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__UPDATE__ already started, thanks for [Sabbah|http://sabbah.biz/] for the photo. [More photos on flickr|http://flickr.com/photos/tags/globalvoices]

In few minutes (sorry for not announcing earlier). The 2nd [GlobalVoices|http://globalvoicesonline.org] [summit|http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/global-voices-2005-london-summit/] will start. [GVO Editors, bloggers and journalists |http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/global-voices-2005-london-summit/global-voices-2005-attendees/] will be participating.

You can join online by listening to the [live webcast, check the live blog and live transcript|http://cyber.law.harvard.edu/globalvoices/global-voices-2005-london-summit/]. You can also ask questions on IRC.

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[MasaMania writes (with tons of photos) about street racing|http://masamania.com/archives/2005/07/street_car_raci.html] in Tokyo. Hashiriya is the name of the races. Seeing the photos I never could have imagined that there could be so much powerful cars in just one place.

Alaa reports that armed state security forces detained the Egyptian journalist Ahmad Abdollah "Abo Islam". They broke in to his house on Monday. Five bloggers visited him and knew from his son that state security forces threatened his family at gun point and confiscated computer hard drives, CDs and books. He was a member of the Labour "El A'aml" party, former editor in ASha'ab newspaper and published two other newspapers. Currently he writes on a website called Balady Net. Abo Islam runs the Center for Islamic Enlightenment, which aims at bringing different religions closer together.

The Egyptian version of the [Zastava 128 GLS|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiat_128] is back and [available for sale|http://yugomisr.com/]. The [Car of the year|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Car_of_the_Year] 1969 is back in production in 2005. Well, actually it is almost 2006 by now.

Speaking of 2006 and the 21st century and so on. [Read about hybrid vehicles|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_vehicles].

But you know, the 128 deserves our respect. She was so useful to so many people. And probably still useful to many today. For almost 30 years (or more?), this car was the hallmark of the Egyptian streets.

I once saw a 128 in the Netherlands while I was in transit going back home from Canada. I was 16 years old at the time and I was home sick after 40 days in North America. But seeing the 128 suddenly made me feel closer to home.

If you don't want to end up like [Abdolkarim|http://www.google.com/blogsearch?as_q=&c2coff=1&btnG=Search+Blogs&as_epq=&as_oq=abdolkarim+%D8%B9%D8%A8%D8%AF-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%83%D8%B1%D9%8A%D9%85-%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%84&as_eq=soroush+karam903&bl_pt=&bl_bt=&bl_url=&bl_auth=&as_drrb=q&as_qdr=&as_mind=1&as_minm=3&as_miny=30&as_maxm=11&as_maxy=2005&filter=0&sa=N&start=0] and think that being anonymous is no easy feat. Check [TorPark|http://torpark.nfshost.com/]:
;:Download TorPark for your language, and put it on a USB Flash keychain. Plug it into any internet terminal whether at home, school, or public. Run Torpark.exe and it will launch a Tor circuit connection, which creates an encrypted tunnel from your computer directly to a Tor exit computer, giving the appearance of having the Tor exit computer's IP.

This is [a story that touches anyone|http://www.naharnet.com/domino/tn/Newsdesk.nsf/Lebanon/26F370B1EA84B395C22570C3002B12BC?OpenDocument]. Her smile now is far more powerful than the bomb.

Aljazeera responds to the [leaked memo about US wanting to bomb their HQ|http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/tm_objectid=16397937%26method=full%26siteid=94762%26headline=exclusive%2d%2dbush%2dplot%2dto%2dbomb%2dhis%2darab%2dally-name_page.html] using [web 2.0|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_2.0] tools. They are [blogging in first person narrative of personal stories just like bloggers do and allowing comments|http://dontbomb.blogspot.com/]. They are [using flickr|http://www.flickr.com/photos/23885066@N00/]. They are [tagging the photos|http://www.flickr.com/photos/23885066@N00/tags/aljazeera/]. They chose a [creative commons license for their photos|http://www.flickr.com/photos/23885066@N00/66454223/]. And you can send them emails to their [gmail account|mailto:dontbombus@gmail.com].

I wonder when will they store their video on archive.org, let us locate their reporters using google maps and hear their first podcast ?