@@ -354,17 +354,17 @@ public void testChoreServiceConstruction() throws InterruptedException {
354354  public  void  testFrequencyOfChores () throws  InterruptedException  {
355355    final  int  period  = 100 ;
356356    // Small delta that acts as time buffer (allowing chores to complete if running slowly) 
357-     final  int  delta  = 5 ;
357+     final  int  delta  = period / 5 ;
358358    ChoreService  service  = new  ChoreService ("testFrequencyOfChores" );
359359    CountingChore  chore  = new  CountingChore ("countingChore" , period );
360360    try  {
361361      service .scheduleChore (chore );
362362
363363      Thread .sleep (10  * period  + delta );
364-       assertTrue ( chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () ==  11 );
364+       assertEquals ( "10 periods have elapsed." ,  11 ,  chore .getCountOfChoreCalls ());
365365
366-       Thread .sleep (10  * period );
367-       assertTrue ( chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () ==  21 );
366+       Thread .sleep (10  * period  +  delta );
367+       assertEquals ( "20 periods have elapsed." ,  21 ,  chore .getCountOfChoreCalls ());
368368    } finally  {
369369      shutdownService (service );
370370    }
@@ -380,14 +380,14 @@ public void shutdownService(ChoreService service) throws InterruptedException {
380380  @ Test 
381381  public  void  testForceTrigger () throws  InterruptedException  {
382382    final  int  period  = 100 ;
383-     final  int  delta  = 10 ;
383+     final  int  delta  = period / 10 ;
384384    ChoreService  service  = new  ChoreService ("testForceTrigger" );
385385    final  CountingChore  chore  = new  CountingChore ("countingChore" , period );
386386    try  {
387387      service .scheduleChore (chore );
388388      Thread .sleep (10  * period  + delta );
389389
390-       assertTrue ( chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () ==  11 );
390+       assertEquals ( "10 periods have elapsed." ,  11 ,  chore .getCountOfChoreCalls ());
391391
392392      // Force five runs of the chore to occur, sleeping between triggers to ensure the 
393393      // chore has time to run 
@@ -402,12 +402,14 @@ public void testForceTrigger() throws InterruptedException {
402402      chore .triggerNow ();
403403      Thread .sleep (delta );
404404
405-       assertTrue (""  + chore .getCountOfChoreCalls (), chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () == 16 );
405+       assertEquals ("Trigger was called 5 times after 10 periods." , 16 ,
406+           chore .getCountOfChoreCalls ());
406407
407408      Thread .sleep (10  * period  + delta );
408409
409410      // Be loosey-goosey. It used to be '26' but it was a big flakey relying on timing. 
410-       assertTrue (""  + chore .getCountOfChoreCalls (), chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () > 16 );
411+       assertTrue ("Expected at least 16 invocations, instead got "  + chore .getCountOfChoreCalls (),
412+           chore .getCountOfChoreCalls () > 16 );
411413    } finally  {
412414      shutdownService (service );
413415    }
@@ -419,7 +421,7 @@ public void testCorePoolIncrease() throws InterruptedException {
419421    ChoreService  service  = new  ChoreService ("testCorePoolIncrease" , initialCorePoolSize , false );
420422
421423    try  {
422-       assertEquals ("Should have a  core pool of  size: "   +  initialCorePoolSize , initialCorePoolSize ,
424+       assertEquals ("Setting  core pool size gave unexpected results."  , initialCorePoolSize ,
423425        service .getCorePoolSize ());
424426
425427      final  int  slowChorePeriod  = 100 ;
@@ -703,7 +705,7 @@ public void testStopperForScheduledChores() throws InterruptedException {
703705    Stoppable  stopperForGroup1  = new  SampleStopper ();
704706    Stoppable  stopperForGroup2  = new  SampleStopper ();
705707    final  int  period  = 100 ;
706-     final  int  delta  = 10 ;
708+     final  int  delta  = period / 10 ;
707709
708710    try  {
709711      ScheduledChore  chore1_group1  = new  DoNothingChore ("c1g1" , stopperForGroup1 , period );
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