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Wether you want to:
- Check if the server response contains a specific string,
- Or Verify the server returned an
- Or check the value of a json field (using JsonPath like
Assertions are the way to go.
The problem is: you don't know how to get started. And the number of available assertions is overhelming. No worries!
This ultimate guide on JMeter Assertion explores every single assertion type through comprehensive examples. You'll know when and how to use each kind of assertion wisely. Once you've read this guide, assertions won't have any secrets for you anymore! Let's go.
General Concepts
In this section, we cover the concepts which apply to all assertions. None of them depends on the type of assertion you are going to use.
Supported Assertions
JMeter Assertions are a must have to perform additional checks on the result of a Sampler. Assertions are part of the Post-Processors elements family.
JMeter offers a wide variety of assertions which can be used in a number of different scenarios:
|Response Assertion
|Apply a string pattern to verify against the server response
|Duration Assertion
|Check the response was received within a given elapsed time
|Size Assertion
|Check the size of the server response contains the wanted number of bytes
|XML Assertion
|Check the response is a valid XML document
|Beanshell Assertion
|Execute your own logic using Beanshell scripting
|MD5Hex Assertion
|Allows to check the MD5 hash of the response data (great for static files)
|HTML Assertion
|Check html response syntax using JTidy
|XPath Assertion
|Tests if a document is well-formed, with possible DTD validation, or putting the document through JTidy and testing with XPath
|XML Shema Assertion
|Validate an XML response against an XML schema
|JSR223 Assertion
|Run your own code logic using a JSR223 Script
|Compare Assertion
|Compares results between themselves
|SMIME Assertion
|Evaluate the sample results from the Mail Reader Sampler
|JSON Assertion
|Execute JsonPath expressions and validate Json documents
Which assertion should you use? It boils down to the kind of response you have to check.
Assertion Scope
Which scope should you use?
Assertion Scope defines to which sample results the assertion applies to:
- Main Sample only: applies only on the result of a sampler (in most of the cases an HTTP Request),
- Main Sample and sub-samples: some samplers can generate sub-samples. For example, It happens when enabling
Retrieve All Embedded Resourceson HTTP Request samplers. A sub-sample result is generated per resource (CSS, Images, Javascript etc…),
- Sub-Samples Only: apply to sub-sample results only,
- JMeter Variable: apply the assertion on the value of a variable (like
In most situations, you will want to use the Main Sample Only option. Assertions can rarely be applied on both the main result and sub-results.
Assertion Location
As we said before, Assertions are a special kind of Post-Processors.
Assertions apply to samplers defined at same level or below them. If none, it applies to the parent sampler only.
Let's use some examples to understand the concept:
Assertion under Sampler A
- In the case above, the Assertion only applies to Sampler A,
Assertion after Controller A
- In this case, the assertion applies to Sampler A and Sampler B,
Assertion after Controller B
- In this case, the assertion applies to Sampler A and Sampler B and Sampler C.
The best advice I can give is: Keep Things Simple and Stupid. Define assertions as child of samplers and avoid trying to be too smart. The easier it's to understand the more maintainable the script will be.
Also, when an assertion fails, the failure is spread to the logic controller surrounding the sampler. That means failing assertions cause the associated controllers to fail too.
You must be aware that most assertions are CPU and memory hungry. The following table defines how much resources each type of assertion needs:
|CPU/Memory Usage
|Response Assertion
|Regular Expressions
|Duration Assertion
|Size Assertion
|XML Assertion
|Builds XML DOM Documents
|Beanshell Assertion
|Depends on the script logic
|MD5Hex Assertion
|HTML Assertion
|Parses the HTML Response
|XPath Assertion
|Builds XML DOM Documents
|XML Schema Assertion
|Builds XML DOM Documents
|JSR223 Assertion
|Depends on the script logic
|Compare Assertion
|Parses responses and compares them
|SMIME Assertion
|Json Assertion
|Parses the Json document
Each color has its own signification:
- Low: can be freely used, performance overhead is very low,
- Moderate: use them sparingly especially on big server response (like hundreds of KBs, several MB),
- High: mostly suitable only for functional testing or very light load (less than 10 concurrent users).
Optimizing Assertions usage is only a fraction of the things you can do to optimize JMeter for large scale tests. If you see the CPU / Memory usage go through the roof during a load test and have assertions, try disabling / removing those you don't need.
Scripting assertions like the Beanshell or JSR223 assertions have variable performance: it really depends on what your script checks. Also, as these don't have any scope UI setting, you must manually through scripting define on which sample results the script applies.
Assertion Results
The best way to see if an assertion fails is to use the View Results Tree listener. Of course, there are many other ways to Analyze JMeter Results.
Assertion Failure illustrated
In the screenshot above, we can see the assertion failed. By clicking on the assertion, we can see the detailed error message:
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
In this case, the response contained
John Smith but the assertion checks it contains
John Doe.
Let's now see in greater details how each assertion works!
Dummy Sampler
All the examples below are simulated using the Dummy Sampler.
JMeter Dummy Sampler with JSON Response
It makes it easy to try out various assertions without the need to setup a remote endpoint with the correct response. Try it yourself!
Common Assertions
The following assertions are those which are used the most by Performance Engineers. Those assertions cover a wide range of use-cases. Knowing how to use them is the key to assert server responses properly.
Response Assertion
JMeter Response Assertion
JMeter Response Assertion Documentation
JMeter Response assertion is probably one of the most used JMeter assertion. It includes the following settings:
- Field to test: Can be Text Response, Response code, Document (text) and more. Tells on which part of the server response the assertion should be applied,
- Pattern Matching Rules: Contains, Matches, Equals, Substring with
Oroptions. By default, it checks that all Patterns to test are verified. By checking
Oroption, only one of the patterns to test must be true,
- Patterns to test: string values which must be tested against the fields to test.
JMeter Response Assertion Failure
Typically, you want to make sure the response contains a specific text. In the example above, we check that the response contains
John Doe.
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: Test failed: text expected to contain /John Doe/
It's the most commonly used assertion for several reasons:
- Reasonable performance impact,
- Easy to use.
Personally, the
Contains Pattern Matching Rules fills 95% of my needs. I guess the other options can be useful as well, but mostly only in very narrow use-cases.
The ability to customize the error message is a plus, definitely. That way, you can have your own message in results like JTL files and get a better understanding of what's wrong. Due to moderate cpu and memory footprint, this assertion can be used sparingly.
Duration Assertion
JMeter Duration Assertion
The Duration Assertion is especially useful to verify the application meets a certain level of performance. Typically, i'll use it to check the server responds within a reasonable amount of time. The Duration in milliseconds field lets you enter the expected server response time.Any response time above that limit will trigger an assertion error.
It can be seen as a way to enforce SLA (Service Level Agreement). Therefore, it's more of a performance alert than an assertion.
JMeter Duration Assertion Documentation
Due to inexistent performance overhead, that's one of my preferred assertions too. As the response time is already calculated by JMeter, it just checks the response time against the specified value. The performance cost is close to nothing!
JMeter Duration Assertion Failure
Here is an example error message when this assertion fails:
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: The operation lasted too long: It took 323 milliseconds, but should not have lasted longer than 1 milliseconds.
Due to Low cpu and memory footprint, this assertion can be used extensively.
Size Assertion
JMeter Size Assertion
The size assertion is pretty when you need to make sure the server response is always of a certain size:
- Size in bytes: expected size in bytes,
- type of comparison: many operators available including
JMeter Size Assertion Documentation
It's very simple to use. I personally use it to check the size of downloaded files like videos or music. I like to be sure the file has been fully downloaded by JMeter.
JMeter Size Assertion Failure
In case of failure, you should see both the expected and the real response size in bytes:
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: The result was the wrong size: It was 17 bytes, but should have been equal to 50 bytes.
Due to Low cpu and memory footprint, this assertion should be used extensively.
JSON Assertion
The JSON Assertion let you validate a JSON response. Let's take an example json response:
"firstName": "John",
"lastName" : "doe",
"age" : 26,
"address" : {
"streetAddress": "naist street",
"city" : "Nara",
"postalCode" : "630-0192"
"phoneNumbers": [
"type" : "iPhone",
"number": "0123-4567-8888"
"type" : "home",
"number": "0123-4567-8910"
Suppose we want to check that the first
phoneNumbers type is
iPhone. We would use the
$.phoneNumbers[:1].type JsonPath Expression.
JMeter JSON Assertion
We would then configure it as following in JMeter:
- Assert JsonPath Exists:
- Additional Assert Value: if checked, also assert the value is equal to the Expected Value,
- Expected Value:
Now suppose we put
Samsung Galaxy in Expected Value instead.
JMeter JSON Assertion Failure
As expected, the assertion fails because the
phoneNumbers first type is
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: Value expected to be 'Samsung Galaxy', but found '["iPhone"]'
For more information about how to use JsonPath, refer to our article on JMeter Json Path Extractor. It goes into much greater details about the subject.
This assertion has a High cpu and memory footprint because it parses Json responses and converts them into an object representation.
XPath Assertion
JMeter XPath Assertion
XPath is a query language for selecting nodes from an XML document. What can we do with that? It's the equivalent of JsonPath but for XML responses. Take a look at our excellent XPath Extractor Guide if you want to learn how XPath works.
This assertion is mostly suitable for SOAP Web Services.
JMeter XPath Assertion Documentation
Like the XPath Extractor, it has several advanced settings like:
- Use Tidy: enable it if the XML is not well-formed,
- Use Namespaces: must be enabled to validate nodes like
foo:singerin the example below,
- Validate XML: make sure the XML is well-formed, fail otherwise,
- Fetch External DTDs: download referenced XML Document Type Definitions.
Most of the time, you can leave those settings as is (all unchecked). Unless the XML to assert is invalid, the default parser is just fine.
Let's take the same XML document as example response:
<root xmlns:foo="http://www.foo.org/" xmlns:bar="http://www.bar.org">
<actor id="1">Christian Bale</actor>
<actor id="2">Liam Neeson</actor>
<actor id="3">Michael Caine</actor>
<foo:singer id="4">Tom Waits</foo:singer>
<foo:singer id="5">B.B. King</foo:singer>
<foo:singer id="6">Ray Charles</foo:singer>
Now let's configure the XPath assertion with XPath Assertion:
//actor[@id='4']. This expression is known to fail because there is no actor with id=4.
JMeter XPath Assertion Failure
Running the assertion should fail with the following message:
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: No Nodes Matched //actor[@id='4']
This assertion has a High cpu and memory usage (especially with big XML responses) because it parses XML responses and converts them to an object representation. Avoid using it during load tests.
JSR223 Assertion
JMeter JSR223 Assertion
The JSR223 Assertion is the successor to the BeanShell Assertion. It provides much more flexibility on the scripting language (it supports beanshell, groovy, java, jexl and Javascript) and is way faster than beanshell. (at the condition to use
JMeter JSR223 Assertion Documentation
In most of the cases, you'll leave the extra settings (like
Parameters and
Script File) alone. These are mostly used when you need to share scripting functions accross multiple JMX projects. In this case, you need to share the scripts, thus make them reusable by putting the common script in a separate file.
For example, if we want to check the previous result response time with a JSR223 script, we would do the following:
def response_time = prev.getTime().toInteger();
def expected_response_time = 0;
if (response_time > expected_response_time) {
AssertionResult.setFailureMessage("The expected response time is : " + expected_response_time + "ms but it took: " + response_time + "ms");
Of course, it will fail because we want a response time of
JMeter JSR223 Assertion Failure
This assertion has a Variable, which means the CPU and memory usage varies depending on the logic implemented inside the script. Generally speaking, avoid heavy computation in assertions.
Less Used Assertions
XML Assertion
JMeter XML Assertion
The XML assertion is great to check if the response is a valid XML document. But, that's the only use-case of this assertion. It can be useful in functional testing when you need to check the server response is well-formed.
JMeter XML Assertion Failure
In case of error (like invalid XML response), you should see an error message like the following:
Assertion error: true
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: Content is not allowed in prolog.
Due to High cpu and memory footprint, this assertion should be avoided during load tests.
XML Schema Assertion
JMeter XML Schema Assertion
This assertion allows to check an XML response is conform to a certain [XML Schema DTD](Document Type Definitions). I guess the usage is anecdotical, I've personally never used it.
It may be suited best for SOAP Web Services where responses must follow a strict schema.
Due to High cpu and memory footprint, it's suitable for functional testing but not load testing.
Beanshell Assertion
JMeter Beanshell Assertion
BeanShell is a lightweight scripting engine for Java. However, performances are much worse than JSR223 scripting. It's highly recommended to use the JSR223 scripting instead.
JMeter BeanShell Assertion Doc
You can for example use the following script: (very similar to Java)
Failure = true;
FailureMessage = "This is an Error Message";
And the result should be the error message configured.
JMeter BeanShell Assertion Failure
It's not straight forward to use as you need to learn the scripting language (which is very similar to Java). But, it's much more customizable than any other assertion.
A variety of variables are available directly into the script:
- log - the Logger Object. Example:
SampleResult, prev: the SampleResult Object; read-write,
Response: the response Object; read-write,
Failure: boolean; read-write; used to set the Assertion status,
FailureMessage: String; read-write; used to set the Assertion message,
ResponseData: the response body (byte []),
ResponseCode: like
ResponseMessage: e.g.
ResponseHeaders- contains the HTTP response headers,
RequestHeaders: contains the HTTP request headers,
SampleLabel: name of the sampler,
SamplerData: data that was sent to the server,
ctx- JMeterContext with various methods to access the current thread, previous sampler and more,
vars: JMeterVariables to get/set variables from the script.
Need some examples? See our reusable example scripts blog post.
Due to High cpu and memory footprint, prefer the JSR223 Assertion. It's very similar but much faster to execute.
MD5Hex Assertion
JMeter MD5Hex Assertion
Performs an MD5 hash of the server response and compares it against the given Md5 hash. It perfectly fits the case you want to check a downloaded file is intact.
It has only one setting:
- MD5Hex: enter the expected response MD5 hash.
Like explained on Wikipedia:
The MD5 algorithm is a widely used hash function producing a 128-bit hash value. Although MD5 was initially designed to be used as a cryptographic hash function, it has been found to suffer from extensive vulnerabilities.
Let's try to run it against our dummy sampler with a random md5 hash provided.
JMeter MD5Hex Assertion Failure
As expected, the assertion fails because the MD5 hashes are different.
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: Error asserting MD5 sum : got c9ed4e51d70d5fb374d12e63db2e42d4 but should have been c05f1d607f5f8a72c9a58652b845e98e
As the server response must be exactly the same on every check, it's only suitable for static resources check. Any dynamic web page will probably yield an assertion error because the content is different.
Due to Moderate cpu usage, it can be used to check file integrity during small load tests.
HTML Assertion
JMeter HTML Assertion
This assertion checks the HTML response is a well-formed HTML document. The strictness level can be configured by setting
Error Threshold and
Warning Threshold to upper levels (other than
0). It's mostly well suited for functional testing.
Obviously, You don't want to check HTML response validity when throwing thousands of hits per second on your servers.
It can be configured with the following settings:
- DocType:
loose. Defines whenever the HTML DocType is taken into account or not,
- Format:
XML. Depends on the type of response to validate,
- Errors only: ignore warnings if any,
- Error and Warning Thresholds: set the number of tolerated errors and warnings,
- Filename: outputs a JTidy report there.
Here is an example JTidy report:
line 1 column 1 - Error: <root> is not recognized!
line 1 column 1 - Warning: missing <!DOCTYPE> declaration
line 1 column 1 - Warning: discarding unexpected <root>
line 2 column 3 - Error: <actors> is not recognized!
InputStream: Document content looks like HTML 3.2
2 warnings, 2 errors were found!
This document has errors that must be fixed before
using HTML Tidy to generate a tidied up version.
JMeter HTML Assertion Failure
Usually, a failure looks like:
Assertion error: false
Assertion failure: true
Assertion failure message: Tidy Parser errors: 9 (allowed 0) Tidy Parser warnings: 21 (allowed 0)
Due to High cpu and memory usage, avoid using HTML assertions during load tests. It parses HTML responses which consumes a lot of resources.
Final Words
While assertions provide a convenient way to validate server responses are as expected, you should be aware it has a cost. Most fancy assertions like
JSON or
XPath assertions should only be used in light load test (a few concurrent users), or in functional tests (usually one single user).
When used wisely, scripting assertions like
Beanshell or
JSR223 can solve problems other assertions won't even touch. But, again beware of the performance drawback: scripts should do as little computation as possible.
Load Testing is a discipline which requires a strong attention to performance. Make sure to read our guide explaining how to optimize JMeter for large scale to avoid common JMeter pitfalls.


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Balustrades: everybody knows about them, uses them, and relies on them, but what happens when they are not right?
1. What are Balustrades?
Balustrades are railings or walls designed to prevent people from falling over the edge of stairs, a balcony or ledge.
They come in a myriad of shapes and sizes
2. When are They Required?
A continuous barrier (such as a balustrade) must be provided along the side of:
- any roof to which general access is provided;
- any stairway or ramp;
- a floor, corridor, hallway, balcony, deck, verandah, mezzanine, access bridge or the like; and
- any delineated path of access to a building.
- where the trafficable surface is 1 m or more above the surface beneath.
The Building Code of Australia (BCA) Volume 2 – Housing Provisions contains requirements for balustrades and other barrier constructions for Class 1 residential buildings. Part 3.9.2 of the BCA sets out the acceptable construction practice for balustrades as part of the requirements for barriers and handrails. These provisions have been changed over the last few years so it is important that members review these changes to ensure that stairs in particular have compliant balustrades.
3. What are the Construction Requirements?
The construction of a balustrade or other barrier must be in accordance with the following:
- The height must not be less than 865 mm above the nosings of the stair treads or the floor of a ramp;
- The height must not be less than—
A. 1m above the floor of any access path, balcony, landing or the like (see Figure 2); o r
B. 865 mm above the floor of a landing to a stair or ramp where the barrier is provided along the inside edge of the landing and does not exceed a length of 500 mm;
C. A transition zone may be incorporated where the barrier height changes from 865 mm on the stair flight or ramp to 1 m at the landing (see Figure 3);
D. Openings in barriers (including decorative balustrades) must be constructed so that they do not permit a 125 mm sphere to pass through it. For stairs the opening is measured above the nosing line of the stair treads (Figure 2);
E. A barrier, except a window serving as a barrier, must be designed to take loading forces in accordance with AS/NZS 1170.1; and
F. For floors more than 4 m above the surface beneath, any horizontal elements within the barrier between 150 mm and 760 mm above the floor must not facilitate climbing.
4. What are the Issues that We See Today?
The construction requirements for balustrades were tightened in July 1997. So it is possible now to have a home with a non-compliant balustrade,that was compliant pre 1987. The issue is clearly not a structural defect (so will not be impacted by generic pre purchase building inspection clauses often used) but none the less an issue that should be brought to the attention of buyers so that they can be aware of the potential safety issue, especially if they have children.
Balustrades in homes approved for construction prior to 01/07/1997 are allowed to be 900mm high. In houses approved after this date, horizontal stair balustrades and balcony balustrades must be a minimum of 1m above floor level. Balustrades are only required for a difference in levels in excess of 1m.
5. Summary
Balustrades are important! They should be able to stop people (especially kids) from falling and causing injury and or death to themselves.
There are some very specific requirements for balustrades constructed in homes approved for construction post July 1997. The pre 1997 requirements were less stringent than the post 1997 requirements but property owners should at least be aware when balustrades are not compliant with current codes.


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This coming Saturday the 18th of July 2015 the New England Revolution will play the New York City FC team at the Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts with the kick-off scheduled for 7:30 PM ET.
For the Soccer fans, there is more going on than just the FIFA Gold Cup at present, as the MLS soccer league is well underway as the sport continues to grow in the USA and there's plenty of league action.
As we go into this game the Revolution lost their last game this past Saturday with the Red Bulls of New York, and here they go again in the Big Apple teams as they take on the N.Y. City FC at their Gillette Stadium. Question is can the Revolutions get back on track or will the New York FC team pull off an upset?
It's not like the Rev's as they are called are lacking for stars to win games, as have a midfield loaded with talent with T. Bunbury, K. Rowe, J. Agudelo and L. Nguyen as an incredible striker in C. Davies in the roster. But they definitely are missing their team leader who is J. Jones who has been disabled with a groin injury as of late. However, you can look for the Rev's to succeed playing the struggling defense of the N.Y. City FC. Their leading scorer is Davies with 7 goals to date, while the four, Nguyen. Rowe, Agudelo and Bunbury have combined for 12 assists and 13 goals to date. They could stand a big scoring game to relief their pain from a 5 game streak of loses.
Regardless of the road game losses, the Rev's have played excellent in home games as they lost only 1 of their last 10 at home in Foxboro.
For the fans of FC New York City, your team comes into this game having completed a struggling game with Toronto that ended in a 4-4 tie, but they are undefeated winning 4 of their ultimate 5 games to date. Two their advantage is that N.Y. FC beat the Rev's back in March with 2-0 margin, as D. Villa scored the goal to victory in the 18th minute of the game, and then made an assist to P. Mullins in minute 83 to add the insurance goal.
Those 2 coming into this match are performing well as Villa has scored 3 goals in his ultimate 4 games while Mullins has assisted in 1 goal and scored 2 goals himself. They also have the support of the legendary F. Lampard of the Premier League in England, who could be joining N.Y. City FC for this game.
In this game the Revolution will not be too concerned about their defense, because lately they have been playing on all cylinders, as they have only allowed 3 goals in their last 4 games to date.
The betting odds experts are predicting that this game will be won by the New York City FC as the beat the Revolution 2-0!


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Subject: Using UCM work in SET...
Dear SET Members, First I would like to thank Scott for his excellent presentation yesterday. As you know we intend to use UCM work for context in SET TC and SET is based on OWL ontology definitions and hence we need to find ways to convert UCM DAG representation of context specification into our ontology representation. During yesterday's presentation Johann mentioned tools to do this. Indeed the ontology language RDF already has RDF graph representation (http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-mt/). Also quoting from the following paper: Detecting Changes in Ontologies via DAG Comparison by Johann Eder and Karl Wiggisser "Generally speaking, ontologies can be represented by arbitrary graphs. The nodes of the graph represent the concepts and the edges represent the relations between the concepts. When looking more closely on such graphs, we can see that many ontologies comprise a generalization hierarchy, which typically builds a directed acyclic graph (DAG). Now comparing two DAG is much easier than comparing two arbitrary graphs." So I think what we need in our group is a presentation on comparing DAGs and Ontologies and possible public domain tools to convert them one into another. Since Johann is familiar with this subject, I wonder if he can give us a presentation during our next telco in a month's time. Many thanks and best regards, Asuman
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The Pension Plan is intended to pay benefits to employee-members who have stopped working. For this reason, benefits may stop during periods when you work after retirement. However, there are provisions that allow you to return to the work force and still continue to receive a pension.
Types of Reemployment
There are two types of reemployment that can affect your eligibility for a pension and cause suspension of your pension:
- Covered Employment is the type of employment you worked in as an active employee—your employer pays contributions into the Pension Fund for your hours worked.
- Industry Employment is employment in any capacity involving industry or related operations that is located within this area of the country or work while participating in any pension plan with which we have a Reciprocity Agreement. For example:
- working as a cashier in a non-union store.
- working as a manager in a union store.
- working in a store that participates in the Kansas City Area Retail Food Store Employees Pension Plan.
"Industry or related operations" includes employment or self-employment in businesses involving products or services substantially similar to those provided by employers participating in the Pension Plan, whether or not the products or services are provided at all locations at which the business operates. Some examples are:
- a retail business which involves food products that are substantially similar to those sold by employers participating in the Pension Plan and that can reasonably accommodate a family's grocery needs, including items such as fresh produce or meat.
- the business of a florist, retail meat market, pharmacy or bakery.
- the business of a nursing home or assisted living center.
- any retail business that includes grocery operations which can reasonably supply a family's food needs even though a substantial portion of the business is non-food related. Examples of these retail businesses include Walmart, Target, Costco and similar "big box" retailers.
Additionally, when you are retired and working in a business that is the same type of business from which you earned your UFCW pension, that business will be considered Industry Employment specifically for you as long as any employer in that type of business continues to participate in the Pension Plan.
If you begin working in a business that is not considered Industry Employment at the time you are hired but the business subsequently evolves into a grocery business or other business considered to be Industry Employment, then that business may be considered Industry Employment. In other words, it does not matter that the business was a non-industry location at the time you were hired. Continued employment at that business could result in suspension of your pension.
If you retire and then begin working in a completely unrelated industry—for example, as a bank teller or in a doctor's office—your pension eligibility is not affected.
If you are retired under a Disability Pension, special provisions apply to your reemployment—contact the Fund Office.
Suspension of Your Pension Benefit
Your pension will be permanently withheld for each month that you work more than the allowable hours in Covered or Industry Employment. The allowable hours you may work each month depends on your age:
- Prior to Age 60—you can work up to 39 hours per month.
- On and After Age 60—you can work up to 99 hours per month
If you are age 70½ or older, you can work at any job for any amount of hours and still receive your pension. See the Age 70½ Benefit page of this website.
Right to Appeal
You may submit a written appeal to the Board of Trustees within 180 days of the suspension of your pension. Your appeal must include your reasons for disagreement with the suspension decision and should include any supporting documents.
Send your appeal to:
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The Board of Trustees will review your appeal at a quarterly meeting and will inform you in writing of their decision.
Resuming Your Pension Payments
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When you have stopped working in Covered Employment, your pension will be recalculated to include any additional Credited Service you may have earned.
If you received pension payments for months when you were not eligible prior to the actual suspension of your pension, you will have to reimburse the Pension Fund for these erroneous payments. This is done by withholding a percentage (maximum is 25%) of each monthly payment until the total amount has been repaid.
Termination of Employment, Retirement and Reemployment
To comply with Plan requirements and with Federal tax laws, you must terminate your employment and apply for your retirement benefit in order to receive a pension benefit (unless you are at least age 70½). Any later return to work is then considered reemployment and is subject to all provisions of the union's collective bargaining agreement, including seniority, waiting periods, and any health or pension contributions.


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The Grade I, $1.5 million Preakness Stakes at Pimlico Racecourse has a bevy of stakes races comprising its undercard. We'll take a look at a couple of the more interesting heats leading up to the main event here. Don't forget to take part in FanXT's Daily Fantasy Jockey game!
Pimlico Race 10: The Grade III, $150,000 Maryland Sprint Stakes
#9 LONG HAUL BAY (2-1, morning-line favorite) must be respected on the strength of his comeback win last month. He was highly thought of at three, competing in the Woody Stephens before hitting the shelf for almost a year. Aside from that Woody Stephens debacle, LONG HAUL BAY is undefeated. He's a solid favorite under Manny Franco but is not unbeatable, especially if the track comes up sloppy.
#4 LEWISFIELD (7-2) has run just as fast as the top choice while competing on the Maryland circuit. He's a perfect 2-for-2 this year, both starts coming at today's six furlong distance. That includes a strike in the Not For Love Stakes for state-breds at Laurel last time out. He should be pressing the issue early under sharp local rider Arnaldo Bocachica and hold for at least a share.
The play: $5 exacta box 4/9 ($10)
Pimlico Race 12: The $100,000 Sir Barton Stakes
#8 AX MAN (8-5, morning-line favorite) should start a rolling double for Mike Smith leading into the Preakness, where he has the call on Justify. AX MAN broke his maiden in impressive fashion on debut before getting swallowed up in a wicked pace duel in the San Vicente. Stretching out to a mile after a brief freshening, AX MAN atoned by crushing five others in an allowance prep. The Bob Baffert trainee picks up another 1/16th in the Sir Barton, but that should be no sweat. He also shows a bullet work for this and meets few legitimate pace rivals.
#1 FOREST FIRE (15-1) is a longshot worth considering underneath in Saturday's Sir Barton. His best career performance came on a muddy track two starts ago, when he won an allowance/optional claiming at Laurel. He was a hard-fought second in the Private Terms Stakes at the same course last time out. Note the rider change to Luis Saez.
The play: $8 exacta 8/1, $2 win 1
DFJ analysis: Despite having just two mounts on Saturday, Mike Smith looks like a must-have at Pimlico. He'll be aboard favored AX MAN in the Sir Barton before taking the reins on Justify in the Preakness.
Irad Ortiz Jr., who rides longshot Lone Sailor in the Preakness, has some quality mounts lined up on Saturday's undercard. His day begins in Race 3, and he'll ride back-to-back favorites. Later on, Frostmourne gives Ortiz a good win chance at the Grade II Dixie, as does Soutache in the Chick Lang.
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Dear Lord, You remind us this morning through your Holy Word that you heal all sorts of diseases and everyone who believes in You and prays to You will have eternal life. Strengthen me, Lord, in this time of sickness. Sustain me as I lay sick in this bed. When You were on Earth, you did all things good and healed all kinds of sickness.
You healed those who had diseases. You died and rose for our sins and so that we may have eternal life, Lord. I know that You are here with us today and that with Your most Holy power will remove all sicknesses that are troubling us and evils that roam the earth. But may Your will be done for the greater glory of Your Name, Oh Lord. Amen.


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Let's face it! Most Canadians probably find income taxes boring (unless of course, you're an accountant!). But paying your income taxes is a necessary evil!
If you have sold stocks or other investments at a profit, you will have to pay the tax on your capital gains.
A Quick Note About Your RRSP or RRIF
If you have stocks or other investments inside of your RRSP or RRIF, any gains generated on those investments are not taxable. However, withdrawals are fully taxed at your marginal tax rate at the time you withdrew from the account.
Remember that the government wants you to save for your retirement using the RRSP and allows you to deduct deposits and allows your investments to grow tax-free … until you withdraw from the account: And hopefully in a lower tax bracket.
What About The TFSA?
Like an RRSP or RRIF, investment income in the TFSA will grow tax free. However, there are no tax consequences if you deposit or withdraw from the TFSA.
From here on, I will refer to the RRSP, RRIF, and TFSA collectively as registered accounts.
What Is A Capital Gain?
When you sell your stocks, in a non-registered account, for more than you paid for it, the difference between the selling price and purchase price (less commissions) is called a capital gain. In Canada, capital gains offer a tax advantage because only 50% of the net capital gains are taxable.
Notice the phrase net capital gains?
If you had capital losses in the tax year, you are required to offset them against your capital gains from the same tax year. If you have losses left over, you can use them against any net capital gains in the last three years or use them against any capital gains in the future. However, you cannot use capital gains against other income (interest, dividends, employment income etc.).
If you dispose of the shares of a qualified small business corporation or qualified farm property you can shield $750,000 of the gain from tax! ?In 2007 government in increased the lifetime capital gains exemption to $750,000.
Watch Out For Superficial Losses
If you're frequently buying and selling stocks and you have losses, be aware that if you (or a person related to you), owned the same stock 30 days before or after you sold the shares, your loss will be denied. You should read my article on Superficial Losses for more on this.
Tax Tips For Capital Gains
- Maximize Tax Efficiency – Keep your capital gains generating investments outside of your registered accounts and your interest generating investments inside your registered accounts.
- Tax Loss Sell – If you have shares that have lost value at the end of the year, consider selling them to offset and capital gains. Be aware of the superficial loss rules.
Getting Help
If you have significant trades outside of your RRSP's, a professional accountant will understand the implications of capital gains and can advise you on appropriate strategies to pay less tax.


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The Berkeley Unified School District board agreed to a nearly $1.8 million budget cut at its Wednesday meeting — a necessary decision that will harm students and staff members across the city.
The reductions come despite $3.7 million in new, ongoing revenue because of a quickly growing burden of pensions and special education costs. To remain on firm financial footing and preempt emergency cuts down the line, the district decided the reductions were necessary.
At Wednesday's meeting, the board agreed to slash the homeless student materials fund, legal costs and consulting fees. These cuts, amounting to roughly $200,000, were the finishing touches of a larger, already agreed upon $1.6 million budget cut finalized in the last few weeks, which included cutting security officers from Berkeley High School.
And though the board passed over more controversial cuts, these cuts are not easy to swallow.
One of the cuts made at yesterday's meeting jeopardizes the education of some of the district's most vulnerable students — its homeless students. Homelessness is a persistent and serious problem for Berkeley schools. The state has even identified BUSD as a district that needs to better serve its homeless students, according to board president Josh Daniels. To cut money from this fund is short-sighted.
The money in the homeless student supplies fund has not been used for several years, but that doesn't mean worthy students won't need the funding soon. Cuts generally always seem to affect low-income students the most, and this specific cut follows that trend.
On Feb. 7, the board agreed to cut two Berkeley High safety officers. Safety officers are integral to the BHS community. If there's an emergency, these officers are the first to call Berkeley Police Department for help. In the wake of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, cutting security seems like an unwise decision. The board said it could replace safety officers with substitute officers, but these staffers wouldn't have the same training that the officers do.
And these officers aren't nameless faces in the hallway — they've built connections with high schoolers and staffers. They're not just security guards, but community members who serve as mentoring figures to young students.
Previously, the board considered slashing two additional safety officers, but rightly decided against it Wednesday after heated backlash from the community — the board listened to the community's needs and demands. As the board considers the future of the district's budget, it must learn from this experience and avoid cutting the areas of education that are most important to the community.
The Berkeley school district can't just keep cutting and cutting valuable student and staff resources to avoid running out of money. While these are preemptive cuts, the board needs to make appropriate, long-term, holistic considerations that take future wage increases and pension growth into account.
A cautionary tale unfolds to the south: Oakland Unified School District is currently facing $9 million in budget cuts, and the Berkeley school district needs to make sure it doesn't face the same fate.
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Is there any difference between a Mobility Radeon HD5470 and a Mobility Radeon HD5650 in terms of OpenGL 4.x software/feature support?
The only difference I can see is the double precision support.
Anything else?
I need an OpenGL 4.x notebook for development purposes, and have the choice between these two GPUs. I would like to make the right choice.


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For delivery and returns information during this time and into the future, visit our delivery details page. Please be sure to read our Covid-19 Safety Policy before continuing.
Because of the unprecedented demand instore since reopening, we have had to suspend home deliveries for the time being. We are still offering free postage or the click and collect option instore.
PLEASE NOTE whilst in the past we have taken shoes back from customers who have done nothing more than a gentle mile in a pair of shoes purchased from us and then decided they are not for them, what with new government regulations we can no longer do this.
Therefore please do make sure before purchasing instore that the shoe of your choice meet all the requirements your expect from them i.e. size, fit, type, style and of course comfort. Online sales needless to say can be returned providing they have not been worn for use other than just having been tried on indoors.
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Palatine Chapter #206, R.A.M., had its April Stated Convocation last month. We conducted a good bit of business. Discussed the meetings and events for the remainder of the year. Our Annual Convocation is on May 21st. Our Installation will be on June 18th, along with our Annual Steak Fry. We do not anticipate any work until the Fall of the year. We honored our Past Presiding Officers last night, following a delicious dinner of left-over food. We had: roast beef, roast pork, mostaccioli, Italian beef sandwiches, potato wedges, green beans, lemon chicken, and cupcakes and ice cream for dessert. Following the convocation we participated in the second round of the Keystone Quest.
Our May Stated Convocation and Annual Meeting will be this week on the 21st of May. Dinner at 6:30. Convocation at 7:30.
Loyal L. Munn Chapter #96, RAM, had its Annual Convocation on May 7th. Reports were given and the elections held. Elected were: HP-James B. Newby; King-Bradley L. Baker; Scribe-Andrew E. Michyeta, III; Treasurer-James N. Newby; Secretary-Russell L. Schlosser. The appointed Officers will be names later. Installation will be on June 18th following our steak fry.
Cryptic Council #46, Cryptic Masons, will have its Annual Assembly on June 4th. Dinner at 6:30 and Assembly at 7:30. The highlight of the evening will be the fresh strawberries as furnished by the incoming T.I.M. I am out of town as I write this, but will be returning for the strawberries. See you then! Installation of Officers will be June 18th, following the steak fry.
Bethel Commandery #36, Knights Templar, will hold its Annual Conclave on June 4th. Dinner at 6:30 and Conclave at 7:30. Installation is planned for June 18th, following the steak fry. The highlight of the evening of the 4th will be the Council strawberries!
Bethel Commandery had a good representation at the Grand Lodge Cornerstone Ceremony at Illinois Masonic Medical Center on May 3rd. Here are who I think wereyou there: Russell Schlosser, Andrew Michyeta, Ralph Palmer, David Truax, Mark Nokes, Richard Pugh, Bradley Baker, and possibly others. I will try to get a more accurate count for next month. It was a nice affair, over 500 in attendence, and a joint honor guard with Sir Knights from the Prince Hall Grand Commandery.
On May 10, 2014, The Glenview York Rite Bodies conferres all the York Rite Degrees and Orders. Several other Y R Bodies, including us, participated with Glenview with this event. This all atartes with one Petition that Bill Morgan brought in. We wound up with 19 Royal Arch Masons, 23 Cryptic Masons, and 16 Knights Templar. The totals were from several York Rite Bodies.
As a result of Ralph Palmer's idea, we have been sending Birthday Cards to the residents of the Illinois Knights Templar Home at Paxton, IL, this past year. We are continuing each month. Thank you, Ralph. We also sent Christmas Cards to all the residents in December, also at Ralph's suggestion.
In conjunction with our end-of-year events, Annual Meetings, etc, if we have more candidate Petitions, we may confer Chapter Degrees to get a running start on next fall. No sense dragging our feet.
Bethel Commandery has come out with another belt
buckle for sale for benefit of the Knights Templar Eye
Foundation, Inc. This one is a Royal Arch
Chapter buckle, with the triple tau, and with the
infamous words "Holiness to the Lord"
emblazoned thereon. This buckle has been commissioned
in honor of Brother, Companion,
and Sir Knight David P. Miller, Past Grand High Priest
and member of the Palatine
York Rite. It will sell for $50, just
as the Knights
Templar buckle did last year. We also we able to
obtain a few more Knights Templar buckles since we
had more orders than we could fill. Let me know if
you are interested.
Our loyal Companion and Sir
Knight Jim Newby has volunteered to coordinate the degree work going forward. Thank you, Jim. He will also work with the Officers of the four respective bodies. The following is what we have printed for some time. "As a reminder, at our planning meeting on April 4,
2007, we tentatively decided to appoint one member as
a "Degree Czar" for each of the Palatine York Rite
Bodies. That would be four individuals. The thought
was that the number two man in each body would fill
that need. We need to get more people trained in our
Degree Ritual so we have a backup for each part.
Right now, if certain people are out of town, we are
stuck. This will also get some of our newer members
actively involved in the affairs of our four York Rite
Bodies. This will also get the number two man in each
group more prepared for his year as Presiding Officer.
Planning and Preparation.
The York Rite offers many opportunities for us to
serve our fellow man and our communities. Each of the
Bodies has a charity or several charities that we
support. Membership in our York Rite Bodies allows us
to fulfill our Obligations and Vows to help those who
are less fortunate. Let us keep this in our minds as
we go about our daily endeavors. There is a cloud
surrounding us, that has been built up over the
centuries, that we are a secret organization. Now is
the time to let those on the outside know who we are.
We should not keep our lamps under the bushel, but
should let our Light so shine before men, that they
may see our good works, and glorify our Father, which
is in Heaven.
Palatine Chapter currently has 176 members. L L Munn has about 75 members. Bethel
Commandery now has 206 members. Of these, 94 are life
members and 13 are 50-year members and are exempt from
As a reminder, the new Palatine Masonic Temple is all on one floor and at
ground level. Therefore it is wheelchair accessible. No ramp or chairlift
Our backlog of work is: Palatine Chapter #206-0;
Loyal L. Munn Chapter #96-0; Cryptic Council #46-2;
Bethel Commandery #36-0. Let's get those Petitions
Sickness and distress: None this month, thank goodness.
1. 5-3-14 Cornerstone Laying by the Grand Lodge at Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Commandery Honor Guard.
2. 5-7-14 L L Munn, Cryptic, and Bethel meetings. L L Munn #96 Annual Convocation. Dinner at 6:30. L L Munn #96 Opens.
3. 5-10-14 York Rite Degrees at Glenview. All Degrees and Orders.
4. 5-21-14 Palatine and Bethel meetings. Palatine #206 Annual Convocation. Possible Degree work. Dinner at 6:30. Bethel #36 Opens.
5. 6-4-14 L L Munn, Cryptic, and Bethel meetings. Bethel #36 and Cryptic #46 Annual Meetings. Possible Degree work. Fresh Strawberries. Dinner at 6:30. Cryptic #46 Opens.
6. 6-18-14 Palatine and Bethel meetings. Annual Steak Fry at 6:30 and Installation of Officers to follow. Palatine #206 Opens.
7. 7-19-14 Grand Council Annual Assembly in Bloomington.
8. 7-25/26-14 Grand Chapter and Grand Commandery Annual Sessions at Normal, IL.
Bradley L. Baker, PHP, TIPM,
PC, Correspondent


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A consortium of Saudi and US private firms is planning to invest $ 1.3 billion in constructing hotels and other recreational projects in Morocco, a Saudi newspaper has reported.
In an agreement signed with the Moroccan government, the group will set up the projects in the southern Taroudant town, according to Khalid Al Dousari who signed the agreement on behalf of the group.
Planned for construction is a large fun city spanning 6 million square meters, and sitting on this space will be three 4-star hotels, a golf course, tourism resort, cafes and restaurants. The group will also spend the money in new 5,300 houses and hospitals. The new projects are expected to attract tourists from Africa, Europe and the Gulf. The date for starting off the construction projects was not mentioned.
Dousari, who owns one of the Saudi firms in the alliance, said that the Moroccan authorities have already allocated close to 8.7 million square metres for the projects.
The developments include a theme park featuring a tourist resort and a golf course designed to attract 2 million visitors a year, as well as a concrete project that would be used to build low-cost, environmentally-friendly houses, schools, hotels and other facilities such as dieting center to serve women.
More than 5,000 two-bedroom homes will also be built, as well as a 200,000m² medical spa specializing in weight loss and women's health.
Gulf States have invested in multiple projects in Morocco to help boost the fellow Arab country's economy.
UAE-based Al Futtaim group announced a joint venture with Moroccan and Portuguese firms a year ago to develop one of the region's biggest super-regional retail and leisure destinations in Morocco.


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Social media provides you with the opportunity to see what is happening to other companies and use it to your advantage. SMM isn't expensive and it is an easy thing to understand and work with. Typically, your audience will offer feedback that will allow you to improve your tactics in the future. That feedback and the tips in this article will help you drive more traffic and business to your website in no time at all.
Twitter is a social networking site, so make sure that you are social and communicate with your followers regularly. If someone asks a question about your business or offers feedback, you should always respond quickly and respectfully. This creates a stronger affiliation with all your followers. Set yourself up as a genuine individual — not simply a business.
Don't rush into just any strategy that looks good, but instead carefully consider the level of marketing that will genuinely benefit your business. Do not abandon your current strategy in favor of every new thing that comes along. If the trend fails to catch on, you will have wasted your valuable resources. Get together a strategy that outlined your plan of attack and go forth accordingly.
It can take a while to write with your own personality in social media; until then, just do your best. Research the social media marketing techniques that your competitors are using, and model your plan after theirs until you determine what strategies best suit your business and the needs of your customers. Check out the content they're posting and what type of promotional gimmicks that they utilize.
If you quickly and professionally respond to comments posted to you on social media, you will find that your reputation stays positive, no matter what the comments say. This strategy can turn a failed campaign into an incredibly successful one; unfortunately, if you don't employ it, your otherwise perfect campaign may flop. You should especially respond to any negative comment or review. These posts can have a harmful effect on your business if you do not address them. Responding to negative comments immediately can help demonstrate your commitment to customer service, and help your reputation.
Think about Facebook games. Creating a game that relates to and promotes your products or your industry isn't too difficult. There are several companies that were propelled up the ladder simply because of their Facebook-driven online games. If you can swing the expense, consider consulting with a game designer who can create an application that you can share on Facebook.
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Do some research regarding social networking. Maybe you have a Facebook page already, but bear in mind that professional uses differ from personal ones. It is possible to locate a multitude of helpful articles online if you have trouble.
Social networking sites can offer useful insight into the minds of your target market; for this reason, it is especially useful for new product launches and quality control. A lot of your followers will like giving their opinions and ideas while making sure their voices are heard. They will give insight into exactly what they want and what they are looking for, and it is free.
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All On Wedding Sparklers-Types and How to Choose the Best
One of the key qualities that will mark a good store for the shopping for wedding sparklers is that it needs to be such that has a variety of these that makes them a perfect suit for your needs. In most cases, when a couple are deciding which store to get their wedding sparklers from, some of the factors that they will have in mind as those that will come rather automatically will be such as the customer service at the shop, the prices and the quality of the wedding sparklers there will be. As such a good wedding sparkler store needs to make sure that they have made it their key goal to provide their clients with the best sparklers looking at overall value and as well a guarantee for satisfaction. Having done this, you will be well assured to have made the perfect choice for the wedding sparklers supplier in whom you will be able to rely on for the big day you have ahead.
The first fact that we need to reiterate is that these sparklers do come of various kinds and sizes as well. The following are some of the examples of the various kinds of the wedding sparklers-the 10 inch wedding sparklers, the 20 inch, the 36 inch, the heart shaped wedding sparklers, the bottle shaped sparklers for weddings, the number wedding sparklers, the 10 inch color wedding sparklers and many more. The following is a look at some of the things that go into the choice of the right sparklers for your wedding.
First, we need to acknowledge the fact that with so many options available for the wedding sparklers, choosing the right one can be a bit intimidating. It will be imperative on you to make up your mind over the size and type of the wedding sparklers to buy and the store from where you will be making your purchases from. Even though from appearances it may seem and so sound complex, the fact is that this is never as complicated in reality. The following are some of the things that you need to have factored so as to make simple the task of finding the right wedding sparklers.
The first point is to look at the purpose for which you will be going for the wedding sparklers. Some of the common reasons for which people use wedding sparklers are such as for use in a wedding photo session and for the wedding exit.
Being clear on what you will be using the sparklers for will inform you on making the right size of the sparklers to go for. If you are looking for the wedding sparklers that will be ideal for creating that sensational touch on your wedding photos, the ones that may be suggested are the 20 inch wedding sparklers as they happe to be easier to control while moving and as well are long enough to burn for some time as such allowing you take a number of photos with.
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President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Thursday in an effort to expand health-coverage options and reduce costs for Americans — an order that Obamacare defenders fear will damage gains made under that health-care law.
The executive order eyes loosening of rules surrounding the issuance of health plans by small businesses, as well as rules about enrollment in short-term health insurance plans — which are less expensive, and less comprehensive than Obamacare health plans.
Trump said the order is "taking the first steps to providing millions of Americans with Obamacare relief."
"This is promoting health care, choice and competition all across the United States," Trump said during the signing ceremony in the Roosevelt Room in the White House.
"This is something that millions and millions of people will be signing up for, and they're going to be very happy. This will be great health care."
But the order will not necessarily have any significant practical impact on the nation's health insurance system by the time Obamacare's next open enrollment season starts next month.
That's because of the time it takes to propose and take public comment on the potential changes.
And the order does not lift the Obamacare rule that most Americans have some form of health insurance for the year or face a tax penalty.
As a result of that omission, and other factors, it is not clear if the order will have any negative effect on enrollment in individual health plans sold on Obamacare plans that go into effect in 2018.
"I don't know that it accomplishes all that much" in the short-term, said Gary Claxton, a vice president at the Kaiser Family Foundation, a leading health-care policy research group, when asked about the impact of the order.
But Trump noted that the order is just the beginning of what his administration expects will be other executive actions to reform rules related to the Affordable Care Act, as Obamacare is formally known.
Other changes will be coming in the next several months, officials said.
Claxton said if the administration ends up loosening enforcement of the Obamacare coverage mandate, "it could be disruptive, and it could happen very quickly."
The order comes after months of failed efforts by Trump and Republican leaders to get Congress to pass legislation that would repeal and replace Obamacare.
Senior administration officials on Thursday said Trump still believes such legislation needs to happen, but that the president is signing the order Thursday because of a need to provide relief to people whom the administration claims are suffering because of Obamacare.
"Obamacare is failing," said a fact sheet distributed by the administration in advance of the order. "The status quo is not delivering quality healthcare options for the American people, who are facing higher premiums and fewer options."
Officials pointed out that they expect that half of the counties in the United States will have just one insurer offering Obamacare individual health plans next year, up from one-third of such counties this year. They also noted double-digit proposed premium increases for 2018 as evidence of Affordable Care Act's problems.
The order will direct the Labor Department to "consider expanding access to Association Health Plans" for American businesses, so small businesses can easier band together to offer health coverage. The order contemplates AHPs being formed across state lines.
However, it is not clear if the Labor Department will end up allowing people who are not employed by companies in such AHPs to get health insurance coverage through them.
Obamacare advocates fear that if that is allowed, it could reduce the number of healthy people buying individual health plans on Obamacare exchanges, which in turn would lead to greater price hikes than have already been seen. They also worry that the AHP plans will not be as comprehensive in terms of covered benefits as Obamacare plans.
The order also directs several federal agencies to consider reversing an Obama administration directive that limited enrollment in short-term insurance plans to just three months.
Short-term health insurance currently does not satisfy Obamacare's coverage mandate, which means that someone enrolled in only those plans is subject to a tax penalty.
Claxton said that if the administration only ends up increasing the amount of time a person can be enrolled in a short-term insurance plan, "it would not have a big effect on undermining the [Obamacare] marketplaces," which sell more comprehensive, and more expensive, health coverage.
Claxton said that because individuals would still be subject to the penalty, there would not be a big influx of people into short-term plans, and exodus out of Obamacare marketplace plans.
But "the issue would be, what comes next?" Claxton said.
If the administration liberalizes rules about the duration of short-term health plans, and then also makes it easier for people to get hardship exemptions from Obamacare's mandate, then it could lead people to sign up in large numbers for short-term coverage.
"That could be very disruptive, and it could happen very quickly," Claxton said.
Dave Dillon, a fellow of the Society of Actuaries, said, "Overall, the proposal has potential to bring increased instability and volatility to the health insurance markets by separating the market into two smaller pools."
"Longer length short-term plans may further segment the market," Dillon said. "The proposal offers more choice to consumers in terms of coverage options. Healthier consumers will likely be able to enroll in plans with lower insurance rates, while more medically complex consumers may be subject to significant rate increases."
Trump's order also will direct federal agencies to consider making changes to rules around health-reimbursement arrangements, which allow employers to set aside tax-shielded money that workers can use for out-of-pocket health costs.
The order also directs multiple agencies to review the level of competition among health-care providers and insurers nationally, with an eye toward identifying actions that could increase competition.
Officials said the administration is concerned about the large volume consolidation in the health-care sector since adoption of the ACA, which they said has had the effect of increasing prices, and potentially affecting the quality of health care.


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These self-defense numbers aren't anything new — they're typical. The fact that few people have ever heard the facts is just another byproduct of the conservative movement's failure in the information war. Here is Mark W. Smith writing at FEE.org:
In the USA there are between 2.1 and 2.5 million defensive gun uses every year.
How is it that so many kids raised on "Harry Potter", "The Hunger Games", "Star Wars", and all the Marvel action figure movies manage to miss a critical point of the stories? The lesson being: If you want to prevail over evil villains, you must have the proper tools to fight back.
Millions of people protect themselves and their families with guns every day in the United States. They choose guns as a means of self-defense for the same reason the Secret Service uses them to protect the president: guns stop bad people from doing bad things to good people.
It's absurd to speak about the right of self-defense in theory but then deny people the tools they need to exercise that right.
Without a gun, most Americans are defenseless at the hands of a violent criminal. How many of us have training in hand-to-hand fighting, the physical strength, and the mental resilience to react in a fight-or-flight situation to repel an aggressive predator, especially someone who attacks us first and is armed with a deadly weapon?
Does a gun guarantee your safety? No, but it gives you the ability to defend yourself against an armed, physically superior, or mentally unstable attacker (or all three).
Why in the world would anyone not want to have the means to protect themselves and their families against criminal predators and lunatics? Worse yet, why would anyone actively lobby their government to deprive themselves and every other law-abiding citizen of the most effective means to protect themselves?
Guns Are Life-Saving Tools
The gun grabbers are convinced that if we shut down the National Rifle Association and take away guns from law-abiding gun owners, then bad people will no longer have the tools to do bad things.
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Outside Santa Fe , New Mexico
Sanctuario de Chimayo,
Your brown arms surround me.
I kneel at the bowl wide bath deep hole
in the earth floor,
in the deepest recess of your house.
Powder fine dirt sifts through my fingers.
Brown woman of the Mexican desert,
breath warm and musty,
maker of tamales with Guadalupe,
invite me in to gather the brown flour.
Anne Higgins teaches English and Theology at Mount Saint Mary's University in Emmitsburg Maryland . She is a member of the Daughters of Charity, and is a graduate of Saint Joseph College , Emmitsburg, the Johns Hopkins University , and the Washington Theological Union. She has had about seventy poems published, in YANKEE, COMMONWEAL, SPIRITUALITY AND HEALTH, The Melic Review, and a variety of small magazines. Her book of poetry, AT THE YEAR'S ELBOW, was published by the Mellen Poetry Press in 2000, and republished by Wipf and Stock in 2006. Her second book of poetry, SCATTERED SHOWERS IN A CLEAR SKY, was published by Plain View Press in 2007. A chapbook, Pick It Up and Read, will be published by Finishing Line Press in the Fall of 2008.


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First course: Smoked lamb belly, poached egg, crispy pepper salami, blueberry gastrique. Pairing: Bootleg 'Prequel' Red Blend, 2014, Sonoma County, CA
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