Michael in St. Petersburg, Russia
Below links show Michael and Paula Abdul visiting a Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg today and reports contained in the links are those televised on a news channel. Didn't know quite where to put so I hope everyone okay with fact I have started this thread and that I have laid it out way I have with links and then written transcripts which were given below each.
"Paula Abdul, Michael Bolton and the "Earthlings". The stars of show business came today to seriously ill children in the first municipal hospital in the Avant-garde street.
In the framework of charity musicians demonstrated the latest equipment for eye care and burn units. Complicated and expensive equipment purchased with the money the charity fund "Federation". Such devices help physicians, first, to recognize the disease, for example, the eye early on and ease the pain of young patients.
For example, a bed, equipped with a computer, runs on a dry liquid. This allows the body to repeat the form of a child, avoid friction, and pressure sores, which is especially important in the burn ward.
Michael Bolton, musician:
"I'm also a father, I too have children. It is impossible to say" no "when it comes to aid charities, children's hospitals. Difference is based on advanced technologies and products, and you know it you can see all of you just can disseminate information that the hospital needs to be supported. "
This is not the first action of the charity fund "Federation". From 30 March to 1 April in Moscow hosted a charity auction in aid of the four children's hospitals. This list includes two hospitals, and St. Petersburg.
Also, action timed to coincide with another important event - the Mikhailovsky Castle today will be a charity auction, "Stars in support of Russia against severe childhood diseases." Typically, the money collected at these auctions, go to help seriously ill children and equipping hospitals with modern equipment."
http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/310377/
"In the framework of charity Paula Abdul and Michael Bolton visited the children's hospital number 1 in St. Petersburg. They saw with their own eyes an expensive equipment purchased for the treatment of severely ill children.
Note that here expecting more of the stars, but for various reasons they have not arrived at the hospital: one could not fly, but someone changed plans. Nevertheless, the significance of the event it does not diminish.
The visit was the inspection of equipment that was purchased with the money to charities. The funds collected after the ball, which took place a year ago in Moscow on the Sparrow Hills. Then in the list of financial aid was listed, and the St. Petersburg Children's Municipal Hospital number 1.
After a year of medical equipment purchased and installed. Now the institution has a unique bed burn intensive care unit patients. There are already being treated the 11-year-old boy who was taken by helicopter from Novgorod. The child has 40 percent body surface burn.
Unfortunately, the demand for hospitals in this technique is extremely high, because there is not only saving the lives of small St. Petersburg, but also children from the neighboring regions.
The guests also visited the now Department of Ophthalmology, which also operates the equipment for a comprehensive examination of patients. And after a brief meeting with journalists visit ended with stars. People communicate with their children did not. It was not planned. However, the absence of such communication is unlikely to affect the continued support of the Children's Hospital.
In the evening will be held in the Mikhailovsky Castle charity auction. As said in a statement fund "Federation", in support of Russia against severe childhood diseases."
http://www.ntv.ru/novosti/310419/
"The distinguished guests who attended one of the largest children's hospitals in St. Petersburg, saw a unique bed in the burn intensive care and modern devices for testing of children.
Today, the children's city hospital № 1 on the Avant-garde street of St. Petersburg's famous guests were waiting. World stars visited the clinic in the charity event organized by Foundation "Federation".
Were you able to talk to young patients with singers and celebrities who came out, he knows NTV correspondent Katerina Pravdina .
Guests arriving in the 1st children's city hospital in time, first for a long time stood in front of the clinic. Journalists and patients considered to Paul Abdul and Michael Bolton. It turned out that they are waiting for the other stars. When it became clear that others did not arrive, the company has acceded to the doctors, musicians who met in the lobby.
After a brief introduction delegation moved around, which was the first item on the intensive care burn department, which recently brought and set up a special bed. Bought it for charitable funds collected after the ball, which took place a year ago on the Sparrow Hills.
Then in the list of recipients and hit the St. Petersburg Children's Hospital. Now the treatment is on the new hardware is 12-year-old Sasha, who has 40% burns. The boy was brought here by helicopter from Novgorod.
Marina Brazol , head of the burns unit of the 1st children's city hospital in St. Petersburg: "The bed operates on the principle of dry liquid. It creates a little pressure on the burn surface, the donor wounds, where we take skin. The bed is warm. We can adjust the temperature to warm the patient. This is important: in shock patients ill keep the temperature. "
Previously, when changing a patient in intensive care physicians had a special sterilized sand by hand. It took about 12 hours. And given the high demand for such equipment, is a branch of one thousand children a year, every minute counts.
Simplify the lives of patients and physicians and diagnostic ophthalmic center. This study is the second and last point of the program
star delegation .
The children are the stars of show business did not communicate. But this was not planned. Of course, if one of the patients left the chambers, the dialogue would be held. But the kids wanted to or not, or were on the procedures, or just tired.
But on further financial support of this fact should not be affected. Especially when the guests - an American of Russian origin, Michael Bolotin, who became Michael Bolton, but do not forget their roots.
Michael Bolton , musician: "I too have children. It is impossible to say "no" when it comes to child care organizations, children charities, children's hospitals. We came here to see the difference - when you can use the new technology. Children sleep on new bedding. We would like to see it with my own eyes. But the most important thing that you distribute this information. And the hospital, and children receive more support. And probably all of us heart aches when it comes to children. "
In the 1st children's city hospital a lot of friends to help financially. With some, this friendship has lasted for about ten years. The only question that someone needed publicity for charitable events, while others, on the contrary, I want to remain a secret benefactor. But in any case, the value of this assistance is always equivalent."
Sylvia Your wee Scottish friend.
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Permalink Reply by Robin on
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Hey Sylvia, I saw these too and sent them to Gail also..Just an FYI! MB and Paula together, cute as he used to be her babysitter many years ago!!LOL
Robin in MD :)
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Permalink Reply by sylvie boisvert on
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Thanks for bringing those articles over here Sylvia and good call on starting the thread so if more articles pop up, they can be added here. Take care and thanks again. Hugs, sincerely, Sylvie from Canada
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Permalink Reply by cristina67 on
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un caro saluto a tutti da cristina .
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Permalink Reply by sylvia doughty on
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Grazie Cristina....... BEAUTIFUL photos !!! :))))))))))))))))
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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Thanks for links Olga and below is translation for Olga's first link..............
"Michael Bolton and Paula Abdul came to the hospital to the children of St. Petersburg
Despite regular denial of accreditation for the charity event "Federation", held in St. Petersburg, "Paparazzi" is still on them penetrate and illuminate for readers of the site.
It is not the first time the fund brings international stars to St Petersburg, which, in addition to participating in combined concerts, also visit children's hospitals to give them the necessary advanced medical equipment.
July 5 at Children's Hospital came to an N Michael Bolton and Paula Abdul.
Both artists were told that it is extremely important for them to participate in the actions of this kind, and then visited the burn, and ophthalmologic departments of the hospital, directly confirming that the new equipment purchased by the fund.
Patron Fund Helen North followed with the stars and personally translated it that told doctors at the hospital.
In the next few days, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul and Natalie Imbruglia, David Hesselhoff, Thomas Anders, Eros Ramazzotti, Anastacia and others will take part in the concerts of "White Nights of St. Petersburg."
Second link I believe speaks for itself and I must say I believe it is one of the best performances I have heard of "Nessun Dorma" from Michael.....absolutely beautiful !!! :)
Here is translation for Olga's third link..................
"International celebrities have come to the St. Petersburg Children's City Hospital Number One and gave the doctors and modern medical equipment
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Anna Domracheva
In St. Petersburg for a couple of days of July landed Starship Troopers. In a literal sense. Celebrities so much that they not be counted. Among them - the owner of "Oscar" actor Kevin Costner, singer Natalie Imbruglia, actress and singer, Sophia Loren, choreographer Paula Abdul, who trained himself Michael Jackson, American singer and Russian descent, Michael Bolton. The stars will give a grand charity concert, all proceeds from which will go to help sick kids. And Paula Abdul and Michael Bolton also visited the children's city hospital for Avant-garde street. There they were shown the new equipment to burn and ophthalmic offices.
The American star arrived at the hospital for half a day. Smiling, Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul and fragile, who saw each other, kissed each other passionately. Still, nice to meet at such events. On the threshold of their waiting journalists, who were about twenty people, and the patron of the charity fund "Federation" Helen North. Before you go to the hospital, Abdul and Bolton busily put shoe covers.
- For children, such meetings are important, - said Elena North. - They get a huge emotional charge. So get well soon.
First of all, celebrities have spent in intensive care burn department. In one of the beds was a small boy. The kid was in the mind. He heard footsteps and turned to the side come. He waved his hand warmly, and he found the strength for a response - a smile through the glass window.
Celebrities showed the latest medical equipment, which costs money nehily. The equipment will save not only health but also the life of babies. For example, eye diseases can be identified at an early stage. In addition, new equipment will facilitate the pain kids. At the hospital there was a bed, working on a "dry liquid."
- The child is almost in a state of weightlessness, - explained the celebrities. - This is to prevent bedsores.
The excursion to the stars of show-business conducted our doctors. After rising in the ophthalmic division, Michael Bolton was deeply moved and asked to speak.
- You - the real stars - the musician said, referring to the medical staff. - Because you are helping children. I am a father myself. All understand that. It is impossible to say "no" when it comes to supporting these charities. I'm sure you have enough theoretical skills to help children. Now here's the new and the equipment is."
Olga's fourth link is leading into a set of photos of Michael and Paula Abdul attending the Federation Foundation in St. Petersburg.
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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I just had to bring this photo over from the last link that Olga has given which is into pictures of the stars who attended the auction of the Federation Foundation in St. Petersburg, where Michael sang "Nessun Dorma" and it shows those performing on stage and also at the reception which was held and the picture I have put in Sylvie and Robin is one of Michael and Paula Abdul BUT have a guess what.....Michael is on that darn phone looking as though he is texting.....talk about "man at work".....only lovely thing is that both are smiling, well Michael is kind of, but it is a beautiful fun expression he has on his face....wonder if someone had sent him a joke ???? lol.
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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Thanks again for links Olga !! :)
First link goes to a video which is along very similar lines to those of yesterday and is from a news station and some of the shots shown are again of Michael and Paula at the Kid's Hospital and article is also similar in vogue to what has been but below is translation of article which is contained in the second link Olga has given.........
"PETERSBURG, July 6. / Itar-Tass Oleg Serdobol'skii /. Artists from many countries will gather at the banks of the Neva International festival of youth music culture "White Nights of St. Petersburg." It opens today at the Ice Palace, which for three days will be the center of this holiday.
In his program - a world-class performances of artists from Europe, Asia, Africa, North and Latin America, the competition of young performers, among which the finalists - singers from Great Britain, Italy, USA and Sweden. Along with the concert program celebrity guests will participate in the nationwide anti-drug campaign "No to drugs! No anabolic". Among the honored guests from the USA - Michael Bolton, Paula Abdul, Julie, Anastacia.
On the eve of the festival in the Mikhailovsky Castle was a charity auction with the participation of foreign stars in support of children with serious illnesses. Auctions for Charity Auction provided the owner of "Oscar", the actor and musician Kevin Costner, the Italian film star Sophia Loren, the French theater and film actress, winner of five awards, "Cesar" Isabelle Adjani, the British singer and songwriter, Craig David, Spanish opera singer Jose Carreras.
The first international festival "White Nights of St. Petersburg" was held in 1992 and became one of the major musical events of a world scale, was registered FIDOF - International Federation of Festival Organizations. In the future, the festival was held in 1993, 1994, 1995, and in 2003 to celebrate the 300th anniversary of St. Petersburg in 2006 under the summit of the "Big Eight". Over the years the festival was attended by the world's top stars, including - Joe Cocker, Samantha Fox, Boney M, Ricky Martin, Julio Iglesias, Scorpions, Deep Purple."
In the third link Olga has given it is an article which gives some credence to the views previously expressed because apparently in 2010 the event came under very close scrutiny and its financial dealings were questioned with a decision arrived at that compensation was payable by the events organisers but believe too, if my interpretation is correct, that it was more of a one off situation than something concerning the whole Festival and the parties involved agreed to agree on the compensation and hopefully that unfortunate situation can be put behind the Festival and only its good and worthwhile intentions will be apparent from now on......there are dubious characters everywhere who are always willing to try and make a quick buck !! I haven't brought over translation as the article is of some length and believe, as dispute has been resolved, it is better left where it belongs.....in the past !!
Thanks again Olga for your links to such wonderful pictures and wonderful articles....thanks !! :)
Sylvia. Your wee Scottish friend.
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Permalink Reply by Olga on
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Dear Sylvia !!!
I'm always glad to find news about Michael for our forum. Sylvia, thank you for the translation links!
Of course, everywhere there are people who want to earn money("quick buck" :-))) for the trust and good hearts of others people,and our Russian bloggers have expressed apprehension that the festival only for "money laundering".. I hope this is not so. I would like to think that the world is more good and kind people,that help children selflessly from the heart:)
More ... Michael said that his grandfather came from Ukraine :)))))
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grazie olga ciao cristina
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