diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/AgentCircuitData.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/AgentCircuitData.cs
index 54e1bf7667..57fb808dc1 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/AgentCircuitData.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/AgentCircuitData.cs
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
             if (args["start_pos"] != null)
                 Vector3.TryParse(args["start_pos"].AsString(), out startpos);
 
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[AGENTCIRCUITDATA]: agentid={0}, child={1}, startpos={2}", AgentID, child, startpos);
+            //m_log.InfoFormat("[AGENTCIRCUITDATA]: agentid={0}, child={1}, startpos={2}", AgentID, child, startpos);
             
             try
             {
diff --git a/OpenSim/Framework/ChildAgentDataUpdate.cs b/OpenSim/Framework/ChildAgentDataUpdate.cs
index 1f2213657d..6d048f436f 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Framework/ChildAgentDataUpdate.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Framework/ChildAgentDataUpdate.cs
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Framework
         /// <param name="hash"></param>
         public virtual void Unpack(OSDMap args, IScene scene)
         {
-            m_log.InfoFormat("[CHILDAGENTDATAUPDATE] Unpack data");
+            //m_log.InfoFormat("[CHILDAGENTDATAUPDATE] Unpack data");
 
             if (args.ContainsKey("region_id"))
                 UUID.TryParse(args["region_id"].AsString(), out RegionID);
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
index f5b37d3fc5..34b3c1d2fb 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Framework/Scenes/ScenePresence.cs
@@ -2554,10 +2554,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             // again here... this comes after the cached appearance check because the avatars
             // appearance goes into the avatar update packet
             SendAvatarDataToAllAgents();
-
-            // Sending us our own appearance does not seem to be necessary, and the viewer warns in the log if you do
-            // this.
-//            SendAppearanceToAgent(this);
+            SendAppearanceToAgent(this);
 
             // If we are using the the cached appearance then send it out to everyone
             if (cachedappearance)
@@ -2977,7 +2974,10 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Framework.Scenes
             if (byebyeRegions.Count > 0)
             {
                 m_log.Debug("[SCENE PRESENCE]: Closing " + byebyeRegions.Count + " child agents");
-                m_scene.SceneGridService.SendCloseChildAgentConnections(ControllingClient.AgentId, byebyeRegions);
+                Util.FireAndForget(delegate 
+                { 
+                    m_scene.SceneGridService.SendCloseChildAgentConnections(ControllingClient.AgentId, byebyeRegions); 
+                });
             }
             
             foreach (ulong handle in byebyeRegions)
diff --git a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
index f716687275..04ba7380a0 100644
--- a/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
+++ b/OpenSim/Region/Physics/OdePlugin/OdeScene.cs
@@ -3430,7 +3430,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
         private void SetTerrain(float[] heightMap, Vector3 pOffset)
         {
             int startTime = Util.EnvironmentTickCount();
-            m_log.DebugFormat("[ODE SCENE]: Setting terrain for {0}", Name);
+            m_log.DebugFormat("[ODE SCENE]: Setting terrain for {0} with offset {1}", Name, pOffset);
 
             // this._heightmap[i] = (double)heightMap[i];
             // dbm (danx0r) -- creating a buffer zone of one extra sample all around
@@ -3544,7 +3544,7 @@ namespace OpenSim.Region.Physics.OdePlugin
 
                 d.RFromAxisAndAngle(out R, v3.X, v3.Y, v3.Z, angle);
                 d.GeomSetRotation(GroundGeom, ref R);
-                d.GeomSetPosition(GroundGeom, (pOffset.X + ((int)Constants.RegionSize * 0.5f)) - 1, (pOffset.Y + ((int)Constants.RegionSize * 0.5f)) - 1, 0);
+                d.GeomSetPosition(GroundGeom, (pOffset.X + ((int)Constants.RegionSize * 0.5f)), (pOffset.Y + ((int)Constants.RegionSize * 0.5f)), 0);
                 IntPtr testGround = IntPtr.Zero;
                 if (RegionTerrain.TryGetValue(pOffset, out testGround))
                 {