diff --git a/EVENTS.txt b/EVENTS.txt
index 4b8260b3ce..d9634325db 100644
--- a/EVENTS.txt
+++ b/EVENTS.txt
@@ -34,3 +34,8 @@ StartShowLaconicaScripts: Showing Laconica script links (use this to link to a C
 EndShowLaconicaScripts: End showing Laconica script links
 - $action: the current action
 
+StartShowSections: Start the list of sections in the sidebar
+- $action: the current action
+
+EndShowSections: End the list of sections in the sidebar
+- $action: the current action
diff --git a/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php b/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
index f9094a50ca..76db887deb 100644
--- a/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
+++ b/actions/finishremotesubscribe.php
@@ -237,7 +237,13 @@ class FinishremotesubscribeAction extends Action
     {
         $temp_filename = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'listener_avatar');
         copy($url, $temp_filename);
-        return $profile->setOriginal($temp_filename);
+        $imagefile = new ImageFile($profile->id, $temp_filename);
+        $filename = Avatar::filename($profile->id,
+                                     image_type_to_extension($imagefile->type),
+                                     null,
+                                     common_timestamp());
+        rename($temp_filename, Avatar::path($filename));
+        return $profile->setOriginal($filename);
     }
 
     function access_token($omb)
diff --git a/actions/userauthorization.php b/actions/userauthorization.php
index 7455a41a6f..ed17ceec97 100644
--- a/actions/userauthorization.php
+++ b/actions/userauthorization.php
@@ -330,7 +330,13 @@ class UserauthorizationAction extends Action
     {
         $temp_filename = tempnam(sys_get_temp_dir(), 'listenee_avatar');
         copy($url, $temp_filename);
-        return $profile->setOriginal($temp_filename);
+        $imagefile = new ImageFile($profile->id, $temp_filename);
+        $filename = Avatar::filename($profile->id,
+                                     image_type_to_extension($imagefile->type),
+                                     null,
+                                     common_timestamp());
+        rename($temp_filename, Avatar::path($filename));
+        return $profile->setOriginal($filename);
     }
 
     function showAcceptMessage($tok)
diff --git a/db/laconica.sql b/db/laconica.sql
index 012270b51e..16f482134b 100644
--- a/db/laconica.sql
+++ b/db/laconica.sql
@@ -258,7 +258,8 @@ create table notice_tag (
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
 
     constraint primary key (tag, notice_id),
-    index notice_tag_created_idx (created)
+    index notice_tag_created_idx (created),
+    index notice_tag_notice_id_idx (notice_id)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
 
 /* Synching with foreign services */
@@ -356,7 +357,8 @@ create table profile_tag (
 
    constraint primary key (tagger, tagged, tag),
    index profile_tag_modified_idx (modified),
-   index profile_tag_tagger_tag_idx (tagger, tag)
+   index profile_tag_tagger_tag_idx (tagger, tag),
+   index profile_tag_tagged_idx (tagged)
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
 
 create table profile_block (
@@ -400,7 +402,9 @@ create table group_member (
     created datetime not null comment 'date this record was created',
     modified timestamp comment 'date this record was modified',
 
-    constraint primary key (group_id, profile_id)
+    constraint primary key (group_id, profile_id),
+    index group_member_profile_id_idx (profile_id),
+    index group_member_created_idx (created)
 
 ) ENGINE=InnoDB CHARACTER SET utf8 COLLATE utf8_bin;
 
diff --git a/lib/action.php b/lib/action.php
index 04ee187abd..8d0fea7afd 100644
--- a/lib/action.php
+++ b/lib/action.php
@@ -538,12 +538,16 @@ class Action extends HTMLOutputter // lawsuit
      *
      * @return nothing
      */
+
     function showAside()
     {
         $this->elementStart('div', array('id' => 'aside_primary',
                                          'class' => 'aside'));
         $this->showExportData();
-        $this->showSections();
+        if (Event::handle('StartShowSections', array($this))) {
+            $this->showSections();
+            Event::handle('EndShowSections', array($this));
+        }
         $this->elementEnd('div');
     }