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		<title>Olympic Sports - a rant</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Last week the IOC Executive Board took a vote on which 2 sports out of 7 finalists to recommend to all the IOC members to include as Olympic sports from 2016. I&#8217;m still a bit confused as to the process of eliminating or adding sports to the Olympics - it seems to be quite fluid, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=193</link>
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		<title>The media flirt</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I was recently accused by a cousin of being a &#8220;media flirt&#8221; - I appreciated the restraint in her language.
It was not long ago that I was described in a feature article in a national paper as &#8220;lacking the physical attributes of an Olympiad.&#8221; Whilst I could argue that it is true - I don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=185</link>
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		<title>Fire!!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve all done it a hundred times - it&#8217;s the annoying fire drill. Even at school when it meant 20 minutes out of class chatting with friends on the oval, I still found fire drills annoying - the having to get up, make my way outside in whatever the weather of the day was and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=170</link>
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		<title>FAQ</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are a few things I have been asked repeatedly about Fiji and what I&#8217;m doing over here, so perhaps they will be of interest to a wider audience&#8230;
Q. Is Fiji bidding for the Olympics!?
A. No - Fiji has an Olympic Committee to do the administration for sending Team Fiji to the Olympics - just [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=161</link>
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		<title>Excuses of a slack blogger</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yes, I know I’ve been a slack blogger. It&#8217;s been pointed out to me a bit lately too.
There are a few reasons for it, but mostly it comes down to laziness. Having said that – here are my other excuses:
Slow and/or unreliable internet connections 
At home, our wireless modem receives one or sometimes two bars [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=165</link>
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		<title>Snorkelling through a coup</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I seem to be making a habit of leaving a country of residence in the week of high drama. Whilst I was technically still in Fiji for this coup (can you call it a coup if it is the same guy taking over again?), I was ignorantly finding Nemos among the brightly coloured coral of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=155</link>
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		<title>Three Weeks Already</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It has been a hectic last few weeks. I only made it through 6 days of a 10 day in-country orientation before I had to take a wintery sojourn to the USA for Hunter and Sarah’s wedding. After a whirlwind (and very fun) trip to LA-Vegas-Utah-Vegas-Nashville, I’m back in Suva as of 3 days ago, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=127</link>
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		<title>Suva</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I had not heard great things about Suva before I came here, so my expectations were pretty low. Having not got out to any of the real tourist destinations yet (ie the islands), I probably didn&#8217;t have the same point of comparison, but I think that was to my initial advantage. I was very pleasantly [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=146</link>
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		<title>Orientation in Nadi</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nadi was the first stop for orientation - it&#8217;s where the international airport is (about 4 or 5 hours drive from Suva), and since we arrived on a Friday, we spent a couple of nights there getting acquainted with and learning the subtle differences between Fiji Bitter and Fiji Gold.
I have been really slack in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=144</link>
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		<title>Fiji 2016&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Maybe not, but I&#8217;ll do my best.
I&#8217;m heading to Fiji at the end of February for my next adventure. Despite having the word &#8220;Olympic&#8221; in my job description, Captain Straya will be staying home.
I&#8217;ll be replacing the Captain&#8217;s uniform with my serious cap to spend the year as the Media and Communications Officer for the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.fletapage.com/blog/?p=123</link>
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