diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 0aa2ab1..c897cc3 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/" source-path="/src/main/webapp" tag="defaultRootSource"/>
     <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/src/main/java"/>
         <wb-resource deploy-path="/WEB-INF/classes" source-path="/target/generated-sources/gwt"/>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="gcube-widgets-2.0.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/gcube-widgets/gcube-widgets">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="my-vres"/>
   </wb-module>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8bbc025..b62d9e5 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -56,17 +56,14 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>gcube-widgets</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>custom-portal-handler</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.applicationsupportlayer</groupId>
@@ -75,12 +72,10 @@
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
-			<version>[2.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 3.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>com.liferay.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>portal-service</artifactId>
-			<version>${liferay.version}</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/my_vres/client/VresPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/my_vres/client/VresPanel.java
index 441e9c0..81fc8b2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/my_vres/client/VresPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlet/user/my_vres/client/VresPanel.java
@@ -8,37 +8,37 @@ import org.gcube.portlet.user.my_vres.client.widgets.ClickableVRE;
 import org.gcube.portlet.user.my_vres.shared.VRE;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
+import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Style.Unit;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.FlowPanel;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasHorizontalAlignment;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasAlignment;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HorizontalPanel;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.SimplePanel;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.VerticalPanel;
 /**
  * 
  * @author Massimiliano Assante - ISTI CNR
- * @version 1.1 Dec 2012
  *
  */
 public class VresPanel extends Composite {
-	/**
-	 * Create a remote service proxy to talk to the server-side service
-	 */
+	public static final String loading = GWT.getModuleBaseURL() + "../images/loading.gif";
 	private final MyVREsServiceAsync myVREsService = GWT.create(MyVREsService.class);
 	private FlowPanel flowPanel;
 	private VerticalPanel mainPanel = new VerticalPanel();
 	private SimplePanel catPanel = new SimplePanel();
 	private HorizontalPanel imagesPanel = new HorizontalPanel();
-
+	private Image loadingImage = new Image(loading);
 	private LinkedHashMap<String, ArrayList<VRE>> cachedVREs = null;
 
 	boolean hasVres = false;
 
 	public VresPanel() {
 		super();		
-
+		loadingImage.getElement().getStyle().setMarginTop(59, Unit.PX);
+		mainPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
 		mainPanel.setWidth("100%");
 		mainPanel.setStyleName("mainPanel");
 		this.flowPanel = new FlowPanel();
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public class VresPanel extends Composite {
 	}
 
 	private void loadVREs() {
-
+		mainPanel.add(loadingImage);
 		myVREsService.getUserVREs(new AsyncCallback<LinkedHashMap<String,ArrayList<VRE>>>() {
 
 			@Override
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public class VresPanel extends Composite {
 
 	private void showIconView() {
 		mainPanel.clear();		
+		mainPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_LEFT);
 		for (String cat : cachedVREs.keySet()) {
 			if (! cachedVREs.get(cat).isEmpty()) {
 				SimplePanel catPanel = new SimplePanel();
diff --git a/src/main/webapp/MyVREs.css b/src/main/webapp/MyVREs.css
index 4ba12d4..610aa57 100644
--- a/src/main/webapp/MyVREs.css
+++ b/src/main/webapp/MyVREs.css
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-@import url(http://fonts.googleapis.com/css?family=Architects+Daughter);
-
 div.vreButton {
 	float: left;
 }