diff --git a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
index 335abd2..986910a 100644
--- a/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
+++ b/.settings/org.eclipse.wst.common.component
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@
         <dependent-module archiveName="pickuser-widget-0.4.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/pickuser-widget/pickuser-widget">
             <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
         </dependent-module>
+        <dependent-module archiveName="fileupload-progress-bar-1.1.0-SNAPSHOT.jar" deploy-path="/WEB-INF/lib" handle="module:/resource/fileupload-progress-bar/fileupload-progress-bar">
+            <dependency-type>uses</dependency-type>
+        </dependent-module>
     <property name="java-output-path" value="/${module}/target/www/WEB-INF/classes"/>
         <property name="context-root" value="share-updates"/>
   </wb-module>
diff --git a/distro/changelog.xml b/distro/changelog.xml
index 9dfa656..46df529 100644
--- a/distro/changelog.xml
+++ b/distro/changelog.xml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <ReleaseNotes>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.1-3-0"
-		date="2014-04-03">
+		date="2014-05-09">
 		<Change>Added possibility to alert the users of a VRE when sharing an update</Change>
 		<Change>Refined the way to guess content and images when parsing HTML</Change>
 		<Change>Improved images recognition when parsing html pages having no image indication from openGraph</Change>
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 		<Change>resolved problem with AdBlock plugin </Change>
 		<Change>Fixed mention user dialog y-position when textbox is higher than usual due to new lines</Change>
 		<Change>Mention users list now returns only the list of the available users in the current organization</Change>
+		<Change>Fixed posts when multiple tabs are open, now the status is kept on the client</Change>
 	</Changeset>
 	<Changeset component="org.gcube.portlets.user.shareupdates.1-1-3"
 		date="2014-02-10">
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index bcab07c..de711ad 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,11 @@
 			<artifactId>gwt-servlet</artifactId>
 			<scope>provided</scope>
 		</dependency>
+		<dependency>
+			<groupId>org.gcube.common.portal</groupId>
+			<artifactId>portal-manager</artifactId>
+			<version>[1.0.0-SNAPSHOT, 2.0.0-SNAPSHOT)</version>
+		</dependency>
 		<dependency>
 			<groupId>org.gcube.portal</groupId>
 			<artifactId>social-networking-library</artifactId>
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
index 6aac916..b4fdf87 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/server/ShareUpdateServiceImpl.java
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	 * 
 	 */
 	private static final String ADMIN_ROLE = "Administrator";
-	/**
-	 * 
-	 */
+
+	public static final String TEST_USER = "test.user";
 
 	private static final String STORAGE_OWNER = "gCubeSocialFramework";
 	public static final String UPLOAD_DIR = "/social-framework-uploads";
@@ -86,10 +85,6 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	 * The Cassandra store interface
 	 */
 	private DatabookStore store;
-	/**
-	 * used for debugging in eclipse
-	 */
-	private boolean withinPortal = false;
 	/**
 	 * connect to cassandra at startup
 	 */
@@ -112,19 +107,29 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		if (user == null) {
 			_log.warn("USER IS NULL setting test.user and Running OUTSIDE PORTAL");
 			user = getDevelopmentUser();
-			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");
-			withinPortal = false;
-		}
-		else {
-			withinPortal = true;
-		}
+			SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user).setScope("/gcube/devsec/devVRE");			
+		}		
 		return SessionManager.getInstance().getASLSession(sessionID, user);
 	}
 	public String getDevelopmentUser() {
-		String user = "test.user";
-		//user = "massimiliano.assante";
+		String user = TEST_USER;
+//		user = "massimiliano.assante";
 		return user;
 	}
+	/**
+	 * 
+	 * @return true if you're running into the portal, false if in development
+	 */
+	private boolean isWithinPortal() {
+		try {
+			UserLocalServiceUtil.getService();
+			return true;
+		} 
+		catch (com.liferay.portal.kernel.bean.BeanLocatorException ex) {			
+			_log.trace("Development Mode ON");
+			return false;
+		}			
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * 
@@ -146,8 +151,10 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		String email = username+"@isti.cnr.it";
 		String fullName = username+" FULL";
 		String thumbnailURL = "images/Avatar_default.png";
-
-		if (withinPortal) {
+		
+		boolean withinPortal = isWithinPortal();
+	
+		if (withinPortal && username.compareTo(TEST_USER) != 0) {
 			try {
 				UserInfo user = getUserSettings().getUserInfo();
 				email = user.getEmailaddress();
@@ -174,14 +181,17 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 			textToPost = escapedFeedText;
 			//System.out.println("textToPost=" + textToPost);
 		}
-
-		ScopeBean scope = new ScopeBean(session.getScope());
-		String vreId2Set = scope.is(Type.VRE) ? scope.toString() : "";  
+		
+		//get the VRE scope if single channel post
+		String vreScope2Set = "";
+		if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreId != null && vreId.compareTo("") != 0) {
+			vreScope2Set = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByOrganizationId(vreId) : session.getScope();
+		}		
 
 		Feed toShare = new Feed(UUID.randomUUID().toString(), feedType, username, feedDate,
-				vreId2Set, url, urlThumbnail, textToPost, pLevel, fullName, email, thumbnailURL, linkTitle, linkDesc, host);
+				vreScope2Set, url, urlThumbnail, textToPost, pLevel, fullName, email, thumbnailURL, linkTitle, linkDesc, host);
 
-		_log.trace("Attempting to save Feed with text: " + textToPost + " Level: " + pLevel);
+		_log.info("Attempting to save Feed with text: " + textToPost + " Level: " + pLevel + " Timeline="+vreScope2Set);
 
 		boolean result = store.saveUserFeed(toShare);
 
@@ -202,14 +212,13 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		} //share on a single VRE Timeline
 		//receives a VreId(groupId) get the scope from the groupId
 		else if (pLevel == PrivacyLevel.SINGLE_VRE && vreId != null && vreId.compareTo("") != 0) {
-			String vreScope = (withinPortal) ? getScopeByOrganizationId(vreId) : "/gcube/devsec/devVRE";
-			_log.trace("Attempting to write onto " + vreScope);
+			_log.trace("Attempting to write onto " + vreScope2Set);
 			try {
-				store.saveFeedToVRETimeline(toShare.getKey(), vreScope);
+				store.saveFeedToVRETimeline(toShare.getKey(), vreScope2Set);
 			} catch (FeedIDNotFoundException e) {
-				_log.error("Error writing onto VRES Time Line" + vreScope);
+				_log.error("Error writing onto VRES Time Line" + vreScope2Set);
 			}  //save the feed
-			_log.trace("Success writing onto " + vreScope);				
+			_log.trace("Success writing onto " + vreScope2Set);				
 		}
 		if (!result) return null;
 
@@ -251,10 +260,9 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 			String username = session.getUsername();
 			String email = username+"@isti.cnr.it";
 			String fullName = username+" FULL";
-			String thumbnailURL = "images/Avatar_default.png";
-
-			if (withinPortal) {
-				getUserVREs(username);
+			String thumbnailURL = "images/Avatar_default.png";			
+			
+			if (isWithinPortal() && username.compareTo(TEST_USER) != 0) {
 				com.liferay.portal.model.UserModel user = UserLocalServiceUtil.getUserByScreenName(OrganizationsUtil.getCompany().getCompanyId(), username);
 				thumbnailURL = "/image/user_male_portrait?img_id="+user.getPortraitId();
 				fullName = user.getFirstName() + " " + user.getLastName();
@@ -569,6 +577,10 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 	@Override
 	public ArrayList<PickingUser> getPortalUsers() {
 		ASLSession session = getASLSession();
+		boolean withinPortal = false;
+		if (isWithinPortal() && session.getUsername().compareTo(TEST_USER) != 0) {
+			withinPortal = true;
+		}
 		return getOrganizationUsers(session.getScope(), session.getUsername(), withinPortal);
 	}
 	
@@ -626,4 +638,5 @@ public class ShareUpdateServiceImpl extends RemoteServiceServlet implements	Shar
 		return portalUsers;
 	}
 
+	
 }
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/test/TestForDeploy.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/test/TestForDeploy.java
index 0aded86..b2aaff0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/test/TestForDeploy.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/portlets/user/shareupdates/test/TestForDeploy.java
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ public class TestForDeploy {
 		ShareUpdateServiceImpl serviceImpl = new ShareUpdateServiceImpl();
 		String username = serviceImpl.getDevelopmentUser();
 		System.out.println("username for deploy is: " + username);
-		assertTrue(username.compareTo("test.user") == 0);
+		assertTrue(username.compareTo(ShareUpdateServiceImpl.TEST_USER) == 0);
 		System.out.println("Test OK!");
 	}