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Crip gang member with tattoos.
|Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams
|Founding location
|Los Angeles, California,
United States
|Years active
|United States[1]
|Mostly African American[1]
|30,000 to 35,000[2]
|Criminal activities
|Drug trafficking, robbery, extortion, murder, burglary, theft[1]
|Folk Nation,[3] Gangster Disciples,[4][5] La Raza Nation,[1] Black Guerrilla Family,[3] Juggalos[6]
|Bloods,[3] People Nation, Ñetas, Hoover Criminals[7] The Avenues[8]
The Crips are a primarily, but not exclusively, African-American gang. They were founded in Los Angeles, California, in 1969 mainly by Raymond Washington and Stanley Williams. What was once a single alliance between two autonomous gangs is now a loosely connected network of individual sets, often engaged in open warfare with one another.
The Crips are one of the largest and most violent associations of street gangs in the United States,[1] with an estimated 30,000 to 35,000 members. The gang is known to be involved in murders, robberies, and drug dealing, among many other criminal pursuits. The gang is known for its gang members' use of the color blue in their clothing. However, this practice has waned due to police crackdowns on gang members.
Crips are publicly known to have an intense and bitter rivalry with the Bloods. Crips have been documented in the U.S. military, found in bases in the United States and abroad.[9]
Stanley Tookie Williams met Raymond Lee Washington in 1969, and the two decided to unite their local gang members from the west and east sides of South Central Los Angeles in order to battle neighboring street gangs. Most of the members were 17 years old.[10] Williams discounted the sometimes cited founding date of 1969 in his memoir, Blue Rage, Black Redemption.[10] Gang activity in South Central Los Angeles has its roots in a variety of factors dating back to the 1950s and '60s, including post-World War II economic decline leading to joblessness and poverty, racial segregation leading to the formation of black "street clubs" by young African American men who were excluded from organizations such as the Boy Scouts, and the waning of black nationalist organizations such as the Black Panther Party and the Black Power Movement.[11][12][13][14]
The original name for the alliance was "Cribs," a name narrowed down from a list of many options, and chosen unanimously from three final choices, which included the Black Overlords, and the Assassins. Cribs was chosen to reflect the young age of the majority of the gang members. The name "Cribs" evolved into the name "Crips" when gang members began carrying around canes to display their "pimp" status. People in the neighborhood then began calling them cripples, or "Crips" for short.[15] A Los Angeles Sentinel article in February 1972 referred to some members as "Crips" (for cripples).[1] The name had no political, organizational, cryptic, or acronymic meaning, though some have suggested it stands for "Common Revolution In Progress", a backronym. According to the film Bastards of the Party directed by a member of the Bloods, the name represented "Community Revolutionary Interparty Service" or "Community Reform Interparty Service". Williams, in his memoir, further refuted claims that the group was a spin-off of the Black Panther Party or formed for a community agenda, the name "depicted a fighting alliance against street gangs—nothing more, nothing less."[10] Washington, who attended Fremont High School, was the leader of the East Side Crips, and Williams, who attended Washington High School, led the West Side Crips.
Williams recalled that a blue bandana was first worn by Crips founding member Buddha, as a part of his color-coordinated clothing of blue Levi's, a blue shirt, and dark blue suspenders. A blue bandana was worn in tribute to Buddha after he was shot and killed on February 23, 1973, which eventually became the color of blue associated with Crips.[10]
Chain of Command
Initially Crips leaders did not occupy leadership positions, but were recognized as leaders because of their personal charisma and influence. These leaders gave priority to expanding the gang's membership to increase its power. By 1978, there were 45 Crips gangs, called sets, operating in Los Angeles. The gang became increasingly violent as they attempted to expand their turf.
By the early 1980s the gang was heavily involved with drug trade.[16] Some of these Crips sets began to produce and distribute PCP (phencyclidine) within the city. They also began to distribute marijuana and amphetamine in Los Angeles. In the early 1980s Crips sets began distributing crack cocaine in Los Angeles. The huge profits resulting from crack cocaine distribution induced many Crips members to establish new markets in other cities and states. In addition, many young men in other states adopted the Crips name and lifestyle. As a result of these two factors, Crips membership increased throughout the 1980s, making it one of the largest street gang associations in the country.[1] In 1999, there were at least 600 Crips sets with more than 30,000 members transporting drugs in the United States.[1]
Crips has over 800 sets with 30,000 to 35,000 members and associate members, including more than 13,000 members in Los Angeles. The states with the highest estimated number of Crips sets are California, Florida and Illinois . Members typically consist of young African-American men, with some members being white, Hispanic, Asian, and Pacific Islander.[1]
Crip on Crip rivalries
The Crips became popular throughout southern Los Angeles as more youth gangs joined; at one point they outnumbered non-Crip gangs by 3 to 1, sparking disputes with non-Crip gangs, including the L.A. Brims, Athens Park Boys, the Bishops, The Drill Company, and the Denver Lanes. By 1971 the gang's notoriety had spread across Los Angeles.
By 1971, a gang on Piru Street in Compton, California, known as the Piru Street Boys, was formed and associated themselves with the Crips as a set. After two years of peace, a feud began between the Piru Street Boys and the other Crip sets. It would later turn violent as gang warfare ensued between former allies. This battle continued and by 1973, the Piru Street Boys wanted to end the violence and called a meeting with other gangs that were targeted by the Crips. After a long discussion, the Pirus broke all connections to the Crips and started an organization that would later be called the Bloods,[17] a street gang infamous for its rivalry with the Crips.
Since then, other conflicts and feuds were started between many of the remaining sets of the Crips gang. It is a popular misconception that Crips sets feud only with Bloods. In reality, they fight each other—for example, the Rollin' 60s and 83rd Street Gangster Crips have been rivals since 1979. In Watts, Los Angeles, the Grape Street Watts Crips and the P Jay Crips have feuded so much that the P Jay Crips even teamed up with the local Bloods set, the Bounty Hunter Bloods, to fight against the Grape Street Crips.[18]
Some practices of Crip gang life generally include rapping, graffiti and substitutions and deletions of particular letters of the alphabet. The letter "b" in the word "blood" will be "disrespected" among certain sets and written with a cross inside it because of its association with the enemy. The letters "CK", which stand for "Crip killer", will be avoided and substituted with a double "cc", and the letter "b" will be replaced. The words "kick back" will instead be written as "kicc bkacc". Many other letters are also altered due to symbolic associations.[19] Crips traditionally refer to each other as "Cuzz", which itself is sometimes used as a moniker for Crip. "Crab" is the most disrespectful epithet to call a Crip, and can warrant fatal retaliation.[20] Crips in prison modules during the 1970s and 80s would speak in Kiswahili to maintain privacy among guards and rival gangs.[21]
See also
- ^ a b c d e f g h i U.S. Department of Justice, Crips.
- ^ Juvenile Delinquency: The Core, 5th ed. By Larry J. Siegel, Page 225
- ^ a b c "Los Angeles-based Gangs — Bloods and Crips". Florida Department of Corrections. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Crips". Gang Prevention Services. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ "Black Gangster Disciples". Gang Prevention Services. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ http://info.publicintelligence.net/NGIC-Juggalos.pdf
- ^ Gold, Scott (2009-09-18). "A gang feud's fallout". The Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Audi, Tamara (2011-06-08). "Latino Gang Targeted Blacks, U.S. Says - WSJ.com". Online.wsj.com. Retrieved 2013-03-15.
- ^ "Gangs Increasing in Military, FBI Says". Military.com. McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. 2008-06-30. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ a b c d Williams, Stanley Tookie; Smiley, Tavis (2007). Blue Rage, Black Redemption. Simon & Schuster. pp. xvii–xix, 91–92, 136. ISBN 1-4165-4449-6.
- ^ Washington was murdered August 9, 1979 and Williams was executed December 13, 2005. Baron Davis et al. (producer), Steve Luczo, Quincy "QD3" Jones III (executive producer) (2009). Crips and Bloods: Made in America (TV-Documentary). PBS Independent Lens series. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Timeline: South Central Los Angeles". PBS (part of the "Crips and Bloods: Made in America" TV documentary). 2009-04-21. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ Sharkey, Betsy (2009-02-06). "Review: 'Crips and Bloods: Made in America'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2009-05-16.
- ^ Cle Sloan (Director), Antoine Fuqua and Cle Sloan (producer), Jack Gulick (executive producer) (2009). Keith Salmon, ed. Bastards of the Party (TV-Documentary). HBO. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
- ^ "Los Angeles". Inside. National Geographic Channel. Retrieved 2009-06-21.
- ^ Crip History
- ^ Capozzoli, Thomas and McVey, R. Steve (1999). Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools. St. Lucie Press, Boca Raton, Florida, p. 72. ISBN 1-57444-283-X.
- ^ "War and Peace in Watts" (2005-07-14). LA Weekly. Retrieved 2007-05-04.
- ^ Smith, Debra; Whitmore, Kathryn F. (2006). Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang, School, and Juvenile Court Communities. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-8058-5599-8.
- ^ Simpson, Colton (2005). Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang. St. Martin's Press. p. 280. ISBN 978-0-312-32930-3.
- ^ Simpson, Colton (2005). Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang. St. Martin's Press. pp. 122–124. ISBN 978-0-312-32930-3.
- Leon Bing (1991). Do or Die: America's Most Notorious Gangs Speak for Themselves. Sagebrush. ISBN 0-8335-8499-5
- Yusuf Jah, Sister Shah'keyah, Ice-T, UPRISING : Crips and Bloods Tell the Story of America's Youth In The Crossfire, ISBN 0-684-80460-3
- Capozzoli, Thomas og McVey, R. Steve (1999). Kids Killing Kids: Managing Violence and Gangs in Schools. St. Lucie Press, Boca Raton, Florida, side. 72 ISBN 1-57444-283-X
- National Drug Intelligence Center (2002). Drugs and Crime: Gang Profile: Crips (PDF). U.S. Department of Justice. Retrieved 2009-06-21. Product no. 2002-M0465-001.
- Shakur, Sanyika (1993). Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member, Atlantic Monthly Pr, ISBN 0-87113-535-3
- Colton Simpson, Ann Pearlman, Ice-T (Foreword) (2005). Inside the Crips : Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang (HB) ISBN 0-312-32929-6
- Smith, Debra; Whitmore, Kathryn F. (2006). Literacy and Advocacy in Adolescent Family, Gang, School, and Juvenile Court Communities. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. ISBN 0-8058-5599-8.
- Stanley Tookie Williams (2005). Blue Rage, Black Redemption: A Memoir (PB) ISBN 0-9753584-0-5
External links
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- History of Crip Gangs in LA early formation of Los Angeles Crips
- PBS Independent Lens program on South Los Angeles gangs
- Snopes Urban Legend – The origin of the name Crips
- L.A.-based gangs – An overview of LA-based gangs
- 2008 interview with Raymond Washington's mother


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Sen, Fatih and Gokagac, Gulsun (2007) Activity of carbon-supported platinum nanoparticles toward methanol oxidation reaction: Role of metal precursor and a new surfactant, tert-octanethiol. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C, 111 (3). pp. 1467-1473.
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Two groups of carbon-supported platinum nanoparticle catalysts have been prepared. In group I, catalysts I and II were prepared using PtCl4 and H2PtCl6 as starting materials and 1-hexanethiol, HSCH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3, as a surfactant. For group II, the same platinum complexes were used as starting materials (catalyst III from PtCl4, catalyst IV from H2PtCl6) and tert-octanethiol, HSC(CH3)2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3, was used as a surfactant for the first time. It has been found that the group II catalysts are between 2 and 3.3 times more active toward methanol oxidation reaction compared to other prepared and commercial catalysts. Transmission electron microscopy shows that the platinum nanoparticles are homogeneously dispersed on the carbon support and exhibit a narrow size distribution; the average particle size was found to be 2 ± 0.4 and 3 ± 0.4 nm in diameter for group I and group II catalysts, respectively. X-ray diffractogram analysis indicates that the platinum nanoparticles have a face centered cubic structure consistent with that of platinum metal itself. X-ray photoelectron spectra of the catalysts indicate two different types of platinum with the Pt 4f7/2 binding energies of 71.1, 74.4 eV; 71.3, 74.3 eV; 71.0, 74.4 eV; and 71.5, 74.5 eV for catalysts I−IV, respectively. These have been identified as Pt(0) and Pt(IV), which could be platinum oxide or hydroxide. By looking at the oxidation state data, we found that catalysts I−IV consist of 71% Pt(0) and 29% Pt(IV); 83% Pt(0) and 17% Pt(IV); 76% Pt(0) and 24% Pt(IV); and 65% Pt(0) and 35% Pt(IV), respectively.
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Wichita State (24-7, 12-6 MVC) lost its second straight and will be the No. 2 seed at Arch Madness.
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WSU was paced by 18 points from Demetric Williams, who also had a team-best six assists. Hall finished with 15 points, while Cotton (14) and Cleanthony Early (11) also reached double-figures. The Shockers shot 52.7 percent from the floor, but were outrebounded for just the third time all season (24-21).


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Correction: OECD Chicago Review
I want to make an important correction to my story on the OECD territorial review of Chicago. Based on previously published reports, I'd said that Indiana had not participated in the study and strongly condemned that. However, it turns out that Indiana did in fact participate in the study, at both the state and local levels. In fact, some Indiana representatives actually traveled to Paris for the initial review of the report. So I'd like to apologize for getting it wrong and set the record straight on this.
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So, why did Mitch Roob make the comment, "We don't do studies, we do deals."?
I don't know. Perhaps there was a change of heart. In any case, Mitch Roob is no longer in his economic development role.
Despite its "Illinoyed" campaign, Pressl's group has the support of Northwest Indiana business organizations and elected officials, he said. Pressl also said his group had the support of Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn and Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, but he hadn't spoken to Gov. Mitch Daniels about the effort yet. He said he hoped Daniels would see the wisdom of the initiative and would be interested in participating.
Mitch Roob, Indiana secretary of commerce and CEO of the Indiana Economic Development Corp., said the IECD isn't participating in the study because it isn't designed to do long-term strategic planning. He said its sole purpose is to establish transactions in the state.
"We are a transactional organization," Roob said. "We do deals. We don't do studies."
"We don't do studies; we do deals," Indiana Commerce Secretary Mitch Roob told the Tribune last week.
In an interview, he said it is awkward for Indiana to participate when it has been marketing its business climate as incentive for Illinois businesses to relocate here.
"Until Illinois gets its fiscal house in order, we are being forced to differentiate ourselves," Roob said.
I'd say what you posted on the matter hit the mark:
Indiana's economic development chief crossed the border into neighboring Illinois Thursday, suggesting that existing businesses have a better chance to build profits if they relocate to the Hoosier state.
Indiana Commerce Secretary Dan Hasler spoke to about 125 site-selection consultants and commercial and industrial real estate agents attending the first Opportunity Indiana Summit, held in the Chicago suburb of Rosemont.
"It's not that we're trying to poach companies, but if they're going to move, let's keep them in the Midwest," said Hasler, who is also the chief executive of the state's economic development corporation.
Since January of last year, Indiana officials said they lured 17 Illinois businesses and close to 1,700 workers.
Turf battles between the states are intensifying even though a recently released report from the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said such competition is counterproductive.
The OECD urged a more unified approach, particularly in such areas as workforce training and infrastructure improvements, for the region that encompasses Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin.
Jim, the Journal-Gazette article was my original source for the claim.
My comments on Indiana's economic development strategy stand, but if Indiana did participate in the study, then the OECD review post isn't a good place to address it. I'm working on a piece about this, however.
Aaron, Roob is on record stating it would be awkward to participate in the study because of the poaching. Then you have Hasler toeing the same line just a few weeks ago, after the study had been published. I don't see any evidence of Gov. Daniels buying in. NW Indiana is clearly on board.
I'm still not sure if saying "Indiana did not participate" is inaccurate.
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Does anyone else find it curious that "some Indiana representatives traveled to Paris for the initial review of the report."
That'd be one heck of a junket for our supposedly penny pinching state government.
Jim, I'm sure there's something to that. But, the person I spoke with about this is a state official I've been acquainted with for some time. I specifically asked if he was a representative of the state itself and he said Yes, so there was participation at some level.
@mmdindy, nice work if you can get it!
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CEFTIN Tablets and CEFTIN for Oral Suspension contain cefuroxime as cefuroxime axetil. CEFTIN is a semisynthetic, broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic for oral administration.
CEFTIN Tablets: CEFTIN Tablets are indicated for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions listed below:
CEFTIN for Oral Suspension: CEFTIN for Oral Suspension is indicated for the treatment of pediatric patients 3 months to 12 years of age with mild to moderate infections caused by susceptible strains of the designated microorganisms in the conditions listed below. The safety and effectiveness of CEFTIN for Oral Suspension in the treatment of infections other than those specifically listed below have not been established either by adequate and well-controlled trials or by pharmacokinetic data with which to determine an effective and safe dosing regimen.
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Comparative bioavailability study of cefuroxime axetil (equivalent to 500 mg cefuroxime/tablet) tablets (Zednad(R) versus Zinnat(R)) in healthy male volunteers. [2011.09]This study was performed to investigate the bioequivalence of cefuroxime axetil tablets between a generic test product (A) Zednad(R) Tablet (500 mg cefuroxime/ tablet, Diamond Pharma, Syria), and the Reference Product (B) Zinnat(R) Tablet (500 mg cefuroxime/tablet, GlaxoSmithKline, Saudi Arabia).Therefore, the two formulations were considered to be bioequivalent.
Cefuroxime as a prophylactic preoperative antibiotic in septoplasty. A double blind randomized placebo controlled study. [2011.03]BACKGROUND: Prophylactic antibiotics are often used in septoplasty. However, the number of controlled studies, especially randomized double blind placebo controlled studies on the effect of antibiotics in septum surgery, is very low. The PURPOSE OF THE PRESENT STUDY was to investigate if intravenous cefuroxime given as preoperative antimicrobial prophylaxis 30 minutes prior to surgery diminishes the risk of infection after septoplasty during the first postoperative month among patients with normal immune function... CONCLUSIONS: We recommend the use of one dose of 1500 mg intravenous cefuroxime prior to septoplasty in patients having crusts or purulent secretion in the nasal cavities or if the operation is expected to be prolonged.
Ampicillin/sulbactam versus cefuroxime as antimicrobial prophylaxis for cesarean delivery: a randomized study. [2010.11.30]BACKGROUND: The efficacy and safety of a single dose of ampicillin/sulbactam compared to a single dose of cefuroxime at cord clamp for prevention of post-cesarean infectious morbidity has not been assessed... CONCLUSIONS: Ampicillin/sulbactam was as safe and effective as cefuroxime when administered for the prevention of infections following cesarean delivery. TRIAL REGISTRATION: Clinicaltrials.gov identifier: NCT01138852.
Liquid chromatography/electrospray tandem mass spectrometry method for the determination of cefuroxime in human plasma: application to a pharmacokinetic study. [2010.02.01]A rapid, selective and sensitive high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry method (LC-MS/MS) was developed and validated for the determination and pharmacokinetic investigation of cefuroxime in human plasma. Cefuroxime and the internal standard (IS), cefoxitin, were extracted from plasma samples using solid phase extraction with Oasis HLB cartridges...
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Pharmacokinetics of Small Spectrum Beta-lactam Antibiotics (Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid and Cefuroxime) in Patients on Intensive Care Units [Recruiting]
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optimized dosing scheme can improve the efficacy of the treatment. Broad-spectrum
antibiotics have unpredictable pharmacokinetics in patients on intensive care units. This is
due to the pathophysiologic processes in the patients on intensive care units: increased
distribution volume, hypoproteinemia, organ failure… The investigators guess that similar
processes influence the pharmacokinetics of small spectrum antibiotics (like amoxicillin and
cefuroxime), but data lacks. Because the pharmacokinetics of broad spectrum antibiotics in
seriously ill patients are better known, physicians are more confident prescribing these
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ill patients, can help to give the physician the confidence to prescribe these
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In this study, the investigators will study the pharmacokinetics of amoxicillin/clavulanic
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Comparative Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Telithromycin Given Once Daily Versus Cefuroxime Axetil Given Twice Daily in Children With Middle Ear Infections [Terminated]
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Christmas Valley Estate Rental Photos and Description
7 Rooms with beds; large game room, large 6 bedrooms, 3 fireplaces
AT HOME IN THE MOUNTAINS. That Tahoe Feeling at the base of Echo Mountain awaits you! This custom built home boasts casual elegance. The luxurious log home puts our renters in the picturesque Christmas Valley of South Lake Tahoe.
Inspiring view of the Echo summit can be seen in the comfort of our home, including from your private master Jacuzzi bath, with its two way fireplace. There is a gourmet kitchen with stainless steel appliances and abundant natural light showcases the residences combination of modern amenities with rustic mountain charm. Natural stones throughout and iron lighting fixtures and hardwood floors come together in a mountain décor as satisfying to the touch as it is to the eye. Our renters will enjoy cozy storytelling around a fireplace or a night in at the movies on the television.
WHITE , WARM and WONDERFUL
In all four season, Tahoe dazzles and on the winter the location of this residence in Christmas Valley, South Lake Tahoe gets more snow than any other location being at the base of Echo Summit. All year round the backyard of this residence is an endless playground that promise non stop mountain fun and it is just a short drive to night life in Tahoe, casino corridor and slopes for skiing.
-Picturesque Christmas Valley In River Park Estate of South Lake Tahoe, CA
(3238 Panorama Drive, South Lake Tahoe, CA)
There is no neighbor behind the home
Level lot backyard
There is no steep hill to climb to get to this location
There is no stairs to enter the home
Three blocks or walking distance to South Upper Truckee River
Behind the home, there is a hiking trails, biking trails, mountain climbing
Surrounding the area is El Dorado National Forest
Three blocks to the river
About two miles, Town of Myers in South Lake Tahoe has many quaint cafés, bike rentals, ski and snowboard rentals
Also nearby is grocery store (Lira's market next to Paradise golf course)
Two golf courses nearby
Four miles from the Y outlet, Raleys Grocery store, K Mart, Starbucks, Pizza, TJ Max, bike rentals, etc. Seven miles from the beach
Eight miles from Camp Richardson (The Beacon, the Marina, boat and ski rentals)
Eight miles to Taylor creek visitor center (plenty to do here)
Nine miles from the Casino corridor (Harrahs, Harveys, Mount Bleu)
Ten miles from Heavenly ski, shopping Village and Gondola
Ten miles from Sierra Ski
Twenty three mile (approximate) from Kirkwood ski resort.
Forty three miles from Squaw Valley Ski resort
Reno International Airport
Sacramento International Airport
RESIDENCE DETAILS: The hills surrounding this home are ideal for a morning jog or an invigorating snowshoe adventure.
Three level home with 4100 sq. ft plus 3 car garage, six bedrooms, and five baths with spectacular view of Echo Summit
Custom built in 2005, Stunning log exterior and interior
Six bedrooms, five bathrooms, great room and game room/family room
Seven rooms with beds
Three fireplaces
The home has Upper floor, Ground floor and bottom floor
No stairs to enter the home,
Game room with pool table, wet bar complete with bar wares, dishwasher, TV fireplace
Wireless Internet Access, Cable TV and Pay per view option,
Air-Conditioner for the upper floor and ground floor, three fireplace
Two decks
Two dishwashers, two refrigerators
Upper floor:
Kitchen, dining Great/living room
Three bedrooms including the master bedroom
Built in office desk next to the kitchen
Dining area seats eight plus four kitchen bar stools
Buffet table can be extended and use as extra dining table
Large deck with outdoor furniture except during the snow season
Private hot tub can be access off the living room and master bedroom
Emergency exit from the master bedroom
Ground floor:
Front door to enter the home
There is no stairs to enter the home.
Three car attached covered garage
Three spacious bedrooms including one with walk out deck
Two full bathrooms
Laundry room equipped with washer, dryer, iron and ironing board.
Bottom floor:
Same level as the backyard
Sauna room
Steam room
Game room: pool table, card table,
Fully appointed wet bar, TV seating areas
full size refrigerator, dishwasher
The wet bar is complete with bar wares for entertaining .
Sliding door to the backyard
The backyard is level and accessible for some outdoor activities.
Beds: Topped with memory foam and comfortable sheets are used. All the rooms are large and has spacious closet
Bedroom one: (master) one king bed, one twin sofa bed, walk out deck
Bedroom two: one queen bed
Bedroom three: one queen bed
Bedroom four: One king bed and walk out deck
Bedroom five: One king bed
Bedroom six: One king bed
Game room: Two sofa beds (queen and full size) and folding mats
Baths: Each bathroom is complete with towels, soap, shampoo, conditioner and lotion
Upper floor: Two bathrooms, master and hallway baths
Ground floor: Two bathrooms, shower and tub
Bottom floor: One bathrooms, sauna, and steam shower
The cedar sauna is heated by heated river rocks. Steam room with shower and seating areas. The steam room has a slate tile interior with granite trimmings
There is a sliding glass door from the game room that leads to the backyard. You may also access the backyard from the front of the house through the side area of the home
Soaring mountains and endless pine forest right in your backyard
. The gourmet kitchen is equipped with all of your dining and entertaining needs. If desired, chef prepared gourmet meals may be arranged.
Daily maid services may also be arranged.
There are folding foam mats all over the house. For our sofa beds and folding foam mats extra linens and pillows are provided. .
There are two thermostat to turn on the heater and centralized fan to cool. Each fireplace also has its own thermostat to operate.
We have hired a private snow removal service that will clear the snow on the driveway whenever it snows at least six inches.
If this home is booked, please see our other home , listing 126714
- Suitability:
- children welcome
- non smoking only
- pets considered
- suitable for elderly or infirm
- wheelchair accessible
About Consuelo Lumanta
Both of our homes are built from the ground up in 2005. The Luxurious Log Home and Splendid View Lodge are owned and operated by Consuelo Lumanta and our dedicated staff with a goal of providing a home away from home. It is my personal commitment to provide a far more rewarding vacation homes to our renters. We accomplish this goal by combining the best things about staying in our vacation homes with the best things about being in your own home.
Consuelo Lumanta purchased this estate in 2005
Why Consuelo Lumanta chose Christmas Valley
Tahoe dazzles in four season. Anytime of day, The natural beauty surrounds this home make it an almost spiritual retreat. It sits at the base of Echo mountain. The view of Echo summit is spectacular. Non-stop mountain fun is right at your door step.
What makes this estate unique
This stunning log home is an ultimate retreat! The view of Echo summit is magnificent. This location has more snowfall during the winter due to its elevation and it is only a few minutes drive to casino corridor.
During the winter, from time to time, you can see from the house skiing enthusiast skiing down from Echo mountain. The backyard is an endless playground all year round!


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Top Poll and Survey Research Organization says New Leadership Team Ready to Tackle Industry Challenges
Washington, D.C. – April 23, 2007 – The president of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) announced the group's newly elected and incoming Council members today, describing them as the ideal team to tackle the challenges facing the industry.
"I am excited about the diversity of experience this team brings to the table," said Rob Daves, AAPOR president and director of polling and strategic research at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. "We have representatives from private companies, academia, non-profit foundations and government agencies."
"We want to serve as a resource for journalists, policy makers, and the general public," said incoming president Nancy Mathiowetz, professor and chair of the Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee. " One of our goals is to provide the information consumers of surveys and polls need so they can distinguish between valid and reliable surveys and those surveys that are conducted simply for entertainment purposes."
AAPOR is the leading professional organization of public opinion and
survey research professionals in the
Full AAPOR Council Bios
President Nancy A. Mathiowetz, Ph.D., is Professor and
Chair, Department of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-
Milwaukee. Her career in survey methodology has included service
in the private sector (Westat, Inc.), the federal government (including
the Bureau of the Census and the Department of Health and Human
Services) and most recently, the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at
the University of Maryland. She has served as associate editor for
Public Opinion Quarterly and the Journal of Official
Statistics, and is coeditor of the volume, Measurement Errors in
Surveys. She has published on various topics related to survey
methodology and the assessment of the quality of survey data in
venues ranging from the Journal of the American Public Health
Association to the Journal of Business and Economic
Statistics. Mathiowetz earned a bachelor's degree from
President-elect Richard A. (Dick) Kulka, Ph.D., is Senior Vice President at Abt Associates Inc, where he has corporate oversight for the Survey Methodology and Data Capture Group and Strategic Business Development He has had the good fortune of serving on the staff of four major research organizations that span most of the institutional sectors of AAPOR's membership--the SRC at Michigan (1975-1980), RTI (1980- 1989; 1994-2005), NORC at the University of Chicago (1989-1994) and Abt Associates. He has been involved in the design, conduct, and analysis of numerous statistical surveys on health, mental health, and other social policy issues for over 25 years, while also conducting a broad range of applied research on survey research methods.
Past President Robert P. Daves, is Director of
Polling and Strategic Research at the Minneapolis Star Tribune, where he
directs the company's strategic market research; he has run the
newspaper's Minnesota Poll since 1987 and has also market
research for banks, hospitals and charitable organizations. Prior to his
training in public opinion research, Daves worked as a reporter,
copy editor and news editor. He is the author or
co-author of four book chapters about polls and their methodology, and a
past editorial board member of the Newspaper Research Journal. Rob
earned an M.A. in journalism at the
Secretary/Treasurer Dawn V. Nelson, is Special Surveys Branch Chief within the Demographic Surveys Division -U.S. Census Bureau, holds a B.A. (psychology) and an M.A. (applied survey research), both from the University of Michigan. She has over 20 years of survey work experience, including commercial research on the client-side (General Motors, GTE) and vendor-side (PriceWaterhouseCoopers), academic (University of Michigan – Survey Research Center) and, most extensively, federal government ( U.S. Census Bureau).
Associate Secretary/Treasurer Kate Stewart, is a partner in
the firm Belden Russonello & Stewart, where she directs all phases
of survey and focus group research for non-profit organizations and
others. Her areas of research include public attitudes on the
environment, civil liberties, and education. Kate received her MS from
the Joint Program in Survey Methodology from the
Conference Chair Frank Newport, Ph.D., is Editor in Chief of The Gallup Poll in Princeton, New Jersey. He is the author of Polling Matters -Why Leaders Must Listen to the Wisdom of the People (Warner Books, 2004) and coauthor with Stuart Rothenberg of The Evangelical Voter. With Alec Gallup, he is the coeditor of The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion 2004, 2005 and 2006. His articles and op-ed pieces have appeared in many publications, including the American Sociological Review, Public Opinion Quarterly, The New York Times, and the Los Angeles Times. Newport earned a bachelor's degree from Baylor University and a master's and doctorate degree in sociology from the University of Michigan. He taught sociology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, was a talk show host at KTRH Radio in Houston, and became a partner at a Houston market and public opinion research company before moving to Princeton to take his current position with Gallup.
Associate Conference Chair Vincent Price, Ph.D., is the Steven
H. Chaffee Professor of Communication and Political Science in the
Councilor-at-Large Mark
Schulman, Ph.D., is a founder and President of
Schulman, Ronca & Bucuvalas, Inc. (SRBI), His work has spanned both
market and public policy research for government, foundations,
universities, and major corporations. Schulman directs all SRBI surveys
for Time Magazine and directs many of SRBI's major public policy
surveys. Schulman specializes in public policy, opinion research,
segmentation design, and international research. He served for many
years on the Decision Desk at Voter News Service, an organization owned
by the major television networks and the Associated Press, which
projected election outcomes. Dr. Schulman is now a consultant on the ABC
News Election Unit Decision Desk. He lectures frequently at universities
and conferences on research methods and has taught at several
universities, including
Councilor-at-Large Scott Keeter, Ph.D., is director of survey
research for the Pew Research Center in Washington, DC. He was in
academia for much of his career, most recently at
Standards Chair Charlotte Steeh, Ph.D., is a
Consultant on Survey Methodology working under contract at the Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention. Her research has focused recently on
the new technologies that are affecting telephone surveys and on finding
procedures that will integrate mobile telephones into RDD samples. She
has extended her research to include Voice over Internet Protocol. As a
member of the faculty at Georgia State University from 1997 to 2005,
Charlotte was Director of the Survey Research Laboratory in the Andrew
Young School of Policy Studies, and Associate Research Professor in the
Department of Public Administration and Urban Studies. She also directed
the Detroit Area Study at the
Associate Standards Chair Mary Losch, Ph.D.,
is Associate Professor of Psychology and the Assistant Director of
the University of Northern Iowa Center for Social and Behavioral
Research. She received her PhD at the
Membership/Chapter Relations Chair Carl Ramirez has worked
since 1991 at the Government Accountability Office, where he works in
the Survey Policy and Coordination Group in GAO's Center for Design,
Methods and Analysis. His interests include establishment survey
methods, web survey design, and confidentiality and disclosure issues.
Carl's undergraduate degree from
Associate Membership/Chapter Relations Chair Adam Safir is a
Survey Methodologist at RTI International. Prior to joining RTI, he
served on the research staff of The Urban Institute, Arbitron, and the
University of Maryland Survey Research Center. His primary research
interests include methods of questionnaire evaluation, the assessment of
nonresponse bias, and related topics in health survey methodology. He
completed his undergraduate and graduate work at the
Communications Chair Mark Blumenthal is the editor and publisher of the weblog Pollster.com (formerly MysteryPollster.com), which provides daily running commentary that explains, demystifies and critiques political polling. Since September 2006, the site has over one million unique visits resulting in over 4.1 million page views and won numerous plaudits from respected bloggers and journalists. The National Council on Public Polls awarded MysteryPollster a special citation for its work explaining polls to the Internet reader. Blumenthal has twenty years of experience in public opinion research at the DC-based political polling firm, Bennett, Petts and Blumenthal and before that as an analyst with Hickman-Maslin Research and Greenberg-Lake: The Analysis Group. He earned a Political Science degree with high honors from the University of Michigan and completed course work towards a Masters degree at the Joint Program in Survey Methodology (JPSM) at the University of Maryland. He has served as a guest lecturer at the Communications School at American University, the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University and at training seminars sponsored by EMILY's List, the Democratic National Committee and the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs.
Associate Communications Chair J. Michael
(Mike) Brick Ph.D., is a Vice President at Westat, where he is
Director of the Survey Methods Unit. He is also a research professor in
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The mayor of Grand Island has been arrested for suspicion of drunken driving. Mayor Jay Vavricek was arrested in Howard County on Saturday.
City spokeswoman Wendy Meyer-Jerke released a statement Sunday acknowledging Vavricek was stopped. The statement said he is awaiting the results of a blood test. It said he apologizes to his family, the community and others who are dependent upon him "for the events that have occurred in the last 24 hours."
Vavricek said he will take corrective action so "they will never be affected like this again." Vavricek added that he will comment no further since the matter will be addressed by the judicial system.
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Nampa Man Sentenced for Trafficking Meth
BOISE – Juan Martin Lopez, 44, of Nampa, Idaho, was sentenced today to 80 months in prison for possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, U.S. Attorney Wendy J. Olson announced. U.S. District Judge Edward J. Lodge also ordered Lopez to serve five years of supervised release following his prison term and perform 80 hours of community service. Lopez pleaded guilty to the charge in June 2012.
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Team i Love Dogs Raising Food for WorldHeart Foundation
The i Love Dogs team has been very supportive of the Pet Postcard Project, a terrific program that raises money and food for shelter animals. We were so impressed by it we've written about the project and currently donate prizes to winners.
Now we're very excited to announce our actual participation in the Pet Postcard Project—introducing Team i Love Dogs! The staffers of i Love Dogs are all animal advocates in real life and are thrilled at the opportunity to help get some cool dogs some food as they wait for their forever homes. Our personal pets are the official spokesdogs and spokescats for the months of September and October and we've selected our friends at the Linda Blair WorldHeart Foundation to be the beneficiary.
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Click here to read the contest rules and find out about the categories so you can win something cool.
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Send postcards to:
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676A Ninth Ave. #321
New York, NY 10036
Meet the i Love Dogs spokesdogs and spokescats for Pet Postcard Project's September and October Nutrish campaign.
Team Captain
|Shelby is a 3-year-old Lab/Pit Bull mix who loves tummy rubs, road trips, digging holes at the beach, peanut butter, chasing squirrels, and, well, tummy rubs. She picked her family in 2008 after being adopted and re-surrendered to a shelter. She is very excited to support the Linda Blair Worldheart Foundation, which helps get doggies like her out of high-kill shelters and into loving homes so they can get lots of tummy rubs, too. (i Love Dogs mom: Martha Smith)
The Crew
|Diesel is a 7-month-old Pit Bull/GSD mix who is the silliest dog in the world. He loves balls, snuggles, chasing his 5-year-old human brother around the house, eating crickets, and gnawing on everything he can get his mouth on. His family found him at 3 months old in the quarantine ward of a shelter, where he was being hidden to avoid euthanasia. Now that he knows what a real home is like, he can't wait to help raise food for LBWF rescue dogs so they can find homes, too. (i Love Dogs mom: Martha Smith)
|Irie Belle (aka "I Rebel") is a 1-year-old, bilingual Jack Russell Terrier/Chihuahua mix adopted from the South Los Angeles Animal Shelter. She's itty-bitty but has some mighty legs. She's a tough terrier packed into a compact Chihuahuense body. Irie's a Jackahuahua and a Xena-like force of nature when she runs. Besides passing the time chomping on her stuffed rat Nimh, she loves to bug her mami and papi. She'll then snuggle up to show them she really does actually care about them, even if they are humans. (i Love Dogs mom: Linda Chavez)
|Cody is a 4-year old Pomeranian, who came to me at 1-1/2 years old. He's on a continual socialization program, getting better slowly but surely. Cody is a happy, toy-obsessed little play monster, who slowly warms up to people….especially if they play tug with his favorite toy! (i Love Dogs mom: Eugenia Vogel)
|Ella Mae Brown was adopted from the Downey shelter in March. The 8-month-old pup adores her buddy Leroy and torments him relentlessly (but he loves it). The rest of the time she loves chomping on chew toys, chasing squirrels, snuggling and giving sweet puppy kisses. (i Love Dogs mom: Laura Goldman)
|Leroy Brown from the Carson Pound was adopted in October 2007. This "Terribull" snorts like a pig when he's happy, which is most of the time. He loves his gal pawl Ella and his chew toys (a little too much). Check out Leroy's blogs on http://www.tj.la/author/leroy/! (i Love Dogs mom: Laura Goldman)
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We have lost a good man, and I've lost a dear friend. But I'm only one of thousands. Elemore Morgan Jr. not only taught and inspired generations of artists, he changed the way we see the south Louisiana horizon - where the prairies and the sky meet. He taught us how to see the world differently and changed our lives forever.
Elemore died yesterday in a Maryland hospital, at the age of 76. He never fully recovered from the heart surgery he underwent in early April.
He was a painter, a photographer, a teacher, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a raconteur, and a dreamer who lived his dreams. His enthusiasm and energy for both art and life were infectious. He lived fully in every moment before him, and he treated everyone he met with kindness and compassion.
(Update: Read our tribute to Elemore Morgan Jr. )


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