.getExecutiveDirector().getModelTime();
if (outsideCurrentTime.compareTo(_expectedNextIterationTime) < 0) {
// not the scheduled time to fire.
_readyToFire = false;
} else if (outsideCurrentTime.compareTo(_expectedNextIterationTime) == 0) {
// the outside time is equal to the expected
// next iteration time...
setModelTime(outsideCurrentTime);
if (_debugging) {