When I was with my family in Paris, somehow went to the bakery Paul on the Champs Elysees, took a baguette, croissants, and went to the nearby Starbucks cafe (where coffee is tastier). We sat and had breakfast.
Suddenly we remember that the last year we brought friends delicious gifts from Paris. They were invited to a …
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Once I had an interesting dispute at a meeting in the Government. One of the line ministries reported their plans to introduce the latest technologies in order to achieve their target – a twofold increase in labor productivity, that is, the same volume of production will be achieved by half the number of people.
Another ministry …
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Among my former colleagues, government officials, there are many people who perform their duties conscientiously. In their service they think only about the public interests. I call them “state-minded people”. I treasure the friendship and respect of such people.
Also, there are other officials who see civil service as a source of …
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Somehow one bold businessman who decided to open a new company in an established market said: “Yes, the market is oversaturated, everyone will not have enough space on it, and someone will have to leave, but … who said it would be me?”.
http://www.forbes.ru/milliardery/357335-tektonicheskaya-platforma-forbes-priznal-pavla-durova-dollarovym-milliarderom…
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Not long ago I talked to one of our former compatriots who moved to the Silicon Valley.
“Tell me about your impressions,” I asked him. “What surprised you the most in the Valley?”
“You know, there is an absolutely inverted idea of coolness and showing off. What we consider cool is considered to be …
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There are people who seek excuses, and those who seek opportunities.
The first do not enter the university, because they believe that the teachers are corrupted, and they don’t need knowledge, but bribes. The second learn subjects by heart, they take exams on their own, if they do not pass from the first time, they try …
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We have somehow developed priorities in the government that the boss is more important than citizens.
It is not uncommon for an official to stand up in the middle of a meeting with a large number of people, not to mention any reception of citizens on personal issues, and leave with the words “I’m sorry, the …
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Recently my Kazakh acquaintance who lives in London told me an interesting story from the ordinary life of the Englishmen.
He himself lives near Heathrow Airport. So, it turns out that this airport has for a long time wanted to expand and build another additional runway. Being one of the largest airports in the world, its …
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Difficult times which the President of the country warned us about are already coming. Oil does not appreciate. There is less and less hope for a miracle. Anyhow, it is not expected in the short term. The lack of money will be greatly felt now.
What should …
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I think many will agree that we have some confusion in our country in the field of Kazakh terminology and the translation of certain foreign words into the Kazakh language. This also applies to official government bodies. At present, when registering legal entities, there is no system of authenticity for writing company names in two languages. …
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