diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 9bf5c7c..a49b7a1 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@
 			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.widgets</groupId>
+			<artifactId>user-selection-dialog</artifactId>
+			<version>[0.1.0-SNAPSHOT, 1.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portlets.user</groupId>
 			<artifactId>workspace-light-tree</artifactId>
@@ -104,6 +109,11 @@
 			<artifactId>custom-portal-handler</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.core</groupId>
+			<artifactId>common-scope-maps</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.dvos</groupId>
 			<artifactId>usermanagement-core</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/NewsFeedPanel.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/NewsFeedPanel.java
index 5063712..a62ab7c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/NewsFeedPanel.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/NewsFeedPanel.java
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Date;
 
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
+import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.util.Encoder;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.ClientFeed;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Comment;
 import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Feed;
@@ -32,13 +33,17 @@ import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.event.SeeLikesEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.event.SeeLikesEventHandler;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.event.ShowNewUpdatesEvent;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.event.ShowNewUpdatesEventHandler;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.panels.dialog.LikesDialog;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates.FilterPanel;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates.NewFeedsAvailable;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates.SingleComment;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates.TweetTemplate;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.shared.EnhancedFeed;
 import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.shared.UserSettings;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.client.UserSelectionDialog;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.client.events.SelectedUserEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.client.events.SelectedUserEventHandler;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.client.events.UsersFetchedEvent;
+import org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.shared.SelectionUser;
 
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
 import com.google.gwt.core.client.RunAsyncCallback;
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ import com.google.gwt.dom.client.Document;
 import com.google.gwt.event.shared.HandlerManager;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Timer;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
+import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window.Location;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.AsyncCallback;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
 import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
@@ -139,6 +145,16 @@ public class NewsFeedPanel extends Composite {
 		});  
 
 
+		eventBus.addHandler(SelectedUserEvent.TYPE, new SelectedUserEventHandler() {
+			@Override
+			public void onSelectedUser(SelectedUserEvent event) {
+				GWT.log("event...");
+				Location.assign(GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_LINK+"?"+
+					Encoder.encode(GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_OID)+"="+
+					Encoder.encode(event.getSelectedUser().getId()));
+			}
+		});  
+		
 		eventBus.addHandler(SeeLikesEvent.TYPE, new SeeLikesEventHandler() {
 			@Override
 			public void onSeeLikes(SeeLikesEvent event) {
@@ -589,12 +605,13 @@ public class NewsFeedPanel extends Composite {
 	}
 
 	private void doShowLikes(final String feedId) {
-		GWT.runAsync(new RunAsyncCallback() {
+		GWT.runAsync(UserSelectionDialog.class, new RunAsyncCallback() {
 			@Override
 			public void onSuccess() {
-				final LikesDialog dlg = new LikesDialog();
+				final UserSelectionDialog dlg = new UserSelectionDialog("People who set this as Favorite", eventBus);
 				dlg.center();
-				dlg.show();			
+				dlg.show();		
+				
 				newsService.getAllLikesByFeed(feedId, new AsyncCallback<ArrayList<Like>>() {
 					@Override
 					public void onFailure(Throwable caught) {
@@ -603,7 +620,11 @@ public class NewsFeedPanel extends Composite {
 
 					@Override
 					public void onSuccess(ArrayList<Like> result) {
-						dlg.showLikes(result);
+						ArrayList<SelectionUser> toShow = new ArrayList<SelectionUser>();
+						for (Like like : result) {
+							toShow.add(new SelectionUser(like.getUserid(), like.getFullName(), like.getThumbnailURL()));
+						}
+						eventBus.fireEvent(new UsersFetchedEvent(toShow));
 					}
 				});
 			}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/dialog/LikesDialog.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/dialog/LikesDialog.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 236841f..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/panels/dialog/LikesDialog.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,73 +0,0 @@
-package org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.panels.dialog;
-
-
-import java.util.ArrayList;
-
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Like;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.client.popup.GCubeDialog;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.panels.NewsFeedPanel;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates.LikedTemplate;
-
-import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
-import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Button;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.CellPanel;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasAlignment;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HasVerticalAlignment;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HorizontalPanel;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.ScrollPanel;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.VerticalPanel;
-
-public class LikesDialog extends GCubeDialog {
-	
-	private static final int WIDTH = 420;
-	private CellPanel mainPanel = new VerticalPanel();
-	private VerticalPanel topPanel = new VerticalPanel();
-	private HorizontalPanel bottomPanel = new HorizontalPanel();
-	private Image loadingImage;
-	
-	public LikesDialog() {
-		super(true);
-		setText("People who set this " + NewsFeedPanel.LIKE_LABEL);
-		loadingImage = new Image(NewsFeedPanel.loading);
-		setSize(""+WIDTH, "100");
-		topPanel.setPixelSize(WIDTH, 100);
-		bottomPanel.setPixelSize(WIDTH, 25);
-		
-		topPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_CENTER);
-		topPanel.setVerticalAlignment(HasVerticalAlignment.ALIGN_MIDDLE);
-		topPanel.add(loadingImage);
-		ScrollPanel scroller = new ScrollPanel();
-		scroller.setPixelSize(WIDTH+40, 300);
-		
-		scroller.add(topPanel);
-		mainPanel.add(scroller);
-		mainPanel.add(bottomPanel);
-		
-		bottomPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_RIGHT);
-		Button close = new Button("Close");
-		bottomPanel.add(close);
-		close.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
-			@Override
-			public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
-				hide();				
-			}
-		});
-		
-		mainPanel.setCellHeight(bottomPanel, "25px");
-
-		setWidget(mainPanel);
-	}
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 * @param likes
-	 */
-	public void showLikes(ArrayList<Like> likes) {
-		topPanel.remove(loadingImage);
-		bottomPanel.setHorizontalAlignment(HasAlignment.ALIGN_RIGHT);
-		for (Like like : likes) {
-			topPanel.add(new LikedTemplate(like));
-		}
-	}
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 7696703..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-package org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.templates;
-
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.client.GCubeSocialNetworking;
-import org.gcube.portal.databook.shared.Like;
-import org.gcube.portlets.user.newsfeed.client.panels.NewsFeedPanel;
-
-import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
-import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinder;
-import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Composite;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.HTML;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Image;
-import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.Widget;
-
-public class LikedTemplate extends Composite {
-
-	private static LikedTemplateUiBinder uiBinder = GWT
-			.create(LikedTemplateUiBinder.class);
-
-	interface LikedTemplateUiBinder extends UiBinder<Widget, LikedTemplate> {
-	}
-
-	public LikedTemplate(Like like) {
-		initWidget(uiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
-		if (like.getThumbnailURL() != null)
-			avatarImage.setUrl(like.getThumbnailURL());
-		
-		avatarImage.setPixelSize(30, 30);
-		contentArea.setHTML("<a class=\"person-link\" style=\"font-size:16px;\"  href=\""+GCubeSocialNetworking.USER_PROFILE_LINK+"\">"+like.getFullName()+"</a> ");
-	}
-	@UiField
-	Image avatarImage;
-	@UiField
-	HTML contentArea;
-}
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.ui.xml b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.ui.xml
deleted file mode 100644
index 5eb8a0f..0000000
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/client/templates/LikedTemplate.ui.xml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-<!DOCTYPE ui:UiBinder SYSTEM "http://dl.google.com/gwt/DTD/xhtml.ent">
-<ui:UiBinder xmlns:ui="urn:ui:com.google.gwt.uibinder"
-	xmlns:g="urn:import:com.google.gwt.user.client.ui">
-	<g:HTMLPanel ui:field="mainHTML">
-		<div class="div-table-400">
-			<div class="div-table-row">
-				<div class="div-table-col smallphoto">
-					<a href="">
-						<g:Image title="" styleName="member-photo" url=""
-							ui:field="avatarImage" width="30px" height="30px" />
-					</a>
-				</div>
-
-				<div class="div-table-col content">
-					<div class="liked-person">
-						<g:HTML styleName="" ui:field="contentArea" />
-					</div>
-					<div class="liked-aux">
-						
-					</div>
-				</div>
-			</div>
-		</div>
-	</g:HTMLPanel>
-</ui:UiBinder> 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
index 0adefd9..9394192 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/server/NewsServiceImpl.java
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		if (user == null) {
 			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting testing user and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
 			user = "test.user";
-			//			user = "massimiliano.assante";
-			//			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");
+			user = "massimiliano.assante";
+			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube");
 		}
 		else {
 			withinPortal = true;
@@ -352,7 +352,8 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 		for (Feed feed : toMerge) {
 			feed.setThumbnailURL("http://127.0.0.1:8888/images/Avatar_default.png");
 		}
-
+		//sort the feeds in reverse chronological order
+		Collections.sort(toMerge, Collections.reverseOrder());
 		return enhanceFeeds(toMerge, 2);
 	}
 
@@ -668,16 +669,17 @@ public class NewsServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements NewsService
 	 * @throws PortalException 
 	 */
 	private boolean isAdmin() throws PortalException, SystemException  {
-		User currUser = OrganizationsUtil.validateUser(getASLSession().getUsername());
-		List<Organization> organizations = OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizations(0, OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizationsCount());
-		Organization rootOrganization = null;
-		for (Organization organization : organizations) {
-			if (organization.getName().equals(OrganizationsUtil.getRootOrganizationName() ) ) {
-				rootOrganization = organization;
-				break;
-			}
-		}		
 		try {
+			User currUser = OrganizationsUtil.validateUser(getASLSession().getUsername());
+			List<Organization> organizations = OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizations(0, OrganizationLocalServiceUtil.getOrganizationsCount());
+			Organization rootOrganization = null;
+			for (Organization organization : organizations) {
+				if (organization.getName().equals(OrganizationsUtil.getRootOrganizationName() ) ) {
+					rootOrganization = organization;
+					break;
+				}
+			}		
+
 			_log.trace("root: " + rootOrganization.getName() );
 			return (hasRole(ADMIN_ROLE, rootOrganization.getName(), currUser));
 		}
diff --git a/src/main/resources/clientlog4j.properties b/src/main/resources/clientlog4j.properties
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a4f0d7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/resources/clientlog4j.properties
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+log4j.rootLogger=DEBUG, A1
+log4j.appender.A1=org.apache.log4j.ConsoleAppender
+log4j.appender.A1.layout=org.apache.log4j.PatternLayout
+
+# Print the date in ISO 8601 format
+log4j.appender.A1.layout.ConversionPattern=%d [%t] %-5p %c - %m%n
+
+# Print only messages of level TRACE or above in the package org.gcube
+log4j.logger.org.gcube=TRACE
+log4j.logger.org.gcube.application.framework.core.session=INFO
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/NewsFeed.gwt.xml b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/NewsFeed.gwt.xml
index f7f269d..1e9b5c0 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/NewsFeed.gwt.xml
+++ b/src/main/resources/org/gcube/portlets/user/newsfeed/NewsFeed.gwt.xml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 	<!-- inherits gCube Widgets Library -->
 	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.gcubewidgets.WidgetFactory' />
 	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.user.wsmail.WsMail_Widget' />
+	<inherits name='org.gcube.portlets.widgets.userselection.UserSelection' />
 		<inherits
 		name='org.gcube.portlets.user.workspace.lighttree.WorkspacePortletLightTree' />