diff --git a/lib/oauth_system.rb b/lib/oauth_system.rb
index 0ca138b..5ba95a0 100644
--- a/lib/oauth_system.rb
+++ b/lib/oauth_system.rb
@@ -58,9 +58,9 @@ def callback
 
 protected
   
-    # Inclusion hook to make #current_user, #logged_in?, :authorized? available as ActionView helper methods.
+    # Inclusion hook to make #current_user, #logged_in? available as ActionView helper methods.
     def self.included(base)
-      base.send :helper_method, :current_user, :logged_in?,:authorized? if base.respond_to? :helper_method
+		base.send :helper_method, :current_user, :logged_in? if base.respond_to? :helper_method
     end
 
 
diff --git a/lib/twitter_oauth.rb b/lib/twitter_oauth.rb
index b58d9d2..00cf99c 100644
--- a/lib/twitter_oauth.rb
+++ b/lib/twitter_oauth.rb
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ def exchange_request_for_access_token( request_token,  request_token_secret, oau
 			raise err
 		end
 	end
-	
-	# helper 
-#	def  request_token( request_token,  request_token_secret )
-#		#RAILS_DEFAULT_LOGGER.info "TwitterOauth. request_token: request_token=#{request_token}, request_token_secret=#{request_token_secret}" 
-#		OAuth::RequestToken.new(self.consumer, request_token, request_token_secret)
-#   end
 
 	# gets a request token to be used for the authorization request to twitter 
 	def get_request_token( oauth_callback = TWOAUTH_CALLBACK )
@@ -289,6 +283,25 @@ def mentions( since_id = nil, max_id = nil , count = nil, page = nil )
 	end
 	
 
+	# debug routines
+	
+	def dump_friends( screen_name = nil )
+		puts "friends list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."
+		friends = self.friends( screen_name )
+		friends.each do |friend|
+			puts "\t#{friend['screen_name']}"
+		end
+		puts "end friends list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."
+	end
+	
+	def dump_followers( screen_name = nil )
+		puts "followers list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."
+		friends = self.followers( screen_name )
+		friends.each do |friend|
+			puts "\t#{friend['screen_name']}"
+		end
+		puts "end followers list for #{ screen_name ? screen_name : 'self' }.."
+	end	
 	
 end