Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM2d_7/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM2d_7/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM2d_7/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM3d_8/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM3d_8/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontM3d_8/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
 md.eps_abs=5000;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -17,5 +16,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.0;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontMP3d_9/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontMP3d_9/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontMP3d_9/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 md.min_thermal_constraints=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -18,5 +17,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontP3d_10/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontP3d_10/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontP3d_10/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -9,5 +9,4 @@
 md.min_thermal_constraints=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -18,5 +17,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -28,8 +26,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontS3d_11/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontS3d_11/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetIceFrontS3d_11/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
 md.eps_abs=5000;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -17,5 +16,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.0;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH2d_12/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH2d_12/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH2d_12/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH3d_13/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH3d_13/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontH3d_13/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM2d_14/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM2d_14/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM2d_14/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM3d_15/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM3d_15/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontHM3d_15/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM2d_16/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM2d_16/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM2d_16/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM3d_17/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM3d_17/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontM3d_17/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontP3d_18/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontP3d_18/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontP3d_18/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontS3d_19/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontS3d_19/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceSheetNoIceFrontS3d_19/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM2d_1/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM2d_1/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM2d_1/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.3;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM3d_2/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM3d_2/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontM3d_2/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
 md.eps_abs=5000;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -17,5 +16,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -27,8 +25,6 @@
 md.viscosity_overshoot=0.0;
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMP3d_3/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMP3d_3/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMP3d_3/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
 md.eps_abs=5000;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -17,5 +16,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMPS3d_4/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMPS3d_4/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontMPS3d_4/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -8,5 +8,4 @@
 md.eps_abs=5000;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -17,5 +16,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -26,8 +24,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontP3d_5/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontP3d_5/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontP3d_5/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);
Index: /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontS3d_6/Square.par
===================================================================
--- /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontS3d_6/Square.par	(revision 946)
+++ /issm/trunk/test/Verification/IceShelfIceFrontS3d_6/Square.par	(revision 947)
@@ -7,5 +7,4 @@
 md.artificial_diffusivity=1;
 
-disp('      creating thickness');
 hmin=300;
 hmax=1000;
@@ -16,5 +15,4 @@
 md.surface=md.bed+md.thickness;
 
-disp('      creating drag');
 md.drag_type=2; %0 none 1 plastic 2 viscous
 md.drag=200*ones(md.numberofgrids,1); %q=1.
@@ -25,8 +23,6 @@
 md.q=ones(md.numberofelements,1);
 
-disp('      creating temperature');
 md.observed_temperature=(273-20)*ones(md.numberofgrids,1);
 
-disp('      creating flow law paramter');
 md.B=paterson(md.observed_temperature);
 md.n=3*ones(md.numberofelements,1);