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		<title>Big Olympics-Style Party!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[After an interesting day of work yesterday – more about that later – and a 5:30 am start we were weary volunteers who would have liked to get home and put our feet up in front of the TV.  
But we had been invited by a dear friend who is in charge of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/26/big-olympics-style-party/</link>
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		<title>Efforts for Greenest Games</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Those who know me know that I am a mad recycler/composter -have been for 35 years or so.  I remember working as a volunteer when the kids were little for a Pointe Claire, Quebec upstart organization called STOP – the Society To Overcome Pollution.  Seems a hundred years ago &#8211; it fact it [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/23/efforts-for-greenest-games/</link>
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		<title>Sunshine and Excitement in the City</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gorgeous Vancouver day today!  The sun is out, the sky is clear, the mountains seem closer to the city than ever and the views are spectacular.  The weather has brought out lots of strollers into the streets of the Athletes’ Village.  You realize how spectacular this city is when the weather is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/19/sunshine-and-excitement-in-the-city/</link>
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		<title>Feeding the Hoards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the many challenges for VANOC is feeding hoards of volunteers 3 times a day at several different venues.  I don’t know how many volunteers are working in the Athletes Village on any given day but the number is in the hundreds.  Apparently there are 20-25,000 volunteers across all the sites.
Each individual [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/18/feeding-the-hoards/</link>
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		<title>Is Time Right for More Polyclinics in North America?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the reasons I was very excited about my volunteer assignment in the Polyclinic in the Athletes Village was the opportunity to really experience inter-professional practice in action.  
It has been many years since I practiced clinical nursing and worked side by side with other health professionals in the field.  Here was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/17/is-time-right-for-more-polyclinics-in-north-america/</link>
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		<title>The Polyclinic is Getting Busier</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Today was a busy day at the Polyclinic. More and more people now know what’s available here. Dentistry is very busy as is the Optometrist especially with the Eastern Block countries.  Physio and massage are booked regularly and appointments at Radiology (Xray), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and CT scanning are getting busier.  Along [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/16/the-polyclinic-is-getting-busier/</link>
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		<title>Downtown on a Sunny Sunday</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday we had a day off and took the kids downtown to ride the Canada Line, see the torch (it’s surrounded by a chain link fence for safety reasons apparently), catch the Olympics vibe (amazing!) check out the Canada North pavilion (excellent!), maybe see the medals at the Mint pavilion if lineups not too long [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/15/downtown-on-a-sunny-sunday/</link>
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		<title>Saturday in the Village</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lots of excitement today in the Village. Everyone is talking about the Opening Ceremonies. Tremendous pride in being Canadian. All the athletes are remembering the feelings of great emotion walking into the stadium with their teams. 
People were very impressed with the inclusivity of the choices for the Opening – many are saying it was [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/13/saturday-in-the-village/</link>
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		<title>Rehearsal for the Opening Ceremonies</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Gord and I both had a day shift so we left together well before dawn to get there for 645am.  It was our third shift which meant that after being scanned in and reporting to Workforce Checkin, we were given an Olympic pin and another hearty thanks for our volunteer service.  Lots [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/11/rehearsal-for-the-opening-ceremonies/</link>
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		<title>Evenings at the Clinic</title>
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Last night was my first evening at the Polyclinic. It’s beginning to feel really comfortable. Lots of fantastic people many from BC, others from all over North America.  I worked with 3 nurses &#8211; 2 young fellows from Edmonton and another from the Royal Columbian here in Vancouver.  All have taken their vacation [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://beverleysimpson.com/2010/02/09/evenings-at-the-clinic/</link>
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