diff --git a/src/TugUtils.hpp b/src/TugUtils.hpp
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-// #ifndef BTCSUTILS_H_
-// #define BTCSUTILS_H_
-
-// #include <chrono>
-// #include <stdexcept>
-// #include <string>
-
-// #define throw_invalid_argument(msg)                                            \
-//   throw std::invalid_argument(std::string(__FILE__) + ":" +                    \
-//                               std::to_string(__LINE__) + ":" +                 \
-//                               std::string(msg))
-
-// #define throw_out_of_range(msg)                                                \
-//   throw std::out_of_range(std::string(__FILE__) + ":" +                        \
-//                           std::to_string(__LINE__) + ":" + std::string(msg))
-
-// #define time_marker() std::chrono::high_resolution_clock::now()
-
-// #define diff_time(start, end)                                                  \
-//   ({                                                                           \
-//     std::chrono::duration<double> duration =                                   \
-//         std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::duration<double>>(end -        \
-//                                                                   start);      \
-//     duration.count();                                                          \
-//   })
-// #endif // BTCSUTILS_H_
-
-// // calculates arithmetic or harmonic mean of alpha between two cells
-// static double calcAlphaIntercell(double &alpha1, double &alpha2, bool useHarmonic = true) {
-//     if (useHarmonic) {
-//         return double(2) / ((double(1)/alpha1) + (double(1)/alpha2));
-//     } else {
-//         return 0.5 * (alpha1 + alpha2);
-//     }
-// }
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