The smallest artificial heart in the world, weighing only 11 grams, was enough to save life of an infant boy suffering a deadly disease. Italian doctors who completed the surgery say it kept the baby alive till a donor was found.

This is the first time that such a small heart has been implanted to human. The boy suffered from dilated myocardiopathy, a disease which eventually would atrophy the heart muscle and stop its ability to pump blood.

The operation was carried out at the end of March, but only now, when doctors may say with confidence that it was a success, was it made public.

The baby, whose identity has not been disclosed, was able to survive for 13 days with the artificial heart before receiving an actual heart transplant.

“At present, at more than one month from the surgery, the infant is in good health,” surgeon Antonio Amodeo from Rome’s Bambino Gesu hospital said.

Italian heart surgeon Antonio Amodeo holds a tiny titanium pump at the Bambino Gesu’ Hospital in Rome May 24, 2012 (Reuters / Alessandro Bianchi)

The little patient has been fighting for his life since the first month. Before the implant, the child had a mechanical pump and was suffering from an infection around the device.

“From a surgical point of view, this was not really difficult. The only difficulty that we met is that the child was operated on several times before,” Amodeo said.

Doctors said the device, invented by American Doctor Robert Jarvik, had been previously tested only on animals.

The hospital needed special permission from Jarvik and the Italian health ministry before conducting the surgery.

“Every day, every hour, for more than one year he was with us. So when we had a problem we couldn’t do anything more than our best,” he said.

Doctors are convinced that the success of the operation could lead to the artificial heart becoming a permanent transplant option in the future.

“This is a milestone because it can be possible now to have permanent implantable devices,” Amodeo said.

via  RT.

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The royal couple descends to the ballroom, where Aurora is happily reunited with her parents, and she and Prince Phillip …… live happily ever after.

But that is Disney’s version

Original story ….

Sun, Moon, and Talia (Sole, Luna, e Talia) is an Italian literary fairy tale written by Giambattista Basile in his 1634 work, the Pentamerone. Charles Perrault retold this fairy tale in 1697 as Sleeping Beauty.

After the birth of a great lord’s daughter, Talia, wise men and astrologers cast the child’s horoscope and told the lord that Talia would be later endangered by a splinter of flax. To protect his daughter, the father commands that no flax would ever be brought into his house.

Years later, Talia sees an old woman spinning flax on a spindle. She asks the woman if she can stretch the flax herself, but as soon as she begins to spin, a splinter of flax goes under her fingernail, and she drops to the ground, apparently dead. Unable to stand the thought of burying his child, the lord puts Talia in one of his country estates.

Some time later, a king, hunting in nearby woods, follows his falcon into the house. He finds Talia, tries unsuccessfully to wake her up, then has sex with her while she is unconscious. Afterwards, he leaves the girl on the bed and returns to his own city.

Still deep in sleep, she gives birth to twins (a boy and a girl). One day, the boy cannot find his mother’s breast; and instead he begins to suck on Talia’s finger and draws the flax splinter out. Talia awakens immediately. She names them “Sun” and “Moon” and lives with them in the house.

The king returns and finds Talia is awake – and a mother of twins. However, he is already married. He calls out the names of Talia, Sun and Moon in his sleep, and his wife, the queen, hears him. She forces the king’s secretary to tell her everything, and then, using a forged message, has Talia’s children brought to court. She orders the cook to kill the children and serve them to the king. But the cook hides them, and cooks two lambs instead. The queen taunts the king while he eats.

Then the queen has Talia brought to court. She commands that a huge fire be lit in the courtyard, and that Talia be thrown into the flames.

Talia asks to take off her fine garments first. The queen agrees. Talia undresses and utters screams of grief with each piece of clothing. The king hears Talia’s screams. His wife tells him that Talia would be burned and that he had unknowingly eaten his own children.

The king commands that his wife, his secretary, and the cook be thrown into the fire instead. The cook explains how he had saved Sun and Moon. The king and Talia marry; and the cook is rewarded with the title of royal chamberlain.

The last line of the fairy tale – its moral – is as follows: “Lucky people, so ’tis said, He who has luck may go to bed, And bliss will rain upon his head.” – Modern translation = “Life isn’t fair”.

He finds Talia, tries unsuccessfully to wake her up, and rapes her …  was that a logical series of actions?

Calls her name…
Shouts at her…
Nothing.
Shakes her….
Shakes her a little harder….
Nothing.
Looks around….
ziiiiiiiiiip

Wow…. harsh.

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Just for Laughs (French: Juste pour rire) is a comedy festival held each July in Montreal, Quebec, founded in 1983. It is the largest international comedy festival in the world.

Saint-Denis Theatre in Montreal with Victor

Each day, street performers, “New Vaudevillians” and other acts both vocal and visual perform throughout the city, particularly in the “Latin Quarter” — an area known for its theatres, cafés and boutique shopping. In the evenings, the nightclubs and live venue theatres offer special programs supporting the performers. Although Just for Laughs attracts spectators from around the world, many of those in the audience are talent scouts, booking agents, producers and managers from the entertainment industry. Performing at the festival is one of the biggest opportunities for undiscovered talent to showcase their act in front of industry professionals.