diff --git a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
index 07db16daa4..a2c805c299 100644
--- a/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
+++ b/resources/recipes/nytimes_sub.recipe
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ class NYTimes(BasicNewsRecipe):
             br.select_form(name='login')
             br['USERID']   = self.username
             br['PASSWORD'] = self.password
-            br.submit()
+            raw = br.submit().read()
+            if 'Sorry, we could not find the combination you entered. Please try again.' in raw:
+                raise Exception('Your username and password are incorrect')
+            #open('/t/log.html', 'wb').write(raw)
         return br
 
     def parse_index(self):
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
index 008f95f796..2a3dfedd65 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/conversion/plumber.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ __license__ = 'GPL 3'
 __copyright__ = '2009, Kovid Goyal <kovid@kovidgoyal.net>'
 __docformat__ = 'restructuredtext en'
 
-import os, re, sys, shutil
+import os, re, sys, shutil, pprint
 
 from calibre.customize.conversion import OptionRecommendation, DummyReporter
 from calibre.customize.ui import input_profiles, output_profiles, \
@@ -649,6 +649,14 @@ OptionRecommendation(name='language',
         self.read_user_metadata()
         self.opts.no_inline_navbars = self.opts.output_profile.supports_mobi_indexing \
                 and self.output_fmt == 'mobi'
+        if self.opts.verbose:
+            self.log.filter_level = self.log.DEBUG
+        if self.opts.verbose > 1:
+            self.log.debug('Resolved conversion options')
+            try:
+                self.log.debug(pprint.pformat(self.opts.__dict__))
+            except:
+                self.log.exception('Failed to get resolved conversion options')
 
     def flush(self):
         try:
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/input.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/input.py
index 12fa1da8e9..d11d6d77bd 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/input.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/fb2/input.py
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ class FB2Input(InputFormatPlugin):
         from calibre.ebooks.metadata.meta import get_metadata
         from calibre.ebooks.oeb.base import XLINK_NS
         NAMESPACES = {'f':FB2NS, 'l':XLINK_NS}
-
         log.debug('Parsing XML...')
         parser = etree.XMLParser(recover=True, no_network=True)
         doc = etree.fromstring(stream.read())
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
index f6431581b5..c3b442ebcb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/tools.py
@@ -173,7 +173,6 @@ class QueueBulk(QProgressDialog):
             for x in list(lrecs):
                 if x[0] == 'debug_pipeline':
                     lrecs.remove(x)
-
             try:
                 dtitle = unicode(mi.title)
             except:
diff --git a/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst b/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
index 4b4c4477bc..17cd9e1eae 100644
--- a/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
+++ b/src/calibre/manual/conversion.rst
@@ -406,6 +406,36 @@ This will result in an automatically generated two level Table of Contents that
     Not all output formats support a multi level Table of Contents. You should first try with EPUB Output. If that
     works, then try your format of choice. 
 
+How options are set/saved for Conversion
+-------------------------------------------
+
+There are two places where conversion options can be set in |app|. The first is in Preferences->Conversion. These
+settings are the defaults for the conversion options. Whenever you try to convert a new book, the settings set here
+will be used by default.
+
+You can also change settings in the conversion dialog for each book conversion. When you convert a book, |app| remembers the
+settings you used for that book, so that if you convert it again, the saved settings for the individual book will take
+precedence over the defaults set in Preferences. You can restore the individual settings to defaults by using the Restore to defaults
+button in the individual book conversion dialog.
+
+When you Bulk Convert a set of books, settings are taken in the following order:
+
+    * From the defaults set in Preferences->Conversion
+    * From the saved conversion settings for each book being converted (if any)
+    * From the settings set in the Bulk conversion dialog
+
+Note that the final settings for each book in a Bulk Conversion will be saved and re-used if the book is converted again. Since the
+highest priority in Bulk Conversion is given to the settings in the Bulk Conversion dialog, these will override any book specific
+settings. So you should only bulk convert books together that need similar settings. The exceptions are metadata and input format specific 
+settings. Since the Bulk Conversion dialog does not have settings for these two categories, they will be taken from book specific
+settings (if any) or the defaults. 
+
+.. note::
+
+    You can see the actual settings used during any conversion by clicking the rotating hourglass 
+    and then double clicking the individual conversion job. This will bring up a conversion log
+    that will contain the actual settings used, near the top. 
+
 Format specific tips
 ----------------------