diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
index eca06e1e9..dc5b6cda0 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/models.py
@@ -771,19 +771,19 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
             story_feed_id=self.pk,
         ).order_by('-story_date')
         if stories.count() > trim_cutoff:
-            if verbose:
-                print 'Found %s stories in %s. Trimming to %s...' % (stories.count(), self, trim_cutoff)
+            logging.debug(' ---> [%-30s] Found %s stories. Trimming to %s...' % (self, stories.count(), trim_cutoff))
             try:
                 story_trim_date = stories[trim_cutoff].story_date
             except IndexError, e:
                 logging.debug(' ***> [%-30s] Error trimming feed: %s' % (self, e))
                 return
             extra_stories = MStory.objects(story_feed_id=self.pk, story_date__lte=story_trim_date)
+            extra_stories_count = extra_stories.count()
             extra_stories.delete()
-            # print "Deleted stories, %s left." % MStory.objects(story_feed_id=self.pk).count()
-            userstories = MUserStory.objects(feed_id=self.pk, read_date__lte=story_trim_date)
+            print "Deleted %s stories, %s left." % (extra_stories_count, MStory.objects(story_feed_id=self.pk).count())
+            userstories = MUserStory.objects(feed_id=self.pk, story_date__lte=story_trim_date)
             if userstories.count():
-                # print "Found %s user stories. Deleting..." % userstories.count()
+                print "Found %s user stories. Deleting..." % userstories.count()
                 userstories.delete()
         
     def get_stories(self, offset=0, limit=25, force=False, slave=False):
@@ -874,6 +874,7 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
         story_has_changed = False
         story_pub_date = story.get('published')
         story_published_now = story.get('published_now', False)
+        story_link = self.get_permalink(story)
         start_date = story_pub_date - datetime.timedelta(hours=8)
         end_date = story_pub_date + datetime.timedelta(hours=8)
         
@@ -883,23 +884,22 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
             # print 'Story pub date: %s %s' % (story_published_now, story_pub_date)
             if (story_published_now or
                 (existing_story_pub_date > start_date and existing_story_pub_date < end_date)):
-                story_link = self.get_permalink(story)
-                if isinstance(existing_story.id, unicode):
-                    existing_story.story_guid = existing_story.id
-                if story.get('guid') and story.get('guid') == existing_story.story_guid:
-                    story_in_system = existing_story
-                elif story_link == existing_story.story_permalink:
-                    story_in_system = existing_story
                 
-                # Title distance + content distance, checking if story changed
-                story_title_difference = levenshtein_distance(story.get('title'),
-                                                              existing_story.story_title)
                 if 'story_content_z' in existing_story:
                     existing_story_content = unicode(zlib.decompress(existing_story.story_content_z))
                 elif 'story_content' in existing_story:
                     existing_story_content = existing_story.story_content
                 else:
                     existing_story_content = u''
+                    
+                if isinstance(existing_story.id, unicode):
+                    existing_story.story_guid = existing_story.id
+                if story.get('guid') and story.get('guid') == existing_story.story_guid:
+                    story_in_system = existing_story
+                
+                # Title distance + content distance, checking if story changed
+                story_title_difference = levenshtein_distance(story.get('title'),
+                                                              existing_story.story_title)
                 
                 seq = difflib.SequenceMatcher(None, story_content, existing_story_content)
                 
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ class Feed(models.Model):
                     story_in_system = existing_story
                     story_has_changed = True
                     break
-                                        
+                    
                 if story_in_system:
                     if story_content != existing_story_content:
                         story_has_changed = True
diff --git a/apps/rss_feeds/views.py b/apps/rss_feeds/views.py
index ff0194f65..e50f2689c 100644
--- a/apps/rss_feeds/views.py
+++ b/apps/rss_feeds/views.py
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ def exception_retry(request):
         feed.fetched_once = True
     feed.save()
     
-    feed = feed.update(force=True, compute_scores=False)
+    feed = feed.update(force=True, compute_scores=False, verbose=True)
     usersub = UserSubscription.objects.get(user=user, feed=feed)
     usersub.calculate_feed_scores(silent=False)
     
diff --git a/utils/story_functions.py b/utils/story_functions.py
index e2769b47f..3359d7c4d 100644
--- a/utils/story_functions.py
+++ b/utils/story_functions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ from django.utils.dateformat import DateFormat
 import datetime
 from django.utils.http import urlquote
 from django.conf import settings
+from itertools import chain
 
 def story_score(story, bottom_delta=None):
     # A) Date - Assumes story is unread and within unread range
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ def pre_process_story(entry):
         entry['story_content'] = entry.get('summary', '')
     
     # Add each media enclosure as a Download link
-    for media_content in entry.get('media_content', []):
+    for media_content in chain(entry.get('media_content', []), entry.get('links', [])):
         media_url = media_content.get('url', '')
         media_type = media_content.get('type', '')
         if media_url and media_type and media_url not in entry['story_content']:
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ def pre_process_story(entry):
                     }
             elif 'image' in media_type and media_url:
                 entry['story_content'] += """<br><br><img src="%s" />"""  % media_url
+            elif media_content.get('rel') == 'alternative' or 'text' in media_content.get('type'):
+                continue
             entry['story_content'] += """<br><br>
                 Download %(media_type)s: <a href="%(media_url)s">%(media_url)s</a>"""  % {
                 'media_url': media_url,