStyles.HifiConstants { id: hifiStyleConstants }
     initialItem: addressBarDialog
+    width: parent !== null ? parent.width : undefined
+    height: parent !== null ? parent.height : undefined
     property var eventBridge;
     property var allStories: [];
     property int cardWidth: 460;
@@ -116,6 +118,7 @@ StackView {
                 imageURL: "../../../images/home.svg"
                 onClicked: {
                     addressBarDialog.loadHome();
+                    tabletRoot.shown = false;
                 }
                 anchors {
                     left: parent.left
@@ -150,7 +153,9 @@ StackView {
             anchors {
                 top: navBar.bottom
                 right: parent.right
+                rightMargin: 16
                 left: parent.left
+                leftMargin: 16
             }
 
             property int inputAreaHeight: 70
@@ -554,20 +559,21 @@ StackView {
         if (addressLine.text !== "") {
             addressBarDialog.loadAddress(addressLine.text, fromSuggestions)
         }
-
+        
         if (root.desktop) {
             tablet.gotoHomeScreen();
         } else {
             HMD.closeTablet();
         }
             
+        tabletRoot.shown = false;
     }
 
     Keys.onPressed: {
         switch (event.key) {
             case Qt.Key_Escape:
             case Qt.Key_Back:
-                root.shown = false
+                tabletRoot.shown = false
                 clearAddressLineTimer.start();
                 event.accepted = true
                 break
diff --git a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
index 8037c1280e..f5144e698f 100644
--- a/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
+++ b/interface/resources/qml/hifi/tablet/TabletRoot.qml
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ Item {
     property var openMessage: null;
     property string subMenu: ""
     signal showDesktop();
+    property bool shown: true
 
     function setOption(value) {
         option = value;
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.cpp b/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.cpp
index 5d197f5ddc..7700874d9a 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.cpp
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ void JSConsole::setScriptEngine(ScriptEngine* scriptEngine) {
         return;
     }
     if (_scriptEngine != NULL) {
-        disconnect(_scriptEngine, SIGNAL(printedMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(handlePrint(const QString&)));
-        disconnect(_scriptEngine, SIGNAL(errorMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(handleError(const QString&)));
+        disconnect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::printedMessage, this, &JSConsole::handlePrint);
+        disconnect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::errorMessage, this, &JSConsole::handleError);
         if (_ownScriptEngine) {
             _scriptEngine->deleteLater();
         }
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@ void JSConsole::setScriptEngine(ScriptEngine* scriptEngine) {
     _ownScriptEngine = scriptEngine == NULL;
     _scriptEngine = _ownScriptEngine ? DependencyManager::get<ScriptEngines>()->loadScript(QString(), false) : scriptEngine;
 
-    connect(_scriptEngine, SIGNAL(printedMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(handlePrint(const QString&)));
-    connect(_scriptEngine, SIGNAL(errorMessage(const QString&)), this, SLOT(handleError(const QString&)));
+    connect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::printedMessage, this, &JSConsole::handlePrint);
+    connect(_scriptEngine, &ScriptEngine::errorMessage, this, &JSConsole::handleError);
 }
 
 void JSConsole::executeCommand(const QString& command) {
@@ -134,11 +134,13 @@ void JSConsole::commandFinished() {
     resetCurrentCommandHistory();
 }
 
-void JSConsole::handleError(const QString& message) {
+void JSConsole::handleError(const QString& scriptName, const QString& message) {
+    Q_UNUSED(scriptName);
     appendMessage(GUTTER_ERROR, "<span style='" + RESULT_ERROR_STYLE + "'>" + message.toHtmlEscaped() + "</span>");
 }
 
-void JSConsole::handlePrint(const QString& message) {
+void JSConsole::handlePrint(const QString& scriptName, const QString& message) {
+    Q_UNUSED(scriptName);
     appendMessage("", message);
 }
 
diff --git a/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.h b/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.h
index 47878fea99..d5f5aff301 100644
--- a/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.h
+++ b/interface/src/ui/JSConsole.h
@@ -47,8 +47,8 @@ protected:
 protected slots:
     void scrollToBottom();
     void resizeTextInput();
-    void handlePrint(const QString& message);
-    void handleError(const QString& message);
+    void handlePrint(const QString& scriptName, const QString& message);
+    void handleError(const QString& scriptName, const QString& message);
     void commandFinished();
 
 private:
diff --git a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/StandardControls.h b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/StandardControls.h
index c21d8a2f6e..f521ab81cf 100644
--- a/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/StandardControls.h
+++ b/libraries/controllers/src/controllers/StandardControls.h
@@ -158,6 +158,22 @@ namespace controller {
         LEFT_HAND_PINKY2,
         LEFT_HAND_PINKY3,
         LEFT_HAND_PINKY4,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_00,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_01,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_02,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_03,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_04,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_05,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_06,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_07,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_08,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_09,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_10,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_11,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_12,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_13,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_14,
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_15,
         NUM_STANDARD_POSES
     };
 
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenGLCanvas.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenGLCanvas.cpp
index e54846196b..e5c630d97e 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenGLCanvas.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenGLCanvas.cpp
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ bool OffscreenGLCanvas::create(QOpenGLContext* sharedContext) {
 bool OffscreenGLCanvas::makeCurrent() {
     bool result = _context->makeCurrent(_offscreenSurface);
     Q_ASSERT(result);
+
     std::call_once(_reportOnce, [this]{
         qCDebug(glLogging) << "GL Version: " << QString((const char*) glGetString(GL_VERSION));
         qCDebug(glLogging) << "GL Shader Language Version: " << QString((const char*) glGetString(GL_SHADING_LANGUAGE_VERSION));
diff --git a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
index 9e6c18bb96..16e32ab42e 100644
--- a/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/gl/src/gl/OffscreenQmlSurface.cpp
@@ -278,11 +278,9 @@ void OffscreenQmlSurface::cleanup() {
 }
 
 void OffscreenQmlSurface::render() {
-
 #ifdef HIFI_ENABLE_NSIGHT_DEBUG
     return;
 #endif
-
     if (_paused) {
         return;
     }
@@ -614,7 +612,11 @@ QObject* OffscreenQmlSurface::finishQmlLoad(std::function<void(QQmlContext*, QOb
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    connect(newItem, SIGNAL(sendToScript(QVariant)), this, SIGNAL(fromQml(QVariant)));
+    //check if the item contains sendToScript signal
+    int sendToScriptIndex = newItem->metaObject()->indexOfSignal("sendToScript");
+    if (sendToScriptIndex != -1) {
+        connect(newItem, SIGNAL(sendToScript(QVariant)), this, SIGNAL(fromQml(QVariant)));
+    }
 
     // The root item is ready. Associate it with the window.
     _rootItem = newItem;
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.cpp
index c8a7b61aa7..9c29e87f16 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.cpp
@@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ void UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface::palOpened(float secondsOpened) {
     });
 }
 
+void UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface::makeUserConnection(QString otherID, bool success, QString detailsString) {
+    QJsonObject payload;
+    payload["otherUser"] = otherID;
+    payload["success"] = success;
+    if (detailsString.length() > 0) {
+        payload["details"] = detailsString;
+    }
+    logAction("makeUserConnection", payload);
+}
+
 void UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface::logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details) {
     QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&UserActivityLogger::getInstance(), "logAction",
                               Q_ARG(QString, action),
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.h b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.h
index cf38450891..b68c7beb95 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/UserActivityLoggerScriptingInterface.h
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ public:
         float tutorialElapsedTime, QString tutorialRunID = "", int tutorialVersion = 0, QString controllerType = "");
     Q_INVOKABLE void palAction(QString action, QString target);
     Q_INVOKABLE void palOpened(float secondsOpen);
+    Q_INVOKABLE void makeUserConnection(QString otherUser, bool success, QString details="");
 private:
     void logAction(QString action, QJsonObject details = {});
 };
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
index 414bcf0d63..da264cbf7d 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderPipelines.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,12 @@
 #include "skin_model_shadow_vert.h"
 #include "skin_model_normal_map_vert.h"
 
+#include "simple_vert.h"
+#include "simple_textured_frag.h"
+#include "simple_textured_unlit_frag.h"
+#include "simple_transparent_textured_frag.h"
+#include "simple_transparent_textured_unlit_frag.h"
+
 #include "model_frag.h"
 #include "model_unlit_frag.h"
 #include "model_shadow_frag.h"
@@ -135,6 +141,7 @@ void initOverlay3DPipelines(ShapePlumber& plumber) {
 
 void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
     // Vertex shaders
+    auto simpleVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(simple_vert));
     auto modelVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_vert));
     auto modelNormalMapVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_normal_map_vert));
     auto modelLightmapVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(model_lightmap_vert));
@@ -145,6 +152,10 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
     auto skinModelShadowVertex = gpu::Shader::createVertex(std::string(skin_model_shadow_vert));
 
     // Pixel shaders
+    auto simplePixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_textured_frag));
+    auto simpleUnlitPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_textured_unlit_frag));
+    auto simpleTranslucentPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_transparent_textured_frag));
+    auto simpleTranslucentUnlitPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(simple_transparent_textured_unlit_frag));
     auto modelPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_frag));
     auto modelUnlitPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_unlit_frag));
     auto modelNormalMapPixel = gpu::Shader::createPixel(std::string(model_normal_map_frag));
@@ -167,13 +178,13 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
         modelVertex, modelPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder(),
-        modelVertex, modelPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simplePixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withUnlit(),
         modelVertex, modelUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withUnlit(),
-        modelVertex, modelUnlitPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simpleUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTangents(),
         modelNormalMapVertex, modelNormalMapPixel);
@@ -189,13 +200,13 @@ void initDeferredPipelines(render::ShapePlumber& plumber) {
         modelVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withTranslucent(),
-        modelVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simpleTranslucentPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTranslucent().withUnlit(),
         modelVertex, modelTranslucentUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withTranslucent().withUnlit(),
-        modelVertex, modelTranslucentUnlitPixel);
+        simpleVertex, simpleTranslucentUnlitPixel);
     addPipeline(
         Key::Builder().withMaterial().withTranslucent().withTangents(),
         modelNormalMapVertex, modelTranslucentPixel);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
index 6067c81a1b..550f6546fd 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured.slf
@@ -26,15 +26,17 @@ in vec2 _texCoord0;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0);
+    float colorAlpha = _color.a;
     if (_color.a <= 0.0) {
         texel = colorToLinearRGBA(texel);
+        colorAlpha = -_color.a;
     }
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
-    if (_color.a * texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
+    if (colorAlpha * texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
         packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
             normalize(_normal),
-            _color.a * texel.a,
+            colorAlpha * texel.a,
             _color.rgb * texel.rgb,
             DEFAULT_FRESNEL,
             DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
index 4f02140825..d261fb343a 100644
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_textured_unlit.slf
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 <$VERSION_HEADER$>
 //  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
 //
-//  simple.frag
+//  simple_textured_unlit.frag
 //  fragment shader
 //
 //  Created by Clément Brisset on 5/29/15.
@@ -25,15 +25,17 @@ in vec2 _texCoord0;
 
 void main(void) {
     vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0.st);
+    float colorAlpha = _color.a;
     if (_color.a <= 0.0) {
         texel = colorToLinearRGBA(texel);
+        colorAlpha = -_color.a;
     }
 
     const float ALPHA_THRESHOLD = 0.999;
-    if (_color.a * texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
-        packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
+    if (colorAlpha * texel.a < ALPHA_THRESHOLD) {
+       packDeferredFragmentTranslucent(
             normalize(_normal),
-            _color.a * texel.a,
+            colorAlpha * texel.a,
             _color.rgb * texel.rgb,
             DEFAULT_FRESNEL,
             DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS);
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b9eb921e9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured.slf
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<@include gpu/Config.slh@>
+<$VERSION_HEADER$>
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//
+//  simple_transparent_textured.slf
+//  fragment shader
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gateau on 4/3/17.
+//  Copyright 2017 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
+//
+
+<@include gpu/Color.slh@>
+
+<@include DeferredBufferWrite.slh@>
+<@include DeferredGlobalLight.slh@>
+<$declareEvalGlobalLightingAlphaBlended()$>
+
+<@include gpu/Transform.slh@>
+<$declareStandardCameraTransform()$>
+
+// the albedo texture
+uniform sampler2D originalTexture;
+
+// the interpolated normal
+in vec4 _position;
+in vec3 _normal;
+in vec4 _color;
+in vec2 _texCoord0;
+
+void main(void) {
+    vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0.st);
+    float opacity = _color.a;
+    if (_color.a <= 0.0) {
+        texel = colorToLinearRGBA(texel);
+        opacity = -_color.a;
+    }
+    opacity *= texel.a;
+    vec3 albedo = _color.rgb * texel.rgb;
+
+    vec3 fragPosition = _position.xyz;
+    vec3 fragNormal = normalize(_normal);
+
+    TransformCamera cam = getTransformCamera();
+
+    _fragColor0 = vec4(evalGlobalLightingAlphaBlended(
+        cam._viewInverse,
+        1.0,
+        1.0,
+        fragPosition,
+        fragNormal,
+        albedo,
+        DEFAULT_FRESNEL,
+        0.0,
+        vec3(0.0f),
+        DEFAULT_ROUGHNESS,
+        opacity),
+        opacity);
+
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..693d7be2db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+<@include gpu/Config.slh@>
+<$VERSION_HEADER$>
+//  Generated on <$_SCRIBE_DATE$>
+//
+//  simple_transparent_textured_unlit.slf
+//  fragment shader
+//
+//  Created by Sam Gateau on 4/3/17.
+//  Copyright 2017 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
+//
+
+<@include gpu/Color.slh@>
+
+// the albedo texture
+uniform sampler2D originalTexture;
+
+// the interpolated normal
+in vec3 _normal;
+in vec4 _color;
+in vec2 _texCoord0;
+
+
+layout(location = 0) out vec4 _fragColor0;
+
+void main(void) {
+    vec4 texel = texture(originalTexture, _texCoord0.st);
+    float colorAlpha = _color.a;
+    if (_color.a <= 0.0) {
+        texel = colorToLinearRGBA(texel);
+        colorAlpha = -_color.a;
+    }
+    _fragColor0 = vec4(_color.rgb * texel.rgb, colorAlpha * texel.a);
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp b/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
index c60e4fa698..c0e94058ae 100644
--- a/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
+++ b/libraries/ui/src/QmlWindowClass.cpp
@@ -122,12 +122,15 @@ void QmlWindowClass::initQml(QVariantMap properties) {
             object->setProperty(OFFSCREEN_VISIBILITY_PROPERTY, visible);
             object->setProperty(SOURCE_PROPERTY, _source);
 
+            const QMetaObject *metaObject = _qmlWindow->metaObject();
             // Forward messages received from QML on to the script
             connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(sendToScript(QVariant)), this, SLOT(qmlToScript(const QVariant&)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
             connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(visibleChanged()), this, SIGNAL(visibleChanged()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
 
-            connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(resized(QSizeF)), this, SIGNAL(resized(QSizeF)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
-            connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(moved(QVector2D)), this, SLOT(hasMoved(QVector2D)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            if (metaObject->indexOfSignal("resized") >= 0)
+                connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(resized(QSizeF)), this, SIGNAL(resized(QSizeF)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
+            if (metaObject->indexOfSignal("moved") >= 0)
+                connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(moved(QVector2D)), this, SLOT(hasMoved(QVector2D)), Qt::QueuedConnection);
             connect(_qmlWindow, SIGNAL(windowClosed()), this, SLOT(hasClosed()), Qt::QueuedConnection);
         });
     }
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
index 2e930c0fdc..8cedee2d8f 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.cpp
@@ -63,59 +63,6 @@ bool ViveControllerManager::activate() {
 
     enableOpenVrKeyboard(_container);
 
-    // OpenVR provides 3d mesh representations of the controllers
-    // Disabled controller rendering code
-    /*
-    auto renderModels = vr::VRRenderModels();
-
-    vr::RenderModel_t model;
-    if (!_system->LoadRenderModel(CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING, &model)) {
-        qDebug() << QString("Unable to load render model %1\n").arg(CONTROLLER_MODEL_STRING);
-    } else {
-        model::Mesh* mesh = new model::Mesh();
-        model::MeshPointer meshPtr(mesh);
-        _modelGeometry.setMesh(meshPtr);
-
-        auto indexBuffer = new gpu::Buffer(3 * model.unTriangleCount * sizeof(uint16_t), (gpu::Byte*)model.rIndexData);
-        auto indexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(indexBuffer);
-        auto indexBufferView = new gpu::BufferView(indexBufferPtr, gpu::Element(gpu::SCALAR, gpu::UINT16, gpu::RAW));
-        mesh->setIndexBuffer(*indexBufferView);
-
-        auto vertexBuffer = new gpu::Buffer(model.unVertexCount * sizeof(vr::RenderModel_Vertex_t),
-            (gpu::Byte*)model.rVertexData);
-        auto vertexBufferPtr = gpu::BufferPointer(vertexBuffer);
-        auto vertexBufferView = new gpu::BufferView(vertexBufferPtr,
-            0,
-            vertexBufferPtr->getSize() - sizeof(float) * 3,
-            sizeof(vr::RenderModel_Vertex_t),
-            gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::RAW));
-        mesh->setVertexBuffer(*vertexBufferView);
-        mesh->addAttribute(gpu::Stream::NORMAL,
-            gpu::BufferView(vertexBufferPtr,
-            sizeof(float) * 3,
-            vertexBufferPtr->getSize() - sizeof(float) * 3,
-            sizeof(vr::RenderModel_Vertex_t),
-            gpu::Element(gpu::VEC3, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::RAW)));
-        //mesh->addAttribute(gpu::Stream::TEXCOORD,
-        //    gpu::BufferView(vertexBufferPtr,
-        //    2 * sizeof(float) * 3,
-        //    vertexBufferPtr->getSize() - sizeof(float) * 2,
-        //    sizeof(vr::RenderModel_Vertex_t),
-        //    gpu::Element(gpu::VEC2, gpu::FLOAT, gpu::RAW)));
-
-        gpu::Element formatGPU = gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA);
-        gpu::Element formatMip = gpu::Element(gpu::VEC4, gpu::NUINT8, gpu::RGBA);
-        _texture = gpu::TexturePointer(
-            gpu::Texture::create2D(formatGPU, model.diffuseTexture.unWidth, model.diffuseTexture.unHeight,
-            gpu::Sampler(gpu::Sampler::FILTER_MIN_MAG_MIP_LINEAR)));
-        _texture->assignStoredMip(0, formatMip, model.diffuseTexture.unWidth * model.diffuseTexture.unHeight * 4 * sizeof(uint8_t), model.diffuseTexture.rubTextureMapData);
-        _texture->autoGenerateMips(-1);
-
-        _modelLoaded = true;
-        _renderControllers = true;
-    }
-    */
-
     // register with UserInputMapper
     auto userInputMapper = DependencyManager::get<controller::UserInputMapper>();
     userInputMapper->registerDevice(_inputDevice);
@@ -145,70 +92,6 @@ void ViveControllerManager::deactivate() {
     _registeredWithInputMapper = false;
 }
 
-void ViveControllerManager::updateRendering(RenderArgs* args, render::ScenePointer scene, render::PendingChanges pendingChanges) {
-    PerformanceTimer perfTimer("ViveControllerManager::updateRendering");
-
-    /*
-    if (_modelLoaded) {
-        //auto controllerPayload = new render::Payload<ViveControllerManager>(this);
-        //auto controllerPayloadPointer = ViveControllerManager::PayloadPointer(controllerPayload);
-        //if (_leftHandRenderID == 0) {
-        //    _leftHandRenderID = scene->allocateID();
-        //    pendingChanges.resetItem(_leftHandRenderID, controllerPayloadPointer);
-        //}
-        //pendingChanges.updateItem(_leftHandRenderID, );
-
-
-        controller::Pose leftHand = _inputDevice->_poseStateMap[controller::StandardPoseChannel::LEFT_HAND];
-        controller::Pose rightHand = _inputDevice->_poseStateMap[controller::StandardPoseChannel::RIGHT_HAND];
-
-        gpu::doInBatch(args->_context, [=](gpu::Batch& batch) {
-            auto geometryCache = DependencyManager::get<GeometryCache>();
-            geometryCache->useSimpleDrawPipeline(batch);
-            DependencyManager::get<DeferredLightingEffect>()->bindSimpleProgram(batch, true);
-
-            auto mesh = _modelGeometry.getMesh();
-            batch.setInputFormat(mesh->getVertexFormat());
-            //batch._glBindTexture(GL_TEXTURE_2D, _uexture);
-
-            if (leftHand.isValid()) {
-                renderHand(leftHand, batch, 1);
-            }
-            if (rightHand.isValid()) {
-                renderHand(rightHand, batch, -1);
-            }
-        });
-    }
-    */
-}
-
-void ViveControllerManager::renderHand(const controller::Pose& pose, gpu::Batch& batch, int sign) {
-    /*
-    auto userInputMapper = DependencyManager::get<controller::UserInputMapper>();
-    Transform transform(userInputMapper->getSensorToWorldMat());
-    transform.postTranslate(pose.getTranslation() + pose.getRotation() * glm::vec3(0, 0, CONTROLLER_LENGTH_OFFSET));
-
-    glm::quat rotation = pose.getRotation() * glm::angleAxis(PI, glm::vec3(1.0f, 0.0f, 0.0f)) * glm::angleAxis(sign * PI_OVER_TWO, glm::vec3(0.0f, 0.0f, 1.0f));
-    transform.postRotate(rotation);
-
-    batch.setModelTransform(transform);
-
-    auto mesh = _modelGeometry.getMesh();
-    batch.setInputBuffer(gpu::Stream::POSITION, mesh->getVertexBuffer());
-    batch.setInputBuffer(gpu::Stream::NORMAL,
-        mesh->getVertexBuffer()._buffer,
-        sizeof(float) * 3,
-        mesh->getVertexBuffer()._stride);
-    //batch.setInputBuffer(gpu::Stream::TEXCOORD,
-    //    mesh->getVertexBuffer()._buffer,
-    //    2 * 3 * sizeof(float),
-    //    mesh->getVertexBuffer()._stride);
-    batch.setIndexBuffer(gpu::UINT16, mesh->getIndexBuffer()._buffer, 0);
-    batch.drawIndexed(gpu::TRIANGLES, mesh->getNumIndices(), 0);
-    */
-}
-
-
 void ViveControllerManager::pluginUpdate(float deltaTime, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) {
 
     if (!_system) {
@@ -257,6 +140,11 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, const controlle
     handleHandController(deltaTime, leftHandDeviceIndex, inputCalibrationData, true);
     handleHandController(deltaTime, rightHandDeviceIndex, inputCalibrationData, false);
 
+    // collect raw poses
+    for (int i = 0; i < vr::k_unMaxTrackedDeviceCount; i++) {
+        handleTrackedObject(i, inputCalibrationData);
+    }
+
     // handle haptics
     {
         Locker locker(_lock);
@@ -278,6 +166,30 @@ void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::update(float deltaTime, const controlle
     _trackedControllers = numTrackedControllers;
 }
 
+void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleTrackedObject(uint32_t deviceIndex, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) {
+
+    uint32_t poseIndex = controller::TRACKED_OBJECT_00 + deviceIndex;
+
+    if (_system->IsTrackedDeviceConnected(deviceIndex) &&
+        _nextSimPoseData.vrPoses[deviceIndex].bPoseIsValid &&
+        poseIndex <= controller::TRACKED_OBJECT_15) {
+
+        // process pose
+        const mat4& mat = _nextSimPoseData.poses[deviceIndex];
+        const vec3 linearVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.linearVelocities[deviceIndex];
+        const vec3 angularVelocity = _nextSimPoseData.angularVelocities[deviceIndex];
+
+        controller::Pose pose(extractTranslation(mat), glmExtractRotation(mat), linearVelocity, angularVelocity);
+
+        // transform into avatar frame
+        glm::mat4 controllerToAvatar = glm::inverse(inputCalibrationData.avatarMat) * inputCalibrationData.sensorToWorldMat;
+        _poseStateMap[poseIndex] = pose.transform(controllerToAvatar);
+    } else {
+        controller::Pose invalidPose;
+        _poseStateMap[poseIndex] = invalidPose;
+    }
+}
+
 void ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::handleHandController(float deltaTime, uint32_t deviceIndex, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData, bool isLeftHand) {
 
     if (_system->IsTrackedDeviceConnected(deviceIndex) &&
@@ -492,6 +404,24 @@ controller::Input::NamedVector ViveControllerManager::InputDevice::getAvailableI
         makePair(LEFT_HAND, "LeftHand"),
         makePair(RIGHT_HAND, "RightHand"),
 
+        // 16 tracked poses
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_00, "TrackedObject00"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_01, "TrackedObject01"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_02, "TrackedObject02"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_03, "TrackedObject03"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_04, "TrackedObject04"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_05, "TrackedObject05"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_06, "TrackedObject06"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_07, "TrackedObject07"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_08, "TrackedObject08"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_09, "TrackedObject09"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_10, "TrackedObject10"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_11, "TrackedObject11"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_12, "TrackedObject12"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_13, "TrackedObject13"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_14, "TrackedObject14"),
+        makePair(TRACKED_OBJECT_15, "TrackedObject15"),
+
         // app button above trackpad.
         Input::NamedPair(Input(_deviceID, LEFT_APP_MENU, ChannelType::BUTTON), "LeftApplicationMenu"),
         Input::NamedPair(Input(_deviceID, RIGHT_APP_MENU, ChannelType::BUTTON), "RightApplicationMenu"),
diff --git a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
index 3fb166c842..dc1883d5e4 100644
--- a/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
+++ b/plugins/openvr/src/ViveControllerManager.h
@@ -43,8 +43,6 @@ public:
     void pluginFocusOutEvent() override { _inputDevice->focusOutEvent(); }
     void pluginUpdate(float deltaTime, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData) override;
 
-    void updateRendering(RenderArgs* args, render::ScenePointer scene, render::PendingChanges pendingChanges);
-
     void setRenderControllers(bool renderControllers) { _renderControllers = renderControllers; }
 
 private:
@@ -62,6 +60,7 @@ private:
         void hapticsHelper(float deltaTime, bool leftHand);
 
         void handleHandController(float deltaTime, uint32_t deviceIndex, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData, bool isLeftHand);
+        void handleTrackedObject(uint32_t deviceIndex, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData);
         void handleButtonEvent(float deltaTime, uint32_t button, bool pressed, bool touched, bool isLeftHand);
         void handleAxisEvent(float deltaTime, uint32_t axis, float x, float y, bool isLeftHand);
         void handlePoseEvent(float deltaTime, const controller::InputCalibrationData& inputCalibrationData, const mat4& mat,
diff --git a/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.qml b/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.qml
index f046a949ef..20fa24358d 100644
--- a/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.qml
+++ b/scripts/developer/debugging/debugWindow.qml
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ Rectangle {
     width: parent ? parent.width : 100
     height: parent ? parent.height : 100
 
+    signal moved(vector2d position);
+    signal resized(size size);
+
     property var channel;
 
     TextArea {
diff --git a/scripts/developer/tests/viveTrackedObjects.js b/scripts/developer/tests/viveTrackedObjects.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78911538e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/developer/tests/viveTrackedObjects.js
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+
+var TRACKED_OBJECT_POSES = [
+    "TrackedObject00", "TrackedObject01", "TrackedObject02", "TrackedObject03",
+    "TrackedObject04", "TrackedObject05", "TrackedObject06", "TrackedObject07",
+    "TrackedObject08", "TrackedObject09", "TrackedObject10", "TrackedObject11",
+    "TrackedObject12", "TrackedObject13", "TrackedObject14", "TrackedObject15"
+];
+
+function init() {
+    Script.update.connect(update);
+}
+
+function shutdown() {
+    Script.update.disconnect(update);
+
+    TRACKED_OBJECT_POSES.forEach(function (key) {
+        DebugDraw.removeMyAvatarMarker(key);
+    });
+}
+
+var WHITE = {x: 1, y: 1, z: 1, w: 1};
+
+function update(dt) {
+    if (Controller.Hardware.Vive) {
+        TRACKED_OBJECT_POSES.forEach(function (key) {
+            var pose = Controller.getPoseValue(Controller.Hardware.Vive[key]);
+            if (pose.valid) {
+                DebugDraw.addMyAvatarMarker(key, pose.rotation, pose.translation, WHITE);
+            } else {
+                DebugDraw.removeMyAvatarMarker(key);
+            }
+        });
+    }
+}
+
+init();
diff --git a/scripts/system/controllers/teleport.js b/scripts/system/controllers/teleport.js
index 90f8ccb368..33c0b3116e 100644
--- a/scripts/system/controllers/teleport.js
+++ b/scripts/system/controllers/teleport.js
@@ -297,8 +297,9 @@ function Teleporter() {
             } else if (teleportLocationType === TARGET.SURFACE) {
                 var offset = getAvatarFootOffset();
                 intersection.intersection.y += offset;
-                MyAvatar.position = intersection.intersection;
+                MyAvatar.goToLocation(intersection.intersection, false, {x: 0, y: 0, z: 0, w: 1}, false);
                 HMD.centerUI();
+                MyAvatar.centerBody();
             }
         }
     };
diff --git a/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js b/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
index e70e0a2ea2..0a781a5bb8 100644
--- a/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
+++ b/scripts/system/makeUserConnection.js
@@ -543,12 +543,14 @@ function connectionRequestCompleted() { // Final result is in. Do effects.
         // don't change state (so animation continues while gripped)
         // but do send a notification, by calling the slot that emits the signal for it
         Window.makeConnection(true, result.connection.new_connection ? "You and " + result.connection.username + " are now connected!" : result.connection.username);
+        UserActivityLogger.makeUserConnection(connectingId, true, result.connection.new_connection ? "new connection" : "already connected");
         return;
     } // failed
     endHandshake();
     debug("failing with result data", result);
     // IWBNI we also did some fail sound/visual effect.
     Window.makeConnection(false, result.connection);
+    UserActivityLogger.makeUserConnection(connectingId, false, result.connection);
 }
 var POLL_INTERVAL_MS = 200, POLL_LIMIT = 5;
 function handleConnectionResponseAndMaybeRepeat(error, response) {
@@ -573,6 +575,7 @@ function handleConnectionResponseAndMaybeRepeat(error, response) {
     } else if (error || (response.status !== 'success')) {
         debug('server fail', error, response.status);
         result = error ? {status: 'error', connection: error} : response;
+        UserActivityLogger.makeUserConnection(connectingId, false, error || response);
         connectionRequestCompleted();
     } else {
         debug('server success', result);
diff --git a/scripts/system/pal.js b/scripts/system/pal.js
index b39c993894..5fbea90025 100644
--- a/scripts/system/pal.js
+++ b/scripts/system/pal.js
@@ -269,13 +269,26 @@ function fromQml(message) { // messages are {method, params}, like json-rpc. See
         getConnectionData();
         UserActivityLogger.palAction("refresh_connections", "");
         break;
+    case 'removeConnection':
+        connectionUserName = message.params;
+        request({
+            uri: METAVERSE_BASE + '/api/v1/user/connections/' + connectionUserName,
+            method: 'DELETE'
+        }, function (error, response) {
+            if (error || (response.status !== 'success')) {
+                print("Error: unable to remove connection", connectionUserName, error || response.status);
+                return;
+            }
+            getConnectionData();
+        });
+        break
+
     case 'removeFriend':
         friendUserName = message.params;
         request({
             uri: METAVERSE_BASE + '/api/v1/user/friends/' + friendUserName,
             method: 'DELETE'
         }, function (error, response) {
-            print(JSON.stringify(response));
             if (error || (response.status !== 'success')) {
                 print("Error: unable to unfriend", friendUserName, error || response.status);
                 return;