diff --git a/lib/torque/animator.js b/lib/torque/animator.js
index 263b5c9..0476534 100644
--- a/lib/torque/animator.js
+++ b/lib/torque/animator.js
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
   exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
 
-  var requestAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame;
+  var requestAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozRequestAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame || function(c) { setTimeout(c, 16); }
 
-  var cancelAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozCancelAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame;
+  var cancelAnimationFrame = window.requestAnimationFrame || window.mozCancelAnimationFrame || window.webkitRequestAnimationFrame || window.msRequestAnimationFrame || function(c) { cancelTimeout(c); };
 
   /**
    * options:
diff --git a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
index 8231f51..82979a4 100644
--- a/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
+++ b/lib/torque/gmaps/torque.js
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ GMapsTorqueLayer.prototype = _.extend({},
 
     this.provider = new this.providers[this.options.provider](this.options);
     this.renderer = new this.renderers[this.options.renderer](this.getCanvas(), this.options);
-    console.log(this.getCanvas());
 
     this._initTileLoader(this.options.map, this.getProjection());
 
diff --git a/lib/torque/provider.json.js b/lib/torque/provider.json.js
index d7e0a85..b1c127d 100644
--- a/lib/torque/provider.json.js
+++ b/lib/torque/provider.json.js
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 (function(exports) {
 
-  exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
+  var torque = exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
   var providers = exports.torque.providers = exports.torque.providers || {};
 
+  var Uint8Array = torque.types.Uint8Array;
+  var Int32Array = torque.types.Int32Array;
+  var Uint32Array = torque.types.Uint32Array;
+
   // format('hello, {0}', 'rambo') -> "hello, rambo"
   function format(str) {
     for(var i = 1; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
diff --git a/lib/torque/provider.jsonarray.js b/lib/torque/provider.jsonarray.js
index c07ebee..d4c4929 100644
--- a/lib/torque/provider.jsonarray.js
+++ b/lib/torque/provider.jsonarray.js
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
 (function(exports) {
 
-  exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
+
+  var torque = exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
   var providers = exports.torque.providers = exports.torque.providers || {};
 
+  var Uint8Array = torque.types.Uint8Array;
+  var Int32Array = torque.types.Int32Array;
+  var Uint32Array = torque.types.Uint32Array;
+
   // format('hello, {0}', 'rambo') -> "hello, rambo"
   function format(str, attrs) {
     for(var i = 1; i < arguments.length; ++i) {
@@ -50,6 +55,9 @@
       }
       return keys;
     },
+    
+
+
 
     /**
      *
diff --git a/lib/torque/request.js b/lib/torque/request.js
index 55081ea..10ed61a 100644
--- a/lib/torque/request.js
+++ b/lib/torque/request.js
@@ -2,17 +2,28 @@
   var torque = exports.torque = exports.torque || {};
   torque.net = torque.net || {};
 
+
   function get(url, callback) {
-    var req = new XMLHttpRequest();
-    req.onreadystatechange = function() {
-      if (req.readyState == 4){
-        if (req.status == 200){
-          callback(req);
-        } else {
-          callback(null);
-        }
+    var request = XMLHttpRequest;
+    // from d3.js
+    if (window.XDomainRequest
+        && !("withCredentials" in request)
+        && /^(http(s)?:)?\/\//.test(url)) request = XDomainRequest;
+    var req = new request();
+
+
+    function respond() {
+      var status = req.status, result;
+      if (!status && req.responseText || status >= 200 && status < 300 || status === 304) {
+        callback(req);
+      } else {
+        callback(null);
       }
-    };
+    }
+
+    "onload" in req
+      ? req.onload = req.onerror = respond
+      : req.onreadystatechange = function() { req.readyState > 3 && respond(); };
 
     req.open("GET", url, true);
     //req.responseType = 'arraybuffer';