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Govt urged to criminalise fibre cuts
The government has been urged to develop a legislation which will criminalise fibre cuts that deny consumers of data and internet services offered by the telecommunication companies in the country.
A member of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Communications, Sam George, who made the call during the celebration of this year's World Consumer Rights Day (WCRD), said legislation on fibre cuts would curb the menace and give the mobile network operators some financial respite.
He explained that fibre cuts, which was often caused through road construction and building construction, put huge financial burdens on the telecommunication companies and deny consumers of communication and internet services.
The Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications estimates that it cost the mobile network operators about $17,000 to restore a single fibre cut.
The programme organised by the Ghana Chamber of Telecommunications (GCoT) under the theme, 'Trust Smart products' was aimed at educating traders, commuters and the general public in the safe use of mobile technologies, applications and services provided by mobile network operators.
It provided opportunity for the mobile network operators to highlight issues on mobile and digital security and also educate the public to avoid the purchase and use of fake phones as well as pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards and to report wayward merchants and persons who trade in such products to the law enforcement authorities.
The WCRD is organised March 15 every year to educate consumers on their rights and also protest against consumer abuse and manhandling.
Mr George in his remarks lauded the GCoT for organising the programme to sensitise consumers on their rights and also the opportunity to interact with the mobile network operators and seek solutions to challenges facing them in the use of mobile services.
The Chief Executive Officer of the GCoT, Mr Kenneth Ashigbey in his address underscored the symbiotic relationship between the consumers and the mobile operators and reiterated the relentless commitment of the industry to provide world-class telecommunications with consumers at the core of their operations.
"Consumers have rights and equally have responsibilities, and we will work with our customers to ensure they do not compromise on their security and data privacy as they gain access to new services, more responsive products, greater convenience and choice," said Kenneth.
He advised consumers to desist from disclosing their Mobile Money PIN to their colleagues and also change their PIN every month.
"We… caution all Ghanaians to be vigilant and not discuss their wallet or financial details with anybody over a telephone call. We should be quick to report fraudulent numbers to the toll free short code 419 for immediate resolution," Mr Ashigbey said.
Mr Ashigbey also cautioned the general public to desist from purchasing pre-registered SIM cards, saying it "is fraudulent" and compromise subscribers of the mobile network operators.
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A Great Relationship? Will Marriage Create a Disturbance in the Force?
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No one ever said marriage was easy. But does it really make a difference in your relationship whether you're married or not?A few years ago, when asked if she plans to marry Stedman Graham, her partner of nearly 30 years, Oprah said "I don't know if I want to do that. You know why? It's really good right now. And when you add that 'wife' thing, then it's too much…"
Why do Oprah and many other people think marriage will change something in their relationship, and why for the worse? Let's unpack this.
Being in a relationship vs. being married: it's about expectations
Most of us probably don't make any kind of formal "vow" about our relationship, until the day we stand at the altar – if our relationship takes us in that direction. If we expect that saying "I do," when asked if we plan to "honor, cherish," etc., our spouse will act like a magic spell, transforming us from imperfect beings into a model wife or husband…we're bound to be disappointed, and feel like something has changed.
Ask yourself: What is my idea of a good relationship?
Now, ask yourself: What is my idea of a good marriage?
See how closely your answers for these two questions match. Chances are, there are some significant differences between them. If marriage changes something, it's because we have different expectations for a marriage, than we do for a relationship. When being married fails to live up to those expectations, it can lead to stupid fights and petty problems – things you thought you were beyond having, or at least beyond having with any frequency or weight behind them.
Marriage or life experience?
Statistics show that most marriages aren't lasting, nowadays. But statistics can be misleading. Surely it can't be simply because of being married that couples split up?
Getting married is something that comes with time, whether that's one year, or thirty years of being together. Over time, our lives get more complicated, busy and stressful. Couples tend to have less responsibilities before marriage, not so much because they signed a paper and exchanged bands, but because they were just…younger.
NBC reports the average age of first marriage in the United States as 27 for women and 29 for men, around the same average age of having your first child. The average age of home ownership is 33. As we grow in our career paths, we get more responsibilities, and more stress, in our workplace as well. Marriage success requires patience and good communication, which are hard to do when we are tired, under pressure, and very busy!
Marriage: Not just for two people
There's another reason why marriage often changes things, even in the best of relationships: other people. Even if you don't expect any major changes between you and your partner, other people, and society as a whole (think lending institutions or the IRS, not just people on the street who take note of your rings) will perceive your relationship differently.
While the obvious, and stereotypical, notions of mothers-in-laws who expect the woman in their son's life to take care of him now that she's his wife, or pressure from in-laws to give them grandchildren may or may not apply to your situation, you will probably experience subtle or even subconscious changes that influence the way you act toward your spouse, and think about your relationship.
Let's close with a final thought from a particularly eloquent commenter at http://www.smh.com.au/: "People ruin good relationships, not marriage. Specifically those people who lose sight of their values, their vows, their respect for their partner and why they got married in the first place."
By Phillip McCulley on November 25, 2015 / Couples Counseling, Relationship Problems / Leave a comment

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Q: Why are some browsers considering "n°" as 2 different words and how can I prevent word break? I have to display a string containing "n°######" where # are random numbers.
Chrome & Safari are break the word between n and ° when necessary. Firefox doesn't do it for example.
Any idea how to prevent this knowing that the word-break property is no help here.

A: You could:

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*Wrap your n°###### string in a  and apply white-space: nowrap; to it.

*Replace your degree symbol (°) with a superscript 0 (⁰) that  doesn't break text.

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Dental implants can make a dramatic change in the appearance and function of your smile. Implants are surgically placed in the jawbone to take the place of a natural tooth's root. They can be used to secure a single crown, bridge, or full denture, depending on how many teeth need replacing. They are secure and feel like your natural teeth. They allow you to eat all of your favorite foods without the restoration becoming loose, and care is as easy as brushing and flossing as you would with your natural teeth.
Traditional tooth replacement options, such as bridges and dentures, are placed on top of the gums and over time can lead to bone loss where the tooth is missing. Implants, however, are placed directly into the bone which maintains bone density and the health of surrounding teeth. Implants are also very long-lasting. Although the implant itself can last a lifetime, the crown that is attached to it will need to be replaced over time.
At Northwood Dental, we specialize in using dental implants for restoring function and beauty to our patients' smiles. Dr. Klym has extensive experience in implant dentistry. He has completed many hours of continuing education through the prestigious Misch International Implant Institute, resulting in Diplomate status with the International Congress of Implantologists (ICOI). Schedule a consultation with Dr. Klym to learn more about dental implants and if it is the right restorative option for you.
Before implants became widely available, dental bridges offered the best option for replacing one or more adjacent missing teeth. It remains a good choice for patients who are not ideal candidates for implants. The placement of a dental bridge does not require a surgical procedure, as is necessary to place an implant. However, it does involve permanently altering the teeth surrounding the gap by attaching dental crowns. These crowns support one or more replacement teeth to "bridge" the gap left by the missing teeth. When given proper care, bridges will need to be replaced every seven to ten years.
Traditional dentures that sit on top of the gums used to be the only option for people who need to replace a full arch of teeth. They offered a quick, easy, and economical solution for restoring function and appearance to a smile. They're still the best option for certain patients, but dentures have some drawbacks. Since they don't have contact with the jawbone, as implants do, wearing dentures for a long period of time can lead to significant bone loss. This deterioration, common among denture-wearers, leads to sunken cheeks and wrinkles over time. Dentures can also be difficult to get used to, may slip out of place when you're chewing or talking, and often cause gum discomfort.
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If you are missing teeth and would like to learn more about your replacement options, schedule an appointment with Dr. Klym. With two locations, in Traverse City and Petoskey, Michigan, you can choose the one that's convenient for you. Contact Northwood Dental today to start your journey toward a restored smile you'll want to show the world!


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Q: can a struct assignment overlap similar to memmove() or is struct assignment like memcpy()? There are two different functions for making a copy of a data area in the Standard C library, memmove() used for overlapping memory areas and memcpy() for disjoint, non-overlapping memory areas.
What does the C standards say about struct assignment as in:
struct thing myThing = {0};
struct thing *pmyThing = &myThing;

myThing = *pmyThing;     // assign myThing to itself through a pointer dereference.

Does the struct assignment follow the rules for memmove() or for memcpy() or its own rules so far as overlapping memory areas are concerned?

A: Section 6.5.16.1 ("Simple assignment") of the C standard (reading from draft N1548) states:

In simple assignment (=), the value of the right operand is converted to the type of the assignment expression and replaces the value stored in the object designated by the left operand.
If the value being stored in an object is read from another object that overlaps in any way the storage of the first object, then the overlap shall be exact and the two objects shall have qualified or unqualified versions of a compatible type; otherwise, the behavior is undefined.

The C standard doesn't specify how the compiler implements the simple assignment. But overlap between the source and destination are permitted if the overlap is exact and the types are compatible. Self-assignment (whether through a pointer or not) meets this requirement, and thus the behavior is well-defined.


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Sets the Microsoft Dynamics NAV Server user who owns the object in the BLOB field of a table object.
Fields of the BLOB Data Type.
This property is available when the DataType field of the table field is set to BLOB Data Type.


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Q: Rails SQL QUERY Like I've some problem with an SQL Query
I've users which have skills
  def skills=(value)
    super(value.reject(&:blank?).join("|")) if !value.nil?
   end

  def skills
   super.present? ? super.split("|") : []
  end

Here is my problem. When I query on this field with "like", word order matter. How can I avoid that ?
User.where("skills LIKE '%car%driving_license%'")

Each user with skills which at least contain car and driving_license
User.where("skills LIKE '%driving_license%car%'")

Each user with skills which at least contain car and driving_license  but in a different order
I want to be able to avoid this order problem. Any help ?

A: LIKE + OR queries are tough if my memory serves me.  You can try ARel, but I think you lose LIKE.
2 things I can think of:

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*Do the queries separately and combine results.

*Use something like this which may not work:
conditions = ['%driving_license%car%', '%car%driving_license%']
 User.where("skills LIKE ?", conditions)

A: If you sort the skills you can know the order and assemble a like query that will match both of them.  You can create a migration to sort the existing skills.
def skills=(value)
  super(value.reject(&:blank?).sort.join("|")) if value
end

rails g migration sortUserSkills
User.where.not(skills: nil).each do u
  u.skills = u.skills
  u.save
end


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Q: What is a function type In C11 specification is cited the term function type as follow:

A function type describes a function with specified return type. A
  function type is characterized  by  its  return  type  and  the
  number  and  types  of  its  parameters

But I don't understand if a function type is described only by its return type or also by its parameters.
For example if I have the following function:
double bar(int a, int b)
{
   /* ... */
}

which is its type?

A: It's right there in the text you quoted, "and the number and types of its parameters", so yes the parameters matter.
The type  of the example function would be double (int, int), I'm not sure about the notation but something like that.
I.e. "a function that takes two int arguments and returns a double".

A:
A function type describes a function with specified return type. A
  function type is characterized by its return type and the number and
  types of its parameters

So, the parameters types are part of the function type. double bar(int a, int b) has the same type as double foo(int c, int d), but not the same type as double foo(int a, double b).
You could assign bar to a function pointer like:
double (*func)(int, int) = bar;

A: A function type characterize by its return type as well as its number of parameters and type of its parameters. When you declare a function as
double bar(int a, int b);

it means that bar is a function of type which accepts two parameters of type int and returns a double value. You can also understand a function type as
double (*fptr)(int, int);

fptr is a pointer which can hold the address of function type taking two parameters of int type and returning double.
When standard says that a function type cannot return a function type or an array type, it means
A function can't return functions
int f(int ) (int );  //Wrong

A function can't return  arrays:
int f(int ) [];      //Wrong

But, pointer to functions/arrays can be returned from a function.

A: The bottom line is, a function is a normal identifier like any other; it's just what it denotes, namely a function, which differs from normal objects. Functions in C/C++ are not objects; they cannot be passed or changed. But function pointers can. In that functions and their pointers resemble arrays, to a degree. Another parallel is the pragmatic C approach which almost identifies arrays as well as functions with their location in memory; it's just that we have data here (arrays) and code there (functions).
The type of a function can be obtained like any other type (e.g. int, or int*) by omitting the identifier from a declaration. That gives you the double (int, int) the others correctly mentioned. Each sequence denoting a type has exactly one position where an identifier can be legally inserted (here after the double).
But back to the bottom line: A function name is just an identifier with a type. Let's say we have a function definition in one file and want to use it in another, as is common:
File 1: Normal function definition
double external_function(int a, int b)
{
    return a+b;
}

File 2: Declare an identifier for that function and use it. Then do something bogus.
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// Declare a function type alias (not a pointer type!)
typedef double function_type(int, int);

// Use that to declare that identifier. Not different from
// any other identifier.
extern function_type external_function;

// Also totally equivalent to the conventional notation;
// it's not harmful to declare the same global identifier
// multiple times.
extern double external_function(int, int);

// Define a function with a different signature, i.e.
// a different type. We'll use it in a joke in main().
double f_float_float(float f1, float f2)
{
    return f1 + f2;
}

int main()
{
    // Call the previously declared external function: -> 3.
    cout << external_function(1,2) << endl;

    // Do something funny: Declare a pointer to such a function ...
    function_type *function_pointer;

    // ... and assign a function with the wrong type to it.
    // function_pointer = f_float_float; /* doesn't compile: need cast */
    function_pointer = reinterpret_cast<double (*)(int, int)>(f_float_float);

    // Now call it with certain values
    // (cf. http://www.cprogramming.com/tutorial/floating_point/understanding_floating_point_representation.html)
    // and see what happens.
    cout << function_pointer(0x3f800000, 0x40400000) << endl;

    return 0;
}


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Public tour of the Curtain Theatre
Date: Friday 27th May 2016 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm
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Take a tour of the Curtain Theatre dig with archaeologists from MOLA who are currently excavating the 16th and 17th century Shakespearean playhouse's remains for The Stage. As one of Shakespeare's least historically documented theatres, the physical remains are providing archaeologists with exciting new information about the playhouse, its use and theatrical performances at the time.
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Q: How can a backdrop be added for any component using Angular Material? I would like to add a backdrop to the page so that when a component on the page is in "edit mode", only that component is accessible to the user.
I know I can achieve this with a modal dialog, but I want the component to remain in its original position and darken/disable everything else on the page.
Is this possible using Angular Material? Maybe using the CDK?


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Q: How to get Location with Wifi in Android? I Want get location with Wifi and work in Google map, and it's not work for me but Gps is okay and not problem.
my code:
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(LOCATION_SERVICE);

if (locationManager != null) {
    boolean gpsIsEnabled = locationManager
            .isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER);
    boolean networkIsEnabled = locationManager
            .isProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER);

    if (gpsIsEnabled) {
        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 5000L, 10F,
                (android.location.LocationListener) this);
    } else if (networkIsEnabled) {
        locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(
                LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 5000L, 10F,
                (android.location.LocationListener) this);
    } else {
        // Show an error dialog that GPS is disabled...
    }
} else {
    // Show some generic error dialog because something must have gone
    // wrong with location manager.
}

AndroidManifest:
<uses-library android:name="com.google.android.maps" />

<meta-data
    android:name="com.google.android.maps.v2.API_KEY"
    android:value="AIzaSyB4C_zHeHYMTWqW4_Wpin-5jLF9S54KDSQ" />
</application>

<permission
android:name="com.karyan.karyanmap.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE"
android:protectionLevel="signature" />

<uses-permission android:name="com.karyan.karyanmap.permission.MAPS_RECEIVE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_STATE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission    android:name="com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_COARSE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.ACCESS_MOCK_LOCATION" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
<uses-permission android:name="android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE"  />

<uses-feature android:name="android.hardware.wifi" android:required="true"/>
<uses-feature
android:name="android.hardware.camera"
android:required="false" >
</uses-feature>
<uses-feature
android:glEsVersion="0x00020000"
android:required="true" />

Newtork_Provider is null when wifi in connected to Intenet.. How to Resolve Problem
thanks..

A: Say, can I setup "request Location Update" for GPS_PROVIDER and NETWORK_PROVIDER (or PASSIVE_PROVIDER) to same function call like this:
// SETUP Location Manager
locationManager = (LocationManager) getSystemService(Context.LOCATION_SERVICE);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.GPS_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.NETWORK_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this);
locationManager.requestLocationUpdates(LocationManager.PASSIVE_PROVIDER, 0, 0, this);

In this case, I get only GPS data.


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Spring launch for East Devon's new green waste fortnightly collection service
News Spring launch for East Devon's new green waste fortnightly collection service
New service will cost £48 a year – less than £2 per collection
East Devon is moving forward with plans to introduce a district-wide chargeable green waste collection service this year.
The council is working with partners SUEZ UK to provide a fortnightly chargeable green waste collection service for its residents who have been asking for a reliable district-wide service of this kind for some time.
The council has now approved the proposals and the service is expected to be introduced in Spring 2018.
Many councils across the country successfully operate a chargeable green waste collection service and East Devon is keen to continue to further improve and modernise its recycling and waste service by introducing this new initiative.
The new service will cost £48 a year, with an introductory offer of a free 240ltr green bin. For less than £2 per collection green waste will be collected from the kerbside of residents' homes - easy, reliable, recycled. The service is not being subsidised by the council tax payer.
Cllr Tom Wright, the council's portfolio holder for the environment, said:
We have listened carefully to the many residents who have been asking us to expand our recycling collections service to include a reliable green waste collection from the kerbside and we're confident our new service will do just that.
For less than a cup of coffee in a café we can collect your green garden waste every fortnight. People who currently take their green waste to a recycling centre by car will save on fuel and time as the council's special collections will be so much more convenient. It really is very good value for money.
If you would like to register your interest in the service, please visit www.eastdevon.gov.uk/green or call East Devon's customer services on 01395 571515. The council will then contact residents nearer the time with details on how to subscribe.


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Wind Turbines in West Virginia
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Wind Energy in West Virginia
West Virginia Wind Facility (NedPower Mount Storm)
Dominion entered a joint venture agreement with Shell WindEnergy Inc. in December 2006 to develop the first phase of a wind facility near Dominion's Mt. Storm Power Station in Grant County, West Virginia, about 120 miles west of Washington, D.C. In July 2007, Dominion and Shell WindEnergy Inc. announced plans for the second phase of the project.
NedPower Mount Storm is now fully operational, generating up to 264 megawatts of electricity from a renewable energy source for the mid-Atlantic power grid.
The project consists of 132 wind turbines along 12 miles of the Allegheny Front, and can generate enough electricity to serve about 66,000 homes and businesses.
The electricity generated by the wind turbines flows across power lines from the coal-fired Mount Storm Power Station. Some of the electricity will also flow over a new 500,000-volt transmission line that Dominion completed to increase the supply and reliability in Northern Virginia.


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Holly's Letter from America: Home mums on increase as more women refuse to sacrifice their child's well-being
By Holly Hamilton-Bleakley
Here's an encouraging news flash: stay-at-home mothers are on the rise in the US. In fact, our numbers have been increasing steadily for the past fifteen years. This trend is not just among those who have the 'luxury' of doing so (whatever that means): mums opting to stay at home range from the highly educated to the uneducated; from those who don't have to worry about money to those who have to worry about it very much.
Not that this is anything to celebrate among the liberal establishment. For them it is, by all counts, a worry.
There are two general arguments one always hears as to why the stay-at-home mother is 'bad'. The first has to do with the feminist equality project. If women are going to be equal to men, then they have to hold an equal number of high-ranking positions to men in business, government, law, medicine, etc. The woman who lets her family interfere with her career undermines this goal, and defects from the sisterhood. She also wastes her education, and, because she gives up her paycheck, becomes a nonentity who no longer actually does anything.
The second argument has to do with financial equality. When a woman stops working, the argument goes, her earning potential is reduced massively. With Obama's latest pledge to tackle inequality, the family has been noted by New York Times writer Judith Woods as the fundamental source of inequality in society. Kids born into poor families are given fewer opportunities and have less invested in them, and thus become poor adults. She argues that keeping a mother in work is one of the 'keys' to curing this inequality over generations.
So, what could women be thinking? With less money, boredom and obscurity on the horizon, what could possibly induce them to be at home?
I suggest that the liberal/feminist confusion on this issue stems from their lack of recognition of one crucial factor: the parent/child relationship. Like an annoying fly that you just can't swat, this issue keeps reappearing.
The feminists shout at us that we need not, and must not, think that parenting requires time. Indeed, they argue that your child will benefit most when you do not spend time with them. If you are educated, your child will benefit most from seeing you 'use' that education – away from them. If you struggle financially, they will benefit most from you working – away from them. The implication is that pursuing feminist equality and financial equality is of greater worth to a child's well-being than the quality of parenting that he experiences.
The problem is that this message isn't true. At least, that has been my experience. I taught at university when my oldest was four and my second was nearly two, with another child on the way. My workflow was constant, and there was simply no time to spend with my children. When I was home, I could not engage with them in any meaningful way: I had to put them in front of multiple movies in order to get work done, or take them to the park and refuse their requests to play with them. I was up until midnight and up again at 4:30am most days. I was stressed, and that affected my children. My four-year-old started wetting herself, even if she was just a few feet from a toilet.
During this experience, it became very clear to me that I needed time to be a good parent. Aiming for greatness as a female in academia and earning a second income were fine pursuits, to be sure. But their benefits paled in comparison as I considered the kind of parent that I wanted to be. I wanted to have the time, and the physical and emotional energy, to respond to their needs. I couldn't do that if I was always somewhere else.
But you don't have to take my word for it. Even a leading feminist, Anne-Marie Slaughter, has made similar observations. In her 2012 article, 'Why Women Still Can't Have it All', she explains why she left her position in the Obama Administration so that she could spend more time with her teenage son. And, in a remarkable TED talk given in 2013, she argues that as a society we need to find a way to value home care, just as we value professional success.
There are some things that money cannot buy and for which professional success cannot atone. A good parent/child relationship is just such a thing. Stay-at-home mothers know this. Perhaps that's why our numbers are rising.
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Holly is a mother of six, now living in the United States. She holds an MPhil and PhD in Intellectual History & Political Thought from Newnham College, Cambridge. She blogs at Philosophy for Parents. Tim is her husband and a former RAF officer.


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package mekanism.client.gui;

import java.util.List;

import mekanism.api.gas.GasTank;
import mekanism.api.util.ListUtils;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiEnergyInfo;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiEnergyInfo.IInfoHandler;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiFluidGauge;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiFluidGauge.IFluidInfoHandler;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiGasGauge;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiGasGauge.IGasInfoHandler;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiGauge;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiPowerBar;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiProgress;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiRedstoneControl;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiProgress.IProgressInfoHandler;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiProgress.ProgressBar;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiSideConfigurationTab;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiSlot;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiSlot.SlotOverlay;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiSlot.SlotType;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiTransporterConfigTab;
import mekanism.client.gui.element.GuiUpgradeTab;
import mekanism.common.inventory.container.ContainerPRC;
import mekanism.common.tile.TileEntityPRC;
import mekanism.common.util.MekanismUtils;
import mekanism.common.util.MekanismUtils.ResourceType;
import net.minecraft.entity.player.InventoryPlayer;
import net.minecraftforge.fluids.FluidTank;

import org.lwjgl.opengl.GL11;

import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.Side;
import cpw.mods.fml.relauncher.SideOnly;

@SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
public class GuiPRC extends GuiMekanism
{
	public TileEntityPRC tileEntity;

	public GuiPRC(InventoryPlayer inventory, TileEntityPRC tentity)
	{
		super(tentity, new ContainerPRC(inventory, tentity));
		tileEntity = tentity;

		guiElements.add(new GuiRedstoneControl(this, tileEntity, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png")));
		guiElements.add(new GuiSideConfigurationTab(this, tileEntity, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png")));
		guiElements.add(new GuiTransporterConfigTab(this, 34, tileEntity, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png")));
		guiElements.add(new GuiUpgradeTab(this, tileEntity, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png")));
		guiElements.add(new GuiEnergyInfo(new IInfoHandler() {
			@Override
			public List<String> getInfo()
			{
				double extra = tileEntity.getRecipe() != null ? tileEntity.getRecipe().extraEnergy : 0;
				String multiplier = MekanismUtils.getEnergyDisplay(MekanismUtils.getEnergyPerTick(tileEntity, tileEntity.BASE_ENERGY_PER_TICK + extra));
				return ListUtils.asList(MekanismUtils.localize("gui.using") + ": " + multiplier + "/t", MekanismUtils.localize("gui.needed") + ": " + MekanismUtils.getEnergyDisplay(tileEntity.getMaxEnergy()-tileEntity.getEnergy()));
			}
		}, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png")));
		guiElements.add(new GuiFluidGauge(new IFluidInfoHandler() {
			@Override
			public FluidTank getTank()
			{
				return tileEntity.inputFluidTank;
			}
		}, GuiGauge.Type.STANDARD_YELLOW, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 5, 10));
		guiElements.add(new GuiGasGauge(new IGasInfoHandler() {
			@Override
			public GasTank getTank()
			{
				return tileEntity.inputGasTank;
			}
		}, GuiGauge.Type.STANDARD_RED, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 28, 10));
		guiElements.add(new GuiGasGauge(new IGasInfoHandler() {
			@Override
			public GasTank getTank()
			{
				return tileEntity.outputGasTank;
			}
		}, GuiGauge.Type.SMALL_BLUE, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 140, 40));
		guiElements.add(new GuiPowerBar(this, tileEntity, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 164, 15));

		guiElements.add(new GuiSlot(SlotType.INPUT, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 53, 34));
		guiElements.add(new GuiSlot(SlotType.POWER, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 140, 18).with(SlotOverlay.POWER));
		guiElements.add(new GuiSlot(SlotType.OUTPUT, this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 115, 34));

		guiElements.add(new GuiProgress(new IProgressInfoHandler()
		{
			@Override
			public double getProgress()
			{
				return tileEntity.getScaledProgress();
			}
		}, getProgressType(), this, MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"), 75, 37));
	}

	@Override
	protected void drawGuiContainerForegroundLayer(int mouseX, int mouseY)
	{
		int xAxis = (mouseX - (width - xSize) / 2);
		int yAxis = (mouseY - (height - ySize) / 2);

		fontRendererObj.drawString(tileEntity.getInventoryName(), (xSize/2)-(fontRendererObj.getStringWidth(tileEntity.getInventoryName())/2), 6, 0x404040);
		fontRendererObj.drawString(MekanismUtils.localize("container.inventory"), 8, (ySize - 96) + 2, 0x404040);

		super.drawGuiContainerForegroundLayer(mouseX, mouseY);
	}

	@Override
	protected void drawGuiContainerBackgroundLayer(float partialTick, int mouseX, int mouseY)
	{
		mc.renderEngine.bindTexture(MekanismUtils.getResource(ResourceType.GUI, "GuiBlank.png"));
		GL11.glColor4f(1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F, 1.0F);
		int guiWidth = (width - xSize) / 2;
		int guiHeight = (height - ySize) / 2;
		drawTexturedModalRect(guiWidth, guiHeight, 0, 0, xSize, ySize);

		int xAxis = mouseX - guiWidth;
		int yAxis = mouseY - guiHeight;

		super.drawGuiContainerBackgroundLayer(partialTick, mouseX, mouseY);
	}

	public ProgressBar getProgressType()
	{
		return ProgressBar.MEDIUM;
	}
}

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Home»Video Gallery»The History of Stress Engineering Services – the first 50 years
It was 1972…
The Godfather was a box office hit…
American Pie topped the music charts…
Pong was the first popular video game…
And in Houston Texas, 3 engineers realized the world needed their help.
Joe Fowler was just 26 years old, and already an expert in numerical analysis and physical systems modeling.
Harry Sweet had been Joe's professor at Texas A & M and was known for his theoretical skills.
And Ray Latham was a friend of Joe's from A & M, and the chief engineer at a tool company.
With the mission to provide high level engineering services to help companies solve their difficult technical problems, the three engineers joined forces and founded Sweet, Latham, and Fowler.
These guys were in the right place at the right time. America was in the midst of a nuclear power plant building boom. And every piece of equipment in every plant needed a certified stress report. Sweet, Latham, and Fowler was one of the few firms with the ability to do it.
Ray Latham left the firm in 1973 to establish Reflange Incorporated, which became a successful manufacturer. Harry Sweet was then a majority partner, so they renamed the firm Harry J Sweet and Associates.
Soon after, another energy sector came calling, which would give the young firm a chance to make its mark.
The firm began working for the offshore drilling and production industry and developed the first commercial software to design and analyze marine risers. Joe Fowler, along with Ron Young, a young PhD with experience in modeling car crashes, were the primary authors of this revolutionary riser software called Damned Efficient Riser Program or DERP.
In the late nineteen seventy's, the firm began the development of an independent third-party test laboratory. This enabled them to provide performance testing of full-scale components like casing, riser, and tubing connections, and all types of equipment.
Tom Asbill was the driving force behind this business. Tom started out analyzing oil fields using modeling and calculations, but this type of work frustrated him. He knew that analysis was important, but he was convinced that the firm could get more work if they offered testing too.
Thanks to Tom's vision and the hard work of so many others, the company has become a renowned and respected provider of testing services with more than 130,000 square feet of combined laboratory space in several different facilities across the nation.
About this time, Harry Sweet became increasingly uncomfortable with all these changes. So, in 1984 he resigned, and Joe Fowler was elected President. But with Sweet out of the picture, what should they name the firm?
Joe believed it would be best if the name did not include any individual's name, but instead described what they did. He asked the firm's employees for their suggestions and one particular response stood out above the rest. And so, on December 12, 1984, the company became known as Stress Engineering Services.
Despite Stress' new name and expanding testing work, they were still lacking certain instrumentation skills. That's when Jim Albert joined Stress in 1985 as their first electrical engineer. Under Jim's guidance, Stress' instrumentation and measurement services grew to include everything from remote monitoring systems, and vibration monitoring, to asset health monitoring systems and more.
In 1986, Stress moved to its current world headquarters in northwest Houston. But despite their new home, and larger test lab, they were in the midst of a major downturn in the oil industry. So, the firm would have to once again innovate its way into new sectors.
And that's when a fateful call came from Cincinnati. The consumer goods maker Procter and Gamble had a problem: its shampoo bottles were leaking. Their screw-top cap was failing, spilling suds on consumers' groceries, and costing the company millions.
There was only one firm with the skillset to solve it: Stress was an expert in analyzing and testing the threaded connections in oil pipes—which weren't all that different from the threaded connections in shampoo bottles. Stress successfully applied this same sealing technology to stop shampoo bottle leaks.
This work resulted in Stress opening their Cincinnati office in 1992. Soon after, Clint Haynes left P & G and joined Stress to lead this effort. Under Clint's direction, Stress has successfully expanded into several areas including, product development, packaging, medical devices, instrumentation, shipping, and a variety of other innovative technologies.
But Stress was just getting started branching out into new industries. They decided to apply their technical skills to midstream oil and gas delivery. With millions of miles of pipelines stretched across the world, Stress quickly became a global leader in failure analysis, composite repair research, integrity management and full-scale laboratory testing of pipelines.
In the downstream refining market, Stress began its work on Coke Drums which are large steel vessels that extracts the hydrocarbons at the end of the refining process. These vessels are continuously subjected to high pressures and temperatures which makes them prone to cracking and failures. Richard Boswell pioneered this work which paved the way for Stress becoming experts in Coke Drums as well as other downstream engineering services.
When engineering a solution, it is critical to understand how the materials will perform in their specific environment. So, in 1991 Stress began offering materials engineering and metallurgical services. Over the years, the materials engineering group has continued to excel and expand its services, as demonstrated with the opening of a Corrosion Technology Laboratory in 2014.
With the new millennium fast approaching came new challenges for Stress to solve. And the firm would continue to find novel applications for their design, analysis and testing expertise.
The program DERP had served Stress well for many years, but with the changes in oil & gas production, they decided to team up with a major oil company and develop an in-house software program that performs fully coupled global analysis of deep-water drilling and production systems. This state-of-the-art software is called RAMS, which stands for Rational Analysis of Marine Systems.
Through the years, Stress has reacted swiftly to emerging markets and technologies by expanding their service offerings. That philosophy remains true today.
The consumer product work that started with those leaky shampoo bottles, has now evolved into a forward-thinking design and innovation group for product realization. From consumer-packaged goods and complex medical devices to drug delivery systems and IoT connected smart devices, Stress works with some of the most innovative products on the market.
To make sure consumer goods make it to market safe and on time, Stress has taken its experience in managing big data, product testing, and predictive analytics, to innovate new ways of optimizing packaging and transportation that saves customers millions of dollars.
Now Stress is even helping explore the final frontier. As the private sector has ventured into space, and national security is of vital importance. Stress has entered the aerospace and defense sector to provide their advanced design, analysis and testing services to these industries.
And as the world transitions towards cleaner energy solutions, Stress is fully prepared to assist the rapidly growing renewable energy industries with the same level of service and expertise that it is known for.
From outer space to subsea, for a half century this firm has been providing high level engineering services to help companies solve their most difficult technical problems.
Back in 1972, few could have predicted the success…of an engineering firm that predicts failures.
And while it's hard to predict what the next 50 years may have in store, one thing is for certain: there will be new tough technical challenges that need to be solved. And Stress Engineering Services will be there to answer the call.
If you would like more information on Stress Engineering Services, please call us at 281.955.2900, or complete the following form and one of our representatives contact you shortly. For a complete listing of contact information, visit our Locations page.
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Home / General News / Unemployment rates near 50-year lows in Oklahoma, across nation
Unemployment rates near 50-year lows in Oklahoma, across nation
By: Staff, Wire May 26, 2022 0
U.S. employers added 428,000 jobs in April, helping to push the unemployment rate to 3.6%, just above its lowest level in a half-century. (Photo by Mitchell Luo on Unsplash)
Unemployment rates in Oklahoma and across the nation continue to hover near their lowest in half a century.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current unemployment rate in Oklahoma is 2.7%. By comparison, the rate for the rest of the nation stands at 3.6%
The low rate in the state has been reflected in declining claims for unemployment benefits over the past year or more. According to the Oklahoma Employment Security Commission, the four-week moving average on continued claims for unemployment benefits declined during the week that ended May 14, while the four-week moving average on initial claims ticked up slightly.
The four-week average on continued claims was 11,163, representing a decline of 38 from the previous week. For the same file week, the four-week moving average on initial claims was 1,942, an increase of 28.
"Oklahoma has sustained its position as a national leader in economic recovery and strength, and we continue to build on that momentum to maintain our thriving economy," OESC Executive Director Shelley Zumwalt said.
According to an Associated Press report Thursday, fewer Americans applied for jobless aid last week, with the number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits already near five-decade lows.
American workers are enjoying historically strong job security two years after the coronavirus pandemic plunged the economy into a short but devastating recession. Weekly applications for unemployment aid have been consistently below the pre-pandemic level of 225,000 for most of 2022, even as the overall economy contracted in the first quarter and concerns over inflation persist.
Earlier this month, the government reported America's employers added 428,000 jobs in April, leaving the unemployment rate at 3.6%, just above the lowest level in a half-century. Hiring gains have been strikingly consistent in the face of the worst inflation in four decades, with employers adding at least 400,000 jobs for 12 straight months.
Inflation may be the only thing hotter than the U.S. job market. Earlier this month, the government reported that U.S. producer prices soared 11% in April from a year earlier, a hefty gain that indicates high inflation will remain a burden for consumers and businesses in months ahead.
Inflation at the consumer level eased slightly in April after months of relentless increases, but it remained near a four-decade high. Consumer prices jumped 8.3% last month from a year ago, just below the 8.5% year-over-year surge in March, which was the highest since 1981.
Earlier in May, the Federal Reserve intensified its fight against the worst inflation in 40 years by raising its benchmark short-term interest rate by a half-percentage point, signaling further large rate hikes to come. The increase in the Fed's key rate, its most aggressive move since 2000, raised it to a range of 0.75% to 1%, the highest point since the pandemic struck in March of 2020.
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission Shelley Zumwalt U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 11:55 pm Thu, May 26, 2022 The Journal Record
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SouthWest Water Company's roots date back to 1925 when Able Garnier drilled a well on his 300-acre ranch in what is now the City of La Puente, California, seeking water for his vegetables and walnut trees. He struck a source of groundwater so rich that soon he had more than enough to meet his needs. Other ranchers noticed that Able's well continued to yield water abundantly while theirs were drying up. They appealed to Able for help and he readily agreed to share his water. When Able Garnier died in 1933, his son Camille took over the ranch and the water well. In 1946, Camille formed the San Jose Hills Water Company to begin selling water to neighboring farmers and ranchers on a formal business basis.
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SouthWest Water first expanded outside of California in 1969 with the purchase of a water utility just outside of Albuquerque, New Mexico. The company now owns more than 130 regulated water and wastewater systems in Alabama, California, Oklahoma, Texas, Oregon, and South Carolina.
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The indigenous way of honey-gathering is immortalised in a beautiful children's book.
They are the honey hunters, rural folk who climb the tall trees on which the bees nest, to harvest the sweet honey and beeswax.
They brave vertigo-inducing heights of up to 70m and colonies of 40,000 to 80,000 bees with deadly stings. But they are armed with precious knowledge, techniques and rituals, which have been passed down for generations.
I fell under the spell of the rainforests, the bees and especially Pak Teh - DR STEPHEN BUCHMANN. These fascinating hunters are the basis for a beautiful new children's book published in the US called The Bee Tree.
The book is about the passing down of the honey-hunting tradition to the younger generation, which, among other things, involves climbing a giant Tualang tree (Koompasia excelsa) – the bee tree.
Taking almost a decade to be actualised, the book is the result of a coming together of extraordinary people from different backgrounds.
Authored by Americans Dr Stephen Buchmann, 54, entomologist and environmental consultant, and Diana Cohn, 48, an award-winning children's book writer and hobbyist beekeeper, it features wonderful artwork by scientific illustrator Paul Mirocha, 52.
A key collaborator in this venture is Datuk Dr Makhdzir Mardan, professor of apiculture and pollination biology at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
It was at an international bee conference at Tasik Pedu organised in 1994 by Prof Makhdzir that Dr Buchmann was introduced to Salleh Mohammed Noor (Pak Teh).
Realising this relationship of honey hunting to rainforest conservation, the two scientists therefore decided to write a scientific book on Pak Teh's clan. This evolved into a children's fiction book because "we need the people in the Pedu Lake area to protect the forest, and children are the best people to whom to get the message across," said Prof Makhdzir.
Children must recognise these honey-hunters as local heroes and emulate the respect the men have for the rainforest.
Like Prof Makhzdir, he believed conserving the honey bees involved keeping large tracts of forest and their food plants intact as well as by spreading knowledge of this through education and eco-tourism. Dr Buchmann has authored or co-authored 150 scientific papers and eight books and is active in international pollination research, conservation and policies to protect the world's pollinators and the plants they pollinate.
To illustrate the book, Dr. Buchmann roped in Mirocha, who enthusiastically bought into the project after experiencing a honey hunt. After producing the first few drafts of The Bee Tree, Dr Buchmann sought editorial advice from Cohn, with whom he had set up an organisation on public education about pollination ecology and indigenous beekeeping practices.
She began by reading as much as possible about the Malaysian honey hunters, at the same time feeling her way into what a believable character would be for a young audience.
When she had a manuscript close to completion, she visited Pak Teh and the honey hunters, witnessing "the deep reverence of the honey hunters and the ceremonies associated with the honey hunt. I was graced with being able to see this ancient tradition." She thereafter rewrote parts of the story.
Cohn's agent then set them up with a publisher with whom she had worked, Cinco Puntos Press, who agreed to the very unusual step of accepting a manuscript with an artist. The final product, is proud testament to the hard work that went into it.
Last month, Dr Buchmann, accompanied by Prof Makhdzir and Mirocha, presented a copy of the book to Kedah's Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah at the Anak Bukit Palace in Alor Star.
Certainly, the effort has pleased both Pak Teh and one of his grandsons who had inherited the tradition, Nizam Mustapha, 28.
"Seronok jugak (I feel happy)," cackled Pak Teh in his thick Kedah accent.
The Bee Tree by Stephen Buchmann and Diana Cohn, and illustrated by Paul Mirocha, will be available soon in Malaysia. For more information, email Cinco Puntos Press (www.cincopuntos.com) at info@cincopuntos.com.


I am sure you will certainly agree with me when I say that using only made in USA branded cowboy boots or western boots give you that proud and fulfilling experience. Wearing American made cowboy boots is a thing of our nation pride and it gives us that emotional attachment with using only the products that are manufactured natively in our country.
The bitter truth is very few big shoe manufacturers are making their western boots in USA. To save manufacturing cost and other overhead expenses, most of them are now giving preference to import their boots from other countries like China, Mexico and India.
If you really don't want to use western boots that are made in China or India or in any other country other than USA, then you have just found the right resource. After a ton of research, I have found some companies that are still making good quality western boots in USA factories only.
Today, I am providing some of the top brands that produce only the best American made cowboy boots. I have gone through a great deal of research to find these quality western boots for men and women.
I hope you will love these boots once you start wearing them. So, without further delay, let us delve into the list of top 3 made in USA cowboy boots for men as well as for women.
What Features Should I Look for When Buying Cowboy Boot for Myself?
What Brands of Cowboy Boots are Made in USA?
There are certain things you should not ignore when shopping for cowboy boots or western boots for your feet. Some of those most important factors are as follows.
1. Comfort Level: The comfort is the number one factor for me when I buy any cowboy boot. If the boot you are wearing is giving you a painful and uncomfortable walking experience, then you certainly need to rethink of using that footwear again.
I know how painful it is when your boot is totally mismatch for your foot size, width and height. So, it is most important for you to measure your foot size correctly before you buy these types of exotic footwear.
The western boot you will wear must also have a shorter break in period. To learn how to break in any boot quickly, check out my guide on breaking in Birkenstock shoes faster. You can use the same techniques to break in your new cowboy boot rather quickly.
Once you break in your boots, then they become super comfortable to walk in. So always go for those boots that have quick break in period.
There are other things that matters when it comes to comfort level of your boots. Those are good arch support, the support and comfort of your outsole, shaft height and internal lining, etc.
If all these factors are well and good then you surely can be assured about its high comfort level.
2. Construction Standards: The next most important feature to look for is their overall quality of craftsmanship.
Most made in USA footwear products are built with top notch raw materials and with defect free and more streamlined manufacturing process. Some cowboy boots are even handcrafted in factories to ensure their highest quality and durability.
You will need to look at few things related to the boot's construction such as their material quality, stitching level, outsole support, shaft height, comfortable fitting and stylish looks. If the boot you are choosing fits or even surpasses these parameters, then consider it as a model of great workmanship.
3. Quality of Leather Material: The third most important factor to think of is the overall quality of leather material used in these boots. If the leather used is not 100% genuine and not full grain leather then I advise you to stay away from those types of western footwear.
Such types of boots do not last longer and can quickly deteriorate after 3-4 months of usage. On the other side, genuine, full grain leather is highly durable and provides really good support and comfort for your feet.
Full grain leather is soft and much more flexible in nature. It has lesser break in period. So the boots that are made from this leather quickly break-in after using them for a week or so.
Due to less break-in period, this leather type is much more comfortable and supportive for your feet. It is highly durable in nature at the same time.
Due to all these reasons, I often prefer the boots that are made from full grain leather. I also suggest you to choose the cowboy boots that are made from only 100% genuine, full grain leather material.
4. Style and Design: When you look at the modern cowboy boot designs, you will realize there are usually lots of attractive and colorful designs, stitching details and vibrant colors present on the shaft. This exotic look and style makes your boot very unique and attractive.
If you want to present yourself as a fashionable and modern person, then my suggestion is to choose the western boot that comes with attractive style and unique design pattern.
The external look of your boot tells a lot about your personality and mood. So, don't ignore the external aesthetics and design features of your cowboy boot.
5. Size Fitting: Finding the right size and width of the boot that perfectly fits you is of paramount importance. If you wear improper sized boot for a long duration, you might end up hurting your feet and it may cause discomfort and certain foot disorders such as bunions and plantar fasciitis.
Some men and women have wide feet while some have narrow sized feet. Depending on your foot size, you should choose the boot in accordance with your foot measurements.
If you are currently searching for cowboy boots for wide feet women then I recommend you to read my another review of top 5 cowboy boots for wide feet ladies.
When you choose a boot for yourself, I suggest you to choose the one with a bit of snug fitting. Because most cowboy boots with full grain leather constructions expands and conforms to your feet gradually after few days of usage.
If you choose a perfect sized boot then it might become loose for your feet later on due to its natural expansion. To avoid these fitting issues, always go for the boot that is half size or one size shorter than your current foot size.
There are lots of good quality brands present in the market that manufacture top quality cowboy boots for men and women. Unfortunately, most of those companies are nowadays have setup their manufacturing process in the other low cost countries such as China, Mexico and India.
From those countries, they import their footwear products to USA. During this import process, somewhere in order to save the cost and other expenses, they unknowingly compromise the quality of craftsmanship.
But there are some shoe companies present in the market which are still manufacturing their own western boots in USA alone. These companies have been successful in producing top notch quality American made cowboy boots.
So, the brands of cowboy boots which are still manufacturing footwear products in America are Tony Lama, Double-H, Justin Boots, Chippewa and Dan Post. These are some of the big names in shoe industry.
There are also some small players which are producing boots in USA alone. I will not mention them here because they are quite a few to list here. You can search them online if you want.
I recommend to read these reviews carefully and choose the one that suits your style and preference. These 3 cowboy boots are made in USA and comes with great leather quality. Let us have a closer look at them.
This particular Tony Lama Bay Apache 7902 Men's Cowboy Boot is totally made in USA. The leather quality is excellent.
Shaft height is about 12.25 inches from its arch and heel height is about 1.5 inches. So this boot is a good choice for bike riders. I loved its leather sole which comes with stacked leather heel.
It is highly supportive and durable in nature. Its handmade construction represents a great workmanship standard.
You can use them on a daily basis without any discomfort. These boots manage bumps, abrasions and scrapes really well as compared to the other average leather cowboy boot brands.
I also liked the fact that these boots break in quickly. So you won't have to struggle much in the initial days to make them comfortable to wear.
Plus these boots look really stylish and attractive. The stitching is done seamlessly and that has made them reliable and durable to use for long period of time.
What I disliked is its toe design. It is little bit long and pointy which might be uncomfortable for some guys who want roomier toe boxes for their boots.
One more thing that I would like to mention is that these boots are little tighter for people who have narrow feet. If you have narrow sized feet, you will have to order one size larger for comfortable fitting.
Click Here to See Latest Price and Reviews of Tony Lama Men's Bay Apache 7902 Cowboy Boot.
At the second position, I have placed Double-H Boots 12 Inches Gel Ice Safety Toe Western Boot for Men. This is also an American made boot with lots of good features.
One of the unique features of this Double H western boot is its Ultra Welt system. There is a specially designed Gel-Cell insole inside the boot that provides a lot of comfort for your feet.
It also helps to get good cushioning for the ball of your foot and reduces heel strike. This insole is highly breathable in nature.
It is also equipped with unique Vitalize footbed that offers good shock absorption for your feet. This Made in USA footwear offers best comfort because it comes in true to size fitting.
There is a safety toe that provides good protection for your toes while working in these boots. This mid-calf cowboy boot is ideal for male workers.
You can even use them for daily wear and casual outdoor activities.
The only drawback of this boot which I feel is its leather quality. The leather of this boot is somewhat stiff and it takes more time to break-in.
But once you break-in these boots, they become comfortable to work.
One more thing that I noticed is the outsole of this boot is not so durable as compared to the other boots in this category. You will need to resole after six months if you use these boots rigorously.
Click Here to See Latest Reviews and Price of Double-H Boots Men's 12 Inches Gel Ice Safety Toe Western Boot.
At no. 1, obviously Justin Boots rank due to their exceptional build quality, durable leather material and very exotic looks. The following features are responsible for making Justin Boots Bent Rail Cowboy Boot for Men the top choice for Made in USA male western boots.
The very first special thing about this Justin boot is its attractive style and variety of color combos. There are more than 25 different colors available for you to choose.
Plus they look really stylish and fashionable. The special features like Justin Jel Insert, J-Flex and JST make this boot extremely comfortable and durable by nature.
Its heel height is 1.25 inches and shaft height is around 11 inches from its arch. At the same time, it comes with square toe and stacked heel features.
This makes it very strong, supportive and protective for your feet.
The distressed leather is genuine and 100% authentic. It offers great flexibility, quick break-in period and durability.
The outsole is also made from leather and other synthetic material. You can resole it easily if it damages after consistent usage.
I really loved its overall look because it seems to be getting lot of nice complements from other folks. You will feel like you are wearing a comfortable sandal when you wear these boots.
What I don't like about it is its little tightness feeling in the square toe area.
Being a square toe western boot, it must offer comfortable toe box. But I think this boot needs to get little more space in the toe area.
And the boot seems to be little narrow for wide feet men. So, you might have to order one size larger than your actual foot size.
I highly recommend to check out the following review video to get much clear idea about its high performance and top notch construction quality.
Click Here to See Price and Reviews of Justin Boots Men's Bent Rail Cowboy Boot.
Now that we have seen top cowboy boots for men, its time to take a look at 3 best American made cowgirl boots for women. I am sure you will like these boots and will try one of them to see how wonderful they look on your feet.
Just like men's Justin Boots Bent Rail version, these Justin Boots Bent Rail 11 Inches Cowgirl Boot for Women are highly comfortable and durable by nature.
These boots are made from 100% genuine leather material. This has made the boot durable, comfortable and immensely supportive for your feet.
The sole is also made from leather material. This is why it is highly durable and comfortable too. You can even resole it easily once it worn out.
The boot is made from double stitched welt construction system. This feature has made the boot more durable and protective for your feet.
The total construction is handcrafted in USA and have used complete American manufacturing standards. Because of these facts, this particular cowgirl boot is something you will feel proud and patriotic once you start wearing it.
Its insole is also highly supportive and comfortable for your feet. Because it is made from Justin's specially constructed J-Flex Comfort System insole technology.
What I don't like about this boot is its fitting factor. It is not suitable for wide feet women. If you have wide feet, then I suggest you to check out our top 5 cowboy boots for wide feet ladies.
Click Here to See Price and More Reviews of Justin Boots Women's Bent Rail 11 Inches Broad Square-Toe Cowgirl Boot.
At no. 2 comes, Tony Lama Stallion 7906L Western Boot for Women. Again, it is made from 100% genuine leather material.
Its outsole is also made from leather which makes it more comfortable and durable by nature. You can resole it easily once it gets damaged after constant usage.
The shaft height is about 11 inches from its arch and heel height is 1.5 inches. This Made in USA cowgirl boot is ideal for women who love to wear stylish square toe designed western boot.
I liked its consistent and detailed stitching which makes it more durable and stronger. It offers good comfort and arch support as well.
The square toe design is pretty good for your toes. However, it seems the color of this boot is little off; might be due to mildew.
The construction standards are pretty high as this is a Tony Lama boot. Some users have reported the toe design is too pointy for them to be comfortably walk into it.
And if you have thin calves or narrow calf then the shaft of this boot might be too wide for you. So, I suggest you to choose only the best narrow calf boots for your feet.
Click Here for More Reviews and Latest Price of Tony Lama Stallion 7906L Western Boot for Women.
At no. 1, I have ranked Justin Boots Classic Western Boot for Women. This boot has so many unique benefits and features which makes it most recommended and most in demand cowboy boot for ladies.
Leather material used in this footwear is pretty comfortable and 100% genuine. The shaft height is about 13 inches from arch and heel height is close to 2 inches.
So these boots are great choice for motorcycle riding and also good option for short height ladies. It comes with memory foam insole which provides high comfort and cushioning for your feet.
There is also Justin's trademarked J-Flex Comfort System included in the boot design. It increases its comfort and support to the next level.
This Justin boot is made from single stitched welt construction and there is a leather lining present. All these features enhances its ability to provide long time comfort and support for your feet.
The only thing that I don't like about this boot is its pretty large calf size. It is a good match for ladies having wide calves but not so good for women with thin calves.
Click Here to See Price and Reviews of Justin Boots Women's Classic Western Boot.
I recommend you to first read our buying guide in this article. Once you know what features to look for in a cowboy boot; it becomes easy to choose the right western boot which is also made in USA.
You can choose any one of 3 top rated cowboy boots provided above. For men, I recommend to choose Justin boots or Tony Lama boots. For women, Justin Boots are great choice.
Whatever boot you choose, it is important that you get the highest comfort, support, protection and proper fitting for your feet. If you are also looking for a reliable pair of socks for cowboy boots, then I suggest you to read this buying guide.


4 GCSEs grade 9-4 (grade A*- C) preferably including both English & maths or a relevant Level 2 qualification.
This course is for those interested in a sport or fitness related career, or who are keen to progress onto a sports studies higher education course.
Students on this course will have the opportunity to study for the additional qualification – 1st4Sport Level 2 Certificate in Coaching (Sport & Physical Activity) - within this study programme. This means you can potentially gain two qualifications at the end of your course.
Progress from the 60 credit Subsidiary Diploma to the Level 3 Diploma in Sport. After completing the Extended Diploma progress onto a higher education course.
Jobs in the health and fitness industry or a sports related field.