diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php b/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
index 7c552172537413e043f44059e36d57266912a58a..b6cf3c8c94811615a844c8c43633f4fee74dd589 100644
--- a/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/content.php
@@ -25,25 +25,25 @@
 				<div class="splash_headline">		
 					<h4>Huskers Around the World</h4>
 					<p>
-					UNL community members are doing fantastic stuff around the world. Check out these members:
+					UNL community members are doing fantastic stuff around the world. Featured Huskers:
 					</p>
-					
+					<!-- lat, lng, username, location, displayname, title, comment(text area), linkname(the username with the underscore) -->
 					<div class="member_icon">
-						<img onclick="window.openLocation('40.8','-96.7','Lincoln NE 68588');return false;" src="http://ucommjuhl.unl.edu/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=demouser&size=tiny" />
+						<img id="shane" onclick="window.openLocationFeat('40.8','-96.7','demouser','Lincoln NE','Shane Farritor','Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering','Shane Farritor, \'92, has conducted promising research on railcar derailment and surgical robots.','Shane_Farritor');return false;" src="mod/customindex/views/default/customindex/witw_icons/Shane_Farritor_tiny.jpg" alt="Profile Icon" />
 					</div>
 					<div class="member_icon">
-						<img onclick="window.openLocation('-20.3','68.1','Beverly Hills CA 90210');return false;" src="http://ucommjuhl.unl.edu/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=demouser&size=tiny" />
+						<img onclick="window.openLocationFeat('-15.4081930','28.2871670','demouser','Zambia','Nithal Kuwa','Graduate student, Biological Sciences','Nithal Kuwa\'s research could impact more than 1.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa.','Nithal_Kuwa');return false;" src="mod/customindex/views/default/customindex/witw_icons/Nithal_Kuwa_tiny.jpg" alt="Profile Icon" />
 					</div>				
 					
 					<div class="clear"></div>
-					Most recent Huskers to join:
-					
+					Most recent members to join:
+					<!-- lat, lng, username, location, displayname, title, comment(text area) -->
 					<?php
 					$users = get_entities('user', '', 0, '', 8, 0, false, 0, null);
 	                if($users){
 	                    foreach($users as $user){
 	                    	//echo "<img src=\"http://ucommjuhl.unl.edu/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=" . $user->name . "&size=tiny\" />";
-	                    	echo "<div class=\"member_icon\"><a href=\"".$user->getURL()."\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $user, 'size' => 'tiny', 'override' => 'true')) . "</a></div>"; 
+	                    	echo "<div class=\"member_icon\"><img onclick=\"window.openLocation('40.8','-96.7','" . $user->username . "','Lincoln NE','" . $user->name . "','Class of 1948');return false;\" src=\"/workspace/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icon.php?username=" . $user->username . "&size=tiny\" /></div>"; 
 	                        //  echo "<div class=\"member_icon\">" . elgg_view("profile/icon",array('entity' => $user, 'size' => 'small')) . "</div>";  	                          
 	                    }
 	                }
diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/css.php b/customindex/views/default/customindex/css.php
index 946768f5e08bda04dfe7e10bbd8b75379c2ef859..a40c5707c507c7ba1e96753fab45bc85462c3504 100644
--- a/customindex/views/default/customindex/css.php
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/css.php
@@ -96,9 +96,51 @@
 		z-index:0;
 	}
 
-	
-	#FE_InfoWindow { z-index: 9999; }
-	
+
+/* member icon */
+	.member_icon {
+		cursor:pointer;
+		margin:0 6px 6px 0;
+	}
+
+/*the popup info bubble on the globe */
+	#FE_InfoWindow {
+		margin:35px 0 0 15px !important;
+		z-index:50;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper {
+		color: #333;
+		font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper a {
+		color: #ba0000;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper a:focus {
+		color: #cc0000;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper img.witw_icon {
+		float:left;
+		padding: 0 6px 6px 0;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper h1 {
+		font-size:16px;
+		padding-bottom: 4px;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper p.witw_location {
+		font-style:italic;
+		font-size: 11px;
+		color:green;
+		padding-bottom: 4px;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper p.witw_title {
+		font-size: 12px;
+	}
+	#witw_wrapper p.witw_comment {
+		font-size: 11px;
+		line-height: 14px;
+		padding-top:5px;
+		clear:left;
+	}
 /************************************************/
 /* the stuff below the splash headlines,posters */
 	
@@ -149,7 +191,3 @@
 		font-style: italic;
 		font-size:0.9em;
 	}
-/* member icon */
-	.member_icon {
-		margin:0 6px 6px 0;
-	}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php b/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
index 1a8c4174889106dd5bf5cfb2dc9180426d244bf3..0ff8f071717bd25cc5ae894f3413d8718db13f56 100644
--- a/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
+++ b/customindex/views/default/customindex/metatags.php
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 	     	jQuery("#posters>div").css({'z-index':'0'});
 	     	jQuery("#poster"+panelClicked+"").css({'z-index':'99'});
 	   		if(jQuery(this).attr("id") == "headline1"){
-		     	jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({'z-index':'9999'});
+		     	jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({'z-index':'2000'});
 	   		} else {
 		     	jQuery("#FE_InfoWindow").css({'z-index':'0'});
 	   		}
@@ -39,24 +39,46 @@
 <!-- begin poly9 globe js -->
 <script type="text/javascript" src="http://globe.poly9.com/api.js"></script>
 <script type="text/javascript">
-//<![CDATA[         
+//<![CDATA[  
+    var c=0;
+	var t;
       
 function startMap() {
 	this.toggleDashboard();
-	var self = this;
+	self = this;
 
-	window.openLocation = function(lat, lng, ourLocation) {
-		var latlng = new FE.LatLng(lat,lng);
-		
-		self.panTo(latlng,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
-		self.zoomTo(19505000,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
-		label = window.label = new FE.Pushpin(latlng);
-		self.addOverlay(label);
-		label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div style="padding: 26px 20px; color: #333; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; padding-bottom: 4px;"><img src="http://ucommjuhl.unl.edu/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icondirect.php?lastcache=1245432975&username=demouser&size=small" style="float:left; padding: 0 6px 6px 0;" /><h1 style="font-size:16px; padding-bottom: 4px;">Herbie Husker</h1><p style="font-style:italic; font-size: 10px; color:green; padding-bottom: 4px;">' + ourLocation + '</p><p style="padding-bottom: 10px;">Class of \'96</p><p style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">I can\'t wait for football season. Goooooo biiiiiiiiig reeeeeeeeeeeeed!</p></div>', 256, 154);
-		
-	};
-//	FE.Event.addListener(label, 'click', window.openLocation );
+	letsdothisloop();
+};
+function letsdothisloop() {
+	if(c==0)
+		openLocationFeat('40.8','-96.7','demouser','Lincoln NE','Shane Farritor','Associate Professor, Mechanical Engineering','Shane Farritor, \'92, has conducted promising research on railcar derailment and surgical robots.','Shane_Farritor');
+	else if(c==1)
+		openLocationFeat('-15.4081930','28.2871670','demouser','Zambia','Nithal Kuwa','Graduate student, Biological Sciences','Nithal Kuwa\'s research could impact more than 1.8 million children in sub-Saharan Africa.','Nithal_Kuwa');
+	else {
+		c=-1;
+	}	
+	c=c+1;
+	t=setTimeout("letsdothisloop()",4000);
+};
+function openLocationFeat(lat, lng, username, location, displayname, title, comment, linkname) {
+	clearTimeout(t);
+	var latlng = new FE.LatLng(lat,lng);
+	
+	self.panTo(latlng,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
+	self.zoomTo(19505000,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
+	label = window.label = new FE.Pushpin(latlng);
+	self.addOverlay(label);
+	label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper"><img class="witw_icon" src="mod/customindex/views/default/customindex/witw_icons/' + linkname + '_medium.jpg" width="60" height="60" /><h1>' + displayname + '</h1><p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p><p class="witw_comment">' + comment + ' <a href="http://ucommmeranda.unl.edu/workspace/UNL_Featured/husker/' + linkname + '/">Continue Reading...</a></p></div>', 256, 154);
+};
+function openLocation(lat, lng, username, location, displayname, title, comment) {
+	clearTimeout(t);
+	var latlng = new FE.LatLng(lat,lng);
 	
+	self.panTo(latlng,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
+	self.zoomTo(19505000,1.5,"easeInOutQuad");
+	label = window.label = new FE.Pushpin(latlng);
+	self.addOverlay(label);
+	label.openInfoWindowHtml('<div id="witw_wrapper"><img class="witw_icon" src="http://ucommrasmussen.unl.edu/workspace/UNL_Elgg/elgg/mod/profile/icondirect.php?username=' + username + '&size=medium" width="60" height="60" /><h1>' + displayname + '</h1><p class="witw_location">' + location + '</p><p class="witw_title">' + title + '</p><p class="witw_comment">' + comment + '</p></div>', 256, 154);
 };
 
 jQuery(document).ready(function() {
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