diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
index 7145bf9c..5eccbc6c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/JIT.js
@@ -99,11 +99,11 @@ const JIT = {
         synapsesToRemove.push(s)
       }
       else if (nodes[edge.nodeFrom] && nodes[edge.nodeTo]) {
-        existingEdge = _.findWhere(edges, {
+        existingEdge = _.find(edges, {
           nodeFrom: edge.nodeFrom,
           nodeTo: edge.nodeTo
         }) ||
-        _.findWhere(edges, {
+        _.find(edges, {
           nodeFrom: edge.nodeTo,
           nodeTo: edge.nodeFrom
         })
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
index a2cc5de2..ec5c1405 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Map/InfoBox.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import Active from '../Active'
 import GlobalUI from '../GlobalUI'
 import Router from '../Router'
+import Util from '../Util'
 
 /*
  * Metamaps.Collaborators
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
index 3e8743b6..c2f3ff29 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/Topic.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ const Topic = {
 
   // opts is additional options in a hash
   // TODO: move createNewInDB and permitCerateSYnapseAfter into opts
-  renderTopic: function (mapping, topic, createNewInDB, permitCreateSynapseAfter, opts) {
+  renderTopic: function (mapping, topic, createNewInDB, permitCreateSynapseAfter, opts = {}) {
     var self = Topic
 
     var nodeOnViz, tempPos
diff --git a/frontend/src/Metamaps/TopicCard.js b/frontend/src/Metamaps/TopicCard.js
index b92d7edd..dad58565 100644
--- a/frontend/src/Metamaps/TopicCard.js
+++ b/frontend/src/Metamaps/TopicCard.js
@@ -187,17 +187,9 @@ const TopicCard = {
     }
 
     var openMetacodeSelect = function (event) {
-      var windowWidth
-      var showcardLeft
       var TOPICCARD_WIDTH = 300
       var METACODESELECT_WIDTH = 404
-      var distanceFromEdge
-
       var MAX_METACODELIST_HEIGHT = 270
-      var windowHeight
-      var showcardTop
-      var topicTitleHeight
-      var distanceFromBottom
 
       if (!selectingMetacode) {
         selectingMetacode = true
@@ -206,9 +198,9 @@ const TopicCard = {
         // select is accessible onscreen, when opened
         // while topic card is close to the right
         // edge of the screen
-        windowWidth = $(window).width()
-        showcardLeft = parseInt($('.showcard').css('left'))
-        distanceFromEdge = windowWidth - (showcardLeft + TOPICCARD_WIDTH)
+        var windowWidth = $(window).width()
+        var showcardLeft = parseInt($('.showcard').css('left'))
+        var distanceFromEdge = windowWidth - (showcardLeft + TOPICCARD_WIDTH)
         if (distanceFromEdge < METACODESELECT_WIDTH) {
           $('.metacodeSelect').addClass('onRightEdge')
         }
@@ -217,11 +209,11 @@ const TopicCard = {
         // select is accessible onscreen, when opened
         // while topic card is close to the bottom
         // edge of the screen
-        windowHeight = $(window).height()
-        showcardTop = parseInt($('.showcard').css('top'))
-        topicTitleHeight = $('.showcard .title').height() + parseInt($('.showcard .title').css('padding-top')) + parseInt($('.showcard .title').css('padding-bottom'))
-        heightOfSetList = $('.showcard .metacodeSelect').height()
-        distanceFromBottom = windowHeight - (showcardTop + topicTitleHeight)
+        var windowHeight = $(window).height()
+        var showcardTop = parseInt($('.showcard').css('top'))
+        var topicTitleHeight = $('.showcard .title').height() + parseInt($('.showcard .title').css('padding-top')) + parseInt($('.showcard .title').css('padding-bottom'))
+        var heightOfSetList = $('.showcard .metacodeSelect').height()
+        var distanceFromBottom = windowHeight - (showcardTop + topicTitleHeight)
         if (distanceFromBottom < MAX_METACODELIST_HEIGHT) {
           $('.metacodeSelect').addClass('onBottomEdge')
         }
diff --git a/frontend/src/patched/JIT.js b/frontend/src/patched/JIT.js
index 7814ecbe..af7311be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/patched/JIT.js
+++ b/frontend/src/patched/JIT.js
@@ -3125,9 +3125,15 @@ var Canvas;
       };
     },
     translateToCenter: function(ps) {
-      var size = this.getSize(),
-          width = ps? (size.width - ps.width - this.translateOffsetX*2) : size.width;
-          height = ps? (size.height - ps.height - this.translateOffsetY*2) : size.height;
+      // START METAMAPS CODE
+      var size = this.getSize();
+      var width = ps ? (size.width - ps.width - this.translateOffsetX*2) : size.width;
+      var height = ps ? (size.height - ps.height - this.translateOffsetY*2) : size.height;
+      // ORIGINAL CODE
+      // var size = this.getSize(),
+      //     width = ps? (size.width - ps.width - this.translateOffsetX*2) : size.width;
+      //     height = ps? (size.height - ps.height - this.translateOffsetY*2) : size.height;
+      // END METAMAPS CODE
       var ctx = this.getCtx();
       ps && ctx.scale(1/this.scaleOffsetX, 1/this.scaleOffsetY);
       ctx.translate(width/2, height/2);
@@ -5637,7 +5643,11 @@ Graph.Op = {
                 break;
             
             case 'fade:seq': case 'fade': case 'fade:con':
-                that = this;
+                // START METAMAPS CODE
+                var that = this;
+                // ORIGINAL CODE:
+                // that = this;
+                // END METAMAPS CODE
                 graph = viz.construct(json);
 
                 //set alpha to 0 for nodes to add.
@@ -5773,7 +5783,11 @@ Graph.Op = {
                 break;
                 
             case 'fade:seq': case 'fade': case 'fade:con':
-                that = this;
+                // START METAMAPS CODE
+                var that = this;
+                // ORIGINAL CODE:
+                // that = this;
+                // END METAMAPS CODE
                 graph = viz.construct(json);
                 //preprocessing for nodes to delete.
                 //get node property modes to interpolate