diff --git a/GPy/inference/scg.py b/GPy/inference/scg.py
index 252f348e..57a81542 100644
--- a/GPy/inference/scg.py
+++ b/GPy/inference/scg.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright I. Nabney, N.Lawrence and James Hensman (1996 - 2012)
+# Copyright I. Nabney, N.Lawrence and James Hensman (1996 - 2014)
 
 # Scaled Conjuagte Gradients, originally in Matlab as part of the Netlab toolbox by I. Nabney, converted to python N. Lawrence and given a pythonic interface by James Hensman
 
@@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ def SCG(f, gradf, x, optargs=(), maxiters=500, max_f_eval=np.inf, display=True,
                 break
             else:
                 # Update variables for new position
+                gradold = gradnew
                 gradnew = gradf(x, *optargs)
                 current_grad = np.dot(gradnew, gradnew)
-                gradold = gradnew
                 fold = fnew
                 # If the gradient is zero then we are done.
                 if current_grad <= gtol:
diff --git a/GPy/util/misc.py b/GPy/util/misc.py
index 1cb4c182..2b825597 100644
--- a/GPy/util/misc.py
+++ b/GPy/util/misc.py
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ def kmm_init(X, m = 10):
 
 def fast_array_equal(A, B):
 
-
     if config.getboolean('parallel', 'openmp'):
         pragma_string = '#pragma omp parallel for private(i, j)'
     else:
@@ -174,6 +173,50 @@ def fast_array_equal(A, B):
 
     return value
 
+def fast_array_equal2(A, B):
+    if (A == None) and (B == None):
+        return True
+    elif ((A == None) and (B != None)) or ((A != None) and (B == None)):
+        return False
+    elif not (A.shape == B.shape):
+        return False
+
+    if config.getboolean('parallel', 'openmp'):
+        pragma_string = '#include <omp.h>'
+        weave_options = {'headers'           : ['<omp.h>'],
+                         'extra_compile_args': ['-fopenmp -O3'],
+                         'extra_link_args'   : ['-lgomp'],
+                         'libraries'         : ['gomp']}
+    else:
+        weave_options = {'extra_compile_args': ['-O3']}
+        pragma_string = ''
+
+    support_code = """
+    %s
+    #include <math.h>
+    """ % pragma_string
+
+    code = """
+    int i;
+    return_val = 1;
+
+    %s
+    for(i=0;i<N;i++){
+      if(A[i] != B[i]){
+        return_val = 0;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+    """ % pragma_string
+
+    N = A.size
+    value = weave.inline(code, support_code=support_code,
+                         arg_names=['A', 'B', 'N'],
+                         **weave_options)
+    return bool(value)
+
+
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     import pylab as plt