diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 710e666..109afee 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 0.16 - Date ??? Next release is scheduled to christmas 2013
 
  - Added a CHANGELOG file
- - Added multi core support by instantiating multiple scheduler instances
  - Added "gui" command to lish providing an urwid (curses) based interface to
    Linspector
  - Added scheduling status to boot message
diff --git a/bin/linspector b/bin/linspector
index 9455ff1..d915f7a 100755
--- a/bin/linspector
+++ b/bin/linspector
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 """
 
 
-__version__ = "0.15.3/AMNESIA"
+__version__ = "0.15/AMNESIA"
 
 import argparse
 import datetime
@@ -29,10 +29,13 @@ import logging.handlers
 import os
 import os.path as path
 import sys
+import multiprocessing
+from multiprocessing import Pool
 
 from linspector.config.parser import FullConfigParser
 from linspector.core.interface import LinspectorInterface
-from linspector.core.worker import LinspectorWorker
+from linspector.core.job import LinspectorJob
+from linspector.core.scheduler import LinspectorScheduler
 from linspector.frontends.lish import LishFrontend
 from linspector.tasks.task import TaskExecutor
 
@@ -60,14 +63,11 @@ def parse_args():
     parser.add_argument("-c", "--logcount", default=5, type=int,
                         help="maximum number of logfiles in rotation (default: 5)")
 
-    parser.add_argument("-i", "--instances", default=1, type=int,
-                        help="number of scheduler instances (default: 1)")
-
     parser.add_argument("-m", "--logsize", default=10485760, type=int,
                         help="maximum logfile size in bytes (default: 10485760)")
 
-    parser.add_argument("-t", "--threads", default=1000, type=int,
-                        help="maximum number of scheduler threads (default: 1000)")
+    parser.add_argument("-t", "--threads", default=3500, type=int,
+                        help="maximum number of scheduler threads (default: 3500)")
 
     parser.add_argument("-k", "--corethreads", default=0, type=int,
                         help="number of scheduler core threads (default: 0)")
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ def parse_args():
     return parser.parse_args()
 
 
+pool = Pool(processes=16)
+print 'cpu_count() = %d\n' % multiprocessing.cpu_count()
+
+
+def handle_job(job):
+    result = pool.apply_async(job.handle_call())
+
+
 def main():
     global lin_conf
     args = parse_args()
@@ -114,26 +122,21 @@ def main():
         logger.error(msg)
         exit()
 
-    executor = TaskExecutor()
-    #logger.debug("task executor instance :%s", str(task))
+    scheduler = LinspectorScheduler({"apscheduler.threadpool.core_threads": args.corethreads,
+                           "apscheduler.threadpool.max_threads": args.threads})
+    scheduler.start()
+    TaskExecutor.Instance()
 
     job_count = 0
     for layout in lin_conf.get_enabled_layouts():
         for hostgroup in layout.get_hostgroups():
             job_count += (hostgroup.get_services().__len__() * hostgroup.get_hosts().__len__())
 
-    workers = []
-    for i in range(0, args.instances):
-        process = LinspectorWorker(args.corethreads, args.threads)
-        workers.append(process)
-        process.daemon = True
-
     start_date = datetime.datetime.now()
     time_delta = 0
     jobs = []
     count = 0
     percent = 0
-    instance = 0
     for layout in lin_conf.get_enabled_layouts():
         for hostgroup in layout.get_hostgroups():
             for service in hostgroup.get_services():
@@ -151,22 +154,19 @@ def main():
 
                         time_delta += float(args.delay)
                         new_start_date = start_date + datetime.timedelta(seconds=time_delta)
-
-                        worker = workers[instance]
-                        worker.create_job(jobs, service, host, hostgroup, core, period, start_date=new_start_date, executor=executor)
-
-                        instance += 1
-                        if instance == args.instances:
-                            instance = 0
+                        job = LinspectorJob(service,
+                                            host,
+                                            hostgroup.get_members(),
+                                            core,
+                                            hostgroup)
+                        scheduler_job = period.createJob(scheduler, job, handle_job, start_date=new_start_date)
+                        if scheduler_job is not None:
+                            job.set_job(scheduler_job)
+                            jobs.append(job)
 
     print("\nScheduled " + str(job_count) + " jobs")
 
-    schedulers = []
-    for worker in workers:
-        schedulers.append(worker.get_scheduler())
-        worker.start()
-
-    interface = LinspectorInterface(jobs, schedulers, lin_conf, root_logger, __version__)
+    interface = LinspectorInterface(jobs, scheduler, lin_conf, root_logger, __version__)
 
     if "jsonrpc_backend" in core and core["jsonrpc_backend"]:
         from linspector.backends.jsonrpc import JsonrpcBackend
@@ -184,15 +184,13 @@ def main():
     if "shutdown_wait" in core:
         shutdown_wait = core["shutdown_wait"]
 
-    for worker in workers:
-        worker.shutdown(shutdown_wait)
-        worker.terminate()
-
+    scheduler.shutdown(wait=shutdown_wait)
     logging.shutdown()
     if shutdown_wait:
         TaskExecutor.Instance().stop()
     else:
         TaskExecutor.Instance().stop_immediately()
 
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     main()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/minimal.json b/examples/minimal.json
index fc4dbb8..78defdc 100644
--- a/examples/minimal.json
+++ b/examples/minimal.json
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
             "members": ["root"],
             "hosts": [ "a"],
             "services":[
-                { "class": "etc/dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": true }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 1 },
-                { "class": "etc/dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": false }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 1 }
+                { "class": "etc/dummy", "args": { "sleep": 1, "fail": true }, "periods": ["fast"], "threshold": 1 }
             ]
         }
     },
@@ -47,4 +46,4 @@
             }
         }
     }
-}
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/linspector/core/job.py b/linspector/core/job.py
index 41fe9be..c0168b2 100644
--- a/linspector/core/job.py
+++ b/linspector/core/job.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ logger = getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 class LinspectorJob:
-    def __init__(self, service, host, members, core, hostgroup, executor):
+    def __init__(self, service, host, members, core, hostgroup):
         self.service = service
         self.host = host
         self.members = members
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ class LinspectorJob:
         self.enabled = True
         self.scheduler_job = None
         self.job_id = self.hex_string()
-        self.executor = executor
         """
         NONE     job was not executed
         OK       when everything is fine
@@ -116,11 +115,8 @@ class LinspectorJob:
             for task in member.get_tasks():
                 if self.status.lower() in task.get_task_type().lower():
                     logger.debug("Executing Task of type: " + self.status)
-                    try:
+                    TaskExecutor.Instance().schedule_task(job_information, task)
 
-                        self.executor.schedule_task(job_information, task)
-                    except Exception, e:
-                        logger.error("Error while executing: " + str(e))
     def handle_call(self):
         logger.debug("handle call")
         logger.debug(self.service)
diff --git a/linspector/tasks/task.py b/linspector/tasks/task.py
index 281487f..d5d1e60 100644
--- a/linspector/tasks/task.py
+++ b/linspector/tasks/task.py
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 
 from logging import getLogger
 from threading import Event, Thread
-from time import sleep
-from Queue import Queue
 from linspector.utils.singleton import Singleton
 
 KEY_TYPE = "type"
@@ -76,11 +74,11 @@ class Task(object):
             raise e
 
 
+@Singleton
 class TaskExecutor(object):
     def __init__(self):
-        logger.debug("init taskExecutor")
         self.event = Event()
-        self.taskInfos = Queue()
+        self.taskInfos = []
         task_thread = Thread(target=self._run_worker_thread)
         self._instantEnd = False
         self._running = True
@@ -88,17 +86,20 @@ class TaskExecutor(object):
         task_thread.start()
 
     def _run_worker_thread(self):
-        logger.debug("start running taskExcecutor worker Thread")
         while self.is_running() or not self.is_instant_end():
+            if len(self.taskInfos) == 0:
+                self.event.clear()
+                self.event.wait()
+
             try:
-                logger.debug("try to get queued task from %s", self.taskInfos)
-                msg, task = self.taskInfos.get()
-                logger.debug("got task %s for msg: %s", str(task), str(msg))
-                task.execute(msg)
-                self.taskInfos.task_done()
+                msg, task = self.taskInfos[0]
+                del self.taskInfos[0]
+                if task:
+                    logger.debug("Starting Task Execution...")
+                    task.execute(msg)
+
             except Exception, e:
-                logger.error("Error: %s", e.message)
-        logger.debug("shutting down TaskExecutor!")
+                logger.error("Error " + str(e))
 
     def is_instant_end(self):
         return self._instantEnd
@@ -108,16 +109,13 @@ class TaskExecutor(object):
 
     def stop(self):
         self._running = False
+        self.event.set()
 
     def stop_immediately(self):
         self._running = False
         self._instantEnd = True
+        self.event.set()
 
     def schedule_task(self, msg, task):
-        try:
-            logger.debug("appending task '%s' for msg: %s", str(task), str(msg))
-            self.taskInfos.put((msg, task))
-            logger.debug("into queue: %s ", str(self.taskInfos))
-        except Exception, e:
-            logger.debug("queue is probably full: %s", str(e))
-
+        self.taskInfos.append((msg, task))
+        self.event.set()