diff --git a/src/sg/util/SGUtil.java b/src/sg/util/SGUtil.java
index 31565cc..516e286 100644
--- a/src/sg/util/SGUtil.java
+++ b/src/sg/util/SGUtil.java
@@ -7,13 +7,17 @@ import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 import com.jme.bounding.BoundingBox;
+import com.jme.image.Image;
 import com.jme.image.Texture;
 import com.jme.scene.Node;
 import com.jme.scene.Spatial;
+import com.jme.scene.state.TextureState;
+import com.jme.system.DisplaySystem;
 import com.jme.util.TextureManager;
 import com.jme.util.export.binary.BinaryImporter;
 import com.jme.util.resource.ResourceLocatorTool;
 import com.jme.util.resource.SimpleResourceLocator;
+import com.jmex.effects.LensFlare;
 import com.jmex.model.converters.AseToJme;
 import com.jmex.model.converters.MaxToJme;
 import com.jmex.model.converters.Md2ToJme;
@@ -93,8 +97,26 @@ public class SGUtil {
 				FileFinder.findURL(url),
                 Texture.MinificationFilter.BilinearNearestMipMap,
                 Texture.MagnificationFilter.Bilinear);
+        /*
+		return  TextureManager.loadTexture(
+				FileFinder.findURL(url),
+                Texture.MinificationFilter.Trilinear, Texture.MagnificationFilter.Bilinear, Image.Format.RGBA8,
+                0.0f, true);
+        */
 	}
 	
+	/**
+	 * Returns a JME TextureState whit the given texture
+	 * 
+	 * @param url is the path to the texture
+	 * @return an TextureState
+	 */
+	public static TextureState getTextureState(String url){
+		TextureState tstate = DisplaySystem.getDisplaySystem().getRenderer().createTextureState();
+		tstate.setTexture(loadTexture(url));
+        tstate.setEnabled(true);
+        return tstate;
+	}
 	
 	/**
 	 * Helper method to apply a ZBufferState to a node.