diff --git a/Gemfile~ b/Gemfile~
index 2075b0ef..23495a03 100644
--- a/Gemfile~
+++ b/Gemfile~
@@ -5,21 +5,22 @@ gem 'rails', '3.2.11'
 # Bundle edge Rails instead:
 # gem 'rails', :git => 'git://github.com/rails/rails.git'
 
+gem 'devise'
+gem 'redis'
 gem 'pg'
-gem 'authlogic'
 gem 'cancan'
 gem 'formula'
 gem 'formtastic'
 gem 'json'
 gem 'rails3-jquery-autocomplete'
 gem 'best_in_place'
-gem 'therubyracer' #optional
-gem 'rb-readline'
+#gem 'therubyracer' #optional
+#gem 'rb-readline'
 
 # Gems used only for assets and not required
 # in production environments by default.
 group :assets do
-  gem 'sass-rails',   '3.2.3'
+  gem 'sass-rails'
   gem 'coffee-rails', '~> 3.2.1'
 
   # See https://github.com/sstephenson/execjs#readme for more supported runtimes
@@ -34,7 +35,7 @@ gem 'jquery-rails', '2.1.2'
 # gem 'bcrypt-ruby', '~> 3.0.0'
 
 # To use Jbuilder templates for JSON
- gem 'jbuilder'
+ gem 'jbuilder', '0.8.2'
 
 # Use unicorn as the web server
 # gem 'unicorn'
diff --git a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
index f74c4290..271f7a19 100644
--- a/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/topics_controller.rb
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ class TopicsController < ApplicationController
     
     respond_to do |format|
       format.js { render :json => @topic.self_as_json }
+      format.json { render :json => @topic.self_as_json }
     end
   end
   
diff --git a/app/views/maps/show.html.erb b/app/views/maps/show.html.erb
index 300498c7..f41d7d37 100644
--- a/app/views/maps/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/maps/show.html.erb
@@ -64,63 +64,7 @@
 <% end %>
   
 <script>
-  $(document).ready(function() {
-    function bindWandHover() {
-      
-      var wandIsOpen = false
-      
-      // controls the sliding hover of the bottom left menu
-      var sliding1 = false; 
-      var lT;
-      
-      var closeWand = function() {
-        lT = setTimeout(function() { 
-            if (! sliding1) { 
-              sliding1 = true;
-              $('.sidebarWandIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-              $('.sidebarWandBox').fadeOut(200, function() {
-                sliding1 = false;
-                wandIsOpen = false; 
-              });
-            } 
-          },300); 
-      }
-      
-      var openWand = function() {
-        clearTimeout(lT);
-        if (! sliding1) { 
-            sliding1 = true;
-            
-            // hide the other two
-            $('.sidebarAccountBox').hide();
-            $('.sidebarFilterBox').hide();
-            $('.sidebarFilterIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-            $('.sidebarAccountIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-            
-            $('.sidebarWandIcon').css('background-color','#000');
-            $('.sidebarWandBox').fadeIn(200, function() {
-                 sliding1 = false;
-                 wandIsOpen = true;
-            });
-        }
-      }
-        // bind the hover events
-        $(".sidebarWand").hover(openWand, closeWand);
-        
-        // attach events for clicking on wand actions
-        $('li.wandSaveLayout').click(function() {
-          saveLayoutAll();
-        });
-        $('li.wandForkMap').click(function() {
-          saveToMap();
-          closeWand();
-        });
-        $('li.wandFilter').click(function() {
-          return;
-        });
-        
-   } // end bindWandHover
-   
+  $(document).ready(function() {   
    function bindFilterHover() {
       
       var filterIsOpen = false
@@ -200,11 +144,18 @@
         $("div.index").hover(openInfo, closeInfo);
         
         
-   } // end bindWandHover
-   bindWandHover();
+   } // end bindInfoHover
+  
    bindFilterHover();
    bindInfoHover();
    
+  $('.sidebarSave').click(function() {
+    saveLayoutAll();
+  });
+  $('.sidebarFork').click(function() {
+    saveToMap();
+  });
+   
    $(".sidebarCollaborateIcon").click(function(event) {
       goRealtime = !goRealtime; 
       $(".sidebarCollaborateIcon").toggleClass("blue");
diff --git a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
index 0228b00b..d8795c82 100644
--- a/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/topics/show.html.erb
@@ -54,61 +54,6 @@
 
 <script>
 	$(document).ready(function() {
-    function bindWandHover() {
-      
-      var wandIsOpen = false
-      
-      // controls the sliding hover of the bottom left menu
-      var sliding1 = false; 
-      var lT;
-      
-      var closeWand = function() {
-        lT = setTimeout(function() { 
-            if (! sliding1) { 
-              sliding1 = true;
-              $('.sidebarWandIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-              $('.sidebarWandBox').fadeOut(200, function() {
-                sliding1 = false;
-                wandIsOpen = false; 
-              });
-            } 
-          },300); 
-      }
-      
-      var openWand = function() {
-        clearTimeout(lT);
-        if (! sliding1) { 
-            sliding1 = true;
-            
-            // hide the other two
-            $('.sidebarAccountBox').hide();
-            $('.sidebarFilterBox').hide();
-            $('.sidebarFilterIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-            $('.sidebarAccountIcon').css('background-color','#0F1519');
-            
-            $('.sidebarWandIcon').css('background-color','#000');
-            $('.sidebarWandBox').fadeIn(200, function() {
-                 sliding1 = false;
-                 wandIsOpen = true;
-            });
-        }
-      }
-        // bind the hover events
-        $(".sidebarWand").hover(openWand, closeWand);
-        
-        // attach events for clicking on wand actions
-        $('li.wandSaveLayout').click(function() {
-          saveLayoutAll();
-        });
-        $('li.wandForkMap').click(function() {
-          saveToMap();
-          closeWand();
-        });
-        $('li.wandFilter').click(function() {
-          return;
-        });
-        
-   } // end bindWandHover
    
    function bindFilterHover() {
       
@@ -153,9 +98,12 @@
         $(".sidebarFilter").hover(openFilter, closeFilter);
         
    } // end bindFilterHover
-   bindWandHover();
    bindFilterHover();
    
+   $('.sidebarFork').click(function() {
+    saveToMap();
+  });
+   
    // initialize best_in_place editing
    $('.authenticated div.permission.canEdit .best_in_place').best_in_place();