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<!--Generated by Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/) on Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:51:15 GMT--><rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#" xmlns:rss="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:admin="http://webns.net/mvcb/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:cc="http://web.resource.org/cc/"><rss:channel rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/"><rss:title>Underdog Blog</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/</rss:link><rss:description>Issues we should be thinking about</rss:description><dc:language>en-US</dc:language><dc:date>2010-07-29T15:51:15Z</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.squarespace.com/">Squarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)</admin:generatorAgent><rss:items><rdf:Seq><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/27/walk.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/24/growing-up-slowly.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/21/smarter-better-faster-stronger.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/2/he-aint-heavy-hes-myoh-wait-he-is-kinda-heavy.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/1/ame-approved-for-the-pepsi-refresh-everything-grant-challeng.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/29/crushed.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/25/where-no-one-has-gone-before.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/22/funhouse-mirror-mind.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/19/1-2-3-4.html"/><rdf:li rdf:resource="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/17/survival-of-the-smartest.html"/></rdf:Seq></rss:items></rss:channel><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/27/walk.html"><rss:title>Walk</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/27/walk.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-27T17:07:13Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Health Health</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Sitting here, looking down at the Las Vegas Strip, I've noticed a curious thing.  The people who are walking - to the souvenir store, down the block to the next hotel, wherever - look happier.  Seriously, it's 105F outside, how are they so happy?]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/24/growing-up-slowly.html"><rss:title>Growing up slowly</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/24/growing-up-slowly.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-25T06:02:35Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Development Psychology Social Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I read an article on CNN the other day that could very well have been written by me, save for the marriage, divorce, and siblings.  No, the root of the article addressed an issue that many in my generation fight on a daily basis.  We've grown up being compared to our friends, classmates, family members...anyone our parents may have considered as belonging to our peer group.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/21/smarter-better-faster-stronger.html"><rss:title>Smarter, Better, Faster, Stronger</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/7/21/smarter-better-faster-stronger.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-07-21T18:06:41Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Education Global Issues Social Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was on Twitter the other day, lazily skimming through baseball game results and NY Times headlines when something caught my eye.  An acquaintance wrote: "If you think education is expensive, try ignorance."  While that makes a lot of sense, there was something wrong with the picture...]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/2/he-aint-heavy-hes-myoh-wait-he-is-kinda-heavy.html"><rss:title>He ain't heavy, he's my...oh, wait. He is kinda heavy.</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/2/he-aint-heavy-hes-myoh-wait-he-is-kinda-heavy.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-05-03T00:20:59Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Food Global Issues Health Health Obesity schools</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[A lot of us take for granted our ability to bend down and tie our shoes.  It's easy for us to fit in the backseat of most cars when necessary.  We can find clothes in our size at most stores.  But there are literally an estimated 42 million children worldwide who don't have that luxury.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/1/ame-approved-for-the-pepsi-refresh-everything-grant-challeng.html"><rss:title>AME approved for the Pepsi Refresh Everything Grant Challenge!</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/5/1/ame-approved-for-the-pepsi-refresh-everything-grant-challeng.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Managing Partner</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-05-01T16:45:46Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Atmospheric Molecular Engine Environment News Pepsi Planet Refresh Everything</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[<iframe src="http://www.refresheverything.com/widget/?i=da680e90-6630-102d-9528-0019b9b9e205&w=300" width="300" height="255" scrolling='no' frameborder='0'></iframe>]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/29/crushed.html"><rss:title>Crushed</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/29/crushed.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-30T06:16:26Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Animal Rights Crush Act H.R. 5092 Kittens Legislation News Puppies U.S. Legislation Videos</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[I was surfing the interwebs earlier and came across something that turned my stomach.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/25/where-no-one-has-gone-before.html"><rss:title>Where no one has gone before...</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/25/where-no-one-has-gone-before.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-25T20:16:43Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Exploration Hubble Telescope NASA Nebula News Science Space Technology</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Twenty years ago, NASA launched into orbit the Hubble Telescope.  In that time, life on Earth has undergone some pretty dramatic changes.  Wars have started, ecological damange has been tracked and (finally) recognized, and the US has a learned, rational President who also happens to not be white.  The Hubble, on the other hand, has maintained its course, rewarding us with unimaginable images and data that educates and inspires us.  I'd say it's been a big 20 years.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/22/funhouse-mirror-mind.html"><rss:title>Funhouse Mirror Mind</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/22/funhouse-mirror-mind.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-23T03:58:17Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Body Image Children Children's Issues Mental Disorders</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Imagine waking up in the morning, stumbling into the bathroom, and catching a glimpse of yourself in the mirror. Who do you see?  Most of us see ourselves, disheveled but nonetheless looking pretty close to how we normally do to others.  But there are some people who see someone completely different.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/19/1-2-3-4.html"><rss:title>1, 2, 3, 4...</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/19/1-2-3-4.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-20T06:54:50Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Children Children's Issues Education Philanthropy</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[Yesterday, as I sat at my desk with bad music blaring through my headphones, I found myself musing on the state of today's music.  Huge hooks, catchy melodies, songs that stay with you, even when you don't want them to.  But what happened to the geniuses of yesteryear?  Where is the next Paul McCartney or Elliot Smith?  Who will be the next John Coltrane or Van Morrison?  Will we ever again have distinctive, soulful, honest voices like Gladys Knight, Debbie Harry, or Etta James?

The answer is maybe.]]></content:encoded></rss:item><rss:item rdf:about="http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/17/survival-of-the-smartest.html"><rss:title>Survival of the Smartest</rss:title><rss:link>http://www.designedsustainability.org/blog/2010/4/17/survival-of-the-smartest.html</rss:link><dc:creator>Kimmie Yan</dc:creator><dc:date>2010-04-18T06:02:43Z</dc:date><dc:subject>Abuse Domestic Violence Global Issues</dc:subject><content:encoded><![CDATA[She walks down the stairs towards me, pulling a sweater over her head.  We're late, and I can't help but wonder why my super-punctual friend has taken over an hour to get ready today.  When she reaches me, I understand.  Her face, half-hidden by long bangs, is heavily made-up.  She never wears makeup, and it's obvious that she's trying to hide something.]]></content:encoded></rss:item></rdf:RDF>