Casas típicas de Santana

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As casas típicas de Santana são um ex-líbris do concelho de Santana e um cartaz turístico da ilha da Madeira. Estas casas tem uma forma triangular e são revestidas de colmo. Popularmente conhecidas por casinhas de Santana.
Originalmente, estas casas eram compostas por um sótão, onde se guardavam produtos agrícolas, e por um piso térreo, geralmente área habitacional, que se achava dividida em duas partes separadas por um frontal.
HISTORIA
Acredita-se que estas casas sejam vestígios de construções primitivas, feitas de madeira e colmo e, que se encontravam por toda a ilha. Por haver, na região, pouca pedra rija e o clima ser frio no Inverno adoptou-se esta matéria-prima, possibilitando, também, uma adaptação às estações do ano, frescas no Verão e quentes no Inverno

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Dumped in a plane toilet bin: The newborn boy rescued from Gulf Air jet by cleaners


Airport cleaners tidying up an aircraft that had landed in Manila were shocked to find a new-born baby boy in a toilet's rubbish bin today.
A search has now begun for the mother, who investigators are convinced gave birth in the toilet as the Gulf Air jet flew to the Philippines from Saudi Arabia.
'She appears to have left the aircraft as soon as possible after the plane landed,' said a police officer.
The clean-up team which boarded the plane found the baby as a new flight crew were making plans to fly the plane back to Bahrain.
Enlarge Medical staff examine the baby boy found in the bin of a toilet in an aircraft that landed at the Philippines' main international airport
Medical staff examine the baby boy found in the bin of a toilet in an aircraft that landed at the Philippines' main international airport
Airline crew have all chipped in to buy the youngster clothes. They have named him George Francis based on Gulf Air¿s airline code 'GF'.
Airline crew have all chipped in to buy the youngster clothes. They have named him George Francis based on Gulf Air¿s airline code 'GF'.
Doctors at the international airport rushed to the plane and began checking the new-born baby and decided that he was in good health.
Airport photographs saw the baby, wrapped in a towel while doctors warmed in him up under a light bulb.
Officials at the airport said they had named the child George Francis - based on Gulf Air's airline code, GF - as efforts began to find the mother.
'As soon as Gulf Air Flight 154 landed she hurried from the aircraft and left the terminal building,' said an official.
'We haven't been able to determine the nationality of the child at this stage - whether her mother or parents are from Saudi Arabia or the Philippines.' 
Authorities said they were baffled as to how the woman had managed to conceal the in-flight birth from other passengers and return to her seat without drawing attention to herself.


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Brother and sister who had child together to get married... despite knowing incestuous wedding is illegal


A brother and sister who had a child together are to break the law and marry later this month, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal.
They first spoke to the newspaper in May about their shock on discovering that they shared a father and were involved in an incestuous relationship.
And even though the couple – known as ‘James’ and ‘Maura’ – realise it is illegal for them to marry, they say they are still determined to spend the rest of their lives together and will break the law to do so.
Sibling marriage
Forbidden love: James and Maura met and fell in love completely unaware that they shared a father. They have since had a child together
This weekend, the couple, whose identities the Irish Mail on Sunday has protected by changing their names, as well as those of their close relatives, spoke about their wedding plans.
James said: ‘We have applied to get married and there are no mistakes in the paperwork so we will be able to wed at the end of this month.
‘We were aiming for Christmas but we have decided to do it sooner. Maura has got her wedding dress, we’ve ordered identical suits for myself and our son. We’ve also ordered a cake and we plan to go on a honeymoon a few weeks after the wedding.
‘It will be a very small wedding. We have two witnesses who we know very well and they know about our situation. I don’t know whether our father will come or whether any of our parents will be there.

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Queiroz cost twice as Scolari


Carlos Queiroz was costing the coffers of the Portuguese Football Federation a sum of around 104 000 euros per month, roughly double that of the recipient Luiz Felipe Scolari in the performance of the same position in the pay sheet of the FPF, the Correio da Manha found near well placed sources in the process.

The Luiz Felipe Scolari's salary was paid in three parts, leaving the Federation with only a third of the cost: 57,000 euros.
The Brazilian coach he received 2.3 million per year, but other companies supported image rights - BPN paid 1.7 million, as the CM reported firsthand June 3, 2009.
Portuguese Carlos Queiroz has already received one million and 350 thousand euros per year, making him the seventh highest paid coaches from 32 countries at the World Cup finalists.
Since the termination of the contract was unilateral, Queiroz will ask to be reimbursed from that which remained to bond with the Federation, to which value plus damages to the honor and dignity of the coach.Compensation may be around three million euros [amount concerning the two-year contract still in force]. Planned Parenthood refuses to pay this amount and accuses the coach of destabilizing the team with controversial statements and have interfered in the call to the games with Cyprus (tie, 4-4), Guimarães, and Norway (1-0 defeat ), while serving a suspension for six months by the Anti-Doping Authority Portugal (ADOP).
OCTOPUS is METAPHOR OF FPF
The words "octopus" Queiroz said in an interview given by the 'Express' made the entire management structure of the Federation felt affected, since the octopus has eight tentacles, many as members of the federal structure, which are: Gilberto Madaíl (chairman of the body) and the 'vices' Amandio Carvalho, Lamas Pacheco, Victor Peralta, Cerqueira Alves, José Cavaco, Jose Manuel Gomes and Portugal.
Sources contacted by the FPF CM said that the expression used by Queiroz, besides referring to the mafia, encompasses all the elements of direction, indicating that it was no coincidence the use of the marine clam, which has eight tentacles. Hence, the process called Amandio de Carvalho is moved across the board Province, found the CM.

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Cigarettes, electricity on the way to trapped miners

Crews are working on the assembly of the oil drill, which will work on the named "Plan C" to rescue the trapped miners in Chile.Copiapo, Chile (CNN) -- The miners trapped for more than a month in Chile are getting a light in more ways than one.
The 33 men have received a power line that will allow them to install electric lights in their shelter 2,300 feet underground, mining officials said Saturday.
Officials are also granting the miners' longstanding request for cigarettes. Rescuers are sending down two packs a day to be split between the miners who want to smoke, Chilean Health Minister Jaime Manalich said.

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