diff --git a/CoreData+ActiveRecordFetching.h b/CoreData+ActiveRecordFetching.h
index cd7647b..84d4c06 100644
--- a/CoreData+ActiveRecordFetching.h
+++ b/CoreData+ActiveRecordFetching.h
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 #define kCreateNewCoordinatorOnBackgroundOperations     0
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_ACTIVE_RECORD_LOGGING
-    #define ARLog(...) NSLog(...)
+    #define ARLog(...) NSLog(@"%s(%x) %@", __PRETTY_FUNCTION__, self, [NSString stringWithFormat:__VA_ARGS__])
 #else
     #define ARLog(...)
 #endif
diff --git a/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.h b/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.h
index 10c4974..88be416 100644
--- a/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.h
+++ b/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.h
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #import <CoreData/CoreData.h>
 #import "ActiveRecordHelpers.h"
 
-#define kActiveRecordDefaultBatchSize 6
+#define kActiveRecordDefaultBatchSize 20
 
 @interface NSManagedObject (ActiveRecord)
 
@@ -36,6 +36,8 @@
 + (NSNumber *) numberOfEntitiesWithContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context;
 + (NSNumber *) numberOfEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm;
 + (NSNumber *) numberOfEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm inContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context;
++ (NSNumber *) numberOfUniqueEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm;
++ (NSNumber *) numberOfUniqueEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm inContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context;
 
 + (BOOL) hasAtLeastOneEntity;
 + (BOOL) hasAtLeastOneEntityInContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context;
diff --git a/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.m b/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.m
index aacf2bf..c88305e 100644
--- a/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.m
+++ b/NSManagedObject+ActiveRecord.m
@@ -212,6 +212,25 @@ static NSNumber *defaultBatchSize = nil;
 									 inContext:[NSManagedObjectContext defaultContext]];
 }
 
++ (NSNumber *) numberOfUniqueEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm inContext:(NSManagedObjectContext *)context
+{
+	NSError *error = nil;
+	NSFetchRequest *request = [self createFetchRequestInContext:context];
+	[request setPredicate:searchTerm];
+    [request setReturnsDistinctResults:YES];
+	
+	NSUInteger count = [context countForFetchRequest:request error:&error];
+	[ActiveRecordHelpers handleErrors:error];
+	
+	return [NSNumber numberWithUnsignedInt:count];	   
+}
+
++ (NSNumber *) numberOfUniqueEntitiesWithPredicate:(NSPredicate *)searchTerm;
+{
+    return [self numberOfEntitiesWithPredicate:searchTerm 
+                                     inContext:[NSManagedObjectContext defaultContext]];
+}
+
 + (BOOL) hasAtLeastOneEntity
 {
     return [self hasAtLeastOneEntityInContext:[NSManagedObjectContext defaultContext]];