diff --git a/libraries/animation/src/AnimBlendDirectional.cpp b/libraries/animation/src/AnimBlendDirectional.cpp
index 4e7c67f276..4cc67683da 100644
--- a/libraries/animation/src/AnimBlendDirectional.cpp
+++ b/libraries/animation/src/AnimBlendDirectional.cpp
@@ -96,7 +96,9 @@ const AnimPoseVec& AnimBlendDirectional::evaluate(const AnimVariantMap& animVars
             }
         }
         _poses.resize(minSize);
-        blend4(minSize, &poseVecs[0][0], &poseVecs[1][0], &poseVecs[2][0], &poseVecs[3][0], &alphas[0], &_poses[0]);
+        if (minSize > 0) {
+            blend4(minSize, &poseVecs[0][0], &poseVecs[1][0], &poseVecs[2][0], &poseVecs[3][0], &alphas[0], &_poses[0]);
+        }
 
         // animation stack debug stats
         for (int i = 0; i < 9; i++) {
diff --git a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderShadowTask.cpp b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderShadowTask.cpp
index 0d0b776074..22decb47a7 100755
--- a/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderShadowTask.cpp
+++ b/libraries/render-utils/src/RenderShadowTask.cpp
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ void RenderShadowMap::run(const render::RenderContextPointer& renderContext, con
                 ShapeKey::Builder(), ShapeKey::Builder().withFade(),
                 ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed(), ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withFade(),
                 ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withDualQuatSkinned(), ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withDualQuatSkinned().withFade(),
-                ShapeKey::Builder().withOwnPipeline(), ShapeKey::Builder().withOwnPipeline().withFade()
+                ShapeKey::Builder().withOwnPipeline(), ShapeKey::Builder().withOwnPipeline().withFade(),
+                ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withOwnPipeline(), ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withOwnPipeline().withFade(),
+                ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withDualQuatSkinned().withOwnPipeline(), ShapeKey::Builder().withDeformed().withDualQuatSkinned().withOwnPipeline().withFade(),
             };
             std::vector<std::vector<ShapeKey>> sortedShapeKeys(keys.size());
 
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/entityList/entityList.js b/scripts/system/create/entityList/entityList.js
index 06e100f457..54a39bd165 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/entityList/entityList.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/entityList/entityList.js
@@ -275,23 +275,6 @@ EntityListTool = function(shouldUseEditTabletApp) {
                 Window.saveFileChanged.connect(onFileSaveChanged);
                 Window.saveAsync("Select Where to Save", "", "*.json");
             }
-        } else if (data.type === "pal") {
-            var sessionIds = {}; // Collect the sessionsIds of all selected entities, w/o duplicates.
-            selectionManager.selections.forEach(function (id) {
-                var lastEditedBy = Entities.getEntityProperties(id, 'lastEditedBy').lastEditedBy;
-                if (lastEditedBy) {
-                    sessionIds[lastEditedBy] = true;
-                }
-            });
-            var dedupped = Object.keys(sessionIds);
-            if (!selectionManager.selections.length) {
-                Window.alert('No objects selected.');
-            } else if (!dedupped.length) {
-                Window.alert('There were no recent users of the ' + selectionManager.selections.length + ' selected objects.');
-            } else {
-                // No need to subscribe if we're just sending.
-                Messages.sendMessage('com.highfidelity.pal', JSON.stringify({method: 'select', params: [dedupped, true, false]}), 'local');
-            }
         } else if (data.type === "delete") {
             deleteSelectedEntities();
         } else if (data.type === "toggleLocked") {
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/entityList.html b/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/entityList.html
index 3e17a66df5..b7ff7cd4e4 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/entityList.html
+++ b/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/entityList.html
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
                 <input type="button" id="locked" class="glyph" value="&#xe006;" />
                 <input type="button" id="visible" class="glyph" value="&#xe007;" />
             </div>
-            <input type="button" id="pal" class="glyph" value="&#xe00c;" />
             <button id="toggle-space-mode" class="hifi-edit-button space-mode-local">Local</button>
             <input type="button" class="red glyph" id="delete" value="{" />
         </div>
diff --git a/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/js/entityList.js b/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/js/entityList.js
index b15c4e6703..b70e53ce15 100644
--- a/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/js/entityList.js
+++ b/scripts/system/create/entityList/html/js/entityList.js
@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@ let elEntityTable,
     elFilterInView,
     elFilterRadius,
     elExport,
-    elPal,
     elSelectedEntitiesCount,
     elVisibleEntitiesCount,
     elNoEntitiesMessage,
@@ -254,7 +253,6 @@ function loaded() {
         elFilterInView = document.getElementById("filter-in-view");
         elFilterRadius = document.getElementById("filter-radius");
         elExport = document.getElementById("export");
-        elPal = document.getElementById("pal");
         elSelectedEntitiesCount = document.getElementById("selected-entities-count");
         elVisibleEntitiesCount = document.getElementById("visible-entities-count");
         elNoEntitiesMessage = document.getElementById("no-entities");
@@ -272,9 +270,6 @@ function loaded() {
         elExport.onclick = function() {
             EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({ type: 'export'}));
         };
-        elPal.onclick = function() {
-            EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({ type: 'pal' }));
-        };
         elDelete.onclick = function() {
             EventBridge.emitWebEvent(JSON.stringify({ type: 'delete' }));
         };
@@ -541,8 +536,9 @@ function loaded() {
         function onRowClicked(clickEvent) {
             let entityID = this.dataset.entityID;
             let selection = [entityID];
+            let controlKey = window.navigator.platform.startsWith("Mac") ? clickEvent.metaKey : clickEvent.ctrlKey;
 
-            if (clickEvent.ctrlKey) {
+            if (controlKey) {
                 let selectedIndex = selectedEntities.indexOf(entityID);
                 if (selectedIndex >= 0) {
                     selection = [];
@@ -573,7 +569,7 @@ function loaded() {
                         selection.reverse();
                     }
                 }
-            } else if (!clickEvent.ctrlKey && !clickEvent.shiftKey && selectedEntities.length === 1) {
+            } else if (!controlKey && !clickEvent.shiftKey && selectedEntities.length === 1) {
                 // if reselecting the same entity then start renaming it
                 if (selectedEntities[0] === entityID) {
                     if (renameLastBlur && renameLastEntityID === entityID && (Date.now() - renameLastBlur) < RENAME_COOLDOWN) {