Remy van L

The purpose of torture is not to produce useful information; rather, “all coercive techniques are designed to induce regression” — that is, specifically, to erase the individual will by exploiting the psychological and physical dependence of captives on their captors.

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Official Full Album)

Photojournalist Louie Palu spent five years covering the war in Afghanistan, from 2006 to 2010, much of the time in Kandahar Province, going out with NATO and Afghan troops on hundreds of patrols and combat missions. Palu wrote a series of journals reflecting on his personal experience, capturing the chaos and his own psychological state as he bore witness to the horrors, tedium, hard work, pain, and frustrations of war. Now Palu, along with co-director Devin Gallagher, has released a new documentary film titled Kandahar Journals, based on his writings and experience as a combat photographer, telling the stories of the soldiers and civilians in Kandahar, and contrasting that with scenes from a disconnected daily life taking place back home in North America. Palu was kind enough to share some images here from his new movie, which premieres in Washington, D.C. on November 7th, at the National Gallery of Art.

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Officer Jade Howard inspects the patrol car's computer which gives information about incoming radio calls and suspects. July 29, 2015. Philadelphia, Pa.

Der Brautmarkt von Stara Sagora findet einmal im Jahr statt. Es ist eine Art Kirmes mit ein paar Tausend Besuchern, lauter Musik, Tanz und Imbissständen - und gleichzeitig der jährliche Treff der Kesselschmiede, eines orthodoxen Roma-Klans, dessen Mitglieder in den ländlichen Gegenden Bulgariens leben, oft bis heute vom Schmiedehandwerk. Die Tradition will es, dass die etwa 6 000 Kesselschmiede nur untereinander heiraten - weshalb sie einmal im Jahr aus dem ganzen Land anreisen, um in Stara Sagora einen Ehepartner für Sohn oder Tochter zu finden.

The two Americans had asked Norman if he believed in human rights. Norman said he did. They asked him if he believed in God, and he, who had been in the Salvation Army, said he believed strongly in God. “We knew that what we were going to do was far greater than any athletic feat, and he said “I’ll stand with you” – remembers John Carlos – “I expected to see fear in Norman’s eyes, but instead we saw love.”

Shiyu, or Lion Islet, part of Kinmen County, one of Taiwan’s offshore islands, seen in front of Xiamen, China, on September 8, 2015. Just off Kinmen’s shores, glass-walled high-rises wink from the booming mainland port of Xiamen in one of China's most prosperous provinces.

Photograph by Ian McAllister, Pacific Wild

This wolf took a break from eating herring roe to investigate a half-submerged object: the photographer’s camera.

Mr Shkreli is hardly the first to implement such sharp price rises but he may be the first to brag about it so unashamedly. On a tour of television studios this week, a smirking Mr Shkreli could not hide his amusement at the furore, rolling his eyes as interviewers questioned him about the impact on patients and describing his actions as “altruistic”.

In the ensuing firestorm the story was picked up by news outlets everywhere, and his home address and mobile phone number were published online. By Tuesday night, Mr Shkreli performed a partial climbdown, pledging to cut the drug’s price (he did not say by how much).

Several industry figures said that they had counselled Mr Shkreli to take a more contrite tone. But, as one of them says, “Martin does not take advice.”

I’m sure by now you’ve all seen the “We witnessin’ a baby whale kid” video which went insanely viral a few days ago. YouTube user Dan Telfer has uploaded a dubbed version of the video which recreates the scene as if the Boston Guy were an expert marine biologist.

Mr. Brown, whose criminal record includes drug and assault charges, is at the center of an experiment taking place in dozens of police departments across the country, one in which the authorities have turned to complex computer algorithms to try to pinpoint the people most likely to be involved in future violent crimes — as either predator or prey. The goal is to do all they can to prevent the crime from happening.

The strategy, known as predictive policing, combines elements of traditional policing, like increased attention to crime “hot spots” and close monitoring of recent parolees. But it often also uses other data, including information about friendships, social media activity and drug use, to identify “hot people” and aid the authorities in forecasting crime.