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He lives off the grid in a house high on a hill overlooking a lake, producing his own electricity from 100 solar panels. But he is also a few miles from restaurants and shopping in Coeur d’Alene, a popular tourist destination.

Walsh said most of the prepper properties he sells generally have key features: at least two sources of water, solar panels or another alternative energy source, ample secure storage space for a few years’ worth of supplies, and a defensible location away from main roads and city centers.

Such amenities don’t come cheap; the average property sells for between $250,000 and $550,000, he said, but some go for more than $2 million. Walsh said a basic solar array can cost around $15,000, while more elaborate systems can cost 10 times that.

Walsh said most of his clients regard moving to safer territory as a prudent step against a reasonable fear. But just as important, he said, they get to live a simpler life in a safe, beautiful place.

“What they are doing when they come here is relearning things that their great-great-great-grandfathers and mothers already knew,” Walsh said. “What’s going on here is a pioneering spirit.”

Much of the Redoubt migration is motivated by fears that President Barack Obama – and his potential successor, Hillary Clinton – want to scrap the Second Amendment, as part of what transplants see as a dangerous and anti-constitutionalist movement toward government that is too intrusive and hostile to personal liberties.

“This is a bastion of freedom,” said Todd Savage,

Article source: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/nationworld/ct-american-redoubt-prepper-movement-20160827-story.html

Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy: We’ve Been Thinking is perfect — for their core audience

Jeff Foxworthy and Larry the Cable Guy are unapologetically Southern, American, and lowest denominator straight-shooters in the comedy world.

Not sarcastic, certainly not rapid-fire loquacious nor veiled in pretention or sophistication. No, sir. They are the fried funnel cake of mirth, the corn dogs of comedy and they do not disappoint their core audience in their mini-reunion of sorts.

Netflix brings a comedy special long awaited by the fans of the Blue Collar Comedy tour. Without their Blue Collar peers Ron White (on Showtime’s Roadies) and Bill Engvall, Foxworthy and Larry (Dan Whitney) are showing their age as they cover the usual suspects: Common sense long gone in the USA, the political scene, dog poop police, and “the war on women”.

“I think God created women to guide men through life, but God knew men were hard-headed so he gave women the other stuff so that men will pay attention,” lectures Foxworthy as he riffs on how women always seem to have the upper hand. “If God had put women in a flannel nightgown we might all be livin’ in paradise today!”

Foxworthy works in a progression of feigned outrage and saves his ire for personal injury lawyers, “trophies for everybody,” reality TV, old people’s email skills, breast reduction surgeries (“take an Advil!”), out-of-control parents at sporting events, and for the winners and

Article source: http://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/review-of-jeff-foxworthy-and-larry-the-cable-guy-weve-been-thinking-on-netflix/

Honor is back. After announcing the Honor 5X earlier this year at CES and it becoming a smashing success and a best seller on Amazon (even now, almost 8 months later, it’s still a best seller), Honor is looking to up their game. In comes the Honor 8. This was announced last month actually, in China, and is now making its way to the US. It’s already available for pre-order in the US for $399, and is slated to ship in early September. It will also be coming to Europe later this month. There has already been a good number of comparisons between the Huawei P9 and the Honor 8, but they are not the same phone, and if you ask any of their representatives, they are not the same company. Honor and Huawei are effectively two different companies, and they aren’t under the same roof either. Honor was launched in 2014 to target the “millennial” market. The way Huawei is doing this is by only selling Honor devices online. Not at carriers and not in physical stores, but they are using places like Best Buy and BH Photo to sell their phone through their websites.

The Honor 8 appears to check all of the boxes on paper, showing that it’s another true flagship with a somewhat mid-range price tag. But given the fact that it’s running HiSilicon’s Kirin 950 processor, does it have enough power for daily tasks of power users? And what about gaming?

Article source: http://www.androidheadlines.com/2016/08/review-honor-8.html

• Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

  Leah Goodman, 10, and her mother Carrie, right, look at a detailed train and town diorama on display at Caboose Hobbies on August 14, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The store, which has been in Denver for over 60 years, will close Sept. 25.

• Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

  A detailed train and town diorama is on display at Caboose Hobbies store on August 14, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The store, which has been in Denver for over 60 years, will close Sept. 25. The store is the world’s largest model train store.

• Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

  Model trains for sale line the shelves at Caboose Hobbies store on August 14, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The store, which has been in Denver for over 60 years, will close Sept. 25. The store is the world’s largest model train store.

• Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post

  Model trains for sale line the shelves at Caboose Hobbies store on August 14, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. The store, which has been in Denver for over 60 years, will close Sept.

  Article source: http://www.denverpost.com/2016/08/19/worlds-largest-model-train-store-caboose-hobbies-to-close/

GIFU, Japan — Kato Manufacturing, based in the blue-collar enclave of Gifu prefecture, in central Japan, is a microcosm of the country’s industrial evolution.

The family-run metal shop, started 128 years ago, originally made simple farming tools. When Japan morphed into a manufacturing giant, churning out automobiles and electronics for the world, Kato supplied the sculpted frames and housings that gave products their shape.

Now, as Japan aggressively tries to regain some of its manufacturing might in the face of competition from lower-cost countries like China, Kato is producing parts for airplanes. The company recently installed new metalworking machinery and hired a half-dozen workers to accommodate orders from domestic aircraft makers.

Article source: http://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/japan-bets-on-aerospace-as-it-seeks-to-regain-manufacturing-might/