diff --git a/productMods/images/visualization/ajax-loader-indicator.gif b/productMods/images/visualization/ajax-loader-indicator.gif
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5b33f7e5
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diff --git a/productMods/images/visualization/coauthorship/EgoCentric.swf b/productMods/images/visualization/coauthorship/EgoCentric.swf
index f9487cc9..cd8f8941 100644
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diff --git a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonOnGrantsStandalone.ftl b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonOnGrantsStandalone.ftl
index e699811e..2a55dd91 100644
--- a/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonOnGrantsStandalone.ftl
+++ b/productMods/templates/freemarker/visualization/entitycomparison/entityComparisonOnGrantsStandalone.ftl
@@ -28,8 +28,10 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
     
     $.blockUI.defaults.css.width = '500px';
     $.blockUI.defaults.css.border = '0px';
+    $.blockUI.defaults.css.top = '15%';
      
-    $("div#body").block({
+    
+    $("div#temporal-graph-response").block({
         message: '<h3><img src="' + loadingImageLink + '" />&nbsp;Loading data for <i>${organizationLabel}</i></h3>'
     });
 
@@ -39,17 +41,20 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
         success: function (data) {
 
             if (data.error) {
-                $("#error-container").show();
                 $("#body").remove();
+                $("#error-container").show();
+                $("div#temporal-graph-response").unblock();
+                
             } else {
                 temporalGraphProcessor.initiateTemporalGraphRenderProcess(graphContainer, data);
                 $("#error-container").remove();
+                $("div#temporal-graph-response").unblock();
             }
         }
     });
+    
 
     // unblock when ajax activity stops    
-    $(document).ajaxStop($("div#body").unblock());
 
 });
 
@@ -58,6 +63,8 @@ $(document).ready(function () {
 
 <#assign currentParameterObject = grantParameter>
 
+<div id="temporal-graph-response">
+
 <#include "entityComparisonBody.ftl">
 
 <#-- 
@@ -65,4 +72,6 @@ Right now we include the error message by default becuae currently I could not d
 the CSS of the #error-container is display:none; so it will be hidden unless explicitly commanded to be shown which we do in 
 via JavaScript.
 -->
-<#include "entityGrantComparisonError.ftl">
\ No newline at end of file
+<#include "entityGrantComparisonError.ftl">
+
+</div>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/entitycomparison/EntityPublicationCountRequestHandler.java b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/entitycomparison/EntityPublicationCountRequestHandler.java
index 116212a2..cce0ae42 100644
--- a/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/entitycomparison/EntityPublicationCountRequestHandler.java
+++ b/src/edu/cornell/mannlib/vitro/webapp/visualization/freemarker/entitycomparison/EntityPublicationCountRequestHandler.java
@@ -15,12 +15,9 @@ import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
 
 import com.google.gson.Gson;
-import com.hp.hpl.jena.iri.IRI;
-import com.hp.hpl.jena.iri.IRIFactory;
 import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.Dataset;
 import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model;
 
-import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.ConfigurationProperties;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.beans.Portal;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.VitroRequest;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.controller.freemarker.responsevalues.ResponseValues;
@@ -36,10 +33,6 @@ import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.visualization.freemarker.visutils.QueryR
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.visualization.freemarker.visutils.UtilityFunctions;
 import edu.cornell.mannlib.vitro.webapp.visualization.freemarker.visutils.VisualizationRequestHandler;
 
-/**
- * @author cdtank
- *
- */
 public class EntityPublicationCountRequestHandler implements
 		VisualizationRequestHandler {