Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2001.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2001.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2001.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -9,17 +9,9 @@
 
 %% define loading history 
-md.timestepping.start_time=2400000; %2,400 kyr
+md.timestepping.start_time=2400000; %2,400 kyr :: EVALUATION TIME
+% to get rid of default final_time: make sure final_time>start_time
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; %2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
-	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 1.0],...
+	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2051.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2051.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2051.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2002100; % after 2 kyr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2052.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2052.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2052.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2005100; % after 5 kyr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2053.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2053.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2053.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2010100; % after 10 kyr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2061.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2061.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2061.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2002100; % after 2 kr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; %2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2062.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2062.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2062.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2005100; % after 5 kr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; %2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2063.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2063.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2063.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,10 +11,4 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2010100; % after 10 kyr of deglaciation 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; %2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2071.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2071.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2071.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=0.3;     % for t \approx 0 kyr : to get eleastic response!   
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2072.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2072.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2072.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=1000.3;  % for t \approx 1 kyr 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2073.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2073.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2073.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2400000; % for t \approx \infty 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2081.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2081.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2081.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=0.3;     % for t \approx 0 kyr : to get eleastic response!   
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2082.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2082.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2082.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=1000.3;  % for t \approx 1 kyr 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2083.m
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2083.m	(revision 15026)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/test/NightlyRun/test2083.m	(revision 15027)
@@ -11,15 +11,8 @@
 md.timestepping.start_time=2400000; % for t \approx \infty 
 md.timestepping.final_time=2500000; % 2,500 kyr
-% In order to run Ivins1999 benchmarks, for now, we do things manually as follows: 
-% 1. numtimes is fixed to be five 
-% 2. final_time given above is hard-coded in "GiaDeflectionCorex.cpp"
-% 3. evaluation time = start_time 
-% 4. define new load times, according to the chosen evaluation time (care that general load history is not altered). This is really important, because of #1 and also becasue of the fact that futre loading times are not recognized.
-% 5. Ice thickness assoiated with evaluation time is actually the same at final_time
 md.geometry.thickness=[...
 	[md.geometry.thickness*0.0; 0.0],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness/2.0; 0.1],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.2],...
-	[md.geometry.thickness; 0.25],...
 	[md.geometry.thickness; md.timestepping.start_time],...
 	];
