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Posted by ""Malczynski, Leonard A"" <lamalcz@sandia.gov> As Aldo has done in response to what Kim Warren asks: ""what observable, measurable indicators you think would cause friends of SD to have a party celebrating its success in say 20 years from now?"" - Sy...

Posted by ""Malczynski, Leonard A"" <lamalcz@sandia.gov> In response to my friend Bill Braun: I agree the users want it. The market however, is composed of buyers and sellers. The sellers, in a simple economist's world, probably want the least cost production method that will pro...

Posted by ""Malczynski, Leonard A"" <lamalcz@sandia.gov> Greetings, Everyone should be aware of Jim Hines' 'SMILE' effort to develop a common model format. There is a description of an XMILE format proposed by Vedat Diker and others. Karim Chichakly also has published on this. (s...

Posted by ""Malczynski, Leonard A"" <lamalcz@sandia.gov> Recalling the discussions of last Winter and this Spring, here is a link from IIASA titled ""Providing Science Advice to Governments"". This discusses how policy is made (in the USA) and how the Center f...