diff --git a/libethereum/BlockChain.cpp b/libethereum/BlockChain.cpp
index eac0e6d4a..c49f32ab3 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockChain.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/BlockChain.cpp
@@ -127,17 +127,17 @@ void BlockChain::import(bytes const& _block, Overlay const& _db)
 	// Check block doesn't already exist first!
 	if (details(newHash))
 	{
-//		cout << "   Not new." << endl;
+		clog(BlockChainNote) << "   Not new.";
 		throw AlreadyHaveBlock();
 	}
 
-	cdebug << "Attempting import of " << newHash << "...";
+	clog(BlockChainNote) << "Attempting import of " << newHash << "...";
 
 	// Work out its number as the parent's number + 1
 	auto pd = details(bi.parentHash);
 	if (!pd)
 	{
-		cdebug << "   Unknown parent " << bi.parentHash;
+		clog(BlockChainNote) << "   Unknown parent " << bi.parentHash;
 		// We don't know the parent (yet) - discard for now. It'll get resent to us if we find out about its ancestry later on.
 		throw UnknownParent();
 	}
@@ -177,12 +177,11 @@ void BlockChain::import(bytes const& _block, Overlay const& _db)
 	{
 		m_lastBlockHash = newHash;
 		m_detailsDB->Put(m_writeOptions, ldb::Slice("best"), ldb::Slice((char const*)&newHash, 32));
-		cnote << "   Imported and best.";
+		clog(BlockChainNote) << "   Imported and best.";
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		cnote << "   Imported.";
-//		cwarn << "Imported block not newest (otd=" << m_details[m_lastBlockHash].totalDifficulty << ", td=" << td << ")";
+		clog(BlockChainNote) << "   Imported but not best (oTD:" << m_details[m_lastBlockHash].totalDifficulty << ", TD:" << td << ")";
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/libethereum/BlockChain.h b/libethereum/BlockChain.h
index 22863d0ae..810dad4ef 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockChain.h
+++ b/libethereum/BlockChain.h
@@ -55,6 +55,9 @@ class Overlay;
 class AlreadyHaveBlock: public std::exception {};
 class UnknownParent: public std::exception {};
 
+struct BlockChainNote: public LogChannel { static const char constexpr* name = "-B-"; };
+struct BlockChainWarn: public LogChannel { static const char constexpr* name = "!B!"; };
+
 /**
  * @brief Implements the blockchain database. All data this gives is disk-backed.
  */
diff --git a/libethereum/BlockInfo.cpp b/libethereum/BlockInfo.cpp
index 3146ffe44..520b2c202 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockInfo.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/BlockInfo.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ BlockInfo::BlockInfo(bytesConstRef _block)
 	populate(_block);
 }
 
+BlockInfo BlockInfo::fromHeader(bytesConstRef _block)
+{
+	BlockInfo ret;
+	ret.populateFromHeader(RLP(_block));
+	return ret;
+}
+
 bytes BlockInfo::createGenesisBlock()
 {
 	RLPStream block(3);
@@ -79,30 +86,36 @@ void BlockInfo::populateGenesis()
 	populate(&genesisBlock);
 }
 
-void BlockInfo::populate(bytesConstRef _block)
+void BlockInfo::populateFromHeader(RLP const& _header)
 {
-	RLP root(_block);
 	int field = 0;
-	RLP header = root[0];
-	if (!header.isList())
-		throw InvalidBlockFormat(0, header.data());
 	try
 	{
-		hash = eth::sha3(_block);
-		parentHash = header[field = 0].toHash<h256>();
-		sha3Uncles = header[field = 1].toHash<h256>();
-		coinbaseAddress = header[field = 2].toHash<Address>();
-		stateRoot = header[field = 3].toHash<h256>();
-		sha3Transactions = header[field = 4].toHash<h256>();
-		difficulty = header[field = 5].toInt<u256>();
-		timestamp = header[field = 6].toInt<u256>();
-		extraData = header[field = 7].toBytes();
-		nonce = header[field = 8].toHash<h256>();
+		parentHash = _header[field = 0].toHash<h256>();
+		sha3Uncles = _header[field = 1].toHash<h256>();
+		coinbaseAddress = _header[field = 2].toHash<Address>();
+		stateRoot = _header[field = 3].toHash<h256>();
+		sha3Transactions = _header[field = 4].toHash<h256>();
+		difficulty = _header[field = 5].toInt<u256>();
+		timestamp = _header[field = 6].toInt<u256>();
+		extraData = _header[field = 7].toBytes();
+		nonce = _header[field = 8].toHash<h256>();
 	}
 	catch (RLP::BadCast)
 	{
-		throw InvalidBlockHeaderFormat(field, header[field].data());
+		throw InvalidBlockHeaderFormat(field, _header[field].data());
 	}
+}
+
+void BlockInfo::populate(bytesConstRef _block)
+{
+	hash = eth::sha3(_block);
+
+	RLP root(_block);
+	RLP header = root[0];
+	if (!header.isList())
+		throw InvalidBlockFormat(0, header.data());
+	populateFromHeader(header);
 
 	if (!root[1].isList())
 		throw InvalidBlockFormat(1, root[1].data());
diff --git a/libethereum/BlockInfo.h b/libethereum/BlockInfo.h
index d932f63de..26d5497a9 100644
--- a/libethereum/BlockInfo.h
+++ b/libethereum/BlockInfo.h
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ public:
 	BlockInfo();
 	explicit BlockInfo(bytesConstRef _block);
 
+	static BlockInfo fromHeader(bytesConstRef _block);
+
 	explicit operator bool() const { return timestamp != Invalid256; }
 
 	bool operator==(BlockInfo const& _cmp) const
@@ -61,6 +63,7 @@ public:
 	bool operator!=(BlockInfo const& _cmp) const { return !operator==(_cmp); }
 
 	static BlockInfo const& genesis() { if (!s_genesis) (s_genesis = new BlockInfo)->populateGenesis(); return *s_genesis; }
+	void populateFromHeader(RLP const& _header);
 	void populate(bytesConstRef _block);
 	void verifyInternals(bytesConstRef _block) const;
 	void verifyParent(BlockInfo const& _parent) const;
diff --git a/libethereum/Client.cpp b/libethereum/Client.cpp
index b053fa9c1..b098f1f41 100644
--- a/libethereum/Client.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/Client.cpp
@@ -138,16 +138,18 @@ void Client::work()
 	//   all blocks.
 	 // Resynchronise state with block chain & trans
 	if (m_s.sync(m_bc))
+	{
 		changed = true;
-	if (m_s.sync(m_tq))
-		changed = true;
+		m_mined = m_s;
+	}
 
 	m_lock.unlock();
 	if (m_doMine)
 	{
-		if (changed || m_miningStarted)
+		if (m_miningStarted)
 		{
 			m_mined = m_s;
+			m_mined.sync(m_tq);
 			m_mined.commitToMine(m_bc);
 		}
 
diff --git a/libethereum/State.cpp b/libethereum/State.cpp
index f2424bec8..c4ad37bf4 100644
--- a/libethereum/State.cpp
+++ b/libethereum/State.cpp
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ u256 State::playback(bytesConstRef _block, BlockInfo const& _grandParent, bool _
 	Addresses rewarded;
 	for (auto const& i: RLP(_block)[2])
 	{
-		BlockInfo uncle(i.data());
+		BlockInfo uncle = BlockInfo::fromHeader(i.data());
 		if (m_previousBlock.parentHash != uncle.parentHash)
 			throw InvalidUncle();
 		if (_grandParent)
@@ -391,6 +391,8 @@ u256 State::playback(bytesConstRef _block, BlockInfo const& _grandParent, bool _
 // (i.e. all the transactions we executed).
 void State::commitToMine(BlockChain const& _bc)
 {
+	cnote << "Commiting to mine on" << m_previousBlock.hash;
+
 	if (m_currentBlock.sha3Transactions != h256() || m_currentBlock.sha3Uncles != h256())
 		return;
 
@@ -458,7 +460,7 @@ MineInfo State::mine(uint _msTimeout)
 		ret.appendRaw(m_currentUncles);
 		ret.swapOut(m_currentBytes);
 		m_currentBlock.hash = sha3(m_currentBytes);
-		cout << "*** SUCCESS: Mined " << m_currentBlock.hash << " (parent: " << m_currentBlock.parentHash << ")" << endl;
+		cnote << "Mined " << m_currentBlock.hash << "(parent: " << m_currentBlock.parentHash << ")";
 	}
 	else
 		m_currentBytes.clear();