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Doctors in Brazil say a two-year-old boy who was pierced with at least 31 sewing needles is out of danger following a third successful operation.
Surgeons in Salvador de Bahia have decided to not remove the remaining few needles left in the boy for now.
The boy’s stepfather Roberto Carlos Magalhaes, 30, has confessed to inserting the needles into the boy’s body as part of a black magic ritual.
He said he did it as a means of taking revenge on his wife.
Doctor Roque Aras said the remaining needles were small and posed no significant threat, the Associated Press news agency reported.
However the unnamed boy may still have to undergo more operations in the future.
On Monday, doctors took out four needles from the child’s neck.
In an earlier three-hour operation, surgeons took out 14 needles piercing the boy’s liver, bladder and intestines.
Four needles which had come perilously close to his heart and lungs were removed during an initial operation last week.
Surgeon Jose Siqueira said he was optimistic following the third surgery, AFP reported.
“We think that this child’s story will have a happy ending”, he said.
Mr Magalhaes told Brazil’s Globo TV that he inserted the needles one at a time, up to three times in a month.
He said he got the boy drunk before driving the needles in.
Mr Magalhaes, 30, and his lover Angelina Ribeiro dos Santos have been formally charged with attempted murder.
Police said Mr Magalhaes, a bricklayer, told them his mistress had urged him to ritually kill the child to take revenge on his wife.
The boy’s mother had taken him to hospital in the north-eastern state of Bahia, suffering from stomach pains and vomiting.
She suspected the child had been the victim of a black magic ritual after she found suspicious objects in the home she shared with Mr Magalhaes – her husband of six months – and her six children.

Belfast acclaimed singer Van Morrison is 64 years become a father again.
A statement on the website of the singer, the birth of George Ivan Morrison III, musicians and Gigi Lee, gave the managed.
He described the recent Morrison, born on Tuesday, as the image of his father.
He is a citizen of Northern Ireland v United Kingdom and the United States, the statement added.
A spokeswoman for Morrison says the couple, the birth of a private room to be kept.
Van Morrison, whose career spans 45 years of soul, blues, jazz, R & B and country, aa 39-year-old daughter, singer / songwriter Shana Morrison by his first wife, Janet Minto.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, but refused to attend the ceremony.
Van Morrison was born in 1945 in Bloomfield, east Belfast, the only child of George Morrison, a shipyard worker and Violet Stitt Morrison.
He began his career when he played as a young teenager in the late 1950s, various instruments in a number of Irish show bands covered the popular hits of the era.
The singer has achieved fame in the mid-1960s as lead singer of the Northern Ireland Gritty, R & B band with whom he the classic garage band, Gloria.
His career began with the hit pop-oriented direction of Bert Berns, with the release of hit single in 1967, Brown Eyed Girl.
After the death of Berne, Warner Bros. bought his contract and let him take several sessions Astral Weeks in 1968.
Although this album harvest of praise, it was initially well received, but, in addition to Moondance established Morrison as a great artist, and in the 1970s, has built its reputation with a series of acclaimed albums from reviews and live performances built.
He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, but refused to attend the ceremony.
Astral Weeks in 2008, live for the first time since 1968.

Hundreds of people have demonstrated outside a Mexican jail against plans to move inmates to make way for a film shoot with actor-director Mel Gibson.
One relative held up a sign outside the Ignacio Allende prison in the Gulf coast city of Veracruz saying “No transfers to make a movie”.
The Veracruz state governor said prisoners would be transferred from January 2010 to make way for filming.
Their families say the move would make visits difficult and expensive.
The protest began when relatives said they saw soldiers taking photographs and videos of the prison.
This led them to believe the transfers would begin before the end of the month, preventing them from visiting over the New Year.
Prison director Gerardo Duran said reports that transfers were to begin imminently were unfounded rumours.
But he confirmed that part of the jail would be cleared to allow filming to begin.
One protester told TV Azteca: “We have been here all night, supporting our relatives. While we are here we won’t let anyone take them away.”
Another banner read: “Mel Gibson, it is your fault that they are going to be transferred.”
Relatives said they ended the protest after getting assurances from the prison director that they would be informed when any of the inmates were about to be moved.
The Hollywood actor and director filmed his 2006 Mayan-language film Apocalypto in Veracruz.

New Yorkers and visitors have the opportunity to bad memories of 2009 by cutting documents, letters and photos in a public ceremony.
Hundreds of people flock to Times Square to represent the memories and records of bad experiences in the disaster.
The information includes everything from photographs of former lovers to provide letters of dismissal and newspaper articles chronicling the failure of favorite sports teams.
Good riddance Day is the third annual event of its kind
Roxanne Rodriguez, Manhattan, submitted a written piece of paper with Block author of them through an industrial plant.
He told the news agency Associated Press, hoping 2010 will be the year finally wrote a musical.
This is the Year, and special focus, and a bit down the side of each day, he said.
For missions that could not be crushed, the organizers, Times Square Alliance, provided a hammer and a large bin.
What do you say Good riddance this year?

President Barack Obama has said a systemic failure allowed a known extremist with explosives to get onto a US-bound plane last week.
Mr Obama said he considered the intelligence and security failures to be “totally unacceptable”.
The US needed to learn from the incident and act quickly to fix flaws in the system, he said.
A Nigerian man charged with attempting to blow up the plane as it came in to land was restrained by passengers.
Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, 23, allegedly tried to detonate explosives in his underwear.
There were nearly 300 people aboard the plane.
A Yemen-based offshoot of al-Qaeda has claimed it planned the failed bombing, and Yemeni officials say the group could be planning more attacks.
In a blunt statement, Mr Obama said he wanted to know why a warning weeks ago from Mr Abdulmutallab’s father did not lead to the accused being placed on a no-fly list.
“We need to learn from this episode and act quickly to fix flaws in the system,” Mr Obama said.
“When our government has information on a known extremist and that information is not shared and acted upon as it should have been, so that this extremist boards a plane with dangerous explosives that could have cost nearly 300 lives, a systemic failure has occurred.
“And I consider that totally unacceptable.”
Meanwhile, unnamed officials told the New York Times that Washington had intelligence from Yemen before Friday that a branch of al-Qaeda was discussing “a Nigerian” being prepared for an attack.
The intelligence did not include a name, although officials said it would have become clear had it been linked to information about Mr Abdulmutallab, the New York Times reported.
CIA spokesman George Little said the agency had become aware of Mr Abdulmutallab in November when his father visited the US embassy to seek help in finding him.
He said the agency had ensured the Nigerian’s name was added to the government’s terrorist database, and was forwarded to the National Counterterrorism Center.

A new milestone in the heart of London and is part of plans for a north-south high speed rail should be submitted to the Government this week.
Open the first stage of a new line of 250 miles per hour – the capital of the West Midlands region – were in 2025.
The station will house up to 18 trains and 20,000 passengers per hour.
The proposal contained in a report submitted by the High Speed two companies (HS2), set up by ministers to find a viable way for the new line.
HS2 provide options for possible links to Heathrow Airport and the Channel Tunnel Rail Link, as a high speed (HS1) is known.
The company says it has seen in 35 possible locations for a new station in London, but have supported the right in the heart of the capital.
There are detailed proposals for the line route between London and the West Midlands – accurate to within 18 inches – and broader plans to extend beyond Scotland.
Includes a range of costs for the construction of the line, which could begin in 2017.
HS2 CEO Alison Munro, said he was asked to examine the connection line with the cross-London Crossrail project, the Great Western Main Line and Heathrow.
The report provides a case for different options, including a possible association with HS1 he said.
The proposals include the operation of trains from HS2 to the main west coast line.
This is not a transportation plan in isolation. The final report is that the line will help you find housing and regional economic development. This is an important detail. If the government decides that fasting is to publish a White Paper in April next year.
The document is to define the details such as the proposed route, times and corresponding financial implications, economic and environmental assessments.

The Liberal Democrats have the right of David Cameron, there are fewer policy differences between the two parties that were rejected in the past.
In the new year, said Conservative leader was much less that the controversy was how to create a fairer Britain.
But Lib chief of staff Danny Alexander called the comments blank spin that no one laughed.
He said Mr Cameron seems confused about the importance of justice.
Conservatives have to make a friendly approach with the Liberals in recent months, with some polls showing that a hung parliament the most likely outcome of parliamentary elections next year.
In this situation, Lib leader Nick Clegg, the choice between a coalition with Labor or the Conservatives will face, to provide Gordon Brown or David Cameron on working parliamentary majority.
Christmas in his message, Mr Cameron said he hoped that the elections free from false political dividing lines.
I think we should find differences where no differences, he said.
Let’s be honest that the Democrats if the project is conservative or liberal, are virtually the same progressive goals: a country that is better, safer, greener, and where opportunity is equally motivated.
This is the way these goals we agree on – and between the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats to achieve, is much less than before the confrontation. He added that a parliament without a majority would be bad for England Despite this apparent overlap in policy.
Members Lib likely that any alliance with the Conservative Party, but Mr Clegg, it may be difficult to maintain a Labor government in power, if not resisted most, the polls suggest may happen.
Lib leader – who said that support from the party with the largest contract does not state whether the party will be with the most votes or more seats – is under pressure to explain what makes the case does not hang a parliament.
He was equally critical of both Gordon Brown and David Cameron – and the Chief of Staff, Danny Alexander, was quick to reject recent openings Cameron.
He said: David Cameron seems to be a happy medium to confuse Britain.
For the Liberal Democrats, which means a tax cut for the lowest paid, which means for him to cut for millionaires.
Anyone who wants a good job, knows Britain has not achieved that conservatives can not be trusted, that is justice. Mr Cameron also counter the message of the campaign calling for a good clean too.
The appointment of Labor speculation that he might be planning a class struggle with the Conservatives to fight privileged background even Mr Cameron, a political issue.

The largest union of teachers in Scotland has attacked the shortsighted to reduce the number of teacher training.
The EIS predicts one third of teachers in Scotland were forced to go in the coming years to retirement.
He added that cuts could result in teacher training is a problem, large in the future.
A spokesman for the Scottish government said it was trying to get the right number of teachers for future generations of students.
Have four of the five teachers who are qualified in this summer not found a job full time.
The Government stated that it had the number of training places in response to falling pupil numbers and school officials reduced the number of positions in almost 2,500 schools to reduce it.
But he said there was no need to stick training of teachers and to use its intention to make the number of students in the future.
The union says that schools may have difficulties in filling vacancies, and educational institutions may be more difficult for the production of new teachers, because the loss of jobs for those who teach teachers.
EIS general secretary Ronnie Smith said that there was a reduction in the number of newly trained teachers is bad news for education in Scotland, both at school and university.
These cuts affect the budgets of the departments of teacher education at the universities that they are forced to reduce their number of teachers, he said.
The decline in the number of teachers in training and the number of teachers of university education is very short, and the danger of creating a major problem in recent years.
The Scottish government has the simple answer to the problem of lack of employment opportunities for new teachers, reducing the contribution of the future.
However, attention should be on stimulating demand for new teachers, not focus on power failure. A spokesman for the Scottish Executive, said: We have the difficult decision that allowed teachers to pupils, teachers, reduce unemployment among the tackle.
The reduction in the number of students will create more jobs for those already qualified.
In addition, the ministers have also asked Graham Donaldson, a comprehensive review of teacher education in Scotland, rules of conduct, the training of teachers through induction and professional development.

Glasgow Airport, has announced an expansion plan to improve from 25 million passengers and visitors to access the website over the next two years.
The planned developments include the upgrading of the road from the airport, a new food court, a new runway lighting and improvements to the runway airfield.
The airport will invest 12 million in 2010, followed by a 13m more in 2011.
In 2014, as expected Glasgow hosting the Commonwealth Games, the airport between 85m and 100m to spend.
Main passenger lounge of the airport, Air Lodge, will also be renovated and make improvements to the interior of the terminal, in an effort to seamless travel more passengers at the airport.
The airport also contributes 1m for the cost of enlargement of the M74, which will hopefully shorten the travel time to and from the transportation center.
Amanda McMillan, director of Glasgow Airport, said: These improvements will provide a better experience for passengers, better terminals and improve the efficiency of our roads and infrastructure route that are necessary for the proper functioning of the airport.
This is a great investment for the future of Glasgow Airport, and underscores our commitment to the airport to develop and better customer service for our passengers. This is the latest in a series of high profile speakers from the investment in Glasgow Airport.
Last year, it has an expansion of the terminal of 31m – the biggest investment of more than a decade.
Skyhub expansion includes a new research field of security, the arrivals lounge, additional seating and a wider choice of bars, shops and restaurants.
Councilor Steven Purcell, Chair of Glasgow City Council said: The importance of the airport for the local economy can not be overestimated.
The investment in the improvement of the airport of Glasgow is an investment in jobs in Glasgow and the west of Scotland. Renfrewshire Council Leader Derek Mackay said: This program is d ‘access to employment and improve customer satisfaction and we look forward to such a large investment, especially in the current economic situation. Mrs. McMillan also confirmed that talks with the existing airport and new airlines has been in an effort to get some new routes for 2010, and attempts to replace the lost capacity by the collapse of Globespan.
More than one third of the capacity was set up by existing companies in Glasgow, replaced by easyJet, Thomas Cook, Thomson and Virgin Atlantic.
An important message about the additional capacity in the coming days as expected.

Education Minister Michael Russell said computer games can play an important role in promoting the learning ability of children to play.
Mr. Russell said that Education Brain Training technology can encourage young people to develop their skills.
There was disagreement among scientists about the benefits of computer games were.
Mr. Russell is supported by the University of Dundee, David Miller, who said the investigation began, in a real and tangible point rewards.
Other recent studies have suggested that brain games run only children can improve general knowledge of computers.
The Education Minister said: We took advantage of new technologies, and use every resource at our disposal to ensure that our young people grow and succeed in a modern society where the computer is so important. Educational computer games can be a good way to encourage young people to learn in a way that is relevant and fun for them.
He added: Computer games are often just a distraction to education is understood, but outside of the traditional tools can help make learning more attractive.
Both parents and teachers slowly across the country, the benefits can be seen. Dr. Miller has studied the effects of the formation of the brain.
He said: Computer games are part of our culture, while respecting various aspects of popular game can have an enormous potential to support learning. The apparent reason when the new work in the game is something we and must be for education in tap water.
Dr. Miller added, While parents and teachers should be reasonable options for their games to encourage young people to do what is necessary to explain that many games have enormous potential for learning.