diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClient.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClient.java
index 18e65847d8..b90ceced51 100755
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/AsyncHttpClient.java
@@ -202,6 +202,11 @@ public AsyncHttpClient(String providerClass, AsyncHttpClientConfig config) {
         this.httpProvider = loadDefaultProvider(providerClass,config);
     }
 
+    // LQ
+    public String toString() {
+        return httpProvider.toString();
+    }
+
     public class BoundRequestBuilder extends RequestBuilderBase<BoundRequestBuilder> {
         /**
          * Calculator used for calculating request signature for the request being
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/jdk/JDKAsyncHttpProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/jdk/JDKAsyncHttpProvider.java
index e19f7012fc..07534d406f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/jdk/JDKAsyncHttpProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/jdk/JDKAsyncHttpProvider.java
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ public T call() throws Exception {
 
                     int byteToRead = urlConnection.getContentLength();
                     InputStream stream = is;
-                    if (byteToRead <= 0) {
+                    /* if (byteToRead <= 0) */ {  // content-length is not always defined properly by servers
                         int[] lengthWrapper = new int[1];
                         byte[] bytes = AsyncHttpProviderUtils.readFully(is, lengthWrapper);
                         stream = new ByteArrayInputStream(bytes, 0, lengthWrapper[0]);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
index e2d31e3441..c846327145 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/client/providers/netty/NettyAsyncHttpProvider.java
@@ -147,8 +147,12 @@ public class NettyAsyncHttpProvider extends SimpleChannelUpstreamHandler impleme
             CleanupChannelGroup("asyncHttpClient") {
                 @Override
                 public boolean remove(Object o) {
-                    maxConnections.decrementAndGet();
-                    return super.remove(o);
+                    boolean removed = super.remove(o);  // LQ
+                    if( removed ) {
+                        // decrement maxConnections only if the channel has been removed.
+                        maxConnections.decrementAndGet();
+                    }
+                    return removed;
                 }
             };
 
@@ -202,6 +206,14 @@ public NettyAsyncHttpProvider(AsyncHttpClientConfig config) {
         trackConnections = (config.getMaxTotalConnections() != -1);
     }
 
+    // LQ
+    public String toString() {
+        return String.format("NettyAsyncHttpProvider:\n\t- maxConnections: %d\n\t- openChannels: %s\n\t- connectionPools: %s",
+                maxConnections.get(),
+                openChannels.toString(),
+                connectionsPool.toString());
+    }
+
     void configureNetty() {
         if (asyncHttpProviderConfig != null) {
             for (Entry<String, Object> entry : asyncHttpProviderConfig.propertiesSet()) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
index e291910503..eaaaf40d3a 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/AsyncHttpProviderUtils.java
@@ -433,6 +433,11 @@ public static Cookie parseCookie(String value) {
             }
         }
 
+        // Normalization of maxAge (LQ)
+        if( maxAge < -1 ) {
+            maxAge = -1;
+        }
+        
         return new Cookie(domain, cookieName, cookieValue, path, maxAge, secure);
     }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/UTF8UrlEncoder.java b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/UTF8UrlEncoder.java
index 9077a783ed..e06d9ee08b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/UTF8UrlEncoder.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/ning/http/util/UTF8UrlEncoder.java
@@ -74,6 +74,11 @@ public static StringBuilder appendEncoded(StringBuilder sb, String input)
     
     private final static void appendSingleByteEncoded(StringBuilder sb, int value)
     {
+        // The space char must be converted into a + (some servers doesn't support the %20 notation for space)  
+        if (value == 32) {
+            sb.append('+');
+            return;
+        }     
         sb.append('%');
         sb.append(HEX[value >> 4]);
         sb.append(HEX[value & 0xF]);