diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index 2b02ab957a..67b07f6537 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Environment/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -77,8 +77,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
         private bool m_newForce = false;
         private bool m_newCoarseLocations = true;
         private bool m_gotAllObjectsInScene = false;
-        
 
+        private bool m_lastPhysicsStoppedStatus = false;
+
+        private LLVector3 m_lastVelocity = LLVector3.Zero;
+        
         // Default AV Height
         private float m_avHeight = 127.0f;
 
@@ -1263,11 +1266,17 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                         m_updateCount = 0;
                     }
                 }
-                else if (Util.GetDistanceTo(lastPhysPos, AbsolutePosition) > 0.02) // physics-related movement
+                else if ((Util.GetDistanceTo(lastPhysPos, AbsolutePosition) > 0.02) || (Util.GetDistanceTo(m_lastVelocity, m_velocity) > 0.02)) // physics-related movement
                 {
+
+                    
+                    // Send Terse Update to all clients updates lastPhysPos and m_lastVelocity
+                    // doing the above assures us that we know what we sent the clients last
                     SendTerseUpdateToAllClients();
                     m_updateCount = 0;
-                    lastPhysPos = AbsolutePosition;
+                    
+
+                    
                 }
 
                 // followed suggestion from mic bowman. reversed the two lines below.
@@ -1308,6 +1317,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
 
             m_scene.Broadcast(SendTerseUpdateToClient);
 
+            m_lastVelocity = m_velocity;
+            lastPhysPos = AbsolutePosition;
+
             m_scene.AddAgentTime(System.Environment.TickCount - m_perfMonMS);
             
         }
@@ -1729,7 +1741,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Environment.Scenes
                                   AbsolutePosition.Z);
 
             m_physicsActor = scene.AddAvatar(Firstname + "." + Lastname, pVec);
-            m_physicsActor.OnRequestTerseUpdate += SendTerseUpdateToAllClients;
+            //m_physicsActor.OnRequestTerseUpdate += SendTerseUpdateToAllClients;
             m_physicsActor.OnCollisionUpdate += PhysicsCollisionUpdate;
         }
 
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
index d767eabcdd..3fb30fb777 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BasicPhysicsPlugin/BasicPhysicsPlugin.cs
@@ -274,6 +274,12 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BasicPhysicsPlugin
             set { return; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
index 314708f3b6..f5f222b726 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/BulletXPlugin/BulletXPlugin.cs
@@ -730,6 +730,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.BulletXPlugin
             _name = name;
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/CollisionLocker.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/CollisionLocker.cs
index 8c2e702142..98e9736a93 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/CollisionLocker.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/CollisionLocker.cs
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
     public class CollisionLocker
     {
         
-        private bool locked = false;
+        
         private List<IntPtr> worldlock = new List<IntPtr>();
         public CollisionLocker()
         {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsActor.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsActor.cs
index 97eccbaa07..b96ce27482 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsActor.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/Manager/PhysicsActor.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,8 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
             get { return new NullPhysicsActor(); }
         }
 
+        public abstract bool Stopped { get; }
+
         public abstract PhysicsVector Size { get; set; }
 
         public abstract PrimitiveBaseShape Shape { set; }
@@ -204,6 +206,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.Manager
 
     public class NullPhysicsActor : PhysicsActor
     {
+        public override bool Stopped 
+        { 
+            get{ return false; } 
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return PhysicsVector.Zero; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
index 6b8d0e2f4f..0f1446ca82 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODECharacter.cs
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             m_pidControllerActive = status;
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return _zeroFlag; }
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// This 'puts' an avatar somewhere in the physics space.
         /// Not really a good choice unless you 'know' it's a good 
@@ -509,8 +514,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         public override PhysicsVector Velocity
         {
             get {
+                // There's a problem with PhysicsVector.Zero! Don't Use it Here!
                 if (_zeroFlag)
-                    return PhysicsVector.Zero;
+                    return new PhysicsVector(0f, 0f, 0f);
                 m_lastUpdateSent = false;
                 return _velocity; 
             }
@@ -756,7 +762,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                 if (!m_lastUpdateSent)
                 {
                     m_lastUpdateSent = true;
-                    base.RequestPhysicsterseUpdate();
+                    //base.RequestPhysicsterseUpdate();
                     
                 }
             }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
index fae53167aa..b41153b787 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/ODEPrim.cs
@@ -1129,6 +1129,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
             set { m_throttleUpdates = value; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return _zeroFlag; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
@@ -1233,12 +1238,13 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         public override PhysicsVector RotationalVelocity
         {
             get {
+                PhysicsVector pv = new PhysicsVector(0, 0, 0);
                 if (_zeroFlag)
-                    return PhysicsVector.Zero;
+                    return pv;
                 m_lastUpdateSent = false;
                 
-                if (m_rotationalVelocity.IsIdentical(PhysicsVector.Zero, 0.2f))
-                    return PhysicsVector.Zero;
+                if (m_rotationalVelocity.IsIdentical(pv, 0.2f))
+                    return pv;
 
                 return m_rotationalVelocity; 
             }
@@ -1261,7 +1267,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         public void UpdatePositionAndVelocity()
         {
             //  no lock; called from Simulate() -- if you call this from elsewhere, gotta lock or do Monitor.Enter/Exit!
-
+            PhysicsVector pv = new PhysicsVector(0, 0, 0);
             if (Body != (IntPtr) 0)
             {
                 d.Vector3 vec = d.BodyGetPosition(Body);
@@ -1348,7 +1354,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     {
                         m_throttleUpdates = false;
                         throttleCounter = 0;
-                        m_rotationalVelocity = PhysicsVector.Zero;
+                        m_rotationalVelocity = pv;
                         base.RequestPhysicsterseUpdate();
                         m_lastUpdateSent = true;
                     }
@@ -1362,9 +1368,9 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
                     _velocity.X = vel.X;
                     _velocity.Y = vel.Y;
                     _velocity.Z = vel.Z;
-                    if (_velocity.IsIdentical(PhysicsVector.Zero, 0.5f))
+                    if (_velocity.IsIdentical(pv, 0.5f))
                     {
-                        m_rotationalVelocity = PhysicsVector.Zero;
+                        m_rotationalVelocity = pv;
                     }
                     else
                     {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
index 3bd25f6ddc..bac61f4dbd 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/POSPlugin/POSPlugin.cs
@@ -403,6 +403,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.POSPlugin
             set { return; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
@@ -545,6 +550,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.POSPlugin
             set { return; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
index 4a0467c5fa..ffa0838217 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/PhysXPlugin/PhysXPlugin.cs
@@ -279,6 +279,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.PhysXPlugin
             set { m_rotationalVelocity = value; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get { return _position; }
@@ -479,6 +484,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.PhysXPlugin
             set { return; }
         }
 
+        public override bool Stopped
+        {
+            get { return false; }
+        }
+
         public override PhysicsVector Position
         {
             get