diff --git a/ACTK1_0/common/init.cpp b/ACTK1_0/common/init.cpp
index a4d5808..788a599 100644
--- a/ACTK1_0/common/init.cpp
+++ b/ACTK1_0/common/init.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ void init(const std::string& system_props_file)
 	static const Init doInit(system_props_file);
 }
 
-  std::string stdPropsPath(""/home/drde/etc/toolkit2.conf/toolkit2.conf");
+  std::string stdPropsPath("/home/drde/etc/toolkit2.conf/toolkit2.conf");
 
 void scenario(int scenario)
 {
diff --git a/APIG/client/ausreg-cd.cpp b/APIG/client/ausreg-cd.cpp
index 76e07dd..fcdcdae 100644
--- a/APIG/client/ausreg-cd.cpp
+++ b/APIG/client/ausreg-cd.cpp
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ using namespace std;
 
 /*
  * This is the shell for the Unix Client Server (Cliever) daemon.
+ * In this design, this "cliever" is more client than server and
+ * the main arch has the md as the thing the secondary name provder
+ * is using to talk to primary providers.
+ *
+ * It also contains a CLI for sending commands used in OTE testing
+ * to verify the EPP directives. This ruby swig binding of this
+ * is behind the final OTE test harness.
  *
  */
        void          runCommander();
@@ -60,20 +67,6 @@ void acClientServer() { // AKA "Cliever"
     theseLogs.logN(0,CD_NAME " " CD_VERSION " compiled on " __DATE__ " @ " __TIME__); 
     theseLogs.logN(3,"Cliever processing(%d) begins for devices on port %s to MD at %s.",getpid(),thisConfig->telemetryPortStr.c_str(),thisConfig->mdAddress.c_str());    
 
-    if (cdHasKb) {
-         thisConfig->clipsProcess = fork();
-         if (thisConfig->clipsProcess < 0) {
-             puts("Can't initialize CLIPS--!");
-            exit(1);
-         }
-     if (getpid() != gm->daemon_pid) { 
-#if defined(MD_MAND)
-         theseLogs.logN(0,"Creating CLIPS Environment.");
-         DACLIPS::init();
-#endif
-      }
-     }
-
     try { 
 
        boost::thread cliever(runCliever);
diff --git a/APIG/include/ausreg-cd.h b/APIG/include/ausreg-cd.h
index 38cda21..4ff37bc 100644
--- a/APIG/include/ausreg-cd.h
+++ b/APIG/include/ausreg-cd.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
 #include "clientDaemonConfig.h"
 
-typedef std::map<std::string,mdObservable*> ObservablesOfInterest;
 typedef std::map<std::string,mdOperationalDataElement*> ODEsOfInterest;
 
 #include "cdLogger.h"  
@@ -74,9 +73,6 @@ class mdCliever;
          clientDaemonConfig        *thisConfig;
          mdCliever                 *thisCliever;
 
-#ifdef MD_MAND
-         DACLIPS::Environment       rules[2]; // 0: batch, 1: commander
-#endif
 
   extern void runDataLayer();
   extern void runCliever();
@@ -91,9 +87,6 @@ class mdCliever;
   extern clientDaemonConfig        *thisConfig;
   extern mdCliever                 *thisCliever;
 
-#ifdef MD_MAND
-  extern DACLIPS::Environment      *rules[2]; 
-#endif
 
 #endif
  
diff --git a/AusRegCliever/include/ausRegTK.h b/AusRegCliever/include/ausRegTK.h
index b4763de..be8e8c9 100644
--- a/AusRegCliever/include/ausRegTK.h
+++ b/AusRegCliever/include/ausRegTK.h
@@ -23,9 +23,13 @@ class ausRegEPPTK {
   friend class masterDaemon;
 
   public: int tkScenario;
+          int daysRunning;
+
    // See the Toolkit Overview. At this level supposedly it can do everything.
 
-   ausRegEPPTK() { tkScenario = ACTK_OTEA; }
+   ausRegEPPTK() { tkScenario  = ACTK_OTEA;
+                   daysRunning = 0;
+   }
    bool didInit(const std::string propertiesFilePath);
    void doOTEA();
 
diff --git a/AusRegCliever/server/masterDaemon.cpp b/AusRegCliever/server/masterDaemon.cpp
index 233773c..c5991e1 100644
--- a/AusRegCliever/server/masterDaemon.cpp
+++ b/AusRegCliever/server/masterDaemon.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ void masterDaemon::dispatch(const mdIncoming &what) {
 int masterDaemon::initAusRegTK(void) {
 
     int rc=OK;
-    const std::string nil(""/home/drde/etc/toolkit2.conf/toolkit2.conf");
+    const std::string nil("/home/drde/etc/toolkit2.conf/toolkit2.conf");
 
     try {
 
@@ -221,8 +221,15 @@ void masterDaemon::processEvent(  const mdAPIFrame &thisFrame )
 }
 void oteA() {
 
-	theseLogs->logNdebug(MAX_DEBUG,0,"OTE Connectivity Test BOJ.");
+ int nthDay;
+ for (nthDay=0;nthDay<30;nthDay++) {
+
+	theseLogs->logNdebug(MAX_DEBUG,1,"OTE Connectivity day %d",nthDay);
     thisService->artk->doOTEA();
+    theseLogs->logNdebug(MAX_DEBUG,1,"OTE Connectivity day %d",nthDay);
+    thisService->artk->daysRunning = nthDay;
+
+ }
 
 }
 void masterDaemon::run() { 
diff --git a/AusRegCliever/server/mdAusReg.cpp b/AusRegCliever/server/mdAusReg.cpp
index 1ab5feb..cc8b79c 100644
--- a/AusRegCliever/server/mdAusReg.cpp
+++ b/AusRegCliever/server/mdAusReg.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void ausRegEPPTK::doOTEA()
 	int hours;
     string op("newInstance");
 
+    if (!daysRunning)
 	scenario(tkScenario);
 
     try {
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ void ausRegEPPTK::doOTEA()
           sleep(3630);
         }
         manager->shutdown();
+
     }
     catch (EPPException& e)
     {   const char *eMsg  = e.getMessage().c_str();