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Yikes, stay away if you can afford it!
Gave this a two star instead of one only because it could have been worse. The best part of my shortened stay at this property was that I learned you cannot believe pictures that you see of a property on the Internet I was suspicious of the low price, but went for it since I thought it was low season and as I said, the web site made the grounds and "suites" look good. Boy, did I learn that you get what you pay for! We arrived late at night and I immediately was disappointed upon arriving ("Sorry, Honey"!). As we entered our room we were greeted by a large cockroach scampering across the room. My five year old son yelled out "What a dump!". All the furniture was either extremely worn or broken, the wall paper was peeling, and the second T.V. in the living area didn't receive any channels. I could go on, but I think you get the picture. We checked out the next day and moved to a higher end property. The staff was friendly, and the front desk person didn't enforce the minimum stay requirement that was on our reservation. Remember, it only costs a little more to go first class. If you are on a very limited budget and need the space, this place might be o.k., however, if vacation to you means staying somewhere nicer than your own home avoid this hotel at all costs.
Oh poopie!!!
I recently stayed at the days inn suites in kissimmee. I thought the price was right but the service was awful. no only would our door not lock for 2 days, when we went to swim there was poop, yes i said POOP! the human variety on the steps of the pool. when i told the front desk about it the lady said ok we will have the maintence man clean it TOMORROW!!! I would think that they would be right on it. The room was ok but it needed attention. The wall paper was peeling and the tiles in the bathroom needed work.would i stay again??? NOOOOOOOOO! thanks for letting me vent
Its not Disney, BUT...
I have stayed here several times with my family. Considering the price they charge for a bedroom, kitchen, livingroom, and bath, you can't go wrong. Yes it's seen better days, but what do you expect for the price. It's close to all attraction and right next door to Old Town. If you want a five star hotel room, and pay $200.00 a night to sleep, then stay in Disney. But, if you want a great deal on a suite this is the place!!!!
PERFECT for the price!!
If you are looking for a 5-star hotel for $50.00 a night, keep looking. This is not the place to stay. That being said, it was absolutely perfect for our families needs. The building needs a good paint job, but don't let that bother you. The rooms were very clean. Nice little living room with a Murphy bed, a full size kitchen, a very clean bathroom and a regular hotel room with another sink and two beds. We stayed here back in 1997 and loved it. I immediately called here when we decided to go back. After reading some of these reviews, I myself was interested to see how much it changed. No complaints. We have two young children and we all loved it. My wife is very picky and she even loved it. It is close to all of the attractions, 2 or 3 pools that you can use, and probably best of all it is right next door to Old Town. After a long day out at a park, we always had something to do at that awkward 7-9pm time slot. Old Town has shops and rides that kept the kids and the wife entertained every single night that we were there. Again, if you are looking for the Hilton, go to the Hilton. If you are looking for somewhere quiet, in a great location at a great price, give it a try. We will never stay anywhere else!!
Decent place to stay on a budget
Our first look at the suites was at the front and they were painted nicely, but going to our suite at the back of property, they looked a little delapidated. However, our room was much better inside. Everything was clean, no mildew in the bathroom at all, the only problem we had at first was we never recieved our complimentary coffee. My parents vacationed with us this year and the murphy bed came to good use. In fact, my mother said it gave a very good night's sleep. The pillows were a little flat, but other than that, it was perfectly adequate for our needs. We didn't stay in the room much anyway, except at night. The pool had a tad too much clorine so we just walked across the parking lot to the Days Inn swimmingpool, since they are part of the same resort...much nicer. We chose the Suites because it was cheaper than getting two rooms somwhere else. This way, my parents stayed on the murphy bed, my children, husband and I in the room and we had a kitchenette to eat breakfast in every morning. It was much more cost-effective. I hope this helps.
Think twice about booking this place!
My family stayed there in December 2001, and I was very disappointed. The pictures in the brochure make the place look better than it is. I felt the place was very outdated and kind of dumpy. It looks like it hasn't been updated since it was built! The so-called "heated" pool was pretty cold, and it had so much chlorine in it, that after a 1/2 hour of swimming in it, it turned my blue shorts purple and my husbands black shorts blue! The toilet kept running all night, and parking was ridiculous. I would never stay there again, nor would I ever reccommend it to anyone.
Nowhere near as bad as I had expected
My husband and I just returned from 10 days in Orlando. Our daughter's college softball team went there for spring break to play softball at the WDW Sports Complex. They could not get accommodations at the All Star Sports Complex so they stayed at this Days Inn as it is a ffiliiated with WDW as one of their "Good Neighbor" hotels. We have been to Disney on 4 other occasions and have always stayed at WDW resorts. I had read the reviews on this website about this Days Inn and was really concerned about the accommodations and actually dreading the whole trip. Here are my observations: The place is definitely older than anything I have stayed in. But I was prepared for that. There was a mix up in our room assignment as we had asked to be in the building the team was in, or near the building. They were in "G"" and we were in "P"..... they are nowhere near each other. I called in advance and requested this, and when we checked in I asked again and the girl told me we were but when the team arrived we found out the girl never checked so we had to move everything into another room in another building(we had stocked the frig by then). so, I would definitely double check that they have it right. I was in the rooms in Building "f" and "g" and also "p" and "o". Avoid the higher letter buildings as their rooms were not as nice as the "f" and "g" rooms. We had newer tv's in the "g" rooms and the couch was much nicer. Buildings A and B looked a little newer than the rest of the complex. They only get about 10 tv stations. The other complain I had read was that the rooms were dirty. We had a very clean room and we saw the maids every day and they were very friendly and accommodating. We did know people in building "O" who did say they had ants.... they also said they were the only people in that building. We did not experience any musty odors in our room. The bot The room we had was much nicer that I expected.... the outside of the hotel is older so I expected the rooms to be much worse than they were. We had one of the heated pools in our building complex and that was very nice. We also used the laundry facility that was also in this area. I feel it is a great place for a family, or a team as in my daughter's case. I personally would not stay there again as I dont need that much room and I prefer to stay on Disney property just for the convenience. You can stay there for 60.00 through ... The only other thing is that there are no toasters in the rooms....you can rent them for a fee (1.50 a day). We went to WalMart and bought one for $7.00. Also silverware, dishes, pots and pans.can be rented. We bought plastic. If you are driving to Orlando, you might want to bring some of this stuff from home. Sorry this is so long! I just tried to be as thorough as I could.
It works very well $$$$
Over the years my family and I have stayed at the Days Suites a couple of times and found it to be very satisfactory !!!
But we do avoid the peak season , which might be the reason for the problems that folks have experienced there. We too, also love the adjacent Old Town and the hotel's location to Disney . The value in my opinion can't be beat $$$ ..
But the hotel could use some updating !!!
Needs renovation
We stayed at the Days Inn Suites at the end of April 2002 and were a little disappointed in the accommodations, definitely not a AAA 3-star. My information said that the hotel had been updated recently. After staying there, what they really meant to say was the lobby had been recently renovated, not the rooms. The first room we were given had such a bad mildew smell that we had to get another. In doing so, we had the opportunity to see several rooms. Basically, all of the rooms looked beat up, like they were recently occupied by spring break teen agers. The doors were all rusted and there were several holes in the walls as you entered. The elevators were dirty (beer cans, sticky floor, etc.) and all of the cement walkways were dirty. On the plus side, the pool area was not bad and it is close to Disney.
My experience with the Days Suites Kissimmee
I recently stayed at the Days Suites Maingate East of Walt Disney World. The staff was friendly and helpful and the suites were spacious. But, the rooms needed a VERY thorough cleaning, especially behind the furniture. And there were ants on the vanity and in the kitchen. Also, we were never able to completely turn off the water in the bathtub and so, it continually dripped all day long. In addition to that, the entire hotel is in dire need of a renovation. While staying in this hotel, I got the feeling it looked the same as it did when it first opened (and if I'm not mistaken, that was sometime in the early to mid 1970's). The hotel is adjacent to the Old Town entertainment complex and each guest receives 3 free rides there. And there are quite a few unique shops there. We don't plan to stay here next year, but I would recommend this hotel to anyone with a tight budget in need of a bigger hotel room.
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Christmas (along with Assassins creed and Mass Effect out) should see even more 360s shifting.
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Every year, the Emmy nominations are announced at an unconscionably early time and the 2014 Emmys were no exceptions. But only now that the list of nominees is out there does it occurs to me WHY this is. It's to stunt outrage obviously. How angry can a snubbed show's fan base get before coffee after all? Turns out, indignant rage is a fine substitute for caffeine. You lose Emmy masterminds.
For the second year in a row, Tatiana Maslany was snubbed for her MULTIPLE ROLES as the lead in 'Orphan Black.' The drama itself was also overlooked for a second year in a row. If you weren't familiar with the rules, perhaps you might think it's because it is a BBC show but no. BBC America counts for consideration so there goes that argument. Maybe the Academy just hates sci-fi? 'American Horror Story: Coven' debunks that. So what is it, Emmy voters? Just tell us. While we wait, let the Internet explain to you exactly how badly you messed up.
#1 - The most likely explanation, to be honest.
The work Tatiana Maslany does on orphan black is so unparalleled & awe-inspiring that perhaps the Emmys felt unworthy.
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#2 - Tatiana is trying to save you nomination space!
Apparently 50% of the OITNB cast is nominated (= 52729 people) but not 80% of Orphan Black cast (=1 person).
— Stefanie (@niwatori_san) July 10, 2014
#3 - She's willing to put in the work. What is your problem, Academy?
Like, what does @tatianamaslany have to do to get an Emmy nom? Put on a top hat? Do a jig upside-down? Fight a bear? SHE COULD, YOU KNOW.
— Jill Pantozzi (@JillPantozzi) July 10, 2014
#4 - Was this your reason? Was it? You can tell us.
Maybe the Emmy's found it too confusing to nominate @OrphanBlack's @tatianamaslany a dozen times, so they pretended she didn't exist.
— Danielle Winston (@Winstonwrites) July 10, 2014
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Maybe we could all pool our unworn gold jewelry, melt it down, and make Tatiana Maslany an Emmy that way...
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You guys, DOG WITH A BLOG received more Emmy nominations this morning than THE AMERICANS or ORPHAN BLACK.
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If you're snubbed by the Emmys but trending on Twitter, didn't you really win after all? #TatianaMaslany
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Brief Summary
The common vampire bat is found from Mexico to Argentina and Chile.
Biogeographic Regions: nearctic (Native ); neotropical (Native )
- Turner, D. 1975. The Vampire Bat, A Field Study in Behavior and Ecology. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Physical Description
Desmodus rotundus has grayish-brown fur which is lighter on the ventral side. The muzzle is compact and looks swollen, and the ears are pointy. The wing span averages 350-400mm and the head and body length is usually 70-90mm. The common vampire bat has no tail and the membrane between the hind legs, called the uropatagium, is reduced. Females are usually larger than males.
The common vampire bat is highly adapted for its specialized feeding behavior. The braincase is large and the rostrum is reduced to accomodate large razor-sharp incisors and canines. There are two lateral grooves in the tongue that expand and contract as the bat feeds. Desmodus rotundus has an acute sense of smell and large eyes.
The limbs are also specialized. The thumb of the wing is long and well developed, and the hind legs are strong.
Range mass: 15 to 50 g.
Range length: 70 to 90 mm.
Range wingspan: 350 to 400 mm.
Sexual Dimorphism: sexes alike
Other Physical Features: endothermic ; bilateral symmetry
Average basal metabolic rate: 0.194 W.
- Altenbach, J. 1979. Locomotor Morphology of the Vampire Bat, Desmodus rotundus. Pennsylvania: Special Publications 6, The American Society of Mammalogists.
- Macdonald, D. 1984. Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on File.
- Walker, E. 1975. Mammals of the World, 3rd Edition. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
Common vampire bats are limited to warm climates. They can be found in both arid and humid parts of the tropics and subtropics. They occur up to 2400 meters in elevation (Dr. A. Ramirez, National Coordinator Rabies Program, México, pers. comm.). The distribution is thought to approximate the extent of the 10 degree minimal isotherm for January.
The bats usually live in colonies ranging from 20 to 100 individuals although much larger colonies (up to 5,000) have been reported. Desmodus rotundus roosts in moderately lighted caves with deep fissures, and in tree hollows. Vampire bats can also be found in old wells, mine shafts, and abandoned buildings. Roosts often smell strongly of ammonia because of the digested blood that has collected in the crevices and on the floors of the roosts.
Range elevation: 2400 (high) m.
Habitat Regions: tropical ; terrestrial
Terrestrial Biomes: forest ; rainforest ; scrub forest
Other Habitat Features: caves
- Brass, D. 1994. Rabies in Bats, Natural History and Public Health Implications. Ridgefield, Connecticut: Livia Press.
Trophic Strategy
Desmodus rotundus feeds exclusively on the blood of other vertebrates. The species is an obligate parasite. In the wild, the bats feed preferentially on livestock because of their abundance, but also prey on wild animals and humans. In captivity, these bats have also been known to feed on snakes, lizards, toads, crocodiles, and turtles.
Animal Foods: blood
Primary Diet: carnivore (Sanguivore )
Life History and Behavior
Vocalizations are most common between mother and offspring. Small contact cries have been heard from the offspring at 6-12kHz. These usually occur during food sharing. Contact calls are also given when the offspring is trying to find its mother. Chemical cues and touch are also likely to play an important role in communication.
Vampire bats use echolocation and vision to navigate and find prey. They may also use olfaction and auditory cues to identify prey.
Communication Channels: tactile ; acoustic ; chemical
Perception Channels: visual ; tactile ; acoustic ; echolocation ; chemical
Life Expectancy
The life span of vampire bats may be as long as 12 years.
Range lifespan
Status: wild: 12 (high) years.
Average lifespan
Sex: female
Status: captivity: 19.5 years.
Lifespan, longevity, and ageing
Males compete for space in roosting places containing females. When more than one male occupies a roost, each defends a small part of the roost from other males. Wilkinson observed resident males in tree roosts actively defending their territory from other wandering males. Defense often includes chasing, pushing, and fighting. Fighting consists of gesturing, striking with the wings, and biting.
Mating behavior begins with a male climbing onto a female's back, grasping her folded wings with his wings, and holding the back of her neck in his mouth. Copulation lasts three to four minutes.
Mating System: polygynous
Desmodus rotundus is believed to be sexually active throughout the year. Although young may be born at any time during the year, peak times for births occurred during April and May and in October and November. A higher number of pregnant females were seen during the rainy season in Mexico and Costa Rica. Most females have one pregnancy per year, but it is possible to have more than one pregnancy in a year. The gestation period is about seven months. Usually only a single young is born, but occasionally there are twins. The newborns are well developed and weigh between five and seven grams at birth. For the first month, the young feed strictly on the mother's milk. Their weight doubles during this time. The young are introduced to blood meals by receiving regurgitated blood from the mother during the second month of life and they accompany their mothers on hunts when they are four months old. The rapid growth is complete in five months.
Breeding interval: Most female vampire bats give birth to one young each year.
Breeding season: lthough young may be born at any time during the year, peak times for births occurred during April and May and in October and November.
Range number of offspring: 2 (high) .
Average number of offspring: 1.
Average gestation period: 7 months.
Average weaning age: 1 months.
Average time to independence: 5 months.
Key Reproductive Features: iteroparous ; gonochoric/gonochoristic/dioecious (sexes separate); sexual ; viviparous
Average birth mass: 8 g.
Average gestation period: 189 days.
Average number of offspring: 1.
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (male)
Sex: male: 285 days.
Average age at sexual or reproductive maturity (female)
Sex: female: 285 days.
- Lord, R. 1992. Seasonal reproduction of vampire bats and its relation to seasonality of bovine rabies. Journal of Wildlife Diseases, 28 (2): 292-294.
- Turner, D. 1975. The Vampire Bat, A Field Study in Behavior and Ecology. Baltimore and London: The Johns Hopkins University Press.
- Wilkinson, G. 1985. The social organization of the common vampire bat. Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, 17 (2): 111-122.
- Wilkinson, G. 1986. Social grooming in the common vampire bat, Desmodus rotundus. Animal Behaviour, 34 (6): 1880-1889.
Evolution and Systematics
Functional Adaptations
Functional adaptation
'Pit organs' around the nose of vampire bat detects infrared radiation using ion channels.
"Histological studies of the bats' facial structures indicate that thermal stimuli are most probably perceived in the three pits surrounding the central nose leaf: the thin, hairless and glandless skin is underlaid with dense connective tissue. Thermography reveals that the surface temperature of the nasal region is up to 9°C lower than that of the neighboring parts of the face (Fig. 2)." (Kürten and Schmidt 1982:223)
"Vampire bats (Desmodus rotundus) are obligate blood feeders that have evolved specialized systems to suit their sanguinary lifestyle. Chief among such adaptations is the ability to detect infrared radiation as a means of locating hotspots on warm-blooded prey. Among vertebrates, only vampire bats, boas, pythons and pit vipers are capable of detecting infrared radiation. In each case, infrared signals are detected by trigeminal nerve fibres that innervate specialized pit organs on the animal's face. Thus, vampire bats and snakes have taken thermosensation to the extreme by developing specialized systems for detecting infrared radiation. As such, these creatures provide a window into the molecular and genetic mechanisms underlying evolutionary tuning of thermoreceptors in a species-specific or cell-type-specific manner(...)Here we show that vampire bats tune a channel* that is already heat-sensitive, TRPV1, by lowering its thermal activation threshold to about 30 °C. This is achieved through alternative splicing of TRPV1 transcripts to produce a channel with a truncated carboxy-terminal cytoplasmic domain. These splicing events occur exclusively in trigeminal ganglia, and not in dorsal root ganglia, thereby maintaining a role for TRPV1 as a detector of noxious heat in somatic afferents." (Gracheva et al. 2011:88)
*Ion channels are pore-forming proteins that regulate the flow of ions across the membrane in all cells.
The channel acts like a little thermostat. "Altering its structure by leaving out part of the gene tunes the ability of the channel to detect heat. By expressing different forms in different tissues, the bats have split the function of the sensor, maintaining its original function but also gaining the ability to detect body heat for more efficient hunting." (Wigmore 2011)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Gracheva EO; Cordero-Morales JF; González-Carcacía JA; Ingolia NT; Manno C; Aranguren CI; Weissman JS; Julius D. Ganglion-specific splicing of TRPV1 underlies infrared sensation in vampire bats. Nature. 476: 88–91.
- Kürten, L.; Schmidt, U. 1982. Thermoperception in the common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus). Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology. 146(2): 223-228.
- Wigmore G. 2011. Vampire bats turn down the heat sensors to hunt. NatureNews [Internet],
Functional adaptation
The digestive and circulatory systems of vampire bats lighten their load after ingesting a large volume of blood by rapidly concentrating the blood and excreting the water content.
"[Bat] stomachs can hold a volume of blood equal to 57 percent of their body mass, but they can't fly with this much extra weight. The problem is solved by rapidly getting rid of water and lightening their load before taking off. Within two minutes after a bat begins to feed, it begins to excrete a stream of very dilute urine." (Crump 2005:68)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Crump, M. 2005. Headless Males Make Great Lovers & Other Unusual Natural Histories. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 199 p.
Functional adaptation
The teeth of vampire bats cut into flesh painlessly because they are razor-sharp.
"It sinks its razor-sharp teeth into the skin, scoops out a sliver of flesh, and inserts its tongue into the wound…The bite causes little pain, and the animal rarely awakens." (Crump 2005:68)
Learn more about this functional adaptation.
- Crump, M. 2005. Headless Males Make Great Lovers & Other Unusual Natural Histories. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 199 p.
Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Barcode data: Desmodus rotundus
The following is a representative barcode sequence, the centroid of all available sequences for this species.
There are 139 barcode sequences available from BOLD and GenBank.
Below is a sequence of the barcode region Cytochrome oxidase subunit 1 (COI or COX1) from a member of the species.
See the BOLD taxonomy browser for more complete information about this specimen and other sequences.
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Statistics of barcoding coverage: Desmodus rotundus
Public Records: 107
Specimens with Barcodes: 178
Species With Barcodes: 1
Conservation Status
Vampire bat populations have increased because of the introducion of livestock in South America, providing an abundant new source of food.
US Federal List: no special status
CITES: no special status
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: least concern
Relevance to Humans and Ecosystems
A bite from Desmodus rotundus can cause infections and transmit diseases carried by the bat. Infections can spread rapidly and cause death. The vampire bat transmits rabies to both humans and domestic livestock. Losses to the cattle industry in Latin America amount to many millions of dollars every year.
Negative Impacts: injures humans (bites or stings, carries human disease); causes or carries domestic animal disease
Research on the anticoagulant agents in vampire bat saliva may improve medical treatment of some human injuries and diseases. Guano can be harvested and used as a fertilizer.
Positive Impacts: source of medicine or drug ; research and education; produces fertilizer
Common vampire bat
The common vampire bat (Desmodus rotundus) is a small, leaf-nosed bat native to the Americas. It is one of three extant species of vampire bat, the other two being the hairy-legged and the white-winged vampire bats. These species are the only known parasitic mammals. The common vampire bat mainly feeds on the blood of livestock, approaching its prey at night while they are sleeping. It uses its razor-sharp teeth to cut open the skin of its hosts and laps up their blood with its long tongue.
The species is highly polygynous, and dominant adult males defend harems of females. It is one of the most social of bat species with a number of cooperative behaviors such as alloparenting, social grooming and food sharing. Because it feeds on livestock and is a carrier of rabies, the common vampire bat is considered a pest. Its conservation status is categorized as Least Concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because of "its wide distribution, presumed large population tolerance of a degree of habitat modification, and because it is unlikely to be declining at nearly the rate required to qualify for listing in a threatened category."[1]
The common vampire bat was first classified as Phyllostoma rotundum by Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in 1810.[2] The species received several scientific names before being given its current one—Desmodus rotundus—by Oldfield Thomas in 1901.[2] It is classified under the subfamily Desmodontinae along with two other species: the hairy-legged vampire bat (Diphylla ecaudata), and the white-winged vampire bat (Diaemus youngi). These three species compose the "true" vampire bats, as opposed to the "false" vampires of the family Megadermatidae and the spectral bat. All three species of Desmodontinae specialize in feeding on the blood of warm-blooded animals.[3] However, the common vampire bat feeds on mammalian blood more than the other two species, which primarily feed on that of birds.[4][5] The three species resemble each other, but the common vampire bat can be distinguished by its longer thumb.[4] It is the only extant member of its genus, although other fossil species have been described.[2]
Physical description[edit]
The common vampire bat is short-haired, with silver-gray fur on its undersides, sharply demarcated from the darker fur on its back.[2] It has small, somewhat rounded ears, a deeply grooved lower lip, and a flat, leaf-shaped nose.[2] A well-developed, clawed thumb on each wing is used to climb onto prey and to assist the animal in take-off.[2] The bat averages about 9 cm (3.5 in) long with a wingspan of 18 cm (7 in). It commonly weighs about 57 grams (2 oz), but its weight can double after a single feeding.[6] The braincase is relatively large, but the snout is reduced to accommodate large incisors and canines.[2] It has the fewest teeth among bats. The upper incisors lack enamel, which keeps them razor-sharp.[2] Common vampire bats exhibit sexual dimorphism in which females are bigger than males.[7]
While most other bats have almost lost the ability to maneuver on land, vampire bats are an exception.[8] They can run using a unique, bounding gait in which the forelimbs are used instead of the hindlimbs to propel forward, as the wings are much more powerful than the legs.[8] This ability likely evolved independently within the bat lineage.[8] Three pads under the thumb function like a sole.[2] It is also capable of leaping in various directions, magnitudes and temporal sequences.[9] When making a jump, the bat pushes up with its pectoral limbs. The hindlimbs keep the body over the pectoral limbs which are stabilized by the thumbs.[10]
Common vampire bats have good eyesight. They are able to distinguish different optical patterns and may use vision for long-range orientation.[2] These bats also have well-developed senses of smell and hearing: the cochlea is highly sensitive to low-frequency acoustics, and the nasal passages are relatively large.[2] They emit echolocation signals orally, and thus fly with their mouths open for navigation.[11] They can identify a metal strip 1 centimetre (0.39 in) wide at a distance of 50 centimetres (20 in), which is moderate compared to other bats.[11]
Range and habitat[edit]
The common vampire bat is found in parts of Mexico, Central America, and South America.[2] They can be found as far north as 280 kilometres (170 mi) south of the Mexico–United States border. Fossils of this species have been found in Florida and states bordering Mexico. The common vampire is the most common bat species in southeastern Brazil.[12] The southern extent of its range is Uruguay, northern Argentina, and central Chile. In the West Indies, the bat is only found on Trinidad. It prefers warm and humid climates,[13][14] and uses tropical and subtropical woodlands and open grasslands for foraging.[3] Bats roost in trees, caves, abandoned buildings, old wells, and mines.[13][15] Vampire bats will roost with nine other bat species, and tend to be the most dominant at roosting sites.[15] They occupy the darkest and highest places in the roosts; when they leave, other bat species move in to take over these vacated spots.
The common vampire bat feeds primarily on mammalian blood, particularly that of livestock such as cattle and horses.[13] Vampire bats feed on wild prey like the tapir, but seem to prefer domesticated animals, and favor horses over cattle when given the choice.[16] Female animals, particularly those in estrus, are more often targeted than males. This could be because of the hormones.[17]
Vampire bats hunt at night,[13] using echolocation and olfaction to track down prey.[18] They feed in a distance of 5 to 8 km (3.1 to 5.0 mi) from their roosts,[19] and leave in an orderly fashion; bachelor males are the first to depart, followed by the females, and finally the harem males.[20] When a bat selects a target, it lands on it, or jumps up onto it from the ground,[13][19] usually targeting the rump, flank, or neck of its prey;[13] heat sensors in the nose help it to detect blood vessels near the surface of the skin.[16] It pierces the animal's skin with its teeth, peels away a small flap,[19] and laps up the blood with its tongue, which has lateral grooves adapted to this purpose.[21] The blood is kept from clotting by an anticoagulant in the saliva.[19] When feeding, the blood is stored in the cardiac notch.[2] Bats feed for 30 minutes and become so swollen with blood, they can barely fly. They must then hide themselves and wait for the blood to digest and some of the water to be excreted before taking off.[13]
Vampire bats commonly return to the same host on consecutive nights, after marking the animal with urine. They are protective of their host and will fend off other bats while feeding.[14][18] It is uncommon for two or more bats to feed on the same host, with the exception of mothers and their offspring.[14][18]
Mating and reproduction[edit]
A male and his females compose a harem. Harems may contain multiple males;[20] in these groups, the males have a dominance hierarchy, and the dominant one mates preferentially with the females of the roost and sires about 50% of the offspring; the next-dominant male fathers the second-most offspring, and so on.[22] Male vampire bats maintain roosting sites that attract or contain females,[22] and harem males are usually the only ones that mate with their females.[13] Bachelor males try to mate with harem females when possible, but the females usually refuse them.[22] In multiple-male harems, a female may reject mating attempts by the dominant male, possibly to avoid inbreeding.[20]
During estrus, a female releases one egg.[2] Mating usually lasts three to four minutes; the male bat mounts the female from the posterior end, grasps her back with his teeth, holds down her folded wings, and inseminates her.[21] Vampire bats are reproductively active year around, although the number of conceptions and births peak in the rainy season.[13][19] Females give birth to one offspring per pregnancy,[13][19] following a gestation period of about seven months.[2] The young are raised primarily by the females. Mothers leave their young to hunt, and call their young to feed upon returning.[13] They are given their mother's milk exclusively for the first three months, and are subsequently fed mixtures of milk and regurgitated blood.[7] The young accompany their mothers to hunt at six months, but are not fully weaned until nine months.[13] Female offspring usually remain in their natal groups into adulthood, unless their mothers die or move.[22] The occasional movements of unrelated females between groups leads to the formation of multiple matrilines within groups.[22] Females are reluctant to join new groups, as a bat's survival rate depends on long-lasting social bonds[16][22]—a female which enters a new group may not be fully accepted.[22] Male offspring tend to live in their natal groups until they are one to two years old, sometimes being forced out by the resident adult males.[22]
Common vampire bats display a high amount of cooperative behavior. Females in a harem have strong social bonds between themselves that are reinforced through interactions in the roost.[16] A harem male has moderately strong relationships with his females.[23] In harems with multiple males, the males may have mutual bonds, but they are not as strong as those of the females.[18] While the harem male's relationship with outside bachelors males is mostly antagonistic, they are allowed into the harems during low ambient temperatures—possibly a form of social thermoregulation.[7] Bats display reciprocal altruism by sharing food; when a bat is unsuccessful in feeding, it solicits food from a roost-mate[16][18] which regurgitates blood to feed its neighbor.[13][16] This behavior likely evolved to combat starvation,[23] as a bat cannot survive more than three nights without feeding.[16] The females share blood with one another, the harem male shares blood with his females, and harem males may also share food with each other.[23]
Female vampire bats display alloparenting.[16] Lactating females in roosts will feed both young whose mothers have died, and those whose mothers are still alive.[22] This mechanism evolved to keep the young from starving and to ease the burden of raising offspring.[7] Vampire bats also participate in mutual grooming;[18] two bats groom each other simultaneously to clean one another, and to strengthen social bonds.[24] Bats that groom one another also share food. While grooming, a bat can assess the size of its partner's abdomen to determine if it really needs to eat.[24] Grooming is also dependent on kinship and relatedness.[24] Mothers groom their offspring more than other bats, which may promote mutual recognition.[24]
Relationship with humans[edit]
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, most bats do not have rabies.[25] For example, even among bats submitted for rabies testing because they could be captured, were obviously weak or sick, or had been captured by a cat, only about 6% had rabies.[25] However, of the few cases of rabies reported in the United States every year, most are caused by bat bites.[25]
The highest occurrence of rabies in vampire bats occurs in the large populations found in South America. The danger is not so much to the human population, but rather to livestock.[26] Dr. Joseph Lennox Pawan, a government bacteriologist in Trinidad, found the first infected vampire bat in March 1932.[27] He soon proved various species of bat, including the common vampire bat, are capable of transmitting rabies for an extended period of time without artificial infection or external symptoms.[27] Fruit bats of the Artibes genus were later shown to demonstrate the same abilities. During this asymptomatic stage, the bats continue to behave normally and breed. At first, Pawan's finding that bats transmitted rabies to people and animals were thought fantastic and were ridiculed.[27]
Although most bats do not have rabies, those that do may be clumsy, disoriented, and unable to fly, which makes them more likely to come into contact with humans. There is evidence that it is possible for the rabies virus to infect a host purely through airborne transmission, without direct physical contact of the victim with the bat.[28][29] Although one should not have an unreasonable fear of bats, one should avoid handling them or having them in one's living space, as with any wild animal. Medical attention should be given to any person who awakens to discover a vampire bat in their sleeping quarters. It is possible that young children may not fully awaken due to the presence of a bat (or its bite).[25]
The unique properties of the vampire bats' saliva have found some positive use in medicine. A genetically engineered drug called desmoteplase, which uses the anticoagulant properties of the saliva of Desmodus rotundus, has been shown to increase blood flow in stroke patients.[30]
See also[edit]
- ^ a b Barquez, R., Perez, S., Miller, B. & Diaz, M. (2008). "Desmodus rotundus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Greenhall, A.M.; Joermann, G.; Schmidt, U. (1983). "Desmodus rotundus". Mammalian Species 202: 1–6. doi:10.2307/3503895.
- ^ a b Eisenberg, John F; Redford, Kent Hubbard (1992). Mammals of the Neotropics, Volume 3. University of Chicago Press. pp. 187–88. ISBN 0-226-19542-2.
- ^ a b Greenhall, A.M.; Schutt, Jr, W.A. (1996). "Diaemus youngi". Mammalian Species 533: 1–7. doi:10.2307/3504240.
- ^ Greenhall, A.M.; Joermann, G.; Schmidt, U. (1984). "Diphylla ecaudata". Mammalian Species 227: 1–3. doi:10.2307/3504022.
- ^ Common vampire bat Desmodus rotundus Nat Geo Wild. Retrieved 21 August 2008.
- ^ a b c d Delpietro V. & Russo, R. G. (2002) "Observations of the Common Vampire Bat and the Hairy-legged Vampire Bat in Captivity", Mamm. Biol, 67:65-78. [1] doi:10.1078/1616-5047-00011
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Competitors from throughout North America will gather in Bushnell Friday night for 2009 Bushnell Horse Show.
This is the sixth year for the annual event, which was born from a 1908 horse show held at the Truman Pioneer Stud Farm in Bushnell.
Board President Ken McGrew said last year's event was rained out, but organizers are hoping for a crowd of between 2,500 and 3,000 people this year.
Since last year's show a large fire left organizers without much of their necessary equipment.
McGrew said fire destroyed a 60-foot by 200-foot building that held over 500 gates and the event's signs.
"We lost everything but the will to do (the show)," McGrew said.
The event will be held on the west edge of Bushnell with classes kicking off at 5:30 p.m.
First up is the lead line class, followed by the presentation of the flags and opening ceremonies. Event classes that follow include the Ladies Draft Horse Cart, Side Saddle, Mens Draft Horse Cart, Two-Seat Buggy, Draft Horse Mare Team, Draft Horse Gelding Team, Antique Pony and Antique Horse Drawn Cart classes.
Starting at 8 p.m. competitions include the North American Classic Draft Six Horse Hitch, Single Seat Buggy, Draft Horse Four Mare Hitch, Draft Horse Gelding Hitch, Farm Wagon, Draft Horse Unicorn Mare Hitch and Draft Horse Unicorn Gelding Hitch.
Admission to the show is $10 for adults and $5 for children ages 12 and under.
Advance tickets are available for $8 for adults and $3 for children ages 12 and under at Bushnell City Hall, Bushnell Banking Center, Farmers and Merchants State Bank in Bushnell, Raritan State Bank, Riden Farm Supply in Good Hope and No Place Like Home in Macomb.
The event is scheduled as a kick-off to the Fourth of July holiday, which will feature fireworks July 3 at 9:30 p.m. at the same location.
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24 Parks near Taos, New Mexico
Pilar, New Mexico 0 miles W
Taos Pueblo, New Mexico 3 miles NE
Ranchos de Taos, New Mexico 3.72 miles SW
Arroyo Seco, New Mexico 7.52 miles N
Vadito, New Mexico 16.18 miles SW
Taos, New Mexico (map) | (575) 758-3660
Sites: 40 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 16 Reviews
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Sep 2014 - $35.00
hey, this is basic. it is out of Taos about 10 minutes....curvy road. but, what the heck, it has water, dump and ele. (50). I said showers/toilets are clean but???? basic rundown style. and yes, I have a 40 foot 5th wheel and it fits! lots of trees. stayed for 2 days....would come here again. they just aren't putting any money into the place...run down. - mazboy
Sep 2014 - $32.00
This park needs a total remodel. The restrooms and laundry room are filthy. The sites and dirt roads were too tight and short for our RV. The old guy who apparently owns the place guided me into a tree which broke my windshield and scraped down the side of my coach. He then claimed he had no insurance and was legally blind. I was verbally threatened by the owner and his assistant. We left and found a much better park. This park should be closed. - kaptunkk
Aug 2013 - $32.00
A park that was once a destination, I'd imagine, in its heyday, which was a very long time ago. We enjoyed our 3-day stay here, though, because of the trees and the short hiking trail--good for the dog (and not much in Taos is)--the proximity to town, and the good Wi-Fi (no AT&T phone reception, though). Can't rate it higher, though, because of the road noise and general disrepair of the place (overflowing recycling/trash, no groundskeeping, some out of order restrooms, no laundry or other services). But, as I said, we'd probably stay here again if we wanted to do in-town activities, since it's only 10 minutes to the heart of things. Just be realistic in your expectations, bring cash or check (no credit cards) and, on a Saturday night in the summer with your windows open, use earplugs. - JCLC
Taos, New Mexico (map) | (575) 751-0774
Sites: 19 | Latest Rate: $36.00 | 76 Reviews
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Jun 2016 - $36.00
We had a very bad experience at Monte Bello. This park is pretty basic and we were prepared for that from the previous reviews. It is located on top of a mesa with no trees, no shade, lots of dust and VERY windy. Most afternoons our RV was rocking back and forth like being on a boat. There is also road noise as it is located right next to a highway with lots of truck traffic.
The sites are close and have no privacy. Unfortunately for us, the on-site host did nothing about the site occupant next to us who got up at 6:00AM and decided to do repair work on his truck engine along with lots of slamming doors, revving engines, driving in and out to test his repair work, etc.
This noise and repair job continued for over 3 hours. When we complained to the on-site host, whose site is situated directly behind the offending repairman, he was rude asked why we didn't complain to him at 6:00AM and used language that is not fit to print. Needless to say, we will not be returning here - ever. The positives are the clean restrooms and laundry. - gtogrl
Jun 2016 - $37.00
We try to stay here every year as we travel from our son's house in Santa Fe to Colorado or points west. This is a very nice park, kept very clean, with drop dead views. It is on a small Mesa so can be quite windy. We were there three nights this year and we could only sit outside in early morning due to the wind. But it is springtime...and the wind blows in much of the Southwest all spring! I highly recommend the park. - Trek Across America
May 2016 - $38.00
This campground is a few miles north of Taos in an arid area. It does get windy there. Our site was not quite long enough to accommodate motorhome and toad, but there was plenty of room beside the motorhome. Water, sewer, and electric worked well. AT&T cell coverage is good. Wifi on our site was marginal, fast when it would connect. I suspect it is better on other sites; the campground antennas are pretty low. The whole campground is very well kept. Our dogs thought the walking trail was great. This is a great base from which to explore the area. - Just Dave
1799 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur Taos, New Mexico 87571 (map) | (575) 758-1667
Sites: 30 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 1 Reviews
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Sep 2015 - $35.00
This is an older park and has seen better days. It is basically an open gravel and grass lot with a few trees. Most sites have no shade. That said the restroom/showers were neat and kept clean. The owner and night staff were friendly and helpful. The park was virtually empty while others in town were booked full. We were the only travelers there and there was one long term resident. The pull throughs are only about 40'. the back to back backins are short and we used two as a pull through for our 32' trailer. The Wifi worked well for email, surfing and bill paying; however with no one else using the system, it is hard to say what it would be like if the park was full. The cable TV worked well and had a good selection of channels. - trailertraveler
Taos, New Mexico (map) | (575) 758-4469
Sites: 95 | Latest Rate: $38.00 | 107 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $38.00
Can I say "typical Taos"? Dusty, narrow park roads. Gravel site. Some have concrete tire landing areas; ours did not. Wife used the restroom and shower; says clean and nice. My biggest issue was with the site set-up; facing neighbors. All that said, this is an acceptable park for a short stay (we were visiting family). - hea4us
Sep 2016 - $38.00
Very , very EXPENSIVE $42.19 with tax good thing I got a discount. Not much better then a Wal Mart. At least they had a place to dump or I would have gone to Wal Mart. - Lefty322
Sep 2016 - $33.00
Nice clean park. Friendly front desk. - isabel poppit
Taos, New Mexico (map) | (575) 758-3338
Sites: 30 | Latest Rate: $25.00 | 4 Reviews
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Jul 2014 - $25.00
The setting is wonderful and the camp hosts are first rate. The rest is disappointing. The entry is rough. The wifi is inconvenient at best. The restrooms/showers are cramped and dated. Apparently the owners/hosts cannot receive email for the park. Overall this park is in serious decline. Major maintenance is wanting. If you are self contained OK, the utilities are good. It is convenient to Taos and the area. One big plus is you are not packed in, without shade, like other parks in the area. There is some noise from Hwy 64 and more from the road on the west side of the park (in the day). - gumper
Jun 2013 - $30.00
We saw this RV park on our way to Angel Fire, NM. This is a very quaint park with gorgeous views. We enjoyed bird watching & seeing the elk graze in the pasture next to the park. Wonderful friendly camp hosts. We had a very peaceful and relaxing time. Wi-Fi worked great. Great place to stay. We were only able to camp here one night but we will most definitely return. - Happy RVers with 4 legged kids
Jun 2011 - $30.00
Don't go by the website. And good luck making reservations. Called the park 7 times, left 2 messages, and sent an email: got no reply. Park is very old and very rundown. Needs a LOT of care. Benches as well as fire rings were pretty much unusable. Sites not level. Sites were so close together we could not put out our awning without hitting the trailer slide out next to us. Power was pretty weak; breaker kept tripping even though we were not close to 30 amp. Water is good, and good pressure. No cell phone, Wi-Fi was very iffy. Air card did not work either. Setting was pretty and it could be a nice park, with a LOT of work. Even though it says big rig friendly, I would not agree. We will not stay here again. - Native Texan
Pilar, New Mexico (map) | (575) 758-8851
Sites: 6 | Latest Rate: $8.00 | 2 Reviews
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Jul 2015 - $8.00
Narrow two lane paved road from highway
Beautiful location
Big rig friendly
Tight corners but OK for 40 footer & toad
Pet Friendly
Right across the street from the Rio Grande
One bar Verizon analog, one bar LTE with antenna. - jor
Oct 2014 - $3.00
The rate, actually $2.50, reflects a 50% Senior Federal Pass discount. This is one of the seven campgrounds within the Rio Grande Lower Gorge (Orilla Verde) BLM recreation area, about 18 miles south of Taos. It is a newly designed Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Two of the campgrounds, Pilar and Rio Bravo, have water and electrical hook-ups. The others do not. All are gravel, off of a good paved road. A couple of the sites at Arroyo Hondo would accommodate a fairly large RV. There are no hook-ups or water at Arroyo Hondo and there are no dump stations anywhere in the complex. The nearest dump station is in Taos at a commercial campground. You can fill your tanks at one of the other campgrounds but other campers reported that the water was not very good, so you might want to fill your tanks before arriving. The sites at this campground are simple parking spaces, but they do have picnic tables, grills, and tent pads. There is a vault toilet and there is a trash dumpster. A few of the sites have amazing views of the canyon and the river. Satellite is not a problem since there are no trees. We did not have a usable Verizon phone or data signal even with our booster. It is a good place for visiting Taos or Ojo Caliente Hot Springs. We loved our site and would definitely stay here again. - TheJim
Pilar, New Mexico (map) | (575) 751-4899
Sites: 12 | Latest Rate: $15.00 | 4 Reviews
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Jun 2015 - $15.00
This campground is in close proximity to Taos. Though close to the access road, it was quiet and well-kept with level, easily accessible sites. The hosts suggested that we hike the trail that went off from the campground which turned out to be the highlight of our stay for our boys! We suggest not taking 567 north out of the gorge unless you have a truck with 4-wheel drive that can handle a serious climb in gravel (though if you do, the view is spectacular!). - KyKampers
Sep 2013 - $7.00
Truly spectacular Bureau of Land Management (BLM) campground just a short drive south of Taos, New Mexico. Rio Grand River across the street. Spotty cell service and poor Mi-Fi. The nicest BLM campground I have ever seen. We stayed for a week, and I could have easily stayed a month. Long pull-through sites. Rate is based on Access pass. - bingberg
Oct 2010 - $8.00
A very nice park. The park host was friendly and helpful. Very quiet. The Rio Grande River is just across road. Great for star gazing after dark. Will be going back. - Arty
Angel Fire, New Mexico (map) | (575) 377-3404
Sites: 35 | Latest Rate: $24.00 | 22 Reviews
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Jul 2016 - $24.00
It's a pretty small park, owned by a nice couple. There are only two bathroom/shower combos, which are kept clean. It has a cabin attached to it. There is no club house or other amenities, but they do have Wifi. The sites are mostly back in, with some pull throughs without sewer. The couples we met there come for a few months or the summer. They have good 30amp and 50amp service; good water quality. Pets are welcome although there is no dog park. Like I said, it's a very small park.
There was vacant land all around the park and behind the storage facility there was a dirt road going up into the hills where I was able to let the dogs loose. There are a ton of prairie dogs all over and they loved to chase them. The sites were fairly close together but level with a little grassy area and behind the sites a common ground with picnic tables where the guests met to talk. - Kerch Family
Jul 2016 - $40.00
WiFi never worked and shower is coin operated which is very inconvenient. 1 toilet, 1 shower for men in entire campground. No fires allowed. Nice enough people but I paid $40 to camp for amenities which were not satisfactory. - adamant
Jun 2016 - $35.00
Nice owners. This park is for sale due to ill health. Small park. Poor WiFi. Low water pressure. Gravel roads and sites somewhat level. We stayed here a week and paid $236.50 with escapees discount. - milodog
27500 US Highway 64 Angel Fire, New Mexico 87710 (map) | (855) 421-0308
Sites: 102 | Latest Rate: $59.00 | 16 Reviews
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Sep 2016 - $59.00
This is as good a park as we have ever been to. All spots are flat, concrete, and fully paved roads. Lots of room between sites, and the restrooms and clubhouse look like a high dollar resort. beautiful views over the valley, as well as to the mountains west of the site. Yes, it is higher priced than other parks in the area, but it is worth it! - brewerted
Sep 2016 - $55.00
This new RV resort was outstanding still being new everything was clean and well landscaped nice views and cool climate in Aug best stop in the area if passing by this is the stop to make. nice fire pit every night and a hot tub beautiful lodge with planned events every week. top notch. - wmvan2740
Aug 2016 - $50.00
We were looking to get out of the Texas heat and booked 8 days in Angel Fire and love this park. It is new and they are working on the landscaping daily and when it starts to mature in the next year or 2 it will be one of the best parks we have ever been to. The staff was very accommodating and had something for the guests Thursday through Sunday. - DKRITTER
Vadito, New Mexico (map) | (800) 587-2240
Sites: 5 | Latest Rate: $35.00 | 2 Reviews
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Aug 2012 - $35.00
This place has an excellent setting, and would get a rating of '10' based on that alone, but the logistics of the RV park are not well thought out. Hook-ups at three of the sites are on the wrong side and hook-ups at the other two sites are located so that rigs need to be parked out in a car parking area. When we arrived, an RV in space 20 hooked up to space 19's utilities causing us in space 18 to have no hook-ups. We notified the staff, some of which were friendly and some not. The maintenance person told us that we were to share. We were even still charged for a full hook-up even though we were sharing. If the hook-ups were relocated this place would get a 9. We gave it a 5 for the redeeming quality of the mountain setting. - je23dr13
Sep 2009 - $20.00
The folks at Sipapu Lodge who handle the RV site reservations are very friendly and accommodating. But they seem to be clueless as to the problems with the sites. The web site emphasizes snow activities, disc golf and fishing, but shows no pictures of the RV sites. For this reason one has no heads-up of what to expect when considering the campground. Yes, the woods and stream are very nice, but it's difficult to enjoy them for several reasons. There are five sites, crammed into a space that is suitable for only three. Space 20 puts your door right at the back of a rental building, and has no water hookup. All the sites have the hookups on the wrong side; if you're not in a motorhome that can pull in forward, you have to run your electric cable and hoses under the RV and past the front door. We endured a weekend elbow-to-elbow with partying neighbors and five loose dogs who roamed around threatening our dog and digging in the trash. Two of the sites share a fire pit and picnic table; the fire pits are deep steel rings with no ventilation holes, so the fire burns low and smoky. I asked about the advertised Wi-Fi connection, but was told it wasn't working. We made the best of the situation, but won't go back unless the RV sites are completely rebuilt. - nmroadrunner


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Obama reaches out to China in first visit
Meeting: Meets with South Korea's President Lee Myung-bak. Press conference follows.
Event: Visits U.S. troops stationed there.
Travel: Leaves for the United States.
Monday, November 16, 2009
SHANGHAI -- President Obama met a carefully screened audience of Chinese students in a town hall-style meeting on Monday, telling them that relations between the United States and China have often faced "tumultuous winds," but that the two countries have developed "deep and even dramatic ties."
"Surely we have known setbacks and challenges over the last 30 years," Obama said during his first public appearance in China during his eight-day trip to Asia. But, he added, "the notion that we must be adversaries is not predestined."
The event was billed as an opportunity for Obama to reach beyond Chinese officialdom. But virtually every aspect of the meeting was scripted.
Obama's audience, selected and coached by Chinese officials, was bused to the venue from eight universities. Questioned briefly as they were hustled into the hall, the students said they were mostly members of the ruling Communist Party.
The meeting, attended by nearly 500 students, was held at the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, a hyper-modern complex located in Pudong, a new development zone far from the city center. Police sealed off the museum and blocked off nearby streets. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush also met students during their own trips to China but did so on university campuses.
Obama, in opening remarks, described the United States as a nation that had endured painful chapters in its history because of its core ideals, including a belief that government should reflect the will of the people. He said the United States did not seek to impose "any system of government on any other nation," but said "America will always speak out for its core principles around the world."
"We made progress because of our belief in those core principles that have served as our compass in the darkest of storms," Obama said.
He did not begin taking questions before this edition went to press.
Before the meeting, Liu Yupang, a 21-year-old mechanical engineering student from Shanghai's Jiaotong University, said he and fellow students had been given an afternoon of "training." He said they could ask Obama what they wanted but had been ordered to take a "friendly attitude." Liu is a party member.
Chinese officials held newspaper reporters traveling with the White House in a separate "viewing room" from which Obama and the students could barely be seen.
A sign outside the Museum informed visitors that the premises were closed from Nov. 14 to 16 for "maintenance needs." U.S. and Chinese officials haggled for weeks over the format of the Shanghai meeting, with the United States asking that the meeting be as freewheeling as possible, and the Chinese demanding the opposite.
Live video of the event was streamed on the official White House Web site to reach as many members of the Chinese public as possible by circumventing the Chinese government's strict control of information.


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|Car crash changes lives of Cotati pair, surely for the better
Last summer, after surviving a car crash initiated by a young distracted driver in the Napa Valley, Cotati residents Sunny and Al Lockwood were inspired to change their lives, starting with a 17-day cruise down to the Panama Canal.
"We'd just have the same conversation every morning about how mad and sore we were," says Sunny of the aftermath of their crash, which totaled three cars. Police say the only reason everyone survived was because of the use of seatbelts. "At one point we were just sick of it and realized how lucky we were. We have all these things we want to do in life, so I got on a computer and booked a cruise leaving in October."
From the trip spawned a book "Cruising Panama's Canal," written mostly by Sunny, who has been writing for most of her life and has many published works in West Coast magazines such as Good Housekeeping, San Jose Mercury News and Sunday Digest. The book is a compilation of memoirs of their trip and has received much attention by its conversational tone and ease.
"I wanted it to be a really easy read," Sunny said. "Sometimes you pick up a travel book and it's so dense you have to take notes. I tired to make it really easy so you can skim through it and have a good time, yet learn what it's like."
Sunny and Al moved from Angel's Camp permanently to Cotati just over a year ago and have since found it comfortable and the perfect balance of town and country. They have been married 14 years and are spending their anniversary this week up in Burney Falls.
Sunny is a member of the Redwood Writer's Club of Sonoma County and plans to spend the rest of the summer publicizing her memoir before they leave again on a cruise to the Mediterranean. Al is a well-known photographer who has had work in galleries in Southern California.
"I truly believe that this is the year for traveling," says Sunny. "Traveling to Panama has been a dream of my husband's his whole life, and I had never really thought positive things about cruises when I was younger, but this cruise was amazing. It was just spectacular."
This year also marks the 100-year anniversary of the canal's opening, and Sunny notes how spectacular it was sailing through something whose technology has not changed much since it had opened. Her other memorable experience was an interview with the cruise's executive chef, and how he handles keeping 1,900 people of varying tastes satisfied during a two-week cruise.
"You could be sitting at a red light waiting for it to change, and have some texting driver slam into you and kill you," says Sunny, seriously. "We did this cruise and look what came of it: we wrote a book, inspiring others to go out and travel as well. Out of this book is coming a lot of people who are going to do fun stuff! It's a wonderful ripple effect."
The Lockwood's offer, in their colorful and exciting memoir, the perfect balance of allowing for a cruise experience without leaving your chair, yet also inspiring enough to make you want to take one yourself at some point. From a horrifying crash that pushed them and their vehicle 20 feet into a busy intersection, leaving them carless and battered is shaped a wonderfully inspiriting memoir of recovery, excitement and travel. They will be featured at a book reading at Gaia's Garden in Santa Rosa April 26 and their book is also available on Amazon.com.