Travelogue International! – Page 27

Young people with physical and visual impairments will have greater opportunities to participate in sport through the expansion of the ISPORT programme into ISPORT+.

Malta: ISPORT+ EXPANDS OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES! (12.8.2026)

12/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The initiative, launched four years ago through a collaboration between The Malta Trust Foundation and the Malta Paralympic Committee, initially focused on children with visual impairments. Under a renewed partnership, ISPORT+ will now broaden its sporting and coaching opportunities to include young people with physical disabilities.

Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, founder and chair of The Malta Trust Foundation, said the aim was to reach as many children and young people as possible and help them discover their potential through sport. She highlighted the confidence, happiness and sense of achievement gained by participants over the past four years.

Medical staff use brain-computer interface equipment to conduct rehabilitation training for a patient at the Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou, south China's Guangdong Province. (Photo: The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University)

China: Guangzhou Hospital Launches Art & Humanities Healing Centre! (12.8.2026)

12/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

Nurses conduct nutrition education sessions using food models, translating complex dietary requirements into practical daily choices through individualized guidance.

“Medicine is shifting from a disease-centred approach to a health-centred one. In the AI era, humanistic care should run through the entire patient journey, from hospital admission to returning home,” said Wu Jinghong, Party secretary of the hospital and director of the healing centre.

The centre also plans to address the mental health needs of healthcare workers through art-based activities, psychological support and stress relief programmes.

UK: Should Cambridge University Investigate Rupert Sheldrake? (12.8.2026)

12/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

The Buddha does not contain ALL knowledge as if it were lying dormant in his mind at any given moment (therefore he is not “omniscient” in this sense) but he does say that an enlightened being can direct the mind in any direction he or she wishes (like a net enveloping and collecting all things) throughout the world, and in so doing bring any part of it into his enlightened conscious awareness. This lasts for as long as concentration is held in that direction and then fails away – remember that the true nature of the mind is “empty” and spacious – so that all phenomena seems to arise and pass away within it. In fact the Buddha states a long list of abilities and powers he possesses – including the ability for his mind’s awareness to travel to other worlds. What happened over-time is that through various commentaries and translations, the fact that the Buddha could move his mind’s awareness in any direction (or none) became conflated with the idea that his mind’s awareness was already in every place and at every time.

The Estate Agents is Called "Progressive" in North Bergen!

UK: North Bergen – New Jersey [USA] – London Calling! (11.8.2026)

11/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

I suppose as I write predominantly in “English” it is inevitable that a US audience will be attracted – if not only out of curiously – rather than any great political engagement. Surely, it would be logical to think this (of course, I exclude my progressive US readership from this assessment). Imagine my surprise when I saw that around half of the 900 or so hits my blog attracts (each week) in the US is from a single city – namely “North Bergen” in New Jersey. The name is either Dutch or Scandinavian – but the British once ruled this area. I have been reading about ths place as quite frankly I am astonished that my output would be of any interest to the average American – let alone in a single city. It could be a fluke and I am reading too much into it – but I am grateful for every read and click my work attracts – whether the content is liked or not. So, to those people of “North Bergen” who I will never meet or personally know – I thank you for the “click” – even if it was in error. Thank you for giving me something “new” to research. Thank you for sharing this path through my words!

Tourists buy souvenirs in Liuxing block of Yining, Ili Kazak Autonomous Prefecture, northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, Sept. 8, 2025. Liuxing block in Yining is named for its hexagonal alleys where people of multiple ethnic groups live together. (Xinhua/Zhang Haobo)

China: Milk Tea Nourishes Grassroots Governance & Ethnic Unity in Xinjiang! (11.8.2026)

11/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

For some, the tea gathering may help boost their business. Local craftsman Abduxukur Abdukadir has a problem. His handmade leather boots are of fine quality, yet the steady stream of tourists during peak season has not translated into sales. At the gathering, the neighbours suggested he turn the boots into souvenir keychains, while Zulayat Nurat, a local gourd painting artist, offered to help.

Zulayat Nurat also put forward demands for wider promotion of her traditional gourd painting craft. The community responded swiftly, promoting her works on official platforms and offering a 30-square-metre studio free of rent. “The community truly values our efforts,” she said.

The milk tea gatherings started in 2023 and have been held monthly ever since, according to Nijat Parhat, Party chief of the community.

8,200 suspects in crackdown on evolving organized crime!

China: 8,200 Suspects Arrested in Evolving Organised Crime Crackdown! (11.8.2026)

11/08/2026 Adrian (釋大道)

At the same time, I also encountered East Asians (Indians) living in Turkey who were pretending to be “Uyghurs” – running “Chinese Restaurants” (that sold Turkish kebabs and German beer). Local Turks told us the government was behind this charade (the US at the time had switched from accusing China of Human Rights violations in Tibet – to doing the same in Xinjiang). This policy continues today – as can be seen through the antics of the Kurdish-racist (former NBA player) “Enes Kanter” (this homophobe accuses China of oppressing the Uyghurs – and Turkey of oppressing the Kurds, etc). Meanwhile, on China’s border, a BJP-India continues a decades-old policy of “pretending” it owns territory its military could never occupy, hold, or gain – and it does this by laughingly giving these areas “Indian-sounding” names on maps. Some way or another, the youth need to develop a robust self-reliance that is both flexible enough to evolve – whilst also being firm enough not to be dislodged from a correct ideological trajectory. There must also be the capacity to learn from mistakes and recover from external blows. Perhaps easier said than done – but necessary nonetheless.

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