diff --git a/ccnx/ccnx-discovery.cpp b/ccnx/ccnx-discovery.cpp
index e5d9998..afb0307 100644
--- a/ccnx/ccnx-discovery.cpp
+++ b/ccnx/ccnx-discovery.cpp
@@ -54,9 +54,12 @@
               , m_localPrefix("/")
 {
   m_scheduler->start();
-  IntervalGeneratorPtr generator = boost::make_shared<SimpleIntervalGenerator>(INTERVAL);
-  TaskPtr task = boost::make_shared<PeriodicTask>(boost::bind(&CcnxDiscovery::poll, this), "Local-Prefix-Check", m_scheduler, generator);
-  m_scheduler->addTask(task);
+
+  Scheduler::scheduleOneTimeTask (m_scheduler, 0,
+                                  boost::bind(&CcnxDiscovery::poll, this), "Initial-Local-Prefix-Check");
+  Scheduler::schedulePeriodicTask (m_scheduler,
+                                   boost::make_shared<SimpleIntervalGenerator>(INTERVAL),
+                                   boost::bind(&CcnxDiscovery::poll, this), "Local-Prefix-Check");
 }
 
 CcnxDiscovery::~CcnxDiscovery()
diff --git a/log4cxx.properties b/log4cxx.properties
index 9593e06..a3663c4 100644
--- a/log4cxx.properties
+++ b/log4cxx.properties
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 log4j.logger.Executor = ERROR
 log4j.logger.Sync.Log = ERROR
-log4j.logger.Sync.Core = ERROR
+log4j.logger.Sync.Core = DEBUG
 log4j.logger.Scheduler = ERROR
 
 #log4j.logger.Sync = DEBUG
diff --git "a/src/.\043object-manager.cc" "b/src/.\043object-manager.cc"
deleted file mode 120000
index 0a98ad3..0000000
--- "a/src/.\043object-manager.cc"
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-cawka@cawka-mac.9794
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/hash-helper.cc b/src/hash-helper.cc
index d92e6b0..6fe0ca9 100644
--- a/src/hash-helper.cc
+++ b/src/hash-helper.cc
@@ -24,11 +24,12 @@
 #include <boost/assert.hpp>
 #include <boost/throw_exception.hpp>
 #include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
 #include <openssl/evp.h>
 #include <fstream>
 
-typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_errmsg, std::string> errmsg_info_str; 
-typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_errmsg, int> errmsg_info_int; 
+typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_errmsg, std::string> errmsg_info_str;
+typedef boost::error_info<struct tag_errmsg, int> errmsg_info_int;
 
 #include <boost/archive/iterators/transform_width.hpp>
 #include <boost/iterator/transform_iterator.hpp>
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@
       value = lookup_table [(unsigned)ch];
     if (value == -1)
       BOOST_THROW_EXCEPTION (Error::HashConversion () << errmsg_info_int ((int)ch));
-    
+
     return value;
   }
 };
@@ -103,6 +104,13 @@
   return os;
 }
 
+std::string
+Hash::shortHash () const
+{
+  return lexical_cast<string> (*this).substr (0, 10);
+}
+
+
 unsigned char Hash::_origin = 0;
 HashPtr Hash::Origin(new Hash(&Hash::_origin, sizeof(unsigned char)));
 
@@ -110,7 +118,7 @@
 Hash::FromString (const std::string &hashInTextEncoding)
 {
   HashPtr retval = make_shared<Hash> (reinterpret_cast<void*> (0), 0);
-  
+
   if (hashInTextEncoding.size () == 0)
     {
       return retval;
@@ -123,7 +131,7 @@
     }
 
   retval->m_buf = new unsigned char [EVP_MAX_MD_SIZE];
-  
+
   unsigned char *end = copy (string_to_binary (hashInTextEncoding.begin ()),
                             string_to_binary (hashInTextEncoding.end ()),
                             retval->m_buf);
@@ -154,7 +162,7 @@
 
   EVP_DigestFinal_ex (hash_context,
                       retval->m_buf, &retval->m_length);
-  
+
   EVP_MD_CTX_destroy (hash_context);
 
   return retval;
diff --git a/src/hash-helper.h b/src/hash-helper.h
index ab93697..41a8b8a 100644
--- a/src/hash-helper.h
+++ b/src/hash-helper.h
@@ -137,6 +137,9 @@
     return m_length;
   }
 
+  std::string
+  shortHash () const;
+
 private:
   unsigned char *m_buf;
   unsigned int m_length;
diff --git a/src/sync-core.cc b/src/sync-core.cc
index 95a5d62..6c9df52 100644
--- a/src/sync-core.cc
+++ b/src/sync-core.cc
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 
   m_ccnx->publishData(syncName, *syncData, FRESHNESS);
   _LOG_DEBUG ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] localStateChanged ");
-  _LOG_TRACE ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] publishes: " << *oldHash);
+  _LOG_TRACE ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] publishes: " << oldHash->shortHash ());
   // _LOG_TRACE (msg);
 
   // no hurry in sending out new Sync Interest; if others send the new Sync Interest first, no problem, we know the new root hash already;
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
     BytesPtr syncData = serializeMsg (*msg);
     m_ccnx->publishData(name, *syncData, FRESHNESS);
-    _LOG_TRACE ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] publishes " << hash);
+    _LOG_TRACE ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] publishes " << hash.shortHash ());
     // _LOG_TRACE (msg);
   }
   else
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
   if (*hash == *m_rootHash)
   {
     // we have the same hash; nothing needs to be done
-    _LOG_TRACE ("same as root hash: " << *hash);
+    _LOG_TRACE ("same as root hash: " << hash->shortHash ());
     return;
   }
   else if (m_log->LookupSyncLog(*hash) > 0)
@@ -161,14 +161,14 @@
 
     BytesPtr syncData = serializeMsg (*msg);
     m_ccnx->publishData(name, *syncData, FRESHNESS);
-    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << " publishes: " << *hash);
+    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << " publishes: " << hash->shortHash ());
     _LOG_TRACE (msg);
   }
   else
   {
     // we don't recognize the hash, send recover Interest if still don't know the hash after a randomized wait period
     double wait = m_recoverWaitGenerator->nextInterval();
-    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << ", rootHash: " << *m_rootHash << ", hash: " << *hash);
+    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << ", rootHash: " << *m_rootHash << ", hash: " << hash->shortHash ());
     _LOG_TRACE ("recover task scheduled after wait: " << wait);
 
     Scheduler::scheduleOneTimeTask (m_scheduler,
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@
 {
   Name syncInterest = Name (m_syncPrefix)(m_rootHash->GetHash(), m_rootHash->GetHashBytes());
 
-  _LOG_DEBUG ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] >>> SYNC Interest for " << *m_rootHash);
+  _LOG_DEBUG ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] >>> SYNC Interest for " << m_rootHash->shortHash () << ": " << syncInterest);
 
   m_ccnx->sendInterest(syncInterest,
                          Closure (boost::bind(&SyncCore::handleSyncData, this, _1, _2),
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@
 {
   if (!(*hash == *m_rootHash) && m_log->LookupSyncLog(*hash) <= 0)
   {
-    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << ", Recover for: " << *hash);
+    _LOG_TRACE (m_log->GetLocalName () << ", Recover for: " << hash->shortHash ());
     // unfortunately we still don't recognize this hash
     Bytes bytes;
     readRaw(bytes, (const unsigned char *)hash->GetHash(), hash->GetHashBytes());
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@
     // append the unknown hash
     Name recoverInterest = Name (m_syncPrefix)(RECOVER)(bytes);
 
-    _LOG_DEBUG ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] >>> RECOVER Interests for " << *hash);
+    _LOG_DEBUG ("[" << m_log->GetLocalName () << "] >>> RECOVER Interests for " << hash->shortHash ());
 
     m_ccnx->sendInterest(recoverInterest,
                          Closure (boost::bind(&SyncCore::handleRecoverData, this, _1, _2),