diff --git a/Cantera/python/Cantera/ctml_writer.py b/Cantera/python/Cantera/ctml_writer.py
index 68b6c069c..b254d9c8c 100644
--- a/Cantera/python/Cantera/ctml_writer.py
+++ b/Cantera/python/Cantera/ctml_writer.py
@@ -236,12 +236,7 @@ class species(writer):
                  charge = -999):
         self._name = name
         self._atoms = getAtomicComp(atoms)
-        #mw = 0.0
-        #for a in self._atoms.keys():
-        #    mw += self._atoms[a]*float(_atw[a])
-        #self._mw = mw
-        #global _mw
-        #_mw[name] = mw
+
         self._comment = note
         
         if thermo:
@@ -1363,7 +1358,10 @@ validate()
 # $Revision$
 # $Date$
 # $Log$
-# Revision 1.31  2004-03-12 05:59:59  dggoodwin
+# Revision 1.32  2004-04-23 16:35:32  dggoodwin
+# *** empty log message ***
+#
+# Revision 1.31  2004/03/12 05:59:59  dggoodwin
 # *** empty log message ***
 #
 # Revision 1.30  2004/02/08 13:25:21  dggoodwin
diff --git a/Cantera/src/ctexceptions.h b/Cantera/src/ctexceptions.h
index 16217fbee..23d985e28 100755
--- a/Cantera/src/ctexceptions.h
+++ b/Cantera/src/ctexceptions.h
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ namespace Cantera {
         CanteraError() {}
         CanteraError(string proc, string msg) {
             setError(proc, msg);
-            writelog("Throwing CanteraError. "+proc+" "+msg+"\n");
             //m_msg = msg;
         }
         virtual ~CanteraError(){}
diff --git a/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp b/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
index a23125e2e..e0a666cc0 100755
--- a/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
+++ b/examples/cxx/kinetics_example1.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,10 @@
 //     job = 0:   print a one-line description of the example.
 //     job = 1:   print a longer description
 //     job = 2:   print description, then run the example.
+//
 
+// Note: although this simulation can be done in C++, as shown here,
+// it is much easier in Python or Matlab!
 
 int kinetics_example1(int job) {