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After Snoop Dogg's tour bus got pulled over yesterday on Interstate 45 in TX for expired tags, cops smelled chronic. They searched the bus and found 2 OZ's. Two dudes in Snoop's entourage, immediately claimed ownership and were taken into custody. Both posted $1,500.00 bail. Snoop was on board but was not touched......That's that west coast G shit LBC shit.......bong bong!
Staple is back with another Pigeon sneaker...this time produced by New Balance.....haven't heard anything in the streets yet...will update when we start hearin the buzzzzz.
Thanks www.hypebeast.com
Stemming from the prison camp's of Joesph Stalin - the Vory v Zakone have grown into one of the most influencial criminal organizations in Russia.
The members follow a strict code of rules and came to power in the criminal world by opposing the strict Russian government.
Michael Schwirtz of the New Times reports on a recent raid in an attempt to capture elite members of the Vory.
MOSCOW — It is unclear why they gathered. A police statement said it was to discuss “escalating problems of the criminal world.” Some insiders spoke of a conflict between Moscow crime bosses and of a looming underworld war reminiscent of the bloody battles of a decade ago.
Whatever the reason, when leaders of Russia’s criminal elite convened on a yacht in the Moscow River recently, the police moved swiftly to stop the meeting.
In black masks, with weapons drawn, commandos pounced from a hovering helicopter onto the roof of the yacht, starting a media frenzy when they briefly detained 37 men known here as Vory v Zakone or “thieves-in-law.”
Vory must have no ties to the government, he said, meaning they cannot serve in the army or cooperate with officials while in prison. They must have served several jail sentences before they can qualify. They should not marry.
Whatever the reason, when leaders of Russia’s criminal elite convened on a yacht in the Moscow River recently, the police moved swiftly to stop the meeting.
In black masks, with weapons drawn, commandos pounced from a hovering helicopter onto the roof of the yacht, starting a media frenzy when they briefly detained 37 men known here as Vory v Zakone or “thieves-in-law.”
A Mafia-like caste forged in the Soviet gulag, the Vory v Zakone maintain a hallowed place in Russia’s criminal lore, something akin to the notorious Five Families in the annals of New York crime.
Though the Vory’s influence appears to have waned, Russians have long had an affinity for the group, perhaps because it has come to symbolize opposition to the country’s often arbitrary political and legal practices, academics and other experts say.
After the Soviet Union collapsed, the Vory v Zakone “hit platinum,” said Andrei D. Konstantinov, a journalist and novelist who has written about criminal subcultures. “Everyone started to sing about this topic, to talk about it, to make television series, write books,” he said. “It became fashionable.”
In the last 15 years the Vory have spread around the world, from Moscow to Madrid to Berlin and Brooklyn. They are involved in everything from petty theft to billion-dollar money laundering schemes, while also acting as unofficial jurists among conflicting Russian criminal factions.
Born of Stalin’s prison camps, the Vory grew into criminal barons that kept order in the gulags and governed the dark gaps in Soviet life beyond the reach of the K.G.B. While the Communist Party held a steadfast grip on government and society, they had something of a monopoly on crime.
With their own code of ethics, hierarchy and even language, they formed a society in opposition to rigid Soviet conformity, surviving on theft and black market dealing when not in prison.
When the Soviet Union fell, the Vory emerged from the broken country’s peripheries to exploit the legal chaos. By all accounts, they infiltrated the top political and economic strata, while taking command of a burgeoning mafia that spread murderously through the post-Soviet countries.
The Russian news media covered the raid on the yacht this month with apparent delight. The major channels showed scenes of commandos marching the handcuffed gangsters single file to waiting buses.
Most were later released for lack of evidence connecting them to a crime. The authorities did not explain why they had conducted the raid if they had no basis to bring charges against those detained.
Some speculated that a major crime boss, Tariel Oniani, had organized the meeting to discuss a conflict with a rival don, Aslan Usoyan, known as Grandpa Hassan. The rift, reports said, threatened to erupt into a full-scale war.
“There will be war and there will be blood,” said the operator of vorvzakone.ru, an Internet portal that monitors the activities of the Vory. He insisted on anonymity because of the sensitive nature of his work. He said Mr. Oniani was at the meeting and detained, but not Mr. Usoyan.
In an interview with the newspaper Vremya Novostei, “Grandpa Hassan” denied rumors of impending violence.
“We are peaceful people and don’t bother anybody,” he said. “We are for peace, in order to prevent lawlessness.”
In fact the Vory have been linked to numerous brutal murders in the post-Soviet period. Authorities have accused them of ordering contract killings and carrying out kidnappings and innumerable financial crimes.
To be inducted into the Vory’s society involves a life devoted to crime, and, traditionally, an adherence to a strict ethical code, said Aleksandr I. Gurov, an expert on Vory who headed the organized crime units of the Soviet Interior Ministry and the K.G.B. He is now chairman of the commission on ethics in the Russian Parliament.
Compared with the Mafia in Italy, Mr. Gurov said, the Vory “have less rules but more severe rules.”
Vory must have no ties to the government, he said, meaning they cannot serve in the army or cooperate with officials while in prison. They must have served several jail sentences before they can qualify. They should not marry.
Ethnicity has rarely determined whether someone can join the club. Today, Mr. Gurov said, most Vory, even those active inside Russia, are from other post-Soviet countries and are not ethnic Russians. Then there are the tattoos. Just as a Russian Orthodox icon depicts the pious works of saints, the elaborate tattoos that the Vory wear detail their criminal exploits. They also indicate rank and occupation.
In modern Russia the Vory have a certain allure, in part because of their association with prison life.
“Very many people have passed through prison, even those who have had no special connection to the criminal world,” Mr. Konstantinov, the journalist, said. “This is a theme that has been very relevant for many families.”
This intimacy with imprisonment has spawned a pop culture particular to Russia, in which the Vory and other criminal elements have taken center stage. They recently went Hollywood, vividly portrayed in the film “Eastern Promises,” which won the top award at the Toronto International Film Festival last year. Mr. Konstantinov said the film was the most accurate depiction that he had seen.
Still, despite all the celebrity, the Vory no longer seem to wield the power they once did.
According to criminologists, in the late 1980s and the 1990s, as capitalism seeped in, new criminal players entered the field. Mr. Gurov said that unlike most Vory, the top leaders of the newcomers were college-educated, and these new gangsters swarmed into the legal void left by the Soviet Union’s collapse to snatch up lucrative shards of the shattered empire.
At first this new criminal class worked in tandem with the Vory, who helped arbitrate the gang wars that bloodied the streets of Russia’s major cities during the 1990s. In the last decade the Vory have suffered a declining influence, analysts generally say, as competitors with stronger ties to big business and the government squeezed them from their traditional niches.
“Vory are still strong in gambling and retail trade, but their significance in Russian economy and society is rather low,” said Vadim Volkov, a professor at the European University at St. Petersburg, who has researched criminal societies in Russia and the former Soviet Union.
Estimates of their numbers in Russia vary. Rashid G. Nurgaliev, the Russian interior minister, said recently that just under 100 remain active on Russian territory today, though others dispute that count.
“This is just funny and does not correspond to reality,” said Oleg B. Utitsin, editor of the crime section in the weekly Argumenty Nedely. “No one knows how many there are, not even the Vory.”
good ol' u.s of a.
http://www.cuil.com
What is Cuil?
Cuil is a start-up search engine… started by three FORMER SENIOR GOOGLE EMPLOYEES! Yikes! Now that’s stiff competition. They say they can index faster and cheaper than Google.
When can I start using Cuil
Check it out right now! The site launched last night, and already Cuil has 120 billion sites indexed. “Search 121,617,892,992 web pages” it says on the front page on the day of the launch.
What’s the buzz in blogs about Cuil?
“Where Cuil excels is with the related categories, which return results that are extremely relevant,” TechCrunch says. “Cuil does a good job of guessing what we’ll want next and presents that in the top right widget. That means Cuil saves time for more research based queries.”
Who’s behind it?
With $33 million in funding, Cuil was founded by three former senior Googlers. Tom Costello, the CEO, Anna Patterson, VP of Engineering and Russell Power.
LeeLee Sobieski
Judith Supine brings street art to the water....The east river to be exact....this is taking things to the next level....I can't wait to see where this takes things and how the coast guard reacts.
Crazyyyy.
Thanks www.Supertouchblog.com
If you think you know something about guerrilla marketing, you don't know shit... Branded Roaches. Next Level.
I'm glad someone out there still has some creativity. This is brilliant haha.
See the video its sick: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1rQkvViIEg
My lil Cuzo Jeff rockin the Crest at camp...play on playa.
mmmmmmmmmmm
Hip Hop is Hollywood....
Thats a huge bitch....
Kani Ashford a dear friend of the fam was kind enuff to model a couple T's for us on the west coast....His Pops Giles shot these pics....Giles is a very talented fellow and P7 Familia.
Bong Bong and DTKLAMF
aRE YOU doWN?
Proof 7 in the streets of LA
tREES
Stick em up
street dreams
P7 gets in between
Thanks homies...appreciate the love.
with this stupid shit... Apparently in Michigan they're attempting to enforce a seemingly crazy ruling, based on indecent exposure law, whereby sagging trousers could result in a stern warning, a fine, or even a prison sentence, depending on just how much buttock is on show. This helpful infographic appeared in the Detroit Free Press so that readers could be fully aware of the legality of their, er, position.
Our dearest Friend Bobby H has relocated to the west coast and is making some magnificent moves....i think this is what's called manifest destiny folks...Proof 7 crew are strong advocates of Mr. Hepplers views....we hope Mr. Phil Knight feels the same way....Bong Bong.
Nike Air Force 1 x QuestLove....these come in a couple different versions.
Colt 45 artist collaboration series.....oooooooooohhhheeeeeeeee....On corners around the world Colt 45 drinkers will now be considered artsy....whose gonna make the clear paper bag accessory first?
Last annual BBQ....Jesse lookin very luxurious in an old school P7 T
Dave had the chicken skewers and burgers on smash...My lil cousin Melissa came to say hello.
Grandma was lampin
L fishburn takin in some rays.
Wave pool
cannonball
MC Wolly....."what you lookin at?"
cake off
Proof 7 ATHLETIC CLUB
Steve aka: Young Summer aka: Prodigy akak: duke da God
Mean Mugs and Big Hugs
Than sergio through a grape or some shit and it hit larry in the eye.... :(
The New Batman Picture "The Dark Knight" Broke the weekend box office record grossing $155 million dollars, Beating the leading competitor spider man 3 by over 4 million.
Texas county official accuses the reference of the scientific term "Black Hole" as a racist terminology.
READ up
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,80143,00.html
Comedian Andy Dick was arrested on drug and sexual battery charges. Dick was nabbed in a Murrieta, California parking lot after he allegedly groped a 17-year-old girl and then pulled the teenager's tank top and bra down, exposing her breasts (the incident occurred outside a Buffalo Wild Wings restaurant). During a subsequent search, police discovered a small amount of marijuana in Dick's pants pocket and a single Xanax pill for which he did not have a prescription. An "extremely intoxicated" Dick was booked into the Southwest Detention Center on $5000 bail.
Story: SmokingGun
V magazine doin that do
Hand signals captured on videotape are once again being scrutinized around the NFL. Only this time, it's not the New England Patriots studying them for a competitive advantage, but league officials in search of a more sinister message.
The NFL, concerned that some players might celebrate by flashing the hand signals of street gangs, has hired experts to examine game tapes and identify the gestures.
"There have been some suspected things we've seen," said Milt Ahlerich, the league's vice president of security. "When we see it, we quietly jump on it immediately, directly with the team and the player or employee involved to cease and desist. Period."
Ahlerich says the league has long warned its players about the influence of gangs and other forms of organized crime, but that those admonishments have intensified since the 2007 killing of Denver Broncos cornerback Darrent Williams, who was gunned down after an altercation involving known gang members.
The issue of athletes flashing signs gained national attention in April when Paul Pierce of the Boston Celtics was fined $25,000 by the NBA for making "menacing gestures" as he walked toward the Atlanta Hawks' bench during a game.
While acknowledging that he wasn't "into the etymology of gestures," NBA Commissioner David Stern took immediate action after league officials examined video of the incident.
"And our decision is that there were two menacing gestures," Stern said at the time.
Speaking broadly, he added, "I guess I would say that the league is sending a message that says you're the best athletes in the world, play the game. OK? And you know what, if you get baited, don't take the bait and let's play. . . . We're not going to let it degenerate into something else, period."
Partly because of that episode, the NFL decided to make the identification of gang signs a point of emphasis this season, and has called on the resources of local and national authorities to learn more about gang culture.
"We were always suspicious that [gang-related hand signals] might be happening," said Mike Pereira, the NFL's vice president of officiating. "But the Paul Pierce thing is what brought it to light. When he was fined . . . that's when we said we need to take a look at it and see if we need to be aware of it."
NFL game officials will not be responsible for identifying gang signals but will alert league headquarters of anything unusual or suspicious they see. League executives declined to outline what action might be taken against offenders, but Pereira said, "it will be dealt with harshly. The commissioner is not going to stand for gang signals on the field."
Ahlerich does not believe the problem to be widespread in the NFL but says the league has spoken to some players about their use of hand signals. He declined to identify the players.
First-year players were counseled on the matter at the recent rookie symposium, and last year a video on the dangers of gangs was required viewing for every player in the league.
The way some players see it, there is guesswork involved, even for the experts who are studying game video.
"Guys come from all over the country, and who knows what they're really doing?" said Jacksonville Jaguars receiver Dennis Northcutt, adding he cannot remember seeing a gang gesture in his nine NFL seasons. "People have got signs for their kids, signs for their fraternities. How do you differentiate who's really throwing up gang signs?"
Northcutt gave an example.
"This is a gang sign," he said, touching his index finger to his thumb to form a squished OK sign. "But at the same time, it's a sign for a personnel group."
Pereira said the gang experts take those factors into account and are very thorough when investigating gestures that appear suspicious. They are on the lookout for "symbols, clothing, jewelry or other items that would signify an association with criminal gang enterprises," Ahlerich said.
That's not unique to the NFL and NBA, nor is it limited to professional sports.
In an e-mail, NHL spokesman Frank Brown said Tuesday his league has "a general prohibition of profane, vulgar or inappropriate gestures (i.e., the throat slash). I am not aware of there ever having been reason to employ a gang expert."
Shit is hilarious. Kanye is beastin'.
Step your marketing game up. And to those not perceptive enough, this is a new campaign for Absolut Vodka.
Rampage Jackson, a well known UFC fighter who was just defeated by Forrest Griffin was arrested yesterday for a hit and run. Apparently Jackson was under the influence of something and he smashed in to two cars, rode up on dividers and sidewalks and endangered a lot of pedestrians.....the cops had to pull out on him to get him out of the car.....i wouldt want it with this dude even if i had a gun...he's crazy.
Viatamine water vodka louge
Taylor and Friend
FIFTY
in the cut
50 cent, banks, and yayo in the club....after the show we burnt it downnnnn
Expose courtesy of: L.A. times
Private 50 cent show whattttttt!
G-G-G-G-G-G-G-UNIT
stupid face
stupider face
The Proof7 Summer collection is now officially available for public consumption.
Make sure to check our exclusive online retailer BoundlessNY for that fresh Proof7 attire.
Edro and Myself at lunch in Battery Park City with the crew.
View from roof of Eddy's crib
Crazy views...illest ive seen.
Happy B-day Sergio and Ryan....the following pics are from a montage of this past weekends festivities celebrating the Births of Sergio and Ryan Official Proof 7 familia
Asia de Cuba dinner
Surprise
Pedja my partner in surprise
Sergio, his sister and Ryan.
Party People
Smiles all around
The Birthday Girl....double fistin it
Ryan gets mad when she drinks...this is her cursin Alex off
Jordy and Lauren
Ry and Kate
The Jack came out after 2 bottles of Grey Goose and it didnt hit one glass.
Cake up
Ryan, Tay, Danielle
Joint anyone?
HAHA
Crew love
2 heads are better than 1
pop off
We found Sergio sitting by himself in the club staring into space....he was birth day wishin.
Mina and Ry.....All of the models from Ryans agency came out....THANK YOU!
ill let this pic speaks for itself.
Recovery BBQ
mmmmmmmmm
Feds spell out FREDDIE-FANNIE backstop plan...
White House Will Ask for Authority to Buy Stock...
Not expected to help more companies...
Government as the Big Lender...
'Unmitigated Disaster'...
President Bush to lift executive ban on offshore drilling...
Oil rebounds to near $145 barrel...
Chavez says could reach $300...
PAPER: 150 banks nationwide could potentially fail over next year...
SEC WARNS WALL STREET: STOP SPREADING THE FALSE RUMORS...
The concept of a seed bomb - a mobile medium for seeds - is not new. They were used in 1973 by the Green Guerillas in New York. Artist Kathryn Miller is famous for using them in a 1992 work. More recently, earthen seed bombs have shown up on the art scene in all sorts of forms, including handguns. The bombs themselves are usually little sculptures of clay, compost and seeds. But this work of the Dutch Studio TX takes the concept to a whole ‘nother level - with biodegradable seed balloons!
Natasha Ygel - very talented - check her out. Post-modern Pop art of sorts.
That's great. Branding to fight terrorism!
Proof7 Summer Release Sale at Rival Skate shop starting Tuesday July 8th - Monday July 14th... Click for more details
Rock
Paper
Scisor
shoot
Brad Digi X Redman X Proof 7 X MK Lane
Rich Slick....Proof 7 representative
The cop was like get out of the way....i was like NOPE!.....bong bong!
streets
Boundless Ny X T mag party
Boundless has the ill fitted selection
party people
catchin up on my readin
Freestyle fridays
JuJu was chillin
Steve was very salty that night
ughhhhhh
Johnny Walker
Mike C enjoyin that Friday Reeeeeeelax
This is a catastrophe...these fuckin assholes at Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn let a women in the emergency room die, and no one did shit....she was in the waiting room for 24 hours and received no medical attention...than she fell over and died. I'll be quite honest...i don't vent much but the authority systems and health care systems are FUCKEEDDDDDDD. Half of the people working in these positions are not qualified....all you gotta do to be security, or police, or a nurse is graduate high school and take a couple courses...these uneducated assholes are in charge of peoples lives and they have proven in this instance to be worthless....if motha fuckas werent so stupid maybe they would screen the degenerates given these jobs a little better.....i bet half the people in the video above dont give a fuck about helping people or saving lives....they are in that room with that dead woman cuz they have kids and now have to work a dead end job that they dont give a fuck about to support them.
The people who let this women die should be fired and stoned in the street.(middle east style).
FUCK THE SYSTEM!
Beautiful new collaboration between Alife x Reebok featuring DuPont technology, the all-canvas uppers have been coated in Teflon, making them stain and water resistant while still allowing all of the breathability of traditional summer weight canvas.
Click below to see the rest of the collection.
China has detained 82 suspected terrorists in the first half of the year on allegations that they were plotting attacks against next month's Olympics, according to state media reports Thursday.
Police nabbed the suspects in raids on five separate terrorist rings in the traditionally Muslim Xinjiang region of China's far west, regional police chief Chen Zhuangwei was quoted as saying by newspapers and the official Xinhua News Agency.
If you happen to sit next to this guy on the train ask him how he has time to do interviews on the news but not get to fucking work on time....check it out he sounds like a real intellectual
Courtesy: Channel 7 News
