CAMINHO DAS ÍNDIAS : Próximos capítulos: 23/05/2009 a 30/05/2009

1. Sábado, 23/05/2009

   Ravi e Camila têm primeira noite de amor

   Ravi e Camila passam a noite de núpcias em seu novo quarto. Yvone convence Raul a trocar de motorista. Castanho combina um encontro entre Cadore e Cidinha. Melissa encontra um endereço estranho na relação que tirou do GPS de Ramiro. Melissa sugere a Ramiro enviar um representante para pegar o prêmio de Tarso. Cadore e Cidinha são homenageados na gafieira e o casal acaba dançando. Opash faz um afago em Niraj e aconselha Maya a não deixá-lo perto dos intocáveis. Laksmi se nega a homenagear Camila. Raj diz a Ravi que Camila vai aprender os costumes indianos aos poucos. Opash revela a Laksmi que vai se vingar de Shankar, dizendo que ele vai se arrepender de ter desarmonizado sua família. Rute apresenta Silvia à turma de Berê, como a nova professora de História. Ramiro e Murilo voltam a discutir e o empresário acusa Murilo de ter fechado a conta de Raul no exterior. Ramiro conta a Bahuan que a Indiamed o chamou para conhecer a empresa e ele convida o indiano para acompanhá-lo. Raul dispensa os serviços de Gopal, a pedido de Yvone. Manu revela a Rani e a Kochi que desconfia que Komal costuma jogar. Raj liga para Cadore, querendo tirar satisfação sobre o que ele quer resolver com Maya. O filho de Duda passa mal e ela o leva para o pronto-socorro.

Próximos capítulos: 25/05/2009 a 30/05/2009

1. Segunda-feira, 25/05/2009

   Bebê de Duda precisa ser operado

   Raj dá um ultimato a Cadore, ameaçando contatar Ramiro caso ele insista em ligar para Maya. Cadore conta a Inês sobre a ligação de Raj e conclui que Ramiro pode ser um suspeito. Duda leva Niraj para o hospital e o médico Lucas indica cirurgia. Duda não autoriza a operação, mas Lucas opera a criança. Melissa rouba o carro de Ramiro para descobrir se o marido a está enganando. Tarso vê Norminha e foge. Opash reclama de Camila. Indira chama a atenção da nora e a orienta a seguir os costumes indianos. Duda diz a Lucas que vai processá-lo por ter operado seu filho sem o seu consentimento. Chiara pede a Murilo indicação de um advogado para processar o médico que operou Niraj. Bahuan fica sabendo por Chiara que Duda teve um filho de Raj. Opash convida a família de Camila para uma visita a sua casa, e conta a Indira que César e Ilana sabem que Raj teve um filho de Duda. Aída conta a Júlia que Dario se interessou por ela. Chanti ajuda Camila a se enfeitar. Ramiro mente para Melissa, dizendo que o motor do carro sofreu uma pane. Melissa conclui que Ramiro esconde algo dela. Gopal encontra Yvone e diz que sabe de tudo.

2. Terça-feira, 26/05/2009

   Yvone quer tirar Gopal do seu caminho

   Yvone se sente ameaçada por Gopal e pensa em tirá-lo de seu caminho. Ana chama a polícia para inibir a arruaça da turma de Zeca, mas ele consegue escapar. Castanho pede Suellen em casamento, mas ela não leva a sério. Yvone injeta uma substância em bombons e dá de presente para Gopal. Murilo comenta com Silvia que Cadore descobriu que a conta do exterior de Raul foi fechada após sua morte, e que desconfia deles. Silvia resolve conversar com o ex-sogro. Duda se mostra hostil com o médico que operou seu filho. Cadore manda flores para Cidinha. Kochi repreende Komal ao ver o filho jogando. Opash diz a Laksmi que Shankar vai pagar pelo casamento de Ravi. Shankar pede a Puja que leve uma encomenda para Laksmi e traga uma resposta dela. Um policial procura Lucas no hospital. Opash dá uma festa para receber a família de Camila. Raj comunica a Maya que vai levá-la ao Brasil para esclarecer o assunto sobre a conta de Raul. O pediatra de Niraj diz a Duda que Lucas salvou seu filho, operando-o sem sua permissão. Duda pede desculpas a Lucas.

3. Quarta-feira, 27/05/2009

   Melissa fica cismada

   Laksmi demonstra não gostar da presença da família de Camila em sua casa. Indira, Ilana e Aída conversam sobre as diferenças dos costumes indianos e brasileiros. O cachorro de Gopal come um dos bombons que o indiano ganhou de Yvone e cai desacordado. Raul diz a Yvone que deseja ver a casa que comprou antes de ficar pronta, ameaçando o plano de Yvone. Silvia comenta com Tônia sobre a desconfiança de Cadore. Melissa descobre que o endereço onde Ramiro estacionou o carro é de Gaby. Raj manda um e-mail para Cadore, informando que vai ao Brasil conversar com ele. Gopal conversa com o amigo motorista sobre o que aconteceu com o cachorro. Yvone diz a Mike que Raul quer ver a casa e isso a fará apressar o desfecho do plano. Melissa vai ao clube e fica à espera de Gaby. Zeca comenta com o amigo que César recomendou que ele saísse do Rio. Dayse entra na sala de aula de Berê e faz uma posição de lótus, deixando os alunos paralisados. Maya diz a Kochi que vai para o Brasil com Raj. Opash comunica a Pandit que quer denunciar Shankar. Puja entrega o colar mangala sutra para Laksmi, a mando de Shankar. Duda vai à delegacia retirar a queixa contra Lucas.

4. Quinta-feira, 28/05/2009

   Melissa agride Gaby

   Duda retira a queixa contra Lucas. Laksmi diz a Puja que é difícil abrir mão de seus costumes e tenta devolver o colar, mas Puja afirma que ele pertence a ela. Aída pergunta a Camila se ela está certa sobre o casamento e a filha se mostra feliz e decidida. Melissa encontra Gaby e agride a amante do marido. Ramiro fica sabendo e procura a mulher, que inventa que Tarso foi o motivo da agressão. Tônia diz a Tarso que não pode ficar o tempo todo ao seu lado e o namorado não reage bem. Opash avisa à família que denunciou Shankar e que ele será banido da casta. Laksmi manda Opash retirar a queixa, e ele fica sem entender o motivo da ordem de sua mãe. Aída avisa a César que Camila ficará desassistida caso se divorcie de Ravi, e pede ao ex-marido que deixe alguma propriedade no nome da filha. Pedro conta a Bahuan que Raj vem com Maya para o Brasil. Camila se despede da família. Bahuan quer conhecer Duda e pede a Pedro que marque uma hora no centro de estética. Duda recebe Lucas em sua casa. Cema conta a Ondina que Castanho pediu Suellen em casamento. Surya avisa a Opash que Shankar está querendo falar com ele. Yvone sai com Raul e se surpreende ao ver Gopal.

5. Sexta-feira, 29/05/2009

   Maya esconde telefone de Bahuan em livro

   Gopal desconfia da naturalidade de Yvone ao cumprimentá-lo. Mike acerta com Yvone os detalhes para o desfecho de seus planos contra Raul. Shankar fica indignado ao saber por Pandit que não será mais julgado pelo conselho dos brâmanes. Pandit resolve descobrir todos os segredos que envolvem os Anandas. Suellen aceita se casar com Castanho. Melissa se vangloria para Inês de ter agredido Gaby e conseguido o carro de Ramiro de presente. Yvone retira o chip da máquina fotográfica de Raul. Camila reclama de Surya para Ravi. Maya se incomoda com a ideia de deixar Niraj com Indira quando for ao Brasil com Raj. Indira se espanta quando Camila diz que não sabe cozinhar. Maya coloca um cartão com o telefone de Bahuan em um livro e Raj o guarda em sua maleta. Murilo mostra para Tônia a aliança que comprou para Silvia. Raj vê Maya tirar o cartão de seu livro. Duda combina de se encontrar novamente com Lucas. Maya prepara Niraj para uma cerimônia. Yvone não consegue impedir Raul de se encontrar com Gopal.

6. Sábado, 30/05/2009

   Raul desconfia de Yvone

   Gopal conta para Raul o que descobriu sobre Yvone, mas ele não acredita no motorista. Todos ficam emocionados com o início da cerimônia de Niraj. Amithab recrimina Surya por fazer intrigas sobre Raj durante a cerimônia do sobrinho. Duda afirma para Chiara que não pensa mais em Raj. Murilo conta para Bahuan que Duda foi noiva de Raj. Surya ameaça mostrar as cinzas do cartão que Maya queimou para Raj. Yvone percebe a desconfiança de Raul depois do que Gopal lhe disse e fica tensa. Opash se emociona ao pensar que Niraj será um comerciante. Zeca comenta com seu amigo que vai se vingar de Ana por tê-lo denunciado. Castanho fica noivo de Suellen na pastelaria. Cidinha explica para Cadore por que não ligou para agradecer as flores. Gaby termina seu relacionamento com Ramiro. Ramiro tenta se explicar com Tarso por não ter ido à entrega de seu prêmio. Berê incentiva Tônia a se afastar definitivamente de Tarso. Yvone começa a arrumar suas malas enquanto Raul não está em casa. Shankar decide acusar Opash por difamação para o conselho dos brâmanes. Surya manda uma mensagem em nome de Maya marcando um encontro com Duda no Brasil. Maya diz para Raj que o ama e o deixa comovido.

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Empresário vítima de acidente aéreo na BA perdeu mulher em tragédia da TAM

da Folha Online

O empresário Roger Ian Wright, 56, sócio fundador da Arsenal Investimentos, é um dos ocupantes do avião bimotor King Air B350, prefixo PR-MOZ, que caiu na noite desta sexta-feira na região de Porto Seguro, na Bahia, com ao menos 11 pessoas. A primeira mulher dele, Barbara Cecilia Luchsinger Wright, morreu no acidente da TAM de 1996 --no qual morreram 99 pessoas, na zona sul de São Paulo.

Wright também atuou como conselheiro independente da TAM de 2003 a 2008, entre outras empresas. O executivo foi ainda sócio e membro da Diretoria Executiva do Banco de Investimentos Garantia e do Conselho de Administração do Credit Suisse First Boston Garantia. Graduado em administrações de empresa pela Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania).

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A segunda mulher de Wright, Lucila Lins, também estava na aeronave. Entretanto, a lista oficial com os nomes dos ocupantes do avião não havia sido divulgada até as 2h deste sábado. Testemunhas relataram ter visto uma explosão logo após a queda. Os bombeiros descartam haver sobreviventes.

Wright é responsável pela área de Capital Advisory e membro ativo da equipe de Corporate Finance da Arsenal Investimentos, cuja sede é em São Paulo.

O acidente

Um avião bimotor King Air B350, prefixo PR-MOZ, transportando ao menos 11 pessoas caiu na região de Porto Seguro, na Bahia, por volta das 21h desta sexta-feira (22). De acordo com o Corpo de Bombeiros --que disse descartar a hipótese de haver sobreviventes--, testemunhas relataram ter visto uma explosão logo após a queda.

O número de vítimas, entretanto, pode ser maior, já que o Corpo de Bombeiros informou que, além dos 11 adultos que estavam na aeronave, outras quatro crianças também ocupavam o avião. O dado ainda não foi confirmado pela FAB (Força Aérea Brasileira) e Anac (Agência Nacional de Aviação Civil).

O acidente ocorreu por volta das 21h, a cerca de 150 metros da pista de um aeroporto privado do hotel Terravista. Testemunhas relataram ter visto uma explosão logo após a queda. Segundo a Polícia Militar, chovia muito no momento do acidente.

Os bombeiros continuam no local controlando o incêndio na aeronave e buscando sobreviventes. Uma equipe da Aeronáutica já partiu de Recife com destino ao local do acidente para apurar as causas do acidente.

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Piratas virtuais invadem site e noticiam morte falsa de Silvio Santos

da Folha Online

Atualizado às 02h45.

Um grupo de piratas virtuais invadiu a página de um site de notícias na noite desta sexta-feira e noticiou falsamente a morte do dono do SBT, o apresentador Silvio Santos, 78.

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Reprodução da página do site "O Fuxico" invadida por piratas virtuais informa a morte Silvio Santos

A notícia, no site "O Fuxico", de Ester Rocha, assessora de Gugu Liberato, informava que o apresentador havia passado mal durante uma gravação do quadro "Pergunte a Maisa", que não será mais veiculado no "Programa Silvio Santos" por decisão judicial.

O apresentador, segundo a nota, teria sido atendido no hospital Albert Einstein.

A nota estava no site por volta de 22h, com horário aproximado de 20h30.

A assessoria de imprensa do SBT negou o fato e informou que Silvio Santos se encontra nos Estados Unidos, de onde deve voltar apenas na próxima semana.

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Avião cai próximo a complexo hoteleiro em Trancoso-BA com 11 pessoas a bordo; não há sobreviventes

Do UOL Notícias
Em São Paulo

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  O Aeroporto Terravista é dedicado exclusivamente ao atendimento de aeronaves executivas e tem uma pista pavimentada de 1.500 metros de extensão

Um avião bimotor de prefixo PR-MOZ caiu em Trancoso, no sul da Bahia, ao se aproximar da pista do aeroporto privado Terravista na noite desta sexta-feira (22).

A Assessoria de Comunicação da Aeronáutica informou que o avião teria 11 passageiros a bordo e decolou do aeroporto de Congonhas, em São Paulo às 18h31. Às 21h13 a aeronave modelo King Air 350 caiu. Bombeiros que trabalharam no resgate no local do acidente afirmam que não há sobreviventes.

Segundo o portal de internet local "Radar 64", entre as vítimas estaria o empresário e proprietário do avião, Roger Wright, fundador da Arsenal Investimentos, e sua esposa, Lucila Lins, os dois filhos do casal, além do gerente da rede hoteleira de nome ainda não divulgado. Segundo o portal, havia oito passageiros a bordo do avião, mais o comandante, o co-piloto e uma aeromoça. A aeronáutica ainda não divulgou a lista oficial.

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  O avião bimotor de prefixo PR-MOZ caiu em Trancoso, no sul da Bahia, ao se aproximar da pista do aeroporto privado Terravista

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De acordo com o tenente Gilmar Santos, que esteve no local do acidente, o avião explodiu e os corpos ficaram carbonizados, mas provavelmente só serão removidos pela perícia técnica na manhã deste sábado para então serem reconhecidos.

O Comando do Corpo de Bombeiros de Porto Seguro informou ao UOL que 4 crianças estariam entre os passageiros. Ainda segundo os bombeiros, chovia muito na hora do acidente e o avião explodiu e se incendiou na aterrissagem.

O Aeroporto Terravista é dedicado ao atendimento exclusivo de aeronaves executivas. A pista tem 1.500 metros e é utilizada pelos proprietários das casas do condomínio e clientes do campo de golf. A Aeronáutica, que já mandou uma equipe de Recife para o local do acidente para investigar as possíveis causas da tragédia.

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Festival gets political with controversial films from China and Iran

A Chinese film featuring graphic gay sex scenes and an Iranian film denouncing screen and music censorship threw world politics into the spotlight at the Cannes film festival on Thursday.

AFP - A torrid gay sex movie from China and a blistering denunciation of screen and music censorship in Iran threw world politics centre-stage at the Cannes film festival on Thursday.

Both movies were shot in secret and brought to France without official home country approval, but with controversy no stranger to Cannes they were scheduled to screen on the first day of the race to scoop the festival's Palme d'Or award.

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"Cannes," said festival director Thierry Fremaux, "aims to unveil world cinema as well as unveil what is happening across the world around us."

Award-winning Lou Ye is among some of the world's 20 hottest directors competing for the top prize from the globe's leading movie showcase, to be awarded May 24.

"I hope to be the last Chinese director ever to be banned," he told AFP in an interview.

His "Spring Fever" is a two-hour tale of passion and seduction in twosomes and threesomes with lengthy graphic scenes of gay sex that he shot in just two months in Nanjing city with a hand-held camera, defying a ban on film-making.

"We were psychologically prepared to be stopped during the filming, but that never happened, and today here we are with the film and the cast, which after all is a good thing," he said.

The 44-year-old director is halfway through a five-year ban on film-making imposed by censors in 2006 after bringing his previous movie "Summer Palace" -- another steamy love tale set around the taboo subject of the 1989 pro-democracy Tiananmen protests -- to Cannes in 2006 without official approval.

Iran's renowned Bahman Ghobadi's "No One Knows About Persian Cats" was selected by festival organisers as the opening film of its parallel section spotlighting fresh talent "Un Certain Regard."

Ghobadi, romantically linked to just-released US journalist Roxana Saberi, also shot without permission in Tehran, was arrested twice and had to lie about the film, saying he was shooting a documentary on drugs.

His powerful movie shot in dingy cellars, rooftop sheds and even in a country cow-barn unveils an underground music scene ranging from indie rock to Persian rap to heavy metal -- as well as rare images of the Tehran urban scene.

"Many social liberties have been taken away in Iran without a replacement being offered," he told AFP. "In this film I'm crying out loud against the status quo."

"For the last 30 years, certain music, in particular Western music has been virtually forbidden by the authorities, forced into hiding underground and listened to underground," he says in his production notes.

Adding to the strong political undertone of Day Two at Cannes was a searing documentary about the Rwanda genocide shot over a decade in a lush hillside corner of the country.

The movie screened out-of-competition 15 years after the 1994 slaughter of 800,000 people -- "My Neighbor My Killer" -- looks at whether victims and perpetrators of a mass atrocity can ever learn to live together again.

The 12-day film showcase lifted off Wednesday with a gala opening ceremony that saw goofy 3D spectacles foisted on tuxedo-clad celebrities as Hollywood's Disney-Pixar studios premiered cartoon comedy "Up."

"Film-makers ... tell us who we are and perhaps who we will become," said Isabelle Huppert, the French actress leading the jury that will pick the winner of the Palme d'Or top prize.

From "Brokeback Mountain" Oscar-winning director Ang Lee, to veteran New Wave icon Alain Resnais, at a ripe 86 back behind a camera, the world's grandest film-makers are competing to take home the coveted gong.

Huppert and her eight-strong team will choose from the work of directors such as Quentin Tarantino of the US, Spain's Pedro Almodovar, Palestinian Elia Suleiman, Park Chan-Wook of South Korea and Denmark's Lars Von Trier.

The competition is expected to be specially stiff this year with contenders including four previous Palme winners -- Tarantino, Von Trier, Jane Campion, and Ken Loach.

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Garden city: Dragonfly-shaped skyscraper could feed Earth's booming population

By Claire Bates
Last updated at 2:48 PM on 22nd May 2009

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A dramatic vertical greenhouse shaped like the wings of a dragonfly could revolutionise farming in cities around the world, according to its architect.

The bizarre looking 600m tall building was designed by Belgian designer Vincent Callebaut and would be based on Roosevelt Island in New York.

Spread across 132 floors it would provide urban farming space with enough room to raise cattle and poultry and 28 different types of crops.

There would also be space for housing and offices with walls and ceilings used to grow kitchen gardens. Each level would be cultivated by the residents.

The vertical farm is shaped like the wings of a dragonfly. It would be self-sufficient in water, energy and bio fertilizing.

The Dragon Fly has two central towers arranged around a huge greenhouse that are linked together via two wings made from glass and steel.

It would be heated using solar energy in winter, which would harness the warm air between the wings. In summer it would be kept cool using natural ventilation and evapo-perspiration from the plants.

Exterior vertical gardens would filter rain water that would then be mixed with domestic liquid waste. After organic treatment it would be recirculated for farm use.

Paradise found? Residents of the 132-floor building would grow crops and cultivate kitchen gardens

Belgian firm vincent callebaut architectures have designed a vertical farm

Mr Callebaut is known for his eccentric designs. His most recent plan featured a self-sufficient floating city in the shape of a giant lilypad.

While the Lilypad was designed to cope with rising sea levels in the future, the Dragonfly was conceived to deal with a world food shortage as the human population continues to boom.

'The worldwide urban population will go from 3.1 inhabitants in 2009 up to 5.5billion inhabitants by 2025,' Mr Callebaut explained.

'The ecological city aims to reintegrate the farming function on the urban scale in the use and reuse of natural resources and biodegradable waste.'

The revolutionary farm would completely redraw New York's skyline

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Workers flee in terror as motorist angry at speeding ticket drives his car into U.S. city hall... and around the corridors

By Paul Thompson
Last updated at 4:55 PM on 22nd May 2009

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An irate motorist who was angry at being told to turn his radio down drove his car into a town hall causing more than £125,000 worth of damage.

Staff jumped for their lives as Marcus Johnson's car careered through revolving glass doors and continued down a corridor.

Marcus Johnson smashes through the doors of Wichita city hall

The 33-year-old told a court he had been angry at being pulled over by police for playing his car stereo too loud.

After being warned about the loud music, Johnson told the police officer: 'I'm going to drive my car through city hall'.

Minutes later CCTV security cameras captured the moment Johnson's saloon car crashed through the front doors of the civic building in Wichita, Kansas.

1. Smashing through the doors

2. He takes out one headlamp and the doors

3. Racing in at 45mph

Security staff were captured standing in the path of the car just moments before it crashed through at around 45mph.

Security guards were seen seconds later running through the shattered doors in pursuit of the car.

The vehicle caused more than £125,000 worth of damage before coming to rest in an office.

Miraculously, no one was injured during the outrageous incident, which occurred in January 2008.

The trail of devastation after he misses employees by inches

Johnson told the court in Wichita he had been hearing voices in his head that night.

His brother Maurice pleaded with the court to show leniency, claiming he needs medical help.

But a judge rejected the plea and jailed Johnson for 10 years after he pleaded no contest to battery on a law enforcement officer.

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British paedophile suspect in Madeleine McCann case faces extradition from Germany for sex attacks

By Vanessa Allen and Julie Moult
Last updated at 6:19 PM on 22nd May 2009

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A British paedophile who is a suspect in the Madeleine McCann case could be brought back to the UK to be quizzed over a number of sex attacks.

Former soldier Raymond Hewlett, who has become the new focus of the investigation into the child's disappearance, is being treated for throat cancer at a hospital in Germany.

He was living just an hour's drive from the resort of Praia da Luz when she disappeared in May 2007.

Hewlett has a long record of sex attacks on young girls and is wanted by police in the UK and Ireland.

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Resemblance? Raymond Hewlett, left, and the artist's impression of the suspect seen at the resort where Madeleine McCann disappeared

According to the Evening Standard, two police forces as well as Leicestershire Police held a conference call yesterday to decide how to proceed.

Manchester police want to quiz him over the abduction and abuse of an eight-year-old girl in 1975 while West Yorkshire police have said they want to quiz him over a number of 'serious offences'.

In a separate development, detectives working for Kate and Gerry McCann have flown to Germany to speak to 64-year-old Hewlett, where he is being treated.

Sources close to the investigation claimed they were told he spoke to friends about Maddie in such a way that they suspected he was involved or knew what had happened to the three-year-old.

The Standard added that investigators will want to know why Hewlett checked out of a hospital in the Algarve, Portugal, where he was being treated for cancer only to reappear in Germany.

Hewlett is described by detectives as 'cunning' and a 'danger to children' and operates by cruising in a van. He has posed as a police officer and befriended families to get access to their children.

Appeal: Madeleine McCann aged three and how she might look now

The McCanns have never given up hope of finding their daughter. Earlier this month, they marked the second anniversary of her disappearance from their holiday apartment by releasing two new pictures to help the hunt.

One was a striking computer-aided image of what she would look like today, at six.

Another was a detailed sketch of a suspect seen acting suspiciously near their Algarve holiday complex.

Hewlett has a long record of sex attacks on young girls

The team searching for Maddie is headed by two retired UK policemen - former Detective Inspector Dave Edgar, 52, and former Detective Sergeant Arthur Cowley, 57, who has worked on 'cold case reviews' of old crimes.

Mr Edgar has more than 30 years' experience with the Royal Ulster Constabulary and Cheshire Police.

He was awarded a judge's commendation for his work on the murder of father-of-four Garry Newlove, who was kicked to death by a teenage gang outside his Warrington home in 2007.

Mr Edgar and Mr Cowley now run the Alpha Investigations Group and have been hired by the Find Madeleine Fund to investigate missed leads.

They are said to have given the McCanns fresh hope after they suffered disappointments working with other private detectives, including the expensive Spanish firm Metodo 3.

Hewlett, a former Scots Guardsman who has worked as a trawlerman and fairground operator, was convicted of two sex attacks on girls in the 1970s and a further attack in 1988 - for which he was jailed for six years.

He was also investigated over the sex killing of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed near Ripponden, West Yorkshire, in October 1975.

She was abducted after she left her Rochdale home to buy a loaf of bread. She was sexually assaulted, stabbed 12 times and dumped on nearby moors.

Ronald Castree, 54, was jailed in 2007 for the murder of the schoolgirl, but has since been given permission to challenge his conviction.

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Raymond Hewlett, who lived near to where Maddy disappeared, in hospital

His lawyers are expected to argue it is 'overwhelmingly probable' that Hewlett, who lived in West Yorkshire was the killer. He moved to Ireland soon after the murder.

Hewlett is believed to have been living near the Algarve town of Faro, an hour's drive from Praia da Luz, at the time of Madeleine's disappearance.

It is not known if he was ever interviewed by Portuguese police but they have been informed about the fears that he could have been involved in an abduction.

Hewlett is also wanted for questioning by several British police forces over allegations of child sex abuse in this country.

But Hewlett last night denied having anything to do with Madeleine's disappearance.

Speaking of the time and place where she disappeared, he told the Mirror: 'I know exactly where I was. I wasn't anywhere near there.

'I've done nothing wrong, nothing, nothing.'

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Hewlett was investigated over the sex killing of 11-year-old Lesley Molseed, pictured, in 1975

The alert over Hewlett was raised by a British couple who met him while on an extended holiday in Portugal, the Mirror has reported.

He reportedly told Alan and Cindy Thompson, not long before Madeleine's disappearance, that some 'gipsy tourists' had approached him offering cash for his own daughter who is blonde-haired, blue-eyed like Madeleine.

The couple said he told them he refused.

They also told the Mirror they remembered him telling how he had gone to Morocco with his family on a 'good business trip'.

But he did not reveal any details of what the deal had been.

Hewlett's trail of sex attacks began in September 1972, when he abducted a 12-year-old girl and took her on to moors near his home in Todmorden, West Yorkshire.

He used paint thinner to knock her out, then raped her. He was jailed for a year.

In 1978 he attacked another girl, putting a gun to her back, but she managed to convince him that visitors were arriving imminently and he let her go. This time he was jailed for four years.

Hewlett also served a six-year prison term for a 1988 sex attack on a 14-year-old girl.

After leaving jail he went on the run. At one stage he was traced to the Republic of Ireland where he is thought to have lived for several years.

Irish police believe he was behind a series of attempted abductions there and he is also known to have travelled to several European countries.

McCann family spokesman Clarence Mitchell said: 'We are aware of Raymond Hewlett and the claims that have been made surrounding him.

'The investigators searching for Madeleine are currently looking into the circumstances surrounding those claims.

'Hewlett is an individual of interest to the Madeleine investigation. Beyond that, I cannot go into any further operational detail.

'It's my understanding that if you are on the sexual offenders register you are supposed to alert the authorities to your movements.

'I understand that in this case Mr Hewlett's whereabouts weren't known to a number of police forces for some time.

'Now that he is being treated for an illness in Germany it's up to the individual police forces as to what they do with that information.'

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Teen who auctioned her virginity for £8,000 may lose half... because prostitutes in Germany are taxed at 50% of earnings

By Allan Hall
Last updated at 2:04 AM on 22nd May 2009

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Student Alina Percea auctioned off her virginity to the highest bidder on a German website - but now she may lose half her earnings to taxes

Tax authorities in Germany are poised to claim 50 per cent of the money that a teenage student earned for 'auctioning' her virginity because they claim it was 'tantamount to prostitution'.

Romanian-born Alina Percea, who is a student in Germany, was paid £8,800 in cash for a weekend of sex with the Italian businessman after she auctioned her virginity online.

But tax officials in Berlin regard the 18-year-old's act as 'nothing more than prostitution'.

Prostitution is legal in Germany - but it is heavily taxed.

'It is not a moral standpoint but a fiscal one,' an official said. 'Prostitution is not an illegal act in Germany, but not paying tax on earned money is.

'Consequently we are assessing her case and it looks likely she will have to pay around half of the sum she gained.'

The Romanian-born computer studies student's visa allows her to work in Germany for 90 days - even as a prostitute.

One tax expert said: 'Even if she was taxed as a purveyor of erotic moments, or whatever she wants to call what she did, she would have to pay tax on it. Prostitution is merely a means for the bureaucrats to pin her down for a claim.

'She would have been better off keeping quiet about this strange transaction.'

It also emerged that, because Alina earned so much in such a short time, she may even be liable for a hefty VAT bill too.

VAT in Germany works out to 19 per cent, meaning the sale of her virginity could land her with just over £3,000 in the end.

'When we have hard figures then we can make an accurate assessment,' said a German inland revenue spokesman.

Alina, who studies in Mannheim, told how a 45-year-old Italian businessman took her virginity with unprotected sex at a luxury Venetian hotel.

'I liked the man and got on with him well. He didn't look 45, and he seemed much younger.

'We spoke in English as I can't speak Italian and he can't speak Romanian.
He paid me a lot of compliments throughout the day, and he was very funny and charming. We got on very well, and I was pleased he'd won,' said Alina.

'We kissed, then undressed each other. I'd never done that before, so I was nervous. He laid me on the bed and started kissing my body, then we had sex. I was attracted to him, so I enjoyed it, even though it was quite painful.

'We only had sex once, then fell asleep. Next morning, we had breakfast together like any other couple, and I took the morning-after pill. He told me he'd like to see me again, and I agreed.

'I hope to see the man again - and next time I won't make him pay,' she added.

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DoCoMo unveils Japan's 1st Google cell phone; Softbank launches 60 new models

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DoCoMo’s Google cell phone

Wednesday 20th May, 07:27 AM JST

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Japan’s top mobile phone carrier NTT DoCoMo Inc rolled out its new summer lineup of mobile phone handsets on Tuesday, introducing Japan’s first mobile phone to use popular Internet search engine Google Inc’s free Android operating system.

Smaller rival Softbank Mobile Corp the same day unveiled an equally eclectic lineup of mobile phone handsets for the summer season, including one able to recharge using solar energy and another designed by Giorgio Armani.

The two mobile phone carries, both based in Tokyo, took the wraps off their latest mobile phone handsets as they continue their efforts to attract customers with appealing, multifunctional handsets at a time when sales of mobile phone handsets are sluggish amid the nation’s economic slowdown.

In unveiling his company’s summer lineup, DoCoMo President Ryuji Yamada said his firm is striving to offer ‘‘appealing’’ mobile phones and stop slackening consumption in its mobile phone handsets.

‘‘Our new handsets have various new features that are aimed to make functions more user-friendly and applicable to our users’ lifestyles,’’ Yamada said.

From or after May 22, DoCoMo will launch 17 new models under its existing four series—style, prime, smart and pro—that were designed to suit the various lifestyles of its 54 million users and their preferences in designs, functions and digital tools.

Under the DoCoMo “pro” series, the HT-03A handset, Japan’s first Google phone, offers various kinds of Google’s services such as its search engine function, Google map, and video site YouTube, which can be easily accessed through the phone’s touch screen. Made by HTC Corp, a Taiwan manufacturer, it is scheduled to go on sale from June or July.

‘‘This handset can offer different services from iPhone and we see this as a big step forward in our smart phone series,’’ Yamada said. ‘‘The release of handsets carrying the Android OS is going to be a big impact among the smart phone models.’’

Apple Inc’s iPhone, offered by Softbank, has enjoyed popularity in Japan since the smart phone debuted last July.

In addition to its original handsets, DoCoMo is also offering limited editions of a SH-06A NERV mobile phone that is modeled after the latest film in the popular Japanese animation franchise ‘‘Neon Genesis Evangelion.’’ The film ‘‘Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance’’ will be released in late June, and will show its main characters on the NERV mobile phones.

DoCoMo said the NERV mobile phone will go on sale to the public from June or July. Of the limited edition of 30,000 handsets, 20,000 will be earmarked for those who have made reservations and the remaining 10,000 units will be put on sale at DoCoMo stores and other outlets.

Prices of DoCoMo’s newly introduced handsets are undetermined, but they are likely to range between 40,000 yen to 50,000 yen, a company official said.

Softbank, Japan’s third-largest mobile phone carrier, was not to be outdone, as it came out with its own lineup of 19 models which are scheduled to be sold as early as this month.

One of the newest attractions is the Solar Hybrid 936SH model, developed by Sharp Corp, which has been putting much effort into nurturing its solar-panel business. It is slated to go on sale in late August and is likely to cost around 40,000 yen.

‘‘The key word in current times is eco, and having said that, this is our latest offering that is environmentally friendly,’’ said Softbank Mobile President Masayoshi Son. ‘‘On top of that, this particular handset is convenient for people on business trips and outings such as camping.’’

Recharging the Solar Hybrid handset in sunlight for about 10 minutes makes it possible to secure two hours of standby display and call time lasting one minute, the company said.

KDDI Corp, Japan’s second-largest mobile phone carrier and the operator of the ‘‘au’’ brand mobile service, already announced in April it will begin selling in June a handset that can be charged by sunlight.

Softbank Mobile, a mobile phone service unit of Softbank Corp, also rolled out the classy 830SC Emporio Armani handset, a collaboration of Giorgio Armani Spa and Samsung Electronics.

Bearing the Armani trademark, the handset has the Armani name and logo in three different colors—red, blue and green—on its side.

Softbank said the design was created by Armani with the view of Tokyo at night in mind. The Armani handset will be available in mid-September and is likely to be priced around 10,000 yen, a company official said.

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