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Mr. President wrote that the legend of South Melbourne Hellas, Alan Davidson, had said that he would die for the Greeks even the next day. According to the post, Davidson, who was of Japanese descent, grew up in difficult circumstances in Australia and found love, acceptance, and family in the Greek community. Mr. President also mentioned that his son, Jason, was an opponent of his father's favorite team in the final of the Australian Cup, describing the story as an example of the Hellenism of the diaspora and the power of football. #Ελληνισμός #Ποδόσφαιρο #Διασπορά (translated)

Piotr Czerniawski wrote that he hoped Maciek Gładysz and Borys Łyżeń would withdraw from junior series. He claimed that the road to F1 is blocked for years, so young drivers should move straight to LMP2 from the age of 16. He believed it was not worth risking health for a chance to race in F1, for example in Monaco or Melbourne. #motorsport #Formuła1 #wyścigi (translated)

The second pilot of flydubai, Hammam al-Hammami, who did not obtain a degree in engineering from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, attempted to take control of the aircraft during a flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, which led to a dramatic incident. #RMIT #BezpieczeństwoLotnicze #AtakTerrorystyczny (translated)

An artificial intelligence model developed in collaboration between a British company and the University of Melbourne is capable of identifying type 2 diabetes by analyzing voice, achieving promising results at conferences in Milan, despite the need for further refinements. #IntelligenzaArtificiale #DiabeteTipo2 #SaluteTecnologia (translated)

18. září 1994 – Ze Staroměstské náměstí v Praze odjel na kole na tříletou cestu kolem světa Vítězslav Dostál, první Čech, který takovou cestu vykonal. 👍👍👍 Představa spojení bicyklu a putování přitahovala Dostála už od dětství. První kolo dostal v šesti letech. A záhy na sobě začal pracovat. Po parašutismu na konci sedmdesátých let se stal přeborníkem v triatlonu a několikanásobným držitelem titulu železný muž. Následovaly horolezecké výstupy a horské přechody v Tatrách, na Pirinu a v Rocky Mountains. Prokládal je cykloexpedicemi do evropských zemí. Když ho omrzela Evropa, ujel v roce 1990 na trase Los Angeles - New York 7500 kilometrů. A o dva roky později přes 5000 kilometrů v rozpáleném australském vnitrozemí z Darwinu do Melbourne. V témže roce projel i časovku Aš - Čierná nad Tisou. „Jsem připraven,“ prohlásil tehdy. „Dalo by se do toho šlápnout.“ Naložil si kolo a vyrazil na cestu kolem světa. Ze Staroměstského náměstí 18. září 1994. Odtud to vzal na Plzeň a potom osmapadesáti státy pěti kontinentů. Jel na upraveném kole české výroby značky Velamos. Za jízdy se naučil jíst, pít, a dokonce se převléknout. Ze sedla zvládl fotografovat, filmovat, nahrávat na diktafon i otočit kazetu. Nekonečné hodiny jízdy, to byla pro osamělého cyklistu prý i dobrá příležitost k meditaci. Během tříletého maratónu zažil zemětřesení, hurikán v Indonésii, písečné bouře v Tibetu či havárii vrtulníku v Nepálu. V Tunisku ho napadli toulaví psi, v Číně roj divokých včel, v Argentině přežil srážku s kamiónem a tři přepadení. V Brazílii zase přiotrávený výfukovými plyny neustále zvracel a hrozila mu dehydratace. Ledový vítr se mu opíral do propocených zad. Bolest byla někdy tak nesnesitelná, že se nemohl ani postavit na nohy. Ale jeho vůle vydržela vše. Stejně jako jeho kolo. Na prvních pedálech dojel až do australského Sydney. Během cesty nasadil čtyři rezervní řetězy a stejný počet sedmikoleček. Vyměnil sedm zadních kol, dvě přední a celou hromadu drátů. Cesta spolkla 28 plášťů a nespočet duší. Defektů bylo celkem 107; poslední Víťu překvapil u Berouna. Prasklý nosič, vyztužený vším, co bylo po ruce, vydržel až do Prahy. Před pomníkem mistra Jana Husa slezl vytrvalý cyklista z kola v září 1997. Našlapal 59 460 kilometrů, s cestou domů celkem 60 000. #cestování #cyklistika #historie

📈 Awans na 1. miejsce w rankingu 🏆 Zwycięstwo w US Open Jelena Rybakina klamrą domyka wielkoszlemowy sezon. Wygrała w Melbourne, wygrywa też w Nowym Jorku. Bardzo dobry poziom tego finału, duża dramaturgia, trzy sety, czego chcieć więcej? #USOpen #tenis #JelenaRybakina #USOpen

Fred : « Nous avons eu des réunions constructives avec Lewis et Charles. Ils ont clarifié les choses ensemble et je leur ai rappelé certains principes fondamentaux de ma gestion d'équipe. Je continuerai à les appliquer ! J'ai rappelé à Lewis que lorsque nous avons remporté la course à Melbourne il y a 2 ans grâce à une stratégie efficace, j'avais envoyé Ravin Jain (chef stratégie) sur le podium, car il était juste de le récompenser. Lorsque nous avons perdu une course à cause d'une erreur stratégique, j'ai pris la parole à la télévision et j'ai assumé mes responsabilités. Mon rôle est de protéger les centaines de personnes de l'équipe et d'assumer mes responsabilités. C'est ce que j'ai également demandé aux pilotes : si nous voulons obtenir des résultats, nous devons protéger l'équipe et que chacun prenne ses responsabilités. Les pilotes sont beaucoup plus calmes avec nous que lorsqu'ils s'adressent à la presse. Lewis m'a dit : "Fred, 80 % de mon message était positif, et ils n'ont retenu que les 20 % négatifs." Mais on sait tous comment ça marche. Si vous dites que l'équipe fait du bon travail et que vous ajoutez un "mais", cette partie fera la une. Ça fait partie du jeu. » « Charles a dit : "J'ai été trop agressif." Et ça me convient. Quand Kimi s'est battu avec Russell, il a fini dans le gravier, tout comme Lewis au départ. Dans notre cas, en revanche, on est vite passé d'un incident en piste à une crise de gestion des pilotes. Je pense qu'il faut trouver le juste équilibre entre les deux. Dire qu'il n'y a pas de "règles d'engagement" ne reflète pas la réalité. On ne peut pas s'attendre à ce que les contrats recensent tous les scénarios possibles sur la piste, car cela deviendrait inévitablement une question d'interprétation. "J'étais là", "Non, tu étais cinq centimètres derrière" : cela ne résout rien. Les principes sont clairs et les pilotes les connaissent. Charles & Lewis Ferrari peuvent compter sur un traitement égal, mais il arrivera peut-être un moment où nous devrons décider si l’un d’eux est hors course. Dans ce cas, la décision me reviendra. Mais d’ici là, le traitement sera égal. » #F1 #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 #F1 #Ferrari #GestionEquipe

L’onnipotenza di Shelton. L’americano fa quello che vuole. Quando gli aggrada ottiene il break e gioca vincenti da ogni dove. La sconfitta ai quarti di finale a Melbourne stava cambiando dinamiche negli scontri diretti e rivalità con Sinner. Adesso non ne sono più tanto convinta. #Tennis #Shelton #Sinner

Darderi continua la sua corsa a New York: l'azzurro batte Sweeny e resta in gioco agli US Open, dove sognare non costa nulla 👀🇮🇹 Per Luli si tratta del primo ottavo di finale in America, il secondo in un Major dopo Melbourne 2026! ✅ https://t.co/PURQYCVJIc #USOpen #Tennis #Italia

SciLight Global South Sustainable Development (GSSD) – Street Art as Participatory Infrastructure and Community Mental Health SOURCE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scilight-global-south-sustainable-development-gssd-sardella-ph-d--ojtlf/ It is with considerable satisfaction that I have the honour of announcing the publication of our scholarly contribution, produced in collaboration with Professor Matteo Mantuano (Unitré, Università degli Studi di Milano), with the generous support of the Stramurales International Street Art Festival, Stornara Life APS, under the direction of Lino Lombardi, and the Banda dei Fischietti of Stornara, Puglia, Italy: "Street Art as Participatory Infrastructure and Community Mental Health: The Case of the Stramurales Festival of Stornara Life APS" Global South & Sustainable Development, 2026, 1(1), 6 🔗 https://www.sciltp.com/journals/gssd/articles/2602003135 Published by Casa Editrice SciLight, with its headquarters at Suite 4002, Level 4, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. What Does this Research Concern itself with? The present study examines the Stramurales International Street Art Festival of Stornara (Puglia) as an innovative instrument of participatory public health intervention, analysed through the theoretical lenses of environmental psychology, resilience theory, and the emerging framework of "EnvironMental Health." Stornara constitutes a paradigmatic instance of the structural violence that afflicts rural Southern Italy: youthful emigration, infrastructural deterioration, and collective despondency together form a constellation of deeply interconnected public health crises. The Stramurales model—founded by Maestro Lino Lombardi under the auspices of the association Stornara Life APS—addresses these considerable challenges by means of three cardinal democratic mechanisms: the voluntary participation of property owners, the democratic selection of mural content through annual community assemblies, and a system of transparent governance expressly designed to forestall appropriation by local political élites. Principal Findings ISTAT data document a reduction in the annual rate of youth emigration from approximately 175 per 1,000 young adults during the period 2014–2017 to approximately 118 per 1,000 between 2018 and 2022: a diminution of some 33 per cent, notably coincident with the festival's inception. Whilst one must naturally refrain from attributing this variation causally and exclusively to the intervention in question, the quantitative evidence integrates compellingly with a rich body of qualitative testimony: participants who now describe their community no longer as "a place from which one flees", but rather as "a place actively engaged in becoming something". The psychological mechanisms thus documented — affective regulation, social cohesion, narrative reconstruction, and collective self-efficacy — are produced not by the murals as such, but by the democratic process through which they are brought into being. It is participatory governance, one must insist, that constitutes the genuine therapeutic agent. Why Does This Matter at the Global Level? Through comparative analysis with experiences drawn from the Global South—among them Casa Kolacho in Medellín, post-apartheid initiatives in South Africa, and festival projects within the Brazilian favelas—the study demonstrates the transferability of this model to contexts of structural marginalisation of markedly different character and provenance. The implications for public policy are unambiguous: democratic governance of urban space is not a procedural nicety but a fully-fledged therapeutic intervention, at once economically sustainable and eminently replicable. This work forms part of a broader research programme initiated with the publication of Street Art as Public Health Infrastructure in the Harvard Health and Human Rights Journal, and aspires to contribute, both theoretically and empirically, to the consolidation of an integrated discipline at the intersection of cultural policy, urban design, and public health. I remain profoundly grateful to all those in Stornara who possessed the singular courage to paint their own future.

SciLight Global South Sustainable Development (GSSD) – Street Art as Participatory Infrastructure and Community Mental Health SOURCE: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/scilight-global-south-sustainable-development-gssd-sardella-ph-d--grwaf/ È con grande soddisfazione che annuncio la pubblicazione del nostro contributo scientifico, realizzato in collaborazione con il Prof. Matteo Mantuano (Unitré, Università di Milano), con il supporto dello Stramurales International Street Art Festival di Stornara Life APS di Lino Lombardi e la Banda dei Fischietti di Stornara, Puglia, Italy: "Street Art as Participatory Infrastructure and Community Mental Health: The Case of the Stramurales Festival of Stornara Life APS" Global South & Sustainable Development, 2026, 1(1), 6 🔗 https://www.sciltp.com/journals/gssd/articles/2602003135 Pubbllicato dalla Casa Editrice SciLight, con sede presso la Suite 4002 Level 4, 447 Collins Street, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia. Di cosa si occupa questa ricerca? Lo studio analizza il festival internazionale di street art Stramurales di Stornara (Puglia) come intervento innovativo di salute pubblica partecipativa, attraverso le lenti dell'psicologia ambientale, della teoria della resilienza e dell'"EnvironMental Health". Stornara rappresenta un caso paradigmatico di violenza strutturale che affligge il Mezzogiorno rurale italiano: emigrazione giovanile, deterioramento infrastrutturale e disperazione collettiva costituiscono crisi di salute pubblica interconnesse. Il modello Stramurales' fondato dal Maestro Lino Lombardi attraverso l'associazione Stornara Life APS, risponde a queste sfide mediante tre meccanismi democratici fondamentali: la partecipazione volontaria dei proprietari immobiliari, la selezione democratica dei contenuti murali attraverso assemblee comunitarie annuali, e una governance trasparente che impedisce l'appropriazione da parte delle élite politiche locali. Risultati principali I dati ISTAT documentano una riduzione del tasso annuo di emigrazione giovanile da circa 175 per 1000 giovani adulti (2014–2017) a circa 118 per 1000 (2018–2022): una diminuzione di circa il 33% coincidente con l'avvio del festival. Pur non attribuendo causalmente questa variazione al solo intervento, i dati quantitativi si integrano con una ricca evidenza qualitativa: partecipanti che descrivono la propria comunità non più come «un luogo da cui fuggire», ma come «un luogo impegnato nel diventare qualcosa». I meccanismi psicologici documentati (regolazione affettiva, coesione sociale, ricostruzione narrativa e autoefficacia collettiva) sono prodotti non dai murales in sé, ma dal processo democratico attraverso cui essi vengono realizzati. È la governance partecipativa il vero agente terapeutico. Perché importa a livello globale? Attraverso la comparazione con esperienze del Global South (Casa Kolacho a Medellín, progetti post-apartheid in Sudafrica, festival nei favela brasiliani), lo studio dimostra la trasferibilità del modello in contesti di marginalizzazione strutturale profondamente diversi. Il messaggio per le politiche pubbliche è chiaro: la governance democratica dello spazio urbano non è un optional procedurale, ma un intervento terapeutico a pieno titolo, economicamente sostenibile e replicabile. Questo lavoro si inserisce in un percorso di ricerca avviato con la pubblicazione "Street Art as Public Health Infrastructure" sull'Harvard Health and Human Rights Journal della Harvard University, contribuendo a fondare teoricamente e empiricamente l'integrazione tra politica culturale, design urbano e salute pubblica. Sono grato a tutti coloro che, a Stornara, hanno avuto il coraggio di dipingere il proprio futuro.

RETU DE TERCERA RONDA DE GRAND SLAM Arrancó el año llegando a tercera en Melbourne y lo cierra al menos con tercera en Nueva York. Volvió el tenis que lo puso como Nº1 del continente en mayo y ya son seis las veces que llegó a esta instancia en GS. Próxima parada: ¿la nave? https://t.co/9kED2TC0Oe #Tenis #GrandSlam #Deportes