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9 Parks near Peotone, Illinois
Crete, Illinois 12.75 miles NE
Bourbonnais, Illinois 12.93 miles SW
Kankakee, Illinois 15.75 miles SW
Joliet, Illinois 19.85 miles NW
Joliet, Illinois (map) | (888) 436-7737
Sites: 80 | Latest Rate: $36.00 | 69 Reviews
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Jul 2016 - $36.00
What a find! We wouldn't have considered camping at an casino but all the state parks were full. we're glad we stayed! Nice clean restrooms with fabric shower curtains. Level sites, picnic tables, mostly treed sites. Water and sewer at each site. Nice water park within walking distance if you sneak through some trees. Simply walk to the hotel for a free breakfast with fruit, oatmeal, eggs, bacon, etc. Fun bonus! Staff at hotel were polite but gave us little information about the nearby bike trail, how to get to Joliet and other basic questions we asked. But everything else was wonderful. - Silvana CLark
Jun 2016 - $40.00
The cost has gone up $10 per night since our last stay. This is another casino RV park (Not Campground) that no longer staffs the RV park office forcing the RVers to go to the hotel to check in. Most sites are back in but there are about 15 pull through sites. The are water and electric hook ups and a dump station behind the casino hotel. There is no cable TV but many sites (all the pull through and some of the back in) are satellite friendly. The 2 stall bathrooms are inadequate for a park with no sewer and were dirty during our stay. This is probably because of there being no RV park staff. The internet was unreliable. There are no recreational amenities in the park. - Jerry S
May 2016 - $45.00
This place is way over priced. They have both pull-through and back-in sites. It was a lake when we stayed in early May. We had water over our shoes around the coach for two days. Park appeared rather shabby. We have a 40-foot rig. - illini777
Kankakee, Illinois (map) | (815) 939-4603
Sites: 81 | Latest Rate: $33.00 | 24 Reviews
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Oct 2015 - $33.00
The clerk led us to our campsite via a golf cart. The site is fairly tight with about 2 feet of space on each end of our 36' motor home and tow. The roads are gravel and fairly narrow, but we were able to navigate easily enough. There is no wifi or cable. We were able to pull in several TV stations using our antenna and we had an adequate Verizon wireless signal (better data signal than voice). There is a very nice and clean dog run. The park is well maintained and clean. There is little road noise as the park is quite a distance from any major roadway. We overnighted here while traveling south on I-57. We would overnight here again. - Dale07
Aug 2015 - $40.00
We stayed at this KOA in August as we were visiting friends in the area. The KOA is close to I-55 and is convenient to Chicago (approximately 1-hour north). The Kankakee River State Park is nearby where one can rent horses and go horseback riding on the trails. Entrance/exit to this KOA is tight, so use caution. Interior roads are dirt and the campground workers were working on interior road improvements while we were there. Hopefully the interior roads are better now. The park is small and the sites are rather close together, not all that level, but are long for big-rigs/toads. Amenities offered are fire rings, Wi-Fi, garbage pick-up at site, swimming pool, playground, basketball and volleyball courts, laundry room, propane filling station, restrooms, and game room. Staff at this KOA are awesome! We stayed here for a total of 4-nights in our Class A motorhome. - The Diesel Gypsies
Jul 2015 - $33.00
This KOA is located well off the beaten path and was probably the best value KOA we found during this year's travel season. It is an older park, with a mixture of site amenities (Full Hook-up, Water/Electric, "Tent"). Interior gravel roads are a little tight and you have to be careful for trees and limbs. We arrived after a very rainy spell and there were huge puddles and soft spots in the roads near the office, but more gravel was spread while we were there. The sites are simple but reasonably spaced. We were able to (barely) get our large motorhome and towed vehicle into our space without blocking the road. I ended up backing out of our pull-thru for departure, as cars parked in nearby sites made it tough to exit our space. WiFi was essentially unusable but we did get a satellite TV signal through the trees and VZW 4G was reasonably strong. There were quite a few perma-rigs but they appeared to be more seasonal campers as opposed to residents and most were kept up. Things were pretty quiet, although I suspect it may be more lively during weekends and better weather. - RvTravelerNTechie
Joliet, Illinois (map) | (815) 741-9405
Sites: 233 | Latest Rate: $36.00 | 56 Reviews
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Jun 2016 - $36.00
This is an amazing campground for a single night of for a long-term stay. Although we did not take advantage of them, there were activities galore. The owners/staff was excellent. We were in site 144 and had an unobstructed view of the lake. The campground needs improved signage to lead people in of either I-80 or I-55. Once on Frontage Road it's a piece of cake to get to the campground but finding Frontage is a bit winding route. The internal roads are wide but can be a bit dusty. Surprisingly, we were amazed that everyone seemed to obey the 10 MPH speed limit. Our one complaint was that when we arrived at our campsite, it was littered with cigarette butts! Campers should be advise to clean up after themselves and sites inspected after campers leave. We would go back here in a heartbeat, however! Well worth the value. - dandd
Jun 2016 - $36.00
It is easy to get in/out of this park. Roads are dirt and very dusty. Must be a Good Sam member to stay here. You park on a concrete pad but stone leading to it. Small concrete patio with picnic table. Utilities worked fine. WiFi worked well for us but there were not many people around. Verizon signal good. Our site was just big enough for our 40 ft fifth wheel. Clear line for satellite at our site. Gated park and you are issued a key card when checking in. Nice beach on a separate little pond from the lake. Saw quite a few people fishing in the lake. We would stay here again. - cwier
Oct 2015 - $35.00
Let me preface this review by saying that we got here on a cold, windy, raining afternoon and I did not get a chance to walk around this large park until it was almost dark. So, my comments are not all going to be backed by a clear visual inspection of the facilities and amenities. Like the other fellow who reviewed this park in October, our stay was during the off season when the park was fairly empty and many things were no longer in service. We had a long, fairly level, gravel, FHU site. Most sites are FHU, but there are about 50 with just W&E on the north and south sides of the park. We had to pull all the way forward in the site to get satellite service but that made the sewer unreachable. Once we are ready to leave in the morning, we will just back up and dump then Most sites are back-ins and apparently seasonal/extended stay sites. There is no cable TV, but there are about 10 over the air channels. We had no problems with their 802.11 network. As others have noted, there are a ton of recreational facilities: a very large pool, a fishing lake with piers and boat dock, a swimming pond with a beach, tennis courts, basketball courts, volleyball courts, horseshoe pits, a large recreation center, playgrounds, a large pavilion, and a mini-golf course. I cannot vouch for the condition of these facilities because of how dark it was when I finally saw them. I had no issues with the man (owner?) at check-in. We had no issues with too many rules (No long list was mentioned when we checked in - what problems are 2 oldies going to cause in the off season?) or dusting roads (It was raining!). This park may deserve a higher rating, but I couldn't see the park well enough or experience the park when it is going full tilt. I do agree with the prior reviewer that staying here would be a completely different experience/park in the summer. I saw no sign of recycling in the park. Once again, we did not "camp here. We stayed here in a RV site. - Jerry S
Joliet, Illinois (map) | (815) 726-3173
Sites: 110 | Latest Rate: $42.00 | 12 Reviews
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Apr 2016 - $42.00
This park has very unlevel, very close, sunny/open grass only sites. Very rude people as well as workers living there. Not worth the time or money to put up with drunks throwing things. Very scared! It was better to leave. - Sheilagramm
Jul 2013 - $28.00
This park is old, but the staff tries to keep it working and the grass mowed :). It is very close to I-80, many sites are not level, and the park is full of pipeline workers staying for several months - they were very friendly though. - Bay Area Early retirees
Apr 2013 - $30.00
Martin's has been for sale for several years. While it lasts, it is the best option for a full-hookup campground near Chicago and its south suburbs. The utilities are well maintained and the grass is cut, but it is definitely not a luxury campground. Many of the sites are less than level. At the time of our stay, the campground was full due to the presence of pipeline workers who were engaged in a local project. This necessitated that we take a site without sewer until a full-hookup site was available. The owner was very helpful in meeting our needs. While a really good overnight stop just off I-80, it is less inviting for longer stays. - seeyajohn
Bourbonnais, Illinois (map) | (815) 933-1383
Sites: 110 | Latest Rate: $20.00 | 10 Reviews
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Oct 2010 - $20.00
Nice place to be while waiting for new truck brakes. Very friendly. A local couple camping there "took us in". Nice grounds, excellent paved biking/walking trail along the river. Very wooded. Only negative: on a busy truck route. If you want full restroom facilities, camp in season at Pottawatamie. It was already closed for the season when we were there. We were at Chippewa which is further from Bourbonnias and closer to the busy road. The river drive on the west side is scenic and worth the time. Take the Warner Bridge Rd. to get across. - snsfry
Sep 2010 - $25.00
Two campgrounds here. If you are in a bigger rig I would suggest the Chippewa campground. It is more open and easier to get in and out of. The Potawatomie campground is where we stayed and the loops are very tight. Heavily wooded on this side though some nice sites and very private. This park also has a great 10 mile paved bike trail. We would return here but stay in the Chippewa campground next time. - janieD
Sep 2010 - $20.00
There is water located through out the campgrounds and there is plenty of good sites to choose from. Good place for base camp to explore the area around Kankakee. - Fordiesel250
Cedar Lake, Indiana (map) | (219) 374-5941
Sites: 30 | Latest Rate: $24.00 | 6 Reviews
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Jul 2016 - $24.00
Family oriented park. Good if you want to be away from hassle of Gary or Chicago. About 1 hour back to things there. We had 30 Amp site (no sewer) so had cheaper rate. Reasonably level site. Staff very friendly and helpful.
We are a Class C motorhome. - Catrinapdq
Jun 2014 - $29.00
This is the park for relaxation. Great staff and camp host! Plenty of shade, clean area, clean restrooms and showers. It's a short walk to an amazing lake view. We will return! - tincansailor
May 2014 - $20.00
Super clean and very quiet. Stayed here a week while we visited Chicago. Best option even though we had to commute every day. It was a lovely place to come home to each evening. - Chuckstr89134
Peotone, Illinois (map) | (708) 258-6040
Sites: 40 | Latest Rate: $34.00 | 3 Reviews
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Jul 2013 - $34.00
This is not a campground. This is a transient workplace for people like carnival workers, pipeline workers, welders, carpenters, and workers who are seasonal. The camp host seems nice. Place is very run down. From throwing my trash out before leaving, I saw that they do like their beer. Had I known, I would have stayed elsewhere. - pvcox
Apr 2009 - $19.00
Older park in the middle of nowhere. Under new management. They started to put in a new bathhouse in a park model. All pull through sites. They were also in the process of putting gravel on the sites to get them out of the mud. The land is pretty low and it floods with every rainstorm. - Glen_mich
Jul 2008 - $32.00
Under new management so this review is based on current conditions. Park is clean, good interior roads. Sites are long with sufficient room for big rigs and slides. Few trees so satellite OK. Low water pressure - very dirty water requires filtration!! Rest rooms and laundry very dirty, dated, need replacement - no cooling evident. would only use this park for an overnight, about three miles west of I57, some road noise from busy road adjacent to park. Owners very accommodating and will probably clean this park up given enough time to make required updates. - endlesstravels
Crete, Illinois (map) | (800) 870-8357
Sites: 140 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 6 Reviews
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May 2013 - $35.00
While the setting for this campground is excellent, the execution is just shy of horrible! The only reason we stayed at this park was its proximity to family and friends. I would never do so again. Go across the border to Indiana, do not come here! The bathrooms are all but unusable, and my wife has refused to use the shower in the ladies room. I didn't think the previous reviews could be true, but believe them. - Phil_S
Mar 2013 - $42.00
This is a very rustic campground with no paved roads or concrete pads. We were very disappointed in the general conditions present and the mud was so bad from the rain the previous day that we nearly got our dually stuck twice just getting to the site. We opted to leave and stay at another park due to the conditions we found in the winter time. It may be more appealing in the summer months, but we cannot recommend it during any kind of wet weather. - RVGFulltimers
Aug 2010 - $42.00
We are here for the location. It is the closest to Chicago we could find at 39 miles to Navy Pier. The posts below sum it all up. Could be a really nice park, just needs new owners and an overhaul. Nice quiet location. Our site has 2 sewer connections under our awning, and next to us there is a 30 yr old junk trailer with some one living in it. Not a very appealing park. - RIchardBursch
24615 Stripmine Road Wilmington, Illinois 60481 (map) | (815) 476-6784
Sites: 100 | Latest Rate: $30.00 | 1 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $30.00
This is mostly a residential park with some residual camping sites and tent sites. There are many lakes in the area, which used to be coal mining pits and strip mines. The campground has a swimming pond and fishing ponds, although recent rains flooded the ponds. The water has a heavy concentration of hydrogen sulfide, probably from previous mining activities, so bring a water filter. Most residents buy their drinking water locally. This is a quiet, gated community and the residents are generally friendly. The park has many local activities. - Dick and Linda


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Matchbox Penetration Baffle your spectators with one of the most amazing close-up effects ever invented.
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You show a small box--the kind that holds wooden matches. You take a toothpick and push it right through the box--from one side to the other.
Your spectators are still waiting for the amazing part...
This is an extremely powerful effect that will fool all who see it. It's a best selling Penguin Magic item, and highly recommended.
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Customer Reviews (showing 1 - 10 of 26)3 of 3 magicians found the following review helpful:
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Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on January 7th, 2014
I must admit, the gimmick is pretty cool and this was one of the first htings I ordered from penguin. When I was practicing it, the first time it looked fine and if I remember correctly I couldn't figure out the trick until I read the instructions which was a great feeling! :)
However, once I practiced a couple times...the "gimmick" became very visible. I was told to use some brasso on it, which I did...and it barely helped. Penguin did exchange it though & same problem so I just gave up.
The point being, I gave up on it after it became really easy to figure out by my brothers and I've never used it since...
Overall: cool gimmick, out of place for walkaround (which is what i do), and iffy quality.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on March 9th, 2006
There are a few things you have to get this trick to its full potential
1. Polish regularly, not just for looks but so you don't expose the gimmick.
2. Never take the matchbox out of site or people will think you slip brass in then.
3. Don't where sleeves or at lest role them up
4. If you can borrow the matchbox and toothpick or needle
5. Let everything be completely examined
If you follow these steps you will have a miracle that fits in you pocket and that will freak people out
Anyone got a light.....? Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 22nd, 2005
A nice little trick of the pub / restaurant venue, or just keep it in your pocket for when someone asks for a light. The sound of the block dropping on the table usually is what seals the deal on this trick; the most common thing I hear is you switched boxes, because there is no way!. Just to address some point that have been made elsewhere...
1) Requires lots of practice - Simply not true; its harder to deal a poker hand.
2) People figure it out right away - Ive 100% success rate so far.
3) Not examinable - Could be a problem, but most gimmicks are; I recommending moving onto the next trick quickly.
4) Way too expensive - It is expensive, but you are getting a solid block of brass.
5) Doesn't always work. - It always works! I dont see how it couldnt work.
6) Gimmick can be clearly seen. - Sometimes, but if used correctly, then no problems.
Anyway, only 3 Stars;
Based on price and its hardly a Lion from your ear-hole trick.
Easy of use = Easy, almost self working
Audience wow factor = Low to Medium
Audience Reaction = You switched boxes and let me try.
Audience Target = Anywhere, Bar/Restaurant
Could be performed Surrounded = Absolutely
Reset Speed = 30 / 60 seconds, out of sight of people.
Examinable = Yes; but it isnt going to take much to figure it out.
Fun to perform = Its ok
Best impromptu trick on the website Report this review
Verified buyer Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on April 2nd, 2010
I carry my Matchbox Penetration everywhere I go. I love showing it to engineers cause they just can't figure it out. This is self working and can be performed immediately out of the box, yet it has the biggest effect on the audience. I have had people try for hours to figure it out yes they can't. Great trick, put it in your cart NOW!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 16th, 2008
A recent reviewer mentioned seeing a magician in Branson perform this trick. I am that magician. This has become one of my favorite close-up tricks because of it's great potential as a motivational tool. As with any good tricks, this can become not just a trick, but a miracle.
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on June 24th, 2007
I saw a magician in Branson do this trick, and it blew me away! Buy Now!!! A close-up classic!!!!!!!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on July 6th, 2006
I voulnteer at a magic shop and I got to play with this effect and I was blown away by the method because you can hand everything out for examination yet this effect is gimmicked!! It is completely self contained but is gimmicked and nobody will see the gimmick when it's right in front of their face, you can have it right under their nose and they could be feeling for little trap doors all they want but there are none!
Great trick! Report this review
Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on February 16th, 2006
I love this trick. I am an engineer, and I've shown this to other engineers. It has fooled everyone I've shown it to. Most people think I've palmed the brass block somehow. No one has ever guessed the real secret. This is great magic, with opportunity for comedy. If you're considering this trick, buy it!
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Pro Privacy ON (login to see reviewer names) on December 19th, 2005
This probably one of the worst tricks i've ever owned. First off what you get for the price is not worth it, the trick should sell for 10 bucks tops. The gimmick to me seems easily detectable. The trick itself does not require practice at all, it is very easy to do, but the spectators reaction are either groans, or "oh clever" nothing spectacular.
There are many other effects available in the store, that get great reactions and are cheaper.
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This is a great little novelty, but, if you have the inclination, you can improve upon it fairly easily. The matchbox I received was completely white and very anemic looking. So the first thing I did was find a REAL matchbox that would still hold the brass bar. I also saved some of the matches that were in the box. Then, if possible, pre-punch the necessary holes in the paper box using a LEATHER PUNCH. This will make very clean holes without any residual paper tags hanging about that could ruin your final "WOW" moment during the reveal. Lastly, leave 3 or 4 wood matches in the box on top of the brass. Take one of the matches out and use THAT to make the penetration. This makes the entire operation self contained, and more impressive. No one needs to see the brass when you take the initial match out because they will have no idea what you are about to do, until you do it!! Everyone I have done this for has loved it. It's simple look proves to be very deceptive!! It is a great illusion to have in your kit.
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Back in 2010, under the auspices of the IEEE, the Reliability of Global Undersea Cable Communications Infrastructure (ROGUCCI) report was issued.
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Back in 2010, under the auspices of the IEEE, the Reliability of Global Undersea Cable Communications Infrastructure (ROGUCCI) report was issued. It was an in-depth study into submarine cable networks that snake along our oceans' seabeds to interconnect continental landmasses. Two of the findings in this report struck me as incredibly intriguing, and worrisome at the same time.
The first finding was that "nearly 100% of the world's inter-continental electronic communications traffic is carried by the undersea cable infrastructure". The second finding was that "there is no plan B", meaning there's simply no network alternative to the undersea cable network for providing high-speed broadband connectivity between continents that we've come to rely on each and every day for both business and personal reasons. Now, the actual probability of a global failure may be quite low, but it's not zero, especially on a more limited regional scale.
These two findings together pretty much sum it up – submarine cables are critical infrastructure – albeit with little public fanfare, until something goes wrong and people can no longer watch cat videos being served up by some offshore data center… oh, the humanity!
A global failure of the submarine network would be utterly catastrophic to international security and the economic stability of financial markets around the world, given they're so intertwined these days. Just think about it, if intra-continental terrestrial networks were disconnected from the rest of the world resulting in "islands" of connectivity, the entire global digital economy and associated financial markets would grind to a complete standstill with devastating consequences for continents, countries, and most importantly, us!
The ROGUCCI report raised a rather poignant point in that it's "unclear if civilization can recover to its previous condition from the failure of a technology that has been so rapidly adopted without a backup plan"… kind of makes you think, doesn't it?
New rules enacted by the US-based Federal Communications Commission (FCC) reinforce these realities, and very real concerns.
New FCC Rules for Submarine Cable Networks
The new FCC rules are intended to promote a far more reliable submarine cable communications infrastructure by requiring "submarine cable licensees to report significant outages to the FCC to help safeguard this critical communications infrastructure and promote reliable communications for businesses and consumers", which were announced in June earlier this year. The US has approximately 60 submarine cables that connect the nation to the rest of the world. These cables are the basis for the global Internet, especially when you consider that the world's major Internet Content Providers (ICPs) are US-based with mammoth local data centers.
The FCC (rightfully) sees the submarine cables as critical to the American economic and national security. The FCC's beef is that in the past, licensees have only reported outages to the FCC on a voluntary and often inconsistent basis such that when they do receive notification about outages that have occurred, it was often perceived as too limited to be of any use.
Although these new rules represent a noble cause with all the right intentions intended to safeguard the over "US$10 trillion worth of transactional value" carried by the submarine cable network each day, there are those who have voiced concerns over the FCC's action. Why? Well, let's dive in and review the new FCC rules and their implications, both good and bad.
According to the FCC news release, "The new outage reporting rules will enable the FCC to monitor the operational status of submarine cables and assist the agency in ensuring the reliability of this communications infrastructure. The rules require submarine cable licensees to report major outages to the agency's Network Outage Reporting System (NORS)", which I personally think is a good thing, especially since "other communications providers – including wireline, wireless, and satellite – already report outages to NORS".
According to the FCC, accurate reporting has allowed them to "analyze outage trends, spot systemic issues, and work with providers to develop solutions to make communications more resilient and reliable", which could be applied to one of the most critical parts of the global Internet – the submarine cable network. These rules seem to have their heart in the right place, so why would anyone disagree with them?
One of the examples cited by the FCC as to why these new rules are required is when the submarine cable serving the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands failed due to a typhoon that swept through the American territory in July of 2015. The resulting three-week outage led to significant problems for the tens of thousands of residents related to Internet, banking, credit card transactions, ATM withdrawals, healthcare, and inbound/outbound airline flights being delayed or cancelled. Most importantly, especially during a natural disaster such as a typhoon where emergencies are highly likely, residents were unable to make calls to 911 for first responder services.
How did this happen? Because the submarine cable licensee didn't have a "Plan B" in place, such as a redundant protection path for the critical communication services mentioned above.
What likely irked the FCC was that they were apparently not even notified of the complete loss of communications to island residents. Although the FCC acknowledges that such wide-scale outages are quite rare, they are precisely the ones that are the intended target of the new rules, and I'm sure any affected citizens would wholeheartedly agree.
The FCC believes it must focus on outages affecting consumers by incentivizing network operators to incorporate redundant protection paths into their networks while also cutting through regulatory red tape that makes it harder for service providers to deploy, maintain, and repair submarine cables. This not only helps citizens remain connected but also promotes economic and national security interests.
A Haystack of Paperwork
However, FCC Commissioner Ajit Pai believes that "today the FCC does none of this". His concern is that the FCC mandates that network operators file outage reports, even when an outage is not actually experienced by end users, such as during a protection switch that quickly reroutes traffic around a faulted submarine cable, leading to a "haystack of paperwork that will only make it more difficult for us to find any needles".
Wouldn't these rules ultimately penalize network operators who already have or will deploy redundant protection paths by requiring them to file multiple reports every time they use the protection paths, regardless of whether or not the end user was affected? Ajit thinks so, stating the FCC has decided "to divert resources away from critical repair and restoration efforts and toward needless paperwork".
Although the FCC's heart is in the right place by trying to improve submarine cable network resilience and service availability, it's clear that there's still some room for improvement according to Ajit, which led to his official dissent.
Although the submarine cable network that stitches together continental landmasses are viewed as critical infrastructure, they're also highly vulnerable to a variety of threats such as natural disasters (typhoons, earthquakes, tsunamis), naval vessels (fishing trawlers, anchors), sea life (SHARK! actually no, but that's a topic for another blog), and of course, those who purposely harm submarine cables.
Even though the FCC has monitored submarine cable outages in the past, the voluntary and ad hoc nature of the system led to non-standardized reporting that wasn't particularly useful. Some outages and disruptions went unreported, such as the example mentioned above, leaving the FCC unable to identify how to prevent such outages in the future through a variety of recommendations, regulations, and best practices.
Too Big to Fail?
As undersea cables are upgraded using the latest in Submarine Line Terminating Equipment (SLTE) technologies that scale to multiple terabits per second capacities, have they become too big to fail? I definitely think so, but I also think they've been too big to fail since the dawn of the global Internet and digital economy.
Monumental information-carrying increases have just exacerbated the risk of having them fail. It's a bad day when 100 gigabits per second of total traffic is lost; it's an incredibly miserable day when tens of terabits per second of total traffic is lost. I haven't worked out the math, but that's a boatload of selfies that your friends cannot enjoy. I mean, how else will they see the new pair of shoes that you just bought or the meal you're actually eating? Oh, the horror.
Seriously though, the impact of a loss of communications due to a submarine cable network disaster to a country or region can be profound, and is definitely no laughing matter. Our utter network dependence has ensured that we cannot live with wide-scale outages for any length of time, ever again.
I think the new FCC rules are a step in the right direction, particularly related to the reporting of actual outages in a timely, consistent, and standardized manner. However, mandating network operators to also report on any and all protection switches, even those that actually avoid outages by rerouting traffic to alternate available paths, could prove cumbersome unless the reporting mechanism is tied into the network operating system and automatically sends required reports to the FCC autonomously.
Time will tell how this ultimately pans out, but I think discussion to safeguard the global submarine cable network is a worthy and important endeavor – we all should.
I'd be remiss not to mention the International Cable Protection Committee (ICPC) that's comprised of more than 150 members in over 60 countries with the stated vision of being the "premier international submarine cable authority by providing industry leadership and guidance on issues related to submarine cable security and reliability". This is achieved via "the sharing of information for the common interest of all seabed users" that "represents all who operate, maintain, and work in every aspect of both the telecommunication and power cable industry".
The international committee was founded in 1958, almost a century after the first trans-Atlantic telegraph cables were deployed, and has been helping to safeguard the submarine cable industry for decades via recommendations, videos, publications, as well as liaising with other groups and governments of similar interest related to submarine cable networks around the world.
Although the ICPC does an admirable job in improving the reliability of submarine cables around the world, the reality is that submarine cable faults and outages will occur nonetheless. It's next to impossible to completely avoid natural disasters or prevent manmade faults, whether accidental (oops, I dropped my anchor and unknowingly dragged it for 10 kilometers) or (almost) intentional (I know submarine cables are in these waters, but I'll trawl for fish anyway).
This is where intelligent networking technology comes into play where service providers can hope for the best but plan for the worst. Network outages can be avoided by implementing automated (not manual!) mesh protection capabilities that autonomously bypass network faults and switch traffic to alternative submarine and/or terrestrial network paths. This isn't actually new and has already been implemented around the world, especially across Southeast Asia submarine networks that are at a significantly high risk of earthquakes, typhoons, tsunamis, and naval vessel activity.
For example, when the massive Japan Tōhoku earthquake of 9.0 magnitude struck on March 11 of 2011, coupled with a tsunami, several submarine cables were damaged or outright cut. This could have led to wide-scale loss of communications – at the worst possible time – if it weren't for intelligent mesh protection that was in place, spurred on by regional outages in 2006 and 2009 near Taiwan.
What is new however is that as submarine cables are upgraded to terabit per second capacities, the available protection paths, overland and undersea, must also be upgraded to similar capacities, including the switches themselves that reroute the traffic. If not, outages will still occur.
Are terabit submarine cables too big to fail? I think so, the FCC thinks so, and I think most end users would also say so.
Want to learn more about how to protect these terabit submarine cables today? Check out this GeoMesh paper to see how submarine cable operators around the world are currently protecting their submerged jugular veins of international connectivity.
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The matchup of the 12-2 New England Patriots and 4-10 Buffalo Bills may not be as lopsided as it seems.
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The Patriots young defense has struggled to defend the play-action pass this season. Our video review shows that opponents have successfully completed 77 percent of their passes when going to play-action, the highest completion rate in the league, and far above the league average of 63 percent.
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Green Bay converted 11 of 19 third downs on Monday in keeping that game close, despite being without starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Fitzpatrick will hope for the same success.
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Friday 23rd September – Sunday 25th September 2016
Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Evil Women: Women and Evil seeks to engage fruitful discourse over the core theme of evil and monstrous women, and the variations thereof. We are welcoming papers, workshops, performances, talks, film demonstrations and photo exhibitions. Let us see. Let us feel. Let us touch. Let us hear.
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Monday 5th September – Wednesday 7th September 2016
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The Myriad Faces of War: 1917 and its Legacy Symposium
25-28 April 2017
At Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa, Wellington, New Zealand
Dear colleagues,
The Call for Papers for Myriad Faces is now open
The organizing partners are excited to send out this call for papers inviting submissions to this unique international, multidisciplinary symposium showcasing academic and creative work on the year 1917 and its myriad legacies.
This cfp is for a proposed panel for MSA 18, 11/17-11/20, held in Pasadena, California.
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2016 Midwest Popular Culture Association Conference
Thursday-Sunday, 6-9 October 2016
Chicago, IL
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Deadline: April 30 2016
Vice and Transgressive Behavior in Travel
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Issue: Jan-Apr, Vol.70, N.1, 2017
Deadline: July 15, 2016
Ilha do Desterro: A Journal of English Languages, Literatures in English and Cultural Studies, one of the longest-running Brazilian journals devoted to English studies, is currently receiving contributions on the following subjects: Literatures in English, Film Studies and Cultural Studies within Anglophonic contexts.
Submitted papers in English or in Portuguese should not have been published nor be in the review process of another journal. This call for papers has as its deadline July 15/2016 and the accepted papers will be published by January 2017.
Literatures (A)cross-Cultures Conference at Fresno Pacific University is extending a call for proposals. The conference will highlight Hispanic American literature of the past thirty years. Topics for papers could examine any of a variety of cross-cultural representations that come through queer theory, feminist criticism, post-national and post-colonial thought, or through religious perspectives. Speakers for the conference will be author Jorge Franco of Colombia and Raymond Williams of the University of California at Riverside.
The deadline to submit proposals is May 1, 2016.
The upcoming issue of Seismopolite Journal of Art and Politics will discuss art's relationship with political ecology: What role does art have to play – if any – under the precariously situated human and environmental consequences of neoliberalism and its political geography? Which potentials can be found in locally situated artistic discourses and re-imaginations of political ecology, for influencing global discourses on climate change? How can the dialogue between culturally and historically different ecological imaginaries and eco-philosophical traditions be significant in an era marked by unprecedented threats to the environment?
Special Issue: "Queers Read This": LGBTQ Literature Now
GLQ: A Journal of Lesbian and Gay Studies
Volume 23.2/3
Issue Guest Editors:
Ramzi Fawaz (Assistant Professor, English, University of Wisconsin, Madison)
Shanté Paradigm Smalls (Assistant Professor, English, St. John's University)
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2017
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In Thrones, Dominations, however, not only Wimsey, but also Harriet, Parker, and Bunter are sad, pale imitations of themselves. There's even one scene in which Parker says something abysmal like, "I don't mind if Bunter takes photgraphs. I have seen Bunter's photographs before. They are of a good quality. He knows better than to mess up the evidence, too." Who ARE these people? It's true that Wimsey and Harriet still quote various texts at one another. In the grand style of an ill-begot sequel, however, the majority of the quoting is from Sayer's previous works - half the sentences seem to start with "Remember that time when we...?". There's a very obnoxious mix of constant reference to Sayers' novels, a desire to wrap up all the "loose ends" in them, and complete lack of any resemblence to them.
More upsetting, however, than the problems with style and characterization, is the heavy-handed way in which Walsh handles the moral and ethical dilemmas Sayers carefully developed over the whole of the LPW series. The worst error is perhaps made just in the "wrapping-up" tone that permeates the novel - as if Lord Peter and Harriet had reached their pinnacle, and would not grow any farther. One equally striking, however, is Walsh's incapacity to deal delicately and knowledgeably with the notion of nobility.
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I loved the struggle of the newlyweds designing their own sort of loving relationship. Those reviewers who felt this was too modern might enjoy reading the works of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone, Margaret Fuller, and many others who wrote about male-female relations. Dorothy Sayers is likely to have been exposed to such philosophy since women's suffrage was a critical issue on both sides of the Atlantic. Harriet Vane, one may be certain, would have spent time considering human rights without being a novel character for her times.
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Injury Updates For The Minnesota Wild
by Paul on 04/13/16 at 11:03 AM ET
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via Evan Sporer of MinnesotaWild.com,
Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek will not travel with the Minnesota Wild for Games 1 and 2 of its Western Conference Playoff Series against the Dallas Stars. Parise is out indefinitely with an upper-body injury. Vanek is week-to-week with an upper-body injury. Erik Haula is day-to-day with a lower-body injury and will travel with the team to Dallas.
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Zach Parise Dealing With A Bad Back
by Paul on 04/11/16 at 08:10 PM ET
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from Michael Russo of the StarTribune,
Wild players are approaching the start of their playoff series against Dallas as if veteran winger Zach Parise will not be in the lineup when the series starts Thursday.
Parise is officially "day-to-day" because of an undisclosed injury. But Parise was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester seeing a specialist Monday, according to multiple sources, a week after aggravating a back injury that has affected him since January....
Parise didn't respond to interview requests. General Manager Chuck Fletcher declined to comment.
On March 23, Parise got a cortisone injection and felt better than ever when he scored three goals and assisted on another the next day against Calgary. A game later, he scored twice in Colorado and earned First Star of the Week honors in the NHL. But Parise's discomfort flared up again during the San Jose game.
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The Minnesota Wild Head Into The Playoffs On A Five Game Losing Streak
by Paul on 04/10/16 at 07:04 AM ET
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from Michael Russo of Russo's Rants,
It's kind of funny that after Game 81, the media got admonished for allegedly being too negative and saying the Wild was backing into the playoffs and tonight after Game 82 coach John Torchetti voiced the frustration that we all expected after Game 81.
If the Wild's trying to lower expectations this postseason, it has done a magnificent job these last few weeks.
The Wild and its fans better hope this team can magically rediscover its mojo in the playoffs against Jamie Benn, Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza and the powerhouse Dallas Stars. If it doesn't, the Wild will, to steal Devan Dubnyk's word after Game 80's loss in Winnipeg, get absolutely "throttled" in the first round.
The series starts Thursday. The full schedule will be released Sunday.
Tonight, in a season-ending 2-1 loss to the Flames, the Wild entered the postseason losers of five consecutive games and outscored 16-6 in those games. Torchetti continued Mike Yeo's Game 82 trend of the last couple years by ripping into his team afterward.
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All John Torchetti
by Paul on 04/05/16 at 10:02 AM ET
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from Dan Rosen of NHL.com,
The Wild won six in a row and now have lost three in a row. What has changed in the team's overall game in the past three games, and how do you fix it?
"I think our details and the urgency to win battles. I think we're waiting for the next guy beside us to do the job. We have to play a better checking-mentality game for 60 minutes. I think against Ottawa we came alive more in the second half of the game, and then a puck goes off our centerman's skate going out in front and we lost the game, so that was a tough one. Against Detroit, we played good, but not good enough. Detroit wanted it more. And I think we just thought we were going to show up and Winnipeg was going to give us two points. We didn't battle like we should. That's the mindset we have to have moving forward. That's why we won six in a row at one point. You forget how much hard work you've gotta do to even put yourself in this position to have an opportunity to clinch.
"The bottom line is we've gotta get into the playoffs. If we make the playoffs, I think everyone will breathe a little easier and get back to playing our game better."
It's pretty amazing, though, if you look at the totality of this. The Wild were a 1-11-2 team in their previous 14 games before you got there. They are 15-9-1 since you arrived. So, let me ask you this: What was the state of the team when you got there and what's the state of the team now, even considering the three-game losing streak?
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Why Duncan Keith Did What He Did
by Paul on 04/03/16 at 09:06 AM ET
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from Barry Rozner of the Chicago Daily-Herald,
What Duncan Keith did was wrong.
Everyone knows that. No one can dispute that. No one would try.
Not even Keith. Certainly not Keith.
But he is not Charles Manson. He's not even Dave Manson, though you would have to watch hockey to have a reasonable picture of the kind of player he is.
Keith is about as honest a defenseman as there is the NHL. He's probably too honest for his own good, and larger forwards frequently take advantage of that.
The fact, however, is that Keith now has three serious violations on his record and he's been punished for all three.
The latest, as you know, was the slash to Charlie Coyle's face in Minnesota last week. It was very bad, frighteningly dangerous and the six games seems a fair number.
What was unfair was what occurred just before the Keith slash.
Coyle slashed Keith in the face and a moment later Coyle yanked Keith's skates out from under him, the equivalent of a slew foot. It was a dangerous play in which Keith's head hit the ice.
Either play by Coyle could have ended Keith's season. And that's why Keith reacted.
Below, Corey Hirsch and P.J. Stock of Sportsnet discuss the suspension and high stick, video also includes the incident.
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The Wild Card Race In The Western Conference
by Paul on 03/25/16 at 10:19 AM ET
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from Pierre LeBrun of ESPN,
Was Thursday the night the Western Conference wild-card race shifted for good?
The Minnesota Wild won their fourth in a row, crushing the Calgary Flames 6-2, while the Colorado Avalanche dropped a 4-2 home decision to the Philadelphia Flyers that must have felt like a gut shot to the Avs, who now trail the Wild by three points in the race for the final playoff spot in the West.
Plenty of hockey left, of course -- Colorado has eight games remaining to Minnesota's seven, but the Avs have little room for error now. The beauty for Colorado?
The Wild visit them Saturday afternoon in a perfect opportunity to reclaim momentum in the race. It's a must-win, really, for the Avs, because after that they face the St. Louis Blues at home followed, by road games in Nashville and Dallas and a regular-season finale at home against Anaheim. All tough games.
What say you on this Good Friday, gang?
more on the race in the West from the ESPN hockey writers...
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Niklas Backstrom Returns To Minnesota Tonight
by Paul on 03/24/16 at 03:18 PM ET
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from Michael Russo of the Star Tribune,
A month ago, it would have been impossible to envision Niklas Backstrom playing a pivotal role in determining whether the Wild makes the playoffs.
As the team's third goaltender, Backstrom shared a net with backup Darcy Kuemper at practice and didn't play a single second of any game.
But suddenly, Backstrom is not only a member of the Calgary Flames, he will lead that team from the visitors' tunnel wearing a "Flaming C" on his chest to start Thursday's game at Xcel Energy Center. In fact, the 38-year-old could wind up starting against his former team in two of its final eight games, because Calgary returns to Minnesota for each team's regular-season finale April 9.
The Wild is one point up on Colorado for the last Western Conference playoff spot, so Backstrom's play either will put a dent in the Wild's playoff chances or provide one giant boost.
"It's definitely weird," said Backstrom, who arrived in the Twin Cities late Monday and has been at his Edina home with his wife and two children.
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Thomas Vanek A Healthy Scratch Again Tonight
by Paul on 03/22/16 at 04:06 PM ET
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from Michael Russo of Russo's Rants,
On Vanek, I wrote my notebook on him in yesterday's paper, but he talked again today and said, "I'm not going to lie. Obviously I'm not happy about it. It is what it is. It's a team sport, guys are going to be in and out and I'm not going to [whine] and complain about it."
He said he'd just work hard and wait for his chance to get back in. He said he'd skate hard in the morning skates and hopefully it translates into scoring goals in games once he gets back in.
"He's got his guys he trusts, so I think once I get back in there, just to play well and that's about it. That's all I can control," Vanek said of John Torchetti.
Personally, I think this has nothing to do with guys Torchetti trusts. It's that Torchetti trusts the fact that the Chris Porters and Jordan Schroeders will play hard, be on the right side of the puck and not throw pucks away.
This has nothing to do with goal scoring and the fact Vanek's in a slump. Zach Parise's in a slump, too, but his work ethic doesn't wane.
Vanek said he figured he was in trouble after the Jersey game.
more on Vanek and the Wild...
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A Disappointing Loss By The Minnesota Wild
by Paul on 03/18/16 at 04:32 AM ET
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from Michael Russo of Russo's Rants,
Seventy-one games in, the Wild's season is quickly ticking away and tonight in Newark, the Wild got smoked, 7-4.
The seven goals allowed were a season-high for the Wild and one from equaling the most allowed in a game in history.
In the heart of a playoff race, the Wild is 1-3-1 in its past five and somehow lacked battle and compete along the wall and any sense of urgency despite being one point back of Colorado for the eighth and final playoff spot.
Maybe it was just the natural sag or the wind being taken out of its sail, like Ryan Suter said, from being down 2-zip just 94 seconds into the game, but regardless of the reason, the Wild can't afford that at this point and, as Nino Niederreiter said, games like that can't happen.
There's no doubt Devan Dubnyk needs to be better, but the second period was a train wreck defensively. The Wild was on the wrong side of the puck countless times and basically didn't follow the system by going into an aggressive forecheck according to coach John Torchetti. Players were soft along the wall, soft on pucks, soft with their positioning. They were beaten to loose pucks, beaten to wall battles like they didn't want to battle at all.
It was a disappointing game toward the tail end a disappointing season because regardless of the outcome this season – playoffs or not, it was not supposed to be this way for the Wild.
Game highlights are below...
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About The 2-1 Loss By The Minnesota Wild To The Edmonton Oilers
by Paul on 03/11/16 at 08:32 AM ET
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from Michael Russo of Russo's Rants,
The gameplan was so obvious tonight on how to beat the Oilers, yet the Wild basically defied the gameplan.
Chip the puck, chase it down, win the battle.
So what happened in the first period? The Wild finished with one credited hit. One.
I normally take hits, takeaways and giveaways with a grain of salt on the NHL's subjective stat sheet, but that one David Jones hit was indicative of everything we saw in the first period: a team not following the gameplan.
Playing a blue line without four of six regulars, the Wild refused to get the puck deep. There's not a coach in the league that wouldn't have impressed upon his team to take advantage of such an inexperienced blue line by hitting them, cycling on them and tiring them out.
And yet, the Wild, from normally reliable defensemen Jared Spurgeon and Jonas Brodin, to forwards like Mikko Koivu, Zach Parise and Thomas Vanek, kept turning pucks over all over the ice.
The overpassing against a goalie that has given up 11 goals in his last eight starts (Cam Talbot) was unbelievable. In the second period, Justin Fontaine got two guys driving the net and instead of letting her rip, he pulled up and tried to saucer a pass that was broken up. A shift later, Vanek did the same thing.
Watch the game highlights below...
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Flickr was down last night, so I couldn't write-up my latest hiking trip. So after updating my neglected 'About' page, I'm glad I stumbled across the web version of National Geographic Adventure magazine's Best of the National Parks for 2007.
They do a great job of running down the parks with the best hiking, paddling, wildlife viewing, etc. and also point you to their specific favorites in the park, and sometimes even the web sites of guides or maps that'll get you there.
Helpful folks over there at National Geographic.
And, in case you're one of those people who like to go to National Parks just to stay inside, they've even got a section of the Parks' best lodges.
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He has also been featured on Good Morning America, NPR, and the Associated Press, as well as in documentaries for Columbia Sportswear and the OTIS College of Art and Design.
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Found this place because we were hiking to a camp sight when a pretty good thunderstorm moved in . Headed back down the mtn and found this place . It's owner operated , they had one small room with a roll away . Great price . GREAT shower . Bed was sort of firm . They had great outdoor firepit . We cooked and had a great time . !!!!!!
Basic place . No web no phone no cable .