diff --git a/cloud-crowd.gemspec b/cloud-crowd.gemspec
index f802ebd..46c4a64 100644
--- a/cloud-crowd.gemspec
+++ b/cloud-crowd.gemspec
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.name      = 'cloud-crowd'
-  s.version   = '0.6.2'         # Keep version in sync with cloud-cloud.rb
+  s.version   = '0.6.3'         # Keep version in sync with cloud-cloud.rb
   s.date      = '2011-04-14'
 
   s.homepage    = "http://wiki.github.com/documentcloud/cloud-crowd"
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
                          '--main'     << 'README' <<
                          '--all'
 
-  s.add_dependency 'sinatra',       ['~> 0.9']
-  s.add_dependency 'activerecord',  ['~> 2.3']
+  s.add_dependency 'sinatra',       ['~> 1.2.6']
+  s.add_dependency 'activerecord',  ['~> 3.0']
   s.add_dependency 'json',          ['>= 1.1.7']
   s.add_dependency 'rest-client',   ['>= 1.4']
   s.add_dependency 'thin',          ['>= 1.2.4']
diff --git a/lib/cloud-crowd.rb b/lib/cloud-crowd.rb
index 498fe87..63ceecc 100644
--- a/lib/cloud-crowd.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud-crowd.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Common Gems:
 require 'rubygems'
-gem 'activerecord', '~> 2.0'
+gem 'activerecord'
 gem 'json'
 gem 'rest-client'
 gem 'sinatra'
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@
 require 'net/http'
 require 'cloud_crowd/exceptions'
 
+#require 'logger'
+#ActiveRecord::Base.logger = Logger.new(STDERR)
+
 module CloudCrowd
 
   # Autoload all the CloudCrowd internals.
@@ -45,7 +48,7 @@ module CloudCrowd
   autoload :WorkUnit,     'cloud_crowd/models'
 
   # Keep this version in sync with the gemspec.
-  VERSION        = '0.6.2'
+  VERSION        = '0.6.3'
 
   # Increment the schema version when there's a backwards incompatible change.
   SCHEMA_VERSION = 4
@@ -160,13 +163,16 @@ def display_status(status)
     # If you wish to have certain nodes be specialized to only handle certain
     # Actions, then install only those into the actions directory.
     def actions
+      # Load the bootstrap file
+      require File.expand_path(File.join(Dir.pwd, 'application')) if File::exists?('application.rb') && self.node?
+      
       return @actions if @actions
       @actions = action_paths.inject({}) do |memo, path|
         name = File.basename(path, File.extname(path))
         require path
         memo[name] = Module.const_get(Inflector.camelize(name))
         memo
-      end
+      end      
     rescue NameError => e
       adjusted_message = "One of your actions failed to load. Please ensure that the name of your action class can be deduced from the name of the file. ex: 'word_count.rb' => 'WordCount'\n#{e.message}"
       raise NameError.new(adjusted_message, e.name)
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/models.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/models.rb
index d1ba6e3..ef4f4e0 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/models.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/models.rb
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@ def self.included(klass)
       
       klass.class_eval do
         # Note that COMPLETE and INCOMPLETE are unions of other states.
-        named_scope 'processing', :conditions => {:status => PROCESSING}
-        named_scope 'succeeded',  :conditions => {:status => SUCCEEDED}
-        named_scope 'failed',     :conditions => {:status => FAILED}
-        named_scope 'splitting',  :conditions => {:status => SPLITTING}
-        named_scope 'merging',    :conditions => {:status => MERGING}
-        named_scope 'complete',   :conditions => {:status => COMPLETE}
-        named_scope 'incomplete', :conditions => {:status => INCOMPLETE}
+        scope 'processing', :conditions => {:status => PROCESSING}
+        scope 'succeeded',  :conditions => {:status => SUCCEEDED}
+        scope 'failed',     :conditions => {:status => FAILED}
+        scope 'splitting',  :conditions => {:status => SPLITTING}
+        scope 'merging',    :conditions => {:status => MERGING}
+        scope 'complete',   :conditions => {:status => COMPLETE}
+        scope 'incomplete', :conditions => {:status => INCOMPLETE}
       end
       
     end
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/job.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/job.rb
index 22cab42..ef86721 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/job.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/job.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,12 @@ class Job < ActiveRecord::Base
 
     validates_presence_of :status, :inputs, :action, :options
 
-    before_validation_on_create :set_initial_status
+    before_validation           :set_initial_status, :on => :create
     after_create                :queue_for_workers
     before_destroy              :cleanup_assets
 
     # Jobs that were last updated more than N days ago.
-    named_scope :older_than, lambda {|num| {:conditions => ['updated_at < ?', num.days.ago]} }
+    scope :older_than, lambda {|num| {:conditions => ['updated_at < ?', num.days.ago]} }
 
     # Create a Job from an incoming JSON request, and add it to the queue.
     def self.create_from_request(h)
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/node_record.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/node_record.rb
index b0f7db3..9e6a9fc 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/node_record.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/node_record.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class NodeRecord < ActiveRecord::Base
     after_destroy :redistribute_work_units
 
     # Available Nodes haven't used up their maxiumum number of workers yet.
-    named_scope :available, {
+    scope :available, {
       :conditions => ['(max_workers is null or (select count(*) from work_units where node_record_id = node_records.id) < max_workers)'],
       :order      => 'updated_at asc'
     }
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/work_unit.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/work_unit.rb
index 0a786f2..26c22e3 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/models/work_unit.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/models/work_unit.rb
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ class WorkUnit < ActiveRecord::Base
     validates_presence_of :job_id, :status, :input, :action
 
     # Available WorkUnits are waiting to be distributed to Nodes for processing.
-    named_scope :available, {:conditions => {:reservation => nil, :worker_pid => nil, :status => INCOMPLETE}}
+    scope :available, {:conditions => {:reservation => nil, :worker_pid => nil, :status => INCOMPLETE}}
     # Reserved WorkUnits have been marked for distribution by a central server process.
-    named_scope :reserved,  lambda {|reservation|
+    scope :reserved,  lambda {|reservation|
       {:conditions => {:reservation => reservation}, :order => 'updated_at asc'}
     }
 
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ def self.distribute_to_nodes
 
         # Find the available nodes, and determine what actions we're capable
         # of running at the moment.
-        available_nodes   = NodeRecord.available
+        available_nodes   = NodeRecord.available.all
         available_actions = available_nodes.map {|node| node.actions }.flatten.uniq
         filter            = "action in (#{available_actions.map{|a| "'#{a}'"}.join(',')})"
 
         # Reserve a handful of available work units.
         WorkUnit.cancel_reservations(reservation) if reservation
         return unless reservation = WorkUnit.reserve_available(:limit => RESERVATION_LIMIT, :conditions => filter)
-        work_units = WorkUnit.reserved(reservation)
+        work_units = WorkUnit.reserved(reservation).all
 
         # Round robin through the nodes and units, sending the unit if the node
         # is able to process it.
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/node.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/node.rb
index c10ffb8..de63c62 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/node.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/node.rb
@@ -198,4 +198,4 @@ def shut_down
 
   end
 
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/server.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/server.rb
index 5bd78f6..bc4de87 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/server.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/server.rb
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ class Server < Sinatra::Base
     # they mark it back on the central server and exit. Triggers distribution
     # of pending work units.
     put '/work/:work_unit_id' do
+      puts "Work unit #{params[:work_unit_id]} reported status #{params[:status]}"
       case params[:status]
       when 'succeeded' then current_work_unit.finish(params[:output], params[:time])
       when 'failed'    then current_work_unit.fail(params[:output], params[:time])
diff --git a/lib/cloud_crowd/worker.rb b/lib/cloud_crowd/worker.rb
index 516dd2b..636e763 100644
--- a/lib/cloud_crowd/worker.rb
+++ b/lib/cloud_crowd/worker.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ def initialize(node, unit)
     def complete_work_unit(result)
       keep_trying_to "complete work unit" do
         data = base_params.merge({:status => 'succeeded', :output => result})
+        log data.inspect
         @node.central["/work/#{data[:id]}"].put(data)
         log "finished #{display_work_unit} in #{data[:time]} seconds"
       end
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ def complete_work_unit(result)
     def fail_work_unit(exception)
       keep_trying_to "mark work unit as failed" do
         data = base_params.merge({:status => 'failed', :output => {'output' => exception.message}.to_json})
+        log data.inspect
         @node.central["/work/#{data[:id]}"].put(data)
         log "failed #{display_work_unit} in #{data[:time]} seconds\n#{exception.message}\n#{exception.backtrace}"
       end