diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
index 8a23490..cdc1666 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.h
@@ -125,15 +125,7 @@ extern NSString * AFQueryStringFromParametersWithEncoding(NSDictionary *paramete
     [NSURL URLWithString:@"http://example2.com/" relativeToURL:baseURL];    // http://example2.com/
 
  */
-@interface AFHTTPClient : NSObject {
-@private
-    NSURL *_baseURL;
-    NSStringEncoding _stringEncoding;
-    AFHTTPClientParameterEncoding _parameterEncoding;
-    NSMutableArray *_registeredHTTPOperationClassNames;
-    NSMutableDictionary *_defaultHeaders;
-    NSOperationQueue *_operationQueue;
-}
+@interface AFHTTPClient : NSObject
 
 ///---------------------------------------
 /// @name Accessing HTTP Client Properties
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
index 5724c5d..4e3bbd1 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPClient.m
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ NSString * AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding(NSString *string, NSStringEn
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, retain) id key;
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, retain) id value;
 
-- (id)initWithKey:(NSString *)key value:(NSString *)value; 
+- (id)initWithKey:(id)key value:(id)value; 
+- (NSString *)URLEncodedStringValueWithEncoding:(NSStringEncoding)stringEncoding;
 
 @end
 
@@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ NSString * AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding(NSString *string, NSStringEn
 @synthesize key = _key;
 @synthesize value = _value;
 
-- (id)initWithKey:(NSString *)key value:(NSString *)value {
+- (id)initWithKey:(id)key value:(id)value {
     self = [super init];
     if (!self) {
         return nil;
@@ -151,55 +152,56 @@ NSString * AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding(NSString *string, NSStringEn
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
-- (NSString *)description {
-    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@=%@", self.key, self.value];
+- (NSString *)URLEncodedStringValueWithEncoding:(NSStringEncoding)stringEncoding {
+    return [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@=%@", self.key, AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding([self.value description], stringEncoding)];
 }
 
 @end
 
 #pragma mark -
 
-extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, id value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding);
-extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, NSDictionary *value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding);
-extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, NSArray *value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding);
+extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue(NSString *key, id value);
+extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValue(NSString *key, NSDictionary *value);
+extern NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValue(NSString *key, NSArray *value);
 
-NSString * AFQueryStringFromParametersWithEncoding(NSDictionary *parameters, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding) {    
-    return [[AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(nil, parameters, stringEncoding) valueForKeyPath:@"description"] componentsJoinedByString:@"&"];
+NSString * AFQueryStringFromParametersWithEncoding(NSDictionary *parameters, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding) {
+    NSMutableArray *mutableComponents = [NSMutableArray array];
+    for (AFQueryStringComponent *component in AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue(nil, parameters)) {
+        [mutableComponents addObject:[component URLEncodedStringValueWithEncoding:stringEncoding]];
+    }
+    
+    return [mutableComponents componentsJoinedByString:@"&"];
 }
 
-AFQueryStringComponent * AFQueryStringComponentFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(id key, id value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding) {
-    return [[[AFQueryStringComponent alloc] initWithKey:AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding([key description], stringEncoding) value:AFURLEncodedStringFromStringWithEncoding([value description], stringEncoding)] autorelease];
-}
-
-NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, id value,  NSStringEncoding stringEncoding) {
+NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue(NSString *key, id value) {
     NSMutableArray *mutableQueryStringComponents = [NSMutableArray array];
     
     if([value isKindOfClass:[NSDictionary class]]) {
-        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValueWithEncoding(key, value, stringEncoding)];
+        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValue(key, value)];
     } else if([value isKindOfClass:[NSArray class]]) {
-        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValueWithEncoding(key, value, stringEncoding)];
+        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValue(key, value)];
     } else {
-        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObject:AFQueryStringComponentFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(key, value, stringEncoding)];
+        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObject:[[[AFQueryStringComponent alloc] initWithKey:key value:value] autorelease]];
     } 
     
     return mutableQueryStringComponents;
 }
 
-NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, NSDictionary *value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding){
+NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndDictionaryValue(NSString *key, NSDictionary *value){
     NSMutableArray *mutableQueryStringComponents = [NSMutableArray array];
     
-    [value enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id k, id v, BOOL *stop) {
-        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding((key ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@[%@]", key, k] : k), v, stringEncoding)];
+    [value enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id nestedKey, id nestedValue, BOOL *stop) {
+        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue((key ? [NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@[%@]", key, nestedKey] : nestedKey), nestedValue)];
     }];
     
     return mutableQueryStringComponents;
 }
 
-NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValueWithEncoding(NSString *key, NSArray *value, NSStringEncoding stringEncoding) {
+NSArray * AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndArrayValue(NSString *key, NSArray *value) {
     NSMutableArray *mutableQueryStringComponents = [NSMutableArray array];
     
-    [value enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(id v, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
-        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding([NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@[]", key], v, stringEncoding)];
+    [value enumerateObjectsUsingBlock:^(id nestedValue, NSUInteger idx, BOOL *stop) {
+        [mutableQueryStringComponents addObjectsFromArray:AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue([NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@[]", key], nestedValue)];
     }];
     
     return mutableQueryStringComponents;
@@ -496,8 +498,15 @@ static void AFNetworkReachabilityReleaseCallback(const void *info) {
     NSMutableURLRequest *request = [self requestWithMethod:method path:path parameters:nil];
     __block AFMultipartFormData *formData = [[AFMultipartFormData alloc] initWithStringEncoding:self.stringEncoding];
     
-    for (AFQueryStringComponent *component in AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValueWithEncoding(nil, parameters, self.stringEncoding)) {
-        [formData appendPartWithFormData:[component.value dataUsingEncoding:self.stringEncoding] name:component.key];
+    for (AFQueryStringComponent *component in AFQueryStringComponentsFromKeyAndValue(nil, parameters)) {
+        NSData *data = nil;
+        if ([component.value isKindOfClass:[NSData class]]) {
+            data = component.value;
+        } else {
+            data = [[component.value description] dataUsingEncoding:self.stringEncoding];
+        }
+        
+        [formData appendPartWithFormData:data name:[component.key description]];
     }
 
     if (block) {
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.h
index 4b6a63e..3c7ed31 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFHTTPRequestOperation.h
@@ -31,12 +31,7 @@ extern NSSet * AFContentTypesFromHTTPHeader(NSString *string);
 /**
  `AFHTTPRequestOperation` is a subclass of `AFURLConnectionOperation` for requests using the HTTP or HTTPS protocols. It encapsulates the concept of acceptable status codes and content types, which determine the success or failure of a request.
  */
-@interface AFHTTPRequestOperation : AFURLConnectionOperation {
-@private
-    NSError *_HTTPError;
-    dispatch_queue_t _successCallbackQueue;
-    dispatch_queue_t _failureCallbackQueue;
-}
+@interface AFHTTPRequestOperation : AFURLConnectionOperation
 
 ///----------------------------------------------
 /// @name Getting HTTP URL Connection Information
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.h
index 7456d5f..7a7f78a 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.h
@@ -49,15 +49,7 @@
  - `image/x-xbitmap`
  - `image/x-win-bitmap`
  */
-@interface AFImageRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation {
-@private
-#if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
-    UIImage *_responseImage;
-    CGFloat _imageScale;
-#elif __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
-    NSImage *_responseImage;
-#endif
-}
+@interface AFImageRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation
 
 /**
  An image constructed from the response data. If an error occurs during the request, `nil` will be returned, and the `error` property will be set to the error.
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
index 34a1fd6..3365a20 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFImageRequestOperation.m
@@ -157,9 +157,7 @@ static dispatch_queue_t image_request_operation_processing_queue() {
         return;
     }
     
-    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"imageScale"];
     _imageScale = imageScale;
-    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"imageScale"];
     
     self.responseImage = nil;
 }
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFJSONRequestOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFJSONRequestOperation.h
index 7c6a579..a1191f9 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFJSONRequestOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFJSONRequestOperation.h
@@ -35,11 +35,7 @@
 
  @warning JSON parsing will automatically use JSONKit, SBJSON, YAJL, or NextiveJSON, if provided. Otherwise, the built-in `NSJSONSerialization` class is used, if available (iOS 5.0 and Mac OS 10.7). If the build target does not either support `NSJSONSerialization` or include a third-party JSON library, a runtime exception will be thrown when attempting to parse a JSON request. 
  */
-@interface AFJSONRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation {
-@private
-    id _responseJSON;
-    NSError *_JSONError;
-}
+@interface AFJSONRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation
 
 ///----------------------------
 /// @name Getting Response Data
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.h b/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.h
index d15384a..4a5640c 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.h
@@ -30,12 +30,7 @@
 /**
  `AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager` manages the state of the network activity indicator in the status bar. When enabled, it will listen for notifications indicating that a network request operation has started or finished, and start or stop animating the indicator accordingly. The number of active requests is incremented and decremented much like a stack or a semaphore, and the activity indicator will animate so long as that number is greater than zero.
  */
-@interface AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager : NSObject {
-@private
-	NSInteger _activityCount;
-    BOOL _enabled;
-    NSTimer *_activityIndicatorVisibilityTimer;
-}
+@interface AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager : NSObject
 
 /**
  A Boolean value indicating whether the manager is enabled. 
@@ -44,6 +39,11 @@
  */
 @property (nonatomic, assign, getter = isEnabled) BOOL enabled;
 
+/**
+ A Boolean value indicating whether the network activity indicator is currently displayed in the status bar.
+ */
+@property (readonly, nonatomic, assign) BOOL isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible; 
+
 /**
  Returns the shared network activity indicator manager object for the system.
  
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.m b/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.m
index a376d81..01a6851 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.m
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #import "AFNetworkActivityIndicatorManager.h"
 
 #import "AFHTTPRequestOperation.h"
+#import <libkern/OSAtomic.h>
 
 #if __IPHONE_OS_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
 static NSTimeInterval const kAFNetworkActivityIndicatorInvisibilityDelay = 0.25;
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ static NSTimeInterval const kAFNetworkActivityIndicatorInvisibilityDelay = 0.25;
     if (!self) {
         return nil;
     }
-
+    
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(incrementActivityCount) name:AFNetworkingOperationDidStartNotification object:nil];
     [[NSNotificationCenter defaultCenter] addObserver:self selector:@selector(decrementActivityCount) name:AFNetworkingOperationDidFinishNotification object:nil];
         
@@ -72,11 +73,7 @@ static NSTimeInterval const kAFNetworkActivityIndicatorInvisibilityDelay = 0.25;
     [super dealloc];
 }
 
-- (void)setActivityCount:(NSInteger)activityCount {
-    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
-    _activityCount = MAX(activityCount, 0);
-    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
-
+- (void)updateNetworkActivityIndicatorVisibilityDelayed {
     if (self.enabled) {
         // Delay hiding of activity indicator for a short interval, to avoid flickering
         if (![self isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible]) {
@@ -90,23 +87,41 @@ static NSTimeInterval const kAFNetworkActivityIndicatorInvisibilityDelay = 0.25;
 }
 
 - (BOOL)isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible {
-    return self.activityCount > 0;
+    return _activityCount > 0;
 }
 
 - (void)updateNetworkActivityIndicatorVisibility {
-    [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:[self isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible]];
+    dispatch_async(dispatch_get_main_queue(), ^{
+        [[UIApplication sharedApplication] setNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible:[self isNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible]];
+    });
+}
+
+// Not exposed, but used if activityCount is set via KVC.
+- (void)setActivityCount:(NSInteger)activityCount {
+    __sync_swap(&_activityCount, activityCount);
+    [self updateNetworkActivityIndicatorVisibilityDelayed];
 }
 
 - (void)incrementActivityCount {
-    @synchronized(self) {
-        self.activityCount += 1;
-    }
+    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
+    OSAtomicIncrement32((int32_t*)&_activityCount);
+    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
+    [self updateNetworkActivityIndicatorVisibilityDelayed];
 }
 
 - (void)decrementActivityCount {
-    @synchronized(self) {
-        self.activityCount -= 1;
-    }
+    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
+    bool success;
+    do {
+        int32_t currentCount = _activityCount;
+        success = OSAtomicCompareAndSwap32(currentCount, MIN(currentCount - 1, currentCount), &_activityCount);
+    } while(!success);
+    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"activityCount"];
+    [self updateNetworkActivityIndicatorVisibilityDelayed];
+}
+
++ (NSSet *)keyPathsForValuesAffectingIsNetworkActivityIndicatorVisible {
+    return [NSSet setWithObject:@"activityCount"];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFPropertyListRequestOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFPropertyListRequestOperation.h
index 150041c..aa6e471 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFPropertyListRequestOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFPropertyListRequestOperation.h
@@ -32,13 +32,7 @@
  
  - `application/x-plist`
  */
-@interface AFPropertyListRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation {
-@private
-    id _responsePropertyList;
-    NSPropertyListFormat _propertyListFormat;
-    NSPropertyListReadOptions _propertyListReadOptions;
-    NSError *_propertyListError;
-}
+@interface AFPropertyListRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation
 
 ///----------------------------
 /// @name Getting Response Data
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
index 88f717a..ea69fe8 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.h
@@ -75,23 +75,7 @@ extern NSString * const AFNetworkingOperationDidFinishNotification;
  
  @warning Attempting to load a `file://` URL in iOS 4 may result in an `NSInvalidArgumentException`, caused by the connection returning `NSURLResponse` rather than `NSHTTPURLResponse`, which is the behavior as of iOS 5.
  */
-@interface AFURLConnectionOperation : NSOperation <NSURLConnectionDataDelegate> {
-@private
-    signed short _state;
-    BOOL _cancelled;
-    NSRecursiveLock *_lock;
-    
-    NSSet *_runLoopModes;
-    
-    NSURLConnection *_connection;
-    NSURLRequest *_request;
-    NSHTTPURLResponse *_response;
-    NSError *_error;
-
-    NSData *_responseData;
-    long long _totalBytesRead;
-    NSOutputStream *_outputStream;
-}
+@interface AFURLConnectionOperation : NSOperation
 
 ///-------------------------------
 /// @name Accessing Run Loop Modes
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
index 669a20a..2b60952 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFURLConnectionOperation.m
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ static inline BOOL AFStateTransitionIsValid(AFOperationState fromState, AFOperat
 
 @interface AFURLConnectionOperation ()
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, assign) AFOperationState state;
+@property (readwrite, nonatomic, assign, getter = isCancelled) BOOL cancelled;
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, retain) NSRecursiveLock *lock;
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, retain) NSURLConnection *connection;
 @property (readwrite, nonatomic, retain) NSURLRequest *request;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ static inline BOOL AFStateTransitionIsValid(AFOperationState fromState, AFOperat
 
 @implementation AFURLConnectionOperation
 @synthesize state = _state;
+@synthesize cancelled = _cancelled;
 @synthesize connection = _connection;
 @synthesize runLoopModes = _runLoopModes;
 @synthesize request = _request;
@@ -351,10 +353,6 @@ static inline BOOL AFStateTransitionIsValid(AFOperationState fromState, AFOperat
     return self.state == AFHTTPOperationFinishedState;
 }
 
-- (BOOL)isCancelled {
-    return _cancelled;
-}
-
 - (BOOL)isConcurrent {
     return YES;
 }
diff --git a/AFNetworking/AFXMLRequestOperation.h b/AFNetworking/AFXMLRequestOperation.h
index 7fa919d..0beb677 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/AFXMLRequestOperation.h
+++ b/AFNetworking/AFXMLRequestOperation.h
@@ -39,14 +39,7 @@
  
  When `AFXMLRequestOperation` is registered with `AFHTTPClient`, the response object in the success callback of `HTTPRequestOperationWithRequest:success:failure:` will be an instance of `NSXMLParser`. On platforms that support `NSXMLDocument`, you have the option to ignore the response object, and simply use the `responseXMLDocument` property of the operation argument of the callback.
  */
-@interface AFXMLRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation {
-@private
-    NSXMLParser *_responseXMLParser;
-#if __MAC_OS_X_VERSION_MIN_REQUIRED
-    NSXMLDocument *_responseXMLDocument;
-#endif
-    NSError *_XMLError;
-}
+@interface AFXMLRequestOperation : AFHTTPRequestOperation
 
 ///----------------------------
 /// @name Getting Response Data
diff --git a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
index 9f9d190..5310e71 100644
--- a/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
+++ b/AFNetworking/UIImageView+AFNetworking.m
@@ -28,8 +28,8 @@
 
 @interface AFImageCache : NSCache
 - (UIImage *)cachedImageForRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request;
-- (void)cacheImageData:(NSData *)imageData
-            forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request;
+- (void)cacheImage:(UIImage *)image
+        forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request;
 @end
 
 #pragma mark -
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ static char kAFImageRequestOperationObjectKey;
                 success(operation.request, operation.response, responseObject);
             }
 
-            [[[self class] af_sharedImageCache] cacheImageData:operation.responseData forRequest:urlRequest];
+            [[[self class] af_sharedImageCache] cacheImage:responseObject forRequest:urlRequest];
             
             self.af_imageRequestOperation = nil;
         } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
@@ -162,18 +162,13 @@ static inline NSString * AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(NSURLRequest *request) {
             break;
     }
     
-	UIImage *image = [UIImage imageWithData:[self objectForKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)]];
-	if (image) {
-		return [UIImage imageWithCGImage:[image CGImage] scale:[[UIScreen mainScreen] scale] orientation:image.imageOrientation];
-	}
-    
-    return image;
+	return [self objectForKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)];
 }
 
-- (void)cacheImageData:(NSData *)imageData
-            forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
+- (void)cacheImage:(UIImage *)image
+        forRequest:(NSURLRequest *)request
 {
-    [self setObject:[NSPurgeableData dataWithData:imageData] forKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)];
+    [self setObject:image forKey:AFImageCacheKeyFromURLRequest(request)];
 }
 
 @end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e4adbe1..a339a43 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -178,7 +178,6 @@ Scott Raymond
 
 - http://github.com/sco
 - http://twitter.com/sco
-- sco@gowalla.com
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/iOS Example/Classes/Controllers/PublicTimelineViewController.m b/iOS Example/Classes/Controllers/PublicTimelineViewController.m
index 8da1159..966b607 100644
--- a/iOS Example/Classes/Controllers/PublicTimelineViewController.m	
+++ b/iOS Example/Classes/Controllers/PublicTimelineViewController.m	
@@ -42,8 +42,10 @@
     self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem.enabled = NO;
     
     [Tweet publicTimelineTweetsWithBlock:^(NSArray *tweets) {
-        _tweets = tweets;
-        [self.tableView reloadData];
+        if (tweets) {
+            _tweets = tweets;
+            [self.tableView reloadData];
+        }
         
         [_activityIndicatorView stopAnimating];
         self.navigationItem.rightBarButtonItem.enabled = YES;
diff --git a/iOS Example/Classes/Models/Tweet.m b/iOS Example/Classes/Models/Tweet.m
index f53359d..d6bc1ec 100644
--- a/iOS Example/Classes/Models/Tweet.m	
+++ b/iOS Example/Classes/Models/Tweet.m	
@@ -65,6 +65,12 @@
         }
     } failure:^(AFHTTPRequestOperation *operation, NSError *error) {
         NSLog(@"Error: %@", error);
+        
+        [[[UIAlertView alloc] initWithTitle:@"Error" message:[error localizedDescription] delegate:nil cancelButtonTitle:nil otherButtonTitles:@"Ok", nil] show];
+        
+        if (block) {
+            block(nil);
+        }
     }];
 }
 
diff --git a/iOS Example/Classes/Views/TweetTableViewCell.m b/iOS Example/Classes/Views/TweetTableViewCell.m
index 6fee1c0..f44c1f9 100644
--- a/iOS Example/Classes/Views/TweetTableViewCell.m	
+++ b/iOS Example/Classes/Views/TweetTableViewCell.m	
@@ -50,9 +50,7 @@
 }
 
 - (void)setTweet:(Tweet *)tweet {
-    [self willChangeValueForKey:@"tweet"];
     _tweet = tweet;
-    [self didChangeValueForKey:@"tweet"];
 
     self.textLabel.text = _tweet.user.username;
     self.detailTextLabel.text = _tweet.text;