diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3a73f8ac9f..e5818ffcab 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Ethereum
 
 Ethereum Go Client © 2014 Jeffrey Wilcke.
 
-Current state: Proof of Concept 5.0 RC7.
+Current state: Proof of Concept 5.0 RC8.
 
 For the development package please see the [eth-go package](https://github.com/ethereum/eth-go).
 
@@ -26,28 +26,25 @@ General command line options
 ====================
 
 ```
--c       Launch the developer console (node only)
+Shared between ethereum and ethereal
 -m       Start mining blocks
 -genaddr Generates a new address and private key (destructive action)
--p       Port on which the server will accept incomming connections (= 30303)
--upnp    Enable UPnP (= false)
--x       Desired amount of peers (= 5)
--h       This help
+-p       Port on which the server will accept incomming connections
+-upnp    Enable UPnP
+-x       Desired amount of peers
 -r       Start JSON RPC
--dir     Data directory used to store configs and databases (=".ethereum")
--import  Import a private key (hex)
-```
+-dir     Data directory used to store configs and databases
+-import  Import a private key
+-h       This
 
-Developer console commands
-==========================
+Ethereum only
+ethereum [options] [filename]
+-js        Start the JavaScript REPL
+filename   Load the given file and interpret as JavaScript
 
+Etheral only
+-asset_path    absolute path to GUI assets directory
 ```
-addp <host>:<port>	      Connect to the given host
-tx <addr> <amount>            Send <amount> Wei to the specified <addr>
-contract <value> <gasprice>   Creates a new contract and launches the editor
-```
-
-See the "help" command for *developer* options.
 
 Contribution
 ============
diff --git a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
index 4813aaede8..51f064adf1 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
+++ b/ethereal/assets/qml/wallet.qml
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 		networkView.visible = false
 		historyView.visible = false
 		newTxView.visible = false
+		infoView.visible = false
 		view.visible = true
 		//root.title = "Ethereal - " = view.title
 	}
@@ -120,6 +121,17 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 						}
 					}
 				}
+
+				Image {
+					source: ui.assetPath("net.png")
+					anchors.horizontalCenter: parent.horizontalCenter
+					MouseArea {
+						anchors.fill: parent
+						onClicked: {
+							setView(infoView)
+						}
+					}
+				}
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -217,6 +229,33 @@ ApplicationWindow {
 				}
 			}
 
+			Rectangle {
+				id: infoView
+				property var title: "Information"
+				visible: false
+				color: "#00000000"
+				anchors.fill: parent
+
+				Label {
+					id: addressLabel
+					text: "Address"
+					anchors {
+						margins: 5
+						top: parent.top
+						left: parent.left
+					}
+				}
+				TextField {
+					anchors {
+						margins: 5
+						left: addressLabel.right
+						top: parent.top
+					}
+					text: pub.getKey().address
+					width: 500
+				}
+			}
+
 			/*
 			 signal addPlugin(string name)
 			 Component {
diff --git a/ethereal/assets/samplecoin/samplecoin.html b/ethereal/assets/samplecoin/samplecoin.html
index d47c6323c5..3892141cd6 100644
--- a/ethereal/assets/samplecoin/samplecoin.html
+++ b/ethereal/assets/samplecoin/samplecoin.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 
 <script type="text/javascript">
 
-var jefcoinAddr = "739105c31705038744d190332e3a07c8fea8a9eb"
+var jefcoinAddr = "fc0a9436890478bb9b1c6ed7455c2535366f4a99"
 var mAddr = ""
 
 function createTransaction() {
diff --git a/ethereal/ui/gui.go b/ethereal/ui/gui.go
index e267dabfd3..7290bd6ec4 100644
--- a/ethereal/ui/gui.go
+++ b/ethereal/ui/gui.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func New(ethereum *eth.Ethereum) *Gui {
 }
 
 func (gui *Gui) Start(assetPath string) {
-	const version = "0.5.0 RC7"
+	const version = "0.5.0 RC8"
 
 	defer gui.txDb.Close()
 
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) Start(assetPath string) {
 
 	// Expose the eth library and the ui library to QML
 	context.SetVar("eth", gui)
+	context.SetVar("pub", gui.pub)
 	gui.uiLib = NewUiLib(gui.engine, gui.eth, assetPath)
 	context.SetVar("ui", gui.uiLib)
 
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) setWalletValue(amount, unconfirmedFunds *big.Int) {
 	var str string
 	if unconfirmedFunds != nil {
 		pos := "+"
-		if unconfirmedFunds.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) >= 0 {
+		if unconfirmedFunds.Cmp(big.NewInt(0)) < 0 {
 			pos = "-"
 		}
 		val := ethutil.CurrencyToString(new(big.Int).Abs(ethutil.BigCopy(unconfirmedFunds)))
@@ -206,15 +207,10 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 			if txMsg.Event == "newTx:pre" {
 				object := state.GetAccount(gui.addr)
 
-				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.addr) == 0 && object.Nonce <= tx.Nonce {
+				if bytes.Compare(tx.Sender(), gui.addr) == 0 {
 					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx))
 					gui.txDb.Put(tx.Hash(), tx.RlpEncode())
 
-					/*
-						object.Nonce += 1
-						state.SetStateObject(object)
-					*/
-
 					unconfirmedFunds.Sub(unconfirmedFunds, tx.Value)
 				} else if bytes.Compare(tx.Recipient, gui.addr) == 0 {
 					gui.win.Root().Call("addTx", ethpub.NewPTx(tx))
@@ -234,7 +230,7 @@ func (gui *Gui) update() {
 
 				gui.setWalletValue(object.Amount, nil)
 
-				state.SetStateObject(object)
+				state.UpdateStateObject(object)
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/ethereum/config.go b/ethereum/config.go
index 97e8687d8d..f25f2fb66b 100644
--- a/ethereum/config.go
+++ b/ethereum/config.go
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ package main
 
 import (
 	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
 )
 
 var StartMining bool
@@ -23,6 +25,11 @@ var StartJsConsole bool
 var InputFile string
 
 func Init() {
+	flag.Usage = func() {
+		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "%s [options] [filename]:\n", os.Args[0])
+		flag.PrintDefaults()
+	}
+
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartMining, "m", false, "start dagger mining")
 	flag.BoolVar(&ShowGenesis, "g", false, "prints genesis header and exits")
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartRpc, "r", false, "start rpc server")
@@ -38,7 +45,9 @@ func Init() {
 	flag.StringVar(&ImportKey, "import", "", "imports the given private key (hex)")
 	flag.IntVar(&MaxPeer, "x", 10, "maximum desired peers")
 	flag.BoolVar(&StartJsConsole, "js", false, "exp")
-	flag.StringVar(&InputFile, "e", "", "Run javascript file")
+	//flag.StringVar(&InputFile, "e", "", "Run javascript file")
 
 	flag.Parse()
+
+	InputFile = flag.Arg(0)
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
index b06fb94603..fa01c7005d 100644
--- a/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
+++ b/ethereum/javascript_runtime.go
@@ -6,7 +6,10 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethchain"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethutil"
-	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
+	"github.com/obscuren/otto"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 )
 
 type JSRE struct {
@@ -53,6 +56,22 @@ func (self *JSRE) Run(code string) (otto.Value, error) {
 	return self.vm.Run(code)
 }
 
+func (self *JSRE) Require(file string) error {
+	if len(filepath.Ext(file)) == 0 {
+		file += ".js"
+	}
+
+	fh, err := os.Open(file)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	content, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(fh)
+	self.Run("exports = {};(function() {" + string(content) + "})();")
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (self *JSRE) Stop() {
 	// Kill the main loop
 	self.quitChan <- true
@@ -82,7 +101,10 @@ out:
 					cb.Call(cb, val)
 				}
 			} else if storageObject, ok := object.Resource.(*ethchain.StorageState); ok {
-				fmt.Println(storageObject)
+				for _, cb := range self.objectCb[ethutil.Hex(storageObject.StateAddress)+ethutil.Hex(storageObject.Address)] {
+					val, _ := self.vm.ToValue(ethpub.NewPStorageState(storageObject))
+					cb.Call(cb, val)
+				}
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -91,24 +113,65 @@ out:
 func (self *JSRE) initStdFuncs() {
 	t, _ := self.vm.Get("eth")
 	eth := t.Object()
-	eth.Set("watch", func(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
-		addr, _ := call.Argument(0).ToString()
-		cb := call.Argument(1)
+	eth.Set("watch", self.watch)
+	eth.Set("addPeer", self.addPeer)
+	eth.Set("require", self.require)
+}
+
+/*
+ * The following methods are natively implemented javascript functions
+ */
+
+// eth.watch
+func (self JSRE) watch(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	addr, _ := call.Argument(0).ToString()
+	var storageAddr string
+	var cb otto.Value
+	var storageCallback bool
+	if len(call.ArgumentList) > 2 {
+		storageCallback = true
+		storageAddr, _ = call.Argument(1).ToString()
+		cb = call.Argument(2)
+	} else {
+		cb = call.Argument(1)
+	}
+
+	if storageCallback {
+		self.objectCb[addr+storageAddr] = append(self.objectCb[addr+storageAddr], cb)
 
+		event := "storage:" + string(ethutil.FromHex(addr)) + ":" + string(ethutil.FromHex(storageAddr))
+		self.ethereum.Reactor().Subscribe(event, self.changeChan)
+	} else {
 		self.objectCb[addr] = append(self.objectCb[addr], cb)
 
 		event := "object:" + string(ethutil.FromHex(addr))
 		self.ethereum.Reactor().Subscribe(event, self.changeChan)
+	}
+
+	return otto.UndefinedValue()
+}
 
+func (self *JSRE) addPeer(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	host, err := call.Argument(0).ToString()
+	if err != nil {
+		return otto.FalseValue()
+	}
+	self.ethereum.ConnectToPeer(host)
+
+	return otto.TrueValue()
+}
+
+func (self *JSRE) require(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
+	file, err := call.Argument(0).ToString()
+	if err != nil {
 		return otto.UndefinedValue()
-	})
-	eth.Set("addPeer", func(call otto.FunctionCall) otto.Value {
-		host, err := call.Argument(0).ToString()
-		if err != nil {
-			return otto.FalseValue()
-		}
-		self.ethereum.ConnectToPeer(host)
+	}
+	if err := self.Require(file); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("err:", err)
+		return otto.UndefinedValue()
+	}
+
+	t, _ := self.vm.Get("exports")
 
-		return otto.TrueValue()
-	})
+	return t
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/repl.go b/ethereum/repl.go
index c0b63c0a51..d1243d19c2 100644
--- a/ethereum/repl.go
+++ b/ethereum/repl.go
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go"
 	"github.com/ethereum/eth-go/ethpub"
-	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
+	"github.com/obscuren/otto"
 )
 
 type Repl interface {
@@ -53,6 +53,10 @@ type JSEthereum struct {
 	vm *otto.Otto
 }
 
+func (self *JSEthereum) GetBlock(hash string) otto.Value {
+	return self.toVal(self.PEthereum.GetBlock(hash))
+}
+
 func (self *JSEthereum) GetKey() otto.Value {
 	return self.toVal(self.PEthereum.GetKey())
 }
diff --git a/ethereum/repl_darwin.go b/ethereum/repl_darwin.go
index 87da3df1d8..1b98c21500 100644
--- a/ethereum/repl_darwin.go
+++ b/ethereum/repl_darwin.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ package main
 import "C"
 
 import (
-	"github.com/robertkrimen/otto"
 	"strings"
 	"unsafe"
 )
@@ -87,7 +86,10 @@ L:
 	}
 }
 
-func (self *JSRepl) PrintValue(value otto.Value) {
+func (self *JSRepl) PrintValue(v interface{}) {
 	method, _ := self.re.vm.Get("prettyPrint")
-	method.Call(method, value)
+	v, err := self.re.vm.ToValue(v)
+	if err == nil {
+		method.Call(method, v)
+	}
 }