The Red Baron - Michael Schumacher

Michael Schumacher drove in his first kart race at the age of five. Although father Rolf was not enthusiastic about his son's expensive kart ambitions, the boy was able to pursue his career because from time to time he received financial support from local sponsors. Rolf had built his first kart and registered him in the Kart-Club Kerpen-Horrem.
His enthusiasm for kart-driving continued to grow. Michael was still too young for championship races and he had to wait until 1983 for his German kart licence. In 1984, he promptly became German Junior Champion. In 1985 he won the German Junior Championships again and also came second in the Junior World Championships in Le Mans.
In 1988, Michael Schumacher embarked on his first season in a Formula racing car. Finally he was able to show what he had learnt in his kart days. However, the step-up proved to be difficult, he had to turn down an offer of a test drive in a Formula Ford, because he didn't have the necessary DM 500 required to start.
At the next test opportunity, he signed a contract with the Euphra Formula Ford team. Team manager Jurgen Dilk also secured Michael Schumacher a place in Formula Konig. Here Michael showed his natural talent and easily won nine races out of ten, which also assured him of the championship.
At the end of 1988, Michael Schumacher drew the attention of Willi Weber, who was looking for up-and-coming talents. During a Formula Ford race on the rain-soaked Salzburgring, Michael stormed from 7th to 1st place during just one lap.

Weber invited him to a test drive in his WTS (Weber Tuning Stuttgart) Formula 3 team. At the test drive, Schumacher was at once a sensational 1.5 seconds faster than the established team member. A two-year contract for 1989 and 1990 was signed.

And then, as we know, things really got going Nowadays, Michael Schumacher is a five-times World Champion F1 driver and tops the list of most Grand Prix wins in the history of Formula One.

Michael Schumacher got his nick name "Red Baron", when he started his work with Ferrari. Undoubtedly those years which he had spent with Ferrari were the brightest pages not only in his life, but in history of Formula. His 2004 year is now legendary: he won 13 races in 18 tries, and claimed an unprecedented seventh overall championship. Michael Schumacher is a seven-times World Champion F1 driver and tops the list of most Grand Prix wins in the history of Formula One.
In 2006 he retired, but he couldn't imagine his life without Formula One, so he returned back, but know he is in Mercedes Team.
Off the track Schumacher is an ambassador for UNESCO and a spokesman for driver safety. He has been involved in numerous humanitarian efforts throughout his life and donated tens of millions of dollars to charity. Michael and his younger brother Ralf Schumacher are the only brothers to win races in Formula One, and they were the first brothers to finish 1st and 2nd in the same race, in Montreal in 2001, and there again (in switched order) in 2003.

Computers Instead of Diaries.

Not so long ago I was present on the parent’s meeting of my younger sister in the fourth school. There the class tutor announced that our authority plans to apply such technology as computers instead of diaries. They made reference on Petersburg where this technology succeeded. But, is it really true?
The main idea of such technology lays in canceling diaries, it means that all marks, homework some notes should be put in computer and sent to the parents through the Internet till 18.00. In general it is a kind of social net where parents and teachers can easily communicate at any time. It is aimed to make discipline stricter at school. It is not a secret that majority of pupils hide their marks and home task from their parents. This direct communication of a teacher and parents takes under control almost all deeds of a pupil.
Indeed some teachers recognizes this system as a good idea, but not more. Teachers are complaining, that it is very time consuming, moreover not each class has computers and Internet. www.7ya.ru gives such information: “It is hard to believe, but not each family in Petersburg has computer and Internet”. The same I can say about our town and our country in general. Not all teachers can allow to have a computer in the class. So parents are also shocked and discontented. They are complaining that marks are put in a strange way and not always in time, the same with the home task. In the evening there is no home task, the next day a pupil gets “bad”, and the home task appears. Teachers don’t reply the questions of parents, or they do it in a month or so.
On the other hand teachers are complaining on parents who doesn’t register in this social net. From all school there could be found only 10-20 parents. Moreover most parents just don’t have time to visit internet, or come home too late.
In general this system is rather convenience though has too many drawbacks yet. But I have found a comment of one mother whose child is studying according to this system and she is satisfied with it. She writes that her child’s school didn’t refuse from diaries, but have both diaries and computer system. It is extremely convenient for those who don’t have computer and for those who has, but can’t visit the site every day. Parents can look through the ordinary diary and then when they want check the information in the Internet. I think it is rather convenient system, but the authorities shouldn’t apply them too fast.

What Does Friendship Mean in My Life?

It is worth to mention that “friendship” is an abstract notion and doesn’t have certain definition. So one can judge about friendship in his own way. However there is a certain group of people who doesn’t believe in this notion as well as there are people who do believe in friendship. Why is it so? Everything because of absence of certain definition. If friendship has a certain definition, people will not be bother about its existence. So I am a person who doesn’t believe in friendship.
In this essay I’ll be more or less objective and I’ll try to explain my position. I am 21 and still have no friends. Moreover my life is much better without them. I am rather conservative person in some questions. I believe that real friendship is as rare as real love. Since childhood I was trying to find a person who will understand me in all questions and who will help me in any situation. Time passed, but all those people whom I met were not friends in deed, they were just acquaintances. It is very hard emotionally. You think you have find a real friend and indeed he is only one more acquaintance.
During my life I had only three or four attempts to find a real friend. But all these attempts failed. Why? Because I was ready to do everything for my friend, and really did, but each time I didn’t get the answer on my deeds. They were just users of my good attitude and no more. I don’t believe in proverb “A friend in need is a friend indeed”. When you get in troublesome situation it is easy to find people to help you. Because people are such creatures who even subconsciously will be glad, that you got in trouble. They will help you, but inside they will be glad this didn’t happen to them. It is easy to be sorry, but it is difficult to be glad for somebody. You will know whether you have a real friend when you are happy. It is very hard to be glad for somebody, because subconsciously one will feel envy.
I arrived in the period of time when I am happy as never. I want to share with my friends with this happiness, I need now their moral help. And where are they? Since I knew about my pregnancy, no one from my former friends call me or visit. They are going for a walk as usual but without me, though I was asking hundreds of time to phone me. I’m not interesting for them anymore. I don’t blame them for it. They live with their own lives and may be they never considered me as a Friend.
Of course other people can say that I’m not right and the problem is in me, that I’m too demanding, or that I don’t see people’s soul. And they will give me a plenty number of examples of friendship’s existing. And that people can’t live without friends. And they will be right. There is real friendship, and people help each other and even can’t live without each other. But it is not my case. Friendship really exists, but not in my life and maybe for somebody friendship is a whole life, for me it is just empty words. I have my family whom I love and who loves me. They will always help me at any time and situation, the others are just acquaintances.

St. Valentine's Poems!

You and me
Me and you
I love you
You love me
Your heart's forever mine
Be mine Valentine!

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I'll be your lucky love,
I'll be your lucky dove.
You'll be forever mine,
As you are mine Valentine!

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Say me quiet in the room
Near window with full moon:
"My darling? I love you!"
And I will say: "I love you too!"

From hatred to friendship - one step, from friendship to love - one kiss.

This story happened in one ordinary city with some ordinary people. Don’t expect to find here miracles and wonders. It is not that story about Cinderella or another poor girl who suddenly fall in love with a charming prince and they lived happily ever after. We are realists and don’t believe in such fairy tales. But this story is unique as unique each love story.
Why she shouldn’t be happy with her life? This girl had everything she ever wanted. Loving parents, money, cheerful friends. Sometimes she was just a little sad about her private live, but she believed in better. One can’t say that boys were crazy about her, and everything because of her specific world outlook. But what could she do if she hated common stereotype of a stupid girl which was so beloved by guys? What could she do if girls’ chattering about cosmetics, clothes, soap operas caused nausea reflex? Though guys accepted her as a clever and interesting person, they loved those stupid girls. And a phrase: “You are a good friend, but not a girlfriend” became common for her. At first it was pity to here, but then she understood that her life was too colourful to complain on it.
In such mood she was going to meet her 20th birthday. So she gathered her best friends all together on Saturday and was going to have a good time together. They really had good time together. Saturday appeared to be perfect, so they took some goods and went on the meadow. Good weather made good mood. So they did everything they wanted. They were making photos, dancing, singing and chattering about everything in the world. Soon came the time to find adventures. It always comes in each company, weather you wish this or not, and as a rule it starts from words: “Let’s phone somebody”. And as a rule nothing good happens after these words, but nevertheless everybody does such things. Knowing people will understand. So this company was not an exception. At last they decided to phone to one guy, who also had birthday this day. He was the former boyfriend of one of her girlfriends, and frankly speaking our birthdayer didn’t like him. Even to say that she hated him meant to say nothing. She perfectly remembered night calls of her friend, who was crying and complaining on this person. But friends insisted on his arrival on their party, and she finally gave up.
They didn’t expect, but he really arrived and for the pleasure of other girls with friends. They exchanged with congratulations. It was really amazing that they had birthday on the same day. But the most amazing thing was their clothes. They were dressed almost equally! Green shirts, black jackets, camouflage trousers and snickers. Two absolutely different people were very alike. After this her attitude to him softened, and they started relaxed communication. It appeared that they had a lot of in common. They listened to the same music, read the same books, and were fond of the same things. It was really pleasant for her to find such a close person, who understood her from half a word, and sometimes even without saying a word. They even used common impressions in speech!
It was the beginning of the real friendship. She had already got in such situations, so she knew, it was only friendship. But in another moment the situation changed cardinally. Not saying a word, he just came closer, embraced her with his huge arms and kissed her. It was so unexpectedly, that she didn’t even say a word to him. She couldn’t even imagine that her enemy will become her friend in an hour, and in a moment the most beloved person. They understood each other without words, as they would understand each other years later.
Time passed her friends left her. But the most beloved person will stay with her. They will quarrel sometimes, but in the end of each quarrel, they will remember their first kiss and repeat it.
P.S. There are no ideal people in the world, aren’t looking for them. Find as crazy as you are and be happy! And don’t forget that from hatred to love is only one step.

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Work-Life Balance
I was thinking on this theme for a long time and couldn’t find the one universal answer. It’s very hard to give such an advice which will be appropriate for everybody. It is not a secret that people are different by nature, they have different aims and values. So it is really difficult to find the panacea.
But later I thought that though all people are different, some of them could be alike in some visions on life. The thing I want to say is that all types and manners of life could be divided in some groups. To make my thoughts clear for you I’ll give an example. A woman A is a housewife, and she is working, but her job for her is not as important as her family. A woman B is a housewife and she is also working, but for B the job is the main thing in her life. They are completely different, but there are a lot of women in the world who are living according to the first or the second model of life. We can find a lot of such models of life and each model has its own work-life balance.
I’m not working yet, but I’m studying in the Institute and it is a kind of job I think. Sometimes it is even harder to learn than to work. So such people as I, and I believe there a plenty of them in the world, also need this work-life balance. In this very article I’ll suggest you my own life-work balance and accept it or not is up to you.
The main point. A person should sleep as much as his organism needs to restore energy. You’ll say that it is impossible because you have a lot of home task and that’s why you go to bed very late, and you have to get up very early. But look inside your problem. Why do you have a lot of home task? Because you left everything on the last day. Instead of to arrange the whole home task during the week, you leave everything on the last day. So the first tip is to plan your life.
Than some people can say, that planning is very hard, and indeed it’s very hard. For example I hate planning, but I do it. And it is very important to do everything what you have planned. Of course you can say that this item of work I’ll do tomorrow, but don’t you think that laziness come tomorrow and you willn’t anything again? So if you planned, be so kind to do it. And if you didn’t plan all your business will become a pile. You will not cope with your work and as a result you’ll just have a stressful situation, you will not be able to sleep, and again as a result you can become ill.
Moreover you should cope with your priorities. What is more important for you: your education or your pleasure for example. Think about what you want in this life and after this start to plan your day. In this case you will understand what things you should do first.
And in the end I’d like to say, that people are lazy by nature, and because of this laziness they often have problems. Life is a rather hard thing, so don’t make it harder with your laziness. Do everything in time, plan you life, decide your priorities, and life will become easier.