diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/WorldMap/WorldMapModule.cs b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/WorldMap/WorldMapModule.cs
index a4bcbad111..f4b54aa0a7 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/WorldMap/WorldMapModule.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/CoreModules/World/WorldMap/WorldMapModule.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.WorldMap
             LogManager.GetLogger(MethodBase.GetCurrentMethod().DeclaringType);
 
         private static readonly string DEFAULT_WORLD_MAP_EXPORT_PATH = "exportmap.jpg";
-
+        private static readonly UUID STOP_UUID = UUID.Random();
         private static readonly string m_mapLayerPath = "0001/";
 
         private OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<MapRequestState> requests = new OpenSim.Framework.BlockingQueue<MapRequestState>();
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.WorldMap
         private void StopThread()
         {
             MapRequestState st = new MapRequestState();
-            st.agentID=UUID.Zero;
+            st.agentID=STOP_UUID;
             st.EstateID=0;
             st.flags=0;
             st.godlike=false;
@@ -437,25 +437,26 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.CoreModules.World.WorldMap
             {
                 while (true)
                 {
-                    MapRequestState st = requests.Dequeue();
+                    MapRequestState st = requests.Dequeue(1000);
 
                     // end gracefully
-                    if (st.agentID == UUID.Zero)
-                    {
+                    if (st.agentID == STOP_UUID)
                         break;
-                    }
 
-                    bool dorequest = true;
-                    lock (m_rootAgents)
+                    if (st.agentID != UUID.Zero)
                     {
-                        if (!m_rootAgents.Contains(st.agentID))
-                            dorequest = false;
-                    }
+                        bool dorequest = true;
+                        lock (m_rootAgents)
+                        {
+                            if (!m_rootAgents.Contains(st.agentID))
+                                dorequest = false;
+                        }
 
-                    if (dorequest)
-                    {
-                        OSDMap response = RequestMapItemsAsync("", st.agentID, st.flags, st.EstateID, st.godlike, st.itemtype, st.regionhandle);
-                        RequestMapItemsCompleted(response);
+                        if (dorequest)
+                        {
+                            OSDMap response = RequestMapItemsAsync("", st.agentID, st.flags, st.EstateID, st.godlike, st.itemtype, st.regionhandle);
+                            RequestMapItemsCompleted(response);
+                        }
                     }
 
                     Watchdog.UpdateThread();
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index cfd3fccbf6..ccfffe7730 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2417,7 +2417,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 pos.Z -= m_appearance.HipOffset;
 
                 remoteClient.SendAvatarTerseUpdate(new SendAvatarTerseData(m_regionHandle, (ushort)(m_scene.TimeDilation * ushort.MaxValue), LocalId,
-                    pos, m_velocity, Vector3.Zero, m_rotation, Vector4.Zero, m_uuid, null, GetUpdatePriority(remoteClient)));
+                    pos, m_velocity, Vector3.Zero, m_bodyRot, Vector4.UnitW, m_uuid, null, GetUpdatePriority(remoteClient)));
 
                 m_scene.StatsReporter.AddAgentTime(Environment.TickCount - m_perfMonMS);
                 m_scene.StatsReporter.AddAgentUpdates(1);
@@ -2522,7 +2522,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
 
             remoteAvatar.m_controllingClient.SendAvatarData(new SendAvatarData(m_regionInfo.RegionHandle, m_firstname, m_lastname, m_grouptitle, m_uuid,
                                                             LocalId, pos, m_appearance.Texture.GetBytes(),
-                                                            m_parentID, m_rotation));
+                                                            m_parentID, m_bodyRot));
             m_scene.StatsReporter.AddAgentUpdates(1);
         }
 
@@ -2585,14 +2585,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             // the inventory arrives
             // m_scene.GetAvatarAppearance(m_controllingClient, out m_appearance);
 
-            // Note: because Quaternion is a struct, it can't be null
-            Quaternion rot = m_bodyRot;
-
             Vector3 pos = m_pos;
             pos.Z -= m_appearance.HipOffset;
 
             m_controllingClient.SendAvatarData(new SendAvatarData(m_regionInfo.RegionHandle, m_firstname, m_lastname, m_grouptitle, m_uuid, LocalId,
-                                               m_pos, m_appearance.Texture.GetBytes(), m_parentID, rot));
+                                               pos, m_appearance.Texture.GetBytes(), m_parentID, m_bodyRot));
 
             if (!m_isChildAgent)
             {
@@ -2697,9 +2694,11 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
                 m_startAnimationSet = true;
             }
 
-            Quaternion rot = m_bodyRot;
+            Vector3 pos = m_pos;
+            pos.Z -= m_appearance.HipOffset;
+
             m_controllingClient.SendAvatarData(new SendAvatarData(m_regionInfo.RegionHandle, m_firstname, m_lastname, m_grouptitle, m_uuid, LocalId,
-                m_pos, m_appearance.Texture.GetBytes(), m_parentID, rot));
+                pos, m_appearance.Texture.GetBytes(), m_parentID, m_bodyRot));
 
         }