<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849103671148058115</id><updated>2012-02-16T01:34:54.026-08:00</updated><category term='vancouver 2010'/><category term='olympics'/><category term='tourism'/><category term='protocol'/><category term='international'/><category term='olympic accommodations'/><category term='etiquette'/><title type='text'>Vancouver 2010 Olympics - An exercise in diplomacy... among other things</title><subtitle type='html'>Come and discuss what visitors are expecting from their Vancouver 2010 Olympic experience and what we can do to make it a reality.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1849103671148058115/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Sabre</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07757002782342285388</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tgXyDAFA5f0/SgUsd_l8RHI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zRE3xyvWS7U/S220/kristinaschwende2.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>2</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849103671148058115.post-2110727968975433530</id><published>2009-06-27T15:37:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-06-28T13:53:18.461-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vancouver 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='olympic accommodations'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='olympics'/><title type='text'>2010 Accommodations - Are we being ethical?</title><summary type='text'>The Olympics - when I think of these great Games, I envision incredible athletes, patriotism and building bridges between people and countries.There is another side to the Olympic Games - one which I have become more aware of since reading The Speed of Trust by Stephen M.R. Covey - ethics. I would hope that British Columbians want to make the best impression possible to the world when Vancouver </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/feeds/2110727968975433530/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/2009/06/2010-accommodations-are-we-being.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1849103671148058115/posts/default/2110727968975433530'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1849103671148058115/posts/default/2110727968975433530'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/2009/06/2010-accommodations-are-we-being.html' title='2010 Accommodations - Are we being ethical?'/><author><name>Sabre</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07757002782342285388</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tgXyDAFA5f0/SgUsd_l8RHI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zRE3xyvWS7U/S220/kristinaschwende2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1849103671148058115.post-8654927666347677685</id><published>2009-05-16T14:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2009-05-16T18:39:48.327-07:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='etiquette'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='vancouver 2010'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='tourism'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='protocol'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='international'/><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='olympics'/><title type='text'>Vancouver 2010 - Are we ready?</title><summary type='text'>I can't believe that it is now less than one year before we host the world for the 2010 Olympics! This is my second experience living in the host city. I was living in Montreal at the tender age of 16 when that city hosted the 1976 Olympics. That was such an amazing experience, especially given that I had the opportunity to volunteer at the fencing competitions thanks to my dad, Carl Schwende, a </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/feeds/8654927666347677685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/2009/05/vancouver-2010-are-we-ready.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1849103671148058115/posts/default/8654927666347677685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1849103671148058115/posts/default/8654927666347677685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://sabreskills.blogspot.com/2009/05/vancouver-2010-are-we-ready.html' title='Vancouver 2010 - Are we ready?'/><author><name>Sabre</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/07757002782342285388</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='26' height='32' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tgXyDAFA5f0/SgUsd_l8RHI/AAAAAAAAAAM/zRE3xyvWS7U/S220/kristinaschwende2.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
