diff --git a/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor b/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
index 2639d48be2c..3cb74fb00bc 100644
--- a/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
+++ b/basis/tools/annotations/annotations.factor
@@ -43,29 +43,17 @@ PRIVATE>
 
 <PRIVATE
 
-: word-inputs ( word -- seq )
-    stack-effect [
-        [ datastack ] dip in>> length tail*
-    ] [
-        datastack
-    ] if* ;
-
-: entering ( str -- )
-    "/-- Entering: " write dup .
-    word-inputs stack.
-    "\\--" print flush ;
-
-: word-outputs ( word -- seq )
-    stack-effect [
-        [ datastack ] dip out>> length tail*
-    ] [
-        datastack
-    ] if* ;
-
-: leaving ( str -- )
-    "/-- Leaving: " write dup .
-    word-outputs stack.
-     "\\--" print flush ;
+: stack-values ( names -- alist )
+    [ datastack ] dip [ nip ] [ length tail* ] 2bi zip ;
+
+: trace-message ( word quot str -- )
+    "--- " write write bl over .
+    [ stack-effect ] dip '[ @ stack-values ] [ f ] if*
+    [ simple-table. ] unless-empty flush ; inline
+
+: entering ( str -- ) [ in>> ] "Entering" trace-message ;
+
+: leaving ( str -- ) [ out>> ] "Leaving" trace-message ;
 
 : (watch) ( word def -- def )
     over '[ _ entering @ _ leaving ] ;
diff --git a/core/classes/predicate/predicate-tests.factor b/core/classes/predicate/predicate-tests.factor
index a947b9ddc09..80613f4f2e6 100644
--- a/core/classes/predicate/predicate-tests.factor
+++ b/core/classes/predicate/predicate-tests.factor
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-USING: math tools.test classes.algebra words kernel sequences assocs ;
-IN: classes.predicate
+USING: math tools.test classes.algebra words kernel sequences assocs
+accessors eval definitions compiler.units generic ;
+IN: classes.predicate.tests
 
 PREDICATE: negative < integer 0 < ;
 PREDICATE: positive < integer 0 > ;
@@ -18,4 +19,16 @@ M: positive abs ;
 
 [ 10 ] [ -10 abs ] unit-test
 [ 10 ] [ 10 abs ] unit-test
-[ 0 ] [ 0 abs ] unit-test
\ No newline at end of file
+[ 0 ] [ 0 abs ] unit-test
+
+! Bug report from Bruno Deferrari
+TUPLE: tuple-a slot ;
+TUPLE: tuple-b < tuple-a ;
+
+PREDICATE: tuple-c < tuple-b slot>> ;
+
+GENERIC: ptest ( tuple -- )
+M: tuple-a ptest drop ;
+IN: classes.predicate.tests USING: kernel ; M: tuple-c ptest drop ;
+
+[ ] [ tuple-b new ptest ] unit-test
diff --git a/core/generic/single/single.factor b/core/generic/single/single.factor
index 8d84b21bf76..747963256d7 100644
--- a/core/generic/single/single.factor
+++ b/core/generic/single/single.factor
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ M: single-combination make-default-method
     ] unless ;
 
 ! 1. Flatten methods
-TUPLE: predicate-engine methods ;
+TUPLE: predicate-engine class methods ;
 
-: <predicate-engine> ( methods -- engine ) predicate-engine boa ;
+C: <predicate-engine> predicate-engine
 
 : push-method ( method specializer atomic assoc -- )
-    [
-        [ H{ } clone <predicate-engine> ] unless*
+    dupd [
+        [ ] [ H{ } clone <predicate-engine> ] ?if
         [ methods>> set-at ] keep
     ] change-at ;
 
@@ -182,14 +182,27 @@ M: tuple-dispatch-engine compile-engine
         [ <enum> swap update ] keep
     ] with-variable ;
 
+PREDICATE: predicate-engine-word < word "owner-generic" word-prop ;
+
+SYMBOL: predicate-engines
+
 : sort-methods ( assoc -- assoc' )
     >alist [ keys sort-classes ] keep extract-keys ;
 
 : quote-methods ( assoc -- assoc' )
     [ 1quotation \ drop prefix ] assoc-map ;
 
+: find-predicate-engine ( classes -- word )
+    predicate-engines get [ at ] curry map-find drop ;
+
+: next-predicate-engine ( engine -- word )
+    class>> superclasses
+    find-predicate-engine
+    default get or ;
+
 : methods-with-default ( engine -- assoc )
-    methods>> clone default get object bootstrap-word pick set-at ;
+    [ methods>> clone ] [ next-predicate-engine ] bi
+    object bootstrap-word pick set-at ;
 
 : keep-going? ( assoc -- ? )
     assumed get swap second first class<= ;
@@ -205,8 +218,6 @@ M: tuple-dispatch-engine compile-engine
 : class-predicates ( assoc -- assoc )
     [ [ "predicate" word-prop [ dup ] prepend ] dip ] assoc-map ;
 
-PREDICATE: predicate-engine-word < word "owner-generic" word-prop ;
-
 : <predicate-engine-word> ( -- word )
     generic-word get name>> "/predicate-engine" append f <word>
     dup generic-word get "owner-generic" set-word-prop ;
@@ -217,7 +228,7 @@ M: predicate-engine-word stack-effect "owner-generic" word-prop stack-effect ;
     [ <predicate-engine-word> ] dip
     [ define ] [ drop generic-word get "engines" word-prop push ] [ drop ] 2tri ;
 
-M: predicate-engine compile-engine
+: compile-predicate-engine ( engine -- word )
     methods-with-default
     sort-methods
     quote-methods
@@ -225,6 +236,10 @@ M: predicate-engine compile-engine
     class-predicates
     [ peek ] [ alist>quot picker prepend define-predicate-engine ] if-empty ;
 
+M: predicate-engine compile-engine
+    [ compile-predicate-engine ] [ class>> ] bi
+    [ drop ] [ predicate-engines get set-at ] 2bi ;
+
 M: word compile-engine ;
 
 M: f compile-engine ;
@@ -251,6 +266,7 @@ HOOK: mega-cache-quot combination ( methods -- quot/f )
 
 M: single-combination perform-combination
     [
+        H{ } clone predicate-engines set
         dup generic-word set
         dup build-decision-tree
         [ "decision-tree" set-word-prop ]
diff --git a/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor b/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
index f54e18ac4bf..318a1ab1e32 100644
--- a/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/client/base/base.factor
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ SYMBOL: current-irc-client
 
 UNION: to-target privmsg notice ;
 UNION: to-channel join part topic kick rpl-channel-modes
-                  rpl-notopic rpl-topic rpl-names rpl-names-end ;
+                  topic rpl-names rpl-names-end ;
 UNION: to-one-chat to-target to-channel mode ;
 UNION: to-many-chats nick quit ;
 UNION: to-all-chats irc-end irc-disconnected irc-connected ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/client/chats/chats.factor b/extra/irc/client/chats/chats.factor
index 7910afb22ae..3f6cf4945d8 100644
--- a/extra/irc/client/chats/chats.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/client/chats/chats.factor
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ TUPLE: irc-profile server port nickname password ;
 C: <irc-profile> irc-profile
 
 TUPLE: irc-client profile stream in-messages out-messages
-       chats is-running nick connect reconnect-time is-ready
+       chats is-running nick connect is-ready
+       reconnect-time reconnect-attempts
        exceptions ;
 
 : <irc-client> ( profile -- irc-client )
@@ -43,8 +44,9 @@ TUPLE: irc-client profile stream in-messages out-messages
         <mailbox>  >>in-messages
         <mailbox>  >>out-messages
         H{ } clone >>chats
-        15 seconds >>reconnect-time
+        30 seconds >>reconnect-time
+        10         >>reconnect-attempts
         V{ } clone >>exceptions
-        [ <inet> latin1 <client> ] >>connect ;
+        [ <inet> latin1 <client> drop ] >>connect ;
 
 SINGLETONS: irc-chat-end irc-end irc-disconnected irc-connected ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/client/internals/internals-tests.factor b/extra/irc/client/internals/internals-tests.factor
index 27b5648f973..2c26188e045 100644
--- a/extra/irc/client/internals/internals-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/client/internals/internals-tests.factor
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ M: mb-writer dispose drop ;
 ! Test connect
 { V{ "NICK factorbot" "USER factorbot hostname servername :irc.factor" } } [
     "someserver" irc-port "factorbot" f <irc-profile> <irc-client>
-    [ 2drop <test-stream> t ] >>connect
+    [ 2drop <test-stream> ] >>connect
     [
         (connect-irc)
         (do-login)
diff --git a/extra/irc/client/internals/internals.factor b/extra/irc/client/internals/internals.factor
index 5bae054e183..0a4fe118309 100644
--- a/extra/irc/client/internals/internals.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/client/internals/internals.factor
@@ -3,10 +3,17 @@
 USING: accessors assocs arrays concurrency.mailboxes continuations destructors
 hashtables io irc.client.base irc.client.chats irc.messages kernel namespaces
 strings words.symbol irc.messages.base irc.client.participants fry threads
-combinators irc.messages.parser ;
+combinators irc.messages.parser math ;
 EXCLUDE: sequences => join ;
 IN: irc.client.internals
 
+: do-connect ( server port quot: ( host port -- stream ) attempts -- stream/f )
+    dup 0 > [
+        [ drop call( host port -- stream ) ]
+        [ drop 15 sleep 1- do-connect ]
+        recover
+    ] [ 2drop 2drop f ] if ;
+
 : /NICK ( nick -- ) "NICK " prepend irc-print ;
 : /PONG ( text -- ) "PONG " prepend irc-print ;
 
@@ -15,18 +22,27 @@ IN: irc.client.internals
     "USER " prepend " hostname servername :irc.factor" append irc-print ;
 
 : /CONNECT ( server port -- stream )
-    irc> connect>> call( host port -- stream local ) drop ;
+    irc> [ connect>> ] [ reconnect-attempts>> ] bi do-connect ;
 
 : /JOIN ( channel password -- )
     [ " :" swap 3append ] when* "JOIN " prepend irc-print ;
 
+: try-connect ( -- stream/f )
+    irc> profile>> [ server>> ] [ port>> ] bi /CONNECT ;
+
+: (terminate-irc) ( -- )
+    irc> dup is-running>> [
+        f >>is-running
+        [ stream>> dispose ] keep
+        [ in-messages>> ] [ out-messages>> ] bi 2array
+        [ irc-end swap mailbox-put ] each
+    ] [ drop ] if ;
+
 : (connect-irc) ( -- )
-    irc> {
-        [ profile>> [ server>> ] [ port>> ] bi /CONNECT ]
-        [ (>>stream) ]
-        [ t swap (>>is-running) ]
-        [ in-messages>> [ irc-connected ] dip mailbox-put ]
-    } cleave ;
+    try-connect [
+        [ irc> ] dip >>stream t >>is-running
+        in-messages>> [ irc-connected ] dip mailbox-put
+    ] [ (terminate-irc) ] if* ;
 
 : (do-login) ( -- ) irc> nick>> /LOGIN ;
 
@@ -52,7 +68,7 @@ M: to-all-chats  message-forwards drop chats> ;
 M: to-many-chats message-forwards sender>> participant-chats ;
 
 GENERIC: process-message ( irc-message -- )
-M: object process-message drop ; 
+M: object process-message drop ;
 M: ping   process-message trailing>> /PONG ;
 M: join   process-message [ sender>> ] [ chat> ] bi join-participant ;
 M: part   process-message [ sender>> ] [ chat> ] bi part-participant ;
@@ -92,9 +108,7 @@ M: irc-message handle-outgoing-irc irc-message>string irc-print t ;
 
 : (handle-disconnect) ( -- )
     irc-disconnected irc> in-messages>> mailbox-put
-    irc> reconnect-time>> sleep
-    (connect-irc)
-    (do-login) ;
+    (connect-irc) (do-login) ;
 
 : handle-disconnect ( error -- ? )
     [ irc> exceptions>> push ] when*
@@ -155,12 +169,4 @@ M: irc-channel-chat remove-chat
     [ part new annotate-message irc-send ]
     [ name>> unregister-chat ] bi ;
 
-: (terminate-irc) ( -- )
-    irc> dup is-running>> [
-        f >>is-running
-        [ stream>> dispose ] keep
-        [ in-messages>> ] [ out-messages>> ] bi 2array
-        [ irc-end swap mailbox-put ] each
-    ] [ drop ] if ;
-
-: (speak) ( message irc-chat -- ) swap annotate-message irc-send ;
\ No newline at end of file
+: (speak) ( message irc-chat -- ) swap annotate-message irc-send ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor b/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
index b3af41ad3de..0960a3cedbe 100644
--- a/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/logbot/log-line/log-line.factor
@@ -11,6 +11,12 @@ GENERIC: >log-line ( object -- line )
 
 M: irc-message >log-line line>> ;
 
+M: ctcp >log-line
+    [ "CTCP: " % dup sender>> % " " % text>> % ] "" make ;
+
+M: action >log-line
+    [ "* " % dup sender>> % " " % text>> % ] "" make ;
+
 M: privmsg >log-line
     [ "<" % dup sender>> % "> " % text>> % ] "" make ;
 
@@ -35,3 +41,7 @@ M: participant-mode >log-line
 
 M: nick >log-line
     [ "* " % dup sender>> % " is now known as " % nickname>> % ] "" make ;
+
+M: topic >log-line
+    [ "* " % dup sender>> % " has set the topic for " % dup channel>> %
+      ": \"" % topic>> % "\"" % ] "" make ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/logbot/logbot.factor b/extra/irc/logbot/logbot.factor
index a389304b147..ff8085a9a9c 100644
--- a/extra/irc/logbot/logbot.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/logbot/logbot.factor
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ SYMBOL: current-stream
     "irc.freenode.org" 6667 "flogger" f <irc-profile> ;
 
 : add-timestamp ( string timestamp -- string )
-    timestamp>hms "[" prepend "] " append prepend ;
+    timestamp>hms [ "[" % % "] " % % ] "" make ;
 
 : timestamp-path ( timestamp -- path )
     timestamp>ymd ".log" append log-directory prepend-path ;
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ SYMBOL: current-stream
     ] [
         current-stream get [ dispose ] when*
         [ day-of-year current-day set ]
-        [ timestamp-path latin1 <file-writer> ] bi
+        [ timestamp-path latin1 <file-appender> ] bi
         current-stream set
     ] if current-stream get ;
 
diff --git a/extra/irc/messages/base/base.factor b/extra/irc/messages/base/base.factor
index d67d226d9bd..b7859705207 100644
--- a/extra/irc/messages/base/base.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/messages/base/base.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Bruno Deferrari
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: accessors arrays assocs classes.parser classes.tuple
+USING: accessors arrays assocs calendar classes.parser classes.tuple
        combinators fry generic.parser kernel lexer
        mirrors namespaces parser sequences splitting strings words ;
 IN: irc.messages.base
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ M: irc-message post-process-irc-message drop ;
 
 GENERIC: fill-irc-message-slots ( irc-message -- )
 M: irc-message fill-irc-message-slots
+    gmt >>timestamp
     {
         [ process-irc-trailing ]
         [ process-irc-prefix ]
diff --git a/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor b/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
index 539fba54ebd..347bdd00fa4 100644
--- a/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/messages/messages-tests.factor
@@ -71,4 +71,7 @@ IN: irc.messages.tests
      { name "nickname" }
      { trailing "Nickname is already in use" } } }
 [ ":ircserver.net 433 * nickname :Nickname is already in use"
-  string>irc-message f >>timestamp ] unit-test
\ No newline at end of file
+  string>irc-message f >>timestamp ] unit-test
+
+{ t } [ ":someuser!n=user@some.where PRIVMSG #factortest :
ACTION jumps!
"
+        string>irc-message action? ] unit-test
diff --git a/extra/irc/messages/messages.factor b/extra/irc/messages/messages.factor
index a6bf02f8a70..2006cc24c31 100755
--- a/extra/irc/messages/messages.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/messages/messages.factor
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Bruno Deferrari
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
 USING: kernel fry splitting ascii calendar accessors combinators
-arrays classes.tuple math.order words assocs strings irc.messages.base ;
+arrays classes.tuple math.order words assocs strings irc.messages.base
+combinators.short-circuit math ;
 EXCLUDE: sequences => join ;
 IN: irc.messages
 
@@ -61,8 +62,17 @@ IRC: rpl-names-end       "366" nickname channel : comment ;
 IRC: rpl-nickname-in-use "433" _ name ;
 IRC: rpl-nick-collision  "436" nickname : comment ;
 
+PREDICATE: channel-mode < mode name>> first "#&" member? ;
+PREDICATE: participant-mode < channel-mode parameter>> ;
+PREDICATE: ctcp < privmsg
+    trailing>> { [ length 1 > ] [ first 1 = ] [ peek 1 = ] } 1&& ;
+PREDICATE: action < ctcp trailing>> rest "ACTION" head? ;
+
 M: rpl-names post-process-irc-message ( rpl-names -- )
     [ [ blank? ] trim " " split ] change-nicks drop ;
 
-PREDICATE: channel-mode < mode name>> first "#&" member? ;
-PREDICATE: participant-mode < channel-mode parameter>> ;
+M: ctcp post-process-irc-message ( ctcp -- )
+    [ rest but-last ] change-text drop ;
+
+M: action post-process-irc-message ( action -- )
+    [ 7 tail ] change-text call-next-method ;
diff --git a/extra/irc/messages/parser/parser.factor b/extra/irc/messages/parser/parser.factor
index 1fa07fc7725..06a41b0aaab 100644
--- a/extra/irc/messages/parser/parser.factor
+++ b/extra/irc/messages/parser/parser.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Bruno Deferrari
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: kernel fry splitting ascii calendar accessors combinators
+USING: kernel fry splitting ascii accessors combinators
        arrays classes.tuple math.order words assocs
        irc.messages.base sequences ;
 IN: irc.messages.parser
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@ PRIVATE>
     [ >>trailing ]
     tri*
     [ (>>prefix) ] [ fill-irc-message-slots ] [ swap >>line ] tri
-    now >>timestamp dup sender >>sender ;
+    dup sender >>sender ;
diff --git a/extra/redis/assoc/assoc.factor b/extra/redis/assoc/assoc.factor
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8bdbbb9358
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/redis/assoc/assoc.factor
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+! Copyright (C) 2009 Bruno Deferrari
+! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
+USING: assocs kernel redis sequences ;
+IN: redis.assoc
+
+INSTANCE: redis assoc
+
+M: redis at* [ redis-get dup >boolean ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis assoc-size [ redis-dbsize ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis >alist [ "*" redis-keys dup redis-mget zip ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis set-at [ redis-set drop ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis delete-at [ redis-del drop ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis clear-assoc [ redis-flushdb drop ] with-redis ;
+
+M: redis equal? assoc= ;
+
+M: redis hashcode* assoc-hashcode ;
diff --git a/extra/redis/assoc/authors.txt b/extra/redis/assoc/authors.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..f4a8cb1dc2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/redis/assoc/authors.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Bruno Deferrari
diff --git a/extra/redis/assoc/summary.txt b/extra/redis/assoc/summary.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..72a76ab9f02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extra/redis/assoc/summary.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Assoc protocol implementation for Redis
diff --git a/extra/redis/redis.factor b/extra/redis/redis.factor
index 1f6d7324070..466fdc9937a 100644
--- a/extra/redis/redis.factor
+++ b/extra/redis/redis.factor
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2009 Bruno Deferrari
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: io redis.response-parser redis.command-writer ;
+USING: accessors io io.encodings.8-bit io.sockets
+io.streams.duplex kernel redis.command-writer
+redis.response-parser splitting ;
 IN: redis
 
 #! Connection
@@ -23,7 +25,7 @@ IN: redis
 : redis-type ( key -- response ) type flush read-response ;
 
 #! Key space
-: redis-keys ( pattern -- response ) keys flush read-response ;
+: redis-keys ( pattern -- response ) keys flush read-response " " split ;
 : redis-randomkey ( -- response ) randomkey flush read-response ;
 : redis-rename ( newkey key -- response ) rename flush read-response ;
 : redis-renamenx ( newkey key -- response ) renamenx flush read-response ;
@@ -72,3 +74,24 @@ IN: redis
 #! Remote server control
 : redis-info ( -- response ) info flush read-response ;
 : redis-monitor ( -- response ) monitor flush read-response ;
+
+#! Redis object
+TUPLE: redis host port encoding password ;
+
+CONSTANT: default-redis-port 6379
+
+: <redis> ( -- redis )
+    redis new
+        "127.0.0.1" >>host
+        default-redis-port >>port
+        latin1 >>encoding ;
+
+: redis-do-connect ( redis -- stream )
+    [ host>> ] [ port>> ] [ encoding>> ] tri
+    [ <inet> ] dip <client> drop ;
+
+: with-redis ( redis quot -- )
+    [
+        [ redis-do-connect ] [ password>> ] bi
+        [ swap [ [ redis-auth drop ] with-stream* ] keep ] when*
+    ] dip with-stream ; inline