diff --git a/boot.php b/boot.php
index 6e12e1ae6..e2778d737 100644
--- a/boot.php
+++ b/boot.php
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ require_once('include/features.php');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_PLATFORM',     'Friendica Red');
 define ( 'FRIENDICA_VERSION',      trim(file_get_contents('version.inc')) . 'R');
 define ( 'ZOT_REVISION',               1     ); 
-define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',       1032     );
+define ( 'DB_UPDATE_VERSION',       1033     );
 
 define ( 'EOL',                    '<br />' . "\r\n"     );
 define ( 'ATOM_TIME',              'Y-m-d\TH:i:s\Z' );
diff --git a/include/socgraph.php b/include/socgraph.php
index 3c77a59a1..678d13d11 100644
--- a/include/socgraph.php
+++ b/include/socgraph.php
@@ -254,12 +254,26 @@ function all_friends($uid,$cid,$start = 0, $limit = 80) {
 
 
 
-function suggestion_query($uid, $start = 0, $limit = 80) {
+function suggestion_query($uid, $myxchan, $start = 0, $limit = 80) {
 
-	if(! $uid)
+	if((! $uid) || (! $myxchan))
 		return array();
 
-	$r = q("SELECT count(glink.gcid) as `total`, gcontact.* from gcontact 
+	$r = q("SELECT count(xlink_xchan) as `total`, xchan.* from xchan
+		left join xlink on xlink_link = xchan_hash
+		where not xchan_hash in ( select abook_xchan from abook where abook_channel = %d )
+		and not xchan_hash in ( select xchan from xign where uid = %d )
+		and xchan_hash != '%s'
+		group by xchan_hash order by total desc limit %d, %d ",
+		intval($uid),
+		intval($uid),
+		dbesc($myxchan),
+		intval($start),
+		intval($limit)
+	);
+
+/*
+	$r = q("SELECT count(xlink.xchan) as `total`, gcontact.* from gcontact 
 		left join glink on glink.gcid = gcontact.id 
 		where uid = %d and not gcontact.nurl in ( select nurl from contact where uid = %d )
 		and not gcontact.name in ( select name from contact where uid = %d )
@@ -272,7 +286,12 @@ function suggestion_query($uid, $start = 0, $limit = 80) {
 		intval($start),
 		intval($limit)
 	);
+*/
 
+	if($r)
+		return $r;
+
+/*
 	if(count($r) && count($r) >= ($limit -1))
 		return $r;
 
@@ -291,7 +310,7 @@ function suggestion_query($uid, $start = 0, $limit = 80) {
 
 
 	return array_merge($r,$r2);
-
+*/
 }
 
 function update_suggestions() {
diff --git a/install/database.sql b/install/database.sql
index 31c5b441a..0262bce63 100644
--- a/install/database.sql
+++ b/install/database.sql
@@ -909,6 +909,15 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `xchan` (
   KEY `xchan_connurl` (`xchan_connurl`)
 ) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
 
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `xign` (
+  `id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
+  `uid` int(11) NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+  `xchan` char(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+  PRIMARY KEY (`id`),
+  KEY `uid` (`uid`),
+  KEY `xchan` (`xchan`)
+) ENGINE=MyISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8;
+
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `xlink` (
   `xlink_id` int(10) unsigned NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
   `xlink_xchan` char(255) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
diff --git a/install/update.php b/install/update.php
index 944841c41..afb4b08b9 100644
--- a/install/update.php
+++ b/install/update.php
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <?php
 
-define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1032 );
+define( 'UPDATE_VERSION' , 1033 );
 
 /**
  *
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ function update_r1001() {
 		`meta` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 		`created` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
 		PRIMARY KEY ( `id` )
-		) ENGINE = MYISAM ");
+		) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8");
 
 	$r2 = q("alter table `verify` add index (`channel`), add index (`type`), add index (`token`),
 		add index (`meta`), add index (`created`)");
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function update_r1004() {
 `site_update` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
 `site_directory` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 PRIMARY KEY ( `site_url` )
-) ENGINE = MYISAM ");
+) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8");
 
 	$r2 = q("alter table site add index (site_flags), add index (site_update), add index (site_directory) ");
 
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ function update_r1013() {
 `xlink_xchan` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 `xlink_link` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
 `xlink_updated` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00'
-) ENGINE = MYISAM ");
+) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8");
 
 	$r2 = q("alter table xlink add index ( xlink_xchan ), add index ( xlink_link ), add index ( xlink_updated ) ");
 	if($r && $r2)
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ ADD INDEX ( `channel_deleted` ) ");
 }
 
 function update_r1030() {
-	$r = q("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS`issue` (
+	$r = q("CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS `issue` (
 `issue_id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
 `issue_created` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
 `issue_updated` DATETIME NOT NULL DEFAULT '0000-00-00 00:00:00',
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ KEY `issue_assigned` (`issue_assigned`),
 KEY `issue_priority` (`issue_priority`),
 KEY `issue_status` (`issue_status`),
 KEY `issue_component` (`issue_component`)
-) ENGINE = MYISAM ");
+) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET=utf8");
 
 	if($r)
 		return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
@@ -397,3 +397,16 @@ ADD INDEX ( `account_external` )");
 }
 
 
+function update_r1032() {
+	$r = q("CREATE TABLE if not exists `xign` (
+`id` INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY ,
+`uid` INT NOT NULL DEFAULT '0',
+`xchan` CHAR( 255 ) NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+KEY `uid` (`uid`),
+KEY `xchan` (`xchan`)
+) ENGINE = MYISAM DEFAULT CHARSET = utf8");
+
+	if($r)
+		return UPDATE_SUCCESS;
+	return UPDATE_FAILED;
+}
diff --git a/mod/suggest.php b/mod/suggest.php
index 4aed2e61a..a5de5da04 100644
--- a/mod/suggest.php
+++ b/mod/suggest.php
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ function suggest_init(&$a) {
 	if(! local_user())
 		return;
 
-	if(x($_GET,'ignore') && intval($_GET['ignore'])) {
-		q("insert into gcign ( uid, gcid ) values ( %d, %d ) ",
+	if(x($_GET,'ignore')) {
+		q("insert into xign ( uid, xchan ) values ( %d, '%s' ) ",
 			intval(local_user()),
-			intval($_GET['ignore'])
+			dbesc($_GET['ignore'])
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -37,10 +37,9 @@ function suggest_content(&$a) {
 
 	$o .= '<h2>' . t('Friend Suggestions') . '</h2>';
 
+	$r = suggestion_query(local_user(),get_observer_hash());
 
-	$r = suggestion_query(local_user());
-
-	if(! count($r)) {
+	if(! $r) {
 		$o .= t('No suggestions available. If this is a new site, please try again in 24 hours.');
 		return $o;
 	}
@@ -49,13 +48,13 @@ function suggest_content(&$a) {
 
 	foreach($r as $rr) {
 
-		$connlnk = $a->get_baseurl() . '/follow/?url=' . (($rr['connect']) ? $rr['connect'] : $rr['url']);			
+		$connlnk = $a->get_baseurl() . '/follow/?url=' . $rr['xchan_addr'];
 
 		$o .= replace_macros($tpl,array(
-			'$url' => zid($rr['url']),
-			'$name' => $rr['name'],
-			'$photo' => $rr['photo'],
-			'$ignlnk' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/suggest?ignore=' . $rr['id'],
+			'$url' => zid($rr['xchan_url']),
+			'$name' => $rr['xchan_name'],
+			'$photo' => $rr['xchan_photo_m'],
+			'$ignlnk' => $a->get_baseurl() . '/suggest?ignore=' . $rr['xchan_hash'],
 			'$conntxt' => t('Connect'),
 			'$connlnk' => $connlnk,
 			'$ignore' => t('Ignore/Hide')
diff --git a/view/tpl/main_slider.tpl b/view/tpl/main_slider.tpl
index 662677684..a3b7769a6 100644
--- a/view/tpl/main_slider.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/main_slider.tpl
@@ -1,16 +1,26 @@
 <div id="main-slider" class="slider" ><input id="main-range" type="text" name="cminmax" value="$val" /></div>
 <script>
+	var old_cmin = 0;
+	var old_cmax = 99;
 	$("#main-range").slider({ from: 0, to: 99, step: 1, scale: ['$me', '|', '$intimate', '|', '$friends', '|', '$oldfriends', '|', '$acquaintances', '|', '$world' ], onstatechange: function(v) { 
-	var carr = v.split(";"); 
-	bParam_cmin = carr[0]; 
-	bParam_cmax = carr[1];
-	networkRefresh();
- } });
+		var carr = v.split(";");
+		if(carr[0] != bParam_cmin) {
+			old_cmin = bParam_cmin;
+	 		bParam_cmin = carr[0];
+		}
+		if(carr[1] != bParam_cmax) {
+			old_cmax = bParam_cmax; 
+			bParam_cmax = carr[1];
+		}
+		networkRefresh();
+ 	} });
 
 	var slideTimer = null;
 	function networkRefresh() {
 		if((document.readyState !== "complete") || (slideTimer !== null))
 			return;
+		if((bParam_cmin == old_cmin) && (bParam_cmax == old_cmax))
+			return;
 		setTimeout(function() { $("#profile-jot-text-loading").show(); }, 1000 );
 		slideTimer = setTimeout(networkTimerRefresh,2000);
 	}
diff --git a/view/tpl/smarty3/main_slider.tpl b/view/tpl/smarty3/main_slider.tpl
index 481e23077..fe4495f77 100644
--- a/view/tpl/smarty3/main_slider.tpl
+++ b/view/tpl/smarty3/main_slider.tpl
@@ -5,17 +5,27 @@
  *}}
 <div id="main-slider" class="slider" ><input id="main-range" type="text" name="cminmax" value="{{$val}}" /></div>
 <script>
+	var old_cmin = 0;
+	var old_cmax = 99;
 	$("#main-range").slider({ from: 0, to: 99, step: 1, scale: ['{{$me}}', '|', '{{$intimate}}', '|', '{{$friends}}', '|', '{{$oldfriends}}', '|', '{{$acquaintances}}', '|', '{{$world}}' ], onstatechange: function(v) { 
-	var carr = v.split(";"); 
-	bParam_cmin = carr[0]; 
-	bParam_cmax = carr[1];
-	networkRefresh();
- } });
+		var carr = v.split(";");
+		if(carr[0] != bParam_cmin) {
+			old_cmin = bParam_cmin;
+	 		bParam_cmin = carr[0];
+		}
+		if(carr[1] != bParam_cmax) {
+			old_cmax = bParam_cmax; 
+			bParam_cmax = carr[1];
+		}
+		networkRefresh();
+ 	} });
 
 	var slideTimer = null;
 	function networkRefresh() {
 		if((document.readyState !== "complete") || (slideTimer !== null))
 			return;
+		if((bParam_cmin == old_cmin) && (bParam_cmax == old_cmax))
+			return;
 		setTimeout(function() { $("#profile-jot-text-loading").show(); }, 1000 );
 		slideTimer = setTimeout(networkTimerRefresh,2000);
 	}