http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/ News, analysis, and what it looks like from the inside by an expatriate American in Astana Sat, 07 Nov 2009 23:09:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-515 Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:32:25 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-515 Thank you very much for sharing this info! Thank you very much for sharing this info!

]]> http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-329 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:50:37 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-329 Maybe this will finally cause reform in the tender system, Rus. You tell them you need to change it because it hurts the people of Kazakhstan and no one cares. But tell them that it hurts the image and brand name of Kazakhstan and you might get reform! Maybe this will finally cause reform in the tender system, Rus. You tell them you need to change it because it hurts the people of Kazakhstan and no one cares. But tell them that it hurts the image and brand name of Kazakhstan and you might get reform!

]]> http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-328 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 10:29:07 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-328 A commentator for espn put Kazakstan in the worst 10 dressed countries list.this is what you get with the curenttendering system. A commentator for espn put Kazakstan in the worst 10 dressed countries list.this is what you get with the curenttendering system.

]]> http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-325 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 13:23:43 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-325 I assume they chose orange because it's the complementary color of blue. But it is way too bright. There are billboards over the roads and they are blinding when you're driving. I assume they chose orange because it’s the complementary color of blue. But it is way too bright. There are billboards over the roads and they are blinding when you’re driving.

]]> http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-324 Thu, 14 Aug 2008 08:40:07 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-324 True enough. We cheered when we saw the flag coming up! But wouldn't bright yellow-gold skirts have been more nationally color-coordinated (and equally fashion-horrible?) True enough. We cheered when we saw the flag coming up! But wouldn’t bright yellow-gold skirts have been more nationally color-coordinated (and equally fashion-horrible?)

]]> http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-317 Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:44:35 +0100 http://kazakhstan.blogsome.com/2008/08/09/kazakhstans-olympic-team-shows-bright-side/#comment-317 ciao da Venezia, good hope for olympic games ciao da Venezia, good hope for olympic games

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